TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
Tuesday, Dae. 18, 143
Mercy Flier Keeps Hermit
In Needed Winter Supplies
Missoula, Mont. U.f Life In
the remote regioni of the north
ern Rockies revolvei to a great
extent around the work' of two
roen who hunt big game, per
flier." the other a lonely her
mit by choice.
Jack HuRhes, a former Army
Air Force instructor who oper
ates out of Missoulo for" the
Johnson flying service, derives
his title from his job that of
parachuting doctors, food and
medical supplies to those in dis
tress throughout the primitive
area.
People who live in the north
ern Rocky mountains, sports
men who hunt big games, per
sons who must travel the wild
area In all seasons, all have
good reason to be thankful for
HuEhos' mercy flights. For it
makes a little safer their ven
tures Into that primitive region.
Before airborne aid was In
augurated, it took days for lost
and Injured people to find their
way to civilization and they
often dlef of exposure.
Sola Link for 'Hermit'
In addition to his mercy
flights, Hughes has the Job of
keeping the "Hermit of Dead
Wood Reservoir" supplied with
food, mail and other supplies
during the seven months of the
year that Hermit Overlie Is
snowbound.
Sixty-two-ycar-old Ole Over
lie, who has spent the past 11
years in virtual seclusion. Is
the sole keeper of Dead Wood
reservoir, which Is the only
source of waler for the farm.
In Emmelt Valley more than
8,000 feet below him.
When Hughes flics In the sup
plies, he Is required to land his
plane on a small air strip on the
edge of the Bureau of Reclama
lion's man-made lake, or, with
skis on the lake Itself when It
lg frozen over.
Temperature 45 Below
Landing on the lake Is parti-
milnvlii Hnnnnrniia urrtan Hah
and water cover the Ice. At
times in the past, storms have
made It impossible to set the
plane down and on these occa
sions It has been the practice to
drop the supplies by parachute.
The plane generally lands at
the far end of the reservoir,
making it neces'ary for Overlie
to pack his supplies about two
and one-half miles to his cabin
with the temperature often
reading 45 degrees below zero.
Among his many services, It
is Overlle's winter job to keep
the 165-foot-hlgh concrete dam
from freezing and In the sum
mer to regulate and flow of wa
ter from the reservoir to meet
downstream Irrigation needs.
It is through his work that
the people of Emmett Valley
are able to produce their crops
But they know that he could
not live there and keep their
Indispenslble Irrigation project
going If It were not for Hughes,
a daring flier who makes haz
ardous flights bucking storms
of high winds, sleet and Ice to
bring Overlie his supplies.
Ready for Civilian Role
Corn Prices Will
Determine Cut In
Prices For Hogs
Lincoln. Neb. (U.R) Corn
prices will determine finally the
effect of the $1 per 100 pounds
reduction in hog prices, slated
to become effective Oct. 1, 1046,
according to W. J. Loeffcl, pro
fessor of animal husbandry at
the University of Nebraska.
If the price of corn drops pro
portionately, the hog population
might not be seriously threaten
ed, he conceded. The professor
predicted hlg production would
drop sharply, however, If corn
prices remnined at approximate
ly present levels.
Feed costs now account for
75 to 80 per cent of production
expenses, Loeffcl said, leaving
ho;! feeding "not particularly
profitable."
LUMBER HIJACKED
Inglewood, Cal., Dec. 18 (U.R)
Police were searching today for
the lumber hl-jacker who hauled
away a stuck of rough stock
valued at $175 In a truck stolen
fro.n the same lumber yard and
crashed down the yard gate with
the truck to make his exit.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ada.
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Marine lit. Tyrone Power, former motion picture star (loft), receivc
honornbb discharge papers from Mol. dm. Jullin C. Smith, com
manding General of Department of Pacific, U. 8. Marine Corps, at
ua.MO Marine headquarters, San Francisco, Calif. Powsr, who enlisted
u private In 1012. served as pilot In a transport squadron and has
flown ammunition equipment to all Pacific fronts, tallying 11U0
Hying hours.
Vista," Is the former'a mother
from West Point, N. Y.
Mis Alice Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, left
last week for Bakersfield, Calif.,
where she will stay with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr
and Mrs. Ray Bruton, and at
tend high school.
Eddie Ptase, 8-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pease, played
accordian solos over KMED Sat
urday.
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Jantzer Dec. 14. were Harry Hle
dei.reich, recently given his hon
orable discharge from the army,
after spending two years in the
Hawaiian islands. Accompany
ing the fo'mer T. sergeant were
Miss June, and Mr. and Mrs.
George L. Jantzer of Medford.
A capacity crowd attended
the third annual Prospect high
school night club last Friday
night. Patrons enjoyed an ex
cellent floor show, and dancing
orchestra. Refreshments were
served by a group of freshmen
students throughout the evening.
Miss Dorothy Fairchlld tooki
her nephew, John Ray Kelly, to
his home at Grass Valley, Ore
gon, last week. Miss Fairchlld
was accompanied home by her
grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Fair
child of Portland, who will make
an extended visit at the Falrchild
home.
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Czechs Get First
Pinch of Salt In
Past Six Months
Prague OJ.PJ The pro
verbial pinch of salt for six
months, almos totally lacking in
Czech kitchens, is returning to
Prague recipes as the first train
load of supplies from ceded Car-patho-Ukraine
is distributed.
Pre-war Czechoslovakia filled
all Its domestic salt requirements
and even exported to neighbor
ing countries from the extensive
salt deposits in the tiny, moun
tainous eastern tip of the coun
try known then as Subcarpath
ian Russia. But when the prov
ince, under its new name of
Carpatho-Ukraine, was ceded to
the USSR this spring, war-destroyed
communications and
political difficulties cut off all
connections between it and Bo
hemia, and a serious salt short
age resulted.
An attempt to swap Austrian
salt for Bohemian coal some
weeks ago did not come off, and
Czech housewives still struggled
to make meager rations palat
able without the vital pinch of
salt.
The first freight train from
Carpatho-Ukraine recently ar-!
rived according to the ministry
of information, bringing 1.260
tons of salt and various other
food and raw materials.
NEW RECLAMATION HEAD
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
Michael W. Straus took over to
day as commissioner of the Bu
reau of Reclamation succeeding
Harry W. Bashore, who resigned
after 39 years of service. Straus,
a native of Chicago, resigned as
assistant secretary of interior to
accept the new position. He took
the oath of office yesterday from
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes.
The State Game Farm near
Yountville, Calif., hatches and
releases 15,000 pheasants annually.
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Prospect
Prospect, Dec. 18 Prospect
Home Extension Unit will meet
earlier Friday, Dec. 21, at 10
a. m. The meeting will be over
in time to give the ladies a
chance to attend the grade school
program and Christmas tree in
the school gym. The unit meet
ing will be at'the home of Mrs.
Ruth Ward at Copco, and Miss
Marlon Farrell will be present
to give the lesson making the
kitchen more livable. Members
ore to bring table service and
a shadow pal exchange gift .and
a gift for the Christmas grab
bag. Small children will be
cared for at the home of Mrs.
Archie Gibson and mothers are
to bring the children's lunches.
Mrs. Pa jl Dnlton was hostess
for the 20 30 club Dec. 13. Re
freshments were served to Mrs.
R. Ceford Garoutte, and chil
dren. Glonda and Duane, Mrs.
Charles B. Broomfleld, Mrs. Ben
Hnynes and daughter, Joyce.
Mrs. Archie McKillop and daugh
ters, Sue and Sally Jo, Mrs. Wal
lace Neece, Mrs. Everett Shafer
and daughter, Roma, and the
hostess, Mrs. Dalton and sons
Henry and Earl.
Prospect Bridge club's Christ
mas partv was given by Mrs
Elmer Clemens, at her home,
Dec. 13. The candle-lighted lun
cheon table was decorated with
a centerpiece of Christmas green
ery, and covers were placed for
Mrs. Elmo Parks, of Klversioe,
Calif., Mrs. Jnmes H. Grieve
Mrs. Mary E. Grieve, Mrs. Wal-la-e
W. Dlnkcns. Mrs. Floyd Kel
ley. Mrs. Marlon Carter, Mrs.
' Earl Ulrlcn, Mrs. Tracy Booth
I by and Mrs. Clemens. Christ
mas gifts were exchanged by
the members. High score prize
for bridge was won by Mrs. Car
ter. Mrs. Elmo Parks, who has
been the house guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Elm r Clemens for the past
16 days, loft Dec. 14 for Suth
erlln, where she will visit rela
tives for a few days before re
turning to her home at River-
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Ensign Robert Dickey visited
friends here for three days over
the week-end. Ensign Dickey is
stationed at the naval hospital
at Corvallis.
Frank Frame, who has been
ill, spent three days of last week
at Grants Pass receiving medi
cal attention.
Lewis Jantzer has purchased
a small tract of land from his
father at the west end of Ross
DeArmond Lbr. Co. camp, and
is planning on building four cot
tages for his employees. One
cotlape is nearly completed, and
wi'l bo occupied bv J. M. Mc
Whorter, recently from Califor
nla, who has been hired as "cat"
driver for the Lewis L. Jantzer
Loaning Co.
, Praipect School Superintend
ent and Mrs. Kenneth Toner
were hosts at a Christmas party
at tholr heme with the faculty
of both schools and their fam
ilies as guests. Games were play
ed, and at the clore of the eve
ning, a late supper was served
Plnce cards were in the form of
a Chri.stm.is gift for each guest
Otto Pitchford, employee of
the Lewis L. Jantzer Lodging
Co., is seriously ill at his home
with pneumonia. I
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lewis re-1
turned tn their home at Turlock.
Calif., after snending a couple of
weeks vl.vltlng Mrs. Lewis's
brother and sister-in-law, and Mr
and Mrs. Charles B. Eroomfield
Robert Sln"le, who has been
stationed In the Philippines for
the past 16 months, is enioylng
a 33-dnv furloueh with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.
Slheje.
Bud Fraedrlrk arrived here
from Eufene, Dec. 12. and Is
staying nt the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Dinkens. and visit
Ing friends here. Bud enlisted in
the marine corps during his sen
ior year. In Prosiect hlqh school,
late in 1943. and was sent over
seas the following summer, re
turning to the states last Octo
ber. Fraedrick plans on enroll
Ing In collepe next fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shafer
and children. Ray and Roma
Jean, and Mrs. Charles B
Broomfield and son, Robert
were guests at a dinner at Eagle
Point, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Thurston, Dec. 14. The
di.iner was given in honor of
Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Broom
field's cousin, Sidney Thurston
yeoman fir;t class, who Is home
on leave from Washington. D. C
Eugene Dolenshek, who Is
home on leave from the navy,
and visiting his paents at Me
Leod. was a visitor at Prospect
high school last week. Euqene
was a member of the local high
school's 1.144 graduating class.
Hurry Hart is having a large
building erected on his Cascade
Go-ge resort property, that will
be used as a store room and
wood shed. Also an addition
has been added to the Cascade
Gorge Garage.
Bill Sisk has received his hon
orable discharge from the Sea
bees, and Is at his home here
Sisk spent 16 months at Pt. Bar
row, Alaska.
Among the recent wells drilled
In this locality are the 80-foot
well on the William Gaines
place, that b.ings in S00 gallon.
of water pe rhour; a 78-foot well
on the Frisbee place that they
recently bought from L. L
Glines. which brings In 430 gal
Ions per hour. Eldon and Bob
fore they got water of any vol
fore the yuot water of any vol
ume. Guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Ross at their home, "Rogue
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