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FLYING OVER DESERT above Edwards Air Force Base, Cal., this is supersonic Bell X-2,
rocket engine plane capable of developing power equal to modern Navy cruiser. It is step
advanced on X-1A, holder of world's speed and altitude records, which blew up in bomb bay
of mother B-29, crashed on the desert. The pilot escaped- (International Soundphoto)
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Medford's Fire Alarm System
One of Seven in U.S.; Survey
Points Out Many Advantages
Medford's fire alarm system,
Installed in 1954 at a cost ol
g about $10,000, is one of seven
g throughout the country which
c have pioneered development of
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telegraphic systems.
5? In a recent special survey re
" frt by American Municipal as
sociation on telephone alarm
systems, Medford's installation,
n along with others, is briefly ex
w plained, pointing out advantages
of the system.
One of the major new ad
vantages, the association re
ported, "is the suitability of the
Gtelephonic system for transmit
ting emergency calls for police
oand ambulance, as well as fire"
(rand, in case of fire, "indicating
cjthe precise location, extent and
cjiature of the fire."
Medford's system, like others,
is for all emergency calls and is
not limited to fire alone.
O The system consists of 33
weatherproof non-dial t e 1 e
G phones which automatically,
ewhen lifted, register the station
enumber on a master switchboard
fin the police department. The
switchboard has a 50-phone
capacity.
In selecting the system for
Medford, city officials surveyed
other alarm systems, including
ea telegraphic system which
would have cost about $40,600
for a system comparable to the
fne installed. The present boxes
ond telephones were purchased
Medford Firm Gets
Insurance Contract
For District 6C
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Central Point Farmers Insur
ance group of Medford was
awarded a contract for compre
hensive ability insurance for
the coming school year by di
ictors of District 6C at a meet
ing this week.
gO Farmers' low bid was $1,
215.72 among six bidders. Other
firms bidding included Alex
ander and Brown, Medford, $1,
ff21.04; Chris Barker Agency,
Central Point, $2,103.19; Bell
Stover, Grants Pass, $2,183.04;
Medford Insurance, Agency, $1,-
0623.50; and Faber-Stratton In
surance, Central Point, $1,
505.49. Contracts for gasoline, fuel
oil and sawdust also were award
ed byihe directors this week.
Contract Awarded
Sichfield Oil company re
ceived a contract to furnish gaso
linat .2274 per gallon at Cen
tral Point and Sams Valley and
hS264 per gallon at Gold Hill.
Faber Fuel company of Med
ford as awarded a contract to
furnisH fuel oil at .1535 and
".1455 per gallon for different
quality fuels, and also received
the contract for sawdust at
$3,666 per unit.
Standard Oil company was
awarded a bid to supply oil at
$2.60 per barrel and .51.067
freight charges. Standard and
Union Oil company submitted
identical bids. The choice was
made by flipping a coin.
Ex-Medford Man
Aided By Local DAY
Frank Williams, Klamath
Falls, a former Medford resident,
jas admitted to the Veterans ad
ministration hospital in Port
laSd.oAug. 10, according to news
received here last week. He is
reported in critical condition.
Through efforts of the Jack
sfti county chapter of the Dis
abled American Veterans and
auxiliary, his wife and their
four children were moved to
Portland. One of the chapter
mienbers, Bill Heeter, drove
thfrn in their car and the trailer
toc$he northern city.
effhe family had been living in
a jailer home so that they could
mve from place to place for
employment. Mrs. Williams was
unible to drive and needed fi
nancial aid. Members of the aux
iliary also voted to give a sum
of money to defray the expenses.
as surplus from the telephone
company which supplied the
service to Camp White during
World War II.
More Accurate
The system was selected be
cause a more accurate report of
fires could be attained, elimin
ating sending all fire equipment
to fires where it is not needed,
and because each phone has a
direct connection with the police
and fire departments.
The pnones In Medford's down
town district are mounted on
pedestals, while those in outlying
areas are pole mounted. John A.
Neale, chief engineer of the Na
tional Board of Fire Under
writers, said the telephonic sys
tem provides a means of alarm
in business districts during
closed hours, and that "during
these hours fires are usually
larger when discovered and
prompter alarm transmission is
correspondingly more import
ant."
According to the association
report, telephonic systems are
increasing in importance, and
"encouragement to the trend
has just been given by the Na
tional Board of Fire Underwrit
ers." The NBFU is a national
organization which grades city
fire defenses for fire insurance
purposes.
Given Credit
Neale pointed out that such
systems "are recognized in our
grading schedule by allowing up
to one-half the credit for stand
ard municipal fire alarm boxes."
The telegraphic alarm system
is credited with 550 points in
fire underwriters ratings. The
total number of possible points
in rating a city is 5,000 with
consideration given to fire fight
ing equipment, building struc
tures, and other factors relative
to fire protection.
Medfords system was given
deficiency points when residents
rejected a proposed city budget
in July which would have pro
vided installation of a new
switchboard to indicate when a
phone on the alarm system was
out of order. Deficiency points
are totaled from various grading
aspects, and that total is sub
tracted from 5,000 to determine
classes for fire insurance rates.
Haling May Drop
Medford presently is in Class
5, but because a new switch
board will not be installed, the
rating may drop to Class 6 when
NBFU conducts another rating
survey here. City Manager Rob
ert Duff said the new switch
board possibly could have placed
the city in Class 4, which would
have lowered insurance rates.
In addition to Medford, other
cities in the United States which
use the telephonic system are
Roanoke, Va.; Miami, Fla.; Syr
acuse and Solvay, N. Y.; "and
Sheboygan, Wise. Study of the
telephonic system is being done
in Houston, Tex.; New Orleans,
Omaha, Highland Park and
Princeton, N. J.
The telephonic system was
first installed in Roanoke, Va.,
in 1949.
HOW
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE
HEALS
Station Sundays
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Never has to replace it, either.
People have to build their roof ...
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, ust days.
The home-builder who gets his roof up NOW has
no worry when the rains of fall and winter come.
Workmen in the Rogue Valley can complete
homes easily enough in any kind of weather if
the roof is up.
So if you're thinking of building a home don't
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HOME LOAN and put up your roof
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