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e 6A MAy TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, May 26. 1958 Quotes From the Hews By united press international New York Psychoanalyst Erich Fiomm, discussing American life: "I think you will find many millions of American who peally hale their work, who hate the boss, the competitors, the customers, everybody." New York Gov. Averell Harriman of New York, after pending half an hour with Roy Campanella, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher who was partialy paralyzed in an auto acci dent: "Campanella has great guts. He seemed optimistic thai he Till continue to display this courage through his rehabilila " tion." Washington White House economic adviser Gabriel JIauge, expressing his opinion on how the nation can erase itit recession-caused national deficit: "I good times we have got to have the Intelligence and fte eeurage and the guts to collect more than we need." Rome Fumasoni Cardinal Biondi, after, visiting the jrtvely ill Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago:' Me came to help me. Now, I am here and he is going to ywadise." Washington Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff, predicting what eience may be able to do in the future for persons with dam aged body organs: "It is conceivable that one day compact electronic substi tutes will be provided on a permanent basis to replace organs iXat have become defective through injury or age." eecf Students Win Number of Fellowships Portland (UPI) Students fct Jteed college here have won !& largest number of Wood-fo-w Wilson Fellowships of Wj other college in the Unit ed States. The fellowships for gradu ate work leading to college teaching careers went to 12 Students, six in the science field and six in liberal arts In addition, two Reed students won Ford Foundation fellow ships out of 12 undergrad uates in the nation to win the grants. Benjamin Franklin invent ed the modern municipal san itation system in 1731. Red Fir Slabs Next Winter Big Double Load 12 or 16 inch Order Early Be Happy MEDFORD FUEL CO. Telephone SP 2-2111 Court & McAndrews ' ; " KILLING UNDETERMINED NUMBER, fire ranges through $25,000,000 Hancock Oil refinery at Signal Hill, Long Beach, Cal. Burning oil, boiling out of storage tanks, handicapped firemen trying to keep blaze from spreading. (International Soundphoto) OIL TANK FIRE Burned-out cars stand In the parking lot of the HancocK Ofl Co. refinery as flames continue to belch from oil storage tanks m Long Beach, Calif. Two men have been killed, and the 15-million-dollar plant is considered a "complete loss." ' ' ' ' I MOB PLYMOUTH SAVES YOU MONEY ON GAS... ILGAS ECONOMY RUN VICTORY PROVES IT! New "Fuel-Saver" Choke that helped clinch title is standard equipment on all Plymouth V-8s Pound for pound, Plymouth uses less gasoline than either of the "other two" cars in the low-price "3"! This was proved beyond doubt when a 1958 Plymouth V-8 was officially declared winner of the low-price car competition in the 1958 Mobilgas Economy Run. Plymouth's competitors also entered cars with 6-cylinder engines (supposedly more economical) but Plymouth beat every car in its class V-8s and 6s alike! This title-winning Plymouth 13 exactly the same Belvedere V-8 with TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission that you can buy right off your Plymouth dealer's floor. These tests prove that every Plymouth has built-in economy features not found in the "other two". For instance one of the most important factors in Plymouth's smashing win is the new "Fuel-Saver" Choke that you get at no extra cost on all Plymouth V-8s. This ingenious device employs a triple-stage vacuum piston and a new thermostatic element to reduce the amount of fuel you use in warming up the engine. So it can save you even more on short-distance drives the kind most people make. Among the many other savings Plymouth gives you is the $140 you save on standard-equipment Torsion-Aire Ride. The "other two" charge up to that much extra for their best suspension systems. And there are dozens more economies, too! So if you are dollar-conscious, better hustle over and talk terms and trade with your Plymouth dealer. He's ready to give you a great deal! COMPLETE THE CIRCLE OF SAFETY . . . CHECK YOUR CAR, CHECK YOUR DRIVING, CHECK ACCIDENTS TODAY'S BEST BUY. . .TOMORROW'S BEST TRADE Pickin' Pears News and Notes From Camp White By SID HOLLINGSWORTH There is much complaint among publishers today con cerning the lost art of read ing. Dr. Arthur Kreisman, Southern Oregon college pro fessor, has the key that may unlock the door, to open an entirely new vista through a return to the great writings of literature. "Good literature is a key to that Inner world needed to obtain a clearer perception of the outer world," he told a group of doctors, nurses and attendants confronted with problems of therapy in geriat rics, at the little seminar ar ranged by the VA with the SOC faculty. Dr. Kreisman drew a dis tinction between reading as an escape and the more seri ous type of reading which has permanent value in condition ing against reverting to mere animal behavior. Radio, movies and TV, based upon popular trends, contribute lit tle to the constructive use of leisure time, he said. A checkup at the library shows that so far as the read ing habit is concerned, there is as great a demand for books as at any time. Camp White veterans, with time on their hands, find books a suitable means of occupying their leis ure hours. Their reading, however, is not confined to any particu lar interest, such as westerns and mystery stories. With drawals of the Erie Stanley Gardner best seller detective series, vary without rhyme or reason. Zane Gray's "Adven tures in Fishing" is as popu lar as his fiction. Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" has the edge as the most read book in the cate gory of current literature. But an equal number of with drawals was noted for Beard's heavy tome on the "Rise of American Civilization." Hem ingway's "Men at War" was read only casually. ' Among the classics, "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo has been withdrawn eight times in the past several years, and as recently as Jan uary this year. Tolstoy's "War and Peace" in a fine edition has remained on the shelf un opened. But a brand new book of seg. stories by the master, Joseph Conrad, was picked up and read as soon as it was made available. Mel ville's "Moby Dick" had read ers on an .average of only twice a year. Turning to pure literary masterpieces, a large volume "This Is My Best," by all the great American authors, is being read "at home" eight times a year, and "An Anthol ogy of World Poetry" claims an equal number of serious readers. A book by an obscure au thor on "Hunting and Fishing in Alaska" is as popular as any. This, of course, is a nat ural interest in the Rogue valley. 0 In addition to library books, many are brought in for read ers by the Red Cross and the service organizations. Each building has a. little library of its own in paper backs, many of them recognized as literature. It is planned even tually to make one room in each building available for men who like to read in rela tive quiet. Chaplains from 15 domicil- laries under direct supervi sion of Chaplain. Edward A. McDonough, of central office, reviewed the "basic goals" in their work among the veter ans. Among these were means of gaming cooperation, dealing with the handicapped, and in creasing interest of volunteers in domiciliary members and their problems. Clifford Hyde is taking an active part in the work of the Jackson county Committee for the Employment of the Physically Handicapped. He has been named a member of the committee as the result of his enthusiastic interest as a veteran in the program shap ing up in the Rogue valley. Hyde represented Camp White in the Home Show this past week, and reports an ex ceptional turnout for this event, sponsored by the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. The domiciliary exhibit of the work of handicapped veterans was arranged in cooperation with Special Services Chief Frank Glonning. Camp White bowlers came in 12th among 21 contestants in the annual bowlers' victory tournament this vear, with 8,836 pins against the win ners' 10,591. There were 70 teams from the 58 hospitals represented. The veterans included am bulatory, wheel chair and blind classes. The largest number of participants was recorded in the history of the event, it was stated. member of the original Gray Lady team at Camp White, at the birthday party for mem bers born in May, sponsored by the. American Red Cross. Entertainment was provided at the party by Eve Prentice with accordionists. Post 6412 of the VFW pro vided a two-hour program of entertainment in the theater Wednesday evening, at which time movies of the VFW Na tional Home at Eaton Rapids, Mich., were shown. Department Comm ander and Mrs. Harry Birch, auxili ary hospital chairman, were present. Commander Birch told of the benefits of the Home in providing for wid ows and children of veterans and announced that it is main tained by the Memorial Day poppy sales, one cent from each poppy going to the Home. Eve Prentice presented a re vival of her popular post con certs with accordion selec tions by a group of her pupils, past and present. Variety was added with dance numbers by Kathleen Classic and her Ka dets from Rogue River. A beaver's teeth never stop growing. Principal skills offered it Camp McLoughlin, the sum mer camp of the Crater Lake Council, Boy Scouts of Amer ica, are woodcraft, camp craft, aquatics and physical fitness. Nearly 600,000 Boy Scouts received Scout training in Boy Scout summer camps last year. ass? J J 6ET E . " f CENUINE U UJflTER mflSTR Amarico't Urrgttf Sailing TOILET TANK BALL Noisy running toilets con watt evr 1000 gallons of wanr a day. The efficient, patented Water Master tank ball instantly stoes the flow of water after each flushing. 75c AT HARDWARE STORES A special birthday cake was presented to Mrs. Lulu Krows, 4 Days Left To SAVE at the Big "Change of Ownership" Sale at Lucas & Howard Furnitur Barn With National Brands YOU Know Hiway .99 South of Central Point North .of Medford-Phone NO 4-2243 , The domiciliary library has a collection of more than 5,000 volumes, available for circulation, in addition to loans from the Jackson coun ty library. Oregon State li brary and other VA libraries, according to Enid A. Holmes, librarian. "A majority of the mem bers come to the library for their books, but twice a week the library book-truck serv ices the Teceiving ward, the infirmary and Section A for the benefit of the physically handicapped members," Miss Holmes explained. "The library has the stand ard classics, good new fiction, hundreds of travel and out door books, biography and history, new books on science and the many other fields which make for a well round ed library." Miss Holmes attended a meeting of librarians at Van couver VA hospital recently, where new ideas in library service were presented. Inter pretation of VA library policy and procedure was reviewed by Henry J. Garland, director of the VVA library service. Emphasis upon the essen tial dignity of man marks the approach of VA chaplains to ward men in the various dom iciliaries throughout the coun try, according to Chaplain Lawrence Eskay, who has re turned from a conference at the Wood, Wise, VA center. Mosquitoes and Flies Don't b. chewed to bio by thirsty pests. Just bum a little BUHACH wherever you want peace and comfort. BU II AC II Safe laiy Ta Use Iconomlcai We're doing our best to help ourselves 0" A statement dealing with the fundamentals of running a" railroad You probably have heard or read a good deal lately about the troubles of the railroad industry . . . regulative, competitive, legislative . . . and de pressive. ' You can be helpful ... and we will be grateful ... if you will add your voice to others who are asking for fair, non-political treatment of the rail roads, such as is recommended in the report of the Senate Committee headed by Senator Smathers. - , ' But in the meantime,.. We want you to know that Southern Pacific is doing its very best to help itself. We try to operate as a sound, going concern, in our own interest and in yoursThis involves reducing operating costs. At times, and particularly now, this requires severe economies. We are also trying to get rid of those passenger trains that are little used, serve no useful purpose, and cause huge out-of-pocket losses. We have just discontinued one train that cost us $1,800 a day and brought in only $12 a day in revenue. Such efforts bring criticism, but we think this policy is best for shippers, and in the long run for travelers who actually use trains. We are trying to adjust our freight rates so as to regain business that has been lost and also act as an incentive fo develop new traffic. Some shippers are pleased and sometimes others object. It's easier to say 'Tfes" than it is to say "No." We'd like to please every one but that just doesn't seem possible. The best policy we think, and the one we try to follow, is to bring the greatest good to the greatest number and at the same time keep solvent. ' It should be obvious to regulatory commissions, and to thoughtful ship pers and travelers, that a solvent railroad is much better able to serve its territory well than a weak, money-losing one. V , D. J. RUSSELL President We operate in large figures, but it is the relationship between income and outgo that counts, whether a business is large or small. The same principles of carrying on a business apply whether you are running a railroad or a peanut stand. Mr wyjf vim .:- ' WX -f C0TTOT MitV it '" A pacific serving the Golden Empire with TRAINS TRUCKS PIGGYBACK PIPELINES 752A
