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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1934)
MEDFORD MAIL TK1BUNT5, JfEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1934. PAOE Fl VEJ 10 COOL CONCRETE IN BOULDER 01 Engineers Devise Unique Refrigeration System for Dissipating Heat Gene rated in Huge Pile Veto Affects Vet BOULDER DAM, Las Vegas. Nev. (UP Although many Innovations in engineering and construction have been made on the Boulder Dam pro ject, bureau of reclamation officials say the scheme of artificially dissi pating the chemical heat generated by the setting of the 3.026,000 cubic yards of concrete In the dam struc ture tops them all. Experts agree that without arti ficial cooling It would require 100 years for the mass of concrete to reach the ultimate mean tempera ture. To accomplish this artificial cool insr it was decided to pour the con crete for the dam In separate blocks .which could be keyed together. Se- j Hies of thermometers were placed at arlous points within the dam to re cord temperatures Inside the struc ture. (The concrete is being cooled thaough a system of one-inch tubes. placed in horizontal layers five feet apart In the concrete and through which refrigerated water la circu latedV Whten the main structure of the dam Js completed, there will be ap proximately 3.000,000 feet, or 568 miles, of one-Inch pipe running through the concrete. The cooling plant is capable of producliog 2100 gallons of water per minute. . Refrigeration Is accomplish ed by ai ammonia compression sys tem not unlike that used In the manufacture of ice. Before tils refrigerated water Is run through tfw pipes, pre-cooling water Is circulated at the rate of 6000 gal lons per mtfnute. Lines betveen the plant and the dam for refqtgreated water are cov ered with tiro-inch cork Insulation to prevent variation of the temper ature of the -water in summer and winter. Temperatures are taken regularly to check the piogress of the cooling. As soon as coolng In any particular loop of pipes aiaa been completed, circulation through the loop is stopped. i When the cooling has been com pleted in a 50-oot grouting lift, grouting of contraption joints Is be gun. The elght-fipot slot is filled with concrete befona grouting. . This operation, combining cooling and grouting, makes the dam a uni fied body of concrete with all tem perature strains provided for. Should the mass of concrete which makes up the dam be allowed to cool naturally, it wap said, cracks would result several yers after com pletion of the structure). LEIUT. RIBBLE IN Nffl FOR THE YEARS ERE Although he has been a medical officer with the United States navy for the past three years, Lieutenant Oeorge B. Rlbble, physician on duty at the Carberry Creek CCC camp yesterday say the ocean for the first time in his life. He explained that the three C's In southern Oregon were all he had seen before his trip to Brookings aa the guest of M Jor and Mrs. James R. Bibtghaus. Coming to Oreson from St. Paul, Minn., to take up his duties with the Civilian Conservation corps, Lieut. Ribble had never had tho opportuni ty of visiting the coast. Upon hla return to Medford last evening, he expressed the surprise experienced at finding the coast line so Irregular, and admitted that the Pacific was far different than he had Imagined. Being unable to see a greater expanse of water somewhat baffled the officer. "It seemed." th lieutenant said, "as if the line on the horizon where the sky and water met, was higher than It should be." This, friends ex plained to him, was due to high tide. In keeping with the times Drags and Toiletries at Cut Prices at JAR MIN'S DRUO STORE. For Garden Plowing Tel. 812-J. L 8 10 14 The campaign will be carried on in connection with observance of na tional "clean-up" week and the co operation of all home owners and renters will be asked in giving the city a new appearance. This coopeintion will oe necessary as the city does not have funds avail able to finance the work. There have been many complaints voiced regard ing the general appearance of many backyards and alleys but in theie times there Is little that the city to cwan up their own trash piles and will be required to do so again. Pears Yesterday Inauguration of a local "clean up" week from April 8 to 14, was an nounced today by the city of Med-1 can do about them unless the neonle ! ford through Fred Scheffel, city sup-j choose to cooperate. In all times, erlntendent. however, people have been expected NEW YORK, March 13. (AP) (U. 8. D. A.) Pear auction market slightly stronger: 6 cara arrived; 3 Oregon cars, 2 New York, one Wash ington unloaded; 7 cars wm track. Oregon D'AnJous: 733 boxes extra fancy, 3.15-3.45, average 3.27; 1,769 boxes fancy, 2,80-3.45, average 3.13. MedfcrcPs Easter Parade of Fashions Begins Tomorrow, Wed. March 14th Beryl McHam (above), 36-year Did Oklahoma war veteran, was de nied an honorable discharge from the army by President Roosevelt's first veto on a bill which would have given McHam the benefits of an honorably discharged soldier. McHam waa dishonorably discharg. ed after a fiat fight, and deserted the army after a subsequent re-en Ustment. (Associated Press Photo) PETERSON ENJOYS FASHION OF FAIR E During the fifteenth and sixteenths centuries. Venetian women were shown their Paris fashions eoch As cension day on life-size dolls; and one cult during these times wore furs in summer and thin ctofihes In winter as a proof that love made them strong enough to resit the elements. Collecting manuscript be came a fashion for the rich during the Renaissance, and even those un , able to read adopted the custom. Just as in 1916, fifteenth and six teenth century women stood with their abdomens out. The elemental passions were looked upon as "good form" and Jealous husbands during the sixteenth century were blamed for attaching blocks of wood, two feet .high to the shoe soles of their Venetian belles. They couldn't move alone with these patlnes attached to them. THROUGH ffl-T AO Cactus trees, the desert of Arizona, the Coolidge dam, St. Louis with it smoke and negroes all these were the impressions outstanding In the mind of Arthur H. Peterson of this city, who recently completed a tour to Flint, Mich., to visit his sister. Answering a want ad In the Mall Tribune, Peterson chauffeured to the Michigan city ior Mr. Shaw, over a route that took them through Cali fornia, Arizona, a small portion of New Mexico, into El Paso, Texas, and to the famous border town of Jua rez, Mexico. Peterson's reports of his first visit to the old country were quite vivid, and, from letters written to Med ford friends, he became quite be wildered by the flock of beggars w,ho met them upon crossing the line, and by the unsanitary food shops about the streets. The two, according to his letter, each paid 25 cents in order to visit the Jail, and complications arose when Peterson kindly gave a cigar ette to one of the prisoners. As there were no separate cells, Just sections, , all of the men crowded about .him asking for "smokes." Going into another section after having given all his cigarettes n.way, Peterson was given a cap by one of tiie prisoners In exchange for a smoke. Peterson said he returned the man's cap, which was all the clothing he had. Before leaving Old Mexico, Peter son purchased cigarettes, prices from 3 to 10 cents a package, depending on his willingness to make the pur chase. But to get back to the United States It was necessary for the two to be vaccinated for smallpox due to a slight epidemic In Juarez. j-rom Texas the two continued to Michigan and pronounced the trip a success, the result of 11 days' travel. All kinds of ttfgal blanks for sale, for rent, no bunting, no trespassing and other carda for sale at Commercial Printing Dept. of Mall Tribune. ! , Father's and Son's banquet will bej conducted Thursday evening at fl :30 o'clock at the First Methodist church according to announcement this ' morn Ire by Rev. Joseph Knotts. Reverend Knotts requested that ' nil persons who plan to attend, alrase notify Mrs. A. Orin Schenk mmediately. j A prottram is being prepared for i the evening, and camea are being i planned for the fathers and sons. ' NIHT I Restful N-fb; RELIEVES C01DS WITHOUT "DOSING" Spring Displays ... in Medford have never been mora colorful . . . more thoroughly up-to-the-minute than thw season. We compliment the merchants of this city upon tihis bril liant spring exposition of modes and fash ions . . . The Easter Parade will get off to a good start in Medford tomorrow I The FIRST NATIONAL BANK "A Departmentized Bank" has your V for Aise in the ways of women and their budgets, we know you want new clothes for Easter and there's no reason why you can't get 'em at savingsl We're all ready with a grand collection of Spring fashions, sponsored by the smartest stylists in the land. You'll find your frock, your coat and Easter bonnet at prices you can well afford. Save at Wards I Coats . . . Sports or dress;' tweeds or crepey woolens. Shoulders smooth; sleeves full from elbow to cuff. Colors cloudy and varied I Dresses . . . Smart, short sleeved crepes for street, Sunday night and dressy occasionsl Blue, rose, beige and navy. Jacket frocks, too. Hars...Ofr-the-foee modelsl Pill boxes! Breton sailorsl The very newscoop-brimsl Straw and strow cloth; navy, black and colors. 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