Sunday, August 10, 1951
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New Medford Veneer and Plywood Plant Expected to Be Complete by November 1
- Medford Veneer and Plywood
corporation's new plant at Camp
White, which is expected to be
. completed by November 1, was
the subject of a tour this week
. by members of the industrial
committee of the Jackson Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce and
county Court members.
The fabrication plant will
make veneer into plywood by
purchasing reen veneer in cut
sizes and processing it for
building use, according to John
Dingley, president of the cor
poration who was in charge of
"the tour.
When completed, the building
is exnected to cost between
$330,000 and $400,000 and will
employ from 130 to 150 men on
a 24-hour, basis, the president
pointed out. Loren Haugen, vice-
president of the corporation,
noted that the plant will be
equipped to process 3 million
surface feet each month on a
three-eighths inch basis.
Precast Tested
The process will include dry
ing the green veneer, patching,
glueing, pressing the sections to
gether, cutting to width, cutting
to length, rough and fine sand
ing, finishing patching, and stor
age for 24 to 38 hours in a ware
house to thoroughly dry the. glue
before use.
The building is being con
structed on an old army ware
house foundation, Dingling con
tinued, at a saving of $100,000
to $130,000. It is so placed that
it can load and unload by either
railroad or motor vehicle, hav
ing access to the new Camp
White railroad spur on the east
side and paved highway (Agate
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PLANT CONSTRUCTION Shown Is a
portion of the plywood fabricating plant now
under construction at Camp White which is due
"for completion by November 1. The plant is
owned by the Medford Veneer and Plywood
corporation and will process green veneer into
finished plywood. The building will be 450
feet long and 80 feet wide, featuring a trussed
ceiling construction doing away with "all posts.
Each truss weighs about three tons (see upper
picture portion) and was constructed of lami-
.nated 2 by Vs in 80-foot sections on the bulld-
iing site., In the immediate left foreground, is
the : cement "foundation for the 101-foot long
dryer which is the first process of the plant
fabrication. Total estimated cost of the building
is between $350,000 and $400,000 and the plant
will employ 130 to 150 men during a 24-hour
operation,,. Estimated monthly output will be
3 million surface feet on a three-eighth's inch
basis.
road) on the west side.
Corrugated aluminum will be
used on both the roof and sides
No Better Values Anywhere
Than at
Bush Home Furnishings Co.
Southern Oregon's Furniture Showplace "
CONVENIENT TERMS OPEN EVENINGS
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of the building to reflect the
summer heat, Haugen pointed
out. The wood frame construc
tion will feature trussed ceiling
arches which are 80 feet long
with a maximum height of 11
feet, and will eliminate all posts,
saving considerable space for
operation, he added.
The building will include 36,
000 square feet, being 45G feet
long and 80 feet wide, and will
house the dryer on a 101- foot
long concrete foundation, a hy
draulic press weighing 60 tons,
a 20,000-gallon concrete glue
tank, eight-drum sander,- various
saws and other equipment. .
A steam power plant has also
arrived and is being installed in
a separate building, 24 by 48
feet, which is all-steel and con
crete construction. The boiler
will be fired with a mixed fuel
of oil and sander dust. Dingley
estimated that the new-type
boiler would save between 50
and 60 per cent on the corpora
tion's fuel bill by burning varied
types.
Work Started May 24
. Construction of the plant
was begun on May 24 by the
Associated Wood Products of
the -Northwest in Portland,
which is making the ceiling trus
ses and sidewalls, and by the
Rogue valley contracting firm
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL OF
YOU
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SAVINGS STAMPS
HOLDERS
THE .
KIN-SHIP FOUNDATION announces that on Aug. 11, 1952, the United States National Bank of Port
land it any of its 41 offices in Oregon will act as the Redemption Agency for Kin-Ship Stamps in the
NEW STAMP COLLECTION folders; Present collection STAMP BOOKS, when filled, may be deposited
for savings account credit at the Medford Branch when accompanied by the new folder. The latter may now
bo obtained, without charge or obligation, from any Kin-Ship Member merchant. The new folder bears a Kin
Ship Redemption Order valued at $1.80 when accompanied by 1200 KIN-SHIP stamps. .
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THE
KIN-SHIP FOUNDATION pridefully announces
that your Medford Board of Trustees has se
lected the long-needed installation of a In
fidelity public address system in the Medford High
School Auditorium as its first community project.
Your continued patronage of KIN-SHIP merchants
has made monies for purchase and installation available.
THE
THE
KIN-SHIP FOUNDATION also wishes to con
gratulate Miss Sue Harris, 707 Oakdale Street;
and Duane Sherwood, 1020 Jasper street in
receiving the first Medford scholarships from your
KIN-SHIP purchases. These two Medford students
were outstanding in scholastic achievement, aim of
purpose and all-around aptitude.
KIN-SHIP FOUNDATION wishes to thank the people of Medford for their continued patronage of KIN
SHIP Member Merchants. Both you and our merchants are benefitting personally. Furthermore, you
are supporting a good will program for your own city in community betterment and deserving scholar
ships. Your continued patronage will accomplish even 'arger projects and more scholarships that's the
way Kin-Ship works.
, The Kin-Ship Foundation's
. Appreciation To These Merchants
Who Have Made This Possible
Ada Bn ftattaaraat
Tasty FeU Friendly Servic
J25 West Main .
Cratcrian Bsanty Shop
Medford'i Favorite Beauty
Hedquarters i
41 South Central
Greta's
The Bert Is Not Expensive
34 North Bartfatt
L. G. McLaren
Shell Fuel Oil
IMS South Central
Za xnes Lumber Co.
Iverythtaf for
Economical Building
Pacific Highway North
The Patio Ladles Sportswear
The Little Shop with
The Big Bargains
23 South Central
Chock Risse Service Station. '
Mobil Products Friendly Service
. West 6th at Fir St.
Sandy's Service Station
Capable Courteous Service
1504 Noh Riverside
Shangle Studio Photography
Personality Portraits
134 West Main
Wilson's Camera Shop
Everything for the Amateur
Photographer .
229 East Main
O. W. Panter Service Station
With Emphasis on Service
Central Point .
Community Grocery
Seal NEIGHBORLY Service
1101 East Jackson
Central Market Grocery '
Where Parking Is EASY
437 South Central
Humphrey Motors
A Good Place to Buy. Sell or
Service Your Car
33 South Riverside
Chuck Nelson Service Station
Friendly MOBIL Service
701 Sixth Avenue -
Merle Norman" Cosmetics
Come in for a Complimentary
Demonstration
214 Fluhrer Bldg.
Bert Prees Dress Shop
Across from Hawthorne Park
, , 526 East Main
Robinson Bros. Men's Clothing
The Buds for Quality Duds
114 East Main
Geo. C. Shaefer Serv. Station
Drive in for Service That's Tops!
- 816 N. Riverside
. Sims Bros. Bicycles-Hobbles
i Next Door to the Mail Tribune
23 North Fir St.
' Central Cash Market
632 N. Central
Medford Roma-Tex Brix Co.
. Something NEW -Is Coming!
- : Pacific Highway North
Medford Radio Service
Fast Friendly Service
19 North Fir St,
of W. E Brooks, the president
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The Chamber group and other
,visitors also .visited the Medford
Door factory, , located near to
the plywood plant, and witnes
sed the procedure involved in
assembling doors covered with
both plywood- and masonite.
Haugen explained the merits of
each and said that a few hun
dred masonite doors had been
manufactured by the concern in
an experiment with this type
of construction.
Making the tour were Jorgen
Jorgensen, president of the
Chamber; T. J. Hight, S. D. Saj
kowsky, C. E. Gordon,. Frank
Benesh, Dwight Houghton, Gene
Thorndyke, Don Cruikshank, D.
L. Flynn, E. C. Ferguson,. Jack
Swayze, Clyde Crenshaw, Coun
ty Judge J. B. Colemn, County
Commissioner L. G. Morthland,
County Engineer Paul Rynning,
and Don Lane, Chamber mana
ger.' PRISONERS TO WORK
Bellevue, O. U.R) Inmates of
the city Jail won't be able to "sit
out" their fines and sentences
under a new plan. Kenneth
Polta, safety director said pris
oners would be used to cut and
pull weeds at the city reservoirs.
The deepest oil well thus far
drilled was sunk in Wyoming
in 1949 by the Superior Oil Co.
of California. It goes down
20,521 feet.
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INSPECTION TOUR ' Pictured are mem
bers of the industrial committee of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce and county of
ficials during a tour last Thursday of the build
ing site for' the Medford Veneer and Plywood
corporation's new plant at Camp White; A por
tion, of a 60-ton hydraulic press, visible at the
left, which will press glued veneer sheets to-,
gether to form plywood. Shown in first row
(left to right) are Dwight Houghton, C. E. Gor- .
don, County Commissioner L. Q. Morthland,
Jorgen Jorgensen, Clyde Crenshaw, Mayor
Diamond L. Flynn, Ken Pryor, secretary-treasurer,
of the corporation; Jack Swayze, Loren,
Haugen, vice-president of the plant; and John
Dingley, plant president and main tour speaker.
Back row (left to right) Don Cruikshank, S. D.
Sajkowsky, Judge J. B. Coleman, E. C. Fer
guson, County Engineer Paul Rynning, T. J.
Hight and Frank Benesh. :
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