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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY. APRIL 29, 19S2 Port Elizabeth Snake Farm One (Ediior'i noli: Thii ii in other in series of articles by former Medford resident Luke Lange, who it on an around lhe world cruise on the freighter S. S. Frietland. Todya'i article ii about Port Eliiabeih. Union of South Africa.) By LUKE LANGE One day and night out of Cape Town our ship docked at Port Elizabeth to discharge more Canadian fir and pine lumber that she had loaded at Vancouver, B.C. It is a clean little town 'with strictly Dutch atmos phere since many of the old buildings were built by the Dutch or as they were called : then, the Boers. The area is still part of the Union of South Africa and ;has the same strict segraga- ,tion. The colored live in one section; the black in another section and the whites in their own area. ; We heard the town had one of the largest snake farms :ln the world as well as an excellent museum which turn ed out to be true. They had nearly every poisonous snake known in the world in cap- .tivity at this farm. - In addition to all the species of Africa they had our own rattlesnakes, water moccasins, cobra from Florida, python, bushmaster, coral snakes, co bra from Central and South America, Indian and from any where else that they arc in existence. I did not realize j there were so many kinds of 'cobra, and all of them dead ly. They had one species fa- miliar to nearly all parts of I Africa and India and they claimed by their records that this one type of snake was I responsible for over 10,000 deaths of natives per year. iThen there was the black and ! green mamba, the bite of 1 which caused death to its vic tim within 10 to 15 minutes unless proper treatment was available Immediately. A large deluxe snake bite had been developed at this place and was on sale for $5 Amer ican. It was their claim that these anti-venom kits were good for any type of poisonous snake bite. They extract venom from this farm and ship it all over the world. Open-Air Pits In addition to the many en closed pens where each snake was housed separately they had open-air pits with nearly I every kind of snake rcprcscnt :ed. living in its natural state. I You stood on a step and 'leaned on a wall which was I about 5 feet high, and looked directly into the pits. Twice a day a native snake handler gets into the pit and puts on quite a show. He has a uni form of which he is proud, j Any native black who winds I up with a job that calls for a uniform is head and should ers above his fellow tr nes-man. The pit is separated from the wall by a moat of water about two feet across and two feet deep. The native puts a Utile ladder from the wall to the pit and steps into the THIS CAR NEEDS NO NAMEPLATE Morse Motors, 6th and Ivy Four Candidates To Be Honored Here Robert Duncan, Medford, Patrick Flynn, Charles O. Porter and Robert Straub, all of Eugene, the four Democrat ic candidates for fourth dis trict representative, will be guests-of-honor at a pre-pri-mary dinner rally sponsored by the Democratic Social club of Jackson county, according to Thomas J. Reeder, presi dent. The rally, which is designed to bring candidates, their sup porters and friends together for a last large social gather ing before the primary elec tion May 18. will be held at Ping's Garden Friday, Way 4 at 6:30 p.m. The four Congresional can didates, three of whom will travel to Medford from Eu gene, will speak briefly, and all state and county candi dates will be introduced indi vidually. Following the dinner, a so cial hour will provide oppor tunities for candidates and voters to become better ac quainted. "The Pre-Primary Dinner Rally has been planned to serve two purposes." Reeder said, "first, to give county Democrats a final opportunity to meet all their candidates before election-day and, sec ond, to thank the candidates for representing the Demo cratic Party so well in hard, clean campaigning these past months." .pit, takes off his hat. makes I a ery dignifed bow to the crowd and gives a speech in the Kings English of what he . is going to show you about the snakes. I Striking at His Feet While he is talking, vipers. 'asps and cobras have already began striking at his feet and legs. He wears heavy shoes up to his ankles and from : his shoes to his knees he is I protected by leather leggings Seminar Planned for Mew Board Members A one-day seminar for new school board members will be held at Southern Oregon col lege's Britt Student center, June 16. according to the gen eral extension division of the Oregon slate system of higher education. It is one of a series being held throughout the state dur ing May and June. Theme will be "Fundamentals of School Board Operations." Cooperating in the program are the University of Oregon school of education, Portland center of general extension division and the three regional colleges in the state system. Purpose of the program is "to provide an overview ol some of the crucial issues which school district manage ment faces" and to help new board members to become ef fective In "team operation" as quickly as possible. He wears leather gloves to his elbows and that is all the pro tection he has. The rest of his body, as well as the face is unprotected. There are two small trees in the pit and the branches are alive with all types of snakes. At random he starts grabbing the snakes out of the trees and coils some of them around his neck and others he holds by the tails. I i in- ail nave iiicn iiiuuma open ana are trying to siriKe, and as they twist and wreath vou can see their fangs with i the poison venom dripping from them, and they are try ing to strike him In the face and body. Purchase Cheapest Kind In watching this fellow per forming you can only con clude that if you were to buy the uniform for this boy you of Largest in would purchase the iheapc.t kind as ,t may not fit his suc cessor. There were several of the cobra in the pit that do not eject their poison by bite. They open their mouth and spit. They can spit this venom up to five feet in distance. They try to spit at the eyes of the victim who is blinded instantly, and without proper; treatment immediatelv. for! life. " i The native kept these at a safe distance with a forked stick alt during his perform-, ance with the other snakes. P. Woridigil All and all he was kept prctly busy. WfMM People were taking pictures &QtJg$'iiZ all the while this was going! tff Civil Service Positions Available in Country Several different federal civil service positions are now offering examinations, ac cording to the 11th U.S. civil service region office in Seat tle, Wash. Positions now open include civil engineering technicians and aides, accounting techni cian, employee development officer, budget analyst or budget officer, realty officer and appraiser, education spe cialists and officers to admin ister educational and training programs for the armed forc es, and librarian. The Family Council Editor's Note: Tin Family Council consists of m Jitdfie, a psychia trist, three elerevmen, three editors and a woman's editor. Each article is a snn.mary of an ariiial rase history. The Council report! on prob lems that have been deal with by responsible agencies and counselors. Copyright by General features Corp.) Martha N. - My parents ful. I know a half-dozen boys, BiliifiB Mobil Home Living is For You if you are retired if you are approaching re tirement age if economy is important to you if you want to meet congenial friends if you want to live graciously. i Only the BEST! That's th. KIT Trojan. This mobile home looks good and stavi good. QUALITY it the word that describes this model best. See it now at WALKER THE WEEPERS. 1243 South Riverside SPring 2-8239 don't consider me engaged, but I am. Mrs. D. N. - She calls it an engagement. I call it impris onment. Martha N. - I'm 1R and a freshman at a college hun dreds of miles from my home. The second week I was on campus I dated h fellow stu dent, a sophomore, and al though I accepted invitations from a few other boys I came back to Chris by Thanksgiv. ! ing and we've gone steady ; since. We're really Just right for each other. Chris says he : looked over the new crop of i co-eds last fall and picked me out of a hundred. Although he must get his degree and put in a year of post-graduate i lab work and I have three more years to go, we don'l see why we can t plan to he married early in 1065, say, during spring vacation. My parents think the idea ! is ridiculous and that I 'should continue to date. But I've found my man. Why look further? We're engaged. Mrs. D. N. - We have no objection to Chris. We met him when we drove Martha back last January. And his parents entertained Martha in I their home for a . weekend. IWe don't know how they feel ! about the idea of a three-year engagement, but we think it's terrible. I can understand a spinster ! ish, scared, desperate girl j hanging on to a long engage ;mcnt for fear of never get i tint? another chance. But Mar 'lha is young, bright, beauli- Casanova Speaks at Opening of Drive Of Endowment Fund v V I .. .' . .-- Your yard can be the envy of the neighborhood. MULTI-BARK it the ideal Soil Conditioner. Look at these facts: MULTI-BARK conserves moisture, MULTI BARK increases water absorption, MULTI-BARK con ditions the soil and MULTI-BARK controls weeds. These facts all make MULTI-BARK your best bet for a lovely lawn and yard. MULTI-BARK BLENDS WELL WITH THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE, IS CLEAN AND EASY TO APPLY. Please order your MULTI-BARK a day or two In ad vance so we can make delivery et your convenience. (S&H Green Stamps Tool) t-'P M f?, ,fa a & SP 3-6601 Extension 46 sons of my friends, who wanted to date her during Easier vacation, and were flabbergasted to hear her say she was engajjed. She should get hack into circulation. She won't be en gaged until her father and I announce it, shortly before her marriage. 1965 is fine Chris is fine, too. But it's big world and she should look around it first. The Council: If we ask you. Martha, to think back to when Debbie Reynolds divorced Eddie Fisher, when Castro took over Cuba, and when Clare Boothe Luce almost be came our Ambassador to Bra zil, you may find your mem ory of those months a bit hazy. Yet, they were events of 1959. of three years ago. We mention them to give you an idea of how long three years arc, of how pre cious, and of how much can happen during them. Then we inquire, siding more or less wilh your mother, "Is it fair to immobilize Chris, socially, for all this time? Is it fair for him to do the same to you?" You re not polar bears and you can't hibernate, that is, go into a state of lethargic suspension of all body states for this period. You'd be wis er to regard each other as dear friends, not fiances, un til a wedding date is on a nearer horizon. Martha may very well marry Chris But the mar riage will have greater chance of success If it comes about in the spirit of "forsak ing all others" rather than not meeting any others. Sometimes the boy who looks like a lion on the cam 1 pus turns into a mouse in an office. The girl who's all pep and good cheer at a football game may show her real col ors when asked to help out j wilh an unexpected and un pleasant chore. Martha says ! she's found her man. Each of them, however, has much yet to find out about the other. And part of learning more of each other is learning more about other young people, weighing and measuring THE one as he stacks up alongside olhcr peers. In oilier words, why say Chris is the one be fore you've dated many more who are not the one? i Thus far Chris sounds more like a nice pleasant guy, the bird in the hand you don't 1 want to risk for the one In the bush. But the bushes are still I full for you, Martha. No need for either of you to be so pos sessive and so final about your atlachmenl at this stage, un less the wedding can be sooner than 19f5. Len Casanova, head foot ball coach University of Ore gon. Eugene, spoke Friday night al the kickoff banquet of the St. Mary's Endowment Fund drive. "Inter-faith cooperation on worthwhile community proj ects like the endowment drive is vital to success." Casanova said, "if we ate to take full advantage of our opportuni ties for educational and cul tural enrichment." The noted football mentor challenged the fund drive workers to conduct their cam paign with the same purpose, endurance and perseverance with which he approached each game played by the Ducks from the University of Oregon. Commends Community Casanova commended the community for its suport of the drive to build the $265,000 St. Mary's school on Black Oak dr., and urged their re newed efforts to reduce the remaining indebtedness and to build a high school gymnasi um in the near future. He noted that a high per centage of the school fund drive was received from sources other than parishion ers, and speculated that the workers would receive similar response in the current pro gram. More than 50 volunteers crowded the Rogue Valley Country club to hear Casano va's talk, which launched the public phase of the St. Mary s Fnrtnwnipnt Fund drive, ine speaker was introduced by R. R. (Bud) Parsons of Medford. Following the talk Dr. Ar nold M. Depner, general chair man, reviewed the initial phase of the drive, and out lined the accomplishments to date. He noted that the En rinuiment Fund was first es tablished to raise money for the new St. Mary's High school which opened with an enrollment of 200 students in January this year. Relieves Overcrowding The quarter-million dollar modern structure released nnnrlnH nlncyrnnm snacC for lhe overcrowded elementary wr;iiHn which now occupy a of the facilities at the original St. Mary's location, 431 Souin Ivv st. I nr nmner rcDortcd mat the new high school facilities will allow for an increased en rollment ud to 300 students but they do not as yet include nmnasium for other facil ities as envisioned for the com nlntnrt school olant. The archi tectural lines of the school will permit easy expansion, the chairman slated, for added ri.nsrnoms as needed or other standard school facilities. An Nannies. Medford. com mittee-member and master of ceremonies of the kickoff ban quet, revealed plans which earmark Endowment Fund mnnioo first to SOdIV to the reduction of the remaining Indebtedness on the new hlgn school, and next to apply to the huilding of a new high i school gymnasium and addi-1 ional classrooms in the near , future. I Tax Deductible Naurnes said that the fund contributions are tax deducti-1 hie an dthe money would be ! used entirely on the St. Mary's , schools both high school ana ; lemnntarv. He estimated that (he combination of the new St. Mary's High school and the j lemnntarv school gave lhe i taxpayers of the community a ; :otal of $350,000 annually, in axes they do not pay to cdu-1 cate the voune Deonle who nt. tend. I II was pointed out that lhe Endowment Fund is a mm-! profit organization dedicated to providing both a cultural j and an educational asset to the community. Dr. Depner encouraged vol untcrs wilh the statement that their efforts would be instru mental in relieving local resi dents of a considerable tax burden by providing extra classroom space, facilities and teachers al a time when the school population in the area is rapidly increasing. Appointment of solicitation teams comprised the balance of the program. on and he lold us to save our film for better ones. At the!' close of his exhibition he pick el up all the snakes he could by the tails and had them striking toward the cameras for the people. Has Seen Snake Shows I have seen many snake shows in carnivals, circuses and have been to other snake ! farms in Mexico, but have never seen anything that fill ed you with horror and the fear for the safety of this man in the pit as this exhibition. After his performance, he had a question and answer pe riod and admitted he had been bitten numerous times but with treatment had hardly any ill effects wilh the excep tion of a few hours illness. We found this man's pay to be 10 shillings a day, which is $1.40. From the snake farm we went to the museum where among other things they had taken all the bones of a gi ganlic whale and reassem bled it, making it as they claim, the largest skclton of its kind in the world. This we could believe, because it ran the full length of the building. You May Hav ERNSTES Those "fTyinjr Ant msy b Rwarminft termites. Onci or twice each year a few of th termites, the winged repro ductive, swarm from their ground nestn to utart new col onies. 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