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The Coquille Valley Sentinel
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First Forest - Reseeding Law
In Nation Enaded For Oregon
By Stewart H. Holbrook in N. Y. Herald-Tribune
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Back in 1M1 John Dolbeer, of Hum-i
ixtldt Bay, in the Wert Coast logging stroy and öfter has destroyed
young forest of 2,000 acres in six
woods, moved into hl* tall timber an
hours. And these are just the forests
extraordinary machine he had de­
that must be protected it timber is
vised. It was a donkey engine. Th*
arrogant bullwhackers who drove the to be a crop, harvested in cycles like
grain except that the cycle between
Dolbeer logging oxen snorted in
crops is nearer a cehtury than a sea-
amused contempt to see such a con­
traption in to* wood*.
They Mt son.
Thoughtful lumbermen, of whom
around on stump*, chewing tobacco
there are many, have long since
and jeering, and the oxen chewed
learned that timber is a crop. Hence­
their cuds disinterestedly a* John
forth, sharp-eyed inspectors, all
ran a cable from engine into the
woodsmen of long experience, will
woods and wrapped an end around a
observe carefully the cutting meth­
gigantic tog.
,
ods of Oregon loggers to see that seed
John, paying no heed to the ribald
trees ar* left on all areas. These in­
lumberjacks, returned to the engine
spectors will be directed by Gover-
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big log came in a-snorting—in les* whose pet v-ui.«».
legislation h».
has been this
this
time than it would have taken a
new conservation act.
yoke of oxen to turn around. From
Oregon is the first lumber-produc­
that date began toe conversion of
ing state In'the Union, cutting some
logging bulls into hamburger. It was
4,500,000,000 feet annually. Making
the first great revolution in timber,
sure that the thousands of acres of
that of steam power.
cutover land have the proper seed
A second and even greater revolt»»,
tree«, and then of protecting the rtew
lion came this month when the Ore­
forests, is going to be a gigantic un-
gon I^egistature passed a forest con­
dertaking.
servation act, the first of its kind in
th* United State*. Nub of toe act 1*
Sectton 3, which reed*: “Any per­
son, firm or corporation cutting live
timber for commercial use from land*
within the state shall, in order to ef­
fectuate toe policies of this act, leave
reserve tree* of commercial species
deemed adequate under normal candi-
tion* to maintain continuous forest
growth and/or provide satisfactory
Oregon has 322 machine, wood­
restocking to insure forest growth."
working and sheet-metal shops suit­
loggers’ Own M m
The act is enough to make John able for conversion into defense in­
Dolbeer, or even Paul Bunyan, turn dustries the Oregon Economic Coun­
over in his grave. It provides that cil told Governor Sprague this week.
the state shall bave police power over These shops now employ 4206 men
all logging operations to see that in and would need 11,670 skilled work­
pine logging all tree* I*«* than six­ ers for capacity production, the re­
teen incite* in diameter are left for port pointed out. A total of 15,845
seed, and that in Douglas fir logging skilled workers were listed in the re­
not leas than 5 per cent at the ori­ port as available for defense produc­
ginal stand 1* toft for th* same pur­ tion jobs in this state.
pose.
This law is not just another at­
tempted crackdown by government
on the lumber Industry which often,
and many times unjustly, has served
as whipping boy for Federal Admin­
istrations since 1833. The law was
written, proposed and fostered by
Oregon loggers and lumbermen
themselves, working closely with
ranching and agricultural interests.
Basically it is an attempt by thought­
ful lumbermen to control the irres­
ponsible minority of their fellows at
the old-fashtaned cut-out-and-get-
out school. It is a practical taw,
based not on esthetic theory, but on
long experience.
Fifty years of logging in western
Oregon has shown that Douglas fir,
the dominant specie*, will bountifully
reseed cut over land if given half a
chance. The new Oregon law, which
doubtless will be followed by similar
legislation in Washington State, 1*
specific regarding the proper number
of seed trees.
Once natural restocking ta under
way, the only big danger 1* forest
fire. The raw products of moot in­
dustries can be protected with ease.
Not so timber. The lumbermen’s
raw product is out there under the
sky, unwalled, unfenced, virtually toe
great outdoors itself. It is used and
often abused by the public—hunters,
fishermen, berry picker*, camper*,
picnicker*—and abused most of all
by toe hordes of motorists who throw
lighted cigarettes, cigars or matches
from their cars. It is these people
and not lumberjacks who set fire to
the foret. Le*« than five per cent of
man-caused forest fires in Oregon
and Washington are set by logging
operations.
3.288 Fire, to IMS
During 1949 the forest products in­
dustries of Oregon and Washington
spent a total of $1.800,000 to protect
what are laughingly c»»«1 "private
forests” from fires set by a public
which professes to love the great out­
doors and last summer showed its
love by setting more than 3,200 fires
in the two state*.
Both state*
adequate fire-,
protection laws, and .need them. In
summer, togging is regulated by toe
which
1^-.' <ir*eord1
humidity
If the graph drop* to a
reading of 30, legging In Douglas fir
ceases. I/ookout* high on mountain
peak* scan the timber for smoke.
Every logging camp in the two states
is equipped with horn, pumps and
other tools. Many camps go to work
at 3 a. m. and quit at noon, just when
humidity usually begin* to fall.
It 1* the public that must be taught
that one match or cigarette can de­
O, IV Adam*, state director for vo­
cational education, has been granted
an indefinte leave of absence from his
state job in Oregon to serve Uncle
Sam. Adams, who has been away
from Salem for the past six months on
a temporary leave, is a lieutenant
commander in th* naval reserve and
is in charge of the educational pro­
gram for both civilian employees and
enlisted men at the Bremerton navy
yard. " Oscar Paulson, assistant di­
rector, is pinch hitting for Adams
during hi* absence.
C. Evans, superintendent of the in­
stitution, expects to leave soon tor a
tour of midwest and eastern state*
where he will visit other institution*
of this kind in order to gather new
ideas to be incorporated into the Ore-
institution.
,
total of 413 Oregon motorist*
were arresetd by state police for
drunken driving during 1940 according
to the annual report of Cha*. P. Pray,
superindent Violation of the basic
rule resulted in 502 arrests and 318
motorists were arrested for reckless
driving.
The changes in the assessment and
taxpaying dates voted by the last leg­
islature do not become effective until
next year. Even then the transition
will be so gradual as to be scarcely
noticeable. Tax levies will be rtltade
next November a* usual except that
they will be reduced to 50 per cent
of the normal levies. This means that
when the property owners goes to pay
his taxes next March, If he pays cash
in order to take the discount he will
be called on to pay only .50 per cent
of his normal tax.
tf> however,
he is of the class that takes advantage
of the installment payments his March
installment will be up to the usual
average but there will be only two
installments to pay instead of the cus­
tomary four.
- Then in July, 1942, the various tax
levying bodies—school district, city,
county, state, etc.—will make another
levy. This one will be for a full
year the first instalment of which
will become due in November, 1842,
with subsequent installments due
every three month* thereafter.
'Oregon now has approximately
18,700 men in Uncle Sam’s armed
farces according to record* of state
selective service headquarter*. This
number includes 16,483 officers and
men commissioned or enlisted through
regular army, navy and marine corps
channels, and more than 2200 who
have been inducted for a year of
training under the selective service
act By the end of June, according,
to Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooten, state
director of selective service, there
will be more than 20,000 Oregon men
in the armed forces of the nation. Of
the 16,483 Oregon men commissioned
or enlisted through regular channel*
6,004 are in the regular army and
organized reserves, 5715 are in the
Oregon national guard now in active
service, 3,964 are in the navy and
naval reserve and 810 are in the ma­
rine oorps.
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The cash balance in the state
treasury hit a new all-time high this
week with a total of $19,278,350 to its
credit, it was reported by Leslie M.
Scott, stat* treasurer. Heavy income
tax payments acocunt for the high
total at this time.
The action of five Portland hospi­
tals in increasing their charges tor
the care of injured workmen whose
bill* are paid by the industrial acci-\
dent commission has revived discus­
sion of a proposed state hospital to
handle these cases. Th* suggestion
ha* been advanced by responsible
suxsisa
Specials from
China
The oaiem city council to giving
consideration to an ordinance creating
a restricted building sone around the
state capitol group. Thia action is
being taken a* the result of a storm
of protest aroused by the proposal to
locate another filling station on Cap­
itol street directly across from land
being acquired by the state for the
Gasoline taxes totalling $2,955,688.-
50 for the first three months of 1941
showed an Increase of 1404,804.53
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Purkev Furniture
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with a Photograph of yourself
Special—One 8x10
The Board of Control has agreed
to sell a ten-acre tract on the state
hospital farm southeast of Salem to
the city for use as a garbage dump.
The tract includes a deep ravine
which the city wants for this purpose.
$1.00
CURTIS STUDIO
from City Building
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TWO STATIONS—NORTHWEST
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A third act of the recent legislative
session was made the target for attack
this week when the Association
Against Public Taxes for Private
school* started circulating petitions
in ah effort to,place the free text
book bill on the ballot. The act under
fire extends the use of free text books
to pupils enrolled in parochial and
private schools a* well as those in
public school* who are already en­
joying this privilege. Sponsors of
the referendum which is understood
to have the backing of the Oregon
Parent-Treachers association, must
secure 15,866 verified signatures of
registered voters by June 13 in order
to prevent the act from becoming
effective.
The prediction of Speaker Robert
S. Farrell, Jr., that the legislature
will be called into special session if
this nation becomes embroiled in the
world war, is not taken seriously by
state officials generally.
Governor
Sprague’s only reaction to the pre­
diction was to call attention to the
fact that the state has just gotten rid
of a legislative session and nothing
now on the political horizon would
appear to point to the need for an­
other gathering of the lawmakers be­
fore January. 1943.
over the same period In 1840, accord­ proposed new office building.
ing to a report by Secretary of State
Snell. Gasoline tax collections for
each of the three months in the quar­
ter showed an increase over the com­
parable month a year ago.
Coquille Service Station
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Announcing the appointment of Coquille Service Station, Inc., as
Authorized Distributor for Standard Stations, Inc., Two stations at Taylor
and Second Streets, Coquille, Oregon.
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This appointment means that all the advantages of Scandard Stations’ ex­
perience in motoring service, its complete line of merchandise, procedures and
credit facilities are available to you at this new location!
Make it a point to drive in and visit this newest Authorized Distributor
for Standard Stations, Inc. Here you will find services and products that satisfy
the most particular motorist. You will find three fine gasolines, including
Standard Unsurpassed, and three excellent motor oils. Besides a complete fine
of motoring accessories, including Atlas Tires and Batteries, the famous Stand­
ard Lubrication System features many unusual attentions and extra values.
Standard Service Men specialize in courteous, helpful motoring services.
They will gladly check your «ires and battery — dean your windshield — fill
your radiator, and render many other free services when you drive in. Rely
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the relief rolls a* well as injured
workmen who are protected by the
workmen’s compenastion act.
Although the Board
awarded the contract
plans for the qm treatment hospi­
tal at the stale hospital in Salem it is
not expected that actual construction
work on the new building will get
under way until next fall. Dr. John
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