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i F.irst Lady of CLAIRE COX United Press International New York (CPU Mrs. El eanor Roosevelt ruefully ad mits that she no longer is able to stand on her head. : But that is about her only' concession to old age. The widow of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, regard ed by her admirers as "the first lady of the world," reaches 75 on October 11, still going full steam ahead at such a clip that she leaves persons less than half her age gasping lor breath. Mrs. Roosevelt has flatly re fused to have anything to do with observances of her birth day, not even a televised na- tional tribute to her. Wants No Fuss She requested that no "fuss" be made just because she was turning 75. She even refused to call it her birthday. As far as she was concerned, it marked the start of her dia mond jubilee year and that was all she would say about o it. . Up to the time she left the e White House in 1945, Mrs. Roosevelt engaged in daily ex 5 ' -' Xw&i if I Ilk ? 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She takes vitamin pills and thrp rhoeolate coated earlic pills, recommended by her doctor to stimulate her mem ory, which she says never has been anything to "brag" about. Does Own Shopping Instead of leaving menu planning to her servants, she does that herself, and often goes shoDDine for groceries because she likes to see what is available and how much it costs. The rest of her morning is devoted to My uay, ' ner per ennial newspaper column, or Hoosevelz CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS J'a 120 East Main St. Old at Seventy-Five to her McCaU's Magazine col umn, "If You Ask Me," and to a visit to her office at the American Association for the United Nations. She usually goes home for lunch and then devotes afternoons to engage ments, errands, visiting friends or relatives, attending meetings of various organiza tions in which she is inter ested and answering mail. At dinner time, she either is invited out or entertains in her home. She says her one big extravagance is entertain ing, and her New York and Hyde Park homes are always open to visitors, who some times arrive by the bus-load. Enjoys Travel Mrs. Roosevelt estimates that she spends one or two weeks of every month travel ing. For several years, she made so many trips to Europe she began to feel like a com muter. Her travels in 15 years have taken her across Russia by jet, to India and the Far East and at least twice around the world. Travel tires some people, but not Mrs. Roosevelt. It re laxes her. She catches up on her pleasure reading during long airplane rides, and even has been known to snooze to the lulling sound of the en gines. Her main goals in life are to be useful, to avoid burden ing her children and to keep from becoming an old lady. Dinner Announced For PTA A dinner for families of Lone Pine school, to promote membership in Lone Pine Parent-Teacher association, will will be held Tuesday, October 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The $1.50 price for dinner for each family also pays foi PTA membership of the par ents, it is stated. Parents are invited to meet teachers in their rooms after 6 o'clock and a short business meeting will be held at 7:30 a'clock. Teachers, who will be intro duced by Principal Lee Merri man, will be Mrs. Opal Guetz laff, first grade; Mrs. Aileen Johnson, and Mrs. Edith Thornton, second; Mrs. Ra chel Scheel, third; Mrs. Mil dred Schwendener, fourth; Richard Michaelis, fifth; Mrs. La Vera Wryn and Ralph Mon roe, sixth; and Mrs. Kay Ball- man, special room. Officers and committee members for this year are Mrs. W. T. Clark, president; Mrs. E. F. Edwards, vice-president and program chairman; Mrs. W. A. Strawn, treasurer; Mrs. Chester Keene, secretary; Mrs. M. D. McSwan, ways and means; Mrs. Loyd Arnold, room representative; Mrs. W. L. Garner, hospitality; Mrs. Ted Guetzlaff, historian; Mrs. Berle Thornton, parliamenta rian; Mrs. Floyd Baker, maga zine; Mr. Ralph Monroe, health and safety; Mrs. H. W. Heidenreich, mental health and juvenile; Mrs. Douglas Fosbury, publicity; Mrs. Hugh Judd Jr., scholarship; and Richard Michaelis, radio and television. There will be television and child care during the evening. Jacqueline Cochran's New Additions to the FLOWING VELVET Look! New Jacqueline Cochran is proud to announce three additions to her FLOWING VELVET family! Three beautifiers born of FLOWING VELVET, each differ ent in purpose, all dedicated to dewy, young com plexion charm after twenty: - Flowing Velvet Make-Up In 5 velvet-gleam shades. fr Flowing Velvet Radiant Masque With moisture-giving hydrolin for a swift stimulating "pick-up". Flowing Velvet Eye Cream Formulated for the thin delicate skin area around the eyes. Medford Corner 6th & Central Globe-trotting has helped her achieve them. "I did not want to feel old and I seldom have,," she says. "I don't have any specific aim. I've just done things as they came along to do. I guess I will just go on until the end, just doing things that happen to come my way." Mrs. Roosevelt believes that as people grow older, the most important thing they can do is to keep alive their love for others. Doesn't Feel Old "At present I look like Me thuselah," she says, "but I feel no older than my young est friends. I am sure that I am no more exhausted at the end of a busy day than many who are half my age." Although far from a wealthy woman, Mrs. Roosevelt has Pythian Sisters Name Delegates Mrs. P. M. 'Aldredge and Mrs. Harry Bryant, Medford, will represent Medford Pyth ian Sisters at the Grand Tem ple meeting in Roseburg Oc tober 11-13. Mrs. Aldredge wilj serve on the state of the order committee and Mrs. Bryant, past grand chief, will serve on the mileage and expense committee. The group met Tuesday, Oc tober 6, with Miss Patrecia Hawks and Mrs. LeRoy Cline serving refreshments. The next meeting is set for October 20 when initiation will be held. The degree staff will practice with officers Friday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pythian building. . Members of the Pythian club will meet at the home of Mrs. Rae Jack, 1129 Niantic street, at 8 pjn. Tuesday, Oc tober 13.. Also scheduled this week is a meeting of Idella Rogue Santha, Nomads of Avrudaka, which will be held at the Pyth ian building, Fifth and Grape streets, Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. Those attending are to wear costumes for the Halloween program. Mrs. Don Anderson is in charge. Initiation also is planned for that evening. - Group to Hear Talk on Make-Up A demonstration of what is new in make-up will be giv en by Mrs. Violet Halgren of Burelson's store at the Octo ber meeting of the Women's auxiliary of Jackson County Medical society. The meeting will be held Wednesday Oc tober 14, at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. N. J. Wilson, 33 Valley View drive. Mrs. Russell Barnes and Mrs. John L. Welch are co-hostesses. - . Basic Training Course Slated The first basic training ses sion for Brownie and Inter mediate Girl Scout leaders will be held Wednesday, Octo ber 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 o'clock at Mary's Casa, 537 Mary st. This session is designed to help new leaders interpret the Girl Scout program to their troops. All beginning leaders or leaders wishing a refresher course- are invited to attend. ' . r ar r Countless thousands of women know the strik ing effectiveness of Flowing Velvet. So can you! Open Today - 10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Week Days: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. Pharmacy Phone SP 2-6253 given away more than a mil lion dollars in 25 years. Much of it has been in small sums to persons who needed it in a pinch. One of her favorite charities is the Wiltwyck School for Underprivileged and Retarded Children near her Hyde Park home. Mrs. Roosevelt receives an inherited $8,000 annual in come, plus the income from a trust fund left by her hus band. She is paid 1,000 for each lecture, and has given 25,000 or 30,000 of them. Only recently, she appeared on a television commercial, the proceeds of which she gave away. Spurns Pension Widows of Presidents are entitled to $10,000 a year for life. This Mrs. Roosevelt has spurned, but she does take ad vantage of the free mailing privilege to which the widows are also entitled. Throughout her life, Mrs. Roosevelt has paid little atten tion to clothes. Even today she says she spends less than $1,000 a year on her ward robe. She has been known to pay as little as $10 for a dress. 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The ' cottage, named "Val Kill," includes a small apart ment for the couple who work for Mrs. Roosevelt, two living rooms, a dining room, seven bedrooms, a dormitory, two large downstairs porches and an upstairs sleeping porch. It was there Mrs. Roosevelt entertained Ethiopia's Emper or Haile Selassie and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev also paid a visit recently. But at a time when Mrs. Roosevelt could be sitting in a rocking chair on one of her porches there, she is keeping up with the jet age as globe trotter, magazine writer and author of books. She also maintains a constant interest in the activities of her four sons and daughter, 19 grand children and nine great grandchildren. HURRY! SHOP NOW-BIG -SAVINGS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT! Washer and Dryer Prices Start uo PHONE SP 3-6661 TMl.U" II I How does she do it? She gives her . sturdy ancestors most of the credit for her good health and stamina. She also has her grandmother to thank for teaching her self-discipline at an early age. By keeping busy, she feels that she has maintained a youthful outlook. She believes that her friends and family might be shocked at first if she suddenly retired to do only what she pleased, but adds: ' "Quite soon, I suspect, my friends would adjust to this at titude, and I would find my self unneeded and forgotten. "I think there would be lit tle left that I really enjoyed doing, for I believe that it is giving pleasure to other peo ple that keeps our interest in life alive and makes us look forward to the next day." New York - (UPD - Mrs. El eanor Roosevelt celebrates her 75th birthday today with a 21-candle birthday cake and two new careers to grow on. About 28 friends and rela tives will gather at her Hyde Park cottage for the party and a preview of one of the new careers-a series of inter view and discussion programs A SALE AS . . .. -v No Monthly Payments Til Feb. 1960 REDUCED TO SHOP... 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