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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1958)
A MAtl TRIBUNE, MeJforl, Or.., Wednesday, December 17, 1958 I Is That So? By OLGA BURNS One would think that the , ovidepositor or egg placer. least likely creature to attack Most of them, however, never a hornet's nest would be an- eet the chance to use it for other hornet, but according to any other purpose than a Les Griffith, of Poison, Mont., weapon. Except for the queens a bald-faced hornet will occa- who lay eggs, all the females sionally try to invade a nest are sterile and carry on the of yellow jackets. When one life of the nest, increasing it does, the results are fatal, size, providing food and pro- thanks to a yellow - jacket tecting it from attack. "strategy that shows a high Life for all of them, except ratinz of intelliaence." the mated queens, end soon A yellow jacket nest. in a crevice in Mr. Griffith's out- side chimney has a piece of wood projecting from it which serves as a sort of landing strip. "When a bald-faced hor net alights there," he writes, "three yellow jackets appear all abreast and start forward." At a distance of about six Inches from the enemy, which is much larger in size, the center one slows down and the others start to fly past the in vader. The bald-faced hornet after the arrival of cold weather. In the fall, after the aueens and males have left the nest to mate, the workers abandon their paper nest also and quickly die. The males die likewise, but the fertile queens hunt for hiding places in rocks, tree bark or the ground where they hibernate until the arrival of the spring. Once warm weather nas re turned, they set about the task of establishing new colonies, the first part of it being the manufacture of paper to build a nest in which to lay the first eggs of the season. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Sorry, I simply cannot an swer your many friendly let ters individually, but I will be glad to answer letters of gen eral interest through the col umn. Please address your let- Immediately leaps toward the ters to: Is That So! co Med- ford Mail Tribune, Box 1069, San Francisco, Calif. one left, but before he can reach it, he is attacked by the other two "who land by his side and bite off about a quar ter of an inch of his wings. Hit from behind, he attempts to take to the air but topples to the ground. Mr. Griffith's description is certainly typical of the feroci ty of the yellow jackets, and his account of their teamwork is not unlike what I have seen them use in killing and carry ing off a cateDillar whose bodv was presumably fed to and 16, were questioned by the larvae in the nest. In that police in connection with the case, however, the caterpillar theft of two cigarette lighters ' Three Shoplifting Cases Reported Three more cases of alleged shoplifiting at Van Lee's 88 Cent store, 227 East Sxth st., were reported to Medford po lice Monday by Alfred M. L. Naurarrette, store manager. Two Eagle Point boys, 14 was killed by being stung to death, or so it looked. Stinging By Females and a can of lighter fluid. They were released afterward to parental custody. A 15-vmt - old Mpdford The stinging, by the way, is vnlltu was i0(Jefi in the Jack- J -l X T fPU- I auue uiuy Dy xeiiwies. son County Juvenile Deten- sung is a neecuenice instru- tinn Home on a charee of ment technically known as an petty iarceny after allegedly taking a cigarette lighter. Nauarrette told police a man about oU years old escaped from his custody after taking a toy truck, a plastic hip flask and two bags of Christmas tree beads without paying for them. Man's Body Found Near Bakersfield The body of a man identi fied here as George Shepherd, a transient fruit worker, has been discovered along rail road tracks in the desert near Bakersfield, Calif., according to Medford police records. Authorities here were ask ed for assistance in identifica tion by the sheriff's office in County Group Holds Meeting in Medford The Jackson county court was host yesterday for mem- Bakersfield Monday. A Bak- bers of District 4, Association ersfield deputy reported the of Oregon Counties. man had apparently died of a Tuesday morning, members heart attack and had fallen examined proposed tax legisla- from a passing tram. tion to be placed before the lie was described as being state legislature in January. In his late 50s or early 60s and afflicted with a cancerous condition on the right side of Meeting with them was State Sen. Al Flegel, Douglas coun ty, and a member of the state his face. Medford police were legislature's interim commit- contacted since the man was wearing a new hat purchased at a men's clothing store here. He was identified as George Shepherd by Earl Clinton Morris at the Fourth Wheel tavern, 31 South Front st. This was later confirmed through fingerprints. Medford police were seeking the names of relatives to be notified of Shepherd's decease. tee on taxation. Regular busi ness of the association was discussed yesterday afternoon. District 4 includes Coos, Curry, Josephine, Douglas and Jackson counties. East Pakistan plans a net work of high frequency wire less transmitters to avoid in terruption in communications by storms and floods. CEniEOBfinHlJJGEHMCT Choosing home furnishings often means a compro mise with quality ... because you dont' have the ready cash. 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