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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1WJ
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Small Worlds
Around Us
By LYNN M. W ATKINS
(Reeibfaf and Tribune)
SyeWlicale 1963)
Skunks Do More
Good Than Harm
It's not the skunk's idea to he
obnoxious. He docs not enjoy
going around squirting people,
but one would get this impres
sion hearing folks talk about
this animal.
Just the sight of n skunk, even
at a distance, scares most folks
half to death. The mere mention
of the word causes some people
In look apprehensively in all di
rections. It's really silly to think
the skunk is such a disagreeable
character when in reality he, as
well as Mrs. Skunk, are pretty
solid citizens.
It was a low blow, too, when
that prejudiced individual coined
iha nvnrAcsinn. "a skunk in a
hen roost," for actually it was
not a regular procedure on me
animal's part. True, there have
been instances where a skunk
has raided a hen house and
killed a chicken, but It happens
very seldom.
Even the very worst of us
have some good points, and
skunk society, too, has its non
conformists. But as a group,
skunks are pretty reliable mem
bers of the outdoor society of
four-foots.
Obedience Taught
It would be a pretty hard
hearted and stupid human who
rould watch a skunk family,
mother and several children,
walking in single file alongside
o rnnrl ni- nrrnsfl A field, and
harbor in his mind a feeling of
ill will against them. Mother
skunk is teaching the young
sters, not a one of which is real
ly a little stinker, obedience
and how to catch grasshoppers,
beetles, frogs or field mice.
She will show them how de
licious termites can be as an
after-dinner appetizer. Toward
her children, Mother Skunk
shows affection, compassion and
motherly patience. To her they
are the most wonderful young
sters in all this world of living
things.
The skunk really fills an im
portant niche in the wild society.
In areas where human ignor
ance has caused him to destroy
these creatures, there has been
an increase in grain-eating ro
dents and insects. There are
some pretty wise men who
stoutly maintain that the stead
ily extending range of the ler
mite, even as far north as the
Canadian border and beyond, is
due to the indiscriminate killing
of skunks.
The termite, up until a few
years ago, was a satisfied resi
dent of tropical or semi-tropical
countries. But now they have
extended their range far to the
north.
Rencficial Friends
In grain fields, even in or
chards and groves, the skunk
family prove their worth in the
tremendous amount of harmful
insects and rodents they eat.
They are true and beneficial
friends of the farmer or the or
chard owner, yet the average
human, whose prejudice is only
exceeded by his ignorance, kills
the animal by every means at
his disposal.
The skunk is one of the crea
tures of the wild that has no
voice. At the very best, all he
can do is grunt. Contrary to
what you may think, he is a
clean animal, with no scent of
skunk on his body. Never, un
less unduly irritated, does he
resort to his only means of oh
noxiousness. Even then, he will
always signify his intentions by
elevaling his bushy tail.
It is reasonably possible that
man's aversion and willful per- j
sccution of this harmless animal j
has much to do with human psy-1
chology. Subconsciously, the av-1
erage human resents the
skunk's dignity and haughty in-!
difference. We just naturally
feel that all creatures should
treat us with great respect and
submissive meekness and ad
miration. Some of us Just don't
deserve thai.
Court Records
JtlRTlTB Ot!RT
r.nirl Hill District
Leonard I,ewUi Hubbard, no op
erator's license, IV
Harold Vincent Scheeitrom, vio
Uiion of batc rule, in.
H .chard Morgan LKoreit, vio
lation of haulo rule,
Mivin Rnv iif-d. one haarillirht.
' Hnbert Thomas JJtf ell. truck
ipenritnir. $25: truck eneMltnf, IO.
Howard Herman Gatee. truck
speeding, $2fi; truck speeding, lf.
Char leu ntcharri Kiiler, violation
Of brfsto rule, $2li.
Mary Beth Lanham, failure to
comply with operation restriction,
Robert Let Grant, violation of
basic rule. $13.
Call Erwin fiteln, violation of
basic rule, $2.1.
Genrjjn Arthur Prtngmann, rfli
Ohcvrd atop aim. 1
Harlem Carolvn Srhiiman, dla
hevrd Mop aifin, W.
William K. MrClennan, tmrk
prrriinc $IV
Thomas Wllott Slmmnni, truck
ipeedtnif. 510.
Anthony Douglas Shop, exces
sive, noise. ?!..
Owen Ellsworth KruRer, no
light. $10.
Michael Alvln Phillips, violation
Of Punic rule. H.
rtlchnrrt l-ee Afthard, violation of
bajin rule, V2S.
Margaret limit iaaaa, violation or
name rule. MO.
Drlhcrt Oaka, no vehicle llrenn.
tin
Norman Eugene Doll, violation
or naMc ruie. m.
aoa meimr junirn, nin-
tit
ild" Norman Oatl, improper
nrtving Training school.
haMr. rule. Sin
Tom MttcCully, violation of banlr
rule. $10.
Edilh Mora raikhill, violation of
banc rule, 2V
Prtiil Robert Cederwall, violation
of halc rule. $in.
Charlrm Terry Hamilton, dl
ohevpfi Mnp men, $in.
Thorn- Allen Srherf, no truck
llrrnse. M.
Kein l.tivenn Grlffli, no opera
tor's llcrnae, S.
nerd
Dona
pawing
rr.TR i, point
H Nini'Ai. nii Bf
Itonald IJovd McGraw, violation
Of hnit rule. 51
John William Smith, violation of
VWir rule. $t.Y
John Charles Let timer, violation
of baMc rule. jl".
I,ee Frani'in Tierce, no operator s
Uretue vn person. V
John Brook, Spain, violation of
btMi: rule. $10
lumen Hate Thorp, Improper lant
Urhkc, $l(i.
Fred .1. Rice, no oportaor'n Uremia
on petnoi), $.1
Twain A. Walker, violation of
ba.Mc rule, $1M, no upct.itor
livcne on perfon. SV
Phillip John Wilson, violation of
banc rule. 4in.
Air-en R. rlnn .'r , driving on
Wrong Mde nf uliorl, $,
John Mervvn Weiner, violation of
bernr rule, in.
John A I her t Par rack, no opei -tor
h licrne on person, viola
lion of haMi ulc. M.V
tinny Nnrnun Cmmi, oaMiip al
Inicupcllon. pHSRiag on iikMI, M"
Jituniie Oimnr Mrit hiH rk, falluie
to ield nghi of n,
Jai-k Icoii Shrltnu. m mtitdcr,
Jin; violation ol Immc rule am
Robert Slcphen Stnd. driving in
wionK lno of trail it ijn
( arohn Jmn Sidener. violation
of bine rulr. in
Jerrv lr Mrinekm. violation of
ba-ic rule. $10
Hrvan Auln v Nflnon, violation
of h,Mr lule.
Cieorce Arnold Thotnas. lr , opiT
atmg vehicle on wrong ude ol ihf
atrcet, )5.
him HhTTm ?iT
Roy Jnne Eduaida, truck
aprrdrne. Jin,
MfFinut T. Boggi, violation of i
banc rule. $10
fra Kverrtt Oden. tllegal pm-
esi'n o( wild animal. J.li. i
Volnr v hhelcr A.lm. illegal
pO'.veFunn of wild -mimal. $.T i
Wayiia WilUrrt While, overload.
t'ih j
Harold Waldo Chapman, over
length load. $ I
Tonev Funderhurg. overlength
load. 13.
Alvia Charlea Reed, violation of
banc rule. t0.
Fred Leonard Rnh Jr., viola
tion of bic rule,
Marfi Maria niiigrii h, n op
rator'a llcene. $1.1.
Iorothv Evelvn Taogut, nn ve
hlrln llcenae.
Jamea Thick MrGee, violation of .
baic rule, J5.
Prter Jarnh Schlff, violation ot
hasir. rule, $20.
I, eater Clifford Caaa, xeeaslva
noise $a.
Wlilintn Henry Bohl, no chauf
fanr'a llcenaa, $s.
l,arry Lea Hay, no vahlcla 11
censa, $S.
Ira Rert Ehrllck, violation of na
aio rule, $!i.
Donald Kdwln Grliwold, viola
tion of haalo rule, $W.
Herman Kdward Cannon, failure
to vfrld right of way, Sift i
Wilhert Whlta Lull, truck ppeed-
Ing. 5 ID,
Clen Allen Millar, violation of
bnmr rule, $10.
Cnrl Guatav G rover, truck apeed- i
Ing. $10. I
Virgil William Stlgall, following,
ton close, $I.V I
Harold Wayne Perryhouia, viola
tion of haste rule. $10.
Donald Fail Wood, violation of
hanlc rule, 'JV
i.iegory Paul rhapman, viola
tion nf halc rule. $10.
Rlllv Dean Shaleran, truck apeed
Ina. $10.
Havld Lea Ayera, violation of
basic rule. $10.
Sally May El am, fallura to dim
light. $n.
neitv .lean Hoineruon, no vani- ,
elf license, $V
l.oulg tiernld Henagln, no vehicle
Hccime, $.1 j
Dnvld Elmo Summara, truck
vpecding. $10.
llonlit Charlea Maxwell, viola
tion of ImMc rule, $io.
Harvey lnila Corwtn. no vehicle
licence. $!(
notierl Daniel Rlehardon, over
load. VJfl.
Warren Robert McNeelv, over
load. $.10.
IttchHi'd Bernard Cullen, viola
tion of hnslc rule, $S0
Roger Leonard Poiltre, vlnla
tton of haMo rule. HV
Kdna Juan Lewu, Inadequata
llffhtn. $S.
Monroe V. Venahle, violation of
baio rule, tin.
rmci'iT roirtT
Crnatancd K. Augaid va. John
T. Augaid. divorce decree
Ve. P N. Poole v. Ki ford H.
Poole, diorca rtecree.
Stale's Senators
Split On Aid Bill
WASIIINfiTON tUm - Ore
pon's two senators split Thurs
day over support of the $.12 mil
lion foreign aid appropriations
hill and a han on the Kxport
Imporl Rank iindriwrilinR trade
I deals with Communist nations.
Sen. Mautine NeuherRer, II-
j Ore., was on the winning side
holh times as Ihe Senate voled
W) to 2S in favor of the appro-
l print ions hill and 52 to 32 lo kill
the han.
Sen. Wayne Mnrse, P-Ore ,
vn'ed against Ihe money hill
and in favor ol the underwriting
restriction.
Ashland Man Picks
Up Plane in florida
ASlll.AM) ... ,. recent (light
was nude (mm Florida lo Ash
l.md hy Al Porter o( the Ash
land airport.
lie went to Vern Reach, Kla .
lo take delivery on a new Piper
Cherokee airplane. He led earlv
one morning and arrived hack
in Red Bluff, Calif., Ihe next
day.
He spent Ihe night and was in
Ashland hy 8 am. Ihe noM day
Kight hours of the (light were on
instrument flight rule conditions
al night plus four hrief stops.
The Family Council
Roads in Craler Lake National Park lo Be Open
Kflltor'i non: Th Family couiirll conxIfU, of a Juder. .
bhyctilalrlxl, itir.K clergymen, thrre editors and ft women . editor,
rarh a'tlclr la a summary of a family disagreement presented to th I
Council. Tile Counrjl deal, with problems, major and minor,
encountered hy auldanre coun.elora and .oclal workers. Edited by j
Mrs. Alma Denny. (Copyright by aene.al Feature! f;orp.)
Mr. B.F. The motor trip
through New England will do
him a world of good.
Mrs. B.F. He's so down
hearted he should see a doctor
not a car salesman.
Mr. B.F. Our son is ex
tremely depressed after losing
out on a promotion he was sure
he was getting in his nf(iee. He
quit the firm cold and sits
around Ihe house, dejected and
tearful. To help him snap out
of it, I wanled to chip in towards
a car and let him travel leisur
ahly lo Maine where our daugh
ter and grandchildren live. The
trip and visit will cheer him and
he'll come hack with fresh
plans.
Mrs. H.F. It's an awful
thought, hut lion is In such a
hlack mood lhat he acts as
though lite is a burden to him.
Once he gels out on an open
road, anything can happen. He
doesn't care. I want my hushand
to use that car money In pay a
good doctor (or treating Don.
Nothing we say lifts his spirits.
He harely picks at food, doesn't
even look al want ads anymore,
and 1 hear him sobbing in bed
late at nighl.
The Council: We agree with
Mrs. F. Deep depression which
doesn't lift via common sense
is the precursor of suicide or
attempts at same. Better alarm-1
ist than sorry. Doctors insist
lhat all suicides send out warn
ing signals, actually pleas for
help, long in advance of their
wild "solution." The trouble is,
say the experts, no one inter
prets the clues correctly. De
pression, they claim, springs
from repression, repression of
anger which the sad one soesn't
rlare for is ashamed) lo express,
(letting at the root of Don's hos
tility, letting him "ventilate"
his grievances and fears, is a
job for a professional. Suicide
prevention centers have sprung
up in many cities, ror Don,
J there's Rescue, Inc. in Roston.
I This would he the worst time
to let Don loose behind the
wheel nf a car. An Illinois psy
chiatrist sees auto accidents as
"the most common form of
committing suicide," with dis
traught drivers hoping (or a fa
tal accident.
Park roads from south and
west entrances to the rim of
Crater I-ake are expected to be
open for travel during the holi
day season, Superintendent W.
Ward Ycager has indicated.
The roads are open through
out the winter except during,
and immediately following,
heavy storms, he noted.
Good to excellent ski condi
tions prevail with 6 inches of
new snow. Snow depth is cur
rently 35 inches, approximately
one-half the normal amount for
this time, but adequate for
winter sports.
THORNTON Rt'l.I.NC,
SALEM (UPI) Criminal
courts have exclusive jurisdic
tion lo determine the mental
condition of persons accused of
crime and to commit Ihem to
state mental institutions, Atty.
(len. Robert Y. Thornton said
Saturday.
Tramway Proposal
May Be Reviewed
PORTLAND (UPI) -Regional
Forester Herbert Stone said Sat
urday ii is possible the U.S. For
est Service may review a pro
posal for an aerial tramway
over the Columbia Gorge near
Bonneville Dam.
Stone said he met recently
with Lauren L. Lucas, one of
the promoters of the proposed
tramway and lhat the matter
was discussed at length.
The tramway would carry
passengers from U.S. Highway
30 and Ronneville Dam to the
top of Munra Point. The Maza
mas and other groups have
voiced opposition to the tram on
the grounds it would mar the
scenic beauty of the gorge.
Slopes of varying difficulty
provide excellent skiing, and
snow conditions especially suit
able for beginners and for ski
touring often occur at this time
of the year, Yeager noted. The
two downhill ski trails from the
rim to park headquarters are
adequately marked and have
proved to be popular in the
past, he added. Skiers must be
fully outfitted since neither ski
tows nor equipment can be
rented locally.
Satisfactory areas are avail
able for tobogganing and sled
ding, Yeager noted.
Parking space and rest rooms
are located both at Rim Vil
lage and park headquarters.
First aid facilities are provided
hy the National Park Service.
The co((ee shop in Rim Village
will be open during the holiday
period, except on Christmas
Day.
Additional snow can be antic
ipated any time in the (uture
and motorists should carry
chains whenever visiting the
park during the winter season.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (UPI) -Gov.
Grant Sawyer Saturday
called a special session of the
Nevada legislature for Jan. 20
to consider buying Lake Tahoe
Park land and giving the schools
more money.
SPOKANE, Wash. (UPI)
The commissioners of Spokans
County said Saturday they would
print about 150 copies of a res
olution to establish a U.S. mint
here and distribute them to in
terested persons.
Eugene Annexation
Adds 7,000 People
EUGENE (UPI) - Residents
of the Bethel-Danebo district
north and west of here voted
1,174 to 1,000 Thursday in favor
of annexation to the city of Eu
gene. About 60 to R5 per cent of the
registered voters cast ballots.
The proposal had been defeated
twice before.
Addition of Ihe seven square
miles of residential, industrial
and agricultural properly would
increase Eugene's population by
about 7,00(1. Residents of the
city will vote on the proposal
Jan. 7.
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as of December 2, 1963
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