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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medtord, Or A Sunday, May 22, 1960
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READING COMPASS U.-iing a large
model f a compass. Bert Cook describes
thi' proper wav lo lead one. Later, field
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CONTHOLMNG ACTION Instructor Bert
Cook describes the uelions of small fire
crew controlling a fire. Taking careful note
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MAP HEADING The mysteries of map reading become
familiar to Forest Warden Krnest Low as he follows the
instruction of Howard Brock. Four dajs of classroom and
field instruction were given to new personnel and one day
to experienced ones.
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work Willi the compass combined with
pacing gave the new wardens useful instruc
tion in locating isolated lightning fires.
nf both (he instructor's words and the fire
fiKhlers' action is Krnest Low, new forest
warden at Lincoln guard station.
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Guard Cleans Up
Two Cily Streets
Company E of the Oregon
National Gunrd was sched
uled lo clean up Riverside
ave. and Central ave. Satur
day as part of the community
development project spon-'
sored by the Medfnrd Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The National Guard mem
bers were lo start al the south
end of both streets mil
ceed north, cleaning all places
mamcc. ty orange and black
progress signs, a Jayeee mem
ber said.
Terry Green, of the com-
muntiy development commit
tee reported al the Tuesday
Jayeee meeting that the re
cent trash pickup in Med ford
worked out satisfactorily.
Both Andy Anderson. Med
ford superintendent of streets
and roads, and Tony Jioilano,
co-owner of the City Sanitary
Service, were pleased with
the operation, he said. A milli
ner ol citizens are also clean
ing up and painting up their
properties, Green noted.
New committee chairman
appointed Tor the HlliO Hl year
are Ken Knackstedt. meniber-
ship; Chuck Jones, oricnta
! lion. Dick Frey. junior golf
and tennis: Ken Griess. flags;
j Chuck l.angston, records and
i recognition; Karl Johnson,
television log; Terry Green.
community development: and
I Douglas Peters. publicity.
Kev was appointed Javcee
pa iliainenlarian.
Army Officer to
Visit in Medford
Col. Glenn 1, Clmebell.
newly-assigned military per
sonnel procurement officer of
Sixth Army headquarters, will
visit Medfnrd while on an in
spection tour of the recruiting
station here May 2fi
Colonel Clinehell succeeds
Col. Walter II Skielvig. who
retired from the Army April
.10 after more than 20 years of
service.
From his San Francisco
headquarters. Colonel Cline
bell will direct the Army re
cruiting stations manned by
field recruiters, as well as the
I administrator and medical
personnel assigned to recruit-
j ing ill til e.Kht wctciu staid.
Instruction Given
In Many Subjects
At Four-Day Event
By JIM FISHER
Personnel of the Southwest j
Oregun district, Oregon state
board of forestry, received in
struction in many subjects at
the annual district fire school
May 16 through 19 at the
headquarters on Table
Rock rd.
New forest wardens and
forest lookouts attended all
four days of the school while
experienced personnel
attended only the final day
Twenty persons attended all
four days, and 50 the last day.
Representative of the new
forest wardens attending this
year's school is Ernest Low.
forest warden at the Lincoln
guard station on the Green
Springs highway near Lin
coln. Low had worked one
summer with the United
States forest service and two
summers with the Oregon
state board of forestry at Cor
vallis and Tile Dalles.
Opening Morning
On the opening morning of
fire school, Low listened
along with other new war
dens to an introductory talk
by District Warden Curtis
Nesheim. State Training Offi
cer Ron Smith, the only non
district instructor for the
school, presented an orienta
tion course on the organiza
tion of the forestry depart
ment from the state forester;
down lo the local district.' i
Next on the program was a !
course in fire behavior pre-1
sented by Ron Smith. Low
watched as Smith used a "fire
table'! and pine needles to
show how slope, wind, and
other factors affect the rate of
spread of fire. Local instances
of unusual fire behavior were
mentioned by the instructor
to demonstrate the action of
fire under certain conditions.
Next Instructors
Assistant District Warden
Howard Brock and Technical
Assistant Wes Stanfield were
the next instructors that Low
met. The course was one on
map reading.
After learning low legal de
scriptions are read and writ
ten. Low was able to tell
from a district map that his
guard station was located in
the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter, section 12.
township 40 south, range 3
east, Willamette meridian.
This legal description covers
40 acres and is typical of the
description used to locate for- i
est fires.
After a noon meal served
at the headquarters crew
house, Low first attended a
course on basic fire weather
presented by 3rock. Before
the next class, the new for
est lookouts left to receive
their first instructions in pre
liminary lookout training and '
use of the firefinder. Forest !
Inspector Homer Smets and!
Dispatchers Walter Moran
and Bill Pope were instruc
tors. Large Fir Organisation
With the lookouts receiving
other training, the wardens
first learned about large tire
organization from Assistant
District Warden Doyle Stock
ton. The various fire jobs and
their duties were described in
this class.
Labor Foremen Berl Cook
and Paul Matteson completed
the warden's first day with a
class in use of the compass.
During the morning of the
second day. the new wardens
and lookouts spent two hours
learning about field location
of fires. Uses of backsights
with compasses, mirror flash
ing from lookouts, and other
techniques were described.
Following this. Low and
the other wardens spent an
hour learning to pace. A me
thod of determining fire acre
age from pacing was also
taught the new personnel.
The lookouts were learning
about reports and procedures
at the same time.
Both groups gathered to
gether before lunch to hear
Safety Chairman Wes Stan
field discuss safety on the job.
Radio Proctdurt
Radio procedure and opera
tion was the first afternoon
course for new employees.
District Warden Nesheim and
Radioman Wallace Raker in
structed personnel in proper
use of the different types of
district radios.
The final class of the day
for the lookouts was a map
reading review course while
Low and the other new war
dens received instruction on
I various forms and reports re
I quired of them. Fire reports,
'burning permits, mileage re-
ports, and other forms were
discussed.
I Training films on use of
hand tools were shown in the
levelling to tha new personnel
I that could attend.
! Field Day
The third day was a field
day for all new personnel.
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TEST FIRE A warm day
along for new forest wardens. Here, Lincoln Warden Ernest
Low completes the final touches to the fire line built to keep
the fire from spreading.
to Anderson Butte lookout to,
receive instruction on fire
reporting, learning the coun-l
try. and lookout life, war
dens drove to a demonstration
area near Jacksonville. Equip
ment use and care was taught
to the wardens, covering,
trucks, pumps, and tools. The
use of water to control and
mop-up a fire was shown byj
Forest Wardens Bill Davis'
and John Moe. Wes Slanfield '
and John Black demonstrated
how to fall snags with a pow-
er saw and Low was given an
opportunity to run the saw. j
Following lunch, the pro-
gressive method fire line con-'
struction was taught and al
demonstration of control of
fires without water was
given. Then Low and the
other new wardens were di
vided into two crews and
worked on test fires that had
been started.
Movies and refreshments
for the personnel and their
families were presented that
evening.
Safely Class
The final day of fire school
opened with a safety class for
all personnel. A film on
moulh-to-mouth artificial res
piration was also shown.
While lookouts were learn
ing about care of their station
and public relations, the war
dens received a course on
timekeeping from Farm For
ester Jim Fisher. Lookouts re
viewed their job and likely
problems while Low learned
about the warden's job with
the other forest wardens.
Daily reports, requirement re
ports, action on fires, training
of crews, and many other du-l
ties were brought lo their at
tention. The afternoon classes in
cluded a course on district
fire problems and use of the j
radio "10" signals to reduce I
conversation on the air. Look
outs reviewed their courses
and then took a written
examination. j
A closing class on district'
policy was presented to all j
personnel by District Warden I
Nesheim.
Training Just Started
Upon completion of the fire
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marie the lest fires burn right
school, Forest Warden Ern
est Low's training has really
just begun. Within two weeks,
he will be given a written
test to see what points
should be brought up in fol-'
low-up training during the'
summer. He will also com-i
plete the department's driv-
ing testing. This includes a
written test on driving laws,
an eye test, reaction time test,
and finally a performance
test.
By the first of July, Low
will have three high school
boys working with him as his
fire crew. It will be his re-
sponsibility to see that these
boys receive additional train
ing to what they received at'
the district headquarters.
With the coming of the fall
rains. Low will leave his
guard station at Lincoln,
knowing that he and his crew
were able to do a better,
safer, and more efficient job
of forest fire control through
I the training provided by the
stale forestry department.
Carnegie Alumni
To Organize Here
In order lo formulaic a Car
negie Alumni association all
post graduates of the Dale
Carnegie course have been in
vited to attend a meeting at
the main fire station Tuesday,
May 24, at 8 p.m.
Current officers are Joe
Jarvis, president; Bill Coch
ran, vice president: Grace
Singler, secretary; Ruth Grif
fin, treasurer; and Elaine Ron
ford and Marion Lausmann,
publicity.
Graduate assistants for the
latest course were Dr. and
Mrs. Albert A. Griffin. Twen
ty-eight local members were
graduated May 18 from the
class.
VICE CHANCELLOR DIES
Roselle Park, N.J. lUPD
The Very Rev. Msgr. James
J. Carberry, 51, vice chancel
lor of the Newark Roman
Catholic Archdiocese, died
Thursday.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Medford High School
Edited by Jim Frak.
Staff: J i m McCormack.
Esther Jacobs. Edonna
Pace. Rita McBeth. Diane
Mohr, Suiy Reul, and Ann
MacManama.
From 19 girls trying out,
judges have selected six girls
as majorettes for next year.
With additional tryouts to be
held tomorrow, three more i
girls will be selected for the
1960-61 squad.
Selected to date are Step
hanie Hertager, Judy Ayres,
Jackie Ayres, JoDell Herta
ger, Barbara Baccus. and Don
na Fosgate. Stephanie will be
the head majorette.
Finalists for the three ad
ditional places are Louise
Willis, Bonnie Wilson, Cindy
Anderson, Bonnie Brantley,
Mary Milne, and Betty Young.
Two of these students, Bonnie
Brantley and Cindy Ander
son, are freshmen this year.
Judges were I. A. Mirick,
instrumental supervisor; Shar
on Laing. curent head major
cite; Mrs. Virginia Wester
field, music instructor; Ron
Rice and Fhner Ayres, both
music teachers.
These majorettes will par
ticipate and perform with the
varsity band next year.
All sophomores and juniors
planning to turn out for foot
ball next fall met in the
school cafeteria Tuesday
morning during reg. room
with Head Coach Fred Spie
glebcrg. Plans and the schedule for
next year were announced.
Practice will begin Aug. 24,
with, for the first two weeks,
two practice session's a day.
The varsity schedule calls
for five home games, three
away, and one open date. The
games are Sept. !). Areata,
Calif.; Sept. 16. Marshfield;
Sept. 23. open; Sept. 30, South
Salem; Oct. 7, Crater at Cra
ter: Oct. 14, Klamath Falls;
Oct. 21, Reno, Nevada; Oct.
28, Ashland at Ashland: and
Nov. 4, Grants Pass at Grants
Pass.
The junior varsity will play
three home games, ar.d four
games away. Junior varsity
schedule includes Sept. 1U.
Eagle Point: Sept. 1!), Ashland
at Ashland; Oct. 3. Grants
Pass: Oct. 10. Crater at Cra
ter; Oct. 15 Klamath Falls at
Klamath Falls; Oct. 24, Ash
land: and Oct. 31, Grants Pass
at Grants Pass.
Baccalaureate service will
be held in the Hedrick gym
nasium Jime 5 at 8 p.m. for
the class of 1960.
Commencement this year
will be held on the high
school football field June 7
at 8 p.m.
De Lawson. sophomore, has
been chosen Catfish derby
queen. Her court consists of
Vicky Endcrs. Sancira Bales.
Judy Ayres. Thercse Six, and
Nancy Maxson.
The derby will be held
sometime in June and the
public is invited, officials
have indicated.
Craters, the high school an
nuals, were issued Thursday
after school in reg. room
groups. The books sported
blue covers with silver de
signs. School was dismissed al
2:45 so students corld obtain
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their Craters, and a "signing"
party was held following in
the boys gymnasium.
Those working on the Cra
ter staff were Nancy Dean, editor-in-chief,
Jeannine James,
associate editor; Lauren Stay
ton, c . retributing editor; Nan
cy Van Valzah, index editor;
Dick Day and Terry Ryan, art
editors; John Crawford, sports
editor- Rav Beliveau. photo
graphy editor; Fred Lorish
and Jim Henson. photogra
phers and Craig Wright, copy
editor.
The copy and layout staff
consisted of Janet Barker,'
Susan Fontaine, Mary Kay
Harris, De Lawson, Penny
Linn, Anne Mathews, Bob
Rix. Sandy Sanner, Jim
Spoerl, and Deanne Taylor.
Jerry Gastincau was busi
ness manager: Stan Dowson.
advertising manager: Judy
Bash anr" Dale Peterson, sales
managers: Toni Spence, book
keeper; Gene Lantz, secre
tary; and Elizabeth Settle,
advisor.
Juniors received last week
the returns from the Merit
Scholarship tests, that were
taken earlier this spring. Na
tional standings and finalist
notices will not be received
until September.
Joel Gregory and Nancy
Duncan will be coeditors for
the "cub" edition of Hi-Times,
the school newspaper, which
will be issued May 31.
Each year, about this time,
a staff of interested sopho
mores puts together the paper
thereby giving them an actual
taste of what goes into the
paper. That way the advisor
can also get an idea as to who,
along with the juniors, will
be qualified to hold certain
staff positions.
The other head editors are
Sandy Shugart, editorial; Sus
an Elder, feature: Bill Dames,
sports; and Mike Higgins,
business.
The Order of the "M"' pic
nic will be held this after
noon at the Elk picnic
grounds off Crater Lake high
way. The affair is for all "M"
memberi and their dales.
All MHS seniors in band
and orchestra have been in
vited to a party at the Mirick
ranch Thursday. I. A. Mirick
and John Drysdale, band and
orchestra directors are giving
the party.
The Girls league college
scholarship will be awarded
to one senior girl graduation
night. This scholarship Is $200
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Members of the league
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scholarship largely through
selling candy in the cafeteria
during lunch periods.
Qualifications for the
award include that she be in
the top quarter of her class,
cooperative in the Girls
league, show promise as a
student, show a financial
need, and that she attends an
Oregon school.
Monday, the candidates
will be compared before selec
ting one to be given this
scholarship.
Hi-Times staff, the school
newspaper, will hold its an
nual award dinner at Mary's
Casa May 24. Twenty staff
members will receive journ
alism awards presented by
Vern Woltoff, advisor for the
paper.
WOOLWORTH MAN DIES
Palm Beach. Fla. -il'PIi- By
roll D. Miller, 84. who started
with F.W. Woolworlh Co. as
a stock man in 1897 and rose
to serve as president of the
chain from 1932 until his re
tirement in 1935, died here
Wednesday.
Washington-H'Pri-The House
appropriations committee has
voted an extra S58 million to
push toward development of
an atomic airplane.
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