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Thu two imaginative Eaittr bonnais amused th gu.tii
at a baneiii luncheon given laii Monday at the horn of
Mrs. Harry Filipeirick, 2212 Buana Vitta drive, but will
probably not be teen at church Eaiier Sunday morning. Mn.
William Cady (at lettj iaihioned a hat of chicken wire with
"coop" crown, decorated It with chick and eggi and put a
live chick in the coop. Guests reported that Mn. Fits
Patrick's cat discovered the live chick soon after her arrival
and followed Mrs. Cady wherever she went throughout the
party. Pictured with Mrs. Cady is Mrs. Harold Kenyon, who
wore a hat topped with flowers. Easier eggs and little bun
nies. The party was a benefit for the auxiliary to Local 3S7,
National Association of Letter Carriers. (Knackstedt photo)
Amy Lee Wins First Place
In Annual Poster Contest
Amy Lee, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hang Lee, 275 Char
lotte Ann road, and a sixth
grade student at Jefferson
school, recently was judged
the first place winner of the
annual Poppy poster contest
conducted by the Medford
unit of the American Legion
auxiliary.
The judging was held at
the Medford High school lec
ture center. Judges were War
ren Wolf, William Stoughton,
Robert Lowe and Robert Vro
man. Mrs. Herb Gilford is the
contest chairman for the aux
iliary unit.
In second place was Cheryl
Erickson, 23 Summit street,
of Jackson school; and Robert
Polski, 1501 Lenora drive,
Roosevelt school was judged
third place winner.
Honorable mention winners
are Susan Garris, Griffin
Creek school; Sarah Collins,
Hoover school; Russell Mor
gan, Howard school; Jeanne
Bowers, Lincoln school; Lan
ny Quackenbush, Lone Pine
school; Earl Tye, Washington
school; Michael Robinson,
Wilson school, and Dennis
Phillips, West Side school.
The poster done by Amy
Lee is being sent to the de.
parlment chairman of the aux
iliary for stale judging and
will be returned after the de
partment convention in June,
Council Session
To Be Tonight
Weatonka council. Degree
of Pocahontas, will meet to
night at 8 o'clock at the Red
man hall on Apple street.
Last Thursday 15 members
of the local council traveled
to a meeting of Iona council,
Yrcka. Calif., for the official
visit there of Mrs. Ethel Et
zel, great Pocahontas of Cali
fornia for the order. She will
make an official visit to the
Medford lodge June 8.
Calendar
Saturday:
a-15 n m - Roxv Ann Gem
and Mineral club, meet at
Super Save Service station,
Highway 62, White City, for
field trip.
2 p.m. - Mothers of Twins
club, park near National
Guard armory, Easter egg
hunt.
Couple To Return
To Ranch Home
Wonder-Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Campbell plan to return soon
to their summer home. Echo
ranch, on Slate creek. Mr.
Campbell was at one time
principal of Medford High
school, leaving in 1925, and
the couple now lives in Ash
land during the school year
since Mrs. Campbell is cm
ployed by Southern Oregon
college.
Gem nail board up
MARKET
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unless judged first by the de
partment. It then would go
to national competition.
The other posters which
placed in the competition will
be on display in the window
of Weeks and Orr furniture
store May 21 through 26. This
program is conducted in eon
junction with the American
Legion auxiliary poppy pro
gram in which crepe paper
poppies made by veterans are
offered for sale on the streets
in May. Poppy days this year
are May 25 and 26.
Howard Garden
Club To Elect
Elections will be conducted
by Howard Garden club mem
bers when they meet Tues
day, April 24 at the home of
Mrs. G. G. Stagg. The nomi
nating committee is made up
of Mrs. N. F. Gier, Mrs. Rob
ert Ottoman and Mrs. Clar
ence Black.
A plant sale also will be
conducted during the meet
ing. Delegates elected at the last
meeting of the club to attend
the spring district meeting of
garden clubs at Talent held
April 18 were Mrs. A. O.
Floyd, Mrs. G. G. Stagg and
Mrs. Ernest Gleason. Guests
at the meeting were Mrs.
Duane Bever and Mrs. C. L,
Miller, Medford, and Mrs.
Elma Niederer of Portland.
Visitors Arrive
At Hickman Home
Mrs. Arnold Sutherland,
Barbra, Debra and Scott, of
Rcdway, Calif., are guests at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Hickman, 539
North Holly street. Mr. Suth
erland will fly to Medford
Saturday, and join his family.
Miss Connie Dunagan, Red
Bluff, Calif., also is visiting
the Hickmans. She is their
granddaughter. Miss Duna
gan and Miss Bsrbra Suther
land will leave here Wednes-
day to return to Red Bluff,
Calif., where they will visit
together.
Miss Annette Jones, the
Hickman's grandd a g h t e r
from Central Point, was a
week end guest.
Meeting Planned
For Rose Society
A surprise program is being
planned for the meeting of
Medford Rose society set for
Monday, April 23, at 7:45
p.m. in the Jackson county
courthouse auditorium. Von
Quackenbush is program
chairman.
Members are asked to lake
with them a list of roses dam
aged by the low temperatures
last winter.
WATCH
FOR OUR
SUNDAY
SURPRISE!
Easter Sunday from 8 6
Silver Dollar Stamps!
Social Events
Two Garden
Eagle Point - From the
standpoint of participation,
the flower show held recently
by Eagle Point and Shady
Cove Gardens clubs was one
of the largest ever held here.
"Bulbs for Beauty" was the
theme.
Smokey the Bear stood on j
the corner platform just in-1
side the entrance amid a for
est setting of real trees,
shrubbery, flowers, a lily
pond, rocks and trailing ivy.
Children crowded around the
open gate to see and hear
Smokey instruct them to be
careful to keep his forest
green. The setting was ar
ranged by Mrs. Ted Flury and
Mrs. Jack James of the Eagle
Point club.
Mrs. Roy Thompson and
Mrs. Delbert Spain of the
Shady Cove club took charge
of the silver tea held in the
dining room of the Scout Com
munity building. Mrs. Charles
Cushman and Mrs. William
Shepherd were show co-chair
men. Mrs. Lester Goraen.
Central Point, Mrs. Arnold
Bohnert and Mrs. R. D. Kay,
Central Point, Mrs. Charles
Stearns, Medford, Mrs. Olin
V. Poe, Phoenix, and Mrs. E.
A. Bay, Ashland, were judges.
Mrs. Charles Cushman of
the Eagle Point club was the
sweepstakes winner in the
horticulture division and Mrs.
Leah Bressler, Shady Cove,
sweepstakes winner in the ar
rangement division.
Winners Listed
Winners in the horticulture
division included;
Section 1, Narcissi, Class
1A, Mrs. William Shepherd, 1;
Mrs. Leah Bressler, 2, Mrs.
Ira Fitzgerald, 3; Class IB,
Mrs. Ann Williams, 1, Mrs.
Shepherd, 2, Mrs. G. Perry, 3;
Class 1C, Mrs. Shepherd, 1,
Mrs. Leroy Cline, 2, Mrs. C.
C. Hoover, 3; Class 2A, Mrs.
Charles Cushman, 1 and 2;
Mrs. Warren Barr, 3; Class
2B, Mrs. Cushman, 2; Class
2C, Mrs. K. Cote, 1, Mrs.
Cushman, 2, 3; Class 3A, Mrs.
Cushman, I, 3, Mrs. Jane
Slack, 2; Class 3B, Mrs. Mabel
Molnar, 1, Mrs. Cushman, 2,
Mrs. Warren Barr, 3.
Class 4A, Mrs. Cushman; I,
Mrs. Mary Brown, 2; Class
4B, Mrs. Shepherd, 1, Mrs.
Cote, 2, Mrs. Mary Brown, s
Class 5A. Mrs. Shepherd, 1;
Mrs. Cushmari, 2; Mrs. Hoo
ver, 3; Class 5B, Mrs. H, Fer
auson. 1. Mrs. Clifford Green
2, Mrs. James Slack, 3; Class
SB. Mrs. Cushman, l; t-iass
6C. Mrs. Cushman, 1; Class
7, Mrs. Gertrude Putman, 1,
Mrs. Cushman, 2, Mrs. Cote,
3; Class 8, Mrs. Shepherd, 1,
Mrs. Green, 2, Mrs. Judy Or
chards, 3; Class 9, Mrs. Cush
man, 1; Class 10, Mrs. Cush
man, 1, Mrs. Green 2, Mrs.
Hoover, 3.
Section II, hyacinths: Class
II, Mrs. Cushman, 1, Mrs. W.
E. Davies, 2, Mrs. Hoover, 3;
Class 12, Mrs. Orcharde, 1,
Mrs. Brown, 2, Mrs. Shepherd,
3.
Section III, tulips: Class 13,
Mrs. Green I, 2, 3; Class 15,
Mrs. Perry, 1; Class 16, Mrs.
Cushman, 1, Mrs. Green, 2,
Fitzgerald, 3; Class 17, Mrs.
Perry, 1; Class 18, Mrs. Cush
man, 1, Mrs. A. T. Wilson, 2,
Mrs. Green, 3; Class 19, Mrs.
Green, 1.
Section IV, iris: Class 20,
Mr flreen. 1.
Section V, daisies: Class 22,
Mr fHne. 1.
Section VI, anemones: Class
51. Mrs. Cushman, 1, Mrs.
Ted Flurry. 2, Mrs. Shep-
hprd 3.
Section VIII, violas, Class
25, Mrs. Green, 1, Mrs cusn
man. 3: Class 26, Mrs. Shep
herd, 1. Mrs. Green, 2; Class
27. Mrs. Wilson, 1, lvirs.
Green, 2, Mrs. Cushman, 3.
Section IX. other spring
hulbs: Mrs. Warren Barr, 1,
Mrs. Cushman, 2. Mrs. Brown.
3.
Section X, Blossom Flury,
1, Mrs. Cushman, 2, Mrs. Wil
ton 3.
Sortinn XI. Class 28, Mrs.
Wilson, 1, Mrs. Floyd Kelly,
2, Mrs. Cushman, 3; Class 29,
Mrs. Ann Williams, 1, Mrs.
Wilson, 2, Mrs. Anna Davies.
Section XII. primroses:
Mrs. Gertrude Putman, 1.
Mrs. Flury, 2. Mrs. Flury and
Mrs. Cushman, 3.
Section XIII. potted plants:
(a) Ira Fitzgerald, (bl Mrs.
Hoover, 1. Mrs. Brown, 2,
Mrs. Charles Martin, 3.
D i v i s i o n II, bloomcycle:
Mrs. Green, 1, Mrs. riury, t,
Mrs. Green, 3. j
Arrangements j
Division III. arrangements:
Novice, Section I, "S p r i n g i
Housecleaning," Mrs. Alma ;
Grow, 1, Mrs. Veria Thomp- j
son, 2, Mrs. Tommy Kimmol, 1
3; Class 2, Mrs. Cote, 1, Mrs.
s Kimmcl, 2: Class 3, Mrs.
George Field. 1, Mrs. Evelyn
Stalker, 2.
i Division III, Section H:
' amateur. Class 5, Mrs. Flury,
Mrs. Joyce Spain, 2. Mrs.
Verta Thompson; Class 6. Mrs.
Maybelie Moimar, 1, Mrs. Da-
vies. 2. Mrs. Walter Turner,
3: Class 7, Leah Bressler. I,
Mrs. Ann Williams. 2; Class
Clubs Hold Flower Show
ncr, 3; Class 10, Mrs. Green,
1, Mrs. Brcsslcr, 2, Mrs. Cote,
3; Class 11, Mrs. Green, I.
Mrs. Bressler. 2. Mrs. Davics,
3; Class 12. Mrs. Shepherd. 1.
Mrs. Cushman, 2; Class 13,
Mrs. Bressler. 1, Mrs. Shep
herd, 2, Mrs. Wallace West, 3;
Class 14, Mrs. Cline, 1, Mrs.
1 Clifford Mnr,r r-wcK.
man. 3: Class is.' Mrs' Marv
Taylor. 1, Mrs Bressler, 2,
Mrs. West, 3; Class 16, Mrs
Shepherd, 1, Mrs. Cushman,
2, Mrs. R. A. Pfeifer, 3: Class
17, Mrs. Davies, 1, Mrs. Bress
ler. 3.
Section IV: Class 18, Mrs.
Marie Shere, 1, Mrs. Shep
herd, 2, Mrs. West, 3.
Section V: Class 19, Mrs.
Shepherd, 1, Mrs. Cline, Mrs.
Orcharde, 3; Class 20, Mrs.
West, 1, Mrs. Shepherd, 2,
Mrs. Evelyn Stalker, 3; Class
PTA Life Membership
Awarded Music Director
Happy Camp - James
Tristan, music director of
Happy Camp schools, was
awarded a life membership in
the Happy Camp Parent
Teacher association here at a
recent meeting in apprecia
tion of his work with the
youth of the community and
for raising standards of music
taught in the schools.
Mrs. Lioyd Westby, unit
president, awarded the pin.
Mr. Tristan came to Happy
Camp in 1957 as music di
rector of both the elementary
and high schools. He states
that the first year was spent
in preparing the music stu
dents to achieve a level of
quality necessary to compete
in the Siskiyou county music
festival. After the first ap
pearance in the festival, band
and chorus members realized
that the competition for rat
ings is keen and that nara
work is required to attain
them, he states.
He organized a program
which includes a beginning
band, and intermediate and
apprentice band and the regu
lar high school band. He
states that the program has
been successful.
Mr, Tristan also set up the
annual Arion award concert,
now in its fourth year. The
too graduating senior in the
music department is chosen.
with judging on music ability,
scholarship and community
participation. The student is
presented a trophy at the con
cert. The students have appeared
in county festivals, on KIEM
TV in Eureka, appeared in a
concert at Southern Oregon
college, Ashland, and some
students took part in special
activities at the University of
the Pacific, Stockton, Calif,
this year.
The PTA unit voted to send
eight members of the execu
tive board to a workshop at
Chico rather than send one
delegate to the state conven
tion. It was announced by the
high school principal, James
Foole, that an immunization
clinic will be held Thursday,
April 26, at the multipurpose
room of the Elementary
school. The Siskiyou County
Health department will be in
charge, and the clinic will be
for school students, pre-school
age children and adults. Mr.
Foote urged alt parents to see
that ail children have their
preventive shots since fall
semester students enrolling
must have proof of their im
munization. Mrs, Elmer Orrell, health
chairman, announced that the
Well Baby clinic will be held
April 24 from 8:45 a.m. until
noon at the fire hall in the
upstairs room. According to
Mrs. Orrell the new location
will relieve the crowded con
ditions at the doctor's office.
The doctor will be available
at the Well Baby clinic for ap
proximately one hour for spe
cial cases, with Mrs. Orrell on
duty the remainder of the
time for immunizations.
The next PTA meeting has
been scheduled for May 1,
which is one week earlier
than the regular meeting
date, to coincide with open
house at the Elementary
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Women's News
21, Mrs. Bressler. Mrs. West,
Mrs. Julia Davies.
Division HI, Section VI:
Class 22. Mrs. Bressler. 1,
Mrs. Cushman, 2. Mrs. Shep
herd. Section VII, Garden Clubs:
Class 23, Eagie Point, 1, Cen
tral Point, 2, Shady Cove, 3.
Junior Division
Division IV, Junior horti
culture: Section I, narcissi.
Chuck Kimmel, 1; Iris, Wally
West, I; tulip, Kevin Kimmel,
1; cacti, Kevi Nelson, I; small
cacti, Bobby Nelson.
Diviso n IV, Section H:
Class 24, boy arrangements,
Wally Vaughan. 1. Chuck
Kimmel. 2. Craig and Eric
Meyer, 2; Class 26, Lorraine
Carlton, Jean West, 1, Jacqite
Carlton, 2; Class 27, Lorraine
Carlton and Karen Nelson, 1.
school. This meeting will also
feature a flower show; win
ning arrangements will be dis
player at the meeting, and the
others on display in the
rooms.
The program for the eve
ning was given by the begin
ning band in their first per
formance of the term with
three selections under the di
rection of Mr, Tristan.
J ernes Tristan
Four Are Guests
Of Fellowship
Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Pruitt and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Monday,
Grants Pass, were guests at a
recent fellowship dinner held
at Gold Hill Christian "hurctt.
Mr. Pruitt is a former minis
ier of the church.
Miss Joanne Kilkey gave a
serious reading, "The Cruci
fixion." An impromptu quar
tet, composed of Leonard An
drews, the Rev. O. L. Kendal,
retired Methodist minister,
Mr. Pruitt and Miss Jean Cun
ningham, minister of the Gold
Hilt Christian church, sang a
special number. This was fol
lowed by a duet by Mr. An
drews and Rev. O. L. Kendal.
Showing of a religious film
elit.iaxed the evening's activi
ties. It was entitled "The
Road Back."
Stuffed Fish Fillet
Is Easily Prepared
New York ftlPB Stuffed
fish fillets are easy to. make.
Using 1 pound of fillets,
place each on fiat surface, put
2 tablespoons of your favor
ite bread stuffing at one end,
roll each fillet and secure with
toothpick. Place rolls in shal
low baking dish and cover
with 1 cup lone 8 ounce can)
of tomato sauce. Bake 10 to
15 minutes In preheated 375
degree oven.
Chapter To Hear
Talk About Corps
Epsilon chapter, Delta Kap
pa Gamma, will hear a pro
gram on the Peace corps at a
meeting to be held Saturday,
April 21. It is set for 2 p.m.
in the Girls Community club,
Medford.
The talk on the corps wilt
be given by Dr. Betty Lou
Dunlop of Southern Oregon
college.
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Stanley Ferris
To Be Caller
For Twirlers
Stanley Ferris, regular
square dance caller tor trie
Ferris Wheelers of Grants i
Pass, will be the guest caller i
for Medford's Y-Knol Twirl-:
ers at the Phoenix Community j
hall at R o.m. Saturdav. April
1 21, according to president Hay
Dallaire.
The Twirlers gave a num. j
ber of square dance demon- j
siralions during the Lions;
Sportsfair at the Armory in
Medford.
All square dancers are in
vited to attend the regular
dances of the Twirlers which
are held on the first and third
Saturdays of each month, Mr.
Dallaire said. Potluck refresh
ments are served at all events.
"The grace and precisian of
experienced square dancers
seem unobtainable to most on
lookers," Mr. Dallaire stated,
"but actually square dancing
is a form of recreation that
can be enjoyed by almost
everyone." Former square
dancers who would tike to
"brush up" on the latest
figures before attending regu
lar dances are encouraged to
participate in the scries of
lessons now being offered by
the Twirlers' instructor, Ar
thur Shoemaker of Central
Point. Classes are held at 8
p.m. each Friday night at the
Phoenix Community hail,
OEA Banquet
Set Tuesday
Four Jackson county teach
ers who will be retiring at
the end of the school year
will be honored and new of
ficers will be installed when
Jackson County unit, Oregon
Education association, holds
the annual spring banquet.
The event is set for Tues
day, April 24, at Rogue Val
ley Country club.
Arnold W. Wolpert, west
coast regional field director
for the National Education as
sociation will be the mam
speaker.
School administrators,
teachers, retired teachers and
interested persons are Invited
to attend.
Sams Valley Woman
Honoretf at Shower
Sams Valley Mrs, Wilbur
Berkemer was honored at s
shower held recently at the
home of Mrs. Frank Bain,
Duggan road, in Sams Valley.
Mrs. William Miller was co
hostess. Mrs. Bessie Davis decorated
the cake, which was served
for refreshments.
Other guests who attended
were Mrs. Owen Berkemer,
Mrs. Orval Mose, Mrs, Harold
DeVos, Mrs. Wesley McDon
ough, Mrs. Edgar Pleasant,
Miss Cynthia Pleasant, Miss
Linda Bain, Miss Linda Bcr
keincr, Miss Yvonne DeVos,
all of Sams Valley and Mrs.
Marvin Woodland, Medford.
Grand Guardian
Yreka Visitor
Yreka - I Irs. Lee Morford,
deputy grand gu .rdian of Dis
trict 85 of California, Inter
national Order of Job's
Daughters, paid her official
visit to Bethel 69 of the order.
She was greeted and present- j
ed a gift.
Initiation was held for San
dra Jo Foss, Haret Outsen,
Susan Bodenlos, Sandra Scam- j
meil, Linda Marlow, Shcrrie
Friedman and Ellyn Brown.
The meeting was followed
wiih refreshments in the din
ing room.
Missionary Council
Has Rent Mealing
Gold Hilt - The last meet
ing of the Women's Mission
ary Council of the Gold Hill
Assembly of God church was
held at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Price, president of the
group, tn Sams Valley. She
took charge of devotions and
conducted the business ses
sion. Mrs. Joseph Buchanan
presented the scripture.
Following a potluck lunch
eon at noon, the women did
hand work for their mission
ary project.
The next meeting wit! be
an all day session on April
19 commencing at 9:30 a.m.
SP 3.1919
Tickets
On Sale
For Show
Tickets for the variety
show which the program bu
reau of Brtgham Young uni
versity will present in Ash
land Tuesday, April 24, are
on sale at three business
places. These are Purucker s j
and Lusk's in Medford,
and
Carr Jewelers. Ashland.
The show will be presented
in She Ashland High school
auditorium and tickets will
be on sale at the door. Cur
tain lime is 8 p.m.
iwiss jane inompson directs
Ihe show, called "Around the
World." If has a east of 40
young people.
Featured will be the 3 D's
vocal trio. The comedy trio
has preformed with the pro
gram bureau for two years
and last year wan a trophy
for being the outstanding
small group of entertainers.
The 3 Ds are Richard
Davis. Duane Hiatt and Den
nis Sorenson, all from Utah.
They have received several
recording offers and are con
sidering a professional career.
Also included on She pro
gram will be the Comb's
Twins, Beth and Ruth, from
Oregon. They sing musics!
comedy numbers and folk
tunes.
The International Folk
dancers, directed by Mary Bee
Jensen, will swirl through
dances from Southern Europe,
Israel, Philippines, Russia,
and Eastern Europe. The 20
folk dancers do all their num
bers in authentic costumes
from the countries represent
ed in She dance.
The popular BYU danee
group was organized in 1855,
and it has averaged 80 per
formances a year.
Final Meeting
Set By Mothers
Oregon Slate Mothers club
will hold the final meeting of
the year Monday, April 23, at
the Red Cross building at 7:30
p.m. OSU Dads will be guests
at the meeting.
Following the installation
of officers for the coming
year, Miss Helen Moor, dean
of women and Dan Poling,
dean of men of Oregon State
university, will speak.
Miss Moor wilt discuss
"Home Away from Home'
and Mr. Poling's tepie will be
"How to Anticipate Fall
Challenge." This will be fol
lowed by a question and an
swer period.
All principals of Jackson
county high schools, together
with graduating seniors and
their parents, are invited to
attend In order to learn more
about Oregon State univer
sity.
Mrs. Poling will accompany
the speakers to Medford and
ihey will be house guests of
Mrs. Curtis StoekstlH.
Graduation Plans
Made at Rogue River
Rogue River Plana for
the graduation of Rogue Riv
er kindergarten students were
made at a recent meeting of
the parents whose children
attend the kindergarten. The
graduation was held April 18.
Nineteen mothers aSSended
the meeting which is the iast
to be held for this school year.
Mrs. Charles Kelly, who will
teach the kindergarten next
year, was g guest. The host
esses, Mrs. Max Kililngwarth,
at whose home the meeting
was held, Mrs. Wttiiam Bean
and Mrs. Donald Dimick serv
ed refreshments.
Visits Sold Hill
Gold Hitl - Mr. nt Mrs.
Roy Centers had as their
guests for a week grand
daughter, Gayle Rivets, of Sac
ramento, Calif, She tt the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dexter Rivett; Mrs, Rtvett ts
the former Virglnf Centers.
Muting of Club
Hld tn Proipc!
Prospect - Prospect Pi
nochle club was entertained
in the home of Mrs. Roseoe
Laraen. Mrs. Hattie Salter won
first prize and Mrs. Ruby
PonfEous, loiw and pinochle.
Confidentially We LOVE
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THI UNITED iTm
We've been writing this column for several years, and 1st
all that time we can't recall
in as much materia! coming So
by Herman Taller, SI D. and entitled 'Calories Don't Count.'
Last Sunday we published two articles by loeal group
which were prompted, at least in part, by the book and
two others were submitted by national groups. Since there
seems to be so much interest in the book. Potpourri is
passing on the most recent comments,
Frrrf J Rlar M FY rrr,(Wnr rtf mttr-titnn Qfhnftte r.t
Medicine and Health, Harvard
medicine, Peter Bent Brigharo hospital, Boston, reviewed Dr.
Tatter's book and two others. Be wrote:
Recent lull page advertisements in many metropolitan
newspapers extolling the "wonders' offered by the first o
these books prompt these brief review comments.
The wonders are nil and ridiculous in terms of modern
science. The "proof" usually offered by live authors consists
largely of testimonials frequently concerning the author
and members at his family. Seldom are the authors qualifier!
by training, experience, or acceptance by their peers to
attempt the advice given. The author of the first book tDr.
Taiter'sl is a physician, a gynecologist, and obststictan,
but such training does not necessarily imply any competence
in nutrition and biochemistry, a glance as Shis book reveals
only how true Shis is.
Why Shen do such books continue to appear? Why da
respectable publishing houses put out sueh trash The
t ats'er. I have read, is that a health food book with sales ol
kai million copies will earn over $250,000 in royalties
5or ,ne author, close to $1,009,000 for the booksellers, and
, S500.000 for the publisher. If is sad to report that probably
,,a!f "e nations major publishing houses have succumbed;
tu uie tutc ui at-aiui itoa pumisrcmg.
The release also contained a quotation from Merrill S.
Reed, Ph.D., director of nutrition research of the National
Dairy council. Of Dr. Tatter's book, he wrote:
It is the consensus of respected nutritionists end pbys
ieians that Shis book is potentially quite dangerous. It op
erases from She fundamental theory that the metabolism of
obese people differs from that of normal people. Such a
difference has as yet not been shown. Furthermore, il sug
gests that certain types of fatty acids (the vegetable oils)
have unique properties which tend to preferentially "cleanse"
the body of Its excess weight. This is an unfounded elate.
Futherniore, by overemphasizing the proper rote of
polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet, this author has at
tempted to join the vegetable oi! bandwagon which has yet
So be shown to have any beneficial value. Although poly
unsaturated fatty acids can be used to tower blood lipid;
levels, any long-term effect from the resultant decreased
blood fats has not yet been demonstrated. On the other
hand, there are suggestions that increased consumption at
polyunsaturated fats may have potentially harmful long-term
results. It therefore appears that this book is more of a dis
service than a service to the
be discouraged; by sincere health leaders.
The American Dietetic
against Dr. Tatter's book anC
article m the January 24 edition of the Wall Street Journal,
The Journal article, with a Washington dateline, reads:
A note ot caution to calorie watchers from Government
scientists: They figure safflowet seed ott is not as effecttv
weight control remedy.
The Food and Drug administration annoansea st has
seized 58,006 capsules ot safflower K at a Unitea whetaa
Drug Store warehouse trt
of the book "Calories Dsn t Count" by Dr. Herman Taller,
art obstetrician and gynecologist, ort lite ground ot mislead
ing labeling. The government alleges thai the eapsale and
accompanying books, sold as a promotional tie-in, deceptively
rmrmfc that aafflower ell e&osules are an effective weieht
control remedy,
FDA officiate said that
the Federal Food. Drag and
used as labeling material for
Malrnlm R Sbjmherts. FFA
seizure of "Calories Don't Count" was similar to nasi agency
action against false claims In
drugs and cosmetics.
The FDA says ssfflower
ducing aid and the amount of
the book for daily diet ts not
To this we wish to add
somehow more courses about
Into the school curriculum
crowded; we wish southern
consultant In mitrttton and
a practice In this area.
Last isn't it a pity that
Is on a starvation diet, one of the mam health problem
In the United States is obesity mostly caused by plate over
eating? Where else In the world would a book on how t
reduce attract as mueh attention as in the united fetatesf u.s.
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any new beefs having resulted
our desk as She one written
university, and associate trt
public and that its use should
association has joined the cry
has sent out a reprint of art
Brooklyn, ana 1,888 copies
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books, as sues, are net subject f
Cosmetfe Act unless they ar
products covered by the law.
director of enforcement. 5311 ih
point-of-sale material fer foods, ,
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seed oil ts not art effective re
saffiowrer oil recommendett by v
significant for any purpose.
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