8 MAIL TRIBUNE. M.dford, Oregon, Thursday, April 10, 1958 "
Is That So?
By EUGENE BURNS
Rangtr-Naturalist
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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.
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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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