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FOURTEEN MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Br JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Slaff Wriler A blind man with his seeing eye dog may receive only passing notice. Few people realize how much care and training were re quired before the dog and man were brought together. The guide-dog is carefully selected at puppyhood, placed in a home for further raising and basic training, then both he and his master undergo weeks of schooling before being released on their own. Playing a vital part in this program are Jackson county 4-H club members who care for fu ture guide-dogs for the blind and give them basic obedience training. When the dog i,s returned to Gude Dogs for the Blind, Inc., at San Rafael, Calif., it is worth SI 500 more of course after it graduates from the special train ing school. Last year nine 4-H youngsters raised dogs for the San Rafael school. Some, like Nyla Murray of Medford, are raising dogs again this year. Others like Nancy Lusk, Ashland, are hop ing to. Nancy has raised one dog and hopes to raise another. I Callad To Help Nancy was one of those called by the county extension office and asked to help fill the large need for puppy-raisers in the seeing-eye dog program. A rep resentative of the guide dog school at San Rafael made careful investigation of the Lusks. Then a 12-week-old fe male German shepherd pup was brought to them. This puppy had been given Intelligence tests before he left his kennel at San Rafael. (The school raises some pups and dog breeders contribute others to the program.) In one test, for in stance, the dog was led up to a gate with no adjoining fence. If he went around the locked gate he passed. In another, he was led up to a barrier slightly higher than his head and if he stopped and looked up at it, he passed. Main purpose of the adopted home program is to get the dog used to people. Also, he is taught to obey such simple commands as walking to heel, sitting and laying down, and not to jump up on people. "After a family has helped raise one of these dogs it feels it has really done something," Mrs. Leslie Lusk said. "How ever, it is a terrific responsbility. Now that we have moved close to a street I'd be afraid the dog would be run over. After all, it's worth $1500 when we return it to the school." Keep Records As in all 4-H projects each youngster must keep complete records. Nyla Murray filled out a complete form which included the dog's name, weight, mark ings and when each period of training was started. Her rec ords also showed how many pounds of dog food were given the dog and the cost. During a 11-month period she fed her dog 158 pounds of meat and 161 li pounds of kibbled dog food at a total cost of $67.80. Nancy found that her pup was mischievous like most young dogs. It chewed up a lawn chair during the first months of train ing. She also found it preferred girls and women to men. How ever, when it completed the special training school in Cali fornia it was given to a man in Willows, Calif. Both the Murrays and the Lusks were impressed with the intelligence of their dogs. Nyla was somewhat afraid of the German Shepherd breed before she got her first dog Bingi but quickly discarded her fear 1 MARY Medford Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. PHONE SP 2-6253 101 N. CENTRAL leased feir SHAKE HANDS Nancy Lusk, Ashland 4-H club member, teaches Bobbi, a German shepherd to shake hands. The dog was raised last year by Nancy and later returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., at San Rafael, Calif., to receive further training and presentation to a blind person. Caring for and giving basic training to future guide dogs is a current Jackson county 4-H project. i , ' . . .j'jJs . ... j DOG PRESENTED From left: Sandra Grantham, Fairfield, Calif., 4-H'er stands in for Nancy Lusk of Ashland, as Charles Knowles, Willows, Calif., insurance agent receives his guide dog, Bobbi. Instructor David Keith looks on. The picture was taken at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., San Rafael, Calif. Nancy raised the dog until it was a year old. after her experience with the pup. "Research proved that a pup py needs a child the same way a child needs a puppy," accord ing to Clarence J. Pf aff enberger, vice president in charge of re search and puppy placement at the San Rafael school. "Dogs raised in a kennel without the feeling of being needed and ap preciated grow up to be worth less, especially as guide dogs." After the dog returns . to the training school it receives three months' intensive training in obedience commands, avoidance of obstructions and alertness in traffic. An additional month is required to teach the blind per son to work with his dog. The dog and the blind man are join ed according to personalties. Personalities of a dog and hu man can conflict the same as those of two humans. During the final month, Cali fornia State law requires the blind students to live at the training school. Final training consists of maneuvering through heavy San Francisco traffic. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., is a western training school serv ing the 22 western states and Hawaii. In conducts the only school west of the Mississippi accredited by the Veterans Ad- CHESS lieis aci To add a crowning touch of daintiness to boudoir, closets and bureau drawers, Mary Chess fragrances appear in many lovely guises... in soft white satin with an exquisite design of flowers and lovers' knots. Gift-packaged in powder blue with lovers' knot. White Lilac, Tapestry, Strategy, Yrara, Carna tion, Gardenia and Helio trope. From 85c to $20. In sett fr$n $5.00 fa Trvusstau Box at S100.00 ' Plus t0 FedirJTsx Sunday, September 8, 1937 y ----- ministration to train blind ex service men and women in using dogs as guides. The organization was founded in 1942 by a group of San Fran cisco women to serve the blinded veterans returning to their West Coast homes after World War II. At that time no such school for training both dogs and the blind masters existed. The free service was extended later to civilian applicants. The work is financed entirely by voluntary contributions. Hanson Barn Burns, Grass Fires Doused Two trucks from Medford fire department arrived too late to save a barn which burned on the Olaf Hanson property, 907 Cherry st., at 1:20 p.m. Friday. Origin of the fire was not de termined, firemen said. The barn was approximately 30 by 40 feet and was empty at the time of the fire. It was valued at about $1,000. Two trucks were dispatched the same afternoon to a large grass fire between Bear creek and Biddle rd. The original fire started smaller blazes in dry grass for a surrounding area of about a city block. Paychecks Stolen At Company Office Paychecks amounting to near ly $160 were reported stolen from the Medford Pear Com pany office, route 3, box 204, Medford Thursday, according to ! the county sheriff's office. William R. Arnold, foreman, reported the theft Friday. Arn j old said four checks of varying 1 amounts were in drawers in 1 the office when stolen. Sheriff's officers Saturday ar ; rested Leland A. Johnnson, 30, of 342 Merriman st., on a non support warrant issued at the Polk county sheriff's office. Johnson is being held for Polk county officials. Conference Seeks End Of Six-Day TV Strike Portland W Negotiators, ' including a federal mediator, conferred Friday in an effort i to end a six-day-old strike by ! 110 members of the Internation al Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local 49, against Port land's three television stations. Included in the walkout are technicians, producer - directors and floormen in the engineer ing and production depart ments. Chores of the striking em ployees were taken over by other personnel, and the stations operated this week on a near normal schedule. DDIldl 6) Truck and Trailer Overturn; Other Accidents Reported A load of lath shifting on a trailer caused a truck and trail er to overturn in North Central ave. just past the intersection of Edwards st. about 12:09 a.m. Saturday, according to city pol ice. The driver, James Earl Sump ter, Stockton, Calif., suffered an abrasian on his right should er but otherwise was uninjured. The truck and trailer were south bound on Central when the ac cident occurred. Four other minor traffic ac cidents were investigated by city police Friday. ' A panel truck driven by Clif ford Stuart Fixen, 118 North Orange st., and a car operated by Larry Wayne McDonald, route 2, box 203, Central Point, collided about 10:45 a.m. at the intersection of Ohio and Board man sts. Citations Given At 4:25 pm., an accident at the intersection of Sixth and Bartlett sts, resulted in citations for failure to yield the right of way and failure to display regis tration in a vehicle, given by city police to Samuel Edwin King, Jacksonville. King was the driver of a car involved in a collision with an auto operated by Charles Dos McKinley, 124 Newtown st. Police arrested Arthur Carl Stinson, 12i9 West 10th st., on charges of being drunk in public after a pickup driven by Stin son struck a parked station wa gon on Eight st. between Lin coln and Hamilton sts. about 8:25 p.m. The station wagon was registered to T. R. Florey, box 747, Medford. About 8:30 p.m., cars driven by Sandra Lee Burns, 924 Ste wart ave., and James Arthur Pond, 20 Ashland ave.. apart ment T, collided at the intersec tion of Main and Bartlett sts. Pickup Wrecked At Central Point Cenetral Point A pickup rounding a curve here Friday evening' struck the wheels of a parked log truck and turned over, nearly totally wrecked, ac cording to state police. Officers said the accident oc curred about 7:03 p.m. Friday. The pickup was driven by James Edward Palmer, 28, 42V& North Ninth st., Central Point. Palmer was rounding a slight curve on highway 99 when his pickup struck the rear left wheels of the log truck and trailer parked along the curb between the Cen tral Point Rural fire department and the Cupp Furniture Barn. Palmer was not injured. The truck was owned by L. W. Pru itt, 1455 Ashland st., Ashland. Check Spokane Men For Radiation Danger Spokane (IP) A Fairchild Air Force Base radiological of ficer said Friday three base me chanics exposed to radiation on Aug. 24 were under observa tion. Lt. James Wingate, in a story in the base newspaper, said the dosage was not extensive and the airmen were not confined to a hospital. He said they were exposed while repairing a B-57 bomber. It was not disclosed how the plane had been radiat ed. Wingate said the plane was so "hot" it should have been isolated for at least three weeks. The three airmen were identi fied as M. Sgt. Joseph P. Brown, M. Sgt. Jack C. Mooney, and T. Sgt. Milford K. Taylor. Phone Rates Increase In Springdale Area Salem (IP) Public Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan Saturday granted rate increases asked by the Columbia Tele phone Company which serves the Corbett-Springdale area. Under the new schedule the company would get a 4.71 per cent rate of return on its money. Residential rates on a one-party line will go up from $4.25 to $5.50 a month. The commissioner also grant ed authority to Pioneer Tele phone cooperative serving Ben ton, Lincoln and Lane counties to increase its gross annual rev enue by $52,597. The company went into the red some $40,000 last year, Morgan said. Eire, called the poorhouse of Europe in 1840, today has one of the highest per capita wealths in its history. North America's three heav iest animals are the bison, Al aska brown bear and the moose. A bull buffalo may weight a ton; bear or moose 1,600 pounds. GETS SCREENING Douglas fir logs infested with bark beetles are getting special '"screening" treatment at Oregon State college. These screened pens, in which logs are being placed, are rearing cages for bark beetles that will be used later in screening tests on promising new pesticides. Work is underway in OSC's new forest insect laboratory that will speed research on control of beetles and other forest pests that cost Northwest foresters millions of dollars annually. Dr. Julius Rudinsky, shown here, is in charge. Silver fir and cedar bark beetles are being reared in the tin cages in the background. New $35,000 Forest Insect Laboratory Is Completed at OSC Corvallis A new $35,000 for est insect laboratory with facili ties which rank among the best in the nation has been completed at Oregon State college for re search on forest pests that are the number 1 enemy of North west foresters. Testing of insecticides to de termine which are most effective Consultant Service Opens New Office buiiivan interiors, a new home decoration consulting serv ice, will open in a studio at 5260 South Pacific highway, Grants Pass, at Rogue River junction 11 ajn. Sept. 9. The firm is operated by Mr and Mrs. Fred Sullivan who have had decorating experience with stores. The past 12 years they have managed their own business in Klamath Falls. Their services include color schemes, remodeling, building and furnishing entire homes The past year they remodeled their home at Rogue River juno tion and made it into a combina tion model home and display studio. They have made buying trips to new England, eastern and west coast markets. Educators Appointed To Fullbrighf Group Salem (IP) Gov. Robert D. Holmes Saturday announced ap pointment of Oregon's Fulbright Committee for next year. Dr. John F. Cramer, president of Portland State college was reappointed chairman. Serving again will be Dr. Charles J. Armstrong of Pacific university. New members are Dr. Robert D. Clark, dean of the Liberal Arts College, University of Ore gon; Dr. Herbert Childs, English department, Oregon State Col lege; and Miss Abby H. Adams, head of the foreign language department, Eugene high school. Retiring members of the Com mittee are Dean E. B. Lemon of Oregon State; Dean Paul B. Ja cobson, University of Oregon; and Colton E. Meek, principal of Grant high school, Portland. The Fulbright law provides for exchange of American and foreign teachers and college students. Each state receives at least two Fulbright scholarships a year. SELECTED QUEEN Salem Caroline Tiegs, Tal ent, was selected as one of seven Jersey princesses at the Oregon State fair Tuesday. Grace Elliott of Astoria was selected as the Jersey queen. Woman suffragist Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Mass., in a house built in 1810. I Am Pleased to Announce the Opening of My New DENTAL OFFICE at 922 E. Main Dr. H. H. Bresee o Phone SP 2-2756 (Formerly in Medical Center Bldg.) and practical to use against various insects will be tlie ma jor phase of work. Tied in with the testing will be basic research on insect biol ogy, behavior and activities Little is known about some of the insects and effective controls cannot be developed until that information is available, Dr. Jul ius Rudinsky, project leader, pointed out. Cooperate in Research Entomologists of the Oregon state board of forestry are co operating in the research. To provide a constant supply of insects for pesticide testing, the lab will "raise its own" in temperature - controlled rearing rooms. Douglas fir logs infested with bark beetles were sealed in wax, brought to the laboratory, and placed in screened rearing cages. Cedar bark beetles, which work on Port Orford and Western red cedar, and Silver fir bark beetles also are being reared in the room.They have to be kept in tin containers, however, since they are small enough . to go through regular screens. Raising the pests in the labora tory also speeds up research work, according to Rudinsky. At least two and likely three generations of some of the in sects can be raised in the labora tory each year, compared to only one generation in the field. "Winter Season" The "winter season" in the in sect's life is supplied in a freezer room. It gives the pests a chilly and brief artificial resting period. Forest insects are more costly each year to Northwest forests than fire, Rudinsky explained, and research on pest control is now getting considerably more attention than in the past. The Douglas fir beetle which has taken a tremendous toll of trees some. 6 million acres were infested in 1955 in the Northwest will be one of the insects given priority in lab work. Some Work Complete Some work on the behavior and development of the. beetle as intiuencea Dy various tem peratures has already been com pleted. Although the Douglas fir beetle epidemic has dropped off recently, "it will be back some day," Rudinsky said. Other pests listed for study in coming months include the spruce budworm and balsam wooly aphid. The insect project is sponsored by the Northwest Forest Pest Action council, the Oregon state board of forestry and the Pacific Northwest forest and range ex periment station, Portland, in cooperation with the college. A grant of $3,800 also was received last month from the Foundation for American Resource Man agement, San Francisco, to help support research. Superstitions About Moon Still Prevail in World By FAY BENTLEY Since the dawn of time earth dwellers have been fascinated by the beauty and mystery of our planet's nearest sky neighbor the moon. The celestial body, al ways an inspiration to writers and artists is the source of in numerable superstitions many of which persist even in this atom ic age. The word lunatic was derived from the Latin word Luna (the moon) as it was believed that lunacy or insanity was influenc ed by changes of the moon. To sleep with the full moon shin ing on ih'e face was believed to result in blindness. A few of the many supersti tions about the moon are: Rad ishes, cucumbers, and turnips grow best at full moon; a change of moon-phase influences the weather; and potatoes will not bear heavily unless the planting is done in, the "dark of the moon. We are all familiar with the tides in the ocean caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the waters of the earth, but other than this, astronomers say that the moon has very little effect upon our planet. The changing form of the moon as it waxes from a thin crescent to full and then wanes until it entirely disappears gave to ancient people a convenient tool for measuring time, which had long been used before cal endars came into existence. When the Chaldeans made the first divisions of time which em ployed the numbers 60, 24, and 12, they divided the year into 12 months. A month being the time from full moon to full moon or from new moon to new moon. The "harvest moon" often mentioned in stories and poems, is the full moon occuring near est the date of the autumnal equinox and usually comes in September, though it is possible for it to occur in early October. An increased amount of moon light at this time makes it pos sible to continue work in the harvest fields late into the eve ning for more than a week Hence the name, "harvest This Week's HISTORY .'.SCV..,.V.WfAS.WV.:.W,W' Can You Identify This Tool? CLUE: This historical tool is made entirely of metal. The revolving wheel is marked off in 24 one inch divisions and the pointer is stationary. It was used by blacksmiths in the horse and buggy days. uo6ajQ 'u-inqpooyW jo jnoQ a40 paueoj seM pelqo souom tm ujpj p pnjjsuoa 04. Ajcssssau Bj3iu jo u,6ue pcxe 4 mou usi pjnoM pa3APj saipui 40 jeqwnu au, jajnsesoi i uo '6uipeej Aq put? jeeijM uo6pm s punojc jajn seam m peOJ i)jiui5peq ei 'ojoz 40 jajuiod euj Hm 6uiuui6eg 'jajnseeuj aeijM e si :g3MSNV This column i pratinttd wtekly for ih furtherance ef historical intarast and aducaiion by tha OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PORTLAND, OREGON Many who -are alone in the world recognize the wisdom of making funeral arrangements in advance of need, thus relieving others oj the responsibility. At Conger-Morris complete services have been selected in the follow ing price brackets enabling every person to make arrangements now which are in keeping with his means. Below $350 27.5 $350 to $549 46.3 $550 to $649 15.2 $650 to $749 5.8 Over $750 5.2 "The best costs no more, why accept less? (SctimgeE'-rvSoE'E'Is FUNERAL DIRECTORS W. MAIN AT SIXTH moon." Why do we have more houn of moonlight during the full moon phase near the fall equin ox? Usually the moon rises about 50 minutes later each succeeding evening, although this period of time may vary at different sea sons of the year. In our latitude (near 45 degrees) it is sometimes more than an hour. This time lapse depends upon the position of the moon on the path or orbit it follows while traveling around the earth. In early spring, near the ver nal equinox, the moon is on the point of its path which strikes the eastern horizon at a steep slope. If we think of the horizon as a horizontal line, the moon's path would be represent ed by a vertical line crossing the horizon at almost right angles. The full moon in September is on the part of its orbit that makes a gentle slope with the eastern horizon, and therefore will rise sooner and farther to the north each succeeding eve ning than does the full moon in early spring. The difference in the time of moonrise will be much less than the usual 50 min utes. On Monday, Sept. 9, the moon which waxes to full on that date, will rise at 6:16 p.m. (PST). On Sept. 10, moonrise will take place at 6:42 p.m., or only 26" minutes later than the night be fore. On Sept. 11, the moon will appear 27 minutes later than on the previous evening. This, of course, results in more hours of moonlight. As we travel northward, the differences in the time of moon rise becomes less and less. In northern Scotland, moonrise on Sept. 10 will be only about 10 minutes later than on Sept. 9. For several evenings the time lapse will be slightly more than this amount. Thus the countries of northern Europe as well as Canada have been especially favored by the light of the "harvest moon." For centures the farmers in these countries have depended upon the brilliant "harvest moon" to provide light for several even ings of labor in the harvest fields MYSTERY funera 1 1 'fJE
