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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20. 1963 10 A 1 ! iwMwiiiiiwwwfrwwwyyi MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON WATERY KINGDOM Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Batte look over the large aquarium In their Central Point home. In addition to this large tank, one of the largest individually owned aquariums in Southern Oregon or northern California, the Battles also have more than 40 small aquariums. Central Point Couple Plan To Found Aquarium Society Br MARY ALICE BRUSHA Central Point Everything a tropical fish needs to make him happy can be found In the vast breeding kingdom supplied by Wayne and Kath- ryn Battle in their nome at 40 South Second St., here. The wet kingdom over which the Battles rule con. sists of more than 40 small acquariums and one large one that Battle believes Is the largest individually owned acquarium in southern Ore gon and northern California, This gigantic tank stands five feet high and is seven feet long. There are 150 pounds of sand in the bottom . of the tank and numerous types of greenery. Different kinds of fish huts are displayed along the bot tom, and almost all the resi dents of the tank can travel through all the little housing units-that Is all but the huge White Kissing Gouramie, who seems to say when to his cha grin he is left outside, "OK, I'm the biggest," and leisure ly continues his investigation of his empire. 150 Gallons The tank is filled with 150 gallons of water, which Is kept at 70 degree tempera ture by two 250 watt heat ers and is equipped with a self-filtering unit. Lighting is furnished by two flouresceni lighting units, The Batties breed and nurse all these hundreds of tropical fish. They say they actually know the exact number. The smaller aquariums are used solely for breeding pur poses. Battle is past president of the tropical fish club associ ated with the Steinhart Aqua rium at San Francisco. He has studied fish for some 12 years. Organise Club Now his ambition Is to organize a similar club here in the Rogue valley, o be called the Rogue Valley Aquarium society. The first meeting of the organization will be held next Sunday, March 24 at 5 p.m. at the Bat ties' home, 40 South Second St., Central Point. All persons interested in tropical fish are invited to at tend this meeting, or stop by at the Battles' home anytime. Battle feels that having home aquariums can be of great benefit both to children and adults. 'In the first place the life cycles of tropical fish are a clean and wholesale way to introduce children to birth. life and death. The fascina tion of birth and life can be Regional Calendar Jacksonville - Thursday, 8 p.m., Jacksonville City Coun cil will meet In place of last night, when a quorum was not present. ' Gold Hill - Wednesday, 8 p.m.. Amethyst Rebekah lodge will meet at the home of Mrs. Thomas Z. Smith, on First avenue. Barbed Wire Fence Erected Around IV Airport Runway Illinois Valley - According to James Allen of the local U.S. aerial project, improve ments are being made at the Illinois Valley airport. At present a four-strand barbed wire fence Is being erected around the air run way. At. a later date 1,000 feet of black top will be add ed to the runway as a parking ramp for airplanes. Tentative plans in the fu ture call for building of a warehouse on the project grounds. The aerlnl project Is located four miles south of Cove Junction on Highway 199 on the area known as Rough and Ready Flats. Gold Hill - Thursday, 12 noon, Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce will meet In the council's chamber at the city hall. Gold Hill - Thursday, March 21 at 8 p.m., Gold Hill Grange will meet at the hall, Sams Valley - The regular meeting of Sams Valley Par ent-Teacher association will not be held Thursday, March 21 due to spring vacation in the school. Instead the next meeting will be held Thurs day, March 27 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Rogue River - Friday, 1 to p.m., civic improvement club will hold building fund project card party. Refresh ments will be served. For reservations call Mrs. Frank Cook, 582-1183. Cave Junction - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., driver's li cense examiner will be at city hall. Cave Junction - Wednes day, 8 p.m., American Legion post will hold its social night. Reading of Americanism es says is on the program. readily seen in the aquari um," he said. "Many tropical fish, such as the Betta, the famous Sia mese fighting fish, build a floating nest of bubbles to protect the eggs. By cross breeding, the children can ex periment and even breed their own fish. For Instance, by crossbreeding, you can breed fish with differing colors and physical charac teristics." Study Pollution "The study of water pollu tion can be made simple and easy with an aquarium," he went on. "By introducing for eign elements to the water, effect on the fish may be studied. Amounts of acidity and alkalinity can be studied, evaluated and adjusted. Wat er can be taken from different sources in the community, and the resulting effect on fish and acquatic plants can be determined. The filtration equipment of the aquarium is a study in itself. "Studies of diseases, in psychology can be made in aquarium. Getting the fish to mate and court at a certain time, inducing crossbreeding and fish movements by psy chology can be educational and fun for the children." Student Tells of Visit To Norway Shady Cove -Guest speak er at a recent meeting of the Shady Cove Rotary club was Garner Haupert. student body president at Medford High school and American Field Service student. He spoke on his stay in Norway for the complete sum mer last year. Ha lived there with a family in the central part near Lake Mjosen. The people with whom he stayed raised mink and blue fox, having 5,000 mink and 250 blue fox when he was there. Of special Interest was Mr. Haupcrt's telling of an over night trip taken a long way up into the mountains to a Lake Mylebye to a fishing and hunting lodge. This lodge has been in the family of one of Shady Cove Rotarians, A. Myklebye, for generations and the lake was named for one of his ancestors. Mr. My klebye came from Norway to the U.S. as a young man. 'Roadeo' Slated In Eagle Point By DOTTIE HARBISON Mall Tribune Correspondent Eagle Point-More than 100 Eagle Point youngsters are ex pected to wheel their bicycles through a test driving course, submit them to a safety in spection and have them mark ed with reflective tape during the Eagle Point Junior Cham ber of Commerce Bicycle "Roadeo' 'to be held Saturday at the Eagle Point Grade School playground. Harold Hanscom, Jaycee chapter president, said the bi cycle safety committee re sponsible for the program has secured a new bicycle to be used as a prize. The bicycle, a red and white Columbia with white sidewalls and twin headlights was donated by the Toy World of the Medford Shopping center. It will be given to the boy or girl scor ing highest in the riding skills portion of the roadeo. Six Eagle Point policemen will be on hand to assist the Jaycees, according to Assist ant Police Chief Robert Moore, who has assisted in the planning and promotion of the program. Registration of bicycles will begin at 1 p.m. A permanent file of the registered bicycles will be kept in the city hall to aid the police department in identifying and recovering stolen bicycles in the future. Committee chairman Keith Krambeal announced that the Roadea will be open to all Eagle Point area youngsters up through the eighth grade. There will be no charge or registration fee for partici pants. A special assembly was held for all youngsters in both the grade and primary schools at Eagle Point last week with a film featuring J 1 m m e n y Cricket showing the young sters both bad and correct bi cycle riding. At this time Moore told the youngsters that the police de partment had had several complaints on bicycle viola tions and improper riding and useage of them by youngsters in Eagle Point. He pointel out to the youths that following the Roadeo in which all present will be giv en additional instruction and practice on safe riding, all vio lators will be apprehended by the police department. He explained further that this was primarily for their own protection as the Browns boro highway running through Eagle Point will soon be used as a through street for heavy traffic from the Klam ath Falls and Lake of the Woods road, and precaution and preventative measures now may avoid serious acci dents with cars, pedestrians as well as bicycle riders later on. Siskiyou Shrine Members Attend Annual Crab Feed Siskiyou County - Siskiyou County Shrine club members, ladies and guests, 160 in num ber, attended the annual grab feed In legion hall at Green view March 9. Perry Harris American Le gion post . and auxiliary served the dinner, arrange ments for which were han dled by Robert Banning of fort Jones, instrumental music was furnished during the social hour preceding the festivities. Ben Bisagno, president of the club, presided at the brief introduction and announce ment period. Banning was presented his jeweled fez, having obtained three members for the Shrine in recent weeks. The De Molay show and band from Sacramento will appear in Yreka High school gymnasium on April 13, un der the sponsorship of the local club. Proceeds will be divided among the De Molay, Rainbow Girls and Job's Daughters of Siskiyou county as well as the travel expenses of the group. This band plans to make a continental tour this sum mer when it will play in most of the larger cities in the Polio Clinic Planned In Happy Camp Soon Happy Camp - Sabin oral vaccine clinics for type III polio will be held during Ihe week of March 25-29, Dr. F. W. Martin, county health of f i c e r announced recently. Make-up clinics for all three types of Sabin vaccine will be held the week of April 22. Type III clinic will be held in Happy Camp at the ele mentary school March 26 from 2 to 7:30 p.m. The make-up clinic for all three types will be held in Happy Camp on April 23 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. 1M y . Jk BIG SHIPMENT! 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The public is invited. .a. . t',r-i - . i 7 TESTS SCHEDULED Margy Martin and Alexander Fidura look on as Eagle Point Assistant Chief of Police Robert Moore shows them the necessary equipment for safe opera tion of bicycles. This bike will be given away to the win ner of the "Roadeo" Saturay afternoon. IOCF Building Fund Has Reached $616.22 Figure Gold Hill The IOOF and Rebekah lodges building fund in Gold Hill has reached $616.22, according to Mrs. Charles Stripling, general chairman of the project. She said at least $3,000 will have to be raised before any work is commenced. Plans are still indifinite as to just what will be done, since this depends on finances, she said. The old building is badly in need of repair and remod eling. Heavy wind and rain storms during recent years have caused extensive dam age to the interior and ex terior of the building. All proceeds raised from various benefits staged by the Oddfellows and Rebekahs is ear-marked for the IOOF building improvement proj ect. Mrs. Stripling stated of the $616.22 total, $157 of that figure was contributed by cash donations from different individuals and groups. Al though some cash donations were made by members of the lodges, many were made by persons who are not members of either fraternal group, she said. Various proiects held to benefit the building fund net ted $459.22 after expenses were paid. The first fund rais er was a food sale held Jan. 26. Others took place during the month of February. The cash donations were also re ceived during that period, she said. The March events started with an old fashioned box social held March 2. A bene fit dance is planned on Satur day, March 23, at the Ameri can Legion hall in Central Point. The Melodious Four will provide music. 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