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0 Social Events I " I ,vfh pill Medford Fifty Plus tlub hosted an inter-club parly reeenlly at St. Mark's Guild hall here. Shown during the event are left to right) Mr. Rila Holmes, president of the White City Fifty Plus club; L. E. David, president of the Medford club; Mrs. Marshall Cornett, Klamath Inter-Club Party Held Forty members of the Golden Age club from Klam ath Falls were in Medford re cently for an inter-club party hosted by Medford Fifty Plus club. Members of the Ashland Senior club and the club from the Veterans' Adminis ' tration domiciliary. White City, were also present. President L. E. Davis of the Medford club presided and Mrs. Martha Bowker took charge of the program which included skits and humorous readings by members. Mrs. Maude Arnold planned the music and led community singing. Mrs. Agnes Furch, Mrs. Mae Remlllard and Mrs. Hel en Frazer took charge of the potluck dinner. The hall was decorated with fresh flowers and a wel come to Klamath Falls sign hung behind the president's table. All members of the Medford club formed a recciv ing line to welcome the vis itors. Californians Visit Gold Hill Gold Hill - Guests the past week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Andrews, Up per River road, have been their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews, San Jose, Calif. He is on va cation from his duties as machinist mate third class . aboard the U.S.S. Vega. I j. -y-.-' --- ' , f?i , Mrs. L. E. Jeffries, S30 South Central avenue, is pic tured above with a gladiolus in the Jeffries' yard which is taller than ih is. The gladiolus measures 60 inches and the woman Is four feet, 11 Inches tall when wearing shoes with heels. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries garden as a hobby, and both are visually handicapped. Though not totally blind they are considered "legally blind." Mr. Jefiries is president of the Jackson Council of the Blind and she is chairman of the refreshment committee. The couple also manages the apartment houie where they live. The Jetlries and others in the organisation attempt to point out avenues In which blind or visually handicapped persons can occupy themselves both economically and hobby-wise. The Jeffries must do their "reading" by Braille, which excludes read ing of lh daily newspaper. r; FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1963 Income Plan By Extension Corvallis-If all persons 65 years of age and older in Ore gon were gathered together, their number would create a city about half the size of Portland. Nearly 180,000 Oregonians, or one in 10, is 65 years of age or older. Of these 85,000 are men and 95,000 are wom en. Because people are living longer, more are reaching re tirement age. This prospect or long life calls for early think ing about retirement income, advises Mrs. Alberta John ston, Oregon State university extension specialist. Families will need retire ment income and they'll need It for a longer time. As fam ilies look toward retirement, they need to consider all fi nancial sources available to them for retirement income, and for money to meet emer gencies that may arise. Figures Given A basic guaranteed regular income, large enough to take care of the family's needs, is the first requirement. Accord ing to the Burcnu of Labor Statistics, a retired couple needs $3100 for a modest, yet adequate, level of living. Mrs. Johnston says that re tirement income of most re tired families comes from many sources. Social Security provides a base for retirement income for most couples and individual workers. It makes it easier than ever before for Women's Mews Falls, founder of the Golden Age club in that city; Mrs, t - MJmrA nr.firl.nl nt tho rf lamntri Falls club; Dr. UUinuB i, .. , - " Frank Roberts, founder of the Medford Fifty Plus club and Mrs. Metha Hamaker, president of the Ashland club. Suggested Specialist young families to begin early to accumulate retirement funds but many retirees need more income than Social Se curity provides, she explains. Some older people can count on employee pension plans. Today, almost half of the nation's workers come un der some kind of a private pension plan where they work, compared to only 16 per cent a generation ago. Both of these means of sav ing for the future provide reg ular income, but provide little flexibility in spending. This is when savings and investments are useful, reminds the OSU finance specialist. Families may not think of it as such but owning a home, free and clear, at retirement is income. As a source of in come through rental or sale, or a place to live, housing costs are kept at a minimum. Owning a home, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is worth about $200 or $300 yearly. Life insurance policies can sometimes be used to increase cash income, if necessary. Re tired couples do not need the same amount of protection as a family with children, so the cash value of Insurance pol icies may supplement retire ment funds, through regular income or as a source of cash for an emergency. Scries "E" Savings Bonds can be convert ed to Series "H" Bonds for an annual interest payment. Virus Found Responsible For Warts Chicago -Him- A wart Is a virus infection of the outer layer of the skin, explains the American Medical associ- tion. And girls arc four or five times as likely to have them as boys. Sometimes they hang on for years, often they go away for no apparent reason, and among adults the incidence is about the same for both sexes Wurts are contagious, says the AMA, and are started by contact with the virus that causes them. Usually the wart is a benign tumor that dors not turn Into cancer, re ports the AMA. Planter warts (those on the soles ot the feet) cause the most trouble. These are most common In adolescents and adults with moist feet. Plant er warts occur most often al points of pressure. Physicians generally use ar electric needle or a freezing process to remove them. Tom Sawyer had stump water and dead cats remedies to "charm away" warts. The idea may not be so far fetched because the AMA says- "lf the patient firmly be lieves the remedy will cure warts, sometimes it will." Sometimes the physician will destory the largest wart and then find that the smaller ones go away without further treatment. Most of the non-prescription wart remedies contain acid, the AMA said, and car cause harmful burns if di rections arc not followed carefully On Visit llornbrook - Miss Irent Dickison. Marysville. Calif. is spending two weeks here as a guest of Miss Jennifer Cummins. Miss Dickison is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dickison, former Hornbrook residents. She was a student at the local elementary school when the family lived heijj. Surprise Dessert Suggested for Sherry Parties Sherry parties have be come a popular form of en tertainment in the Rogue Val ley. For the hostesses who would like to add a surprise dessert at these events, Sher ried Rocky Road Pudding has been suggested. As appealing as the candy that bears the same name, Sherried Rocky' Road Pud ding is a culinary treasure. It is rich and creamy and has extra flavor of sherry. There is one precaution in preparing this recipe. Be sure to use the packaged pud ding which requires heating no t the instant kind. Appar ently, the wine prevents the instant pudding from thick ening as it does when you use only milk. So for this recipe, buy the regular chocolate pud ding. To make the dessert seem even more special, serve small glasses of sweet, or cream sherry as the accom panying beverage. SHERRIED ROCKY ROAD PUDDING One package chocolate pud ding and pie filling mix; one and one - half cups milk; one fourth cup sherry; one cup marshmallow pieces; one-half cup chopped walnuts, and one -half cup heavy cream. whipped. Combine pudding mix with milk and sherry and cook ac cording to package directions. Cool, stirring occasionally. Stir in marshmallow pieces, nuts and whipped cream. Spoon into sherbet glasses: chill. Garnish with additional whipped cream, if desired. Polo Coats Return But In New Guise New York - d'PIl - An all time campus favorite in fash ion, the polo coat, is back for fall In a new guise. It's fashioned into a swagger copy of an officer's coat. The "little boy" look to coed fashions also is abundant showing in vests, knickers and Jackie Coogan caps. Paris - Two large jewelled buttons underline decollete in chestnut brown evening shift in slipper satin from Dior- Toque in matching color has larger buttons. (UPI photo) Mi mjZm, , J MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Westwood Wind Players Praised by Music Critic By R. D. WERNER The Westwood Wind ensem ble presented the first concert of its kind at the Britt Music festival yesterday afternoon in Jacksonville. The players were Gretel Shanley, flute; Peter Christ, oboe; David Atkins, clarinet; Gordon Solie, bassoon and Russell White, French horn. This is not an established group of players but have been rehearsing here especial ly for this concert. And that in itself bespeaks the high quality of their musicianship Such is their skill that the ensemble was quite good and the dynamics very well per formed. Balance on the whole was good; possibly better than it seemed because of the acous tics which are not of the best for this type of music. The problem of the wind blowing is one no doubt tne festival association will attend to next year. The several an nouncements made from the platform were not heard by this reviewer because of that. French Music The program was a very interesting one and for the first time we heard some French music. The first piece by Danzi was good enough as an open er but not of any great im port. Very handy though, for the players to get the feel of the place. A Divertimento by Arnold was substituted by a trio by Ibert for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. It is delightful mu sic and has a freedom of har monic progression decidedly French. The melodic line is most free but always under the control of a master musi cian. Like the French painters of the same period the compos- Woman Cites Need For Girls In Engineering Chicago - IUPD - Americans must change their attitude toward women engineers if the United States is to offset shortage in the field and keep pace with the Soviet Union, a woman engineer says. "In our society, girls who show an interest in mechan ics are usually chided for be ing unfeminine," said Dee M. Holladay, associate professor of engineering at the Chicago undergraduate division of the University of Illinois. In the United States, "less than one per cent of engineer ing graduates are women, compared to 38 per cent in the Soviet Union," Mrs. Holla day said. Most engineering jobs do not require a woman to don fatigues and a safety helmet or to crawl over rough ter rain, she said. Seventy-five per cent of engineering jobs in the coun try are desk jobs in researcn, development and design. The other 25 per cent are field and shop jobs." She calls false the argu ment that women engineers' would not use their education because they marry and have a family. All professional women really run into the same argu ment," she said, "but national statistics show that a woman who has a family can be em ployed 25 years of her life. If she doesn t get married, sne can expect 40 working years. Most female engineering students "come from the poor er social classes and of for eign parentage where there is no Idealized leminine pic ture being held up to them every time the girl moves," she said. Girls who want to be engi neers should expect to be dis couraged, will be "happy they overcame the opposition" if they persevere, Mrs. Holladay said. Mrs. Holladay was graduat ed from the University of Il linois in 1930 with a degree in architectural engineering. She has been on the univer sity's faculty here since 1946. Before that she taught radio in the U. S. Army Air corps and worked on electronic equipment for radar projects in industry. In Greece Ashland - Col. William B. Westfall and family have ar rived in Athens. Greece, where he will serve for the next three years as adminis trative staff officer with the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Advisory group. Colonel Westfall is the son of Mrs. E. N. Butler. 40 Granite street. In Hornbrook Hornbrook - Mrs. Alice Richards and her daughter. Miss Chrysta Richards, spent last week in Hornbrook visit ing friends, among them Mrs. Mary Kurt, the W. A. Rut ledge family, and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Cummins. Miss Richards is a librarian at college in Stockton, Calilf ers enriched the harmonic pallette of music so that we now have more light, more air, more variety in freedom than ever before. Their col ors are more pristine and not overlaid and mixed as is so often the case with contempo rary American and German composers, which often only produces opaqueness. The above was very well bcrne out by the next compo sition by Darius Milhaud. This was played very beauti fully by the whole group. Quintet The quintet by Hindemith was interesting for musicians and performers. His is a type of music that was produced during the time when all com posers not yet heard were try ing for originality. It is diffi cult for players but the West- wood ensemble were not awed by it and carried it off with aplomb. It is also thick music and dry, striving for effect but never quite achiev ing the desired end. Pungen cy by accident, tautness by design; in a word, manufac tured, clever. The final short piece by Ibert cleared the air again and the sun was shining once more. The applause was very warm and the players a happy group at the close. It is a fine group and we regret that they will appear only this once. Perhaps next season they will have more to do. 1 Robert Diggles Reminisces About President Hornbrook - A visitor Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jacobs was Rob ert Diggles, Grass Valley. Calif. He was accompanied by Charles Foster, also Grass Valley, and by Mrs. John Tre- maine, Nevada City, a teach er for over 30 years in the schools at Richmond, Calif. The three were on their an nual vaction which they have spent for several years at Stewart Hot springs, south of Yreka. Mr. Diggles, now 88 years old, is a son of the late H. J. Diggles, an early day mer chant of Scott Valley. While the Diggle children were young, their parents moved to Palo Alto, Calif., where at least three of them, including Robert and his brother, Ar thur, were graduated from Stanford university with de.-. grees in mining engineering. While the two were students at Stanford two other young engineering students boarded with the Diggle family. They were Herbert Hoover, who was to become President of the United States, and his brother, Theodore. To Australia In 1897 Arthur went with Herbert Hoover to western Australia, where both were employed as mining engineers by an English syndicate, and here Arthur died. A sister, Grace, also gradu ated from Stanford, and later taught there. Her first job, as a young woman in 1900 was as a bookkeeper at the T. Jones store here in Horn brook, and where Mr. Jacobs, native of Hornbrook, also was employed. Mr. Diggles has in the past owned many mining proper ties in Siskiyou county, and still holds some in Quartz valley. In reminiscing with his guest, Mr. Jacobs recalled that at one time he and the late Walter Bray had a bear hunting camp on Wooley creek, 10 miles up the creek from Somes Bar. Mr. Hoover admired the location, and later acquired the property where he built a very fine fishing lodge, and which Mr. Jacobs believes is still owned by the cx-president. In the 1930's, Mr. Jacobs had the honor of having dinner by in vitation with Mr. Hoover in Redding, and he remembers, as long ago as that, Mr. Hoo ver made the prediction that the time was coming when this country would be the only bulwark in the world against Communism. NORTHWEST SWIMMING POOL CO. 1122 W. Main 1 . wm " ssA Miss Sandra Bates, who will be a sophomore al the University of Oregon this fall, modeled this ensemble for campus wear at the recent party which the Rogue Valley Panhellenic council gave at the home of Mrs. Floyd Baker on East Main street. The skirt of cranberry and toast-colored wool has pockets of leather; the blouse is of cranberry colored cotton. Clothing tor the style show and party for women entering college this fall was from Jean Hart's store. Olgas and Sonjas Lag Behind Western Styles By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York -(UPII- The Olgas and Sonjas of the Soviet lag far behind the Western world in fashion chic. Their clothes are "s o u 1 1 e s s", says one of the nation's largest dress m a n u facturers who s made an of f i ffiia! cial -tour of Gay I'auiiy the Russian apparel industry. But increasingly, the Rus sians look to Western fash ion capitals for inspiration, said Andrew Arkin, one of five representatives of the U. S. apparel industry who, under State and Commerce Department sponsorship, vis ited the Soviet for three weeks. They toured clothing plants, design centers, lax- tile factories and stores in Moscow, Kichinev, L v o v, Kiev and Leningrad. Arkin said the five found the Soviet woman's dress "uniformly disappointing" by U. S. standards. But, he add ed, "as more tourists go to Russia, the women will wint more and better clothes . . . not keeping up with the Joneses, but with the West erners, as it were." 'They very definitely look to us where style is con cerned," said Arkin, 39-year-old president of the Arkin Organization, New York. He said he expected the pressure for improved styling and fabrics to come from the "early 20's set-they're more chic now. The older women seem reconciled to taking what's there." And very often what's there is not in sufficient sup ply, and long queues at the dress racks are common, he said. A dress goes on sale only if it's damaged. In an interview. Arkin said it was their third day outside Moscow, in Kichinev. before he spotted a woman dressed smartly. The translator stopped the wearer and asked where she had bought the dress, a blouson-sheath. SWIMMING POOLS Permanent Gunita ft Con crete type only. 3 week completion fin a n 1 n g available on approved credit. FREE ESTIMATES, lew Cost ft Deluxe Pools 20 years pool experience Ph. 773-4340 i a "The woman had made It herself," said Arkin. The manufacturer defined a "soulless" dress as one missing that certain tangible which makes it smart, no matter what the price. The number one style for summer for the Soviet wom an is a printed combination cotton and synthetic dress, loosely fitting, "cut on house dress lines", usually with sleeves, he said. "Very little of the sleeve lessness that's rampant in America. Only a few of the young women wear sleeve less dresses." He found hemlines about one inch longer than in the United States, hair styles lacking any of "those Tony touches" from New York or Paris. "You don't see a So viet woman on the street in shorts or slacks," he con tinued. "As for shoes, I saw so many beach sandals, I worry about the foot health of the next generation of Rus sians. No arch supports." Riverside Club Names Winners Thirty-two players compet ed in the regular play of the Riverside Bridge club held this week. In first place for the north-south winners were Mrs. George B. Dean and C. M. Crews, who scored 99 points. The other winners in that position were Mrs. R. Mile stone and Mrs. F. R. Baker. 92' :; and Mrs. B. L. Marten and Mrs. P. L. McDuffee, 882. East - west winners were Mrs. G. W. Harrison and Mrs. Sam Van Dyke, 103; Al Gil housen and James Morgan, 98' -j, and Mrs. F. E. Bowman and Mrs. J. J. Finegan, 90'2. Dirly windows shades can be cleaned quickly with a rough flannel cloth that has been dipped in flour. PRESCRIPTIONS! DIAL 772-2330 "1S5H i - i i Call Anytime -DAY or NIGHTI Personaliied Pickup and Delivery Store Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Your Headquarters for Creeling Cards Cosmetics Party I Wedding Supplies Gifts Veterinarian Supplies Yeur Charge Account Invited 133 W. Main Toastmistress Club To Picnic Medford Toastmistress club members, their families and guests will meet Sunday, Au gust 25 at 5 p.m., for a pic nic at the summer home, of Mr. and Mrs. George Watson on the Applegate river. Members should take lunches and table service for their group. Mrs. W. G. Beard will be topic mistress. Mrs. Thomas Lorenz, tele phone 773-7727 and Mrs. James VanderSteen, tele phone 772-8471, are in charge of arrangements. The next regular meeting of the Medford Toastmistress club Is scheduled for Wed nesday, September 11 in Girls Community club. 4 Duplicate Club Winners Listed Scores for winners of the August 20 Medford Dupli cate club regular play were figured on a percentage basis because of the movement used. Winning first in the north - south position were Robert R. Dickey and Walter Ensminger with 60.93 per cent. Other winners in that posi tion were Mrs. A. W. Lingass and James Morgan, 59.09; Mrs. John Dougherty and John Shortridge, 58.71; and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Clark, 58.46. East - west winners were George Yoxall and Mrs. L. M. Nash, 62.34; Mrs. Glen Harrison and Ray S. Wise, 60.01; Dr. L. D. Wanek and Millard Allen, 56.04, and Mrs. Marion Keim and Ches ter Reavis, 51.22. From out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Yoxall, and Mr. and Mrs. Nash, Palm Springs, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Waight, Sacramento, and Mil lard Allen, Portland. 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