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By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Writing i3 older than you
think. Long before man ever
scratched his name on stone and
clay, animals were leaving im
perishable records, footprints
which we can read today.
I remember with what excite
ment I happened upon the trail
of a great lizard in exposed se
dimentary rock of the Grand
Cayon. At once, I knew he was
a lizard from his footprints and
the waving line of his heavy tail.
The beginning naturalist can
capture part of that excitement
the morning after the first
snowfall, with deduction and a
spot of experience, it is easy to
identify the wild animals and
even to read their ' behaviors.
You "11 be surprised how many
kinds may be living close to the
which you usurped. (Weren't
their kind in possession centuries
along?)
On a recent first snowfall
tracking, I followed a fox and
he in turn took me to an otter,
a squirrel, a mouse, a grouse,
and an owl before my neigh
bor's dog came along to spoil my
fun.
I make it a point to move slow
ly and silenty there is always
a chance of catching sight of the
animal whose trail you are fol
lowing. When yw get into trees,
look up as well as down and
around oftentimes part of your
story is in the tree boughs. And
whenever possible, travel into
the sun. Tracks have longer
shadows and look deeper that
way and are easier to follow.
Maybe like me you'll first en
counter the track of a fox, hind
feet overlapping the impressions
of the front feet. Like most ani
mals, a fox travels a pretty- di
rect line unless he's investigat
ing. And sure enough, he'll bend
his trail to investigate stump pro
truding from the snow. Dog-fash
ion, he'll stop to sniff it, and
mark it leaving his telltale
mark of his domain and proclaim
O the state of his affections.
Interrupted by Slide
As we come to a rather steep
slope, our tracks will be inter
rupted this morning by a curious
slide. Then from the short slide,
a few tracks. Jumps really, and
another slide. Follow that down
the hill and sure enough you'll
see where the slide disappears
into the black water. An otter,
of course. You'd be surprised
how often an otter will work
right into the confines of a city.
I once found a pair working
O deep within the city of Seattle.
As you circle back to the fox's
trail, you'll encounter with me
four little footprints grouped
close together then a leap, and
four more. Obviously a jumper,
and quite likely a squirrel. To
confirm it, you won't have to
sidetrack far to see where he dug
through the snow for a cached
nut. Satisfied, the tracks will
now lead up a tree.
But you see now where the
fox came upon a peculiar track.
An inch wide through with tiny
regularly spaced holes on both
sides. It's a mouse track. The
little fellow was swimming over
the fluffy new-fallen snow, his
Qliny feet giving him handholds.
Then, the trough ends in a round
hole he'd dug in, tunneling is
less exhausting. But this was his
undoing. The fox, coming upon
the moving welt beneath the
snow, pounced upon it. Tragedy
has struck.
Depression of Victim
You go on. For life, you know,
there must be death. You pass a
thicket and see the tiny, dainty
toed prints of pigeon-footed sized
birds, perhaps groups. Sure,
there is where one nested in the
snow. Among them, there are
wide outspread flaps of a bird
which hit the snow. It took a
O grouse because thehre is the de
pression of the victim. And a bit
of down. Looking back and up
to the evergreen thicket, you see
nothing. But walk back. See
those pellets under the tree.
There. Those are the indigestible
bones and feathers of the victim.
And sure enough, there is the
dim gray form of the horned owl,
who can hardly conceal his satis
faction 'behind his pious appear
ance. This could go on . . . but, it
stops suddenly with the barking
Oof your neighbor's dog. Despite
the snow, he has tracked you
down and with joyous barks
leafs upon you . . . Anyway it
wis time to get home to write
this column.
(Copyright. 1957,
by Eugene Burns)
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EX-GROCERYMAN DIES
Cghicago (IP) Requiem Mass
for Richard F. McPartlin, 75,
former co-owner of the Big Bear
grocery chain in Illinois, Indiana
and Michigan, will be held here
Wednesday. McPartlin died Sun
daygfn little Company of Mary
Hospital.
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SEA GOING SANTA One important thing that will not
be forgotten during the "Christmas Cruise" of the Amer
ican President liner, SS President Hoover, will be Santa
Claus. Here the sailor Santa gets in a little rehearsal with
his candy and presents for these lucky children aboard
the ship in San Francisco.
EAGLE POINT
Families Holiday Hosts
By LAURA A. McFALL
Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Chamberlain and family
of Spokane, Wash., arrived on
Monday, Nov. 25, to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with their
family and friends in Eagle
Point. On Thanksgiving day a
family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A.
Chamberlain with 25 guests at
tending. They were Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Kee and Cecilia, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Silvers, Shady Cove;
Russell Silvers, Medford; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kee and Laura,
Klamath , Falls; Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Kee and children from
Seattle, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Don
Bieberstedt, Denny and Paula
Jean Chamberlain, Eagle Point;
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Chamber
lain, twins, Larry and Garry,
Terry Lee and David, the honor
ed guests.
On Friday evening, Nov. 26,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Chamber
lain were hosts at the Eagle
Point Grange hall for a gather
ing of family and friends, with
entertainment being furnished
by the grandchildren. Cecilia
Kee of Shady Cove did tap danc
ing and baton twirling. Terry
Lee Chamberlain, 14, an accor
dianist, played several numbers.
Terry Lee was one of the final
ist at the Washington state ac
cordion competition held this
past summer. During this contest
he received three trophies in the
finals. His twin brothers Larry
and Garry, 12, did several tap
dancing numbers and acrobatics.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Canterberry, Mrs. Natal Youree,
Mrs. Kobert Humphrey and
family, Mrs. Glenn CMymer, Mrs.
Mark Hoefft, Mrs. Willard Cave,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chamber
lain, Mrs Don Bieberstedt, Paula
Jean and Dennis Chamberlain,
Petra Rae Chamberlain, Lloyd
E. Hale, Mrs. Lester McFall and
Dale, Willard and Gary Webster,
Mrs. John Cams and Donald,
Mrs. Frank Putman and Celia
and Diane, Mrs. James Edge,
Connie, Vonnie and Bonnie
Goehring, Darlene Christian,
Mrs. V. W. Hay and Ellen, all
Eagle Pointers; Bob Ballard,
Reno, Nevada, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sturgill and sons, Grants
Pass; Mrs. Alice Cross, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Kee and Cecilia, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Harper, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Harper and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Silver, all
Shady Cove; Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Kee and family. Seattle; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kee and family,
Klamath Falls, and Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Chamberlain and David,
parents of the performers.
Refreshments of cookies and
coffee was served following the
entertainment. The host and
hostess were assisted by their
daughter, Mrs. Cecil Kee and
Mrs. J. D. Brown.
The Eagle Point Jaycettes are
presenting for the ladies of the
Eagle Point vicinity a tasting tea
and style show on Thursday,
Dec. 5, in the Eagle Point Grange
hall from to 4 p.m. Free baby
sitting, will be by the 4-H baby
sitting club in the basement of
the hall.
The entertainment for the
afternoon will feature Miss Yet
ta Olsen, with a reading; vocal
numbers by Miss Barbara Hend
erson and Miss Margaret Cear
ley; a Blue Bird Wish and song
will be presented by the blue
bird group sponsored by the
Jaycettes.
Mrs. Vin Vaughan will mod
erate for the style show and
Mrs. John Ousterhouse will be
mistress of ceremony. The door
prize will be a gift certificate
from the Town and Country
shop.
4-H Club News
Reese Creek Renegades
Next meeting of the Reese
Creek Renegades 4-H club will
be Dec. 10 at the home of. Mr.
and Mrs. Moore. During the rec
ent meeting at Kay Stephenson's
home, last year's record books
were passed out to the members.
All members were present. The
roll was called by having each
members tell about current ob
jects. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Stephenson.
Reporter,
Jerry Moore.
Portland (IP) Mont A. John
son, Richfield, Idaho, cattleman,
has been named as the Pacific
Northwest's "Grassman of the
Year" by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce.
Toy Repair Slated
By Phoenix Firemen
Phoenix Members of the
Phoenix fire department and
auxilary will repair old toys and
clothing for Christmas giving,
department spokesman reported
today.
Any repairable toys, including
dolls, and clothing will be ac
cepted by the department. The
toys will be repaired by the
firemen with clothing articles
mended by the women, it was
stated.
Persons having items to do
nate are asked to take it to the
fire station on Second st. in
Phoenix or telephone KEystone
5-1454 or the first station KEy
stone 5-1234.
The items, needed for all ages,
will be distributed to families
in the area who wouldn't have
a Christmas otherwise.
Moonwatch . Scientists
Sift Rocket Reports
Cambridge, Mass. (IP) Moon
watch scientists today sifted con
flicting reports of "sightings"
of Sputnik I's rocket.
However, American s c i en
tist were convinced the rocket
no longer was hurtling through
space but had either crashed,
possibly unseen, or had broken
up in flight.
An American moonwatch sci
entist said the reported crashes
of objects near Fairbanks, Al
aska, Saturday night and Wisen,
Germany, Sunday were "not
likely" to be the Russian rocket.
FRAUD JAILED
Munich, Germany (IP) Wil
helm Heger, a bushy-haired self
described "hair researcher,"be
gan a three and a half year pris
on term today for giving fake
hair treatment to bald persons.
Testimony showed that the only
growth resulting from Heger's
elaborate "scientific" methods
was in his bank account. During
1953 and 1954, he took in $2,380,
000 from bald persons hoping to
have their hair restored.
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COURT
iWlliam Alfred Casey, 2410 Howard
ave., driving while under the influence
of liquor, $100 and 90 days suspen
sion of driver's license.
District Court
Egar Philip Cunningham, violation
basic rule, $15.
Denis James McAnally, no oper
erator's license, $10.
Theodore Harold Rundle, no muf
fluer, $15.
David Allen Borum, violation basic
rule, $15.
William Frank Jansen, driving while
embracing another, $6.
Lloyd Alexander McCullough, viol
ation basic rule, $15.
Cleon Murry Hicks, failure to itop
at stop sign, $101 bai..
Glenn Melvin Wilkins, failure to
stop at stop sign, $10.
Frank Orsemes Body, failure to dim
headlights, $10.
Don Ray Keys, no operator's license,
$10.
Charles Earl Lane, operator's lic
ense, $10.
Jerry B. Morton, failure to stop
at stop sign, $10. bail.
William Andrew Jones, no safety
chain attached, $15.
Warren Chris Johnson, one head
light, $10 baU.
Harry Waren Russell, passing school
bus receiving and discharging childen,
$5.
Ernie Lee Beer, illeagl possession of
venison in closed season, $55.
Frank Root, hunting during pro
hibited hours, $15.
Alfred Ross Cane, hunting during
prohibited hours, $15.
Richard Wilford Gorrdon, not hav
ing required lighting equipment, $6.
Arnold Arthur Farmer, overwidth,
$15, bail.
CIRCUIT COURT
Bernice Vince Fleming vs John Wil
liam Fleming, divorce complaint.
Juanita Y. Guile vs Duke M. Guile,
divorce complaint.
Beatrice Joyce Nelson vs Virgil
Nelson, divorce complaint.
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