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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
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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.
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For Week of Activity
Thirty Medford area boys arei
on their way toa week's mix
ture of education, politics, and
play, having left early this
morning for the American Le
gion's Beaver Boys state held
at Oregon State college in Cor
vallis, June 12 through 18.
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county and 370 other boys
Staters from all corners of Ore
gon will hear members of the
college staff speak on civics,
citizenship, and related topics.
Own Government
, Biggest item on the Boys State
agenda (next to meal time) is the
government the young men set
up within their own group.
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they will be divided into six
"cities." Each city meets early
in the week, nominates, and
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Grangeville. Ida. (U.R) A
bottle of bear exploded her
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on their way from Boil. Ida.,
to Spokane, Wash., Friday.
Edward Fair of Ontario,
Ore., was injured by the flying
glass. The bus stopped long
enough for 18 stitches to be
taken in Fair's arm and than
the Shriners got under way
again, on brew short.
year presides. He presents the
gavel to the incoming executive
at week's end.
In Drevious years. Medford
has had several in high state
offices. Charles Frost was sec
retary of state in 1952, and Don
West was elected to the same
post in 1953.
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