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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford Or. Tuesday, Jun 9, 1959 Arts Festival Opens June 14 On PSC Campus Portland Centennial of the Arts festival plans were completed and announced this week by the Oregon State . System of Higher Education. The program will bring guest artists, literature, music, drama, dance and art to the Portland State campus June 14 to August 14. o Special features will In clude the Hollywood String Quartet with all Beethoven concerts, June 21 to 25; Cbar lWeidman from New York with his theater dance, July 10 and 11; Francis Chapin from Chicago with his paint ings, July 27 to August 7; and Jacques Barzun from Colum bia University with a lecture on "The Written Word - Anti dote to Numbers," August 12. Portland Extension center and Portland State college de veloped the festival as an of ficial Oregon Centennial ac tivity. Second Annual Writers Conference, August 3 to 14, serves as the core of the Cen tennial of the Arts. Confer (gjence leaders are Karl Shap iro, poet and Pulitzer prize winner; Jessamyn West, novelist; Evelyn Sibley Lamp mf, Oregon author; Charles Gaupp, playwright and Port land State drama director; and Dr. Barzun. Anthony Net boy, Portland Extension Center-Portland ' S t at e college staff member, directs the con- ference. The century - old comedy "Our American Cousin" will be revised as a musical for : the July 24 and 25 Summer Session Theater production. "The Huck Finn Story," an original musical drama, will complete the Summer Session repertoire August 7 and 8. The Hollywood Quartet will conduct student string quartets in workshop during their week in Portland. Mr. Wiedman will ; direct master dance classes June 29 to July 11. Tryouts for mas ter class will be June 26 in Qhe Portland State College auditorium. Class members will join him in the theater dance production July 10 and w "An Approach to Painting Today" will be Mr Chapin's lecture topic at the Portland Art museum August 5. He will also give a lecture-demonstration "On Watercolor" g Portland State college cen ter July 31. A watercolor workshop ,will be open to "professionally-aiming" stu dents July 27 to August 7. Mr. (Chapin's selected works will Wi exhibited on July. 12 for &r9 month in the college cen- Good ))(wi for Pie Makers One gas range manufactur er has igade it, easy for the zye baker whose fruit pies boil 5ver in the oven. A roll of aluminum foil , fits into the back of the oven and the thin sheet of foil extends to the fron?. When a pie boils over all the cook has to do is to whisk out the soiled sheet and she has a clep, gleaming pro tective cover over the bottom oO the' oven. ' ' - Lifespan of Houseware Washington CUPI) - Refrig erators, ranges and tank-type vacuum cleaners, average . 15 years of service, reports the Agriculture Department. Up right - vacuums . average 18 years. Washing machines are hot so long-lived, averaging only nine years of use when purchased new. Remember Dad on His Day Sunday June 21 - FATHER'S DAY CARDS from our complete selection 217 L Main - Medford blilfIlM Jl TANG-TAe IS Salad Dressing adda I X that Smooth, f Teasing Taste. Early School Experiences Related for Club Program Using the theme, "The Teacher Remembers," Col lege Women's Club of the Rogue River Valley conclud ed the year's programs based on. the Oregon Centennial, at the lastmeeting at Girls' Com munity club. Opening the pro gram, Mrs. Charles Adamson, music chairman, introduced Mrs. Milton Snow, who sang "Whither Thou Goest". This poem was written by Anna Marie Pittman in answer to a proposal of marriage made to her by the pioneer Method ist missionary, Jason Lee. Miss Pittman was one of a group of teachers who came around the Horn In 1837 to teach in a mission school in Salem, now Willamette uni versity. Mrs. Lee's picture was in a recent issue of "Life" as one of the outstanding pio neer women of the West. Continuing the program, Mrs. Una B. Inch acted as chairman of a group of for mer teachers, who related ex- Industry Plans Campaign About Use of Plastics By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York (UPI-The statis tics on child fatalities tell the grim story: Plastic bags are not playthings. The Society of the Plastics Industry, a trade group rep resenting 1,101 companies, has begun an education pro gram on proper use, and mis use, of plastic film coverings and bags. "Just as infants and young children are not permitted to play with medicines, sharp objects and matches, they should not be exposed to ultra thin plastic film," said Will iam T. Cruse, executive vice president of the society "Once the plastic bag or cov ering has served its original purpose, it should be destroy ed." The society, alarmed by the rash of child deaths from suf focation, has compiled a book let on safe use of plastics. It will be distributed through the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Ac ademy of General Practice, the National Institute of Dry- cleaning, the National Safety Council, the Public Health Service and the U. S. Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare. In addition, one major man ufacturer, the Kordite corpor ation, launched its own cam paign through, the nation's local dry-cleaners, one of the users of the filmy covering. Its message to parents: . Always keep plastic bags out of children's reach. Never treat plastic as a toy. Nev er use plastic as a mattress cover. Always destroy .plastic bags or convers when they have served their purpose. More Couples Marry Earlier New York - (LTD- An item fitting for the June bridal sea son, comes from the National Institute of Life Insurance. The chances of a couple's ob serving a golden wedding an niversary are better than ever. Statistically, said the insti tute, today's young couple -if he is in his mid- 20's and she a few years younger - has a three out ,of 10 chance for a gathering of the . clan and the drinking of a toast in the year 2,009. Americans also are marry ing younger each year. The institute said that today's typ ical bride is about 20 years old - she was 22 in 1940 - and her bridegroom is 23 - he was 24 in 1940. The insti- tute listed two reasons: Better economic conditions in the last 20 years have encouraged an earlier mating game; and many girls would rather help send hubby through school than wait to get married until he's educated, ' ' Drip-dry Hint New York (UPD-When laun dering a drip-dry jacket on the honeymoon, stuff the sleeves with cotton hand tow els while it dries. The sleeves will hold their shape and will dry faster. inateSUGHES sccnethinj special i Perfect periences of their own and others. Mrs. Inch spoke of the . "experience curriculum" which was usually a matter of necessity rather than of teaching technique. Mrs. Alice Applegate Peil, introduced as "the lady in the youngish blue dress," told of her first teach ing experience in a box-like frame structure,' located on a flat covered with dust and sagebrush in Klamath county in 1895. ' - Miss Gore Speaks Then . came the reminis cences of Miss Beulah Gore, who described the Skidmore academy, organized in Ash land in 1872, by the Reverend Mr. Skidmore, who is remem bered in Ashland by many of the old f amilies-the Dunns, the Gores, the Russells, the Hills, and the Billings. She stressed the fact that - the fundamentals had first em phasis, yet the arts as taught by Miss Ella Shepherd made the more lasting impression. Mrs. George Carter, who wore an interesting hat, read from her father's diary listing the early schools in Jackson county. The very first was a subscription school, known as the Vernon school, built by local men in Eden valley, in 1854, near the site of the present Jackson county hos pital. The first "common" or public school was built the same year in Jacksonville and was known as district number 1. Griffin Creek soon followed as district 2. Phoe nix, then called Pike, became number 3, and Ashland fol lowed the same year as num ber 5. (Number 4 was discon tinued'.) St. Mary's Academy opened in Jacksonville in 1865. Mrs. Marie Dizney remem bered the turn of the century when she began school in a building that stood where the Jackson county courthouse now stands. Her sister, Miss Galloway, was " her teacher and Mr. Narregan, the prin cipal. Her sixth grade teacher was Pat Daily, who was later county superintendent of schools. She remembers the Friday afternoon programs, when pupils "spoke pieces," had spell-downs, and figuring matches. Wears Old Gown ' Then came Miss Elizabeth Burr, dressed in the wedding gown of her sister, Mrs. Wal lace Luke, who danced in it at the inaugural ball for resi dent Benjamin Harrison in 1889. Miss Burr's first teacner was her sister in a school in North Dakota. Later Miss Burr became a teacher in that state, became a rural school supervisor and was the first 4-H agent in Grand Forks county in North Dakota. Coming West she continued' her work as rural school supervisor under the late Suzanne Homes Carter, then Jackson county superin tendent of schools. In speak ing of Miss Burr and Mrs. Carter Mrs. Inch said that Jackson county's outstanding school system owes much to these two intrepid women, who fought for consolidation, modern plumbing, and pure drinking water, often in tne face of terrific abuse. Miss Burr told of trips to outlying districts-Climax, Derby, and others when she used a Model-T Ford as far as it would take her and then con tinued sometunes on horse back with her arms, clasped tightly around the horse's neck; more often she was on foot. Once she walked eleven miles to give a scheduled eighth grade examination. The group stood to honor her for her fine work. ' Mrs. Ruth MacCollister, Mrs.- Bertha . Baughman, and Miss Jane Snedicor were un able to be there to contribute their memories to this "experi ence rfmrrieulum." Officers were installed by the retiring president; Mrs. Bert Staricliffe. They are president, Mrs. Wallace Hask- ins; vice-president, Mrs. Delno Sloan; secretary, Mrs. B. J. Holland; and treasurer, Miss Ruth Nye. Miss Patricia Shafer, a June graduate of Medford high school, was introduced as the club's scholarship girl. She plans to attend the University of Oregon to study foreign languages, preparatory to teaching. Refreshments were served from a table arranged by Mrs. Leland " Mentzer. The center piece was made up of white Moon Glow roses interspersed with pale yellow iris and honeysuckle. Mrs. Bert Stan cliffe and Mrs. Wallace Hask ins poured.' Hostesses were Mrs. E.'R. Gilstrap and Mrs. C. O. Larison. The social'chair man was Mrs. Roy Stanley, who was assisted by Mesdames L. A. Mentzer, John M. Black, James A. Johnston, and J. R. Smith. Gadgets Ease Toil In Garden New York (LTD - Lawn care is easy once you learn how to relax and enjoy life while gardening robots do all the work. This year's ' push-b u 1 1 o n warfare on gardening toil fea tures a two-hour timer that turns the sprinklers on at wa tering time and switches them off again when the yard is properly soaked. There are oscillating sprink lers that move to and fro while the lazy gardener watches. The ideal gadget for the truly indolent grass grow er, however, is a set of plastic pipes with sprinklers built in at strategic spots across the lawn. These systems may be planted, just like flowers. A gardening genius has in vented something called the Swan Sprinkle-soaker, a plas tic hose that lies flat wher ever it is placed and is riddled with small holes that make it a portable irrigation sys tem. For those who count on rainfall to help water the gar den, there is a plastic rain measure that tells how much moisture has contributed. AH- kinds of hose nozzles have been developed for the do-it-yourself - gardener who really doesn't want to do-it- himself. One nozzle creates a spray as fine as fog. Another soaks plant roots without dampening sidewalks. Two hoses can be connected to the same faucet with a Siamese hose connection. There are attachments also that mix chemicals with wa ter, enabling a gardener to water his plants and spray them with'bug killers at the same time. Antrol hose-sprays come bottled with built-in sprayer heads. All a gardener need do is screw the sprayer head on the hose and turn on the faucet, and there go in sects, weeds and crabgrass. The same company makes two sprayers that apply ferti lizer and other chemicals the same way. Or are you old-fashioned? Do .you. still like to sprinkle the gladiolas and sweet peas with a watering can? If so, there is a modern, unbreakable, poly ethylene model with a detachable, snap-on head. It comes in va rious pastel garden colors. Swimming Class Announced at Y A summer swimming class for mothers and children will start Wednesday, June 10, at the YMCA at 3 p.m. . The class will include in struction in swimming, water safety, and some life-saving instuction. . There is. no age limit on the children if they are accompanied by .their mothers. At tomorrow's first session instruction will be free to any one interested, and artificial respiration for small children will be taught and demon started. Mothers are especial ly urged to attend this demon stration, since knowledge of artificial respiration may re sult in the saving of a life aft er an accident either in the home or outdoors. ,- . . . 1 .'' Family Arrives For Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Kent Jones and their five children from Elkhart, Ind., have arrived in the valley to visit Mr. Jones parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sain Jones, 920 South Holly street. While here they will attend the wedding of Miss Sally Carr, 1662 Scenic avenue, Central Point, to Mr. Jones brother, Roger Jones. The wedding is set for June 20 at Medford First Methodist church. - , . ' fWISn THURSDAY & FRIDAY I Or ' June 11th & 12th ; ii wl y-i it Ml ( 2 II . m w r Mm l LUCAS & HOWARD FURNITURE Hiway 99 Central Point NO 4-226 IliMSSP j iSf jig ! , : . i SUGAR SPICE 'X EVERYTHING MCE Utile girb belong in charming old-fashioned bedroom like this one. The . cheerful cafe curtains are of Avondale Perma-Pressed white ehambrav. White is repeated in the hobnail cotton bedspread. The crisp and feminine dust ruffle and demi-canopy are chintz in little girl blue to match the all-cotton ball fringe trim of the curtain. Rosier Future Forecast For Nation's Secretaries By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York -(UPD- Secretaries who already can dictate their own job terms because oi their scarcity, face an even rosier future. By the year 2,000, the girl Friday will rate a one to four-hour day, a three -day work week, a two-month va- Gajf Pauley c a t i o n i and punching the time clock will be classed as an antique custom- About the only thing miss ing from what sounds like the perfect career will be the boss's lap to sit on. He either will dictate to his secretary by telephone, or else he will have been replacd by an lec tronic computer. The life of the white collar girl some 40 years hence is outlined in the current issue of "Today's Secretary," a pub lication which caters to the 2.5 million girls who at pres ent hold, clerical jobs in of fices. Scarcity Foreseen The American Business Education Yearbook for 1959 estimated that by 1960, the number of typists, stenog raphers and secretaries, leav ing out such office help as bookkeepers and file clerks, would be 1.750 million, and that their numbers must in crease to meet demands of our expanding economy; Well, if the "Today's Sec retary" researchers are cor rect, plenty of us females will happily switch careers to help meet the demands. Addressing the secretary of the year 2,000j the publication said: "After giving your streamlined little two-passenger scooter car to the auto matic elevator, you walk to your private office rail sec retaries have private offices to shut out machine noise and vibration and you take for granted the deep carpeting, the gay, colors, the purified and humidified air. On your table desks went out years ago you find computer re ports from their night's work. "Maybe it's nine o'clock, ten, eleven or noon. ' Who cares? For your time of arri val is determined by what's to be done, not by the number of hours you put in.. ' No Traffic Jam "You stay for an hour. Per haps two, three or four. Sel dom more. In a real emer gency, you might put in six hours, but this would be rare. When you finish, you simply take off. And since all office hours are staggered, you will not run into any traffic rush. "When you telephone, you dial by voice and if you -vant to, you can flip a switch so the person called can see you and vice versa. The old filing cabinets are gone.'. In one small compartment, you store featuring Mr. Wes Pearson, carpet authority and Bigelow mill representative -WkufsNiw In Bigedw Carpets irfftovfo Use ftem" thousands of microfilmed cop ies and when you want to look at one you dial a num- jber and the document is pro jected onto a' hideaway screen. "You have a typewriter of course ... its electronic key board is connected with simi lar machines in branch offices sending memos this way is so much faster than by mail." "Most important," the pub lication added, "you are re laxed. Vacations provide a change of scene, but they are no longer a lifesaver thrown to a girl drowning in work." The one vital subject not discussed in the article is sal ary. "Too hard to forecast that," said a spokesman for the publication. 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 pjn. the day before publication. 6:30 p.m. - American Ler gion auxiliary, home of Mrs. Earl B. Bigalow, 104 King street. 8 p.m. - Military Order of Lady Bugs, VFW hall, 42 North Front sj. 8 p.m. - Nevita chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Mason ic Temple, Central Point. Wednesday: 11 a.m. - Townsend club, Carpenters' hall, 123 West Main st. 12:30 p.m. - Mistletoe club, Girls Community club. W, 1 f ' I Blue Grass Specials Bath powder -200 fS'ow is the moment of Blue Grass and summer! Now you'll want to bathe in this classic fragrance all summer long and at these special prices you can! BLUE GRASS FLOWER MIST ... 4 02. 2.00 (regularly 2.50) ...8 oz. 3.50 (regularly 4.25) ' ' BLUE GRASS DUSTLNG POWDER . . . 5 oz. 2.00 (regularlyV.SO) BLUE GRASS FRAGRANCE SET... S.OO Perfume Mist in sculptured plastic-covered bottle; Perfume in Purse Eacon. (regularly 3.50 value) tricmphattm Bird Exhibit At Show Central Point - One of the features of the coming flower show of Central Point Garden club will be an exhibit and talk by Carl Richardson, Trail. .The show will be held June 11-12 at Crater High school gymnasium. Mr. Richardson's hobby is the study of birds of the area and he will display his col lection of mounted birds. He will also speak at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 11, and the public is invited to attend. The exhibit and talk are in keeping with the theme of the show, which is "Wings Over Oregon Gardens." " Entries for the show will be accepted between 7 and 9 p.m. June 10, and between 7 and 9:30 a.m. June 11. The general public, as well as garden club members, may enter any or all of the horti cultural or artistic classes. The show will be open to the public from 2 to 9 p.m. June 11, and from 1 to 5 p.m. June 12. Tea Vill be served, both days. Group Installs New Officers Mrs. Clarence England was installed president of the auxiliary to Fraternal Order of Eagles at a meeting held last week. Men of the lodge also installed officers at that time. Mrs. Roy Heath is the retir ing president of the auxiliary. Other new officers are Mrs. Stuart Forbes, vice-president; Mrs. Walter Daigle, chaplain; Mrs. Jack Webber, secretary; Mrs. Frank Knox, .conductor; Mrs. Francis Rempert inside guard; Mrs. Eber T. Weed, outside guard; Mrs. Floyd Lewis, Mrs. Yetta Flowers and Mrs. Premo Ciardi, trus tees. A social time followed the installation ceremonies. . Past Presidents' club of the auxiliary will meet at the home of Mrs. Lewis, 710 Sher man street, Friday, June 12. Luncheon will be served at 1:30 p.m. Keeping Canned Meats Columbus, O. (0PD Most canned meats will keep at room temperature as long as they are stored unopened, says the Ohio Extension Service. It reports that canned meats, un less otherwise stated on the labels have been sterilized aft er sealing for preservation. Some items hams, for in stance are not completely sterile and must be refriger ated. V ".'. Flower Mist 200 A ED FORD Four Generations Of Family Here A family reunion is being held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wyatt,'235 North Ivy street. Here are Mrs. Wy att's daughter, Mrs. Winifred Goodwin; Mrs. Goodwin's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, and their small daughter, Lauri Thomas, 2, making four gen erations present. All the visit ors are from Calgary, Canada. The group, arrived Sunday and will leave tomorrow for Vancouvehr, B.C., where they will spend some time fishing. Mr. Thomas is with the Cal gary telephone company. Installation Set x By Medford Unit Installation of new officers is on the agenda for theieet ing of Medford Home Exten sion unit Wednesday, June 10 in the home of Mrs. C. F. Gor don, 915 Holly street, Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald will conduct the ceremony. A picnic lunch eon will be served at noon. Members are to bring their own table service and cov ered dish for the luncheon. At Session Four members of Adarel chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Jacksonville, attended the annual session of the Grand chapter held last week in Portland. The group in cluded . 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