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1 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mdfor4, Oregon, Thursday January 15, 1959 mm It' amazing what the reader can find in a newspaper. News, of course-by that we mean the very latest happen ings whether it be in the field of politics, highway accidents, fashions or moon missiles. But the trivia has its place, too. Potpourri once read in the Christian Science Monitor what to do to keep a satin covered down quilt from slipping off the bed. It worked, too. And that equally famous and well-edited newspaper, The New York Times, printed this bit of information in the January 10 issue. "Save the plastic bags in which . so many food and clothing items now come wrapped" read the little filler item. "They are handy for storing small items, such as parsley and radishes, in the refrigerator. They also make good freezer bags." Well for heaven's sake. Everybody knows that already. Potpourri can add at least a dozen other uses without half trying. We never throw away a plastic bag. We use them for storing sweaters, socks and other woolens in the summer time; they're good for wrapping all sorts of vegetables-not Just parsley and radishes, and any number of other foods. When packing for a trip, plastic bags of various sizes are useful for wrap ping shoes, cosmetics which might spill and articles which may have to be packed damp. If you're one of those nature lovers who tramp through the back acres of Jackson county and bring home plants for your own garden, plastic sacks or sheets of plastic are extremely useful. Certainly, industry makes a wide use of plastic, cello phane, saran wrap, etc. In fact, one of our complaints is that food comes so well packaged these days it takes a magician to get it unwrapped. We've been..reading up on vitamins and diet, Not long ago a committee of the American Medical association issued a statement which said that people didn't need to take extra vitamins by way of pills and powder and oils if they had an adequate and proper diet. That's doubtless true, but what is an adequate diet and do most people living in Potpourri has read a lot about diet in recent years-all sorts of material from all over the United States comes to our desk, and we always try to read everything that per tains to diet. Most of the material tends to say that people ' In th TTrtiteri Stat rinn'r Via-tr bureaus, the U.S. agencies, the home economists and the nutritionists who break into print mostly say otherwise, a.j..... l- T : - j a . miicutnns uuii i get euuugu wiuuiu, une tews uvu anu uvci again; we eat too mucn sxarcn ana sugar ana stup xne gooa proteins and health-giving fresh fruits and vegetables. We checked with Mary Pat Lucy of the Oregon and Jackson County Extension service, and Miss Lucy agreed with the AMA statement about vitamins. She added that the No. 1 health problem in the U.S. today is obesity-too many people are overweight. She also said that too many teen age girls, young mothers and pregnant women have an improper diet. "We have enough food," she said, "But not always the right kind." Miss Lucy was quick to point out that the extension service works unceasingly to educate everyone about diet, and that right now it is one of the projects in this county. She is making preparations to train leaders of the various county units, and the units .will each have a program on diet. Anyone Interested may attend these meetings. She sent along some material to read. Including an article on vitamins in an American Medical association magazine. The writer, C. A. Elvehjem, dean of the graduate school, University of Wisconsin, said in the article that there are only six vitamins, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, Vitamin A and Vitamin D, to which we need give attention in everyday food selection. The others will be provided if the individual eats the food which provides the six, he said. He warned that we shouldn't over-emphasize vitamin neaa Vint TAmamK iViat rttVir mttfMAmta n vn aasam- tial, said that the various minerals needed in the diet can produce toxic effects if taken in too large a quantity, that "excessive Intake of vitamins would, at best, be of no value to us and can prove harmful." He added that heavy over dosage of vitamin D can produce toxic effects. Dr. Elvejhem also said that "the small amount of the trace elements necessary for good health are adequately supplied in a well-rounded diet; no supplements are needed." He added that "minute amounts of fluorine have proved of value in protection against tooth decay." Miss Lucy also sent along copies of two bulletins which give basic information on what to eat to get a proper diet. Government nutritionists have condensed this basic information into what is called the Daily Four-the Milk Group, Meat group, Vegetable-Fruit group and Bread-Cereal group. Copies of the Bulletin are available for homemakers 1 who ask for them. Author John Keats spoke for the annual Conference on I Family Security at Disneyland the other day. What he said about Los Angeles ended up under big black type on the . front page of LA newspapers, and a copy was sent on to ; Potpourri by Hugh and Edith Ingle, visiting in the south. Los Angeles, said Keats, "is a vast; spoiled slum of the present and future." He said more, too. It's very air is poisonous, Keats declared, and "the great road networks which rise through the chaos are clear evidence that Cali - fornians are more concerned with creating an atmosphere favorable to automobiles rather than to human life." He blasted the metropolis of southern California for being "a monument to the lack of wise community planning and "an example of the triumph of blind greed in the relent less exploitation of living space." Turning to Detroit and the auto industry In general, Author Keats declared that auto manufacturers "are pro ducers of monstrosities symbolizing wealth, sex, speed and power." Insurance rates, he believes, should be based on size and horsepower of .the car. He said such a move would drive "our over-powered, over-weight, badly balanced mon strosities out of the marketplace and off the highways." The paper further quoted Author Keats as saying that children are being raised "in an age of slipshod labor, shoddy goods, of lying advertising and asinine praise." Strong words, Mr. Keats, very strong.-O.S. Speakers Listed For PTA Session Central Point - Representa tives from county depart ments will present the pro gram, "Information, Please, About County Services Avail able to Us" for the regular meeting of the Central Point Parent-Teacher association to night. Among the county per sonnel speaking at this meeting at 8 p.m. in the Jun ior High school library, will be Dr. A. E. Merkel, Orie Moorse, Thomas L. Goff, Laurence Tweedy, Miss Mary Pat Lucy and C. B. Cordy. Fathers are especially in vited for this evening meet ing, and for the room count they will count double. Hosts for the evening will be the parents of the fifth and sixth grade school students. ' Jackson PTA Jackson School Parent-Tea-.cher association will meet on Friday, January 16. at 2:30 pjn."at the school bouse. a nmner riit tlio roeoarnVi Square Dance Class Planned A beginners square dance class will start in the social haltof the Medford YMCA Monday night, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fosbury, instructors, have announced. The class will be open to any adult couple interested in learning to square dance. Teenagers interested in tak ing the course may contact Mr. or Mrs. Fosbury at SPring 3-5188 or contact Her bert Partridge at the YMCA Classes will start at 8 p.m each Monday for 12 weeks. Tryouts Planned Thursday. Friday Tryouts for 'The Cockeyed Triangle," coming play of Footlighters, will be held on January 15 and 16 at the group's theater building be hind the Medford armory. There are six characters in the play, a young man ana voune woman, a middle taged man and woman, and in elderly man and woman. Square Up Callers Announced Eighteen callers from Ore gon and California are sched uled to share the calling at the second annual Southern Oregon Square Up at South ern Oregon college's new ball room Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The event is being sponsor ed by the Rogue Valley Square Dance Callers' associ ation, and dancing is sched uled Saturday night and Sun day afternoon. Music will be furnished by Eddie "K" Knecheges Square Dance band- of Vancouver, Wash. Members of the asso ciation will call for squares Saturday night with guest callers participating Sunday afternoon. Guest callers include Henry (Hank) Fields and Ronald Telford, both of Al turas, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones, Dunsmuir, Calif., Carl Herron, Fields Landing, Calif.; Charles Stanton, Montgomery Creek, Calif.; Chick Harrison, Yreka Calif.; Arthur Shoemaker and George X. Rempelos, both of North Bend, Mac Bacon and Ivan Midlam, both of Eugene, "Mickey" Lawrence and Dorothy White, both of Springfield, Leonard Gorton of Redmond, Curley Reynolds of Roseburg, and Trudy Goinx of Salem. - Designers Bring 'Wolf Whistle7 Fashions Back By SHEILA WALSH United Press International Rome -(UPD- Italian design ers opened their spring-sum mer fashion showings today with a collection aimed at re storing the wolf whistle. All indications were the 1959 glamour girl would look more like Sophia Loren and less like Napoelon's Empress Josephine. Words like "waist line" and "bosom" were being used in polite fashion society for the first time since revival of the "empire" line. The very high empire waist line is going back to the point where the anatomy books put it. After the sack and the semi-sack, the style dictators have become as figure con scious as Hollywood's pro- duoers. Rome's four-day round of fashion previews began with a colorful display of high ac cessories and some new, in genious shapes for shoes and handbags. High fashion collections by Marini-Conterno and Rapuano accented "femininty" and grace." Half a dozen bouti que designers, many new to the international fash 'ion scene, showed the kind of eye catching beach and casual clothes that made Italy fa mous. Even the youngsters .had their day in the fashion spot light. For little girls who in sist on being in the height of style, Rome s expert on chil dren's, clothes, Zingone, pre sented the "butterfly line." Fifteen high fashion de signers will preview their new collections in Rome be fore the fashion scene shifts to Florence January 21. Who's Who Lists Five Five Jackson county wom en are included in the newly published "Who's Who of American Women." Three are from Ashland two from Med ford. Included from Medford are Dr. June Peters Byers, a phy sician, and Miss Noreen Kelly, attorney and municipal judge. The three Ashland women are Mrs. Mabel Winston, reg istrar and dean of women of Southern Oregon college; Dr. Irene Hollenbeck, assistant professor of science and Dr, Dorothy E. Stolp, associate professor of speech and drama. Mrs. Winston is a former Oregon president and regional director of the American As sociation of University. The title page of the di rectory, first of its kind ever published in the United States, terms the publication "A biographical dictionary of notable living American wom en." It contains 19,671 names - Tin Can Craft Class Announced A class in tin can craft will be held at the home of Mrs. Don Steinmetz, Swing lane. Friday, January 16, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mrs Nick Gier will give the les may call SPring 2-6411 for further information. MAGAZINE ARTIST DIES New York -(UPD Christiana Malman, 46, an artist for the New Yorker Magazine for more than 20 years, died on Wednesday. Prim Versus Emphasized By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Ediior New York-(lTD-It's the prim look versus the bare look in evening fashions for spring. Designer Ceil Chapman re vives the cover-up fashions from the Gib son girl era for cocktail and dinner clot hes. De signer Luis Estevez slash- Gay Pauley so low mat even nis snow room models asked for protec tive hook and eye fasteners at the front of some dresses. Miss Chapman's Gibson girl group comes m DiacK ana white combinations - black, slim or accordion-p 1 e a t e d skirts of crepe, either short formal or floor length, worn with white tucked linen or chiffon blouses. The blouses have the high, tailored collars and the long, cuffed sleeves typical of those worn by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson's fashionable la dies at the turn of the cen tury. Miss Chapman is one of the members of the couture group of the New York Dress Insti tute, previewing spring and summer clothes this week for visiting fashion editors. Withdraws From Show Estevez, originally sched uled to show with the group, withdrew shortly before the openings for reasons ex plained. In most collections, the long and narrow evening dress steals the show from the lush, bouffant. Estevez show ed sheath-like formals with the skinny look relieved only by an attached short cape at the back. Famous for making revealing clothes, Estevez this season not only plunged neck lines nearly to the waist but also slit the side seams of some long formals up to mid- thigh. Short evening gowns out numbered long ones in the Christian Dior collection. The firm's chief designer, Yves St. Laurent, stressed the "round ed line." Its high-waisted sil houette reflected last fall's custom collection in Paris, for which the house traditionally saves its splashy, news-making numbers. The Paris spring collection will be shown the press January 29. - - Hemlines on the Dior aay- time clothes were 17 to 18 inches, from the floor, the same as most New York man ufacturers are showing, al though St. Laurent went aeainst the Paris trend last fall and hauled skirts as low as 14 and 15 inches. Explains Hemline Variation A news release on the New York collation explained the hemline variation this way: "It must be emphasized that although the general trend of fashion is very defi nitely to longer lengths, the actual lengths vary to com niimpnt the nrODortions of specific dresses and suits and also the wearers." Skirts of some cocktail Mrs. Gordon Ticwe Honored at Shower Central Point- Mrs. Ver non Allen gave a shower at her home January 6 in honor of Mrs. Gordon Tidwell. Co hostesses were Mrs. Leroy Green and Mrs. Frank Sax bury. Guests to the affair were Mrs. Helen Jones, Mrs Vern Parent, Mrs. Dennis Burns, Mrs. Richard King, Mrs. Leo Cellura, Mrs. Frank Meadows, Mrs. Dave Parker, Mrs. Robert Lance, Mrs. George Juveland, Mrs. Ad rian Van Horn Jr., Mrs. Bill Morse, Mrs. Mae Green, Mrs. Larry South, Mrs. Harold Al len and Mrs. Terry Evett. 4 Calendar Calendar notices and newi fof the lociety section of The Mail Tribune must he submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead line for the weekly calendar is S a.m. of the day for publication and for week day news is i p.m. the day before publication. Thursday 7:30 p.m. Lively Rogues dance club, Rogue Valley Country club. 8 pjn. Adarel chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, Jacksonville Masonic temple. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann court, Order of Amaranth, Masonic temple. 8 p.m.-Welcome Wagon club, Girls Community club. Friday 1 p.m. - Getogether club, Girls Community club. 10:15 a.m.-Phoenix Exten sion unit, Phoenix Presbyter ian church. 12:30 pjh.-VFW Auxiliary Sewing club, home of Mrs. Ira D. Canfield, Coleman Creek road. 12:30 p.m.-Fifty Plus club, Pythian hall. Friday: 1 D.m. - Getoeelher club. Girls Community club. Bare Look for Evening clothes were rounded and bell-shaped, reminiscent of the "new look" of 1947 which made the' house famous. Waistlines are slightly higher than normal. Designer Chapman revived one old-time fashion. Design ers Adele Simpson and John Moore help make the new season seem like old times in other ways. Mrs. Simpson has brought back the classic redingote and the coat dress. She shows the redingotes or "slipcovers" in cotton worn over a cotton dress, and in silk over silk. Moore, 31, who makes many of Marilyn Monroe s special occasion dresses, has revived the jumper, the jer kin and the tunic. Waistlines in his collection of Talmack are raised slightly at the front. Pocahontas Lodge Holds Ceremony; Party Announced Mrs. Walter Wilson was in stalled prophetess of Medford Pocahontas lodge in cere monies held last week at Red man hall. Mrs. Charles Dooms, deputy great Pocahontas, con ducted the ritual. Also installed were Mrs. Carrol Zachary, Pocahontas; Mrs. Mary Fredericks, Weno- nah; Henry Dooms, Powha tan; Mrs. Henry Dooms, keep er of records; Mrs. Lewis Thompson, collector of wam pum; Mrs. Noel Erskine, keep er of wampunm; Mrs. Richard Singler, trustee; Mrs. Ben Ashton, reporter. Mrs. Dooms was appointed by the great Pocahontas of California as the deputy great Pocahontas of this council. The lodge will hold the monthly card party Friday, January 16, in Redman hall on Apple street. Prizes will be awarded. The business meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. and the card party will follow. Refreshments will be served. Mardi Gras Date Set Plans are underway for the second annual Mardi Gras ball to be given by Tu dor guild at Rogue Valley Country club Friday, Febru ary 6. Rex II, King of Carni val and Lord of Misrule, will reign over the gala affair. Sharing and embellishing his reign will be -a beautiful young queen and a number of royal princesses, the com mittee states. Loyal subjects of Rex II are asked to come in costume. However, acceptable attire will be formal dress, or cock tail dresses for women and darR suits for men, with masks. Several prizes are to be given for outstanding cos tumes. Bill Vaughn's Thun derbirds. will provide music for dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and a royal hunt break fast will be served near mid night. The Mardi Gras ball is open to the public. Scout Troops Aided by Group Gold Hill-Needed facilities have been installed for use by Gold Hill Girl Scout and Brownie troops in the local Community hall. The Gold Hill Health unit financed the improvements; a sizeable part of the group's funds was budgeted for this purpose. A report of the completed project was given at a meet ing of the unit held in the home of Mrs. C. Norman Gail, highway 99 north. Mrs. Ted Schoenemann, president presided at the meeting. Refreshments were served to 18 members and one visi tor, Mrs. John McMahon. Co hostesses for the January meeting were Mrs. Arthur Boye, Mrs. Jack Cline, and Mrs. J. G. Kofahl. Mrs. Boye will be hostess for the February 2, meeting at her home on Highway 99 north of Gold Hill. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Elizabeth McGallaird and Mrs. Schoene mann. DO SPECIALS IN ALL OS Shower Honors Miss Henderson; Wedding Friday Eagle Point-Miss Barbara Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Hender son, was honored at a shower held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cearley Thurs day, January 8. Miss Hender son's wedding to Larry B. Dodenhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dodenhoff, is set for Friday, January 16, at 8 p.m. at the Eagle Point Community Bible church. Those attending the shower were Mrs. Frank Lockwood, Gold Hill, Mrs. Williard Cave, Mrs. Arthur Kent, Mrs. Bert L. Dodenhoff, Mrs. Harold Ottosen and Betty, Mrs. C. P. Henderson, Mrs. Leland Mey er, Mrs. Hoyl Jordan, Mrs. Earl Farlow, Mrs. J. N. Fortin, Mrs. Lottie VanScoy, Mrs. Glenn Cave, Mrs. John Carnes, Mrs. James A. Pond, Mrs. Lloyd E. Breeding, Mrs. Jackie Greb, Mrs. Lloyd Dodenhoff, Mrs. Edward R. Chamberlain, Mrs. G. C. Per ry, Mrs. Fred Clark, Mrs. Foster Greb, Mrs. George Al len, Mrs. Dave Cox, Mrs. Les ter McFall, all Eagle Point; Miss Sandy Farlow, Medford; Miss Linda Nease, Miss Cherie Mitchell, Miss Silvia Marie Clark, Miss Phyllis Perry, Miss Georgia Weidman, Miss Joyce Cearley and the host esses Mrs. Norman Stinger, Mrs. Arthur Phillpott and the hostess. Refreshments followed the opening of gifts by the bride-to-be. - - Adventists Plan Party Saturday At Clubhouse "Gay Nineties" costumes and entertainment of a half century ago will be featured in a social gathering sched uled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night in the Med-, ford Pathfinder clubhouse on the Rogue River Academy grounds. The event, sponsored by the Wive's auxiliary to the Medford Seventh-day Adven tist church's Building com mittee, will be complete with barber shop quartet, and an old-fashioned cake walk. Prizes will be awarded the best "Nineties" costume for both men and women. Various departments of the church will sponsor booths, including a fish-pond, archery contest, picture-taking , gal lery, and several . surprise events. Church members and their friends throughout the Valley are invited to come and share the evening's fun which will be in the Oregon Centennial year theme, - Directors Elect Club Chairman The new board of directors of Medford Duplicate Bridge club has elected Howard J. Boyd chairman for the com ing year. Mrs. Jack Mitchell was named secretary, and Berg Marten, treasurer. Oth er members of the board are Mrs. George Rode, Mrs. John Dougherty, Roy Pruitt and Leland Clark. The club has planned the annual guest night for Tues day, January . 20. Play will be at Girls Community club, beginning at 7:30 p.m. North-south winners for the last session were Mrs. Frank Baker and Howard Boyd, first. 147V&; D. H. . Barber, Trail, and Richard House, sec ond, 138V2; Mrs. Ben Todd and Mrs. Richard Milestone, third, 136 points; Mrs. Paul Hatton and Leland Clark, fourth, 131. Winning east - west were Mrs. A. W. Lingaas and Roy Pruitt, first, 136V; Mrs. Thomas Randall and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, who tied with the team of Mrs. George Dean and Mrs. Oda Thomason for second and third, each scor ing 127V2 points; Berg Mar ten and George Rode, fourth, 116. Tip for Yeast Dough On chilly days, your gas oven is a good place for rais ing yeast dough. Place a pan of boiling water on the lower rack of the oven and close the door. The insulation con fines the warmth and mois ture, providing ideal condi tions for yeast growth. Buy Better Furniture Values Now ... in our greatest January PHONE MU 5-8771 CDOXDOOOQPC DEPARTMENTS! Rogue Camp F Has Annual El Mrs. J. P. Rowan of Med ford was re-elected president of the Rogue Camp Fire Girls council at the organization's annual meeting. About 50 adults attended the meeting which was held Sunday eve ning at Rogue Valley Country club. Other officers elected to serve for the coming year were: first vice-president, Mrs. Merle McGraw. Eaele Point; second vice-president, Mrs. Marion McCauley, Ash land; secretary, Mrs. W. H. Prentice, Medford: and treas urer, Eugene Ditsworth, Med ford. Named to the board of di rectors for a three-year term were Thomas Laird, Mrs. George Bell, Mrs. Warren La Bounty, Mr. and Mrs. Marion McCauley, all Ashland, and Mrs. Howard Gang. Mrs. D. E. Farnham, Mrs. W. H. Prent ice, all Medford. Mr. Larry Clark, Medford, was appoint ed by the president to serve as regional representative. The NO LAY-AWAYS NO EXCHANGES FINAL 1 1 BALANCE of BETTER CnOO DRESSES and FORMALS 588 Juniors, Regular and Half Sizes " 2 FOR $15.00 Lingerie l PRICE 2$ South Central IpDecase FOOD from America's farm abundance . . . milk powder, flour, corn meal, cheese ... is given to CARE by the U.S. Government, for relief dis tribution in less fortunate lands. FOR every $1 you give, CARE can deliver a 22-lb. Food Crusade package to those who need food most in critical areas of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America. HUNGRY children and their parents, orphans, refugees, the aged and sick are reached by dis tributions to needy families, or to schools and welfare institutions. PEOPLE who have never had enough to eat receive this food as your personal gift: your name and address go with each package, to tell them you and our country are their friends. Every $1 sends 22 lbs. MAIL JOIN YOUR DOLLARS TO THE FOOD CRUSADE! ire Council ection Sunday Mrs. Mae Lowe, Talent, was presented a Golden Jubilee charm for "her 50 years of faithful service to Camp Fire." Other officers retiring from the board were Mrs. Elmo Stevenson, Henry Enders, Sam Davis and Mrs. Wesley Baker, all Ashland. Mrs. Rowan expressed her thanks to the council for the : cooperation of the past year and promised an even greater year ahead. Annual reports were given by committee heads, aird booklets outlining the year's accomplishments and other pertinent facts were given to each one present. Mrs. Her bert Partridge, chairman of the program committee, re ported on group activities for the Golden Jubilee project, Austin F. Hamer, superin tendent of conservation edu cation for the Oregon State Game commission, was guest speaker. Dessert and coffee were served by the club. Fashionette THIS IS IT! Our FINAL CLEARANCE of ODDS and ENDS . . . every one from regular stock at a drastic reduction in price to clear . . . Come in and SAVE! Balance Odds 'N' Ends WINTER COTTONS Sweaters Jackets Skirts Only $388 The Fashionette LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR coceooo CARE Av-' New Vork 16, N. Y. or your nearest CARE address Here is . to tend Food Crusade packages. Name Address City . Nation's Population Said 175,370,000 . Washington -dm- The Cen sus Bureau estimates the na tion's population stood at 175.370,000 on Dec. 1. The figure represents an increase of 2,864,000 persons during the past year. Pointers About Pork According to Margaret Spader, home service editor o f the Gas Appliance Manu facturers association, shoul der cuts of pork have a larger per cent of lean than many other pork cuts and usually carry a lower price tab. Cuts such as Boston butt, blade steak and picnic hams are particularly thrifty. Like oth er cuts of pork, these less expensive ones are considered good sources of thiamine, as well as protein and iron. TOOTH STAR TOBACCO COFFEE I Tjti 1 by dentists io remov . stains from teeth. Stain-free teeth look bright, feel wonderful. ePcl49479d A FEW SUITS PRICE VALUES TO 69.98 T A FEW COATS Wools and Velveteens GREATLY REDUCED! Across From Craterian 1 I Medford Mail Tribune Zone . . State .