Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1958)
10 MAIU TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, April 28, 1938 Is That So? Did you know that . . . de spite the enormous publicity given the gorilla, it was hard ly known 100 years ago? It was not until 1847 that the first gorilla skull was ex amined in the U.S., and the famous London zoo did not get one until as late as 1887. At first they were believed to be overgrown chimpan zeesS It was years before it was definitely established they were a separate species. The bitterling, a three-inch fish, uses a living fresh-water mussel as a nursery. The eggs are deposited in the mus sell, fertilized there, and two or three weeks later the tiny bitterlings emerge to begin their lifelong swim. Fred is happy, So are his descendants Thanks fc what we call American Family Independence You've read about Fred in Travelers insurance advertising in Life, The Saturday Evening Post, and other leading magazines. For your American Family Independence see lnsnrtnajj AGENT MltflfllMjtlMI" i DON STATHOS, INSUROR Professional Insurance Protection 220 South Central Medford Havt Phone Will Answer PHONE SP 2-2677 - - n ...ora - THAT'S RIGHT. Only 1 patient out of 3 is a subscriber. The other two must pay. - Any resident living within 150 miles of Medford, Ore gon, can and should be a subscriber to Mercy Flights. At $4 a year per family, it is the only way that a wage earner can afford air ambulance service for his family. Accidents don't just happen to "someone else." The most commor. comment by Mercy Flights patients is: "I never thought that WE would need Mercy Flights." If the time ever arises when your family is saying this, wouldn't it be better to be a subscriber? For a non-subscriber, the fee is $70 for every 100 miles the patient is flown. Published By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist You can spot the black widow spider by . the red, hour-glass shaped mark on the underside of its round abdomen. m. . , i ine American d e a v e t ranges the entire width of the country from the Rio Grande on the Mexican Border to Canada. In certain parts of the country, thanks to protec tion the numbers of this so ciable animal are increasing. Probably the biggest close relative of the pig is the hip popotamus whose name means river horse. Though he stays in rivers most the day, at night he is often found roaming the country side in search of food. Whenever you see a bat skimming over the surface of the water jt is probably tak ing a drink. They may eat fruit, insects, fish, the blood of birds or animals, most of which has to be done when not in flight. But they drink on the wing. The armadillo was a for midable creature in prehis toric times. The ancestor of our Texas armadillo some times exceeded 14 feet in lenth and five feet in height. worry - free . . . FLY EKCYFILB as a public service What Is The Law? This column is prepared as a public service by the College of Law. Willamette University. Salem, to explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases lo his own problems without an attorney's advice, for differing facts may change the outcome. Does the Law Entitle a Dog to One Bite? , Eight-year-old Jack Jones and his mother were walking through the lobby of the ho tel where they were staying. When Jack leaned over to pat "Sport," the hotel owner's mongrel pup, the dog bit him on the arm. A legal action in Jack's name was begun against the hotel owner seek ing damages for the injuries caused by the dog bite. The hotel owner argued that the dog had never bitten anyone before and he had had no forewarning that he might do so. He was, in effect, arguing that "every dog is entitled to one bite" before the owner becomes liable to the injured person. Not in Agreement The court did not agree with this contention because the dog had growled and snapped at people before and His tail was armed with a spiked club. (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 reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-vol-ume set of this world-famous reference work in a hand some Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I sim ply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please ad dress your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Trib une, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Layoffs Told By Texas Firm Dallas, Tex. OP) The Lone Star Steel company has dis closed it will lay off 500 more men on May 1, when it closes its open hearth department in its east Texas plant at Dain gerfield. The company laid off 1,500 men about a month ago. E. B. Germany, president of Lone Star, said sales and revenue had been severely curtailed because of condi tions in the oil and gas indus try. - - RED SHIP IN TANGIERS Tangier (IP) For the first time since Czarist days, a Russian ship was being un loaded in Tangier today. The Svernaja Dvina, loaded with paper and woodpulp consign ed to Spain, put in here be cause the Spanish government has a ban on Soviet ships. The cargo is being transhipped far out in Tangier Bay into small coasters which then sail across the Straits of Gibralter into Spain. NO OTHER AREA , . . in the United States has a service like Mercy Flights. The three twin-engine planes are operated for only on$ rea son, and that is to save your life. Don't wait until it's too late! If you are not a subscriber, send your $4 today to: MERCY FLIGHTS, INC. Box 522 Medford, Oregon by the Medford Mail had otherwise demonstrated to his owner that he might bite. Actual biting is not the only way an owner can gain knowledge that the animal might be vicious. This holding would cover similar cases involving animal-inflicted injuries. A dog is only one of the animals con sidered by the law to be a "safe" domesticated animal. Others are sheep, cats, chick ens, horses and the like. In cases involving these, the owner will usually be liable if he knew or had reason to know that the animal had dangerous or vicious propen sities. Otherwise he is not. A lady was in a department store looking at pets. She was talking to a caged .parrot when a parrot flying loose in the store bit her on the finger. The store was held liable by the Maryland court because testimony showed that the store considered parrots to be a danger to customers and kept them caged except when the cage was being cleaned. Viciousness Not Indicated In Minnesota a playful dog jumped on a lady and caused her to fall and suffer an in jury. She was not permitted damages from the dog's own er only because she could not show that the owner had knowledge of the dog's dan g e r o u s propensities. This would indicate, however, that the animal does not necessari ly have to be vicious, only dangerous. A border-line case in North Carolina involved a man gored by a bull who was de nied damages because he could not prove that the own er knew of the bull's danger ous or vicious propensities. No doubt other courts would take the position that anyone would know that a bull might be vicious. In Oregon the rule is the same as in all these . cases mentioned. The owner will be liable for injuries done by "safe," domesticated animals if he knows or had reason to know of their vicious or dan gerous tendencies. Mexico Broadens Tourist Rules Mexico City (IP) The gov ernment has liberalized tour ist regulations to allow for eign visitors to bring three bottles of liquor into the coun try duty free and to eliminate the requirement for Mexican customs inspection of their baggage when' they leave. The increased liquor quota was designed to offset a re cent rise in duties on commer cial liquor imports. The aboli tion of customs inspection for outbound tourists was a reac tion to recent criticism of the "humiliating searches" to which travelers had been sub jected. Tribune Ft EE They'll Do It Every ClAMCV THE M4M40ER Htm cAr.eGl vvc ret- - ,.-ri- SIX .ZOO HITTERS On Tnlo 1!vi-"vc.i-.l- BUV PITCH tlx "c TRADEWS.I-I- Stock Exchange Issues Book Full of Answers On Market By ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor New York (IP) The Stock Exchange Tuesday issues its 1958 "Fact Book," a 50-page compendium packed full of answers to a thousand and one questions one might ask about the market. But it won't tell you what the companies listed on the big board : and there are more than a thousand of them manufacture or how they earn their living. Such an analysis would take a pret ty sizable book shelf. It's pretty important to know what companies make before one buys their stock. But the market performance indicates there are many things yet to learn. For example, the other day when the low-priced autos such as American Motors and Sludebaker-Packard were ac tive and rising, little traders took a fling in Hupp which hasn't made an automobile since the depression of the 1930s. It makes air condition ing equipment. Little Fellows It's said the little fellows were toying also with Graham-Paige which is another ex-auto maker. It is now an investment trust. So is Over land Corp., which used to be Willys-Overland. When the gold miners get going Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. stock gets atten tion. It no longer mines gold. It makes auto equipment and sells electric power. When the airlines get at tention Seaboard Air Line al most always gets a lift from novice traders! It's a railroad and hasn't got a single air plane. Then, there's American Ha waiian Steamship no ships here but lots of cash and in vestments. Adams Express is another No express. It's an invest ment company. American Sumatra Tobacco has nothing to do with Su matra, and West Virginia Pulp & Paper has no connec tion with West Virginia. Boots From a Railroad .Wouldn't you think Phila delphia & Reading was a rail road? It used to be nothing but a coal company. But now it makes and sells cinder blocks, men's and boys' un derwear, and cowboy and other boots. Also a little an- Vets Urged To Eye Housing Loan Washington Congressman Charles O. Porter has urged World War II veterans inter ested in financing housing loans to look into the features of Public Law 364. That law, recently passed by the 85th Congress, extends the vete rans' loan guaranty program for World War II veterans for two additional years and makes $350 million available for direct loans for veterans during the next two years. Porter said Rep. OHn E. Teague, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Af fairs, stressed the need for in terested persons to apply for such funds immediately. Congressman Teague said it would probably be the last op portunity for World War II veterans, particularly those living in small towns and ru ral areas, to benefit from the program. Persons interested should contact the VA region al office in: Portland for addi tional information. Specific features of the law include raising the maximum amount of direct loans from 510,000 to $13,500 and authori zation of an additional $1.55 billion for the Federal Na tional Mortgage Association to use in purchasing FHA and VA mortgages. Time H4DTHIS HT f ERE Hfv. LlMFHID' TUP lSJME4SL4STi TK4MXiNDH4TTlP J. RILEY, llkh 520EK3HWAE, JZj BKLyN.I5,N.y. A thracite. Plough, Inc., instead of be ing farm equipment is in the medicine and cosmetic busi ness runs a few drug stores and owns a few radio stations. Once upon a time American Ice was exclusively in the ice business. It still makes and sells ice, but it has added to its products for sale, coal, fuel oil, and oil burners. In addi tion it operates a laundry and dry cleaning business. American Machine & Foun dry has no foundry, but it is the leader in making and leas ing bowling equipment ; and cigar and cigarette machin ery. Olin Mathieson, often clas sified as a chemical, could fill a page with its products which include drugs and toi letries, arms, ammunition and metals. When the silver price goes DO YOU WANT? An adequate highway system to develop new industries and open recreational areas? Improved recreational facilities to attract tour ist income? Taxes to be realistically levied so that all the people are relieved and outside money is attract ed to Oregon? Let's have ALL the peo ple represented! Pd. Adv. Lattie for Repre sentative Committee, Chas. F. Johnson, Chmn.. Phoenix, Ore. By Jimmy Hatlo IT IS WELL INTO THE NEW mmiOTNU LISTEN! TO CL4NCE THIRD-GUESS HIMSELF AQAlt4 FUMBLE MD A5PilD SHOULD Hit .4m -ruie YE4R-vMD FOULOUT, NOW TH4T HE'S GOT 6R4CES ON HIS TEETH, SHOULD HIT "I LtAiT FIFTY HOME rcuiwuUK KITCHtf?S up don't jump at the conclu sion that's good for Interna tional Silver. It's bad. The company makes silverware and is a big purchaser of sil ver. Minnesota Mining & Manu facturing does a bit of mining for abrasive material but it's noted principally for scotch tape. Newmont Mining does not mine anything. It holds mining stocks. Joy Manufac turing has nothing to do with amusement. It makes mining equipment. If you have these troubles of guessing wrong on what the companies do, don't wor ry. Keep trying. And if it's any comfort a New York newspa per some time back carried the performance of Seaboard Air Line in the same sentence with such companies as East ern Air Lines, American Air lines, etc. ELECT Republican State Representative ' ' EL LOTTIE Cairo W Egypt releas ed the crews of two British Army patrol boats early Sat urday after holding Ihem since they strayed into Egyp tian territorial waters Wed nesday. The boats, from Lib Quick-recovery electric .water heaters are the fastest, cleanest, safest, most efficient water heating device known for home use. For a limited time only COPCO residential customers can trade any old water heating appliance for a new electric water heater and get a $20 BONUS ALLOWANCE, in addition to the regular dealer's allowance! Ask your electric dealer or plumber for complete details! ' : THE CALIFORNIA OREGON . TOWER COMPANY A Western Company owned and operated by Western PeopU (MP yan bases, also were released. An official spokesman said investigation showed the boats had been forced into Egyptian waters by a sudden storm while on their way from Libya to Cyprus. inn if rr THE BEST WATER HEATING BARGAIN OF THE YEAR V
