Author of Popular Dominique' Plans Missionary Work in Dominican Order:
0 l 1 1 III jpHtVQ
By HENRI SCIIOUP
United Press International
WATERLOO, France (UPI) -"You
make me sound like a
film star," said the nun, her
gray-blue eyes twinkling behind
plain-rimmed glasses.
And then, in a convent near
this historic town, the television
cameras flashed on, and "Soeur
Sourire" (Sister Smile) sang
her now-famous "Dominique"
with other nuns.
The song over, the completely
self-possessed nun talked about
herself, her French pouring out
at a terrific rate ("yes, I
know, I speak too fast . . .")
"Well," she said, "when I have
finished my two-year course at
Louvain (where she's studying
tneoiogy at a catholic univer
sity), I will go to some Domini
can mission, in The Congo, in
Latin America or in Vict Nam.
"And as far as my singing is
concerned, I imagine I will con
tinue to write songs and sine
them until I dry up."
The mother superior inter
rupted: "We do not want to
have Sister Smile built up as
a star." But the fact is that
Sister Smile is a star in Eu
rope and the United States.
"Dominique" has earned her
convent more than $100,000
besides singing the praises of
St. Dominic, her order's vener
able founder.
Brussels Girl
Sister Smile, or Sister Luc
Gabriellc, as she is known to
the other nuns, is a Brussels
girl who entered the Dominican
order as a novice in 1058.
Oilier nuns played the violin,
the piano or the harmonium in
their spare time. Still others
the mouth organ. So when Sis
ter Luc-Gabrielle brought her
guitar along, Mother Superior
Marie-Pierre did not object.
Sister Luc-Gabrielle delighted
the other nuns with her poems
which she spontaneously set to
music. Girls from outside came
to the convent for periods of
retreat and religious instruc
tions and soon they were beg
ging Sister Luc-Gabrielle to
have her songs recorded.
Sister Smile would remain
anonymous, that her picture
would not appear on record
jackets and she would not be
called upon to make public ap
pearances or sign autographs.
Finally, however, under pres
sure from a curious world, the
mother superior agreed to ad-
At last, the mother superior ! mit a group of newsmen to the
was persuaded, a large record red brick building that has
company immediately recogniz- housed the Dominican commu-
ed the value of the song and a
contract followed.
At first, when the record
came out, it was agreed that
nity in Fichermont since 1929.
Television Interview
Cameramen and photograph
ers set up a fair replica of a
RECORDING SESSION "Soeur Sourire"
(Sister Smile) of Brussels, Belgium,' seated,
is accompanied by other nuns of the Domini
can order during a recording session in Wa
terloo, France, convent recently. (UPI)
PET TALK
3y M. I. L.
CHRISTMAS REVERIE
When Christmas comes 'round
again, 1 shall remember that
there are nlhers in the world
less fortunate than we. In Eu
rope, in Asia and, yes, in
America, there arc many peo
ple who have loo litllc food;
very often no -home or shelter
at all, and only scanty rags for
clothing. I shall remember that
iron's inhumanity to man has;
been terribly evidenced in this ;
twentieth century by the inflic
tion o( starvation and suffering
on whole populations by an un-1
principled lew. I snail remem
ber that cruelty and callous
wanton brutality arc yet ram
pant among the nations of man
whom the Son of God was born
to save and died to forgive.
I shall remember on this
birthday anniversary of the
King of Kings that despotism,
tvranny and death yet reign in
the hearts which were created
to know life and love. I shall
Annual Bird Count
In Jackson County
Scheduled Jan.l
The annual count of Jackeon
County birds will he made by
the McCamanl Bird Society
.Ian. 1, according to Maj. Gen.
.1. H. Hicks, president of the
Society.
The annual count is now un
der way in many sections of the
nation, where it is known as the
Christmas Bird Count.
Under the rules of the Na
tional Audubon Society, each
area is laid nut in advance with
in a circle 15 miles in diameter
or approximately 176 square
miles.
The same area has been used
S1.8 Million Spent
On Cigarettes by
County Residents
television studio. Cables snaked
across the floor, lamps were
positioned all around and in the
middle of all the activity Sister
Luc - Gabrielle stood shaking
hands with everyone.
At the end of the interview
she picked up her guitar.
"There is one song of mine
which explains what the relig
ious life really means to me
and I would like everybody to
understand its real meaning,"
she said.
It is an artless tune with sim
ple words. "Dans le coeur de
Dieu j'ai trouve tous les amours
du monde; dans le coeur dc
Dieu les amities des hom
ines ..." (In the heart of God
I have found all the loves of
this world, in the heart of God
I have found all the friendships
of man. . .")
Then a firm handshake and
Sister Smile went off to her
duties.
These workers will appreciate
it if duck hunters will refrain
from hunting Jan. 1 so the
counters will be able to include
ducks in their survey. If the
hunters are out the ducks will
not be loitering where they can
be counted, Hicks contended.
He also asked that any per
sons in the area who have no-
i ticcd any strange birds around
this year or any large conccn
i (ration of birds in a particular
j section, telephone him Jan. 1
' after 5 p.m. at 773-52:10.
H8 Species Counted
Last year the McCamanl So-
Scientific Approach
To Whisky Baffling
LONDON, England (UPI)
Scientists the world over have
been unable to figure out how
the Scots make their whisky, a
British biochemist said today in
the weekly journal "New Scien
tist." "The production of whisky is
undoubtedly an art, and all at
tempts to produce it by a sci
entific approach have proved
futile. Nobody has been able to
reproduce it outside of Scot
land," Dr. Eustace Barton
Wright said.
What are residents of Jackson
County likely to do about their
smoking, in view of the new
barrage of reports to the effect
that cigarette smoking shortens
a person's life?
On the basis of their reaction
several years ago, when similar
announcements were made link
ing smoking with lung cancer
and heart disease not very
much.
The figures show that they
are puffing away at a greater
rate than ever. Per smoker,
local consumption is about 7 per
cent higher than it was 10 years
ago.
The data comes from national
statistics compiled by the. De
partment of Agriculture and
from area reports issued by the
tobacco industry.
Considerable Anxiety
There was considerable anxi
ety some years ago among
smokers when the first state
ments about the health hazard
came out.
This anxiety was removed to
a large extent by prompt action
on the part of tobacco manu
facturers. They were on the
market quickly with filter ciga
rettes. Since then, the use of
cigarettes has risen sharply.
In Jackson County, some !),
185,000 packs were consumed in
the past year.
SECTION D
PACES 1 TO 8-
MEDFORDtJITRIBUNE
MEDFOItD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1963
NOTICE
To All of Our Customers?
Garbage scheduled to be picked up Jan. 1st (New
Year's Day) will be picked up Monday or Tuesday
(Dec. 30-31) instead. Thore will be no New Year's
Day pickup.
CITY SANITARY SERVICE
year. The rate in Ihe Pacific
States was 179 packs.
Except for 1953, when ciga
rette consumption dropped
somewhat following the first
lung cancer report, there has
been a continuous rise in sales.
This year, it is estimated, ov
er 523 billion cigarettes will be
sold in the United States.
How much do Jackson Coun
ty residents spend annually for
whatever satisfaction it is that
they get out of cigarette smok
ing? The answer is more than
Ihcy realize. Last year it
amounted to $1,883,000, or ap
proximately $35 per smoker.
Taking into account the 70
million smokers in the country,
some $8 billion a year is spent
for cigarettes and other tobacco i
products.
Most public health authorities
feel that the case against smok
ing has been clearly proved.
The tobacco industry, on the
other hand, argues that the evi
dence is only statistical and
doesn't constitute proof.
Recent Burglaries
Solved With Arrests
Recent burglaries of two trail
er houses in the Yank Gulch
area near Talent have been
solved with the arrest of two
boys, 12 and 13 years old, the
lackson County Sheriff s office
packs per year for everv local i nds rtporica.
resident over the age of 14. I , Th lycr-oId boy was rc
i leased to the custody of his
Lower Than Average I parents and the 13-year-old boy
It was lower than in most was taken to the Jackson Coun
parts of the United States, the ty Juvenile Detention Home,
average being 201 packs per I Action is pending on both cases.
ALWAYS RST OUAUTV m jCr
t 1 don
..nrnnn,l,n. Ihn Mnnri h.T 1 in
Europe, which inundated those ; this area on the last day of Ihe
people who fought tor human
freedom and I shall remember
too, the frightened small crea
tures who shall be facing their
own blood bath under the per
sistent huntsman's unrelenting
gunfire. I shall remember the
birds, starving in an icc-cn-rrusted
(most. Ihe blue jay, the
wild niceon. the dove, search
ong
the veteran counters, who will
be assisting in the Jan. 1 count,
according to Gen. Hicks, will be
Ralph Browning of Phoenix. Dr.
John Reynolds and Dr. Elmo
inr for food on the snow-covered ' Stevenson of Ashland, and Mrs.
earth. I shall remember the Howard Bush and Lcland Ment-
lost puppy, the stray dog fiecz-' zer of Medford.
inc. the kittens abandoned on
some frosty rivcrbank: the per
the Rogue I c'clv counted 88 species. It was ,
Hicks said, i a re year ana (ten. hicks i
(loesn t expect to locate as many
birds in the forthcoming annual
count unless the weather is as
favorable as it was last year. j
There arc many robins around
this year, he has noticed, be
cause of the exceptionally good
crop of madrona berries. The
official period which opens Dec. s-i" B 1""" . w
19 to continue through Jan. I ""1? teedTm vll
Each local leader chooses thci5 fnd a,,c now, T'"8,'"'"
ht m ihe Pnle Ba'dens to feast upon
!....;... r i.; i, a mnn : berry -bearing shruhs since ex-
. ...v... . n , -
for nine years in
Valley count, Gen.
The center of the circle is be
tween White City and Central
Point.
Helping With Count
He expects to have between
25 to 30 persons helping with
the count, which is made in
scculcd beaver, the otter, tlie
deer, the "bear that walks like
a man" and that for the crime
of living has been almost ex
terminated from the earth.
Next year, I shall take time
to pray that the eyes of man
kind may be opened so they
may see what it is that tney
do. Next year. I shall resolve
on Christ's birthday to remem
ber to be always kind and
gentle. Will you remember?
And I shall remember that
Ihe Christian spirit will not pre
vail in the grim laboratories
where merciless men and wo
men experiment on pathetically
helpless and defenseless dogs,
cats and other animals. And I
shall pray that the eyes of these
men and women will be opened
so that they shall sec the cruel
things they do, and repent.
From "Reverence for Life"
Magazine.
Modoc Lumber Firm
Buys Winema Timber
KLAMATH FALLS - Modoc
Lumber Company was high bid
der on the Haystack timber sale
conducted by the Winema For
est last week with a high bid of
$337,300 .
Volume in the sale was 12,
EOO.Ono board feet, and the ap
praised value was $319,515.
Other bidders were Klamath
Lumber and Box Co., Inc. and
Thomas Lumber Company.
This is the final Winema For
est sale for calendar year 1963.
and brines the sold volume to an
Hoffa Expects To Sign
Trucking Agreement
ST. LOUIS (UPI) - Teamster
boss James R. Hoffa, said Fri
day he expects to sign the un
ion's first national trucking
agreement next month.
hausting the madrona crop.
The National Audubon Society
discounts the value of Ihe an
nual count as a means of estim
ating bird populations hecause
of the many variables in field
conditions, but finds it helpful
i in determining the seasonal
movements and shifts in range
of different species of birds.
Last year the Society estimat
ed more then 15.000 persons
participated in the count in all
50 states, eight provinces of
Canada and the District of
Columbia. Ornithologist Allan
D.. Cruickshank, Society expert
compiled and edited the reports.
MIRROR
INVENTORY
Close
Out! All Sizesl
All Styles!
PADGHAM GLASS COMPANY
1309 Court Street Medford
SAVE
25
sill
Sl'.s I -k
. . t . arc
f
500
Dresses
reduced from stock!
LATE DAY 'N CASUAL FASHIONSI WOOLS! COTTONSI BLENDS! EVEN EARLY SPRING STYLES!
$& $
$
4
DRESSES! DRESSES! DRESSES! Out they go! Price-cut to rock bottom. Many styles. Many only one of a kind!
Fabric!: Jerseys, Arnols", Collon blends, Crepes, Dcron"' blonds, Nylons, Chiffons. Styles: Jackets, Shealhs, Full skirls. Pleated skirts. Shirtwaists, Knits.
Sizes: Potiles, Juniors 5 lo 15, Misses' and Women's 8 lo 20. Hurry for your share of Ponnoy's big year-end savings!
HOUSE DRESSES
CoftCin print house d'CSSCl in uhirt
wint, jippcr fronts and breakfast coat
wraps. S'zcs misses' 12 to 20. Half
sizes MVj to 24 V2.
1
50
STREET DRESSES
Cotton plaids, cotton prints, bamberT
prints in shirtwaist and scmi.drcss
styles.
Misses sizes 12 to 18 Junior sizes
5 to 13.
2
50
KNIT SUITS
Double knits, wool knits, mohair and A WW
wool knits! Smart 2 and 3 piece fash- 1
ion knits now at
their regular prtce.
small fraction of
i
approximate total of 112.00fl.ooo
board Irct for the year