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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1959
Pages 1-6
CELEBRATING 113TH BIRTHDAY, Mrs. Sallie Powell
listens while nurse. Grace Ransom reads to her in Oak
Forest Infirmary, Oak Forest, 111. Blind and bedridden,
Mrs. Powell says "I'm living in God's hands these days."
Small Worlds
trP Around Us
Vitt1 By Lynn M. Watkins .
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The Family Council
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three clertymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers.
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not give advice; it merely reports on problems taat nave Been dealt
with by responsible atenciea ano counselors.
Th Eggplant's Beauty
Is All External
The eggplant does not have
the deliciousness of the to
mato, the popularity of corn,
the nutrition of peas or corn
or beans or the universal ap
peal of potatoes. Even the
cabbage and cauliflower rate
higher. '
The eggplant just can't seem
to reach any degree of appeal,
as far as taste is concerned.
It has the look-plump sides,
as smooth as velvet, a glossy
color, and a symmetrical
shape-it's very beautifully
built. It even has a certain
degree of poise, grace and
charm; if these attributes can
be applied to a vegetable. As
far as eye-appeal goes, it al
ways can compete in the fi
nals; but the contest depends
on more than mere beauty.
As far as food value is con
cerned it rates rather low.
Very few vitamins hide in
the pulp of the eggplant, and
what few there are present
seem pretty weak and dis
pirited. About all that. can
be honestly said abut its value
as a food, is that it furnishes
bulk, or is a basis for com
binations of other vegetables.
The eggplant originated in
the East Indies, and there, as
in many other places, is
known as the Guinea squash.
The botanists say it is a rela
tive of the tomato, but this
relation would appear to' be
many times removed. Al
though it is a tropical plant,
its cultivation has been ex
tended into the temperate
zones.
Its rapid growth in rich
soil has made it possible to
bring the plant to maturity
during the short summer sea
son of states many hundreds
of miles away from a trop
ical climate.
The extensiveness ' of the
plant's cultivation is partly
due to the attractiveness of
the fruit. Probably many peo
ple buy it because it looks
so good. The ovoid fruit is
satiny smooth and of a rich
purple color. Another species,
coal-black in color, also has
become common. The white
and yellow varieties appear
rather anemic, and their sick
ly color detracts from their
sales appeal.
In rich soil the plant is a
Gertrude S.-I.want to make
up for the child we lost.
Louis S.-We must put the
past behind us.
Gertrude S. - My husband
and I have been married six
years and have two children.
We could be very happy, but
I have a terrible thing prey
ing on my mind.
My husband and I were in
timately involved before we
got married. I became preg
nant and resorted to illegal
methods to get out of this dif
ficulty. This was really my
husbands' fault. I wanted to
have the child, but he said it
was impossible-he didn't have
a decent job, etc. . .
I had a religious upbring
ing, but my husband did not.
He can't understand how I
feel about this. I want to have
another child to make up for
the one we lost, but Louis
doesn't see things my way. If
only he would try to under
stand my feelings I wouldn't
have to bear this burden
alone.
Louis S.-I do understand
Gertrude's feelings and I sym
pathize with her. It was not
an easy thing to do and per
haps it wasn't' the right thing
to do, but it's done. What's
done is done and we must
push the past behind us.
We have two wonderful
healthy children now. I think
that makes a fine little family.
It's all I'll ever be able to
do right by. My job is fair,
but the" way things are going
today I'll never keep up with
very prolific .producer; and
with any kind of a season the
market becomes glutted.
When other vegetables are
selling by the pound, the poor
old eggplant can be bought
for a few cents for a half
bushel.
With rich, well drained soil,
freedom from insect pests, and
proper cultivation each plant
will raise an enormous quan
tity of fruit. But after all the
work you still have just an
eggplant. But maybe you like
it. If so, you're livin'
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1959)
New Gas Chamber Under Construction
the cost of living.
I feel that it's unfair of
Gertrude to blame me for
what happened in the past.
It's true that I urged it, but
she didn't talk about it then
the way she does now. How
was I to know that she would
have so many regrets? I may
have done wrong, but I m no
monster.
e
The Council: We think that
Gertrude is going to the
wrong source and seeking the
wrong remedy for her oppres
sive sense of guilt. Her hus
band cannot give her forgive
ness or comfort on this score
and she has no right to think
in terms of putting such a
burden. on a child.
Psychologists and family
case workers find that when
a child is conceived for the
purpose of righting some
wrong' or to correct or alle
viate a bad situation, things
work out very poorly for both
child and" parents. A child
should be wanted purely for
itself and as the flowering
of the . love of the parents.
When Gertrude sees that the
new child doesnf really re
lieve her sense of guilt, she
will unconsciously resent it.
It is unfair to ask that one
child serve as a stand-in for
another or as a sop to a par
ent's need.
. Gertrude is apparently
writhing in many different di
rections in her effort to re
lieve her guilt. Her attempt
to place the blame on her
husband fails badly. She can
lash out at him, but she can't
hide from herself the fact
that she was a responsible
human being and did not be
have according to her own
standards of right.
Gertrude's guilt is so strong
that she fears going to the
only source from which there
is the possibility of a little
relief and new understanding-
clergyman of her own
faith. Possibly he can help
her find her way out of the
destructive tangle she is build
ing for herself and her fam
ily. ' -
(Copyright 1959, General
Features Corp.)
A new gas chamber for dis
posal of stray dogs at the
Jackson county pound should
be ready for operation in ap
proximately 10 days, County
Commissioner Ralph James
said Thursday.
Cost of constructing the
chamber out of sheet metal is
estimated at $475 to $500. The
work is being done by Berg
man's shop on Carter Lake
highway. The new chamber,
when completed, will be 48
inches high and measure six
feet long and six feet wide.
It will weigh 900 pounds, but
can be shifted around on
skids, James said.
Construction of the new
disposal chamber was started
following complaints that
present means of disposing of
dogs by electrocution is inhumane.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Pierre, S. D.-(DPD-South Da
kota Comptroller John Penne
decided that the city of Ar
mour had gone too far with
its Christmas spirit. An offi
cial audit revealed that city
employees got free drinks at
the municipal liquor store at
the Yuletide and during other
holidays. Penne recommend
ed that the practice cease.
SUB ON TV
Hollywood - (UPD - The USS
Sawfish, first of the "killer"
submarines of World War II,
will be seen on television
early in 1959 in a modernized
version of the "Adventures of
Tom Swift." The first pro
gram of the series, "Solar
Sub," tells how the redoubt
able Tom installs solar energy
aboard a submarine.
Salem - (UPD - A bill which
would allow courts to force
either a husband or wife to
leave home during divorce or
separate maintenance .pro
ceedings when minor children
are involved has been passed
by the Senate and sent to the
House.
Election Planned In Ashland District
Ashland - Eligible voters
here are expected to. go to the
polls sometime between April
1 and 10 to express their
opinion regarding the propos
ed new junior high school
building.
The public school bond
election was discussed this
week at a meeting of the Ash
land school board, according
to Stanley Jobe, district school
superintendent.
Jobe, who disclosed that
options on five of the six par
cels of property in the pro
posed site have been obtain
ed, said that the costs for
both land and building ara
expected early next month.
He added that once the fig
ures have been determined
the amount of the proposed
bond issue can be set and the
special election arranged. '
NOT SO JOYFUL JOYRIDE
Biloxi, Miss.-dJPD-Mrs. Anna
B. Crapps of Seminole, Tex.,
is seeking $25,000 damages
from a bus company claiming
she suffered a nervous break
flown when the bus in which
she was riding was taken on
a joyride by an off-duty
driver. -
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