Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 23, 1952, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wdnidr. April as. us: Medford Rural Fire District Patrons Hear Details of Plan Petitions were passed out last ! night to solicitors for the pro I posed Medford Rural Fire dlst ' rict at a meeting held at the Jackson school which was at j tended by 45 Interested persons. The petitions are to be return ; ed to the Medford city fire hall . by 8 p.m. next Tuesday with at ! least the required 200 signatures UNIVERSAL TILLER Designed for flexibility Built for long service Priced from $110 to $15X50 (Incl. power drive) Phone 7231 or Eye. 2-7791 HOME OWNERS SPECIALTIES 74 NORTH MAIN ASHLAND or 25 per cent of the registered property owners in the proposed area, whichever Is less. At last night's meeting, the group heard M. J. Gllson, deputy state fire marshal from Salem, explain the problems and proce dures involved in the formation of a rural fire district. He was Introduced to the group by Mrs. W. M. Neal, a member of the local rural fire committee. Would Not Regret Gilson told those In attend ance that "the people would not regret forming such a district. There never has been a rural fire district formed in Oregon that has been dissolved. It is entirely up to the Interested citizens to go ahead with the circulation of the petitions." In answer to a question re garding the minimum amount of equipment needed, Gllson said that the district must find out How Do You Like the Smudge? Is your new while house wearing a coat of tattle-tale gray? Does your white cat or tan dog come in with a load of soot? Are your clothes, curtains, car upholstry, children and other possessions fast assuming an appearance of having dwelt In a coal cellar- Well that's smudgel Imagine what the Inside of your lungs looks like I Smudge is not apt to kill you nor completely ruin your be longings, but it Is possible for It to do Irreparable damage. Why put up with it? Los Angeles County residents finally had enough and passed an ordinance to end this abuse there. Aren't we smart enough to do the same? Orchardlsts will complain of the cost of Installing smokeless type heat ers. Well, what of the cost of ruined clothes, cleaning bills and other damage don by the smoke. Not to mention the opinions of the visiting tourists who drive down the Siskiyou trail, with it's sparkling, clear atmosphere. Into our smoke filled purgatory. The citizens of a community have the right to abate any public nuisance if It Is deemed derimental to health or prop erty. While the below coupon will not replace the petition, It will tell the committee whether enough of the people of Jackson county are sufficiently disgusted with the smoke situation here to want If stopped. If so, petitions will be pre pared for presentation to county officials. If you would like to see the smudge-smoke stopped, sign the coupon below and mall to P. O. Box 929, Medford. Most Sincerely, Jackson County Committee for Smoke Abatement. RESOLVED: That inasmuch as the use of Smoke-type orchard heaters has become a Public Nuisance In Jack son County, and the resultant air polutlon places an un reasonable burden on the public, I hereby request that the County Officers prepare and pass an Ordinance prohibiting the use of any Orchard Heating Device that emits smoke In measureable quantity. Signed . Address Registered Property Owner or Voter from the insurance rating bu reau the maximum reduction In rates. However, he did recom mend for a district of the propose ed size of Medford'a that not less than one 500-gallon pumper be obtained and not less than two, and possibly three, men be available for its operation. Recommends Contract Gilson was also questioned on whether It would be best for the district, if passed by the voters, to furnish its own protection or to contract with a city. He re plied, "I think the district would be missing a bet to not. Buy irom the city they cannot build and maintain an efficient department as well as a city. I don't know of any organization where a dist rict is set up outside of a town for location except the larger cities, such as Portland. When you step outside of a city, you have to have available man power. I don't believe you can get a concentration or. man power 24 hours a day." Medford's Fire Chief Gordon Barker was questioned as to the possibility of a contract with the city for protection. He told the group that he "had been author ized by the council to say if the city had something concrete to go on, such as a set mill levy. the city would take the proper steps and cooperate in every manner." Not Enough Equipment "At the present time, we do not have enough equipment to serve the district. We are par tially equipped with one tanker and will- have a small pumper available this summer. We would undoubtedly have to have more equipment. We will hold up action, however, until we re ceive something concrete that the district will pay for and the city dwellers will not be penal ized for." At earlier meetings. Barker noted that a consideration had been made of hiring four addi tional men, obtaining a 750-gal- Ion tank truck, radio-equipped, and a 1,800-gallon tank truck. He said they already had a tank truck that could be used. He cit ed the cost of a completely- equipped new pumper at be tween $23,000 and $25,000 and the annual total salaries of four men at $14,400 ($300 a month), Tolls Millage In response to a question con cerning the average millage lev- led throughout the state, Gilson said that "most districts are operating on a 4-mill levy, or un der ,and most are volunteer groups. A few are on bond Issues with 8 to 6 mills assessed." He also noted that the volunt-ra in the state are doing a "good Job and that there were 4,000-5,000 volunteers as opposed to only 1,200-1,400 paid firemen. Gilson pointed out to the au dience that there were 130-odd rural fire districts In the state. "These provide an Insurance re duction of from 5 to 10 cents a hundred dollars on suburban property." Such a reduction Is based on the quality and certain other requirements of service by the companies, Gilson added. Solicitors Named Citizens desiring to sign the petitions being circulated may contact the following solicitors, according to Mrs. Neal: Olive Curry, 2224 Jacksonville high way, phone 3-1947; Mrs. Ray Price, 2702 Buckshot road, phone 2-7546; Mrs. H. V. Mar tin, 1386 Hilton road, phone 2-9011; Carl W. Norris, 103 Loz ier lane, phone 2-4677; Allen Harris, 340 Charlotte Ann road NOW Jhe permanent so lavishly rich it's line whipping i ii cream comDarea to sKim mi k. Gives you loveliest of waves, faster, easier! !JI VsD&- ytnmi wmma son naturalncss thatLto t V ( WVH HIY, 8CNTLT, III UTTH AS It KIWIS J - -TM4N' ft 1 1 ITIM TAIIIA IMS' . 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The Austin Somerset four door deluxe sedan has new styl ing, with widely heralded steer ing ease, and the traditional economy of this line is retained as a feature of 1952 models. Among the other features which distinguish the '52 line are Quick-Vu control panel, syn chromesh column steering, hydro-power four - wheel braking, fender guide lights and Austin's usual extra heavy steel body. All extras come with current Austin cars, including comfort control heater, all-weather air conditioning, children's safety door locks and posture-adjustable front seats. As a feature of Miles Motors' showing of the New Austin, the company will give to some youngster in the Rogue River Valley the Austin J-40 racing car, which has attracted wide spread attention here. The little racing car, acclaimed as one of America's most sought - after toys, sells for $129. Mothers of children nine years of age or under will be - eligible for this car, which will be given away Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. Cotton, Textile Price Ceilings May Go Off Washington (U.P.) Price ceil ings may be lifted on cotton and all types of textiles and clothing within a couple of weeks. Price officials indicated Wed nuesday that they think prices of most textiles and clothing have stabilized at levels far enough below legal levels to war rant suspension of ceilings. But they are still a bit wary of cotton. It is selling only 4 to 5 cents a pound below ceilings and shows every indication of being a dangerous commodity" price wise in the next few months, one official said. If ceilings are suspended, the phone 3-2877; Melvin J. Lattie, route 3, box 200, phone 3-2833. E. R. James, P. O. Box 1175, phone 2-6055; Mrs. Tom E. Pop ham , Lone Pine road, phone 2-5830; C. P. Marshall, 360 Char lotte Anne road, no phone; J. R. Chenault, 1735 Orchard Home court, phone 2-2183; and Alvin Boswell, 539 Palm, phone 2-8642. A general meeting with the other districts will be called aft er the petitions are returned, according to Mrs. Neal. Baptist Association Sets 2-Day Meeting The Shasta Cascade Conserva tive Baptist association will meet at the Medford First Baptist church for two days starting to morrow, it was announced today. Registration will begin Thurs day at 9:45 a.m., and the morn ing speaker will be the Rev. Charles Losie, director of Chris tian education. The annual luncheon will be served at noon, and the annual sermon Thursday afternoon will be by the Rev. Douglas Field, Selma. Later, the Women's Mis sionary fellowship will meet. The Rev. Kenneth Palmer, mis sionary to French West Africa will be guest speaker. Thursday evening speakers will be Dr. Alfred Danielson, west ern representative of the CBFMS from San Francisco, and the Rev. Mr. Palmer. Sunday morning speakers will be the Rev. Kenneth Tobias and Dr. Earl Kalland from the West ern Baptist Theological semi nary, Portland. The closing ses sion before noon on Friday will hear an address by the Rev. Mr. Palmer. All meetings will be at the Medford church at Fifth street and Central avenue. President Approves 0 & C Salvage Funds Portland (U.R) A supple mental request of $2,700,000 by the bureau of land management for a timber salvage program has been approved by President Truman and sent to the Senate, the bureau's regional office here said Wednesday. The fund would be used in Oregon, Washington and Cali fornia to start salvage of timber on bureau lands, which include O & C and public domain tim bers. Specifically, the funds would be used on lands swept by 1951 forest fires or areas of timber blown down during the winter. Bureau officials estimated that 1,000,000,000 board feet of tim ber was salvageable In Oregon. Word of the President's action was sent here by Regional Ad ministrator Roscoe Bell who is in Washington, D. C. A Detroit city ordinance pro hibits persons from sitting in the middle of the street to read a newspaper. action probably would have lit tle effect on prices consumers pay, officials said. Office of Price Stabilization, standards call for suspension only if OPS is con vinced selling prices will not rise substantially as a result. If and when prices do rise near ceil ings, controls go back on. Obituary RICHARD JACOBSON Services for Richard Jacobson, 82, who died Monday, will be held at the Camp White chapel Thursday at 2 p.m., with Chap lain Henry Anderson officiating. Committal will be in the Camp White cemetery. Conger-Morris funeral home is In charge of ar rangements. Mr. Jacobson was born Jan. 9, 1890, in Tranahyeh, Minn. He was a veteran of World War I serving from Sept. 21, 1917, to Aug. 5, 1919, as a private, Head quarters company, 16th Field Artillery. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Otto Geske, Portland. MRS. MARGARET DYER The remains of Mrs. Margaret Hutcherson Dyer, 69, who died Saturday, were forwarded last night to Salt Lake City for serv ices and interment. Conger-Morris funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dyer was born July 10, 1882, in Kentucky. She had lived in the Applegate valley for the past four years, coming here from Southgate, Calif. She is survived by her hus band, Frank H. Dyer; and a brother, Walter C. Hutcherson, Hickman, Ky. FRED W SMITH Fred W. Smith, 80, 510 South Oregon street, Jacksonville, died Tuesday morning at his home, Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Thickening and lowering cloudiness tonight with occasional light showeri Thursday. Low tonight 40 High Thursday 68-70. Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi ness tonight. Occasional rain on Coast Thursday afternoon spreading to in terior by evenins. Lows tonight 35-45. Highs Thursday about 55 on coast and 02-72 in interior. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 72; lowest 43. Total monthly precipitation, .22 Inch, Deficiency for the month. .79 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1951, 18.40 inches. Excess for the season. 4 22 Inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 37-: 4:30 a.m. today 03. Observations Taken at 4:30 A.M., Meridian Time Boise .. 72 Boston 73 60 T Chicago .. 71 43 .20 Denver .......... 44 31 .05 Eureka ............................. 53 Havre 73 Klamath Palls ... 69 Los Angeles ......... 66 Sled ford 72 New York 79 47 60 43 31 43 38 36 55 39 64 46 57 .20 40 46 Omaha 56 Phoenix . ... 78 Portland 48 Reno 74 Eugene 64 Salt Lake 63 San Francisco 63 Seattle 56 35 Spokane 64 43 Washington, u.u do J Yakima 71 35 Tomorrow Sunrise 5:16 a.m. Sunset 7:02 p.m. Fire claimed 200 lives and caused property damages total ing $9,113,366 in Kentucky last year. Give and enjoy the finest; QiaajeM, S Jxruta CANDIES 1 MSi'-Z. THEY'RE DELICIOUS AND , Treshi s4s. jwsa ..... Assorted CHOCOLATES Creami. fruits, nult. carometl. tolfee scotch, crunch ond chewy ff-f QC centers, dipped in ncn mint cneco- r I " v S It- - ' late ond dark vanilla chocolate. I 1 lb. . 1.4S One pound box ' Ik. . ).s ME FASHIONED FAVORITES mptint pocen relit, fudg". 'fuili el I el In null, bglltr bant, nut runcni, ehtwy cen'tM end jllii. A Ruiitlt S'twtr lent (net that tvry tnjeyt. 25 Pound N cKocelolf cevtrtd tandit. PARTY MINTS Cool mml ftoitivi dtppod in creamy (htxelat. 3 tht B50 .w wlh liny r.i.. budi. IS PECAN DELIGHTS lg teily ptcont and Hch bu"r wlh dflioeui Rutitll Siovtr mill chotetot. ! 1 lb. . 85c PENNYWISE DRUG STORE 1 17 S. Central, Medford Phone 2-6241 TONIGHT'S 6 to 9 Specials OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY. SHOPPING CONVENIENCE NO PHONE LAY-A-WAYS PLEASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL! Regular 2.00 COTTON HOUSE. DRESSES SPECIAL PRICE 1. 44 TONIGHT ONLY PRINTS, PLAINS, CHECKS AND PLAIDS BUTTON OR ZIPPER FRONT SIZES 12 TO 44 FASHION DEPT. MAIN FLOOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIALI Regular 22.98 MEN'S SPORT COAT SPECIAL PRICE 1 5.88 TONIGHT ONLY 100 VIRGIN WOOL TWEEDS, HERRINGBONES, HOUNDSTOOTH SIZES 35-42 MEN'S DEPT. MAIN FLOOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIALI Regular 9.45 FIBER GLASS CASTING ROD SPECIAL PRICE 5.00 TONIGHT ONLY ONE PIECE "ACTIONIZED" 5V'2 FOOT ROD COMFORTABLE CORK GRIP CHROME PLATED GUIDES SPORTING GOODS BASEMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIALI Regular' 5.95 50-ft. PLASTIC HOSE SPECIAL PRICI 4.44 TONIGHT ONLY 5-YEAR GUARANTEE LICHTWEICHT, EASY TO CARRY RED, CREEN OR SILVER HARDWARE DEPT. BASEMENT 323 EAST MAIN Next le Hubbjrd Bros.