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SIX WfDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, March 25, 1956
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GETTING ACQUAINTED Three Ashland
4-H club members get acquainted with young
guide dog candidates they will raise during the
next few months. Left to right are Pat Gillette,
Nancy Luck and Lucinda Wright. At far right
is Clarence Pfaffenberger, vice-president of
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. While raising
the dogs the girls will give them special train
ing in such things as living with people. Later,
the dogs will be returned to Guide Dogs head
quarters in San Rafael, Calif., for more train
ing before they are given to blind masters.
Three German Shepherd Pups Are
Delivered to 4-H Club Members
A dog undergoes critical per
iods during its lifetime. The type
of treatment a potential guide
dog for the blind receives during
these periods determines the
dog's disposition, character and
general usefulness to a blind
person.
The statemeat wes made this
week by Clarence J. Pfaffenber
ger, vice-president of Guide Dogs
for the Blind, Inc., San Rafael,
Calif. Pfaffenberger came to
Jackson county Monday, bring
ing three German shepherd pups
to be raised as guide dogs by
three Ashland 4-H club mem
bers, Patty Gillette, Nancy Lusk,
and Cindy Wright.
Aware of Surroundings
Pfaffenberger explained that
during the first three weeks of
life a long can neither see or
hear and is sensitive only to
heat, cold, pain and hunger.
From 21 to 28 days of life, the
dog's brain develops rapidly. At
that point the dog becomes
aware of its surroundings, be
gins snowing curiousity and evi
dences the need for maternal at
tention. The dog's treatment then
sets the pattern of its character.
"If the dog is weaned at that
time," Pfaffenberger said, "he
becomes emotionally upset. This
upset carries over into maturity
and can make the dog unfit as a
guide dog for a blind person."
Under the Guide Dogs for the
Blind program, a "socialization"
period starts for dogs at the age
of eight weeks. At that time they
are placed in contact with hu
man beings and a five-week test
ing program begins. The train
ers are highly educated in the
program and are especially
selected for the work.
Intelligence Test
The tests determine a dog's
intelligence, temperament and
physical sensitivity.
"The tests administered to the
dogs are geared to the exper
iences the dogs will be expected
to have when they reach matu
rity," Pfaffenberger explained.
"For instance, in the tests, the
doge are exposed to such sounds
as a door bell, chimes and auto
horn. We watch the dogs' alert
ness when they hear the sounds.
If they look for the source of the
sound, a measure of intelligence
is indicated."
He explained that a dog lack
ing intelligence or a dog that
has a bad temperament can not
be trusted with a blind person.
Another major factor in a dog's
value to a blind person is the
extent of physical sensitivity.
'Thin Skinned'
"If a dog is too 'thin skinned'
or is too sensitive to touch, he
is of little value to a blind per
son. Likewise, a dog that is too
'thick skinned' or oblivious to
touch would be likely to lead
a blind person into danger," he
said.
During the early training
period, the dogs learn such duties
as retrieving balls, "heeling" on
leashes, coming when called and
sitting on command. The ease
with which a dog learns to per
form these tasks also a deter
mining factor in whether or not
it Is potentially suitable as a
guide dog for the blind.
Pfaffenberger commented that
the testing program has proven
90 per cent accurate in screen
ing dogs for guide purposes.
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At the age of 12 weeks, the
dogs are placed in private homes
for nine-month training periods
in natural environments. Pfaf
fenberger explained that homes
with children are preferred for
these dogs. "We feel that a dog
needs a child just as much as
a child needs a dog," he said.
Home Investigated
He also pointed out that the
disposition of the dog's master
as well as conditions in the dog's
"foster home" are throughly in
vestigated before the dog is plac
ed. Youths selected to raise guide
dogs are instructed as to special
care and training of the dog. Im
portance of such things as affec
tion, absence of physical punish
ment, lavish use of praise and
general companionship are stres
sed. The young trainers are taught
to keep the dog's mind active in
a constructive line. Most of the
dogs naturally have an active
mind and will pick up bad habits
unless they are kept busy learn
ing good and useful ones, he ex
plained. 'Homesickness' Cure
When the dog is a year old
it is returned to Guide Dogs for
the Blind. Just as a 4-H club
dog trainer will miss his pet,
the dog is likely to miss his
young master. To combat "home
sicknes" as well as to continue
the dog's development for, pur
poses as a guide for the blind,
a rigorous three-month training
period begins under a highly
trained professional instructor.
During the last four weeks
of this final training period,
potential owners undergo in
struction with the dogs. During
this time both the blind potent
ial owners and the dogs are
carefully studied and are match
ed as to personality, comnatibi
lity and other factors, Pfaffen
berger said.
He also commented that be
fore receiving a dog, an owner
must promise never to beg or use
the dog as a means of livelihood.
Also, it is understood that the
dog is to be. returned to Guide
Dogs for the Blind if the owner
mistreats it or when the owner
no longer neds the dog's services.
Pfaffenberger said that Ger
man shepherd and Labrador re
trievers have proven to be the
most satisfactory guide dogs. Ex
periments are also being con
ducted with ' Golden . retrivers,
Chesepeake Bay retrievers and
German short hairs. Size, tem
perament and- physical endur
ance characteristics are among
factors considered in selecting
Jupiter Year Is 12 Times
Longer Than Earth's Year
By FAY VAN SCHOIACK
"When I was coming home
from the show," announced the
eager voice of a teen-ager over
the telephone, "I saw an awful
big star high in the east. It is
brighter than any other star in
that part of the sky and doesn't
Addressograph To Be
Used on Pamphlets
Voters pomphlets will be ad
dressed this year on the county
addressograph machine, Bereth
Hopkins, county clerk, announc
ed Friday.
Mrs. Hopkins suggested to the
registrar in the secretary of
state's office that since selective
party lists can be run on the
addressograph that he send
stickers to be addressed locally
for use on the primary election
voter's pamphlets. The sugges
tion was accepted.
The move will garantee a high
er percentage of delivery than
in former elections, mailing can
be done earlier by the state
since stickers will be ready im
mediately after the registration
deadline, and late registrants
will be sure to receive the pam
phlet, Mrs. Hopkins said.
Registrants whose addresses
are not correct are urged to call
at the clerk's office to assure
correct addresses on the voter's
pamphlet list. If a voter moves
to another precinct or changes
his name or party he must re
register, Mrs. Hopkins reminded.
Deodline for registering for the
primary elections is April 17.
Red Cross Hospital
Council Meets Here
Classes on travel, book
reviewing, handcrafts and
square dancing are being well
received by hospitalized vet
erans, members of the Red Cross
hospital council learned at a
meeting Friday afternoon at
Camp White.
Various Red Cross chapters
are working together in supply
ing comfort and recreational
articles for patients at the Rose
burg hospital and members of
the Camp White domiciliary, ac
cording to Mrs. Helen Wilson,
executive secretary of the Jack
son county Red Cross chapter.
Conducting the "meeting was
Mrs. Rita Barcus, Roseburg, pres
ident of the council. Reports
were presented by council rep
resentatives of Benton, Curry,
Douglas, Josephine, Lane, Lynn,
and Jackson counties.
Speaker were Robert Kidder
and Frank Glonning, special
service officers for the veterans
administration; E. K. Ricker,
manager, Harold H. Jaffrey, as
sistant manager, and Theodore
Nicholson, procurement chief, of
the Camp White domiciliary.
Also attending the session
were Mrs. Betty Simons, Mrs.
Ruth Otto, Mrs. Rose Helmick
and Mrs. Eva Harper, Grants
Pass; Mrs. Lida Neise, Coos Bay;
Mrs. Opal Sensen and Robert
Kiddef, Roseburg; Mr. and Mrs.
William Turner and Mrs. John
Rollins, Corvallis; Mrs. E. Al
Littrell, Mrs. Marie Rehing, Mrs.
Lillian Salade, Mrs. , Clarice
Spatz and Mrs. Wison, all of
Jackson county.
breeds.
While in Jackson county,
Pfaffenberger delivered the
three pups to their new trainers
in Ashland, spoke on the guide
dog program at a meeting at the
fairgrounds Tuesday night, and
visited homes where guide dogs
are now being raised. Raising
dogs for the program during the
past few months have been Patsy
Charley, Marilyn Cordy, Bill
Charley, Nyla Murray, Jim Mar
tin, Medford 4-H club members,
and Miss Grace Smith, also of
Medford.
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twinkle like they do. Can you
tell me the, name of it?"
This keen-eyed youth had ob
served Jupiter, largest of all the
nine planets that make up the
sun's family. Namesake of the
king of the ancient gods, it is
truly "king -of the planets."
With a diameter of more than
88,000 miles, its volume is 1,
300 times that of the earth. In
spite of its immense size, it
spins so rapidly on its axis that
a day on Jupiter is only 10 hours
and 56 minutes in length. How
ever, due to its distance of 483,
000,000 from the sun,- a year on
Jupiter is almost 12 times as
long as a year on earth, and
the surface temperature is about
220 degrees below zero.
Galileo, using his new "op
tick tube" discovered the four
largest of Jupiter's 12 moons in
1610. These were the first heav
enly bodies to be discovered
through the use of the telescope
and are called the Galileon
moons. The 12th moon became
known in 1951,
"Is is possible for life to exist
on Jupiter?" People often ask.
The answer would seem to be
"no." Certainly not the kind of
plants and animals living on
our earth. The solid surface of
this planet has never been seen,
but astronomers believe that an
interior rocky core is surround
ed by a thick layer of ice;
around the ice is a layer of hy
drogen and its compounds either
in solid or liquid form. The last
layer is a dense atmosphere of
gases including ammonia and
the poisonous "marsh gas,"
methane. No moisture or oxy
gen has ever been detected.
In mythology, Jupiter was
the youngest child of Saturn, a
king who placed all his children
in prison as soon as they were
born to prevent them from
usurping his throne.
"I will send this son to. the
island of Crete to grow to man
hood," said Rhea, the goddess
mother at Jupiter's birth. This
she succeeded in accomplishing.
Jupiter Returns
Years later, Jupiter returned,
freed his brothers and sisters
from prison, over-powered his
father after a war of 10 years,
and made himself the ruler of
the gods as well as the mortals.
His brother, Neptune, was given
the sea to govern, and a second
brother, Pluto, was placed In
charge of the underworld.
To find this greatest of plan
ets, look to the east. By 7:30
p.m. it is fairly high in the sky.
In quiet dignity its steady, non
twinkling light outshines any
other star-like body in that part
of the sky. (Venus in the west
is more brilliant.)
During the early hours of
darkness it climbs steadily
higher and Is overhead In the
south about 11 p.m. From this
point the "king of planets" de
scends majestically toward the
western horizon, fading from
view when daylight approaches.
Jupiter will be visible till the
latter part of August. Each night
it rises a little higher in the sky,
moving in a westerly direction.
By the end of summer it will
rise and set low in the west
Drivers Escape Hurts
In Car-Truck Collision
Both drivers escaped injury
Thursday morning in a two-vehicle
collision near mile post
328 on Highway 99.
State police reported that a
1955 model sedan operated by
Carl P. Stevens, 72, Aberdeen,
Wash., was passing a 1955 truck
tractor pulling a semi-trailer,
when the two collided. The
truck-tractor was owned by the
Mayflower Transit company,
and was operated by Wilbur Earl
Rice, Alexandria, Ind. Only dam
age was to one side of the sedan.
Both cars were headed south
at the time of the accident.
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