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I mm El Rancho Bonito, Ariz.-Arizona has put out her best weather for the vacationing Medford pair. When we awoke in the little forest camp at the edge of Hell Canyon this morn ing (Tuesday) at 6 ajn. it was another cloudless morning without-Oh! happy day-the cold wind. The thermometer said 42, but with no wind it was comfortable and we ate a leisure ly breakfast to the sound of the endless traffic on Highway 89. A little later we stopped in Prescott to do a little shop ping and mail post cards, and dropped in at a book store to see if we could buy a foolproof book on flowers and trees of the Southwest. (Everywhere we stopped we asked everyone we met about the roadside flowers and bushes and trees and almost without exception the answer was the same-a bored or vague look and the remark "I don't know. I've seen it for years but I really don't know what they call it.") The friendly clerk-everyone in Prescott seemed very friendly-sold us three books, one on flowers of the Southwest mountains, one of the mesas and one on flowers of the South west deserts. They have no colored pictures, but excellent il lustrations and simple text. "While we were engaged in col lecting money and making change, she remarked "Isn't this a beautiful morning? This makes two beautiful days in a row." So, Arizona is putting on her best face for Potpourri and Pappy. Everyone was jubilant over Saturday night and Sunday's rain-it rained half an inch in Prescott, the clerk said "and now the desert flowers will come out." We told her we had come to the desert to photograph the blossoms and had not been disappointed. Through southern -Nevada and northern Arizona Sunday afternoon and Monday Pappy photographed 50 or 60 desert vegetation including the grotesque Joshua trees, the chollas, a "beaver tail" cactus with gorgeous cerise colored blossoms, a hedgehog cactus and a shrub with little yellow blossoms which practically covers the desert in spots and which we learned today is called "creosote bush." We also took pictures of the flame colored desert mallow which is in full bloom and a never-ending source of beauty. This desert plant grows.from six inches to two feet high, depending upon conditions, and has spikes of flame-red poppy-like flowers (smaller) which we've seen in profusion along almost every roadside. To save film and time, we've skipped plants like blue larkspur and the yellow daisies which are to be found in Oregon. One exception to the "I don't know" answer was the young woman tending the information desk today in the Montezuma Castle national mounment. She not only knows the correct names of the flowers, shrubs and trees, but direct ed us to a file where dried specimens are listed by colors one of the easiest -methods of identification for the unscien tific. There we discovered that the large plant with the huge white trumpet-shaped flowers was jimson. Our new books says that the jimson is also called thornapple (from the seed pod) or sacred datura. The book also says that all portions are poisonous and are used by some Indians as a narcotic to induce visions. Pappy also photographed the pretty purple flower which is the infamous "loco weed." As Potpourri writes, Pappy is hunting through pamphlets and booklets to identify the day's treasures. Among the flow ers which still baffle us is the pretty low-growing plant with white flowers rather like a single rose and with the most in teresting centers of cross-like formations. It apparently is in the primrose family, but the various descriptions leave us a little bewildered. We first found it in the Central Oregon desert regions and this morning it was thick along the roadside. Ever since a visit to Oak Creek canyon in Arizona, about eight years ago, Pappy has been trying to describe what he saw. He failed to impress Potpourri and now we know why. You have to see this part of Arizona. It defies description. Today about noon we drove over the Mingus mountains and down into Verde river valley. The view of the pink, red and purple rock formations towering above the green valley is awe-inspiring. The scenery in this part of Arizona is worth the time and money it takes to travel from a distance, regard less of anything else one might see or do. During the early afternoon we visited Tuzigoot and Mon tezuma national monuments. The first preserves the excavat ed ruins of a prehistoric pueblo which flourished between A.D. 1100 and 1450. If anyone still cherishes the belief that the Indians were stupid savages, they should visit these two national monuments. These early-day people built apartment like dwellings on top of small hills or on the side of cliffs. They raised beans, pumpkins and cotton-made bowls and jugs-some of them very large, to contain water and food; their tools, jewelry and woven materials indicate an ad vanced civilization. Why they abandoned the region archeolo gists are not sure. Browsing through the museum at Tuzigoot we found this inscription in one of the cases-"The trash dump is the ar , cheologists mail order catalog of history." Which set us to meditating-should archeologists of future time try to piece together facts about 1959 by the trash dumps, what would he find? Heaps of discarded automobiles, of course, old sinks, refrigerators, and thousands of glass bottles of various sizes and shapes. But something else might puzzle the archeologist of the centuries to come would he be able to deduce what man of 1959 had needed with the small, cylindrical objects Music lessons have been streamlined, too They are no longer tedious and unrewarding. Your children (and you, too) will find today's simplified methods entertaining and inviting. This is espe cially true if you learn. to play on a Steinway because this famous piano provides the dependable quality, beauty of tone, ease and respon siveness of action that lend added incentive, greater delight to learning. Only the Steinway performs like a Steinway. Hear and play it at PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE For Only $3.75 a Week 111 North Central blooming plants and typical down TRIAL LESSON PLAN HERE'S WHAT Private Weekly Lessons with teacher of your choice Lesson Music Material MUSIC MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A Sunday, May 3, 1959 Gem and Mineral - Meetinq to Hear ' Museum Operator ueimar Smith of the Crater Rock Museum will speak on techniques of ' sanding and polishing at the meeting of the Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral society Friday, May 8. at 7:30 pjn. at the Girls Com munity club. His talk is one in a series being given by club members on the art of creating finished stones from rough gem ma terials. Program Director Ed Shoupe announced that the second portion of the pro gram will be "an entertaining surprise to members.. At a recent club field trip to Lake Creek, the group found much interesting ma terial, examples of which will be on display. Refreshments will be served and door prizes given. All persons interested in any phase of gem and miner al collecting are invited. Degree of Honor Lodge Will Hold Luncheon An executive luncheon has been planned by the Degree of Honor lodge for il:45 ajn. Monday, May 4, at the home of Mrs. Serena McMahan, 650 Oakdale drive. The Past Presidents group of the lodge will meet at the home of Mrs. Mayme Seiler, 1132 West Main street, Tues day, May 5, at 8 p.m. 8 with two triangular shaped holes in one end and the other left solid? He would doubtless decide that they had been very necessary to 1959 man, for they would be found by the mil lions, not only in refuse dumps but along every road and highway and behind every tree and under every bush throughout the entire United States. When Potpourri became excited over the ghost towns of Goldfield and Tonopah Pappy said "Wait until we go through Jerome." Today we went through Jerome and it also can scarcely be described. Not in a couple of paragraphs, any how. The copper mines made Jerome wealthy and famous copper was discovered in the region in 1876. Now it clings to the mountainside, a sad and bewildered conglomeration of abandoned buildings, curio shops and parking spots dug out of the rubble so that today's tourists may stop to photograph the scenic pink hills across Verde valley. Saddest of all seemed the old Holy Family Catholic church, made of brick three or four stories tall-it is hard to tell when a building is built on such a steep hillside-with stained gass windows. We had no time to investigate and see if it is still in use. In startling contrast was another Catholic church we saw today. This is the ultra-modern Chapel of the Holy Cross re cently constructed against one of the monstrous pink moun tains near Sedona. This church also grows from the side of a mountain-extremely tall and narrow, it is so designed that the pink concrete and glass form a tall cross. We hear that its construction-at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars as a family memorial, is a most controversial matter. ' "They shouldn't have done it," muttred Manuel tonight. Manuel Gonzales is one of our hosts at Rancho El Bonito in Oak Creek canyon. A handsome, friendly young man, Manuel makes his home with Glenn Newell, long-time friend of Grandpa. Manuel and Mr. Newell believe that the magnifi cent painted mountains of the Southwest are God-given, and that they should not have a building constructed on them in this fashion, even if it is a church. This little ranch is located in an idyllic spot. The ranch has-in water-hungry Arizona, two wonderful springs of warm water-about 70 to 80 degrees the year around. The springs supply water for the house and yard. There is a lily pond with tiny fountain in the center, and at one end what must be the smallest water wheel in existence. Manuel built it for fun-it serves no useful purpose. Further from the house an other spring feeds a tiny swimming pool which Host Newell says is in use almost every day the year around. Even in al most freezing weather the two men take their daily dips. Manuel also showed us the latest additions to the live stock on the ranch-two black part-Angus calves which he calls Mr. and Mrs. Washington. They were born on Washing ton's birthday. It's been a long time since Potpourri had anything to do with a cow. While whipping up a kettle of soup a bit ago we picked up a can sitting on the drain board, wondering if it might be seasoning of some sort. It wasn't. The label read "Udder Balm." O.S. The Hepplewhite STEINWAY $16400 i T YOU GET Use of a New Wurlitzer Piano in your home Free Delivery HOUSE Phone SP 2-5702 Daughters Hold ! Friendship Night Central Point - The tradi tional friendship night was observed at a recent meeting of Central Point bethel, Inter national Order of Job's daugh ters. A large delegation from Medford bethels attended. Members from Medford Bethel 14 who were escorted included Miss Sylvia Morris, honored queen; Miss Micke Noble, senior princess; and Miss Diane Evernham, grand representative to .Australia. Introduced were the Misses Carla Borough, guide; Bar bara Morton, marshal; and Patty Borough, junior custo dian; and Mrs. Merlyn Bor ough. Escorted members of Med ford Bethel 55 were Miss Mar sha Burrell, junior, princess; Miss Barbara Gordon, senior princess; and Mrs. Harold Gordon, guardian. Introduced were Miss Jacki Mee, guide, and Miss Teresa Six, marshal. Members Report Several members made re ports on different aspects of the recent grand session in Eugene. A letter was received telling of the impending wed ding of Miss Belva Chew, past honored queen, now living in Colorado. The Misses Rachel and Lee Hamilton were in charge of decorations. Refreshment com mittee members were the Misses Kathleen Collinsworth, Vicki Lester and Rena Offutt assisted by Mrs. B. L. Collins worth, . Central Point, and Mrs. Fred Lester, Gold Hfll Camp Fire Girls O NE KIZU GROUP ' Eagle Point At our last meeting our leader showed us how to make scarfs . out of newspapers for those times when we forget to take our slippers with us. We voted to help the Lady Lions on their Centennial project., We are going to help sack flour from Putman's mill. These sacks will be plac ed at the stockade at the Sis kiyou Summit for distribu tion. We voted to have a hobby show as a fund raiser for the community building project. This will be held later in the year. '' ; . ' The next meeting will -be devoted ' to preparations for the Council Fire. Marsha Pulley, Scribe. RENTALS AND SALES Hudson's Pharmacy 613 E. Main Ph. SP 3-5345 , Open Sun.-Holicays 1 0 am to 9 pm Weekdays 9:30 am to 10 pm Gold Star Mothers Will Meet Tuesday The Medford chapter of the Gold Star Mothers will hold a regular business and social meeting at the Jackson coun ty court house auditorium Tuesday, May' 3, at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Mary Fredericks will serve the refreshments. Mrs. Marion Cech, Mrs. Mary Fredericks and Mrs. Margaret Eakin, who attend ed the recent Department of Oregon convention, will give a report. The two members of the Medford chapter who were given offices are Mrs. Cech, who is hospital chair man for the state of Oregon, and Mrs. Margaret Eakin, Veterans Administration Vol unteer Services representa tive at Camp White. May is the month assigned to the Gold Star Mothers to attend all funerals at Camp White. The group will also make plans for the Memorial Day services at the city park and at the Veterans' cemetery in Eagle Point. Miss Ellen Ward, friend ship night chairman, gave an original narration describing "spring fever," the theme for the evening, and members modeled different phases out lined in the verses. Central Point members de cided to have a swimming party and wiener roast May 2 at Twin Plunges in Ashland. GIFTS for PRINCESS GARDNER 1 Jr ' Made to GO together... GIVE there's no weigh life' Complete Her Set or Start Her Now for Mother's Day Ring o' Roses . . . the tradition of roses in a new and modern style CUCKOO CLOCKS 95 plus rully Guaranteed Sflfnl Til. w J i i&mnwiE&zm "The Store of A Thousand Thoughtful Gifts'1 Dr. Fred T. Burich Will Talk Wednesday To Local Garden Club Dr. Fred T. Burch"will dis cuss "Rhododendron and Azal ea Culture" at a meeting of the Medford Garden club Wednesday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium.- The horticulture display will be of azalea and rhodo dendron blossoms. Officers will be elected. ' Parents Plan Final Meeting Officers for the coming year for St. Mary's Grade School Parents' club will be elected at the final meeting of this school year Monday at 8 p.m. in the school ac tivities room. . Parents who will have children entering St. Mary's for the first . time next fall are particularly encouraged to attend and become acquainted with club members, officers and. teachers. Mrs.tPhilip B. Lowry is in charge of refreshments, assis ted by Mrs. Florian Shasky, Mrs. John O'Connor, Mrs. Thomas Marmo and mothers of Sister Karen Rose's first grade. Mrs. Richard Rementeria and .Mrs. Dick Woodcock will be greeters. MOTHER Golden motif on marble ized Gohna Florentine leather. Cathedra! colors. The FRENCH PURSE $5 95 piM fax . Matching Cigarette Lighter $2.50 Cigarette Case . . $3.95 Eye Glass Case . . $2.95 Key Gard $2.95t ' v tpfvtfas together... USE together 6 Colors Choice of Sizes adds Style to practical ; Melamine New break-resistant dinner ware with Fashion Flair styling. By the makers of famous Fostoria crystal, it's chip-resistant, dishwasher-proof guar anteed against breakage for a full year. But it's so smart, so beautiful, you'll use it proudly with your crystal and sterling. See new Fostoria Melamine in our open-stock collection. wBtbentic Imported Black Forest . Creations 10 tax ft i'tJl TT H T w I remember S... other on her day Sunday, May 10 I . Lft 'tfiv k.X HJ Fill I I l 1HV ft XJ-mmiJ-fiXViKVif : i rv -.rjfKia v White, Black, Brentshire Ran-Lori Card igan Krtten-soft nylon treated to wash easily, retain its shape, v i be non-pilling. With long sleeves. Sizes 34 to 44. tk 1 w 1 Slimming peplum Mother will love these cool, bare-arm over ' blouses with easy-to-wear lines, hip-curving fit. They give a skirt a suit-dress look ! Fresh ' white, garden colors. Sizes 32-38. onderful ways to Pastels ! Sizes up to 44 ! r98 Cotton broadcloth Brentshire coolers thot are automatic wash-and-wear . . . skipping the ironing! Use your credit at Wards and save. I ivinely cool and ottering dresses UTTIE COLLAR. Wa'sh able cotton acetate print; . spun rayon jacket. Beige, aqua.U'j-22Vi...9.9t SCOOP NECK. Fre cot ton print under spun rayon jacket. Washable black, white. 12-20 .... 10.91 blouses -lacReT 9 Mm in ......x ' n 298
