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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1938)
MEDFOKD MAIL TRTBTJyE. rgPFCRT). CmEGOy. STSDAT. yOTEfBET? 13. 193$ PAGE SEVEN DESOLATE WINTER IS PACED BY MEN AT AIRLINE POST Four Observers On Peak of Barren Mount Sexton En sure Forces of Nature Vigil Kept Year Around . GRANTS PASS (Spl Dark, rain drenched nights, blustering winds springing out of the east, sub-freezing temperatures those are th force of nature which four alrianes observers who live the year around on top of Mt. Sexton axe watchfully await In? na a new winter approaches. The station la situated on the bare crest of the mountain at an altitude of 3.848 feet, 11 miles north of Grants Peas as the crow files. As early as last week two lnchea of snow lay on the ground. Service for Airplanes Four men are employed there by the civil aeronautics authority to keep airplanes and other stations ad vlsrd a to weather conditions on the main air route 13 miles eaat of there. They work In pairs on alternating weeks, with someone on duty every hour of the 24. The observatory la laid out on the scant half-acre of space the peak provides, and consists mainly of a four-room white frame cottage top ped by a cupola from which a state forest man keeps a lockout for fires during the summer. There Is also a separate one-room building for his sleeping quarters. East of the house la a 82-foot steel tower topped by the 800-watt beacon that Is rotated at nlpht by means of an electric mo tor. CHmh 1,402 Feet To reach the station from Mt. Sex ton summit on the Pacific highway, the keepers eltmb a two-mile trail that rises 1.402 feet. Hikers require from 45 minutes to an hour and a half to make the ascent, depending on their ability. Visitors are irequent during the summer time but are rare in the winter. First-time comers are sur prised by the station's attr-.;tlveness. ,t neat building and lav---.. Model For Coiriort The house Is considered a model for comfort in airways stations. It has an automatic oil furnace, elec tric range and refrigerator, and other conveniences. Water Is pumped from a spring 800 feet below. Pood and supplies are brought up twice a month by pack horse. The station Is of course complete ly equipped with weather recording Instruments, but also Includes the following machines for communica tion ; Two tape teletype machines, an automatic perforator and trans mitter, three radio receivers for as nwxiy broadcasting channels, and a radio transmitter that will broadcast either signals or voice. Coded messnges from other stations are pouring Into the station by means of the teletyped tape every hour of the day and night. The Mt. Sexton station contributes Its share of Information on such matters as temperature, wind direction and ve locity, barometlc pressure, visibility, cloud formation end ceiling, type and amount of precipitation, and ven the snow depth, which reached four feet last winter. On rare occasions the need arises for speaking to passing airplanes by radio telephone. All Four Married The station Is manned by Chief Keeper D. W. Kermotle. R. P. Ninth -cson, M. R. Smock and E. M. Brown. All four men are married. Until coming here In July Mr. Kermode was stationed at the Cas cade Lacks landing field, originally hailing from San Francisco. Sharing . duties with him last week was Mr. Matheson, on Oakland, Cal.. man. who was with the U. S. coast guard before coming here Isst December. Mrs. Mstheson Uvea at Sexton sum mit, less than a mile by airline dis tance from her husband, yet they often fall to see each other for a week at a time. The Mt, Sexton station was estab lished in 19A3 and is one of 17 en the Seattle-Coklnnd. sir route. Its closest MPtgnbors are at Wolf Creek and Medford. United Air Lines and army planes follow the radio signal band extending north of Medford, and beoniw the lane Is 13 miles esst . of Mt. Sexton, the station may do moved to a closer point at some time In the future. Life at the station la quiet and unexciting, the observers say. Twelve hours of work and elcht hours of sleep a day leave very little time for leisure during their weekly shifts. COUNTY GOP. PLAN 'VICTORY DINNER A eet-tocether dinner-meeting of Fpubllmns will be h'ld In the Hotel Medford bssement dining room at 6:30 Wednradsy. it was announced yesterday by Joe E. Wood, secretary of the Jackson county central com mittee. P'ans for the future will b dis cussed snd all Republicans of the eounty are Invltvi to be present. Mr. Wond said. Kenneth O. Denman, eounty chairman will preelde. Res ervations may be nwde by telephon ing Mr. Denmsn st IP or Mr. Wood at 44VX. It Is eajvcmMy de;-ed that Repub lican women and all preetnet com mitteemen and women attend, Mr. Wood emphaMred. student Kill eir PUUMAM. Nov. 12-(API Wlllard O. Patterson. 21-year-old senior st Washington State collect, ended his iufe last nieht bv wslIo-tnc poin (,it th htmie of his psrent. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. PattrD-on. Police Chief Art Rlckctu said today Truck Takes Wounded Seven desperate convicts, who escaped from the Tennessee state pettf tcntturv at S'nshvHIe nfter tying up three guard anil taking two others along as host aces were wounded about a mile from the prison when ahoiit 20 officers discovered the prison truck. The two officials held as hoNtiiKes also were wounded In the gun battle that preceded the capture. Three of the prisoners were reported In critical condition from their wounds. Above: The wounded prisoners on the truck as officers stand guard for trip back to prison. FALL DOWNSTAIRS FATAL TO FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT Word wa s rece 1 ved J n t h Is ci ty yesterday of the death of Mrs. Catherine M. Fairchlld in Yreka, Cal. Mrs. Fairchlld, who moved from here to Yreka two weeks ago with her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Burton, was visiting a friend In Fort Jones Thursday evening. She started to open what she thought was the kitchen door but, being unfamiliar with the house, opened the door to the basement and fell down a flight of stairs, word received here said. The friends took her to the Yreka hospital where It was disclosed that she had a fractured skull nnd other injuries. She died Friday noon. When Mrs. Fairchlld left Yreka to visit In nearby For' Jones, Mrs. Burton started for Medford to ppend Armistice day. Upon arriving here, Mrs. Burton received a telegram in forming her of her mother's acci dent and she left Immctl lately to return to Yreka. Mrs. Fnlrchild was the wife of the late James D. Fairchlld. prom inent lawyer of Yreka. He died several years ago and a year ago Mrs. Fairchlld moved to Medfond to live with her daughter. They formerly resided at 701 South Oak dale avenue. Mrs. Fairchlld had many friends here. The funeral will be Monday in Yreka, friends In Medford were notified. HULL SILENT ON GERMAN ENVOY (Continued mwn Page One.) trlct-At torney Thomas E. Dewey spoke against the Germnn n nil -Semitic measures last night declared the mass fine showed the "real motive" behind the disorders of the last few days. "At last Hitler has disclosed exactly what he Is after In persecuting the Jews," he said. "In ordT to bolster up the crumbling economic position of Na?l Oermany he has decided to pauperize the victims of his terror. "The awflsslnntlon of a Oermnn of ficial by a rw?rt Individual Is only an exensc. ff that Incident had not occurred, Hitler and Oocbbels would have found another er.cue In some other incident at this tlm. If thre were no such Incident they would have created one. Thls fine will complete the de. tntction of the entire Jewinh rare in Oermany and will leave a half mil lion starving people who enn neith er find work nor relief." Several senators besides King ex pressed Indignation privately at the new an ti-Jewish measures, but de clined to be quoted fo rfear of Inter national compilations. Rep. Dls (D-Texnsi, chairman of the house committee on un-AmTlcnn activities, called the German edict "Just an ex ample of the fruits of hate' and mid it should be a ksson for this country. Amtd the storm of protests was a request thst Anvrun Jews refmln from criticising the Nazi regime, for mer state Senator Max L. Pinsmky of I Maine saying he and others were i maklne the request In hop of av erting reprisals nMinst Jews In CW ' many. Police continued to keep a eloe watch on the German crm.mlate In New York and the home or Consul General Hans Rrorhers as the reutt of anonymtus telephone threats that t:e cfnu oiflcs would be bombed. Similar threats were received at the German consulate in Boston Friday, but the 24-hour time limit given there expired without inidcnt. Felons Back To Cells 2 TO BE HELD MONDAY, Funeral services will be held for Cornelius Collins In the First Pres byterian church at 2 p. m. Mon day, Dr. Sherman h. Divine, pastor, officiating. The body will He In state at the church from 1 to 2 o'clock when friends may call to pay their final respects. Interment will take place In Sis kiyou Memorial park. Medford lodge 103, A. F. and A. M., will conduct Masonic rites at the graveside. Pallbearers will be Allen B. Smith, G. T. Dynge. Bay Wllfley, H. A. Thlerolf. C. H. Andrews and Dr. C. H. Paske. Mr. Collins died suddenly of heart attack in his office at the Mexlford Lumber company Thursday afternoon. He took over manage ment of the company when he came to Medford In 1937. He was 54 years old. Mr. Collins was born in Hebron, Neb., on July 29, 1884. He spent practically all his life In Nebraska. He was educated at Bellevue college, Brllevue, Neb., and at the College of Emporia. Emporia, Kan. He was united in marrlnge to Grace Cooley in Hebrun on July 13, 1911. Mr. Collins was a banker In Heb ron until 1935 when he moved to Beatrice. Neb. In 1937 the family came to Medford so that Mrs. Col lins might be near her aged father, J. H. Cooley of Grants Pass, who owns several enterprises and parcels of real estate In southern Oregon. Mr. Collins had been an active member of the Presbyterian church since boyhood. He was a member of Medford lodge 103. A. F. and A. M., Hlllah temple of the Shrine, Ashland. Commandery 18. Knights Templar, and Royal Arch Masons. both In Hebron, Medford Elks lodge and Medford Kiwanls club. Survivors are his wife, two sons, John Collins of Medford and Cor- neliui Collins of Minneapolis, Minn. and ft sister, Mrs. Qertrude Marsh of Fort Collins, Colo. Dies At Curve PORTLAND, Nov. AP) JnnvB H. McGnlre. 41, was killed when an automobile in which he was riding failed to negotiate a curve at 79th avenue and Southeast Division street His death wrs Portlnnd's 43d traffic fatality of the year. 4- TIMnmonk Crowd Cool TILLAMOOK, Nov. 12 fAP) A large Armistice Day theater aud Unce emptied an auditorium without disorder when a fire seriously dam- agrd a projection room and threaten ed to spread to other sections of the building. Aged Majors SHERWOOD. NOT. 12 AP) Sher wood and Tulatin. Washington eoun ty towns, claimed the oldest mayor In point of service todav. J. T.. Mor kaek has headed the flhrwood city government Tor a quarter of a cen tury, and Mayor John Nyberg, at Tualatin, four miles away, was only a year behind. Thf lMur M h vrl-i1 only (lightly In dc.im from wly Phoe nician timet to th prifwnt day. Many Lives Lost Taking Chances There la but one sure way to undw rH nnd that U underbuy. ThTP m but ow nure why to under buy mid that to buy Inferior inerch ondlfte. A pTTftcription U vry oftn tbt rtclrt tn furtor between life mi ith. W" do not try to undent 11 by under buying quality. If you are tick. ae phytic! wi. , HEATH'S DRUG STORE LOCAL and From Williams Leonard B. Hilton of Williams transacted business In this city yesterday. , Go Duck Hunting M. N. Kogan of Siskiyou Heights and Fred B. Lennsrd of 818 Park street left yesterday morning for the Klamath country where they planned to spend the week-end hunting ducks. Fvpeeted Today Mayor C. C. Fur nas was expected to return to his Medford home today fTom Portlsnd where he attended a meeting of the executive committee of the League of Oregon Cities. Mayor Furnas left for Portland by train Thursday night. Licensed to Wed A marriage lic ense was Issued at the Josephine county clerk's office in Grants Past Thursday to Lincoln McGrew. several times chief of police In Grants Pass and Crescent City. Cal., and Orrle Fallln of Medford. the Associated Press reported yesterday. On Vacation Billy Hulen. sport editor of the Mall Tribune and Mrs. Hulen left Friday night for San Fran cisco where they will spend a fort night's vacation. They had planned to attend the California-Oregon foot ball game If they reached Berkeley In time yesterday afternoon. Driver Fined John W. LaTourette, 18, of Route l was fined 5 and costs by Judge W. H. Ferguson in the Jus- i tlce of the pesce court in Gold Hill ', yesterday. He was charged with oper ating a car with void foreign (Cali fornia) license plates. He was ar-; rested In Medford Friday by state 1 police. He was committed to the i county Jail In lieu of the fine. ! Clnlng Coffee potThe Coffee Pot on North Riverside avenue wilt be closed for the winter tomorrow. It was announced yesterday by Carl Wlltermood, owner and operator. It will be re-opened In the spring. Mr. Wlltermood said. The establishment has been operated successfully for the past two summer seasons by Mr. Wll termood. It was closed for the win ter last year atso. To Claim Exhibits Persons having gem and mineral exhibits at the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce are reminded that they are to meet at the chamber office at 11 this morning to claim their displays. The exhibits are to be removed from the front show window to make room for displays of Christmas boxes of Medford fruit. It is essential that all gem and mineral exhibitors re port this morning, said officers of the Southern Oregon Gem and Mineral society, sponsor of the dslplay. . Joins pert Staff Arthur W. Lar son, whose parental home Is In Eu gene, arrived here Friday to become associated with the Perl Funeral Home as mortlclnn. He had been affiliated with the Klamath Fun eral Homo In Klamath Falls for the past five years. Mr. Larsen Is ft graduate of the University of Oregon where he became a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He also studied at the Los Angeles School of Embalming. He Is a past president of the Junior chamber of commerce In Klamath Fails and Is a member of the Klamath Falls Kiwanls club. He Is to be appointed a deputy coroner of Jackson coiinty by Coroner Frank Perl. With hla wife and young son, Teddy, Mr. Larsen has taken up residence at 138 North Oakdale ave nue. Return Home Mr. and Mrs. Wil bur R. Chlldreth and John Grim re turned Friday from a sojourn In southern California. While Mr. Orlm remained In Indio. Cal.. as guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Aldrlch. former Medford residents, the Chlldreths continued to San Dlego where they were guests for five days of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Irish, Mrs. Irl.ti being a sister of Mr. Chlldreth. Trips were made from San Dlego to Coronado. Agua Caliente and Tla Juana in Mex ico and Yuma. Ariz. The All-Ameri-can canal, now nearlng completion, also was viewed. Several visits "ere made to Hollywood, Los Angeles and the famous missions along the coast. Returning north along the coast route the Chlldreths and Mr. Orlm stopped overnight at San Luis Obispo. They continued the next day to San Francisco, Oakland and Medford. The travellers noted the change to cold weather here upon their return, they declaring the snow was a welcome sight after the glaring barreness of , southern California. ' Mr. Chlldreth and Mr. Grim are associated with the federal experiment station here. HERTHmnn Kyffi Tt noil cirri- SJ? D ftkti . i ft r s5 J Hv-T t HHlhw IL PERSONAL From Prospect Ertlng H. Hertager of Prospect was a Medford business caller yesterday. Here On Buslnev F.lroy E. McGrew of Talent was a business ctller In this city Saturday. On niilness w a r r e n Slebert of Ashland called In Medford yesterday to look after business matters. Pierce Here Elvln L. Pierce trans acted business In Medford Saturday. He recently moved from Vernonla to Kerby. Office Changed Dr. Richard C. Mulholland has moved his dental of fices from 430 to 426 In the Medford Center building. Win Prlies Gall Codding and Car men Wright were awarded prlres In the pet parade In the Armistice Day celebration. The pet feature was sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. Miss Wright won first prize and Miss Codding second. Have Baby Word was received in Medford yesterday of the birth of a boy to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Probst field In Maddox on November 8. The baby weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces and has been named Michael Gilbert Probstfleld. Mr. and Mrs. Probstfield formerly lived In this oity and Mrs. Probstfleld was Lefa Bedford prior to her marriage. In Hospital Mrs. Alice Pell, pom- Inent Ashland resident was confin ed yesterday to the Ashland Com- tmmity hospital with a broken ankle suffered in a fall before her home Granite street Thursday after noon. After stepplr from her auto mobile. Mrs. Pel' slipped on wet grass and fell. Acr.-mpanled by Miss Lydia McCali shr. Viad Just returned to her Ashland :-"iome from Medford. f uh Awards Several awards were made at the 13th achievement coun cil of Cub Pack 1 last Monday night In the Jackson school gymnasium. Jerry Clark was received as a bobcat. Jimmy Miller and Gene Neff received bear rank badges. Billy Sims and Jimmy Clevenberg were awarded gold arrow badges In bear rank. Two cubs. Lowell Cooley and Marvin Doty, re ceived lion awards and were welcom ed Into scouting by Jack Thompson, assistant scoutmaster of troop 3. They were given the scout oath by Louis Powell, senior patrol leader. your chance to find out that EILECTI&DC C0OGCWNI costs only Vi as much as you think A new opportunity to modernize your kitchen at a big saving . . . Here U a fully automatic electric range of standard capac ity in gleaming porcelain enamel . . . priced at $69.50 , , . fully installed in your home. NEW QUICK HEAT. Just flip nH up pops cooking beat . . . And automatic controls mean uai practically cook themselves! From Ashland Among Ashland resident transacting business in Medford yesterdsy wera Leara K. Sommera ond Donald Korth. Meeting In alem A Joint meeting of the state planning board and the executive and resolutions committees of the Association of Oregon Counties wilt be held at 1:30 p. m. next Thurs day In the Capitol at Salem. The meeting wilt consider matters per taining to tax-reverted lands. Earl B. Day of Medford, Jackson county Judge Is president of the Association of Oregon Counties. TEACHER CLUB TO "Political Experiences in Europe" will be the Interesting address of Dr. LeRoy C. Jensnn when he speaks before the Jackson Cointy school Master's club Monday evening at 8:30 In the banquet room of the Hotel Jackson. All progressive men teachers In southern Oregon are urged to attend the meeting. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Adi Is 1:30 p. m. MOW MUCH l- l th witch . . NEW LOW COST. lik THATI monoy. Thousands have whom nxais pensive" is just an went out when the new Terms: $5.00 Down, $2.06 Monthly AVAILABLE THROUGH ELECTRICAL DEALERS AND The California Oregon Power Company T Ralph Glass. SO, of Brown s bo ro was taken last night to Community hos pital after his Durant coupe crashed Into the rear of a parked General Petroleum fuel truck on North Cen tral avenue near Clark street. Although It was thought Glass was thrown through the wlndnhleld of his car, the attending physician said a preliminary examination revealed only face lacerations. X-rays were to be taken to determine definitely whether any fractures occurred. Glass was unconscious when taken to the hospital. The accident happened about 7:30. City police said Olass was travelling north on North Central. The truck, also facing north, had been parked Just a few minutes before the acci dent, police stated. The Investigat ing officer said he eotild not verify a report that Glass swerved suddenly to the rlRht to avoid hitting a child. His car, however, was pointed at an angle to the right, police said. The automobile was badly damaged. Jerusalem derives part of It pres ent water supply from an aqueduct dating back to biblical days. does your MONEY Are you satisfied With the re turn? We have paid 4 since conversion. Funds are loaned only on first mortgage security. JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 126 East Main 1 44 Brrtrie cooking uvea dismvered that "n- oldfaBbioned idea that Electric Ranges came In. Five Die Plane lire RUGELEY, England, Nov. 12 AP) Five men were killed when a Boy si air force bomber caught fire during a forced landing here today. The COFFEE POT will close for the Winter Mon., Nov. 14th The Management wishes to thank the people of Medford and vicinity for their patronage during thi season. Will reopen in the Spring. A Prosperous New Year to our wish for everyone. EARN? WE PAY 4 Current rata of dividend CUTS WORK . . . SAVES TIME. No blackened pots, pans, walls or curtains. Scrub. hln( and scourins; romp right out of jour Ufa , , . with alec trio cooking.
