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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTNTE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JU"E 6, 1935. PAGE TWO WIMER FIRE TRAIL CAMP WIMER. Jun (Bp!.) Work progress on tha Wlmer lira pa trol communication system leaped forward here this week with the sr. rival of a nsw US-horsepower bull dozer sent out by J. J. Rusaell to speed up road work. There are now three bulldozers at work on truck trniia rnnnectlne Battle Mountain, vino Mnuntmn and Sexton Mountn! lookout stations. By running two and three shuts to the machine. Wl mer's technical department Is getting about 240 mschlne hours a week of gouging at the rocky hillsides In the Gold Creek district. Russell will add a compressor to the machinery In a short time and Jackhammers will take tha place of hand drills now being used. In military terms, the Wlmer cam paign might bo said to be three si multaneous advances toward distinct objectives with the strategic objeet of cutting three broad trunk lines Into the heavily wooded hills. When these three objectives sre reached. ' probably before the fall rains, north ern Jackson county's forest flra ene my will be at bay. Loops and side roads connecting the main arteries will then be built to permanently muzzle Oregon' ancient foe In this section. Csterplllar No. t Is moving up Ditch creek toward King mountain under the direction of P. D. Coy. with about 11 mllea of road yet to build. No. 3 under Ray McCoy la advancing to ward Battle mountain summit with about three and one-half mllea yet to go. The third caterpillar Is cut ting road up Jack creek about four miles below the Daisy mine. The Jack creek road will ultimately con nect with the King mountain road. Bill White haa completed tempo rary telephone lines connecting the three lookout statlona. His work In telephone construction from now on will be the occsslonal moving of old lines to parallel the new roads ae tbey are oompleted- Two permanent crews will be or ganized from Wlmer members before the first of July to hold themselves In readiness to fight 193 summer fires. Sixteen men will be attached to Dwlght Phlpps' Medtord state pe trol headquarters and eight more un der Warden Merit will stand by for service as smoke chasers In the Jack Creek aide camp. Replacements to bring Capt. Ouy W. Saunders' com pany to full strength are expected by the end of June. DEATH TOLL MOUNTS IN FLOOD, TORNADO AREA BLAZE DESTROYS CENTRAL PI. BARN Flra, believed started from a graft flra In tha vicinity earlier tn the afternoon, ywfcsrday destroyed & barn new the Harry Young resident in Central Point, at an estimated loee of 100, Just before S o'clock yester day afternoon. It also burned part of the Young gsrnge and .wired several other nearby buildings, mak ing a total loss of approximately 200. before being brought under control by the work of the Central Point fire department. A brisk wind was blowing at the time of the fire, and witnesses state that only the excellent work of the department saved the many sur rounding buildings. There u no machinery In the barn. Harry Young Is out of town, end it could not be learned today whether the property was Insured. S IDS MUSICIAN HEW YORK. June 6 (AP, FUno plsytng Eddie Duchln, the dsnce band mnpRtro, wan honeymooning to day with the socially prominent Mar. Jorle Oelrlcha. his eratwhtls pis no pupil. They were married yesterday de spite a recent public declaration by the 90-year-old musician that he was confirmed bach el o- and his bride's one-time praise of European men. "I approve of European men as lovers, dancing partners and sports mm brcaurve they lack ambition." ehe once wrote In a magnelne article Nevertheless. Miss Oelrlcha was tn center of typically Amerlcsn cere monyIntoning an "I do" before a Justice or the peace and hearing It e.-hord by the son of a Cambridge. Mass-, pharmacist. MAKING SPEEDED ' Wtf. Mf BY NEW MACHINE ISJIiSf y Nearly 200 persona were believed to hive been killed In tornadoes and floods In Nebraska end Kan sas and en undetermined number made homeless. At left are two views of damage done by wind near Corbln, Kas., and top right) a rescue caw landing a boatload of flood victims marooned at a mill near Arapahoe, Neb for two days. Bill Krumme (lower right) reached dry land from the mill by orawllna along a cable from the laolated spot (Associated Press Photos! I THE GRANGE The Roiy Ann Orene will holi tts regular meeting Friday night. June 7. The lecture hour will begin promptly at 0 p.m. with a apeaker from the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to deliver the sddrees A good attendance Is requested. On Saturday night, June 8, the regular grange dance wilt be held, with the music by the Mndlord Junior high school orchestra. Re freshments will be served by the ladies home economic club. BILL1E DOVE MOST BEAUTIFUL AVERS CAMERA VETERAN By ALAN McELVTATN (United Press Staff Correspondent) HOLLYWOOD (UP) Bert Long worth, to whom a besutlful womsn Is something to photograph, flicked the ssh off his clgsret and remarked that Oarbo la not beautiful, what's more, he said, she's not even among the 10 most beautiful actresses. Longworth should know; he pho tographed her beck In 10311 when Oreta Oarbo was msklng her second Amerlcnn picture. "Osrbo Is ths most Intelligent actress I know In posing for photo graphs, but she la not beeutirul." declared Longworth. "As for beauty, here's how I would rats' them: "Blllle Dove la the most besutlful actress I ever havs seen. "Kay Frnncls has the most benutl ful profile. "Clara. Bow. in her time, not only wsa raviahlngly hesutinn, but had the most 'sex appeal.' "Miriam Hopkins hss the most "sex sppeal' today. "Marleno Dietrich has the most beautiful figure, In the photogrsphlc sense, beceuse of her symmetries! legs. Bust snd hips sre covered In photography. "Dolnrea Del Flo Is ths greatest combination at facial and physical beauty or all the stars today. If 1 hsd to mske a composite photograph of all tha beautiful women In pic tures. I think Miss Del Bio would most closely resemble the composite Ideal. "I think Marlon Davlea Is ths most besutlful blonds type. "Josephine Hutchinson Is the most besutlful smong ths young screen ectresses." Longworth hsa seen so much besuty he Is almost tlted of It. Hs estimates hs hsa photogrsplied 3000 Actresses dining the last 11 yeers In Hollywood. JOE WlTSOrTFjNEO ON n Joe Wilson of this city, vsa fined fl and costs on rach of two Justice court charges of minor violations of uto lsws, growing out of the auto accident on the Jacksonville highway two weeks ago. that resulted In the death of Francis Eraley. 13 year old boy bicyclist. The grand Jury Tues day returned a not true bill against Wilson, on an 'Involuntary man slaughter' charge. Wilson entered pleaa of guilty to driving without an operator's licence, and to having Improper license plates, to-wit, California license plates. Wilson was given until June 19 to pay the fines and costs, by Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman. HISTORY ESSAY PRIZE E OF (Continued from Page One.) PORTLAND, June- a. (pTiobert Orlm. 10-year-old student atLlncoln hl.h of Portland, waa awarded first prize of $60 in the 1935 history prize essay oonteat for the C. C. Beekmsn awards. Toplo thla year waa Marcua Whitman. Other winners Included: Eunloe Edwards, 1. Cottage Grove, second: Jean Charlotte Pratt, 17. Baker, third: Maurice Edward Moore, 17, Crook county high school, fourth. In announolng the awards, Judges criticised Oregon aohools for asert edly falling to emphasise the Import ance of Oregon history. "KICKERNICK" Undergarments that fit at E-the'wynn B. Hoffmann's Slenderize with Spacer Individual ly Designed Corseta. Marlon Jeanne. Tel. 467. will witness the official opening at 1 p. m. when the wonders of the flower will be unfolded at the rose show In the municipal auditorium. The hunlreds of varieties of rose will remain there, but the throngs will hasten to the stadium and wit ness the coronation of Queen Irene who will rule Rosarlo with her royal sceptre. The queen elect la Irene Hegeberg. Jefferson high beauty who was chos en from a court of princesses to rule the 13th pageant of roses. A bright sun with no hints of clouds smiled down on the festival and made the gracious roses a wel come and refreshing sight to the per sons who came from far and near to witness Portland's most auspicious event of the year. Mayor Joseph Karaon himself will present the sceptre of Roaarla to Queen Irene, giving her the authority to rule Portland for three days. FIRST IRRIGATION By STORED WATER Fl Use of Irrigation storage water the first of the season was started today tn the Medford district, and the Rogue river valley district, ac cording to Olen Arnsplger, general manager of the Medford district. Hat weather of the past four days has lessened the flow in creeks, and caused orchard Ists to request storage water for Irrigation and use in spray schedule operattona. "In the Medford district the water users 'have been placed on an eight Inch q iota for the season." Manager Arnsplger stated. Thls means they will receive for the season sufficient water to cover their places to a depth of eight inches. "A week ago we began using waste water In the creeks for irrigation." said Arnsplger. "In the past five days the flow has ebbed and we had to start using storage water." The Fish lake storage amounts to an estimated 6500 acre-feet, and Four Mile lake an estimated 9000 acre-feet, Arnsplger reports. This la practically the same as last year. The two lakes are the supply souroa of the Med ford and Rogue River districts. At the Emigrant dam reservola. It la estimated there are 7000 acre-feet of water, and at Hiatt Prairie BJ0O acre-feet. They are the source of sup ply of the Talent district. BIG IDAHO WOOL CLIP BRINGS 215 CENTS WEISER, Idaho, June 6. (AP) Twenty-four and one-half centa waa paid by a Boston buyer for the H. B Soulen 1036 wool clip of approxi mately ino.000 pounds. Soulen an nounced here today. A 90.000-pound clip owned by Pat J. Connelly brought 34 cents and 8ft. 000 pounds owned by Hub Walstea was sold for 33 cents. All owners are of the Welser district Nurserymen Elect SALEM, Ora.. June 6. (AP) Cali fornia waa selected as next year's host and Ray D. Hatrman of San Jose, Cel., president, at the close ol the 33rd annual convention of the Pacific Coast Assocatlon of Nursery men this morning. He succeeds Knight Pearcy Of Salem. Holman to I n Ion SALEM. Ore.. June . (AP) State Treasurer , Holman left here today for eastern Oregon, where he will at tend the livestock show at Union. Holman exacted to inspect the East ern Oregon State hospital at Pendleton. Meteorological Report June 6. 1935. Forecasts. Medford &nd vicinity: Pair tonight and Friday; slightly cooler Friday. Oregon; Fair tonlg-ht and Friday: allghtly cooler west portion Friday. Local Data. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 60: lowest, 62. Total monthly precipitation. 0. De ficiency for the month. .15 inch. Total precipitation since September 1. 1934. 15 85 inches. Deficiency for the season. 1-05 tnche. STERLING MINES ii (Continued from Page One.) Relative humidity t A p. m. yester day. 11; 5 a. m. today. 66. Sunrise tomorrow. 4:36 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 7:44 p. m- Observations Taken at ft a. m., 120 Meridian Time. z h z a ""s crrr s $ 3 fv r S a i hi Boise Boston ..... Chicago Denver - Eureka Helena Los Angeles MEDFORD New York Omaha. Phoenix Portland Reno .......... Rose-burg .. Salt Lake San Francisco..,.- Seattle Spokane Walla. WalU Washington. D.C. 86 62 M 66 48 .... 48 78 53 53 36 73 56 103 54 76 58 73 48 73 90 60 90 56 98 54 .... 54 70 53 80 56 93 56 84 58 86 Cloudy P. Cidy Cioudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cleer Cl-ar Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear In gold-bearing gravel, lack of water haa ruled that the ground be worked only Intermittently. The new con centrator, working on a 3000-yard dally basis, requires little water and Is designed for year 'round duty at the Sterling mine. For the past sev eral months 85 men have been labor ing in double shift to get the mine started, but the night crew was stopped Tuesday night, McCormlck t Whfn ftfMrn nneratlnm hecrln. be tween 60 and 75 men will be working In three shifts, giving 24-hour opera tion. The hydraulic system, employ ing the 30 miles of ditch from the upper Applegate river used In the early days of the mine, is again be ing used, and will continue in op eration as long aa It proves to be a paying proposition, McCormlck stated, employing between nine and fifteen men on the work alone. In the old hydraulic operatlona a "cleanup" f (125,000 was made at one tfme. The company controls 3000 acres for seven and a half miles along Sterling creek, and working plana call for cutting away the "face" for at least three miles. At present, the gravel will be scooped up with power shovels and carried by truck to the concentrator, but some time In the) future It la manned to Install a stan dard gunge railroaa for that purpoe. D. Ford McCormlck haa lived la Medford with his family for the pass two years, establishing a title for tha company. Besides heading the work here, he Is consulting engineer for large clay refining mines and opera tlona ' In Virginia and Georgia. Re has been In charge of operations for the Quercus corporation In Cost Rica, Cuba and Mexico. , THE DALLES. Ore.. June 6. (AP) The Columbia river rise had halted today but rlvermen were predicting a further rise tonight due to high tem peratures In the inland mountains. No damaging flood la anticipated, however. Tor Good Buya in Used Cars see ARMSTRONG MOTORS INO. 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