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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1959)
The Family Council Editor's Sote: The Family Council consists of s Judje, a psychiatrist, thre clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actnal .-ase history. The Council reports n problems that hay been dealt wl a by responsible atencies and counselors. MAIL TRIBUNE, MeJfotJ, Or. 9 ' , Rhedi S George should apologize to Uncle Karl. George D. He owes me the pology. Rhoda S. My fiance and I are both in our early 20s and are planning to be married in the spring. The way I feel right now I don't know wheth er there ever will be a wed ding. It all started when I brought George to visit Uncle Karl. He is a baehelor and simply loaded, and I'm his fa vorite niece. I had every ex pectation of a marvelous wed ding gift from him and of inheriting a good sum of money some day. My parents thought he might even offer to pay for the wedding. I know that Uncle Karl is pretty hard to get along with, but George acted just awful with him. In fact, there was a big blow-up and Uncle Karl said if I married that jerk I won't get a cent of his. Every thing could be straightened out if George would apologize, but he won't. George D. I think I'm the one who should get the apol ogy, not Uncle Karl. But it Rhoda prefers Uncle' Karl to me, she can just take him nasty temper, smelly cigars and all. I thought I was just being introduced to a member of the family when I met him. I didn't think I was being brought before an emperor. He looked me over as if I was dirt. Then he told me he didn't think much of the college I went to, he didn't like the ca reer I've chosen and acted as though I had no right to think of marriage to Rhoda. I don't have to take that kind of guff from anyone.. I told Uncle Karl what I thought of his attitude. I think the old codger kind of ad mired me for it. Now all he wants is for me to knuckle under with an apology. I think if I hold off he'll come through with the money any way. The Council: This case seems to have the necessary ingredients for a very poor movie comedy. The rich, ty rannical old -uncle and the fresh young whippersnapper are cut of the same childish cloth each seeking homage for their 5-year-old egos. Rhoda and her family are also part of the farce. A fam ily who caters to the childish whims of a tyrannical man in the hope of a large inheritance deserves, to be at the mercy of those whims. It is more than likely that the old man will pass on his estate to a pet cat in one of his temper fits. If Rhoda wants to live her life on this level and have re lationships of this childish sort, we think she has chosen the right young man for it. We can merely point out that it is possible to live a fuller, more interesting life by trying to create relationships based on real interest and respect for another person not simply on what can be taken, from him. It is quite likely that Uncle Karl has other facets to his personality. He may have knowledge and interests that Rhoda knows nothing about. We suggest that she find out about these things and offer her uncle some real respect on a more mature and human level. If she does, she may find that the man will show her and her fiance respect and interest in return. If George is willing to risk losing the girl of his choice because he can't "knuckle under" enough to apologize to an elderly man he had no right to insult, we don't think much Is at stake in the whole relationship. The super ficial quality of all the rela tionships in this case make it unworthy of serious consider ation. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) V jm$, - A TO TAKE 11TH BRIDE Much-married asbestos heir Tommy Manville and his 11th bride-to-be, German beauty Christina Erdlen, discuss plans for their Jan. 11th wedding over coffee at a New York club. . (UPI Telephoto) W$Z Small Worlds P Around Us $S5tf By Lynn M. Watkins Roots,. Herbs. Bark and Berries Still Important Roots, herbs, bark and'ber ries composed a pretty im portant foursome a few years ago. From them was derived about every medicine then known for the correction, or relief of human ills. Of course today they still make up a large part of pharmaceutical preparations, but their com pounding and extraction is done in modern laboratories and not in the kitchen of the pioneer housewife. Time was when no garden was complete without a grow ing collection of herbs. In the early spring, wnen the family was hungry for green things, and appetites were jaded from a long period of canned or dried foods, the herb garden became the most important part of early Amer ican family life. Many of these people had been taught by their parents and their parents' parents, what growing things were good, and what herbs were beneficial for tonics, - salves and poultices. Grew Thyme Grandmother always grew her own thyme and flavored gravy, eggs and different stuf fings with the leaves of this shrublike plant. Thyme is a perennial. Neither did she think her garden was com plete without parsley. This herb is as popular today as it was in grandmother's time. We still use it, and another herb called chives, for gar . nishes and also for seasoning. Parsley, unlike thyme, is a biennial. ' . The older gardens were re splendent with sage, basil, marjoram and tansy.. The rosemary, penny-royal and tarisy were highly aromatic, and flavored foods, such as dressings and salad, with a fresh spiciness, and added a touch of spring to jaded ap petite. The rue and germander, both perennial, were used for decorative purposes, both were attractive in bouquets. Flavored Leaves The leaves of the lemon balm plants were often dried and brewed as a tea. When green they imparted a delic ate flavor for cold drinks. The mints, of course, have always been a favorite for this pur pose. Grandmother probably nev er stopped to think about what an herb really was, or why it was called that It is still a little confusing. Tech nically an herb is any plant that: dies to the ground each season. , Some of the so-called herbs of course, are perennials; plants that make underground arrangements each season for growth the following spring. Theoretically these root clumps will grow year after year, in the same spot until the end of time. Some com mon perennials are golden rod, waterlilies and strawber ries. From many of these com mon" herbs' pharmaceutical laboratories extract many medicinal . substances,, which are even more important to day than the old herb garden was in grandmother's time. (Released by The Register and - Tribune Syndicate, 1959 Waist Sizes to 46 9248 l (ill la 'III WsLm I 30"-46- Flattery for larger figures. 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Anderson said in a major policy speech before the American Economic and American Finance associa tions that the need for such action is more pressing now than last summer when Pres ident Eisenhower said it was the most important issue be fore Congress. Tax Cuts Unmentioned In the new session starting Jan. 6, Anderson said, "we shall urge action on the re quest with all the vigor that we can command. He made no mention of any tax cuts. . ' - Congress refused last ses sion to lift the lid on interest on new Treasury securities expiring in five years or more. Anderson said . this has forced up short term interest rates by compelling the treasury to do all its borrow ing through short and inter mediate term securities. Holiday Traffic Deaths Set at 320 Chicago -(UTO- The National Safety council has called for drivers to show moral re sponsibility" in their New Year's holiday driving, and said that unless extra care is shown by motorists, 320 per sons may die in the 78-hour week end. 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