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0 O G oo o0 FloWlf Gardens "Popular Witff f joneer Settlers Conlljif(ito 100 ffD tfftree't buay gettioe it fit9 aUre tht they didn't fcv$ tin for flow egardens. Many of the early day gardens, jap. fact, were considerably more "exotic" than those of today, according to an Oregon State ollege plant authority. Dr. Albert N. Steward, cura ' tor of the college herbarium, has done some special, re search on Oregon gardens of 1859 as a Centennial Year In terest. His- research shows that many of the early Oregon gar den plants were used as "re minders of homes" left by the early settlers antfcame from seeds and cuttings brought wet. Mom other plants were from foreign c o u n t r i ejs, Players Earn Master Pojntt Tweh) tables of players toj! part in monthly master . point of Hidford Dupli D fcrict clUtt 3um 3. ttbth - mtt pinners were f! 74 Xt? Boyd, first ti$$ tlffe Oiorge cean JrnHr Hughes, sec ori 1; rt; L. Miller ,nd ffuiqHteDuffei; pd Mrs. John Ifcugperty nd Mrs. rn V&i Byk tit' for third and fourth, loOVi. Eifet-wfit winrs were Mr. and Mrs. Lfiand Clark, first, 158; Sig) Paul McDuffee and Mr. W. 9. DaiJains, second, 149; Mr. fcndHrs. Dick House, third, HfV4; fnd Mr. and Mrs. 3Sc Mitchell, fourth, 144. Urs. cDuffq was hosteif f o thg fvunf, o For g "soupe" sauct to sgrT on buttei$d toast point or crckfriJ try this tomato soup-bjeed cheese sauce: Add 13 Sip milj to one can to mato soup gfrid "heat. Melt flden cubes of sharjchddr eese in soup. For extra in terest nd flavor add plump butter-cautetd mushrooms or hard-coofled igg quarter. . , brought in by boats that came to Portland to trade for lum ber nd farm products. The 01859 garden list also includes a long list of herbs, grown for perfume and con diment use. Condiments are bought at the grocery store today, but in those days were home-grown as a matter of convenience, taste, economy, and availability, Steward ex plained. Lemon balm, catnip, lavender, hoarhound, sage, ox- eye daisy, and feverfew were among the aromatic herbs grown in great-grandmother's garden. The exotic touch was added to the early gardens from the plants of the trading ships, The 1859 list of shrubs, trees and herbs . is dominated by plant materials from other lands. new native plants were used in home gardens in those days. The trend toward them Lior gardens is a "modern" de veiopment, fie notes. One of the European intro ductions of the early years was Scotch Broom, an orna mental at first but now a cost ly cpest that has taken over thousands of acres of Western Oregon hill land. Other early plant introduc tion from abroad included sweet briar, hyacinth, daffo dil and periwinkle from Eu rope; bridal wreath from China and Japan; camellia from Asia; sweet William and peony, Eurasia; sweet pea, Italy; marigold, Mexico; and Irith yew. "Air conditioners" in that tra before electric fans and rafrlf trators were the great tlaek walnut, cotton wood, nd fclf leaf maple. The native pjfleaf maple was a particu larly good shade tree and was planted widely throughout the western Oregon country. Black walnut came from east ern United States. Bright eolored flowers were a popular then as now, Dr. Steward noted. They included Me, cockscomb, hollyhock, balsam, nasturtium, morning glory and daisy. iillllilllliA jo j 120-Pound Woman Working Oh 800-Pound Sculpture 'Memorial Rites Held by Corps Four mambars of the Oregon Grand Guardian council. International Order of Job's Daughters, recently attended a number of meetings and ceremonies held by .valley bethels. Pictured hare (left to right) are Walter Johnson, Portland, grand associate guardian; Mrs. Joe Rogers, Independence, grand guardian; Mrs. Ralph Nelson. Portland, vice-grand guardian and L. R. Manning, Medford, vice-associate guard ian. The four are pictured during a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner. 349 Havana avenue, which preceded installation of officers and a guardian council for Bethel 55, Medford. . . Assistants Hold Di Mrs. Lucille Wilson was in stalled president of the South ern Oregon Dental Assistants society in a ceremony held May 27 at the Dardanelle. Other officers installed were Miss Carol Clark, sec retary; Mrs. Audrey Reiss, treasurer; Mrs. Lee MaLaugh lin, Rogue River, vice presi dent; and Mrs. Bette Prosser, Rogue River, president-elect. Centennial decora tions were used for dinner 'which preceded the event and Phil lip Reck, representative of Welch Dental Supply com pany, spoke. He had a display of antique dental instruments and explained their age and uses as they were inspected by those present. nner Ceremony The 30 members attending the dinner meeting were pre sented corsages by the ad viser, Dr. Lee Mellish, Med ford. He was asked to remain as the group's advisor for an other year. ' Installing officer was Mrs. Betty Niedermeyer and Mrs. Barbara Hayes, Grants Pass, was conducting officer. Gifts were presented to the outgo-, ing officers by the Society and the immediate past presi dent presented gifts to her of ficers. : For a home-made hem mar ker, force a knitting needle through a cork. The cork will slide easily for different hem widths. Q j - .". le fp WI GIVE ism.: - ' ' J " s . . ... . dm. " tfoa Sf:f ffjTliX GOOD ' .vi s&i c':Ar8sSsa pick's ; iyfsj?MigiBiiii9' bra. fp ' n W Itlt'aonfr-MranJ IS'V IV AXo-J . mnwttirrurri ' Ti AtlaM an action fm straps ?$fX&$TV j62iUX&K IM matter bow active yon are.' 1 HV -"-l-V--'Jf -"3 TfunTmTA mm Revolutionary dmzaiz back of C3P'' JvKll tT . gently clings and anchors. s"X f 1 ! t V 5KBn?fld?fflw - Fist nndercnp wires give Sy; ' SmmnSr iWi wonderful nplift. 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"When I meet people at parties, they're surprised to find I'm not a hefty female," said the artist, a native of Birmingham, Mich. "I'm more the Dior type than the Greenwich Villager," she said, and laughted. Our cameraman decided she had the voice and looks of June Allyson. Miss Lux's latest pride and joy in the metals field is a 67-foot stainless steel sculp ture, called "Vapor Trails." The airy, three-dimensional sculpture weighing about 800 pounds graces the front of Aviation High school, Long Island City, N.Y. The work has just won her the Munici pal Art Society's citation for "contribution to. art in the city of New York." Works From Sketch "Vapor Trails" started on a sketching pad as do most of her designs, the artist said. Then small-scale models in steel were made for the okay of architects, the city fathers and others. Once she had the commis sion it then was a matter of moving herself and tools from her studio to a factory where larc ? sections could be cut and forged from the model. It is her first work in steel, she said, but she needed something which fitted ' the jet age and also "wouldn't deteriorate ... in an indus trial area." The 67-foot sculpture gave her far less trouble than one of her earlier successes an aluminum figure of "Eve" clad only in a wisp of drapery. That was back in the 1930's, when Rockefeller Center was being built. Miss Lux, new to New York, did an "Eve" which art critics applauded. But, she said, " certain Mr; Roxy of the theater family didn't." . Vanishing Eva Miss ' Lux said "Eve was called too modern ... to ab stract. She and two other wor' one by Robert Laurent and the other by Wililam Zor ach, disappeared one night." Eventually they were locat ed and became a part of the giant office center but the furor at the time hit the front pages "and the publicity didn't .hurt me a bit," said the sculptress.- "I remember though being on an elevator and hearing a woman say, 'I'm going up to look at Eve . . . And then go to confession A model of "Eve" now stands in one corner of the artist's combined home and studio. "See," said Miss Lux, "the old girl isn't. abstract at all, by today's standards of 4fi JUU talk By . KEN HABD1 We've talked about colon, the importance of choosing colorfast garments to minimize the danger of running or -fading dyes, and the wisdom of send ing your fine colors" to a re liable cleaner who is experi enced in dealing with every kind of dye and fab- But this week we thought we ought to remind you about another set of COLORS ... the familiar red, white and blue of the American flag. FLAG day is coming soon . . . June t4thto be exact ... the day set aside as a national recog nition of this visible symbol of America's heritage. Incidentally, do you know what the colors in the flag originally stood for? Red is for hardiness and valour; white, for purity and in nocence; and blue, for vigilance, perseverance and justice. Our fore fathers had a high conception of the virtues they wanted to be identified with America. They had those qualities themselves and wanted them to be part of the American tradition. To help you remember Flag Day, we're happy to renew our annual policy of cleaning your flag free for this occasion. Bring it in soon! For all your dry cleaning, rely on our fast, deDendable service, at BIG Y CLEANERS, 1928 Table Rock Rd., Phone SP 3-1919 S&H Green Stamps. adv. art.' Miss Lux said she started sculpting as a child "with modeling clay and just never "stopped." She studied at the Boston Museum school, the Maryland Institute of Arts and with some of the master sculptors of Europe. After "Eve," she won a Guggen heim Fellowship also. She works in all media wood, bronze, stone, stain less steel, glass and foam , glass. She has done glass murals for office and ships interiors, etched designs for steuben glass, and cast in bronze the heads of George Bernard Shaw,. Rachmaninoff, Tos canini and Hildegarde. The last two were done from life, she said. Hildegarde was so happy with her "head" she had Miss Lux run up a batch of "little heads" in terra -cotta to send her ' friends as Christmas presents. Bethel Honors Retiring Queen An addendum was present ed by Bethel 14, International Order of Job's Daughters, in recognition of the leadership of the retiring honored queen, Mis Sylvia Morris, on Wed nesday evening. Public installation of new officers will be held Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Medford Masonic temple. The bethel voted to hold a car wash on July 2 and 3 to raise money , for projects. They also voted to order 7J30 boxes of candy for the state-n wide candy sale project to be held in October. A summer picnic is planned by the bethel for June 24. The Grants Pass bethel has been invited and cars will leave Medford at 12:30 p.m. for Ashland. A swimming party will be held first and the picnic will follow this in Lithia park. ' New "secret dad s names were drawn by bethel , mem bers from members of Mason ic orders in Medford. Central Point-The Woman's Relief corps of Central Point will meet Tuesday, June 16, at the home of Mrs. Frank Smith, Gebhard road, for a potluck luncheon at noon. The corps held a short me morial service at the Central Point cemetery Memorial day. Mrs. L. A. Dusenberry, Trail, played a military selection on the accordion; Mrs. R. E. Nea lon, Table Rock, sang, and Ernest Leavitt recited Lin coln's Gettysburg address: and Mrs. J. M. Dodge, Med ford, read "Founding of Memorial Day." Youngsters led by Boy Scouts placed garlands of flowers on the neglected graves. The president, Mrs. O. T. Wilson, and secretary, Mrs. Wallace McDowell, placed flags cn graves of former corps members and veterans of the Grand Army ef the Re public in Jacksonville, Med ford, Sams Valley and Cen tral Point cemeteries. Assisting the women in identifying graves were Ed ward Jones, Mrs. Sanford MAR. TVWP fttfW; Or. Suofey, J a C, lf9 . A ' Richirdeon Wnd O. T. Wilson. Six dozan flags were placed. The corps is requesting that relatives of the deceased aid in folding GAR graves next year. II fi il PI j sti $M Custom Made Ornamental Iron 0 Dollar for dollar, nothing will do as much for your home as ORNAMENTAL IRON, custom made, all welded construction. A bet ter product for less money. FREE ESTIMATES! 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