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Tons of Forest Cones Shipped to Salem for Seed Extraction
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The photo on the left show bushtli of various cones spread for drying section of a Noble fir rone, the largest among 17 varieties being
atop the drying kilns at th John B. Woods, sr.. sood cleaning plant procossea in nis wo saiem piinw.
on Sunnyslde road soatk of Salem. At right Woods holds a cross-
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bin.
into ;
Its
any forester
pays off.
Varieties of Trees
a single day. Tho only aLn&ran-
tage in seed planting is the squir
rels' appetite for the laboriously
man u facta red seeds. This is over
come, however, by rodent poison
1 spread over area to be seeded
, by forest crews.
Unknown to most persons
C Woods . has been manufacturing
V tree seeds in Salem for two years.
Most of his production is used
by the Oregon state forestry de-
inartment and the Crown Zeller-
bach company, but Woods is now
''3 receiviru? reauests from ravage
countries of Europe who wLsh to
biiv reforestation with Marshall
plan money. Some of these orders
mav Km fillrl this va r
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T- Rudnru Clroirinr
i. Woods Salem business is the
outgrowth of nearly 28 years
spent in America's forests. Born
jn Vermont, ne was graauaiea j
: from Brown university at Provi
irle"o R. T. He later enrolled in
Biltmore' Traveling University of .
Forestry and learned his . profes
sion trekking the virgin sforests .
of the nation from New York to j
the - northwest and studying in
Germany.
In 1925. Woods became chief
foretcr for Long-Bell Lumber
rompanv with offices in Long
view, Wah. He remained in this
capacity for 10 years until lie
coming chief forester charge
of NA's lumber code division for
two years.
Chief Forester
From 1937 to 1946. when he
retired. Woods was chief forester
Salem Men Pledge
UO Fraternities
Three Salem freshmen were
among 71 new University of Ore
gon fraternity pledges at the close
of fall term open rushing, accord
ing to a campus news release.
The trio are Delwyn Kleen, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Kleen,
route 7, pledged to Beta Theta
Pi; Alton Chamberlain, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Chamberlain. 430
Kappahn rd.. Phi Delta Theta.
and Lowell Fox, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gale L. Fox. 264S Portland
rd.. Pi Kappa Alpha.
Chamberlain and -Kleen are
both business administration ma
jors, and Fox a liberal arts major.
Other officers are Kathryn Cook,
secretary-treasurer; Peggy Hoff
man, scrap book.
New members of the troop are
Barbara Blake, Martha Ann Wal
ters, Marene Settlinger, Joye
Burris, Anita Hough, Kathryn
Cook. Diana Kennon, Nellie Ar-
Kcher, Peggy Hoffman. Mrs. Oer
a) Wing is leader.
Tajcmg part in the awards court
Sundtao at Leslie school will be
Janet Kleen, Carol Hoffman, Aud
rey Miller, Norma Hammond, and
Charlotte Smith. Frances Burris
will be Juliette Low representa
tive from troop 42.
Four Corners Scouts
Elect New Officers
E0fjR CORNERS Carol Hoff
man was elected president of the
Girl Scout troop 42 last week.
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a long, hard process, but Ior.in.e wai onai i.umnermen
ber association, secretary -manager
of the Oregon Forest Fire a--
will agi e that it
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i Tho 17 varieties of cones from ' snf,aon ana T in r,."
e . v..., . ; est Resource Appraisal associa-
into seed at Woods' plants ar;IIO".'n "n,n' .on.
rvnioiaa whto ?sjr.Kio rnni,r Still a traveling
and Shasta fir. western hemlock, I nea'. P w...io
ponderosa. western white, sugar)?" h mple, sugar farm ne?r
,nH ioHD..-,oi ,h Danville, Vt.; in spring and early
D C.
forester
at
summer ne is a conultaiu mr
the Association of State Forest
ers in Washington, and in late
summer and fall he works hard
at his Salem seed business.
'My Vermont farm is nice."
Woods Opined, 'but I'd hate to
have to stav avvav from Oregon.
I always miss Oregon whet) I'm;
j and Port Orford cedar. Sitka and
j Englemann spruce, giant sequoia
I and coast redwood.
Western hemlock seed the
; highest priced will bring $20
a pound or $1,000 for a standard
i 50-pound sack. The much-sought
' seed of the Douglas fir is worth
$10 a pound or $400 for the regu- j away vei v long, even its rain
: lar tu-pou na Dag. umer varieties
range in price between theso two
1 figures.
I Although the price may seem
i high, tho benefits are even high-
t ex. Um pound of seed will re-
plant more than an acre of land i LABISH CENT ER Arlene
at only a fraction of the cost of ; Klampef daughter of Mrs. Jennie :
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Rridal Shower Honors
Labish Center Women
ordinary plant seeding with young
trees nurtured in tree farms.
Reforestation by Air
Modern reforestation has taken
Klampe, was honored with a bri- j
dal shower Friday at Mrs. C Iyde
Leedys. Hostesses were Mrs. Kath
erine Daugherty and Mrs. Orvillo
f oho B. Woods, sr.. SaJeaa troe seed manufacturer, la shown pouring a rack of dried Douglas fir cones
into a churn at the oooUi Salem plant where they are crashed, se pars Mag the seeds from tho waste.
The wire netting oa tho outside of the chars sifts est tho seeds held in a cylindrical formation In tho
centers of the cooes. (Fhotos by Don Dill. Statesman staff photographer).
Squirrels Aid
John Woods in
Seed Industry
By Lester F. tear
Staff Writer. Ttv? S '.) in
A veteran northwest forester,
hundreds of busy squirrels and a
small band of volunteers are cur
rently combining their Ijbors to
give Salem a new industry and
an important role in reforesta
tion of timber-depleted lands of
the world.
Head of the new
valley enterprise U John P.
Woods, sr.. a retired foresi-r ant
p-rt-time farmer. His bnines is
corners of the state arc shipped
to Salem between August 1 and
November 30 tho usual dura
tion of the seed oxtractioa ope-
the seed is then ready for final
processing.
The last phase of tho seed
manufacturing is done in Woods'
ration. Tons of cones must be i plant 2, located near tho state
proeessed to produce a few hun- forestry department off State
dred pounds of seed. Tho cones j street in east Salem,
must be of the current year s i A fanning mill, a time-honored
crop to be unable. j machine for seed processing, is
The extraction process Is di-!used for final cleaning of the
vided into two operations. Seven-, future trees. The seed and waste
teen varieties of cones are first are poured on tho fanning mill's
dried in a former prune drier oscillating screens where the
located on the Kehne Wain ranch clean seed is sieved Into a sack
on the Sunnyside road, three miles under tho machine and tho waste
south of Salem. , " ' "
I'ses Prune Plant
Woods says "It's remarkable
how pe-fectly the prune plant
fits intome seed-fi om-cone pro- i
'cess." I
,.,, 1 The cones are placed on racks i
Willamette , ... . j , S i
in the drying kilns. Each of two j
giant dryers holds 1.000 bushels;
of cones and between 200 and i
h r i .. V"-" lun" 300 pounds can be dried daily
wh.ch fall in Oregon fests. , by tne heat box of two ovfrsized
While tho two cone processing furnaces resting below oii the
plants are located in and near ground floor.
&lem. Woods' industry actually The tinder -dry cones are then
takes in the entire state. An army j removed from the kilns and plac
et brown and grey 'squirrels busy : ed in a large, cylindrical churn
themselves daily chewing off and ; where they are rotatted and crush
knocking down tjhe cotis fronted into waste and seed. The seed
lofty trees. Between 50 and ,100 held in a small circular form a -volunteers
farmers. loeer audition running through the core of
children are making up to $100! the cone,
a year picking up cones for ship- Ready for Procesiag
ment to Woods' plant. i When most of the waste is sepa-
Tenes of Cooes J rated from the seed by a screen
Tons of the cones from four ' exterior which encloses the churn.
f lx fit'
to the air. making the use of Klamoe.
seed even more economical and ; Miss Klampe will be married to
swift. Helicopters used by the Alex Schreiber of Portland Sun-
state forestry department can day, November 7, at the Labish
successfully seed large areas in I Center Community church.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SALEM:
Wo. who have been Interested with th problems of the youth of Salem for many
Y"ears and who have closely followed the mzrraer employed in deeding with young peo
ple and their troubles by the present Municipal Judge, believe that the voters of Salem
are entitled to our tho ugh Is and views with relation to the choice of candidates for this
important office.
We first call to your attention that in our opinion. Judge W. W. McEinney is emin
ently well -qualified for the position. He is a man 45 years of age and possessed of ma
ture judgment based upon an experience of more than 22 years as a lawyer and nearly
two years as a judge. He is able to and does understand human behavior in the ju
venile. As Municipal Judge, the Incumbent ha displayed toward the Juvenile appearing
before him a kindly feeling of helpfulness. He consistently points out to the youth the
error of his ways and explains the principles of justice and fair play involved. The
present Judge considers the welfare of each youth first Many youngsters of tender
age have been subjected to wrong doing Jay adults. In these instances the present
Judge has fearlessly attempted to protect the youth.
It Is our opinion that the present Municipal Judge deserves to be continued in
office on the strength of what he has done for our young people during his term of
office.
GlTRNEE A. FLESIIEK
Dean of Beys at Selena Htsh School
HOWARD EL HIGBT
Former Juvenile Officer of too City off Sales
SIDNEY L. I.LAMBIA.3
Director of Attendance. Salem Pnblie Schools
CARL EL ASCIIENBRENNER
Principal of Parrish Junior HUh Scheol
COLONEL PHILIP VT. ALLISON
Scoot Master. Bey Scoot Troop Ne. It
AGNES C. BOOTH
See trio Undent of Schools for Marie Ceeotr
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Within the Boundaries of Our Lines. No Delay in Hooking
Up Ranges, Wafer Heaters or Electric Heal.
Franchise Limits
Portland General Electrlo Co. Is operatipg by virtue of a franchke Issued to the Sa
lem Light and Power Co. In 188. AnfTfranchise df Salem Electric would be limited
under present State law to 20 years. CfLCC 112-302. Do not be misled by the hsolto
an truths being presented today. PGE )ui an unlimited permit and Salem Llectrie
would by your vote of 504 YES obtain s 20 year franchise.
Taxes, City Occupation License
POC pays $28,500 occupational license fee to the city of Salem, bot lo comparing the
BBmber of poles of PGE with the number of Salem Electric poles and the Uses seen,
pay. PGE shonld be paying $40,000. Further should Salem Electric serve the city with
electricity, costs to Salem would be $12,000 less resoltiog lo a direct saving to the tas
oayer. Similar savings to County. School District and vsrioos State properties. lo fsct.
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th. iti son that pi;k navs me i iir oi sairm ia tr-mm uuq wm w -
in Salem (Salem Electric pays S per sent of its gross to the City of
West Salem).
Your Property Values
Values increase as cotd of operations and expenses decrease. If year light bill is lees,
your pro pre ty is worth more.
Service lo All '
Salem Electric service record is far superior to PGE. For Salem Electric has never re
fused service to anyone within the City of West Salem nor to anvooe v. i thin the boun
daries of Salem Electric lines. Remember our record on Electric heat!
Joint Pole Usage, Salem Electric and PGE
Tho State of Oregon reeulres that wherever possible that all electric otilities shall use
the same poles. If vou vote for Salem Electric franchise, you may be assured that It
will mean that PGE and Salem Electric will use the same poles. Salem Electric and
PGE will share the costs of such poles and Salem Electric will in many cases pay the
sntirs cost of any necessary changeevers.
Assurance of Power in the Future
Salem Electric is assured of all the power that It can sell throughout the term of its
Bonneville contract. PGE is buying on a year to year basis. In event of breakdown
of facilities PGE users will have to rely on PGE stand-by generators. Salem Electrio
feels that having an assured supply It will not now build generating equipment. If lo
the future, we can no longer be assured of all the juice that we can sell, then it will
be good business to build generating equipment. Salem Electric hat not yet been forced
to put any of its users In the possible position of being shut down for lack of electricity
but many other local private utilities have.
Competition
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people of Salem, should vote (town our application there is nothing to prevent PGE
from raiding their rates to what they charge iu Portland.
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