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rnrtt Duck Hawk Drives Prey Drvn To Water's Surface Something had alarmed the flftrk nf uildfnwl iust as Ihpv began their slanting flight to'- ward th pond. The hunter in were baut to iiciu. took n chenc o a long) slug? aimed 'at thq,copl bird in the flak njnd puiltd Iht ivffusr. He had uiuiereslimslnd tlw Steed af tlw birds, hitting the one in the Hue. The ft.k vwred sharpiv to the left. Hie Wounded memhw. flapping one witiji. wildly gyrated in spinning eirclea. riescwiding earthward in a craiy dance. The hunter, the better tt see where the duck would land. Stood up ip. the blind. Out of the corner of. his eyo he detected a rapid movement agninst the stty. He glanced away from the falling duck, at the projectile like object hurtling out of the sky on a downward slant to ward the spinning duck. Power Dive The man. reasonably familiar with many species of wildlife, suddenly realized ho was see ing a duck hawk in a power dive, attempting to overtake and grab the wounded duck be fore It struck the water. The hawk, coming down at a speed estimated by scientists to be in the near neighborhood of 150 miles an hour in a power dive, snatched the wounded bird from the air before it reached the water. The hawk, holding the duck firmly beat its wings violently, rose in a sharp upward slant and disappeared over the far . side, of the marsh. The hunter had lost the duck but he felt somewhat elated at having witnessed, with his own eyes. r an exhibition of expert maneu verability by a bird of prey, Most Americans Move grabbing its dinner right ou, of q The man understood better ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPD what he had read about the , Most Americans move eventu- duck hawks and why knights of old, expert in the art of fal conry, had selected this species of bird to be used in their sport. Actually the duck hawk is a falcon: the peregrine falcon, one of the swiftest and most powerful of all birds of prey. The duck hawk, bluish in ... jl ,T I f KH 1 i HSo T I .A 1 iTTiSrPB SAVINGS UP TO AND MORfei Jf A Whole Tent A Full, a Fulloi Spectacular BRRGMRSV COME . Shop nt Sears Satisfaction Guaranteed nr" Small World Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (Rcgitter and Tribune Syndicata. '.V6JI issued 10D.675 tffic timings, color, with usually P .Mellow Su(n. , H. ($ Mafs.n reveled in breast, and loil: poinfrdf wftigM his annual rcport t0 g,e g04 ranging pretty generUy over,erlK,r O nearly (ill of thr Notth Amefi cen continent, has na d nirhnH , j(.t(i.iLAi.. ,. wildlife ubnervers have seen ffocki of hijlh flying wild fowl suddenly com io the nearest water ht?p, they detect one uf tht .fast flying birds in the air; the ducks seem to have an ! inborn fear of this hawk n1' only safety lies ;n know their gottins to the water's .surface. Inasmuch as most of he diick howk's kills are made in the air. the wild duck feels reason-1 ably safe only when on the water. j Grabs Pigeons j In spite of the common name, "duck hawk," this bird of prey! is not averse to grabbing any i ulher kind of bird it sees. It is known to actually come into; large cities and snatch oipeons from parks, while small crowds of people are in the near vi cinity. The female peregrine falcon, the proper name for the duck hawk, is considerably larger than the male: she is fiercer, bolder, and more aggressive. Little wonder that the advocates 01 tne an 01 laiconry usually if 1 I selected the female, not be-i VOlUITlC MCSCS cause she was easier to train. I but because she was cruel, SALEM L'Pl ) Traffic vol heartless. and aggressive: even "me in Oregon showed a net stronger and faster flvine than her mate. In duck hawk society as well as in all the hawk clan, the female is more dangerous than the male: she it is that comes out ot the sky, "like a bolt from the blue." ally to a different area from that in which they were born, according to a study by the University of Michigan's Survey Research center. Only 35 per cent of all heads of families were born in the area where they now live, the survey said. HURRY, HURRY, C'l Ik' S3 HA 'fvSEARS and Save tmi l(n? i Stale Police Log 13 MilKon Miles : SALEM (IT-Oregon state police traveled 13 i millon O miles during fiscal"-' 19t2-jj Snaf!e01.019 traffic arrests, and Thi' fttptftmfeht hsd tv year. Mamm noted. o ' . . ' , , nur is iik memueps were cbimki upen to assist m the sujiprco un of a rkit over the Labor j Day week end, anil to restore order and prevent further vio lence at the scene nf a lobnr diSpu,e. ' , r,m,, nn1 .,,., severely taxed our resources in the western portion of the state and tested, in particular, the , communications system. Maison said "tragedy struck on Nov. 8. liW'2." when patrol man Ralph D. Bates was killed by a gunman while on patrol ditty near Arlington. Maison said he was the 12th state police officer to meet violent death in this manner since the state po- lice was organized During the year state police recovered 625 stolen vehicles. made 5,753 criminal arrests, and investigated 4.097 criminal complaints. Oregon Traffic gam tor August. i;ii.i, over last year, but decreases were noted on certain major highways, the State Highway Department said Tuesday. Decrease were attributed to the absence of traffic generated by the Seattle Worlds rair in 12. Rural interstate routes showed a decrease of 7.2 per cent, while other rural highways showed an increase of 1.3 per cent. Urban interstate highways showed an increase of 1.5 per cent, while other urban routes were down 1.7 per cent. In comparing the first eight months of l:i with the same period last year, figures indical- cd that rural traffic was up 1.6 i per cent, and urban traffic was up 3 per cent STARTS THURSDAY 9:30 A.M. DON'T MISS IT! r T1LC' i 3 BIG SALS DAYS Thursday, Friday, Saturday Doors to the Tent Shop Thursday And Friday Evenings Until 9 n, m. A. Co:'e (n eaf'y rl birsa.ni aiit your v.i'i 501 ME3F0RD SHOPPING CENTER Phone 773-6661 FREE PARKING Mi:iri)KI) 4, o.'dft ' o 1 o O ' IS COHN ItKKil'.lt pares an ear of corn from her dog Duke, and finds that the ' bis entered tne corn in tne loin contest. (LP1) Schrunk To Study Charges by NAACP PORTLAND (I'Pl) - Mayor Terry Schrunk said Tuesday he would look into charges ol racial discrimination against the Port land Housing Authority, bul made no promise of any shake up. The mayor met for about an hour Monday afternoon with Mayfield Webb, president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, and i Harry Ward, chairman of the ' chapter's housing committee. The meeting followed picket ing of Citv Hall bv the NAACP. The NAACP has called for the resignations of Housing Author ity Chairman Roy Remind and Gene Kossmnn, its executive di- 1 rector. Webb also said a complaint with the State Labor Bureau's civil rights division had been signed by a Negro against the housing authority. The com plainant said he was among Gasoline vield from crude oil has doubled since 1'JIK. Open 9:30 STORE HOURS: .. Veil., Sat . :3p nm--3pm ( Mrtndy, Thur., Irtdy ' 9 30 a m. -9 p.m. I Illl ' HURRY! I ; m 5 1 1 mbi . . it cd.. ijr. yjUiaffli'JHDm " 9 30 m -9 p.m. 1 , MAIL THIUl'M Mi:nioitD. (9 JV'.rT!.- i2 Anne .-i'hil!inctT. hi. of BiickIih. Mo., com father's farm with tho ears of her corn is much bigger. Her father annual .Missouri corn growing early applicants for a unit at the Northwest Towers project and later was informed there were WW applicants ahead of him. rl s o . i an. K7 X' 0 AO 1 o V o v : & IB "l iCI 11 w - km Jl 3 V r. v. v M k. t Ultinii a tLWSPAPtR WEEK OKKGON lYoulhs Placed In Boys' Toftn , O i OMAHA Nob. (IT!) DOUC- 3 t'ountv juvenile court .huk't Srtvard Hart has aepnu i'i, the lomporary plaoWit of two Sa - ll'lll, vt '.. urns hi nut a iiinii. Tl... e...., T- II 11 ! and h. brotkr. Ronnie, Id, can to Umh m e bus Sopt. l'.i. Tliev crri4-it!s; uV-m a note from their owhr iMR thaPHoysTOvN trte ttv w no-' i uiso she anrf Htftxhtr could not take rn ii . . Man's et'tiun mine iOT cititerem1 with Rohft't Haiwy, rtwccurt epMnmd attoriwy far the t. Hwy uti h iwifli- nwrnlrd tiw move after talking with the bB' liliXlw by tel - urunr ml Kith Mcr. Nieholw Wofixr. the he.il of floys Totfrn. Ktnri Md th' mother favored the move. Ttv hoj'S were i'i(;itiall kepi in the Duutflaa county youth cen ter, and then taken to the bom the Rev. William Pounds uf Umaha. 1 A hearing, will be hekl before Hart on Oct. 9 to determine the permanent status of the htyi. New York Tailor Defies Tradition CORTLAND. NY. (I'PD Ferris llage defied tradition at his recent wedding here. Hage. a tailor, not only saw his bride's dress before the wedding he made it. I Harvard university libraries contain about six million vol 1 times. I r5' - m- 7 r km.. y His dad is 10 feet tall... The greatest guy in the biock. Wiser, stronger, better than any dad who ever lived. To your Son this man is you( And one sure way to repay his love arid loyalty is to build your own financial security. A U. S. National 'savings account, is a buffer for sutlden financial needg. And it makes long range dreams, like a college education, a reality. Perhaps you'd like to move your present sayings account to U. S. National Vhere it will enjoy bank safety, high bjmk -interest, and ready availability. Just stop in at aV U. S. Nationai.j.9ice. We'll TuarrcUa all detail f .the transaction ... and youf'll start enjoying full-service banking. 0 . . 0 OCT. 1319, 1063 The Family Council t- dtttu't no: Tttp Kinilly fihyi-C iatnt, three i pVvmrn. ihrrf editort and a wnmpn's rditor. k'.Af) a'tulp it a uiiSrirv of a family disagreement prerntrd to the ounrtl. T, CJSit'il drah uth nriblrin mahir and minor. 'u-unterd hv ETftLtnrr rounselori Ilrnny iMopyriEht b , wteriyce " It's worth spend- j mg monoy on speech mm ayiai. Thomas .rf's m i. k 1 o X more fuw this tlw.it'i worth. ,. . ,n,.r(e ft.-.f'M to mwt .abwt n 1-vw M IW Oae'u sKy 0) word et.r llinnmy nyf DaAhr . lle quirk etd K(tbt in other weyi wl yrrirrMaitlls (tli; we My. U j rii-tm-0tested his hrarmg. enl j aeeurrs us there's no itiysii-.nl 1 efatacle). tlf sa; we can cbu- suit a siwialist in a year, but why wail'.' Maybe there ai'o things we can (lo right wv. 1lKMna ft. B e r n i c e just Wis for things' to aet uuset about. The doctor told her not U woirv, to let lommv listen 1 10 us and to other kids and to TV until he gets the idea. But she's more worried about how he shapes up next lo her niece who's talking a blue streak at the same age. So whnl'n Tom my's drinking H all in. He's a thinker. The Council: How help Uiis little "thinker"? We're with his Dad and doctor who say wait and see. or rather hear, his ef forts to communicate. Since his intelligence and physical appar atus appear normal. Tommy's failure to jabber may be due to his own "silent-Cnl" person ality, or to an inhibitory en vironment. If it's "things to do" 4 1 3 IMPORTANT NEWS!. All savings placed by October 10 earn interest from October 1. UniM SUUi Nitioml It 11k of Perdind Mtmbw Fidtnl Dtpwtt Inturanu Corporitiofl WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1963 rounril ronsiu of a ludrp. and oria1 worker. LdUd by &rnt:l Feavtrcf ':orp. Bitriice wants, here are a few sing and nSe to and witIO Tiimmv T ' " 8pprtfc,a,e hls 'hcr-,his two-vcrbl-ways .of "talking," ;is, wlw h ixiints le 9 pyremsJ uf Uu he built. Biirmaii imjwwit, ft vni- ' 'moisture, studies affecting W (Jnu hr errw.,vt. ionomy an horticulture uatiuiit nW. m Z f- entomology studies. He ey hr. i, tor ta ltie-fm ar Hhj. w.v m., wrt.mdii fmmyT freer his f.ew af UBtu aft tmil frtneovt df KM.OOS a year, the jnore. .L'nturlinatiW u it wiich coven' aftMatienc for may sound. disharmcevy h- redeareli pwjw!ji, ceofd he cut tv. eon his permu about this , heck if Hte ;w bill shouM fail very problem may be retarding (Wt. IS. Lomfcl wj. Horn-ever. his progress.0 Amither obivous tip is not to anticipate or mind resd his requests. Kven tluxuh you know h wants a cookie, Hernice. hand him a potato. That should make him try to cornict you. Remember, a late talker like a late bloomer am be entirely normal. On Display . . . The largest Selection af GAS HEATING EQUIPMENT in Southern Oregon Space Hearers Wall Hcaten Wall Fututacu Forced Air Furnace Suspended Furnaces Intra Red Hearers. Comb. Gai Hearer & Air Conditioner A Large Selection of Makes and ModoU Authorized Coleman Dealer NATURAL GAS EQUIPMENT CO. Helling and Air Conditioning 111 W. Main Ph. 772-2322 Open Fr-iday 'Til 8 P.M. Saturdays 'Til Noon 4 V"J,0 P t v A .& ; 1 li'rr .V rl t 5 Research Hinges on Election Outcome The outcome of the Oct. 15 tax referendum election will de-ter-nine how much research can 10 conducted in the new green house planned for erection at the Southern Oregon Branch Ex perinftnt station on Hanley rd., Superintendent Porter Lombard said Tuesday, Lombard said the green house Fill be used for nutritional and the ev&eriment statiwi won't be cteeH norowBl any sf the position at tile a-Atroab (dim mated, he Siiidj Fountain peon wena ml prac tical or m common use until 1 sometime after WHO. M ) n t 4)j 0 a o
