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1 THURSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Social Events Women's News French Truck Drivers Mark Good Eating Spots Br JEANNE LESEM United Frtii International Rheims, France-tUPD-Even in France, traveler! spread the word that a restaurant , patronized by truck driven is a good, In expensive place to eat, So popular is this idea that two types of restaur ants display the W''..- redi white Jeanne Loiem and blue sign of Les Routiers. Association members serve substantial fixed priced meals to truck drivers at rates lower than those charged the general public. Highway cafes with ade quate parking space for big trailer trucks draw most of their patronage from truck drivers. But in a city like Rhclms (population 150,000), a cafe owner may join Les Routiers primarily to attract tourists. Such is the case with Au Coq Hardl, said its owner, Claude Mitelette, who has been a member since 1928. His cafe near the center of the city features French re gional food, both of Cham pagne and other provinces. Menu Extensive Included are poulet bas quaise, chicken In the style of the Basque region on the Spanish border; cassoulet tou lousaine, a casserole of beans, pork and goose; and Champe noise dishes such as saurkraut in champagne and pigs feet a la menehould, the feet split, breaded and grilled. The other kind of truck stop cafe has a more limited menu but it not a short-order diner. Steak and fried pota toes are always available, but so is roast pheasant at a typi cal highway cafe near Berry-au-Bac, Aisne, 10 miles north of Rheims on a main high way. A fixed-price five course meal at the Relals Sainte Marie costs a trucker six new francs, or about $1.25. The same meal Is about 80 cents higher for the general public Many Stop "Up to 60 truck drivers a day stop here for a meal," said Mine. Jacqueline Stehle who, with her husband, Kon rad, owns and operates the cafe. "About 25 or 30 more stop for coffee and a snack." Mme. Stehle works from 8 a.m. until midnight, usually cooking local specialties for the fixed-price meals and gril- GLASSES ON CREDIT! il).' Oteen Stamps COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER led foods to order. Roast pheasant often is available because Champagne is good hunting country, she said. A typical meal offers a choice of assortment hors d'oeuvres or herring; roast pork, pheasant or grilled blood pudding (a sausage), plus vegetables, salad and cheese. Beverages are extra. Drink Champagne A few truck drivers choose the local drink, champagne or still wine, Mme. Stehle said, but most order mineral water and "beaucoup de cafe" -much coffee. The cafe uses thirty kilos, or about 60 pounds a month. Patrons who arrive hungry between mldnlgh and 0 a.m. get leftovers, unless they want grilled steak or fried eggs, cooked to order by the night staff. And steak is what truck ers .usually want, day or night, throughout the year," said Mme. Stehle, "plus one fancier item: oysters in sea son, for which they willingly pay extra." Family Returns To Eagle Point; Parties Are Given Eagle Point-Mr. and Mrs. Venson Hunt and three chil dren returned to Eagle Point Tuesday following a vacation in Castro Valley, Calif. The Hunts were guests pf Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whaleys; the two women are long-time friends, having worked together many years ago in Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Force and two children, Grants Pas9, were week end guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Force, Alta Vista orchard, Eagle Point. Mr. and Mrs. Donald An derson, Stevens Road, Eagle Point, were hosts over the holidays to Mr. Anderson's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. . Vern Anderson and daughters, Glide, Ore. Mrs. Mary Anderson of Mcdford spent Christmas day with her two sons and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ash pole, now residing at' 316 Mo doc avenue in Mcdford, were hosts for a family dinner. Present were Mrs. Donn Ash- pole, Eagle Point, mother of the host; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Darrcll Stanley and family, and Jerry Bellows, Eagle Point; and Mrs. Margaret Milburn and son Richard, Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. John son, Ramsey road, spent Christmas with their daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gamnge, Fresno, Calif. They were Joined there by Jesse Johnson, father of Mr. Johnson, now living in Bucna Park, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. B. Clyde Bunker, Crater Lake high way, gave a holiriny family party. Present were Mr. and Mrs. John Bunker, Mcdford; Mr. and Mrs. James Bunker and son, David, Eagle Point; and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Drew, Mcdford. Both John and James Bunker are sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Drew are aunt and uncle of the Clyde Bunkers. Leave Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hawkins, New Castle, Colo., left Wednesday after visiting since Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Scripter, 727 West Fourth street, Medford. They were en route to San Diego, Calif., and Mesa, Ariz. Derby Dancers Derby-All interested square dancers are invited to a regu lar first-Saturday dance to be given by the Derby Hoedown ers Saturday, January 5 at Derby Community hall. Danc ing will begin at 8:30 p.m. Potluck refreshments will be served. Edwin Cavin will call the squares. JWffl One of the chores we set for ourselves New Year's dav was to clean out our big winter purse. This is a major chore, not to be undertaken lightly. The Durse. onlv sllehtlv smaller than an overnight bag, usually is loaded with bill- ioio, laenuncauon and card file, a little zipper gadget con taining a score of small articles which we always think we're going to need but hardly ever do, keys, compact, hand kerchiefs of assorted types, lipsticks, combs, pill box and other trivia Including letters old and new, bills and usually a number of clippings. One of the clippings we unearthed was an AP stnrv published a couple of months ago which we found h.'ghly interesting, ine siory originated in Wiesbaden, West Ger many, and concerns a program of "action and anti-music." If we are to believe one Richard O'Regan of the AP, the "music" included raw eggs thrown into the audience, peb bles which flew all over the room and other weird manl- testations. It seems that West Germany has become the center for experimental music and this concerns performances on bot tles, pots, pans; pianos played with elbows and fists (we saw and heard Leonard Pennarlo, one of this country's leading pianists, use his elbows in a concert here several years ago). musical instruments filled with cutlery to produce new sounds, and "unearthly sounds" produced with electronic contraptions. When one "musician took over the stage for a perform ance in which his wife cut his hair with a pair of scissors, someone explained that "in new music the audible and the visible overlap." The audience was restless, according to the reporter, and some circulated paper airplanes made from their programs. About this time the performer, one Dirk Higglns of New York, smashed some eggs over his denuded head, and threw the rest into the audience; the knowing ones unfurled umbrellas. We read further that one Nam June Paik of South Korea, next on the program, covered himself with shaving foam, scattered rice and pebbles about and at one point dived into an antique bathtub filled with water. Oh, yes, there was some music. He played a child's nursery rhyme on an old- fashioned horn phonograph. One of his fellow-performers is quoted as commenting that he was "so concentrated, so intense and convincing." The final "work" of the evening took place when a group of young composers fell upon a grand piano with saws, crowbars and their bare hands, and tore It to pieces, offering hunks of the instrument to those in the audience. This was "anti-music." A 30-year-old New Yorker, called Maclnas, a composer who makes his living as an architect, explained thusly: "Anti music Is, in fact, a protest. Art is artificial just by definition. What Is more, it dulls the hearer or viewer to the beauty of reality. If one did away with art, people would be able to appreciate real things to their fullest again. Besides, au the people now engaged in senseless artistic professions could become useful members of society, like mathematicians, win dow washers - something constructive and real." We don't know about the "action" music, but we do believe that this New Yorker will find quite a few who will agree that some art, not all, is artificial. In some In stances, the viewer or listener would do better to ignore the so-called art and concentrate on the real thing. Those who have never really seen and enjoyed a forest from which the wood of the sculpture comes, or those who never take time to really see and enjoy and absorb the meaning of a sunrise, sunset or the night sky, cannot really know whether the art inspired by these artificial, or genuine. When it comes to gift wrappings, Otto Kahnert doesn't go for fancy ribbons and tricky bows. Mr. K., is a builder, and good solid wood Is what Inspires him. As a consequence of his originality and sense of humor, his fiancee, Lorna Thompson, had to open her Christmas present with a saw and hatchet. When gift-giving time came, Lorna was presented a wooden "box" 17 inches long, more than 5 Inches wide, nailed securely together. The wood was nicely smoothed up and the box was covered with holiday greetings and instruc tions. After sawing one end off - a cut through the middle would have ruined the gift - Lorna could see It safely enclosed in a niche made just the right size, but still couldn't get It out. So she took the hatchet and carefully hacked off one side of the "wrapping." She found a pretty hand-loolcd billfold containing a cou ple of coins for good luck. Although Lorna is a Tribune employee, we haven't met Mr. Kahnert yet. However, we do know he Is a man of Idcas.-O.S. Five Generations Meet Durinq Holiday Season .. . .i.-.... ...i. Rex Norton, is me old son of Mr. Rose's great Eagle Point -Five genera tions of one family were rep resented at a family gather ing during the holiday season held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Moore, Butte Falls route, Box 190, Eagle Point. Eldest in the group was Mrs. Moore's father, Charles Rose, 83, who makes his home with the Moores. The youngest, Hoedown Dance Session Slated An open hoedown lype square dance is planned for Saturday, January 5 begin ning at 8:30 p.m., in the Coun try Square dance hall, one mile west of Talent on Colver road. Bryon (Buzz) Dibble and Floyd Workman will be call ing the squares. Women are asked to take potluck foods which may be eaten without plates, including cakes or cookies. All interested dancers or callers are invited, granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Norton of Santa Maria, Calif. Others in the five-generation group were Mr. Rose's daughter, Mrs. B e n J amln Moore, and her daughter, Mrs. Tris Norton, Hanford, Calif. Thirty-three family mem bers attended the gathering including Tris Norton and the couple's three other children; Robert Norton; Mr. and Mrs. James Moore and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Moore and family, all of Butte Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hilkey, Gold Hill, and Mrs. John Guyelte and daughter, Miss Dee Guyette, Medford. Guests Prospect- Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Frceland were Mr. Freeland's parents, the Wallace Free lands, Sacramento, Calif., and Mrs. Freeland's sister, Mrs. Ruth Dodge and her children, Santa Clara, Calif. Square Dances To Be Given At Pythian Hall To begin the new year, the Twirlers of Medford will sponsor their first Saturday night square dance at the Knights of Pythias Hall on North Grape street. Commenc ing at 8:30 p.m., January 5, the dance will be open to all visiting clubs. All future Twlrler dances and classes will be held at the Pythian building until the club's new hall is con structed. Building of the new hall will begin this month by volunteers. Club members, both new and old, looU for ward to the first hall the club can call its own. Many club members cele brated New Year's eve by at tending parties at either the Country Squares or the Grants Pass fair grounds in spite of the hazardous ice and fog. t Holiday Guest Evans Valley - Christmas holiday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sletten was Mr. Sletten's mother, Mrs. Anna Sletten of Sacramento, Calif. Hausewarming Event Given of Applegate Applegate A nousewarm ine nartv was eiven recently for William Clue, who has moved into a new home. About 75 persons attended and he was presented gifts. Refreshments were served during the afternoon. Mr. Clute has lived In this area his entire life. Get Together Club Meeting Is Slated A potluck dinner and so cial hour are planned for the Get Together club Friday, January 4 at 1 p.m., in the Girls Community club. Mrs. Everett Sunquisl, Mrs. Howard Taylor, Mrs. Henry D-wson and Mrs. Ellen An dren are members of the com mittee for January. Daughter Visits In Applegate Applegate Mrs. Dorothy Howard, Bend, Ore., is visit ing with her mother, Mrs. Dora Krouse. A recent visitor was Mrs. Enid Stastny, Se attle, Wash., a sister of Mrs. Krouse. Applegaters Announce Dance Applegaters Square danca club members plan a danca for Saturday, January 5 at 8:30 p.m., in the Provolt Grange hall, Pete Dunster will call and potluck refreshments will be served. All interested square danc ers are invited. NOWVi OPEN p o00o5o e o o Tor an your Beauty Needs BROOKSIDE O BEAUTY SALON O twe Blocks South Q of Downtown Tolont A on Old Pacific Hwy. Ph. 535-2701 f oo nan I CALENDAR MATERNITY SALE Maternity Blouses r-) J j Were 5.95 to ( 95 c Maternity I 0 3 Dresses -j S Were 14.98 lo 22.95 J M0NDAYS I Thursday B:15 p.m.-CBPWC, Rogue Valley Country club. 7:30 p.m.-Mothers of Twins club, North's Chuck Wagon restaurant. 7:30 p.m. -Mistletoe ramp, RNA, Pythian bldg. 7:30 p.m. - Winchester ex tension unit, Mrs. W. Randle man, 1009 South Peach st. 8 p.m. -Phoenix, NOW, Phoenix Community hall. 8 p.m.-Prospect Extension unit, home of Mrs. Dean Boy er. rrlday .10.10 am. - Griffin Creek extension unit, Griffin Creek Grange hall. 12 noon - Phoenix Thimble club, Mrs Jewel Parr, 304 Fifth St., Thoenix. Mother Is Guett Of Steventoni Evans Valley - Vlsitin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson for the holidays was Mrs. Vera Wall, Vn Nuys, Calif Mrs. Wall is Mr. Stevenson's mother. Studant Wonder - Leonard Sellers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Connie Sellers spent the holidays with 1 his parents, lie has returned to his studies at the College of the racifie, Monterey, Calif. OPEN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 'TIL 9 15 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE JANUARY All co-ordinates drastically reduced to clesrl Petti, Catalina, Patty Woodard, Majestic, Miss Pat, Smartee, and other famous names. Savings that you will find irresistiblel . Sweaters Values to $18.00 SALE Values to $15.00 SALE Values to $11.00 SALE 12 10 7 99 Skirts Values to $18.00 SALE Values to $14.00 SALE Values to $10.00 SALE 13 9 7 99 99 tjj FUR BLEND, FULL FASHIONED ff JB Sweaters JS' m flL s r 2 ,ob M j Dresses J Blouses Coats I 2-Piece 77 I; Values to 7.00 Corduroy Coats, Wool Coats Cotton Dresses .... J j yA Length( Car Coats j Values to $30.00 1 Q99 1 1 Fur TrimS SALE I , . f-. -- 1 p - Values to V W Qri Values to $20.00 1 0991 Q0 $65.00 VV ij SALE I J I 2 J SALEt j WMtMffliBi'iB'uiii'MMtw Bi'ja)mt!"i"J -m; i 1 m' : .ju;h ji? 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