VFW, Auxiliary
Christmas Party
Held on Sunday
Medford Veterans of For
eign Wars and auxiliary held
their annual Christmas party
- at the VFW hall last Sunday,
with about 150 people present,
Mrs. B. B. Ramsey intro
duced Mrs. W. L. Wheldon
, and her dancing dog, Miss
Cinderella, who danced to the
song of Jingle Bells. The dog
wore a Mrs. Santa Claus suit
The act was well received by
the children present.
Mrs. Eve Prentice and
group of pupils gave a 45
minute program. Playing were
Eric Shoen, Kathy Hill, Melba
Grant, Sharnyn Talley, Vicki
Hull, Dawn Oliver, Linda
Messal and Carol Hilden-
brand.
Miss Judy Stuart sang and
was accompanied on the ac
cordion by Dale Quacken-
bush.
Three generations of Quack
enbushes were represented in
the entertainment. Merlin
Quackenbush, grand father,
plays the musical saw; Dale
Quackenbush, father, and Ray
' mond Quackenbush, his small
son, who play the accordion,
They played several selec
tions.
William Watkins, post com
mander, and Mrs. Ben Allis-
son, auxiliary president, wel
" corned every one.
Santa made his appearance
and passed out gifts and
treats to all the children pres
ent. Refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. Ben Allisson and
a committee.
Next meeting of the post
and auxiliary will be January
6 at 8 pjn. at 42 North Front
street.
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Kitchen Helpers
May Jinx Safety
Chicago-fUPB-VoIunteer fam
ily cooks and bottle-washers
; home for the holidays create
a special safety hazard, the
National Safety Council says,
Improper handling of house
hold work-saving appliances
causes hundreds of deaths
every year, and painful
shocks, burns and near-death
to thousands more, it said.
The Council offered eight
simple rules for household
safety.
-buy only electrical appli
ances and cords bearing test
ing agency approval.
-never immerse electrical
parts of appliances in water.
-don't try to fix appliances,
including TV sets, without
knowing what you're doing.
place electrical appliances
out of reach of water sources.
-clean electrical appliances
only when they are cool and
the cord is disconnected.
-keep children away from
old refrigerators without in
side door handles.
-make sure that such foods
as oatmeal and spaghetti do
not block pressure - cooker
escape valves.
-have appliances checked
periodically for gas leaks or
other defects.
Add a little fat or oil to
water when you cook spaghet
ti or macaroni; this keeps the
water from boiling over.
be sure to ask for
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o BAR-B-Q
FRITOS
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or Snacks
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In spite of the fact that Potpourri earns a living gather
ing and writing news, we wonder sometimes where other
reporters get their ideas. Wednesday morning the voice on
the early morning newscast included in his "headlines in
the news" something like this: "Americans spending quiet,
restful day in preparation for Christmas."
It was quiet and . restful for us in the late evening,
but not before. During the morning we cleaned the house
as best we could in the time allotted, wrapped some pres
ents, decorated the mantle, hung some mistletoe and did
the dishes. Grandpa, down from Blue River, polished some
silver (doing a far better job than Potpourri ever does) and
tidied up the front porch, driveway and lawn.
When we arrived down town and looked around it
certainly wasn't on a peaceful or quiet scene. The streets
were crowded and we couldn't find a place to park. The
grocery store was a solid mass of customers and harried
checkers and clerks were pleading for "help up front" over
the loudspeaker.
However, it was a little quieter than usual in the news
room. Not so many typewriters clattering, and only a few
visitors. And most of the visitors didn't have news - they
came bearing gifts or dropped in to say Merry Christmas.
The experienced visitor in the news room can always
tell if it's a holiday by the food. The usual assortment runs
to bakery sweet rolls, crackers and even hardtack. But
yesterday and today there's home-made Christmas cookies,
fudge, fruit cake and other holiday goodies brought by kind
friends and reporters' wives.
Grandchildren come in pairs- for the Darell Husons.
Saturday a second son was born to Lt. and Mrs. Douglas
Wall (Laura Mae Huson) in Colorado Springs; yesterday
morning a second daughter was born to the Kenneth Browns
(Margaret Huson) here in Medford. The Walls named their
new son Gregory Alan; his older brother, born in August
of .1957, is Randy. The second daughter for the Browns
has been named Karen and her older sister, born in
October, 1957,' is Diane.
Grandma Margaret Huson and the youngest daughter,
Darelyn, ' have been busy with Christmas programs, too,
(the Husons are all musicians) and Grandma summed it all
up in these words: "It was a real hectic week."
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Anonymous letters don't often get into print; but
Potpourri received one Tuesday 1 which deserves space. It
started out "A warning to healthy but foolish mothers at
Christmastime", and continued. "All four children were
off to school. Mother thought the Christmas tree bowl needed
more water. She filled it, not to the middle, but to the top.
There, safely flat on the floor beneath the tree, lay grandpa's
new pajamas, sonny's tools, even the $1.95 pocket watch.
All that water gushed out six bath towels helped mop it
up.. Remember ladies, not too much water in the tree bowl!
And Merry Christmas all. Anonymous! !"
And then there was the
of Harpers) who resigned her job in a book store just before
Christmas because it got too crowded. A case of santaclaus
trophobia, says Mr. Sachs.-O.S. .
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Elaborate
Decorations
Mark Tea
Cave Junction -The home
of Mrs. George Webb was the
scene of the annual Illinois
Valley Garden club Christ
mas party and benefit silver
tea Friday afternoon.
The elaborate decorations,
both indoors and outdoors,
completely transformed the
house and grounds. Outside,
banks of sprayed madrona,
simulating poinsettias, were
'planted,' a giant mail box
was erected with gaily wrap
ped packages and cards spill
ing from it and a silver tree
graced the . front window.
The broad fireplace mantle
was covered with greenery as
a background for the white
madonna flanked by tall
white candles. Delia , Robia
wreaths made of cones, seed
pods and acorns and arrange
ments of holly throughout the
house was dominated by the
large tree which stood in the
patio, decorated with all gold
tree ornaments and gold
bows. .
For the centerpiece of the
tea table, a teasel tree shared
honors with a -lovely old
epergne, a family hearloom
dating back to 1883 and be
langing to the hostess, Mrs.
Webb. '
During the business meet
ing preceding the party and
program, Mrs. John Milburn,
chairman, reported the
Christmas swag project had
cleared $140; For the horti
cultural report, a paper was
read on the care and culture
of the Christmas cactus and
its varieties. A question and
answer period was held on
the winter care of gardens.
The program, in charge f
Mrs. Wesley Vahrenwald and
Mrs. Wayne Petsch, opened
with group singing of Christ
mas carols accompanied on
the accordion by Mrs. M. O.
Mikkelsen of Selma.
As a surprise feature on
the program was a visitation
of the fourth grade Brownie
troop of the Evergreen school
which is sponsored by the
garden club. The Brownies
sang carols and read the
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Installation Planned For Bethel
Shady Cove Bethel 56,
International Ored of Job's
Daughters, Shady Cove, will
hold its semi-annual install
ation of officers Saturday, De
cember 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the
VFW hall.
Miss Suzi Chubb, retiring
queen, will preside over the
ceremonies, Miss Linda Eccel
ston, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Eccelston, will be
installed as queen.
The ceremonies are open to
the public and everyone is
cordially invited to attend.
Bethel 56 observed Dads
night and a Christmas party
December 18 at the VFW
hall. A large number of fa
thers and friends attended.
Escorted and introduced
were Miss Phyllis Briggs,
past honored queen of Beth
el 56; Mrs. L. O. Rodgers, past
guardian of the bethel; and
Alan Rodgers, past associate
guardian. All dads were ex
tended a special greeting.
A Christmas party follow
ed the meeting with the girls
exchanging gifts. The dads
formed -quartets and sang a
Christmas Carol; the best
group was chosen by ap
plause. The fathers of the
winning group were Richard
Eastin, Rale Anders,' Wilbur
Blackman and Arthur Hume.
The girls have been busy
the past week making gifts
to send to the children in the
Shriners'. hospital. Most of
Christmas story. They were
presented with holly corsages
made by the club
: A general gift exchange
and revealing of 'posy pals'
followed. ' .
The benefit silver tea pro
ceeds will be distributed be
tween the Doernbecher hospi
tal and the local American
Legion, auxiliary .for their
welfare work.
Individual steam puddings
topped with lighted candles
were served with coffee by
the hostesses, Mrs. J. J. Vil-
lair, her daughter, Mrs Davis,
Mrs. George Webb, Mrs. John
Milburn and Mrs. Gladys
King, who were also respon
sible for the outstanding decorations.
NIGHTS rhlH9At bcfffc
the girls made doll beds from
cigar boxes, painted and fin
ished with fancy spread and
pillow. Mr. and ; Mrs. Alan
Rodgers will take the toys to
the hospital. - . -
Refreshments were served
by Miss Rita Spain, Miss
Mary Weisbroad and Miss
Nancy Blackman, assisted by
their mothers. The refresh
ment table was decorated in
the Christmas motif. In the
center was a large cake in
the form of petite fours each
decorated with an emblem of
Christmas Santas, wreaths,
candles and stockings. In the
center of the cake was a dec
orated Christmas tree and the
words Merry Christmas. The
cake was decorated by Mrs.
Max Hawks of Shady Cove.
Medford Couple
Spend Holidays
In Nevada City
Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Dodge, 519 King street, are
spending the Christmas holi
days in Elko, Nev., as guests
of their son-jn-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Read
and family.
Another, daughter, Nola
Kathleen, was born to the
Reads on December 18. She is
their third child, having a sis
ter, Jo Anne, and a brother,
Larry. Mrs. Read is remem
bered here as the former Dor
othy Dodge, who attended
Medford high school, South
ern Oregon college and Ore
gon State college, where she
received her degree. Mr.
Read, a graduate of (the Uni
versity of Nevada, also for
merly lived in Medford. He is
a public accountant in Elko.
Brandy Pate For Holidays
New York -flJPl- A quick;
delicious pate to keep on hand
for drop-in guests at holiday
time combines Uverwurst with
sour cream and cognac. Mash
one pound liverwurst thor
oughly and blend in V4 cup
each of finely chopped onion
and sour cream (or heavy
sweet cream), Vz cup cognac,
and one teaspoon mustard.
Store in refrigerator " until
needed.
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Christmas Fare
Declared Matter
Of Nationality
New York -UPD- Traditional
Christmas fare is a matter of
nationality, says one travel
service.
Most Americans prefer to
build their holiday dinner
around a native bird, the
turkey.
But when Europeans began
importing turkeys, around
1520, the French also made
this fowl the main course of
their celebration. Today, a
typical dinner in France in
cludes truffled turkey with
black pudding, Strasbourg pie
-containing truffles and livers
from fattened" geese, truffles
and dark brown gingerbread.
In Scandinavia, lutfisk.
(cod), fresh ham or roast
suckling pig is the main at
traction. Belgium and Denmark pre
fer duck or goose with chest
nut dressing, and Italy cele
brates with capitoni, a com
bination of fried eels, dried
cod and squid, accompanied
by sparkling wine. -
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