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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1956)
Is That So? Everyone iust be familiar with Aesop's wolf which went disguised in sheep's clothing. But some harmless sheep-like animals parade in wolf-like cos tumes, too, and in doing so become accomplished mimics. Thus the fearsome bees and wasps have become "models" for many inoffensive flies. Even in plants, the stinging nettle has become the "model" of a harm less deadnettle. But of all mim- By EUGENE BURNS -Ranger-Naturalist sight, roll over on his belly and slowly wiggle away. As fitting testimony to this faker's play acting, consider the names paid this hog-nosed snake: flat-headed adder, blowing ad der, hissing adder, puff adder, checkered adder, and sand Viper. Will this hoaxer play to a gallery? Not he. Taken into cap tivity, he quickly loses his in clination to perform :fact is, it is virtually impossible to stimu late him to go through the act. He saves that role for where it counts most: out in the wild. (Copyright. 19SB by Eugene Burns Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) ics perhaps the greatest actor is our common hog-nose snake which lives in both Eastern and Western America. This stout-bodied, slow-moving faker can put on such a fear ful display of ferocity that in many places, particularly through the South, he is the most widely-feared of all Amer ican snakes. And yet, this little serpent seldom exceeding three feet in length, is as harm less as an angleworm. . Unlike most snakes, when en countered b will not scurry away. Instead he holds his ground and while coiling his thick body inflates his lungs. With it, he flattens his head and the fore part of his body, assum ing a most formidable triangu lar outline. Then he rears dan gerously. Should you continue to "ap proach, the "monster" opens his mouth and, as he expels a"ir, hisses 'loudly. Those unfamiliar with his antics swear that he expels venomous fumes. Then, to back up his act, he feints at "striking boldly. However, regardless of the provocation, he will not bite he strikes with his moth closed. Persons more bold than I have told me that in striking he does io with his head, always keep ing his mouth shut. Goes Into Next Scene If this has not struck terror Into the molester, he then goes into the next scene: he appears to be attacked by convulsions. He writhes in what seems agony with his head twisted to one side, mouth gaping open with the tongue lolling out. Particu larly in the South. And I say, particularly in the South, be cause there the spread-out jaws are seemingly in direct imita tion of the local water mocca sin, a deadly snake, also known as the cotton mouth because it - makes a display of the whitish lining of its mouth. Should all this the flattening of the forepart of his body, the rearing, the hissing, the writh ing not have impressed you, the faker will now go' into his final act: he plays dead. After contorting his body, he rolls over on his back, mouth agape and tongue hanging out with dirt and debris sticking to .it. To make it even more real, he may give a few feeble twitches and then remain perfectly motion less. Will Remain Limp Pick him up and carry him away if you like he will remain limp, seemingly 'lifeless, tongue out. Perfect play acting, you'd say, Well, yes, except for one thing: roll him over with your foot on his belly, or put him on the ground right side' up, and he will promptly roll onto his back. As far as he is concerned, ap parently, the only correct po sition for a dead snake is. to be on his back. Then leave him undisturbed for a few minutes and he will , cautiously raise his head and with no further danger- being in Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week, to the -readers who send me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or 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 submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can t answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: IS THAT SO! c'o Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. 4-H Club News Antelope Club Antelope Sewing and Cooking clubs met at. the home of Donna Geren January 7. The sewing club held a busir ness meeting. Donna Geren dem onstrated how to put a plastic cover on our sewing boxes. The next meeting will be Jan uary 21 at Linda Malloroy's home at 10 a.m. After the cooking club's busi ness meeting, Linda Malloroy showed the girls how to set a table for a formal dinner. Their next meeting will be January 30, at Alice Woolfolk's home and will be a potluck dinner at 7 p.rii. Both clubs decided that each member should bring a contribu tion for the March of Dimes to these meetings. Reporter, Georgia Hubbard Ruch Livestock Club The Ruch Livestock club met at the home of their leader, Ed Fossen, Monday. Officers elect ed were Noel Dunlap, secretary; Nancy Redhead, vice-president; Shirley Dunlap, secretary; Ro melle Fossen, treasurer; Robert Ziegler,' reporter; and Lona Buf fington, song leader. There was a discussion about designing stalls at the f a i r- grounds barn, and the projects for the coming year were plan ned. Miss Kay Adams was a vis itor. . ' Future meetings were plan ned for Jan. 23, Feb. 13, and Feb. 27. Robert Ziegler, Reporter. They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo MOOCH LEy HAS)fT GOT AH OFFICE-BUT WHy SHOULD HE? HE KNOWS A LOT OF euys who havb- Wednesday, January 11. 1951. MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBWTB-OTVXIt rjfni, WMLDO.P4L JUSTlf HE R4SSED Y" ? m H4PPENED TO BE IN ) TH4T PAY W THE NEIGHBORHOOD- PHONE IN W , e ic-TNI W THOUGHT Id STOP IN THE UAU. BVTSi. V. AHu SAY HELLO-OH.Br J I LIKE hlASUllA 1 1 -.AT-T 'T . 4 THE WMY-DO VOL! WIND R4SSED THE ) uiXilT" 1 S N A IF I USE yoUR PHOHB ? ) V -JUDGES' ( MOOCM COULDNvrjl ''XL TH4NKS,WDCX3 J ST4ND 1 Ly GET USE THE PHONE H r-L-J- i ,?55aK5ie M BOOTH-HE NEVER . SlSSSSlLl -Ss. VLUNCH, BESIDES r H4S LESS TH4N A )' V I fir- nfl( h O K1VT. FEATURES SYNDICATE. Int, WOULD IUGHTS ESEVEDjn Greetiws the phone fu4cher who's good FOR A TWO-HOUR WORKOUT" WOULD KiGHTS 7HAMANDA TIP OP THE HATLO HAT ToCARLj.VMlTB, S20 E.AI4MST., VERMILLION tS.D. Laughs of the Day . . . Indianapolis, Ind- (U.PJ A delinquent taxpayer, signing his name "John Doe," mailed $550 to state officials with the explanation: "I think the tax is fair but I despise the inconvenience and red tape . .'. so I just don't do it. When will this damned meth od" of this tax- collection be changed and simplified?" London , (U.R) London's buses apparently have been livelier than the pubs the past few days. In three separate court cases Monday: A bus conductor was fined $1.40 for settling an argument between two passengers by pushing one of them down in his seat ... A girl paid an $8.40 fine for pushing a bus conductor down the steps of his double-decker vehicle . .". And, a man paid a $28 fin for slugging a conductor on the jaw and knocking him the length of the bus- Chicago (U.R) The Chi cago election board instructed its 96 women employees to leave their girdles at home on specified days during .the next few weeks. The. board, investigating an election scandal, is giving lie tests io all its employees and the girdles make it difficult to measure the ladies' rate of breathing, an important factor in lie tests. ' German Ship Jams Traffic in Portland Portland (U.R) Traffic in Portland was jammed for an hour last night by the German freighter Anita. The ship was buffeted by swift currents in the Willamette river just as river tugs were about to ease her through ' the open drawbridge of the Broadway bridge. For an .hour the tugs fought to steer the Anita stern first through the open span that halted traffic on Broadway. The harbor patrol boat Mul key and the tug Manzanilla, one on each side of the Anita finally succeeded in steering her through the bridge opening at 9:03 p.m. 'S DON'T MISS NORFIELD JANUARY SHOE CLEARANCE On Red Cross and Other Famous Brands T TO BUY OR SELL USE TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS Missionaries Held By Reds Leave for U 5 Manila (U.R) Dr. and Mrs. I Homer Bradshaw, Presbyterian I missionaries held by the Chi-j nese Communists for nearly five ! years, left today by plane for j the United States. The couple was flown out on an Air Force evacuation plane which will arrive in Honolulu Thursday. They then will be flown to Travis Air Force base in California. Warning to Maytag Users Jf Your Maytag Appliance Was Damaged by Flood Water v Do Not Use Until You Consult Your Maytag Dealer LARSON APPLIANCE CO. 406 East Main St. Phone 2-5302 Permanent' and Costly Damage Can Be Avoided By Being Sure Your Appliance is Safe to Use. Your Maytag Dealer Has a Rehabilitation Program Sponsored by the Maytag Company. Busy Bees 4-H Club Our meeting was held at Janet Karjala's house. We played games before the meeting. Janet Karjala and Judy Andresen made muffins. The next meeting will be canceled because of a program. Diana Ells, 'Reporter. New York (U.R) Some 150 out-of-town fashion writers attending a showing of spring dresses Monday thought nothing unusual about one dress fea turing a. wildly plunging neck line and a high back, but Paul Parnes, the designer of the dress, did. He pointed out to the embar rassed model that she was wear ing the dress backward. New . York (U.R) Pat rick K. McLoughlin, 46, of Brooklyn, a S63-a-week bank teller, was sentenced io 18 months in jail Tuesday on charges of embezzling. $3,500 from a branch of the Chase Manhattan bank where he worked. McLoughlin told the judge he didn't like subways and had used part of the bank's money for taxis between his home and the bank. Iowa City, la. (U.R) An absent-minded journalism pro fessor 'escaped with a scratch on his nose Tuesday after walking through a floor-to-ceiling plate glass window. Finnish Patriotism Changes Flag Display Lawrence,' Kan. (U.R) The patriotism of four Finnish stud ents at the University of Kansas has transformed the "flags of United Nations" display on the campus to "flags of the nations." Finnish students protested the absence of their flag They ar gued with the university ad ministration that Finland had earned its place in the commun ity of free nations, "even though WE GUM&HTEB 1 Kitchen I ; Crafts ANY CAKE WJJH KITCHEN CRAFT FLOUR ALL-PURPOSE Woofcrtri for fits, moMis, braids, biscuits, tow! SAFEWAY STORE big-power politics had kept it from UN membership." : Chancellor Franklin D. Mur phy agreed, provided the stud ents felt strongly enough to furnish the flag. Esko Nieminen, one of the students, served as ' spokesman for the group. They placed the Finnish flag, a gift from the Finnish-American society, .in the display on Dec. 6 in commem oration of Finland's 38th anni versary LEGAL NOTICES NO. 9649 NOTICE m THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOB THE COUNTY OF JACKSON. In the Matter of the Estate of BERTHA MABEL KEEGAN. Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the Ad ministrator of the within estate, dut- suant to an Order of the above en titled Court dated November 2. 1955 will proceed to sell in the offices of Van Dyke & Dellenback, No. 8, Goldy Building, Meaiora, uregon, on or after February 6. 1956. at private sale for cash for the best obtainable price the following described real and and per sonal property belonging to said es tate, to-wit: Lot One (1) Block twenty-two (22) as shown on the official plat of the town (now city) of Jackson ville, in Jackson County, Oregon. Certain miscellaneous furniture presently located in the house on the above-described real property. Dated and first published January Oscar C. Lewis. Administrator NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. 9723 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF JACKSON IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF S BON CORDIER, DECEASED Notice .is hereby given- that the undersigned has been appointed ex ecutrix of the estate of S Bon Cordier, Deceased, by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Jackson County and has qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me at 704 South Oakdale Avenue, Med' ford. Oregon, with vouchers and duly verified, within six months from the date hereof. Dated and first published January nu. laoo. Last publication February 1st, 1956. Irene tiizabetn -cordier Executrix of the Estate of S Bon COrdier. Deceased. TOLBERT H. McCARROLL Address Pacific Building Portland 4. Oregon Of Attorneys for Executrix. 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