Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkint
Me New Frontier!?
They ere Everywhere
There was a man in history
who bemoaned the fact "there
were no more worlds to con
quer." He thought ha had
crossed the last frontier, had
seen everything, had had all
the questions answered. His
tory would never admit It,
but this guy "was in a rut."
Every science known is
till completely surrounded
by frontiers. In fact, the only
familiar ground is where we
are actually .standing. One
step in any direction and the
vast unknown stretches be
fore us-unexplored and mys
terious. AH men are Intrigued by
frontiers. We always want to
cross them. The world itself
conjures up visions of a virile
life in new lands or en
deavors. We called the old
Westerners "frontier s m e n"
and regret that in their pass
ing all the gateways into the
unknown worlds becomes
commonplace and familiar.
Tangible Thing
Somehow we have always
visualized a frontier as a very
tangible dividing line or
boundary that could be seen
or definitely established. This
was the philosophy of Fred
erick the Great, and he made
himself immortal because he
spoke of It to the right people.
The poor old guy didn't know
what he was talking about.
Frontiers are everywhere.
The child's frontier may be
his own back yard. Beyond
his fence is the great un
known, but he desires to ex
plore it at the first opportuni
ty. As he reaches adulthood,
the desire is still present. He
still looks toward distant
horizons and either by travel
or thought projection re
moves himself from the fa
miliar threshold of beyond.
Every creature on the face
of this earth with the power
to move is prompted by the
same impulse. With the ven
turesome, this desire becomes
a driving force that makes of
its possessor a pioneer. Mass
progress is marked by the dar
ing of these intrepid ones who
will brave any hardship to
attain a goal.
Daring Adventurers
The chicken crossing the
road is little different from
many of us who are constant
ly seeking something to cross.
Whether it be a road or an
imaginary bridge matters
very little as long as we ar
rive on the other side.
The chance to cross a
boundary line to that en
chanting place known vague
ly as "over there" or "the
other side" prompts the lum
bering turtle to venture out
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Economy Not in
'Boom' Category,
Statistics Show
New York -HTD- Statistics
this week showed the econ
omy continuing at a good
pace but not in the "boom
ing" category predicted for
it at the start of the year.
Spring weather helped re
vive business in some areas,
but late snow storms, floods
and cold weather kept activi
ty depressed in other areas.
Evidence of a not so boom
ing economy came from four
major economic barometers.
Manufacturer's orders were
reported up slightly in Feb
ruary but they still trailed
sales. And Inventories climbed
at a slow rate in that month.
Construction activity has
been increasing, but at a less
than normal pace. Employers
predicted only a moderate
pickup in jobs this spring and
reports are showing mixed
trends in profits of manufac
turing firms.
Some fresh evidence of a
let-up came from the steel
industry which scheduled op
erations this week below 90
per cent of capacity for the
first time since last Novem
ber. Auto output hit a five-week
high despite reports of high
inventories of new cars. If
these new cars don't move
quickly with the good weath
er, the auto, steel, glass and
tire industries all will be affected.
Sentence Imposition
Suspended in Cases
Appearing Monday in cir
cuit court before Judge James
M. Main was Larry Howard
Kell, 520 North Bartlett st
who had pleaded guilty to
charges of forgery. Imposition
of sentence was suspended for
five years on the condition
that he make restitution as
soon as possible and not drink
liquor.
Kell was charged with
forging and counterfeiting a
property bond for bail on Dec.
IB, 1959.
Judge Main suspended im
position of sentence for 18
months for Richard Edgar
Herndon, 31, of route 1, Eagle
point. He had pleaded guilty
to charges of receiving two
stolen saddles on Jan. 3, I960.
The Family Council
Editor! Not Tha pimUy Council consists of Judce, a nsTchlatrlsl,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and tun writers
fcacn article la a summary of an actual t-ae history The Council reports
on problems Uiat bava been deals wt by responsible aiencles and
counselors. , .
onto tha busy highway. It,
too, is willing to risk much
to be on the "greener aide."
Greener pastures are over
the fence in the next field. We
are all willing to tear fabric
or flesh on the barbed wire
of uncertainty in order to at
tain something we think we
want. All of us are crossed lip
with traffic laws, taxes, stock
market reports or ball scores.
Even wires get crossed, as
well as bridges that do not
exist.
Today, every question we
have answered poses more
and bigger questions. The
same force that caused the
turtle to cross the pavement
made possible the guided mis
sile or the electronic brain
The urge to seek greener pas-
turs will never be stilled. The
squirrel insists on climbing
to the top:most branch. He
too, like nearly all living
things, is willing to risk much
to better his life. We are all
frontier crossers.
Mrs, L.H. - Evelyn is hurt
ing her husband and chil
dren. Evelyn R. - My husband
and I have an understanding.
Mrs. L.R. - I am terribly
upset about my 27-year-old
daughter, Evelyn, who has
suddenly said she is bored
with her domestic life, put
her three children in the care
of housekeeper and gone off
to work.
Evelyn complains that she
can't stand housework and
kids and that she and her
husband really haven't any
thing in common. She doesn't
even spend evenings at home
with him because she takes
courses twice a week.
I think this is a terrible
way to treat children and a
husband. Evelyn's husband is
a fine, considerate person who
has always worked hard for
his family. The additional in
come isn't needed. Although
I don't think Evelyn would
be unfaithful to her husband,
she has a tendency to lead
men on and I feel her free
dom will lead to more seri
ous trouble.
e
Evelyn R. - Mother and I
have argued this thing to the
point of exhaustion. She can
never convince me that it is
better for a bored, irritable
mother to take care of chil
dren than a contented hired
woman.
As for my husband, we
have an understanding about
all this. He knows how I feel
and he doesn't object to my
working. He's a nice person
and all of that, but the truth
is we just don't have much to
tie us together. We like en
tirely different things and we
disagree about everything Im
portant. As for my flirting with
men, I don't deny I like mas
culine attention, but I don't
see it as this terrible danger
Mother fears. Mom has al
ways been a bit prissy about
these things. I can flirt with
out having any serious inten
tions, Where's the narm?
The Council) Unfortunately,
there is little a mother can do
in a case like this. In fact,
her pleadings and urgings
may have the effect of dissolv
ing a conflict which should
be worked out with aome-
bodv else.
The "somebody else" Is
Evelyn's husband. His asser
tion alone can bring Evelyn
back home. By arguing this
thing out with her mother
Evelyn is dismissing him en
tirely as a factor in her life.
Her effeorts are designed
purely to Justify her behavior
and not to arrive at a solution
of the problem.
We can well believe that
Evelyn flirts without "serious
intentions." This, however,
doesn't necessarily eliminate
the possibility of her carrying
these casual contacts a step or
two further. However, the
main issue is that at present
Evelyn is not capable of a
serious and deep relationship
with any man. She enjoys her
power over men, rather than
men for themselves.
Evelyn has apparently
chosen a husband who repre
sented little more than an
easy conquest. The man may
have virtues, but he is ob
viously at a loss in dealing
with her. The "understand
ing" Evelyn claims she has
with htm probably exists en
tirely in her own mind. The
husband, we suspect, is utter
ly baffled.
Evelyn's contention that
she and her husband have
nothing in common is a smoke
screen. Aside from their
three children, they have had
some seven years of intimate
contact under the same roof
and something more than
physical attraction drew them
together in the first place.
The separation Evelyn sees
between them is a more or
less consciously erected bar
rier. She is now seeking to
widen the barrier.
The only thing to draw this
couple together again is an
active desire on both their
parts to make the marriage
work. No outsider can give
them that. If and when they
get that desire they will know
how to go about repairing the
damage that has been done.
In the meantime they are
cheating themselves and their
children.
(Copyright 1960,
General Features Corp.)
Tires Deflated on Hatfield's Autos
Salem -HTD- Someone let
the air out of the tires of two
cars in the driveway of Gov.
Mark Hatfield over the week
end, and one of the autos was
his personal car.
Police said all eight tires
on the two cars were deflated.
The vandalism was discover
ed Sunday morning.
The tires were not dam
aucd but those on the gov
ernor's personal Lincoln
sedan were flat as well
those on a state-owned Nash
Rambler.
It was the second act of
vandalism aimed at the gov
ernor in recent months. About
three months ago red paint
was smeared on the Hatfield
home in big letters reading
"Let's keep Oregon pea
green."
I PHYSICIST DIES
Castries, St. Lucia, British
J West Indies-OiPD-Dr. Harold R.
' Nelson. 5.5. an American nhv-
aslsiciast who aided the develop
ment of the atomic bomb, died
Sunday.
AIRCRAFT CHIEF DIES
Los Angeles-flJPD-Waldemar
A. Klikoff, 81, western re
gional chief of the aircraft en
gineering division of the Fed
eral Aviation agency, died
Sunday,
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
Tuasdar, April 5, I960
The U. S. coast guard waa
established in 1790.
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Atlanta IUPD Eye specialist
Dr. Robert H. Thurmond
warned men in a talk here
Sunday that "when a woman
looks intently at a man and
her eyes are limpid and the
pupils are large, it doesn't
necessarily mean she's yearn
ing for him. She is probably
near-sighted or myopic."
ADMIRAL DIES
Los Angeles-iUPD-Rear Ad
miral Isaac C. Johnson (Ret.)
78, holder of the Navy Cross
and former director of the 1
11th Naval Reserve District, j
died Sunday.
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