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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.
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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.
Portland Restaurant
Hit By Burglar, Fire
PORTLAND (UPI) - Fire
following a burglary early Sat
urday caused about $3,500 dam
age to the Caro Amico Restau
rant in southwest Portland.
Owner Floyd K. Baker said
about $60 was taken from a
cash drawer and some whiskey
may also have been stolen be
fore the fire was set. It started
in a storage room of the upper
floor.
Baker said burglars broke
into the restaurant five weeks
ago and took $65.
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