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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1959)
sr- " .;tv - - if: '. i!.?'.':-':;:"i',"v"-'" . r, .1 . . .v v.-.- .' ".; ' ..-.. T ' fin 5 X-J life LEGISLATOR Author discusses pending bill with fellow legislator Bert Peaslee of Merrimack, "a high type public servant, a gentleman I admire." It's o hard job with little pay but it has other compensa tions, says one of New Hamp shire's representatives. by Ntlle Holmes Over the telephone, one of eight on our party line, came the query, "Have you folks done anything about that bill to lock up stray dogs, Nelle?" The voice at the other end belonged to a good friend of miney and a good friend of animals perhaps the out standing animal lover in the town. I braced myself to defend a bill designed to curb free-running dogs, a bill of which I personally approved. "No, Mary," I answered.-'That is, it -isn't law. It has passed the House, but not the Senate." . . "Do you think it will pass?" "Has a good chance, but I can't say for sure." "Then will you go into the Senate and tell them to pass it? And when they do, will you let me know? There's a dog keeps running loose in the neigh borhood doing all kinds of damage. He ought to be locked up." Surprised and relieved, I promised I'd convey Mary's message to the prop er Senate committee and let her know the outcome. -' "It's a good bill," she concluded. "It isn't fair to well-behaved dogs not to lock up bad ones." There, in a simple incident, is an il lustration of various facets to this prob lem of "representation." For representation is a two-way mat ter. The representative must be willing to listen, and the constituent must want to be heard. A lawmaker can't be a mind reader for an inarticulate public. Sometimes one can't gauge the opinions of one's best friend, like Mary. It shows, too, how simple it is for a person to be truly represented here in New Hampshire because here, with very little effort, anyone can get the. ear of the local representative. , Our big House of Representatives, lower house of the General Court (his toric name of our state legislature), is the fourth largest English-speaking legislative body in the world. The New Hampshire state constitution says the House shall consist of "not less than (Continued) Family Weekly. April It, ItSt 11 Colgate's IFfoJderiC kills room odors fast S BABV'5 I 51" I SICK JL ROOM ROOM anr. ifgan ROOM STALE SMOKE fyJi KITCHEN Makes air smell flower-fresh popular j fragrances:! jGhS"f- f loralr- J jrftU spice, mint, J LH and pine J More women buy FLORIENT than any other air deodorant CONFIDENCE BRAND NAMES SATISFACTION BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION, INC. 437 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 16, N.Y. Why "Good-Time Charlie" Suffers Uneasy Bladder Unwise eating or drinking may be a source of mild, but annoying bladder irri tations making you feel restless, tense, and uncomfortable. And if restless nights, with nagging backache, headache or mus cular aches and pains due to over-exertion, strain or emotional upset, are adding to your misery don't wait try Doan's Pills, Doan's Pills act ways for speedy re lief. 1 They have a soothing effect on bladder Irritations. 2 A fast pain-relieving action on nagging backache, head aches, muscular aches and pains. S A wonderfully mild diuretic action thru the kidneys, tending to Increase the output of the IK miles of kidney tubes. So, get the same happy relief millions have enjoyed for over 60 years. New, large, economy be saves money. Get Doan's Pills today I
