Small 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-
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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.
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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.
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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. He once did leave the
job because of illness, but was
back next day.
OIL'S CENTENNIAL
New York-(UPr-The U.S. oil
industry now a multi-billion
dollar operation celebrates
its 100th anniversary this
The first oil well on this conti
nent was brought in on Aug.
27, 1859, at Titusville, Pa., by
Edwin L. Drake, a conductor
for the New Haven railroad.
The first of America's "gush
ers" was brought in in 1861. "
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