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Medford Mail Second Section Eight Pages 1 ', Second Section Xight Pages Iff Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, OKM'XiOX, SUNDAY, AHil'ST ;!, 1!):!0. No. 133. DEDICATION CLIMAXES LONG CIVIC EFFORT LOCAL C. C. FATHER OF PORT PLAN Modern Air Terminal Advo cated in 1 928 Residents Nearly , ; Unanimous ' in Vote to Finance $120, 000 Municipal Project. r When the Pacific Northwest Air Tour arrives at the Medford i airport tomorrow afternoon with the fleet of approximately 40 I planes, piloted by stunt fliers alr I way officials and exhibition fliers, the mombcra of tho tour will view one of tho most modern and at j tractivo fields on tho Pacific coast, X Approached from Medford via tho I loop road completed by the coun ty tho 120,000 field represents the realization of one of the grcat- est aspirations of this city. Com pleted October 2, 1929, the airport ill be officially dedicated tomor row nisht, when the formal pro- i gram arranged by members of tho airport committee, headed by J. O. Grey, Is presented in the llanK ar building, followed by the first official flight from tho field. Direct radio communication with all ships is( maintained at I Medford's airport. A restaurant, i operated by Singleton and Blake is another new feature there and six oil companies aro now opera- j ting service stations at the field. $ There are 13 people employed in '3 the various departments including 3 Seely Hall, superintendent. Beau- tiful shrubs have added much to the attractiveness of the field ; since Its completion and "oho of the latest additions is the head quarters of the Itoguo Valley dun club, which has been granted a lease to a location at tho airport. Site Selected ; Tho oarly part of 1028 tho Med ford Chamber of Commerce act f lug with the city council, appolnt ' ed a committee to select a loca I tion for a new airport for Med ' ford. The committee worked with the United States Department of ',, Commerce, the aviation depart ' Jiicnt, tho United States army and Xlhe air transport lines operating through the valley. They unanl mously decided uflon the present j site of 2S0 acres located three miles from the center of Medford on the Biddle road. loiter in the year tho govorn i ntcnt announced that Medford had been selected as a site for a S high powered radio station, which : was completed in 1023 along tho I Crater 1-akc highway not far from !, the airfield. The station Ib man- aged by It. A. Martin and has I continuous 24-hour service. The ' approximate cost of tho construc ; Hon was $75,000. Tho airport, financed by a near ly unanimously favored bond is sue, has cost the city of Medford : up to this time $114,000. Tho con ! Htruction has been directed by tho airport committee competed of J. O. Circy. chairman; B. M. Wilson, It. B. Hammond and May or A. W. Pipes. Tho cost in cludes the Installation of the 2, GBO.000 candlepower airplane bea con. This beacon Is located on tho root of tho administration and hangar building. Mnny Departments nouscd. Tho building houses administra tion offices, tho United States, weather bureau and headquarters j of the Pacific Air Transport oom- pany. It Is 110 feet wide and 150 feed long. It Is large enough to house 16 When You Come to Medford FOR THE Airport Dedication Dine at Special Dinner 75c Merchants' Lunch 50c Cold Drinks Short Orders Confections Fox .Craterian Building First Air Mail jf ' Nw"l Harbor fichl (upper rih.) vvns OrIL the ..rmMtt 'V T ,' lfW'', f Nk!M"U!lr tWt InrlcMiii county fair grounds, honoring Newell llurhcr (Insert) who did In acllim In " " ' -w.iteB&, tg fMftP Jw JT '! World war. Tho field served as Imw for forest flro Hum plnnm, tho fliers being ttTan Ut'SiiSr't V V&TSi V$ 4jrni W'ttl Imnswl ml llio premises (Imvcr I'lslll), mill was also usnl by many noted fliers, llppcr Sjy"" ""fijg jSSjfljwa jjjT CjS jl Sjp Jff lrt It n nter nml nclmlntst r I Um Imlldlng an Jtedi'oiil's new airport. T&muaamsfmggEs mli i f, : pi 1 II II llllll II ! I ill mi ' i - " I &.V.v M :V: , ' - . small ships and four larso cabin pianos and include repair Hhops, waiting? rooms and tho restaurant. A bulldlns for the pilots' quartern houses pilots who fly north and south out of Medford. The water supply at tho air port has been piped from Bed ford's million dollar water sys tem. There aro fire hydrants conveniently placed about tho hangar building to avoid all f iro hazards. The airport runway is well grav eled ami a drainage system, en gineered by City Engineer Fred Schoffel, makes landinp easy by eliminating all surplus water from tho field. j Hull Ah Pioneer , Seely Hall, local representative ! of the Pacific Air Transport ami! superintendent of the field is on' constant duty. Ho Is Bedford's; main leader in aeronautical pion-j coring', having with Floyd Hart j over 1 0 years ago brought the i first home-owned airplane to this ' city. There are now five privately j owned planes located at the local j field. They belong to W. H. j Muirhead and Henry Fluhrer, who own one Jointly, John P. Waage, i W. J. Hrowne and James Stovall, j who has added two to the list. The beacons installed through j southern Oregon and northern ' California to aid pilots In night flying can be seen 15 or 20 miles. Several are located in Jackson county and add much to tho pop ularity of night flying here. Dora flold llrlck bridge aoross East fork above this place, dedl cHtod recent ly. Landing Place Supplemented By Medford's Modern 'jf ' ! 4 1. J .fl W ' """" I I 11.1 l Still II It,, ,tt Minollll- f - t 4, ( RADIO NETWORK AinQ PI ANR IN I1ILU I LflMLU 111 MEDFORD AREA U. S. and P. A. T. Facilities Carry Weather Reports, Communication Between Port and Planes. The Bedford airport is as com pletely equipped a any In the United States, not excluding tho hlg fields at metropolitan centers, as far as communication systems and weather data for fliers are concerned. A government radio station, in charge of It. A. Martin, was constructed at a cost of $75, OdO and has been In operation for sometime, sending out weather broadcasts hourly. Taking tho place of tho old code system, used at tho Barber Field, tho Pacific Air Transport company subsidiary of the Boeing company, has also established a radio station of 500 watts, same power as tho government equipment, a milo or sit away, lorated east of the Crnter . IV. When Attending the Airport Dedication stop at the HOTEL MEDFORD In Oregon, Newell Barber Field, Lake hlghwny. Towers of 128 foot made their construction on tho port impossible. The United Htates weather bu reau located In the administration building Is connected with the gov ernment station with direct telo- ; graph wires and automatic prin ters. eather reports aro sent to the radio station and then broad cast every hour, giving height of clouds, temperature, general fore cast ami 6ther Information. The airport also has direct tele graphic connections with local telegraph offices and through Its radio equipment Is in direct com munication with any part of the Pacific coast, and can speak with pilots approaching or leaving Med ford. Tho power of tho company station makes It possible to even carry on conversation with pilots on tho Hoeing trans-continental run, Kenneth Williams Is In I charge at the airpnrt station. ; Tho weather bureau is In direct telegraphic connection with other j weather stations on tho coast. I Wind speeds in tho upper levels i are determined by sending up gas filled balloons to high altitudes, j Their speed and height aro deter mined through special instruments. Hard on tho Hoy. SALEM, Ore., Aug. 2. (A1) Leonard NicholH, 12, who miya his mother lives at 756 Mast 45th street, Portland, is held hero for Portland juvenile officers. Ho was found asleep on a pile of sacks at a tllo factory. Tho boy says his father is dead, his mother remarried and that recently he hns been selling papers In Eu gene and Albany under tho name of John Hmlth. i'HEi N in:riTir,, citv suuoihi- tendeiil, whoso slali' did. much of tho MiNlloril airport coiisl ruction work. JLaaoctatea Press Photo Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly tho Atlantic, plant to enter the national air derby for women. The race will be from Long Beach, Cal., to Chicago starting August 17. lfl Killed liy Ciuc-ln. MKUUA, HpnnlKh Mnrocno, Aub. 2. W) Hlxtocn natives. In chifllnK 15 wrinpn, wi-ro idllfd to day by the cnllapHO nf a ravo In tho town of Ki'nlduMar, roKfon ot HVnnman. Twonty niitlvoH wito In oeeKi new nnnnrn . njinw p-v-v i Airport As Industry Expands I l!;1 tho eave extracting clay for use In washing clothes when tho acci dent occurred. 1i .Mend Arrives. SI'OKANE. Aug. 2. -(P Hi. Elwrmd Miid. lTnUed Klstes einn- Member . . i I I pHT len Mayor A. V. 1Mthj right halriuaii 1. (. Jrey. 1nvrr 1 M. Wilson iiml It. It. Ham inoiid. mlssloner of reclamation, left hero today with his party of Irrigation experts by train for Corfu, head ing for Kaddlo Mountain, Priest rapids and up tho Columbia river lo Wonatcheo, oti their tour of the Columbia, basin project. Medford's 'Airport Dedication Is Monday WE ARE GLAD... To be a part of this progressive "Air Minded" community and we urge our friends and patrons to attend tomorrow's dedication. Jackson County Bank n Federal Reserve fflr EPS STEP WITH PROGRESS Medford First in State to Establish Air Mail Field Present Port Result "of Growing Need Many,, Notables Land Here. Progress in southern Oregon aviation la tho past decado has been rapid. Up until 1919 there were few residents who had over seen airplanes in flight, save for tho appearance of an occasional thlp at county fairs. Such planes weru shipped hero by train and vero capable only of short flights. It was not until the autumn of 191!) that desire to become bet ter acquainted with man's Inven tion to conquer tho air was gen erally satisfied when six govern ment planes, en route from Cali fornia, to take part in the Port land Jtoso Festival, landed ut tho Cioro alfalfa field west of Med ford on tho Jacksonville high way. Thousands of southern Ore gon residents gathered to watch the coming and .landing of tho ships, which attracted another record crowd when thoy landed on a spacious field near Ashland, til route back to their headquar ters. Hundreds of cars wore. park ed and people waited for several hours . until the planes arrived, landing shortly .beforo dark; Interest Aroused. , Tho coming of thoso ships aruused local Interest In aviation ui-rt Jn 1920, tho Medford Aircraft corporation- was, established by .t Seely Hall and Floyd Hart. These two men had Just returned from service ' with tho United 1 Htates army In tho world war, being among. 13 local younff mon who had joined the air corps. Most of thorn camo from high school ind included Newell Barbor, Dan Watson, Frank McKoe, Russoll Bq mon, K. Baker, Houston ' Ling, . Karl Ling, J. Olmstoad, Del Jones, Tommlo Heanlon, Merle Kellogg and F. Walls. J Floyd Hart and Meoley Hall purchased A Curtis Jonny piano for $11750 and despite tho fact that aviation was viewed askance by tho majority of valley resi dents, tho two men did a land office business. Hart was pilot and was assisted by Del Jonen when business became too rush ing. Hundreds of passengers were taken aloft and most of them came down looking for more. "When tho local demand had been somewhat satisfied, the plane was taken on a barnstorming trip and held the distinction of being tho first ship flown to Tondloton In eastorn Oregon and to Walla Walla, Wash. At the former place, the ship was a big attrac- . lion at tho annual round-up and attracted as much attonioa us tho rodeo Itself. Whs Pioncrr Plane. Tho ship was flown for four or live months until it was sold for 154000, a larger price than It orig inally cost. It was tho first prl vii to plane to have been,, flown up tho coaet from Sacramonto (Continued on Psgw Four) Established 1888 ''ilill!!!!l!ll!lllll!l!l!l!!!PI!l!!l ''llillllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillilllllllllllllllli ?
