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10 A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1! 96? MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON IT'S YOUR LAW InpKi m Law Main Dmwrify lvt Editor's note: The following article was prepared as a public service by the Oregon State Bar and is not intended to be legal advice. Persons having a legal problem should consult an attor ney. THE JUDGE AT WORK The judge has many duties in a trial. He sees that it goes in an orderly way and according to the rules in selecting the jury, presenting evidence, hearing the lawyers' arguments, instructing the jury, and bringing in the ver dict. Before the trial starts, the judge sees that the questions put to prospective jurors are prop er. He excuses jurors, ne musi see to the proper conduct of the litigants, lawyers, ana witness es. He must put down public disturbances. The judge must see that the lawyers keep within due limits in questioning witnesses, in ar guing to the jury, and in their attitudes toward each other and the judge. Describes Duties'' The judge tells the jurors their duties and what questions of fact to decide. He instructs them on what law controls the rights of the parties. He sees that the ver dict is in due form. He must decide any requests for rulings by lawyers. For example, after the plain tiff's lawyer has made his open ing statement or presented his i idence, the defendant's law yer may demurrer to the evi dence. This motion grants the plain tiff's facts but denies their cog ency as a matter of law. If granted, the motion will not al low the plaintiff to recover judgment. May Concede Facts A directed verdict also ends the case before the jury can de cide it. It is a decision by the court on a question of law. Either plaintiff or defendant may concede the facts but deny, as a matter of law, their power to sustain the other party's case. A judge may render a "judge ment notwithstanding the ver dict" after the jury has brought in its verdict, when he should have granted, but mistakenly denied, a directed verdict. The judge now and then may rule on the law and thereby take the suit out of the jury's hands. His ruling in no way re flects on the jury, but workks to keep down needless litigation. When he does this he usually ex presses the sincere thanks of the court for the time of the jury in standing ready to do its work. Power Preference Agreement Fails WASHINGTON (UPI) - A House and Senate conference committee failed Tuesday to reach agreement on legislation to give the Pacific Northwest first call on federal power pro duced in the area. The conferees met for more than an hour in closed session to discuss t h e bill intended to pave the way for construction of transmission lines to c a r r y surplus power from Columbia River dams as far south as Los Angeles. A bill passed by the H o u s e differs from the Senate bill in that it would require the Inte rior Department to get specific congressional approval for con struction ot any power interne. The provision, offered by Rep. Jack Westland, R-Wash., helped make the bill acceptable to the House, but is strongly opposed by Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D Wash., and other Senate back ers of the legislation. Jackson, chairman of the Sen ate Interior Committee, said the conferees had agreed to meet again on Oct. 22 in an effort to reach agreement. I Mb, Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS llt Ut4 Trikun.) Sr4ka 143) Lieuallen Meets With Chairman COOS BAY (UPI) Dr. Roy Lieuallen, chancellor of the state system of higher educa tion, met Wednesday with Wil liam Walsh, chairman of t h e State Board of Higher Educa tion. Subject: Money or rather, the lack of it. Dr. Lieuallen said he was working on a new approach to possible budget cuts because of Tuesday's defeat of the income tax measure. But he said h e wasn't ready to reveal what it was. "We'd rather not act hastily," he said. Dr. Lieuallen said the full im pact of budget cuts which might be imposed by the special ses sion of the legislature would not be felt until winter term. Hi fiL Sixth and Central DOWNTOWN OPEN FRIDAY 'TIL 9 Sale Starts Friday Morning at 9:00 BE EARLY FOR THESE BUYS! PRINTED CORDUROY 42-inches wide. Good patterns to choose from. Regular 97c yard. 5 5 C3 2 yd, Q JC 1 1 Suede Flannel 36 in. to 42 in. wide. Assorted pat terns alto some plaids. Reg. 47c yd. 3H Sleepwear Flannel 36 in. wide. Assorted patterns. Reg. 47c yd Sportswear 36 in. to 45 In. Allotted prints jnd fabrics. Solid colors, Reg. 67c yd Unbred Muslin Long lenqrht, 39 inch., wide. Regular 29c yard Cotton Prints Assorted fabrics in i o I t d t and prtnti, 36 in. to 45 in. Rcq. 37c yd CANNON SHEET BLANKETS All Cotton - 60 in. x 76 in. EVENING STAR ELECTRIC BLANKET Completely wathablt. Mothproof and non allergenic. 100 nylon binding. Twin or dou ble bed iie. Single control $(6)66 (0)-" OPEN MONDAY and FRIDAY NITES UNTIL 9 IIEWBERRYS DOWNTOWN BARGAIN CORNER Disappointment To Learn Ocean's Hoar Not In Shell Probably one of the most in teresting and mystifying mo ments many people remember of their childhood was the oc casion when they were told they were hearing the roar of the sea when they held a seashell to their ear. That ceaseless mur mur of the surf conjured pleas ant visions of strange lands and lonely shores where the sea pounded a sandy beach, and palm trees bent lazily over a tranquil lagoon. To most children, if they lived inland, the shell itself was a brought back by some fortu nate relative that had visited some out of the way place, or spent a vacation on the edge of the sea. Some children may even have wondered if the shell continued to make the same roaring sound while the shell it self rested on the parlor table, or while holding a door open. Sometimes the shell had had the spire removed and was used as a horn to call the harvest hands in from the field, or tell the farmer the cows were "out of the back forty." Small Fry .Marveled When personal inspection of the shell was allowed, the small fry may have marveled at the shiny - pink lining, and run their fingers over the rough ex terior, or tried in vain to cram their hand into the opening to see what was inside. Sometimes they shook the shell, tipped it from side to side, or end to end, but always, when placed again at the car the restless voice of the sea was still there. Childish minds could hardly help but wonder if the noise continued when no one was listening. It is doubtful whether many of their elders told those chil- j dren that the shells that roared with the voice of the pounding surf were actually made by soft i bodied animals, or that most i popular of the shells was the j giant, pink lipped conch, that made its home in tropical, warm waters. Neither did they inform the youngsters that the giant mollusks that once lived in the shell pulled themselves over the I ocean floor by means of a strong hook, or spur, that was attached I to the animal's body. Viewed from a boat floating above the beds where the giant I conchs live, and seen through the crystal clear water, the conchs' movement closely re sembles the wallowing action of a heavily laden tramp schooner ; in a cross - sea, rocking from J side to side on an erratic course over the sand. I Dangerous Kncmy j Man has become Ihe most j dangerous enemy of the giant conch, probably the worst the animal ever had, for the large ! mollusks are hunted constantly, both for the flesh that can be eaten and the shell that can be sold. Usually the outside of the shell is covered with barnacles 1 and other marine growth, all riding along with no control or concern as to where they are going, or why. After the giant conch is brought up to the surface, the marine growth cleaned off, the shell is offered for sale. They are purchased by tourists, and later sent or carried to sonic far - away home where sooner or later some child will listen : to the sound that seems to come i from the dark recesses of the shell. Children and Adults Most children and some who are adults, slill believe the roar of the sea is really there. No one tells them that the same roar can he heard in a tin can or an empty bottle; perhaps the child would feel let down to find the roar is not ol the sea Mother To Visit Son in Red China HONG KONG (UPO - Mrs. Ruth Redmond of Yonkers, N.Y., entered Communist China today In visit her imprisoned son "with a burning heart and high hopes" for his good health and eventual release. Making her third visit to her son, Hugh Redmond, since he was sentenced to lite imprison ment on espionage charges in l'.iSl. Mrs. Redmond was es corted to the border by British officials. She anticipates spending Hugh's 4:ird birthday wnh him. and took along homemade cook ies, candy, socks, shirts, and a new pair ai shoes Mrs. Redmond, fin. has ap pcalml to Premier Chun Kn lai for her sons' release without success. There is no reason to expect a surprise release at this lime, she realizes "Hut there is nothing that says I can't hope," she said. at all. Sophistication, in some instances, is disappointing; it takes away the enthusiasm and blasts our confidence in things we believed in, that we thought were mysterious. What we hear in the sea shell is only the rebound of sound im pulses diving into the shell and rushing back to our ears. It's a little confusing to realize that the "sound of the sea" is not there when there is no ear to hear; it is a sound that exists only when there is an ear to hear. Sometimes fantasies are just as stubborn as facts, and a great deal more interesting. Italians Work To Save Centuries-Old Art Work PADUA, Italy (UPI) Some of the world's greatest frescoes were endangered recently when the centuries-old Scrovegni chapel almost collapsed. The chapel houses the earli est, most extensive and best preserved works of the g r e a t frescoist Giotto. It stands in a public garden in the center of Padua, not far from the town's main thorough fare, along which rumbles a con stant flow of heavy buses and trucks. Encompassed j The entire chapel was then encompassed in a frame of tu bular steel scaffolding, to which the roof was attached to keep its weight off the walls. The im mediate danger thus relieved, an architectural commis s i o n was appointed to decide what to do next to assure the safety of Giotto's works. The Scrovegni chapel, also known as the Chapel of the Ma donna dell' Arena, was built in 1303-05 next to a palace that was pulled down in 1820. It was here that Giotto paint Their reverberations, carried!? through the soil, had been shak ing the walls of the Scrovegni so hard that iron sustaining rods were anchored from wall to wall to keep them from caving in. On a recent morning inspec tion, the chapel's custodian found the rods had snapped from the pressure and t h e buildine was in danger of col- I lapse. ed his revolutionary and endur ing frescoes of scenes from the life of the Virgin and of Christ. Giotto's pictorial inventive ness, volume and composition in these frescoes is matched only in the Upper Basilica church of Assisi here he painted his cy cle of frescoes on the life of St. Francis. The chapel has stood through thick and thin. In World War I, small Aus train bombs carried by light planes, fell on the city. They missed the chapel. On a night in March, 1944, a 4-H NEWS .Mixers and Fixers The Oct. 10 meeting of the Mixers and Fixers 4-H club was conducted by Kathy Web ster, president, in the home of Mrs. Robert Webster, Trail. Nine members were present and six members recently joined. Mrs. Webster gave the mem bers their 4-H records and books and explained them to us. Candy Ferguson and Diana Cravan will demonstrate sandwich-making next week. Audrey Friese, Reporter cluster of block busters fell 300 feet from the Scrovegni chapel. They destroyed the 13th cen tury Augustinian church of the Ermitani and with it the Ove tari chapel with it famous fres coes by Mantegna. But the Scrovegni chapel was intact. Paduans began to think that the frescoes of Giotto had a charmed life. That life is now held up by steel tube scaffolding. But that is only an emergency measure. Rerouting traffic has been mentioned to remove the causa of the vibration which has weakened the chapel. 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