MEOrORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDORD. OREGON
THURSDAY. JUNE 17, 1963
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MILITARY INSPECTION-President Kennedy, left in front
car sets a look at ome of the Heavy aiun ai ne noes oy
. Jiri nr.narA hv lh U.S. V CorDi at Fllegerhorst
Kaserne near Hanau, Weft Germany. The Chief Executive
flew from Bonn to the rranKiurt suourD 10 inspect la.uuu
American aoldien and their military equipment. (UPI)
Capitol Memo
Small Worlds
Around Us
By LYNN M. WATKINS
' (RagliWr no' Tribun
Syndicate, ;3)
The Simple Wooded Are
Became A Wonderland
The wooded area of the
farm occupied nearly atl of
the "back forty." Inasmuch
as it was owned by a Mr.
Black, was reason enough to
call it Black'i Woods. As far
as our boyish observations
were involved, Black's Woods
hadn't changed at all In many,
many years.
There were many, large
maole trees in the woodlot
that every spring were tap
ped for maple syrup. During
the other 11 months of
every year, the area was sel
dom visited except by some
ot the boys that lived In the
nearby village.
Much 1o Be
To enter Black's Woods
from any direction, one had
to climb over an old ran
fence which enclosed the crv
tire area. On lazy summer aft
ernoons it was a delightful
experience to sit on the top
rail and watch the activity
that went on Bmong tha treos.
There was much to see, and
to marvel at.
In between the trees, sev
eral varieties of birds flitted
and fluttered. There were In
sects that darted in and out
of our vision, and the summer
air was vibrant with their
humming and buzzing. It was
a drowsy sound; we couldn't
tell where it came from, but
Imagined it was some unseen
group ot Insects farther in the
woodland. We never attempt
ed to identify any of the fly
ing Insects except the bees,
and flics. One ot the boys had
located a bee-tree, near the
other side of the area.
Struck br Lightning
Lightning had struck a
huge basswood tree once, a
long time ago, ripping a great
hole from the hcartwood.
This proved to be an ideal
place for the storage ot honey,
and the busy insects could be
seen coming into the wood'
land from every direction.
Tho trees, the shaded cool
ness, squirrels, bees, and fly
ing insects were all accepted
by us as a part of Black's
Woods until the day the man
with the camera came. Then
there was a change, for the
man was a student of the outdoors.
He knew every tree, every
insect, every bird. He could
name the wilddowcrs Just by
their leaves an tho position
in which they grew. He saw
things the boys nevor noticed
In the classroom of Ilia out
doors he was a knowing teach
er, and he gathered about him
a small group of interested
pupils.
From that day on, during
the entire summer, the man
and (he eager boys stepped
softly, and lightly, the wood
land paths. Every hour of
every chining day revealed to
us another miracle of living
things, and another page In
the book of the woods, be
came plainly legible.
New Meaning
What, to us had been Just
an old rail fence took on
new, and fuller meaning. In
every zig and every tag we
found something of Interest
Even the moss and lichens
that festooned some of the
old rails that were partly
shaded by the nearby trees,
was examined and named.
What wo had considered Just
"a bump on a lof " now receiv
ed a definite name and an ex
plained purpose,
"The rail fence," the man
lld us, "was, a highway for
any number of four footed I
woodland residents. In every
fence corner some little thing
had its home. Inside the rails
were any number of unseen
Insects that were chewing,
boring, gnawing, and recreat
ing themselves.
Even the vines and plants,"
explained the man, "depend
ed on the zigzag fence for
survival. In fact, I believe the
rail fence has really done
more for the wildlife of an
area than any organized plan
that man attempted to con
serve these resources. I don't
think" continued the man
with the camera, "we should
call this Black's Woods; It's
more like Wonderland."
Eastern Nebraska
Again Soaked by
Heavy Rainfall
By United Press Inttrnaiional
High winds and more than
an inch of rain battered flood
stricken eastern Nebraska
early today. Heavy rains hit
the southeast and caused
flooding In Georgia.
Nearly Hi Inches of rain
fell during tha night at Wa-
hoo, Neb.
Winds up to 87 miles an
hour toppled power poles in
the Norfolk, Neb., area and
winds hit 46 m.p.h. at Omaha.
The U.S. Weather Bureau
at Omaha said the "touch and
go" situation concerning fur
ther flooding will depend on
how hard It rains during the
day and where the rain falls.
Most Nebraska flood wators
were receding rapidly but
the new rain posed a threat
of more high water.
ramiliai Removed
Thirty families were re
moved from their homes in a
southeast Savannah, Ga., sub
division after more than sev
en Inches of rain fell In about
eight hours.
Many Savannah streets
were impassable because ot
stalled ears and accidents. A
6-yeargold boy drowned while
playing with two companions
near canal which was over
Its banks.
The rainfall was general
throughout the southeast part
of the nation, although the
amounts varied considerably.
Athens, Ga., received 3.71 In
ches during the six hours end
ing at midnight..
Jacksonville, Fla., which
has had much rain recently,
had 2 87 Inches for a 24-hour
period, and Miami Beach, Fla.,
got 1.27 inches during the
same time.
Silver Price Hits
All-Time Record
New York-ICTD-At one time
It was necessary for Congress
to put a 80-cent floor under
tho price of silver to assist
producers. Now silver Is in
such short supply that Its
price is at a record high of
over $1.23 an ounce.
Four main reasons, accord
ing to J. Kaplan, president of
Spiral Metals company of
South Amboy, N.J., custom
refiners of silver, are: hoard
ing by banks as a hedge
gainst Inflation, silver's us
by newer nations to back their
currencies, new Industrial de
mand and speculation. I
653 Measures Given Legislative Vote; 9 Vetoed Outright
Br ZAN STARK
Salem - am - The 1963 leg
islative session ended late
Wednesday as far as the gov
ernor s office
was concern
ed. That was
when the fi
nal measures
aDDroved bv
I the 1963 leg
islature were
sent on to the
secretary of
state's office.
surk Uov. Man
Hatfield allowed 25 measures
to become law without his sig-
nature. One was the $60 mil
lion tax Increase package
which already is under threat
of referral to the voters.
During the 141 - day ses
sion, the legislature approved
633 measures.
Hatfield vetoed nine out
right, and the effective date
of another.
During the 1961 session,
which lasted 122 days, the
1 e g i slature approved 723
measures. Eight were vetoed,
and all the rest signed by the
governor.
The figures for the 113-day
1939 session included 718
measures approved by the
legislature, 23 vetoed, and
two allowed to become law
without signature.
Of the 25 unsigned meas
ures, 19 were appropriation
bills, one extended daylight
saving time, one dealt with
capital punishment, another
dealt with forest protection
costs, and three were tax
measures - Including the ma
jor revenue bill of the session.
All measures that did not
carry the emergency clause, or
a special effective date, will
become law on Sept.2 90
days after adjournment.
The big question still re
volved around the tax in
crease measure.
The Citizens Committee for
Economy and Equitable Taxa
tion, headed by Albany week
ly newspaper editor J. Fran
cyl Howard, has announced
plana to refer the tax increase
bill.
If they follow through, and
get the needed 23,185 signa
tures, a special election will
be held Oct. 13.
If the tax measure is re
jected by the voters, a spe
cial session may be called,
and drastic cutbacks in state
programs will result.
Now that the tax measure I retary of state. Its future rests
has been sent on to the sec-1 with Howard's group.
Fire Fighting Plans To Be Mapped
Portland -flJPD- A two-state
action conference will be held
here July 8 at which disaster
plans for combating the for
est fire threat resulting from
the Columbus Day storm will
be discussed.
Oregon State Forester
Dwight Phipps and Bert Cole,
Washington land commission
er, will serve as cochairmen
of the meeting.
More than 100 top forest
protection officials have been
invited.
Govs. Mark Hatfield of
Oregon and Albert Rosellini
of Washington warned in a
joint statement: "Tinder dry,
red slash resulting from the
Columbus Day hurricane cov
ers the forest floor in our two
states to depths ranging from
2 to 20 feet. Never in our his
tory has the threat of forest
fire disaster been so great."
Bids Are Opened
For County Grader
Balzer Machinery company,
Portland, was apparent bid
der on a Jackson county grad
er Wednesday.
Balzer bid $23,016, less
$6,876 for trade-in of an old
county grader, for a net bid
of $16,140.
Other bidders and net bide
were Howard Cooper corpora
tion, Medford, $21,576; Bunt
ing Tractor company, Port
land, $17,900; Crater Lake
Machinery company, Med
ford, $17,986 and Haupert
Tractor company, Medford,
$18,800.
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