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8 i MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUHE, MEDFORO, ORE, r MONDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1910 Breakfast Is Family Time At Nixon Home; Pat Galled 'Perfect Wife' By YVONNE FRANKLIN Washington Bureau (Edlton not! Thli ii the .second of two artielM on tho candidatai' wItm) Washington (Special) Kicnard E. Nixon, as did the late Richard L.. Neuberger, goes fishing for the women's vote by dangling the praise of his wife before them. ; , Neuberger boosted his wife. Maurtne, with speech and pen. They were . a "team;" her name and picture graced his newsletter to constituents. He gave her credit for winning his Senate seat. ' Nixon has done the same for years remember his praise of Pat's Republican cloth coat in 1952 - and the culmination of his art of wifesmanship has been seen in the "Pat Nixon for First Lady Week." Nixon said at its Inauguration "whatever people think about me, Pat would be a wonderful first lady." Nixon knows that for the first time in history, .women may outvote men, and no oratorical stone is left un Texas Wife Subject Of Article A Lubbock, Texas, school , teacher-housewife, who is niece of three Medford resl- dents, is the subject of a re ' cent article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. ,' She is Mrs. Annell Holland, who has mastered the occupa tions of housewife,' mother and school teacher although born without hands. Mrs. Hoi ' land is a niece of Mrs. James ' Funston, 83S Cherry street; Loyd Clay, 708 Melrose ave- . nue; and Howard Clay, Jack' : sonville highway. She visited ; in Medford in July and once 'was a student at Medford ' High school. ' , A teacher for six years, ! Mrs. Holland was graduated from west Texas State col ' lege. She declares that she has had no obstacle to overcome in mastering ordinary tasks, : as I never had fingers. , have not had to' learn to do without them." ' Wiitas on Board Using her forearms, she writes with an ordinary ball ' point pen it her desk at Mc- Worter Elementary school,, or ' deftly writes arithmetic prob- lems and lines of script and ' printing on the blackboard. . She has a 10-year-old son Her husband, Taylor H. Hoi ' land Jr., operates a television . and radio repair shop. As a housewife, she cooks, cleans, and irons pn a regular sched-. . uie ana sews ana emuruiacrs in her spare time.' According to the article, "she attributes her attitude toward living a full life to her parents,',' Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. 'Clay, who never pampered her, or sympathized, or al lowed her to feel that there was anything she could not do as well as her brothers and :sisters. ; Dance Tonight : i Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, de partment of Oregon, will hold a dance from 8 to 10:30 o'clock tonight at the Camp White domiciliary theater. Women wishing transpor tation to the event are to be at the Trailways bus station at 7:30 p.m. turned which would appeal to the women's vote. Terms of "Images" It is hardly a compliment to women that the political brass in both parties appeal to them in terms of "images" -is the candidate's makeup flattering, how is his political sex-appeal? It matters not what they say. That Nixon and Kennedy are gifted intel lectually seems secondary to the power of their personal ities. A good part of the image is the candidate's wife. And Patricia Ryan Nixon if any one is, can be called the per fect wife. Pat Nixon never has a hair out of place, an unpressed pleat, or her foot in her mouth. Critics complain, al beit enviously, that her only flaw is lawlessness. Reporters who have travel ed with her on train and plane throughout the United States and overseas say that she stands up under the ordeal of travel better then they. She never gets angry or dis- sheveled, her poise is abso lute. Even with rocks and spit flying in South America she did not lose her head. Such composure is hard come by. how did she do U7 Hard Work The discipline of hard work from the earliest youth helps steel the mind and body, and Pat Nixon has had her por tion. She was born March 16, 1912 in Ely, Nevada. "It may have been in a tent," she says, Her father was a miner, but when little Thclma was a year old they moved to a 12- acre truck farm in Artesia, Calif. On her father's side the heritage was Irish. Her grand parents, Patrick and Cather ine Ryan, came from County Mayo, Ireland and settled in Bethel, Conn. Unlike the fore bears of Richard Nixon who were Irish Quakers, the Ry- ans were Catholics. Pat's fa ther, Will, left home at 19 to seek his fortune in the West, At 40 he fell in love and mar ried an attractive German wi dow. She had two children, and bore Will three, two sons and a curly, haired blond with brown eyes. They called her Thelma Catherine, called Pat." The children attended . Methodist church. Pat was "exceptionally bright" as a child, recalls brother Tom. "She skipped a grade In grammar school and caught up with Bill and me. They were all in the same class in high school. Pat lost her mother when she was 13. She cooked, wash ed, scrubbed and took care of her father. She worked along with her father and brothers doing the outside farm work as well. Happiest Times Mrs. Nixon is quoted as saying, "Some of our happiest times were evenings at the beach. We couldn't go in the daytime, of course, because there are always things to be done on a farm. In the even ing Dad would pile us all in to the car, with our old in ner tubes for swimming. Cal ifornia nights get chilly, you know, so after a while we would build. a fire and all huddle around." Pat was nomilar: in her se nior year she was selected the outstanding girl - a title which meant she was both beautiful and brainy. Her fa ther died when she was 17. year afterward she went to Fullerton Juior college. in See LaPoinfe's Fall Maternity Collection. stopping on the way to sweep out the First National Bank of Artesia and returning aft er school to work as a teller. She was invited to live with relatives in Bethel. Conn which would help her save money toward her education She lived with them two years, working as an x-ray technician. She returned college at the University of soutnern California and was graduated with honors June, 1937. '" During this time she and her brothers took a small apartment. She kept house and took jobs to help her through school, one of which was a day s work as an extra, She entertained some hopes for a movie career. High School Teacher Although she took merch andising in college, she got Job as a teacher of commer cial subjects at Whittler High school. Everyone knows the story of the meeting with Richard Nixon, who deliber ately joined the little theater group so that he could meet the new teacher. He vowed he would marry her on the first date, but fun-loving Pat was in no hurry and kept him on the string for two years. Marion Budlong, a secre tary at the school, became friends with Pat. "Pat was never one to disclose her in ner feelings, nor did she talk about her sentiments and am bitions. She had an aloof friendliness," she said. But one night Pat confided that Dick Nixon had again pro posed and that she was going to say yes. They were married June 21, 1940. . Young Nixon, upon his graduation from Duke Univer sity Law School, worked as a lawyer with a government wartime agency in Washing ton. He joined the service as a Navy officer, and Pat fol lowed nim wnerever sne could, getting a job to sup plement the family income, At war's end, the young lieu tenant commander received the now famous call to return to Whlttier and run for . Con gress against Rep. Jerry Voor- his. The rest of his political career, and Mrs. Nixon's part in it, is well-known history. Dislikes Politics Mrsj Nixon is supposed to have said to a reporter in moment of anguish, "I hate politics. It has made me give up everything I have ever loved." She may or may not have said it, for her reserve is phenomenal, but her senti ments toward politics are well known. She feels that she and her family have suffered ter ribly. She does what she can to protect her girls and pre serve their family life. They do not take the Washington Post, which runs Herblock's devastating and cruel cartoons of Nixon, because of its ef fects on the children. Trlsha, 14, and Julie, 12, at tend the Sidwell Friends school, a local private school and the Nixon's live in a $75,- 000 house in a fashionable sec tion of Washington. The girls are unspoiled, unprecocious young ladles, a tribute to their mother's good sense and atten tion. She loves to keep house and look after her family. Mrs. Nixon always presses her husband's as well as her own clothes, although their afflu ence now permits them to have a couple to run their house. She does not like this, but their schedule demands it. They are almost never home evenings, therefore breakfast Is family time. Whether Pat Ryan Nixon relishes her role as a political wife or not, she fits herself Into her husband's career plans without sigh or whimp er. She has urged him to give up politics, in 1936 especially and he almost did, but after deciding, she set herself to ward his goal. In this she is not unique: however there are many poli tician's wives who hamper tneir husbands with negative if not downright recalcitrant political participation. (Con sider Mrs, Adlai Stevenson who divorced her husband rather than participate in politics). More than most, Pat Ryan Nixon has sacrificed her own desires to further the career of the man she loves. '43 f& ( ii f A visit to a flower show was among the many stops made by Queen Ingrid (above) and King Frederik of Denmark, who are visiting in the United States. The royal couple paid a four-day visit of state in Washington after stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, and are now guests of Gov. and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller in New York. , (UPI Telephoto) Reames Luncheon Noon Wednesday Reames Social club will hold a luncheon Wednesday, October 19, at 12 noon in the dining room of Medford Ma sonic temple. All members of the Order of the Eastern Star are invited. Mrs. Donald Ash pole is. president. Mrs. Frank Stratton, chair man, will be assisted by Mrs. G. Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Gigliotti, Mrs. Wil liam G. Meyers, Mrs. Dayton De Pue and Mrs. Gladys Ra- min. Calendar Calendar notices and newi for is society section of The Mall Tribune must be submitted In writing and deadline for the Sun far week dav news Is 5 DJU. the day before publication day edition is 1 p.m. Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 8 a.m or uie aay ox puoucauun uia Monday: 30 p.m. -Disabled Ameri can Veterans and auxiliary. 7:30 p.m. - Philharmonic , " "rT ,7. ivua. .. t iiumu iviviuiyie, lull Crown avenue, starting at 10 a.m. November . 2. , Mrs. Merriman Returns Gold Hill - Mrs. Blanche Merriman has returned to her iiuiiic in uuia xiiii uncr spending several weeks in Fresno, Calif. She was a guest of her nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pien ning, and her sister, Mrs. Flor ence Pienning. Mrs. Florence Piennlng is a former resident of this area. r- Feather Corsages Topic at Meeting Of Garden Club Feather corsage making was demonstrated by Mrs. Charles Cushman, Eagle Point, at a meeting of the Little Garden Club of Medford Wednesday. Mrs. Herb Vallee was hostess. Mrs. Floyd Barnes was pre sented a corsage, as a new member. Mrs. Clair Young and Mrs. Otho Chestnut were guests. The club will hold an all- chorus rehearsal for "Stabat Mater", Washington School gymnasium, Dakota ave, ana Peach St. 7:30 p.m.-Ruth Esther unit, Wesleyan Service guild. First Methodist church, at church 7:30 p.m. - Nevita Social club, Mrs. Loren Brumfield, Shady Cove, 7:45 p.m. - Olive Rebckah lodge. Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday: 9:30 a.m.-Woman's Society of Christian Service, First Methodist church, circle 1, Mrs. Robert Hostetter, 308 Haven St.: circle 2, Mrs. George Roseberry, 3310 Hol lywood ave.; circle 3, Mrs. d w a r d Branchfield, 120 Stark St.; circle 4, Mrs. Gor don Morris, 107 Elm st.; circle Mrs. L. L. Lollis, 535 Penn sylvania ave.; circle 6, 'Mrs, Edna Pursell, First Methodist church; and circle 7, Mrs. Everett Cuffcl, 909 North Cen tral ave. 10 a.m.-Rogue Valley Navy Mothers, Mrs. Henry Dooms, 156 Van Ness st., Ashland. 10:30 a.m. - Shady Cove Home Extension unit, Mrs. Berta C. Alicki, Rogue River drive, Shady Cove 10:30 a.m. - Sams Valley Home Extension unit, Mrs. Herman Priom, Meadows rd. 1 p.m.-Woman's Society of Christian Service, First Meth odist church, circle 9, Mrs. Lee Van Ausdall, at church; circle 10, Mrs. James Flem ing, 311 Laurel st. 1 p.m.-Ladics of Elks. Elks temple. 1:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley Herb society, Mrs. Elsa Walk er, 920 West 11th st., apart ment C2. 1:30 p.m.-Woman's Society Christian Service, - First Methodist church, circle 8, Mrs. F. H. Dressier, 1107 East Main st. 1:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley Herb society, Mrs. Elsa Walk- 920 West 11th st. 2 p.m. - Talent Federated Woman's club, city hall Read pesticide lables heed the instructions. Women s News Social Events Librarian Visits In Illinois Valley Illinois Valley Mrs. Mar garet Morris, Bend, visited re cently with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Telvik, Bridgeview, and other relatives in the area.. She is the High school librarian at Bend. Lions Club Auxiliary Honored The Oregon Lions club auxiliary was " awarded a plaque as "the outstanding service club of the state" at the state convention of the Oregon Council of the Blind Saturday in Portland. Mrs. Vern Conwell. Port land, past auxiliary president, represented the service club at the convention, according to Mrs. Frank Christian, Tal ent, state1 president. The award was presented by the council in recognition of work done with the blind during the past year. Mrs. Christian, as vice-president, led the projects, including es tablishment of an institute for parents of visually handi capped children of all ages, an institute for parents of pre-school-age visually handi capped, and furthering of the Walter Dry development fund. The fund sent house parents, teachers and educators to Tennessee and California for training in education of the blind. Mrs. Christian left today for visits to local Lions auxiliaries in Coos Bay, Bandon, Port Orford, North Bend, Gold Beach and Empire. She will speak on the coming year's projects for the blind. Californians Guests At Harding Home McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Aquas, San Fernando, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weston, Long Beach, Calif., are houseguests of Mrs. Caro line Harding, Trail. f Spots Out On woolen clothes, try sponging spots with cold wa ter if they re from coffee, sweet food or fruit. Use a light detergent if the spots came from lipstick or pancake makeup.. Mud can usually be removed by "ruffling" and brushing with a stiff brush. For grease spots, put fabric face down on blotter or towel and sponge the back with cleaning fluid. Women Realtors To Hear Lawyer Tuesday Night Russell DeForest, Medford attorney, will talk on ballot measure 13, the war veteran's bonding and loan amendment, at a meeting of the women's council of the Medford board of relators Tuesday, October 18. The group s monthly din ner and business session will begin at 7 p.m. at the Tower broiler. All members of the Med ford board of realtors are in vited to hear Mr, DeForest's talk at 8:30 p.m. t Townsend Club Meeting, Dance Are Announced Robert B. Duncan, speaker of the Oregon house of rep resentatives, will speak on "aging" at a meeting of the Townsend club and auxiliary Wednesday at 12 . noon at Walker's Dreamland, . 41514 East Main street. The club and auxiliary will sponsor an old-time dance and music at the Jacksonville Community hall Friday, Oc tober 21, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The public is invited, At the club's last session 16 nominations were entered for 12 positions as council men. They will be elected Oc tober 26. James Peacher and Enos Naffziger furnished mus ical entertainment. . North Dakotans ' Guests of Cowleys Phoenix - Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam S. Callahan, Grafton, N.D., are visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cowley, and small daughters, Deborah Jo and Lesley Jo. The Callahans spent several days with another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bolster, in Seattle be fore coming south. , ' "ABSOLUTELY ENCHAIITIIIGr That's what we hear Use urinate a smart woman sees our new collection of Man nequin shoes. Come see whet Mannequin has op its shoes. 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