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In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Question: How do you tell the sge of a pine tree without chop ping it down and counting the rings? , The answer? Apparently it all depends on where the question is asked and who does the an swering. 170R example: - According to the always interesting Wall Street Journ al, five girls, members of a nature study class in a big Eastern city suburb, were out on a field trip the other day with their instructor. The trip led them through a pine forest, and it occurred to one of the youngsters to wonder hnur nlH tha trM wra So she put the question cited above to the leader. The leader answered: "You start at the tip of one of the lower branches of the tree and count the clumps of twigs all the way back to the trunk. Each clump equals one year s growth. TJMMMMMM. " That was a new one to me. So I jumped Doug Puck ett - on the theory that if anything like thr.t was going on in the timber business Doug would know about it. His reply: "Never heard of it." I then tried Larry Shaw and John Moehl at Modoc Lumber company. Neither had ever heard of it. John said: "Trv Tom Orr at Wey erhaeuser. He knows every thing about pine trees." Tom's answer: Wel-1-1-1-1, it could be done, if you weren't much interested in accuracy. On a young tree, that is. On a sawlog tree, it would be a bust." A LEX SMITH, Winema For est supervisor, went along with Tom. It could be done, he said, but it would be a lot better to use an increment borer - a jigger that takes a core out of the trunk of the tree so that the rings can be counted. . All agreed that if a timber cruiser used the method recommended to these Eastern youngsters by their nature study leader he would soon lose his job - either he would be fired or . his employer would go broke. - BACK to Oregon's recent election: Statements filed with and audited by the Oregon Elec tions Division reveal that in the 1962 campaign for the post of U.S. Senator from Oregon $179,126 was spent in behalf of Senator Morse, PORTLAND BOUND? 7 FREE KIDS! AT PORTLAND'S MULTNOMAH HWESTERN HOTEU Now two people can stay at the Multnomah for the price of one single rate. Choose from just three rates Standard, Medium or Deluxe. To make it an even bigger bargain, chil dren free, And what a place to stay? There's the famous Golden Knight specialty dining room, the Stirrup Room, ONLY 3 RATES AT MULTNOMAH 700 I moo I II00 STANDARD ROOM Th. "Standard" accommo dations are pleasant quiet and comfortably furnished with every convenience. the incumbent, There comes now from Salem the Official ADstract, showing that Sena tor Morw ant .144 7111 That figures out at 51.9 cents per vote. Sig Unander, Senator Morse s opponent in the cam paign, aid a mile better. He nnt 139 395! mn an) 901 587 votes. His votes cost him only 43.4 cents each. The average ior DOin me morse and th ITnanripr ramnaiffna figures out at 49 cents per rpHE political historians tell - us that in-the sinful old days, back in dens of iniquity such as Chicago and Kansas City, where the campaigns were run by political ma chines governed by political bosses who didn t have to re port their expenditures, $1 a vote, cash on the barrelhead at political headquarters, was about the going price - al though there were- wild tales that in close contests the price might run as high as $2. At least, we're doing better in these modern days. STILL The fact that in the U.S. Senatorial campaigr- in Oregon this year neany two and a half times as much was spent as the Senatorial job will pay in salary during the entire Senatorial term of six years is ' rather shocking. It was all perfectly legal and above-board, of course - but what it adds up to is that a whale of a lot of money was spent. - It s hard to escape the con clusion that if that much money is going to be spent in Oregon political campaigns the amounts given and the IDENTITY OF THE DONORS ought to be revealed to the voters BEFORE the voting begins, instead of after it is all over. Two Plead Innocent To Federal Charges Portland (UPB Two logging contractors entered innocent pleas to federal income tax charges Monday. The pleas were entered by Floyd Griffey, 49, Port Or ford, and Wilfred S. Laird, 55, Bandon, partners in a Coquille logging firm. The charges involve some $24,000 in taxes, according to the U. S. attorney's office. Federal Judge John F. Kil kenny set trial' for Jan. 14 and took under advisement a request for a trial without a jury. T7flR m. 1 PRIGE 500 beautiful accommodations, free MEDIUM ROOM The "Medium" accommoda tions are grander in the Multnomah Hotel tradi tion 1 ', Iuxutt and hotel living. ROGUE TRAVEL SERVICE 111 8th Avenue E. MEDFORD, OREGON Telephones to Dial Automatically Are Available in Area Two new telephones, the Card Dialer and the Rapidial which dial numbers automati- c a 1 1 y, became available in the Medford area recently through Pacific Northwest Bell. Limited trial instru ments have been in use in the state during the past year. The automatic dialers are designed primarily for bus! ness use. However, they can be of great help to residence customers who do a lot of calling for church, social and charity organizations. Both in struments work on the orin- ciple of automatic dialing of pre-recoraed numbers. The Card Dialer is a two- in-one unit combining the telephone and the automatic dialer. It has a place for punched plastic cards on which telephone numbers are recorded. The number is dial ed by placing a card in a slot and pressing a start bar. An unlimited number of cards can be used. Deik-Top Unit The Rapidial is a desk-too unit which is used along with a regular telephone. It stores up to 290 numbers on a mag netic tape. Numbers are re corded for future use by mere ly dialing them onto the tape. The numbers are automatical ly dialed by turning the se lector knob to the name of the person or business desir ed, lifting the telephone re ceiver to get dial tone and pressing the start bar. In trial use of the dialers in Oregon this year, two Port land lumber firms have used them to speed nationwide tel ephone sales contacts. The Portland fire department uses a Card Dialer to call civic and law enforcement officials in emergencies. A credit organization Is planning to install a number of the dialers to increase the efficiency of its calling oper ation. The dialers are faster than conventional dialing; elimi nate the danger of dialine a number incorrectly; and make it unnecessary to memorize or look up frequently called numbers. They also can be used by some handicaoDed people. . IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONS Angola, N. Y. - (UPI) - A service area near this town on a section of the New York State Thruway that was closed because of snow and zero visibility, has posted this sign for motorists: 'Road condi tions impossible." A . parking, free television. 4 DELUXE ROOM tk. "Deluxe" accomadi. tien are the ultimate in deluxe appointments, luxurious living, spa ciousness, furnishings. a MEDFORD Try and -By IENNETT CERF- A COUPLE OF newspapermen were having a cold soft drink at the corner drug store one afternoon when a pretty girl, neatly dressed, came in and asked the pharma cist to read a letter for her. It was obviously a rather intimate letter, too, because the girl blushed while she listen ed, and gave the phar macist a hug and kiss before she rushed hap pily out of the store. "Don't think she's an illiterate,", the pharma cist hastened to explain to the newspapermen, "Matter of fact, she's a senior at Radcliffe. But her boy friend is a doc tor and only a pharma cist like me can make heads or tails of his handwriting." . . a a Hank Meyer, extolling the virtues and mirafculous growth of Miami Beach, insists that a postman stopped him on Collins Avenue to ask him where the new post office was located! Hank denies vehemently that one new hotel has installed a meter in the ocean front rooms where tenants have to deposit a half dollar by the Venetian blinds so they open for ten minutes. "Papa," said a doting mother, "Vincent's teacher says he ought to have an encyclopedia." "Encyclopedia, my eye," grumbled the father. "Let him walk to school like I did." j O istt, br louiitt Cert. Dittributtd by Kins rwm IriHHwte I Cranesbtll Leaves Mak Jelly Delightfully Pleasing You would hardly believe what a couple leaves of cranesbill can do in flavoring a glass of jelly. The flavor not only tickles and pleases human tastebuds, It excites them hil riousiy. What a leaf of cranesbill does for apple jelly you . could rightly call "delightfully pleasing," and that wonderful flavoring doesn't add a sin gle cent to the cost. That's one of the advantages of it: no extra money involved . . . just an added exquisite flavor. Cranesbill is a natural flavor . nothing artificial about it. This added, restful taste is attained by merely adding a couple of the right kind of leaves from a common garden plant. Of course, It is neces sary to have that particular kind of plant, but most, old fashioned gardens had them and the housewife who knew the secret of deliciously fla vored jelly always grew the herb in her garden. The plant was seldom called cranesbill; most folks knew it as the rose geranium. The cranesbill idea came from the peculiar beaklike projection on the seed. Most Fragrant There are a hundred or more species of geranium. Most all have pleasantly scented leaves, but the "rose geranium" is about the most fragrant. The lobed and lacy edged leaves of this plant are rich in aromatic oils . . . oils that are released slowly over a considerable time in a glass of jelly. The housewife, planning an extra measure of taste in the jelly, prepares the fruit in the regular way. While the sweet mixture is cooking she goes into the garden end col lects a handful of "rose gera nium" leaves. Selecting the firmest and freshest leaves, she washes them carefully, enjoying at the same time the aromatic, slightly spicy scent. Even the water in which she washes the leaves smells good. Then she drops one or two leaves in each empty jelly glass. Once the jelly Is cooked she removes it from the stove, allows it to cool a little, then pours the sweet juice Counsel With ... Mr. Insurance Fred Brtnnan f. K. Irennan, C.I.A. MEDFORD INSURANCE Agency PHONE 773-7343 27 North Holly Strttt" MAIL T1UBUKE. MEDFORD, Stop Me Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (RUtr ens Tribune Sresiiate 1M2) into the jelly glasses. The jelly cools and turns into a shivery solid. She pours a little melted paraffin over the top to seal ' in all the fruit goodness as the hardening jelly seals in all the color and fragrance of the geranium leaf. ; Stays Fresh. Green It is surprising how very fresh and green the leaf stays, even after a long Interval of time on the shelf. Months later, when the jelly .rembles enticingly on a plate, tb leaf looks fresh and green and gives to the jelly that mild, elusive flavor. It's a flavor that one could hardly say was either "this or that," but a delightful . deliciousness. The aromatic oils of thj gera nium leaf permeate the en tire mass. ' " The natural translucence of the jelly revealed the green, lace-llke leaf. To apple oi quince jellies the leaves add ed flavor as well as eye- appeal, both of which would have been lost in heavier fla vored fruits such as currant or plum. Many housewives credited jelly-water with having medi cinal properties. A spoonful of jelly, mixed in a glass of warm water, made a pleasant, healthful drink. She probably didn't know that Jelly-water was cooling and acidulous but she did know how delightful a leaf of "rose geranuim" was in a glass of apple jelly. Owl Forces Jet To Halt Takeoff Portland -flint-' A jet flight to the east coast with A3 aboard was halted here Mon day when the plane sucked in a large owl as it was start ing to take off. The pilot braked the Boe ing 720 to a halt without trouble. Passengers on the Flight 712 Jet for Denver, Kansas City and Baltimore were put aboard another flight about three hours later. United Airlines said the jet would need a new engine. FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS, SELECT A CERTIFILD INSURANCE AGENT. QUALIFIED There are Two Qualified Insurance Agents at OREGON Community Groups Helping Emotional Illness Reviewed The role of five community groups in helping people with problems of mental and emo tional illness was described at a recent meeting of the Jack son County Mental Health association. - , Speaking for the Jackson county health departmert, Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, said the department's roll is multi-phasic and im portant. The department Is respon sible for the operation of the Family Counseling and Child Guidance clinic, and in addi tion to specialized service of fered by clinic personnel, the public health nurse is the liasion between families need ing help and the service avail able. First to Realise The public health nurse, he added, is many times the first to realize that help is needed and assists with arrangements for such help. When a patient is ready to be released from the state hospital, the public health nurse checks on home situations and visits the pati ent for as long as needed. Dr. Merkel said. They also make pre-commitment reports and have been given special train ing and orientation for this at the state hospital, he added. The Rev. Fred Evans, pas tor of the First Christian church, Medford, said that historically ministers are often the first to whom a family turns for help with mental and emotional prob lems. Pastoral psychiatry courses are now being offered to min isters, he said, so they may recognize mental illness and know where to refer the pati ent for professional help in his community. He mentioned seminars offered for in-service training in Oregon. Schools' Primary Interest Don McLarrin, special edu cation director with the Ash land schools, noted that the schools' primary Interest is in prevention, identification and early treatment and dis cussed the program of con ferences with parents, teach ers and community agencies in carrying out the objectives Speaking for the guidance clinic. Miss Ethel Shumway, Here's How! Canada Diy Club Soda multiplies your drinking satisfaction iFln. , -v WP' rj Wl m Pffc Exclusive 'special sparkle' c-x-p-a-n-d-s flavor 'Your drink springs fo life the in stant you add Canada Dry Club Soda. The flavor of your favorite spirit is expanded and released by millions of lively bubbles, reaches and satisfies every taste bud. The secret is 'special sparkle', an exclusive blend of the finest in gredients plus Canada Dry's famous pinpoint carbonation. 'Special sparkle' takes time, can to create. First, the water used in Canada Dry Club Soda is purified OTTLID IT MMI-COLA IOTTUNG COMPANY 0 MIOFORD UNDER psychiatric social worker, said the clinic offers help with child guidance, marital coun seling, patients from state hospitals, mental retardation and alcoholism. Many people go to the clinic individually, and some applications are by telephone. She said there Is now a waiting list of six months, but an attempt is being made to obtain some help through community resources during the Interval. Family Therapy Recently, a system of group and family therapy has been inaugurated, and it is hoped there will soon be a larger staff, she added. Circuit Judge James M. Main reported that the court is confronted with all types of mental problems, and the court attempts to solve as many as possible. He added that many peo ple wait too long before seek ing professional help, and the circuit court becomes the court of last hope. Although an estimated 65 per cent of the admissions o state hospitals la voluntary, the two circuit court judges are the only ones by law to authorize involuntary com mittment. Judge Main point ed out that there is a need in Jackson county for care for mentally retarded chil dren since there is such a long waiting list at Fairview. During the question period, Dr. Merkel said that atempls are now being made to de centralize the -care of the mentally and emotionally ill, and plans are being made to do this on a regional basis. U. S. Lowers Tariffs On Goods From Britain Washington - IUPU - The United States agreed Monday to lower tariffa by 20 per cent on 17 types of goods im ported from Britain. The goods amount to $9.3 million in trade a year. 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