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8 A Gardeners Convening In Portland ; Portland-The 36th annual ' convention ol the Oregon Fed eration of Garden clubs open ed here today, with Portland District I as host group. Ses- : sions are at the Multnomah hotel and will continue through June 28. I ; "Portland's New Look'' is the convention . theme, with daily themes of "Gala Gar- ' dens," "The Excitement of 'Our Future" and "Art Forms." , . Mayor Terry Schrunk greet . ed the members when the ses sion 'opened with Mrs. A. H Mason, state president, pre siding. Newly elected national preS' Ident, Mrs. J. Gordon Gose of Seattle, Wash., spoke at lunch' eon today on "Your National Council," and Mrs. Bert Ral stin, new Pacific regional di ; rector from Craigmont, Idaho, will deliver her message Tuesday morning on "Happl ness Is in Your Hands.' Professor Richard H. Blake ly, department of landscape . architecture, Oregon State university, was scheduled to speak this afternoon on "Gar dens as Space." Tonight the Forest Grove Camera club will present a "Concert In Pictures." MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TBIBUME. MEDFORD. OREGON Mrs. O. V. Poe, Phoenix, retiring director of Siskiyou district, and Mrs. I. D. Fltzger- aid, Central Point, who will be installed as the new director, are among those attending the sessions. In addition, prcsl- dents of the various Siskiyou district clubs and several club delegates, are attending. Rogue River Club Women To Attend State Session Rogue River - Mrs. Lewis C. McQuady, secretary of the Rogue River Garden club, and Mrs. J. A. Harvey, president, will represent the Rogue Riv - er club at the convention of the Oregon Federation of Gar den clubs In the Multnomah hotel, Portland, June 24 through 28. ; Mrs. McQuady and Mrs. Harvey were installed at a Garden club meeting recently In the home of Mrs, Leslie Ackley, Grants Pbbs. Other Officers installed were Mrs. Lloyd Bcebo, vice president, and Miss Henrietta Oliver, treasurer. Mrs. Paul Hughes and Mrs. Earl Brouks, Grants Pass past presidents, attended the meeting. Both women are former residents of the Rogue River area. Mrs. RolJIn Stlchl. retiring president, w presented a pin, as past president. She has completed a second term of office as president of the Rogue River club. NU-WAY fa v. r I v II I ' i I ' - v II I : ! t I ' A, -Wi - : & Miss Joanne Callaghan, Eagle Point col lege student who was chosen Miss Rogue Valley of 1963, is pictured wearing a whit arnall suit which is part of her wardrobe for the Miss Oregon pageant this week at Seaside, Ore. The suit Is from Montgomery Ward's store here and Miss Callaghan's hair style Is by Winnie's salon. Miss Callaghan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Callaghan, . Eagle Point, and her chaperon. Mrs. A. I. Prugh, Medford, will leave Tuesday for Seaside and the pageant opens June 27. Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce staged the local pageant at which Miss Cal laghan was chosen to represent the area in the annual beauty and talent contest for Oregon, and Wayne Medford was director, (Hooker-Johnston photo) Industrial Designer Denounces Packaging Girl Scouts By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York - WP -' The tlmo has come for the prod uct packaging industry to tell the housewife the contents of the box she's buying. The president of an industri al design firm charges that man nfnntnr. J y .; ia ers efforts to : lMfJd make paek- aay rauifjr ages more at tractive havo gone to the ex treme, that us a consequence the manufacturer falls to 'get through" to the consum er, and the result on her part Is anything "from the indif ference to disgust and some- gives your sportswear more than just drycleaning mm rosk Nx , ift. If. r i y l r v 1 mm AO w K Use our complete. professional fabric care. Sanitone it recommended f ITf by famous clothing man- f ( viuuurori oecaui H pro lecti and preserves the smart appearance of fine clothes. Ask for amaiing new Sofl n Dry water repel lent treatment, tool Coll on us today. Phone 772-9169 for Frea Pick-op nd Delivery niinisiia I times downrignt outrage. I These are the views of Ger ald Stahl of Gerald Stahl as sociations, New York. Stahl, who has been in Industrial design for 18 years, expressed them In an Interview and in a speech at the Advertising Federation of America con vention In Atlanta, Ga, Indifferent, Angry, Eta, Three to five years ago the consumers' reaction to new products was ono pf general interest, Slnhl said. Now, she's often Indifferent, often angry, confused and immune to the producer's appeal to her. As a result, he said, the manufacturer is not getting across to her confidence ,ln his name. "Both product and compa ny Identification got obscured by overly dramatic advertis ing, superlative sell copy, and over-glamorized packaging," Stahl Bald. "In effect, they all say the same thing. Today, every body's selling the outdoors. This advertising doesn't even relate to the consumer. She's not dangling her feet in a cool mountain stream," suld Stahl, In reference to some of today's ads. Because so few products and companies stand out to day, brand loyalties barely exist," said Stahl. "And no wonder. We keep Introducing new stuff nil the time, quick ly duplicated by other com panies, to the point where nobody can remember who's who and what's what." Too many products are kindred," said the Industrial designer. "As much as 10 per cent of the space of a super market will be given over to soaps and synthetic deter gents. Now, 1 m a pro, and honestly I can't tell you what difference there is In the brands. "The obvious comment of the consumer is, 'I wish they'd Just give us a package I can read. Tell me what's in It." " Towels and Detergents He said the package for a detergent may be given over almost altogether to offering few towels Instead of tell ing what the product does. The packaxes marked "three cents off regular price," or five or seven cents off arc another of Stahl's complaints. "All these disillusion the customer," he said. "No, It's not an attempt to deceive, but to make the package more attractive. One does this, so competition forces others into the same technique. I was happy to notice the other day one large manufacture r an nounced he would not partici pate In the.oi price otf reg ular deals." 601 E. Main Park Frea at tha Doer H. D. CHRISTENSEN Troop 139 Has Caremony Recently Brownie Troop 139 held a fly-up ceremony t the Girl Scout Center. Members of this troop are Beth -Bailey, Carolyn Berry. Joan Boehnke, Sandra Boul- ware, Julie Clarke, Christine Drysdale, Brenda Hartley, Cindy Heidemann, K a t h y Heiken, Karen Langston, raye iviaclolek, Robin Mur ray, Lori Richards, Patty Ricken, Janna Vincent, Michelle Waldron, and Both The ceremony began with a flag presentation by Chris tine,. Brenda, Kaye and Jan- na. Mrs. Robert V. Vincent, troop leader, welcomed the parents, one and her assist ants, Mrs. H. L. Bohcnke and Mrs. William L. White, pre- seniea tne wings , to each Brownlo. Members of the troop then gave a corsaee to eacn ot the leaders. The girls gave the Girl Scout promise, slogan and motto. They flew up by walk ing through an arch decorat ed with flowers. Linda Boul ware acted as the fairy and touched each Brownie with her wand as she passed by. An emblem was pinned on lach new Girl Scout by a member of Girl Scout Troop 128; the troop greeted the new scouts by singing "Girl Scouts Together." All the scouts formed a friendship circle and sang "When'cre You Make a Promise" and Taps. Refresh ments were served after the grace "Back of the Bread." Members of Troop 12B are Susan Gannon, Kathy Hall, Ulnne Hatcher, Diane Hew lett, Kathy Hiatt, J a nel 1 Morris, Cheryl Nelson, Bar bara White, Norma Yandell and Marilyn Young and load- ors are Mrs. George Gannon and Mrs. William White. As part of the tenderfoot requirements for Troon 139, a cookout was held bv Bear Creek shortly before the fly- up. one of three patrols laid a trail, another built the fire, and the third cooked lunch Forest Rancor Doug Baker showed a film "The Frying Pan and the Klre" earlier to demonstrate fire safety in the forest, Kaye Maciolek Reporter Past Presidents Club Will Meet The Tast Presidents club of the auxiliary to Crater lake post, Veterans of Foreign wars, will meet Tuesday June 25 for a 12 o'clock lun cheon at the home of Mrs. Mury A. Weber, 1317 Murray avenue. Members are to take table service. The club president. Mrs. J. D. Brummond will be cohostess. A business session will open at 10 o'clock. Scout Troop Holds Court Of Awards A court of awards was rec ently held by Girl Scout Troop 128 at Roosevelt school. Receiving hospitality, tree, and bird badges were Susan Gannon, Kathy Hall, Diane Hatcher, Diane Hewlett, Kathy Hiatt, Jan Morris, Cheryl Nelson, Barbara White, Norma Yandell and Marilyn Young. In addition, the cat and dog badge was earned by Norma Yandell. The mothers and several younger sisters and brothers were guests of the troop. Gifts were presented to Debra Hall, Debra and Jack Hewlett, Beth and Dick White who all help ed the troop i.l the Pear Blos som festival parade. Refresh ments were served at the con clusion of the awards cere mony. In earning the bird badge the girls were assisted by Mrs. Pauline Bush tor some of the requirements. A luau was planned and carried out by the troop with the sixth grade troop from Hoover school and the leader, Mrs. Gordon, as guests. Lels made by troop members were given to each guest as she ar rived. The luau was held at the Girl Scout center, decora tions were done in a Hawaii an theme with shells, nets, floats and banks of flowers, and Island recipes were pre pared by the hostess troop. Work on the Bicycle badge was begun by a bike niKe from Roosevelt school to Par co d'Alba and return. Patrol man Wright of the Medford Police department gave a talk to the troop on bicycle safety. Troop 128 assisted Troop 59, led by Mrs. Max Larson, and Troop 139, led by Mrs. Rob ert Vincent, at their Fly-Up ceremonies. Summer plans of several troop members include at tendance at Girl Scout camp at Lake of the Woods. Leader i of Troop 128 is Mrs. George Gannon and she is assisted by Mrs. William L. White. University Theater Lists . Summer Plays Eugene - "The Desperate Hours," a suspense drama by Joseph A. Hayes, will open the second Carnival theater season at the University ot Oregon, Friday, June 28. The theater, is a semi-pro fessional summer theater ven ture, with performances held in the outdoor amphitheater on the south side of the Uni versity theater. The drama will play June 29, July 9, August 1 and Au gust 6. Other summer plays plan ned are "From Rags to Rich es," a melodrama by Charles Taylor, July 8, 8, 16 and Au gust 2 and 10; "The Fantas ticks," a musical based on the book by Tom Jones with mu sic by Harvey Schmidt, July 12, 13, 23, 26 and August 3 and 8; "Private Lives," high comedy by Noel Coward, July 19, 20, 27, 30 and August 9; "The Wonderful Tang," a children's play in the Chinese manner, written by Bomont Bruestlc, July 26, 27, 30 and 31. All perforcances open at 8:30 p.m., DST, with the ex ception of "The Wonderful Tang," which will play mat- ftice performances at 2:30 p.m., only. A Club Intimc, a weekly nightclub type activity for the entire family, will take place In the new addition of the Erb Memorial Student un ion each Wednesday, at 8:30 p.m., beginning June 26 through August 7. Free re freshments will be provided and an orchestra will furnish music for dancing. June Birthdays To Be Observed Security Benefit club mem bers who have birthdays in June will be honored at the Wednesday, June 26 meeting of the club in the Pythian building. A special guest at the last Wednesday s meeting was Mrs. Emma Perkins. 88. Club members are invited to attend family picnic Au gust 23 in TouVellc park. Weekly meetings open at 11 a.m. and luncheon is serv ed at 12 noon. Nevita Chapter Sets Installation Central Polnt-Nevlta chap ter. Order of Eastern Star, will hold Installation of offi cers Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m. In the Central Point Masonic temple. Sunday's la sue' stated erroneously that the ceremony would be Tues day night. The installation is open to relatives and friends of OES members. The chapter will hold a stat ed meeting Tuesday night at the temple. Marriage Mending Laws In Japan Commended Calendar Monday 6:30 p.m.-NOW lodge. Ea gles hall. 6:30 p.m.-Dogree of Honor Protective association. Girls Community club. 7:43 p.m.-Medford Rose so ciety, Jackson county court house. Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-Women's fellow ship of First Christian church, Lithia park, Ashland. 1 p m.-Past Chiefs club ot Pythian Sisters. Mrs. George Bryant. 3384 Forest ave. 1 p.m.-Red Cross Comma nity service club. Red Cross center. Hawthorne ave. Br BOB METCALFE Tokyo - flirtl - Japan seems to have found a system that could cure much of the United Stater divorce ills, says a Cal- ifornian who has researched 11 countries in the past six months for divorce laws and customs that tend to save marriages. . Jay Burchett, a 47-year-old engineering professor at Pasa dena City college, is vice-president of United States Divorce Reform Inc., a non-profit or ganization launched two years ago .to tackle America's high divorce rate. (He said it aver ages about 28 out of every 100 marriages). Burchett, on leave from his college at half-pay, ended here his world-wide research into divorce customs and laws. The tour took him to ; see judges and government officials in Britain, Germany, : Switzer land, Scandinavia and central Europe. ' Will. Write He intends to write a book and lecture in the United States, hopeful the ideas he has picked up will be adopted as state laws. Burchett likes Japan's fam ily courts system, he said, be cause it "tries to save" floun dering marriages with case teams of psychiatrists, doctors and priests-and has . account ants to divide property when divorce is unavoidable. As in Britain, judges spe cialize in divorce and act only on case-worker recommendations. And the system can func tion without lawyers. Divorce lawyers would starve in Ja pan, said Burchett, since the Japanese can get a divorce I for as little as a $25 court fee. Grounds here include divorce by consent, though a three month waiting period is man datory. Japan's family court system, set up in 1948 when the Japa nese constitution was written, is based largely on studies Association Honors Two Kansas City, Mo. (WD Annette J. Richmire of Rogue River, Ore., High school and Loretta Wirtane, 16, of John Sweet Union High school, Crockett, Calif., were honor ed today for their work in home economics. ' Miss Richmire, a home eco nomics teacher, was cited for a consumers education pro gram which was designed to teach young women wise buy ing habits. Miss Wirtane, a student, was honored for a project of teaching nutrition to third grade children. They were named "Home making Teacher" and "Home making Student" of the year by, Seventeen magazine at a breakfast preceding the 54th annual convention of the American Home Economics association. Picnic Planned By Talent Women Talent - The annual picnic for Talent Garden club mem bers is planned for Wednes day, June 26. Mrs. Glenn Mos ser will be hostess. Mrs. Leon Lockwood will be the cohostess. Those who attend should take table serv ice. Only 2 Days Left! SUMMER . FUR EVENT! 0, Restyling and Repairing At Special Low Pricesl ' IRWIN STERN FINE FURS - AT SALE PRICES! , BUDGET TERMS 214 EAST MAIN Phone 772-7169 made around 1900 by Judge Ben B. Lindsay of Chicago. Japan's divorce rate (69.000 in 1961) is one of the lowest of any country Burchett vis ited. "Japan takes a positive ap proach," said Burchett. "In America we have an adver sary system that pits husband against wife tor the material things they can salvage from a divorce. It seldom tries to solve the petty differences that often lead to divorce. We destroy, rather than save mar riages." American couples get pre cious little help from lawyers in solving their problems in stead of going ahead with di vorce, he said. "Los Angeles divorce law yers alone make $20 million Guardian Council To Be Installed At Shady Cove Shady Cove-Installation of the guardian council for Beth el 56, Internation al Order of Job's Daughters will be held at the next bethel meeting Thursday, June 27 in the Vet erans of Foreign Wars hall. The session is being held by special dispensation. A car wash will be held by the bethel members Tuesday, June 25 in front of the city hall in Eagle Point. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the project of the term for the Junior and senior princesses. Funds from the car wash will be used for bethel projects. a year, he mainiainea. law yers are paid to liquidate mar riages. Said Burchett, "We want to take divorce out of the world of lawyers and put it into the hands of people specializing in personal relations." Sweden Highest Among the countries he vis ited, Burchett found Sweden's divorce rate one of the high est. Britain had one of the lowest. Burchett said he found in his tour that European women were not so downtrodden but pretty happy with their lot. He said it was not a valid argument to blame U. S. di vorces on American women's independence - "foreign wom en married to U. S. citizens have the same divorce rate, so the system's to blame." He saw hope in the fact that a family court started in Toledo, Ohio, by Judge Paul Alexander in 1951 had re duced the divorce rate there, and that other U.S. cities wera taking notice of the court's operation. Candidate Burchett's interest in di vorce reform prompted him to run for the California legisla ture last June. He said ha spent $280, drew 5,500 votes and finished fourth among tha seven candidates. His plat form was based strictly on divorce law reform. Burchett has a personal in terest in divorce law reform. His parents were divorced when he was six. He is di vorced, and has custody of his five-year-old son. SHETLAND PONY AND EQUIPMENT EDCC I GRAND TIICC I OPENING SAT., SUN., JUNE 29 & 30 9 to 9 (No Purchase Necessary) CRATER LAKE HWY. to WHITE CITY 16 STORES . . . HOMES . . . POOL ( I vf , "L M You're sure of satisfaction . . . from retailers who feature known brands s Retailors know you're sure of satis faction with known brands because you'll get the quality you expect. Brand Names are built on your con fidence. You and your neighbors dictate the standards a Brand Name product must meet to consistently deliver the value and aervic you want. A rMpected Brand Name is a manu facturer's nxwt valuable asset and he pan no effort to protect it by constant ly testing and bettering his product. 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