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10 YEARS AGO ' '
Jt was Tuesday) . -;
Roy Parr, principal of Talent
schools, announces close of the
schools because of influenza epi
denife. .
F Po m Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: The Chin
ese population of this burg has
been . inflated three-fold. The
neomers don't know any more
about what's going on in Man
churia, than in Missouri, even
as you and I. q
20 YEARS AGO
Dec. 18. 1935
(It was Wednesday) :." ;
E. N. Bultre elected president
of Medford Active club.
Dr. W. J. Crandall, Ashland,
elected president of the South
ern Oregon Osteopathic associ
ation; Dr. (grank Carlow, Med
ford, , secretary-treasurer.
30 YEARS AGO ---Dec.
18. 1925
(It was Friday)
H. H. Lowe, T,. B. Orr, and L.
E. Newbry elected officers of
Rabbit Breeders' association at
Talent.
New Road between Medford
and Prospect in best condition
it has ever been. . 4
40 YEARS AGO
Dec!Tl8, 1915
(It was Saturday)
President Wilson and Mrs.
Edith Boiling Gait will be mar
ried tonight in Washington, D.C.
From Local and Personal col
umn: Jackson county is furnish
ing the material for a new wire
footbridge over the Applegate
at the rocky point below the
school house. The farmers of the
neighborhood are contributing
the labor.
What's the Answer?
Can You Get 4 oithe 7? "
Copr. 1955. Editorial Research Report
1. Of all persons buying a
new car these days about (a) 5,
(b) 20, (c) 35 or (d) 50 per cent
own a second car?
2. Goa, world trouble spot,- is
ca Portuguese colony in Africa,
the East Indies, the West Indies,
China. India or South America?
3. There is or isn't any maxi
mum limit now on the amount
.paid any individual farm pro
ducer for croD nruce supports?
4. Lukemia, type of cancer
that attacks the blood, in its
acute form afflicts most often
tte young, middle-aged, or
e$erly?
5. Stevenson, Democratic
presidential nominee in 1952,
ran in (a) 12. (b) 8, (c) 4 or (d)
no presidential primaries that
year?
6. Who was elected vice-president
when Warren G. Harding
was elected President in 1920?
7. John Costello heads the
government of Italy, San Fran
cisco, Brazil, Ireland (Eire), or
Massachusetts?
The Answers: 1. About 35 per
cent. 2. India. 3. Isn't. 4. Young.
5. None. 8. C&vin Coolidge. 7.
Ireland. ,
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MAIL TRIBUNE
The One Hope
It was Edmund Burke who said one could not
indict a whole people. He referred at the time to
loose and irresponsible talk in England regarding the
"traitorous inhabitants" of what is now the United
States, and were then British colonists. '
Burke should have said we SHOULD not. Because
since then we have, as Americans been indicting
nations as" nations, whenever we have come directly
in conflict with them.
Not many years ago, for example, every German
was a despicable "Hun" ; few years later the Japanese
joined them and were put in a cage of yellow apes,
who had no human instincts, and never had been
endowed with them.
And now the Russians, at the present rate, will
soon be classified even lower in the scale than Kip
ling's bear.
We should not render these sweeping indictments
of nations as nations even in war because, eventually
we have to eat our words, and that isn't pleasant or
dignified. .....
TTHIS fact was brought to our attention forcibly of
late when we read the stirring words of Secretary
of State Dulles regarding the importance of having
the people of Germany united and on our side in the
struggle against Russia. Then came the equally strong
words of ex-Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of the U.N.
speaking against the same "enemy" for casting a
veto against Japan being admitted as a member of
the United Nations.
Where are those "beasts in human form," white
and yellow, now?
They are not only human apparently, but they
are highly civilized, superior in the sciences, the arts
and general culture, and to fail to recognize their
superiorty and admit them to the select body of the
United Nations, was nothing short of an "outrage"
and will be resented by decent and self-respecting
nations everywhere !
I
T IS rather absurd, isn't
The people of Germany haven't changed in the
brief interim, nor the people of Japan either. -
They are ESSENTIALLY the same physically
and morally as they were ten and forty years ago
good, bad and indifferent, as with all of us.
And as far as tha't goes, "we the people" haven't
changed. Only the CONDITIONS have.
But that has been enough to change our views
and judgments, completely.
There is only one hope we will show more sense
in the future. That is the hope that the human race,
including the U.S., will gain enough wisdom and
common sense soon enough to destroy war, instead of
letting war destroy them !
For these delusions are the direct and probably
necessary product of the war spirit. They will dis
appear when war disappears and probably not until
then. R.W.R.
Slanting the Headlines
We have often complimented the Oregonian on
the accuracy and fairness of its news treatment, espe
cially in the political field.
- But we can't say as much for its headlines and
treatment of same in the past few months.
rN PAGE I in last Friday's edition, for example,
a story was featured under a blaring 2-column
head, informing the world,
"Blast Hurled at Neuberger in Tree Deal"
The story below was not objectionable, but unfor
tunately too many people read only the headlines.
And in this case the headline-readers would have
been justified in assuming
Oregon s junior Senator
wrong-doing in a shady timber deal, by a person of
sufficient standing, and his charge of sufficient
gravity, to warrant a column-right leader on the
front page.
OOWEVER, those who did read both the headline
and the story must have wondered what all the
shooting was about.
It seems that the accuser was attorney for cer
tain Bend interests favoring a sale of timber that was
denied by the U.S. Forestiy department, the denial
being urged by Senator Neuberger. Well to a man
up a tree that appeared to be his right. For as he
explained, he felt this transaction would contribute
more to employment and
gon, than the other.
THAT no serious impropriety was involved, much
A less any misdemeanor was demonstrated with
ample clarity in the hearing when the Bend
attorney, a strong and ardent Republican, did not
even in the heat of his argument call Oregon s Demo
cratic senator a 'crook" or a "liar", but only that
mildest of opprobrious terms, "INTELLECTUALLY
dishonest and insincere m
tion to timber conservation.
A S SUCH things go this
extremely mild criticism of the Senator from Ore
gon, and considering the
stances, instead of the
leader on Page I, it should have been, via any fair
appraisal of its real news value, tucked away some
where inside under an 8-point machine head and
left that way. "
And had former Senator Guy Cordon instead of
his successor been involved, it is a fairly safe wager
that is where it would have been placed. R.W.R.
Sunday. December 18. 1955
it? ,.
quote :
as they passed along, that
had been accused of some
proper development in Ore
'
his protestations of devo
certainly added up to an
source and the circum
story deservinp- space as a
communications
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although
under certain circumstances the use of a pen nameor initial for publication
Th Mail Trihuna rpcprvpi the rinht to edit all letters with a
view to clarification and condensation.
not exceea woras.
Advice About Music
To the Editor: During the re
cent visit in Medford, of Thomas
L. Thomas, the noted baritone
of radio, television and the con
cert stage, I was fortunate in
being invited to listen to the en
tire rehearsal of his program
given here, and also to discuss
with him "the idea of musical
careers for young persons of tal
ent. What Mr. Thomas had to
say seemed to me so valuable
that I would like to share it.
The biggest thing is prepared
ness, in Mr. Thomas' opinion.
There is a great deal young per
sons can do, locally; and before
they go to the large musical
centers, they should exhaust the.
local potential, he advises. They
shouldn't break local ties, but
rather go away quietly, and then,
if they don't make the Ed Sulli
van show within three weeks,
they won't come back home, em
barrassed and sad, as many do,
he believes.
Seeking a musical career
should be a joy, not a heart
break, he stated. He also stressed
the wisdom of attaining musi
cianship, before and during the
period of career seeking. Many
young persons with remarkably
fine voices, are still not mus
sicians, because of lack of edu
cation, he noted. He believed
more recitals and concerts should
be given at colleges and univer
sities.
Most of all, Mr. Thomas want
ed to emphasize that a musical
career is far from all glamour,
a view which a young person is
apt to see in a prospective ca
reer. "It is plain hard work, a
human story, after all. For in
stance, one can miss a plane,
travel all day in a day coach or
bus . and experience an under
standable weariness at the end
of a journey, and yet must ap
pear rested, go' on the stage and
give a fine performance, that
evening," he explained.
Each young person must find
the channel for artistic ability,
for which he or she is best suit
ed, he said. For some, the con
cert stage; for some, radio; and
for others, television. It all de
pends on individual talent. 'He
stressed, again and again, that
more ' than a voice, no matter
how good, was needed and that
the overnight careers as seen in
the movies or over television, do
not happen. He said that tele
vision and recordings were a big
influence in bringing fine, ar
tistic works, to the notice of
young people, but that much of
the present day popular music
was disastrous to them, musi
cally and morally.
Mr. Thomas said he was deep
ly and sincerely interested in
young people and their; educa
tion. He wished he might spare
them unnecessary heartbreak.
"After all," he said, "I've been
around quite a bit, I should know
something about it."
Jeunesse (Sally) Butler
Apt. 3, 106 South Ivy St.,
Medford, Ore.
Out of Hospital
To the Editor: Well here I
am, still abed but sitting up
here at home, thanks be. So
glad , too, to say thanks for get-
well cards here and to hospital
where they had me under oxy-
tent five : days, but then lifted
and laid home by ambulance
Today and
By Walter
CHIANG AND THE U. N.
The Chinese Nationalist veto,
which blocked the admission to
the U. N. of the 18 states, was
on its face
bold to the
point of fool
hardiness. Chi
ang's govern
ment in For
mosa has a
very precario
us and dubious
title to repre
sent China. It
still sits in
waiter Lippman China's seat on
the Security Council only be
cause the United States has used
its utmost influence ' with its
allies and neighbors. They have
permitted Chiang to remain in
that seat in order to spare the
United States government em
barrassment in American do
mestic politics. There is a ma
jority in the United Nations
which believes that since Ciang's
government -is not in fact the
government of China, it should
not continue to speak for China.
The Chinese Nationalists know
this. Yet on a matter which has
the support of an overwhelming
majority of the United Nations,
Chiang has chosen to thwart
the will of this overwhelming
majority.
'
IF WE ask ourselves what
Chiang thought he was doing
when he ordered the veto, it is
a reasonable guess, I would sup
pose, that he was saying a spec
tacular farewell to the United
Nations. There is not much doubt
that is is only a matter of time",
and a short time at that, when
his credentials will be rejected.
We have managed to save him,"
Letters submitted for publication must
Christmas Gift
To the Editor: We want to sug
gest a Christmas gift for each
public servant a copy of the
Constitution of the United
States. It should be printed on
reasonably durable paper and of
a size to be held in the hands
for study.
This document, if studied and
used as a guide, will do much
to give us better government at
a lower cost provided its man
dates are followed. Compliance
with all its provisions will re
store justice and by this we
mean impartiality to all citizens.
Many standards change in our
country, as we progress, but we
can accept no change in basic
honesty and justice. All must be
treated equally under the law
and no person can be permitted
to have special priviliges to the
detriment of others. Special priv
ileges, for any small group or
even just one person is detri
mental to the rights of all oth
ers.
At this time of vear we are
frequently faced with the words
"Good Will nreceded and suc
ceeded variously. The power of
the printed word is strong but
only when the meaning is prac
tical. Our politicians and public
servants will do well to put into
practice their pieages ana pro
mises of good and just govern
ment efficiently conducted.
We do not expect our public
servants to perform miracles
and they don't. We do expect
and demand that those who
serve us in public offirce per
form their duties Impartially
and efficiently that we may all
enjoy the blessing of freedom
guaranteed us by our Constitu
tion. .,"
Dan F. Krotz II,
Chairman for
Community Service,
Steelhead Post, VFW,
Shady Cove, Ore.
through good old streets of Med
ford.
Seemed a bit . silly but no
one could see me '. and siren
silent. Ambulance man told of
taking home a -little old lady
who suggested, "just a little toot
on the siren." So out where it
would be little heard they touch
ed off a copule of wails. "Now
ain't that nice," she chuckled.
"Puts the frostin' on the cake."
Well, they can have it, aU
of it, but just include me out.
Sure .can feel for Jke and the
torture he went thru. Doctor re
marked as how our cardiographs
were sure to be alike. By the
way, he says he won't run again.
How come? He told me so. Well,
likely it was just a dream, but
it sure did" seem a wide-awake
real one. - - - -.
. Just how stupidly cruel and
ruthless can politics get to be?
They've had one sacrifice' not
too long ago. Ike will be lucky
to finish out his term with health
left to enjoy his Gettysburg
farm retreat with his loyal and
worried Mamie.
Making fair recovery. Breath
ing a bit difficult at times, put
ting question mark on sleeping.
OK so far, obviously. Thanks
again for get-well messages.
Good medicine.
. . F. J. Clifford
1211 West Main st.
Medford, Ore.
Tomorrow
Lippmanh
for the calendar year 1955. It
has looked very unlikely that
we could save him once our
own elections are over in No
vember, 1956.
Facing the prospect of being
ousted on the ground that he
does not. genuinely, speak for
China, he has preferred to pick
a quarrel with the majority of
the United Nations. He has
chosen as- his-issue one in which
he could claim to represent
morality while the rest of the
United Nations, who are pre
paring tc oust him, stand for
expediency and immorality. He
has chosen to end his participa
tion in the U. N. not with a
whimper but with a bang. On
this calculation, he has lost noth
ing that he is able to keep, and
he has acquired in many eyes
a heroic posture.
Is the package deal immoral,
and is it true that in all the
world there are only two gov
ernments the one in Formosa
and the other, in Cuba which
are the unsullied defenders of
righteous principles? Who "will
say that we have come to that?
A decent respect for the opinion
of mankind should cause us to
realize that if this package deal
is immoral, then virtually all
the governments on earth have
conspired to do an immoral deed.
WHY IS it not immoral to
''to admit Outer Mongolia,
which is a Soviet satellite state,
to membership in the U. N.?
Because there is no other way
of bringing about the admission
of a large number of highly
eligible and desirable states?
Would the presence of Outer
Mongolia be such an evil thing
that it should be refused even
SUGGESTED BIBLE
READING VERSES
The Medford Council ef
Church Women each year be
between Thanksgiving and
Christmas sponsors a pro
gram of daily Bible reading,
recommending a different
versa of the Bible for each
day during that period, in co
operation with the American
Bible association, the Med
ford Ministerial association
and the National Council of
Church Women.
Following are the passages
recommended for today:
Romans 8:14-39.
Wolverton, Portland
Businessman, Dies
Portland (U.R) Byron Wil
liam Wolverton, 55, prominent
local business figure, died fol
lowing a heart attack here Fri
day.
Wolverton was president of
Byron Wolverton and Son, Inc.,
which owned and operated sev
eral apartment houses in Port
land. Funeral services will be
held Monday.
NiOttQt Of FOCt By Joe and Stewart Alsop
NO DEAL
Washington If politics were
a logical business, Adlai E. Ste
venson and Sen. Estes Kefauver
would already
have made a
deal. There
has rarely
been a time in
recent history
when a 'deal
was more
clearly in' the
. mutual inter
ests of two
leading poli
ticians, r
Joseph Also On the one
hand, the clear and present
danger to Stevenson is that he
might be beaten badly by Ke
fauver in an important primary
Indeed, many political observ
ers believe that "this is the only
way Stevenson can possibly be
prevented from becoming the
Democratic candidate. Moreover,
even though he has finally an
nounced that he will enter pri
maries in California, Florida,
Pennsylvania and Illinois, the
prospect of these contests is very
clearly distasteful to Stevenson,
who has often said that he pre
fers to run against Republicans,
not fellow Democrats.
On the other hand, hardly any
body thinks that Kefauver can
get the Presidential nomination
himself, what
with the
Southern lead
ers, the big
city b o's s e s,
and former
President Tru
man all allied
against him. If
he did manage
to bring Ste
venson down
in the pri
Stewart AJsop.
maries, he
would only clear the field for
someone else. And if;. Stevenson
gets the nomination anyway, he
is hardly likely to choose as his
running mate the man who gave
him so much unnecessary trou
ble in the primaries.
I7HAT more logical, then, a
"T mutual agreement on a Ste
venson - Kef auver ticket? ine
ticket would be a strong one.
Stevenson's troubles would be
about over, and he would walk
into the nomination.. And Kefau
ver would be assured of second
place, which even his strongest
admirers concede he would oe
extremely lucky to get under
any other circumstances.
The logic of such a deal has
appealed to supporters of both
men, as two recent episodes
suggest. But these episodes alsp
suggest that politics is not as
logical a business or even as
cynical a business as it is sup
posed to be. - ' ..
"EPISODE No. 1 starts with one
of Kefauver's leading sup-
at the expense of Italy, Ireland,
Austria, Portugal, Spain, Japan,
and Finland? The answer is that
if we look too closely at the
realities behind governments, we
could find certain states already
admitted where many evil things
prevail, for example in one case
where human slavery still pre
vails. We have put up with such
governments for years and no
body has been injured or con
taminated by them.
There is, in other words, a
feeling in the' great majority of
the nations that in a universal
society like the U. N. the ruling
principle is not the virtue "of
each state but the universality
of membership. ,
rTHERE is one way in which
- Chiang's veto may prove to
have serious practical consequen
ces. While there is not much
doubt that his days as the rer
resentative of China in the Se
curity Council were numbered
anyway, his disregard of the
feelings of the whole United
Nations make is most difficult
to save out of the wreck a
membership for Formosa in the
General Assembly. Many of us
have hoped that in the final
settlement Formosa would be
recongized as an independent
state within the United Nations,
POTLUCK
(By M-TSraff and Contributors)
We've heard of horsec with
taillights. But dogs?
It's true, though, so help us.
The "Forest Log," the informa
tive little publication" of the
state department of forestry, re
ports that the bloodhounds used
by the department In rescue
work, when people are lost in
the woods, are being equipped
with flashlights, fitted into spec
ial harnesses with the beams
projecting to the rear.'
This allows their handlers to
concentrate on following the
dogs through the underbrush,
the Log says, rather than on
handling the dogs on leashes.
A distaff member of the
news staff brought a bouquet
: of pussy willows to the office
last week. They're budding,
too.
Spring must be on its way
even though it. isn't even win
ter, by the calendar, yet.. .
.
R. E. Nealon, who has cor
responded for the Mail Tribune
porters and money raisers, Na
than Straus, of New York. Straus
has let it be known to Stevenson
men that, much as he admires
Kefauver, he does not think the
Senator has much of a 'chance
for the nomination. He has fur
ther let it be. known or so the
Stevenson men have interpreted
his meaning that he would be
prepared to suggest to Kefauver
that he take second place with
Stevenson, if Stevenson agreed.
This interesting intimation was
in turn conveyed to Stevenson's
manager, James - Finnegan, and
through him to Stevenson. The
logical next step- would be a
suggestion from the Stevenson
side for a nice, quiet, private
chat between Stevenson and
Kefauver. But the next step has
not been taken, and the Inter
mediates involved in the matter
are sadly convinced that it will
not te taken. . . ..
TAPISODE No. 2 concerns
Kefauver's current expedi
tion in California. ; Besides
chaotic collection of subfactions,
there are two main factions in
the California Democratic party,
a northern faction and a south
ern faction. .The grand pan
jandrum of the north is Califor
nia's Attorney General Pat
Brown, and the grand pan
jandrum of the south is National
Committeeman Paul Ziffren. '
Both Brown and Ziffren are
backing Stevenson for their own
reasons. And this unhappy fact
was made clear to Kefauver as
soon as he showed his face in
California. But it was also made
clear to Kefauver . that, if he
would only agree pot to enter
the California primary, the Cal
ifornia leaders would come out
strong and publicly for a Steven
son - Kefauver ticket, which
might well start a big ball roU
ing. Kefauver's response was a bit
ter statement that the California
leaders were trying to freeze
him out of the primary. This was
Kefauver's public answer to the
private pleas of the leaders, and
it is not likely to endear him to
them.
IN SHORT, Kefauver is just as
mulishly illogical as Steven
son. Both men have their own
reasons. Kefauver seems to -be-
quite genuinely convinced that
the rank and file Democrats are
for him, and that sooner or later,
despite the bosses and Harry
Truman, the rank and file will
rule the day.
As for Stevenson, he is inordi
nately- and rather admirably
iealous of his reputation ior
integrity. He would rather slog
through the primaries, much as
he dislikes the : prospect, than
be accused of making a deal to
fix the nomination. And perhaps
both men are more logical than
their supporters. For a Steven-son-Kefauver
deal could hardly
be kept secret. . And when it
came' out, it would surely make
a great ruckus in the land,
which might fatally damage the
reputations of both men.
fCoDvriahi 1955,
New York Herald Tribune, Inc.)
Grants Pass Man Jailed
By City Police Friday
James Westcott, Grants Pass,
was jailed by city police Friday
when he stopped at police head
quarters to bring in an accident
report. . '
Police said they had been
seeking Westcott since May 4
for cashing a fictitious check for
$10 at the Rogue restaurant.' He
also is wanted in Nebraska, po
lice said.
Westcott was involved in an
auto accident Thursday at West
Main and Fir sts.
WRONG NUMBER
Hastings, Mich. (U.f?) Flor
ist Harm Wilcox, who said he
does 75 per cent of his business
bv telephone, ruefully discov
ered today that the personalized
calendars he sent to his cus
tomers for Christmas had the
wrong telephone number printed
on them. The number was that
of Chip St. Martin, Hastings,
only other florist.
Q
m
from Table Rock since the min
of man runneth not to the co
trary (and most entertainingly,
too), tells a story in hi mcJCi
recent correspondence that Ire
liked so well we "lifted"
from the Table Rock itemgeS
take delight in printing it, $s
follows:
"The present showery weather
reminds us of when we wre
a youngster. During) the rejin$
season my uncle, who sjreJr uj
in the 'Gone With the Win
section of Georgia, used to s$
the following little ditty about
the rain: More rain, more corn';
more corn, more whiskey; more
whiskey, more Democra .
"Being too young to itjalSt
that Uncle, who had g high
sense of humor,- was only joking
about whiskey and Democralfc
and the fact that father, a Con
necticut ' Yankee, had gone to
the south after the Civil War
to work with the U.S. Revenue
service, owhere he collected tax
es on liifuor and caught moon
shiners, caused us to grow up
with the idea that the Dem
ocrats consumed most of . the
whiskey. But with the passing
of time, we have realized that
Uncle was only joking about the
corn and whiskey, and from
what we have seen during Prohi
bition and after repeal we have
found you can't tell a person'
party affiliations by his drink
ing habits."
In the "Jackson Hickory:
Chips." the publication of the
Jackson school, we note s
paragraph which says:
. "We have been studying -bout
the News Papers in ready
ing. We are looking for all V
the different ' things we can
find in News Papers. Some of ?
the things we have found are -
news, sports, advertisements, -weather
reports, TV and radio '
programs. We also learned
- about' the News Paper staff '
and what they do.". - f .
Gee, we hope they didn't'
find out EVERYTHING about
us. ;" :
; ' "
. Husbands can be the meanest
people in the world, and we
won't speculate on what might
drive them to be that-way. - '
; Anyway, : we thought we'd
found a mean one when a staff
member picked up a report of
a woman who complained to
police that her husband had -scattered
tacks in her drive
way. When the investigating Of
ficers asked if she were su$j
it was her husband, she inforiJi
ed him indeed she was sure
of it because her husband wfir
always doing things like that.
At which point a feminine
staff member said that was
nothing. Her husband had
squeezed shaving cream into her
tube of toothpaste. -
Another staff member, shop- '
ping in the ' basement of a -.
downtown store, was alarmed
by the sudden terrified.,
screams of three tiny iots who .
had been joyfully testing .
things out in ihe toy dacart
menl. The cause of their ter
ror was not, however, a lion
in the streets, but simply the
arrival of jolly old Santa.
Three embarrassed mothers
quickly claimed the little ones, '
and an embarrassed Santa left
hurriedly. '
There was some debate last
week as to just where we should
print a ' news story. The story'
was about twm boys who under
went appendectomies. The de
bate was whether to put it on:
Page 1, or in Potluck.
We finally picked Page 1. But
we should have made it Pot
luck. As the story came out in the
paper, the boys were identified
as being 163 years' old. Oh, my.
For the record, they're 16.
A staff member shopping at
a local hobby shop overheard '
this conversation between two
small boys standing before the f
model airplane counter.
"Good gosh! Haven't you .
ever heard of the PTX-Y2-22"
(At least that's what the staff :
member thought he said).
The reply: "Of COURSE
I've heard of the PTX-Y2-22, '
but I thought it was still in
the experimental stage."
And to think we sometimes
worry about the younger gen
eration being able to cope with
the atomic age!
- '
There's a professional ; man
in town who drives a Volks-'
wagen. He also ' has a pretty
wife and two attractive children.
Well, en route home the other"
day, the family stopped to in
spect Christmas trees in a lot
a few blocks from home. As'
Father and the youngsters look
ed at the trees, Mother decided
tojnake a small purchase at a
nearby drug store.
When she returned. Father,
children and Volkswaf en were
gone.
Muttering to herself, she
trudged home. As she arrived,
Father was backing the Volks
wagen out of the driveway.
"Oh," he said, "there you are.
I was just coming to get you.
We got the tree and both it and .
you wouldn't fit in the Volks- ;
wagen so we brought it home."
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