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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Try and Stop Mo -By BENNETT CERF- " A . AMERICAN tourist, arriving at Paris Orly Airport for his first visit abroad, stopped at the restaurant near the - customs counter for a bite of breakfast. What an opportun ity to try out the French ' he.had studied so labori ously from a set of pho " nograph records! He hail 1 ed a waiter and nervous . ly ordered "Oeufs! Oeufs! : (Eggs! Eggs!) The waiter , regarded him in disbelief, so again the American . cried "Oeufs! Oeufs!" This time the waiter , permitted himself the suspicion of a smile and, in perfect English, said to the tourist, "If you'll stop barking at me, sir, I'll be - happy to take your order." . Eric Newby, a major figure in England's textile trade, recalls that when he wrote a book some time ago, his London publishers, - Seeker and Warburg, occupied a building that had been severely . damaged by a bomb during World War n. A crack running from top to bottom made every employee apprehensive, and the first query of all callers was, "How's the crack today?" The expected collapse finally came. The head of the firm had just picked up . the phone and ordered, "Get me New York" when a whole celling fell on his head. When they dug him out, he was still clutching the phone, bellowing, "What's the delay on my overseas call?" O 1963, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Tortures Syndicate In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The news as this is written? It isn't particularly thrilling. PRESIDENT Kennedy and Prime Minister Maemillan, meeting all day at Birch Grove, Premier Macmillan's " country residence near the village of Chelwood Gate, some 30-odd miles south of ivuiaiy i riuyiam Doviouforl Ku Rarnn Rotary International's new '"Challenge in the Space Age," set in motion at the 58th con vention of the world-wide or ganization at St. Louis, Mo., in June, was described by Omar Bacon here Tuesday. Bacon, who iust assumed the presidency of the Medford Rotary club, spoke at a lunch eon meeting at the Rogue Val ley Country club, describing the St. Louis gathering. .- aokc I " n ' ' ' ' initiated by Rotary's new president, Carl P. Miller, Kansas newspaper publisher, and called for "pairing up" of Rotary districts throughout AUa mnrU TUIahtrrv ffir tills f .-. ,n.IJ noara nnH understanding exists now in the Rotary movement cover ing 272 districts with 538,000 members in 129 countries throughout the world. Bacon's new administration of the Medford Rotary club includes Russ Jamison, presi dent elect; William Seibert, first vice president; Dr. John T. Wciscl, second vice presi dent; William M. Caldwell, -secretary and Peter Trim, ser-geant-at-arms. Yets Should Check Stales for Bonuses Bonuses provided by indi vidual states for war veterans are administered by each of the states and not by the Vet erans Administration, accord ing Elmer W. Donahop, Jack son county veteran service of ficer. Information c o n c e r ning them is available only from the states paying the bonuses, the VA said. VA explained that stale "bonuses are enacted and ad ministered without any fi nancial or administration as sistance from the VA or the national government. Veterans inquiring about state bonuses should write di rectly to the state concerned, Donahoo said. Union Foe of James Hoffa Dies New York - (UPD - Thomas L. (Honest Tom) Hickey, 70, a union foe of Teamster leader James R. Hoffa, died Tuesday in the Veterans Administra tion hospital in Brooklyn. - Hlckey. who held the post of secretary-treasurer in New York City's largest Teamster affiliate for 26 years, once served as an international vice president of the giant Teamsters union. . Hie keys integrity and straight forward rep','.es be fore a Senate committee on improper practices in the la bor or management field in 1957 won him considerable praise by the investigating senators. London, agreed on the ur gency of a nuclear test ban pact with the Soviet Union, but remained divided on the need for a nuclear fleet man ned, commanded and main tained by the North Atlantic allies. They would be surface ships capable of firing nuclear missiles. President Ken nedy thinks it would be a good idea. Premier Maemillan has his doubts. He thinks such ships would be too easily located by the communists in the event of a war. AS THEY parted at Chel wood Gate airport, Presi dent Kennedy said that a great deal had been accomplished in the course of the talks "be cause of the basis of under standing that exists between our two countries." Replying, Premier Maemil lan said: "We have had quite a hard time in talks and dis cussions throughout the eve ning." He added: "I hope you have had a pleasant time." Nothing, you see, to blow anybody's hat off. IT WAS different 100 years ago. The advance guards of the Northern and Southern armies had met near Gettysburg. The fight began at- once. In the afternoon, the Union lines were broken and the troops were driven back toward the town in rout and confusion. Five thousand of them were captured by Ewell, one of the Con federate corps comman ders. In this demoralized condi tion of the Union troops, the Confederates could easily have followed up their victory and captured a large portion of the Union army. For some reason, never fully explained, General Lee deemed it ad visable to refrain from press ing his advantage until the arrival of the remainder of his army. Mere Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH Her u plMMnt to InnM Dlfate dwomfirt. pastleth. 4Vlmpro"d powdfr. pnntled on WviTlni lower pl.; ho.d. them fartftbie No lummy. cy. Pst7 n i. Di not tour Check Plt odor- identure brnthl OttrAS IEET8 tod r drug counur DURING the late afternoon. General Hancock arrived with heavy Union reinforce ments, and his appearance re stored order in the Union ranks and inspired confidence in the Union troops. Toward midnight, General Meade appeared in person on the scene and proceeded to post his whole army on a hill south of the town. This changed the situation. But, throughout the North, 100 years ago was a grim and ter rible time. Throughout the South, there was rejoicing and eager anticipation. A century ago today, there was plenty of news. iND- Bv the way Quite a bit of news got its start at the little town of Chel wood Gate, where President Kennedy and Premier Mae millan held their meeting. Matrimony and Divorce III Youths Don't Have Monopoly On Emotional Immaturity Editor's note - Many mar riagei which end in failure. lh experts say, could have been saved. Too many other marriages didn't have a chance from the start. The following dispatch, the third of four, reports on what ad visers believe can be done to help keep marriages going. By BARNEY SEIBERT UPI Correspondent Emotional immaturity may be the big reason behind mar riage failure, but young peo ple don't, have a monopoly on it. As District Judge Paul F. Larfazola of Albuquerque, N.M., said "many men and women never mature, no mat ter how old they get." Dr. Irving Fosborg, New Orleans psychologist and mar riage counsellor concurs, "it isn't a matter of years. The ideal age is presented by the earliest point at which emo tional maturity is reached." In its pamphlet, "Approach ing Adulthood," the American Medical Association advised, "If a couple . . . makes no ef fort to try to work out happy daily life experiences, such ir ritations as those that arise about recreation, financial matters or a wife's working can make the physical rela tionships less pleasurable." When the storm signals of marriage crisis begin to ap pear, there are a number of ways in which the marriage may be strengthened and per haps saved, the experts say. "A sense of humor about the the use of money is an as set," the AMA pamphlet says, "but there must be some care ful joint planning of the amount of money that can be spent by each and how much Education Legislation Is Cited as Most Significant Eugene "Replacement of rural school districts by inter mediate education districts is potentially one of the most significant . . . actions affect ing education taken by the 1963 Oregon Legislature, ac cording to Thomas Rigby, ex- Band, Orchestra Classes Planned Summer band and orches tra classes for all interested students in the Medford school district will get under way the first of the week, according to L. A. Mirick, supervisor of instrumental music for Medford public schools. All sessions will be held in the Medford High school music building. On Monday, July 8 the ses sion will be devoted to stu dents who will join the band or orchestra for the first time. The session, to which parents also are invited, will be held at 9 a.m. Baton students also will meet at that time. Instru mental staff members will be there to meet the parents and their children to discuss a starting instrument. The first day classes will be held Tuesday, July 9. At 8 a.m.. all fifth and sixth grade students of the 1962-63 year who have had experi ence playing an instrument, will meet. At 9 a.m., all sev enth, eighth and ninth grade students for 1962-63 year are to assemble. Ninth grade band and orchestra students are eligible for senior high groups this summer, Mirick pointed out. The first meeting of all be ginners with instruments is set for 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 9. Class lessons will be assign ed. All students should attend a rehearsal Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m., who are registered for next year's band and or chestra at the high school. Rehearsals are open to next year's tenth grade through twelfth grade. College level students are also invited. ANNE Boleyn was a local girl from down that way, and Henry VIII courted her quite ardently when he went hunting in nearby Ashdown Forest - despite the fact that he was already married to Catharine of Aragon. He mar ried Anne secretly before his marriage to Catharine was annulled, and she became the mother of Elizabeth I (Good Queen Bess). Bluff King Hal's motto was LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM, and he tired rather quickly of Anne. Three years after their marriage he charged her with unfaithfulness and imprisoned her in the Tower of London, where she was later be headed. Fat Henry, as he was called behind his back, had six wives altogether. In these days he would have been a windfall to the gossip columnists. But to begin with, there were no columnists then, and if there had been they wouldn't have dared to print their gossip, i I'i different now. Short Change Artist Reported Operating In Medford Area A would-be short change artist apparently accomplish ed little more than confusion in a week end visitation of Medford, according to Med ford police reports. , Three service station opera ators reported similar experi ences with men, who rapidly flashed $20, $10 and $1 bills in an obvious attempt to con fuse the operators into return ing them more money than they paid for gasoline purchased. Complaints were filed by David Henry Gibbal, 1725 Siskiyou blvd., Ashland, opcr- ating the Regal station at South Central and South Riv erside aves.; Dclbcrt Lynn Crowl, 113 Rose ave., for the Weter and Olscn Shell Scrv. ice station, 1258 South River side ave., and Lawrence Cros by Baker, Douglas Service Station, 1325 Court St. ecutive secretary of the Ore gon School Boards association. A "Summary of 1963 Legis lation Affecting Education in Oregon," prepared by Rigby, appears in the June issue of the Bulletin of the Oregon School fctudy Council, pub lished at the University of Or egon sciiool of education. Rigby, who is also a re search associate in the univer sity's bureau of educational research, noted that "the in termediate district bill proved to be one of the most contro versial pieces of education leg-isaltion." The bill, as it was finally passed, gives to the intermed iate districts "broad grants of authority" to provide services to local districts. These serv ices may be paid for by tax levies if they are approved by two-thirds of the local school districts representing a major ity of the students within the intermediate district, Rigby pointed out. The original bill limited services to those for which the local districts were willing to contract individually. In addition, the new legis lation allows two-thirds of the district boards to petition to have the question of abolish' ing the county school office placed on the ballot. "Many obsolete statutes" dealing with the county school superintend ent were repealed, he added. Rigby's report also summar izes new legislation dealing with basic school support, higher education, reorganiza tion and boundary changes, special programs, school dis trict administration, school employees, educational tele vision, and community colleges. nr. must be saved for an emer gency fund . . . each should be familiar with family fi nances." Six Other Ways Attention to financial prob lems alone may not be the so lution. In the AMA magazine "Today's Health," writer Howard Whitman related six other ways to strengthen the marriage, as prescribed by the graduate school in marriage counseling at the Menninger Foundation, Topcka, Kan. TheMenningcr Foundation's advice: -"Communicate . . . Lack of communcation is the big prob lem in marriages today. Too many couples have lost the art of talking it over. I would rather see a husband and wife argue, even heatedly, than see one of them go silent and walk out of the room. -"Grow up , , . Marriage counselors do a great deal of business with wedded couples who are still emotionally chil dren looking for that wonder fully warm, protective wing of mamma or daddy. -"Be Your Sex . . . When the wife's female role be comes diluted and the hus band's male role is no longer clear cut and vigorous, these two begin to live together as friends instead of loved ones. The powerful sexual polar ity which holds marriage to gether is weakened so that the oppositcs which can so strongly attract become in stead the like poles which repel. Tell the Truth . , . The biggest problem ... in mar riage is honesty. Husbands and wives keep things from each other . . . The essence of the marriage relationship is complete revelation of one individual to another, "Love . . , Love is not only good medicine for sick people but also an amazing health-giving vitamin for all of us ... It is a giving pro cess. It radiates upon the one who is loved a warmth of affection and care. The joy of loving is the joy of giving not receiving. - Appreciate , . . Every hu man being has a tremendous need to be appreciated and since this need is not always met in the outside world one seeks to fill the void at home . . Home is his buffer state. There the frustrations of the outside can be absorbed, the disappointments . . . mollified and the wounds . . . stanched." As you were reading this advice, three American cou ples were heading into a di vorce court. In this nation a marriage is dissolved on an average of every 78 seconds. Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS (Reglilar and Tribune Syndicate. .96J Pileatad Woodpecker Toiled Hard For Meager Reward There wasn't a lake or stream within a mile of the place; neither was there a hu man habitation, yet loud and clear came the staccato clat ter of what sounded like an outboard motor. The sound echoed and reverberated in the woodland and seemed def initely out of place. Who would be silly enough to be testing a motor so far away from the nearest water? The racket would stop and for sev eral minutes the forest would be quiet, then it would begin again, loud and as rapid as before. We moved as silently as possible, out footfalls muffled by the spongy leaf-carpet, in the direction of the sound. The noise grew louder us we nar rowed the distance. It didn't see so motor-like now, more like some silly person hitting a log with a hammer, yet we realized no man could possi bly wield a hammer so rapid ly, as there was barely a pause between each stoke; it was more like the clatter of an air-hammer. Woodpecker Propped Up Then we saw the creator of the disturbance. Propped up against the trunk of a dead tree, his stiff tail feathers act ing as a tripod, was a large male pilcatcd woodpecker. Next to the practically extinct Next: Saving marriages and the family unit it a public problem, Out-Patient Care Explained by YA Only veterans with service- connected disabilities are eli gible for out-patient treat ment at VA clinics, the Vet erans Administration said today. Exceptions would be dis abled veterans receiving training under the Vocation' al Rehabilitation Act who need out - patient medical treatment for nonserv ice-con nected disabilities to prevent! interruption of training or to hasten return to training. Out-patient medical treat ment may be approved at VA hospitals or out-patient clinics or the VA may authorize ap proved physicians in the vet eran's home community to provide it, Elmer W. Dona hoo, Jackson county veterans service officer, said. All disabilities of veterans of the Indian Wars and of the Spanish American War are considered to be service-connected for purposes of out patient treatment, the VA said. I Ivory-bill, the very largest of the family in the North Amer ican continent is the pilcatcd woodpecker. Fascinated, wc watched as the red crest on the bird's head rapidly darted back and 1 forward with powerful force i against the trunk of the old tree. With each blow a solid chip of wood was chiseled out. From a distance of a couple hundred feet the noise of each blow was terrific. It would seem to have jarred the big bird's head off, but he kept hammering away. He looked as large as a white leghorn hen. The cavity he was hammer ing out of the tree trunk was already of considerable size. It was at least four or five inches in diameter, and appar ently some inches deep, for with every blow the bird's head went part way into the opening. Watching the chips falling to the ground, and measuring with our eyes the size of the hole, we figured he must be digging a nesting cavity. Yet this seemed ridiculous i as it was late summer and the nesting season, for that year, was long since past. Dug From Trees Before the forests were cut down, there must have been many of these large wood peckers. The forests must have have sounded at times if a group of outboard motor boats were racing across some lake when several of the big birds were hammering away on dead trees at the same time. Nearly all their food consists of insects, and insect larva, and much of it must be dug from tree trunks. While we were watching this one, he suddenly stopped, thrust in his bill and head and withdrew an insect larva. He swallowed the worm, wiped his sharp bill on the tree trunk, much the same as a barber strops a razor, and flew away. He appeared to have a wing spread of nearly three feet. 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