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FOREST SMVICE LOOKOUT This obser
vation viauon on lop of 7.411-foot Dutchman
pt:--Ic iw tie SjskiyoLis. is one of the many
i'Kkoy!$ in southern Oreijon that have been
ret'n'iy manned in preparation for the com
injt Xort fire season. Lookouts on Dutch
n;iit tflis year re Mr. and Mrs. Hal Von-
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wbat iji used to ";iM in" a fire to find its
VraUoD. 0her lookouts in the area do the
sMBi thing, and by aystem of
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FIREMAN'S PACK Above. VonStein shows what a look
out fireman has to take with him if he is called upon to put
out a spot fire milrs back in the woods. In the pack sack is
a shovel, saw, axe. first aid kit. flashing mirror, packaged
food rations, matches and rope. Often during a thunder
storm a smoke chaser will have to take off through the woods
in the middie of the night to get at a burning snag before
the flames have a chance to spread. The method of control
is to cut a fire line around the tree and fell it. VanStein
has been a smoke chaser with the Forest Service here for
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Karl Onthank Resigns
University Position
Eugene V Karl W. On
thank retires officially Sunday
ater 41 years continuous serv
ice at the University of Oregon.
Onthank has been director of
s. aduate placement and associ
rte dean cf students since 1943.
i:c s-a:tcd on the staff in 1916
, c. .executive secretary to the
president. He graduated from
Oregon in 1913 and received his
master tfesree in 1915.
-W.thank is expected to con
tinue in parvun-e work with
tna raduaia placement office.
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Stein of Eat?Ie Point, who took over the
station last Monday. This particular building
is the old-style type, where the fire finding
equipment is located in the glass er.closed
cupola on top. A comfortable residence house
about 50 feet down the hill is where the
VonStcins eat and sleep.
located in
the fire is pin-pointed so there is no guess
work about where to disoatch supression
crews. Lookout Hal VonStein demonstrates
how the fire is
triangulation ment. The sights
Grants Pass Man Named
To Department Board
Salem U" Gov. Robert D.
Holmes Saturday announced the
appointment of Lester R. Child.
Grants Pass, to the State Board
of the Department of Geology
and Mineral Industries.
Child is a native of Ogden.
I Utah, who has lived in Oregon
' f ince World War I. He Mis the
' term of Neil H. Allen of Grants
! Pass, who resigned.
; WEATHER
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and evening thunderstorms in
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Sackett Organizes
Portsmouth Paper
Washington The Ports
mouth, Va., World, new morning
daily newspaper being organiz
ed by Sheldon F. Sackett, will
make its initial appearance Mon
day, Aug. 2. the publisher an
nounced here Saturday.
Howard L. Goshorn, former
city editor of the new-suspended
Portsmouth Times, will be man
aging editor of the World, ac
cording to the announcement.
Sackett said he had paid an
initial S36.000 for the equipment,
goodwill and name of the Ports
mouth Times. He will be repre
sented in federal court in Ports
Monday, July 1, at which time a
balance of S89.100 is to be paid
to complete the purchase under
backruptcy proceedings.
Under a plan Sackett said he
would present to the court for
approval, the Times Corporation
would be reorganized under the
new World name.
"If the courts accede to this,
the 1350 stockholders of the
Times will get a return of 50
cents on the dollar from the
S350.000 which they invested,"
Sackett said, "they will be given
non-voting preferred stock and
20 per cent of their investment
over a 10-year period."
Sackett publishes an evening
daily newspaper in Oregon and
has three radio stations, one in
each of the Pacific Coast states
of California, Oregon and Wash
ington. ford Foundation Checks
Received by Colleges
Portland IP Ford Foun
dation checks have been re
ceived by nine pivately-support-ed
Oregon colleges for a total
of S930.000. The funds are ear
marked for faculty salary in
creases. Benefiting from the Founda
tion's largest are: University of
Portland. S160.500: Lewis "and
Clark. S156.500: Reed College.
S153.500, plus S103.500 for im
provement in status of teachers:
Willamette University, S128.500:
Linfield College. S96.500: Maryl
hurst College. S28.000: Cascade
College. S24.500. and Mt. Angel
Seminary. S5.000. and Pacific
University, 574,500.
Eagle Point Couple
Stationed at Peak
By BOB VROMAN
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
By now. nearly every look
out station in southern Oregon is
manned, and the people on these
lonely mountains have begun
their summer-long watch to pro
tect our forests from destructive
fire.
On top of a mountain a dif
ferent world exists, where na
ture instead of man-made things
predominates. There is no daily
paper, television or nearby
neighbors just a screechy tele
phone or shortwave radio that
is the link between the moun
tain and the outside world.
Dutchman Peak
An example of a typical look
out is 7,411-foot Dutchman peak,
located almost due south of Med
ford in the Siskiyous and man
ned this year by Hal and Edna
VonStein, of Eagle Point. The
couple took over the station last
Monday after hauling in loads of
food, bedding and other supplies,
and are now well settled into the
routine of life on the mountain.
VonStein is on fire watch
from sun up to sundown, and
must never be away from his
radio for a minute unless he
checks out for a specified time.
At 8 a.m. he picks up the
weather report from Portland
and relays it to other lookouts
in the area and through the day
he must listen constantly for any
emergency messages. Every so
often he makes a check call to
see if his set is working, and
all the while he must keep an
eye on every draw and hillside
for signs of a fire.
Relaxed Feeling
But in spite of all they have
to do, there is an easy-going, re
laxed feeling in the way things
get done, which is not akin to
the hustle and bustle of the
world outside.
When there are spare mo
ments VonStein studies the hori
zon, fixing the names of prom
inent peaks in his mind so there
w-ill be no time lost in locating
a fire. A lookout must be able
to tell the nature of a fire from
the color, direction and quantity
of smoke. A tiny patch of haze
in a canyon several miles away
might only be dust stirred up by
a logging truck, and it takes an
experienced eye to know the dif
ference. Pinned jUnder Tree
All the men on the primary
lookouts in this area are lookout-firemen.
This means that in
addition to watching for fires,
they may be sent out to exting
uish one at any time of day or
night. Fires resulting from
lightning storms are usually
snags and can be controlled by
one man. VonStein tells of the
many times he has struck out
alone on a mountain trail on a
stormy night to put out a burn
ing snag. One time he was pin
ned for several hours under a
tree two-foot thick that fell the
wrong direction. He was able
to dig himself out with his
shovel that luckily was nearby.
At Dutchman peak there are
two radios and two telephones.
One radio is a powerful short
wave receiver and the other is a
local SPF set which is used to
communicate with ranger sta
tions and lookouts in this area.
One of the two telephones is
connected with Star Ranger sta
tion on the Applegate and the
other reaches Oak Knoll Ran
ger station in Klamath Nation
al forest.
The use of two separate code
systems keeps a radio operator
Three Executives
Submit Resignations
Salem ilP Three executives
in the State Motor Vehicle De
partment turned in their resig
nations -Friday.
They were Robert Putman,
procedure analyst with the serv
ices division; Charles Grove,
field operations division, and
Harold McCoy, financial respon
sibility manager. Effective date
of the resignations is July 15.
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on his toes, according to Von
Stein. One is an international
or "10'' code and the other is
the local or "4" code system. In
all there are 34 phrases that
must be memorized by number.
Another type of communica
tion was demonstrated by Von
Stein. He picked up the -mike"
on the SPF set and called Rust
ler peak, which is located
north of Butte Falls, some 50
air miles iway from Dutchman.
He asked for a mirror signal.
In a few moments a tiny pinpoint
of light began to flicker off the
top of the distant mountain,
barely discernible because of
the distance. The mirror, though
no longer depended upon to any
great extent, is still used by
forest service men for signaling
and is carried in every fire pack.
In addition to VonStein's "of
ficial" duties, there are many
personal things to look after.
There is water to be hauled from
a spring a mile down the road,
snow to be carried to the ice
box and fires to be built for
cooking and warmth. Nothing is
automatic, yet there always
I seems to be plenty of time to get
! everything done. In VonStein's
case, his wife does the cooking,
but many lookouts are not so
lucky.
Maintains Building "
Keeping the buildings in gocd
repair is also part of a lookout's
job. This involves painting, fix
ing loose boards and tightening
guy wires that winter storms
have loosened. In addition the
many square feet of windows
must be washed regularly.
To a lot of people, living on
top of a mountain, surrounded
by miles of forest, would be a
dreary way to spend the sum
mer, but to Hal and Edna Von
Stein, and many lookouts like
them it is a rewarding experi
ence. Physical, Dental
Exams Advised
Salem Parents should obtain
complete physical and dental
examinations as soon as possible
for all children entering school
for the first time this fall, the
state board of health announced
Saturday.
Early examinations are nec
essary to allow time for com
plete immunization schedules
and any corrective work which
is indicated, according to Dr.
Harold M. Erickson, state health
officer.
Dr. Erickson explained that
Oregon school authorities re
quire records of such medical
and dental examinations at a
child's first registration. He also
reminded parents that many
school districts ask parents for
copies of birth certificates for
all new admissions.
Birth registration cards may
be secured by sending one do1
lar to the slate board of health,
room 979, Portland state office
building. Although the board of
health recommends birth regis
tration cards for such purposes,
complete photostatic copies of
birth certificates may be ob
tained for two dollars.
Information accompanying re
quests should include the full
name of the cViild and parents,
and the date and place of birth.
Portland Man Sentenced
To Probation Period
Salt Lake City GPl Ken
neth Lee Winnett, 23, Portland,
was sentenced to three years'
probation here Friday after
pleading guilty to interstate
transportation of forged money
orders.
Winnetfs wife, Shirley, 18,
was jointly accused in the com
plaint and was placed on proba
tion for one year. The sentence
was handed down in the Third
District Court of Judge Willis
W. Ritter.
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TALKING WITH STAR A direct telephone
line to Star Ranger station on the Apple
gate is how a lot of messages are carried
to and from Dutchman peak. When this pic
ture was taken VonStein was talking with
Weir Chisholm, who has manned the lookout
Contract Let For
$20 Million Job
Portland OP A S20,572,36b
contract has been awarded joint
ly to Green Construction com
pany, Dps Moines, Iowa, and the
Tecon Corporation of Dallas
Texas, for construction of the
dam and outlet works, power
house, roads and bridges at Hills
Creek reservoir on the Middle
Fork Willamette river.
The Hills Creek development
includes an earth and gravel fill
type embankment 1,920 feet long
with a maximum height of 335
feet from foundation to crest
and a powerhouse with installed
generating capacity of 30,000 kil
owatts. Another Hills Creek project
will be built by West Coast Steel
company, Portland, which was
low of 10 bidders at 8208,100 for
construction of a steel and re
inforced concrete bridge on re
located Rigdon road at the up
per end of the reservoir.
Other bidders were: R & M
Construction company. Central
Point, S288.922; C. J. Eldon,
Portland, S30 1,645; White Broth
ers Construction company. Walla
Walla, Wash.; S430.262; Hannan
Brothers company, Portland,
S283.311; Louis Elteric company.
Port Angeles. Wash.; $291,543;
Hamilton and Thorns. Eugene,
S269.344; Valley Construction
company, Portland, S277.355;
George Chicha company, Spo
kane, Wash ; S354.848 and F. H.
McEwen, Eugene, S259.856.
Slory Hour Series
Sef on Wednesdays
A series of story hours for
children will be presented for
young readers of Medford each
Wednesday in July, at 2 p.m. in
the Medford Public Library.
Children of the first three
grades are especially invited to
attend the story hour on July 3,
according to Miss Helen Web
ster, librarian. A special Fourth-of-July
story will be told by Miss
Barbara Doolen. On July 10,
Miss Natalie MacDougall will be
the story-teller.
On July 17, Leslie Horn, who
has recently returned from a
trip through Mexico, will tell
Mexican stories of interest to
fourth, fifth and sixth graders.
Stories to be told by Miss Korene
French on July 24 will be of in
terest to the intermediate grades
also. The last story hour of the
series, July 31, will be conducted
by Miss Emily Gregg.
The summer story hours are
offered Medford children
through the courtesy of Mrs.
Hazel Ann Hunt of the Southern
Oregon college faculty and mem
bers of her summer class in Eng
lish 383, Children's literature and
elementary school libraries, pop
ularly known as '"Kiddie lit." All
children living in Medford or its
vicinity are invited to attend,
Miss Webster said.
Dependency Hearing
Slated in Roseburg
Roseburg IP A depend
ency hearing will be held here
July 15 on a complaint brought
by District Attorney Avery
Thompson.
Thompson asked that the three
minor foster children of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Ott be taken from
the couple. His complaint, filed
in Douglas County Circuit court,
charged neglect and cruelty.
One of the three children is a
Korean orphan brought to the
United States by Harry Holt of
Creswell. Authorities said that
another Korean orphan adopted
by the couple died June 14 from
what w'as described as suffoca
tion following a meal.
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REFRIGERATION NO PROBLEM A huge bank of snow a
few feet away from the residence house on Dutchman peak
takes the place of ice for lookouts Mr. and Mrs. Jlal VonStein.
Above VonStein has cut out a piece that will just fit in their
icebox. One filling will last several days. A little later in the
season this snow bank will be gone, but not far away there
is a patch that will remain until late Augut.
Crown Zellerbach Gets
Pulp, Paper Mill Site
San Francisco W Crown
Zellerbach Corporation Satur
day acquired the site for a new
pulp and paper mill six miles
west of De Riddcr. la., by exer
cising options taken out early
in 1956.
The company simultaneously
exercised options on 27,000 ad
ditional acres adjacent to De
Riddcr in southwest Louisiana.
A portion of this property would
be turned into a lagoon to im
pound mill effluent, and much
of the remainder would be used
is a nucleus of a reforestation
program to build up the mill's
future wood resources.
Frankfort is one of Germany's
oldest cities, dating back 1,200
years.
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ASHLAND MORTUARY .
Member Notional Seltct.d
at Dutchman for the past 10 years and is
now retired. Chisholm was planning a trip
up to the peak and wanted to know if t'rfa
VonStcins needed anything. The local short
wave radio-transmitter, or SPF set, is shown
directly in front of VonStein.
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Motions by Denessen
Denied by Judge
Portland W Circuit Judge
Alfred T. Sulmonelte Friday
denied two motions by Glen
Denessen, who was convicted cf
the beating of his daughter,
Janet.
Denessen had sought dismis
sal of the verdict and a new
trial His attorney, J. Raymond
Carskadon. told the court that
pictures introduced as evidence
at the trial were inflammatory
and not properly identified.
Carskadon also attacked news
paper publicity about the case.
He said "the courts should have
some authority to muzzle news
papers to assure a fair trial."
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Mofliclorn by invitation
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