EIGHT MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, May 28, 1050
SCRATCHING HEAD In puzzlement, Eugene Pollack can hardly
believe eyes as he finds onossum comfortably settled under
hood of car. Just how animal managed to find v"y Into securely
fastened cover Is mystery. Car was In Chicago.
Fire Prevention and
Standby Methods in
Firefighting Talked
A discussion of fire prevention will pay the costs, it was said.
and fiehline methods and a re.
quest for a standby list of men
and equipment for emergency
use in bad fire situations fea
tured a joint meeting of state for
estry men and members of the
Southern Oregon Conservation
and Tree Farm association at the
Jackson hotel Friday evening.
Some S3 men, mostly from
Jackson and Josephine counties,
attended the session, which took
the place of the usual series of
meetings on fire protection be
fore the summer months.
To Us Map
One of the standby plans will
Include the use of a map show
ing locations of lookouts, war
dens, crews and equipment, state
men said. Normal fires they ex
pect to combat with their own
crews, but in extremely bad fires
they will need to rely on loggers,
private equipment and the
''know-how" of experienced men.
It is hoped to have "on tap" a
large number of small crews to
be held in readiness for emer
gencies. Transportation on such cases
will be largely by private cars,
it was pointed out, in an attempt
to get men to the scene fast, and
to get fires under control while
still small. Operators were re
quested to fill out forms showing
the number of men on eacli oper
ation, and the type and amount
of equipment.
Data Given
The other half of the same
form gives operators information
showing state forest patrol per
sonnel and the type of aid avail
able to loggers, as well as in
formation on how to get aid.
There is no obligation entailed in
filling in the forms. It was point
ed out. But if loggers are called
upon to help fight fires, the state
Car-Washing Service
Opens Here Today
Calvin Pryor and Everett Mc
Graw Saturday announced the
opening of a new semi-automatic
car-washing service, located at
the Olympic Trucking terminal,
at the corner of Central and Riv
erside avenues near the south city
limits.
The service, to be known as
Mac's Olympic Car Wash, open
ed for full-time operation this
morning. It will specialize in
washing cars while Ihe customer
wails, and can complete one job
in about 10 minutes.
The cars are first cooled in the
shade, and by a hose, and then
two men scrub the car with soap.
It is then run through two auto
matic sprinklers. Automatic
brushes are not used, Pryor said,
because there is too much grit in
dust in this country, and might
damage paint jobs.
Loaaeri Praised
Frank Hamilton, district war
den here, complimented local
loggers and operators upon the
high type of cooperation they of
fered last year, particularly dur
ing the second Foots creek fire.
The state asked for 125 men, at
5 a.m. on a Sunday morning, he
said, and a full quota was on
hand shortly.
During a question and answer
period, it was pointed out that
wages and rental on equipment
are set up by a committee com
prised of forest service and labor
union representatives. Overtime
pay for work in excess of 40
hours is not paid.
Loggers present urged the in
creased use of fire warning signs,
and volunteers will post them in
critical areas.
Discuss Inspection
During a discussion of inspec
tion policies and procedures.
questions of permit issuance, hu
midity factors and isolation of
slash burning were brought up.
the state lorest conservation
law was also discussed, and the
three methods of restocking cut-
over areas were mentioned. In
northwestern Oregon blocks of
seed trees, comprising some five
per cent of the area, are advo
cated. In this area, the use of in
dividual seed trees works well,
it was pointed out. and two
should be left on each acre.
In pondcrosa pine stands, the
most successful method was said
to be a diameter cut limitation,
with nothing under 16 inches
being taken, with at least four
such trees to each acre.
Talk Slash Burning
Hamilton also discussed slash
burning procedure at some
length, pointing out that state
headquarters will nntifv local
wardens when conditions are
right for burning, and permits
may then be issued. He urged
good advance planning before
slash is burned, and good men
with sufficient equipment should
be used. He stressed the import
ance of operators getting releases
on current slash areas, and also
emphasized the Importance of
keeping to a minimum the need
less killing of young reproduc
tion growtn.
Destructive logging methods
come in for their share of criti
cism, and it was pointed out that
these bring about a greater slash
problem, and a higher percentage
of killed reproductive growth.
Permits Here
Association radio members re
ported that permits for the new
communications network have
arrived, and that the sets will
arrive next month.
Among the speakers were
Dwight Phipps. deputy stale for
ester: Jim Walker, district for
est supervisor: Hamilton, and
Keith Young. Coos county war
den and representing the Coos
County Forest Patrol association.
Danger of taking tht wrong
road b eliminated, when we (
hf a road map that Hit been
carefully charted by experienced
hindt initead of relying on a
"cock-eyed" itgn that changei
with each wind.
Exertion of driving ii fete,
when we have the confidence of
a well traveled road under the
wheeli with no fear of coming
unexpectedly upon rough, unre
liable itrctchca.
Western
Traveling by a reliable road map
it like the feeling of confidence
that iccompanie the dealing! of
American familial with their
Physician and PharmacUt.
They know that behind every
bit of tervice by the Doctor and
Pharmacist there are many,
many yean of ttudy, prepare
lion and practice. For your own
protection, keep the handt that
chart your "health road" free
from Inexperienced diooriata.
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Electronic Unit
To Plan Program
At Monday Meet
Another planning session of
the proposed naval reserve or
ganized electronic company will
be held here Monday evening, ac
cording to Lt. Henry Fisher
USNR. Navy veterans, former
members of other service branch
es, and interested civilians are
invited to attend the 7:30 p.m.
meeting in the Federal building
at 33 North Riverside avenue.
"We were axtremely pleased
with the turnout at the first or
ganizational meeting last week,"
Lt. Fisher says, "and we are
confident that the unit will be
ready for activation in a few
weeks. However, it is important
that deck officers qualified to
take over the administrative du
ties of the unit be found so that
the staff may be completed."
May Receive Pay
Lt. Fisher says that navy vet
erans who have already indi
cated an interest in the group
have been attracted by the op
portunity to continue their train
ing and receive a full day's pay
for the weekly two-hour drill ses
sions. Radio receiving and trans
mitting equipment and radar has
already been installed by the
volunteer electronic warfare
company and it is expected that
sonar and fathometer instru
ments will be ready for use in
the near future.
Purpose of the new unit is to
train recruits in the operation
and maintenance of radio and
sound equipment and to provide
facilities where navy veterans
may brush up on their past train
ing. A full schedule of courses
will be offered allowing men to
advance in rate as fast as require
ments are fulfilled. Instructors
in radio, radar, sonar, and elec
tronics are available to start
course work as soon as the unit
is activated.
Five Officer Vacancies
As only five officer billets are
open in the ultimate complement
of the company, Lt. Fisher urges
interested men to report on Mon
day while there are still vacan
cies. Officers with D. C or T clas
sifications are eligible for assign
ment. Special feature of Monday's
meeting will be the showing of
navy combat films taken during
Pacific action during the last
war.
Shady Cove Officer
To Lead Seabee Unit
Seabee volunteer reserve Unit
13-30 held a special meeting last
week. Lt. Cmdr. Jackson, Seabee
reserve officer from Seattle as
signed Lt. John Jones, Shady
Cove, as unit commander.
The drill nights have been
changed from Monday to Tues
day and the next drill will be
held June 6 at 8 p.m. in the
Federal building. Chief Paul
Jennings will give a lecture on
cold weather engineering. All
members of the Seabee reserve
and former Seabees are urged to
attend.
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ATOMIC SPY CONFESSES Research Chemist Harry Gold (right)
Is escorted to prison by an FBI agent after his arraignment In Phila
delphia on charges of atomic espionage. FBI agents, who arrested
Gold, 39, said he admitted helping pass vital A-bomb Information to
the Communists. His bail was set at $100,000.
Virgo, Goddess of Justice
By J. Hugh Pruett
Astronomer, Extension Division,
Oregon Higher Education System
Many will recall that during
the entire total lunar eclipse of
a little over a year ago a bright
star stood close beside the dark
ened moon as if lending kindly
reassurance during the "hour of
distress." This star, blue-white
Spica, now twinkles well up in
the south around 9 p. m. stand
ard time (10 p. m. DST), the ex
act time depending upon how
far you are from a standard time
meridian. On May 28, Spica will
be only a few degrees west of
the big moon. Red Mars, farther
to the w e st , is considerably
Brighter.
Spica (Spika, long 1) and sev
eral faint stars near it outline
the constellation Virgo The
Maiden. The ancient Greek poets
wrote fondly of the virtues and
deeds of Virgo. In the times
that were old even to the early
Grecians, this beautiful maiden,
the goddess of justice, abode
according to 1 e g e n d on the
earth. But troubled by the wick
edness and injustice prevalent
here, Virgo finally chose the
heavens for her dwelling place.
From the skies she descended at
the appropriate season to preside
over the harvests and to admin-
Lard Diet Claimed
Helpful For Eczema
Chicago, May 27 U.R) An in
crease of lard in the diet has
shown good -results in the treat
ment of eczema, according to an
editorial in the National Live
Stock Producer.
The article was based on find
ings of Dr. Arild E. Hansen, of
the University of Texas. He said
that tests were made with adults,
children and babies.
ister justice to men.
Represented Wheat
In mythology, Spica represent
ed the golden heads of wheat
carried in the left hand of Virgo.
This star is actually about 500
times more luminous than is our
sun, but the great distance
its light requires 120 years to
reach us dims the brilliance
considerably. Spica is one of the
very hot stars with a surface
temperature of around 20,000
degrees centigrade as compared
with our sun's 6.000 degrees.
Compare either with the boiling
point of water, 100 degrees cen
tigrade (212 degrees fahrenheit.)
The stars tracing the body of
Virgo form a large, rather awk
ward letter Y. which is easily
pointed out without a diagram.
Spica is at the lowest part of
the letter. From this bright star
trace an imaginary line north
west. We soon pass a faint star,
then almost an equal distance
farther northwest we find Gam
ma, of about the same bright
ness as the dimmest star of the
Big Dipper. These three form the
stem of the Y. Gamma is at the
point where the arms of the let
ter branch.
Difficult Names
Two stars of approximately
the brightness of Gamma, and
almost north from it, form one
arm of the Y; two others almost
west form the other arm. The
spread of the open part of the
letter covers more sky space
than the entire handle of the
familiar Big Dipper.
Should you care for difficult
star names, remember that the
most western star of the Y is
Zuvijava; the most northern,
Vindemintrix.
The Milky Way, according to
one ancient legend, is made up
of the golden grams of wheat
scattered along the path trod by
the beautiful Virgo.
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Summer Program
Of Crafts To Be
Given at YMCA
With the assistance of several
adults who are enthusiastic about
a craft program in the YMCA, an
interesting and varied craft pro
gram for youngsters and teen
agers will be launched this sum
mer, "Y" officials said Saturday.
Jake Fisher of the Groceteria
will instruct in leathercraft. em
phasizing the tooling of leather.
Fisher learned this hobby while
in veterans hospitals and is adept
at it. The Kiwanis club is con
tributing funds to purchase the
bare essentials in leathercraft
tools. Classes will be Thursday,
from 7 to 9 p.m. for junior high
and high school students and
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. for grade
school.
Ceramics will be a specialty
for girls, with Mrs. Arthur Bre
reton and some of the women in
her class conducting a course on
Wednesday morning. Any wom
an interested in helping with this
instruction should contact R. L.
Jones at the YMCA.
Kiln Presented
A number of beautiful pieces
have been made by the adult
ceramic classes in the past few
months, and several molds have
been purchased to assist in pot
tery making. Five Merlford wom
en making it possible for the
YMCA to purchase a large kiln
for the baking of clay are Mrs.
L. L. Sanders. Mrs. Charles Bott-
jer, Mrs. Charles Lcmery, Mrs.
Gordon Kershaw and Mrs. Mar
shall Bessonette.
Ceramics has gained such a
large following in the Rogue val
ley that the YMCA will accept
clay work from non-members for
firing at reasonable rates.
The most unusual of hobby
crafts will be a course in fly
tying by Jim Duckett. who will
intruct boys on Thursdays at 9:30
a.m. Duckett will conclude the
course by taking the boys on
fishing trips where they will
learn how to use them.
These oroerams are all a part
of YMCA bovs and girls' "sum
mer adventure program."
Youth, 17, Receives 50 Years In Prison
Des Moines, la., May 26 (U.R)
Tommy Ellis. 17, AWOL soldier
accused of the knife slaying of
an 85-year-old Des Moines
widow in . a $5 robbery, today
entered a surprise plea of guilty
to a" second degree murder
charge and was immediately
sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Ellis interrupted court proceed
ings today just as they were
about to get underway and en
tered his plea.
District Judge Loy Ladd ask
ed the freckled and red-haired
youth if he were ready to plea
to a second degree murder
charge.
"Yes, sir," Ellis replied in a
firm voice.
Ladd then accepted the guilty
plea and sentenced the husky
youth to 50 years in the state
prison at Fort Madison.
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