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8 MAIL TRIBUNE. M.dford, Oregon, Thursday, April 10, 1958 " Is That So? By EUGENE BURNS Rangtr-Naturalist Southern Oregon's Largest and Most Complete Markets - Meet Your Friends At Your Friendly Big "Y" - Eastside - Oakdale Markets By studying the shape and location of an animal's nose you can learn much about its owner's life. The flat nose of the meat hunting animals such as the fox, jackal and dog enable the animal to place its nostrils close to the ground where it can learn much more by scent alone than a human with his five senses combined. The Arctic fox has so far perfect ed his scent that he can even smell out mice buried under snow. To catch the slightest odor of what the passing breeze may bring, members of the deer family have nostrils that open sideways. Creatures such as the zebra and horse which may be forced to spurts of great speed and must therefore be able to supply large amounts of oxygen to the lungs quickly, have nostrils which are large and, when occasion demands, can be distended widely. For dry areas, nostrils must be narrow to prevent losing too much moisture. So' see what happens to the camel His nostrils are long and nar row, and set in soft skin. As a result he can expand them when traveling and contract them when at rest in the dry air or in the face of a pro longed, choking sandstorm. For food getting, the fleshy part of the nose has been ex tended for the pig. Besides being an organ of keen scent; it has also been converted I'into a plow by having a tough cutting edge at its tip. Just dandy for rooting up roots and tubers. Snubbed Hump With water-loving animals such as the crocodile, the nose is a snubbed hump far out on the tip of its upper lip, and the nostrils are narrow slits which remain open while the nasal ends are above water but close automatically and seal tightly when the animal submerges to prevent intake of water. Of course this is all by way of getting to the nose of all noses the elephant's which is used as an arm, or hand, or pump, or feeler, or feeder. This six-foot long prolonga tion of nose and upper lip, weighing up to 300 pounds, is constructed of tough, inter woven muscles. It is unbeliev ably strong yet sensitive. He can lift a ton weight with it easily, or gingerly pluck a clover leaf. He cannot bend down to get water so he drinks by drawing water halfway- up his trunk and then squirting it down his throat. Illinois Governor Suffers Setback In Election Race Chicago m-Gov. William G. Stratton, considered in some quarters as 1960 Repub lican vica presidential timber, suffered a setback Wednesday when his choice for the state treasurer's nomination was upset by a GOP factional foe. The Republican treasurer's race highlighted an otherwise dull primary, the first in the nation for 1958. The election also saw the fatal shooting of a berserk gunman who threat ened voters in a Chicago poll ing place. Veteran Campaigner Ahead On the basis of unofficial returns in the! treasurer race from 7,092 of the state's 9,859 precincts, veteran campaigner Warren Wright had 212,842 votes to 179,262 for Louis Beckman, the GOP "organiza tion" choice for the post. The light vote Tuesday, one of the lowest totals in state history, was blamed on a lack of national issues. It appeared the total vote would be under the record low of World War II year of 1944 when only 1,428,685 persons cast ballots. . Besides state treasurer, voters nominated candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, Congress, and state senators and repre sentatives. Incumbenis Win Handily Only three of the state's 23 Incumbent congressmen, all downstate Republicans, had opposition and they won han dily. They were Reps. Noah M. Mason of Oglesby, Leo E. Allen of Galena, and Robert B. Chiperfield of Canton. Two Boys Enter Bear Pit at Zoo Portland (IP) Two teen age boys climbed into the bear pit at the Washington park zoo here Wednesday afternoon, causing a brief flurry of excitement. Lawrence Koppy, the zoo keeper on duty, noticed the two boys in the bear pit and called police. He said the boys hurried out of the pit when they saw him. There were nine black bears in the pit but they didn't bother the boys. Police said the two indicated they entered the pit on a dare. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the readers who send me the best true-life na ture adventure, the best na tur observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be con sidered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address voiir letter to: Is That So! co Med- lord Mail Tribune, Box 575, aausaiito, Calif. Doolittle's Son Gunshot Victim Austin, Tex. (IP) Air Force officials today investigated the gunshot death of Maj. James H. Doolittle Jr., son of the general who led the famed World War II raid on Tokyo. The major's body was found Wednesday with a bullet wound in the right temple at his Bergstrom Air Force Base office. A .38 caliber pis tol was on the floor beside the body. A public information spokes man said it was not known whether the elder Doolittle, who is now a vice-president and director of Shell Oil Co., would come here. He was in Puerto Rico when informed of his son's death. Maj. Doolittle, who carried the rating of a command pilot, commanded a squadron of supersonic F-101A Voodoos. He had been in the Air Force since 1941 and served overseas for 39 months dur ing World War II. He com pleted 50 combat missions and was awarded the Dis tinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. 4-H CLUB NEWS Missile Expert To Be Lead-Off Witness Washington (IP) Chairman John W. McCormack (D Mass.) announced today Army missile expert Wernher von Bfaun will be the lead-off wit ness at the House Space Com mittee's public hearings be ginning Tuesday. . Von Braun, director of the Development Operations Di vision for the Army Ballistic Missiles Agency at Huntsville', Ala., will be followed on the witness stand by Theodore C. Merkle of the University of California radiation laboratory. Nimble Thimbell Knitting Club The Nimble Thimbell Knitt ing and Sewing club met at the home of M. L. Frink, Lin den lane, on March 8. There were 22 girls present and four leaders. The girls re ported on their workshops held at the home of Mrs. Alma Anhorn and Mrs. Gayle Franek. Shirley Roach and Kristy Chamberlain gave a demonstration on the care of the hands. The girls were re minded of various 4-H activ ities to take place during spring vacation. Birthday cake and jello were served to celebrate the birthdays of Donna Debrick and Linda Johnson. The next meeting will be Saturday, April 12, with the girls who are knitting to come at 1 p.m. and the girls who are sewing by 2 p.m. Judy Frink, Acting Reporter. 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