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4 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1963 MEDFOIUJ&&TRIBUNI "Everyuna 10 aouUiern Oregon Baada The Mall Tribune" Publlihed Dally except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 North Jir St.Ph. 8P 3-I141 " ROBERT W BUHL, Editor HERB GREY Advn-tiilni Manafar GERALD T LATHAM Bui Mct , ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mns Editol EARL H ADAMS, City Editor BARRY CHIPMAN Teie Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sporta Ed tor OLIVE STARCHER Women'a Editor DRJ!CJSON.arculatlonJl ft ! An Independent Newapaper Entered aa second clasa matter at . Medford. Oreiton. under Aet of ! March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES . By Mall In Advance. Copy 10a I Dally and Sunday I year MOO J Dally and Sunday moa on , Dally and Sunday 3 moa 4.25 Sunday Only One year $ 20 y Carrier In Advance Medlord . Aihland. Central Point Eijl Point. Jaekaonvllle Gold n II Phoenix Shady Cove. Rome Rlv er Talent and on motor rnutet Dally and Sunday 1 vear tlB JO i Dally and Sunday I mo I JO Carrier and Dealera copy too ' All Terma Caah In Advance "Official Paper of City of Medford official Paper of JacHon Congtv United Preia International Full Leaaed Wire TJ P I. TeJephoto Kewtplcturea ""MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS A(lvrrrljln ReBrejentatlvef WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC Of flcea In New York. Chlcaeo Da ; trolt. San Franclnco. Los Anjelej. ! Seattle. Portland St, Loula At lnnU. Vancouver. B.C . NiWIPAPEI PUtllSHEtS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EOITOHIA 51 TAC6TI Flight o' Time , Medford nd Jackson Countv History from the file, ot Th. Mall Tribun. 10. 20, 30 40 and SO voiri age- 10 YEARS AGO Nov. 30, 1950 (Thursday) The Jackson county selec tive service board has sent 16 Jackson county youths to Eu gene for induction into the armed services. An additional $3,000 was made available by the county court today (or the operation' of the county's civilian defense machinery. 20 YEARS AGO ' Nov. 30, 1940 (Saturday) A lone unmasked bandit, armed with a revolver, robbed and kidnaped Walter H. Lev erctte, prominent Medford and Ashland businessman, last night, as he was leaving his home near Medford; Leverette was later released,- unharmed, on the Jacksonville Phoenix highway. , From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Many citizens have been wrestling with the flu all week, which is the only game the villain knows." 30 YEARS AGO Nov. 30. 1930 (Monday) ; The Diamond Lake road, surveyed last summer, Is due for financial aid from the fed eral government. The Greater Medford club Is .preparing a petition for the city council seeking permis sion to use the old Pacific and Eastern railroad depot as a club house. 40 YEARS AGO Nov, 30, 1920 (Wtdnttday) The Jackson County Cham dnr nf Commerce, in its latest membership drive, has so far gained 23 new members. A total of 6.08 Inches of rain has fallen in Medford since Sept. 1. SO YEARS AGO Nov. 30. 1910 (Wedntiday) An attorney for the Port land Chamber of Commerce told state railroad commis uinnora nt n hearing here yes terday, that Portland opposes anv rnllrnnrl distribution rates In Medford, similar to those now in effect In Portland. A Cnaner. Wvo.. man is In Medford this week to look for home sites for 40 families that Intend to move from Wyo ming to the Rogue valley. What's Your I.Q.? Nina or Ian ' cermet li mperlen even of tight la excellent) Hr a, itx is good. 1. If a centigrade thermom eter reads 100 degrees, under the same conditions, what would a Fahrenheit thermom eter read? . 2. What is a female sheep called? 3. Rearrange TRECHACAR to spell a word meaning mor al demeanor. 4. How many heads does a kettle drum have? 5. When in danger will a porcupine throw his quills? 6. What Is the largest island In the world? 7. Name the sea bird that never flies. 8. What is the literal mean ing of Renaissance? 9. What are the five lowest prime numbers? , 10. Who was Prime Minis ter of England at the lime of the abdication of Edward VIII? Answers: 1, 212 degrees. 2. Ewe. 3. Chancier. 4. One. S. Nol he can't. 6. Auitralia. 7. Penguin. 8. Rebirth. 9. 1. t, 3, i. and 7. 10. Slinley Baldwin. 'We Might Be Cave Men OurJlichard, who is from school a picture and text of his own crea tion. The picture is of a red and blue teacher sprawled most comfortably at a desk on which there is a blue vase holding a blue flower as big as the teacher's -head. In 'front of the teacher, a red and blue pupil sprawls as comfortably at another desk. ' '. - . On the face of each to shining ear; and underneath is the. text: "I thank God for the schools. We might be cave men. The point is well taken. Except for schools we would be cave men, guiaea Dy trie dangerous instead 01 glimpses 01 versal knowledge. 'HESE are uncomfortable and dangerous times in which to be- primitives under the swav of witch doctors. And the only ones who are endangered. Recently we have seen new films of Africans screaming through the wrecking buildings and we understand it, these those of a people who have won their independ ence but whose recent overlords did not provide them with the schools in which they would have learned to make use of their freedom and guide their destinies in a terribly fast-moving comph cated world. As a result, we are at ed as they, with more to safe until they find themselves, and have their schools. , a ' '. IN THESE times in which with danger, the problem seems relatively simple until we see other news reels, those of white American adults and teen-agers screaming through the streets of New Orleans with (Jonied erate flags, fighting the police and menacing little children. As a result, we are left dumbfounded, with our comfortable theories all upset. New Orleans has its schools, has had them for centuries, even though are talking of abolishing New Orleans have their schools but what good have they done them? After all, there may be sense in the idea of closing them. We assumed that the tautrht American History. now clear that they did the United States beyond ,t If they had, the people know that the South lost during that war the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.' , ' . They would not now be running around with a flag that in the present situation must be as sumed to be a pro-slavery emblem. TPHE Civil War is over; finn 1o liav anrl tVlo we have never yet seen Englishmen ! tearing through our streets with the Union Jack, hopped up with the idea that George the Third will yet prevail. The English are thorough in their teaching; atany rate, they grew out of their adolescence long ago. Some people in the South could at least make a beginning. If the New Orleans schools taught history as it now is, there would be no flaunting of a pro slavery flag. The, citizens would know that the ancient source ot slaves has been cut otf, that the people of the Congo are free to guide their own destinies and to achieve human dignity and equal ity among the peoples of the world. ' True, the Africans begin the task naked and woefully unprepared but we are betting that they will make it. And while the mobs were raging through Leopoldville, we did not see any Afri cans, adult or teen-aged, lntlicting traumatic ex periences on little children. We wish we could say as much for the white citizens of New Orleans. Archie Binns in The Argus, Seattle. Rescue the Dunes Plan The Southern Oregon electorate which reject ed Rep. Charles Porter also threw some sand in the eyes of those who favor the Dunes National Seashore plan. Rep. Porter was one of the proposal's prime movers. His opponent, Dr. Edwin Durno, was highly, skeptical of the program, mirroring the foot-dragging which has been done by the Hat field administration on the issue. Mrs. Maurine Neuberger favors the seashore, as did her husband who initiated the plan. She will be handicapped in the senate, however, bv the opposition of Sen.,Wayne Morse to the pro posal. A LTHOUGH the Eisenhower Department of Iri " tenor favored the Dunes Seashore, along with several others, we must await the appointment of a new secretary of the interior to determine what priority the Oregon park will have for the next four years. The Statesman believes such a park would add tremendously to the tourist drawing power of the state. Its advocates and opponents were nearing an area of compromise when the political campaign swept the discussions into a corner. This work should continue, so Oregon can present a uniien none in support Statesman, Salem. seven, just broutrht home there is a smile from ear - or at least primitives garble ot witch doctors eternal venues ana uni; i primitives are not the streets of Leopoldville, lighting the ponce. As outbursts of furv are least as much endanger lose ; and we will not be we have learned to live the screaming cave men them. The citizens of New Orleans schools But if thev did. it is not leach the history of the early lobO s. of New Orleans would the Civil War, and that the American Revolu- fVt!,jf rf f pi-onnn la that credited with being more 01 me pai'K. uregon Dennis the 'YOU PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the nam and address of th writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. Th Mail Tribune reserves th right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words. Th letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent th views of the paper; in fact th contrary is The Seventh Day To the Editor: Thank you for your very good editorial on Sunday closing. It shows brotherly love and common sense. With Interest I read Mr. Bulman's reply. He quotes a portion of Exodus (20:8-11) which calls plainly for the Seventh day. I agree with you, if the stores want to stay open Sunday, the first day of the week, that s their privilege Working on any of the six work days docs not break God's Law. The Bible is very plain on this subject: "Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the Seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord they God." (Exodus. 20:9,10.) ' Our Lord was crucified Fri day, the preparation day, rest ed in the sepulchre over the Sabbath In redemption, and the faithful rested the Sab bath day according to the commandment. (Luke 23:54 56.) Paul preached to whole Cities on the Sabbath, Jews and Gentiles. (Acts 13:42-44.) At Corinth Paul made tents, no doubt six days a week, which would include Sunday, the first day of the week, for the record says he preached every Sabbath to the Jews and Gentiles for 18 months or 78 fabbaths. This was 53 years A.D. see Acts 18: 1-11. Our Lord made the Sabbath for man, therefore It is the Lord's Day (Mark 2:27,28; Rev. 1:10.) He made it at Creation, be fore sin entered. (Genesis 2:1- 3; John 1:1-3,14.) Remember, dear reader, this Sabbath was made out of the Seventh day of crea tion by the Lord Jesus Him self. The continuity of the week has never been broken. If you wish to worship Sun day, the first day of God's week, that is your privilege. If you wish to work on that day as God did at creation, His Word assures you of no wrong. If you work on the Seventh day of God's crea tion week, that is still your DrlvilcEe. but God does not promise such Immunity. But it will do you no good to be forced by law to keep God's holy Sabbath. It is the love of God that we keep His com mandments (1 John 5:3). Let us keep Church and State separate. Any questions, Just write me, Bible answer free. F. E. Beverly 634B Crater Lake ave. Medford No Spar Parts To the Editor: The Sunday Mail Tribune curried a front page cartoon which has set some thoughts in motion. The U.S. was pictured as a sick, shaky patient in some sort of doctor's office. President-elect Jack Kennedy was the one shown prescribing the first treatment needed. None can deny that this country, along with the rest of the world, does need a cleansing. Yet here Is where we need to do some thinking. Can Mr. Kennedy or Mr. Nix on, if he had got in, change the hearts of the people? True, we need leadership. Sheep without a shepherd find them selves In difficulty. Yet I fear that wc expect too much from mere human leaders. Whether wc admit it or not all of us, and that takes in everyone from the begin ning down to now, were crca- atcd by God ana are equal as far as He Is concerned. If it were not lor Omnipotent Power from on high none would even take the next breath. Yet so many give God little, or none, of the credit due Him. Our human bodies tie in Menace TRASH IN THE WHOLE BLOCK' often th case. reality the most wonderful act ever devised by infinite wisdom. We are really not our own, but the property of Him who created us. Yet so many of us take less care of ourselves than we do of our automobiles. None would put anything but the recommend' ed fuel in their auto's gas tank. But so many pay no more attention to their own bodies than they would pests in their gardens. Many find too late, on pain-wracked hos pital beds, that they should have taken heed earlier. If our bodies are God's work manship and temple, why do we give so little heed to the common sense instruction He has given? A friend of mine failed to follow instructions regarding the fuel mixture for his two cycle mower engine. The re sult was trouble. "Sure," he told me, "I saw the warning sign but didn't think it im portant." Motor repair shops have re pair parts but. where do we get a new set of lungs when ours are smoked up and burn ed out? Perhaps it would be wise to read the instructions in' God's Holy Book. It's for all of us. Henry Johnson Jr. 2400 Highway 66 Ashland, Ore. Police Praised To the Editor: I have sent this letter to Charles Champ lin, Medford police chief: Dear Sir: It seemed like such a simple request to ask for an escort for our St. Mary's champion football team when they arrived in Medford Sunday afternoon. I didn't realize the number of policemen It required, nor the precision timing and team work involved t: block off the various intersections! so we could have our welcoming parade. Even though they worked hard and at some risk, the police officers' attitude was one of actually joining the celebration for the team. Many thanks to you and your excellent police force. Arnold Paradis 409 Barnes ave. Medford Peanut Creek Saga To the Editor: On my first trip to the Trinity Alps in a 1912 Rco, I ran out of gas and tires in Peanut's Creek. It was 5 miles down the creek to the nearest telephone. It was nailed to a pine tree and It wasn't much good, but then, I never saw a pine tree tele phone that was. Every time a forest fire burned a fence post or a cow jumped over the telephone wire, it would cause a short or jerk the tele phone off the pine tree. The telephone line was a combi nation telephone line and cow pasture fence. It took me two days to find the darn tele phone. I wasn't used to find ing telephones on a pine tree and I forgot to look in the yellow pages. I cranked the telephone for four hours and all I got was a Chinese laundry in Peanut. The telephone had a loud bell, but the Weavervillc Central couldn't hear it, so I walked to Weavervillc. It was only 10 miles, as the crow flies, but I had some detours to make. I asked the Wcavcrville Cen tral to get Redding. She got a livery stable in Redding. She thought I had a horse and bug gy parked In Peanut's Creek. They sent me a bale of hay and some oats. I made a mat tress out of the hay and fed the oats to the squirrels. 1 returned to Weavervllle and Rock-Bottom; Narrowly Balanced Budqet May Be Made by Present Administration By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International Washington - (DPI) - Barney Kllgore's well - edited Wall Street Journal speculates that A President Ike pituis iu suu mit to the new Congress a rock-bottom, narrowly bal anced budget and to let P r e s i dent elect Kennedy take it from c wilt." xnere. Take it where? That is the obvious question, and it is a good question, too. The ques tions of budget balancing, in flation, taxation ' and deficit spending should have been bigger and better policy is sues in the presidential cam paign that they ever came to be. Revolutionary Tactics Seen by Latins Unless Standards Raised By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst The road from Caracas' air port slants upward until it meets a tunnel through the m V e n ezuelan coastal range which cuts off Caracas from -the Ca ribbean. On the Caracas side, huts cling to the mountain- filrlps finallv 5i-aU "taal ---- -- phil newsom giving way to off-white and cream colored buildings on the outskirts of Caracas itself. asked Central: "Can you get me Los Angeles?" "That's impossible," she says, "a cow just jumped over the telephone wire, but I'll keep trying." I waited another 10 days and they sent me a set of tires for a Chinese rickshaw. They figured I was a Chinaman, if I came from Weaverville, In the Trinity Alps. Then I ran into some real bad luck. I got out of Peanut's Creek in time to get in the first world war. What's bad about that? Did you ever get in an outfit with 49 Corpo rals and 19 Sergeants? I start ed at the bottom in the United States Army and I stayed there. Everett Acklin, Ashland, Ore. Appeal To Drivers To the Editor: I want to again appeal to the drivers who seem to insist on using Orr drive and Gibbon road as "speedways" or race tracks, especially the latter; it's a short street and children ha bitually use it for crossing, to get to the store, and visit each other. A few days ago a small boy would have been hit and kill ed, except that he had the good fortune of falling down and rolled Into the ditch ijust in time to avoid a speeding car. It's dank early here; there are no lights to see these chil dren. However, I happened to be watching just at the time. The authorities do patrol these streets occasionally, I am told, but a traffic fine and loss of license will be inconse quential compared to a dam age suit, plus a young driver's loss of his peace of mind for the remainder of his life, hav ing killed a child. That's a high price to pay for speed. Besides there is a place for speeding, but at the race tracks at White City. I suggest the drivers use that, if it's necessary to risk your neck, and someone else's. So you parents of these young persons had best have a se rious talk with your young or keep the car keys in your own possession.- A Worried Resident, (Name on File) Transients and the Law To the Editor: It seems that Etna Ragsdale's thinking has taken a very peculiar turn. I'm sure I haven't forgotten that the two men written about in the Mail Tribune's articles were and are tran sients. And the way I understood it. they hadn't forgotten ei ther. What is such a crime about being a transient? According to Webster's Dic tionary a transient is defined as a person passing through a place and not staying long. It doesn't mention that he is a criminal, or any thing of that nature, that I remember. If memory serves me right, each Is guaranteed the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness, nor are these rights lo be taken from them, except by due process of law. Many thousands of our fore fathers and others have given their lives to retain these and The Elsenhower plan to sub mit balanced budget proposals to the new Congress in Janu ary reflects more than his own pride in his administra tion's success in abruptly slowing the process of cur rency inflation. Currency in flation or the rotting of the dollar has the same effect on the value of money as cancer has on human tissue. Cancer of the dollar, as cancer of the human body, is all too likely to be fatal. What the Eisenhower ad ministration is up to with its plan for a balanced budget is to put President-elect Ken nedy's feet to the fire. The President want some answers to some questions he asked in a Philadelphia cam paign speech on Oct. 28. Political buffs hereabouts who favored the Republican cause rated that speech the It was here two years ago that anti-U. S. demonstrators surged down the mountain side to the broad highway and set upon the automobile cara van carrying Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nix on into Caracas on an 'offi cial visit. It was here, too, this week that other demonstrators sought to overthrow the gov ernment of Venezuelan Presi dent Romulo Betancourt. The jobless whose shanties spread across the mountains surrounding Caracas were not the only centers of anti-government demonstrations. The skyscraper University of Ca- the other freedoms, for our country and us. It is commendable that she saw fit to help those in need so far as food was concerned. But to me there are, at times, other things more needful than food. I too can remember very distinctly of hav.ng been hun gry and helped when help was most needed, and also remem ber at times that I was priv ileged to be able to be of help to others. It seems to me it doesn't matter how much or how little money you can make at times, but what does matter, very much is being able to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, as long as it doesn't Infringe on someone else's liberty, lives or prop erty. I have always enjoyed very cordial relations with the forces of law and order, even am privileged to count some police officers among my friends, even have been of a small amount of help a time or two. Also my family has always been taught to respect the law and be willing to lend a hand if need be, and have at times. So you see that your as sumption that my family and I are outlaws, or are contemp tuous of the processes of law are not founded in fact. When there is a sleight of hand per formance or an off side play in so far as law enforcement is concerned, it behooves each of us to inquire why. Which is our right in this wonderful country of ours. Yes again I say, quite an example. Larry Turner, Route 1, Box 383, Central Point, Ore.. Who Ar They? To -the Editor: Yes, let us look down with disdain on the readers of obscene trash. But who are they? And since the authors, pub lishers and booksellers are so innocent, they can go right on making money. That is the way to do things, isn't it? Let the big ones slip by and snare onto some little one for a "scapegoat." But the readers, no doubt mostly the young, can pay the price. Seems to me young folks, seeing books on a shelf or on a magazine rack, would tend to feel they are all right or they wouldn't be there, be cause "good grown up folks" wouldn't allow them to be there. Which reminds me, 30 years ago you could buy the Daily Worker on about every street corner, and young folks were curious, because young folks want to know what every thing is about. Also commu nists were "stump specchin in the parks. It isn't strange at all that someone like Mr. Mackic and Mr. MacKay would get carried away some what. Times were bad and people listened to everything. Then there was George Ber nard Shaw's article in a prom inent magazine, "Go to Rus sia Young Man." It was quite interesting, what with the big pay skilled laborers were get ting. I see now (read some place) there is a school being set up to teach young folks what communism really is. So after all the shouting "America best of the campaign by any one. Uniformly, they all hoped Vice President Richard M. Nixon would study that speech carefully and go forth and do likewise. Much of the speech, of course, merely was a defense of the Eisenhower administration record. President Ike got on the offensive when he discussed Democratic presidential plat form promises and candidate Kennedy's support of them. To his Philadelphia au dience, the President said: "If these promises should be carried out, the impact on our economic position - and on the free world - could be catastrophic. Very quickly, confidence in our dollar could be Impaired. "This places an immediate obligation on the political leaders who support that- plat- form. That obligation is to racas was another. For here, encouraged by a hard core of leftist instruc tors, many students look to the same sort of leadership that established Fidel Castro in power in Cuba. Preceding the outbreak in Caracas had been abortive revolutionary attempts in Gua temala and Nicaragua, a suc cessful coup in El Salvador and guerrilla fighting in Cos ta Rica. By chance or not, they ac companied that period in Un united States when President Eisenhower waits to hand over the reins of government to John F. Kennedy. They also accompanied a period of indecision within the Organ ization of American States wherein, no matter what their sympathies, other Latin American nations still are unwilling to move openly against either Castro or his Communist helpers. Betancourt, under constant attack from the left ever since he took office, still has the strong support of the Vene zuelan army and at least lip service from other political parties. So long as he retains the loyalty of the army, his office remains reasonably secure. Warning From Brazil But the attack upon him, as well as upon the govern ments of Central America, brings into strong belief the recent warning of Brazilian President Juncclino Kubits- chek that Latin American peoples may well turn to rev olutionary tactics unless something is done about their living standards. Oregon Highways Said Free of Snow Salem - IUPII - The Stale Highway Department said Oregon routes were free of snow today but icy spots were reported at most moun tain pass routes and in several locations of Eastern Oregon. Wake Up" maybe we are wak ing up and find if we don't teach young folks our way, they will pick their way from magazine racks and news stands. Can we go on forever-no talk, no see, no hear? And who said "Am I my brother's keeper?" but Cain, after he had killed his brother? Thelma Glad, ' , 1427 Lawnridge, Medford. Try and -By BENNETT GERF- DR. RICHARD VAN G ELDER of the Museum of Natural History in New York is authority for the pronounce- '. xnent that skunks are just as unpopular with other skunks ' as they are with human beings. He bases bis theo ry on on three demon strable points: 1. Skunks avoid splat tering their distinctive scents on themselves. 2. They never use the weapon against each other. 3. They fire at an en emy only as a last resort. The skunk's unfailing warning never fails to stop other animals in their tracks. "Even griz zly bears," asserts Dr. Van Gelder, "have been lsnown tt beat a precipitate retreat when that tail goes up." A dachshund was waddling down the middle of a country road when a small foreign autombilo scared it half to- death. "What on earth arc you?" gasped the dachshund. "An automobile," was the answer. "Hmphh," barked the daclyshund (try barking a "hmpha . yourself some time). "Then I'm a HORSE." O I bjr Bennett Cerf. Siatnbuloi tor Ki&f future SjTiiicala A spell out, speciiically, In dqU lars and cents, how they; would pay for the many bil lions of addlllor'il federal spending pledged by that platform. "If they would pay for these lavish programs by rais ing taxes, let them say so. If they would cut going pro grams of the government, let them specify what they are. "But, if they would pay for these programs by deficit spending, raising the debt of our children and grandchil dren, and thereby debase our currency, let them so con fess." It will be Kennedy's job as president to accept or to re vise the budget which Presi dent Eisenhower will send to Congress shortly before the inauguration. The answers on new taxes and - or deficit spending must come then. a In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Let's talk today in this space about an interesting man and his very, very inter-esting-and IMPORTANT-job, The man is Sam Brown rather widely known in the area where this is written as Safety Sam. His job is field representa tive of the Oregon State In dustrial Accident Commission, His business is to prevent ac cidents . especially C R I P PL1NG accidents-in industrial establishments. SAM dropped in the other morning to call attention to a meeting to be held in his area. Present at the meeting will be representatives of the industrial accident commis sion. The purpose will be to talk over the problem of in dustrial accidents and how to prevent them, and to explain the workings of the commis sion's safety campaign. He made it clear that he will be immensely pleased if there is a large attendance of industrial workers and indus try managers. SAM has been working at his job for 19 years. How he got started at it is an interesting story. He has a crippled right hand. All the fingers are gone, leaving only Hie thumb, which he uses as an index finger to emphasize his points. How did it happen? 4 He was working on a planer, whose sharp knives were insufficiently covered. He was using a wrench to make needed adjustments. The wrench itself was in im perfect working condition, the jaws being incapable of per fect adjustment. , The wrench slipped, throw ing his right hand into the whirling knives. TRAGIC? If you have any doubts about that, try to imagine yourself with no fin gers on your right hand. The interesting point in Sam's case is that he used his misfortune to make himself MORE EFFECTIVE in a new job. He uses his crippled hand as an illustration of the ex treme importance of safety measures in industrial plants. He says it helps immensely. SAM loves his job. ' And, he adds, it has its compensations - BIG compen sations. He goes on to say: "In the last five years, I haven't lost a logger in my whole area." His eyes shine as he says it. They have rea son to shine. Because of his diligence in seeing to it that protective measures are taken, there isn't in his whole area, within the past five years, a logger's wife who has been. LEFT A WIDOW as a result of negligence that could have been prevented. Stop Me
