Tree Cortii mmofttee
More Than lf000
SHADY STREET Pin oaks along Queen Ann ve. In Med
ford are a fine example of planned tree plantings, although
they were set out many years before the organization of
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John F. Reddy and his family and Mr. Reddy's daughters
remember how, as little girls, they carried water to them ,
In buckets to keep the small trees alive.
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CHECKS TREE-Tack Creager, manager ot Pacific Telephone
Northwest in Medford looks at one ot five Italian buckhorn
trees that have been planted In front of the firm's business
office on north Bartlett st. The thick green foliage 01 tne
buckhorn makes dense shade though the tree Itself does not
grow large. It Is the tree selected by the Medford street tree
committee for Bartlett st. : .. , .(
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IXOWERINO CHERRY The "official" tree for Fortuna
drive, located In a new housing development on Medford's
east side, is the Japanese flowering cherry, the same species
of tree that Is found In great numbers In Washington, D.C.
Charles Peters, U2S Fortuna dr., is shown above as he
loosens the soil around a flowering cherry that he planted
ivm and on half years ago.
WATERS TREE Bill McGlll, employee ot the Harley Weisel
Texaco service station at Eighth and Grape sts.. Medford
waters a young scanlon maple tree that Weisel planted In
the parking strip in front of the station about two years ago.
When tree roots get big enough frequent watering is not
necessary, but water is needed often by small trees during
hot weather. : '
UN Official To
Speak at Roundlable
Paul B. Edwards, resident
director ot the United Nations
at Manila, Philippines, will
speak at the Medford Cham
ber of Commerce roundtable
at the Jackson hotel Monday
noon.
Edwards is en route to the
Philippines following his an
nual report to the UN head
quarters in New York and his
conference with Ambassador
Adlal Stevenson. UN afalrs
in the Philippine Islands, For
mosa, Korea, and Hong Kong
are under his direction. He
recently traveled extensively
in the troubled areas of Viet
nam and Laos.
His remarks will be gener
al In nature, and he plans to
devote most of his time to an
swering questions from the
audience.
BOUROUIBA LEAVES
New York - (WD - Tunisian
President H a b I b Bourguiba
left for Europe Saturday after
a 10-day official visit in
which he exchanged renewed
pledges of friendship with the
U.S. government and discuss
ed North African problems
with U.N. Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold. '
Shady Cove Clinic
Set for Children
Shady Cove The annual
Shady Cove pre-school and
well-baby clinic will be held
Thursday, May 18, from 9 to
11 a.m. in the school gymna
sium. Children who 'plan to enter
the first grade next fall are
eligible to attend, and immu
nizations will be offered. Dr.
A. Erin M e r k e 1, Jackson
county public health physi
cian, will be the examining
doctor. ,
Children six months o 1 d
to school age are eligible to
participate in the well-baby
cilnic. Appointments are pre
ferred.
Additional Information may
be obtained by telephoning
Mrs. Ed Learning, TRlnity
8-3472, Shady Cove.
lever Puffer
Brings Trucks
Bntton-flW-At the Boston
Museum of Science visitors
are urgad by numerous
signs to pull levars or press
buttons to observe the won
ders of science.
A foreign visitor whosa
English was limited, pulled
a lever yesterday and
brought a dosen lira trucks
speeding to the museum.
Trees Planted in
Four Years of Work
Wouldn't It be nice If every
street in Medford were lined
with beautiful green trees-
even streets In the downtown
area? .
This was the thinking of
several hard working and ded
icated people, who in 1957
were instrumental in getting
Medford's Street Tree pro
gram started.
Now, four years later, with
between 1,000 and 1,500 new
trees planted, the goal remains
the same. Street Tree Commit
tee Chairman Mrs. O. A.
(Edith) Eden said the goal is
to make Medford "a much
more beautiful city."
Many streets have already
been beautified, and many
more will be beautified In the
near future. However, Mrs.
Eden points out that only a
small fraction of the city has
been planted to date.
Mrs. Eden called the pro
gram "a never-ending task,
and declared that its success
and the speed with which it
is carried out is "up to the
people."
Sami-Offlclal Body
The Street Tree committee,
a semi-official body whose
members are appointed by the
city planning commission, is
charged with the responsibil
ity of choosing the kinds of
trees to be planted In the vari
ous sections of the city.
But, it Is the individual
property owners of the city
who must actually purchase
and plant the trees. The trees
are not expensive, and range
in cost, depending on kind.
from $3.75 to $8 apiece.
Neither does a property
owner have to plant a tree in
front of his house if he doesn't
want to. The program is en
tirely voluntary. ,
Provided in City Code '
However,- - a person can
plant only that kind of tree
which -has been selected by
the street committee. This is
provided for in the city code,
which states: "All trees and
shrubs hereafter planted in
any public parking strip or
other public place in the city
snail conform as to species
and location to the street tree
plan . . ." : , i
. The street tree plan Is not
an arbitrary plan. Mrs. Fred
Lorish, head of the landscape
architecture division of the
committee, said a master plan
for the city should be ready
within a year. This plan would
provide for all future plant
ings in the city.
Mrs. Lorish explained that
in preparing the, plan, a com
mittee headed by Mrs. Wil
liam Tucker and John Grib
ble surveyed the entire city,
plotting on a map all of the
trees that then existed in the
city on public property. As
each tree is planted, it also is
recorded on the map.
Landscape Architects
Using - the map, the land
scape architecture committee,
the members of which are
qualified landscape architects
giving voluntarily of their
time, began the exacting proc
ess of selecting a certain vari
ety of trees for a particular
street or streets.
There is a wide yariety of
available trees: Norway ma
ple, dawn cherry, kwanzan
cherry, modesto ash, fruitless
mulberry, sourwood, scanlon
maple, northern red oak,
sweet eum and others.
These kinds of trees have
been selected because they
will not have low overhang
ing branches; their roots will
not tear up or crack side
walks; and they will not foul
up utility lines. In other
words, they are perfect for use
as street trees.
Lets Desirable
Some trees that are less de
sirable for use as a street tree,
such as the poplar, willow,
Cottonwood or fruit trees, are
specifically prohibited by the
city code from being planted
on public parking strips. This
does not mean, however, that
they can't be planted on pri
vate property.
Such things as soil condi
tions and whether a particu
lar street needs shade or beau
tification is taken into account
when selecting a certain tree,
according to Mrs. Lorish.
The Street Tree committee
has divided the city into four
sections with a volunteer pro
motion chairman in charge of
each. This chairman works
with an Interested person on
a particular street in trying
to sell the idea of street trees
to people living on that street
Given Opportunity
. Nearly all nurseries in the
city are given the opportunity
to provide the kinds of trees
.wanted by the Street Tree
committee. Persons can then
purchase the trees from the
nursery of their choice.
Mrs. Eden said that the
committee is going to put on
"an intensive campaign" in
the immediate future to get
people sold on the trees so
that they can be ordered in
time for fall planting. Infor
mation on the street tree pro
gram can be obtained by call
ing the Medford city hall.
Mrs. Eden, who, along with
County . Agent Cliff Cordy,
was primarily responsible for
getting the program started
four years ago, and for keep
ing it active and progressive
ever since, credits the back
ing of the city for much of its
success.
She said: "We couldn't have
done the job that's been done
without the cooperation of the
city." She pointed out that in
many cities street tree plant
ing programs are being under
taken without the support of
city administration, w h i c h
makes the job doubly diffi
cult if not impossible.
Raise Property Values
Mrs. Eden said Medford's
street tree program is a little
different than the programs in
most cities, because here trees
are selected to blend with the
surroundings. These trees may
help raise property values, she
added.
The committee chairwoman
also had praise for the resi
dents ot the city who have
been accepting the program so
well, and for various subdi
vides who have made provi-1
sion lor street trees in new
subdivisions.
. While the Street Tree com
mittee has praise for the sup
port it has gotten from the
city administration, the city
ieeis much the same about the
accomplishments of the com
mittee.
Mayor John W. Snider told
the Mail Tribune Friday: "The
members of the Street Tree
committee are making a liv
ing, lasting gift to all who will
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SCANLON MAPLES Planted this year in
permanent "planters" in the sidewalk along
North Grape st., the two small maple trees
will, in a few years, make pleasant shade
in front of the new Mail Tribune press
building. The street tree committee's plan
enjoy living along Medford's
tree-beautiful streets. Little
publicized and hardworking,
these people have earned the
admiration and respect of all."
calls for a certain species of tree for each'
street. This only applies to those trees plant-
ed in the parking strip, and home owners,
may plant what they like elsewhere on their-,
property. ' ' '
Pre-Schoof Clinic Set
At Elk-Trail School
Elk-Trail A pre-school
clinic and a well-child confer
ence will be held at Elk-Trail
school May 18 from 1 to 4
p.m. Children from 6 months
to 6 years are eligible to at
tend. The conference is primarily
for children not under reg
ular health supervision by a
family physician, officials ex
plained. Immunizations will
be offered. Dr. A. E. Merkel,
public health physician, is
the examining doctor.
Engineers To Meet
In Chemulf Friday
Members of the Rogue Val
ley section of the Profession
al Engineers 'of Oregon will
meet for lunch Friday, May
19, at the Wagon Wheel cafe,
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Following the luncheon,
the group will be conducted
on an inspection tour of the
Pacific Gas Transport com
pany's pipe line and pumping
station facilities in the area.
Participants will drive to
Klamath Falls that evening
for a dinner meeting at the
Winema hotel.
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