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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941. HEATED 10 LOSE NO FRUIT ROGERSDECLARES Meteorologist Says About 15 Per Cent Damage Done to Unheated Trees. Thwa wai no frost damage thi aeason In orchard where mudge pota were lighted, but in nnhfated orchard! the loas will be about 15 per cent of the total crop, either from a total lou or lowering of grade be ,,. front marking! or other deformity, according to an eitl mate by Frost Meteorologist Roy J. Rogers. Rogers closed his office here yesterday, and left today for Oakland, Calif., where ha will attend weather bureau rational technical conference 4nr th next three months. Rogers further explained "it would be difficult at this time to accurately state what the loss from the frosts will be, because a further drop of young fruit can reasonably be expected. Be cause of the weakened condition dim to the cold In many unheat ed orchards, the loss will be somewhat higher than the con servatively estimated IS per cent." 26 Cold Nights During the current frost there were 28 nights, from March it to Mav 28. when minimum tern peratures of 32 degrees or lower were recorded in me orcnaras. There was some orchard heating In parts of the valley on 18 of these nights. This was more than ihe average number ot nignts, but no records were broken, and there was no night on which iinumallv long heating was necessary. Smudge pots wer fired nine tlmea In March, five times In Anril. and twice In May. Heav lent firing was the nights of March 13 and 14. when the near were In bud and blossom, and on ADrll 18 during the young fruit stage. The last light ing was May 18. Comparative Data Data from Rogers' records on a few of frost seasons, for com parison, are: In the 1040 frost season there were only 6 nights after March 21 when minimum temperatures of 32 degrees, or below, were recorded. There was orchard heating on only 3 of these nights, the latest on May 8. In 1935 there were 26 nights, between March 25 and May 22, when temperatures of 32 de grees, or lower, were recorded In the orchards. There was orch ard heating on 14 of these nights the latest on May 18. In 1033 there were 24 nights with temperatures of 32 degrees, and below, with orchard heating on 11 nights, the latest firing on May 10. In 1937 there were 13 cold nights, with orchard heating on 8 nights. The latest firing oc curred on the morning of May 30 with light scattered firing on low ground. In the 1920 season there were 23 cold nights with some orch ard heating on 21 nights and considerable orchard heating necessary as late as the morning of May 28. U. P. Burs 20 Engine Omaha, May 20. OP) Pur chase of 20 new locomotives from the American Locomotive company at an approximate cost of $5,000,000 was an nounced today by W. M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific railroad. The 4-6-6-4 type en gines are scheduled for delivery early In 1042. U i m i JSlLA K I W A N I S-As president of Klwsnls International, Mark Smith of Macon. Ga will pre side over Klwanlans' convention Jane 15-18 at Atlanta where 1. 004 delegates will assemble. Them will be "Vltallilni Democracy Throoib Service." 20-30 MEMBERS JOIN APPRENTICE CUP WINNER REVEALED BY COMMiSS Lewis Williams, Outstand ing Future Craftsman, to Be Honored at Graduation FORMED BY LEGION Commander Lloyd Williamson of Medford post of the American Lesion, was guest speaker Tues day night at the meeting of the 20-30 club, held at Earhart s Chicken Dinner Home. The com mander explained the reasons for formation of emergency de fense platoons and asked the clubmen to take part in the pro gram by assisting as a unit for emergency fire fighting. The entire club volunteered and will answer future mobilization calls. Nomination of club officers was closed for the election which will take place at next week's meeting. The candidates are: President, Franklin George. Jack Marshall; vice president, Harlan Wiley. Warren Liggett; board of directors, Harold Wall. Harry Beasley, Charles William son, Gene Monaco, Pierce Green; tailtwlster, Harold Llttrell. Wil lard Pederson, Roger Fairfield. John McCrary. The successful candidates will take office July 1 for a six-months term. Clostn Umi lot Too Law to clat Ut Ads It I SO p m. S25.00 REWARD Will b paid bj tti m-nnfarlnw fnr any Corn or Callous ft KF.1 HRIrnPHK lOMTItK VOHS M.F. rannot rrmov. IV at Your WI-TIR TIIKUT Mot. Radio Highlights By Associated Press. (Time is Pacific Standard.) New York. May 29 -P) Spe cial programs come to the net work Friday a part of the ob servance of Memorial Day. One Is a description of the Indianap olis motor speedway races on NBC-Blue at 8 a. m., 0:45 and 12:15 p. m.; MBS will broadcast at 7:45 a. m., 10:30 and noon. Another will be G.A.R. serv ices at Arlington cemetery, over NBC-Blue and MBS at 10 a. m., with Brig. -Gen. Frank T. Hines as speaker. Horse racing, the Suburban handicap at Belmont Park, N. Y will be described on CBS and MBS at 12:45 p. m.. and Raymond Ma.isey will portray Abraham Lincoln again for CBS at 7 a. m. A trans-Atlantic two-way ex change of views or civilian de fense will bring Mayor F. H LaGuardla, national director, to a microphone in New York, and Herbert Morrison, British min ister for home security, to a Lon don studio for a CBS broadcast at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. The honor cup, presented by the Medford apprenticeship com mission to the outstanding sen ior Future Craftsman, will be awarded to Lewis Williams dur ing the commencement exercises tonight at the high school. Lewi ha been a registered apprentice in cabinet-making for the past three yeare, very active in school affairs, a member of Future Craftsmen first aid team lor two years, and he won the larg est number of points In the In dustrial relation class record system. He also won second place In the state contest for safety posters at the Oregon Junior Safety congress held in Portland. Award of the cup was an nounced at the regular meeting of the commission held last night at Hotel Holland. Stanley Jones, chairman, introduced the two new members of the commission. Charles Adair and E. H. Thomas Other members present were Maynard Bush. William Ham mett and Leland Mentzer, secre tary. Harvey Field was out of the city. Mr. Mentzer gave a report of the boys at work on the appren tice training program, stating that 23 of the boys will con tinue with their work through out the summer. Two boys have decided, after serving their three months probation period, that they do not wish to continue with that type of work. Two boys have been transferred to new employment. Four boys will start on their apprentice ships at the close of school The commission voted a certificate to George Shults. who has com pleted his apprenticeship in body and fender work. Considerable time was given over to discussion of apprentice ship matters as related to local industries, and it was decided to have another meeting in the near future to choose additional sub-committeemen to care for the new program. Mr. Mentzer also reported that W. W. Morse of the state board for vocational education and Fred Irwin of the federal appren ticeship commission were recent visitors In Medford. , , , ,,, . .. few NO. 1 2 Twelfth assistant named by F.D.R. I Wayne Coy (above), of Delphi, Ind., who now become the President' liaison with the office of era ertency management. He give up Job a assistant administrator of federal security Kency. LE E SPENCER AND BAGLEY REM, INVESTMENTS Tonight: War schedule 4:55 CBS, 5:13 MBS. 6:00 MBS 6-30 NBC Blue, 6:45 CBS, 8 00 NBC CBS. Talk NBC-Blue 3 35. Ameri ca' Town Meeting finale, "Na tional Emergency"; MBS 7:15, Chief Justice Simmons of Ne braska, In Memorial Day address. Friday: War schedule 4:00 NBC CBS, 4:53 NBC-Blue. 5:00 NBC-Red CBS. 6 00 NBC Blue MBS. 7:00 MBS. 8 45 MBS 0 45 NBC-Red. 11 55 CBS. 12 55 NBC Blue, 1:00 MBS, 2:23 NBC-Red. 2:45 CBS NBC-Blue. Santiago Shakes Santiago, Chile, May 20. V A strong earth shock was felt here this morning. Episcopal Church Summer Services To Start Sunday Saint Mark's Episcopal church church announced today a summer schedule of services starting Sunday, June 1. The usual 8 o'clock holy commun ion will be continued. The 11 a. m. services will be advanced one hour to 10 a. m. There will be no service at 11. To the 10 a. m. service both parent and children of the church school are invited. The hope is to make this a family worship hour. Junior and Sen ior class will Join in providing music. The service will be com pleted before 11 o'clock. During the hour a nursery will be conducted for younger children in the parish house. On Friday, Memorial day, a service of holy communion is planned for 10:30 o'clock. The recently formed Spencer Bagley Agency has taken over the real estate, loan and rental business, owned for the last five years, by Clinton Spencer and the Clinton Spencer Agency, in the Brown & White office, and the accounting and engineering business of E. F. Bagley, In the Medford Center Building. The Spcncer-Bagley Agency, located at 102 West Main Street, is fully equipped to render a complete real estate, loan, insur ance, building, investment, pro perty management and rental service. Mr. Spencer has been In the real estate, loan and appraisal business here for ten years. Mr. Bagley has lived in Medford for the past three years and has had over twenty years experience, in the accounting and invest ment business. Bernard M. Ford, of Portland, has moved to Medford and will be in the o(lce, as an associate broker. Mr. Ford has had over twenty years experience In the loan and appraisal field, in the northwest. At the meeting Wednesday night of Medford Post, of the American Legion, Commander Lloyd Williamson announced that the Legion would take part in the Memorial Day parade and urged all Legionnaire to meet at the city park at 0:15 a.m. on Friday where the parade will form under direction of Col. W H. Paine. Robert Ebel, chairman of the Beaver Boy State committee re ported that 24 young boy had been sponsored locally enabling them to attend the annual Beav er Boy Sts?? fimmer camp, sponsored by the American Legion. The camp will be held this year at Corvalllx, June 22 to 20. Commander Williamson an nounced that in the near future a Legion committee will repaint all air marker on top ot build ings in Medford and vicinity as a contribution of the local post in keeping with the increased facilities and larger Medford air port. Regular annual election of post officers will take place at the meeting June 11. Nomina tion thus far include: Post com mander, Ray Wright, Dr. E. W. V'irikle; 1st vice commander, Dr. C. E. Kuntz; 2nd vice command er, Virgil Balentine, Russell Sherwood; adjutant, Fritz Nis sen: chaplain, A. J. Anderson; executive committee (five to be elected), Robert Ebel, Joe Flei gel, Earl York, Elmer Wilson, Jim Collins, Walter Looker, Ed ward Russell, J. A. McKenzie. Additional nominations may be made from the floor on the eve of the election. Another test mobilization alarm is planned within a few days for the assembling of the Disaster Preparedness Company. terday that the bouse flood con trol committee had approved expenditure of an additional f 11,000,000 on the Willamette valley flood control project Boys Found Alive. Kokadjo, Me., May 29 (-TV- Paul Atkinson, 14, and Melvln Davis, 13, Dover-Foxcroft boy lost in the Moosehead lake re gion woods since last Sunday were found alive today. Red Crou Busy. PrlnevUle, Ore.. May 29 The PrlnevUle Red Cros ew ln group .hipped 207 bedside bags to Fort Lewis this week, Mrs. J. Frank Hall, production chairman, said yesterday. Txnlnr Rosa Queen. Portland. May 29 ) Phyl lis Metzger of the Montavuie Russelville district of Portland was chosen queen of the 1941 Portland Junior last night. She old. Rose Festival Is eight years Cm Mall rrtbunt want ad. POISON OAK? 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