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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960
10 A.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE,
New York Woman Wins
Fame Through Gourds
' New York-fllPD - Big oaks
from little acorns grow, they
say. For Mrs. Fae Hecht, a
pleasant dark-haired woman
in her late 40's, it was a case
of big gourds from little seeds
rand a hobby which keeps her
jecturing, writing, and an
answering inquiries from var
ious parts of the world.
! Mrs. Hecht, reared in New
York City, started her gourd
growing 14 years ago when
the and her husband, a public
relations executive, moved to
Jhe "country"-Congres, N. Y.,
a small town on the Hud
son River within commuting
distance of Manhattan,
i "It began with a dime," she
said. "We had some ground
to plant, and I was browsing
the five-and-ten. I picked out
ihis colorful package of
gourd seeds, and look what
happened."
Reputation Spreads
For the first three years she
grew gourds in all sizes and
chapes for her own pleasure
and for converting into or
naments. Then one day the
local Girl Scout leader asked
if she would discuss her hob
by at a scout meeting.
Mrs. Hecht did. The local
garden club heard about her
and invited her to appear.
"I was scared to death,"
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she recalled in an interview.
"These ladies were seasoned
green thumbs, and here I was
a city girl. Afterwards, when
they all stuck around to ask
questions, I figured I'd not
done too badly.
Word of her hobby spread
and she was asked to exhibit
at the International Flower
Show and the International
Women's Exposition, both an
nual events in New York.
Today, the "gourd lady"
the U. S. mail once delivered
a letter to her addressed that
way, lectures frequently to
gardening groui and botan
ical societies, writes for horti
cultural publications and
once took some gourds to
Fort Jay, Governor's Island,
to show to military green
thumbcrs
"Every year," she said, "I
hold open house at our place
so other gourd fanciers can
look around. I've found out
one thing about gardeners.
They'll travel anywhere, and
the older the woman the far
ther she will go."
Colorful History
Gourds, she explained, have
a long and colorful history.
Some, estimated at 4,000
years old, have been found in
Egyptian tombs. Musical in
struments made from them
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were used in Indian ceremon
ies. In pioneer days, the gourd
was the universal dipper.
The maracas used in Latin
bands are dried gourds. She
once gave a pair, of gourds
to Vincent Lopez, the band
leader, who in return gave
her a lesson on use of the
maracas.
Mrs. Hecht grows two types
of gourds. One is the small
ornamental variety, which
you see in the fall at flor
ist's shops. These when waxed
or enameled go best In cen
terpiece arrangements. The
other Is the lagenarias, which
in some varieties grow as
long as five feet.
Once harvested in the fall
before the first frost, the
gourds are hung to dry until
their pulpy interiors are gone.
Then, working with a sharp
knife, shellac, wax or quick
drying enamels, Mrs. Hecht
carves the lagenarias into
vases, lamp stands, candle
holders, bottles, water jugs,
toys, candy dishes and pin
cushions.
She never sells either the
gourds or the products she
makes from them. And she
has sent seeds and literature,
free, throughout the United
States, to Europe, and to
Israel.
"Inflation," she said, "has
hit the gourd business. Seeds
have gone up to 15 cents a
package."
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Women's News
Candidate
To Speak
Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Re
publican candidate for U.S.
representative from Oregon's
fourth district, will speak at
a joint luncheon meeting of
Jackson County club, Oregon
Federation of It e p u b 1 i can
Women, and the Federation
board of directors Monday,
June 20, at the Red Cross
building at noon.
The state board meeting
will be conducted by Mrs.
Harold S t r a w n. Portland,
state president, immediately
following the regular session
of the local organization.
Members of the Jackson coun
ty club arc invited to remain.
Elmo Smith, Albany, Re
publican candidate for U.S.
Senator, Howell Appling Re
publican candidate for Secre
tary of State and Peter Gun
nar, chairman of the State
Republican Central commit
tee, have been invited to at
tend. Women of the Phoenix
Grange will prepare the
luncheon. Floral arrange
ments and decorations will be
provided by Mrs. Berthold
Bnrnum. Reservations may
be made by telephoning Mrs.
L. Dow Inskeep, SPring
3-1547 or Mrs. Earl Miller,
SPring 2-9347.
Ceremony Held
In Shady Cove
Shady Cove-Trail-The June
meeting of the Shady Cove
Garden club was the annual
potluck dinner, with the
member's husbands as guests.
Installation of officers was
held. The dinner and cere
mony were held on the lawn
of the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Spain.
Installation was conducted
by Mrs. Tom Tepper, past
president. Taking office were
Mrs. William Shepherd, who
was re-elected president for
thv coming year; Mrs. Peter
Vachon, vice-president; Mrs.
Richard Pfeifer, secretary;
Mrs. Lloyd Harris, secretary;
and Mrs. Delbert Spain, his
torian. Mrs. Floyd Kelley
served as page, and pinned on
the new olficers corsages
made by Mrs. Ivan Hale.
Mrs. Shepherd announced
her committee chairman for
the luhO-bl year. They are
Mrs. Walter Turner, birds;
Mrs. Tom Tepper, conserva
tion; Mrs. Spain, flower ar
rangements; Mrs. Travis Lit-
llefield, horticulture; Mrs.
Vachon, program; Mrs. Rich
ard Pfeifer, publicity; Mrs.
Paul Torrence, courtesy; Mrs.
O. L. Williams, wild flowers;
Mrs. Spain, year book.
The club will meet again
the second Monday in Sep
tember. Mrs. William Shepherd was
elected delegate lo the 19(10
convention of the Oregon
Federation of Garden clubs
to be held in Pendleton this
week end.
Buckles and Bows
To Hold Dance;
Election Planned
Buckles and Bows Square
Dance club will hold a dance
Saturday, June 18, at Bcll-
view Grange hall near Ash
land beginning at 8:30 p.m.
All square dancers are in
vited; potluck refreshments
will be served.
Floyd Workman will call
the squares.
A business meeting of tile
club will be held prior to the
dance at 7:30 p.m. to elect of
ficers.
Calendar
Cnlenrinr notices and news (or
the soi-iety si-etion of Thu Mall
Thtuine must he submitted tn
writinc and deadline lor the Sun
day edition l 1 p in Friday Dead,
line for the weekly calendar Is O
a In. of the day of publication nnd
for week dn' news is 5 p.m. the
d.nv before publication.
Thursday
8 p.m. - Mistletoe Camp,
Royal Neighbors of America,
Hawthorne park.
8 p.m. - Adnrrl chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star,
Masonic temple, Jacksonville.
8 p.m. - Auxiliary to Cra
ter Lake aerie, Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, Eagle hall.
8 p.m. - Roxy Ann court,
Order of the Amaranth, Med
ford Masonic temple.
Friday
12 Noon - Medford Fifty
Plus club, St. Mark s Guild
hall.
1 p.m. - Get Together club,
Girls Community club.
Visitors
! Recent visitors at the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. R. 11.
Mathewson, 302 South Grape
street, wore Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Abshire. O n a 1 a s k a.
Wash., and the Malhowson's
son and daughter-in-law. the
Rev. and Mrs. Marian D.
Mathewson and children. Lin
!da and Craig. Spokane. Wash.
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Mrs. Fae Hecht of Congers, N.Y., has discovered some
thing about gardeners, women gardeners in particular. If
it concerns flowers or gardening, these peculiar women
"Will travel anywhere, and the older the woman, the further
she'll go."
Well, we'd be the last to say Mrs. Hecht isn't telling
the truth. Mrs. Hecht is a gardener, too, according to a
United Press story in today's women's section. She grows
gourds, and because of gourds, she has made contacts and
friends throughout the world.
We learned from the UPI story that gourds have been
grown for 4,000 years, were known to the Egyptians, and
have been put to useful, musical and decorative purposes.
A dried, hollowed gourd was one of the first water dippers,
and the maracas, a favorite musical instrument for Latin
influence bands, is nothing more than a dried gourd.
Mrs. Hecht grows the little decorative gourds, so often
used for flower arrangements, and also the lagenarias, which
grow to a considerable size. These she makes up into all
sorts of objects.
However, Mrs. H. shouldn't take It for granted that all
gardeners and flower lovers are women. Many men are
avid gardeners, and will travel just as far as a woman
when it comes to gardens and flowers.
Of course, when you live in southern Oregon, you don't
have to travel anywhere to
of beautiful and interesting
etc., both native and domestic. They can be found just
everywhere. Pappy and Potpourri drove up on Roxy Anne
bunday and found not only several of our old favorites,
such as Indian paint brush, yellow monkey flowers, two
different types of broadiaea and numerous daisies, but also
found for the first time, and identified the pinkish-lavender
purslane and the interesting little plant with coiled tips
which bear snow white flowers and because of this is called
popcorn flower.
After leaving Roxy Anne, we drove out through the
Antelope district and saw hundreds of the deep blue harvest
broadiaea more than we could ever remember having
seen before.
One of the men we know
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others. He is interested in cataloguing the flowers, believes
it is a worthwhile hobby, and knows that his information
and color pictures are a source of pleasure to others.
The patch where the Butlers found the native orcnids,
in the Patrick's creek area, was quite large and there were
many of the blossom stalks. The Butlers picked three for
identification and pictures, taking care not to damage the
plants. If the flowers are picked correctly, the plant will
not be injured, experts say. Pappy and Potpourri follow
much the same procedure.
When one considers the wholesale destruction and losses
to flowers and other wild life wrought by industry and we
assume that this is unavoidable, we cannot believe that
the wild flower lovers need to
The native orchid pictured
of golden brown, and the
underneath side of each pouch,
holds the flower upside down,
design in gold color.
Parents of children who
not have heard about the newest safety device. One manu
facturer of wash 'n wear trousers makes the flaps of the
back pocket of reflective fabric, which glows in the head
lights of approaching cars. O.S.
With Father's Day coming
Include a feast with his favorite meat In the star spot.
If roast beef is his preference, a rib eye roast is a happy
choice, says Reba Staggs, meat
meaty eye portion of a beef rib. It may be purchased weigh
ing between 4 and 9 pounds.
Since it is boneless, carving is simple. It is also easy
to roast. Season with salt and
in an open pan.
Insert a roast meat thermometer so that the bulb reaches
the center of the roast, but docs not rest in fat. Do not add
water and do not cover.
Roast In a moderate oven (350 degree F.) until it reaches
the desired degree of doneness. The meat thermometer will
register 140 degree F. for rare; 160 degree F. for medium:
and 170 degree F. for well done. Allow 18 to 20 minutes
per pound for a r;re roast; 20 to 22 minutes for medium:
and 22 to 24 for well done.
Although beef is usually roasted in a slow oven (300
degree F.), the higher temperature of 350 degrees F. is rec
ommended for the rib eye due to its comparatively small
diameter. This is in order that the outside be attractively
brownvd before the center is too well done.
find thousands and thousands
flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees
who heightens the pleasure of
going somewhere by looking
for wild flowers is Arnel But
ler. Mr. B. helped us identify
the pretty little native lobelia
still blooming out in the
Camp White and Antelope
areas, and also told of find
ing his first specimen of a
native orchid, cypripedium
Californicum or California
orchid.
Because Mr. Butler brought
one of the flower stems to the
Tribune, and because Potpour
ri had an engraving made,
thinking others would enjoy
learning about this unusually
beautiful flower, we're going
to take time out now to de
fend Mr. Butler. A conscien
tious member of a garden
club, reading in Potpourri
that Mr. Butler had picked
three stalks of the orchid, sent
him a copy of the Oregon law
about picking wild flowers.
It is true that there are
laws about picking wild flow
ers, and perhaps that makes
people like Potpourri and Mr.
B. law breakers. Mr. Butler
assured us that he does not
pick or destroy flowers wan
tonly, or in places where it
would be a loss of pleasure to
be criticized.
here has four small petals
pouch is snow white. On the
hidden from sight unless one
is an intricate and delicate
ride their bicycles at night may
up, plans in his honor should
expert. This is the boneless
pepper and place on a rack
Social Events
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Washington Mrs. F. Lee
Czbirn, Oklahoma City, was
elected president of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's
clubs June 15 during the an
nual convention being held
in Washington, D.C. Complet
ing her 20th year on the
board of the General Federa
tion, Mrs. Czbirn has held the
offices of recording secretary,
third, second 'and first vice
president, (UPI Telephoto)
Brownie and
Hold Ceremony at School
Brownie Troop 130 and
Girl Scout Troop 111 of Lin
coln school recently held a
joint fly - up and court of
awards ceremony in the Lin
coln school gymnasium.
Boy Scout Troop 2 present
ed the colors. Mrs. R. W.
Gray, president of Rogue Val
ley Girl Scout council, wel
comed the troops into the
scouting program and intro
duced Miss Betty Duffy, as
sistant leader of Brownie
Troop 18, Ashland, who spoke
of her work with the Brown
ies and her forthcoming trip
to England.
Troop members provided
entertainment. Janice Stew
art gave a ballet dance, Lois
Hcnney played a piano solo
and Cheryl Bramhall gave a
Hawaiian dance.
Giving a pantomine of the
Brownie story were Janice
Stewart, narrator; Kim
Mauck, tailor; Jeanne Bow
ers, grandmother; Roxanne
Butler, Mary; Barbara Brown
and Lois Henney, children;
Barbara Cheadle, owl.
After the "Hello" song
greeting lo the Brownies from
the Girl Scouts, the Brownies
received their wings from the
leader, Mrs. E. S. Bowers, and
Mrs. H. A. Mauck, assistant.
The girls then repeated the
Girl Scout laws, slogan, mot
to and promise in unison and
gave the Girl Scout salute.
After singing Wnene re
Camp Fire Girls
Cook Out Held
Wa-Ke-Ku-Wa Camp Fire
group went on an all day
cook out June 13, at TouVelle
park. Besides cooking their
three meals they went on a
two-mile hike, played games
and learned how to make and
tie a flip-flop bed roll.
The girls cooked one of
their meals without using any
utensils enabling them to
earn some honor beads in out
door craft. Most of the girls
also waded in the river for
a short time.
The girls who went were
Chery Cavin, Linda Dalbec,
Karen Brooks, Vicki Hull,
Terry Fletcher, Donna Jahn-
ke, Debbie Reed, Helen Nor-
ris, Kevin Rainey, Sharon ,
Fletcher. Assisting the girls
were their Camp Fire Guard-!
ian Mrs. Charles Fletcher and
their Sponsor Mrs. Leonard
Dalbec. The cook out was one
of the requirements for the
Woodgathcis rank that the
girls are working on.
Donna Jahnke
Scribe
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Photographs
Wild Flowers
Shady Cove Bill Mathews,
Fullerton, Calif., is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Watson,
Shady Cove. Mr. Matthews is
a landscape architect for a
large California nursery, and
is also interested in photog
raphy. His special interest is pho
tographing wild flowers, and
he was able to take some un
usual pictures while here. He
also has taken night shots of
the burner at a lumber mill,
and visited Crater lake at a
time when the weather condi
tions were favorable for
viewing the lake and taking
pictures.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burdett,
Shady Cove, with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Walker, Medford,
recently were in Roseburg to
attend graduation ceremonies.
The Burdett's grandson,
Douglas Frisbie, was a mem
ber of the class.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Lawson,
Palo Alto, Calif., are guests of
Mrs. Lawson's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Chamberlain, Trail.
Scout Troops
You Make a Promise" the
girls were touched by the
fairy's wand and "flew up"
over the bridge and through
an archway to the stage
where the Girl Scout pins
were pinned on by their
sister Scouts.
Julie Bowers, dressed in
tulle with wings and a crown,
portrayed the fairy.
The ceremony ended with
all Girl Scouts joining hands
and singing "Girl Scouts To
gether." Mrs. O. O. DeBerry, presi
dent of the auxiliary to Crater
Lake post, Veterans of For
eign Wars, Mrs. David Shultz,
youth activity chairman for
the auxiliary and Mrs. Fred
Lawrence, assistant to Mrs.
Shultz, represented the auxil
Iiary at the ceremony. The
auxiliary sponsors Troop 130.
They greeted and congratu
lated each Brownie.
This year the auxiliary has
presented four flags with
myrtlewood standards to Lin
coln school as well as pro
viding financial support and
giving a Christmas party for
the troop.
Scouts of Troop 111 re
ceived their second class
badges which they have earn
ed the past year. The badges
were presented by the leader,
Mrs. Lorene Babcock, the
"Taps" ended the ceremony.
Refreshments were served.
Participating in the fly-up
and court were Barbara
Brown, Jeanne Bowers, Kim
Mauck, Linda Walker, Lois
Henney, Barbara Cheadle,
Janice Stewart and Roxanne
Butler, fly-ups; Cheryl Bram
hall, Maria Ortiz, Janice Has
kell, Linda Broker, Linda
Walker, Leslie Moore, Bar
bara Jones and Carolyn Lam
mon, Girl Scouts.
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meeting scheduled for June
17 has been postponed until
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