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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUWE Monday, Jfov. IS, 1144 MedforcTs Lumber Boom Forest Supervisor Seei Need of Curb To Guarantee Sustained Timber Yield (An axolanatlon of the current lumbering boom btre and discussion of the prospects for continuation of the timber sup ply in the area tributary to Jackson county industrial canters has bean prepared by Karl L Janouch, supervisor of the Rogue River National Forest Supervisor Janouch's summation will be published in two installments. The first appears herewith.) By Karl L. Janouch ' J ' A substantial public interest prevails In this county as re gards the harvesting of the lo cal timber resources. People are noticing the many ' truckloads of logs passing over our high ways ' and through) our cities. Hundreds of carloads of lumber are noted in our railroad yards. Bankers are experiencing an in flux of a new kind of money. Business and professional people are getting acquainted with a new clientele. Civilians find vlumber to be c scarcer article. This Is developing a concern. Whnt In enlna on in our woods? 'Is there a supply of timber fori a continued harvest of trees at the present rate? what provisions are being made for reforesta tion? Are the scenic values along highways and roads being de stroyed? Are the fishing streams ;nnd lakes protected from deple "When I tar coffee I mean FOLGERS" ' tion of the trees along the shore lines? Will we have untouched forests for recreation? How about our camp ground areas? Will con tinued employment in lumber Industries be maintained? These and many comparable questions are asked. Many of our business and professional people would like to know how to plan for the future. Due to the display of public interest, it is appropriate to out line the local timber situation and to answer the questions that have been and are being asked. The Rogue River National Forest staff has made a compre hensive survey of, the timber re sources of the area tributary to the industrial centers of Jack son county. This plan was care fully analyzed and a potential determination of a timber dis posal plan was made in accord ance with the long established .J1 Dv U--slJIawaTXI.V (jlMattBVMawJlHM e Whenever possible, Coast Guardsmen wash their heavy underwear every day uilng, a tough-briitled bruih of coconut fiber to get the fabric tpanklng-clean for Inspec tion. Underwear has to be plenty "rugged" to stand this dally scrubbing and Coast Guard specification! make sure It Is. e You also want long wear with easy com fort when you buy underwear. So the brand you pick meant a lot. During the past 43 years, Hanes has applied fine craftsman ship to the knitting and tailoring of under wear that fits properly qnd gives yoif full value In wear at moderate prices. e look for the familiar Hanes label when you buy sign of the underwear that has made friends with millions of men. If some times your dealer's stock Is low, he should have more soon. Hanes production Is serving both our men In the Armed Forces and those at home. .'. . P. H. Hanes Knitting Co Wlnston-Salem, North Carolina. fez ' economic policy of the U, 81 ! forest service. Briefly, this pot Icy la that all natural resources of forested lands should be man aged and utilized that the use andor harvest thereof shall make the greatest possible con tribution to the stability and economic welfare of dependent) communities and to the full en joyment and welfare of the pub-' lie as a whole. I Proper management and utili zation of forested lands In com pliance with this expressed pol icy calls for timber harvesting In an orderly manner so that there will be a continuous, sta ble supply of usable products for all time to come. Upon this de pends the welfare of any com munity located within a forest nVir fnrpst resources contribute both directly and in-j directly to the financial income !of the people. In planning for timber harvesting, iuu protec tion must also be given to other resources existing on the area which may be of equal or great er value to the community for example, watersheds which pro vide domestic and irrigation water, recreation areas such as camp grounds and fishing streams which afford pleasure to the local residents and attract a tourist business, timber stands bordering public highways for the pleasure of the traveler, graz ing lands for cattle and sheep and breeding grounds and range for game animals and birds. We are now at the cross roads where we meet a dangerous pro cedure in the harvest of our timber resources and now Is our opportunity to stop and look Into the situation. We can save our forests from depletion and we can protect all the other forest values. The timber resources within the Upper Rogue River produe-i tion unit sunnort an Industry that produced 2G0 million board feet of timber in the year 1943. This was an essential contribu tion to the war effort since lum-; ber has become critical material : number one during this- year.l This production created a pav-l roll of approximately $3,600,000 J and the forest industry was paid approximately . $8,840,000 for' the lumber produced. Such an amount of money contributed a material financial income to all the business and professional people of our county and fur nished additional work to our transportation facilities, machine shops and other service insitu tions. Our farmers were also benefited through a consump tion of their products purchased by 'lumber" money. Approxi mately 5825 people were direct ly supported by the 1943 lum ber' production and 8950 peo ple Indirectly gained their live lihood, This makes an estimated I total of 14,765, or more than i one-third of the men. women ft t 7 1 ; 'and children of the county who are maintained by the lumber Industry. Naturally, - with the knowledge of the large finan cial return and the number of people that are supported, many of our citizens are delighted and would like to see not only a continuance of the lumber out put, but an Increase to make more dollars and to support more people. Can they - have both? The Upper Rogue River pro duction unit Includes all the timber lands In the Rogue and Applegate River drainages lo cated approximately six miles east of Grants Pass and west to the Cascade mountain range di vide and supnorts a stand of about 18V4 billion board feet of timber available for lumber manufacture. Tills volume will produce a sustained yield outnut of approximately 218 million board feet of raw wood products may be manufactured annually wihout excess depletion of the supply, providing fires, insects, disease and natural causes do not divest the stand. Last year, 260 million board feet were harvested In the Up per Rogue River production unit. This constitutes approximately 20 per cent cvercut, or an ex-' cesslve harvest, and a lead to, complete depletion of the sup ply. It must be remembered there Is a war on and Industry Is keyed up to produce as much lumber as possible for the armed , forces. Many sawmills are work-j Ing overtime and it Is expected that many will fall back to their j pre-war production. However, many sawmill owners have al ready expressed a desire to ex pend their plants up to as much as 100 per cent after the war and many outside Interests are examining the Southern Oregon area with the Idea of locating additional mills. Anv plan that calls for removing more than! 218 million board feet of logs' yearly from the Upper Rogue River production unit leads to depleting the timber resources. This will eventually reduce the financial Income and stability of! local communities and will have an ill effect on our general wel fare. .Devastation of timber re sources also has an adverse ef fect on the watersheds supply ing Irrigation and domestic water, water used for power fish and wild life, esthetic values and recreational resources which furnish us enjoyment and brings tourists to our communities. Also, the indiscriminate remov ing of forest cover results In soil erosion which fills up reservoirs and irrigation ditches and pro-; duces many other economic . losses. e We can cut 218 million board feet of Ioks in the Upper Rogue River production unit and not suffer any financial, social or esthetic losses. We can build up all these values through prop er forest . practices and utiliza tion. '- (Continued Tuesday) THE GRANGE Upper Rogue Grange Upper Rogue grange met -November 16 with fair attendance. We were pleased to have Mr. and Mrs. Bickerstaff with us from the Eagle Point grange Mr. and Mrs. Bickerstaff - are living at Rogue's Roost. The following officers were elected: Master. Roy Vaughn: overseer. Herb Carlton: lecturer. Pari Richardson; steward. Paul . .t.i.nl etA,i,tirri Pnnnld Axtell; chaplain, Florence Aus !tln; treasurer, Frank Dltsworth: secretary Ola Houston; gate keener. Owen Austin: Ceres. Sel da Carlton; Flora. Elva Carlton: Pomona. Beverly Force; ladv as sistant steward, Georgle Grieve; executive committee, May Rich ardson, Ed Houston and Bruce Grieve; agriculture chairman. Ed Houston. H. E. C. met after grange and SlstPr Lillian Force was elected H. E. C. chairman for a second term It was decided to have a pptlurk supper Thursday De cember 21. Sister Richardson Is In charge nf rtarnrntlnn And the worthV j lecturer already has plans un der way tor a special program. It was also decided to have a small gift exchange. "weather" Northern California and Sac- ramenio, oan joaquin, i-ivn-more. Salinas and Santa Clara valleys: Clear today, tonight and ! Tuesday: slightly higher day time temperatures, but cool at night with local frosts in valleys. ! New Scout Chief -J' . ' ! : ' v " ' 'f V '""" ' A. v " 7 ft &v r - OHn D. Sharpe of New York City has been appointed regional executive fcr the Boy Scouts of America in the Pacific North west. Mr. Shaipe has been ac tive in the Boy Scout movement since 1911 when he Joined Troop No. 1 of Neodesha, Kas. He pro gressed through all ranks to at tain Eagle Scout rank, the high est In the Boy Scouts of Amer ica. TO BE CURTAILED ' WAVES enlistments will be curtailed enective .December l with only a limited number allo cated to Oregon, according to Herb. Crain of the Medford U. S. navy recruiting station. Beginning in December, only enough WAVES will be enlisted nationally to provide replace ments tor the WAVES now on duty. The goal set for WAVES enlistments will be reached by December 1, due to the record of approximately 5,000 enlist ments per month which has been maintained for the past year, Any young woman Interested in the WAVES, it was empha sized, should complete, her ap plication and arrange to place her name on this waiting list so that she will receive first call when billets are open. TRAGIC GREETING ' Brea, Cal., Nov. 20 (U.R) William Edward Gregory ended a 1,300-mile trip from Cotton wood Falls. Kan., yesterday at the home of his estranged wife, Mrs. Katherine T. Gregory, whom he shot and killed as she greeted him and then turned the gun on himself Deputy Cor oner C. R. Couden reported to day. Vtt Mall Trthuus Want Ada. Ill II ir IATIIIA WAVt mm. FOR THANKSGIVING Many kinds of bakery goods help make your holiday meal complete. Make FLUHRER'S YOUR HEADQUARTERS. Here are a few of the necessities: Dinner Rolls "J Oc j Parkerhouse Rolls OOZ. Hot Rolls and up No Dinner Is Complete Without Theml rnmik pbes We use the choicest Oregon Pumpkin. Two sizes . . 40c and 50c ea. USE FEES Made from top quality mincemeat. Delicious when heatedl Two sizes ... . . 40c and 50c ea. mmm cakes Our special Thanksgiving cake. FK3SIT CAKE You'll find none English, rum and and fruits ... $1.10 STUFF!!.', BREAD Don't overlook this Important Item. Spices in proper proportion baked right in the loaf . . . Plain 10c TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT PLEASE PIACE YOU ORDER EARLY fX) n TOPIC SELECTED FOR HISTORICAL ESSAY CONTEST Oregon Historical society has selected "The Constitutional Convention of 1857" as subject for the 1945 C. C. Beekman essay contest. Prizes offered are first, $60; second, $50; third, $40 and fourth, $30. Money will be awarded for the best four original essays written and sub mitted by girls or boys between 13 and 18 years of age attending any public or private school, academy, seminary, college, uni versity or other educational in stitution within the state of Ore gon All essays must be In thai nanus of Oregm Historical so ciety, Public Auditorium, Port land, not later than March 17. 1948. ' Books en the subject are available at the local library or may be obtained from Oregon State Library at Salem. Essays must not be overi 2,000 words in length and may! be hand written or in typewrit-1 ten form. There shall, also he delivered with the essay a certi ficate signed by the principal or teacher of the educational Insti tution attended stating the writ er Is a student of that school. Sams Valley Club Sponsors Dinner Thanksgiving Day Sams Valley, Nov. 20 A com munity Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by he Sams Valley Ladies' club will be held at the Same Valley Grange hall Thanks giving Day. Those attending are urged to bring well filled baskets and come early as servins will be gin during the noon hour. I The afternoon will Include visiting, music, etc., for the eld ers at the Garnge hall and the school gym will be open for games for the youngsters. There will be no school on Friday following Thanksgiving. BEFORE PAINTING or LUBRICATING HAVE . YOUR CAR STEAM CLEANED Blocks, Chassis thoroughly cleaned with steam for longer life Kerrick Factory Equipment Motors $3) Complete car $6 EARL EMMERS 1248 So. Riverside J 69c each better than JXUHRER'S Old brandy flavored. Choicest nuts lb and up 2 pounds $2.00 Griff en Creek Hot I Lunch Program la Assured At School Griffin Creek, Nov. 20 Grif fin Creek's hot lunch program was assured. Friday night when a record crowd attended a gala carnival at the school gym and generously patronized the many colorful booths. A short musical program, un der direction of E. C. Root, was introduced by a combined or chestra group of Lone Pine and Griffin Creek students. Atrio of girl musicians com pleted the program. Carlene Mark presented two cornet solos, a piano duet was given by Bev erly Mers and Muriel Tolle. Tip carnival Is an annual af fair and credit for its successful production goes to the untiring l:L:.1. V. 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