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Fashion Manufacturers Asked to Improve Items By GAY .PAULEY UPI Women' Editor New York - Oil - Let fash ion designers keep their heads in the clouds, for new n ratinns 'ITt rnmp from f uiediiiiug. cut please, dear garment man u f a c t urers, haul your -selves down to earth and harken to the r , things which i r k us fe Gay Pauley males. The other day I devoted a column to "Why don't They?" concerning things about the house. The fashion people es caped; I ran out of room. But there are plenty of "Why don't they?" which wo men write or call in. I've been saving 'em up, so here goes and let us hope that everyone benefits the manu facturers in more sales, the women, in more for their money. Why don't they? Rippers Can Be Stuck ," Find another way to make a neat fit without a zipper up the back of the Love for Father Contest Topic Children of high school age and younger are invited to send letters by May 15 on why they love and appreci ate their fathers to "Letters to Father". Committee, P.O. Box 106, Radio City Station, New York 19, N. Y. The con test is a testimonial commem orating Father's Day June 21. Last year the 22,000 chil dren who wrote letters found almost as many resasons why their dad was the best dad in the whole world: "I love dads face. I love him on Aprilfools day, he plays jokes on me," says one young ster, aged five. "We must remember that we can't change ur parents, but it's not too late to change ourselves. Some day I hope to be half as great as my father is." - a quote from a young philosopher-diplomat. "Daddies Know everything from the rules of hockey to the correct care and feeding of a pet 'horny . toad," and "He is the strongest, the most handsome, and the most in telligent person on earth," say two others. ,' .' Judges Named Judges .of the contest will be Mrs. Mary E. Buchanan, editor of Parents' Magazine; Joanne Foster, Children'! Book Council, Inc.; William Boutwell, editor of Scholastic Magazines; Alvin Austin, ex ecutive director, Father's Day committee; Eugene Ray mond, president of the Cigar ' Institute of America. The three top boy winners will receive a medium weight American-made bicycle, and then prizes proceed in order of winning to three astronomi cal telescopes and ten home tool kits. The fathers of the three top boy winners will re ceive a humidor filled with cigars as their Father's day gift, and the ten next best letters, will bring a box of cigars to the fathers of hon orable mention winners. The three top prizes for girls will be one portable sew ing machine, three transistor radios and ten manicure sets. The three top-winning fathers will receive a humidor filled with cigars, and the ten next best letters will also bring a box of cigars to each father of an honorable mention win ner. Graduation Party Planned for Dancers A graduation party for a class in beginning square da-cing is scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Darby school. Douglas Deck er, Central Point, instructor for the class, has announced, Mr. Decker will serve as master of ceremonies, and call squares along with guest callers. All square dancers in southern Oregon are invited. Potluck refreshments will be served. Darby school is located about 6V2 miles from High way 62 on the Butte Falls highway. Date Changed For Style Show The Kiwanian Dames have changed the date for their fashion show, luncheon and card party, "Vogues Of The Rogue," because the remodel ing of the Rogue Valley Coun try club will not be completed by next week. The new date set for the show will be May 11 at 12 noon at the country club. Reservations for the new dae may be made by calling Mrs. 3oyd E. Budge, SPring 3-3849. or Mrs. Merle Foland, SPring 2-2349. . dress. What woman hasn't had a back zipper stuck on the hottest day of the year? And closing some of those back zippers calls for the supple ness of an adagio dancer, the help of husband or a kindly elevator operator. Make all dress belts con toured. Many manufacturers even in the better-dress cate gory still aren't contouring. Make the backing on all fabric belts of some material which will clean or wash, de pending on the care the gar ment itself gets. Make proportioned blous es as well as proportioned dresses, slips and hose for the short, medium or tall. Make longer shirt tails on blouses. Invent a surefire way to keep a blouse tucked in a skirt. Make those inner con structions or lining for sheath dresses, costumes and skirts of non-shrink material. Eliminate once and for all the skirt cut too narrow for easy walking. So what's wrong with a back or side pleat? Make buttonholes to fit but tons. Most holes become too large and don't hold after" a garment has been through a couple of washings. Help us to . keep those "white touches" white by at taching collars and cuffs with snaps instead of thread. Furnish matching hatpins for ALL hats, whether from hat bar or "name" designer. Exlxa Buttons Needed Include a couple of ex tra, matching buttons with any suit, coat, dress, negligee et cetera. The better manu facturers usually do this; all others should copy. Make earrings to "go with" all those new hues blues, greens, and roses in jewelry. ' Do a better job of attach ing buttons, hooks and eyes and other fastenings. They have a nasty habit of coming off after one or two wearings. See that no garment leaves the factory without a decently even hemline. Well, that is the list as of now. To anyone who wishes to add, or challenge, I'll lis ten. Finance Drive Set by League for Next Week The annual one-day fiance drive of the Medford League of Women Voters has been set for Tuesday, May 5, ac cording to Mrs. John Day, fiance chairman. ' On that day, she said, wom en of the League will call on approximately 100 indi viduals most of whom have shown interest and given sup port to the non-partisan voters group in the past. Members will meet at the Jackson county courthouse auditorium at 9:30 a.m. before the drive. Mrs. Day explained that proceeds from the drive will assist the League in meeting its annual expenses, which are partly met by member dues and contributions. Main purpose of the group is non partisan voter education and study of government and leg islation. Memebership is open to all women interested. Finance committee mem bers include Mrs. Marrs Gib bons, Mrs. O. A. Eden, Mrs. Karl Janouch and Mrs. Hugh Collins. -f Model Legislation Would Establish New Family Courts Publication of model state legislation which would abol ish separate juvenile and do mestic relations courts and establish family courts as new divisions of existing courts of high jurisdiction was announc ed today. The model legislation - en titled Standard Family Court act - is the culmination of a four-year project. It was de veloped by the National Pro bation and Parole association with the cooperation of the Children's bureau and the Na tional Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Text of the proposed legis lation is published in the cur rent issue of the Journal of the National Probation and Parole Association, a national voluntary organization of Pro bation and parole officers. Mrs. Katherine B. Oettin ger, Chief of the Children's bureau, in commenting on the new family court standards, said, "The organization pro posed -in the new standards would make it possible, for the first time in the Nation's history, to provide family court services for every coun ty in the country." The new act represents a radical departure from pre vious - model legislation in bringing together the major legal issues and problems of a personal nature which arise MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, April 29, 1959 Association Names Jewett President . H. P. Jewett, retiring. Cen tral Point school superinten dent, was elected president of the Jackson County Tubercu lbsis and Health association at its annual meeting Friday April 24, at the Red Cross building. Other officers elected were Mrs. Richard Knight, vice president; Mrs. ' Ray Frisbie, secretary; and Mrs. Richard Watson, treasurer. New board members introduced were Em mett Bullard, Ray Barber, Dr. Ken Baker, Mrs. Robert Wil cox, Mrs. R. H. Sutherland, Mrs. Alvin Roberts, Mrs. Low ell Iverson and Mrs. Parker Hess. Approximately 8 5 people attended the luncheon. Choral selections were given by the triple trio from Hedrick junor high school. A panel discussion of tuber culosis was presented by Dr. Edward Sickel, Dr. Lawrence Buonocore, Dr. John Branden burg and Dr. Florian Shasky. Discuss Case Finding Dr. Buonocore discussed tu berculosis case finding. Dr. Brandenburg spoke on new drugs and methods of treat ment, and described bovine tuberculosis as it relates to TB in humans. Dr. Sickels commented on surgical tech niques and Dr. Shasky spoke on tuberculosis in other parts of the body than the chest, particularly the kidneys. All the doctors stressed the need of periodic physical ex aminations, and regular chest x-rays since tuberculosis shows few, if any, symptoms in the early stages. Following the panel, Dr. A. Erin Merkel discussed tuber culin testing, reporting that about 3000 tuberculin tests are done each year in Jackson county, principally in schools. In this group one to three per cent are positive, which means the children have come in con tact with the disease and have TB germs in their bodies. This does not mean, Dr. Merkel pointed out, that they neces sarily have TB. Chest x-ray is done if there is a positive tuberculin test to determine whether or not active TB is present. Play and Music Commissioned -For Centennial Eugene-A play and a musi cal composition by prominent American artists have been commissioned by the Oregon Centennial commission for pre mier performances at the Uni versity of Oregon as part of the Summer Academy of Con temporary Arts. An original musical work by Roger Sessions, composer and professor of. music in Princeton university, will be performed in July by the Port land Symphony orchestra un der the direction of Piero Bel lugi. The program wil also include a commissioned musi cal work by the noted Euro pean composer Ernst Bloch, now a resident of Agate Beach, Ore. - The stage play "Dawn's Early Light,", by Emmet Lav ery, Broadway and Hollywood playwright, will be presented at the university in August. It will later tour the state under the auspices of the Centennial commission. Sessions and Lavery will be two of four men who will teach at the university's Sum mer Academy of Contempo rary Arts beginning June 22. Two-week sections in contem porary literature, painting, music and drama will be of fered. Literature will be taught by Faul Engle, professor of English at the University of Iowa and painting by Jack Wilkinson, associate professor of art in the university. - Sorority Pledges McMinnville. - Miss Evelyn Niedermeyer, freshman at Linfield college, McMinnville, is a second semester pledge of eta Chi social sorority. She is the daughter of Mrs. Marion Niedermeyer, Rt. 2, Box 466, Medford. The sorority meets weekly for business and entertain ment, and at other times car ries out work projects and so cial activities. It is one of five sororities on the Linfield cam pus, all of them being locals. within families. The family court, as pro posed by the standard act, would be set up on a statewide basis. The court would include a corps of specialized services within each court which could treat such problems as delin quency and neglect as well as provide special services in cases involving divorce, legal separation, support, adop tions, and certain criminal ac tions involving adults who commit offenses against child ren or other members within a family. Nevada is "Fantabulous" said a road sign out of Reno. It's the truth. At least for the first-time visitor. The mountain scenery is fabulous and some of the towns and the establish ments in them are fantastic. To travel through the seemingly endless desert country would be a chore if the mountains weren't so beautiful-both the lower purplish-tinted folded hills and mountains and the higher snowy peaks. This morning the sky is an incredible blue. If the wind which blew all day Sunday and all last night, is the price one has to pay for a sky without smog in it, then we'll put up with it. However, with the 6 a.m. thermometer at 40 de grees, the wind swooping across the unbroken desert made the thought of eating breakfast outdoors too uncomfortable we just took off and had breakfast in the Amargosa cafe in Beatty. It was a bit more expensive than roadside cooking, but interesting withal. The waitress, who looked to be Indian, said the cafe and casino had been named for a nearby desert and the word means "underground river." However, she didn't know the name of the yellow wild flower or others growing alongside the road-said she recognized desert pinks, and that was all. The clank of a slot machine provided an accompaniment for breakfast. Somehow, we can't go for the idea that anyone wants to drink and play slot machines at 8:30 a.m. The res taurant side of the Amargosa is divided from the "casino" side, but as we went out a glance into the other half showed . several gaming tables covered with large cloths. Pappy re marked that gambling taxes had doubtless paid for the excel lent, broad highway over which we had rolled all day yes terday and this morning. Taxes had also entered the conver sation Sunday when we drove through the Navy, ammunition depot. It is vast, and the cost of the ammunition stored there must be astronomical-we wondered if a lot of it wouldn't now be outdated and, useless. Yesterday we stopped briefly in Tonopah-which the sign said was "historic." Historic might mean most anything, but the town qualifies for the "fantastic" in Nevada. On the desert before we reached Tonopah we noted hundreds of little mounds of dirt which had been scooped out of the sur face. We decided it was a sign of uranium prospecting, and this proved to be so. While the car was being replenished, we wandered across the street to buy some fresh fruit. The tumble-down building held an incredible assortment of stuff and very little food. The ancient clerk parted with three apples at a price of 10 cents each and said she never stocked bananas. ' " ' ' When we inquired about the mounds of dirt on the desert, one of the. two women said "They're still hunting for ura nium out there. They haven't found any, but they're still dig ging.". Tonopah, which defies description, was the scene of a rich silver strike about the turn of the century and every one of the close-by steep slopes has been mined. Now the silver mining has ceased, but perhaps the prospect of uranium and tourists bring in money, for brand-new pink and black iron motels stand alongside broken-down and boarded up build ings. Goldfield, a few miles down the highway, is even more of a ghost town. At one time Goldfield was a prosperous city of 30,000 residents and a large brick hotel, three stories tall, now stands idle. On impulse we decided to visit the Silver Dollar bar, hoping it would be interesting. The place is shab by, rather than historic, but the colorful bartender was talk ative and willing to give out information about the area. He said the mines at Goldfield still have gold in them, but that the cost of mining gold is more than the current price. The bartender, who wore a plaid shirt and cowboy hat and full beard, found out the travelers were from Medford and said he owned a mining claim near Roseburg. "Oregon's going to end up just like this spot," he volunteered. "The timber will be gone before too long and the loggers will be walking out just as the miners did from here-because they don't have money to ride out." He may be right, but we remem bered that the lumber industry is growing trees as well as cutting them, and that the miners can't grow gold and silver. . Nevada's scenery is different than that in Oregon, and so are the road signs. The traveler would know he wasn't in Oregon by the signs, even if there weren't any names. Where in Oregon would one see signs carrying playing cards, dice and gaming wheels? Or one which reads "Live entertainment all night?" Or "Get Lit at the Lighthouse." And speaking of signs, which we devoutly believe should be regulated, we also object to beautiful roadside rocks being defaced with crude lettering which read "Jesus Saves Money." At one point yesterday Pappy remarked about the dearth of sports cars and foreign cars. But he was too soon. They came all at once, about 15 or 20 caravan fashion, led by a tiny bright red competition Porsche, with a big number on the side, which passed us so fast that the brief crack it made sounded like a supersonic sound boom. Following the red Porsche were more little cars of the same make, a grey Alfa Romeo, a Simca, three Austin Healy 100-6's, and others. We decided they might be on a "rally" which sports car enthusi asts are now holding all over the nation. . Pappy sounds urgent. We must be off and away to Las Vegas.-O.S. ' U of O Schedules Mothers Week End Eugene-Mothers week end will be held at the University of Oregon May 15 through 17. A main feature will be the annual mothers' tea, sched uled from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sat urday, May 16, in the univer sity museum of art. Mothers who come to the university to visit their sons or daughters during Junior week end, which coincides with Mothers' week end, are invited to attend the tea. The affair will be informal and cotton dresses without hats will be suitable. Students may also attend the tea with their mothers. An exhibit of sculpture by Jan Zach, visiting assistant profes sor of art, will be on display in the museum. Members of the Eugene Service League will be on hand to answer questions about this and other displays of art work. Pouring at the tea will be Mrs. Donald Husband, Mrs. D. M. D u S h a n e, Mrs. Dean Mickelwait and Mrs. W. F. Denman, all of Eugene; Mrs. E. Murray Burns, Mrs. Charles Holloway and Mrs. Ward Ccok, all of Portland; Mrs. Leonard Ziniker, Creswell; and Mrs. Harry Boivin and Mrs. Greer Drew, both of Klamath Falls. Connecticut Surgeon Visits Relatives 1 Dr. M. G. Carter turned to his home Haven, Conn., after has re in New visiting his brother, Robert R . Carter, and his mother, Mrs. R. Carter, 821 East George Jackson thoracic blvd. Dr. Carter is a surgeon. Eagle Point Group Elects at Meeting Eagle Point-Mrs. Ed Kim mel was elected president of the Eagle Point Jaycees at a meeting recently at the home of Mrs. Glenn Nelson. Mrs. Ted Greb was elected first vice president; Mrs. Nelson, second vice-president; Mrs. Keith Krambeal, secretary; and Mrs. Maurice Davies, trea surer. Committees are headed by Mrs. Don Kimmel, hospitality; Mrs. Ralph Humhprey, pub licity; Mrs. Lee Pettegrew, membership; Mrs. Harold Hanscom, Mrs. Lloyd Mynatt and Mrs. Greb, paper; Mrs. Dale Goodman, Mrs. Harold Holloway, and Mrs. Joe Lay ton, booklet; Mrs. Don Kim mel, tea; and Mrs. Hanscom, Talent show. Mrs. Jim Martinson is par liamentarian and Mrs. Bob Robertson, historian. Californians Visit At Clark Residence Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wil liams, Sacramento, Calif., were recent overnight guests at the home of Mrs. Williams' brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark, 822 Grant ave. Mr. Williams was en route to a northwest con vention of the lumber and sawmill workers. More than half of the pe destrians killed each year in accidents are females. . MILK Oft Gallon WW MY HIDEAWAY DAIRY TA 6-4633 Newcomers Made Welcome By Washington Women By Congresional Quarterly Washington - The launch ing of a "Welcome .to Wash ington", program, to offer home hospitality and special interest activities-to foreign newcomers, marked another victory for an influential group of Washington women intent on skirting the diplo matic hand-shaking routine. For, "while protocol may be a -must'' to the State depart ment in carrying out its for eign relations program, wives of Congressmen, diplomats, and government and business officials have found it's a barrier to getting to know one another. , - The new program, started April 13, is to give Washing ton's unofficial visitors and new residents from abroad an informal, yet informative look at the American way of life. This will be done through in vitations to individual homes, and through 14 activity groups where newscomers' mutual in terests wil be accented. The program's guiding spir it is Mrs. E. Ross Adair, wife of the Republican representa tive from Fort Wayne, Ind., and an expert at side-stepping protocol. She organized a series of six International clubs in Washington, whose 170 members heartily agree with her that first names and small talk make for pretty good foreign relations. Hands Across the Sea The International clubs in clude a proportionate number of wives of Congressmen, dip lomats and government and business officials. There are monthly luncheon meetings, with programs which fre quently include films of mem bers' countries or home states, and tours of points of interest. Mrs. J. W. Fulbright, whose husband, the Democratic sen ator from Arkansas, is chair man of the Senate Foreign Re lations committee, says she finds the films one of the clubs' most valuable contribu tions, and meetings "great fun." Mrs. Everett McKinley Dirksen, wife of the Senate Republican leader (111.), says the women "get to know each other so well we sometimes' have to stop and think where we're from." A Time to Relax Other Congressmen's wives agree that the clubs prove an ideal respite from the Wash ington whirl. Mrs. J. Arthur Younger, wife of the GOP Representative from Cali fornia, has found diplomatic club members "anxious and pleased to get on a first name basis." Mrs. John J. Spark man, wife of the Democratic senator from Alabama, be lieves the clubs do .a "good public relations job." Mrs. Thomas G. Abernethy, wife of the Democratic representative from Mississippi, has found her group especially enjoyed tours of the Capitol, the Li brary of Congress, and the De partment of Labor. Mrs. Clif ford G. Mclntire, whose hus band is the Republican Rep resentative from Maine, calls the clubs "one of the most in teresting groups I've ever be longed to." Speaking for diplomatic wives, Mrs. Constante V. Ba toon, whose husband is cul tural attache of the Philippine embassy, says, "There is too much formality in diplomat ic relationships, and some times countries unfortunately know you only by your movies and your careless tour ists." she believes the best thing about the International clubs is the fact that "our only project is to know each other better." Big Parties Too Impersonal Mrs. Adair got the idea for the International clubs in 1953, when her husband was appointed to the House For eign Affairs committee and they began to attend many diplomatic receptions. She found diplomatic wives eager to meet American women, but discovered "you just can't learn to know people at large parties." She organized her first club that year, and it proved so successful she established the second in 1954 and a third in 1955. Waiting lists grew so rapidly Mrs. Adair organized a second series of clubs in 1956-57. With the six clubs going full speed, Mrs. Adair now has turned her attention to the "Welcome to Washington" program. She's anxious, how ever, to see that the benefits PROTECT Your Furniture with Glass Table and Desk Tops Phone SP 3-3613 SELBY GLASS CO. 303 North Bartlerr of the . International clubs don't end when members leave. Her hope is that the clubs all will follow the ex ample of one, which recently amended its. by-laws to state as one of its aims the forma tion of affiliated clubs by dip lomatic members who go abroad. Knife and Fork Reservations Due For Tuesday Talk Reservations for the talk by Dr. John Furbay at the Rogue River Valley Knife and Fork club Tuesday, May 5, must be made by Friday, May 1, officers reported today. Dr. Furbay, who received aviations "Oscar" as "man of the year in aviation" for 1955, recently spoke to the Parlia mentary association in Lon don's House of Commons, to the chamber of commerce in Rome,' Royal Institute of Egypt in Cairo, Philosopher's Forum in India, and to many universities and the armed forces. He has been around the world 120 times and is direc tor of Air World Education in 26 countries for Trans World Airlines. i Women's Group Plans Style Show At Jackson Hotel A style show and luncheon planned for business women by the local Women's Associ ation of Allied Beverage In dustries, Inc., will be held Thursday, April 30, from 12 noon to 1 pjn. in the Jackson hotel Pioneer room. Models from the Arthur Murray dance studio will pre sent a fast-moving program of summer apparel for business and vacation. Cesar Muzzioli will furnish music. Reservations may be made by calling the hotel, SPring 2-6231. 4 Mrs.'lrma Ashby To Attend Meet Mrs. Irma Ashby of Med ford area, vice-president of the Oregon Association for Nursery Education, will at tend a spring workshop and meeting of the OANE at the St. Luke Episcopal church, Gresham, Saturday, May 2. The event has been planned by the organization of teach ers interested in pre-school children in cooperation with the Oregon Mental Health as sociation. Dr. David Brody will de liver the keynote address on "The Child and his Potential." World's largest maker of hardwood floors gives helpful tips J I wax ar r B It's so easy to have rich looking wood floors when you know the right way to care for them. After years of testing, we found that a unique combination of dry cleaning ingredients and liquid wax work best and easiest. You simply pour a little Bruce on the floor and the toughest marks, dirt and old wax wipe away easily. All the dirt comes up on the cloth. Lots of clean, rich wax remains on the floor. A light buffing and you're through in half the usual time with no messy scrubbing. Heavy Wifl All -. ' l A - i ' j" Tit! Morning calls for a fresh, crisp look the beloved fhirt waist with new fashion focus on the high-curved waist above a skirlful of gathers. A swift-to-sew fashion, espe cially with Talon's new Magic Zip dress placket-zipper (12 inches) that's a zip to put in because of the new woven guide line. Printed Pattern 9343 is available in Junior Miss Sizes 9, 11. 13, 15 and 17. To order send Thirty-five Cents (35c) coins to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune Pattern Department. P. O. Box 59, Old Chelsea Station, New York. N. Y. Please print plainly YOUR NAME, ADDRESS with ZONE. SIZE & STYLE NUMBER. Calendar Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing 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 of publication and for .week day news is 5 p.m. the day before publication. Wednesday: 8 p.m.-Pythian club, home of Mrs. Edward Bostwick, 3273 Biddle rd. 8 p.m.-Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Eugene Nowlin, 1103 Spring St. Thursday: 12 noon-Style show, Wom en's association of Allied Bev erage Industries, Jackson hotel. WOM Sunday, May 10th it Da y Remember her with from our complete selection. Swem's 217 E. Main Medford traffic areas can be touched up again and again without redoing the entire floor. ') We recommend bruce clean ing wax for a rich coat of wax BRUCE FLOOR CLEANER where ax is desired. Both work clean-as-ax wonders on linoleum, too. is easy method next time you id see the beautiful difference. free floor care booklet! Gives valuable tips on the care of wood, cork, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber tile, terrazzo and ceramic floors. Also wood panelling. Write today to E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn., for free copy. FOR FLOORS. ..USE BRUCE! BroceSHf-PolishiniWii ' Bruce Paste W and ottter floor care prodsed 4