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Nearly Extinct Whooping Crane May
Soon Become Mother in Texas Zoo
Austwell, Tex., Apr. 25 (U.R)
Josephine, the only female
whooping crane in captivity,
may Become a mower.
It all depends, of course, on
whether there's a little whooper
inside the shell of an egg in her
nest.
She laid an egg last year but
flecked it to pieces when she
earned, after a long session on
the nest, that it was infertile.
The rarely-seen whooping
crane is the tallest bird in the
united States.
Discovered Saturday
Josephine's precious egg was
discovered last Saturdav bv
Julian A. Howard, manager of
the Arkansas national wildlife
Time Bomb Plotter
Faces 6 Counts of
Attempted Murder'
Santa Monica, Cal., Apr. 25-
(U.R) Time bomb plotter John
H. Grant, whose plan to murder
his wife and children by bomb
ing an airliner came within min
utes of success, will be ar
raigned today on six counts of
attempted murder.
The 31-year-old aircraft engi
neer also is charged with one
count of violating California's
safety code.
Driven by Debts
Grant admitted the plot to
time-bomb a United airliner
April 17 with 16 persons aboard
to kill his wife, Betty, 29, and
two children for $25,000 insur
ance. He said more than $6000
in debts had driven him to the
murder plaq.
Deputy District Attorney
George Kemp said only six
counts of attempted murder
were charged to cover Grant's
family and the planes tnree
crew members. The other pas
sengers had scattered, and it
would be too difficult to insure
their presence at a trial, Kemp
said.
Banned br Statute
The state safety code bans
placing of explosives on public
carriers, similar to a federal
statute which prohibits placing
of explosives on an airplane.
Grant's gasoline-rigged bomb
was removed from the airplane
only four minutes before its
takeoff for San Diego, tai. ine
aircraft engineer snouted a
warning to a cargo handler just
as the suitcase containing we
bomb began emitting smoke.
Butte Falls
Butte Falls. Apr. 25 A nunv
ber from Butte Falls who are
interested in scouts and scout
ing attended the recent scouting
exposition at the Medford arm
ory. Troop 45 of Butte Falls was
among the scout groups having
booths at the exposition. Badges
were given by the boys to visitors
at their booth that displayed a
knowledge of safe fire-building
practices.
Loren Moore is in a Medford
hospital. He underwent surgery
Saturday.
Last Friday the high school
student body of Eagle Point vis
ited the fish hatchery. They were
shown around by Everett Moore
who explained the habits of the
fish.
Mrs. Bob Driskell, who was
recently operated on in a Med
ford hospital is recovering nicely
and is expected home soon. While
Mrs. Driskell is away her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hodgson,
had Jimmie with them in Pros
pect. Mrs. Floyd Price is visiting in
Washington with her brother.
He came down after her in his
car.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Larson
and Olivia of Prospect visited
Mr. and Mrs, Everett Moore and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carson here
last week.
refuge, which is maintained by
the United States department of
interior.
Howard said he became sus
picious when Josephine's mate,
a raucous whooper known as
'Crip," strolled to the edge of his
fenced enclosure alone at feed
ing time.
We wondered what had hap
pened to Josephine, so we de
emed to take a look," the man
ager said.
Howard and another official
of the refuge climbed to the top
of a 45-foot tower in the 47,260
acre preserve and looked through
field glasses at the marshes
where Josephine and Crip abide.
They saw Josephine in a nest
ing position. The men descend
ed from the tower and walked
slowly through the marshes un
til they were within a whooper's
wing-spread from Josephine.
Intrusion Resented
Josephine resented the intru
sion and shifted her riosition.
enabling Howard to see the egg.
Both men withdrew when Crip
indicated pompously they were
violating the privacy of a whoop
ing crane which is trying to re
plenish a species rapidly facing
extinction.
"I don't know the dimensions
of that egg, but it's bigger than
a turkey egg, Howard said.
Howard said that he put Crip
in the vast enclosure with Jose
phine last winter and they im
mediately became fond of each
other. Crip was taken captive
two years ago when he injured
a wing.
The egg is so priceless that
Howard said he will not venture
into the enclosure again.
Howard said he did not know
the length of a whooping crane's
incubation period, but estimated
it as "22 or 23 days."
A special meeting was held in
the Union hall Monday evening
oy tne ciu.
Donald Baker and Bill Spears
are worKing on tlK creek.
Mrs. Harry Hereyford is stay
ing witn her daughter, Mrs. Bin
Fontaine, in Medford. for sev
eral days.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klumph
visited Mrs. Klumph's grand
mother, Mrs. Case, here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rodgers re
cently returned from Sacramen
to, Cal. Her mother, Mrs. Min
nie De Fina, returned with them.
While here she stays with her
other daughter, Mrs. Les Scott.
Dog owners are reminded to
keep their dogs tied up after
May 1, whether licensed or not.
Roque River
Rogue River, Apr. 25 Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Smith were
away from home Friday, when
weir son, Artie, and nis wife
oassed through Rogue River on
their way from Eugene to Pitts
burg, Cal. They left word with
a neighbor that they would re
turn in a tew days.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hughes en
tertained a group of friends at a
birthday dinner and card party
Thursday evening in honor of
Mrs. Walter Carroll. The dinner
table was beautifully decorated
with lilacs from the Hughes gar
dens.
Loyd Morrow Jr. is recovering
rapidly from a tonsilectomy per
formed Friday.
Mrs. C. A. Parr returned from
the hospital Thursday. After un
dergoing two operations on her
eye, she is much better and her
husband reports she is recover
ing the use of her eye.
Four new members were pres
ent at the regular business men's
meeting at the vr w club rooms.
Thursday evening. After a short
business meeting, the movie of
Oregon scenery and power de
velopment was shown by Jim
Cummins of the California Ore
gon ower company. Members
voted to continue the twice-a-
month dinner meetings for the
present. Dave Gelvin. Bob Gail
and Phil Engle were appointed
on a program committee.
Ladies ot tne (jnurch of God
met at the home of Mrs. Lizzie
Hatch, Thursday, and tied a com-
More pleasure
cups per pound
Because of Folger'i riehtr
bland, wo suggest you try P Fill RFR'SJ
using M lm por tup. I "oMil
fort. The sewing circle has met
regularly for many years to sew
and make quilts for gifts and for
needy families. Next meeting
will be at the Hatch home.
Lions auxiliary members held
a cooked food sale at the Gel
vin Groceteria Saturday. Their
large supply of food was sold
out early and many customers
were unsupplied.
Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) Mrs.
E. G. Ballenger has learned that
silence from her 2V4-year-old
daughter Nora usually means
trouble. The ominous silence set
in as the first of a series of din
ner guests arrived at the Bal
lenger home. When Mrs. Ballen
ger found Nora, the child was
busily feeding the dinner io the
family dogs. .
SISTERS KEEP PACE
Whitman, Mass. (U.R) Vale
dictorian of the, 1950 class at the
Whitman high school is Evelyn
Harrington. Her sister Ruth en
joyed the same honor in 1944
and her sister Frances in 1941.
Lake Itasca, in Minnesota, is
the source of the Mississippi
river.
Tuesday, April 25, 1950
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
REALLY LIKE THEIR SCHOOL
Holt, Mich. (U.R) Students of
the Holt high school are so
proud of their school they spent
part of their spring vacation
scrubbing and painting it. The
students went to work in two
shifts and finished the major
part of the job in two days.
LONG, LONG AGO
Paw, Paw, Mich. (U.R)
While spring cleaning at the
depot of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, Roscoe Seavers found an
old Sears, Roebuck catalogue ad
vertising a Sears car for only
$325, guaranteed to run 25 miles
an hour.
JUST AN OLD CYNIC
South Miami, Fla. (U.R) A
voter here said a proposal to re
duce South Miami's city com
mission from seven to five mem
bers seemed very sensible to
him. "That means there'll be
only five-sevenths as much con
fusion," he pointed out.
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