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
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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.
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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