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PAGE TWELVE arEDFOKD MAIL TRTT3TJKE. FEDFORD, QBEflON, SUNDAY, "APRIL 5, 1936. WATER PROSPECTS FOR YEARBETTER Norma! Run-Off Will Assure Adequate Supply for Val ley Agencies Co-operate A meeting was hela on Friday In tha court house at Modiord, which It la hoped to make an annual affair. Representative! of tha United States bureau of agricultural engineering, the Oregon state engineer, the dis trict water master'a office at Med ford and Orants Pass, the irrigation districts of the Rogue River valley, the Califo-.nla Oregon Power company and the United States bureau of rec lamation, got together to study the prospective water supply for this year In southern Oregon. Estimates of southern Oregon wster supplies have been made by different agencies over a period of years. Here tofore each of these agencies has worked more or less independently. The district water masters, the state engineer, the California Oregon Pow er company, and the United States bureau of agricultural engineering have all measured anow depth and water content. The water masters, the United States geological survey and the bureau of reclamation have measunred the streams; the weather bureau has recorded the runoff, and the irrigation districts have kept rec ords of reservoir storage. The group meeting Friday attempt ed to co-ordinate all this Informa tion. It is hoped that thla or a slml lur group may get together each year In the future for the same purpose. As data are accumulated from year to year, the accuracy of the forecasts should become better. After careful atudy of available rec ords, the southern Oregon water fore cast committee believes the following information on the water aupply for southern Oregon In 193S will be of Interest to all water users: Measurements of snow cover St isrtaT'i Join the Southern Cross Tour Personnlly conducted to AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND A delightful cruise on the Sunshine' Route to porta of Romanes , . . the interesting Itinerary Includes Honolulu Auckland Suva, Sydney and Melbourne The cruise Is under the man agement of an experienced cruise director. Sailing from Vancouver, B. C, June 17th aboard the Canadian-Australasian "S. S. NIAGARA" returning to Vancouver on August 7th all- 3QO Inclusive Round sBaJtjJsIj Trip For bookings and all details see Mrs. J. Vinton Scott, 33 Statesman Street, Salem, Ore gon or W. H. Deacon, OenT Agt..Pass'r Dept.. 28 8. W. Broadway (American Bank Bldg.) Phone HRoadwav 0fl:i7. Portland. . 1036 Acre Ft. 8,100 9,600 8.400 8.200 higher levels of the Cascade range show, at some points, somewhat greater depth and water content than the average for the past several years. Assuming that spring precipitation and general weather conditions will be normal, the committee believes the streams flowing into the Medford ires will have normal runoff, and thit the total water aupply will be adequate to produce all crops. With reasonable care the irrigation season should be ended with some wster still In storage. The following table shows the max imum storsge obtained during 1935, and the estimated storsge for 1936 in the different storage reservoirs In the Medford, Talent and Rogue River valley districts: 1936 Acre Ft. Fish Lake . 7,000 Four Mile Lake 12,000 Hyaatt Prairie Rea. 10.000 Emigrant Oap Res. 8,200 Now full. Field examinations at selected ob servatlon points In 20 orchard blocks in the Medford area have shown tnat. with but one exception, and regard less of soli type, the entire useful root zone la wet to field capacity. Soil moisture conditions are consid ered favorable to conserve stored irri gation water for release later during the season. The water table through out orchard sections of the area, on account of-'above normal winter pre cipitation. Is slightly closer to the sold surface, on the average, than last year at the same time, but the average rise bsa been less than a foot. Drainage conditions, on the whole, are considered favorable for plant growth. The anticipated spring and slimmer flow of Roirue river from April 1 to September 30, 1938, available to lower irrigated lands, Is expected to sugnt- ly exceed that of the same period for last year. Due to a deficient snow pack at low levela, the anticipated water supply to the Irrigated lands supplied by the Applegate river and tributaries, and by Evans and uraves creeks, all tributary to the Rogue, and from Cow creek, a tributary of the Umpqua, Is not expected to ex ceed that of last year. Due to In complete Information no attempt has been made to forecast runoff In the Illinois River valley this year. In the Upper Klamath basin, water in the form of snow appears to be about 18 per cent greater than last year at this time. Net Inflow Into Upper Klamath Iske Is also about 18 per cent greater. Precipitation at Klamath Falls since September 1, 1035. Is about 30 per cent above nor mal to date, as against 12!4 P" cent below normal at the same time last year. Therefore. It la believed that, sub ject to unforeseen conditions, the 1936-1938 net inflow into upper Klamath lake may be estimated at 960.000 acre feet, end would repre sent an eight and one-half per cent Increase over that of last year. Even though normal or above nor mal precipitation may be obtained, the net Inflow la still expected to he only around 76 per cent of normal, due particularly to water being used In replenishing the underground Btor sge so greatly depleted during the long dry cycle Just psst. However, under these conditions, this quantity will prove ample for all requirements. Many people In the Medford area are not In a position to be Tsmnisr with data on the anow conditions of the watersheds and. In view of the precipitation at Medford being above normal, will be surprised to learn that the snow conditions at observed points In the higher levels are not much better than a year ago, 1 Wool "ales Light BOSTON, April 4. (AP-USDA) Sales of wool were very light In Bos ton during the past week. ftalvaglng Complete PORT ORFOFU), April 4. (API- Salvage operators neared the end of their task today In removing cargo from the wreoked freighter. Phyllis. No more emphatic fnoh Ion , . . and none more beculllng than these all over flower turbans a fnhton-vlue scoop Shirley Temple Hats H n Q o thOOO For Little Girls are q1.70 CX $Z,.7(J in T I I ' I W REGIONAL MEET MASONIC CRAFTS HERE APRIL 18TH A regional meeting of the Muonlc craft will be held here on Saturday, April 18, in honor of Wayne Stand ard, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Maona of Oregon. It la expected to be the .orgeat Masonic meeting ever held In southern Oregon and committees are working diligently to make It one of the best In the history of the craft. The meeting la Intended -not only ob an honor to the visiting grand master but as a general assembly of all the craft of southern Oregon and northern California. The lodges of district 11 will be hosts to the delegations to attend from Klamath Falls, Bend, Rose burg, Marshfleld and Weed. District 1 1 comprises Jacksonville, Central Point, Ashland, Orants Pass, Kerby and Medford. Many other delegations from even more distant points have expressed Intentions of being present, It was stated. It in anticipated that grand masters from othei Jurisdictions will also attend. The meeting will open at 3 p. m. with a school of Instruction In ritu alistic work under the direction of C. L. Blschoff, chairman of the Grand Lodge Instruction committee. Imme diately afterward there will be a meeting of all the matsers, wardens and secretaries of the lodges present. The hour from 6 to 6 o'clock will be devoted to the registration and re ception of out-of-town visitors. Din ner will be sorved In the dining room of the temple at 6:30. The membership will be entertain-1 ed with a program In the lodge hall at 8 o'clock. After presentation of the program the lodge will open and receive Grand Master Standard and members pf his official group. O. S. C. Prospects "Fair" OORVALLIS.- Ore., April 4. (AP) Only five lettermen returned for Ore gon State's baseball . team. Coach "Slate" Olll described the prospects as fnlr. Sounds Flighty The Mall Tribune called Tom Cul berson, genial manager of the mu nlclpal airport, last night to ascer tain whether any army planes had landed during the day. -Yeah," said Tom, We had two in this afternoon." "What were they?" Tom was asked. "Both were Douglas observation ships." t "Where from? ' "Crlssy field, California." 'Where to?" "Pearson field in Vancouver." "How long did they stay?" "Just long enough to refuel, Who were the pilots?" "One was Private Gunn and the other Private Cannon." Bang! went Tom's telephone re ceiver to emphasize the military as pect of the dialogue. f DUE OVER VALLEY A change to slightly colder weather was foreseen by the meteorological bureau last night as the Rogue valley came under the Influence of a high pressure area centered off the Oregon coast and moving slowly eastward. Minimum temperatures would prob ably decline to around the freezing point, the bureau ventured. Frost Observer Rogers forecast smudging for this morning. Official forecast was for fair weather today and tomorrow, con tinued cold. Maximum temperature yesterday was 47 as against 49 Friday. The minimum yesterday was 37, one degree lower than Friday's low point of 38. Precipitation for the 24 hours end ed at 5 p. m. yesterday was .59 of an Inch, bringing the total rainfall for April to .64 of an Inch, an excess for the month of .49. 1 Suits and Blouses for Easter at ETHEL WYN B. HOFFMANN'S. fiAWNMOWERS sharpened. W call for and deliver 23 N. Fir St. SIMS BROS. Phone 261. T A $117,000 Medford municipal air port project has been approved by the board of reviews of the U. 8. bureau of air commerce, Fred Heath, Jr., chairman of the city council's aviation committee, was notified yes terday. Formal 'som-oval bv WPA and l. lotment of funds must biprocured oerore the project may be launched Mr. Heath explained. He stated that the Oregon state board of aeronaut ics, the Portland Chamber of Com merce and the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce had telegraphed Senator Charles L. McNary to use his authority in expediting the final rou tine steps so that the program might bo started in the near future. The present airport Improvement project is nearing completion, Mr. Heath said, and It Is desired to continue the modernization plana without Interruption. "We must complete modernization of our airport or else Medford will some day find Itself In the position of many other cities that are now ghost towns simply because they did not keep in step with progress," Mr. Heath stated. The project Just approved by the board of reviews, he explained, calls for the leveling, extension and wid ening of the runways. It Is the first of three parts of a general modern ization plan, he related. The second part provides for the surfacing of the runways and the third for the build ing of an administration building and beautlflcatlon of the grounds. Approval by the board of reviews was seen as the culmination of the Jackson County Chamber of Com- j merce's efforts to procure federal aid in modernizing the airport. Grants Pass Bested . GRANTS PASS. Anrll 4. fAP. Coquille's debate team eliminated Grants Pass here last night from the state high school championship race by a 2 to 1 decision. TRANSIENT HELD FOR AUTO THEFT Ulmer Canaday, 20-year old trans- lent youth arrested Friday at the California checking station on charge of violation of- the Dyer act in transporting a stolen auto across a state line, is held In the county Jail here on $2,000 bond waiting an appearance before the federal grand Jury In Portland. Canaday admitted to state police that early In February he had stolen a Nash convertible coupe at Umpqua, Ore., driven It to Rosevlile, Calif. stored It there for some time, and again driven it north. He told state officers here that he had stopped at Hornbrook on April 3, to get gas, end while the service station attendant had gone for oil, had driven away. The attendant call ed the checking station and Canaday was stopped there. He appeared yesterday, before Unit ed States Commissioner Victor A. Tengwald after waiving preliminary hearing, end was bound over to the federal Jury. . -1 ' Use Mall Tribune want ads. 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