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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
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"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
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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.
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Lesler Fricbe. a service station
operator who fines evervonc
dime who curses at his station,
has collected about $60 so far.
all of which will be used to buy
Christmas presents for needy
families.
Friebc reported Monday thai
some folks just don't know how
to curse, lie said one elderly
lady stepped up to the jar, mur
mured "good heavens." and
dropped in a dime.
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proximately 300.000 ping pong
balls went up in flames Mon-'
day when fire swept through a
plastics factory, destroying the
plant's entire Christmas stock.
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