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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1935.
Army and Educational De
partment Heads Told
Need Encouraging Correct
Habits, Good Citizenship
CAMP WIMER. Dec. 07. (3pl)
"The disgruntled attitude of auch
members as entered the CCC dis
couraged and unemployed must be
exchanged for a forward looking
confident attitude through a con
certed effort on the part of the tech
nical service, army and educational
departments to aid the member In
bettering hlmelf while he la In the
CCO. Every member who serves in
the CCC must leave the organization
u an employable, better citizen with
correct habits and strengthened
character." declared Howard Oxley,
national director of CCC education,
in an address at this camp Sunday
before a gathering of zone one Med
ford district advisers.
Oxley with Dr. J. B. Grlfflng. ninth
corps area CCC adviser, Is visiting
tome of the camps In the northwest
to study educational methods em
ployed. In the official party were Maj.
O. R. Owens, MedTord district com
mander; Capt. W. C. Ryan, district
welfare officer; and E. Golden, dis
trict coordinator.
A six objective campaign against
Ignorance among the members was
outlined by Oxley for the guidance
of educators. First In importance he
named the elimination of Illiteracy
among CCC members. Some 12,000 of
the 475,000 men of the CCC are
Illiterates, he said. No man must be
permitted to leave the organization
without demonstrating his ability to
read and write.
Other members who have because
of the late depression left school
with leas formal education than they
Intended to acquire must be helped
to make up the lost work.
Systematic Instruction on the Job
must be provided for members ao
that when they leave the CCC there
will be at least one line of work in
which they have Increased their skill
sufficiently to make a living. Closely
linked with this Is leisure time study
In vocational subjects designed to
increase theoretical knowledge of
their chosen occupations.
Observers of our economic system
agree that we are entering Into a
period when men will earn their liv
ing with fewer hours of work. Amer
icans must learn to use the educa
tional leisure time. The fifth objec
tive then will be to teach CCO mem
bers craft work and other worthwhile
recreational activities.
Culture and general education for
those who wish to raise their genetal
cultural level will also have a place
In the campaign, Oxley declared, set
ting as a sixth ..objective the raising
of the cultural level of CCO mem
bers through lectures, classes, and
visual Instruction.
Major Owens conducted the visit
ors on a tour or Inspection pointing
out the salient features of the camp.
Lt. Andrew J. Hemstreet, In com-
Leads Legion
1 OR G E K OE H N
George Koehn of Portland, elected
Oregon commander of the American
Legion in 1935, la for a "program of
law and order" and for the legion
program. He opposes Inflation.
POWER IS SOUGH!
AT HIGHEST LAKE
PLIED BY VESSELS
Hydro-Electric Plant Is Pro
posed for Titicaca Where
Air Is So Cold That
Horses Cannot be Used
roand during the absence of Captain
Ouy W. Saunders, welcomed the visit
ors. Zone advisers present were William
Belcher, Camp Rand; Blayne Brewer,
Oak Knoll; Wallace Griffith, Gas
quet; Albert Mallery, Oregon Caves;
O. P. West, Prescott; L. A. Moore, In
dian Creek; and L. Lewis, Applegate.
Donald Mace of Wimer was host adviser.
CUPPS LEAVING FOR .
EXTENSIVE VISIT IN
CALIFORNIA AND EAST
Mr. and Mrs. John Cupp left to
day for an extended trip through
out the eastern suites, beginning with
several weeks stay In southern Cali
fornia. On this trip Mr. Cupp will
take care of personal business affairs
In the cant and while their stay will
be of undetermined duration, it Is
expected to extend over a period of
several mouths.
Upon leaving this city, Mr. Cupp
announced that ths Cupp Furniture
store, located at Sixth and Bartlett
streets In Mcdford, will continue to
be operated under that business
name with J. W. Shirley, pioneer fur
niture man. as manager. C. M. Hon,
who has also had Beveral years of
experience In furniture sales work,
will be associated with the store, ac
cording to the announcement. Wil
liam "Chick" Buchanon, who has been
connected with the Cupp Furniture
store for the past 7 years, will con
tinue to be Identified with the firm.
John Cupp hra been engaged in the
furniture business in this city for
the past 13 years and the store which
he established 3 years ago at Sixth
and Bartlett streets Is considered one
of the finest In this section of the
state. Before leaving for the south,
Mr. and Mrs. Cupp expressed regret
In leaving Med ford hut assured friends
of their desire to ultimately return
and mako their permanent home In
this city
Osb Mull rrlbuiii want ads.
WASHINGTON, D. C (Spl.) Pro
posals to construct one of the largest
hydro -electric plants In Latin Amer
lea near Lake Titicaca, on the bor
der between Peru and Bolivia, direct
attention to this large body of
water, remarkable for being the
highest steam-navigated lake in the
world.
"Situated some 12.500 feet above
sea level, on a mountain plateau
between two towering ranges of the
Andes, Lake Titicaca spreads Its
blue mirror in a region where the
air la so Intensely keen and cold
that horses cannot work, and even
some of the sure-footed burros must
have their nostrils slit in order to
breathe," says a bulletin from the
headquarters of the National Geo
graphic society. "Tourists frequently
suffer from the thumping heart
and nausea of mountain sickness,
but Aymara Indians, native to the
place, have developed massive chests
and large torsos which enable them
to carry heavy burdens on their
backs up steep paths without dis
tress. Never Reaches Sea.
"Thought to have once been much
1 arger, a nd to h a ve reced ed , La ke
Titicaca covers 4500 square miles
(an area almost equal to that of
Connecticut) , Into it flow several
streams fed by glacial Ice and melt
ing snow on the Andes, but lt has
only one outlet, the Dcsnguadero
river, which runs 185 miles south
east Into Lake Poopo. Water from
the latter never reaches the sea,
for It overflows Into a salt marsh,
where it Is absorbed, or evaporates.
"Plans for the new power plant
would Include digging a canal which
would send water from Lake Titi
caca plunging over steep precipices
to furnish electric power for the
entire Bolivian plateau, as well e
for the country's railroad lines.
"What cheap electric power means
to Bolivia, which produces no coal
and must import lt at terrific cost,
is realized in La Paz. only 45 miles
southeast of ' the lake. Electricity
provides the city with light ana
heat, aa well as runs the street cars
and buses, and the railroad to the
heights above the city.
Almost No Wood,
"To comprehend fully what elec
tricity would mean to dwellers on
the bleak, wind-availed plateau con
taining Lake Tltlcnca. one must re
member that lt Is practically tree
less. Wood Is so scarce that fisher
men make boat masts by splicing j
together small sticks, Indian huts
on the lake shores are built or
stones or adobe, and thatch. Walls
enclosing corrals for herds of llamas
and alpacas are built of adobe, as
are ovens In which the cooking
Is done.
"The native huts, built with few
or no windows and thick roofs to
ward off the cold, are largely un
healed. In the sunshine copper-colored
Aymara Indians, with their
striped woolen ponchos, knitted red
caps and ear tabs, are not uncom
fortable. But at night, when the
temperature drops suddenly, and
bone-chilling winds sweep over the
plateau, they shiver In their damp
adobe hovels.
"Lake Titicaca presents a scene
of cold, grim majesty. In the dis
tance, towering above the dreary
landscape, gleam the snow-clad sum
mit of the Andes over- which An
dean condors soar, pAlong the lake
shores sway tall bulrushes, which
natives bind together in huge canoe
shaped bundles to make their bal
sas, or boats. Propelled by sails
woven from reeds, they glide over
the cold, gray-blue waters from
place to place, carrying fish, alpaca
wool and other products, or ferrying
passengers and mules.
Steamers Carried by Mule.
"Steamers ply back and forth be
tween the Peruvian port of Puno.
on the northwest shore of the lake,
to the Bolivian port of Guaqul, on
the southwest shore. These steamers
were sent over in sections from
Great Britain and assembled at
Puno. Before the railroad was built
from the Pacific ocean to Puno
parts of steamers were carried on
muleback up the mountain trails to
the lake.
"On account of th high altitude
only potatoes (whose habitat was
the Andes), barley, quinoa, ana
few other crops can be cultivated
with success by the Indians. Herd.1
of alpacas, cousins of the . llama.
graze over large areas near law
Titicaca.
Puerto A c o s t a, on the lake s
northeast shore, 1b one of Bolivian
two centers of the alpaca wool
trade, the other being Charana on
the Arlca-La Paz railroad. The wool
is woven into many useful articles,
Including blankets and hawsers fo:
the lake's steamers. The llama, whosr
coarser wool is less valuable, Is usee
as a beast of burden.
Lake Titicaca holds considerable
historical Interest. The ancient Incr.-
re said to have lived on some o:
Us more than 30 Islands. On a fev.
of them, and on the mainland
tombs of Inca chiefs have been
found. Tradition says lt Is Into this
deep lake that the Incas threw
much of tho gold and silver tney
stripped from their temples to pre
vent Plstarro from seizing lt.
About 10 miles from the lake
are the pre -Inca ruins of Tlahua
nacu, thought to be about 3000
years old. That any of Its ruins are
still standing is surprising, consider
ing that the Spaniards carried off
many of Us carved stones to erect
churches, and Indians made off
with others with which to build
Impressive doorways to their huts."
Orders for Flr-Tex.
ST. HELENS. Ore., Dec. 27. (AP)
Sufficient orders are on hand to
permit operaticn of the Flr-Tex
plant here for several months.
Manager Bay Simerall said today.
He recently returned from Cali
fornia. The plant re-opened shortly
before Chnatmaa, employing 125
men.
Dr. J. H. Drake, college physician
at Auburn. Ala., never missed a day
from his work m 52 years.
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300 PRS. SHARPLY REDUCED
This is a sale thrift-wise women won't miss ! It's an opportunity to
pick up several pairs of shoes for now and later on at worthwhile
savings ! Wherever size ranges are incomplete, we're reducing prices
to clear stocks qu'ckly before inventory ! Styles of all sorts but not
in each size. Leather Prices Are Rising! Buy Now! The selection is
so large you're almost sure to find what you want but be here early I
SI1UES Formerly $1.08
... NOW
These were outstanding bargains even at
their sformer price! High heel, seamles
pumps spectator ties with built up leather
heels, dress ties. Majority of black kid or
calf. Also some evening sandals.
SIKH' S Formerly 92. 19
NOW
Oolc fast at $2,491 At this price they'll
walk out. Soft kid dress pumps or ties,
walking oxfords, of calf grain, specta
tor type straps. Brown or black in
group. ' ' ' '.-
SHOES Formerly S2.0H
NOW
Beautiful styling and unusual details
found in expensive shoes I Printed
demi-suedes, two-leather combinations,
fine kids and calfs. Pumps, oxfords, or
ties. Black or brown included in group.
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Specially purchased for this event. You
may find other shoes at 88c, but not with
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84 to 2.
CURTAIN
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10c
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priced amazingly low for
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only! 36, 38. and 39 in.
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Misses Coat Sweaters.. Red
llrown. Navr.
Sizes 30-36. .
$1.98
Brothfr nnd Sister Jersey
Suits and Dresses.
$1.00 value
79 c
Children'! Sleepers.
Outing, with or
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Perrale Parity
Dresses. Sizes 2 to 6.
Fancy
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Children Slipover Sweaters.
snrted colors, q q
Sire 2 to 8 cOC
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