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VA Hobby Fair to fie Weld With Festival Annual Event Is Scheduled Sunday At Domiciliary By SID HOLLINGSWORTH VA Domiciliary Correspondent Results of recent Intensive efforts to adapt the men com ing to live at the VA Domi ciliary to "planned living" through the development of handicrafts, will be shown to the public at the annual Hobby Fair, Sunday, April 24, at the White City veterans home. Twenty -two volunteer or ganizations will participate in the program, which Manager H. C. Herzog announces will represent efforts of the mem bers engaged in manual arts therapy, a new undertaking, and various hobbies and crafts pursued by veterans living at the home. Significance of this event is emphasized this year as an attraction, on the occasion of the annual Pear Blossom Fes tival in Medford. Many here for this celebration are expect ed to visit the White City domiciliary on Sunday. Assembled From Projects Exhibits at the Hobby Fair will be assembled from pro jects carried on by the dis abled veterans at the domi ciliary. Some of the items on display, made by members in the hobby shop, will be avail able for purchase by the visit ors. Such projects as woodcraft, hand weaving and sewing, leathercraft, rugs of all types, lapidary and collector's items such as stamps, coins and mis cellaneous collections, c e r -amies, metal craft, writing projects, art, painting and sketching, plastics and other crafts and hobbies not classi fied, are included. The hours for the Hobby Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Buildings 223 and 224. The program is open to the public with no admission charge. The Hobby Fair is one of the earliest events planned for the Camp White domiciliary. At first, It combined the work manship of veterans engaged in specific hobbies and those using materials furnished by the government in arts and crafts. It now includes not only craftsmanship but hobbies of all kinds, including garden ing, stamp collecting, gem and mineral work as well as the activities of member clubs. This year marks another step forward in the reorgani zation of the entire program as part of physical medicine md rehabilitation, with a manual arts therapist in charge. Louis Reale, therapist, came from the VA hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., last fall and is now prepared to exhibit some of the results of his labors In the training program which has been adopted. The manual arts activity Is part of the planned living pro gram and tlie men are assign ed on a constructive, divers ional or therapeutic basis by the planning board. More than 200 men a month spend over 6,000 hours in manual arts. A sharp Increase is shown since the end of last year. Benefits of the program are Indicated in the turnover of participating members. In addition, there are at least SO permanent members engaged in hobbies on their own Initia tive. Equipment, if need be, Is adapted to the man and his handicap. Emphasis in manual arts therapy is toward those media which have practical application, utilizing skills and experiences or the awak ening of latent talents, Reale explained. Two types of workers are found, one group preferring to work slone and away from the crowd and the other group, the sharing of tools as well as experiences. Appreciation to Merchants Special appreciation is ex tended to Medford merchants who have contributed to the program by supplying needed items, many of them hard to find and little used by the public. Here are some of the items made and on display at the Hobby Fair: Furniture, including a desk tailored to meet specific re quirements; a cocktail table inlaid with as many as 102 In dividual pieces; a variety of lamps, machined on a lathe or hand hewn; bookends which point up the picturesque end grain; a floating tool crib, j which has to be seen to be appreciated. A specially designed musi cal instrument called an octc phone, made by Leslie Propat, Is a combination of banjo and guitar, to achieve a distinct musical tone. Repaired toys as well as .VVv I J. Style Changes for Men Keep Slow Pace tr'y '!V v- .-v Kr MAKING TOYS-Toy making and repairing the toys will be displayed In the Hobby is a year-round project for Clyde Whitney, Fair at the Domiciliary this week end, held one of a group engaged in this community in conjunction with the Pear Blossom Fes enterprise at the VA Domiciliary. Some of tival. (George Green Photo) originals fabricated from scraps are also included. One of the novel exhibits is a well-built model of a yacht by Bert Vlastelica. The VA has recognized the Importance of this kind of ac tivity in the program designed for veterans homes, but it is only in recent years that the fullest attention to the reha bilitation features has been recognized. Most modern hopsitals which deal with the physical ly handicapped, have install ed this form of therapy under super vision of instructors fully acquainted with the methods involved. Now the VA has extended it to domi miliaries. Judges for the Hobby Fair will be Clifford Platz, Med ford artist; O. J. Wilde and Richard Doi, Southern Ore gon college. First, second and third place ribbons and prizes will be awarded in each cat egory besides awards given by the various sponsoring or ganizations. E. E. McLaughlin, White City businessman, is general chairman of the Hobby Fair, with Louis Reale, manual arts therapist, , coordinator. Other committee chairmen are Helen Lusk, publicity; Austia Barneburg, judges and awards; Mrs. B. L. Lockwood, decorations; Mrs. Polly Offut, refreshments, and Mrs. Bertha Bardwell, reception. I . ' , :, J j: fi l l . mm SAFETY PRACTICE-Good shop safety practice is empha sized at the VA Domiciliary. Robert Tobias is now an old htmd at working with power tools, but his biggest problem was learning to work from a sitting position to increase work tolerance. (George Green Photo) Wells, England -IUPD- Letty Batyfield, 68, asked by a in terviewer to tell of her local fame for forecasting the weather "by aches and pains in her feet," explained: "Well,. I always read it in the news paper first." Unlike the American worn' an who every six months or so gets worried as to whether her "still new" suit or dress is "in fashion" - style changes for the American male seem to keep pace "with the snails." That is - until the relatively rapid acceptance of the "A m e r i can Continental" -which found almost imme diate favor with "Homo Amer icanus" of all "species." The International Associa tion of Clothing Designers - trend-setting style creators to the masculine world-are now spanning the "gap" between the perennially popular "American Natural" look in men's wear and the still up 'n' coming "American Con tinental." Now, new for spring '60 will be the sure-to-please- everyone "Trans - American ' variations on these two major themes. "New" New Look Making news is a straight shoulder line . . . more round ed and further-spread fronts . . . center buttons of the three-button models and top buttons of the two - button models are placed directly in line with the natural waist line. Men's wear is now slowlv and surely coming out of "the j shadows" ... in a revival of bolder textures, colors and patterns. Some of the "light" shining on the male scene is evidenced by gay Indian Madras , . . ba tiks and Island prints. Clear checks, overplaids and sharp ly defined strlpings are bright er notes too. The odd jacket for casual wear is a real newsmaker in the widest variety of color and pattern. White Will Be Right Whites will be important for into-summer wear in walk ing shorts, slacks and odd jackets. White is no longer the "handle with care" prob lem it used to be. Most fab rics are easily washable . . , hold their shape and white ness better and are always so cool-looking in the most tor rid of weather. There's a special fashion interest in seersucker for the approaching sun days. Seer sucker suits will go to busi ness in much smarter, neater looking models. Odd jackets in seersucker will take on a new importance and the perennially-popular seersucker slacks will con tinue to hold their own in summer settings on the men's fashion scene. Backs show no vent; there will be a definite body tracing pointed up by the side seams front dart. New in Topcoats Topcoats will be somewhat shorter . . . single-breasted models will boast peaked la pels and double-breasted top coats will show more lapels In the semi - peaked styling. Casual coats will sport a split raglan shoulder and full sweep. Traditional bnl collar styles and the notched lapel models will be shown on the full-rag-lan coats. The clothing designers indi cate that there will be vefy little changes in the conserva tive American Natural . . . Continental . . . Ambassador . . . or Ivy models. It really looks as though the American male dan per fectly suit his most discrimi nating wishes this spring. mil ai iiimmwi wwiiff iJ M I ;.p .Vf-'-V ' : ft I" kiv .. ' i h - ... -x a I ! r'i T " ;V; MAIL TRIBUNE, Medierd, Or. Wednesday, Apt. 20, 1940 .11 WEAVE RUG-Calvln Caughlin, above, makes throw rugs on a floor loom, using discarded stockings for material. Stock ings must be clean and stripped into usable lengths before they are wound on a shuttle. About 100 pair of stockings are used to make a four-foot throw rug. Rug making is one of the standard forms of manual arts therapy employed at the VA Domicllinry, and many of the rugs will be on display at the Hobby Fair Sunday. (George Green Photo) Company Offers : New Men's Shoe An exciting new shoe called he "Cordair" is offered by the U.S. Rubber company for the season afoot. Men will go for its smart continental lines - an easy- -going casual that'B styled with ' a high tonuge, cork-and-crepe ' outsole. It's upper Is made of knit-' weave jute that's cool and washable too. It comes in natural or black . and is one of the many budget-priced "Keds" available to the male seeking comfort and good looks In his warm weather footwear. There is an Increase In the number of coat costumes shown In dress collections. 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