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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1963)
During a lull in the conversation at a ladies' luncheon, one guest nodded to a woman passing her table, then turned to her companion. "She's such a wonderful girl. I've never met anybody who said anything bad about Meg." The woman's companion nodded. "That's true. Let's talk about somebody else." Ginitta Brevole The weary mother of a large and hungry brood was being interviewed by a researcher for a kitchen-range company. He wanted to know what improvements she would like to see in new stoves. "I'll tell you," she replied, "I'd like one that played, say, "Oh, Marie" when I'm cooking spa ghetti and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" when it's stew and "Home on the Range" for steak." "You like music when you cook?" the research er asked. "No, but that would stop every kid who tramps through here from asking: 'Hi, Mom, what's cooking?' " James Shurluck Quips igzf and Jj Quotes The Score on Decor The house has thai bare, Uncluttered look, No bonbon dish, No vase, no book, No knick, no knack, No cigarette, And not one African Violet. It's not that this spare Decor'g the rage, But Baby has reached The toddling stage. Ethel Jacobton The new bride and her mother went shopping in the supermarket every day, and the young woman unburdened herself of the perplexities of wedded life. But what puzzled the mother most were the bride's buying habits. At last she could restrain herself no longer. "Every day this week," she said, "you've bought a can of tuna." "Yes, I know," the bride replied. "I've been giving John tuna every night and he still wants to go fishing over the weekend !" Giles II. Runyon A cattle baron from the Southwest was visit ing his son's college campus for the first time, and he took his wife on tour of the street where all the sororities and fraternities were located. "Look at that!" he exclaimed, pointing to the neon signs with Greek letters on each house. "What a good idea everybody has his cattle brand in lights!" Herm Albright One brother was ambitious and hard-working and became a successful businessman. The other was lazy, constantly in debt, and an embarrass ment to his family. The successful brother tried to ignore the ne'er-do-well, and this so irritated the latter that he cornered him at his office one day and told him off: "I don't understand your attitude! You're a stuck-up snob. If anybody has a right to be stuck up, it's me look at the successful brother I have! You? Why, your brother is nothing but a bum!" G. B. Bangheart Take sure your car starts. mm - -t "-tfttnmw 1 1 . 'jr .mm r .. a ATLAS Miff P - i To make certain you get rugged stamina, extra power and sure starts, Atlas Batteries are frozen in the laboratory, cooked in intense heat, vibrated 2,000 times a minute. The Atlas Heavy Duty Battery features: Perma-Ful Protection guards against damage from heat and low water level. Extra Capacity handles all electrical demands on today's cars. Hard Rubber Separators provide better insulation against internal shorts. High-Impact Rubber Case protects against effects of extreme heat, cold and vibration. Atlas Batteries, Tires and Accessories are recom mended by more than 50,000 Service Station il Dealers in all 50 States and Canada. ii i i mr 9' a WHEN THE CHOICE IS YOURS . . . CHOOSE i TrMe-mulu "Atlas," "Perma-Ful," Ret- U.S. Pal. Off., 1963 Atlas Supply Co., Newark 2, N. J.
