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By Lynn M. Watkins
Something To Worry Aboul
Parrot Feather Has Escaped
No one, with the possible
exception of the owner, ever
needs to worry too much over
the escape of an animal, for
none of them are particularly
dangerous.
But there is a very real
"danger" in the "escape" of
some things that actually are
harmless, but can become
pests.
When these things escape
there are no headlines, no po
lice activity, but there is a
"danger" of sorts. When these
things escape it is usually
caused by carelessness; folks
dump things that they want
to "be shut of," and at the
time no one takes any notice
t all; even the real culprit
leldom knows what the re
sults of his careless act can
mean. These are the "wild
plants" that have been
brought from some other lo
cality; sometimes from an
other country.
Now Rampant
There are many of these
' "wild orphans' that have es
caped and'are now rampant.
One such that is now becom
ing a real problem in the
southern United States, is the
so-called parrot's feather. This
one is loose and spreading.
It will clog fresh water ditches
and lakes; it, like the hated,
but very beautiful water hy
acinth, has come to stay. Of
course if you are not con
cerned with "wild plants" or
drainage problems, you don't
care much whether or not
this noxious weed is flourish
ing, but it affects many things;
some of which have a bearing
on the cost of something or
other you have to buy or the
taxes you will be asked to
pay.
Millions of dollars have
been poured into lakes,
streams, and ponds in an ef
fort to kill off the water hya
cinth and the battle is still
not won. This flower was
thought to be very beautiful
and was introduced as a pretty
addition to the flora of the
South. But it has turned out
to be a villain in disguise.
Clog Creek
The parrot's feather, has
nothing to do with a bird; it
is only called that because of
its light green feathery fol
iage that sticks up five or six
inches above the surface of
the water.
The rather delicate, bluish-
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green foliage looks anything
but dangerous; the bad part is
underneath, or the roots may
be 20 to 30 feet in length,
jointed every few inches, ca
pable of breaking anything
and sending up a new plant
at the break. Once establish
ed these fleshy, brittle roots
completely clog the entire
creek and impede the proper
flow of water. Fish cannot
swim in the mass of roots;
wild fowl cannot find an inch
of open water on which to
land. The parrot's feather
takes over, both above and
below the water's surface. A
stream becomes clogged, the
water become sluggish and
stagnant. When rains swell
the volume of water the plant
floats and its growth is accel
erated. The parrot's feather is a
native of Chile. In its native
land it has enemies that keep
it under control. In America
its enemies are absent. It
started out innocently enough.
It was sold as a green plant
for us in a gold fish bowl.
Then someone, no one will
ever know who, dumped the
plant in a ditch or a pond.
Now this plant has escaped,
becoming very much more
dangerous than any wild ani
mal. It is now growing in
many sections and in every
place it is doing fine. Some
one placed it, innocently, in a
favorable environment, and
away it went, another ex
ample where "somebody goof
ed." (Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1960)
LAVA TAKES TOLL - A papaya tree farm
falls prey to the molten river of lava flow
ing over rich farmlands in the Puna district
of Hawaii Island near Kapoho. The first
day of damage was estimated in excess of
$250,000. (UPI Telephoto)
Pickin' Pears
News and Notes
From Camp White
By WALTER TOWNSEND
Casey Jones died Jan. 8. He
was well known to everybody
as he worked in the post of
fice, and had been there for
many years. He was one of
the original members who
came to this Domiciliary
when it opened.
Out of the thousands of men
who have passed through
Camp White, there is only one
original member who is still
here.
He is Price E. Payne, who
came here on transfer' from
Whipple, Ariz., Jan. 17, 1949.
Jimmie Fuller, bootblacker
in the shoeshine parlor of the
barber shop, has been work
ing harder than ever, since
the snow.
Jimmie
shoes for
personnel
years.
has been shining
the members and
for past seven
The income tax season is
here again and J. C. Barry,
who has many years of bank
ing and income tax experi
ence is available to make out
reports. Bary has never had
any of his reports returned
for refiling.
Andrew Delano Jackson,
youngest son of M.'P. Jack
son visited his father last
week. His fiancee, Lani Kel
ley, accompanied him. Both
are of Seattle, and were visi
tors at Camp White for sev
eral days. i
They came by automobile,
intending to stay one day, but
M. P. Jackson persuaded
them to stay three days. They
returned on Jan. 5.
Oliver P. Longfellow will
be 90 years old on Feb. 17.
Born in Knox county, Mis
souri, in 1870, he is a veteran
of the Spanish American war
and served in the Philippines
62 years ago. Since that war,
he has lived in Montana most
of his life.
Longfellow has never mar
ried, because, he said, he had
not stayed in one place long
enough. But he would be
making his own living now,
if he were not a "little under
the weather," he said.
He left home young, and
does not claim any blood rela
tionship to the poet Henry W.
Longfellow of New England.
His mother's family name was
Grant. Putting two and two
together, he did not deny the
possibility that he might be
of kin to the author of Evan
geline, as well as U.S. Grant,
since both his parents came
from "up there in that coun
try around New England."
GOOD MEMORY .
Sarasota, Fla. -WPD- Detec
tives hunting for the thief
who stole six cases of beer
questioned the city dump
garbageman who remember
ed picking up a lot of empty
beer cans at the home of Mrs.
Jo Ella Behn, 40. Officers said
they found the unconsumed
portion of the stolen beer in
Mrs. Behn's home and ar
rested her.
2,466 Complaints
Are Reported to
Deputies in 1959
A total of 2,466 complaints
were reported to the Jackson
county sheriff's office during
1959, according to statistics
released by the department.
The total is 738 more than
received by the department
during the previous year.
Of the total complaints re
ceived, less 91 that were un
founded, the department clos
ed or cleared by an arrest
2,014 of the complaints for
a percentage of 84.8. Still
pending at the end of the
year were 361 complaints.
A break down of com
plaints received showed that
367 were for felonies; 365
misdemeanor, and 1,464 mis
cellaneous. Burglaries Listed
Burglaries accounted for
115 of the felony complaints
with larceny a close second
at 97. Fictitious check com
plaints totaled 61 with rape
and auto theft listed at 17
each. Forgery complaints re
ceived totaled 16, and. 8 homi
cides were reported.
Petty larceny topped the
list for misdemeanor com
plaints with 159 received, fol
lowed by disorderly conduct
76, malicious mischief 74, in
discriminate shooting 57, and
violation of road laws 40.
Assisting public offices ac
counted for 506 of the miscel
laneous complaints.
A total of 3,534 civil papers
were served by the depart
ment during the year.
The jail division shows that
876 persons were lodged in
the county jail last year. Of
these, 432 were lodged by the
sheriff's office, 231 by Ore
gon state police, 113 by Med
ford city police, and 100 by
other agencies.
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