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Newspaper Page TextMAIL TRIBUNE, M-dronf, Or. Sunday, Dec 13, 1959 MEDFORStrTBIBUNS "Everyone te Southern'Oreon Beidi The Mall Tribune" Published Diilv except Saturday by MDFOKP PRINTING CO 33 North i St Ph SP 8-S141 ROBiTtT W Rum. Editor HERB GRE Advertliring Manager CErAU LATHAM Businea Ugt ERIC W ALLEN JR. Managing Kriitor EAFL H ADAMS C!r Editor HARRY l.UIPMAN Teleg Editor RICHARD JVWETT Sporta Editor OIJVE ST AR:HER Women Editrt DALE ERICKSt'N Circulation May An (ndeoepdent Newspaper Enterea a aemnd class matter si Medforrf Oreeon under Act of Marrh 3 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By M a 1 1 in Advance Copy 10c Dall- and Sunday 1 vear (15 00 Daily and Sunday 9 men S OL Dailv and Sunday 3 mos 4-25 "Sunday Only One year $4-30 By Carrier In Advance Med ford Ashland Central Point Eaele Point Jacksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix Shady Cove Rogue Riv er Talnt and on motor routes Dally and Sunday 1 year 18 00 Daily and Sun.Iay 1 mo 1-50. Carrier and Dealeri copy 10c AU Terms Cash In Advance Officii Paper of City f Medfor Official Papei of Jackson County . United Presf International uD Leased Wire . MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST HOLIPAY CO INC Of fices In N- York. Chicago. De troit San F'anHseo. Los Angeles Seattle Portland St. Louis. At lanta Vancouver B C NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITOR. At Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of Th Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Dec. 13, 1949 (Tuesday) Jacksonville high school gets new driver training car. Community Chest still be hind $17,170 in Jackson coun ty. . , 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 13. 1939 (Wednesday? League of Nations con demns Russia as aggressor, in Finland; Russia kicked out of League. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "A movement has been launched in New Jersey for one license plate on an auto, as an econ omy move. This should not be confused with the Oregon school of thought, that favors none at all." 30 YEARS AGO Dec 13. 1929 (Friday) . Civic council takes steps to encourage purchase of Jack son county products by Jack eon county people. Fairgrounds unsuitable for dog pound; city council seeks new site. 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 13, 1919 (Sunday) - Upstate areas hit by coldest period in years; Columbia riv er frozen over at Vancouver; mercury at 9.7 degrees in Medford. University of Oregon in vited to play Harvard in Rose Bowl game. 50 YEARS AGO Dec 13. 1909 (Monday) Good copper and lots of i( indicated in Blue Ledge cop per district; patents filed on mine. Nicaraguan forces fire on U.S. Marines attempting to land. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten eorrert is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or six is good. 1. What artist painted the famous "Mona Lisa"? 2. Between which two U. S. cities was the first telegraph line erected? 3. Does a T4-inch cube of solid gold weight about one pound, 100 pounds or one ton? 4. Who was the only per son to become President of the U. S. while both his parents were living? " 5. Which is the higher, the great Pyramid or the Wash ington Monument? 6. In what age of the world did dragons exist? 7. Which State has the smallest population? 8. James E. Oglethorpe was the founder of which of the American colonies? 9. The Transvaal is a prov ince of which country? 10. Correct the following: "The decisions of the commit tees were unanimous." " Answers: 1. Leonardo da Vinci. 2. Between Baltimore, Md., and Washington. D.C. 3. One ton. 4. Ulysses S. Grant. 5. Washington Monument. 6. Never. 7. Nevada. 8. Georgia. 9. Union of South Africa. 10. "The decision of the commit tees was . .. - .... Principals' Opinions The Oregon Association of Secondary School Principals held its fall conference recently. One of the features of the meeting was a poll of members on various questions which bear on their business of education. Some of the subjects are matters of public concern; others are of limited interest to those outside of the profession. The opinions of these principals of junior and senior high schools throughout the state repre sents informed thinking, for the matters under discussion are those with which they are directly involved. ")NE OF particular and immediate interest was the subject of the formation of youth camps, similar to the old CCC, for the benefit of young American men and older boys. This proposal, in the form of a "Youth Con servation Corps," is under active consideration by the congress. When asked if such intran Q Q O rtnf rtonf r 4-1-1 8.9 per cent said "no," and 7.9 per cent was unde cided. This overwhelming whose job it is to deal is an impressive testimonial to the plan. A SLIGHTLY smaller indicated opposition age from 21 to 18. Favoring such a change was 24.6 per cent, and 5.2 per cent was undecided. Some opinion leaders (including President Eisenhower, by the way) have favored this change. But many others have opposed it, among them, interestingly enough, a majority of young people under the age of A majority, 58.6 per to education; 15 per cent was undecided, and 26 per cent opposed. Opinions were based on "knowledge of and experience with the National Defense Education Act" which has provided federal aid to schools on a limited basis. A NOTHER matter which has come in for con- " siderable discussion, Soviets' Sputnik raised about the efficiency of the adequacy of teacher ation and more specifically whether too much emphasis has been given enough to subject matter, and vice versa. The question was phrased thus: 'r. - "Much discussion today concerns the. amount of ' ' subject matter preparation required of teachers. From experience with your own staff, do you feel that new teachers generally need (a) more preparation in suib , ject matter areas, (b) more preparation in teaching techniques, (c) neither, (d) both, and (e) undecided." ' The replies indicated 22.8 per cent felt more subject matter emphasis is needed; 42.5 per cent thought more preparation in techniques is need ed; 10 per cent thought neither; 18.6 per cent thought both, and 5.8 per cent was undecided. A SUBSTANTIAL majority of the principals "V believe Oregon law should be changed con cerning the age at which drivers' licenses can be obtained. (Learners' permits may now be obtained at 15, and unrestricted licenses at 16.) The question was phrased thus: . i "At which age do you believe the young people '. should be able to acquire an unrestricted driver's li . cense?" ".. . - , None thought this should be permitted at 14 or 15; 17.9 per cent believe the present age of 16 is all right, and 13.7 think it should be raised to 17. But a clear majority, 68.4 per cent, more than two-thirds, believe it should be raised to 18 years of age. . However, 73 per cent thought licenses with some restrictions should be allowed at 16 and 17, while 21.9 per cent thought not and 5 per' cent indicated indecision. 'T'HE principals were generally favorable to the proposal to establish a system of junior col leges in Oregon. Of the total, 37.6 per cent said such a system is defimtelv needed, "probably" needed, with 8.5 per cent saying it isn't needed and 4.7 per cent undecided. On another snhip.pt whih has been debated j hotly in recent months, H 1 p- - r tne principals, oi.y per cent, tnougni mat tne present amount of extra-curricular activities is about nVht' a substantial minnritv. 45.3 npf cent. 7 J 7 X ' though there were too many, and only 2.7 per ill 1 I I 1 I'M cent tnougnt mere were too lew ' . IT GOES without saying that these opinions, iwhile coming from informed people, do not necessarily constitute the final word on these matters! " But it is also tine that considerable weight should be given to them,- because the answers do represent informed opinion. In each of the cases where a clear choice was evident, we find ourself in agreement with the majority of the principals on these matters of substantial public importance. E. A. Some politicians try to boost Rockefeller for President by repeating "Nixon can't win." A stronger argument for Rocky is that Nixon can. Oregon Statesman. a program should be re r nino In om'l Trrtr. ' ' approval, by people with young men today, majority, 70 per cent, to lowering the voting 21, in several polls. cent, favored federal aid particularly since -the some basic questions American education, is education and prepar to techniques and not 49.2 per cent said it is slightly more than half i it 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 initial 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 Approves Grace To the Editor: I wish to ex press my opinion on MrBob Chandler's editorial, concern ing grace in the public schools, in the Bend Bulletin. I believe Mr. Chandler is not giving credit to the intel lectual judgment of our youth when he questions their abili ty to differentiate between denominational differ e n c e s and a few words of direct ex pression of thankfulness to their Creator for their daily food. We declare in our pledge to the American flag that our nation is under God. There fore, I think it is entirely suit able for our youth to be given an opportunity to thank Him for their food. . Lois Lqvejoy (Mrs. C. O.) Box 422 D, Route 2 Medford How? To the Editor: Sufficient knowledge given me To come out of the rain, And why a hen will cross a road It's easy to explain. But how can industry sur vive In competition grim ' With " products from the foreign lands, Unloaded with the whim Of yearly rise in worker's wage. Fringe benefits demand. The coffee-break, vacation- pay By threat of strike com mand. FJC Route 2, Box 200F Central Point, Ore. Christmas Decorations To the Editor: I was in Central Point last night after dark and the beautiful Christ mas tree and strings of col ored lights across the street brought nostalgic memories of Medford years ago when it usad similar yuletide dec orations. Let us hope Central Point never gets so big and sophisti cated she substitutes for her tree and lights the modernistic trappings that are a constant reminder of the way Christ mas is being commercialized. Leila A. Morrow . 531 North Bartlett st. Medford She Has Her Say To the Editor: Before the current radio music contro versy abates, I, too, have a few comments to make. I have wondered for a long time why the local radio sta tions do not have better pro gramming. Why not, for ex ample, schedule 30-minute segments devoted exclusively to certain kinds of music? Then the people who like old time fiddle music, as does Mr. McCabe, or the teen-ager who likes rock 'n roll, or the lady who (as I do) enjoys light classics, could check the news paper and know when to tune in: to get the particular kind of music preferred. ' I wonder if the reason the stations do not do this is be cause they - assume that by mixing the music up, they have a captive audience who will stay tuned through out the day m hopes of hearmg something to their liking? It does not happen that way in our household. Who wants to sit through two commer cials to every song, and then have the song turn out to be something like "Mac the Knife"? Not I! I realize that a radio sta tion must have clients in or der to operate; but must there be- so many commercial mes sages? It seems to me there is an over-abundance of them -especially over the two new er stations in Medford. To give credit where it is due, however . . . KAJO in Grants Pass is to be commend ed for its "Quiet Half-Hour" from 11:30 to 12 noon each day. Thirty minutes of listen able music with only one in terruption is pleasant indeed. But for the most part, poor music and too many commer cials have taken the enjoy ment out of listening to the radio, at least for me. So the radio that used to be such a wonderful companion as I went about my household chores, sits silent most of the day, while I turn to the rec ord player for the kind of music I can enjoy. I wonder just how many listeners have been lost to ra dio in the last few years? Or, it could be that I am in the minority and most people like radio as it is today. At any rate, I have "had my say" and I feel better for it. . (Mrs.) June Edwards Route 2, Box 390-A Gold Hill, Ore. the case. Grandpa's Question To the Editor: I would my offspring babes once more. They, in my arms to hold. Or is it simply I deplore This growing, growing old? A.H.P. Phoenix, Ore. Cancer-Causing Agents To the Editor: I am sure every inhabitant of the val ley rejoiced this morning be cause the shower had washed away the blanket of smoke, that has covered the valley so many weeks. How wonder fully the clean pure air made us feel! The news that the poultry industry had voluntarily withdrawn from the market all poultry which had been fed stillbestrol also added to the general good feeling of some. The . cancer symposium which met in Rome in August 1956, after a week's delibera tion, published the following list of chemicals daily in our food, and known by accepted laboratory procedure, to in duce cancer in rats and mice: 1. Natural and synthetic dyes. 2. Antioxidants of fats, lipoids, and vegetable matter. 3. Thickeners. 4. Sweeteners. 5. Flavoring agents. 6. Surfac tants (detergents, foaming agents). 7. Humedants (smoke agents). 8. Preservatives and chemical sterilizing agents. 9. Water conditioners (iodine and fluorides). 10. Anti-foam- ing agents. 11. Salt substitut es. 12. Shortenings. 13. Soft eners. 14. Bleaches. 15. Modi fiers and Improvers (meat ten derizers, etc.). 16. Oil and fat substitutes. 17. Organic solv ents. 18. Emulsifiers and soli- difiers. 19. Pesticide residues. 20. Antisprouting and antima turition agents of fruits and vegetables. 21. Insect repel lants. 22. Hormonal fattening agents. 23. Antibiotics (fed to animals and added to food stuffs). 24. Enzymes. 25. An tienzymatics. 26. Pan-glazes (silicons). 27. Pan- greases (mineral oils). 28. Water pol lutants. 29. Chemical steriliz ing agents. 30. Wrapping and covering materials (paraffine, waxes, resins and plastics). 31. Soot adherent to smoked and roasted food. ' 32. House hold detergents and their col oring agents (enter the body through the skin). 33. Non ionizing radiation (ultra vio let) products. 34. Ionizing ra diation (radio active) pro ducts. . -The above is a condensation by John Lear of a paper read at Rome by Dr. W. C. Hue- per, cancer chief of the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Health. In this paper he also pointed out that small amounts of chemicals tend to remain in the body. As the ac cumulations enlarge over a period of time, cancer very frequently results. From the above list it is evi dent we now can not eat a meal free' from cancer causing additives. Since we now have in Mr. Flemming a man who seems determined to protect us and enforce the law, let us write and express our thanks to him, to our three represen tatives in Congress to support him, and to Mr. Delaney, rep resentative from New York, thanking him for forcing through Congress the Delaney bill which makes this protec tion possible. Anna M. Streed 36 North Peach St. Medford Religious Freedom To the Editor: Religious freedom is being attacked on every hand today. The young editor from up in Bend, who you quote in your editorial, should be in hot water. Free dom of religion is something that works both ways. Our constitution guarantees us the right to worship God any way we like. That should also in clude the right to say grace or thank God for our food any way we please and where ever we please. How about the" pupil who has been taught at home that he should thank God for his food? Are you go ing to take away his right to do that just because he is at school? There are two sides to freedom. Perhaps you would be in terested in printing some of the following facts. On Janu ary of this year -1959 - PTA leaders of Chicago resolved that "the concept of God" did not belong in the public schools of Illinois. Twelve states officially ruled that it was unlawful and unconstitu tional to read the Bible in public school class rooms or to recite the Lord's Prayer on public school property. In New Jersey, the attorney gen eral forbade a little girl from saying grace in the school Dennis the Menace SQMKMM I'D LIKE TO MEET TUB GUY WHO INVWIFP CORNERS!' cafeteria on the basis that it was unconstitutional to pray on public school property. How about this little girl's freedom of religion? I could give you many more cases about how our govern ment is making war on God. I suppose next' they will be doing away with all the Army chaplains and the chaplains of the U. S. Senate. You are right. More than half of the people in Ameri ca do not have any church af filiation. The Bible says - Broad is the way that lead- eth to destruction and many they be that go in there at." People who know so much that they don't believe in God should also learn to respect the rights of others who want to pray and worship God and not try and enforce their will upon everyone. The public schools belong to everyone - not just . the majority. Our constitution is SUPPOSED to protect everyone's rights. Carroll Powell Box 621 Central Point, Ore. Haze-Smog Disappoints To the Editor: I .was happy to read in your editorial that someone else shares our dis appointment about dirtyair in this valley. Being new here I am hesitant to sound off, but here goes! ! Several months ago we sold our home and furniture in L.A., left a good job, all our friends, -and moved to Med ford. Our doctor said a change of climate would help my daugh ter to overcome frequent bronchitis attacks since the smog in that area is unbear able. : ' I wrote to the Chamber of Commerce here, about infor mation on climate, employ ment, housing and health con ditions, also if the air was clean. They informed me that they had a slight haze at times, but thought of it as be ing a "pleasant smell of burn ing wood." We were dejected when we saw the haze and believe it's nearer being smog. I have been in water pollu tion work in L.A. and had high hopes of getting into wa ter and air pollution here, since finding out how badly it is needed. I have had inter views with the city manager, county health department, city mspection department, and even written to Salem in hopes of breaking into this work. They mostly all-admit there is a need for it but haven't the funds to hire the necessary help. Guess I'm an optimist, buying a home here, before I get a job, but I do hope your article will stir up some re sults as we'd hate to move again in search of clean air. If open fires and garbage burning are allowed to con tinue, as well as industries' contribution, I predict in an other 5 to 10 years they will have a serious problem here, comparable to L.A. and San Jose. Then the expense of cor recting this blight will cost in the millions to taxpayers of this area. W. G. Hartman 115 Mistletoe Medford Some Suggestions To the Editor: The . recent flurry of letters regarding mu sic on local radio stations has come to my attention and I read them with a great deal of interest. I actually have no responsibility for the listening habits of. people in the Med ford area, but since it seems to be such an issue I am willing to offer some suggestions. There are at least six sta tions (including TV and FM) in the Medford area which are on the air a total of about 100 hours every day of the week We must realize that the present music being heard on a given station is on-the-air for a reason. There are many peo ple who want that particular kind of music. The stations are doing everything in their power to win as many listen ers as possible, and if the ma jority of listeners want a par ticular brand of music, the station will attempt to pro g r a m it. The disagreement seems to come when you and I try to tell another listener what kind of music he should like. We must each accept the responsibility for our own in dividual tastes, and leave the other guy's taste to the other guy. We might question the way in which we often try to change the station manage ment to our way of thinking. For some reason we often write to the newspaper when the organization we really want to reach is the radio sta tion. The newspapers don't broadcast music themselves, and furthermore, they have no control over the musical policy of the local radio sta tion. The most direct way of communicating with the local radio station is to write to the local radio station. Once we begin to communicate with our favorite radio sta tion, we are on our way to re covery of that which we have previously lost. . . You can bet that if enough people express a desire for a certain kind of music, the ra dio station will broadcast that kind of music. Let's really ex amine all of those 100 hours which are available to us each day. If we still are not satisfied, let's write a letter direcUy to that radio station which comes closest to pleasing us, and ex plain what we want to hear. I think we will, find that this approach to our problem will offer us the greatest rewards, and an opportunity to be on friendly terms with our radio receiver once again. Robert Mohaghan General Manager " Oregon Association . of Broadcasters Eugene, Ore. He Signs His Letters To the Editor: It seems I am being accused of having writ ten the anonymous letter re ferred to in your editorial of Dec. 8. I would like it to be known that I did not write the letter, nor do I know who did write it. When I write you, or any other editor, I always give my name and address, and expect you publish the name if you see fit to publish the let ter. I do not write anything that I am afraid, or ashamed, to sign my name to. John C. Stille Shady Cove, Ore. Likes "Good" Music To the Editor: It is interest ing to know that so many people in the area are con cerned about the type of mu sic being played by the local radio stations. It is apparent that we are ready for a 'good music' station. Most metro politan areas boast at least one station ' devoted to good music. This includes full length operas, played without interuption. ' However, there are many factors involved which the public possibly does not realize. Radio stations are pri marily supported by advertis ing. 'Good music' stations have very limited advertising time, because most of our real good music is on long playing rec ords or tapes. All of the 'good music' stations with, which I am familiar are FM, to give the listener the benefit of full frequency response, or in simpler terms high fidelity. This, of course, would necessi tate the purchase of a good FM receiver by the individual. Honolulu has a good music station (FM) which is sup ported in .main by public sub scription. The listeners pay a yearly amount, and as a result advertising is cut to a very bare minimum. The anouncers are exceptionally well versed in both the English language and the musical field. This is naturally interesting as well as educational to devoted mu sic lovers. Records and tapes are often loaned to the station. Volunteer labor is also wel comed and used to good ad vantage. In olher words, the people who wanted good mu- (By M-T Staff A puzzlement: Why do "letters to the edi tor" come in big bunches for a while, then drop off to just a few? Before each election the number of communications to this paper rises sharply, which is both understandable and welcome. But once in a while, on other occasions, the number climbs way up for no apparent reason. This, it appears, is one of those times. We're even get ting letters to "Potluck" these days. As, for instance: . . Dear Potluck: Please pardon my seem ing faint disrespect in my former salutation. I assure you no insult to your digni ty was intended. To me, potluck signifies a hetero geneous conglomeration of victuals assembled by dif ferent cooks from various sources and designed to be consumed with gusto and merriment. I cannot con ceive of any one in this community desiring to treat the M.T. staff in that fash ion. And so, I still think that "Dear Potty" is the friendlier salutation. As to your estimate of my words as of trifling value, be that as it may. Was it not a great artist that said that attention to trifles may lead to perfection, though per fection is no trifle? What a boon is the dic tionary, though it is filled with words, many of them small and apparently un important. Yet words are things, and by th- men and nations are bull: vp or lorn down. Yours very very respect fully, L.G.W. . Dear L.G.W.: Anyone who takes the trou ble to look Aip floccinaucini hilipilification in the Oxford English Dictionary (and how much more if he already knows it!!) deserves a greater degree of esteem than that accorded a week ago. Sack cloth and ashes, Sir, are ours, and to heck with dignity. Now, in light of communica tions elsewhere hereabouts, how about antidisestablish- mentarianism? . - With great respect, Potty. -. sic pitched in and got it. It is obvious from the reac tion of the people of the Val ley that they are ready for a 'good music' station, and I would like to add my name to the growing list. In all fairness, let me add that there is a lot of good pro gramming on all of the local stations. KBOY on FM in the evenings is very good. In closing, I offer another suggestion. Let the advertisers insist on better programming - after all, they're paying the bills. Murray J. Emmerich 1616 Crown ave. Medford Foots Creek Gold To the Editor: This is a ro mance of an adventuresome youth in the gay nineties, when more people were de pendent on gold mining in the Foots creek mining district than today. This incident occurred around 65 years ago to a fam ily having several young boys, some, three miles up the left-hand fork of the creek It so happened one day the mother, needing a spool of thread, gave one of the broth ers some small change to go down to the flatlands store at the county road. This young man, being susceptible to the lure of gold, on the way along a dim short-cut trail, soon spied the glitter of gold colors in decomposed quartz. Upon digging the soft out cropping with a stick, he soon had enough gold-bearing ore to fill his pockets. In the meantime, in his excitement, the errand was forgotten. With his pockets bulging with precious rock, he turned back for home, and before he was questioned he fairly yelled out, "Hey, Ma, I've found more money than you gave me to start with!" After being forgiven for-his truancy, the other family members returned with the proud hero to the scene. Sure enough, there was the gold laden quartz. The depth of the pay chute proved to be only around 12 feet. Old time min ers estimated the shallow pocket produced the owners $10,000 in gold. According to substantial in formation, there was another nearby gold lead found, worked a while, then aban doned and covered up, when the old miner went to work on a World War I project, and then never returned to his mine again. Bert Kissinger, 520 Boardman St., Medford. , and Contributor) It must have been a long, cold night for the man who called the Mail Tribune classified department last week. "I want to list something under 'lost and found," he told the young lady who . answered the phone. . "Yes. sir." she said. "What did you lose?" "The dual controls to my elecirio blanket," he re plied. Dr. Leonard Mavfield. Merl- ford's school superintendent. was discussing his recent trip to Russia at a Methodist Men's dinner recently, and just as ne got to telling about poor construction and workman ship in the U. S. S. R. the legs or a card table collapsed, sending a cascade of dinner ware crashing to the floor. Televbion commercials, in our view, leave much to be desired, x One of them offers "fast, FAST relief." In this case, the fastest relief we know is to turn off the set. Sneak in e of TV comma-. cials, that is just what Ila Grant did the other dav. in her column in the Bend Bul letin. Here's what she said: I like the TV commercials. They're so educational. They've taught me, for in stance, that when I get all worked up, a little hammer in my cranium strikes a little , anvil. That's what causes ' headaches. And these are some of the otner tnings I've learned: That one kind of too tin paste is best if you're heckled by people who ere always throwing baseballs at you, ' but another one is the best if -you eat your lunch away from home. That tTlPI-o 1 a nonr Vlnt n stomach, shaped like a stop sign, in addition to the round ones, square ones and glass ones I've become accustomed to. And the liver is shaped like an hour glass. .. That there isa shavinsi lath er that softens sandpaper so-it -can be shaved without ruining the naDer or the edfe nf thm razor. And if you want to take down off a peach, there' an plprtnp shavpr ii nn th iriH If you're the kind of girl, who can be told, you use a you will also need another, kind of hair preparation, if you're thescientific type, and tmct A nH vnu wnnlrln'f thinlr stroking his hair with your white-gloved hand. There is a cereal that is just a little better than all the : others, even though one is shaped like two letters of the alnhnhat oivnc a lriltlvl ffiant . so much strength he can lift -a sturdy child in each hand, -with no strain. There are machines that tick off information about ? stomach acidity, others that : register odors and still others that determine the whiteness of freshly-washed clothes. The stomach is full of little pebbles of fat, but a certain pill generates plenty of liver bile to dissolve them. It's pretty stupid for a per son to determine the kind of cigaret he'll like best by smok ing it. The thing to do is learn what's up front, and see if the filter keeps water from run ning through. It's just the opposite, with . the best kind of tea bag. It's ' shaped so the water can get;, at the tea from four sides, not " just two. 7. And there's-a product that will correct the prespiration -problem of old Greek and Ro-' man statues. All these things are true, be cause at one plant manufac turing electrical equipment, progress is the most import ant product. How times have changed! I can remember when it used to be light bulbs. A sultan at odds with his harem. Thought of a way he could scare 'em. He caught a live mouse Which he freed in th house. Thus starting the first harum-scarem. In this day of psychiatrists and psychoanalysis arid such goings-on, it may be difficult to remember the day that a high-strung man was simply a horse thief who got caught. Memo to Potluck: There is nothing wrong in having nothing to say unless you insist on saying it. Oh, well.