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The Theipiani of Medford High ichool will preient the
entertaining theatrical production, "Teahouie of the August
Moon" thii week end, with opening night, Thuriday, De
cember 1. Cast in "Teahouie" are (left to right) Wally Huff
man ai Captain McLean! Mark Goodman ai Mr, Oihira;
Jack Smeltz ai Mr. Sumata; Bill Deemer ai Seiko; Linda
Valley Group
(The following article is
another In a series being writ
ten for The Medford Mail
. Tribune by Mrs. Almus Pruitt
while she is abroad. Mrs.
Pruitt and her husband are
touring Europe in the com
pany of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Allen Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Miller, Medford, and Mr.
and Mrs. Angus L. Bowmer,
Ashland. The group will re
turn to their homes before
Christmas.)
. Our drive from Paris to the
Normandy coast past or
chards, fields and vineyards
gave us a vivid picture of
French rural life. Orchard
Isls, wearing dark berets,
were at work with long poles
knocking red and yellow ap
ples from the trees; then,
with horse, or ox-drawn carts,
they hauled the fruit to the
cider-presses. It was also
grapo-Rathcrlng season and
the blue grapes as plucked
were emptied into huge kegs
and transported to wineries.
Along the road we met carls
loaded with as many as five
pf the large grape-filled kegs.
A typical French farmhouse
is built of weathered stone
and has a small yard sur
rounded by a hedge of shrub
bery or a stone-wall draped
with Virginia crecper-in late
October, ruby -red. Flower
gardens were brilliant with
red salvia and coxcomb. In
brown cornfields hunters were
busy with guns, beaters and
dogs, stalking for pheasant,
wild pigeons, quail and wood
cock. We thought what little
chance the poor birds had
against such a formidable ar
rny! Vegetable gardens were
strewn with yellow squash.
As the blowing wind tossed
the trees, golden leaves came
fluttering down. Surely, au
tumn Is one of the loveliest
seasons in which to see
France.
Mont St. Michnel, a medie
val abbey built on a massive
granite crag by the sea, offers
a haunting, austere beauty.
In the course of its turbulent
history, dating back to the
II th century (Involving both
England and France), it has
served as church, fortress and
prison. In its stark coastal
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setting it emerges spectre-like,
Upon mountirig Its lofty stone
steps, past parapets and ram
parts, one sees little flower
beds of fushchia and marigold
thriving along high ledges
where earth has been carried
and placed In terraced beds.
At the base of the abbey is
a quaint village with several
goods hotels, at one of which
we stayed the night. At high
tide Mont Michael becomes al
most entirely surrounded by
me sea.
Visit Relatives
In Poitiers the Bowmers
were house-guests of Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. 'Jesse Butler,
he being a cousin of Gertrude.
With American Army Medics,
he has been stationed at Poi
tiers for about two years. Hap
pily, our cightsome was in
cluded as dinner guests at the
hospitable Butlers, where we
enjoyed hearing of their in
teresting experiences while re
siding in France. Poitiers is
a medieval city, rife with his
toric drama pertaining to
Joan of Arc; It also has noted
antiquities including Roman
ruins and churches, and a ca
thedral with a wonderful pipe
organ which was playing as
we entered.
At a fascinating farmers'
market we saw live hare and
chickens being placed on
scales and sold! Then, cram
med Into a basket along with
fresh vegetables, they were
carried home, still alive, be
cause of inadequate refrigera
tion in France. These open
markets, many of which we
saw as we passed -through vil
lages, are crowded and pic
turesque and they play an im
portant part in the European
way of life. On display were
hugs bins of snails, mussels,
shrimp, fish of all sorts and
everything in the meat line
even to whole calf heads (gro
tesque!). Vegetables, besides
those familiar to us, Included
chard, leek, endive, chestnuts,
mushrooms; also there were
fruits, melons, cheeses galore
as well as clothing, dry goods
cutlery.
On downtown stone walls
of Poitiers we saw scribbled
political slogans: "Paix en
en Algoric!" (the left-wing
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Jo Waltermire, playing the feminine lead of Lotus Blossom
and John Stewart as Keora. Three performances are plan
ned. Through the stage and movie productions in recent
years, "Teahouse" has become popular with thousands of
Americans.
of Spain and Italy
cry), answered by Tightest
"A 1 g e r I e Francaisel" (The
first demands peace in Al
geria, that is, surrender to the
rebellion, and the second in
sists that Algeria is French.)
As we strolled along, midst
jabbering French we heard a
familiar cry: "Hi ya, baby!"
We looked and saw a French
teenager embracing his teen
age girl the expression, no
doubt, having been picked up
from American GIs stationed
at the Poitiers post. There is
a surprising number of U.S.
troops throughout Europe. On
German highways especially
we enrountcrcd long strings
of U.S. convoys on the move.
Fraternizing of colored men
and white girls is prevalent
among soldiers as well as stu
dents, particularly in Poitiers
and Paris. We arc told that
the practice is accepted as
natural all over Europe. (It
is astonishing how many of
the best-looking white girls
seem to prefer Negroes).
Visit Loire Valley
An excursion to Loire val
ley called the garden spot
of France took us to the
chateau country to see famous
Chenonceau (the residence of
Henry II and Diane de Poi
tiers, later, of Catherine de
Medici), Chambord, B 1 o I s,
Chaumont, Ambolse. These
fabulous castles, which most
ly began as hunting ludges
as did Fonlainbleau and Ver
sailles were later expanded
Into summer homes for no
bility. The whole chateau
countryside was vivid with an
autumn coloring we won't
soon forget, with maple, oak,
chestnut blending in Burgun
dy, russet, and golden hues
along with conifer green of
pine.
We paid a visit to St. Aig
nan, Carroll's old army quar
ters during World War I, and
climbed winding stone steps
up from the town to the old
chateau where Carroll's outfit
had their quarters he even
located the big corner fire
place they had used.
From Poitiers we went to
Perigucau to see the amazing
Lascaux Caves. On the walls
and ceilings of these under
ground chambers arc primi
tive drawings of animals, in
cluding bulls, horses, stags,
goats, bears amazingly pre
served. Painted in ochre and
red and strikingly outlined In
black, they represent the ear
liest known art of prehistoric
man and are said to have in
fluenced such modern artists
as Picasso and Matisse, as we
could well believe. One of the
most Important archaelogical
discoveries in recent times,
the caves are scientifically
lighted and protected by two
pair of heavy metal doors to
maintain a suitable state of
temperature, humidity, etc
for the preservation of the
stone drawings. The caves
were discovered as recently
as 1040 bv young boy ex
plorers who followed their
dog Into a hole leading , to
the caves. One of the boys,
now a young man, Hctcd as
our guide.
With each country we have
been aware of new sights,
sounds and scenery: but in no
country have we faced such
a sharp contrast as In Spain
To the eye it appears by far
the most poverty-stricken area
we have seen. Rural and vil
lage people live in huts, little
more than hovels (though we
are assured the Interiors are
spotlessly clean). They wear
skins of animals for clothing.
sweep with twig branches, and
wash their clothlne in crude
troughs or beat thorn on stones
by streams and lay them on
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the bare earth or sand to dry.
Much of the soil of northern
Spain has an arid look even
though it was raining hard as
we drove through. Peasants
eke out a living by herding
sheep or raising crops such as
artichokes and sugar beets.
In Spain the burro is the
beast of burden, drawing carts
and wagons and toting heavy
bundles as well as people. As
the burros move along under
huge loads of branches, used
presumably for firewood, they
resemble moving bushes. Little
larger than a dog, the burros
are cute, likable creatures and
won the affection of us all
during our two weeks in
Spain. ' Around their necks
they wear a kind of sheep
bell which tinkles hauntlngly
all along the Spanish roads.
Spain Is Paradox
Spain is a land of paradox,
and in contrast to rural Spain,
the larger Spanish cities are
modern, cosmopolitan, pro
gressive. No where have we
found such de luxe hotels as
in Madrid, with stunning de
cor and roof gardens. Food,
simply superb, is served gra
ciously by waiters wcaing
long-tailed coats. New gour
met discoveries in Spain in
clude honey-meated melon,
similar to honey-dew and pa
paya; a while juicy fruit, cheri-
moya; wine -marinated arti
choke hearts braised in butter.
Oddly enough, we ordered
Spanish omelet, expecting it
to be similar to the Spanish
omelet we make at home (with
eggs, tomatoes, chopped green
onions), only to find that the
Spaniards make it with eggs
and potatoes! Later in Italy we
ordered Portuguese o m e 1 et
and found this much nearer
to our "Spanish" omelet. So
Almus quipped, "We had to
come to Italy to get a Spanish
omelet only It turns out to
be Portuguese."
While in Madrid we visited
the Prado, with its magnifi
cent canvases by Goya, Velaz
quez, El Greco; and also saw
an Interesting exhibit by Dali.
An unforgettable evening in
cluded watching authentic
Andnluslan, Flamenco and
Gypsy dancing.
Announce Talk
By School Cook
An added feature of the
Griffin Creek Parent-Teacher
association meeting Thursday
evening, December 1, will be
a talk by Mrs. Elsie Stowell,
cook-manager of the school
cafeteria. She will explain,
with the aid of charts, the
government specified require
ments that must be present In
each well balanced hot lunch
served by a school.
Mrs. Stowell will have on
display a sample hot lunch.
All members are asked to
gather all rummage they
might have and bring it to the
school. For further informa
tion on The rummage sale,
they may call Mrs. Loraine
Savage, SP 2-7601.
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Bazaar Set
This Week
The annual holiday bazaar
and festival of the Woman's
Society of the Christian Serv
ice, First Methodist church,
will open with a ham dinner
on Wednesday, November 30,
at 5:30 p.m. at the church.
This is another event in the
twentieth anniversary year of
the organization.
Gift and food booths will
be open at 6:30 p.m. and will
again be open at 9 a.m. Thurs
day, December 1. Luncheon
will be served on Thursday
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The bazaar will feature
many articles suitable for
Christmas gifts, as well as
decorations, baked foods, and
decorated boxes.
Members of Ruth Esther
unit, Wesleyan Service guild,
will have a booth at the ba
zaar from which packaged
cookies and candy will be
sold. Guild members able to
assist In the project are asked
to call Mrs. A. C. James.
Shower Honors
Lodge Member;
Party Announced
G o 1 d H 1 1 1 Mrs. William
Gossman was honored at a
surprise layette shower fol
lowing a meeting of Amethyst
Rebekah Friendship club at
the home of Mrs. Delos Wal
ker last week. '
Mrs. Clarence Parsley, pres
ident of the group, conducted
the business session. Plans
were made for the annual
Christmas party slated for
Wednesday, December 14 at 8
p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Clyde Kell. Club members set
the date ahead several days
for that occasion because the
regular meeting dote, Decem
ber 19 would conflict with
other engagements the week
prior to Christmas.
Mrs. Grossman opened her
gifts after the meeting.
Storks centered the gift and
refreshment tables.
Guests and members of the
club included Mrs. Paul
Thompson, Mrs. Lester Par
ker, Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, Mrs.
Dale Smith, Mrs. James Mc
Kibbon, Mrs. Hannah Routh,
Mrs. Paul Molloy, Mrs. Clyde
Kell, Mrs. Donald Morrow,
Mrs. Howard Burnette, Mrs.
Daniel Kraft, Mrs. Clarence
Parsley and the hostess Mrs.
Walker.
Christmas Ideas
Project for Unit
Butte Falls - The Decem
ber meeting of the Butte Falls
Home Extension unit will fea
ture Christmas ideas for wom
en of the community who like
to add the 'personal touch to
everything connected with
Christmas giving, the unit an
nounces. Mrs. Donald Jolliffe and
Mrs. James Kreloff will be
project leaders, and the meet
ing will be held at the home
of Mrs. Harry Dalton on Fee
street, Thursday, December 1.
The meeting will be from
10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Mrs. Curtis Thomson and
others will bring gift sugges
tions for display. Roll call
will be, "My family has a
custom at Christmas." Any
woman in the community is
welcome to come to this and
any. other extension meeting.
Luncheon will be served at
noon for a small charge and
those attending are to take
table service.
Groups To Hold
Dinner Dance
- Rcames chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, and Med
ford lodge, AF and AM, have
planned a dinner and a dance
for members of the two
groups Saturday, December 3,
at 7 p.m. in Medford Masonic
temple.
The menu will be turkey;
women with last names starl
ing from A to L are asked to
take salads: those with M to Z
names, dessert.
There will be cards for
those who do not wish to
dance.
Mrs. Donald Ashpole and
Rodney Witham are chairmen
for the event. Mrs. H. E. pul
ton and Mrs. C. D. Wood are
in charge of decorations.
Roxy Ann HEC
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Roxy Ann Home Economics
club has scheduled a meeting
for Wednesday, November 30,
at the Grange hall. Hostesses
will be Mcsdames Burchfield
and Pfnister..
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Wednesdayi
11 a.m.-Medford Townsena
club, Walker's Dreamland,
415' East Main St.
12:30 p.m. -Mistletoe club,
home of Mrs. Carl Pearson,
118 Clark St., Medford.
Dinner Is Given
Thanksgiving Day
By
Van Ortwicks
Thirty - nine realtives and
friends were Thanksgiving
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Van Ortwick at their
home, 1369 Poplar drive.
Among the guests were two
brothers of Mr. Ortwick, Gil
and Ted. It was the first din
ner the three men had shared
since 1916. when they had
Thanksgiving dinner with
their parents and families in
Wheatland, Wyo.
The guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Gil Van Ortwick and
Mr. and Mrs. George Van Ort
wick and four children, St.
Helens, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Wilson Van Ortwick,
Yucaipa, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Van Ortwick and three
children; Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Stockford, Freda Williams,
Mrs. Mary Sopi and two
daughters and Mrs. Francis
Nelson, all Medford; Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Van Ortwick and
four children, Central Point;
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Clayton
and three sons, Mrs. Myrtle
Coleman and three children,
Eagle Point.
Ellison Family
Visitors Here
On Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Elli
son and two children have re
turned to their home in Salem
after spending the Thanksgiv
ing week end in Medford with
Mr. Ellison's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ollie Ellison, 607 South
Central avenue.
The Medford couple also
celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary while the visitors
were here.
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Training Sessioi
For Camp Fire
Rogue council, Camp Fire
Girls, is carrying out a series
of monthly training meetings
for group leaders, assistants
and sponsors in the area ac
cording to Mrs. T, H. Gerety,
execusive director.
- The next Medford session
will be Wednesday, November
30, when all second and third
grade Blue Bird leaders, as
sistants and sponsors from
Washington, Jefferson, How
ard and Jackson schools, plus
Jacksonville, will meet at the
John B. Lynch residence at
139 Kenwood avenue from
9:45 to 11:45 a.m.
December 1 a meeting for
second and third grade Blue
Bird leaders and helpers from
Roosevelt, Hoover, Wilson,
Lone Pine and Lincoln schools
will take place from 9:45 to
11:45 a.m. at the James Young
residence, 2185 Crestbrook
road.
All fourth grade leaders,
Camp Fire and Horizon guar-
dans, assistants and sponsors
in Medford and Jacksonville
will meet at the Douglas Gor-
denier home, 1516 Stratford
avenue, December 2 during
the same hours.
For these sessions Mrs,
Gerety will give help to those
who need it. The training
Hedrick School
Has Open House
Hedrick Junior High school
band and chorus presented a
program for the recent annual
open hquse. Ronald Bartlett
is the band director, and Car
roll Graver is chorus director.
Mrs. Emerson Anderson,
president of Hedrick Parent
Teacher association, intro
duced officers and board
members and Principal Glenn
L. Linn introduced faculty
members. Steve Blackhurst,
student body president, wel
comed the parents.
The colors were presented
by Steve Lewis, Scott Cun
ningham and George Dames
of Explorer Post 103.
Following the program, par
ents visited classrooms under
the schedule of their chil
dren. PTA members served refreshments.
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Girl Leaders
committee will present Ideas
for holiday crafts which will
include the making of per
sonalized gift paper by stamp
ing on designs with a potato.
All those attending are asked
to bring a large potato, a
small knife and tissue paper.
Participants are also request
ed to bring their own success
ful craft ideas to share with
the group.
Election Slated
For Stamp Club
Southern Oregon Stamp
club will hold election of offi
cers at a meeting set for
Thursday, December 1, at
Girls Community club.
The event will begin with
a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.
and members are to take a
hot dish, salad or rolls and
the club will furnish coffee
and ice cream.
Members are also to take a
philatelic gift for exchange. If
members bring guests, they
are reminded to bring an ex
change gift for them.
An auction and program
will follow the business meeting.
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Christmas Party
To Be Planned
Plans for a Christmas party
will be discussed at a meeting
of Wenonah club of Weatonka
enuncil. Degree of Pocahontas
Thursday, December 1. It will
be held at the home of Mrs.
Mary Fredericks, 635 Palm
street, at 11 a.m.
A covered dish luncheon
will be followed by the busi
ness meeting.
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