MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
SUNDAY, JANUARY I, 1961
two Accidents
Reported in Area
Two accidents on Highwhy
"99 were reported to state po
lice Friday night.
.. One accident occurred about
0:15 p.m., south of the Rogue
River junction on Highway
99. A pickup truck driven
by' Clyde Jay Slatter, 38,
Foots Creek, was parked
three feet onto the pavement
with the door open.
A truck driven by Albert
Thomas Moore, 38, Sacramen
to; Calif., hit the door and
bent it forward into the fender
and broke the windshield on
.the Slatter pickup, police said.
'i State police said apparently
'the motor in the Slatter truck
stalled, and he attempted to
pull all the way onto the
shoulder before the motor
died. No citations were is
sued. T In the other accident, about
40:30 p.m., cars driven by
John William Johnson, 22, of
9 'Lewis ave., Medford, and
Julian A. Maxey, 40, of 304
East Main st., collided on
Highway 99 in front of the
Tally Ho restaurant.
, 'State police said Maxey ap
parently had attempted to
' pull out of the restaurant
v parking lot into the outside
lane to head north in the same
direction the Johnson car was
travelling. The Maxey and
Johnson cars sideswiped, of
ficers said. State police said
they may attempt to seek a
complaint against Maxey.
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Editorial Criticised
To the Editor: Your editori
al "Grab for Power" flies in
the face of two men you have
editorially admired - former
Oregon Governors Holmes
and Sprague. It contradicts
your endorsement of Bob
Holmes in 195'8 when he had
suggested several of the re
organization plans included in
the suggestions made by Gov
ernor Hatfield to which you
now voice objection.
As with Governor Sprague's
readers, I believe yours have
a right to expect writing
based somewhat on the ex
perience you had when you
served as an assistant .to a
former Oregon governor. But
your article indicates no al
lowance for how the legisla
ture has added several dozen
boards and commissions to the
roster since you were directly
involved here 12 years ago.
What you fail to recognize
is that the present system calls
for about 1000 appointments
directly by the Governor. For
instance he has made 550 in
the two years he has been in
office. The new plan would
sharply reduce that number
over which he has appointive
control but the talents of lay
men would continue under re
organization. In other words
the system of "rewards and
patronage" you fear ' is in
herent in the old, the likeli
hood is lessened in -the new.
Governor Hatfield had the
wisdom to appoint an advis
ory coriimittee of top - level
people, several of them recent
political opponents, - and a
meeting of minds resulted. It
is strange that you should pre
fer to "lie at anchor" in state
government when you were
so recently calling for a na
tional course of moving ahead.
In short you are going coun
ter to the thinking of political
personalities as far apart as
Jack Kennedy (his new ad
ministration proposals) and
Herbert Hoover (his reorgani
zation commission), Bob Dun
can (his summer column for
the United Press Internation
al) and Bob Elfstrom (a mem
ber of the Governor's commit
tee), WalteE Pearson and
Mark Hatfield.
Travis Cross "'
News Secretary
Office of the
Governor
State Capitol
Salem, Ore.
Illinois and Red Herrings
To the Editor: After read
ing about the proposed high
dam on the Illinois, near Buz
zard s Roost, I wondered
where the Red Herring would
appear in order to shunt pub
lic opposition from that opera
tion until the foundation was
laid.
Now it comes, not one but
two proposals to build a high
dam on the main stem of
Rogue.
Is the Illinois to be dammed
with little opposition?
William Doernbach,
143 Mace rd.,
Medford
Light Thieves
To the Editor: In answer
to Mrs. Stcrton's letter in
Thursday Mail Tribune, ref
erence to lack of home Christ
mas lights display, true, it
would be appropriate and de
sirable thing to do. So you
won a prize! You were for
tunate! We have in the past years
lit up our entrance with
Christmas lights, only to have
some night thieves take them,
so decided this year not to.
But finally did; not to win a
prize, but particularly to aid
drivers to "see" in the fog,
only to have them again taken
by night thieves, loose after
midnight and it wasn't dogs
Phone SP 3-7343
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either, but someone who
should know better.
I noted in the Tribune some
teen-agers were questioned for
such tricks. At that hour they
should be home.
Mrs. Everett E. Cuffel
909 North Central ave.
Medford.
Qualified
To the Editor: Many veter
ans at White City feel that
they are qualified to hold
down one of .those U.N. ob
server positions in the Congo,
especially since they have just
learned that it is not neces
sary to be very bright.
According to reports in the
newspapers, one does not even
have to be able to tell an
Irishman from a Swede, and
they believe they, too, have
those- qualifications.
That is ALL.
Malemute Slim
White City, Ore.
Toward Socialism
To the Editor: What better
testimony for capitalistic free-
enterprise than the fact that
since 1946 we have carried
most of the nations of the
world on our backs (foreign
aid), ' not to mention the in
crease in bureaucrats, social
security, and all the other
welfare programs with their
various faces.
Socialism, down through
the ages has been unable to
even feed its own, and our
leaders today would lead us
into socialism under the guise
of "New Frontiers" and "Na
tional Goals." ' '
Bonnie Fleming
Route, 1, Box 183
Springfield, Ore.
Cat Care Questions
To the Editor: The Cat Care
Society, a group of residents
interested in all phases of
humane work, would like to
have answers to questions we
have been asking since 1959,
namely:
1. Why doesn't Jackson
county (one of the wealthiest
counties per capita in the
state) have pick up and hold
ing facilities for ALL unwant
ed animals?
! 2. Why doesn't the South
ern Oregon Humane' Society
provide such a service? (Their
charter states they are to con
cern themselves with the wel
fare of ALL animals.)
Both of these organizations
will care for dogs. Why not
all animals? Why the discrim
ination? '
The usual procedure Is for
the county or city to work in
conjunction with the Humane
Society to provide adequate
service. Here in Jackson coun
ty, each goes their own in
adequate way with neither of
them doing the job. Who is
mad at who?
Our inquiries to both or
ganizations have given us
answers from the County Com
missioners. "Our workers
don't like to handle cats be
cause they are afraid of ring
worm." From the Southern
Oregon Humane Society the
answer was "insufficient
funds" - and yet our society's
offer to pay for the gasoline
if their officer would help us
pick up unwanted cats was re
fused. WHY?
We feel that if all the resi
dents of Jackson county were
aware of the situation and
knew that a group of indi
vidual residents have been
trying without adequate fa
cilities, to do the work that
is the responsibility of the
county, that they would raise
their voices in protest and
urge that the county court
take their eyes off of "mon
ied interests" and accept the
fact that they have a moral
obligation to the residents of
the community to take care
of the less spectacular but no
less important phases of com
munity life.
Because many people have
Identified themselves as being
spokesman for the Cat Care
Society we would like to make
it clear that any statement
of policy should be obtained
from our secretary, Mary
Schwieger, P.O. Box 3, Med
ford, Ore., or by calling the
Cat Care Society's number,
SPrlng 3-2335.
Rita B. Shogren,
President
Cat Care Society
1705 South Columbus
Medford
Cabs Drive 3r457
Miles in Dense Fog
Local Yellow Cab company
drivers traveled a total of
3,457 miles in dense fog dur
ing a three-day period last
week without an accident.
Carl F. Kellenbcrger, com
pany owner, said 1,281 calls
for service were received Fri
day, Saturday and Christmas
day, and drivers handled 1,
459 passengers.
Despite the Inclement
weather, Kellenberger said
not one accident Involving a
Yellow cab was reported.
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OFFICE OF COUNTY mMR
... ' JACKSVN COUNTY
STEWART AVE. DETOURS Stewart ave.
between Holly st. and Oakdale ave. will be
closed to through traffic beginning Jan. 3
to construct a storm drain. County engineers
have announced two possible detour routes
for the four-month construction period. Mo
torists may by-pass the area by traveling
on Holly St., and Holmes and Oakdale aves.
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
WTHEN MARY PICKFORD
W factors in United Artists,
disagreement with one of the
directors. She passed
him one morning in her
limousine on the United
Artists lot, and deciding
to let bygones be by
gones, hailed him warm
ly, "Hi, there, Old War
riorl" The gentleman thus
addressed mulled over
the salutation a moment,
then shot back, "YOU'RE
the old WORRIER; not
me!"
The fellow director had
occasion another time to
request a little incidental
music for a picture he was readying for release. "Now don'l
take too long with this job," he warned his composer. "For
this music I want nothing fancy; just miscellaneous."
A rash bridegroom recently boasted, 'Td like to see MYSELF
washing dishes every nightl" So his Wife hung a mirror over the
kitchen sink.
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They've just Invented a pen with a meatball point It writes
under GRAVY.
Organization
Members in
Don McNeil, manager of
the Medford Chamber of
Commerce, said last week
there is a chance that an or
ganization known as the Anti
Inflation League may solicit
membership in this area, If
it already has not.
McNeil said little is known
about the organization, al
though it was incorporated in
February, 1960. The Portland
Better business Bureau, In a
circular to McNeil, noted that
it has had little success in ob
taining factual information
about AIL, Inc.
According to the organiza
tion's "instructions for the
applicant," a "prime function
of the A.I.L. Special Privi
lege Card Is to help the mem
bers cope with high taxes,
high cost of living, and the
Inflated dollar by saving them
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From all of us at Lippert's . . . warmest New Year
greetings and a sincere wish that 1961 will bring you
a full measure of good health and abundant happiness!
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THIS PORTIOUOF
STEWART AVENUE TO 8
CtOSeO TO THROUGH TRAFFIC
BE&fNfJW6 JAN 3, 18SJ 1
fO srww drain cewswoerm
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was one of the controlling
she found herself in frequent
more forceful of her fellow
ssfia-ry Pickforcf
May Seek
This Area
monies through the A.I.L.
merchandise, service and
benefit agreements."
land BBB said that "Bruce E.
has received complaints that
members have not received
what they expected. Member
ship fees range from $85 to
$25 annually, the Portland
BBB said.
McNeil noted that the Port
land BBB said that "ruce E.
Schulte and Donald Easter
who appear as president and
vice president, respectively,
were formerly identified with
American Countrymen, one of
a number of benevolent so
cieties which were subject of
action by Attorney General
Robert Y. Thornton in July,
1959."
McNeil asked area residents
to study offers from organ
izations before subscribing to
their services.
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(left); or traffic will be allowed on O'Gara
St., from Holly st. to Whitman ave. Stewart
ave., from Whitman to Oakdale aves. will
be open for westbound cars only. To be built
is 1,820 feet of reinforced concrete storm
drain to cover the open ditch on the south
side of Stewart ave. It is part of a $147,110
project.
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88 Species Recorded During
Annual Bird Count in Area
Medford area bird watchers
took advantage of good weath
er Friday and tallied a record
number of 88 species on their
portion of the 61st annual
Christmas nation - wide bird
count.
Fourteen observers partici
pated, dividing into seven dif
ferent parties and covering
many segments of the 15-mile
diameter circle whose center
was on Crater Lake highway,
one mile south of Gregory rd.
Species seen for the first
time in the count included the
rough legged hawk, great
horned owl, least sandpiper,
and Cassin's finch. The owl
was found perched in a cedar
tree on Groveland ave., Med
ford, and 19 burrowing owls
were observed by Betty Jo
Hicks in a field south of
Hoover school. A total of 7,-J
007 birds were recorded.
Participate in Count ,t '
Taking part in5 the count
were Orville BjJhdure, Ralph
Browning, sirs. Howard
Bush, Ron Fields, Mrs. Rob
ert Hubbard, Maj. Gen, and
Mrs. J. H. Hicks, Betty Jo
Hicks, the Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas McCamant, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Richardson, Mike
Teeter and Tom Turpin.
Sponsored by the National
Audubon society, New York,
the national count is the
world's largest wildlife sur
vey involving more than 8,000
persons in the united States,
including Alaska and Hawaii.
Canada, and coastal islands
off Newfoundland.
The count wos started in
1900, and each year since lo-
49 Flu Cases Are
Reported in County
- A total of 49 cases of influ
enza in jacKson county was
reported to the health depart
ment' during the past week.
according to Dr. A. Erin Mcr-
kel, public health physician,
Medford and Shady Cove
each had 21 cases, Central
Point 4, Rogue River 1, and
Ashland 2.
Medford residents also re
ported a case of meningitis,
and three cases of mumps.
Phoenix had one case of pneu
monia and five cases of
mumps. Ashland had one case
of mumps, and Jacksonville
reported one tuberculosis
case. Shady Cove had two
cases of chicken pox.
The Black sea has an area
of about 164,000 square miles.
The employees and management of ROGUE VAL-.
LEY STATE BANKS join you in confident expecta
tion that the New Year will prove an important
milestone in America's forward march toward a
better life for all its people an dtoward a lasting
peace with justice throughout the world.
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That the New Year will richly reward all our
friends in achievement, health and happiness is
our sincerest wish.
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cal teams are urged to survey
the same areas to determine
population trends of birds.
Covered in One Day
Each of the 600 local census
areas is laid out within a cir
cle 15 miles in diameter,
roughly 176 square miles.
Each area is covered in only
one day, preferably in a
dawn-to-dusk operation. The
national count started Dec. 21
andc extends until Jan. 2.
Species and kinds of birds
found Friday in this area are:
Pied-billed grebe, 7; great
blue heron, 7; black-crowned
night heron, 7; whistling
swon, 24; Canada goose, 1;
mallard, 181; gndwall, 6; pln
toil, 2; green-winged teal; "iS;
American widgeon (Sdidpate),
4; shoveler, .-ft. wood duck, 2;
redhead, 1; ring-necked duck,
40; isanvasback, 7; lesser scaup
duck, 2; bufflehead, 4; ruddy
duck, 64; and common mer
ganser, 8.
Goshawk, 2; sharp-shinned
hawk, 2; red-tailed hawk, 24;
rough-legged hawk, 2; marsh
hawk, 3; sporrow hawk, 38;
California quail, 152; moun
tain quail, 4; ring -necked
pheasant, 61; American coot,
108; killdeer, 96; common
snipe (Wilson's snipe), 5; spot
ted sandpiper, 1; least sand
piper, 6; mourning dove, 205;
barn owl, 2; great horned owl,
1; burrowing owl, 19; belted
kingfisher, 8; red - shafted
flicker, 72; and acorn wood
pecker, 52.
Lewis woodpecker, 2; yel
low-bellied sapsucker, 3; hairy
woodpecker, 1; downy wood
pecker, 3; horned lark, 1; stel
lar s jay, 4; scrub jay, 72;
black capped chickadee, 22:
mountain chickadee, 3; chest
nut-backed chickadee, 4; plain
titmouse, 15; common bushtlt,
60; white - breasted nuthatch,
10; brown creeper, 4; winter
wren, 3; Bewicks wren, 6;
robin, 151; varied thrush, 10
hermit thrush 7; western blue
bird, 334; and golden-crowned
kinglet, 19.
Ruby-crowned kinglet, 24
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water pipit, 51; cedar wax
wing, 25; loggerhead shrike, 1;
starling, 618; myrtle warbler,
3; Audubon's warbler, 10;
house sparrow, 114; meadow
lark, 395; redwinged black
bird, 43; tricolorcd blackbird,
48; Brewer's blackbird, 1,105;
brown -headed cowbird, 10;
purple finch, 4; Cassm's
finch, 1; house finch, 81; and
American goldfinch, 521.
Lesser goldfinch, 69; rufous-sided
towhee, 66; brown
towhee, 18; Savannah spar
row, 186; lark sparrow, jgp
Oregon junco, l.ljjfj-wfiite-crowned
siJ.osw, 49; golden
crov;i".cr sparrow, 369; fox
sparrow, 5; and song sparrow,
63.
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