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n . kaa filsta of Th
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 19, 1953 (Sunday)
A series of five traffic sc
cldents brought death to one
man and Injuries to several
others in the Medford ares
late Saturday and early Sun
day, according to state police.
The Jackson county budget
committee will hold its or
ganizational meeting Tuesday,
sccordlng to County Judge J.
B. Coleman.
20 YEARS AGO
April 19. 1(43 (Monday)
Jackson county farmers,
short of critical year - round
farm labor, urged to place
orders Immediately for work
ers being brought into this
area by the Federal Security
administration.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "This is
the 54th birthday of Herr
Hitler. He should be given 54
spanks, and for good measure,
a bullet behind the right ear."
30 YEARS AGO
April II. 133 (Tuesday)
Oregon State Mining con
gress sessions scheduled to
open in Medford.
"Crackmens" blast local
service station safe and make
off with $100.
40 YEARS AGO
April 19, 1923 (Wednesday)
Price of milk to go up four
cents a quart in Medford
dairies because of high cost of
hay and labor shortage; to
sell for UVi cents a quart.
Medford attorneys Rive fare
well Dartv for Frank Farrcll,
scheduled to leave for Cali
fornia.
SO YEARS AGO
April 19. 1913 (Friday)
Porter J. Ncff, Medford, ex
pected to resign as director of
North Pacific Fruit Distribu
tors after Rogue valley fruit
men decide to market through
Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
Mayor W. W. Eifcrt pro
claims that May 1 will be
cleanup day in Medford.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nlnt or ten corrtel ii iwM"
even or r.qht It CICf llf fit;
ill Ii good.
1. what two Michigan towns
ooin claim uie nonor 01 ocuig
th. 1,,,. 1 t...,. of 11,,. ,.,, nil.
can Party?
2. Whose 'llght-olovc' was
'the lady that's known as
Lou'.'
3. is (lie body of a Sphinx
that of a tiger, lion, or pan
ther? 4. What city Is called the
motor - car capital of the
world''
3. What metal product is
obtained from the ore baux
ite? 6. How many shillings are
in an Knglish guinea?
7. Which playing card is
called "the devil's bedposts "?
8. What famous American
patriot made t h c copper
sheathing placed on the hull
of the II S S Constitution, bet
ter known as Old Ironsides'
' 9. Who was King Solomon's
mother?
10. Which President said,
"A house divided against It
self cannot stand"?
Answers: 1. Ripon and Jack
son. 2. Dan McOrow in "Tho
Shooting of Dan McGrew. " 3.
Lion. 4. Dotroit. Mich. a.
Aluminum. (. Twenty-one. T.
Four el clubs, t. Paul Revere,
f. BathaaiilM. 10. Lincoln.
K0'lS PUIlliHItl
NATIONAL lOITOIIAl
FRIDAY. APRIL II. IMS
Education-or
About 10 months ago, the U. S. Supreme
Court ruled that a prayer, written by the New
York Board of Regents of the public school sys
tem, and prescribed by them for daily reading in
public schools, was unconstitutional.
The ruling created a
the idea that the (Jourt had "banned uoa irom
the schools," whereas, in fact, it had merely ruled
against an "official" prayer, and a pretty insipid
and meaningless one at that.
As, through discussion and study, the decision
came to be better understood, the furor died
down somewhat, although there is still wide
spread misunderstanding and resentment of the
decision.
a a a
rVO OTHER cases in the same touchy area
have recently been argued before the court,
and decisions may be forthcoming soon. One in
volves the reading and recitation of the Lord's
Prayer in the public schools; the other involves
Bible reading in the public schools.
If, as seems possible, tne uourt rules against
these practices as violations of the freedom of
religion, will there be an outcry comparable to
the one last year?
It mav well be. An article in the current
Saturday Review discusses this, and these ques
tions:
"Will clergymen, through some mysterious magic,
suddenly become authorities on Constitutional law and
experts on American history?
"Will our political leaders, oiessea wnn me wisaum
of campaign experience, leap up to defend Cod, attack
the Supreme Court, and view with alarm the advance of
Communism?
"Or have we learned from the school prayer battle of
1962 that vituperation serves neither God nor freedom?"
WE HAVE LONG maintained that the state,
or anv subdivision of it. has no rieht to tell
anyone what he shall believe, how he shall wor-
shap, or how he must pray.
If the state savs that a child MUST listen to
a Bible reading or the Lord's Prayer whether or
not it is in accordance with that child's own be
liefs the state is violating that child's religious
freedom.
It matters not if the
Buddhist. Moslem, free-thinker, atmostic, atheist,
or merely one who believes that school is neither
tiie time nor place for religious observance. The
principle is the same.
IF THE Supreme Court rules against these prac
tices, it will be in effect telling the state (in
this case the school) that it cannot establish re
union in the schools in this manner.
On the other hand, were the court ever to ban
personal, private prayer
Ul it IIIUIIICIII, S JJttUOC W
at the bcinnninar 01 a class
fringing on the free exercise of religion.
If the First Amendment means anything at
all, it means that the state has no business with
religion, one way or the other. It cannot impose
relic-ion. or its forms, on anyone against their
wishes; nor can it deny
tice his religion as he wishes.
THE SATURDAY Review article concludes this
WQV
"If the Supreme Court rules against the Lord's Pray
er and Bible reading, we can restage the unhappy re
ligious conflict of last summer. Or we can turn to serious
reconsideration of the place of religion in the public
school. Instead of bitter battles to maintain a feeble
recognition of religion by means of opening exercises
with little meaning or educational effectiveness, school
boards should be encouraged to adopt a program based
on the proper function of the public sehools-not worship
or Indoctrination, but education . . .
"The purpose of the public school is to impart know
ledge, not to instill faith. This, In Itself, is not a small
task. Real understanding by pupils of the place of religion
In the development of our civilization should be the goal
for every public school. Parents, clergy, and other citi
zens should support the schools In working for that goal."
We should keep the distinction between edu
cation and indoctrination well in mind. E.A.
Birmingham Jail
"The Right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the Unit
ed States or by any state, on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude."
j Amendment XV, Consitution of the United States
f a ,,.:.
01 Amenta.
Birmingham, Ala.-WPt-Sixteen Negroes were arrested
here a they marched to register to vote.
Police Chief Jamie Moore appeared at the church
where yesterday's march formed and told the group:
". . . If you march In a parade you will be in violation of
a city ordinance . . "
The Negroes sat quietly while Moore spoke, but JO
of them later left the church and started toward the
courthouse.
Thirteen soon turned back and the other 16 were halt
ed after they had covered less than a block.
"Let's slop It right there," an officer yelled.
"This is not a parade," one of the Negroes replied.
"We are going down to register to vote."
Police Commissioner Eugene (Bull) Connor was on
hand . . . and when someone suggested the marchers be
transported to jail In a patrol car. Connor replied:
"Car, hell . . . put them In the patrol wagon "
Police then moved Into a nearby park where 400
Negro spectators had gathered and broke up the crowd
"Congress shall make no law abridging the
right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the government for a redress of griev
ances." Amendment I, Constitution of the United
States of America.
The old song, "Birmingham Jail," has an
added poignancy these days. E. A. t,
Indoctrination?
furor. Many people got
child be Jew, Hindu,
(such as Grace at lunch,
injUCDb UlUll, kuiuuiivv
i, men it wouia oe in
anyone the right to prac
"This Guerrilla Stuff It
... Communications ...
Laftors te the Editor must boar the name md address of the writer, although undst
certain circumstances tho use of a pen nana or initial for publication is permissible.
The Mail Tribune rosarvos tho right to adit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters lubmittod for publication must not exceed 400 words. The lettari
printed in this column do not nacossarUy represent the views of the papar; in fact the
contrary is often tho case.
Play Liked
To the Editor: I am writing
this letter because I know
there must be hundreds of
people in Medford who would
be as thrilled on seeing the
play, "Five Finger Exercise,"
as we were when we saw it
Thursday evening at the Fair
grounds theater. From the mo
ment the curtain goes up
you are witnessing a plot as
real and palpable as life It
self, and the two hours have
seemed only minutes. And
what is most fortunate is that
every member of the cast
seems a natural for his part
and performs with feeling,
ensitivity, and skill.
Instead of a half-filled the
ater, this performance de
serves one to overflowing, and
for anyone wishing to spend
truly delightful evening I
recommend the light drama,
"Five Finger Exercise,"
which runs through Saturday
night. Curtain time is at 8:30
p.m.
Mrs. Esther Robinson
29 Ross Court
Medford.
Still Our Government
To the Editor: Mr. Frank
Suniga, P. O. Box 66, Flor
enrc, Oregon, within the last
few days published a letter
complaining that the Depart
ment of Interior and particu
larly the National Park Serv
ice vetoed the idea of a road
to the south jetty of the Sius
law River near Florence. Mr.
Suniga correctly reports that
at the meeting to which he
refers, someone from the De
partment of Interior expressed
the view that no roads should
be constructed until the Dunes
Seashore Park matter had
been settled.
Mr. Suniga does not report,
however, that this matter was
immediately brought to my
attention. I was advised that
all that was required from the
Department of Interior (BLM)
was an easement across Fed
eral lands, and that local in
terests, including the Port of
V lorcnce and Lane County
were prepared to construct
the road. 1 immediately con
tacted the Department of In
terior and urged that such an
casement be granted, and
that, in my opinion, a road
would be beneficial regardless
of what transpires in regard
to the Park.
Within iiours, 1 was advised
that the BLM w ould grunt the
casement if the road were con
structed and maintained as a
public road by the local units
of government. They have In
structcd their local people to!
negotiate the precise location
of Hie easement with tile in
terested local government of
ficials. This information was
widely published in the pa
pers of the 4lh District on or
about March 20. Apparently,
it was not brought to Mr. Sun
iga's attention.
This government of our is
big. but it is still our govern
ment yours and mine. Mis
takes are made and misunder
standings can occur. But this
government is responsive to
the wishes and needs- of the
people and it is my Job as
Congressman lo sec that it
remains so. Here Is one ex
ample of prompt remedial ac
tion by sympathetic and un
derstanding administrators' in
the Department of Interior.
1 hope that no one in the
4th District will hesitate to let
me be of service In their re
lations with the Federal gov
ernment. Robert U Duncan
Member ol Congress
Washington, D. C
No More Taxas
To the Editor
I do not
agree with Mr, E A that II is
a lot of baloney when our leg-
Ulaturcs say that they arc
li ving to abide by the w ishes
of the people in holding the
line on any increased taxes, j
1 would say by discussing
litis with many people ' aj the
MLDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
A Different Type War"
majority of the people are
very much against any tax in
creases for any purpose at this
time. In refusing to be pres
sured into going against the
people's will, this legislature
has, I am sure, impressed the
majority of the people most
favorably. I think that we
should write to them express
ing our gratitude for their con
sideration. As to this business of giving
the property owners any tax
relief by an added sales tax,
or any tax method, is a lot
of baloney. It is just another
way of making us like what
we get a little better. For
what difference if we pay it
in a sales tax or a property
tax?
I have two children in
school and I am as much for
good education as any one, but
at the same time the old pay
check is already straining to
meet the other needs and ne
cessities of my children, not to
mention a savings for college
for them, and I am sure many
others are having the same
difficulty as I. 1 say it is a lot
of baloney that the answer to
every problem lies in bleeding
a little more blood in the way
of taxes out of the people. If
it were more difficult for
them to take more taxes, per
haps they could come up with
a better managed budget to
meet the needed expenses and
trim off a lot of nonsense and
unneeded expenses. After
they have spent wildly they
come to us for more money
and tell us we are against
progress if we don't want to
cough it up. They tell us they
have to have it so we may as
well take our medicine and
like it.
Our Federal Government
recognizes the need of a tax
cut to bolster our economy.
We also need the same in our
stale; with less taxes more
business would come into the
state, hence more jobs avail
able, hence more taxes for the
state treasury. Progress is not
made by taking it away from
the people and giving, it back
in the way ot weliarc, out al
lowing the people lo be inde
pendent is the only thing that
has made our country great
and powerful. Lei us not help
Mr. Khrushchev to bury us as
he has said he would by al
lowing ourselves to be taxed
into complete dependency
upon our state and govern
ment for our existence.
'.Name on File)
Eagle Point, Ore.
Write-In Urged
To the Editor: 1 wisli to sub
mit the name of Henry Padg
liam as a write-in candidate
for the position of school
board member for school dis
trict No. 549C.
Henry Padgham expressed
a desire to run tor this posi
tion at a date prior to the
deadline that was placed on
registration petitions. Through
some misunderstanding he
did not get a nominating pe
tition In to place his name
officially on the ballot. Be
cause his name will not ap
pear on tile ballot in the for'h-
coming election. 1 urge you 10
give serious consideration to
adding his name as a write-in 1
candidate.
Henry Padgham is a long
lime resident of the Rogue j
Valley He has been a busi- j
MssRIan for many years in
hti own glass and millwork i
establishment. He has been a ,
pillar In the Congregational
Church for many years. He is
a staunch supporter of public
education, as may be wit-1
nessed in the recent election
for state senator. As you re
call during the last election.
he took a definite stand on
several educational issues. He
g a man who has the couraje
0f his convictions, as may be
witnessed by his stand at that
meeting where he withdrew
his candidacy because he fait
that he honestly could not "go
along with the crowd ' 4
Reorganization of Congolese Army Has
Many Ramifications;
By BRUCE W. MUNN
United Press Intarnaiienal
United Nations, N.Y. -flJPIl-
Tho rnn.i h.aHailm has TP
turned to plague Secretary
General Thant
This time, the cause of the
recurrent trouble is political,
rather than military. Recent
fighting in and around the
Jadotvillc mining center ap
peared, up to now, to have
been only a recurrence of in
ternal tribal battles that have
always marked the country's
history
The seat of Thant's African
headache this time is the prob
lem of retaining the Congo
lese national army
When the Belgians gave the
country independence in 1860,
they left a native army of
25,000 men, none of whom
ranked higher than master
sergeant. Overnight, non-com
missioned officers became
generals, and disorder, mut
iny and riots, followed.
Through my acquaintance
ship with Henry Padgham, I
have known him to be a fair,
just individual who is not
afraid to make decisions when
decisions must be made. I am
confident that his approach
to education will be the best
possible program for the least
possible cost. I am confident
that he will do his utmost to
meet the needs of our con
stantly changing approach to
education that is being studied
and instigated under the Ore
gon Program.
I am sure much more could
be stated as to why I feel that
Henry Padgham is a most
highly qualified candidate for
the position of school board
member for school district
No. 549C. I consulted him con
cerning h i s willingness to
serve if he were to be elected
by a write-in vote. He assured
me that he would be most
willing to serve and work to
the best of his ability to serve
our community through pur
public schools.
I, therefore, submit the
name of Henry Padgham as a
write-in candidate for the po
sition of school board member
of school district No. 549C. I
hdpe your readers will join
me in electing Henry Padg
ham. Duanc O. Richardson
749 West 14th St.
Medford
Good Hunting
To the Editor: If our sports
men do not do something
about the decreasing of our
deer and elk, who will? As far
as the Game Commission,
they do not stop to think how
many more thousand of hunt
ers there are in the hills now,
then even ten years ago.
The Game Commission has
the money, if they haven't
where are the thousands of
dollars that are taken for
hunting licenses alone, beside
tags for this and tags for that?
Feed the elk and game in
winter. They used to in the
thirties and forties, but no
more.
I have hunted since 1927
and never have missed a year
yel. and only four years in
29 years of elk hunting, and
believe me. I can see the de
crease in both, especially the
elk. It is terrible.
I'm in favor of closing the
elk season for four or five
years.
But. no! Tile big cattlemen
and sheep men would not
stand for that. They want
them all killed off. They want
the range. I have heard it dis
cussed among them years ago.
Hope to see you in the hills
again this season. Good hunt
ing.
Emma E. Jantzcr
4044 Crater Lake avc.
Medford
mMkMfa ill
'.'ti.Jf 3t "1 t t,i
The whole qutstion sf outlawing boxing is ridiculous
it'i like outlawing war just because s few men get
killed." 1
Wi.hrr tho TTnitpri Nations
I nor the central government
I headed by Premier Cyrille
I Adoula wants to risk this hap-
1 pen.m? aga'n
Under the U.N.
resolution
which authorized the Congo
military operation successful
ly completed in January, all
countries are forbidden to sup
ply military assistance to the
Congo "except upon the re
quest of the United Nations
through the secretary gen
eral." Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
(0 flaw Entarpriaea. toe
GOOSE AND GANDER
I admire and envy a writer
friend of mine, who takes
the proper stance on a matter
I feel strongly
about, but
rarely have
the courage to
enforce. S i t
ting with him
in his study a
few weeks
ago, I over
heard a tele
phone conver
sation be
tween him and a man from a
radio station. The man, had
called my friend to partici
pate in a round table pro
gram; as he had a loud, clear,
radio-type voice, I could hear
both ends of the conversation.
a
"I got tho picture," said
my friend, "What fee arc
you prepared to pay for this
job?"
"Well." said tho radio
man, "it's a suiiaining, public-service
program, you too,
and so we don't have any
money allocated for speak
ers." "Are you being paid tor
your work en it," asked my
friend, "or are you con
tributing your 0 r v I c 0 s,
too?"
"Naturally," said tho
man. "I'm getting my regu
lar salary. It's part of my
job."
"It's not part of mine,"
said my friend. "What sbout
tho engineer in tho control
booth for tho program. Is
ho getting paid?"
"Well, certainly." said
tho radio man. "It's hit job
loo."
"I thought that perhaps
he was volunteering after
hours, ss a gesture of gen
erosity and good will," my
friend remarked. "Now tell
mo this - what about tho
announcer, tho producer,
the director, and tho man
who comes in and sweeps
the floor afterwards? Ars
any of them doing it as a
public service?"
"No, of course not," ad
mitted the radio man- "But
wo just don't have anything
in our budget for speakers.
There's no money avail
able." a
"I can go along with that,"
said my friend. "I'm not
greedy for money. But I'm
sure you don't want charity
either. Since you're asking a
service of me, why can't you
reciprocate with one for me?"
"Such as what?" asked the
radio man.
"There's a lot that needs
doing around my house - the
walls need washing, the base
ment should be calclmlned,
and some bookshelves have to
be put up. Why don't you
come around on Saturday, or
send someone around, to do
these chores - and then I'll
gladly let you have my serv
ices for the program."
"I've never heard of such a
thing in my life," sputtered
the man.
"Neither have I," purred
my friend, "but I think it's
high time we both heard it
You'll let me know, won't
you? Thank you - and good
by."
Some Are Political
Early this year, the Leo-
poldville government, through
Thant asked for help from
five NATO powers and Israel
to train its army to the point
11 could preserve order
defend the country and let the
U.N. force, now reduced to
16.000 men, go home.
The Congolese wanted Ca
nadians to help organize its
military communications, Nor
wegians to retrain the navy,
Italians for the air force, Isra
elis for the paratroops, Amer
icans for supplies and logis
tics, and Belgians for general
reorganization and schooling.
The request caused a polit
ical storm. Hadn't the United
Nations gone into the Congo
to end Belgian colonialism,
the Africans asked. The Arab
countries objected to Israel's
participation. The Congo's
Julio and the
Capitalistic System
By Arthur Hoppe
Caracas, Venezuela - Cara
cas lies cupped by the tower
ing Andes in a green valley
back away from the sea. It
has 1.3 million people. In
cluding Julio, our cab driver.
I'm glad it has Julio.
I can't tell much about him
even though he drove us
around Caracas all day in
his cab. He is a lean, brown
man of perhaps 45 with a
straw hat, a gap-toothed grin
and an innate dignity. He
didn't speak much because
his English is limited. But
when he did speak he had
something to say.
During the long, hot day I
was growing more and more
depressed. Because it seemed
the more we saw of Caracas,
the more I felt it reflected
not only what was wrong
with Latin America, but what
was wrong with our whole
economic system. Let me try
to explain.
Caracas is sheer chaos.
Huge modern apartment
buildings have gone up every
here, seemingly with neither
rhyme nor reason. The nar
row streets writhe up and
down the hills. Traffic is in
credibly thick. And freeways,
on which work has stopped,
lead abruptly into twisting
lanes shsded by flower i n g
tulip trees.
The new homes of the
wealthy, built in the free-
spending days of Dictator
Perez Jimincz corrupt re
gime, lie on the slopes of the
valley, garish and moderne.
Most have fences and the
wealthiest have armed guards.
And around the fine new
homes, and in the shadow of
the big new apartment build
ings, and under the unfinish
ed freeway, and smeared
across the ridge of a hill just
behind the posh hotel, sit the
patches of slums. A dozen, a
score, sometimes a hundred
slope - roofed little shanties
made of scraps of lumber and
tin and cardboard huddled
jam-packed tight against each
other as though for protec
tion. Not one big slum, but
little slums, here, there, ev
erywhere. Disorganized, dis
united, so thoroughly unplan
ned - like the mottlings of a
rare disease.
And then, late in the day. I
got talking to Julio. He talk
ed about his wife and his
four children and how his'
oldest son was in the army, i
And how maybe it wouldn't
DC a bad thing if the army
took over (you hear a lot of
this in Caracas), "because
they stop the Communista."
We were passing by a slum
and I asked him, seriously,
whv he wasn't a Communist.
He thought about that. "To-1 Let's not get too badly ex
day," he said, "I make five cited YET.
dollars. But tomorrow, mavbe i Remember the corn silk ci
I make ten. Maybe not." And 1 garettes out behind the barn?
then he said with great in-1 'I it's forbidden, it's attrac
tensity. "Anyway. I like toltive- If it's DANGEROUS, it
try."
Suddenly. I thought of
East Germany. So planned, so
orderly, so regimented. So
grim and gray and dull.
And all at once I loved
Caracas It is beautiful. It is
also ugly. But it is much more
than either: It is varied, ex-
1 cuing ana. aoove an. anve. 1 the Braille edition of the
I think that's what Julio Reader's Digest from cover
J encompassed in his limited , to cover. She speaks German
'English. Our economic sys- and French in a beginning
Item may have its faults its way. She is interested in mu
slums and its inefficiency ; sic. She WANTS TO BE A
and we must keep on trying NEWSPAPER WOMAN.
to correct them. But its ex-i
citing and alive. V0R lhis teen-ager, there is
And the defense of our sys- no BOREDOM. For her. it
tern should not be that it lis a fascinating world, and
makes life more efficient. (I ! she is Interested in all the
doubt that it does.) But that wonderful things that are
it makes life more joyous. For' going on in it.
it gives us. as Julio pointed I wish some of these thrill
out in his few words, an all- seeking teen-agers could talk
important joy: The joy of try-! to her. It would do them
ing.
neighbors wanted more rep
resentation.
Russia screamed foul about
turning the program largely
over to NATO powers.
Thant could simply relay
Leopoldville's request to tho
governments concerned and
let it go at that. But he has
recognized the "delicate polit
ical implications" and hopes
for a compromise.
Actually, Thant-like many
of the Western powers-while
recognizing that Belgium was
the villain of the Congo piece
and, indeed, has paid nothing
for either the military or ci
vilian programs in the coun
try, the Belgians are the peo
ple who know the Congo best
and the only ones who can
really help effectively retrain
its army.
In the Day's News
ly FRANK JENKINS
As this is written, a reader
has just called on the phone
to report that her teen-age
daughter thinks she heard on
the air this morning a broad,
cast to the effect that soma
Southern schools are consid
ering asking their legislature
to pass a law requiring that
Mark Twain's Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn be called
in and rewritten in "good
grammar." She says sho
would like to know if any
one else heard the broadcast.
ITMMMMMMMM.
" What I'd like to know is
what it would sound like if
Mark Twain's immortal mas
terpiece was rewritten in
what people of that ilk would
call good grammar.
PROM Salem:
An amended bill for
CONTROL OF STRAY CATS
was approved by the senate
military affairs committee of
the Oregon legislature.
The bill passed the house
earlier. As revised by the
senate committee, it now au
thorizes counties to operate
programs for control of stay
cats. Other provisions were
deleted.
Q
UESTION:
ment providing for control of
the characters who are too
tenderhearted to drown or
chloroform or otherwise pain
lessly put out of the way lit
ters of kittens that they re
gard as surplus and so put
them in a sack and carry
them out into the country
and dump them out on the
roadside to STARVE TO
DEATH?
ANOTHER QUESTION:
A What the Sam Hill busi
ness is it of the military af
fairs committee of the senate
of the Oregon legislature to
draft laws for the control of
stray cats?
Are stray cats coming to
be a military problem?
PROM Eugene:
A Teen-agers here are play
ing with death by taking in
jections of chest rub medica
tion into their veins, the Lane
county health department
warned. It reported three
cases of teen-agers using this
"new form of thrill-seeking"
have been reported recently
by the Eugene police depart
ment. Dr. Edward Goldblatt. of
the county health depart
ment, said teen-agers may be
lieve that this is a "non
addicting method of achiev
ing roughly the same results
as are obtained from nar
cotics." has to be tried.
TJUT
A I can't help remembering
a teen-ager who visited me in
my office a few days ago.
She was born blind. She is
now 13 iust hpcinninff her
! teens. She reads Braille. She
writes Braille on a special
typewriter. On that morning,
she had just finished reading
I good.