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Sunday, June IS. 1155 MEDfORD (OREGOH) MAIL TXIBTJXZ ITO London, With SAS (Delayed) An innate longing exists in most of ui to have a pet in our home, a bond with the outdoors. It exists everywhere here in London, in Copnhagen, Oslo, Rome, New York, Chicago' and San Francisco. But again and again the at tempt to keep a pet can come to a miserable end simply because people, however much they love the outdoors, insist upon making improper selections. To make a proper choice, re sulting in an enriching experi ence, a serious examination must be made of these points: Is the pet appropriate to your dwelling? Some pets, for ex ample, need plenty of room. Others demand 'lots of sunlight, perhaps more than you can fur nish. Do your hours coincide that is, is the pet a daytime animal while you are a commuter, leav ing home early and returning late? Surely then, you would not derive the greatest pleasure from a songbird. Hence, if you want a bird, might it not be better to get a pair of nocturnal dwarf owls? Does the pet have expensive, and peculiar feeding habits? Sad to say, more than 99 per cent of all tortoises are improperly fed in the home, and although hardy, die a lingering death beginning -almost from the very day they are made apartment-house cap tives. Too Delieate for Child Who will care for it, your child or you? For the child per haps It is too delicate. There are hardy pets, you know, easy to take care of even for a 5-year-old. It is noisy in short, could your nerves take it? Some song birds, like the blackbird, are wonderful outdoor singers but bring them indoors and they'll rattle your windowpanes. Or a chaffinche's eternal repetition of its trill may drive you absolute ly looney. Bearing these questions in mind perhaps a pair of small songbirds would meet your needs best and enliven your apartment pleasantly. Say a pair of bullfinches. In an adequately large cage, they can bring into your home a big helping of hap piness. The male's song, husky though sweet and fulsome, can be soothing; and the quiet con sideration he shows his wife al together touching. Besides, to take care of bullfinches requires but a few minutes a day and costs little in seed. But bull finches must be acquired when young then, only, will they make tame and friendly house hold pets. Siskin Might Be Better If space is limited, then the little siskin might be better. A sweet singer, it's a bird which will become tame and affec tionate even when acquired as an adult. The siskin is quite content with a smaller cage; it requires no expensive prepared foods; and is hard a bulllfinch may die where a siskin will flourish. But don't hurry the little fellow it will take sev eral months for him to come to you. But once he does, count on him to come to you for your own company's sake. Should you want a mammal which one? If you are lonely, then for solid companionship you must choose a dog. (Better read what Konrad Z. Lorenz has to say in King Solomon's Ring.) He says a dog entails great re sponsibility and requires much attention. You cannot treat a dog as a servant, giving him two -week's notice. And once friendship, between you is estab lished, then sadness is inevitable his lifespan is only 10-15 years, much too short. From an emotional point of view, many other animals are not nearly so expensive. Some people choose domesticated house mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, tortoises. Golden Hamster Hecommended But there is another which I would recommend, whole-heartedly, namely the golden ham ster. The daily-dressed little character, with gold, black and white coat is a perpetual de light. An altogether cheerful little cuss and good for evening hours. Too, the cuddly, fat, mouth-sized little golder ham sters are irresistibly funny as they wrestle and roll over and over with squeaks and feigned savagery, chasing, each other in wild hops. In addition they are neat and because they seldom climb and gnaw, they can be al lowed the run of the room with out causing any appreciable damage. Better yet, a 5-year-old can THEY WANT MORE Under watchful eyes of police, workers leave the Ford Rouga plant at Dearborn, Mich., in rebellion over the new contract. As skilled workers, they want an extra five-cent hourly pay hike. Union officials term it a "local . matter." j Two VA Employees Earn Cash Awards For Suggestions Camp White William Harter and Charles Goold, employees The Veterans Administration domiciliary at Camp White, have been presented certificates of award and checks of S40 and $100 for their "originality and initiative" in developing new ideas facilitating their work. The awards, made by Manager E. K. Ricker at a domiciliary safety training meeting Wednes day are part of a newly initiated Veterans Administration incen tives award program. Basis for Awards -Harter, a meat cutter at the station,' developed a method of boning beef assuring 100 per cent utilization of meat products. Goold, chief clerk in the domicil iary division, perfected a folding patient chair making loading and unloading ofl hospital pa tients much more comfortable and easy. Under the awards program, the VA Domiciliary has saved $744 annually in more efficient operations. Ten cash awards have been made to employees for suggestions and ideas since its initiation.' Clyde E. Shoe, Civil Service Representative for the 11th region, witnessed Wednesday's presentations and spoke briefly on the value of incentive awards. take care of a golden hamster; its feed costs little; a roomy box will suffice for its home: and it bites even less than a rab bit, although a mother of very small babies should not be handled close up to her brood. Once you have acquired a siskin for a daytime pet al though the parakeet, which I will discuss in a pierce shvtly, can be even more fun and high ly entertaining or a golden hamster, you'll find your home more cheerful dwelling, and your life enriched with a deeper understanding of the awe-inspiring world about you. (Copyright 1955. by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClura Newspaper Syndieaia) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best question on nature and wildlife a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week, new questions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your questions to: IS THAT SO! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausal ito,' Calif. WANT ATOMIC AID Seoul, Korea (U.R) Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai said Saturday the Republic of Korea wants industrial atomic aid from the United States. "Any U. S. help to introduce atomic energy for peaceful use in Ko rea is earnestly desired to speed up development of basic indus tries," he said at a news confer ence. BEVARE Of IZUTATIOXS LOOK FORTH! 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