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fEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE,' BEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY. "AUGUST 8, 1938. ' PAGE EIGHT FOREST BURNING BEST Where Bonneville Power Will Go GOODYEAR BUILDS LIFEGUARDS ON WEST COAST LOANS ARE NOW I JUNE E T Old Theory On Fire Preven tion Exploded Years Ago Ruinous Blazes Took Toll in Good Old Days A myth to hard to dispel even after the truth hat been established. Th recent aerie of forest flre again revived the myth about burn ing the ground cover each year aa an efficacious blaze preventative "Why don't they burn the ground cover every spring the way we did when I waa a kid," many an old timer wa heard to remark. Before the white man came, the Indiana aet fire to the forest floor every year and they never had any forest fires," oth era commented. Called Balciney. Oh yeah? Well, for yeara and yeara trained foresters have been aaytng that'a a lot of bunk. Back In 1021 John D. authrle wrote an article for the Four L Lumber Newa on historic foreat flrea. Major Outhrle waa then assistant district forester of 'the United Statea forest service at Portland. Now he la foreat service lnapector of the CCO at Wash ington. D. C. In that 1037 article Major Outhrle said: "When Europeans flrat land ed on these shores there were surely enough 'forests to burn' and the white man began at once to burn them. It has long been the practice to lay the blame for forest fires of early daya to Indiana, to pirates, with little or no foundation In fact or rec ord, that the Indians burned the for eat off regularly. If the American Indian did all the foreat burning he la credited with there would have been no forests left In America when the first aettlers landed." Seedlings Destroyed. ' In an article written for the name Journal In July, 1032, Major Outhrle aatd that during every bad fire year foresters have come to expect "a, aer lea of so-called arguments for 'ltght- bumlng' of the foreate." "Bum over the forest floor regu larly,' the advocates- of Slwash for estry say," Major Outhrle coutlnued ''Yes, and burn, kill and destroy all the tiny tree seedlings, one Inch to three, four to six Inches tall, which are your future foreat. .' "'Burn It off like the Indiana used to do.' And with this atatemcnt there la the Implication that the curly-day Indiana were pretty good foresters 'Stwash forestry' Is a good name for that mythical system aupposed to have been used by the early redmnn Not Indian Custom. - ''As to the Indians making a prac tice of burning the forest regularly, with a eonacloua Idea of keeping It clean and open, there la not the slightest bit of what may be consid ered as real evldenoe." Continued burning of the ground cover not only destroys the tiny trees of future forests but eventually ends sny kind of useful growth. Karl L. Januocb. supervisor of the Rogue Riv er national forest aaya. Only the most useless kind of brush will grow after while, he asserts. Pasturage la thus ultimately ruined, he adds. Proof of thla, Mr. Janouch states, may be seen In any burned-over area of the forest. He cites an old burn on Hunckleberry mountain where thick brush U feet high harasses the foresters. Bad for Cows. "A man oan't even crawl through that bruah. much less a cow." Another bad feature about burning. Mr. Janouch pointed out, la that It leads to erosion. With growth burned out, rains and melting enow, aoon denude the land of top soil, he as serts. As to there being no aerlous fires In the good old dsys when the ground cover was supposed to be burned reg ularly, the record la full ol thrm. Some of those fires were cited by Major Outhrle aa follows: Big Htamls Ttulnrri. In 194a occurred the Yaqutna fire In Oregon, covering 4S0.000 acres of "probsbly what were as heavy standa of Douglas fir. Sitka apniee and west, ern cedar aa could be found on the Pacific coast." Seven yeara later In the same re gion came the Neatucra fire which covered SJO.OOO acres on the Oregon coaat. "The Sllverton fires of 1B63. again In Oregon, la mid to haw covered probably 1.000.000 acres. That sum mer wsa very dry. Settlers In Silver ton read newspapers at night by Its light The air waa filled aa If a dense fog end the ashra on the burned area were four to five Inches deep. It la recorded here that It was common practice then for settlers to fire the forests as If they had no value." Many I.Ives Lost. In September, lea, occurred the Coos fire which burned over 300.000 acres on the Oregon coast from Sep. tember 15 to October 30. Also In September of that year the St. Helena fire covered more than 300 000 acres. Numerous of the historic American forest fires cited by Major Outhrle took an appalling toll of life, some wiping out entire settlements. With these fscts In mind, foresters are Inclined to lose patience when they are advised to "bum the ground cover regularly to Improve the forests and prevent fires." But, they con fess, It Is hard to destroy a myth. 6RAJ LA olympia w A SNS' N V G T o! N l CENTRAL1A I' f 111 ' Mc- N meMPomll 0JR t 6 0 N H If-N- m UNES FOB WHICH fuNOi AU1HO0I2ED 'II A ALBANY - .... PROJECTED TOD FUTURE )wL y 111 S' K () GENERATING PLANTS WC"" 111 l A SUBSTATIONS Ml U f THE BONNEVILLE PROJECT llJ s Aumm PROPOSED TRANSMISSION LINES fcnoRT SUBSTATIONS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IT SPjR V ' I UNDER PWA FUNDS This map shows the power linos which will bo built with the .0,750.0O0 ullocated recently by the PWA for trans mini Inn lines to carry BonnPTllle dam power. The Mark lines rep resent the lines to be built, while the dotted lines show whafaddlllonol lines Administrator .1. I. Hons had asked for but which were not pro vided Tor In the allocation. Where dotted lines parallel black lines, Ross had asked Tor double circuits Instead of the single lines allocated. (AP Photo.) JUNIOR CRATERS T Med ford's Junior Craters belted out 31 hits yesterday at the high school pork to defeat Prospect, 16 to 7. In a Jackson county league base ball game. Johnny Oltzen led the at tack with five hits In six trlpa, in cluding a double; Qcorga Harrington hit three singles and a double, Mal colm Stlne two singles and a triple and Croud icr & triple. Crouoher and Harrington worked on the Med ford mound, with th for mer fanning nine and allowing eight hits and five runs In the first elx in nings and the latter holding Pros pect to a paJr of tallies In the last threo frames. Dewey Hill, Prospect manager, had a perfect day at bat with four hlta In as many chances. Score: R H, s Medford 31 5 Prospect .............. 7 14 3 Croucher, Harrington and O. OUr i; Lensy and Hill. FIND WANDERING BABE UNHARMED IN CANYON LOB ANOEWS, Ana. .UPI A ao-hour aearch In which ! airplanes and a blimp too part In scanning mountain country ended late Sunday when two-year-old Yvonne May Jeff ries waa found unharmed In a can yon In San Dlmaa park. The baby daughter of Mrs.' Viola Jeffries of Lynwood had been sought alnoa late yesterday when she tod dled away from a plentr psrty anil disappeared in San Dimes canyon. TRIO KILLED WHEN BOLT IS BEACH NEW YORK. Aug. 8. (UP) Three persona were killed and IB Injured Sunday when lightning struck Beach No. 14 at Jacob Kits park. Rock a way. The bolt struck about 30 feet from the edge of the water while many of the 80.000 persons at the park wero on the beach or In Its vicinity. Cesare Ceto. 3d, waa killed by the bolt and Peter Cava and his wife were pronounced dead after mem bers of the police emergency squad had worked over them with In halatora for several hours. Those Injured were taken to the Rock a way beach hospital for treat ment. 4- DIE IN WAR GAME IERRY IS CUED IN MINING CASE Complaints charging Norman H. Terry of the Rogue River district, with larceny by bailee, and with practicing the profession of mining engineering without a certificate of registration have been filed in Justice court. Pleas on both charges will be made today. P. L. Heath of Rogue River Is the complatnana In both In stances. Bonds In the larceny by bailee charge were aet at 1,000, and In the other case at $800. Terry has been unable to provide either, his attor ney, Don Newbury reports. Terry la alleged to have failed to turn over taoo assertedly given fclm by Heath, and to have represented himself aa a mining engineer. MOOSE TO GIVE DANCE NEXT TUESDAY EVENING The Moose lodge will hold a pub lic dance at the K. P. hall Tueaday evenlng. According to D. D. Davis, assistant secretary of the lodge, the orchestra and drill team will be pres ent and thero will be Initiation of several candidates prior to the dance Dauclng la expected to get under way about nine o'clock. IN BARTLETT DEAL It la expected the next few days will see a "break1 In the local Bart lett penr cannery price situation. Court Hall, a buyer's representative for a number of years, said Sunday there might be developments In the next couple of days. Picking of Bartletts is expected to start the latter part of the week In some orchards, and will be in full Swing next week. County Hortlcul turlst A. B. Cordy said he had heard reports some orchards started pick ing on a small scale today, but they were unconfirmed. All of the packing plants have made preparations to start operations next Monday, August 13, out do net expect to operate full swing until a few dsys later. SALEM (UP) If you want to make a safe auto Journey In Oregon dur ing June, don't pick a clear day or a dry rnd, make sure your travel at n!ght ami don't choose a car with no apparent defects. Such a list of safety precautions might, at leaat. be Inferred from the June statistical summary of motor vehicle accidents compiled by Secre tary of State Earl Snell. The summary revealed that most of the accidents reported during that month occurred under supposedly favorable driving conditions. The day light h.ours produced about four fifths of the accidents. 1925. with the hour of 3 to 6 in the evening leading ail others with 333 reported mishaps. Nearly 87 percent of the 3408 acci dent occurred on dry roads. They resulted In U of the 39 fatalities while 13 cases where road condi tion was reported aa slippery caused no deaths. In the 108 wrecks re ported where road condition were not stated In the report 14 were killed. Cars apparently In satisfactory con dition Involved In collisions and other types of accidents numbered 3740. about 68 percent of the 4768 total. Two were killed and 112 machines were wrecked In cases where faulty brakea were reported. Safest day to travel during June waa Monday, which had a total of 310 auto mishaps. Saturday, occurring only four tlmea In June, had 464 accidents, surpassing the other days of the week. Including Wedneday and Thursday which each came up five times during the month. Safest hour was 4:01 to 5:00 a. m.. The first Goodyear LlfeCuartl built on the Pacific Coast Is shown bclnp packed for shipment to the Goodyear Museum, Akron, Ohio, by Vi President J. E. May and J. A. Wilson, Division Superintendent, Western demand for LifeGunrds, which rid tire blowouts of danger, will be sup Plied by Goodj car's Los Angeles factory aa rapidly as possible. low point In the ebbing total of accidents in the morning hours. Prom that time on hazard Increased stead ily until the evening peak was reach ed with two exceptions, the hours be fore and after noon to 1 p. m. Only 13 crashes occurred on roads where a lighted or unlightcd obstruc tion was Involved, while 1588 hap pened on clear roads. AQUAPLANE TITLE HERMOSA BEACH. Cal Aug. 8. (UP) Prank Rodeclcer of Hermosa Beach, his body covered with bruises and abrasions from a rough ride, finished ahead of a field of 10 starters Sunday In the 42-mlle ocean aquaplane race from Catallna Island to Manhattan-Hermosa beaches. His victory was disputed, but the protest was disallowed by tho rules committee. Price Sloan of Lake Arrowhead fin ished second behind Rodeckcr. who waa taken to the hospital for treat ment after ending the gruelling race. He waa discharged after receiving first aid. It was the roughest passage In history of the 4-year-old event, which today attracted an estimated 100,000 persons to the atrand between Man hattan and Hermosa. Virtually every rider took at least one spill and four of the 19 starters dropped out of the way. Among the finishers was a Santa Monica girl, Mary Ann Haw kins, who wound up In 14th place. Farm security funds for loans to Jackson county farmers unable to se cure necessary credit from other sources for purchase ot livestock, equipment, feed, seed, and other pro duction (roods, are available for the 1038-1030 program, announces Eugene Hampton, county FSA supervisor, 311 Pluhrer building. Where purebred sires and heavy equipment can be more economically provided on a Joint use basis, loam will be made for cooperative purchase of such facilities. Farm plans based on estimated livestock production and crop yield are worked out by the borrower In cooperation with the IocaI supervisor to provide for meeting most of the food needs on ti:e farm. Where debt adjustment is necessary to place the farm on a sound basis, this service la worked out through negotiations be tween debtor and creditor prlod to making of the loan. General qualifications governing FSA loans are: 1. Applicants must be hona fide farmers unable t3 secure adequate commercial credit to purchase neces sary production goods. 3. Applicants must be located on a productive farm capable of support ing the family and repaying the loan on the basis of an approved farm and home plan. 3. Applicants not owners of their farms must have a satisfactory rent, lease or ott:cr tenure agreement. 4. New settlers from within or without the state must supply refer ences from their place or origin as to farming experlenco and integrity. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. OREGON'S STATE FAIR WILL OPEN LABOR DAY SALEM. Aug. 8. (PiLeo Splts- bart, manager, said Saturday that Oregon's 1938 state fair will open Labor Day, September 6. He predict ed that not less than 26 of the state's 38 counties would enter exhibits, Closing time for Too Late to Clas lfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. LONDON, Aug. 8. (UP) 81 men were killed and one was Injured Sun day In the final day of British aerial "war games." in a series of spectacular airplane crashes that added a touch of grim realism to th mock warfare. Five persons died when a bomber skidded Into a hedge near Oereat Barton, Suffolk, and crashed In flames. An observer In another bomb ing plane was killed and the pilot injured when the plane crashed near Hlghongar, Essex. Tli r re two-scatd fighters, lost In a Tog over Lincolnshire, were aban doned In mld-alr when they ran out of gas, the crews all landing sat fly in parachutes. A fourth plane In the squadron attempted a blind landing and crashed at Dlgbv. Lincolnshire. Meanwhile, authorities searched for biplane which left Zealand Satur day nlcht bound for Newcastle, and has not bNn reported. One penn mas aboard. C. L. 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