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MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Or. Musicians Attend Camp; Medford Student Honored Medford musicians played an important part in the 1959 annual Pacific Music camp program held on the camp of College of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif., this summer. Six Medford High school students were enrolled in the Senior Division, a Medford student played the leading role in the annual opera and was declared the most outstanding male camper of the year. The five week camp started June 22 and closed July 26, and Lynn Sjolund, Medford High school vocal music di rector, was a staff member. Ted Lawson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl L. Lawson, Windsor avenue, sang the leading role in the annual opera. The camp produced "La Pericole" by Offenbach, this being its first presentation on the west coast. This comic opera has been recorded by the Metro politan Opera company, which performed the work during the 1957-58 season starring Patrice Munsel. Guest director for the production was Leo Kopp, conductor of the Chi' cago Grants Park concerts, the Minneapolis-St. Paul sum mer concert series and one of the directors of the Chicago Opera company. Young Lawson's role was Company Works Out New Way of Making Cold Potato Soup Vichyssoise, the French origin soup which is the darl ing of the "cold soup set", is a favorite for summer. A creamy soup made from pota toes, vichyssoise has hereto fore required quite a lot of preparation time. Potatoes had to .be peeled, cooked and sieved, and the remainder of the preparation and chilling took considerable time. Preparation time can now be reduced by about one-half by the use of instant potatoes. The Borden company has worked out this recipe for quick vichyssoise. Use 3 cups water; 1 medium-size onion, chopped; M cup chopped par sley, 4 chicken bouillion cubes, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon salt, V teaspoon pepper; 3 cups light cream or half-in-half, 1 envelope instant whipped potatoes. Place water, onion, parsley, bouillon cubes, butter and sea sonings in large saucepan; bring to boil. Stir; cover. Sim mer over low heat until onions are tender, about 12 minutes. Add light cream or half-and-half; bring to boiling point. Remove from heat; stir in potato flakes. Let stand 3 minutes. Chill well. Garnish with chopped chives. Construction Awarded for Ashland-Construction con tracts for the new woman stu dents' dormitory at Southern Oregon college here have been awarded, according, to Donald Lewis, college busi ness manager. The general construction contract was awarded to Aus land Construction company, Grants Pass, in the amount of $245,100. Stuart Mechanical com pany, Medford, was award ed a contract for mechanical work in the amount of $68, 640. A $16,913 electrical work contract was awarded to Her man Steeck Electric company, Medford, and a $39,904 con tract for built-in furniture went to J. O. Olson Manufac turing company, Eugene. All four contractors were low bidders. The total amount of the low bids reportedly exceeded estimates by seme $42,000, according to a state board of high education report. Mem bers of the board's executive committee reportedly approv ed an additional outlay of $50,000 from the-state's insti tutional debt service reserve on the recommendation of SOC President Elmo Steven son. This brought the total outlay for the dormitory to $450,000, with $380,000 from Everything on Sale In Our Store Werfneuiay, July 29, 1939 that of the viceroy of Peru. Coleen Barr sang one of the three sisters, Karen Lytle danced in the corps de ballet and Jim Henson and Bill Rupp were courtiers. " Also attending the camp Roy Taylor, who was active in the instrumental sections. By a vote of the Pacific Music camp staff, Ted Law son was chosen as the out standing male camper of 1959. In addition to singing a major part in the opera, the young man was in charge of stage arrangements for all recitals, performed on a recital, and worked with the Cathedral and All-Camp choruses. Young Lawson, who also plays trum pet, was selected for this hon or from the 90 young men musicians attending camp. In connection with this award, Phi Mu Alpha Sinf onia, music fraternity awards , a scholar ship to be, used for furtheri education. This was the fourth sum mer that young Lawson had been enrolled in the camp. Guest to Leave For California Mrs. Rose Frost, who has been a guest the past several weeks of her sister, Mrs. K. J Knutson and her father, W, R. Bullock, 615 North Colum bus avenue, plans to leave this week end for Santa Bar bara, Calif. There Mrs. Frost, a former Medford resident, will join her son Dr. Robert C. Frost, Mrs. Frost and their children.. Dr. Frost, a biologist, will be on the faculty of Westmont college in Santa Barbara be ginning this fall, and both Mrs. Frost and her son plan to establish homes in that area. The past year Mrs. Frost spent in Washington, D.C., in Ohio and Missouri. Previous ly she had traveled in Pales tine, Jordan and other coun tries of that area and during her stay in Medford she has spoken and showed colored slides for Medford groups. En route to Santa Barbara Mrs. Frost will stop in San Leandro to visit her brother, the Rev. Ralph D. Bullock. Contracts Dormitory bond revenue funds and $20,- 000 from restricted fund bal ances. -Purchase of Property Purchases of three Ashland properties by SOC were ap proved by the state board here Tuesday. These includ ed the Roberts property, at Wightman and Iowa sts., for which an option in amount of $13,250 has been secured; the Backes property on Palm ave., for which the average of three appraisals is $5,894; and the Peterson - Hazelrigg property at 404 Wightman st., for which the average of two appraisals is $10,351. All three purchases would be from the board's land pur chase reserve fund. The dormitory, slated for completion by Sept. 1, 1960, is expected to accommodate 125 students. Robert J. Kee ney, Medford architect, pre pared the plans. The invest ment per student, according to the board report, adds up to $3,044 for construction costs and $3,600 for total costs. - -4 When buying walnuts in the shell, you will need 24 pounds of unshelled nuts for a pound of shelled nuts, and 1 pound of unshelled walnuts for 2 cups of halves or 1 23 cups of chopped nuts. Lodge Announces Dinner, Party; Ceremony Held Pocahontas lodge will hold a potluck dinner Friday, July 31, at the Redman hall on Apple street at 6:30 p.m. A business meeting will follow at 8 p.m. and a card party will close the evening's pro gram. Members are privileged to take a guest for the dinner and the card party. Members of Pocahontas and Redman lodges will hold the annual picnic Sunday, August 2, at the Abbott ranch in the Lake Creek area. Weather council celebrated its golden anniversary last Saturday night with mem bers of 10 councils from Cal ifornia attending. The Sha dows entertained with songs, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bate man gave a skit. Mrs. Charles Dooms gave the history of the Weatonha council and Mrs. Mary Fredericks welcomed the guests. There were four 50-year membership certificates giv en out by the Deputy Great Pocahontas, M r s. Charles Dooms. Those receiving were Frank Martin, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Ethel Haertle and Mrs. Carrie Milnes. Mrs. Carrie Milnes poured coffee, Mrs. Ethel Haertle served punch and Mrs. Frank Martin cut the anniversary cake. Officers Installed For Newly Organized Chapter Officers and members of the recently organized Phi Xi chapter, Nu Phi Mu degree, were installed Monday eve ning at Girls Community club by Mrs. Vada Carlson, Beta Sigma Phi field executive. Taking part in the installation ritual were Mrs. Richard Knoll, Beta Sigma Phi city council president; Mrs. Wil liam Prentiss, Mrs. Nick De Witt, Mrs. C. A. Stoddard, Medford; Mrs. R. L. Madden and Mrs. Gordon Mekvold, Central Point. Concert Set Toniqht Ashland-The public is in vited to attend a concert to be given tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Lithia Park band shell by students of the Siskiyou band camp. Clarence Sawhill will be the conductor. No- admission charge will be made. The program will open with Handel's "An O c c a s iorial Suite" and the second number will be a solo "Trumpet in the Night" composed by Harry Simeone and played by Robert Heide of Medford. Other numbers are "Witch's Dance" by Humperdinck; "Pa vane" by Cacavas; "Balladair" by Frank Erickson; a selection from Lowe's "Brigadoon" and the closing number will be George M. Cohan's "Patriotic Fantasy." Glenn Matthews, coordin ator of the Siskiyou Band camp, points out that this is the third season of the camp's operation and that a 100 per cent increase in enrollment was achieved; About 70 musi cians will take part in to night's concert, representing students and instructors from three western states. Coat ribbon ends with color less nail polish to prevent fraying. ? iff, it i"" Old-Fashioned Recipes Found On the Vague Side By JEANNE LESEM United Press International New York (DPD-New brides who anticipate pitfalls in mod ern gadget- filled kitchens wouldn't have found old-fashioned cookery any easier. A century ago, cooking was more an endurance contest than a creative experience and not just for lack of labor saving appliances. For instance, take the vague directions in a typical "reci pe." This one, for strawberry shortcake, appeared in "The Young Housekeeper's Friend" in 1859: "Make cream of tartar bis cuit dough a little shorter than usual. Bake rather quick." An author .who can't be more specific is friend of in experienced cooks. And these directions for cold veal ragout: "Cut handsome slices from any part of cold veal, flour them well. Have the spider hot, with a spoonful of butter melted in it, and fry the veal a handsome brown." What constitutes a "hand some" slice.' Ana "Handsome ' brown? (For the benefit of electric- skillet cooks, the "spider" re ferred to is an iron frying pan, not an insect.) If you're planning a roast beef dinner, here's a sugges tion from another century-old cookbook: New officers installed were Miss Rita Bateman, president; Mrs. Jerry Lehman, vice presi dent; Miss Martha Casad, trea surer; Miss Glenda Poling, re cording secretary, and Miss Beverly Frazier, correspond secretary. Miss Maureen Mc Curdy was appointed to serve the new group as program chairman; Miss Pat Peffley Miss Sue Davis will serve as city council representatives. Other committee chairmen will be named later. Mrs. Cecil Davis was in stalled as member advisor to the members of the new chap-1 ter. The first meeting will be held at her home at 1405 West Eighth street, Tuesday eve ning, August 4. The first social gathering which the chapters members will attend in a ' group is a summer picnic and swim party this evening at the home of Mrs. Ernest I. Flakus, 612 J street, which is being spon sored by the Beta Sigma Phi city council. Besides the officers those installed in Phi Xi were the Misses Linda Askwith, Donna Barker, Judith Blackburn, Barbara Cox, Sue Davis, Peg gy Fisch, Donna Hogue, Gai Lockwood, Maureen McCur dy, Pat Pefley, Betty Lou Rupp, Barbara Taplett, Caro lyn Van Der Steen, Jeri Will son, Judy Singleton, Eva Jane Sides and Lana Salyers. CALENDAR Wednesday: 7 pan. - Beta Sigma Phi, home of Mrs. Ernest Flakus, 612 J st. Thursday: 12 noon - Troxell circle, First Christian church, 2995 Madrona lane. 1 p.m. - Circles of First Christian church: Shoemaker, fellowship hall of church; Pe terson, 1255 Sweet rd.; John son, 1041 West 11th st.. and Drummond. 47 North Peach st. GIANT 26" Wine Bottles from Italy 00 Colorful, decorative . . . yet mighty useful, too! Venetian Bot tle at left has diamond embos sing, while others are embossed with a flowing spiral design. . ... They're big, beautiful terrific "buys". Wonderful for Gift-Giving! Plenty of FREE Customer Parking HIGHEST QUALITY LOWEST PRICES 'The sirloin is the nicest piece for roasting .... The gravy should not be thick or greasy, and is improved by adding a little ketchup." Lumpy Gravy How much lumpy gravy is put on American tables, we shudder to think. The author of this baffling recipe wasn't dumb, though. She kept her identity secret, signing her book, "By a Practical House keeper." We can appreciate her desire for anonymity, but question her choice of the word "Dractical." Dieters were around, even!C-r CUsc 100 years ago. For them, il Ul OllUwd "Practical Housekeeper" of fered "diet-bread cake": "To half a pound of sifted sugar put four eggs, beat them together for an hour, then add a quarter of a pound of . flour, dried and sifted, with the juice of half a lemon and the grated rind of a whole one." Oven temperature and bak ing time? You're on your own. Presumably after beat ing the batter an hour, you don't need to diet. How many talented cooks do you know who willingly share "family secret" recipes but neglect to include an es sential ingredient or direc tion? ' This technique was perpet uated by early cookbook au thors, as in this recipe for tapioca pudding: Vague Recipe "Soak a cup of tapioca in a pint of cold water over night; then boil it in pint of milk with a little salt. Add any es sence you choose. It is very good without. Serve it warm, and use sugar and cream." As cooks grew older and more experienced, they doubt less found such recipes ade quate. Even without exact measurement, they could make a tasty dish of these beef balls: "Mince very fine a piece of tender beef, fat and lean; mince an onion with some boiled- parsley; add grated bread-crumbs and season with pepper, salt, grated nutmeg and lemon peel; mix all to gether and moisten with a well-b eaten egg; roll into balls, flour them and fry. Serve them with a brown gra vy." One final question a century-old cookbook didn't an swer: Is "dyspepsy bread - made with "three-fourths unbolted flour and the remaining fourth common flour"' suppos ed to give you indigestion or cure it? Skirts . Yes . . . it's "that time" again time to start selecting your back to school wardrobe and it's so easy to do if you shop now and lay-a-way your favorites. The styles . . . colors . . . materials are beautiful with . matching outfits . . . tone on tone and lovely contrasts ... all to give you a wide variety to choose from . . . and in our famous "FRENCHIE" shoe (available only at Leons) you will have 10 different colors to select from . . . Don't wait . . . come in now and you're welcome to shop at your leisure Annual Event Set By-Two Families The annual Houston-Rodgers picnic will be held "Sunday, August 2, at TouVelle park. Each summer members of these two families meet to honor the older members of the clan. The picnic luncheon will be served at noon, and all rela tives and friends are invited to attend. More information concern ing the event may be obtained by calling Mrs. E. Middle busher, SPring 3-2232. Heelless Heels New United Press International Newest entry in the whatr they-won't-think-of-n ext de partment: heelless high-heeled shoe. The arch is the same as in a regular three-inch heel ed shoe, but support is achiev ed with an extension of the sole. Women who have tried on the shoe say it is perfectly balanced and makes walking and dancing "like floating." The first model is an eve ning shoe in red satin, trim med with rhinestones. The im port, from Italy, costs $60, but adaptations will be priced at $30. The shoe (by Delman ette) was displayed at the St. Louis Shoe Fair. Copies will be available in department stores across the country. A London designer has the jump on a new fashion kan garoo skin jackets. Lewis Ar onson, the only one to use the skins, put them in a jacket for men. ' He predicts they also will be used in women's sportswear. For the unfamil iar, kangaroo is lightweight and looks like suede. Cotton coats now have fur collars. The coats are budget priced, and come in waffle, cableknit and checked coton. Fur trim is in fox, and black Italian lamb Get out hubby's white duck trousers and skimmer. He can find a variety of blazers to finish the outfit. The blazers range from solid "old blue" to stripes, checks, plaids, piped styling, foulards, challis prints and tapestry. Devotees of black stockings should join the ski set in Italy. Girls are going for the all black "gigolette" look, reports Women's Wear Daily. The trade publication said a- typi cal outfit for evening is a black crepe or ribbed silk dress with black H e 1 a n c a stockings and black pumps. It . . Sweaters . Wondemere Joan Marie Jane Irwill Majestic Give Cnild Place to Paint Says Foundation Director By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York (UPD Junior's strokes across the wallpaper are the strokes of creative tal- e n t. So en courage the child's crea tivity don't "cripple" it even as you mop up signs of small artist at work. "The best art materials are the messi Gay Pauley est" said Dr. Howard Conant, re-affirming what every moth er knows. Conant, a native of Wiscon sin and graduate of the Uni versity of Wisconsin, is an ab stractionist who works in oils, has two children following in father's footsteps, is chairman of art education at New York University, and director of the n e w 1 y-organized Children's Creative Art Foundation. Lest he be misunderstood, Conant does not advocate the use of walls as easels. Rather, he believes the walls and floors will escape if a chid is given a place of his own for painting, with the materials always at hand in his room, the den, the basement play room. Even turn him loose in a warmed bathtub. "The bathtub is practical," said Conant, "because you can wash the child and the spilled colors at the same time. "But we've never had any trouble "with our children and walls, because they have a place of their own to paint. They work right alongside me in the basement studio." Conant lives with his wife, a non-painter, a boy of four and a girl of 12, at New Ro chelle, N.Y. "The important thing we're trying to get across is this: Let the children create," said Con ant. The foundation, privately fianced, works with both par ents and teachers. Because he believes the ex often is trimmed with one white flower. Models at Paris couturier Jacques Heim's house wear ear clips in the hair instead of on the ear lobes. They clip into the hair just above the temples. A little sweet sherry and a pinch each of nutmeg and cin namon added to the cooking water for prunes, make them extra tasty. , . . Frenc ... Foster & Hochberg Century British Walker White Stags new "616" Teenwear Down Holds Your Selec tion . . . and with regular pression of childish imagina tion should not be "crippled," he opposed parents purchasing "stereotyped" art materials these, he said, include those paintings-by-numbers sets, the coloring books, the drawing books which encourage a child to trace the work of others. Conant argues that these leave no room for a child's own ability "children possess art ability as a birthright, and with the proper guidance it can be developed." he said. He believes parents should encourage creativity as soon as a child can and wants to hold a brush or squeeze mod eling clay nine months to a year. And even tots can be trusted with paints "if moth- Ler will be patient enough to clean up later. Conant advises children be given tempera or poster paints, a brush, and large, (12 by 18 or 18 by 24 inch) inexpensive sheets of manila paper as a starter. The parents might in clude moist modeling clay and crayon, although he said cray ons call for more mascular co ordination than most tots have. Good Play Often Messy "Good play often is messy play," said Conant. "But it is a case of what the parent and For Baby's Comfort at Home or Traveling y ! To make a change a SNAP I 3 pinlest parts that go together ...or work alone A compter e iwitch-abouf diaptr wardrobe for baby, j Shop "Baby Comer" for all your Infants' & Children's Needs! Downstairs at Medford Pharmacy Phone SP 2-6233 You 1 J$m m II' wmh fir f lilt - Hvivl fl'k Plf v Parker Woods' jleacher want the most for I the child or the least for the ', child. "Everything in life tends to shape up to conformity. I would rather my children de veloped into individuals with problems than into well-adjusted little robots. "Recently I've been re reading American history... I believe what our forefathers were saying was that the indi vidual personality is import ant . . . This was the Yankee spirit." Conant says that the child whose "birthright" is not en couraged just "gives up" by the time he is eight, nine or 10.' But often, the creative urge is revived in later life that is why, he said "the mu seums are crowded . . . why adult education courses in art are full; an estimated 10 mil lion are enrolled in art study. "That is why also we have the painting hobbyists Presi dent Eisenhower, Winston Churchill and Grandma Moses . . she's a well-adjusted amateur, "Man must have some crea tive outlet," said Conant, "without it the soul withers," NOW AT BABY CORNER 6th and Central CHIX Redi-Fol Own Beeon Permanently pre-folded . . . tote bulky. Use without pins with Chiz Baby Panty or pin on... $3.99 Dm. CHIX DUpeuM Diaper Feds. Away-from-home diapers. Quilted for extra absorbency. Medicated. 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