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Maps Showing Plans and Location of Proposed $120,000 Airport to Be Erected Near Medford
EXPERT, SELECTED
f XT STEP IN
WILEY
ELECTION CALL
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Action Speeded By News!
Mail Planes to Discon-j
tinue Use of Fairground;
; Field C of C. Committee '
a Man! Tllnprlau I Srfi. !
er Field Imperatively
Needed.
The ncxL important step In the
movement to provide an adeuuatc
airport for .Medford will come
Tuesday night when the Chamber
of Commerce committee will pre
sent pin mi nnd speci neat ions, tie
tail fd cost figures nml other data
us prepared In anticipation uf re
questing tilt cljy government body
to trll II a special election lu Vote
bonds for the project,
Action on tin; part of the com
mlttce was hastened somewhat by
advices received today from lh
West Const All Transport com-j
)any that their planes would dls
continuo further scheduled stops
In' Medford, supposedly duo to
the rond.i ion o mo .ah at oiiim
field. The ships will use the field
at Montague, Calif. , In break the (
hop between Portland and Han j
Francisco, a ecord I ng l " l ho no -tire
of tlio change.
Atllludo of the council member
toward the project Is ns yet a
matter of conjecture. .Mayor A.
AV. I'lpes and (he flimnco commit
tee have been apprised of the
work of the Chamber of Com
merce Ij lit have expressed no of
flclal optnUin. preferring t have
trie subject come before the i-min-ell
in concrete form and that
body pushing on the ciucstlon to
the cit'zcuH of the city for de
cision as to authorization of the
bonds.
Withdrawal of the West Coast
schedule for Medford In the cli
max of long-continued complaint
from pllotH of the larger machines
whj bring their ships down on
the crumped nnd soft uneven
runways of the present airport.
The field measures 2,100 by fluo
feet with no possible expansion
uk it 1h bordered on the east by
Hear creek, on the went by thu
.mall race trnck, on the north by
creek botton and on the ho nth
by the Pacific highway.
With , the trond toward big
planes, capable of currying many
paasengnrs, the fairgrounds run
ways are now looked upon by
aviation officials nH hazardous
landing places; will noon become
utterly impossible. It is declared.
Another factor in hastening tho
action of the airport commliiee ts
the Inauguration on June 1, of
night flying by mall planes over
thin, route. A two million candle-1
power revolving ben eon will bo
in vicinity of the proposed field,
erected with a 51-foot tower in
In the near future, wit a yeleeUon
unci other arrangement for In
stnllatlon having been completed
Saturday, by H. H. Hokum, construc
tion engineer of the government
bureau of airways of the light
house department. ,
Right sky travel Ik ha Id to bo
comparatively easy nnd mife with
adequate beacons and, landing
fields, however, the uso of small
or uneven love In such as prevail
nt the fairgrounds render landing
difficult and dangerous, it ifl
claimed.
Thu ground plana for the new
airport would 'call for a runway
over a mlln In lenfilh and half
that In width. Duo to the
Htralcglc Hltuntlon of Medford be
tween two Invge nlr coniern
Tortland nnd Han Franelnco
eneh capable of handling nny flze
Phlp. It in pointed out by the com
mittee that :t Ktop In thlH vicintly
for refueling and other purptmeH
by coirtnl nlr traffic in neeemtnry.
Huc!l being the chk, a field meet
ing government t'lim "A" re
quireinentn an provided by the
proponed Itlddle road tdte, must
be provided If this illy to keep
utep . with progreftlve require
ment lu aviation.
Iniitiillation of the new radio
fdntloi nuthoiired by the govern
nient for conniructlon on u lto
within half n mile of the pro
posed ii'rport will neeetltate a
creflr of four men. the uppiiralun
being kept euuMtantly in opera
tion, and the weather bureau per
fottuol will alfco bo hicreawnd to
four If the new field In placed in
UUP.
Ao'eorcflng to the Chamber of
Cnmmorce committee which In
cliideM Mvttly C. Hull nn chairman.
J, C. .ThompHon. llert Thlerlof,
Clyde Kakln, 1-nrry Munn. M. N.
Hogan and F. C. UUIhicI, the pur
chaKO of land, erection of build
ings, preparation of runwuy,
drainage nnd ther major Itenin
wlll ontall nn expenditure of i
proximately $120,000. TU sum
nan beon arrived nt after careful
and cIoho figuring and In nnid to
be the minimum amount for
which nn trpo't meeting govern
ment reyuirenientH nnd capable of,
handling nny plane In prenent or
contemplated nervlco can be go
vided. !
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ntRMINOIIAM. Kng- 'I"". 12
(jfi Frank Van Hoven, nn
American vaudeville ftetor, died
hore today. Ho wom alwnyt billed
nfi "Th Mad Magician." hie Ret
being a burleaque which he work
ed up after ho had found that
Atra'ght conjuring and Mlolght of
hand featn brought emoll rot time.
' Ameririinlin: . Hldlciillnjr the
nay trntiplnu of rnynlly: filing
Important in a lodge uniform.
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RANCH AND FARM
PROPERTY SOLD
W. Habb, realty broker, an
nuunruH that nlnee the first . of
January his office IwtH mdd over
$1N,000 worth of real property.
The properly wold enntdrued of
both ranch property and city
property. The largest ranch deal
waH the nalo of the (IcorKO (lul
vohcii ranch in Kiliiih Valley to
I'etuV liurrcHon of thU lty for a
consideration of ? 1 S.TifiO. FhmJ
McKarlfine, a new comer to Med
ford, put chattel! the new home
built on North Hart let t at reel by
. N. Foy. local buildir and c:on
tractor for a consideration of
1.100. Mr. McKarlano 1h very
entluiHiuHtlc about Medforcl and
her future. lie 1h uultti laudn
tory of city water and nay that
It 1m one of (he main rctiMonH that
he In going to make Medford his
home. other dealt announced
by Mr. Itulih averaged around
l.ooa.
Mr. 1'ahh prcdlctn that busi
neH will be very good for thin
year an he Ik receiving many In
ipilrieH from all nectlonic of the
went and especially from falifor-
nbi
Medford Building
Dollar Down R
Our Great Annual
Wo arc boft'innijit. the iu-v yenv
by offering our patrons an op-
pcirUinitv to luv an cloctvii'
H ranuo for ONLY "tf t.00 DOWN.0
Think of it! .hist dollar bill
puts a rannc in youi" homo
H Thou it costs but .t'-"0 a week.
! Onr ivfjnlar prii'i's arc snrpris-
inuly low, too.
Th Payments
Are Easy, Too
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MR. PIPES NAMED,
AS DIRECTOR OF;
FINANCE CONCERN
At the annual iiIoc'k holders
meeting of the Commercial Fin
ance Corporation held Friday, (
.Innunty II, Mayor A. V. I'lpes
wiih elected director to rill the
va eaucy caused by the death of
V ,1, 11 art .oil, former county j
judge.
The annual report of the cor-'
pc (ration wan read and approved, I
nnd showed that was a high
ly Huecessfiil year In the business.
A f in percent Hem I -an nun I divi
dend v:tn declared on preformed
Mock, ant) an e ight per ce nt hciiiI
annual ilivhh n of common stock
declared. ;
All of the old offlceiH of the
corporation were re-elected as
fidlowi: .1. It. I'almer. preslilent;j
K. C. Corn, vl epresldent: T. W. ;
MIIch. treasurer,- W. Walker. ;
teeret.iry, and Porter Nef f.
The lustltuiion now ban a cupi-'
la I, Mirplus and reserve of H:i,-
ooo and Is one of the lilt-pent fin
ancial concerns in Kouihern Ore
gon.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR
Places in your home a complete 3-unit
Hotpoint Electric Range
FREAK GROWTH OF
3ARTLETT PEARS!
VOORHIES PLACE'
While pruninR work wan f-ohiK
cm ycHierdny at the Kden orehnrd
four mlliH .south of this city and
owned by Colonel (Inrdon Voor
liioH, a lomarlcnblH Hud wiih uindo
for llilti time r.f tho year, in a clus
ter tieHi"ln; five Nocnnd-m'owtii,'
well-developed I. art ltd t pears.
It is rarely that second growths
of any kind of ptutru occurs in uti
orchard in winter, and the discov
ery ol tlii dinner on .liwiuary lli
caused F. T. Hidnecrlit, an em
ployee of the orchard, to brlii'?
them to the city last evening for
exhibition l:i thu Chamber of dun
nicrco. The chamber hcir-r closed
ho left the cluster at the Mall Tri
bune office until Monday.
The tree on which the cluster
was found 'Ih etn years old.
A CuiiYcnieiK It lull h tie
If four rubber-tipped dot v tdops
are screwed Into Die h-j;s of an
oi -d iua ry eha Ir. It ma kes an lilea I
high chair for kitchen work, or for
M small child.
EDF0RD"ILECTR!
Event Now In Full
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.An ndult night class in "Th !
S'cientiftc Having of Poultry" will'
lK'-Marted at the local high school!
oh Wednesday, .January 17. under j
the direction of C. I). Thompson,;
graduate of O. M. C., according to;
Ralph Itailey. publicity director
f r the high school.
' '1 ho class, which will he held '
tVyi.ee a week, will bo open to all:
p'millry raisers and farmers lu j
this district, who wish to take;
advantage of the opportunity for j
receiving scientific and practical
1 iiHlinctlons in this line. ;
Details of the course are to hv
announced later, and prospective
stmleulH are asked to get in touch j
With .Mr. Thompson, by calling
either at his home phone number;
1 173-Y, or notifying the high
school. The course will extend ;
over a period of from five to 10 j
weeks.
i'Hic of t iiibrella
A wet umbrella should be closed
mid tood with the handle down.
This prevents rusting of the point
where the ribs join, and also pre
vents Ktrelehit.g of the ciolh.
anse Sale
$2.50
Map of Medford's proposed
S120.OC0 airport (1) City Han
gar No. 1. (2) Hangar No. 2.
(3 Hangar No. 3. (4 Administra
tion building. (5) Restaurant
building. (6) Parking lot. (7)
Fire fighting apparatus. (8) Gas
pumping station. (9) Biddle
road leading to Medford 1.5
mites to the Pacific highway
and 3 miles to Main and River
side, Medford. (10) Runways
for planes. (11) Road to Cra
ter Lake highway. (12) Owen
Oregon Lumber Company rail
road. The landing strips and
boundaries of the field will be
designated at night by white, red
and green lights. Bottom: Map
showing location of proposed air
po t. (1) Shaded portion Is air
poit, north of Medford. (2) Site
of U. 8. Department of Com
merce radio station. (3) Crater
Lake highway. (4) City of Med
foid. (lil Medford's present air.
port, Barber field. (6) East
Main street In Medford. (7)
Southern Pacific railroad. (8)
Pacific highway. (9) Owen-Ore
aon lumber mill. (10) Bear
Creek.
1 Comuarlsous of red clover seed
show that seed which has been
produced for several generations In
sections where anthracnose is Re
rious is much more resistant to tho
disease than is Iniportad seed or
seed produced In the northern or
veslern rnlt'Ml States or cannon
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Telephone 90
Swing!
A Week
A strain of ivd clover has bten de
velopeil in Tennessee that Is hiKb
ily resistanl to the disease.
t If food Is too salty, place .1 wet
! cloth over the top of the vessel
! which is cooking. The steam will 1
draw the salt into the cloth.
Our Prices are
Surprisingly Low
Dwisht I,. Woodruff, nationally
prominent In both the production
land sales ends of the fruit indus
try, has been secured by the
;. Simon, shuttleworth and French
1 corporation of New York, as their
'local tales manager. Mr. Wood
ruff arrived hero from the east
yesterday to take up his new du
ties, and remained in conference
.i fi,ii-nnon with di
rect and indirect representatives
of the New York company, soino
of whom i-niiin here for th meet
ing from distant polnu along the
coast.
Indicative of tho faith of the
large New York concern has In
tho future deals of Rogue lOver
valley. is tho Installation of a
snl;1- manager of Mr. Woodruff's
reputation and experience at Med
ford. Ixcal representatives of
this firm as well as fruit .grow
ers and shippers in general are
..vnr tho move, and
la number have already pledged
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llieir ll'-urijf i;uuivin .
i Mr. Woodruff In said to bo
'prominent alike thruout the oast
'and west, and Hhures with equal
I sympathy the viewpoint of the
producer and the retailer. ne
f.n- sevr.ifil vc-ars sales nian-
'ager of the Wcnatchee District
! Cooperative association, and be
fore that was president of the
! Apple Crowera' association of.
jllood liivor, Oregon. Recently he
I has been associated prominently
1 with a number of eastern con-
corns.
Ml. WOOlll'UIl eonierieu mm""
yesterday . afternoon with A. J.
'i'.i),Ki- onU.M mnnncor of the
i Simon. Shuttle worth and French
company of New York. James
, l.owmnn. New York representative
! i.f ttirt un nm i-nmnimv. f. It. Pad-
iirk mjin:iirer of the Seattle of-
Jflee. Ouy W. Conner, local-pack-ter
and shipper. W. Y. Riddle,
president and J. K. Kdmlston.
.secretary-treasurer of the C and
K. Fruit company nnd n number
of executives in the local industry.
YULETREESHELD
p.eeauKe many discarded Christ
mas trees are lying in back yard
or alleys of Medford homes, wait
ing to he burned later Fire Chief
l toy Killott issues a warning to
the people not to burn such trees
as, in widl known, It is dangerous
I to even burn green fir branches.
' imiw.Ii li.uu tti.. rli'ldl nut nnrM.
They blaze up and crackle quickly
'Do not risk burning such tree.
around your premises," says Fire
Chief Kltiott, "haul them away
or have the garbage man do it."
Ore and Bullion
Purchased
l.rmM by Sm'c .l C.liiatuli
WILDRERG BROS.
SMELTING . RK FINING CO.
O-s: 742 NUiket Su.Stn i-randco
PUni: houtu .N-n vtvkvso
Complete
with
Wiring
Water
Heater
Heater
Switch
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