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h Is That So? By Eugene Burnt Ringer-Naturalist Who am I? A living relic, I am a strange carry-over from some 60,000, 000 years ago when dinosaurs ranged the great swamps of cen tral and western America. When brains were passed out, I must have been standing behind the door; that goes, too, for my looks. .My front teeth develop long before my rear ones. To carry grass to my nest, I use my curled tail. I was presented to the court of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain in 1500. Natur ally I created a sensation. Today I am the lone survivor of my kind in North America, ranging from Patagonia to south ern Ontario and from the At lantic, where I am common, to the Pacific where I was quite recently introduced and am thriving. Climbing comes second anture to me. Although the size of a roly- poly six-pound tabby, I look rather like an outsized rat with a longish, sharp snout, a naked, scaly 10-mch prehensible tail ,and large balck button-shoe eyes. But my legs are short and my underfur is grizzled gray and I have a yellowish white tinge on my head. To forage by night, I sleep by day. I have a mouthful of 50 sharp teeth. My great , toes, formed like the thumb of a hu man hand, permit me to grasp with all four feet. Not True Hiberantor Although I sleep soundly In winter I am not a true hibernat- or. Both males and females look tingularly alike except during the nursing period. When born, 12 days or so after pairing, I am no larger than a honeybee and a brood of 18 can fit comfortably Into a teaspoon. What with my many flesh-eating enemies, including man whom I serve by destroying ro dents, I seldom die of old age. A perambulating garbage can, I also eat insects, reptiles, fruits, roots, vegetables, and carrion. And lest I forget, I raid an oc casional henhouse. Admittedly, my snarl is worse than my bite: I am faint-hearted and when I meet an enemy I often go into a state of shock with my breath ing and heartbeat slowing dras tically. Among Sojitherners, Suh, my roasted flesh, along with sweet 'taters, is considered a delicacy. I am: A: Flying squirrel; B. Wallaby; C. Howling monkey; D. Raccoon; E. Opossum. v I am: E. Oppossum. (Released by McClura Newspaper Syndicate) 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 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! care Medford Mail Tribune, Sausalito, Calif. Klamath Grapplers Defeat Medford High Squad 40-2 Klamath Union high school's powerful wrestling contingent won a 40 to 2 match victory over the Medford matmen here yester day afternoon. Only points for the Black Tor nado came on Ray Hilton's draw with Bill Steiner in the 141 pound class. Pelicans earned pins in four of the matches and won by de cision in six. The heavyweight battle was forfeited to Klamath Falls. Hilton and Steiner picked up a single point apiece in their bout. Klamath victories were Bleak, 98 pounds, by pin over Dave Mansfield; Bender, 106, by pin over Stewart Schroeder; Cramer, 115, by pin over Derwin Large; Brown, 123, by decision over Fred Baker, 10 to 2; Barnheisel, 130, decision over Gordon Ows ley, 9 to 4; Price, 136, decision over George Flanagan, 9 to 5; Berg, 147, by decision over Den nis Walker, 8 to 4; Leeling, 157, by decision over Jerry Ander son; Ropp, 168, by decision over Larry Anderson, 3 to 0, and Simons, 178, by pin over Frank Williams. In exhibitions four Medford grapplers won. They were Bill Hampton, John Daniels and Terry Miller by pins and Charles Acker by decision. Medford grapplers go to Cave Junction to meet Illinois Valley on Tuesday of next week and entertain Roseburg at the Hed rick gymnasium Thursday. MEDFORDfeJTrllBUNE B 0 W IL H N U COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Quality market with 936 and 2750 took high team game and series this week in the Commer cial Bowling League. Jim Far rar,. Crater Lake Motors, had in dividual top game with 224 and Ray Wise, Quality, had best se ries with 614. Standing!. Table Rock Lumber Mail Tribune Quality Market Olsen's Eagle Point . Bates Candy Co. ..... White City Sales Dad's Hideaway Valentines Cafe Morning Fresh Bakery Crater Lake Motors Alexander and Brown Courtesy Chevrolet W. ..31,b ..28 '2 ..27 ..27 ..26 ..24 ..22 -20 -20 -18 16 4 L. 1214 15 'i 17 17 18 20 22 24 , 24 26 28 40 Results: Bates Candy 3 ' Weber, J. 427 Dimick 540 Grant 548 Weber. D. 470 Dixon 480 2463 Morning Fresh 1 Beck 446 Ratty 448 Shinn 463 Spain 530 Sacchl 497 2384 Valentine's 0 White 498 Brooks - 444 Carr 500 Parker 569 Schneider 491 2492 Quality Mkt 4 Lubbers 508 Huston 567 Kyker 543 (Absentee) 474 Wise 614 2750 White City 4 Smith 474 Fehl 495 Bex " 536 Knox 474 Henson 477 2456 ..Courtesy Chev. 8 Barclay 515 Fetherston 432 Maggenti 486 Radzweit 489 H. Wilson 370 Olsen's 4 -.-1 - Straus . 522 Allen 484 Olsen 534 Clare 534 McNeel 498 2572 A and B 0 Boone Guldan McWhorter Speer Knapp 2292 456 488 516 474 536 2470 ROGUE VALLEY LEAGUE Kliever's Machine shop took a shutout from Andy's Jewelers Thursday, night for a five game lead in the Rogue Valley Bowl ing league. Oliver McNeel bowl ed a 585 for high series and 222 for high game, Dick Swan rolled a 202 for the only other 200 game of the evening. Standings: Kliever's Machine Shop Star Body Works Forest Patrol City Hall U. S. National Bank . Pine Tree Market Seven-UD Lorenz Co. Andy's Jewelers Darrell Miller W. 18 13 12 ...12 ..10 9 8 L. 2 7 8 8 10 11 12 64 13 'A 6 14 554 14 ,4 Results: City Hall 3 O. McNeel 585 N. Dow 429 E. McKinstry 419 B. Duff 440 J.Compagnonl 536 Star Body A. Bohannan B. Graham H. Gegner D. Graham L. Graham Handicap 2409 1 430 364 468 513 476 30 2281 Miller Co. J. Haven C. Cox H. Wyatt J. Roberts D. Tremblay Handicap 1 448 405 433 486 447 9 2228 U. S. Bank 3 S. Doty 467 E. Humphrey 402 G.' Rader 423 F. Eastwood 467 P. Shafer 495 Kliever's 4 . E. Eberius 536 E. Isaacs . - 480 T. Van Sickle 464 L. Knapp 511 V. Allen 516 2507 Andy's E. Floate D. Kline D. Johnson T. Anderson C. Ericson Handicap 2254 470 467 432 367 14 99 2349 'Cats Go After College of. Idaho McMinnville (U.R) Main Interest in the Northwest Con ference basketball race centers on this valley town this week end as Linfield attempts to knock off high-riding College of Idaho. Linfield needs a pair of wins io get into the thick of the title race. Whitman meets Willamette to- ' night and Saturday and Pacific faces Lewis and Clark Saturday in other week end action. Basketball THURSDAY COLLEGE SCORES By United Press Manhattan 83, St. John's (N.Y. 81 NYU 100. Furman 85 Dartmouth 71, Columbia 70 Duke 74. Virginia 59 Geo. Wash. 103, Richmond 84 Wichita 76. Drake 70 Houston 82. Bradley 70 Oklahoma A&M 68. Oklahoma 42 Trinity (Tex.) 79, North Tex. St. 76 Brigham Young sz, utan at. ea Seattle 84. Idaho St 67 Dallas (U.R) Another Banks today joined the Chicago Cubs' official family. Benjamin Banks, an infielder and brother -of shortstop Ernie Banks, has been assigned to the Cubs' Lafayette, La., team in the Evangeline League. . , -j - Fight Results By United Press Los Angeles Reuben Salazar. 131M, Houston, Tex., outpointed Lauro Salas, 130 52. Monterrey. Mexico. (10). Scotland's lowlands represent only about 10 per cent of the country's area but contain, about 75 per cent of the population and most of its industry. Table Rock Lbr. 4 Gardner 494 Forney ' 540 Neece 482 Freeman 467 Schroeder 585 2658 . CL Motors 0 Vessey 492 Royce - 415 Van Dyke 479 Chapman 517 Farrar 574 2477 Dad's 0 Joe Cabler 545 Jim Cabler 548 Christensen 432 Jack Cabler 498 Bob Cabler 447 2470 Mail Tribune 4 Anderson 556 Mathes 485 Liddell 521 Monsey 549 Spaunhorst 509 2620 WOMEN'S CLASSIC LEAGUE Standings: W. Jorgensen's Dairy ; 68 Medford Feed 'and Seed 60V4 Crater Inn Motel 59 Union Club 52 Daugherty Lumber Co. 52 Morning Fresh Kachina Room " Hawkinson's Tire . Elk Lumber Co. Mary s Casa Jack's Drive Up Trail Creek Lumber .46 .454 ...45 44 ..42 ..41 -21 L. 28 35 4 37 44 44 50 504 51 52 54 55 75 Results: Jack's 4 R. Shama B. Doyon V, Coats G. Ludwig A. Monroe 398 348 424 493 422 2086 Trail Creek Lbr. 0 Pennington 370 A. Elrod L. Hale K. Smith E. Goode Handicap 348 359 367 347 69 1860 Elk Lumber 3 Cchristianson 519 I. Forga 381 V. Florey 327 A. Tamney 461 A. Swoape 494 2182 Mary's Casa 1 M. Dyer 378 V. Floate 360 C. Corwin 391 D. Ricks 415 V. Blunt 500 2158 Seven Up 3 K. Shaw 456 D. Coates 428 H. Dungey 471 D. schiacnter 4a D. Swan 451 Handicap 27 2322 Lorenz Co. 2 C. McWhorter 478 J. Mathes 411 D. McCormack 459 B. Tye 447 H. Arant 441 2236 Pine Tree Mkt. 1 D. Chapman 507 H. Zeber 442 S. Mallon 394 F. Chapman 487 D. Kreer 486 2316 2 454 363 436 478 422 84 2237 Forest Patrol D. Stockton H. Smets T. Maul ,B. Van Hoy J. Bradish Handicap Slats Gill Awarded Bill Hayward Trophy Portland-4U,R) Oregon State Basketball Coach Slats Gill won the annual Bill Hayward trophy at the Banquet of Champions at Columbia Athletic club' last night. Gill's Beavers were Pacific Coast conference champions last season. Gill was chosen for con tributing the most to sports over the past season. He -was compet ing with 12 finalists. Puscas Picked Other finalists included Tom my Prothro, Oregon State foot ball coach; Carol Jo Kabler, youthful Sutherlin golfer; Mau reen Murphy, swim star; Don Kirsch, University of Oregon baseball coach: Denny Peterson, baseball star from The Dalles high school; Hank Kuchera, coach of Eugene's state cham pion basketball team; Jackie Puscas, Medford boxing star; Ken Reiser, Oregon distance runner; Pete Susick, Marshfield high football coach;. John Witte, Oregon State tackle, and Emery Neale, state tennis champ. Main. speaker at the annual Robber Has Brief Freedom at K. Falls Klamath Falls OJ.R) Rob ert Lee Williams, 23, an admit ted armed robber, was back in county jail here today after a brief bid for freedom late yes terday failed. Police re-captured him in a 20-minute chase through the city.' "Williams tried to escape from Deputy Sheriff Del Summers who had taken him to a Klamath Fails doctor for treatment of a bullet wound received during an attempted service station rob bery last month. He will be sentenced Feb. 14 for the robbery of a Klamath Falls grocery store. banquet, was Leo Durocher, for mer Brooklyn Dodger and New York Giant manager. Durocher is now a television personality. Durocher praised Willie Mays as the best baseball player he has ever managed. Portland J.R) Al Lightner, Oregon Statesman sports editor and basketball referee who halt ed a game in California recently because pennies were thrown on the floor, received a special award at the annual sports din ner here last night. Lightner was given a giant replica of a penny on which was inscribed "Lest You Forget." Friday, February 10, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIB UNB ELEVEN Knule Rockne's Son Injured in Collision Chicago U.R) The son of the late University of Notre Dame Football Coach Knute Rockne was in critical conditon in a hos pital today after an automobile crash that fatally injured a pas senger. John V. Rockne, 29, suffered a possible skull fracture In' the accident last night when his automobile swerved into a rail road viaduct abutment: His pas senger, Mrs. Agnes Van Cleve, 49, Chicago, died shortly after the accident. Rockne lives at South Bend, Ind. His father was killed in an airplane crash March 31, 1931, near Emporia, Kan. PUBLIC HEARING SET Astoria U.R) A public hearing will be held here March 1 on a Coast Guard proposal to close -the Cape Disappointment lifeboat station near Ilwaco, Wash., and merge its activities with the Point Adams station near Warrenton, Ore. QUAKES ROCK TOKYO Tokyo U.P.) - Two prolonged earthquakes, the second classi fied as "rather strong," rocked the . Tokyo area and were felt along a 170-mile stretch of the east coast of Honshu Island to day. There were no immediate reports of damage. Epicenters" of the quakes were located in the Pacific ocean. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASYl Theyll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Little iodine sure knows every m4ke of c4r- on THE R04D .4 THEI5ES A NEW ZOOMOBILE! j eK4RLp L THAT'S A ZIPPER SIX Y-1 DoSrtSoW J THERES A FOREIGN nSp -tpw-t J (MAT WhJrA MASA " fUsCSi&J Today she got serai24ted from MAMA AHD COULDN'T FIND THE R4MILV -CAR IN THE S00PER M4RKET P4RKMG PLACE'" Klamath Mayor To Seek Legislature Job Klamath Falls (U.R) Mayor Paul Landry of Klamath Falls' yesterday . announced his inten tion of filing for state represent ative from the 13th district on the Republican ticket. The post is now held by State Rep. Edward A. Geary, Klamath Falls, who has not announced his political plans. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads The Community Biggest Marketplace "Comrade, scientist Is Inventing inter-planet rocktt ship to try and find Vodka as good as OLD Mr. BOSTON VODKA." r Q iBii-aie ; breath S35 PINT DIST. FROM 100 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS 80 PROOF MR. BOSTON DIST, INC, BOSTON . Crater Inn 1 J. Hampson B. Meneer J. Farrar G. Riggs A. Gebhart . Handicap 498 362 440 495 . 446 69 2310 Union Club 3 V. Cummings 506 R. Eberius 458 E. Straus 527 T. Tolles 406 M. Q ark 477 2374 Daughterty Lbr. 4 I. Schroeder . 484 V. Corby 442 V. Johnson 448 N. Burroughs 436 L. Learning 541 Handicap 30 2381 Morning Fresh 0 H. Culy 475 Li. Erickson 393 S. Beck 490 K. Jennings 467 Absentee 417 2248 Jorgensen's 3 C. Lowd 438 J. Wilson 429 T. King 439 F. Willett 464 P. Gardner 462 2232 Medford Feed 1 M. Little 396 M. Tennant 417 r. Hawley . 406 L. Sacchl 414 P. Barr 458 Handicap 60 2151 Kachina Room 1 G. Blind A. Wilson B. Miller M. Holden R. Lane Handicap 482 415 268 387' 411 75 2038 Hawkinson's 3' V. Knox 446 F. Doty " 440 P. Mathes 380 L. Rudy 386 E. Baker 456 2108 Drunk Charge Against Phil Crosby Dropped Tacoma, Wash. U.R) A drunk driving charge against Phillip Crosby, 21-year-old sol dier son of crooner Bing Crosby, was dismissed today. The charge was filed against young Crosby yesterday after his car struck an elderly pedes trian Tuesday. However, the re sults of a blood alcohol test re vealed that Crosby was sober at the time of the accident. Authorities said the charge was filed against the soldier to keep him in this jurisdiction. Crosby had just received orders to report to an overseas replace ment company. However, dismissal of the charges didn't mean the youth's troubles were over. A damage suit in the form of a summons was filed in Superior Court to day on behalf of Mrs. Ace Brightwell, wife of the 79-year- old man who was struck by Crosby's car. Innocent Plea Filed In Meier-Frank Case Portland OJ.R) Mrs. Joyce Keller, 28, pleaded innocent yes terday to charges that she par ticipated in the bombing last April of Meier and Frank depart ment store here. Mrs. Keller's blind brother- in-law, Clarence Peddicord, was charged jointly with her. He has confessed touching off the bomb in an attempt to extort $50,000 from Store President Aaron Frank. Peddicord has pleaded inno cent by reason of insanity. USE REAPY-MIX CONCRETE -- Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 M. C. LININGER & SONS HI ESS . sx w TfOU CAM F(D)MD) JPROVE it takes less money than you think First, get the real facts on how low, low the '56 Fords are priced. Then see how high, high a trade-in allowance your Ford Dealer will give on your present car. We bet youH lay out far, far less money and have lower monthly pay ments than you think. you get more for your money Who else gives you Thunderbird Styling and Lifeguard Design at no extra cost? 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