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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORI). OREGON Money Question Dominates Scientists Gain Knowledge About Elephant Seal l LSIJAY, DECEMBER 24. 1MH A .3 est Year By DELOS SMITH seals, may choose the one they UP1 Science Editor want to study and then ram the NEW YORK (UPD Science's needle-end into the brute at the knowledge of the elephant seal : base of the tail. Then they is now going to increase by ; push the rod which releases leaps and bounds. The scientists ; succinylcholine chloride, a mus dedieated to understanding this j cle relaxant. weira - nosed ocean mammal It relaxes muscles so corn have a wand which can compel pletely movement is impossible, them to lie still, S An animal so relaxed is con- To study an animal scientific ally you must be able to handle it. Elephant seals are good natured in a seally fashion but it doesn't care to be handled bv scious, its organs and chemistry function normally but for the time the drug effect lasts it lies still and submits to anything. Not New Muscle relaxants have been scientists. Up until now it has j used t0 jmobilize even the larg been able to enforce this preju-jcsl lalld mammals. The drugs "lce- i are contained in darts which Even the most svelte of the are shot into the beasts with females weigh around 1.100 j dart guns. That would be an pounds and are 8 to 3 feet impractical method for elephant long, while the largest males weigh over three tons and reach a length of 16 to 20 feet. Like all seals they're both slippery and agile. Beach Partv seals because they have too much blubber to propel a dart through without damaging the animal. Another achievement of the Australian scientists, who re- Every year they come out of j ported to the technical journal, the sea onto beaches in such I "Nature." was workinc out droves the sands are all but dosages which immobilize Re covered with them, and they stay around for weeks, making love. You can imagine the frus tration of scientists who have walked among these swarms able to touch but helpless to make any of them slay still for inspection and experimentation. The wand is the invention of the Australian seal scientists, John K. Long and David G. Nicholls. With it, they reported, they have "immobilized" seals phant seals as long as 45 min utes without harming them. The scientist with the wand esti mates weight from the animals' approximate length and config uration. These estimates he applies to a mathematical formula which gives him the correct dosage. It works in 31 out of 45 tries, they said. The dosages are heavy, because of all the blubber, but approximates (pound for pound) up to 15 feet long and weighing ! that required to immobilize the up to 5.000 pounds. It can be i domestic hog. assumed, they added, that it I Elephant seals range in the will work with even larger ; Pacific from California to Ant seals. arctica. The Australian studies This wand is a light metal were made on Macquarrie tube, three feet long. At one j Island, southwest of New Zea end is a long-ncedled syringe. It I land, a famous breeding is connected to a rod inside the I ground, They're called ele tuhe which can he unloaded 1 phants because theirs are from the other end. among the largest and ugliest With this wand in hand, the ! noses on sea creatures. Making scientists now, in picking their I their noses even more awesome way among heach-wallowing is their ability to inflate them 11 v fri if? a "All is Calm, All is Bright..." AND in our hearts is only joy. Joy in the friendships we have made: joy in the knowledge that we have been of service to you. Merry Christmas! Ken & Irma Lockic CRATER INN MOTEL 841 South Riverside Medford Typhoon Susan Heads for Saipan SAIPAN (UPD-Residcnts of this Pacific island were braced today for a predicted Christ mas Day assault from Typhoon Susan. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center on Guam predicted that the eye of the typhoon, carry ing fop winds of 100 knots, would pass over this Micrones ian Islands capital before dawn Christmas Day. The typhoon, if it strikes, will be the second in eight months to hit Saipan. Typhoon Olive swept across the island just last April, causing millions of dol lars in damage. The island of Guam, 120 miles to the south, has also been alert ed against the winds from Ty phoon Susan. About 59C Guam families, left homeless by ty phoons in late 1962 and early 1963, still live in tent cities. Family Council Editor's Note: The Family Coun cil cousins ot a. judge, a psychia trist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor, ana two writers. Farn article is a siiL.mary of an actual case history. The Council reports on prohlcnis ihat nave hern dealt with bv rcspoa slble e.genctes and counselors. (Copyright 196:1 General Features Corp.) Hilda R. I can't help it if he hates me for correcting him. Mrs. V. F. She brings on his temper tantrums with her own yelling. Hilda It. My mother keeps warning me not to holler at Jimmy or punish him, unless I want him to hate me. She's been around on several occasions when he screamed, "I hate you," at me. She thinks he'll love me if I let him do what he wants, but at four he must learn to mind. My mother for gets, she was strict with us and we still love her. How can I make him dress, pick up toys, eat at the right time? Mrs. V. F. I'm not telling Hilda to spoil Jimmy. All I'm trying In show her is that she makes things much harder for both of them by her impatience with him. Yes. I was a strict Bv Z.W STARK SALEM (UPl)-This was the year Oregon ran out of money the taxpayers revolted. The money question dominat ed state government in 1963. The people and their govern ment grappled with the pro b lem, couldn't agree on a solu tion, and put it off in hopes somebody later could find the answer. It was also the year of the long legislative sessions. The regular session ran 141 days a record, and the special session the controversy over industry's! ran 22 days also a record. I drive for a three-way work It was a vear of tragedy. Ore-j men's compensation law, and gon was saddened at the death 1 labor's insistence on a one-way of Ren. W. O. Kelsav. D-linse. i bill. The legislature, caught in burg, in an auto crash Oct. 4 i lne middle, let the present two- then began displaying a public Pay Raise Voted j denials were dutifully issued ed with amazing case, and on II was the year of the Icgis-; from the executive office, no-! Oct. 15 the voters said "NO" i.uive pay raise. Lawmakers 1 body had any doubt that Ore-: by a 3'u to 1 margin. usncci ine pay Din through in gon s governor was testing the early days of the session ; temperature of the national po- while driving back from a leg- way law stand unchanged. islative interim committee The split widened between the meeting, and the legislature was legislature and the state Board shocked into a recess by the of Higher Education. Lawmak assassination of President Ken- i ers were rankled because they Grange ews Lake Creek Grange At the December meeting the Lake Creek Grange voted on the applications of Ernest Bost wick, Erick Nordahl, Esther Shockley and Harold Shockley to become members. Voting was held for Oregon State Grange officers in the pri mary election. Ellyn Charley, educational committee, reported on the use of safety belts. She had copies of the new Driver's Manual for Uiose that wished to have one. Claus Charley reported on the recent Stockmen's meeting. He told of the recreation facilities that may be developed on a farm. He said that ihe heavy import of beef into this country is causing a lowering of prices; 14 per cent of the beef used in this country is being imported. An article in the Western Live stock Journal told of the great concern that is being felt in this country over the import of beef. The governor of Wyoming is calling a conference of seven western states to study the situ ation. Loyd Gocrge, legislative com mittee, reported on Robert Mc Namara, Secretary of Defense, wishes to close down govern ment shipyards. H. E. Chairman Nora Brad shaw reported on the supplies for the Christmas party. She asked all members to take their sales slips to the January meet ing. Fire insurance agent, Cecil Kce, reminded everyone to check their chimneys as it could prevent a chimney burn-out. Master Wayne Marshall ap- nedy Boardman Battle Fought The foundation was laid for decades of partisan squabbling when lawmakers enacted emer gency legislation to pull the Boardman project's chestnuts once again out of the fire. The firing by Gov. Mark Hat field of Labor Commissioners Emily Logan and Sidney Lewis produced a sizzling, but short lived, flurry of excitement. could not exercise greater budg et controls. While it appeared higher education won the battle in 11163. it also appeared the legislature may win the war and eventually gain the tight control it wants. A new constitution for Oregon won support in the House, but guilty complex. In the special session efforts to cut the pay scale died in a Senate commit tee. Oregon turned its hack on civil defense, and instead of ex panding the lti-man agency as the governor requested, the leg. to litical waters. But money or lack of it was Ihe BIG story in 1963. The state's surplus had been drained dry. Hatfield asked for tax in creases and a S405 million gen eral fund budget. The legisla ture raised taxes and gave him three- SUM million. I islalure trimmed it member staff there was indicant outrage!.!, rrancvl Howard, who was from the governor's office when swept up in the tide created by Senate President Ben Musa. who his own editorial vigor, unex was serving as chief executive ; nectedlv found himself spear- died in the Senate. Undismayed, while Gov. Hatfield was out of heading a drive to strike down the document's supporters : state, appointed a welfare com-, the legislature's 60 million lax launched a plan to gel it on missioner. , increase package. the ballot so the voters could ; Hatfield was out of slate quite I Tax Plan Killed Hatfield called a special ses sion, and ordered austerity cuts. The legislature endorsed t h a cuts, and the state ended up with a $361 million general fund budget. The biggest crowd-drawers of the legislative session were the Sunday closing and full crew bills. The "Save a day for the (am- I ilv" organization's plan to close But weekly newspaper editor ! most retail stores on Sunday, and the railroad s etforts to cut the size of train crews were aired before jammed committee hearings, then killed. Also killed but with smiles was the measure to make tha jackrabbit the state animal, and the sagebrush the s t a t Howard's campaign succeed- flower. mother, but I tried to he tair. pointed members to committees i never wamca my cnuui en in for tile coming year. They feel, (or one moment, that 1 didn't love them. I made it my business to praise them, wel come them, embrace them as much as possible. Hilda just finds fault. The Council: Remember the old fable of the bet between the wind and the sun as to which could get a man's coat off easier? The wind tried to blow it off by sheer force, which only made the man wrap it tighter. But the sun beamed warmth on the man, and off it came gladly. Unless Hilda uses her lungs and hands, instead of her head and heart, there is a real possibility that Jimmy will see her only as a symbol of frustration, which any red - blooded kid must "hate." Our tips: 1. Prevent clashes by respecting what Jim my is doing, giving him time to move on to the musts ot lite. 2. Step in and help him half way. 3. Teach him to handjc anger by setting a good exam ple yourself! 4. If a tantrum docs develop I his, and not, we I t I. k.,nnn Ilia I I1UJU, ,UUia., U lu vikiiih '"- subject temporarily and, if pos sible, move Jimmy to a quiet think-it-over spot. Punishment amid hysterics makes little sense. In a calm moment, pun ishment, if any. can be devised to fit the "crime." elude Mcrton Bradshaw. Ed mond Armitage. Chan Stokes, agriculture: Ellyn Charley, Al ice Marshall, Wilma Armitage. educational; Loyd George, John Benson, Claus Charley, legisla ture; Edmond Armitage, Leland Charley, Jerilyn Hansen, ways and means: Mrs. Bradshaw, HEC chairman; and Kce, fire insurance agent. The 4-H Clubs were granted the use of the hall for a party. A dance will be held at ihe hall on Dec. 31. The Millard family of Lake Creek will fur nish ihe music. It was voted to purchase wood from Arthur Uurrcll for the hall. A Christmas program was held consisting of songs with Jerilyn Hansen at the piano, Linda Armitage playing accor dion and Edmond Armitage con ducting the singing. Christmas treats were dis- ! tribuled to everyone and a gift i exchange was held. Next Grange meeting will he Jan. 10 at B:.'I0 p.m. Coast Guard Seeks Sea-Going Automobile SAN DIEGO. Calif. (UPI) -The U.S. Coast Guard was on the lookout today for a sea going car. Dr. Donald R. Bauds. 31. said he feared neighborhood teen agers had taken his "Amphi car," a foreign-built red conver tible capable of traveling on land or water, for a nautical spin. Federal Tax Office Announces Hours The U. S. Internal Revenue Service in Medford, 532 Liberty St., has announced the hours when it will be open lo assist taxpayers with their 1963 Fed eral income tax returns. The local office will be open Irom ft a m to 4:4.) p.m on Thursday. Jan. 2. and each Mon day from Jan. 6 to April 13. in elusive. Federal income lax returns may be filed from Jan. 2 to April 15, inclusive. MEDICINE WHEN YOU NEED IT! Personal Prescription Service Anytime - DAY or NIGHT! Dial 772-2330 Because sickness necr punches i time clock ... our prescription service works for vou twenty-lour hours a dav. Your health and we'l being are our first concern. The next time vou are m nerd of medication, no matter what the time of dav or night, st-p m rr call. Vou can Dick it i.t m le-,s time than it takes to teil. 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