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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Fall., Ore. Wednesday, July !4, 1963 PACE 7-A Jacoby On Bridge NORTH (D) 4 975 3 V J83 Q7 49 732 WEST EAST AA64 AJ1082 V A V62 A J83 10654 2 AQ 106 4 65 SOUTH KQ VKQ 10 9754 K9 KJ Both vulnerable. East and West 60 on game. North East South West Pass Pass IV 1 NT. Pass Pass 2 V 3 4 Pass Pass 3 Duuble Pass Pass Pass Opening lead 4 4 LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE Pair Collaborate On Book Of Desert Life, Homesteaders West Forgot His Partner By OSWALD JACOBY Newspaper Enterprise Assn. There are so many good habib a bridge player can acquire it is o shame to .find them picking uj bad ones. One of the worst is that of playing singles. West had all the aces, plus the queen of clubs and jack of diamonds so w h e n South was mean enough to open the bidding in front of him West wasn't really disturbed. After all. be had 60 on score and it seemed sound strategy to bid no-trump and try to get in 150 honors, plus the rubber bonus. South continued his nasty way with a bid of two hearts and now West realized that maybe the singleton ace of hearts was not really good for no-trump and he tried three clubs. He had no problem after South went to three hearts. Surely East could take a trick or so and West had those four aces. He doubled and opened his four of spades. South's queen won the trick and a heart lead fell to West's ace. Now West panicked and for some reason led his ace of clubs. When East could not trump the sec ond club South showed his hand, conceding the last two aces. Where did West go wrong? He failed to let his partner get into the act. West should have doubled one heart to ask East to bid East would have obliged with two diamonds. West could have raised to four if necessary and there would 'have, been no trouble making four, or even five, odd. Q The bidding has been: South West North East 1 4 Pass 2 V Pass 4 4 Pass 5 4 Pass 5 . Pass 6 4 Pass You, South, hold: 4AKQJ 87 6 3 4A6 5 48 3 What do you do? A Pass. Your partner has heard all your bids and has set tled for a small slam. Trust his judgment. TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding six spades , your partner floes to six dia monds over your live diamonds. What do you do? Answer Tomorrow Horseshoe Pitching Set CHRISTMAS VALLEY - All horseshoe pitching enthusiasts in Eastern Oregon are invited to enter the horseshoe pitching tour nament to be held in conjunction with the rodeo at Christmas Val ley July 27-28. Eliminations will be played Sat urday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and the Eastern Oregon Championship will lie decided at the play-offs from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday. Trophies will be awarded in several divisions. Although horseshoe pitching tournaments arc popular in West ern Oregon, this will be the first official contest in this section ol the state. Further information mav be obtained by contacting liodeo Headquarters, Christmas Valley, Ore. II I llACRnShll "LUA. A 1 1 mi 8ACR0S&EK H L m I LB 1 1 -1 I J - J i i i I I i ANSWERS '01 aaiocos 'it NodlNVl 8 Z 003 '9 c 13XDIN 'f 'Z N3X3IHO -l SSOiDV j XS30 oiavd M013Voi NIODNII 3SON 13WV0 NMOQ By HELEN PARKS FORT ROCK R. A. (Rube' Long. Fort Rock stockman, and E. R. Jackman of Corval lis, retired Oregon State Univer sity extension specialist, are co authors , of The Oregon Desert, a book to be published within the year by Caxlon Publishing Company. Caldwell, Idaho. The book is the first to tell tlie story of the pioneering and de veloping of the desert and the life of the homesteaders. Ninety-six illustrations will de pict animal life as well as inci dents from the life of a buckaroo and the days of freighting as settlers arrived. Four pages of color photos record the vividness of desert flowers and plants. The authors are long time friends and co-workers. While the Oregon desert has been home to Long ever since he can remem ber, Jackman acquired his fond ness for tins vast land of the sagebrush during nearly 40 years w ith the extension service. The story of their lives is as interesting and colorful as they hope readers will find their book. At the same time that Long accumulated his lanch holdings, he acquired a host' of friends. Successful ranching included the battle with the agricultural de pression following World War I. Long declares that his accom plices were "good weather, good friends and good luck. But mak ing friends just comes naturally for Rube Long as he serves on numerous community, county and state committees and boards. Jackman took his teachings to farm meetings and tours, visiting half tlie some 63.000 farms and ranches througlwul the stale as; he blazed the trail for many of Oregon's major agricultural ad vances. "I think the state of Oregon got back the tax dollars spent on me. he says. "For one thing, I met so many fine peo ple, made so many friends, and in general had such a hilariously good time, that I was almost ashamed to take pay for it." i He admits that by super will power lie always took it.) And so these two have made the state their neighborhood. Each has experienced rural America and a lesser amount of material wealth as their person alities were shaped. Rube came to north Lake Coun ty as a toddler when his father, Lon Long, bought a half section and moved the family from Lake view at the turn of the century. Rube's ancesters had come west in wagon trains and his father was among the first to bring cattle to eastern Oregon, losing them m the Bannock War of 1878 At Christmas Lake, the near est neighbor for some years was 18 miles away, the nearest post office 30 miles, and the nearest doctor 100 miles. Travel was by horseback. "Father owned fine horses and I cannot remember when I learned to ride," Rube states in his autobiography sup- plied for the book. Groceries and dry goods were bought once a year and freighted in from Pnne- ville or Medford, using four horses and a big wagon. Then came the homesteaders and almost overnight tliey be came a part of a sizeable com munity called "Lake." where his mother was tlie first postmas ter. She had taught the three children to read and write, but with tlie homesteaders came school held in one of their shacks. They walked or rode horses the 3'i miles to attend. An irregular high school career followed completion of the eighth grade, w ith usual attendance dur ing the winter season. "At the age of eight I got a job as a wrango with a cow out fit. Wages were 50 cents a day and hours from daylight to dark," Rube recalls. By the time he was 14, he was getting $50 a month, a man's wages, as buckaruo for some of the big outfits. With debts paid off and a new start at the close of the big de pression, Long tied himself to horse activities. Between wran gling dudes in tlie Cascades dur ing the summer and capturing w ild horses on the desert, in part nership with Jim Schroder, he accumulated enough to buy some land and cons. "I am one of those lucky fel lows who seem to be standing in the light when the right peo ple are looking," says Long of such recognition as he received a few years ago in being named "Oregon Grassman of the Year." Much of his work with agricul-We read, but it certainly ran into tural groups has revolved around grassland management which has liecome a kind o( gospel with Rube Long. At the same time that Rube rode the trails of Christmas Lake Valley, Jackman was at home in the Flathead Valley near Kal ispell, Mont. His ancestors came from Maine where the town of Jackman is reported to be farth est north of any U.S. town south of Alaska. "On our farm we grew hay, grain, potatoes, and some live stock. Tlie land was rather poor and we saw very little money. No one told us that we were ill housed and ill clothed. We were surely not ill fed, and it seems, looking back, that we were ex ceptionally happy," says Jack man. Outstanding in his memory are the hours spent in family read ing. There were four children in tlie family. "As soon as we could read, each took his turn reading aloud for from one to two hours every evening," he recalls. "1 can remember that wc al ways clamored for 'one more chapter.' We read works of Dick ens, Poe, Stevenson, Lew Wal lace, Scott, Jules Verne, Kipling. Mark Twain, and a great deal of poetry. Wc even read aloud such books as The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue and some of the oth er French authors, especially Du mas, Balzac, and Victor Hugo. 1 can't know how many books tlie hundreds.' This family reading, Jackman feels, has made tlie greatest con tribution to his teaching and writ ing career. His school days paralleled those of his co-autlior. It was a three mile walk to grade school and an eight mile horseback ride to high school. In high school tliey were not so well dressed as many, nor was there any money to spend for extras, but "we could surely read rings around the oth ers." Before going to college. Jack man worked as a hired man for a year, earning $25 a month, plus room and board. He recalls his trip to enter college. "Father took me in a buckboard to Somers. There 1 boarded a big old stern wheel steamer for a 35 mile trip down Flathead Lake to Poison. I then took a four-hourse stage for 75 miles to Bavalli where I rode a day coach to Bozcman, he relates. Even though college attendance was spasmodic, working his way, he felt that he got as much out of his schooling as anyone else. "I got 20 cents an hour at the college (or work around the greenhouse and worked at a small dairy for room and board. I put in eight hours a day at the dairy, getting up at 3 a.m. and going to bed between 11 and 12 p.m. Aside from being sleepy most of the time, it didn't hurt me any," he tells. His greatest contribution to cd Vcation, Jackman feels, is that he has proven that knowledge doesn't have to be dull. An an nual report, a circular letter, or a news article can all be writ ten in an interesting way. As he puts it, "I tried always to make new facts palatable and even ex citing." Of course, this led to writing. In contributing to nearly every farm paper in America, Jack man has tried to invest each idea with clarity, interest, and humor. Now retired, Jackman spends much time writing. "I have ap pointed myself a committee of one to get down on paper things that seem important to me," he says. Working with Herman Oli ver of John Day, he put down some of the history of gold min ing, ranching, and banking in a typical isolated valley of the West. Tliey titled their book, Gold and Cattle Country. "Now Rube Long and I have tried to describe the desert, and how to succeed there, one must be alert to pick up every dollar that shows itself in the commu nity. We have tried to show des ert life without being stuffy,' he says of (lie forthcoming book. In his county stories in the "Oregon Farmer," Jackman has tied down the agricultural history of each Oregon county, connect ing dt with the broad sweep of history in tlie West. "And," lie adds, "if moth and rust do not corrupt too badly, I may yet have time to tell of some other part of Oregon. Perfect Lady Has Pick-up's Problem NO MONEY DOWN ON CREDIT AT WARDS-JUST SAY "CHARGE IT!" ... By ANN LANDERS Dear Ann Landers: I'm a 16- year-old girl with a very guilty conscience. A few weeks ago I re turned home from a trip. It was an all-night train ride and I sat up in the vista-dome. A very good looking guy was sitting up there. too. I noticed him right away but pretended not to. Finally he came over and asked if he could sit -next to me. I said, "O.K." I'm ashamed to tell you that after about an hour of conversa tion I let him kiss me. Alto gether I would say he. kissed ime about 12 times. He got off the train an hour earlier than I did and promised to write! So far 1 haven't heard from him. I am really a perfect lady and this is the first time I ve ever done such a thing. Now I'm ashamed of myself because he probably thinks l m a cheap pick up. My girl friend says I shouldn't feel ashamed because I'm a very affectionate person by nature and this is my way of giving tnend ship. What are your views? -VISTA-DOME TRAVELER Dear Vista: Use your d o in e. Girl, you gave a lot more than friendship so don't try to kid Old Granny Annie. A girl who puts such a cheap price tag on her kisses that she would hand them put to a Strang cr on a train can hardly be con sidered a lady. Dear Ann Landers: I'm i grown woman who started to read your column for kicks. Now I find mvsc f. ike so many others, say ing, "I never dreamed I'd be writing to Ann Landers." Mv husband's older brother was married several months ago, We were not able to attend tlie wedding because it was a long distance away and we had very little notice. From all we have heard, Howard married a lovely woman and we are delighted. Howard and his bride arc coming to visit us in August and I'm ashamed to admit I've been worrying about of all things how to greet her. Should I shake hands and say "We're so happy to have you in the family?" Or should I give Iter an affectionate kiss on the check? My husband says some people don't like to be too chum my at first meeting. What do you sayV-MKS. KNOW NOTHING Dear Mrs.: Don't decide until you meet. Then let your feelings guide you. If she's a reserved, stand-offish type, you'll know Immediately that a friendly handshake is suf ficient. If she's affectionate and outgoing you'll be comfortable about kissing her. Dear Ann Landers: For the third summer in a row our boss's wife has gone to visit her mother for a week. And, as he has done two years previously, he h a s brought his three bratty kids to the office every day because he can't get a sitter. I'm sure there's not enough money in the world to pay a girl to sit with those sav ages. They are 11, 9 and 8 years old and totally undisciplined. The three of them run between the desks bumping into typewrit er carriages, fighting, screaming. upsetting mail baskets and using the telephones. One of them has to be taken down the hall to the bathroom every half hour. The boss h;i3 managed to book himself for business luncheons ev ery day this week and we have been instructed to take them to lunch. It is our unanimous opin ion that the boss is nuts, and we would like your advice on what to do about this. UP TO HERE Dear Up: The boss may very well be nuls but he's still the boss. 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