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.
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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.
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DRY PINE SLABWOOD, 200 cu. ft 4.50
GREEN FIR SLABWOOD, 300 cu. ft 6.00
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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.
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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.
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Church Plans Rallies
To Start Monday Eve
Central Church of Christ will
extend a welcome to the public
to attend a pre-Easter rally be
ginning Monday, April 3, and
continuing through Friday.
Glen Vernon will speak each
evening. Vernon Is a minisier
and evangelist. His messages are
plain, Biblical, understandable
and applicable to the needs of
people, it was said.
Services begin at 7:30 p. m.
with song service led by Don H.
Byers, pastor of Central church.
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