THURSDAY. 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'"
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Matte Jersey. Prints,
Crepes, Sheer Wools,
Silk Prints
Open Every Monday
and Friday Until 9 P.M.
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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