MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
TUESDAY. MARCH 26. 1963
V mi - Vidi
By MARGARET SCHULER
Home Mr. Watts was one
of the more interesting of the
guests at the Villa San Pan
crazio, where I lived in Taor
rnina. Mr. Watts is English
as English as his four o'clock
tea and as English as his
name Percival.
He is polite and kindly. He
helped me up and down hills,
as well bred Englishmen
would help elderly ladies. All
well and good, excepting that
lie doesn't seem to under
stand that I am not ederly
and do not require help.
Mr. Watts was the third of
the "we" on our trips. With
Sara Johnson through the
Sicilian countryside. And it
was he wrho made it possible
to visit, in a delightful way, a
most interesting place which
lias a long, interesting history.
Mr. Watts knows Lord
Bridgeport, who lives about
35 miles from T: ormina. Lord
Bridgeport is the nephew -f
tiie Duke of Bronte, who is a
descendant of Lord Nelson.
This is he story. In 1061
two Normans, returning from
the crusades, stopped at
Sicily, drove out the Saracens
who had conquered the coun
try, settled themselves in
various parts of the island,
and lived on there. One place
they colonized was the rich,
rolling countryside up behind
Etna. The old church, cold
and forbidding, still is in use
as part of the feudal estate.
The time came when the
Normans were supplanted by
other marauders, who took
possession. At the time of Na
polean, when Lord Nelson de
feated him, the King of
Naples, out of gratitude, pre
sented him with this 8,000
acres and 3,000 peasants, and
made it a duchy. It is known
as the "Duchy of Bronte."
The castle is complete with
courtyard, gardens and the
church. Guards in uniform pa
trol the outside. Even in the
rain, the effect was all an old
castle should be, but it is iso
lated, and I can well under
stand that Lady Bridgeport
chooses to live in Rome.
The really interesting story
connected with the trip was
the explanation of certain'
buildings, rather outside the
walls, but connected, and of
the same architecture. I had
asked what they were. When
the Nazis conquered Sicily,
they thought this good land
a fine plact for a German set
tlement. The castle would be
the headquarters for their
VIP's and the peasants a good
bit of chattels. So they built
a post office, buildings to be
used for shops and a cinema.
The confidence was wonder
ful! It just didn't work. But
the evidence is there for fu
ture archaeologists to ponder
over, and historians to suggest
that there was German influ
ence up behind Etna at one
time.
Jacksonville
Groups Hosts
To Visitors
Jacksonville-Mr. and Mrs.
William Friend Jr., Grants
Pass, district commander of
the American Legion and dis
trict auxiliary president,
made official visits to Centen
nial Post, American Legion
and auxiliary March 22.
Mrs. Friend extended an in
vitation to auxiliary members
to attend a district caucus
for the Legion and auxiliary
to be held Sunday, July 7 in
Grants Pass.
Child welfare and other
auxiliary projects were dis
cussed. Other discussions included
membership, coming elections,
Poppy day sales, and the an
nual state Legion and auxil
iary convention to be held
August 1 through 3 in Pendle
ton. Mrs. C. Willard Johnson, a
new member, attended. An
other new member to join
the group is Mrs. Leona Hall.
Mrs. Alfred Hanenkrat,
auxiliary president, presided.
Auxiliary members served
refreshments to the Legion
members and guests at the
close of the sessions.
CALENDAR
Tuesday:
8 p.m.-Past Chief club of
Pythian Sisters ,home of Mrs.
Carl Fichtner, 613 South Hol
ly St.
8 p.m.-Star Promenaders,
workshop, Roxy Ann Grange
hall.
Wednesday:
10 a.m.-First Ward Relief
society, Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter - day Saints, at
church, 648 South Ivy st.
11 a.m.-Red Cross Canasta
Bridge brunch, Red Cross
chapter house, 60 Hawthorne
ave.
12 noon-Evans Valley Gar
den club, Enterprise Grange.
12 noon - Security Benefit
club, Pythian hall.
12:30 p.m.-Chapter AA of
PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
R. W. Sleeter, 39 Berkeley
Way.
12:30 p.m.-Mistletoe club
of Royal Neighbors of Amer
ica, Girls Community club.
1:30 p.m. - Contemporary
Book club, home of Mrs.
Frank Farrell, 1510 East Main
St.
Sams Valley
PTAto Meet
Sams Valley - Charles A.
Meyer, superintendent of Dis
trict 6 schools, which in
cludes Sams Valley, Gold Hill
and Central Point, will speak
at a meeting of Sams Valley
Parent - Teacher association,
Wednesday, March 27, at 8
p.m. in the school auditorium.
He will discuss the school
budget which has been ap
proved by the budget and
school boards and is to be
voted upon by patrons uf the
district on May 6. The meet
ing was postponed until
March 27 due to spring vaca
tion. Another speaker will be
Odd Bjerke from Medford.
He will present a color film
of himself and companions
during a 500-mile trip in a
rubber raft down the Salmon
river. It was a survival test
trip, during which time those
going lived off the land. Mr.
Bjerke reports that the film
received top television
awards In 1960.
WORK SMARTER
NOT HARDER
By BERNICE STRAWN
Oregon State University
The same goes for any other
Installment buying such as
for an appliance or a house
says Mrs. Johnston.
"It's not counting steps, buL
making your steps count that
win us our goals." This is a
favorite saying of one of our
Extension Service Supervis
ors, Murle Scales. Makes
good sense, doesn't it?
Even though we might
benefit from exercise, there's
a lot of difference between
needless steps and those that
really lead us somewhere. Do
you plot your path when
you're house cleaning?
Credit isn't free. That's the
gist of a visit we had with
Mrs. Alberta Johnston, exten
sion family finance special
ist at OSU. She says it will
pay you to figure the dollar
costs. For instance, if you're
buying a car, a low monthly
payment doesn't necessarily
mean the total payment is
low.
If you get a $2,000 car
loan at 7V4 per cent interest
and pay for it in 36 months,
you'll pay $240 total finance
charge. But if you pay it off
in 12 months, your finance
cost is only $82-a saving oi
$158 by paying for the car
in one year instead of three.
Lodge to Hold
Family Night
Central Point Central
Point lodge, AF and AM,
plans a family night March 27
at 6:30 p.m. in the Central
Point Masonic hall.
A potluck dinner will be
served with the lodge furnish
ing meat and rolls. All Ma
sons, their families and friends
are invited.
Entertainment is being plan
ned. 1
Board to Meet
Members of the board of the
Siskiyou district, Oregon Fed
eration of Garden clubs, will
meet in the Extension build
ing at the Fairgrounds Thurs
day, March 28, at 1:30 p.m.,
according to an announcement
by Mrs. O. V. Poe, Phoenix,
district director.
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Spring Fever symptoms for
many homemakers often show
up as dissatisfaction with the
living room furniture.
If the colors look a little
tired, you might revive them
with upholstery spray tints.
We ve had questions about
these and would like to pass
on a few ideas for best re
sults. First select a tint close
to the original color. You
can't change the color dras
tically, but you can give it
new life. Check the directions
on the can for types of fabrics
on which it can be used.
Be sure the upholstery is
thoroughly dry before using
it again. These dyes have
proved satisfactory for indoor
furniture but not for uphols-
ery used outside.
Grease spots on work cloth
es can be discouraged if
clothes are rinsed in water
containing a fabric softener.
This puts a light coating over
tne fabric which Helps shun
grease, but don't expect it to
be completely grease-proof.
Don t confuse this laundry aid
with a water softener.
Sojourners
Slate Session
The hostess committee for
a meeting this week of Med
ford Sojourners club will be
Mrs. Dess Fenny, Mrs. Henry
Robertson and Mrs. Florence
Carlton. The meeting will be
held Thursday, March 28, at
12:30 p.m. at Girls Commu
nity club.
Any woman who is a new
comer to Medford or vicinity
within the last two years Is
invited to attend Sojourner
meetings and become a mem
ber. The organization is pure
ly social and its main purpose
is to help newcomers become
acquainted.
Knackstedts
Return Home
Mr. and Mrs. Kenn Knack
stedt have returned to their
home on Renault avenue after
spending a week in San Fran
cisco. Mr. Knackstedt, a pho
tographer, spent considerable
time at the Eastman Kodak
company offices learning new
techniques, particularly in col
or photography, from Vince
Thomas of the Kodak compa
ny. The couple also visited a
number of San Francisco pho
tographic studios to study pro
cedures and techniques.
While in the city they were
guests of Mr. Knackstedt's
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben. H. Fairchild.
PTA Plans County Meeting
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Two coming events are of
special interest to Parent
Teacher association members
in Jackson county.
Jackson County Council of
Parent Teacher associations
will meet Wednesday, March
27, lp the Butte Falls Com
munity hall; the Oregon Con
gress of Parents and Teachers
will hold the annual conven
tion In Eugene April 30,
May 1-2.
Butte Falls Parent-Teacher
association will host Wednes
day's meeting, which will be
gin at 0:30 a.m. Lunch will
be served for a nominal sum;
child care will be provided
for a small sum per family,
but parents must bring a
sack lunch and a sturdy toy
for each child.
John Harr, Rogue River
High school superintendent,
will be speaker and the meet
ing theme is "Now is the
Time for PTA Leadership."
Mr. Harr will speak on how
individuals may gain more
knowledge on basic school
support and related school fi
nance. Mrs. Walter Pelican, coun
cil magazine chairman, will
conduct a magazine work
shop and Mrs. Chester Kecne
Jr., council president, will
present a workshop for presi
dents and convention dele
gates
Mrs. Roma Liable, Ash
land, Mrs. Donald de Haven,
Eagle Point, and Mrs. Max
Weston, Medford, chairman,
make up the nominating com
mittee. Mrs. Chester Callo
way, Shady Cove and Mrs.
M. O. Grove, Phoenix, are al
ternates. The committee will
report at this meeting.
Delegates to the OCPT con
vention will be elected.
The person elected presi
dent of the council imati
cally attends as a member of
the board of managers of the
OCPT.
PTA unit representatives
are asked to take their proce
dure books. Mrs. Harry Dal
ton, Butte Falls, and council
treasurer, advises that those
attending should allow at
least an hour's driving time
from Medford to Butte Falls.
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