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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1960)
MAIL TRIBUNE, Mxiferrf, Or. 9 Monday, Fib. 1, 1960 A City Firemen Douse Three Fires Here Medford firemen were sur prised at the velocity of a grass fire Saturday afternoon which leaped a ditch and burned three acres of grass on Oakmont lane, just off Coalmine rd. The fire apparently started ale rig the roadway and ex tended to a pasture owned by W. J. Wickman, they said. Winds caused the fire to spread rapidly before it was extinguished. Medford firemen were call ed to two chimney flue fires Friday, but neither did any damage. One was at the home of John C. Preston, 1956 Rob erts rd. The other was at th residence of Robert W. Clark, 2395 Sunset court, Medford. Both flue fires were allowed to burn out. Boy Scouts Dinner Planned The annual blue and gold dinner for Griffin Creek Cub scouts will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Creek school cafe teria. All Cub scouts and their families in the vicinity are invited. Those attending snould take a dish for the potluck dinner and table service. Paper plates, hot rolls and butter, coffee and milk will be furnished. Troop 121 The first Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 121 was held at the Deer Creek Grange hall. Awards were presented by Scoutleader Wil liam O. Burch, assisted by Assistant Scoutmaster Lex Riggan Jr., and Jim Burch. Merit badges were award ed to Peter Hines and Mike Riggan for home repair and citizenship in the home, and to Rickey Peltier for wood carving. Second class pins were presented to Courtney Hyde, Mike Riggan and Rickey Pel tier. Three service pins were awarded to Peter Hines and Larry Peltier. Larry Peltier was selected senior patrol leader, with Rickey Peltier leader of the bear patrol and Mike Riggan leader of the rattlesnake pa trol. State Fire Warden Ralph McKinstry presented forestry awards to three members of Troop 121 who had rendered assistance beyond the call of duty to the forest service in combating the Thompson creek fire last summer. The awards, consisting of a green guard pin and certifi cate and a pocket knife bear ing the forestry service em blem, were presented to Peter Hines, Allan Pope and Mike Riggan. . FOR CLEANER AIR Palo Alto, Calif. -TOPD- Stan ford university engineers are testing a new auto engine de signed to reduce air pollution and smog in big cities. Ralph Heintz, retired partner in Jack & Jleintz, Inc., modified an ordinary eight-cylinder engine to produce the new motor by the addition of a precombus tion chamber in each cylinder to destroy harmful gases. GOD BLESS YOU, AMERICA! 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