8 MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford. 0r4, Sunday. November 30. IMS
Diary f
of a Pjli
Bird Watchei fF I
Sunday, Mot. 23
i This being Thanksgiving Sunday I give thanks lor birds.
;In recent times I have come to realize more than ever how
J many people there are who are thankful for birds. People
;call me up and tell me what a pleasure they have from
Z watching the birds around their own homes. I think nearly all
- people, both children and adults, are fascinated by the wild
" creatures that live on the earth along with us somewhat
more domesticated human beings. Birds exert a special fas
cination because of their pretty song and plumage and be
; cause of their ability to fly.
; I thanked God for birds today but it was a rather busy
Jday and I didn't have much time to look at them except when
II went out to throw some chick scratch on the ground and
- they came down to feed.
Monday, Nor. 24
We had an exceptionally fine Monday morning trip to
day. The list of birds seen was not as long as last week's but
It had some unusual and Interesting ones on it.
First of all, I want to say that we found the mockingbird
5 which we heard about last week. It was at Sams Valley, a
; half mile or so beyond the school house. This is right where
; It had been reported to be a week or so before, so it has evi
: dently established a territory there. This is further indicated
- by the fact that we saw it chasing a blackbird away. We look-
ed in vain for a mate and are afraid there is just this single
bird, so there isn't much hope of an increase in the species in
our area. Nevertheless it was a thrill even to see the one bird
; and we want to give a great big "thank-you" to Barney Kel
: logg for spotting It and reporting it. I had seen so many in
; California during the summer that it was very easy to identi
; fy it. J. H. had known them in Texas.
Another interesting thing about our trip, was that we saw
four different kinds of grebes. We saw pied billed and eared
grebes on two or three different ponds and then on the
Rogue river we saw one western and one red-necked near
together. These are both handsomer and rarer varieties in
our valley.
From my point of view, the best find of all on the trip
would have been the rough-legged hawk that we saw if only
I had obtained a better view of it. J. H. has made quite a
study of hawks and has successfully identified this species
before in the Klamath Basin, so when he said it was that I
believed him, but I don't like to add a completely new bird
to my list unless I get a better view of its markings than I
did of this. To see and know this hawk will continue to be
One of the biggest ambitions of my birding life.
Later the same day I activated my second suet feeder.
These suet feeders are just wire baskets into which you cram
the suet. I also use some suet cakes with bird seed mixed in
them.
Wednesday, Nov. 26 I
Today about 1 o'clock we started for Portland to visit our
son's grandmother, according to a time-honored Thanksgiving
tradition. We travelled underneath the fog most of the way
to Eugene, but from .there on the skies were clear. As the
daylight faded to an orange glow in the west we watched a
big, round orange moon come up over the hills to the east. We
were in the moonlight the rest of the way to the Willamette
View Manor.
Thursday, Nor. 27
This was a sparkling day in Portland. The east wind was
rather biting, especially early in the morning, but the sun
shine was brilliant. Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens stood up in
glorious whiteness. We went to church and thanked God for
this and much more. We enjoyed the traditional dinner, too.
In the afternoon I was going to visit some of my favorite
ponds or other birding spots, but instead I took a notion to
take my boy to the new Portland zoo. When I got there I
found it was still under construction but the museum of
science and industry was very much open. So we went in
there and spent a very interesting hour and a half. There
buttons and have something light up. There are some inter
are many interesting exhibits of the kind where you can push
esting natural history exhibits including birds, rocks and
mushrooms. We saw the "plastic lady" and heard the lecture
accompanying her, but just missed the last lecture in the
planetarium.
When we came out the sun had set. The few filmy clouds
were a light pink and the rest of the sky a pale blue. It had
been a beautiful day.-T.M.
City Asked To Rent Space In County Jail
Portland-flJPD - The Mult
nomah county grand jury has
recommended that the city of
Portland consider renting un
used space in the county
courthouse jail to alleviate
crowded conditions in the city
jail.
The November grand jury
said it might be the temporary
solution to the crowded condi
tions of the trusties' room at
the city jail.
Young birds often need a
daily food intake equal to
or exceeding their body
weight.
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Domiciliary at Camp White Has Smooth System 0f Operations
(Editor s note: This is the I benefits ar nnur hpffinnm? t . Thi. .-. u... toinerl for i telephone .
first in a series o articles
by Sid Hollingsworth, the
Mail Tribune's correspond
ent at Camp White, discuss
ing the Veterans administra
tion Domiciliary since its
establishment 10 years ago.
The articles will discuss the
progress being made in
adapting veteran Domicili
ary members lo their new
home and applying the ad
ministrative and medical
benefits which have been
developed.)
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
Camp White After weath
ering the many storms of its
baptismal period, the VA
Domiciliary at Camp White
has reached port with a
smoothly running system of
operations.
During the past year, efforts
were directed toward workins
out plans which had been de
vised for adapting the various
types of men eligible to be ad
mitted under Veterans ad
ministration conditions.
Changes in management, in
medical supervision and in the
schedule of activities, ar'
ranged by the planning board,
have been effected. The re
sults of indoctrination and
evaluation of the program
benefits are now beginning to
materialize.
First 10 Years
The, first 10 ytars, proverb
ially, have been the hardest,
for in this early period Camp
White had to change over
from a military reservation to
a part of the elaborate system
of hospitals and homes main
tained for disabled war veter
ans throughout the nation.
This period was marked by
extensive building work and
by the efforts made to estab
lish the Domiciliary in the
community of southern Ore
gon. The Domiciliary recently
celebrated its new approach
with an open house and vis
itors came to see what this
special type of VA installa
tion looks like.
Large Number
It has been "open house"
for the veterans themselves,
for many who were on the
waiting list have been admit
ted. There, are 965 on the
rolls at the present time with
about 1,025 beds available.
This is the largest number of
admissions since July 1.
Under the present system
of operating efficiency, little
difficulty will be encountered
in handling the extra load..
This is how the program
worKs:
Upon -being admitted, the
men are received at the In
firmary for a physical check
up and, after a waiting per
iod, appear before the plan
ning board, where they are
advised regarding the facili
ties available for members as
well as their duties.
Conduct Interview
Medical, social service, spe
cial services and Domiciliary
personnel conduct this inter
view. Among these is the ac
tivity assignment leader, who
has a classified list of detail
assignments, which the men
who are physically able are
expected to fill. At present,
about 65 per cent of the mem
bership has an assigned de
tail. About 300 fill brief assign
ments doing janitorial service
in the various buildings, quar
ters, offices and shops. Those
with special qualifications fill
jobs in engineering, special
services and other depart
ments. Some become messen
gers, trainees for member em
ployment, or the nominal post
of fire guard, depending upon
their fitness or disability.
There are now 150 men on
the payroll. A special military
GUIDE DOGS - Members of the Siskiyou
Guide Dog 4-H club attracted a lot of atten
tion last week when they brought their
animals into downtown Medford to famili
arize the dogs with traffic, strange people
and elevators and stairways. The club is
the only one of its kind in the state of
Oregon and has been functioning for about
a year. Members keep the dogs in their
homes for a period of nine months before
sending them to the San Rafael Blind Dog
school, where they undergo further train
ing, according to club leader, Warren J.
Roderick, Ashland. The last month of clogs'
schooling is done with the blind person that
is to receive the animal. Pictured above as
they cross an intersection with their dogs
are, left to right, Nyla Murray, Medford;
Lee Jackson, Phoenix; Sharort Roderick,
Ashland and Mrs. Howard Glasscock, Medford.
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kinds,
ceremonies ol various
notably funerals. Another spe
cial detail operates in arts and
crafts, repairing furniture.
The number fluctuates and in
cludes a few leg amputees,
strong enough in their arms
to do this manual work
Activity Leader
W. J. Woods is the activity
leader. He is assisted by
George Camden, William Har
ris, Howard Harman and four
trainees. This is a strenuous
assignment and calls for tact
and finesse in the allocation of
men capable and equal to the
various detail requirements.
There was much grumbling
at one time about the work
load. Today there is little fric
tion and quite a few whistle
and sing as they work.
Past experience and prefer
ences are taken into account
along with the needs and the
disability handicap. When the
weather is favorable an agri
cultural crew is kept busy and
in the past this has been a pop
ular detail. At present a skel
eton crew of about 20, polices
the grounds.
Employed in Canteen
Men with suitable qualifi
cations may be employed in
the canteen. There are 10 who
work on shifts in the coffee
shop. The most recent report
shows 38 trainees who are
available for pay jobs. About
60 men have miscellaneous
assignments throughout the
station. There are 63 fire
guards, the lightest detail.
Those who have to "take it
easy" have special details for
Saturday and Sunday.
All activities clear through
the offices of the section lead
ers. The entire mechanism
turns on the morale main
tained in the three sections.
Sections 1 and 2 are the work
ing sections. The men are
either paid employees or on
special details in conducting
various functions and activ
ities. Arthur Hamilton is in
charge of- Section 1, and Ed
win McEvers has section 2.
Then there is the new sec
tion A, where special atten
tion is needed. R. W. Deshazer
is the leader. He has 45 at
tendants assisting the more
disabled men, who in many in
stances can do no more than
handle their personal needs.
This section also houses the
50 wheel chair members, and
a few convalescents.
Specially Qualified
There are 354 men in sec
tion A with a bed capacity of
392. Not more than 10 are
able to do regular work. A
number of the wheel chair
men are specially qualified as
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USE STAIRS - Denny Reeder and Janice DeBoer, above,
of the Siskiyou Guide Dog 4-H club, lead their dogs down
the stairs of a Medford store during a special training session
for the animals last week. A total of 16 dogs are now being
trained by the group at the present time. The youngsters
receive no pay for feeding and training the dogs, but do
receive 4-H credit. The San Rafael Blind Dog school has
10.020 eligible blind persons waiting for dogs but this year
will turn out only 112. The dogs are valued at $1,700 after
training and are given to the blind persons free of charge.
There will be five dogs leaving here for the San Rafael school
Monday and three new ones will come in, club leader W. J.
Roderick said.
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ENDING MARRIAGE of 22 years, Lily Pons, noted colora
tura soprano, obtains divorce in Juarez, Mexico, from
Andre Kostelanetz, orchestra conductor, charging incom
patibility. Picture of couple with dogs was made in 1950.
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that the DomicSry'J
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itself. It is busy rein
There is always tim v. '
ever, for TeJSj
elaborate program is provid
by special services, 4h
vision, movies and stage enter
tainment offered V0Sfdre
groups and the serv
organization as part of th
VAVS team. Regmar
and days are set apart also for
religious observances, mer
Protestant and Catholic chap
lains. The literary 1Q at ra,
White has always been above
average and the, product has
been recognized consistentlv
in many quarters. To foster
this zeal tor expression
readers and writers club was
formed by the librarian, Enid
Holmes. Under her guidance
numerous awards have been
won in the Hospitalized Vet
erans Writers Project. It all
started with Dominews when
that paper gave vent to the
humor and pathos of the early
period.
Class in Spanish
Mike Dillon, one of this
group, has started a class in
Spanish and gives instruction
in English to several members
who are learning to write all
over again.
The Domiciliary has been
fortunate in having specialists
in the field of handling men
and their problems in special
services with Frank Glonning,
chief, and Herbert Daniels,
now at Wadsworth, Kan., who
was succeeded by Robert
Kelley in social service.
The real burden of contact
with VAVS and recreational
activities has been carried by
Glonning who came to Camp
White in 1954, from the VA
hospital, Madison, Wise.
Mount Athabaska in Al
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Grand Jury Indicts
Two For $700 Theft
Portland - (UPD - Phyllis
Torchy Jessing, 24, and Doro
thy Mildred Rogalski, 38, both
of Portland, have been indict
ed by the Multnomah county
grand jury.
They were indicted on a
larceny by bailee charge orig
inally filed in district court
on a private citizen's com
plaint. The charge involves taking
of $700 in fishing gear and
other property from the trunk
of an autombile.
FIRST SOVIET HORSES
Laurel, Md. (UPD Russia's
double entry of Garnir and
Zaryad in the 1958 Washing
ton, D.C., International be
came the first Soviet horses
ever to race on an American
track.
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New York-TCPD-Charles (Old
Hoss) Radbourne, famous
"iron man" pitcher of the pre
1900's,. hit a home run in the
18th inning on Aug. 17, 1882,
to win a 1-0 decision.
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