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THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Calendar Thundav 6:45 p.m.-Rogue River Val ley Knife and Fork club, . Rogue Valley Country club. 7:45 p.m.-Susannah Wesley ' unit, Wesleyan Service guild, First Methodist church, home of Mrs. John Glen, Apartment Hbldg., White City. : B p.m.-Reames chapter, Or der of Eastern Star, Medford Masonic temple. -i. . Fridayi " -. ' 11 a.m.-St. Elizabeth's guild, St. Mark's Episcopal church. '1:30 p.m.-Brownsboro Gar den club, home of Mrs. Ray Payne. ; "" '.' 2 30 p.m.-Hoover Elemen tary School Parent-Teacher as sociation, at school. " 2:30 pjn.-Jefferson PTA, at school. 2:30 p.m.-Roosevelt PTA, nt. nrhnol.' - ' 2:30 p.m.-Washington PTA, at school : Public Invited To Attend Annual Event at Hillcrest Melodic chords from an or gan will blend with the scent of flowers at Hillcrest or chards tomorrow when the Medford committee of the American Cancer society will hold its annual silver tea for the benefit of the ACS. John Stong of Purucker's Music house will donate his time as organist,, and the flow ers will come from the gar dens of numerous valley homes. Some of the flowers will be used to decorate the Methodists To Attend Meeting i Women representing both St Luke's Methodist church . and FirBt Methodist church of Medford will go to Spring field Thursday, April 20, for .the annual meeting ot tne r.u ; gene district, the Woman's So ; xiatir nf Christian Service. Sessions will be held at Eb hert Memorial Methodist church, beginning at 9:15 a.m. with coffee hour. ' ' Attending from Medford will be Mrs. Alan Jewett, president of the Woman's So- ciety of unnstian oervitu, oi. Luke's church; Mrs. Charles Henry,: vice-president of the society; Mrs. Clarence Byrd, secretary of promotion; Mrs. Frank Logan; secretary of ' youth and student work,, and Mrs. George Reed. V Attending from First Meth odist church will be Mrs. Ross Younsblood. secretary of mis sionary education and service for the Eugene district; Mrs. Lester L, Lollis, secretary of youth work for the Eugene district; Mrs. Georges Rose berry, Methodist conference secretary of student work; Mrs. George Lawless, confer ence secretary of student work 1 Irs. L. B. Pierce, vlce-presl-nt of the Woman's Society f Christian Service of .First ethodlrt thurch. Theme of the meeting is - rli. nToday'Adram lr will be glv- . ' That i Call " . TMon Lee in , . i. i..urice Ho irt on the West- . j Uiuion meeting, Mrs! Vern Gault will speBk on ' "Factors That Comfort Us. Glil Scents Officers Elected . - Newly elected officers of Brownie Troop 88 include Barbara White, scribe; Kathy Garrett,' treasurer; Kelly Dawson and Margo Ftnnell, patrol leaders; and Galene Banner and Barbara Lindsay, assistant patrol leaders.: Appointed officers are Pam ela Haugen, color sergeant; Jannle Richardson, reporter; Diane Hewlett, roll call; Ml chele Martin and Janell Mor ris, crafts; Deral Wiley and Klmberlee Barker, clean-up; Shlrlee Smith and Janice Arn old, songs; Gall Williams and Diane Hatcher, games; and Linda Van Gordon and Mari lyn Young', telephone. - Recent activities include a tour of Bear Creek orchards), celebration of the troop birth day with the mothers and teachers as guests, and study ing for the completion of the tenderfoot rank requirements. The troop participated in the Girl Scout Week window dis plays and the Pear Blossom parade and is now planning for a Fly-Up program, to be held in May. Troop 88 is under the lead ership of Mrs. Ted Wiley and Mrs. T. J. Morris.. Reporter -" ; .' Jannie Rlchardsoni Production Staff Listed For Play. The production staff for "The Madwoman of Chiallot," to be presented by the Thes pian Troupe 358 of Medford Senior High school May 4, 5, ana 6, at tne high school au ditorium, has been announced. Helping to stage the satiric comedy, directed by Mrs. Len ore Zapell, will be Jerry Wine- trout as the stage manager, with Bill Hobbs, Rich Connol ly, Bill ' Charley, Berry Scruggs, Bob Betts, and Hunt er Dixon as the stage crew. Robert Stedman and Ken Peek are in charge of the lights- Pat Bundy and Lynn Creel, the sound; Joyce Crow and Beck! Barlow are the prompters. Ella Mae Williams is listed as a special assist ant because she is teaching sign language to Jo Miller who portrays ihe deaf-mute and to Jo Ann Johnson as Irma Carla Borough is the prop erty manager and included in her crew are Judy Booth, Cor- alee Marical, Maggie McCol- lom, Cella Batten, Judy Watts, ray , Rassmussen, Rosemary Turk, Ann Younger, and Di ane Walker, , Annice Black is the costume manager. Her crew consists of Sharyn Foster, Sandy Malot, Diane Nordstrom and Judy Foreman. 1 Gloria Johnson, Marty Wy- att, Pat Daigle, Suzanne Van Sickle, and Lindsay Darneille will help with make-up. Stanley Zapeil is in charge of set construction and design. Thespians, drama .classes, Linda Graber, Don - Kondo, Hedy Rlpfl, and Jill Barnes are in charge of set decora tion. .''t .- Mark Goodman 1b the bus- wide verandas and the large rooms of Hillcrest house; oth ers will be artfully arranged and entered in the annual contest for floral displays. The theme of the tea this year is "Music in the Air, and the hours are from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Exhibits will carry out the theme, and will in clude the unusual, the old, and the beautiful. Among the un usual displays will be instru ments from Japan, Yugoslav ia, Africa, India and Scotland. Old sheet music and instru ments will be shown, with phonographs dating back to the invention of the gramo phone. A beautiful collection of fragile figurines in Dresden and Royal Doulton china will be loaned by Mrs. Bert Low- ry. The figurines portray mu sicians and characters from operas, and have been collect ed by Mrs. Lowry on her trav els. This annual tea is one of the. larger social events of spring, and the public is in vited to attend. Republicans Plan Session Jackson county unit, Ore gon Federation of Women's Republican clubs, will . hold the April meeting at North's Chuck Wagon Monday, April 17, at 12 noon. Speakers will be Gene L. Brown, Grants Pass attorney and former state senator. Mrs. Lester Adams, member of the club, will report on her re cent trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a convention of the National Federation of Wom en's Republican clubs. Reservations for the event are to be made by calling Mrs. Ernst Ruegger, SPrlng 2-0058. Culottes Follow Many Directions r rom out or me active sports scene and out of the high fashion couture salons where culottes first appeared in either functional or ultra- sophisticated styles, culottes are following many new di rections for the new season. The divided skirt, or cul- otte, takes on new importance as a suit "skirt." Often the new suit for spring offers both culottes and conventional skirt to complete the ensem ble: ",-v-,: ,:-,X-v . . iV.-.'- Social Events Women's News The scissors-pleated skirt lness manager. Judy Foreman shown in many Junior styles .1 C..nM Dljlna nxn In mUhmh. 1 1 1 . 1- 1,1 iuukb very mucu iu vuiuiiea, but without the '"great di vide." . '-: Suits with culottes take such toppings as three-quarter length capes, hip-length jack ets with cropped sleeves or cropped jackets. Overblouses, matched - to - lining blousettes and wool jersey, tops are of ten complementary dividends for the spring culotte costume. and Susan Elder are in charge of newspaper publicity; Nola Robbins and Ann McElrath, tickets,' Pat Bandy, Sandra Klatt, and Mary Andrews, the posters: Lynn Offord, radio and publicity; and Joel Greg ory is in charge of the pro grams. Judy Foreman is the house manager; the staff typ ists Include Sandy Malot, Pat and -Jane Daigle. . . Letter-Answering Experts Are Pen Pals for Firms Three-temperature electric heat masks,- designed to give at-home relief from headaches caused by simple colds and neuralgia, are a boon to the entire : family. They come equipped with washable slip covers so that the soothing de vice can be used safely by several people. There is no danger ot transmitting infec tion - if the cover is washed in hot soap or detergent suds and rinsed after every use. THE SECRET OF Without habit-forming dries A new technique eomblnae hundred of liny poade of medication In . capaule. Half el Van dlaaolve to induce alaap quickly. The other half . Ii iradually nloated to tuitaln and daapen your natural Deep. Take Nite-Rett tonight tor eefe unktte mpted aleep. Wake aa aaltailiid tomorrow. NOerReOT no macwnwN woustt , cLains DRUG CENTRE ' Thrifty QfMfl StiMpt I N. Central SP 2-7113 ':.. By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor '" New York -dJPD The letter was from a grade school buy who asked Marily Biales .for any : informa tion she h a d on the "ori gin,' develop ment and fu ture of time." "That was a hard request to fill," ' said Miss Biales (pro nounced o Pauley bay-less).- I finally decided about all I could do to help him with a school project was to send our pamphlet tracing the his tory of timepieces ..." The child's letter was just one of 6,000 missives the 33 year - old correspondent has received In a year from her "pen pals," ranging from a U. S. Senator to elementary school children. Miss Biales is one of the growing number of specialists in big corporation -specialists in answering the millions of letters that business re ceives either complimenting, complaining or requesting in formation. She is with Timex, which says it is the world's largest manufacturer of watches. The correspondent, a grad uate ot Brooklyn College with a major in English, has been with the firm nine years starting as a switchboard op erator and receptionist. Her bosses created the cor respondent post a year ago. and she figures that since then she has penned one million words each month. Shapes Corporate Image She explained, in an inter view, that the way a company answers Its letters helps to shape its corporate image "a real spot for public rela tions," she said. Sen. John Sparkman, D- Ala., wrote once to complain that a watch he had sent in for repair was returned with out its original strap. Miss Biales said the company re covered the band, mailed it to the senator, and got Back a pleasant "thank you" note. She once received a letter from inmates of a prison who wrote "We've been keeping an eye on the progress of your company." Her first reaction was that maybe they were planning grand larceny when they got out, but later she fig ured they were Just being complimentary and liked to get mall. The correspondent tries to suit the reply to the writer. Letters from children- and they are numerous receive simply written answers. Those from persons asking technical questions are referred to experts for research before she pens an answer. Letters Suggest Gimmicks Now and then a male cor respondent tries to make a "pen pal" relationship a little more personal and Invites her to lunch or cocktails. "I tell him I'd be delight ed," said Miss Biales, "that U If he doesn't mind my husband coming along." I n private life, she is married to Herman Morganstein, an in spector with the New York City Department of Markets. Many of the letters suggest new gimmicks for television commercials. One master ser geant in the Air Force wrote from his hospital bed that he'd cracked up while piloting a Piper Cub. He recited his mul tiple injuries but added, "I'd be happy to crack up again, as a TV stunt." All such let ters, she said, get the answer that the advertising depart ment originates all advertis ing material. She s heard from corres pondents who said their wat ches survived concrete mix ers, the digestive tract of a cow, and trips through the family washing machine be cause someone failed to emp ty all pockets. ' One of her favorites was the fourth-grader In Houston, Tex., who said her watch left in the pocket of her shorts went through both the "wash-machine" and the dry er, and was still ticking. Her note finished with the "P. S. The shorts were i viilncd. ' Potpourri isn't ' really carrying on a campaign to put safety belts in every automobile, but the March issue of the British magazine for motorists, Autocar, goes Into the matter in such an interesting editorial that we couldn't resist copying some of it. The Autocar writer believes that We may come to look back on 1961 as the safety harness year' for cars. There has been a tremendous upsurge of Interest in seat belts, lapstraps, shoulder harness call them what you will and large numbers are being sold and fitted. Even so, at present one can observe a traffic stream for 10 minutes at a time and not see a single one in use." - (If the British use the type of "lapstraps" that Pappy and Potpourri have in The Doll, an observer wouldn t be able to discover whether they were in use or not by just a casual glance as the car went by.) Autocar continues "Without doubt, full harness can re duce or even prevent injury in certain forms of serious collisions, but it can be rather irksome and restrictive to wear. We are not yet convinced that its use will catch on universally, like crash helmets for motor cyclists and their pillion passengers, but in the meantime it is entirely right to encourage motor manufacturers to provide properly de signed anchorage points in their cars as standard fittings. For this purpose, it should be assumed that harness over the shoulders eventually will be specified by -all who wish to take full advantage of this safety provision. It is right, also, to protect the public against inferior equipment." According to Autocar, the increasing interest in safety harness Is noted in Sweden ('where much pioneer work has been done" and in America, "where at least two manufac turers are offering harness as standard equipment, and making a selling point of this fact." , . As a mere woman, we aren't up on such matters, and Pappy could recall only Chrysler as having advertised safety belts as standard equipment. The journalist couldn't resist a bit of humor and gravely wrote that before long we'd probably see firms offering "personalized harness, i with buckles that carry the owner's initials, - or his' and 'hers' labels.. For evening use the buckles might be encrusted with jewels, and of course, the straps will be expected to match the trim of the car." Re turning to' the serious vein, he concluded by deciding that the speed with which harnesses are adopted will also depend on the attitude of Insurance companies, and on whether or not they feel that the contribution to safety is sufficient to justify the offer of incentives for using them. , ' ' ' i The subject also came up in the "Westminster Com mentary" section of the magazine. This paragraph read "When Mr. Marples (Minister of Transport, an office which we do not have in this country) recently took the commend able steD of asking the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to have talks with his department to see if the anchorage for safety harness could be incorporated on the assembly line, he said 'I should like all new cars to have the anchorage installed when they are being built, and then to recommend the type "of webbing which, should o with that particular harness.' On the current position Mr. raarpies warned motorists not to buy seat -belts or harness without the B.S.t. kite mark. '1 am very disturbed at the way some bodies are trying to push certain commodities which, in fact, do not measure up to the standards." ." s. . Britishers write letters to the editors, just as Americans do. A correspondent who signed himself R. J. Bisco holds this country up as an example of wnat snouia De aone in the British islands about the exhaust of aiesei motors. The Scribe's Disconnected Jottings in your issue of 10 March on .'Ban Belchers' prompts me to writeon similar lines about the fouling of air at ground level by the heavy dlesel and Detrol vehicles." he wrote. - ;- , "Living in a country town which is on a link road of the M50 I see a large number of heavies en route irom aoutn Wales and north via Hereford, and to the east via Glou cester;; it is most noticeable in the narrow streets of the town between houses and shops, that after turning the many sharp corners when the vehicles accelerate, the streets are sprayed with the DiacK emuence oi aiesei mines, inrac fumes are pumped out at shin level ana peaestrians are en veloped in a poisonous cloud. . "I should like to see representation made by your or ganization and kindred spirits to the appropriate Minister to ban exhaust efflux ot heavy vehicles below a certain height from the ground. The heavies in the USA, if we can believe what we see In 'Cannonball' and 'Highway Patrol' on TV have their exhaust pipes vertical behind the cab, conse quently taking the fumes above pedestrian height ana trom thoro helnc dispersed harmlessly Heavenwards." We agree with the Britisher. Diesel fumes are bad enough, even when coming from pipes which point 'heavenwards'. And if our TV serials are shipped to the British isles, how about bringing some of their television programs over nerer Some cars have motors in the front and some have them in the rear. Now comes a car which has two engines one up front and one in back, and with separate drives. March Autocar tells about a new two-engine Citroen, the 2X2C.V., a small French sedan shown at the Geneva, Switzerland, auto show. - v Where do they put the luggage and the tools? O.S. Record Audience Attends Price Concert Last Night Josephine County Commu-York City and on nation-wide nity concert association om cers reported this morning from Grants Pass that about 1700 persons heard the Amer ican soprano, Leontyne Price, give the final concert of the 1060-61 series last night in the Grants Pass High school gymnasium. They came from several cities in southern Ore gon and northern California, making up one of the largest audiences ever to hear a eon cert in Grants Pass. A sizeable group of Medford music lov ers was in the audience. :-. -Since Miss , Price was en gaged a year ago, her rise to stardom has been rapid. Her concerts, in Europe and her appearances at the Metropoli tan Opera . company in New Baptist Speaker Announced Here Dr. Rufus Jones,; general director of the Conservative Baptist Home Mission society. will speak Friday at the Ber-' euu iujm&t cnurcn, wnite City. ''.'''.'..'. His talks will be during an all-day meeting of the Shasta Cascade Women's Fellowship of the association to meet there. Dr, Jones will speak at 10:40 a.m. and 3:20 and 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to hear him, speak. .. Assembly Plans Dinner, Dance The Very Rev. Francis W. Black General assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Co lumbus, will hold its . spring dinner dance Saturday night at the Mon Desir Dining room. Invitations to the formal event, one of four such parties held each year, have been sent to all assembly members and their ladies. Fourth de gree knights from neighbor ing assemblies are also wel come to attend. " A social hour at 7 p.m. will precede the 8 o'clock banquet. Dancing will follow. . Gardeners Plan Annual Election Phoenix - Election of offi cers will be held at a meeting of Phoenix Garden club to be held Friday, April 14, at 1 p'.m. at the Community hall. The program will be given by the horticulture commit tee. Hostesses are to be Mrs. Vaughn Quackenbush . and Mrs. Ronald Quackenbush. . Topic Announced For Honor Group Miss June Wheaton will speak on "Contributions to Western Civilization" at a meeting of Epsilon chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, to be held Saturday, April 15, at Girls Community club, Med ford. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ma bel Sims, Mrs. Mildred Rodg ers, Mrs. Maye Wells, Miss Delle Whlsenant and Mrs. Frances Klein. STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HEART TO THEIRS Heort-to-heort, send food and friendthip to the hun- gry In other lands. Every $1 sends one CARE package U.S. farm foods, plus other staples ' to match special needs. Your name goes with every package the mott personal way to give! Send $1 per package CARE Food Crusade NEW YORK 16.N.Y. or your local office hi 3 Medford Mall 'bune Card Party Set ' ror Pocahontas Pocahontas lodee dans a public card party Friday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m. in the Redman hall on Apple street. The party will follow a busi ness meeting of the lodge scheduled at 7:30 p.m, " Refreshments will be serv ed.. .... ... television programs have brought the highest praise from critics ..and ', audiences alike.' v... This -acclaim -was echoed last night in Grants Pass. Miss Price - has a voice of great beauty and clarity. She uses this voice with ease, as surance and exceeding good taste. She gives an impression of reserve which amounts al most to shyness, but not un friendliness, and responded graciously to the warm ap plause. Only one aspect of the con cert marred the evening for at least one group of Medford concert-goers. The supply of programs was inadequate, many in the audience had none.; The four of .us repre sented hundreds of hours of listening to music, but we recognized few of her num bers. The four agreed that her Schubert numbers were su perb, and that .the final en core, which the singer identi fied as an aria from one of Puccini's little known works, was most excellently sung. Of course, : the ', audience as a whole . was enchanted with her group of Negro spirituals and with "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess." The Community Concert association of Josephine coun ty deserves ' the ! heartfelt thanks of all who heard Miss Price for. their foresight in bringing her. to this region. Miss Price surely is beginning a . great career , and it may be that she will be unable to give community concerts such as the one in Grants Pass last evening. O.S. ... Twirlers To Hold Workshop, Dance , Y Knot Twirlers Square dance club will hold a work shop square dance Thursday, April 13, at 8 p. m. at the YMCA. Women are asked to take cookies, and coffee will be furnished.- Douglas Fosbury will call. All square dancers are wel come. , .. Meeting ; Announced : ' Vpteron's nt Wnrli : War ' f and auxiliaries of District 7 wm nold a district meeting Sunday, April 16 at 10 a.m., in the Bellview Grange, hall, 1V4 miles south of Ashland on Highway 99. Members are to turn left on Tollman road at the school. Nomination,' election and installation of officers will be held at this mpptini ' A nni. luck luncheon will be served at noon by the auxiliaries. Those planning to attend are asked to brincr snlnHs nt Hoc serts and it- is stressed that they bring their own table service. - . ; r; ; ..--,i SOedBl ffllP.Ota nt tha Btlanf l- Tv . . . " ue uepanment . com mander flnH MrD nnn r, I Bend, Ore. ' ' - .. . Variety Show To Be April 18 - Ashlanri '--"diriatr, Tim. a variety show from Brigham x uung university; P r o v o, Utah.. Will hp nrAionfaJ fr.. day, April 18, at '8 pm. at v-iiuicuui nail on the South ern .OrPnn nllarfA Ashland. -. "Curtain Timp" will fosi,iwi many of the- numbers which ujurea me pacific' and the Orient - for fivp moai.. inn summer and received special t-uuiiueuaauon irom the Unit ed Stntoc ln.n 4 .-l- , iw its per formance for overseas person nel, neview notices called it one of the finest variety shows ever presented to Army audiences. Tickets Will hp nn ,.1. the door. ' Annual Meeting Church Women Slated in Bend .Church women of Oregon will be meeting in Bend, Ore., Monday, April 17, at First Christian church.4or. a two day session sponsored by Unit ed Church Women of Oregon. This is an inter-denomina tional, inter-racial eroiiD of church women affiliated with the Oregon Council 'of Churches; the National Coun cil and the World Council of Churches. , . Flection of offir-prs.- rtnnrts and workshops in all areas of tne united work, are on the agenda. .- , . This group supports inter denominational mission proj ects in the United States as well as abroad; stimulates and educates for united action on social, economic and racial problems; provides a program for developing international understanding, ns wpll no on opportunity for financial and material aid to relieve suffer ing and need; endeavors to de veloD leadership hulnlns women to develop their skills, wiaen tneir knowledge, broad en their vision. . . Mrs. Theodore R Tpptv a member of the national board of managers of United Church Women, will participate in the Bend meetine. Mrs. Lppn was a former field counselor for United Church Women in the southern region, and ii a specialist in the nrpa nf luarl. ership education. . . Any Protestant woman U welcome to attend the meet ing. . . helpO us; We need clothing, thoei, dishei, furniture, end, bedding. v'. We Pick Up. .. . v VI- HELP OTHERS! . The Salvation Army 30 N. Holly SPring 3-7335 BUY VALLEY MILK at OREGON FOOD STORE A Richer, - Fresher Milk nn n mm send a child to the store? How is it you know you're taking no chances when you let a youngster take your shopping list? Isn't it for tha same reason that you buy 10 of your family's food without actually seeing it? You know that A good brand is your best guarantee ,' . . .'. and that the name on the label is your best buying guide. You have learned to count on good . ' brand names. You know the company stands back of them. You know they protect you. The more good brands you get to know, the fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac quainted with those brands in this newspaper. You'll get more, value for your shopping money ; if you do. . . BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION - Incorporated A Non-Prolit Educational Foundation 37 West B7th St., New York 19, N. Y. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE I
