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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD, OBEGOy, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1936. PAGE SEVEN CCC IN APPLEGATE OF TELEPHONE JOB Last Touches On System Connecting 21 Guard and Lookout Stations Due This Week Much Work Done CAMP APPLEGATE, Feb. 38. (Spl) , When the last wire Is tied In place fcthls week on the 8tar Ranger sts ' Uon to Jacksonville telephone line now being constructed by the Mis souri CCC membera of this camp, the line connecting 31 guard and lookout stations In the Applegate dis trict of the Rogue River . national forest will be complete. Nerve cen ter of the system of communication will be the Star ranger atatlon sit uated near the center of this district which comprises 373 square miles, about one-fifth of the Rogue forest. This camp, one of the oldest In Medford district, was occupied in May, 1033, and since December, 1933, the work project here has Deen un der direction of Project Supennteiv dent L. H. McQulre. In the nearly three years that the camp has be in used, the CCC men have built 41 miles of telephone line; 50 miles of truck trails; two bridges, one with an 80-foot span and one with a 40-foot span; two camp grounds for summer vacationists; two lookout stations, Mt. Isabel and Cinnabar; two guard stations. Perk's Pasture and Button; a group of buildings st Star ranger station; and have done maintenance work on many mil of old telephone lines and truck trails besides the usuil work of fire fighting each summer. Protect Timber Farmers whose lands He along the Big Applegate, as well as business men of Medford, Ashland and Jack sonville, will have reason to remem ber Camp Applegate. Out of the river, water la taken In 30 large Irrigation ditches for summer crops. The fire suppression system built and being built by the Applegate camp alma st the protection of the sugar and yellow pine and incense cedar which besides making this one of the scenic regions of southern Oregon, assures the Applegate watershed a sufficient supply of water for Irrigation pur poses. v But for the trees on the slopes of the watershed, the Big Applegate river, would be in aprlng s furious stream rushing toward the Rogue with destructive force and In sum mer a tiny stream without sufficient water to fill the Irrigation ditches. More Trails To Build Some 143 miles of truck trails havt yet to be-built before the projecfd system of truck trails Is complete. Completion of the project will re duce to a minimum the time which elapses between the discovery of a fire 'and the arrival at the scene by a fire crew. Most fires can be sup pressed easily. If crews arrive promptly. An Important by-product of fire suppression work In this district hs been the Impetus given to mining prospectors have followed the CCC Into the hills, using roads made by CCC members for development Jf mining projects hitherto Impossible because Inaccessible. Many new min ers' cablna have been built along the gold bearing streams of this area 'n the last three years. Deposits of copper, gold, cinnabar, antimony, manganese, chrome and pure limestone are to be found In paying quantities In this area. Man ganese and chrome, so-called war metals, may be mined In the near future on the middle fork of the Applegate. Improve Camp Sites At scenic points In the upper country, csmp sites are being laid out for summer vacationists. Two of these sites, one at Hutton and an other two miles south of Steamboat ranch, have already been completed Pour more will be ready by spring The camp sites have hewn loi tables and benches, piped water. masonry flreplacea for. cooking and other accommodations all of which are landscaped so as to fit Into the Journalist' A R N Q. RAC Arne G. Rae, field manager of the Oregon State Editorial Association, also Is assistant professor of Journal ism at Ijiiivprslty of Oregon. scenery near camp. Even wood la supplied to hunters and fishermen who use the camp. Only restrictions on campers are seasonal requirements as to game and fish and the posses sion of a fire permit which can easily be secured at the ranger station, or from fire wardens. Although Applegate district in cludes part of northern California, major part of the district Ilea in Jackson county. Sportsmen entering by car, must come via Medfoid or Grants Pass to enter the great rec reational area. 4 . High School News by STUDENT REPORTERS By Phil Lowry Officers of the Associated Student, working in collaboration with the music department, yesterday an nounced they would sponsor a school song writing contest, in order to add Impetus to the reviving spirit of en thusiasm being displayed by student rooters. The plan, as outlined to the stu dents by the president of the student body, will offer every student In the school the opportunity to participate m the contest. It was also explained that all persons taking part may write either an original song and words or select a composition suited to a school song and write appropri ate words lor the composition. Although the contest Is under the general supervision of the student body and music department, the act ual carrying out of the plan Is to be turned over to the various classes. Each class will be headed by a com mittee, which will direct the pro gram and receive all entries. In turn, each committee, with the aid of the music supervisor, will select what it considers to be the best song written In Its class, thus narrowing the final contest to three student written songs. After this selection has been made, each clsss will practice its song separately, preparatory to the class's presentation of the song at a general atssembly, to be held for the purpose of determining the song best suited to Medford high school. Pinal selec tions will be made by a committee from the Medford Gieemen. Appropriateness, originality and and presentation are the criteria to be used in Judging all entries. As an added incentive, a prize of- $3 will be awarded the winner of the contest which will close In two weeks. Committees as named by class pres idents are: Sophomores, Barbara Dor rls, Btirton Daugherty, Josephine Bul 11s. Thomas Dallstre and Ruth Gar- lock; Juniors, Betty Lee. Nancy Clark. Dan Herrled, BUI Brooks and Dale Roberts; seniors. Betty Paske. Mildred Buckles, Ed Vslller. Hsrvey Fields and Hugh Collins. WRECKED STANDARD OIL PLANE FOUND IN LAKE SALT LAKE OITY, Peb. 38. (AP) The wrecKed Standard Oil company plane that disappeared enroute here from Oakland, Cal., last October S, ha been discovered on the bottom of Orest Salt Lake, It was announc ed today by H. B. Bolton, a marine nzlneer for the company. Twine v&- BuqtwGUASTI to t4tjytf the f wines Enjoy the true, oid world flavor of GUASTI Wine In bottles Burgundy, Rieiling, or chooso from 21 varieties. Produced in the world's largest vineyard, from the same American vine stocks that famous European vine yards have imported from merits. SECRETS OF PAST NOTED FROM 1 American Archeologists, Scouting by Plane, Find Much of . Historic Value in Persian Discoveries PHILADELPHIA (UP) "Arche ology in the sir!" Thla seemingly strange caption might well be placed shove the picture of modern scient ists who probe Into the secret of the dead and burled past. For the airplane Is playing a lead ing part in archeologlcal explorations of today especially those In progress "East of flues." At present, Lewin B- Barrlnger, the Philadelphia aviator. Is winging his ship over the rugged mountains and fertile valleys of ancient Persia. Bar rlnger waa called into service by a Joint expedition of the University of Pennsylvania museum, the Oriental museum of Chicago, the Boston Mu seum of Fine Arts end the American Institute of Iranian Art and Arche ology. Each of these Institutions hss car ried out considerable work In Iran and other eastern countries, but the current adventure is believed to be the most extensive ever to have been undertaken. 4 out It V v; ie-; ?w r fi- $i y ' u.1 ',J"' I". t" ' ..J, MV ( " -erff " ' - ' I. 4iV it '; XJ 7)7 Value of Plan, Stressed The value of air-travel to arena ologliu is amphsslsed by Dr. Erich T. Schmidt, field director of the Joint expedition In Irsn. With his wife ha has returned to Philsdelphla for a brief vacation before resuming his duties with the sxpeditlon. Although a young man and a scientist of the modern school. Dr. Schmidt has achieved a wide repuu tlon in his field. For the paat five years he hss developed slgnlflcsnt projects In re-creating the history of sncient times. In his opinion, the airplane Is In dispensable to so vastly conceived a program a the one under way In Iran. Ho pointed out that It waa only by air-travel that neceasary contact with the numeroua men In the field could be made. "The plane." he aald. "Is the key to ths success of such a co-operative enterprise as that being conducted In Iran." Mounds sighted rrom Air "In many oases," he continued, "before we started our excavations, we flew over the country we were ex ploring to get a good view of the ter rain and make aerial photographs. If we saw a mound which might con ceivably be an sncient site, we would swoop down snd continue our Inves tigations." " The plane used by the expedition Is named 'The Friend of Iran." It was presented to the Joint societies by Mrs. Schmidt, who first accom panied her husband on his explora tions In 1934. She la s student of ths science. Among the discoveries unearthed by the group were eight stone tablets, each Inscribed with cuneiform char acters which related the histories of the Iranian kings. Traced to Darius Some of the tablets discovered at of every FIRST you stop coming out of your drivewayl Then you stop at a cross-street . . . stop at a traffic light . . . stop for a traffic cop . . . stop at the school! That's five stops just on one of your many daily "errands." No wonder you average over 30 stops a day . . . shift gears over 60 times a day . . . eating up gasoline every time you stop, shift or accelerate. Shifting gears after a single stop, leading automotive engi- U HI I 14.1. Persepoils. the ancient capital of ths ones-powerful Persian Empire, were more than two feet long. They were embedded deep beneath the rornlces j of the king's castle. Among the most important is one Inscribed under the direction of Darius the Oreat, the founder of Persepoils. Ths ancient capital played a alg nlttesnt role In the rumble of world history. It lay only 35 miles northeast of what is now the modern city of 1 Shires. Psrt of the great olty was pillaged by Alexander the Oreat about 390 B. O. The northern section of the city was unhsrmed, however, and It waa In this sector that the successful work waa executed. Ths rulna of this city have ytelded the most pertinent links In the chsln of history which contemporary archeo logists are fashioning of ths sncient kingdom. Dr. Schmidt, displaying a restive energy snd desire to return soon to his work, said ttiat the "finds," In themselves, are not Important. Vsed to Trace Culture "In fact." he said, "we do not like to refer to them ss finds. An object discovered Is, after all. only a means toward a purpose. Archeology la con fined not merely to digging up ob jects, but rather In using such speci mens for determining the develop, ment and culture of a race." He declared that the spirit of friendliness snd cooperation reflected In the acts of the Iranian govern ment was most esrnest end helpful. Among other highly pertinent dis coveries searched out from under the very earth are gold coins of Irsn. Bymnttum and Egypt, and a Chinese bowl which dates to 1100 A. D. This last is significant because It supports the belief that trade was carried on at the time between the Byzantine Empire and China. The principal work being done now 5 5 miles you drive are "STOP-and-Go I wwmm by the University of Pennsylvania snd Boston Museum units is st the Islsmlo city of Ravy, whloh was ran sacked and rutned by Genghis Kahn. the Mongol conqueror, In the 13th century. EUMCWSTS BUOEXE. Or , FVb. 38 & The proposed allotment of CCC oampaj according to population drew a strong ; protest from th Bugcna chamber ol com mere In a communication to President RooMYlt and other offi cials. Conservtstlon work ts nded moot In thinly populated states, ths cham ber's petition declared. 'BEAT ROOSEVELT IS KEYNOTE OF GANNETT MIAMT BBACH, Fla.. Tsb. 28 t7P Prank S. Gannett said today "beat Room wit" must ba tha keynota of ths republican campaign thla year, and "Borah Is the only hope of beat ing Roosevelt." The Rochester, N. T., publisher, who has aocepted second place on the Ohio primary ticket with Senator William S. Borah, aald defeat of Mr. Roosevelt was iwoejiaary to ".life guard" the constitution. Pry Worker Plea SEATTLE. WAh.. Feb. 28. (APJ- Mm. Cora Rowena CotterlU, 71, wife of Oeorge Cotterllt, former state sen sor, Seattle mayor and port com missioner, died last night of sn sight years' heart ailment. Mrs. CotterlU waa a nationally known temperance speak r. justchhdngjohimy anclMaiyto sc&oof neers say, can use up enough gasoline to take you ft of a mile. That's costly drivingl For wnomy, yowr gosolln needs 9 kinds of power-ust as your car need 3 shifts of floors. You need ono power for QUICK STARTS, one for FAST PICKUP ond hill climbing, ono for STIADY RUNNINO. Super-Shell combines these 3 different kinds of power in one fuel-the first truly balanced gasoline! Sold at over 30,000 neighborly Shell stations from coast to coast. 11? iX.- '-v. RELIEF OVERHEAD CUT 63 PER CENT State Administrator Refutes Budget Director's Claim of Small Reduction 433 Now Have Places PORTLAND. Ore.. Peb. 38. (AP) State relief ad ml nlt.tr Uon costs have been reduced 63 per cent since Jan uary of 1935, administrator Rimer Cloudy said today In refuting the state budget director's statement that costs were reduced only 40 uer cent. Ooudy told the state relief com mittee at Its meeting here today that county relief administration expenses have been exit 44.6 per cent, making a general average county and state reduction of AO per cent. In the state employ In January lt$6 were 163 relief workers whose salaries totaled 910,169. 11 as com pared with SS persona at a cost of $7,093, a reduction of 813.076 00 in January, 1936. In county offices were 863 work ers at a cost of $78,186.38 In Janu ary, 108. as compared with 433 per sons at $39,070.04 In 1936, a reduc tion of $34,110.34. The committee has taken on en larged duties this year, Including certification of eligibility for shoe seeking WPA employment, placement of rural resettlement applicants aod additional services for social security and other programs, Ooudy aald. In response to an Inquiry as to what would be the policy of tha com mlttee In ths case of veterans when they receive their bonus, i resolu tion was adopted that relief would be given veterans only on basis of need the ssms aa all other applicants. Phore 843. We'll haul away refuse. City Sanitary Service. Thctj fit all Htatinf nJt Siztt rang from the three ejelloa mudge pot type to ths powerful niae gallon Jumbo hectare. Made bom galvanised copper steel. Millions in use For over 20 years the absolute leader In SERVICE. SALES. QUALITY end LOW PRICE. Southern Ortjro So let. Inn. PUtrlfrutors fee' Rogue River Valley Medford wuat roe Number lunb iZJl SGaL I II II r-f IvHIV.A x 71 1:1 M L rj j
