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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Writer Finds Dictionary Talks in Strange Tongue By H. D. QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) There's a shiny new giant of an un abridged dictionary in our office. Im scared of it. It has peculiar ways. How can you look up things when the dictionary keeps talk ing to you in a strange tongue? Its greeting to me as a reader was downright surly. I opened it, rather gingerly, into the Gs. "Grr," said the dictionary, growling from the top of the It defined "Grr" as "an excla mation expressing dislike." All right. Go ahead and Grr all you want to. I'll look farther down the page. "Grum," said the dictionary. It added that this was an adjec APPLEGATE-JACKSONVILLE Nurserymen's Plaque Given By HELGA MITCHELL Applegate-Jacksonville Mar cel Le Piniec of the Applegate received a letter this week from the Nurserymen's Association of New Jersey, stating that he has been awarded a bronze plaque for his services as the first presi dent of the association. Le Piniec was asked to come to Atlantic City this month to receive his plaque, but due to business reasons he cannot at tend. Gene Boerner, who is a ' hybridizer for Jackson and Per kins, the largest rose growers in the United States, will go to At lantic City and accept the award for Le Piniec. The recent March of Dimes Playnight between the Ruch and Applegate schools was a huge 3 success, according to Boyd Gib son, principal of the Ruch school. A large crowd attended, and the Ruch gymnasium was filled to capacity. Ruch Grade school boys won; Applegate Grade school girls won; Ruch women won, and Applegate men Won. But, as Boyd Gibson stated, "The real winner was the March of Dimes." A total of $248.30 was raised. A March of Dimes benefit dance was held at the Williams Creek Grange hall, and $62.25 was collected. Mrs. L o r a n Cooper requested acknowledge ment be made to the Williams o Creek Grange for donating their hall. - For the past month, the Hun ter and Best sawmill at Ruch has been working on improvements of the log pond facilities. One old house has been removed from the new pond site and equipment is in the process of digging out the new pond. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beck of Forest Creek road have left for a ' winter vacation to Mexico. They are driving to "Phoenix, Ariz., and from there "will take an 18-day bus tour to Acapulco, Mexico. They anticipate being gone for. a month. Neighbors of "Top o' the Hill'-' welcome as new "Hill Toppers" Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Walker and family, who lost their home in Jacksonville during theTrecent flood. The Walkers are now re siding at the Sikes home. Recently, Mrs. Clarence Krie ger, former resident of "Top o' the Hill paid a visit to Mrs. So phia Demmer who now resides O on 823 Sherman st. in Medford. Mrs. Kreiger remarked that al though Mrs. Demmer had recent ly celebrated her 94th birthday, she had baked a cake and served coffee for this occasion. To many of the older residents of the Jacksonville area, Mrs. Demmer will be remembered as residing on Top of the Hill west of Jack sonville, which is still common ly called "the old Demmer place." Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Hunter and family, of Ruch, are plan ning a trip to Portland next week to attend the Missionary Emphasis week at the Multno mah School of the Bible. Glenn Hunter and his son, B J. Hunter, recently returned from a trip to Topeka, Kan., where they stayed for a few days, due to the death of a rela tive. Mrs. Mario Bortolazzo, who resides on Highway 238, had her sister's children for week end guests while their mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Learning, went to Portland. The object of their trip was to at tend a bowling contest, in which Learning was to participate. Twelve Southern Oregon col lege students took a trip to Cra ter Lake last Sunday. Floyd Pawlowski,. Highway 238, Vickie Tweedy of Jacksonville, and Jim Tizekker and Georgia Brown of Medford were among the group. The day was spent tobogganing. throwing snowballs and a picnic. There was a recent reunion between C. O. Bench of'Sterling Creek, and his brother. Herman Bench of Dover, Ark. The broth ers hadn't seen each other for seven years. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Dewey of Sterling Creek, together with Mrs. Edith Schrammeck of Jack sonville took a trip to Los An geles for the holidays and stayed for five weeks. Mrs. Dewey visited her sister, Mrs. Lee Huhn, and Mrs. Schrammeck visited a friend in Glendale with whom she had grown up in London, England. Mrs. Schrammeck, a He's Not a Smuy; Latest tive meaning "morose, sour, surly, glum (prob. a blend of grim and glum)." Okay, okay. Only I don't be- lieve there's any such word.. I never heard of it, and I'm a pretty smuy guy myself. Smuy that's a prob. A blend of smart and guy. If you can do this blend stuff, so can I. Let's flip a stack of pages and see what comes next. "Shamateur," said the diction ary. What. Are you crazy? Come Again? "Shamateur, N. (sham plus amateur) one sham plus one amateur, explained the , diction ary, deadpan, without even class ifying this hideous prob. blend of a word as slang or anything Now, come on. Look. . . die- I native of England, said she hadn't seen her friend in two years. The Little Applegate Sewing club will meet at Mrs..Rolland Smith's home on Yale Creek Jan. 26 at 2 p .m., according to Mrs. E. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Black on the Applegate road had their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Black, for week end visitors. They came from Klamath Falls, where Leonard Black is attend ing O.T.I. . . , Mrs. Marvin Joslin of San Fernando valley, Calif., daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Couch, has been staying at the Couch residence since Christmas. The Joslins recently purchased a five acre tract on Highway 238 and hope to make their home in this vicinity. For the last couple of days, some light snow has fallen on "Top o' the Hill" and the coun tryside looks like a winter won derland. It is interesting to observe how tame birdlife be comes in their search for food. They will draw close to one feeding them. Reward Offered in Theft Of Gold in Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland (U.R) Insurance companies today post ed a reward of 100,000 Swiss francs ($23,360) for information leading to the recovery of $280, 000 in gold ingots stolen here last week. The thieves made off with a truck ; ca rry ing - the gold - while the driver was drinking coffee in a cafe. The truck was found empty near the French fron tier. Neuberger Health Maj Washington (U.R) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.), i is telling constituents that a sec ond term bid by President Eisen hower would make the Presi dent's health a . campaign issue overshadowing all others. Neuberger wrote that millions of Americans might assume the President was stricken seriously again if a mere virus infection forced - cancellation of campaign engagements or speeches. "That might decide the elec tion then and there," Neuberger said. "There even exists the danjjer that panicky politicians . . . might try to have him prop ped up unwisely with drugs and other such aids so that he could fulfill speaking and TV commit ments to the permanent detri ment of his well being, just to get by election day." Neuberger discussed Mr. Eis enhower's health as a possible campaign issue in his current weekly news letter to explain why, he believes the President will not seek reelection. "Much as I disagree, with the President on major issues," he said, "I have. faith in his com mon sense on so personal a mat ter as his own health. I doubt if he would want a presidential campaign to take place in which his physical well being would dominate the other great ques tions facing our' country and the world." ' The Oregon senator thus said publicly what many Democrats have said privately, that be cause of his heart attack last fall, .Mr. Eisenhower's health will be a significant issue if he runs again. Democrats . know You'll Always Find Reliability Uniformity Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY 1 'Me Andrew Road Phone 2-5271 Thunday, January 26. 19SS tionary let's level with each other. Both of you and I know theres' no such word as shama teur. -Honest,- now, did you ever hear anybody say it. And if you did, did anybody know what they meant? 'Shake-hands," said the dic tionary. Was this an offer of amity? It was - not. "Shake hands" turned out to be (in the dictionary's opinion, not mine) a noun meaning a handshake. Whoever heard of a shake hands? ' Dictionary. . . old fellow. . '. let's forget the whole thing and go have a drink. . . "Martini cocktail," said the dictionary. "A mixed drink con taining gin, orange bitters, and vermouth."- "I'll take a rain check on that. On second thought, please tear up rain-check and throw it in, and leave out the orange bitters. Okay? "O.K." said the dictionary. "Colloq. exc. in endorsing docu ments." Say, what is this, anyway? I ask you okay, and you accuse me of colloq. practices. If okay isn't O.K. language, then what is okeh in this world? Colloq. indeed! Get with it, boy. Let's flip some pages before I flip per sonally. Common Word "Pitipatation," , said the dis tionary. Well, folks, you won't believe this one. Pitipatation, in the strange never-never world of unabridgement, is a noun meaning the state of going pita pat, which is a quick succession of pats or beats "as, her heart went pitapat." Okay, - dictionary, let's ex change shake-hands and come out fighting, and may the better shamateur .emerge triumphant amid a pitipatation of . spectator hearts. I .don't want to seem grum about this,' but anybody who puts orange bitters in mar tinis. .... "Pooh," said the dictionary. What's that?- . . . .'pooh-pooh, N. An utterance pooh. . . . Pooh, to say pooh to; to pooh-pooh . . . pooh-pooh, inter j. A reduplication' of pooh ... . poh-pooh, N. An utterance of pooh-pooh; also,' one who pooh-poohs . . pooh-pooh theory." Pooh-pooh 'theory? What's that? ; ' "See bowwow theory," said the dictionary. I did. You know what.it said under bowwow- theory? It said "See dingdong theory." That's all, brother. No more definitions, please. Me, I've got a ga-ga theory, about you-know-who. Ta ta. . ; Sees Ike's or Issue making an issue of Mr. Eisen hower's health makes the issue and makes it unnecessary for them to do anything about it. The President himself . has helped this publicity along by his frank news conferences, dis cussions of his health and the part it will play in the decision he makes. Writer Doubts Ike To Seek Reelection Athens, Ga. (U.R) Merri man Smith, United Press White House reporter and dean of the presidential press corps in Wash ington, said today that he and most of; the other' reporters who have been covering President Eisenhower since his heart at tack "have a feeling that he will not seek reelection." "Until we see or hear some thing from the President much more affirmative than any of the evidence ; now at hand," Smith said, "Mr. Eisenhower seems to me to be preparing his party and the country for a "no" verdict. The veteran U.P. reporter, author of .'Meet Mr. "Eisen hower" .and other books deal ing with ; presidents and the presidency, spoke at a session of the Georgia Radio and Televi sion Institute . here. - NO 'HOME ON THE RANGE' . Ft. Polk, La. (U.R) '"Home on the Range" doesn't apply to the rifle, range at Ft. Polk, the Army said today. It warned farmers to; remove' their cattle from the range by Feb. 10. Gold Regulation Hearing Scheduled Portland . (U.R) A Grant county widow's suit to upset the gold regulations of the United States will be heard in the Ninth Circuit court of appeals in San Francisco Feb." 9, attorneys said today. Mrs. Gladys Layclock of Prai rie City owns a gold mine in herited frqm her father. She complained in an appeal that she cannot afford to dig some S40,000,000-worth of gold still in the mine because of laws and regulations making the govern ment the sole purchaser of newly-mined gold at a price of $35 an ounce. Norman Easley and Stewart Whipple, her attorneys, said oral arguments would be heard on an appeal from dismissal of her suit by Federal District Court here. 'Bucket of Bucks Dances Scheduled Three "Bucket of Bucks" dances have been scheduled for the night of Jan. 31 with pro ceeds to go to the March of Dimes, it has been announced. The. dances, sponsored by St. Mary's Parents Club, Medford Central Labor Council and Jack sonville Lions club, will start at 9 p.m. Phil Anderson's orchestra will play for a modern dance at Jack sonville tjommunity club, .belle Van Dyke's orchestra will pro vide the music for a modern dance at the Jackson hotel Pio neer Room and the Melody Wranglers will olav for a ern dance at the Rogue Valley ballroom. Admission to any of the dances will be a contribu tion to the March of Dimes and everything has been donated for the events, sponsors said. The "Bucket of Bucks", idea was originated several years ago by Russ Jamison to raise March of Dimes . funds and he is coop erating with the committees in sponsoring this year's dances. Portland Gas Hinted Within Next 180 Days Portland (U.R) If the pres ent rate of building is maintain ed,' natural gas can be piped to Portland within 180 days. That was Tevealed yesterday by James F. Bell, executive vice president of Portland Gas and Coke ' Company. He said 975 miles of the 1500-mile route from New Mexico already was laid in pipe. At last estimates, Turkey had 116 daily newspapers. PAPER ifafefeBl j. m n m SALE! Another 9c Sale This Week! I) (Mag IMMfe ( GOLDEN CRISP A n . vvrtv 4 Rolls CARROTS BCN EA 7C nSausa9e ?9c -a, crisp sweet U acon wgu lb, 29c LSI 29 CELERY . .; ...pound -n gacon SS. , lh 39c 2 75c BjgS f- WHITE GLOBE FtI PlCniC aitlS Read, Eat B. 32C .p, TURNIPS pound Zs Ground Chuck Lean rre.hlb. 39c T creamy white" Short Ribs of Beefl lb 19c W . 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Under the decrees, both com panies agreed to release impor tant patents held by them some on a royalty free basis and others for a "reasonable" roy alty. Coyeted Ey Cast Businessmen, p a r t i c u larly competitors of these firms, cast a coveted eye toward the free patents. .- In the case of A.T.&T., the government indicated the patent provision settlement might lead to further expansion in elec tronics. The IBM settlement calls for the giant firm to break up its vast .business of renting out instead of selling its tabulat ing and other office machines. The suit against A.T.&T. was pending for seven years and that against IBM for four years. An other major anti-trust case still is pending against Radio Corpor ation of America, involving its patents. Thomas J. Watson, president of IBM, said his company's con sent to the judgment settling the anti-trust suit was not an admis sion of guilt. ' No Major Effect Seen Both IBM and A.T.&T. said the decrees will not ' have any major effect upon the companies' success. The government estimated IBM owned 90 per cent of all tabulating machines in use in this country and that it had ob tained a strangle-hold on the sale of tabulating cards. . Another suit a civil anti-trust action brought against IBM by one of its chief competitors, Sperry-Rand Corp. still is pending in district court here, This suit seeks treble damages NUMBER ONE THIEF Tokyo (U.R) - Yoshio Yu- sawa, 41, serving a six-year pri son term for 397. robberies, to day asked a judge to reinvesti gate his case. Yusawa said act ually, he committed only 37 crimes but confessed to the ex panded number when police asked him: "Why. not become Japan's number one thief?" of $90,000,000 on the grounds IBM "has interfered" with Sperry-Rand's operations. Stanley Barnes, head of the Justice Department's Anti-Trust Division, said on Tuesday the A.T.&T. decree was "the largest and one of the most important" patent settlements in the depart ment's history. The A.T.&T. patents which will become generally available include its basic patents on the transistor and its patents in the color television field. Eden Studies Ike's Letter From Bulganin Aboard Queen Elizabeth (U.R) Prime Minister Anthony Eden conferred today with his aides and U.S. Ambassador Win throp Aldrich on the still sec ret contents of 'the Bulganin letter to President Eisenhower. Contents' of the letter from the Soviet Premier were wirelessed in code to the Prime Minister who arrives Monday in Wash ington for talks with Mr. Eisen hower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Today's meeting with Aldrich was the second. They conferred at dinner last night after both had received coded messages from London and Washington. Eden was following a proce dure set years ago by his prede cessor, Sir Winston Churchill. He stayed in bed until after lunch studying piles of official documents loaded aboard the ship in 24 red dispatch cases be fore sailing. Ashlander Submits Low KF Armory Bid Klamath Falls (U.R) An apparent low bid of $198,700 for construction of a military type National Guard armory here was submitted yesterday by W. Wiley of Ashland, architects an nounced. Award of a contract is sub ject to approval by the federal government which will pay 60 per cent of the cost. The state pays 40 per cent. Construction is scheduled to start next spring. Bids were opened in Salem. Architects are Morrison and Howard, Klamath Falls. There were four higher bidders. Tibet has about twice the total area of Texas. - - -J Speaker Gives Clue To Defeat of Morse Portland (U.R) An industry president told a . luncheon of lumbermen yesterday: "If you are going to be content to sit around the Arlington club you are not going to beat Wayne Morse." , Ernest G. ' Swigert, president of the Hyster company and na tional vice president of the Na tional association : of Manufac turers, made the remark in a talk at a luncheon of the Lumb ermen's Industrial - Relations committee. Swigert, referring to the Re publicans' campaign to defeat Sen. Wayne L. Morse, (D-Ore), said "he can be defeated, but only if everybody gets out and works. Swigert warned that little by little freedoms are being taken from Americans today and it would take a lot of courage to win them back. ' Ashland Firms Buys Timber in Siskiyou Yreka, Calif. (U.R)' The Lithia Lumber cbmpany of Ash land, Ore., yesterday - bought 3,000,000 board feet of timber damaged by last fairs fires in Klamath national forest. The Oregon firm was the sole bidder at the U. S. Forest Service auction. Its bid. was $26,230, the appraised value of the timber. The stand is in the Humbug area of Siskiyou coun ty. . Indiana's coal reserves total about 17.600,000,000 tons. FLAVOR The Different Hot Cereal! MORI NOURISHING! WHEATIERI COOKS INSTANTLY I Now better than ever! Made with famous Idaho Baart Wheat Gives you all the B-vitamins, plus protein and iron! For rich flavor, whole wheat nourishment, instant cooking, look for the new red and white package at your grocery store today! CARNATION INSTANT WHEAT Portland Building Damaged by FJames Portland (U.R) ' Fire last" night caused an estimated $25, 000 damage to a two-story buil ding adjoining Fleck's orchid farm here. Owner Harold Fleck, said some $110,000 worth of or-? chids in an adjoining green- house also suffered possible smoke damage. The fire was believed to Tiave started in the basem'ent of the frame building. The fire broke out about 6 p.m. Floral equip ment, an office and a three-room unoccupied apartment were damaged. "Home is where the heart is . . And in the heart of San Francisco is Hotel Plaza, . the favorite "home away from home" of people who want to be in the center of things. On, not near, Union Square, the Plaza provides everything to make guests feel completely comfortable . . . extra length beds, free radio, excellent food at El Prado and the Coffee Shop, friendly and courte ous service, always.. . HATES: $5 - $6 $ 7 SINGLE S8-S9-J10DOUBLI SUII.r 1.7300 Tel.fyp. SF 877 The best hotel value in ; iill
