SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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SUCCESSFULL OPERATION Siamese twins, Napit (left)
and Prissana Polpinyo, joined Thailand twins successfully
separated at University of Chicago medical center, board
plane at Chicago's Midway Airport for trip home. Holding
twins is their nurse, Miss Jirapon Karsemsak, who accom
panied them from Thailand. Girls will celebrate their sec
ond birthday this month.
As We Live
How To Repay Friend
For Caring For Child?
There are ways and ways of
repaying kindness. It does not
always have to be in the form of
money.
(Q) "I am expecting a baby
shortly and a very close friend
has offered to lake on the gi
gantic job of taking care of my
20-month-old son. He will live
in her home while I am in the
. Jiospital and will stay on for a
short lime after I return. I
don't think I should offer her.
money for doing this, but do
you think I would offend her
if I bought something for her
or her home? They are a fam
ily of four and of modest
means who could use almost
' anything. On the other hand,
they are not in dire need of
anything. What would you sug
gest?" (A) Of course you should re
pay your friend for her kindness.
If you did not have her to help
you out, you
would have to
hire someone.
And because
she is a close
friend, you can
feel that your
son will re
ceive the best
of care. That
alone is worth
Dr. Hurlock a lot to you.
Since she is a close friend, why
not ask her what she jwould like
as a gift? She will probably pro
test and say that she wants noth-
By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D.
ing. You can then follow up your
question by saying that you
want to give her something but
you would rather give her some
thing she really wants than some
thing she might have little use
for. If you can't get any satisfac
tion from her, then consult her
husband.
While she is taking care of
your son, why not ask your hus
band to drop in from time to
time and offer to take the chil
dren out for a little treat? That
would please them and at the
same time give your friend an
opportunity to do, some of the
things she cannot do while she
has the children on her hands.
He could also show his appre
ciation by taking toys, ice cream,
or lollipops to the children every
time he goes to see your son.
And, he could take your friend
some little gift, too, such as
candy, some jam, or a cake. Any
thing he can do to show grati
tude would be welcomed, I am
sure.
(Copyright 1955, General
Features Corp.)
Christine Jorgensen Banned
Caracas, Venezuela U.R)
Police said today Christine Jor
gensen has been refused permis
sion to appear in public spec
tacles here. The former Ameri
can GI, who underwent a series
of operations to change sex, was
said to have been offered $20,000
to appear as the feature attrac
tion in some shows.
Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 orevious day
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Vdia STEVENS
King of lhe Frontier
Davy Crockett was scarcely
born back there in the year 1786
before the folks of the Tennes
see woods and rivers started to
tell big stories about him.
"How could the Crocketts
have themselves a baby boy?" a
Mississippi river raftsman want
ed to know. "They are too
scroungin' poor to afford a
stork."
"The gov'ment took charge,"
said the news bearer. "They put
a gov'ment buzzard to work and
brought the infant in free."
"Seven buzzards it took, the
babe was so hefty and hard to
handle," a woodsman argued.
"Bull buzzards they was, biggest
in the gov'ment service."
That was the first of a string
of bird stories that followed
Davy Crockett through his life
time and kept on going with
the frontier as it moved west
ward. The real Hon. David
Crockett came out of the Ten
nessee wilderness to make him
self favorably known by service
in his state's legislature, then
by two terms in Congress.
Like many adventurous Ten
nessee riflemen of his time, Da
vid Crockett traveled to Texas
to fight for the independence of
the Lone Star Republic. He was
one of the band of heroes that
died defending the Alamo in
1836.
Ma Mandy Crockett
The Davy Crockett of the big
stories lived in the Davy Crock
ett Almanacs-that were publish
ed every year from 1832 up to
1857. People read the stories and
told them again and again from
corner to corner of the country
and in all locations in between.
In the stories Davy Crockett
roved from Texas to Canada and
out to Oregon. Often one story
would contradict another one.
But all agreed that Davy was a
poor boy.
The stories told that Davy's
Ma Mandy worked out for a
family that lived across the Mis
sissippi, in Arkansas. Even when
the old river was in flood Mandy
Crockett would cross to work
each morning and cross back in
the evening shades. She kept
her ax along. Each crossing Ma
Mandy would chop down a big
loblolly pine on the river bank.
Then across the wide river
she would go, perched sidewise
on the trimmed tree, using her
apron for a sail and her left
leg for a rudder. Rarely she
would use her left foot to paddle
also. It would commonly make
trouble when she did, as every
kick she made would set a
thundering big wave billowing.
from bank to bank, swamping
all boats.
Pa Crockett would seldom
work out and he loathed to
farm. But he was prime at cat
fishing whenever he could bring
himself todo it. For little Davy
he did take pains to put himself
cut.
Once three men and a boy
saw Pa Crockett dive from a raft
in the middle of the old river,
and come up with a 60-pound
catfish in his teeth. They knew,
for they helped him weigh it.
While Davy was still a very
young infant he was given to his
Uncle Roarious and Aunt Scree
chy to raise. Nobody lived farth
er back in the Tennessee back
woods, than they did. They were
proper people to fetch him up.
Little Davy was fed on fresh
panther milk night and day, with
bear milk for his Sunday din
ners. The same riverman who
told about the buzzards bringing
the infant also vowed that Aunt
Screechy mixed his pap from rat
telsnake eggs. She was accused
of it, and shedenied it.
"They were plain, honest,
tasty eel eggs," Aunt Screechy
declared.
A spoon carved from a buffa
lo's hoof, with an eagle's leg for
a handle was the first trick fix
ed by Uncle Roarious for the
dewy infant. Davy's rattle was
a plugged buffalo horn primed
With grapeshot. On the nights of
howling wind Davy was lashed
to the top of a tall sycamore,
American Climbers Killed in Scotland
Fort William, Scotland U.R)
Two young American mountain
climbers were found dead today
in a deep gully of Britain's tall
est peak.
Royal Air Force rescue crews
found the mountaineers roped
together on the north buttress
of 4,406-foot Ben Nevis, a rug
ged peak whose slopes plunge
sharply into disguised crevasses.
The crews had set out at dawn
today when it was feared the
Americans were lost in a bliz-
and when the wind would swing
him handsome and high he could
be heard cooing for a mile.
Such tender care did wonders
for the future king of the wild
frontier ....
zard on the mountain. They had
not been seen since Sunday
morning when the began the
treacherous ascent.
The dead men were Frederic
C. Hadden of Pasadena.. Calif.,
and Bert Woodburn of San Ga
briel, Calif., both 21 -year -old
students at the University of
Edinburgh.
Authorities said the climbers
had previous experience and
took plenty of equipment and
first-aid kits when they set out
on the four-hour northern ascent
Sunday morning.
SOUND SLEEPER
Baton Rouge, La. U.R)
While tax driver Ervin Baker
slept in his cab Monday, a thief
removed Baker's trousers and
stole $4 from the pockets.
Hearings Scheduled
On Soviet Air Power
Washington (U.R) Chairman
Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) said
yesterday that top defense offi
cials soon will be called before
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee to report on Russian air
power.
Russell hoped to hold the hear
ing "at a very early date." It re
sults from recent disclosures
that Russia is making rapid
strides in the production of long
range jet bombers as well as
other new aircraft.
Russell said in an interview
that the briefing will go into'
such questioning as Russian re
search and development and pro
duction of new planes and missiles.
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