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H om e of The Croft Lily Page Six Forest Service Has Offered Tins To Conserve Timber Lumber Demands Toi Remain Hi/arh Ten Or More Years Yet Concluded from last week B R O O K IN G S -H A R B O R B efore the w a r the U n ited S ta t es exported lum ber. In 1945 we im ported m ore than tw ice as much as we exported. E xp o rts in 1945 were on ly of o u r to te i p ro duction. L ittle could be gained by s h u ttin g off this tric k le o f o u t flo w in g lum ber. T rade re ta lia tio n by o th e r countries m ig h t cause even g re a te r losses. C ontinued ex ports w ill help m a in ta in o th e r im p o rts and to fo s te r in te rn a tio n a l good w ill. Aside fro m the th in g s th a t m ay Le done by in d u s try and o th e r agencies, the F orest Service be lieves th a t i t can help increase lu m b e r supply by: 1. P ushing the sale o f tim b e r fro m the N a tio n a l Forests. T o do th is w ith o u t s a c rific in g fu tu re production w ill re q u ire m any m ore forest roads, especially in the ex trem e west, to give access to the large volum e o f tim b e r th a t can not now be reached. 2. P ro v id in g te ch n ica l m an agem ent and m a rk e tin g service to sm all w oodland owners. T h is ’d encourage them to harvest the trees th a t are ready fo r c u ttin g , and ye t leave enough tim b e r on ^ / l a n d 'fo r fu tu re 'c ro p s “ Plans were made, fo llo w in g the end of the w a r, to c o n stru ct tw o and th re e -q u a rte r m illio n homes by the end o f 1947— a pace w hich is expected to last up to ten o r m ore years. This, however, is con tin g e n t upon p ro s p e rity o f a ll businesses, trades and professions. Assum ing th a t income and em ploym ent rem ain high, and forest products are a va ila b le at rea sonable prices, the estim ated need fo r lu m b e r w ill be 42 m illio n board feet a year. W ith the p re -w a r an nual o u tp u t o f 26 m illio n , this w ill mean th a t alm ost tw ice the p re -w a r cut m ust be made. Lu m b e r ou tp u t, due to strike s o f the m any industries, did no, begin to reach the 31 m illio n feet 3. A id in g and advising sm all planned fo r 1946. I t ’ ll be d iffic u lt s a w m ill operators in p ro p e r fo r to push the annual o u tp u t above est practices, m illin g operations, 33 m io llio n board feet, a n n u a lly and m a rke tin g . fo r the next ten years. L ike lih o o d Lum b e r shortages w ill probably is th a t the o u tp u t w ill never be last a long tim e. As a n a tio n we able to meet demand, to say n o th are s till c u ttin g and b u rn in g saw- ing about b u ild in g up the depleted tim b e r fa s te r than it grows. The stock piles. big problem lies in the 4,200,000 Favorable prices, m ore labor, sm all p riv a te holdings w here c u t and m ore equipm ent m ay help. tin g practices are u su a lly poor. E v e n tu a lly lu m b e r production is W ith good m anagem ent— found going to be c u rta ile d because of in m any o f the la rg e r p riv a te tim tim b e r shortages. T im b e r reserves ber holdings and in m ost o f the are declining. p ublic forests - w e could e ve n tu In the west, m any o f the estab a lly double the g ro w th of saw- lished saw m ills w ill ru n c u t of tim b e r. We could grow a ll we logs in a few' years. New oppor need and s till have enough to ex tu n itie s are lim ite d fo r large- p o rt plenty. scale operations. A fu ll-sca le p ro g ra m o f b u ild In the north, tim b e r depletion ing up and m a in ta in in g forest p ro has shrunk the lu m b e r in d u s try to a sm all fra c tio n o f its fo rm e r d u c tiv ity is u rg e n tly needed. E d u im portance. Even in the south, ca tio n a l e ffo rts should be expand the stand o f fa s t-g ro w in g pines ed. The Forest Service believes is not sufficient to m a in ta in the th a t th fo llo w in g steps are also necessary: present output. 1. Increased p u b lic aids and O ne fact re m a in s: W e a rc not services to p riv a te owners. grow ing enough tim b e r. W e a re 2. P u b lic co n tro l o f c u ttin g and no longer in an e ra of tim b e r su rp lu s. Now we m ust m ak e the o th e r forest practices on p riv a te fullest possible use of w h a t we forest lands. Expansion and developm ent of h av e and can grow. p u b lic forests nationa l, state and T h ere is som e w a ste of tim ber, w hich could be avoided by b e tte r c u ttin g , m ark e tin g , and m illing p ractices. B e tte r p ro tec t ion of o u r forest c a p ita l ag a in st fire an d p ests is also needed. B ut in the long run we sh all h av e to grow m ore tim b e r than we do it ,w if are to supply he ased’ o f a prosperous n a tio n M eanw hile, th e a v e ra g e fa rm o r home ow ner i f going tc have d iffic u lty g e ttin g all th e tim b e r he would like to have. Z A D A ’ S B E A U T Y SH O P J?uby $ token Assisting Closed Sunday and M onday STU D EN TS local.. This concludes the survey of the tim ber industry as it affects the southern part of Curry county, and w hat m ay be looked forw ard to, if properly developed. County Serv Officei Up To State Solons S A L E M A request fo r v e te r ans* serv ice officer in every county in Oregon to aid in the ‘re-ad ju stm e n t .of W o rld W a r 2 veteran? tc co m m u n ity life ” w ill be made before the 19*17 session of th e state le g islature, as the result of a resolution adopted by the as sociation of Oregon counties at its 41st annual convention at P o rt land last week. The association resolutions com m ittee, a fte r considerable dis cussion, prepared and su b m itte d ! a plan before th » conventicn p ro posing the state, thro u g h its de p a rtm e n t of veterans' a ffa irs, co W ANTED! Learn Steelhead Fishing the easy way from an expert instruc tor. Diplomas given when course is completed. The full course conosists of rowing me around on the river while I dem onstrate the fine points of fishing No charge to hard-working stu d en ts’ See Ken Taylor, Brookings A dvertising, paid fo r by the A lu m n i of the ■?AYIX)R INSTITUTE of White Water Boating P IL O T , B R O O K IN G S , O R EG O N operate w ith the counties in f i nancing the county veterans’ ser vice officers, s im ila r to the county agent set-up w hich members said had w orked so successfully. This proposal was approved by the convention. The resolution fu rth e r proposes th a t the departm ent o f veterans’ a ffa irs set up a school to tra in the personnel and m ake appoint-: m ents based on recom m endations of local veterans’ organizations and the county court. George E. Sandy, d ire c to r of veterans’ affairs, spoke before the convention, p o in tin g out th a t at present only 18 counties have ap-| pointed men to serve discharged veterans. He said th a t because o f the valuable assistance th e y’ve rendered ex-service men, it is "es s e n tia l” th a t a ll counties have s im ila r centers w h e r e veteran p o p ula tion w a rra n ts. In The Mailbox: E d ito r, P ilo t: Since we are set tled a t the fa rm , I w ould appre ciate i t i f you w ould change o u r address to D eM otte, Indiana, in stead o f K nightstow n . W e are in the no rth e rn p a rt o f the state again. O u r w eather fo r several weeks. I t has been as; has been ty p ic a l coast w eather high as 66 fo r days. T his is " u n u sual” as you know —predictions fo r to m o rro w are colder. The country-side is b e a u tifu l to) me as the golden beeches and oaks s t ill hold th e ir golden-brow n leaves. There is a quietness and peace th a t seems to perm eate the e n tire countryside. M y thots are on the coast, though, m any tim es. K in d ly rem em ber me to y o u r THURSDAY, pgr lg fa m ily and to the m any friends. Gold Beach, Curry u — M rs. E. F. D u v a ll, D eM otte, court house, January g Indiana . P o rt Orford, Cum C u rry County B a n k / j ^ Deputy Collector Lists Itinerary For January The fo llo w in g incom e ta x it in e ra ry w ill be fo llo w e d ’ by the dep u ty co lle cto rs fro m the Coos B ay office: Reedsport, D ouglas county, a t Room 9, C ity h a ll, Ja n u a ry 2. M y r tle P o in t, Coos C ounty, a t c ity, Ja n u a ry 3. B rookings, C u rry C ounty, a t C e n tra l B u ild in g , Jan. 6 and 7. LET Bandon. Coos County , ha ll, January 9. K Coquille, Coos Cow hall, January- 10. 9 ,? ° T C0°* < M t l 212 postoffice building j. 13 to 15. * 4 N o t used today, at muiy| are articles much needed by one else. Help relieve s by selling these items thr^ columns of Pilot Classified, MEW Millwork and Cabinet Shop Door and Window Frames FLUSH -TYPE INTERIOR D00RS- C ABINETS A SPECIALTY We make special size sash, too! M A SO N & EDWARDS GENERAL CONTRACTORS Box 157 Brookings, Oregon G aining H ea d w a y New Line Construction Is Across Chetco River Members of Coss-Curry Electric Co-operative are glad to watch the new line construction cross the Chetco River, thus a step closer to the time when the entire community will be served Ii<>m ( alifornia-Oregon Power Co. current. None will be more pleased than the co-operative, when ‘ lights go on” all over the w - i i S° l0ng withQUt .any current. Will Serve Outlying Streets In Brookings First •ii reaching the Forest Service guard station, this line w i h be divided, one line to be built southward, while the other win .ie built past the greenhouse, up N orth Street, includign Easy Street, westward to the highway. From each of these mair. ones, “feeder ’ lines will be constructed to the various property owners on either side of these lines. Current Will Await Installation o f Power Units Perhaps these lines will he constructed before arrival of the new transform ers which will he installed at the state lire, and perhaps the transform ers may arrive first. But in either case, use of the current will he determined by installation of tnese new units Those tem porary transform ers at the state line are about to their load capacitv, so hut few units mav added now. City, Proper, Last To Be Changed To New Power W hen installed, these transform ers will he large enouch to carry the entire current load of the area, and as lines are com pleted, service will he moved over to the new lines, with the city of Brookings, now being served hv the local units will be last to cut in on the new power lines. Day bv day, following construc tion where new lines are cut in, the power load is reduced on the local generating plant, thus relieving some of the load. Coos-Curry Electric Co-op YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVE
