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.)
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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$Z Small Worlds
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$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
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Administration To
Fight Removal of
Interest Ceiling
Washington (UPD Treas-.
ury Secretary Robert B. An
derson has served notice on
Congress that the administra
tion will fight vigorously for
removal of the 4V4 per cent
ceiling on the interest on new
government bonds.
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.
An additional 9,000 disabl
ing injuries might result, the
council estimated, in traffic
accidents between 6 p.m. New
Year's Eve and midnight the
following Sunday.
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if enough people make up
their minds that it won't."
Official state flower of In
diana is the zinnia.
Mobile, Ala. - 0JPD - When
Theodore J. " Richter, a state
official seeking to collect back
salary, returned to court 11
minutes late from lunch Mon
day. Judge William McDer
mott fined him $25 for con
tempt Then the judge paused,
said "I'm still filled with the
spirit of Santa Claus," and
dismissed toe charge.
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