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4 D THE WEEK IN CALIFO RNIA SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1983 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Governor Brown's Comments On Water Plan Are Announced By United Press International Gov. Edmund G. Brown's long-awaited comments on the proposed Pacific Southwest Wa ter Plan of Interior Secretary Stewart Udall was a highly qualified OK punctuated with 24 "ifs." The biggest "if" could expand the plan for providing water to the drier areas of the Southwest to Washington, Oregon and Ida ho as additional sources of water. As proposed, the $4 billion Udall plan would take about 2.4 million acre feet of water from Northern California and give il to Southern California and to Arizona. Brown said the state could provide water for the southern counties, but the other states should help with Arizona. He proposed a special commission from all the states involved to decide what areas of surplus water to tap, including Cali fornia. The water question, especially as it pertains to Southern Cali fornia, has been hotly debated since the U. S. Supreme Court last June turned over to Arizona BIRDING By JOSEPH HICKS Cold, wet, weather in the mountains and a bumper crop of madrona berries has brought thousands of robins and large flocks of cedar waxwings to the foothills of our valley. Western bluebirds for the first time since the big freeze in January, 1961, are again present in flocks wherever there are mistletoe berries. As usual there have been variations from the normal autumn birds. U. Browning has observed the large concentration of savanah sparrows in the Agate desert area. He also reports numerous marsh wrens singing in the Hoover Lake area. A lone sand hill crane seen by both R. Browning and myself has been in the eastern Hoover Lake area for the past three weeks. Near the end of October, Mrs. 0. E. Kellogg has reported sighting northern phalaropes near Sardine Creek. On Oct. 20 evening grosbeaks were feeding along Harnett Road. An im mature Bonaparte gull was seen near Ashland Nov. 7 by .1. Rey nolds. An adult Bonaparte gull was observed near Talent on Nov, 14 by Mrs. L. Tompkins and Mrs. G. Hartley. A ring bill gull, reported by A. Mercer, was feeding on Nov. 10, on the tootball Held at Jackson school. A barn owl attended the Medford-Crater football game on Nov. I, as observed by J. Femrite. Mrs. M. Sweet from the Talent vicinity has reported that during the past month an Anna's hummingbird has visited a porch to feed from fuchias. This bird may have lost its fall migratory instinct as other valley hummingbirds left in September. There is a recorded precedent ol an Anna s hummingbird wintering in Ashland in January, 1959. The fields west of Talent must be a favorable habitat for birds, or else this area has exceptionally good birders. During the past fivo years, such rare or uncommon birds as the yellow shafted flicker, the phainopepla, Lawrence's goldfinch, the white faced ibis and the red eyed virco have all been observed and reported in this area. This year the list increases with the addi tion of the above mentioned Anna's hummingbird and the Bona parte gull. To complete the fall sightings near Talenl, a rare black and white warbler was seen in early fall by Mrs. R. Kent, and a white-throated sparrow is now a regular visitor at the feeder of Mrs. G. Hartley. Another not too common bird seen near Talent was a male goshawk observed by Mrs. L. Tompkins on Nov. 5. The Rrv. Thomas MrCamnnl and 1 had a fine hlrdine trip In the. Hoover Lake and Rnxy Ann areas on Nov. 4. In three hours we found 37 species including IS western bluebirds, one American nil fern, one horned lark, 12 link sparrows, and six red tail hawks. As Mr. McCamant does not have acorn woodpeckers, titmice, and brown towhecs near his home at Hubbard, Ore, he partic ularly wisnecl to see tnem here. We found the brown townee on the slope of Roxy Ann, and titmice and acorn woodpeckers ir. my garden in Mcdford. Regular bird visitors at my feeder now include Oregon Juncos, Audubon's warblers, titmice, downy and acorn woodpeckers, black capped chickadees, bushtils, starlings, rufous sided tow. hoes, scrubjays, and golden crown and whito crown sparrows. In my yard I also see on occasional Bewick's wren, a mountain chickadee, a white breasted nuthatch and ruby crowned kinglets. Telephone calls have been received about the build-up of starlings in Mcdford. I have just learned of an unusunl ability of one member of this species. Mrs. L. Tompkins reports that a starling visits her feeders and mimics the calls of the juncos, sparrows, jays and others. Now I would like to know it this mimic talent is peculiar to this specific starling, or If It is a characteristic of the race. The Audubon Christmas bird count will be taken on .Ian. 1 this year. About 25 to Ml hardy birders will spend New Year's day totaling numbers of birds seen by species in a circle 15 miles diameter centered between Central Point and While City. From these yearly munis that are performed in all the United Slates, the Audubon Society is able to analyze the changes that are ever taking place m bud populations and movements. For example, in recent years the survey has pinpointed the decline ol the bald eKle. In this area we have noted the progressive pop ulation growth of the starling and Iriroloreri blackbird, the re duction of robins and western bluebirds, and the attempt of yellow-headed blackbirds and black-billed magpies to establish colonies in inc vauev. SISKIYOU PAVED PARKING Covered Family Parking for Six Autos "Chapel In Ihe Trees" Mortuary A Quiet. Dignified Location Investigale and Save WHY PAY MORE AND RECEIVE LESS? JOl R. HOSICK Mortuary Mgr. 772-5481 "Chapel in the Trees' MORTUARY 2100 Siskiyou Blvd. Purple Shield Funaral Insurance about half the water (hat had been taken from the Colorado river by Southern California. If the federal government ap proved his 24 revisions in the original plan, Brown said, "Cal ifornians would have much to gain and nothing to lose by sup porting the modified plan in Con gress." Elsewhere, there were these developments: Bracero California farmers greeted with "considered pleas ure" the U. S. Senate's decision to extend the Bracero (Mexican Nation) farm labor program for another year. But there were still questions of what will hap pen after the extension runs out. And there was dissent. Thomas L. Pitts, secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-C10, said the extension was "grossly callous" and was a "disgraceful disregard of the severely impoverished lives of hundreds of thousands of Amer ican migrant farm workers." Guns Gov. Edmund G. Brown told a news conference a "better job" was needed to keep guns from "children, ex-cons and people In mental institu tions." Brown had been asked to comment on proposals re stricting the sale of guns in the wake of the assassination of President Kennedy. He said sportsmen and a rifle associa tion had offered a solution "but I can't tell you what it is today." Politics Los Angeles Mayor Samuel Yorty predicted that California Democrats Jesse Unruh and Eugene Wyman will have less political power under President Johnson than they did under President Kennedy. Yorty backed Richard M. Nixon In the 1960 presidential race. . .Thomas Bradcn, president of the state board of education, said Sen. Clair Engle, who underwent a maior operation, "definitely plans to run again for the U.S. Senate. Braden, who visited Engle, said Engle said he planned to "run like a jack rab bit" . . . Presidential press sec retary Pierre Salinger ruled out any chance he might run for Congress in California. Salinger, urged to run by San trancisco mayor-elect Rep. John Shelley, said he could not do so because he was a legal resident of Vir ginia. . .Thomas L. Pitts, state AH.-CIO otticial, accused the 1963 legislature of "failure and inaction." He said the state law makers failed to correct "ser ious deficiencies" in laws gov ernina labor-management rela tions and failed to act on key labor bills. But Pitts praised passage of the Rumford Fair Housing bill. . . Dr. Max Raf- fertv. the Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction, said he doubted Ihe next legislature would ap prove a county-wide equaliza tion of school taxes and sug gested a $75 million boost in stato aid to education. He gave the equalization proposal "no chance." Travel Agents State senate committee chairman Alan Short had sharp words for the Civil Aeronautics Board, a U. S. sen ator and an airline following a hearing on travel agents. Charg ing that one travel agent had "messed up vacations" for more than 7110 state residents Inst year, Short charged the CAB was not paying attention lo tne public welfare." He told Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash., that a bill relating lo travel agenls "doesn't reach the prob lem." And he asked Pan Amer ican World Airways if its threat to cancel ils representation by a Carincl travel agent hail result ed from the agent's support ol a proposal lo license travel agrnts. Fair Housing Ally. Gen. Stanley Mosk said the word "realtor" would become a dirty word it an inuiauvc to pui mc itumiorn rair Housing l.hw on the ballot succeeds. Mosk said the California Real Estate As sociation "will have committed suicide" it the initiative qual ifies for the ballot, adding that it would be defeated anyway. Mosk spoke hefore the Men of Tomorrow, a Negro group, in Oakland. RETIRES FROM BANKING Miss Edith Jacobs, 517 W. 10th St. is pictured above as she was presented a money tree from em ployees of First National Bank of Oregon, Medford Branch, when she was honored re cently on her retirement from the bank. Mak ing the presentation was R. C. Ross, vice president and branch manager. Miss Jacobs, who has spent 44 years in the banking service, began in the work in 1919 at the Central Point State Bank in the bookkeeping department. In August, 1930, she joined the staff of the First National Bank of Medford as a savings teller. When the bank was purchased by the First National Bank of Oregon in November, 1935, she continued as a staff member and when she was retired was in charge of the safety deposit department. For many years Miss Jacobs lived in Central Point and she attended grade and high schools there. Lumber Hearing In Week's Recess PORTLAND (UP1) -A hear ing on possible unemployment benefits for Northwest lumber Stockmen's Course Set Monday At WSU PULLMAN, Wash. (UPI) - The 12th annual stockmen's short course will begin Monday at Washington State University. Registrations have been re ceived from California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Wyo ming, Utah and Washington and the Canadian provinces of Al berta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Dowdy Charged With First Degree Murder OREGON CITY (UPI) - The Clackamas County district attor ney's office Friday issued a warrant charging Kenneth Dow dy, 39, with first degree murder. Dowdy Is being sought in con nection with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Minnie Millesnn, 63. Her body was found at her poultry and pet farm at Canhy Nov. 24. She had been shot in the head. Dowdy was a handyman at the farm. workers idled hv last summer's strike and closures, recessed here Friday until Dec. 15. The time was granted to per mit attorneys for employers and two unions to attempt to settle their differences. The issue dividing the two sides is whether statements made by a Springfield business agent should be considered typi cal of all International Wood workers of America business agents. Frank R. Worley, business agent for IWA Local 3-246, Springfield, had said his local established no picket line, de clared no strike and was ready to return to work at any time. Employers claim the plants were closed on a "strike one strike all" basis after pickets from the IWA and Lumber and Sawmill Workers appeared at St. Regis Co. and U.S. Plywood Corp. Weyerhauescr, Interna tional Paper Co., Crown-Zeller- bach and Rayonier subsequently shut their plants, idling 7,100 workers. If an agreement can be reach ed the general hearing here will end and regional meetings will be scheduled in Oregon and Washington to discuss "local Issues. Officers Elected by Stockmen's Group APPLEGATE - Fred (Fritz) Offenbacher, Applegate, was elected president of the Apple gate Stockmen's Association for one year at its annual meeting last week. Guy Watkins, Applegate, was elected vice president; and Fred btraube, Applegate, was re elected secretary-treasurer. The cattlemen discussed meet ing with Carroll Brown, super visor of the Rogue River Nation al Forest on grazing rights re lated to private land leases. The Forest Service personnel in the Applegate showed slides of grass plots on the range pro tected by wire cages. These plots will be used as a standard means for measurement of range carrying capacity, It was explained. Two Persons Hurt In Vehicle Crash Mrs. Lcland Alexander Ment zer, 67, of 703 W. Second St., was listed in fair condition at Rogue Valley Hospital Saturday following a three-car rear-end collision Friday afternoon on U.S. 99 north of the state police office. She is being treated for face cuts. A driver, Mrs. Hazel Lucile Johnson, 86, Rogue Valley Man or, Mcdford, is being treated for minor injuries at the Manor's in firmary. State police said a pickup truck driven by Herbert Howard Lage, 36, of 2218 Capitol Ave., Medford, stopped at the drive of Industrial Air Products for the traffic to clear before turn ing in. The car in which Mrs. Mentzer was riding, driven by her husband, slopped behind the Lage truck. The Johnson car failed to see the stopped vehicles in time and hit the Mentzer car driving it into the Lage truck, officers said. A panel truck driven by Victor Coy Halsey, 19, of 1612 W. Main St., Medford, rolled over on U.S. 99 near the state police office Friday. No injuries were re ported, however. The truck had started to Phoenix Post Office Extends Open Hours PHOENIX Beginning Mon day, Dec. 9, longer hours will be observed at the Phoentx post of fice for the convenience of per sons in the area who will be mailing Christmas packages, cards and letters, Mrs. Marie Furry, postmaster has an nounced. Hours for week days will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday until Christmas. On Sunday, Dec. 15, the post shimmy, the driver told officers. He applied the brakes and lost control. A car driven by Marian Sher wood Felter, Ashland, rolled over several times on Interstate 5 near Phoenix Friday night when the driver attempted to avoid hitting a deer and lost control of the car, police said. No injuries were reported. office will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The zip code (or Phoenix is 97535 and the postmaster has asked all persons to use it on return addresses. 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