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.
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R IV E R F R O N T A G E
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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
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