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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1983 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Letters Acknowledge Story of Former Edna Eifertof Medford From Ohio to California and from Georgia to Jacksonville, Ore., letters have been coming to Mrs. H. R. Burk, the former Edna Eifert of Medford, whose experiences in early Medford were recently reviewed in a Mail Tribune story. Friends In the valley sent clip pings to relatives and friends In other states; and Mail Tribune subscribers, now in far away places, wrote to tell Mrs. Burk of the memories the story aroused for them. Letters from two persons, known to many valley residents, were among the first received by Mrs. Burk. Mrs. Belle True Griffin, now 93 years of age, and residing in Sacramento, Calif., with her daughter, recalled Mrs. Burk's position at the Hutcnison ana Lumsaen siore wiui mis icie" ence: "You remember the Trues and Griffins who usid to live on Griffin Creek when all the cour. trv folks went to town on Satur day. The first thing to do was to make a 'B' line to Hutchison and Lumsden. On cold days they always had a hot fire and every one wanted to get thawed out. I am Belle True, who mar ried Henry Griffin. We always did most of our trading at Hutchison and Lumsden. "I have heard you sing at the Rialto and how nice to hear you sing. How tunes have changed. I still say Medford is my home. I have lived here since 1944. Sacramento, loo, is a nice place to live." Mrs. Griffin makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coop er. Mrs. Cooper is remembered in Medford as Babe Griffin. Her husband is employed at the Mc Clellan Air Force Base. Another letter from a former resident was written by Col. Bruce Hammond, now with the Marine Corps Supply Center, Albany, Ga. Col. Hammond, the son of the late R. B. Hammond, for many years manager of the telephone company in Medford, now has his mother with him in Gergia, and reports that she is enjoying the Deep South. His letter reads In part: "Al though I have been gone from Medford for nearly 25 years my memories are strong indeed of the Medford of the '20s and '30s and there is a very special place for the old Hutchison and Lumsden store wnicn as i re call was located east Of the Jackson County Bank Building on Main Street nnd the raised spot, as I recall, on the left of the slore and about half way down was where you presided, In addition to a gratitude for a folder of life-savers or a choc olate bar for a youngsler I re call a wire transmission system in which slips and change were sent whirring to what are now called cash register stations in the merchandising game. "Many times I reflect on how things have changed during the years to where an agent such as myself has three computers whirring like mad to support our supply and maintenance op erations, and we're on an elec trical transmission system in which we send and receive com puter generated data on a myr iad of matters on a routine basis some on magnetic tapes, and some on direct computer to computer electrical links. "From 'Memory Lane' please accept the heart-felt good wishes of one of the many who have had the pleasure and honor of knowing 'Edna'." BIRDING By JOSEPH HICKS Most of the migrant birds flying south cleared this area during September. The peak of the turkey vulture migration occurred during the Sept. 20 to 30 period, although one laggard was seen from the Butte Falls Road Oct. 16. Swallows were seen perched on the wires Oct. 4, but I saw none alter that date. On Oct. 4 at Hoover Lake, there was a large flock of long- billed dowltchers, a greater yellowlegs, a few western sand pipers and over a hundred killdeer. The dowitchers and the greater yellowlegs were still at Hoover Lake Oct. 19, but the oth ers had apparently migrated. Many calls were received last month concerning strange birds. An American bittern has been resident for two or three months near the Talent home of F. Sparks. Both R. Browning and I verified the identity of the bittern. This bittern is easy to identify; it is a large, streaked, buffy, brown, bird with blackish outer wing. When the bittern becomes alarmed it has the unique trait of thrusting its bill skyward evidently hoping to be taken for a cattail or reed. It will be inter esting to learn if this particular bittern stays in this valley during the winter. C. Richardson, while hunting Oct. 8 near the Green Springs Highway, sighted a great gray owl. This is the largest North American owl. He is seldom seen as he lives in the dense forest From head to tail his measurement can be as much as 33 inches, his wingspread is over five feet. This is the second gray owl re ported in the county since 1954. Two Lincoln sparrows near the park in Eagle Point, and a gray flycatcher near Meridian Road were reported by Ralph Browning on Oct. 12. This is the first observance of a gray flycatcher in this area, although I have seen them in the sage brush and juniper country near Frenchglen. The gray flycatcher must be a late migrant as the normal valley flycatchers left during the first two weeks of September. On Oct. 8 the golden crown sparrows and rufous-sided towhecs returned to our garden. The Oregon juncos moved from the moun tains to our valley about Oct. 19, but I still haven t seen any around my feeder. G30GEB "LITTLE GIANT" Modal 4308 Iquippid with Famous Quakar "SmokaUss" Burnar. Built-in "Haul Savor" Boffl rtductl chlm. nay haat last. 100 Alr-Tlght All W.ld.d Construction. UP TO TRADE IN FUEL CO. Court McAnriVawt 772-2111 "Where are the robins"? Many calls have been received ask ing this question. Prior to 1960 our Christmas Bird Counts indi cated more ifian 10,000 robins winter resident in the county. Dur ing this pre 1960 period there would be from 4 to 20 robins in my garden industriously gathering worms. This fall, and last year it was the same condition, there are no robins in the garden and only a few are seen around the valley and foothills of the valley. There arc possibly two factors that have had an impact on the robin population. For the past six years Dr. Alfred G. Etter and Dr. George Wallace have studied the effect of DDT spraying of elms at the Michigan Slulc campus on robins and other birds. During Ilic spring as many as 15 to 25 robins were picked up at various times and analyzed as to cause of death. DDT was found in lethal amounts in the brains of the robins. Other birds including cardinals, kinglets, black-throated green warblers, cedar wnxwings, threshers, and jays also were found dead from this poisoning. Dr. Etter reported that robins and other birds would arrive and try to nest but that the high con centration of DDT in the soil would soon prove to he a death trap. Only a few sparrows were able to survive. I do not know if DDT is that prevalent here. However, there have been reports of sick, trembling, robins, a condition that is a characteristic of DDT poisoning. There is another factor that must be considered. The decline of the robins closely parallels the increase of starlings in this area. The starlings are now almost as numerous as the robins were in 1955 to 1960. It could be that the starlings have usurped the food and nesting areas of the robins. Perhaps there arc other factors that contribute to the reduced robin population. However, DDT and starlings seem to be the most potent causes. If the starling population growth here is the same as elsewhere, they should stabilize sometime in the future. Perhaps, they have already reached the peak of their buildup and they will commence to show a decline to their stabilization census. If thcro is a starling decline, this could help the robins to rebuild their ranks. As to DDT, I suggest using substitutes it possible, and to avoid use of DDT on lawns or trees in your garden. If you like to have birds around your home in the winter, now is the time to start feeding. If you have feeding problems, give me a call. 2 CRATER FINANCE Cascade Shopping Center White City-826-2721 Let Us Put You On Top of The Wonderful World of Money w Tho "monoy monthi aro hern aiain! l( you nood EXTRA CASH just give ui a ring on the phone and toll us how much you need. ONE IOAN ONE convenient monthly payment. 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Winners in the 12 to 14 age division were Carla Dibble, 13, of 1122 W. 11th St.; Mollie Mc Cormick, 13, of 424 Lynnwood Ave., second; Barbara White, 12, of 1103 Queen Ann Ave., third; Teresa Ann Darby, 13, of 901 S. Ivy St., Teresa Henry, 13, of 641 Carington Ave., and Patty Evans, 13, of 2405 Starlite Lane, fourth; Annette Spour, 12, of 2558 Bullock Road, and Nan cy Rice, 2237 Crater Lake Ave., fifth; and Wynne Perryman, 12, of Route 4, Box 376D, sixth. STOCKS ESTIMATED BOISE (UPI) Total wheat stocks for Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho on Oct. 1 were estimated at 100,645,000 bushels a drop of 10 per cent, from last year. Prizes donated by local mer chants were awarded each of the winners. Solon Says Federal Tax Cut Certain PRINEVILLE (UPI)-Rep. Al Ullman, D-Ore., said Thursday it is "more certain than ever" that a federal tax cut will be come effective next Jan. 1. Ullman spoke al a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Ullman said Congress might not get around to passing the tax cut until after the first of the year, but it would be retro active to that time. A tax cut offers the quickest way to a balanced budget, Ull man contended. Council Will Start Debate VATICAN CITY (UPI)-The Ecumenical Council, which be gan a four-day recess today, is heading into what may be its stormiest debate on a "declara tion of independence" for bis hops. The issue of whether the bis ops should be allowed to run their own dioceses without un due interference from the Ro man Curia is one of several controversial matters in a draft document entitled "of bishops and the government of dio ceses ..." Formal debate on the docu ment will begin Tuesday, wnen the council fathers return from their recess, which was called because of All Saints' Day to day and an Italian holiday Monday. Council sources said the de bate is certain to arouse strong feelings. 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