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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON HURSDAY. JULY 19, 1962 ' nit i i, I ' . '' p-nr h -n , iCitizens Ease Conscience By Sending Cash to 'Uncle7 t',,'.r1" Summer can be broughl indoors with flowers, adding the light gaiety of warm days without the heat. Delphinium, daisies, and other blossoms may be arranged with contrast ing leaves, such as ivy. to brighten up dark portions of rooms. They can be placed in wicker baskets, which add a rustic touch to a room, without getting the baskets wet flicker Baskets, Flozvers Add Brightness To Rooms The freshness and delicacy of summer flowers and the rustic quality of wicker bas kets combine to bring sum mer indoors. A basket of al most any shape may easily be adapted to make an in teresting flower container, points out the Society of American Florists. You can arrange flowers in an openwork basket and ac complish the impossible -water the flowers, and still keep the basket dry! Place a tin can, glass jar or plastic container of suit able size and shape, partially filled with water, in a foil lined basket. Saturate in the water a foam flower holder, obtainable at florists and de partment stores. If necessary, cut the foam to smaller size, after its saturation, so it will be surrounded by water. Then insert flower stems into the foam holder at any desired angle. Add water daily to the container to keep the foam saturated. A rough-textured, wicker wine-holder can be the foun dation for an arrangement with a definite flow-almost like the wine itself. Place graceful delphiniums at eith er end of the basket and, in the center, casually group miniature carnations and com plementary greens. A tiered wicker letter hold er is an interesting container. Arrange sweetheart roses and waxy, deep green leaves to look like a miniature terrace. This is a charming addition to the wall nearest a break fast nook. A variation for a table, desk or any flat sur face would be a Japanese garden of tiny fresh flowers and leaves-violets, lilies of the valley, cuts of larkspur, whatever is available at your local florist. A tallish raffia basket makes a most apprpriate con tainer for the long, rangy gladioli or snapdragons. Mixed with any shorter stemmed flowers - fresh-cut pompons or zinnias, for in-stance-and some large, dark green leaves, this arrange ment will be attractive in front of a fireplace off-duty Devores Return Central Point Mr. and Mrs. Harry Devore. 3120 Korth Pacific highway, re cently returned from a trip to tlie state of Washington. They were accompanied by their son and daughter, and visited relatives in Hermis ton. Yakima, Wash., and Wal la Walla. Warti. Outing Held Apple-gate Valley Upper Applegate Home Extension unit held on outing at Tunnel Bidcc recreation area on Lit tle Applepate river recently, ts a result of a menibership attendance contest. Mrs. Rnl Jand Smith was awarded a prize for inviting the largest number of people to unit meetings. Return O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Oren Drogden and daughter. Kathy, returned from an ex tended vacation trip last week. Mr. Broc-ien is an em ployee of Grafc-Callahan on tunnel construction. Mrs. John Griffin Travels to Coast Hnrnbrock - Mrs John Griffin accompanied her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rukovina. Med ford Plaza apartments, to Winchester bay for a week yir of tvp 5f T.ir0 . (Editor's Note: Every year Uncle Sam gets some money he never asked for or de ducted. The gifts from Ameri cans who want to show ap preciation to their country or concern for its welfare are described in the following dispatch. Other free-will of ferings, sent to "Uncle" to ease a sense of guilt stemming from some financial sin, have led to the creation of a "con science fund" in the treasury department!) for the summer. A low, low table is another ideal spot for a grouping of this type. An old - fashioned straw mail-holder says a cheery hel lo to callers when filled with fresh flowers. Carnations, poms, delphiniums, ivy-any combination of favorites may be collected in a simple bas ket such as this and will cre ate an air of warm welcome when hung beside a front door. There are many baskets of unusual shape made especial ly for hanging on walls-the sprightly daisy is a perfect partner for all of them. Alone, mixed with ivy or field flow ers, daisies can't help but paint a live portrait of sum mer. Try them in a dark hall way or corner and watch it come to life. Take a hint from the So ciety of American Florists and carry summer indoors in a basket. Taste Quiz Worked Out For Buyers By SHELLEY SINGER United Press International Chicago -OTP- A furnishings manufacturer says most peo ple are afraid to express their preferences or rely on their own judgment and good taste when buying furniture. The manufacturer provides the following quiz to help you determine how much faith you have in your tastes. Just answer "yes," or "no" and keep track of your answers. -When you shop for home furnishings, do you usually ask someone to come along and contribute advice? -Are you attracted by items that are labeled "decorator styled" or "designer-styled"? -If you could afford it, would you hire an interior decorator to furnish your en tire home, relying on his judg ment exclusively to determine the purchases? -Would you turn down an item that you liked if you felt your friends would be critical of it? -Does the thought of being called a snob ever discourage you from buying certain furnishings? -Is your home furnished much the same as the homes of your friends and neighbors? -If your family income wore suddenly increased greatly, would you refurnish immedi ately in keeping with your new status? -Would you ever replace an article or furnishing in your house largely because you fell it was out of style? -Would you pay extra for a furnishing article because It bore the name of a well known designer or furniture maker? -Would you hesitate to buy an original painting or sculp ture by an unknown artist if you liked the item but felt in capable of Judging its artistic merits? -Do you base all or part of your interior decorating on pictures and ideas you get from newspapers and maga zines? -Is it important to you that guests in your home notice your decorating and compli ment you on it? If you have six "yes'' an swers, you're probably aver age in vour tastes. More than six "yes'' answers could mean you're trying loo hard to please others with your dec orating. If y)u have more than six "no" answers, your home pnbly ie direct reflection i y;ir ne.tM MS By EDWARD COWAN United Press International Washington -IUPI- The most hardened cynic would take a new view of patriotism and conscience if he could read the letters in the treasury's 'gift" and "conscience fund" files. With the letters - from the semi - literate, eggheads and persons in high public office - come cash! Every year hundreds, some times thousands, of Americans send Uncle Sam money, either in appreciation of their coun try, out of concern for its welfare, or to ease a nagging sense of guilt. "I think I owe you this, a Maryland man wrote on a piece of brown paper torn from a paper bag. He en closed $120. Some of the gifts are the sarcastic type. Mails Stamps "Please accept this small token to apply on the nation al debt," wrote a Palm Springs. Calif., citizen who enclosed a half-cent postage stamp. He went on to express fear that the national debt "will take its place alongside the Tower of Babylon - con fusion - mentioned in the Bi ble." (He meant the Tower of Babel.) In 194H, a Tennessee wom an left Uncle Sam $70,000. In 1952, a New York woman gave the treasury department S80.000 of accumulated tax refunds. More recently, it was re ported that the late William Berns, a New York City jew eler and the son of an immi grant, had willed Uncle Sam $250,000 - "in appreciation of the freedom and liberty af forded in this country to all citizens, irrespective of race, creed or color." From Oklahoma, the treas ury received one dollar from a man who said he had "very unwillingly" received "a small amount of government owned material that had been 'appropriated' by another citizen." Conscience Fund Money from people who say they owe it for taxes evaded or objects stolen is de posited in a "conscience fund." Outright gifts go into the "gift fund." Contributions earma r k e d for reduction of the national debt go into a special fund set up in 1961 for just that purpose. Gifts and contributions to reduce the national debt are deductible, the Internal Rev enue service reports. Money in the conscience and gift funds end up in the treasury's general fund, for payment of the government's expenses. Until Congress pass ed special legislation last year authorizing the debt reduction fund, contributions for this purpose also went into the general fund If the donor ap proved. The debt reduction fund was eslablished on June 27, 1961. Contributions through February totaled $5,249.99. The debt is close to $300 bil lion. Specify Use Since 1862. contributions to the gift fund have aggregated S36 million, including $211. 221 43 in 1961. The conscience fund dates back to 1811, and has received $2.7 million, in cluding $61, 701.97 last year. The year 1848 is the only one in which the treasury receh ed no conscience money. Some citizens want to make contributions for specific pur poses. Many can be accepted, such as for defense. A Cham paign, 111., woman asked if she could send money to help the U.S. Information agency tell other countries about American principles. (She could, she was told.) Some years ago, a New York woman sent former President Truman a Christmas card and $150 cash. On a small piece of blue paper she wrote: "With sincere thanks for help in life saving, Mrs. Officials believe she was a foreigner who had received asylum in this country. The $150 went into the gift fund. A Dayton, Ohio, man sent in a small diamond as back ing for a new style paper cur rency he advocated. The gem was returned. Students of an American history class in Texarkana, Ark., sent in $2 to help pay off the national debt. A Pennsylvania woman, who signed herself "Caro line," sent President Kennedy $10. Expressing concern for "the heavy load on your shoul ders," she advised him to seek Divine guidance "when in doubt." An American in Bonn, Germany, sent the govern ment $100 to help fight the Korean war. A Minnesota resident contributed $10, say ing "this is my way of ex pressing gratitude for being an American." Minds Eased Especially inspiring was the 10-year-old Hawaiian lad who asked if he could give $20 "to help the United States of America." A gently worded reply praised him for his pa triotism, said he could send the $20 but suggested he buy savings stamps every week. Most of the conscience fund contributors want to ease their minds and make sure their accounts in Washington and Heaven are in good order. Some of their communica tions, however, baffle the gov ernment - such as the enve lope postmarked P a d u c a h, Ky. It contained $110 and an advertisement for men's pa jamas torn out of a Sears-Roebuck catalogue. Youth Activities O'Brien Miss Karen Preston spent last weefe at Union-Rogue Baptist camp near Prospect, Ore. Miss Mil lie Michels is visiting in Cali fornia with an aunt. The Breckenridge children, Kath leen. Bobbette, David and Fred are engaged in raising horses this summer. To Seattle O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. William Woodbury and fam ily went to Seattle recently. They stopped in McCleary, Wash., and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Connors, for mer O'Brien residents. They also visited relatives on the way to Seattle. The family ar rived home in O'Brien early this week. Cookes Visit O'Brien Visiting at the James Cooke home this week ' were Mr. and Mrs. Rufus ' Cooke, Seattle, Wash., who j were returning from a stay i in Areata, Calif., with Wil liam Cook and family. They will return to Seattle after visiting in Grants Pass with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lind. 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