Small Worlds
Around Us
By LYNN M. W ATKINS
(Register and Tribune
Syndicate, ;963
Not Surprising That Many
Legends About Cats Exist
It's not too surprising that
so many strange legends and
myths have entwined their
devious, twisted threads into
the tapestry of the common
cat's background. Even the
origin of the animal is un
known, yet the cat has walk
ed with saber-armed, padded
feet alongside the human race
for countless centuries. Cats
were held in sacred reverence
in ancient Egypt thousands of
years ago. Great temples were
built in their memory.
Of all the animals domesti
cated by man, the common
household cat is the only one
which has persistently retain
ed the greatest number of
wild characteristics. They can
not be subdued by punish
ment; they may even die in
rigid confinement.
By nature they are endow
ed with great endurance,
agility and bodily grace.
Probably their stamina and
hardiness gave credence to
the old supcrsition that a cat
"has nine lives." It is, of
course, only a superstition, for
a speeding motor car can
short-change a cat of at least
eight of his lives in the flash
of an eye, even before the
cat can try them all.
Number Unknown
No accurate cat-census has
ever been taken, but as a
rough guess, there are prob
ably a few million more cats
in the U.S. than there are
dogs, and there are reported
to be about 30 million
canines. There are some peo
ple allergic to cats, and some
dislike them; some people
even have a morbid fear of
them, and many think a black
cat crossing one's path is a
sure sign of bad luck.
The coiners of proverbs,
slogans and supersitions have
embellished our language
pretty generously with trite
sayings that include a cat in
their application. Under cool,
scientific reasoning about all
of them are meaningless.
"It's raining cats and dogs"
has come to mean a heavy
shower, and the erroneous re
ference to permanent hostil
ity, "they fight like cats and
dogs" to indicate perpetual
quarrel, is far from the truth.
Cuts and dogs do not fight un
less urged on by some hu
man. "A cat and dog affair" is
also as wrong. There is no
natural animosity between
these dissimilar animals. In
fact, the members of the en
tire animal kingdom seldom
fight one another. Given a
chance the cat, any cat, even
the semi-wild alley cat, will
make friends with any dog,
and both will give every Indi
cation of enjoying the. rela
tionship. Dogs Don't Delight
The not-so-bright human
owner who yells sic-'em at
his dog and delights in the
chase that follows stupidly
thinks all dogs delight in
chasing all cats. Not so, say
students of dog behavior. The
dog pursues the cat only be
cause it is attempting to
please the master. Of course,
once the habit is formed, the
dog will continue to harass
any cat it sees, thinking that
its owner will approve, or
will be pleased.
"Quick as a cat"' really
docs have a meaning, for the
cat is about as near a poetic
motion as any animal can be.
"Sleeping like a kitten" cer
tainly indicates peaceful, re
laxed slumber. "A cat can
look at a king," and many of
them do,' and actually "live
in the lap of Royalty." And
Mrs. Cat wears her crown
with dignity and hauteur.
The amount of static elec
tricity generated in the strok
ed fur of a cat gave super
stitious folks the silly idea
there was a little something
supernatural going on, and
the black cat became associat
ed with witches and witch
craft a case of the innocent
being made to suffer because
some humans were stupid.
The folks that coined the
proverbs and fabricated the
superstitions should have put
their talents to better use,
and allowed the cat to have
her day.
Survivors of Pearl
Harbor To Organize
Lcland A. Scott, Grants
Pass, has issued a call to all
persons who survived the at
tack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7,
1941, who may be residing in
Ihe southern Oregon area.
During the next 30 days,
Scott said, lifetime member
ships in an organization of the
survivors will be available. A
nationwide campaign is under
way to locate and register all
of the survivors.
A southern Oregon meeting
is planned for the near future,
Scott said. Anyone wishing
additional information regard
ing the plans is asked to write
Scott, the southern Oregon co
ordinator, whose address
860 NE Eighth St., Grants
Pass.
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MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. 1963
Washington - IUPK - L. Gor
don Cooper stood in the House
chamber Tuesday and gave a
thousand persons a glimpse
into the soul of a man hurtling
through space.
When he finished telling
the hushed gathering how he
thanked God for letting him
make his epic 22.9-orbit flight,
there were tears in some eyes.
Hands reached out to clutch
his as he made his way out
of the chamber after his ap
pearance before specta tors,
congressmen, cabinet officers,
Supreme Court justices, his
family and his fellow astronauts.
It was a day of rousing
tribute for the 36-ycar-old Air
Force major who remained
longer in space than any
other American. He received
the personal thanks of Presi
dent Kennedy, and rode in a
parade to the Capitol through
cheering throng of 250,000
persons.
Prays on Tap Recorder
The climax came when
Cooper, In his Oklahoma
drawl, told the chamber that
I am not much of a preacher,
but while on the flight on the
17th orbit I felt so inclined
to put a small prayer on the
tape recorder in the space
craft - it was over the middle
of the Indian Ocean in the
GIRL MISSING Pamela HutuI, 14, of Chicago, has been
missing from her home since May 11. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. P. Hutul, belive she is in Los Angeles because a
railroad ticket seller says he sold a girl resembling the miss
ing youngster a railroad ticket to the California city on
May 10. (UPI)
Assembly Slated at
College Tonight
Ashland Interested towns
people are invited to attend
the annual Honors and
Awards assembly at Southern
Oregon college, at 8 o'clock
tonight in Britt Ballroom.
Outgoing student body pres
ident, Bill Bebber, Ashland,
will preside.
After installation and rec
ognition ceremonies have
been conducted for the new
student council, there will be
awards of scholarships, grants,
Who s Who in American Col
leges and Universities, and
activities awards which will
include drama, athletics, mus
ic, speech and publications.
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Council on Aging
Meeting Thursday
Open To Public
Observance of Senior Citi
zens Week, which got under
way in Mcdford Monday, will
be called to more direct at
tention of the public Thurs
day at an open meeting of the
Rogue Valley Council on Ag
ing at the Red Cross, audi'
torium at 3 p.m., according to
Russ Jamison, president.
The agenda for the meeting
highlights the projects which
have been carried on by the
Council during the year.
The public has been invited
to participate in the discus
sion of the needs of senior
citizens to be carried on by
members of the board and the
council membership of 103
persons.
To Outline Plans
Walter Higgins, housing
committee chairman, and com
mittee members William
Hoxie and David Kuhns, will
outline several low cost hous
ing plans, offered by private
and government agencies.
A report of the Northwest
Housing conference, recently
held in Portland, will be given
by Mrs. Fred Rankin.
The future of the Senior Ac
tivity Center will be discussed
with particular emphasis on a
proposed survey.
Other events announced in
observance of Senior Citizens
Week are an open house at the
Mcdford Fifty Plus club Fri
day, May 24, from 12:30 to 4
p.m. at the Episcopal Church
Guild hall at Fifth st. and
Oakdale avc.; and open house
at the Senior Activity Center
Sunday, May 26, from 1 to 5
p.m. There will be music by
the Center orchestra and re
freshments will be served.
Miss Schwiebert
Fourth in Contest
Ashland Southern Oregon
college coed. Gay Lynn
Schwiebert, Ashland, has
placed fourth in the national
"Miss Photography of 1963"
contest, according to Hugh
G Simpson, SOC director of
information.
Judging for the contest,
which was sponsored by the
Master Photo Dealers and
Finishers association, was
based on the observable beau
ty in photographs and on
charm and intelligence.
Gay, a sophomore in ele
mentary education, was a run
ner up in last year's Miss
Rogue Valley contest and
jerved as Homecoming Queen
last fall. She was entered in
the contest by Mrs. Phil
Brainerd of Brainerd's Studio,
Mcdford.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Schwiebert, reside at
203 North Mountain ave. Ash
land.
Many of the falcons used as
mascots of Ihe U.S. Air Force
academy are captured in cliffs
within sight of the academy's
Cooper Provides
Glimpse Into Soul
During Space Trip
middle of the night.
"Things had been going so
beautifully," Cooper said,
"everything had been work
ing perfectly and it was an
ideal flight. I was encouraged
to read a little transcript of
this prayer as an ending:
"I would like to take this
time to say a little prayer for
all the people, including my
self, involved in this launch
operation. Father, thank You,
especially for letting me fly
this flight. Thank You for the
privilege of being able to be
in this position; to be up in
this wondrous place, seeing
all these many startling, won
derful things that You have
created.
Help Asked for All
"Help guide and direct all
of us that we may shape our
lives to be much better Chris
tians, trying to help one
another, and to work with one
another rather than fighting
and bickering. Help us to
complete this mission success
fully. Help us in our future
space endeavors that we may
show the world that a democ
racy really can compete, and
still are able to do things in
a big way, and are able to do
research, development, and
can conduct many scientific
and very technical programs.
"Be with all our families.
Grange News
Central Point Grange
Forty-five candidates from
eight Granges In Jackson
county received the third and
fourth degrees on May 17 at
the Central Point Grange hali.
The degree team from the
Roxy Ann Grange conferred
the degrees in full with tab
leaux and songs.
Thirty-nine of the candi
dates had received the first
and second degrees on May 9
at the Bcllvicw Grange hall
when the degree team from
Central Point conferred the
degrees. This is the largest
group of candidates received
into the Granges in several
years.
Opportunity for these new
members to receive the fifth
degree will come on May 25,
when the degree of .Pomona
will be given at the Central
Point Grange hall.
The sixth degree will be
given at the Stale Grange con
vention in Portland during
Give them guidance and en
couragement, and let them
know that everything will be
okay.
"We ask In Thy name.
Amen."
Cooper said the reasons he
named his space capsule
Faith 7 were "One, because
I believe in God and country;
two, because of loyally to or
ganization, to the two organi
zations, actually, to which I
belong, and, three, because of
the confidence in the entire
space team."
June and the seventh degree
may be taken at the National
Grange meeting next Novem
ber. This meeting will be held
in Portland.
Eleven Granges were rep
resented in the meeting. Mas
ters of visiting Granges pre
sented were Pomona Master
Melvm Lattie; Roxy Ann,
Frances Moffatt; Sams Valley,
Ernest Radomske: Griffin
Creek, Virgil Wilkes; Phoe
nix, Lloyd Whiteside; Upper
Applegato, Edmund Ramsey:
Live Oak, Harold Van Hoy;
Upper Rogue, Roy Vaughn.
Roscoe Roberts, overseer of
the Oregon State Grange, was
the distinguished guest.
Preceding the meeting the
officers of Central Point
Grange performed the officers'
seating drill. Master James
Cornutt presided for the meet
ing and all business of Cen
tral Point Grange was set
aside for the joint meeting.
Following the degrees talks
were given by the masters of
the visiting Granges. Refresh
ments were served at the close
of the evening.
Hearst Warns on
Sino-Soviet Split
Stanford, Calif. - Hipp - Wil
liam Randolph Hearst Jr., ed
itor in chief of Hearst News
papers, has warned against
premature conclusions about
the split between Soviet Rus
sian and Communist China.
Hearst told a meeting of
the Foreign Policy Institute
at Stanford university that
"there Is no end in sight yes
to this bitter argument . . .
For the United States to lcai
to any conclusion on the evi
dence available at this tima
would be foolhardy and pos
sibly self-defeating."
The editor referred to Ni-
kita Khrushchev and Chinese
Communist leader Mao Tse-
Tung as "two elderly hard
heads. The editor added
"don't bet against Khrush
chev. These are my final
words of advice."
Hearst was keynote speak
er at the three day institute
which is examining the Rus
sia-China ideological conflict.
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