Unusual Christmas Tree
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Greenville, Mich.-OIPD-Lawrence Roy has a most unusual
; nrisimas Because he has a most unusual Siamese cat.
ine lamilv cat. Pat. isn't, thp cniirpinf 'milt Ivna rtf
ienne. fat isn't even the horsemeat type. -v f v, ,
Pine needless are more in Pat's line. " ' , : V
Roy learned of Pat's Deculiar tastes the hard wv. ..
; He recently set up the Christmas tree, an evergreen, and
me lamuy trimmed it ever so carefully. -;
Tree Eaten Needle bv Needle "
Pat proceeded to literally eat down the tree, needle by
neeme. uniy me ornaments and tinfoil icicles remained.
' The Roy family was aghast.
Pat added to their astonishment by munching the icicles.
X Roy decided Christmas simply wouldn't-be Christmas
wnnout a tree in the living room. f ';;- " .
'- So he chopped down a wild cherry' tree, stripped of all
Jits greenery by freezing temperatures, and set it up where
once had stood a gaily decorated evergreen. '
. Plastic Icicles Added
The ornaments and lights Pat apparently doesn't have
J the stomach for them were strung from the leafless branch
' es and some plastic icicles were added. Pat isn't a plastic
fancier, either. ,
How does Pat like the new tree?
iRoy said the cat doesn't mind it at all. Pat climbs happily
up the trunk and cuffs away at the tasteless ornaments and
plastic icicles. - :
Could be, Roy thinks, that Pat isn't hungry any more. -
After all, Pat's already had a Christmas feast.
OF SMITH & MEN
By Jack Smith
(e) 1960 Timei-Mlrror Syndlcat '
; There hasn't been in my
memory, a Christmas season
in which so many ingenious
gifts were offered "to amuse
the melancholy fellow - the
man who has everything.
; This doubtless reflects an
unprecedented and joyous
prosperity in the nation.
. In the past several years
of swelling production and
wealth, the well - appointed
gentleman has fitted out his
point of surfeit.
" Although my own material
inventory is modest, I had not
thought I really needed any
thing to gird me for society
or comfort me at my hearth.
J If they sought my trade,
I thought, they would have
to come up with something
o devilishly seductive it
couldn't be resisted, no matter
how unnecessary it might be.
Well, they have done that.
.
There is, for example, I see
in the ads, a cigarette lighter
.'that plays a tune when light
en. Aiinougn rve quit smoK
ing, I'd like to have a lighter
that could play "Just Me and
My Shadow" or "I Wonder
What's Become of Sally."
For about $200 a crafty
shopper can buy her man a
genuine Chinese brass gong
4 ft. in diameter -. imported
from the inscrutable East.
By heaven, I would like to
see the doors fly open in the
neighborhood the first time I
gave that baby a rap!
The discriminating woman
who has less to spendcan
buy the fastidious majej an.'
electrical manicurist. He
doesn't have to lift a finger.
For the chap who has a
plethora of pajamas, but
sleeps in only one half a pair,
they ha1 e an article called
Half-a-Jama. You may buy
either Uppa Jamas or Lowa
Jamas, if you have enough
brass to face the clerk.
For only $3.50 you can buy
your man 175 hours of
"dreamy, warm, softly-scented
candlelight . . ; to light his se
cluded rendezvous." If you go
for this, you better make sure
he isn't burning it at both
ends.
For the tense, combative
executive, consider a $7.95
solid walnut yo-yo. It is de
signed exclusively, the ads
say, for people with pull, and
is said to stimulate conversa
tion and unleash aggressions.
There are also such ex
quisitely unrequired items as
slide-rule tie clips, . nut-and-bolt
cuff links, adjustable all-in-one
golf clubs, electric
backscratchers, gold railroad
spikes and a beer can opener
with a built-in umbrella. ,
I can see myself on Christ
mas morning-lounging around
my candle-scented lair; in
my uppa-jamas, electrically
scratching my backhand clean
ing my nails and playing "I
Wonder What's Become of
Sally" on "rriy lighter. Now and.
then I could kick my gong, j
Musa Opponent's o
Demand Rejected ;;:
Salem-tPli.'. -.Aeqffe'st by
GoorgiStadelman '.61 The Pat-'
les, Republican candidate, for
state senator in the 16th diS
trict.'for a recounfVof votes
in the close race has - been
denied by Secretary of State
Howell Appling Jr. - j
i Appling.' said the deadline
ttrfjiUingi-'ioK' a'; recount wa
uui. ix auu me tjquesi -was
made Monday, Dec. 19. Sladel
man lost to Sen. Ben Musa,
(D-The Dalles), 9,752 to 9,617.
The 16th district covers six
counties Wasco Wheeler,
Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow
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SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2V1960' PAGES 1 to 12
Excessive Gilding of
Said Hurting Motel
EVENSONG ALONE
Ross-on-Wye, England-IUPD-
The Ross-on-Wye rural dean
ery magazine, in discussing
Christmas Day services, an
nounced today: , . , ;
"The rector will say even
song at 12:40, but does not ex
pect anyone else to be pres
ent." t ;
Rameses the Great of Egypt
boasted that he had, furnished
at least 19 million ceremonial
bouquets and ornamdntal
plants to temples.
By HENRY J. BECHTOLD
UPI Financial Editor
New York -fflPB- Lavishness
is fast becoming the byword
in the moteU business as any-
;j o n e .taking a
m o to r J trip
this past sum
m e r,'.c, p u 1 d
tell you. 1
B'ut o n e
N e w York
builder ' believes-
-motels
ate i" gettlpg
too lavish.
Starley 3.
Slotei.'Presideht 'of Crossway
Motor: Hotels, Inc.y claims that
many motel builders-- have
gilded the lily.-fo an -excessive
degree, and haVe built them
selves right 'out of the' origi
nal competilive-.advantage of
motels. . V: ,V, .
He said this tVcnd towartj
more and rivore Iux'urieil' hai
forced hew motels to increase
their rates at leat 50 per cent
in the last five!;years. These
extras, he declared, are un
necessary adjuncts to today's
motel construction.
Added Luxuries' '.:
' Initially, motelsbaa three
advantages over" their hotel
competition: Low price of
Toomsl--newness, and speed
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and informality--of'' .arrival
and departure. Only newness,
Slote noted, remains forj these
operators arid' investors who
have built multi-milliori dol
lar motels beyond the imme
diate neetls'- of the road -traveling
public. i'','
Health clubs, lavish restali
rants, indoor swimming pools,
oversized .balconied . rooms,
night clubs, expensive fabric
decoratitonsl color TV, and
large and expensive public
areas. were mentioned as some
i.of . the ieXtras , whiih ; have
raised motel room rentals and
as a': Jesuit. Jfrnited owupancy
pancy rates-are highest'iri mb'
tels ' wflichr have Jgnored the
lavish touches and are able to
dclivertheir product 'at .the
most competitive prices.' in
the framework of .ajyefr lo
cated, - clean f acilHy .i' i7-(?
Where- motels rooms once
averaged $10, today $15 is
closer, to average, with many
charging $20 for rooms. Con
sequently, Slote, said, the mo
tel has lost its price edge over
the big city hotels which are
forced by. their large payrolls
to scale room rentalsvin this
category-. . ,.'
He also noted that his firm s
experience has shown that in
door swimming pools, public
lounges, and huge balconies
are seldom used, and have no
effect on occupancy at all
commensurate with their add
ed cost for construction and
maintenance.
The luxury motels also have
obviated the advantage of in
formality, an attraction to
most motel guests. Some mo
tels even have added bellhops,
room service, parking attend
ants and other services re
quiring tipping.
Fewer Frills Uged
Slote claims that the crea
tion of good rooms in well
traveled locations, without
competing with luxury and
resort hotels, will provide a
prosperous future to the mo
tel industry and best serve
the public.
His idea of the type of mo
tel, which best serves the mo
tel function and can meet
price competition, should be
developed with the following
facilities: Wall to wall car-
peting, good lighting, a mini-
usiness
mum 12V2 by 20 foot size
room, natural light and venti
lation for all rooms, air con
ditioning, television, indivi
dual1 room temperature con
trols, adequate parking con
venient to room, 24-hour tele
phone- service, restaurant
with limited menu, and bar.
Anything additional, he
added,, will force room renU
als upj potential occupancy
down, -and,, jeopardize future
ability to meet-building and
maintenance .costs and amor
tize lanira'cqulsitiori and. con,-
strucvion.,( '--.' ' . ..Wf.i?
Jfewetf.SchopI ;
1 .' Recent visitoVs at .the H.' P.
Jewett Elemehfa'ry s'c h 0 6 1
have noticed seasonal decora
tions and ' activities through
out the-building. . .
In the cafetorium on inter
esting Christmas scene has
been '"created by the first
grade teachers. It not only in
cludes -the traditional Christ
mas tree, 'but. also a fireplace
scene, rug, .rocking chair, and
toys. Santa, with his sleigh
and reindeer,; form the background.
Room parties will be held
Thursday afternoon. School
will resume again on Tues
day; Jan. 3."
On Friday, Dec. 23, which
is the last day of school be
fore Christmas vacation, there
will be a Christmas assembly
held in the morning. There
will be an early - dismissal
that afternoon
Development work on the
new course of study in the
primary grades has been pro
ceeding on schedule. All
teachers in each of the first
three grade levels have been
working on their curriculum
committees since the start of
school.
Plans at present call for the
completion of the course of
study in arithmetic and writ
ing this school year. A num
ber of the teachers are plan
ning to work on this project
an extra week after school is
out next June. - ; 1
The development of a uni
fied curriculum for ' all' the
schools of District 6C is a
project which will require
several years for completion.
Mix-Match Marvels
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Suggestions for
Teacher Education
Project Proposed
Salcm-lWU-Six Oregon col
leges have presented recom
mendations to the State Edu
cation Department for an ex
perimental project in teacher
education.
The suggestions include
more training for teachers in
the . future and one year of
supervised experience before
heading thoir own classroom.
- Oregon is bidding for Ford
Foundations funds to pay for
the pilot program.
Colleges Cooperating
Cooperating are the State
Department of Education, six
colleges in the State System
of Higher Education and pub
lic schools adjacent who will
take part.
The school schools making
proposals are University of
Oregon, Oregon State College,
Oregon College of Education,
Southern Oregon, Portland
State and Eastern Oregon.
Each proposal recommend
ed a minimum of five years
of teacher training for grade
and high school teachers. The
1961 legislature will be asked
to put this into effect.
Anticipated costs of the six
plans ranged from several
thousand dollars to an OCE
suggestion for an eight year
plan costing $6,375,481.
Modfocd Approves Plan
Dr . William Sampson of
Southern Oregon College said
the Medford School Board in
principle has approved a
five-year plan whereby $6,000
would be given student teach
ers during their fourth year
Four Permits Issued
For New Homes Here
The city building depart
ment Monday issued four per
mits to erect new homes in
Medford.
Two of the permits wero
issued to Ralph Patterson who
proposes to erect two $9,000
residences, one each at 2109
Corona ave., and 2117 Corona
ave.
A third permit was issued
to Henry Freisen who pro
poses to erect a $10,000 resi
dence at 2041 Serenity dr.
The fourth permit was issued
to John McCardell to erect a
$10,000 residence at 1333 Sis
kiyou blvd.
in college and a fifth spent
while practice teaching.
Portland State suggested a
program costing $3.7 million.
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