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10 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. 125-Acre Garden Project In New York to Open Soon By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York-UPD-In the John Helm family of Monroe, N.Y., the green thumb belongs to pop. But it's mom who has a finger in one of the nation's most elaborate gardening pro jects. Mrs. Dorothy Helm, 37. is the only woman on the staff of 150 creating Sterling For est Gardens, a 125-acre pro ject near Tuxedo, N.Y. "Being the only woman was a status I did not seek," said Mrs. Helm, in a tele phone interview. "All I did was answer an advertisement for a draftsman, and here I am. "I didn't have any idea it would be a field job either." "Field job" in this case means working in a trailer parked in the heart of a mea dowland and ex-swamp the gardens will cover. There, Mrs. Helm and another drafts man, Walter Smith, are put ting on paper, in scaled terms, what the landscape gardener wants done. Changing Visla Planned They have produced con tour maps, detailed buildings and bridges, mapped the drainage plan, located the re freshment areas, and also mapped the plantings, ' so we will know where things are supposed to come up." The gardens are scheduled to open May 1, when 1.5 million tu liDS. hvacinths, daffodils, and other bulbs are supposed to be in full bloom. Sponsors oi the project plan an ever changing floral scene, as the season changes, to attract gar den clubs and other flower lovers. The gardens are part of a 30-square mile area of lakes, meadows, forest land and rug ged foothills being developed as a floral, residential and art and cultural center by the City Investing company of New York. Co-sponsors of the gardens project are Robert W. Dowling, president of City In vesting, and Bram Warnaar, chairman of the international Flower Show committee of the Netherlands. At one time, nine Nether DBLICIOU PICKLES .w-JAM? case history of a beauty At Charles of the Ritz, your rnade-to-order face powde; formula goes on file. ..along with a full record of your com plete beauty care. Each time you come in, call or write... our trained consultant refers to your case history for easy shopping and professional guidance. Why not let us take your case history of beauty by having your very own shade of face. powder hand-blended to your personal taste and needs. Loose powder;$2.00,$3.00, $5.00. Pressed Powder Compact, $2.00. All plus tax. YOUR Main and Bartlett Streets Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1960 lands experts were busy teaching the forests garaen i pr thp art of tuliD raising. And Netherlands' Princess Beatrix formally broke ground for the plantings last fall when she included the gardens in her U.S. tour. Mrs. Helm, a native of De troit, studied art at the Uni versity of Michigan and the Art Institute in Chicago. Some of her teachers encour aged her to enter a school of architecture but she said "I got married instead." She learned drafting by working for architects and blueprint reading by attend ing classes on her lunch hour. Husband John is a district warehouse superintendent for Gravbar .Electric company, New York, and the couple has three daughters, aged three to 10. "John's the green thumb in the family," she said. "He has a flower and vegetable garden every summer. Me, I hate the digging and dirt under my nails. "I'd rather do my gar dening at the drawing board." Calendar Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - Ladies Auxil iary, Patriarchs Militant, Odd Fellows hall. 6:45 p.m. - Rogue River Valley Knife and Fork club, Rogue Valley Country club. 7:30 p.m. - Medford Order of DeMolay, Medford Mason ic temple. 7:30 p.m. - Southern Ore gon Society of Artists, Girls Community club. 7:45 p.m. - Medford Toast mistress club, Girls Commu nity club. 8 p.m. - Missionary Fair of Women of Zion Lutheran church, church social room. Thursday: 12 noon - Oregon State Col lege Mothers club, Jackson County unit, Jackson hotel. 12:30 p.m. - Kappa Alpha Theta, Rogue Valley Coun try club. 12:30 p.m. - Sojourners, Girls Community Club. 1 p.m. - Golden Link Class of First Baptist church, home of Mrs. Minnie Albert, 1003 West 11th st. Bolivia has two capitals. One is La Paz, 12.000 feet above sea level and the work ing seat of government. The other is 9,300 foot Sucre, the official capital and head quarters of the Supreme Court and the Archbishop. WtMitM BROWN u V j" CLrfet o! WJJ--1 T" , T t t j Vee Halgren, Consultant CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED! Don't Let Children Do All The Dirty Work Says Child Specialist New Brunswick, N.J. - (tJPD -When it comes to household chores, don't let children do all the dirty work, says Phyl lis Greer, human relations specialist at Rutgers universi ty. It's natural for youngsters to resent "busy" work-chores that aren't necessary or need ed, Miss Greer said. And how could anyone be enthusiastic for long about taking out garbage, washing dishes and making beds? Most mothers dislike these tasks, too. One solution is to make a list of all duties, not just dishes and garbage. Then let each member of the family select the job he prefers, ess interesting jobs should be divided and all tasks rotated, she added. Square Up On Calendar On the square dance calen dar for later this week are the third annual Square Up of the Rogue Valley Square Dance Callers' association, and a graduation party for a class at Belleview Grange. The graduation party will be held at the Grange hall Thursday, January 28, at 8 p.m. All square dancers are welcome according to Floyd Workman, class instructor. Fried chicken will be serv ed. The annual Square Up will be held January 30 and 31 in Britt Memorial center on the Southern Oregon college campus. The event opens N with a workshop Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. A dance is planned for Saturday night, with an after party at Belleview Grange hall. On the program Sunday are a buckaroo breakfast at Belleview, a panel discussion in the lounge area of the cen ter, a rourd table workshop and in the afternoon a pro gram of both square and round dancing. More than 500 callers and dancers from Oregon and California attended the Square Up last year. League Potluck The Salvation Army Home leagues will sponsor their monthly potluck Thursday, January 28, at 6:30 p.m. The evening program will be pre sented by the two Home Leagues and will begin im mediately following the din ner at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. tLc kit. Phone SP 2-6428 Women's Mews Social Events : ' ' " ' San Antonio Miss Dottye L. Jones, 20, Salem, and Miss Mary Klock, 20, of Troutdale, Ore., are each $100 richer today as a result of their sewing prowess, both winning U.S. savings bonds at the national finals of the "Make It Yourself With Wool" homesewing contest, just held in San Antonio, Tex. Miss Jones, who test's senior division, entered where she's a textile and clothing major at Iowa Slate uni versily. Representing Iowa, she suit with barrel-shaped knee-length coat, designed by Nina Ricci. Dottye was Miss Wool of Oregon in 1958. She hopes someday to be a fashion coordinator or a bridal consultant in a fashion store. Miss Klock, a home economics major at Oregon State college, modeled a fire-engine red Forslmann wool suit made with large cowl collar. This was her fourth year as an entrant in the contest. She plans lo be a county extension agent after graduation. West's Water Problems League Program Subject Water" was the chief topic for 42 members and guests of Medford League of Women Voters at a general meeting held Saturday, January 23. Mrs. Dunbar Carpenter, presi dent, opened the subject with a reminder that now is a "time for action." The national board of the League of Women Voters has agreed to support Senate Bill 2549, known as the Murray Bill and Public Law 660, as amended. The public law pro vides federal funds for local sewage disposal-the amount to be repaid in 20 years. The Murray bill provides for co ordination between congress and the executive branch in the development and use of natural resources. Mrs. Carpenter emphasized that both these bills are self liquidating financially and are not political, but service issues. Action should be tak en now by writing to our congressmen to enlist their continued support, she said. Senators Morse and Neuberg er and Representative Porter all have favored these meas ures. Mrs. Kenneth H. Baker, chairman of the water re sources study, assisted by Mrs. Ogden Kellogg, Gold Hill, Mrs. E. E. Meeker and Mrs. John Raapke, then presented pertinent facts, regarding the Columbia basin. Map Used Using a large scale map of the basin, Mrs. Baker pointed out that "although Medford is not actually in the basin, it is obvious that any thing which affects the major portion of the state also af fects us." The International Joint Committee operates under the 1909 Boundary Water Treaty, negotiated between the U.S. and Canada for settlement of disagreements on boundary waters. Progress is presently being made toward agreement with Canada for a coopera tive plan of development for the Columbia, it was said. Mrs. Meeker pointed out that, the Columbia Basin In ter-Agency committee, involv ing seven states and depart ments, so far has been the most effective of the several organizations in progressing toward a plan of develop ment. During the 1959 meet in? regional interests were made paramount. Mrs. Meek er said, "Perhaps tnis is xne We Give GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and Central look third prize in the con the contest in Ames, Iowa, won with a black all-wool one agency which could do the most, but responsibility is only for planning. There is no police force to see that di rectives are carried out. This is the weakness. The agency can only recommend. Since 1952 it has been fed eral policy to recommend con struction of dams by private organizations with the federal government financing naviga tion and flood control, it was explained. A private utility company will apply to the federal power commission for the right to erect a dam at a certain location. This, then is introduced into the Senate for approval. Dams are con structed under this method for power, preservation of fish, and irrigation purposes; but nothing is done about navigation or flood control because the funds are not ap propriated by Congress for these purposes, the speakers said. "In Washington practically all dams are publicly-owned; in Oregon, most are privately owned," Mrs. Baker stated. Under the existing "prefer ence clause" power is first made available for public use; then surpluses are sold to private companies. There is now an attempt to modify or equalize this clause so that in a real necessity, private companies can get equal pref erence. Emphasis Varied ? Mrs. Kellogg pointed out that many groups, such as the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclama tion, aid in i data collecting but often with varying em phasis. In the past there has been too little coordination and no one with final author ity, she stated. Dams constructed in the fu ture will be more costly. The present administration wishes to see construction returned to private hands, although a federally-built dam may be done with a longer range view that will give earlier reimbursement. Mrs. H. P. Bosworth Jr., speaking from the audience, cautioned that federal funds made too easily accessible can lead to careless consideration of the use . to- which those funds will be put. Mrs. Baker, in summing up the discussion, mentioned that problems are recognized. The need for a resolution in the conflicts of administration is apparent. "We are dealing with seven states having dif ferences in dictating to . pri vate companies on the one hand-or public utilities on the other. Generally speaking, government projects are not intended to make money, but. SOC Players to Annual Children's Play Ashland Magical effects, special lighting, colorful cos tumes are the- ingredients which the production staff of "The Sleeping Beauty" are compounding to enchant au diences at six performances of the play which opens Fri day evening, January 29, at a special performance for High School Speech confer ence delegates, Southern Ore gon college students, faculty and staff. Children in Ashland and Initiation Conducted For Bethe . Central Point - Four candi dates were initiated at a meeting of Bethel 38, Interna tional Order of Job's Daugh ters, held in Central Point Masonic hall. This was also inspection night for the grand, guardian, Mrs. Joe Rogers,' Indepen dence, Ore. Due to the heavy snowfall in her part of the state, Mrs. Rogers was unable to be in Medford. She depu tized Mrs. C. D. Elhart, Med ford, a past grand guardian, who made the inspection of the initiatory work. Mrs. Elhart was accompan ied to the meeting by L. R. Manning, Medford, vice-associate guardian for Oregon. Candidates were the Misses Patricia Knapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knapp, and Betty Plankenhorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Plank enhorn, both Medford; Pam ela Burgoyne and Janice Ayres, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Burgoyne and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ayres, live in Central Point. Honored Queen Rachel Hamilton conducted the cere monies, assisted by officers of the bethel. A practice session is plan ned Saturday, January 30, at 10:30 a.m. for installation. Miss Jeanette Purdy will be installed honored queen for the ensuing term. The senior princess will be in charge of decorations in the upstairs hall for the event. The girls were reminded of the "rag drive" being con ducted to raise money this term. Twenty pounds of clean bundled cotton rags is the quota for each girl and they may add to those already turned in Saturday at the practice. Serving refreshments for the evening were the Misses Cora Belle Ravenor, Nancy Clark and Melba Graham, as sisted by their mothers. '. Camp White Club Announces Winners For Two Sessions Camp White - Mrs. W. C Knope and Roy Pruitt scored 114 points to lead north- south players for the last ses sion of Camp White Veterans Bridge club. Mrs. Berg Mar ten and Jack Mitchell topped east-west players with IIOV2 points. . Other north-south winners were Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Dur- land, 108, second; Mrs. Frank Baker and Mrs. A. W. Lin- gaas, third; 105 points. Also winning east-west were David Gladfelter and Walter Humes, second, 105; Mrs. Fred Ren- ling and Eugene Ricker, third, 98 V2 points Winners for play January 15 were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eggers who tied with Mrs. Marten and Roy Pruitt for first and second with 56 points each; Mrs. Lingaas and Mrs. Fred Purdin, third, 53 points; Mrs. Eugene Ricker and Walter Grow, fourth, 52. 4 Alt rusans to Meet At Peterson Home Altrusa club of Medford will gather at the home of Mrs. Virginia Peterson, 215 Willamette avenue, Thursday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. for a business and social meeting. Miss Myrta Otterdale, presi dent, will -be in charge. As sisting Mrs. Peterson as hos tess will be Miss Ruth Kil bourn. . The members will make final plans for the club's rum mage sale, to be held Satur day,. January 30th, at; the Fehl Building. Thrift-minded homemakers will appreciate a new floor covering that can be used as a padding under a conven tional carpet after it has serv ed Its primary purpose. Sec ret of the product, which comes in pinstripe and broad stripe fabrics, is a long-wear ing backing of man-made foam rubber. to benefit the public." Mrs. Baker continued. About 8.1 million kilowatts is the pres ent amount generated. Twen ty-five million is the goal. But in 1985 this will not . be enough, and the potential will be exhausted." " New members of the league are Mrs. N. K. Porter and Mrs. Don Bradshaw. ' Produce Medford will have an oppor tunity to see the SOC players production in special mat inees. Two morning matinees, sponsored by the Ashland branch of AAUW, January 30 and February 6 will be given in Ashland. Medford school children may see the play Tuesday, February 9, sponsor ed by the Medford AAUW. Only one performance of "The Sleeping Beauty" will be open to the public, the Sat urday evening, January 30, performance. Curtain time is 8:15. Fourth Production This is the fourth annual children's theatre production of the SOC players, and is again directed by Dr. Dorothy Stolp. Technical director for the production is William Oy ler. Bob Ebert is stage mana ger and George Brown is as sistant to the director. Mem oers of SOC stagecraft and lighting classes have worked on the scenery. Dick Clark will handle the lights for the production, Honor Hoover is in charge of makeup, and Gail Urban designed the forest setting. Costumes for the fairies and the women in the cast were suggested by Charlotte Riley Wisely in a project for children's theatre class last year. The costumes were cut out by a committee from the Ashland AAUW, and Mrs. Otto Wilda, Mrs. Bill Samp son, Mrs. Elmo Stevenson, Miss Irene Hollenbeck and Mrs. William McKinney from the organization made them. Miss Irma Klinghammer and Miss Gennie Kent from the AAUW made special prop erties for the production. Ad vertising posters were pro duced by Myrtle Converse and Dean Welch in Marion Ady's Graphic class. Installation Conducted Veterans of World War I, Barracks 540 and auxiliary, held installation of officers for I960 at the Girls' Com munity club. Installing officers were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turner, Grants Pass. Officers for Barracks 540 include George M. Herb struth, commander; W. A. Hastain, senior vice-commander; Thomas L. Edsall Jr., vice commander; F. B. 'Otis, chap lain; J. p. Graham, quarter master; Alvin C. Lucas, judge advocate; and Thomas B. Lynch, trustee. Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Shelva Hale, president; Mrs. Herbstruth, senior vice-president; Mrs. Wilbur Culp Jr., vice - president; Mrs. Doris Gunn, chaplain; Mrs. Hastain, secretary: Mrs. Thomas L. Edsall, treasurer; Mrs. Thom as Lynch, conductress; Mrs. A. F. Johnson, guard; and the retiring president, Mrs. Alvin C. Lucas, trustee. Members and guests were present from Medford and vicinty, and Grants Pass. Oth er guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Paulsen, Bellingliam, Wash., who were en route to Arizona for the rest of the winter. Mrs. Paulsen is to be president of the auxiliary to Barracks 225, Whatcom Coun ty, Washington. Ashland Women Organize Club Ashland Ashland Wel come Wagon club was official ly organized at a recent meet ing, and Mrs. John Sellers was elected president. Mrs. Sellers named Mrs. James Burggreen, Mrs. Russell White and Mrs. Frank Bur- dick to a committee to nomi nate remaining officers. At the last meeting at the home of Mrs. Pierre Roberts, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Bur dick arranged "get acquaint ed games and refreshments were served. Twenty - three women and 20 children at tended. Women attending a meet ing for the first time were the Mesdames James Arm strong, Robert Anderson, John De Avilla, Robert Hause, Margaret Martin, Joe Mc Closky, John Offel, Stephen Parish and Robert Wagner. A coffee party is scheduled February 10 at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs.' Thomas Bly- miller, 220 Harrison street. Mrs. Georgia Collins will be co-hostess. Refreshments will be potluck. Those wishing transporta tion are asked to call Mrs. John Sellers, MUrdock 5-6591. FOIISS Repairing end Relining Cleaning and Glazing Restyling Frances' Furs 610 Valley View , SAME PHONE SP 2-6526 Founders' Day To Medford chapters of the PEO sisterhood, AA, BE, CG and CP, will observe Found ers' day at a luncheon and program to be given at Rogue Valley Country club Saturday, January 30, at 12:30 p.m. Chapter AA will be hos L COME fN DURING OUR era ca(p SEE, HEAR and : ; COMPARE these -: Spectacular Buys NOW! "1 . The NOW ONLY NOW ONLY J ; COMPLETE MAGNAVOX HI-FI STEREO SYSTEM , . . . ALL-IN-ONE BEAUTIFUL CONSOLE You must see and hear it! This amazing Magnavox is exciting and revolutionary in every way: in its performance in operating convenience in func tional furniture and in its modest price! 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