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o o O MeJjFORD MAIL TBUNE. MEDFO&8 ofil. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1960 C 2 l(cr;reM.M rcnnoiri) 1 Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins Oytler Ontrvn Hit Publicity Undoubtedly you have read more about .the oyster than any other creature of the sea. You are probably in posses sion of more facts concern ing its life and habits than you know about the likes and dislikes of the people who live two houses away from you. The publicity given this an imal is justified, for oyster fisheries are commercially the most important of any shell-fish industries. Few are the unfortunate individuals who have never enjoyed this sea delicacy, no matter how far they may live from the mother ocean in which the oyster lives. Oyster shells 16 inches long have been found in old camp sites where the American In dian discarded them hundreds of years ago. Oysters the size the Indian found are non existent today, but probably we have more of the srrlaller ivariely. 'Many Peculiarities :j Scientists have discovered hiany unusual eccentricities ithat make the oyster culture S complicated study. , I It has been pretty accurate ly determined that the female ioyster lays upwards of 15 or $0 million eggs at a single .spawning. Normally she spawns several times during the summer, hence the poten tial number of baby oysters Is astronomical. However, millions of the tiny eggs never get a chance to hatch. They go lo feed the hungry hordes that roam the sea. Probably this is in keeping with the over-all plan. Only about five hours are necessary to hatch the eggs into tiny, free-swimming creatures that do not look like oysters at all. Another lapse of 24 hours and a shell begins to form on the tiny speck of oyster-life. By the end of a week the shell practically covers the little mollusk. Shortly, they stop their swimming life and become affixed to some solid support. Now they are known as "spat." If they have good luck and conditions remain favorable, they will reach maturity in about two years. Shape of Shell The upper shell of the oys ter is usually flat, while the lower shell is convex; the up per shell is 'thick, somewhat folded and very Irregular. Once attached, the oyster feeds on small animal and plant matter that is drawn into the body with the sea water. Small hair-like cilia on the gills create tiny currents in the water and assist in main taining a constant supply -f food. Several gallons of sea water pass through the oys ter every 24 hours. Exactly what the animal and plant life is that causes the oyster to be content with its diet, is a question not "fully under stood. . Close to the inner side of the powerful abductor muscle that opens and closes the two valves of the shell is a tiny heart. A delicate little bulb like organ that beats as rythmically as our own. In the "heart of an oyster" there is little emotion, but what could expected of a nut-shaped lit tle guy that is mostly juice. (Released by the Register and Tribune Syndicate 1960) EARS KEEP WARM Woolen caps for girls come in gay, practical variety, in cluding long stocking styles, boy caps, novel ones with braided pigtails. yfesFI mm 5 it 1 & srA m....zz: - i BfflTiMiHfciMir'f- ' e-.si&i: Cn-"--- i in.!, taa RESTAURANT OPENS - Medford's new est restaurant, the Port Of Call, opened for business Monday after holding a private opening Saturday night for business and professional people from Medford and Port land. Described as the "finest restaurant between Portland and San Francisco," the dining hall is located on North Front st, and occupies the building which former ly housed a grocery store. Army-McCarthy Attorney Stricken Hyannis, Mass. - (UPB -Attorney Joseph N. Welch, the mild - mannered man who turned the Army-McCarthy hearings into a major tele vision attraction six years ago, was disclosed Tuesday to have suffered two heart attacks In the past two weeks. Welch was stricken for the first time Sept. 8 and was brought to Cape Cod hospi tal from his summer home nearby. A spokesman for the fam ily said the lawyer suffered a second and more "severe coronary" last Friday. They said Welch, who will be 70 years old Oct. 22, required constant care by nurses and that his name remained on the hospital's "serious condi tion" list. Most Film Performers Found To Have Highly Stimulating Minds By VERNON SCOTT Hollywood - OIPII - How bright are movie stars? Glamour folk have never won Oscars on an I.Q. basis, and few hold college degrees. But almost all of them are smart enough to have amas sed sizeable fortunes. A num ber of performers have high ly stimulating minds. Among those who prowl the intellectual forests are such diverse (and in some cases improbable) stars as Marlon Brando, Burt Lancas ter, Tony Curtis, Kirk Doug las, Jerry Lewis and Charl ton Heston. Only Personal Lives Most stars, talking for pub lication, shy away from dis cussing anything but their personal lives. Many have NOW AT GATES! The IVestchester ' UJ nAA, eastern Hard Rock "Pk .MT' "f ' - 'MAPLE: Something Special in LIVING ROOM CHAIRS Relaxing Wing Chair Has maple frame with pil low seat & pleated flounce in gay chintz. Platform Rocker For Mom, Dad, Grandpa or the kids. It's truly a fam ily chair. Library Table As handy at it is beauti ful. Fits any place, Cricket Chair Mellow maple with pillow teat and pleated flounce In gay chintz. Runner Rocker Comfort at you really like it. 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Questioning Mind An omniverous reader, Marlon Brando can discuss philosophy, art and the whole spectrura of human experi ence at length. He has a ques tioning mind and a passion to right social injustices. Jerry Lewis has a brain? You betcha. He has an In ventive mind and a, vivid im agination, He has equipped his home with electronic par aphernalia, including a re cording studio and tape facil ities. Jerry often pushes but tons, flicks switches and broadcasts directly from his home to an FM station he owns in the San Fernando Valley. It takes more than just a little gray matter for a man to write, produce, direct and star in his own movies. Drive, Intelligence Douglas and Lancaster have the drive and intelli gence that combine artistic ability with an uncanny busi ness sense. ' Both men are well Inform ed on everything from poli tics to classical music and lit erature, though they seldom discuss their knowledge out side their circle of close friends. They are just a sampling of performers who can hold their own in menial gymnas tics. JackLcmmon, a Harvard graduate is a highly intelli gent actor, as are Glenn Ford, Robert Ryan, Debbie Reynolds, Loretta Young, William Holden and Yul Brynncr. Most of them got lo the top with more than just abil ily to look pretty and to mem orlze scripts. ' Hatfield Makes Appointments Salem - OlPI) - Gov. Mark Hatfield made seven appoint ments Tuesday. Orvllle Brown, Woodburn, and E. E. Davis, North Pow der, were named to the Ore gon Beef Council. Brown suc ceeds Otto Schild of Tilla mook and Davis succeeds J. H. Tippett, Enterprise. Others: Burle Burrcson, Gold Hill, and W. Roy Stevenson, Mad ras, both reappointed to the Ladino . Clover Commodity commission. Henry A. Kuratle, Hills boro, State Board of Auction eers, succeeding Lane Sud tell, Salem. John A, Bowers, Portland, reappointed to the Physical Therapy Advisory Commit tee. Floyd C. 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