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f A THURSDAY, JANUARY 24. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON R!ks. CCemiiniedv Speaks Up omi Tvo Years in -White ;Hoiise Editor'i notei Two y.ars go illm riiiryld young woman moved her two small children into the White Home, openly earful ol ill possible influence on their lives. In the following exclusive Interview with Helen Thomas, who covert the White House for United Press Inter national, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy assess es what has happened since. She also tells something of what she expects for the next two years. By HELEN THOMAS United Press International Wash ington - ll'Pli - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy feels the private life of the First Fam ily has been overemphasized and that "people must be as sick of hearing about us and Macaroni as I am, The thing she enjoys most about living In the White House is "seeing my husband be a great president." She will not write a book about her life as First Lady. Mrs. Kennedy spelled out these and other attitudes in an exclusive inter view with United Press Internation al as she marked her second anniversary in the White House. It was one of Mrs. Ken nedy's rare public expressions on the role that has made her world famous. She wrote an swers to 20 of 21 questions submitted to her (omitting one which asked her favorite sport). Since she was thrust into the spotlight because of her husband's election, the 33-year-old Mrs. Kennedy has tried to lead two separate lives - a personal one as a wife and a mother, and a pub lic one as First Lady of the land. -Children First The first, however, domi nates the second, and she made that clear in her com ments. Asked what she hopes to achieve in the next two years of President Kennedy's term, she replied: "More time with my children, for they are at an . age where it is impor tant tliat their parents be with them as much as possible." Her desire is to keep Care- i er reassuring whenever one line and John Jr. unspoiled, and to give them a normal family life. Nothing annoys her more than to see their pictures in the papers. It was partly this and partly because of the mass of pub licity surrounding the First Family that prompted her re mark that the public must be as tired as she is of reading about the Kennedys and such accomplishments as Macaroni, Caroline s pony. True to Form In this same vein she re plied rather tartly but phi- losophically when asked her views on stories appearing about her in movie magazines. "In this changing world," Mrs. Kennedy said, "it is rath' S'.:'& A 17- 1 p v t T3 jC3; I 0 flP FT M!l Wm S n PREFERS HOME LIFE Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy at 33 is First Lady of the nation and a mother to two small chil dren. Here, she holds son, John, Jr., while President Ken nedy leads daughter, Caroline, in Palm Beach, Fla. (UPI) Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (Register end Trlbuno Syndicate, 19631 What's Answer to Question: What Good Are BluejayS? The man was Indignant. He bought peanuts for the squir rels that daily visited his gar den but the btuejays stole the nuts; the birds, being some what more active than even the frisky rodents, .got the "lion's share" of the peanuts. The question the man wanted answered was, "What good are the Jays?" The same question, with variations, can be asked about a countless number of living creatures - even of plants, weeds, reptiles and fish. The answer has to do with ecology, a word which probably will become more Important as time goes by and mor and more living creatures are de stroyed, many killed off be fore we know enough to know what definite purpose they really do serve. Ecology means the relation ship between seemingly unre lated beings as they pertain to the overall plan; we used to call iv "natural balance, and whether we believe It or not, it is going to become increasingly important. It might seem far fetched, but it is believed to be true by many thinking people, that Just about everything has a definite place and purpose, that each is a cog in the wheel that helps the entire plan function. Unfortunately, we have not progressed quite far enough along the unfamiliar road of biological science to know what is really impor tant and what is expendable. Two Sides Take the gentleman's ques tion, "What good is a blue Jay?" Naturally, there are two sides to the question. On the debit side is the noisy habit of screaming and rcolding this perky bird in the policeman's blue coat is famous for. We must agree, too, that the jay steals objects, and has been known to rob the r-sls of oth er birds. As far as human rea soning is concerned the Jay has no place; it serves no purpose. On the credit side arc sev eral questionable nualitiej, some of which are still hidden behind the biological veil. This much is certain: the jay does eat come harmful In sects. His scolding and scream ing warns other birds of the approach, or presence, of dan ger. Probably he does not in;end to alert others so they can escape, but his loud yell ing rometimcs warns others which may be Insect-eating birds. At the Jay's incessant scolding, a prowling cat or a tree climbing snake is often put to flight, and the insect eating bird is saved. Fittest Survive True, the jay will at times kill other birds, but in Na ture's plan the natural preda tor is beneficial inasmuch as the weak, sick or diseased become the easy prey, and in a round-about mnnner, only the strongest and most alert live to fight another dny and become parents. If only the strongest survive, their chil dren will be better prepared for the task of making a liv ing. "Natural selection" means about what it implies The same system ras pro duccd better livestock, and poultry. Naturally, we would say that Nature achieves this end in a haphazard manner, but allowed to operate, her sys tem seems to attain the de sired result. And who can say but what the noisy blue jBy in the blue coat with the black and white piping is fulfilling a definite purpose. It would be a pretty stupid person who thought that ev erything on this earth that was not good to cat or that yielded a profit was worth less. There arc a great many things that are pretty worth while and cannot be meas ured in dollars and cents. Speech Tourney At Southern Oregon Ashland - Southern Oregon college met College of the Sisklyous In a speech tourna ment recently on the Ashland campus in a series of speaking events, conducted largely for purposes of criticism and practice. Four non-decision debates on the national question, "Re solved, That the Non-Com-munlst Nations of the World Should Establish an Economic Community," were conducted by Burton Weast, Bill Davis, and Linda Priddy of OS. Rep resenting SOC were Barbara Gysin, Phoenix; Jim Manuel, Myrtle Creek; and Bruce Lattin, Klamath Falls. In the other event, extem poraneous speaking, conduct ed on "The American Politi cal Scene," Jim Manuel placed first. Other speakers from SOC in this event In eluded Al Sherman, debate manager, Douglas, Ariz.; Dav id Desmond, Antelope Valley, Calif.; and Faye Palmcrton, Rogue River. Burior. Weast represented CS In the event, and John S. Scroggins of that institution accompanied the group as advisor. Dr. u -old Barrett is adviser to the SOC team. On Feb. 28 and March 1-2, the squad will travel to Lin field to participate in the an nual tournament of champions. Confusion Reigns Over Bank Robbery Jay, Flu. -ll'l'li- Two neatly dressed gunmen took about $00,000 from the only bank in this small town in north west Florida Wednesday. There was classic confusion among witnesses. Several persons said the men escaped in a black car. Others said the getaway ve hicle was light colored. Some of the witnesses said the car whs headed east. Oth ers said it went west. Police threw up roadblocks "all over the place," accord ing to ono officer, "but we couldn't find anything.'' The highway patrol thn began making "checks nn any thing that looks suspicious" and authorities hopefully broadcast an alert in Florida, Georgia and Alabama for the men, "either traveling in a light colored Falcon or a black Studcbaker or Valiant." i WET RECEPTION Fort Worth, Tex. - (UPD - Someone sneaked into the darkened baptistry of the Pol ytechnic Church of Christ and fell into 4V4 feet of water. The Rev. Leroy Brownlow said he found a stack of wet newspa pers Wednesday outside the baptistry but nothing of value was missing from the church. Newspaper Pickets Invited Inside Cleveland, Ohio-IUPU-A note of accord was struck today in the eight-week-old newspaper strike which has shut down the Cleveland Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer. Louis B. 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Medtord 701 E. Jackson St. Rogue Valley 1109 Court St. I 55 asslHsSHMj A finds a fixed element. The movie magazines - in the calibre of their stories - re main true to their expected form." In her early days as mis tress of the historic White House, she viewed the loss of her anonymity as "frighten ing." Against heavy odds, she tried to maintain her privacy and' personal identity. She tried to draw lines that the public and the press should not cross. But to her dismay, their interest in her was total. Today, through sheer de termination and vast success in her pet projects to restore the White House to a new ele gance, she has gained new stature and an authoritative poise. Her travels to some 12 countries, reaping a bounty as an ambassadress of good will, has added to her confidence. Her popularity is renown ed. When she is not with the president for his public ap pearances, crowds are disap pointed and apt to shout, "Wheres Jackie?" Horn Important The reason she does not accompany him more, she ex plained in the interview, was because "the official side of my life takes me away from my children a great deal. If I were to add political duties, I would have practically no time with the children, and they are my first responsi bility. My husband agrees with this. If he felt I should go on these trips, I would." Similar first ladies have felt these pressures in the past. Mrs. Kennedy said that .1 YaMTiNes Thura., Feb. 14 Severn: 217 E. Main, Medford, Ore. she personally feels "the most affinity" for Mrs. Harry S Truman. "She brought a daughter to the White House at a most difficult age, and managed to keep her from being spoiled so that she has made a happy marriage with lovely chil dren of her own. Mrs. Truman kept her family close togeth er in spite of White House de mands, and that Is the hard est thing to do," she said. 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