Permits Issued for
114 Buildings Here
A total of 114 building per
mits having a combined valu
ation of $252,283 were issued
by the city building depart
ment in January, according
to their monthly report.
Eleven permits were issued
to erect new residences and
they constituted the greater
part of last month's total val
uation with a worth of $126,
500. The department issued per
mits for a new apartment
building having a valuation
of $50,000 and for a new du
plex with a $20,000 valuation.
Some 42 plumbing permits
were issued and 10 permits to
remodel and repair resi
dences. Last month's total valua
tion compares to January
1959's total of 96 permits
worth $393,425 and the same
month in 1958 when 50 per
mits valued at $314,575 were
issued.
The department collected
total fees of $1,250 for the
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Backstairs: Story Behind
By MERRIMAN SMITH
' UPI While House Reporter
Washington - (LTD - Back
stairs at the White House:
The general public seldom
knows what goes on behind
the scenes of a newspaper as
it attempts to bring forth
daily the best possible selec
tion of news from all over
the world. The reader buys
his newspaper and expects the
news to be in it with little or
no space devoted to some of
the troubles endured by re
porters and editors in deliver
ing the final product.
The morning newspapers of
last Saturday carried a two
paragraph item from the press
associations, reporting simply
that President and Mrs. Eisen
hower drove to their Gettys
burg farm during the after
noon to spend a quiet week
end.
Behind that small item of
news was an episode, a mix
ture of comedy and tragedy,
that demonstrated some of the
time and effort involved even
in trivia when it concerns the
President of the United
States:
Last Thursday night, Press
Secretary Jim Hagerty advis
ed the newsmen that the Presi
dent would spend the week
end in Gettysburg, leaving the
White House by helicopter at
11:30 a.m. Friday.
Reporters for the two press
associations make it a rule al
ways to cover the President
wherever he goes. Particular
ly they cover his takeoffs and
landings in aircraft.
The two White House re
porters for the press associ
ations started for Gettysburg
about 9:30 a.m. after checking
with the White House again
to be sure there had been no
change in the helicopter plans
because of cloudy weather.
They were told the flying
schedule still held.
Two press association pho
tographers also started out
for Gettysburg in time to
cover the helicopter landings
on the Eisenhower farm. leav
ing behind reporters and pho
tographers to cover the take
off from the White House
lawn.
The two reporters, proceed
ing toward Gettysburg by car,
stopped north of Frederick,
Md., to check the White House
permits
they issued last
month.
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again. Yes, ne suu planned
to fly. They got to Gettysburg,
checked in the hotel and just
to be sure, before starting for
the farm, " they called the
White House again. The word
was stand by; he'd be taking
off momentarily.
They Wailed
They lounged in the hotel
lobby until about 12:15 p.m.
The White House called. vThe
president had changed plans.
He would drive to Gettysburg,
leaving Washington at 2 p.m.
The reportes and photogra
phers then turned around and
sped toward Washington.
They had arranged for the
press association men on the
Washington end to accompany
the President's car as far as
Germantown, Md. Then the
men who had gone to Gettys
burg would cut into the pro
cession and the other report
ers would turn back to Wash
ington. A good plan until a kindly
Maryland state policeman in
tercepted the car bound from
Gettysburg to Germantown to
tell one of the reporters his
Here's a Myth About
Dogs' Dew Claws
"There's absolutely no rea
son or excuse why anyone
should, ever lose a hunting
dog, or any other dog for that
matter, by a rattlesnake bite
when it's so easy to prevent
it," said the Old Timer as he
stroked the long, lean head of
his favorite hound, leaning
lazily against the old man's
knee.
"My father," he continued,
"and his father before him al
ways spent a great deal of
time hunting. They all owned
dogs - lots of them and
none of them evei lost a dog
because of snake bite.
"All you have to do is cut
off the 'dew-claws,' right up
close to the leg when the dog's
a puppy. Then, no rattlesnake
will ever bite him." .
I guess I had entertained
the conceited idea that I had
heard about all the supersti
tions pertaining to snakes, but
this was a new one. To check
the man's statement I asked
several other old-time hunters
who had spent many days
afield, and surprisingly
enough, some of these, too,
had practiced or at least had
heard of the "dew-claw" busi
ness. True to Form
This folk tale of many sec
tions of the deep South runs
pretty true to form. Anything
not too well understood is
liable to be the basis for some
silly myth, legend or supersti
tion, and naturally, "dew-
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father had just died 1,000
miles away.
Word was rushed back to
the White House for the re
porters at that end to con
tinue all the ways to Gettys
burg with the President. Then
the first two men hustled back
to Gettysburg so one of them
could retrieve, his luggage,
drop off the other reporter
and then race back to Wash
ington for a plane to join his
bereaved mother.
To get the second set of
reporters and photographers
all the way to Gettysburg, it
was necessary to rent a limou
sine. Another newsman trav
eling separately got trapped
on the highway behind a
school bus and lost all contact
with the motorcade.
By late afternoon, the Presi
dent was safely in his farm
house, one man was speeding
back to Washington for a
plane, a limousine bore the
two backstop newsmen 'back
home and the reporters on
duty in Gettysburg sent two
paragraphs. All was calm and
peaceful at the farm.
Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkins
claws" on a dog would appear
to be a likely subject for con
jecture inasmuch as these
"claws" serve no useful pur
pose and therefore were not
understood.
"Dew-claws" are the upper
claws, located on the inner
side of a dog's legs, and some
times on the hind legs. They
also have their counterpart on
the legs of cattle, horses,
sheep and giraffes. Naturally,
like the nails on regular toes,
the "dew-claws" grow, but in
asmuch as they are never in
contact with the ground they
never become worn.
They continue to grow and
may even grow until they
form a circle around and enter
into the animal's flesh. In
show-dogs, they are usually
clipped from time to time, as
they are considered to look
untidy. "Dew-claws" on the
rear legs seem to give the ani
mal a clumsy appearance.
A Handicap
In wild animals, . the "dew
claws" can, and often do, be
come a handicap to the ani
mal, and may even become so
enlarged that ' the animal is
crippled. "Dew - claws" prob
ably received their name be
cause of their height above the
ground just about high
enough to be swept by the
dew-laden grass tops. "Dew
laps" on the undersides of the
necks of some animals lap the
dew or brush against . dew
drenched grass or weeds as the
animal feeds.
"Dew-claws" on the dog, or
many other animals, actually
correspond to thumbs on a
human hand. They were sup
posed to oppose the fingers,
but those of the dog never
made it. As far as usefulness
is concerned they serve no
purpose whatsoever. Neither,
of course, would their removal
have any effect on rattle
snakes. (Released by The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, 1960)
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Counselling
To Be Discussed
At Meeting Here
Culminating several years
of study, a meeting to discuss
family counselling services for
Southern Oregon will be held
Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, at
8 p.m. in the Red Cross audi
torium in Medford, according
to the family counselling com
mittee of the Southern Oregon
Child Guidance clinic.
Everyone interested in this
service and heads of service
organizations are invited to
attend.
Mrs. Frieda Burnside, San
Francisco, field consultant for
the Family Service Agencies
of America will speak. In
cluded will be discussion of
what such a service could ac
complish for the community,
in what way it could help
families and prove a financial
saving to the community, the
cost and methods of financ
ing.
' While in the valley, Mrs
Burnside will also speak to
members of the Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs and on tele
vision and radio. Dr. and Mrs
John Waterman of the Ore
gon state board of health as
well as Mrs. Burnside will
discuss the new service at a
meeting of Guidance clinic
board members Monday noon.
Services Expand
Plans have been made to
consider the expansion of the
Guidance clinic services to in
clude family counselling. Such
a new service would include
marriage counselling, parent
child relationships, and geri
atrical and financial counsel
ling. Members of the counselling
committee arranging the meet
ing include Mrs. Chester
Fitch, Ashland, chairman;
Mrs. Henry Padgham, Dr.
Thomas Rutter, Mrs. Robert
Keeney, Robertson Collins,
Mrs. William McKemie, Ash
land; Charles Crary, Dr. R. R.
Martin, the Rev. Thomas Mc
Camant, Mrs. Frances Klein,
Leon Mulling, Dr. Alva Gra
ham, Ashland; Mrs. Joan Por
to, Judge Edward C. Kelly,
Dr. Harry " Danielson, Mrs.
Chester Guches, Mrs. Walter
Bish, und Mrs. Leigh Gusti
son. Gen. Taylor Said
In Good Condition
Washington. -OJPD-Gen. Max
well D. Taylor, former Army
chief of staff who suffered a
broken arm when struck by a
taxi Saturday, remained in
satisfactory condition today at
Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Taylor posed for photog
raphers in his hospital room
Sunday. He was smiling and
in apparent good spirits. No
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The Family Council
Editor's Note: The Family Council consists of a Judge, a psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual rase history. The Council reports
on problems mat nave Been dealt
counselors.
Mrs. E. K. My daughter
doesn't want me around when
she entertains.
Terry K. She spoils all the
fun. .
1
Mrs. E. K. I am terribly
upset about my relationship
with my 14-year-old daughter,
who has told me in no un
certain terms that she wishes
I'd stay away when she has
friends both boys and girls
over at the house.
I have tried to be a good
friend to Terry. She knows
that she can come to me with
all her problems and I listen
to her sympathetically. I let
her wear make-up long before
her friends did because I un
derstood that she needed a
little something to give her
self-confidence.
When Terry has had friends
over I've always set out a
nice spread, but I let her act
as the hostess. I come in only
now and then to see if any
thing is needed. I chat with
some of the children for only
a short time and they seem
to enjoy talking to me. I am
considered an attractive, in
teresting person by everyone
except my daughter.
Terry K. Loads of my
friends have had parties and
their mothers are there, but
you wouldn't know it. They
don't keep hovering around
the place like my mother
trying to be helpful to this
one and that one. The kids
don't show it, but they don't
like to be bothered like that.
It breaks up all the fun every
time Mother appears in the
doorway asking if we want
anything.
Another thing. My mother
talks all the time about us
having to be good friends,
etc. But a couple of times I
told her things I didn't want
repeated and I heard her tell
them to my aunt. When I
complained she said I was
"being silly." Well, I've
learned my lesson. I'll never
tell her things again.
It also annoys me the way
Mother wears her Bermuda
shorts or Capri pants when
ever I have friends over. She
tries to show she's just on of
the girls.
e
The Council: Mrs. E. K.
appears to be the kind of per
son who wants to get through
the difficult teen years by, on
one hand, abdicting her role
as parent, and on the other
hand, maintaining her old re
lationship with her daughter.
Mrs. E.K.'s goal of achiev
ing real friendship and con
fidence with her daugher is
a commendable one, but she
should not allow herself to
forget that she remains, first
of all, a mother and that her
daughter wants her to be
that. Terry is rightfully re
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sentful of her mother's ef
forts to be "one of the girls."
She wants her to remain in
command and 'to be someone
a girl can look up to. Deep
down, she doesn't want equal
ity with her mother.
On the other hand, Mrs.
E. K. becomes too much the
mother and too little the help
ful friend when she takes on
the main responsibility for
Terry's entertainment. She
should consider her own state
meant that she is willing to let
Terry act as the hostess. The
fact is that Terry is or should
be the real hostess. Mrs. E. K.
should not put herself into
the party in a way that seems
to say, "Now you are all my
guests and I want to make
you happy." This is Terry's
job. Mrs. E. K. should just
offer advice and moderate as
sistance.
Terry's beef about her
mother's spilling her secrets
is equally justified. Again,
Mrs. E. K. is inconsistent in
her conduct. She wants Terry
to confide her problems in a
woman to woman spirit and
then she proceeds to treat the
girl like a child whose per
sonal affairs are of slight im
portance. We think revealing
even a child's secrets is an
unpardonable offense and one
that will be long remembered
by the child. If Mrs. E. K.
finds it important to get an
outsider's opinion or help in
any of Terry's affairs, she
should get permission from
her daughter first. Certainly,
she can't treat these matters
like trivial gossip and expect
respect from her daughter.
(Copyright 1960.
General Features Corp.)
Woman Goes on Trial
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Portland-WD-The first de
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Lee Howard, 24, opened Mon
day. She is charged with slay
ing last Aug. 14 of Winston
Arlee Roberts, 31, with a
pistol.
The defense claims the
shooting was accidental fol
lowing a scuffle started by
Roberts.
A jury of seven women
and five men is hearing the
case.
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