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Is That So? By OLGA BURNS Occasionally, while looking at starfish in a saltwater pool, you may see one walking. If you do, don't be deceived by the awkward sight. His mode of locomotion, though slow, is serviceable. While he makes only a few inches a minute by pulling himself forward along an ex tended arm, he has another faculty of movement that makes up for his lack of speed. He can compress himself or stretch himself out, and be cause of this rubbery gift, Negro Minister Remains Critical New York - (UPD - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was "only a sneeze away from death" after a Negro woman plunged a stiletto-like letter opener into his chest Saturday, his doctors said today. The Negro leader of the suc cessful fight to get buses in Montgomery, Ala., desegre gated remained in critical condition at Harlem hospital. It will be two weeks before he is out of the hospital and at least three months before he fully recovers, doctors said. Mrs. Izola Ware Curry, 42, the domestic who thrust the letter opener into King as he autographed copies of his new book in the L. M. Blumstein Department store in Harlem, was committed to Bellevue hospital for mental observation. Fishtrap Oxbow Near Completion Portland - (UPD - The emer gency ladder and fish trap at Idaho Power Company's Ox bow dam on the Snake river is expected to be completed today, Stanley G. Jewett Jr. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported. Jewett said the facilities would enable the capture of upstream-bound salmon for overland transport to a point above Brownlee dam. He .said chinook salmon were arriving in increasing numbers at the Oxbow site and that the fish were being dipnetted while the temporary trap has been under construction. . . Jewett said some of the fish dipnetted had died but that this was to be expected in such an operation. Jewett said he was not cer tain when work would be fin ished to complete repairs to the permanent fish trap at the exit to the Oxbow diversion tunnel. there are few crevices into which he cannot penetrate in his hunt for food. His preference, however, is for oyster, or so oyster fisher men think, and once he has strolled into an oysterbed he calls another faculty into play. It is his strength. That isn't required for the smaller oysters, of course. He . just shoves them into his mouth on the center of the underside of the star. The bigger ones he handles differently pulling their shells apart by the stead ily mounting pressure of his suckered, encircling arms. Not far apart, though. Just wide enough so that he can push his own stomach through his mouth and into the shell where it scoops up the unfor; tunate oyster and returns. Since starfish have dam aged oysterbeds to the extent of $600,000 a year in some states, ' they present a prob lem that has not yet been fully solved. For years fisher men, catching starfish, tore them apart and threw them back. But that merely made matters worse by 100 per cent, for sometimes an entire new starfish can grow from a sin gle severed arm. This extraordinary spiny skinned animal-he isn't a fish -also sometimes captures fish as large as himself. His back is studded with "spines equip ped with sheathes that are armed with tiny, tonglike jaws. If a fish brushes against starfish, the sheathes rush up along the spines. The tonglike jaws are open and instantly close on the unfortunate in truder. , As he struggles, more jaws bite into him and the suckered arms encircle his body, dragging its tail first toward the protrusible stom ach. The starfish doesn't seem to have many enemies. Some of the bigger fish eat them occa sionally, and so do gulls, crows and a few land animals like the fox and raccoon. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) SHADY COVE-TRAIL Wonderland Meeting Set By EVALYN P. WATSON Shady Cove-Trail - The Rogue Wonderland associa tion will hold a general meet ing Tuesday evening, Sept, 23, starting at 8:30 p.m. at the Rogue River lodge. This is to be a public meet ing at which important facts will be discusse dregarding the coming Oregon Centen nial exposition. There will be a speaker for the evening and the local chairmen for the centennial will be present. Bill Ducker is chairman for Shady Cove and Heston Grieve for Prospect. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson made a trip over to the cottst to Big Lagoon near Trinity, Calif., where they were met by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jantzer and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jantzer of Central Point and Carl Jantzer and children of Shady Cove. The County Playhousei continuing to hold the regu lar dances every two weeks with the next one scheduled for Sept. 20. On alternate Saturday nights there is square dancing to records in the hall. 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 na ture observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous reference work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new sub missions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 1069, San Fran- j cisco, Calif. FREE tESSflDN! With each Instrument! Iff! ff No Risk But the Rent! RENT A Brand New Top Brand INSTRUMENT! (Rent may apply on purchase if desired) . By top brands we mean the instruments most chosen by school musicians and top professionals! Conn Olds Buescher Buffet OPEN EVENINGS THROUGH OCT. 2 Particularly for the convenience of those parents whose children are expecting to participate in their school band program. Bring your, child in tonight! See your music man March Now ' to . . . PURUCKER Music House 111 North Central Phone SP 2-5702 Members of the Shady Cove Home Extension unit attend ing the district meeting of Home Extension units in Jacksonville were Mrs. John Lowery, Mrs. Kenneth Paul son, Mrs. Ted Daw and Mrs. Alberta Alicki, all of Shady Cove. Members attending from the Rogue Elk Exten sion unit were Mrs."1 bscar Hanson of Trail and Mrs. Ken Lacey of Central Point. Mr. and Mrs William Schulz of Shady Cove enter tained with a card party at their home last Saturday eve ning. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Huff man' of Prospect, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Strother, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bartuss, and Dr. and Mrs. Verne Wilson, all of Shady Cove. Mrs. Eldred Matthews of San Jose, Calif., was a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Pfeifer of Shady Cove, Mrs. Matthews is a nice of Mrs. Pfeifer. Mrs. Ivan Hale and chil dren have returned home from their trip to Calistoga, Calif., and brought Ivan's mother, Mrs. Mary Hale, of Grants Pass home with them. Mrs.. Lura Hall of Chino, Calif., is now at her home on Indian creek, arid expects to be up here for about two months. been visiting .with Kenneth's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Vincent of Shady Cove. Bob Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers of Elk Creek, Trail, has left to en roll at Pacific Union college at Angwin, Calif., where he will study electronics. Members of St. , Martin's Guild of Shady Cove attend ing the Southern Deanery meeting of the Diocese of Ore gon of the Episcopal church held in Prospect last week were Mesdames Allan Rod gers, A. Myklebye, Bill Mas sey, Oscar Hanson, Ed Brown, Dale Sawyer, Dolf Larson and Pat Hawks. Judy Leekey of San Diego, former resident of Shady Cove was a .recent house guest of her friend, Pamela Vanderlip of Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Erick son of Glendale, Calif., have been visiting with Bud's sis ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Winslow of Shady Cove and with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Conover. . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De vine and children, Patty and Denny of Yokohama,, Japan, were overnight guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Car roll Watson of Shady Cove. The Devine's spent two years in Yokahomo where Joe was employed' in the Army audit department. They returned by boat recently to Seattle, where they lived before going to Japan. However, they were' transferred to San Francisco and were on their way when they stopped en route to visit the Watsons. Mrs. Devine's mother was an old time friend and neighbor of the Ralph Watsons of Trail. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Org., Monday, September 22, IMS S Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bush of Elk Creek, Trail, entertain ed at their home Sunday with a birthday dinner honoring the 73rd birthday of Mrs. Bush's father, Harry Nichol son, of Central Point. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson and family of Trail, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lacy and family of Central Point and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stone of Medford. Mrs. Frances Miller of Shady Cove has returned home from the Osteopathic clinic in Medford, where she has been undergoing treat ment and observation. She ex pects to return to the hospital within a short time for pos sible surgery Dr. and Mrs. Verne Wilson were hosts at their home on Rogue River drive for a din ner party Sunday evening. Guests attending were Mr and Mrs. Frank Blaar of Med ford and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bartuss of Shady Cove. Leonard Peterson of Trail is confined to "Sacred Heart hospital for treatment of in juries sustained in" a logging accident while working for Oscar Hanson Logging. First reports from the hospital were that no bones were broken but that he had a dislocated knee and suffered other juries. Mrs. Arthur Greenley of Shady Cove has been confined to Sacred Heart hospital for treatment and observation She entered Rogue Valley hos pital on Satuday but was transferred to Sacred Heart for treatment. Wayne Buttram of Shady Cove got a lage bear which measured about 6 feet in length and weighed in the neighborhood of 200 pounds. Judging from the condition of the teeth it was thought to be a three-year-old. Dogs follow ed the bear fori about two miles after, it was wounded before Wayne could get close enough for the final shot. i Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirby of Gresham, Ore.) are taking care of the Shady Cove motel in the absence of M. and Mrs. Art Hutchison. The Hutchi sons have gone- to Los An geles, where Mrs. Hutchison is to have a medical check-up. Mrs. M. L. Lane of Shady Cove, mother of Mrs. Bill Shepherd, flew to San Fran cisco where she was met by her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane. They all went to Morro Bay, where she was to visit with another son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lane. She plans to attend the "Old Timers" day at King City in October. She will return home about Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vin cent of Gladstone, Ore., have Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tur ner of Trail, together with M. and Ms. Eldon Ward of Dufur, Ore., made a trip over to Winchester bay fishing, They caught their limit for the two days they were there The Wards accompanied the Turners back to Trail, where they spent three days visiting with them at their home. Oth er house guests of the Turners have been Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gleason of Long Beach, Calif. The Shady Cove Grange held an outdoor barbecue and potluck dinner Saturday eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Littlefield of Shady Cove. Members and guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Vanderlip, Mr. and Ms. Walter Cross, Mr. and Ms. Ed Houston, Mr. -and Mrs. Phil Motschenbacher, Merle Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Minor and children, Mrs. Isa bel Wunderlich, Mr. and Mrs Don Cattanach and family, all of Shady Cove; Mrs. Thelma Reinning, Mr. and Mrs. Reed McKay; and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Monical and baby daugh ter, all of Trail, and the Mon icals guests from Grants Pass. i The Shady Cove Grange will hold the annual Booster night Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Shady Cove school gym. A program will take the place of the regular meeting. The public is invited. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Buch- wald of Hermosa Beach, Calif, have been at Trail for the past several months working on their house and property on the Tiller-Trail highway. Mrs. and Mrs. Rufus Trusty of Elk Creek, Trail, toon Mrs. Trusty's sister, Mrs". Clara Schrader, who is visiting them from Amesbury, Mass., on a trip to Crater lake last week. 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