MEDFOED MAIL TRIBUNE, lIEDFOltD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1933.
PAGE THREE
IN DEVELOPMENT
"PRESCjn PARK
City Council Asks Director
for Winter Camp On Roxy
Ann Nine-Mile Stretch of
Road Is Part of Program
The campaign underway In Med
:ord for sometime, to bring Civilian
Conservation corps men from the Cra
ter Lake national par to Roxy Ann.
better known aa the Prescott Memo
rial park, for winter encampment, and
development of the park program,
was revealed to the public last night
when a reaotution was prepared oy
the city council to be forwarded to
hobert Flchener, director of emerg
ency conservation work at Washing
ton, D. C.
The program, as outlined by the
city of Medford, provides for tho
moving of one camp, now located at
Crater Lake, to the Roxy Ann terri
tory. . The resolution, passed last
tight by the council,. authorizes the
invitation to national headquarters.
Plan Nine-Mile Road.
An area, composed of 1700 acres,
row known as the Prescott Memorial
park, would be available to the Civil
ian Conservation corps men, of which
here are 200 now in the Crater Lake
encampment, sought here.
The city of Medford, in the pro
gram proposed for development of the
Fresco tt Memorial park site, plana to
build nine miles of roadway to reach
the park, all of which has been sur
veyed by the county. One mile was
constructed by the unemployed last
year. A general cleanup of the park
site is also Included In the plans to
be presented the government for Civil
ian Conservation corps work. A trail
direct to the summit of Roxy Ann.
construction of a lookout tower,
marking of the boundaries with rock,
construction of & log pavilion. 40 by
40 feet in the park, and a concref-e
container for the spring are also In
cluded in the Improvement program.
An open air fireplace, six stone camp
ovens, a large Incinerator and 13
benches and picnic tables will also
be provided the public if the plans
materialize.
Would Move Trees..
Moving of trees from other sec
tions of the forest for landscaping in
the Prescott Memorial park will also
furnish work for the OCX's If they
pre moved to Roxy Ann for the win
ter.
The program, advanced by the city,
has met with the recommendations of
E. C. Solinaky, superintendent of the
Crater Lake national park; Lawrence
Merrlam, district officer of the de
. partment of the interior. National
Park service, San Francisco; Regional
Forester C. C. Buck and Major Clare
H. Armstrong, City Superintendent
Fred Scheffel stated last night.
A report of the meeting of the
League of Oregon Cities, recently held
In Eugene, was given last night by
City Attorney Frank Farrell.
Resolution, directing that the no
tice for Intention for widening of
East Main street be given out for
hearing October 17. was passed by the
council, and the placing of gasoline
tanks In the sidewalks at the corner
of Sixth and Grape streets, for erec
tion of a new service station, was
authorized.
HARDER ELECTED
TO
C. M. Brewer, president of the Cali
fornia Oregon Power company, an
nounces that at the last meeting of
the board of directors of the com
pany held In San Francisco, Septenv
ber 29, B. E. Harder, president of the
First National Bank of Medford, was
elected to the board of directors of
he power company. Mr. Harder was
elected to fill a vacancy created by
the retirement from the board of
John D. McKee of San Francisco.
Acceptance of this responsibility by
Mr. Harder carries out a desire of long
standing on the part of Mr. Brewer
to have as associates In the direction
of company affairs men of recognized
eblllty In building for the best In
terests of the communities served.
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CASH PAID
FOR
TURKEYS
If your Turkeys will be
ready for the October
Market See us at once
We are arranging for a cash
buyer to load out a car of
hint on Urtoher 15th or
20th.
List the number of bird,
von'll have ready, with u.
and do so at onre so we
ran determine If posMble to
make the ear.
CASH PAID
WHEN TURKEYS.
ARE DELIVERED TO
THE CAR
MARKETPRICES
PAID
For further Information,
rail at our retail store
MONARCH
Society and Clubs
Edited by Eoa Nealon Hamilton
B. P. V. Club Plans i
benefit Card Farty
The Business and Professional
Women's club will a entertain next
Monday afternoon with a benefit
card party, it was decided at last
night's meeting of the organization'
in the clubrooms at the city hall.
Playing will begin at 2 o'clock Mon
day and all persons wishing to make
reservations are asked to call Mrs.
Cdwlna Welshaar at 375-W.
Last night's meeting opened witn
a delicious dinner, served by Mrs
Laura Buckingham of The Crwt.
Dinner was followed by a program,
on which Mrs. J. W. Crays, guest here
from California, was the chief speak
er, choosing "Optimism' as her sub
ject.
Plans for the year'a program as
well as the benefit party were dis
cussed, and committees for the party
will be announced soon.
Miss Natwlck Among
Guests, Grants Pass Party
Much entertaining for the pleasure
of Miss Maria Wilson of Grants Pass,
whose engagement to Robert Bishop
of Salem was recently announced, la
keeping Rogue River valley society
Interested these days, as date of theU
wedding draws nearer.
Tuesday night Dr. and Mrs. C- L.
Ogle and Mr. and Mrs. Ntel R Allen
were hosts at a formal dinner dance,
feting the bride-elect and her fiance,
Among- guests for the evening were
Miss Orble Natwlck of Medford.
number from Spokane, Wash., and
from Salem, In addition to Grants
Pass friends of the bridal party,
bunny Sisters to Meet
For Luncheon Tuesday
The Sunny Sisters circle of the
Presbyterian church will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Perry. Tuesday
October 10, for co-ered dish lunch
eon at 1 o'clock. Each guest Is ask-
rd to bring her own service. Mem
bers will respond to rollcall by each
telling in story or verse how she
earned the one dollar pledge.
Tuesday wil be guest day for the
circle and every member is urged to
be present to help start the new
5 ears' work.
Aliens, Visitors
On College Sampus
An interesting social note from the
Oregon State Barometer reports a
visit on the campus by Mr. and Mv.
Paul G. Allen. '32 and ex '33. Both
are well known In the Rogue River
valley, where they formerly made
their home, and were guests for a
time this summer of relatives. Allen
Is a member of Phi Kappa Tau fra
ternity and Mrs. Allen of Alpha Gam
ma Delta sorority. Allen. Is now
working with the Oregon Journal .n
Portland-
Teachers Chorus
To Open R eli ear sals
With the revival of interest In
music, which always comes with the
approach of autumn, another group,
the Jackson County Teachers' chorus
has announced that rehearsals will
begin this week. A meeting has been
called for Saturday morning at 10 :i
o'clock at the court house auditor
ium. Miss Harriett Baldwin will
direct the chorus again this year with
Mrs. Effie Herbert Yeoman as accompanist.
Medical Auxiliary
Meets Tomorrow
Mrs. R. W. Clancy will be hostess
at her home tomorrow afternoon to
members of the auxiliary to the
Jeckson County Medical association.
Mi-Brides Entertain
For Halls Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. M McBrlde enter
tained Sunday with dinner in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hall, nee
eane Ferguson of Jacksonville. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fer
guson of Medford.
Late autumn flowers and colorful
foliage decorated the dining room.
with shades of orange predominating.
Mrs. Hall is a granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. McBrlde. Ashland Tidings.
Mrs. Manna, Hostess
To Health Workers
. Mrs. H. K. Hanna was hostess o
the Jacksonville health unit at her
home on Tuesday afternoon, at which
time several very Interesting subjects
were discussed with Miss Mildred
Carlton the principal speaker.
Following the program, refresh
ments were served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Clinton Smith.
Dixie Club Meets
With Mrs. Sn ten well
Mrs. G. R. Satcbwell will be hostess
at her home Saturday afternoon to
members of the Dixie club, who will
gather there at 2 o'clock. She will
be assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Pottinger.
Mrs. Rose Schieffelln will review
' The Life of Stonewall Jackson." and
current events will also be given.
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Junipers Leave
For Sacramento
Mr. and Mrs. . Lawrence Juniper.
who have made their home In this
city for the past several months, left
yesterday for Sacramento. Cal. Mrs
juniper Is remembered here as the
former Cecil Coxs and was welcomed
by many members of the music set
upon her return to Medford from
California.
Graduate Nurses
To Meet Thursday
The Graduate Nurses association
will meet with Mrs. Florence Fish
Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
program will be presented by Mrs,
Henry Padgham and Miss Blanche
Uriels. All graduate nurses are cor
dially invited to attend the gather
ings. f-f
League of Writers
To Meet Monday ,
There will be a meeting of the
Southern Oregon League of Western
Writers at the Hotel Holland next
Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock and
fan interesting program has been pre--ared,
with anticipation of a large
attendance.
Hawks' Guests Enjoy
Trip to Crater Lake
A trip to Crater Lake was enjoyed
jesterday by the following party of
visitors who are guests at the home
of s. M. Hawk: Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Hawk, Mrs. Delia Haney and Miss
Li.ura Miller of Punxsutawney, Pa.
They are all relatives of Mr. Hawk.
Pythian Sisters
To Meet Wednesday
The Pythian Sisters will meet for
regular session in the Knights of
Pythias hall Wednesday evening. Oc
tober 4. All members are requested
to attend.
Wenonah Club
Meeting Thursday
Wenonah club will meet Thursday
afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock, with
Blanche Rinabarger, for a covered
o.sh luncheon. It was reported Tuesday.
Mower show Optn
To Fall I. u rile tiers.
The Medford Garden club will bold
its regular October meeting Thursday
evening. October 6, in the court
bouse auditorium at 7:30. An inter
esting program has been arranged and
not only members of the club, but
every one Interested In flowers and
shrubs, is urged to be present. De
tails for the fall flower display to be
held Friday of this week in the Hotel
Medford will be explained at this
meeting.
This showing of fall flowers Is with
out rules, competition or classification-Just
another community inter
est in which all are asked to Join.
Every one la asked to bring what he
has In his garden, whether it be one
flower or a large bowl or basket.
Club members have been especially
interested of late In flower arrange
ment and some Interesting and un
usual displays ar expected.
Those In charge ask that exhibits
be brought to the hotel between
eight and ten Friday morning. The
display will be open to the public
from eleven until a late hour In the
evening.
Phoenix Ladles' Aid
lo Meet Thursday
The Phoenix Ladies' Aid will meet
at the Presbyterian manse Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, it was an
nounced today. Hostesses for the
meeting will be Mesdames Roberts,
Walker, Morgan and Peterson.
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Falling Just one degree below the
all-time heat record for October in
Medford, thermometers registered 94
degrees here yestrday. according to
official report this morning from the
United States Weather bureau.
The highest temperature was
reached at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The allrtlme heat record for Octo
ber was reached Just one year ago
today, when the mercury climbed to
95 degrees. A little change in tem
perature, however. Is predicted fof
today, although the forecast Is "fair
tonight and Thursday."
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The body of Mra. Emma L. Mlneir.
T'hose death from an automobile ac
cident near Baker, Ore., came aa a
.hock to her relatlvea and many
irlenda throughout Jackson county.
Is being brought here by auto, and
funeral 6ervlcea will be held at the
First Methodist church at 3 p. m
Thursday, with Conger Funeral Par
lore In charge. Rev. L. P. Belknap,
sslsted by Rev. Joseph Knotts. will
officiate. The remains will then be
escorted by her grandson. Alton And
trson. to Bowling Green. Ohio, and
laid to rest beside her deceased bus
band. Robert c. Mlnear, who died
there In 1900.
Mra. Mlnear was born at Plndlay.
Hancock county. Ohio. In August.
I860 and was 73 yeara of age. She
Slew to womanhood at Plndlay. and
after her marriage to Robt. C. Minea-.
they moved to Bowling Green, and
three years after the death of her
husband, came with her two children.
Mearl Mlnear and Maude Anderson
Nlckerson to Oregon and has resided
in and near Medford for the past 30
years, where she has made scores' f
warm friends who are deeply grieved
by her untimely death.
She was an active worker In the
Methodist church. In which she- has
held membership practically all her
life. She leavea one son. Mearl Mln
ear: also sir grandchildren, Alton W
Anderson Gladys. Ruth. Robert, Glen
na and Donald Mlnear. all of Med
ford; one brother, Geo. w. Teatsorth.
Vancouver, Wash., and a sister. Mra
C W. Philips In Ohio;, one nephew
Claude Worden of Ohio, and one
niece, Mra. Oeorglanna Jackson, Nv
tlonal City. Cal.. and one gneat-
frandson, Theodora Anderson. Med.
ford.
FIRE FIGHTERS
SURPRISED BY
A motion asking for an extension
of time In filing the supreme court
appeal of Gordon L. Schermerhorn,
former sheriff, under a three year
sentence for ballot theft conviction,
was mailed to Circuit Court Judge
Sklpworth at Eugene yesterday for
his signature, according to Attorney
Frank P. Newman. Delay in compil
ing the transcript of the testimony.
Is the main reason set forth for fur
ther time, in preparing briefs.
Schermerhorn is at liberty on $7500
bonds.
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r.nslng in the ears of the men, un
skilled at brufth fire fighting, as thay
entered the canyon.
Deep in the canyon a small area
was burning. There was little or no
w.nd. the flames and smoke from the
burning scrub oak growth in the
canyon's floor shooting straight up
ward, j
Wind Whips Flames.
Suddenly a wind whipped down,
into the canyon, fanning the flame!
into a furnace of death, sweeping
outward from Its center. In a few;
seconds the approximately 1,500 man
who had entered the catyon wore
scrambling up the steej sides of the
canyon wall. I
The cow-path became a line of
lighting, sweltering, cursing, praytng
humanity. The strong clambered over
ihe weak, in the awful climb. Up
ward, with death crackling at their
heels, struggled the workmen.
Survivors said the flames Jumped
a much as loo feet at the time,
catching up with and bringing down
the screaming, struggling men.
" Searchers found that the men died
in twos. Of the 36 bodies so far
recovered, but a lew were alone in
Oath, the great bulk of the number
seeming to have paired off as death
Ikked at their futilely fleeing heels
Heroism Seen.
Some of the pairs, pathetically
nuddled in their upward struggle on
the canyon's side, gave evidence even
ui heroism, in addition to the seek
ing of dying humans after compan
ionship in the face of death.
One gruesome pair had almost
reached the canyon's rim when the
wall of flame struck them down.
One or two, a stalwart, had been
pushing his fellow struggler upward
when the blaze cut them down.
Mayor Frank L. Shaw ordered a
thorough investigation of the cir
cumstances which caused so great a
toll to be taken. He said If care
lessness or negligence are to be found
to be to blame the city will cooperate
wun me county in fixing the respon
sibility. He promised also that the
city will provide relief for the fam
ines of the victims.
TELL
ROASTED ALIVE
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1 still can hear them yelling and
shouting for help," said O. B. Car..
It was an oven-hell. Everything
was red. As I staggered on X began
to count the bodies. One, two, three
when I finished I had counted 32
1 could smell the seared flesh, the
Acrid smoke, the singed hair.
"My arms began to hurt. I didn't
know then they were burned. The
man next to me dropped. I pulled
r.im to his feet and we began to
run. -.tumbling, praying. We found
side trail. I fainted."
Wilfred Singleton saw the ground
dotted with bodies and heard the
piercing shrieks of men who fell and
couldn't .ret up. Sometimes I trip
ped and I would put out my hands
Ui break my fall, and I would feel
the not clothing of a dead man."
A blistering heat told Noel Gregg
that "lots of the fellows had been
trapped." "On the ground I saw
three men, their heads down. The
flames were getting them. My ton-1
pue began to swell and I thought my
eyes would pop out of my head. I
heard a terrible scream and I
fainted."
First there were splitting shrieks.
R. C. Hill said. Then they became
hoarse and finally it was Just whis
pers. "The flames cut off my view
of them and I knew they had come
to their end."
One by one the men dropped, W.
R. Woods related. "They would crawl
a little way and then lie still. Then
the fire would catch up with them.'
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in
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In Fall shade to wear with brown,
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SUEDE BAGS
New shapes and colors. And have
lou seen the novel beaded zipper
has for evening and afternoon?
KNITTED GLOVES
These add the finishing touch to
your knitted suits. Two lengths.
Aluo new kid gloves.
COMPACTS
Everyone prefers loose powder
compacts, especially when they axe
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Jenkins Comment
(Continued irom Page One)
ROOSEVELT, In this writer's Judg
ment, is right In meeting the
veterans face to face and telling them
his reasons for doing what he did.
No harm ever came yet of frank dis
cussion of Issues by men who are
sincere in their desire to do the right
thing, but who may differ as to what
the right thing Is.
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rad been Identified this morning.
Relatives of workers were permitted
to view the bodies in an effort to
identify them.
Frank Merrill, superintendent of
Griffith park, blamed the catastro
phe to "lack of experience in, brush
fire fighting" on the part of thoie
who died, and the men who sent
them into the canyon of death.
- Fire Chief Ralph Scott corroborated
Merrill's views by the statement that
"It was suicide to send those men
into a walled-ln canyon whose en
trance was blocked by raging flames
and whose only other means of exi
was a winding cow-path up the wall
of the ravine."
Ordered to Spot.
Blindly following orders of their
foreman, more than a thousand work
men streamed Into the box-like Min
eral Wells canyon yesterday to ex
tingulsh a brush fire.
"Smack It out with your shovels,
end cut a fire-break!" was the order
Chinese Color '
Influence Seen
In Fall Styles
Chinese colors and trimmings are
Influencing fall styles, while Zinnia
and Pansy shades are very popular,
according to Mrs. Adrienne Steward
who returned to Medford a few days
ago from San Francisco.
Fall and winter merchandise for her
women's apparel shops was selected
by Adrienne In both Los Angeles and
San Francisco. Attractive dresses.
hats, and coats are arriving dally, as
suring southern Oregon women of a
variety of 1034 styles.
Snlem Postoffloe Gains.
SALEM. Oct. 4. MV-Salem postal
receipts for the quarter ending Sep
tember 30. totaled 08.281.63. a gain
of (1.481 .68 over the previous a'.l
time high quarter registered in 1929.
Postmaster John Farrar announced
Millinery Event
Fri. & Sat.
Featuring s new
shipment of smart
Fall Huts.
Adel Lee Shop
In M. M. Department Slore
HlocMng denning He-modeling.
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How often would you be embarrassed
and shocked at the things you may -have
said under the stress of jangled nerves?
A sharp word, a fit of temper, an un
fair accusation these hurt your friends
and your loved ones and they hurt
' you, too. .
Watch your nerves.' Get your full
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larly and sensibly. Find time for recrea
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Our 3rd Annual Kennel-Ellls "Most
Attractive Child" contest la now In
progress.
This contest. Judged photographical
ly, la open to all boys and girls from
5 months to 5 yeara of age.
you receive a free sitting for each
entrant. You may enter, more than
one child. You have an equal chance
to win one of the lovely merchandise
awards given by:
, CUPP'S FURNITURE STORE
STRANG'S DRUG STORE
LAKRY SCHADE. JEWELER
ROY'S BARBER SHOP
LAMPORT'S SPORT1NO GOODS
SNIDER DAIRY & PRODUCE tO.
M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE
FLUIIRER'S BAKERY
Remember, this contest la open to
all children, boys, girls, twins, within
the age limits In or near Jackson
county.
As this event haa grown each year In
alze and In popularity, do not delay
. In making your appointment at once.
' Call the studio for any additional
Information.
Kennell-Ellis
Artist Photographers
32 North Central Ave.
, Telephone 329 .
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