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Tuesday, December 8, 1953
Plywood Sheathing
Industry Suffers
In Price Decline
Corvallis (U.R) The Ore
gon plywood sheathing industry
has been hit by a decline that
is causing a reduction in employ
ment, accoraing to a sponesman
for the industry here.
Some 34 employees were laid
off at one Corvallis plant. Others
were laid-off at a second plant
and a third is cutting the hours
of work.
Jerry Robinson, sales manag
er at the Plywood Products cor
poration, said the sheathing
market price has dropped 10 to
15 per cent in the last 45 days.
He expressed the belief that it
may have hit bottom now and
would improve after the first of
the year.
Blamed Partly on Season
Robinson said the decline
could be blamed partly on the
season. More people are interested-
in Christmas buying than
they are in building, he said.
He pointed out that large retail
lumber outlets are reducing their
inventories which, with a reduc
tion of prices by the plywood
plants, has brought on an un
usually sharp cut.
Roy Foy, manager of Plywood
Products, said prices were the
lowest since 1948.
Pending an improvement in
prices, larger plywood plants
said they were diverting from
the rough finished sheathing to
sanded and other finishes that
bring better prices. The shift was
expected to help stabilize sheath
ing prices.
Reyes Trial Opens
In Corvallis Court
Corvallis (U.R) Trial of
Martin B. Reyes, 23, accused of
first degree murder of James
Appelgate, opened here today.
The Seattle youth was charged
with fatally shooting Appelgate,
a Benton county sheriff's posse
man, as the officer attempted
to arrest Reyes in downtown
CorvalQfc.
Reyes and a companion had
escaped from a Eugene jail and
terrorized several persons, in
cluding a Medford family, in
their flight through the Willam
ette valley. After Appelgate was
shot, Reyes escaped and was la
ter captured in a Monmouth res
taurant.
Sheriff C. N. Lilly agreed to
provide Reyes with a noon meal
during the trial. Defense Attor
ney John Fenner requested the
additional ration to improve the
defendant's alertness.
Most county prisoners receive
only tvo 60-cent meals per day.
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GENE PIAZZA
Jaycee Chairman
Gene Piazza Named
Chairman of DSA
Gene Piazza, 932 Mt. Pitt ave.,
has bee.i appointed chairman of
the Medford Junior Chamber of
Commerce annual Distinguished
Service award.
The award is presented each
year to a young Medford area
man in recognition for civic ser
vice during the past year.
Nominations for the award
may be made by any resident.
Judging will be based on the
person's contribution to com
munity and state welfare and
its betterment, participation in
all-round community and state
activities and civic enterprises,
evidence of leadership ability,
success in his vocation and per
sonal and business progress, co
operation with individuals and
civic organizations, and not be
more than 36 years old.
Nomination blanks are avail
able from Piazza or a member
of the Jaycees. Nominations
must be submitted by Dec. 22
and addressed to DSA chairman,
post office box 1123, Medford.
Court Records
POLICE COURT
Edward Lloyd Bunnell, failure to
stop at a stop light, $10.
Wesley .Lee .Howard, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Kathenne Mabel Farrell. failure to
yield the right of way, $10.
Ketha Louise Dow. violation of ba
sic rule. $10.
Richard Allen Wickham, violation
of basic rule, $10.
DISTRICT COURT
Lester Charles Walker, no PUC per
mit. $15.
Ruth Hunter Sheppard. violation of
basic rule, S15.
August Monroy Tartan, no PUC
permit. $15.
Virgil Baldwin, operating a motor
vehicle while operator's license was
suspended. S25.
Fred Lyle Brown, passing on the
crest of a hill. $10.
William Sidney Goldin, failure to
stop at a stop sign. $10.
Gary Herbert Woodward, inade
quate muffler. S15.
Barton Duane Garred, violation of
basic rule, $15. -
Unemployment in .
November Jumps
To 37,700 Persons
Salem (U.R) Unemploy
ment jumped 16,600 during No
vember to include 37,700 Ore
gon workers, highest since last
May, reports from 26 local of
fices of the State Unemploy
ment Compensation commis
sion showed today.
The increase was second only
to the early winter of 1953 while
the total was 400 under the post
war Dec. 1 average.
Unseasonable cold and wet
weather were held responsible
for layoffs in lumbering, con
struction, food processing and
service lines. With the single ex
ception of Asteria, every office
reported more persons without
jobs. A late pickup in longshor
ing and fish canneries provided
new activity in the coastal city.
Although some 3250 were
added to the unemployed list at
Portland, the metropolitan area
had nearly 5000 fewer than a
year ago. Other layoffs were
widespread with the most being
reported from Lebanon, Rose
burg, Hood river and The Dal
les. A shutdown of major indus
tries connected with dam-building
at the latter place during
the mid-month cold spell carried
over, the commission noted.
Claims for compensation also
trended sharply upward, pass
ing 20,000 during the week after
Thanksgiving.
Mining Claims Discussed
At Meeting of NW Council
The Forest Service is not try
ing to discourage mining by its
investigation of claims, At
torney Bruce Manley told the
Northwestern Mining council at
a recent meeting.
He said the investigation by
the service is being conducted
to eliminate invalid claims stak
ed for purposes other than min
ing. Manley spoke on the im
portance of correctly staking
claims under Oregon statutes.
Amended Notices
He pointed out that an amend
ed notice to correct errors in
original descriptions of a valid
claim may be filed at any time,
and added that few claims are
properly located when originally
filed. It is important, he said,
to make sure the center end
stakes are properly staked be
cause any amendments are made
in reference to them.
Manley said a placer claim
needs no location work before
it is filed, but if the area might
develop into a lode claim, then
the latter notice should be filed
first. Lode claims required lo
cation work before filing, he
noted.
Uranium Claims
In regard to uranium claims,
Manley said there are court de
cisions which hold that location
work is not required where a
Geiger counter or Scintilometer
indicate ore. He said courts rec
ognize that use of such equip
ment constitutes a discovery, and
that the 10-foot depth required
on locating probably would not
reach to uranium ore
Representatives from the
Portland Conductor's
Wile Dies of Cancer
Portland (U.R) Mrs. Boris
Sirpo, wife of the Finnish-born
Portland orchestra conductor,
died of cancer at her home here
yesterday.
The grave nature of Mrs
Sirpo's illness was not discover
ed until she returned with her
husband and his Portland Little
Chamber orchestra from a re
cent tour of Western Europe.
The orchestra announced that
it would cancel its Wednesday
night symphony concert which
Professor Sirpo was scheduled
to conduct.
Earlier in life, Mrs. Sirpo was
known as an author and her
novels, written in Finnish, have
been translated in the Scandi
navian languages.
Her husband collapsed from
shock of her death and was hos-piatalized.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
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1. box 85, Central Point, and Betty.
Fern Jones,. 15, Central Point.
GETS TIME CUT
Salt Lake City (U.R) After
being robbed of $50, a gas sta
tion attendant, Sheldon Hansen,
persuaded the armed bandit that
it would be all right to wait
only five minutes instead of 10
minutes before calling police.
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Lakeview uranium area reported
on progress in that area, point
ing out that several deposits
have been located. George Max
well, . who reported his exper
iences in the Lakeview area, said
there still is much of the area
which is open to prospecting.
Possible Display
The display committee report
ed that the Southern Oregon His
torical society is preparing ex
hibit space at the Jacksonville
museum. The council plans to
have a permanent ore exhibit
there, and future plans call for
exhibits in the court house and
at the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce.
Manley reported that the Ore
gan System of Higher education
is planning a college credit geo
logy course for the spring term
starting late in - January. The
course, which will be conduct
ed by Max Shafer of the Ore
gon bureau of mineral indust
ries, will be held at Medford
Senior High school. Manley said
anyone" interested in taking the
course may contact him or the
council's secretary, Thad W.
Hatten. .
Five Sisters Perish
As Fire Razes Home
. Benton, 111. (U.R) A fire kill
ed five sisters, ranging in age
from 6 to 15 years, at their home
near here today. .
The children were the daugh
ters of Mrs. Ruby Wingo, a di
vorcee, who was burned critical
ly and was not expected to live,
Four other persons escaped the
flames.
18-Year-Old Blonde I
Roses Tournament Queen
Pasadena (U.R) Joan Culver,
an 18-year-old blonde from Pasa
dena City College, was named
queen of the 67th annual Tour
nament of Roses today.
Miss Culver, of La Canada,
Calif., is in her first year of
college. She is studying to be a
teacher.
The hazel-eyed beauty and
her six princesses will be crown
ed at a coronation ball Dec. 28
and will reign over the Rose Pa
rade and Rose Bowl Jan. 2.
Three Fires Reported
In Area Yesterday
Medford's rural fire pumper
was called to the Richard Peters
residence, 1235 Poplar dr.,
about 1 a.m. today, to extinguish
a fire on a rear porch and in
an attic above it.
Firemen said the fire started
from an electric bulb which was
being used to warm a bed for
a dog. The bulb ignited some
items on the rear porch. The fire
spread" up the porch wall and
into the attic causing extensive
damage, firemen said.
The rural pumper also was
dispatched to a flue fire at the
Frank Konopasek residence, 740
West McAndrews rd. about 11:40
p.m. yesterday. No damage was
reported.
Firemen investigated smoke in
the residence of Gene Neff, 115
Genessee st., about 4:27 p.m. yes
terday. Smoke was from a damp
er on a heating unit which was
tightly closed, firemen said. The
only damage was smoke in the
house, they said.
Committee Urges
Sex Deviate Care
Portland (U.R) Establish
ment of facilities for psychiatric
treatment of sex deviates should
be added as an implement to
present Oregon laws, the Legis
lative interim committee on sex
crime prevention was told yesterday.
Witnesses also told the group
there was need for public edu
cation on the problem.
Mrs. Howard Hillson, legisla
tion chairman of the Childrens
Protective association, said Ore
gon's new law providing inde
terminate sentence with a maxi
mum of life called for psychia
tric treatment "when available"
but that facilities were not suf
ficient. H. Richard Seller, secretary
of the Council for Prevention of
Crimes, said that sex offenders
should be registered and their
whereabouts known.
Churchill Stands By
Hopes of Geneva
' Woodford, England (U.R)
Former Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, architect of the Gen
eva Summit Conference, said
last night he stands by the hope
it raised despite threats of a new
cold war.
"Personally I am very glad
the gap has been bridged and I
trust it will not be broken
again," he said.
It was Churchill's first public
comment on the' high hopes of
the summit conference and the
ensuing failure, of the Big Four
foreign ministers in a follow-up
meeting. '
Hearing on Victor Wolf
Opens in Portland Today
roriiana iu.kt-a nearing to
decide the fate of confessed
bomb-slayer Victor Laurence
Wolf could be sentenced to the
gas chamber or receive life im
prisonment for the April 21
bomb-slaying of Portland attor
ney Kermit Smith. He entered a
plea under a 90-year-old section
of the state's criminal code.
Circuit Judge James W. Craw
ford indicated he would impanel
a jury to act as an advisor.
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