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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1959)
i t I! 1 is Wednesday, Nov. IS, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. J State Recreation Director Impressed With Local Program "MeSford has a worthwhile and ambitious recreation pro gram and I am quite impress ed with the plans for the new swimming pool." This statement was ; made by Clayton Anderson, director of the recreation division of the' state highway department." Anderson was in Medford last week end to attend the Southern Oregon Conference on Aging, and while here he looked over Medford's parks and recreation program with Director Robert Haworth. It will be Anderson's re- sponsibility to get the state's recreation program started, for it has been in operation only two weeks', and he has the dubious honor of being its first director and only em ployee. Creates Division The 1959 legislature created the division for three pur poses. The first is. to advise and consult those communi ties and counties that have no recreation program. . - Anderson said the second purpose is to advise and con- suit those communities which have established programs, but with specific problems they desire help in solving. The third purpose, he said. Is to raise the professional , standards of people 4 in the field of recreation and keep interested persons notified of recent developments in recre ation. ' He emphasized the fact that recreation is still a commun ity responsibility and the state will provide only advice and information to interested com munities, not financial assis tance. Reason in Division Anderson said some people might wonder why the recre ation division is under the state highway department. He explained that when the orig inal coast highways in Oregon were constructed, the state gave the highway department jurisdiction over the beaches and other coastline which eventually grew into the nu cleus of the extensive state park system. Since, parks and recreation mast be closely coordinated in any recreation program, that is why the division is under the highway department. Although Medford is one of the first cities to be visited by Anderson, he said he could tell that the awareness of trie mayor and city manager of Medford to the problems in the parks and recreation field is contributing to a successful program here. , ; Anderson praised the ability of city parks and recreation director, and said Haworth has done a great deal in mak ing Medford's relatively re cent parks and recreation pro gram a success. Small Worlds Around Us The Star-Fish Hat Too Much of Everything . Equipped by nature with five or more "arms' and sev eral hundred "legs," it's no wonder the star-fish makes a nuisance of itself. Along the bottom of nearly, all the world's oceans, the tiny tube feet of the start-fish propels its owner in a constant search for food. ' r' .; To' see the "feet" of this marine creature you must turn it over. There they are, arranged in rows along the underside of the radiant "arms." When they move these "arms and feet, they move in unison. ; m On the end of each "arm i. roH snot seemingly is a ""j - - - - - the creature's eyes. The mouth is also underneaui, ai mc junction of the five or more Tkaro nra. several hun- arura. a nv. dred species, pretty- wellv dis tributed over the earth's oceans, reaching from shallow ' water near the shore to depths . . knlror1c nf fpet. Iln- OX nitfisv uuuvwvw- derwater pictures taken at great depths show the star fish is there too; right at home. i naiiu. The star-fish seems to have more lives than the proverb ial cat. These marine oddities can regenerate other parts of themselves. The eggs are laid ,rW rrine and 'hatch 111 U1C 'J into tiny transparent larvae that swim for a short time before assuming the character istic star-fish shape arid sink ing to the bottom. But having, many arms. and "feet" is not tne oniy ac complishments of "these un- i nn;mai: Thev even en- USUU n'u'"M - . i ,.nni onrp nf nav- loy me tuuit""--" -. 4,toKle nr reversible stomach. This unusual func- - tion comes in handy. When tne v - janorlc. hp can OCCaSlOIl uciuo"" - turn the stomach inside out and it works equaiiy wcu ., - Hp mav do this TJ115 puaiu.f"- - . when he encounters food in the the shape oi an uvi. . . rm. r-f; h rrawls UD OH lire ami-""" . - the mollusk and clasps it with many arms, in much the same manner a human hand would grip a book. In this position and witn lis muuui un"'i the two shell edges of the steadv and relentless pull. The star-fish is in bo hurry, so. it continues to pull with a steady pressure v:u moo ontiniip for some vVIUVl iJ time or until the muscle of the oyster tires and the two valves open. As the shells open the star-fish projects its stomach into the soft body of the oyster. After the juice has been extracted," the. star-fish is said to retract the stomach and go in search of other oysteis. It's easily , understandable that even the name "star-nsn .-o-v tn unusual crea IO UUIiMBJ tures,- for it is not a fish at all but belongs to tne oraer of "radiate animals." The ' c" rr "arms" are covered ia j o v. with a skelton of many loose- lv connectea pieces oi rougn cViaII The "tube-like' JlillJ . ' ' ; feet are actually moved by varying water pressure within the body, under control of tho nurvnns svstem. ine star fish reacts rapidly to vibra tion or even a shaaow railing across the water above, caus ing the animal to "freeze and " remain still until i the danger is past. , -. Turned over on the back hv a wave or a foot of some curious beach-walker, the star fish will wave its arms fran tically until it regains a nor mal position , or dies in the sun. Nature favored the star fish with many perplexing capabilities. This lowly crea ture does not deserve an tne functions, achievements and vigor with which it has been endowed. It has too much oi everything. - J ' (Released by The Register ana Tribune Syndicate, isaaj Fashion-Page Flash 15? J- 9222T) SIZES J The beautiful "p o u r e d',' sheath takes a wide, wide cape for a collar - and the re sult is dramatic, dashing, pro vocative. High-placed bow em phasizes sleek waist. Choose jersey,, faille. Tomorrow's pat tern: Half-sizer. Printed Pattern 9222: Jun ior Miss sizes 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. Size 13 takes 2 yards 54 inch. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. , Send FIFTY CENTS (coins) for this pattern - add 10 cents for each . pattern for first class mailing. 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