In the Day's News
BY FRANK JENKINS
From Philadelphia, where the
American Waterworks associa
tion li holding its annual con
vention: The war and politics were
blamed today by the experts or
the nation's widespread water
shortages ... It seems that dur
ing the war we couldn't get the
materials for new waterworks
projects . . . After the war BIG
FEDERAL SPENDING PRO
JECTS captured the public's
imagination and purely practi
cal things like new city water
systems (that have to be paid
for out of home-town taxes)
went out of style.
So, the talk among the ex
perts at Philadelphia goes, we're
short on things like new water
systems for our cities and long
on things that sound like they
can maybe be paid for with
funny money.
THE Baltimore Si Ohio rail
road has installed musical
whistles on one of Its fancy
trains and has put single-chime
whistles on eight of its switch
engines. It is trying to make the
necessary noises of railroading
less annoying, but instead of ap
plauding a Baltimore reporter
starts shedding salty tears over
what fabled Casey Jones used to
be able to do with a good old
steam wristle on a good old
steam engine.
Well, Casey Jones has gone to
his home in the skies and the
steam engine is headed for the
scrap heap. What most of us
would like to see is some reason
ably pleasing substitute for the
raucous blats emitted by the
modern diesel when it's coming
into town.
More power, I'd say, to the
,B & O.
THIS one comes from a little
town in Maryland:
"George William Martin. 17,
found a pistol in a drawer at
Carol Miller's home last night.
So he started showing his date
how 'Russian roulette' is played
. . . Carol wanted him to put
down the gun and quit showing
off . . . So she walked out of the
room, thinking maybe George
William would stop his foolish
ness. "As she went out of the door,
she heard a shot . . . Young Mar
tin died on the way to a hospi
tal, a bullet wound in his
temple."
WE keep hoping for a more
sensible world. The only
wiy to have a more sensible
world is to have more sensible
people. As long as show-offs go
on ulavine Russian roulette, our
chances don't look too good.
Later:
I've just re-read that para
graph. I think I was probably
off the beam when I wrote it.
This seems nearer to the facts
in the case:
THE MORE SAPS PLAY
RUSSIAN ROULETTE, THE
FEWER SAPS WE'LL HAVE
LEFT.
Darwin called It "survival of
the fittest."
IN Washington Representative
Mitchell (democrat, of the
state of Washington) announces
he will introduce immediately a
bill containing President Tru
man's proposals to aid small
business men.
Ouch!
Now we little businessmen are
In for it. So far, we've been fair
ly well able to keep out of the
clutches of the do-gooders. But
If they start crowding loans
onto us, good-night!
My personal observation has
been that more small business
men have got into trouble be
cause they were able to borrow
more money than they could
pay back than for any other
reason.
Bend High School
Paper Wins Award
Eugene, Ore., May 25 (U.R)
Bend high school today was win
ner of the Harvey W. Scott
newspaper award for the all
Oregon rating achieved by the
Pine Murmurs, which is edited
by Bill Niskanon Jr.
The paper was judged as out
standing among high schools
with enrollments of 880-899. Dr.
Laurence R. Campbell, execu
tive secretary of the Oregon
scholastic press newspaper im
provement program, said.
Lincoln high school's Cardinal
won outstanding honors and the
Charles S. Jackson award. The
Portland high school paper won
the metropolitan high school
award.
The Harris Ellsworth trophy
went to Lowell high school in
Lowell for its all-Oregon rating
among duplicated high school
newspapers. Beverly Briem is
editor.
Both Arkansas and Michigan
claim the apple blossom as their
official state flower.
Auxiliaries of
Legion and VFW
To Sell Poppies
Memorial poppies made by
men in veterans hospitals and
homes at Camp White, Roseburg
and Portland will be sold on the
streets of Medford on Friday and
Saturday, May 26 and 27, by
auxiliaries of both the American
Legion and the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
The two days have been pro
claimed "Poppy Days" by Mayor
Diamond Flynn.
Sale of the poppies is an an
nual event and is of deep signifi
cance to members of the two or
ganizations since the flowers
honor those killed or severely
wounded in the service of their
country. The dead are honored
by helping the living.
Procttda Aid Families
Proceeds of the sale will be
used to aid disabled veterans and
their families and care for wid
ows and orphans of veterans.
Members of the organizations
have pointed out that when war
born causes break up a family,
children suffer most. Residents
of Medford on the poppy days
will be asked to help provide for
youngsters for immediate needs
Silver Service Given 1
Center by DAY Posts
Camp White, May 25 The
Rev. Leonard Camp, Central
Point, hospital chairman of Med
ford post No. 8, Disabled Ameri
can War Veterans, was at the
center Tuesday to bring a gift of
a silver service set to the hos
pital from the Medford, Grants
Pass and Ashland DAV posts.
This gift will be used particular
ly at birthday parties held each
month for members.
While here Mr. Camp visited
throughout the facility. It was
learned that his name will be
placed in nomination for state
commander of the DAV when
the convention Is held in Eu
gene June 13 to 16.
The praying mantis, harmless
to humans, is a friend of a gar
dener and farmer. Fearless, it at
tacks any living prey it can subdue.
Thursday May 15, 1950
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
and to give them a fair start in
life.
Lilliam M. Morgan, Oregon de-
Eartment poppy chairman for the
egion auxiliary, has reported
that 523,000 was collected in the
1949 Oregon Legion poppy sale.
Of this $7,000 went to the de
partment rehabilitation commis
sion, $6,201 to the child welfare
commission and about $10,000
was spent In local areas.
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