- Not long ago a man complained to the society editor
that his mother didn't appreciate some of the modern con
veniences. "Can you imagine," he said somewhat indignantly,
"she doesn't really like the new automatic washer and elec
tric dryer that we bought for her. She uses the washer most
of the time, but if the weather is even half fair, she insists
on hanging the clothes outside."
Potpourri assured the man that we certainly could imagine
that his mother liked to hang her washing in the fresh air.
We do, and so do a lot of other women, too. Take a day
like yesterday it was fun to wash clothes and hang them
on the line. The sun shone warmly unbelievably warm
for March, in fact the birds were singing and the yellow
daffodils along the fence were almost as bright as the sun.
And when we took the clothes down in mid-afternoon, they
smelled like clothes should smell after laundering fresh and
dean.
We know women who like to make bread not only
because they are sure the bread they make is better than
what comes from the bake shop, but because they take great
pleasure and satisfaction in mixing and kneading the bread,
shaping it into loaves, and baking it. If we live to be a
hundred and five, we will never forget the smell of fresh
bread in the little kitchen at home when the three sisters
arrived from school. Mother would cut thick warm slices
and these would be slathered with butter and such marvel
lously delicious things as blackberry jam or spicy apple
butter. It was nothing for the three of us to eat almost a
whole loaf of the warm bread.
Potpourri knows all about progress and that the modern
age with all its machinery and gadgets is here to stay.
Obviously we're not going to give up Doll T. and try walk
ing three and a half miles to work every morning. And
we might as well confess that we didn't wash all the
clothes at home the heavy pieces we stuffed into a pillow
case and carried down town to have it put through one
of those automatic machines.
Sunday we bundled ourselves in all manner of warm
clothing, uncovered Doll and set forth for Shasta ski bowl.
Just to be outside Sunday was exciting and the view from
the slopes of Mt. Shasta is well worth the longish drive.
While some spots on the mountain have been uncovered
Jy the unseasonable warmth of the last week, skiing was
said to be fair and certainly scores of ski-fans from hither
and yon seemed to be having a wonderful time. A number
al Medford devotees of this snow sport were on hand Bill
and Shirley Patton, Wally Iverson, Ben Trowbridge Jr.,
" the Jim Rowan family, the Aubrey Norrises and their son
nd others.
Wally Iverson, whose bronzed face looks as if he had
sjent most of the winter outdoors, stopped for greetings and
4a recount some of the repercussions of. having his picture
a the Tribune's ski page not long ago. He said 12 or 15
Iriends and acquaintances sent him clippings, thinking he
1 might want an extra copy; two former teachers, wrote to say
Ahey had enjoyed reading about him again, two salesmen
who had been letting him alone decided to try their luck
nee more, and called on him, some long-lost friends wrote
Irom Sacramento to say that they often went skiing at
tauaw valley and would he come down and join them, and
iny others had written, called on the phone or dropped
4a to see him at work.
"No wonder they talk about the power of the press,"
$&i4 Wally. "It was an experience. Now I'm considered an
Authority on skiing, which I'm not." . He added that the
corn" or spring snow was pretty good Sunday, and that
was enjoying the day very much.
Apparently "as you like it ' is tne doming ineme oi tne
afci enthusiasts. Some wore shorts and cotton blouses, some
d on jeans or levis, many of course, wore the stretch ski
nts which fit like a second skin, and topped these with
47 assortment of parkas, sweaters, shirts and whatever
a clothes -closet offered.
Headgear was even more fanciful. There were hair bands,
packing caps and tightly fitted helmets, billed caps and
fiwan Mexican, straw hats like one commonly sees in the
rden or on the beach on a blistering day.
Comfort is considered first, and beauty comes afterwards.
Any number of men and women had smeared their faces,
wck and ears, with heavy white grease which gave them
a ghostly appearance. At noon time two young men stripped
to the waist and sunned themselves while devouring large
quantities of hot food the size of the servings made us
giva thanks that we aren't feeding a couple of healthy
athletes who like to spend their leisure hours in the snow.
Spring brings the warm sun and blue skies, song birds,
3fl-wers, green grass, and a thoroughly joyous time of the
year. But it also brings out the litter bugs. At a meeting
vf garden club workers Tuesday, there was discussion of
ue problem.
At least two -women had answers. Both live in the coun
try, and both had been infuriated by having someone dump
Srash and garbage on their property. Both had looked through
4m unsavory mess until they found clues to the identity
erf the persons who had perpetrated the outrage, and both
called the authorities. Result two red-faced householders
had returned to the scenes of their crimes and picked up
every tin can, empty bottle, old magazine and all the rest
of their discarded litter. Both women are pretty sure those
families will think twice before they dump garbage along a
oadside again. O.S.
Hot Dogs, Chips, Spinach Preferred by Youngsters
New York - (DPD - The na.
tion's eight-to-18 set rates hot
dogs and potato chips as tops
on the food parade, followed
closely by hamburgers and,
surprise, spinach.
Their favorite dessert ""is
pie, their favorite hobby, pho
tography, and their favorite
sport, football. They are read
ing more newspapers and
watching television less than
they did two years ago.
These are some of the find
ings in the 1960 National
Children's Preference StnrJv
made by the American Hobby
Federation, a non-profit edu
cational organization founded
in 1936. The federation has
made similar studies every
two years since 1938 to help
in shaping its youth programs
to youth interests.
The latest conclusions are
based on questionnaires ans
wered by 182,000 boys and
girls in public, private and
parochial schools and active in
community centers.
Varied Questions
John E. Lane, executive di
rector, said that although the
study was primarily to deter
mine hobby interests,- other
subjects were included be
cause the more . varied the
questions, the more likely the
youngsters are to answer them
fully.
The study did not try to de
termine why certain foods,
sports lor hobbies were prefer
red. To the question, "what is
your favorite meat?" the
youngsters this year listed
frankf u r ters, hamburgers,
chicken, steak, veal, roast
beef, ham, turkey, pork and
lamb in that order. In the
1958 study, hot dogs were
number five.
Asked their favorite vege
table, this year they gave the
top spot to potato chips and
second place to spinach, which
in 1958 had been number one.
Spinach, however, rated 12th
place in the 1938 study. Other
vegetables in order of prefer
ence this year: Carrots, green
peas, beets, string beans,
pickles, celery and olives.
Pie consistently has .been a
favorite dessert, followed this
year by ice cream, fruit, cook
ies, rice pudding, gelatin, pea
nuts and doughnuts.
Favored Hobbies
Stamp collecting has been
a leading hobby through the
studies, but this year ran sec
ond to photography.
Other hobbies in order of
current preference: Doll col
lecting, model making, paint-
SHOP
MONDAY
TIL
9 P.M.!
Oyster Skillet Pie
Is Original Recipe
04 Medford Woman
Oyster skillet pie, a recipe
original with Mrs. Fred Reich
of 2751 Dark Hollow road,
will make an interesting dish
for a Lenten meal. The recipe
was recently printed by Sun
set magazine.
For the skillet pie Mrs.
Reich uses 1 egg, 1 container
or 12 ounces of oysters, li
teaspoon salt, M teaspoon of
pepper, ?4 cup prepared pan
cake rnix, M cup oil and 4
lemon wedges.
Beat egg slightly in mixing
bowl, add oysters, salt and
pepper. Mix lightly so as not
to break oysters. Sprinkle
pancake mix into bowl and
gently stir. Heat oil in 8-inch
frying pan. Pour in oyster
mixture. Cook at medium heat
for about 5 to 7 minutes, un
til bottom is golden brown.
Turn, and brown other side.
Remove to hot platter, cut
into pie-shaped pieces. Gar
nish with lemon wedges.
Makes four servings.
Dinner Planned
By Home League
Ladies Home League of the
Salvation Army will sponsor
an "Irish potluck supper to
night at the monthly family
night of the Army. The menu
will include Irish stew. Din
ner will begin at 6:30 o'clock
and will be followed by a
program. Groups will present
several Irish numbers.
Return
Shady Cove-Trail-Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Gillespie have re
turned to their home in Trail
after spending a week in
southern California with
friends. Their son, Marine
Pnl 'RnrlH finiecnie arrnm. '
panied his parents home and
is spending a leave here be
fore reporting for duty in
Okinawa.
.
Put bread dough inside a j
large plastic bag to rise.
Dough won't stick to the bag
and no crust will form.
FAT
OVERWEIGHT
Available to you without a doc
tors prescription, our drug called
ODRINEX. You must lose ugly fat
in 7 days or your money back. No
strenuous exercise, laxatives, mas
sage or takine of so-called reduc
ing candies, crackers or cookies.
or chewing gum. ODRINEX is a
tiny tablet and easily swallowed.
When you take ODRINEX, you still
enjoy your meals, still eat the
foods you like, but you simply
don't have the urge for extra por
tions because ODRINEX depresses
your appetite and decreases your
desire for food. Your weight must
come down, because as your own
doctor will tell you, when you eat
less, you weigh less. Get rid of ex
cess fat and live longer. ODRINEX
costs $3.00 and is sold on this
GUARANTEE: If not satisfied for
any reason just return the pack
age to your druggist and get your
full money back. No questions
asked. ODRINEX is sold with this
guarantee by:
WESTERN THRIFT STORE 30 N.I
CENXRAL-Mail Orders filled. Adv.
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ing, collecting match covers,
postcards, autographs, and
coins. The 1938 preferences
ran this way: stamps, coins,
Indian arrowheads, dolls, but
terflies, model trains, paint
ing, match-stick houses, but
tons and cigaret cards.
Girls this year listed foot
ball as their favorite spectator
sport; basketball, their favor
ite participation sport. The
boys also rated football num
ber one, followed by basket
ball, ice skating, swimming
and baseball.
In a special series of ques
tions on spare time activities,
the study showed these read
ing habits today: 68 per cent
said they read newspapers
every day, a 12 per cent in
crease over 1958; 71 per cent
read 11 or more books a year,
a nine per cent increase over
the last study; 73 per cent
read weekly and monthly
magazines regularly, compar
ed with 64 per cent in 1958.
To the question, "how many
hours a day do you watch tele
vision, 18 per cent answered
four hours a day, compared
with 39 per cent in 1958; 17
per cent watched three and
one-half hours, compared with
25 per cent in 1958; 11 per
cent watched one hour daily,
compared with two per cent
in 1958; and eight per cent
never watch, although two
years ago none of the children
rated themselves as non-viewers.
MAIL TRIBUNE, MedferJ, Or. 1 9
, March 24, 1960 A
Thursday,
A. H. Hed.rick Jr. Hi Gym
4:0 0 and 8:00
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