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Mrs. R. H. Wcslcrficld, Ashland, (left) president of the Rogue
Valley Camp Fire Girl Council, is pictured here with Miss Gwen
Harper, regional director of the organization. Miss Harper spent
part of last week here conferring with council members and lead
ers and met with board members during a luncheon at Stanley's
cafe, Mcdford.
Open Pairs Champions
Win Helen Hatton Trophy
Mrs. Paul McDuffee, Medford
and Col. D. H. Barber, Shady
Cove, were first place winners
in the Southern Oregon open
pairs tournament sponsored by
the Medford unit of the Ameri
can Contract Bridge league over
the weekend. Their score for the
Saturday night and Sunday af
ternoon sessions was 265 points.
Twenty tables of players partic
ipated. " They are the first winners of
the new Helen Hatton trophy
set up in memory of the late
Mrs. Paul A. Hatton who was
active in valley bridge circles
for several years before her
recent death. The names of the
winners will be engraved on the
trophy.
Second place was taken by
George Rode, Medford, and
Richard Speicher, Crescent City,
who scored 2591,. points, and
third went to Mrs. Sam Van
Dyke and Mrs. Glenn Harrison,
both Medford, for 250 points.
Other winners were the B. L.
Sandersons, fourth, 24014; Mrs.
R. T. Jones and Paul A. Hatton,
fourth, 239; Mrs. W. W. Steven
son and Mrs. F. R. Baker, sixth,
238.
Mrs. W. W. Stevenson and
Mrs. F. R. Baker took first
place, north-south, in Section A,
iirst session, with 133 points,
and east-west winners in this
section were Mrs. McDuffee and
the colonel, scoring 131. Mrs.
Jones and Mr. Hatton were first
in Section B, north-south, with
129, and the Leland Clarks took
first in this section playing east
west and scoring 136 points.
For the second session Sun
day, first went to Mrs. McDuffee
and- Colonel Barber playing
north-south, for 134 points and
first, east-west, was won by
Mr. Rode and Mr. Speicher with
141 points.
In Section B. north-south, first
was won by Mrs. Gene Thomas
and Mrs. L. O'Keefe, Ashland,
with 131 points and first, east
west, were Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Callison, Roseburg, 132.
A buffet supper was served
after the first session Saturday
Drive Started
To Aid School
Of Packaging
CHICAGO (UPI) - There's
more to a package than what's
inside. There's the actual pack
age or container itself.
The growing importance of
the field of packaging is under
lined by the launching of a
nation-wide fund raising cam
paign to furnish financial as
sistance to potential profession
al packaging experts.
I. Robert Levy, Chicago, was
appointed director of the cam
paign by Maurice J. Day, presi
dent of Packaging Foundation
Inc., and by Philip J. May, vice
president of business and fi
nance of Michigan State Uni
versity. Levy, midwestern vice presi
dent of the Packaging Founda
tion, plans to take a year's leave
of absence as president of the
Allpak Co., packaging consult
ing and engineering firm based
in Chicago, to head the pro
gram. The objective: to raise at
least $2 million from the na
tion's industry to assist t h e
Michigan State School of Pack
aging, the only school of its type
in the world.
Day said that packaging has
grown into t h e nation's fifth
largest industry and that it
"represents a tremendous eco
nomic factor in all parts of the
county."
"Our marketing structure de
pends heavily on packaging of
all types, and if sources of pack
aging were suddenly cut off, the
distribution system of the na
tion would collapse," Day said.
night, and a breakfast at Rogue
Valley Country Club Sunday
morning perceded the second
session.
Delegate
Reports on
Convention
Mrs. Thelma Marty, Medford,
vice-president of the Oregon Li
censed Practical Nurses Associ
ation, was one of five members
who represented the association
at the annual convention of the
National Federation of Licensed
Practical Nurses held last week
in Indianapolis. Mrs. Marty re
turned to her home over the
week end.
Other Oregonians at the con
vention were Mrs. Helen Dwyer,
Klamath Falls, state president;
Mrs. Gloria Glasscock, Portland,
president-elect; Mrs. Aletha Par
sons, Portland, and Mrs. Mil
dred Livesley, Bend. Mrs. Marty
reports that the 1964 national
convention will be held in Port
land, Ore., September 21-26.
Mrs. Marty reports that dur
ing a banquet, news of the dis
astrous explosion at the Indian
apolis Fairgrounds which took
so many lives reached the
nurses, and that the Indianapolis
members all left the event to re
port for duty at the various hos
pitals. All others volunteered,
and a number served as blood
donors during the emergency,
she stated.
Leadership Theme
"Leadersip A Dimension in
Practical Nursing" was the
theme of the convention, the
14th held by the National Feder
ation. About 700 practical nurses
from all 50 states attended,
learning about new methods for
serving patients. The Federa
tion is the only national organ
ization with a membership ex
clusively of persons licensed as
practical or vocational nurses.
National president is Miss
Catherii." T. Garrity, Boston.
Mrs. Lillian Kustcr, New York
City, founder of the national or
ganization, spoke of its origin.
Mrs. Mary S. Rcsh, special as
sistant to the director of the of
fice of manpower, automation
and training in the United States
Department of Labor, told the
convention that the need for
practical nurses is "enormous."
She said the surgeon general's
consultant group on nursing es
timates that the nation needs
27,000 additional practical nurses
annually.
Other speakers were Mrs. Ag
nes Beatin, Washington, D.C.,
director of the Women's Divi
sion, Allstate Foundation; Don
old I. Brown, R.N., Logansport,
Ind., director of nursing services
of the Logansport State Hos
pital, and the Rev. Kenneth S.
Murphy, Boston, president of
Rescue, Inc.
Three hundred students from
10 states attended on Student
Day.
Fancy Celery
Fancy ways for fixing celery
for relish trays and decorative
effects are these: Break a head
of celery into its individual
stalks. Trim, leaving only the
most attractive leaves at the
top of each stalk. Cut each
stalk into 3-inch lengths.
For sticks, keep cold and
crisp until serving time. These
can be served plain or stuffed
with cheese or other favored
dunk.
For celery curls, make paral
lel cuts forming narrow strips
almost to the end. Or cut both
ends of celery almost to center
of each piece. Crisp in ice wa
ter and slit ends will curl.
Red Cross Takes Over Visiting Service
The Friendly Visiting Service,
organized in November, 1958, by
the health committee of the
Rogue Valley Council on Aging,
has been recently transferred
to the Jackson County Chapter,
American Red Cross according
to Russ Jamison, president of
the Council, and Mrs. Chester
Guches, chairman of the health
committee.
The service was organized to
fill a need for visitors to nursing
homes and homes for the aged.
In the future', the Red Cross
Chapter will administer and
sponsor the service and provide
recruitment and training, it is
stated.
In approving the recommen
dation for this action, the execu
tive board followed the policy of
the council since its organiza
tion in 1957, which is "to survey
needs of elderly people in this
county which were not met by
any other organization and to
promote or initiate direct serv
ices until some organization
specially fitted to give these
services could be persuaded to
do so."
Because of the experience,
training and structural organi
zation of the Red Cross which
offers similar services to vet
erans at the Veterans Adminis
tration domiciliary, White City,
the committee stated that the
Red Cross seemed to be the
logical agency and the one most
effective in strengthening and
broadening this service to the
elderly.
I he council commended the
chapter for its decision to take
on this added responsibility and
promised its public support. A
vote. of thanks and commenda
tion was given the manv "lubs.
churches, and lodges which
"adopted" nursine homes and
the many single volunteers who
have served as friendly visitors
for the last five years. Hope
was expressed that all the volun-
ters who have assisted the
RVCA in this pioneer ndeavor
will continue to work under the
driection of the new sponsorship
of the Jackson County, Red
Cross.
Women in the Friendlv Vis
itors Service read to the patients
in the nursing homes, write let
ters for them, do their shopping,
help them celebrate on such oc
casions as birthdays, take them
walking and for car rides, and
fill other requests and needs.
History Given
The history of the develop
ment of the Friendly Visiting
Service since 1958 shows a care
ful consideration of the wishes
of nursing home owners and
operators who were consulted
before the service was estab
lished, Mr, Jamison declared.
A meeting was called where
those interested filled out ques
tionaires and signed a request
for services. Firm opinions
were expressed that such serv
ice should be regular in order
to give the most help to pa
tients, many of whom had no
relatives or friends near them
and needed contact with the out
side world. It was noted that at
the holidays, many came to see
patients, then for months no one
would visit. It was agreed that
volunteers should be trained and
should understand and respect
the rules and conditions of care
in nursing homes.
Training sessions were set up
by the committee for the volun
teers recruited through the ef
forts of the Medford Council of
Church Women and by talks to
clubs and lodges and the help
of the press and radio. Assist
ing in the training were Mrs.
Calendar
Tuesday:
7 p.m. Rogue Valley Knife
and Fork Club, Rogue Valley
Country Club.
7:30 p.m. Chapter BE of
PEO Sisterhood, with Mrs. Vic
tor Sether, 1007 Queen Anne
Ave.
7:30 p.m. Westminster Guild
of First Presbyterian Church,
Fireplace Room of Church.
8 p.m. Crater Lake Auxili
ary, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
VFW hall, 42 North Front St.
8 p.m. Past Presidents of De
gree of Honor, home of Mrs.
Estcn Krause, 16 South Colum
bus Ave.
8 p.m. Pythian Sisters,
Pythian building.
Wednesday:
12:30 p.m. Chapter CP of
PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
John Graff, 31 Geneva Ave.
1:30 p.m. Central Point Gar
den Club, home of Mrs. Don
ald E. Faber, 415 Hazel St.,
Central Point.
1:30 p.m. Conte m p o r a r y
Book Club, with Mrs. Ralph
Barnes, Old Stage Road.
2 p.m. Wednesday Study
Club, Girls Community Club.
Dinner Planned
In Wildcrville
WILDERVILLE - A harvest
dinner will be held Saturday,
November 9, at the Wildcrville
Community Church. A turkey
dinner is planned, and serving
will be from 5 t- 8 p.m.
Margery Haley, social welfare
worker for Jackson County Pub
lic Welfare Department, and
Mr. Frank Fairweather, Red
Cross area volunteer. They
compiled a set of rules and in
structions on what to do and
what not to do when visiting
the sick for the more than 60
women who entered the Friend
ly Visiting Service during the
last five years.
Booklet Published
This training booklet was
mimeographed and is still avail
able. It was reproduceoT by the
Oregon Council on Aging and
sent out to similar organiza
tions in Oregon, and formed the
basis of training programs ac
cepted by the Oregon Public
Health Department which last
year published a "Handbook for
Volunteers serving the Aged
and appointed a full time social
worker, Mrs. Hale Pragoff to
direct the organization and
training of volunteers through
out the state to provide such
service for the aging.
Mrs. Pragoff was the chief
speaker at the RVCA annual
meeting in February, 1963, and
met with the leaders of the
Friendly Visitors and opera
tors of nursing homes to plan
future programs. In August,
Pragoff assisted the RCVA in
training 22 new volunteers to
work in this field.
At that time, initial arrange
ments were completed to ask
the Red Cross board to sponsor
the service in the future. 1
SOC Professor
To Be Speaker
Dr. Leon Mulling of Southern
Oregon college will speak for a
meeting of the College Club of
the Rogue River Valley set for
Saturday, November 9, in First
Methodist Church, Ashland at
2 p.m.
Dr. Mulling, an instructor in
the speech department of the
college, traveled in Europe last
year and will show slides taken
during his stay abroad.
Mrs. J. C. Kaylor will sing.
Mrs. Amos Willetts and Mrs.
Frank Davis will be hostesses.
Mcsdames S. H. Treichlcr, B. J.
Holland, Roy Nye, Mabel Moore
and Esthcl Reid will take charge
of the tea.
Mothers Club
Plans Session
The monthly meeting of the
Mothers of Twins club will be
held Thursday, November 7, at
8 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Delvin Elder, Nick Young road,
Eagle Point.
All mothers of twins are in
vited to attend. Further infor
mation about the organization
and transportation may be ob
tained by calling Mrs. Robert
Lance, 664-3125.
To Meet
Woman's Auxiliary to the
Jackson County Medical Society
will meet Wednesday, November
6 at the home of Mrs. Warren
Bishop, 2425 Nieto Way. Dessert
will be served at 7 p.m. and a
business meeting will follow.
Program Slated
For Gardeners
Reck garden plants and color
in the garden will be discussed
at a meeting of Medford Garden
club set for Thursday, Novem-j
ber 7, at 1:30 p.m. in the Jack-1
son County courthouse audita-1
rium. i
Mrs. C. A. Renken will talk
on the bird of the month, the I
Oregon junco, and Mrs. E. H. '
Loveness will give the horticul
ture lesson on "Variety in Rock J
Garden Plants." !
Mrs. Clifford E. Green, Cen-!
tral Point, will talk on "Year !
Around Garden Color." j
Mrs. Herbert Sims is tea j
chairman.
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