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.
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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. '
We examined the hole he
had made in the tree trunk
It was all of four inches in di
ameter, and nearly as deep
He put in a terrific amount of
work just to secure a worm
an inch and a half long;
meager reward for so much
effort.
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