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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A Thursday, March 24, 1960 4 v 4r 'Aj&Z&Sy '' " -.Ljjj .CLASSIFIES BIRDS Dr. Franklin W. Sturges, Southern Oregon college science-mathematics division, works to classify ' one of the 450 Oregon birds presented the college by Carl R Richardson, Trail. 'Medford Lions Hear Talk on Electronics "Science of electronics- miracle of our age" was dis cussed by Ted Christensen, "merchandising manager of the Verl, G. Walker company, at a recent meeting of the Med ford Lions club. Christensen described the importance of the electronics industry to the Rogue valley, stating that this area benefits on the average of $3 million annually from retail, whole sale and industrial use of electronics. Local industrial users in clude lumber mills and ply wood factories having such in stallations for gluing, patch ing, counting, color grading and safety alarms. Closed Television He spoke of the uses made of closed TV circuits, sound in the field of education, pri vate telephone and inter-communication systems, all of whih delete time waste, in crease efficiency and save e-money for the users. Firms today are using elec tronic devices on the "citizens band" similar to the military "walkie - talkie," by which plant supervisors can main tain contact with mobile units and work parties. Christensen pointed out that Body of Man in Snow Identified Eugene-ttJPD-The body of a man found dead in the snow about 55 miles east of here Sunday, was tentatively iden tified today as that of Lester Coy Meek, 34, Glennpool, Okla. The preliminary identifica tion was made through the St. Helens police department where Meek had been jailed on vagrancy charges. An autopsy was scheduled for today. The body was found under a rock overhang beside the McKenzie highway by two college students. Officers said scratches on the legs indicated he had tried to walk some dis tance over the snow in the area. St. Helens police based their identification on finger prints. Boardman Range Lease Possible Salem-flJPD-Gov. Mark Hat field's office said Wednesday night that prospects were goad the Defense Department would lease its Boardman bombing range to Oregon for industrial development. Hatfield, currently on an eastern industrial develop ment tour, conferred about the bombing range with De fense Department officials Wednesday. He told his Salem office staff by phone that "it looked like something could be work ed out." The deal would involve transfer of state -owned land in Lake county to the Federal government. COSTLY PAY RAISE EI Centro, Calif.-(UPD-Mrs. Mary L. Aguilar complained today that a $1 a week raise she recently received as an employee of the county health department put her in a high er tax bracket and she now must pay $1.50 a week more in taxes. radio was the initial electron ic device, followed by tele vision, and that electronic sound is providing many new labor-saving items. He said his company is co operating in an endeavor to bring an electronics manu facturing plant to the valley. U.S. Challenges Soviet Claim To Berlin Territory Washington - (LTD - The United States today challeng ed Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's claim that allied-occupied West Berlin is on territory that really be longs to the Communist East Germans. The State Department re leased photo copies of the wartime allied protocol, sign ed by Russia, Britain and the United States, specifically providing that the Berlin area was to be a "special system of occupation" entirely separate from the Soviet zone of con quered Germany surrounding it. To Set Record Straight Officials said a principal purpose for releasing the ma terial and challenging the Communist argument at this time was to set the record straight again, before Presi dent Eisenhower meets with Khrushchev and the British and French leaders at the summit in May. The allied protocol creat ing special occupation zones for Berlin was signed in Lon don Sept. 12, 1944. The Big Three later carved out their individual zones and when France was restored as an op era'ting government, the United States gave her part of the American zone. Critical Importance The question whether the Soviets could declare Berlin on "Communist East German territory has assumed critical Importance. This is because of Khrushchev s repeated decla rations that if the allies fail to come to terms on Berlin as well as German reunification on a basis agreeable to the Kremlin he will sign a sepa rate peace treaty with the East Germans. He has said that since Ber lin belongs to them by terri torial rights, the allies then would have to deal with the puppet regime, which they re fuse to recognize, instead of holding the Soviet Union accountable. Appling To Quit National Group Salem (DPI- Oregon Secre tary of State Howell Appling Jr. resigned Wednesday from the National Association of Secretaries of State, saying it would save the taxpayers some money. Appling's membership ex pires June 30. He wrote Association Presi dent O. Frank Thornton at Columbia, S.C. that "while the amount of money involv ed in the membership and in my travel to the proposed con vention in New York this summer would not in itself be large ... I do not feel that I can justify such an expendi ture of tax money." Bird, Mammal Collection Is Presented to Southern Oregon Ashland Carl R. Richard son, 1906 graduate of the old Ashland State Normal school, has presented the Southern Oregon college science-mathematics division with his life long collection of more than 500 native birds, small ro dents, game hides, and heads, Dr. Elmo N. Stevension, SOC president, has announced. According to Dr. Franklin W. Sturges of the science mathematics division who has been placed in charge of the collection, it is a valuable one as there is so little known of the southern Oregon region in this field. There have been few exploratory collection trips in this area by any of the larger institutions, he said. "These birds and mammals are a wonderful nucleus for the beginning of a much-needed collection for Southern Oregon college," Sturges said, "and will be used primarily as a research collection for the use of advanced students." Represent Transition "Representing as they do," he continued, "a transition be tween several kinds of en vironments, these specimens depict a rather critical area, as we have California types coming up' to meet Oregon Washington types, and also those from the great Klamath basin crossing over into the area as well." Sturges praised Richardson's work, saying that it was one of the last of the passing priv ate collections and that such research was now almost en tirely performed by large groups and organizations. Officially known as the Southern Oregon College Carl Richardson Bird and Mam mal Collection, it will be housed in special insect proof, airtight, museum storage cases and will be periodically placed on display in various classes for demonstration and for the general public in the lobby of the new science building. Arrange Birds Dr. Sturges and his student assistant, Phil Sword, Ash land, have been working with Richardson to catalog and systematically arrange the birds and mammals so that it will be possible to determine any gaps in the collection and add to it as new specimens are obtained. Richardson will also con tinue his work in southern Oregon hoping to expand the collection . through joint ef forts until several specimens of each of the local species and sub-species have been ob tained for the college. Though some of the speci mens, dating back as far as 1896, have been gained through exchange, with col lectors in other areas, almost Annua Book Awards Presented To Three New York-tUPD-The annual national book awards and $1,000 checks were presented Wednesday to authors Phil Roth, for his short novel and five stories entitled "Goodby, Columbus," Richard Ellmann for his biography, "James Joyce," and Robert Lowell for his book of poetry, "Life Studies." The awards are sponsored by the American Book Pub lishers Council, the American Booksellers association and the Book Manufacturers' Institute. When you look at your Y.M.C.A. the Future Looks Good! 7 5SW YOUR FAMILY Can belong lor as little as 71 0 Per Week JOIN TODAY! SP 2-6295 all of them are of local origin. Each has been assigned a num ber by the collector corres ponding to the number in the field notebook and catalog. Other scientific data entered includes the date acquired, the locality, the sex, the col lector's name, and the name of the species. Study Skins Of the nearly 450 birds, al most all have been mounted as museum study skins rath er than as live mounts, Stur ges pointed out, adding that the 62 mammals entered (with skulls) were mounted in a similar fashion to save stor age space and prevent dam age. In addition to a. set of 60 eggs and some nests, there are more hides and mounted animal heads which will - be turned over to the college by Richardson at later date. Big game heads include two elk, a deer, and a prong-horned antelope. All specimens, it was re ported, were obtained under federal and state permits with the stipulation that such fauna be donated to a pub lic institution, as nearly all are protected by law. Interested Since Five Richardson, who will be an active 74 in May, officially began collecting in 1922, but his interest in ornithology has been insatiable since the age of five, when he traded a knife for some Guinea fowl feathers. Through the years he has been active in bird banding, Grange work, ornithological societies and clubs, is an ar dent hunter, and is a member of the SOC OLD Timers branch of the alumni associa tion which is composed of those who attended the Old Normal prior to 1910 when it was discontinued by act of the legislature. With his . wife, the former May Ditsworth, Richardson lives on a 240-acre ranch in the Prospect area. Nestled on Laurelhurst rd. across the well-known covered bridge over the Rogue river at that point, their ranch, which is partially cleared of trees and underbrush, has been an ideal spot for the collection of a number of his best specimens. The Richardsons have one son, Col. John F. Richardson, now with the Federal Social Security service in San Fran cisco, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Quotes From the News By United Press International Pall Mall, Tenn. Mrs. Alvin C. York, wife of the World War I hero who as Sgt. York wiped out a German machine battalion, commenting on the government's tax claim against him for $85,442: ' "A farmer doesn't get much these days." Nashville, Tenn. Robert Rivera,- one of two dangerous convicts who seized hostages and holed up in the deputy warden's office at Tennessee State Prison, defying sur render demands: "We don't want to hurl anybody but if they rush us all we have to do is put them (the hostages) up against that wall and shoot them." v Tell City, Ind. Gov. Harold Handley, on the decision to remove the bodies of victims of last week's airline crash and continue digging in the deep crater dug by the plane's fuselage: "This had not been an easy decision to make. But con tinued digging would be an assurance against the same thing happening again." Guy Hughes Due To Be Transferred Salem-fflPD-The division of animal industry of the State Department of Agricu 1 1 u r e will save $9,000 by making reassignments effective April 1. Division Chief Fred Pope said the reassignments will tighten up operations for stock owners. They include Guy Hughes from Medford to northeast Oregon with headquarters at Baker; E. L. 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