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The Family Council
Editor! note: The Family Council consist! of Judie, a pjychlatrtrt,
tn'ee clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women', editor and two writers Eacn
article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Counctl does not rive
advice; It merely reports on problems that have been dealt witn by responsible
aieneles and counselors.
Edna C. My brother and sis
ter should help support Mother.
Francine G. Edna has always
been a selfish person.
Edna C. I am a career wo
man in my mid-30s. I live with
my mother and I have been sup
porting her for years. I have a
very good job and this support
hasn't meant too much- to me
until recently -when we've both
had heavy medical bills.
I feel that my brother and
sister, who are both married
and have large families, ought
to make some contribution to
Mother's support at this time.
I thought it would be forthcom
ing without my having to say
anything about it. I waited, but
nothing happened. Finally I
spoke up and was surprised to
be accused of selfishness and
lack of understanding.
I want to be fair. It's true that
I' enjoy some luxuries that my
brother and sister do not have,
but I feel I am entitled to these
because I work hard for them
and do not have the family plea
sures they enjoy.
Francine G. Edna does not
mention that her salary is quite
a bit larger than our brother's or
my husband's. We both have big
families and we want to send at
least some of our children to
college.
Edna has beautiful clothes,
drives a terrific new car and
tkes long travel vacations.
Should our children have to suf
fer so that she can enjoy things
like that?
My brother and I were shock
ed at Edna's attitude. She seems
to think she is entitled to live
off the fat of the land. She has
always been a selfish prson. In
spite of her big income she al
ways gives the children the most
inexpensive gifts for their birth
d a y s. You would think she
would want to do things for her
own nieces and nephews. My
brother and I have decided to
ignore the whole thing.
Tht Council: Francine and her
brother have evidently decided
that the best defense for their
shameful conduct is a brazen of
fense. Shameful is the only word for
this brother and sister, who have
decided to burden one young wo
man with the full responsibility
for their mother. They seem to
feel that Edna should be per
fectly wiling to subsidize their
children and that they have
perfect right to "soak the rich"
for the sake of their children.
Edna is most definitely en
titled to enjoy the pleasures that
her good income can give her.
What is more she needs them
because, as she points out, she
doesn't have "the family plea
sures they enjoy." She must also
make provision for her own old
age and the possibilty of sick
ness because she has no husband
or children to fall back on.
Edna has been most generous
in footing the full responsibility
all this time and has every right
to expect some contribution
from her brother and sister from
now on.
(Copyright 1957,
General Features Corp.)
On The Side By e. v. Durimg
(Distributed by Krnjj Features Syndicate, Inc.)
Do dogs care what they are
named? I hope not. If so, con
sider the feeling of the three
Cairn terriers owned by the
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
who were named Pookie, Preezie
and Detto. We have had many
dogs. We always gave them reg
ular nmes. The one female we
had we called Hannah. The last
three dogs we had were called
Alexander, Robbie and Timmy.
The names bestowed upon some
thoroughbreds are outrageous.
They border on cruelty to ani
mals. As for example, take the
horse named Frozen Pies. Con
sider the filly humiliated with
the name The Fat Lady. It is
extremely interesting to note
that practically no thoroughbred
who became great has had a
tricky name. So, perhaps a bad
ly named horse broods over the
situation and refuses to do his
best.
Asides
Who is the liveliest octogen
arian you know? On her 80th
birthday Lady Mendl (Elsie de
Wolfe) turned a cartwheel. Lady
Mendl lived to be 92 years old
London taxicab drivers get no
salaries. Their income in derived
from 37Vi per cent of amount on
the meter, plus tips.
Male and Female
A female can add six inches to
her height by featuring high
heels. So, a young woman of
five feet, two can become smart
and impressive as a tall girl in
appearance. A man can add to
his stature with height building
shoes. However, he can only
make himself, appear two inches
taller. Still if a fellow measuring
five feet, seven had a girl fri
end five feet, eight in height,
he could become taller than she
by wearing height builders.
Then his girl could look up to
be kissed good-night instead of
having to reach down. That is,
it she wore flat heeled shoes.
Guide To Gals
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males according to their birth
signs are: Good cooks Scorpio
and Capricorn. Extravagant
Gemini and Libra. Good house
keepers Virgo, Aries, Taurus,
Cancer and Scorpio. Poor house
keepers Libra and' Aquarius.
Clinging Vines Pisces. Econ
omical Virgo. Dominating
Aries, and Libra. Great and un
derstanding lovemakers Scorp
io and Taurus. Changeable (Us
ually marry at least twice)
Geminiand Leo. Clothes horses
Libra, Gemini and Leo. Include
to plumpness after 30--Taurus
(great girdle customers). Very
charming when in the mood
Gemini, Sagittarius, Libra and
Leo. Ambitious to shine social
ly Gemini. Difficult as daughters-in-law
Libra, Cancer and
Scorpio. Or, so say the stargaz
ers. Horse Players
Why is it repeatedly said that
"all horse . players die broke?"
That picturesque fellow Arthur
Francis Loftus known as "The
Singing Kid," was a follower of
the horses for 50 years. When he
passed on, he left an estate of
S67,55lVSo not all horseplayers
die broke. Only about 99 per
cent of them.
Flower Language
Is lettuce a flower? It must be.
It is included in-the official
"Language of Flowers." It means
"You are cold-hearted." So.
young fellow, if some girl gives
you the brush-off, send hr a head
of lettuce. Speaking of the
"Language of Flowers," do you
know the message conveyed
when a young woman is sent a
bunch of daisies? It means: "I
won't tell."
Well Dressed Men
For warmth the fancy vest
should be revived. A sweater,
worn with a business suit, has
a tendency to make a man ap
pear elderly and in need of extra
protection from the weather. A
brightly colored vest, or waist
c o a t as we say in Brooklyn,
gives a man a youthful appear
ance. Makes him look like a
lively fellow. Also improves his
standing as a well dressed man.
Physicians
It is repeatedly claimed physi
cians seldom live to be over 80
years old. There has been one
notable exception. H i ppocrates.
"the father of medicine," lived
to be 109 in a period when the
average life expectancy was 32
years.
Tuesday, April 30, 1S57
MEDFORD OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE JTVS
Surplus Property
Appointees Named
Salem (U.R) Gov, Robert D.
Holmes has appointed two Port
land educators to fill vacancies
on the State Agency of Surplus
Property.
Named to the agency to repre
sent independent colleges and
universities- were Dr. Richard
Sullivan, president of Reed Col
lege, and Dr. Paul Waldschmidt,
executive vice president of the
University of Portland.
Gov. Holmes named State Su
perintendent of Public Instruc
tion Rex Putman to be the state
co-ordinator for the high school
driver education program for
1957.
GOLD FILTER
Chicago (U.R) The Armour
Research Foundation reported
that engineers are experiment
ing with the deposit of micro
scopically thin films of gold on
glass in order to prevent the hot,
infra-red wave lengths of light
from entering a vehicle.
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