Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1959, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextSmall Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins Thar' No Apparent Reason For lh Scorpion Fish The scorpion fish has an affliction that he never can out-grow or overcome 'it's his looks - he looks terrible. Fortunate, indeed, for the gait water fisherman that this repulsive and highly ob noxious character is confined to the depths of the sea and is seldom brought up to the surface where a horrified world could see him. No one can say for sure, but perhaps these fish are but few in ov erall numbers. Maybe this revolting character frightens even those of its own kind. It would not be too sumris- intf r find manv Hrvv cnnr. t "e j -' pion fish so repelled by the girl scorpion fish that one or the other would give, up and go away and hide, all by him self or herself. Mo Reason There sems no obvious reason why Nature created such a thing in the first place. And why did she cre ate several varieties, some even more off-beat than the others? Until very recently the scorpion fish lived their mundane lives in the sea without any attention from the world at large. But a news story told of a man being "bitten" by a scorpion fish and suddenly the reading pub lic wanted to know about this strange fish. Scorpion fish don't bite, they sting. The sting is pow erful enough to send the vic tim to a hospital. The sting ing is done by the numerous long, sharp spines that are scattered plentifully over the head and body of the fish. These spines on the body can cut and lacerate. The fish is not venomous but infection follows the punctures. It's hard to understand why any one would touch one of these fish. Its appearance discour ages any contact. Bright in Color Some of the scorpion fish are brightly colored. One, the so-called Rosefish, is orange red. This one is thought to bring forth its young alive after the eggs hatch "Inside the mother's body. The West Indian scorpion fish reaches American shores, even as far north as Massachusetts. The fish is handsomely mottled with a bright yellow stomach which flashes when the fish is in motion. To the family also belongs the Lionfish. He looks as bad as the others. Maybe even worse. He has flaps that hang around the spines giving him a rag-like exterior. Just to be ridiculous one of the scorpion fish is named the "unarmed." There isn't a single .spine on his whole head or body but in personal appearance he looks as repul sive as the other members of the off-beat group. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Martha Vineyard, Mass., was lomew Gosnold, an English man who called it a vineyard man who called it a vinyard because it was overrun by wild grapevines and Martha after his oldest daughter. jSAPR. 20 ft) n. 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Encourage 84 Others 85 You 86 Are 87 Your 88 Desires 89 Be 90 Yours 426 Neutral SCORPIO OCT. 24 NOV. 22 4- 7-10-35 37-41-74 SJJ tACriTARIUS NOV. 23 DEC 22 ll.lilB.'JOi 12-50-55 M-C CAfBICOtN JAN. 20 V-iO M6-19-36TH AQUARIUS JAN. 21 FEB.' 19 h'j.ii.oj'jniry 159-78-83-84 PISCES FEB. 20TV MAR. 21 jK m-56-6U63(!fl P1-77-79-8(M-4 Two Theffs of Food Reported to Police Two thefts of food from the rear of the Food Basket, 523 South Central ave., were re ported to Medford police Thursday. John Christopher Hender son, 1414 Crown ave., told po lice a 40-pound box of bana nas and a dozen fresh pine apples, valued at $10, were taken Thursday morning. Francis Elbert Oakes, 1007 Whitman st., reported five sacks of potatoes, with a total value of $3.25, were taken Wednesday morning. Both men work for Pacific Fruit and Produce company, 707 South Central ave., a wholesale produce distribu tor, police said. According to the report, the thefts occurred between Jacksonville Woman Enters Plea in Court Marie Alta Hopper, 38, of postoffice box 621, Jackson ville, pleaded innocent in Med ford municipal court Friday to a charge of drunk in public following her arrest Thursday afternoon after an auto colli sion, Medford police reported. Police said Mrs. Hopper was arrested after her automobile and one operated by Kenneth James Meftcalf, 17, of 45 South Keeneway dr., collided at Eighth and Fir sts., about 4:45 p.m. She was released subsequently on $50 bail. Her trial date was set in court to day as April 3. Light from the sun takes eight minutes to travel the 93 million miles to earth. the time of delivery, 6 a.m., and the time the market opens, 8 a.m. Spring Term Adult Education Classes To Start at MHS . Spring term adult educa tion classes will start the week of March 30 at Medford High school, Lindsay Vinsel, director of adult education, reminded residents today. Registration will take place at the first class meeting of each course, he said. Electrical courses offered include electrical theory, 7 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thurs day, room 22B; fundamentals of drafting, 7-10 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, room 18; and electrical diagrams, 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, room 23. Commercial Courses . Commercial courses include bookkeeping, 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, room 229; business machines, 8 to 9:20 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, room 226; refresher shorthand, 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, room 226; speed writing, 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. Monday and Wed nesday, room 232; and inter mediate typing, 8 to 9:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, room 225. Homemaking courses in clude cake decorating, 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, room. 17, and upholstery, 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and Thurs day at 843 West Jackson st. College extension courses include business English, 7 9:45 p.m. Thursday, room 249; constructive accounting, 7 to 9:45 p.m., Wednesday, room 229; problems in personnel management, 7 to 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, room 251; education seminar, social foundations of education, 7 to 9:45 p.m. Wed nesday, room 201B; and high er algebra, 7 to 9:45 p.m. Mon day, room 244. A d d i t i o nal information Grange News Phoenix Grange Representatives from nine Granges and a total of 131 attended the fourth visitation meeting held at Phoenix Grange March 24. The program preceded the closed session. Presented were "The Mid nighters" quartet with three vocal numbers and Mrs. Fred Meadows with her accordion students Douglas Mann, Bob by Mann, Walter Fitzgerald, Frank Fitzgerald, Randy Wiley and Roger Wiley. Hu morous stunts were led by the lecturer Dee Hendrickson. Masters escorted to the mas ter's station were Kathleen Scovell, Upper Applegate; Charles Foote, Gold Hill; Ben ton Boyce, Central Point; R. J. Ritchey, Roxy Ann; Robert Bitterling, Eagle Point; Carl Christenson, Live Oak; and Herman Kamping, Griffin Creek. Also introduced was Roscoe Roberts, county deputy. Applications for member ship were received from Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reichstein and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Cyr. Home economics chairman, Mrs. Sol Cox, reported on a turn-about party held recently at Camp White Domiciliary when the HEC members re ceived a merit certificate, awarded for voluntary serv ices for approximately 450 hours of sewing. Those work ing on the project were Mabel Cox, Elsie Lewis, Edith Poe, Sylvia Bates, Christine Dins more, Myrtle Hixson, Ora Smith and Velma Johnson. Next HEC meeting will be held at the home of Mr. Mervin Hixson, April 15. about the courses may be ob tained from Vinsel at the adult education office at Med ford High school. President Franklin D. Roos evelt died on April 12, 1945. Charles Hockersmith report ed on a recent meeting of the planning commission and urged more members to at tend. Melvin Lattie reported on school consolidation in the Phoenix and Talent district. Mark Norton announced plans for entertainment held in conjunction with a ham dinner to be served April 4 at the Grange hall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Serving committee for the evening included Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gycin, Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Bates and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Madden. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, March 29, 1959 7 Fontana, Calif. - (UPD - Cold cash turned into hot money when burglars took $300 from the El Rivino Country club. Sheriff's officers said the money was taken from a re frigerator where it had been put for safe keeping. Linden, N.J.-WPD-Benjamin W. Kanzler, an employee of Esso Research and Engineer ing Co. here, recently celebrat ed 40 years' service with the company. During that time, he didn't miss a single day of work. 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