HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Fall., Oraowi
Sunday, Jan. . mi Pi j
The Reader's ConBtpl. J
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It's a Woman's World by Ruth
stout.
With 'How to Have a Green
Thumb Without an Aching Back,",
the author (who is Rex Stout's
sister, by .the way) established
herself as a woman with some-
thing to say and the ability to;
say 11 wun good humor. Now, at
uie insistence of friends who ad
mire another ability of hers
tne ability to manage her own;
life and to enjoy it she address
es herself to women everywhere
but particularly the women who!
find the business of homemaking:
hard going.
aiaung tiatiy that women can
- call the turns if they have gump-.
Hon enough, she helps them to
take a good look at the demands
on their energy, time and pocket
books and see how many can sim
ply be walked away from. Ev-i
crythliig comes under her fire
meal-planning, ha.cluaning, en
tertaining, husbands, childrenLlui.
sure and in all these areas she
offers intelligent advise (and in
cidentally, some attractive reci
pes'. This book is a lot of fun
and goes at a good clip. Many
women will find it bracing.
The Metamorphosis of the Gods
by Andre Malraux.
An inquiry into the explana
tion of mysticism in art history
from the period of ancient Greece
until the Middle Ages, when the
artists imposed his own image on
the forms of gods, saints and bib
lical and religious characters, to
the exclusion of practically every
thing else. This is a continuing
volume of "The Voices of Silence."
It is a beautifully produced work
with fine black and white, and
color photographs, and printed in
a large clear type.
Six More at Sixty by Robert
Hyde.
Only in California would a cou
ple nearing 60 take on the care
of six Mexican-American children
ages 3 to 12. The Hydes were
grandparents when the Rodriguez
es came into their home. Except
for the oldest girl, who was even
tually turned over to the Los An
geles Youth Authority, the family
stayed together. Lightheortedly,
the foster father jots down the
everyday happenings of these four
establishments as a firm base of
national policy and a successful!
foreign policy." The authors, bothl
By IRVING DESFOR
AI Newsfeatures
The other night; 1 happened to
of whom have many years of pass my (et-nage daughter's room
Ai-my background, also wrote after she had bid us "Good
"American Strategy and the Ahjm-'niglit." She was still up, sitting
I by camera fans tojtislify inactioniby opening the Ions one stop. And
because I've thought of them too.jon the third shot, they halve the
"Probably not enough light soexposure by closing the lens down
why bother?" is a .common ex-jone stop more than the first. One
ic Age.
The Probable Cause . .-. The
truth, about air travel today by
Robert J. Selling.
Describes and analyzes the
problems of air safety, indicat
ing how and why crashes occur
and what is being done to prevent
them. Includes the role of federal
agencies concerned with commer
cial air travel, the- airlines' ef
forts to assure safety, problems of
air traffic control, and details of
crashes. The author is with the
United Press in Washington, D.C.
Russia's Rockets and Missiles,
by Albert Parry.
An account of famous Russian
scientists and mathematicians. So
viet work in rocketry and efforts
made in the U.S.S.R. to conquer
-paM!. The East-West rival
ry in the missus. ti,i is cms&.
ered. The author, born In ttusmu.
is a' consultant and visiting lec
turer at the U.S. Army War College.
A Sense of Values by Sloan
Wilson.
A novel about a successful car-l
toonist. his relations with his wife
ind family, and his reappraisal
of the values by which he has
lived. Set in New York and Con
necticut. Bv the author of "The
Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
American Origins by Leslie Gil
bert Pine
The author, editor of "Burke's
Peerage," "Burke's Landed Gen-
try'-' and other reference books
of genealogy here shows Amer
icans of many racial origins (with
a special section for those of
Jewish birlh) how. to set about
tracing their family history. He
tells what preliminary steps can
be taken in this country, and how
to proceed with the search over
seas. He lists under each country
places where records and data
can be located, and what national
archives may be consulted.
Schools of Tomorrow Today!
by .Arthur D. Morse.
A report on various experiments
in education that have been con
ducted in the United Slates re
cross-legged On the bed, busilv
cuse. out of the set is likely to be cor-
"If you can see it,, you can rect.
writing in her diary. The lamp photograph it! some one has Another thing to try in low
highlighted one side.of her with a sa'd and it's truer today than'light situations is slow camera
beautiful edge light that conveyed
the story of what she was doing
simply, expressively and natural
ly.
ever before. The point is tliat you speeds like l-Stli, l-10th and 1-2
certainly have to try it or you'll ;
never know whether you" can or i
not. In any event; the least von 1
"What a nice picture!" I oan do ls lo P-'n '"e lens to ils edge if there is no table or chair
thought. Normally, it might have!'
second exxxsures. However, the
camera must be steadied by prop
ping it against a wall or door
stopcd at that but fortunately I
felt ambitious, my camera hap
pened to be handy and it had
fast film in it. In the two. min
utes that it took to get the cam
era and return, nothing " had
changed. . 1
Just keep on with what you're
doing." 1 cautioned as my daugh
ter glanced up and saw me with
the camera. I was glad that m:
family had learned one lesson
thoroughly: to pav no attention to
a camera in use. But better than
iiul, she was so absorbed in what
sne wns doinK that, the scene re
mained the same . . . instruction. I
or no instructions. ' 1
With Tri-X film rated at 400
ASA, the meter reading 1-30 of
a second at f-4. I . took a shot
from the doorway, came in closer
and took several more snaps,
varying the angle slightly. The
camera was back in its case with
in five minutes.
The pictures that resulted are
wonderful return ,on the few
moments invested in photographic
effort. They make a delightful
and permanent record of a pre
cious memory that would nave
dimmed with time. They made
me think of Uie many other times
I had let similar family scenes
slip by because I wasn't pre
pared to shoot immediately or it
was "too much trouble."
I'm aware of the alibis usedl
widest aperture and set shutter back handy Of course if a tripod
speed to the slowest hand-heldlwere available, there'd be no need
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A MOMENT'S MEMORY, captured when seen and pre
served in its natural light and action, makes a family
memento for all time.
speed, 1-25 of a second, and shoot
In cases of doubt or where it's
difficult to get an accurate meter
reading, it's best to bracket the
exposures. Thus often-used trick
of professional photographers is a
means of hedging or playing it
safe. First they settle on their
best guess and make an exposure
Secondly they double the exposure!
for make-do substitute.
There's also the string trick to
steady a camera. The siring, tied
to the camera, must be lon
enough to reach the floor from
shooting position. By stepping on
the end and keeping the string
very taut, the camera is h e I d
firm by the upward and down
ward pressure.
bottle and placed under a cold
water faucet is said to produce
soft de-ionized water. It is this1
By ANDY LANG
What's new?
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cently; in the search for and treat-ilows .lunlight to pass through it
irons, vaporizers, baby bottle ster-
busy years. Accounts of neighbor
hood parties, bulldozing, health, meni 0f the gifted child, the use but
the home handyman, although the
manufacturer believes it will be
widely used by radio and labor
atory technicians.
of television in education, stimulus
for education in rural areas, new
kinds of teacher-education, etc.
The New York State Education
Department commissioned the au
thor to write this.
The Elements of Drama, by
J. L. Styan.
This is an introduction to the
lUldlllll, SIMgtHIK UUl tfllU uisiusa-
lllg ll VdllUUS eil'Illt'lllS, Willi 111-
tailed and generous quotation
from the masterpieces. Mr. Styan
emphasizes Ihat plays are meant
lo be j-idged in performance, not
in the study, and that the play
is something created by a co-op
eration of author, actor, producer
and audience.
still provides . . . privacy
. . . two different kinds of resil
ient floor tiles ... a device
that takes the minerals out of tap
water . . . and a lightweight
soldering gun for the home work
shop. The new door has a hollow core
and is faced with reinforced lam
inated plastic. It is said to have
foods, fighting forest fires are set
beside the "cute" sayings of the
children, their winning ways, fam
ily shopping trips and camping
expeditions.
Catfish and Crystal by Ernest
Kirschlen.
This is the story of St. Louis,
U.S.A. To some people it's an all-
American city, the one that
troduced the ice-cream cone, the
home of the "St. Louis Blues" to
olliers it's the namesake of Lind
bergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and
that part of American sentimen
tality which will always cher
ish "Meet Me in St. L o u i e,
Louie." Ernest Kirschten. an edi
torial writer for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, attempts to take
the pulse-beat of St. Louis by re-1 . . - , . ,
counting the history and analy2-j(?P AuITIItS
ing the social, economic. political
and civic elements pecular to this! Cnrfinn OrrJoi-C
Midwestern metropolis. .forging WIUCI S
The Policy Machine by Robert PORTLAND (API A 16 year- mercial buildings. Ordinary as
ilizers, auto batteries, photo-de
veloping solutions, tropical fish
aquariums and so on.
A soldering gun that weighs but
one and three-quarter pounds is
now on the market. It is a trans-
former-type model using 1.3 ani-
resl.lnnro t.i ahrasinn and imnact !peres, 115 Volt AC. A prcfocused
r. I il:..Li : U..:l. . I ;
spumg;iii is.uuiii imu me iiousm1'
for adequate illumination of the
working area. Its small size
makes it especially suitable for
similar to that found in kitchen
tables and counter tops made with
the same type of plastic. Howev
er, the laminated plastic in this
case is translucent, keeping out
cold and rain but not sunlight.
The doors are available in clear
and combinations of colors. They
can be washed with n damp cloth
A floor tile that will compete
with asphalt tile in price, yet be
resistant to grease, oil and min
eral spirits, has been introduced
for use in homes as well as com
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Ellsworth Elder.
A description of the basic ele
ments of the State Department,
with special reference to the policy-making
processes, and their
old Bend girl admitted in U. S
District Court here Wednesday
that she had forged and cashed
phalt tile can be marred bv
solvents and other types of li
quids. The manufacturer of this
relationship to the other machin
ery of government. The author is
professor of political science, tot
almost $9,000 worth of money or-'new tile says that a special
ders. At the same time, a war-hinding material prevents it from
rant was issued for the arrest of a .being stained by most liquid prod
brother. I ucts found in the home. It also
Hie U. S AIInrnev's officer hore has a high resistance to alkali.
gate University, and director ofSajt Foy(j Clayton Forsberg. 19,'h'ch means "hat, like regular
was charged with inducing and aspnai: uie. n can oe insiaueo
assisting his sister to cash the concrete oeiow grade
forged money orders.
In her admission, the girl said
she had passed the money orders
in Oregon. Washington, California
the C o 1 g a t e Washington study
group. He has been the recipient
of a Ford Foundation Grant to
study the formulation of Amer
ican foreign policy.
The Haphazard Years: How
America has gone to war by
George C. Reinhardt and William
R. Kintner.
A study of the influence of
technology on American military
policy from the Spanish-American
War to the present. The authors
warn against "permitting techno!- Tennessee was the last of the
oav to dominate our strategic'Confedcrate states to 9ccede and
thinking" and against the failure'the first to be readmitted to the
to appreciate "the role of military Union.
Another resilient tile manufac
turer has come out with a floor
ing that combines tlie beauty of
and Nevada. She was adjudged a;!lat,lral cork " ,lle praclicabil
juvenile delinquent after her hear
ing in Judge William G. East's
chambers. She was held in custo
dy by federal authorities.
itv of vinvl. Hie cork has a spe
cial finish that supplies a smooth
surface, preventing accumulation
of dirt and grease and making
it easy to clean. Tlie tiles come
in separate packages of light,
medium and dork, each with its
own range of shading.
A device inserted in a jar or
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