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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1963)
Inflicting Pain To Treat Pain Common in Early Amarica Inflicting a pain to cor rect or minimize another pain is a pretty stupid way of treating a' body ailment. But back in the pre-scientific time, even in Early America, this silly procedure was fol lowed pretty generally. It was practiced especially in cases of aches or disorders of the stomach and digestive systems. Anything which set one's inner organs on fire or gave to them a comfortable warmth was believed to have a beneficial effect on what ever ailed the patient. Be fore the advent of the drug store or the availability of a doctor, any concoction that began a tumult or an uphea val in the stomach was sup posed to be exceedingly help ful. It was like a man suffer ing with an earache purpose ly hitting his thumb with a hammer; he forgets-at least for a brief period-the pain in his ear by the sharper, fresher pain in his thumb. Starting a pain to cure a pain seemed to be the formula. Long-Ago Origin The idea of arraying one pain against a greater pain may have been an idea in cubated in the mind nf some unknown American Indian, back a long time ago. Long before the arrival of the first white man, the Indians were eating various plant leaves, roots, berries, bark and stems that set up internal fires in the belief the burning irrita tion was beneficial. Perhaps it was one of those old ideas or beliefs which started the use of some plants which today are economically very important. Tobacco could very well be one. What the Indian used to smoke or chew, which cer tainly started an inner fire in his tortured stomach, was the weed known today as In dian tobacco. Still Plentiful Probably we will never know just how the first Red Man discovered this weed; neither will it ever be known how his system withstood the shock of eating and smoking the leaves of this common weed, the wild relative of to day's refined and cultivated tobacco. Indian tobacco is also called gag-weed or aslhma-weed; it YOU CAN REALLY MOVE OUT IN AM OLDSMOBILE... maJKaaHab -1 jfST aaWa.ua - - i aaaM. tmni 1 aa.a'. .aTaTf'1 .'a without moving out It's easy to go first class without going over board ... If you know thg right people! Introduce yourself to your Oldsmobile Dealer! Get behind the wheel of an eye-catching Olds F-85! You'll go for its V-8 performance, effort less handling and solid in'.rior comfort! And feel that Gdsmobie ride! Can that price tag be right? It is . . . and you're in! So what are you waiting for? Come in and drive an Olds F-85 ... at your Oldsmobile Dealer's today! THllll "SOMITHiMO tut." J. R. Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (Regiittr and Tribuna Syndicata, 1963) still grows profusely in dry fields and thickets throughout a large part of the United States. This poor weed is still struggling to maintain its lowly position as a noxious member of the plant king dom. Its near relative, the genuine tobacco plant, has gone on to a glorious and exceedingly profitable pin nacle of importance. It is probably one of the most profitable of crops with the exception of corn, wheat and cotton. Indian tobacco grew wild everywhere a small patch of earth was available. It is an acrid, evil-smelling, bitter tasting and puckery plant. How the toughest Indian smoked the leaves or chewed them is something we will never understand. The inter al fires it kindled in the stomachs of those who used it and swallowed the juice must have been pretty ter rible. It must have burned those stomachs for several hours. To the Indian, the use of Indian tobacco may have pro vided a lift, or may even have induced a spell of drow sy lassitude whereby he could forget some of bis troubles and help his earache to be less acute. With his stomach on fire he could endure the pain of his bruised thumb. Perhaps what all this boil ed down to was that some times the cure is worse than the ailment. , Prunes' Wrinkles Being Ironed Out New York - (UPI) - They're ironing out the prune's wrin kles. The last sicp before pack aging consists of a hot water bath and steaming which re stores as much as 30 per cent of the fruit's original mois ture content. As a result, there's hardly a wrinkle left when the prunes head for market. NOW YOU KNOW The ashes used in the Ro man Catholic Church as the ceremonial symbol of penance on Ash Wednesday are ob tained by burning the remains of the palms blessed on the previous Palm Sunday, ac cording to the Encyclopedia Britanica. AlOUt OWNINO AN O10SMOSUII WHITNEY OLDSMOBILE, 415 So. Riverside Ave. Court Records MEDFORD MUNICIPAL COl'RT Donild Ailen Bobbctt. racing. $10. John Philip Koenif. expired op erator'! license, 5; ditobeyed traf fic signal, 4a. Jay Wool ford Taylor, improper lelt turn. $15. Lawrence LeRoy PidrU. viola tion o( basic rule. $-5 suspended. Walker Allen Anderson, failure to yield right of way. $25 suspend ed for Driver Improvement School. Byron Hugh Davis, disobeyed trailic signal. $10. Carol Martha Lamb, disobeyed traffic signal. $10. James Ross Hatton, excessive noise. $10 Dennis Lee Schmall, violation of baic rule. $25. Earl Lawrence Cnrnecl, viola tion of baste rule. $25. Emma Margaret Hceser, failure to yield right of way. $io Richard Clarence Clark, exces sive noise, $10. Sandra Suzanne Stevens, dis obeyed stop sign. $m. Bill Lee Bradshaw. violation of basic rule. $20 Clarence Arthur Winetrout Jr., disobeyed traffic Mcnnl. $$ Eugene Edward Prince, violation of basic rule. $25. Joseph Frank Baran, disobeyed stop htgn. $10. Robert Harold Corliss, violation of basic rule. $2 50. Charles Nichols Cook, improper right turn. $5. Rickey Ray Richey. failure to display lights on vehicle during the hours of darkness. $2.50. Curtis Boyd Woolley, improper lane UhHge.S.V Timothy Warren Murray, no tail light. $10. suspended: no op erator's license in possession, $5, suspended. Laverne Henry Morse, violation of basic rule. $10. Cleva Iona Householder, one headlight, $10. suspended. Janet Rae Baker, violation of basic rule. $10. Louise Shatt Phlany, violation of basic rule. $10. Michael David Reich, no opera tor's license in possession, $5, sus pended; violation of basic rule, $20. Haul uuane i uinerison. violation of hasic rule, $20. Fred B. Coleman, violation nf basic rule, $15. Alfred Gilhousrn. improper past ing. $.: no vehicle regislaiion, $5. fcuspcncled. Larson tharlrs Chase, violation of baMc rule. sio. Walter Vernon DotaV. violation of basic rule, $15. Alberta Leah Haas, disobeyed traffic signal. $10. Lorraine Helen Board, violation of basic rule. $20. Kathleen Bcvis. failure to wear corrective lenses. $15. suspended. Bernadine Mac Bratton, violation, of basic rule. $20. Thomas Lylo Shoppert, violation of basic rule, $10. supended; 3U hours work probation in city park. Bessie Myers, violation of basic rule. $5. Larry G. Prcheim, expired op erator's license. $5. Dean Edward Reddington, ex pired vehicle license, $5. Ernest' Clifford Conrad, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Richard LeRoy McDowell, vio lation of basic rule. $25. Ralph Omcr Stephenson, viola tion of basic rule. $25. John Donald Bochardy, violation of basic rule. $25. David Russell Monia, violation of basic rule, $5. Karen Rae Stansburg. violation Of basic rule. $10. Duane David Poff, excessive noise $10. Patrick Joseph Murphy, expired vehicle license. $5. Myron Charles McEwpn. opera tor's license not in possession. $5. Mer Samuel Elgert, switched license plates, $5. N ASHLAND MUNICIPAL COURT Roger Jerome Duvall. , illegal possession ol alcoholic beverages. $2.1. curfew. Lee Albert Oman, illegal posses sion o alcoholic beverages, $25, curfew. Larry Wayne Cleveland, illegal possession of alcoholic beverages, S2.V curfrw. John Joseph Barry, illegal pos- m of the wmhmiwsm mm QLDSMQBI F-'S S SI! YOU IOCAI AUTMOIZID OlDIMOUll OUAIITY BIAlltl MEDFORD session of alcoholic beveracea. $23. curfew. Donald Alien Bobbett conduct ing a speed contest. $50. James Bernard Seiu Jr., wrong way on one-way street. $5. Lawrence Evants Shearer, viola tion of basic rule. S15. John Robert King, violation of basic rule. $15. Bobby Dale Thomas, disobeyed tratftc itgnatl. $5. Wilfred Donald Pearson, viola tion of basic rule. $20. Paul Leon Jacks, violation of basic rule. $25. DISTRICT COl'RT John Clery Lucaj, noihe. $.V William T. WickUer, excessive overload, $59 Edward J. Craig, no vehicle li cense. $5. Benjamin Franklin Compher, dioheyed stop signal, $15. William H Davis, violation of basic rule. $10. Mary Margaret Nichols, illegal possession of venison, $50. Fredrick Wallace Wilson, switched license plate. $25. Donald Emil Kocina. violation of basic rule. $10. Constance Irene Greenwood, vio lation of basic rule. $10. Johnnie Dee Wayne Beattle, no vehicle license. $5. Richard E. Appercel, violation of basic rule $10. Fredrick William Whitman, fail ure to stop. $15. Clarence Robert Schmidt, failure to stop. $15. Sherman Monroe Skeers, no ve hicle license. $5. Robert Paul Babcock, no vehicle license. $5. Ernest Norman Freitas, overload. $30 Dorothy Zundt, no vehicle II lense. $5. Elvis Dale Yow Jr., overlength load, $15. Harold Edward Smith, improper passing, $20. Rachel Irene Stanfield, failure to stop. $15. Clark Jay Walker, violation of basic rule. $15 Earl Alvis Bliss, overload. $30. Norman Robert Mallon, overload, $64. William R McNeill, failure to display combined weight, $5. Sidney Jones, truck speeding. $10 Jennmg I. Miricle. no vehicle li cense. $5. James Linder Fink, violation of basic rule. $25. Ruth Madeline Kline, failure to dim lights, $15. Mathrw A. Schmidt, obstructed vision, $10. Robert Lee Davis, viola linn of basic rule. $15. , Robert Jack Gilinsky, no opera tor's license, $5. Robert W. Sherwood, no horn, $10 Edward Bergeson Jr., failure to stop. $10. Seldon Dillon Hill, failure to stop, $15. CIRCUIT COURT Donald S. Bundy vi. Beverly A. Bundy, divorce complaint. Betty Louis Bros, vi. Keith William Brois, divorce complaint. Report Is Made On Uses of Wool Washington -IUPD- Wool con sumption in the United Slates last year added up to 12 pounds per family, reports the U. S. department of agricul ture. Four pounds of U. S. wool and four and one-half pounds of imported wool went into each family's clothing, blank ets, draperies and upholstery The remaining three and one- half pounds, almost entirely imported, was used for floor coverings. low-price field ! MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. EVIDENCE OF SPRING-Nature's miracles fascinate David Gicse, 3, of Belleville, ill., as lie watches the first evidence of spring. Recent temperatures have been in the 30s and 40s and in spite of the still-frozen ground, an early variety of tulip pushes up tender shoots. (UPI) SOUTHERN PACIFIC AGREED LONG AGO TO ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S EMERGENCY BOARD OREGON - 1 L XH iavT ' mi mum im am AG THE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE BOARD'S Southern Pacific accepted in good faith the recommendations of Presi dent Kennedy's Emergency Board that clerical employes displaced by changing conditions should be provided reasonable income protection. ' Our offer to the Union on income protection is exactly as recommended BY THE BOARD, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST LIBERAL EVER PROVIDED BY ANY INDUSTRY. Protection of people, which we want to do, is one thing. Protection of positions, needed or not, which the Union demands, is another. THE UNION'S DEMAND FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO WORK IS CLEARLY BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD. If there are any misunderstandings of the intent of President Kennedy's Board in making its impartial recommendations, then southern PACIFIC HAS URGED-AND CONTINUES TO URGE-THAT THE EMERGENCY BOARD be reconvened to review its proposals in the overall public interest If this is not satisfactory to the Union, then we suggest arbitration. S)0 Many Drivers Do Not Know How to Make Turn 'A great many Medford drivers do not know how to make a legal turn in traffic," according to City Police Chief Charles P. Champlin. 'Too many others are either careless or deliberately violate turning regulations," he added. The most frequent turning offense is turning from or into the wrong lane of traffic. Motorists ignorant of the proper turning practices gen erally fall into two groups: (1) drivers who confuse Ore gon turning laws with those in oilier stales: (2) drivers who have failed to keep up with changes in turning laws during recent years. The lat Ganff Enrollment Approved by Majority Columbia, S.C. llTPn The South Carolina Senate was told Tuesday that a majority of the Clcinson college stu dent body approved of the peaceful admission of Negro Harvey Gantt last month. The Clemson student sen ate, in a resolution read to the legislature, said the college administration "conducted it self in a manner second to none" in handling Gantt's en rollment. AIM RAILWAY CLERKS' ST S.R uthern pacific WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27. I9S3 ter group is by far the larger, according to Champlin. The rapid increase in the use of one-way streets during the past few years has cre ated many new turning situa tions. Although appropriate adjustments have been made in the turning regulations, many motorists have not con sulted the Oregon Driver'9 Manual to see what the new regulations are and when they apply. Turning laws are based on two prime considerations, Champlin said. These arc, first, to facili tate the smooth and even flow of traffic, and, secondly, to promote the greatest possible degree of safety to drivers and pedestrians alike. Turn ing from the wrong lane not only interrupts the "smoo and even flow" concept, but also presents a hazard to oth er motorists, he noted. SUGGESTS SEAL CHANGE Boston-WTO - Attorney Rob ert Donaldson, chairman of the board of directors of the Massachusetts S w e e pstakes committee, expressed opposi tion to increased lacing dates in the state Tuesday at a hear ing and suggested a change in the state seal "to depict a horse and dog drooling greed ily at a $2 bill." mom UNION RECOMMENDATIONS B Auto Production Stimulates Growth Washington (UTD- The Com. merce Department Tuesday reported that automobile pro duction has been one of the main reasons that business has continued to advance recent ly. Auto output, it said, ac counted for nearly a fourth of the increase in the national total of goods and services produced during the last three months of 1962. The value of passenger car output totaled $23.4 billion at seasonally adjusted rates dur ing the final quarter of la.st year. Syrian Fishermen Fire on Israelis Jerusalem (UPU Israeli offi cials said Tuesday Syrian fish ermen poaching in the Sea ot Galilee fired on an Israeli boat. The officials told members of the United Nations Armi stice commission that Syrian fishermen also have been, stealing nets set in the water. SAFE BOATING WEEK Washington -(UPI)- President Kennedy Tuesday designated the week of June 30 as Na tional Safe Boating Week, noting that "increased use of our waterways has caused a corresponding increase in safety problems." POTT MIH THI AWAIP-WIMMIN -0AHT MOOII IHOWAe-tJUUDAT NIOHTS aVCH-TVI . 1 1
