MtDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1963
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University
Ant
inounces
Dads Day
Eugene University of
Oregon President Arthur S.
Flemming will be principal
speaker at the 36th annual
Dads day luncheon Saturday,
February 23, in MacArthur
court.
The luncheon, traditionally
the highlight of the Dads day
program, has been scheduled
for 11:30 a.m.
Roy E. Lieuallen, chancel
lor of the Oregon State Sys
tem of Higher Education, and
the presidents of the Oregon
Mothers and the Associated
Students of the University of
Oregon, will extend greetings
to the dads.
During the luncheon, John
Warren, Eugene, Dads presh
dent, will present University
of Oregon blankets to the dad
nresenl who came the great
est distance to attend the
event, and to the dad with
the most children presently
enrolled at the university.
Musical selections will be
presented by members of the
University Singers, under the
direction of Max Risinger.
Because of space limitations
In seating all the visiting fa
thers and their sons and
daughters, tickets will be sold
for two luncheon arrange
ments.
The first will consist of a
buffet service and seat at a
table on the main floor of
the court; the second, a special
box lunch and view seat in the
balcony.
Prices will be the same for
cither service, although tick
ets will be different in color
and designation.
Dads may purchase tickets
by writing to Oregon Dads,
University of Oregon, Eugene.
Sons and daughters may also
buy tickets at the main desk
in the Erb Memorial Student
Union before the February 21
deadline.
Clubs Plan
Two Dances
Two square dance events
have been announced for the
coming week end.
A square dance workshop
will be held Friday, February
15, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the
Country Square, a mile west
of Talent junction on Colver
road. Purpose of the dance is
to leach newer basic steps to
dancers who have not attend
ed for some time.
All square dancers who
need practice are invited to
attend. Floyd Workman will
call and instruct; anyone
wishing further information
may call Mr. Workman, 535
1150. Women attending arc asked
to take cookies and coffee will
be furnished.
Hoedowners
Derby Hoedowners will
hold a birthday dance Satur
day, February 16, at Derby
Community hall to celebrate
the second anniversary of the
organization. A chili dinner
will be provided by the club;
guests are asked to take salad
or dessert.
Dancing will begin at 8:30
p.m. and Edwin Cavin will
be caller. All square dancers
and callers are invited to at
tend.
The Hoedowners started a
new class for beginners Feb
ruary 12.
Last week the Hoedowners
held a graduation party for
the last class of beginners.
Among the guests were cou
ples from the Star Promen
adcrs of Mcdford and the
Shady Squares, Shady Cove.
Bob Glather of the Shady
Cove group was guest caller.
HOW COME
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Washington Congressman
1 .'Wsv
shown testifying before a special House committee in De
cember. 1958, which investigated her re-election defeat. A
woman who had trouble mixing politics and housewifery,
Mrs. Knutson was defeated
leased a manifesto begging her
The American Woman
Political Equality Fight
Continued for 72 Years
THE AMERICAN WOMAN
By HARRY FERGUSON
United Press International
Washinston-IUPIl - American
women started fighting for
political equality in 1848.
They were denounced, insult
ed, spat upon and arrested
before their hour of triumph
on Aug. 26, 1920, when the
19th Amendment to the Con
stitution was proclaimed.
It was short and got right
to the point: "The right of
citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States
or by any state on account of
sex."
The intervention of women
in political matters was noth
ing new. But m the old days
the ladies did it by indirect
action. Helen of Troy did it
by walking out on her hus
band, King Mcnelaus of Spar
ta, and joining forces with
Paris in Troy, thereby ignit
ing a war that launched a
thousand ships and lasted ten
years. Madame Pompadour be
came the virtual ruler oi
France for 19 years as the
mistress of King Louis XV.
In theory the American
woman today is the absolute
political equal of men. In
practice she has not won
equality. Of the 100 members
of the U.S. Senate, only two
are women Margaret Chase
S m it h, Republican from
Maine, and Maurine Neuberg
cr, Democrat from Oregon. Of
the 435 members of the House
of Representatives, only 11
are women.
Predicted Movie Star
Congress
Many were the dire predic
tions when women got the
vote. It was freely forecast
that John Barrymore and his
notable profile would become
president of the United States
and that Congress would be
filled with handsome male
movie stars. Actually nothing
much happened although it
seems certain the female vote
has been decisive occasionally.
For instance, professional
politicians in both parties
agree that Dwight D. Eisen
hower was unbeatable at the
polls because of his strong ap
peal to women. Not because
he was handsome but because
the women were convinced he
knew all about war and how
to keep the country out of it.
No woman raises her boy to
be a soldier if she can help it.
American women have an
easy and logically sensible
answer for their failure to
achieve equality in town
state and federal govern
ments. They haven't got time
to campaign. The first thing
on the lifetime agenda of
woman is her family and to
that she devotes the best years
of her life.
Another reason is that mil
lions of American husbands
arc opposed to their wives
getting into politics, wncn a
woman tries to swim against
that tide, she is aksing for
trouble as Mrs. Coya Knutson
discovered when she was
elected to Congress from Min
nesota. Hutband Releases Statement
She was an attractive
blonde in her early forties and
married to Andy Knutson,
owner of a small hotel in
Oklce. Minn. On May 4, 1958.
while Mrs. Knuston was serv-
ing her second term in Con-
gress. Andy signed his name
to a manifesto and released
it to the public. It said th
during his wife's absence
V,a AtfirnrxpA In th nmnl
where it is practically non
existent.'' He urged her not
to run for re-election and con-
eluded with his ringing ap -
peal: "Coya. come home."
Mn. Knuston charged the
Coya Knulson, (D-Minn.) is
after her husband, Andy, re
io come home to him. (UPI)
Ictter was inspired by her po
litical opponents. Mrs. Knut
son was defeated in the 1958
election and some time there
after sued Andy for divorce
and won.
Women began agitating for
political equality and more
freedom in general in the
middle of the 19th Century.
They won the right to vole
and hold office in some of
the state before their nation
al triumph in 1920. Thus in
1917 Miss Jcanette Rankin
was a member of Congress
from Montana. When Presi
dent Wilson asked for a dec
laration of war against Ger
many, Miss Rankin voted nay
and burst into tears.
When President Roosevelt
asked for a declaration of war
against Japan in 1941, Miss
Rankin again voted nay the
only negative vote in cither
House or Senate. Sen. Battie
Caraway and Rep. Caroline
O Day were recorded as not
voting. There were a total of
nine women in Congress, one
in the Senate and eight in the
House.
Many Women Helped
The solid work was done
by a long list of women start-
with Lucrecia Mott and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton who
convoked a woman's rights
rights conference in 1848. Su
san B. Anthony precipitated
first court test of women's
suffrage by going to the polls
in Rochester, N.Y. in 1872 and
demanding a ballot. She was
arrested, fined, refused to pay
the fine and carried her fight
up to the Supreme Court
where she lost.
It was Mrs. Carrie Chap-1
man Catt, head of the Nation-!
al American Woman Suffrage ,
association, who led the fight
for a constitutional amend-1
ment giving women the right
to vote.
She was an organizational
genius and knew exactly how
and when to turn the heat on j
senators and congressmen.
Her campaign began in 1915
and in five years the battle
was over.
Women's suffrage monopo-!
lized the conversation In most '
American living rooms in the
early years of the 20th Cen
tury and even the servants
got into it. Mary Foulke Mor
rison says her Italian cook in
quired one day what all the
excitement was about and
when it was explained the
cook asked: "You mean I am
now the equal of my hus
band?" Assured that she was.
the cook departed for home
that night with a gleam in
her eye. She returned the
next morning with a black
eye and her faith in the equal
ity of women shaken forever.
Next The American wom
an: Her morals and manners.
Student Leaves
For Michigan
Miss Heather Rode. Mcd
ford High school senior, left
Fcbrurary 12 for East Lan
sing, Mich., to compete in an
alumni distinguished student
scholarship at the Invitation
of the university. The compe
tition is open to national merit
scmifinalisls.
The student is the daughter
f JMr,a"dI1Mrs- George W,
Rode, 2242 Buena Vista drive,
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Legislation Approved
By Federation Board
The executive committee .
of the Oregon Federation of
Women s clubs, recommended
five new resolutions and re
affirmed their stand on two
resolutions at a board of di
rectors' meeting held last
week in Portland at the Im
perial hotel ... An executive
board meeting was held Wed
nesday, February 6, and the
board of directors February
7.
Mrs. Mclford M. Nelson,
Monmouth, state president,
conducted both sessions.
Mrs. Roy Nye, Ashland,
state chairman of internation
al affairs and Mrs. Clay M.
Lee, state chairman of proj
ects, attended the board of di
rectors meeting.
The board reaffirmed the
recodification of children's
laws, and youth employment,
which were adopted two
years ago by the Oregon Fed
eration of Women's clubs.
New resolutions adopted by
the board concerned support
for the passage of legislation
to make state funds available
on a matching formula to lo
cal school districts to employ
special personnel trained in
the behavior sciences to work
with children and their teach
ers and parents; the revision
of adopted laws; and one ask
ing that the Oregon legisla
ture provide for a compre
hensive study of the handling
of family related matters in
Oregon courts.
Approve Bill
The Oregon Federation of
Women's clubs also went on
record as approving a bill
which will be introduced at
this session of the state Legis
lature regarding standards for
seat belts.
Board members also ap
proved the motion that the
Oregon Federation of Wom
en's clubs continue to sup
port the expansion of sum
mer work camps in coopera
tion with the Oregon De
partment of Forestry
During the morning ses
sion, reports were given by
all executive members.
Mrs. Hildrcd M. Zell, Was
co, Oregon, General Federa
tion of Women's clubs chair
man of council of Internation'
al clubs and state chairman
for the scholarship loan and
fellowship fund, spoke on the
exchange students program at
the luncheon. She urged all
clubs to participate in the
fund for these scholarships
She states that never before
has it been so necessary to ex'
tend an opportunity to
South American girl to study
in our country and learn more
about our democratic way of
life.
Conference Set
Mrs. Fred C. Gasl, Port
land, junior past state presi
dent, and first vice president
of Western states conference
of the General Federation of
Women's clubs, announced
the conference would be held
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nix, Arizona, on March 7, 8,
and 9. Delegates from Oregon
will be Mrs. Walter B. Rich,
Portland, Mrs. Clay M. Lee,
Medford, and Mrs. Cast. All
Western clubwomen are in
vited to attend.
Mrs. John S. Tyler, Jr.,
Salem, dean of departments,
was moderator for reports
given by department and di
vision chairmen, at the after
noon session.
Mrs. Nye reported on the I
international affairs depart
ment. She urged units in the
Oregon Federation of Wom
en's clubs to form small
groups to study the United
States foreign policies. She
added that foreign policy in
volves every citizen. The na
tion is demanding of every
individual the finest qualities
of citizenship-courage, know
liged cannot be measured.
Mrs. Lee gave a report of
the "CARE" drive, which was
state-wide the week of No
vember 25th. She states (the
rewards "are enormus" for
those who have the dedication
to serve as "CARE" chair
men, The satisfactions which
come from giving of one s
self -to help the undcr-privi-ligcr
cannot be measured.
Mrs. Nelson said that 700,-
000 trees have been planted
by 12,000 students to reforest
the Tillamook burn area. The
Oregon Federation has a mem
orial forest consisting of 152
acres on the Sunset highway
west of Portland, in the burn
area. Planting in this area
has been completed, but the
Federation is continuing fi
nancial support in the refor
estation program.
March 12 has been set
aside for Federation club
women to attend a session of
the Oregon legislature.
The state convention will
be held May 8 and 9 in the
Eugene Hotel, Eugene.
'Gunman'
To Speak
Ashland - Bill Jordan, a
border patrolman from
Brownsville. Texas, will
speak for the next meeting of
Siskiyou Knife and Fork club,
Ashland. The dinner will be
held Thursday, February 21,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Mark An
tony hotel, Ashland.
Mr. Jordan, a "gunman"
who has appeared on many
television shows, is a fast
draw expert. lie has been a
law enforcement officer for
20 years and in addition to
giving demonstrations with
his gun, is described as a good
speaker.
Members are asked to make
reservations with the club
secretary, Mrs. Ella K. Hen
drixson, 360 Morton street,
Ashland, no later than Feb
ruary 19.
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Delmar Smith
Talks on Ferns
For Gardeners
Central Point -Delmar
Smith presented the program
for the February meeting of
the Crater Garden club, choos
ing ferns for his topic.
Mr. Smith said ferns were
the first signs of any civiliza
tion and are of a widely dis
tributed class of flowcrlcss,
seedless pteridophytic plants,
having roots and stems and
feathery leaves (fronds) which
carry the reproductive spores
in clusters of sporangia calied
son.
He explained why it is so
important to keep the old
brown fronds until the new
fronds grow, and spoke of the
African rain forests which
produce giantism among sim
ple old fern types.
The floral arrangement of
the month was a crescent dis
play by Mrs. Clifford Green.
"Artistic Beauty," is the
title of the Crater flower
show, to be held April 20-21,
at Crater High school. The
event will be a judged dis
play, and exhibitions of work
from the Crater art class, will
also be presented to the pub
lic.
The March meeting will be
the night the husbands of the
club take their wives out for
dinner. This year the dinner
will be at Kim's restaurant in
Medford.
Group To Hold
Valentine Party
Jackson County Medical
Assistants association has
planned a valentine party at
North's Chuck Wagon Thurs
day, February 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Planning the event are the
Mcsdamcs Meg Jacobs, Elvcra
Mertou, Maureen Burton,
June Slater, Margaret Elkins
and Juanila Slcad.
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Camp Fire Girls
Visit Dairy
Seventeen Bluebirds were
recently taken on a tour of
Jorgensen's Dairy. The dairy
gave each girl an ice cream
bar. Assisting Mrs. Norman
Vance with transportation
was Mrs. C. Johnson.
Public Party
Planned Friday
Members o f Community
Service club will hold a public
card parly Friday, February
15, at the Girls Community
club. Bridge, Canasta and
pinochle will be played begin
ning at 7:30 p.m. and prizes
for high and low scores at
each table will be provided.
Refresh ments will be
served.
Mrs. Mary Fredericks is
chairman of the event, and
Mrs. Polly Offard is club
chairman.
Officer Leaves
On Trip South
Mrs. Mary Note planned to
leave this morning for San
Francisco from where she
will continue to Phoenix,
Ariz., for a meeting of Blue
Star Mothers of America.
Mrs. Note, who is third na
tional vice-president of he
group, will institute a De
partment of Arizona during
her stay in Phoenix.
In San Francisco Mrs. Note
will be a guest of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Edward Davics.
She plans to be absent
about a week .
Prevent Spatter
Start cooking bacon, chops
or hamburgers on the modi'
urn flame of your gas range
and you'll keep spatter to a
minimum, says the Gas Ap
pliance Manufacturers associ
ation. High temperature
makes fat splatter and it also
makes most meats tough.
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Student Serves
As Senate Page;
Group in Salem
Day Lynch. 15-year-o 1 d
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Lynch, 139 Kenwood
avenue, served as a page in
the Oregon Senate February
7. Arrangements for Miss
Lynch to serve in this capa
city were made by State Sen.
Lynn Newbry of Jackson
county. Miss Lynch is a soph
omore at Medford High
school.
Miss Lynch made the trip
to Salem with a group of 50
southern Oregon women who
attended the bi-annual Legis
lative day arranged by the
Oregon Federation of Wom
en's Republican clubs. The
group was made up of Re
publican women from Ash
land, Medford, Grants Pass
and other southern Oregon
towns and cities.
Mrs. Lynch was chairman.
The women traveled by char
tered bus. The group visiled
both the Senate and the
House of Representatives, at
tended committee hearings,
'lunched with the Jackson
County legislators and in the
afternoon attended a tea
given by Mrs. Mark O. Hat
field, wife of Oregon's gov
ernor. Women from all over Ore
gon were present for the
event.
Coffee Enhances
Flavor of Meats
The flavor of coffee en
hances many meats. Baste leg
of lamb, for instance, with a
cup of coffee just as you
might drink it - with cream
and sugar to taste.
The famous "red-eye gravy"
of the suuth results from
ham basted with black cof
fee. Coffee used with wine in
beef stew will provide an un
usual and delicious dish. And
you'll find that a bit of cof
fee adds a fine gourmet touch
to any meat gravy.
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Plans Made
For Skiesta
Ashland - The Skiesta, a
winter sports carnival spon.
sored by Southern Oregon
college, will be held March
1-2 at the Mt. Shasta Ski
bowl it has been announced
by chairman Bill Sleep,
Yreka, Calif.
Coronation of the Skiesta
Queen, chosen by public
judging of entrants from the
schools attending, will be the
highlight of the Friday night
dance which will feature liva
music.
Saturday's activities will
begin with a snow shoe race
between the queen and her
court. This will be followed
by a commoners snow shoo
race, which is open to anyone.
Other events in order will be
men's slalom tug of war, wo
men's giant slalom, co-ed nov
ice race-no fall, men's down
hill race, and sledding. Pres
entation of awards by tha
queen will close the contest.
Colleges participating in
the event are to be Lewis and
Clark, Southwestern Oregon,
Central Oregon, College o(
I h e Siskiyous, Humboldt
State college; Lassen Junior
college, Shasta Junior college,
C h I c o State, Sacremonto
Slate, University of Californ
ia at Davis, and Southern
Oregon.
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