J MAIL TRIBUNf, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, December 23, 1938
Company's
Includes Hippo and Rocks
Br GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York-Ofl-You think
you have Christmas package
problems. What if you had to
ship a hippo or a giraffee?
Yet these and other rather
hard-to-wrap gifts are among
those handled during a Yule
season by railway express
men, who like the postman,
seem to get the job done de
spite the odds. A visit to Rail
way Express general head
Officers Elected
By Trail Riders
Stanley Foley, Gold Hill
is the newly elected president
of Medford Trail Riders. Other
new officers elected to serve
with Mr. Foley are Ray Bar
nard, Central Point, vice-pres
ident; Miss Jean Estremado,
Gold Hill, secretary; Mrs
Robert Jacks, Gold Hill,
treasurer.
On the board of directors
are Clarence Harrison, Cen
tral Point; Sam Kiem, Eagle
Point; Mrs. Stanley Foley,
Gold Hill; Glenn Porter, Med
ford and Francis Hines. Mrs
Barnard will serve as publi
city chairman.
The club held a Christmas
party at Willow Springs
schoolhouse Sunday, with 64
members, families and guests
attending. Dinner was served
at 1 o'clock, and gifts were
exchanged. Pat Murphy serv
ed as Santa Claus.
75 Million Ties
Bought as Gifts
United Press International
At least 75 million neckties
will get new owners on
Christmas, reports one men's
clothing concern. And if you
women think your taste is so
good, look further at the sta
tistics. This firm says that
60 per cent of all ties are pur
chased by women, but four
out of every 10 purchased al
io find their way back to the
exchange counter or the back
of the closet. A general buy
ing rule: select a tie to match
a particular suit. Blue suits
generally are complemented
by blue, red or gray ties; gray
uits by blue, red or wine
colored ties; brown suits by
red, green or gold.
Some women are getting
away from neckwear for the
men on the list and concen
tratinjz on footwear. A sales
aurvey of stores in 10 large
cities showed an average of
30 per cent of all customers
for men's shoes since mid
November have been women.
Most women have been mak
ing the purchases in form of
gift certificates.
Here's an easy way to make
decorative guest towels for
gifts: Trim inexpensive huck
towels with attractive rows of
cotton rickrack in varying
widths and colors.
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quarters here to see what
people are. shipping left me
agape.
Now the man who gave the
hippo had a purpose it was
surplus at the Central Park
Zoo in New York and the
children of Denver were with
out one. So. A. E. Johnson, a
Denver oil executive, bought
"Bertie," a mere infant of
28 months although he already
weighs 1,200 pounds.
Coddled All The Way
Bertie, in wooden crate
with identifying photograph
on the outside, made the trip
to his new habitat in 42 hours
coddled all the way because
the New York shippers warn
ed that "he has never been
away from home before and
is bound to be lonesome. He
won't need any food; just a
drink of water.
We handle thousands of ani
mals each year," said E. Boy-
kin Hartley, vice president in
charge of traffic. "The heav
iest load is in December," He
said the company has shipped
dozens of types of animals
from giraffes to flying squir
rels, but burros and deodor
ized skunks are favorites for
Christmas giving.
Burros used to be a prob
lem, xney cnewea . up tneir
destination tags. But a savvy
expressman thought of put
ting in small tin cans.
In December, Hartley said,
the company handles some 16
million packages or 69 per
cent more the volume in any
other month. It ships diamond
bracelets as casually as rhine-
stones. This Christmas it ship
ped a $15,000 mink coat to
an Iranian princess.
Ships Coal ,
Once it handled a basket of
anthracite coal lumps with
each lump individually gift
wrapped from a grandmoth
er in Carbondale, Pa., to her
grand-kiddies in Cleveland
The children were lonesome
for a touch of home as they
knew it at grandma's.
Last year the company got
a call to pick up a package
at a New York address. The
truck driver arrived to find
the customer lived in a third
floor walkup. He lumbered
up the stairs, and the woman
asked immediately: "Did you
bring a helper?" She pointed
to a foot locker-size carton
on the floor.
"Lady, I can handle that,'
said the expressman. But
when he tried to lift the pack
age, he called his assistant.
Ma'am," he said, "I don't
know what's in there, but it
feels like rocks."
"That's just what it is," she
said. "It's a special collection
'm shipping my daughter for
her rock garden."
Religious Services
At State Schools
Salem -4DPD- The holidays
will bring religious emphasis
to MacLaren school for boys
and Hillcrest school for girls,
officials of the two institu
tions reported- today.
Other institutions also are
planning religious services.
Many boys and girls at the
two correctional schools will
be permitted to return home
for the holidays.
Superintendent Amos Reed
of MacLaren said at least 140
boys had been released from
the school last Friday to
spend Christmas at home.
They return to the school on
Dec. 28.
At Hillcrest, Superintend
ent Marjorie McBride said 62
girls will be home for the
holidays.
The state schools for the
blind and deaf were virtually
deserted as most students al
ready have left for home.
Special dinners will be ser
ved at the state hospital and
the state prison and its annual
Christmas day.
Sergeant Here
Sgt. Keith . Faschke, sta
tioned at the El Toro Marine
corps base, has arrived in
Medford to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Paschke, 744 Da
kota avenue. Sergeant Pasch
ke is assigned to duty with
the United States Marine
corps air station.
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Miss Lorna Vance. South
ern Oregon college junior, has
been selected "Girl of the
Term" by the Associated
Women Students. She was
chosen for the honor for her
scholarship, friendliness, char
acter, service, and dependa
bility. Miss Vance is a mem
ber of the SOC Populaires, a
group of talented student sing
ers, of Robes, upperclass wom
en's service honorary, and
served as a princess in the
Homecoming Queen's royal
court last fall. Her mother,
Mrs. Ruby Vance, resides at
Route 4, Box 1175, Roseburg.
Wednesday Club
Has Annual Party
Wednesday Study club held
a Christmas party in the
Girl's Community club Wed
nesday December 19. Dessert
luncheon was followed by a
program.
Mrs. R. J. Miller read from
the book, "The Blue Flower,"
by Henry VanDyke, the
Christmas Story, "The Other
Wise Man," the well known
narrative of how the fourth
wise man also saw the star
in its rising and set out to
follow it, bearing gifts of jew
els for the new born king.
During his 33 years of wan
derings and heart - breaking
disappointments, searching for
the little family of Bethle
hem, he was forced to dispose
of his jewels, first the sapph
ire, then the ruby, and lastly,
the pearl. At last the quest
was ended, and the fourth
wise man found the king at
the scene of the crucifixion.
Guests of the club were
Miss Elizabeth Burr, Mrs. R.
A. McKay, Mrs. Judd Green-
man, Mrs. M. M. Snider and
Mrs. Mabel Houck.
Decorations at
Provided by
Da irn nit i i
Rogue Valley Memorial hos
pital acquired a holiday at
mosphere over the weekend
when several groups appear
ed at the building on Barnett
road to assemble Christmas
decorations, it was reported
today by Mrs. John Winton,
president of the hospital aux
iliary. Arrangements for the
decorations were made by
Mrs. Winton and Mrs. William
A, Barker, chairman of staff
services for the auxiliary.
Visitors at the hospital now
may see the tree in the main
lobby, decorated by members
of Girl Scout Troop 163 and
their leader, Mrs Glen Bes
sonette, and assistant leader,
Mrs. Ralph Pick ell. Two
wreaths and a flower arrange
ment in the lobby were given
by Medford Florists, Hoppe's
Greenhouse, and Ginn's.
In the second floor solarium
is a tree decorated by two
Camp Fire groups, Tan Da,
led by Mrs. Oliver Smeltz,
and We-Chick-Ki-Zu under
Mrs. Irwin Potter. Ornaments
for the tree in the third floor
solarium, and arrangements
in the doctors' and nurses'
lounges were provided by
members of the Jackson
County Medical auxiliary un
der the chairmanship of Mrs.
Ray Casterline.
Staff members are enjoying
a tree in the cafeteria, decor
ated by Mrs. C. E. Wimber
ley's Camp Fire group, Oca
nah. Ornaments were placed
in the auxiliary's snack bar
by Mrs. Carroll Miller.
Mrs. Winton noted that the
outdoor tree at the hospital
Old Colonial
Fruit Cake
Mr. Bearden's Own
Tom Gr Jerry Batter. . . .65c pt.
Fruit Stollen ....69c each
Eleven Choral
Christmas Eve
fcleven cnorat groups in
widely separted parts, of the
world will ,be heard on the
fourth anual "Sing with Bing"
program to be broadcast
Christmas eve over the Colum
bia Broadcasting network. It
is scheduled for 9 to 10 p.m.,
PST. and will be heard local
ly over Station KYJC.
The 100-voice Community
chorus of Anchorage,-Alaska,
will sing three Christmas
spirituals and the Methodist
Missionary choir in Sidney,
Australia, will be heard in
"The Christmas Bush for His
Adorning."
From Salt Lake City the
tabernacle choir will smg
"Beautiful Saviour" and Co
ventry Carol" will be sung by
Grandmother Club
Holds Yule Party
In Central Point
Central Point Crater
Grandmothers club held a
Christmas party December 15
at the home of Mrs W. J. Geb
hard. Mrs. Gilbert Brood was
co-hostess. Dessert luncheon
was served, and the Christ
mas theme was used in the
decoration of the rooms and
tables. Mrs. Gebhard,. who is
president of the club, present
ed a Christmas corsage t o
each member and guest.
The business meeting open
ed with group singing "Silent
Night." Mrs. Carl Hover,
chaplain, read a poem entit
led "The Candle in the Win
dow," by Anita Sams. In keep
ing with Christmas, Mrs. Hov
er quoted from the Bible the
Sixth verse of Chapter 9 of
the book of Isaiah.
Club year books were pre
sented to the members. .
Mrs. Homer Jeffries and
Clifford Smith were welcom
ed as new members. The mys
tery package was won by Mrs.
Royal Greenman Sr. Mrs. O.
T. Wilson was in charge of
entertainment. Using the let
ters in the word "Grandmas,"
each woman made a list of dif
ferences between modern and
of old-fashioned grandmoth
ers.
The ways and means com
mittee requested that each
member take an article to be
sold in the silent auction
which will be the entertain
ment for the next meeting.
This meeting will be held Jan
uary 19 at the home of Mrs.
C. L. Morehouse. Beall Lane.
Hospital
Many Groups
I . .
was given by Tom Oliver, and
was decorated by Jim Rowan
and other m e m b e r s of the
Founder's organization. In
door trees were cut and de
livered by Don Elliot and
other Boy Scout leaders, with
trucks loaned by the Elk
Lumber company.
On Sunday morning, Sam
Gilbert decorated the pediat
ric ward, and provided a gift
for each child confined. A
small tree and more gifts
were scheduled for the pediat
ric unit Monday, when Grif
fin Creek Girl Scout Troop 80
arrived to deliver the gifts
and sing carols. Leaders of
the troop are Mrs. Otto Wirth
and Mrs. Tom Tubbs. Also
Monday evening, the Hedrick
Junior High choral group, un
der the direction of Carroll
Graber, sang at the front en
trance and other wing areas.
There are about 50 people in
the group.
For the employees' Christ
mas party this Tuesday after
noon, the auxiliary will assist
in serving refreshments, and
St. Mark's Episcopal church is
sending a group of four to
sing carols. These women are
Mrs. Jake Walsh, Mrs. Her
shel E. Morris, Mrs. Nelson
Bell, and Mrs. W. H. Fisher.
Christmas stockings were
distributed to all patients in
the hospital last Thursday by
the Salvation Army.
Place a pair of sheets, pil
lowcases and wash cloths in
a drawer in your guest room.
They'll be easily available
when you have company.
Mr. Bearden
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PANATONI by tht loaf
Pffernusse & Anise
Cookies 40c dozen
CHRISTMAS
CAKES $1.25 ea.
Nica assortment of Star, Gingerbread
Bey and Tree Cookies -
Bearden's Bakery
Ross Lane and West Main
OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT
SUNDAY
Groups On
Broadcast
Abilities, Inc., a 300-voice
choir made up of the workers
of this firm which employs
only handicapped persons.
The 70-voice group of Aca
demic Provencale, Cannes,
France, will be heard in "Pe
linda" and the choir of the Ro
man Singers of Sacred Music,
Rome, Italy, will offer "Chris
tus Est." Employees of the In
surance Company of North
America will sing from Phil
adelphia, and their number
will be "Mexican Christmas
Procession."
A chorus of men from the
submarine "Nautilus" will
sing "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" and from the Fiji is
lands the Fiji Choral group
will be heard singing "It
Came Upon a Midnight
Clear."
From Kingston, Ontario, St.
George's Cathedral choir will
sing "Ding Dong Ding" the
carol of the bells and from
Honolulu, Hawaii, "Joy to the
World" will be sung by the
Kamehameha School choir.
. The around-the-world pro
gram will be broadcast not
only by CBS but by the Ca
nadian Broadcasting corpora
tion, the Armed Forces, Radio
service and the Voice of
America.
Kathryn Grant (Mrs. Bing
Crosby) makes her first ap
pearance on the program this
year, and with her husband
will sing a duet "Away in a
Manger" dedicated to their
small son, Tex.
Beginning at 10:15 p.m.
KYJC will broadcast Handel's
"Messiah" which will be
played by the New York Phil
harmonic orchestra under the
direction of Leonard Bern
stein. Vocalists will be Adelle
Addison, soprano; Russell
Omerlin, counter tenor; David
Lloyd, tenor and William
Warfield, baritone. The West
minster choir, directed by
John Finley William, will sing
the choral part of the ora
torio. Rossellini May
Visit Bergman
Choisel, Franc e-fDPD-Ro-berto
Rossellini, Ingrid Berg
man's Italian ex - husband
may visit her at the "hide
away" where she is honey
mooning with Lars Schmidt,
her Swedish third mate,
The 43 - year - old actress
brought her three children by
Rossellini along on the honey
moon, and they are sharing
the Schmidt villa in this
town, 35 miles southwest of
Paris.
Rossellini plans to spend
Christmas in the French capi
tal with his teen-age son by
an earlier marriage, and there
is always a possibility that
he may drop in here to visit
8-year-old Robertino and the
6-year-old twins Isotta' and
Isabella.
Neither Rossellini nor Miss
Bergman has said anything
to indicate that such a visit
is likely, but the 13-month-old
separation agreement which
in effect terminated their mar
riage gives him the right to
visit the children at any time.
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Chiffon Squares
Holiday Treat
New York-UPD - For light
textured candy for holiday
serving or giving, try cranberry-lime
chiffon squares.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons (3
envelopes) unflavored gelatin
on Vz cup cold cranberry juice
in large mixing bowl. Com
bine 2 cups sugar, 2 table
spoons light corn syrup and
34 cup reconstituted frozen
limeade concentrate in 2-quart
saucepan. Cook over medium
heat, stirring constanly, un
til mixture reaches rolling
boil, and boil 5 minutes with
out stirring.
Remove from heat, pour
over gelatin and stir until dis
solved. Cool at room tempera
ture to consistency to thick
syrup (45 to 60 minutes,) stir
ring occasionally. Pour Vz cup
ice water into mixing bowl,
add Vz cup instant non-fat dry
milk crystals and whip about
3-4 minutes, or until soft
peaks form. Add 2 tablespoons
lemon juice and whip 3-4 min
utes, or until very stiff.
Using same beater, beat in
to gelatin mixture until
smooth, pour into buttered 9
inch square pan, chill 1 hour
and cut into 49 pieces. Roll in
flaked coconut.
Using the same basic recipe,
make grape chiffon squares
by substituting grape juice for
the limeade and water. Roll
candies in finely chopped pe
cans or coconut.
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Mother-Arrives
Mrs. Frances Pasmore has
arrived in Medford from Los
Angeles to visit her daughter,
Miss Vivian Pasmore, 611
North Bartlett street. Early
Christmas morning the two
will leave for Portland to
spend the holidays with rela
tives. Mrs. Pasmore will return
to Los Angeles in mid-January.
Christmas Candy
New York-(UPD-It's easy to
keep the candy dish full dur
ing the holidays when you
make 5-minute fudge fingers.
Mix 23 cup (1 small can) un
diluted evaporated milk with
123 cups sugar and vz tea
spoon salt in saucepan over
low meat. Bring to boil, cook
5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, add lVz
cups (16 medium) . diced
marshmallows, lVz cups semi
sweet chocolate chips, 1 tea
spoon vanilla, " and Vt cup
chopped blanched almonds,
Stir 1 to 2 minutes, or un
til marshmallows melt. Pour
into buttered 9-inch square
pan and cool. Cut in bars M
by IVi inches long and roll
in 1 cup flaked coconut.
Ear Muff Pattern
New York- (UPD- Adjustable
ear muffs are an easy job for
a home seamstress. Using
scraps of bright felt, cut four
heart-shaped pieces about 4
inches long. Stitch two pieces
with machine embroidery
stitches. Sew each to a plain
heart, leaving an opening at
top and bottom for ribbon to
slide through. Pull a gros-
grain ribbon (SA yard and 1
inch wide) through the hearts
Adjust over ears and tie.
it's . . .
i MEDFORD, OREGON
Perfect Toy Described
By Mother for Toddlers
By PATRICIA McCORMACK
United Press International
New York-OIPD-Santa, I.'ve
been through toy depart
ments' large and small. Cata
logs, too. Haven't found the
perfect toy for toddlers.
On behalf of some 10 mil
lion mothers and fathers of
toddlers, I herewith submit
specifications for such a toy.
The "thing," an imperfect
shape, probably will take up
all the empty space in the liv
ing room. But if it can't be
garaged in the house, don't
worry. It can be housed in
the garage.
Dot it with television, ra
dio, phonograph, range and
alarm clock knobs that click
and clack in static soprano,
alto and contralto.
Affix light, washer, dryer
and sweeper switches.
At ear level, add something
that ticks. Build in a phono
graph with a long-play record
that says "because" between
well-timed dead spaces. Some
"becauses" should sound an
gry, impatient. Others, le
thargic. One wing of the "thing"
should have drawers that can
be pulled out, jumped on or
climbed into. Put pots and
pans in one. Clothing, cos
metics and play "don't touch"
bottles will do in the others.
Bolt on small and large
doors with real - life knobs
and key holes. Supply keys
that work. One door should
be suitable for swinging on.
Give the "thing" a thermo
stat. When manipulated, it
should whir like the oil burn
er.
Attach wheels of all sizes.
Let them make music when
turned.
Put a cupboard at one end,
In place of usual door, use a
car door. Inside, put a seat,
steering wheel, gear shift and
a dashboard with blinking
lights. Don't forget pedals
And door handles that
"shock" tiny hands when
touched.
Someplace, put a phone
booth. The phone must have
a genuine dial tone, play
money and a "siren" that goes
off when the wrong number
Is dialed. . The siren should
be followed by a recorded
message warning "Mom
my's watching you."
On a high shelf, put some
thing that looks like mom
my's purse. Fill it with odd
ments that can be dumped
without embarrassment.
Staple on a man's coat. Put
a chewable wallet in the in
side pocket.
. Screw on a porcelain han
dle someplace. Let it make
"running water" noise when
turned. Hang up a roll of
bathroom paper stretchable
and pullable, 'but tear and
shred resistant.
At the "things" corners,
glue on patches of fur suit
able for petting. Nearby, add
a few cold, wet things that
feel like a dog's nose when
smacked. Give the toy a long,
furry tail that barks when
pulled. Also:
On one side, nail on things
for climbing. Some should
Solve gift problems with o
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look like cocktail and lamp
tables. For jumping, attach
a mattress.
The "thing" wouldn't be
complete without a desk top
ped with papers that should
not be touched. Put a type
writer on it Inkless ribbon,
please.
The toy should be mobile,
so conceal wheels under it. If
they're in sight, the little
darlings will dismantle them.
All parts of the "thing"
should be non-toxic. Also
bite, squeeze, hammer and
kick-proof.
Opera Star Tells
Of Truman Effort
New York -(LTD- Opera star
Helen Traubel said today Mar
garet Truman plunged ill-
equipped into concert career
after disregarding Miss Trau
bel's advice to continue train
ing in private for at least
five years.
In a revealing account of
her three - year relationship
with the Truman family, the
famed Wagnerian soprano
said in her soon to be pub
lished autobiography that she
finally quit in despair as Mar
garet s teacher because the
former President's daughter
persisted in seeking a pro
fessional career. A copyright
ed, condensed version of the
book was published today in
the January issue of the Ladies
Home Journal.
Miss Truman's father, who
once wrote a stinging letter
to a professional critic of his
daughter's singing, took Miss
Traubel's criticism in stride
as he made a morning walk
here today.
"Prima donnas must have
their fun," the former Presi
dent said. "She wanted a
headline, and she got it."
Woman Honored
By Club Board
Mrs. Dolph Phipps was hon
ored at the last meeting of
teh board of directors of Girls
Community club. Mrs. Phipps
who has served as president
of the board ever since the
formation of the club, was
presented a set of silver can
dlesticks and praised for her
devotion to the club.
Mrs. Mamie Sleeter, mem
ber of the board, made the
presentation.
The club recently celebrat
ed the 25th anniversary of
organization. ....
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college extension
Courses Offered
Five college, extension
courses will begiven at Med
ford High school starting the
week of Jan. 5, Lindsay Vin
sel, director of adult educa
tion for Medford schools, has
announced.
The courses include con
structive accounting, three
hours, starting Wednesday,
Jan. 7, in room 229; curricu
lum construction, three hours,
starting Thursday, Jan. 8, in
room 201B; history of the Pa
cific northwest, three hours,
starting Thursday, Jan. 8, in
room 251; foundations of ele
mentary mathematics, three
hours, starting Monday, Jan.
5, in room 244; and criminol
ogy and delinquency, three
hours, starting Tuesday, Jan.
6, in room 249.
All classes will meet be
tween 7 and 9:45 p.m., and the
registration fee for all courses
is $27.
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