TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Earning Power of O&C Lands
Hits New High During 1955
The earning power of the
O&C forest lands in western
Oregon in 1955 exceeded all
previous records. Virgil T.
Heatn state supervisor of the
buret u of land management for
Oregon, has announced.
Heath said that during 1955,
603,229,000 board feet of tim
ber was sold from districts in
344 sales for a total of $2i;379,
769.60. This is compared to
1954 when total timber sales
brought $15,845,833.04. In 1953,
the total was $11,136,573.28 in
dicating the sharp increase in
competition for BLM timber,
Heath said.
The average bid price in 1955
was $37.11 per thousand board
feet. In 1954, the . average bid
price was $21.76 per thousand,
and in 1953, it was $20.36 per
thousand, he said.
Salvage Program
The total value of blow-down,
fire and insect-killed timber
sold from the O&C districts in
the bureau's four year salvage
program has exceeded 1,000,
000,000 board feet and has re
turned $23,946,617.82 in reve
nue. The program was organiz
ed after major forest fires and
windstorms in 1951, and the
bark-beetle epidemic of 1952
and 1953.
One of the highlights of 1955
for the BLM in Oregon was a
June timber sale at Salem in
which 7,002,000 board feet of
Douglas fir received a bid of $70
per thousand. The purchaser
was Clemens Forest Products,
Inc.
December of last year was the
best month on record for the
BLM. During Ihe 30-day period,
29 tracts of timber were sold,
totaling 122,224,000 board feet,
for $4,845,166.95.
The largest single 'sale made
by BLM in recent years' was in
December at Coos Bay when
Coquille Plywood division of
Textron American, Inc., pur
chased 17,370,000 board feet for
$570,070.95. ' .
Revenue to Counties
Heath explained that under
federal law, 75 per cent of, all
revenue from O&C lands was to
be paid to the 18 western Ore
gon counties. However, the
counties have agreed that con
gress may appropriate one-third
of the income for - access road
construction.
Forest revenue also increased
from the scattered pine forest
on public domain lands in cen
tral and eastern Oregon. From
61 tracts, 31,171,000 board feet
were sold for $872,705.91, an
average of $29.83 per thousand
board feet: In 1854, BLM sold
25,896,000 board feet for $586,
991.57, an average of $22.67 per
thousand board feet.
Heath said construction of ac
cess timber roads and the survey
of new routes to tap large areas
of old growth timber will con
tinue to be a major program
of the BLM in western Oregon
for several years.
By the end of 1956,' it isv esti
mated that 117 ' miles of main'
line logging roads will be com
pleted. Several large projects
were tinder construction in 1955,
and will' be resumed in 1956
when weather conditions permit.
Many other projects are under
survey in other O&C forest
areas.
Largest Systems
The largest of the timber ac
cess road systems is that of the
Smith river and Siuslaw river
drainages between Gardiner and
Eugene. The roads will not only
tap a large volume of mature
and old growth timber, but will
make possible salvage of the last
large volume of blow-down and
insect-killed stumpage.
All BLM access roads are self
liquidating. Funds are appropri
ated by Congress to construct
the roads after a timber inven;
tory and a road survey is made.
When use of the route begins
an amortization charge is made
agains each thousand board feet
of timber transported over the
road until construction costs are
paid. The bureau of public roads
lets contracts by bids to private
companies and is in charge of
construction projects.
Grazing Receipts
In the five BLM grazing diS'
tricts of eastern Oregon and on
the leased public domain outp
side the districts, the total re
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ceipts for grazing use in 1955
fiscal year were $186,000. Heath
said that 269,000 head of cattle,
4,200 horses and 154,000 sheep
are grazed on the 13,688,000
acres of BLM federal range east
of the Cascades.
Improvements on ranges in
1955 included 13,576 acres of
range reseeding, , 40 miles of
drift fence, and 87 reservoirs,
wells and springs developed to
water livestock and wildlife.
In addition, there were 2,700
cattle and horses, and 2,400
sheep grazed on the O&C lands
in the Medford district.
Known Infestation
The only known infestation of
halogeton, a poisonous stock
killing weed in Oregon was in
the southeastern section of the
state near the Nevada line.
Chemical was used to treat the
infestation and 1,000 acres were
seeded to grass as. part of the
control program.
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La rge Portion of BLM
Fire Damaged Timber
Sold, Ready for Sale
A large portion of timber con
trolled by the bureau of land
management which was damag
ed in forest fires last Labor day
week have been sold or readied
for sale, according to a progress
report by John Carnegie, Med
ford timber sale assistant for
the BLM. .
Timber damaged in the Jack
son creek fire near Jacksonville
was purchased by Donna Tim
ber Products company of Med
ford Feb. 16. The tract, which
contained an estimated 1,614,000
board feet, was purchased in an
oral auction sale in which two
other bidders participated. The
high, bid was $35 per thousand
board feet . for Douglas fir,
$36.90 for ponderosa pine, $39
for sugar pine, $9 for incense
cedar and $12 for white .fir."
Blackwell Hill '
Fire-killed timber in the
Blackwell Hill fire was sold to
George Cook of Ashland Feb. 17
for $7.50 per thousand for Doug
las fir and $6 for ponderosa
pine. The tract contained an es
timated 180,000 board feet.
Olson-Ross Lumber company
of White City1, Lloyd Timber
company of Grants Pass and De
Armond Brothers Lumber com
pany of Rogue River purchased
three tracts offered for sale to
date in the Sykes creek burn.
The tracts contained an estimat
ed 3,007,000 board feet.
A fourth, tract, containing ap
proximately 5,000,000 board
feet probably will be advertised
for sale in April, leaving about
10,000,000 board feet of inter
mingled fire-killed and green
timber to be cruised for sales la
ter in the spring.
The first tract with an esti
mated 451,000 board feet was
purchased'by Olson-Ross Jan. 16
for $29.15 for Douglas fir, $22.50
for ponderosa pine, $19.85 for
sugar pine, and $9.20 for incense
cedar.
Lloyd Timber company pur
chased the second tract of an
estimated 2,281,000 board feet
Jan. 19 for $30 for Douglas fir,
$23.55 for ponderosa pirfe, $24
for sugar pine and $7 for in
cense cedar.
. DeArmond Brothers Lumber
company purchased the third
tract, containing an estimated
275,000 board feet, Feb. 14 for
$24.45 for Douglas fir, $12.65
for ponderosa pine, $21.40 for
sugar pine and $5.80 for incense
cedar. '
Erosion Control
As an erosion control measure
the seeded 670 acres in the fire
areas . to grass last fall, accord
ing to Carnegie. Present plans
call for considerable reforesta
tion work by the BLM and tim
ber purchasers as logging is
completed.
Donna Timber Products will
be required to plant ponderosa
pine seedlings on 78 acres on its
sale aiea, and Lloyd Timber will
plant ponderosa pine seedlings
on 180 acres on its sale area.
The BLM plans to plant pine
seedlings on 40 acres included
in the Olson-Ross sale area, the
3P
Sunday, February SB, 1956
' Leases cn BLM lands in Ore
gon for oil and gas. exploration
returned $231,155 in 1955. There
was also an increase in special
use and small tract leasing.
John C. Hunt," BLM Fire Con
trol Officer, reported an increase
of fire damage on both the forest
and the range lands in 1955.
Damage to forest stands on the
O&C was estimated at $530,000
in the 3,600 acres burned. Dam
ages to BLM-forest and range
resources on the grazing districts
where 15,735 acres were burned,
is estimated at $43,000.
Hunt said $584,000. was col
lected by the J3LM for fire tres
passes dating back to 1951. Cost
of protecting BLM lands in Ore
gon in 1955 was $521,000 for
contricts to the state and the
forest service. BLM fire crews
spent approximately $70,000 in
side grazing districts protecting
20,000,000 acres of federal range,
state, county and private lands.
120 acres in the DeArmond
Brothers area, and an additional
100 acres or more in the Jackson
creek burn.
All the areas will be planted
with 2-year-old seedlings and it
is anticipated that planting can
be completed by the end of 1956.
Tree planting also will be re
quired in remaining Sykes
creek sales, although those sales
will be in areas, where damage
was' less severe and an adequate
seed source can be saved to as
sure natural reforestation . on
portions of the areas.'
. None of the remaining fire
killed timber will be offered for
sale before April. Two tracts of
salvage timber in Jackson coun
ty containing an estimated 386,
OffO board feet will be,, offered
for sale March 1. One tract of
salvage and three tracts of green
timber, containing an estimated
7,672,000 board feet, will be of
fered March 15.
Information regarding the sal
es may be secured from the dis
trict forester's office in the
Medford city hall.
Disaster Car Meeting
Scheduled Tuesday
A membership meeting of cit
izens "interested , in future de
velopment of the Jackson Coun
ty Disaster Car, project" will ,be
held Tuesday- at 7 p.m in the
main fire hall, second floor.
vern watrua, president, is
sued a special invitation to ser
vice clubs to send a represent
ative. -
Recommendations for a plan
ned membership drive will be
made by Russ Jamison, publicity
captain, who also will show new
membership cards and commend
ation certificates, the . latter to
be awarded those who have
made outstanding contributions
toward support of the disaster
car. . .
San Francisco (U.R) Stand
ard Oil Company of California
will ask stockholders to approve
a proposal to split the company's
stock. on' a two to one basis.
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Volunteers Start
Heart Sunday Drive
In Medford Today
v Heart Sunday volunteers will
begin their house-to-house visits
at2 p.m. today,, with each work
er calling on 15 to 25 homes in
an. -assigned, neighborhood. .
The community-wide collec
tion is expected to be completed
by 4 p.m., according to Mrs. Earl
Bigalow, drive chairman. Wo
men of the . American Legion
auxiliary planned the drive.
, Mayor Earl M. Miller declared
today Heart Sunday in a proc
lamation issued last week asking
that "all citizens give generous
ly and welcome volunteers."
Frank- Van Dyke, heart fund
chairman for the month" of Feb
ruary said he hopes "all homes
will extend a warm and hearty
welcome to the public spirited
men and women who volunteer
their services."
Fight Disease ,
. He pointed out that a major
portion, of the funds collected
will be used to advance the war
against ' heart disease in this
community and in Oregon, with
only, a small amount going to
the American Heart association,
of which Oregon Heart ' associa
tion is an affiliate. '
Volunteers will present each
home with a collection envel
ope which the contributor seals
after enclosing his donation. It
is not necessary that the amount
of contribution be revealed, un
less a receipt is desired. ' .
Funds collected will : immedi
ately be taken to the bank,
where Dwight Houghton, -drive
treasurer, and his s t a f f will
count and deposit the money.
. In last year's drive, Medford
placed 'second per capita in the
state and volunteers said they
are hopeful that the city will
be at the top of the 1956 list.
Burglary Suspects
Held in Albany
Albany police are holding
Robert Lee Ellis, 23, and Phillip
Eugene Boutwell, 24, in. connec-
tion with the burglary Thursday
night of Cubby's drive in, 1275
South Riverside ave. sV.
Jackson county sheriff's depu
ties said they were told, the two
admitted the theft of coins from
a . cigarette machine , in the drive
in and also the burglary of Tor
reson'i service station, Ashland.
Approximately $50 was mis-
sine from Cubby's and a small
amount of change and some cig
arettes from the station, depu
ties said.
A third burglary in Ashland
was reported Friday night, after
thieves removed a safe from the
Ashland grange . coop, it con
tained approximately $300 in
cash and about $250 in checks,
according to investigating sher
iff officers, and Ashland and
state police.
Committee To Study
Corporate Income Tax
Salem (U.R) The' Legislative
Interim Tax . committee decided
Saturday to launch ah investiga
tion to determine if the state's
corporate income tax is driving
industries into other states.,
Expenditures of $3,000 was
authorized for-the survey. Thure
Lindstrom Jr., executive secre
tary of the committee, was given
authority to hire experts to con
duct the investigation.
: Some Oregon industrialists
have complained that the corpor
ate- excise ,tax is so high that
indusries are by-passing Oregon
for Washington and California
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Children r what their motheri are. ;
No fondest father', fondest care
Can fashion "so the infant heart.
- Landorv
How can you tell the age of a
woman? A New Yorker says he
can tell the exact age of a worn
man by looking at her finger
nails. However, he furnishes no
details. I will ask him for further
information.- In the meanwhile,
you can keep in mind the advice
of Ed Howe, who said, "if you
want to know how old a woman
is ask her sister-in-law."
Tourist Traps -
Paris restaurant prices are
ridiculously exorbitant. The top
flight places there are just tour
ist traps. However, things may
be different in Paris in the
spring. The money mad eatery
maestros in the French capital
may take warning from the fact
that two such celebrated res
taurants as La Rue and the Cafe
de Paris have closed their doors,
both haying priced themselves
out of business.
So They Say :
Gemini (May 22-June 21) and
Aries (March 21-April 20) are
incompatible signs. A marriage
of an Aries woman and a Gem
ini man is likely to be a stormy
affair.. An Aries female strongly
desires' to dominate the domestic
scene, bo does a jtiamim man.
Both are hot tempered. When an
Aries wife and a Gemini hus
band quarrel, the brawl is a wild
affair. They scream insults. They
slam doors. They throw things.
An Aries mother wants complete
charge, of child rearing'. A Gem
ini man has definite idea on how
children should be handled. His
interference " causes " heated
discussions. Aries women crave
intense ' affection. Their ! great
desire is to be swept' off their
feet and thrilled by their hus-
bandsi even after ten ' years of
marriage. Gemini men are hot
very romantic. They are a little
on the chilly side. Or, so say the
stargazers. '
Passing By r
"Tennessee Ernie" . Ford.
Whimsical entertainer.; Well on
his-way to be added to the list
of singers who have become mil
lionaires. A recording he made of
the doleful ditty titled "Sixteen
Tons" sold over a million copies
in a period of three weeks. This
is said have netted Ernie
about $40,000. Incidentally,
"Tennessee" Williams, - the
playwright has made a million
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from his plays. Must be luck in
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Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth,
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chance of inheriting about $28,
000,000 from her grandfather,
the Aga Khan.
Asking
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a fact the films of Grace Kelly
will not . be permitted to be
shown in Monaco after her mar
riage to Prince Rainier, If so,
why? A. Commenting on the
proposed banning of the. Kelly
films in Monaco, the Prmce's
personal advisor, Charles Palm-
aro, said, "It would: be fright
fully bad taste to let the people
of Monaco see the Princess in the
arms of another man."
Pair Missing on Hood
Found Safe at Fireside
Portland (U.R) A couple re
ported missing on Mt. Hood was
found safe by the fireside at
Timberline lodge .last night.
State Policeman Fred Rice
was sent to start an investigation
into the disappearance of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin A. Fraser, Van
couver, B.C. A motel at Govern
ment Camp had reported the
couple went skiing Tuesday but
had not returned by dusk yes'
terday." Rice .found the couple
at Timberline and said they had
merely decided to remain there
a while instead of going straight
back to Government Camp.
Gold Hill MOD Drive
Nets Total of $630
Gold HillMarch of Dimes
contributions in the Gold Hill
totaled $630, according to Glen
Miller, local chairman.
Amethyst R e b e k a h lodge
turned in the largest single sum
of $183.24 made on the mothers
m arch, and Gold Hill grade
school was second with $127.08.
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Air Force To Use
Beale Indefinitely
Washington ' (U.R) t A i r
Force officials said today the
Air Force expects to use Camp
Beale near Marysville for an
indefinite time.
Asked whether there was any
limit on the length of time the
Air Force presently plans to use
the base, a high official said
"none whatever."
He said the service would not
have "proposed to Congress the
spending of $9,500,000 to im
prove the facility if it expected
to be there only briefly.
Officials pointed out, how
ever, -that Beale will not be
listed technically as a "perman
ent" installation. 1 Many bases
do not meet all the criteria that
must be met to warrant a "per
manent" designation. One cri
terion officials said, is that the
Air Force must have complete
ownership and jurisdiction.
Two Killers Pay
Supreme Penally
By UNITED PRESS
Two killers paid with their
lives today in the Missouri gas
chamber at Jefferson City and
the New Mexico electric chair
Arthur Ross Brown, 30, who
kidnaped, raped and killed an
attractive Kansas City house
wife last summer, died in the
Missouri State Prison.
Within an hour in the cold,.
echoing death chamber of New
Mexico, two electric jolts killed
James Larry Upton, 22. Upton,
a hitchhiker who killed a young
airman in September, 1954, was
smiling faintly when the death
mask was put over'his face.
Both murderers were calm
during their last," minutes.
Former Nazi Wants
Soldier's Pension
Stuttgart, Germany (U.R)
Former Nazi Gen. Sepp Dietrich,
who was charged with responsi
bility in the Malmedy ' massacre
of 140 American soldiers, has re
quested political clearance to
apply for a soldier's pension, it
was disclosed Thursday.
Dietrich was recently released
from an American prisonafter
serving .a term for war crimes.
His release brought vehement
protests from American veterans
organizations. - ' " ' '
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U0 Fraternities
Oppose Hazing
, Eugene (U.R) Hazing may be
on the way out at the University
of Oregon.
Leaders of 21 national f rater- ,
nity chapters met here last night
and unanimously went on record
opposing hazing and pre-initia-tion
activities.
Ray Hawks, dean of men, said
the move was indication that
such tragedies as the recent
death of a freshman at Massa
chusetts Institute at Technology
would not happen here.
The resolution, as passed by
the Interfraternity Council,
reads: "The Interfraternity Coun
cil as a group opposes all forms
of hazing and pre-imtiation ac
tivities. The IFC tribunal will
take action upon any forms of
hazing or pre-initiation activi
ties brought to its attention in
volving the destruction of prop
erty or any actions adversely af
fecting the fraternity system as
a whole."
The council may impose fines,
reduce the quota of pledges or
request social probation of of
fending organization.
Portland (U.R) A collision on
Portland's Broadway bridge just
before midnight Friday claimed
the life of Roy Francisco, 2Sf
Portland. He was dead on arrival
at a Portland hospital. Injured
in the smashup was J. Harvey,
44, Portland. The death was
Portland's 12th this year.
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