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Medford
54th Year'
Tribune
2nd SECTION
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1959
Pages 1-6
The Family Council
Editor' note: The Kmljj Council consist ot m Judge a psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does
not give advice: it merely report on problems that have been dealt
with by responsible agencies and aoutMlosa.
Charles F. - She says she
still loves me.
Eileen J. - I was only 18.
fiarlet F. - I have recently
returned from Navy service
to face an awful shock. My
parents told me that the girl
I planned to marry had been
Involved with a married man
in our community and that
there had been quite a scan
dal, i
I didn't think Eileen would
have the nerve to look at me
again, but she called me and
begged to see me. I finally
went and was shocked by the
difference in her. She had lost
about 20 pounds and really
looked like a case for a rest
home. She said the whole
thing had been a horrible mis
take, that she had always
loved me and still does and
wants to marry me.
My parents say I'd be
nuttier than she is if I march
down the aisle with her, but
in a way I feel I love her
more than ever. I do feel she
is basically a good kid and I
know the guy she was in
volved with was' the lowest
thing on two feet.
Eileen J. I know how
Charlie feels and I certainly
wouldn't blame him if he
never wanted to look at me
again. Even if we hadn't plan
ned to get married before
Charlie left for the service,
why would he or any one else
want to marry a girl who had
been the scandal of the com
munity? " All I can say in my own
defense is that I was only 18
and this man was more than
twice my age. He had had
many affairs before and every
body admits that he is a
fascinating guy. I was so flat
tered when he took an inter
est in me that I was just swept
off my feet.
I have never been really
serious about anyone except
Charlie. I feel that if we mar
ried and moved away from
here we could be happy.
Charlie's parents have been
awful about it all.
The Council: Eileen's de
fense of herself has some
strong points, but we certain
ly wouldn't recommend mar
riage at this time not for
either party.
It is true that a girl of 18
may have to put up some stiff
resistance 'against an experi
enced and fascinating seducer
of more than twice her age,
but a girl of 18 of sound char
acter and upbringing also
nows better than to subject
herself to such an unusual
temptation. Yes, every seduc
tion is a two-way street and
the most aggressive male be
comes disheartened in the
face of persistent cool disin
terest. An important question both
Charlie and Eileen ought to
ask themselves is why is Ei
leen now so impatient for mar
riage? After a disastrous ex
perience, .most individuals
find it necessary to take some
time to pull themselves to
gether again. They don't know
their real feelings until they
have given themselves a re
cuperative period.
Much of what Eileen says
suggests that it is not love so
much as fear that draws her
to Charles at this time. Her
lack of understanding o f
Charles' "awful" parents in
dicates immaturity of thinking
and feeling. Surely, even a
very young girl can under
stand why parents wouldn't
want their son to marry a girl
who has just been involved in
a scandalous affair.
Eileen is clearly in a dread
ful position at this time and
is trying desperately to save
herself. The only reason that
we can see for Charles' loving
her "more than ever" is that
he is touched by her helpless
ness. These two elements
make a very poor basis for
marriage. If there is any real
love involved on either side
here,' it will survive a good
long wait.
(Copyright 1959.
General Features Corp.)
MARKING NEW MILESTONE in science, two-headed
dog is presented to newsmen in Moscow. Dr. Vladimir
Demikhov (right), noted Russian transplanting surgeon,
is feeding animal created by grafting head and two front
legs of puppy onto back of neck of full-grown shepherd.
The shrew, a mouselike
creature mat Is the' world's
smallest "mammal, can "con
sume its own weight in in
sects every three hours.
Higher Education
Board Approves
Bond Issue Sale
Portland - (UPD - The State
Board of Higher Education
Tuesday announced plans to
sell on May 26 a bond issue
for $9,055,000 to finance con
struction of buildings on Ore
gon campuses.
Bids on the bond issue were
called Tuesday. It will be the
largest single issue in the 26-yeai-history
of the state sys
tem and raise the bonded debt
for higher education to $25
million.
Bonds will be retired over
30 years with income from
student fees.'
Projects to be financed by
the issue include:
Oregon State College: Two
dormitories to cost $3,360,000;
student Union, addition, $1,
525,000; health service addi
tion, $290,000.
University of Oregon: Mar
ried student housing, 48 units,
$375,000; Memorial Union ad
dition $440,000.
Portland State: Student cen
ter addition, $1,475,000.
Southern-' Oregon: Student
center addition and dormitory
remodeling, $125,000; new
domitory, $400,000.
Oregon College at Mon-
Missing Chipmunk
Case Said Solved
Medford police have report
ed solving a case of two miss
ing chipmunks on Mae st.
Theodore Roosevelt Ford,
336 Mae st., informed police
Monday morning that his
son's pair of pet rodents had
disappeared from their cage
in the backyard and that the
cage itself had been damaged.
Later in the day, an inves
tigating patrolman was told
that a 10-year-old neighbor
boy had been responsible.
The boy reportedly, returned
one chipmunk and stated he
would have, his father repair
the cage. The other chipmunk
had been observed near the
cage, and plans were being
made to trap it.
mouth: Student center, $975,
000.
Medical and dental schools:
Student center, $385,000.
Student center, $385,000.
The board said planning has
been done for all projects and
bids would be called this year
for all but one dormitory at
Oregon State and the Univer
sity married housing units.
These two will be started in
.1960.
The Board approved pur
chase of property at several
institutions, including $52,800
for five parcels of land at" Ore
gon State, $40,000 for the Uni
versity and $26,200 at Port
land State. ,
No One Could Make A Mistake By Buying
A NEW 1959 .CHEVROLET
Says W. L Hicks, Local Manager Pacific Air Lines
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In 1956 I bought a new Chevrolet Station Wagon from you. ! drove this car approximately 3 years
with an overall average gas mileage of 26.8 miles per gallon, both town and country driving
included. I was very pleased with the courtesies shown me and the service I received from this car.
I was very reluctant to trade it off, but I fell in love with the new 1959 styling, and knew from my
past experience, both with my 1956 Chevrolet and your service, that I would be happy with my new
car. This has proved to be true, as I have just had my 2,000 mile check-up, and have averaged
24.5 miles per gallon, and feel that this car has been more beautiful and more pleasurable to drive.
I make a good many trips between Medford and Crescent City, and my Chevrolet power steering
certainly helps straighten out the curves on that road. The performance is terrific! I feel no one
could make a mistake by purchasing a new 1959 Chevrolet.
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Small Worlds
Around Us
1 By Lynn M. Watkins
A 'Picture Postcard'
Spot Almost
'UNTIL THEY CAME'
"Let no one say, and say
it to your shame.
That all was beatuy here
until you came."
It was a quiet little lake,
nestled snugly in a group of
trees. Pond lilies dotted its
surface; the blue sky was re
flected in its limipid waters.
From a little distance, on the
natural elevation of the high
way, the Jake resembled a
shining gem, unsullied and unspoiled.
One American child in five
goes to a hospital within a
year and the duration of the
average stay as a patient is
five days.
At the near edge a snow
white bird stood like a statue
in the shallows. At the oppo
site shore a boat was tied to
a tree. The whole thing look
ed like a picture in a travel
folder.
Winding Road
There was even a winding
road wandering through a
pine woods; ending near the
idyllic spot; all the ingredients
of a dream, laid outdoors. But
others had traveled that road
before. Along it had passed
some who were thoughtless,
lazy, greedy, stupid and sel
fish. Some had come here, not
because they sought beauty,
solitude or communion with
natural beauty, but to rid
themselves of their trash.
Along the winding road, in
great piles, were empty paint
cans, bottles, discarded bed-
springs, piles of plaster, tar
paper, old automobile tires,
old shoes, and a disgusting
miscellany of rubbish that
somebody didn't want. Even
on the shore of the little lake,
where the road approached,
were heaps of junk. Here, in
unsightly piles, was the resi
due of what we call a 'high
order of civilization; debris
from a culture we believe to
be of a high order.
Neither is the little lake,
nor the road leading to it the
only recipient ' of the visita
tions of the debris-dumper and
the rubbish-runner. Any or all
of the side roads are sullied
and spoiled by these unsightly
patches of discarded junk. The
dumper thinks it's cheaper for
him to dump his trash along
the highway than to have it
hauled away and disposed of
in an orderly manner.
'Dumper-Valve' '
His own home and yard
may be spotless, orderly and
beautiful; his car may be
bright and new; he may even
be a fastidious person in his
dress, but somewhere in the
dim recesses of his brain there
is a "dumper-valve" that opens
and shuts with disgusting
regularity.
Someone said once that "a
thing of beauty is a Joy for
ever;" a quiet lake, a lazy riv
er, a winding country road, a
group of trees, or a sandy
beach should be a beautiful
and unspolied bit of the out
doors. Even efter we pass, it
should remain clean. God's
great outdoors can continue
to be a very beautiful place.
It is just common decency for
each of us to keep it that way,
so that those who come after
us will find a beauty spot in
stead of dump. 1
(Released by The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, 1959)
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