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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. MARCH 12, 1934.
City's First Fire Lads
Swap Tales of Pioneer
Experiences at Reunion
Looking back over quarter cen
tury, to the time when they answered
the cry of "Flrel" with clumsy hand
drown hose carta, 23 old time tire
luddifs spent a memorable day at
the McUford fire hall yesterday in a
reunion ot Ilremen of 25 years ago.
Old times came hack with every
handshake and eye twinkle as the old
timers gathered during the day, In
specting the modern fire hall and
equipment, chatting about how
things change, und sitting down in
the evening to the climax real
Ilremen'a turkey dinner.
But there was one thing the fire
men mlfwed. There was no call. Had
there bt-en a fire last night, while
these veterans were patting the red
hoods of Medford'a fire trucks, It
probably would have been too bad
for the fire.
From many parti of Oregon nd
even northern California, firemen ar
rived in ones and two throughout
the day, first visiting old friends and
relatives In the city. Lunch waa serv
ed at noon, and the group grew in
elze during the rest of the day until
the banquet, pronounced excellent,
was spread by P. C. ("Sody Pop")
Blgham.
At a abort buslneas meeting min
utes of some of the old meetings
were read and letters from aome of
the old timers who were unable to
attend opened. Tiie mlnutea of the
first flremen'a reunion, held March
14, 1030, were rend, and it waa unani
mously agreed to hold a similar re
union five years hence, when firemen
of 30 years ago will reassemble.
Outstanding In the group were
three charter member of Medford
lire department: Eugene Amann, 04,
chief 26 years ago; D. T. Law ton, 83.
and Ernest Langley, 67, all members
nf the flrfct fire department Medford
had. the Medford Protection Fire
Hose Co.. organized some 40 years
ago.
Ex-Chief Amann, now living at
Wolf Creek, observed great many
changes in methods of fire fighting.
When "Gene" waa chief, the depart
ment possessed only hose carte and
ona hure-uittn was'en, In 1912
Medford's first auto truck waa put
into use, and served faithfully de
aplfce the first hoots from the public,
until only five years ago.
One of the tales told by the most
'reminiscent of the fire laddies
brought back the days of 1010, when
Jtre ordinances were nearly as few j
as automobiles. One day, the story
ran, a livery barn at Eighth and I
Riverside caught fire.
All hands reached the scene and
BLAST OLD
Low Temperatures Found
Best for Tender Cuts As
Well As Tough Tender
Roasts Cooked Uncovered
CORVALLIS (Bpl.) Many prac
tices In. meat cookery that women
have believed to be correct and have
practiced for many years have now
been discarded by home economics
research workers in favor of newer
methods, some of which are exactly
opposite, says Mitts Lillian Taylor, in
structor In foods and nutrition at
Oregon State collegi.
Cooking at a low temperature has
long been regarded as easentlal for
tough cut of meat, but It la now
also considered the best method for
cooking the more tender exits as
well. Miss Taylor says, aa It gives a
Juicier, and more tasty piece of meat
Meat cooked at a high temperature
tends to become tougher the longer
it Is co iked.
Took HoiM I'lienvered.
Uoiirtta from the more tender cuts
of meat, except veiil, nre now being
cooked uncovered. When the roaster
Is covered the steam gathers on the
lid and drops on the meat, prevent
ing browning and washing off much
of the flavor, says Miss Taylor, It is
well to use a ruck In the roaster to
hold the meat up out of the gravy,
she points out. and If the roast la
placed on the rack fat nlde up It
requires very little basting.
Unless one Is In a hurry, searing
r on ms before putting them In the
IT'S BETTER
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THAN TREAT IT
Cold grrimi lie in wait for you all
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CCNTRATE TaBLLIS,
set to work laying out the line, but
it so happened that the mayor at
that time was out of town, and the
acting mayor, passing by, ordered
Chief Amann to remove the hot from
the street so as not to block traffic.
Chief Amann refused and soon had
the biasing barn under control. He
was later taken before the mayor,
who complimented him upon his
sense of duty.
Another fire, one of the hottest the
firemen could recall, was the burn
ing of the old opera house at Eighth
and Front streets. The building waa
demolished In less than 20 minutes,
but the firemen kept the flames from
spreading to other frame buildings
not ten fet away.
When the old Washington school
at West Main and Oakdale burned to
the ground, Ernest A. Langley Inter
cepted the cart cn Its way up Main
street and guided the tongue by hand
through the crowd. Gordon Scher
merhorn drove the buggy and Oene
Amman led the hose cart by a rope.
The only firemen on the scene for
some time, these three were unable
to combat that spectacular blaze.
Then, as now, the duties of the
fire department were not only to
fight fire, and when the big flood
of the '90s reached Medford. the fire
men were the first at salvage work.
It waa told how one fireman, aa the
Main stret bridge left Its moorings
and swept downstream, tied a rope
to It from an apple tree, When the
rope tightened it snapped like a
string. A barn, with haystack, chick
ens and all, came floating down
stream, the firemen recalled. They
relived these and many other experi
ences. ,
Those who attended the reunion
were:
Eugene Amann, former chief. Wolf
Creek; H. D. Ling, his assistant,
Yreka; H. T. Haswell. secretary, Med
ford; J. E. Dent, RoaeBurg; Harry
Young. Dorrls, cal.; Ernest Langley.
Jacksonville; Herman Frednnburg. J.
H. Butler. P. C. Blgham, F. E. Redden,
H. L. Wilson. H. N. Butler, George
Eads, Everett Ends, C. A. Hamlin,
Horace Roberts, D T. Lawton, J. A.
Perry, J. J. Oaenbrugge, T. K. Flynn,
Clarence Bousnum, Charles Roberts,
W. J. Fredenburg, all of Medford.
Quests of honor were George W.
Porter, Chief Roy Elliott. Police Chief
CI ft tons McCredle and Sheriff Sid I.
Brown.
Two of the old-time firemen who
attended the reunion of 20 years ago
passed away recently. They were J.
W. Lawton, former chief, and Tom
Merrlman.
oven la no longer considered the
best procedure, according to Miss
Taylor. The main purpose of sear
ing Is to give flavor and brown ness
and if a roast la cooked long enough
It wilt brown and will develop a fine
flavor, she says.
Halting Aids Flavor.
That meat should not be salted
before It la cooked Is ar.t.ther theory
that has now been abandoned, Miss
Taylor reports. It Is now believed
hi at sail is BDsoroea into trie raw
meat and gives a better flavor, and
while It doea tend to draw out some
of the Juices, these go Into the gravy
and are not lost.
Pork Is cooked In much the same
manner ns beef, but at a little higher
temperature and for a slightly longer
time, Mlsa Taylor says. Veal, because
of the greater amount of connective
tissue, and Its tendency to dry out.
la still roasted, generally, In a covered
pan.
Mrs. Victor Bursell
Hostess At Sunday
School Class Meet
CENTRAL JOINT, March 13
(Spl.) Disregarding tha threatenm
weather, the large Sunday school ciaaa
of Mr.. Victor Buraell assembled at
her home Friday afternoon. The aea
alon opened with group alnxlng. led
by Mis. Young, after which Mm. Scott
took charge of the meeting, opening
with prayer, roll call being answered
with bible verses. Committee re
port disclosed that muoh good work
! being done In a practical way.
Entertainment program, under the
leadership of Mrs. Elde, assisted by
Mrs. Hermanaon and Mrs Lewla, waa
unique, and favorable to mov'rui
about and getting acquainted with
one's neighbor.
Delicious refreshment were served
by Mesdsmea Lacey, Pterco and Bur
sell. Included among those present were
Mesdamra Sarah Vincent, Clara Vin
cent. Msrthena Hugger. Gertrude
Furry. Mary Catey. Lol, Young. Emma
Conger. Hare! Tyrell. Berth Teth
row, Edna Marine, viola Lampmin,
Dors Jonea, Msttle Smith. Erma
McuVprtli. Rose Herman.-on. Lottie
Orejiory. Martha Oregory. rvrell. Ber
tha rethrow. Edna Marine, Volla
Lampman, Dora Jones. Mattle Smith.
Erma Hedgpeth. Roae Hermanaon,
Lettle Oregory. Martha Oregory. Ro
berta Gregory. Ida Henderson. Ellra
betll Scott. Ruby Povwll. Mary C"er
LouIm- Caah. Ethel Fleischer. Mse
Richardson, Vlra Lewis. Kula Foley.
Merle Obenchaln, Floretta Anriereon.
Iretta Elde. Wiley. Ls.'ey. Pierce
Meara. Carr. Doaa. Mlaavs Mary Mee.
Maviry and hosteaa. Bert:u Bursell
Mrs. Adren Tyrell of Jacksonville
road will be hoeteaa to the class on
April 1J.
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shaiiKle studio. Phone 130.
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DAVIDSONS BEFORE MYSTERY DEATH
Intimations of murder entered tha Inquest at Pinshurst, N, C, Into
ths death of Mrs. Elva Statlsr Davidson, bride of two months and
heiress to the Statler hotel fortune. Her husband said ha "happened to
bs In lovs with Mrs. Davidson" and waa "not Interested" In her money
after he waa asked about her will which left him $100,000 and an an
nuity. Mr. and Mre. Davidson ars shown shortly after their marrlag
(Associated Press Photo)
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FOR WEEKS & ORR
The well known Kelvlnator line of
electric refrigerators will be handled
In Medford by Weeks St Orr's furni
ture store, according to an announce
ment today by A. E- Orr. head of that
concern. The newest creations of the
Kelvlnator company, featuring mod
els for every requirement at a wide
range of prices, will be regularly
shown at this Medford firm.
"Scores of new features make the
Kllvlnator an outstanding value In
the field of electrical refrigeration,"
Mr. Orr said today. "Among these
features are Kelvlnator Blldtng fruit
basket, finger tip latch, dry cube Ice
tray, rearranging shelf, ice tray re
lease, and automatic electric light.
Among other Interesting Kelvlnator
features are the novel food wheel and
hinge shelf."
Hnnltary, all-porcelain Interiors.
with acid resisting food compartment
bottoms that are eaay to clean and
keep clean, mark the new 1935 Kel
vlnator. The boxes are styled In line
with the present day .modernistic
trend, while mechanical features in
clude flnf?er-tip temperature control.
13 additional freezing speeds, a start
and stop switch, embodying automat
ic overload protection to prevent
blown fuse, and Kelvlnator's well-
known automatic defroster.
Minstrel Show At
Griffin Wednesday
GRIFFIN CREEK, March 13 (Bpl.)
An Interesting entertainment la
scheduled for 8 p. m. Wednesday at
the school house here when the
Howard school will present a min
strel show under auspices of the
Orlffln Creek P.-T. A. A small ad
mission will be charged.
The cast Includes:
P. Newton, M. tiwlng, B. Brock, F.
Barker, W. Ricks, Ivan Newton, Stan
ley Ouatln, Martin Northcroft, H.
Norcroft. O. Humprey. H. Oustln, R-,
Cluy, Mrs. R. Crawford. Mrs. C. Oua
tln, Miss O. Reese, Mrs. Brunson, i
Mrs. U. Brock. Mrs. H. Northcroft.
Maxlne White, director, Mrs. Minnie
Guy, piano, Brian Moore.
When It cornea to radios, remember
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BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ragsdale of
Lake Creek are the parents of a
bsby boy weighing eight pounds,
two ounces, born Sunday at the
Community hospital.
SERA Design Class
Gaining Interest
Considerable Interest has been dis
played In the SERA design and home
beautlftcatlon class meeting twice a
week at the Senior high school, In
room 5. Borne of the students have
already begun to apply what they
have learned to the practical prob
lems of everyday life, including the
making of tallies and favors. To
night at 7 o'clock the class will meet
for the preliminary study of thst
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Prof. Michael I. Pupln, 76, world
famed Inventor and Columbia Uni
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BRINGJEW ERA
Device Now Being Perfected
Which Will Replace Mule,
Negro and Plow Social
Problem May Result
By H A KM A V NICHOLS
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO (UP) The Old South
stands at the gateway of a new era,
agricultural experts said recently.
The cotton picker, a mechanical
device now being perfected, may re
place the mule, the negro and the
plow.
This new Implement, which manu
facturers have been striving to per
feet for nearly half a century, also
may present a serious social problem
In the lives of people living In one-
sixth of the land area of the United
States.
Difficult Task
A member of the firm of the In
ternational Harvester Company,
which exhibited a cotton picker dur
ing the first summer of a Century
of progress, said:
"Although we have been working
on details of such a machine for
many years, no successful one has
been completed. It la only a matter
of a short time, however, until these
pickers will be put Into practical op
eration.' An article In the American Mer
cury by Oliver Carlson stirred up
much comment on the possibility of
a revolution In cotton.
The Mercury's article outlined the
growth of the cotton kingdom, be
ginning with Ell Whitney's gin. with
Its Ingenious method of separating
the cotton seed from the cotton fibre.
The writer contrasted the North, with
Its efficient and numerous factories
and numberless industries with the
South, which sucks Its livelihood
from a solitary endeavor.
Designers Texans
Designers of the new device, which
someday will send thousands of Ne
groes Into another occupation they
know not what John D. Rust, and
Mack D. Rust, were born and raised
on a Texas cotton plantation. From
earliest boyhood they wera compelled
to engage In the back-breaking task
of picking cotton. The brothers spent
nearly ten years experimenting with
the new machine.
The first test waa made In the
stubblcd fields of Texas, where a fair
degree of efficiency of the machine
was reported. After more tests in the
Mississippi delta region, where cot-1
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ton grows aa high as three and a half
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During one experiment the ma
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cotton In seven and a half hours
than a good hand picker could pick
In an entire season, three and a half
months.
Oregon Heather
Unsettled, showers north coast to
night: rains west portion Wednesday;
cooler east portion tonight; fresh
southerly wind off the coaat Increas
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