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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD, ORE.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER . 1968
Women's News
Social Events
llClub Lists
Winners
At Bridge
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Mr. and Mn. Walter J. Sprigg of Mar- .
ton Groan, near Birmingham. England, aro
guests in Medford of thalr ion and daughtar-in-law,
Mr. and Mn. Albert F. Andrewi,
357 Bessie strut. The visitors are pictured
here with their granddaughter, Ethel An
drews, 9, student at Rooiarelt school. The
Spraggs, who are spending several weeks
here, are traveling throughout southern Ore
gon and northern California with their son
as he makes business trips to various cities.
He is district manager of the Greyhound
company. Mr. Spragg, a native of Worcester
shire, points out that it is a fruit growing
area, similar to the Rogue valley, and that
it is known for a pear drink called "Perry"
.which resembles the American "hard cider."
The Spraggs are much impressed with the
nation's super-highway system and with
motels, not generally found in their country.
However, they prefer the British television
system, which permits few advertisements
and these only between programs; none are
permitted to interrupt a program.
Proposed Legislation
Discussed for Nurses
A summary of proposed
legislation which would affect
registered nurses was given at
the last meeting of District 4,
Oregon Nurses association,
held at Rogue Valley Memo
rial hospital. The speaker was
Mrs. Johnnye Schick, Port
land, president of the association.
Purpose of the proposed
legislation, to be introduced
in the 1961 session of the Ore
gon legislature,' is to "en
courage the adoption of an
orderly procedure for estab
lishing desirable employment
policies' and practices," Mrs.
Schick said; This would be ac
complished through the demo
cratic' process of collect! e
bargaining in which the em
ployees have a voice in de
termining the conditions af
fecting their employment, the
speaker added.
All employees of hospitals
and other health carj facili
ties would be covered, Mrs.
Schick said. Facilities main
tained by county, state or fed
eral governments would not
be included, she explained.
The Oregon Nurses associa
tion cannot ask tor legislation
which protects only the in
terest of professional nurses,
Gold Hill Circle
To Meet on Friday
Gold Hill The Golden
circle, womens group of the
Gold Hill Christian church,
will meet at the home of the
minister, Miss Jean Cunning
ham, Friday, Decembers 9 at
7:30 p.m. . .
Plans for the annual Sun
day school Christmas program
will be completed during the
session. The program is slated
for Sunday, December 18.
Two Clubs
Set Dances
Star Promcnaders and the
Applcgaters Square Dance
clubs have planned dances for
Saturday, December 10.
The Promenaders will hold
a "last chance" dance Sutur
day at Roxy Ann Grange
hall. The club announces that
Kenneth Hood, the club's regu
lar caller, ia retiring arid this Bhe added.
will Be tne last cnance -. , :o . Mre Schck pointed out that
nunce in m ': . Mr i. the nollc.v of. Oreaon As-
nidation of Hospitals to rec
ommend that the individual
hospitals in Oregon do not
bargain with the nurses in
their employ.
The Oregon Nurses asso
ciation bill provides simply
that the employer of the nurse
must sit dawn with her rep
resentative and bargain in
good faith toward reaching a
binding agreement regarding
employment standards," Mrs.
Schick stressed. "It provides
that if an agreement cannot
be reached, a fact finding in
quiry shall be made so that
there can be a complete re
view of the situation and that
findings of fact be published
to the general public in the
county where the employer is
located. The bill does not
force the adoption of any pro
posals by either party. It
merely provides that the
nurse shall be respected and
recognized as a professional
person and an employee, ant
mat sne snail be given a cour-
teous hearing and serious con
sideration of her requests.
"There are no laws affect
ing Oregon nurses that
quire their employers to ne
gotiate with regard to the
working conditions," Mrs
Schick concluded
White City A large group
of bridge players attended
the last monthly master point
session of Camp White Vet
erans Bridge club.
Winners - for north-south,
Section A, were Leland Ciark
and Maurice Coode, Wilder-
vine, first, 101 points; Paul
McDuffee and- Alexander
C. E. Pfister, second, 99; Mrs.
W. W. Stevenson and Mrs.
Ben Todd, third, 98V4; Walter
Ensminger and D. H 1 1 e,
fourth, 95. East-west winners
in this section were Mrs. Clif
ford Howard and Mrs. A. W,
Lingaas, first, 97V4; D. H. Bar.
ber and Walter Humes, sec
ond, 95V4; David Glatfelter
and George Mitchell, fourth,
94.
North-south winners In Sec
tion B were Richard House
and Chester Reavis, first.
110V4; Mrs. Paul McDuffee
and Mrs. Richard Milestone
tied for second and third with
Mrs. Glen Harrison and Mrs
Sam Richardson, each pair
scoring 100V4 points; Mrs.
J. J. Dougherty and Mrs. Sam
Van Dyke; fourth, 98.
Holding top scores for east-
west players in Section B
were the Berg Martens, first,
97 V4; the Jack Mitchells, sec
ond, 96; Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Holmes tied with Mrs. Fred
Purdin and Bud Purdin for
third and fourth, each pair
scoring 88 points. . .
Prizes furnished by the
American Legion Auxiliary,
Department of Oregon, were
awarde'd to veterans holding
high scores for November.
They went to Walter Humes,
first; William Vale, second;
Franklin Gilbert, third; David
Glatfelter and George Mitch
ell, for fourth and fifth tie;
Thomas G. Randall, sixth; and
John Foley, seventh.
Caroline's Favorite Doll
Is Classic 'Raggedy Ann'
By GAY PAULEY
New York-IIM-David Car
ton hasn't met Caroline Ken
nedy, All he knows about the
tiny daughter
-a Bpugiiew .ujijiicr win un
served at -7:30 p.m.- lor all
square dancers who wish to
attend; and dancing will begin
at 8:30 p.m. Club members
are each asked to take a
spaghetti or macaroni meat
dish and a loaf of French
bread. Guests are asked to
take a salad or dessert. Cof
fee and pie will be served
later in the evening.
All square dancers are in
vited to attend.
Applegaters
The Applegaters will dance
Saturday night at Provolt
Grange hall. Round dancing
is planned from 7:45 to 8:30
p.m., and square dancing will
begin at 8:30 p.m. Refresh
ments will be potluck style.
Starting in January, Apple
gaters will hold dances the
first and third Saturday nights
of each month. Byron Dibble
it the club caller.
Two more Monday night
worxsnops are set for Decem
ber 12 and 19. .
- The club also plans a begin-
ners' class for adults to start
Monday, January 9, also at
xne rrovoit Grange hall. Mr,
Dibble will teach the class.
and further information may
be obtained by calling the Dlb-
Die nome, spring 3-6355
of the Presi
dent - elect is
that she's a
c h a r m er in
looks and that
what seems to
be her favor
ite - doll -i defi
nitely- is his
favorite. Car
eer Pauley ton hopes it
continues to be. He is presi
dent of the company which
has exclusive rights to making
the Raggedy Ann doll, a soft
nd cuddly cloth toy which is
almost as much of a classic
in the nursery as the teddy
bear.
Ann's in the News
In the last few days, pic
tures of three-year-old Caro
line out walking with her
father and pushing a carriage
with a rag doll in it, and the
United Press International
close-up of Caroline with
daddy bringing up the rear
holding a rag doll, have hit
front pages across the coun
try.
Which, says Carton, prom
lses a whole new interest in
the red-haired toy inspired
by a series of books for children.
Maybe not a big boom this
year, says Carton. "It s- too
close to Christmas and most
stores long since have stocked
up. But wait 11 next year,
Incidentally, lest John F,
Kennedy Jr. be neglected
Carton has dispatched him
Raggedy Andy, brother of
Ann. .
Housewives Find Chicken Plentiful
berries, grapes, pears, and also Red m - "
dates from big avanaDie sup- htw hic'-er.
pnes' . . . naif and veal are up 2 to 6
Vegetable counters oilers --- . tn San
Droc-
(The following guide to the
nation's plentiful food buys
for the week ending Dec. 10
was prepared for United
Press International by the
U. S. Departments of Agricul
ture and Interior.)
What reaction does the Christmas season arouse in Amer
icans? Do thev look forward to it as one of the most im
portant observances of the Christian religion? Do they think
of it as a joyful time when relatives and friends can be
together and please one another with thoughtful and generous
gifts? Is it becoming more and more a time of overwork,
tensions, worry about how much to spend and on whom, and
a time when hundreds of- people are killed in accidents?
Vance Packard, , who has become known as a "social
critic" of Americans through his books, the latest of which
are "The Status Seekers' and "The Waste Makers," says
it is all of these. Mr. Packard has broken into print again,
this time with "The Christmas Wreckers" in. Redbook mag
azine. He says that "the toll the Christmas season takes in
tension and nervous exhaustion-is beginning to be noticed
by health authorities and the collectors of nation-wide sta
tistics. ' ;
V "A West Coast psychiatrist has written a paper on Christ
mas neurosis. (He found that depressions are frequently as
sociated with Christmas.) A publication of the American
Medical association discussed at length the problem of coping
with Christmas tensions. A spokesman for the National As
sociation of Mental Health says that the 'Christmas blues'
are a well-recognized phenomenon.
"The impact of Christmas-generated tensions, quarrels
and depressions can be seen in such grim tabulations as the
homicide rate and the accident toll. Every uecemc-er, accord
ing to fieures compiled by the Metropolitan Insurance com
pany, the number of murders reaches a new high for the
year. More people are killed In auto accidents on Christmas
day than on any other major holiday, even including New
Year s eve.
; Gathering material for his article, Mr. Packard asked men
and women if they were looking forward with pleasure to
the coming of Chrismas. It seems that most of those inter
viewed adopted a tone of resignation and some had a feeling
"that bordered on dread." They pointed out that the sheer
length of the holiday season is wearing, with some house
wives starting their holiday preparation in September. Many
buy their Christmas cards In the summer time, others shop
the year around for presents and as December 23 appracnes,
the newspapers, radios, magazine:, and other, advertising
media remind us of the few shopping days left until unrisi-mas.
A Frenchwoman pointed out that in her country, Christ
mas is for children; adults seldom exchange presents, while
in the United States, adults often give presents to other
adults they hardly know. Some concluded that Christmas
has become a season of obligation, and not a season of joy
and festivity.
Mr. Packard concludes that there is nothing essentially
Christmasy. or un-Christmasy in spending money and be
lieves that how much or how little is spent is actually beside
the point. He concludes that everyone must solve the problem
of what to do about Christmas in his own way, and quit
doing, or begin to do, whatever will be the most satisfactory
for him or her.
Sounds fine in' writing, doesn't it. But it's a strong soul
who can just announce that this year he will send no cards,
buy no presents, stay home from church (or start going again)
or in some other way reverse the trend and buck the tide
in his own part of the social stream. O.S.
Washington - 0IPD - Thrifty
food shoppers will be able to
find a fairly wide array of
their favorite foods at .arkets
this week end. Wintry weath
er has not yet cut down sup
plies of many items.
As for meats, beef is sun
plentiful at most markets, and
featured at favorable prices
are roasts, steaks, and ham
burger, to name a few choice
cuts. Pork continues -fairly
abundant at many markets,
with hams, loin roasts, and
chops available at budget
prices. Lamb is plentiful at
some markets across tne
country, and represents a
good buy. In the poultry line,
broiler-fryers and turkeys con
tinue good buys.
Fruit bins offer a wide
choice, such as grapefruit.
oranges, lemons, limes and
tangerines. Also apples, cran-
Charles Veysey', president
of F A O Schwarz, the famous
toy store in New York, said
that "Raggedy Ann and her
brother are considered clas
sics of the toy world."
"They're not a big item,
he said, "but they're steady,
We've sold to the various Ken
nedys for years."
The Toy Manufacturers of
tne USA said rag dolls make
up a "fairly small but con
sistent" percentage of all doll
sales, which average between
20 and 29 million units a year.
Caroline's type of doll Is at
least 35 years old, making it
next to the teddy bear as one
of the oldest toys which still
is a staple.
The true Raggedy Ann is
based on a series of books
by John Gruelle, an Indianapo
lis-born writer and artist who
started Ann In 1918. He died
in 1938, said Bobbs-Merrlll,
the publisher which now puts
out the Ann series.
Book sales have totaled in
the billions oyer the years,
said the publisher, who also
leases on a royalty basis rights
to make the dolls, rugs, color
ing books, cutout books, cur
tains, bedspreads and other
items for the nursery.
Ann is a heroine never
caught in any violent or evil
situations; everything comes
up rosy for her in the world
of fantasy. - " -.
"I think the doll will go on
and on," said Carton. "Chil
dren' love her because she's
cuddly and soft. Mothers and
grandmothers buy her for
children for nostalgia's sake.
They remember when she was
their favorite doll."
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Calendar
Calvn'.ar nonvea Mid newt for
tne society aeouon of The
Tribune must be submitted In
wnunK ana desdllrs for tne sun,
day edition ui 1 p.m. Friday Dead
line tor the weekly calendar is 9
ajn or mi uay or nuDUcauon ana
for week day newt is 5 pjn. the
dav before oubucaurtri.
Thursday!
7 p.m.-Tallsman Rosebud
council, Pythian Sunshine
Girls, Pythian building.
7 p.m. - Susannah Wesley
unit, Wesleyan Service guild
First Methodist church, home
of Mrs. O. P. Taylor, 3254
Jacksonville highway.
7:15 p.m.-Warren assembly,
Order of Rainbow for Girls,
Jacksonville Masonic temple.
8 p.m. - Reames chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, Med
ford Masonic temple.
Frldayi
10 a.m. - Phoenix Garden
club, Phoenix
clubhouse.
11 a.m. - St. EHiabelh's
Guild, St
church
Community
Mark's Episcopal
at church.
1:30 p.m.-Past presidents.
Ladies' auxiliary to Crater
Lake aerie, FOE, home of Mrs.
Roy Heath.
2-8 p.m. - Medford Garden
club show, Santo hall, 701
North Columbus ave.
2:30 p.m.-Roosevclt PTA.
school gymnasium.
2:30 p.m.-Washinston PTA.
at school.
Ashland An armchair tour
of France conducted by Dr,
Leon Mulling carried mem
bers of Ashland Study club
from the Riviera to Paris
when they met Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Mar
cus Woods, 120 High street.
For an hour the Southern
Oregon college speech- profes
sor shared his experiences and
commented upon the types of
Decolletage
Fashionable
For Shoes
'Decolletage" has come to
after-five footwear. The vamp
has disappeared on a "shoe
with a view." It consists of an
inner sole and a gold kid or
magenta outer walking sole
attached to a tapered heel.
To put the shoe on, slip the
inner sole into hosiery, then
snap it onto the . outer sole
through the stocking. .The
shoe is sold with gold sparkle
stockings and gold nail polish.
(I. Miller.)
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. The "long short" coat, good
last year, is even better this
winter for the college set. It's
done In fur - real or fake.
It's easy to bring children's
dresses up to date. Add puffed
sleeves, widen the collar, and
trim the hem with yards and
yards of rick rack. In style
are period dresses such as Vic
torian, Early American, Gib
son girl, Provincial, old West,
and Tyrolean.
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The high waist is made for
the figure with a spare tire,
says designer Mollle Parnis.
Choose a dress with a draw-
string or soft gathers at the
raised waist and with fullness
at the front of the skirt. If
the bustline is large, the high
line should be placed a little
above the base of the bust and
should be gathered. Another
way to disguise the ample
figure is to buy a size larger
dress and take in the back
and shoulders, Miss Parnis
said. Especially flattering are
Grecian drapery styles, she
added. ,
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In Paris, sweater girls are
wearing rose printed pull
overs. Each rose is complete
with stem, leaves and thorns.
Flowers Hare Sweet Tooth
New York - WTO -George
Cothran, a florist and floral
arrangement expert, suggests
adding a little sugar to the
water in which you park the
cut posies. Cothran says that
addition of aspirin does not
add to the life of the blossoms.
One other tip: to prevent
the stems of cut flowers from
smelling after a few hours
in water, add a little laundry
bleach or detergent.
American tourists he encoun
tered abroad during his 6
months sabbatical leave.
Description and pantomime
made vivid the chronic corn-
plainer: the know-it-all; the
we-have-it-better type; the
haggler; the female vaquero;
the professional wolf, and fi
nally tne ignoramus.
"One needs a truly liberal
education to get the most out
of travel," declared Dr. Mull
ing, adding, "European travel
can either be an adventure or
a bore, depending upon one's
background and viewpoint. In
many ways travel is the equal
of a college education."
Colored slides brought the
beauty of the French seacoast
and countryside; gardens and
cathedrals; palaces and casi
nos. Remnants of the ruins of
an old Roman area; turreted
castles surrounded by moats;
the famous Arc de Triomphe,
the Louvre and Notre Dame
were but a few of the inter
esting pictures shown by the
returned traveler.
The afternoon program was
concluded with the customary
selected subject which was
given by Mrs. Wllmer M. Po-
ley . She reviewed several
articles describing recent
archeological ' discov
eries under the ruins of an an
cient church on one of the
Shetland Islands.
Mrs. Gordon Pickell will be
hostess for the December 19
meeting to be in the Christ
mas theme. Mrs. William B.
McCullough will give the pro
gram. . .
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Specialist Outlines
Winter Care of Feet
Chicago - (UPD - Feet need
extra care in winter, says a
foot authority.
"During the winter, feet
cannot get the same amount
of air they receive at other
times of the year," Dr. Wil
liam Scholl explained. Even
shoe boots make feet perspire
excessively, he said. Women
shoppers should carry an ex
tra pair of shoes to inter
change with boots while
browsing in stores.
Boots should not be worn
more than a few hours at a
time without being inter
changed with shoes or slipped
off for a while." he said.
He also advised bathing
feet daily and using a sooth
ing balm to stimulate circula
tion. Walking barefoot in the
house even in winter, is
another good stimulant for
the feet.
"Don't make a practice of
going to sleep with socks on,
even when the sheets are
cold," Schroll warned. Stock
ings constrict the feet which
should be "air-free" during
the night.
Fresh port should be loosely
wrapped in waxed paper and
stored in the coldest part of
the refrigerator. '
artichokes, mushrooms,
coli, cabbage and carrots,
cauliflower, celery, lettuce,
onions, potatoes and sweet po
tatoes, radishes, turnips, spin
ach, squash, and green pep
pers.
Da i r y products continue
abundant and budget-priced.
In the fish, plentiful items
include both fresh and frozen
shrimp and scallops, and fish
sticks and portions.
Now, here s a more detailed
report for this particular area:
West Arizona, California,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore
gon, Utah, Washington, Wy
oming: Fryer chickens are in
plentiful supply In most Pa
cific Coast markets and prices
are slightly lower this week,
Floyd Shermans
Home From Trip
Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs,
Floyd Sherman, Route 2, Box
480B, Gold Hill, returned last
week from a three week trip
in the Midwest and South
west.
The Shermans visited in
eastern Oregon prior to driv
ing to LaJunta, Colo., where
they visited three brothers
and a sister and their families
of Mr. Sherman. Then, the
Shermans spent some ' time
with relatives and friends in
Kansas prior to visiting with
Mr. Sherman's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Sam Sherman, An
derson, Mo.
The Gold Hill couple, with
Mr. Sherman's parents, spent
Thanksgiving with a brother-
in-law and sister of Mr. Sher
man, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Evans, In Arkansas. From
there the Floyd Shermans
drove to the Tucson, Ariz
area where they visited a sis
ter and brother and their fam
ilies of Mrs. Sherman. They
returned to the valley via
Reno, Nevada.
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For safety's sake, straighten
the bedroom before turning
in ' so articles won t cause
someone to stumble or fall in
the dark. .
Francisco area.
Egg supplies are mc'-rata
to ample and small size eggs
are down 4 to 5 cents a dozen
in the San Francisco area.
Butter has declined 1 cent ,
a pound in the San Francisco .
area.
There is only a limited se- -lection
of fresh fruits and veg- '
etables including apples, lem- -
ons, navel oranges, winter ,
pears, cabbage, cauliflower, .
celery, onions, spinach, lettuce ;
and winter squash. In good -supply
are grapefruit, arti
chokes, bunched vegetables,
potatoes, sweet potatoes and
fish buys include Dun
geness crabs, halibut, rockfish ,
and spiny lobsters.
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