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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. Mar 28, 1857 The11 Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo RjR ONCE IT LOOKED J LIKE THE" GOT A BRBAK" THEY COULD M PLAV WITHOUT 6E1M6 MELD UP .... ""Ttwo RXJg " (please! ) - 1 somes 0FSABsyfe'l,o.e unJEO ! DAMES WHERE FSREjp COM OUT OF CkAWi WZ-WW-W I VP QI7. 1KC WATCHES SYNDICATE. It. WOB.LP 1UGHT5 ISCTVEP Responsibility in Timber Fire Laws Affecting Operators Told Responsibility of a logging op- . erator during a timber fire and new laws passed by the recent Oregon legislature affecting log ging operations were discussed Friday night at a meeting of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association at the Medford hotel. Lee Port Jr., forest service dis trict supervisor for southwest Oregon, said the question of who was responsible for a fire involv ing timberland became an issue in 1951 after a fire in Douglas county that burned over 1,800 teres. Out of the case the Oregon su preme court evolved a policy de claring fires the responsibility of the land-owner, logging operator o person in possession of the land if the fire breaks out in what is called an "operation area," Port said. Operation Aram Defined Port defined an operation area as a place where crews are now or have been engaged in logging operations. In each fire, he add ed, the state forester has the duty of controlling it and is re quired to take charge of fire fighting operations. In such a fire it could happen that all four parties land owner, operator, person in pos session and state forest officer would share responsibility for controlling it, he said According to Port, when a fire tarts the forest officer will de liver a "notice of existence" to the parties involved, stipulating man-power and equipment neces sary to extinguish the blaze. It is then up to the three par ties to decide among themselves who will furnish the most man power and equipment to control the fire. Port said. If they pro vide inadequate forces, he add ed, forest service crews will make up the difference and "set tle with the negligent parties" after the fire is out. "Reasonable Effort' Required In every fire on an operation area the land-owner, operator and person in possession is re quired to make a "reasonable effort" to extinguish it, Port aid. The forest supervisor noted that what constitutes a "reason able effort" is a legal question and the only thing concerning the forestry department is the cost and procedure of controll ing a fire." Port pointed out that, accord ing to the law, a land-owner can1- not "contract away" his statu tory liability if a fire occurs in an operation area on his land. The land-owner is still responsi ble to fuTnish fire-fighting crews regardless of any contract, he said. However, Port said, when a fire occurs in an area of "stand ing timber" where no operation area exists, neither the land-own er, operator nor person in pos session is under an obligation to control it. In this case, he said, the blaze is the responsibility of the forest service. Port said only two laws af fecting forest land and logging operators were passed by the leg islature, both' of which were mi nor. Must Fall Snags One new law requires opera tors to fall all snags measuring 12 inches in diameter and IS feet in height. Previously they were required to cut down snags measuring IS inches in diameter and 25 feet in height, Port said. The other new law requires operators to acquire the land- CORN REMOVER GSvm iftiTanr reftef from pain and pat livety wwoti hard corn, soft cents between torn, callow warn, papilloma, dvb nofls. It contems so rot eWerem- oils mo soft, leosssi md sows not cowio tt irritation as do strong ood mixtures, wfcwt oB ottiors Kowj failed try this Try owr lufiioii Belief, which relic vt pain, soronots, swelling first or second pplfearion. Bath remedies sold en ateney bock guarantee. Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT owner's signature on his plan for reforesting the area where he is cutting before the forestry de partment can approve it. Preceding Port's talk, members of the SOCTFA honored Jack Wood, supervisor of the Rogue River National forest. He will soon assume duties with the divi sion of cooperative fire control, Washington, D.C. Wood was pre sented with a billfold, and sever al "gag" gifts. Successor at Meeting Carroll Brown, Wood's succes sor , and J. Herbert Stone, region al forester, Portland, also attend ed the meeting. Earlier, Don Whalin, retiring SOCTA president, turned the po sition over to Melvin W. Mc- Grew, of McGrew Brother Log ging company, Medford, who re cently was elected president. Other new officers are Bob Kline, vice president, Medford; Loyd Silva, vice president, Grants Pass; Ben Nork, treasur er, Shady Cove; and Russ Hogue, Medford; A. C. Smith, Wolf Creek; Leo Hoag, Trail; Ray Of ford, Jacksonville; and Bernard Parent, Central Point, all directors. HORNBROOK Parties Given Br MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Al Gregory, prin cipal of the local grammar school, and Mrs. Gregory, were guests of honor at parties given by the seventh and eighth grade pupils and their mothers at the schoolhouse Thursday evening. .While the youngsters and Mr. Gregory were having their party in the playroom in the basement the mothers gave Mrs. Gregory a layette shower in the upstairs auditorium. Hostesses for the shower were Mrs. Loren Cummins, Mrs. Gladys Jones, and Mrs. Lauran Paine, and guests besides Mrs. Gregory and daughter Kathy, were Mrs. L. C. Walsh, Mrs. Curtis Peters, Mrs. Elsie Hogan, Mrs. Robert Farmer, Mrs. Al Kutzkey, Mrs. Frank Cardoza, Mrs. Alvin McMaster, Mrs. Ray Blankenship, Mrs. W. A. Rut ledge, and Mrs Tom Watt Jr. The seventh and eighth grad ers also presented a gift ,to Mr. Gregory. In August the Greg orys are returning to Boston, Mass., where they lived before coming to California. At School Addie Turner's home Thursday evening. Playing were Mrs. Maude Jacks, Mrs. Waltena Fri day, Mrs. Jean Chappel, Mrs. Genny Trullinger and the host ess. Prizes were won by Mrs. Shepherd who held high score, and Mrs. Friday, second high. Mrs. Will Rogers of Klamath River, entertained the Auction Bridge club at the Klamath Riv er lodge on Wednesday. A dessert luncheon preceded the afternoon's play. Members playing were Mrs. Frank Oh lund; who held high score, Mrs. Lester Nye, who placed second, Mrs. Kay Kettlewell, Mrs. Mar shall Horn, Mrs. Henley Claw son, Mrs. Bertha Bradley, and Mrs. Archie Winders of Santa Rosa, who was a guest player. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Balbi and baby daughter, Valorie Jean, of Stockton, Calif., are spending a few days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sloan. The Women's Society of the Community Methodist church met on Thursday at the home of Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp. There were 12 members pres ent. Devotions were led by the hostess, and the meetine was conducted by the president, Mrs. Clarence Gowing. The treasurer's report showed that a total of S40 was cleared at the Mother's Day cake and apron sale. The next meetinz will be on June 13 at the church. This will be a work meeting, and will begin at 11 a.m. All those attending are asked to bring a sack lunch, and coffee will be served. Mr. and Mrs. Ardnn Bnme drove to Anderson, Calif., last weekend, where thev visitoH their niece and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Spearin and two sons. 4 Copco Mr. and Mrs. Ther- man Turner spent last weekend in Sacramento, where they visit ed their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hoffman. Ken Young, from the county school superintendent's office, in.Yreka, was a guest at Copco school last week, where he show ed pictures of different schools and of last year's Siskiyou coun ty forest fire. A discussion fol lowed on the school picnic, after after which refreshments were served. Larry Rohl has been trans ferred to Tokette Falls, Ore., on the same job he now holds at Copco. He and Mrs. Rohl will be moving there soon. The past week, guests of the Rohls at their home have been their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William Brockway from Redondo Beach, Calif. Mother's Day visitors were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Clemenn of Grants Pass, Ore. Mr. and Mrs Dick Trullinger, and four, sons, visited several friends at Tokette Falls last weeked. Enroute home, they stopped at Prospect where they called on his sister and her fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Winter holder and children. Taylor Yocum is the new mem ber of the Copco school board. Mr. and Mrs. "Tex" Ewell of Hornbrook were visitors last Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry RohJ. Mrs. Mary Stinson and Mrs. Nancy Shepherd were co-hostesses' for the May 22 meeting of the Pinochle club at Mrs. Genny Trullinger's home. Present also were Mrs. Jean Chopped, Mrs. Alta Crandall, Mrs. Ruth Rohl, Mrs. , Addie Turner, and Mrs. Waltina Friday. Prizes were won by Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Chap pel. A surprise going-away gift, cup and saucer, was presented to Mrs. Rohl. Mr. and Mrs. Wliliam Stinson visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kessee at Klamath Falls. The Kessees are former residents of Copco. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crandall and children spent their last four days off visiting friends and relatives of Rogue River, Eaglef Point and Medford. , K OF C CONVENTION The Dalles (IB Some 400 delegates and their wives are in The Dalles for the 49th annual convention of the Knights of Columbus of Oregon. The ses sion concludes Sunday afternoon. Judge and Mrs. Walter Mat thews of Etna. Calif., were Moth er's Day guests of their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Marrie Chappel had as overnight guests recent ly, their father and mother, who were on a return trip from Cali fornia to Washington. The Pinochle club met at Mrs. Red Fir Stabwood Biggest Loads in Town! $400 Per Load L DELIVERED Immediate Delivery Ph. 3-5878 or 2-5055 PHELPS FUEL CO. 1337 So. Peach St. Save this ad for reference NEWS NOTES from Crater High School S7 I 11 a By PAT MEDLEY The annual awards assembly was held last Wednesday to pre sent outstanding students in all with awards and honors. Ron Harrison student body president, pre-r - xided over thei V assembly and introdu ced each person who preseniea'T,; an award. ine mstaiia- 1 u T luuenl Pat Medley body officers for next year was the first item on the agenda, and each of the new officers took his oath of office from the present officer. Joe Teeter, stu dent body president for next year, spoke briefly to the as sembly. Judy Van Horn and Richard Evans received the "Jeromes' for best actress and actor of the year. Ron Lambv dramatics in structor, made the presentation of the coveted status. He also announced the members of Cur tain Callers who received pins for achievement and work on productions. The Girl of the Year award was received by Irma Penwell from Pat Medley, Girls League president. Irma was given a sil ver bracelet which was en graved with "Girl of the Year" and "1957." Crater High Principal Arthur Strauss, presented Sara Rich ards with the Daughters of the American Revolution good citi zenship award. Nancy Barnes and Carl Koellner were present ed with books entitled "I Dare You," which went with the Dan forth Foundation award for citi zenship and leadership. Strauss also presented the Danforth awards. 'Journalism awards were pre sented by Geraldine White, journalism instructor. Sally El den and Kathy Coe, annual edi tors, received the George S. Turnbull award for outstanding yearbook work. Linda Warren and Pat Higinbotham, annual editors for next year, and San dra Gus, paper editor for next year, were presented awards. Dennis Kottke, managing editor of the school paper, and Pat Medley, Mail Tribune corres pondent, received the Eric W. Allen award for newspaper work. The outstanding chemistry stu dent award went to Lary Smith. Allan Hawley received the out standing mathematics student award. Both of these awards were presented by Clarence Miller, science and high math teacher. Jean Malot and Mike Teeter were presented the social stud ies award by Clarence Mellbye, American Problems teacher. Mellbye has resigned to become principal of Central High school in Monmouth-Independence. As a token of appreciation, the sen ior class honored him with a farewell gift, which was pre sented by John Greb, senior class president. The school spirit award went to Rose Drake. A second place school spirit award went to Pat King, and a large group of stu dents were presented honorable mention school spirit awards. Sharon Lilly, yell queen, pre sented the school spirit cup. . Gold Key art awards and merit certificates were presented by Warren Holbrook, art in structor. Ben Hathaway, Ruth Thurmond, Beverly Little, Mary Savage, Grace Gail and Marilyn Hixon received gold keys for outstanding art entries in the ALL IN THE EAR I What you see in this girl's ear is Sonotone's new hear ing aid complete. IT'S WORN ENTIRELY IN THE EAR - no cord, no extra "button." Weighs only half an ounce. Women's hairdos hide i completely." On ' men, this amazing hearing aid is barely noticeable from any angle. com ui, phoni o wurt. rut DCMONSTIATION-NO OBUOATIOM S0N0T0NE C. R. Adamson, Dist. Mgr. 839 E. Jackson Ph. SP 2-5904 Scholastic art contest. Ruth Thursmond was introduced as especially outstanding for art work. She has received gold keys each of her four years at Crater.. Band awards were presented to four outstanding senior band members. Grace Gail, Don Hub bard, Jack Hamilton and Janice Henry were given gifts appro priate to the band awards they received. All the band members were given their letters and chevrons. These awards were presented by the music instruc tor, Norman Carothers. The Girls Athletic association president, Lona Bishop, and ad viser, Lorraine Hall, presented the GAA letters and awards. Sara Turner, Janet Anderson and Irma Penwell received gifts and special recognition for out standing achievement. All three girls have earned over 300 points in GAA. The president, Lona Bishop, was presented a gift from the organization. Carol Harris, adviser for the cheer leaders, presented them with their awards, and com mended them for their work and display of sportsmanship and school spirit. All the athletic awards also were presented, but the recipi ents are to numerous to list. Bill Piche; freshman coach, present ed freshman baseball and bas ketball letters. Basketball coach Jim Nau presented varsity let ters. Ed Knapp presented track letters and wrestling awards. Laurence Larson, JV basketball coach, presented his team with letters. Thursday was a sad day for seniors. Baccalaureate practice was held with the band and un derclassmen voluntarily stated that they never have seen such a solemn group of students. Even those devil-may-care type of stu dents who couldn't wait to "get out" looked serious and even a little sad. A number of "big lumps" clogged throats when the band began to play Pomp and Circumstance, and more ' than one student quietly shed tears. Friday the senior's robes ar rived and after the initial ex citement and confusion subsided the graduating group shed some more tears and "lumpy throats." The last issue of Crater Com ments, the school paper, came out last week. This was the "Sen ior Issue" and carried the re sults of the "Senior Favorites" election. Irma Penwell and Ron Harrison were voted "Most Popular" seniors. Pat Medley and Gary Smith were voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by their classmates. Dixie Walker and Dave Parker were declared to be the "Best Looking" sen iors. Grace Gail and Lary Smith received the "Most Intellectual" title, and Janet Anderson and Fred Herrmann were named "Most Athletic." The Comettes held a meeting last week to determine the site and date of their annual Com ette party. It was decided that the party should be at Lake of the Woods the last week end of June. These week end camping trips are always enjoyable to the old and new Comettes, and give the working Comettes a chance to acquire a sun tan. An installation of new Girls league officers has been planned for Monday. The new officers will be installed at a candlelight ceremony. Carol von der Hellen will assume 'duties as the new president, and Gail Collins will become vice president. Arvella Prom will be secretary, Julia Thomason, treasurer, and Jean ette Purdy, publicity chairman. Future Homemakers of Amer ica held their installation Fri day. President Irma Penwell of ficiated over the candlelight ceremony. Bev Sanderson in stalled Arvella Prom as the new vice president. Arvella, the pres ent secretary, then installed Connie Black to replace her as secretary. The present treasurer, Pat Medley, installed Connie McDonough. New parliamentar ian, Janet Kilbourn, was in stalled Linda Tidwell as histo rian. Patty Kime took her office of degree chairman from Nancy Barnes, and Mary Jones was in stalled as recreational leader by Sharon Lilly. The new presi dent, Vernola Hutchison, receiv ed the gavel from Irma Penwell. Frances Willett, adviser, intro duced the outstanding senior members who were leaving. Williams Man Fined For Dumping Refuse on Road Grants Pass A Williams man, Whirley Gay Tompkins Jr., 18, was fined $54.50 Wednesday in Grants Pass justice court after pleading guilty to a charge of dumping refuse on a public road. Justice R. E. Smith suspended $25 of the fine on condition that Tompkins clean up the refuse. Tompkins was charged with dumping refuse on the right-of-way of the. East Fork Williams Creek rd., within a few feet of a sign warning against such dumping, as well as on private property belonging to Jack Mill er, along the same road. ' KEEP COOL, MEN The judges in this beauty contest are keeping real cool about the. whole thing as they cast their expert eyes from the swimming pool of the Edge water Inn in Corte Madera, Calif. The object of their ap parent approval is Donna Greva, a showgirl at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco. Needless to say, Donna copped first prize. State Library Official Visits Library Here Mrs. Mabel E. Baker, Salem, Acting head of the extension service of the Oregon state li brary, spent a day last week vis iting the Medford public and Jackson county library. The purpose of her-visit was to- confer with the libraran. Miss Helen Webster, concerning pos sibilities of the library's use of federal and state funds for rural library service made possible by recent passage of Senate Bill 134. This was Mrs. Baker's, first visit to Medford since 1935. At that time she was the wife of the Rev. R. S. 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