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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1958)
(EMiEEHiaaW iVo Question About It With questions I wish I'd never asked Count these regrettable queries: "Now that the Dodgers are out of their slump, Who's slated to win the Series?" "What was that movie you saw about?" "How did you catch that five-pound trout?" "So your mother-in-law is here for a visit?" "Exactly what sort of a diet is it?" "What did Isabelle say about Alice?" "How was the drive from Boise to Dallas?" And this is the jewel that tops my list Of misguided interrogation: "Just what was the nature, anyway, Of your recent operation?" Georgie Starbuck Galbraith The motorcycle cop looked up in surprise as a woman and a little boy whizzed past in a car going 60 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone. He went in hot pursuit, but the woman driver stepped on the gas and was soon 'up to 70. As they passed a billboard, a second patrolman on a motorcycle scooted out and joined the chase. The woman put on more speed. Just when it seemed she ' was getting away, she swerved into a filling station and skidded to a stop. As the police pulled up beside her, the little boy popped out and ran to the washroom. The woman smiled sweetly. "I'll bet you thought he wouldn't make it, eh?" she said. The Christmas gift that fits everybody hasn't been invented, but any bank can supply a close enough substitute. Ken Kraft The up-to-date youngster is the one who climbs on Santa's lap and whispers in his ear, "Hey, do you think you could get me an employee's discount on a bicycle?" Montrealer Just Make Yourself at Hornet He isn't much to look at; he's awkward, shy, and gruff, But we must make him welcome, and we must do our stuff! For in our daughter's eyes, he looks significant as fate The first and only boy (so far) to ask her for a date! Norah Smaridge One of those domineering American wo men marched into the office of a cemetery and began belaboring the manager. "I can't find my husband's grave," she insisted. "I -(enow he's buried here!" "What's the name?" the manager asked. "Thomas Jackson." Referring to his card index, the manager said, "Sorry, we have no Thomas Jackson, We do have an Elizabeth Jackson." "That's him," replied the woman. "Every thing's in my name." Quote H&fel 11 ! V "Perhaps if you found a job in some other field, dear . until someone has an opening for a disc jockey." Family Weekly, December 14, 1958 ip3 t ;r 9 YOU START OR WE COME OUT AND START YOU ! cuff nt: tj 1 if Let an Exide dealer check your battery. Find him in the Yellow Pages. Your battery doesn't have to be an Exide. If it's okay, it's insured all winter. If your battery needs charging, you're eligible for Winter Start Insurance as soon as he brings it to full charge. 1 j If your battery goes dead, phone your Exide man. He'll give you a free start. Your Winter-Start policy insures you against one battery breakdown. If you and he agree you need a new battery, he'll show you the new Ex ides. You can depend . on your Exide dealer He's backed by the firsf name in hattprioe Cv:,i., are available dry-charged or factory-filled. Prices are as low as $14.95. See your cxiue man today. When, it's an Exide ...you start! START POLICY "PTf 4
