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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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5 miles you drive are "STOP-and-Go
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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
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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.
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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.
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