Final Census Summary
On Oregon Population
Shows Farm Decline
Washington (U.R) The
census bureau said Saturday
that more than half of Oregon's
population lives in cities.
The final summary of popu
lation characteristics for the
state showed that in 1950 Ore
gon's 1,521,341 population was
divided as follows:
Urban 819,318; rural non
farm 473,788, and rural farm
228,235.
Greatest increase was in the
rural non-farm category, with
83.6 per cent, compared with
39.6 per cent for the whole state
increase. Urban increase was
37.7 per cent and the farm pop
ulation declined by 10.6 per
cent.
Median Age 31.6
The median age for all the
population of Oregon was 31.6
years. But the urban popula
tion was older 33.3 years;
the rural non-farm was young
er 28.5 years; and the rural
farm median age was 32.3 years.
The urban population had a
, greater percentage of the 65
"4 years and older group 10 per
ceni wnue tne rural
farm had seven per cent, and
the rural farm eight per cent in
the high age bracket.
Median Household Size
The median household size in
the cities was 2.89; in the rural
non-farm area, 3.32; and on the
farms 3.42. Only 3.8 per cent, of
the married couples were with
out their own household.
Median income of families and
unrelated individuals was $2,
933, and 33.9 per cent had in
comes of less than $2,000. Ur
ban residents had the highest
income at $3,076; rural non
farm 52,908, and rural farm $2,-
338. The rural farm census fig
ure, however, does not include
the farmers' contribution to the
food produced on the farm.
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docking and repairs Saturday
in tow of the salvage vessel Sal
vage Chief. The Olson, which
grounded in the Coquille river
here June 7, was patched and
non-1 refloated for the Portland voy
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Senate Legislation Sets Up
Divorce Legality Standards
Washington
LUMBER SALVAGER Shown above Is a
portable lumber salvage machine, the only one
of its kind, which is owned by the Lumber Con
servation Mills, incorporated, and will be put
into operation tomorrow at the A. C. Smith
and Sons sawmill on Upper Wolf creek. The
machine takes slabs and edger trims as they
are discharged from the regular milling pro
cedure and recovers all sizes of lumber, possi
ble in one operation, instead of burning the
slabs and trims. The machine was invented by
K. A. Molitor, Grants Pass.
It is pictured In the Pacific Machinery com
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was manufactured. It is mounted on skids and
stands 4V4 feet high and is 13 feet long. Two
men are needed to operate it which can be
done by remote control. Power is supplied
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wood enters at the right (under grating) and
is first edged by five verticle saws and then
re-sawed by the large 36-inch band saw (around
two wheels).
Two Men Killed
In Auto Mishap
Oregon City (U.R) Two men,
including one who graduated
from the University of Oregon
Sunday, were killed Friday
night in a head-on collision three
miles east of Mulino, state police
reported.
The victims were Howard Wil
liam Smith, 25, Mulino, and
Claude Marcus Hale, Route 2,
Molalla. Both were driving cars
and both were alone.
Smith received his degree in
physical education Sunday and
is survived by his widow, Vir
ginia, and a nine-month-old
daughter. Hale, who for many
years had been financial secre
tary for the International Wood
workers of America CIO In Port
land, is survived by his widow,
Lilas, and a son, Dr. Jack Hale,
Sunnyside, Wash.
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Machine Built;
Operation Slated
A lumber salvaging machine,
the first of its kind, Is expected
to go into operation tomorrow at
the A. C. Smith and Sons lumber
camp on Upper Wolf creek, ac
cording to L. R. Child, Grants
Pass, secretary-treasurer of the
Lumber Conservation Mills, in
corporated,, owner of the ma
chine. The machine takes slabs and
edger trims as they 'are dis
charged from the regular mill
ing equipment. It recovers in
one operation all sizes of lum
ber possible from 1 inch square
to 2 inches by 8 inches, Child
explained, with random lengths.
Machine Portable
The machine is portable, he
said, and is 4V feet high by 13
feet long, and is mounted on
skids. It is called the Molitor
machine after its inventor K. A.
Molitor, Grants Pass. A. D.
Bounds, Ashland, is president
and manager of the corporation,
and completes the three-member
corporation, which includes
Molitor and Child.
The machine manufactured by
the Pacific Machinery company,
1910 Table Rock road, owned by
L. E. Juniper. Child said the cor
poration was "extremely pleas
ed" with the work done by Juni
per in making the machine from
the original blueprint.
Two Operators
It takes two men to run the
machine, Child pointed out,
with the total amount of recov
ery varying. He said an average
sawmill operator could salvage
an estimated . $3,000 worth of
lumber in a three-month period.
However, an accurate account
of its recovery will have to wait
until it has been in use, Child
added.
The secretary said that the
machine was two years being de
veloped, and that this is the first
time a unit has been invented to
do all the work in one operation.
The company has patents pend- j
ing in both Canada and the i
United States.
The machine is not for sale,
Child said, but will be leased
out with licensed operators to
run it. All the financing is being
done by the corporation with the
sawmills given a percentage of
the recovery.
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pm. lor lonowlnR day; 13 a.m. Mon
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Senate Saturday passed legista
tion to guarantee that valid di
vorces granted in any state will
be legal in all others if they
meet specified standards.
The bill potentially affects
millions of divorced persons
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Hillsboro Paper
Wins Press Award
Buffalo, N. Y. (U.R) The
Hillsboro, Ore., Argus was
named Saturday as winner in
the weekly class for general ex
cellence in typography in the
Better Newspaper contest for
1952.
The San Jose, Cal., News was
winner among the daily news
papers in the contest conducted
by the National Editorial asso
ciation in cooperation with state
press associations.
Plaques will be presented the
winners at the 67th annual con
vention of the NEA here tonight.
The Winslow, Wash., Bain
bridge Review was judged first
in the general excellent classifi
cation for weeklies with circular
tions of under 1500 and the Con
crete, Wash., Herald was first
for publications of under 1500
circulation ln the special issue
division.
(U.R) The whose decrees could be consid
ered valid ln one state but not
in another.
The measure now goes to the
House.
Standards Set
The measure, sponsored by
Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.), re
quires that any legal divorce
"must be given full faith and
credit" in any other state if it
meets the following standards:
1. The decree is final.
2. The decree is valid.
3. The decree declares that
Jurisdictional requirements of
the state granting the divorce
have been met.
Gulfport, Miss. (U.R) Hel
en Mae Martin, nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Martin, has been licensed as an
amateur radio operator here by
the Federal Communications
commission. Four of her five
brothers are "hams."
state in which the couple lived
decree was granted was the last
4. "The state in which the
together as man and wife, or
the defendant was personally
subject to the state's jurisdic
tion or appeared generally in
the proceedings."
The measure would not nec
essarily cover "quickie" Nevada
divorces or those of other states
which require short residence
by only one party. '
Local Insurance Agency
has opening for part lime woman.
Permanent position to right party. Working
hours can be arranged to suit.
Knowledge of insurance not required but detir-
able.
Must be accurate typist and take shorthand.
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partnership of Mayo, Stinchfield
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Friday of a heart attack. The
early partnership, after some
changes, grew into the famed
clinic.
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