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1A MAIL TRIBUNI, M.dfsrJ, Groan, SunJiy, August 24, 1M Ceniral Poinfers Top Beef Judges Central Point Beef 4-H club members proved them selves top livestock judges as they walked off with all the honors in the market live stock judging contest at the Jackson County 4-H and F.F.A. fair at the fairgrounds in Medford. Marilyn Watson, Carol von der Hellen and Bill Anhorn, not only were the winners of the county medals for the best club team but were the high individuals in that order and will represent Jackson county at the state fair in the judging contest. Other top individuals in the live stock judging contest were: 4 Joyce Kerr, Sis-Q 5 Bill Hubbard, Eagle Point: 6 David Woolfolk , Eagle Point; 7 Jo Anna Malloroy Antelope; 8 Betty Kerr Sis-Q; 9 Lynn Saunders, Ap- plegate; 10 Susan Wright Medford. Use Tribune Want Ads Diary lfrF of a fclfl?" Bird Watchei Wednesday, Aug. 13 Today we left Yosemite Park. fin V WW. U(J W-Ub W Ilea the Marioosa Grove nf hi trpp r-..;,,!,. e vt vv Wilt: Ul M.L.L.I.J Giant, estimated to have been living far before the days of ADranam oi xne uia lesiament. We saw no birds there ex cept some Stellers jays and little mountain chickadees. As SOOn as we left th( narlr vub henon in Tt was intensp all aftprnnnn as uro umnt thmnik f j .. "tub niiuugii iicaiiu diiu Bakersfield. We noticed that the floor of the car got so hot inai you coma naraiy toucn imngs that had been sitting on it. We came through Los Angeles but had trouble finding a resting piace ior me nignt Decause oi jno Vacancy ' signs We finally found a place in Long Beach. Thursday, Aug. 14 Today we visited Disneyland. This was our boy's main objective on the trip, so this was his day. We had fun, too My wife and I enjoyed the plantings and landscaping around the place. For a while I thought birds might be attracted by the plantings out 1 guess tnere were too many people We saw nothing except the ever-adaptable blackbirds and house sparrows. Friday. Aug. 15 Today we got back into the bird watching groove. We went to the Tucker Bird Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon southeast of Orange. This is a wonderful place. They have such a battery of hummingbird feeders that you can sit any where along the porch and observe them feeding at a range of three or four feet. The species were Anna's and black- chinned, both new to us and very attractive. I mentioned once before in this column that orioles seem to be fond of nectar. We saw hooded orioles coming to the humming bird feeder here. Then there were other feeders with vari ous types of food. The most interesting birds we saw com ing to them were a California thrasher and a Nuttall s woodpecker. We also saw interesting birds coming up the canyon and back out. Here we saw our first mockingbirds of the trip. We also saw phainopeplas. They are striking black, crested birds with white patches on the wing. We are beginning to observe that many of the things we have heard about the Los Angeles area are true, ine freeway traffic is something to write home about. At- first I thought it was fun to be travelling through the heart of Los Angeles at 60 miles an hour with cars five abreast, but later when I saw that the county had 475 traffic fatalities so far this year I decided it wasn't so funny. The promi nance of real estate promotion is all that it is cracked up to be, too. I think it would have been easier to buy a house than find a motel. Then, we have also had some of the "un usual weather" for which southern California is famous, Jhis time it has been unusually wet, hot and humid. In fact Los Angeles had next to the heaviest August rain in history. It usually doesn't rain in August at all. Saturday, Aug. 16 Today we left Anaheim where Disneyland is and headed for our son's home in San Clemente. On the way, though, we stopped and looked at upper Newport bay, another place recommended for birds. Water skiers were occupying much of the area, but we finally found a place near some salt ponds where there were many birds. The one we enjoyed the most was the black necked stilt. Its contrasting black and white plumage is most striking and it has bright red legs. I had seen them once before but was mighty glad to renew their acquaintance. I had never been able to find snowy plovers before and I found them there, too. The water was also dotted with phalaropes. I hate to mention phala ropes because they are one bird where the female is more brightly colored than the male and consequently the male also does the incubating. When we arrived at San uiemente me iirsi tning we saw was our charming granddaughter. I know every one will be surprised to have me comment that I think she is an unusually attractive and interesting baby. It is fun to have your children grow up and be able to visit in their homes. Monday, Aug. 18 Today we saw some other new birds along the beach: a semi-palmated plover that looks like a half-sized killdeer, a whimbrel (Hudsonian curlew) with a long curved bill, and Heerman's gulls. All of these we could see in Oregon but had not this year so far. Tuesday, Aug. 19 The common birds in San Clements around my son's place are blackbirds, shrikes and mockingbirds. Unfortu nately the latter aren't singing now. I haven't yet seen a robin in southern California. T.M. a warm friend... your neighborhood Mobilheat man Y. . call today! "S&H Green Stamps with Mobilheat" MEDFORD FUEL CO. Court and McAndrews Tel: SP 2-2111 News About Books From the Library Vacation travelers will find there are many interest ing stories behind the names of places they visit. Accounts of the ways in which these names originated can be found in books in your Jack son County library. George R. Stewart, the leading authority on U. S. place names, relates many of these origins in his book, "Names on the Land," which has become a classic of Amer icana. The book narrates the explorations of the Spanish, Dutch, French and English settlers and tells of the names they left in their wake. Flor ida, for example, was named by explorer Ponce de Leon in 1512 from the fact that the whole region he saw was cov ered with flowers. The word "fJorida" is a Spanish adjec tives meaning flowery. State Name The state name of Oregon comes from the French and the Indians, according to George Shankle's book, "State Names, Flags, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols." The name was first applied to the river now named the Columbia, then to a vast north-western territory, and finally to the state. Jonathan Carver first used the name. Some think that he got it in directly from the French "ouragan", supposed to be the source, of the English word "hurricane," but others suggest that the name had Sioux or Shoshone origins, either from words meaning "river of the west" or others meaning "a place of plenty." Still another opinion is that the name came from a Span ish word meaning "big ears" and pertaining to the fact that there were tribes of Indians here who enlarged their ears by the use of ornaments. Similar Suggestions In this fascinating book on "Oregon Geographic Names," Lewis A. McArthur makes similar suggestions and re futes the conjecture made by some that the name of the state of Oregon was derived from the word "oregano," the herb. The nearly 700 pages of this book list the names of cities, lakes, mountains and other places in an interesting manner. Talent, for instance, was named for A. P. Talent, who platted the town, even though Talent himself sug gested the name of Wagner. In earliest days the place was known as Wagner Creek for a family of settlers. Just why Sylvester Wait gave the name of Phoenix to the town is not known; for many years the place was known as Gasburg, says Mc Arthur, on account of the lo quacity of a woman who served meals when it was a stage station. Mountain Name Concerning the disputed name of Mt. Pit, or Mt. Mc Loughlin, MacArthur reports that it was called Mt. Mc Loughlin. on a map issued in 1838, ' and Mt. Pitt, on one made in 1843. "Pit Moun tain" was "so called from the number of pitfalls dug by the neighboring savages for the wild animals, and was thus properly spelled with a sin gle "t," although on many maos it was written with two. The name Mt. McLoughlin, restored by the legislature in 1905, was of course to honor Dr. John McLoughlin, who has been called the first gov ernor of Oregon. Another interesting book about place names is "The Story Key to Geographic Names," by Von Engelin and Urquhart. 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