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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1963)
Merry Christmas from Gram and Cramp Grandparents seem to specialize In gifts no parent ever buys. That's how I know when Christmas comes That Norm will get a set of drums; Young Jim a monkey, genus rhesus; Pete a puzzle, thousand pieces, And Andy will receive a stock Of teen-age records, roll and rock. Oh, yes, the grandfolk really dote. What'U they get for me? My goat! Hetty Billipp .iv 0 j Quips and Quotes A young lady was vacationing in Florida and sunning herself on the beach when a little boy in a swimsuit approached. "Lady," he said, "do you believe in God?" The girl nodded, a little surprised. "And do you always go to church on Sunday?" "Yes, I do," she said, getting more and more interested. "And read the Bible?" "Every opportunity." The boy was noticeably relieved and said, "Then will you hold my quarter while I go in for a swim?" James Shurluck Then there was the fellow who com plained: "My wife is on the telephone H hours a day wish the phone company would come and remove her." Gloria Biers Those Toys "To Be Assembled" Each Christmas Eve I view a scene That really wrenches my heart: It's Dad putting toys together While he slowly falls apart. Lucy Lolli Rankin At the age of 35, he was still very much of a mamma's boy. He had never married because he feared it would offend his moth er. But at a party he met a girl he couldn't resist, and they eloped. He insisted, how ever, that they keep the marriage a secret from Mamma, and for a year they saw each other only on weekends. At last his wife would have no more of it and insisted that she take her rightful place. Finally the husband went to his mother and said, "I must tell you that Alice and I have been married a year. We hope that we have your blessing." There was only an icy silence. Anxiously, he pleaded: "Please, say something, Mother." "Fine thing," she snapped. "You and Alice married a whole year and me still doing your shirts!" F. G. Kernan Family Wrelclv. Drrrmbrr 22. 196 "Why don't they make a cold tablet Donald can take?" mi Donald John Eckles, ago 6, Midwest City, Okla. Hit mother found a new way to help. "Then a friend told me that Fletcher's did," says Mrs. Don ald Eckles of Midwest City, Okla homa. "And since I knew Fletcher's as the oldest, most dependable name in children's medicines, I felt sure that they would be ef fective and right for a child. "And they were. With Cold tabs, Donald got relief from sneezing and stuffed nose very quickly. "Now, at the first sign of a cold I give him new Fletcher's Children's Cold-tabs." Fletcher's Cold-tabs help re- ,i lieve a stuffed nose with famous i4 Neo-SynephrineMhey even con tain Vitamin "C" recommended by many doctors to help main tain resistance. Fletcher's Cold tabs are easy to give, easy to take . . . with such a pleasant fruit flavor your child can just chew them. Now at drug coun ters everywhere. Get to Know Patty Johnson Better! A BOOK TO ENJOY. . . A ROOK TO 80 big colorful pogi REASURE Millions of readers of Patty John son's FAMILY WEEKLY column "I Was Just Thinking . . ." refer to her SB warm, witty, alert, observ ant, brilliant, thoughtful, gra cious, a dear good friend. I jet Patty Johnson advise and inspire you on Love, Happiness, Courage, Faith, Gratitude, laughter, People, Love of Country. Here, in s beautiful book you will read again and again, are 60 essays that express the wide range of this talented writer's inter eats. Patty Johnson uses the magic of words to evoke and provoke, teach and inspire, pose new questions and suggest new answers, and above all to entertain. If you've enjoyed her FAMILY WKEKLY columns, you'll love her book! SATISFACTION WAIAMTEED FAMILY WEEKLY BOOKS FW3X 153 N. Michigon Ave., Chicago I, 111. Float tnd mo copitn of Petty John ton 't "I Wat Jwtt TMnhina ... $1.90 oocfc, potfogo paid. Poymonl of $ (chock sf momv ordor) it onclosod. If dlttotW fiod, I mot rahim booMO within 10 dart for full rafvnd of to pwrcfcaM prico. 1 out of 4 applicants qualifies for the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps Washington, D C. 20525. Please send me information Please send me an application. Name City- -Zip Code- Good luck. Published as a public service in coop eration with The Advertising Council. PHOTO CREDITS Pago 2: David Kovar. REAL RELIEF When simple hemorrhoids ciuk agony nd embarrassing itch, use DeWm's Minjn now even more cneclive with Allan torn, i special healing agent. Manan alto contain bcnocainc to ease pain, and a vasoconstrictor to htijl reduce swelling, t-or toothing action andlast palliative relief, try . . . ManZan V OINTMENT OR SUPPOSITORIES
