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Future Farmers Have Investments Of Over Million Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 (U.R) Future Farmer boys enrolled in 71 Oregon high school depart ments of vocational agriculture have farming investments total ing more than one million dollars. This is an average of $321.01 a boy for the 3,132 boys holding membership in the organization, Ralph L. Morgan, state super visor of vocational agriculture, reported today. The farming investment of $1,004,458.30 brought members a total labor income of $707,. 171.73 last year, Morgan said. Equipment Owned Thirty-eight local chapters own equipment co-operatively valued at $91,181.32 and 22 chapters operate chapter farms totaling 650 acres, which brought in a net income of $9,558.75. Future Farmers in 31 chapters borrowed $24,463 from their lo cal banks to improve and ex pand their supervised farming programs. Field crops brought in the highest returns, with a labor in come of $198,936.49. Dairy rated second with $98,278.88. Swine projects brought in $50,346.27. Fruit accounted for $40,393.40. Beef was fifth with $39,487.27. Truck and garden netted $26,- 480.28. and poultry, $25,809.12 Miscellaneous brought in $14,- 969.17, and sheep projects earn ed $10,426.44. Senate Aspirant To Speak Tuesday Dave Hoover. Deadwood, one of three candidates for the re publican nomination for United States senator, win speaK in Medford at 8 p.m. Tuesday, it was announced Saturday by the county Young Republican and Republican Women organiza tions, which are in charge of the meeting. The meeting, which will be open to the public, will be at the high school auditorium. GOP candidates for election to local and state offices will be wel come. Hoover is seeking the office now held by Sen. Wayne Morse. Other candidates for nomination are Morse and John McBride, Portland. Mrs. M. Allison Moulton and Warren Lesseg, Ijeads of the sponsoring groups, said that other candidates meeting will be held from time to time before election, and that they do not constitute support of any one re publican candidate. Y Cigarette Brings Heavy L Damage to Hospital New York, Apr. 1 (U.R) A fire started by a careless cigaret smoker caused $100,000 dam ages to one wing of a three-story women's dormitory at the Man hattan State hospital Friday, routing more than 50 women employes. The only person injured was Laura Cleary, 46, a laundry worker whom fire officials charged started the fire accident ally when she fell asleep while smoking. She was burned on the hands and feet trying to put out the blaze before turning in an alarm. For your family's protection, decide in advance of need the type and cost of the funeral service desired. Pre-arranged services give you what you want at the price you choose. Investigate, without obligation: Chapel Mortuary Frank Morgan - - Harold Snodgrass , Funeral Directors Across from the Courthouse PHONE 2-8030 APRIL SPECIALS O Fruit O Flowering Trees O Roses O Flowering Camellia O Azalea OPansies O Perennial Flowers O Ornamental Shrubs O Broadleaf Evergreens O Fertilizer O Lawn Seed O Garden Tools Southern Oregon Nursery Highway 99-2 Miles South Medford Second Section Old Burstones Again To Turn at Eagle Point Mill; History Told WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR DEMAND STARTS PLAN By Richard Jewett Mail Tribune Staff Writer One of the glowing periods of southern Oregon's colorful his tory was the age of flour mills. Oldtimers say that seven mills once flourished in the area, serving this region and northern California. The age has long since passed. It faded with the advent of steam mills elsewhere, transportation developments and decrease in wheat production here. Two reminders of the bygone era can be seen at Eagle Point today. One is the old Snowy Butte mill building. Inside is the oth- the mill s original grindstone. The massive burs of the old grindstone ceased their labor 60 years ago. Now they are going .back to work, and water power once again will whirl the run- nerstone. George Putman, own er of the aged mill structure, yielded to the suggestions of his feed store patrons and has turn ed back the pages of time. The arindstone was a victim of progress. It gave way to roller type machinery. For 60 years it lay out in ine weainer aiuug the ditch bank at one end of the mill. The roller mill halted oper ations almost 30 years ago. Ma chinery was torn out and most of it hauled away. But the grind stone has staged a comeback to fill a new demand. Putman, will grind whole wheat flour and corn meal. Repairs Started Putman, who also operates a cold storage business at the old mill, began repairing the grind stone burs last summer. Bur- stones loosened by time were re set with plaster of pans. Hein stalled, the grandstone lies just about where it operated years arn. Putman hopes to have his grist mill going Monday, with the giant rollerstone turning 160 to 180 revolutions per minute and grinding perhaps 500 to 600 pounds per hour. Because of the many years that have elapsed, accounts of pioneer residents vary as to the cnronoiogy ot events at ine mm Its historv. however, began ir 1872. It was constructed by Eber Emery and John Daley Sr. A. J. Daley, son of the builder, was miller for 20 years. Water supplied from Little Butte creek furnished the power. From Switieiland Rock of the mill's old grind stone came from Switzerland, some say. Burstone of flint and limestone was quarried In the Alpine country. Shipped from France to the United States, it acquired the name of french burblock. After passing through the hands of Barnard and Lee, long established mill manufac turers, the burstones next travel ed to Roseburg. Freighting the stones to the Rogue River valley must have been a chore. The upper and lower burs each weigh 1,350 MEDFORD, OREGON, pounds, and are four feet in diameter, Putman reported. In 1888 or in 1890 the old grindstone gave way to the roll er type operation. Mill Purchased The mill remained in the Daley family until about 1893 when it was purchased by Wil liam and S. B. Holmes. They changed the name from Butte Creek Roller Flour mill to Snowy Butte mill. George W. Daley, who learned the trade from his uncle, A. J. Daley, was their miller. He ran the enter prise for them until they discon tinued the business nine years later. In the heyday of the era, old timers recall, waiting wagons formed long lines and the mill ran day and night. Rogue River Canal company bought the property from the Holmes brothers to obtain a wat er right. End of the Holmes brothers' operation and the sale to the canal firm brought idle ness to the mill. It stood still until bought by Frank and George Brandon in 1916. Wheel Installed The Brandons installed the heavy iron water wheel that Put man now uses. During the war time period they filled govern ment contracts and possibly some Eagle Point flour was mix ed into dough for the doughboys. Frank Brandon, now a Medford resident, said the old grindstone was otlered to the city ot Asn- land for its park but the gesture was rejected. In 1920 the Brandons went out of business and Henry Camp bell, Eagle Point banker, acquir ed the mill. He leased it for a short time then once more the mill machinery halted. The mill had been silent for more than a decade when Put man purchased the building from Campbell's widow in 1932. He tore out part of the machin ery, and began using the struc ture in 1934. Putman, who en tered the dairy business when he came from Missouri 25 years ago, first used the facilities to hammer his own feed. Operates Freeier Ten years ago Putman went into the cold storage business, utilizing the cheap water power rather than electricity or a gaso line generator to operate the units. His quick freeze was the first in the county, he maintains. He now has more than 700 lockers. Putman believes that his new undertaking will be the only burstone flour operation in Ore gon or Washington. Last vestiges of the flour mill era, the mill and grindstone have a reputation to uphold. No mill in southern Oregon had bet ter water power, ran any better or made any better flour than the old bur mill at Eagle Point, according to Frank Brandon. It was a credit to the community, he declared. 22 Diseases Reported During Past Week Twenty-two cases of commun icable disease were reported to the county health officer during the week ending March 31. In Medford there were six mumps cases, six chicken pox, one Infectious mononucleosis and two influenza. Ashland had one of whooping cough; Central Point, four chicken pox and one mumps, and Gold Hill, one case of measles. SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1950 OLD GRINDSTONE REINSTALLED The aged grindstone which George Putman is putting back to work in the old Snowy Butte mill structure at Eagle Point is shown above. Idle 60 years after giving way to roller machinery, the massive burs are sched uled to resume operation turning out whole wheat flour and corn meal. The upper or runnerstone plainly seen here weighs about 1,350 pounds and is four feet in diameter. Grain will spill from a chute into a hole in the center of the runnerstone. The finished product will pour into the chute in the foreground. SNOWY BUTTE MILL At the old Snowy Butte mill building picture above, George Putman now operates a feed store and cold storage business. John Daley and Eber Emery erected the building in 1872 and A. J. Daley, son of John, was miller for 20 years. Rep. Norblad Protests Nuts from Red China Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 (U.R) Congressman Walter Norblad Oregon republican, has protested to the state department against shipments to this country of sev eral thousand cases of shelled walnuts from communist China, he informed Oregon state offi cials today. Norblad said the walnuts are delivered to California ports at prices 20 cents a pound under the current domestic price. NAMED BY GOVERNOR Salem, Ore., April 1 (U.R) Gov. Douglas McKay today an nounced the appointment of Don Ellis of Garibaldi as a member of the state fish commission. Ellis will fill the unexpired term of the late D. M. Kyle Sr. of Florence. Los Angeles, Apr. 1 (U.R) Author Edgar Rice Burroughs left an estate "in excess of $10, 000,00 a will filed for probate revealed today. And. so thrifty when you trust your nicest cottons and other washables to us! On-the-dot collection and delivery service, too, by re liable, courteous drivers. Why not leave your launder ing problems to us starting this week! PHOHtSSS 132 South Centra Tribune Pages 1-8 Mms!L FUEL CLEARANCE MEDFORD PRICES Regular DRY PINE SLABWOOD, 300 cu. ft $6.75 DRY PINE SLABWOOD, 200 cu. ft 4.50 GREEN FIR SLABWOOD, 300 cu. ft 6.00 GREEN PINE SLABWOOD, 300 cu. ft 4.50 DRY FACTORY BLOX, 200 cu. ft.... 7.50 DRY KINDLING WOOD, 200 cu. ft 4.00 STOCK PILE SAWDUST, 300 cu. ft 5.00 STOCK PILE SAWDUST, 200 cu. ft OLD HOGGED FUEL, 300 cu. ft 4.00 O WE SERVE THE VALLEY O FUEL FROM TIMBER SINCE 1918 Highway Priority Program Due for Review Here Soon A highway improvement priority program drawn up in 1948 will be the principal topic of discussions here April 12 when the boards of directors of the Ashland, Jackson county, and Grants Pass and Josephine county chambers of commerce hold a joint meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club. The highway priority program was endorsed and reaffirmed yesterday by the highway com mittee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and after it is reviewed at the joint meet ing, it will be re-submitted to tlie highway interim committee of the state legislature when that group meets April 14 at Grants Pass. The program is the product of two-county talks be tween interested groups in both Josephine and Jackson county. Four Recommendations The program carries four major recommendations in what is considered the order of their importance. Top priority is given to the widening and improvement of highway 99 from Central Point to Ashland, one of the most heavily traveled sectors of the inter-regional highway in Ore gon. Also in the first recom mendation is the opening up of the traffic bottleneck at the Caveman bridge at the southern approach to Grants Pass. Three major routes converge at this point, creating traffic congestion that has plagued Grants Pass for years. The narrow, twisting sec tors of 99 from the Jackson Josephine line to Central Point are also given high priority in the joint recommendations for improvement. The most hazard ous points in this stretch are the Rock Point bridge and Black well hill. Second Priority The Prospect-Eagle Point sec tor of the Crater Lake highway is given second priority, follow ed by recommendations for an all-year, cross-state route from Crescent City to Klamath Falls via Medford, Lake Creek, Mc Allister Springs and Soda Springs. The fourth recommen dation is for improvements on Thursday Warmest of Year; Month Said Cool Yesterday was the warmest day during March and the warm est of 1950, the weather bureau reported today. Maximum tem perature was 72, while the minimum dropped to 35, result ing in an average of 54 for the day. Weather bureau records show that March has so far averaged five degrees below normal tem peratures and has had more than half an inch, more rain than usual. MONUMENT AUTHORIZED Key West, Fla., Apr. 1 (U.R) President Truman signed today a bill authorizing erection of a monument to the memory of Henry Milton Brainard at Cape Arago light station, Coos coun ty, Oregon. Brainard, former lighthouse keeper, perished while on duty. Tl M BE R PRQfelfipS COM PAN Y AX-, SOt DURING THE MONTH WE WILL ACCEPT AS MANY OR DERS AS WE CAN FILL. OR YOU MAY COME TO OUR FUEL SALES YARD AND HAUL WITH YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT. PHONE 2-6123 SUMMIT AND Mc AN DREWS ROAD state route 238 through the Ap plegate valley from Medford to Grants Pass via Ruch-Sterling and Murphy, a vital market and tourist artery. If the joint discussions here on the 12th reaffirm these high way recommendations in that order, the three chambers will continue their long-range cam paign to press the state highway commission for inclusion of the projects In their annual programs. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE ... . BUT IT'S TRUE! 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