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InCTEEW MEDrCmP OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Noreraber 29, 1954 1 954 Northwest's Second Best Year in Forest Blaze Control Second best both in number fires starting and in acreage burned was the description given the 1954 forest fire season on national-forest-protected land in Oregon and Washington by Ker mit W. Linstedt, Regional Fire Control Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, following his summa tion of reports sent in from the 18 national forest supervisors. Weatherwise, it was one of the most favorable on record accord ing to information issued by R. W. Cowlin, -director of the Pa cific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (re search branch of the Forest Serv ice), whose forest fire research section has just completed an alyzing fire weather conditions, April through October fire sea son, in the two states. Record Years Fewest fires ever to occur on the lands protected by the For est Service was in 1948. The low est burn acreage was recorded in 1953. Total number of fires started this year was 706; the five-year average is 1,127. Although obviously pleased. with the over-all success of the current fire season, Linstedt' ex pressed concern about the 268 preventable, man-caused fires in this year's total, since percentage-wise, hunters were respon sible for more than last year. Big-game seekers largely are blamed for 112 fires in the woods during the month of October this year. Hunters who abandoned warming fire were the worst of fenders. "We must find some way to make careless hunters aware of the danger associated with strong winds late in the day even though the night and early morn-, ing may have been both damp and cool," he said, recalling the outbreak of Such fires during the 1952 elk, hunting season. Tops Washington Mark This "year's burn acreage fig ures for national-forest-protected lands reveal that Oregon's burn topped its sister state to the v o J : ACCUSED OF SPYING, charge V. S. officials say violates Korean truce agreement, these two airmen are among 13 from downed , fcombers sentenced by Chinese Reds to prison. Lt. CoL John Knox , Jr. (left), Silver Spring, Md., received 10-year sentence while Lt! lr Wallace Brown, Banks, Ala., was given five years. (International) w PAY RENT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? JACKSON COUNTY SAV INGS has a plan to fit your needs a plan by which that rent money you're pay ing can buy A HOME OF YOUR OWN! And what could be a better Christ mas gift for the entire family than the home you've always wanted? HOME LOANS on easy repayment and FHA terms are now available. Why not come in and talk to us about it? Jackson County Federal SAVINGS ind LOAN ASSOCIATION 126 E. MAIN MED FORD "Where You Are Paid To Save" north with a seared area of 1,558 acres from 571 fires. Washington experienced 132 acres of burn from 132 fires. Both federal foresters, in com menting upon the successful sea son, pointed to the favorable summer fire weather as one reason for the low fire losses. The forest fire research section of the experiment station found the summer fire danger as low as any on record with lightning storm occurrence fewest in re cent years and less than half as frequent as in 1953. Fire season danger ratings are based upon the various factors influencing the start and spread of forest fires. In both western Oregon and western Washing ton the experiment station's 1954 burning index figures -based upon a combination of relative humidity and wind speed were a record, low for the summer. 'Number of rainless days was below normal, dry periods were unusually short, temperatures were below normal and the num ber of days with relative humid ity below 30 percent, ' point at which logging operations cease west of the Cascades, was few est since 1948 in western Wash ington and fewest since 1941 in western Oregon north of the Rogue river watershed. Cowlin indicated that more complete fire danger and weather data are to be published shortly by the experiment station. Other Important Factors Though favorable weather pre vailed, Fire Control Chief Lin stedt gave credit to a number of other factors important in keep ing fires out of the woods. Co operation of forest visitors, in tensive prevention efforts through the Keep Green associa tions and the cooperative forest fire prevention (Smoky Bear) campaign backed by the efforts of state and private protective agencies, press, radio, TV and other individuals and groups contributed much. "Foresters generally are in a good position for next year," he said. "Most of the logging debris has been eliminated as a future fire hazard through controlled burning during the favorable fall weather just past." Exams Slafed for Police Lieutenant Police Chief Warns Against Hazards Of Winter Driving Police Chief Charles Champ- lin warned yesterday that prob ably hundreds of people in Med- ford are big time gamblers with out realizing it. ' "They're the motorists who gamble their - lives on a guess that maybe it won't freeze until next week," he said. , ' . Fatal Mistake "They put off getting their cars ready for winter until after freezing weather and fog have arrived. That can be a fatal mistake just once.". November fog and bad weath er, the chief added, can be more hazardous to motorists than Jan uary storms, because they come unexpectedly and find many motorists unprepared, both me chanically and psychologically. He urged Medford motorists to observe the following safety rules now: 1. Don't blame accidents on the weather; be ready for bad weather. -. 2. -When fog or freezing tem peratures come, get the "feel" of the road before starting out. Clear Windshield 3. Keep the windshield clear of fog and frost, and be sure headlights, windshield wiper and defrosters are working. 4. On snow and ice, use tire chains. They cut stopping dis tance in half, and give four to seven times greater traction. 5. When you can't stop, don't jam on the brakes. "Pump" your brakes to avoid skids. 6. Follow other cars at a safe distance. Give yourself room in which to stop, if the other fellow does. ' Great Salt Lake City was re named Salt Lake City in 1868. . " BEWARE . 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This is the first such ex amination ever given in the de partment and Champlain stated it is planned to carry through on it by giving regular exams to applicants for patrolmen positions. This type of Examination was one of the recommendations by William P. Beall in his survey of the local department, the chief added. Banks along the Suez canal are chiefly of sand and gravel. In some places, however, con crete has been - used to v check erosion and slide damage. High Court Denies Dismissal Motion - The Oregon supreme court has denied the motion seeking dismissal of the state's appeal in a check case which started more than a year ago, according to the district attorney's office. Motion for dismissal was made by Attorney Edward Kelly for Walter Pirkey, 42, ' of . 146 Laurel st., Central Point, who was charged with drawing a $120 check payable to Cooksey Motors on April 3, 1953, without sufficient funds in the bank to cover it. NEW PHONE Number 2-8635 B. G. 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