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.
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"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.
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Window Painting Contest Winners Listed by City
Three girls were grand prize
winners in the Halloween win
dow painting contest sponsored
by the Medford Park and
Recreation Department.
Winning bicycles were Holly
Berntson, lOand Ann Buhrling,
9, both 3373 Perrydale Court,
who worked on one painting,
and Debby Tycer, 12, of 1100
Mt. Pitt Ave.
Other winners in the 11
years and under division were
Gail Carpenter, 11, and Janet
Carpenter, 10, of 912 Wabash
Ave., first; Janet Brown, 11, of
1320 E. Main St., and Valorie
Miller, 11, of- 1307 Queen Ann
Ave., second; Sandra Grissom,
11, of 87 Swing Lane, third;
David Edson, 10, of 1113 S. Oak
dale Ave., fourth; Dan Brand
enburg, 9, of 507 Barnes Ave.,
fifth, and Celia Darby, 11, of
901 S. Ivy St., sixth.
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. The issue is the
decentralization of the church's
authority giving individual
bishops or national hierarchies
some of the powers now held
by the various "congregations"
of the Roman Curia.
The first chapter of the docu-
Salvation Army Seeks
Bedding for Family
The Salvation Army is seek
ing bedding for a family of 10
in Medford. Persons having !
items to donate may telephone
the. Salvation Army at 773-7335.
Salvation Army officials noted
that they had already contribu
ted groceries, some clothing, a i
baby's layette and crib, andj
washing mac.iine to the family. 1
ment, while affirming that the
Pope has full jurisdiction over
the entire church, sets out the
principle that many questions
now referred to Rome might
better be left to the judgment
of the bishops on the scene. The
curia, it adds, should "serve"
and "assist" bishops rather
than order them around.
This statement is remarkably
akin in spirit to the public
bawling-out Pope Paul VI gave
the Roman Curia shortly before
the council reconvened in September.
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