MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
SUNDAY. AUGUST 19. 1963
Teacher Housing Is ! Med ford Council Approves Tourist Commercial Complex Near Biddle Rd.
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1 By a narrow 4 to 3 vote
i Thursday night, the Medford
Mcdlord public schools are city council approved a zone
making their annual request cha,1Se which will permit the
fnr a.siaan ' construction of a tourist corn
ier assistance in securing , mcrcia, complex adjacent t0
teacher housing tor new teach-1 ,he Interstate 5 freeway in
ers to this school district. The terchange at Biddle rd. and
need is for apartments and
two, and especially three bed
room houses.
There is no need for fur
nished rooms or room and
board situations. Anyone who
can assist new teachers in be
coming established as to hous
ing should call the Medford
School Administration office,
telephone 773-3683.
of
859 Fires Reported in
Northwest This Year
Portland -lUPli- A total
859 fires have burned over
1,961 acres in national forests
in the Pacific Northwest this
year, regional fire dispatcher
Clarence Edfjington said on
Thursday night.
He said 1.260 fires burned
over 15.532 acres in national
forests in Oregon and Wash
ington in the same period last
year.
Crater Lake highway.
Councilman Robert Baccus
reiterated the objections he
had raised to the matter at !
the previous council meeting
on Aug. 2.
He said he was "not satis
fied of the need" for more an
commercially zoned property
in Medford at this time,
though he conceded the pos
sible need at some time in
the future.
The applicant for the zone
change has said he proposes
to build a motel, gasoline
station, restaurant and other
facilities on the property.
Councilman Al Bradford
countered Baccus' objections
by saying he felt the planning
commission, which had en
dorsed the zone change,
"made a good case" for the
development of such an en
terprise at that location.
Best Use of Area
He said the tourist com-
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plex would be the "best use'
of the property and would
not encroach on nearby resi
dential property.
Bradford's statements were
supported by Councilman
William Singler. who said the
project would "enhance" the
city and would create a
"good impression" with tour
ists. '
In the only other public
hearing held at the meeting,
the council voted to defer
action on a measure to pave
alley in Block 46, origi
nal town, in order to study
the matter further. Some op
position to the project was ex
pressed at the meeting.
A resolution to name and
dedicate the city park located
on the southeast corner of
South Pacific highway and
Stewart ave. in honor of Med
ford's sister city, Alba, Italy,
was passed unanimously. Ded
ication ceremonies will be
held Sept. 1. and the park An ordinance was passed
will be named Park of Alba. j calling for an election on Nov.
Small Worlds
Around Us
By LYNN M. WATKINS
(Registet and Tribun
Syndicate 1962)
Fishing In Forest
Reported As Fair
Klamath Falls Fishing in
the Winema National forest
continues to be fair on the
Sycan, Williamson and
Sprague rivers according to
the Chiloquin district ranger.
He reports that many deer are is buiit right on the forest
The Little Oven-bird
Seldom Leavei Ground
No larger than a warbler is
a small, golden brown bird
with a white breast speckled
with black dots. It inhabits
woodlands and areas of dense
underbrush, and constructs a
peculiar structure as a de
pository for its eggs right on
the forest floor.
The bird derives its com
mon name because of the re
semblance of the nest to an
old fashioned oven. Quite an
accomplishment - building a
nest that is oven-like. And be
cause it does, this bird is
named "oven-bird."
If one is fortunate enough
to find one of the nests (which
in itself would be an accom
plishment), one would be sur
prised to see how much like
an oven it really does look. It
6, for the purpose of electing by a private owner. I Estates sanitary sewer system,
a mayor for a two year term I -Approve an ordinance an-1 Funds were established for
and a councilman from each I thorizing a contract between j the two projects,
of the four wards for four j the city and Standard Insur-1 -Accept t w o completed
year terms. I ancc company to provide a i projects: Brookhurst Unit No-
Extend Columbus Ave. retirement plan for the city
In other action, the council j manager,
voted to: -Approve plans and speci-
-Authorize negotiations for fications for the extension of
right-of-way for extension of Highland dr. and Siskiyou
Columbus ave. blvd., and revision of the in-
-Approve the assignment of tcrsection of West Main and
an airport hangar lease and Hamilton sts. Bids will be call
cancellation of a ground lease j ed for on the projects.
held by Pete Logan, route 4, Paving Contract
being observed on the district.
In the north end of the for
est,, the Chemult district ran
ger reports that the Diamond
Lake Highway 230 is narrow
and rough while construction
is under way, and travelers
should drive carefully.
According to forest officials,
forest fuels are again dry
after the rains of last week.
Travelers into the forest and
range areas are cautioned
against throwing out lighted
material.
CASUAL TIES' TACKLED
Camp Ripley, Minn.- WPi -When
mock "casualties" in
the attacking force of the
34th National Guard Infan
try Division refused to lie
down after they were "shot"
during maneuvers, the de
fenders felled them for real
with football tackles.
floor,- a mound-like structure
almost hidden in the pine
needles or leaves, roofed over
the top, and with a small
opening in one side where
Mr. and Mrs. Oven-Bird enter
and leave.
Not only docs the oven-bird
build her nest on the ground,
but seldom does she leave the
earth, for even a short flight.
The male may at times fly up
into the lower branches of a
tree to sing or to scold at
some disturbance, but once
that's over, back he goes to
the forest floor again. Essen
tially they are ground birds.
Even if forced to fly, they
seldom get higher than a few
feet in the air.
In some sections of its range
the oven-bird is called "teach
er bird." Those who call it by
that name probably never
found the oven-like nest, and
go by what the bird is con
stantly saying. It repeats over
and over, "teacher, teacher,
teacher." With each word it
speeds up the song and raises
its voice until the words run
into one another and the re
sult is a sweet and melodious
song.
The sweetness of the oven
bird's song somewhat justifies
another - although not widely
used - name which some sec
tions of the country have
adopted for the bird: the
"wood nightingale." Just why,
in other areas, the name
"wagtail" or "golden wag
tail" is popular is hard to ex
plain. The little creatures do have
an orange colored crown,
edged in black, on the head.
But this is not conspicuous
enough to have given it such
a name. In fact, it is a very
observant person who ever
sees this shy, timid little bird
or its nest.
Loves Seclusion
The oven-bird loves seclu
sion. Most of its time is spent
in areas where the underbrush
is dense - where it hides and
utters its peculiar, "teacher,
teacher" song.
One of the most peculiar
characteristics of the oven
bird, aside from its oven-like
nest, is its means of locomo
tion. Nearly all small birds, of
whatever species, progress in
a series of hops, but not the
oven-bird. With, grace and dig
nity, this little bird actually
walks. Sauntering along in a
graceful manner the oven-bird
strolls through the underbrush
or the open woodland. Any
bird which builds a nest re
sembling an oven could be ex
pected to walk with an un-bird-like
gait.
box 419D.
-Exchange 40 acres of land
along Willow creek for 40
acres of land in the Big Butte
Springs watershed now held
-Award contracts to M. C.
Lininger and Sons to pave a
section of Newtown St., and to
James G. Robertson company
to install the Rogue Valley
3 sanitary sewer, and the re
surfacing of Stewart ave.
- Approve a variance to
side yard setback require
ments at 28 Myrtle St., and a
home occupation in a multiple
family zone at 1308 West
Main St., which had been rec
ommended by the planning
commission.
Call Public Hearingi
-Call for public hearings
on proposals to vacate Grand
ave. east of Yucca St., and to
annex to the city property
lying east of Murphy rd. and
south of the Rogue Valley
Country club.
City Manager Robert Dutf
told the council the state speed
control board had set 35
miles per hour as the speed
limit on Crater Lake ave.
from East McAndrcws rd. to
the north city limits 0.13
miles north of Delta Waters
rd.
All councilmen were pres
ent with the exception of Fred
Robinson. The meeting was
presided over by Mayor John
W. Snider. The next regular
council meeting will be held
on Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the
council chambers in city hall.
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