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e 5 3 O Ticket Sales for Kiwinii topers To fUrf Monday s Seats for three of the four nights of the annual Medford Kiwnis Kapers can be reserved at jSarker's Men's store starting , Monday morning, Feb. 18. The Kapers, a gala produc tion of songs, dances, skits and gags, will be presented Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 23 at the Medford Highj school Auditorium. Only general admission tick ets areabeing sold for the Wed nesday performance and that will be the only night that there will be a special price for stu Wnts. Reserve seat tickets can be obtained for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shoAs. General admission tick et sales are already well under way. Persons who have such tickets can take them to Bark er's and have seats reserved. Jkiwanian Dames will be at Barters from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through next week. Professional Direction Trie 1957 show again features all local talent with Kiwanians in most roles and has the pro fessional direction of Randy La Ferr, Lassen Productions, Pasa dena, Calif. A heavy researsal schedule has been followed this month. Second act of the show will be put together on Sunday and the first act on Monday. A dress rehearsal is planned Tues- day for the entire show. Title of the production is "Guys 'N Disguise." Six scenes . of the first act trace the devel opment of Kiwanians from in fancy to succes on the stage. The act has Olson and Johnson slap- . stick and tell "how a ham gets to be a ham." Second act has a minstrel show setting and is en titled "Gentlemen Be Seated." John Pletsch is master of cer emonies for the first act and Paul Selby is interlocutor for the minstrel portion of the show. Ron Rice. Jack Walker, Ed Bar rett and Frank Perl are veteran end men who perform in those capacities again. Sea Work Stoppages Claimed Negligible San Francisco ftj.R) The Pacific Maritime Association re ports that work stoppages by West Coast seafaring unions dropped to an "immeasurable minimum" last year. J. Paul St. Sure, who was re elected president of the em ployer group Wednesday, said this good record was racked up by the members of six offshore unions. They were the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Fire men, Marine Cooks and Stew ards., Marine. Engineers Bene ficial Association. Masters. Mates and Pilots and American Radio Association. "Onshore, except for the short lived 'sympathetic refusal by ILWU to work East Coast ships in November, only 16 work stoppages occurred," he said. St. Sure urged improved pro ductivity in cargo handling ' a study of ways to o-utoming recurring gang she. tages in some ports. Olympia (U.R) Appoint ment of Bobby J. Rhay, 36, as Srden of the state penitentiary at Walla Walla has been an nounced. The Volga is the longest river in Europe with a course of 2,400 miles. MERCURY 57 Exciting design, - this is the character of Mercury57 - an advanced eoncept of styling immediately sets it apart . from all otjier '57 models. In essence, it is a fleet, clean-lined look, boldly accented - a look that has captured the public's imagination like no other Mercury in history and is odestined to set new standards of design in the industry. Mercury57 - a car to see, to drive, to own. o o Mayfield Argues for Key District1 Plan Of School Salem UR) Oregon schoolmen fighting for more funds for their hard-pressed dis tricts took their battle to the state Senate last night when they tesified at a hearing on the controversial "key district" plan of school support. An estimated 700 persons overflowed a Senate hearing room to hear upstate school di rectors and superintendents de fend the bill that would equalize school tax millages throughout the state but force large dis tiicts like Portland to foot the school bill for many smaller less solvent districts. Portland, Klamath Falls and five or six other districts op posed the measure. Leaders of the proponents was Leonard Mayfield, superintendent of Medford schools. He said it would correct the inequities in the support fund distribution law that went into effect in 1947. "We have a key district now, but it is the poor district, not the wealthy one," he said. His view was supported by James King, Lebanon superin tendent. Portland was joined by A. L. Gralaap of Klamath Falls who said his district had found a good part of the solution to its financing problems through bet ter organization. He suggested The Family Council Editor's note: The Family Council consists of m Judge, m psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article Is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice: it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Mrs. Ines K. My son only obeys my sister. Mrs. Lois M. I love 'him like my own child. Mrs. Ines K. I am the moth er of a 4-year-old boy. My hus band and I were divorced two years ago and I went to live with my sister and her husband. I have been going to work and my sister takes care of my son as well as her own little girl, who is a year older than my boy. There are certain things I tell my little boy he can do or not do, but my sister ignores my rules and has him do the ex act opposite. As a result, my son doesn't pay any attention to me any more and he calls my sister 'Mommy." I want to put my boy in a nursery school, but my sister says he is not ready for one yet and she can take better care of him. I want to do the best thing for him, but I don't like this situation. Mrs. Lbis M. I love my little nephew like my own child. In fact, my husband and I would like to adopt him. We have told Inez that she could then feel more free to do as she pleases and to make another marriage. It would be the best thing for her and the boy. but Inez won't even consider the idea. In any case, as long as I have charge of the child, I must do what I see as best. If he doesn't want to do certain things, he always says his mother told him different. I tell him he must obey me. I feel that Inez is making things very hard for the boy be cause of her jealousy of me. She constantly asks him if he loves her and whether he loves me better than her. that Mlc Stroke , V Vs.. X. y I Support that many other distriats might do the same thing. Lake County Joins Portland Anne Sprague, Lake county school superintendent who also spoke for Harney county, said that under the bill seven rural school districts in eastern Ore gon would "put into the pot 50 per cent and receive back 19 per cent" of school support money. Herbert Schwab, chairman of the Portland school board, and Dr. Howard Cherry, Portland school director, made the same argument. They said the "key district" plan would force Port land taxpayers to pay the state $18 million for school support while getting back only $7 mil lion for its own schools. Would Cripple System They challenged the principle of the plan and asserted that it would cripple the school system in which a large part of the state's children are being edu cated. Supporters of the bill in cluded Carl Gehlert of Coos Bay, Glen Smith of the Jackson county rural school board, Char les Schmidt of Salem schools, and Clarence Hyde, superinten dent of Eugene schools. They contended that wealthier school districts should compensate poor er districts unable to reach proper school Ftandards. The Council: Inez has not put the problem to herself in strong language. Her real concern ap pears to be that her sister is try ing to steal her child. From Lois' account of the situation,' it would appear that this is exactly what is happen ing. Lois wants to adopt the boy and haj not accepted Inez' answer as final. The boy is the innocent victim of the terrible struggle between these two sisters and he will surely suffer a great deal if Inez does not take this situation firm ly in hand. Inez has flatly stated she won't consider her sister's adop tion proposal. This proposal has, however, put so many fears in her mind that she cannot enjoy any peace while her son is under her sister's care. She is wrong to expect the child to obey anyone but her sister when he is under this wo men's care and she is wrong to seek reassurances from his of his love for her. This is purely selfish and will not solve the problem. The present arrangement could only work out if Lois and her husband renounce for once and for all the idea of adopting the boy. They are wrong to as sume this adoption would be the best thing for both the boy and his mother, and Inez should not feel guilty about her decision. If she cannot have the con fidence that her son is being merely supervised by her sister during the day, she should take him away from this home and make other arrangements. Jeal ous love from two mothers will not make this boy a happy, heal thy child. (Copyright 197, General Features Corp.) Bold ""7 a " """" 1 Senior Class Play Starts at Medford High Last Night Comedy, fantasy, philosophy and satire on the American way of life all these Mary Chase combined in "Mrs. McThirig." The 1957 senior class of Medford High school chose this delightful play as the annual production, and gave the opening perform ance last night in the school auditorium. It will be repeated tonight, with curtain time at 8:15 p.m. "Mrs. McThing" is the story of a wealthy American mother who tries to build a wall, phy sical and mental around her young son. She is prevented from ruining, his life by Mrs. McThing, who lives "up there." In spots the play is sheer non sense, in others it is plain good sense and the whole is welded together with sprightly comedy. Those seated in the back of the auditorium missed much of the dialogue last night because of the lack of projection of the stu dent actors and because of hall way and outdoor noises, but it doesn't matter. For this play, imagination is what counts. Judy Edwardson plays Mrs. Larue, the typical well-meaning domineering American mother. Ken Arnold portrays her son, Howay, who enjoys life in the slums once he has escaped from behind the wall, and who is re luctant to return. The play has many good sup porting roles. There is Ellsworth, the eccentric chef who spends most of his time playing an imaginary piano, who has to know the names of his prospec tive customers and who refuses to send out food for those whose names don't strike him just right. Dick Swinney is a natural in this role. Adding spice to the plot are three pretend hoodlums, Dirty Joe, Stinger and Eddie, played by Jerry Close, John Payne and Greg Milnes. For both comedy and to point up the satire are the three over dressed and snobbish Lewis sis ters, portrayed by Jacque Col ton, Dee Cuthbertson and Bar bara Cox. Mimi McThing Tiny Sue Gray makes an ap pealing Mimi McThing, daugh ter of the "woman up there." The lengthy cast is completed by Charlotte Jensen, Bob Bright, Linda Robertson, David Colby, Sharon Graham, Earl Knight, Dan Rolland, Pat Rec tor and Millie Weaver. The play is dedicated to Bob Stedman, popular high school drama coach who has been des perately ill. We think Coach Stedman would have enjoyed last night's production. He would see flaws- and inade quacies which are always a part of student productions, but he would have appreciated the hard work, and fun, put into the play by the students and Mrs. Lenore Zappell, substitute drama teach er and coach. And he would know that while they may not be polished actors, nevertheless the students appreciated the spirit of Mary Chase's "Mrs. Mc Ting," and that they succeed in communicating this spirit to their audience. O.S. Hollywood (U.R) The Disney Studios film "Old Yel ler" stuck to its production schedule by the grace of a stork this week. A stray cow and her newborn calf were called for in the scrips. The expectant cow in the cast gave birth to a bounc ing 58-pounder just in time for the filming of the scene. Smith Resigns Publishing Post New York (U.PJ Paul C. Smith was reported today to have resigned as president of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. The former San Francisco newsapeprman who rose to the top of the giant magazine and book publishing house in 1954 was said to have submitted his resignation to the Board of Di rectors this week. Smith's administration of the company began with a drastic reorganization of its magazines. This was soon followed by tak ing the company out of the magazine business altogether. The dynamic new president suspended publication of the American magazine in August, 1956. Later that year he an nounced that the company was also closing Colliers weekly and the Woman's Home Companion. Despite circulation running into the millions. Smith explained that the company was no longer able to finance its magazine losses because of rising costs and declining advertising revenue. ' Smith came to New York in the spring of 1953 after resign ing as general manager of the San Francisco Chronicle. Al though he had had no previous magazine experience he began with Crowell-Collier in May that year as a vice president. On Jan. 1, 1954, he was elected presi dent. Since the suspension of the magazines the Securities and Ex change Commission in Washing ton has been investigating the company's financial practices. Clinton Rocked By Explosion Clinton, Tenn. (U.R) An ex plosion rocked a Negro district of this racially troubled town Thursday night, injuring two persons and damaging 30 homes and a Negro restaurant. Police said the blast, the eighth since Clinton's publicized school integration riots, appar ently was from a dynamite-crammed suitcase left on a sidewalk. Negro witnesses to the blast said one occupant of a crowded car placed the suitcase on a side walk near the home of Alfred Williams, a 21-year-old Negro student who recently was sus pended from high school for striking a 15-year-old white boy. The witnesses said they be lieved the man who got out of the car was white. One Negro said he "smelled the fuse" burning in the suitcase and ran. Seconds later, the ex plosion occurred, bringing Negro families rushing from their homes. Injured were an 11-month-old girl and a 39-year-old woman. They were not hospital ized. Several homes were badly damaged. Many had smashed porches, roofs and windows. Reporter Jim Loggans of the Clinton Courier-News, said that when he returned to the area a short while after the explosion, "There was not a sound. Every one was hid away in the houses, all locked, without any lights showing. But you could tell they were all awake." Cahill's Sentence Commuted by Holmes Salem k'U.R) The sentence of Col. Otto W. Cahill, former Lin coln county justice of the peace who has been serving a one-year term in the state penitentiary for illegal use of public funds, commuted yesterday by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. The governor said he made the decision for executive clem ency after being advised by two physicians that Cahill was suf fering from a severe heart con dition and further confinement would be injurious to his health and could result in his untimely death. The commutation of Cahill's sentence ends his term in prison at three months and one week. SAVE MONEY! DO IT YOU RSELF! RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOUR FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER Easy to Operate Clean and Ductless lew Rental Rates We Handle Everything You Need for Floor Refinishing Friday, February 13, 1937 New Indictments Against Langley Portland-U.PJ The Multno mah country grand jury yester day returned new indictments against District Attorney Wil liam Langley. - The indictments followed a new investigation after a previ ous gambling conspiracy indict ment against the 41-year-old dis trict attorney was thrown out as faulty. Langley was indicted for mal feasance in office, for conspiring to hinder and obstruct public justice and business and for ne glect as a public officer to en force gambling laws. Named with Langley on the conspiracy indictment were Jo seph B. McLaughlin, and Thom as E. Maloney of Seattle. They also had been named in last summer's indictment which was thrown out recently. Langley was free on bond. Big Holly Transplanted To Make Room for Road Westport, Conn. (U.R) A giant, aged 70, was uprooted Thursday and escorted by police through downtown Westport to a new home. The giant, a five-ton, 35-foot holly tree was moved by a Turn p i k e Construction Company crane and flat trailer to make way for the new Connecticut turnpike. The largest holly tree in the area, it was transplanted at a spot near the center of town. There are 11,936 miles shoreline around the U.S. of Just Received Imperial BOATS Imported From the Orient Built by craftsmen with centuries of experience and tradition. 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