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1 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT — BROOKINGS, OREGON Thursday, March 29, 1956 Z O O M the wood had been kept free of fungus attack in two ways: it had been kept dry, as in weath-1 erproof structures or in a dry climate, or it had been kept thoroughly and permanently sat urated. A fungus is a plant. If BY Forest Products Laboratory. the wood is too dry- for it to grow and spread, decay does not To the Albert Claytons, came Forest Service occur. If the wood is thoroughly a girl on the 22nd; the Jot* US. Department of Agriculture saturated, the fungus is then Whites, a toy on the same day; One- of A Series "drowned out.” The range of and a boy to the Allen Slatean activity of fungi lies between 20 on the 26th. These were all re FALLACY! That all wood in fiercent moisture content of the ported by Dr. Ronniger’s office. the course of time “naturally” wood and a "soaking wet" con decays as a result of age. ditioned in which all air Is ex* governor added. I This fatalistic concept ignores eluded. kThis new pattern of industrial ! the true cause of decay and may growth in Oregon started several Hermiston, and Corvallis. At the will produce 10,000 of the long lead the user to neglect the years ago when pulp company« E. E. Wilson farm, near Cor- tailed birds and at Hermiston proper precautions against it. Plan For Timber suddenly discovered vast quan vallis, 13,000 pheasants are now- 8,000 chukars will be proudced Time or a&e itself has nothing tities of ’.'ft-over wood virtually scheduled lor raising; Ontario to do with the decay of wood Payroll Increase on their doorsteps, the governor The White House .when remodel explained. It is estimated today ed in 1949, was found ta contain In 10 Years that two billion board feet of sound timbers that ha* been in Oregon’s billion dollar timber once wasted or poorly used wood place since 1816. The Fairbanks industry will flourish under a 25 now brings back returns to saw house, a wood structure in Ded percentpayroll increase within mills. ham. Mass., is standing struct the next 10 years, Governor As to the possibilities for wood urally intact after three cent Elmo Smith recently predicted use in the future. Gov Smith uries. Timbers several hundred in a siieech before the West Cited a recent survey in Ians years old have been recovered Coast Lumbermen's association. county where it was found .hat from tlwe ruins of Indian pueblos Governor Smith said that im sawmill left-overs, scarcely used in Arizona and New Mexico. proved utilization of timber and except for fuel, added up to X A part of a Roman emperor's wood wastes is bringing about i staggering estimated woodpile house-boat that sank long ago new pattern which may well* de- to lx1 worth $22,500,000 a year in Lake Nemi was sound enough termine the industrial future of for that one county alone. after nearly 2,000 to lie ident the northwest for the next half The \V *st Coast I.umliermen*» ified by the Forest Producis century. He forecasts an increase association was praised by Gov I aboratory as spruoe. A log 7 of 25.000 Jobs in the industry ernor Smith for its long record feet in diameter was found some which now employees at least of leadership in forestry, ’umber years ago in a tunnel being dug i OO.OOO iiersona. promotion and public service. 150 feet below the bod of the Governor Smith said the state "This can be done without in Yakima River In Washington. A creasing the use of virgin raw of Oregon as a silent partner in pieoe of it was sent to the Forest material," Governor Smith ex all fonext products industries has Products Laboratory and the plained. "It can be done by an certain obligations!toward assur wood was identified as an ex’ expansion of the pulp and paper, ing an honest and just tax tinct species of sequoia, of an age hardboard, wood fabricating and structure, encouraging friendly estimated by geologists as 12 re-manufacturing industries.’» relations between employers and 10 a.m . to 12 NOON million years. “Any consideration of Oregon’s employees, encouraging perpet' During the progress of the long-range future without giving ual cropping of fores' lands, and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. thousands or perhaps millions of full study to the part the forest steping up the forest research years wood constantly immersed products industry will play program to deve’op more by- in water or wet soil gradually would be an empty gesture," the products from wood. undergoes chemical changes (not to be confused with true decay) that result in a loss of sorap of the original strength. This mill- enial process that involves only immersed wood, however, has no practiehl significance for cur rent structures. These examples prove that wood does not necessarily decay with age at all. Decay Is the re sult of one thing only, and that BROOKINGS is the attack of wood-destroying fungi. In the cases mentioned SOME CO M M O N FALLACIES ABOUT W OOD E R Because better birds will be I available for the sportsmen by raising fewer, hatches in game bird farms of the state has been — PAGE SEVEN cut, slightly, this year. Approx- imatel.v 31,000 upland g a m e birds will be raised at the three game farms located at Ontario, WE ARE IN OUR NEW OFFICES IN THE PILOT BUILDING OFFICE HOURS - PAUL RONNIGER, M.D. DAVID R. BROWN, M.D. One careless match.. .Yours 7 WOODLAND PARK CLINIC PHONE 2911 FLASHING AHEAD WITH STYLE AND DUALITY THE Xkfcart^i-Only ycu can T REVENT FOREST FIRES! P.S. PREVIEW OPENING » MARINE SKY-ROOM OPENS FIRST SHOWING APRIL 7th MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. 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