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- - - : : n.-:; ; ) : Th. first performance oi a new en man ihow baud en "Hucklebarrr Finn" will b glrtn tonight by Philip Hansen at Churchill hall, Soulh.rn Oregon colleg. Curtain tim ii 8:30 p.m. and th. public it invited to attend. 'Huck Finn7 Premiers Tonight Ashland - Philip Hanson and Mark Twain team up in Mr. Hanson's latest one-man show, "The Adventures ot Huckleberry Finn." The show will be given its first performance tonight at 6:30 o'clock at Southern Oregon college, and the pub lic is invited to attend. Mr. Hanson, internationally acclaimed as a master story teller, has long wanted to add a comedy of American classic literature to his growing ros ter of solo shows. "Huckleberry Finn," called by a noted critic one of the world's greatest books, fits the qualifications completely. The story is by the greatest of American humorists and relates the robust adventures of a boy's life on the Missis sippi. Ernest Hemingway is re ported to have said that all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called "Huckleberry Finn." Mr. Hanson began a long study of the novel and in March, 1963, adapted it as a narrative performance in which he tells the story and plays 18 characters. The popular solo performer says he only presents works of literature which he loves and respects. "Huckleberry Finn" is one of them. "Twain always wrote about, the life he knew," Mr. Han son says. "Huck Finn is said to have been a boyhood friend of his who grew up to be a famous western lawman. "The work has rich, earthy humour and a perfect story it almost demanded to be added to my repertoire," the actor added with a grin. The Twain classic is Mr. Hanson's seventh one-man chow. Royal Matron Holds Final Court Session Mrs. Richard Mayfield, re tiring royal matron of Roxy Ann court, Order of the Ama ranth, presided over her last meeting March 21. The theme was "Bon Voyage" and the refreshment tables were dec orated in this theme. Alaska, China, Japan, Ha waii, Mexico, and other spots were used as the decorative theme. Elections wsre held, and of ficers named for the coming year. They will be installed April 6, along with 13 ap pointed officers. They are Mrs. Hal Bishop, royal ma tron; Mr. Bishop, royal pa tron; Mrs. Lawrence Messal, association matron; Bob Rey nolds, associate patron; Stan ley C. Jones, treasurer; Fred Purdln, secretary; Mrs. Rey nolds, conductress; Mrs. Joe -lam lies, associate conduct ress; Stuart Forbes, and Ole Skoog, trustees. Grand court reports were made. cm March 17 a notluok din ner and business meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Canfield for the past royal matrons and patrons of Roxy Ann court, and also the past royal matrons and pa trons of Siskiyou court, Yreka, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Swing, junior past ma tron and patron of the local court, and Mrs. Emma Ahgren and Jim Dowd, past officers of Siskiyou court, were initi ated into the Has Been club. Cards followed. Jacobs Family In Caliiornia Wonder Mrs. John Jacobs and children. JoEIla and John Jr.. spent spring vacation in ! Eureka, Calif., with her moth-: c. Mrs. Michael Fielding. i Indiana Housewife Opens Fire on Spanish Critique By GAY PAULEY UPI Woman's Editor New York (UPD How's that again? American men should be protected against American women: Spain's most prolific con temporary playwright, Alfon so Paso, said so in two pages of the Madrid Daily ABC the other day. He immediately and thor oughly aroused the ire of Mrs. John F. Good of Westfield, Ind., when she saw in the In dianapolis, Ind., Star a Unit ed Press International dis patch quoting from the Paso critique. In a two-page, single-spaced typewritten rebuttal, Mrs. Good wrote, "You men have had your way so long, an even break looks like a 'stack ed deck' to you. I think you are chicken. Mr. Paso." Paso said the United States evolved into a matriarchy be cause of traditional and cur rently unnecessary protec tive measures incorporated into law and custom from the days of the pioneers. "The man plays a mere second fiddle," Paso wrote. "He works until he drops, he dies of a bullet in Korea, or in his office - a victim of hy pertension, anguish and lone liness. It makes no difference that he does not very much like the vital formula of the matriarchy he supports. He must accept it ..." Speaker Slated For Art Group Harold Skidmore will be guest speaker for a meeting of Southern Oregon Society of Artists this evening at 7:30 o'clock at Girls Community club. His topic will be "Pictures and Prints from Around the World." Mrs. Ralph Hixson will open the meeting with a dem onstration In flower painting. All interested are welcome to attend. I Family Returns From California Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Rasmus- sen and family, 184 Clover lane, have just returned home from California, where they have been visiting. They first visited at the home of Mrs. Rasmussen's brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Chester, in Sacramento. The Cheaters are former Medford residents. They next visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Jordan, who are also former Medford residents, and now reside in Tulare, Calif. In Salinas, the travelers visited Mr. Rasmussen's sis ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Beck, then con tinued to San Francisco. Enroute home, they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Babb and family, in Mt. Shasta. The Babbs are former ly of Medford. Mr. Sam Roberts Representing J. K. Gill Co. Will Be Given en ART DEMONSTRATION April 1, 2, 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FREE OF CHARGE Ifina Yewf Art reHtmi t Ui SIMS CYCLE & HOBBY SHOP 23 N. Fir-Ph. 772-2472 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, Winnie-The-Pooh Lindsay Darneille will play the part of Christopher Robin in the dramatized version of the A. A. Milne story, Winnie-The-Pooh, to be presented by the advanced drama class of Medford High school March 29 and 30. Two performances will be given Friday, a matinee at 3 p.m., especially for children, and an evening show at 8 p.m., for adults. The Saturday presentation also will be a matinee, open ing at 2 p.m. The shows will be given in high school audi torium and a small fee will be charged. The character of Winnie-The-Pooh, the toy bear, will be done by Jack Barr, and the story teller is Gary Staats. In the story, adored by Woman's Socltty To Hold Dinnar Wilderville Wilder v i 1 1 e Woman's Society of Christian Service held the last meeting at the home ot Mrs. Darwin Ingalls, Ingalls lane, and planned a dinner to be held April 27 at the church. A friendship quilt of hand made blocks was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koenig in appreciation of their serv ices to the Wilderville com munity. He said American men have protected American women so that they the wom en have wound up with every thing. He spoke of the Amer ican woman s purported own ership of 75 per cent of the stocks of big business, 70 per cent of savings accounts. Mrs. Good, who calls her self "just a housewife, just an American," is the wife of a customer engineer for IBM in Indianapolis. She attended business school in the East and worked in clerical jobs while her husband attended Purdue university. The cou ple has a seven-year-old son. "I detect a shrill cry of fear that this trend of 'wom en's right' may carry to your own country, to your own very household," she wrote in reply to Paso's observations on American men. . . . Although America grants more freedom to its women than any other coun try, we still have to put up with such things as not being paid equal salary for equal work. It is still lawful in some tates to beat your wife for whatever the man considers wrong ... so long as the stick you use is no thicker than your thumb. "There are many profes sions in which women are not allowed to work regard less of their qualifications and abilities. The divorce laws in many states still favor men. In some states when a worn? an marries all her belongings and property become her hus band's. ... In America, the dice are still loaded in favor of the male. If the woman can make the grade in her chosen field, I say she deserves the glory. If she is smart, she won't flaunt her victory, but neither does she apologize for it." The Indiana housewife add ed that "since you are in Spain, Mr. Paso, where the man has first, middle and the last word ... I fail to see what upsets you so." use the brand you know and trust! ADD FLAVORIETY TO LENTEN MENUS MEDfORD. OHECOM Opens Friday at High children and enjoyed by adults, Christopher Robin, a little boy, and Winnie-The-Pooh have many friends who also are toy animals. These parts are played by Richard La Fleur as Piglet; Mike DeSalvio as Rabbit; Dixie Taylor, as Skunk; Sue Sullivan, Small Rabbit; Greg T yir Customers...... We are pleased to announce that final arrangements have been made with Carnation Dairy to purchase milk from local dairy farmers through Co-Ordinated Milk Sales, a Southern Oregon Producers Assn. 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