TWELVE MZPrOWP (OMOOlf) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, June J, 1331
Better
Demonstrations,
Displays Included
At Elk Lumber Site
Southern Oregon resident last
Sunday got a better understand
ing of the amount of equipment
and personnel necessary in fight
ing forest fires at a Fire-ama at
Elk Lumber company.
The displays and show, spon
sored jointly by federal, state
; and private industry groups, was
held to give the general public a
' first hand look at tools and meth
ods used in modern-day forest
fire suppression.
It was part of an over-all pro-
gram under way in southern
Oregon to provide more ade-
; quate training of fire crews and
to establish a more coordinated
effort in suppression of dis
astrous forest fires, such as those
J last Labor Day week end.
Complete Participation
Sam Taylor, of Elk Lumber
; company, chairman of the event,
. arranged for almost complete
participation by all interested
j groups and emphasized that only
through cooperation was the
; show a success. He said the
; event this year was the result of
, a similar show last year at Elk
: Lumber company in which other
J industry representatives were
! invited to see equipment which
j Elk Lumber company had pur-
; chased to provide fire protection
; for the plant as well as for use
, in the forest.
, This year the show was re-
' peated on a larger scale with
I support ' by state, federal and
'. other members of the industry.
' Active Committee Members
' One of the most active mem-
; bers of the committee in charge
of the Fire-ama, Lewis L. (Doc)
;. Simpson, forester and manager
of the Southern Oregon Conser-
I vation and Tree Farm associa
tion, said that if this year's ac-
i licity was an indication of what
could be expected, there prob-
ably would be another Fire-ama
' on a larger scale next year.
More than 100 pieces of mo
bile fire fighting equipment was
included in the display, repre
senting a good idea of the cost
involved in reducing fire loss. -
Each unit carried a card bear
ing the agency or company
name, nomenclature of the
equipment and the approximate
cost. The total value of equip
ment on display was estimated
to be more than $500,000.
Industry men saw on display
' the most recent tools and equip
ment used in fire control. Dis
plays were set up by dealers
from southern Oregon. Included
were hand and power tools,
pumps, tankers, fire hose, noz
zles and heavier equipment such
as crawler tractors, bull dozers
and road graders.
Map Display
A map display was used to
pinpoint the $150,000 worth of
fixed and mobile radio stations
which are part of one of the na
tions most complete radio net
works devoted to communica
tion in logging and fire suppres
sion activities.
The map technique also was
used to give a graphic picture
of the fire caches throughout
forested areas in southern Ofe
gon available for instant use in
fire suppression. Comments of
visitors indicated that both map
displays were helpful in provid
ing a clearer picture of coverage
of combined private and public
agencies in providing fast report
ing and combatting of fires in
remote areas.
Another display was that pro
vided by the Medford station of
the weather bureau. Bob Church,
meterorologist in charge, set up
a field weather station and gave
a demonstration and explanation
of the part which prompt and in a commentary of the fire dem
accurate reporting of fire-danger j onstration
weather has in alerting the in-1: Several civic officials who at-
dustry to a standby basis for
action.
Afternoon Highlight
One of the highlights of the
afternoon demonstration was the
air-drop supplies by a forest
service plane flown from Port
land for Fire-ama. The pilot of
the plane was Ed Shultz. veteran
forest service fiver assigned to
the smoke jumper base at Wi-:
nois Valiey. near Cave Junction. I
Other crew members were i
lenny Moore ana Ai Hansen oi ;
the Medford forest, service i
office.
The plane is equipped with a
650 horse-power engine and can
carry 2.000 pounds of cargo or
seven fire fighters. In addition to
supply work the plane also is
used to fly smoke jumpers over
forest fires-. It has room for five
jumpers plus equipment, which
is dropped after jumpers are
safely on the ground.
Through an arrangement
worked out by Tom Winneford,
radio tcrhncian for Elk Lumber
comDany, spectators were able
to hear the conversation by ra
dio between the ground station
;;t up at the Fire-ama site and
the pilot requesting instructions
and permission to release the
cargo.
One Dry Run
The exercise consisted of one
dry run to line up the location
and calculated wind-drift, three
cargo drops with parachutes,
Understanding Provided From -Fire
Two Reforestation
In Use In
Two programs of reforestation
are being used in the Haystack
burn area where 64.000 acres of
timber was destroyed in the
Klamath National forest last
September, John Hall, Oak Knoll
district ranger, told the Siskiyou
chapter of the Society of Ameri
can roresters rriday during a
field trip into the area.
Purpose of the field trip was
to inspect the Haystack burn
salvage program and measures
of erosion control.
Two Methods
One reforestation method.
Hall explained, includes plant
ing seedlings. The other method
is direct seeding, he said. Each
method will be used on
10.000 to 15.000 acres.
Hall stated that the greatest
drawback to planting seedlings
was that it cost between $60 and
S65 an acre, compared to be
tween $10 and $15 per acre in
direct seeding'. The forest service
has finances for about $50 per
acre, he said.
Hall explained that with di
rect seeding they would have a
fairly cheap method of reforest
ing but because of rodents they
are only getting a 30-36 per cent
survival rate. Area poisoning to
constipate rodents has been
used. Hall added, but direct
seeding still has not made up
the .needed difference. Direct
seeding has helped, he said, but
a 60-70 per cent survival rate is
necessary before it would be a
satisfactory method.
Estimated Ttm
Last September it was esti
mated that '400.000 to 500.000
trees would have to be planted.
and one free fall drop of a bale
of hay.
No smoke jumpers participat
ed in the demonstration since it
is contrary to forest policy to
risk accidents involving jumpers
for public exhibitions. '
The demonstration was calcu
lated to give the public a behind-the-scenes
showing of one of the
most intricate operations in fire
suppression operations.
Fir Demonstration
Capping the events of the
afternoon was an actual demon
stration of forest fire suppres
sion by a crew headed by Britt
Ash, district ranger at the forest
service station at Butie Falls.
Several truck loads r.f slash and
forest debris were hauled onto
the show site for the demonstra
tion and state and federal equip
ment was used.
The debris was ignited and
allowed to burn out of control
for about 20 minuted before the
hose crew was ordered to con-
trot it. The crew, working from
a 300 gallon tank truck equip
ped with a one-inch hose, first
surrounded the area with the fog
nozzle working into the center
of the burn area.
Next, the nozzle-man, Ash
switched to the high pressure
hose to bore into the hot spot
and force water down to mineVal
content ground through the
burning surface debris. The
three-man crew then worked
with hand tools to separate the
fuel and turn it to allow the
nozzle-man an opportunity to
wet down sparks.
Mopping-Up Phase
The mopping-up phase was
handled quickly and efficiently
and demonstrated the import
ance of well-trained crews in
proper control and suppression.
Curtis Hesheim and Dovle
Stockman of the slate depart
ment of forestry, southwest Ore
gon district, arranged for sev
eral displays and in showing
state equipment. They aiso aided
tended praised organizations for
bringing more sharply into focus
the need for more equipment
and trained personnei for use in
forest fire suppression, Taylor
I said
Among agencies which partici
pated in the show were the Cen
tral Point Rural Fire Protection
district, Ashland fire deDart-
ment. Medford fire department
and the Medford rural fire de-
partment. Also on display was j
me -ivh ueiense emergency
vehicle from Josephine county
and the Jackson County Disaster
Car.
Boy Scouts directed traffic
and the Air Explorer Scouts dis
played their emergency trailer.
A post-event meeting will be
held June 4 to make recommen
dations for next year's show and
to evaluate results of this year's
Fire-ama.
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MAPLE FURNITURE and LAMPS
Haystack
Hall said. However, because of
poor conditions and lack of per
sonnel, only 200.000 to 300,000
trees have been planted. He said
about 210 trees are planted per
flay, which is about three times
as low as it should be. In re
stocking trees in low elevation
areas, he said, seeds dry out.
Hall said that chiefly pon
derosa pine is being planted
with some Douglas fir. About
$450,000 has been alotted to the
Haystack burn area, he said.
Despite rodents, direct seed
ing is almost the only hope for
restocking the dead forest, he
said. The program is based on
completion in four years.
First Problem
The first problem after the
fire. Hall said, was to make ar
rangements to have as much of
the timber salvaged as possible.
He said that after timber dies,
fungus deteriorates the tree and
it becomes blue stained.
He estimated that sawmills
would have until about the end
of August to remove salvagable
timber before there was anv
dangerof deterioration. Although
there has been some staining
already. Mall sgid, no timber has
been lost.
Hail pointed out that of 366,
000.000 board feet of timber de
stroyed in the Haystack fire, up
to 14,000.000 board feet of it
has been sold to private indus
try, and 116.000.000 has been
sold to the government.
Oregon Purchases
He said that 70 per cent of the
timber has been sold to Oregon
sawmills. Reason for this, he
said, is that California sawmills
have been too involved in their
own salvaging.
Starting next Sunday, Hall
said, he expected that mills
would begin removing about
30.000 logs per day. He said it
is possible to remove almost all
the trees out without spoiling.
Because of recent flash floods,
he said,, timber is being sold for
higher prices than appraised. As
a result, he said, many indus
tries are not competing, and
added that he expected about
eight more firms to purchase
timber between now and the end
of August.
Hall also explained that re
cent flash floods have irritated '
Problem of
Highway Deaths Is
With local
San Francisco U.R) Dele
gates closed the Western region
al conference of President Eis
enhower's committee for Traffic
Safety Friday in agreement that
the problem of reducing the an
nual highway death toll of 38,-
000 victims rests mainly on lo
cal communities and their lead
ers.
Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ack-
worth, Iowa, a member of the
President's committee, told dele
gates from 1 1 western states that
they would have to catch up
with the East Const in the battle
against needless highway
deaths.
Richards to Suggest
College Name Change
La Grande U.B Dr. John
R. Richards, chancellor of the
state system of higher education,
said here Friday he would rec
ommend to the State Board of
Higher Education at its June 11
meeting in Portland that names
of two schools in the state sys
tem be changed.
He said he proposed to change
Eastern Oregon College of Edu
cation to Eastern Oregon College
and Southern Oregon College of
Education, to Southern Oregon
College. Both schools long have
been referred to by the shorter
names.
Ballston Man Indicted
For 1st Degree Murder
Dallas (U.R A Polk county
grand jury Friday indicted Bay
liss Gilbert Fanning, 57, of Ball
ston, for first degree murder in
the fatal shooting of his wife,
Margaret.
Fanning is accused of slaying
his 41-year-old wife with a .38
caliber pistol during ' and argu
ment May 20.
Programs
Burn Area
erosin conditions and that three
measures are being used to pre
vent erosion. One method is con
structing small check dams to
divert water. Such projects are
usually too expensive. Hall said.
Another method, he said, was
constructing s k i d trails for
mulching on granite soils.
Granite soil. Hall pointed out,
is among the worst soil for
erosion.
The best method for prevent
ing erosion is the application of
grass seed. Some form of vegeta
tion is the answer to the prob
lem, Hall said. Grass seed was
provided with all sales of tim
ber. .
Fire-Weather Situation
Following dinner at the Klam
ath River Lodge, R. A. James
and Lee Morford. fire control
officers on the Klamath Nation
al forest, gave a report on the
analysis of the fire-weather sit
uation preceding the Haystack
fire and strategy used in con
trolling it.'
James explained the fire,
which caused about $22,000,000
worth of damage, was facilitated
by a deficientcy of moisture in
the ground. Yreka had 39 per
cent of normal rainfall that year,
he said, and most of it came dur
ing the winter and not in the
summer.
Other weather conditions also
were unfavorable, James said.
He said that forecasters didn't
predict the wind accurately and
as a result the forest service
often didn't know what strategy
to use, especially pn ground
fires. '
Morford said that the forest
service was hindered in fighting
the Haystack fire because of
manpower shortage. During the
same three-day period in which
the Haystack fire started, 27
other lightning fires started.
He added that in a 15-day pe
riod 65 fires were reported, in
v.'hich the Haystack fire was the
largest. He said the fire burned
so fast it was impossible to con
trol. In one area, he said, the
fire was averaging about 20
acres every 12 minutes.
Their strategy, Morford ex
plained, was to hold the west
side of the fire so it wouldn't
spread into the more valuable
timber.
Reducing
Cities
As the two-day conference
closed, all 11 states pledged to
take steps to improve safety con
ditions in their areas.
The states and their resolu
tions included:
Washington: To take immed
iate action to improve the ef
fectivness of existing safety
councils and utilize citizen
groups now in existence.
Utah: To form a special com
mittee of business leaders to
spearhead a full safety program
and endeavor to arouse support
and interest in safety programs
and driver education programs
Nevada: To form a state safe
ty council and to hold a follow
up conference in June; also to
campaign for a "realistic speed
limit."
California: To support the Cal
ifornia Traffic Safety Founda
tion and to work for better co
ordination of existing, safety
groups. .
Oregon: To improve present
state organizations and to spark
progress of its program by tak
ing it to the "grass roots level.
Arizona: To meet in the . im
mediate future to create a rri
vately sponsored, non-pol'ilcal
council to work for a statewide
program.
Idaho: To ask the governor to
set up a temporary nonpolitical
statewide committee to plan for
permanent organization . and
program.
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Third Printing of
Oregon Schedule of
Events Published
Salem The third printing of
Oregon I Schedule of Events was
released this week with several
new events annearinff for the
first time this season.
The National Education Ac
sociation will hold its national
meet in Portland from July 1
through 7 with some 10.000 are
exoected tn affenH TPrnm Sprit.
tember 16-20, the Veterans of
world War I will hold its Na
tional Encampment, with some
5.000 exriected.
August Events
Of unique interest in August
is the International Sourdough
Reunion in Portland nthor ma.
jor August events include the
uregon bnakespearean Festival,
Ashland, August 1 - September 1;
the lltn Annual Marv'c - Paalr
Trek, from Corvallis, August 5;
a new event, the Oswego Water
Festival, Oswego lake, August
24-25 and the Astoria Regatta
and Oregon Fisheries Festival,
August 30 . September 2.
The Sisters Annual Tlnrfon a
popular event in the Central Ore
gon it e e re a 1 1 o Area, has
changed its dates to June 22-24.
The month of June -will also see
the All-Arabian Horse Show,
State Fairgrounds, Salem, on the
23rd and 24th and the first per
formance of the Mirror Pond
Water Pageant, Bend, June 30.
Two other performance of the
Mirror Pond Pageant will be
held on Julv 4 and 7
Timber Carnival
Other major events in July
are World's f!rlamninn:t-iir Tim
ber Carnival. Alhanv .Tniv oa-
Miss Oregon Pageant, Seaside,
July 20-22; Chief Joseph Days,
Joseph. July 27-29, and Santiam
Bean Festival, Stayton, July 31
August 4.
The Oregon schedule is clim
axed by two events, the Port
land Rose Festival, June 6-10,
and Pendleton Round-Up, Sept
ember 12-15.
For a copy of travel informa
tion, residents may write Room
E, travel division, Oregon state
highway department, Salem,
Oregon.
The cells of the yeast plant are
so small that if 3,000 of them
were laid in a straight line they
would measure only about one
inch.
June
Smart kasttstu knot
mtlk on social occasions is just at
lotuti as tha familiar advict . . ,
JACKSON
School Safety Patrol
Honored
Wm-U. nnn
Nearly 200 persons, amonc
them about 120 school safety
patrol boys and girls, attended
the sixth annual dinner in honor
of the school patrols Friday eve
ning at rieancK Junior Hieh
school.
The vounesters- sturipnt at
the five city elementary schools
and St. Mary's and Oak Grove
schools, all have given time dur
ing the past vear suardin? streot
crossings near their schools, and
supervising tneir classmates for
weir own protection.
Given Pencils
Each was presented with an
automatic school patrol pencil,
plus a signed citation, for their
work. Mayor Earl Miller pre
ssmen ine pencils to a repre
sentative of each school.
The city and the schools are
"partners in safety," the mayor
told the group and he ureed the
students to continue to partici
pate in safety work, tn learn
safety procedures, to know the
laws, to oe conscious of the dan
ger potential in today's society,
and to pass on this information
to their classmates.
The speaker was Miss Venita
Howard, informational repre
sentative of the state traffic
safety division, who was intro
duced by Elliott Becken, assist
ant ' school superintendent and
master of ceremonies, who
pointed out it was appropriate to
have a feminine speaker due to
the fact that so many girls are
entering school safety patrol
work.
Stresses Cooperation
Miss Howard, representing
both Gov. Elmo Smith and Sec
retary of State Earl Newbry, dis
cussed the need for cooneration
from family, school and govern
ment in safety work.
Steps she recommended for in
creasing safety are an increase
in safety consciousness and edu
cation, in increased and tight
ened law enforcement, in high
way construction, and in revised
licensing procedures.
"Too often," Miss Howard
said,, "people expect the schools
to do it all." She emphasized the
family's role in teachinff safetv
and in setting a good example.
btie related the safety patrol
program to the overall safetv
effort, telling of its importance, 1
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COUNTY MILK PRODUCERS
at Banquet
. . ....
and congratulating th natrnl
ooys ana girls for their volun
tary efforts on behalf of their
friends and neighbors. The train
ing fits in with the need for
traffic experts, she said, experts
on the highways and behind the
wheels of cars.
There is no need to be' proud
of the present record of the state
in safety, she pointed out, when
there are 65,000 accidents each
year which cause 414 deaths.
50,000 injuries, and $40,000,000
in property damage.
"I hope our young people can
do better than this when they
grow up," she said.
Past and present officers of
the Medford Safety council and
city officials were introduced at
the meeting, as were school fac
ulty safety patrol supervisors.
a string octet from the Medford
high school provided dinner
music.
The Safety council sponsored
the dinner, with the eonneratirm
of the Elks lodge, the Crater and
Medford Lions clubs, and the
Rotary, Kiwanis and Active
clubs.
Klamath Man Dies of
Injuries in Tacoma
iacoma (U.P nnnilil
Frackie. 22. Klamath Falls, n .
died in a local hosnital Fririav
night about 10 hours after he
was wounded in a hunting acci
dent near Montesano, Wash.
rrackie. 22. a former resiripnt
of Montesano who mnvi tn
Oregon about a vear aso was
struck by a bullet fired from a
rifle carried bv Bradlpv Hnworri
19, according to the Grays Har
bor county sheriff's office in
Montesano.
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
These Jumbo Shrimp arrive daily by Air Express.
Our Chef cooks them with a little Celery and lemon
Juice. They are then chilled and marinated tor your
Taste Delight! ,
Served with Cocktail Sauce, Lemon Wedge,
and Saltine Wafers
Top Notch Cafe
' ' Next to Craterian Beauty Shop
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She'i the one who an make you feel
at home, even though you're away from home,
She'i the one who ukes a second look at the
foods and beverages most generally associated
with your home life, then shrewdly serves
them up to you right in her own home.
Milk is certainly a "must" in ever) body's
home. That's why it's about the friendliest,
most welcome beverage you can serve your
guests. And milk gots with everything. ..horn
pastry to cheese and crackers, from candy to
TV tidbits. . '
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Show
Guests Flee Hotel
In Portland Fire
Portland U.R) Thirty
guests were forced to flee their
rooms in the New Rvan hntpl
here early Saturday when a two-
aiarm lire swept tne structure.
One fireman was overcome hv
the dense smoke and a small boy
was carried unconscious from tha
burning building by a Canadian
Navy shore patrol officer.
Firemen removed at least 20
persons from upper windows of
the three-story building by ex
tension ladder.-Their sairi a 3
a.m. check disclosed the huilriinir
free of guests. Two other hotels
adjacent to the New Ryan were
ordered evacuated by firemen
but guests were permitted to re
turn at 3 a.m.
The Cart Wheel, a restaurant
and tavern on trip strppt level
of the hotel, which is across the
street irom roruana city nail,
was believed the source of the
fire. The establishment was de
scribed as a total loss.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California: Fair Sun
day except fog and low clouds on
north coast morning. Little
change in temperature.
About 23 of every 100 persons
under the age of 21 years are
found to have defective eyesight
in some degree. - -
fiMTmiT.Vfiml
w I II. ffurrffirt and hrun itntrta
omtdt pteosont urroundfng. Completely
Furnished Steeping ond Housekeeping
Cabins, with oH modern focilities.
HOT MINERAL d MUD BATHS
CARBON DIOXIDE VAPOR (ATHS
i esceMent for Ecztst, SImh, Shin tnvt
Uinta i
tW ReservetMne nd iw4uiinartkn AiHrM
Mmeroi printt kt.
Dr. ftermaw Wexler, Director
Chrfopf octic Phriicfofft
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