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Suggest Extension Topics
More help In family relations, in balancing the family
budget and in obtaining the
food and clothing are some of
ion county homemakers for next year's extension program
In home economics according to Mrs. Lee Shechan, county
home economics extension agent.
Mrs. Sheehan reports that
t present, next year's pro
gram is "in the mill," as Ore
gon State college specialists
study requests made by JacK-
son county and other Oregon
women.
According to Mrs. Sheehan,
Information on just about any
subject from freezing rhubarb
to buying a sewing machine
Js available year around irom
the county extension onice
In addition, 29 Informal study
groups sponsored by the ex
tension service meet once a
month, 9 months of the year
to study more thoroughly sub
jects that affect the home and
family. For instance, this last
year, about 700 county home
makers learned more about
Tnlnr In the Home, Synthetic
Fibers and Fabrics and Patio
Cookery.
Here's how the family-centered
extension program is
planned and finally is carried
out.
Program planners, a group
from all parts of the county,
are chosen to listen in on
women's interests as they at
tend meetings, and visit with
their neighbors. They listen
to homemakers concerns
These range from understand
ing pre-schoolers to spring
housecleaning. These program
planners then get together
with the county extension
staff and report their find
ings.
From their reports, agents
are able to organize and
enumerate these requests into
"general" and special inter
est . programs. For example
Mrs. Sheehan says, some
women in Jackson county
wanted to learn more about
dressmaking this year.
"We were able to get some
experts to teach this and they
were satisfied. But when it
came to preparing tasty, nu
tritious meals, just about all
homemakers, young brides
and experienced homemakers
alike, wanted ideas on this
subject."
' After all requests have
been gathered from the coun
ty, they are sent to Oregon
State college extension spec
ialists in Corvallis. There,
home economists trained In
foods and nutrition, home
management, clothing, family
finance, and family Jife, study
their requests and develop a
ftatewlde program in these I
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How do local homemakers
get information they request'
As soon as home economics
extension program are for
mulated, an intensive train
ing program gets under way.
Mrs. Sheehan will tram
corps of homemakers as "vol-
teer teacheis. Their job
is to teach others In Jackson
county.
Special interest meetings
and workshops given by the
agent or specialist are another
source of valuable assistance
to homemakers.
Families interested in get
ting help In improving their
homes and carrying out
household duties may receive
it free, at the Jackson coun
ty extension office, located at
the court house in Medford.
Mrs. Wilimm Sweet
Is Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. William Sweet recent
ly entertained a group of
friends at her home on South
Stage road with a luncheon.
The occasion was observance
of the birthday of Mrs. Wil
liam Naylor.
Covers were placed for Mrs,
C. F. Gordon, Mrs. Harry
Wright, Mrs. Lydia Goff, Mrs.
R. H. Peterson, Mrs. Richard
Garrett and twin sons, the
hostess, Mrs. Sweet and the
honored guest, Mrs. Naylor.
Mistletoe Club
Plans Workshop
A workshop and salad
luncheon are scheduled by
the Mistletoe club for June 8
beginning at 10 a.m. Members
are to bring salad or dessert.
Mrs. Delbert Ross is chair
man of the committee, assist
ed by Mrs. Charles Hendry,
Miss Blanche Arnold and Mrs.
Frank Gidney.
A business meeting will
follow luncheon.
Breakfast Treat
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for breakfast calls for shred
ded wheat biscuits served like
hotcakes. Dip 6 round biscuits
into a mixture of 1 beaten
egg, 1 cup of milk, V tea
spoon of salt and 2 table
spoons of sugar, Drain slight
ly and fry in a small amount
of butter. Serve wltn butter
and syrup.
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blouse. Princess Margaret smiles as she and her bridegroom,
Antony Armstrong-Jones, tour the island of Dominica during
their Caribbean honeymoon cruise. London papers are filling
their pages with pictures taken of the couple while they
stopped off on the island. Photos showed Margaret has ac
quired a golden tan. her hair
tousled; she appeared plumper.
New Booklet
On Additives
Washington - A new Food
and Drug Administration
booklet entitled "What Con
sumers Should Know about
Food Additives" has been
published to answer the many
questions people are asking
about food additives and
new law to insure their safe
ty.
The booklet tell the story
of how food additives came to
be developed, why and how
they are used in food produc
tion,, why public health safe
guards are necessary, and
how the new law works. It
also gives factual information
about many of the more im
portant kinds of food additives
and explains how the law
controls two special classes
of additives, pesticides and
coal-tar colors.
"We should not lose sight
of the fact that food additives
are an integral part of the
tremendous progress being
made in modern food tech
nology, and that they arc
being safely used for a host
of purposes that arc beneficial
to the consuming public,"
says George P. Lairick, U.S.
Commissioner of Food and
Drugs.
"Our whole system of food
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distribution has undergone
profound changes, and some
of these are only partially or
incorrectly understood by the
public. For example, we now
have fond preservatives and
many other additives that are
entirely safe, and some of
them are even necessary to
health when used in proper
amounts. Food additives are
being used to increase produc
tion, reduce cost, promote
cleanliness, prevent spoilage,
increase shelf life, and im
prove the quality, appearance,
texture and nutritional value
of our foods. All this, I think,
needs to be explained to the
public."
The booklet is for sale by
the Superintendent of Docu
ments, U. S. Government
Printing Office, Washington
25, D. C. The price is 15 cents.
Artist to Speak
Richard Doi, assistant pro
fessor of art at Southern Ore
gon college, will speak on
"Art-Is It New?" at a meet
ing of the College Womcns
Club of the Rogue River Val
ley. The meeting will be held
Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m
at the Gills Community club.
Hostesses for the meeting
are Mrs, J. R. Smith and Mrs.
W. P. Tucker.
Mrs. Dorothy Suiter will be
social chairman.
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Food 'Fads' Dangerous OSC Specialist
Corvallis - Fashion fads
may have produced some
smiles in recent years but
food fads that are sweeping
the country now are strictly
no laughing matter, accord
ing to Oregon State college
food and nutrition experts.
Last year, some 10,000,000
Americans needlessly spent
more than $500,000,000 on
food pills and supplements,
Mrs. Ruth N. Klippsteln, ex
tension service nutrition spec
ialist, pointed out at the cam
pus meeting of the Oregon
Home Economics Extension
council.
Even worse than the tre
mendous waste of money is
the danger to health involved
in some of the fantastic heal
ing and health claims made
by promoters of "secret cures
or special formulas," Mrs.
Klippstein added.
"There is no need for the
average person to take sup
plements except in time of
physical stress - and then
only on the advice of the
family physician," she empha
sized. The best guarantee of be
ing well nourished is to eat
HAVE EVEN MORE FUR Ofl
YOUR HAPPY FAMILY PICNICS
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a varied diet from foods avail
able at the corner grocery
store, it was pointed out.
False ideas about food val
ues and nutritional needs are
being circulated across the
country by food faddists -and
many of the false notions
are becoming accepted, home
economists reported.
"Unsafe to eat" claims made
by faddists about some foods
found in the grocery store are
"unfounded," Dr. Harold W.
Schultz, head of the depart
ment of food and dairy tech
nology, said.
"We can be certain '. that
there is no single food on the
market that is knowingly
harmful to health," he stated.
"Every precaution is taken by
the government and by re
search workers to see that the
food supply is kept safe."
People shouldn't be fright
ened by the word "chemical"
In connection with foods
either, Schultz added. Food is
a chemical itself. And throw
ing out all food additives, for
example, would take away
the color in butter and cheese,
the color and flavors in can
dy, and would probably mean
generous servings
of rich, delicious
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eating rancid foods, among
other things.
Dr. Betty Hawthorne, as
sociate professor of foods and
nutrition, pointed out that a
national educational cam
paign is now underway that
is aimed at combating the
food fads and calling atten
tion anew to the simple basic,
daily food requirements.
The American Medical as
sociation and state and na
tional home economics and
dietetic associations are co
operating. Dr. Hawthorne was
president last year of the Ore
gon Dietetic association. The
OSC extension service is also
working with county home ec
onomics extension groups on
educational programs.
Food fad appeals are based
on fear and emotions - not on
scientific fact, Dr. Hawthorne
emphasized, and food fads
flourish where nutrition un
derstanding is not sound. Be
skeptical about grandiose
claims of "special" foods,
pills and supplements, and
be certain that "you turn to
reliable sources" for Informa
tion about foods and nutri
tion, homemakers are urged.
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The new U.S. Department
of Agriculture yearbook,
"Food." is an excellent guide
to foods Qnd nutrition. Dr.
Hawthorne pointed dtit. Other
good sources of information
are publications issued by col
leges, state and federal gov
ernment agencies, and those
of the American Home Eco-
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' without your favorite ice cream, '
rich milk, coffee cream ft butter . . .
. those dairy foods so essential to
EVERY complete meal. There's no .
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GOOD as Jorgensen's FIESTA; no '
milk and butter so tatty and nutri
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nomics, Dietetics, and $tt?
associations.
A sped a public tottf)
"Food Facts Versus Fds," hie
been publishecPby Oresfg
State college. Copies are
available on request fro
county agent offices or trorg
the OSC bulletin Aerie. '
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troduce a collection of haf-
ornaments for fall
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