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Newspaper Page TextWant CASH for Vacation?... SELL Unused Items Tillamook Fire Burned 250,000 Acres Twentv-five Years Ago Salem One o'clock on the afternoon of Aug. 14 marks a quarter of a century since the first Tillamook fire broke out in the Gales creek canyon in northwestern Ore gon. It was 10 days later that It "blew up" and within a mat ter of 20 hours, an area of 40,000 acres that had been burned over during the first 10 days of the fire had grown to 250.000 acres. More than 12 billion board feet of Ore gon's finest timber was killed. On that early morning of Aug. 14, the sun rose clear and hot. An east -wind swept across the valley and into the slopes of the Coast range. As morning advanced, the wind grfew stronger. It rus tled through the forests. It absorbed the moisture from the slashings, the twigs and moss on the trees and the de bris on the forest floor. It was a restless and uneasy day in the forest. Urged Closing Foresters urged the loggers to close operations. In those days there was no law forc ing such action. It was volun tary only. Up in the Gales creek canyon, 15 miles out of Forest Grove, a logger had a single log to bring in before closing. As the huge Douglas fir ground its way to the landing the spark occurred, either through a line around a stump or windfall or by the log itself as it ground its way across a down cedar. The fire call rang through the woods. Before the loggers could bring tneir fire fighting tools from the landing, the- fire had carried to the top of a tall snag nearby. The east wind caught burning debris and carried it half a mile across the canyon into an area of tinder dry slashings. The fire literally exploded. A wall of flame was carried directly into the nearby stand of age old Douglas fir. It halted for an instant and then flamed through the tops of the trees with a roar that could be heard down in the valley. Men were called from the fields, the forests, and the cities. A thousand enrollees from the Civilian Conserva-I tion Corps hit the fire. They fought it for 10 days, loosing lines, backing up and putting In others. They were heart ened during the approach of the first 10 days by a slight rain and it was nearly con trolled. By that time about 40,000 acres had been burned. Picture Changei But with the coming of daylight on the morning of Aug. 24, the picture had changed. An east wind blew across the valley floor with a force that picked up dust from the summer fallow. For esters knew the threat and ordered fire fighters and fam ilies away from the west side of the fire. Over a 15-mile front the Tillamook fire broke out with a fury like the eruption of a giant volcano or the explo sion of an atomic bomb. It rolled through the forest with a frightening force, uprooting trees, twisting them off, cracking the cliffs with the terrific heat. Some of the fire crew, with inexperienced men verging on panic, were brought out to safety under the guidance of the experi enced men. Families along the Wilson and Trask rivers made their way to safety in the coastal areas. Along the Pacific coast charred needles of the trees, ashes and cinders fell in the streets of the cities to a depth where they could be scooped up in shovels. A choking, blinding smoke settled in the valley and cars crept along in a cloud denser than any fog that ever rolled in from the Pacific. Fog Rolls In But late that evening the east wind died down, and a fog rolled in from the Pacific ocean, the first in a number of days. But the 40,000 acres of that morning had grown to 257,000 acres just 20 hours later. It was on that day that Ore gon made the unenviable rec ord of being the location of one of the nation's historic fires of modern times. This one was added to those of by gone days the Nestucca fire of 1848. the Yaquina fire of five years later, and the Coos Bay fire of 1868. But the 1933 Tillamook fire was not the end of the trag edy. In 1939 another logger was careless and the second Tillamook fire got away, cov ering some 200.000 acres, much of it in the original burn. And again in 1945 at the regular six-year interval, the third fire broke out on the burn and 180,000 acres was covered before it was brought under control. Out of these three fires, a total of M 350,000 acres of forest land had been devastated and 13.5 billion board feet of timber killed. But that last fire really made the headlines. The newspapers sent their report ers and photographers out on the fire line. They fed the news and the pictures to the papers. Startling and tragic stories, full of human interest went into the papers and over the air. The editors demand ed that something be done to reclaim this lost empire and if the state could not do the job, then it should be turned over to the federal govern ment. State Meets Challenge The state met the challenge and the voters in 1948 ap proved a bond issue without limitation of either time or amount. It furnished the available money -to go ahead with the work of forest re habilitation. In 1949 the leg islature passed the enabling bill and the work got under way on July l of that year. It was a job that exceeded any that had ever been attempted by any state or federal agen cy. It was without prece dence of a guide for the state forestry department. But work got under way with two main objectives in mind. The first was to re forest all areas necessary and the second not to plant a tree or seed an acre of land un less there was reasonable as surance that it could be pro r rnr, ....... . n,rMtir,.,.T,WT. . X) w P V TIRED OUT ALREADY? Teamster President Jaii.es Hoffa (right) yawns as he waits to be called before the Senate labor rackets committee in Washington for the fourth consecutive day. Hoffa has stated that he knows "positively nothing" about the death of "human torch" Frank Kierdorf, At left is Hoffa's attorney, Edward Ben nett Williams. Week's Sewing Buy 9329 Save money: Sew that cute outfit that daughter needs for school. This Printed Pattern is so easy, even a beginner can whip it up. Blouse, jump er, jacket double her ward robe! Printed Pattern 9329: Child sizes 2. 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 blouse Is yard 35-inch; jacket and jumper 2?s yards 35-inch nap. Printed directions on each 2-T5 mws tected from fire. In line with this policy, continuous corridor was des ignated along the primary ridges throughout the burn where all the snags would be felled, fire lines built down to mineral soil, and all inflam mable debris cleared for a distance of many feet on each side of this line. A block might be lost during an ex treme fire situation but that would be all. Areas were designated which were suitable for aerial ) . J ; J un .1 I planting would be necessary. As the work progressed, look out houses were constructed, roads maintained and built, additional crews placed in the field during the fire season, and a 60-man camp estab lished on the Wilson river as a permanent fixture. Work Accomplished During the period that the work has been carried out, it has seen 25,000,000 trees planted on 31.000 acres of forest land, 57,336 acres have been aerially seeded, 771,872 snags felled, and 140 miles of fire breaks constructed. The little trees are begin ning to show their terminals above the fern and brush in parts of the forest. They are a promise of future forests, future industry, and future recreational facilities. The Tillamook burn will eventually become a green forest and a place in which to work and play. Crop Production Up, Land Acreage Down Washington (ITD Ameri can farmers are producing by far the largest crop in U.S. history this year. And they're doing it on the smallest acre age in 40 years. The Agriculture Depart ment's August crop produc tion estimate Monday said the 1958 crop will be 113 per cent of the 1947-49 base period. This compares with previous record crops, which weer 106 per cent of the base period, in 1948, 1956 and 1957. The department said gains in yield prospects during July now seem likely to make 1958 the nation's biggest crop year "by far." Eugene Market Held Up For $203 Monday Eugene (ITD A man wear ing a bright plaid shirt and brandishing a revolver took S203 from Mark's Market here Monday evening and escaped in a car. Police said roadblocks were up around the area. Mark Smith, owner of the market, said a man with black wavy hair with a gray streak' in it walked in about 6:50 p.m. and demanded money. The robber stuffed the bills, all ones and fives, into a brown satchel and climbed into a car outside. pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (coins) for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern if you wish lst-class mailing. Send to Mar ian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune. Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. .n. -mm yrFmmrasra PLANE CRASH SETTLEMENT Vito Michael Galasso Jr., 14, one of the children injured when a Douglas trans port collided in mid-air with a Northrop jet and feD into the yard of the junior high school at Pacoima, Calif., is shown with his parents at the court in San Fernando, Calif, after a $105,000 settlement was approved by Su perior Judge William Neeley. Vito suffered burns over 40 pet, of his body when the burning wreckage fell into the school yard. Ex-Assistant to Ike Takes New Position Durham, N. C. Ar thur Larson, former special assistant to President Eisen hower, will assume new dut ies Sept. 1 as director of the new Rule of Law Center at Duke university. Duke president, A. Hollis Edens, announced the ap pointment Monday a few hours after Larson resigned from his White House post. The center was founded to stimulate- acceptance of the rule of law at the internation al level, including its use in settling disputes affecting the world peace. Larson, 48, became a spec ial assistant to President Eis enhower in 1957 after serv ing as director of the U. S. Information Agency and as Undersecretary of Labor. He formerly taught law at the University of Tennessee and Cornell university and was dean of the University of Pittsburgh law school. Harbor Logger Killed In Accident Monday Brookings !UPD William Hempel, 35-year-old Harbor, Ore., logger, was killed Mon day in the Boulder Creek area when a log fell from loading tongs and struck him on the head. 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'y-j LISTED A-BOMB VICTIM Hiroshima !CPD A farmer who died last week was the victim of nuclear radiation re sulting from the World War II atomic bombing of this city, was reported today. The Kyodo News Agency said Rei ichi Yorimitsu, 71, was the 16th radiation victim to die in Hiroshima this year. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY NOTICE! IF YOU ARE bothered with Mosquitoes or any other pests Call WITHROW SP 2-537S FOR SALE or trade One Sew Gem. walnut cabinet sewing ma chine $125. Or trade for good portable machine. SP 3-2836. BIG-GREEN FIR SLABS. Summer Prices. Medford Fuel. Tel. SP- 2-2111. Breaded veal cutlet dinner 99c. Mac's Fountain Lunch 6th & Ivy. WmiWr f we've W Roundup Time In the Rogue Valley! Be sure to at tend the World Championship Rodeo . . . Sheriff Posse Grounds ... Aug. 15-16-17. - A new Automatic Dishwasher It an investment in bet ter living. The time end work you save far offset the modest cost. Inves tigate now! SEE DAVE NOW-FOR THE FINEST IN APPLIANCES With a Classified Ad! 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What a Bargain ONLY - loo Easy Budget Terms LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARINe School District Boundary Chang Notice is hereby given that a petition to the Jackson County Dis trict Boundary Board now on file in the office of the County School Superintendent asks transfer of the follow described properties from Prospect School District No. 59 to Eagle Point School District No. 9: The Northwest Quarter (NW'il and the West Half IW',) of the Northeast Quarter NE' i and all of that portion of the Northwest Quarter ot the Southwest Quart er NW of the SW'il lying North of Rogue River, Section 26. Township 33 South. Range 1 East. Hearing will be granted on thit petition at a meeting of the Jack son County District Boundary Board to be held in the Court House at Medford. Oregon August 21. 1958. 10:30 o'clock A.M. Any objectors to the above trans fer are cited to appear and state grievances. Dated in Medford, Oregon, this 4th day of August, 1958. Rodney Keating County Judge, Chairman, Boundary Board Adelaide Bailey Secretary, Pro-Tem Ne. 5-35-S SUMMONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF JACKSON ARLENE L. RACKOWSKI. Plaintiffs, THEODORE RACKOWSKI. Defendant, TO THE ABOVX NAMED DE FENDANT: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby re quired to appear in the above en titled court and cause and answer the complaint on file therein against you within four (4) weeks from the date of the first publica tion of this summons, and if you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in her complaint, to-wit: For a decree annulling and declaring void the marriage contract existing between you and the plaintiff and for such other and further relief as to this honorable court may seem meet and equitable. The date of the order for public ation of this summons is July 25, 1958; the time prescribed for pub lication of this summons is once each week for four (4) successive weeks; the date of the first pub lication of this summons is July 29. 1958. DAY AND COURTR IGHT ' Attorneys for Plaintiff 206 Fluhrer Building Medford, Oregon The first commercially air- conditioned residence in the world is believedt o have been the mansion of Charles G. Gates, heir to the fortune of the fabulous John W. "Beta-Million" Gates. Use MaU Tribune Classified Adi into the Bargain Store rounded up the biggest, best of used appliances in 2 Automatic WASHERS Hotpoint and Whirlpool. 90-day guarantee. Your $C770 Easy Choice Terms Labor-Saving New G-E Portable Dish Washer A new G-E Automatic Dishwasher will start saving you time (233 hours a year) and work (39,420 dishes a' year used by average family). Now you can devote more time and ener gy to your family and to your home. New Flushaway Drain eliminates hand rinsing of dishes for good.. Needs no Installation. Completely au tomatic, big capacity, rolls anywhere. Famous G-E quality and dependa bility. ' MAIL TRIBUNI, Medford", Crete, LEGAL NOTICES No. 16335 NOTICE TO CREDITORS DT THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate cf EMIL ANDREN. Deceased Notice ii hereby given that the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Jackson County has appointed the undersigned Admin istrator of the Estate of Emil Andren, deceased. All persons hav ing claims against said Estate are hereby notified to preeent the same to me. properly verified, at the office of my attorney, Walter D. Nunley, 8 Goldy Building. Med ford. Oregon, within six (6) months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published this 29th day of July. 1958. EDWIN A. ANDREN Administrator No. 10040 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ANDREW OTIS BULLARD. Deceased Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed b? the Circuit Court of Jackson Coun. ty, Oregon, administrator of the estate of the above named de cedent. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified to present same, with vouchers duly verified as provided by law, to the undersigned, at the office of Robert A. Boyer. 28 North Oakdale, Medford. Oregon, within six months of the date of first publication of this notice. Dated and first published this 29th day of July, 1958. i Alan B. Holmes Alan B. Holmes, Administrator Ne. 58-30S-E SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY JEAN DICKESON, Plaintiff ARTHUR DICKESON, Defendant To ARTHUR DICKESON. the above named Defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OR OREGON you are hereby re quired to appear and answer the complaint on file against you in the above entitled suit within four weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, and if you fail so to appear, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demand ed in her complaint, to-wit: For a decree or uus court lorever dis solving the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant and granting unto plain tiff an absolute divorce from de fendant, restoring the parties to the status of single persons. The date of the order of publica tion of this summons it July 21st, 1958. The time prescribed for the publication of this summons is once each week for four consecu tive weeks. The date of the first publication of this summons is tuly 22nd, 1958. JOHN H. CHANEY Attorney for Plaintiff 8A Goldy Building Medford, Oregon 2 lO-cu.-ft. Croiely L Refrigerators Late models. Beth with across-tha-top freezer. . 1 -yr. guarantee. Topr $ I f.770 Easy Choice v Terms fl 1 7 Used Electric Ranges All popular brands. 90 day guarantee. Your Choice $7770 Easy Terms 50 USED Table models, consoles 21" size. Reconditioned guaranteed Largest Selection in HOME APPLIANCE CO 303 SO. FRONT ST. sua ""ZILjijij 1 s I ' Big 10.2 cubic-foot upright freezer with four fast- freezing surfaces, glide out basket for bulky items . and Magnetic Safety Door. And your trade-in is subtracted from the low purchase price. I : ! Tuesday, August 12, 1938 IK LEGAL NOTICES No. 10034 -NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of HARVEY LEE CONRAD, aka H. L. CONRAD, aka LEE CONRAD. Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned will, from and after the 20th day of August, 1958, sell all of the right, title, estate, lien and interest of the above en titled decedent and his estate, in and to the following described real property situated In Jackson County. Oregon: Northeast Quarter of the North west Quarter of Section 29. Township 38 South. Range 3 West of the Willamette Meridian, situate in Jackson County, Ore gon. Said property will be fold at private sale for cash, or credit in accordance with the law and statues of Oregon, subject to the further order and confirmation of this court. Dated and first published the 22 day of July. 1958. Carlos W. Morris, Administrator NOTICE OF SCHOOL. ELECTION UPON QUESTION OF INCREAS ING TAX LEVY OVER AMOUNT LIMITED BY SECTION 11. ARTICLE XI, STATE CONSTI TUTION Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in School District No. 62 of Jackson County. State of Oregon, from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on August 23. 1958. at schoolhouse in said school district, for the purpose of submitting to the legal voters of said district the question of increasing the tax levy for the fiscal year 1958-1959 over the amount limited by section 11, article XI. of the Constitution of Oregon. The reasons for increasing such levy are: As this District has no tax base, the tctal amount necessary to bal ance budget is considered in excesi of the 6r limitation. Budget has been reduced $7422.50 since last election. The amount of tax, in excess of the 6 limitation, proposed to be levied for said fiscal year is $36,737.67. Dated this 29th day of July. 1958. Attest: James H. Martin Chairman Board of Director Grace Heer. District Clerk LUMBER BARGAINS! Dry Lew Grade Sheathing Dry Reject Paneling Dry Ne. S Cedar W. H. DAUGHERTY COMPANY WHITE CITY 4 Used - Refrigerators Frigidaire, Colptpot, Herge and Wettingheute. 1-yr. guarantee. 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