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On The Side By E. V DURLING (DtstriDutefl by r.g Feature! Syndicate, Inc.) Oh mv b!ov" Ho fiivinIv rfl If tn pur When kindred spin' rn Tom Moore V'ho invented the non-skid tire? Offhand. I can't say. How ever, I will check. I want him. if he is still around, to invent a non-skid bathtub. I slipped in the " bathtub the other morning. Just caught myself in time or I would have cracked something. That wouldn't have been an unusual itrcident Constantly reported re accidents of persons having rious accidents from slipping in bathtubs. The bathtub in gen eral use is outmoded. It belongs to this country's cradle days. I recommend larger bathrooms with bathtubs that are square nd deep. A sort of miniature swimming pool. And with a non Up, non-skid surface. More of this vital question anon. Maybe sooner. Get It Right All New York drama critics turned thumbs down on "Abie's Irish Rose," saying it didn't have chance to enjoy a long run. So I note it said. That's wrong. Alexander Woollcott predicted "Abie's Irish Rose" would en joy great success at the box of fice So did Alan Dale, drama critic of the New York Journal. Asking Queries from clients. Q. How old was Mrs. Patrick Campbell when she first played the part of Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl in Eernard Shaw's play "Pyg malion." Who was her leading mn? How old was he? A. Mrs. Campbell was 49 years old when she made her bow as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion." Philip Merivale who played Henry Hig 91ns was 28 years old . . . Q. What does the Gaelic expression "Cushla-ma-chree" mean? A. It means "Darling of my heart." Blarney Many people misunderstood the word "blarney" and there fore use it incorrectly. Blarney does not meean insincere flat tery. It is a sort of sweet, per suasive eloquence used to influ ence another person, especially beautiful female. Sidelights Alice Roosevelt Longworth was married 19 years before she became a mother. I knew a cou ple who had married 16 years before their first child was born. Quotes From the News Br UNITED PRESS New York Former New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, on the need for continuing this country's foreign aid program: "Our mutual assistance program is the only practical means . . . to deter the Communists from launching a war and to increase our chances of victory if war ever should come." Tokyo American soldier William S. Girard. on the many of fers of help he has received since he was charged with manslaugh ter in the death of a Japanese woman: "I jusi can't understand how an unimportant guy like me has so many friends." Lander, Wyo. Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, on his opposition to the rigid price support formula: "I am not proposing that we scrap farm programs or that we scrap price support programs. I am saying that we need to revise some of our programs so that they may better serve the needs of our farm people." New York Former President Truman, after seeing his grand son for the first time: "He's dark, and has dark hair which looks like it might be red I when he grows up. His eyes are blue now, of course." Washington William Lacey, special assistant to the secretary of state for East-West exchanges on the two-hour conference with Soviet Ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin: "We had an exhaustive discussion of the details of the East West exchange program. If negotiations continue to be successful, there probably will be more exchanges in the near future." Washington Vice President Richard M. Nixon's warning that ir.lra-party quarreling over "modern Republicanism" would cost the GOP possible control of Congress in next year's election: "If we lose, we can't blame the Democrats, we can only blame ourselves." Brooklyn Chicago Cub outfielder Bob Speake, on losing a routine. fly ball in a heavy fog: "I knew the ball was up there somewhere, but I just couldn't find it." Friday, July 7, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Now they have six children . . . Baltimorean says he has a "real American dog," a Chesapeake retriever. He is in possession of a rarity. There are only two genuine American breeds of dogs: the Boston terrier and the Chesapeake retriever. Please Note The way to help women look their best at a night club is to have pink lighting. Or. so says Marlene Dietrich . . . Aly Khan, one of the most versatile hus bands Rita Hayworth ever had. speaks 12 languages . . . What is the world's record for engage ments to marry? Martine Carol, the pulchritudinous Parisienne was engaged to 10 different men before she finally married. I don't know what she did about the engagement rings. Briefly The first daring danseuse to be referred to by Henry Menck en as "an ecdysiast" was not 'Gypsy Rose Lee as is repeatedly claimed. It was Georgia Sothern . . . There are more unmarried people in Ireland than in any other country in the world. Only 30 per cent of the Irish are mar ried. Sixty-four per cent are single. That is, bachelors and spinsters who have never raar- I ried. Six per cent are widows dim wiuuwers. Passing By Mickey Rooney. Energetic, ex plosive and intense actor. Fre quently displays signs of histri onic ability but is inclined to try too hard when handling a dramatic role. He should read Hamlet's advice to the players. FATHER AND SON Schenectady, N.Y. (in Chris McCann, 88. who retired from the General Electric Co. 24 years ago, recently attended a GE retirement dinner for his son, James, 65. The elder Mc Cann retired before his son started with the company. mm ilii I 18 Cu. Ft. Upright FREEZER Holds 630 lbs. Frozen Foods 5 Year Warranty On Sealed Mechanism. No Fan to require oiling, collects no dust or lint. Freezing coils on each shelf. Handy shelves pn door. 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