TEN MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
flundr. March II. 1950
Chief Cites Danger And Expense
Of Fraudulent City Fire Alarms
Anting Flri. CMlet Leo Weld
false alarms were turned In to
the department on Friday.
"I wonder It those who turn
in these false alarms realize what
The alarms were at 824 West
Jackson street, at 8:23 a.m., and
at the Meaiora nign scnooi, ei
11:23 p.m.
rhiat WolHnpr pUrA the heavy
expense and potential danger to
residents ana iiremen in me wire
alarms. In a statement issued
Saturday the chief said:
Statement Given
"Sending out heavy fire appa
iati im hB7nrrlnllH and exrjen.
sive, and works against the best
interests of the city. There is a
definite possibility of some one
being killed or injured in these
needless runs. Firemen drive as
rarpfnllv a thev can. but in
spite of this, every year there
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are serious accidents resulting in
fatalities and permanent injuries
caused by traffic accidents in
volving fire apparatus, in many
cases while responding to false
alarms.
"It is also possible that a fire
could occur while the fire ap
paratus is responding to these
false alarms, it couia gain con
siderable headway and do un.
told damage before adequate fire
equipment could be rerouted to
it. inis is particularly irue in a
city the size of Medford where a
limited amount of fire equipment
is available.
School Alarm Bad
"The alarm at the high school
was especially bad. Because of
the size of the building and its
importance to the community, it
Is necessary to can a general
alarm when a fire is reported
from that location. This is ex
Densive because it calls in volun
teers or callmen, and they must
be paid whether there is a fire
or not. It is a conservative esti
mate that each of these false and
general alarms cost the city $75,
and it could cost several thou
sand dollars. dIus the loss of life
should there be an accident while
responding.
"Another thing that is causing
trouble is the prankster .who
calls the fire department just for
the fun of it. We average about
four of these calls per day. When
the alarm number is dialed it
sets off the house alarm system
in the fire station, and conse
quently, the firemen immediate
ly assume their positions on tne
apparatus for response. When
The Grange
Enterprise Grange
Enterprise Orange of Wimer
met March 14 with a potluck
"Maggie and Jiggs" dinner in
the spirit of St. Patrick's day.
Corned beef and cabbage were
served in abundant quantities.
Visitors at the dinner and meet
ing were Mr. and Mrs. J. Gold
lng of Live Oak Grange.
The following were given
first and second degree obliga
tions: Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelly,
Mrs. E. Stromberg, Mrs. L. Red
stone. Receiving the third and
fourth degrees were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Stone, Kenneth Russell,
E. Stromberg and Mr. and Mrs.
G. K. Barrie.
the telephone is answered, the
caller hangs up. At the present
time there is a fireman on sick
leave with a serious back injury
caused by one of the nuisance
calls.
"The city government and the
fire department of Medford are
trying to provide the best possi
ble fire protection for the people
of Medford, and the senseless
sending in of false alarms is dam
aging to that effort. The people
of Medford should do everything
possible to curb the practice of
sending in false alarms."
Caseworkers Needed
By Welfare Groups
nAcrlnntncr pDipurnrlrpn are
needed for state and county pub
lic welfare commissions, accord
ing to a recent announcement of
me situe kivii ocivn-c ,viiiio-
sion.
Starting salary Is 5200 per
month and provision is made for
annual merit increases. The
duties of the position are of a
. 1. 11. a .turlv
Deginning nature in me
and determination ot eiigiuimj
t avfnria rartnirinff welfare as-
sistance. To be admitted to the
written test, an application musl
be a college graduate wuu un
A0 In tha anoint MMPnCPS. ReSDOU
.ful 1aarl Avnoripnpp can be
substituted lor two years w
required training.
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UenUUiic i"i i""'B .
examination Is April . app""-
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WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT
r-i,i,. iiar 1R ll.R) De
fense Secretary Louis Johnson
said last nignt tnat me nation
scientists are developing "unpre
tn offset anv
manpower advantages of a po
tential enemy.
MORE TEACHERS OUSTED
Kelso, Wash., Mar. 18 (U.R)
Chairman James Kelley of the
Kelso school board said today
that 11 Kelso teachers will not
be offered new contracts. Orig-
tnalU, VpIIpv nnnnnnrpH that 17
teachers would not be-hlred.
rtrrllnarv hnusphnlri bleaches
may be used on most white ny
lon fabrics.
Sen. Robert A. Taft. R.. O.. sends
home canned spei wlm h are
broadcast over 41 flagons each
week. Other regulars are Sen.
Pat McCarren, D., Nev.; Sen.
Margaret Chase Smith, R-, Me.;
Sen. Russell Long, D., La.; and
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas,
D., Calif.
Coar said that one of his most
interestlne assignments s
when Sen. W. Lee (pais the bli
cults, pappy) O Daniel of Texas
was on the hill. PPPY to
fetch along a hill billy band to
do the background for his week
ly recordings. .
"Ho must have had a deal wilh
Jim Petrillo," the movie man
said.
At anv rate the service Is one
of the few in the government
that can show a profit. Our
uncle kicks in $24,000 a year in
salaries and pays $1 a year to
Coar for use of his equipment.
The congressmen have to pay
$3.50 a platter plus express
charges. Todav the studios show
a surplus of $54,000.
(Acmm Telephoio)
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A Nichols' Worth of
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Unit. Press tarure Writm
Washington, Mar. 17 (U.R)
Not all the racket on Capitol
Hill is generated in the halls of
congress.
Much of it is
put on wax
and sent back
home for all
to hear.
The man
who tells sen
ators and con
gressmen how
lousy they
sound and
gets away with
same is Rob
ert J. Coar.
who is what
you might call
, Ua' -.1.1
lie s ail uiu
Hamuli Nichols
not unassuming.
movie hand who would Just as
soon Den a director on the head
with a stick as not. He now
bosses five recording stations in
the senate and house office
buildings.
Coar, who can talk a bit him
self, makes good speakers out of
terrible ones and excellent ora
tors. About 200 of the law
makers make recordings rcgul
larly and send them back to
radio stations in their home dist
ricts. Coar can blow a gasket with
the best and he tells the bic
shots what is what, grammar-
wise and otherwise.
Not long ago. a freshman con
gressman, cocky as a May
queen, delivered what he thought
was a bell-rining speech. Then
he relaxed in a bie leather chair
while Coar played the record.!
When his own blab was blown
back at him, the representative '
fumed.
He'd Ba Ruined
"Good heavens, is that me?";
he asked, ungrammatically.
Coar told him it certainly was.
"Can't we do it over?" askea
the congressman. "That thing :
can't be on the air. I'd be
ruined."
"Sure. And this time," the
movie expert advised, "take it
easy. Pretend you are talking
to a friend in his living room.
He wouldn't want you to yell al
him."
The young law-giver today is
one of the best speakers in the
house.
Senators have their troubles,
too. Once, an old-timer put a
stirring speech on wax and then
waited to hear it played back, i
Right in the midst of a "now-my-1
dear-constituents, etc" sentence,!
there came a burp and a couple
of "gulp gulps" that weren't in
the script. The dignified senator
did the thing over and explained
with a red neck that his upper
plate had flopped out while he
was orally driving home a point.
Av.raga 200 Daily
A lot of biggies patronize the
studios and the output of rec ,
ords averages about 200 daily.
tttectiveness of such broad
casts became apparent when
is.ari iviundt. K.. S.U.. won his:
campaign for the senate almost
entirely by radio. When he was
in the house he was too busy to
go home and beat the bushes.
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