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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medforef, Oregon, Tuesday, January 27, 195 SCOOTING TO HIGHER ground, this Coast Guard long boat removes residents of Meadville, Pa., from flood dangers of their homes. Vessel putted right down the city's main streets in rescue, salvage work. Small Worlds k , 3 Around Us Qjgj By Lynn M. Watkins Goat Disdain Tin Cans; Shark Will Eat Anything In spite of the everlasting persistence of the statement and the belief among the un- informed, goats do not eat tin cans, olive bottles or sec tions of metal eave troughs. They never have, and there is no chance they ever will. Of course some of . the things they do eat and appar ently enjoy, and which seem ridiculous to o u r appetities, are sand-spurs, thistles and weeds and grass that appear to have no appeal whatsoever. But there is a line beyond which they do not venture. People who are acquainted with goat behavior say the animals are not stupid or as careless of their diet as their reputation has pictured them. But there is a mammal that comes close to accom plishing what the goat is re ported to do in the way of food extremes, and that crea ture is the real nitwit of the sea-the shark. These dumb jerks have been known to swallow tin cans, catsup bot tles, paper, even china plates, or any other object that car ries the faintest taint of a food odor. Any Object Edible During times of high ex citement such as often oc curs when a group of sharks is competing with one an other for food, they even will gulp down any object they can get their mouth around. The fact that an object is indigestible means nothing to these scavanger prowlers. They care not what they eat as long as they experience a complete fullness in their stomach. It's the sharks unsatisfied appetites that cause them their sleepless nights; they are victims of insomnia, a normal state of affairs; a way of life. Their appetites keep the sharks constantly on the move throughout- the oceans of the world. Sharks have been known to gulp down huge mouthfuls of food after their stomachs have been cut open and the swallowed food fell out as fast as it was swallowed. They seem insensible to pain, even tearing flesh from their own bodies or eating their own tails when pulled in close to the mouth. Habitual Glutton The shark received his rep utation, such as it is, because of his desire to gulp his food in huge mouthfuls and at fre quent intervals. He is an ha bitual glutton whose desire for flesh is never completely ( satisfied. As long as he lives he will continue to stuff him self. Hunger is a powerful influ ence in the lives of all ani mals, as well as in man him self. Some of this earth's creatures have appetites that know no specialization. Man and rat are two that will eat anything-flesh, plant, or at times minerals. Most other creatures are more particular and the goat is a specialist, too. Offer one a tin can or an inner tube or even a hunk of tender, juicy beefsteak and he will turn up his nose. He knows what he wants, and it isn't discarded bed springs. (Released by The Register and Tribune. Syndicate, 1959) LOSING BATTLE New York-flJPD-Frank Jak- sic had a bout with his cup board and lost. He entered his kitchen one morning and, leading with his eye, walked into a cupboard door which had hppn left aiar. Angered by "the sudden pain, he slam med the door shut. It popped open again and released a bowl which broke on his shoulder. The cut required five stitches. Higher Eucafion Board May Seek Full Budget OK Portland-flJPD - The State Board of Higher Education has authorized Chancellor John R. Richards to seek legis lative approval of its full $20,' 565,000 budget for construc tion during the next two years. The State Department of Fi nance had slashed all but $2,- 500,000 from the construction budget request. Top Priority Top priority on the build ing program is a $2,750,000 classroom building at Port land State. Dr R. E. Kleinsorge, Board president, said the building program was projected six years ahead and that if it was delayed "we will never catch up." Dr. Richards told educators that a proposed Senate bill would cancel Orgeon's present tutition scholarship system of tax-supported colleges. The chancellor said the bill was submitted to his office for opinion by the Legislative Counsel. The measure pro poses a five-member commis sion to name students for scholarshsips and to receive scholarships funds from priva ate donors. System Working Well At present the state system of higher education is allow ed to give scholarships in form of remission of tuition fees for 2 per cent of the institutionss' student bodies. College heads agreed the sys tem was working well and took the position that the present machinery is adequate for the tax supported system. Gov. Mark Hatfield has said he favors state scholar ships for students, allowing them to attend school of their choice. Educators said care should be taken that nothing is done to jeopardize gifts by private donors that provide a larger amount of funds to the state schools' scholarship program than comes from tax money. AF ART COURSE Colorado S p ri n g s , Colo. (UPD A fine arts course which includes painting, sculpture, music and architecture from the early Greeks to the pres ent day is on the curriculum of the U.S. Air Force acad emy. More than 40 cadets are taking the course - a combi nation of art appreciation and history with a dash of crea tive effort by the students themselves. The cadets begin the course by learning how to look at pictures and wind up with a 1,000-word paper on some aspect of modern art. They also model figures in clay and draw in pencil, ink, tempera and oils. LAUNCH NEW ATTACKS Algiers - (UPD - Algerian rebels have launched new attacks against trains, buses and bridges. The single casualty reported was a Mos lem civilian, who suffered a flesh wound when rebels way laid a bus near Setif, in east ern Algeria. Kleinsorge To Leave Education Board in March HARD TIMES Hedy Lamarr, one-time glamor-queen of Hollywood, is suing her estranged husband, W. Howard Lee, for $51,000, claiming that he is $9000 behind in sup port payments. Miss Lamarr says she has been sick for the past year and is experiencing financial difficulties. Earlier this year her son was seriously hurt when knocked off his bicycle in an accident. The Family Council Editor's note: The Fniil Council consists ot a judge, a psychiatrist, throe clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary nf an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Ralph E. I am 16 and I've already had enough hard knocks to last a lifetime. My father died when I was five and my mother had to go to work to support us. She left me in the care of my big sis ter who was only 15 at that time. I have gotten into trouble at school and recently I was arrested with a group of oth er kids for destroying some public property. I didn't real ly do anything but I was with the group. I got off easy and I think I learned my lesson A social worker visited my mother and recommended that I go to live with my sis ter, who is now married and has two children of her own My sister is okay, but 1 can't stand my brother-in law. He is against me from the word go. It certainly won't do me any good to be stuck with him. My mother ought to realize that. Mrs. K.E. I realize that haven't done right by Ralph and I want to make up for it My daughter always told me that I shouldn't have gone out to work, and it would have been better to rely on charity. But I didn t see things that way. I wanted to do a little better for the chil dren and now I am paying the price. HOUSEWARMER TIP CAN REDUCE HEAT LOSS 31, ' " ' " " jgj, x ammi y iiii 4mlll m hr a if iff'' 1 - Are you heating your chimney or your home? An open damper in your fireplace can waste considerable heat. Make sure heat goes into your home, not up your chimney! . Save even more by using Standard Heating Oils exclusively: They give you more pure heat per gallon! Save on chills, too, because you never run out of fuel with Housewarmer "keep-filled" service. For still more ways to save, look to your Housewarmer the authorized Standard Heating Oil distributor in your area. Call today. There's no charge or obligation. Faber Fuel Company Valley Fuel Company MEDFORD SP 2-4449 MEDFORD SP 3-1576 STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA STANDARD HEATING OILS Cora says she will be glad to take Ralph into her home now and she claims her hus band is willing, but he says he won't stand for any non sense and if Ralph doesn't obey he's going to give him a rough time. Ralph has cried and begged to remain with me. He has had things hard enough. He threatens to run away if send him to live with Cora He says it's bad enough he hasn t any father and now I'll be deserting him. I don't want to do any more harm than I've already done. The Council Ralph sounds like a pretty shrewd article, but he is not the proper judge of where he ought to live. This youngster is remark ably apt at playing on his mother's guilt feelings and has developed the very bad habit of thinking of himself as a morst unfortunate boy, He believes that all his mis takes is excusable on this ground and that he is not called upon to make any ac tive effort toward setting himself on the right track. It is certainly a misfortune to lose a father early in life and to be placed under super vision of an immature girl, but the possibility was open for Ralph to create something good out of a bad situation. The fact that a trained so cial worker thinks that Ralph's sister's home would be a better place for him is a reasonable indication that Ralph needs something he is not getting, with his mother We suspect that the some thing" is cool common sense and firm discipline. . Ralph is in terror that he will not be able to wheedle and whine on the ground of his "hard knocks" in front of his broth- er-inlaw. Nobody can predict how the situation will work out, but if this brother-in-law is not abusive, we has a notion he was made to order for Ralph's case. The boy will probably wind up hero-wor shipping him. Some young sters need "understanding' but when a 16-year-old boy sees himseii as a piuaoie abused creature, it is reason able to suspect he has had an overdose of that kind of thing and needs the bracing air of tougher treatment. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) Pentagon Approves Hawaii Statehood Washineton-fUPD-The Penta gon today voiced its approval of statehood for the strategic Hawaiian Islands. Rear Adm. Kenmore M. Mc- Manes, Chief of Naval Opera tions for administration, said in testimony prepared for the House Interior and Insular Af fairs Committee that the pend ing legislation appeared to safeguard military interests in the new state. MacARTHUR HONORED New York -(UPD- Ninety-six former comrades-in-arms gath ered Monday night to pay homage to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on his 79th birthday. BIKE RACER DIES Detroit - (UPD - George D. Grant, bicycle racer and a pio Portland -(UPD- The State Board of Higher Education Monday paid tribute to Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, Silverton, who announced he would retire from the board at the end of his term in March. Kleinsorge is currently president of the board and has been a member since 1941 when he was appointed by ex Gov. Charles A. Sprague. The board decided that de spite the possible fate of its hoped-for $20 million build ing budget that a third Port land State college classroom building would remain at the top of its priority list. To Consider OSC Request Chancellor John R. Rich ards indicated that the board would consider seriously be fore the end of the year Ore gon State's request for some kind of a liberal arts major. The board did give OSC ap proval of six hours addition in each of two courses, English and history, but refused addi tion of two others in fields of Russian history and Latin American affairs on grounds they should wait until a ma jor decision on OSC curricu lum is made. The board ordered prelim inary planning for proposed buildings including a dormi tory at OSC, addition to the Memorial Union at OSC, stud ent health service building at OSC, married housing units at Oregon, addition to Student Union building at Oregon, and remodeling' of Susanna Homes hall at Southern Oregon. MODERNIZE Your BATHROOM With A Glass Shower Doer Phone SP 3-3613 SELBY Gcwoss 303 North Bartlett jl Other '59 cars yf too big in size and price? k jH&Rambler'59 As other cars grow in size and price Rambler shows greater sales gains than ever before! Why? Because Rambler can save you hundreds when you buy. Delivers even more miles per gallon with advanced carburetion, earns highest resale value of all. 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