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8 THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION-MORNING PRESS, Sunday, Feb. 6, 1966 Necktie Expresses Taste, Creativity By BOB COCHNAR. Newspaper Enterprise Assn. NEW YORK (NEA) The necktie has long been one of the only ways a man could express his individualism, taste and creativity. But, sad to say, too few men have been willing to exercise their tie-wearing prerogatives, often deciding in favor of propriety, conservatism and dullness.

Admittedly, it's a lot safer to wear a blue tie with a blue suit and a brown lie with a brown suit. And. a lot of lazy types prefer not to be bothered with making a knot and have resorted to the factory-made knots in ties and bows. But a man seldom receives compliment for a pre-tied tic or a gloomy, uninteresting crnvat. Ties have been with us for more than 300 years.

In 1660 the first cravat, made of lengths of material, was introduced. It wrapped around the neck, and drawn up under the chin, sort, of like a cowboy neckerchief. In 1890 the four-in-hand (today's most popular tie style) first seen on the neck of an imaginative gent and in 1937 the Duke of Windsor surprised the world by using a large knot in his tie and the world named the knot after him. In 1939 the 4 1 2 -inch-wide "belly warmer" was the rage. The lie.

in those days, was the thing. Nobody ever noticed the shirt because it was hardly seen. During the war years, color flowed freely. Hand-painted ties dominated the scene and a roan's hobbies, college colors, his car. boat or his baseball slar were colorfully portrayed 0:1 his neckwear.

ties were fat. The width of ties, incidentally, appear not to be connected with prevailing economic conditions. One year ties are skinny, the next year they're wide. In the past year there has been a pronounced change in neckwear. A gentleman with ultraconservative tastes is having a hard time finding ultraconservative ties at his neighborhood haberdasher.

Stripes, while still popular, are about to take a back seat to viciously bold patterns -paisleys, mcxlallions, club figures and slightly bolder neats. This means of course, that a man had better plan his suit- shirt-tic combinations carefully. Generally speaking, a tie's ground color should complement suit color. The basic pattern need not match any other Calendar SUNDAY VFW Post 5263 and Auxiliary, games, VFW Building, Fort Sill, 2 p.m. Henry W.

Lawton Auxiliary No. 12 and Camp No. 6, Spanish American War Veterans, Mrs. Louise Langston, SOI Lee, 2 p.m. VFW Post 1193 and Auxiliary, games, VFW Building, 926 S.

Second, 3 p.m. MONDAY Protestant Women of Chapel at Fort Sill, New Post Chapel, 9:30 a.m. Slimnastics, USO Building, 7 p.m. TOPS, USO Building, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Boulevard Christian Women's Fellowship Morning Group, Mrs.

Myron Burton, 5527 Eisenhower Drive, 9:30 a.m. Evening Group, Mrs. Elmer Butler, 4534 Cherokee, 7:30 p.m. Beal Heights Presbyterian EDITOR'S NOTE Dramatic changes are taking place in the status oE women around the world, highlighted by the recent election of a woman to the top post in the second most populous country. But is the picture all moonlight and roses for the earth's fairer sex? Despite wartime economies, plain sloppy.

the wild. The prints are traditional challis or foulard, but some interesting effects also are available on textured fabrics. Once the basic color and size of the tie (wider ties are becoming more popular) are settled, the way the tie will be worn should be considered. As a general rule, a spread or seimispreacl collar takes a Windsor or half-windsor knot. The traditional four-in-hand is more appropriate with button- down and tab collars.

Even the best quality tie can spoil the total look of a man if it's not tied properly. For example, the end of the tie should hit the stomach about a half- inch above the belt line and its back part should never be seen. Also: It may be quicker if you merely loosen, but don't untie your cravat at and loop it over the bedpost, but the result the next morning is just Miss Susan Elizabeth Luke will become the bride of Kenneth Ward Taggart at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, in the First Baptist Church Chapel.

Rev. John J. Evans will officiate at the double ring ceremony. The couple's engagement and wedding plans are announced by the bride-elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Loren Luke, No. 1 N. 40th. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Travis V. Taggart, Seattle. Wash. Miss Luke is a 1963 graduate of Lawton High School. She attended Mesa Junior College, Grand Junction, Colo.

The bridegroom elect attended schools in Seattle. Both he and Miss Luke are serving with the Marine Corps in California. CFG Workshop Scheduled The monthly workshop Blue Bird and Camp Fire leaders will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday in a Heights Methodist Church, 16th and Andrews. There will be a nursery for pre-school age children.

Reports will rje made on the candy sale, and all 'leaders are iirsed to turn in collections on sales at that time. Mrs. Dode Wagner, a Fire director, will demonstrate the construction of crepe paper OES UNIT TO MEET Charity Chapter 507, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Mount Scott Masonic Lodge at 1814 C. -i i GUILD MEETING SET fit.

John's Lutheran Dorcas Guild will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the church. -t PEO PLANS TOLD Chapter EB, PEO, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Ed Worthen, No.

17 N. 35th. Afternoon 2 p.m. Presbyterian Circle 3, church parlor; Circle 4, Mrs. Portia Morford, 5832 Dearborn, and Circle 5, Mrs.

Vernon Greer, 1616 Gore 9:30 a.m. Circle 1, church parlor, 1:30 p.m. Circle 2, Mrs. Karey Fuqua, 3414 Baltimore, 8 p.m. Centenary Methodist WSCS Circle 1, Mrs.

0. B. Lawrence, 2819 Lynn Circle, 9:30 a.m. Circle 3, Mrs. W.

T. Burless, 804 Euclid, 1 p.m. Circle 2, Mrs. Joe Rodolph, 301 Morford Drive; Circle 4, church Fellowship. Hall; Circle 5, Mrs.

L. S. Bcvans, 409 Columbia, and Circle 6, Mrs. Elman Ifaines, No. 3 N.

38th, 2 p.m. Circle 7, Mrs. James Cothem, 1410 Bell, 7:30 p.m. Retired Telephone Woman's Club, Bryan's Coffee Shop, 12 noon. Wives of Officers of Artillery Aviation Command, Officers Club Artillery Room, social hour, 12:30 p.m.

Luncheon, 1 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Altar Society, parish hall, 1 p.m. Senior Citizens, Museum of the Great Plains, 7 p.m. Sub Deb Club, Paula Wilson, 2615 Columbia, 7:30 p.m. Xi Tau Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Mrs.

Don Bynum, 1626 N. 46th, 7:30 p.m. Chapter EB. PEO, Mrs. Ed Worthen, No.

17 N. 35th, 7:30 p.m. Beta Mu Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, Mrs. William T. Fernberg, 1812 N.

20th, 7:30 p.m. First Methodist WSCS and Wesleyan Service Guild, combined meeting, church Currell Hall, 7:30 p.m. Unity Rebekah Lodge 121, IOOF Hall, 7:30 p.m. Fort Sill MOC Auxiliary. Pup Tent 16, election.

VFW Building. Fort Sill, 7:30 p.m. flowers to be made for the Easter Pageant, and materials will be issued to the leaders. This! Chanty Chapter 507, Order of will be the 15lh year Camp Fire Eastern Star, Mount Scott Ma- groups have made the crepe ir 10 paper flowers for the garden scenes in the pageant. Mrs.

R. G. Edmonson will conduct a Blue Bird song session, while Mrs. Glenn Hesler will instruct in new a Fire songs. Valentine and St.

Patrick's Day favors and crafls will be included in the crafts demonstrations. BOARD WILL MEET The Schubert Music Club Board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the home of Mrs. R. E.

Glenn, 2906 Liberty. MEETING IS TUESDAY A meeting of the Senior Citizens is planned at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Museum of the Great Plains. LODGE TO MEET Unity Rebekah Lodge 121 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in IOOF Hall, D.

sonic Hall, 1814 C. 7:30 p.m. St. John's Lutheran Dorcas Guild, in the church, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Domestic Science Club, luncheon, Mrs.

J. E. Stanford, 1614 N. 34th, 1 p.m. Shasta Daisy Club, Mrs.

C. E. Odell, 1S07 2 p.m. Rifle team, sponsored by VFW Post 1193 and Auxiliary, VFW Building, 926 S. Second, 4 p.m.

Lawton Drove, BPO Does, Elks Lodge, 1001 p.m. THURSDAY Petunia Garden Club, Mrs. John White, 2901 Liberty, 9:30 a.m. Schubert Music Club Board, Mrs. R.

E. Glenn 2906 Liberty, 10 a.m. Lawton Book and Play Review Club, McMahon Foundation, 716 1:30 p.m. South Central Dental Assistants Society, dinner, Lawton Country Club, 7 p.m. Registered Nurses, District 11, City County Health Department, 7:30 p.m.

Progress Noted In Status Of Women By JOY MILLER NEW YORK (AP) Indira Nehru Gandhi's election as India's prime minister is a spectacular example of how far mane way to the nations in which these rules of family life exist. But it is frequently a slippery balancing act to keep peace in the family of nations when proposed changes to improve women's lot runs counter to age-old traditions. The commission believes in the right of people to choose their own spouses, in monogamy, in equal right to dissolution oE marriage, in widows getting custody of their own children. It wants the practice of bride women have come in a world price and child marriages abol that apparently is growing mellower all the time toward the second sex. FEMINISTS everywhere are hoping it may usher in a new era of women's advancement.

As it is, they already are heartened by these recent events: Justice Elizabeth Lane appointed to a high court bench in England, first time for a woman. Dr. A. A. L.

Minkenhof sworn in as first woman solicitor general in the Netherlands. Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco sent to England as her country's first woman ambassador. Constance Baker Motley named by President Johnson to be the first Negro woman federal judge in the United States. Golda Meir, Israel's foreign minister since 1956 and labor minister seven years before that, retiring at age 67, stoutly maintaining that she will keep on working in politics and labor. The list of important women and their personal achivements goes en, impressively.

Boom at the top for educated, talented women is expanding all the time. Uncounted numbers of women around the world, though, slill ished. Slowly some of the nations are coming around. The biggest lassie at the moment seems to be over the UN recommendation of age 15 as the worldwide minimum age for girls to marry. Opposition is serious, and at Least one delegate argues that in many tropical countries girls are mature at 12 or 13.

IN THE BIG cities of the world women may be independent, sophisticated, emancipated. But in the rural areas old customs die slowly. In Japan, for example, where women now have virtually the same rights as their American sisters at least on paper -the country wife is still subservient to the husband. In remote Yemen women work hard, enjoy no freedoms, often share the household with second and third wives, lack most medical attention because it's not seemly to remove their veils for examination. Yet looking over legislation enacted in just the last decade you can't deny progress, even where practice lags behind law.

Here are just a few, picked at random: Guatemala: 1956, women given the right of access employment. Italy: 1956, women given the right to serve as jurors. Belgium: 1958, married wom- Often "the "'husband has the en allowed to open savings accounts in then- own names and dispose of the funds. Federal Republic of Germa- 1958, married women al- Many are deprived of personal and property rights as soon as they say "I do" in whatever tongue they speak. only say-so about the children.

He can legally prevent his wife taking work outside the home. He owns everything. He can. divorce her and toss her out! lowed to engage in independent without support, children. keeping the FOR 20 YEARS the U.N.

work outside the home without needing husbands' consent. The Netherlands: 1958, women civil servants and public Commission on the Status of school teachers given the right Women has worked hard to helpjto continue in their posts after point out a more fair and hu-'marriage. SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -Divorce American style, described by its opponents as "trial by combat" and "lawyers' blackmail," would go out the window under a proposed amendment to the California Stale Constitution. Court actions with their personal battles, high law fees and headline publicity would be replaced by decisions of a state department of family relations run by six elected directors. Backers of the proposal announced this week a drive to get the required 468,259 signatures by April 12 to qualify for the June 7 ballot.

The amendment is sponsored by United States Divorce Reform, an organization with chapters in 43 states, Australia, Germany and West Pakistan. Many of its leaders are losers in state divorce courts. G. J. Winterfield, 50, California director of the reform group, told a news conference that California was chosen as the pilot state because "it leads the civilized world in divorce.

"We have got to stop this slaughter of our homes if we are to survive as a nation," said Winterfield, a doctor of chriopractic medicine and divorced father of four children. "We are destroying homes to get rid of relatively minor problems." Under the proposed amend ment the Department of Family Relations would have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to appellate court review, over divorce, annulment and separate maintenance proceedings. Sweden: 1959, women given the right to occupy all religious posts in the state church on equal terms with men. Korea: 1960, widows given the right to become guardians of their children without requiring consent of the family council. Pakistan: 1961, minimum age of marriage for girls raised from 14 to 16.

India: 1961, dowry practice abolished. Guinea: 1962, married women given the right to administer and dispose of their personal property and earnings. IN POLITICAL rights women may be making the most progress. The United Nations lists 112 countries in which women may vote in all elections and run for office on an equal basis with men. About 80 of these gave the franchise to women after 1945.

A few have educational requirements for women not asked of men, but only nine countries give women no voting rights at all, according to the latest United Nation's count: Iraq. Jordan, Kuwait, Leichten- stein, northern region of Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the. Congo (but not Brazzaville, which does let women vote), Saudi Arabia and Yemen -where men don't vote either -and Switzerland, except for the cantons of Geneva, Neuchatel and Vaud where they can cast local ballots. "Let them be women, they have plenty to do as it Is" is the typical reaction of the tradition- bound Swiss burgher. Switzerland has its suffragettes, but a federation of Swiss housewives call women's vote "this dangerous foreign import" and vow to defend their country against it.

More and more women are being elected to their parliaments and appointed to high administrative posts. A recent UN survey, in which 154 governments reported, showed that 47 of the countries had had women elected to the national parliament; 23 had held ministers' posts often of social welfare and housing; 14 had judges of high courts, 14 had women ambassadors. These women are usually admired by their male conferees, but perhaps the greatest compliment was paid in 1960 by a male editorial writer to Mrs. Bodi! Koch, Denmark's cigarsmoking: minister of ecclesiastical affairs: "She fills her job so well that one should think she were a man." Mrs. Koch still holds her job.

AS FOR WOMEN prime ministers, Mrs. Gandhi is the second in modern times. The first, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranike, took over in Ceylon as a politically inexperienced widow succeeding her husband. After five years' rule she resigned when her Freedom party was defeated last March.

Probably the only woman par- iamentary president, Mrs. Istvan Voss, 49, of Hungary undermines that comfortable persuasion of the homebody that serving in high public offices makes woman unfeminine. Mrs. Voss las a weakness for clothes and jeauty shops as well as hard work. "I have never liked women in public life who forget about -heir womanhood or families a mistaken sense of public importance," she says.

When the Cook Islands recently gained self government from few Zealand, an attractive brunette mother of five, Marguerite Story, became speaker of the Legislative Assembly. In South Africa the only member of Parliament for the past four years who stands for multiracial government is outspok- Helen Suzman. Her colleagues say they like her but can't stand her politics. In other areas of achievement, ardent feminists always mention that in the Soviet Union 75 per cent of all medical doctors are women. The Soviets tiave other recent figures: of every 100 workers in industry, 46 are women; in education and Designing from sketches only.

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