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New Housing
Dream House
Br ROSE McKEE
Washington - The Govern
ment's new housing chief is
himself the proud owner of a
new home which has every
right to be called a dream
house.
Norman P. Mason, appoint
ed by President Eisenhower
as administrator of the Hous
ing and Home Finance agency
this year, is the man who
coordinates Federal activities
aimed at Americans have
homes of their own.
The 62-year-old HHFA chief
told the National Association
of Home Builders that he and
his wife stumbled on their
house on Sunday afternoon
when they parked their car
on i secluded side street in
the historic Georgetown sec
tion of Washington and saw
an "Open House" sign.
. They inspected the house,
which was brand new, and
liked it at once. Back in their
apartment that evening, they
decided that while the house
was small, it was also com
pact, and just what they need
ed how that their two chil
dren haa1 homes of their 'own.
The next morning, the Masons
bought the house.
Houee of Brick
Although Mason was in the
lumber business before he left
New England to come to
Washington, their home is of
brick. Built on a croncete slab
it has a living room, kitchen
and powder room downstairs,
t two bedrooms with an adjoin
ing bath on the second floor,
and a studio-type room with
a skylight on the third floor.
There is a garage with a side
door into the house.
Undoubtedly every home
owner wants his home to give
a guest a pleasing first impres
sion. The Masons have ach
ieved this. The effect from
their doorway is one of light
ness, cheerfulness, and charm.
: The living room, with a gold
rug of nylon, off-white walls
and modern furniture in scale
with the size of the room, is in
full view from the small foy
er. Contributing, to the pleas
ing impression are sliding
glass panels which form the
wall at the far end of the room
- and carry a guest's eye to the
grassed patio beyond.
, The fireplace was built
withMt a mantle. The Masons
believe this gives the fire
Minx Modes" debonair version efr
the SEVENTEEN look.yon lev!
Full-skirted flatterer in crisp, striped cotton,
ric-rac trimmed and fastened vita
Conmar'stonmatio-the snag prtTentihg lipper.
i - The figure-following bodice is garden of
Schiffli embroidered Covers.
White with black, aqua or beige stripes;
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Parker Wood'
Chief Buys
of His Own
place a modernistic effect in
line with the 'furniture they
chose and helps the- room
look more spacious.
The Masons have a long,
narrow and completely mod
ern kitchen in turquoise. The
housing chief proudly demon
strated that the top cabinets
open at the touch of a finger
on their surface. A below-the-
counter cabinet for soap powd
er and other cleaning supplies
opens at the touch of a knee.
Mason said this was handy
because "maybe you have both
hands wet when you reach for
supplies."
He pointed out, too, that the
"house has what all women
and some of us men appreci
ate, lots of closet space." He
and his wife each have a
clathes closet with double-
sliding doors in their room,
The guest room has a big,
walk-in closet.
Photography is Mason's
hobby and he has his equip
ment in the third floor studio-
room. The- air conditioning
and heating equipment are
also on the third floor.
The garage walls art lined
with pegboard, from which
hang various tools. There is
a place for everything - and
everything is in its place
Stored there too is an electric
lawn mower, which Mason
said "is my choice possession.
He added: "I get kidded a lot
for having an electric lawn
mower for such a small patio."
Among Mrs. Mason's cher
ished passessions are old deeds
to land in Massachusetts that
her ancestors acquired in Co
lonial days. One deed was
granted by the Massachusetts
Bay Colony in 1738. She has
the old deeds framed and they
hang in-the dining area of the
living room.
Mason said: "My job is to
serve home-owners. Two-
thirds of the families of Amer
ica now own their own homes
and I encourage people to get
homes of their own. I think
you can rightly say that I
practice what I preach."
In addition to their new
home in Washington, the Ma
sons have a home in Chelms
ford, Mass., where he former-:
ly was in business, a summer
home on Cape Cod and a log
cabin at Dunstable, Mass., a
town founded by Mrs. Mason's
ancestors.
PTA Holds
Open House
Eagle Point - At its final
meeting of the current year,
the Eagle Point High School
Parent-Teacher-Student asso
ciation held open house at the
high school. On exhibit in the
gymnasium were projects of
the wood and metal working
shops, with awards being pre
sented by instructor Don Mc
Govern to James Vanderlip,
Roy Knoebel, Carte Wood,
Jack Spain, Richard Hertager,
and Terry Dufour.
Exhibited in the physics
classroom were special proj
ects made and demonstrated
by Larry Meyer and Marion
Flowers, under the direction
of Victor Hay .'All biology stu
dents had exhibits in the biol
ogy classroom and Arthur
Machovec and Kenneth Jorde
has special chemistry projects
on exhibition in the chemis
try laboratory. Vern Steward
is the biology-chemistry in
structor. Fifty-five girls, including
members of all four grades,
modeled dresses ,and sports
outfits which they had made
in Mrs. Stewart Hopper's
home economics class. Miss
Yetta Olson was accompanist
for the style show, Miss
Georgia Weidman was nar
rator, and Miss Barbara Mat
thews was usher.
The business meeting was
conducted by Mrs. Charles
McClure, president, who called
upon Mrs. John Benson to in
stall the officers for thecom
ing year. Mrs. John Huffman,
president; Mrs. Donald De
Haven and Mrs. Stewart Hop
per, vice-presidents; Miss Jo
Ann Nolan, secretary; Miss
Aedene Jensen, treasurer, and
Miss Lana McGraw, historian;
took office. Mrs. Huffman and
Miss Jensen reported on their
activities at the annual con
vention of the Oregon Con
gress of Parents and Teachers
in Corvallis. ,. v
A past president's pin was
presented to Mrs. McClure.
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low - calorie French-or-Ital-ian-style
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to make the salad a real diet
aid. Or eat a ham and Swiss
chese sandwich on rye in
stead. It has only 400 calories.
Garden-Fresh Touch
Found: a delightfully differ
ent chair set that adds a fresh,
new accent to a home.
Fun to crochet daisies fill
graceful baskets made in your
favorite pineapple design. Pat
tern 7417: directions, chair
back 12x16 inches, armrest
8x834.
Send Thirty-five cents
(coins) for this pattern add 5
cents for each pattern for 1st
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ford Mail Tribune, Household
Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old
Chelsea Station, New York
11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME,
ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM
BER." Our 1859 Alice Brooks
Needlecraft Catalogue has
many lovely designs to order;
crocheting, knitting, embroid
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special gift, in the catalog to
keep a child happily occupied
a cutout doll and clothes to
color. Send 25 cents for your
copy of the book.
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Republican Club Changes Session
Jackson County Republican will bring a sack lunch and
Women's club will hold the coffee and , dessert will be
next meeting, Monday, June ' - .
22, instead of June 19 as was available. A baby sitter for
previously announced. Guests the children will be available.
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Plans for the coming state June 9 at 8 p.m. in the VFW
convention will be discussed hall, 42 North Front st. The
at a business meeting . of convention will be June 26
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