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-
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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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. Mrs,
Hopkins, a past department
president, will be a member
of the credentials committee.
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