Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 22, 1960, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1960 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Many Countries Observe Food For Santa Custom By JEANNE LESEM United Press International New York - WPD - A child , who puts cookies out for San ta Claus on Christmas Eve is perpetuating a custom that predates the holiday itself. The cookie custom first started when confections were served to Roman senators dur ing the pre-Christian festival of Saturn, says the Pan-American Coffee Bureau. Christmas Eye snacks are traditional in many lands, either for Santa and his ani mals or their counterparts. , In Holland, St. Nicholas' (or Sinterklaas) faithful horse is remembered with hay, carrots and lump sugar, left by chil dren in their wooden shoes. Sinterklaas is expected to re ' place these offerings with ginger cakes, candies and toys. England's Father Christmas traditionally receives a gencr ' ous helping of mince pie left over from dinner. Christmas Snacks In Norway, Sweden and Denmark the Christ mas snacks were originally offered - to protect one's home from : mischief by the gnomes who ; bring presents. Sweden's modern Jultomten '. is a red - costumed, whlte . bearded little man, a con genial counterpart of. Santa Claus. But legend says he once guarded Swedish farms, and had to be wooed with a big bowl of porridge to guarantee the safety of fiirm buildings and productivity of farm animals for the coming year. In pre-Christian days, no madic Laplanders in northern Sweden made a sacrifice to Yuletide people who were be lieved to fly over the earth on Christmas Eve. To ward off danger, the Lapps fasted that night. The food they would have eaten, plus bits of their Christmas day dinner, were put into a boat-shaped basket that was hung in a tree about a gun shot's distance from the fam ily hut. Denmark's gift-carrier is a gnome called Jule-nisse. He is lett risengrod, or rice pud ding, with an extra lump of butter, a favorite dessert of Danish children. In southern Greece and the Tyrol, Christmas Eve snacks take on religious significance. Investiture Held By Brownie Troop Brownie Troop 176 held in vestiture ceremonies and a Christmas parly December 20, at the home of Mis. H. H. Lit tlefield, 1318 East Main street. Mothers were present to see their daughters receive their pins. Christmas carols were sung by all and refreshments were served. Gifts mndc by the girls were given to their mothers. The new third ' grade Brownies from St. Mary's school are Judy Wleskamp, Terrl Sue Woodcock, Marcia Lee Teulsch, Judy Shasky, Christine Sakraida, Ann Rcm enteria, Lucie Ann Norris, Janet Littlefield, Patricia Grigsby, Cecelia Darby, and Rosalyn Budreau. Mrs. LcRoy Stuart is leader for the troop, and Mrs. H. H. Littlefield is assistant. Party Planned Friday Evening Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas plans a Christ mas party for the Redman and council members Friday, De cember 23, at the Redman hall on Apple street at 8:30 p.m. Lodge will convene at 7:30 p.m. with past chiefs presid ing. They will be Mrs. Henry Dooms, Pocahontas; Mrs. Floyd Lewis, prophetess; Mrs. Ben Ashton, Wenonah and Charles Dooms, Powhatan. Is Yours The'" , ' HALF SIZE FIGURE? Matte Jersey. Prints, Crepes, Sheer Wools, Silk Prints Open Every Monday and Friday Until 9 P.M. PH. In the former, special flat loaves of bread are left on the dinner table at night in the belief that Christ or St. Basil will come to cat. And in the Tyrol, I a pan of milk is left out for the Christ child and His mother. An old Czechoslovakian custom makes Christmas Eve a fast day for children who want to see the golden pigs. These legendary figures are shadows' cast by flickering candlelights as the family sits down to a festive seven-course supper. Tradition also dictates that leftovers from this meal be fed to the pigs. Other animals and birds are remembered with gifts of food in many other countries, in cluding Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Germany and Spain. In southern Syria, legend says, children also left water and wheal for the gentle camel of Jesus, the youngest animal of those that carried the Wise Men to the Christ Child. Installation Conducted Erwin C. Spence was In stalled worshipful Master of Medford lodge, AF&AM at a ceremony in the Medford Ma sonic temple. M. O. Walker acted as in stalling master; W. W. Wil liams was installing marshal! and Ross Gilkinson, installing chaplain. Other officers installed with Mr. Spence were Dale Ed wards, senior warden; Irvin Patten, junior warden; Vernon Turpin, treasurer; Carl Oest- reich, secretary; Ronald Frost, senior deacon; James Love, unior deacon; Rodney With- am, senior steward; Ivan Har rington, junior steward; John Nelson, chaplain; Murray Gardiner mnrshall and F. K. Waters, tyler. The annual St. John s day address was also given at this time by Dr. Roy McNeal of Southern Oregon College, a past grand master of Masons in Oregon. Several musical selections were given during the evening by Mrs. Dale Edwards, organ ist. Refreshments followed in the dining room. Mrs. Richard Pfeifer Hostess for Meeting Shady Cove - The Shady Cove Garden club held the December meeting at the home of Mrs. Richard Pfeifer with Mrs. Max Hawks and Mrs. Lloyd Harris as co-host-csscs. Members held a gift exchange of garden articles and a placement show of flow er arrangements for the vari ous rooms in the house was held. The meeting topic was "Evergreen Shrubs". S Mrs. George Pearson of Trail attended as a guest. The January meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Delbert Spain. The topic will be "Care of House Plants". Shady Cove Unit Holds Luncheon Shady Cove Thirteen mem bers attended a luncheon of Shady Cove Home Extension unit December 14 at the home of Mrs. Donald Cnllanaeh on the River road in Shady Cove. A gift exchamie between the members was held. Suggestions were received tor projects the members would like to have presented during the 10(10-01 season, HOLIDAY RICE Cook rice in usual manner with bouillon Instead of water for liquid. When steamed stir in a small package of raisins nnd half n can of Man darin orange sections. Toss all together with a couple table spoons melted butter. A Wonderful Selection of Youthful Styles Awaits You at Burelson's! Choose From 12'2 to 22'j! SP 2-6428 (7 Downtown Mec Main Social Events h M - A . ; ; ; i f, : ' .,r- bX I'M hf, t ) ;7'. r i&xy h K-zJ' Vv Both young and old took part in the recent Christmas festival given by Medford Congregational church and dec orating cookies turned out to be popular with the young sters. Shown here as they worked and sampled are (left to right) Kaihy Bullard, Susan Bullard, Danny Bish, Eighty Million Americans Looking for Insomnia Cure By PATRICIA McCORMACK United Press International great and important as pos New York - (UPII - An esti- sible. mated 80 million Americans fight sleep. Some are full-blown in somniacs. Others are part-time insomniacs. J. Thomas Smith, president of the Dura corporation. Oak Park. Mich., brought up the subject during an interview.. His firm's just scored a break through in the land of winkin', blinkin' and nod. It's an electronic bed that can be push-buttoned into 100 different positions, cuddling even the insomniac into a dreamy state. Smith, whos been in the mattress business for a decade, is full of facts, historical and hysterical, about sleep. On the business side, he first mentioned the following: "On a flat surface, the body's supported at only four polnts- shouldcrs, buttocks, head, feet. "But the remaining parts of the body are left in a state of tension. The 100-position bed, however, allows the user to find support for the entire body simply by elevating the torso until he experiences a floating feeling. "Only in this position is complete relaxation possible." On the historical side, Smith said that Aristotle, 2,300 years ago, suggested six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman, eight for a fool. Smith also brought into focus some views expressed by Prof. Alfred Adler, originator of the inferiority complex con cept. "According to Adler," he said, "the person who sleeps on his back,' stretched out in Calendar Thursday: 0:30 p.m. - Annual distribu tion of gifts by volunteers at Veterans Administration dom iciliary, White City. Volun teers may lake bus at 8 p.m. at Trailways depot. 7:15 p.m. Warren Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, Jacksonville Masonic temple. 8 p.m. - Reames chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Ma sonic temple. 8 p.m.-Auxiliary to Crater Lake aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, lodge hall. Sizes & Barllell Sis. Iford ; all directions, wants to be as "One who sleeps curled nose to toes Jacks strong and cour ageous qualities. The stomach- sleeper's inclined to be stub born and negative. Pessimists make themselves as small as possible, often retreating un der the covers entirely." Smith also said there are some strange laws and ideas regarding sleep. For example: -"In Massachusetts, it s il legal to go to bed without taking a bath. -"In Buffalo, N.Y., a barber can lose his license should a customer fall asleep in the chair. -"In Alhambra, Calif., one can't snooze legally in the kitchen. -"South Dakota outlaws sleeping in cheese factories. Some of the laws are to help folks get to sleep. For in- Keep Christmas Is Theme For Society Meeting Gold Hill - "Let's Keep Christmas", by Peter Marshal, was the topic Mrs. Dollie Arnold presented for the devo tional period during a meeting of the Woman's Society of the Gold Hill Community Methodist church. Mrs. Earl Moore was hostess for the group, Wednesday, December 14. Mrs. J. Raymond Kiuer assisted Mrs. Moore with the 1 o'clock dessert luncheon. Mrs. E. C. Hoffman conducted the business session. "Why the Chimes Ring" by Raymond McAlden was pre sented by Mrs. Ferd Jones as a portion of the program. Christmas carols were sung, led by Mrs. Paul Molloy. Mrs. Roy Eskew played the piano. Several members of the So ciety turned in cancelled post age stamps to be given to Med ford Council of Church wom en. Funds derived from the sale of these stamps for col lectors, is used to buy milk for the underprivileged. Mrs. Lewis Neilson was au thorized by the group to form a new circle. Details will be given later. Members of the society and others who wish to do so are asked to supply food items that will be used to make baskets for needy families in this community. Mrs. Ivan hmilh was ap pointed to take charge of sack ing candy that will be dis tributed to youngsters after Sunday school at Gold Hill Community Methodist church i on Christmas day. j Mrs. Thomas Z. Smith re ! ported that several members ! of the local society were among those who attended a luncheon and business meet ing of Cave Junction Woman's Society in November. Those going were Mrs. S. M. Chris tensen, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Harriett Elliott. Mrs. Helen Wcgncr, Mrs. Jonh Bruce, and i Mrs. Thomas Smith. It was announced that the sub-district meeting will be held at the Gold Hill church In May. Guests attending the meet ing at Mrs. Moore's home were Mrs. Lewis Neilson, Mrs. Helon Wegncr. Mrs. Jenny Lange. Mrs. Carl Johnson, i Mrs. James Forrest, and Mrs. Loehlen L. Gregory, wife of the church pastor. j Miss Edna Holder,' a mis- sionary from India will be guest speaker at the January 6 meeting slated for 1 p.m. atj the church. Women's News Marcia Scott and Craig McGeary. After the wreaths were all made and the cookies finished, a potluck supper was., served and the festival closed with a worship service in the theme, "All Humanity Claims Him," The festival was held at the Red Cross building. (Simonson-Walker photo) stance - in Corpus Christi, Tex., you're not to serenade after midnight; frogs are for bidden to croak after 11 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn., cats can't yowl after nine p.m. in Colum bus, Ga. Getting global about sleep, Smith said that in Iran, snor ing's grounds for divorce. And in Columbia, an old ruling protects a resident from ar rest while sleeping at home in his own bed. "There's something season al about insomnia," Smith said, going full circle in his intelligence report on sleep. "In the spring, we go to sleep with the greatest ease. Summer is insomnia season. In the autumn, we dream least and flounder around most." FOR A GLAMOROUS r--1 . " Cranberry Ripple is a truly different dessert. The re freshing flavor of the berries team with popular vanilla ice cream ripple to win compliments. Cranberry ice cream is not With just a little ingenuity, 2 1 cup cooked cranberries, you out of the ordinary one looks and tastes like it required Fill a cake pan or other the ripple, and wrap it tightly other well-wrapped ice cream in the treezer tor several months. For Cranberry Ripple use cranberries, 1V4 cups water, teaspoons unflavored gelatin, quarts vanilla ice cream. In the saucepan combine salt; bring to a boil and cook Drain berries, reserving sugar Dissolve gelatin in i tablespoons water; combine with hot syrup and berries and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Chill to jelly-like consistency. Spoon half of ice cream into freez ing pan; top with half of cranberry mixture. Add remaining ice cream. Pour remaining half cranberry sauce over all. Stir lightly to ripple cranberry sauce through ice cream. Cover and freeze firm j!;.idiiftioiJ);oOioio!Oioioid!00)Oii)io!(i GIVE .. OIFTfcBDMB Convenient Credit Terms S&H Green Stamps on All Cash Purchases 5!?i0!OiO!O!!(l!Vi0HJ!0!0!tfHJi0!0!0iO!0!0!(l Considering the fact that the nation has 80 million problem sleepers, Smith said the search for an insomnia cure rivals in intensity the hunt for a cure for the common cold. A survey conducted in eight countries showed that the United States heads the sleep less list. "In all eight countries," Smith said, "women were more troubled with insomnia than men. Married folk were less liable to insomnia than single persons." What is sleep? A Greek physician, back in the Fifth Century B.C. had a phrase for it. He said sleep was due to a "retreat of blood into the veins." HOLIDAY DESSERT and their enchanting color cream to make this an ice found too often in the market. quarts vanilla ice cream and can scoop up a dessert that's with a homemade touch that much more effort to prepare utensil handy for freezing with with freezer wrap. Then like products this too may be kept 1 cup fresh or frozen whole 23 cup sugar, dash salt, 1V4 3 tablespoons water and cranberries, water, sugar and until cranberries are tender. syrup; force through sieve. New York Woman Preserves Children's Art in Tile By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor Port Chester. N. Y. - Mrs Evelyn Phillips has made an unusual career out of preserv ing for poster ity - and for H proud parents ana omer rel atives - art by children. One of her clients was Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhow er, who ask- oay I'auiey ed her to re produce on a tile ash tray a drawing of a horse and the words, "I Like Ike," as done by grandson David. The tray was a present from David to Grandpa" when the Presi dent was hospitalized in 1955 with a heart attack. "Children's drawings fascin ate me," said the attractive 41-year-old mother of three. "I collect primitive art, so maybe that's why. "The things children do best are the free drawings . . . not the ones produced when a parent parks a child at a table with crayon and paper and supervises. This is the rush season for Mrs. Phillips, who operates "Young Rembrandts" from a studio near her home in this suburban town. Most of the art comes from the kindergarten, first and second graders, she said -"They seem so conscious of things around them." "Theyre usually the best art ists because they're the least inhibited," she explained. She laughed as she added. "Some of their work is pretty grap- you d be amazed at the drawings we get of mom my or daddy without a stitch of clothes on." Mrs. Phillips, a native of New York City, is the daugh ter of a fashion designer and studied art and design at the Traphagen School of Fashion and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She was a resident dress buyer for department stores and specialty shops before she went into ceramics 10 years ago. Drawings by her oldest child, Priscilla, now 14, start ed her in her unusual career. She hit on the idea of re producing Priscilla's nursery school art on tile, took some courses in ceramics at the YWCA, and placed an ad in a New York publication say ing that "Young Rembrandts" was in business. The first advertisement brought 70 orders and it wasn't long until tiles and kiln forced the family - she is married to Richard Phillips, a photo-engraving executive to migrate from a city apart ment to their present spaci ous home and studio in Port Chester. She and her staff of artists and ceramists are busy repro ducing children's drawings on ash trays, bon bon dishes, cig arette boxes, cigar humidors, trivets, and memo pads - drawings sent in mostly by mothers who want personal ized gifts for dads, grandpar ents or other relatives. During the Christmas sea son, the firm reproduces ap proximately 2,500 pictures shipped to ail parts of the country - some as far as Ha waii and Alaska. "We got one child's draw ing of Jesus at the age of 12 Jesus was in a football uni form," she said. "To the child, Christ was a contemporary." "Horses are the favorite animal. We get some children doing rockets and satellite launchers. When Davy Crock ett was popular, we repro duced hundreds of coonskin caps." Mrs. Phillips said clients had included Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Ralph Bunche, and several members of the Van derbilt family. One wealthy Weston, Conn., woman order ed 250 square tiles reproduc ing drawings by her five chil dren. ' "We've done tiles for fire place borders, for coffee ta ble tops and for wall hang ings," said Mrs. Phillips. "But this woman had the most nov el idea yet - she used them to panel the children's bath room." Grandchildren Sing for Couple Central Point - Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cassman, North Seventh street, Central Point, were honored recently when 15 grandchildren sang Christ mas carols for them. The group included David, Dorie, Harvey, Jo Carol, Sally, Nina, Donald and Wayne Grissom; Donna, Gloria and Billie Thompson; Richard, Jerry, Dougie and Donna Jean Bishop. Mrs. Cecil Bishop accom panied the group. Club To Meet Medford Fifty Plus club will meet Friday, December 23, at 12:30 p.m. in St. Mark's Guild hall. Members are ask ed to take a sack lunch. perfect gift for every woman on your list irresistible seamless nylons in an irresistible Christmas box $1.50- $1.95 5 WONDERFUL ST0Rv Virginia Warren And John Daly Wedding Today San Francisco - fUPD - Miss Virginia Warren, daughter of Chief Justice Earl Warren, and television personality John Daly are being married today in a candlelight cere mony at Glide Methodist church. It will be the first marriaga for the pretty 32-year-old Vir ginia, whose father was gov ernor of California from 1943 to 1953 and Republican vice presidential candidate in 1948. Mr. Daly, 46, will be mak ing his second trip to the al tar. He is moderator of "What's My Line?" on TV and recently resigned as head o the American Broadcasting company news department. Mr. Daly met Miss Warren in 1948 while covering her father's campaign for the vica presidency. The ceremony is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST. -t youth Fellowship Has Work Session; Wreaths For Sale Gold Hill - The Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday school class recently held an all-day work session at tha home of Miss Jennie Lou Thompson. The young people made Christmas wreaths from Oregon grape and pine cones. Proceeds from the sale of these holiday decorations will aid their class and church ac tivities of Gold Hill Commu nity Methodist church. Leaders of the class were taught how to make tha wreaths by Mrs. Ernest Ly man, well known Gold Hill resident, who volunteered her services. Miss Thompson said orders for the wreaths may ba phoned to Mrs. Samuel Jones, ULrich 5-1200 or Mrs. Paul Thompson, ULrich 5-1005. The MYF group is directed by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griggs. Earl Bown is presi dent of the class, which con sists of 15 boys and girls of high school age. , HELP US We need clothing, shoes, dishss. furniture, and bedding. , w. pick up. 1; HELP OTHERS! . ; The Salvation Army - 30 N. Holly SPring 3-7335 !