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0 i 10 A ir w 1 1 . 1X1 I . -.'As. - Hong Kong Thar cheongsam slits seem to enhance the : charm of two Malayan-Chinese working girls as they cross street in Singapore. After research in Singapore, Hong ' Kong and Taipei, three major Chinese centers, correspond ents have completed a survey on the cheongsam slit. Their verdict is that Hong Kong women wear the highest sill skirts in Asia, or, for that matter, in the world. (UPI Telephoto) Correspondents Conduct Survey About Cheongsam By GERRY XAVIER United Press International ' Hong Kong-IUPD-Hong Kong women wear the highest slit skirts in Asia, or for that mat ter, the world. Taipei and Singapore? They lake a back seat. This claim is the product of a survey undertaken by correspondents in the three major Chinese centers. (And we've got the photographs to prove our case.) Some Asian women living outside Hong Kong may pro ; test: They wear higher slits. , Thai's possible. For in- stance, there's a secretary in Kuala Lumpur who, it was told, wears her cheongsam cut so high there was always a general question as to whelh- er she is wearing anything underneath. After consider- questioning, it was learned that she did indeed wear I something underneath - spe-1 cially curved panties which were extremely narrow at the hip line. But she's an exception. Our findings are based on aver ages. Because there is no fixed length for a cheongsam slit, statistics-gathering has been Interestingly controversial at times. The average Hong Kong cheongsam slit measures eight inches up from the knees and inches down from knees, total length of the slit being about 10 inches. Names Mixed What is a cheongsam? Lit erally, It means the long flowing robe worn by Chinese men. The eye-appealing tradition al dress of the Chinese daugh ter is correctly called the chlpaor. How these names be came mixed up is unknown. though definitely it Is a little ' too late for correction. The chlpaor was first Intro duced to China during the Manchu Dynasty some 3S0 years ago. Ironlcnlly, the slits up both aides of the skirt then were cut much higher, reaching as far as the waist-but the wom en wore long trousers. The complete outfit looked similar to that of Vietnamese women nowadays. Of the Asian countries Doll ed, Singapore and Taipei were Hong Kong's strongest rivals lor the high slit. So eye-catching was the slit In Taipei, it shocked Mrs. Vanna Chcnnault, Chinese widow of the late Lt. Gen. Claire Chcnnault. Mrs. Chcnnault made pub lic her criticisms of the high tilt in a magazine article in which she said Chinese wom en in Taipei lit their skirts Summer Beginning July 5 1 and 7 Teor Coimet-Dey ROBERTSON SCHOOL of 40 No. River-tide, Medfei 'if;- too high for modesty. Said Not Suitable She said the style origin ated with women of ill-repute in Shanghai years ago and was not suitable for women of virtue. Hong Kong, too, has been under fire in recent months. But the remarks came main ly from foreigners passing through and were unheeded. Hong Kong girls said they were not perturbed. We are not interested with what these foreigners have to say, however qualified their opinions may be." But at this very moment, some tailors are turning out short slit cheongsams. This has given rise to specu lation even though the high slit skirls greatly outnumber the modified versions, some think the Hong Kong girls are getting self-conscious from too much criticism. But knowing tailors offer logical explanation. They say that if the Hong Kong housewife and family girl should really decide to make the short slit this year's fash ion, it's not because of ad verse public opinion, but be cause she's beginning to real ize she can't fight the attrac tive dance hostess whose slit skirts can reach incredibly daring heights. What docs the male have to say about all this? The bachelor's viewpoint was, and still is, a foregone conclusion. Husbands say: "Let the bachelor girls do the "win ning" for Hong Kong. We are not interested in our wives winning the Miss Cheongsam contest." Legion, Auxiliary To Hear Reports From Delegates The American Legion and Auxiliary of Mrdford will meet together Wednesday, June 22, at 8 p.m. In the Red Cross building to hear talks by girls who attended Girls Slate and boys who attended Beaver State. All Legion members and their wives are invited to at tend. Refreshments will be served. A new electric shaver in corporates a principle never before used in women's shav ers - an adjustable shaving head. With the flick of switch es on the front and back panels, roller combs are rais ed tor the gentle underarm shaves or lowered for close, safe shaving action on legs. (Lady Remington. Spiity Rand Corp., Bridgeport, Conn.! TRAINING-QUICKER! A Better Job Sooner! YOU CAN HAVE BOTH! School e tvemng tlowM 619S.I. C, Rotebvrtj Guests, Travelers Provide News in Shady Cove-Trail Shady Cove-Trail - Visitors and travelers have provided recent news in this area. Mrs. Allen Eastgate, North Bend, Ore., who formerly lived in Shady Cove, visited recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travis Little field, Shady Cove, and with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eastgate, Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Leland E. Freeman, Sandy, Ore., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linden, Shady Cove. Many guests have been in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Athel Dudley in recent weeks. Mr. Dudley's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hom er Stiles, Redmond, Ore., sDent a week with the Dud leys. Later Mrs. Dudley's nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. James Horner, Emmets burg, Iowa, visited the couple. The Homers were on an ex tended vacation trip, and had flown from Iowa to Anchor age, Alaska. They also spent some time in Fairbanks and after leaving Oregon planned to travel in California before returning home. Other guests at the Dudleys have been Mr. and Mrs. John Vermillion, Portland, another brother-in-law and sister of Mr. Dudley. i Mr., and Mrs. Joseph No votny, Shady Cove, have re turned home after spending a month In Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Sheri and Lane Watson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Car roll Watson of Shady Cove recently were in Hillsboro, Ore., to visit their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ridenour. Mr. and Mrs. George Storey, Seattle, spent several days as guests of Mrs. Storey's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dolf Larson, Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sheppard have returned home after at tending the state convention of the Lions club and auxil iaries held In Pendleton. They were delegates trom me Shady Cove Lions club and auxiliary. Also representing the Lions were Everett Elrod, Trail, and Paul Bulkin, for merly of Shady Cove and now of Jacksonville. CORRECTION MADE Clrle 11, Woman's Society of Christian Service of First Methodist church, will meet Wednesday, June 22, rather than June 21 as was announc ed in Sunday's issue. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Edmund Hass, 1615 Crown avenue, at 6 p.m. Calendar Calendar notices and newi for the society section of The Mall Tribune mils', be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m. Friday Dead. line lor tnc weeKly calendar Is 0 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news Is S p-m. the day before publlcaUon. 7:30 p.m. - Olive Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall. 7:30 p.m. - Priscilla circle. Talent Methodist church, church annex. 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Esther unit, Wesleyan Service guild, home of Mrs. George G. Rose berry, 3310 Hollywood ave. Tuesday: 0:30 a.m. - Woman's Society of Christian Service, circle 1, with Mrs. Gale Culy, 21 Wash ington ave.; circle 2, with Mrs. Ross Youngblood, 3255 Holly wood ave.; circle 3. First Methodist church; circle 4, with Mrs. G. F. Brood, church library; circle 5. wth Mrs. Selma Rae, 811) Bennett st.; circle 6, with Mrs. Carl Kel lenberger, 2201 Wood 1 a w n ave. and circle 7. with Mrs. William Kykcr, 120 Vancouv er ave. 10 a.m. - Rogue Valley Navy Mothers, with Mrs. Carl Quackenbush, Foothill rd. 10:30 a.m. - Sains Valley Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Stanley Hall, Sams Val ley rd. 12:30 p.m. - Ladies of the Elks. Elks temple. 1 p.m. - Woman's Society of Christian Service circle 8, at church; circle 9, with Mrs. George A. Watson, 1638 Stew art ave.; circle 10 with Mrs. Minnie Bolen. 814 West Sec ond St. VeVVVW BUSINESS til M.m, KUmaHi Falls MEDFORD MAIL it"-- ' - r.- 7f A ill I III 'I r AtMr,,m Taipei - Mrs. John Eisenhower, Presi dent Eisenhower's daughter-in-law. was en tertained by Chinese children in native Scientists Seek Answer To Why Music Is Music Chicago They're search ing for the "lost chord" at the Massachusetts Institute o f Technology. In a study financed by the National Association of Mu sic Merchants, MIT research ers armed with computers, electric eyes, high speed cam eras and tape recorders are looking for the proverbial "lost chord" of musical tradi tion, trying to discover the unknowns" in the music field. "The research we are spon soring at MIT may start any where in music, and may end somewhere or n o w h e r e," notes William R. Gard, execu tive secretary of the Music Merchants group headquar tered in Chicago. "We are try ing to find out specifically why music is music. We are seeking to discover new ave nues in music, new directions and literally find the lost chord famed in song." The five-year MIT project is described as exploring the mechanics of music from a purely scientific approach, ranging from mathematical analysis of musical notes to photographic studies of vibra tions made by musical instru ments. Experiments are con ducted by MIT's department of physics and described as Basic Research in Music. "At a time when science seemingly is devoting all of its efforts to finding new nu clear weapons and new ways to crash into outer space, it Is significant that some men of science are still interested in cultural pursuits, and seeking ways and means for more en joyment of the finer aspects of life," Gard noted. "It well may be that there Is far more hope of finding a path to world peace in such research, than in atom smashing." Need For Music "At MIT despite all the in tensive scientific research In to atom and space, the faculty and students still find much need for music with eight courses taught at the institute and such extracurricular ac tivities as a chorus, which toured Europe last year, a band, a symphony orchestra, a woodwind and brass ensem ble and a glee club " Gard summed up the new MIT music project: "The end results may pro duce benefits of undreamed-of importance and value to the music world --or possibly wind up in a dead end, still unable to find the elusive lost chord. But we do want to learn exactly what makes mu sic what It Is, and once es tablishing that, perhaps we can extend :hr findings to areas previously Inconceiv able In the music field." The Music Merchants proj ect is conducted In the elec tronics research laboratory at MIT and uses among other equip ucnt a large 1UM-704 computer, which converts mu sic signals Into numerical form, Hie numbers are then analyzed by a digital comput er, before being lurther brok en down Into musical tones. Photographic studies ft mu sic are also being conducted, vibrations of violin strings when played being recorded by high speed ranvrai el rale o( 7,000 frame" per sec ond. Similar plinl'O are also being taken ol plnnn and harp strings to determine what effects shortening or lengthening strings will have on musical note. Tone similes nn various mu sical instrument!. In the or- TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. dress when Presidential chestra are also being con ducted, studying contrasts of sounds in various kinds of rooms. "The experiments are just that, not pointed in any direc tion but designed for discov ering the unknown. It could be that the MIT researchers may find a lost hord, if Ihere exists such a thing in the mu sic world." concludes Gard. Auxiliary Installs Mrs. Anthony Capella was installed president of the Medford Lions auxiliary at a joint installation with the Medford Lions held at the Rogue Valley Country club June 17. Other officers installed by Mrs. Leonard Carlson of the Phoenix Lions auxiliary were Mrs. Edward Ashton, vice- president; Mrs. James Warin- ner, secretary, and Mrs. John Henson, treasurer. Mrs. Harvey Entersby and Mrs. Edward Setzler served as pages. Mrs. James Dziarmaga is the retiring president. Mrs. Capella s husband is the new president of Medford Lions club. Cold Soup New York fUPD - If the warm days awaken your hun ger for cold soup, try this un usual jellied orange variety. Reconstitute one 6-ounce can of frozen concentrated orange juice according to label direc tions. Sprinkle 1 envelope of unflavored gelatine on V2 cup of juice in saucepan to soften. Place over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatine dis solves. Remove from heat, stir in remaining orange juice and 2 tablespoons of lime juice. Pour Into an 8-inch square pan. Chill until firm. To serve, spoon into 4 to 6 dishes or whip with a fork. Garnish with lime wedges and mint. Before beating egg whites, let the whites stand a while. They whip best when they are as warm as room tempera ture. For a larger foam, add a pinch of salt before beating. ) V SWIM she arrived Saturday at the Office building, Taipei. (UPI Telephoto) Delegation Announced Final plans for attending the state convention of Ore gon Fraternal Order of Eagles and auxiliary members, to be held June 23-25 in Eugene, have been completed by Cra ter Lake aerie and auxiliary. Elected as auxiliary dele gates are Mrs. Lyle Pickell, Mrs. Stuart Forbes, Mrs. Jack Satterlee, Mrs. Theodore Weixel, Mrs. Jack Weber, Mrs. Ethyl Weed. Mrs. A. W. Ford Sr., and Mrs. A. W. Klatt. The drill team, captained by Mrs. Ford, will assist the officers in ritualistic compe tition. ' The Hillbillies and City Slickers have been asked to participate in the parade. Because of the convention, there will be no meeting of the auxiliary June 23, Townsend Club Names Delegates Two voting delegates, C. E Naffziger and A. C. Lewis, will represent Medford Town send club at the national con vention of the organization to be held June 4-7 at Indianapo lis, Ind. At a meeting of the local club Wednesday, June 22, members with June birthdays will be honored. The meeting will be held at Walker's Dreamland, 415 V4 East Main street, at 12 noon. At last week's meeting of the auxiliary, three new members were reported. Visi tors were present from Grants Pass, Talent and Medford. Mrs. Alexander's Hawaiian string orchestra furnished en tertainment at the close of the meeting. Visitors are always welcome at club sessions. Newcomers Shady Cove - Newcomers to Shady Cove are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nelson and chil dren, Kathy and Kip, former ly of Veneta, Ore. Mr. Nelson is superintendent of the Slate and Hall Construction com pany which has a contract for some work on the Crater Lake highway In the Trail area. IT'S NEW! MATERNITY WEAR J S laPoint't Pric o Mother of Champion Says She's Proud of By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor Grosslnger, N.Y. - (UPD - Naturally Mrs. Jens Johans son wants her son, Ingemar, to retain his world heavy weight boxing title. But win or lose, she said, the motherly pride always will be there. "Of course I am proud that he is a champion," she said, but I'm even prouder that he is a good son." It was one of the rare times that Ebba Johansson, a small, shy woman of 48, has sat down with a reporter to talk about the one of her four children who grew up to world fame and riches. The setting was the spacious lawn behind the white two- story frame house here in the Catskill Mountains, '-'here the Johansson and her only daughter, Eva, a pert - faced blonde of 17, were sunning themselves when I arrived. We were joined by Jens Johansson, 53, I n g e m a r's father, a former laborer who for the last four years has managed his son, and Bob Lantz, a friend of the family Ingemar was sleeping. Eva and her father speak English fairly well. Mrs. Jo hansson understands a little but prefers to let her daughter or husband interpret. "Ingo is a busy person Mrs. Johansson said, pointing out that there Is plenty to do just being champion. The boxer also operates numerous business enterprises in their native Goteborg, Sweden. Since winning the title last June from Floyd Patterson, whom he meets again tonight, Ingemar has become some what of a television and movie star. "But," said mama, "he is never too busy for us ... to take care of all of us." 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