2 MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Thursday, January 1, 1959
Practically anything can be found on the desk of the
society editor, but we were a bit puzzled Monday morning
to find several grains of rice. The grains were discovered
while opening the mail, and not long after, the mystery
was solved. We found several more grains in the corner
of an envelope mailed by the newly married Mrs. William
Patton. Mrs. Patton, who until last Saturday afternoon was
Shirley Douglass, had hurriedly written a note on United
Airlines stationery to say that she had passed on our request
for picture coverage on the wedding, and "everything is
now in the hands of the photographer who says he is terribly
rushed but will do his best."
Shirley and Bill Patton were married in Portland, and
were en route to Mexico for their honeymoon when the
bride snatched a few moments to write the note. The Christmas-New
Year holiday season always brings a rash of wed
dings and engagements - romance seems to flourish along
with the holly and mistletoe. And no wonder-it's a gay,
warm time of the year when everyone seems happier than
usual; to be married at that season should make it a doubly
happy occasion. It also means that anniversaries will always
come at this gay time of the year, and at a time when
everyone is thinking in terms of a brand new year for work
and living.
According to the statisticians, weddings fell off about 10
per cent last year in the United States. In spite of this, the
Institute of Life Insurance reports that Dan Cupid still is
very much in business and about 1,300,000 couples were
married in 1958. While Potpourri hasn't kept a record of
the exact number of weddings in the county, we're sure
that this district contributed its share and will continue to
: do so this coming Sunday's social section will be proof
1 of this. (While reading this, Pal Peg reminded us that the
' two of us wrote 28 weddings for one Sunday issue in 1958, a
' record number for publication in one day for this paper.)
i -
; Gay Pauley, with tongue in cheek, writes from New
; York that her New Year's resolutions are not hard to keep.
; She just resolves to do what she knows she will do "any
; how. It sticks in the back of Potpourri's mind that formal
lists of New Year's resolutions usually number 8 or 10.
We could easily make up such a list, but it would be pretty
discouraging to contemplate. Maybe we'll compromise with
our conscience, and just make two or three.
One would be to find time, somehow or the other, to
read more during the coming year. The second would be
to keep our corner at the office a little neater, as well as
the second office at home, and not to hoard so many pieces
of reading material - books, magazines, newspapers, recipes,
pamphlets, clippings, letters. These two resolutions would
really be only one-if we had more time to read, the stack of
reading material would't get ahead of us. If we threw away
more material to begin with, there wouldn't be so much
left to read.
Now might be a good time to apologize to those indi
viduals to whom we owe letters - some for longer than a
year, we admit with regret. But the hours hasten relent
lessly onward, and by the time each day's stint is handled,
there never seems to be enough time for correspondence.
Gradually the file at the office, and the box at home labeled
"Potpourri mail" are getting fuller and fuller. Some of the
mail can't be answered in a few minutes, either, but takes
thought and time. Weeks and weeks ago we wrote a letter
to a woman in Gold Hill which had been long overdue
then. After it was written and designed, we read it again
and tore it up. It didn't say what we meant it to say. Maybe
some day we will find time to write one which sounds just
: right. !
There's a little notice tacked on the news room bulletin
' board which says that a reporter should not use a word
j unless he knows the exact and precise meaning. So, what
j are cockles? Even the dictionary isn't sure. Potpourri's
Christmas, mail contained a delightful and zany letter from
a friend who sent us some holiday goodies to "warm the
cockles of your stomach."
"You do have cockles, don't you?" she asked. Not being
sure that we did have cockles, particularly of the stomach,
we rushed "to Webster, but he .was most disappointing.
Cockle is a word of obscure origin and meaning, was all the
satisfaction we got. We'll have. to add research in cockles
to the list of things we're going to do when ,ve have more
time.
' While we're thinking about the precise meaning of
words, how about this word '"happy?" Everyone is wishing
everyone else a Happy New Year. We passed op the dic
tionary this time, and looked in the big quotation book.
We found quotations from Milton, Dryden, Pope, Shake
speare, Virgil, Aeschylus. Byron, John Vance Cheney and
a score of other authors. Potpourri liked this one, by James
Oppenheim. It is from "The Wise" and says "The foolish
man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it
under his feet." O.S.
More Safety Ed ucation
Said Needed by Children
New York-(CPD -Youngsters
need more safety education.
Each year, about 6,000 chil
dren from 5 to 14 years of
age are killed in accidents,
according to figures compiled
by the Metropolitan Life In
surance company.
Sixteen per cent of the ac
cidental deaths among boys
in this age group occur in
the home. For girls in this
group, the figure is 30 per
cent.
Motor vehicle accidents
cause 40 per cent of the
deaths. Three out of every
five motor vehicle deaths at
ages 5 to 9 incolve children
on streets, driveways and
highways. One out of every
four children killed in the
10 to 14 bracket are pedes-
iVinsons Return
From Trip South
; Mr. and Mrs. Kin Vinson,
; route 4, box 400A, Medford,
. returned to Medford Tuesday
. evening following a vacation
'- in Salinas, Calif., where they
; visited Mrs. Vinson's mother,
Mrs. Connie Russell, and oth
er relatives.
The couple left the valley
December 24.
We Will Be
CLOSED
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
January 2nd & 3rd
FOR INVENTORY
Sims Cycle & Hobby Shop
trians. One out of four fatal
injuries among boys and one
out of eight among girls occur
in recreational and other out
door areas, the statistics show.
Farm accidents cause 7 per
cent of the fatalities among
school-age children. But at
ages 10 to 14, accidental
deaths among boys on farms
rise to 10 per cent.
Drowning causes 24 per
cent of all fatalities among
boys in the 5 to 14 age group,
compared with 12 per cent
for girls. The accident chart
reveals that drownings be
come more numerous as chil
dren grow older, since older
children are bound to do more
swimming, boating and other
water sports on their own.
While falls may injure
many children, the death rate
is 3 per cent of the total. The
careless use of firearms re
sults in 13 per cent of the ac
cidental deaths arnong boys
aged 10 to 14.
CALENDAR
Friday
1 p.m. - Electa Social club,
Girls Community club.
1 p.m. - Getogether club,
Girls Community club.
Women Shattered Man's
By SHERI GILES
United Press International
Chicago ITD Ladies shat-1
tered records, precedents and j
traditions more than ever be- j
fore in '53. leaving the i
"man's world'' in fragments.
The only male sanctuaries
seemingly left intact: the
Presidency, the U.S. Supreme
Court, and the men's bar at
the Waldorf.
Some 19.000 women were
immortalized in the first edi
tion of "Who's Who of Amer
ican Women."
The year produced lady
deckhands, lady boxing ref
erees, lady submarine decora
tors, a lady papyrologist, lady
construction workers, missile
workers, paper hangers,
plumbers, hog judges, and,
much to the dismay of F.B.I.
Chief J. Edgar Hoover, the
year produced more lady
bankrobbers than ever be
fore, too.
Despite boisterous har
rumphing from menfolk, Bri
tain's pompous old house of
lords became the House of i
Lords and Ladies, admitting
four peeresses.
A Negro woman-Mrs. Vel
Phillips, of Wisconsin be
came the first national com
mitteewoman of her race.
A lady from Costa Rica was
the first of her sex appointed
to the council of organization
of American states.
Princess Margaret was
caught up in new rumors
about a renewal of her ro
mance with Peter Townsend.
A new book claimed she still
loves' him. Margaret ended
the year still single.
Mamie "Tireless"
First Lady Mamie Eisen
hower played tireless White
House hostess with time out
for a headline-grabbing trip
to Arizona for a beauty rest."
Opera star Maria Callas
was fired from virtually
every important opera house
in the world, including La
Scala in Milan. There, in
front of the President of
New York Reporter Lists
Easy -To -Keep Resolutions
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York - (LTD - Who said
New Year's resolutions are
made for breaking! I've just
-JJj gone . through
me usi oi iu
made on this
day last year
and scored 99
and 44-100 per
cent mainte
nance. The se
cret?Make ' easv-to-keeD
resolu tions,
Gay Pauley which play to
of human nature; don't aim
for self-improvement.
A- noted psychologist, Dr.
James F. Bender, says we fail
to keep the do-good resolu
tions because "we are imper
fect manifestations of God's
creation." We go right an
making them because "of our
sense of guilt . . . our eager
ness to expiate and improve,"
he added.
But I've found keeping the
other resolves is a breeze.
Last year, for instance, I re
solved to quit giving seats
to old ladies on busses and
subways; tc gossip at every
opportunity; i. ver be on time
for anything except trains
and planes; not worry about
the waistline; and go ahead
and run up charge accounts.
Draws Up New List
Having scored such notable
success in '58, I've made a
new list for 1959. Join me,
if you'd like a resolution kept
New Year.
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Italy, she trotted off the
stage.
Princess Grace, of Monaco,
gave birth to Prince Albert,
made heir to the throne. She
later visited America with
Prince Rainier. Queen Fred
erika, of Greece, toured the
U.S. to study atomic instal
lations. During the year,. "BB"
came to mean more than what
little boys shoot out of guns,
the new twist: Brigitte Bar
dot. France's gift to filmdom.
Petite and spirited Sister
Duns Scotus formed the Aus
tin Minnesota Rocket society
with a group of youngsters.
All of the women's head
lines were not happy.
Three nuns died in a Chir
cago school fire that killed
89 children. A foirrth nun
died later of injuries from the
the fire.
Fate and tradition split
the Shah Pahlevi, of Iran,
and his beloved Saroya. The
Shah divorced his queen be
cause she had failed to bear
him a male heir.
Coya Knutson, blonde con
gresswoman from Minnesota,
had trouble with home-loving
husband, Andrew. He waged
a futile "Coya Come Home"
campaign, claiming, his wife's
ardent political career, plus
her male secretary, was ruin
ing their marriage.
She lost her re-election bid
and was last heard insinuat
Student Spends
Holidays in South
Sidney Smith, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rinard, 1708
Thomas road, Medford, will
return to the valley Sunday
following a holiday visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Smith, Laguna Beach,
Calif.
Young Smith is a freshman
at Southern Oregon college,
Ashland, and makes his home
during the school year with
the Rinards.
Resolved
-Not to have the exact fare
when I board a bus;
-To back seat drive any
time I so desire;
-To buy freely and take
back or exchange just freely,
so long as the stores will let
me get by with same;
To go ahead and shove
in crowds, resorting to the
convincing qualities of point
ed toes and needle heels any
time necessary;
-To nag, nag, nag;
-To swat my nieces and
nephew anytime they cross
me; that is, if their parents
are out of the room;
-To ignore friends and rela
tives' birthdays; no gifts or
cards in '59, for who wants to
be reminded of the passing of
the years anyway?
Ask for Raise
-Not to worry if I haven't
read the newest books, seen
the latest movies and plays.
Just go ahead and be a con
versational bore;
-Not to laugh at other peo
ple's jokes even if they're
funny, unless they start laugh
ing at mine even if not funny;
-To be cantankerous if I
wish, although I realize that
Webster shows the adjective
used to describe an old maid.
-To go ahead and be disor
ganized, as charged;
-To change my mind at
will; men say this is a wom
an's privilege and why fight
'em:
-To ask the boss for a raise.
A Happy New Year to
everyone.
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World In 1958; Many Firsts Recorded
ing that she was the victim of ,
hullabaloo raised by her hus
band.
Ingrid Bergman divorced
Italian film director Roberto
Kossellini, and announced
that her third husband would
be another Swede. Lars
Schmidt.
Wives Loyal
Throughout '58 wives de
fended their mates when
hard times struck. Rachel
Adams stood up for Sherman
in the Goldfine case. Mrs.
vvmiam jvnowiana, wue ot
auiorma - senator, xongue-
Jashed former Gov. Goodwin
Knight when the two men
had an election squabble.
And Mrs. Hyman Rickover
was downright furious when
her husband, "father of the
nuclear submarine," was
snubbed at ceremonies hon
oring the "Nautilus."
More women went to Con
gress, setting a new record of
18 members. Bertha Adkins
was the first woman appoint
ed to a cabinet under-secre-taryship.
She's under-secre-tary
of the Department of
Health, Education and Wel
fare. At the 13th general as
sembly of the U.N.,' there
were 41 women delegates or
alternates, another feminine i
record. A Swede, Mrs. Agda
Rossell, was the first woman
permanent U.N. delegate.
Brazil promoted a woman
to the diplomatic rank of
minister. A woman is U.S.
Ambassador to Norway. And,
for a brief time, a woman
was acting premier of Swe
den; the premier was vaca
tioning. A Scotsborn widow is Lord
ramous Name
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Mayor of Dublin, and a worn-
an leftist is mayor of Delhi
India. Forty-one U.S. states
have a total of 300 women in
their legislatures.
Women now hold more
than half the country's stock,
vote 70 per cent of all stock,
and spend 80 per cent of all
family income. Mrs. Mary
Roebling became the first
woman ever named to the
board of governors on the
American stock exchange.
Women starred, too, in the
t sports world
Grela Anderson set
a new
woman's world record for
swimming the English chan
nel. She missed the men's
record by eight, minutes. The
hefty housewife also set a
world record by b.eing the
first to swim California's
Catalina channel both ways.
Tennis flash Althea Gibson,
of Harlem, became the firsi
Negro to win the Wimbleton
Championships.
Mickey Wright claimed the
ladies' pro golf title and Anne
Quast won the ladies amateur
crown.
Thimble Club Plans
Meeting on Friday
Phoenix - Thimble club of
Oak circle, Neighbors of
Woodcraft, . will meet at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Cobleigh,
Friday, January 2. A covered
dish luncheon will be served;
election of officers is planned
for the business session.
No meeting of Neighbors of
Woodcraft will be held, since
it would have fallen on Janu
ary 1. Next meeting of the
lodge will be January 8 at 8
p.m. at Phoenix Grange hall.
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A traditional male strong
hold, the baseball pressbox,
fell to a woman with the se
lection of Mary Barbor of
Winston-Salem, N.C., as top
writer in an annual sports
writing competition.
Fashion Fickle
Fashion, as ever, was fickle
in '58. The year began with
a renaisance of the 20's long
pearls and sacKs. It ended
with a renaissance Empress
Josephine gowns.
Most controversial style of
the year: the trapeze, which
hid women in billowing folds
of clotn straight from the
shoulderbones to the knee
caps. Men groaned.
The "ahm-peer" (as Empire
sometmes s pronounced), the
compromise style, moved the
waistline up under trie bosom.
The Japanese marriage
sweepstakes, with Crown
Prince Akihito as first prize,
was won by Michiko Shoda.
She will be the first common
er Empress in Japan's 2,600
year history.
Princess Margaretha, of
Sweden, moped when hoped
for romance with a London,
jazz pianist got the royal
thumbs down.
Debbie and Eddie Fisher's
idyllic marriage crashed.
Jayne Mansfield wed former
"Mr. Universe," Mickey Har
gitay. Frank' Sinatra courted both
Lauren Bacall and Lady
Beatty, of London. Dennis
and Lindsay Crosby married
chorines. Father Bing took to
the nursery to sing lullabys
to a new son.
Tragedy Stalks
Tragedy stalked thrice-wed
Liz Taylor. Mike Todd died
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Veterans Bridge Club
To Play Friday Night
Camp White - Camp White
V eterans Bridge ' club will
play for master points when
the club meet Friday, January
2, at camp.
Berg Marten and Roy Pru
itt scored 30 points to take
first place for last Friday's
meeting. In a tie for second
and third were the George
Rodes. and Mrs. Frank Baker
and her partner, Mrs. Marten.
in an air crash. Grace Metali
ous, penwoman of "Peyton
Place,'' got a quickie divorce
from her teacher husband to
wed a disc jockey.
The stork flapped his wings
over roosts of Patrice Munsel,
the Peter Lawfords, Debbie
Reynolds-Fisher, and two of
the Dionne Quints.
To another, opera star Lily
Pons, came divorce after 22
years of marriage to conduc
tor Andre Kostelanetz.
The world lost several of
its leading women. Among
them: Martha Taft, wife of
the laQte Sen. Robert Taft;
mystery novelist, Mary. Rob
erts Rhinehart; and writer
Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
The unpredictability of
womankind was in plain
sight.
Mrs. Marian Neuberger,
wife of Oregon's Democratic
Senator, appeared at a Wash
ington fund-raising jamboree
dressed in a bathing suit. Said
she: "Evil is as evil thinks."
A Durham, N. C, home
maker talked for 72 hours,
two minutes and 53 seconds,
winning the world's talking
record. .
Said a listener:
"She talked about every
thing but her age."
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Mitchells Hosts
At Party Today
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Mitchell,
33 Black Oak drive, are hosts
today for an informal New
I i ears aay open house. About
0 friends have been invited
to call. Guests will watch the
various "bowl"' games on tele
vision. Out-of-town guests are Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas J. White
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Sutherland, all Portland.
Family Returns
To California
Mr. and Mrs. William V.
Jones and three small sons,
Bill. Chris and Gregory, have
returned to California after
visiting in the home of Mr.
Jones' mother, Mrs. Esther
Jones, 31 Myers court. The
Jones also spent some time
with other relatives and
friends in the valley.
Mr. Jones is timber man
agement staff officer for the
Mendocino Nationals o r e s t
service, with headquarters at
Willows, Calif.
Family Spends
Holiday in Salem
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Jewett and children James,
Thomas and Anne, 903 Win
chester street, returned to
Medford on Monday after
spending the Christmas holi
days in Salem. They visited
Mrs. Jewett's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Doughton, and
other relatives.
On Saturday Mrs. Jewett
assisted her mother with a
neighborhood tea given at the
Doughton home.
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