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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON TUESDAY. JUNE 12. 1962 A 3 m V i t i (. WHAT FATHER WANTS FOR Assuming the stock market ou financial dent In wifely and filial spending habits in our country, the American Father this coming Sunday will re ceive more than 101 million gifts amounting to the awesome total of almost $1 billion. To my utter surprise, and I suspect to yours, Father's uay ranRs as tne second largest non-Christmas gift occasion in total number of gifts given-exceeded only by birthday celebrations. This Sunday in June ranks L.hristmas gift-giving occasion in dollar volume-exceeded only by birthdays, weddings and Mother's Day. It accounts for about 10 per cent of the total non-Christmas market and S per cent of the overall gift market of more than $18.5 bil lion annually. Each fathtr this coming Sunday will racaiv an average of two gifts with an average value of $8.90 per gift, or ap proximately $18 per papa. Thai $8.90-ptr-glft figure it well above the $5.37 cost of the average Christmas preteni, and only the par-gift cost of weddings, anniversaries and Mother's Day tops it. Finally, Father's Day Is one of the three major occasions when the man of the house receives presents. The other two are Christmas-which absorbs 43 per cent of the entire gift giving market-and his birthday. These are the key findings of the Tie-Tie division of the Chicago Printed String Co., the world's largest maker of decorative paper and ribbons and, therefore, a company anxious to learn all it can about the gift-giving market. And therefore also a source eager to report, as Sol Weiner, presi dent of CPS, put it to me, that "Men as well as women pre fer the gift itself to a gift certificate and are becoming more aware of the esthetic importance of wrapping gifts as an in dication of the givers' attitude." The survey comes up with several obvious as well as un expected items-all of which may be helpful hints to house wives and the kids. The finding which Tie-Tie thought most startling was that almost one in five fathers (17 per cent) did not receive a present on this day last year. "They apparently were either ignored, forgotten or just plain left out." Clear message: give him something, don't undermine his morale. The finding which I found most interesting was one that Tie-Tie didn't even bother to take out of a table. It was that, when asked what they wanted "throwing price and all in hibitions to the wind," a "chair, books" got equal rank with an "airplane, helicopter" and "camera, projectors." Admittedly, "books" received only a scant 2 per cent of the votes, was dwarfed by the 35 per cent expressing desires for a new car, but still, to see books ranked with such dream items as an airplane and helicopter warms the heart of this reporter. As for obvious aspects of practical shopping concern to you, the giver, what men prefer most for Father's Day gifts are items of clothing. Specifically, shirts, 42 per cent; socks, 25 per cent; pajamas, 21 per cent; lies, 21 per cent; hand kerchiefs. 21 per cent. By more than two to one, these staples are preferred to auch accessory items of clothing as belts, wallets, cufflinks. Despite all the jokes aboout it, the tie ranks way up there. Although, according to CPS, men receive an average of four tics a year as gifts and one in eight receives more than 10 ties a year, the tie still is high on the "most wanted" Father's Day list. If you're going in for non-clothing items, select sporting goods equipment, camera or camera equipment, tools, TV, radio or a phonograph to give him this Sunday, The survey says this is what he wants most. Incidentally, on that gift tie, the CPS study discloses that this is one area where men prefer to get a gift certificate (34 per cent) or even to buy their own (48 per cent) than to receive the tie itself as a gift. CPS makes no effort to emphasize this finding, but it docs include it in the body of its report. For its honesty in so doing, Cris and I will now go out and splurge at least S8.90 each on two ties for Father which we'll wrap with CPS decorative paper and ribbons. These he'll probably return for two others which will again be fancy-wrapped and beribboned and CPS is sure to make money on One Man's Family anyway. Four Accidents Are Four accidents were investi gated by Mcdford city police Friday and Saturday. No in juries were reported. Saturday about 11:28 p.m., I vehicle operated by Jack Hervcy Randolph, 42, of route 4, box 457E, Medford, struck a fire hydrant in front of 1244 North Riverside avc. Randolph was cited by police for not having an operator's license in his possession. Another Saturday accident occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Central ave., between Main and Sixth sts., and involved vehicles operated by Lewis Morris Foulke, 72, of 813 French St., Yreka, and Rob ert Leroy Abel, 23, of 101 Vancouver ave., police re ported. About 5:16 p.m. Friday, S6 PROOF BOURBON ?J years old The success of the "Ages" f v ':'j . 'r-i ----v''' ' rV SAY IT AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN! 465 Fifth 295 Pint 2ilv Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright. HaN Syndicate, Inc. HIS DAY has not already made a serl. as the fourth largest non- Reported in City automobiles driven by Wil liam Edward Shepherd, 24, of Little Butte Star route, box 225, Eagle Point, and Ilcne Ann Tenbrook, 21, of 1317 South Peach St., were involv ed in an accident at the inter section of Riverside ave. and Fourth st. No citations were issued, police said. The other Friday accident involved a car and a Pacific Power and Light company power pole. Police said the ac cident, which occurred about 11:38 p.m., involved a ve hicle operated by Arden Darly Thurston, 30, of 636 B St., Eagle Point, and a power pole at the intersection of Elm and Main sts. The driver was cited by police for violation of the basic rule. ECHO SPRING BIST. CO., lOUISVIllE. KY. Ik - r -v f-t 'Hf HUNGRY BEAR - No, as scarce as rangers are, Yellowstone National park hasn't press ed its force of comic bears into traffic duly. This bruin is just sizing-up a "compact" car Program Office for New Laboratory at Oregon State Opens Corvallis - A program of fice for a new U.S. Public Health Service laboratory to study Northwest water qual ity has been opened on the Oregon State university cam pus, President James H. Jen sen has announced. The new laboratory, expect ed to cost more than $2,000,- 000, will be built at Oregon State university to serve as area headquarters for Public Health Service research in water pollution control. When completed in mid-1964, it will have a staff of some 150 scien tists and other personnel and will serve pollution control needs throughout the Pacific Northwest. In charge of the office being opened here will be -John Wendell Gray, recently named by the Public Health Service as program operation officer for the laboratory. Gray will help supervise the planning and construction of the laboratory as administra tive officer for the project. One of Seven The OSU laboratory will be one of seven regional facili ties established by the Depart ment of Health. Education, and Welfare under authority of Public Law 87-B8, passed by the Congress last year a amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Localities for three other re gional facilities have been an nounced lor Fairbanks, Alas ka: Ada. Oklahoma; and Athens. Georgia. Work at the laboratory at Corvallis will be directed par ticularly to the water pollu tion problems encountered in the Northwest, including pro tection of Northwest fisheries, recreational resources and the area's lumber, food, chemical and other industries. The lab oratory staff will work close ly with olher Federal water resource agencies, with State and local agencies, with in dustrial groups and with all university and college pro garms in the region. The new laboratory will be one of a number of research facilities and programs at Oregon State university de voted to research in water and related fields. Among these are studies in sanitary engi neeering, oceanography, wa ter resource protection and fish and game management. A Public Health Service proj ect in aquatic biology has been carried on at the univer sity for a number of years. Native of Madras r.rav. who will head the laboratory's admin istrative staff, is a career memDcr oi the public service whose most recent assignment was as chief of the Division of Sur plus Property Utilization of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He is a native of Madras, Three Appear In Circuit Court George Lang, 54, Truckle, ralif.. was placed on proba tion in Jackson county circuit court yesterday and imposi tion of sentence was suspend ed for two years on charges of grand larceny. Lang earlier pleaded guilty to taking a pump Nov. 4. 1961, belonging to the Red Blanket Lumber company. A trial date will be set for Helen Fossett Rodgers, 41. of i 433 Granite St., Asniann. sue pleaded innocent yesterday to charges of uttering and pub lishing a false check. She was released this morning on her own recognizance. A pre-sentence report was ordered on Geralclinc Dris kell. 20, of 234 Manzanila at.. Central Point, who is charged with burglary not in a dwell ing. She pleaded guilty, a r Ore., and much of his gov ernment service has been in the western states, where he has been assistant area direc tor of the War Manpower Commission for the Portland Vancouver area, employment officer of the United States Employment Service in Ore gon and executive assistant to the Health, Education, and Welfare director in San Fran cisco. Before entering government service in 1942. Gray was for several years assistant super intendent of the University of Oregon Press. Architect for the new lab oratory will be Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Port land. One of the leading architectural firms of the Northwest, it has designed such buildings as the Memo rial Coliseum and Standard Insurance Building in Port land, and the new state labor and industries building in Salem. Gray s office will be in the mechanical engineering de partment in the Mines building. ft I ' ,&aSll&2SS f Brings you automatic transmission at no extra cost! Check prices! Buick LeSabre is the lowest priced U.S. car that doesn't say "optional at extra cost" for its automatic transmission! Also, check.. . do you get finned aluminum front brakes (world's safest!)? A 401 cu. in. V-8 engine? Advanced Thrust engineering (engine moved forward) for straight track ing, flat cornering, easy handling? 4 front floor so flat? All at no extra cost? Check your Buick dealer. He'll be happy to talk a good trade today 1 BUISli HSME IS THE BUY See America'j Top Coll Pfos Buick Open NBC -TV Sundajf. July 8 143 S. Riverside I'j - i- , V "', -. for a "compact" lunch. Visitors enjoy watch ing the bears stop traffic but park rules prohibit feeding them. (UPI) Former Local Pastor Gets Danforfh Grant The Rev. Kenneth F. Kor by, pastor of St. Peter's Lu theran church here from the early 1950s until June, 1958. has been named a fellow of the Danforth Foundation and was one of two recipients of the Valparaiso University, Ind., Alumni award of $1,000. Mr. Korby, assistant profes sor of religion at the univer sity since he left Mcdford, will study at Concordia The ological seminary this sum mer and go on to Yale Divin ity school, New Haven, Conn., in the fall. The Danforth award means a gift of a full year's study which will cover expenses of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Kor by have three children, a son and two daughters. Mr. Korby will work to ward his doctorate of phil osophy degree. ATTORNEY'S INSTITUTE Salem-IUPIi-The 10th annual Oregon district attorney's in stitute will be held here June 28-29, according to Ally. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton. Banquet speaker will be former Gov. Charles A. Sprague, Salem. lafacfion 1;; vofuaif Saa your liicl Mi mm You Can't Sit Under The Bamboo Tree (It's Gran) Sure, you can fish with a blade of grass; you can climb one. or sit under a blade of it. You can cat it, make a house of it, or use it for hun dreds of other purposes. It Is the tallest grass -may grow to 100 feet - and they call it bamboo. There are over 200 varie ties of it, distributed over all the warmer sections of the earth. It's about the most versatile of all the grasses, with as many or more uses than any other plant, all as'de from lawn use or pas turage. Primitive man probably made use of bamboo at about the time he found a way to m?ke a fire. In his own crude way he sought ways to make his life a little easier, and bamboo helped him. Many Uses 1 With bamboo he could build the framework of a a boat or a shelter, furniture, or cooking utensils. From a section of this hard grass he made a blowgun by which he could secure his food or shoot his enemies. Over his shoul der he carried a .quiver of bamboo, and in it probably were bamboo arrows. By removing t h e little doors that grow at every joint in a bamboo blade, a very serviceable water pipe was made by which water could be piped from a remote spring right up to or into bis home. By splitting the stem in two, lengthwise, an caves trough was readily construct ed. By tapping a growing bamboo stem, he collected a plant juice he believed help ed cure many common human ailments. Like all the members of the grass family, the bamboo has a jointed, hollow stem. There is one variety common ly called the "pygmy bam boo" used for lawns, and is mowed occasionally just like any lawn. Bamboo under favorable conditions of warmth and moisture, grows remarkably fast. The small, tender shoots are gathered and used as food, much the same as as paragus. In a humid climate D.oht for Doubtt Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS o (Regiitet and Tribuna Syndicata 19621 a bamboo shoot really does shoot; may grow two or three feet in a 24-hour per iod. Fern-Like Foliage All the varieties of bamboo have the typical fern-like fol iage that gives the plant a plume-like appearance. A songsmith once wrote a popu lar song, "Under the Bamboo Tree," an impossible place to be because the bamboo is never a tree. What he meant was, "Under a Blade of Grass." Grass it is, but a quantity of it is seldom re ferred to as a lawn. Usually it is described as a "clump of bamboo." The outer surface of a bamboo stem is exceedingly hard, almost flint-like. It pos sesses great strength without excessive weight. A well-seasoned blade of this grass makes an ideal spear handle or fish pole. At every joint of the blade, a fibre-like sheath forms. Un der this parchment-like mate rial a fine white powder forms. This was collected by primitive maidens and used as a talc. With a little flower fragrance added, it rivaled a fine cosmetic, and it took the shine from a dusky complex ion. 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