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t Bill Green and the Rare Bird and Animal Farm
(part 2)
his Mercury car and Queenie When Queenie got to be room. When a chambermaid One time Dr. Blaisdell
went in to clean the room, she was called to look at a
(William Green, founder
of the Rare Bird and Animal
Farm in Fairlee, was also well
known in both North and South
America as a big game
hunter, both as a guide for
sportsmen and as a hunter of
predators such as mountain
lions, beas and jaguars. In
: the early 1940's Bill came to
Orfordville, which became the
home base for his hunting
expeditions. His work of
collecting and training
animals grew to the point
where he expanded by
building the Rare Bird and
'Animal Farm in Fairlee in
1954. Besides putting on
!animal performances here,
Bill took shows on the road
i with the Shrine Circus, and
Jfrequently appeared on
; television with his performing
jumped right in and rode all about 16 years old, she began
the way to Orfordville. acting somewhat like a
People used to come and rebellious teenager -- which,
watch Qneenie being trained indeed, she was. Besides
but one of the hardest parts maturing, she was also cutting
of her training was getting her her molar teeth, and they
to give up eating gruel pained her so much that she
(cereal) and begin eating solid kept chewing onto things and
food. breaking off pieces of her
Mter the Animal Farm teeth. She gotso rambunctious
was set up in Fairlee, Queenie that she would keep breaking
was a regular participant in her chains. She eventually
the shows, along with Bill's was sold and went to
daughter, Elisaheth. They Michigan. She is too big to
also traveled with the Shrine water-ski now.
Circus, Queenie being tran-
sported in a trailer when she Caesar, the cheetah
got too big for the car. Another of Bill's trained
Queenie learned to water- animals was a cheetah named
ski on the Indian River in Caesar, who actually was
Florida. She traveled ex- quite a family pet. They used
tensively doing this act, and to lead him around on a leash.
everything went fine, except Visitors to the Greens' house
for one time when she was would find Caesar in the living
doing a water-skiing show in room taking a nap on the sofa.
......... ' ---. animals.) Pittsburg and was tipped over Cheetahs are said to be
Editorial bY a wave from a passing the fastest-running animals on
Queenie, the water-skiing boat, and almost drowned, earth, and when Caesar was
elephant There were docks all along the three years old they clocked
Bill's most unusual at- river, and no place she could him at 72.3 miles per hour.
, traction was Queenie, one of climb out, so they finally had Eddie Green tells about
Support ur/zed for
the world's first water-skiing
elephants. He had bought her
in 1953 when she was about six
months old and only 32 inches
high. Bill took the hack seat of
to get a derrick with a sling to one time when his father was
rescue her. In the meantime, at a sportsmen's show in
she held the end of her trunk Boston. He took Caesar with
up out of the water so she him, but while preparing the
could breathe, exhibit he left him in the hotel
Dr. BiaisdeH de-scenting skunks with the help of Bill Green--with comments by
ill Bradford man
A young Bradford man hopes to talked with O'Donnell about his
leave the area on January 3, and future. He is eagerly looking forward
travel by car out to the west coast, to the operation, hoping it will render
where he will attempt to get a place to him stronger and more healthy than
stay near the Stamford University he is now.
Medical Center in California. At present, he is unable to work and
The reason for his trip will be to it would be dangerous for him to go
eventually be admitted to the Medical outside, for the winter air makes
Center and undergo a heart {ran- breathing difficult. His only activities
splant, a necessary procedure, in that at point, include watching
the young man has a very serious television and taping music.
heart ailment. After spending some time with
O'Donnell, we came away with a
Dana O'Donnell, 26 of Saddleback feeling of immense pride in his
road has been suffering with a serious courage. This young man has been
cardio myopathy and has finally seriously ill for a long period and now
agreed with his Woodsville doctor to he has made a big decision to go
undergo the transplant in an attempt ahead with a heart transplant. All of
to improve his failing heart, the unknowns ahead have not daunted
Although the Medical Center ap- his courage and spirit.
proved his entry for the operation just With tha bold decision, he will be
one week ago, a massive fund-raising required to post a $40,000 line of
saw Caesar and passed out.
The manager called the
police, and Bill and Caesar
were evicted from the hotel.
However, it did make the front
pages of the Boston papers,
giving them a lot of free
publicity.
Dr. Blalsdell's recollections
Dr. Edwin Blaisdell of
Canadian lynx whose legs all
were swollen. He found that
each leg had a piece of wire
around it.
The lynx had come from a
trapper in the Yukon. When
trappers first took lynx from
their traps, they had to wire
their feet together, because
the lynx would chew off
anything else used to tie them
shipped them
crates, by
The hyena
started trying to
out of the crate,
was lined with
had gotten as far
when the driver
turn his head
the hyena
him, with blood
his mouth from
tin of the crate.
.' KATHAKINE BI.AISDELL
North Haverhill used to come
to the Animal Farm when a
veterinarian was needed. He
says that whenever they had
to give medicine to Queenie,
they would put it into a
banana.
When the emu (a big bird
similar to an ostrich) was
sick, Bill would "hypnotize" it
by stroking its neck; then it
would let them do anything to
it that they needed to.
The zebras were very hard
to handle, and Dr. Blaisdell
remembers one time when he
was trimming a zebra's foot
and got kicked a lot harder
than he ever wanted to he
kicked.
When they had to work on
a mountain lion, they put it
into a squeeze box. Whenever
they came to the old male
named Tommy, he would rub
his head on the bars, and how
he would purr -- with a big
purr that compared to his size.
Tommy lived to be probably
the oldest mountain lion in
captivity, over 20 years old.
As litters of mountain lion
cubs came along, some of
them were brought up to the
animal hospital in North
Haverhill to be surgically
with. But evidently when they
got this particular lynx into
camp, they just cut the wires
between the legs, and not the
loops around the legs -- but
after the wire was discovered
and removed the legs came
along alright. This was an
unusual circumstance, and
they would have made sure it
never happened again.
One time Dr. Blaisdell
was running a trap line of his
own around the Haverhill area
and happened to catch an
otter. He thought they might
like to have it at the Animal
Farm, so he called Chet
French, who came right up
and maneuvered the otter into
a grainbag, then put it inside
another grainbag for double
security.
In the early days at
Orfordville, Bill wanted a
skunk descented. It was the
first time Dr. Blaisdell had
done this operation, but it
went well, and the scent
glands came out whole, with
no spilling of the powerful
fluid inside. One of Dr.
Blaisdell's assistants for the
operation was his young
brother-in-law, James Frizzell
(your writer's brother), and
The driver ]
just about to d
jumped out and rl
to call the Ani|
Chester was
picked up some
rushed to the
The driver
excited that he
keys in the
locked the
slamming it shul
out. They
back door of the
a key had
broken off in
had to jimmy the
open.
Using a
as a shield
path toward the
truck, then set up
front. He also
windshield so
wouldn't try to
it. Then, using
bait, he got the
for the cage
would go in
finally
hind em
By the time
rounding up the
crowd had gal
the truck, and
effort has been launched, where credit, something that is impossible Elizabeth. declawed and to have their they were still patting gleaned a lot
- • vaccinations. Of course it was themselves on the back for
hopefully, $40,000 will be raised .to for him to do without some assistance a great thrill for the Blaisdell their odor-free operation -- in the attendance
, provide pre-tranqpla the public. .......... ..... .'t ..... .............. .... ". children and their friends, when suddly.there,ros a weak.s,
for O'Donnell. Many We urge the area to continue their fx lf31"I "] "L'--- 1O'F'/', ............... "-- ' , having the mountain lion eubs trfi*esthk.Dringsurgery,
,n t.e -- and *.e *00remov00glands.adb00n
organizations and residents have response to the fund-raising effort (] never had a chance to get dropped onto a piece of [
pledged securities and cash for the ---.t.-,,,, L.L[,LI newspaper on the ground --
lonesome. Through the
Oplaced in motion by his doctor, Laurel Caesar the cheetah also and then after the operation Bill was gone
fund./ '' [ "0 Lyons, thereby making a new lease on i O I '][ 'l'xtS' had to be declawed to make was all done, Jimmy stepped rnad trips witha
A. him safer to handle. Dr. ontheml that his wife Bett}
The Journal Opinion has recently life a reality for this brave man.
Blaisdell performed the Whenever the lion had an much of the res
the Ed-t-r 00Sdv operation, which was suc-ingrown toenail, they would running the AI:
[ A k,k, qm--,m J- ,m "" cessful- but the anesthetic lassoo its foot and pull it while Chester F
kept Caesar asleep for two through the bars of the cage to care of the animal
days. An aesthesiologist from cut back the nail. Sometimes call from Florid
er Screen, here we come! theDartmouthMedicaISchool ittookanhourtogetthelassoo structionsonship[
was called in to help wake on, as each time the lion got to various placeS
Caesar up. He also con- smarter about avoiding it. for shows, such
How much contributed to wildlife?
To the Editor:
In her letter to the editor of herd from a scabies outbreak,
the Journal Opinion on Dec. 13 an appeal was made for public
Bonnie Dodson announced her donations because this ex-
new status as advisor to pensive operation had not
Friends Of Animals, a "non- been budgeted. Sportsmen's
profit animal rights" group groups, most of whom would
based in New York City. never hunt bighorn sheep in
In her brief explanation of New Mexico. contributed over
FOA's "issues" she failed to $26,000. Matched 3 to 1 by
mention that FOA are the Pittman-Robertson funds
people who a few years ago (again sportsmen's money)
brought suit in federal court to the necessary $100,000 to pay
halt the function of the Pitt- the cost of the rescue
man.Robertson Fund, a operation was raised.
multimillion dollar per year Letters identical to the ones
wildlife conservation and sent to the sportsmen were
restoration program funded mailed to the "animal rights"
by sportsmen's dollars. Why? groups, including Friends Of
Apparently because it is Animals. Not one of them
funded with sportsmen's contributed a single penny.
dollars, Not one of them even had the
Neither did she mention that courtesy to acknowledge the
in 1979 when a massive letter.
operation was mounted by the Because the animal rights
New Mexico Fish and Game groups do enjoy tax-exempt
Department to rescue the San status and because they solicit
Andres desert bighorn sheep money from the public, their
federal income tax returns are
available for public in-
spection. We have several of
them in our file and we don't
think they are very flattering
to people who want to "help
animals".
Since 1940 American
sportsmen have contributed
over $3.6 billion, yes that's
billions of dollars, to wildlife
conservation. If you write
Bonnie for more information
about FOA we suggest you ask
her how much they have
contributed to any kind of
constructive wildlife program
in Vermont or New Hamp-
shire or anywhere else for
that matter, in the last 40
years.
Howard Young
Lyme Center, N.H.
National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Awareness Week
To the Editor: Vietnam War.
A resolution was issued by -- It's the number one high-
the 97th Congress 1982 to he way killer of all the highway
observed during the week of accidents resulting from
Dec. 12 as "National Drunk drinking and use of drugs,
and Drugged Driving 250,000 were killed and over
Awareness Week." $656,000 seriously injured in
Congressman Barnes along 1981 alone.
with several others are very -- No other country has such
concerned over their research a record when peace prevails.
findings.A fewof theseare: Are we really interested in
-- More people, many humanities for all or just for
children, were killed in the other countries?
last two years than in all of the Statistics show for every
Haverhill District Court news
dollar received from the tax
revenues, many more are
used to clean up the mess
caused by drug use. Is that
why our taxes are increasing
at such an alarming rate?
They promised they would call the house
if we were selected from the crowds at
LaKe Morey to be a Hollywood star in the
upcoming movie, The Survivors. This gem
of the silver screen will be shot on location
at the Lake Morey Inn area in Fairlee and
will feature Robin Williams, Jerry Reed
and Walter Mathau. We want that part.
It all began late last week when we
cruised down to the Inn and joined a
CROWD there for our preliminary casting
and wardrobe inquiry. We saw a lot of
locals there, all flexing and preening for
the male part in the world spectacular
movie. We saw Tony, Alexander, Jim,
Bob, Mike and even Richard there, all
hoping to get the big call from the movie
moguls assembled in Fairlee.
Here is what they wanted: good looking
outdoorsy kinds of guys to join Robin
Williams and a plethora of chicks on the
movie set. The movie guys and gals want
outdoor, survival male statues that are
strong and lean. They asked us questions
like.., Do we own a Mercedes-Benz? Do
we own survival equipment? Do we have a
4-Wheel Drive vehicle with a plow? Have
we had outdoor experience? WOW.
We fudged a little in those inquiries, but
we doubt they came up with too many
Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Lots of plows, we
are sure.
So, on with our audition. Our entire body
was measured. Imagine that? They said it
was for wardrobe requirements and we
didn't mind a bit, after all we want to look
GOOD on the screen. Then they shot a
photo of our face. The photo told us to
"look mean" so we shot a natural ex-
pression and he laughed. "I said look
mean, not stupid." We told him something
not to be repeated here.
But there were all types of guys there
that night, cramming the Lake Morey full
of more characters than have ever been
assembled on one Northcountry movie lot
ever. Tall ones, short ones, [at ones and
slim people. Lots of beards, lots of
smoothly shaved faces. Nice haircuts on
some .... others with shoulder length hair.
And the comments, you should have heard
the comments. "Hey, there's Robert
Redford." "Hey, there's Hollywood
Mike." "Hollywood, here I come." "Hey,
Goob, you gonna be in the movin pitchas?"
And lots more that really shouldn't be
printed here, either.
The movie people were super. Even
offered a nice selection of cheese, crackers
and coffee to make us feel at home and
take away those initial Hollywood jitters
we had. We know there will be some
mighty surprised folks when and if they
are selected to do their thing on the set
with big Hollywood stars. Some were
saying . . . "Imagine, this could be the
start of something big."
But to be realistie,Lthey won't be picking
that many sinewy, husky and lusty guys
for those parts. And there must have been
over 1,000 durable, able-bodied hardy boys
who responded to the plea.
Imagine, when the movie opens and all
the folks from the area see their pals on the
silver screen. Maybe in the crowd will be a
big movie agent, looking for a real brawny
type for another movie. And what if he
should spot one of us for the leading role, to
play across from one of those really
beautiful Hollywood gals. . . IMAGINE
THAT?
Oh, well, we have to cut this short, the
telephone is ringing.
tributed the observation that
the big cats are much more
susceptible to certain
anesthetics than are domestic
cats, and have to be given
unbelievably small doses.
Special delivery
One time, the Animal
Farm was Shipping a hyena
and a Mexican javelina pig to
a zoo in New York State. They
Sportsmen's
Chester
for awhile
1965, then sold
Vietje, who
operation until
Le00lature to consider belt
KEENE-- State Senate Agency told the membership
President Vesta Roy will of the New Hampshire Safety
introduce legislation which Council meeting in Keene the
mandates the use of auto bill has received the en-
safety restraints for children dorsement of at least 50
age five and under, a state organizations throughout the
highway safety specialist said state and said he is confident it
this week. will become law.
Burton E. Nichols, program
manager for the New Ham- The bill says, in part: "No
pshire Highway Safety child less than five years of
Vermont clmnl00 dmvn
MONTPELIER-- Debt
collectors may not use
harassing deceptive methods
when attempting to collect
debts, Attorney General John
Easton said recently.
Easton's remarks stem
from final settlement of his
Public Protection Division's
lawsuit against Credit
Management Service of
Montpelier.
A judgment order prohibits
Credit Management from
harassing, threatening or
abusing alleged debtors. The
order also enjoins Credit
Management from
threatening legal action that is
not intended to be taken,
leaving "urgent" messages
for a consumer to contact
them "immediately," con-
tacting individuals at work
after being told not to, con-
tacting people other than *.he*
supposed debtor more than
once to find out where the
individual lives avxi charffmg
the amount to the ir.dividual's
account without permission.
age shall ride
in a motor
roadway unless
wearing a safe
properly a
fastened or
is properly
secured by
child passenger
Violation of
law could result
which could
driver shows
purchase or
restraint
passed,
1, 19.
The
would not
who is riding in
to transport
hire, riding in
equipped with
who is
wear
About
each year and
seriously
and injuries
through child
the beard said.
Let us get beyond those in • StOp ava/' p vote
high places and support this
needed reform before we are
just another highway statistic. To the Fail(or: levels. TOO frequently, when a liberal was elected, representative be elected by a of a "preferential" ballot, thus
Doris G. Berry 'Secretary of State Douglas, there are several primary Another striking example majority of the voters. The eliminating the discredited
E. Ryegate in yesterday's (Dec. 8)public candidates, a minority can- was back in 1974 when Jef- strength of the old form of Australian ballot. (Ironically
statement on desirable didate wins with only a fords won on a plurality of Town Meeting, before the enough, national elections in
election law changes, included plurality of votes -- all he
that his vote wi
away" tin case ,
does not receive a l
only 40 percent, defeating two Australian ballot craze, lay in Australia are now decided by Lla
Rutledge arr00ted for driving after suspension
WOODSVILLE-- In recent at the arraignment. The
Haverhill District Court charge stemmed from Nov.
matters, an arraignment was 21, when he was stopped at the
completed during theMonday, Haverhill-Newbury crossing,
Dec. 13 session. Alfred
Rutledge of Woodsville an-
swered charges of driving
after his license had been
suspended.
After his arraignment,
defendant Rutledge had bail
placed on him by Judge Karl
T. Bruckner of $187 cash. A
hearing on the matter has
been set for Jan. 24. 1983.
State Trooper on Saturday, In another matter, on
Dec. 11 and booked to appear Friday. Dec. I0 in the
the following: "A legislative needs is one more than anyone relatively conservative
look at the law which requires else. This is not democracy, candidates, Burgess and
the candidate for office of The most recent example is Harwood. Examples also
governor, lieutenant governor the race for U.S. Senator. abound in New Hampshire.
Have,=hill District Court. and treasurer to win by a Stafford, liberal, was Last September in a field of
Leslie Marsh of Highland majority while a simple challenged by conservative, eight Republicans, Sununu
street was found guilty of plurality is all that is required McClaughry and moderate- l won by a plurality, of only 32
criminal trespass at 4 Mill in other statewide races."
street, in that on Dec. 4, Certainly, aH such elections
he did knowingly remain at should be decided by a
the Graoe Smith residence in majority vote. It's rarely a
defiance of a lawful order to problem at the November
leave that was personally elections. It's a constant
communicated to him by problem at the September
conservative Ledbetter.
Stafford won with a plurality
-- 46.2 percent of the vote.
Chances are most of the
McClaughry supporters would
have preferred Ledbetter to
Stafford and viea versa, if
Haverhill Police Officer Terry primaries, for U.S. they had been given a choice.
Alexander. Congressman and Senator, as Vermont, plainly, preferred a
well as at state and county conservative minded Senator;
the fact that voters, on the
first ballot, registered their
first preference and a winning
candidate had to have a clear
majority. If on the first ballot,
no one racked up that
majority, a second ballot was
called for. On this second
ballot many voters, con-
eluding that their first
preference had no chance,
turned to their second
preference; and on to a third
preference, if need be.
percent. Back in 1974 con-
servative Democrat Leonard
won the primary for governor
with only 37 percent, while the
two opponents split the liberal
vote with 35 percent and 25
percent.
This Town Meeting ap-
Certainly, the strengthof a proach should be applied to
representative form of town, county, state and
government requires that a national elections through use
preferential ballotingI) When l/ffim,
there are more than two. '"" .u
candidates for an office, the
voter simply marks his first,
second and third preference
instead of just an (X) before
one name. If, on the first tally,
no candidate fetches up with a
clear majority, then the
lowest scorer is dropped from
the race and the second and
third preferences on his
ballots are credited to the
appropriate candidates; and
once more. if need be.
Thus can a voter express his
first preference without fear
FAIRLEE--
Cummings
received a
degree in music
University
Indiana,
are
University as ....
complete their
Official
degrees will be/
regular comme" |'..
May. • ! ,'" '
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t Bill Green and the Rare Bird and Animal Farm
(part 2)
his Mercury car and Queenie When Queenie got to be room. When a chambermaid One time Dr. Blaisdell
went in to clean the room, she was called to look at a
(William Green, founder
of the Rare Bird and Animal
Farm in Fairlee, was also well
known in both North and South
America as a big game
hunter, both as a guide for
sportsmen and as a hunter of
predators such as mountain
lions, beas and jaguars. In
: the early 1940's Bill came to
Orfordville, which became the
home base for his hunting
expeditions. His work of
collecting and training
animals grew to the point
where he expanded by
building the Rare Bird and
'Animal Farm in Fairlee in
1954. Besides putting on
!animal performances here,
Bill took shows on the road
i with the Shrine Circus, and
Jfrequently appeared on
; television with his performing
jumped right in and rode all about 16 years old, she began
the way to Orfordville. acting somewhat like a
People used to come and rebellious teenager -- which,
watch Qneenie being trained indeed, she was. Besides
but one of the hardest parts maturing, she was also cutting
of her training was getting her her molar teeth, and they
to give up eating gruel pained her so much that she
(cereal) and begin eating solid kept chewing onto things and
food. breaking off pieces of her
Mter the Animal Farm teeth. She gotso rambunctious
was set up in Fairlee, Queenie that she would keep breaking
was a regular participant in her chains. She eventually
the shows, along with Bill's was sold and went to
daughter, Elisaheth. They Michigan. She is too big to
also traveled with the Shrine water-ski now.
Circus, Queenie being tran-
sported in a trailer when she Caesar, the cheetah
got too big for the car. Another of Bill's trained
Queenie learned to water- animals was a cheetah named
ski on the Indian River in Caesar, who actually was
Florida. She traveled ex- quite a family pet. They used
tensively doing this act, and to lead him around on a leash.
everything went fine, except Visitors to the Greens' house
for one time when she was would find Caesar in the living
doing a water-skiing show in room taking a nap on the sofa.
......... ' ---. animals.) Pittsburg and was tipped over Cheetahs are said to be
Editorial bY a wave from a passing the fastest-running animals on
Queenie, the water-skiing boat, and almost drowned, earth, and when Caesar was
elephant There were docks all along the three years old they clocked
Bill's most unusual at- river, and no place she could him at 72.3 miles per hour.
, traction was Queenie, one of climb out, so they finally had Eddie Green tells about
Support ur/zed for
the world's first water-skiing
elephants. He had bought her
in 1953 when she was about six
months old and only 32 inches
high. Bill took the hack seat of
to get a derrick with a sling to one time when his father was
rescue her. In the meantime, at a sportsmen's show in
she held the end of her trunk Boston. He took Caesar with
up out of the water so she him, but while preparing the
could breathe, exhibit he left him in the hotel
Dr. BiaisdeH de-scenting skunks with the help of Bill Green--with comments by
ill Bradford man
A young Bradford man hopes to talked with O'Donnell about his
leave the area on January 3, and future. He is eagerly looking forward
travel by car out to the west coast, to the operation, hoping it will render
where he will attempt to get a place to him stronger and more healthy than
stay near the Stamford University he is now.
Medical Center in California. At present, he is unable to work and
The reason for his trip will be to it would be dangerous for him to go
eventually be admitted to the Medical outside, for the winter air makes
Center and undergo a heart {ran- breathing difficult. His only activities
splant, a necessary procedure, in that at point, include watching
the young man has a very serious television and taping music.
heart ailment. After spending some time with
O'Donnell, we came away with a
Dana O'Donnell, 26 of Saddleback feeling of immense pride in his
road has been suffering with a serious courage. This young man has been
cardio myopathy and has finally seriously ill for a long period and now
agreed with his Woodsville doctor to he has made a big decision to go
undergo the transplant in an attempt ahead with a heart transplant. All of
to improve his failing heart, the unknowns ahead have not daunted
Although the Medical Center ap- his courage and spirit.
proved his entry for the operation just With tha bold decision, he will be
one week ago, a massive fund-raising required to post a $40,000 line of
saw Caesar and passed out.
The manager called the
police, and Bill and Caesar
were evicted from the hotel.
However, it did make the front
pages of the Boston papers,
giving them a lot of free
publicity.
Dr. Blalsdell's recollections
Dr. Edwin Blaisdell of
Canadian lynx whose legs all
were swollen. He found that
each leg had a piece of wire
around it.
The lynx had come from a
trapper in the Yukon. When
trappers first took lynx from
their traps, they had to wire
their feet together, because
the lynx would chew off
anything else used to tie them
shipped them
crates, by
The hyena
started trying to
out of the crate,
was lined with
had gotten as far
when the driver
turn his head
the hyena
him, with blood
his mouth from
tin of the crate.
.' KATHAKINE BI.AISDELL
North Haverhill used to come
to the Animal Farm when a
veterinarian was needed. He
says that whenever they had
to give medicine to Queenie,
they would put it into a
banana.
When the emu (a big bird
similar to an ostrich) was
sick, Bill would "hypnotize" it
by stroking its neck; then it
would let them do anything to
it that they needed to.
The zebras were very hard
to handle, and Dr. Blaisdell
remembers one time when he
was trimming a zebra's foot
and got kicked a lot harder
than he ever wanted to he
kicked.
When they had to work on
a mountain lion, they put it
into a squeeze box. Whenever
they came to the old male
named Tommy, he would rub
his head on the bars, and how
he would purr -- with a big
purr that compared to his size.
Tommy lived to be probably
the oldest mountain lion in
captivity, over 20 years old.
As litters of mountain lion
cubs came along, some of
them were brought up to the
animal hospital in North
Haverhill to be surgically
with. But evidently when they
got this particular lynx into
camp, they just cut the wires
between the legs, and not the
loops around the legs -- but
after the wire was discovered
and removed the legs came
along alright. This was an
unusual circumstance, and
they would have made sure it
never happened again.
One time Dr. Blaisdell
was running a trap line of his
own around the Haverhill area
and happened to catch an
otter. He thought they might
like to have it at the Animal
Farm, so he called Chet
French, who came right up
and maneuvered the otter into
a grainbag, then put it inside
another grainbag for double
security.
In the early days at
Orfordville, Bill wanted a
skunk descented. It was the
first time Dr. Blaisdell had
done this operation, but it
went well, and the scent
glands came out whole, with
no spilling of the powerful
fluid inside. One of Dr.
Blaisdell's assistants for the
operation was his young
brother-in-law, James Frizzell
(your writer's brother), and
The driver ]
just about to d
jumped out and rl
to call the Ani|
Chester was
picked up some
rushed to the
The driver
excited that he
keys in the
locked the
slamming it shul
out. They
back door of the
a key had
broken off in
had to jimmy the
open.
Using a
as a shield
path toward the
truck, then set up
front. He also
windshield so
wouldn't try to
it. Then, using
bait, he got the
for the cage
would go in
finally
hind em
By the time
rounding up the
crowd had gal
the truck, and
effort has been launched, where credit, something that is impossible Elizabeth. declawed and to have their they were still patting gleaned a lot
- • vaccinations. Of course it was themselves on the back for
hopefully, $40,000 will be raised .to for him to do without some assistance a great thrill for the Blaisdell their odor-free operation -- in the attendance
, provide pre-tranqpla the public. .......... ..... .'t ..... .............. .... ". children and their friends, when suddly.there,ros a weak.s,
for O'Donnell. Many We urge the area to continue their fx lf31"I "] "L'--- 1O'F'/', ............... "-- ' , having the mountain lion eubs trfi*esthk.Dringsurgery,
,n t.e -- and *.e *00remov00glands.adb00n
organizations and residents have response to the fund-raising effort (] never had a chance to get dropped onto a piece of [
pledged securities and cash for the ---.t.-,,,, L.L[,LI newspaper on the ground --
lonesome. Through the
Oplaced in motion by his doctor, Laurel Caesar the cheetah also and then after the operation Bill was gone
fund./ '' [ "0 Lyons, thereby making a new lease on i O I '][ 'l'xtS' had to be declawed to make was all done, Jimmy stepped rnad trips witha
A. him safer to handle. Dr. ontheml that his wife Bett}
The Journal Opinion has recently life a reality for this brave man.
Blaisdell performed the Whenever the lion had an much of the res
the Ed-t-r 00Sdv operation, which was suc-ingrown toenail, they would running the AI:
[ A k,k, qm--,m J- ,m "" cessful- but the anesthetic lassoo its foot and pull it while Chester F
kept Caesar asleep for two through the bars of the cage to care of the animal
days. An aesthesiologist from cut back the nail. Sometimes call from Florid
er Screen, here we come! theDartmouthMedicaISchool ittookanhourtogetthelassoo structionsonship[
was called in to help wake on, as each time the lion got to various placeS
Caesar up. He also con- smarter about avoiding it. for shows, such
How much contributed to wildlife?
To the Editor:
In her letter to the editor of herd from a scabies outbreak,
the Journal Opinion on Dec. 13 an appeal was made for public
Bonnie Dodson announced her donations because this ex-
new status as advisor to pensive operation had not
Friends Of Animals, a "non- been budgeted. Sportsmen's
profit animal rights" group groups, most of whom would
based in New York City. never hunt bighorn sheep in
In her brief explanation of New Mexico. contributed over
FOA's "issues" she failed to $26,000. Matched 3 to 1 by
mention that FOA are the Pittman-Robertson funds
people who a few years ago (again sportsmen's money)
brought suit in federal court to the necessary $100,000 to pay
halt the function of the Pitt- the cost of the rescue
man.Robertson Fund, a operation was raised.
multimillion dollar per year Letters identical to the ones
wildlife conservation and sent to the sportsmen were
restoration program funded mailed to the "animal rights"
by sportsmen's dollars. Why? groups, including Friends Of
Apparently because it is Animals. Not one of them
funded with sportsmen's contributed a single penny.
dollars, Not one of them even had the
Neither did she mention that courtesy to acknowledge the
in 1979 when a massive letter.
operation was mounted by the Because the animal rights
New Mexico Fish and Game groups do enjoy tax-exempt
Department to rescue the San status and because they solicit
Andres desert bighorn sheep money from the public, their
federal income tax returns are
available for public in-
spection. We have several of
them in our file and we don't
think they are very flattering
to people who want to "help
animals".
Since 1940 American
sportsmen have contributed
over $3.6 billion, yes that's
billions of dollars, to wildlife
conservation. If you write
Bonnie for more information
about FOA we suggest you ask
her how much they have
contributed to any kind of
constructive wildlife program
in Vermont or New Hamp-
shire or anywhere else for
that matter, in the last 40
years.
Howard Young
Lyme Center, N.H.
National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Awareness Week
To the Editor: Vietnam War.
A resolution was issued by -- It's the number one high-
the 97th Congress 1982 to he way killer of all the highway
observed during the week of accidents resulting from
Dec. 12 as "National Drunk drinking and use of drugs,
and Drugged Driving 250,000 were killed and over
Awareness Week." $656,000 seriously injured in
Congressman Barnes along 1981 alone.
with several others are very -- No other country has such
concerned over their research a record when peace prevails.
findings.A fewof theseare: Are we really interested in
-- More people, many humanities for all or just for
children, were killed in the other countries?
last two years than in all of the Statistics show for every
Haverhill District Court news
dollar received from the tax
revenues, many more are
used to clean up the mess
caused by drug use. Is that
why our taxes are increasing
at such an alarming rate?
They promised they would call the house
if we were selected from the crowds at
LaKe Morey to be a Hollywood star in the
upcoming movie, The Survivors. This gem
of the silver screen will be shot on location
at the Lake Morey Inn area in Fairlee and
will feature Robin Williams, Jerry Reed
and Walter Mathau. We want that part.
It all began late last week when we
cruised down to the Inn and joined a
CROWD there for our preliminary casting
and wardrobe inquiry. We saw a lot of
locals there, all flexing and preening for
the male part in the world spectacular
movie. We saw Tony, Alexander, Jim,
Bob, Mike and even Richard there, all
hoping to get the big call from the movie
moguls assembled in Fairlee.
Here is what they wanted: good looking
outdoorsy kinds of guys to join Robin
Williams and a plethora of chicks on the
movie set. The movie guys and gals want
outdoor, survival male statues that are
strong and lean. They asked us questions
like.., Do we own a Mercedes-Benz? Do
we own survival equipment? Do we have a
4-Wheel Drive vehicle with a plow? Have
we had outdoor experience? WOW.
We fudged a little in those inquiries, but
we doubt they came up with too many
Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Lots of plows, we
are sure.
So, on with our audition. Our entire body
was measured. Imagine that? They said it
was for wardrobe requirements and we
didn't mind a bit, after all we want to look
GOOD on the screen. Then they shot a
photo of our face. The photo told us to
"look mean" so we shot a natural ex-
pression and he laughed. "I said look
mean, not stupid." We told him something
not to be repeated here.
But there were all types of guys there
that night, cramming the Lake Morey full
of more characters than have ever been
assembled on one Northcountry movie lot
ever. Tall ones, short ones, [at ones and
slim people. Lots of beards, lots of
smoothly shaved faces. Nice haircuts on
some .... others with shoulder length hair.
And the comments, you should have heard
the comments. "Hey, there's Robert
Redford." "Hey, there's Hollywood
Mike." "Hollywood, here I come." "Hey,
Goob, you gonna be in the movin pitchas?"
And lots more that really shouldn't be
printed here, either.
The movie people were super. Even
offered a nice selection of cheese, crackers
and coffee to make us feel at home and
take away those initial Hollywood jitters
we had. We know there will be some
mighty surprised folks when and if they
are selected to do their thing on the set
with big Hollywood stars. Some were
saying . . . "Imagine, this could be the
start of something big."
But to be realistie,Lthey won't be picking
that many sinewy, husky and lusty guys
for those parts. And there must have been
over 1,000 durable, able-bodied hardy boys
who responded to the plea.
Imagine, when the movie opens and all
the folks from the area see their pals on the
silver screen. Maybe in the crowd will be a
big movie agent, looking for a real brawny
type for another movie. And what if he
should spot one of us for the leading role, to
play across from one of those really
beautiful Hollywood gals . . . IMAGINE
THAT?
Oh, well, we have to cut this short, the
telephone is ringing.
tributed the observation that
the big cats are much more
susceptible to certain
anesthetics than are domestic
cats, and have to be given
unbelievably small doses.
Special delivery
One time, the Animal
Farm was Shipping a hyena
and a Mexican javelina pig to
a zoo in New York State. They
Sportsmen's
Chester
for awhile
1965, then sold
Vietje, who
operation until
Le00lature to consider belt
KEENE-- State Senate Agency told the membership
President Vesta Roy will of the New Hampshire Safety
introduce legislation which Council meeting in Keene the
mandates the use of auto bill has received the en-
safety restraints for children dorsement of at least 50
age five and under, a state organizations throughout the
highway safety specialist said state and said he is confident it
this week. will become law.
Burton E. Nichols, program
manager for the New Ham- The bill says, in part: "No
pshire Highway Safety child less than five years of
Vermont clmnl00 dmvn
MONTPELIER-- Debt
collectors may not use
harassing deceptive methods
when attempting to collect
debts, Attorney General John
Easton said recently.
Easton's remarks stem
from final settlement of his
Public Protection Division's
lawsuit against Credit
Management Service of
Montpelier.
A judgment order prohibits
Credit Management from
harassing, threatening or
abusing alleged debtors. The
order also enjoins Credit
Management from
threatening legal action that is
not intended to be taken,
leaving "urgent" messages
for a consumer to contact
them "immediately," con-
tacting individuals at work
after being told not to, con-
tacting people other than *.he*
supposed debtor more than
once to find out where the
individual lives avxi charffmg
the amount to the ir.dividual's
account without permission.
age shall ride
in a motor
roadway unless
wearing a safe
properly a
fastened or
is properly
secured by
child passenger
Violation of
law could result
which could
driver shows
purchase or
restraint
passed,
1, 19.
The
would not
who is riding in
to transport
hire, riding in
equipped with
who is
wear
About
each year and
seriously
and injuries
through child
the beard said.
Let us get beyond those in • StOp ava/' p vote
high places and support this
needed reform before we are
just another highway statistic. To the Fail(or: levels. TOO frequently, when a liberal was elected, representative be elected by a of a "preferential" ballot, thus
Doris G. Berry 'Secretary of State Douglas, there are several primary Another striking example majority of the voters. The eliminating the discredited
E. Ryegate in yesterday's (Dec. 8)public candidates, a minority can- was back in 1974 when Jef- strength of the old form of Australian ballot. (Ironically
statement on desirable didate wins with only a fords won on a plurality of Town Meeting, before the enough, national elections in
election law changes, included plurality of votes -- all he
that his vote wi
away" tin case ,
does not receive a l
only 40 percent, defeating two Australian ballot craze, lay in Australia are now decided by Lla
Rutledge arr00ted for driving after suspension
WOODSVILLE-- In recent at the arraignment. The
Haverhill District Court charge stemmed from Nov.
matters, an arraignment was 21, when he was stopped at the
completed during theMonday, Haverhill-Newbury crossing,
Dec. 13 session. Alfred
Rutledge of Woodsville an-
swered charges of driving
after his license had been
suspended.
After his arraignment,
defendant Rutledge had bail
placed on him by Judge Karl
T. Bruckner of $187 cash. A
hearing on the matter has
been set for Jan. 24. 1983.
State Trooper on Saturday, In another matter, on
Dec. 11 and booked to appear Friday. Dec. I0 in the
the following: "A legislative needs is one more than anyone relatively conservative
look at the law which requires else. This is not democracy, candidates, Burgess and
the candidate for office of The most recent example is Harwood. Examples also
governor, lieutenant governor the race for U.S. Senator. abound in New Hampshire.
Have,=hill District Court. and treasurer to win by a Stafford, liberal, was Last September in a field of
Leslie Marsh of Highland majority while a simple challenged by conservative, eight Republicans, Sununu
street was found guilty of plurality is all that is required McClaughry and moderate- l won by a plurality, of only 32
criminal trespass at 4 Mill in other statewide races."
street, in that on Dec. 4, Certainly, aH such elections
he did knowingly remain at should be decided by a
the Graoe Smith residence in majority vote. It's rarely a
defiance of a lawful order to problem at the November
leave that was personally elections. It's a constant
communicated to him by problem at the September
conservative Ledbetter.
Stafford won with a plurality
-- 46.2 percent of the vote.
Chances are most of the
McClaughry supporters would
have preferred Ledbetter to
Stafford and viea versa, if
Haverhill Police Officer Terry primaries, for U.S. they had been given a choice.
Alexander. Congressman and Senator, as Vermont, plainly, preferred a
well as at state and county conservative minded Senator;
the fact that voters, on the
first ballot, registered their
first preference and a winning
candidate had to have a clear
majority. If on the first ballot,
no one racked up that
majority, a second ballot was
called for. On this second
ballot many voters, con-
eluding that their first
preference had no chance,
turned to their second
preference; and on to a third
preference, if need be.
percent. Back in 1974 con-
servative Democrat Leonard
won the primary for governor
with only 37 percent, while the
two opponents split the liberal
vote with 35 percent and 25
percent.
This Town Meeting ap-
Certainly, the strengthof a proach should be applied to
representative form of town, county, state and
government requires that a national elections through use
preferential ballotingI) When l/ffim,
there are more than two. '"" .u
candidates for an office, the
voter simply marks his first,
second and third preference
instead of just an (X) before
one name. If, on the first tally,
no candidate fetches up with a
clear majority, then the
lowest scorer is dropped from
the race and the second and
third preferences on his
ballots are credited to the
appropriate candidates; and
once more. if need be.
Thus can a voter express his
first preference without fear
FAIRLEE--
Cummings
received a
degree in music
University
Indiana,
are
University as ....
complete their
Official
degrees will be/
regular comme" |'..
May. • ! ,'" '
