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Ticket Sales for
Kiwinii topers
To fUrf Monday
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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
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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
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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Government Poised to
Crack Narcotics Ring
Washington (U.R) Nar
cotics Commissioner Harry J.
Anslinger has told Congress the
government is poised to break
"one of the largest" narcotics
rings in the country.
Anslinger revealed the plan
ned crackdown on the ring to a
House Appropriations Subcom
mittee .at a secret hearing. His
testimony was made public' to
day. He gave no details of the ring's
operation. He said the govern
ment would move in "soon."
Anslinger said the govern
ment planned to use a new legal
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