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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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