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o o TOTJHTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. February 17, 1957 o O O Q G O migiimeerDinig (Good Mirroir rZ'lA'W fs 1 0e yySJ iff?' IJ U ia.r LONGEST GIRDERS DEVELOPED Shad ows dramatically illustrate size of the span glued laminated wood girders that will brace the roof on the new $465,000 Southern Ore gon college Rvmnasium in Ashland. The gird POWER PLANT Above is the Toketee Falls power plant, nerve center of the $58,108,768 power development by the California Oregon Power company on the Upper Umpqua river, completed last November. Toketee Falls, HIGHEST EARTHFILLED DAM This is Jackson county's highest earthfilled dam, standing 84 feet high from its base. Arrow points to its owner and contractor, Robert von(Jler Hellen, Eagle Point. His plan for the O dam, which has a storage capacity of 900 acre Alcmd Chamber To Ask for Interchanges Ashlai Directors of the Ashland Chamber3 of Commerce are planning to recommend to the city council that it request the state highway commission i tor two additional interchanges between the Valley View and Crowson rd. interchanges. The interchange at Crowson d. will connect the present Highway 39 with the proposed Highway 99 freeway, which will bypass Ashland. Tentative free way plans place the only inter change at the point where High way 66 and the freeway cross. Chamber directors indicated one more interchange should be (provided to give additional access into Ashland. A letter re flecting the chamber's view will be submitted to the council. CORN REMOVER CK mitanf fttl fram powl a4 pOi rty rimei kord comf, to COV biwiw K to&. eailowtM. warts, papillemot. dub noili. It contoint ral ffitrnt oilt that ioflv, loot and bo i not couk tK ttritotion ol oo strong oed mixtwrvs. WKon oil otkors ho., fo'lvd try this on, try owr Bunion Blif. whieti rliVM pom, sortmts, swelling first or socortd application. Both rtmodios sold oa nonvy back guaronto. Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT Li LARGEST MID PROJECT Medford Irrigation district crews are shown preparing the foundation for two 4 by 14 foot bays that will traffic water from the siphon (at right) during the win tertime and be used for regulating purposes in the summer.. In stallation of the 1,860-foot long siphon across the valley floor, about a half mile below Phoenix, has been completed. The siphon damaged by floods with one having a 75-year life expectancy. Dayton. O. UP) The "little , 2.000 homes will serve as school red school house" is back again, j buildings for a year in order to Ten brick homes in a housing j relieve overcrowding in class development which wilt contain i rooms of regular scBools. ers, of which there are six, cost $3,000 each to build. The 130-foot long beams are prob ably the longest ones of their kind ever de veloped, according to A. D. Harvey, engi neer for the project. 7 which generates 42,500 kilowatts, is the final major power plant in the development's net work before the water is returned to the ocean. The entire project produces 185,000 kilowatts. feet of water, is to Irrigate 300 acres of land in the Eagle Point area where he Intends to harvest. 150 acres each of pears and clover. Von der Hellen and three men completed the structure last fall after three and a half months of work. 'J 1 Professional Men Observe National Engineers' Week By ELLIOT CARLSON Mail Tribune Staff Writer This week Professional En gineers of Oregon, who are now about 1,000 strong, are observ ing National Engineers' Week. The week is observed during the time of George Washington's birthday, engineering's "patron saint." Professional engineering, a broad field including engineers from aeronautical to civil, "is a profession less understood by the public than others," accord ing to Portland's Daily Journal of Commerce. In a word, the newspaper says One thing engineers nave in common is the fact they are all planners and creators." Mirror of Growth In southern Oregon engineer ing during the past year has been a good mirror of the area's growth, accoring to engineers. Work of engineers has progress ed on two levels, private and corporate, they indicated, and one of the major objectives in this area has been to harness and utilize water. Examples are the work of Fred Brown, a retired engineer in Medford, and Vic Gardner of Eagle Point. They assisted in designing two large earth-filled dams near Eagle Point. Purpose of the structures is irrigation. Brown engineered the highest earth-filled dam in Jackson county, completed this fall. Own er and contractor for the struc ture is Robert von der Hellen, Eagle Point. Size of Dam The dam, located near Lake creek about 12 miles south east of Eagle Point, is 84 feet high, 760 feet wide, and 355 feet thick at the base. Von der Hellen and three others constructed the dam using one caterpillar and three earth movers. The operation took 3Vi months. Capactiy of the dam's reser voir is about 900 acre feet of water, covering 30 acres of land Because of the small amount of rainfall this year, von der Hel len said water level of the lake now is only about 45 feet, cov ering some 20 acres. The lake, one of the largest private storage capacities in the county, is fed from three sour ces. Two are canals made by von der Hellen about three miles long, and the third is a natural drainage area supplying the lake from natural creeks and wintertime runoffs. When capacity is reached sources of the two canals are re-channeled along their natural routes. Spillways flanking one end of the dam arc designed to absorb water in excess of what will ever occur, according to von der Hellen. Irrigate 300 Acrei His plan is to eventually ir rigate about 300 acres of land in the area, which will be divid ed evenly ' between pears and clover. Only work remaining on the project is installing canals and siphons to get the land under productin, he said. A similar dam in the same vicinity is Gardner's. Engineer ing for the project was done by the late Herman Powell, of Medford, and Jim Clabby, of Medford. Total cost of his pro ject was $23,500, Gardner said. Although height of Gard ner's dam is about 27 feet short er than von der Hellen's, its ca pacity is 300 acre feet of water greater and about 340 feet wid er. Its capacity of 1.200 acre feet of water is probably the largest in the county, that is manmade, according to Gardner. He added, however, an earth filled dam owned by several farmers in Sams Valley has a similar capacity. Multiple Benefits Unlike von der Hellen's water supply, Gardner's reservoir has multiple benefits. Since its com pletion in 1951, it has been used by water skiers and fishermen and will provide some flood con trol in its immediate area. Another earth-filled dam was completed this January on Squaw lake for five farmers who plan to use the water to irrigate about 196 acres there. The dam also will have recrea tional benefits. Engineering for project was by Cliff Jensen, resident engineer of the Rogue soil conservation district. Gardner has also assisted in the surveying and engineering of - several other earth-filled dams in the county. Number of earth-filled dams in the county is 16, some of which are still under construction, according to Dave Hendrix, county water master. Any dam 10 feet or more high must be designed by a reg istered engineer and approved by the state. In contrast to development of water for private use, is the S58.108.768 power development by the California Oregon Power company on the Upper Umpqua river, completed last November. Copco dammed the river creat ing a large lake into which Lake creek flows. The water is carried by a 14,-800-foot concrete-lined canal and a 1,875-foot concrete flume to a steel penstock which goes almost a mile and a half sharply downhill to the Lemolo One power plant on the Umpqua. At that point a low diversion dam directs the water to Lemolo Two, a 33,000 kilowatt power plant, where it is steered back into the river. At Clearwater diversion dam the water is channeled to the Toketee Falls power p 1 avn t which generates 42,500 kilo watts, then diverted through two smaller plants, Slide Creek and Soda Springs, before it is fin ally released. As a result of his power de velopment program for Copco on the river, John C. Boyle was accorded the Oregon Engineer of the Year award several years ago by the PEO. Other Copco engineers work ing on separate phases of the project were Wilbur L. Warren, Elwood Hedberg, D. D. Cobleigh, W. H. Fisher. L. M. Stinson, L. S. Horton and R. S. Daniels. Distribution Network The power-generating project is tied in with Copco's distribu tion network through several power lines. Copco serves a large area in northern California and southern Oregon, both east and west of the Cascades, as far north as Riddle. Another major Copco project is the $70,000,000 hydro-electric plant planned for the Klamath basin, started this winter and scheduled for completion in 12 years. Since is is only during winter time that irrigation districts can rebuild or construct new flumes and siphons, both the Rogue Valley and Medford irrigation districts have razed outdated siphons and constructed new ir rigation facilities. Design Innovation An innovation in the design of flumes is one being construct ed by the Rogue Valley Irriga tion district, according to A. D. Harvey, Medford consulting en gineer. It is the first precast rein forced concrete flume ever built in southern Oregon, although a similar one was constructed by the bureau of reclamation in the Klamath basin about 35 years ago, Harvey said. The flume, now nearing com pletion, will be the main canal in the RVID network. It replaces an old metal flume on wooden supports, neark Yankee creek and Antelope rd. Harvey is act ing as contractor for the project as well as engineer. Capacity of Structure Capacity of the $14,500 struc ture is 50 cubic feet of water per second, which is more water than the irrigation canal could ever supply it, according to Har vey. The flume is 320 long and situated 16 feet above the ground on about 16 concrete base supports. Its flume box is composed of 26 reinforced concrete panels six inches thick and four feet high. Base supports for the flume have already been con structed along with most of the side rails for the flume box. Each panel weighs 7,500 pounds and was made in White City. When the panels are erected concrete slab floors will be in stalled in the flume box com pleting the project, which should be in about a week. It was start ed in November. Adaptive Design It is hoped similar type de signs can be employed for future RVID use, according to Harold Sexton, district manager. , The design is adaptive to replacing previous structures, he said. The new flvme has a life ex pectancy of '40 years, Sexton said, and will be comparatively "maintenance free." It will serve about 90 per cent of the irriga tion district. Sexton pointed out several disadvantages of the old type structure are eliminated with the new one. Old type siphons nprl trash racks, he said, which often impede water flow. 'They also require additional personnel to check plugged trash racks. Another advantage of the new design is a lower initial cost, Sexton said. The district man ager said cost of the new flume will be over 30 per cent less than the previous type struc tures. He added they also lend themselves to easier erection in adverse weather and terrain conditions. The Medford Irrigation dis trict is in the process of replac ing an old wooden stave siphon built in 1921 with a concrete steel ' pre-stressed cylinder one with a 75-year life expectancy, according to Jack Hoffbuhr, dis trict manager. Safes Rentab Folding WHEEL CHAIRS Ope Sundayt and Holiday 10 a.m. to p. at. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. 10 p.m. HUDSON'S PHARMACY 613 E. MAIN PHONC 3-5345 I Block East of Hawthorn Park If Aireo's Grow The' 1,860-foot long fiphon was designed by the bureau of reclamation and Hoffbuhr is supervising construction. The pipe, 48 inches in diameter, crosses the valley floor at its narrowest point, about a half mile south of Phoenix. . Flood waters damaged the old siphon due to its low construc tion over Bear creek. The new line, a tie-in between the east and west canals, is channeled under the creek alleviating the. possibility of damage from floods. The new siphon has a 65 to 55 cubic foot per second super iority in capacity over the re placed one. About 1,000 (tracts will be benefited by the siphon between Medford, Jacksonville, Central Point and Phoenix. Source of its supply is .Four Mile and Fish lake. Spillway Incorporated A large spillway has been in corporated into the project to direct possible flood waters into Bear creek, Hoffbuhr said. Two 4 by 14-foot bays will traffic water through the spillway in the winter and be used for reg ulating purposes during the sum mer. The MID contracted the work itself, Hoffbuhr said, when esti mates from bidders were "too high." He added district crews will complete the siphon, which is the largest single project ever undertaken by MID crews, at a lower cost than the lowest bid der's estimate, $113,667. Engi neers estimate was $84,804. A unique project from Haiv vey s engineering staff are the six longest span glued laminat ed wood girders ever built, in stalled for the roof of the new $465,000 Southern Oregon col lege gymnasium in Ashland, now under construction. , Architect for the six girders, costing $3,000 each, was Howard P. Perrin of Klamath Falls. The girders were developed under the supervision of Harvey, who assigned development of the girder's design to Robert F. Scherzinger, then with Harvey firm. Designing Girders In designing the girders, Har vey said, "our purpose was to get away from the conventional dome roof." The girders are 130 feet long, nine inches thick and taper in depth from six feet. eight inches- at the center line to four feet at the support. "As far as we know," Harvey said, these are the longest gird ers ever developed," Benefits from the new design are better acoustics and appearance, he said, and cost is about the same for this roof as for a conven tional one. In order to test the girders a scale model was built and the Chessman Given Isolation Term San Quentin,, Calif. ((U.R) Convict-author Caryl Chessman hpoan a 5.Q-dav sentence in isola tion Friday for smuggling out tne manuscript ot a new dook and three letters. The sentence was imposed Thursday by a prison disciplin ary , b o a r d after Chessman nloarlprl "nn rnntpst." to the charge of violating prison regu lations. WarHen Karlev O. Teets said guards found carbon copies of the letters and a i6u,uuu-wora manuscript, "The Face Of Jus tice," during a surprise shake down of death row Wednesday nifrl-lt Chessman was sentenced to die in 1948 for kidnap and rape. He is awaiting a reply to his seventh appeal to the U.S. Su preme Court. Teets said the manuscript ap peared to deal with Chessman's relations with various attorneys who have represented him in his long fight to escape execution. The letters were to Gov. Good win J. Knight of California, Di rector of Corrections Richard McGee and to Chessman's lit erary agent in New York, Jo seph Longstreth. The letter to Longstreth indi cated the manuscript of the book was on its way to New York. Teets said a rule was imposed recently forbidding any inmate of death row to write anything but legal documents and a limit ed number of personal letters. The rule was imposed after Chessman smuggled out his sec ond book, "Trial 'By Ordeal." He wrote his. first book, "Cell 2455, Death Row" in prison when there were no literary re strictions. Rheumatism, Arthritis. Neuritis Sufferers GIVEN NEW HOPE FOR Relief of Pain Amazing new medical discovery... AR-PAN-EX works directly through blood stream to offer blessed relief from nagging misery. AR-PAN-EX also helps reduce Uric Acid said to aggravate pain. See us today about guaranteed AR-PAN-EX tablets. CENTRAL REXAIL DRUG Main and Central i FIRST FLUME OF KIND IN AREA Above is the flume con necting the main canals of the Rogue Valley Irrigation district, which will serve 90 per cent of the district. Advantages of the $14,500 structure include easier erection in adverse weather and terrain conditions and eliminate rash racks that impede water, which characterized the former design. It is probably the first pre-cast reinforced concrete according to irrigation district beams tested up to a load' rep resenting 140 per cent of the design load, Harvey said. Bes sonette and Graff, Medford, are contractors for the SOC gym nasium. A dramatic indication of Med ford's growth is the increased length of city water mains from 76.99 miles in 1955 to 84.22 in 1956. This is a 9Vi per cent in crease over 1955, according to Robert Lee, city water superin tendent. Increase Significant The increase is significant when considering the fact that average increase has been less than one half of one per cent since city water system was cre ated in 1894, Lee said. The $256,000 worth of water mams constructed during the past year included 464 new con nections in the Medford area. The work has been done under supervision of the water depart ment engineering force. Also pointing out the city's growth is the new $1,937,425 Rogue Valley Memorial hospital, now under construction on a 20 acre site: in southeast Medford. It is the first structure in Jack son county whose cost ever. ex ceeded $1 million. Harvey is en gineer for the project. On the county level a $55, 000 contract was awarded rec ently to the R and M Construc tion company, Central Point, for construction of four bridges, ac cording to Paul Rynning, county engineer. Reinforced Concrete The four reinforced concrete structures replace old wooden bridges and a capacity of 16 to 20 tons, which is more than that of the old structures. Larg est of the bridges "is a 70-foot structure' over Snider creek on Tresham lane in Sams Valley. The others are over Guy creek on Bigham rd. near Eagle Point, Willow creek on Fish Lake rd. near Butte Falls and Kane creek on Foley lane west of Central Point. 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