MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON
FRIDAY. MAY 24. 1963
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We wish that everyone who reads this could do as we
did last Saturday afternoon and Sunday drive to Spring
field and then up the McKenzie river to Blue River. Western
Oregon in May certainly this May, is just one great big
flower garden and an absolutely wonderful sight.
As the two of us rolled along in the Road Runner with
the top down, of course, the lush countryside unfolded for
us its changing shades of green with the bright wild flowers
for contrast. It was a trip long to remember.
FB said she hoped the dogwood was out, and it was,
in all its white majesty. We saw many single trees and groves
of it after reaching the hills out of Grants Pass, and there is
more to be seen along the McKenzie. We also saw clumps of
wild iris, both the cream colored and several shades of blue,
the latter being especially beautiful. There are fields of both
blue and while camas, the yellow Scotch broom is not out
in full but enough to make splashes of yellow. We saw one
whole hillside covered in yellow daisies, and meadows were
filled with buttercups making sunshine yellow puddles.
We stayed the night at Four Winds and continued Sunday
morning. We were happy to travel upriver in the bright
morning sunlight, for it seems thai almost every garden along
the highway between bprmgfield and McKenzie has rhodo
dendron and azaleas in bloom. The masses of flowers in sev
eral colors were exciting to see. '
This was our annual trek to be with Grandpa Starcher
on his birthday. This year he was 92. We wrote after Grand
pa's 90th birthday party that he was thinking of retiring.
He hasn't. When we toured the Kaufman acres along the
banks of the river which Grandpa has tended for 18 years,
we found everything tidy as usual and the large vegetable
plot neatly prepared for planting. Since it had been so rainy
in recent weeks, the man with the power tiller had not been
able to work the soil, Grandpa said, so he just spaded it by
hand.
Grandpa was in good spirits until we asked him what
those tall stakes with blue streamers on top were doing in
the lawn and garden. We heard with dismay that the state
highway department had surveyed the property and had
given out the word that since the road must be straightened,
the new highway would extend over about half the width of
the Kaufman land. We protested that it would be absolutely
dreadful to do such a thing a great waste and why couldn't
the extra space be taken on the other side of the road where
there is nothing but the side of a hill with natural growth
on it?
Grandpa reported that after the owner, and others in the
area, had protested, the matter was under advisement. It is
true that the road up the McKenzie river is narrow and
twisting and that many accidents some fatal, have occurred
on the s-shaped curve which the highway makes along the
Kaufman property. But the narrow strip which would be left
if the road should be widened in that direction would, in the
opinion of most, ruin the property for use as a retreat and
summer home. We learned that the first buildings had been
put there as early as 1912 and continuously since that time
the naturalized garden, vegetable plots, berry patches and
little orchard have been the source of deep pleasure to
hundreds of friends and neighbors of the various owners.
Charles E. Seavey will
speak for Siskiyou Knife and
Fork club May 28 at a dinner
to bt held in the Mark Antony
hotel.
Bell Official
To Be Speaker
Ashland Some of the mys
teries of communications sat
ellites including Telstar I and
II, Relay and Echo, will be
revaled by Charles E. Seavey,
Pacific Northwest Bell public
demonstration super visor,
when he addresses the Siski
you Knife and Fork club at
its final dinner meeting Tues
day evening, May 28.
Members and guests are ask
ed to make reservations for
the 7:30 p.m. dinner in the
Mark Antony hotel by calling
Mrs. Ella Hendrixson not later
than May 25. Her telephone
number is 482-2703.
Practical Pappy reminded his agitated wife and father
that one can't have the cake and eat it too. The narrow road
as it is is obviously unsafe we heard later that day about
the numerous accidents in other places. Residents want the
road changed, but they don't want to see the beautiful gar
dens and comfortable homes destroyed,
During a picnic given in Grandpa's honor that afternoon
we saw an exciting thing old stuff to most of the crowd but
new to Potpourri. At Clover Point that's what Grandpa
calls his own small place, the garden is just about on the
same level as the river and at that point there is "white"
water it boils and churns and dashes. Along came a rubber
boat' with four young people in it it settled into a little
hollow in the middle of all that rapid water and for a time
defied the efforts of the two men the other occupants were
young women to get it out. It just bobbed franHcally up and
down in the one spot. We had visions of the four being dump
ed overboard and learned that it often happens.
During the River days which the guides sponsor each
spring Clover Point is a favorite spot and we were told that
any number of participants had to be fished out by the patrol
boats. River days sounds very exciting maybe next spring
we can join the crowd on the river banks.
"Amazing" is the word which is often applied to Grandpa.
At 92 in addition to being able to spade the garden, he reads
widely and can discuss with authority such subjects as the
Bible, horticulture and floriculture, mountain climbing (as
a younger man Grandpa enjoyed a considerable reputation as
a mountaineer) politics and the state of the nation.
He has lived and worked outdoors most of his life, has
never used tobacco or alcoholic beverages and his minor ill
nesses have been few and far between. If the rest of us were
as healthy as Grandpa Clarence Starcher, the insurance sta
tistics would be far different than they are and the world
would be a better place in which to live. O S.
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Today Thru
Sunday. May 26th
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. DAILY
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Annual Tea
Announced
By BPWC
Ashland - High school
senior girls and their mothers
are to be horored at a tea
Saturday, May 25, from 2-4
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Jacqueline Lewis, 5751 Liberty
street. The annual event is
given each spring by the Ash
land Business and Profession
al Women's club.
Highlight of the afternoon
will be naming of the BPW
Girl-of-the-Year from the six
who have been honored by
term selection. To the winner
goes not only the official rec
ognition pin but a $25 U.S.
government savings bond.
Eiaht club members attend
ed the state convention held
last week end in Portland at
the Multnomah hotel. Those
representing the Ashland club
were President Ruth Bebber
and the Mesdames Virginia
Westerf ield, Viola Squire,
Anita Sample, Lilah Jennings,
Alice Arnold, Beatrice Lind
say and Mrs. Lewis, who
served as a page.
At the Saturday awards
luncheon the Ashland club
was given a citation of merit
for its year's activities and a
certificate for a 14 per cent
membership increase.
Mrs. Louise Norcross of
Portland was elected presi
dent for the ensuing year and
among her appointments for
the state are Mrs. Squire,
chairman of the income pro
tection committee, and Mrs.
Louise Myers, chairman of the
nominating committee.
The Ashland club will hold
its installation dinner June 5
when Mrs. Westerfield will
take the presidency following
a dinner meeting at the Mark
Antony hotel.
Proper Padding
Explained by
Carpet Expert
Chicago -OIPD- The proper
padding Increases carpet dura
bility and cuts noise, home
furnishing experts say.
If the cushioning is porous,
it's easier for the vacuum to
suck up hidden dirt.
The most expensive carpet
paddings, foam rubber, is the
most buoyant material known
to man. It is moth-proof, vermin-poor,
mildew-proof and
porous. It stores neither damp
ness nor dirt.
Sponge rubber padding,
though slightly less expensive
than foam rubber, doesn't
have foam rubber's natural air
conditioning. It isn't porous.
Felted pads are available
in all price ranges. Most ex
pensive is felted cattle hair.
Hard to find, it is more dur
able than the felted pads o(
jute, whichare at the lowest
Jute, which are at the lowest
Jute underlays tear easily
and sometimes tend to bunch
up under the rug.
Under normal conditions, a
40-ounce pad will be service
able. But it is better to get it
In a waffle or tread pattern
so air pockets will form be
tween the rug and the pad
ding, making vacuuming eas
ier. Foam rubber underlays can
be purchased with a smooth
surface because they have
built-in air pockets.
A pad of one-quarter Inch
or slightly more will provide
enough springiness if the
underlay is genuine foam rub
ber. If the heels link In too
much, it can be dangerous
especially on stairways.
I
HedrickPTA
Will Meet;
Exhibit Set
A Spring show of work
done by Hedrick Junior High
school students and installa
tion of officers of the Hed
rick Parent-Teacher associa
tion is set for Monday, May
27 at 7:30 p.m., in the school
auditorium. A style show also
is scheduled.
Mrs. William Selbert is to
be installed president; Mrs.
Elwood B. Hedberg, vice pres
ldent; Mrs. Gordon Hudson
secretary, and Vernon Arnold,
treasurer. Mrs. Chester Keene
Jr., will be installing oficer.
Mrs. Hale Greenman is the
retiring president.
Entertainment will include
songs by the seventh and
eighth grade choruses and the
ninth grade choir.
Works will include art, arts
and crafts, geography, his
tory, science and wood shop
exhibits.
Homemaking class mem
bers will model clothing
which they have made.
Refreshments will be serv
ed during a social hour in the
cafeteria and a food sale will
be conducted in the outer hall.
The Future Homemakers of
America also will have a re
freshment booth.
Auxiliary
Officers
Installed
Mrs. B. B. Ramsey was in
stalled president of the auxil
iary to Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Post 1833, at ceremo
nies held last week. Mrs. Rus
sel Zundel was installing offi
cer. Mrs. Fred Lawrence took
the office of senior vice presi
dent and Mrs. Lester Card,
junior vice president; Mrs.
Ira Canfield, treasurer; Mrs.
O. O. DeBerry, secretary;
Mrs. Ben Allison, chaplain;
Mrs. Frank Otley, patriotic
instructor; Mrs. E. G. Heim,
guard; Mrs. T. R. Pittock, mu
sician, and Mrs. Richard
Shulz, conductress.
Color bearers are Mrs.
Kula, Mrs. Ivan Lusk, Mrs.
A. C. O'Tool and Mrs. Harold
Sutherland. Trustees are Mrs.
Mary Park, Mrs. Kula and
Mrs. Russell Johnson.
From Shady Cove Steel-
head post auxiliary were Mrs.
Dale Sawyer and Mrs. Dan
Krotz, who acted as conduc
tresses, and Mrs. Harry Birch,
Mrs. Phillip Holt, Mrs. Ken
neth Clair and Mrs. Jody Bry
an, color bearers.
Mrs. Johnson was presented
a past president's pin by her
mother, Mrs. Allison. Receiv
ing membership pins were
Mrs. Lillian Hugo, 30 years;
Mrs. John Webber, 25 years;
Mrs. Zundel, Mrs. Alice Bene
ka. Mrs. Althea Lilly and
Mrs. Lawrence, 20 years.
Mrs. A. R. Bohannen, Mrs,
A. D. Vosika and Mrs. Ger
trude Edmonds, received 15
year pins; Mrs. Adel Christen
sen, 10 years, and Mrs. Dorris
Stanton, five years.
Delegates to the annual
VFW and auxiliary conven
tion June 20 through 22 in
McMinnville are Mrs. Ram
sey, Mrs. Zundel, Mrs. Card
and Mrs. Allison.
Hibachis Useful as
Party Icebreakers
Parties get off to a good
start when guests toast their
own appetizers on hibachis.
Set out food that can be grill
ed on skewers over wood
charcoal briquets.
Good choices are shrimp,
fish sticks, scallops, smoked
oysters, cut up fruits and
vegetables, steak strips,
sausages. Everyone tries out
his own combinations and
passes the best ideas on for
judging. The winner gets a
Perk Up White Sauce
With Chipped Beef
Perk up the flavor of white
sauce by adding chipped beef
to it.
This sauce will accent vege
tables and It can be served
over opened baked potatoes
for a pleasant change.
Protect Outdoor
Grills From Rain
Now that the outdoor grills
are being put to use, experts
recommend a number of
simple methods for protecting
them against rain.
A waterproof canvas cover
ing is one good method.
Clear plastic coverings of
the pliofilm type are light
weight and easy to handle;
excess rain should be shaken
off.
A pre-fab utility building in
the garden or patio can hold
the barbecuing gear. These
units are available in hand
some finishes to blend with
surroundings.
If outdoor cooking is in
progress during a light drizzle
a length of foil over the cook
ing surface will shed moisture
and retain the cooking heat of
the wood charcoal briquet
fire.
Rubber gloves dry quickly
when placed over standing
king-size pop bottles.
Observations on AmericanScene Subject of Writer
A 7
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Woman's Editor
New York - ll'Ptl - Some ob
servations on the American
scene: The modern smoke sig
nal is a sure
sign the back-
ard barbecue
is under way
and the ama
teur chef is
burning the
steak to a
crisp.
This land is
p o p u 1 a ted
thoro u g h 1 y
with the organization woman
who copes completely with
management of house hold,
husband, children, career, the
gourmet dinner or the party
for 50. Only thing that throws
her is how to manage the
maid.
Directing a staff of 10 or
20 at the office baffles her
not, but the maid bullies her.
It'
Gay I'aul.y
She quakes when she knows
she must ask the cleaning girl
why aren't the silver salt and
pepper shakers polished, what
about the dust under the
piano, and would she please
just iron a blouse?
Closets were meant for col
lecting and the only way to
clean them is to move.
Today, there Is an Institute,
council, association or society
for everything. My favorite
new addition to all these
causes is the one formed to
promote the appreciation and
propagation of the leek.
Our neighborhood dress
maker confides that this is
the season of the year when
alterations of last summer's
wardrobes get into full swing
and the remark she hears
every day is, "Well! It fitted
last year.
"Why," she sighed, as she
let out a seam, "aren't women
honest enough to admit that
it is not the dress that has
shrunk? It is the waistline
that has grown."
News Item; Russia's Pre
mier Khrushchev comments
that the Soviets were the
firs', to send a spaceman into
cosmos, but concedes that the
communists are far behind in
pants production for women.
"Give us time," said Khru
shchev to some of his com
rades, "and we will make
pants for youi wives that you
wouldn't be aible to see any
where." Can't you sue the headlines
in Pravda now . . .
"Capris come to the Cas
pian." "Toreadors in troika" to
explain coordfnated trousers
and tops, or 'Bermudas for
the Bolsheviks."
I'm always lclighted as I
read an experts' analysis ot
the risk involved in teen-age
marriages to notice in the
same newspaper a feature on
a couple observing a 60th
wedding anniversary. The
two eloped when they were
18.
It is the opinion of the)
man of our house that if hem
lines on women's skirt3 get
any shorter, we women all
will be wearing kilts. He is
not objecting.
Liver Rich Source
Of Many Nutrients
Some kind of liver should
be served at least once a
week since liver is one of the
richest food sources of iron
and many other nutrients.
Pork liver contains mora
iron than veal or beef liver,
meat industry spokesmen
state.
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cotton knit
vacationers are
comingshore
3. $8-6.98
corded cotton knits art
dotting the shoreline
pink or yellow candy stripes
with embroidered flower trim for every time of
day. Tops, S-M-L) pants and skirt,
A. Sleeveless cardigan top, 4.98; capris, 6.98
B. Short sleeve cardigan, 6.98;
slim skirt, 6.98
C. Pullover shell, 3.9&V; cabin boy pants, 5.98
Not showni Short sleeve pullover, 4.98;
jamaicas, 4.98
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