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Second Section
Six Paget
Dtllj Trrntrfouilb
llUj rm?-rllith Vfir.
New Airport Aids Importance of
SEATTLE
UVALLUP
CI
f
$81,135 SPENT
Report Shows Neat Sum
On Hand for Finishing
Touches - Major Portion
of Work Completed On
Field and Buildings.
0-DATE ON NEW
MEDFORD
POR
. ' . " . I lights. This work is 75 percent
jk Tho cost of -the work done -in j complete , and' should be finished
building Medlords new airport up In a week's-time. Tho flood lights
to Sept 15th. was SKl,13r.liO. thus and revolving beacon were ordered
leaving a substantial balance; thru the Peoples Electric Co., do
from the $120. 00(l bond Issue for : livery to be made by the end of
that purpose, to be expended on I the present week. All rough wlr
flnlshlng touches, of completion i ing in the hangar is finished.
ml eoulnment. as was shown in Kenclng: The fencing Is com-
thc itemized financial report and
progress of work done submitted
lo the city council last night by
Us airpprt committee thru City
Superintendent I- red ncncuei.
The part of tho report pci laln- ,
r,.nu.u. i
Drnlnage- Tho entire drainage j
.vxiem is completed.! . 1
Uncle Sam Gives Pilots Strict Tests to
. Protect Lives Plane Service Passengers
A fill W jT. ': 3L.A
H'niriiiiR. over tlu iilnlil Mm-vi of airplane pilot Is the Job of Ir. T,. II. linnet' (upper left),
i . I nr ii.e.i-jvrlnii-ia if ttimm'Tcf medical settlon. The , ubllliy of n pilot to land Is gauged by
VJ. .i."..ti. H.rrrnikn niuiraHi (upper right). The xrlinctrr (lower l.fi) nieuniv (be Held of vision.
1 , . 1Z ,, n,ip foW w'lb crcs lel bus supplanted the whirling chair In determining equilibrium.
vimm.ii,, mi one foOJ er
... ...rvrxov (p,.Cnn you
1 . ' . . '. i, with
,l.a on ont in "-""',.
Ct'kw'rd ft the kneo ami
r ' "
n"!f so nnd If your ears are
hnnlthv and vour gait shows no
hcnlthy Bnl h
Ibrlum' test given airplane
nil, us by the deportment of com
merce. The old wniriing
!..! has been discarded
..... -l.. . .1 .Ann ih. nrns
..ertive il I s nhvskal exumlna -
ctlnn Is ended.
.he l-nlted state, under the dl-
rllon "f Dr. l'' II. issuer of the
More than T0 physicians overfatigue.
... n,.,,.ni nf commerce, arc icek-
Medford Mail Tm
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(TERMINAL FIELDS EUiPPeoot MMrtrwG
7tSQ0jLOQ CP&'ACOfl$
400.000 O G
Runaways: The last course of I
aggregate is being placed on the
runwuvs: tills work should he 1
completed hv the etui of the week;
! w are not attempting to finish I
the runway until sufficient rain I
: has fallen to nettle the drainage
trenches and gravel. I
o..i... Th. utnf. :
maintenance ' crew applied S500 !
Billions of rood oil to the taxi strip,
Ti.iu ..ii u i. u ....niin.i in the hne .
,, f P,.,., .. hic-h t '
Inches In thickness and bound with
red clay, after the oil was applied, I
a .one-inch course' of -inch I
course aggregate was spread and
rolled for four days. This base
should be ample for the winter
months. A seal coat of bitumuls
should be applied to this area In
ithl Th0 paikwy cnble for
the border lights is all in place
with the exception of 600 feet on
the south end of tho field. The
trench is backfilled, and connec
tions completed for 30 of the
pleted
Hangar and Adniinis t r a 1 1 o n j
Building: All concrete is poured
including the concrete floor;. Mr.
Ash has the' finish work to com-
Plete In tho administration ouiir-
lers. and me ooxmg in oi tne simps i
on the south sido of the-building.
T,,c JI,lwk Plumbing Co. are I
! Ing to protect passengers against
I accident ilus to nnv physical da -
, ,u , ,h ii,
L. Kirst come the eyes, defects of
which cause 75 per cent of the re-
jecti's for unfitness.
. - .The pilot eyes mtlfl nnve ne,.wi
...rrnntion. for a fll.-r conflant'yl
must judge distance In taking of.r
- 1 and landing.
Kyc muscle co-ordination l nec-
"Ijti k of co-ordination nnd the
1 ability to maintain single vision,"
... nr. Itniii-r. "is like v to cause
r.-ithriip Katlffiie causes hend-
laches. Headaches cause Inntten-
i Hon. Inattwition cause! carcloM
'new,"
,. V,
It
.
installing the plumbing fixtures.
This work bhould not take ov
four days.
The heating plant Ik finish'
with the exception of installing
the radiators und automatic oil
burner.
The entire building will be ready
for oueunnncy in two weckB.
T1' Pacific Air Transport Co. j
quarters will be available for their I
use on Wednesday morning.
'l Stations: The oil stations and
fueling ! for the Standard and ,
011 companies are ready to
dispense gas and oil. Finns for
the Richfield oil stations were np
proved the past week. They con
template starting their Installation
the coming week. 1
Water: Tho temporary water
system is In use. The water de- j
pnrtment have the plpo on the
ground for tho city supply; they
are working on tnis line, ana .Mr.
Dlllard Informs us wo can expect
city water within a few weeks.
WEYMAN BUYS STOCK v,
RANCH EAGLE POINT
EAOI.K POINT, Ore., Oct. 2.
(Special.) George Woyman has
bought 40 acres of land, under the
lOnglc Point irrigation ditch, whluh
Is a part of tho John Minter acre-
age. Sir. Weyman expects to have
the land (n permanent pasture con
sisting of all kinds of clover, ready
in three years, and intends to stock
it with purebred Ayrshire cuttle,
commencing wun ov jieau, uiiu ic-
side for the present on tho Pool
forty.
Color vision Is Important, too,
. because the pilot must be able t'i
r.cnsni navlKniinn Ibihts and
j other signals, .shades of brown
and Kreen on the ground Indl-
! fate the character of the terrain
,.,,,....,.,,,
A wide field ,
A wide field of vl.lon Is essen
Inl because a pilot must be abb
tlnl because a pilot must be .h.,
I to see objpets out of the corner
of his eye while looking straight
: ahead.
j Then general physical examlna-
; Hon is thorough, with the nervous
! system (Irswing special attention
After a pilot Is once examined
and passed, he Is required to take
- ; physical examinations leml-annu-
lM
MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. OOTOIJKli 2. 1929.
ME6FQ
311 PLANES
FOR
Tri-Motor Transports Can
Carry Eighteen Passen
gers Or Twelve With Mail
Will Start Complete
Service in 1930.
Trl-motored Boeing trnnf?porU,1
to carry 18 passengers or 12 pas
sengers and mall, will be placed
in operation on the San Franclsco-Oakland-Chlcago
air mall, express
and passenger route by Doelng Air
Transport, Inc. This month, sevon
of these transports now being
available, with additional planes
to be delivered soon, but tho com
pany will not launch Its com
plete, regular, passenger service
until 1U30, P. CI. Johnson, presi
dent, has unnounced.
' The San Krancisco-C h 1 c a 5 o
route, of 11143 miles, is the longest
regularly operated air line in tho
world and calls for an extensive
transcontinental series ot oasest
and erection of new or improve-,
inent of existing hangar and ter
tulnai facilities ut 14 cities," said
Mr. Johnson.
"Boeing Air Transport Ih the
pioneer air line to carry passen
gers between the Great Lakes and
the I'acific coast. One company
has flown 4 600.000 miles with
mail-passenger single engine planes
preparatory to this expanded ser
vice. Now we propose the first
all-plan, day and night passenger
transport service hetween the coast
and the middle west. We will j
place the transports In service this(
month nnd at the controls will bo j
veteran air mail fliers, each with I
more than 3000 flying hours to lila I
credit. Heforo the Inaueurutinn
! of our regular passenger service
early next year tht-y will have be
come accustomed to these largv
planes und their operation nv-r
the five divisions of our route.
Man Night Hying
"Since May we have been fly
ing these large passenger trans
ports, at night over mountainous
country on the western division,
with n high record of perfonn--am-e
and starting this month will
do dusk to dawn flying on the
Ciistern division as well
I'resident Johnson said th
schedule of operations of the tri-
motored planes starting In - Oct
ber colls for a departure out ofj
Kan Kranclsco at night and front)
the eastern terminal in tho morn- I
Ing. Two pianes will be required
for each transcontinental flight
In each direction, tho transfer
point being nt Cheyenne, which is
almost n half-way point.
REESE CREEK RESIDENT
VISITS EASTERN OREGON
RRnSH CRK.F.K, Ore , Oct. 12.
(Special.) John Hhern has Just
returned from a trip to Kastern
Oregon and Idaho, where he was
very favorably Impressed, While
away he visited two of the govern
ment Irrigation projects, under
which thousands of acres of fertile
land Is being made to product
some of the finest crops our would
care to look at. Vet, as he wild,
there are drawbacks and e.jr...
Hons that would be bard In get
WP1 to. '
lap Steamer lni.
I.fN'MN, in t. 2. if) Al
Lloyd's dispatch frnm Tokyo to -
day reported the sinking of the
small Japanese sienmshlp KoW -
shlro Maru nfter stranding neir
.MlynkeJIma In a storm. The crow
mid uusacncrs wr lost,
EASTWARD,
nnriMO ornwinr
rtnriiuu riruu.ri
UULIMU ULIUIUL.
Medford
The Airport of
the Siskiyous
O, Sleeper, when your eyelids lift,
liut day-dreams yot around you j
drift. j
And you would travel far and wido, I
Where health nnd beauty fondly
bide.
If on the western trail you go,
The town of towns you then
should know,
The Airport of the Siskiyous,
Within the vale of mountain
views.
Where balmy breezes gently blow,
And nil tho year tho rivers flow;
Whero progress rules and business
I thrives,
And thousands live their outdoor
I lives,
Between The Caves and Crater
i- ' Lake,
Where mnrvolH on 1 the vision
.'I break,
ToNMeftrning beekbTis boy nnd girl,
Anil art appeals amid the whirl.
But yestoi-dny a frontier land,
Yot now In power so nobly plan
ned, .
That ere a single season goes,
Some greater function freely
flows, '
Where deeds otcourago thrill tho
heart, ' . .
And leaders live In sport and art;
Where spirit governs moro than
. gold, .- .
And many worthy dreams unfold.
While sclenco' comes, In thought
. , . profound,
And guards tho health-promot
ing ground.
. i nnyi.atAf. nl1.n
. ,
Insure;
Where time Us cooling mark has
left, .-v ' .
And earth 'no moro by quake Is
cleft;
Where llfo i' afe and free of
shock.
And only Timo its aim may mock.
Here music broods and Issues forth
And brlngH to life the lhinn ?f
worth, ' " " ' 1
dreams and duly gladly meet,
,nd purpose moves with certain
feot,
while through tho miles of fruitful
bloom
The nlr Is filled by faint perfume.
And In the vlslas of the blue
Von find (he purple tint 1ms
through.
Ah. yes. when on the trull yon o.
The town of Medford you should
k now.
Within the vale so fair ond wide.
Between tho peaks that long
abide: . j
Where In the groves or on the Unki.
Or by the eryl"l water brinks.
Or mi the shining mountain peaks.
The grandeur of i)u open speaks.
., ,OHrov Otftiell.
: PARAMOUNT OFFERS
HIGH TYPE PICTURES
II
Tim jingo nd elsewhero In this
paper will Rlvii some Idea lo the
patrons of tho Cralcilan and lllallo
theatres of tho rich treat Ihey have
In store for them through tho Par
amount releases. People In this
cllv und siirrouudlng territory lire
we'll acquainted with the high type
of Paramount plclures. Two of the
receiil releases were "Cocoanuls"
and "The Oreene Murder ("use."
Thetalkliig slnglng screen opened
I new snow worm ann i-nranioi.."
W"" "s long experience. u. ..:...
jot screen anil siage suns, gn-i..
j music composers, lending directors
: and advanced sound studios, ore
giving the public somo of Iho
greatest shows In the country.
I They advertise "If It's a Para-
mount picture It's the best show
1 In town."
These arc only part of Hie many
'blg pictures to he shown nt the
I Cratorlan and Klalto by the Fox
Wsst Coast Theatres, who recmitly
purchased Hivsu local theatres,
BUNE
as Link
S3SJS;7BAN
PEAR HARVEST IN
EAGLE POINT DIST.
EAOLE POINT, Ore. Oct. 2.
(Special) Tho pear crop In this
vicinity Is almost finished, apart
from the Winter Nulls. Apple
gathering started at most of the or
chards Monday. ,
Miss Miller, tho new lilnh school
teacher, entertained as her guests
Mr. and Mrs. A. 1, I.nneour anil
Harold rancour of Seattle, Wash.,
over tho week end.
Mr. and Mrs. H, T. Seaman nnd
First Mail Plane
I
'
' Verne 0. Gnrsl, (left), organl. -r and former president of Ibe P.irlflc Air Transitort coinpany. Inc.
! (Hlgbt) The go.Kl ship "Miilfortl" on Its first nlr mull fllghl, September IH, 102ft, rrom UarlH-r FIM
J lo San l-,ranr-ls,o. lJl.'J.,.f w.
ll Bit? Boeincr Planes for San Francisco-Chicago Route ; . , I
r -.j. I
Trl-inolorcil lloebig irnniMrt will be plniisl In oiH-nilion nn the San' I'Yancltoo-OnkUnU.Ohlcmeo
nlr niall-eiress nnd isisM-nger roule Ibis iiionlb. Artrr lliewi big planes luivo hrpn In nHrtlon for
M-vei-ol iiioiiths Itncltig tysiem will Inniigurato lis t'omplcto regular llb-lioiir transport passenger sere-
h-tmi the I'ncllle isvnn nnd Hie J.niil lke. Tbesti transports Imvo a wing span of HO fed, ,
an- Aft fort long, nntl when fully loaibil elgh right anil Ibrwqiinriers tons. Tho cabin ll ! fee
long, six nnd tbrti-qiiarlers fei't blab and five nnd oiie-ibinl ftWile. Tho three " Hornet engines
priMloce KT5 liorxqsiwer. If uicil evcluslvely III passenger wnlce tltey can carry 18 rmssengerSi two;
plluii mid a stcttnid, or thej- cmi be used tor nsviigvr, mall ntiil cipreu. '
in Coast
FRANCISCO
Mr. and Mrs. I'rauk Brown have
returned from Oniailo, Ore., where
they attended the Irrigation con
gress. Mr. and Mrs. II. V. Ward anil
daughter, Knid, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Ward of Klam
nlh Kails over tho week end.
Another carload of lumber ar
rived this week on the Owen-Oregon
for tho local lumber yard.
, Kdwai'd Clngcade, who has been
i visiting with his mother, Mrs. M.
J K. CMugradu, tho past few'' weeks,
returned Thursday morning to his
'homo in l.os Angeles, accompanied
; by his sister, .Mrs. llnttle Hingwall,
jwho left for Oakland, Cnl., on a
i 10-day business trip.
j Verona Davis, daughter of Mr.
; and Mrs. Cleorgo McClellnn, has
: hui'n nulla ill I he past week nnd Is
being intended by Dr. Sweeney-of
Medlord. ' .
.Mr. and Mrs. Otto Caster onter
tiiincd at, dinner. Sunday for Mr.
land Mrs. T. M. easier and Mrs.
I KIllMiiit or' Plioaiilx. "
Leaving Barber Field
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No. 19:?.
Air Mail
. Mrs. W. E. Hamuiol. Mrs. Frarilc '
Carter and Mlna Mluler were la
town Thursday trading at tile lo
cal stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reames and
hahy son of Wasco, Ore., arrived
Saturday and will visit at tho
linme of Mrs. Reames' mother, Mrs.
(ieorge McClellau.
W. C. Crandall of' Orlft'ln Creek
was lu town Thursday attending
lo business at the First State bank..
Charlies Humphrey came In with
n big load of baled alfalfa hay
from Mediord Thursday for John
.Laden. ' '.'
Mrs. John Orel), who has heeu
on the sick list nil summer, spend
ing part of the tiino in the Rogue
River sanitarium at Jacksonville
and In Medford, returned to Iter
home Friday very much Improved.
' ' Sammy Hale 1 la - the. fast little
mai) who subs at Mliortstop and
second when the . high-powered
Jimmy- Dykes is t not . available.
Sammy Is 33. ' S ' . ; 1 '
Sept. 16, 1926