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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune ,10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1950 (Monday)
Troop 19, . Prospect, re
ceived the President Christen
aen streamer for all-around
excellence at the Boy Scout
exposition in the Medford
armory Saturday.
. Ray Edwards, Medford,
,took top honors in a model
airplane speed contest yester
day when his plane reached a
speed of 124.95 miles . per
.hour.
20 YEARS AGO
Anril 17. 1940 (Wednesday)
Cave Junction's long-await-
A rlralnaee nroiect. sponsor
rf tav WPA. the state highway
commission and the county
irt Rlnrtnd todnv.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
'smudee Pot" column: "The
keynoter of the Republican
convention will Be uovcrnor
Stassen of Minnesota, who is
only 33. This is more deplor
ably young than Tom Dewey,
leading GOP presidential
hopeful, who is a juvenile of
.39."
30 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1930 (Thuriday)
Medford police chief warns
: motorcyclists and bicyclists
.they must not carry passen
' gers on their handle-bars.
Rum runner is fined $750
' In Ashland for possession of
; 180 gallons of alchohol.
40 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1920 (Saturday)
Everett Brayton is selected
to play the lead in "A Bach
elor's Romance," to be pre
sented by the senior class at
Medford High school.
50 YEARS AGO
April 7. 1910 (Sunday)
Big Pine Lumber company
Is stocking 40,000 barrels of
Portland cement for use in the
city's street construction;
more will be needed.
. Rogue River Valley Fruit
' and Produce association has
$26,500 worth of capital slock
subscribed now; officers elec
ted and organization perfec
ted. What's Your I.Q.?
Nina or ten correct is superior;
laran or eight It eacallent; live ai
tla Is good.
1. For what substance does
the symbol AI stand?
2. Who Is the heir apparent
1o the British throne?
3. Was Aaron Burr ever a
Vice President of the United
Stales?
4. In which state are the
colleges of ML llolyoke and
Smith?
5. Was Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow an American, or
n English, poet?
6. Would a sabbatical year
occur at intervals of two.
even, nine, or eleven years?
i 7. Quote the next line fol
lowing "Backward, turn
Backward, O Time in your
flight."
8. If you were on the moon,
would you weigh more, or
less, than you weigh now?
9. What Alabama ctiy Is
called "Pittsburgh pf the
South"? - . ,
10. What tf the floral em
blem of the State of Call
rnia9 ' Answers) 1. Aluminum. 3.
toelnra Pkarlal. 3. Yaa. 4. Mas
sachusetts. 5. American. .
Sevan years, i. mane m
child again Jus! for tonight."
t. Let (About 178 your pres
ent weight), 9. Birmingham.
10. The golden poppy.
Forand Bill, Et AI
Medical care for the 16 million or so Ameri
cans now aged 60 or more is one of today's most
argued issues.
A great majority of
low-average incomes, and at a time of life when
they are more apt to need medical care than when
they are younger.
Whether or not this session of Congress will
pass a measure to provide federal administra
tion for medical care for oldsters, the issue will
remain. For the proportion of older citizens in
the nation is large, and getting larger. And
whether or not they can afford medical care,
they can still vote.
e e e e
11E DO NOT, as a matter of fact, understand
the medical fraternity's violent opposition to
such proposals as the Forand bill.
They assail it as a "foot in the door" for so
cialized medicine. This may have some truth to
it. But if some provision such as the Forand bill,
or a similar alternative, is not enacted, then the
medical profession, in a few years, will be facing
REAL socialized medicine.
One would think they could see this coming,
and support a step which will provide medical
care for older people, but still permit the doctors
to retain their professional, independent status.
MOT ALL doctors, incidentally, oppose the
Forand bill or its alternatives as blindly and
resolutely as does the
ciation.
One doctor recently
Times and compared the Forand proposal, which
would operate through Social Security, with some
of the so-called "voluntary" plans, which involve
state governments and private insurance com
panies.
lie came to this conclusion :
". . . The Social Security mechanism provides a
method for collecting the required earmarked reserves,
and also for spreading the risk of higher hospital
costs in later life throughout the preceding years of
employment."
(The writer was George Baehr, M.D., a for
mer member of the executive committee of the
Commission on Financing
sored by the American Hospital Association, and
chairman of its committee on prepayment. He is
now consultant to the Health Insurance rlan of
Greater New York.)
THE DAY is rapidly coming when the federal
nrnrflvniYionf urill Viaro o vrtla in mvavifl iTta morl i-
cal care for the aged. This simply is a political
reality.
One would think that those who oppose the
Forand bill would be doing everything they can
to design a workable alternative ; one with com
parable benefits, comparable simplicity, and a
comparable plan of equitable financing.
This is about their only chance of averting
"socialized medicine,"
plan which, despite the
ponents, is workable, and is supported strongly
by a large majority of the people of Great Britain,
if not by their doctors. E.A.
Speculation Strengthened
It was only nine days ago that we speculated
here about a national election pitting Adlai Ste
venson against Nelson Rockefeller. We called it
"Dream Stuff," and that it is a 100 to 1 shot.
But events during the
to give strength to the speculation.
Governor Rockefeller,
on his December declaration that he is not a can
didate for the presidency. But, perhaps signifi
cantly, he has declined to endorse Richard M.
Nixon's candidacy.
And he has scheduled a rather extensive
itinerary of political talks extensive, that is, for
a non-candidate.
AND Governor Stevenson, another declared
" non-candidate, is also doing a good deal of
talking about national issues issues which be
long in a presidential campaign.
Meanwhile, anti-Nixon forces, and those who
for one reason or another oppose the Democrats'
front-runner, Senator Kennedy, are quietly doing
what they can to slow down these two undoubt
edly formidable bandwagons.
Their actions cannot obtain the nomination
for either Rockefeller or Stevenson. But on the
other hand, they are doing them no harm.
IT MAY BE that these signs and symbols mean
1 nothing except that, as mentioned a week ago,
there is a considerable body of quiet strength in
both parties for these non-candidates, and that
the non-candidates are, indeed, "available."
In particular, some of the leading Democrats
who still want Stevenson, despite his protesta
tions of non-candidacy and despite the impor
tuning for support from other candidates, are
impressive.
Mrs. Franklin 1). Roosevelt is perhaps the big
gest "name" among the Democrats who still is
plumping for the two-time candidate. But both
Maurine Neuberger and Sen. Wavne Morse (and
there is little love lost between them) are open
Stevenson supporters, although Stevenson is
Morse's second choice after himself.
And there are others who are ostensible sup
porters of other candidates, but who, deep down,
would prefer Stevenson, and would go for him
enthusiastically if their first choices are put out
of the running. E.A. .
this 16 million have be
American Medical Asso
wrote to the New York
of Hospital Care, spon
perhaps on the British
protestations of its op
last week have tended
of course, still stands
Dennis the
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Christianity: Compassion
To the Editor: It has been
said that people sometimes
need a shock or a terrifying
experience in order to really
start them to thinking. Many
a life has been completely
changed by a sojourn with a
serious illness that gave the
person time to think, while
flat on his back.
How many people really
understand the purpose un
derlying Christ's crucifixion?
After some 30 years of won
dering just what this ordeal
was intended to mean to
humanity, some of us have
drawn a few conclusions as
to what the Easter season
represents.
In one man s opinion, what
happened back there, many
centuries ago, is still happen
ing to people today. Those
who crucified Christ were
ignoring all his teachings.
Their thoughts were based
entirely on their own line of
reasoning and, to them, this
was the only solution. Stop
and think folks, how much of
misery and suffering, of crime
and suicides, might be elim
inated in our times, If only
humanity would even follow
one of His (Jesus') teachings
-that of genuine Jove of our
fellow man! How do we know
how many people's thoughts
have been turned away from
suicide, or murder, because
of someone's friendly, consid
erate attitude? How do we
know that the neighbor, or
acquaintance, we ignore today
will be alive tomorrow? When
people are classed as cada
vers, it's a little late to do
anything much for them.
One can observe, on our
busy streets, any day, officers
busily writing parking tickets.
How many passersby will
drop a penny in the meter
for a stranger? How small a
thing is a penny, and yet
such small favors have been
known to spark a lifetime
friendship. What is more val
uable than good friends?
It's the little things in life
that add up! Witness the tiny
snowflakes, and what moun
tains enough of them will
create! Thoughts of kindness
can build mountains of good.
Where were Christ's friends
on that fateful day? No doubt
some timid souls did believe
in him, but did they care
enough to have the courage
to defend him?
Were I to label the spikes
that were driven in His body
I would call them timidity
and fear, indifference and
negect, Ignorance and gossip.
These are just words that
describe mental lassitude.
Yes, our sins of omission
are far greater than our sins
of commission. Christianity
means compassion for others.
Philip L. Burns
121 Bush st.
Ashland, Ore.
School Quejtioni
To the Editor: How are our
schools run, or maintained? I
am an old ' moss-back " or a
dumb-head," as you might
call me, but It's been a long
time since I ve attended
schools. I'm 83 years old now.
and I'm at the age when the
young folks call me Uncle Jo.
Some think I m so old that I
don't k n o w anything any
more, that I shouldn't have
a license to run a cur any
more, as I'm too old to know
anything any more.
But most people don t r-nd
material that is elevating, that
makes for important knowl
edge. They would rather scan
the funny papers or funny
bonks, read romantic stories
or fables and stories of adven
ture. All ot that kind of read
ing will be all right to pass
the time or rest the mind, but
Is not elevating.
What 1 fall to sec in our
newspapers and magazines is,
Menace
van WONT ever have TO
HES BEEM SPRAYED?
bear the name and address of
certain circumstances the use
not necessarily represent the
the contrary is often the case.
for one thing, how our schools
are run. What are the teach
ers salaries and how much do
they do good to earn it? And
they have some of the "darnd-
nest ways of employing some
of the instructor's time, etc.
Now, for example, what are
a baseball coach, a football
coach, a basketball coach, an
athletic instructor, etc? They
are all paid out of the tax
payers' money. Are we send
ing our children to school to
learn games, to wear fine uni
forms, pay transportation for
these various groups to dis
tant places to compete with
different schools? It all seems
entirely unnecessary.
While I realize that compe
tition in all kinds of sports is
desirable and perhaps neces
sary, that is no excuse for
buying expensive uniforms or
going to distant places for
competition in their various
sports, and a leader ought to
serve without salary. The hon
or of being a leader ought to
be sufficient renumeratlon.
And then there are other
things you don't see or hear
of any more, like they used
to have in the earlier days,
and that is the debating
schools and literary societies.
Nothing could be more elevat
ing in the schools than to
encourage and practice of de
bating and the literary effort.
It would enhance their efforts
in practically all studies. I
think an extensive effort in
some of the sports detracts
many of their more important
studies.
Better take some of this
money and spend it on more
and better food for the
schools, and for the feeding of
the aged and the welfare pa
tients in our hospitals. Plenty
of places where public moneys
should be spent, than spend
ing it unnecessarily and utter
ly foolishly.
J. P. Wirth
120 Laurel st.
Medford
What Is My Share?
To the Editor:
I can see it so plainly, the
now gnarled tree, that Impris
oned may Saviour, but set me
free.
Could it have known from
the lime of seed, the torture it
would cause, or the people it
freed?
Its blossoms now showing
the world of their charms, as
if to boast that it humbly held
the King in its arms.
Just think of the mercy He
showed to that tree. He made
it grow crooked, but adorn
ment gave He.
As I think of Easter Season
and of the Lord's care, I be
gin to quesUon, "Just what
is MY share?"
Even this tree did its part
on that dark fateful day. when
the Lord In His anguish was
heard to pray . . .
"Father, forgive them, for
they know not what they do,"
but now with time passed, is
this still really true?
We know what we've done,
we know what is due, and still
we ignore Him, our hearts are
not true.
And so at this time, a Sea
son so rare, why don't we all
ask, "Just what Is MY share?"
Betty L. Wilson
2t3 South Orange st.
Medford
Man With a Rope
To the Editor: People are all
advocates of togctlicrtless-up
to a point. They will agree
that It Is our county, our
school, our mortgage - and, of
course, our dog.
It is interesting, however,
to observe the circumstances
under which Items that once
were our joint concern sud
denly become your exclusive
possession.
Rope-"Good heavens," you
will say - "what for? Good
heavens, Mom, call the doc
Today & Tomorrow
By Waller
STEVENSON
AND KENNEDY
Mr. Nixon arrived in San
Francisco on Monday and
speaking as a professional pol
itician, he commented upon
the Presidential contest In the
Demo cratic
parly. If Sen
Kennedy wins
in West Vir
ginia, even
only by a
hair," It will
"'all be over
but the shout
i n g." For,
says Mr. Nix
on, it Senator
Kennedy can win the primary
election in an overwhelming
Protestant state like West
Virginia, the convention is
bound to nominate him.
As Mr. Nixon would then
be Senator Kennedy's oppon
ent, it is not unreasonable to
wonder what inspired him to
intervene in the Democratic
contest and to take such a
strong stand for Kennedy. Mr.
Nixon is a man who thinks
twice before he makes a polit
ical move. And this boost for
Kennedy is quite a big move.
What is in Mr. Nixon's mind?
It is to provoke a quarrel
among the Democrats. His
purpose is to make insoluble
the problem of the Democrats,
which is how to attract Catho
lics without alienating too
many Protestants.
The weapon used by Mr.
Nixon is one that Senator
Kennedy has, unfortunately,
used himself. It is that if Sen
ator Kennedy can win a few
primaries, toe Democrats
must nominate him or suffer
retaliation from the Catholic
voters. Mr. Nixon's remarks
in San Francisco were meant
to make this problem as trou
blesome as possible by fixing
it in the public mind that if
Senator Kennedy is not nom
tor - call the minister. Why?
Why? Are you out of your
mind? Because there's some
thing the matter with that
there man with the rope-that's
why-"
I'm sorry I mentioned it
but I have no confidence in
man who wanders around
with a rope, with nothing to
tie it to but "my dog." There
Is no substitute for freedom.
I want it for my dog and yours
too.
When a man is a Christian
even his cat and his dog know
it. I surely can believe this.
How about the rope-man?
Did you ever look your dog
straight in the eye, pat his
head, and say, "Sorry, old
boy, got to tie you up, Chum.'
Now if you can do this, with
out a second thought, please
check your doctor. As you lie
quietly on the couch, if the
Doc can quiet you down, I'm
quite sure he will hope he
doesn't use your rope. Fido
hopes so too.
Grady Conner
123 West Jackson st.
Medford
They're Grateful
To the Editor: The recent
loss of our home by fire oc
casions this method of com
muication to express our sin
cere gratitude to those who
have come to our aid.
So very many have brought
us clothing for the children,
kitchen wares, bedding and
foodstuffs, and have done
these things without our
knowledge of their names or
acquaintance. Although we
are saddened by our loss, we
are happily renewing our
faith in the charity of our fel
low men by witness of the
kindness shown us.
We particularly wish to
thank the Crater Lions club
of Medford, whose members
and auxiliary have done
everything possible to see
that we had the essentials by
which to live. Words alone
cannot convey our gratitude
for their Immediate and con
tinuing acts of kindness and
consideration.
We trust these few words
will express our genuine feel
ings to those who preferred to
share with us anonymously
and those with whom we can
not correspond personally.
Die Walsh and family
527 Austin st.
Medford.
No Room for Discussion
To the Editor: In the past. I
have been an outspoken critic
of all hospitals in general, on
the basis of their antiquated
credit policies, their treat
ment of patients as inanimate
objects with which they are
temporarily stuck, and the
habitual attitude of Indiffer
ence.
In the light of experiences
my son and family had recent
ly at the Rogue Valley Memor
ial hospital. I feel obligated to
stop forward at this time to
note a major break with the
past. Rather than being
treated as criminal vagrants,
we were welcomed as paying
guests, and made to feel that
the staff was sincerely con
cerned with our particular
problems.
We came away from what
might normally be an un
happy experience with the
conviction that this commun
ity is fortunate beyond meas
Walter
LtoDmaiui
Uppmann
inated, it will not be because
Uiere are more experienced
men but because he is a
Catholic.
a
WHE rcligous issue Is an ugly
1 and a dangerous one. But,
as with a nettle, the best thing
to do is to grasp it firmly
Now that there has been time
to analyze the voting in Wis.
consin, there is no doubt that
the religious issue was cen
tral and decisive. The facts,
as we know them, confirm Mr.
Reston's eloquent argument
that the Wisconsin battle
raised the religious issue, and
that "this is a national ques
tion, beyond the borders of
one state or even the limits of
this particular Presidential
election."
Let us look first at the evi
dence that the religous issue
was dominant in Wisconsin.
An analysis of the vote, which
I believe to be reliable, shows
that in the ten counties with
the highest percentage of
Catholics Senator Kennedy
won all ten. In six of these
counties his margin was 2-
to-1 or better. On the other
hand, in the ten counties with
the lowest percentage of Cath
olics, Humphrey won all ten,
and in six of them his major
ity was 2-to-l or better. Fur
thermore, in the 25 counties
with less than 20 per cent
Catholic population Humph
rey won 20 of them and Ken
nedy won 5.
IT IS obvious that all the
Catholics did not vote for
Kennedy or all the Protest
ants for Humphrey. But a
great many did, and it will
be a miracle if the outcome in
West Virginia shows that
there is no religious issue
which divides seriously the
people of this country. It is.
moreover, too much to hope
that the tendency to bloc vot-
ure to have gained this facility
with all its beauty and fine
administration.
When we hear unkind, un
objective criticism, we can
only feel assured in the
knowledge that any short
comings of this institution are
so outweighed by its desire to
progress that there can be no
room for discussion!
R. H. Travis
1100 Mira Mar ave.
Medford.
Proud of Him
To the Editor: I read a let
ter in your column in the
April 13 Mall Tribune by a
Mrs. Doris Webster. I must
say that I am not a little up
set by it. I attend the school
that was mentioned, and I am
in the choir directed by the
gentleman in question.
This gentleman is an artist
of the highest order as far as
I am concerned, and if he
lacks anything he does not
lack "confidence in his abili
ty." He respects the rights of
his students, and always asks
our opinion before making a
decision that concerns us.
The young lady so upset by
the "threats" of failing must
be looking for an excuse to
quit school. Chorus is purely
an elective subject, which
means that it is not required,
and anyone who is not satis
fied with it or the instructor
may drop out at any time.
A few weeks before the let
ter in the Tribune, a group of
girls decided that they would
rather wear informal dress
than formal. They confronted
our director, and though he
would rather we wear formals,
we took a vote among the
choir, and it was decided that
we wear informal attire.
Our director is immensely
proud of us, and we are equal
ly proud of him and his musi
cal ability. Anyone who still
does not understand the im
portance of the choir's appear
ance is invited to atend our
next concert. It will be held in
the Crater High gymnasium
on April 22, with no charge
for admission.
Judith Fishback
3826 Old Military rd.
Medford
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD'S cynical maxims, written ovef
300 years ago, still are being quoted. Indeed, a new edi
tion of his disturbing, unsentimental aphorisms has just been
published. Examples: '
1. We all have strength
enough to endure the
misfortunes of others.
2. Hypocrisy is the
homage that vice offers
to virtue.
3. They are most often
wrong who cannot bear
to be.
4. We often do good
that we may do harm
with Impunity.
5. You can find women
who have had no love
affairs, but scarcely any
who have had just one.
6. Gratitude is like business credit: it keeps trade brisk,
and we pay up, not because it Is the honorable thing to do,
but because it makes it easier to borrow again.
New Item In a Nebraska weekly: "Police are mystified by the
discovery of an abandoned automobile containing a full case of
&cuiui whiskey, X&ty ut wsiis by uu a-stt co the, mi
ing, already visible in the
Wisconsin primary, would not
become much more acute and
virulent in the national elec
tion itself.
The Democrats have a great
responsibility. For, as Mr.
Reston says, such a division of
the country "at this moment
m history Is Intolerable, f or
tunately, the problem which
Senator Kennedy has posed
and which Vice-President Nix
on has now tried to envenom
is a soluble problem.
a
THE solution of the problem
A lies in nominating Senator
Kennedy for Vice-President.
It is true that once upon a
time the Vice-Presidency was
regarded as a joke and be
neath the dignity of a strong
politician. But the fact is that
in this century three Vice-
Presidents have become Presi
dent. What is more, in the
case of Mr. Nixon the Vice-
President is being nominated
to run for President.
The office then is not one
for which any man is too
grand, and certainly not any
man who is 43 years old and
has never occupied any execu
tive office.
Moreover, the nomination
and election of a Catholic to
be Vice-President of the
United States would be an ab
solute destruction of the
taboo against electing a Cath
olic to the Presidency. For the
Vice-President is the unques
tioned successor m case the
President is disabled. Nobody
who objects to a Catholic in
the White House can vote for
a Catholic for Vice-President.
AT THE level of vote-getting
the nomination of Ken
nedy for Vice-President is the
best answer to the Democrats'
dilemma. They want to bring
back the Catholic Democrats
who were attracted by Eisen
hower. But they must do this
without precipitating a fierce
division of the party and of
the country.. Now, there is
good evidence, as Wisconsin
shows, that Kennedy can at
tract a large Catholic vote.
But there is no evidence that
he can do this without arous
ing a powerful Protestant re
action. Even with a Kennedy
landslide in West Virginia,
there would be no guarantee,
indeed no assurance, that the
country will not. be plunged
into a dangerous religious con
troversy. For what the West
Virginia Protestant Demo
crats will do in a primary is
not a true measure of what
Protestant Republicans will
do in an election.
For this reason the Demo
crats have no reason to ac
cept the argument that with
Kennedy for President they
will win and with Kennedy
for Vice-President they will
lose. In 1956, Senator Ken
nedy was very anxious indeed
to become Vice-President on
a ticket headed by Governor
Stevenson, and the argument
made at that time was that
this would attract Catholic
voters. As against Nixon, who
is so much less formidable
than Eisenhower, why should
the argument not hold today?
WOULD Senator Kennedy
accept the nomination for
Vice-President if the Demo
cratic party leaders decided
to offer it to him?
There Is no reasonable
doubt that he would accept.
For on what ground could he
or would he refuse ? That he
is a better vote-getter than
Stevenson or Symington? We
know that primaries, like the
one in Wisconsin, do not fore
cast the national elections.
That he is more qualified than
any of the others to be Presi
dent? It would be very hard In
deed to prove that he is bet
ter qualified by natural abil
ity or by experience in public
life than Stevenson, who has
been the successful governor
of a big state, has had consid
erable experience in diplo
macy, has had a deep indoc
trination in American affairs
in two grueling campaigns
against an unbeatable op
ponent, and, all in all, Is so
greatly respected and widely
admired in all corners of the
globe.
(c) 1960 New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
POTLUCK
(By M-T Staff and
Contributors)
Today is Easter, to most
Christians the most important
holiday of them all.
That it is taken seriously by
many people is attested, for
example, by a couple of com
munications on this page to
day. But Easter also, through
long tradition and custom,
has come to be a gay and light
hearted holiday, with bun
nies, eggs, new clothes, and so
on, marking the ancient in.
stinct of welcome to spring
the time of rebirth. '
.
In light-hearted vein, n
picked our favorite Easier
story out of last Friday's
paper. It appeared in the
Local and Personal column,
and was headed, "Moose
Egg Hunt." We have heard,
of course, of Easier eggs,
chicken eggs, and lota of
other sorts, including Goose
eggs. But this was the first
Moose egg we've run
across.
There was another storv In
in the M-T last week that
caused some comment. It was
about the state highway com
mission's plans to replace the
yellow lines in the middle of
the highway with white ones.
So one of our printers de.
clared:
"If you wonder where the
yellow went, they washed the
road with Pepsodent."
It wasn't many years ago
that a butter churn was a
necessary implement
around every farm house.
But no more. And they're
scarce, loo. Nancy Hinman,
who is in charge of proper
ties for "Oklahoma," to be
presented next week by the
Senior Choir at Medford
High school, has been ask
ing many old-timer resi- .
dents for a churn. But after
a widespread search, Nancy
and the zest of the cast
finally gave up, and the
high school shop is going
to make one.
An envelope addressed to
'Pothick" arrived last week.
In it was a clipping from our
l.tj. question - and - answer
feature, with one Q and A
marked in red.
The question was, "The
young of elephants, whale,
moose and hippopotami are
called what?" The answer was
uaives.
We wondered for one awful
moment whether I.Q. war
wrong (as It has been occas
ionally), and grabbed our dic
tionary.
It said: "Calf ... 1. The
young of the cow, or of the
bovine family of quadrupeds;
also, the young of some other
large mammals, as of the ele
phant, rhinoceros, hippopota
mus, moose and whale."
That's what it said. Are
they called something else?
Speaking of "Oklahoma"
again for a moment, some
of the girls in the cast are
making their own costumes,
but some of them are bor
rowing old-fashioned dres
ses. And we have it on good
authority that the figures of
the modern girl are turning
out not to be the ones their
great-grandmothers had.
The Science Club of Haven
street is being discontinued,
we learn from the Haven
Herald.
The reason is as good a one
as we've heard. The Herald
story explains:
Now that summer is near
it's time to get out in the sun
shine." The Herald itself will be
discontinued for the sum
mer. That's definite. The
story reports: "The Haven
Herald will be discontinued
the first of May or June.
It it definite that it will be
discontinued during the
summer. The definite date
of discontinuation will be in
the next issue." Definite
enough?
a
We really must .sneak to
Potpourri. She shouldn't
leave her readers hanging up
in the air the way she did
Thursday. In recording the
tentative name of Regional
Editor Bob Walters' new
sports car, she said it has been
christened "Remember B.R."
and then didn't say what BJt.
stands for. ;
It stands for Basic Rule, of
course.
Not all the staff is satisfied
with this name, however. It
lacks distinction, somehow.
And Bob has been deluged
with suggestions, not all of
which are printable in a fam
ily newspaper.
We 11 keep you posted. If
any one cares, that is.
The assistant pastor of a'
Medford church found him
self in a new classification
- an exalted one - the other
day. He had cause to tele
phone a member of his con
gregation, and her 8-year-old
daughter aniwered the
telephone. "Mother." she
announced, "It's the prime
minister."
I,