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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBOTTE, MtOTOBD, OfltL SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1SI0 4 A "Iverrone In Southern Oreioa Reada The Mill Tribune" Publlihad Oally except Saturday by MEUIOHO PHINTINU LU 83 North Fir St., Ph spa-em. ROBERT-w' RUHlI Editor HERB ORXV AdverUllns Marnier UEKA1.U T I.A111AM BUI mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mnj Editor KARL H ADAMS. City Editor umnv rumxiiM TaI.. irHitn RICHARD JKWETT. Sportl Editor OLIVE STARCH! R, Women'! Ed. tor DALE KBlCKSUN, Circulation mgT An Independent Ne'wapaper 1 Entered ee lecond clam matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1807 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year $18 00 Daily and Sunday 6 moa. 8.00 Dally and Sunday a moa. 4.36 Sunday Only One year 84.J0 ' By Carrier In Advance Medford Aehland. Central Point I ail ' Point. Jackaonvllle. Gold Hill Phoenix, Shady Cove. Rogue Riv er. Talent ana on motor routee, Daily and Sunday 1 year $18 00 Da'.ly and Sunday 1 mo 1.30 Carrier and Dealera copy lOe 1 All Terma Caah In Advance . "oftttltl Paper of City of Medford" Official Paper of Jackson County United Preaa international Full Leaeed Wire U.P.I. Telephoto Newiplcturoa . "TTlEMBSiri OF' At)DiT BUREAU" or uiRCULA iiuns WEST HOLIDAY CO., INC Of fic In New York, Chicago, De troit, San Francihco, Loi Angtlea, -, Seattle, Portland St. Louis, At ' lanta. Vancouver. B.C. NEWSPAPER PUIUSHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAI Flight o' Time Medford and Jackion County History front the files ot The Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO . July 10. 1950 (Monday) The Jacksonville museum which was formerly the coun ty courthouse here, opened to the public for the first time today. Several Medford Boy Scouts attending the scout jamboree in Valley Forge, Pa., this week have fallen victims to some trading tricks by Ne braskan scouts who traded sandburs to the local boys saying they were genuine por cupine eggs. 30 YEARS AGO July 10, 1940 (Wednesday) From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Murals minted hv WPA federal arts project artists have been or dered burned because they were 'obviously communist murals.' It appears it would have been easier to pour tne money down a rat-noie in uie first place." 30 YEARS AGO July 10, 1930 (Thursday) The U.S. forest service Is testing a portable radio at Diamond lake this week. C. E. (Pop) Gates, Medford, has been mentioned as a pos sible GOP gubernatorial can didate. 40 YEARS AGO July 10, 1920 (Saturday) Medford's fire chief has Issued a warning to local au toists not to chase fire engines on their way to fires. Mrs. Roy Satchwell, Med ford, returns Irom the i-eino-cratic convention in San Fran cisco and expresses optimism for her party in November. 50 YEARS AGO July 10. 1910 (Sunday) Ashland people seem to have had a change of heart and are calling for a special election as soon as possible to reconsider a proposed trolley line franchise for the city. Construction will start to morrow on an extension of the Pacific and Eastern railroad into Medford. What's Your 1 0.7 Ml m bn earreet ia euoeriar even or eight li eneellent; five 01 III It awe". 1. Is a Gibbon the name of an ape, a part of a chicken, or a callows? 2, Which state is nicknamed the "Sunshine State"? 3. The glossier the paint, the more it will wnnstana clean- ine: true or false? 4. Applying a beefsteak to a bruised eye is the best way to reduce swelling; true or false? 5. After his resurrection did Christ appear before any woman other than Mary Mag dalene? 6. Name the book that is reputed to be the best seller of all times. ; 7. Is the "h" silent or sound. ed in the word' "prohibition"? '. 8. In 1831 the Hudson and Mohawk railroad was opened in which State? , 9, It is possible to deter mine the race of a man by microscopic examination of a cross section of hair; true or false? 10. Name the world-famous composer of many of Amerl ca's best-loved songs, Includ ing "Old Man River," and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.' Answers: 1. An apt. 2. New Maxlco. 3, True (all other qualities being equal). 4. Fall. S. Yes. 6. The Bible. 7. Silent. 8. New York. 9. True. 10. Jerome Kern. v For Quiet Public Service C. M. Goethe of Sacramento, Calif., who fre quently contributes letters to the Mail Tribune's communications column, recently has been hon ored for pioneering working in conservation. Goethe, who is Honorary Chief Naturalist of the National Park Service, is 85 years of age, a native Qf Sacramento, and a banker and rancher. But his hobbies have ranged widely, and he is a member of a long list of organizations most of which have a nature preservation, educational, religious, or recreational aspect He recently received the department of the interior's Conservation Service Award for 1960 in recognition of many years of devoted service in the cause of conservation. A NOTHER recent award was honorary life membership in the Yosemite Natural History association, oldest organization cooperating with the National Park Service. Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, in presenting me tjunservauon award to uoeine, saia: "Millions of Americans annually share in the bene fits of the unique program of personal interpretive services in the national parks and monuments. These . rewards in turn promote appreciation for natural values, and through this the case of conservation is served. In large measure, we have you to thank for the inception and initial support of this potent force in America. In Switzerland prior to World War I, you and Mrs. Goethe had observed a recreational program based on nature study for children that instilled in them a sense of pride and patriotism. Transplanting this idea to America, you took a step of tremendous initiative and vision when you launched, with your own funds, the start of nature guiding in this country at California's Lake Tahoe. "Observing the success of your endeavor, the direc- tor of the National Park Service urged you to transfer your work to Yosemite National Park. From this modest beginning in 1920 has grown the vigorous and effective program of nature interpretation in the Na tional Park System today. Since those formative years, you have never ceased to demonstrate your continuing deep interest in furthering the conservation and edu cational activities of the National Park Service." e e JEDICATED people serve their fellow humans and their nations and their ideals in many auierenc ways. Some earn plaudits and some quiet recogni tion and some get no thanks at all. C. M. Goethe, whose long life has been one of service to people in their relationship with nature and nature's God, merits the praise and thanks of everyone who has ever paused, in spired, at the wonder and majesty of America's great out of doors, much of which has been pre served forever in the national parks. E.A. What 1U The other day we mentioned the basic unfair ness of the Sunday closing "blue" laws many states have. - : Today we'd like to mention briefly how ab surd some of them can be. The state of Virginia passed a new "blue" law this year, which went into effect the first of. the month, and prevents the sale of all but "essen tials" on" Sunday. The result, - according to the Washington Post, is confusion compounded. e e e e e POST story reported: "What people could buy depended on the indi vidual merchant's interpretation of the puzzling Sun day sales law, or on whether they patronized the few establishments operating in open defiance of the law. "Police tried to help interpret the law . . ." One shopper, faced with unexpected com pany for Sunday dinner, found he could buy milk and bread, but was forbidden to buy potatoes. Another nearby shopper bought a six-pack of beer, while another was refused when he tried to buy an electric fuse so that he could get his refrigerator, stove, washer and lights operating f A ll 1 1 a 11 again. Anomer was reiusea an eiecinc ngnt duid, while still another bought flashbulbs for his cam era without difficulty. QNE merchant was puzzled as to whether he could sell picture post cards. Were they "stationery" (sale permitted) or "souvenirs" (sale not allowed)? One customer could buy facial tissues in the drug department, but not handkerchiefs in the clothing section. This is absurdity nay, stupidity. And it's what happens when legislatures start messing with individual and religious freedoms. E.A. City Ranks Change Corvallis was the onlv Oreeon citv of more than 10,000 population where the 1960 census count exceeded the 1959 Oregon census board estimates. The estimate was 20,250; the count was 20,437. It thus keeps its position as fifth largest city in the state, just behind Medford's fourth. Springfield grew the fastest of any major city, 79.3 per cent, from 10,807 in 1950 (ranking 10th) to 19,373 (ranking sixth) in 1960. Astoria and Portland were the only major cities to lose population. Astoria dropped from 12,331 (ranking-seventh) to 11,071 (rankine 11th) between 1950 and 1960, a decrease of 10.2 per cent. Port land lost .9 per cent. augene topped saiem as second-largest city, with 50,160 to Salem's 49,166. Klamath Falls dropped from sixth to seventh in size (et'owintr from 15,875 to 16,821): nirrVH rAnna 1 1 1 10A in ClgllLU -,ia-G J.X,I,T lU rrom llth to ninth (10,115 to 12,841), and Bend went from ninth to 10th (11,409 to 11,748). Medford. which iumned 40 tier cent in the decade (17,305 to 24,246), was the second-fast est growing major city in iT7 Hal"? ssen Pendleton staved in 1 A iAT tlknm, him) I j sxiuaiLy went, Oregon. E.A. Dennis the Qo o 5 IMS j 'Boyyxi sure getwcTZPATA sail gwsi Communications tetters Jo the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of pen name or Initial for publication is ptrmissiblt. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all leiteri with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted lor pub lication must not exceed 400 words. The Utters printed In this column do not necoisarily repreaent ihe views of the paper; in fact the contrary is Tact To the Editor: The element of irony will provide enough spice to flavor any story, and stories seem to be coming thick and fast here of late and each seems to be well laced with spice. Lack of tact seems to play a definite part in each epi sode, and that little oversight returned to plague the. char acters that were responsible for the oversight. First the president failed to refrain from snooping on the eve of a diplomatic conference. That little oversight wrecked the conference. Had the United States a competent public re lations man to grease the ways in the interest of har mony, with a little tact, no doubt things would have been different. The Japanese debacle was the outgrowth ot the summit failure. It was a breach of tact to be snooping at that particu lar time. Now we come closer to home. Had the Shakespearean Festival organization provid ed itself with a competent public relations agent, it is hardly probable that it would have been snubbed by Time magazine. No doubt a little forethought would have put the feature writer in a co operative mood. Writers are often rather tempermental, but a little tact will often help them to see things In a clearer light. This writer has had some experience with show people and some with writers. He cut his literary teeth on Shakespeare in 1907 while he was getting his Thespian training. He was 20 then and Thalia was he beloved. He was a serious student of drama. His nick name at that time was "Shakespeare." He attended a rehearsal of the Merchant of Venice in Ashland. Portia was out of character. She went after Shylock like a fishwife. As I was on the trail of a feature article I pointed out the dis crepancy to the director. He blew up. Later the girl was contacted to get her concep tion of Portia s character and temperament. The director saw us talking and he ap proached us and gave me the bum s rush or its equivalent, The interview was never fin ished, the story not written. The theater needs the press much more than the press needs the theater. Somehow we feel that Mr. Reinholdt's letter to Time was too caustic and should be retracted, then again we may be too biased. But arrogance is seldom justi fied, Retribution too often fol lows. Walter Recce Galice rd. Merlin, Ore. Editor's note: Ordinarily wo a say Mr. Reece s views on the magazine Shakespeare Festival matter had some mer it - but not in the case of Time magazine. Their Port land correspondent visited Ashland, was given full coop eration, and sent thousands of words of copy, plus dozens of pictures, to the magazine, The writing in Time Is almost all done in New York by the edi tors, who choose what, if any. of their correspondents' work to Include. Uses The Fads To the Editor: As election time once again draws clos er, I find it rather amusing to hear people rave and com ment on their political choic es. Not amusing on the basis of their choices, but rather on the basis of how so many of Menace often ihe case. them have arlved at their choices. More people than one would imagine have had their vote pre-arranged since before they became of voting age. I refer of course not to Individual candidates voted for, but in stead to party affiliations. It startles me evcrytime I hear a person proudly ex pound that: "I am a Republi can or I am a Democrat be cause my family and their family before them have al ways been Republicans or Democrats and have always voted in such a way." This clearly shows either one of two things: The person is ig norant and is incapable of thinking and choosing for him self, or he is convinced that the family party" has always been and always will be the best party for which to cast his vote. This definitely Is not the way we elect the officials most capable, of handling our government,' our states, and our cities. Myself, I commit allegiance to no specific poli tical party. I very carefully weigh the qualities and rec ords of both parties and their individual candidates before my ballot is cast. In this way I feel that I am voting and helping to elect the best pos sible candidates and admin istration. When in the process of deciding upon my choice, I disregard prejudice and ac cept fact. Just because my family has voted for one party for generations doesn't mean I'm going to follow suit. Roger Bartln Lend 736 Washington ave., Apt. 4 St. Paul, Minn. Thanks To the Editor: "Thank you" are just two little words. But they hold a world of sincere gratitude from us to you. We are the James Huff family which was burned out Sunday, July 3. The Huff Family Route 1, Box S04 Talent, Ore. Keeps Getlin' Voria To the Editor: In 1932, der New Deal said, "Everyting vas going to get vorse before dey vas going to get better," but, by golly, dey never told us it vas going to keep on gettln' vorse for der next 28 years, Everett Acklin, Ashland, Ore. Tribute io "Bill" . To the Editor: Bill knows we all love him and I don't know if his congregation docs appreciate him as much as he has coming, but I know that each agrees with me that the whole community should know what a wonderful privilege 11 is to have the Rev. William Saladin and his wife and family In our ministry at our Presbyterian church at Phoenix. Now he tells us to call him Bill, for he is a part of each of our families. He comes to my house and never bats an eye at my stale coffee or any old stray cookie. Without for mality I find my troubles laid at the throne of God In the same casual way I would tell my neighbor across the fence, but with the humble knowl edge that God Is always guid ing our Bill. Bill and his family were taking their well earned va- In ihe Days News By FRANK JENKINS Political thought for today: Pity Governor Pat Brown. Ho Is in the sweaty position ot one who is being forced by circumstances to make an Important decision that may Influonce his whole cureor. rill US is his dlleimnu: -I- Shall ha throw In with Kennedy NOW . . , or al least before the convention opens? Or shall he wait until the balloting begins and more evidence Is avallablo ns to how tho cut Is going to jump? AUPI dispatch from Los Angeles says: "Governor Edmund G. Brown of California Is EX PECTED to endorse Senator John F. Kennedy for the Dem ocratic Presidential nomina tion by Sunday or eurller and to curry with him a majority of the state's 81-vote delega tion, according to highly-placed California Informants to day." Renunciation of Brown's favorite son candidacy, fol lowed by the casting ot a ma jority of the California dele gations 81 votes for the Mas sachusetts senator, might start a band-wagon movement that would result in Kenne dy's nomination on the first ballot. In that event, Governor Brown would have dono Mr. Kennedy a very great favor. In politics, a favor is like a loan in business matters. It must be repaid. HOW might It be repaid? If Mr. Kennedy is the No. 1 man, he will by prece dent be entitled to have a big voice in the choosing of the No. 2 man. Under the circum stances his choice would fall naturally on Governor Brown who is a Westerner, and thus a politically acceptable No. 2 man for an Eastern No, 1 man. And The idea Is growing that tho vice-presidency is a natur al and reasonable and logical apprenticeship for the Presi dency. (SUCCESSFUL p o 1 1 1 1 clons must see ana btiL me psychological moment. This particular situation might be the psychological moment in Governor Brown's career. It might be that critical and de cisive moment referred to by Brutus In Shakespeare's Juli us Cnesar: 'There Is a tide In the af fairs of men, "Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; "Omitted, all the voyage of their life "Is bound in shallows and in miseries." M offer of Fact by joPh aimp THE BRIGHT VISION Washington - The Kennedy high command's bright vision of the future can now be rath er reliably de scribed. If the vision comes true in these next days in Los Angeles, John F. K c n n cdy will receive the Democrat ic Presidential nomination on JOSEPH the first or second ballot. And the Massachusetts Lochlnvar will Incidentally be proven a more realistic politician than the master realist of the Sen ate, Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. The highest hopes of both men center, at the moment, cation visiting their families 800 mles away when he heard Mrs. Mona Ferns, a member of our congrogatlon, had pass ed away. Without a moment's hesita tion he came right home to console the family and give the sacred last rites. Humbly, I, my family and our friends, the family of Mrs. Mona Ferns, are very grateful to this man of God. Mildred Bray 1830 North Riverside ave. Medford Vigilance Is the Price To the Editor: I appreciated your forthright editorials July 7, on "Blue Laws" and "No Majorities." You stated my opinions so exactly, I will not take time to repeat them, but I feel your remarks arc very timely as well as pertinent to the Impending crises which seem to be shaping up In many areas of our "Land of the Free." Indeed, "eternal vigilance Is the price of lib erty" nnd this is especially true In the realm of phi losophy. We have read your paper, especially the editorial page consistently for the two years we have lived In southern Oregon, and consider It one of tho best we know. More power to you as you endeavor to uphold the principles of freedom and justice, Harold J, Relth, . P.O. Box 113, Shady Cove, Ore, Al.UftP Today & Tomorrow By Waller WHERE ARE WE NOW? - It would be nlro to believe, as Sen. Wiley asked us to be lieve last week, that every thing has been us good, It not better than II over was, since the breakdown of the summit and the can ce 1 1 a tlon of the P r e s 1- dent's visits to Moscow and Tokyo. But It is not true that ev erything is as good as it over win, And helf-dceoptlon Is as dangerous habit as a nation can fall into. It becomes doubly danger ous when, huvlng suffered a sovore detent, official spokes men seek to Intimidate oppo nents by Insisting that the true patriot will deny that the defeat is a defeat and will make It a victory by calling It a victory. e e CERTAINLY things which have happened since t h e explosion In May have given a certain but misleading plaus ibility to the thesis that every thing Is as good as it ever was. For one thing, Mr. Khru shchev has taken pains to make It clear that his quarrel Is not with tho United States but with Mr. Elsenhower, and thut the basic policy of the Soviet Union continues to be to avoid war and to negotiate for a detcnto and a reduction of armaments. Accordingly, he has. on the one hand broken off relations with the President and is re fusing to ncgotlute with his administration. On the other hand, he has declared a mora torium about Berlin, and has openly - very openly by Com munist standards - differed wilh tho Red Chinese and committed the European sat ellites to the doctrine of co existence without war. WHY? In my view because the Khrushchev policy of co-ex-Lstencc without war. as distinct from the more ortho dox Chinese doctrine that war is inevitable, stems from the vital national interests of the Soviet Union. The good will shows be tween the Nixon visit to Mos cow and Mny of this year did not come from a chonge of heart about America ond about capitalism. It came from a realistic calculation of tho need of the Soviet Union to develop an economy In pcocc on the single major herd of delegates that Is both genu inely controlled and genuine ly uncommitted. This is the Pennsylvania delegation, 81 strong, sternly commanded by tho sphinx of Harrisburg, Gov. David Lawrence, with the shrewd Philadelphia boss, William Green, as the chief assistant herdsman, THE KENNEDY forces arc A not making any predic tions or claiming any commit ments. Yet they think and be lieve that Pennsylvania Is at last moving their way, de spite Governor Lawrence's often -emphasized reluctance to see a Catholic Democratic Presidential nominee. The Johnson people are equally chary of predictions or claims. But the Texas Senator has given Judgment that "every thing depends on Pennsyl vania"; and he hopes for and three-quarters expects Gover nor Lawrence's cooperation In stopping Kennedy. With this In mind, Senator Johnson and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn recently put Philadelphia Boss Green through an experience almost equalling the last hours of the Empress Faustn, whom the Emperor Constuntine ordered immured In her steam bath and cooked au bleu. After the shaken Green's departure, the lower echelons of the Johnson staff were cheered by tho re port that the atmosphere had been encouraging and that Pennsylvania was still un committed. FOR THE formal record, thore Is no doubt at all about Pennsylvania's current ly uncommitted condition. No final commitment will be made until the herd from Pennsylvania holds Its caucus on Monday in Los Angeles, On this mnjostlc -occasion. Johnson, Kennedy, Sen. Stu art Symington of Missouri, and perhaps even Adlai Stev enson will all appear and make their pilches. And the crucial Pennsylvania decision will thon be reached. The question now, In fact, Is which way the wind la blowing. Govornor Lawrence can reverse the fnn with con siderable ease and rapidity but there are certainly some striking straws to show the wind Is blowing In a direction that favors Kennedy. To begin with, It can be Waller Ltopniaun llppmann und with a reduced burden of military expenditure Our ro spouse, however, badly con eolveil und munuged, stemmed from our vital national Inter est. We too cannot afford to drift toward nuclcnr wnr, and our allies the world around have demanded a slneoro ef fort to rolux the tension, These basic Interests of the U.S.S.R, and the U.S. have not been changed, and that Is why, In one way or another, the search for a detente will be resumed. e IIOWEVEU, it will bo a long time, a year at the mini mum, before tho broken brldgo between tho two worlds can bo repaired, I wish I could think that time will bo on our side during this year nnd that In this Inter mission when gonulno dip lomntlc relations are suspend ed, our position will grow relatively stronxcr. There Is, however, no rea son whatovcr to think that the alliance In Europe will disintegrate. The connections between North America and Western Europe are rooted deeply In geography, history, kinship, culture and religion These connections have beon tested in all the great wnrs for two centuries. What will change In the future us It has In the past is the relative posi tion of tho powers within tho alliance. Our puramountcy, which began with the frus tration of Europe in tho second World War, Is giving way as Western Europe re vives. While we ahull remain the key piece In the Western alliance, our position relative to Britain, France, and Ger many Is declining and our in fluence and prestige have un doubtedly fallen. Hut In Asia the prospects are very different and less favorable. Hie system of peri pheral bases from Turkey around to Japan has been ob solescent since the Soviet Union acquired nuclear weap ons. Now tho system of bates has been deeply undermined by the U-2 affair and Its after math. Our position In Alia Is crumbling and this will continue unless, conceivably, the Chinese commit some act of folly which, like their ag gression against India, fright ens the nations of Asia. e 'IV IE salvage of American 1 Interests In Asia will re quire a reappraisal and a re vision of our strategic policy In Asia. If we look at the calendar, we have to say that since the reappraisal and re vision will not be made by the outgoing ndmlnlstratlon, nothing can be done until thera Is a new administration. But In fact, thero is In dip lomacy, as there Is In finance, such a thing as discounting the future. Thus, If In the campaign It becomes clear that the llkoly winner moves to reuppralse and revise, and knows how to go about It, tho crumbling of our Aslnn posi tion mny not become the land slide which Mr. K. Is walling and hoping for. Copyright 1960 Naw York Herald Tribune Inc. taken as certain that Philo delphlu Boss Green long ogo gave up the hopes he used to express rather volubly for the candidacy of Senator Syming ton. The Philadelphia voles, long counted In the Syming ton list, Just are not there any longer, Moreover, the Green decision on Symington can be taken as reflecting a Lawr ence decision, that Symington is not really available as a compromise candidate, THen too, there Is clearer and clearer evidence that Governor Lawrence made very careful and extensive In quiries, some time ago, to de termine whether ho could sell Senator Johnson's candidacy lo the Pennsylvania leaders of the Negro and labor groups The resistance he encounter ed is known to havo been too violent for the Governor to overcome This difficulty has not been removed, either, by an endorsement of Johnson by a Negro newspaper In Phila delphia. IT IS ALSO Lawrence, known that while prefer ring Adlai Stevenson, takes no Block In the practicality of the d r a f l-Slevenson move ment. Hence It Is not at all surprising that there arc quite definite signs that the word is being passed, both In Phila delphia and Harrisburg, that Pennsylvania will probably go lor Kennedy, If the Pennsylvania caucus nrliinna lit lea (naaitlt II ...111 t- n produces this result, 11 will be a reluctant result, reached by a process of elimination of the other candidates, But however It Is reached, as the Johnson forces are the first to admit, this result will also be decisive. The maneuver lo shore up Ihe favorite sons by forbid ding first ballot vote-changes will come to nothing at all. The fuvorlto sons will fold POTLUCK (By M-T Staff and Contributors) Alcoholism Isn't funny to an alcoholic, It Is, modleal men now agroo, disease, in Illness, hut that It can b conquered. The pullunti who uie In the Oregon Stale Hospital, most of Ihem voluntarily, for treat ment of ulcohnllsm, know what agony it can be - for their families, for their friends, It's real struggle to con quor. Hut, while It Isn't a funny prcdicumonl, many of them can bring themselves to got a laugh or so about alcohol Ism, drunkenness, and relat ed mutters. In their publica tion, "On Center," there are a tew Jokci, along with se rious mutter, which provide a laugh or two, Here are a couple from the latest Issue, An alcoholic want to his doctor for halp, The doctor examined him. then told him the only cur was an operation. The alcoholic, ilnrlled, aiked what kind. "Wail," replied the physi cian, "we'll Just have io cul you off from the bot tle." A man visited a friend In the hospital. The patient had both arms, both lens and sev. eral ribs broken, lie painfully asked his friend how he hap pened io )t. in tho hospital. "Well." the friend replied, we had a few drinks In the hotel room, then sent out for another bottle, finished it off. and tent out for a third one. Remember?" "Vaguely," said the band- oged one. "Then what hap pened?" We flnlthod the third hot. tie. About then pretty ulrl came Into the room aeroit the street, turned on the light, and started to get ready for bed. You Jumped up. opened the window, and told mo you wore going to fly across the street to her room. Thon you IOOK Oil. For Hoaven's sake, whv didn't you stop me?" aiked the patient In anguish. lo toll you the truth." came the somewhat abashed reply. "1 kinds thought you'd make It." e A Utile old lady stag, gerad in to a meeting of Alcoholict Anonymous, and remarked. "My, ltn'i li wonderful there's a place a body can drink and nobody knows about III" The temperature rose to tcatonal highs last week, not only In Medford, but through, out the state (And, as is well known hero, a high of 05 in the Wlllomette valley Is far worse thon 100 degrees In Medford.) Anyway, Vic Fryer of the Salem Capital Journal comes up with a "definition" based on tho weathor. Hero it Is: Innumerable - The number of times last week that you were asked, "Hot enough for you?" e A missile scientist at Cape Canaveral, speaking to a colleague: "Imagine, I tpani 12 yoart in high tchool, four year In collage, four more years at M.I.T., and all I do it stand hare and count backwards from Ian lo sarel" Up ot Astoria, the Astor Ian Budget reports the arrival of a man named Peterson, who will take charge of the new Lewis and Clark Na tional Monument. It said: "Peterson, Mrs. Peterson and their two grade school age daughters, Karen and Su san, come by automobile from his provlous post with the No tlonol Pork Service at Mor rlstown, New Jersey, one of the places where George Washington slept, with his continental army." That must have been prclly crowded automobile. Since this is an election year, the conventions are due to gat under way toon, and bocauie of the inter, national tltuation, it's ap propriate io remember that propaganda Is the other guy's side pui so convinc ingly that li annoyt you. And, because of the same circumstances, we should also remember that nothing Is opened by mistake more often than the mouth. Finally, w arc advitad ihal torn people will be. liove anything you tell ihom-if you whisper it, their tents and hasten away. . . tne rusn to Konncdy will b overwhelming, evon danger ous to tho participants, and it will start oven before tho first ballot boglns, All theso things will happen for Konncdy-lf, If, If tho vision comes true. But If tho Johnson forces are right about Pennsylvania, the outcome con still bo decidedly different, . (o) 1980 New York Herald Tribune Inc.