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
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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.
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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.
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Missionaries Held
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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.
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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
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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
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