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TZWMR7F0RD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. October 30, 18SS (LD&C Market Area Boundaries May Be Erased Permanently BY A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington O&C marketing area restrictions that limit lum ber operations to bidding on O& C timber sales in the vicinity of their mills appear no longer to erve "aay useful purpose," ac cording to the staff of the con gressional committee that is pre paring to hold hearings in Med ford and other cities of the Pa cific Northwest in mid-November. In a detailed report concern ing the Bureau of Land Manage ment's salvage program in the Smith River drainage, the professional- staff of the Senate Interior Committee suggested rather broadly that the market ing area boundaries could be erased permanently. ' Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay recently approved a waiver of these restrictions for salvage timber sales that will begin next summer in the Smith River and Siuslaw areas'. While the salvage sales may be offered over a period of some years, mar keting areas would continue to be observed elsewhere in west ern Orqejon under McKay's order. The Senate committee report, based upon staff conferences with BLM Director Edward Woozley and an on-the-scene tudy of the Oregon timber prob lem by a government forester, Robert Wolf, pointed out that .the U.S. Forest Service sell twice "as much timber in western Oregon as BLM and makes no restrictions on the location of the buyer's mill. "A review of the national for est sales indicates that a relative-, ly small amount of the timber is successfully bid in by -firms which lie outside the cluster of mills located near the mouth of each major drainage," the report noted.-.. f'The flow of national forest timber is regulated only by the marketing demands, and when logs flow far from an area, it is generally because the more dis tant operator has developed tech niques which enable him to over come the disadvantage of his lo cation," the report went on. "Considering, the way in which the Forest Service timber sale program has operated, the tendency for mills near the tim ber to be best able to successful ly compete, and the freedom of mills to move into any area, the strong possibility exists that the O&C marketing areas are not serving any useful purpose." The report found that "cer tain things stand out" in ,the op eration of the BLM marketing areas: 1. On an overall basis, there seems to be considerable compe tition within the marketing areas for the BLM timber, although there are a few isolated areas where competition is absent. 2. These marketing areas do not in any way prohibit a person from establishing a mill within them and bidding on BLM tim ber. Thus, the regulatory effect on competition seems to be at a minimum. 3. The location of the boun daries of the units may create constantly changing marketing inequities as means of transpor tation change, and mills are either unable or prohibited from fully competing for timber by artificial restraints. 4. The marketing areas are so large, embracing many towns and mills and separate drainages, that purchasing operations of bidders appear, by and large, to be zoned within marketing areas. The report cites that Reedsport mills seldom go 100 miles south to the Gold Beach area for tim ber, even though the marketing area would permit it. 5. Enforcing regulations de pends upon "police action." It said that since BLM logs aren't branded for identification, "it is actually impossible for BLM to ascertain what happens to their logs after they leave the woods." , The report put in a plug for more forestry personnel for BLM, but pointed out this de pends on congressional appro priations to pay salaries. "There is a need to properly staff, plan and operate the pro gram to salvage the maximum amount of timber with a min imum loss in value," the report said. "Based on the information at hand, BLM does not appear to know how it will proceed, nor do they have the personnel to operate the type of program they have publicly announced." The report also claimed BLM is far behind in planning sec ondary access roads, which it characterized as "the key to speedy salvage and effective long-term management." The committee report was written just prior to the issu ance by McKay of his salvage waiver order, and reportedly neither the Interior Department nor the committee staff mem bers knew what the other had concluded aout the salvage problem when they made their respective reports. Pickin' Pears News and Notes From Camp White BY SID HOLLINGSWORTH Los Angeles . The Camp White venture in domiciliary practice has a far-flung "battle line" across the west. It is gen erally known that many of the members, after an indefinite stay, have turned up eventually in the hospitals at Portland, Vancouver, Boise and points east.. Quite a few went from Camp White to Hot Spings, S. D., as is well known. But not many are aware of the number jvho journeyed south to return even tually to the world's largest center for veterans in West Los Angeles. It is a safe estimate that there are more former rmn White members at the L.A. home than are now in the Hot Springs domiciliary. ,Dan Hartman made up a list of the men from Camp White which number 25. There are at least that many more who are tucked away in the sprawling VA area. Hardly a day passes without discovering a man from Camp White and the influence The American Legion Offers You the Opportunity To Purchase fl FLAG FOR YOUR HOKE During the Present Project to Provide Flags For Downtown Businesses Flag 3 Ft. x 5 Ft. Bulldog Bunting $700 II 8 ft. Pole....... $1.50 Parking Meter Bracket - $3.50 WRITE POST 15 The American Legion P.O. Box 565 Medford A Special Message for TIRED PEOPLE! fttl letter leek letter Work letter OR MONEY SACK I A McXeuoa PreeW Yeu may be dangerously taxing year entire system when yeu allow fatigue, nervousness poor appetite and sleep less nights to drag you down because your body is vitamin and iron starved.4 Bexel helps build rich red blood FAST! 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Among men who have been recognized are John Adams, Al fred Belfield, Harry Careswell, Charles Cowdrey, Alexander Cowe, Dickr Dugger, Raymond Fox, Robert Grace, Dan Hart man, Wesley Moltberg Agus Kruzoof, Carl Krogstad, Ross Lewis, Claude McGinnis, James McGrath, Lafe Moe, John Morou, Anthony Tarnasky Herman Thorbrogger, William H. Smith, Mike Vasel and Frank White. A reminder of the trek made by more than a hundred to Camp White juit five years ago was furnished by one member who stayed there a few months and then headed for the Bonham, Texi home, where he remained until recently. The VA offered transportation to all who want ed to go. Four men held out until the final day for the trip In signing, off now, for the time being at least, a compara tive picture may be drawn of the two Pacific Coast domiciliary stations similar so far as sup ervision is concerned and yet totally different in environment. The distinction can be sum med up in the fact that whereas the Camp White home is limited to 800 men, the Los Angeles domiciliary department houses 2,932 as of this date. Although the pattern of recreation is sim ilar, the work schedule is total ly different. More than 1,000 are active in special details and the member jobs in contact with the elaborate medical program followed in adjoining installa tions. It had been the hope of the supporters of Camp White among the veterans organiza tions and public spirited citizens in Oregon and the northwest to establish there an intermedi ate hospital in conjunction with a domiciliary with a thousand bed limit. Unfortunately, the situation is governed by other factors than the need for a home serving the interests of veterans in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana. It is understood that facilities for running an intermediate hos pital conform with the system employed at Sawtelle, with each company staffed by a secretaryi a doctor and a nurse. The inter change between the N.P. and the G.M. and S. units is nego tiated by a simple transfer with in walls. In Oregon the change in status would carry the risk of removal over considerable distance. Camp White, then, is called upon to be patient while the VA works out a plan that is adequate under . the special conditions that are found in the somewhat detached section in southern Oregon. The outstanding feature of rec reation at the Los Angeles cent er is the winter baseball sched ule of Sunday games. "Pep" Lee is the promoter of this semi pro enterprise, provided at the well-kept baseball park main tained by the VA at the center. The players are all profession als from the minor leagues as well as the big leagues, and Frank White, expert in such matters, says that it is something of a farm to keep the players living in this area in condition for the forthcoming season. Nat urally, a high calibre of base ball is the result. The league is composed of teams from the various movie studios. Camp White is still among the winners for VA canteen service performance. A third place was announced in information pub- Three Men Jailed In Jackson County Three men were arrested and jailed in Jackson county Friday and Saturday, two on charges of larceny of an auto, and an Army man on a charge of de sertion. Kraig Howard Knapp, 21, of Grants Pass, was arrested by sheriff's deputies at 2 a.m. Sat urday. Knapp was driving an auto which had been stolen from Security Motors, Grants Pass, ac cording to a sheriff's office re port. Dennis Gordon Goble, 19, Le noir, N.C., was arrested in Ash land Friday by a Federal Bu reau of Investigation officer and jailed on a charge of desertion. Goble will be turned over to Army military police, according to information received from the sheriff's office. ' Edward Arnold Rohweder, 18, Rockport, Wash., was arrested by city police Friday and jailed for being in possession of a stol en car. Rohweder was driving a car reported stolen from Wen atchee Oct. 27, according to the Medford police reports. Housing Needed For Disaster Car Housing is badly needed for the Jackson County Disaster car, members of the Medford Fire Department said recently. A winter home for the 35 foot long bus should have a doorway at least 15 feet high and should ideally have lights and power so that work can be done on the unit during winter evenings, the firemen sad. The first step toward bring ing outside members into the non-p r o f i t organization was taken at a meeting when L. C. Watrud, 210 Ashland ave. was elected president. Another meeting will be held Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in the main fire station in an attempt to in terest more people in participat ing in the organization. Dele gates from service clubs will be invited and anyone interested is urged to attend, firemen said. Work on the car is progress ing steadily but many items are still needed for its completion, including flooring material,' first aid equipment, stretchers, tools and cooking facilities. Dougas County Demo Chairman Quits Post Roseburg (U.R) Mrs. V. J. Micelli, Roseburg, has resign ed as chairman of the Douglas County Democratic Central com mittee. Vice-Chairman Albert Flegel will succeed Mrs. Micelli until a new chairman- can be selected. lished this week, showing the two Southern California stations at Los Angeles and Long Beach in first and second places respectively. 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Henning was arraigned here Friday after federal agents seized him in his one room flat and confiscated unfinished print ing plates for $5 bills. Agents said he admitted pass ing $5,000 worth of bad nickels to banks and dumping $10,000 worth into the Skuylkill River when "things got hot." Henning explained he had made the phony five cent pieces with the dates 1944, 1945 and 1946 and the letter "P" for Phil adelphia mint stamped on them. He fled Pennsylvania when a bank clerk noted the letter "P" on a 1945 coin and thought it was a mistake because the mint had ceased printing the letter on nickels after 1944. A newspaper story warned Henning and he fled to Cleveland. Agents Find Press Agents later found his print ing press in a New Jersey fac tory v which printed the coins under 250,000 pounds pressure. They smashed the machinery and confiscated 67,000 blank discs waiting to be made into money. While Henning's accomplices continued to pass the counterfeit coins he started preparing the $5 bill plates. He worked as an engineer for a Cleveland firm at $700 a month to buy material. Henning said he perfected his money making machines while serving a previous counterfeit term in 1939. His machine turned out nickels, dimes and quarters, but he only passed nickels because they were the nearest to perfection. "R" Only Flaw According to chief agent R. E. Homes, the only flaw in the nickels was the letter "R" in "E Pluribus Unum" and it was extremely hard to detect. Bank tellers in Philadelphia and Neward and Camden, N.J., accepted the coins without ques tion. Henning posed as a vending machine owner to avoid sus picion. His first try at depositing the money in banks almost led to exposure. He presented a batch of 1944 nickels to a teller who thought it was strange all the coins bore the same date. After that he added three other years to the coins. Great britain has an estimated 19 cars per mile of road compar ed with the United States' 15 per mile. ' every fuel dollar! Insulate now with Ful-Thik Batts of Johns-Manville Spinlex Insulation Morgan Apparently Voted Confidence By Oregon Demos Portland (U.R) County Democratic officials apparently have given Democratic State Chairman Howard Morgan a vote of confidence. Some criticism was made against Morgan recently when he criticized New York Gov. Averell Harriman as a potential Democratic candidate for the presidential nomination. Morgan mailed a circular to all county chairmen and vice chairmen of the Oregon Demo cratic party asking if they de sired a meeting to "discuss party policy and organization." The chairman Snnounced 46 of the 72 Central Committee members returned ballots, of which only eight indicated they were in favor of such a meeting. The remaining 38 voted against the meeting. Morgan said he would not pro pose to make any claims con cerning the results, but he said they "speak for themselves." He said a regular meeting of the Democratic State Central Com mittee would be announced soon, to be held later. this winter. Virail G. Kinoslev r miGu uii r i uuaiiuil . Eugene U.R). A former Cottage Grove High school dis trict superintendent has been placed on probation for 7V4 years- for embezzling school funds. Virgil G. Kirigsley, who had pleaded guilty some time ear lier to converting more than $11,000 from a special school fund, was given the probation ary sentence by ' Lane County Circuit Judge Frank Reid. ' . Kingsley's attorney said the former school official plans to repay the money by selling his house and borrowing additional funds. Many poultrymen use electric heat lamps to keep baby chicks warm in cold weather. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? 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