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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKU. OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.
EXPERTS TO PICK
AIRBASE SITES,
Cities, However, Should Con
tinue to Campaign for
Consideration Fields
Must Be Big, He Says
Selection of Bites for the proposed
army atrbanes in the Paclflo North
west will be determined by a aur
ey now being made by military en
gineers and strategists and not by
the offers of any individual city,
Senator Frederick Stelwer told the
Mall Tribune today.
Military technicians are now mak
ing a survey and it will not be com
pleted for six months, the senator
from Oregon said. Selection of sites
will be based Upon their report, the
war department to construct the prl-
mary and secondary bases where they
are considered by military experts to
be most strategic, he emphasized. The
alrbase authorized by the Wilcox
bill may be constructed in Oregon,
Washington or Idaho.
Field Must Be Large
Reminded that Congressman J. J
McSwain stated that military de
fenses on land and In the air were
lamentably weak In Oregon, Senator
Stelwer said:
"Airplanes are mobile. They can be
moved swiftly," thus Implying that
wherever the alrbaaes are built they
will afford protection to Oregon.
"We must have major and auxil
iary bases large enough to accommo
date not hundreds but thousands of
airplanes," the senator said. "There
must be room for a largo army crew,
supplemental equipment, workshops,
machinery and all the other neces
sary things. A small area will not
suffice at all. It must be quite ex
tensive." When It was suggested that because
the military experts would decide for
themselves as to sites It was a waste
at time and effort for cities to con
tinue vying with one another to bring
the alrbaaes to their communities,
Senator Stelwer replied:
llrlef Is Filed
"Not at all. They should make
known what accommodations they
have to offer. I understand that the
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce has submitted a brief calling ;
attention to the strategic position of !
Med ford. That Is a good thing to do
And that should be followed up."
Senator Stelwer conferred yester
day with officials of the Chamber
of Commerce but the subjects dti
oussed were not made known.
The Chamber of Commerce has
notified Senators Charles L. McNary
and Stelwer and Col. J. D. Rear don,
chairman of the army airdrome board,
that southern Oregon la united in
sponsoring Medfurd as the site for
one of the alrbaaes.
Senator Stelwer this morning In
spected the southern Oregon exper
imental station at Ashland and had
lunch in Ashland. He was to address
the K-T. A. convention here tonight.
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Squ
aw Lake Man
Escapes Flames
BIO APPLEOATE, Oct. 31. (Spl)
"Dad" Thatcher, elderly resident
occupying a log dwelling at Squaw
lake owned by Orle Phillips of this
community, escaped with minor
burns Wednesday morning; when he
awoko to find the house on flro.
Mr. Thatcher, unable to save his
clothing, wrapped himself In a blan
ket, and putting gunny sacks around
hla feet, walked a mils to tho Kubll
cabin for aid. The enmn of the fire,
which occurred about 4 o'clock, la
unknown.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO
HEAR MISSION LEADERS
Mrs. Sanders, state missionary
president, and Mrs. Shewmaker. state
secretary, will atop oTer In Medford
Friday night on their return home
from the International convention of
tho Brotherhood of Christian
Churches at San Antonio, Texas.
At :30 there will be covered dish
aiipper, after which they will give
their meiwajiea. All those wishing, to
attend are aaked to bring a covorcd
dish.
CHICAGO (UP) A 4,00O,0OO re
volving airport 1500 feet out In Lake
Michigan is being studied by Chi
cago officials as posslbl substi
tute for a triangular Island port
originally planned by Mayor Edward
J. Kelly.
Tha floating airport Is th schema
of B. LeBoy Pelletier of Detroit, for
merly consulting engineer of the Ford
Motor company.
Federal funds, already promised to
Chicago, will be obtained for the
project tf It la finally approved.
Tha plan proposed By peneuer
consists of a mammoth turn-taole
formed like a dart and constructed
of reinforced concrete floata odm
pletely enclosed In a basin of water.
The dart, 8500 foet long and 700
feet wide, would bo in effect a
huge weather yana keeping Its nose
pointed Into the wind at all tlmca.
The area In which the vaat turn
table revolvea will be enclosed by a
dyke with a tO-foot runway on top.
HydraullCBlly operated draw bridge,
connect the floating pontoon with
the roadway, at the aame time pre
venting any motion which might
disturb pianos landing or taking off
Two buildings, each 600 feet long
and 100 feet wide, would provide
emergency hangara for repairs, office
space and waiting rooms. Water Tn
alde the dyke would be amooth at
all times and a special device would
cut Ice forming during the winter,
thus preventing any loat efficiency.
The project, which would require
about six months to complete, has
been approved by the department ol
commerce and navy engineers, Pelle
tier said.
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KETCHIKAN. Alaska, Oct. 24
AP Twelve fishing boats, believed
lost in a storm off the southeastern
Alaskan coast, were sought today bp
const guard and lighthouse service
crews.
Three boats were known to have
foundpred, with crews of two rescued
and the frtte of the third crew unde
termined. As meager reports of the storm
trickled in, it was feared the gale may
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have equalled the disastrous one of
1S30 which struck Coronation island.
sinking several trollers with loss of
life.
The gale, which blew Tuesday night
and yesterday morning, atruck Ket
chikan, causing a slide that blocked
the highway north of here. Telephone
communications to the south were
cut off.
Tents Vers rlppod up, duat and
snow scattered and some slight dam
age caused at the government's land
settlement project In the Matanuska
valley. Colonists prepared to move
Into partly finished Houses if the
storm reoccurred.
MANY 10 SEE SHOW
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A large attendance Is expected at
the welding and cutting demonstra
tion to be held under the auspices
of the Mcdford-Klomath Truck Line
at 7:30 tonight at the company's
warehouse here.
Both the oxyacetylene and electric
proceaa will be demonstrated by ex
perts. All procesaes demonstrated and
equipment displayed will, be of the
most modern type. It waa said. The
Air Reduction Salea company la aa
alstlng In putting on the show.
All persons Interested In welding
and cutting are Invited. There will
be no admission charge.
Evangelist Given
Close Attention
An attentive congregation heard
Evangelist Winn apenlt last night at
the Free Methodlat church on the
aubject, "The Baptism of the Holy
Ghost.'
He explained the baptism ss the act
of God In cleansing the heart of the
believer. This provision of grace, ho
aald. la promised only to those who
are children of Ood. He related som?
of his experience and how hla wife
was largely instrumental In his otm-
vorslon.
Because of his rapid delivery he has
been called "The Llhtning Express."
Services begin tonight at 7:30.
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MOTOR OF POST'S
PLANE STILL GOOD
BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 24. (AP)
Charles D. Browex, whaling station
operator, who salvaged the wreckage
of the plane In which Will Rogers
and Wiley Post were killed, believes
the motor is nearly In perfect con
dition despite Its terrific impact with
the eath.
Tho wreckage of the plane, moved
from where it crashed 15 miles from
here at Refuge Inlet, has been placed
ill the open beside Brower's whaling
station. The plane la safe from mol
estation by whites and natives.
Brower said he was preserving It
for shipment to the United States
if it were wanted there.
He brought the plane to Barrow
on pontoons formed by whale boats
lashed together.
Post end Rogers were killed August
15 while touring Alaska in Post's
monoplane.
Chinese Dollars
Take Nose Dive
SHANGHAI. Oct. t4. (AP) Slno
Japanese tension and rumors of im
pending devaluations today sent the
Chinese dollar plunging to its lowest
level in months during trading on
tne snangnai exchange markets.
The ChlnesB dollar closed at 33
ll-lo centa against the United States
dollar, compared to yesterday's rate
or 84 4 cents.
'STONE MAN' SUCCUMBS
TO CREEPING DISEASE
EDMONTON. Alta., Oct. G4. (AP)
Thomas McDonnell. 66, Edmonton's
"atone man.' paralyzed for 60 years,
is dead.
He became paralyzed when he was
seven years old. For many years he
had been gradually turning to stone,
and was forced to remain In one
position. Doctors said he was suffer
ing from muscular ossification.
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IVnt MIm the Mfrtford-ealem Game Saturday Van grAoe field
KANSAS OITY. Mo. (UP) For
the first time since pioneer days.
Missouri farmers are arming them
selves and organizing night patrols
10 neit cactie rustling, the theft of
small farm animals and raids on
orchards.
Strange as It seems In this modern
age. the practice which has grown to
huge proportions In the last six
months ha been based on the use of
the motor oar.
Farmers of rural Jackson County,
near here, have held meetings and
mapped plans. Shotguns have been
cleaned and rusty revolvers removed
from trunks filled with war memen
toes. Old Group Reorganized
The Farmers.' Protective associa
tion which operated years 90 to stop
farm thievery has been reorganized
end will take an active part. Jackson
county will be divided Into districts
and farmers detailed to ride those
districts nightly. Law enforcement
agencies plan to cooperate with the
farmers,
In Macon county In the center of
the state Judge Harry Ltbby of the
circuit court called special grand
Jury to Investigate cattle rustling and
farm thefts.
"The use of a speedy motor car,"
Judge Llbby said, "makes It possible
for the thieves to move quickly and
dispose of their loot qulcScly." He In
structed the grand Jury to spare no
efforts or expense in investigating
the depredations.
Large Band Exposed
At Lamar, Mo., In the southwest
section of the state, two persons rec
ently were sentenced to prison for
cattle rustling. Their con few ions un
covered a large band that stole cattle
and all type of farm animals and
fowls and escaped across the state
line into Kansas, where the animal
were sold.
From other parts of Missouri have
come reports that farmers are form
ing their own organizations, and pre
paring to atop the stealing of their
stock. They can stand droutn and de
pression but a return to the old forms
Of cattle rustling and petty thievery
la too much for them.
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IN WATER SCENE
HOLLYWOOD, Cat., Oct. 34. (AP)
There'a more danger to acting than
th. average fan thinks.
For lnetsnce: John Boles, the star,
went to work today with hla hand In
a sling, and Bill Robinson, the negro
tap dancer, recuperating from a near
drowning.
The two were hurt when they fell
off a log floating In a tank of water
during filming of a scene In the Shir
ley Temple picture. "The Little
Rebel." at 20th. Century-Pox studios.
Robinson was caught under water,
but James Donlan. a technician
Jumped In and pulled him out. Boles
swsm out but cut a gash In his hand.
. OLIVB REBEKAH LODGE will hold
a Rummage and Cooked-food sale at
the SparM Building. Oct. 25 and 29.
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