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HERALD AND NKWS, KLAMATH TALUS, OREGON Thursday, Arnrfi o. 1054 PAGE SIX PRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS Editor Managing Editor Entered aa second clou matter at the post office ol Klamath Palls. Ore., on August 20. 1904 under act of Congress. March S, 1S; MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tho Associated Prosa Is entitled exclusively to the uso for publication of all Uie local newa printed In this newspaper as well as all AP newt. SUBSCRIPTION RATES MAIL BX CARRIER I month t 1.SS 1 month 13 6 months t 50 6 months 81" 1 year $11.00 1 year 1630 BILLBOARD By BILL JENKINS With word from the refuse that the first hatching of geese has been spotted It would seem that spring, that magic season, Is really with Us. But there are a lot of other signs (or the sports minded that we are on the brink. The stub tailed go phers are beginning to be seen around the countryside and their whistling is to be heard echoing round the hills again. There Isn't anything more fun or better for Sunday relaxing than taking off a Sunday, preferably a nice warm one. lying out in the green grass and potting the little dtvils as they sprint from one sanc tuary to another. Using a .22 at middle ranges it presents a fast nd sporty proposition. And on top of that, if you are careful, courteous hunter and sportsman you'll be welcomed on almost any farm or ranch when you show up loaded for squirrel. It saves the landowner the trouble of poisoning them and keeps his land from being bored full of holes, his dike banks undermined by the little diggers and his grain sacks from being ripped to shreds. On top of that there are lots of other signs. Saw a group of young sters out Oregon Avenue way the other morning playing marbles. First time in a long, long time that this sport has been noticed. The little blue swallows that skim around the country so gracefully are starting to put in an appear ance. It won't be long until they'll be looking for unoccupied bird houses and robbing you of all the old bits of string and fluff they can get their claws on to build cozy nests with. The city has had the street sweeper out doing a job of clean ing up the winter's muck. A dusty They'll Do It Every Time By jimmy llatlo Rube busmer,-iue KCOklE, BUKNtL UK THE CITRUS C4RCUT I SI SPRIN-t TRAINING Job for the driver, but one that sure makes our streets look good. Won't be long until the flushcrs will be at it steadily again. The flooded area up around Al goma Point way Is almost drained of water now. Just a few big pud dles left and those are going fast. A drag line at work getting the big fields ready for planting this year. At least they shouldn't be bothered with weeds for a little while. Speaking of youngsters, is there anything so incongruous as a boy on his way to school carrying a violin case in one hand and a catcher's mitt in the other? Have a query from a woman in town who wants to make table dec- thing and wants to know if any of our readers know how to make owls out of pine cones. We can remember seeing them In the novelty shops, but can't re member Just how they were put together. Since we are buried knee deep in cones at the house we tried a few but with a dismal lack of success. If you know the secret write us and let us know. We'd like to get her off the hook before the dead line. Which is only a couple weeks away. Spring fashions, a c c o r d i ng to Wen's Wear, the trade maga sine, will be on the colorful side, what with two tone caps, pink shirts and black trousers, walking shorts in varied hues and plenty of accent on color in shirts and trousers. But. the magazine says, come fall the trend will be toward con servative styling and dark colors. So everyone should be happy sooner or later. I ' II Kwm'l NCUUIA IHfc V QUU MWI DINLC I . A ' rur'L "n 1 1 ,.,,TL ' "i -n .-r- ii.'rn 1 1 J AMAmm- .1 I Telling The Editor JAMES MARLOW ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL by KEN McLEOD Mountain sheep have but few recognized species t h r o u gh out the world while domestic sheep have an innumerable number of recognized forms. On account of the extreme variability of sheep under domestication, it Is general ly supposed that the domestic breeds have all been derived from a few wild species, this subject, however, is involved In obscurity. The word "sheep," cosnes to us from the Anglo-Saxon of ancient times and in all probability was applied to the familiar domestic ruminant which carries the scientif ic name of ovis arles. The name, however, has been extended to cover all its immediate relatives. According to Darwin, sheep have been domesticated from a very ancient period, and the remains of a small breed, differing irom any new known, having been found in the famous Swiss lake-dwellings. It Is the general opinion, however, that sheep was domesticated before the dawn of history in both Asia and Europe, but was unknown in this state in the New World until after the Spanish conquest. Whether the present domestic ani mal has been derived Irom any one of the existing wild species, or, Irom the crossing of several, or even Irom some wild species now extinct are matters of conjecture. The variations of external charac ters seen in the different domestic breeds are very great. They are chiefly manifest in the lorm and number of boms, which may be increased Irom the normal two to four or even eight, or may be ab sent altogether in the female alone or in both sexes. Other variations are to be noted In the ears and in the tail as well as in the color and quality of the fleece. " Compared with the best known domestic breeds, we find our wild species is much larger, and, in stead of an all-wool garment, wears a thick overcoat of hair like that of a deer, and an undercover lng of line wool. The hair, though rather coarse is comfortably soft and spongey, and lies smooth, as If carefully tended with comb and Brush. The predominant color dur ing most of the year is brownish gray, varying to bluish-gray In the autumn; the belly and a large, con spicuous patch on the buttocks are white; and the tail, which Is very short, like that of a deer, is black with a yellowish border. The wool Is white, and grows in beautiful spirals down out of sight among the shining hair, like delicate climb ing vines among stalks of corn. The horns of the male are of im mense size, measuring in their greater diameter from five to six and a half Inches, and from two and a half to three feet In length around the curve. They are yellow-lsh-whlte in color, and ridged trans versely, like those of a domestic ram. Their cross-section near the base Is somewhat triangular in out line, and flattened toward the tip. Rising boldly Irom the top of the head, they curve gently backward and outward, then forward and out ward, until about three fourths of a circle is described, and until the flattened, blunt tips are about two leet or two and a half feet apart. The horns of the female are flat tened throughout their entire length, are less curved than those of the male, and much smaller, measuring than a loot along the curve. In a former column I quoted) coney as slating there were no Known measurements existing fori the sheep that ranjed the Klamath Basin country and all of the east-' era plains of Oregon. That state ment was not entirely true because John Muir took measurements of the two sheep that were obtained on the hunting expedition he had at Mount Dome. These measure ments he notes as follows: Height at shoulders Ram (3' 6"); Ewe (3" 0"). Girth around shoulders Ram (3' 11"); Ewe l3'-3?i". Length from nose to root of tail Ram (5' - 10U"); Ewe (4'-3i"). Length of ears Ram (4 V); Ewe (5"). Length of tail Ram and Ewe the same (4'i"). Length of horns around curve Ram 2' - 9"); Ewe (ll'i"). Distance across from tip to tip of horns Ram (2 5'i"). Circumference of horns at base Ram 1' - 4"); Ewe (6"). So far as I know these are the only measurements that have ever been taken of the Rimrock or Lava Bed Sheep. I think that it would be quite a game to seek out the record pair of horns for the Klam- WASH1NOTON Wi Over 35 years ago an Indocninese named Ho Chi Minn made his way to Paris as a servant on a French boat and got a Job, as a photo retoucher. Indochina was strictly a French colonv then. And In 1919 Ho Chi Minn joined the French Commu nist nartv. He has been a Commu nist ever since. He is a man who can be said to have lived a dedi cated life. His was a double dedication; communism and Independence for Indochina. Now he is leading the Vietminh hi their fight against the French In Indochina. His followers are not all Communists by any means. Many are Indochinesc na tionalists who also insist upon in dependence for their country. Ho Chi Minn is aescrioca now as a man of about 63. thin-faccd. with a wisp of beard and a hoarse voice resulting from tuberculosis. He is a man the United States must think of in trying to keep In dochina from communism.. If the French, sick of the war. seek a negotiated peace with him and then clear out of Indochina, it is hard to believe this dedicated man won't try to take over uie whole country. Ho Chi Minh the name means "The One Who Shines" went from 'Paris to Moscow and studied revolutionary techniques. In the mid-19205 he went back to Asia and in 1930 lormed the Indocni nese Communist party. In 1940. in southern China, he founded the Vietminh league for the Independence of Viet Nam. In dochina, slightly larger than Tex as, is made of Up of three asso ciated states; Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The Vietminh had national backing. In 1944, with aid from the Americans who were fighting the Japanese the latter held Indo china then Ho Chi Minh went back into his homeland with sev eral hundred Vietminh partisans. He cooperated with the 14th Air Force's pilot-rescue teams and made several raids against the Japanese. In return, American in telligence officers helped him. ath Basin Lava Bed Sheep, even thouph the species Is extinct we still can all join in this search and the w.i'er is willing to compile any information sent in. John Muir of fers the Ilrst record, are there any others? Arms were parachuted to htm. When the Japanese surrendered. Ho Chi Minh entered Hanoi tri umphantly and on Sept. 2, 1945, proclaimed his "Democratio Re public of Vict Nam." On March 6. 1946, France recognized Vict Nam as a republic under Ho Chi Minh. He negotiated with the French for independence. The French, re luctant to yield what had been theirs for 100 years, hemmed and hawed. And on Dec. 19. 1946. Ho Chi Mirth's Vietminh turned against the French in open war. It was only guerrilla war. It be came a good-sized war later when the Reds took over China and could pump supplies to him. Now, wi'h the help of the Chi nese. Ho Chi Minh has the French in precarious position. This country doesn't want the French to quit, saying a victory for Ho Chi Minh would be the lirsl move In making all Southeast Asia Communist. Since 1950 this country has given the French in Indochina over 500 million dollars a year in military help. This year it steps up to more than one billion dollars. And the United States may get In even deeper. What's the matter with the Viet namese people in general? Why don't they rush to the aid of the French to overwhelm Ho Chi Minh? For one thing there Is strong nationalism in Indochina. particularly in Vict Nam, which has about 22 million of the coun try's 26 million people. The re mainder are in Laos and Cam bodia. France has granted none of them full Independence, although she is moving in that direction. Reports from Associated Press correspondents in Indochina since last summer say that probably half of the 12 million Vietnamese living in the zone controlled by Bao Dai (who Is backed by the French as head of the Vict Nam government) are directly aiding the Vietminh or Indirectly support ing them. But only a fraction ol the population Is really Commu nist. Most are Just anti-French. About eight million of Viet Nam's 23 million live In areas controlled by Ho Chi Minh. Russell Brines, an AP reporter who visited Indochina last year with Vice President Nixon, quot ed French officers as saying thry can count on only 10 per cent of the people of Vict Nam. 0 nee you try it over ice ...you re m Put Seagram's 7 Cfown to the test the one real test for a whiskey. Try it "over ice" in a glass by itself. That's, the way you will get its true taste and truly, that taste makes you sure . . . you ve found Americas finest whiskey. ? x 1 -rji J ; &w S&U i PS " i wA fw Say.S t tif m$C and be un Seagram-Distillers Corporation, New York City. Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof. 65 Grain Neutral Spirits. MA YOU MATERIAL Personally I believe our sherllf would do iilmscU and the com munlty a greater Justice by trying to sole a few unsolved crunes such as murder that have been going on, than tryuig to make our D.A. look like a heel. When a murder Is committed It Is printed one night and then never another word about it, except the last one that I heard about. The first story staled that it was mur der as the body had been badly beaten. Tlw next story about it says the man commuted suicide. We have a good honest District Attorney. Why not let him run nis office. I'm suro no one will be cheated out of anything. Maybe that's the trouble. Is he too honest for you guys who are always pick ing on him? One thing I'm sure of he still has my vote. Wouldn't he make a wonderful mayor? Mrs. lona (tavln 'is N. 3rd Klamath Falln Reward Offered For New Business TEXARKANA. Tex. WW-Wanted: a big Industry. Reward: tlO.000. You don't even have to live here to win the prize. Just supply a corr-mlttce of 15 Tcxarkana busi nessmen with information leading to establishment here of a per manent Industry employing 500 or more people. If you snag a smaller Industry for Tcxarkana the reward will generally be 20 per person It employs. Rules and entry blanks will be available Friday, said John Oarvcy, a bakery executive. The Doctor Says lly DIIWIN 1'. JORDAN, M il. "I know a couple," wiltea Mr. 8., "Who have a tlvo-year-old kill whom they dress well and lo whom they teach niaiinrra, ami they olten tako lime to play wltli her. However, they do not allow tills girl lo eat between ItieuN, which I think Is wrong. "When I keep this little girl 1 give her two or threo cookies and a glass of milk at ten or ten thirty in the morning and nho around three In the afternoon. She seems hungry and is thin, and I am alrald of what would happen to her If she over got sick," A growing youngster should have enough food during tho twenty-lour hours of the day and this should bo a balanced diet. It makes little dllfercnco .whether this food is given all at the regular mealllinr.H or some of It between meal. Ol course, If the tii-bctwccn.nieal.i eat lug Interferes with a balanced diet It would not be desirable. Mrs. S. should remember that the raising of a child is the parents' responsibility rather than hers, and that it she Interferes Willi their rou tine for the child she takes a re sponsibility which they may well resent. A curious question comes from another Mrs. S.. who says that her thirtccn-ycar-old son Is sprouting a growth of dark hair on his upper hp. and wants to know what Is the be.il way to treat tills situation. One would think that the mother would know that this is prrlectly hoi null, though perhaps a little eui lKr than average, and should be loll alone until it Is necessary for the youth to start shaving. An unusual question conies from Mrs. D.. whoso niece's daughter was born with a deformed rectum. She says that the Utile gill now seven, doesn't have much control ol her bowels and Is often punished. "Con this be remedied by sur gery?' she asks. It seems incredible Uiat a little girl of seven should be punished for something tor which she is not responsible. One would think that the parents would obtain the best possible advice for her since there would be a good chance of rem edying Uie situation. The condition certainly should not be allowed to run on. since the little girl may develop feelings ol guilt which would affect her all through life. Finally, a mother writes Unit her little 16-monlhs-old girl has her nia of the navel, and the doctor advised an operation, which she would like to avoid. , In this case, since the hernia Is still present at Uie ago ol sixteen months it does seem likely thot an operation would be advisable. It may be that Uie doctors will want to wait a little while before doing Uie operation, but small children do not remember unpleasant exper iences very long. Other Uilnn being equal, the sooner it Is done, the better. POETS CORNER TIIK I.lTTl.i: HOI 8K fON TIIK HILL lly Hnworlh I'rllrll Ho little, and o silent. Oh Utile house With Ihy walls of purest gold, No longer dost thou snillo with Joy Ah loving hrail.i luilnltl. The silenco round thy cheerful henrlli, Must sill' thy heart lo terns Since lllli'd Willi loving melodies Through thy rejoicing years. My heart too, bleeds, ns altllng here. I list I For footsteps dear A happy voice and lemler smile. Vet not a sound 1 hear, Thou art like me, Oh Utile house We've meiu'rles wo cnniiot lorgel We have done our besl with what we've had Blnro happily we first mot. Oh little house, I love you nllll Could you but uiHlorslni'.d How euch tiling speaks of loving hearts And the touch of a loving limul Years will pass by yet we cannot forget Tho echo of footsteps no dear. The treasures wo planted deep down In our hearta And voices we loved so lo hear. So now, Utile house, as wo musl aoou part Let us cherish each loving smile For romnlrte Itistiranre rrvlre, see liana Norland. ti.'T I'lne hi. 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