MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or., Sunday, April 13, 1958
Diary W?SEf
Bird Watcher f
Sunday, April 6
We had children instead of birds all over our place on the
annual egg hunt. While it doesn't come under the head of bird
watching it certainly comes under the head of beautiful
things that I have seen. Children of varying sizes, -dressed
in their bright Easter clothes swarmed all over the property
They all looked so happy it made other people happy to look
at them.
In the afternoon while on some errands I found myself
out on Stewart ave. and thought I might as well try my luck
at looking for the blackbird with a white head I drove in
and out two or three cross streets and finally I found it' in
a pasture along the King's Highway. I only saw it briefly
because it flew away behind a hedge, but I did get a good
view of it The whole head seemed to be pure white, coming
down a little farther on the back than on the breast. It cer
tainly is an oddity, but I hold to the theory expressed before
thct it is probably a partial albino.
Monday, April 7
My wife and I set out in our car for the annual "Minis
ters' Retreat" held at Ocean Lake on the coast. This place
is in the heart of the "20 Miracle Miles" that are being so
ardently promoted at this time by the people of that area.
It is a beautiful section, but perhaps not any more so than
other parts of the Oregon coast.
We reached the coast going down the Umpqua from Drain
to Reedsport. Then we had a very enjoyable drive up the
coast to Ocean Lake. We stopped frequently to look for
birds. It was here that we saw our first hummingbird of the
year. It was a gorgeous male rufous. When the sun shone on
its flame red throat patch its brilliance made us catch our
breath. These male hummingbirds are not seen so often in
Medford. After the mating they always go off to the moun
tains and let the females do the nest building, egg laying,
incubating and rearing of the young. Sort of the irrespon
sible type. But they are still a feast of beauty when you
see them.
Tuesday, April 8
Fortunately, our formal program at this affair was light,
although the morning and evening lectures were excellent,
However there was plenty of time left for bird watching. My
early morning trip was hampered by rain, but our afternoon
trip was very pleasant. We drove around Devil's Lake and
there we flushed a bald eagle. Seeing our national bird is
always a thrill to me. They are big and powerful and hand
some. We also saw three different kinds of grebes on the lake.
The handsomest is the western with its black and white
pattern and long, graceful neck. Only these were taking a
siesta and most of them had their heads tucked under their
wings which gave them a strange look.
Wednesday, April 9
We took a walk on the beach after breakfast and were
having a fine time until it began to rain. We saw a great
number of black turnstones and surf birds. These birds like
to feed on little sea creatures in between the barnacles on
the rocks. When they fly the turnstones present a most inter
esting and attractive pattern of black and white. They seem
to fit perfectly the rocks along the shore "where they live.
My afternoon trip was again hampered by raip. I worked
mostly from the car, parking it where I could get a view of
a patch of water or a mud flat. I had my best views of red
breasted mergansers. They seem to be quite common in the
bays along the coast. They look graceful and pretty with
their crested heads.
I like to watch the ducks that play in the surf. It looks
like playing, but I guess they are really feeding. The big
waves don't bother them at all. When a breaker comes
along they just dive and then come up again when it has
passed. The only species I identified this time was the surf
scoter, but I saw quite a number of them.
Thursday, April 10
Today we drove home. There were some light showers
before we left and just after we started, but the rest of the
trip, we had beautiful spring-like weather. When we arrived
home at mid-afternoon we noticed that the leaves on the
trees in Medford seemed to have come out a good deal more
since we left.
My daughter-in-law had been feeding our birds while
we were away and there seemed to be as many white crowned
and golden crowned sparrows as ever. We will go on feeding
them as long as they stay, probably another week or two.
T.M.
Family Living Discussed
By Clinical Psychologist
Dr. John E. Bell, clinical
psychologist and professor of
psychology, spoke Thursday
during the annual meeting of
the guidance clinic association
on "Mental Health in Family
living."
Approximately 150 people
attended the meeting.
Dr. Bell explained how he
has been studying a new con
cept in family counselling,
seeing the family as a whole
working out family -problems
He spoke of the need for
the family members to talk
through problems, and the
great need a child has for re
assurance and love and sup
port from the other members
of the family.
APPLEGATE VALLEY
Store Open For Business
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Applegate Valley The
Riverview market at Apple
eate opened for business
Wednesday under new man
agement, having been pur
chased by Mrs. John Jessing-
haus and son, John Jessing
haus, of Porterville, Calif.
The business includes a gro
cery store, small restaurant,
garage, gas station and a room
serves as the Applegate post
office,' which has been oper
ated by George Picaud for
some time. The new owners
have done some remodeling,
Mrs. Jessinghaus stated.
The business was purchased
from Al and Bill Bird, who
had operated the store for 10
years. Edward Kubli erected
the building and started the
grocery business before' its
transfer to Bird. Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Bird will remain in the
community for the present,
and Al Bird expects to return
to California.
Mrs. Jessinghaus formerly
owned the Shady Cove locker
plant, and also had resided at
Provolt for a short time. She
will be assisted in the store
by her sister, Mrs. Clarence
Holder, who, with her family,
came here from Medford. Her
daughter, Miss Linda Holder,
has entered Grants Pass high
school as a sophomore.
Another sale has been com
pleted here in which Albert
Collings sold his 40 acre ranch
to Clarence Roloff of Los An
geles. Collins also sold 27
head of Hereford cattle. Mr.
and Mrs. Roloff will take pos
session soon. Collings will re
side with his brother, John
Collings, in the community.
The annual pre-school clin-
les will De neia in luueu
schools -Wednesday, April 16,
according to Miss Alena Maki-
nen, public health nurse for
this area. Immunizations will
be offered and Dr. A. E. Mer-
kel, county health officer, will
give examinations. Those chil
dren who will enter the first
grade in September are eli
gible to attend and it is re
quired that each first grade
child receive a physical ex
amination at this clinic or
from his own physician. The
clinic will be held at Apple
gate school from 10:30 a.m.
until noon, and at Ruch school
from 1 to 3 p.m.
Two SOC Students Win
Ashland Two Southern
Oregon college students from
Medford have received awards
in contests in English compo
sition and commercial design
sponsored by Bear Creek Or
chards. Don Wendt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Wendt, Jackson
ville, received first prize of
$50 and second prize of $25
for his commercial design en
tries. Charles Rowan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Rowan, 1117
Prizes in Contest
West 11th St., received first
prize of $50 for his diction
entry.
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600 million pounds of tobacco
leaf and tobacco products in
fiscal 1957. This was valued
at more than 400 million dol
lars and was equal to one
fourth of the U. S. tobacco
crop, one-third of U, S. tobac
co sales, and 35 per cent of
the Free World tobacco trade.
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BEKINS AGENT FOR MEDFORD AND ASHLAND
Major General Joseph P.
Hicks, county civil defense
leader, outlined steps to pre
vent illness and death in. case
of radioactive fallout in the
area when he spoke to Ruch
Parent Teacher association
Friday evening.
Gen. Hicks said that re
maining in a tight building
is the best protection, and
that school personnel have
been advised to keep children
in the buildings until danger
is over unless warned in ad
vance and sent home. He also
urged having several days'
supply of food and water in
air tight containers. He said
that if persons are caught out
doors during the fallout, they
should change clothing, bathe,
and burn the contaminated
clothes.
Gen. Hicks said he believes
the greatest danger in this
county is from missiles, and
he also explained briefly the
groundwork necessary for
medical care and of the plans
for communications in case of
enemy attack and evacuation
of people in cities to outlying
areas.
Alfred Dore returned to Los
Angeles Tuesday after visit
ing a few days here with his
sister, Mrs. Gail Buffington.
1
The Applegate school is
sponsoring a smorgasbord at
the school cafeteria Friday
evening, April 18. Funds will
be used for the cafeteria..
A number of local folks are
getting right after the spring
work with good results. Mor
ris Byrne is getting several
rooms added to the family
home, and Gerald Buck is
building a new sheep barn
with plans to chop his hay so
the little beasts will be more
conservative. And among the
gardeners who already have
green rows of new vegetables
nodding in the icy wind are
Mr. Buck and Charley Duvall.
Lower Applegate extension
unit is sponsoring a rummage
sale at the Fehl building in
Medford Saturday, April 19.
Proceeds will go to their child
care fund.
Jim Mitchell celebrated his
12th birthday with a dinner
to which several of his rela
tives
day.
were invited Wednes-
A group having Easter din
ner at Kim'g restaurant and
driving to Ashland afterward
included Mrs. Fred Straube
and her sister, Mrs. Earl Mc
Mullen, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Vigel of Central Point.
Mrs. George Brown will be
hostess to Applegate Valley
Garden club at her home in
the lower valley Wednesday,
April 16. Mrs. Chester Jones
will give demonstrations of
corsage making. The meeting
opens at 1:30 p.m. and any
one interested is invited. .
Rural Reflections: The
nicest old fashionedidea that
has come along in some time
is from Mary Pat Lucy, Jack
son county home demonstra
tion agent, who believes that
homemakers should wear
pretty house dresses and
aprons in their homes.
Local Residents
Warned on Letter
Medford area residents are
warned of a "chain letter"
scheme now being used which
promises a person to "get-rich-quick"
and concerns United
States Savings bonds, accord
ing to Don McNeil, chamber
of commerce manager.
He said a person receiving
one of the letters is required
to purchase two bonds for
$37.50 and is assured of re
ceiving bonds in a few days
totaling $38,400 which would
be worth $51,200 when matur
ing.
The operation of such let
ters is against postal lottery
and fraud laws. The Medford
and area post offices have
been alerted to the scheme,
McNeil said. '
Some organizers of the
chain letter scheme imply the
government and banks ap
prove the idea in order to in
crease bond sales but this is
not true, he said. The treas
ury department has instructed
banks and other issuing agen
cies to reject applications for
purchase of bonds where the
applicant states, or where the
issuing agent has reason to
believe the bonds will be used
in the letter scheme, McNeil
added.
Local residents are urged
to contact the chamber of
commerce at once if contacted
by such a letter. He added that
to buy savings' bonds is a
good investment but not to
further an illegal scheme.
Out of his work with the
family Dr. Bell said he learned
disturbing behavior on the
part of one member of the
family makes sense. The child
or the parent is trying to say
something to the others, he
explained.
"All members of a family
share the blame and need to
change even though the prob
lem might seem to lie with
only one member of the fam
ily," he added. "There is,
basically, in every family, a
love and respect for one an
other which finally . emerges
after the outward signs of dis
turbance are dealt with."
Dr. Bell is presently acting
chief of Mental Health Serv
ices, Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, Reg
ion IX, with offices in San
Francisco.
Dr. Alva Graham, associa
tion, introduced visitors from
out of town. Dr. and Mrs.
Frank-B. Strange (he is direct
or of the Mental Health As
sociation for Oregon) were
present from Portland. Dr.
Mary Soule, public health of
ficer from Roseburg, attended
with several of her staff. Mrs.
John Waterman, psychiatric
social work consultant for
Oregon, accompanied Dr. Bell
from Klamath Falls, where
he spoke to a similar group
on Wednesday evening.
Board Elected
Dr. Brandt Bartels, co-chairman
of the nominating com
mittee gave the committee's
report and the following new
board members were elected:
Mrs. Lloyd Selby and Mrs.
Elmo Stevenson, Ashland; Ar
min Richter, Applegate; Mrs.
E. M. Stansfield, Central
Point; Mrs. Jack. Reed, Lake
Creek; and John Holmes, Mrs.
John Brandenburg, Mrs. Wil
ton White and Mrs. Fred Dan
ielson, Medford.
At a brief business session
held in conjunction with the
dinner meeting it was voted
to change the membership fee
from $2 to $1.
Retiring board members of
the association are: Alva Gra
ham, president; Mrs. Earl
Lawson, vice president; John
Graff, treasurer; Mrs. Roland
Holmes, secretary; Elliott
Becken, Mrs. John Bohnert,
and Mrs. Clarence Davies.
The Rev. Thomas McCam
ant, pastor of the Community
Congregational church and
chairman of the Mental Health
committee, gave the invoca
tion and the benediction. Also
seated at the head table were
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Daniel
son, psychiatrist for the clinic;
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Goff, psychiatric social work
er. The Southern Oregon
Populaires, a singing group
directed by Louis Clayson,
sang a group of well-received
and appreciated numbers.
The child guidance clinic
has just completed its fifth
year of operation. It is a com
munity-supported clinic and is
operated for the benefit of
any children who need its
services. The clinic office is
room 307 in the Leverette
building. Anyone desiring ad
ditional information about the
clinic and the clinic associa
tion is asked to call the office, j
SPring 3-3174.
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Legislative Terms
s Chicago (IP) The Com
merce Clearing House, nation
al tax and business law news
agency, reports that legisla
tures of 17 states will hold
their regular sessions next
yearv
Three of the states, Ken
tucky, Mississippi and Vir
ginia, will be holding their
biennial sessions. The legisla
tures of the other 14 meet
each year.
Commerce Clearing House
reported that special sessions
are planned in at least two
other states, with a strong
possibility more will follow
suit.
The organization said state
legislature activity in even
numbered years has been ris
ing steadily. It says the in
creased activity is due in
large part to continuing pres
sure for more tax revenue.
The CRH predicted a vol
ume of new state bills this
year to exceed the record set
in 1956 when more than 28,
000 mear .es were introduced
in regular or special sessions
in 24 states. Approximately
8,500 of the acts introduced
became law.
THIS IS NEWS
Ithaca, N.Y (IP) After.
making a survey Prof. Jean
Warren of the State College of
Home Economics at Cornell
University revealed that
wives make 85 per cent of the
day-to-day decisions in family
life.
St. Patrick is believed to
have died in Ireland in 461.
C. F. Mefz Gefs
New Promotion
C. F. Metz, field auditor for
the Unemployment commis
sion in the Southern Oregon
area for the past 15 years, has
been promoted to the position
of area supervisor by the
commission it was announced
Saturday.. He will supervise
activities of all field auditors
and collection agents in the
southwestern area of the state
which includes Lane, Douglas,
Coos, Curry, Jackson and
Josephine counties.
Metz, 112 Washington st.,
Medford, will continue in
Medford headquarters for the
time being. His former posi
tion as field auditor has been
filled by Robert Denker, route
1, box 199, Rogue Rver.
Denker will work also in
Medford headquarters and
may be contacted by calling
the state employment .service,
119 North Oakdale Ave., in
Medford.
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