TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. March 23, 1945
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E. M. Tucker of Grass Valley,
Calif., successfully demonstrated
his Sno-C?t near Medford on
March 19 and 20 to a large
group of representatives of agen
cies interested in snow travel.
The machine was first driven
from Union Creek Ranger Sta
tion to Huckleberry Mountain.
Hauling 11 men and their paks
(pay load was 1 ton) over a nar
row, winding forest road, Tuck-
Asparagus Cuti and Tipi .
Green Bean . . Lima Beans
. . Cur Corn . . Peai . . Pea
and Carrots , . Peaches .
Apricots . and Others.
Oakdale Grocery
So, Oakdale at Eleventh
er't machine ascended 1300 feet
in 6 miles In 40 minutes travel
time, over snow ranging from
2 to 8 feet in depth. Fuel cost
was 11 cents per ton mile.
In the afternoon, the group
drove the machine from Union
Creek Ranger Station to a point
near the Cascade Divide In Cra
ter Lake Park, transporting 10
men 23 miles over soft snow In
3 hours and 30 minutes. Fuel
cost was 10 cents per ton mile.
On March 20 the machine suc
cessfully ascended Mount Ash
land, climbing 4,000 feet and
carrying six men and packs. The
round trip of 22.6 miles was ac
complished in 5 hours with a
fuel consumption cost of 14 cents
per ton mile. Adverse snow con
ditions were encountered on this
trip, particularly above Bull Gap
where snow was badly drifted.
New snow depth there ranged
from 32 to 48 inches on top of
3-4 feet of old snow. Windfall
trees delayed the machine a few
minutes in some Instances.
Amone those taking part in
the tests were Geo. D. Clyde, in
charge of Utah snow surveys;
James C. Marr, in charge of
Idaho snow surveys; E. P. Lea
vitt, superintendent of Crater
Lake National Park; Robert Mer
cer, engineer, U. S. Forest Serv
ice, and others. The tests were
arranged by R. A. Work, super
visor of snow surveys In west
ern states for the U. S. Soil Con
servation Service,
COMPOSER DIES
Hollywood, March 23 U.R
Nat Burton.- 43-year-old com
poser of "The White Cliffs of
Dover" died last night at the
Hollywood Embassy Hotel of a
heart ailment. He was also the
composer of the currently popu
lar "Don't Ever Change."
Special Spiritual Services
Sunday Eve. at 8 P. M.
Medford Hotel Auditorium
406 West Main ' .All Welcome
Lectures - Messages Healing
Special Notice
Rev. Darlene Le-Vyne will open new serv
ices each Thursday at 2 p. m. afternoons
. at above address.
Message Circles will alio be at Hotel for private advice.
from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
Dr. Edward C. LeVyne, D.D., Pastor
Starting Monday, the 26th
The DIXIE CAFE
Will Operate From 7 A. M.lo 10 P.M.
FEATURING
, . Home Made Pastries ' Fresh Sea Food
Steaks Chops
Tiirkey Chicken
MOST ANYTHING YOU WANT TO IAT
EARL WOOLRIDGE CHEF and OWNER
RED CROSS UNIT
FOR HOSPITALS
Eight cartons containing 1489
articles: Sweaters, toe and stump
socks, pajamas, kit bags, diapers
and other hospital garments, and
six cartons containing 268 filled
kit bags left Medford yesterday
for army and navy hospitals, ac
cording to Mrs. Orin Schenck,
volunteer chairman of produc
tion of the Red Cross.
The monthly shipments of the
sewing groups of the county will
increase in size during the com
ing year as Jackson county fills
the demands for both military
production and civilian relief,
Mrs. Schenck said. The depart
ment will welcome any church
or club in the county which can
devote a meeting or more a
month to Red Cross sewing.
Thousands of yards of material
must be cut and expert cutters
are urged to sign up for work
in the auditorium the next few
months.
Many Groups Work
Th fnllnwintf ffrnnna are now
sewing for Red Cross as well as
many Individual sewers ana
.knitters: Applegate grange, three
Ashland sewing units, an Ash
land Christian churcn unit.
Adarel chapter No. 3, Eastern
Shr MorifnrH- RilttA Fall unit.
Camp White auxiliary sewing
unit, Colony club, Dorcas society
of the Seventh-Day Adventist
church, Grace circle of the
Presbyterian church, Just Folks
circle of the First Methodist
xhiirch St Marks Guild of St.
Marks Episcopal church, Chris
tian church circle, Young Mar
ried group, of the Christian
church, Eastside Presbyterian
group, Sunny sisters oi ine
Prn.hvtprinn phurch. Daughters
of the Nile sewing unit, Jackson
ville unit; Lake Creek unit, Med
ford American Legion auxiliary
uilno unit. Phoenix sewing
unit, Past Noble Grand club of
Medford, Jantza uiris- sewing
unit of Prospect, Table Rock
i .iiin fiuh Tnlent xewine unit.
Trail sewing unit, Victory club.
Medford O. E. S. and.wenonan
club,. Medford.
Church of Christ
Meetings Continue
The evangelistic Bible confer
ence conducted by Dr. Louis R.
Patmont at the Central Church
of Christ here will continue un
til Easter Sunday. Meetings are
conducted nightly at 7:45 o'clock
except Saturday.
During the coming week Dr
Patmont will illustrate his mes
sages with screen views taken
by him in various parts of the
world.
He has written a number of
books dealing with the present
world crisis and his prognostica
tions were based on first-hand
observations. None of his pre
dictions have proven false, it is
said.
A Week With Christ
At the Cross
Pre - Easter Union
Passion Week Series
Featuring
Dr. Russell V. DeLong, D.D., Ph.D.
Special Speaker, Pulpiteer, Author
Educator
Mr. John Eby, Director of Music'
NOON-DAY MEETINGS In Riverside USO
Auditorium, 12:05 to 12:33 P. M., Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
CHURCH SERVICES:
UNION MEETINGS Begin at 4 P. M.
Sunday, March 25 First Presbyterian, 11:00 A. M.
Sunday, March 25, 4 P. M. First Methodist Church.
Sunday and Monday, 7:30 P. M. First Christian Church.
Tuesday Zion Lutheran Church.
Wednesday First Presbyterian Church.
Thursday and Friday, 7:30 P. M. First Methodist Church.
Sunday, April 1, 11:00 A. M., 3:00 P. M., and 7:30 P. M. Church of the
Naxarene. Also Good Friday, 12-3.
, Auspices Medford Ministerial Association'
WAR NO. 2 VETS
HEAD VFW POST
Due to the fact that Crater
Lake Post, VFW, membership
has been greatly increased by
men of World War No. 2, now in
active service overseas and also
those recently discharged be
cause of wounds, the post elected
three comrades of World War
No. 2 to its three highest offices
at a recent meeting in the Arm
ory. Victor Robb, who has been in
the navy for the past six years
with service In both the South
and Central Pacific and who re
cently transferred his member
ship from Jasper C. Lent Post,
Portland, is the newly elected
commander.
Comrade Robb's father, until
his recent death, was also a
member of Jasper C. Lent Post.
Others elected were: Senior
vice commander, William Strick
land; junior vice commander,
William B. Henderson; quarter
master, Earl Garfield; chaplain,
Francis Walker; post judge ad
vocate, Ira D. Canfleld; trustee,
Etha Wall.
Auxiliary officers recently
elected were: President, Mar
garet Erbes; senior vice presi
dent, Mary Schulz; junior vice
president, Frances Zundell; chap
lain, Jean Hitt; treasurer, Alice
Beneka; conductress, Mary De
Berry and guard, Ltla Elliott.
Plans are being made for a
joint installation April 17 at the
Armory.
American and British' bomb
ers dropped 1,546,000 tons of
bombs and Incendiaries on en
emy, targets in Europe during
1944.
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