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Please excuse our gardener's pride, but we couldn't resist. We coaxed photographer Bob Vroman into taking a picture of the yucca baccata which is blooming in our patio for the first time since it was planted 10 years ago. (One of our friends has the discouraging report that this plant blooms only Infrequently and maybe it will be another 10 years before it puts out any more flowers.) As we wrote before. Pappy brought the yucca from Arizona and planted it next the pump house which encloses one side of the patio. Pappy has a fondness for desert plants, and also brought along a prickly pear cactus, which can be seen in the picture, and two or three others. The prickly pear has been blooming each spring for the past three or four years gorgeous deep orange-yellow flowers. But the yucca Just grew and grew, and we d given up nope mat it would bloom. But now it has dozens and dozens of big, waxy white flowers last Wednesday Pappy counted 35 still tightly Folded buds and there are many more than that in bloom. They are long-lasting the. first to open still looks fresh. According to the botanists, the yucca is in the lily family, and these flowers are lily-shaped. There is no sweet lily scent, however. Long years ,n the nt.vs room have taught Potpourri that often when a gardener believes he is growing something extra rare and unusal, it turns out that any number of other enthusiasts are doing the same thing. So maybe other south ern Oregonians are growing this type of yucca, and we just never happened to see one. Pauline M. Patraw has a sketch of this yucca in her book on Southwest mesa plants and says It is also known as the broad-leaved yucca, as Spanish bayonet, banana yucca or soapweed. It has been one of the most useful of the desert plants, as far as the Indians are concerned, since they used it for food, for soap, for making a fermented drink and for weaving baskets and mats. The two of us are just enjoying the very beautiful white flowers. OS. FDA Has New Report On Strontium-90 In Foods Washington, D. C. - Strontium-90 in the c'.iet of infants and children eating nothing but the commercial baby foods and junior foods available last year would not have ex ceeded 4 per cent of the av erage daily intake considered by the Federal Radiation council to be acceptable for lifetime consumption under normal peacetime conditions. This is the finding of a Food and Drug administration purvey reported May 28. FDA said these survey re sults are preliminary, and that the study will be continued to detect any increases in ra dioactivity resulting from the Family Attends School Ceremony Eagle Point Mrs. Gertrude Stanley and Mrs. Nora Strauss of Eagle Point and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stanley, Brownsboro, attend ed the graduation exercises of the high school in Chiloquin, Ore., Tuesday. Miss Judith Stanley, a member of the class, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bcrtland Stanley, formerly of Eagle Point. Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Strauss are grandmothers of Judith. The group spent thrcp days in Fort Klamath wi'h the Bertland Slanleyc. William Force Visits Parents Gold Hill W i 1 1 1 a m R. Force, West Vancouver. B.C. was a recent week end visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Force and family. Mr. Force, a former resident of Gold Hill and Mcdford. was at one time a reporter on the Mcdford Mail Tribune. THE B1BI.E El SI'EAKS TO YOU Sunday 9:45 a.m. K-BOY-730 kc "Your Defense from Contogion" Soviet nuclear weapons test ing last fall, or from the cur rent U. S. test series. The preliminary report cov-1 ered 70 samples representing major manufacturers and col lected at retail outlets. Sam ples included vegetables, fruits, meat and meat prod ucts, and cereals. The prod ucts were prepared from crops grown in 1960 and early 1961. Average strontium-90 con tents by classes of products were: cereals, 8.5 micromicro curies per kilogram (kg.); vegetables, 8.2 micromlcro curies per kg.; fruits, 0.9 mi cromicrocuries per kg.; and meats, 0.8 micromicrocuries per kg. The Federal Radiation coun cil guideline for an acceptable daily intake of strontium-90 when averaged over one year is 200 micromicrocuries. (A micromicrocurle is a million th of a millionth of a curie. A curie is the quantity of a ra dioactive nuclide disintegrat ing at the rate of 3.7x1010 atoms per second.) Thus a child eating up to two pounds daily - a very gen erous allowance - of the vege table and cereal products sam pled, would get from these sources only about 17,5 of the Federal Radiation council guideline figure. The Food and Drug admin istration emphasized that neither the radioactivity con tent of baby foods nor that of any other food or class of foods at present warrants any attempt by consumers to pur chase on the basis of radio activity content, or to make any other change in normal dietary patterns. In Ashland Ashland - Guests over the Memorial Day holiday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Madison. 1190 Bellview avenue, were their daughter and her husband, Mr. and I ittrs. lqwii) ourr oi aan ma- teo, Calif. Mrs. Burr is the former Linda Madison. California Pan Viiiti EagU Point Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ciarcia. Inglewood, Calif., were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Bruner, Eagle Point. The. Ciarcias stopped off to visit with them and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barton en route to the World Fair In Seattle. 1 Social Events Bell Choir Program Is Different An entirely new musical en tertainment will be presented with "Let Inspiration Ring," which will bring David A. Wehr and the Cathedral Bell choir of the Boise Methodist Cathedral of the Rockies to the Medford Methodist church, 607 West Main street, on Saturday evening, June 2, 1962. The bell choir, soloists, and their 105 English Handbells forged in Holland will appear In this impressive new pro duction. A feature of the program will be an analysis of the art of bell ringing and human in terest sidelights of such groups. The Cathedral Bell choir has appeared on NBC and CBS television and was fea tured May 30 at the Seattle World's Fair. Imaginative "Bellstratlons" are joined with an extensive wardrobe in thrilling colors to make a panorama of music, motion and color in the pro gram. The program is open to the public. UN Officers Announced The board of directors of the Jackson County chapter, Oregon United Nations asso ciation, chose officers at a meeting last night in the Pub lic Library of Medford and Jackson County. They are Omar Bacon, first vice-president; Mrs. Henry Padgham, second vice-president; Mrs. Wallace Robinson, secretary; Irving Thomas, treasurer. Mrs. C. Rease Bra ley was named membership chairman, with Miss Clara Hinze as her assistant. Roy Neal, Ashland, was elected chapter president earlier this year. The group voted to wire Congressman Edwin R. Durno urging his support of the bill which would empower the United States government to purchase United Nations bonds, and to ask his advice on what means can be taken by citizens to ensure passage of the measure. The board is also making plans to enlarge its scope with representatives from various service and civic organiza tions in the county. Luncheon Honors Handby School Speech Squad Gold Hill - Members of the Hanby Elementary school speech squad were honored at an impromptu smorgasbord luncheon last week. Mrs. Beth Ness, home economics teacher and pupils in the homemaklng department, took charge of table arrangements and pre- pared the luncheon. Speech students who were present to receive their recog nition included Dave White, Bob Boye, Patty Washburn, Joe Thomas, and Carol Wash burn from the humorous sec tion. In the poetry section were Christine Olson, Linda Parker, Randy Turner, Mike Barber a.id Sandy Ganong. Serious readers present for the affair were M a r 1 e n e Wright, Barbara White, Owen Banry, and Joan Hllkey. Ran dy Turner, Linda Parker, Tom Kellogg and . Rhonda Rose crans were the orators who attended. The debate team was rep resented by Mike Turner, Linda Hilkey, Suzanne Kin ney, Carolyn Lamb, Susan Rosecrans, and Eileen Kell. Speech coaches present were Mrs. Ida von Buskirk, serious section; Allen Hill, hu morous; Mrs. Mildred Black, poetry: Gilbert A. Mack, ora tory; and Walter Doherty and Leon Myers, debate coaches. Other Hanby teachers attend ing were Deane Roberts, Mrs. Ness, and Marvin Throne. Contest Is Won By Talent Man Fresno, Calif. - W. Bagley, Route 1, Talent, Ore., is a sixth prize winner in the re cently concluded national raisin bread toast-to-travel sweepstakes contest, the Call fornia Raisin Advisory board announced here. The prize is an electric toaster. The contest open to con sumers of raiiln bread and i supported in each community j by local bakers, offered a top) prize of 10-day vacation trips ; abroad for four persons for I the next five years. Second j prize was a Ford Falcon se-j dan. ' j For an informal wedding the invitation can range from a phone rail or personal note to an engraved invitation of conventional form. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON 'Aging7 Bride Difficulties in By JOYCE SCHULLER Unitid Press International Chicago -0IPD- The aging bride (over 21, that is) has her problems and the biggest is finding a wedding dress that doesn't look like it's designed for the junior prom. The short wedding dress, favored by so many brides "getting on in years," appears to be in particularly short supply. And, in my case, at least, hard-pressed salesladies tried to pass off some unlikely sub stitutes - like the dowager- Chapter Has Installation; Plan Party Installation of officers for the coming year and final meeting for the current year of Alpha Beta chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, was held recently at the home of Mrs. James Butler, 1004 East Main street. Officers installed in a can- delight ceremony were Mrs. George Polski, president; Mrs. Richard Card, first vice presi dent; Mrs. Ray O. Jones, sec ond vice president; Mrs. D. R. Waltermire, recording secre tary; Mrs. Richard Wager, cor responding secretary; Mrs. Harris Ross, treasurer; Mrs. H. H. Patterson and Mrs. Jones, Beta Sigma Phi City Council representatives. Mrs. O. A. Eden accepted the responsibility of chapter sponsor and was given a yel low rose by the retiring presi dent, Mrs. Harold Ames. - A gift was presented to Mrs. Ames by the chapter for her services. Committee chairmen were announced for the coming year. Those serving are Mrs. Card and Mrs. Jones, mem bership and pledge; Mrs. Ray Barnett, Mrs. John Watkins and Mrs. Gerald Nelson, so cial; Mrs. Gerald Brog and Mrs. Michael Alesko, pro gram; Mrs. Dalton Gressett and Mrs. Patterson, welfare and service; Mrs. Richard Wa ger and Mrs. Charles T. Tuck er, ways and means; Mrs. Eu gene Garner, sunshine com mittee; Mrs. D. R. Waltermire, telephone committee; Mrs. James Butler, cancer band ages; and Mrs. Charles T. Tucker, publicity and scrap book. The hostess and her assist ants, Mrs. Willard Chinn and Mrs. Tucker, served refresh ments. The new pledges of the so rority invited members to a patio party to be given at the home of Mrs. Ray Barnett June 5. A report will be giv en then on the state conven tion held in Eugene May 25, 26 and 27. Members of the chapter attending the conven tion were Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Wager and Mrs. Tucker. Medford' was selected as hostess city for the 1964 con vention and chapters from Ashland. Grants Pass and Medford will sponsor the event. TAKTV I'RKTTY The tunle take on nrw crlspnenii In whltr-irwi wovr-n rnlton nvrr lry hattst. Claim Brooke frosts the eonfi-ction with vl lace at the nrck, bottom, and cup-over pout sleeves. Blemishes and small nicks and cuts nee'" not mar per sonal appearance. Cover with sheer adhesive strips or patch ei which are almost invisible on the skin. f h I) 1 8 CTAB PAYING I U r HIGH RENT show i CASCADE opr I VILLAGE 4-1 P.M. I Mon.-H. I payments are as J.'ltu. I low as rent. I Minutes from Mcdford en Crater Lak Highway Women's News Encounters Shopping type beige lace with surplice neckline they brought out on my first foray into the bridal shops. It came in half sizes, "but maybe they could make it up for you in size 9," the sales lady ventured-straight-faced. She evidently didn't grasp the situation, and I explained that I was the bride, not the mother of the bride. The selection wasn't much better at the next shop where they brought in an armload of fluff, apparently to prove it was too youthful for me. May be, I thought, I should con sider applying for social se curity instead of a marriage license. But, undeterred by the slings and arrows of out rageous salesladies, I con tinued the quest. It wasn't easy on the salesladies, either. Admittedly, I'm a tough customer. I can't seem to close my eyes when I try on a sample dress, size 18, in vivid turquoise, and imagine I how it would look In ivory, size 9. I also don't see why I should wear a tweed suit, even if that's what one sales lady said she would choose if she were getting married again. It's true, I do have a taste for something more sophisti cated than the scoop-necked, lace-hung, button and bow backed gowns favored ap parently by many younger brides. But I was unprepared for what I saw in a swank sub urban shop - gold-threaded, sequin-encrusted sheaths, slit at the sides to mid - thigh; slinky jerseys; strapless and backless draped numbers. Evidently I don't know "high style" when I see it. "These dresses are the most elegant on the North Shore," the saleslady snapped. Somewhere along the line. I got around to emphasizing I wanted something In white, ivory or a pastel. But that didn't stop one saleslady from showing me a flashy blue and yellow number that looked like the Swedish flag. That also wasn't quite what I had in mind, which moved the saleslady to say: "Well, what of it . , . you're only going to wear- it once!" Another saleslady assured me she knew just what I wanted, "but they don't make that kind of thing this time of year." "Now, if you'd gotten mar ried last January, or if you wanted to wait till next winter . , ." she suggested. P.S. I gave the idea some thought, but decided not to wait. I'd be one year older next year and it would be that much harder to find the dress, not to mention the hus band. Bridge Scores Are Announced Medford Duplicate Bridge club members will hold their monthly master point game on Tuesday, June 5 and on Saturday, June 9 Medford unit, American Contract Bridge league, will hold its June master point play, At the May 29 regular ses sion Mrs. Sam Richardson and Paul A. Hatton won first place in the north-south posi tion by scoring iiO'z points; Mrs. Richard Milestone and Mrs. Berg Marten won second with 138 points; Ray S. Wise and Leland Clark, third, with 13314 points, and Mrs. Dolph Phipps and Mrs. Clark, fourth, with 132V4 points. Scoring in the east-west po sition were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Forncrook, first, with 143 'z points; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, second, 120V4 points; Mrs. R. T. Jones and Mrs. H. E. Anderson, third, 119 points, and Al Gilhousen and Roy Prultt, fourth, 116 points. Mrs. Anderson was a visit ing player. Returns Gold Hill Mrs. Ernest H. Cooper has returned to her home on Sardine Creek after visiting relatives in Sacramen to, Calif. While there she was a guest of her mother, Mrs. M. T. Blouln, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Todtz and daugh ter, Miss Frances Todtz. Mrs. Todtz and Mrs. Cooper are sisters. Veni-Vidi By MARGARET SCHULER Romans will eat and drink as usual todav at their favor ite cafe restaurants. The strike which was to have tak en place was called off at midnight last night, the tax protest on the use of umbrel las and awnings in front of cafes. Not only had every bar and restaurant owner planned to participate, but merchants of other shops also were to strike In sympathy. The gov ernment averted the mass strike by promising not to tax, at least this year, the use of awnings and umbrel las. Three hundred and forty thousand school teachers be gan a four-hour strike today, for more pay. All of the inter mediate and secondary schools were closed. Other strikes are imminent. Next Monday there is to be a one-day railway strike and a strike of farm laborers. All of them are striking for more pay. The Communist and Socialist par ties are promoting the strikes;. The new president would seem to have his problem laid out for him. Whenever I see a crowd in Rome I stop, and I am usually rewarded. So this morning as I came down from my house through the Borghese gardens and saw a host of people gap ing at something in the gar den cafe, I gaped also. There sat Danny Thomas and his pretty television wife, drink ing coffee and being directed for something, television or cinema. It sper .ixi hectic with all the crowds about, the talk ing and noise. It would be interesting to know how they ever achieve the smooth, fin ished product. That wonderful scene, "The Light on the Pi azza," was shot on the Via Veneto at a crowded time of day. Frank Sinatra is here also this week. But you can't get seats to hear him (at $16 Der). He is giving a benefit per formance for the Italian Red Cross one evening. There will undoubtedly be the usual mob outside to see the great man enter and leave. Elizabeth Taylor is out of print. Just before I , came to Rome, which was the last part of April, the papers had de clared a "No Taylor in the News" day and it must have continued as one seldom sees her name anywhere. Her man ager declares the film, "Cleo patra," will be the greatest picture ever filmed. It costs more money, they say, sixty million dollars, so It should be, perhaps. Pocahontas Lodge To Hold Electio n Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet to night at 8 o'clock at the Red man hall for election of offi cers. Final plans for the offi cial visit of Mrs. Ethel Etzel, great Pocahontas of Califor nia, on June 8, will be made. A trim spacious look is giv en to a room of limited area by pushing the beds against the walls and topping them with a tweedy bedspread. Rub out unwanted grass with DOWPON Grass Killer Bar A rub of the new DOWPON Crass Killer Bar trims nuisance grass that creeps over the edges of driveways, sidewalks, flower beds, under fences and around buildings. Cet season-long con trol with quick, easy treatments. One bar treats up to 7000 feet. Ask for the DOWPON Crass Killer Bar by name. Trodomofk ot ffc. Dow Ownico' Company 6th and Farm Store 10th O'Brien Travelers Return After Six Weeks Abroad O'Brien-Mr. and Mrs. Lesi Archer have returned to their home in the Siskiyou Village from a six weeks trip abroad. The Archers flew by the Polar route from Los Angeles to Copenhagen and Stockholm where they visited some of Mrs. Dave Wilson's cousins and were treated to a Swed ish smorgasbord. Their main tour started in Cairo, Egypt, where they vis ited the Sphinx and traveled to the pyramids on camel back into the Valley of Kings and King Tufa tomb. Cairo boasts of beautiful modern buildings and a middle class people who are well educated, the Archers report. Wide spacious avenues were occupied by almost every mode of travel conveyance; limousines, camels, carts drawn by donkeys and horse drawn wagons mingled to gether in spectacular array, they state. Natives dressed in long gowns with turbans and some with veils could be seen. The majority of Egyptians favor European fashions. Especially noticed by the travelers was the fondness 'of the natives for their leader, Nasser and their dislike of his predeces sor, former King Farouk, whom they termed "a selfish man." By Horseback The travelers journeyed by horseback to Petra, a two and a half hour jaunt along steep precipices into the ancient stronghold. Tombs and tem ples carved of the red sand stone were seen along the way. In days gone by, the little town was a cross roads for the great caravans. Arriving in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, they observed the impressive joint worship of 3000 people carrying palms and chanting prayers. In old Jerusalem, streets were very narrow with steps going up and down. All commuters were crowded together with beggars, peddlers and don keys, producing a continuous din punctuated by angry shouts in the native tongue, demanding the right of way, the travelers noted. Shops lined the narrow passages. In Beriut, the Archers went to the American' university, located in a wondrous setting overlooking the Mediterran ean sea. Damascus, the Sa hara desert, the Dead sea and Istanbul were seen on their way to Athena and southern Greece. Evacuations in Jericho re vealed the first city built on that ground in 6000 B.C., the Archers were told. They report that the Gre cian people still express their appreciation of American aid. In Vienna more results of this country's aid was notice able in many homes restored, which had been destroyed during the last war, the Arch ers report. Here they attended the opera in a beautiful old opera house, which had been rebuilt and redecorated after being partially destroyed by fire. England's Shakespea r e a n countryside and Oxford uni versity were seen by the Archers in all the prime of springtime blooms; tulips, pink and white cherry blos soms and red hawthorne, proving the statement they BEGONIA PCANTS 4 q 95 Bedding Plants Petunias Zinnias Marigolds Salvia Portulaca ft Others ALSO TOMATO and ether VEGETABLE PLANTS Flower-Dri Rtady u formula for drying and pf atrvinf) rht full beauty of your fa vorfro flower.. . . . Available In quarts and gallons. Poison Oak Killer Now't (he time to Spray Peison Oak. We have the product to do the job. See U Today Bartlett and Fir FRIDAY. JUNE 1. 1362 had heard that England is wonderful in May. Returning home by Polar flight the travelers experi enced 21 hours of daylight, flying with the sun, over ice and snow covered Greenland, Huson bay and miles of black tundra swampland into a snowstorm at Winnipeg, Can ada. Mrs. Archer reported that most of their trip was spent in temperate spring weather. They took many pictures to be used In entertaining their many friends and brought back many souvenirs. Food was strange to them in many places with lamb the most common meat In many countries. A good cup of coffee by American stand ards was unavailable. Fruits and rice were plentiful but pie, they found, was certain ly not a toreign aisn. In the majority of coun tries they visited western dress is almost universal and also the English language, as everyone they met could speak at least a few words and many were adept. Shirley Malone Is Honor Guest; Rites Tomorrow Miss Shirley Maloney was honored at a bridal shower May 26 given by her sister, Mrs. Glenn Backes. and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Elmer Ma loney, at the former's home, 111 Lewis street. Miss Maloney is to be mar ried to Howard E. Staten, Medford, tomorrow, June 2. At the shower party re freshments were served to 18 guests after games were player and Miss Maloney had opened her gifts. Returns Ashland - Jesse G. Ander son, 195 Morton street, re turned last week from his sec ond trip to the Seattle expo sition. Included this time was a cruise to Victoria, B.C. He also attended several concerts, notably the Philadelphia Or- chestra concert that featured violinist Isaac Stern. If you are interested in your portrait appearing in the newspapers, a formal wedding portrait should be taken as soon as your wedding dress Is ready. The photograph should be at the societv edl- tor's office one to three weeks Meatora nose society nas In advance of the wedding, 1 set the annual show for Satur depending on the paper's I day, June 23, at Medford. rules. 1 High school cafeteria, Shop Tonite I 6:30 to 9 at I I M 'H Mil I f .',Mt'il:N!l 1 KILL THOSE APHIDS! (and Beetles and Ants and 250 other insects) ISOTOX GARDEN SPRAY Pint Quart 4.98 fttOTOJd Make Monarch Your Headquarters for UftDCC Brushes e Curry Combs nUllOk e Fly Repellent Bomb CIIDDI ICC RoD H",tar OUrrUCO purn0 omalene s Remember - The Monarch Has NATIONAL SCENTS in Stock! ' Plants Just a Sittin'? THEY NERD Al AQkfA CICII AVAILABLE IN ' A shot op MLAdltM risll 5 SIZES Having trouble making water penetrate your toil? Get MORGAN'S Ttllll UIRTCD A NEW MODERN' Inin-nHICn PENETRANT A 5 Beef Chuck And Eggs Good Buys Corvallis - June is a good month to serve large eggs, bacon and chuck roast if you want to save money on pro ' foods, advises Oregon 'e university home econo mist. Retail meat prices collected in Oregon show that prices on , beef chuck and large eggs are least expensive in retail mar kets during the early spring and summer. Hamburger fluc tuates little in price during the year. By taking advantage of seasonally low prices and meat counter specials, food shoppers can chop a consider able amount from what they spend on meat, says Barbara J. McCandless, OSU food mar keting specialist. Miss McCandless says in a new extension circular that red meats take about 25 cents of each dollar spent for food. Seasonal variations of some meat cuts are shown in the new circular "Retail Meat Prices - Monthly Variations in Oregon Markets." Charts are also Included that would be helpful to the shopper in scheduling best times to stock up on meat purchases for the freezer. The circular may be secured from the OSU bulletin clerk or county extension offices. Old Rose Garden In Jacksonville Now in Bloom Old fashioned roses in the Old Rose garden in Jackson ville will be in full bloom this week end and at their peak ; the next week or ten days, ac cording to the Medford Rose society. Visitors are welcome ' to the garden located at the corner of Fifth and D streets, just north of the Old Pioneer Methodist church. Over a hundred bushes are now in the garden established by the Medford society two. years ago. The City of Jack sonville has set aside this lot for use as an Old Rose garden and care and maintenance of the garden is donated by the city of Jacksonville and mem. bers of the Medford Rose society. r
