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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, September 29, 1960 V "birthday Exchange Language Lesions Small Childs Injury Sparks Friendship By. Jean Duffy Tribune Correspondent Mr Ruby Pemoh, right, admires new baby of Mrs. Mary Silversmith, one of many friends among theNavajos. list T PAGE, ARIZ. Injury of a small child led the wife of a Glen Canyon dam worker into a fascinating world of the Navajos In northern Arizona. Ruby and Wayne Penson and their son Mike came to Page from Dennison, Tex., nearly two years ago. Soon after they were settled in their trailer, Ruby noticed a Navajo girl beside the wash house. TJi? girl was crying because she had hurt her arm. the Injury , Treated Ruby took the girl Into her trailer and treated the injury.' The girls mother had been washing clothes, and when she came Ruby asked that she bring her daughter back to have 'her arm checked. - This was the beginning of a close friendship. The two women sewed .together, exchanged recipes and learned about the customs and thoughts of one anothers races. The Navajo mother learned to read and write a little "English. Ruby soon could make Navajo bread adding By Helen Brandley Had the nicest visit with my sisters the other day. We had lunch together and went shopping. It isnt often we take a whole afternoon off to be with each other and we should do it more. We enjoy it so. We usually just visit briefly when we are delivering a child to be watched or an item someone might like to use. We talk on the telephone but that Isnt njparly as satisfying as being together. There are only three of us here. and picked up some Navajo words. Came to Trailer Other Indians came to the Penson trailer asking hdlp-o- n Income tax problems, job applications or Just to find out about the strange ways of the "whites. Ruby is proud of her own inheritance she is part Cherokee, and because her had Indian grandmother fammarried a "white, the ily never crossed the Red Etiquette Forget Custom, Face Facts By Louise Davis We are Orthodox Jews. It is the custom at weddings to have the parents of both bride and bridegroom in the processional. I am the brides mother and we have a special prob- lem. The grooms p a were divorced. The ther remarried and his wife Louise Davis will also be present How should we manage in a case like this? Louise Davis answers: In spite of custom and - tradition, there would have to be a compromise In your case. Fortified with an alternative, I suggest that you discuss this with your rabbi. Your best solution would be to have only one parent, namely your husband, in the processional. He would escort your daughter, give her in marriage and then join you at your seat. It would be dreadful to have the bridegrooms divorced parents together in the processional. Of course, the father's second wife plays no role at all, as she is not the mother of the bridegroom. She would be discreet if she makes herself scarce. i D, dinner" In her honor. So tomed to throwing the women took a 21 Aug. unaccus- parties, week to get It ready. And good mutton and Navajo bread made a much better party than Ice cream and cake! Welcome Teachers River to live in Oklahoma. The Cherokees had' been driven from North Carolina to Texas in the "March of the Tears. Navajos are reserved and clannish. Their confidence is not easy to win. But the Pensons have become welcome guests in many hogans. Housewives in Page and friends of the Pensons from other parts of thevountry send the Indians clothing, utensils, even furniture. Ceremonial dances in Page last December netted $S7, used up shortly for a Christmas party for the Indian children. Mrs. Penson was the driving force in this effort. - Rubys most recent project is the building of a Presbyterian church in rage. She has won the sponsorship of her home church in Texas and when its completed, Navajos and whites .will worship there together. What has Ruby got from her tireless efforts? Just the desire to do more and the most unusual birthday party anyone has had. Navajo women prepared Pixie pointer by QualiCraftl Fashions up to new fun capers: smart hugging softly, treading ighlly on pointy toel Yours in green, red, Ian, pegtral, black crushed feather, or black sued. -- THURS., FRI., SAT. SPECIALS We had a delightful lunch and discussed children and menus and ways to save money. Betty and I are the economical ones. And we prodded Rosemary to shop for bargains. Told her where to buy fine produce for less, etc. Rosie wasnt convinced. And by the end of the day she had proved to us that there are various ways to be economy minded. She hadnt purchased anything she didn't need while we had been lured by department store sale prices to be just a bit extravagant. ROCKY ROAD ea. 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