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.1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Sept 13, 1944 LOCAL OPA HAS FINE RECORD AUDIT the agate was found by her hus band while ho worked as a gov ernment gravel Inspector during the construction of Camp White. Mr. Waite has collected agates for some time as a hobby and this one came to his attention as he was at work one night. Turn ing his flashlight against the stone, Mr. Waite found that it was almost completely clear with but the one marking through the center. When cut the marking was discovered to bo the per fectly formed "V" which has been the victory symbol of the allies since early in the war, FSA PROGRAMS L, A recent audit of all ration currency at the local war price and ration board resulted in a nerfect record, with no short- , ,-, I n 0 ' 1 BgaiC, W I a (mm tHp i Inally about the size of a small l" "V,'T., "r.r h. he egg, was taken to George A Greive of 32 S. Central for pro- check. The district officials con sider this most unusual and com plimented the board staff upon the splendid record. Reporting on the physical count of the supplies, Arthur D. McCrea, district accounting ex ecutive for OPA, wrote: "The audit checked out to the Item. This board has been In the habit of taking their own physical in ventory at the end of each month and from observations it Is very efficiently operated. This board serves approximately 40, 000 people." Commenting on the report and letter Leonard Carpenter chair man of the board said "The lo cal OPA gets plenty of 'brick bats' hurled In its direction, so we are very appreciative of the occasional 'bouquets' like this report and letter. When one con siders the gallons of gasoline and of fuel oil, the tires sugar, foods, shoes, stoves and every other rationed product covered by the term 'no shortages and no over ages', this record is something to be proud about. "Ration coupons are Just like rash in a bank and every sin gle one of them must be account ed for. Every gasoline stamp which each motorist has, for in stance, is on record at the local office and it is possible to tell to whom each was issued. When it is understood that a great part of the issuance of all ration coupons is done by volunteers, the nature of this record made by L. L. Ternahan, chief clerk, and his assistants is remarkable. "Also at this time I should like to compliment the many volunteers -who have made it possible for the huge load of work to go forward in an order ly manner. Many of the volun teers are as regular In attend ance as any business man or woman In a paid position. Liter ally hundreds of hours per week are given to this war-time ac tivity. At present an extra load nf work has built up because of the re-issuance of 'A' gas books and the renewal of truck and off-highway rations." fcssional shaping and polishing into the pendant which Mrs Waite now wears. JOHN APPLEGATE E After training in three differ ent types of army service, Lt. John L. Applegate of Medford was graduated from the AAF liams Field, Chandler, Ariz., as lence nnd slow inability to fi- an army pilot. . He is the son of I Family-type, small and part- time farmers unable to place their operations on a sound basis through other credit sources can secure counsel and assistance through farm security admini stration programs, reports Bruce E. Stewart, county FSA super visor for Jackson county, 211 Fluhrer building, Medford. Funds for another year were ap propriated by congress to sup port war food production and operation of family-sized and smaller farms. FSA services Include farm management and loan assistance to help bring smaller farms up to full production capacity through providing needed live stock, machinery, feed and seed, building repairs, small water fa cilities and other essentials to efficient operation, explained Stewart. Loans are limited to $2500, repayable up to five years and bear five percent interest. Farmers eligible must be resi dent operators or owners of family-type o smaller farms, have a background of farm cxper- made at a meeting of the lodge held last Friday and those at tending are asked to assemble at the lunch tables in the park at 10 a. m. Regular meetings are to be held by the lodge the second and fourth Fridays of each month at 8 p. m. In the Phoenix Grange hall. Next meeting will be Sept. 22 and it is to be pre- ceded by a pot-luck supper at 7:30 p. m. Women of Moose will be in charge of the kitchen. At the last meeting refresh ments were served and an hour of dancing enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Apple- gate, 615 South Oakdale avenue Lt. Applegate first entered the army as a private in the medi cal detachment in September of 1940. Later he transferred to in fantry and entered the Infantry Officers' Candidate school at Ft. Benning, Ga., receiving his com mission as a second lieutenant in September of 1942. While stationed at Camp Robinson, Ark., he was promoted to first lieutenant. About a year ago he entered the AAF for pilot's train ing, graduating from Williams Field Sept. 8. The pilot is a graduate of St. Mary's high school In 1937 and attended Mt. Angel College, St. Benedict, Ore., the following year. His wife resides In New York. 40 MILES ROADS More than 40 miles of heavy duty maintenance work has been done on the roads of Jackson county the past summer. County Engineer Paul B. Rynnlng re ports. Asphalt was laid on roads that were showing signs of the heavy traffic, In the shape of repairs and patching. There was no road program this year and practically no oiling to subdue dust. Work on the timber access road In the Ramsay Canyon country will be completed in an other month. Lack of labor has delayed its completion, the coun ty engineer said. The road is be ing built with the government, county and timbermen contrib uting. It will shorten the log haul to this city. AGATE PENDANT HAS "V" CENTER Mrs. E. H. Waite of 730 South Holly street has been wearing for the past several months a necklace which creates much In terest, for the pendant is a clear agate stone with a perfectly formed "V" In the center. Mrs. Walte's pendant has an Interesting history, as well as being an Interesting object, for ,,, , PEACHES Large Well Colored HALES c lb. 2 miles out Jacksonville highway lo Oak Grove School turn south Vl milo. Look for large sign. Bring containers. DENNEY T0UVELLE APPLE TREE AID TO JELLY MAKERS The Waxen apple tree owned by Col. F. L. TouVelle of Jack sonville is again the mccca of Jelly makers of that area and this city. Due to the high pectin content of Waxen apples they are in heavy demand for Jelly. This year the tree thought lo be the only Waxen tree in the coun ty, will yield about 40 bushels of apples. Many old residents for years have made Jelly from the apples. regular commercial credit sources. Practical farm and home plans are worked out by the farmer with the help of the supervisor and a county commit tee of resident farmers. Farm tenure Is expected to cover the loan repayment period. Loan application forms and information may be obtained at the county FSA office, Med ford,' Oregon, or from the follow ing county FSA committeemen, Edward R. Chamberlian, Eagle Point; Earl Ulrich, Trail; ancj Edward P. Vilas, Medford. Com pleted applications are reviewed by the county committee and approved when they are prac tical, help war food production and make for sound farming op erations. Special consideration will be given applications of re turned veterans with farm back ground. TO Members of Moose Lodge No. 178 will hold a picnic Sunday, Sept. 17, in Lithia Park, Ash land. Plans for the affair were ON PRICE PLANS Washington, Sept. 13 CJ.R) War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes and Price Chief Chester Bowles today were re vealed to. be In disagreement over prices that consumers will pay for civilian goods which go back into production after the defeat of Germany. Byrnes proposed a method of pricing which, if carried out, would mean a blanket increase over prewar prices for virtu ally all items returning to the market. Bowles favored a plan whereby many major items, such as automobiles, would not be any higher. In his report to President Roosevelt on reconversion last Saturday, Byrnes said "it would be feasible" for the OPA to set a general ceiling for ar ticles out of civilian production for some time "at a fixed per centage above the prices charg ed for such articles before ci vilian production ceased. Bowles made his stand clear in a recent report on reconver sion pricing, in which he said that "while some 1 commodities arc going to come back at high er prices than when they went out, not all of them will be higher." Byrnes did not consult Bowles before issuing his report, it was learned, but did confer with Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson. BLUE LEDGE MINE REOPENING SLATED Exploratory work Is now un der way at the Blue Ledge mine in the upper Applegate country, near the California line, accord ing to Andrew Jeldness, a veter an miner of that section A dia mond drill is in operation on the property and engineers are clear ing the shafts and blocking new copper. Jeldness understands that the work is being conducted by a southern California syndi cate, with government funds. The mine, long regarded as one of the richest copper proper ties in this section, has not oper ated for several years. It was formerly owned by the Guggen heim interests. During the early '30s, plans were launched for opening the mine, but they never material ized. The mine operated full blast around 1910-1911. Huckleberry Champion Not So Good At Routing Black Bear Intruder The first Canadian steamer ran from Montreal to Quebec on Nov. 4, 1809. The Yukon rivpr mnncuroc 2,800 miles in length. Dae Mall Tribune Want Ada. Alice Hamilton, champion huckleberry picker and efficient fire guard for the Rogue River Forest Service, turned out not to be so handy with a gun. Last night Mrs. Hamilton, colorful part-Indian Klamath Falls resi dent, came face to face with a black bear and in her efforts to drive off the intruder into her camp, shot herself through a toe. Mrs. Hamilton, who has camp ed every year for 56 consecutive years on Huckleberry Mountain has been serving as forest service fire guard for the last week, the regular guard, Norman Sting, having returned to his teaching position in the valley. Mrs. Ham ilton had completed her yearly huckleberry picking activities and so was able to take on the fire guard work. Last night she was awakened by the noise of a camp prowler and going out to investigate, dis covered the black bear. Secur ing the gun, Mrs. Hamilton was about to aim at bruin when her dog entered the scene and dash ing up, jostled the woman and snnileH her aim. Result, one maimed toe. Near-by campers I were summoned and Mrs. Hamil ton was taken to Klamath Falls this morning for treatment. Last year Mrs. Hamilton ser ved as lookout at the Mt. Stella post for the forest service, but with the arrival of the huckle berry season left her work to pick the luscious fruit. Mrs. Ham ilton's parents first brought her to the mountain when she was Just a toddler, and each year the family returned during the berry picking season. The Klamath woman has con tinued the custom without fail each year and without doubt will be on hand next year, bears or no bears. BOEING CHIEF ILL Wichita, Kan., Sept. 13 (U.R) Philip C. 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