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fEPFORD MAIL TRIETjyE. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY. 'AUGUST 13, 1936.
VALUE TO OREGON
OF WORK BY CCC
I
Fechner Cites Data On For
est Fire, Beetle, Erosion
Control, Campground and
Other Projects in State
By Hon Mace
The mot spectacular woric done
by the CCC during Its three years
and three months of operation In
Orgon has been the fighting of for
est fires.
There Is ample Justification of the
tltlo "tree troopers," because massed
legions of the fresh-faced youth of
America have proved themselves in
four summer campaigns to save the
rich forests of Oregon from their
gravest menace, fire.
The results of the 1038 campaign
hae not been tabulated but records
for 1035 show that forest fire losses
during the extremely hazardous
period of low humidity and unusually
dry weather were the lowest since
1007, a fact due, forestry officials
say. to the presence In Oregon of
th highly mobile and highly trained
CCC flre-flghtlng units.
Borne idea of the extent of CCC
work In Oregon may bo gained from
figures released by ECW Director
Robert Fechner. CCC flre-flghters
havo during the last three years spent
186.208 man-days in the field oi
actual combat with flroa. Yet the
much more important and much
more extensive work of the tree
troopers has been in the prevention
of fires.
Preventive Measures
In the latter phase of fire control,
Director Fechner states that 3203
miles of truck trails, 2803 miles of
telephone lines and 200 fire observa
tion towers have been constructed by
the CCC. The truck trails provide
for rapid penetration of hitherto In
accessible country by motorized units
of trained ft re fighters:
It Is estimated by Oregon forestry
officials that the program of forest
fire prevention In Oregon Is todsy as
far advanced as they had previously
hoped to make it by 1048. This they
attribute to the man-power made
available by the CCC.
Another natural forest enemy
which la yielding ground before the
CCO attack Is the pine bark beetle.
Visitors to Crater lake national park,
where 118,000 acres of plnca are In
fected by thin voracious Insect, havo
noticed the decaying corpses of once
magnificent trees, victims of the
beetle. More than a thousand square
mites of Orogon land have been cov
ered by CCC men in control of the
pine beetle and other Insect posts.
Danger Itemnvrd
Many sections of the forest are
menaced by the dead trees left
standing by former fires. Fruitful
sources of new fires due to lightning
or careless campers, thnse danger
spots annually contribute to the sum
of fire loss. The CCO men have
cleared nearly 000 square miles of
such hazard, have removed fire hais
arda along IBM miles or road. In
addition the CCC men have built 404
miles of firebreak which effectively
prevents the spread of fire from har.
ardotu spots,
Besides the work of preserving ex
isting forests, the CCO has also been
deeply concerned with- future for
ests to cover the now existing bald
pots on Oregon's hills. About 4.0O0,
000 trees havo been planted by en
rollees. Nurseries are maintained to
grow young trees and they are trans
planted by CCC men to areas denuded
by fire, pest or near-sighted economy.
One phase of fire prevention un
dertaken by the CCO men hsa been
the by-product of a plan to develop
the great primitive areas of the state
as a playground for Oregon olttrens
and visitor from other states. About
700 acres of public csmplng grounds
have been cleared and landscaped for
the use of citizens. Some 800 forest
eampa have been prepared with fire
places, rustic bulldlugs, tables and
benches, piped water, necessary sani
tation and many other facilities.
Throne,, such arrangements, the
comfort of campers haa been vastly
increased and there has been a cor
responding decrease of forest fires re
sulting from Indiscriminate camping
with Its scattered and unsupervised
building of campflres.
i:ruMiu Fought
Although the conservation of for
ests has been and is the chief work
of the civilian conservation corps In
Oregon there are many other nntural
resources which have come under the
protection of the CCC men.
Plx of the 61 camps now located
In Oregon are ensuged In soil erosion
control. Included In this work is the
control of drifting sandtlunes at the
mouth of the Columbia river, the
concentration and development of
sprlncs. wells, and snisll nwrvolrs
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near BeuUh and the control of gul
lies over a large area. The re vegeta
tion of rangeland, part of the work
of the CCC, helps to preserve the
valuable topsoll which otherwise
would be carried away by spring
floods. This work also Includes clear
a nee of stream beds, building of 873
check dams, the digging of diversion
ditches, the building of miles of drift
fences.
Other work of the CCO Includes
that of three companies engaged In
the development of Irrigation canals
on reclamation projects of Malheur
county and others on the Vale project
and the Stanfleld, Hermlston and
Weatland reclamation projects. Thou
sands of acres are made productive as
a result of this reclamation work,
Cannli Improved '
In Klamath county miles of canals
have been Improved by the CCC camp
working there under the direction of
bureau of reclamation men.
Three CCC camps under the dlrec
tlon of bureau of grazing are build
Ing miles of cattle drift fences, kill
Ing gophers and Jackrabblt pests and
developing water for the use of ani
mals.
In southeastern Oregon three CCC
companies are at work on one of a
chain of large wild life refugee which
will give sanctuary to the decreasing
wild life, form a bulwark against
their march to extinction.
Funds Expended Here
Of Interest to Oregon businessmen
will be the figures Issued by the war
department finance officer Indlcat
ing the Impulse given by the CCC to
Oregon business. According to the
records, the CCO In Oregon haa In
curred obligations amounting to (31,-
146,648. In addition. ftQ.527,285 has
been paid to the families of CCC men
In allotments. Added to this Is the
cash paid In hand to the men In the
camps and spent by them In towns
adjoining the camps.
At present fil camps are operating
In Oregon with a total of 7013 men.
Of thla number of men. 2701 are na
tives of Oregon. Since the CCC be
gan In May, 1033, 21,022 Oregon men
have been members of the organiza
tion, 2851 Oregon citizens have
served as educational advisers, techni
cal, men and military officers. The
vast sums thus poured Into the In
dustrial llfestrcam of the state have
for the most part entered through
the capillaries of trade due to the
fact that most of the money was
spent for staple products.
Oregon men. as well as those from
other states who have served In the
CCC, have had the advantage of out-
dour, healthful work, the chance to
acquire productive skill in various
trades, the opportunity to undertake
directed study during spare time,
competent medical care and ample
recreational opportunity. Vast as has
been the material accomplishment of
the CCC, Its work In that field la not
Ita most Important aim, according to
the men who direct It. Object of the
CCO la to build men, self-respecting
cm rem, who have pride In their
work of conserving the natural re
sources of the United States, re-:
sources which experts havo discovered i
are not so limitless as Industry once
believed. i
Ordnance Checked Annual federal
Inspection of ordnance was conduct
ed yesterday at the Mcdford armory
for Company A and headquarters
company, 180th Infantry, by D, A.
Maloney, Inspector of the ordnance
department of the U. 8. army. Mr.
Malonoy said that with the recent
completion of WPA work, Mcdford
has one of the best protected and
arranged armories In the state. Ho
added that he found the ordnance In
excellent condition,
GARLOCK ELECTED
STATE LEADER OF
LEGION 40 AND 8
Medford Man Wins Highest
Post in Fun Chapter of
Vets Group Wymore,
Bromley Also Honored
ROSEBURO, Ore., Aug. 13. p)
utt uanock, or Mcdford, was elected
grand chef de garre of La Socle to des
40 Hommca et 8 Cbevaux of the Amer
ican Legion at the annual promenade
In connection with the state conven
tion this morlng. He succeeds Dr.
Laban A. Steeves, of Salem, who was
named chemtnot national and chair
man of the 40 et 8 delegation to the
national meeting in Cleveland, Ohio.
Other new officers are Sverre Hal
san, Astoria, grand chef de train;
Henry Helsel, Tillamook, grand con
duct ur; Jack Eakln, Dallas, grand
commlasalre Intend&nt; Curtis John
son, Salem, grand oomJs voyage ur;
Carl Schloeman, Corvallls, grand
garde de la porte; Ben Moll, Pendle
ton, sous grand garde de la porte;
Olln Shook, Albany, grand garde de
la prlslonalrre; Fred Hellbronner, 1
Klamath Falls, sous chemlnot nation-!
ale, Chemlnots are Ray Straffern, As-1
tori a; Dr. O. . Prime, Salem; Frank!
Updyke, Toledo; Cass Wymore, Med
ford; Earl Templer, Klamath Palls;
Hugh Bowman, Pendleton and W. E.
Wilkius, Baker.
Appointive officers are Nell Sleeper,
Eugene, grand correspondent; Dr. F.
J. M. Ernst, Portland, grand medicln;
Bert Haffendcn, Portland, grand au-
monler; C. K. Logan, Salem, grand
publico; Richard Smurthwalte. Baker,
grand advocat; H. L. Bromley, Mcd
ford, grand organizer; Nell GilJIrgs,
Eugene, grand membership chairman
and Charles Schmeltcr, Albany, in
charge of state volturc activities.
The grand volture unanimously ap
proved a resolution calling for the
perpetuation and preservation of vir
gin timber border'ng the highways o!
the state and a continuation of the
Immunization campaign which passed
the 16,000 mark this year. Tt waa re
ported the 40 et 8 had the largest
membership In Us history with mem
bers responsible for 50 per cent 'of
the American Legion membership in
the state.
Heads 40 et 8
l.
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Lee Oarlock of Medford, long active
In Medford post of tin American Le
gion, was today elected grand chef de
gare (state leader) of the 40 et 8, fun
chapter of the Legion, at the state
convention of the veterans' organ Iza
tlon In Rowbiirg.
care Washington rangers 10.00; 8 cars
Idaho 0.60; load fed. Texas yearlings
7.60; double 08 lb. feeders 8 35;
slaughter sheep steady; mostly 2.25-3.50.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13
(AP-USDA) Hogs 800; direct 55
Mostly steady; top and bulk 160-230
lb. California. 11.60; few 811.50;
medium light-lights, 811.25; odd lots
240-275 lb. weights, .811.10. Packing
sows 88.7539.00.
CATTLE 325. Steers slow, few early
sales steady; bulk unsold; load me
dium 055 lb. grass and cake steers,
$3.75; sorted, 3 head, 88.50; common
light grass steers down to 85.00; good
under 1100 lb. fed steers absent.
quoted to 88.50; she-stock steady;
common-medium grass heifers, $5.00
35: fe wbeef cows, 85.00; good quoted
$5.50; heavy dairy cows, $4.50; low-
cutters-cutters, $3.004.25. Few bulls
to $5.25, common light bulls. $4.00-25,
steady. Calves: 6, all direct. Nominal;
good-choice vealers quoted $0.00-50.
SHEEP: 225. Lambs absent; choice
woolsklns quoted to $8.76 or slightly
above; ewes active, fully steady; deck
good-choice 122-lb. shorn ewes. $3.75,
straight; part-deck 126-lb. weights,
aa.au; sorted, 10 head, $2.50.
TESTS ANNOUNECD
FOR COPPERSMITH
United States civil service commis
sion today announced a, competitive
examination for coppersmith to fill
existing and future vacancies In the
Puget Sound navy yard.
Applicants must be on file not lat
er than August 34 with the Recorder,
Board of Labor Employment, Puget
Sound Navy Yard. Bremerton, Wwh.
Detailed Information may be pro
cured here at the postofftoe from E.vrl
II, York, secretary of the local civil
service board.
Livestock
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. ( AP-USDA)
Hogs: Receipts 400, direct 248: mar
ket steady, mostly 10 to 15 higher;
bulk.m 155-215 lbs. 11.35-60; 325-280
lbs., 10.75.-11.00; light lights, 10.85
11.00 and outstanding kinds to 11.35;
packing sows, 0.00-50; good 71 lb.
feeder pigs, 10.50.
CATTLE: Receipts 150, direct 10;
calves 35, direct 12; market steady,
fairly active except cutter y stcera;
few grass steers, 6.00-6.25; better
grades to 7.25; cutters salable down
to 4.00; grass heifers, mostly 4.50
8.36; cutters down to 3.75; low cut
ters and cutter cows, 3.00-75; com
mon to medium grades, 4.00-73; good
beef cows to 5.00; bulls, 4.75-5.50; odd
heads to 5.76: good to choice vealers,
7.50-8.50; common down to 4.50.
BHEEP: Receipt 400, direct 68;
market active and fully steady; bulk
fat lambs, 8.00; common to medium
good, 6.25-7.00; few feeders, 7.00,
shorn lambs, 6.76; good 130 lb, ewes.
3.50.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. (AP-U. S.
Dept. Agr.) Hogs, 10,000; mostly 10
30. spots 35 higher than Wednesday's
average; top 11.55; new high; bulk
desirable 180-250 lbs., 11.25-50; 250
300 lbs., 10.85-11.45; best sows 9.85.
Cattle 7.000. calves 1,600; fairly ac
tive and fully steady trade, less de
sirable killing quality considered;
yearlings and light steers especially
active and same true of all grades
heifers; best weighty steers 9.65; me
dium weight 9.75; light yearling
steers 9.35; heifers 9.00; bulk steer
crop 7.75 to 9.00; stockcrs and feeders
25-60 higher than close last week:
bulk thin stockcrs turning at 4.75
6.00; bulls steady; vealers a little
lower at 7.50 down; only strictly goM
and choice offerings making 8.00-50:
practical top bulls 5.25.
SHEEP 10.000, Including 5300 di
rect; fat lambs steady to shade lower.
mostly steady; bulk natives 9.00-75;
lew grade throwout 5,50-6.50; four
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PORTLAND, Aug. 13. (AP) .
Wheat Open High Low Close
May ......9714 98 0714 98
Sept 961j 97?J 96!4 97'4
Dec 07 98 97 98',
Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestem.
hw., 1.18'J: dark hard winter. 13 pet..
1.19',; 12 pet.. 1.13'i; 11 pet, 1.07(4;
sott white, western white, 97 .J ; hard
winter, 1.00(4; western red, 98.
Oats, white, 29.50: gray, 28.50.
Barley, No. 2 (5 lb. b.v. 31.00.
Corn. No. 2 Eastern Y. ship, 48.50,
Argentine, 38.60.
Mlllrun standard. 26.00.
Today's car receipts: Wheat. 81;
barley. 14; flour, 19; oats, 5; Hay, 8.
Chicago Wheat
CHICAOO, Aug. 13. (AP) Corn
developed greater strength than
wheat late today, and climbed to the
highest prices since March, 1929.
Wheat: Open High Low Close
Sept. . 1.1114 1.1214 .l.U!i 1.11'4
Dec. 1.111; 1.1214 111 iii7-
May . 1.10'i 1.11 1.101; l.IOs;
Corn: Open High Low Close
Sept. 1.07'i 1 .07 T. 1 J01 (.; 1.08;
Dec .04'; .98'.; .94; .oasi
May 91(4 .93'; .01'; .02";
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK. Alls, la rmAn.r
striding forward under thn
ship of steel most of the day, the
stock market teetered and fell back
us tea float hour a proftt-Uki&f
orders cama In Its path.
Buying on resumption of dividends
hoisted Sloss-Bhefleld Steel preferred
around 14 points In the last hour,
while the common li: late trading
rose about 6 points.
Today's closing prices for 32 select
ed stocks follow:
Al. Chem. & Dye 238
Am. Can 1201J
Am. & Fgn. Pow - 7Vi
A. T. & T 175'4
Anaconda .. ..,
Atch. T. & 8. P.
Bendlx Avia .
Beth. Steel
California Pack'g ..
Caterpillar Tract. ,
Chrysler -
Coml. Solv. -
Curtlss-Wrlght
DuPont .
Gen. Foods -r
Oen. Mot .
Int. Harvest
I. T. & T
Johns-Man.
Monty Wsrd
North Amer.
Penney (J. c.) .....
Phillips Pet
Radio
Sou. Pao Hn
Std. Brands H
St. OH Cal.
St. Oil N. J
Trans. Amer.
Union Carb.
Cnlt. Aircraft ..
U. 8. Steel
. 40
. 86 14
. 28 Vt
. ev.i
. . 42
, 78
115
16V.
6H
. 181
... 38 Tl
... 67
.... 82
13
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45(4
... 33
91
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. 11
41
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36(4
63,i
13'i
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. P)
Apples. Sonoma-Napa Co. Graven-
steins 45 lb. lugs 1.00-1.15. ord. 65-85
pekd bxs fncy 1.40-1.50. Winter Ba
nana 45 lb. lugs 1.35-1.50. Santa Cruz
Co. apple boxes loose banana 60-70.
Wash.-Ore. Rome Beauty 56-72s xf
1.65-1.75. Fncy 1.40-1.50. few 1.60.
Wlnesops xf 88-100c 2.25.2.35,
Pears 50 lb. lug Lake Co. 1.40-1.60;
few 1.75: choice 1.15-1.33. Contra Cos
ta Co. 1.00-1.25. Sacta. pekd bxs 180-
larger, $1.-1.15; smaller, 85-00.
""silver"
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. (AP) Bar
silver qutct and unchanged at 44(4.
San Francisco Butter
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. (AP-
U. S. Dept. Agr.) Butter, score: 92
37(4; 91-35(4; 90-35: 89-34.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Au. 13. (AP)
Churning cream buttertat, first
grade, 42; second grade, 39(4.
Ships Hefuelpd Here Paul Mc
Llum, flying a Falrchlld cabin plane
from San Francisco to Seattle, laud
ed at Medford municipal airport this
morning to have his plane refuel .'d.
Elmer McCloud, chief pilot for the
Belmont Investment company of Los
Angeles, left early this morning In
his Lockheed Elcctra for Seattle after
spending the night here. He arrived
last night from the south. MaJ, Ben
jamin F. Otles, piloting a Douglas
observation ship, continued his flight
last evening from Seattle to Los An
geles after his plane had been serviced.
THIEF SENTENCED
UPT0 18 MONTHS
Howard Dorman of Gold Hill, who
entered a plea of guilty to larceny In
a store and admitted a series of thefts,
the authorities say, was sentenced to
serve an Indeterminate term; not to
exceed eighteen months In state prlsr
on this morning by circuit Judge H.
D. Norton.
Oren Tracy, who pleaded guilty to
attempted burglary of a Gold Hill
garage for the purpose of regaining
an auto Involved In a traffic acci
dent, was sentenced to six months
and given a suspended sentence.
Passing of sentence upon Willis
Shapely of the Wlmer district, charg
ed with receiving stolen property, a
slain calf, was deferred until a later
date.
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