In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
I suppose you've been read
ing about France and the
ieepening mess shes flounder
ing around in. If so, you're
probably puzzled.
What's happening?
What's wrong?
WHY THE MESS?
But
T WOULDN'T know
here's a guess:
In the whole 20 centuries
of her historical existence
France has had only one pe
riod of good government the
hundred years or so after
Caesar conquered the Gauls
and, after conquering them,
treated them so justly and
governed them so wisely that
Gaul became the friend and
ally of Rome. Ancient Gaul
was the ancestor of modern
France, and the Gauls who
were conquered by Caesar
were the ancestors of the mod
ern French.
Since the ending of the era
of wise Roman government,
the trench have been gov
erned by dictators and des
pots. They rose in bloody and
violent and terrible anger
during the French Revolution.
But after it was all over,
after France had been bathed
in blood, after the heads of
the tyrants had rolled in the
streets of Paris like balls on
a bowling green, the French
people could think of nothing
better than going back to the
same line of Bourbon, kings
that had oppressed them BE
FORE the Revolution.
OINCE then the French have
vaccilated back and forth
between strong men and utter
anarchy. They just don't
seem to have the talent for
governing themselves.
The historical probability
is that the present period of
confusion and frustration and
utter futility will be ended
by the rise of another
STRONG MAN.
The strong man who is
lurking in the background is
De Gaulle.
B
UT enough of France.
Let's change the subject.
AT A DINNER in Portland
the other night, honoring
Dr. Dorothy Johansen, the
Reed college professor who
is retiring from the Portland
school board after eight years
of service, Dr. John Richards,
chancellor of the Oregon sys
tem of higher education, told
his hearers that ONLY EDU
CATION can save Western
civilization from a deteriora
tion characterized "more by
fins and fads, luxury vacation
spots and cellophane than the
solid virtues of yesteryear."
rpHAT prompts a question:
A WHAT KIND OF EDU
CATION is needed to save us
from the. perils cited by Dr.
Richards?
PERSONALLY, I .lean to-
ward the fundamentals
mathematics and science, his
tory, philosophy, languages
and the GREAT literatures.
The present leaning is toward
the fluff that gets 'em through
school with the least trouble
to everybody (including the
least possible hard work on
the part of the pupil) and
turns 'em loose on the world
with a diploma to prove
they've been to school and
are educated.
I reckon that means I .am
hopelessly old-Iashioned.
Electrical Workers
Refuse Wage Boost
Portland (IP! Linesmen
and electrical workers of
Portland General Electric
company, Thursday night
turned down a company offer
of a 4 per . cent wage boost
and other benefits, a union
official reported.
W. L. Vincent, business
agent of the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local
125, said the major reason for
the rejection was company
failure to include an extra
paid holiday in its offer. Ne
gotiations will continue, he
said.
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NUMBER ONE First man through the main gate at the opening of the World's Fair
in Brussels, Belgium, was seven-foot-tall Carl Studer, 40, of El Paso, Texas, who is
pictured here as he was greeted by Belgian beauty queen Martine Duchamp (left)
and Jacqueline Iranien, "Miss Ope World." He had been waiting outside the fair
grounds for two days.
69 Attend Meeting
Of Hospital Group
About 60 persons attended
a breakfast meeting of the
Founders group of the Rogue
Valley Memorial hospital held
Saturday at the Jackson hotel.
James Rowan, president of
the Founders, was in charge.
After a business meeting,
the group was taken on a tour
of the new hospital and brief
ed on the positions which
they will take in assisting at
the public open house inspec
tion of new hospital scheduled
for next week end.
The Founder group is'a per
manent organization which
was formed during the fund
raising for the hospital. It will
continue in the interest of the
institution.
Most domestic
longer than dogs.
cats live
PHOENIX
Youth Undergoes Surgery
By LILLIAN KNIGHT
Phoenix Earl Dillree, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dillree,
former Phoenix residents who
are now living in Medford,
underwent surgery at the
Sacred Heart hospital April 1.
He will be in the hospital
about three weeks and then
will be confined to his home
for some moths, doctors said.
Earl is a senior at Phoenix
High school.
A shut-down of the Sierrra
Cascade Pine company saw
mill at Shady Cove due to a
recent snow storm has result
ed in a temporary lay-off of
approximately 50 men on the
night shift at the lumber plant
on Huston rd. Resuming of
woods operations Monday is
expected to relieve the situa
tion.
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Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thomp
son have moved into the home
at 414 Ross street owned by
his mother, Mrs. Dorothy
Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Newman moved from
this address to 113 C st.
Preventive Law
Topic of Lawyers
Five points concerning pre
ventive law will be discussed
by local attorneys at four pub
lic meetings in the county the
next two weeks.
The subjects and meetings
were planned by the county
home economics extension
agent, Mary Pat Lucy, at the
request of county extension
units and in cooperation with
the Jackson County (Bar asso
ciation. Points to be discussed con
cern beginning a business;
buying, selling and leasing
real property: event of death
of a close relative; involve
ment in an automobile acci
dent; and employing an attor
ney. Lawyers ' participating are
doing so as a public service,
Miss Lucy said. They will dis
cuss the type of problem as
layman might face, rather
than technicalities.
The meetings will be held
at the Crater high school li
brary, Central Point, Tues
day, April 22; Rogue Elk
school, Wednesday, April 30;
Eagle Point Grange, Thurs
day, May 1; and Medford
courthouse auditorium, Mon
day, May 5.
All begin at 8 p.m. and no
charge will be made.
The Chinese Nationalist
Government plans to estab
lish a steel plant on Formosa
with a capacity of 200,000,
tons a year.
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CLUB
NEWS
Applegale Knitting Club
The seventh knitting meet
ing was at the home of Mar
ian Baker. Roll call was
spring flowers. We worked
on our projects.
Jean Reader called the
meeting to order. We are on
our two projects now. Re
freshments were served and
the meeting was adjourned.
Linda Pittock
Reporter
Griffin Creek Cooking club
The Griffin Creek Cookine
club, recently organized, met
at the home of Mrs. Dwight
Albright last week and elected
new officers.
Elected were Christine Hel-
man, president; Linda Roman
chuk, vice president; Judy
btanndge, secretary- Karen
Hugdahl, reporter; and Teresa
MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Sunday, April 20, 1958 S
Prices Go Higher In Lumber Market
Increased buying in green
Douglas Fir lumber last week
brought price increases rang
ing from S3 to S6 per thou
sand board feet, according to
Random Lengths, Eugene
weekly lumber market letter.
Increases were confined
largely to mills producing
only green, lumber, although
mills offering kiln-dried stock
also were able - to increase
their prices slightly.
Crow's Lumber . Market
Medford Resident
Shot in California
Marysville, Calif Melvin
E. Palmer, 36, of 20 Portland
St., Medford, was found shot
to death Wednesday in the
home of his brother in Marys
ville.
Palmer was visiting his
brother when he apparently
took his own life, according
to the county coroner. He had
recently been in ill health.
Palmer was employed as a
hotel clerk at a Medford hotel.
He is survived by a sister and
his mother.
Merritt, song leader. Mrs. Al
bright and Mrs. Randy Hug
dahl will be advisors for the
group.
- A lesson on liquid and dry
measures was held at the first
meeting. Other classes in
cluded the use of four dif
ferent flours. The making of;
cookies and muffins was held
because of the annual 4-H fair
entries..
' Reporter,
Karen Hugdahl
news service at Portland also
reported lumber price ad
vances, with green Douglas
fir, dry fir and pine, greea
fir and larch up.
The service said a shortage
of Douglas fir and western
white spruce dimension lum
ber in British Columbia was
a major factor in diverting
business to U.S. transit
shippers.
ANNOUNCING
the Reopening of
ROGUE -ANlMAL
HOSPITAL
Dr. S. E. Phillips
1455 North Riverside
SP 2-4909
East Main St.
DAIRY-SMITH
al Genessee
'As in water face answers to face,
so the mind of man reflects the man."
Proverbs
David Barlow, Dick Lorton
and Dave McClurg were
among the high school boys
called out about 1:30 a.m.
Monday, April 5, to help with
orchard heating. They worked
until 7 that morning. It was
the heaviest smudging of the
season so far, they said.
Mrs. Earl Floyd and her
daughter, Ruth Jean, Mrs. A.
E. Lewis, Mrs. A. E. Arthur
and Mrs. H. C. Morrissey of
Medford have returned to
their homes after spending the
Easter weekend in Portland.
They went in Mrs. Morrissey's
car, who is a great grand
daughter of Mrs. Lewis.
Mrs. Floyd and Ruth Jean
visited a sister and aunt, Mrs.
Al Beers, and also attended to
some business while there.
The came home on the bus
April 8.
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. . Arthur
and Mrs. Morrissey visited a
daughter of Mrs. Lewis, Mrs.
Bob Smith, who is a teacher
in the Portland schools. She
took them on an over-night
trip to Cannon beach before
they returned home April 11.
, Miss Avis Bisseger, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Bisseger, returned home April
10 after visiting several days
in Pacomia, Calif, with her
sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Goss.
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