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w as th e g re a te st since 1936 in w e ste rn O regon and since 1942 in w este rn W ashington. T he burn- index in w este rn O regon w as e x ceeded only by th a t of 1936 and Full forest fire w e a th e r in w e st in w e ste rn W ashington it w as th e! ern W ashington and w este rn O re highest since records w ere begun gon th is y e a r w as m ore severe in 1944. th a n in any fall since 1936, a c B u rn in g index is a m easu re of cording to P acific N o rth w est F o r est ami R ange E x p erim e n t S ta tio n the com bined effect of rela tiv e D ire c to r R. W. Cowlin. S p rin g and hum idity and wind speed on the su m m er fire w e a th e r w as near- ra te a t w hich a forest fire spreads. B urning index, to tal n u m b er of norm al. C onsidering th e A pril th ro u g h days w ith no rain, and av erag e O cto b er fire season as a whole, n u m b er of days sine«» a w e ttin g J’NW sta tio n forest fire re s e a rc h la in a re ra tin g s used by forest e rs found th a t in te rm s of ra in fire pro tectio n m en to m easu re less days th e 1952 season w as as the effectiveness of th e ir w ork. d ry as any of th e past 17 in w e st Even in N ovem ber the w e a th e r ern W ashington and d rie r th a n continued to follow th e unusual any of th e previous 30 seasons in p a tte rn of 1936. F req u e n t p a rc h w e ste rn O regon R ainfall to ta ls ing east w inds d u rin g norm ally lo r the season w ere also low w ith rain y O cto b er ami N ovem ber only Ju n e having norm al am o u n ts g re a tly concerned forest fire p ro w est of th e C ascade divide. tection agencies. In co n tra st to this y ea r, fire T h e fall of 1936 w as a black w e a th e r in 1951 w as less severe period in n o rth w est file history. in th e fall and m uch m ore severe On m any day s th a t fall, stro n g in sp rin g and sum m er. «hying east winds drove debris L ightning sto rm s, alw ays re and logging slash fires out of sponsible for a larg e n u m b er of control. M ajor fires raged west forest fires in th e P acific N o rth of th e C ascades and m any fire west, w ere few er th a n norm al this '•rews spent T hanksgiving on th e y e a r in O regon’s co astal m oun fir«» line. R esidents of Bandon tain s hut mor«» fre q u e n t th an n o r on th e so u th ern O regon coast r e m al in th e so u th e rn O regon C as call th e night of Sep. 26, 1936, cades. T hey w ere n e a r th e n o r w hen fire sw irled out of th e hills m al n u m b er in th e n o rth e rn C as to d estro y th e ir hom es and busi cades and in «»astern O regon in ness estab lish m en ts. A lthough J u n e th ro u g h S eptem lter. 1952 fall w e a th e r w as alm ost as F ire w e a th e r in th e fall period s«»vere. serious fires w ere not n ear- S ep tem b er hi to O c to b e r 31, w as ly as num erous, u n u sually severe. Total n um ber A lthough rainy days w ere lew of rain less days w as the g re a te st in Iwth O regon and W ashington sine«» 1936 A verage tim e sine«» d u rin g th e su m m er period of 1952, n w e ttin g rain (.25 inch o r m ore) I g en eral ra in s in la te Ju n e and Fall Fire Weather Worst Since 1936 CHRI5TMAS DANCE DECEMBER 25 Larry’s Orchestra out and nettle that turkey dinner" BETTER BUYS AT IESMEISTER S MODERN TWO-BEDROOM HOME w u h » r n « « »ml ap«re room on Inrge lot. •tre a t »«3»o to ta l price; only $1000 down. 64 only on» block from m ain A C R E EARM w it h 3MA fe e t round creek ala«t modern h lg h w n j fro n t« *» Ideal fo r motel or tra ile r court plua well and preaaure avatem M o d e rn S -b e d ro o m cabin fl.M k) down w ill buy. Tear- hou«e. >5000 BI TVS A n t » w « o -b e , , d ro o m M ■ e n te r ( l« r n * e p e r m o n th . m o . d . e r n . . h . o m e o n , w ° c l *y R’ ta ju a t t w o b U tcka fr o m c it y w it h b d d l t l o n n l r e n t a l u n it T o ta l In c o m e p o t e n t ia l. >»»«« A N O T H E R GOOD IN V E S T M E N T In I be A lw aya cantar o f Rrooklnga fu ll W all built and In S u réntala w ith »37» m onthly Income. «00,1 condition »1«) (kk) w ill handle. R IV E R F R O N T A G E UK) feet on b e a u tifu l W lnchuck R iver, fisherm an a dream Kaay term a. «lood 3 -room cottage Oregon 4-H’er» Win National Honors J_ JIG H E S T honors were accorded six 4-H Club m em bers recently when they were named national winners in th eir project work. Pictured here are Oregon’s national winners in G irls’ Record, H ealth, Achievem ent, T racto r M aintenance, Poultry and C anning. Thia la a COMPLETELY FURNISHED M ialarn one bedroom houae ph,.« unfinished a ttic and aleepin* room over detached garage Fine view o f Chetco R iver N ew well am i preaaure ^ayaiem 3 acres «’an be handle,! w ith sm all down paym ent. NEW HOM E — J bedntoms. juat complete,« E xceptio nally well b u ilt. V a ry m odern, hardwood flo or«; plastered th ro ug hou t, on large lot w ith city w ater An exceptional buy at ><«««k) * J •AatbO tote In new »»eluded s u b d iv isio n »AS,i «Ml. w ith low down paym ent A cross F ro m th e B ank Joanne Lehman Lee Glarhe Joanne Lehm an, 17, of D ayton, a 9-year 4-H ’er has prepared 717 meals, 183 dishes, 62 baked items and canned 212 quarts, 162 pints, 75 containers of pickles and relishes, 261 containers of jellies and jams, and prepared 585 pounds and 613 containers of frozen foods. Joanne has won 5 championships at the state fair in food preservation. She also has made 20 garm ents, 9 articles, and remodeled 4 garm ents in cloth ing. She has 5 registered Jersey heifers. Joanne is a freshm an a t Oregon S tate College. Lee Glaske, 15, Hillsboro, leads a 4-H health group and spoke over the radio on the program. M embers tested wells and surveyed hazards. At school they cleaned the first aid room and obtained the names of children not vaccinated for the county nurse and doctor. H e plans to study medicine. Lee received a $100 Savings Bond. Awards donor is Kellogg Co. of B attle Creek. Frances Hughson, 18, of A lbany, in nine 4-H years worked in 14 dif ferent homemaking projects, h ut the barnyard knows her too for success fully handling sheep, pigs and steers and for a very tidy income. As sta te clothing winner she attended the 1951 Club Congress. This year she headed the com m ittee raising funds for th e International Farm Y outh Exchange. Cecil Tham es, 17, of M edford,kept service and cost records on more th an 800 hours of operation on 2 tractors. H e applied fuel conservation prac tices. proper lubrication, tire service, storage and m any other services for more efficient tra c to r operation. Cecil has received aw ards for his tra c to r dem onstrations at county and sta te fairs. He has served as president and vice president of the France* Hughion Cecil Thame* Tree« ami n a tn ra l shrub« PETE J. LESMEISTER, Realtor Real Estate and Insurance Across from the Post Office BROOKINGS. OREGON L u m berm en face h ig h er oper 0 lin g costs next y ear, b u t i t Bt I believed th a t th ese will be sorbed by m ore efficient p r o o ^ tion m eth o d s an d advances wood technology. ■ ¿•Z; Glen Klock Carol Ann Burgin Jackson C ounty T racto r Club. Glen Klock, 15, of T routdale, had the distinct advantage in his poultry work of strong backing and expert guidance from his parents, the Orval A. Klock*. Both were 4-H members of note, especiallv his m other, the form er D orothy W heeler. A desire to earn some money and the availa bility of 2 acres induced Glen to buy New H am pshire chicks locally. T hey turned out well as layers and show birds, but in 1949 he bought chicks of registered ancestry* and since has sold eggs to hatcheries. Surplus goes to special custom ers. In six years the boy has contributed $645.38 w orth of poultry products to the fam ily’s living. Carol Ann Burgin, 18, of Days Creek, freshman a t Oregon S tate College, has carried an individual canning project for six years under th e instruction of her m other, Mrs. H . D. Burgin. B etty has canned 1304 pints of garden produce, m eats, jam , jellies and relishes and has led her own canning club for a num ber of years. She has made 8 local, 22 county, 17 sta te and 3 in terstate exhibits, winning blue ribbons or cham pionships every year since 1949. Five dem onstrations on canning techniques have received county cham pionships since 1949. early S e p te m b e r decreased th e ) j o,in r V each, ch a irm an of th e av e rag e tim e since a w e ttin g rain. N atio n al L u m b er M a n u fa c tu re rs In W e ste rn W ashington, th ese association, p re d ic ts th a t eonsum - w ere su p plem ented by w e ttin g e ts will get g re a te r value and b e t te r service for th e ir lu m b er d o l rains in late Ju ly and ag ain in lars d u rin g 1953. late A ugust so th a t the su m m er w as effectively broken in to com p arativ ely short dry peritxls Sum -1 r m er burning index w as slig h tly below norm al in w este rn O regon hut above norm al in w e ste rn W ashington. “T he co m p arativ ely low ac rea g e burn ed this y e a r as co m p ared w ith 1936 is testim ony to th e excellent progress m ade by all agencies in red u cin g forest tire losses and to the tine cooperation received from forest users," Cowlin said. “ P a r ticu larly in the period since mid- S ep tem b er w hen b u rn in g co ndi tions a p p ro x im a te d those of the disastrous 1936 tall, the record shows a job well done.” ! -■ N O T IC E Brookings Barber Shops WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS After Jan. i, 1953 JAKE and LLOYD P IA N O S ! W urlitzer and lesse French NEW AND USED RENTAL OR TRIAI+ Tuning & Repair CONTACT— Chetco Drug 5tore Brookings, or f IM tM M ■»- ■.> n ytit STOtt^ COQUILLE, OREGON Southern Curry Realty Comany & 5 f t , m2 S ee Homer H aggerty, Eva l^ea Long, and H. G “H ans” Nelson salesm en with ’’Agency of Dependable S ervice” TOTS TO TEENS SHOP UL L A R G E C IT Y LO TC S P E C IA L Calling No. 045036 In addition to th e all-expense trip to N ational 4-H Club Congress at Chicago, aw arded to each, the following m em bers received a $300 college scholarship from their aw ards donors: Joanne L ehm an, G irls’ Record, M ont gomery W ard; Frances Hughson, Achievem ent, Ford M otor Co.; Cecil T ham es, T racto r M aintenance, G eneral Petroleum ; Glen Klock, Poultry, l)«»arhorn M otors; and Carol Ann Burgin, C anning, K err Glass Mfg. Co. All these program s are conducted under the direction of th e Cooperative Extension Service. IRIENDSI IIP CLUB, PISTOL RIVER “ C on ic on Thursday, December 25, Î"». BROOKINGS-HARBO? PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON PAGE SIXTEEN (h,<\|m«\ (»»«<• bmp BUY AND USE CHRISTMAS
