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Newspaper Page Text4. A- "Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune IPubllshcd Daily except Saturday by WKuruiu-i fttilNiinL, u. 33 North Mr Jit., PrL772-61 ' ROllFRTW RUHL. Editor HERB GilEY Advertising Manager GKRALD 1 LATHAM, Bus. Mgr. EMC W ALLEN. JR , Mni. Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor RICHARO JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE S TARCHER, women's Editor DALEJCRIL'KSUN. Ulrcuiauon mgr. ' AnIiidependenTNewipaper Entered as accond class matter at Medlnrd. Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1897 ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance. Copy 10c Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday 6 mot. 8.00 Dnilv and Sunday 3 mos. 4.28 Sunday Only One year $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford, Aehlhnd, Central Point, Eagle Point, Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue Riv er Talent and on motor routes Dally and Sunday 1 year 18.00 Dai!v and Sunday 1 mo. 1.50 Carriei and Dealera Copy XOc All Terms Cash In Advance affinal Paper of City of medford Olflclal PaPerof Jackson County United Press International Full Leased Wire U.P.I Telephoto Newsplctures MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU Of CIRCULATIONS Artv'eriisl'ng Representative: NELSON ROBERTS & ASSOCI ATES. Offices In New York. Chi cico Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles Seattle, Portland, Denver NEWSPAPER ISHERS SOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAl asoc4atio;n H1IIH m'iT,',i m.i flight o' Time Bedford and Jackson County (islory from tha file of The vtail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 nd 50 yean ago. )0 YEARS AGO July 25, 1952 (Friday) Mrs Kny Kunkcl, formerly chief probation officer of San Joaquin county, Calif., will bo the new head of the juve nile department of the Jack son county circuit court. Civil Air Patrol cadet Al bert R, Eaton Jr., of Medford among 50 youths flying to Europe. 20 YEARS AGO July 25. 1942 (Saturday) Lodge at Crater Lake to close for balance of 1042 sea son because of lack of busi ness caused by gasoline ra tioning. From Arthur Terry s "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The cluc'r season opens in the sis ter state to the south Saturday and several local nlmrods plan to relax from the war effort and take a chance on being shot for one." 30 YEARS AGO July 25, 1932 (Monday) i nr-ai n I v I c oreanizatlons back efforts to obtain funds impropriated In Federal Re construction Finance bill for improvement of Siskiyou sec tion of Pacific highway. Man arrested here and charged with forgery after giving S890 check for full payment on new automobile. 40 YEARS AGO July 25. 1922 (Tuesday) Medford Mayor C. E. Gates announces "nothing could in duce" him to run for governor of Oregon on an independent ticket. Medford and Ashland Chambers of Commerce sched ule joint forum In Lithia park; persons interested in attend ing advised to "go to Ashland bathing establishment in ef fort to escape the heat before going to the forum. 50 YEARS-AGO July 25, 1912 (Thursday) More than 100 automobiles expected to pass through Med ford during next week while en route to Pacific Highway convention in Los Angeles. V'hal's Your I.Q.7 Nine or ten correct Is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or six is good. 1. In the average human being, one leg is longer and Ktrongcr than the other; true or false? 2. Mary Dodge made a name for herself by writing what book about Dutch chil dren? ,'i. A much larger portion of the dug's than man's brain is df . oted to what? 4. Which President of the TIi ited States had three Vice I'lrsidents? 5. Pierre is the capital of wh'ch slate? !:. Are sugar beeU and su R: . cane both grown In the Ui 'ted Slates? ". Supply the line which p, odes "Whence all but him hr ' fled." 8. In what city was W. M. Tvecd a political boss? 9. Correct the following: "lie spoke to my wife and myself about going." 10. Euthanasia is a new wonder drug, a form of amne sia, or a mercy killing of an incurable person? Answers; 1 True. 2. Hani P nken or The Silver Skates. 3. Smell. 4. Franklin D. F-nsevell, 5. South Dakota. 6. Yes. 7. "The boy atood on the burning deck." 8. New York City. 9. "He spoke to my wife and me " 10. Mercy killing. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1962 Telstar and Language Space shots and satellites have gotten to be almost ho-hum in their burgeoning numbers these days, but Telstar is something else. Watching live television from Europe, even on an experimental basis, was an exciting experience the other night. It is, of and triumph. But, even more important, it is po tentially a cultural and sociological and political event of major importance, perhaps even ap proaching the invention of movable type. Who can tell exactly what will be the reac tions of the people of the world when they can both see and hear what across the oceans really are like, right there in the living room? f)NE major problem comes immediately to the fore, with greater impact than ever before. This is the language barrier. Somebow, in some way, an international language will have to be devised or adopted, if any significant fraction of the potential of world wide television is to be realized. More people now speak English than any other single tongue in the world, and perhaps it may eventually become the means of all talking to all, but there is no assurance that is the best or only means to this end. In a few years, world-wide TV will be a daily occurrence. If it is to be truly effective as an inter national force, all must be able to understand it. E.A. America the There is a curious Americans' attitudes toward themselves. On one hand, we find many folk deploring the morals and behavior of many fellow Americans. Billy Graham scolds us as Godless and decadent; Jenkins Lloyd Jones lashes out at the "tamper ing" going on with "the Soul of America"; others deplore the seeming apathy of the Congress in coming to grips with problems of urban blight, sprawling megapolises, civil rights, unemploy ment, and medical care. On the other hand, we take to our hearts as national heroes such wholesome characters as a John Glenn; we support churches and our schools; we conduct clean-up and beautification drives,' and to an increasing degree turn to cultural events for our entertain ment. "N ONE hand, again, we tut-tut about today's materialism, the rash for pleasure, the high rate of alcohol and tobacco consumption, the rush to buy gadgets and appliances. But on the other, we talk approvingly about a tax cut so we can buy more things to keep the economy rolling; we see that the greatest growth in the recreation field has been in the wholesome and constructive developments in camping, boat ing: and other outdoor entertainment; and we boast of our high and rising standard of living. We moan about the high and rising crime rate, and increases in juvenile delinquency. Yet also we praise our young people, and are proud of their constructive work in the schools, both academically and extra-curricularly, and en courage the boom in camps, in foreign exchange programs, and youth organizational work. WE CUT clown beautiful old trees to widen streets and provide more parking places; then we take pride in planting pretty little trees in pots along our main thoroughfares. We scream about high taxes for schools, po lice, fire protection and road improvement; yet spend more for luxuries than ever before. We brag about being the first "affluent so ciety," where all are now able to reap benefits from the new industrial and technical age; yet somewhere between 30 and 50 million of our neighbors do not earn enough to provide decent housing, food and clothing. 7E TAY lip-service to our democratic ideals VT and equality of opportunity for all; yet deny one-tenth of our people the right to equal housing anil equal employment chances. We nay for beauty in our parks and muse ums and galleries, in new architectural achieve ments, in splendid civic centers; yet we do little or nothing to prevent the creeping ugliness of seas of asphalt, honky-tonk fringe sprawl, and jungles of telephone and power poles and wires. We glady spend billions for new freeways; yet we begrudge adequate appropriations for our colleges. We spend annually more for cosmetics than for teachers' salaries. We honor our scien tists and teachers and authors, yet pay them less in a year than an adulterous movie star with the morals of an alley cat makes in a week. CO WHAT'S the moral? It is that we are a diverse people, with diverse ideals and diverse ways of achieving them. It is that all generalizations about what America is. and what Americans are, are a compound of truth and falsity. It is that there is bad in the best of us, and good in the worst, and that trying to untangle the two leads to unending misunderstandings. What Billy Graham says about Americans is true about some Americans, ami wholly false about others. We have good kids and baddecent people and amoral people, rich and poor, black and white, Christian and nonbeliever, Repub licans and Democrats and non-voters. All this is what makes America so difficult to explain in any simple fashion. It is also what makes it so utterly fasunating to observe, and so much fun to live in, and to love. iE.A. course, a technical marvel their new near neigbhors Ambivalent ambivalence today in our charities and our "My Old Man Can Lick Your Old Man! Mine's A Doctor!" ... Communications ... Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen na.ne or initial for publication is permissible The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. i Why He's for Morse To the F-ditor: Some of my friends have asked me why I have come out so much in favor of Senator Wayne Morse. I realize that, because I believe him to be one of the great Senators of our time, may not be a sausiaciory answer to them. They ask why did he change paiUes? I do not believe that jur Senator changed without giving It. considerable thought. Possibly when he was deep in thought on the matter, some thing came to him .that said: "I have given you a heart to feel with, eyes to see with, ears to hear with, a voice to speak vith, and a mind of your own. Use them well. Not for just the rich or the poor, the white or the black, the intelligent or the not so smart, the Catholic or Protes tant, or those of other beliefs, but for all people!" We are all here, and when it may not always be possible to get along harmoniously, we can try, can't we? That is why I believe our Senator became an Independent. Then they ask, but why did he become a Democrat? There can only be one answer. You can't win elections on good intentions. He was faced with choosing between the lesser of two evils, and he felt that the most good could be accom plished by working with the Democratic party. I do not profess to be overly intelligent, nor have I read every book with good In it. I have to call on inner intelli gence to reach the conclusions I believe to be nearest correct. That is the kind of man I be lieve and feel Senator Wayne Morse is, and that is the kind of man I want to represent me In the Senate. Think for yourself, and vote for yourself, but do both, and America will continue to be the greatest country on this Earth. Rav C. Crantford 7708 S.E. 57th st Portland 6, Ore. Work Horse or Tiger To the Editor: Except for the Judge Lusk interlude it has been years since we have had a leaderly man from Ore gon in the U.S. Senate: a bred and born Oregonian, that is, who has held public life In this state; who has gone Into uniform In wartime; who doesn't duck a necessary fight but is yet not quarrelsome; who is anxious to do - not just talk - assistance for our embattled lumber Indus t r y and economy; who is concern ed for our nation's solvency; who is dignified yet approach able; who respects the motives of all decent citizens and not merely those In his own enmp; who Is very loyal in friend ship but wears nobody's hal ter; who has had honors, but keeps a sense of proportion and a saving grace for life's humor - and who can be be loved rather than, as the union blgshot said of his opponent, only "loved for the enemies he makes." Mr. Unander comfortably fills the bill, and to spare. We and our friends will support him gladly, not to say with a a great sense of relief. 'Tis time that proud Oregon has a representative man there in the Senate, Instead of mere spokesinanforgroups: I.e. a statesman. Or, to put In zoo logically, we can certainly do with a work horse for a change in place of a tiger. Yours, with a hail to Char lie McNary. Lincoln S. Ferris, 811 S.W. Sixth ave Portland, Ore. Lost Track To the Editor: I have com pletely lost track of happen ing in the Arab World, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt. Did Iraq and Egypt consolidate? Or did Nasser take It over? There are immense oil fields there, in Iraq This Capt, Ali Diu of Iraq MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON made some hard remarks about what he had planned. I just wonder if King Hus sein of Jordan went the same way that King Faisal did. Can you fill me in on events to the present time? Willard P. Norman Box 143 White City, Ore. -O- Ediior's note: Iraq, Jordan and Egypt are all still inde pendent of each other. Syria and Egypt formed the short lived United Arab Republic, which was dissolved some months ago. Hussein of Jor dan still rules that troubled little nation. A Modest Proposal To the Editor: I have sent the following letter to the Jackson County Court: Gentlemen: As you all know, I have, over the past four years, worked real hard to get the Butte Falls to Fish lake road improved. Now that this road is in decent condi tion and to commemorate my efforts I think it only fitting, that this Butte Falls-Fish lake road should be officially des ignated i.s the "McCabe Free way." You guys named a bridge for Paul Rynning, didn't you? Well, I do think my proposal has merit, debatable though it may be. When the Navy names a ship for some indivi 'ual, they generally choose the name of some feller long since dead. Trouble is, he can't get any benefit from it. Floyd R. McCabe Mt. Pitt Star route Butte Falls, Ore. Speed for Pups To the Editor: On my porch, I sit and spy The boys as they go racing by On Bikes of any age or kind While chase their pups a block behind. The little curs, all out of breath, Might even run themselves to death. And so the boyS should cease to go At such a clip, but travel slow Enough so any common pup Should have no trouble keep ing up. Quietus (Name on file) Medford The Difference To the Editor: In attempts to justify Governor Hatfield's use of his administrative as sistant, Travis Cross, as his political campaign master mind, the Hatfield forces around the state arc compar ing Cross with Tom Wright, who was administrative as sistant to Governor Holmes. Since Tom Is now out of the the state on Army duty, I am grateful for the privilege of setting the record straight. There is a vast difference between the personalities and goals of Wright and Cross, and in their service in the Ex ecutive Department. The key to the contrast is in the gov ernors themselves. For Holmes the governorship was the climax of his political career; for Hatfield the gov ernorship may be the step ping stone to the U.S. Senate or the White House. Cross is a press agent, a pitchman of truly extraordi nary talents. He is motivated by the personal political am bitions of his Idol, and his personal devotion to Hatfield i is unquestioned. His job is to make Hatfield look good, and his success in promoting Hatfield as a glamorous na tional figure is obvious. Na tional publications, such as L'S.vi. pay tribute to Cross's political craftsmanship. Tom Wright, on the other hand, ' a working newsman. His is the cool, dispassionate detachment of a professional reporter, which drives poli ticians Into frenzies of frustra tion. He is not given to het'i- worship, and his motivation Youth Festival Embaarrassing To Finns; Their Political Neutrality Offended By PHIL NEWSOM UP1 Foreign Newt Analyst 1 Helsinki-fUPD - Just across from Finland's Parliament building atands a statue erected to tne memory of Field Marshal Carol Gustaf M a nnerheim, the national hero who as sured Fin land's Inde pendence from Russia. A street and been named ft Newsom museum have after him. The state-owned Marskl Hotel takes its name from the affectionate nick name grateful Finns bestow ed upon him. A few blocks to the east is the domed magnificence of the Lutheran Cathedral, one involves such abstract Ideals as the necessity for an in formed public in a democracy. Wright's assignment In the governor's office was similar to his present assignment on the Oregon Statesman staff: his job was to inform the peo ple about their state govern ment. Wright was specifically ordered by Governor Holmes to stay out of politics. Tom did not attend governors' con ferences with Holmes; he stayed at the Statehouse and minded the store. He wrote no campaign news releases. He did write a special New York Times supplement, pro He did help produce films about how state institutions work. He wrote a great many informative news releases about state affairs. If, as a re sult of his work, the people of Oregon know something more about their government, then that was all he wanted. Mrs. Tom (Marguerite) Wright 3565 Hulsey Ave. SE, Salem, Ore. What Is Needed To the Editor: The following lines, titled, "What the Church Needs" were adapted by L. A. Wilcox in his new book enti tled "Now Is the Time." Mr. Wilcox has granted me per mission for use of these thought provok.ing lines Many of you readers I'm sure would appreciate the senti ments expressed in them. i A city full of churches, fine speakers, learned men, Grand music, choirs and or-gans-if all these fail, what then? Good workers, busy, earn est, who labor by the hour- But where, oh where, my brothers, is God's almighty power? Of talent and equipment we have the very best, The programs extra special by any kind of test; "Our features are unusual; we offer crowds the most"- Btit what we need, my brothers, is God, the Holy Ghost! Our organization's hum ming, our methods have ap peal, Glad hands, good press re lations, our modern reach re veal, Our sermons, pictures, prizes -the crowds must surely win But what we need, my brothers is victory over sin! Where is the Holy Spirit that wakes the slumbering soul? Where are the troubled wa ters In which sinners are made whole? No modern innovation, no skill or earthly art, Can really stir the hidden depths, or change the human heart! Large congregations nightly -but where, my brothers, pray, Is the holy breath of Heav en that was promised for today? The crowds may come for eloquence, the seats may all be filled- But where are those upon their knees, self emptied, Spirit-filled? Where are the people tarry ing for cleansing and for power? Where arc the Intercessors for a Pentecostal shower? Where is the old repent ance? Where are the wrongs confessed? Where is the living witness of lives transformed and blessed? Baptisms, some-of water but what of faith and love? "New members added to the church "-but whom to Christ above? Where are the men and women in travail for the lost? Oh, what we need my broth- of the imposing buildings of Europe. Together, the cathedral and the memory of Mannerhelm may be taken as symbols of today's Finland which is re ligious, conservative and with a fierce pride in independ ence. To these qualities harsh reality also has dictated the necessity of firm neutrality. It is ironic, then, that in the last days, by ship and by plane, have been arriving delegates to a festival which most Finns heartily wish were being held somewhere else and which many feel is a viol ation not only of Finnish hos pitality but also of Finnish neutrality. Although some of the dele gates are remarkably elderly this is to be the 8th inter national youth festival which last was held in Vienna, also a neutral capital, and which is another of those fronts common to the infiltration tactice of world communism. The Finnish National Union of Students served notice in advance that its 12,000 mem bers would refuse to participate. ers, is another Pentecost! What we need is altars that glow with holy flame, What we need is vessels brimming to the glory of His name, What we need is full sur render to the wonder of His grace, When God sees His church reflecting the full image of His face! "Outdoor Pictures," of Es condido, Calif., is the pub lisher of the volume from which the above was taken. Henry Johnson Jr., 2315 Highway 66, Ashland, Ore. Bless the Players To the Editor: When the sun sets on the Rogue Valley Hills, Breath taking beauty com bines with the thrills Of watching the "Maids" and the "Medford Colts" too, Take on all comers in that Indigo Blue. You're so grateful and happy, you think you've struck radium, Sitting out there at Memorial Stadium, Abner Doubleday invented the game, And Henry Chadwick brought fame to the same. So the future "greats" of our national pastime Are playing ball at Camp White's fast time, The patches of snow from McLoughlin are gone, But late into August they're chanting that song. "Take me out to the ball game," To yell for those potential stars. Their careers are unlimited, They may wind up on Venus or Mars. So bless all the players that shoot for the moon, Their prayers will be answered and they'll be there soon, To play with whatever is up there on high, And win all the games in that Aqua-blue sky. Fred A. Babcock, V. A. Domiciliary, White City, Ore. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF EDITOR TOM DREIER tells about a Missouri school superintendent who chose this method to present "a picture of the world his students could understand." If, said the superintendent, the almost-three-billion per sons in the world were compressed into a singie town of 1000 people, the following contrasts could be seen: 60 persons would represent the U. S. A., 940 all the others. 60 Americans would re ceive one-half the in come, 940 the other half. 303 would be white, 697 non-white. The 60 Amer icans would have a life expectancy of over 70, the others of under 40. The 60. Americans would consume 15 per cent of the town's food supply, and the lowest income group of the Americans would be better off than the average of the 940. The 60 Americans would have 12 times as much electricity, 22 times as much coal, 21 times as much oil, 50 times as much steel, and 50 times as much equipment as all 940 remaining mem bers of the town. Still feeling sorry for yourselves? On a transcontinental plane trip, somebody asked a chewing gum tycoon why he continued to advertise so extensively, when his business already was a fantastic success. "For the same reason," he replied, "that the pilot of this plana keeps the en gines running when we're already 29,000 feet up in the air." A well-travelled barfly was telling Boniface Toots Shor about the restaurant at the Seattle Fair that revolves. "Stick around,'" boomed Toots. "I can do the same thing for you right here." Jack Fuller discovered a rare two-volume edition of the Essays of Montaigne that evidently never had been opened, since the pages were still unsiiced. "Oh, yes," nodded the bookseller, "thi ta the uncuttest kind of all." C 193. tr Bennett Ctrl. nut"-UtJ by Klnf futures Smdiiats The Finnish government also made It clear it had no wish to host an event of sole ly political orientation, organ ized principally by foreign authorities. So it was with obivous con tempt of Finnish students, that the Iron Curtain organ izers of the festival formal ly announced that it would In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Monday's big event was the first exchange since the world began of LIVING PICTURES between the Old World and the New World. THE SHOW was presento-i in two halves - like a football game. Europeans watched Presi dent Kennedy in action at a news conference in Washing ton. During the second half of the show, North American viewers could watch the pro gram put on for us on the other side of the world. WHY two halves? The answer is quite simple. The first half was present ed on Telstar's orbit which crosses the Eastern part of the United States during the time when President Kenne dy's news conference was be ing held. The second half, in which we watched what was present ed from the other side of the world, occurred some three hours later, on Telstar's next orbit. In the interval between the two shows, Telstar went clear around the earth. As of now, there is only ONE Telstar. At some time in the future, there will be many Telstars, so that pro grams can be presented more or less continuously. ON THIS side of the big wa ter, four networks pre sented the show - NBC, CBS and ABC, in the TS., and the Canadian Broadcasting corporation in Canada. On the other side, the show was transmitted by Eurovis ion, the network which ties 18 European nations together. Questio"n1 Was the program car ried by Intervision, the chief network for the Communist bloc? Presumably not. Russia takes no chances in the way of letting her people see how the people in, the FREER parts of the world live. There is a possibility that certain areas in Communist East Ger many can pick up West Ger man transmissions, but listen ers will do so at their own risk. They may be arrested and thrown in jail for watch ing. Such is communism. ANOTHER question Can TV be jammed? The answt is that 1'. can be. Presumably it will be -Just as radio is jammed. The communist rulers of Russia will probably reason that if the Russian people can look in every day on the doings of common, everyday Ameri cans they may start in asking why they can't have the things that Americans have and do the things that Ameri cans do. That would be bad for communism. be held in Helsinki. The advance program ad vertises sporting events, con certs and discussion groups, the latter being most import ant to the organizers who push a line ranging from peaceful coexistence to "bet ter Red than dead." Finnish authorities hope fervently that the next week will pass peacefully and then go with as little notice as possible Into history. But with turbulent events of the Vienna festival in mind, they also have cancelled all police leaves. Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (c Field Enterprises Inc. TV's DEBRIS This spring I began m;- 18th year of writing a daily col umn. In that time, its reader ship has in-, creased slow, ly but stead ily through out the coun-" try. Suppose, however, that I had begun a similar venture o n . Hams t e 1 e v i sion. .. The chances are overwhelm"? ing that within one season it would have been knocked off .' and replaced by something else. This is the main grievance ; that performers and writers, have against the television.' medium. In its mad scramble for "numbers," for large and immediate audiences, it hys-, terically lops off many pro grams before they have a chance to grow and develop, . to win loyal and regular au- diences. r ,. A television show must i: be an immediae success, ' or perish. It must show a high rating and must pull in additional business for i 4WUIU, no urns, lor cumvai ing a program, for allow- '" ing it to find its own audi ence and to become a steady habit. Television today is a " mad game of musical ' chairs; every lime "le mu sic stops, somebody is ' squeesed out. Programs come and go with startling . rapidity; and talent with- ' ers and dies under such summary treatment. Suppose my publisher had said to me afler my first year, "I'm sorry but we have to discontinue your column - it's not drawing as many reader as the comic strips or the crossword p u 1 1 1 e or the sports pages. We're going to hare to try soi..ebody else." Obviously, it takes time for a feature to catch on, to find its proper niche, to build a cohesive and responsive audience. This is true for any medium - and especially true for a medium as elusive, as evanescent, as television, in which viewers have not yet built up any patterns of loy alty or rhythmic habits of watching. And the more the networks shuffle around their pro grams every 13 weeks, tha more difficult will it become to instill these patterns and habits In the audience. The constant search for novelty is self-defeating; and, ulti mately, it becomes a game of follow the leader - if one Western is successful, ten others imitate its formula slavishly; if one medical drama makes a hit, a dozen others become gross carica tures of It. Part of the trouble, ot course, lies in the insatiable appetite for material in tele vision: the medium devours talent by the ton, simply in order to keep a picture on the screen 18 hours a day, seven days a week. With such volume, most of it has to be trash; but the non-trash must be given a chance to compete over the long haul, or television will be buried alive under the avalanche of its own debris. Bankers Life Names New General Agent Theodore E. Holmes, 4425 Jacksonville highway, was re cently appointed a general agent by Bankers National Life Insurance company. As a general agent, Holmes will offer complete insurance service. Before joining the company, he was with Mutual Benefit Life Insurance com pany and the John Hancock; Mutual Life Insurance com, pany. He Is president of Theodore E. Holmes and Associates, a member of the National asso ciation of Life Underwrite and the Elks.