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6i. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1U63 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON News About Today's Woman Home Career Leisure Arts FDA Develops Method To Detect Food Poison WASHINGTON - The Food and Drue Administration has announced a new means of de lecting staphylococcal poison ing in food. The agency said it is a major step forward and ' will for Ihe first time permit the identification in food of the specific staphylococcal tfiiif snecific staphylococcal toxin which is responsible for most of the food poisoning outbreaks in the United states. The method, developed over the oast 15 years, will save health officials from depen dence upon often vague epidem iological evidence during food posoning outbreaks and the use of expensive animals in tests which are often unreliable. FDA said the method is scientifically accurate and will ease the job of tracking down the sources of food poisoning. It was reported by Ezra P. Casman, Ph. D., and Reginald W. Bennett, M. S., of FDA's Division of Microbiology, to the 91st annual meeting of the American Public Health As sociation at Kansas City, Mo, . Method Explained The new test employs a sero logical method. Minute quanti ties of staphylococcal poison in food are detected through use of its antibody, a neutralizing ' agent developed in the blood of an infected animal. Food poisoning caused by the staphylococci toxin is generally not fatal to the normal, healthy individual. It may last for only several hours, but is extremely uncomfortable and incapacita ting. It is different from the seldom found but often fatal type of food poisoning caused by various botulinus organisms which produce toxins 'When ox ygen is lacking. For years, methods of trac ing the causes of food poisoning have called for isolating the bacteria from the suspected food and demonstrating their toxicity by feeding monkeys or injection into cats. These tests however, are not always reli able because the animals vary in susceptibility to the toxins. The tests are time consuming. FDA's research for a reliable method of detecting the causes of food poisoning began in 1947 with a long range program which only recently has been completed. rrzz n A committee of four women has been hard at work for the past several weeks on the invitation list for the dinner-dance which Rogue Snowmen will give Saturday, Novem ber 23, at Rogue Valley Country club. The event will celebrate the 30th anniversary of organization, and the committee did a great deal of research in finding the present ad dresses of former members. Pictured dur ing a committee session are (left to right) Mrs. Wayne Murtcll, in charge of Ihe in vitations for current members; Mrs. Larry Schade, Mrs. Edmund L. Simmons, who , worked on the former list; Mrs. Arthur Eker son, reservations chairman and secretary treasurer of the Snowmen. Reservations close tonight. Lesson Given In Decorations PROSPECT A demonstra tion of Christmas decorations which may be made from green ery and dried materials was given at a recent meeting of the Prospect Lady Lions. Mrs. Archie McKillop and Mrs. Everett Shaffer gave the demonstration. The meeting was held at the Community hall with Mrs. Ralph Goode, Mrs. Joseph Josephson, Mrs. Lowell Ash and Mrs. Harry Goode serving the dinner. Plans for the Christmas ba zaar were discussed. It will be held the first part of Decem ber. The executive board meeting will be Friday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. David Greenfield. Now at Bell's the first fine tableware : TZZk that takes everyday punishment Centura Is fine tableware, with dazzling good looks, a satiny surface, the ring of quality and extraordinary strength, Pyrooeram8 glasa-ceramio makea Centura so resistant to breaks, chips, cracks and crazing thai Corning can guarantee Centura for 3 years, replace ment free. Centura la I complete tableware collection. Included are serving pieces that go from freezar to range lop with complete safety. See all three patterns of Centura. Discover prices much lees than you'd expect to pay for fine tableware. And buy only the Centura pieces you want. Representative Prices for four In basic white: 4 dinner plates ,,,, 795 4 cups and saucera ,, 1o!85 4 small plates , 495 4 9 oz. bowls , , , , , , ' , 5 95 Patterned nlce add J5c etch. c ENTURA by CORNING HOMEWARES and GIFTS 323 East Main Phone 772-2133 Snowmen Plan Party One of the large social events of the coming week end will be a dinner - dance at Rogue Val ley Country Club given by Rogue Snowmen in celebration of the group's 30th anniversary of organization. About ISO are expected to attend the event, set for Saturday, November 23. Past presidents of the organi zation will be honored at the event, and during the evening will take part in a skit. An or chestra will play for dancing. A reunion hour is planned from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a buffet dinner will be served. Past and present Snowmen and their guests have been invited to attend. Miss Betty Ramsey, general chairman in charge of arrange ments, is being assisted by 1 committee. Mrs. Arthur Eker son is reservation chairman; reservations are to be made no later than tonight by calling the Rogue Ski shop, dial 772-8W, or Mrs. Ekerson at 773-7271. Founding of Society Celebrated by Chapter Two Travelers Return Home From Hawaii Unlike the proverbial mail carrier who walks the rounds on his vacation, Miss JoAnn Robertson, secretary in the Med ford Police Department and back with an armlul of leis, didn't visit the police depart ment during her stay in Hono Miss Robertson and Miss Car ol Hubbard of the Social Securi ty office, returned Monday morning from a vacation which started Halloween night when they sailed on the Matsonia from San Francisco for Hono lulu. They arrived in Hawaii November 5 and left there for their return to Medford last Sunday midnight, taking the United Air Lines flight home. The two young women started planning the vacation last Jan uary. They made their reserva tions in May and in October their "dream came true." While on the Islands they made their home in an apartment on Wni kiki Beach where housing was arranged through mutual girl friends. They rented a jeep and visited the various famous spots on Oahu Island and later on the island of Kauai, particularly the plantation where South Pacific was filmed. Both came back with grass skirts, orchids and leis for their fellow workers and memories which will make work easier, ; even on the foggiest days, they say. Ashland Woman To Be Speaker "International Affairs" will be the topic for a meeting of Wom en of Unity, Friday, November 22, at 11 a.m. in Ihe Unity church, Holly and Haven streets. Mrs. Edgar N. Terrill, Talent, president, will conduct a busi ness session. The Rev. Katha rine Rnswnrth. minister, will nive the dcvotionals. : V A luncheon will be served at 12 noon. Hostesses will he Mrs. Thomas Lowe, Mrs. Ralph R. Weiss, Mrs. Gilbert Botnncourt and Mrs. Erna Dyke. At 1 p.m. Mrs. Roy Nye, Ash- j land, guest speaker, will talk on "The Effect Other Countries ! Have on Us." Mrs. Martcl Peters, Ashland, j will sing two numbers. She will j be accompanied by William 1 Johnston, Medford. : This is a non-sectarian group, and any woman interested is in vited to attend. Mrs. Grace Quiglry Returns In Hume HORNBROOK - Mrs. Grace : Quigley has returned from Car-! michacl, Calif., where she had been visiting for ten days at the home of her daughter and son ; In-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. ; j Metzen and family. She also ; visited at Artnis, Calif., with her : i brothor-ln-law and sister, Mr. j land Mrs. Carl Lobslcn. I Epsilon Chapter. Delta Kapna Gamma Society, celebrated the 21st anniversary of founding at tne last meeting. Miss Edith Bork, former fac ulty member at Southern Ore gon College, founder of Alpha Rho State Chapter and organ izer of Epsilon Chapter, was one of the guests at the meeting. Mrs. Keith Woodward. Grants Pass, presided during the busi ness meeting which was held in Girls Community Club in Med ford. Mrs. John A. Fountain, chairman of the research com mittee, and Dr. Dorothy Stolp were in charge of the program, "Changing Patterns." History Given Miss Bork, now residing in Willamette Manor, Portland. gave a summary ot tne founding of the Oregon State Chapter in 1941. Miss Florence Allan, Miss Bertha Stephens, and Miss Delie M. Whisenant were charter members of the society. In No vember, 1942, Epsilon Chapter was organized in Jackson and Josephine Counties. Delta Kappa Gamma was first organized in Austin, Texas in 1929, By ur. Annie Webb Blanton. who was interested in the recognition of women educa tors. At the time of organization there were 17 chapters in Texas. Delta Kappa Gamma is now an international society with a membership of 84,880 mem bers. Women educators are the only people eligible for member ship. Thirty - seven chapters have been organized in Oregon during the past thirty - four years. v Past Officers Report -Past presidents attending gave outstanding events which occurred while they were in of fice. Re'porting were Miss Whisenant, Medford; Miss Al len, SOC, Ashland: Miss Jennie Calhoun, Grants Pass; Mrs. S. H. Gay, Medford; Mrs. Bert Stancliffe, Phoenix; Mrs. Mel vin E. Ottis, Grants Pass; Miss Anna L. Honts, Medford; and Miss Gladys Owen, SOC, Ash land. Year books were distributed to members. Mrs. Stancliffe re ported on state legislation and Mrs. W. E. Holmes reported that there were 563 women edu cators in Jackson County. Group singing was under the direction of Mrs. Oscar Bjorlie, with Mrs. Alice Willits at the piano. The tea table held a decorated birthday cake with 21 candles. Miss Bork and Miss Allen served the tea and coffee, while Mrs. Calhoun served the cake. Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. J. B. Hawkins, Mrs, Paul Smith, Miss Honts, Mrs. Earl W. Rogers, Mrs. Dorothy butter, and Miss Dorothy Wilson. A December 14 meeting will be held in the Episcopal Parish Han in Asniand at 2 p.m Architect Talks For Meeting Of Local Gardners 'His' Wardrobe Used For 'Her' Inspiration By PATRICIA MCCORMACK NEW YORK (UPI)-There's something from the boys as well as something for the boys in collections of spring clothes for milady. Pace-setting designers, show ing their newest togs in New York during the last several weeks, have: Advanced body accenting silhouettes, featuring daringly plunging necklines for evening wear. The boys professional girl watchers,' that is can only be expected to hoot about this. ' Gone to "his" wardrobe for inspiration of many daytime suits and costumes. From the male fashion rack they have adapted pin and chalk striped menswear materials, trouser pockets for skirts, barrel cuffs for dresses and blouses, the as cot and the vest. ' To Posie Patch But that's not all. They've also gone to the posie patch for inspiration when making the clothes which will be in the stores in January. .-. 1 Many dresses were floral printed from neckline to hem type highlighted by rainbow colors, included takeoffs on dai sies, peonies, snapdragons and every fragrant bloom seen in spring flower show. And for the woman who likes to get where she's going incog nito the hoodnik look's "in" especially for evening. In many collections the bil lowy chiffon evening dresses came with stoles worn over the head, scarf style, clutched at the chin. Models wearing the cover-ups often had their coif fures covered. Ditto for neck and part of the chin. The woman of 'mystery look taking over for formal spring evenings hit a high in Fernando Sarmi's collection.- The Euro pean count . turned American citizen, turned seventh avenue ready - to - wear manufacturer, showed a group of long formats with sweeping skirts plus the headcovering which cloaked the model.. ...... Many Hoods Typical of this look in the col lection was a. gown in warp printed silk in blue, pink and mauve tones. Evening cloaks. over luiisKirtea cnitton dresses. The prints, many an abstract also came in the warp prints with both attached and detach able hoods. - Highlights of other collec tions: Mollie Parnis (caps) leaned into black with white' accents and white with black accents. Sample: A white lean bean coat with black tuxedo front-over a black sheath. A major silhouette with this designer is the long coat over its harmonizing dress. Hornbrook Women Plan Annual Event HORNBROOK The Christian Women's Community Fellow ship of the local Methodist church met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Bertha Bradley. In the absence of the president, the meeting was conducted by the vice president, Mrs. Mary Taggart. Plans were made for the an nual all-community Christmas party which will be held De cember 12 at the church. The event will begin with a potluck dinner, at 12:30 p.m., followed by a program and gift ex change. All women of the area are 1 invited to attend, and to bring an inexpensive gift to exchange. -Tnwnlev (caps) hit the fash- ion bounce with more flounce to the ounce. Designer Donald Brooks had flounces on day and evening dresses. Silhouettes for daytime ranged from the modi fied sheath to body - accent ing types with raised and drop ped waistlines. . PAULINE TRIGERE used her traditional bias cut and knack for seaming to shape slim dresses to the figure without squeezing. Almost all day dres ses in wool were sleeveless. MATTY TALMACK a d vanced the elongated torso look in day dresses. The tunic thema carried into evemng. Former Residents . Visit Hornbrook HORNBROOK-Over night guests Friday at the home, of Mr and Mrs. Dwain Hamner were Mr .and Mrs. Tom Collis ter, Cave Junction, Ore. En route home from a short vaca tion in Reno, Mr. and Mrs. Col lister made another brief stop over, calling on other friends here. Mr. Collister was an in spector at the local quarantine station before being transferred to the Redwood station five years ago. - Instructor Explains Roll Of Science ASHLAND - "The layman must recognize the fact that science plays a dominant role in today's society," declared Dr. James R. Dawson whenhe ad dressed members of the Ash land branch, American Associa tion of University Women, last week in Britt lounge, Southern Oregon College. The opening study on the years program was presented by the associate professor uf biology at SOC and was based upon the need for more scien tific education at ail levels and the layman's responsibility in bridging Ihe gap between train ed scientists and the general public. He pointed to the rapid changes taking place in fields that atfect the daily life of everyone. Household appliances, con sumer products, communica tions and transportation are but a few of the new areas of scien tific advance. The second in the study lec tures will be presented Decem ber 11 by Dr. Russell Davis, as sistant professor of science, whose subject will be "Bats Homing. "Japanese Gardens" was his subject when the landscape ar chitect, Dale Coverstone, talked to the Howard Garden Club at the home of Mrs. L. C. McCay. Mr. Coverstone says the Japa nese never crowd their gardens. Though very small, the gardens seem spacious and natural, he added. To achieve this effect, they use water in many ways, small pools or man - made streams, only two or three kinds of shrubs and many rocks in all sizes from boulders to gravel, and almost always, functional stepping stones, leading away to an entrance, a gate or a nook. Gravel is laid on hard turf; grass or flowers are seldom used. Japanese maple, floweri ing cherry, Siberian iris, ferns and bamboo are some of the shrubs used. Nothing is used that might cause litter or clut ter, and gardens should be orig inal, never copied, the speaker said. Mr. Coverstone tells of much rounded river - washed gravel, used brick and rough lumber being used in Western Japanese-type gardens. Mrs. G. G. Stagg presented an arrangement of bronze chrysan themums and dried cata'pa bean pods. Mrs. Henry Fricsen was a guest of the club and Mrs. Ralph E. Mcrritt was co-hostess. Next meeting will be a noon potluck dinner and gift exchange to be held at the home of Mrs. James A.Wicker. 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