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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1956)
TWILVE MEDFOHD (ORECSOm MAIL TRIBUHB Sunday. July IS. 1958 oscode Among Fiirms Usimig ILeffftovers Waste Reduced by 50,000 Board Feet In New Operation It'i old fashioned for lumber companies to throw away left over lengths of wood. Cascade Wood Products, Inc., located west of Camp White, is one of a growing number of companies doing something about it. It has installed ah op eration which not only reduces the monthly amount of waste lumber by about 5 per cent, or 50,000 board feet, but puts for merly wasted wood on a paying basis. Jointing Department This was arranged by installa tion three months ago of a $40, 000 finger jointing department. In this section of the plant, wood portions 12 inches or longer, trimmed from other pieces of lumber, are joined to make sin gle boards measuring up to 16 feet in length. Prior to installation of the fin ger jointing department, most of the short pieces of lumber were thrown away. The remainder were sold at near "give-away" rates, since demand is slight for wood of that size. Value of this wood has been nearly tripled by the new operation. The short pieces are first sort ed. Those with prohibitive de fects are thrown away and the others are run through a ma chine which cuts "fingers" into the wood. Glue is mechanically applied to the finger ends and the pieces are moved into a join ing or assemblying machine. The jointed lumber is cut to the de sired length, allowed to dry, then finished in the same man ner as any other kind of lumber. Scarfing Machines Two scarfing machines used in this process cost the firm ap proximately $25,000. They are precision machines, and if the joints in the wood don't come out just right, it means something in one of the machines needs adjustment, according to Ken Van De Kamp, sales manager: Other new equipment the com pany had to acquire included a blower, compressor and tempera ture controllers. Van De Kamp added that the finger jointing process requires a steady temp erature at all times. The building had to be extensively remodeled to accommodate the new opera tion. Cascade's finger jointed wood is primarily designed for use as window and door frames and moldings, which ultimately wftl be painted or covered with weather stripping. It is not com monly used if a natural or stain ed finish is desired, since the joints are visible. On Adrantage One great advantage to finger jointed products is that no major defect, sucn as a knot, Is allow ed to remain in the wood. Com pany, officials explained that these are cut from the pieces of wood before the jointing process begins. Unjointed lengths of lum ber are not always free of these defects. Though the jointed lengths may not be quite as sturdy as straight lumber when pressure is applied, they appear to with stand to better advantage some other forces. Van De Kamp said ponderosa and sugar pine are subject to weather damage, but mixed grains and types of wood used in a single length of finger jointed lumber increase resistance to weather hazards. Wright. Sco ville, president and general man ager of the company, summed it up by saying, "Finger jointed wood is as sound and good as other lumber when used for the purpose lor which it is intended." Not New . Finger jointing is by no means a new thing, Scoville explained. It has been done probably since the first cabinet maker set up shop. However, it has only been considered practical on a large scale in the last three years, when the process became me chanized. Earlier manufacturing of finger jointed lumber was a hand operation. Scoville predicts this type of lumber will eventually be used for other construction purposes, though it now seems most useful in such forms as moldings and frames. Finger jointing of studs has also proved satisfactory and is being done elsewhere in this area. Despite improvements in quali ty of finger jointed lumber, Cas cade officials said considerable resistance to this type of lumber is still evident in the market. One reason m-., be lack of un derstanding of the operation, and another reason might date back to World War II. During that time, when lumber was scarce, poor quality finger jointed lum ber was forced upon the people as the only available thing. The process had not been perfected to present standards and people have not yet overcome their re sistance against it. Cascade has noted great strid- lasnsasssseane ejrJsr""- 5S i 1 1 m:"i Mt u - . if .'"" ''if V ' I ifJM&t 'WZJA f . V ; fr v"; VA I J! If ;' ' Vvrli tn ' 1 CUTTING THE JOINTS Bill Graham, fore- into a single board. The long jointed board is man of the finger jointing department at Cas- then cut to the desired length. The finished pro cade Wood Products, Inc., watches as small duct is shown bundled in background. Graham pieces of wood go though one of two scarifying works under Art Fitzgerald, plant superintend-, machines. After the joints are cut, glue is mech- ent. anically apnlied and the segments assembled SELECTING THE PIECES R. C. Cooper, d?rd lumps discarded pieces of wood down a center, sorts pieces of lumber cut from other chute. Jack Clark, cut-off man, is shown at boards before the small pieces go through the right trimming boards, finger jointed lumber. At left, Delbert God- Norma! Wheat Yields Fixed For Jackson County Farms Normal yields per acre for wheat farms in Jackson county with wheat allotments were es tablished Thursday night by Ag ricultural Stabilization and Con servation committeemen at a meeting in the courthouse. The average normal yield for the 101 wheat farms with allot ments in the county is 23.9 bush els per acre. Approximately 636 of the available 1550 acres of al lotment are to be harvested this year. May Participate Several farmers may be eligi ble to participate in the soil bank program of the federal govern ment. July 20 is the last date that agreements can be signed in the county ASO office for par ticipation in this year's program. A farmer is eligible for partici pation in the soil bank if: (1) he underplanted his allotment to comply with the 1956 program, or in anticipation of bad weath er; (2) he underplanted his win ter wheat allotment because of bad weather; (3) he has com plied with his allotment and an acreage of wheat has not been harvested due to natural causes; (4) he has plowed or mowed crops by July 31. Sign Agreements Farmers must sign agree ments with the ASC committee and remove some part of their acreage allotment from produc tion to take part in the reserve program. Land placed in acreage re- es, however, in acceptance of finger jointing. The company is shipping about one carload a day to dealers east of the Mississippi. Local demand is not as great. "Our accounts seem well sat isfied with our shipments," Sco ville said, "and they have been renewing their orders." Cascade officials believe their plant is the only one of its kind in the Rogue River valley, which re - manufactures wood that would otherwise go out in raw stages. Other wood products manu factured by the company include box cleats, vegetable posts and rails, shade rollers, toy stock, moldings and window and door frames. About 125 men are em ployed there. The firm has been in operation for about 10 years and was orig inally organized as a redwood furniture manufacturing plant. serve may not be grazed after June 23. cut for hay or cropped before Dec. 31. It must be left idle or under soil or water con servation activity. Three methods will be used for determining payment for the 1956 wheat crop: If a farmer underplants his allotment, $1.16 will be multi plied by the normal yield set for his farm, based on historical production on his farm. The average for Jackson county is SI. 16 multiplied by 23.9 bush els, or $27.72 per acre that is put into reserve. If a farmer underplants 1958 winter wheat because of bad" weather the payment will be $4 per acre. If a wheat crop has been de stroyed by natural causes or a farmer has participated by plowing or mowing his crop, his payment will be based on the appraised yield for the current year on acres put in reserve or on the normal yield for his farm, whichever is smaller. Jackson county agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee offices are on the first floor of the court house. Alaskans Mop Brows In Heat Wave Friday Fairbanks, Alaska (U.R) Alaskans mopped their brows Friday in a heat wave which sent temperatures soaring into the eighties throughout most of the territory. The mercury bubbled up to 85 here. It was 82 at Juneau and 81 at Ketchikan. Thursday it zoomed to 86 at Nenana scene of the annual $100,000 ice pool. The weatherman said the heat wave would probably last for at least five more days and that temperatures might threaten the record of 93 set here last July 25. TAKING NO CHANCES McCallen, Tex. (U.R) Jose Ridriguez, Jr., celebrated his 13th birthday on Firday the 13th by remaining in bed all day with a horseshoe and a rabbit's foot under his pillow. POISON OAK? Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL You must be atified or yeur nonet cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle to day at WESTERN THRIFT. Board of Directors Council Set Meet The annual board of directors meeting of the Northwest Horti cultural council will be held in Medford, Tuesday, July 17, at the Rogue Valley Country club. Raymond Reter, Reter Fruit company, Medford, is president of the council and will preside at the one-day session, the first held in southern Oregon. The board of directors, repre senting the fresh fruit industry in the northwest will review pro jects of the past year and elect officers. Representatives are expected to attend from Washington State Boxed Apple commission, Win ter Pear Control Committee con tributors, and Traffic association members from Hood River, Ya kima, Wenatchee, as well as the Rogue River Valley Traffic as sociation. Work of Council Member organizations support, on a per car assessment, work of the council on behalf of the fresh fruit industry of the northwest. The council deals in all rail and ocean traffic matters, export ne gotiations and legislation, indus try legislation of all types and other matters common to the fresh fruit industry. Following the morning session, the Rogue River Valley Traffic association will be host at a noon lunch, followed by tours of val- HEMORRHOIDS (PILES) FREE TRIAL luff rtnr o It poiteord bfrnQi you e Fr Trial of our new, "Liui4 Htmcl" post paid. Provtto yourself that Htmel gives foster, more satisfying, temporary, pallia tive relief, very first application then ot I other products you hav ever used. 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Left to right are a 1909 Ford bug, 1901 Sears Roebuck mo- Allen touring car. Tucker is also having work done on a 1913 tor buggy, occupied by Jasper (Jim) Tucker, 1909 Ford roadster. Maxwell, which will eventuallv be added to his collection. Reminiscent of the post-horse 'n buggy era is Emmett M. Tuck er's old vehicle fleet, which con sists of cars dating back as far as 55 years. In his exhibition collection are a 1901 Sears Rosebuck motor buggy, 1909 Ford roadster, 1909 Ford bug, 1910 Buick touring car, 1910 White steamer, 1913 Pierce Arrow limozene, 1913 Ford touring car, 1913 E.M.F;, 1915 Dodge touring car, 1923 Ford touring car and 1925 Allen touring car. Collection Addition He is also having work done on a 1913 Maxwell, which will eventually be added to his col lection. In frequent demand for local parades and exhibitions, they were objects of much interest at the recent YMCA July 4 cele bration at the Medford High school stadium. Tucker has also been asked to make television ap pearances with the autos. Tucker has been interested in old cars for several years, but started his collection onl six years ago. He sees the outmoded autosstanding around in back yeards and wrecking lots, pur chases them and puts them into running condition. He admits spending 53,500 for one car and an equal amount repairing it. Four Receive Five-Day Counfy Jail Sentences Gilbert Wayne Cooper, 19, Jack Joe Dugger, 21, and their wives, ages 16 and 17, all of Trail, were sentenced in district court Friday to five months in the county jail on petty larceny charges. The two wives pleaded guilty to shoplifting about $150 worth of articles from several Medford stores. Medford police said their husbands were wearing some of the stolen articles at the time of the arrest last Thursday. It was indicated the four will be eligible for parole after serv ing 15 days of their sentence. ley orchards and packing facili ties. 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Dr. Hermon wexier, uirei Chiropractic Prssicion i J ' H m 1 "mmmmmn isss.es. m. ' if ill ini-- " 'f"r ar : t wts , J.i,x.:. i ii is 1 ILL WOKKS Shown at the wheel of his in his collection. Each car bean at least on 1913 Ford touring car is Emmett M. Tucker, in- "old timer" Oregon license plate. The outmoded ventor and manufacturer of Tucker Sno-Cats autos are major attractions in parades and and collector of old cars. This model is still in hibitions. running condition, as are most of the vehicles Operating Condition Though any horse worth Its salt could probably outrun them, most of these old time autos are in operating condition. Tucker supervises reconditioning of the cars, but does none of the actual work himself. Each auto in the collection bears a special "old timer" lic ense plate. These licenses, ob tained directly from Salem, au thorize old vehicles to travel in parades and to be driven to and from exhibition points. They can not, however, to be used for reg ular highway transportation. . Asked the value of his collec tion" Tucker had this to ' say: "That's just like asking me how much I think one of my kids is worth. I wouldn't sell any one of them (kids or cars) for any amount of money anyone would offer. To someone else the cars may not be -worth a dime, but to me they're, priceless." ' Tucker is also . inventor and manufacturer of Tucker Sno -Cats, in current demand all over the world. He keeps his cars in the balcony of his Sno-Cat plant south of Medford on Highway 99. . NOTHING HRf FOR SURE ' NOTHING IT L-V J(p00: - HERE J l-Tl tjMi0$ Lewiiy- - - - ., He's wearing SonofoneV Newest Hearing Aid... AIL AT THE EAR! VEIGHS ONLY 3i OZ. WITH BATTERY Traditional SON OTO N E Quality 1Q Year, I C. R. ADAMSON Years with Senoton DISTRICT MANAGER 839 East Jackson J Phone 2-5904 u COMING! 0 TUESDAY O JULY 17th 1 lletMa Band hadiK 1 Merle Lindsay mi Mums o at the ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM t
