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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MED FORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, July 28, 1957 "Everyone In Soutnern Oregoa Reads Tha Mail Tribune" Pubiunea Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 27-2i Nortn fir St- PhoneMMl ROBERT W RUHL. Editor TERM GREY A-lvertLilna Msnarar GERALD LATHAM Business Manarer EKIC ALXEN JR. Managing Editor EAfil H ADAMS City Editor HARRY CHIPMA.N Telegraph tdi'jat RICHARD JEWETT Soortj Editor OIJVE ST ARCHER Society Editor DALE ERICKSON Circulation Mgr. An Independent Nawapa per Entered aa aecond claaa matter at Uedfot-d Oregon under Ad of March 3. 1827 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance- Per Copy 10c. Dally and Sunday One year $15 00 Dally and &undayix months 8 00 Dally and Sunday Three moa 4 25 Sunday Only One year $4 20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove Rogue River Talent and on motor routea Daity and Sunday One year 918 CO Dally and SundayOne montb 150 Carrier and Dealer 10c per copy All Terms Cash In Advance Offlrlal Paper of tha City ol Medford Official Paper el Jacason County United Preaa Full Leased Wire MEMBER OK AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY COMPANY dC Offices In New York Chicago, de trolt San fran Cisco. toe An (e lea Seattle Portland St Lotus Atlanta Vancouver B C Editorial Correspondence . . . NATIONAL fOITOIIA IaSSOCFa'iSn irnmniB'irini Flight a news a pit ruiuiHiti ASSOCIATION o' Time Medford end Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30 and 40 years ago. San Francisco, July 25 The most interesting thing to us at the fourth annual style show in Union Square this noon, was a baby about two years old who, while the band played, did an excellent rock and roll." She had on a blue coat and no hat, sat up very straight in her cab and appeared to be much interested in the models, young and old, as they marched by on the temporary platform that bounded a half section of the inner flower beds. But when the band struck up a jazzy tune, she sprang to her feet in the cab and proceeded to roll and rock in perfect time with the music. She was much more interesting than the latest fall and summer styles from Magnins, the Emporium, White House, etc., etc. Her mother did not share this dance interest, but was ap parently enthralled by the latest styles, as was the huge crowd composed 99 per cent of women, young and old. e e The attitude of the male sex, in our crowded section on the lawn at least, was fairly well represented by a somewhat weather-beaten individual, who slept throughout the perform ance, with a portion of the Morning Examiner over his face, and his bare feet exposed to the bright noon sunlight (the starting time was 12:30). The only other male in sight except your cor respondent, was a middleaged, rather unhappy looking gentle man, who was more interested in getting a sun bath and getting his noon day lunch out of a bag, than he was in the latest styles in the nylon and even the negligee departments. Next to us was an elderly lady who had apparently for gotten her hearing aid or at least she couldn't hear what the loud speaker said and asked if we could. Upon our nod of the head, she inquired sharply, what did he say? That nut it nr tr "V Friitnr" so we save a hizhlv con- Ar,cA v.r.in nri in fPnr nf hpintr rlrnftpd in the role of inter- the new storm in the Middle preter for the duration we beat a hasty retreat without stepping East is not in remote Oman nnv foot harH onnnffh to cause anv audible shrieks ol Dain or 1 ' 1 jim w " E protest. But it was tough going in that crush, most of the older girls being in a state of flux in their endeavor to get a better view of the proceedings than their next door neighbors, ine undersigned breathed a sigh of relief when the St. Francis was reached without insult or injury. 1 7-17 'CH.fciiFF! Have i ever tod veu new siveer WWtf; .Matter ot Fact By Joseph Alsop STORM CENTER IN RYADH London The real center 10 YEARS AGO July 28. 1947 (Monday) Five civil cases In which local firms sought recompense from American Fruit Growers, Inc., as result of huge industrial fire are settled out of court. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: Of ail things, rain comes to the valley in July. 20 YEARS AGO July 28. 1937 (Wednesday) Two hundred acres of grant land to be lidded to Rogue River national forest. Billowing big top of Russell Bros, circus pitches here. 30 YEARS AGO July 28. 1927 1 Crater Lake Park needs $1 400,000 for new roads, accord ing to the national park service. It doesn't take horse sense to appreciate Medford's new ater system, say the city fath ers. To give convincing evidence that we really did hear SOME of the remarks made by the "MC," we herewith announce that the leading color for milady's wardrobe this fall will be "red." (We don't like red dresses any better than we like red auto mobiles.) Second will come what is termed the "Wave of Blue, Irt aW""WaW3 th have Joseph Alsop tribes risen agai n s their Brit i s protected Sul tan. The real center is Ryadh, at the court of King Saud of Saudi Arabia, whence the tribes have C .c -"'"l . , , and after that in order "beige and gold," the "white collar ""'u8 J? e.uespite oirlc" Fnuiahle P.roen (wo rion't envv ereen but we do like it). ?nevast- air-conditioned palace next in line is a terrific combination "purple and pink," followed a"V,he a"ges by a typical Golden Gate combination "Fog Bound Grey, White 1 th,. Cf.d.lll.acs- Kln Black, Jet Black," and so on and so forth ending up with "Brandy ?aud s court is still in essence and Orange" with Honeydew ensemble as a "chaser." (Indigestible "'!1 ' i " bUt effective.) Lnvprnmon, Th- 4...4. u- ' I kfinit kjH..l 1 . Radio and TV were both on hand and the MOB scene, with " i "so""e mn' . . j i . "-" suiiiiK uciauiiaiiy ana aione airpiane-nais ana paracnute-SKiris, may ai)pc.r , u.c vi, - ,, . , judgment of a situation change! few days after we do. mA. u .v. ..j . ka . !,, .,, two i n,s mosl important and long " ,r.: r "'?.Tr."" :r, ;.;r" r;; established policy may. be re new one of these little "curiosity shops" full of crazy gags and . sv , .u. ,.. .,-. , ,oo t .11 nnnoaloH vc'cu uvcnugm,. gdUKCia, Ul tile uaiucu oi&im awi v vwvu " f r to the undersigned. It read, quote: "Better have Halitosis than no breath at all." Last October, King Saud made just such a change of policy. when he quite suddenly ceased to finance and support the am bitious efforts of Egypt's Gamal 40 YEARS AGO July 28. 1917 Carousal ends when policeman raids prmises at South Newton and eighth sts. New trail to be built from rim of Crater Lake to the lake level. Whal's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct la superior; even or elcbt Is excellent; five or sU la good 1. Was the Catherine di' Med ici of Africa a native-born Afri can, Asian, or European? 2. Are marriage licenses re quired m all of the 48 states? 3. Bible- The seven Epistles. James. John (3), Jude and Peter (2) are sometimes termed the what "Epistles"? 4. In what year did President Lincoln issue his Emancipation Proclamation? 5. In the treatment of which disease is insulin used? 6. The dangerous quality of an electric shock is the voltage or the amperage imparted to the body? 7. Where is West Texas State College located? 8. What was the first name of the composer. Chopin? 9i Bo;h "climax" and "acme" indicate the high point of inter est. Which term signifies conti nuity as a means to reach that point? 10. Burns, "Annie Laurie": "We two ha'e run about the braes, and pu'd the gowans fine." What does "twa, ha'e, brae, pu'd tnd gowan" mean? Answers: 1. African. Sophon isba. Queen of Nubia (died 105 B.C.) 2. Yes. 3. The Catholic Epistles. 4. 1863 (January 1). S. Diabetes. E. Amperage. 7. Can yon. Texas. H. Frederic. 9. Cli mav. 10. Two. have, hillside, pulled, (daisy-like flower. Clubs Invited to Join . Company Move Has jln Town-Country Event No Effect Locally Investors Diversified Services, Inc., will enter the life insur ance field through a newly-organized subsidiary, the Investors Syndicate Life Insurance and Annuity company, it was an nounced yesterday. The Medford office of the com pany, operated by James Amb ler, will continue its present services without adding the in surance and annuity division. The new subsidiary filed its charter of incorporation in Min nesota and starts with $5,000, 0G0 capital and surplus. , In fact "no breath at all" has never appealed to this depart ment Th follnwinc is classified and strictly off the record to-wit: If a certain relative (by marriage) should ever seek public -riDae, passer 10 extena nis poll nfir. nnri nm to he Mavor or Mayoress of Chinatown, she tical power in other Arab lands. would be elected by a tremendous majority. She knows every Then in April, King Saud went retail shop owner in the place and has high credit at all of them, still further, Importantly help- If she did run Sing Fat would probably be her campaign man- ing King Hussein in the Jordan ager he is head of the most important tong. AIL we can say crisis and thus embarking on about Sing Fat is that we would rather sing FAT than Sing Pen opposition to Nasser's de- FLAT. e e a e e i A .. c. a,, umriii en tYtim te tho first visit fit anv leneth TraE new policy developed bv to San Francisco during which we failed to meet anyone from I King Saud since last October home i.e.: Medford. A member of the party did run into tsoo is cieariy me single most cru- Rector at the St. Francis, for a few brief words, but as he ex- ciai lacior in the new Middle plained he doesn't register from Medford anymore but from Eastern alignment that has Los Angeles. R.W.R. emerged since the proclamation ui me cisennower aoctrme. 11 -w : , o . - , . wlj J J T J "-"' oauu again cnanges nis r 11 tin a fr Anrh mind- returning to his former liJl,l& LU VVUII collaboration with Egypt, Nas- ser will no loneer ho monarorl Onp nf r.hp rlvpams of a few vears ae-o was a hell- by progressive isolation. The copter in every family," to serve as the "automobile of ITTJrT Zl the IUtUre. wiU thereafter rapidly collapse. This hasn't worked OUt tOO well as Vet. because the It can be seen, then, why King chopper" is a rather tricky aircraft to pilot, and be- ?a"d'8 ure.actinsln toe Present , i i t i i. j j.i ve reaiiy overwneim- cause COSIS nave noi ueen uiougnt uown suiiiueiiujf ing importance. Furthermore, to permit the average motorists tO be able to afford there are many around him who violent reaction. But the dream of an aerial conveyance for the mass Th cireumnros k-w market persists, and Popular Mechanics magazine says crucial decision to cease support- one will be available, at a price about the same as pres- "? tl""' mne mntns . u-i - if-.i.in later, altogether wrapped In eni-aay auiomuuiies, in auuui 1U jeaib. mystery. His brother and heir ' Crown Prince Feisal, certainly CUCH a vehicle, development on which is now under did not faver the great policy . l - ... . . . . rhanoo "Moif rt AiA l way by HUler Helicopter Company, is based on the " "t? "ducted fan" principle, publicized earlier by the "fly- tiai personal advisers, the Paies- mg platform" in which the Army is interested. uman. jamai Bey Hussemi, the V cl, JinA f rl k t fl, olSyrlan' Jussuf Yassme, and the iuui outii uuttcu xaiis vvuuiu uc uiavcu uic tui Libyan Khalid Ahu Walirl nei-s of the vehicle, which otherwise would resemble a sedan. With the four verticle-lift mechanisms, the TN 71115 stm-medievai court machine is reported to have more stability than the l m"mbe. ?f toi Ki"g'! sinble-rotor helicopter. A twin-turbine power plant themselves to his change of poii- would provide safety in the case of power failure, and cy after it had occurred. But a speed of about 60 m.p h The magazine recited oth- Z2gSS er advantages over the helicopter type of vehicle. stm fighting what amounted to a rearguard action against the WHILE first development is expected to be for the formation of the new front of 1 jr ii. it. i Arab leaders friendly to the ai incu iui ira, uic niatici.i.iiic ccco uic J.a v v.u"i"is West. Clearlv. thiarpfr.ro thara 'il 1. -1 1 it. -1,1 ..ll .... . . . witnin a aecaae wnen mey wan De avauaoie ior civil- wm oe no lack of persons ready jarjg to use the Oman crisis as a lever rru. ui.. : ui ; -n Puaae .ing oaua to alter men, uiesuiiiauiy, uui uciiiic uiuuiems win ue his policy again aerial. And the downtown merchants will be concern- it is even quite possible that or! ohnnt nff.airlgna navlrino- V. A this 'action at the Saudi court ' r & loined with the FtrvntUr.. tr, instigate the tribal rising in NEW TITLES Oman without King Saud's di- Chicago M Tony Smith, rect approval This reporter clear president of the Chicago Restau- ly remembers the sharp con- rant Assn., announced that the as last year, between the w a 1 1 r e s s e s In his restaurant "f ' me"te &T cussion of the related dispute "u "l"mu "uw over the Buraiml oasis, and the "hostesses," the hostesses are bitterness evinced by Prince "food service directors," the bus Feisal when discussing the Bu boys are "table service men" and ra!m' problem. oui wueuier me A.ing was involved from the outset, or whether the Oman rising was in stigated by others, the fact re- Area service clubs and other non-profit groups have been in vited to participate in the Town and Country Holiday, according to an announcement by Ray Johnson, vice-chairman of the Kiwanis sponsored event. The Town and Country Holi day will be staged in the new Medford Memorial Armory, Aug. 22 through 25, as the first non military event to be held in the newly completed Armory. Organizations interested in sponsoring concessions are re quested to contact Elmer Lu- schen, chairman of the rides and games committee, at SP 2-5702. the dish-washers maintenance men. are "utensil novelty booths and children's mains that the King is inevit- rides. as well as skill games will ably involved in the affair now. be welcome, Johnson said. No The Imam of Oman, who is the games of chance or booths serv- leader of the rebellious tribes. ing alcoholic beverages will be has passed his exile at the Saudi permitted. He emphasized that court and is a Saudi protege, the active participation by other Whether or not appearances are groups is being encouraged to deceptive, the rising is univer- makp the Holiriav a rnmnletelv sallv rezarded as a Saudi Arahi- F ood and soft drink booths, local community "event. J an project. THIS is why the Oman affair catches the American policy makers squarely between the devil and the deep blue sea or rather catches them squarely between the British, who are our chief trans-Atlantic allies, and King Saud, who is the key to our new Middle Eastern policy. The British attempt to sup press the Oman rising and re store the Sultan's authority will be painted in lurid colors by the Egyptians and their friends in Ryadh, as an imperialist ven ture and a flagrant affront to King Saud. Everything possible wiU be done to inflame the situation to the point where King Saud will insist on active American support in this mat ter. Every effort will be made to persuade King Saud that the Americans have let him down. The basic facts are simply not available anywhere for a pre diction of the outcome. Too much depends on the unknown local situation in Oman. The storm will probably pass if the uprising can be rapidly over come, whereas the storm will become downright appalling if large British troop movements are eventually required and or dered. Too much depends, too, on the mysterious internal pat tern of influence and person ality in the Saudi Arabian court. But it is clear that the Oman rising may end by changing King Saud's policy towards the west and towards Nasser. That is really why it is an ugly business. Copyright 1957 In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Speaking the other day in Lon don, where the American Bar association is holding its annual convention this year, U.S. Attor ney General Brownell told his fellow lawyers that as a general principle all world arguments should be setUed in court in an INTERNATIONAL court. Specifically, he said, a "total" international court system is the best way to end the risk of nuclear war. He added: "We must settle International disputes, not occasionally, but on a TOTAL basis, under a tribunal which will command general confidence." He suggested that Britain and the United States work together to establish such a court. POTLUCK (By M-T Staff and Contribution) TTISTORICALLY, of course, he "-is right. There can be no denial of that. Until courts were established, mankind was ruled by the STRONG RIGHT ARM Whoever could wield the most brute physical power was the BOSS. Until courts came into the picture, there was no such thing as justice. POWER was all that counted F 1Z1 civil- have WHAT we call the ized" nations, courts taken the place of the strong right arm. But in the world at large that is to say, in the IN TERNATIONAL community the strong right arm still rules. T ET'S repeat that in propos- ing an international court system that will settle world arguments without recourse to brute force Mr. Brownell - is right. But he omits one essential sten rin the process. Before there can be an effec tive international court system there must be a INTERNATION AL POLICE SYSTEM that will enforce the decisions of the courts. . Without police power to back it up, no court can be effective. 11THO will be the policeman? ' ! It SHOULD be United Na tions. The UN Is-not without power, It has demonstrated on several occasions that it can marshal the great power of international public opinion. United Nations is a weak reed to lean on, but I think most of us are convinced that it is better than no reed at all. Still The- hard, cold fact remains that until UN has back of it ade quate police power to enforce its decisions it won't amount to New York Herald Tribune Inc. much in the pinches. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address ot the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. From the Morgans To the Editor: There Is no way in which we can adequately ex press our heart-full thanks to each and aU of those who were so concerned over our ' safety when we were stranded over night on a lonely mountain road in the Butte Falls area, due to car trouble. . Through the Mail Tribune's courtesy in making this column available to its readers, how ever, we extend a most sincere Thank you" to each of those who gave their time and physi cal effort in searching for us. We are particularly grateful to our personal friends, and possi bly even more grateful to those who didn't even know us, who spent a sleepless night and ex hausting morning until we were found. Not until we reached safety did we learn of the extent to which a search had been made, and realize that actually the searchers had been much worse off than we were. The list of names of individuals and organi zations is too long to mention, and rather than omit anyone who may have participated, we hope each one will take this as a personal "Thank you." It should be a very heartening thing to the people of this area, as it was to us, to know the ex tent to which friends, neighbors, and strangers will go to help someone who is in trouble! The Morgan ramuy 1 King st. Medford, Ore. Questions Ordinance To the Editor: After being the lone dissenter at a recent public hearing conducted by the City Planning Commission, and not- e there were none at a simuar hearing by the County Planning Commission, I am convinced the people of this area are not aware of the far-reaching implications of the proposed subdivision ordi nances. - - If these ordinances are adopt ed, then anyone who desires to sell a building site will be faced with the following: 1. A person in Medford or ackson county cannot divide his property even into two lots or offer to sell either of them until he has complied with, the provisions of the 21-page ordi nance. 2. The subdivider is required to furnish very detailed engi neering, surveying and drafting data, plus filing fees, and to post bond of sufficient amount to cover cost of the improvements planned for his subdivision (This bond is costly and difficult to obtain). 3. Great authbrity is placed in the hands of the City Engineer and County Engineer, who can approve or disapprove the maps, plans and all improvement work done on the subdivision, and until this approval is forthcom ing the subdivider cannot ob tain release of his surety bond. 4. Anyone who fails to comply with any of the provisions of the ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100, or by imprisonment not to exceed 50 days, or by both such fine and Imprisonment. The Medford city council has deferred action on this ordinance until it can be studied more thoroughly, and then a public nearing will be called. The county court probably will do likewise. During this period, cit izens interested In the measure should study its provisions and offer whatever suggestions they have concerning it. Undoubtedly the Planning Commissions need an ordinance that will enable them to facili tate .orderly development of the area, but surely such an ordi nance can be written that will provide them what they need witnout workuig undue hard ship upon the people it is de signed to serve. Roy Wilkes. 1863 Crater Lake ave., Medford, Ore. Tha Sun Rises and Sets To the Editor: The science of economics is the basis of all sci ence, therefore economics de termines everything. Since wars having reached the point of diminishing returns and ending in stalemate it is but na tural that economic competition should replace the old order and conform to new economic ad justments embracing the change occuring in national and world wide economic structures. Re gardless of separate systems the nations of the world are now confronted and bonded by eco-, Jimmy Dunlevy rotund bon vivant, club manager, city coun cilman, emcee extraordinary, and sometime thespian and ra dio man upon occasion rues the day he took over as maitre d'hotel at the Rogue Valley Country ciub. Like the time recently when the Kiwanis club had a luncheon scheduled there, and Jimmy or dered all the extra food, got the tables all set up, had the extra waitresses necessary on hand, and the time came and no one showed up. Someone apparently had forgotten to tell him the Kiwanians were picnicking that day. a A former Navy man we know moved into a new apart ment in town recently, and. true to his training, decided to buy an old-fashioned gal-ra-nited bucket to assist him in Editorial Comment CHANGE FOR JACKSON? The Medford Mail Tribune notes that all is not exactly rosy with the administration of county government in Jackson County. The paper says. "We would like to see a board of at least five commissioners, elected from definite districts of the county and serving without pay, be coming the governing body, with a paid employe serving as executive officer or manager." It brings back vivid memories. Such a plan was proposed in Lane County on three occasions, was beaten at the polls twice and never got on the ballot the third time. . But, as the Mail Tribune points out, the recent Legisla ture recognized that county gov ernment in Oregon needs an overhaul and modernization. Oregon voters, as a result, will vote in the next general election on a proposal which would give greater home rule to counties. The need for modernization and change to meet modern con ditions is evidenced even by our own elected Lane County offi cials. They have established a new system In the road depart ment with an administrator heading it. And they have hired an administrative assistant for the board of commissioners to help in the myriad of detail In operating the county govern ment. There has been less change In countv eovernment than in gov ernment at any other level, ine Medford naDer believes that a county manager plan, siminar to the one tried here, would be a eood thing. "It Is our conviction inai me division of authority, the inade- miate renresentation, and the multiplicity of dutes represented in th.. nresent system no longer are conducive to good, efficient and responsive county govern ment." We'll be mighty Interested in tv,. rnnnnni this receives in Jackson County. Eugene Regis ter-Guard. nomic necessity and identical methods of survival obtainable only by peaceful means. These requirements and procedures are based on a world price struc ture, world currencies and equal ity of labor value resulting in increased production and con sumption capacity and a bal anced "world economy. This consumption value of re tarded countries offers an op portunity for peaceful settle ment between opposing forces giving temporary advantage to the country with surplus com modities and eventual setUement by trade allotments according to productive capacity and other nations. Not to be overlooked is the fourth dimension of time when all the nations wiU soon, by industrial development and barter methods, have reached the point of self efficiency, eacn an integral part of the universal whole. This trend is becoming ap parent in the open market or barter system being organized by nations of western Europe and the natural gravitational economic pull to the east where in Asia due to the square of its dimensions and the product of its mass could easily become the seat of world government, the center of population and com merce, thereby ushering in a new world economic system and change in mental and spiritual concepts. Evolution is a process of ad justment, revolution is a law of change. Nature is purely indus trial economic laws that govern the universe. We have wasted our heritage by political and fi nancial destructive methods and only the farm, factory and home stand as monuments to indus trial value, economic survival and future welfare. And lest we forget, the sun that rises in the east, sets in the west, bringing light with the morning dawn or oblivion in the darkness of the night Tom Caldwell, 408 Laurel St., Medford, Or. mopping (or swabbing) out his new domicile. He said he searched nearly every store in town before he found such a bucket; and by that time his feet were so lired and hot he bought a new pair of shoes, too. Every newspaper makes mis takes it's both human nature, and almost inevitable in the com plicated nature of the production job. We sometimes think that it is the people putting out the paper who are most upset by the errors. Anyway, being human, we're sort of sneakily glad when ome other paper pulls a boner once in a while, just to prove we're not the only ones. A case in point last week was the Oregon Ian, which had a three-column head on Page 1 which said: "'By Woman Who Fig Confession Signed Police Say Burglaryured In Vice Probe." It took us some little time to puzzle this out. What the head line intended to say was "Police Say Burglary Confession Signed By Woman Who Figured in Vice Probe." Speaking of mistakes, ' Jess Vail points out that in last Sunday's paper we had a Page 1 story about one subject, and another related story on the Inside pages. At the bottom of the Page 1 story theie was a line saying "(Additional de tails on Page ??)." Jess tars he never did find those addi tional details. . Every line of work has its oc cupational hazards, and not only newspaper work. A Jackson county surveyor recently was doing some map Ding in the hinterlands, during the course of which he had to start and stop his car frequently. This attracted the notice of a state policeman, who felt the ir regular driving might indicate inebriation on the part of the ' driver. When he was advised of tha facts, the officer merely sug gested the surveyor might carry a red flag on the rear of the car next time. a a a An observant member of . our reporiorial staff reported his findings on how at least one woman decides whether or not to order a chocolate sundae. She placed her hands firmly on her midriff and In haled deeply. Finding the for ward portion of that part of her anatomy fairly flat, she placed the order. Our reporter, however, suggests that this sys tem is not guaranteed to keep the torso from becoming more so. . e Another young man on our staff gave us the following item with a straight face: We were searching the shelves of a grocery store for a box of tea this morning when we heard a small voice say "Look out, woman driver." We turned around to find some large card board boxes on a cart bearing down on us. We stepped aside, and when they passed, we caught the smile of the hidden driver, who was, by golly( a woman. Gerard (Jerry) Clark of Medford has an ideniiccl twin brother named Gerald (Jerry) Clark, who lives in Bremerton. According to the Bremerton paper (a friend sent us a clip ping from it) the Medford Jerry Clark caused consider able confusion in that Wash ington city when he visited the Bremerton Jerry Clark, a newspaper advertising ex ecutive, not long ago, aad caused his brother's friends to do double-takes as be walked down the street. e e e Who but a man could be the source of this one? - He (again referring to one of our functionaries) watched as a woman prepared to attend a wedding recently, and was sur prised to see her holding what appeared to be a large, deep-dish pie plate in her hand. What, he asked himself, would she want with a pie plate at a wedding? He found out when she put it on her head, and he discovered that it was a hat. As we said, who but a man....? Let's Try Optimism To the Editor: Speaking ol present economic conditions, isn't it time for the people ot the valley, particularly Medford, to take stock of the part each in dividual is playing in pointing up what is to come? ' To get a definite idea of just what is meant by the above, would refer to article in the SaU urday Evening Post of July 27; entitled, "Can We Stay Rich?": Isn't it true that there is a great deal of wrong psychology, abroad, breeding pessimism! about business conditions? Say it could be true, even partially is it net obvious that it would be better to keep still rather than to further any pessimism; that is about? Mass prayer hasT proven effective, why not mass: optimism in a psychological! way? Name on File, j Medford, Ore. - - ;