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mm The Poor Salamander Alway Misunderstood One innocent ere ature rather common but seldom leen Is the salamander. In reality very few people know what a salamander is, or even what it looks like or where it lives. In some sec tions of the South and South east there are at least a dozen different animals that people call a "salamander." This poor, lizard-like crea ture has always been mis understood. . Mythology pic tures this creature in a strange and unjustified light It gave the poor thing a character and a reputation that a real dragon couldn't live up to, for mythology tells of a hideous monster that ate fire and breathed flame from its nostrils. To make the salamander even more fearsome, the creators of fiction have told the u'-'nformed that the crea ture 'en took on the form of a l.ian or a manlike animal that groveled in the dirt, and waited with bared fangs for Its helpless prey. The sala mander of mythology was only the brain - child of an over-stimulated imagination. Still Confused Many people today are still confused about this lowly, mud - loving creature. In many parts of the South it is reputed to be an earth-dwell ing animal that amuses itself by piling heaps of earth on lawns and fields. The culprit that digs the holes and heaps the piles of sand can truth fully be called a "critter." Actually it is a small bur rowing rodent with fur and harp claws, commonly known as a pocket gopher. Pocket, because there are sacks inside the mouth that the animal uses to carry earth until it can come to the surface and empty the cheek pouches. It doesn't resemble a salamander in any way. ' The real salamander looks like a lizard, but isn't. Its nearest relative is a newt. So if you don't know what a newt is, you are still in the dark about a salamander. The salamander is a , cold blooded .creature hat resem-J ; sx NStiS? ;;;"v 3 .Xf Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins bles a large tadpole. In fact they are related to the frogs and toads and, like them, spend their lives in shallow fresh-water pools and ponds. 16 Varieties There are about 16 varie ties found in North America. The common salamander, the so-called "black," has bright yellow spots on either side of the smooth body. Seldom is one ever found that exceeds six inches in overall length. They are seldom seen unless the body where they live is suddenly dried up, or drain ed. They are pathetically harmless, and relatively help less. They are sometimes used as aquarium pets, and make interesting inmates in a fish globe. Although larger, they closely resemble tadpoles; tadpoles whose development was stopped at the time when the tail should have been absorbed by the body. The salamander keeps his. Just to be different, the tail remains and the "critter" turns out to be a real honest-to-good- ness salamander. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Medford Man in Antarctic Rescue Christchurch, N. Z.-IDPD- The U. S. Navy's most pow erful icebreaker plowed around the frozen Antarctic today to rescue a stranded five-man scientific team be lieved to include an Ameri can. The U.S.S. Glacier, com manded by Capt. Edwin A. McDonald of Medford, Ore., crunched through the white seas to Robertson Island off Palmer Peninsula where an Argentine Antarctic expedi tion has been stuck more than a week. The icebreaker was ex pected to reach the men by Jan. 27. Capt. Edwin McDonald at tended Medford high school about 1920.. .Blitz HAILED AS A "significant breakthrough," this five-pound atomic generator was unveiled before President Eisen hower at the White House. Standing only Wi inches high, it can generate electricity from atomic head, may serve satellite radio casts. It would have a real long life. McLEOD Couple Back By CAROLINE L. HARDING McLeod-Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Esten have returned from a trip to Providence, R.I. where they visited relatives and friends. They made the trip east by airplane, going by way of San Francisco, Chicago and New York City, and returned by way of Portland, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Millard and family of Lake Creek have bought the Burl Good man ranch on Crowfoot road and have taken possession. One of their daughters is in the second year of high school at Eagle Point and the four younger children are in at tendance at Elk-Trail school. ! Jimmy Valentine and Bud Gillespie have joined the Ma rines. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chandler have returned from Santa Ana, Calif., where they were visiting Mrs. Chandler's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, and now the Chandlers are living . in their trailer house on the Applegate. Mrs. Ray Gillespie celebrat ed her birthday Friday eve ning, Jan. 9, at her home with a dinner party. Attend ing were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. DeRoy Gillespie and son, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richardson and Ray, Don and Bud Gillespie. Mrs. Nora Bradshaw of Lake Creek is tfce guest of her sister,. Mrs. Hazel JUlrich. . ' Blitz Country isn't all Mountains. One man claims it includes New York He carried a couple of cans of Blitz along with him on a trip and drank them in the Waldorf Astoria. As the Beer of the Bright Cascades gurgled down his parched throat he was in deepest BUtz Country for sure. If you'd like to explore Blitz Country yourself, pack in to wherever Blitz is sold. Or six-pak into your refrigerator. Open the door, open a BUtz. Country! From East Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ressler and son are spending several weeks in Portland on bus iness. Mrs. Caroline Harding was an overnight guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughn, Wednesday, Jan. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Chapman and sons, Dwayne and Clif ford and Mr. and Mrs. Jack DeRoser and family all spent the New Year holidays visit ing relatives in Sanger, Calif. Guests over the holidays at the Ralph Goodes were Mr. and Mrs. Don Hammon and family of Redding, Calif., and Mrs. Goodes' father, Jack Ny ross, of Bandon, Ore. The senior class of the Pros pect High school will put on the play "A Hillblly Wed ding" on Thursday evening, Jan. 22. The public is invit ed. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clev enburg have left for Mexico, where they will stay the rest of the winter. Prospect . Lions auxiliary held their monthly meeting and dinner in the community hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, with 19 members present. The next executive meet ing will be Wednesday eve ning, Jan. 28, at the, home of Mrs. Ralph Goode. After the business meeting, which was presided over by Presi dent Velma Chapman, the birthday song was sung to Mrs. John Gartmanf Mrs. Joe Back Stairs: By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI White House Reporter Washington-dJPD-Back stairs at the White House: President Eisenhower at some recent social occasions has reminisced almost nostal gically, it seemed, about his visit to Moscow after World War II. Obviously these reminiscen ces were touched off by the visit to this country of Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan. But the jovial man ner in which the President has been recalling his trip to Russia could well lead to this question: Does he have another such journey in the back of his mind. Morse, Porter Get Invitation To Cuba Havana-OIPD - Fidel Castro Monday invited his foremost critics in the U.S. Congress to fly to Havana and see for themselves how revolutionary justice works. But his invita tion was sharnly reiected bv most of them. .The congressmen-five sena tors and five members of the House-were asked to come here along with 350 foreign newsmen to witness "Opera tion Truth," a move designed to show that the provisional government is actir g properly in dealing out punishment to followers of ousted Dictator Fulgencio Batista. Castro has said about 400 Batistianos will be shot. Among those listed as in vited included Wayne Morse" (D-Ore.) and Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.). Washington -(UPD- Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.), has intro duced a bill to provide rec reational facilities for future federal flood control and reclamation projects. Josepson, Mrs. Frank Booth by and Mrs. Kenneth Van nice. Miss Dorene Christian of Eagle Point was an overnight guest recently of Miss Jose phine Hume at her home on Big Butte creek. Miss Suzi Chubb, Miss Jacqueline Hume and Miss Eda Larson are attending the girls athletic convention in Eugene. VIKMr MS 91 President Reminisces Surrounded by Girls Kim Novak, the blond temp tress of the movies, and Perry Como, the barber vhi became a television idol, dropped in on the President the other day in behalf of the Variety club. While they were waiting to be ushered in the chief ex ecutive's office, Perry was surrounded by the girls of the White House staff with a loud voiced character . in Como's stable booming, "Which one are yas gonna kiss, Per?" Como had much better taste and dropped into a chair to gossip with the girls who as sured him faithfully that they watched him every Saturday night. "The longer you watch, the Before you start feeding a toobtg '59 car. . . 4 J. I You've seen the others grow in size and price now see how much more you can save with Rambler '59. Hundreds of dollars on first cost alone. Great new gas economy. Highest resale value. Easiest of all to turn and park. Discover Personalized Comfort, too: sectional sofa front seats that glide back and forth individually; reclining seatbacks; adjustable headrests; famous Weather-Eye heating-ventilating. Get the compact quality car Rambler 6 or V-8. ajUTS - WCINMAB OMNWi HIVX& ' longer I stay out of the barber shop." he said matter of fact ly. Bull Session Miss Novak, looking rather wanly beautiful with only mascara and lipstick for makeup, borrowed one of the ladies' rooms to freshen up before meeting the President. She had sort of a girl to girl bull session with the White House women, too, and confided that she didn't think much of going on television when motion pictures were her bread and butter. She said one TV show in New York had offered her a new Cadillac with all taxes paid if she'd just walk on for a minute or so, and as much LEA MOTORS, ri Ff' ib MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Oregon, Tuesday, Janatry 10, 1 959 as she wanted the car, Kim turned down the offer because she thought it was pointless to stand before the nation and do absolutely nothing. The White House ladies started to ask about the Jag ACCOUNTING PRACTICE WANTED Responsible, experienced Principals desire to purchase an accounting practice In Medford after the tax season. 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