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r TUESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 13 RIEDKORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDKOIU). OREGON Dennis the Menace May a steady glow of happiness warm the hearts and brighten the lives of every one of our Rogue River Valley friends throughout a New Year that will be richly rewarding in achievement. This is the wish of Julie Tummers and all the folks at Mon Desir. As the bells ring Good luck gjlore in '64! That's our wish for you and yours as we greet a glad New Year. It is our good luck to have you as our friends . . . and our pledge is to serve you well in days and months ahead. out and look We greet the New Year with a big, wide, wonderful world of warm wishes for you, our n e i g h b ors and friends here in the Rogue River Val ley! forward into the New Year, forecast for we you and many - bright happy days each filled with good health, good fellowship and good cheer. o iV 54 "imm i 6otta siwr the New Year wtiffg?' Sma Worlds Around Us Jr By LYNN M. W ATKINS (tfMtr and Tribune) Sulcata 1963) Frog Chnnis Traveled From Shore To Shore On Hyacinths It was s peculiar sensation and became actually mystifying as time went on, continuing nifiht alter night. Some of the occupants of the cottage spoke of the nightly event as "un canny." From mild concern they began to wonder if they were imagining things or really hearing what they thought they heard. Jokingly, someone said "it sm-icked of the supernatu ral." The more observant and thoughtful of the group of lis teners noticed that there seem ed to he some sort of a connec tion between the noise and the direction and velocity of the wind. None of the perplexed folks would have thought any thing ahnut it had it ever hap pened in Ihe daytime, but It didn't, always at night; so it becamo just a little eerie. It alto became a nightly pastime nf the onttnacrs who SliiyCn HWillU! Ilifcms juat n check tip on the nightly chorus. The voices that came and went with the night and the wind direction, wore the sound nf frogs; croaks, twitters, runts, hleals and peeps. The sound would swell to full vol ume, Ihon slowly fade away un til it would bo entirely lost in the night. No one knew exactly when Ihe unusual frog chorus that came and went rouiiy was noticed, but at times it was very loud, then it was very faint and far away. Close To Shore The collage was within a few feet of Inn shore. The nights were warm and tho windows always open. The first to notice the. nnusualness of the frog chorus, was .(walroncd by the night breeze blowing the bed room curtains. Wide awake, he heard, very faintly, the sound of many frog vi.ices. The sound was very taint, but slowly grew louder, as if someono had turn ed up Ihe volume. A little later the sound was very loud, very lieir, and seemingly very near. While he listened there seemed to be a fading tendency; it con tinued to fade:. the voices grew fainter, and finally died out al together. Vnr ipvrrnl nlpht.l the In. ceasing and diminishing sound i oi Ihe froggy chorus continued. I Someone noticed that Ihe in-1 shore wind usually brought the , voices closer. If the wind held, the music continued and at n pilch. l)nc night, as the I voices began to fade, it was no ticed that the wind had shifted. No one could quite under stand why the wind and the calls should be so closely associated, but for some unexplained rea son they seemed to come and go; first very faint, and seem ingly far away, then increasing in volume until the frogs were in full cry, and apparently right at Ihi water's edge, and within a few feet of the cottage. Discovery Made Of course, frog voices were not unusual, they were present on most summer nights, but not ever in the ascending and de scending cadence. Even after an hour or more of riotous tumult, it sounded eerie to hear the voices fading, as if a great rlis- stance was slowly Intervening. Friends came to visit the cot tage. The chorus came under in tense study as more and more Interested listeners became in volved. Some went to Ihe lake shore to listen, and finally, the i discovery. Patches of water hyacinths dotted the lake, some more than half an acre in extent. On the floating masses lived dozens of frogs. A floating mass of the green vegetation carried a score or more of cold blooded music makers. The mass blew heller skellcr back and forth across the lake; Ihe little musicians came on tho summer breeze, now faint and far away, then loud and clear; traveling min strels of the summer night. Missing Nativity Scene Sheep Found MANITOWOC, Wis. (UP11 The sheep which vanished Sun day from the Nativity scene In downtown Manitowoc has been located. Police found the sheep Mon day on the farm of its owner, who explained that he visited the display and found the sheep had given birth to a lamb, lie look both aniamsl back to the farm for shelter against the zero cold. Inch firemen Pull New Engine From Lake SILVER LAKE, Wis (LTD Silver Lake's volunteer firemen were thawing out their new $15,000 lire engine today. While the firemen were pumping water for a public skating rink the engine broke though the ice and (ell into the lake. a ik i ,V far .tll i A HOLLYWOOD IKll'Kl lL - Film star Gcwgc Murphv 61 tried on a new role as he announced lhat he will be a Renuhliean canninaie lor ine u.a. M'tiiuc next year. Murphy became the first OOP hopeful to declare publiclv for the seat now held by nilini: S. Clair Engle, D-Hed Hlu'ff. Calif. Murphv is shown at his news conference in Hollywood, although official filing lor the olfice opens In February of ltHU. (UPI) on ;. now rnlc gs he announced lhat m will bp GANDEE Printing Center, Inc. 625 MARKET STREET I MERICAN HOME 6- LAND CO. Homes KdHclies Retitolt JiuestnwiU JAMES C. NISTLER, BROKER MEDFORD HOTEL BUILDING Jackson County Title Co. 121 EAST SIXTH STREET ESTABLISHED 1885 Mon Desir DINING INN Oft Interttata 5 Freeway at Central Point 'lip Here comes little '64! With him is a bright and happy Leap Year, so we're hoping that your joy and success in months to come will grow by leaps and bounds! That is our heartfelt wish for our many Rogue River Valley friends and neighbors. ( Bill and All the Gang HI-WAY TAVERN and CAFE 12 NORTH RIVERSIDE AVE. ureetmas n TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND BEST WISHES IN THE YEAR AHEAD A bright new year looms before us . . . and we sincerely hope lhat it brings success to you and your leved ones in every field of endeavor. We are grateful for your kind patronage in the past and look forward to serving you in the future. It is our wish and hope that the New Year will bring to you all the wond erful blessings of life . . . most of all, love, friend ship and content-menl. 3 Jay Allen Co. Quality Used Cars 1078 COURT STREET May the days and months ahead throughout 1964 bring to you complete joy and happiness! And thanks for making the past ycr such a successful one for all of us in the Lininger organization. M. C. Lininger & Sons Ready Mix, Concrete Pipe, Sand and Gravel As we welcome the bright New Year, may we express to you, our friends through, out southern Oregon, our warm appreciation for your good will and patronage. We hope that all of your d-rams are realized '64. From All the Folks at Don's Hide-A-Way 1182 COURT STREET May your New Year be bright and happy, and 1964 bring success and prosperity to you o PABLO'S MEXICAN DINNERS 1789 STEWART AVE. - 779-1328 Daily S P.M. to 10 P.M. CLOSED MONDAYS v,yk a 5 . g 5 V Ait i - S 3- FROM ALL OF US AT . . . Valley Shade "Everything for Your Window But the View" 1600 8ARNETT ROAD NEW YEAR As the hands of the dock finally point to a New Year, may you begin a year filled with joyous happiness and success! Concrete & Equipment Division of Concrete Steel Corporation 248 E. McAndrews Rd. Phone 772-5271 GREETINGS TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS EVERYWHERE o TONY'S Trailer Convoy 2377 Table Rock Road Phone 772-8288 Farmers Packing COMPANY 2813 Biddle Road B.-n VfVatge through 164' HffC s hoping that ou 'I h a v e smooth and happy sailing all Near long. And mav every dav carry ca'go o good ha'th, uccess and happrnci (or you! PITTSBURGH Plate Glass Co. 1 WEST SIXTH STREET MAY 1964 BRING YOU LASTING JOY REALTOR 13J N. Gr,a St. 773-7393 Member rV idlord Multiple Liltinf Service, Sourhern Oregon Eichange Club, International Trade -i Club. ME, TOO! As sf stand on the threshold of another vttir, ve extend Cur very be-t wishes to our good fiends, here m the Rogue River Va!'r?S' our uarmest ihcs tor ail the QOod things ot Ir'f health uctcs, hap. o BEE HIVE CARPET CLEANERS 220 E. FOURTH - 773-6355 As e tae off into 1964, e hope that the happiness you ex perience in the year ahead will be ' out of this world " May the New Year be a rich- ly rewarding one for our good friends of Mcdford and south, em Oregon' x& rs (J 231 EAST MAIN We're rolling out the welcome for a 1964 that will be the hap piest of them all for you, our neighbors and friends. May good fortune smile upon you and your fondest dreams he realized in the year ahead' o HUBBARD BROS. INCORPORATED Main and Riverside I .1 1 " K s
