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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1936)
AirynFORB matl tkttnte. mt.dfotcd. ot?eoont. ruxpay. xoyembet? 20. PAfW TFTREE LONG DRY SPELL OF L Acres Of Usually Fertile Country Too Dry For Fall Planting Mountain Country Without Snowfall PORTLAND. Nov. 39. (fp) Is lash, green Oregon to follow the drought tragedy of the midwest? There was reason to take the que , tlon seriously today as a dry Novem ber hastened toward Its end with every reporting weather station list ing almost unprecedented lack of moisture. Acres of usually fertile Oregon country were too dry for fall plant ing. Grain sown In dust has failed to germinate. Farmers could only hope for haavy rains or anow in the next few months to restore normal conditions for spring crops. Mystifies Natives. . The weather set-up was full of Jokers. The natives can't understand It; the refugees from the midwest find the situation far from the long told story of Oregon's traditional moisture. Portland has not seen so dry a November since 1890. Thus far this month, only .61 of an Inch of rain has fallen. The mountain country Is without snow. A few flakes fell Friday at Pendleton, but they vanished In an hour. Mount Hood, near here, rises like a tower of rocks. A little dirty anow atUI hangs In the crevices from last winter. Mountain streams are so low placer miners In eastern and southern Oregon have been forced to curtail operations. Water In the Willamette river has dropped to such an extent generat ing power has gone on emergency basis. Power companies have, been forced to turn on auxiliary motors. Fire Hazard Seen. Pire conditions which should have been removed by customary rains early In the fall are dangerously alive In the western sections of the state. Thousands of acres have been swept and hundreds of fire-fighters kept constantly on the lines. Reports come from almost every section of spring flowers, baffled by the weather, blooming for the sec ond time this year. The great lumber Industry of Ore gon, richest timber state" In the union, has been seriously hampered. Many operators in Oregon and south ern Washington have cut down pro duction because of dry conditions In the forests. Stockmen and truck farmers have Joined with the grain men In earnest prayers for rain. Not only Is the crop tragedy Immediate, but It also will affect the output for next year. In many cases, crops already In tho ground must be replanted. Klamath Hit Hard. The period Is the driest on record In the Klamath country where range lands are badly In need of watering. Forage crops have been hard hit and plowshares actually have been broken In the hard earth. The Rogue river valley hasn't been so dry since 1911. Grain Is unplant ed and the destruction to pasturage will work a hardship on the feed supply for the winter. The last two months are the most arid In the Grant Pass region since 1889, but the absence of hot winds has pre served much of the soil's normal dampness. There Is a deficiency of 6.43 Inches of rain at Roseburg where November temperatures are almost dally over 70 degrees. Heavy valley fogs have aided con ditions at Eugene. The dry spell came too late to seriously damage crops In the Salem vicinity. Pendleton. Baker and LaQrande. centers of the wheat producing coun try, have seen the autumn drought make heavy Inroads In the territory's economic Hie. Western Oregon's dairy Industry lacks adequate pasturage. Eighty percent of the celery crop has been ruined, half the cauliflower crop destroyed, lettuce production has dropped 25 percent and other major garden crops have been retarded. 10 SELL SEAL QUOTA Antloch school claims first honors in this year's annual sale of Christ mas seals, being the first In the county to report sale of the quota allotted by the Jackson County Pub lic Health association, sponsoring the drive. Reresentatlves of the rural school brought In receipts from the sale of seals yesterday to the county health department, asked for more seals, and received them. The annual drive to combat tu berculosis through sale of trie little Christmas seals opened Thanksgiving day. The Danish historian Tree la Pred- erik Troels-Lund was born In Cop enhagen In 1840. Dl ON 2 CONTINENTS (Continued irom Page One.) old, from League of Nations, consid eration lest new threat to Interna tional peace result. The two nations wanted the Euro pean neutrality committee to deal without league Interference with the problems of civil war. Madrid Terrorized In Madrid battle raged between Fascists and Socialist government de fenders for possession of the capital. The Madrid defenders drove back the Insurgents In two sharp encounters, but the city was In terror after a Friday night air raid. On the northern Franco-Spanish border, dormant several weeks, new fighting broke out. The Socialist gov ernment announced a vigorous of fensive against the Fascist armies entrenched In the vicinity of Gijon. San Sebastian and Iran. In North China, too, there was conflict. Kalgan dispatches reported Japan ese and Mongol troops were massed for a drive against Sulyuan province defenders allegedly In an effort to extend Japanese influence over Inner Mongolia and thereby enhance Jap an's position in the North China re gion close to Siberia. Italy In effect became at least a sympathetic member of the German Japanese anti-Communist pact with the announcement of Italian recog nition of Nipponese -sponsored Man choukuo In exchange for recognition of the Italo-Ethloplan empire. Americas Peaceful Although Japanese sources dented the Italo-Japanese recognition involv ed adherence to the antl -Communist front, observers pointed out that Ja pan admittedly Is an enemy of com munism and would be connected in directly by the German-Italian agree ment on the same subject. While the continents of Europe and Asia seethed with talk of armaments and danger of war, North and South America pushed ahead with plans for a glgantio lntcr-American peace conference at Buenos Aires beginning Tuesday. President Roosevelt was enroute to the Argentine city to sound a key note of peace In the American world while Secretary of State Cordell Hull, already At Buenos Aires, said confer ences with delegates indlcuted a har monious, united desire for an effect ive program against war. Veterans Council Sponsoring Safe Driving Campaign The local chapter of the Allied Veterans' council, which Is composed of representatives of the four leading veterans' organisations, is sponsoring an automobile safety driving cam paign, according to Commander Car old J. Parkor. 1 Mr. Parker says: "There have been many automobile accidents that have resulted in per manent Injury to some and death to others, during the past few months The Allied Veterans council Is en deavoring to bring to the attention of the motorists the caution neces sary for safe driving. The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce ap proves any move which encourages safety. "The Allied Veterans council asks the people of Medford and surround lng vicinity to assist In the safety campaign by driving carefully." Henry Ford Presents New V-8 iff LOCAL and PERSONAL THIS UNUSUAL camera shot shows Henry Ford (rlnht) and Edsel Ford with their newest product, the Ford V-8 for 1937. The picture was taken at Dearborn during the newspapermen's preview of the new car, which excited unusual Interest because of Its completely new appearance and the advent of the 60 horsepower V-8 engine, giving a choice of engine sizes to American motorists. WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN OCEAN IDENTIFIED; VANISHED UNI SHIP PORT ANGELES. Nov. 28. (AP) The body of a woman found near here Wednesday was dug up from a grave today by King county police and Identified as that of Mrs. Gert rude Rodgera, 38. of Portland. Mrs. Rodgors' body was found floating off Slip Point. 40 miles west of Port Angeles, and had been in the water "quite a while." Port Angeles police said. Mrs. Rodgers wss reported to havo vanished from the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Marguerite off Port Townsend en route to Seattle from Vancouver, B.C., last October IS. Her mother. Mrs. Helen Wlndroff, of Yakima, was on the steamer at the time her daughter disappeared. King County Deputy Coroner Carl Hartwlg, who examined the body, said he identified it by brldgework In tho mouth and other marks on the body which Mrs. Wlndroff had telephoned him from Yakima. Police said the body evidently had floated 80 miles before It was dis covered. Hartwlg said there wss no evidence of foul play. No reason for her death has been given out by the coroner. In astronomy and physics, the umbra Is the region of a shadow from which direct light la cut off. The blue pigment, ultramarine, Is obtained from the mineral la7,ullte. BLAZE DAMAGES ATTIC OF STORE Fire yesterday morning did slight damage In the attic of the J. W. Cook store at Crater Lake highway and Stevens street. Part of the at tic was burned and firemen had to rip off part of the roof to get to the blaze. Damage was estimated at about $100. Cmme was attributed by firemen to a defecttvo terra cotta chimney, flames escaping from the kitchen range. There are living quarters be hind the store. Responding to the alarm the fire men lost a turnout coat as they sped along East Jackson street. They could not stop to pick It up and when they returned the coat waa gone. Chief Roy Elliott requested that the coat be returned by the finder to fire headquarters. The flrti department was called to the Town club at 1000 West Main street late Friday night when a soot fire developed In the fireplace chim ney, Tho firemen applied chemicals and stood by until the soot burned out. No damage was done. lecture Scheduled Mrs. Walter Clifton will lecture on "I Lift Up Mine Eyes" Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Medford Truth Center, 304 North Ivy street. An Invitation is extended to the public. Board .Meeting Announcement was made yesterday of a aneM! mat ing tomorrow at 12:10 noon at Val- Fiivine-, caie or the board of Zonta International. Plans are tn pleted for the charter dinner, those in cnarge announced. t I'lllt Meeriitf KiioH .e,i-i... demonstrated at Friday's meeting of the Oak Grove extension unit. Next meeting was announced for Friday afternoon at Iran ninir t th of Mrs. A. WrlglTl on Lozler lane. It was iweo announced that organization of a study erom in fnmiiv roiitiinn. ship Is to be completed at a meeting scncauiea lor tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Oak Grove school house, study work Is to be from the extenlon service of the Oregon State college. AH women of the com munity are urged to be present and bring their husbands. Ill With Influenza Fred Heath. Jr.. proprietor of Heath's drug store, was confined to his home last evening with influenza. Car Victim (letter Patty Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A Young, who was hurt when struck by a car near Roosevelt schol Mon day noon, has returned to her home from the hospital but will not resume her school work until she has more fully recovered from a head injury. It was stated yesterday. Tonlls KxrUed Dickie Winters of Klamath Falls underwent an oper ation for the removal of his tonsils a the Osteopathic hospital yesterday morning. P. D. Miller of Jackson ville was admitted to the hospital Friday for medical treatment. Mrs. J. G. Kylor of Maple Park drive was discharged Friday, she had been confined with pneumonia. Khvnnls speaker Frank J. New man, who will become district attor ney In January, will be the principal speaker at tomorrow's weekly luncheon-meeting of the Ktwanls club In the Hotel Medford. He will contrast "Americanism with other "Isms." Capt. G. R. Durham will be In charge of the club's musical program. A. R. Puchner la program chairman, Progresses In Army Kenneth L Cardtn. son of Mr. ' and Mrs. Teed Card In of Rogue River, has success fully completed his recruit training with battery B of the 10th field ar tillery stationed at Fort Lewis. Wash.. It was stated In an announcement yesterday from Capt, James E. Slack, battery commonder. Private Cardin. the captain stated, la now taking the field artillery gunner's examination and his progress Indicates he will qunllfy as an expert gunner. The 10th Is ono of the newly motorized field artillery regiments. Cardin ap plied for enlistment at the recruiting office in city hall here. He was en listed last October 7. Con I Chutes Hum, PENDLETON, Nov. 28 () Fire destroyed two Union Pacific coal chutes near Duncan, about 30 miles east of Pendleton, today. Each chute held more than eight carloads of coal. Origin of the fire was unknown. 4 Tuberculosis Is curable. The earlier It Is discovered and tho sooner treat ment started, tho better chance for cure. Christmas seals finance early diagnosis campaigns. t Use Mail Tribune want ads, POLICE WILL HELP PORTLAND. Nov. 28. (AP) Police protection will permit the Fundatton Worsted company, closed for nearly a week by pickets, to re-open Mon day, Mayor Joseph K. Carson said to day. At the same time Governor Charles H. Mflrtin snld he would supply state officers If necessary to give full pro tection of the 105 workers both at the plant and at their homes. Officers of the United Textile Workers union here expressed willing ness tonight to arbitrate the Issues of the Oregon Worsted and agreed to send 405 members bock to work at the plant pending a decision by a neutral board. The announcement was made by J. E. Lee, secretary. WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. Jp) The treasury announced today the Fred R. Comb company, Minneapolis, Minn., had been awarded a 53,453 contract for construction of a post office at Payette, Ida. 1 Time Is measured by the earth's ro tation on its axis. I : : ; ; 11 ' ' fti.m "mmi ii w mmwiiiMnwnwniw mil,,, ?WBflKwMjLwjai w jj.lumii ii"wpJ-- "' ' ' S ' HeMixe Tudor Sedan Ilnse Price $.1Hl at Dearborn Plant a il Windermere is the largest of Eng lish lakes. Ullswater la the second largest. , 4 Demonstration farmers In western North Carolina soy they are finding that ground dolomatlc limestone mix ed with superphosphate makes tho latter more effective with pastures and legume crops. Use Mall Tribune want ads. Ulster is the most northern of Ire land's four provinces. 4 The ancient capital of Japan Is Ult. sulntrb of Kyoto. Pioneer Law Maker 1 v K ft - I . DUNHAM WRIGHT Dunham Wright, who established Hip Medical spring health resort In 1808, waa a mem her of the Oregon legislature In 1873 which hullt the state rapltol which burned In 1IW5. He was horn Marc 13. 1R42. In the terrtory of Iowa, De Mnlne county. The legendary Trojan war took place about the beginning of the 12th century. 4 The Uchl Indian, forming a dla- j tinct linguistic stock, formerly lived I id Georgia and South Carolina. TlllllllllllliP" There are two towns in Alabama) named J.vkson GLASSES Dr. E. M. Hood, Optometrist gparta Bld(. Tel. JS3-B Main and Riverside. Medford. Ore. Millltnt en Ire - RejuonuMe Price in PERL llllll: VII iiflMi B J iff 1 1 'vSi4t L I - f'" ,L ' hi U ' t- rrrrrr These Cold Mornings and Nights Call For The Warmth Of TIMELY OVERCOATS Fashioned By Keller-Heumann-Thompson goo REINHART & BARKER ' You'll appreciate these snug, wool overcoats these chilly days. We hive plaids, oV.tcfcs, oilds In the weight YOU prefer New Fluhrer Bldg. 226 E. Main QUALITY CAR IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD The New Ford V- 8 for 1937 in ono enr, built in only ono clia8is iu'7.0 but the quality V-8 engine which powcru it is now offered in two ni7.es. 85 horsepower for maximum performance wilh good economy 60 horsepower for good performniico with maximum economy. The smaller 60-horscpower V-8 engine, optional in several body types, makes possible the liiwcst price for a Ford car in years. The car is entirely new in appearance wido and roomy, with a low center of gravity. Headlamps ara streamlined into tho fender aprons. The modern lid- - type hood is hinged nt tho back. The new nll-stcel top sweeps back from the windshield in an unbroken curve. Interiors are tailored to tho minute. The slant ing V-lypo windshield opens in all closed cars. It is new in safety, qtiiot and comfort. The body is nil stool top, sides, floor and frame, wehlcd into 11 ingle steel unit of great protective strength. Safety Class all around nt no extra charge New methods of mounting body and engine bring quieter operation. You nro invited to visit your Ford denier and scs , how the quality car in the low- its raugo and extended its usefulness. 1 i EASY-ACTION SAFETY BRAKES I You want two thing) In a, modern brak ing lyitem. Dependability, and toft pedal action. Tho new Ford brakei give yon both. They are positlva and direct, wilh the safety of iteel from pedal to wheel, Cable and conduit control, Self'tnergii ing. About one-third leni pedal pretiure il required to ttop tho car. 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