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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1958)
EXTRADITION Wflfiam C. Boneffi (right) former state tax commissioner of California, makes court appearance in prison garb at extradition proceedings in Mexico City, where he has been a fugitive from bribery charges brought by the state of California. The Family Council Cditori not: The Famll.t Council consists ol a Judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers Each article s a summary ot an actual report The Family Council does not give aavice; it merely reports on problems that hava been dealt ith by responsible agencies and counselor Mable D. He is trying to foist the burden on me. Morion D. Mother al ways said she was selfish. Mable D. My husband and I have been married six years and have two children, I have not been a well woman ever since the birth of my second child, but I have man aged to do all my own work and care for my family more than adequately. My husband shows no ap preciation of the odds under which I have worked. He seems to feel my life has been a picnic since I've been mar ried to him. Now he wants to bring his mother to live near us. Mort's mother is an invalid and requires care. She re fuses to go to a nursing home and her own daughter has been unable to cope with her. Now Mort thinks nothing of foisting the whole burden on me. I have threatened to run away and I mean it. Morton D. Mable's tale of woe just makes me laugh. For years she has been com plaining that she isn't well, but the doctors can't find a thing wrong with her. In spite of this, I have done more than my share to help her with the home and children. I'm not asking her to do a thing for my mother, ex cept be nearby in case of emergency. My sister has been through a long seige with mother and now she isn't well herself. She wanted to have Mother move in with me, but we are trying to mak things easier for every one by letting Mother have her own place near me. My mother always said Mable was a selfish person. She said she hoped she would n't have to depend on her for anything. Now Mable is showing her true colors. Tht Council: This husband and wife seem to be using the mother-in-law as a scapegoat in' a battle which actually has little to do with the moth er involved. It is very crupl to an elderly person to use her this way. The doctors may find noth ing wrong with Mable, but we believe that if she does n't feel well, something is wrong. That something may not be physical, but we don't doubt it is painful in its own way. Mable has used this pain in her feelings or nerves to tyrannize over her husband and to make him feel guilty. She has probably done the same to her children. Morton probably accepts this guilt, but is deeply resentful. Afar more constructive step for both would be to make a real effort to find out what has gone wrong in this marriage. A doctor or train ed social worker may be able to help this couple be a little more objective about their problems.. - . -. If Mable and Morton can straighten out their marital difficulties and become will ing to be more understanding of one another, they will un doubtedly be able to come to some compromise about how to handle the special diffi culties presented by Morton's mother. (Copyright 1958, General Features Corp) Hatfield's Wife Confined To Home Salem -(UPD-Mrs. Mark Hat field will remain confined at home for another week or 10 days. Mrs. Hatfield has been suf fering from a virus infection. The announcement was made because many functions had been scheduled for her in the closing days of the campaign. In the eye, the light regu lator or the "shutter" is the pupil. This automatic regula tor is the black-appearing soot surrounded by colored pigment called the- iris. The cornea is the transparent tis sue covering the front of the eye. Educators Urged' to Use Centennial in Schools Portland The education al advisory committee to the Oreeon centennial commis sion is urging educators to use the centennial as an op portunity to enrich students' knowledge of their state. Lewis Douglas, chairman of the committee, signed a policy statement sent to all superintendents, school ad ministrators, heads of teach ers' organizations and Parent Teacher associations and pri vate schools in the state. Rex Putnam, state superin tendent of public instruction, also enclosed his own note asking educators to "assist in every possible way in making this historic centennial year a great success so far as our schools are concerned." The educational advisory committee suggested, no changes in curricula and no major outlays for equipment. It said: "Instead, the commit tee seeks to alert administra tors and teachers in their guidance of youth to enrich and deepen on every possible occasion the students' knowl edge of Oregon history, re sources, geography nd econ omy. The educators' enthus iasm and his loyalty to the state will stimulate civic pride in others and will de velop an enlightened citi zenry." 1 The committee at the same time declared: "Our state's Antique Fan Sought As Embezzler Trop, Ohio - (UPD - The Ho bart Manufacturing Co. has accused a veteran employee of embezzling $375,00 during a three -year period, appar ently to satisfy his craving for expensive antiques. Hobart, this city's leading industry, filed a judgement in Common Pleas Court here against D. Omer Tobias, 58, a mild-mannered export cierK who disappered more than a week ago. Tobias lives in nearby Pi- qua where his home was fill ed with nearly $100,000 worth of antiques. He was accused of convert ing the $375,000 to his own use from company checks he handled at his job. ' 100th birthday observance should convey the richness of Oregon's heritage and the plenty of her future and should not be primarily con ceived as a passing carnival. "The year-long observance, highlighted by the 100-day ex position and trade fair in Portland, can be of lasting value to all throughout the state only if the civic-minded in each area will actively par ticipate by teaching others the glories of Oregon and the dis tinction of their own commu nities." The committee urged edu cators to "devise commemora tive activities suitable to their own locales." ARRIVING in London for film premiere, Frank Sinatra calls on Lady Beatty, 36, leading to gossip American born beauty may wed him. Bebe Daniels Hurt In Fall at Studio London (UPD American ac tress Bebe Daniels, who now makes television films in Bri tain with her husband Ben Lyon, broke her wrist in two places Tuesday when she fell during rehearsals. Miss Daniels. 57. was re hearsing a dance routine with her husband and children Barbara and Richard for one of their "Life With the Lyons" shows on Britain's commer cial TV network. Is That So? By OLGA BURNS In some cities our street pigeons are considered such a nuisance that laws have been passed forbidding their feed- in e. but the only effect nas been on bird lovers and not the birds. The reason is pigeons find our cities of steel and concrete ideally suited to their housing requirements and will prob ably continue to, despite the present architectural fashion of building smooth, box-like structures. As for the matter of food, nieeons are such ex cellent fliers they would not object to commuting a tew miles if law enforcement fin ally made that necessary. Crosby Enters Plea To Misdemeanor Portland -OJPD Clyde C. Crosby, Oregon Teamster leader, has entered a plea of innocent to a misdemeanor count of false swearing re turned during the local vice probe. Circuit Judge Charles Redding indicated he wanted the case tried as soon as pos sible. THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS at (MTViTYTlTfg Each week, we will have similar specials in our three deprs. at money-saving prices. COME IN and SAVE MONEY! Beef Roast ,45 Tuxedo Brand Tuna 6 -100 Crackers 2 39' Snowflake Brand Picnic LI- namb style ,39' Cubed Veal Steak Potatoes 10 19 U.S. No. 2 Corner 4th and Front WM' FREE PARKING Phone SP 2-8045 Why pigeons are so satisfied with life on our public build ings is that, regardless of their many bloodlines, they are ac tually rock pigeons, so named because they originally lived on cliffs and other rocky places. They chose such places because they were safer there from their enemies. And since our cities are generally free from birds of prey which orig inally harried their ancestors near their homes, it is safe to say that never in history have rock pigeons had it so good. as for the food prblem if handouts "of cracked corn and grain were suddenly cut off, all the birds would do is fly to the nearest parks and farms and get their food there. In those cases where wild rock pigeons still live in their ancestral homes, as near Scarborough Head, Eng land, they commute daily to the nearest cultivated fields. Distance would present no difficulty. Since the finest rac ing pigeons and carriers, with speeds up to 60 miles an hour, have been developed from the rock piegon, it is obvious that the basic stock must have out standing flying ability. How we happen to have so many of these birds is that since colonial times people have been bringing them over from Europe. They brought them for food purposes they are easy to raise and feed themselves to a considerable extent for show purposes and to raise as racers and car riers. Also, for decades into the early 1900's, there was a big demand for pigeons as living targets for trapshooters. Inevitably, of course, many of these birds escaped or were turned loose. In any event, with living conditions being what they are for pigeons, it is unlikely we shall seethe time when they will not be a familiar sight in our cities. Probably they will be urban dwellers as long as people. (Released by McCluro Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best na ture observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a complete 30-volume set of the world-famous reference work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new sub missions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't. answer your many friendly lelters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 1069, San Fran cisco, Calif. Malaria Problem Being Licked But MosquitosContinueTo Live Lisbon (CPD A leading American expert on malaria says the disease is almost cer tainly being wiped out from the world, but warned that this doesn't mean the world will be rid of mosquitoes too. A lot of people think ma laria eradication is the same as mosquito eradication," said Dr. Paul F. Russell of the Rockefeller Foundation. "That isn't so. We can beat malaria killing only a small percent age of the world's mosquito population." Russell, who lives in North Edgecomb, Maine, was in Lisbon to act as consultant at a World Health Organiza tion meeting of malaria ex perts. The meeting was part of a 76-nation campaign to erase malaria completely within 10 to 25 years in some countries within five years. Malaria is a mosquito-carried disease which has ravag ed the world's 'ropical regions for centuries. For the past 300 years man has had only two defenses against it the mosquito net and quinine. Now, though, quinine has been pensioned off and re placed by' such drugs as the German developed Chloro quine, the British Proguanil and the American Pyrimeth amine. Rendered Obsolete And the net has been ren dered obsolete by powerful insecticides which remain le thal to mosquitoes for months after being sprayed on walls. ' Russell said "there is no doubt that the new method of wall spraying with insecti cides has been the greatest single factor in helping de feat malaria." He explained that the mos quito becomes a malaria car rier only by biting a man already infected with the dis ease. It takes the malaria par asite into its system from the sick man. " "This is where a useful trick comes in," Russell said. "It takes 10 days for the para site to become potent within the mosquito. During jthat 10 days the mosquito can do no harm even if it bites anoth er man, but we nave a good chance of killing it." . The type of mosquito which bites a man, generally speak ing, is the type that likes to buzz around houses, attracted by lights, humans, food. Affected Countries Help But as soon as it hits an insecticide-sprayed wall it is finished. And in a general Springfield Plant Output To Be Doubled Springfield, Ore. -(UPD-Na-tional Metallurgical company has announced plans to double output of its silicon plant here in a $500,999 expansion pro gram. Winton Platte, vice presi dent and general manager, said the firm hopes to have the project completed and in production by next July. In cluded will be two steel and concrete buildings, a raw ma terials warehouse and a ma chine shop. The new and first post-war trade pact between Sweden and Austria will be effective until Dec. 23, 1960. I campaign of mass spraying of walls wherever there are dwellings it is a good bet the mosquito will hit a dose of poison before 10 days are up. For the big post-war drive to oust malaria from the world, 60 per cent of the funds have come from the governments of affected countries. . But three organizations have taken the lead in the battle: The World Health Or ganization. Although operat ing on a small budget, since 1947 it has provided the neces sary technical leadership. The United Nations Children's Fund. Working on the theory that malaria is very tough on children, this organization has poured more than $30 million into the fight. Its money has been used for equipment, transport and supplies, The United States In ternational Cooperation ' Ad ministration (ICA) and its pre decessor foreign aid agencies. They have given in excess of $90 million for all phases of anti-malaria work. Russell said the work al ready done has been so ex tensive that more than half the people who must come un der eradication programs are already under them. Cloud on Horizon There is one cloud on the horizon the possibility that mosquitoes will develop a re sistance to both groups of insecticides presently in use DDT on the one hand and B.H.C. (Benzine hexa chlor ide) and Diedrin on the other. Experience t o date has MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon, Thursday, October 23, 1958 3A shown, however, that if mos quitoes become resistant to one group of insecticides, they fall prey to another. Men like Russell are con fident all problems can be overcome. They have seen such tremendous progress in their lifetime they know er adication is possible. "Take the United States," said Russell. "During the 1930s we used to get up to 4,500,000 cases in a year, mainly in the Southeast. Last year there were only 14 prov ed cases." Areas Listed Other places where malar ia has been eradicated are Puerto Rico, Chile, Cyprus, Corsica, Italy, Martinique, the Netherlands and the Gaza strip. Countries where the disease is on its way out are Mauritius, Reunion Island, Ro mania, Argentina, Venezuela and British and French Gui ana. Areas where the problem is still acute include Central Af rica, Borneo and New Guinea. China is an unknown quan tity. It used to have a high malaria incidence, but little is known of developments there since the Communists took over. In Formosa the eradication project is well along. IT LEAVES YOU BREATHLESS! GET ON THE VODKA WAGON WITH sssssssss M w the createst name in imrnoft vopka to i 100 Prill. Distilltd fram tiiio. Sta. Finn Smirnoff Fit. (Div. (f Neublein), Hartford, Com '$ SUPER VALUES '72x84-INCH fULL SIZE minus mmmWEIStlEtD i vfT7 v I'll i i i n if. r n BEAUTIFUL MULTI-STRIPED SV''3' jFf; Fluffy. Deluxe 72"x 84" fm&i JT; .at1C '' AL U H ' WEISFIELD'S Jewelers, 122 E. 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