Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 23, 1955, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Textii UP IN THE AIR One of four lift trucks used by Medford Blow Pipe company to lift a sawmill burner owned by Bate Lumber com pany. Merlin, is shown above while the job was under .way. The burner, weighing about 64,000 pounds, was lifted 13 feet while the diameter of burner was increased from 87 to 73 feet and in creased 13 feet in height. Sea lions on Oregon Coast in Fishermen's Dog House - ; Florence, Ore. (U.R) Some 60 sea lions here are in the dog 2 house as far as anglers, and re f 3 sort owners are concerned.- ' Seems .the, lions are making 3 a' big bite in the steelhead run in the Siuslaw river mouth. -. , - Fishing guide Archie Barnes ! Grants Pass f' Salem i (U.R) Senate Presi , dent Elmo F. Smith of John Day Z said ; Saturday that . Sen. - Gene 1 Brown of Grants Pass has been X elected chairman of - the : legis 5 lative counsel committee, which will - serve during the next bi ; ennium. '". " Sen. ". Brown recently -?was re ; appointed; to the, committee for 2 another term, as were Sens. Z Stewart Hardy of Condon, Don 2 aid Husband of Eugene and Carl Francis of Dayton. vv - ' ; : : Five members of the House will make up the balance of the ; committee which, Smith, said, ; has become " a vital legislative Z activity in giving uniformity to Z bill drafting and orderly prepar 2 ation of legislation.'.' said that - eight out of 10 fish caught have been clawed by the sea lions" which come from be neath' the fish to catch it in the belly or tail., '; , .. : .. ; ,-; Some anglers have reported the lions gulp the fish right off the hook when the fish were be ing boated..- .. . Lane county's sea lion' popu lation is protected by . state law. The world famous Sea Lion caves are only 13 miles north of Florence.': r r-; . : .. . Wants .Numbers Cut ? , Some guides" and j fishermen have" maintained " the sea lion population should be. decimated for the sake of better fishing. The game commission. howev er, recently shot some sea lions in the mouth of the Rogue river. Examination of stomach contents showed these lions had been diet ing primarily on lampreys which in turn prey upon steelhead and salmon...,;. '.IV '. .r.V:.: APPOINTED ; ' . . ' ; - ; Washington' fl.C. U.R) Ap pointment of Irene F. Steirier as acting postmistress at Beaver creek has been recommended by Rep. Walter Norblad of Oregon. r jf TAURUS V AP. 21 I MAY 21 -. -t r. m ' S TAR GA2ER?W A llfS MAR. 22 APR. 20 CKti to tt MAY 32 JUNE 22 CANCtt JUNE 23 JULY 23 sL69-77-79-S3 ISO , ' JULY 24 2 AUG. 23 VMO AUG. 24 SEPT. 22 KJY 5- 9.27-251 -By CLAY H POLLAN- Yeur Daily Activity Cuido According to tho Start. To develop message for Monday, read words corresponding to numbers ot your Zodiac birth siga. "four '' ' ',, 2 Love 3 Fovored ; 4 Today" '-i 5 Y0M.T..-'-77-: - C ; & Yc-jr .-. 7 Ideas ' 8 Pecketbook 9 May 10 WHI . 11 Will 12 Deftr 13 Help.,. 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FEB." 19 il m sti n h4-16--20-2T C544-46 . nsos FEB; 20 MAR. 21 4.7-TW I Just Received W I ; New ShijppmeiS Border Prints : I ; 36-in. width wash fast, 80-squara PkR- -I I CALE. Ideal for aprons; skirts, pillow ' If I cases, kitchen curtains. -' Medford's xrxin Comer Mill Burner Lifted And Enlarged; Four Lift Trucks Used An unusual method was used recently by Medford Blow Pipe company to increase by appro imatly 20 per cent the capacity of a saw mill burner owned by Bate Lumber company in Mer lin. . The burner, an air-cooled mod el having a rated capacity of 140,000 board feet for one shift a day, was being taxed severely by the mill's average product ion of 200,000 board feet on a day shift and 100,000 board feet on a night shift. 1 It was imperative that a lar ger burner be installed, if poss ible, with no lost time to the mill operation. Sam- Job 'Don.-' ;'- - "- Knowing that Medford Blow Pipe last summer increased , the capacity of a similar burner owned by -Olson-Ross Lumber company. White - City C. - L. Lindquist, manager of the Bate Lumber company, contacted the local firm. - - During a week' when the mill was down for annual repairs, Medford Blow Pipe raised the Bate Lumber company s burn er approximately 13 feet by means of four, lift trucks, and installed a new course of sheets and a base ring on a three-foot high concrete foundation. -1 The concrete ' f oundatiorf ring was poured prior to raising of me Durner. j our openings were left for ' entrance of the lift trucks. '' v The burner was increased from 67 feet to 73 feet in diam eter, and 13 feet in height. The weight of the; burner was about 64,000 pounds.; All lifting was UMC's 1955 Goal Topped, Directors Told; Annual ' Meeting Slated in March The United Medford Crusade has exceeded its $102,000 goal by $1,019.67 in gifts and pledges so far, . it was - announced at a UMC board of director's meet- ine last week. -There are indications that this amount may be increased Campaign Chairman Bill . Pren tice said. He added that Med ford Tjeonle. should , be proud that this city is one of few in. Oregon which has exceeded its united ' fund goal. Board members, complimented Pren tice and his campaign staff for their job. Eston :: Humphrey , treasurer, said that $31,693.90 remains to be collected from ' this - year's pledges. He added - that last year's loss due to cancelled or unpaid pledges was 2.91 per cent, or less than the national average of 3.2 per cent .. Expenses for administration and campaign expenses were within the budgeted amounts, he said, v Will Pay Agency ; The board acted to pay the member agencies the full bud geted amounts due for the sec ond quarter of the fiscal year, beginning Feb. 1. First quar ter payments were less than the budgeted amounts, since at that time the goal had not been met. The deficiency will be made up in the February payment. This will be the first time in many years that it' will be possible to pay the agencies the - full amounts pledged them. -- ; Plans-were made for the an- done by the four lift trucks, and two cranes were used as safety measures.. , , .. nual meeting, scheduled the lat ter part 'of March.' UMC Presi dent Tony Manno. named Pren tice and Elliott Becken to organ ize the program and make the awards. Robert . Cunningham and Ray Sorrenson will arrange for ticket sales, food, service and otner details. -To Make Nominations1 A nominating committee will report at the board meetine in February, and new officers will be elected at the annual meet ing. The board also is propos ing a by-law amendment to in crease the board from 12 to 15 persons, and another , to allow for .election., of honorary mem bers. The amendments will be presented for vote at the an nual meeting . The board . members whose terms expire in March include Manno, Becken, Frank C. Bash and B. Li. Nutting; All have serv ed for a number of years in the Community Chest, Medford Plan and UMC organizations. Richard Westerberg Named to Dairy Group Richard Westerberg, Ashland dairyman and manager of -the Jackson County Milk Producers League, has been elected Jack son county delegate to the Ore gon Milk Producers organiza tion, it was. announced Satur day. Carl Hover, Central Point, will be alternate delegate. , The board will meet , next in Eugene early in February. Delegates - will represent some 1,600 producers of grade A milk in the state. Sunday, January 23, 1835 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAS. TRD1UNE THRE3 Rural School Budget Group Adopts Funds0 - Jackson :-county; rural school board budget committee Thurs day adopted a proposed operat ing and emergency budget .of $68,050 for the 1955-1956 fiscal year. - :- .. The committee set Friday, March 4, at 10 a m. as hearing date for the proposed budget Hearing will be at the county school . superintendent's office. The county non-high, school district board budget committee will convene at 10 a.m. Satur day, Jan. .29, to propose its op erating and emergency and total tuition and transportation bud gets. , Committeemen at the 1 rural school k budget t session ' were H. F.; Padgham, William A. Starzinger, Lyle Van Scoy, Glenn Smith and Mrs. M. O. Grove, board members,. and Ben Nork, - Mrs. 3 Josephine Holmes, J. G. r Cameron and , Mrs." Dolly Stevens, lay members. County School Superintendent Alf B. Mekvold was also present YOUNG VETS Grand Island, Neb. (U.R) Visitors to the Soldiers Home here were puzzled about the fre quent references to the f'babies' ward" in the administration, buil ding. The center of ' attention turned out to be the 32 babies of a tropical fish, - . ; " . e COMING SOON OXRY . - BURT - "in?rrrirMwi Use Tribune Want Ads Shady Cove School Faculty Chooses Books ' Members .of the Shady Cove school faculty met Saturday at the county school superintend ents office to study social stu dies r textbooks to determine which new ones will be used by the school next year. Making the study were Prin cipal Raymond Mullen, William Croucher, Agnes . M. Brown, Norean L. Conway, Ann Briggs and Frances K. Henry. 1 Dead . lln Sunday Classified . la at noon - Saturday : 10 ajn. - Monday for Monday: other da?a 530 orevlous day , Open Donday! Coriplslo lisniry And Dry Cbcnfes ; Sonrlco! Double Gold Arrow" Stamps . Given Until : i M ..... Al 1 5th - I VcFPVirF ; ejBaei mm Free -Pickup end Delivery DRV CLiAJEElS v Formerly VALLEY CLEANERS In Medford 8 Years! 523 S. nircrsif 3 " - Phone 3-1813 " - .v Q . . Next To, Figgly .WIggly Ttt$ I0U fefc'p) ' Starts Tomorroi7--lnJesterii flute's QJ ALL REAL BUYS! This is 'House Cleaning Time" so we've slashed prices to clear out a lot of oiir top quality furniture. This is an example of the values we constantly offer our customers. We urge you to come early fop tho best choice for everv room in vour home! ' OFEN WEDNESDAYS ; 0I1TIL 0 P.U. EXTRA SPECIAL HOIIEY SAVER! DAVEflO and n08ER SEVERAL PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROMI BE EARLY FOR THIS! n n o FEATHER PILLOWS 99c P UTILITY rmis SSc oeniBLlATTnESSES 045: 0 UIIPAIHTED CHESTS .... 10 C03ET SAVER SFHOKU ; : LinpLEOH oft. wide, dh lo::g veari::q ' V si yd. o Plastic All Purpose Chairs 10ss Liined Oal-Dr. Ghest ...4988 V O riflhnaflnv Rnnfr (iacae 908 . 7 iiiuu vUH J IV V Vlt vuvvv - r Al 4AII ilM ' n'aa a xiZTartupoi Hugs w REPEATING A SELLOUT! SAVE $313 3 PG. CED000L SUITE . O Roomy Doublo Drassor O Luxury 4-Drawor Chttt O Full Six Panel Btd 7-P6.LiUIIlGQ00r.IGW u-ir.u (D Comploto Living : Room Group ;.' : O Ddvono and Rocktr O 2 End Tables . O 1 Coffeo Tablo .; O -lamps "V; 88 S 5 pe. Limed Oak Dinetts - 3988 2 Pe. Dedrcom Set - - - - - i 7988 f P Infant Grib -1 to6 size -: 19 oDtility Table . S r . Pi ft o Wrought Iron Floor Lamp -1088 0 Wrought Iron Table Lamp 588 P Fabric Rockers - - - - - - -- -3988 PGedar Chests--4488 9 Lletal Ward Rob - --.-ilC30 0 Wrought Iron Arm Ghairs - -1280 OTU Lamps ODeskLamps .. ............ 488 3 PG. DINETTE SET -r 1-CHROME TABLE .: S - ' . - .... r 2 MATCHING CHAIRS - Li I FULL on TWIN SIZE ri'trr til U: (TDfTn 0) . Wrought Iron Plastie Top S-Pe. Dinette Sat - - - - --0J88 5 BOOIIGASE HEAC30ARDS. mm Sturdy limed Oak , With Sliding Doors! FULL SIZE! oSampleWooinugs27"x5" n KUaa- ALA:M QnA:l 088 w ruiuiug uuciiid - ojicuiui - u Q Utility Eland Dags - - - - o Infants Hi Ghairs ......969 TU SUJJEL -D8&DEQ3 . : 3)5 FOAM RUSSER Cushion tT ORED O CROWN A I O GREEN ' J-L SEE OUR 1955 LINE OF WASHERS DRYERS - REFRIGERATORS -TELEVISIONS!!!!! -it Sixth and Central . ' - - j. - ) 5.A v-i