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g MAIL TRIBUNE, Med far J, Who Needs Cars, Gadgets Is New Russian Answer United Press International Moscow (UPD - Remember those finny new cars, six speed electric mixers and ? whirring dish- ' washers that the K h r u s h chevs saw at the American Exhibition in Moscow? They may never find any of i those things in Soviet Aline Mosby stores. Now, instead or saying to gadget -.owning Americans, "We'll have those things, too," the Russian leaders are say ing, in effect, '"Who needs them?" Community facilities, from taxis to public dining rooms that's the long-range plan un der Communism. This official theory as to how Mr. and Mrs. Soviet Citizen should live cropped up in the Soviet press after the Americans showed off their gadgetry at the Exhi bition here and the Premier got a first-hand look at the United States. Khrushchev recently spiked any ideas nestling in the minds of Russians who crowd around the foreign cars lined up in front of the Metropole Hotel in Moscow. Dinner Observes 40th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kahl, 529 Hamilton street, had as guests this week end Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stafford, Duns- j muir, Calif., parents of Mrs. Kahl A family dinner was held on valentine's day at Kim's restaurant in observance of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford's 40th wedding anniversary. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dawson and sons, Ted and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rasmussen and sons, Kenneth and David, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kahl and children, Kevin and Rhonda. Mrs. Kahl, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Mrs. Dawson are all daughters of the Staffords and all three reside in Medford. The Dawsons also observed their 15th wedding anniver sary on that date. Group Attends Potentate's Ball A large group of Shriners and their wives were in Eu gene last Saturday evening to attend the annual formal Potentate's ball of Hillah tem ple. This year's event honored Potentate H. S. Bullock, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Bul lock. Members of the Hillah tem ple orchestra played for danc ing. Members of the band are Jack Walker, John Lusk, Dr. Milo Kubalek, I. A. Mirick, Ray Johnson and Robert Church, Medford; Richard C. Cottle and David Fortmiller, both Ashland. The delegation from here was headed by the retiring potentate, Chester Hubbard, and Mrs. Hubbard. Others at tending were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jorgensen, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frisbie, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Selby, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Linn, the Kubaleks, Churches, Miricks, Lusks and Mr. Johnson. Vitamin Shortage Los Angeles- (UPD -Studies show that many Americans fail to get the proper amounts of vitamins A and C in their daily diets. The Western Growers Association suggests a remedy: eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, which are major contributors of these vitamins. MATERNITY SALE TOPS IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER V 7 J formerly to 7.9 W J I Or. A . Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1f0 "Why should a man rack his brains about where to park a car? Why should he take the trouble to bother with it?" Khrushchev said in a speech in Vladivostok that referred to what he had seen in the U.S. Communist Theory "We shall expand common fleets of taxis where people can take their cars when they need them." This same communal theory applies to household gadgets, too. The government recently decreed that for the time be ing it would pour more re frigerators, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners and electric irons into the stores. But the long range Soviet plan -not indicated whether it's for next year or 1984-is that women should be "emancipated" from these dreadful things. If they were not "slaves" to the kitchen they would be free to work at regular jobs. The care of children, cooking, and household chores could be taken over by nurseries, com munity kitchens in each apartment building and clean ing crews. Some Americans don't like "possessions," either. They prefer to rent cars and apart ments furnished down to the last ashtray rather than both er with a garden and furnace repairs. But most Americans like to sit behind the wheels of their own care and take steaks out of their own deep freezes. Undoubtedly many Rus sians would, too. But the Communist ideal is to get women out of the kitchen. Emancipate Women "The countless household gadgets of the Americans seem to perpetuate the mission of a woman as a housewife and cook," wrote a promin ent Soviet novelist. Marietta Shaginyan, after looking over those glittering kitchens at the American Exhibition. "They make this role easier for her, but the very process perpetuates this work, turn ing it into a profession of a woman. "What we like are innova tions really emancipating women: new types of apart ment houses with public kitch ens, a dining room for all the inhabitants of the apartment house, laundries where giant machines wash clothes for more than one family. . ." . That article was in Izvestia, the official government news; paper. In another newspaper) Moscow Komsomol, an article commented the electronic kitchen "has many interest ing technical novelties, but I do not want my wife to be fettered all her life to such a kitchen . . . better to go to a restaurant." But what the experts map out and what the housewives who live in my apartment building think may not neces sarily be the same. Couple Questioned I asked one young married couple if they would like to bother with cars, pots and pans, wall ovens, electric can openers and the like. "Many women work, and it would be splendid if there were no trouble with the preparation of food, if we had a community dining room in our apartment house," the husband said. Then he said, "Still. I would like it if we prepared dinner in our own kitchen from time to time. My wife and I look forward to .the day when we have our own apartment and won't have to share, a kitchen with another family as we do now-" "Every woman wants to have her own kitchen, to say it's her own," his wife said firmly. "To have a nice stove and one of those electric dish washers. ..." i Women's Mews Enlisted Men Idea Blasted By CELESTINE SIBLEY Women's News Service The matter of enlisted men performing menial services for officers is one that has interested me for some time and I was delighted the other day to find that it also inter ests a congressional commit tee. Is an Air Force ' enlisted man properly concerned with defleaing the general's dog, setting the table for the gen eral's wife and mixing drinks for the general's guests? As Newlywed Pair Now Make Home AtMountcrest Hilts - Mr. and Mrs. Ron ald Douglas Watson are mak ing their home at the Mount crest Ranch, following their wedding January 29 at the Pentacostal Church of God in Yreka. The Rev. James Car gill officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira (Bunny) Rowe of Montague, and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Watson, who reside on the Mountcrest ranch.' The young couple repeated their marriage vows before an altar flanked by baskets of white chrysanthemums and stock and candelabra holding lighted tapers. Serving as can- dlelighters were Mickie Rowe, younger brother of the bride, and Karen Watson, younger sister of the bride groom. The bride wore a ballerina length gown of white satin and carried a white Bible en circled with white gardenias. Her shoulder length veil was held in place with a circlet of lily-of-the-valley, centered in a ruffle of net. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Rowe chose a white dress with black accessories. Mrs. Watson wore a dark print jer sey suit with black accesso ries. Both Mr. and Mrs. Watson were students at Yreka High school at the time of their marriage and the bridegroom will continue his studies there until he receives his diploma in the spring. The evening prior to her marriage the bride was hon ored at a bridal shower sup per given by Miss Diane Fehl man, assisted by her mother, Mrs. D. E. Fehlman, at their home in Montague. Officers Installed Degree of Honor Protective association installed Mrs. Frank Gleaves president for a second term in ceremonies held at Girl's Community club February 8. Other officers installed were Mrs. Carl Bennett, sec retary; Mrs. Irl Groves, past president; Mrs. Clyde Hillyer, vice-president; and Mrs. Eston Krouse, second vice-president. Installing officers were Mrs. Clara Gertson, Heppner, Ore., state director; Mrs. Laurence Doerfling, Grants Pass, state secretary; Mrs. Jack Hall and Mrs. William Walter, Ashland. Mrs. John Seiler gave a reading and Clarence Evens played harmonica music. A number of members from Ashland and Grants Pass were guests. Hostesses were Mrs. Har old Elliott, Mrs. Katherine Pitts and Mrs. Bennett. Tables were decorated in the valen tine theme. 4 Drips Add to Cost Wasington-dlPB-One drop of water from a leaky faucet every two seconds amounts to 54 gallons of wasted water a month, reports the Depart ment of Agriculture. STTP-SS V wrvlT Sis. W I A trapunto or quilted effect adds to the. character of this broad-seated lounging chair with enclosed arms. It has a zip pered cushion and is available with otto man. The frame is solid maple. ' Servants? by Woman far as I could make out the congressional committee didn't actually say the young Air Force enlistee shouldn't do these things but rather took the position that putting in structions for doing them in an Air Force manual was "bad publicity." - From my standpoint it's terrible, publicity. It's prob ably a benighted feminine point of view that's thorough ly impractical but I've always thought that when you sent your boy into the armed forces he was going off to serve his country and not signing up to be an underpaid servant in the household of an officer. No Answer The answer that when he serves an officer he is serving his country is no answer as far as I'm concerned. There are conceivably situa tions where a general or an admiral fighting a war might properly have a green young fellow perform personal serv ices for him. But it seems to me that in peace time an offi cer living on a base in this country has the same oppor tunity to hire domestic serv ants that the rest of us have. He may find his military du ties too pressing to allow him time to shine his own shoes and polish his own brass but I still think they are matters of personal and not national concern and he and not the taxpayer should pay to. have them done. " And of course the notion that the colonel's lady can have a crusty old sergeant as her personal handyman, eager to walk her dog, polish her silver or take the children to the dentist, is as archaic as something out of Kipling. I admit that this is purely a feminine point of view and gets small support from the men I've talked to in the service. Those I talked to at the local recruiting offices as sured me that the jobs of steward, aide or orderly are eagerly sought in the services either by young men who find them peculiarly interesting from a career point of view, or enticingly easy and safe. One sergeant I talked to told me he had served for six years as orderly to a general and found it a rewarding ex perience. "He taught me a lot about the Army I would never have learned otherwise," he said "It's a good thing for a young fellow to be associated with a man like that." He admitted that his gen eral didn't require him to per form servant's chores for the family. He did some personal valet-type work and a lot of door - opening and phone - an swering and errand - running. He liked it. Some Like It A recruiting officer point ed out that although the Navy no longer recruits Filipinos, Guamians and Negroes for the express purpose of serving as stewards, great numbers of these young men still enlist with that in mind. They run the officers' club and ward rooms and keep bachelor of ficers' quarters - trim and spruce and the coffee pot on. And if they know what they're getting into and have a choice in the matter I sup pose it's all right. But I have a nagging, sus picious notion that plenty of young boys join the Navy and other branches of the service out of motives of patriotism or answering the call of high ad venture. And they end up after a lot of tests and coun seling sessions finding that they are not torpedo men but marvelously " suited to trim ming the admiral's toenails or pruning the general's pe tunias. I question whether the arm ed services needs and the tax payers should pay for that kind of handyman. Vertical buttons are a distinctive feature of this semi-wing arm chair. It comes with or without an ottoman and is priced for a budget-minded lover of contempor ary furniture. Seat and back are of foam construction ' ; Social Events Squaw Valley, Calif.-Pretty Laurie Blackmoore. 22. Mon terey, Calif., linguist at the Olympic Village, displays the new "Winter Olympics" hairdo, created especially for the Games here. The five Olympic rings, symbolic of the five continents participating, are gold lacquered, and the crea tion is topped by a miniature skier. Lou Benne of Squaw Valley was the hairstylist. (Exlusive UPI Telephoto) Rocking Chairs Supplied For Hospitalized Children By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York (UPI) Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Schapper have no children of their own. But their eager ness to see that tots in one hospital receive tend er, loving care has started a project which they hope will spread to chil dren's wards gj7 Pauley across the land. : , It is the installation of rock ing chairs - to provide an old - fashioned supplement to modern hospital treatment "Good hospitals prescribe tender, loving care like they prescribe medicine," said Bea trice Schapper, a tiny, ener getic woman in her middle years. "But staff people often are too rushed to provide it. An intern doesn't always have time to pick up a baby and bounce him when he wants to be bounced. This is where mothers, when they can, and volunteers come in." Primarily, she said, the rockers are for soothing the one to two-year . olds, many of whom have been or will be hospitalized for months. Love And Attention "Most hospitals have play programs for children," she continued, "but where infants are concerned, more is need ed. If they don't get lots of love and attention, they get hospitalitis and some psychia trists believe this may regress into life-long mental deficien cy. "Love feelings have to be exercised, just like muscles." Mrs. Schapper is a free lance writer, a founder-member of the Society of Magazine Writers, and director of a writ ers' workshop at New York University. Schapper has his ' own employment agency. The couple long has volunteered for assistance in the children's wards at Mt. Sinai Hospital, located only a few blocks from their apartment residence. "My husband is one of the best diaper-ers around," said Mrs. Schapper. "But every time I visited the wards, I would think how much closer one would feel to a child. . . 'and how much more comfortable the adult would be. . . if we had rock ers instead of straight back chairs." When she took her idea to the Mt. Sinai pediatrics staff, they approved of the rocker project wholeheartedly. "Then," said Mrs. Schap per, "all I had to do was to raise enough money to buy the chairs." Californians Contribute It came, in the form of a $300 check from Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Keller, a cou ple successful in business in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and friends of hers from their student days at the Univer sity of Wisconsin. A furniture manufacturer offered rockers at a special rate, and today, 13 are rockin' away in three of the four children's wards at Mt. Sinai More will be added as the Schappers raise more money And ultimately, the couple hopes to extend the project to other New York hospitals. Tlie American Hospital as sociation, in Chicago, had no figures on how many hospi tals have similar programs. But the Children's Memo rial Hospital, Chicago, has used rockers for years. Nur ses rock the infants while feeding them and volunteers in a "mother bank" each are given a child to care for all day, every day of its stay. Study of Africa Is Continued by Christian Women Christian Women's Fellow ship of First Christian church continued a study of Africa at the last meeting. Mrs. Ger ald Johnson said Africa is the second largest continent, has one fifth of the global land surface and has over 200 mil lion people, most illiterate. Of the" 700 languages spoken, only 300 are written. There is but one white person for each 40 natives. Disciple missionaries are lo cated in Liberia, Belgian Con- go and Union of South Africa, she said. They have estab lished four hospitals in Bel gian Congo. A film strip "The Face of Changing Africa" was nar rated by Mrs. Wayne Troxell. Many men sign up for 18- month terms to work in the mines far from their homes. They are paid only a small sum but many continue the work. There are 10 independent countries now in Africa and more are expected to gain their independence this year, the speaker said. In the Con go, Belgium prepares to turn over to a native majority one of Africa's richest terrtiories, source of half the Free World's uranium, most of its cobalt and much of its dia monds, it was said. ' , The question now arising is, whether the African peo ple are ready for. independ ence' and the responsibilities it- entails, -the speaker de clared. - If . your children neglect to close their closet doors, put a screen door spring on each door.; Calendar Tuesday: 7:30 p.m.-Chapter BE of PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. A. P. Butler. 7:30 p.m.-Westminster Pres byterian church Women's As sociation, evening circle, with Mrs. Richard Wyatt, 725 Sun rise ave. 8 p.m.-Dorcas Society, As cension Lutheran church, church parlors. 8 p.m.-Family counselling meeting, Red Cross building. 8 p.m.-Talisman Temple, Pythian Sisters, Pythian hall. 8 p.m.-VFW Crater Lake post and auxiliary, VFW hall, 42 -North Front st. 8 p.m.-Mary circle, Zion Lutheran church, home of Mrs. Arthur Cummings, 1000 Alta street. ' Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.-Woman'g Society of Christian Service: circle 2, with Mrs. Walter Higgins, 2200 Oakwood dr. 9:45 a.m.-League of Women Voters with Mrs. David Boals, 34 Glen Oak ct. 10 a.m. Lydia circle, Zion Lutheran church, home of Henry Moyer, 1755 Neider myer drive. 10:30 a. m. - Central Point Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Wallace West, 461 North Fifth st., Central Point. 11 a.m.-Townsend Harmony auxiliary, Carpenter hall, 123 ,i West Main st. 12 noon - Rcames Social club, Medford Masonic hall. 12:30 p.m.-Chapter CP of PEO Sisterhood, with Mrs. L. N. Parsons, 2329 East Main st. 1 p.m.-Chapter CG of PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. R. J. O'Sullivan, 518 North Bar neburg ave. 1 p.m. - Phoenix Grange Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Lloyd Lacy, Pacific Highway south, Talent. 1:30 p.m.- Contemporary Book club, home of Mrs. A, N. Potter Jr., 1315 Queen Ann ave. 1:30 p.m.-Nevita Fast Mat rons club, North's Chuck Wag on. 2 p.m.-Wednesday Study club, Girls Community club, Americanism Is Stressed By Auxiliary February is the month that the American Legion aux iliary- stresses Americanism and at a recent meeting Mrs. H. L. Alford, Americanism chairman for the Medford unit, presented a program using this as her theme. She gave a short history of the flag and commented on the birthdays this month of two famous Americans, Presidents George Washington and Abra ham Lincoln. Mrs. Alford in troduced Mrs. Jack Garman and Mrs. Heinz Bertram, both of whom had received their citizenship papers at the last naturalization class and they gave a brief account of their homeland and their impres sions of this country. A short memorial service was held in memory of Helen Strang. A contribution was made in her name to the American Legion National Child Welfare foundation. Mrs. Betty Fichtner, presi dent, announced that the nom inating committee would be composed of Miss Laura York, Mrs. Earl Bigalow, and Mrs. Edward Leach. The traditional Legion birthday dinner will be held March 8 at the Red Cross building, it was reported. The past president's parley will be in charge, under the chair--manship of Miss York. All auxiliary members and their husbands, as well as Legion members and their wives are invited to attend this potluck affair. Two new members of the unit were introduced, Mrs. Irene Cordier and Mrs. Gran ville Brittsan. The unit again endorsed the candidacy of Mrs. Bigalow for the office of president of the department of Oregon for 1960-61. She is now serving the department as vice-president. The president appointed Mrs. Walter Collins -and Mrs' Leach as poppy co-chairman for the annual poppy days in May. These crepe flowers are made by the veterans at the Camp White domiciliary and the Portland Veteran's hos pital. Proceeds from their sale are used to carry out the rehabilitation and child wel- fare programs of the unit. ! Following the meeting, members were joined by the Legion for the social hour and Commander Melvin M. McEl hiney reported on the plans for the proposed new Legion home and funds raised thus far. . . Casserole Cookery New Y o r k-aTD-Casserole cookery is quick and easy with kraut-frankfurter and squash pie. Arrange 3 cups of drained sauerkraut and 2 cups of mashed cooked .squash in a greased shallow baking dish. Top with 1 pound of frank furters, sprinkle with salt to taste and IVi tablespoons of brown -sugar. Bake 30 min utes in a 350-degret oven. Travelers Returning February sees many trav elers returning home after winter vacations. Mr. and Mrs. Cole Holmes have returned to their home at 16 Ross court after spend ing seven weeks traveling in Central and South America. The Holmes sailed from Seat tle in December, traveling to Panama. From there the cou ple made flights by air to Guatemala and El Salvador They then boarded a banana boat, the Berango, and trav eled to several ports includ ing Guayaquil in Ecuador and to Gulifito in the bay of Dulce, Costa Rico. The Holmes found this part of the tour of particular in terest, and report that Guaya quil is a city of unusual beau ty. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Far rell, 1510 East Main street, also recently returned home after a month's stay in Mex ico. They spent some time in Mexico City, and were also in Guadalajara and other cities. Other travelers in Mexico were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fris bie, 2447 Lyman avenue. The Frisbies spent some time in Mexico City, were in Cuerna vaca. Acaupulco and in Tax- co. They were in Acaupulco during the annual yacht race and later went to Mazatlan. The Frisbies traveled entire ly by air. Bethel Members Visit Central Point Lodge Cave Junction-Seven mem- bers of Bethel 36, Job's' Daughters, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cherry and Mrs. Edith Sowell, went to Central- Point February 2 for installation of new officers of Bethel SB. The local bethel met in the Masonic temple at Kerby Feb ruary 1. Plans were made for the coming installation of of- ficers. Members will conduct the j opening and closing ceremony ior western star cnapier, or der of Eastern Star, Tuesday night, February 16. Miss Beverly Sowell, sen ior princess, announced that her project for the Daughters will be to serve and furnish refreshments for that evening. The Misses Edith Heidenreich, r Stella Piper and Marie White I " T , . win assisi. Miss Claudia Hays, librar ian, read a poem. Refresh-, ments were served by Kathy Basham, chairman, Janice Trefethen, Kathy Kuil, their mothers, and Marjorie Cul bertson. It Figures Washington-IUPD-Americans eat 90 million sandwiches a day, say flour millers. 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