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tches the wheel. Stares wildly at weird
patterns writing on the glass. Looks
like he’s trapped. Trapped by his wea
ther-beaten wiper blades.
More rainl Hard rain I More lights
looming aheadl He braces himself. Dead
blades’. Streakersi Treacherous things.
Very next chance he’ll change them.
Twin balls of fire zoom closer, If
only if he could seel. Pinwheels of blaz
ing light tear at his tortured eyes,Bli
nd him completely. He grips the wheel in
panic. Sweat streams down his face. He
screams a prayer as his car bounces off
the mammoth truck and rolls.
"Funny thing," said the cop to the
ambulance man. "When I first got to the
car I thought he was talkin’• But it
was the car radio. Still runnin'. Our
highway safety chief broadcastin’—tol
lin’ as how wiper blades don’t really
wear out, Warnin' they just sort of dry
upo Look O.K. But lose their bounce.
They start streakin’."
There is. ... I mean
I prefer to wander in wilderness,
Oh nature in splendor dressed
Where all I see, untouched by me
Nor other hands caressed
For they do soil, human hands, I mean.
Where, things are touched by Supreme
Caress
And morning dew is bliss
Oh nature dressed in handscm hues
Lot no man give thee kiss
For they do soil, kisses, I mean,
I prefer to wander in wilderness
Where no mans foot has trod
For surely there I’ll surely care
To find this natures God
For there is One, Jehovah, I mean.
By
Kel Williams
When a man has trouble keeping his
head above water, chances are he’s try
ing to float a loan.
From the 01* Sourdough’s Nature Notebook j
The Eskimo soone in the museum is thru
:the courtesy of the Cub Scouts, Den 4*
jIt is a den oroject and is made of paper
inache. It depicts a sled dog team going
lover the snow.Den 4 is composed of David
jLamphere, Bob and Jim Chapman, Wayne
iShoultz, Hal Fernandez and Jackie Bratc
iher. Speaking of Scouts, congratulations
to the people reorganizing the Scouts
here on Adak, Let’s get a lot of cooper
ation from the fathers.
The other evening coming from Public
Works we saw an Artie Owl flying near
I the Circle and land ona nearby telephone
jpole. This owl is also know rs the Snowy
jor White owl. > Ithough owls are thought
I to be the most intelligent birds, they'
jare surpassed by otherbirds like our Ra
iven here on Adak. Birds in general are
[noted for their excellent eyesight and
|the owls are especially noted for their
jnite vision. This helps them for which
iwe are tnankful for their most important
jtaskof capturing and destroying rats and
imice„ Tho first thing we notice when we
Ilook at the eye of a bird is the large
[size of the eye in relation to the rest
of the head, the eyes sometimes weighing
more than the brain. The eyeballs in
owls is tubular, like in some fish, en
jabling them to concentrate the lite bet
iter, The retina or the image receiving
jlayer also has many more cells adapted j
[for picking up dim Lite. Other peculia
rities of the owl eyes are the binocul
ar vision by having both eyes focus.on
I the same object at the same time and the
[lite reflections similar to that seen in
I cats at nite. The lite reflection is the
[furthest back layer reflecting the lite
[back thru the lite sensitive cells so
;that it can be picked up by them twice,
jBecause of the binocular vision the owl
[has adapted a wide circular movement of
I the neck which enables it to see comple
tely arount itself without moving its
[body. All these adaptations plus a str
[ong beak and set of claws and noiseless
[flight make it a viscious foe to its en
iainies,
We hope the 01’ Lamplighter will soon
^be getting back to the lite for Adak’s
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