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Composer's Wife Invents Gadgets But No Tunes Br GAY PAULEY UPI Woman's Editor New ork - (UPS-Richard Rodgers invents tunes. His wife just invents. ". , With Dick and our daugh ters writing music, some- -""Vif I body has to Dorothy Rod gers. But while the attractive wif of the composer lis- 17' Grr Pauley tens, She dreams up little things to make life simpler for millions of homemakers. This amazing woman, part of an amazingly talented fam ily, holds several patents for items on the market or in the works. One of her most famous inventions is a small, dispos able gadget for bathroom cleaning-the Johnny mop 1 which brings . her a "neat check once a year" from the firm holding the manufactur 1 ing rights. Everything I do grows out of a need . . . something I've wanted and couldn't find,' she said, in an interview at the couple's duplex apartment in Manhattan s east seventies "The bathroom aid is some thing I thought up during the war .. . . I was doing my own cleaning because we couldn't get help." Try -On Paliern Another invention is a try- . on pattern for the home seam stress. It can be basted to gether and tried on for alter ations-saving alteration after the -fabric is cut. The pattern "Basically Yours", sold by McCall's can be re-used in definitely, she said, because it is of non-woven cotton in stead of tissue. "I got the idea because I make many of my clothes," she said. "I'm tall and skinny and every pattern has to be changed. I just didn't have much luck with others." Mrs. Rodgers said she also was the first to come up "with a device to make refrigerator doors "child safe", "but I was too early. It was several years ago and the idustry wasn't ready for me. It took all the national publicity on suffoca tions to start them using safe ty devices." j She's also prduced another gadget, sort of like an ad justable right angle, for read ing time tables for planes and trains. "But some things catch on readily, others need mer chandising', she said. "And that's one of my troubles. I DRY GLEAN Wall-to-Wall Carpeting YOURSELF With the Brand New, Easy Atiyeh-Host Method Cleans all types of carpeting- Wool, Cotton, Nylon, etc. Use rooms immediately aft,er cleaning No rust spots no shrinkage Odorless Non-inflammable Non-toxic Fluffs nap and restores original texture It's as easy as vacuuming V; r. , i I. rJI" . V We will deliver the Atiyeh-Host Drycleaner and electric brush to your door and show you how to use it. You will receive a 15-pound box of Dry cleaner . . ..enough for 300 to 400 sq. ft. of carpeting. The machine will be picked up the following day. Hear"Gurismke" Sunday 5:30 p.nj. tYX II Dial SP 2-0165 III PMW a ror rivEc ricitup ana Delivery Service Serving The don't know enough business people. My contacts are na turally more in entertain ment." Dorothy and Richard Rod gers, both native New York ers, will have been married 30 years next March. They have two daughters-Mary and Linda-and four grandchildren. Mary, who has three children but is divorced, has written the music for an off-Broadway hit, "Once Upon A Mattress". Linda, the wife of an ABC network television executive also composes but hasn't turn ed "pro", her mother said. "I'm glad they inherited some of their father's ability," said Mrs. Rodgers. Her hus band collaborated with Oscar Hammerstein on numerous hit shows including "Oklahoma", "South Pacific", and "Carous el." . Mrs. Rodgers studied sculp ture before her marriage, but I'm not sorry I quit. I don't think I'd ever have been much good." Values Art Training . She thinks the art training has been valuable because "it taught me to do things with my hands. I make most of my evening purses . . . out of the same material as the dress I do needlepoint and crochet. The house up in the country- Southport, Conn, is full of cro-J cheted bedspreads. I did all that needlepoint on the head and footboards in Dick's room." Between inventing and sew ing, she also finds time for numerous charities and to ad vise the elder craftsmen's shop on re-styling and improv ing products made by the aged. She says she never acts as critic or advisor when her husband is working on a new show-"all I do is listen, and try to keep things around the house as he likes them," she said. "My favorite Rodgers tune? I guess it's one from 'Carousel' -You'll Never Walk Alone. I cry every time I hear it." Club Announces Card Party Plans Get-together club will spon sor a card party Friday, June 19, at 1 pjn. at Girls Com munity club. Pinochle will be played, and the public is in vited to attend.. Mrs. R. C. Wyatt, chairman, states that' dessert will be served before the card games. Amgotord I I ulkmeafic If Rogue River Valley For Over 50 Years!! MAIL TRIBUME, MedforJ, Or. Wednesday, June 17, 1959 Pupils Win 24 Trophies Sixty-eight pupils of the Caesar Muzzioli School of Ac cordion went to Portland for the sixth annual contest of the Oregon Accordion associa tion, and brought back 24 trophies. The contest was held June 13-14 at Lewis and Clark college, Portland, with Char les Magnante, New York City, considered the nation's fore most accordionist, as judge. - Mr. Muzzioli reported yes terday that ", the school was given the "school of the year" award for 1959. This is a re volving trophy to be held for one year. His senior band took first place, his intermediate band first place, and his ele mentary band placed second. The four most important tro phies were taken by the Muz zoli pupils, reported. These were first for senior solo, senior duet, senior quartet and senior band. Students from Washington and Idaho as well as Oregon competed, the director states. Mr. Muzzioli states . that about 85 per cent of the pupils playing in the bands now own the new electronic accordions, which are considered superior in tone and quality. Installation Set Tonight , Furman Evernham, Med ford, will be installed eminent commander of Malta comman dery, Knights Templar, in an open ceremony tonight at 8 o'clock in the Ashland Mason ic temple. Also to be installed are Har ry Schulz, Medford, generalis simo; Jack Caldwell, Central Point, captain general; Walt er Hamby, Ashland, senior warden; Erie Klein, Ashland, junior warden; Champ Bitts, Medford, warder; Howard Gillette, Ashland, sword bear er; Gene Morris, Ashland, standard bearer; Frank Barn thouse, Ashland, recorder; B. J. Holland, Ashland, prelate; Ray Shipman, Ashland, guard. - The ceremony will be pre ceded by a dinner at 6:30 o'clock. Ham will be provided and the remainder of the meal will be potluck. The dinner is for all members of the commandery, their wives, and Masonic friends. Mrs. Evernham is to be in stalled worthy matron of Ad arel chapter, Order of. East ern Star, Friday, June 20, at the Jacksonville Masonic tem ple. 'ami' ; Jr if 1 $D It's Easy as 1 -2-3 Merely sprinkle the fresh-smelling, dust less Drycleaner' compound over the soil ed carpeting. Glide the Atiyeh-Host elec tric brush back and forth. Vacuum, and your carpet will look like new again and can be used immediately. Cleans The Average Size Living Room & Dining Room ill and Beautiful Dry Cleaning "AS IF BY MA6KT . Preparations for the Red Cross Centen nial bazaar, lo be held in the Red Cross building on Hawthorne avt., Medford, to morrow and Friday, have been underway this week. Above, left to right, volunteer workers Mrs. J. W. Burba, Mrs. A. E. Stoehr and Mrs. Martin Luther. Sr., look at a unique Relatives Here For Ceremonies Mrs. Idaho M. Easton, Red ondo Beach, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Fowler, Twin Falls, Ida., arrived in Medford yesterday to visit at the home of Mrs. Easton's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Furman Everham, 1797 Stage Road south. The relatives came at this time in order to attend two installation ceremonies. Mr. Evernham is to be installed eminent commander of Malta commandery, Knight Templar, tonight in the Ashland Ma sonic temple, and Mrs. Evern ham is to be installed worthy matron of Adarel chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Friday evening in Jacksonville Ma sonic temple. f Center Begins Spanish Class A new class in conversa tional Spanish will be held each week at the Senior Ac tivity center at 9 a.m. Thurs day. Michael Dillon is instruc tor. The class began last week with an enrollment of 10 per sons. ' It is pointed out that all fa cilities at the center are free; there are no fees for instruc tion. Participants in classes at the center must furnish their own materials and tools. During May 324 men and women over 50 years of age attended 24 classes and meet ings at the center, bringing the total participation since last October to 1499 persons. PRINCE MATCHED ACCESSORIEST!vTy- exclusive Buffalo Calf THIN TWIN REGISTRAR Removable money-fold pass case with Add-A-Pass bar for adding more windows. Long gold-tone bar. Leather covered duplicate key slots. Stamp and ticket pocket. Ma hogany, Tan, Black. MATCHING KEY GARD 6 loop, button closing. $ooot MATCHING CIGARETTE CASE $J95 MATCHING WIND PROOF , , CIGARETTE LIGHTER 3 plut tax 1 $595' .. Winners Announced By Camp White Club Camp White-Charles Kur zet and George Rode scored 83 points to. win first place, north and south, for the last session of Camp White Dup licate Bridge club. The How ard Boyds were in second place with a score of 75. Taking third in this position were Mrs. Richard Milestone and Paul Hatton with 69 points. Winning east - west were Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Mrs. Alto Pruitt, first, 70 V2; Mrs. Jack Barr and Mrs. N. B. Wright, second, 70; Mrs. Fred T. Burich and Mrs. W. C. Knope, third, 65. Summer Schedule Planned by Group Mistletoe club of the Royal Neighbors of America will dis continue formal meetings dur ing the summer and substitute picnics during July and August. The last indoor meeting of the season will be June 24 at Girls Community club. Visitors at the last meeting were Mrs. Edith Brown, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Freda Sum mers, Denver, Colo. A prize was won by Mrs.. E. M. Lovell. 4 Return Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Taylor nad family have returned to their home at 3524 Jackson ville highway after spending a week's vacation at Shasta lake. Dr. and Mrs. Virgil Mohr and family were guests of the Taylors for the week end. w..f proed by I ' ' - AN WVtStBlt STITCH G decanter that will be on sale. Other items to be sold include jams, jellies, furniture, prints, china and grab bags for children. This is the first time the chapter has attempted a fund-raising event of this kind, according to general chairman Mrs. E. A. Littrell. The bazaar will be open to the public. 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 pjn. 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. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. - Veterans of World War I, barracks and auxiliary, Girls Community club. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. R. J. Ritchey, 847 Brookdale rd. 8 p.m. - Woman's Society of Christian Service, circle 10, with Mrs. Glen Duyten, 1556 Jasper st. Thursday: 1 p.m. - Wenonah Club 6"f, Weantonka Council, Degree of Pocahontas, home of Mrs James Wicker, 809 Adams lane. l'pjn. - Women's Christian Service circle, Central Point Presbyterian church, at home of Mrs. W. J. Gebhard, Geb- hard rd. 1:30 p.m. - Zion Lutheran church circles: Ruth, at the home of Mrs. Paul Rynning, 16 Rose st.; Esther, with Mrs. Morris Wallace, 842 Pine st., Central Point.- ' ; 2 p.m. - WCTU, Girls Com munity club. He'll LOVE Leather Because it's so masculine! Genuine Leather Is Beautiful and Comfortable, Too. SEE THIS ONE NOW! $ 269 50 With Ottoman (fyj 0j PHONE MU 5-8771 ) S&H GREEN STAMPS ON ALL CASH PURCHASES Medford Bethel 14 Holds Ceremony at Bethel 14, International Order of Job's Daughters, in stalled officers' June 12 at the Medford Masonic hall, with Miss Micke Noble taking of fice as honored queen. Miss Noble is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Noble, 430 Ha ven street. Other officers installed were the Misses Marion Parsons, senior princess; Carla Bo rough, junior princess; Bar bara Morton, guide; Diane Evernham, marshal; Karen Christensen, chaplain; Patricia Nelson, recorder; Sandra Ed wards, musician; Laura Ru pert, Cherie Paulazzo, Patricia Ellis, Janet Kelly, Loretta Turman, messengers; Fran Bessonette, senior custodian; Donna Poulos, junior custo dian; Jean Pletsch, librarian; Sue Sneed, treasurer; Patty Borough, inner guard; Cheryl Potucek, outer guard; Jan Barker and Louise Hoover, ladies of the lights; Linda Nash, prompter; Minda Ells, soloist; Sharon Smets, Mike- lynn Boughner, Lynda Garner, Cindy Hagan, Sue Higgms, Vicki Ingram, Donna Marin, Sharon Mellish, Monte Noble, Ann Parsons, Janice Taylor, Carol Wood, choir members. Installing officers were queen, Sylvia . Morris; guiae, Sue Knight; marshal, Sharon Blickenstaff; chaplain, Kara lee Selby; musician, Lou Elsa Voegtly; recorder, Donna Bur nett; senior custodian, Sara Vandenburg; junior custodian, Bernice Skoog; soloist, Rose mary Doolen. The crowning ceremony was conducted by Medford chap ter, DeMolay, with Lynn Knight presiding and assisted by Robert Baker, Robert Pond and Willis Williams. Honored Queen Micke intro duced her parents, grandpar ents, and sister Morrte. Retiring Queen Sylvia pre sented Queen Micke with the traveling queen's pin, and the traveling tiara. Queen Micke in turn presented the retiring queen with a tiara from the bethel, Jobina doll from Micke, and a Job's Daughters ring on behalf of the retiring queen's aunt, Mrs. Larry Schade. Also presented to the retiring queen was the scrap book prepared by Miss Caro lyn Denyer and Miss Lynn Peterson Honored queens of the val ley who were escorted and in troduced include the Misses Linda Prather, Donna Burnett, Barbara Gordon and Sara Vandenburg. Past honored queens were the Misses Kara lee Selby, Bernice Skoog, Sue Knight, Sharon Blickenstaff . . . in this smart modem RECLINER, of long wearing fabrics combi ned with plastic. Note the head rest and arjustable foot rest. PHONE MU 5- Masonic Hall and Sylvia Morris, Jr., past honored queen of Bethel 14. Princesses were Deanna Mil ler, Lynn Johnson, Sandy Pi per, Beverly Sowell, Susanne Hood, Jacquie Mee, Shirley Champion. Grand Bethel rep resentatives included the Misses Sandy Sander, Diane Evernham, Sandy Piper and Deanna Miller. ; Adults introduced were Mrs. W. K. Suit, Medford. grand guide; L. R. Manning, Medford, vice associate grand guardian of Oregon; guardans, Mrs. Archie Purdy, Mrs. J. P. Clark, Mrs. Dan Piper and Mrs. T. H. Denny; past guar dians, Mrs. Robert Morris, M. W. Boughner; Mr. and Mrs. H. Snider; Mrs. Ed Grimm, Mrs. Harold Gordon, Mrs. E K. Miller and F. H. Evernham Also introduced were Robert Pond, master counciller of De Molay; W. W. Williams, Dad Advisor of DeMolay. Repre sentatives of several valley Masonic orders were , also introduced. Following formation of the officers' cross, an addendum was presented in honor of the retiring queen, Miss Morris, and a reception and dance closed the evening. Decorations with the theme "Over the Rainbow" included a huge rainbow encircling the 3 chairs in the east, with blue birds flying over the rainbow. Two pots of gold rested at the base of the rainbow. Pro grams, napkins and table dec orations as well as the guest book stand' also carried out this theme. 4 Women Given Appointments , Two Jackson county wom en, Miss Laurene Kell, Med ford, and Mrs. Ted Hopkins, Rogue River, will serve in of ficial capacities at the annual national convention of the Ladies' auxiliary to the Vet erans of Foreign Wars. The convention will be held in Los Angeles in late August. Miss Kell, the retiring Ore gon department president of the auxiliary, will serve as an aide to the national presi dent, Mrs. Belle Myers. 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