News About Books
From the Library
At almost any time outside I
school hours teen-agers will be I
luuna 10 outnumber other read
ers in the Medford Public Li
brary. Many of them, of course,
are working on school assign
ments; but most have recreation
al interests in reading as well.
Some 46 Der rpnt of tppn.apprs
questioned recently in a nation-;
wide survey said they read more j
than 10 books yearly outside of j
school assignments. Best-liked
kinds of books were adventure j
books, love stories, sports stories, i
mysteries and science fiction. !
According to Librarian Helen !
"Webster, the Medford Public and j
otc.son uounty ijiorary nas a
Brown University
Doing Film on Palsy
Providence, R.I. HP Shoot
ing of a documentary film il
lustrating the scope of research
into the causes of cerebral palsy
and allied disorders being con
ducted at Brown University has
begun.
The research is being conduct
ed by the Institute for Research
in the Health Sciences in associ
ation with other institutions.
The film, titled "Year of
Birth," deals with the problems
faced by parents, one of whose
children is afflicted with cere
bral palsy.
Production of the film is un
derwritten by a grant of $85,000
to Brown by the National Insti
tute of Neurological Diseases and
Blindness, a branch of the U.S.
Public Health Service.
The complete film will be the
property of Brown, but its dis
tribution for nationwide show
ing, sometime next spring will
be handled by the National Institute.
Court Records v
MUNICIPAL COURT
Sally Janell Miller, disobeyed traf
fic signal. $5.
Ivan Lynn Curtis, no tail lights, $5.
Boyd Jesse Carson, failure to dis
play Oregon driver's license, $5.
Gilbert I. Campfield, no driver's
license. $5.
Robert Rowland Johnson, improper
left turn. $5.
Thomas William Mast, violation of
basic rule. $10.
Ellis Feinstein, violation of basic
rule. $10
Jackie Sean McKinney. defective
equipment. $5.
James Hamilton Madden, violation
of basic rule. S10.
Edwin Randal Logan, violation of
basic rule. $10.
Arthur Hugh Warren Jr, disobeyed
traffic signal. $5.
Robert Edwin Meyer, disobeyed
traffic signal, $5.
Raymond Eugene Stahler, improper
lane usage. $5.
David Boyce Parker, disobeyed traf
fic signal. $5.
Kenneth Wilber Twedt, disobeyed
traffic signal, $5.
DISTRICT COURT
Therman James Nickles, no PUC
permit, $15.
Delmar B. Gillispie, defective w am
ine device. $6.
Jerry Klocke. hunting during pro
hibited hours. S15.
John William Holgate, failure to
atoD at traffic si en. $10.
Otto Leroy Lilya, no license on
Bouse trailer. Sb.
David Robert Davis, failure to stop
at traffic sign. sio.
Monte Leroy Whaley, four persons
over 12 years of age in front seat. $6.
Carol Nancy Coffman, no operator's
license. $10.
wide selection of recent books
for young people in all of these
interest categories.
Adventure Books
Adventure fans are reading
Dale White's "Vigilantes, Ride,"
a gripping story of Montana in
the 1860 s, and Fritz Muhlen
weg's "Big Tiger and Christian,"
a story of an adventurous trip
through the Gobi desert. Other
books in this category include
"Everglades Adventure," b y
Stephen Header; "The Long
White Road," Marvin Albert's
story of Ernest Shackleton's Ant
arctic adventure; "Shipwreck,"
by Howard Pease; and "Glacier
Pilot," by Beth Day.
New science fiction titles add
ed lately to the library include
"Vanguard to Venus," by Jeffery
Castle and "The Third Level,"
by Jack Finney. Of equally ex
citing interest are such "down to
earth" books on space flight as
Mullers "Man Among the Stars,"
del Rey's "Rockets Through
Space," Von Braun's "Conquest
of the Moon," and Ahnstrom's
"Complete Book of Jets and
Rockets."
Romances
Love stories are always a
favorite with teen-age girls, and
several new ones have recently
been purchased, according to
Miss Webster. Included on the
list are "Straw Hat Summer,"
by Marjorie Hall; "The Wonder
ful Time," by James Summers,
and "Married on Wednesday," by
Anne Emery. Girls who enjoy
vocational romance will read
"Vida Prescott: Attorney," by
Rita Brady, "Marcia, Private Sec
retary," by Zillah MacDonald, or
"TV Girl Friday," by Ruth
Milne. Other recent titles are
"Kathie, the New Teacher," by
Lucile Rosenheim, "Miss Library
Lady," by Ann Pfaender, and
"Rosemary Wins Her Cap," by
Zillah MacDonald.
Both boys and girls who like
mystery stories will enjoy read
ing "Swamp Cat, bv Jim Kjel
gaard, "The Blue Witch," by
Louis Capron, and "Storm over
Skye" by Allan McLean. Many
other stories of suspense and in
trigue are available for young
adults.
Sports Popular
Sports stories, the librarian
said, are high on the list of books
most often read by young peo
ple. Books for the football en
thusiast include "Football Fe
ver," by Curtis Bishop; "Side
Line Victory," by Jack Paulson;
and "Red Grange: Footballs
Greatest Halfback," by Gene
Schoor. Other titles for the
sports-minded are "Double Chal
lenge," by Jim Kjelgaard; "Man
in a Cage," by Jackson Scholz;
and "Half-Time Hero,' by Bishop.
A special browsing section is
maintained for young adult read
ers in a display stack near the
circulation desk at the Medford
Public Library. Community
branches of the Jackson County
Library system also have selec
tions of books of especial appeal
to this group.
REPAIRING BICYCLE Mitchell Millich,
Allison Moulton and Hugh Huntley apply
finishing touches to repair of a small bicycle
which will be given to the Lady Lions for
distribution to needy children on Christmas
morning. The three firemen are a few of
the men of the Medford department now at
work on the toys which is a yearly spare time
project. Repairing of the toys is done at the
centra stations while painting of the toys
is done at the west and east side stations.
Proceeds from the firemen's Ball on Thanks
giving will be placed in the toy fund.
The Family Council
editor's note: The Family Council consists ot a Judge, a psychiatrist,
taree clergymen, a newspaper editor a women'; ditor and two writers Each
article Is a summary of an actual report. The family Council does not give
advice; it merely reports on problems thai ave been dealt with by
responsible agencies and counselors
Genevive R. Rosalind
ought to adopt a child.
Rosalind F. Maybe we
ought to separate instead.
Genevieve R. My sister has
been married five years to a man
who has not proven to be a very
good husband. He makes a liv
ing, but is not an especially
good provider and my sister has
been working since the day of
her marriage.
Besides, Charles is not a so
ciable person and he is often
depressed and sarcastic with my
sister and our family. Recently
he learned he is unable to have
children and this has made him
even worse than ever.
I can't see much happiness
ahead for my sister unless she
has children , so I think she
should see about adopting a
child. It might even help to
bring about a change in Charles.
Rosalind F. It is hard to
think in terms of adopting a
child when I am really wonder
ing whether I can keep my mar
riage together at all.
I am 33 and Charles is 36 and
I don't suppose either of us will
change very much any more.
How much difference can a
child make My family and
friends say it makes all the dif
ference in the world, but I can't
help having some doubts about
this. Even though we could af
ford a child on Charles' income,
we would hot be able to provide
for the child or ourselves as we
would like to and I hate being
poor.
My family and friends are
putting a lot of pressure on us
to adopt a child, but I think
maybe we ought to separate in
stead. The Council: Rosalind's fam
ily and friends should leave off
the pressure at once because, as
things now stand, there isn't the
slightest chance of this couple's
getting a child from an accredit
ed agency. If they choose to try
to get a child illegally, they run
the risk of getting into serious
trouble. Even if they could man
age to evade this legal trouble,
they run an even more terrible
risk of creating more unhappi
ness for themselves and an inno
cent child.
An accredited adoption agen
cy is interested, first of all, in
the motive for wanting a child.
The only acceptable one is the
desire to have a child and to
create a happy home for him.
Even if they said the right words
on this subject, Roselaind and
Charles could never convince a
social worker that this was their
motive. v
An eccredited adoption agency
looks for couples who are hap-
PIN MONEY UP
Washington (IP) President
Eisenhower has authorized an in
crease int he duty rate on im
ported safety pins from 22 Vz to
35 per cent, effective Dec. 30.
Sunday, December I, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVK
Business Licenses
Issued Tolal 1312
A total of 1.3 12' city business
licenses have been issued up to
Friday last week, according to
Darell Huson, city treasurer.
He said the list is complete
on all business now operating in
the city with the exception of
that which may have started
since then. Huson said personal
contacts were made with busi
nesses failing to file by the Nov.
15 deadline.
He said little trouble was en
countered in collecting the fees
for the business licenses. '
Research on Social
Behavior of Bees Ready
Lawrence, Kan. HP) Dr.
Charles D. Michener, chairman
of the entomology department at
Kansas University, will have re
search published about the ori
gin of social behavior of bees in
Brazil.'
Dr. Michener's reclassification
of a large group of South Ameri
can bees already has been prited
in a bulletin of the American
Museum of Naturay History.
Findings of his recent trip to
Brazil will be published in sev
eral journals.
ONLY THE COPS
New York (IP) "Ahe you.
guys from the mob? Are you
going to rub me out?" Aaron Le
dcrman asked his callers in a
shaking voice. He appeared'
downright pleased when the men.
identified themselves as Secret
Service agents, come to arrest -him
as an alleged "important dis-
tributor" of counterfeit S20 bills'.;
The agents said Lederman told
them he was deeply in debt to
loan sharks and feared they were
out to get him quite outside the
law.
More than 280 million pounds
of cottonseed oil went into the
production of margarine in 1956.
pily married. A large-sized in
come is not important, but it is
important that the couple should
not feel poor or underprivileged.
An accredited adoption agency
looks for maturity of outlook
and the courage and flexibility
to handle problems. It looks for
couples who get along well with
the world at large.
Rosalind and Charles would
do well to measure themselves
and their marriage by these
agency standards. If they do,
they may begin to see the enor
mous selfishness involved in
their even considering to try to
adopt a child for the purpose of
saving their marriage.
We have a rather large-sized
suspicion that Rosalind is very
much more at fault in this rela
tionship than Charles. His de
pression and sarcasm are likely
reactions to a wife who shows
sc? much dissatisfaction with
him.
Despite Rosalind's doubts
about her ability and that of her
husband to change at this time
of their lives, she should recog
nize that they must change in
order to save themselves from
total despair and tragedy. The
self-centeredness and immaturity
that now undermines their mar
riage would prevent their find
ing any more happiness apart
than the have found together.
(Copyright 1957,
General Features Corp.)
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ald Tripp, divorce complaint
Mary M. Means vs. Lawrence
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