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2 Dolphins Perking Up In New Home Pair to Perform V During Home Show, Two frisky creatures of the deep, a pair of Atlantic bottle nosed dolphins, were showing signs Friday of adjusting to their temporary environment at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Animal trainer Homer F. Snow, who unloaded the eight foot porpoises into a tank of saline water at the fairgrounds Thursday morning, said Friday the two temperamental mam mals seemed to be perking up. He dodged to avoid getting drenched as the female, "Mick ey," splashed up a shower of water with her tail flipper." "She's just protesting," he (aid. Mickey and her companion, "Ivar," now are swimming around in a tight circle in heat ed water about Vh feet deep. Next week they 'will be trans ferred to a 4-foot-deep lank where they will perform at the Eugene-Springfield Homebuild ers Assn. Home Show March 7 10. Snow, who is 56, has been training animals since be was 16. -The dolphin, ' he said, is more intelligent than a chim panzee. "A, chimp will pick up a hammer and start pounding it, without knowing what he's doing, but a dolphin will watch another dolphin performing a trick and will start imitating it," he says. Next week, too, an attempt will be made to put Mickey un der an X-Ray camera in an at tempt to confirm suspicions that she is pregnani, he said. "It would be a rare thing for a baby porpoise to be born in captivity." The 8-year-old dolphins have been in captivity only eight months. Their Eugene appear ance will mark the second time in history, said Snow, that dolphins have performed in in door tanks. Mickey and. Ivar re cently performed indoors at the Portland Boat Show. They were captured off Florida, and have been trained by Snow at the Seattle Sea Circus, an outdoor aquarium. Snow's Eugene show also in cludes an Alaska fur seal, "Anna," captured off the Ore gon Coast. She is kept in a sep arate cage but will perform in the same tank with the dol phins. Man Pleads Guilty to Theft Richard Carl Rankin, of 745 E. 19lh Ave., Eugene, entered a plea of guilty in Lane County District Court Thursday after noon to a charge of petty lar ceny. He was involved in the theft of bonsai plants last month from a Eugene home. Sentencing for Rankin was suspended for IVi years and he was ordered to pay court costs of $25. ' He had admitted to Eugene police, in a tape recorded state ment, to stealing several of the plants from Robert McCollough. 718'-: E. 18lh Ave. McCollough reported to police the plants had been stolen sometime be tween Feb. 5-14. McCollough told Eugene po lice Wednesday that he saw the plants belonging to him at the Rankin residence. Fire Runs (Runs from noon Thurs day to noon Friday) F.ugene 7:22 p.m. Thursday Flue fire, 1150 VV. 17th Ave., no damage. 7:24 p.m. Thursday overheated washing ma chine, 1122'4 W. Seventh Ave., no damage. 10:30 a.m. Friday Car accident at 3600 W. 11th Ave., fire truck washed gasoline from pavement. I 0 f4W -r C'NK Ill U I "Jir A ! "IV llQssA &wm JUL dor' '-M'oMi) ' II J fj i&r-f jl'i M: ... Quick Snack Animal trainer Homer F. Snow offers a tempting morsel to one of his two ever-hungry dolphins at the ' Lane County Fair grounds as owner Bob O'Laughlin keeps more food in reserve. The pair of dolphins, and "Anna," the tiny Alaskan fur seal with big brown eyes at left, will perform March 7-10 at the first annual Home Show presented by the Eugene - Springfield Homebuilders Assn. The long - snouted dolphins play ball, honk horns, and in general prove them selves hams. For their trouble their trainer gives them the attention nor mally reserved for play ful puppies. The 600 pound mammals "Mic key" and "Ivar" each consume 20 pounds of 'fish daily. .Of Willakenzie Flood Control Ditches- Rights-of-Way at Issue A meeting on "neutral ground" in the Lane County Court house was held Thursday to check the progress of the McKen zie Water Control District in securing rights-of-way for six flood control ditches across the Willakenzie area. "The county has put $250,000 into this plan (for the entire four-stage Willakenzie flood control project, of which the ditches are the final part) and it certainly doesn't want it to fall on its face and have nothing df-ne," said County Surveyor Francis Waggoner. Attorney Charles Edwards, secretary of the water control district, said, however, that final arrangements for improving the channel, number six, are being made "and when we get that done we will tackle the others." The six channels will cut diagonally across Willakenzie to carry flood waters into the Willamette River. Eugene City Manager Hugh McKinley said that since por tions of the water control district have been annexed into the city, "we have been getting phone calls asking what the dis trict's two mill tax levy has been buying. So far 1 have been unable to tell them. I don't know much about it." Both Edwards and district President Gordon Corum, sup ported by Waggoner, said only $18,000 has been raised 50 far by the levy, just started this year, and yet Willakenzie resi dents have received "terrific" benefits from the watershed project. Willakenzie, they said no longer is annually drenched by flood waters surging down from the east. The Willakenzie Watershed Project's Highbanks Dike, 72 Street Ditch, and the Q Street Floodway all costing about $lVi million have pre vented this. County Commissioner Kenneth Nielsen questioned whether it is fair for Willakenzie residents within Eugnno to pay the two-mill levy when they also must pay all other city taxes that are supposed to care for water control problems. In the matter of getting right-of-way for the six ditches, Oke Ecklom, state conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service which will build the ditches said there has been no trouble so far in getting funds budgeted for construction, once the district has everything ready to go. Edwards said he has hired an engineer to survey the six ditches, and has arranged with a right-of-way agent to pick up whatever land is still needed. LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. SECTION B EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1963 'Music Man Tickets Going Fast If you want tickets for South Eugene High School's produc tion of "Music "Man," better send in your order immediately. South High Drama Director Ed Ragazzino said Friday that 4.000 of the 6,000 available scats for the May 9, 10 and 11 pro ductions have already been sold. The balance is expected to go within a few days he said. Phone orders are being ac cepted at DI 4-4321. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except Sunday. Tickets are $1. ' Mail reservations should be sent to "Music Man, South Eu gene High School, 400 E. 19th Ave., Eugene, specifying which night. A stamped, self-addressed envelope must be included. Meanwhile, the North Eugene High School drama director, William Qucsinberry, said plen ty of good scats are still avail able for the North High produc tion of the musical "Redhead It's scheduled for May 1, 2, 3 and 4. Phone orders aren't being ac cented until March 11. Mail or ders should be sent to the box office, North Eugene High School, 200 Silver Lane, Eu gene. Tickets are $1.25. Building in February Shows Modest Gain Combined building permits of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County showed a valuation of $2,529,727 for February a mod est gain over the $2,129,633 valu ation chalked up the same month a year ago. A similar trend was reported in other Emerald Em pire cities. Springfield's gains were the most spectacular of the three agencies. There, 65 building permits added up to $616,173 last month, more than four times the $132,084 valuation re ported in February, 1962. Springfield's building depart ment issued permits for more than a quarter million dollars worth of residential construction last month, shattering all pre vious February residential build ing records, city officials said Friday. A total of 25 single-family per mits, amounting to $252,806, was issued in Springfield in February. By comparison, only five single family permits total ing $46,470 were issued in Feb ruary a year ago. Eugene issued 72 building permits in February with a val uattion of $907,485. This com pares with 81 permits and a val uation of $907,485. This com 1962. Eugene issued 19 permits for single-family residences last month, totaling $246,350 valua tion, and nine permits for new commercial structures totaling $256,015. The city's valuation was boosted on the last day of the month when the Eugene Hos pital & Clinic took out a $240,- 000 remodeling permit Thurs dsy for an addition to the clinic. Agency OKs Loan WASHINGTON W Approval of a $1.5 million loan to the Alaska Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Ore., has been an nounced by the Area Redevel opment Administration. The funds are to help the firm ex pand its sawmill near Wrangcll, Alaska. The project is expected to create 250 new jobs. PSC Head Guest Speaker For Library Patrons Dinner Branford P. Millar, president of Portland State College and scholar in English literature, will be the featured speaker to night at the annual dinner meet ing of the Assn. of Patrons and Friends of the University of Oregon Library. The dinner will be held at 6: 30 in the Erb Memorial Student Union building. Millar's talk is entitled,"Gcor gian Nightingales: English Broadsides and Ballard-Mongers of the Eighteenth Century." He Meeting Notice Saturday RUMMAGE SALE from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Center, 31 W. Seventh Ave.. Eugene, spon sored by Bethel No. 60. Inter national Order of Job's Daugh ters. To contribute rtimmacc, call DI 3 1702 or take it to the center between 7 and 9 p.m. Friday. will illustrate the talk with slides. The 23-year-old association is composed of faculty members and townspeople interested in promoting the welfare and use fulness of the university li brary. It sponsors such events as the Lecture-Forum Series (Browsing Room Lectures) and an annual library day contest for students. laTiWm vtiUWTVOtfR I I THEN I ?U1 M HAND ON i HAND ON THE J . TOP OF VOURSNOU.VOU PUT ti VtMLS first J your other hanp om top of ii nr MINE-THEN I'LL POT MY OTHER HANOWy NOW VW TACT VtoR BOTTOM I pTHiS IS A GOOD 6fiMe...bM HAND, AND PUT (TON T0FTHN DON'T 0,'E TeU OTHERS ABOUT I TAKE MY BOTTOM HAND, AND IT? OJE COJLD F0R.M TEAMS PlTlTON.TOfAND30N..5cc? AND 0l?6ANl2c A LEA6VE! Jaycees Vote Aid on Repeal Support to help get Eugene's expressway amendment re pealed was pledged Thursday night by the Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce. Arlcn Swearingen, chairman of the Jaycee's Governmental Affairs Committee, said the club adopted a motion "calling for the Junior Chamber to un dertake to accomplish the re peal of the existing expressway amendment." The action was. taken, he said, after club members heard City Manager Hugh McKinley discuss the issues involved in the amendment. Council to Refer Measure Swearingen said the motion carried by a "substantial majority." Eugene's city council has in dicated it intends to take a measure to the voters to repeal the amendment, passed as a re sult of an initiative petition campaign in May, 1961. The measure prohibits the city from constructing any lim ited access routes unless de tailed plans arc approved by the voters, along with financing for the project. City officials contend the amendment is unworkable. Swearingen said details ot the Jaycee campaign have not been worked out yet. Delay Discussed No date has been set for the special election on the express way amendment. Some of the city council members talked about delaying an election until next fall at their Thursday noon commiltee-ol-tne-wnole meeting. Concern was expressed that an election at this time might jeopardize the city's plan to ex tend Pearl Street south along' the edgo of Amazon Park this summer. The Pearl street ex tension will not be a limited ac cess route. DRESS-UP TIME IN SHOES. by Emerald Vital Statistics BIRTHS , SACRED HEART HOSPITAL j tugrn' b. 28, PUTTON Mr. and Mrs. Gtorse Dutton, Y Drive, Oakridgc, a daugh. ter. RL'PPLH Mr. nd Mri. Edward R tipple, 11A5 V. 13th Ave., Lugene, a ton. ESCOBAR Mr. and Mrs. Alejan dro Escobar, 1655 Arthur St., Eu gene, a son. BECK Mr. and Mr. John Bock, 2655 Chula VtMa St., Eugene, a son. STANDEFORD Mr and Mrs. GeorRe Standeford, P. O. Box 142, Veneia, a son. March 1. iI GLASPEY Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glafpev, 285 N. Diamond, Oakudge, a daughter. BAILOR Mr. and Mrs. .Ir-a'.rt ; Bailor, 2285 Grant St., Eugene, a ! In Simon-Lounshury Funeral Chapel with inurnment in Rest-Haven Co lumbarium EWER William Fraiuif Ewer. 81. of Rt. 2. Junction City, died Feb. 2fl. Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Junction City Chapel of Mur phy Funeral Home, with interment in the IOOF Cemetery. PETTERSON Chrut Pettersnn, 91, Tormcrlv of 363 E. Broadway, Eu gene, died March 1. Private grave side services will be Saturday in the Junction City IOOK Cemetery. KER.EY Bertha May Kersey. IMS. of 2Zo E. 33rd Ave . Eugene, died March J. Services will be Monday at 2 P m. in England Funeral Home wltn interment in Ren-Haven Me morial Park. IIOSICK Loiter T. Iloslck of 1 E. ISth Ave., ruKene. died March i. Arrangements are pending al Poole Larcn Kuner al Home. KA YMoN'O Maurii R ucl Ray. mond. of 13 S 46th St.. hnnr.elield. are on- .... ' died March 1. Arraneement LLO l P - Mr. nonrv -"mei nllrlt ,t Blirl chapel. tlod, 135: Seneca Rd , Eugene, a, ARMSTRONG Frank Linden Arm son. Utrnii.79. of 2'i'i Main M . Spring. . , ! ftetd, and formerly of Redmond, DKAllla idted Feb 2a Services will CAKES Service for Pearl W. Zacher Mortuarv. Redmond, with ikM,. . ftf 377 E. Tenth Ae., Eu-! (ntermmt in Redmond Memorial $ene, will be Saturd. at 10 30 a.m. i Cemetery. U of O President Receives Award Arthur S. Flcmming, presi dent of the University of Ore gon, received the tenth annual B'nai B'rith Brotherhood Award of Portland Lodge No. 65 in a ceremony this week al the Jew ish Community Center in Port land. Presenting the award was Judge Gus J. Solomon of the U.S. District Court in Portland. The award is conferred annually during National Brotherhood Week to an Oregon resident whose public deeds illustrate benevolence, brotherly love and harmony. Philip M. Keingold, president of the Portland Lodge, said the committee making the choice "unanimously agreed that Pres ident 1'lemming's speaking out on the subjects of desegregation and fraternity-sorority discrimi nation deserves recognition, es pecially in an era when it is so easy to remain silent." Springfield Man, 23, Given Year in Jail Duncan R. MarPherson, 23. of 4078 Camellia St., Springfield was sentenced to one year in the cti county jail Kiday after his probation was revoked by Lane County Circuit Judge Wil ham Fort. MacPherson, who was placed on probation m September. 1961. afler he pleaded guilty to con tributing to the delinquency of a minors admitted assaulting i Springfield youth on Feb. 11. BURCH'S BELIEVES SHOES MADE FOR 'Finest shoes made ...for the money That's Vitapoise shoes from Burch's. The dress-up season is here and any young lady vill look just right in Shoes made of "Pattina" Patent Leather. Will not crack, chip or peel . . . resists changes in temperature, wipes clean with a damp cloth. What could be bet ter for that young lady in your family? ltapoi$e THERE ARE NO FINER 99 09 to ty; 4 . jryx , jf . 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