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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. I960 8 A Women's News Social Events : y 4 lit' Wt i s " til W A starry-eyed Rosemary Doslin wn breathless and compoied by iurm lait week ai she spent a few dayt with har mother and family in Medford before leaving for Portland and Atlantic City. Mill Doolan ia Min Oragon of I960, and will rapraiant thli itata In the annual Mlsi America com. patition In New Jariay. Miy Oragon, a muiic major at Willamatta univariity, Sal am, whara aha anlared the contest ai Miia Salam, ii an ash blonda with gorgaoui color ing and wide, friandly imile. Miss Oregon To Leave Saturday Portland - Miss Oregon for 1960, Miss Rosemary Doolcn of Mcdford, will leave Port land International airport by plane Saturday, September 3, for Atlantic City, N.J. . There she will compete with over 50 other talented and 1 charmlntSi alrli in the Miss America ff3Keivt (Cm tttt coveted till ot Miss America.:!.. Accompanying Mlse, Oregon will be her chapcronc, Mrs. Alex Haralampus, Sofslde, who was co-chairman of the Miss Oregon pageant held in Seaside In July. During pa U&nl tj-oek they S?ill stay at the Ambassador hotW In Atlantic City. ijjnce" each participant in the Miss Amfrio) pSJsdjht lives a "shoca.se" cHlstenctj almost every moment from breifkfusl to btrltlm, fet tering wardrotjt) ty j matter of prime importance. Throujh (lie cooperation of Meier and Frank company and a number of manufacturers, Miss Ore- gon will take with her about $130Q worth of clothes rang ing from rehearsal-time (lacks and blouse by White Stag to three striking evening gowns by Cahlll of California. Two of these are white, as all con testants must wear white for their Judjglngin evening gown arm theMblrd Is blue, fcJT use in tgleit competition when sh singsV ' Hcrt That's Two Janlzen swimsuils) art important part of the ward robe. For lunches, dinner, breakfasting with the judges, te(s and other ippearanccs, Mifcs Oregon is Inking along three flresses by Alper Sch- Ssrtz, blfct patent hand bfa) tor oMytiroA and an eve aing bg, tWo hats by Con sollflBtdsd Rat compny of Jfort, toykofTP ool fclwcj; suit, hit jersey cot bf li;jr(nta of London, three ,jplrs ll gloves by Joseph Perriila gnd no less than five pairs of shoes. A white fox sca'rt is being loaned to Miss Oregon by Meier and Frank, and the store will furnish her with a smart hair styling just before her de parture. Miss poolcn, the fourteenth girl to wear the crown of Miss uregon, was chosen by 4. panel of Judges from among 19 contestants in the still pageant. Pier beautiful sing ing voice did much to win the title for her. In addition to the Miss Oregon crown and the wardrobe, Rosemary also won a $1000 Pepsi -Cola scholarship in competition at Seaside. At Atlantic City, she will be competing for $35,000 national scholarship awards. t Miss Doolcn Is the daugh ter of Mrs. Horace M. Doolen. 812 West Second street. She entered the Miss Oregon con test as Miss Salem, since she was at the time a student at Willamette unifcrsity in that city. Mrs. Doolcn will be in Atlantic City for the pageant. Unit Holds Workshop Installation Mr?. Sybyl Squire, Ashland, was installed president of the Una B. Inch chapter of the Oregon School Foods Service association at a workshop and meeting held August 29 in Hoover school. About 123 women employed by Jackson and Klamath county schools attended the workshop. Others installed were Mrs Faye Ross, Shady Cove, presi dent-elect; Mrs. Dorothy Greene, Rogue River, secre tary; Mrs. Estelle Nelson, Ap- plegate, treasurer. Retiring officers were Mrs Arlee Ragsdale, Elk - Trail, president; Mrs. Squire, president-elect; Mrs. Wilma White, Medford, secretary; Mrs. Lor raine Wasden, Griffin Creek, treasurer. The installation Jjas con ducted by Mrs. Gladys Negel- spach, Portlan president of the Oregon association. She announced that the OSFSA vitfuld hold a conference in Medford March 16-17, 1961 Speakers Included Mrs. Leigh Gustison, Medford president of the Oregon Con gress of Parents and Teach ers; Mrs. Laura P. Wells, Sa lem, state director of the Ore gon school lunch program, and Mrs. Una B. HSch, former supervisor of Jackson county rural schools for Tlfhom the chapter was named. PTA Head Taffi Mrs. Gustison spoke on How the PTA Looks at the School Lunch Program" and said that if all PTA units made a closer study of the program, they would realize how important it is to the wel fare of children. "The lunch at school is the only basic meal many children get and it must contain at least one third of the daily nutrients for proper development of the children," she said. Mrs. Wells spoke on "A Look to the Future" and told the ofoks what government commodities would be avail able this year. ,r Mrs. Margurette Hclberg of the Pineapple) Growers asso ciation demonstrated the use of pineapple in a number of different dishes. These were served with luncheon. A panel reported on t h e school lunch training confer ence'hpld at Oregon State col lege July 11-13. Mrs. Virgin ia Walt, supervisor of the school lunch program in the Medford system, was moder ator. The panel was composed of Mrs. Beth Malone, Asl land; Mrs. Squire, Mrs. Dar ley Craig, Mrs. Gandt, Mrs. Ester Erickson and Mrs. Lova Delgado, all Medford. During a business meeting. the chapter planned a meet ing for October 21 in the Rogue River school cafeteria. J. R. Acheson, assistant su- Holiday Events Set By Dancers Square dancers of the Rogue yallcy have scheduled three events for the Labor day week end. A special square dance is planned Saturday, September 3, at Provolt Grange hall. Don Carter and Dick Wilson from the San Fernanda valley in California will be callers. It is stated that the two men will be in the valley for the week end, bringing with them several dancera. All Rogue valley dancers are invited to attend the party at Provolt. Dancing is to begin at 8:30 p.m. and refresh ments will be potluck style. Lodge Party Sunday evening, September 4, a "get-together" is planned at Take It Easy lodge, Grants Pass, in honor of the visiting dancers. Mr. Carter and Mr. Wilson will again call, as well as local callers. AH square dancers are also invited to this event, and pot- luck refreshments will be served. Y Knot Twirlers Y Knot Twirlers plan a First Saturday dance Septem ber 3 at 8:30 p.m. at Wilson school. Douglas Fosbury will call the squares and all square dancers are invited. Refresh ments will be potluck. arewell Party Given Monday Eagle Point - Don Higday was honored with a surprijf tareweu party Monaay eve ning given by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Charters and children Sam, Sheila, S c 0 0 y, and Sandra; Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson and childrew, Paul- ette, Ricky and Ronnie; and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Westover and his family, Mr. and Mrs. HermanrIigday and the hon ored guest's brother Steve and sister Betty Ann. c The young man left Med ford Tuesday morning for Portland to take his examina tion for the Navy. He has been attending Eagle Point High school. mm Couples Visit Canadian ParHs Mr. end Mrs. W. H. Holt, Forest avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd P. Watkins, West Jackson street, have returned home after a vacaclon spent In Canadian national parks. They report that the highlight of their trip was a snowmobile ride up she glaciers on the Co lombia ice fields. The four also visited Lake Louise, and came home by way of Calgary. 0 perintendent of Medford schools, welcomed the group and Roy Gilbertson, principal of Hoover school, also greeted the women. The Rev. Melvin W. Dixon of St. Lukc's Meth odist church gave the invoca tion of Mrs. Catherine Gandt led group singing. STORS HOUgS Monday and Friday - 9:30 tiff 9:00 ToajfJay, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9:30 till 5:30 aw GALLENKAMPS iT3 NEW FALL Faille bow Dream Site pump with neadle toe, narrow heel and fancy lining. In black smooth, black luedt or black patent leathert. Sim 4 let 10, AAandB. Dream Srae bow pump with needle toe, narrow hoel and velva-flex sole. In black or brown imooth, black suede or black patent leathers. Sues 4 to 10, AA and B. Dream Step butterfly bow pump, French corded with double needle toe and light weight velva-flex sole. In black kid, black patent, brown kid, black kid suede, or red kid leathers. Sites 4 to 1 0, AA and B. 565 EAST JACKSON OTHER STORES IN Portland Salem Eugene Klamath Falls Astoria Vancouver mom mllee to OatMnKame) Who and what shall the housewife and mother believe when it comes to food? On the one hand we have such groups as the Natural Foods associates who believe that much of the food for sale in the ordinary grocery store has had its food value destroyed by processing and that it contains unhealthful pesticide and chemical residues; members of this group believe Americans eat too much refines sugar and too much starch; they grow their own food whenever possible or buy it direct from farmers who grow food and produce poultry and meats under conditions approved by Nr A. Potpourri attended the evening session of the NFA state convention last week. We shared with some 300 others a delicious meal which included whole wheat rolls and comb honey, fresh tomatoes and other vegetables, chicken and a wonderful Bulghur wheat fruit pilafiade with the wucai, uiiiuua, acaauie bcciu, idisui:,, graieu urange rma ana spices. Now, Potpourri knows many of these men and women; they are intelligent, well educated and sincere. They cannot be dismissed with a wave of the hand and a mutter about "food faddists." We listened & Miss Alfreda Rooke of Escondido, Calif., who holds a number of college degrees in nutrition and public fjalth and who has spent years fighting for what she believes is a vital necessity for the United Statcs-a better food supply. Somehow, Miss Rooke sounded dis couraged, if not downright bitter at times. She said the growing of so-called "organic food" has become a racket in southern California, that perhaps 90 per cent of the food advertised and sold in California as "organically grown is "Dure bunk" and sadlv remarked "no wonder the De partment of Agriculture laughs at us." This is not to say that Miss Rooke no longer believes in her crusade for better and purer food. She admonished Oregonians to protect their food at all costs, said the nation needs better standards by which to judge whether food is good or not, and spoke heatedly about the lack of ethics and said that nowadays everyone should remember the slogan "Let the buyer beware." 1 "Do it yourself," she CAged. "Raise your own food whenever possible." With Miss Rooke's words still ringing in our ears (minus the hum of the mosquitoes which invaded Wilson school that evening), Potpourri turned to a booklet entitled "The Good-.in Your Food," a report to the nation of the pro ceedings of the 23rd annual convention of Super Market Institute. The speakers for a round table discussion were most imposing and the foreword states the booklet contains "A sound and reasoned reply by scientists and government officials whose reputations and devotion to truth are un assailable ... to sensationalized books and articles about the purity of the national food supply." Sidney R. Rabb, chairman of the board of Stop and Shop, Inc., opened the panel by sayina that "As members of Su per Market Institute, we have an obligation that goes far beyond that imposed by the economy under which we operate-to make a profit. We are not dealing in luxury mer chandise that depends on the free dollars of the few. "Ours is a resDonsibilitv that affrets the verv lives nf pepple-the health of children-the well-being of present and fif3re generations-and on which the strength of our nation depends. We are, in every sense of the word, purchasing agents for the homemakers of America-purchasing agents for the most Omportant thing they buy-their daily food- charged with trie responsibility mat tne food we sell be wholesome, be nutritious and be healthful." Mr. Rabb was followed by Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, presi dent of the National Academy of Sciences and introduced asv' one 01 America s ioremosi scientists, ins list ot nis cnair- manships, honors and committees is too long to publish h&ib. Dr. Bronk flatly said "Americans are the best fed and the most healthy people in the history of man." He outlined steps (Jyhich he believes will maintain a good food supply for the nation, in spite of great population incrgjses, and urged more researcn. Dr. Charlfis Glen King, executive director of The Nu trition Foundation, who is also a special consultant to the United Nations Childrens Fund and member of the UN's Wurld Health Organization's advisory panel on nutrition, seconded Dr. Bronk. No nation in history has had a food supply that would compare with our present supply in terms of nutritive value, safety, convenience. stabOty, variety, attractiveness and availability," declared Dr. King. To quote further: "A favorite scare theme of the fad dists, publicity-seeking writers, and the so-called 'organic farmers' is the declaration that modern farming uses chem ical fertilizers that omit tlO trace elements such as zinc ffibalt and copper, and that these deficiencies are under mining our health. Tjus concept has no basis in fact. The reverse is well established .... "Without a doubt, the most damaging form of malnu trition in America today is simply the result of overeating. The net effect of too many calorics is too much body fat. We have reached a stage where the average body weight is about 15 pounds above the ideal weight for optimum health. "In summary, when (Jscd in a common sense manner, our present food supply meets our basic needs more safely and efficiently than ever before in history." consumers snjoy fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat, poultry products and mlik of unexcelled quality and freedom from contamination." "We Eat on Science" was the topic of Dr. Herrell De Graff, professor of food economics of the graduate school of nutrition, Cornell University. Like the other speakers, Dr. DeGraff also has an Interesting list of accomplishments and positions, "No other people in the world ever have been so for tunate in the abundance, variety, high quality and low cost of their food supplies. No other people ever have enjoyed a diet so nutritious or of such outstanding wholesomeness." These are his opening remarks at the meeting. He lauded scientists for "their enormous contributions to food produc tion, 'processing and distribution." He spoke interestingly of how chemicals have increased the food supply by cutting down the ravages of diseases to poultry and meat animals. "We are living in a chemical age," Dr. DeGraff said at one point. "We answer none of the problems tiiat such an age generates by anything so simple as eliminating chemicals. If we were to take that approach, we would soon be short of food." He predicted that every year will find the world more dependent on chemicals in producing enough food, and stressed that appropriate chemical mate rials must be properly used and "scientifically grounded legislation must be responsibly administered." George P. Larrick, commissioner of food and drugs of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, sounded a note of caution and warning about the use of chemicals to produce and process food. He explained the two extremes of the question one that Americans are being poisoned on a wholesale basis and the other that the new food additive law Is stifling progress and said neither is true. He admitted that there "are dangers from irre sponsible use of potent chemicals. There are irresponsible users of these chemicals. We have case histories that prove: the point. Fortunately they are relatively few. My mes-: sage is simply this: Safety in the use of food chemicals is a must if the food industry is to continue to enjoy con sumer confidence. ..." The last speaker, Dr. Frederick J. Stare, chairman of . the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, took as his topic "Goodness is Still in Our Foods" and declared: "The poisons are in the pens and tongues of those who, by peddling misinformation, half-truths, state-, , ments out of context and downright falsehoods, gain tern-,' porary notoriety, inflate their own egos and make a profit, or hope to." . He further said "May I state a few elementary princi ples of biology and foods? All foods, are chemicals. All nutrients are chemicals. You and I are composed of chem icals. ... As a physician and student of nutrition for the last 25 years, I should like to state categorically that I do not kndS, nor have I ever heard, of one single case of ill health in man that has been shown to have been due to the addition of approved additionaDchemicals to foods. And say additional chemicals because I wish to ' emphasize again that all foods and nutrients are composed, of chem icals. ... We have the best and finest food supply In the history of this or any other country. Furthermore, it is the saf est. ..." Dr. Bronk closed the panel by reading the words on banner draped across the hall. "That there may be more health, more knowledge, more freedom, more happiness and a nobler life for all. Copies of the pamphlet may be secured by writing "Pub lications Department, Super Market Institute, 500 North Dearborn street, Chicago 10, 111. , For some-reason or the other which we do not fully un derstand, this reporter still remains only partly reassured. O. S. ' Also on the program was Dr. M. R. Clarkson, associate administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Among other accomplishments, Dr. Clarkson is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Veterinary Medical association. Dr. Clarkson said in part "Foods come from farms. The reason our wonderfully complex food processing and mar keting industries, including the super markets, are able to provide us with wholesome foods in great abundance is that a vast quantity and variety of safe, wholesome foods are produced by this country's farmers. Never before in world history have so many people been so well fed by so few farmers as in the United States today." . Later in his speech heQiid "The fact remains that our foods today are safer and more wholesome than ever before -and chemicals used on farms help make them so." He also quoted Secretary of Agriculture Benson thusly: "On our farms, chemicals enable us to produce the great variety of foods people want in the tremendous quantities needed. They also give indispensable protection to the na tural excellence of these foods against the ravages of pests and diseases. In large part because of chemicals, American September 2 to September 14 Only! NoMend Stc Proportioned le vote-getting new-se With ond without CD f ' " ? "" ! ail h i L J Buy Quality Buy QUICKIE Sprays QUICKIE SHINE SPRAY All colors leather. No buffing, daubing or brush ing. Shines instantly. PATENT LEATHER SPRAY Restore! and protects. WHITE SPRAY Won't rub off. SUEDE SPRAY Restores all colore. 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