Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 31, 1959, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text4 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, May 31, 19S9 Vets May Have To Speed Studies Some Korea veterans, in night school or in part-time training under the Korean GI bill, may have to start accel erating their courses if they want to finish by the termi nation date of their GI train ing benefits, S. T. Brannock, contact representative, VA Domiciliary, Camp White, said today. Under the law, a veteran's GI termination date is eight years from the date of his dis charge. But in no event can he take GI training beyond Jan. 31, 1965. Veterans may not be paid GI educational allowances after their termination dates have passed, Brannock said. Termination Data VA pointed out that a vet eran discharged in 1952 faces a termination date next year. For a veteran discharged in 1953, his termination date would be in 1961. ' VA suggests that veterans taking Korean GI bill train ing check their individual termination dates. If the date is hard upon them, Brannock said, they may want to con sider accelerating their course by taking additional subjects or going to summer school. Veterans working days and going to school at night part time may be particularly hard put to finish their GI training before their deadline, since their training may extend over several years. They, in particular, should give thought to speeding up their courses in order to finish in time, Brannock advised. Coaxial Cable Being Relocated Pacific Telephon's construc tion forces are currently en gaged in the relocation of a large section of coaxial cable near the present Green Springs highway to Klamath Falls to make room for the enlargement of the Emigrant Springs reservoir, according to Manager J. H. Creager. Work on the project con sists of placing 7,486 feet of new cable and removing 6, 611 feet of existing coaxial cable. Enlargement of the Emi grant Springs reservoir is part of the Talent project. The enlarged area would place Pacific Telephone's co axial cable under several feet of water, and at one point plans call for construction which would sever the cable In its present location. Earl Bowman has been su pervising the work of tele phone crews in the section. When the cable is ready to be pliced into position, E. C. Spence will assume responsi bility for the operation, Crea ger said. Telephone work is sched uled to be completely about July 1. Cost of the project is estimated at $64,000, Creager aid. Medford Man Sent To Post at Corvallis Gerry Musson, transmis ionman for Pacific Telephone from Medford, is now living In Corvallis as a result of the SAGE project, Manager J. H. Creager said today. Musson's telephone assign ment in the direction center at Camp Adair will involve preliminary testing and main taining of communication fa cilities when the center is operation-!. He is now mak ing inventories of the equip ment which is being Installed, and preparing lists .of equip ment to be ordered for re serve parts. usaoiuiTTounKa-TiK e CKrtdi Control for mstoot dunging fro (ash typo to Mlt-prspttling. Gtob-O-Hotic for Spotd CoBtraL COMTAU ALL THESE QUALITY FEATURES Qgick-chongo, odjustople cutting hoigMs-114" to 2V. Prwriliowrround, formd sfool 8" moral wheels; somi.pnovmot ic, puncture proof tiros; mounted on steel wheels. Quiet nylon bearings front. Ball Bearings In rear drive wheels. Wind tunnel design creates elf-cleaning action; lifts maeh Uadm af Brass 7""" sserrer mvicning. STAND UP HANDLE reduce Finish baked oev automotive "A , type enamel. Phosphate coating under enamel far' all-weather protection. TWIN -JETS eject orttioes mUlml ctoggaf j NATIONALLY 'aDv'iRTISEd .ssMsssbMs1sWsBjMsbWs1bw v us . m K. ii m riue m jur yr ctadt iuim ri h m vtw - s Ti ns w e 1 1 munBii'u, y wiT5, Miss Janie Smith Retires as Administrative Officer With FS Miss Janie V. Smith, ad ministrative officer for the Rogue River National forest, retires today after 39 years in the forest service. Miss Smith is the only wom an in the United States to hold the position of adminis trative officer in a national forest office, according to Car roll Brown, supervisor of the Rogue River National forest. 'Friends of Miss Smith will hold a picnic for her in Tou Velle State park on June 6. Merlin Shipley has joined the Rogue River National forest office staff to replace Miss Smith. ' Gradual Changes The forest service adminis trative officer with the quick, friendly smile has seen a number of gradual changes and growth in her particular section of the forest service, Telephones and radios have taken the place of the mirror like signals flashed by helio graph. Trucks and cars have replaced the number of horses and mules kept for transpor tation. College - trained men have replaced the majority of field-trained permanent staff members. Government timber sales haveamore than doubled since Miss Smith joined the office staff in 1920. From 1920 to 1925 tele phone lines were constructed between lookouts and ranger stations. Previously, men flashed signals with mirrors mounted on tripods. On Wag ner Butte lookout dynamite shots were fired as signals for location of fires. Mechanized Equipment The female administrative officer remembers when the only piece of mechanized equipment was an old Dodge truck. Rangers in the early 1920's raised hay at the out lying stations for their horses They had to spend some of their own money before they could draw on government feed allocations, Miss Smith said. In contrast, the Rogue River National forest now has 60 vehicles. When Miss Smith started work in what was then a small office in the Medford post office building, she and another girl did the clerical work for a supervisor, not college-trained, and an assis tant supervisor or forest examiner who was technical ly trained. A forest examiner was the only man on the staff requir ed to be college-trained, Miss Smith explained. Then rang ers and staff personnel took a practical test such as how to pack a horse and build a trail. Now the office staff con sists of 11, including Miss Smith. CCC Organized , In the spring of 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps was organized which boosted the ranks of the forest service. In Rogue River National for est alone seven CCC camps were established at M o o n Prairie, W i m e r, Applegate, South Fork of Rogue River, Elk Creek, Union Creek, Evans Creek and Carberry. Each camp had from six to eight forest service employees plus the Army personnel ad ministrators of each camp. This made it necessary to en large the office staff here to keep up with the resulting paper work. Miss Smith thinks the CCC should be reactivated since it did so much for conservation work. However, it resulted "in a lot of lost .motion," she noted. The CCC constructed a number of roads and build ings. Pay for the CCC boys was $30 a month and $45 to the limited local experienced men hired as "straw-bosses." Many Changes Seen The female administrative officer has seen big changes over the years in the . size, 542Q Olive Street U., St. Louis 5, Mo. Enclosed is check or money for Fulton 22 Twin Jet 3 H. Rotary Mower, complete, O Enclosed is $1.00 down. my mower wilt I pay S6.4S , months). This includes all Q Enclosed is $10.00. Ship mower (insert dare) on Balance C.O.D. (Lay-away plan resenres mower mwanted.j NEW 1959 i3kV 0 FUITON "saswaswr DE LUXE 22-INCH ROTARY ROWER III66S & STKATTOI 3 I.P.4 CYCLE ENSUE fil 1 f wrth ccssrro 1 J r (ever far. MISS JANIE SMITH Retires from Forest Service number and the way fires are fought. In the 1920's and early 1930's much more acreage was burned, she noted. Many fires then were man-caused. Some were suspected of be ing started by men who want ed work on the fire lines dur ing the jobless depression years. Because of lack of roads and quick mobile transporta tion, fires in those early days could burn for several days before they could be reached. A postcard of the period shows a rickety old stake truck loaded with burros and men. "This is a speedy way to reach fires," the printing on it read. During the early days, the comparatively few logging companies did not furnish trained personnel to combat fires. A general call went out for fire-fighters. Then, resi dents near the forest were re cruited and as a last resort men were picked up at ta v e r n s and sometimes from Portland's skidrow and brought down on trains. Pay was then 35 cents an hour for fire-fighters. Standard pay for all crews was $75 a month plus board and room. Fire Protection I The forest fire protection force has increased since the 1920's. In the 1930's, during the days of the CCC's, there were even more than today. Lookouts in the early days were maintained on peaks of McLaughlin, Jefferson and Hood. - The forest service had its representative of what would now be called "the beat gen eration." This was a French man who was lookout on Mt. McLoughlin. In typical "beat generation" style he wore a beard, beret and silk - like shorts. Photography apparent ly was a hobby of his since he took a number of beauti ful pictures while a lookout, Miss Smith said. "This man was no trouble to pack in supplies to since he was strictly a vegetarian ate dried prunes, raisins, and hardtack, mainly," Miss Smith said. "One time when we had a large special dinner of roast beef at one of - the ranger stations for the crews he did break down and eat just as much as the rest of us," Janie Smith chuckled. "Must have been real hungry." "All his letters and communications were in phonetic spelling which at first were hard to figure out. This unique look out also kept a diary. He wouldn't hurt a fly not even a mosquito." Central Dispatcher Besides handling the piles of paper work, Janie Smith used to act as a central dis patcher in the earlier days. Dept. F-691 order for $68.88 P. Self-Propelled snip immediately. Only after I receive monthly (for 12 carrying charges. -State. Copyright 19S 7fW GEEP m WD Hoses SELF-PROPELLED tt I rftle ... so musf sudsf af ms toiol 60 M We per freight . anywhere in U.S. COsVAMILf HOWHS SUMS ATTENTION: Gardeners. Park Departments, Country Clubs. Mower is capable t heavy duty work: ample power, will not choke up. I "TT UNDERSIDE VIEW reaten notes Creole frvo oroe) for seff cleaning no corners whore? gran com dog. 5 ,was busy dispatching when the 1855 "bust came -a series of eight large fires and 50 small ones which start ed from lighting strikes fan ned by strong winds. Broken power lines also contributed their share of the fires.' Brok en power lines also contribu ted their share of the fires. Miss Smith then pitched in to dispatch crews and route supplies. For this and her other highly efficient work she was given an outstanding performance rating in 1957 It's going to be difficult for Janie Smith to retire to her home at 625 Oakdale dr. Per haps she will do a little camp ing, she said. Grange Jews... Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek Grange met Thursday, May 28, with all officers present. This being a social meeting, only impor tant business was transacted It was voted upon to pass up the chuck wagon break fast scheduled in July, as a large percentage of active members will be on vacation at that time. Mr. and Mrs. William Ar nold were welcomed as new members, after a favorable vote on demits from Central Point. The chaplain desig nated the third Sunday in June as the date for the Grange's Sunday to attend church. 'Mr. Arnold extended an invitation to visit the Presbyterian church in Jack sonville. It is hoped that a large number will attend. The paint order has arrived and the job of painting the Grange hall is expected to be gin in the near future. An invitation to the wed ding of Miss Zila Maddox from Mr. ' and Mrs. Rupert Maddox, to. be held in the Catholic church at Jackson ville June 6 at 1 p.m., was read. Mr. and Mrs. William Dar by have the Grange chairs re paired and varnished, and it was voted to have the book case varnished also. Mrs. Clyde Sturgill an nounced that a rummage sale will be held June 17 at the Eagle's hall. Visitors from Eagle Point Grange, and former members here, were Mr. and Mrs. James Edge and daughters, Bonie, Vonnie and Connie. The three girls entertained during the lecture hour with accordion music and songs. A few skits followed, and while lunch was being prepared by Mrs. Mabyl Buchanan the girls played while several members danced. Mrs. Roy Casey and Mrs. Iva Harper are on the serving committee for the next meet ing, in June. H. A. BOYD DIES Nashville, Tenn.- (UPD -Dr. Henry Allen Boyd, secretary of the National Baptist Pub lishing board, died Thursday. APPEAL FOR MOSLEMS Paris-(DPI-The Catholic and Protestant churches of France have joined in an unprece dented world appeal for help for Moslems left homeless by the war in Algeria. Maurice Cardinal Feltin, archbishop of Paris, and Pastor Marc Boegner, president of the French Protestant Federation, signed the appeal. 1 GOOD OLD DAYS Jackson, Miss.- (UPD -W. W. Frost, who spent 22 years as a revenue agent, said Friday that years ago most moon shiners made well-aged, smooth-tasting corn whisky and generally resorted to a shotgun when "revenooers" visited them. Today, he said, moonshine is a foul, burning potion and most present day moonshiners call a lawyer She PROSPECT Baccalaureate Held Br FRANCES RING Prospect Baccalaureate services for the Prospect High school class were held in the Community hall May 24. Ministers from Prospect churches took part in the services with the Rev. Gerald Gardner, former Nazarene pastor, bringing the sermon. Mr. Gardner spoke on "Chris tianity in the 20th Century." Graduates are Janet Bean, Celeste Burrill, Thomas Da vidson, Mary Fowler, Mary Ann Hubbard, Jackie Hunt, Helen Jantzer, Norman Jaat zer, George Lycette, Loretta Orgain, Linda Robertson, Ray Scaife, Gene Schuder, and Roma Shafer. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Robert son and family m&ved to Eagle Point Friday. Robert son works for the state high way department and will be foreman at Eagle Point. Mr. and Mrs. George Gover nor have postponed their trip east because of illness. Gov ernor has had surgery recent ly and Mrs. Governor has the flu. Bob Culver was injured Monday while fixing a fence. A cut over one eye required eight stitches to close. Mr. and Mrs. Monte Ring and son, Mike, have moved from their home on Red Blanket rd. to Union Creek. Prospect High school teach ing staff will be all new with the exception of two teachers next fall. Returning next fall are Miss Pat Lull who has been here two years and teaches English and girls phys ical education, and Peter Nashed who teaches arts and crafts,v shop and world geog raphy. Nashed has been here only one year. Teachers leaving are Super intended and Mrs. Kenneth H. Vannice. Mrs. Vannice has been teaching both high school and grade school mu sic. Vannice will be superin tendent at Culver, Ore., next fall and Mrs. Vannice plans to spend at least a year rest ing with the exception of a few private lessons. The Van- nices have been here four years. Mrs. Fern Walton, who has been librarian and taught typing two and higher math for four years, will be teach ing English at Lakeview High school. The Waltons have sold their holdings near Bend and hope to buy a small acreage near Lakeview. Alvern Gardner, who has been coach this year and taught chemistry, will teach next year in a school near Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner and daughter, Deb bie, will leave for Colorado this week. '. ... Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Bates and son, Eddie, left Fri day for Forest Grove, Ore., where he will teach English and social studies next year. Bates has taught in that field here for the last two years. Mrs. Ladonna Governor will move to Ft. Klamath next fall. 7 The grade school staff will all be the same with the ex ception of the sixth grade. Mrs. Patricia Rieck taught sixth this year but she will move to Grants Pass where she will teach the fifth grade at Riverside school. Next year's staff will in clude Mrs. Marge Brewster, first grade; Mrs. Melen Beck er, second grade; Mrs. Veda Neville, third grade; Mrs. Bertie Moore, fourth grade: Mrs. Eileen Watson, fifth grade; Mrs. Jo Ann Rochester. sixth grade; Dean Boyer, sev enth grade; Marc Smity, eighth grade: and Mel Ro chester, principal. Plans for the ninth annual Hillbilly Jamboree, scheduled July 25, are nearing comple tion with the selection of the Queen candidates. The six contestants are Misses Roma Shafer, senior; Donna Ells, Shirley Beding- field, Sharon Owens and El donna Bean, all sophomores; and Linda Parton, eighth grade. Each candidate will have Announcing... The removal of the Offices of JOHN A. GRAFF, JR. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ' from the Brophy Building -to the Century Building Room 47 843 East Main St. tickets available for 25 cents. As the weeks progress, the leading candidates will be posted. The next Jamboree meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the community hall June 5. A representative of each partic ipating organization is ex pected to attend. A bridal shower honoring Loretta Orgain was held at the Burrill residence Wednes day. There were 30 guests at tending and the bride to be received many gifts. She will be married to Jim Heath July 11, in Medford. Co-hostesses for the event were Celeste Burrill and Mary Ann Hubbard. The Rev. and Mrs. Boyd Powers left Friday for Santa Cruz, Calif., where they will go through Glad Tidings Bible Institute, where Mr. Powers hopes to enter in the fall. Mr. Powers has resigned the pas torate here in order to pre pare himself for Missionary service overseas. He has been pastor of the Assembly of God church here about a year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pow ers are charter members of the church here and have been active in the church since then. The Pepsters club of PHS held installation of new offi cers for next year. Retiring officers are president, Celeste Burrill; vice president, Jo Ann Yates; secretary, Donna McElmurry; and treasurer, Helen Jantzer. New officers are president, Suzanne Rog ers; vice president, Jill Hedg peth; secretary, Marian Gov ernor; and treasurer, Connie Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Culver, Janet and Johney, spent the week end in Eugene visiting the Rev. and Mrs. Dick Reich ner. The Reichners may come to Prospect to hold DVBS at the Assembly of God church. The Reichners and the Cul vers were coworkers in the Ketchikan Gospel Tabernacle. Janet Culver was home from school last week with chicken pox. Mrs. Clara Mallon, who has been living in Prospect with relatives, has moved to Med ford and is working in Sacred Heart hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Baker are parents of a daughter, Jill Rene, born May 21 in a Med ford hospital. Baker is district ranger at Prospect. The Prospect Church of the Nazarene has invited children between 4 and 14 years old to attend Daily Vacation Bible school. Classes will start June 8. Transportation will be fur nished by the Nazarene bus. The new Prospect ranger station is finished and Ranger Baker and his family and As sistant District Ranger Krell and family have moved into their homes there. Ward Blane and family also will move to the new station. Bob Gilmore is another one of the people who will occupy one of the new houses. The Dale Chapmans have moved from their home next to the Vic Chapmans to the Carl Spencer place. Mr. and Mrs. Jap Hall and family have moved from the Swede Mill camp to the San derson house. The eighth grade class spent Tuesday swimming at Twin Plunges. They left school ear ly in the morning with seven mothers and after swimming had lunch at Jacks drive in. Ruch School to Close June 4, Gibson Notes Ruch school will close June 4, instead of June 2 as pre viously reported, Boyd Gib son, principal, said Friday. He said the school original ly was scheduled to close June 2, but since the county school superintendent's office was notified, the date had been changed. The change, he said, had not been reported to the county office. Guam is 30 miles long and seven miles wide. Forest Service Officials Attend Training Session S. T. (Terry) Moore, fire control officer for the Rogue River National forest, and Ralph Wiese, Butte Falls rang er, attended a wildlife man agement training session last week at Corvallis. Much of the session was held in the Siuslaw National forest which extends through Benton, Lane, Lincoln and Douglas counties. The group inspected cut over areas in the Mary's peak district, and examined deer damage to Douglas fir planta tions caused by too many deer for the browse available. The affect of logging and road construction on sedimentation in fishing streams was noted, Moore said. The group participated in an office conference at Cor vallis discussing wildlife man agement as related to multiple use management on the for est, Moore said. The group also looked at some areas near Yachats where elk damaged tree seedlings. The group toured sand dune stabilization work in the area south of Florence, which has been proposed for nation al park status. The area is approximately 20 miles long and two miles wide. European beach grass and lodge-pole pine has been planted to pre vent the wind from blowing the sand inland. Among those present at the meeting was at least one rang er from each of the western Oregon forests, Les Zumwalt, game agent for the Oregon state game commission at Cor v a 1 1 i s, and representatives from the regional forest serv ice office in Portland. Does Your Child Have MUSICAL ABILITY? Purudier's Summer Don't wait! Only a limited number accepted for loan of FREE Instrument. Bring your child in Test. See if he or lesson course and Medford Rural Fire District Sets Meeting A final hearing on the pro posed budget for the Med ford Rural Fire Protection dis trict will be held at 7:30 pjn. in Grifin creek school. 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