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8 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. Needs, Accomplishments Of Senior Citizens Noted New York - With the na tion's attention being focused on the needs of older citizens recently through the White House Conference on Aging one thing that cannot be over Jooked is the record of accom plishment that has been estab lished over the years by older persons themselves. These accompli shmentj cover a broad area, the Insti tute of Life Insurance re ports. Among them are "bre'-d-and-butter" c o nsider ations, such as wider owner ship of homes, and continu ation of income after retire ment. And they also include the achievement of important goals of a non-material nature .-stepped - up service to the community, church activity and recreation. '. The growth of home owner ship makes a striking illustra tion. A generation or more igo a prevalent custom was for elderly parents to reside with their children, usually a married daughter. This is far Jess common now; two out of three older families who live in cities and the suburbs today own their own homes. What is more, reports the Federal Reserve board, a majority of the homes are mortgage-free. ' While the typical older couple cannot be described as wealthy, they are not without financial assets. Social Se curity couples with homes, for example, have an appreci able equity - more than $8,000, on the average - In their houses, a government study shows. Equity in homes happens to be the most impor tant asset of older persons. Liquid Assets Small " Their "liquid assets" -readily available dollars in bank accounts and U.S. Sav ings Bonds - are not large. But this circumstance is some what offset by the typical older family being entirely free of debt; where money is owed, the amount is likely to be small. In connection with financial assets, older persons definite ly tend to keep up their life Insurance. This is borne out by a recent Social Security study of retired couples re ceiving pay ments, showing that life insurance was car Tied by 70 per cent of couples in the survey, and 50 per cent Of single and widowed per sons. . If vou were to sit down with a number of older people 1 Jl ...... tUtM nntMomi you would quickly discover that one ol tneir maor con cerns is continuation of in come. This need was high lighted . not long ago in a Bureau of Labor Statistics re port that a retired couple, 65 years or older, need a mini mum of $2,600 to $3,400 a year to cover their expenses. depending on the city they live in. I Obviously this need has not yet been fully met. But in the past quarter - century older families have come quite a distance along the road to fi nancial independence; condi tions today are a far cry from times gone by, when so many elderly parents had to move in with their children's fami lies because of an abrupt cessation of income when they stopped work. Improvements Lilted ; Two things have brought about improvement, mainly. One is the increasing number of persons who have acquired a share, often through their own contributions, in pension plans where they work. Then there has been Social Secur ity, to which they have con tributed during their working life. - Pension plans in particu lar have become widely avail able in the last generation, , among Ihem the group annu ities administered by life In surance companies. In 1030 fewer than 3,000,000 persons were enrolled In private re tirement plans; today, there are more than 21,700,000, And as each new year rolls around, a substantial number of families begin to draw these retirement benefits, in addition to those already re ceiving pension checks. Jubilee Cake Recipe Published Through the courtesy of Sears, Roebuck and company, Rogue valley families will be able to savor old-fashioned applesauce cake like Grandma used to make. In honor of its Diamond Jubilee, currently being celebrated, the old- fashioned applesauce tup- cakes are being served to night to customers in each of Sears 740 retail stores across the country. The recipe, which was de veloped by the General Mills kitchens, was adapted from an old favorite used widely throughout rural Minnesota in 1886. It was originally brought to the United States by European immigrants. So that housewives may also recreate this old-fash ioned favorite in their stream lined 1961 kitchen, General Mills has developed a family- size version. For the cake use 2V4 cups sifted Gold Medal "kitchen- tested" enriched flour, 2 cups sugar, V teaspoon baking powder, 1V4 teaspoons soda, 1 i teaspoons salt, "A teaspoon cinnamon, V4 teaspoon cloves, 12 teaspoon allspice, Vi cup soft shortening, V4 cup water, 1V4 cups unsweetened apple sauce, 2 eggs, Vi cup chopped nuts, 1 cup raisins, cut up. Sift dry ingredients to gether. Add shortening, water and applesauce. Beat 2 min utes using medium mixer speed or 300 vigorous hand strokes. Scrape sides and bot tom of bowl constantly. Add eggs. Beat 2 more minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Fold In nuts and raisins. Pour into 2 greased, floured round layer pans 9 by IVi in. Bake 35 to 40 minutes in preheated 350 degree oven. Cool. Put layers together wiih butter filling made by mixing 2 tablespoons soft butter 1V4 cups sifted confectioners su gar. IVi tablespoons cream and V4 teaspoon flavoring (vanilla or lemon). Spread a thin coating of apricot jam or clear Jelly over top of cake Cut 2 apple designs from thin red candied pineapple slices and 8 leaf designs from thin candied green pineapple slices. Use cloves for stems. For thin slices of pineapple: Cut each slice in half making 2 half circles. Stand half circle on cut edge and slice down through culling into 3 equal parts. Circle cake plate with waxed paper to catch drip of glaze. Make a thin glaze; Stir over boiling water until mix ture Is hot, about 5 minutes, 2 tablespoons water, 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar, 2'4 tablespoons white corn syrup and 1 teaspoon flavoring (va nilla or lemon). The glaze must be very thin. Pour over cake while glaze is hot. It should barely coat cake. With a knife scrape glaze from pa per and ice side of cake. Ar range apple designs around edge of cake. Yield; 12 to 10 servings. Applegaters Club Dance Saturday The Applegate Square Dance club will hold a dance Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Pro volt Grange hall. Round danc ing starts at 7:45 p.m. and there will be practice on new and old rounds. Square dancing will begin at 8:30 p.m. with Byron Dib ble calling. Refreshments will be potluck. Social Events Women's News For the past several weeks about 30 Medford junior and senior high school students have spent every Satur day on the slopes of Mt. Shasta learning to ski, and pic tured here is a group on a recent Saturday. The project was sponsored by a group of parents and members of Rogue Snowmen, valley ski club. The first series of les sons ends Saturday, February 4, and another will be started if the students wish to continue the lessons, given by the instructor at Mt. Shasta Ski school. The students, super vised by members of the Rogue Snowmen, leave Medford by bus at 6:45 a.m. each Saturday and return to Medford about 6 p.m. (Jim Henson photo) Temptation to Shoplift Growing in This Nation VVVVi- New arrivals at jean hart's Harbingers of Spring , , . Our Gay Selection of Mew Spring Coats by Adele, Columbia and, of course, Hanro Im ported Knits! Elegant wools, raw s'lks, tweeds in the lat est shades, including the new pink mauve. See you soon? 8 CI 3 4i 617 East Main New York-UIPII-The tcmpta Hon to shoplift becomes great er and greater. , So says Saul Ncsbitt, direc tor of a packaging and indus trial design firm in New York. A study by the research de partment of the firm shows that easy access to more and more kinds of merchandise in supermarkets and variety stores invites shopper theft. The study consisted of inter views with managers of self- service stores, chain store ex ecutives and manufacturers "Our study indicates that today's larcenous shopper is a pretty ingenious person, Ncs bitt said, "and the unguarded array of displayed products gives him or her a marvelous opportunity to exercise that ingenuity He cited the following ex- nmplcs of resourcefulness among shoplifters -The supermarket customer who desires a large bottle-a 79 cent jug of salad dressing rather than the 41 cent size. Campaign Entered By Assistants The Southern Oregon Den tal Assistants' society is par ticipating in a nation-wide campaign being staged by the American Dental Assistants association to recruit new members. Mrs. Harold Wilson is president of the Southern Oregon group, and Miss Don na Dale is secretary and mem bership chairman. Mrs. Elma Troutman, La Porte, Ind., executive secre tary of the American Dental Assistants' association, states that there are local societies in all 50 of the United States. According to Mrs. Trout man, the major goal is "to promote the education of the dental assistant and to im prove and sustain the occu pation of dental assisting; to contribute to the advance ment of the dental profession and the Improvement of pub lic health. The ADAA has national headquarters in La Porte, and state associations which coordinate the activi ties of the local societies. The contest, made possible through the cooperation of the dental division of Johnson and Johnson, will award the ADAA member getting the largest number of new enrol lces round-trip transportation to the 19(11 ADAA convention in Philadelphia and $150 to cover expenses. Cash prizes will be awarded to the runner-up and third place winner. The contest will close June 30. 1861. The certification program of the ADAA has recently been approved by the Ameri can Dental association, this program, aimed at increasing the knowledge and proficien cy of dental assistants is be ing conducted by the Ameri can Dental Assistants association. The membership drive will endeavor to reach the more than "5.000 dental assistants now serving the profession." Mrs. Troutman said. Any dental assistant in the area interested in the local group may call Miss Dalo at Under pretense of reaching a decision, she loiters in front of the display and furtively switches the bottle caps upon which the prices are stamped. There's a good chance her switch of bottle caps will go undetected at the check-out counter. -The light-fingered lady who doesn't hesitate to heist a small size item and slide it into a package already in her cart for tallying at the check out counter. Result: she gains by carrying out one unpaid for articie. Generally, Nesbitt said, pil fering in self-service stores is becoming more difficult to control. Among other prob lems he cited are the huge totc-bag purses, fashionable, but also a boon to the female shoplifter. Customer Pays "Few customers realize that the loss of goods pilfered in self-service stores runs into millions annually," said Ncs bitt. "Fewer than 20 per cent of those interviewed appreciated the fact that the consumer was the one who was ultimately out of pocket every time a shoplifter made a successful heist." To Meet Friday John Seanzom, a graduate of Wheaton college, will speak for a meeting of Christian Women's club Friday, Febru ary 3, at Rogue Valley Coun try club. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. A talk on ceramics will also be on the program. Members are asked to take guests to the meeting; these are to be women who have never attended a meeting of the group. Dental Clinic To Be Topic Of PTA Group Dr. Billy Slackstone will speak for a -meeting of the Medford Coordinating Coun cil of Parent-Teacher associa tions to be held Thursday, February 2, at Jacksonville Elementary school. It is set for 1:15 p.m. in the Primary building, Hueners lane. Dr. Blackstone, who is on the board of the county-wide dental clinic sponsored by Medford Kiwanis club, will tell the council of the prog ress of the dental clinic. The club is aided in the project by the Southern Oregon District Dental society, which Dr. Blackstone represents, the Jackson County Public Health department and the Jackson County court. Musical To Be Soon The Broadway musical "Finian's Rainbow" is now in final rehearsals for produc tion by the Medford High school Music department. It is scheduled for Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, February 9, 10, 11. The cast is headed by Joel Gregory in the title role. Oth ers in the large cast are Mary Kay Harris, Kathy Allen, Da vid Lundquist, Wally Huff man, Ralph Lobdell, Reed Harris, Larry Berg and Fred Lorish, The show, which ran on Broadway for over 500 per formances, is the story of a high spirited Irishman who comes to America with his daughter to plant a "bit o' gold" at Fort Knox in order to have it grow into a for tune. With the magic gold comes a leprechaun and many problems. Tickets for the production are now on sale and may be purchased at the high school or from any Medford High School choir member. All-America Committee Lists Award-Winner Mums Her Majesty, Apricot Sheen and Bineo are the three new outstanding c h r ysanthemum introductions for 18bl accord ing to the Ail-American Mum Selection committee. Her Majesty is described as an exquisite, slightly in curved, white decorative type. Strong and erect to 28 inches, the abundant 3 to 3V4 inch flowers are regally carried on long cutting stems. Apricot Sheen is a wide cushion - type chrysanthemum of unique coloring. Cactus shaped flowers about 2V4 inches fairly blanket tne is inch plants with a mounded form of 20 inches or more across, according to the com mittee. The plant is said to be compact and neat; the color blend is in pastels of peach, gold and apricot, finishing a clean primrose peach. Bingo also is a compact and floriferous double cushion chrysanthemum. Making a perfect mound of 15 to 18 inches with somewhat wider spread, the 1V4 to 2V4 inch flowers grow in dense sprays of intense, rich crimson red, it is stated. Many gardeners are enthu siastic chrysanthemum grow ers. Late summer and fall, when the other flowers have mostly faded and gone, mums are in their prime. The flow ers bring a harvest of colors through September, October and November or until heavy freezing puts them to sleep for the winter. Eajy to grow, garden hardy and almost trouble free chrys anthemums are the favorites for long-lasting garden and cat flowers. Standing the weather and early frosts, they continue their riot of color for a glorious fall display. There are hundreds of va rieties, and dozens of new ones are offered each year. That is the reason for All America mum trials-to thor oughly test them in various climates and soil conditions before distribution to the pub lic. Trial locations are from southern Canada to Florida and across America. Only the most worthy and superior en tries are highly recommended as All-America Mum selec tions. Growers are reminded to look for the red, white and blue "All - America Mums winner" plant tag with plant of a winning variety. None is genuine without it. Ten other chrysanthemums have merited this highest award since the garden trials were started in 1954. Winners in 1960 were Mar- di Gras, which has big double cactus-type blooms in colorful red and gold; Headliner, a glowing terra cotta decorative type, and Pink Cherub, purplish-pink pompon on com pact cushion type plant. Previous winners were Showpiece, a royal rose, and Girl Friend, a pink changing to coral rose in one of the tall er decorative types. Burning Bronze, another winner, has smaller but more flowers in the decorative type chrysanthemum. Cushion type winners were Emperor, a big double pin wheel yellow; Ruby King and Flair, a large lavender, and Crimson Lady, velvety dark red double. Lions Plan Zone Event Shady Cove - The Shady Cove-Trail Lions ciub wiil be hosts for the annual zone so cial meeting and dinner dance of Lions at Rogue River lodge February 11. Bruce Plngle, Butte Falls, zone chairman, has announced that the Butte Falls, Central Point, Eagle Point, Prospect and Gold Hill clubs will par ticipate and will help to pro vide entertainment for the evening. Earl Sheppard, president of the Shady Cove-Trail club. states that wives of Lions and other guests will also attend. Ray Chubb is secretary of the host group. Foodorama Planned Extensive plans for the an nual KYJC Foodorama are being made, the station an nounces. It will, be held February 14, 15 and 16 at tin Craterian theater. The first day's program will be given by Mrs. H. Nancy Haven, San Francisco representative of the Western Beet Sugar Producers, associ ation. February 14 Mrs. Beverly Lyons, home econo mist for The California-Oregon Power company and Mrs. Gretchen Wade, Groceteria home economist, will super vise the program and on tha closing day Mrs. Betty Ash baugh of the American Lamb council is planning the pro gram. The event is open to tha public and many prizes will be given away, the station announces. NEW! tlfito? 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