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Constance Garrett Case Dismissed ' Portland (UPD Mrs. Con stance Garrett, 32, was free today after a six-month legal battle which saw her acquit ted on one murder charge .and then nearly stand trial a second time in connection with a fatal fire at her home last October. Circuit Judge Herbert G. !Schwab dismissed the second charge against the ' former Texas socialite Monday and Substantiated her plea of in nocent by reason of double jjeopardy. The state may appeal the decision to the State Supreme ;Court. The dismissal order fol lowed presentation of addi tional arguments by state and defense attorneys before :Judge Schwab. " The charges stemmed from a fire at the Garrett home in October that claimed the lives of three of Mrs. Garrett's four daughters and a resident maid. She had been acquitted 'in January of the death of her youngest daughter, Gaye, five months, but an indict ment charging her in the rdeath of another daughter, Angela, three, was immedi ately brought against her. : Julian Herndon, deputy district attorney, said no simi lar case has been tested in the State Supreme Court. ; Small Worlds Around Us I Lynn W. Watkins (Register 1 Tribune Syndicate, 1961) 'Do You Know What 'A Dicky Bird Is? Regardless of the meager hess of your knowledge of na tural history, you have never theless certainly heard about the "dicky bird, the fool fish and the hop toad." The names are merely cloaks to hide par tially the real identity of the unknown animal or the one that is pitifully misunder stood. Calling them such general names would seem to indicate a lack of actual information but implying a misplaced knowledge to mislead the lis tener, probably causing him "to be as confused as is the person using the expression. . Probably the actual differ ence between species of any animal is unimportant to most "of us; sufficient enough to say that a bird, probably a dicky bird, was singing in an unnamed bush, or. any bird in the hand is worth a couple in any other tree. But the -use of the all-embracing but erroneous expression usually -implies to the listener that the .user of the name knows what he is talking about. Name For All Any feathered creature flitting through the bushes, observed on the wing, or swimming in the lake could be called a "dicky bird." What the term actually means is that the observer does not know one bird from another, so he embraces all birds under one confusing and meaningless name. This same person, being asked to des cribe a "dicky bird" could merely come up with the pro found information that it had feathers and two legs and a nest under the eaves of the garage. The all - embracing name, "hop toad," probably takes in anything that jumps: toads, frogs, and tree toads regard less of species. Some become a little more lucid by discrib ing some of the amphibians, those with the very rough ex teriors, as "warty toads." Fool Fish In their general classifica tion of fish in localities where several species are us ually present, the same unin formed ones call the unknown species a "fool fish," or "sail or's choice." Some even go way out on the fishy limb by contradicting themselves b y telling the curious fishermen who has reeled in a stranger that he has caught a "no-name fish." In the event the observer could not tell the difference between fish and fowl, h e would refer to the creature as a "crittur," or, if he thought it would bite, sting, scratch or claw, he would call it a "varmint." Even a hoo toad, a fool fish or a dicky bird could be, and often has been called a var ft 4 mint or a pest if it infested our outdoor pool, flew against our living room window or sang during a time when we were trying to take a nap. At such a time, even the hext-door neighbor may be called a "pest," or something worse, but the fool, fish, the dicky bird, and the hop toad are only excuses for not know ing of which we speak. THAT IT IS London -UPD- A Conserva tive party poster in the win dow of a funeral parlor car ries the following slogan: "The future is ours." Home Rule Would Give Power Mrs. Alice Rutter, chair man of the Jackson county home rule study committee, said Monday that home rule "would return to the voters of Jackson county the pow ers which years ago they voted away to the state." Mrs. Rutter made her re- Klamath Youth Sought in River Red Bluff, Call f. (UPD Tehama county authorities searched the Sacramento ri ver today for a Klamath Falls, Ore., youth who was listed as a possible drowning victim. Police said that Lyle Mc Farland, 19, has not been seen since Saturday night when he refused help and drifted down the river after a scuffle on the river bank. Officers said that he jumped into the river after they ar rived to break up a fight in volving McFarland, an uniden tified youth and Robert Dean Bramwell, 20, of Klamath Falls. McFarland was spotted holding onto a clump of brush about four feet from shore. Then he headed out into the river. A search of the river banks was unsuccessful. The youth's father, Floyd McFarland, ar rived here Monday to help in the search. 1 Winema Forest Personnel Named Portland-OIPD-Regional For ester J. Herbert Stone Tuesday named administrative person nel to manage the new Wine ma National Forest in South ern Oregon. The forest will include former Klamath Indian Res ervation lands and later parts of the Rogue River, Fremont and Deschutes National For ests. Alexander E. Smith, Port land, will be supervisor of the new forest with headquarters in Klamath Falls. Smith has been assistant chief of the di vision of information and edu cation in the regional U.S. Forrestry office here. Smith formerly worked in the Malheur, Willamette and Rogue River National forests of Oregon. Members of his staff will include Charles B. Waldron, now with the Malheur Nation al Forest; Norman E. Gould and William A. North, now with the Umpqua National Forest; Dan B. Abraham, with the Siskiyou Notional Forest, and Kjedd M. Bakke, with the Mt. Hood National Forest. Recession Seen To Have Run Course Portland -IUPII- Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges said Tuesday the recession "has pretty well run its course" and took some of the credit for the Kennedy ad ministration. "The Democrats have done a very great deal for busi ness," he told a news confer ence. "The thing most people want is an attitude of being on the job-more energy and decisions. In the first 100 days they've had enough of both to justify the entire term." Hodges, at 62, is the oldest member of the Kennedy cabi net and the first to visit Ore gon since the inauguration. He addressed a combined luncheon of the Pacific North west Trade Association and the Portland Rotary Club this noon. BUYERS SELLERS VETERANS Order your prelimin ary title report from Jackson County's newest and most ; Complete Title , Insurance and Escrow Service CRATER TITLE INSURANCE CO. "Home-Owned" 510 W. 6th -SP 2-5264 MEDFORD marks during an explanation of the purposes and functions of the home rule committee at yesterday's Medford Cham ber of Commerce roundtable luncheon. Also speaking at the luncheon were Committee Members MacLeod Maurice, Gold Hill, and Earl Day, Sams Valley. Mrs. Rutter said the only decision that the committee has made to date is that "a county home rule charter would be of advantage to this county." The next step, she said, "is to sit down and write one." To Hhelp Draft Charter The committee has called upon Orval Etter, a research attorney for the bureau of municipal research at the University of Oregon, to help draft the charter. Before this can be done, however, it must first be determined what pow ers the county should have, the committee chairman pointed out. This is the com 4-m four days saving on SUMMER COTTONS $1 Newly arrived summer dresses. Dressy and casual sheaths, full skirts, jacket dresses in cotton and drip-dry blends. Every-day price at $14.95, $17.95 and $19.95. next 4 days only buy FAMOUS NAME DRESSES $1 New summer dresses, many different styles by well-known designers, every dress regularly priced at $24.95. 4 days only save on MATERNITY SPORTSWEAR $3J9 Capris, skirts, pedal pushers, shorts and tops mix or match. Formerly to $5.98. MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, mittee's current project. The main advantage of hav ing home rule, according to Mrs. Rutter, is that a county could adopt certain specific legislation for itself. The way it stands now, the county de pends on the state legislature for all legislation. Mrs. Rutter implied that having the legislature ap prove special legislation for a county is often a lengthy process, particularly so since the legislature meets only once every two years. Also, the legislature cannot pass legislation for one county in particular, but legislation ap proved for one must be for all. Could Start Legislation Under a home rule charter, she said, voters of a county could initiate legislation for themselves. This means that if the county court fails to act on something, the voters would have recourse to initi ate action through petitions, OREGON To County, Roundtable Is Told bringing the matter to a vote at the next regularly sched uled election. An example of the advan tages of home rule, Mrs. Rut ter said, would be in the field of air pollution. Under the existing system, the city of Medford has the power to en act controls within its bounda ries, but the county does not. With home rule, she said, the county could enact its own air pollution control ordinances. The practice of home rule was approved by the voters of the state in 1958. Follow ing the election the Jackson county court appointed four members to study the feasi bility and desirability of hav ing home rule in Jackson county. The county's state leg islature delegation then ap pointed another four mem bers, and the eight members of the committee then ap pointed a ninth member. Would Be An Advantage Although the committee IT'S A $1 to does feel that home rule would be of advantage to Jackson county, Mrs. Rutter cautioned that it hasn't said for sure that a home rule charter will be -presented to the voters. If and when a charter is drafted it would be presented to the voters through a series of public hearings throughout the valley. When these hear ings would be concluded the committee would then make any revisions in the charter it felt necessary, and following yet another hearing, it would be presented to the voters. Day, who was county judge here in the 1930's, called the existing set-up between the legislature and the county "a ridiculous situation." Several Experience He recalled several experi ences during his tenure as county judge when the coun ty's hands were tied because it didn't have the authority to enact legislation or make de WONDERFUL STORE next four days only LAOHWIEB SHORTIES Curon laminated ersey toppers in crisp Every-day price $17.95 and $19.95. 4 day chance to save on SUEVELESS HOUSES 219 Our most famous name brands in cotton and cot ton blends. White, solid colors and prints. Regu-Every-day price at $2.98 and $3.98. now through Monday SKIRTS $4J8 Rayon, daeron-polyester and silk blends. All new fashion colors. Perfect for spring and summer wearing. Every-day price $6.98. cisions for itself. Day said that when some thing new comes up requiring a quick decision "the county court doesn't know what to do." He said it has no law, no head and no way to make other county officers cooper ate with it. Day envisioned one crucial decision that might some day be required of the county court. This would occur, he said, if and when O and C tim ber funds should suddenly be denied the county. He said following the meeting that if such a thing happened, it would require quick decisions on the part of the court to keep the county from going bankrupt. Little Help Expected Little help could be expect ed from the state legislature, he said, since two-thirds of its members are from non O and C counties. Day pointed out too, that O and C funds are "under new styles. ' WEDNESDAY, APRIL attack all the time" in both the state legislature and in the Congress of the United States. He said: "Just don't think it is a guarantee for ever." Maurice declared: "We need home rule to help solve prob lems for ourselves." He called upon the Chamber of Com merce to help the committee in deciding what the proposed home rule charter should con tain in the way of powers. Maurice noted that the county "has no authority whatever" to borrow funds Jackson Council of the Blind will hold a 'New & Used' Sale Saturday, April 22 in the FEHL BLDG. 108 NORTH IVY Hours are from 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. For pickup pleaie call Mrs. John Ragidala l SP 3-SS52 evenings or Mri. Gerriry at TW 9-1642. Van Raalte and other famous SUPS and G0VJI1S $450 , . . Instead of $5.95., Others $6.98 instead of $8.95. Others $8.88 instead of $10.95. Others $10.88 instead of $12.95. Save $1.45 to $2.06. 4 day savings on v SLEEPVJEAR 2 99 Everyday prices $3.98 and $4.98. 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