Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1960)
o O O OG3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. 0 o o Try and Stop Mo -By BENNETT CERF A MAJOR at a draftee camp discovered two squads of rookies huddled anxiously around a cave-in of a big trench. "Does your sergeant know this trench has collapsed?" uciuaiiueu uia major. II he doesn't," answered one rookie, "we're sure . gonna tell him when we dig him out!" "Most of tht successful men in Wall Street," points out "Elder StaUsmaa" Bernard Earucb, "art men who do more listening than talking. If you choose your company carefully, It's worth listening to what they have to say. You don't have to blow out the other fellows light to let your own shine." - A bridegroom followed his tootale-ple Into the shiny new kltch enette. "What Is my snookums doing in here so long?" he in quired. His worried bride explained, "I rinsed the ica cubes in this hot water and now I can't find them." f twi by Bennett Ctrl Distributed by Klnst features Sradlut Washington Report By WILLIAM S. WHITE LONELY MEN Washington -The two men are now becoming lonely men among the vast crowds which follow them about, amid the swarms of a d v i s ers which sur round them. Each presi dential candi date now con fronts the mo- muni nt nil. wait ' Near at hand is the time when each must make, all alone at the end, the ultimate and irrevocable decisions of his campaign. The campaign is passing from the overlapping first and second stages of marshal ling a political organization and then exploiting its power. These have been long spurts of almost wholly collective effort, of hundreds of consul tations with spokesmen for every sort of interest. The third and climactic phase now approaching is the phase of personal and final choice by each candidate. It will no longer be what "they" think ought to be done in the campaign. It will now be what, John F, Kennedy, the Democratic presidential nom inee, thinks John F. Kennedy ought to do. It will now be what Richard M. Nixon, the Republican nominee, thinks Richard M. Nixon ought to do. CAMPAIGNING - by - com mittee is ending; campaign--ing by and for the nominee himself is coming in. A presi dential aspirant will at the start take counsel from Wash ington, D.C., to Walla Walla, Wash. But the last and decis ive consultation goes on with in his own hat and head. He will decide: "This is what I will do and say from now on; not what they and I together think I should do and say. It is just such wholly per sonal decisions which both candidates are now making, And they are finding the process difficult under the pressures of self - appointed counselors whose intentions are good but whose advice is not necessarily of the same quality. Nixon is being told by some Republicans - a good many from the liberal wing who used to criticize so his "tough ness" - that he must "get tougher." He could reply, but will not, that if they are so much smarter than he is why is it he and not one of them who has the Republican nomination? SSSmall Worlds 1 1? 1 'Around By Lynn M. Watklns TUT his . own private reac-- tions to their advice is likely to be that they are urg ing him to the one course that would be most likely to defeat him. The last thing he can afford is to "get tough" -if this means, as it seems to mean, to begin shouting around and waving his arms. For there is from Nixon's past an old impression - en tirely justified or not - of a tendency to get too "tough" al together. Any cry that he had "taken the low road" would not need to be really justi fied to hurt him. If it were a general cry, justified or not, it could destroy the whole hope of his campaign - which is to appeal as the candidate of a numerically minority party to dissatisfied Demo crats and calm-minded independents-Most of the pressure on Kennedy is to turn the clock back to the 1930s and the Roosevelt New Deal - which he doesn't want to do but which the professional liber als Insist he must do. Most of this advice comes from doc trinaire people who twice helped Adlai E. Stevenson to a massive defeat by Dwight D. Elsenhower and will not or cannot read the message of 10 years of election returns that this la a moderate country JUST as the public doesn't want any raw, red meat from Nixon it doesn't want from Kennedy a" depression era kind of liberalism as out moded now as the blue eagle of NRA days. The banks are now long since open. The soup-kitchens are now long since closed. What the public probably wants, if recent political his tory means anytning, is a campaign closing as sensibly as it opened -and geared to the nroblems of 1960 - by two capable and sensiDie ano moderate young men. And the final and lonely personal decisions of these two young men probably will make it that kind of campaign to tne end. (Copyright, 1960. by United Feature Syndicate, inc.) Cash, Bonds Taken -From Albany Market Albany - (WD - More than $2,000 in cash and negotiable bonds were taken from an open safe here Monday from the B&J Food market. Police said the money was stolen by a person or persons, who walked into the market, broke open a compartment in the safe and took the money. Counsel With ... Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan WHY NOT SAVE 15 WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENT? We can package your policies with one expiration date. Easy payments can be arranged. Why not save 15 on most personal lines. Everybody Grows The Snake Plant The person who called the snake plant, the "mothers-in-law's tongue," must have had a vivid imagination and a flair for descriptlveness, even though he was probably un just in 'his insinuations. No mother-in-law's tongue could possibly match the long, pointed leaves of this African herb that has. become so well established in American gar dens. , Equally . ridiculous is the common name by which ev eryone recognizes the plant, the snake plant, just because the mottled or striped leaves reminded smeone of a reptile. It is exceedingly doubtful if any other plant in America is as well known or as widely planted as sansevieria. There's hardly a home in America that doesn't have one or more of these long-leaved perennial herbs in its garden or grow ing along the house side. In those p:aces where snow covers the ground for some period during the year, one or more snake plants will be growing in a window-box or in a vase hanging on a wall. Sansevieria has been the one green plant in offices stuffy with tobacco smoke or near floor registers where the dry heat of a furnace would have killed a less hardy mem ber of the plant kingdom. The snake plant in many sections has escaped from the garden and gone wild; under favorable conditions the plant will grow with reckless aban don. Offtimes in warm cli ates, the leaves may reach the length of several feet, and the plant will form itself into colonies and will actually cov er acres of ground. There are several varieties of sanservieria, but all are characterized by the long, slender, blade-like leaves with markings, edgings and mot- tllngs of white. The leaves of the plant contain a series of tough fibres that run lengthwise of the leaf; these fibres are used for many pur poses, one of which in Africa Is a bowstring. Hence the other common name of "bow string hemp." Blossoms Infrequently The fibres also lend them selves to the making of nets, fish lines and various kinds of cordage. The blossom of the snake plant occurs infrequently on a long stalk containing many small, simple white flowers that open at night. They have a slightly sickish odor and at tract the so-called hawk moth that flies during the hours of darkness. The underground roots of the snake plant are usually a bright orange color. They are very heavy and thick, capable of storing great quantities of plant food and moisture. A long continued drought that could cause most plants to wither and die affects san servieria not at all; it lives and thrives, even in a steam heated, smoke-filled office. It seems to tolerate with bland unconcern a, smoke - miea room." (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1950) Back to School Night Scheduled Happy Camp-According to Herbert Sonneborn, principal, the Happy Camp Eelementary school will have Parents Back to School Night on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. For approximately one hour teachers will explain to par ents what is being taught and how the class is taught. Teachers in grades four through eight will run through their regular departmentaliz ed program using the parents as their students. Class bells signaling changes in periods will be cut to 15 minute pe riods thereby giving parents a complete program that their own students would experi ence in an ordinary school day. Sonneborn r e c o m m ends that parents having students in both the upper and lower grades plan on one parents visiting the upper grade pro gram, and the other visiting the lower grades. 9 J HISTORY REPEATED - Abraham Lincoln's campaign for president a century ago was highlighted by the spectacle of hundreds of fires burning along the banks of the Wabash river as he toured Indiana. Mrs. Chauncey B. Baldwin, left, shown with Bob Baldwin, turned back the pages of history by spear-heading the movement of lighting the fires along the Wabash in behalf of the Nixon-Lodge ticket (UPI Telephoto) Central Point City Council Meet Held The regular meeting of the Central Point City council was held Oct. 4, at city hall. Councilman L. J. Bigham pre sided as acting mayor, due to the continued illness of Mayor Freeman Mason. The unexpired term of Hol- lie Chisum, who has moved, was filled by the appointment of Roy Kelly, as temporary councilman. Plans for the construction of a bowling alley were sub- muted to the council for ap- p r o v a 1 by the Dahayman Corp. The structure, which will house 10 lanes initially Is to be located on Manzanita st. between First and Second sts. on property now occupied by a furniture warehouse. Al though the Individual council members commented favora bly on the desirable aspects of the new enterprise, no de cision was reached until study of the materials, and specifications could be made. First PTA Meeting To Be Held Tuesday Lone Pine - The first meet ing of the Lone Pine P.T.A will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium. ' Richard Michaelis, presi dent, has announced a 15 minute film will be shown, entitled, "He Acts his age," put out by the health depart ment. A short business meet ing will follow. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria. All parents are invited to attend.. - Six Illinois Valley Students in Eugene Illinois Valley - The Ore gon High School Press Con ference is being held in Eu gene today. Six Illinois Valley students are attending the conference for staffs of school publica tions. Students are Cheryl Frie tas, Leroy Barrows, Marge McDermotl, Sonia Heald, Eliz abeth Denning and Joetta Castleberry. . Eight Bucks Brought In On Second Week Happy Camp - Eight bucks were validated at the Happy Camp Ranger Station the second week of hunting season. Rudy Negherbor of Mart inez killed two bucks at Cold Springs, one having four points and a smaller buck with two points on one side and one on the other. Wesley Bennett of Bolan Park shot his buck in the Cade Creek area. It had four points on one side and two on the other. Occie Bowers brought in a four-pointer from the Win gate area. Albert Attebery got his four-point buck in the Baldy Mountain area. L. E. Van Buskirk shot his four-point buck in the Cade Creek area. John Palmer brought in a four-pointer from the Doollttle area. All hunters with the ex ception of Negherbor and Bennett were from the Happy Camp area. c Fred R. Brennan, C.I.A. medford Insurance Agency PHONE SP 3-7343 27 North Holly Street $ SAVE $ 54 OLDS $699 Super 88-Full Power LEA MOTORS 12th and Rlvtreid 40 CARS READY TO GO - ) DOLLAR DAYS Fall SHOE Values! SPORT & FLAT Values to 7.99 00 3 Petite Debs Fall Dress Heels Values to 10.99 I Natural Poise FALL FASHIONS in Black Suede (0)00 (ST 102 East Main SHOES If Your Credit Is GOOD-lt's GOOD AT PICK'Sl I Ism 1 VC llMV "Ortobir DOLLAR DAYS I '" M V " SS SALE that b.ingi yeu quel- II rt J sA iT s i,y plu th ',0,t Uyle A I I I V geES- Tremendoui Selection at I ' .T .- P -ES P'i a t spell S-A-V. I I J 111,1 iiii l-N-G-S! SHOPEARLY Q f ' FOR BEST Xttp I rX vX PEDAL PUSHERS Sail Cloth -Sizes 8 to 20 Regular $4.95 Values! Dollar Days. .... SWEAT SHIRTS Pullover Style and CARDIGAN JACKETS Values to $5.98.. TAPERED LEG SLACKS or CAPRI PANTS Corduroy Rayon Pontoon Fabric Values to $7.95! Dollar Days ............ BOUFFANT PETTICOATS White and Colors Values to $6.98! Dollar Days Wool Capri Pants Values io $7.98! Dollar Days CAPRI SLACK SETS Solid Colors and Prints . Regular $7.98 Value! Dollar Days WOOL SKIRTS Straight Skirts Pleated Skirts Reversible Skirts Values to $19.98! Dollar Days. .......... t I tlVh) shades. Pullover & cardigan styles Values to $11.98! Dollar Days. .. ....... II ) rCCCC Values to $19.98 IIVCiVdCd Dollar Days..... All brand new fall dresses in one and two-piece styles in all new fall fabrics! POPLIN CARCOATS Large collar converts into hood. Lots of colorl Quilted lining! Sizes 8-18, $14.98 value. Dollar Days.. CORDUROY CARCOATS Quilted liningsl Collar converts into nice warm hood. Good range of colors. Sites 8 to 1 8. $19.98 Values! Dollar Days.......... 0 112 EAST MAIN STREET . . . . Next Door to Robinson Bros.
