Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 25, 1929, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE SIX SrEDFORD MXTE TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, AIRPORT EXPERT H IGH TELLS COUNCILTOINSPEGTO HOW TO BUILD PROPERTY OFFICIALS'FRUIT WRAP TO ,0. City Council Hears Ideas of F. C. Whiting, Airport ; . Engineer Ralph Cowgill Protests Calling in Out- side Talent. John S. Owen, President of Company To Arrive Mon day Others , Due Friday Curtailment Plan Not Favored By J. H. Owen. BOOST GLORIES HERE ROGUE VALLEY In line with their policy of mov ing carefully and obtaining all Che expert and practical information possible relating' to the laying out and construction of the new air port, despite their desire to rush the,' matter as fast as consistently possible while holding to this pol icy,' the city officials last night at u special meeting of the council tor!. this sole purpose, listened to the Ideas of airport construction work expressed by P. C. Whiting, consulting engineer o( the Airport Engineering corporation of San Frunclsuo, and tasked Mm ques , Hons. , t-i ' It Is understood that the repre sentative of a large Pacific count contracting firm, which Iiqh had work In connection with the build ing of new airports,, will arrive here today and also go over the ground with the council alriHirt lioil committee and Mayor A. W. Pipes. Representatives of other firms or companies may be heard if they so wish. The city administration Is not yetirendy to act In the way of de ciding on the airport engineering question and letting of contractu for the . construction of the new airport but, In view of the fact that the cleaning up work of the site; which Is being rushed by double crews, anil the plowing und harrowing of the site will in all probability be finished Inside of - two weeks, the council muy take final action at its next regular meeting the first Tuesday In Slay, which would be the evening of May 8. Nothing was done at lust night's meeting beyond hearing Mr. Whit ing und asking him questions. Al though his engineering firm will enter a bid on the airport work, Mr.' Whiting did not. give any defi nite unswers to questions OHkeri him about probable construction costs of various departments of the airports, since it was his conten tion that construction work coit would depend on how completely the city desired to construct the new airport at the beginning. Oouncllmen Chas. A. Wing, It. 13. McKlhose and J. J. Iluchter were unable to be present at last night's meeting, which was arranged for In the afternoon, but It was learned from the cotincllmen and other city officials who were tliore thut Mr. Whiting and his Ideas and the In formation .lie expressed made a very fuvorable Impression. Mr. Whiting's company Is a widely known airport building concern of the Pacific coast, lie contended that his concern ' and himself were more competent to do the M'edford Job than local engineers who have never laid out ntrways. That1 the drainage problem was on of the moHt Important to he met In constructing the new air port was the concensus of opinion of fell present at last night's meet ing, and It was ulso felt by them that the SI 20.000 bond lBsue would not be sufficient to druln the en tire airport site, and at the same time do the other necessary con struction work for the beginning of a Class A port. Ralph Cowgill expressed the opinion of other local engineers, two of whom, F. C. Dlllnrd and Fred Scheffel, were present, that local engineers were Just ns com petent ns Mr, Whltlug and other professional alnxirt engineers to lay out the Medford nlriiort Job. When 10. 11. Jnnney, chairman of the olty council airport committee, nsked Mr. Cowgill If ho felt that he was as capable of handling all phases of the engineering work nec essary In the construeilon of the now airport, the answer was: "Yes, with the advice of other engineers, which Mt. Whiting tut') Hinted he won III nsk fur. In his remarks contending that local engineers were capable of lay Ing out the airport, Mr. Cowgill stated that he himself had been nn engineer since 1900, had done much engineering work In this county on deBert land thut presented simi lar problems to the one that would bo met on the Inylng out of the new air field. ,Mr. Cowgill staled that, ho hail always employed home labor, pat ronized homo trade all these years, and that ho was of the bellof that .local engineer" should be given first consideration In the building of ,tho now airport. REIMAI RAISES : Rogue River Traffic Ass'n to Have Invitation On Wrappers Send for Booklet-Court Votes $1000 Aid Booster Book. j HiKh officials of the Owun-Oro-Kon Lumber eompnny will arrive the lnt of thin week, and the flrHt of next, on their nnniml vinlt and innpeotian of their holdlna In! southern Orogon. Hen Alexuncler of Wiiiikuu, Wis., a memhnr of the executive com mittee of the Ow(!ii intoreHlH, end party of five, will univc I'Viday afternoon. John H. Owen of WauHnu, wis,, president of tho Owen Lumber company, will arrive-Monday. . The officials will vlnit tho Ior plng cumps In the Hutto Kails nectlon, Inspect the loon I saw mill and. plant, and confer with Jamon IT. Owen, vice-president ' and .gen eral munuRer. v ,' In anticipation of the en miner of John H. Owen, renewed activity is under way, in the ro-plmitUitf of the office yard to flowers and shruhN and, feuturlntf the moun tain ash, wllh a few elm trees around the cdue. A nwalc, that in winder became ti slouch, has been filled In with dirt, and will be sown to grass, find fringed with shrubs. It is the intention to mnko the office yard, located on tho I'u elfic Highway a floral show place, and worl towards (.hat end has been going on for two years. The first Job did not suit. The main tennnce of un attractive front yard is- a hobby with John H. Owen, and In this connection an unsightly telephone pole Is due for romovnl. It Im not likely that the recent j resolution of tho Kour-U calling f for a live , day week In lumber mills and logging camps to bring about a curtailment to make thej supply equal the demand, Willi have any effect locally. "If the five-day week Is adopt ed," said James H. Owen, "I nm In favor of giving tho men com- pensation to make up for, tho loft time. If any curtailment pro duces added prosperity they should share In It, and thut will bo my policy." I Mr, Owen ea!d that owing to the conditions surrounding lum bering in southern Oregon, it would bo impractical to curtail during tho summer months, as he can then operate to the best ad vantage, both in tho mills and" In tho woods. Ho said operations were slowed up In the winter, as pine could not bo piled outside, without staining, and his logging equipment was hnmperud by win ter conditions in tho timber. Pine Valley Herald and Haker County Hecorrt merged. At the meeting of tho Rogue River Traffic association thlH noon Raymond Reter reported that the county court has voted $1000 for the printing of a booklet Retting forth the glories and advantages of this section. Therefore the as sociation agreed to print upon its fruit wrapper, besides the . four pear recipes, an invitation to write to tho Medford chamber of com merce for a copy of the booklet. A committee compoed of Craw ford I-emmon and David Rosen berg wan named to agree upon a standard form of printing. . - ' Tho booklet, will be. edited by R. Ci. Fowler, county agent, nnd Prof. F. C. Relmer of the Southern Oregon Kxperlment .Station at Talent. Kpeed' was urged in the preparation of the copy. Ten thou sand of the booklets will be dis tributed this year, and the same amount next year, ' according to present arrangements. R. W. Iturrows of Potaluma an nounced at tho meeting, that he would establish a factory hre for (lie making of pada for fruit boxes, and named prices. He, asked that the puckers decide upon what kind .of a pnd they wanted, so he could make his plans accordingly. He nn id that the establishment of the factory would repreient n in"' mont of nbout f tioui'i, till row agreed to present three samples ol his wares, from which the con mittee would fiecido the one they wanted. Commitments were made for (he purcunso of his wares, with the minimum placed at two mil lions. White Pad Adopted Jnmes Kdmlston and Raymond Reter favored the use of a deep blue colored pad. Tho Rosenberg brothers testified that they had packed some Nells with groen pads and that the coloring stained tho peurs. Tho penrs sweated and a chemical reaction occurred. Harry Rosenberg said the russet variety of peurs hud an affinity for colored puds. It waH then decided to use white pads. Tho question of asking the rail roads for an extension after June I, of the emergency pear rato of M.tiO per hundred of last year, was held In nbeyance, but early action Vas promised. Letters from Hood River and Vaklinn packers were rend, deeming It Inadvisable to nsk for an 'extension now ns the Northwest Rate case Is before the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is hoped the decision will be given before the fruit shipping Htnrls. It wus suggested thut the request for the extension he filed, Irrespective of tho I. C. C. decision to come. J. H, MulcSty, traffic chief of the Houthern Pacific was invited to attend the next meeting of the areoqiation, and make a speech. A. 8. Roscnbaum, district traffic agent was present, and said he would deliver the Invitation. Guy W. Conner, blg-heartedly declared that there was always a utanding Invitation to railroad traffic heads. James Kdnilston said the Southern Pacific "gave us the best service in history last season, and they should be told about it." - A box manufactured by the Tomlln Box factory was exhibited, as the standard box. It was close ly scrutinized by all present, with out comment. The rest of tho session was de voted to the discussion of where to buy hydrochloric acid, and routine business. r ' .''-. iniinnrmi FLUNG TO BREEZE L CITEYENNK, Wyo., April 2G. (&) Isolated for nearly 24 hours by one of the worst blizzards in the history of Wyoming, Cheyenne today awaited reports from this vicinity over paralyzed lines of communication to learn the dam age of the freak storm. Tremend ous damage to livestock and other property and possible loss of life in the blizzard' wore feared.- . Starting as a rainstorm, accom panied by heavy thunder and light ning, Tuesday, tho storm changed suddenly .to snow. There, were se vere displays of lightning. It was believed that the blizzard would cause greater destruction than tho storm of May, 1!27, which claimed eight lives and caused a huge amount of damage to live stock and property. EAGLE POINT SCHOOL FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY KAOUC POINT, Ore., April 25. (Special.) The Kaglo Point school will have a Spring Festival and School Kxhiblt Friday evening, April 2tJth, at 8:00 p. in. The work done by the 4H clubs will be ex hibited as well as regular school work. The Boys' Camp Cookery club led by Mrs. Lola ' Bon ham have the distinction of being the first club In the county to complete their project. Their certificate of achievement nnd achievement pins will bo awarded by Mrs. Mabel Mack, county homo demonstration agent. Tho boys will also have several demonstration teams demonstrate some processes UHed in camp cook ery which will be judged by a local committee. The Girls' Sewing club division f, under Miss Maud JamU son, leader, will hold a judging contest. Graf Over Antilles ANTIB10S, France, April, 25 (P) The dirigible Ornf Zeppelin passed over Antibes shortly before noon today. ' LaGrande Realtor Dies . LA OIIANDK, Ore., April 25. jock McCarthy, e&, reul estate man, died here today after being a resident of the pity 40 years. 1IKRI.IN, April !&. iP The Helchshank; toilny raised Its din count rnte from 0.8 to 7.6 per cent. The tictlon, delayed ns limit possible In order not to hnmper (lermnn Industry, was believed liy nnrne to have been taken by the directors ot tho bank nt the re fluent of tho Duwen plan transfer cothmltio which met yoslerdny In 1'arla. It was considered ns possibly relieving a nltuatlun broiiKht on by heavy gold and currency export and continued heavy domestic do mnndi on the, ban which had de Iiletcd Ita golrt'reiei ve. The Dressmaker Line Is New! IFTH AVENUE an nounces "The Dress maker Line" and simul taneously we show new spring frocks that accentu ate the charms of feminin ity . . . Alert representation at style headquarters as sures our patrons the very latest in the world of smart apparel Sizes 12 to 52 Gordon Hosiery $1.65 to $4.00 ADRIENNE'S Medford National Bank Building PORTLAND, Ore., April 25. ) Colorful, defiant banners have been flung to the breeze at outpost after outpost In the latest outbreak of Portland's newest gasoline price war. Several stations have closed after destroying contracts with the oil companies. Hundreds of others have painted, trade marks from their pumpH.: . The; predominant price of motor fuel Is 20 cents. At one of the city's largest serv ice' stations flapped this banner: "We are fighting for our very ex istence. Help u prevent a monop oly with higher prices later. I am fighting for a living for mysHf nnd family. Caflollno 20 cents.' At another station this banner had been unfurled across the lot: "Gasoline 20 cents. Cost ltHij in 'tanks. Rent, labor, taxes and 'shrinkage $570 per month. We I are not out to wreck others. Nor j do we Intend to bo wrecked." j The Portland retail dealers pro i tective association, with more than j 300 members, launched the war. They declare the major oil com panies are selling gasoline to com mercial accounu for 12 H cents a gallon, and to farmers for 10 h cents, .while charging service sta tion owners 16 "A cents per gallon. Launch New Cruiser NEW YORK. April 25. Uncle Sam's newest cruiser, the Pensacola, was launched at the Brooklyn navy, yard today. ; Lava Dust In Cordova CORDOVA, 'Alaska, April 25. With lava dust settling in notice able amounts on every roof here, it is bellved that one of the great volcanoes of the Aleutian Island group, either Mount St. Augustine, Mo if at lllianina or even the mighty Katmnl, Is In eruption again. E LODGES PROTEST OFFICE BUILDING SALEM, Ore., April 25. tPO Once more the plana tor construc tion of the Mute office bulldlnir me being held up. this linio by a protest lodged with the slate hoard of control by the supreme court. Tho main objection of the supreme court members Is that the new building, conatructed as a dupli cate of the supreme court building nnd connected with the latter by 11 center unit, will make several dark ; office quurtera, and that while In the process of construc tion tiie noise and confusion will itreatly Interfere with the work of the court. Chief Justice Coshow nnd el- Chlcf Justice Hand, as a commit. nt tha court, aunenred hAfnHa the board of control Wednesday ot this weeK ana jornmwr presented their rptest. AFTER SOCIAL DRINK .SALEM.Ore., April 2S. (Pj Two Salem 'youths; Eddie Picltard and Elmer Lenon,". are recovering from tho . effects of temporary blindness and partial paralysis suf fered shortly after they had taken social drinks proffered them by a chance acquaintance at qdance at West Salem Wednesday evening. , Thursday local. police were seek ing to' locate the man with the bottle, whose name Is unknown to-, both of them, the boys said, nnd toD determine the source of tho poison moonshine liquor. Severn! clews us to tho Identity of tho stranger are being Investigated. Anticipating Summer Days SHEER GEORGETTES BILK CREPES TUB SILKS NOVELTY COTTONS . 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