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4 Febnury 193 MAIL TfclBUNI, Medford, Or. MElFQBI)JTEIBroB "Everyone to Southern Orefon - Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by 1KDFORD PRINTING CO. 33 North fir St. Ph. SP 8-6141 " DrtosDT pfrafTfilitnf KERB GREY Advertising Manner GERALD LATHAM. Business Mgr EKIC W ALLEN JR, Managing Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford Oregon under Act ol March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy lOe-Dail- and Sunday 1 year S1S.00 Daily and Sunday moa. 8. 00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.ZS Sunday Only One year $430 By Carrier In Advance Medford. Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue Riv er. Talent and on motor routes. Daily and Sunday 1 year $13 .00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1-50 Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Bfrieiai Paper of City f Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press international run Leased wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY CO, INC. Of fices in New York. Chicago. De troit San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle. Portland. St. Louis, At lanta. Vancouver B.C. itfnv uiwiiiiii PUBIISHERS- ASSOCIATION HATIONAl EDITORIAL AsftbcMiTica Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. IS. 1949 (Tuesday) Legal points are argued In circuit court as Ashland May or Thomas Williams' dispute with the city council receives further airing. Medford Judge G. H. Nel son requires a teen-age traf fic offender to write a 500 word essay on traffic safety. 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 15, 1939 (Wednesday) Seventeen Jackson county residents sign up for the unites on the "Delta Queen" from Sacramento to the ded ication of the Shasta-Cascade exhibit building at the world fair. From Arthur Perry's "Ye W1 Smudge Pot" column: "One of the Older Girls reports ! sighting an early fly in her kitchen Tues., with her trusty fly -swatter missing from where she hid it. 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 15. 1929 (Friday) T. E. Daniels goes to Salem to urge passage of the pro posed new steelhead law. Oil development is in pros pect for the valley. 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 15, 1919 (Saturday) Plans are under way for a reception for returning sol diers and sailors of the valley. A special election for ref- erendums is set for June 3. 50 YEARS AGO Feb. 15. 1909 (Monday) The Crater Lake road bill strikes a snag in the Oregon Senate when it is routed to the wavs and means commit t instead of the road and hiphwav committee. Southern Oregon miners predict record output of plac er gold this year. - What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct i superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or six is good. 1. In war, what does the term "open city" mean? 2. What Is a cadaver? 3. Who wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"? 4. Who composed the opera Lohengrin? 5. A flamingo is an air plane, bird, bat, or a kind of woman's hat? 6. What motion picture ac tress was called 'Americas Sweetheart"? 7. Correct the following: "He was awkward in bowl ing." 8. One President of the United States weighed 280 pounds; name him. 9. Do fish have eyelids? ' 10. Is the yew an evergreen or a deciduous tree? Answer: 1. Undefended. 2. Corpse. 3. Henry W. Long fellow. 4. Richard Wagner. 5. Bird. 6. Mary Pickford. 7. He is awkard at bowling." 8. William Howard Taft. 9. No. 10 Evergreen. FAMILY BREADWINNER Green Bay, Ala. -(EPD-While out dove hunting with his fa ther, Robert (Bob) Cunning ham, 11, spent his time gath ering wild cucumbers - 40 rounds of them. Dad, didn't ?ei any dove, but Bobo sold his catch for $4.80 and treated the family to a steak. Dogs, Again' It is surpassingly evident that people are strongly even passionately interested in ani mals generally, pets particularly, and dogs espe cially. An extended flurry of letters to this news paper, of telephone calls and letters to public officials, of visits to the Humane society and county dog pound, all have demonstrated that few other subjects generate quite as much heat. This is one of the reasons that today we are beginning publication of a new column, "You and Your Pet," prepared under the auspices of the Southern Oregon Humane society. B UT THERE are other questions of the care to problems of the disposal of the "excess" animal population, chiefly dogs and cats. . ' " ') The Humane society, with much logic and vast experienceboth locally and nationally, urges that the problem of too many animals be attacked at the source, by curtailing If nothing else, the these matters has focused attention on the prob lem, and this in itself will toward solving the problem. - IVfEANWHILE, however, a lively controversy over pet control will for the elements of compromise are lacking. And the Droblem ot cess animals, while steps a solution, still poses several questions. One of these is the frankly unpleasant subject of methods of execution. The congress recently the humane slaughter of be any less concerned over the methods of death of animals who traditionally are much closer to us, does and cats? A member of our staff who has made it his business to look into the matter discusses this dis tasteful, but important, subject ih the following editorial. E.A: Humane Death . If Jackson county's unwanted dogs and cats must be disposed of in consider carefully what The humane way and always the same. Electrocution, as used at the Jackson county dog pound, kills the animal almost instantly. But it can dispose of only one The carbon monoxide the Southern Oregon Humane society accommo dates several animals at die right away. "THE Jackson county construction of a gas Since Chris Hagler, the cer, must dispose of some 50 animals a week, the chamber would certainly make his work easier, if less palatable. Contrary to what many people have supposed, however, the carbon monoxide appears to be less humane than electrocution. We base this state ment on observation of local facilities. The county's chamber is to have one advan tage over that of the humane society. The gas will enter through several holes instead of one, thus hastening its work somewhat. " A NOTHER advantage, that should be consid- : ered is to provide a in the chamber as the gas that produces the gas chamber could also suck This, according to humane society, would cut the killing time in half. The society does not itself. For its chamber the gas is filtered through a water tank, which cools it and filters out the carbon soot. Then, however, it must force its way into the chamber as the air is pushed out a vent m the top. This way, DUT there are other methods of killing, and we believe they should be considered too. None are quite as easy as the gas chamber, perhaps, but they might prove more humane. One is the use of cyanide gas. This substance brings death swiftly, but requires precautions. A second is the injection of a painless but lethal drug. This method is used generally by veterinarians. It is humane, but of course time consuming and costly. A third is the captive-bolt pistol. This weapon, held to the animal's head, deals a quick, fatal blow with a retractable metal plug. The use of carbon dioxide in humane live stock slaughtering should be noted too. Carbon dioxide merely puts the animal to sleep, after which it can be killed by other methods. AXE REALIZE the county court has already committed itself to purchasing the gas cham ber. The court members have undoubtedly acted in good faith. But we urge that the possibilities of using cyanide gas or carbon dioxide in this chamber instead of carbon monoxide, and the other alter natives, be fully explored. The court, we under stand, has not yet acquired a motor to produce the carbon monoxide. , ' . Commissioner Ralph James has assured us of the court's interest in this matter. The alternatives we have mentioned mav take a little more time for the person in charge of the chamber. They may, mercifully, take a little less for the animals inside it. ramifications, leading to and control of pets, and indiscriminate breeding, recent evident interest m do much to make a start undoubtedly continue, the disposition or. ' ex are being taken toward passed a law calling for meat animals. Lan we large numbers, we must methods are used. the easy way are not at a time. gas chamber in use at once: But they do not court recently ordered chamber for the pound county dog control offi the methods at the two quick 'outlet for the air enters. The same motor and forces it into the out the air. William Herring of the use this arrangement death lingers a bit. E.W. Dennis the Sg? i TOLD m Joey was stuck ohya; Matter of Fact' DULLES OUT Washington-At a minimum, the illness of John Foster Dulles is likely to last much yiii,iiii 1 o n 2 e r than has yet been admitted. The o f f i c ial an n o u n cement predicted that the Secretary of State would be absent from his office for a month. But 4os-ph Alsop uiuiacu. has warned the White House that he will probably have to be away for two months. ' The two - month estimate was certainly not soft or self indulgent, since very few men of our time can equal John Foster Dulle's courage in the face of illness. In truth, he was very ill already, and the doctors were already clamor ing to operate, when he grim ly crossed the Atlantic for his last tour of the Western capitals. Worse still, he took this taxing journey although he could make no move of any sort-could not cross or stretch his legs, or rise to go into dinner, or take his seat at table-without incurring the most agonizing pain. In this condition, this 71-year-old man behaved as though he were made of gutta percha, or some similar substance, keeping his secret from all but two members of his party, so that his co-workers would not try to spare him or lighten his burden. TO ONE on earth can fail to admire such a display of sheer guts and stoic sense of duty. Furthermore, there are a great many people who have not admired Foster Dulles in the past, conspicu ously including the leaders of other Western nations who most detested and distrusted him, yet who now regard his renewed illness as a genuine ly appalling development. The secret of this change of front lies in a single scene from the recent past. Last August, when the at tack on Quemoy began to be taken seriously, John Foster Dulles flew to Newport to see Dwight D. Eisenhower. The President borrowed an hour or two from the golf course to hear the report of his Sec retary of State. Dulles then put on the extremely trans parent disguise of an anony mous "high official," and he announced to the world that the United States would use force to defend the off-shore islands if the need arose. AS SOME one remarked at the time. "He all but sold Ike on a major risk of war on the first tee." The will that took the calculated risk that proved out at Quemoy was not the President's will. It was the will of the Secretary of State, who could persuade Editorial Comment SCORNING THE PUBLIC The Southern Pacific, in a hearing before the interstate commerce commission in San Francisco, claims that it is losing $1,900,000 a year on the operation of the Shasta Daylight between Portland and San Francisco. If this claim by the railroad is correct, it means that the SP is losing $5,200 every day, yet by the testimony of the railroad's own officials even in the low travel months of winter from 150 to 200 pass engers ride the train daily. Frankly, we are highly skeptical of the railroad's claim to a $5,200 a day operat ing loss on the Daylight; the figure sounds as padded as a convention expense account. The SP is proposing that service during the winter be curtailed to three round trips a week and if this curtailment is granted, then it is the first step toward the discontinu ance of the Shasta Daylight. Menace Alsop the President to make such a momentous decision after long absence from Washing ton, in mid-vacation, and be tween rounds of golf. Here is the real reason why so many former Dulles-haters would now like to- bank Wal ter Reed Hospital with flow ers, if that would speed the Secretary of State's recovery In brief, his peculiar and un precedented relationship with the President makes Dulles almost irreplaceable. ' Under-Secretary of State Christian Herter, Douglas Dil lon,, and others -being men tioned as possible Dulles re placement, are men of high est quality. They might even have been better choices in the first instance. But none of these men has the Dulles relationship with Eisenhower. None can "sell Ike on a major risk of war on the first tee. And in the present condition of the American government, the Secretary of State . very nearly requires this degree of absolute authority, if the American government is go ing to have an active and forceful foreign policy. The need for energy and firmness is sufficiently prov en, in turn, by the ugly Ber lin problem that drove John Foster Dulles abroad, gravely ill, in dreadfuL pain, .but un- shakably determined ' to lay the foundation for a Western united front. v -M ERCIFULLY, the sacrifice "a was apparently rewarded. The reports of general accord in London were not just the usual official eye-wash, if good sources can be trusted. The British have at least agreed in principle that a chal lenge on the access-routes to Berlin cannot be met by tak ing refuge in an air lift. Thus the essential foundation has been laid for a "contingent plan" for Berlin's defense. By the same token, Chancellor Adenauer has in principle re laxed his former position at least a little. Thus the essen tial foundation has also been -laid for negotiations about the general German problem. The determination of John Foster Dulles to defend Ber lin, even if he must die in the act, is further proven-by the fairly astonishing arrange ment he' made with 'the Presi dent and his own State De partment subordinates before going to the hospital. If all goes well on the operating table, Dulles means to resume personal charge of.the Berlin problem, from the hospital, and within a fortnight of his operation, while leaving Un der Secretaries Herter and Dillon to handle all other State Department "business. Meanwhile, as the results of the operation are awaited, one thinks of that last Dulles journey. Copyright 1959, New York Herald Tribune Inc. If the Southern Pacific were in dire economic straits, there would be some sym pathy of its reputed - losses, but the fact is that the SP is one of the most prosperous railroads in the nation and its 1958 profits were above those of 1957, something of a miracle in t h e railroad in dustry. The attainment of the SP's high operating profit has been through ruthless disregard of any obligation to passenger service to the public. From its very inception over three quarters of a century ago, the philosophy of the men who have operated the railroad has been that of high scorn for the public and the phil osophy has carried down to the present management. -Ashland Tidings. Communications Letters to the' Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initia1 for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. A Call to Think To the Editor: What is this thing which is so lightly spoken of as "defense"? What is this arms race in which we must have as much of every thing as Soviet Russia has, or even more? Hanson W. Baldwin, the military affairs expert on the New York Times wrote about these things in the issue of Feb. 1. He says the big issue is between what he calls "fin ite deterrence" and what he calls "counter-force strategy." Those words don't mean much to a common person, but then I read on to see this explanation: "For the former task-deter-ence by city-busting devasta tion critics maintain we now have a great 'over-kill' capa bility, the capability of de stroying many times over all of the enemy's principal cities and all of his principal military targets." Yet, apparently, some mil itary strategists argue that this is still not enough. They fear there still might be scat tered missile emplacements from which weapons might get through to destroy our cities. To guard against this possibility I suppose they mean we must be able to blanket the whole area of Russia with our nuclear bombs. Do they not fear that in so doing they might also develop enough radio-active fall-out to wipe out the en tire population of the world? When I think of these things my preachings as a minister of Christ seem much too feeble. I feel that 1 should be obeying the Mas ter's injunction to "proclaim unnn the housetops." Yet there are reported to be mil lions of followers of this same Master in our country, people who have surely heard his words about lov ine enemies. For my part I don't want to drop one atomic bomb on anv city where Gods cnu- dren live. Has not the ulti mate reduction to absurdity been reached when people say that "the capability of destroying many times over all of the enemy's principal cities and all of his principal military targets" is still not enoueh? Yet the same people who want the arms race to go on even beyond this will be the ones who will want the bud get cut on economic aid to countries where over half the population is hungry, or on better housing for our own country where people are still .living ten to a room in some cities. Let us think, and then think aeain harder, men let us do something. We tne people are the rulers of this democratic country. Thomas McCamant, 300 Oakwood dr. Medford. On Donations To the Editor: In regard to my letter of Tuesday, Feb. 10, asking for donations for the taxes of an old man in Jack sonville. I wish to correct the spelling of his name, it is Tom Bjornsen instead of the prev ious spelling. And still check ing further, the amount due on his taxes is $78.26 instead of the $33 as quoted before. At this time I have the amount of $25 and have the balance of $43.26 yet to raise. Anyone interested in help ing to. meet this need, please send or bring donations to me. Mrs. N. Hollis, 112 West California st., Jacksonville, Ore. Club Seeks Equipment To the Editor: We wish to ask your- help in locating some of our much-needed hos pital equipment. The Chin Up club has loaned all of its sick and am bulatory equipment through the Red Cross, and we find no records of where the articles are. Also none of our beds, etc., have been returned and we are down to nothing. We hope you will publish an appeal in your paper and ask that any of our crutches, wheel chairs, walkers and other equipment will be traced in this way. Mainly, we want to know where things are so that we may loan again, when not in use. One of our projects is buy ing hospital equipment and making it available to those who need it with no charge. These articles are hard come by and valuable only to our club. The Chin Up club equip ment is marked on the frame with our name, and we can identify it as our property. We will be glad to pick up the articles not in use and also be glad to allow further use if necessary. We want to locate it so we can keep it in circulation. Anyone knowing of the whereabouts of any of our properties, please, phone SP- 2-4390 or notify the Chin Up club through me. Thank you vey much for your assistance in our behalf. Mrs. Howard Glascock 233 Beatty st. Medford Shop Praised To the Editor; Last week it was my good fortune to have circumstances maneuver me into the delightfully quaint antique shop in Jacksonville across' from the museum in the old Courthouse. This visit put me in the mood to appre ciate and participate in the Oregon Centennial celebra tions. The little lady who owns and runs the shop makes one feel at home at once and without any suggestion of commercialism. I'm writing this because I'm sure most persons in Jack son county are unaware of this little shop, where one may pleasantly browse in the past and perhaps take home a momenta remembered from long ago. The shop owner lives at the shop and wel comes visitors any time. When you go I'm sure you will en joy it as much as I did. . . , E. L. S. (Name on file) Medford Today & Tomorrow By Walter MR. DULLES IS NEEDED . There is no reason to doubt that John Foster Dulles will again come out on top, car ried through his ordeal not only by his. stamina, which is fabu lous, but also by the knowl edge that he is at this mo ment the in- flicrtaane o V 1 a Walter " " Lippmann man. There have been times "in the past when things were at the end of a chapter, and he could with grace and dignity have made way for a younger man. But not just now. This is a period when things are moving to ward a climax, after which the world may be very dif ferent, and he himself is at the climax of his career. There is no one else in the Western world who has authority, comparable with his, to lead the enormously complex' negotiations about Germany and about Europe, which in one way or another are now unavoidable and im perative. If the West moves, as it must, from a policy of standing pat to one of negoti ation and compromise, his personal leadership will be the best guarantee that flex ibility is not flabbiness and that a strong and tough hand is in charge. The Russians will make no dangerous mis takes while he is there, and our allies will be much less apprehensive. , TiHERE IS one question - which, if we knew the an swer to it, would light up the whole situation. Why is it that Moscow has opened up Berlin and the German ques tion now rather than, let us say, two years hence? The Russians know quite well that German opinion is evolving, and that Dr. Adenauer's re fusal to negotiate on a realis tic basis will not be held to by his successors. In two years, Mr. Dulles, will be out of of fice, and until very recently there was no difference be tween his position and Dr. Adenauer's. In two years. moreover, there will be - if the Russians believe what Sen. Symington and others say - a TODAY In Oregon History (A Centennial -Feature) FEBRUARY 15, 1841 Ewing Young who came to this country with Mr. Hall J. Kelley, died today at his home at Wheatland. Mr. Young has been most active in the affairs of this area. He was an organizer of the Willamette Cattle Company and led the party that drove cattle north over land from California. Three years ago he built a saw mill. His death creates legal problems since, if his estate is to be prpbated, it will be necessary to set up some sort of provisional government. Ml (By M-T Staff and Contributors) For some time, now, this column has been talking, on and off, about beards. Well, how could it be avoided? There they are, ereat hairy acres of them, everywhere one looks. And on some of the most unexpected faces, too. Now we have an appliance store that is offering sur stantial prizes for a variety of types of beards - a contest which has tempted tne two Lincolnesque characters in our own office. At one school in ' the county, which shall remain unnamed here, some of the faculty are engaged in the pursuit of hairiness, and one of their 10-year-old pupils, reporting on this develop, ment to his mother, said that one of them, a man of some plumpness, it growing a beard on hit chin. To which the 8-year-old of the family responded, "Yeah, Mamma, both of them." And we are told on good authority that an official looking notice appeared on the bulletin board of one of the town's better-known es tablishments where food is processed. In legal language, citing sections of the Oregon Re vised Statutes, it declared that all employees of con cerns which handle food and Lippmann marked shift in the balance of power. Why then are they in such a hurry now? My own guess, which rests only on hints and inferences, is that they regard the position in Eastern Ger many and perhaps also in Eastern Europe as precarious, and potentially ex p 1 o s i v e. They are deeply concerned, as everyone knows, about West German rearmament which will have been achieved in about two years. Why are they so concerned about it when they themselves have a very much bigger army, and are also themselves a first class nuclear power? When I asked some of the people I saw in Moscow why they worried so much about West German re armament when they could annihilate West Germany with their intermediate range mis siles, the stock answer was that they feared an armed Germany backed by the Unit ed States. But I do not think that this is- the whole explanation of their fear, or rather I do not think that it spells' out the nature of their fear. My guess is that they have no illusions about the discontent of the East Germans, and that what they fear is that the East Ger mans, when they see a strong West German army less than two hours away, may be sore ly tempted to start an upris ing in cahoots with officers of the West German army. If that happened, the fat would be in the fire and both the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. would be involved. - SOMETHING of this sort is, I feel sure, the crux of the German problem today. There is an ever present and grow ing danger of revolt in East ern Europe which would en tail Soviet intervention in the Hungarian manner, and would un avoidably bring about a great war. The Rus sians are undoubtely worried about this, and truly respons ible men in all the Western capitals are equally worried about it. Only those who have more emotion than they have imagination and foresight take the view that an East Euro pean uprising would be won derful, and just what the free world wants. It is the impending danger in Eastern Europe which makes it imperative to move toward German negotiations. For the best and perhaps the only way to avert the danger is to move towards the begin nings of the reunification of the two Germanys. We should make the Kremlin understand that we approach the coming negotiations, not with intent to provoke an uprising in Eastern Europe but in order to find an alternative to it. The Russian . problem in Germany and Europe is not how to conquer and absorb Western Europe. This is away beyond anything that is with in their reach. The Russian problem is how they can dis engage themselves in Eastern Europe without jeopardizing their own security. How can the satellites become, not their violent enemies, but neu trals? At bottom the problem is how to let go without fall ing off and being run over. (Copyright 1959, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) who are bearded must have inem covered witn hair-nets. And worse, it added that these hairy -faced employees must show up at the county health department at least twice a week for "sprayinff" rt thai,. K-J . J . We are also told that tt,i. created some consternation at this business for a time, and one employee even tentatively inquirea or nis boss whether if he wore a net, he'd still have to get sprayed. ine culprit who perpe trated this dirtv w-v .-. known to this department, but swore not to reveal his identity. We have also observed that beards can almost cc-raj, pletely change the appear anoe of a man. Some of them make their wearers look far more distinguished than they do clean-shaven. Jack Creager, the local tele-' phone company manager and president of the Cen tennial association, hat a light-grey spade-shaped Van Dyke beard, which makes him look something like a supreme court judge. Ruis Jamison, the Jaek-of-all-publieity trades, who once looked like a city slicker with a tiny black mustache, and who later looked like an earnest en ergetic young businessman when clean-shaven, now hat an almost rustic appearance with one of those ehin adornments which looks sort of like the "round triangle" trade - mark of a well-known brand of beer. Our women's editor Is fascinated by the whole thing. A few months ago she scoffed mightily at the whole fad, but now she has become a convert and thinks ALL men should wear 'em. We disagree. Only those who want to should grew beards, and judging by tome of the results, not all of those. For every man who looks better in a beard than he does clean-faced, there is a man who looks just vice versa. e Janet Price, a student in the third grade at Hoover school. was one of those who wrote about the Oregon Centennial for the Centennial issue of the school, paper, the Hoover Hi Lite. Her essay follows: "Once upon a time, a hundred years ago, Oregon country was made up of five states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyom ing. Indians lived here. Pretty soon the pioneers came, mak ing cabins and forts. "After many hardships they learned to plant corn and many other things. The In dians didn't like peace so there were many wars be tween the Americans and the Indians. The Indians had many war dances and it was hard for the Americans to win, but they did and I'm glad." A farmer we know has had trouble with coyotes bothering his sheep and has engaged in a trapping pro gram with the assistance of a government trapper. We . asked him if he'd caught anything yet, and he re plied: "Yes, I've caught two rabbits, two skunks, one tomcat, one pheasant, one raccoon, two dogs, two eoyotes, one 14-year-old boy, my index finger, and one heck of a cold." One of the Jackson county sheriff's deputies was under his house the other day, doing some repair work, when he suddenly had two jobs to do instead of the one he'd started on. His wife, in the house above him, finished with a bath and pulled out the bathtub plug. and the water flooded down on him. It was the first time in all the years they'd lived in the house that he had known the tub drain wasn't connected to the sewer under the house. ' A small boy was saying his prayers, and his mother t nearby whispered to him "I can't hear you, dear." ' With firmness, he replied, "Wasn't talking to you." Once again we dip into the Hoover Hi-Lite, this time for an article authored by Coralie Sickels of the fourth grade, entitled "Mrs. Fliegel's Birth day Party": "The fourth grade room had a birthday party for Mrs. Fliegel. While we were de ciding what to do and bring, we had her go to the office for five minutes. We brought cookies and koolade. Robert's mother made a cake and when Mrs. Fliegel came in Les and Dick threw confederate money on her." V 4
