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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1955)
VHCTTSPTlY. PEmTBEft-. 1955 BMUV,WrtKf KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PACT frZLi 0 ) ' - iX5 x OREGON'S NATIVE GREENS provide almost unlimited ideas for Christmas decorations through out the house. Unusual and inexpensive decora tions were shown at fhe Klamath District of Garden Clubs, Christmas Decorations Worksho p at the Altamont School on December 3. A bow knot of bright red cranberries, a red yarn Santa and an off-center golden star were the dom inating motifs in these arrangements held by (left to right) Mrs. Scott McKendree, Klamath Falls Garden Club. Mrs. Fram Nehammer, Mercer Island, Washington, instructor for the work shop and Mrs. Charles Thurman, chairman of the district garden clubs. Wives Face Higher Food Bill Despite Bumper Farm Crops EdUer's Netet It farm .rices bate la lira M sharply thai Ike rornrmmejil ia uklac emergency actiea W help the farmers, why dm feed UI coat a mack?" That .aesUaau la man? different forma, reflect, a widespread Buaslemeat amen heaiewlYM and ethers aheat the "spread" between farm prices aad retail feed prices. The tellewtng dis patch explain why the spread exists, how great It la, and why It'e llkeljr te grew area, greater. "The first step In Christmas dec orating is to choose a theme and a color scheme," Mrs. Franz Ne hammer, Mercer Island, Washing ton, flower arranger told some 160 garden club members Saturday. December 3, in Klamath Falls. Mrs. Nehammer conducted an all day Christinas decoration work shop at Altamont School sponsored by the Klamath District, Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs. Mrs. Nehammer outlined prin cipals of decorating and demon strated examples at the workshop at which the 11 district clubs were represented. She said the theme and color scheme should be car ried throughout the house, with emphasis on the four focal points the entrance, fireplace, tree and dining table. The entrance, she said, sets the character of the decor and should express a warm welcome to guests. The type of entrance exposed, sheltered, paneled has a definite bearing on materials used. An ex posed front door will demand more rugged, weatherproof material than a sheltered doorway. A pan eled door calls for different treat ment than one of glass areas. If a swatr Is used, Mrs. Neham mer instructed. It should curve to ward the door handle. The door niece should be lightweight but should not swing freely and it should have depth. Tlie instructor demonstrated door Dieces In both modern and tradt tlonal motifs. Her designs includ ed a huge cranberry bow on a circular backing of fir; a red yarn Santa on a tree-shaped spray of .spruce and a crescent-shaped swag centered with a string oU green and gold bells of graduated sizes tied with a gold bow. Also dls played was a curved pine branch to which three sugar pine cones and a cornucopia fashioned from copper screening were tied with gold ribbon on a backdrop ot nr. The cornucopia was filled with cone flowers and green branches . For a traditional dining table, Mrs. Nehammer featured a huge candy cane on a bed of fir branches with a focal point of three red balls which picked up the color value of the red paper-covered base. Another dining table ar rangement consisted of a group of styrofoam snowballs in four sizes intertwined with fir .twigs on a red base. Mrs. Nehammer displayed min iature table trees, one of greenish copper screening decorated with beads and another, a tiny yew, decorated with white beads and colored balls. She suggested a mantel piece By OAYLORD P. GODWIN WASHINGTON (UP) The farm er get considerably leas than half of every dollar the housewife spends on food. And thia "price spread," la expected to grow even wider. Despite bumper crops and lower prlcea to farmers, the Agriculture Department predict that the housewife's food blU In 1M wlU average about the aame as in 1964. Thia poses the Question, as to why retail prlees don t come down pro portionately to the decrease In farm prices. The answer la in marketing and processing charges. They Include labor, transportation, processing, wholesaling, retailing, profits of firma making and selling food pro ducts in short, ' all the aervlcea connected with food handling. The cost el these aervlcea has in creased steadily In recent years ana the outlook lor next year is further moderate Increases." The cost comes out of the eon- aumer'a food dollar. The market ing blU for IMS la estimated at 2 billion dollars. This Is SO per cent of the $44,300,000,000 that housewives will spend across the grocery counter for farm produced roods. Forty cents of each food dollar goes to the farmer. v The Department of Agriculture computes the farmer'a ahare and the marketing bill through use of a "typical market basket" for average waje earners or clerical workera in an urban community. The basket contains all farm-pro duced foods. Fish are excluded. In the latest report July-September all items ot the market basket cost at retail 1983.34. Of this, the farmer'a share was 393. 36, or tO per cent. The 60 per cent marketing hill was toM.10. The farmer does not get the same per cent of return on all items. For example, a pound loaf of bread in the market basket re tails at 17.7 cents. The bread con tains 0.912 pounds of wheat worth at the farm 3.5 cents, or 14 per cent of the cost of the loaf. The marketing bill which in thia case includes milling the wheat Into flour, adding other ingredients and baking it Into bread la 15.3 cents. TURKEY DINNER AND BAZAAR Potatoes-Craw -Rolls Peos & Carrots Salad Pickles Cranberry Sauce Pumpkin Pie - Coffee FRIDAY, DEC. 9-5:30 PM ADULTS 1.50 CHILDREN, 75c KLAMATH LUTHERAN CHURCH 1175 Cross at Crescent St. ) A pound of choice grade beef retailing at 67.4 cents represents 3.16 pounds of choice grade steer-on-the-hoof. The marketing charge on the pound of beef is 26.5 cents, leaving the farmer 40.t cents, or 61 per cent. Most of the marketing costs are fixed. They do not fluctuate like the prices received by farmers. Therefore lower pricea at the farm do not bring anywhere near much of a reduction at retail. ALFANAL O FOR THI AIM ; OF ARTHRITIS, RHIUMATISM, AK NEURITIS. At Vow I-avartU Dm SM Fraternal Order of Eagles BUILDING FUND SAT.. DEC. 10 Entertainment During Evening Dancing 10 "til 2 MEMBERS and GUESTS Nanatlon el SOc each featuring a spiraled green-gold candle with a few pine branches at Its base and accented by two groups of small balls in three val ues of red. Another mantel ar rangement carried out a religious motif with a figure of a Madonna and Child dominating a few white bare branches and a low sprig of arbor vllae with a votive candle in front. A highlight of the demonstration was a sweet-meat tree designed for a buffet. It consisted of ever green branches anchored to a wooden dowel. Hugging the tree "trunk" were silver paper cornu copias filled with tiny candy canes. Silver balls hung from the branches and above each ball was a minia ture pan holding green and white mints. The base was a silver star. Mrs. Nehammer also showed how to make Christmas angels, stars and various ornaments. She has instructed flower show schools in seven states and at pres ent is serving on the National Re search Board of the Federation of Oarden Clubs. She was introduced by Mrs. Charles Thurman, Klam ath District director from Klam ath Falls. ' Following the demonstration, Mrs. J. 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