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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.