14 MAIL TRIBUNE, McdforJ, Oregon. Sunday, May 18, 195i
Diary -
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Bird Watcher f
Saturday, May 10.
I taw a female oriole flying down to the ground. I- think
It was gathering nesting material. I hope it buildi one of its
beautiful hanging basket nests here on our place.
Sunday, May 11.
During the first church service a robin began building a
nest in a tree right in front of the church. I guess I was the
only one that saw it. It made several quick trips with material
in its beak and then quit. Apparently it gave up the project
entirely. I don't know whether it didn't like the music or the
sermon it heard in the church. Still, it couldn't have been
the music.
Monday, May 12.
J. H. and I went with a friend, H. P., who took us to his
cabin on the Rogue. There seemed to be quite a concentration
of birds there. I had a fine view of a lazuli bunting from the
porch of the cabin. It is a pretty shade of blue on the back
and head. I also saw a black headed grosbeak from the same
place. r
We took a walk in the woods there and saw a number of
Wijson's warblers, several warbling vireos and had a fine
view of a gorgeous western tanager. Flying above us not far
from the cabin we saw a couple of vaux swifts, the first of
the season. Swifts are like swallows in that they feed on
insects in the air, but their wings are narrower and beat
faster. H. P. said that once they came down his chimney and
invaded his cabin and he had a hard time getting them out.
During the afternoon saw two golden crowned sparrows
on the lawn at home. The late date for them the last two
years was the 4th and the 5th, so they must have liked it
here pretty well this year. ,
Tuesday. May 13.
A visitor from Ohio made the occasion of a trip to Crater
Lake. Never before have I found a short trip up there so re
warding. The dogwood was in its prime in the timber above
Prospect. The deep snow was impressive in the higher parts
of the park. Then, when we walked put on a path that had
been opened thru the snow for a look at the lake, I saw it as
I had never seen it before. The lake was absolutely still
not a single ripple and made a perfect mirror. In fact the
reflections were so perfect that it was hard for new visitors to
distinguish the real mountains from the reflection. The shore
line that I tried to point out looked to them as if it was half
way up the mountain. It was a memorable sight.
It turned out to be a great day for birds, too. As we
opened the car trunk to get out our lunch, Clark's nutcrack
ers began flying down to the road right beside us, and also
a few gray jays. My wife had given us an ample lunch so that
we did not begrudge them a few crumbs and had birds
around us about all the time we ate. A couple of Steller's
jays also joined the feast. This was at the top where the snow
banks were high above the car. Food must be scarce enough
up there that a few picnickers are a welcome sight.
On the road going forth and back from park headquarters
to the rim we flushed numbers of rosy finches that were
evidently finding something to eat along the roadside, the
only,place,in the area free of snow. I never saw so many rosy
finches in my life. They are a true mountain bird that often
feeds on insects which blow on'to snow banks. I couldn't say
if there were any along that road but they must have been
finding something. v
Wednesday. May 14.
Forly-four years ago today I began to study birds. A
neighbor boy got a bird book for a birthday present and we
decided to start looking for them. He soon lost interest, but
mine has continued through the years and given me a lot of
fun.
I had a phone call from a woman who was troubled by
a robin that kept beating itself against a window. I told her
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x tuougnu ii was a maie aeiencung lis lerniory Dy ngnung
the other male that he saw in his own reflection, but I didn't
know any remedy because the window was big and it would
be hard to figure out any way of killing the reflection. I also
had a call from a man who saw a bald eagle over on Modoc
Road. I have seen them at mountain lakes, but never on the
valley floor that way. T.M.
Powell Pleads Innocent
New York (II) Rep. Adam
Clayton Powell Jr. (D-N.Y.)
pleaded innocent in federal
court Friday to charges of in
come tax evasion.
The Negro congressman was
released in his own custody
and given permission, at the
suggestion of the U.S. attor
ney, to travel outside the
court's jurisdiction in pursu
. ance of his congressional
To Income Tax Evasion
duties. '
Federal Judge Edward
Weinfeld scheduled June 16
for setting a trial date.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture says if American
farmers were farming now as
they did in 1940, housewives
would be paying 10 billion
dollars more annually for
groceries.
Group Named to
Study Effect of
Recent Campaign
Paul Lea, president of the
Medford Automobile Dealers
association, has announced
the appointment of a special
committee to study the eco
nomic effect of the recent
"You Auto Buy Now" pro-
gram in Medford.
Named were Darrell Miller,
chairman, Russ Heysell, Bob
Taylor, Dick Knight and Lon
Skinner, all of Medford.
In addition to the study of
the program, the committee
will report on ways and means
of conducting similar com
munity programs and proj
ects by the dealer gorup.
The announcement .was
made at a no-host dinner last
week in Medford to conclude
the 10-day campaign to stim
ulate retail business in this j
area. '
Darrell Miller, cochairman
of the campaign, compli
mented dealers for their sup
port and community spirit in
spearheading the program lo
cally. Miller noted that the pro
gram was successful in bol
stering consumer faith in the
dynamic nature of our local
economy and will be used as
an example of cooperative
effort for other areas plan
ning similar events.
Rotary Fellowship
To Be Awarded
A Rotary Foundation fel
lowship which provides trans
portation, tuition, books,
room, board, incidental living
costs and limited educational
travel will be awarded to a
college graduate.
Medford is one of 26 clubs
participating in the program,
according to Frank Bash, lo
cal chairman. He said each
club will present one candi
date for the award. The dis
trict includes the southern
two-thirds of Oregon.
Each Medford candidate
must live within the Medford
Rotary area, be between 20
and 28 years old, have a good
scholastic record, have a bach
lor's degree or will receive it
at the end of the next school
year and have a good working
knowledge of the language of
the country in which he
wishes to study.
Applications and additional
information are available by
contacting the Medford Ro
tary club, box 811, Medford.
Deadline for applying for the
fellowship is July 1.
Griffin Creek Pupils Visit Local Library
A Thursday morning visit
was made to the Medford Pub
lic library by 31 members of
the second grade of the Grif
fin Creek school.
They were accompanied by
their teacher, Mrs. Pat Stew
art, and received by Mrs. Cyn
thia McKay, acting head of
the junior department at the
A nine-pound washing ma
chine has no tub of its own,
but will fit any sink that will
hold seven inches of water.
library.
London (IB Britain Is
strengthening its strategic re
serve in Kenya by moving an
other 1,600 troops including
administrative units Ijo the
Nairobi area next month, it
was announced Saturday.
Ball-point pens are not a re
cent . phenomenon. The first
ball-point pen was patented in
1888 by J. J. Loud. They did
not gain widespread attention
until 1945, however.
In 1956, heart and circula
tory diseases were responsible
for 53.9 per cent of all deaths
at all ages. These diseases af
fect more than 10 million liv
ing Americans, including 500,
000 children of school age.
Life in Prison
Given Portlandeiv
Portland HP) Lee Allen
Parker, 31, was sentenced to
life in prison Thursday for
the body-in-a-well slaying of
Robert E. Holloway, 44, Port
land cement worker.
. Parker was convicted of
second degree murder. Hollo
way's body was found last
December in a well near Ver
nonia. Another defendant, Harold
Keith, 43, Vernonia, is sched
uled to go on trial Monday
on a murder 'charge.
Parker will' remain in the
county jail for two weeks
pending possible appeal.
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