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PA'flE TCTOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNT5. fEDFORD, OREGON. TTEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. 1936. TOR! ARE ENTHUSED BY LI Decision of ICC Culmination of Long Effort After Ad verse Report by En gineer Gable Grateful PORT ORFORD, Ore.. March 26. (.P) port Orforrt's several hundred resident went about their work with a new optimism today as a result of the Interstate commerce commission s decision to permit construction of the proposed OoJd Coast rail llpe. The decision, announced in Wash ington culminated long months of doubt which followed an engineer's adverse report. Gilbert E. Gable, mayor of Curry county's only incorporated town and bead of the five corporations active la developing this area, aald: "My first reaction on receiving news that our Gold Coast railway was approved by the I. C. C. was one of gratitude lor the support, loyalty and faith shown by citizens of this section In bringing the decision about. Many to Prosper "It will mean that thousands of people will have happy and prosper ous environment In this part of the state. Gable, who la president of the rati company, also said: "I am assured by the United States englneersthat they will be In a position to recom mend an immediate survey of the harbor and the building of a 3.000. 000 breakwater Jetty to protect the part of the harbor we are now using for commercial purposes." The Gold Coast Rullroad company presented Its application to the In terstate commerce commission De cember IS, 1034. An I. C. C. exam iner on July 28, 1935. disapproved plans for the 4,160.000 line, on the grounds there was insufficient public domand. On August 3. 1033, Ben n tor Charles McNary (R., Ore.) wired from Washington an appeal from the dis approval was being filed. Several months later, December 11, 1035, State Public Utilities Commissioner Frank McCulloch, following a hearing here, recommended to the I. C. O. that the construction permit be granted. Taps Vasi Resources A survey of records made during the controversy showed the 00-mile line from Port Orford to the South ern Pacific line at Leland, north of Grants Pass, would tap 282,000 acres and 12,000,000,000 feet of stum page. Oable, In his application, cited large! iinrtvelorwd deposits of ehromf. cop per and other valuable metals, and said the area contained 6 per cent of all the standing timber la the United States. Oable said survey of the region showed It to be "one of the richest in potential tonnage remaining with out railroad facilities In the United States. Corporations of which Gable la president already have taken large strides In their development activi ties. Historic Oraveyard Point was blasted away to make room for the sew dock, an administration and other buildings were constructed, a aawmiU was placed In operation, a large wharf was built, and local rail lines Joining the several enterprises were constructed. rive Corporations The five corporations Include the Gold Coast Rail company, the Last Frontier Realty corporation, the Trans-Paclfio Lumber corporation, the Port Orford Dock and Terminal cor poration, and the Oregon Engineer ing corporation which acquired valu able mining property on the Sixes river. Curry county Is known as the only county to ths United States without outside rail connections. It la about two-thirds the size of the state of Delaware. Gable and his aides came to port Orford In 1934. Gable formerly was connected with the Pennsylvania coal lines, was a paleontologist and ex nlorer of the desert area of south western United States and a weekly speaker over a national radio nook- In applying lor permit, ine ww Coast railroad estimated saoo.uuu would be expended for equipment, that the first year's gross revenue would be as83,7fi0 and that the an nual gross revenue at the end of five years would be $1,066,000. The line would follow the Rogue river most of Its route. State Agriculture Director Home From Conservation Meeting Outlines Federal Benefits Offered in Plan TO Wood row W. Case bolt, son of Mrs Xra D. Cssebolt of 416 King street, was graduated with honors on March 0. from ths U. 8. navy's electric, fire con trol school In San Diego, Ernest M. West, naval recruiting officer here, was notified today, cssebolt Is now to be assigned to a ship for active duty. The youth enlisted In the navy hors Inst August 14. After completing bis preliminary training, he was selected from a large group for a 16-week' course In the electric fire control school, Mr. West said. It Is In this school, the recruiter explained, that men are trained for the highly tech nical work In the ship's control room where the firing of all guns, done electrically, la governed. Cssebolt was given a high rating. Mr. West aald. He Is a graduate of Medford high school. Catch img Cold? Try this unique aid to nose and upper throat where most colds start Its timely use helps prevent many colds. The remarkable success of Vicks drop! has brought scores of imita tions. The trade mark Va-tro-nol is your protec tion in getting this exclu sive Viclts formula. Juit a few drops tVMeil ar - 30 sip each noitrit WM I WW M WW Double quantity 50c By CLAYTON V. BERN'IIARD (Associated Press Staff Writer.) SALEM, March 30. Federal soil conservation benefits may be par ticipated In by 36,734 farmers In Ore gon representing a total cultivated acreage of 17302,127, Solon T. White, director of agriculture, told the As sociated Press today. White Just returned from the con servation meeting of II western states held at Salt Lake City and outlined the program as it might affect Ore gon. Benefits of from $l an acre for soil building crops to lo an acre for soil conserving crops planted by far mers will be psld under varying con ditions, White declared. Unit In Earn Htate. The western division, which In cludes Oregon, will be In charge of George E. Farrell at Washington, D. 0., who has been assigned to the 13 states In this district. Each state, however, will have an organisation of Its own of five mcmbtrs, mostly fu rriers, who will operate In conjunction with the State college extension service. The state groups to have charge of the program will likewise name coun ty committees. White declared. Ths manner of selection of these groups will be outlined later by Farrell. If states desire to continue ths fed eral benefits under the far-reaching program, they must enact legislation within the next two years to make state laws conform to the federal pro gram. The federal act provides for benefits for two years only, for which (470,000,000 has been appropriated '.or 1036. Flax Pays More. . Oregon will receive additional bene fits for flax planting, White pointed out. The flax crop, considered a soil depleting one, will carry In addition a sum of 20 cents per bushel of aver age yield on acreage planted of flax seed In each county. The matter of selection of soli con servation and aoll bulldtng crops de pends largely upon what and bow acreage had been used before, the agricultural director continued. It la hard to point out Just what crops would be under the various classifi cations, he commented.. The amount of payments to be made farmers will be left to the de termination of the county commit tees. It will be based upon how much Is planted over and above what was being dona now. Payments will be divided between landlords and ten ants where share crops were the basis for rental. No payments. White emphasised, will be made to farmers until after actual evidence of fulfillment of the grant Is given. Mo advance contracts will be made. The farmers' base acre age for any crops Is the amount of land normally planted to a certain crop or crops. 80 Percent to Participate. The government haa assumed that CLEANUP JOB AFTER FLOOD MAY PARTICIPATE fti-BUl Jsife IN SOIL PROGRAM hife' 3 A the level of the Conemaugh river dropped, Johnstown, Pa., one of the "flood capitals" of the East, faced a tremendous task of scrap ing up the mud left behind In the streets. The extent of the silt de posited can be estimated from hls pile shoveled up from only a small area. (Associated Press Photo) 80 percent of the farmers will par ticipate, payments may vary slightly depending upon the response, but In no event will the variance be mere than 10 percent either way. Crops listed as soil depleting ones as far as Oregon was concerned, wire potatoes, melons, strawberries, flax, small grains and hay. Soil conserving crops grown In Ore gon Include winter peas, vetch, clover, alfalfa and grasses. The building crops were similar, depending upon what was used on lands before. In some Instances the plowed under phase was emphasized as conserving and soil building. Director White announced a meet ing of the cooperative council In Port land Thursday for the purpose of making a study of the program. Dean William A. Schoenfeld of the Oregon Agricultural college will preside over the group which represents all co operative organisations In the state. The farm bands' club, representing all farm groups, will meet with tho council later In the day. NICKERSON WITHDRAWS AS MAYOR CANDIDATE PORTLAND. Ore., March 34. (&) D. E. Nicker son, who announced his candidacy for mayor of Portland Sun day, said last night "events beyond my control make it necessary for me to withdraw from the race." Nlcker son, who Is president of the Oregon state federation of labor, did not en large on his statement. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES For rent at Lawrence's. Former Jackson Co. Bank Vaults. 8 a. m. o 6 JO p. m Longer hours and less nv tey. E SATS BROOKHART WASHINGTON, March 25. (IP) Branding "all the other western can didates" for the Republican presi dential nomination but Senator Borah as "tools of Wall street," former Sen ator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa said today Borah was the O. O. P.'s only chance to win. He elaborated: "Borah Is the only candidate who has any chance to win. "Morgan & Company want a, can didate and they go out to Chicago and get an Ullnolsan. "Standard Oil wants a candidate and goes out to Kansas and picks a supposed Independent. "Dupont wants a candidate and goes out and picks a dark horse Iowan." He mentioned no names. Board Has Right To Fire Teachers PORTLAND. Ore., March 26. (AP) Circuit Judge James P. Stapleton dismissed a petition by five citizens, asking that the Rock wood school board be enjoined from discharging Minnie B. Alt man and Marian Ham lin, teachers. The court declared the sttit was an apparent effort to have the court overrule an action clearly within the board's discretion. . 6 PHOTOS 15c Peasley's Studio. My wife likes its smartness and all that extra room but THIS V-8 ENGINE OPENED IV1Y EYES!" Sngineers hare htoum for y tars the undisputed advantages of the V-type engine. ..simplicity, economy, compact ness, ruggedness. But until Ford an nounced the first Ford V-8 in 1932, no one had found a way to bring these advantages to the low-priced field SINCE its introduction (his en gine hu been constantly re fined tnd improved but theij.V features of Ford design have re trained unchanged through the production of over two million V-8 engines. Tbis is the engine that powers the beautiful 1936 Ford V-8 . i a This is the 8-cjlindcr engine which, because it is V-type and compact, gives "all tuat ertra room" that many a woman has wondered about in the Ford V-8 body; This is the engine which proved sparkling performance and eight cylinder smoothness are economical if you have V-rype engine with a dual-down-draft carburetor that takes the "gas" used by a four and splits it into eight equal charges. This is the engine you need for quick, sure, cold-weather start ing this u iuter the engine that's "opened the eyes" of over two million enthusiastic Ford owners; You'll find such an engine in no other car at anywhere near the price of the Ford V-8 for 1936 So why not arrange to drive one today? YOUR FORD DEALER m-cVS for 1936 famfxn sfrt tire extrs. Frj trrmi thnmfh I mitrr CrtJit t.. Amthonzrd FpnJ tiwsme PUn. tn nre Am roftn awrnovT owrwryrwa, e-ttmuT if. m. p.tlT conrMwu NrnrowKruro vtnrNo, thkoay on r.n rwnuT on w nr. Mrrtom, to e,M p. m. p. a. C. E. GATES AUTO COMPANY, MEDFORD, OREGON BRAZIL DECREES BALK RED DRIVE RIO DE JANEIRO, MarcH 33. (AP) President Oetullo Vargas, proclaim ing the equivalent of a state of war throughout Brazil as a result of "sub Terelve activities. enforced martial law today over this nation of 47.000,- 000 peopls. The executive decree, effective for 90 - days, was published last night, Just M hours before the expiration of the three-months' state of siege, declared during the November upris ing, characterized by the administra tion as communistic. Simultaneously, a number of prom inent persons, Including a senator, a radical member of the chamber of deputies, a leader of the government opposition and an army captain, were arrested in a swift roundup. The decree came as a climax to a week of political conferences. VEGETABLE AND TREE ill SALEM. March 25. (Jf) Quarantine against Importation Into the state of vegetables and trees from vegetable weevil and peach mosaic Infected areas In other states was ordered by Governor Martin today upon recom mendation of the state director of agriculture. The quarantine order stated ths vegetable weevil was prevalent in Cali fornia, while the peach mosaic was prevalent In parts of Colorado, Utah and Texas. Howard School Girls Are Busy On 4-H Projects The Hummingbirds of Howard school held their weekly meeting In tne basement Monday. A number of girls had completed their second proj ect In 4-H club work and had some very attractive school bags and floor cushions. Those making zipper purses will need a little more time due to more complicated designs In weaving. During this week the girls will com plete the second project, make the third, a pincushion, and bring them and material for a needle case to the meeting next Monday. Emma Jeanne McKay will entertain club members at her home from 7 to 9:30 p. m. Thursday. Games, yells and songs were enjoyed Tuesday and two new stitches were learned. Those present were Bertha Card In, Erma Mc Kay, Ida Pratt, Bertha McGonagle. Cora Rodgers, Pauline Miller, Luvene HUkey, Marcla Rodgers, Donna Pratt. Elolse Peyton, Vivian Llndqtilst, Ruth Tod, Edith Moon, Pern Carter and Mrs. C. C. Sater, DR. JENSEN TELLS ROTARY OF CEYLON Dr. LeRoy C. Jensen entertained the members of the Medford Rotary club with an Interesting account of his travels in Ceylon as a feature of Tuesday luncheon meeting of the Medford Rotary club at the Hotel Medford. The speaker painted a col orful picture of the beautiful Island with 1U picturesque natives, rem nants of ancient civilisation and lux uriant tropical grandeur. Ceylon, according to Dr. Jensen. Is spproxlmately 300 miles long and 100 miles wide on which the Inhabitants live In languid luxury. He told of the early civilization which was wiped out by a deadly scourge of malaria, leav ing imposing temples and crumbling cities hidden In vsat Jungles of tropi cal wilderness. Some of these ruins, visited by Dr. Jensen, were described. The native roads, foods and wild life were not overlooked In the speaker's Interesting address. Lack of sanita tion with resultant diseases was cited aa the main disadvantage of living In this beautiful land. Why You Should Never Cut a Corn If you aw troubled with eoma or callouses, do not run the risk of blood poisoning by paring them. StatlMioe how that many Infection have oc curred from thla eeemlngly Innocent practice of paring corns. Simply go to your druggist and fet some Ice-Mint, rub a little on any painful corn or callous. The pain promptly disappears and In a short time the corn or callous will loosen and lift off easily root and all lesrlng the surrounding skin la h.lthv normal condition. t This, together with the fact that Ice-Mint qulcwy eases sucn troume as sore, tired, aching, pulled or burn ing feet mskes them cool, easy and comfortable. Is probsbly the reason for the hearty endorsement given It by druggists. To rid one's feet of every hard corn, soft corn, corn between the toes or painful csllouses In such a pleas ant and safe way, makes It seem the height of folly for anyone to pare a com and people are warned to stop It. AIR LINE WILL ADD . 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