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I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1963 A 3 MA8.22 APR. 2d TAURUS APR. 21 MAY Jl Tv 9-10-18-27 14744-71-82-89 i.Ri.rilVB nr..., GEMINI June 2: ? 1- 6-45-48 IV51-70-76 CANCER. l JUNE 23 JULY 23 V 2- 8-12-16J .ay40-60-7;-60 to iso i JULY 24 AUG. 23 i33-33.43.4W '65-77-81-yOl VIRGO Bfsv SEPT. 22 It 57-68-74 Br CLAY R. POLLAN- X 'our Doijr Activity Guid. M " According lo lh Slon. 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C2.37.j2 PISCES FEB 20V-.. MaImS m.7i.?f.u.i. 536-73 V Sma Worlds Around Us ?r By LYNN M. W ATKINS (MofllBlw liuj Triburxj) SfntlkoU 1943) He Was Popular Fellow Especially With Crows Its life span was relatively short; it was usually removed when Uie corn plants were "knee high." By that time it supposedly had served its pur pose and it was in the way of the cultivator. Its inception and prime of life was in the early spring at corn planting time. Made of a couple of sticks, in the shape of a rude cross, and dressed in ragged clothes stuff ed with straw it was a scare crow. On the top was a torn, straw hat or maybe a bonnet that had outgrown its usefulness, but good enough for a scarecrow. It was intended to scare away the crows. Food had been less than plen tiful for tho birds during the previous winter months. Now they welcomed spring and some grain to eat. The birds waited for the farmer to leave the field; leave it with the scare crow to guard the buried seeds. Hat Holds Fast The summer breeze, or at least the wind that would bring in the summer, lifted the flesh less sleeves of the ragged coat; the straw filling rustled and the old hat tipped, vibrated, but held fast to the wooden skele ton. All these things were expect ed to keep the hungry crows from the field and protect the early growth of the corn plants. Along about July the fourth, the corn that was planted "when the leaves of the oak tree were as big as a squirrel's ears" was expected to be knee high. Under the influence of the warming sun and frequent rains the corn plants shot up into the air. As they grew ever higher, the ragged apparition seemed to grow shorter until only the floppy hat and a few tufts ot straw snowea auuve ure tSSSGiS. But by then the scarecrow would have served its purpose. The old clothes had all but fall en away and the wooden skele ton sagged tiredly toward the cartn. Every farmer at the time had his own idea as to how a scare crow was suDDOsed to be dress. ed. Some claimed the aDDaritinn should have a face with a corn cob pipe stuck in the head. some maintained colored cloth should cover the freshless frame, thinking colored clothing scared the crows more than drab clothing.. Broomstick as Gun Some farmers placed an old broomstick, at a slant, under one m. This was supposed to give the crows the idea the scarecrow was armed with gun. At times two scarecrows laced each other across ih field; their wildlv wavlni sleeves scaring the maurading uiows nan 10 aeain. Just a few decades ago a scarecrow was as much a part of the cornfield as the corn seeds themselves. But what did it all accomplish? It's doubtful if a bird as smart as a crow is known to be would be fooled by such a silly thing with flesh- less arms and an old straw hat. The native intelligence of the crow and its phenomenal eye sight would preclude any possi bility of it being the effigy of a man wnn wildly waving arms. But at least it served a pur pose. It gave someone the idea and the scarecrow has now be come a sort of symbol; an ap. parition that is scary enough to be used at Halloween. School News Hedrick Junior High An assembly was held recent ly to give football awards and hear the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade choirs perform. Several vocal ensembles sang besides the choirs. A total of 103 letters were awarded for football playing in the three grades. Boys voted "Most Valuable Player" were Ron Barnes, seventh grade; Gary Van Laningham, eighth grade, and Phil Hackworth, ninth grade. Russ Ferguson was voted "Outstanding Lineman" on the ninth grade ti-m. Thp Hedrick Band and Major ettes are participating in the an nual Veterans Day parade Monday. Drum major for the hand is Bill Hedberg. Major attne arp Rpckv Morris, Teresa Dougherty, Nancy uogener, mr. ki DeWitt, Sandy M c C a n n, Laura Lagc. and Nancy San tille. Becky Morris is the head majorette. A Sadie Hawkins Day dance is scheduled Nov. 15 for the ninth grade. The dance is being put on bv the Stingers and will be held in the school cafeteria. Carciyn J. Porter is general chairman of the various com mittees. Committee chairmen arc Ginny Clark, programs, Patti Eastwood, clean-up: Katny Bartels, refreshments; Patti Clark, decorations: Dusty Lew is, tickets: Connie Frohrcich, music, and Nikki Marshall, chaperones. The first meeting of the Na tional Junior Honor Soc'ety was held last Thursday. Members at Hedrick are Carol Carver, Patti Clark. David Culbertson, Mary Gordenier. Rachel Guetz. laft. Bill Hedberg, David Mc Eachron, Charlotte Mattson. Jon Stong, Kathy Smith, and Nikola Longueville. P. High Court Hears Apportionment Case WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Supreme Court Tuesday opened marathon arguments on wheth er urbanites are denied a con stitutional right to equal repre sentation in state legislatures. Arguments were to begin on a New York apportionment case as soon as the court disposed of the first decisions and orders of its 'November sessions. The court heard 24 cases in October and was expected to have a few opinions ready. New York attorney Leonard B. Sand, representing radio sta tion WMCA, its president R. Peter Straus, and five other in dividuals, was scheduled to lead off arguments on the New York appeal. He is attacking the 68-year-old formula in the state consti tution for apportioning seats in both the Senate and the Assem bly. New York City and West chester, Nassau and Suffolk counties are specifically involved. The complainants argue that the formula gives vastly more weight to t h e votes cast in rural areas than to those from cities. Therefore, it violates the guarantee in the U. S. constitu tion of "equal protection of the laws, they contend. FASTER BUCKS WASHINGTON (UPI) - Un cle Sam s statisticians report Americans are making more money today and spending it, too. Disposable income, or what's left after taxes, was up in the second quarter of 1963 to an ad justed annual rate of $2,116 for each individual. This total is an increase of three per cent over the same period last year. -i(4XCVU4, CSJIOUUJ Cards for Thursday, Nov, 28 SWEM'S 217 E. MAIN Mtrford, Ontgon lM iilO...J .1 llO .V . vH ISM IMP Vt-ys; wis-. ' ' -. . Af ty IX,: y x v . I - ." T ,1 1 ' look for the bull's eye end seal magine! Bread in a brand-new shape. A brand-new ROUND shape! It's called GOLD 'N ROUND Bread and each circular slice is as soft and fresh as a snowbank with a crust as thin as a pancake's. You'll discover dozens of clever new ways to use GOLD 'N ROUND Bread so look for it next time you shop. 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