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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1952)
Blazing Gas Fires' Doused in School For Firemen Here A crash and gasoline fire fight ing school, underway at the Med f ord municipal airport for the past three days, was to conclude - this afternoon. The school ; is being conducted by Battalion Chief Harry Hargis, crash fire Instructor at McClellari, Calif., air force base. Members of the Medford and Central Point fire departments and the local air force, detach ment this morning used foam and chemicals to demonstrate extin guishing and rescue work in air plane crash fires. Earlier sessions on Wednesday and Thursday were devoted to the use of spray and fog apparatus. Gas Fires Quenched - Yesterday the fire fighters ex tinguished several gasoline fires, each in something less than two minutes. A bomber fuselage, made available by the air force for the purpose, was doused with high octane gasoline as were two oil drums, which were placed at about the same position as wing tanks. After the "wrecked plane" was set afire, various teams of. fire fighters using fog nozzles at tacked the blaze. The different teams, all directed by Battalion Chief Hargis, appeared to be equally effective in extinguish ing the roaring fires. Despite the terrific heat gen eratedby the gasoline fires, the numerous blazes were extin guished so rapidly that paint and wiring insulation inside the plane was only partly damaged. A crowd of between 50 and 75 persons watched the firef ight ing demonstrations. Portland Apartment House Changes Hands Portland (U.R) The 11-story Park Plaza apartments, one of Portland's postwar "skyscraper" dwellings, has been sold for a re ported $1,600,000, it was report ed Friday. The transaction was the larg est apartment house sale in Portland's history. Purchaser was William Clavier who recent ly sold a chain of Montana thea ters and still owns several movie houses in Oregon. The building was purchased from a building corporation headed by Sanf ord J. Langoe. Pickin' Pears News, Gossip, Comment From Camp White By L. J. 'TICK' MALAR KEY All is set for the first excur sion of Camp White's Fishing club. ' A bus load of the men are to shove off at 9 a. m. Saturday and will make a full day of it Committees to handle the lunch, bait and equipment have been appointed by President Isaacs. The people of Jackson county have been more than generous with their donations of equip ment. More can be used and no doubt more will be coming in. More than 30 attended the meet ing held Monday night. Enthusi asm for this new project is high. And Ted Brown, who originated the idea, is happy over the re sults. , Look out catfish here'. we come. - Monday night's dance in the theater, sponsored by the vol unteer organizations, - was - well attended. Art Kenton and . his Camp White orchestra provided the music. Art's music is so fine that it is noted that canes and crutches are often set aside to hop to its tunes. Refreshments were served during the intermission. Ernie Collier, past command er of Camp White chapter of Disabled American Veterans and chaplain of the station's Vet erans of Foreign Wars post, shoved off Wednesday for Mis souri. Before he left he came to this writer and asked that his thanks be extended through this column to all of the people of this domiciliary and the peo ple of this locality who have been so good to him since his arrival in Medford a year ago November. - "Words can't express my ap preciation," said Collier. "I hope through your paper- that peo ple will know I will never for get their many kindnesses. It is with deep regret that I take my departure. I'll never forget Med ford." Collier is colored. And during his stay at Camp White no member ever had more friends. In his new home he will operate a chicken ranch. A correction: It was the Eagle auxiliary of Medford, as sisted by Eagle ladies from Grants Pass, who gave last week's dance.. This column had it the Moose auxiliary. My apologies. Jack Lantzer has taken a dis charge and will spend some time at Portland. Lantzer is a World War II veteran and served with the marines in the South Pa cific. He was the only survivor of an action on a small island. The Japs thought he was dead, which is the only reason Jack lived. Badly wounded, he par tially recovered. He is totally disabled as result of these wounds. On his way to Portland Lantzer will stop off at Rose burg and visit his buddy, . Wal ter Helium, who is taking some specialized treatment at that hos; pital. . ' Disabled American - Veterans auxiliary of Grants Pass enter tained in the auditorium Wed nesday with games for prizes. A good crowd turned out for the event Mike Tanzell is again con fined to the infirmary. He hasn't been well for some time and the staff concluded that a tour of duty there will do him good. "Mac" McMahon was just re leased from the infirmary after spending better than a month under the care , of the doctors and nurses. Students from Crater, Eagle Point, Prospect, Rogue River, Phoenix, St. Mary's and Med ford junior high furnished the talent to stage a variety show for the men, sponsored by the Junior Red Cross, Wednesday evening in the theater. Vera Humphries brought to the sta tion one of the best shows to ever be staged here. . Following the program the men were serv ed refreshments, while sitting in their seats, by the perform ers. The Three Notes from Crater were a close harmony trio and display more than usual ability. They were very popular. Dave Davis and "Rusty" Layne checked out Wednesday and headed for Oroville, Cal. Both men are World War I vet Camp White Post 6412, VFW, will install officers jointly with the Shady Cove post . and its auxiliary April 16. The ceremo nies will be held at the club rooms at Camp White. Com mander Willard . Abbott stated that at Wednesday's night meet ing paid a tribute to Ernie Col lier, who was to leave for the east the following day. Collier has been one of the post's most untiring workers. Hopes High iif Transit Dispute Portland (U.R) Hope was high Friday that Portland might not have a bus strike next week after both union and manage ment approved a proposed fare increase. Outcome of the dispute hinged on action of the city council when it meets to consider the Portland Traction company's re- . a m. a - quesi ior a xo-ceni xare ana b citizen committee proposal for a 15-cent adult fare. PTC President Gordon Steele sajd the company would accept the lower , offer of the citizens' committee' and "the other condi tions which go with it." -Harvey Thomas, agent for the streetcarmen's union, which has scheduled a strike for midnight Monday, said the committee's recommendation offered a basis for a fair, settlement and "puts the company in shape so that we hsve an excellent chance of ne gotiating." More Indictments in Horsemeat Scandal Rock Island, 111. U.R) Six more indictments have been re turned in the Illinois horsemeat scandal. The Hock Island county grand jury indicted Matt Klaersch, Robert Klotz, Edward F. McCar thy and John C. Malone, Chi cago; Charles David Hunter, Ale do, 111., an ousted state food in spector, and F. Edwin Lindskog, Moline, 111., meat dealer. All were accused of bribery in connection with the alleged sale of horsemeat as beef and pork. Educators' Fraternity Slates April Meeting Ashland The April meeting of Phi Delta Kappa, professional educators fraternity, will be held at Southern Oregon college at 6 p.m. Saturday, according to Charles Woodhouse, Klamath Falls, vice president. Leland Linn, superintendent of Ashland schools, will report on business conducted at the re cent regional convention of the American Association of School Administrators held at Los An geles. . Supplementary reports will be presented by Laurence Moffitt, Grants Pass, and Carrol Howe, Klamath Falls. School leaders recently init iated into- membership include Joseph Fader, Ashland and Verne Speirs and Devere Tay lor Medford. Friday. April 4. 1933 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Disregard Ordered On Reynolds Tax Portland JU.R) Multnomah County District 'Attorney John B. McCourt has asked the coun ty's assessor and sheriff to dis regard orders of the State Tax commision and not reduce the assessed valuation of the Rey nolds Metals - Reynolds Alumi num company property in the county. i McCourt said "I have asked the assessor and sheriff not to act on this aluminum company order, at least until it has been ascertained if the tax commis sion will give the assessor an op portunity to be heard on this matter." The commission has ordered the valuation of the aluminum company cut nearly $1,000,000 for a reduction in taxes amount ing to $43,687.04. McCourt said that if the order is carried out it will result in an unfair" shift of the tax burden. Westport, Conn. (U.R) When Chester Norris ran his car off a road the accident was "report ed" instantly. His automobile smashed . an electric eye used by the state highway depart ment to keep account of traffic. PHELPS CAFE IS NOW OPEN! 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