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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1942.
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tCSTBRDAY: Perry Clark
cam up to litre fneiuu Having
e cocktail on the way to the
theater. Jove Murdock disliked .
him at tiaAt. and wot cunoua.
because Clarke had been mar
wed lor a while to her husDand's
first Witt Heifer. Ward Allen
disliked and even reared Clark,
and oecaiue or hu effect on
Ward, Delta too disapproved ol
the tittt man. Delta and Ward
ere talking, after the theater.
Chapter Four
Quarrel
LIAS that man we met any
" thins to do with it?" Delia
asked.
"Perrr Clarke?" His voice went
eold. and there was a pause be
fore he said: "Why no."
"You knew him."
"He reminded me of something
unpleasant that happened to me
once. It's hard to explain, but"
"I understand." Delia interrupt
ed. "I lust thoueht that our love
wu the important thing our
baomness.
"Our love Is the Important
thing." He cleared his throat and
she could hear him draw a breath.
"Happiness is something else.
When I start out with you I've
got to be sure that everything
on the debit side is wiped out"
"Oh."
"Something happened In South
America. I had a little trouble "
"You told me." Delia said, "And
I told you I didn't care."
She waited. The fear was still
with her, gathering into a tight
little knot inside.- But she was
calm now and strangely hurt be
cause she could not quite under
stand the still small voice that
kept hinting at something she
dared not express. This woman
Perry Clarke had mentioned
Hestor Losado. buppose that she
She shook the thought aside.
"So it's just .'our pride that's most
important alter all, sne said
finally, her voice cool and even.
"Now we're quarreling." Ward
aid. And we shouldn't, Lee. Not
about this. Give me a little
time"
But she had opened the door
and was on the side.alk. He
caught up with her at the apart
ment house entrance and she
turned, one hand on the door-pull.
"I'm sorry, darling." she said.
"Good night. I had a lovely eve
ning." He looked at her, his bluo eyes
miserable and his mouth twisted.
"Good night. Dee," he said.
That was all. He made no move
towards her and she. who hsd so
wanted to comfort him had he
given her the chance, turned
quickly and went inside, eyes
brimming as she huTied up the
stain.
Drink With Bestor
JOYCE MURDOCK vas combing
out her hair when she heard
the djor open in the living room.
She had about finished at the
dressing table and was tving a
yellow ribbon about her head
when ner husband entered, trail
ing imoka from a freshly-lighted
pipe.
'"Hello," he said. "Have a good
time?"
"Very nice," Joyce said. "How's
the expectant father?"
"Still expecting the last I
heard."
Kent Murdock bent down to
kiss ner and grinned. "You look
cute." he said.
"Do I?"
i "With that ribbon In your hair."
' Joyce remained at the table.
Idly neating things that hardly
needed such attention. "We wait-
d for you," she said presently.
"I'm sorry. I got tied up."
She followed him with her
eyes as he took off his coat and
vest and began to empty things
from his pockets to the top of the
chest. He did all this slowly,
rather absently, a frown biting
at the bridge of his nose, a
thoughtful, faraway look in his
dark eyes. Recognizing the signs,
she knew something was bother
ing him. She waited.
When he had finished with his
pockets, he stood there a lean,
moderately tall man with crisp
dark hair and strong brows. His
STATE O. O. P. MEET
Salem, June 22 W) The
Oregon Republican Club's an
nual convention will be held in
tl
Will, Jr., Enters Politics
Will Rogers. Jr.. who looks a lot lika his famous father,
plunged Into politic and th army in almost tha same jump. He
Is candidate for congress as a democrat, but his frindt will do
his campaigning because h wit to ba Inducted into the army.
At BTrly Hills. Young Will looks ortr th last edition of his
paper ba will ba able to adit tat soma tuna.
by Gorg
Harmon
Cox
weight well distributed along his
flat-muscled body, gave an im
pression of poise and physical fit
ness, and there was a nice taper
from shoulders to bips. His brows
were bent now and the pipe,
clamped firmly in his wide mouth,
warped the solid angular jaw.
Presently he removed the pipe,
shook out some ashes and came
over to the chaise-longue.
"How was the play?"
"Very good," Joyce said. "Iff
a shame you couldn't make it."
"Yes," Murdock said absently.
"You must have been awfully
busy."
"Yes I was
Joyce turned slightly, crossing
her knees. She picked up an
orange stick and Idly fooled with
her nails, keeping one eye on her
husband's face. Sne saw the frown
bite deeper. His gaze traveled all
over the room taking care to
miss her and he tapped the pipe
stem against his teeth. Whatever
it was that bothered him was
coming to the surface, and she
began to hum softly until she
heard him clear his throat
"Hester's in town."
"Who?"
"Hestor. You know"
' "Oh. yes. I knew she was."
He looked at her sharply.
"Knew she was what?"
"Why that she was in town.
We met husband number two in
Hugo's."
"Oh." Murdock said, and looked
vaguely troubled as he listened
to his wife's account of the meet
ing. Joyce kept busy with her
orange stick after she had fin
ished. She knew there was more
to come. He was fidgeting now.
but she did not help him out and
presently he spoke again, his eyes
still avoiding her.
"She called me up."
"Did she? Wasn't that nice of
her?"
He looked up quickly, dark
eyes suspicious, but Joyce was
busy with her nails.
"I had a drink with her," be
said abruptly, and rose and went
to the other side of the room,
where he began to undress.
Joyce put down the orange
stick.
"Is that why you couldn't meet
us after the show?"
"She kept after me," Murdock
said. "She called me up and said
she understood I was doing some
portrait worx now ana now aoout
doing some of her. I told her I'd
think it over"
"But why?" Joyce wss smiling.
"Apparently she can pay about
any rrice you want to ask and"
Difficult Story
"TOW wait a minute," Murdock
said. "Let me tell it will
you?" He stopped to look at her.
a grin at the corners of his mouth
and embarrassment in his eyes.
"She called me up. She said she
wanted to see me and I said
well, you know how it is "
"Of course I do," said Joyce
sweetly
"Will you stop that?" Murdock
growled; then, good-naturedly: "I
said I'd like " see her but that I
was busy, and she said all right
then she'd come to the offlce.
Well, that wouldn't have been so
food, would it? So I said okay,
d have a drink wit! her later
He looked around to see if
she was believing him and she
nodded and said: And what was
she like?"
He told her with a masculine
lack of detail and she sat there
watching him and thinking of
many things. She was grateful for
his nonesty, but looking back,
she realized that it had always
been this way Lven from the first
she had known that this, man
would be completely honest with
himself and, because of this,
honest with her.
He was just a newspaper pho
tographer then he still was. al
though he now was picture chief
for the Courier-Herald and had
more time for outside interests
but even so he measured up to
the man she'd had in the back
of her mind since girlhood
She realized he had finished.
He had slipped into his pajamas
and was standing there, his eyes
quizzical, bhe smiled at him.
T be continued
the Willamette Valley, "prob
ably In Salem or Portland," ear
ly next fall, R. M. Fischer, Eu
gene, president, announced.
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ASK AIRPORT AID
Spokane. Wash., June 22 (Pi
The Dallsa, Ore., chamber of
rommerrp reauested today that
the federal government give
civilian airports tne same unan
cinl consideration It gives high
ways and rivers and harbors.
VACATION SACRIFICES
Portland, June 22 7P)
At least 850 employes here and
at Wauna, Ore., have sacrificed
their vacations to help over
come the critical labor shortage
in lumbering, the Columbia Ba
sin Sawmills association report
ed today.
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Pioneer Flour Miller
Recalls When Valley
Boasted Seven Mills
(Editor's Note: Fifty-nine years ago this summer thera
were seven flouring mills in the Rogue River valley and tha
conversion of wheat into the substance from which the staff of
life is made, was an honorable
day, no flour is being made any
crossroads flour mill has joined
of nearly-forgotten Americana.
F. S. Brandon, of 211 North
few pioneer millers in this vicinity, recalls his connection with
the Industry in the following article which he wrote for the
Mail Tribune,
By F. 8. Brandon
I have not operated a flouring
mill for more than 20 years,
however, I was an operative
flour miller In Oregon for 23
years. On August 1, 1883, my
loth birthday, I began as an ap
prentice to learn the flour mil
lers trade. My employer and
teacher was the late Thomas
Martin, of Klamath Falls, Ore.,
a pioneer flour miller of Klam
ath county, Mr. Martin was
then operating the old Eagle
Flouring Mills on what is now
known as the Jackson Hot
Springs ranch, one mile north
of Ashland. There were seven
flouring mills operating in the
Rogue River Valley at that
time, 59 years ago this summer.
Some of these were built in the
fifties. I think the Ashland
mill was the oldest, being built
in 1856.
These mills were located as
follows: Ashland Mills, Jacob
Wagner, owner; Eagle Mills,
Ashland, Mrs. Farnham, owner;
Phoenix Mills, P. W, dwell,
owner; - Jacksonville Steam
Mills, Krewski, owner; Central
Point Mills, Hopwood, owner;
Gold Hill Mills, Ganiard, own
er; Eagle Point Mills, Richard
Daley, owner.
These mills were all of the
old type, using millstones
"Buhrstones" and were called
Buhr Mills. In 1883 two of
these mills, the Ashland and
Eagle Mills, adopted the patent
process of manufacturing white
flour on mill stones, cutting
down the grinding surface of
the wheat stones and grinding
higher, thus creating coarse
white middlings which were
purified on an aspirator, then
ground on a separate set of und-er-runner
mill stones.
I have operated most every
type of flouring mill Buhr
mills, combination roller and
Buhr mills and both short and
long system ro's-r mills. There
are still quite a few people who
have seen millstones operate.
and an occasional old-time mil
ler who could help me tell the
story.
Trimming, balancing and
dressing millstones is almost a
lost art. The mill stones are
round and come in pairs, the
lower called the nether mill
stone, was solidly fixed and did
not turn. The upper stone re
volved and was suspended on
an adjustable spindle connected
to the power with gears beneath
the grinding floor. This was
known as the "runner stone"
and revolved 160 to 180 times
per minute, according to
size, usually 36 to 48 inches in
diameter.
The "runner stone" had an
opening or round hole through
the center called the "eye of
the millstone." Grain was fed
automatically through this
"eye," falling between the two
stones. The runner stone was
adjustable and could be low-
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and lucrative profession. To
where in the valley and the
the village smithy in the limbo
Ivy street, Medford, one of the
ered or raised by a hand wheel,
thus regulating the contact for
grinding fine or course.
As the wheat was ground it
was elevated to the floor above
where it was "bolted" on an
old-time hexagon-shaped revolv
ing reel, 30 inches in diameter
by 12 to 16 feet in length, cov
ered with silk bolting doth
which separated the flour from
the shorts and bran.
I was recently conversing
with Mr. George Daley, of Butte
Creek, who is a thorough miller
and chemist and we agreed that
if people were today using flour
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MAGICIAN'S FLIGHT
On March 2, 1910, Harry Houdlnl took a Voisln airplane aloft at Digger's Rest, near Mel
bourn. Australia. Newspapers, after praising th magician's skill, sounded a note of warning
that today seems prophetic It was pointed out that Australia was building ships, and con
structing land dafens installations, but nothing was bain? dena about pos-ible air attack! Eyaa
32 years ago Australians were alert to tha Importance of air power.
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WAAC CHIEF IN U N I F O R M Mrs. William P. Hobby,
director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, wears her uniform
at her office in Washington. D.C. It's the WAAC summer officer's
uniform of gabardine. Her rank corresponds to major in army.
made on the old Buhr mills they
would hav; better health and
get vitamins first hand.
Use Mall Tribune vrant ads.
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