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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, I960.- MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Oltt "Everyone In Southern Oregon " Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 North Flr St.,Ph SP 2-0141 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager liKKALU T LATHAM HUS Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mne Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor n A O ) V PUIIIUAM Tal IPAItfir RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON, Circulation Mgr An Indencndent Newsnaner Entered as second class matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act or March 3. 18OT SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ily Mail In Advance. Copy 10c Daily and Sunday l year Daflv and Sunday fl mos. 8.00 Dallv and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue Rlv er. 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Billy Graham, dynamic evangelist, will speak at the Medlord High school lootball stadium Wednesday. 20 YEARS AGO Aug. 26, 1940 (Monday) More than 12,000 persons gathered at the state lair grounds in Salem today to hear Oregon's Senator Charles L. McNary accept the Republi can vice-presidenlinl nomina tion. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: (by Vlelrh Fish. Phoenix) "Pic lures in a local camera shop of the Medford Rodeo Willi riders cascading off bucking horses and bulls are inter preted as signs of an early fall. When bull throws the man it should be news. The other way round it's politics." 30 YEARS AGO Aug. 26, 1930 (Wednesday) Postponement of the open ing of Medford schools be cause of the fruit harvest meets with much opposition The Diamond Lake lodge will remain open this year until Oct. 1. 40 YEARS AGO Aug. 26, 1920 (Thursday) The chamber of commerce forum here will discuss a pro posed move of the courthouse from Jacksonville. Central Point schools will open Sept. 13. SO YEARS AGO Aug. 26, 1910 (Thursday) Dying winds and the threat of rain are making the task of fire fighting in Jackson county easier; most fires are now un der control and the town of Prospect is out of danger. An engineer, for the Hill railroad interests said here to day that men arc now work ing near Pelican Bay selecting a location for the connecting link between .the Oregon Trunk and Pacific and Eastern railroads. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct is superior; even or eight is excellent; five or lix is good. 1. The extinct dodo bird could or could not fly? 2. Which is 1 o n g c r, the coastline of Florida or of Cali fornia? 3. Of what metal did Solo mon build Ihe altar? 4. Tomatoes contain which vitamin that is needed in the daily diet? 5. For what diseased condi tion of the brain do the initials "D.T.s" stand? (i. Which is larger, an adult male or female black widow spider? 7. In what year did Christo pher Columbus discover America? 8. Is W a s h i n g t o n. DC, north or south of Ihe Mason and Dixon line? 9. Coins traditionally asso ciated with pirates are called What? 10. From what serious dis ease did Julius Caesar suffer? Answers: 1, Could not. 2. Florida. 3. Brass. 4. Vita min C. 5. Delirium Tremens. 6. Female. 7. 1492 (October 12). 8. South. 9. Doubloons. 10. Epilepsy. Ho-Hum Time Two friends of ours made similar comments, at different times, recently. Each made a remark to the effect that the Presidential campaign surely hasn't gotten very interesting, as yet. And each added, thoughtfully, that it was going to be hard to decide who to vote for this year. Tin not crazy about either Nixon or Ken nedy," one said, and the other made a similar comment. XE had come to pretty much the same con- 1 T elusions ourself. Since the excitement, 01 the two conventions litical arena has been And the split-season point, has been so drained of any real meaning or accomplishment by ltical maneuvering that give it up as a bad job AS for the candidates, "remember has there for either. With one or two exceptions, we know of no REALLY ardent and Richard M. Nixon. And the same is true of John F. Kennedy. This probably will change as the campaign gets going, and as the (pardon the expression) "image" of each begins to come through. The prospect of watching the two matched in a series of television debates is a fascinating one. But up to this point, it's been pretty much ho-hum time, when most political news is greeted with boredom and not a little cynicism. E. A. Bear The family Secretary and Welfare has always refused to camp at Crater Lake National park. bhe loves the park, as ily. But she doesn't want afraid of bears. For years, now, we've her fears are foolish fancies, baby. But the news out of Crater lake this week made our assurances, instead, look pretty foolish. lwo Cahiornia families encountered bears there, and two people were hurt. And the family Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare isn't going to forget it. IT was just about a year ago that a family-and-friends party camped at the park (leaving the family HEW secretary at home). During the night, the group was visited by a" mother bear and cub. This resulted in some excitement, the loss of a pound of bacon, and a reaffirmation of the HEW secretary's anti-bear prejudice. She was unshakable before, unshakable after, and this week's news will leave her even more unshakable, if that is possible. THE incident brings up a question which has ri -twrA -r nni'li um'irlnn fni' oftmo f 1 mo UUUIIICU Lilt, J CM l OLI V IVt 1 I OWlllC Ul lllV The basic philosophy of the national parks is to keep the environment, including wild life, as nearly untouched as possible. But, with the increasing use of the parks, with millions upon millions of people visiting them who have never done so before, what about that wild life which constitutes a hazard to people bears in particu lar? The question is a perennial one in Yellow stone, where in addition to the usually-peaceable black and brown bears, there are also a few grizzlies, which can be definitely dangerous. And it pops up from time to time elsewhere, as at Crater lake this week, when a lower-than-usual supply of garbage apparently motivated the bears to look for other sources of food. 11E don't know what the answer is. We strongly favor the present park policy, of keeping things untouched as much as possible. But we do grant that trying to protect thousands of tourists and first-time campers to say noth ing of nervous mothers from the bears (and vice versa) is a headache of no mean proportions. And we know at least one camping family from a nearby state which claims that people have a prior right over bears in national parks, and that the bears must We suspect that the California campers who were injured this week would agree. f)N the other hand, there is that park policy a good one to consider. There is also the fact that the possibility of seeing a bear preferably at some distance, and not inside one's tent at night is one of the many attractions of the national parks, just as is the possibility of seeing a deer, or feeding the chip munks. The present practice is to trap any bear which becomes a consistent "troublemaker" around camps, and take her (it frequently is a mother with cubs, as it was this week) to an out lying area of the park. She's out of the way for a day or two, anyway. Perhaps what we need is for Congressman Porter to amend his chair-lift plan, and' make it a bear-lift, to convey troublesome bears away automatically. E. A. one with Republican much of it artificial, has died down, the po pretty arid. 01 congress, up to this the push and pull of po- they might just as well and get to campaigning. not in as long as we can been so little enthusiasm dedicated supporters of - Lift of Health, Education do the rest of the fam to camp there. She's been trying to tell her, go. Dennis the 'YOU PEOPLE SURE DON'T LOOK LIKE MR. AN'MflS. WlLSON) " Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often tile case. One Sure Cure To the Editor: The edito rial in the Aqg. 23 M-T calls alcoholism a "disease." On the next page is a large ad vertisement of a "germ" of this "disease." It doesn't make sense. Who is responsible for this "disease" of five million al coholics? Mainly the maga zines, newspapers, radios and TV, with their glamorous ad vertisements. They never show the other side of the picture, the effects of this "disease." WHY? Because there is a sister disease which might counteract it. Named "greed for money" or "pay ola." With no regard for the moral standards of life, they encourage these poisonous germs to be self inflicted, causing broken homes, crim inals and slaughter on the highways. Habakkuk 2:15. Woe untd him that giveth his neighbor to drink." Not long ago I tuned into my favorite radio station, be cause they had not been ad vertising alcohol. When I heard "It's the water," I turn ed it off with disappointment. I refuse to listen to these poisonous ads. He says only an alcoholic can fully understand the struggle, that the temperance workers have little concep tion of it. If the editor had attended the August meeting of the "Woman's Christian Temperance Union" (to which the public is invited) he might have changed his opinion. If temperance workers "sip tea," they are injuring their own health with the tannic acid it contains, and not endanger ing the life and freedom of others. This "disease" began to in crease on Jan. 7, 1933, when Papa Kennedy and F.D.R. put their 7 year old bonded whis key on the American public. Now Papa Kennedy (the Bos ton liquor dealer and Scotch whiskey salesman of America) with his over $300,000,000 fortune fro m this "disease germ, is planning to put his little son Jack in the White House. By rigging conven tions, paying newspapers and voters with this germ money, with Papa's Payola, son Jack could take over America's freedom. T h e saloon or tavern is sometimes called a bar. "A bar to Heaven, a door to Hell, whoever named it named it well." There is one BAR where he will all meet some day, "the Judgment Bar." Just how guilty will we be in promoting a "Disease that causes so much crime, death and heartaches? There is one SURE cure for the alcoholic. Our friend and Savior, Jesus Christ. Get in contact with HIM. Mrs. Ernest Santo 204 Lozier Lane Medford. Letters To the Editor: While read ing the Monday edition of the Mail Tribune. I was verv pleased to note the improve ment m ine suojoet matter of the Communications col umn. .lust T was rrioicmff in this imurovement. I discovered I wasn't reildillL the Pnnimil. nicatlons column after all, but a column entitled Out on a Limb" bv vour talented corre spondent, Bob Walters. I fett compelled to write and say that the message 1 got from Mr. Walters "let ters" was more meaningful and full of impact than the iiajority of those printed in lie remilar column. As Mr. Walters suggested. I am signing this letter: (Name on file) Medford. Menace - Farming and Economics To the Editor: While driv ing through Oregon, Cali fornia, and Washington states, thinking how beautiful this country of ours is, we stopped at a beautiful farm home, a modest one as some of them are, about $25,000. Of course not too many are that large. This one had a nice lawn, shrubs, etc. Out in back where the berry harvest was in full swing, we heard the murmur of the old est address system known to man. A mother was telling one of her several young off springs, "Tommy, you start filling your baskets, or I'll hide you when we get home." When these child laborers showed signs of being tucker ed out, do you know what that kind farmer did? He broke open a carton of ice cream bars, and his two man ly husky sons passed them out, and for free too. By gosh. Oh yes, the farmer's sons, about 12 and 14, had punches to punch holes in tickets, to show how many baskets the children picked, and my good ness were they alert and on tippy toe. You should hear the sage advice they gave in a childish murmer. The ad vice was mostly about putting more berries in the baskets. I had a little talk with this farmer. He was ambitious. He was figuring on getting that 40 acres across the road. The man across the road, he said, didn't know how to get the most out of the soil. I asked him about the boys back in the farm belt states, and the way they were piling up surplus grain in ware houses, on which we were piling up storage fees of mil lions and millions of dollars. Well, he didn't think that was right, but we will just have to work a few hours longer, so we can gel our share, you know. I told this man 1 had a friend in Flint, Mich., that helped make cars. He won dered why he and his buddies couldn't, by working a little more, make a bunch of extra cars, store them in our south west desert, just squirt some pliofilm on them, then they wouldn't rust, the elements wouldn't hurt them. Of course the government would pay for them, and then when Africa, Iran, and the other countries made more roads, we could give them all new cars, and all those people would love us. Well sir, he just laughed, and said most of those "guys" were communists. Well we had an ice cream bar, thanked the gentleman, said goodbye to Tommy (he told me he sure wished he could go swimming on these hot days) and so on our way, fishing, I guess. Frank D. Casey Horse Creek, Calif. Letters and Religion To the Editor: I enjoy read ing just about all of the let ters in Communications, es pecially the ones on religion, and even contributing occa sionally on this subject. I've read many letters of this type in your column and thorough-1 ly enjoy learning about the different thoughts along this line. To me Ihe Bible is Ihe most interesting subject there is, and through Comunications I have met some nice people and received several nice let ters which otherwise I would not have done. Maybe we don't all agree (especially about windshield wipers on submarines) but I don't think we do any harm and discuss ing the Bible is not foolish ness. Even it says "come now and let us reason together." (Isa 1:18) It is true, as Mr. William 'Man-of-Week Is Laotan Prime Minister Who Makes Compromises To By WILLIAM J. FOX The man - of - the - week: Prince Souvanna Phouma, prime minister-designate of Laos. The place: Vientiane, ad ministrative capital of Laos. The quote: "There is no problem which cannot be solved." The 59-year-old Prince Sou vanna, who has taken over leadership of the tiny, land locked southeastern land of Laos for the third time, is an optimist. And he has to be an opti mist to navigate in the swirl ing waters of Laotian politics. At the moment, he is restor ing stability to his country which was rocked by a virtu ally bloodless coup d'etat on Aug. 9. Many Compromises Since then, there have been many rounds of maneuvering and many compromises, and Helpher says, if we didn't; have our Bibles to quote from, we would De tongue-tied ana helpless, but so would the ministers and churches that he so highly recommends. I have read letters in Commu nications that make more sense than most of the minis ters that I've listened to, and we must remember that the Bible was not given to just a few but is the inspired writ ten word of God given to all men as a guide to life. The letters in Communica tions are on varied subjects, Like musical requests on the radio, some people request songs that I don't especially like. I don't have to listen to them but sometimes, if listen long enough, I learn to like them. So Mr. Helpher doesn't have to read our articles on religion but maybe if he does and if he knows anything about what is being dis cussed, he might find them quite interesting. Mrs. B. J. Wyatt 1122 West Eighth st Medford. Scrap of Paper To the Editor: Article 1, Section 7 of the U. S. Consti tution grants to the Congress of the United States the fol lowing authority: "To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States and with the Indian tribes." From the foregoing brief authority to regulate com merce between the several states and with foreign na tions, as distinguished from regulating business within the sovereign states, modern agi tators for big government have expanded their claim of federal control to include ab solute regimentation and reg ulation of cafes, motels, and other retail outlets which are located exclusively within the boundaries of individual states. From the mere authority, to regulate trade between the states and with foreign gov ernments, can you see any li cense whatever for the regu lations of internal operations of business establishments which are confined within the boundaries of a single state? Article X of the same Con stitution provides: "The powers not delegat ed to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro hibited by it to the States are reserved to the States respectfully, or to the peo ple." the current drive in con gress is to change the author ity granted in Article 1, Sec tion 7, of the constitution, without the bother to have that Article amended accord ing to the constitutional meth od provided in Article V of that Constitution. The propos al is to amend by merely ex panding the definition of "Commerce among the several States," to mean all business activity within any state. This is to be brought about by logic somewhat as follows: If an earthworm is destined to be eaten by a chicken which will be offered on the menu of a restaurant catering to interstate truck drivers, then that worm shall be deemed to be engaged in in terstate commerce. The above is not as funny as it sounds, for when the constitution is made as flexi ble as the whim of individual lawmakers, then of what pro tection is it of the liberties of individuals? Without constitu tional safeguards which are honored and binding upon of ficials of all branches of gov ernment there is no liberty guaranteed to anyone. This Constitution is the only safe- little real trouble. The key to the whole situation seems to be compromise, and it is through such maneuvering that Prince Souvanna prob ably will be able to restore equilibrium to Laos. The prince is considered Dro-Western neutral, and has' steered a delicate p a t h through the ideological jtin-l gles that beset his county-1 which is economically and I culturally influenced by the! West as a former stale ofi French Indochina and a heavy recipient of U.S. military aid, I Washington Report By WILLIAM EXIT THROTTLEBOTTOM Washington - IUPII - No mat ter what else may ha.ipen in the presidential campaign, the hardy tradi tion that any vice presi dential candi date is only a t h r o tt lebot tom - a dull, happy, harm less character without real use or influ William White ence - is pass- trom our folklore. j jng the closest, the most genu- I -LUIS Ldlll UtllLMl l.S ine and the most significant teamwork in histo.y between both top candidates and their running mates. Always before there was an unspoken understanding that the vice presidential candi date was mainly going along for the ride. Indeed, many politicians have long and flat ly held that nobody ever voted for or against a party ticket because of its vice presidential nominee - that he did no real good or real harm to any ticket. rpHIS, however, is a political - season in which old notions and old techniques are falling like unseasonably early au tumn leaves. For one illustration, here are Democrats currently con centrating on the historic home of Republicanism, the Middle West, while Republi cans are increasingly interest ed in making new opportuni ties in the erstwhile solid Democratic south. A sharper example, how ever, lies in the fact that both presidential candidates are giving to their running mates a status and dignity never be fore approached in American politics. The Democratic No. 1 man, Sen. John F. Kennedy, is cheerfully handing over to the No. 2 man, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, a tremendous guard we have against govern ment by the personal whim of whoever happens to be in authority at any given time. The Constitution of the United States can be lawfully amended at any time under authority of Article V, if changes are desired. If instead of taking the lawful means to amend the constitution we choose to simply repudiate it when such action suits our desire, then the whole docu ment is simply a scrap of pa per and we are at the mercy of those in power. A. E. (Earl) Glidewell, Box 1053, Hermiston, Ore. Bare-Footed Boy To the Editor: (with apolo gies to John Greenleaf Whit tier, and, Mrs. Mary Ragland, South Pacific Hwy., Medford.) Blessings on thee, little old man. Enjoy these blessings while you can. You may still have check to spare, A bare faced boy, but void of hair. Something happened to you in '17. You washed your face and slicked up clean. The papers all stated, 'The Kaiser's a Brute,' And Uncle Sam had a new Recruit. i It is no use now, for a 'song and dance,' Some soldiered at home, and some in France. Then the Armistice came, and Oh! what a joy. But 1 wonder what happened to the 'bare-footed boy?' They had been introduced to Miss Vineger Blink. Cognac, beer and many kinds of 'Red Ink.' This may have happened, just by chance. To the bare-footed boy, who went to France. As 1 see it now. it affected their life. Those days in France, through mud and strife. And, though we do for them the things we can, These bare-footed boys are 'Also Ran.' Malemute Slim, White City, Ore. and pulled the other way by its geographical proximity to Red China. Prince Souvanna served as prime minister from 1951 to 1954. He then became vice premier and minister o na tional defense from 1954 to March 1956. when he toon over as prime minister again, He served his second term as premier until 1958, when he was appointed ambassador to France. During that second term as prime minister he had taken the communists into his gov- S. WHITE role in appealing to the farmers. Senator Kennedy knows that even if he put on over alls he would not look abso lutely authentic among the corn and wheat fields. He knows that Johnson, even in a derby hat, would look in place there. Thus Kennedy does not hesitate about shar ing equal billing - or even allowing LBJ a higher billing on occasion - when they barn storm the rural areas. qUIE G.O.P. top man, Rich ard M. Nixon, makes no secret that he is shortly going to give the G.O.P. second man, vice presidential nomi nee Henry Cabot Lodge, a dis tinguished role in exploiting the highest Republican issue: "How we stand up to the Russians." Nixon knows that while he himself has exemplified toughness toward Nikita Khrushchev, he has no copy right. He is fully aware that Lodge's seven years before the TV cameras, as our chief spokesman in the United Na tions have made him a house hold figure as the fellow who knows how to tell off the Russians. For as the throttlebottom legend now departs, so, too, does the old custom that a presidential candidate ran the whole show, like an opera singer unwilling for an under study to sit even near the stage. This campaign has no prima donna. John Fitzgerald Ken nedy and Richard Milhaus Nixon are not totally free of those touches of human vanity which are present in every big politician known to this cor respondent. But neither Ken nedy nor Nixon cares over much about what the applause meter says as between himself and his associate. Each simply cares where the votes go - to what ticket, that is - in the end. NO ONE ever supposed there would be any human dif ferences about pride of place as between Nixon and Lodge. For Nixon was the long-inevitable Republican presidential nominee. He never had any rival, certainly, in Lodge. Many, however, have won dered what would happen be tween Kennedy and Johnson after Kennedy, the Senate junior, beat ovit Johnson, the powerful Senate leader, for the highest Democratic desig nation. The answer, so far at least, is simple. "Jack and Lyndon" are working with little more friction than is met between a hand and a glove. It is now exit the prima donna - along with Mr. Throttlebottom. (Copyright, 1960, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Bids Received For Indian Buildings Portland - (UPD - The Bureau of Indian Affairs said no sealed bids were received Thursday for purchase of Kln..iath Indian Agency hcad r -rters buildings but that one individual and one group of tribe members qualified to meet the minimum acceptable bid of $130,635. A spokesman said the un identified Indian who quali fied as an individual and the group both would be formally asked to pledge credit in tribal assets or cash to meet the down payment. If both prop erty seekers meet the pledges an auction will be held some time next month to determine Uie purchaser. Property for sale includes administration and office buildings, cottages, ware houses, a sewer system, tele phone system, nurses' home, tennis court and hospital. FACE EXPERT SHORTAGE Washingto n- Urn - Surgeon General Leroy E. Burnev said Thursday night the United States faces a serious shortage of radiological health experts in the next 10 years. He esti mated that 4.000 experts in radiological health and pro tection measures will be need ed by 1970. but only 200 are being given such training each year. Remain ernment, in another of those compromises seemingly so necessary to survival in L'-o- tian politics. Anxious about Wcjlcni re ception of his dealings with the Reds, m 1956 Prince Sou- vanna asked for a statement of policy toward Laos from the United Stales, France and Britain. The United States told him that Laos should ba free to exercise its sover eignty in its own way, but American views on the dang. ers of Communist infiltration from within were made known to Souvanna. But he had to make his compromises then, as he ob viously is having to maka them now. For one of tha weirdest aspects of Laotian life is that the Communist Pathet Lao movement was formed by Souvanna's half, brother Prince Souphanou vong, and its guerrilla war fare against the government has caused continuing trouble. In the Days News By FRANK JENKINS. Searching question in these days when achievement of the abundant life (regardless of cost and with as little de lay as possible) is the BIG political issue: Arc we better off in this era when we are taxed more and have more than we were when we were taxed less and and had less? I THINK the answer must be YES. ft isn't necessary to go into meticulous detail. When we stop to think, we just KNOW we have more and it comes easier. But the federal Bu reau of Labor Statistics has; dug up some figures that are interesting. In 1929, it says, the average factory-delivered retail prico of an automobile was $839. The comparable figure a quarter of a century later (in 1954) was $2,119, or 253 per cent of the 1929 average. But, in the meanwhile, aver age weekly earnings of all factory employees rose from $25.03 to $71.64 (286 per cent) while average hourly earnings of the same group climbed from 56.6 cents to $1.81, or 319.8 per cent of the 1929 figure. So, the Bureau says, where it took the 1929 factory work er 33.4 weeks or 1475 hours to earn the price of a car, it now takes him only 29.6 weeks or 1171 hours. rpHOSE are full-time figures. One could wish the Bu reau had made its compari son in terms of TAKE-HOME pay. Taxes in the 25 years have risent starllingly - and taxes are now deducted from the worker's paycheck. Still, I think we must all admit that we have more things now than we had back in 1929 and that we come by them easier. Modern progress, which includes technological advancement, is toward tha more abundant life rather than away from it. B UT- The rosy figures that hava just been quoted include nei ther taxes nor DEBT. They'ra just prices and wages. Let's now quote some figures that are LESS rosy. According to Tax Founda tion. Inc., total public debt federal, state. and local - in 1959 were just under 350 BILLION dollars, while pri vate debt was a trifle over 500 BILLION dollars. In other words, we now carry on our backs a total debt of about 850 billion - or mora than three-quarters of a TRILLION - dollars. That's quite a load. lyHAT has happened to us? It's quite obvious. We've had a lot of increased benefits since we began to build up debt somewhere around a quarter of a century ago. We have more and better highways. We have more and better nouses. We have more and better automobiles. Wo have more and better cloth' ing. We have more and bet ter food. We have more and better gadgets. We work shorter hours and we have more vacations. B UT- A whale of a lot of it has GONE ON THE CUFF. Back in 1929. we had relatively little debt. Now our total debt, public and private, is heading toward a TRILLION dollars. Personally. I find it hard to escape the feeling that if the more abundant life is to be PERMANENT, we must start PUTTING LESS OF IT ON THE CUFF. I think we must do even more than that. If life is to continue to be abundant lor us, we must start TAKING SOMETHING OFF T H b CUFF. . i i t
