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o 6 0 o 0 10 B WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 25, 1961 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Family Council Editor'! Note: Th raiully Cuun ell cunslm of Judge, psychia tric, three clere.vmen. a newspaper editor, a women's edttor and two writers. Each article Is a summary nl an actual case history. The rmitif-M rennrlti on Drolllems that have heen dealt with by responsible agencies ana counselors. Mr. Q. Z. - I'm proud of my name, but my son wants to ' change it. Alexis Z. - It's a nice name, but it trips people up. . Mr. Q, Z. - As you can see, my name is a four-syllable family name of Greek origin, In this country of Smiths and Jonses's, it's quite a mouthful, 1 admit, But it's an honorable name. My grandfather brought it to these shores in 1003, and it's listed on the service plaques for two wars. That's why I'm ashamed that my son wants to change it. I told him a long name never stood in the way of an Kisenhower or a Rocke feller or a Frelinghuysen. I think our name is an asset, not a- liability. It helps us stand out in people's minds. And I've come across even longer names than ours, like Kalzenellenbogen or Llewel lynberry. I'll bet those fellows wouldn't part with even one of those double l's! Alex is making a mistake. By denying his name, he'll be denying himself and turn Into a zero. i " ' ' ''": ' '. Alexis Z. - Oh, I stand out In people's minds, all right! I'm "Hey, you-with-the-big-name!" But they can't use that on a check or an order. ' Dad doesn't understand that my sales undertakings involve . meeting dozens of people a day over a wide territory, and in the rush of my many con tacts, I can'.t lake time out to draw up an easy guide to pronouncing, spelling, and above all remembering my name. It's a real jawbreaker. Why make things so hard for people? Life's too short to spend half of it discussing, explaining and apologizing for your name. There are more Important matters. It's not as though I'm for saking my family, my religion or my ancestry. I'm certainly not disgracing the name. All I'm doing is taking off two syllables. Everyone will still recognize It.. It won't sound Irish, or Hollywood. .This way, my name won't he a distraction, getting be tween me and the business at Jury Deliberates L. A. Murder Charge Los Angeles -IliPIl- A superi or court jury starts its third day of deliberations today on first degree murder charge against Henry Adolph Busch, 28, admitted, slayer of three older women, Jurors spent all day Tues day reviewing the trial with out being able to arrive at a verdict before returning to their hotel rooms for the night. Busch, a lens grinder, told police at .his arrest last fall that he strangled all three women, one of them his aunt. However, he maintained he was helpless to have acted otherwise because of an "un controllable urge to kill." 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So long as the motive is honest, people may shed or alter names which present problems. Discounting senti ment, we must respect Alex's decision here as to the poten tial advantages for him of a simplified name. But lest too many of the colorful, rhythmic, and mean ingful surnames like Mr. Z.'s vanish, a plea against the pale conformity that would even tually reduce us all to homog eneous labels. A few days ago, the newspapers carried word of a valuable scientific contri bution made by two professors from the University of Chi cago, Dr. William Offenkrantz and Dr. Allen Rechtschaffer. These are substantial, interest ing mouthfuls indeed. On the other hand, we see Alex's point. The telephone operator in a certain office employing a man with a long Teutonic name knows whom a caller is asking for, no matter what he says. For a fictitious example, if she hears, "Is Mr. S c h n ellenberger in?" she'll say, "Sorry, Mr. Schneiden bacher is out." Many people don't even try to come near getting it right. So, Mr. Z., Alex by any other name will still be Alfx. And if he turns into the world-beater he hopes to be, the credit will still be entered in the right column, that of of the Z. family. Alex seems devoted and proud enough to see to that. To check unwarranted name-changing, however, and to underline the importance of a family name as a link: between the past and the fu ture, we like what Harrigan sings: "It's a name that a shame never has been con nected with - Harrigan, that's I! BiGONIA BULBS "AN0IN8 BASKET 1 if a. ...ii.tit .pp"""' 1 1 ncX R MS. ' ' . IkHKB . 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