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SUNDAY. JANUAHt B. 1963
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ICeeping Tropical Fish Becomes LKIobby for Area Couple
ATTRACTIVE HOBBY Belte Hoskins, the
Mail Tribune's Jacksonville correspondent,
looks over some Siamese fighting fish, part
of her collection of tropical fish. She has 80
varieties of fish in some 300 tanks through
out her home.
Directors Approve Report
Members of the Medford
Chamber of Commerce board
of directors unanimously ap
proved a report presented by
newly elected president, Wil
liam J. Williams, to stream
line the committee structure
of the chamber, doing away
with the old system of 6 divi
sions and 22 committees.
The action was taken at
the first board meeting of the
new year. The new proposal
combines certain committee
functions, reducing the total
number of committees to 17.
Divisions will no longer be
used.
"Returns are coming in
from chamber members indi
cating committee service pref
erence," William said, "and
assignments will be consider
ed early next week by the ex
ecutive committee."
The new president also sub
mitted a resolution to the
board which was unanimously
adopted.
Supports Pear Shippers
The resolution supports the
Medford Pear Growers and
Shippers request that the U.S.
department of agriculture,
marketing service, purchase
surplus sizes and grades of
D'Anjou pears to relieve the
present depressed market and
result in orderly marketing
of the crop balance.
The annual dinner of the
chamber will be Friday eve
ning, Jan. 25. Plans for this
meeting will be developed
through the executive com
mittee. New officers serving with
Williams are Manville Heiscl,
first vice president; Dwight
Houghton, second vice presi
dent; and Murray Dumas,
treasurer.
Eight new board members
recently elected by the cham
ber membership to serve a
three-year term include Frank
Benesh, Pacific Power and
Light; J. H. Crcagcr, Pacific
Northwest Bell; Otto Frohn
mayer, attorney; Dwight
Houghton, U.S. National
Bank; C. A. Hubbard, Hub
bard Brothers; Gerald T. La
tham, Medford Mail Tribune;
Bill Thorndikc, Concrete-
Steel; Richard Travis, Me
chanic's Industrial Laundry.
Forresters Now
Live in England
Mr. and Mrs. Charles For
rester, formerly of Ashland
and Medford, are now living
in England, where he recently
was appointed head of the
department of sculpture at
Salford Technical college, at
Salford, Lancashire.
Forrester is well known in
southern Oregon, and was the
artist who did the play sculp
tures in Mcdford's city parks,
the busts of Shakespearean
figures at the Oregon Shakes
pearean Festival theater in
Ashland, and other peices.
They left here early last
year for study and work in
Italy, but recently moved to
London and will take up resi
dence in Salford this month.
Their two children, Jack
and Winnie, are with them.
Bv BETTE HOSKINS
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Jacksonville - Keeping
tropical fish in home aquar
iums is a hobby that has be
come attractive to many
New Postal Rates
Start Tomorrow
Postal Inspector John A.
Eidswick urged Medford, area
residents to be sure to place
the correct postage on letters
tomorrow, when the new
postage rate increase goes
into effect.
Postage rates for first-class
letters will be increased from
4 to 5 cents an ounce with air
mail letters costing 8 cents an
ounce instead of 7.
First class post cards will
cost 4 cents instead of 3 with
air mail cards going from 5
to 6 cents.
The extra charge of 1 cent
for stamp booklets containing
the 5-ccnt and 8-cent denomi
nations has been dropped. The
booklets will be sold at their
face value of $1 and $2, re
spectively. In addition, Eidswick con
tinued, the booklets will con
tain a handy postage chart on
the inside cover.
Eidswick warned residents
that insufficient postage will
be collected from the ad
dressee or the letter returned
to the sender.
Additional information on
the new postage fees is avail
able at the local post office.
Rogue Valley residents
well as people the world over.
As a family hobby It has no
equal, combining mystery,
fun, fascination, relaxation
and entertainment.
Aside from all of these rea
sons, it is educational and a
means of promoting family to
getherness, a fact to which we
can personally attest, having
entci lained countless family
groups on Saturday tours
seeking additions to the fam
ily community tank. (A se
lection of fish compatible to
each other, housed in one
tank.)
Usually a small bowl of
guppies donated by some
well-meaning friend to one of
the children in the household,
is the bait that quickly leads
to a larger more elaborate
set-up of a tank and its acces
sories - filtevt aerator, hood
with lights and a healer with
thermostat control.
Supply of Gadgets
These are the essentials but
there is an endless supply
of gadgets, remedies and in
struction on the market, all
somewhat confusing to a be
ginner. He would do well to
avoid them at first and learn
by actual experience and fish
gossip sessions with fellow
fish fans.
A bowl of guppies was the
same bait that led to our fish
keeping hobby. It quickly be
gan getting out of hand, as
we outgrew the living room,
den and were forced to set
up headquarters in the base
ment. Recently we built on
another room, where we are
now operating under the
name of "Carbetta Aquari
um." My list of acquired titles
as a fish-wife, include fish
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fsgT- BIRDING
," By JOSEPH HICKS
PART OF COLLECTION These fish are called Cherry
Barbs. They're one of the 80 varieties of tropical fish that
Belte Hoskins has in her unusual collection.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
On Dec. 28, 23 members of the McCamant Bird Society
participated in the 63rd nation-wide Christmas bird-couni.
Clear sunny skies prevailed throughout the day, enabling
the observers to set a new record for this area of 90 species
totaling 17,403 birds.
There were more starlings (6,050) counted than any other
bird. Apparently starlings are still incrcasine in numhens
in this area, as only 1,655 starlings were observed on the
previous Christmas count. A corresponding reduction in
robins from 647 last to 49 this year would possibly indicate
the starlings are displacing the robins in this area.
A decline in western blue-bird population is also indi
cated by the 56 birds observed this year as compared to
the 213 on last year's count. Again the starlings may be
displacing our bluebirds. However the intensive freeze of
last winter undoubtedly had a large share in reducing the
bluebird population as nearly all bluebirds resident in the
valley at that time were frozen to death.
filter washer, baby fish catch
er, clerk and listening post
for all kinds of fish woes that
plague our fellow fish en
thusiasts. Environment Provided
Good aquarium housekeep
ing for this private water
world of tropical wish in- j
eludes providing the fish 1
with an environment as close
as possible to what they :
would naturallv snrk in their
native haunts. Tropical fish I
must be able to breathe, cat
proper food, live in water of
Hie right temperature, from
65 to 80 degrees fuhrenheit.
Plants in an aquarium help
supply the oxygen required
to maintain fish life as well
as for ornamental purposes.
Tropical fish thrive well on
most good prepared foods
available in this area with oc
casional "treats" of mosquito
larve, brine shrimp (the eggs
of which may be purchased
and hatched out by patient
fish keepers), bits of canned I
shrimp and other sea foods
and an occasional dab of '
cooked spinach which is cs- j
pecially appreciated by fish
from the Gourhmi and Black ;
! Mollie family.
Always remember never to
overfeed, as left over food 1
1 will decay and foul the water
in the tank and create a gas
that will kill the occupants
swiftly and without mercy.
Good houseclcaning assistants
for this purpose are several
varieties of snails and cat
fish scavengers. Every fish
tank should have several of
these garbage disposers.
Water Is Adaptable
The water in the Medford
area seems to be especially
adaptable to tropical fish.
Some of the more popular
fish available in this vicinity
(many of which are shipped
in by air freight in plastic
bags) arc: the Platy or Moon
family, Swordtails, Mollies,
and Guppies, all of which are
live-bearers (have live babies).
Then there are the egg laying
types such as Cichlids, which
include the well-known An
gels of several kinds, and oth
er species of egg-layers such
as Barbs, Tctras or Characins,
Danios, Rasbonis and catfish
loo numerous to mention
here.
There are also Bubble-nest
builders which include the
Uourami and the many kinds
of Bellas or Siamese Fighting
fish. Other interesting types
are the Egg Seatlercrs, Egg
Hangers, Egg Buryers, . Egg
Slowers, Egg Anchorers, Egg
Splashers, Egg Hidcrs, Egg
Sioopcrs. Egg Carriers and
Mouth Breeders, to mention
a few. All of these and many,
more hundreds of kinds and
types are available to intrigue
confuse, baffle and sometimes
infuriate their human keep
ers. Places of Interest
Any home with a well kept
aquarium Immediately be
comes a place of lasting in
terest to everyone in the
neighborhood, a conversation
piece with always a new an
gle. These are pels which stay
at home, require no license
and can't possibly annoy the-
neighbors. For shut-ins they-
with their whole world to
view.
Our so-called hobby has ex
panded to approximately 300 .'
tanks and 80 varieties of fish,
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Two new species were added to the Christmas list this
year. Two observers, who climbed to the top of Hoxy Ann,
were fortunate to find the rare Northern three-toed wood
pecker. This woodpecker is dark gray with a "ladder-back"
of gray and white, and a distinctive yellow cap. There have
been two previous sightings of the Northern woodpecker
in the Green Springs area; but never before was it seen
on Ruxy Ann, or observed on the Christmas count.
Six dunlins were also counted on Hoover lake. The dunlin
is a shore bird with a slight droop at the tip of the long,
stout, black, bill. In the winter it has a gray suffusion across
the breast and a clear belly as contrasted with the black
belly displayed during the breeding season. Dunlins have i
never been reported in this area during the winter season. I
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It is noted that only one burrowing owl was reported
on this count. For the past six years there has been a
colony of 12 to .4 burrowing owls near Hoover schol. Ap
parently, something has recently happened to this colony,
or otherwise there would be the usual 10 to 12 owls on j
this count. I hope they are not being shot, for they arc :
colorful and interesting birds. They arc also highly bene-1
ficial to man as their diet consists principally of mice. !
The Christmas bird count is sponsored by the National
Audubon Society, New York. Over 8.000 persons in the
United States make an annual survey during the Christmas
season of over 600 local census area. Each area consists of
a circle 15 miles in diameter, comprising about 176 square
miles. Normally, the survey is made in the same areas each
year. This permits the Audubon society to present a com
parative yearly picture of the bird population in the nation.
Taking part in the count were Dr. John Reynolds, the
Misses Jean and Ellen Reynolds, Lester Igo, Mrs. Robert
Hubbard, Mrs. Howard Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richardson,
John Linn Jr., James Femrile, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lasher,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Hicks, the Misses Betty Jo and
Michelle Hicks, Mrs. Ray Briggs, Mrs. Naomi Smith, Mr. I
and Mrs. Leroy Tompkins, Mrs. George Hartley, Robert
Mabcn, and Orville Bcndurc.
Species and numbers of birds listed on this count follows:
pied-billed grebe, 11; great blue heron, 24; black-crowned
night heron, 8; burrowing owl, 1; belled kingfisher, 2; red-;
shafted flicker, 90; acorn woodpecker, 89; Lewis' wood
pecker, 33; yellow-bellied sapsuckcr, 1; hairy woodpecker, 4;
downy woodpecker, 11; northern three-toed woodpecker, l;i
Say's phoebe, 2; horned lark, 40; Stcllar's jay, 13; scrub
jay, 188; common crow, 15; black-capped chickadee, IB;
mountain chickadee, 51; chestnut-backed chickadee, 2:
whistling swan, 1G: mallard, 214; pintail, 10; green-winged
leal, 52; American widgeon, 150; shovclcr, 14; wood duck, .1;
ring-necked duck. 1; canvasback, 4; Lesser scaup duck. 38;
bufflchcad, 3; ruddy duck, 24; common merganser, 2: Coop
era hawk, 1: red tailcd hawk, 33: Swainson's hawk. 2; gold
en eagle, 3; marsh hawK, 5; pigeon hawk, 2; sparrow hawk,
73: ruffled grouse, 1; California quail, 304; ring-necked
pheasant, 107; American coot, 135; killdccr, 190; common
snipe, 34; dunlin (red-backed sandpiper), 6; rock dove, 20;
mourning dove, 390; barn owl, 1; plain titmouse, 14; common
bushtit, 2; white-breasted nuthatch. 24; red-breasted nut
hatch, 20; brown creeper, 5; winter wren, 1; Bewick's wren,
6; long-billed marsh wren, 3; robin, 49; hermit thrush, 3;
western bluebird, 56; golden-crowned kinglet, 75; ruby
crowned kinglet, 19; water pipit, 40; cedar waxwing. 300;
loggerhead shrike, 1; starling, 6,050; myrtle warbler, 15;
Audubon's warbler, 2; house sparrow, 369; mcadowlnrk,
418; rcdwinged blackbird, 114; tricolorcd blackbird, 2,000;
Brewer's blackbird. 3.600; brown-headed cowbird, 30; even
ing grosbeak, 1: house finch, 8; pine siskin, 13; American'
goldfinch, 140; Leaser goldfinch, 95; rufous-sided towhee, 37; j
brown towhee, 26; Savannah sparrow, 21, lark sparrow, 7;;
slate-colored junco, 1; Oregon Junco, 750; white-crowned
uparrow, 200; Golden-crowned sparrow, 390; fox sparrow, 2;
song sparrow, 45. !
The national Bald Eagle crnsui will be taken during
the period from Jan 3 to 21. Anyone seeing any bald eagles1
in Jarkinn rmmtv riurinff these dates are rcauested In tele
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