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. NOVFMnrn a men MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. A 3 IB Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins The Toad Gave Up But Didn't Know Why He would have been per fectly justified in feeling dis couraged, if not actually frustrated. Perhaps he was, but no trace of It appeared on his serene countenance; he remained stoical through it all. Never once did he lose his poise or display the slightest discomfort. This patient char acter was a toad. He had been carefully placed within a short distance of a glass bot tle in which three delectable looking insects were impris oned. As soon as he was placed in position, within six inches of the bottle, his brilliant, jewel like eye detected the active insects. He hunched himself closer to the bottle; he knew exactly how near he should be. He knew the length of his front-hinged tongue. Once in position he braced his feet firmly on the spongy earth. First Try With calm deliberation he waited for the insects to sepa rate themselves. Then, with the suddenness of an electric spark, his tongue darted out; it hit the side of the bottle, curled back and up, the way a toad's tongue is supposed to do, and returned with a soggy plop, back into the waiting mouth - but it was empty. Thinking he had missed, he tried it again - another fail ure. With solemn deliberation he hunched himself forward another inch. "This should do it" he must have reasoned, for he appeared a little more confident. Again and again the previously faithful tongue came back empty. He lapped out a couple of times in quick succession. The insects jumped but they didn't adhere to the sticky tongue. It was sure difficult to under stand such a state of affairs. The bugs looked so good, and they seemed so very close. He could actually hear them buzz and they moved within an inch of his nose, but his ton gue that had always served him so well kept coming back to him without a morsel of food. Tried Other Side With apparent effort he moved away, turned and came back to the other side of the bottle. He fixed his eye intently on the bugs and moved carefully into position. The tongue darted out slapped the smooth glass, and whipped back into his mouth; no taste, no substance, no bug. There was no change of expression on the bland face; he remained unruffled and serene. He studied the glass jar and the imprisoned insects with solemn dignity. It was sure exasperating. He could see them so plainly, all their delicious colors, and they were so tantaltzlngly close. Stupid as the toad is known to be, and creature of only compelling instinct, he did, however, know when the "bugs were stacked against him;" he knew when to give up. So still, calm and serene he abandoned the futile quest and moved into the nearby fernbed. Probably no creature aside from man himself could figure out why delicious ob jects in a glass bottle were so unattainable. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, I960) Nixon Callers Receive Surprise Los Angeles - HOT - About 40 to SO Los Angeles area residents attempting to phone Vice President Richard M. Nixon Monday during his tel ethon ended up talking with a fun-loving supporter of Sen. John F. Kennedy. The questioners took urg- mgs to "dial Dick Nioxn lit erally and dialed D-I-C-K-N-I-X-O-N. Instead of reach ing Nixon In Detroit, they were connected with Mrs. Alan Ybarra in nearby Re seda. "The phone rang steadily from 10:30 to 3 o'clock," she said. "I told the first caller he had reached a wrong num ber. But when he explained what happened I decided I would have a little fun. "When the phone rang again, I said, 'Change your vote to Kennedy,'" said Mrs. Ybarra. "You should have heard the gasp at the other end!" W" v LA A U -A" --'i-Si'S-i W i t Hatfield To Make South America Trip Salem-IUPU-Gov. Mark Hat fields heads for South Amer ica Thursday on a goodwill trip with 35 other governors. The 10-day visit will include visits to Argentina and Bra zil. Mrs. Hatfield and the gov ernor's legal advisor, Loren Hicks, will accompany him. A briefing in Washington, D.C., is scheduled prior to depar ture. Hatfield said he hopes to combine the goodwill visit with some trade development conferences for Oregon. BANK ROBBED Parana, Argentina - IUPD -The municipal bank here was robbed of more than $60,000 over the week end by thieves who apparently hid out in the building before the bank closed Friday. Employees re porting for work Monday morning found the vault open and the money gone. Ask Your Friends 4 r-2uMM t!tmsti QUIET... off the highway Telephones FREE TV 2640 Shasla Way Klomoth Folk, Oregon STORE HOURS: 8:30 A.M. to f:30 P.M. MON. THRU SAT. JURY DEADLOCKED-Carole Tregoff and her attorney, Don ald Bringgold, exchange smiles in a Los Angeles courtroom, upper photo, after her second degree murder trial ended in a hung jury. Miss Tregoff and Dr. R. Bernard Finch were being tried for the killing of Finch's wife. In the lower photo, Dr. Finch and his attorney, Grant Cooper, talk in the courtroom just before the jury announced that it was hopelessly deadlocked. (UPI Telephoto) Quotes From the News BY, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Boston Sen. John F. Kennedy, smiling after the last of his campaign TV appearances: "Now I've ceased to be a candidate and now I'm a voter Chicago Vice President Richard M. Nixon, addressing a crowd in a 37-degree temperature on the last day of the campaign: "I don't care if I get pneumonia but I don't want any of you voters sick before morning. Hollywood Mrs. Clark Gable, reporting on her famed actor-husband, who is hospitalized for a heart attack: "Clark wants to be able to vote it it being arranged through hospital authorities." Los Angeles Superior Judge Leroy Dawson, after the second murder trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff ended in a second hung jury: "Obviously the case should be retried. We cannot put a price tag on justice." Russian Geese -Found in Oregon Portland -01PII- Two snow geese who started a long mi gratory journey from Siberia in the Soviet Union were found by hunters at Summer Lake in Southeastern Oregon recently. The State Game Commis sion said the two travelers were born last summer and flew over the Arctic and the Bering Sea, crossed over Alaska, down the West Coast and settled at the Oregon lake for the winter. Leg bands placed by Russia biologists bore the message for the finder to report to Moscow the number, date and place of kill. Although a few Russian banded birds have been taken in other states, these are the first known cases of Russia birds taken in Oregon, the game commission said, Clark Gable To Cast Vote From Bed Hollywood-OJra-Clarfc Gable must remain in Presbyterian hospital for three weeks be cause of a heart ailment, but the 59-ycar-old matinee Idol nevertheless is going to get to vote today. "Clark wants to be able to vote for Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon," said his wife Kay. "It is being arranged through hospital authorities. Under a plan worked out by the county registration of fice, residents confined In hos pitals can mark ballots which then are collected by a regis trar official and counted in tlie election vole. Gable today again was re ported in satisfactory conch tion and resting comfortably. His wife has been' staying in the hospital room where the actor has been confined since he was rushed to the hospital Sunday after suffer. ing what doctors described as a mild heart attack. Puerto Rico Is about three tirrfrs the size of Rhode Island SIGN OF THE TIMES? Savannah, Ga. -WPli- Local Republican headquarters noti fied local Democratic head quarters Monday that the American flag in front of the Democratic office was upside down. The GOP pointed out this is an intcrational signal of distress. Wall Streeters Looking Ahead For Reaction to Today's Vote By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York - Wall Street shuts down today for the elec tion, but most of the investing coram unity will be look ing ahead to W e d n e sday for the stock m a r k e t's re action to the new P r e s i denl. S t r angely, many analysts Henry Bechtoio are predict ing thai the market will go up subsequently no matter which candidate wins, al though the initial reaction to Last Rites Paid To Actor Ward Bond Hollywood - IUP1I - They said goodbye to Ward Bond Monday and today they give their final tributes to pioneer moviemaker Mack Sennett. They' are the fans, the friends and the relatives and co-workers paying homage to the two filmland personalities claimed by apparent heart at tacks on Saturday. Sennett, 80, will be buried at Holy Cross cemetery fol lowing requiem mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. The silent film producer gave movies the famed Key stone Kops and the first bath ing beauties as well as discov ering a host of stars including Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson.' About 500 mourners attend ed services Monday for Ward Bond, 55, the star of the TV series "Wagon Train." the results may be different Thoughts on the initial re action vary widely. Some of the experts look for an im mediate decline should the Democrats be victorious. They reason that many in vestors feel a Kennedy vic tory would be unfavorable to private enterprise and thus to corporate prosperity and stock prices. Shitt to Kennedy On the other hand, some analysts believe that with the shift in betting odds to Ken nedy in recent weeks, the market already has discount ed his victory, and the price trend, therefore, will not be politically inspired. Many investors feel that a Nixon victory would continue the confidence that produced a sharp gain in industrial is sues while President tisen- hower has been in office. Looking back on past per- Truman Turns Down Nixon's Tour Plan Harrisburg - (UPD - Former President Harry S. Truman has turned down Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon's pro posal of a good will tour by ex presidents to Communist countries. At a stopover here, Truman said Sunday that such a thing "should have been done seven years ago before things start ed going to pot." Truman, en route to St Louis from New York by train, said he hadn't heard of Nixon's proposal and then added; "I can't go anyhow. I'm booked through next year with my lecture series. I vc got a lot to do to educate the kids on what they have and how to keep it." SHOULD STAND OUT Grand Rapids, Mich. - IUPII -A night club entertainer ac cused of skipping town with out paying a bill for a port able organ shouldn't be hard to find, police said. The en tertainer, George Do Mio, has green-colored hair, greon colorcd fingernails and green colored toenails, and he plays the organ with his feet, police said. Fumes Blamed For Man's Death Salem - (UPD - An autopsy late Monday disclosed that a 62-year-old Salem man died of accidental carbon monox ide poisoning in his home Monday morning. Coroner Charles Edwards said fumes from smoldering coals in the fireplace caused the death of Charles C. Link. Link's wife, Myrtle, 46, and 18-year-old daughter, Betty, also were stricken and taken to Salem Memorial hospital. Attendants described the girl's condition as poor and the mother's condition as fair The coroner said the family retired about 11 p.m. with the fire going in the fireplace. All windows in the home were closed and a closed dam per on the fireplace produced the deadly fumes. Mrs. Link awoke just be fore 7 a.m. and staggered to a phone to call for help. Train Hits School Bus; Girl Killed Now York -IUPD- A passen ger train struck a school bus carrying 51 children at a rail road crossing Monday, killing a 7-year-old girl and Injuring 21 other children, two of them critically. The crossing, equipped with flashing warning lights and warning bell, had been found unsafe by the state Public Service Commission which ordered a crossing gale in stalled several months ago. The driver of the bus, Edgar Hollowell, 40, said he did not see the lights or hear the bell at the Staten Island crossing. Ho told investigators he was blinded by the sun and deaf ened by the noise of the children. Train engineer William Allen, said the warning lights and bell were operating and that he blew the train whist i and attempted to slow down, i formances, we find there are no hard and fast rules govern ing the market's behavior In relation to elections. Ike Election The election of Dwight Ei senhower in 1052 was inter preted favorably and stocks advanced for several weeks belore a nine-month secon dary reaction set in. His re election in 1056, however, was followed by only one day of strength, which ended a rally that had started in Oc tober. The market then sold off 40 points. Prognosticalors would have a hard time trying to place these past performances in a pattern. The economy presently Is not doing too well. Some peo ple say we are in a recession that will get worse before it gets better. Government econ omists term it an "adjustment period" with the next sus tained move an advance. The general consensus of business economists is for a pick-up about mid-1061. The economic news has not been all good or all bad. It has not been as favorable as Vice President Nixon would like, but it hardly has been as discouraging as statements by the Democrats would suggest. The true test is yet to come. Paving Under Way On Niantic Street Mcdford Public Works Di rector Vernon Thorpe said Monday that paving of Nian tic st. from Edwards to Maple sis., should be completed to day. , The street is being paved to a width of 34 feet between width of 34 feet between curbs and a sidewalk is being installed on the west side of the street. Postal Money Orders Stolen From Substation Salem - (UPD - Postal money were taken during Sunday night in a safe burglary at a postal substation in a super market here, postal Inspectors said Monday. Some 580 blank money or ders and about $90 in cur rency was taken when bur glars burned open the safa at Erickson's supermarket in the Four Corners area. Edmund E. 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