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Bird WatehgrO
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Sunday. .ne 29
Now I am having my cele8rjtio. X m celebrating the
longest day of the year. It is a lfe, hat nobody would
know the difference without a cilendt. Alto I celebrate
the full moon. I am day early for this, but it looks as round
as a dollar to me. So I throw some snd.viches and thermos
of coffee and a sleeping(6fc in th car, & I am off. Z take
off up Little Butte creeK and go somevhert th neigh
borhood of McAllister Soda Sff-iags, hich I ftever find.
Why do they have signs pfeinting p placa nd o to
tell you when you get there? e
On the way I stop several time tnl tee several birds
but nothing of special note, especially o poor wills and
no owls. I find a wonderful placa tc?pull off tht road, an
open place in the woods where the still maan shine beauti
fully through the pine trees. Biff1 still no wild life, nothing to
be heard or seen. So I go to sleejgift tlsS car.
Monday, Juna 30
In the morning I find it is rathefc tolS. i the- ear when
It begins to dawn at around 3:3). J start off up the road
thankful for a little warmth from the car heater. I stop every
so often to listen, and to look as it gets fittl lighter. I heard
hermit thrushes singing at one or two ftpps, also the ever
present robins and some tanagew. Actually, though, I se
no birds, except one robin, until aroaml 9 o'clock when the
sun begins to strike where I am. Now I m up en a hill
above Fish lake where a sign warns paople about climbing
Mt. McLoughlin. Here birds are sinfing and flitting about
all over. I identify four different in$ of warblers, orange
crowned, Audubon's, Nashville an Macrfillivray's, besides
Steller's jays and fox sparro.
Then I double back to Figh lalo a4 note the birds
around the camp ground and along the- shore .of the lake.
Then I take off along the road tov&nd Robinson Butte, head
ing south. I go up the side-road to ttte lookout. The man in
charge of the lookout is very friendly, has even read this
column. The most conspicuous bird on the top'of the Butte
is a fox sparrow singingcheerily. As I start down, though,
I see a different bird. It is a small flycatcher and I identify
it as a "dusky", formerly called "Wright's". This is only the
second time I have ever listed this species. It looks almost
the same as four other small flycatchers, but this time I feel
reasonadiy sure of the identification by its longish tail and
its way of feeding on top of the chapparal and going dawn
into it.
Qthen I proceed along the road that heads toward Ashland.
I stop especially at places where the road crosses streams.
At one of these I sit on a rock where a warbling vireo comes
within a few feet of me. I move and sit on the end of a log
and a dipper (water ouzel) comes and sits on the other end
of it where the stream runs under. It is the first one I have
seen this year. This is the gray bird that lives along the
mountain streams going right into the water after its food.
At another stop I see a whole family of red breasted nut
hatches, flying all around in plain view. Usually I only hear
them.
As I start down the grade on Dead Indian rd. "toward
Ashland I see a grouse, so I stop the car. To my surprise
instead of flying away it comes closer. It is a ruffed grouse
hen, the best view of one I ever had. By the way it is cluck
ing it must have young some place nearby. This would also
explain its lack of fear. So I come on home, arriving just
at noon. .
Thursday, July 3 V
It says on my calendar that this is the beginning of the
dog days. I don't know what they mean to dogs, but for
birds it is definitely a period of reduced song and more
wandering' about. As the young are raised and get able to
support themselves they go their own way looking for their
food. The adult birds are freer, too, and may move in any
direction, with or without their young. It is a good time for
home bird watchers because you are likely to pick up differ
ent varieties on your own places. But if they are' young ones
, they will be harder to identify, since they are usually duller
and more nondescript. '
Friday, July 4
This was a very peaceful day to stay home and write
my sermon. There were no phone calls and no visitors.
Not that I don't enjoy both. But today it was useful to me
to have peace. In between times I went outside to move
the sprinklers and saw more birds, adding four to my week
list for the home place and bringing it to 24. 1 heard a group
.of orioles (young I think) chattering almost each time I
went out. I also saw a young brown towhee. T.M.
Committees Named
For IV Jubilee
Cave Junction Standing
committees for the annual
Labor Day Jubilee celebra
tion sponsored by the Illinois
Valley Veteran s Organiza
tions were appointed last
week with Otto Tryon acting
chairman. '
. Art Kellert was appointed
parade chairman. Any or
ganization or individual de
siring to present a parade en
try is requested to register
the intent with Kellert.
Joy Kellert is in charge of
all advertising- for the cele-
bration. Dr. Stem is in charge
of the concession spaces.
A program committee was
set up with C. Y. Arnold,
Calmer Lovejoy and Frank
Mellow in charge.
Writers Conference
Set in Portland
Portland A rich and varied
series of lectures and panel
discussions y distinguished
literary experts will be fea
tures of the first Writers con
ffrnri scheduled Aug. 4-15
v Portland Summer session
of the general extension divi-l
sion, Oregon state system )fl
higher education.
Heading the list of visiting
experts is Wright Morris, one
nf Amprira's leading novelists
and critics. Morris is author
nf The Field of Vision, win
- c Wafinnal Ronk
ilex ui wit . , -
award for fiction in 19577 and
many other novels.
Further information may be
obtained from Robert Grid-I
ley, Portland Summer Session
coordinator of workshops.
Bridgeport, Conn. (UPI)
Two days after the city's first
polio case of the year was re
ported so many persons lined
up at a free clinic for polio
shots that it caused a four
hour traffic jam,.
"NOT ONLY MUST. THE
PHYSICIAN BE READY
TO DO HIS DUTY, BUT
THE PATIENT MUST t
CONDUCE TO THE
CURE"
"(Authors Name Below)
When you consult your phy
sician you rightfully expect him
tp use his great medical knowl
edge and experienced -skill to
help you. He can do much for
you, if you follow his exact ad
vice. -
Listen carefully to his health
and diet instruction. Take any
medicine he may prescribe, ac
cording to his directions, which
we careful type on the label.
Pharmacists are taught in our
Collega of Pharmacy to follow
a physician's specifications "ex
actly when we compound a
presjripfion. Can you do (ess,
as a patient? - -
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CAN FHONB
SP 2-6239
WHEN YOU NEED
i A MEDJCINI '
Pick up your prescrip
tion 9 if shopping near u,
or let us deliver promptly"
without extra chttrge. A
great many people entrust
us with their prescriptions.
May we compound yours?
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Quofbtion by Hippocrates
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Copyright 1958 (7W1)
Paving Alaska Highway May Be
Discussed at Canada Meeting
1 V tr1l
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington Vice Presi
dent Nixon plans to try per
suading President Eisenhower
to take up
with Canadi-
4 an .crime min
is ter Dief en
baker this
week the pro
posal of Sen.
Richard L.
Neuberger (D
Ore.) for pav
t h e highway
ATaeMTsButii which links
the new state of Alaska with
the Northwest.
Eisenhower is going to Otta
wa for talks with Diefenbaker
July 8 through 11. It will be
their first meeting since the
Canadian Conservative leader
won a smashing national elec
tion this spring.
Neuberger introduced a bill
last Tuesday to authorize a
cost-sharing plan with Canada
for paving the 1,200 miles of
gravel-topped road to Alaska
running through Canada. The
300-mile portion of the Alaska
highway in Alaska has been
paved.
Served in Alaska
The Oregon senator, who
served in Alaska in the Army
during World War II and
helped build the long over
land road to Alaska, told the
Senate:
"We have . just completed
action on the historic legisla
tion that will take into the
Union a great new state a
state larger in area than Tex
as, a state whose mountains
include a higher peak than
any in the present 48 states, a
state with vast natural re
sources and . with a growing
population of splendid, patri
otic Americans. Now, let us
make it possible for more
Americans to get there."
After his speech, Vice Pres
ident Nixon called him to the
rostrum to express his sup
port for the idea. Neuberger
noted that he had a bi-partisan
group of senators sponsor,
ing the bill with him Sens.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), James
E. Murray (D-Mont.), Frank
Church (D-Ida.), Norris Cotton
(R-N.H.) and Francis Case
(R-S. D.).
Thinks Idea Good
Next day Nixon informed
Neuberger that he'd rounded
up two more Republicans
Sens. Gordon Allott (R-Col.)
and Arthur Watkins (R-Utah).
He said he thought the idea
was so good he planned to
urge the president to discuss
it with the Canadians this
week.
"We've got to do this,"
Neuberger said Nixon told
him. "We might as well do it
now. It will put people to
work, and it will help solidify
our relations with Canada."
The bill authorizes $11 mil
lion for each of six years
starting next year, on condi
tion that Canada share costs
and agree to maintain the road
after its finished. Canada
would also agree to make it
accessible on free and nondis
criminatory terms to Ameri
can traffic with reciprocity on
licensing vehicles and oper
ators. Estimated Total Cost
The Bureau of Public Roads
estimates the total cost at $125
million. This includes $15
million for making the 110
mile connection with Haines
also paved. '
A study is now being made
by the Alaska International
Rail and Highway commis
sion, set up early this year, of
the feasibility of building a
more direct road between the
Pacific Northwest and Alas
ka. The existing highway goes
far inland. It is also to ex
amine the prospects of a rail
road linking the 49th state to
the rest of the Union. One was
declared feasible during the
war, but the highway was
built instead.
More and better overland
transportation between the
Northwest and Alaska will be
demanded by the expected
rise in tourist trade alone. The
American Automobile associ
ation last -week predicted that
statehood would stimulate
tourist interest in Alaska.
"With the Pacific North
west as the gateway to Alas
ka, existing facilities for auto,
mobile, plane and ship travel
to, the new state probably will
be expanded as tourist de
mands develop," the AAA re
ported. The motor trip to Alaska,
AAA added, covers approxi
mately 2,350 miles from the
U. S.-Canadian border to Fair
banks and requires under nor.
mal road conditions a mini
mum of eight days from Se
attle. AAA said the best time
to make the trip is from June
through September when
temperatures range from 35
to 75 degrees.
General Increase
In Cases Reported
A general increase in re
ports of major offenses, motor
vehicle accidents, traffic cita
tions and parking meter
tickets for June was revealed
last week in the Medford po
lice department's monthly sta
tistics. There were 97 major of
fenses reported, compared to
86 in May; 50 vehicle acci
dents with four injuries,: com
pared to . 39 with two; 527
traffic citations, compared to
490 and 2,996 parking meter
tickets compared to 2,674.
Eighteen burglaries were
reported in June, while 11
were reported in May and
seven in June, 1957. There
were nine cases of larceny
over $50 and 63 cases of lar
ceny under $50 in June, while
eight and 61 were reported
in May and seven and 57 a
year ago.
Other crime reports listed
for June included: one rob
bery, six auto thefts, one forg
ery, 13 embezzlements or
frauds, two illegal possessions
of weapons, one prostitution,
four- sex offenses, one viola
tion of liquor laws, 36 drunks
an -public, seven disorderly
conducts, six .vagrancies and
six driving while intoxicated.
Attendance at Museum Rises
Jacksonville The largest
June attendance since the
Jacksonville museum was
opened was recorded last
month.
Museum officials report
that 4,332 persons from 40
states, India, Canada, Eng
land, South Africa, Switzer
land, and Alaska visited the
museum.
Attendance during the first
six months this year totaled
17,492 and since July 10,
1950, the attendance figure
has reached 291,495 persons.
Gifts and loans now in the
museum include casket relics
from Jack Sutton, Grants
Pass; handmade clothing from
Mrs. Margaret Miller, and
model stamp mills from the
O. C Purkeypile family, fcott
of Medford, and a hitching
post from Mrs. Sam KcSair,
Ashland.
Other persons who lave
loaned or donated articles la.
elude Frank E. Rose, Mrs.
Charles Hoover, Mr. and lire.
H. G. Wilson, L. C.' Taylor,
Mrs. K. W, Thompson and
Edgar L. Mills, all of Med
ford; Basil D. Buford, Mrs.
George Helms and Dr. Frank
Haines, all of Ashland; Ben
Hilton, Grants Pass; Carrie
Arpan, Talent; L. C. Merri
am, Salem; J. A. Martin, Fort
Bidwell, Calif J. G. Garvin,
San Luis Obispo, Calif., and
Mrs. A. J. Naylor, Arlington,
Wash.
The geographical center of
the North American contin
ent is near Rugby, N. D. - A
monument marks the spot.
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