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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.
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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
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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.