2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, December 30, 1938
Government's Best Selling
Pamphlet Is Infant Care7
President Eisenhower re-
cently presented the 40th mil
lionth copy of the govern
ment's best seller, "Infant
Care," to a representative
American mother and father,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Levels
mier of Carbondale. 111. The
Levelsmiers have two chil
dren, Stephen 2, and Terry
Lynn, 1.
First published in 1914,
soon after the establishment
of the Children's Bureau, "In
fant Care" is now in its 10th
Hugh Russell, Spring, Tex.
considered lh world's lead'
ing daylily grower, recently
won another award and now
has won all th awards of
farad for growers and hybrid
izers of these flowers. Ha has
dereloped hundreds of new
varieties, soma of -which
bloom after dark and ethers
which bloom until the first
hard freeze of w'nter.
Daylily
Grower
Is Winner
Hugh Russell of Spring,
Texas, America's number one
daylily grower, has added an
other award to the long list of
awards already received. He
won the coveted Bertrand
Farr award this year as the
world's outstanding hybridiz
er of daylilies.
This is the last "first" Rus
sell can win. He now has won
very award that is given in
the daylily world.
The other four top awards
liven to daylily hybridizers
and growers are the yearly
Popularity poll (Russell con
sistently takes from 12 to 37
of the 100 places); the Stout
medal, for the outstanding
daylily anywhere on earth;
the President's cup, for the
best daylily in competition on
a convention tour; the Helen
Field Fisher award, presented
to the man who has done the
most for the Hemerocallis so
ciety during the past year.
Hugh Russell is now the
only man in history to win all
the awards given by a flower
association.
The fifth man in the world
to hybridize (cross breed) day
lilies, Russell has developed
1200 of the present 8000
named varieties. In 1927
when Russell became inter
ested in daylilies, there were
only three species in America
and 16 Asiatic varieties. From
these he has developed flow
ers containing the colors of
the rainbow, blossoms that
stay open after dark, dwarf
and giant plants and . blos
soms. Plants have been bred to
produce twisted, ruffled and
forward-or backward-curved
petals of all textures. Plants
can also be developed to be
more prolific and to with
stand blazing sun or severe
temperatures. Russell is con
tinually developing better
daylilies. From 10,000 new
hybrids that bloomed last
May, 300 show promise of be
ing added to the list of worth
while hybrid daylilies of the
world.
Russell was the first to per
fect a daylily that would stay
open at night or after being
cut. He has developed more
new varieties of daylily than
any other man, 1200 so far.
He has the largest group of
daylilies in the world, ZVz
million.
Couple Returns
From California
County Commissioner and
Mrs. Ralph James, Sams Val
ley, have returned from a 10
day trip to Southern Cali
fornia. They were guests at the
home of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lar
dy Bonham, West Los An
gales. Among the 16 family
members attending the Christ
mas dinner was Mrs. James'
Mother, Mrs. W. A. James,
Azusa.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news for
the society section of The Mail
Tribune mast be submitted in
writinr and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. of the day for publication and
for week day news Is 5 pjn. the
day before publication.
Wednesday:
1:30 p.m. - Fidelity club,
with Mrs. F. H. Dressier, 1107
East Main st.
edition. It is not only the
standard guide for millions of
new parents in this country,
but has been translated into
many other languages for use
aboard.
Begun in a time of hizh in
fant mortality, ''Infant Care"
had as its original goal giv
ing parents all available
knowledge on how to keep
their children alive.
Over the years, as knowl-
edge of how to prevent or
cure diseases of infancy has
grown, the scope of the publi
cation has broadened to in
clude many other matters re
lating to the care and train
ing of infants.
Together, the 10 editions
represent a thumbnail history
of child care practices in the
United States. Some of the
once-accepted practices have
changed radically.
Advice Changes
In 1914, for example, fath
ers were advised not to play
with an infant son or daugh-
ter because it might result in
"nervous disturbances of the
baby and upset his regular
habits. Experts now agree
that infants need the atten
tions of their fathers as well
as their mothers.
In 1914, "Infant Care" did
not advise even strained fruits
until a baby was 7 or 8
months old, and solid foods
were not recommended until
after a baby was one year old.
Today's "Infant Care" baby
gets fruit Juice at two weeks
and solid foods within the
first few months of his life.
Another piece of advice in
the pre-bathinette edition of
1941, was not to leave the
baby's tub on the stove while
bathing him.
The current edition of "In
fant Care" contains not only
the latest medical advice on
bringing up babies but also
includes information on many
of the psychological problems
and needs of infancy.
The Children's Bureau is
beginning to plan the eleventh
revision of "Infant Care." As
in the past, the Bureau will
have the advice of a technical
advisory committee, composed
of physicians who represent
four major medical societies,
and the guidance of parents,
psychologists, nurses, nutri
tionists, anthropologists, social
workers, parent educators,
and others.
"Infant Care" is one of a
series of child development
publications for parents issued
by the Children's Bureau, cov
ering the period from the pre
natal stage through adoles
cence. Stephen Levelsmier has al
ready been graduated to the
second guide in the series and
Terry Lynn is in the process
of leaving "Infant Care" be
hind. The second guide is
"Your Child From One
Six."
to
Pears and Spareribs
Combined in Recipe
Canned Bartlett pears may
be combined with barbecued
spareribs and chili sauce for a
zestful dinner dish.
Use 1 No. 2Vi can Bartlett
pears halves, and drained
pear juice; 1 cup chili sauce;
3 tablespoons vinegar; tea
spoon instant onion flakes or
Vi medium onion, finely chop
ped; 1 teaspoon salt; V tea
spoon pepper, 3 pounds spare
ribs.
Drain juice from pear halv
es. Combine pear juice, chili
sauce, vinegar, onion, salt,
and pepper. Heat to boiling
and pour over pears. Let
stand several hours. Drain
sauce from pears. Place spare
ribs in shallow baking pan.
Pour about half of barbecue
sauce over spareribs and bake
m 350 degree oven for Wz to
2 hours. Baste with remaining
barbecue sauce occasionally
during baking. About 15 min
utes before spareribs are re
moved from oven, place pears
on pan with meat and contin
ue to heat pears. Makes 6
servings.
Cranberry-Orange
Makes Good Cake
New York -(UPD- The long
popular cranberry - orange
combination makes just as
tasty a cake as it does a salad.
Sift together 2 cups all-purpose
flour, Vt teaspoon each
salt and baking soda, 11 2 tea
spoons double-acting baking
powder and 1 cup sugar. Add
V2 cup shortening, 2 eggs and
13 cup milk. Stir to dampen
ingredients, and beat 2 min
utes by hand or with electric
beater at medium speed.
Add i cup fresh orange
juice, 1 cup coarsely ground
raw cranberries and 1 table
spoon grated orange rind.
Beat 2 minutes. Fold in 1 cup
chopped nuts.
Turn into paper-lined greas
ed loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3-inch-es.
Bake in preheated 350
degree oven 1 hour and 20
minutes. Cool in pan 20 min
utes before turning out on
wire rack. Sprinkle top with
sifted confectioners' sugar if
desired.
A ring of egg noodles is easy to prepare and the center
will hold many different tempting fillings. You might use
left-over turkey from the holiday bird, creamed. Other good
"centers' are meat balls in
tered carrots and small white
Newburg.
The ring makes an especially handsome appearance on
a buffet table. For the noodle
quarts boiling water, 8 ounces
4 cups); 3 eggs, beaten, 1 teaspoon salt, ' teaspoon pepper.
Add 1 tablespoon salt to
add noodles so that water continues to boil. Cook uncovered
stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain in colander. Com
bine noodles and remaining
well-greased 8-inch ring mold.
degrees) for 45 minutes or
desired.
Tips for Lean New Year
Given for Diet Conscious
By PATRICIA McCORMACK
United Press International
New York-UPE-If you ' can
keep your waistline while
all about are losing theirs,
then a happier New Year is
in store for you.
Chew on this new twist to
Kipling if you are one of 34
million Americans who must
battle bulges during the New
Year, as in the old.
You can't resolve to be an
ti-social and sit in a corner at
parties and festive dinners.
But everytime you open that
mouth to talk, seems the host
ess insists on popping some
calorie-laden thing into it.
How to brake the habit!
Stick by good dieting prin
ciples. It's better to be care
ful now than plump later.
Play down foods which add
inches at a gallop. Substitute
others with fewer calories.
Every munch counts in this
waistline war.
For the main course, avoid
fatty meats-pork, duck, goose
or ham. Choose roast beef,
turkey or chicken-sans sweet
and fattening sauces.
Leave the drum sticks for
children. White meat is lower
in calories than dark.
There's less to be "gained"
from seasonal dishes such as
fresh cranberry ' sauce and
chestnuts than from candied
yams dripping in calories.
Fresh Salad Gcod
Fresh green salads are al
ways good, if you shy from
Perfect Hostess Defined
By Experts in NewYork
By GAY PAULEY
New York (UPD As the
holiday season ends and we
brace for the long recovery
physically and financially,
let us look again at what it
takes to be the "perfect hos
tess."
As I understand from the
experts who write those
guides to gracious entertain
ing, the perfect hostess re
mains calm, cool and collect
ed no matter what the crisis
She entertains 12 for dinner
with the serenity with which
she sews on a button. Also,
I've decided, she was born
with what one observer call
ed the "mental quickness of
a Groucho Marx and the phy
sical agility of a flea.
I confess I lack the knack.
But then, have the experts
ever faced what the rest of
us do when company comes?
Especially those of us who
work in small kitchens and
without servants? Problems
like stowing the dirty dishes
from the first course while
trying to serve the second.
Like fuses blown because of
too many electrical applianc
es all going at once.
Must Plan Ahead
What does the un-harried
hostess do as darkness settles
over the household? Light
the candles, I guess the ex
perts would say. Candlelight
is flattering to complexions
Warren Wendts
Visitors in City
Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Wendt and three children of
San Diego are guests at the
home of Mr. Wendt's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wendt,
Old Stage rd. They plan to
return south Jan. 2.
Christmas dinner guests at
the Wendts' home also in
cluded their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lon
Skinner, and children.
Return
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rynning,
16 Rose ave., returned Sun
day from a week's stay with
relatives in Portland.
tomato sauce, lamb curry, but
onions, beef stew or lobster
ring use 1 tablespoon salt,
medium egg noodles (about
rapidly boiling water. Gradually
ingredients; mix well. Press into
Bake in moderate oven (350
until firm. Unmold and fill as
the rich dressings and sauces.
Vote for oil, vinegar, tomato
or similar slim toppings.
Radishes, celery, c a r r o
sticks, pickles and relish are
more slimming than olives.
Stand by the clear soups,
use blinders where creamy
ones are concerned.
Cocktail hour and between
meal tidbitting can be calorie-
cheap and delicious. Feast on
boiled shrimp and lobster.
crab meat or oysters.
You can conserve calories
by switching to ' artificial
sweeteners for coffee and tea
Maybe the hostess will serve
low-calorie desserts too, to
help you along.
Danger lurks in the dinner
party that's way past the
usual eating time. Hard-to-
control hunger pangs may
drag you weak and helpless
to the refrigerator before
it's time to start for the party.
Check With Doctor
To reinforce calorie control
check with a doctor about the
use of appetite suppressants
A new one does not stimulate
the central nervous system,
Medical reports indicate it can
be taken at night and does
not disturb sleeping later on.
On the drinking side, re
member that most cocktails
run-over - with calories. Dry
red or white wine, mixed with
soda water, as a "spritzer" will
last a long sipping time with
out supplying too many cal
ories.
even if the cook can't see.
As advised, I planned ahead
for a holiday party. Menu
written down, right to the
last olive. List of dishes and
silverware needed: Work
schedule for preparing each
portion of the meal was post
ed. Turkey to go in oven five
hours before the guests were
due . . . rolls in pan and
ready to go in oven 20 min
utes before serving time.
There is one trouble. I was
lost without plan in hand
And it's rather difficult to
consult a work schedule in
the kitchen while mingling
with guests in the living
room.
Invite only as many peo
ple as you can accommodate
comfortably, they say, be
cause a small party usually
is more fun than a big one.
Also I've found it's cheaper.
Another gem of advice: In
vite congenial people. But de
termining congeniality is
something they don't advise
in. How is " the hostess to
know that, one usually de
lightful couple has just had
a spat and each arrives about
as congenial as a barracuda!
Water The Drinks
Don't let the party get out
of hand. If necessary, start
watering the drinks. Well,
most imperfect hostesses
know that the guests know
when the drinks are being
watered and they seem to re
sent this thoughtful little ges
ure. If the party begins to bog,
liven it up with new records
or "even start a political ar
gument," said one sage. Rec
ords, maybe. But political ar
guments no, unless you want
the neighbors calling the
cops.
After a session of listening
to experts, I'm ready to let
the amateurs tell me how to
throw the next party.
Well, have fun as you
throw the last fling for '58,
and remeber that hospitality
once was defined as "mak
ing your guests feel at home
even when you really wish
they were."
Encourage Gir
Speaker Tells
Science Service
Washington Science Service-Only
two per cent of the
babies born are potential gen
iuses who might be tomor
row's top " flight scientists.
Half of these potential gen
iuses are girls.
These facts must be digest
ed by employers and the pub
lic if we are to solve the im
portant problem of the status
of American women scien
tists. Mrs. Ethaline Cortelyou,
literary analyst for the Arm-
Fats in Diet
Undergo Change
Champaign, 111. (UPD - Diet
conscious Americans eat the
same amount of fat as 20
years ago. But now the fat is
different and comes from dif
ferent foods.
A recent agriculture de
partment study showed that
last year, for all our low-cal-oried
foods, we ate 45 pounds
of food fats and oils per per
son, the same amount as from
1935 to 1939.
A University of Illinois
foods specialist, Geraldine
Acker, quoting from the sur
vey, said that today's average
diet contains more margarine,
cooking and salad oils, and
more mayonnaise and salad
dressings than in meals in the
1930's.
Today's consumer gets
much more soybean oil in
food, plus a little more edible
beef fat, corn, olive and pea
nut oils.
The biggest change is the
increased use of soybean oil,
mainly since 1942. This oil
now accounts for one-third of
the total food fats and oils
consumed by Americans, Miss
Acker pointed out.
On the other hand, the av
erage American eats less milk
fat (butter), less pork fat
(lard), and less cottonseed oil.
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Changes Made
In Men's Suits
United Press International
California designers have
made some changes in men's
suits. Several firms show suit
coats without breast pockets.
White casual jackets have
dark piping at triple breast
pocket and front opening.
Navy jackets have white pip
ing, shallow shoulders and
pocket tucks.
Fur trimmings are here for
a banner season, reports Wom
en's Wear Daily, a tradepub-
lication. All pelts are popular
from racoon to sable. There's
a new interest in long haired
furs, such as lynx, and red
and black fox.
The shell pump and t-strap
are major silhouettes for little
girls' dress shoes. New detail
ing gives the shoes a different
look this year. Popular are
the laced look with a graceful
tie, the up-front trim and bib
effect, side detailing, and del
icate treatment of straps
Some shoes feature lacing al
most to the toe and straps
reaching close to the ankle.
Evening coats promise to be
big for spring The silhouette is
dramatic extremely full
sometimes with horizontal
panels of puckered silk Colors
are bold, from bright yellow
to orange Many coats are
lined with silk or satin print
ed to match a theatre dress.
A flirtatious note from
Paris: A black mask at the
end of a short stick. French
women use the mask like a
fan.
Lt. Gary Newton
Returns South
Ashland Lt. (jg) Gary
Newton returned to San Fran
cisco Saturday after spending
Christmas in the valley with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dee
Newton. Lt. Newton, a grad
uate of Medford High school,
is' on duty with the United
States Navy at Hunter's
Point, San Francisco.
Dairymen to Attend
Meeting in Gearheart
Valley dairymen Victor
Birdseye and Don Green are
expected to be among those
attending the' 65th annual
meeting of the Oregon Dairy
men s Association, Inc. in
Gearhart Jan. 7 and 8. Birds-
eye is a director. :
Topics to be discussed will
include dairy promotion and
advertising, agricultural laws,
water conservation and "Ore
gon's dairy industry ques
tions."
Use chablis wine for half
the liquid when making
scrambled eggs. Serve on hot
buttered toast sprinkled with
grated Parmesan cheese.
These holiday eggs make a
good evening snack.
We Give
GREEN STAMPS
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
Main and Central
Is in Science
Association
our Research Foundation in
Chicago, told a meeting of the
American Association for the
Advancement of Science here
today.
As the earliest step, little
girls should be encouraged in
whatever interest they show
in tools, machinery and in
sects and should never he
teased for being "tomboys."
More girls must be persuad
ed to undertake the long and
difficult training necessary
for professional scientific car
eers. To do this, colleges must
make girl science majors wel
come, not "sadistically set
about making the course an
obstacle course for the few
hardy girls who persist de
spite discouragement," said
Mrs. Cortelyou.
When a woman scientist
temporarily retires to raise
her family, it should be made
both possible and attractive
for her to return to her pro
fessional work. The greatest
increase in the number of
working women has and will
come from this ctoud of wom
en 35 to 54 years of age, Mrs.
Cortelyou found.
4
Costume Party
Holiday Event
Mr. and Mrs. William V.
Deatherage were hosts for a
costume party last Saturday
evening, inviting guests to
their new home, 1701 Strat
ford way. Guests were asked
to dress as a comic strip, tele
vision or famous character.
Bernard Kelly was cos
tumed as Buddy Pioneer and
his wife as the Dragon Lady.
Both Miss Noreen Kelly and
Mrs. Gerald Scanell were
gowned as Savannah Gay, and
Mrs . Ronald Rickets was cos
tumed as Moonbeam Mc
Swine. Miss Nancy Hamilton was
dressed as Jean Lafitte and
Richard Courtwright as An
drew Jackson. Among the
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dom
Provost Jr., of Ashland. Mr.
Provost being costumed as
Palladin and his wife as a
girl friend.
About 20 guests attended.
Pickle canned beets for hol
iday menus. Heat V2 cup
liquid from can of whole or
sliced beets with a. cup of bur
gundy wine, little wine vine
gar and sugar, some whole
cloves or mixed pickling
spices; simmer about 5 min
utes. Add drained beets and
let stand overnight.
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Coals & Suits
GREATLY REDUCED!
Hosiery Lingerie
79c pr. n
2 pr. 1.50 TZ Tiee
Broken Sizes
Wool Sweaters
Orion & Wool Jersey
Blouses
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Use Remnants
Thrifty-sew! Use remnants
for this pretty play or party
dress. Embroidery adds a
dressy touch.
Gay in checks, or plaid 'n'
plain. Pattern 7177: pattern
pieces, transfer for embroid
ery, step-by-step directions.
Child's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, State
size.
Send T h i r 1 y-f i v cents
(coins) for this pattern add 5
cents for each pattern for 1st
class mailing. Send to Medford
Mail Tribune Household Arts
Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old
Chelsea Station, New York 11,
N.Y. Print plainly NAME, AD
DRESS, PATTERN NUMBER,
SIZE.
Our new 1959 Alice Brooks
Needlecraft Catalogue has
many lovely designs to order:
crocheting, knitting, embroid
ery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A
special gift, in the catalog to
keep a child happily occupied
a cutout doll and clothes to
color. Send 25 cents for your
copy of the book.
When baking layer cakes or
several pies at one time it is
a good idea to stagger the
pans on both oven racks in the
gas oven. This permits free
circulation of heat throughout
the oven. Leave an inch be
tween pans and oven walls
and you'll have no trouble
with uneven browning.
The Fashionette
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Champion Float Builder
White-Haired Grandmother
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI)-Ask
anyone around Pasadena this
time of year. Isabella Cole
man's other name is "Mrs.
Rose Parade" as suits the
undisputed champion of float
designers and builders.
The trim, white -haired
grandmother has been decor
ating floats for the Tourna
ment of Roses for 55 years.
She's back at it again this
year. Her "side-line" nets her
about $20,0.00 a year.
She won her first major
prize in 1910 and has been at
it ever since, missing not a
year. Her floats have .rolled
off with more awards than
those of anyone else in the
69-year history of the New
Year's Day tournament. .
"To most people, a float is
a vehicle decorated with flow
ers," explains Mrs. Coleman.
"But to me, a prize winner
must be a stage of wheels.
"The floats are judged by a
group of fine artists and de
signers. We try to second
guess them when we plan and
construct our floats, which
cost up to $25,000..
"You can be a judge, too, if
you know what to look for on
your television screen or
along the parade route. The
three basic points of an award
winner are simplicity of de
sign, beauty of flowers, and
how the float fits into the ov
erall parade therile."
Mrs. Coleman works almost
12 hours a day to incorporate
these points in four floats.
One is a giant spectacular for
Occidental Life, which hopes
to capture its third grand
prize.
Following the stageon
wheels concept, the 55-foot
long float will be covered
with 350,000 blosoms, ranging
from $2.50 orchids to, roses,
naturally. It will sweep grace
fully back from two inches
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Spring merchandise ... So, here is your opportunity
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from the pavement to a pin
nacle of 17 feet.
The 60 floats in the 1959
parade will blaze with $15
million in flowers. Blooms
for the Occidental float alone
will cost more than $5,000.
Putting them in place will
require fifty workers!
The New Year's carnival of
beauty jams Pasadena with:
more than a million visitors"
and pulls another 60 million
to television sets across the
nation.
The spectacular takes
months to build, with actual
float construction starting in
the early fall. All this for a"
pande that lasts about two
hours.
But long before the 1959
parade is over, Mrs. Coleman
will be "worrying about her
floats for the next year.
Family Returns
From Corvallis .
Central Point-Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Johnson, their son,
Scott, and daughter, Anita
Kay, Central Point, spent the
Christmas holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Sims who live
near Corvallis. Mrs. Sims is
Mr. Johnson's mother. While
away the Johnson also visited
in Salem and Eugene.
The Johnsons returned
home Sunday evening, accom
panied by Mrs. Johnson's
mother, Mrs. Carl Pearson.
Medford, who joined them at
Corvallis, and Miss Brenda.
Higinbotham, Salem.
Vegetable Sauce
Sour cream savory sauce is
good served over broccoli,
asparagus, green or lima
beans. Melt 1 stick of butter;
blend in 1 cup sour cream,
1 teaspoon molasses and Vi
teaspoon dry mustard. Warm
over low heat.
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