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PACE ELEVEN Forest Service and CCC Gird for Annual Battle With Fire Demon UrTCTVFOTCT) MATL TRIBUNE. 'MTTPFOTtD. OftTXiOy. TTTrRSDAY. MTY- 1n.",3. LOSS OF TIBER IN RECENT YEARS Improvements in Organiza tion, Equipment Help Public Education Also Big Factor in Prevention PORTLAND, Ore- May 38. (AP) Scouta and shock-troops of a small, but highly-organized army soon will disappear in the deep green of the northwest's national forests to de fend again the material gains of re cent years against the relentless enemy of the nation's woodshed fire. The acreage of fire-ravished for ests in 1935-36-37 in Oregon and Washington was lower than In any other years In the history of the U. S. forest service. The last three year average was 6806 compared to the 1920-30 average of 86.415. J. P. Campbell, regional fire con trol chief, attributed the lessening of fire losses to Improvements In or ganisation, equipment nnd fire con trol methods of the forest service, assisted by the civilian conservation corps. Propaganda Helps As In war, the first line of de fense Is propaganda public educa tion for fire prevention. The man caused fire which never occurs, de stroys no timber. Pre -suppression measures, the next phase, are designed to anticipate firea which do occur, whether by lightning or man. Drop a match or lightning bolt in almost any portion of the patrolled area and the fire flghtlng machine will click along a pre-arranged plan based on knowl edge of where the spark was most likely to occur and advance prepara tions to detect and extinguish It be fore the fire ran wild. In 1037 only 34 out of 1508 fires In the two states exceeded 10 acres. Weather conditions, fuel types and other factors are translated Into haz ard ratings. Maps, corrected dally, convey to rangers possibilities of fire In almost every square mile of the huge area. A glance reveals possible causes of a fire In a given area, how fast It could spread, which look outs could discover It and the time required to reach It. communication nas aeveiopea in 35 years from the primitive helio graph to a criss-crossing telephone system and portable two-way radio developed by the forest service for patrolmen, lookouts, airplanes and mobile equipment. Airplane Adjunct The airplane now has another Im ports nt place besides that of detec tion. An Isolated flre-flghtlng crew of 435 men and 50 horses was able to subdue a fire laat year because airplanes parachuted-ln supplies. Power machinery has become In creasingly Important. A tractor trencher doing the work of 50 men builds fire lines with amazing speed over country that appears Impossibly rough. A power brush-buster sweeps through growth up to six Inches thick In the fraction of time that axmen could clear It away. Portable pumps shoot powerful streams of water from neighboring lakes or creeks on smouldering debris. The prize in this never-ending fight is some 30 million acres of America's most valued tlmberlands an area comparable to that re cently absorbed by Germany In her Austrian coup. It Is one of the Inst great stands of the nation's dwindl ing timber heritage. DEAIHliSSEEH FOR FABULOUS MINE OF EARLY MS DAY PHOENTX. Arte., May 28. (AP The long search of C. W. McKee for the famous "mine with the Iron door" was ended in death today. The 84-year-old Arizona pioneer, who had devoted 14 years to hunting for the legendary treauro store, died iRst night, a week after suffering a heart attack. When death came, McKee believed himself near solving the secret of the hidden mine, which since the 16th century, has lured treasure hunters. Members of McKee's family said he recently expressed conviction the mine with the iron door" was close to the center of his operations, near Oracle, Ariz. McKee claimed to have found the original dump of the mine In his possession were many maps, gathered In Arizona, California and Mexico, he said showed the location. According to the mine legend, Its veins were worked In the 16th cen tury by Spanish padres, who shipped the riches to Spain. It was sealed by the last of the missionaries before his return to Spain. McKee said his Information was that the hidden tunnel contained 3, 500,000 ounces of gold. The Sahara desert embraces area nearly as large as the mainland of Europe. ED FOR TAKING HAND IN OF Modem ninchlnerv mills greiitly to rrfleli'iirv nf forest fire fighter. In Oregon Altnve at left u forest wnU-e trm-tur Is shown iIIckIiis a fire break illteli. The ninrhlne suiyilaiits the work of main mipii. At rlRhl. above a forest serlre jjiiaril rrpurt ping its or u hine ly porUlitr radio- The short wave sets keep fin- flclilrrs In constant Imirli with headquarters and lookouts. Portable pumps and hose lines nld lorest service and CCC fire brigades. A crew Is shown helow In art Ion with the equipment. Copies of the Oregon liquor con trol commission's new regulations re stricting sale of fortified wines were received today by retail establish ments here. The regulations provide that after July 1 wholesalers and bottlers will not be permitted to bottle or sell fortified wine in flask-shaped con tainers of less than 24-ounce capsc lty. Retailers are given until Sep tember 1 to dispose of stocks of the prohibited sizes. After September 1 prohibited sizes remaining In stock may not be sold. There will be no extension of time beyond the dates set. the commission emphasized. Purpose of the regulation Is to les sen drunkenness and to minimize us? of fortified wine by minors and others not legally permitted to purchase intoxicants. REALTY AGENTS 10 MEET HERE A regional dinner-meeting of real estate agents will bo held In the Hotel Medford at 6:30. Monday. June 6. It Is expected that about 100 will attend from Jackson. Josephine. Klamath. Coos and Douglas counties. The program is being prepared by William L. Graham of Salem, deputy state real estate commissioner. Hugh H. Earie. state Insurance commission er, has been. Invited to attend and If he accepts. Insurance men here will be asked to come to the dinner meeting. It. was stated by Carl Y. Tengwald. president of the Medford Realty Board. In a letter to Mr. Tengwald. 'Mr. Graham said he expects real estate men of Portland and the Willamette valley to attend. He stated that an informative program irfTjuld be pre sented, v ' mw Jt . . Till-'".1-" -yur: .ystvvft. t . ? . : k ; j - ; - 7 " " .. - . k -S6 i -'Ml. 4 "IS vvn, r T3 ,vvv, 1 WASHINGTON, Mcy 38. (API- Senator Wheeler (D.-Mont.) de nounced WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins on the senate floor Wednes day for what he said was "reprehen sible" conduct In connection with tha Iowa senatorial primaries. Wheeler said he wjs "perfectly shocked" to learn that Hopkins had been quoted as saying that If h lived In Iowa he would vote for Rep resentative Wearln (D.-Iowa) against tho Incumbent Senator Gillette (D. Iowa). The Montanan asserted that on the basis of that statement It was evi dent that relief funds should be ear marked to prevent relief officials from "Juggling these founda around" to help one candidate and punish an other. "I hopo the people of Iowa will re sent the actlvtics of these men In charge of government spending agen cies in butting In on the Democratic primary ,' Wheeler said. "In the first place we don't know if Mr. Hopkins Is a Democrat or not. Centrmlnly we know Mr. Ickea was not a Democrat before he came to tho cabinet." Gllletto sided with Wheeler a year ao in the fight to defeat President Roosevelt's supreme court plan. Hopkins, Wheeler declared, "might just as well have put a Blip In the pay envelope of every Individual re lief worker In Iowa," If newspaper accounts of his statement were cor rect. CAVE JUNCTION SCHOOL DESTROYED BY FLAMES GRANTS PASS, May 28. (AP) Fire of unknown origin destroyed the. white school house near Cave Junc tion this morning. Keith and James Wells, returning from a lodge meet ing at 3 a. m.. reported they saw oar parked In front of the building, giving the only clue. Nineteen pu pils enrolled for 4he school, which closed a week ago. Insurance was 700. : 'FIT A 10 T Phon. 542 We'll be.ul away your Closing tlmo tor mo Ute to Clas- I Ifi JjU Si W lj refuse City SanlUiy 8ewlco. ..' 1 ally Ads Is 1 :30 p. m. . - I W - W U CHOICE r? 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