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In Ihe Days News By FRANK JENKINS Up at Pullman the other day, the director of the Wash ington State University li brary discovered that some body had riped one of the articles from a book on the library's shelves. Title of the article: , "Cheating How It Can Be Stopped." CYNICAL guess: The thief was more inter ested in how cheating can be PRACTICED than in how it can be prevented. FROM Los Angeles: Actress Dolores Donlon got a divorce from TV pro ducer Victor Orsatti after testifying that her husband spurned her meals, kicked the table and the TV set and threw plates on the floor. She added: "My hubsand was preoccu pied with his work 24 hours a day. He was nervous and high strung." ANOTHER one from L.A. Ruth Osborn, 29, a secre tary by occupation, obtained a default divorce from George L. Osborn, 32. She testified that her husband's fondness for sleep broke up their mar riage m less than a month. "He wouldn't talk to me or to my mother," she told the judge. "He'd just fall asleep. The day we separated, we quarreled AND IN THE MIDST OF THE QUARREL HE FELL ASLEEP. When he woke up, he packed his bags and left." H MMMMMM. Maybe the gals should have SWAPPED HUSBANDS. In that event, everybody might have lived happily ever afterward. IN HIS South American tour, Ike moves on from Brazil to Argentina where, as in Brazil, he FACES PROB LEMS. But- They are DIFFERENT. BRAZIL is dancing down the primrose . path, spending money with both hands and LOVING IT inflation and all. All it wants from Uncle Sam is MORE MONEY so that ' it can go on spending wild and free. Argentina had its spending binge under Dictator Peron. Peron's successor, President Frondizi (pronounced Fron-DEE-see) has had to inaugur ate an AUSTERITY PRO GRAM which the Argentines just . . . don't . . . like. PER IOD! President Frondizi wants more money, preferably in large bills, from Uncle Sam so that he won't have to be quite so austere. It's a weird world, isn't it? 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McNeil's statement men tioned fly-by-night roof, gut ter and chimney repairmen whose "pride is not in their work, but in gyping the pub lic. The prime victims of such swindlers are the elderly, par ticularly widows." Owner Frightened These con men operate, the statement said, by pretending they noticed a chimney or roof in dangerous condition while "just happening to be in the neighborhood." They frighten the home owners by telling them the chimney may fall over or that he or she is in danger of being asphyxiated. Once the homeowner is frightened enough, McNeil said, he or she "is usually vic timized in two Ways. First, the swindelr charges an exor bitant price for whatever mi nor repairing is done. Second, the quality of the work done is usually so slipshod as to re quire further repairs by a reputable operator." j As an example, McNeil list- MDDY? (fffjjoijjp) Free Parking Right at the Deer CHRISTENSEN Ph. SP 2-9169 I rlH nil Schemes ed a typical complaint as re ported to the local chamber by the National Better Busi ness bureau: "An elderly widow living on social security was called upon by a repairman who produced a 'loose brick' and assured her that unless her chimney was fixed at once, she would be asphyxiated. 'He wouldn't take no for an answer,' she reported. He kindly consented to drive the widow to her . bank so she could withdraw $110 for the job. Later she was informed that a fair price for the work done would have been $35." Relatives, attorneys, friends and neighbors can be helpful in protecting the elderly from such victimization, McNeil continued, by reminding them of the following recommenda tions: Sign no contracts for major purchases or repairs without consulting your attorney, rel atives, friends or neighbors. Always have an experienced, trusted person present when any contract is signed. Deal with reliable business people, not strangers. Ask the chamber of commerce for a report on anyone with whom you contemplate doing busi ness. Never let anyone rush you into giving an order or sign ing a contract. Take your time to consult others. Avoid any salesman who attempts to frighten you into giving an order. Reputable business does not seek orders by. scaring people. Consult others about attempts to alarm you. - When you are in need of major repairs, get estimates from several firms known to you or trusted persons as re liable. Reputable firms are entirely willing to give esti mates in advance of what a job will cost. IO Sophomore Named Winter Carnival Queen Timberline Lodge-(DPD-Kay Russell, a 20-year-old sopho more at the University of Oregon, was crowned queen of the Fourth Annual Colle giate Winter Carnival here Saturday. Miss Russel, a hazel-eyed Yakima, Wash., girl, with a wide smile, was picked from among 14 candidates from the Pacific Northwest. Chief export product o f Chile is nitrate. In World War I Chile was neutral and sold nitrate to both Britain and Germany. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF WHEN IT CAMS to cussing, farmer Obediah took the cake. People, from all over came to marvel at .his ability to cuss for 15 minutes at a stretch without so much as taking time out to bite off a chaw of terbakky. One stormy afternoon word went around that the brand new bakery barn had collapsed, bury ing Obediah's new I960 station wagon. Every body rushed over to hear ' what promised to be a world's record in con tinuous profanity. The extent of the misfortune proved too much for him, however. He shook his head and announced. "You'll have to excuse me, folks. I just cannot cuss mnng to do justice to th occasion." . TV eomie had taken as ice skating between bouts, with John -Barleycorn, and progressed to the point where he boasted about' his figure 8s. "That's the simplest trick on ice," scoffed his pro ducer. "Kids do it every day." VNot the way I do it," said the comic "I make a J with one foot and 3 with the other." - Chessman's Chances To Escape Ninth Rendezvous With Death Believed Slim By ROBERT STRAND San Francisco (DPD On eight separate occasions, Caryl Whittier Chessman has dodsed a rendezvous with death in the San Quentin gas chamber. . What are his chances of escaping a ninth execution date? Most Californians, includ ing Chessman but not includ ing his attorneys, would say the chance is zero. His hopes rest with the courts and the Legislature, which will vote once again upon the capital punishment question sometime next month. A hearing before Superior Judge John G. Barnes will be held Wednesday in Los Ange les to set a new date for Chess man's execution after his present 60-day reprieve ends. No Jurisdiction Claimed ' District Attorney ' William B. McKesson sought in court Thursday to set April 18 as the new date of execution, immediately following the 60 day reprieve. Chessman's at torneys, A. L. Wirin and George Davis, opposed the pe tition on the grounds the court has no jurisdiction be cause of the reprieve. Davis said he was confi dent another execution date would never be set and the convict-author would not die 'K' Laughs at Report of Secret Meeting With Ike Jakarta -(OPD- Soviet Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev laughed off questions today about a possible secret meet ing with President Eisenhow er, clearly indicating that his cocktail party remark that one was planned had been intend ed as a joke. When he was asked at a 90 minute - press conference whether he actually expected to meet the U.S. President in secret, he affected amaze ment. 'Long, Pleasant Talk' "Since the question has been asked, I will say: Yes, the meeting took place yester day," he said. "President Eis enhower flew to Indonesia, and I had a long and pleasant talk with him, and he left for Washington." " The remark brought down the house three times - once when it was made in Russian, and once again in each of the two languages into which it was translated, English and Indonesian. Khrushchev also repeated his threat that Russia would sign a separate peace with Communist East Germany, setting the stage for a new squeeze on Red - encircled West Berlin, unless the West gives in to Soviet demands at the coming summit confer ence. He also: -Predicted that Communist China and "other great na tions" eventually will take part in summit conferences. Said Interference -Dismissed charges that his efforts to force Japan to junk its new security treaty with the United States amounted to interference in Japan's af fairs. He said the treaty itself was a form of interference in Soviet affairs. The press conference was the next to last event sched uled in a two-week tour of Indonesia during which he agreed to furnish $250 million worth of Russian credits to this country. , . Only a farewell banquet re mained to round out the schedule. . in the San Quentin gas cham ber. But a United Press Inter national poll has shown that a majority of the lawmakers in both houses are opposed to abolishing the gas chamber. And the courts have heard Chessman's arguments many times and rejected them over and over in the 11M years the convict-author has spent in death row. Chessman, who taught him self law while a prisoner, says he won't go , to the courts again. Attorneys Hold Out His attorneys, of course, may do so, but they pin more hope upon the chance that the Legislature may refuse to settle the capital punishment question and pass the decision to the people themselves. Many legislators are un happy about having to decide such a controversial problem, especially in an election year. Despite this, Gov. Edmund By Animals' I.Q. Ratings Hold Soma Surprises Some of us believe the fam ily dog is one of the most in telligent of the "four-foots." 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'Chessman Will Die He was asked if rejection of the measure to abolish capital punishment will mean that "Chessman will die." "If the Legislature does not act upon it, I am powerless to do so," was his reply. "I would say that any fur ther reprieves merely because of any personal feelings on my part would be an abuse of power." Some of the state's law makers have urged that the people, not the Legislature, should settle the matter. Davis claims that he and other opponents of the gas chamber could swing a major ity of the voters. Davis would rely upon sup- Small Worlds Around Us Lynn M. Watkins mal with whom we have been in close contact and we feel the knowledge of humankind sort of rubbed off on the dog. This human ego in the light of scientific knowledge has not been entirely established. Even though our dog "can do everything but talk," he seems to rate lower in intelli gence than some of the other animals. For some reason, the more intelligent animals seem to be those who have little or nothing to do with man. Everyone agrees the cow is stupid, as is the sheep and the pig. We say the goose is "sil ly." On the other hand we compliment the owl for being wise, and the supposed smart ness of the fox is a universal fallacy. Also, we say the rab bit is a "dumb bunny." Fox Over-Rated The sheep, opossum and the ocean shark seem to compete with one another as to which is the dumbest. The fox, a close relative of the dog, is terribly over-rated. He flunks some very simple questions on the examination. 'Neither the fox, dog, hare, elephant nor the cat prove to be too smart when the chips are down. We rate an animal's "smart ness" on its power of reason ing, or how fast or how accu rate he can figure out a prob lem with which he has never before had to deal. What he has been taught by constant repetition may be an ability to retain knowledge, but it is not an indication of intelli gence. The dividing line be tween instinct and intelli gence overlaps, making it dif ficult for even the most ex pert to determine where one leaves off and the other be gins. To all appearances, the chimp is up at the head of the class. Right alongside him is the common raccoon. Next in line seems to be some of the monkey-folk. And there, too, in the upper bracket is one whom we feel shouldn't be in the class at all, for he is from "the other side of the railroad tracks"-the common rat. Holds His Own Even though the teachers try to flunk him, he holds his place. His friend and relative, the mouse, gave up long ago and remains in the kindergar ten. Given any kind of , a chance, probably the porpoise would also rate pretty high in IQ. Hes about as smart as they come. The shark, who lives in the same ocean, is lit tle more than a nitwit. In the world of birds, the diploma would probably go to the crow or some of the par rots. We never found a yard stick to measure a bird's in telligence. But one thing is sure, hu mans do not have a corner on the intelligence business. Some animals perform acts and figure out problems that smack pretty loud of some thing else besides dumbness. (Released by the Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) 1 -LODGE NOTICES SPECIAL CONVOCA TIONS of Oregon Chapter No. 4, RAM. Jacksonville, Tues.; March 1. Work in MM degree. All Royal Arch companions cordi ally invited. Refreshments. George Redhead. HJ. 0 Medford Bodies. Scottish Rite, Monday, Feb. 29, 1960, S p.m.. Conferral Eleventh and Twelfth degrees. Re freshments. Visiting breth ren welcome Fred A. Purdin. Secretary Crater Lake Chapter No. 32, RAM. Stated Convocation and MM degree work. Tues, March 1. 8 pjn. Covered dish dinner 6:45 p.m. Visiting companions and la dies welcome. Bom Gukiton, H J. port of church groups, psychi atrists, penologists and Gov. Brown in such a state-wide battle. Davis expects to em ploy a pro-Chessman song and doorbell-ringers in an emo tional, free - swinging cam paign. E x p e r i enced guessers of public opinion, however, are unanimous in the belief that at the moment, at least, a majority of Californians favor the gas chamber. Chessman, 38, an habitual criminal, was convicted of kidnaping, robbery and sex crimes and became a symbol because he eluded eight death dates and because, while he faces the death penalty, he did not kill anybody. The condemned man de scribed his situation this week as "hopeless." He. noted, especially, that many California lawyers have stated that it is the Chessman case itself whictf makes it im possible to abolish the. gas chamber. Chessman's Ability That's because Californians have been inflamed by Chess man's ability to stall the pro cesses of the courts and avoid the penalty pronounced by a jury. As a result, Chessman said thai he was composing a let ter to Gov. Brown to discuss ways of removing himself as an issue from the great de bate. Chessman has said he so passionately hates capital punishment that his own death would be "a small price to pay" for its abolition. Suicide Considered His remarks about the let ter suggested that he might ask Brown to except him from any proposal to eliminate the gas chamber, or that he might urge the Governor to go ahead and execute him. Asked if he had ever con sidered suicide, he replied "yes, but I know now that this thing has got to go through to its resolution." So the chance of Chessman living a long and healthy life seemed remote, with the courts, the Legislature and the electorate all offering dis couragement for the condemn ed man. Yet, Californians have seen Chessman work eight "mir acles" before. And for both Chessman and the prisoner's friends, there always could be some faint, illogical hope however dismal his mathematical odds may seem. COMPARE RUGGED! . 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At his rally, Graham urged those who had never been Christians to remain after the meeting. More than 6,000 per sons stayed behind to hear Graham speak on the Chris tian faith. After the meeting, Graham was introduced to 103-year-old Samson Chakuagaro who, in his youth, met the famous British explorer David Liv ingstone in Nyasaland. Samson is now a pastor of the Lutheran church in the Moshi area. Graham is to go to Kisumu, Kenya, Tuesday. Some olive trees produce fruit although 500 or 600 years old. ROYD WMCXS. 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