PERSCilAL ITEMS 



Uhen Mr.IIc^cLley visited the Par eat in tt..y, he rrs.a ao- 

 oonpaniod by Ills wife and young son Robert who camped in 

 the Supervisor Sa guest tent for several weeks. ISrs. Jordan 

 and Kra. Benedict entert.lne" the women of the ranger foroe 

 and of the neighborhood during that time, so that we all 

 had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.He.^dley personally. 



Krs. Jordan and Krs. 77of ford went into the high country 

 with their husbands in the letter part of July. Both of 

 then are such good campers well accustomed to doing their 

 share of saddling and packing as well as everyone's oharo 

 of the camp cooking that they are a decided Forest asset. 

 Mrs .Uof ford is entirely recovered from the illness report- 

 ed in the last Ranger , ao her appearance on returning from 

 this trip amply proved. 



During July, August and September Hrs.Ie'rl Boothe, 

 regular telephone operator at Oc.khurst will be c.t lilr.ml 

 'tioii with her husband who is sto.tione-" there for the 

 suiter. Hiss Jc^phine Caylor t:-.!res her pla.ce at the Oak- 

 hurst switchboard. 



The time of Lincoln Herrlol:, forest flreut.n for the 

 Earthfork-Southfork district, is being utilized between 

 the infrequent fires at the switchboard. Mrs.Herriok re- 

 mains in Presno except for occasion:-.! flying visits, but 

 their dr.uhter Llary has been at Southfork for c.ll her 

 school v^.cc.tlon. 



Krs.E.L.Olr.rl-r's mother hc.a been spending some weeks 

 with her at the Sight Rod; Station. 



Robert EHoppenberg, Mrs. Benedict f s brother* reached 

 Hortlifork about the first of August. As it hup^o.ie^ the 

 Service had immediate noe of r. men to replace one *.:!io 

 ii .d rosi^Tied. lir.Zloppenberg wc-s therefore oent on the 

 next day to join Tou Ferguson - son of Andy Terguson - in 

 fire petrol work in the bc.c?: country. *7hen not on fire 

 duty tliese men ere putting in long liard d/ ys -t trail re- 

 pairing. 



