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o ) ) i 3 O O n o o o O o o o r u o O O O o 5 e o PI e o o J G o i? o o G O 0 o o G 0 o o o o o o G o o o o o O O O o o o o o o tX MEDPOKD (ORECOM) IPn)itpnirairirii "One feels very uneducated over here," wrote O. H. Bengtson, Medford attorney, from Copenhagen. The attorney, traveling in the Scandinavian countries with his mother, told of listening to young clerks in the Tourist Bureau who spoke several languages, and mentioned particularly one English, French and Italian in There are several reasons why come to the conclusion that they are not as well educated as the average European, but one answer might be books, and reading And don't Americans read as much, or more, as do the Europeans? Apparently not. Alan Green, writing "Trade AVinds" in The Saturday Review, said recently that "Fewer books are read in America than in any major English speaking democracy in the world" and he added some interesting figures about reading in Denmark, where Mr. Bengtson was visiting when he "In the United States there are only about 1,450 bookstores which carry a fairly complete line of books. But in Denmark, whose population is less than that of New Jersey, there are 650 book tores. If the number of our bookstores were in proportion to Den Bark's, we would have 23,000." ajjout our public libraries, you that, too. "On the same basis, if the the United States were in proportion to the number of Sweden's libraries and its population, we would have 77,000. Actually, we have just 7,500." Mr. Green, who quoted figures collected by Dr. Gallup of the American Institute of Public Opinion, also wrote that "In England, where the typical citizen has much less formal schooling than his opposite American number, about three times as many people are to be found reading books at any given time the figures are: United States 17 per cent. England 55 per cent. But Americans do spend money on a certain type of reading. S. Janice Kee, executive secretary of the American Library associa tion, recently wrote in Saturday Review that "A startling new statistic has appeared. The nation spends four times as much on comics each year as is budgeted fcr all public libraries in the coun try. New school buildings are being constructed without library rooms, and the struggle continues for increased book funds in pub lic libraries to meet increased costs and to add more books. In 1950. 89 per cent of the public libraries in the United States ope rated on less than $25,000 a year: 60 per cent on less than $4,000." "I'll bet he made that one up," muttered the Senior in our ear while the two of us watched "All's Well" at Ashland Monday night. "What she had heard was Bill Oyler, in his role of Parolles, saying "To the wars, my boy! to the wars! He wears his honour in a box, unseen, that hugs his kicky-wicky here at home " So, as Shakespeare fans often do, we rushed home and looked up the speech, orfly to find that it was in the book, word for word, as the actor had given it on the stage. And the expression, "kicky wicky" which sounds like something a 1955 teenager would dream up, was explained as being "a ridiculous term for a wife" in Eliza bethan days. , Both of us had missed the word in previous readings of the play, and the Senior, knowing how the fun-loving Bill Oyler has been known to convulse the cast during rehearsal with his own version of Shakespeare, jumped to conclusions. Later we found opportunity to congratulate Mr. Oyler on his excellent portrayal of the cowardly Parolles, and also to pass on compliments from others who enjoyed his characterization of both Parolles in "All's Well" and of Richard in "Henry." During an after-dinner conversation, the Senior came up with an other word from Shakespeare which staggered us honorificabili tudinitatibous. This impressive string of syllables is used by Holo fernes in "Love's Labour's Lost" and apparently the Bard made it up as a joke. According to Actor Oyler, who served in the Navy during World War II, a favorite trick of Navy men is to spring these super colossal words on some poor signalman by way of flashing lights or flags. It was in the Navy, he said, that he first came across "antidisestablishmentarianism," a word definitely not meant to be spelled with flags or light signals. The Lewis Bakers of Central Point have decided that their new fire alarm system was well worth the investment. The Bakers bought the system in January, and since that time it has turned in two "alarms." The first was when a stove became overheated, and just recently the gadget signaled put out a fire in a wood box before o Mrs. Lewis Ulrich, one of the Presbyterian women who helped give a large benefit tea at the Bert Lowry home Tuesday, became worried during the afternoon because the money tray didn't seem to be filling very fast. When she communicted her worries to another member, she learned that the tray had been emptied couple of times, with a few paper dollars left "for seed." How many people have government jobs? Changing Times says that as of this spring, 7,232,000 persons were on federal, state and local governments payrolls. O.S. Herod's Palace Reveals Different Architectures Jerusalem (U.R) Discov ery of the palace of Herod the Great on the rocky cliff of Ma sada by Israeli archeologists in March explains something of the character of this ruler hated by Jews and Christians alike. The palace of Corinthian col umns and marble floors recalls Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden. It is perched high above the plains adjacent to the Dead Sea with a sheer drop of 1,000 feet on three sides. Herod, who ruled Judea 37 to 4 B.C., the man who annihilated the famous Hasmon ean family of Jewish leaders and ordered the slaughter of the In nocents (Matthew 2 Luke 5), ob viously had need of such a ref uge, which is nearly inaccessible. Reached bf Path The archeological expedition representing the Israel Depart ment of Antiquities, the Hebrew University and the Israel Explor ation societywas able to reach the top of this rocky plateau through an ancient serpentine path repaired by the Israeli army. Food and supplies were hoisted up to the top by a wind lass. This same) Masada rock was the last fortress to fall jfito the hands of the Romans following the end of th Jewish Roman war of 66-70 A.D. Its 961 defend ers committed suicide in April, 73 A.D. The ancient fortress was ap parently surrounded by walls and towers on the top of the rock. It seems that the land out side the walls was cultivated. Groups of buildings covering 20 acres are scattered over the top of the rock. All the structures were built during the first two centures B.C. the period of the HaSnonean rulers of Judea who made their country independent of Syrian rule in the middle of the second century B.C. and the period of Herod the Great. MAIL TRIBUNE who talked in Swedish, Danish, the course of a couple of hours. Americans traveling abroad often wrote his letter. So wrote Mr. Green. But what say. Mr. . Green had figures on number of free public libraries in the Bakers in time for them to there was any damage, Herod's palace was discover ed at the northern end of the rock. The structures at this end of the fortress were built in three tiers, the topmost being level with the rock surface and the other two about 20 and 14 yards down, respectively, jutting out of the sheer side of the rock like steps. Mosaics Found The topmost building is a dwelling house built in the Hel lenistic style possibly erected during the period of the Macca bees 167-135 B.C. This build ing consists of three small rooms surrounded by a corridor and flanked by six larger rooms, three on each side. The latter were paved with mosaics in geo metric designs of black and white. These are the earliest mo saics found in Israel. The house is adorned with Ionic columns. There is a huge semi-circular terrace in front of the house from which one has a clear bird's eye view of the Dead Sea and its environs about 20 miles away. A winding staircase built of wood and stone leads from this terrace to the lower level. This staircase passes through rock and is invisible from the out side. It leads to a platform on which stands a round structure formed by two concentric circles. Lowest LtTtl From this second level down, similar steps led down to the lowest level from which there is a sheer drop on three sides. The surface of this lowest level was enlarged by vaulted struc tures built underneath to make possible the construction of a hall nine yards wide surrounded by columns four yards high. The columns are flutted and covered by plaster. Their capitals are of a nearly pure classical Corin thian style. Sunday, August 21, 195S Rites Wed Pat Hooper, John Haven A home ceremony August 12 wedded Pat Hooper and John W. Haven. The ceremony, which took place on the birthday an niversary of the bride's late grandmother, Mrs. Charles Ding man was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, Old Military road. The Rev. J. T. Dixon of the First Methodist church read the ceremony at 8:30 o'clock in the evening. About 150 guests at tended. The bridegroom is a son of V. B. Haven, Dermont, Ark., and the late Mrs. Haven. Miss Myrtle Vosburgh, was maid of honor and Vicki Wol gamott was flower girl. Bruce Bateman was best man for Mr. Haven. Almus Pruitt furnished the wedding music. The bride's father gave her in marriage. She wore an ice blue brocaded satin dress with light blue accessories and her bouquet was of blue carnations centered with pink rosebuds. Miss Vosburgh wore a pale pink brocaded satin dress with pink accessories and her flow ers were blue carnations. The flower girl's frock was of pink organdy with wl.ite lace trim. She carried blue and pink carnations. Pink and white gladiolus dec orated the home. Mrs. John Wolgamott had charge of the guest book and Mrs. Pruitt and Mrs. Willard Barnum assisted with refresh ments during the reception. The couple spent their honey moon at Streamwood lodge which is located on Klamath riv er en route to Happy Camp. The bride, a secretary at the S. C. Jones and Sons offices, is a Medford High school gradu ate. The bridgegroom, a service manager for the Darrell Miller company, attended Arkansas schools. Third Concert of To Feature Vocal Selections Ashland The third Sunday concert of the Elizabethan festi val season will feature vocal mu sic of the Elizabethan period by festival company members. ' All concerts are held in the festival theatre at 5 p.m. and all are free to the public. Among the vocalists will be Brad Curtis, actor and musician, and Jim Baker, Clarissa Berning and Martin Bliefernich, festival musicians. Mr. Baker will sing Lehman's "Ah, Moon of My De light;" Mr. Bliefernich's number will be "The Lime Tree"; and Miss Berning will sing the aria from "Cavaleria Rusticana." They will be accompanied by Miss Joanne Sousa of Ashland and Almus Pruitt of Medford. Brad Curtis, now in his fourth season with the festival, will sing several songs from his reper toire of English and American folk songs, accompanying him self on the guitar. Among his se lections are "The Gallows Tree," Sj l""6 .j',an'swn ' . 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CENTRAL VJf Q. tzl ivi c5 Mr. and Mrs. Early-Day Resident Here Visits Former Schoolmates A woman who attended school in Jackson county almost 80 years ago, has been renewing friendships the past two weeks with six of her former schoolmates. The woman, Mrs. Belle Griffin, came from Sacramento to see her friends and former schoolmates, five of whom still live in Jackson county. As a small child Mrs. Griffin attended the early-day Heber Grove school, the first school in the Griffin creek area. The form er schoolmates are Frank Shid ler, who came up from southern California at the same time, ac companied by Mrs. Shidler, John Soliss, Nick Kime, Homer Harvey, Charley Hofland and Harry Lofland, who live in this area. Mr. Shidler, who at one time taught school in Jackson county, later was a pharmacist and worked for the late H. G. Has kins, father of Leon Haskins of Medford. The old school, Mrs. Griffin Festival "Edward," "The Trooper and the Maid," and "Sixteen on Sunday." Miss Berning will also play Teleman's suite for flute in A minor. Bernard Windt, festival music director, will play an an cient cello sonata by Henri Ec cles, and the four musicians will be joined by Actor Ted D'Ams in the Nocturne for five voices by Caesar Cui. According to festival officials, there have been excellent turn outs for the Sunday concerts, with out-of-towners here for the lovers. Windt said that the con certs will be maintained as a part plays joining with local music of the music program next year. Get some of the first fresh cherries for this elegant salad. Combine pitted dark red cher ries, slivered toasted almonds and small cubes of cream cheese in a lemon gelatin base, using additional fresn lemon juice to sharpen the flavor." John W. Haven (Brainerd Photo) recalls, was torn down in the late 1870's and this week, with the Shidlers and her daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Cooper, who ac companied her here from Sacra mento, she visited the site. They located a madrone or laurel tree that grew there at that time and Mrs. Griffin recalled "we used to carve our initials on that tree." Mrs. Griffin was born in a home on Bellinger lane near Jacksonville and before her mar riage was Belle True, a daugh ter of the Jeremiah Trues. Her husband was Henry Griffin, whose grandfather, B. B. Grif fin, took out the first donation land claim on Griffin creek. Mrs. Norman Darby, a grand daughter of B. B. Griffin, now lives there. Mrs. Griffin, of course, re members the site on which Med ford is now located before the town was established and saw the first train which came through the valley. She is an avid reader of The Medford Mail Tribune, to which she subscribes at Sacramento and during her visit at the offices this week was anxious to meet members of the staff whom she did not know and renewed ac quaintances with others. She re marked in particular that she had enjoyed the recent oldtime pictures reproduced in Sunday Society sections. Mrs. Griffin and her daugh ter, the former Sarah Juanita Griffin, will leave today for their home in Sacramento. Mrs. Griffin left here in 1943 to live at Sacramento with the Coopers. During their stay here Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Cooper attend ed the Jacksonville jubilee and visited many friends. Fencing Brings Health, Beauty Champion Says By Vivian Sand United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) America's fencing queen says more women should take up the sport for fun, health, grace and beauty. "The woman who fences for health and fun may never cop a bunch of medals," said Mrs. Maxine Mitchell, 37, of Los An geles. "But she will improve her posture, her spirits, grace and figure." Mrs. Mitchell is a glowing tes timonial for her theory. A tall beautifully proportioned woman, she walks with the grace of a dancer and exudes good health and good spirits. "Fencing is a sport for all ages," she said in an interview here.. "Some of the best fencers I know are in their 60 s." Another Title Go Mrs. Mitchell took up fencing when she was 20. In two years, she was Pacific Coast champion. Since then, she has won 50 state, sectional and national titles, and the Pan-American cham pionship for women. She recent ly successfully defended her na tional title at matches in New York. She participated in the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki, finishing sixth. But in one match she de feated the current world title holder, Hungary's Ilona Eleck. The queen of the foils intends to try for the title again in 1956 in Australia. If she wins, she will be the first American wom an to hold the world champion ship. Mrs. Mitchell, an engineering draftsman by profession, can beat most men including her husband at fencing. The couple met six years ago, when Dorcie Mitchell took fenc ing lessons from Maxine. Her husband manages a recreation center on the West Coast and teaches at an amateur club the couple runs. Sunday School Superintendent Attends Session Mrs. James K. Hoey, general superintendent of the First Pres byterian church Sunday school, returned recently from Cleve land, Ohio, where she attended the 23rd international Sunday school convention. She was one of more than $6,500 delegates who represented 40 denomina tions from the 48 states, all prov inces of Canada and the Philip pines, West Pakistan, Egypt, Ni geria, Scotland and Mexico. Harold E. Stassen, secretary for peace in the Eisenhower cabinet, and president of the con vention, presided. The Rev. Ralph W. Sockman, speaker on National Broadcasting com pany's Sunday morning, 'Na tional Radio Pulpit," gave an address. Morning and afternoon ses sions were divided into 100 in terest groups led by outstanding national leaders. Delegates re ceived instructions for personal and local church needs. WEATHER by United Press Northern California: Fair but coastal fog; little change in tem perature; north or worthwest wind 12-25 mph on the coast. Prepare Children For Hospitalization Psychiatrist Advises Ann Arbor, Mich. U.R) Tell your child why, if he is go ing to the hospital. Even if it's just for a tonsil lectomy, your child should be prepared emotionally, says Dr. Nannette Dice, a University of Michigan psychiatrist. "It is better," said Dr. Dice, "to answer questions frankly and briefly rather than keep the child in suspense." It might make it easier to stay with the child while he is hospitalized. If this isn't possible, let the child take part of home with him in the form of a favor ite toy, a baseball glove, or a family photograph. The psychiatrist cautioned against covering up the un pleasantness of the forthcoming hospital experience. Tell the child the truth, she advised. The psychiatrist said . that a certain amount of readjustment Announcement LANVIN PARFUMS PARIS Perfumes Colognes Body Powders My Sin Scandal Pretexte Rumeur Arpege , FREE FORD TICKETS GIVEN HERE No Need To Buy To . 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