TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Army-Built Concrete Bridge Piers
Used in Current Construction Job
Span Oyer Carberry
Creek Replaced by
Concrete Decking
The wartime Camp While GIs,
who were assigned in the early
1940s to lay concrete piers lor
a log bridge across Carberry
creek, were probably working
too hard to realize they would
utimately be blessed by Jackson
county taxpayers.
Across the solidly' constructed
piers. th soldiers placed logs
65 feet long and about five feet
in diameter. The bridge, in
southwestern Jackson county i.i
the vicinity of Steamboat, was
the longest single-span log bridge
in the county. It was servicable
and sturdy during the years
when it was- needed for Army
purposes, before 1946 when
Camp White was deactivated as
a military training post. How
ever, it eventually began to
weaken under forces of weather
and wear.
Repairs Began
Jackson county crews began
repairing minor gaps in the
bridge several years ago. La.ter,
they added a few reinforcements,
and in time it was necessary to
rebuild portions of the bridge.
Finally it was beyond repair
and construction of a new bridge
was inevitable.
A new bridge could have been
built at a location where the
creek was narrower. But the
engineers decided the saving, by
building the span at a more
narrow point, would not be as
great as the saving by using the
exisiting piers.
About two months ago. county
workers constructed a wood de
tour bridge, then touched off a
few sticks of dynamite under
the Army-constructed span. The
huge logs splintered and flew in
all directions. The piers remain
ed unshaken by the blast.
Fieri Being Used
These piers are being used
as foundations for the new rein
forced concrete bridge now und
er construction. Paul Rynning,
county engineer and supervisor
of the project, said the county
is saving approximately $2,500
by utilizing the piers the Army
built nearly 14 years ago. What's
more, Rynning predicts these
same piers will be as strong four
generations from now as they
; are today.
- The new bridge, which is ex
1 pected to be open to traffic with
3 in a month, will have a roadway
IS feet wide and three spans
measuring 63 feet, 25 feet and
15 feet. The spans are 'being
constructed of steel with rein
forced concrete decking. Curbs
and railings will also be of steel.
To the Army built-piers, coun
ty workmen have added three
feet in height to create a better
grade. They also added concrete
abutments.
New Dric
Rynning pointed out that a
new device is being used to pre
vent concrete in the structure
from shifting. Though angle
irons have previously been used
for this purpose, "shear pins"
are being utilized in the new
bridge.
Resembling common large
steel bolts, they contain sub
stance on one end which enables
the pins to be welded directly
to the base of the deck with an
electric arc before the concrete
is poured. They are installed at
frequent intervals and are con
sidered more effective than angle
irons. Rynning said the pins are
also much easier to install than
angle irons.
Though roads in the vicinity
of Carberry creek are not sub
ject to heavy general traffic,
Rynning said there is consider
able log truck travel in the area.
For that reason, and because
logging activity is expected to
increase there for the next two
years, this bridge must be strong
er than most county bridges m
areas seldom traveled by the
general public. Carrying capac
ity of Carberry Creek bridge
will be the same as most state
bridges, he said.
Approaches Due
- County crews performed all
: concrete work, with the excep-
tion of the deck. West Coast
Steel company of Portland was
? awarded the contract for con
'. crete decking and steel work, in-
eluding curbs and railing. Ryn-
ning said the contractors will
complete their portion of the
. project sometime this week. The
county will then install earth
approaches to the bridge
Rynning explained allowance
has been made in construction
of this bridge as in all modern
bridges for temperature expan
sion factors. This allowance is
especially important in an area
such as southern Oregon, where
temperatures vary from 115 de
grees to below freezing. Ryn
ning said. He explained that a
' bridge will expand up to one
DETOUR IN USE County road crews con
structed a wood detour bridge (left) before
blasting out remainder of the log bridge built
approximately 14 years ago by soldiers sta
tioned at Camp White. The new bridge could
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CONSTRUCTION STARTED County
Judge Rodney Keating, left, and Commission
er L. G. (Shy) Morthland stand on the par
tially completed Carberry Creek bridge being
constructed in southwestern Jackson county
near Steamboat. Concrete piers were built by
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READY FOR RAILING West Coast Steel
company, Portland, will install railing and
complete other steel work on Carberry Creek
bridge sometime this week. County crews
have done most of the concrete work. The
bridge has three steel spans measuring 63
Cave-in Kills Man
On Job af Winston
Roseburg U.R) Sylves
ter Jones, 41, Sutherlin, was
killed when a ditch caved in on
him at Winston Friday.
Jones was working for the E.
and W. Construction comDanv
of Eugene. The wall 'of a nine
foot ditch caved in and covered
him.
He was cleamiD man behind
a chain-driven ditchdigger. Fel
low workers workea tor some
lime in frpp him but he was
pronounced dead 20 minutes af
ter he was extricated, tie is sur-
inch per 100 feet here, according
to the temperature.
The Carberry Creek bridge is
by no means Jackson county's
onlv new bridge project. Neith
er "is it the largest under con
struction. The state highway
commission is working on a new
302-foot McKee bridge across the
Applegate river. The reinforced
concrete span is a joint county,
state and federal project.
Others to be bum soon arc
the Snider Creek bridge on
Tresham lane in Sam's Valley,
and Willow Creek bridge south
east of Butte Falls. R and M
Construction company, i-emrdi
Point, will build both bridges.
The same company will con-
.., mnro hridees in the
more distant future, Dry Creek
Fade. Point, and
Kanes Creek bridge on Foley
lana west of Central Point
Sunday. August 12. 19SS
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Two Drivers Cited
Alter Accidents
Two drivers were cited Friday
following accidents in which ve
hicles were damaged but no one
was injured, state police re
ported Saturday.
Charles F. Steinhardt, 79, route
1. box 6-A, Rogue River, was
cited for failure to stop for on
coming traffic after the car he
was driving was involved in an
accident near Rogue River with
a car operated by Beulah Irene
Myrich, 52, Grants Pass.
Police said Steinhardt was
traveling across Highway 99 :
toward the Rogue River bridge
when his car collided with Mrs. '
Myrich's vehicle which was trav
eling north on Highway 99. The
accident occurred at 12:48 p.m.
Lawrence R. Phillips, 255 Char
lotte Ann rd., Medford, was cited j
iur unvuig wnue ms operator s
license was suspended after the
truck he was driving collided
with a car operated by Keith Lav-erne
Lawson, Ashland.
Officers said Lawson was
traveling north on Highway 99
in the vicinity of Kim's restau
rant and Philipps was driving
south. According to the report,
Phillips turned in front of Law
sons vehicle and the two col
lided. Both vehicles were dam
aged, he accident occurred at
8 p.m.
vived by his widow and five
children. -
have been built at the narrower portion of
Carberry creek, where the detour was con
structed. Engineers decided, however, that
saving would be greater by using the existing
piers at the wider point in the creek.
soldiers before Camp White was deactivated
as a military training post. Crews added three
feet in height to the piers for a better grade.
In foreground is falsework used in construc
tion of the deck.
feet, 25 feet and 15 feet. Roadway is 16 feet
wide. The bridge is expected to be opened
within a month. On deck are John Dinwiddie,
Verde Valley, Ariz., (left) step-son of County ,
Judge Rodney Keating, who is standing at
right.
Cover Spray on Apples
Recommended by Agent
Last cover spray on apples
should be applied as soon as
possible, according to C. B.
Cordy, county extension agent
for horticulture.
Cordy recommends two pounds
50 per cent DDT to 100 gallons
or 10 pounds per acre. The coun
ty agent cautions growers not to
apply spray to early apple va
rieties which will be harvested
within the next 30 days.
For Fun
For Beauty
r.LAT Y.M.C.A.
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 21 Tuesday & Thursdays
Beginners 7:30 p.m. Advanced 8:30 p.m.
Phone 2-6295
Ragweed Control
Talked at Meeting
01 Commission
Salem (U.R) Legislation to
control ragweed on private and
public land was discussed at the
first meeting of the Ragweed
Control Commission here Fri
day. The group agreed that rag
weed was more of a public health
problem than an agricultural
one. They pointed out that al
most nine per cent of the na
tions' population is allergic to
ragweed and that the figure may
be even higher in Oregon.
Would Control Hazard
Proposed legislation would
control the health hazard in
Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop,
Columbia, Lane, Linn, Lincoln,
Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Til
lamook, Washington, Yamhill,
Curry, Coos and Douglas coun
ties. Expansion of the control pro
gram will be urged as additional
funds are provided.
Committeemen will make a
progress report at the Aug. 15
meeting of the State Natural
Resources Committee. They hope
to have a final draft of propos
ed legislation ready for consid
eration by the natural resources
group in October.
Wool Growers Get
Incentive Payments
Wool growers of Jackson
county received a total of S22,
841.52 in incentive payments up
to July 31 for wool sold in the
marketing year ending March
31, 1956, according to Charles
E. White, chairman of the Jack
son County Agricultural Stabil
ization and Conservation com
mittee. Based on applications for pay
ment received by the county
ASC office, total payments to
county wool growers will be
$23,933.97.
White explained that the na
tional average price received by
wool growers for the year end
ing March 31 was 42.8 cents per
pound. Based on this figure, the
average payment to wool grow
ers to bring the average return
to 62 cents per hundred was de
termined as 44.9 per cent of the
price at which the grower sold
his wool. Payments now being
received by wool growers are
based on S44.90 for each $100
the grower received for his
wool.
As a result of the referendum
among wool growers last year,
deductions totaling one per cent
per pound have been made from
payments to growers to finance
a wool promotion program under
the direction of producer and
trade organizations.
Neuberger To Renew
Yaquina Project Fight
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
announced Saturday that he will
"renew the fight" next year for
a Yaquina Bay harbor project
in Oregon. Authorization for the
$20,000,000 project was contain
ed in the river and harbors bill
vetoed Friday by President Ei
senhower. Neuberger also said conserva
tionists now have time to "mar
shall their forces in opposition
to the administration's program
of damming the clear water and
salmon rivers as substitutes for
the Great Hells canyon project
it gave away."
He said the vetoed bill also
had authorized the Oregon river
dams.
County Purchases flew
Tractor for $19,844
The Jackson county court Fri
day purchased a D-7 Caterpillar
tractor with 'dozer from Crater
Lake Machinery in Medford for
a net price of $19,844.
The county's 10-year-old Inter
national Caterpillar with 'dozer
was exchanged in the transac
tion. Other bidders were Howard
Cooper Corp., Central Point, and
Haupert Tractor and Machinery,
Medford.
WOMEN
Learn to
SWIM!
For Health
For Safety
Multnomah DA Free
On Bail; Smashes
Camera of Newsman
Portland (U.R) Multnomah
County District Attorney, Wil
liam M. Langley is free on $500
bail after being served with a
new warrant charging him with
assault for allegedly dashing the
camera of Oregonian photo
grapher Allen De Lay against
the wall in a corridor of the
courthouse here.'
De Lay said he was waiting
some distance down the hall late
Friday when Langley emerged
from the courtroom of Circuit
Judge Frank J. Lonergan where
he had appeared for arraign
ment on charges brought against
him in Grand Jury indictments.
De Lay said Langley threat
ened to smash his camera if he
took one more picture, and when
De Lay shot again, the district
attorney grabbed the camera and
dashed it against the corridor
wall.
Langley, Portland Police
Chief Jim Purcell Jr., and sev
eral others had . appeared for
arraignment on various charges
on which they were indicted,
and were given a week's exten
sion in which to plead.
Langley was indicted on
charges of malfeasance and fel
oniously conspiring to permit
and promote gambling. Purcell
was indicted on charges of mal
feasance and incompetency in
office.
Others given one-week exten
sions to plead included four
Portland city policemen charged
with perjury; several pinball op
erators: James B. Elkins, Port
land night life figure, and two
of his associates accused of
bootlegging, gambling and pros
titution operations.
Frank Surroz Buys
Salem Auto Agency
Frank V. Surroz, 25 Willam
ette ave.. has purchased Marion
Motors, Salem car agency, from
a three-man corporation in Sa
lem, it was announced this week.
Amount involved in the trans
action was not disclosed. The
transaction is complete except
for minor details.
Surroz, in the car business for
about eight years, has operated
auto agencies at Medford and
Grants Pass. He announced
Wednesday that he plans to re
tain his Grants Pass agency. Ho,
his wife and three children will
reside in Salem.
Bids for Equipment
Scheduled by County
.The Jackson county court will
open bids on two pieces of equip
ment on Aug. 27 at 2 and. 2:30
p.m.. Judge Rodney Keating said
Friday. '
At 2 p.m. bids will be opened
for a 125 cubic foot air com
pressor to be used in bridge cpn
struction. At 2:30 p.m.. bids will
be opened for a standard road
grader.
SIDE
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Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo
Smith said Friday that District
Attorney William M. Langley
will remain in office unless he
is convicted- of some crime.
'I will not be a party to any
attempt to remove Langley from
office unless he is proven by
the courts to be guilty of some
crime," tlie governor said.
Indictment Only Accusation
An indictment by the grand
jury, the governor emphasized.
is only an accusation, nothing
more.
Smith went on to say that:
"Langley is the duly elected of
fical ana any pressure attempts
to remove him from office be
cause he is accused would be a
contravention of the wishes of
the people who elected him to
that office."
Langley has been indicted by
the Multnomah grand jury on a
charge of malfeasance and con
spiracy to allow gambling to
operate in the county.
Friday night Langley was ar
rested on a charge of assault and
battery and released after post
ing $500 bail. He was accused
of smashing the camera of an
Oregonian photographer.
Langley will continue as chief
law enforcement officer of Mult
nomah county in all matters
except those pertaining to the
current vice probe, according to
the governor.
Apparently, this means start
ing Aug. 14 the district at
torneys office will present crim
inal matters to the grand jury.
The current enquiry is expected
to be completed by that date.
Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton has been directing the
present ; jury probe on orders
from Gov. Smith.
Morse Renews Blast
Against Labor Board
Washington U.R) Sen.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), Saturday
renewed his charges of "pro
employer, anti-union bias" on
the part of President Eisenhow
er's appointees to the National
Labor Relations board.
He said the Eisenhower ap
pointed members have, in ef
fect, amended the Taft-Hartley
law through a wholesale revers-
al of previous interpretations of
it.
"Each such reversal favored
anti-union employer interests
and hurt workers," he said.
Morse made the charges in a
68-page letter to Sen. H. Alex
ander Smith (R-N.J.). Smith last
month declared that similar
charges Morse made earlier
against the NLRB were "not sus
tained either by the facts or the
law. :
Morse contended that a report
Smith submitted defending the
NLRB contained "inaccuracies,
misstatements and distortions."
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Farm Employment
Decrease Reported
Washington (U.R) The Agri
culture Department said Friday
8,680,000 persons held farm jobs
in late July, 3 per cent less than
in June.
The number of hired hands,
2,503,000, was up about 92,000
from a month earlier, but a de
crease of about 370,000 in the
number of family workers more
than offset the increase. Com
pared with a year earlier, there
were about 352,000 fewer family
workers and about 193,000 few
er hired hands.
The composite wage rate per
hour for hired hands July 1 was
69.6 cents, compared with 61.5
cents April 1 and 66.9 cents
July 1, 1955.'
Reconstruction of
Water Main Starts
City crews started - recon
struction Friday on a 16-inch
water main on the Bear creek
crossing under the Jackson st.
bridge, according to Robert Lee,
water superintendent.
The original crossing was
built in 1927, he added, and
was damaged last year from
high water and has corroded,
Lee said. The new crossing is
being built with cast iron pipe,
he said.
City crews yesterday complet
ed construction of an 8-inch wa
ter main on Murphy rd. from
the Rogue Valley hospital prop
erty to Walden place, Lee said.
Four Transients Are
Sentenced in Court
Four transients, Cleo Bernest
Payne, James Edward Walton,
36, Edward Everett Carnes, 47.
and his wife. Vera - Bertha
Carnes, 42, pleaded guilty in dis
trict court Friday to disorderly
conduct. ,
The four were arrested Wed
nesday by sheriff's deputies on
railroad property north of Med
ford after a dispute over a bot
tle of wine.
District Court Judge Rawles
Moore sentenced them to 30
days in county jail. They may
be paroled in a week, for good
behavior.
Oregon Film Scheduled
At Roundtable Session
A sound-color motion picture,
"The New Oregon Trail," will
be shown at the roundtable ses
sion of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce at the
Jackson hotel at noon Monday.
The picture, produced by the
travel information division of
the state highway department
several years ago, has been
shown all over the United States,
both to groups and on television,
to encourage tourist travel in the
state. The Rogue valley's attrac
tions are among those shown in
the film.
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