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Newly Grownup Finds Things Not
So Funny As He Had Imagined
' By HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK-Cn-Being grownup isn't half the fun you thought
it would be when young.
Every child dreams of the time when he will be at UU ai the adulu
who tower above him, and have at big i voice, and money of his
own in his pocket.
To him all grownups, even thel
ainaest ana most unaersunaing, ta ta reluctantly or not
.re jailers. And he bears for lhe uTSbSSffuSt
tne proiouna a utrusi mat a.smau , ne fmd, hlmwli , pri(loner .
iri'ijAV8" 'h.'."!n- nd strange jail. Why it Isn't
own weakness, toward a giant who
doesn't seem to know his own
strength.
The attitude of a child to a
grownup is a mixture of envy, frus-
a simple thing at all!
Sure, he is tall now but so are
those around him. Sure, he can run
fast but there isn't anything to
run for, unless he Is a politician.
Sure, he can buy all the ice cream
tration and admiration. And the cones he wants, but he only wants
thins he resents most is the faction if an And there ire so many
he is so dependent upon him. I hard-to-get-hold of things be never
The trouble is thev live in two i had to worrv about as a child a
separate worlds, and the bridge job, a wile, and new toys like auto
that connects them is a one-way mobiles.
path that the child must move Being 'an adult, knowing their
along more slowly than he wants problems, for the first time In nis
to. I life he begins to pity them and
To him his world Is a highly com
plex one, full of doubts, fears and
forbidden ecstasies a world in
which there are only a few things
he can do and many things he
can't. Naturally, then, to his eyes
me aauu worm is a simple ana ue-1 -
sirable world What problems could , rOTCnT" AnCl'wOn
auuiis nave.' jney can siay up as
himself for the snot they're in.
No, being grownup isn't the fun
a child thinks it is. It is just the
dreams of childhood encased in
shell of duty and responsibility.
late a they like, go to a movie
whenever they want to, and buy
all the candy their oig fat stomachs
will hold.
Appraisals Change
What makes grownups so often
act cross and irritable then? Why,
they must be crazy. And I think
every chil' is secretly convinced
that every grownup really is
touched in the head.
I can remember one of my ta
mer s mends saying to me once
Banquet Held By
Future Farmers
The annual narent-and-son ban
quet of the Roseburc chapter of the
Kuture Farmera of America was
held Friday evening, Feb. 17, at
junior high school.
The banquet is held each year in
honor of the parents of boys taking
vocational agriculture in the Rose-
"You don't know hn lurkv vnn I burl senior hieh school and mem
are. boy. I only wish I was ten bers of the Roseburg chapter of
years old a Earn
And I can recall clearly my own
thought:
"I wish you were, too I'd kick
you." .
It Is in adolescence, however,
when the two worlds of boyhood
and manhood begin to merge that
the adult loses most of his stand
ing with the young. The wonder and
admiration have worn off.
The eyes of adolescence have a
terrible and ruthless honesty. They
see the grownups as pitiful and
pretentious tyrants, leaning on ris
authority to hide his own weak
nesses. The youth has a two-way
view then, and often he wonders
if it wouldn't be better to crawl
back into childhood than to be
come an adult like those he sees
around him.
But the path is still one-way. He
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Member of J. N. Tuft ond
Associates of Portland
FFA.
Eugene Garrett. Grants Pass
southwestern Oregon vice-president
of the FFA, gave the principal
address.
Tom Findlay gave a summary
or productive enterprise projects,
and Ed Stntzke told of the super
vised farming program. Archie
Myers spoke on leadership earn.
ing and savings, and Dennis Johns
ton outlined community service.
scholarship and conduct of meet
ings. Another speaker waa trvin
Stritzke. student.
Entertainment included an accor
dion solo by Tom Vance and a
Diano solo by Billy Riley. H. W,
Grow, instructor and FFA advisor,
presented letters to winners. Hon
orary members were initiated into
the chapter near the close of the
program,
Canyonville Volunteer
Firemen Set Practices
The Canyonville 'volunteer fire
department members voted to have
a practice run. each Thursday night
when they meet except the first
Thursday of the month which will
be reserved for a business meeting.
The members will be divided- into
three groups and each member will
be given instructions on how to
handle all the equipment
Each Thursday night a fireman
blows the siren to remind the mem'
bers of the meeting and also for
the purpose of testing the siren.
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EASTER SEAL POSTER BOY A proud little fellow ta Russell
Miller, 8, of Columbus, 0 who has been selected as poster boy
for the National Easter Seal campaign beginning March . Russell,
who has been victim of palsy since birth, will also make radio
and personal appearances In connection with the fund drive.
Yoncalla
By MRS. GEORGE EDES
Miss PhyUis Wright left this
week for San Francisco, where .-he
will take a four months' course in
dental nursing.
Telephone lines in the Hayhurst
district, which have been out aim
the bad snow storms in January,
have been restored and now com
munications with the outside world
are available again. The Yoncalla
telephone lines and all farmer's
lines are all fixed again.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brooks Sr.
visited relatives in Grants Pass,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hubbell and
daughter Byrna visited their
daughter and family in West Fir,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petrich
and sons of Aberdeen, Wash, visit
ed at the Vernon Duper home in
Hayhurst over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis an'l
son, Shirley, of Black Foot, Idaho
are spending a few days visiting
at the Russell Scott home.
Sunday" visitors at the Luther
Daugherty home were Mr. and
Mrs. Don Cox and son Don Jr. of
Newport and Dr. and Mrs. Peter
son and son of Eugene.
Mrs. Joel Holtan of Eugene spent
Sunday with her parents, here, Mr
and Mrs. Geo. Edes.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lasswell
chaperoned a group of Methodist
Young people to Portland, leaving
Friday morning and returning
Group Discusses
Cus Safety Need j
At S recent meeting of the Doug
las County Farm Home and Rural
Life committee, "school bus safe
ty" was discussed. The committee
waa concerned over the fact that
the new school bus law haa made
children careless when crossing
roads after they get off the bus.
Children have learned that traf
fic is supposed to stop from both
directions when the bus stops to
let them off. What they have NOT
learned, the committee said, is that
(1) All drives may not be aware
of the law. (2) Some drivers might
not be able to stop by the time
the bua does. (3) A driver cannot
always see a child when he dashes
from behind the bus to cross the
road.
The committee feels that thia Is
of vital importance to all, that a
few reminders of parents, teachers,
and bus drivers might point out
the need to be alert to traffic from
all directions, even if the law does
say that all traffic should stop
when the bus does. Habits of cau
tion in crossing streets would car
ry over to summer time and week
ends when children are riding in
private c-. members said.
Angel Kaus, in Venezuela, drops
3,212 feet, 15 times farther than
Niagara Falls.
home Sunday night, to -attend
MYF conference. Those going from
here were Miss Shirley Highley.
Miss Pauline Rychard, Billy Bou
cock, Dick McDonald, and Bobbie
Means,
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hamilton
spent last week visiting in Berke
ley and Turlock, Calif.
Mrs. Bennie Kerlee of Salem
spent the weekend here visiting
her daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Thorpe.
Ma. a nil Mra rlgranK. PA-lfier
of Medford spent the weekend here
at tne nave Rogers nome.
Mrs. Etta Miller waa called to
Brewster, Nebr. this week due to
the death of her father.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hanson and
two sons spent Sunday in Days
Creek, where Mr. and Mrs, Archie
Fergerson entertained at a birth
day dinner honoring Hanson. Oth
er guests present included Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Michaels, and sons,
Larry and Tom, of Days Creek.
Mrs. Sam Pearson is spending a
few days in St. Paul, Ore., visit
ing her daughter. 1
Rice Valley Card Party
Boosts Dimes Drive Fund
The card party held at the Rice
Valley hall Saturday night was well
attended. The proceeds went to the
March of Dimes fund. "500" was in
play. Low score went to Mrs.
Walker and J. G. Wales and high
score to Mr. Castor and LeRoy
Churchill. Ward Cocheram won the
door prize.
Those attending and enjoying the
evening were Mr. and Mrs. Del mar
Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rice, Mr.
and Mrs. LeRoy Churchill, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Churchill. Mr. and Mrs.
Ward Cocheram, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Cocheram, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Walker, Albert Cocheram, Mr. and
Mrs. William Castor, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Wales, Mrs. Cecil Hartford
and son, Victor; Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Theil. Albert Cocheram
and Bellfalor Spikier.
National Guard To Join
In Northwest Maneuvers
SPOKANE, Feb. Mem
bers of the national guard, regular
air force and air force reserve
will join in maneuvers over the
Pacific Northwest in June.
Announcement of the joint ma
neuver was made here after a
weekend meeting at Walla Walla.
Military officials from Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
attended.
Lt. Col. Marshall Shore, intelli
gence officer of the eorh, national
guard fighter wing at Spokane,
termed the maneuver the first
ever to be held in the Northwest
involving- the three military bran
ches. It is to be held June 10-25
in conjunction with the National
guard's annual summer encamp
ment. An estimated 3,000 officera
and men will take part.
Myrtle Creek Box Social
Dated By Saddle Pals
The My trie Creek Saddle Pals
are sponsoring a box social Sat
urday night, Feb. 25, at the Grange
hall, atarting at 8 o'clock.
The general public is Invited.
There will be no charge but the
ladiea are asked to bring box
lunches to be sold at auction. Var
ious games and dancings are on
the program.
The proceeds will go toward rais
ing money to improve the Myrtle
Creek rodeo grounds and to pro
mote the Saddle Pals' activities.
Several rides are planned by the
group during the spring months.
Other fund raising activities in
clude a dance March 25 at Melody
Mountain Barn.
Ed McCarley is the newly elected
president of the Saddle Pals.
Canada and the U. S. consume
224 pounds of wood fiber per capita
annually.
Wed., Feb. 22. 1950 The News-evlew, Roteb.rf, Ore. S
Medfordite Launches "Are Your Happy?" Club
MEDFORD WV The "Are You
Happy?" rlub claima to be the
world's fastest growing organiza
tion. The club was dreamed up by
Garden Valley
By MRS. CARL SCHMIDT
Mrs. Harvey Ewens return i
from Spokane where sh: was called
by the death of her aunt, Mrs.
Lucille McClure. Mrs. McClure waa
born near Palouse of pioneer par
ents who had crossed the plains
in wagons to homestead in Wash
ington. She was married to the
late H. S. McClure in Pullman in
1913.
McClure waa formerly Whitman
county sheriff in Colfax. Mrs. Mc
Clure will be remembered here
having visited in 1947 with her sis
ter, Mrs. Emma William;, of Rose
burg, and her nieces, Mrs. Harvey
Ewens and Mra. W. D. Love, of
Garden Valley.
Mrs. Paul Culberson, Medford,
arrived Sunday to visit at the borne
of Mrs. Hugh Ritchie. Mrs. Cul
berson was a former teacher In
Garden' Valley.
The Garden Valley women will
hold a rummage aale March 3rd
and 4th at the Percy Croft garage
on Jackson St., south of Horn's.
Medford furniture dealer Joe K.
Neil, and now boasts 300 mem
bers aa far afield as Seattle and
San Francisco.
The nice thing about the club is
that it doesn't have any dues. Or
any meetings. Or any mail. And
all the members except one ate -vice-presidents.
The one is Neil. He's president.
The point of it all, explained
Neil, is that people forget they are
happy. The club's name reminds
them.
It's also a blowlng-off schemj
If one member asks another "Are
fyou happy?" the questonee can
take all the time he wants to spout
off an answer, and get his gripes
off his chest
Old members bring in new ones.
Including their distant friends la '
other states; and so far the Med
ford mayor and practically all city
officials have joined.
But no women.
Neil didn't say whether the club
figured women were already hap.
py or hopelessly unhappy, but any
way it won't let them join.
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