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Lenten Message By THE REV. CARYLE ADAMS Stated Clerk, Presbytery of Albany. N.Y.. United Presbyterian Church (Written tor UPI) A little cluster of friends stands beside an open grave. The last prayers are said and there is a last look at the flower-decked casket. Some one says softly, "We will re member him for the good things he said and did!" Our immortality on earth lies in the way we are remem bered. The richness of our daily experience rises out of those things we remember, and those things which our memory prompts us to achieve. ' :r Lent is a time of remem brance. In the rush of daily business we let our love grow cold and we place distances between ourselves and God. When we begin, each year, the Lenten journey we recall . the life and challenge of Jesus Christ who revealed God to us and whose remem ' brance renews that revela tion. Bridge of Sorrow Lent becomes the bridge of sorrow, the bridge of victory and vision, by which we cross over again into the fullness of faith in Him from whom our preoccupation with ma terial things has brought a separation. . . One Friday afternoon in Jerusalem I walked from the Convent of the Sisters of Zion built over the Judge ment Hall of Pilate through the winding streets and up the steep stairway to the site of Calvary. There we stood and worshipped in the recol lection of the daring and de votion of One who made tri umph out of tragedy because of the power of absolute love. The remembrance that filled my mind on that silent journey made the world of discord fade away so that the love of God became the puri fying light that left only his purity and truth alive with in me. One always goes back to the world in its stark reality, but the act of remembrance had kindled a light. RIVER MOUTHS The great Nile river Africa has nine mouths. of l(2InnjilV WisOlls Gtn(o ff?(oD)n)t? HERE Rambler American Custom with Overdrive is Over-all Winner in Miles Per Gallon. Tops entire field with 26.859 miles per gallon averaging over 40 miles per hour while circling the tough 3.7 mile stop-and-go road course at Daytona Speedway. Rambler takes first 6 places sweeps 8 of the first ten places in Class 6 . . . includes Falcon, Corvair, Lark 6, Tempest 4. TRY THE ECONOMY KING TODAY SEE YOUR RAMBLER DEALER Morse Holding Back Co-Sponsorship of Oregon Dunes Bill By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington (Special) - Sen. Wayne Morse has declined to join Sen. Maurine Neuberger in co-sponsoring legislation to create an Oregon Dunes Seashore park - but Morse is In a bargain ing mood on the question. If Sen. Neu berger would Smttb go along with one alteration he has pro posed, Sen. Morse would co sponsor the proposal, he ex plained. Morse said he opposes giv ing the Interior department any authority to condemn pri vate property within the pro posed park boundaries. Under the Neuberger bill, unless zoning codes, approved by the secretary of the Interior, are adopted, the federal govern ment could eventually force local property owners to sell their property. "I don't propose to give the secretary that power," said Morse. "The right of eminent domain should never be grant ed unless the public necessity clearly demands it. I have yet to see any necessity for the exercise of eminent domain in this area. Only a small percentage of the land area is privately owned. A park can be created without the govern ment acquiring all the private property." Should Have Choice Morse said the property owners should have a choice of selling or staying. He pre dicted that a good many would sell to the government, if given a fair price. But he said they should have that choice, and not be forced to sell at the price set by the government. "I am all for the recreation al aims and purposes of this proposal," the senator added. "Mrs. Neuberger Is to be com mended for this." Morse said he plans to offer his amendment if and when the Neuberger bill comes up for Senate debate. He indi cated he will take a wait-and-see attitude about whether to support or oppose the final bill, if his amendment is not approved;. ' ifei7 OK) ?wb ARE OFFICIAL Mrs. Neuberger contends that many parks have been created by the government exercising the right of eminent domain. Among them was the Fort Clatsop National Monu ment near Astoria, authorized by a bill both Morse and her late husband sponsored giving condemnation power to the secretary of the Interior. Morse claims there are many parks in which private property remains intact with in park boundaries. He said the guiding principle on the question of exercising eminent domain is clear public neces sity - in some instances only through condemnation can land be acquired for a park; but in other instances, such as the Oregon coast with its abundance of public or state land, there is no necessity to condemn. See What Happens "The important thing, from a recreational standpoint, is to get the park established." Morse said. "Let's do it with out giving the secretary the power of eminent domain, and then see what happens. If it can then be demonstrated that the public necessity demands condemnation of private prop erty, this power can always be granted by Congress later. But there is no reason to go all the way immediately when it may not be necessary." Morse said he thought a good compromise bill might contain some zoning code re quirements, but he did not favor giving the secretary of the Interior the authority to approve or disapprove zoning codes as the criterion for de termining whether to exercise eminent domain. ReD. Edwin R. Durno, the new Republican congressman in whose district the park would be located, had not had a chance to examine the new bill before it was introduced Monday. He has previously expressed general opposition to the idea. Subscribers To report improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford and Ashland, phone SP 2-6141 before 6:45 p.m. daily and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call, please notify office, thus eliminating special messenger service. EDMS Sirs RESULTS Kennedy Stops Construction of Officers7 Club Washington- (UPO -President Kennedy, acting on a tip from a private citizen, has halted construction of a $200,000 ad' dition to an officers' club in Europe designed to make it 'a little more plush," it has been announced. But he was too late to halt the purchase of 140,000 golf balls by a club in England or one million bottles of Ger man beer by another club. An American woman in Eu rope supplied the tip on the officers club ambition. Ken nedy acted to stop it in the interest of conserving dollars, according to an account sup plied by White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. Later, Salinger said the beer and golf ball transactions were reported to the White House as "allegations," but he could not vouch for the re ports. He said the President was attempting to check them. Salinger said the President wanted more tips like this from the public, not only on unnecessary government spending abroad, but on "wasteful and unnecessary spending" In the United States by any branch of the govern ment. Asked how the White House regarded the new Senate swimming pool, Salinger said with the proper touch of di plomacy that he had no posi tion on this matter. Course on Plant Growth Successful County Horticultural Agent Clifford B. Cordy said the first in a series of short courses on plant growth was successful recently. More than 40 persons attended. The session, conducted by Dr. Larry Blaney, professor of horticulture, Oregon State college, illustrated how the plant growth becomes rapid, how it stops and how it ad justs to weather and soil con ditions. Also discussed were how hormones affect plant growth, specific requirements and influence of day and night lengths of temperatures and combinations. This Thursday, the second In the series will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the courthouse auditorium. Plant anatomy and its relation to the uptake and distribution of water and minerals will be discussed IFir V!? Medford SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 COMPLETE COURSE Several people recently completed the first aid instructors' cours taught last week in the Red Cross building by First Aid Instructor-Trainer Ray Cronk, of the Pacific area Red Cross office, shown during an instruction period. Com pleting the course were Leon Bates, Horn brook; Mrs. Fred Nielsen, Karl Herriott, Ap plegate; Harold and Retta Reith, Shady Domiciliary Building iemodeied for VA Volunteers By JIM GILLAN Mail Tribune Correspondent White City Organizations representing the Veterans Ad ministration Volunteer Serv ices and comprising commu nities from southern Oregon and northern California are awaiting completion of work in Building 224, VA domicili ary at White City, according to the response and inquiries directed to Henry C. Herzog, manager. ' "We have centralized social recreation sponsored by the ladies who make up our Do miciliary volunteer pro gram," Herzog explained. "These community -wide volunteers contribute so much valuable time, experi ence and cheerful leadership to our facility and its veteran members that we hope the Im provements will further spur volunteer activities and mem ber participation in recrea tion. Painters have been busy for the past several days in the area, under head painter Clarence (Peck) Henderson Facing Crater Lake highway and with Mr. McLoughlin in the background, the various rooms and lounges have been redone. Frank J. Glonning, admin istration assistant to Dr. E. G. Everett, acting chief medical officer, and VA head of the Volunteer Services, says that volunteer ladies are considei ing a drape sewing project, with mate-rials furnished by the domiciliary, for the building. He also mentions plans for re-furnishing the building through efforts of a community-wide volunteer organiza tion project. Some 2,200 square feet are involved ' in the' area now undergoing extensive renova tion. Safety Facilities New and additional safely facilities are being installed, supplementing an adequate sprinkler system for any needed service against fire damage. Plans reveal a new office for a staff recreation repre sentative as an aid to super vision, Vince McGonigcl, re creation chief, pointed out. The, recreational activities will involve both formal and informal types; group and in dividual recreation. Another room is being set aside as a working office for members of VAVS groups which have affairs running in the building. Another room is being completely refitted and furnished as a lounge for the VAVS volunteers. A music appreciation room will be outfitted with Hi-Fi, and groups assigned by the station Planning Board and individuals on their own time may listen to all types of music. A larger room In the mid dle of the wing will supply small groups with a place for meetings, games and other re creational pursuits. A complete kitchen, equipped with an electric coffee maker, will be avail able to all of the VAVS groups and member organiza tions using the building. Two rooms are set aside for closets and storage space. New Exhaust Fans The largest room has been equipped with new exhaust fans for ventilation and air cleaning. This room will house the larger groups and with its completion will pro vide space for the functioning of three activities at the C -v. same time within the build ing. An enclosed porch with table tennis, deck shuffle board, darts, and other semi active games, Is being readied. At the farthest end of the large room another enclosure will contain lock ers of the VAVS groups and members' clubs where the "tools" for games may be stored. All new fixtures are being or have been installed, in cluding the latest flourescent lighting. Several additional electric outlets have been provided. "The staff and members of the domiciliary are certain that the completion of this area will once again express our appreciation lor the fine ana unsemsn services ren dered us by the community's fine families and ladies," Her zog said. "Without this faifhful and constant help we are reluc tant to visud'ize what our ac tivities and recreation at this veterans home would be like, The mutitudc and excellence of the VAV3 activities here certainly are among the fin est in the nationwide net of VAVS." In additon to the station's painters, the carpenters un der Earl Edwards, plumbers under Pat Doyle, electricians Bob Findley and Ray Stahler, steamfitler Harold Johnson and machinist Frank Richard son, all have devoted special talents and interest to the project. - - A list of the VAVS repre Banana Oil Doesn't Come From Bananas We get peanut oil from pea nuts; olive oil from olives; castor oil from castor oil beans; fish oil from fish, and contlonsced oil from cotton seeds. But even the ingenuity of all the scientific minds in the world never figured out how to get banana oil from ba nanas. It can't be done. You can't even get juice from them let alone oil. It's sort of funny, too, for there is a great deal of banana oil used. It smells exactly like bananas, and for that reason we call it banana oil. It is produced chemically by ccr. tain acetic acids combined with amyl alcohol. It is a sweet-smeling liquid used as a solvent, or as a banana flavoring for confections. Bananas are not what you think they are. Whenever we buy them at the store or even think about them we say they are a delicious and nutritious fruit. They are not fruit. The botanist classifies them as elongated berries with what were once, a long time ago, remnants of the seeds buried in the pulp. The fine, soft specks you sec in the body of the banana are these seed remnants. The banana plant grows from sprouts but never from seed, sprouts that spring up from the underground root system. Banana seeds are just as scarce as is banana oil. After producing one bunch the plant withers away and dies, but previous to this it IS Tribune Cuve; Beebe Cullinswurth, Donald Kilbourn, Central Point; Ruth Bebbcr, Dan Bulklcy, Ashland, and B. B. Bigham, H. Chandler Drew, Thomas Eaton, Douglas Finch, Robert Hawkins. Charles Hobbs, Ralph Merton, Bette Miller, Charles Mortimer, Hazel Swayne, Helen Thomas and Sarah Watson, Medford. ... Bs Being sentatives of the community includes: American Gold Star Moth ers, Margaret Eakin and Mary Parker; American Legion, Earl B. Bigalow and J. H. Mc K e n z 1 e; American Legion auxiliary, Polly Offut and Myrtle Hall; American Red Cross, Mrs. A. T. Wattenburg and Lillian Salade; American War Mothers, Dolores Mur- d o c k and Almcda Long; B.P.O.E., Emil B. Kroeger and Tom Ginn; Blue Star Mothers of America, Ardena Kretschmcr and Eula Mid- dlcbushcr; Daughters of Un ion Veterans, Eva Ware and Mrs. Elmer Gott; Disabled American Veterans, Pat Gra ham; Disabled American Vet erans auxiliary, Bertha Ncff and Hazel Rawls; Fifty Plus club, Rita Holmes and Dr Frank. Roberts; Military Or dor of the Cooties, Ivan Lusk; Military Order of the Lady Bugs, Helen Lusk and Mary Schultz; National Catholic Community Service, Frieda Lawrence; Oregon Federation of Garden clubs, Mrs. B. L, I Lockwood, Ella Long and Olive M. Floyd; Salvation Army, William E. Ricken and Dency Wcnzel; United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary, Aus- tia Barneburg and Hazel An derson; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Edward B. Smith; Vet erans of Foreign Wars auxil iary, Frances Z u n d e 1 1 and Fay Allison; Veterans of World War I, N. R. Walters and R. S. Flurry; Veterans of World War I auxiliary, Doro thy Leuty and Mcda Lucas. Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins .(Register snd Tribune syndicate I960 seemed to have foreseen the possibility and sent up from the root system one or more sprouts in order that the race of bananas could continue. The banana plant never be comes a tree; it can't make it, for to be a tree It would have to develop a woody stem, something a banana plant never accomplishesThe trunk of the plant is merely the bottom ends of the leaves wrapped snugly together, each forming a concentric sheath about its neighbor. Although the banana grows extensively in the America tropics and In some of the warmer sections of the U.S., it had its origin in China and India. The plant Is closely related to the canna and bolanlcally listed as hcrbacious. And an herb, if you happend to be In terested, Is any flowering plant whose above-ground stem does not become woody. Not Ordinary Just to prove to Itself that this tropical plant is not an ordinary member of the veg etable kingdom, the banana grows its fruit, or more right ly its bunch of berries, In an upside down position. The bunch Is composed of many "hands" which seem to beg for the sun and the warm, tropical rain. If the fruit Is subjected to a temperature of 50 degrees or less for even a relatively short time, it loses Its banana flavor. Whip a ripe banana violently and it turns into a thick liquid. Poloroid Prices ANOTHER "BEST BUY" U4, -!, J- , T ' it M: J.T .JICi - - in YeTTT NUV JSf . tj THE 900 ELECTRIC EYE CAMERA With shutter-lens control, scene selector, offset optical view 'finder, range finder, film ' speed seletcor, flash synchroniza- - 4 CQ') tion. and manv other outstandina V I BmJ9Vw Features. , Complete kit. 1 nn n e I7T.7J. MODEL HOB For the professional or the skilled amateur who wants versatility and the broadest possible range. 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