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
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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.
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' 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.
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New Scout Chief
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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
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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
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GAY-COLORED CALICO
FRUIT SERVICE FOR 6
Dili gay, colorful "Calico Fruit" pattern will add a cheerful note
Ip your tablet A dainty dinnerware design In triple-selected semi
porcelain, finished In a hard non-porous glaze. 20-pc starter set
includes 4 each of dinner plates, cups, saucers, sauce dishes, bread
end butter plates, '
Montgomery Ward Conpona
ARE SO USEFUL; -;t
it Buy them on our convenient monthly payment
plan. Then, spend them like cash fat eny mer
chandise m our store stocks or in our catalogs.
Give e merchandise covpon book as e gift. In
Its attractive Christmas envelope. It wlO make a
perfect gift tor anyone on your list.
efforts of the teachers under
Principal Myrna Frink and the
organized mothers.
FINED IN C RANTS PASS
Grants Pass., Nov. 20 Arthur
R. Fishef of Medford was fined
$25 In police court on Wednes
day on a charge of violation of
the basic traffic rule..
We are now accepting ap
plications for the follow
ing model of . . .
International Tracks
K-5. K-7, K-t and KR-1I,
for delivery In the first
quarter of 1945. ACT
PROMPTLY!
CULLEN MOTOR &
IMPLEMENT CO.
123 S. Riverside Ph. 3909
5.95
"TENDER CRUST"
FRUIT CAKE
1.49
2 lbs.
A delicious blend of assorted
fruits, nut meats and spices; al
carefully selected ond, aged to
produce a cake of excellent aval
My. (The product of one of
America's foremost bakeraj
OVENPROOF
PYREX WARE
39
Transparent glass cooking warej)
guaranteed for 2 years against
breaking from oven hoatl Bake;
serve and store In same dishl
Flavor-Saver Pie Plate. .. .45
3-pc. Mixing Bowl Set....95e
HOME GIFTS COST
LESS AT WARDS
Come In, today, and browse
around Words fine Home Gift
Shop. You'll find a grand eollee-j
rion or Deaunrui, userul girts . . j
at surprisingly modest prices. (P.
S. Now'l the time to da vour'
Christmas picking, while selec'
tions ore still complete! Bring
your gift-lists to Wards ... this.
Shoo will helo you solve them 11 '
TRUCKS
em ton to oiTT.nvi ionsi una,
mi AWAaarut
HUMPHREY
MOTORS
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M onteomery Ward y
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1 THE RATIONAL UNDERWEAR
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117 So. Central
Phone 3930