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2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, ThunJcy, Fttrury 19, 1959 A soft-spoken, smUing woman from Pakistan charmed AAUW members and others who met her last Saturday. Mr. Rehana Asif Latif Islam spoke for the annual fellow ship luncheon of the Medford AAUW branch, and talked informally with other members and guests at a dinner and open house at the home of the Emerson Andersons later in the day. Mrs. Islam is studying in this country on an AAUW fellowship. She is doing advanced work in' economics, and hopes to receive her doctor's degree either here or at one of the universities in her own country. Medford people are much interested in Pakistan, if the Saturday night group was an indication. Mrs. Islam was questioned about Pakistan's education system, political sys tem, food supply, its relations with India and dozens of other questions. The well-informed visitor answered most of them readily and with considerable detail. She said that the education system is being improved as rapidly as time and a lack of proper funds will permit, and that the country is looking forward to the time when all children will be able to attend public schools through the high school level. Food is one of the major problems, she said, adding that it is a continuous struggle for many families to provide anything like an adequate diet. Eastern Pakistan has an adequate supply of fish, she said, but other foods are almost always in short supply. After Mrs. Islam reminded her listeners that 1200 miles separate the eastern and western sections of the country, the Andersons produced a map and many of the guests . gathered around it while the visitor talked. At the time of the division of India into two separate countries, mostly on the basis of religion, Pakistan found itself with two separate pieces of territory - with India in between. Mrs. Islam said that the only reasonable means of getting from one section of her country to the other is by air, since to travel across India means securing a visa and passport. This takes at least a month, sometimes more, according to the visitor. She remarked that she found it more difficult to enter India, in order to visit in East Pakistan before continuing on to the United States, than to secure her pass port for the United States. Potpourri has always wanted to own a sari, and our desire was strengthened by the sight of Mrs. Islam in her brown robe trimmed in gold design. When we inquired if the materia! could be purchased in San Francisco she said yes, at about $25 a yard. When a collective gasp went up from the females present, Mrs. Islam said that she had been dismayed to find how high the material, made in India, was priced, when in reality, a fair profit on such textiles could be made even though it sold at a fraction of this price. She said her country, with the help of the Ford Foundation and other sources, is rapidly setting up many "cottage industries." Under this scheme many citizens are employed in their own homes making jewelry and weaving material. The problem of marketing these materials is not yet solved, she said. Almost every woman in the room agreed that if the hand made jewelry and the handwoven products could be put on the market in the western United States, at a reasonable price, it would find a ready sale. If the hand-made jewelry now being turned out in Pakis tan homes is as interesting as what Mrs. Islam wore, we're lure it would sell here. Her necklace, for instance, was a series of nine different colored oblong stones, fastened to what appeared to be a length of velvet, with the ends twisted with silver. Mrs. Islam said this had been in the family for many generations and was thought to date back to Akbar the Great, greatest of the Indian Mogul rulers, who ruled from 1556 to 1605. The nine stones of different color were given special significance in his time, she said, and the necklace is a cherished possession of her family. Mrs. Islam, who is returning soon to Pakistan, said she was buying gifts in San Francisco for her family and friends. One of these will be a watch for the man who had been charged with the care of her son during Mrs. Islam's stay in this country. An American-made watch, she said, would please him more than anything else she could buy.-O.S. Friendship Club Installs Officers Gold Hill - Mrs. Harry Quinn was installed as presi dent of Amethyst Rebekah Friendship club for the en suing year at a meeting of the group held Monday evening. Feb. 16 at the home of Mrs. Donald Morrow in Gold Hill. Others installed were Mrs. Clarence Parsley, vice-president; Mrs. Paul Molloy, secre tary and Mrs. Jerry Herring- ton, treasurer. Mrs. Herring- ton was also recently installed noble grand of Amethyst lodge for the ensuing year. Plans were made for the annual dinner - theater party and the date set for Monday evening, March 23. Lodge to Honor Lawyer-Members Medford lodge, AF and AM, will honor members of the legal profession who are mem bers of the order at a meeting set for Friday, February 20, at 7:30- p.m. in the Masonic temple, Ross Gilkison, mas ter, states that the program will consist of a mock Mason ic trial under the direction of Stanley Jones and James Mc- Goodwin, with the assistance of master Masons who are .also lawyers practicing in Jackson county. Dinner, Party .Planned by Lodge Pochahontas lodge has a potluck dinner planned Fri day, February 20, at 6:30 p.m. ;in the Redman hall on Apple street A business meeting will follow at 8 pan., and aJ card party will close tne eve ning's program. Members are privileged to take guests for the dinner and card party. Leaves :' Hugh C. Ingle left last nizht for San Francisco to spend two days attending a I meeting of the American In stitute of Mining Engineers. Following the meeting Mr. Ingle will continue south to Santa Monica where Mrs. 1 Ingle is spending several weeks with the couple's son . in-law and daughter. L Jackson county library con tributes to the community's education, informa"on, recre ation and inspiration. Trail Blazers Meet At Whittle Home Trail Blazers Horse club held the February meeting at the home of Mrs. Tom Whit tle, with President Bob Olson presiding. Three new mem bers, Jo Wood, Central Point, Penny Anderson and Linda Thames, both of . Howard school, were present. Following discussion of 4H rider questions, Karen Holley and Barbara Beck gave a dem onstration on the parts of a bridle. Mrs. Whittle discussed the Centennial parade and several members took part in it. Gail Stone reported on the 10-mile ride the members took January 24. The ride was from the Whittle home to Wil low Creek school. February 22 the Trail Blaz ers plan to visit two horse ranches. Vicki Colwell served freshments. re- Calendar Luncheon Given At Sweet Home Mrs. William Sweet enter tained a group of friends at her home on South Stage road Friday with - a noon luncheon and birthday party. The birthdays of Mrs. Mary Payton, Mrs. Clarence O Lack and Mrs. Sweet were celebrated. A decorated "Happy Birthday" cake was served and gifts presented, in cluding a flowering tree for Mrs. Lack. Games were played during the afternoon with prizes awarded. Present" were the three honored guests and Mrs. Lydia Goff, Mrs. Reimer- Peterson, Mrs. William Nay- lor, Mrs. Richard Garrett, Mrs. C. F. Gordon, Mrs. H. W. Wright, Mrs. F. J. Cook, Mrs. Lee Willetts, Mrs. Amel Paul and Mrs. Lack. a . - Harold Spraguer Host for Dinner The Medford hotel was the scene of a dinner party given by Harold A. Spraguer, Gold Hill, Tuesday, February 17 honoring members of the Temple association, Knights of Pythias. Present were Ora Meyers, Edward Bostwick, Dan Kadin, Carl Fichtner, Charles Lash er, George Fisk, Baker Yar- brough, LeRoy Cline, Roland Beach, all members of the association, also Archie C. Fries, Ashland; Olav Lokken, Gold Hill, and the host, Mr. Spraguer. He is a 32-year member of the Knights of Pythians, having joined the order in February, 1927, at St. Helens, Ore. " r 'i r i- oupie openas Vacation Here M. Sgt. and Mrs. Stanley Smith of Laguna Beach, Calif., have arrived in Med ford to visit Mrs. Smith's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rinard, 1708 Thomas road, and Mr. Smith's mother, Mrs. Ola Smith, 826 East , Jackson street. The Smith's son, Sidney, is a freshman at Southern Ore gon college,' and is making his home with the Rinards. The Smiths will leave Mon day for the return trip south. Sergeant Smith is assigned to duty at the El Toro base of the United States Marine corps. i Square Dancing Class Announced Square Dance instructions for beginners will begin Fri day February 20, at 8 p.m. at Moose hall, 11 Newtown street. Additional information may be obtained by calling Mrs. Flowers at SPring 2-6376 or Francis Cronin at SPring 3-3171 during the day or SPring 3-3475 nights. Low-Calorie Dessert New York-(UPD-Low-calorie maple mousse is a good des sert. Sprinkle 1 envelope unfa vored gelatine on Vi cup cold water in saucepan to soften. Place over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gela tine dissolves. Remove from heat, add 1 cup ice-cold evaporated milk, Vz teaspoon maple flavoring, 2 teaspoons liquid sweetener, k teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Chill until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon. Pour 1 cup evaporated milk into refrigerator tray, freeze until ice crystals form around edges. Turn into chilled bowl and whip at high speed until stiff. Fold into gelatine mix ture, turn into 5-cup mold and chill until firm. Makes 6 100- calorie servings. I'Trails, Trail Blpzers" Topic for Women's Club Because last Saturday was Oregon's one-hundredth birth day, the College Women's Club of the Rogue River Valley opened its meeting with the singing of "Oregon, My Oregon," the official state song. Mrs. Amos . Willits, music chairman, introduced Peter Windt, Ashland, who sang a group of folk songs, accom panying himself on the guitar. According to him, the early settlers were too busy felling the virgin timber, tilling the son ana mining goia 10 spena their valuable time writing songs; accordingly, they sang the tunes they brought with theni' across the plains. His. first number was "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie," a chil dren's song with a New Eng land background. He contin ued with "From Here on Home," a bit "of philosophy the emigrant must have need ed when the going was rough men ne sang "uia uiue," an eulogy of a dog because a good dog was a priceless pos session of the pioneer. From across the sea came the old ballad, "Lord Randall," with its haunting repetition. This was followed by "A Paper of Pins,-" a courting duet. He concluded with "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." Mrs. Windt was a guest of the club. Mrs. Glenn -Linn, member of the program committee, in troduced Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gustin, who talked on "Trails and Trail-Blazers." Mr. Gus tin, a former principal of Jack son school, sketched briefly the many trails that led across the country from east to west. He began with the "Wilder ness Road" blazed by Daniel Boone from Yadkin, N.C., to Boonesboro, on the Kentucky river in what is now the state of Kentucky. The trail is marked today by the familiar figure of Daniel Boone with his coonskin cap, his gun, and his dog. Some settlers, especi ally those from New England and New York, traveled by way of the Hudson and Mo hawk valleys and on west by way of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Cumberland Trail Then came the Cumberland Trail, leading from Cumber land, Md., to Vandalia, 111., an early capital. The trails were first used by hunters and trappers, on foot or on horse back; then came families seek ing homes, usually bringing their possessions in wagons. The United States govern ment went into the highway business with the building of the "National Road," that ran from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis. It is now known as "The National Trails Road" or U.S. 50. "The Cherokee Trail" or the "trail- of tears" was used when the government trans planted the Cherokees, the Creeks, and the Seminoles from their ancestral homes to a strange, new country, known as the Indian Terri tory, but is now the state of Oklahoma. The purchase of the Louisi ana territory stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi to the Rockies, necessitated the building of new travel routes. President Thomas ' Jefferson sent William Clark and Meri wether Lewis out to study the fauna and flora, the climate and topography, and the peo ple, and to bring back infor mation that would lead to the settlement of the new lands. Mr. Gustin sketched briefly this journey, telling of their meeting with the French fur trader, Charboneau and his Indian wife, Sacajawea, whom William. Clark called "Janie." Most 'of the trail was made up of three rivers and their trib utaries: the Missouri, the Platte (described as one thou sand miles long, one mile wide, and one inch deep), and the "Columbia, often called "The River of the West" and the "Oregon." Peak Named Zebulon Pike, in exploring the Southwest to Santa Fe, the end of the old Santa Fe Trail, left his name on Pike's peak. The old Chisholm Trail with Dodge City on one end and Tombstone on the other is fa miliar to today's Western fans, General John C. Fremont, leaving St. Louis in 1843, fol lowed the Oregon Trail to The Dalles before turning south to the Klamath country,- where his unguarded train was at tacked by the Indians. Only twice in a journey of 20,000 miles had he failed to keep watch. The Barlow Trail was made to escape the rapids of the Columbia river. It also turned south at The Dalles, skirting the south slope of Mt. Hood ending in the Willamette, val ley. Later it became a toll road that is now a part of the well-known Loop Road. Then came the Applegates - Jesse and Lindsay - who needed a road farther south. They thought they could shorten the Fremont Trail, have a longer summer season for traveling, find more peace ful Indians, and probably make a better defense against the English. The war clouds were darkening for the United States was insisting on a northern boundary of 5440'. Their trail is almost identical with the Pacific highway from the Willamette valley to Ash land where it turned to cross the Green Springs to Klam ath, thence to the Humboldt and on to Fort Hall in Idaho. The eastern section was not very successful because of the unfriendly Indians and the hazardous mountains, but the valley section soon became a highway to the gold fields first in California and later in Jacksonville. From Ashland many went-by way of Pilot Rock but some followed the Applegate Trail to Klamath and then they branched off to the Lakeview Trail. Trail Traced Next Mr. Gustin pointed out present day places of interest along the Old Oregon Trail visited by them on a trip made a few years ago with the definite purpose of study ing the landmarks. Mrs. Gustin also related the story of one of the early trail-blazers, a Bill Williams commemorated by the town of Williams, Ariz., that has a Bill Williams avenue and a Bill Williams mountain, on which the sturdy pioneer is supposed to have died at an advanced age; however, there are many and varied versions of his last days. Bill was a native of St. Louis, where he came in con tact with traders and trappers and spent much of his time with the Osages. He learned their language and resolved to Tooth Stains! 1 Jl ; i by dentists to remove stains from teeth. Stain-free teeth look bright, feel wonderful. Calendar notices and newt for the society section of The Mail Tribune most be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is I 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 p.m. the day before publication. Thursday: 6 p.m. - Mistletoe camp, Royal Neighbors of America, dinner at Pythian hall; meet ing to follow. 7:30 p.m. - Lively Rogues Dance club, Rogue Valley Country club. 8 p.m. Adarel chapter, Jacksonville Masonic temple. 8 p.m.-Roxy Ann court. Or der of Amaranth, Medford Masonic temple. 8 p.m. - Sams Valley PTA, at school. 8 p.m. - Jewett. Central Point and Junior High PTA, Jewett cafetorium, Central Point. Friday: 10:15 a.m. - Phoenix Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. William M. Wroe, box 223, Fern Valley rd. 12:30 pjn. - Fifty Phis club, Episcopal Guild hall. 1:30 pjn. - Jolly Stitchers, home of Mrs. Harry Bryant, 1312 Reddy avenue. 1 p.m. - Getogether club, j Girls Community club. j WEEK-END in 1 RACK 75 DRESSES VALUES TO $29.95 Your Choice While They Last! Friday & Saturday Only! irjoo 1W rr 21 North Central translate the Bible Into it. He tried to convert the Indians to Christianity but ended by accepting their tribal religion. After the death of his Indian wife, he roamed the West un til he knew every stream and every landmark, from the Texas Panhandle to Canada. He was the best guide in the area for either the trapper or the wagon train. Finally Gen eral John C. Fremont persuad ed him against his better judgment to lead an expedi tion across the Colorado Rock ies in the dead of winter. Caught in a blizzard in which the mules were frozen to death, the survivors were forced to chew their own boot tops. The expedition was giv en up as a failure after unbe lievable hardships. Then he ' returned to the Williams coun . try where he trapped and i hunted until his death. A cairn has been built on the ; mountain overlooking the ; Grand Canyon, marking the spot where tradition says he died. The hostesses for the after noon were Mrs. George Ca node and Mrs. Horace Thomp son. Mrs. Glenn Linn, the so cial chairman, was assisted by Mrs. Roy Martin,Mrs. Nick DeWitt, Mrs. David Baker, and Miss Mary Klocker. . Wine Tip New York-OIPD-Add a table spoon or more of any table wine to apples while they are baking. The alcohol will cook away, leaving a delicate fruit flavor. ' Mt. Pitt Rebekah Receives Certificate , Central Point-Mrs. William Flannery was presented a certificate of perfection for lodge ritual at a meeting of Mt. Pitt Rebekah lodge held recently in Central Point. Mrs.' John Robison received a seal to attach to her certifi cate; both were presented by Mrs. .John Kime, district de puty president. . A school of instruction on lodge procedure followed the meeting, with Mrs. Kime and Mrs. Marshall Weidman in charge. , Refreshments were served by Mrs. Robert Monsey, Mrs. Lee McNew and Mrs. Lloyd Jones. Now theves enough. If DRESS l I FLATS I In Black Sutde, II I Red, and White II Smooth leathers, II I sizes 4 to 10. f J REGULAR 1 ff $2.99 J I f m- i i c l w a, -a m a sV . Bu ' New ; i 1" ! 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