Try and
By BENNETT CERF-
A PATIENT in a college infirmary was convalescing from
an emergency appendectomy. "How are you doing?"
Inquired a solicitous visitor.
tne patient, "but it was
rough yesterday. First
they opened me up again
to take out a sponge they
left in me. Then they re
peated to remove a scal
pel they had forgotten."
Just then the doctor
stuck his head in the'
room lo demand, "Any
body see my hat and
overshoes around here!"
The patient fainted.
Two business associate
met at the entrance of an
expensive psychiatrist's of
fice. "Hello, Oscar," exclaimed one, "are you coming or Roinfr?"
'Listen, Joe,'1 advised the other, "if I knew that, I wouldn't
be here." '
In a school essay on "parents," reports Sunshine Magazine, one
young girl wrote with exemplary resignation, "We get our par
ents when they are so old it is very difficult to change their
habits."
C I960, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Features Syndicate
Oregon Campaign to
Become Real Race,
Opinion Polls Show
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune
Washington Correspondent
Washington-Oregon's presi
dential primary has the mak
ings of a real horse race down
I to the wire be
tween Sens.
Wavne Morse
j and John F.
K e n n e d v .
j judging by the
results of pub
lic o n i n i o n
polls taken in
recent weeks.
The Water-
A KntiL. Smith linUKP Doll, old
reliable among Oregon pub
lic opinion samplings for
many years, showed as of last
month that Morse and Ken
nedy were about even, an in
formed source not connected
with either candidated report
ed here.
Another Informal poll, not
based on any scientific sam
pling of voters, this week
showed Morse holding a nar
row lead over Kennedy. This
was the result of a question
naire circulated by Rep.
Charles O. Porter to residents
Of his 4th congressional dis
trict in Southwest Oregon.
Porter asked the 131,000
persons who were sent the
questionnaire to name their
presidential favorite, irrespec
tive of the names which will
appear on the Oregon ballot.
The result was that 17,831
persons submitted answers -10,424
indicating they were
Democrats 7,407 indicating
they were Republicans.
33 Per Cent for Nixon
Vice President Nixon re
ceived 5.883 votes, or 33 per
cent of the total who respond
ed, and Gov. Nelson Rocke
feller received 1,477 or 8.3
per cent.
The Democrats divided
their preferences among six
men in this order:
Sen. Morse 2,957 or 16.5
per cent; Sen. Kennedy-2,538
or 14.2 per cent; Adlai Steven
son - 2,179 or 12.2 per cent;
Sen. Hubert Humphrey - 1,
160 or 6.5 per Cent; Sen. Lyn
don Johnson - 817 or 4.6 per
cent; Sen. Stuart Symington
- 746 or 4.2 per cent.
The unknown quantity of
special importance in this re
sult is where will. the Steven
son supporters throw their
support in the 'Oregon pri
mary, inasmuch as their fa
'.vorite will not be listed on
the ballot.
Congressman Porter, who
is now for Humphrey, expects
the bulk of them to do as he
did - shift from Stevenson to
the Minnesota senator. On this
basis, Porter believes Hum
phrey has a fighting chance
to make a strong showing in
Oregon, if not to win out.
Porter's questionnaire was
sent out at random. All Ore
gonians on his regular mail
ing list, about 11,000, receiv
ed it. This list is composed of
names obtained from various
sources - people who write
in, lists of people of the same
profession such as teachers,
and several thousand names
obtained originally by Porter s
office from Sen. Morse's mail
ing list.
This could mean that
Morse's hard core supporters
in Porter's district had an op
portunity to vote in Porter-
sampling.
Supplied by List
The bulk of the others who
received the Porter question
naire were city dwellers
whose names were supplied
by a commercial mailing list
firm, and post office box-
OUR "GOOF"
Is Your Oravyl
BE A K-BOY
Blooper-Snooper
LfJ
Stop Me
"All righUnow, I guess," said
holders and rural route resi
dents who simply had a copy
placed in their mail boxes by
the postman as the postal law
permits. This method of distri
bution accounts for the cross
section of voters of both par
ties who participated.
Morse ran strongest in Coos
County, where 514 voted for
him against 247 for Kennedy.
In Lane County, his home
county, Morse received 1206
to 1026 for Kennedy. Steven
son ran ahead of Kennedy in
Lane with 1055 votes.
In Douglas and Jackson
counties, Kennedy ran ahead
of Morse. In Douglas Kennedy
got 361 to Morse's 252 votes,
and in Jackson Kennedy re
ceived 379 votes to 348 for
Morse.
Humphrey did best in Coos
County, where he beat out
Stevenson 162 to 158. Sen.
Johnson beat out Humphrey
in Josephine County, 96 to 49;
and Symington beat out Hum
phrey in Douglas, 142 to 141.
A Too Lata To Classify
SPRING SALE
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BREW1NGTONS NURSERY
2605 Tennessee Dr. SP 3-3971
FOR SALE 'a T. Ford custom cab
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SP 2-7334. before 5.
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$55. 635 Pine St. Inq. N. 99,
Gier'i Court.
For Sale Apex Mangle. UL 5-1672.
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Utilities pd. 340 1, N. Central,
Apt. i
FOR SALE 9 heavy laying hens
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FOR RENT 2-bdrm. house, unfurn.
SP 2-5361.
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OR TRADE: Real nice "53 Ford for
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FOR RENT Furn. apt. Laundro
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pd.. $35. SP 2-4261.
WANTED A set of Bar Bells. Ph.
SP 3-3828. eves.
FOR SALE 220 ft. of I1 i" galvan
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sprinklers. 102 Lozier Lane. .
PAINT NOW Before spring rush.
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18 yrs. In valley. i
FOR SALE Aliis-Chalmers HD-10.
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logging canopy
$3500 cash. Ph.
CAFE FOR RENT. Good location.
TA 6-2886.
FOR SALE Ice cream St mfg. busi
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down. Well established high net
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TRADE equity in 2-bdrm. home, for
late model car. Phone 2581, Hilts,
Calif.
COLOR ENLARGEMENTS from
Kodacolor or slides. 3x7'j $1.00,
RxlO $2.00. Until May 1st only.
Phillips. 703 Beatty. SP 2-9318.
lxfl VRustic Cedar $100 per M.
8-D box nails S 10.50 keg. 4x8 by
t. Birch $6.75 sheet, 4x8 by J
A-2 Birch 45c ft. Dutch Boy out
side white house paint $3.23 gal.
NORTON LUMBER CO.
Phoenix. White City, Ashland
S&H GreenStamp
WANTED Sloping lot for split
level house on down hill side of
road, Med ford area. SP 2-6804.
FOR SALE $To;950
East tide, 2 BR, 4 blocks from
town, wall to wall carpet in
living rm- St dining rm.. Iota
builtlrut, nicely landscaped yard.
Assume low interest V HA loan.
SP 2-8943 after V00,xccptSun.
FOR SALE 1949 Plymouth Sta
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Make reasonable offer. Reming
ton Portable typewriter. Old 22
caliber pistol patented Nov. 9th.
1853. 43 Army Colt like new, hol
ster, belt, ammunition, etc.. New
Sfi.VOO 7x50 Binoculars $32 30.
Kev wind watch runs good. Old
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shot juiv 923 W. Main St
2x6 No. 4 T St G Flooring. $40 M.
Farmers Lumber Co., Barnett St
Riverside. SP 2-5462
U" 4x8 V "groove Ribbon Mahogany
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Riverside, SP 2-5462u
103 Lb. Roll Roofing, $3 25 roll".
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Riverside, SP 2-5462.
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In the Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
Now that little Eric Peu
geot (pronounced Pay-ZHO) is
safe again in the arms of his
parents, we can afford to be
frivolous about his kidnaping.
The Paris police are re
ported to be stumped. Other
than a vague tip to the effect
that a few minutes after he
had been released a car dri
ven by a "tall, thin man
dressed in gray" was seen to
speed away from the kidnap
apartment, they have no
clues.
About all they have been
able to do at the moment this
is written is to order a round
up of all tall, thin men
dressed in gray.
WHERE - Oh, WHERE - is
Hercule Poirot, Agatha
Christie's fictional Belgian de
tective who in such cases al
ways solved the problem and
brought the criminal to jus
tice by the simple clarity of
his deductive reasoning?
No roundup of suspects. No
drag nets. No lie detectors.
Hercule just sat down in an
easy chair, leaned back, put
the tips of the fingers of both
hands together and
THOUGHT IT OUT. When he
got it all thought out, he dis
patched an assistant to collar
the guilty crook.
It was as simple as that.
Hercule would certainly
come in handy in Paris right
now.
BY THE WAY
If in - casual conversation
you feel called upon to men
tion his name, don't call him
Her-KOOL. Or even Her
KYULE. And don't say Hoy
ROT. Hercule Poirot was a Bel
gian. He came from the side
of Belgium where they speak
French. (Over on the other
side of Belgium, they speak
Flemish.) In deference to him,
his name should be spoken
thus: Air-KEEL Pwaw-ROW.
B
UT enough of that.
Let s get on with the story.
LITTLE Eric's ransom is
said to have been paid in
GOLD COINS - $100,000
worth of them. The reason for
that, it is assumed, is that
paper money can be traced by
its serial numbers. It can also
be MARKED Gold coins have
no serial numbers, and mark
ing them -is a tough job.
TTEMMMMM.
It a good thing for little
Eric's abductors that they did
their abducting in France. If
they had used gold coins in
the United States of America,
Uncle Sam would have had
their heart's blood.
Our old Uncle will stand
for a lot of things, BUT NOT
FOR GOLD MONEY IN PRI
VATE POCKETS.
That's VERBOTEN.
WHY? ,
. Well, gold money CAN'T
BE JUGGLED. Paper money
can be juggled. And ... in
recent decades we've had to
do a lot of money juggling to
keep up with the spenders.
A Toe Late To Classify
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Many Parents Wondering About Social
Studies Given in Elementary Schools
By LOUIS CASSELS
Once upon a time, children
studied history, Georgraphy
and civics.
Nowadays, in most U. S.
elementary schools, they get
something called "Social
studies" instead.
A great many benighted
parents have been wondering
what "Social Studies" are,
and since their children rare
ly bring home any textbooks,
they have been hard put to
find out.
Now the U.S. office of edu
cation has published a most
helpful little boklet entitled
"Social Studies in the Elemen
tary School Program." It
tolls what social studies are,
and how they are - or should
be - taught.
Basic Concepts
More important, the book
let is an usually lucid state
ment of the basic concepts
of progressive education
which today hold almost un
disputed sway in America's
public schools.
It defines social studies as
an "Integrated part of the
curriculum" in which chil
dren study history, Geograpy
and civics "in their natural
relationships." The objective
is to "help the child under
stand his social and physical
environment," beginning with
his own home and family and
moving out in ever-widening
circles to city, stale, nation,
and world.
Textbooks may be used as
a "basic reading reference,"
but rarely is the course built
around them.
"The most widely found
plan for organizing the learn
ing experiences of children in
the social studies is the 'unit
method'," the booklet says.
Teacher Selects Topic
In the unit method, the
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teacher selects a topic around
which "large, related areas of
learning'' may be grouped.
The topic should appeal to
the children's interests and
should be appropriate to their
age level.
The booklet says; "Some of
the most frequently taught
units or topics in the first
grade deal with animals, the
family, helping at home . . ."
Second grade units "tend to
emphasize learning about peo
ple who help us in the neigh
borhood." such as police, fire
men, doctors, etc.
Third grade units frequent
ly deal with transportation
and communication systems
and - a ubiquitous favorite -the
Indians. The fourth grade
introduces children to study
of the history and geography
of their own state and region.
Nearly all fifth gardes con
centrate on the United States.
Sixth grades take up the
Western Hemisphere, The
United Nations, and interna
tional topics.
Pictures Gathered
The teacher prepares for
each new unit by gathering
together as many pictures,
maps, posters, reading ma
terials, audiovisual aids and
other "resources" as she can
find. She also arranges for
field trips and class projects
in which children can supple
ment their studies with "di
rect learning experiences."
For example, if the unit con
cerns transportation, the class
may visit the local airport. Or
if the children are studying
clothing, they may do some
spinning and weaving in class.
Progressive educators are
convinced that this method
enables children to go beyond
mere assimilation of informa
tion, and grasp the meaning
and relationships - and the
relevance to their own lives
- of the facts they are learn
ing. Critics say that the unit
approach all too often yields
a succession of play periods
in which children pick up a
melange of incidental infor
mation but never gain a
systematic knowledge of any
subject.
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Sunday night.
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Monday, April 18, I960
Independence Boy
On Scooter Killed
Salcm-OiPP-A 18-year-old In
dependence boy was killed
Saturday afternoon In Ihe col
lision of a car and motor
scooter on South River rd.,
about one-half mile from the
Independence bridge.
The victim, who drove the
motor scooter, was identified
as Donald Neil Harter, son of
Neil Harter.
'60 costs
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