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IP-""?"" A T 'Violtt Night Queen' Heron Stranger To Most of Ui Salt water splashed against the side of the canoe as it nosed its way among the tan gled roots of the mangrove trees. There, on a bush just ahead, was a common but sel dom seen water bird-the yel low crowned night heron. He was an adult bird at tempting to balance himself on the very top of a mangrove tree whose upper branches were much too limber to sup port his weight. He kept up the silly balancing act so long It must have been a source of amusement to him. He prob ably didn't even actually in tend to come to rest on the small twig. He kept his wings going constantly: he was get ting plenty of exercise with out really going anywhere. He was so intent on his gymnastics he paid no atten tion to our close approach. Be cause of the isolated nature of the place, he was unaccus tomed to human presence. He showed no fear even at the gentle click of the camera shutter as we snapped several pictures. Plenty of Company Neither was he alone in this wild place, as far as other herons were concerned. Near ly every olher tree held one or more of the birds, all more or less intent on whatever it is herons amuse themselves with during their leisure time. Their period of fishing was still several hours away for, true to their name, night herons do all their fishing after the day-feeding birds have retired for the night. Mixed in plentifully with the yellow and black crowned herons were many other mem bers of the clan. There were little snowy egrets, the taller and larger American egret and several varieties of smaller herons. 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Nearly everyone knows the little snowy egret - the one said to wear "golden slippers" because its feet and legs are bright yellow-and the Amer ican egret with its black legs. And frequently, one sees, too the largest of them all, the great blue heron. But the night herons are strangers to most of us. Conspicuout Memberi There are two conspicuous members in this group, the black crowned and the yellow crowned. The yellow crowned is the more beautiful. The male has two perky feathers attached to the top of the head and pointed backward, and a bright yellow dash or bar-or even round spot-just back of each eye. When disturbed, or when informing some other heron member of its presence during the darkness, the crowned heron utters a peculiar call a call exactly similar to what many people call the bird: "quawk." And "quawk" is ex actly what it cries. The heron utters this peculiar call, at times while in flight, usually only once and once only. Peo ple in seaside homes or in lo cations where night herons live often hear this call in the night, and in some instances attribute it so some mysteri ous creature calling in the darkness. It is a strange bird which calls but once, and is then silent. . As we watched this inter esting bird balancing itself on the tree-top, it was pleasant to remember that someone with a flair for the romantic named the yellow crowned night heron "the violet night queen." Unique Requests Made of Manager New York IUPII A hotel manager learns never to be startled by odd requests. A woman guest asked Jo seph J. Van, manager of the Edison hotel, if it would be okay for her to clean her own room and make her own bed. She explained she'd never traveled before and would feel more at home if she, rather than a chambermaid, would do those chores. w. Medford Medford IClh (Bargain St era) Ashland Klamath Falls Try and By BENNETT CERF- IN KANSAS, they seem to relish the story pf a small town wife who accompanied her husband to Topcka for a cattlemen's convention. She wore a home-made blouse of which she was inordinate ly proud, for on it she had embroidered every cattle brand she knew. A veteran cattleman watched her with some thing akin to awe as she approached the registra tion desk. Then he cackl ed loudly to a friend, "Get a load of that crit ter, Tom! She's sure changed hands a lot, hasn't she?" A politician named T. Fenning Dodsworth once was foolhardy enough to pick a fight with London's brilliant critic and essayist. Sir Max Bcerbohm. Sir Max destroyed him with a piece that concluded, "Mr. Dodsworth now has stood for Parliament in every sort of constituency, but fortunately, for everybody but himself, escaped, every time, the evil of election." Later this same Dodsworth wrote a seiies of articles for a London weekly. The relentless Bcerbohm commented, "Its circu lation is plummeting by leaps and bounds." Tony Randall tells about a teacher in Las Vegas who in formed an 8-year-old student, "I gave you 100 this week in arithmetic, my boy." "Great," enthused the student "And what do you say we let it all ride on the next test?" C 1962. by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by Klni Features Syndicate The Family Council Edltur'a note: The Family Council nunilata of a Judge, a prtchtatrlst, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor. Kach arUrle Is a summary of a family disagreement presented to the Council. The Council deals with problems, major and minor, encountered by guidance counselors and social workers. Ldlted by by Mrs. Alma Denny. (Copyright by ftener! features Corp.) Jane Y. Now that I've found a place in the suburbs, he's backing out. Edgar Y. We have no children and I don't want to have to pay school taxes. Jane Y. We've been mar ried 22 years and it's about time we settled down. Ed is a sales manager and wherever his territory was, that's where we pitched our tent, or rather our furnished rooms. But now he's a vice president in charge of sales and has a permanent desk in New York. So we agreed to sink our roots in a charming Westchester village, and I've just found a cozy split-level cottage, with a gar den and even a small brook on the property. The price is right, it needs no repairs, and we get a head start on furnishings because broadloom carpeting and dra peries are included. Ed is wavering, however, because he's heard of new assessments coming up. So what? They'll make our property more val uable. I want to close the deal now. Edgar Y. I like every- ing about the house Jane se lected except the town. And it's not the people, it's the building program. We seem to have hit the worst timing from the tax viewpoint. They are just starting on a major renewal program and a big hike in real estate taxes is in the works. I'm sure we can find some thing just as attractive in a location which has its big im provement drive behind it al ready. Give me a neighbor hood where the new schools and playgrounds were put up a few years ago, so I know where I stand. In this place, surprises unpleasant finan cially . are likely to be sprung on me every year. And I'm selfish enough to reason that since we have no chil dren we won't be getting any benefit from the fancy schools. The Council: To paraphrase Sir Walter Scott's lines in "The Lay of the Last Min strel," breathes there the home-owner who won't see red when taxes go up on the old homestead? Resign yourself. EH. That Utopia you seek with "its big improvement drive behind it" doesn't exist. Ever hear of "obsolescence"? It used to mean a gradual wearing out, a slow falling into disuse Neighborhoods could remain unchanged for generations, but these restless times Insist on speed-up. Roads gel de toured into highways and freeways. Ball parks become sports arenas. The village green turns into a botanical garden. No matter where you settle, renovation and inno vation will be in the wind, and the burghers will pay up. As a taxpayer, the most you can hope for is a voice in de cisions and a fair return in en joymcnt and enhancement of your holdings. Assume you find a locale all "schooled up ' Won't they be needing a new hospital, nrw mental health clinics, a LIKE 1961 Rambler Clastic V-B Custom, 4-dr. Sedan. Prorty 2 tone, automatic, RH, P. Brakes and Stsoring, 14,000 actual miles. PRICED TO SELL $1999 & LEA RAMBLER Fifth and Bartlelt MEDFORD Stop Me new jail perhaps? Even though your own children, Ed, won't be using the school, the young folks who are growing up around you will. Always there's the hope that by forking out funds for the youngest citizens, we won't have to spend as mu-h later for correctional and remedial institutions. Buy your house, Mr. and Mrs. Y. And be glad that your tax dollar is going into build ings that "build," like schools. Both the structure and the young folks they shelter can add to the beauty of your surroundings. Showdown Talks Called in Strike - New York IUPII Federal mediators today called for a showdown meeting with pub lishers and printers in the two-week-old newspaper strike. If the talks scheduled for today fail to produce signifi cant changes on deadlocked issues, the mediation sessions probably will be called off until January, according to the chief mediator in the dis pute which has shut down nine dailies. Stephen I. Schlossberg, spe cial assistant to the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said Thursday he will propose an indefinite recess unless there is "some change of attitude" today. Both sides denied responsi blity for the lack of progress. There has been little change in position since the walkout began Dec. 8. The printers' demands amount to a package of S38 over a two-year period against the publishers' offer of a $9.20 package. The strike has idled 20.000 em ployes and taken 5.7 million papers a day from readers. Reward Offered in Racial Dynamiting Birmingham, Ala.-lUPIi-Gov. John Patterson has of fered a maximum slate re ward of $1,000 for the con viction of persons who threw a dynHmite bomb into a Negro residential area from a mov ing car. Other donations from the city's two newspapers, a civic group and a private citizen, boosled the total reward to $5.0(10. The dynamite damaged the Bethel Baptist church and four homes last Friday night and showered glass and plas ter on a group of children practicing a play in the church basement but no one was seri ously hurl. Science Foundation Grants Go To Reed Portland -1TI- Reed college has received thme grants to taling 51B8.300 from the Na- tional Science Foundation, 1 The money will be used to finance summer institutes in : mathematics, chemistry and J experimental psychology for 'high school teachers NEW! t Phona 772-61 85 MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. Religion in America Many Arduous ChristmasTasks Have No Part in Savior's Birth By LOUIS CASSELS UPI Correspondent Keeping Christ in Christ mas is uphill work. Even the most devoted Christian is apt to find him self caught up at this time of year in costly and time- consuming activities which seem to have nothing to do with the birth of a Savior. He may feel thai it would be far more appropriate to spend this season in quiet and reverent reflection on God's wondro. - gift. But as a member o' human society, he is involved willy nilly in its customs. He can not ignore the card-sending, gift giving and other secular trimmings of Christmas with out hurting the feelings of his family and friends. What can he do about it? Short of withdrawing into a monastery, the only solu tion may be to do what the church did when it initiated the celebration of Christmas, about 16 centuries ago. Date of Festival At that time, Dec. 25 was a pagan Uioliday widely ob served in the Roman empire as the festival of the sun god. It was then, as now, an occa sion for gift-giving, feasting and general revelry. The church "Christianized ' the holiday by inaugurating a special observance called "Christ's Mass" in honor of the birth of Jesus. No one knew then, nor knows now, the actual month and day of Jesus' birth, so the church was free to choose an arbitrary PP&L Employees Honored at Dinner Two employees of Pacific Power and Light company were honored for several years of service . at a dinner at Kim's restaurant this week. Honored were S. E. Dits worth, who will retire Jan. 1, and O. C. Silver, who will go on a leave of absence Jan. 1, prior to his retirement later in the year. About 175 co-workers, re tired employees and guests attended the dinner. Ditsworth was first employ ed by the company in 1923 in the Prospect area. Fifteen years ago he was transferred to Medford as lineman fore man. He has been with the company for 39 years. Silver was first employed by the company in 1930. He has served as superintendent of the central stores depart ment for the past 24 years, completing 32 years of serv ice. City Employee Hit By Car Early Today A Medford city employee, Earl Cooper Moore, 69, of 26 Hawthorne St., was struck by a car early this morning at Sixth and Front sts., accord ing to city police. Moore was examined for possible injuries at Rogue Val ley hospital and released. Driver of the car which struck him was Frank Charles Wool ley, 20, Ashland. Woolley was cited for failure to yield the right ol way to a pedestrian. 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Thus evergreen wreaths which now symbolize the Christian hope of eternal life were taken over from Brit ain's Druids who used to deck their halts with boughs of holly to provide shelter for woodland sprites threatened by wintry frosts. Teutonic Origin Decorating Christmas trees in honor of the Christ child is a legacy from the Teutonic tribes of northern Europe, who worshiped sacred oaks before they were converted to Christianity in the 8th cen tury. If the modern Christmas has become "paganized" again, the obvious remedy is to repeat the historic process of Christianizing the folk cus toms of the season. Take gift-giving, for exam ple. As practiced between the relatives, friends and busi ness associates, it may he nothing more than a selfish and ostentatious exchange of luxuries. But gifts can also be given as an act of love, in the spirit of Him who said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My children, ye have done it unto Me." 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