MONDAY,
How to solve the problem of getting the
moon lor a princess is pondered here by
three characters in James Thurber's fan
tasy, "Many Moons," to be presented in
the Craterian theater here
ruary 7, by the SOC Players.
Play Booked
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Hie day "Many
Moons" will be performed on
the Craterian theater stage.
Southern OreRon college
players will dramatize James
Thurber's children's fantasy
of an ailing princess who
wanls the moon, and the king
and court who try to get the
moon for her.
Children of the first three
grades who have tickets or
notes from their parents may
be dismissed early to attend
the 2:30 p.m. performance.
Older children may see the
4:15 p.m. staging. The play
lasts 70 minutes.
A limited number of tick
ets will be available at the
box office. Reservations may
be made by calling Mrs. Dale
C. Prentice, SPring ? ?f)0, or
Mrs. Nils A. Edii,, SPrlng
2-9911.
Earring Auction
Planned by Group
An aucllon of members ear
rings will highlight a valen
tine party of Xi Mu chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi Wednes
day, February 8.
The party will be at 8 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Verl G.
Walker, 2642 Merriman road.
At the last meeting, Mrs.
Austin Murray gave the pro
gram on origamy, the art of
paper folding. All members
present participated in fold
ing paper wind blowers, box
es, balloons, and swans. They
also made decorations for the
annual Valentine Ball spon
sored by Medford city coun
cil of Beta Sigma Phi which
will be Saturday, February 11.
Miss Adabec Seller assisted
the hostess, Mrs. Nils A. Edln.
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FEBRUARY 6. 1961
to right) are Robert Adler, the lord high
chamberlain; David O'Donahue, playing the
royal wizard, and David Bowdoin, a mathe
matician. The production here is being spon
sored by Medford branch, American Asso-
Tuesday, Feb-
Pictured (left ciation of University Women.
(Photo by Jerry Taylor)
Calendar
Cnlcndnr nonec and news for
the Hocluty suction of The Mall
Tribune must bo submitted In
u,rlM,ii nnri Hflnrlllna fnr the Sun
day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead,
lino for the weekly calendar is 0
a.m of the day of publication and
for week day news is 5 pjn. tho
day bofore publication.
Monday
7:45 p.m. - Medford chap
ter, Oregon Music Teachers
association, home of Mrs.
Darell Huson, 45 Lindley st.
8 p.m. - VFW auxiliary, de
partment of Oregon, dance,
Veterans Administration do
miciliary theater.
8 p.m. - Rogue Valley Coin
club, Girls Community Club.
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. - District 6C
Mothersingers, home of Mrs.
Harvey Field, Seven Oaks rd.,
Central Point.
10 a.m. - Rogue Valley
Navy Mothers club. Girls
Community club.
12 noon - Women's guild,
Zion Lutheran church,
church.
12 noon - Medford chapter,
American Gold Star Mothers,
Inc., home of Mrs. Oscar An
derson, 218 Winema way.
12:30 p.m. - Central Point
Royal Neighbors of America,
home of Mrs. Norman Stinger,
24 West Third St., Eagle Point.
1 p.m, - Ladies of Elks, Elks
temple.
Lamp-Lighting
New York IUP1I - Don't hide
your light under a dingy lamp
shade. New for shades which
have become dull are "slip
covers," made of clasticized
rayon In white with gold
metallic yarn trim. The cov
ers wash easily, are shrink
and tarnish-proof and fit any
shade from 10 to 20 inches
In diameter.
Pair Geppetfos
pair S25.G0
Woman Senator
To Be Honored
By State Society
Washington, D.C. - U. S.
Senator Maurine Neuberger is
to be honored at the annual
banquet of the Oregon State
society at the National Press
club on the night of February
18, the society's president,
Mr. Roger L, Conkling, has
announced.
Charles Talbott Garland,
chairman of the princess selec
tion committee, will announce
and present for the first time
the name of Oregon's princess
for the Washington Cherry
Blossom festival. She will he
a contender for festival oueen.
Mr. Garland will also present
nominees of the Miss Oregon
princess competition who will
be banquet-hostesses.
Hundreds of local Ore
Konians will Dav their resneets
to the new Senator with Ore.
gon leaders In the nation's
capital and tho Oregon dele
gation to Congress.
Sen. Neuberger Is the West's
first woman to he elected
senator and the first woman
to be elected to the Senate
who has not been nreviouslv
aDDointcd to the Snnatn nr
elected to the House.
In addition to hnnnrinw Ron
Neuberger. the hanmint nh.
serves Oregon's admission rinv
to the Union, February 14.
Oregon rnnnnfnnt.nrprQ nnri
businesses are sending gifts
for distribution to Oregonians
attending the banquet as
momcntos of their state.
After taking garments out
of moth-ball storage, tumble
them in an automatic dryer
with no heat for a few min
utes. That will help remove
the odor of the moth balls.
Social Events
Head of Women's Bureau
Gives Housework Views
By ROSE McKEE
Washington The new as
sistant secretary of labor in
charge of the Women's bureau
is a strong advocate of "mak
ing housework as light as pos
sible so that it docs not be
come the dominant thing in
a woman's life."
Mrs. Esther Peterson, chos
en by President Kennedy for
the important Labor depart
ment post, has a home in near
by Arlington, Va., which frees
her for interesting outside
work. She has a husband and
four children.
Mrs. Peterson told an in
terviewer from the National
Association of Home Builders
that her two-story brown-gray
stone house is "a simple home,
practical, easy to take care of
and very liveable.
"We use everything in it,"
she adds, "every corner and
every piece of equipment and
when anything wears out, we
start over again."
The woman whose job is to
further the interests of other
working women, said she con
siders a home a "place where
one should feel security, love,
companionship and to which
you come for inner strength."
Eliminate Drudgery
'I think drudgery should be
eliminated as fast as possible
from home chores," Mrs. Pe
terson said. "I'm not afraid of
machines taking over duties
because the more we remove
burdens from housework, the
more the home will fill its
Auxiliary
Sets Party
A public pinochle party
sponsored by the auxiliary to
Crater Lake aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, will be held
at the Eagles hall Thursday,
February 9. Dessert will be
served at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Jack
Saterlee is chairman of the
party.
Selected as queen for the
annual Sweetheart ball sched
uled for February 11 was Mrs.
Wayne Smith. Mrs. Saterlee,
Mrs. Marvin Hedges, Mrs.
Beryl Johnson and Mrs. Eli
nor Pratt are her princesses.
The auxiliary's valentine ex
change will be held at the
meeting February 9. Each
member attending is to take
a valentine.
The "Evens" team, with
Mrs. A. W. Klatt as captain,
currently ahead in the
membership contest. Mrs. Isa
belle Tucker won first prize
for the best "hobo" costume
at the last meeting.
Mrs. Hazel Jones and Mrs.
Lyle Smith were recently in
itiated into the auxiliary;
their names were inadver
tently omitted from the last
report.
Officers and drill team
members arc to meet at the
Eagles hall Tuesday, Febru
ary 7 at 7:30 p.m. according
to Mrs. Stuart Forbes, presi
dent. Demonstration
Given on Makeup
Mrs. William Totten of Win
nie's Beauty salon spoke for
the last meeting of Beta Upsi-
lon chapter, Beta Sigma Phi,
held at the home of Mrs.
Richard Lamont, 2234 Roberts
road. Mrs. Howard Berg, pres
ident, conducted the business
meeting.'
Mrs. Totten demonstrated
the use of makeup, showing
how appearances may be
changed through its proper
use. Mrs. Clifford Curl and
Mrs. John Freeze served as
models.
A snow parly for members
and their families was dis
cussed, and a decorating com
mittee for the coming Beta
Sigma Phi Valentine ball
was appointed. The ball will
be held February 11 at Rogue
Valley Country club.
Refreshments were served
by the co-hostess, Mrs. Clif
ford Curl.
"The Crucible"
Is Class Play
"The Crucible" by Arthur
Miller will be presented as
the 1961 class play of Med
ford High school. "The Cru
cible" tells the story of John
Proctor's efforts to maintain
his integrity against the tre
mendous pressures of the Sa
Vm "witch trials" of 1692.
March 2, 3 and 4 are the
production dates.
Dinner Honors
Ashland Woman
Gold Hill Mrs. Melisa
Cameron, Ashland, was hon
ored at a birthday dinner giv
en at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Olav Lokkcn in Gold
Hill recently. Other members
MEDFORD MAIL
rightful place along personal
lines and for the leisure of the
family. We, as a country, are
coming to this.
Her own home has a com
bination boys' bedroom and
recreation room in the base
ment, a living room, dining
room, study, kitchen, utility
room and powder room on the
first floor. Upstairs there are
three bedrooms, two baths and
a utility room that is used for
sewing and ironing.
Her living room, with light
walls and curtains, is furnish
ed in soft green with some red
and gray. She has a baby
grand piano in it, bookcases, a
sofa by a window, comfortable
corners for reading, a fire
place and a connection to the
hi-fi in the study.
The dining room with Us
Swedish lamp, table, and
chairs reflects the 1948-1952
period when the family lived
in Sweden. Her husband, Oli
ver, a foreign service officer,
was labor attache at the Amer
ican Embassy in Stockholm.
Both Mrs. Peterson and her
husband have desks and files
of their own in the study,
which, being equipped with
sofa bed, frequently doubles
as a guest bedroom.
Kitchen Is Heart
But the room she considers
"really the heart of our home"
is the good-sized kitchen.
"It seems," she said, "that
we always assemble here." -
She does her own cooking
and has the usual labor-saving
appliances but does not run
to "gadgetry."
The house, she summed up,
"is an easy, functional one
and simple and that is what
I like."
Born In Utah of Danish par
ents, Mrs. Peterson formerly
was a teacher. Regardless of
where she has lived, she al
ways has found interesting
outside work. When her hus
band was stationed in Sweden,
she worked closely with the
Swedish Confederation of
Trade Unions and women's or
ganizations.
When he was transferred to
Brussels, she became identi
fied with the International
Confederation of Free Trade
Unions and worked on prob
lems dealing with women's
employment.
When her husband was re
assigned to Washington in
1958 as labor advisor to the
Bureau of African Affairs in
the State Department, she be
came legislative representa
tive of the AFL-CIO's industri
al union department.
In last fall's presidential
campaign, she was acting sec
retary of the "Labor Women s
Committee for Kennedy and
Johnson."
In recent years, with her
children growing up, she has
had even more free time for
outside work. The children
are Karen, 22, a college grad
uate; Eric, 21, a senior at
Harvard; Iver, 17, a Harvard
freshman, and Lars, 14, in
high school.
As head of the Women s Bu
reau, Mrs. Peterson said she
will be "extremely interested
in doing everything I can to
assist women workers to have
a good, productive life in the
full sense."
She added that "many
American women have achiev
ed this - but many have not."
Honored
Gold Hill-Mr. and Mrs. Le
roy Dungey entertained at a
dinner in their home recent
ly honoring Gail Price. He
enlisted in the Air Force and
is now stationed at Lackland
Air Force base, San Antonio,
Tex,
Guests were friends of the
young man.
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
Women's News
1 i 1
Cropped sleeves, short hem
line and wide belt add interest
to the ice-white wool two-
piece dress above, which is
part of the spring collection
of Rapuano in Rome.
i
Aged Woman
Book's Author
Mrs. H. S. Chirgwin re
viewed "Dear Mad'm," by
Stella Whithall Patterson for
the February 1 meeting of
the Wednesday Study club.
The book is a story of the
author's experiences in the
wild country along the Klam
ath river in northern Cali
fornia. Mrs. Patterson is a San
Francisco woman who, while
visiting relatives in the rug
ged Areata area, suddenly dis
covered that she had a great
deal of life yet to live al
though she was 80 years old.
She had wonderful health
and vitality and a genuine de
sire to live on her own terms
far from the city. She took
up residence in the cabin on
her claim and with her dog
Vickf' lead an intreesting
and, at times, a dangerous ex
istence. The grandeur of the
scenery cast a spell over her
and she decided to remain per
manently. Mrs. Geraldine Mitchell
gave a talk on the Oregon lava
beds, stating that Oregon is
practically all lava. Much of
her information was based on
an article entitled "The Lava
River Tunnel," by Ira A. Wil
liams, a geologist with the
Oregon Bureau of Mines.
The author states that the
lava river tunnel located 12
miles south of Bend, is 50 feet
wide, 50 feet high, over one
mile in length, and in some
places the lava is 100 feet
thick.
Family Returns
From Portland
Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Steinmetz and son,
Harry Leigh have returned to
their home here after spend
ing some time in Portland
where they were guests of
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. David Stein
metz and family.
They returned home by
way of the coast highway,
stopping at Crescent City over
night.
Avoid scouring waffle irons,
the manufacturers advise. Let
the iron cool with the cover
open, then wipe the chrome
finished outside surfaces with
a damp cloth and mild soap.
Remove waffle grids from the
baker and wash in a dishpan.
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New Plants
Club Topic
Claude Mills, Portland, was
guest speaker Thursday for
Medford Garden club's meet
ing in the Jackson County
courthouse auditorium. Mr.
Mills illustratd his talk with
his personal collection of color
slides. Mr. Mills mentioned
many new plant introductions
for the garden, and among his
colored slides were many
garden effects created out of
rock.
Guests introduced were
Mrs. Lester Defek, Mrs. Wal
ter Seydeirtz, Mrs. Charles
Green and Mrs. Allan Laine.
Mrs. W. D. Durkee and
Mrs. N. F. Crowell won the
club prizes for the month.
Mrs. Ray Cyr, in her talk
on horticulture, gave the his
tory of the daphne mezereum,
the shrub of the month,
Mrs. E. M. Wallin, civic
chairman, announced plans
were completed to install
plaques for the metasequoia
tree which was planted and
dedicated to Mrs. Sarah Whit
man Andrus, member of a
pioneer Jacksonville family
and mother of Mrs. R. T.
Nichol. Also a plaque for a
magnolia which is planted on
the south side of the court
house yard in honor of Dr. E.
Barton Pickle.
Mrs. L. P. Rentchler, tea
chairman, was assisted in serv
ing refreshments by Mrs. Hil
dred Hughes, Mrs. E. M. Wal
lin, Mrs. Eleanor Ostranger
and Mrs. Mildred Litster.
Pouring at the tea table which
was centered with an effective
arrangement of valentines on
a silver tree with other patri
otic motifs, were Mrs. Harry
Buckmaster and Mrs. LeRoy
Cline.
Lodge To Plan
For Chief's Visit
Plans for the visit here of
Mrs. Lester Garner, Vernonia,
Ore., grand chief of Pythian
Sisters in this state, will be
made at a meeting of the
Medford lodge Tuesday, Feb
ruary 7, in the Pythian build
ing. Mrs. Garner is to be here
March 7.
Officers are asked to meet
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for prac
tice; the meeting will follow
at 8 p.m.
Members are asked to bring
cakes for a Cakewalk. Pro
ceeds will go to the March of
Dimes.
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iddle-Age
Of Life, Says
By DICK WEST
United Press International
Washington -IUPII- There's a
new book on the market now
that probably will make the
best-seller list in a hurry. It
tells women
how to be middle-aged
for
fun and prof
it. There is, I
can tell you, a
lot of interest
in this topic. I
found this out
recently when
I wrote a short
clinical study of the traumas
induced by my own 40th
birthday.
The main point of my trea
tise was that 40 is a good time
to cast aside one's childhood
ambitions. In this connection,
I noted that I had abandoned
some of my youthful aspira
tions, such as wanting to learn
to play the flugelhorn.
This did, and does, seem
like a reasonable thing to do.
Flugelhorn lessons are rather
expensive and, besides, I
couldn't practice at home
without getting a lot of lip
from the neighbors.
I found that out that time
I took zither lessons.
At any rate, I regarded my
view of encroaching middle
age as a nice balance be
tween Pollyannaism on the
one hand and panic on the
other. But it must have sound
ed rather morbid.
Many Cite Advantages
All sorts of people began
writing in to cheer me up by
outlining the advantages of
being 40. One letter came
from an 18-year-old girl, who
perhaps is the final authority
on the subject.
This girl said that if she
thought 40 were going to be
the dropping-off place, as I
had implied, then she would
just jump right out into life
right now and not waste an
other minute.
' I am not certain what she
had in mind, but when I was
18 I was already living in a
big, big way. I could play the
"Poet and Peasant Overture"
on the tambourine and I
owned half interest in a snare
drum. That was really living.
Now let's get back to that
book I mentioned.
It is entitled "Get the Most
Out of Your Best Years." I
haven't read it, but when I
heard that the author, Maxine
Davis, was speaking at a
luncheon here, I enlisted in
the audience.
Doesn't Mince Words
There were, as a rough
guess, 200 or more women
present who could be called
middle aged, if you said it in
a whisper. Miss Davis gave it
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Best Part
Author
to them straight from the
shoulder, mincing no superla
tives. "Middle age is the best part
of a woman's life," she said.
"You can all look forward to
it. It's like Christmas."
Later on she said that mid
dle age was "The American
Womans new frontier"-a time
for going out and doing the
things she had always wanted
to do but couldn't on account
of having so many children
underfoot.
I'm sure the women present
found her message comforting
and perhaps inspiring. If I had
been a woman, I probably
would have gone right out and
bought a flugelhorn.
But as a man, I kept re
membering what my father
said when he first became a
grandfather. What bothered
him, he said, was the thought
that he was married to a
grandmother. A
Scent Sense
New York (UPD - When se
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amounts of different types
until you settle on one, says
Benson Storfer, who creates
perfumes. There are six cate
gories of scents to help guide
you-floral bouquet, woody,
modern blend, spicy, oriental
and single floral.
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