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) Reinventory of Forest Resources In BLM District Hears Mid-Point Using modern methods of fall on land administered by the atrial photogrametic mapping ami permanent plots for timber olume sampling, the Medford atorest district of the bureau of land management is approaching the mid-point of an intensive re Inventory of the forest resources on 910,000 acres of bureau lands in southern Douglas, Curry, Josephine, Jackson and South western Klamath counties. The previous inventory was made about 15 years ago. Due to the relatively low standard of this inventory and the fact that present day forest products manufacturing concerns utilize considerably more of the raw material than was the case in the 1940's the old inventory is obso lete. Plans call for completion of the project for the BYM lands during 1959, according to E. K. Peterson, district forester. Upon completion of the re inventory, accurate information will be available concerning the volume of merchantable timber and the rate of growth for the young forest stands. In addition, all land will be accurately tapped. $filie Information Utilizing this Information $3L.3K foresters will recompute b volume of timber that can Q cut annually from bureau ataaaaged lands on the basis of oyetaived yield. As soon as the 0teaKputation can be completed cftr Eaay one unit a new allow Gffele ut will be declared. In the ctfetrw the fact that past sales the Medford district have fcpe lass than the amount allow sales during 1957 and 1958 (B per cent in excess of the &dclarel annual allowable cut, Jsterson said. Some increase in the presently tffcclared allowable cuts for the different units in the Medford district is expected. BLM re feitory projects already com ftlete is other areas of Western Cteagsn have resulted in in fesB6s in allowable cuts of from t t 40 per cent, ork Seld work on the project was Jar tea! in the summer of 1955 fit three professional foresters. 3?fl tempo has been increased alily to the extent that 3fym. professional foresters will f? working on, the project this gEMon. During the months of uly through August each pro afenwonal man will be assisted by (J student trainee, a sophomore t junior from a forestry college qyko has successfully passed a ffenpetitive Civil Service exami-oasetion. At the end of the summer stu- t trainees are given educa-l 3i furloughs so that they can (Saturn to school and still retain (employment with the bureau, iftfter graduation, they auto matically receive a professional (fcawester's appointment. According to Peterson, the (iJUKimer training program pre misses the bureau with a better trained forester and affords the individual an opportunity for reore rapid professional develop ment Three Steps Tht Inventory project Is car ried out in three steps: type mapping; timber volume samp ling; and acreage; timber volume and growth computations. Planemetric and forest type maps are prepared from recent areial photographs by photo in terpretation and field checking techniques. Both are large scale maps, 1 inch equals 1,000 feet, and show roads, streams and property boundaries. Although they are necessary for the inventory project these maps together with special topo graphic maps on the same scale obtained from the Geological Survey, prove to be equally val uable for other activities such as location of timber access roads, recreation, timber sale, and range management planning and timber trespass cutting control work. Mapping Phase The field work necessary for the mapping phase of the pro gram has been completed for Josephine county and the Glen dale portion of Douglas county. In Jackson county it is 75 per ment finished with the comple tion date scheduled for the sum mer of 1957. The southwestern Klamath county area will be mapped early in 1958, using new aerial photographs which will be taken this summer. The timber volume sampling phrase of the project will get under way in Josephine county- the last week of this month. The method used in this second step Is to plot a grid on a map of the county. The distance between points on the grid is 1.7 miles on both a North-South line and Line intersection points that bureau will be established as sample plots. Each sample plot will consist of three 15 acre circular sub-plots. All the trees within these sub-plots will be measured, and identified by numbered heavy gauge alumi num tags. Future Inventories Future reinventories will be a relatively simple1 matter of re measuring the same trees that were tagged in the current in ventory. All of the information col lected on the plots will be re corded on special cards which will be used in the third phase of computing timber volume and growth rates. All computations will be made using electronic computers. Using the results of these computations the bureau forest ers will establish the volume of timber that can be cut annually in each area in conformance with the sustained yield concept of forest management. Tentatively, completion dates for the reinventory project in the Medford district are Jose phine Master unit in December, 1957; Jackson Master unit in December, 1958; and Southwest Klamath Master unit in June, 1959. The Family Council Editor'! note: The Family Council consists of a judge, a psychiatrist, tnree clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. Eacb article Is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Mn. O. B. Jeff Is turning into a character. Mr. O. B. He's a brain, Mrs, O. B. I am worried about our 17-year-old son who seems to be turning into a regu lar character. He is so peculiar in his ways that he has no friends and never dates. Jeff spends days and weeks buried in books, puzzles or ' ex periments." Then he talks in floods, explaining what he is up to but it just doesn't make sense. Sometimes he just reads the encyclopedia or the diction ary for days at a time. He says his ambition in life is to get on a TV quiz show and make enough money to support him self for life so that he can go on with his "experiments" and not have to worry about making a living. He may sound like a budding genius, but I'm afraid that isn't the case. He is just average in school and his teachers say his I.Q. is nothing special. One of my brothers was a lot like him and just wasted his life trying to make up some great inven tion that would startle the world. I want to take Jeff to a psychia trist to see what is wrong with him, but my husband is against it. Mr. O.B. I don't care what the teachers say. I know that Jeff is a brain and someday he'll do something great. He should be given all our encouragement instead of hustled off to the psychiatrist like a mental case. The 4eaehers don't appreciate Jeff because they don't know what he is talking about. They just can't keep up with him. Anyway, he's bored with all the memory work in school. He says work. I wouldn't be surprised if the teachers ' aren't just plain jealous of him. Naturally, Jeff can't have friends. The other fellows can't keep up with him. Girls certain ly can't and I don't see why he should have to date them if he's not interested. He says he's only interested in people he has to "live up to." I'm all for Jeff's studying up so that he can win a fortune on a TV show. That will really solve all that boy's problems. My wife and everyone else would be con vinced then that Jeff really has the stuff. Jeff knows that no body appreciates him but me. He takes after me, not my brother-in-law. I know that I could have done things if I had been given encouragement. The Council It is possible that Jeff has high potentialities, but his father's form of "en couragement" is not helping him. People who win fortunes on quiz shows or who do other "big things" are not usually mo tivated by the desire to convince others that they have "the stuff," but have simply become deeply interested in some special branch of learning. Of course, the desire to shine is a motivating factor in the lives of some, but it is doubtful whether they are among the happier members of the population. Mr. O. B. is so eager to have his son shine for him that he is losing his grasp of reality. Things have become pretty bad when a 17-year-old is called upon to . win a fortune on a iTV show to "solve all his problems." Mr. O. B. should realize that teachers are not usually jealous of a gifted child, but are quite happy to find one and to en- he wants to do only original courage him. Their . verdict of NEWS NOTES from Crater High School Sunday, April 21, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN By PAT MEDLEY Candidates for student body offices have been announced. Campaign posters are up and students who wish to petition for nomination are in the process of acquiring the required number of sig natures. The candidates who were nominat ed by the stu d e n t council last week are, preside nt, Richard Evans, Randy Camp- Pat Medley bell, Joe Teeter and Gerry Kime. The nominees for vice president are Alan Kimmey, Warren Strauss and Bill Callen dar. Student body secretary nominees are Louise Pendleton, Judi Davis, Jean Bonney and Pat Peffley. Running for treas urer are Sandra Guss, Marilyn Wisely, Carol McGonagle, Pat Cowie, and by petition, Jim Gol denpenny. Allan Barnes, Doug Davis, Bill Manasco and Bill White are the four candidates for student business manager. Tomorrow the candidates will be presented in an all-student assembly, where they will be al lowed to give a two-minute speech in their behalf. Campaign ing will take place until Tuesday, the day of the primary election, and from then until Thursday when the final election will be held. The Bell Telephone company presented an assembly to Crater High students last Thursday. The purpose of the assenjbly was to acquaint students with the new direct-dial system going into ef fect on April 27. A demonstra tion of the proper method of dialing was given and students were shown some of the latest "just average" doesn't have to be accepted as the final word, but neither should it be totally dismissed. . On the other hancl, Mrs. O. B. may be a little over-alarmed by Jeff's behavior. It is possible that he is just going through a growing-up stage. She might discuss his behavior in school with his teachers and try to get a little help from them in en couraging Jeff to pursue his in tellectual interests in school clubs, where he will be able to .relate himself to others. An interview with a psychia trist woud indicate whether any serious difficulty is brewing within Jeff. He won't be treated as a "mental case" if he isn't one. It might be a good idea for Mr. O. B. to go along on that psychiatric interview. developments in telephone science Kay Askwith was elected the new president of the Comettes for 1957-58. Other officers who will serve with her are Sandra Guss, vice - president; Suzanne Hood, secretary; and Donna Burnett, treasurer. The historian chosen was Susy Stephanson. Judy Davis will serve as drill leader for the second year. Seniors are beginning to real ize how close graduation is. Sen ior cards and graduation an nouncements have arrived, and more than one teary eye has been displayed as the future adults contemplate graduation on May 29. Crater High has a graduate record to be proud of with over 50 per cent of her graduates go ing on to college. The spring concert program which was all recorded is being played back to students who care to hear it. Music students, and anyone else who is interested, may purchase records made dur ing the concert. The varsity choir's "Brumbasken i Bumba" is recorded, complete with laugh ter. A panel of seven school lead ers, discussing the recent safety campaign, was on KBES-TV last Wednesday evening. Sally Elden was moderator for the group and with her were Karen Johnson, who discussed the background of the safety campaign, and Pat Medley, who told of the work of the school paper in the cam paign. Dennis Kottke talked about the work of the students, and Lary Smith spoke on class MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE - AUTO SALARY arid repay in monthly Install ments. You may choose the terms most suitable to you up to 24 months, Loans may be paid in ad vance or in full at any time. Crater Finance CORPORATION 135 Pine St. - Central Point Phone NO 4-1273 Frank Wilkinson, Mgr. Convenient Parking participation. Ron Harrison told of community participation and cooperation. - , v :'- The Crater chapter of The Fu ture Farmers of America Is mak ing plans for their annual FFA banquet, which willTae held next Thursday. Special speaker for the banquet will be Jerry Hra bal, who is the state secretary. At the banquet, the awards for the chapter will be presented. Among these awards are the chapter star farmer, the soil and water management award, and the public speaking award. Don Comfort, representing the National School Assemblies pro gram, recently presented a pro gram of accordion music. Com fort played several different types, of accordions, one which sounded like an electric organ. He amused students with his "two-ear" music. KIRBY CO. Sales & Service 1028 Murray. Med. PHONE 2-835S (Salesman Needed) CSSS&S MONDAY 1 ' WUI TUI lljfaCU . I mil Regular 79 SPECIAL yj U ea. Top diamenter 10 In., bottom diameter 8 in., 9 inches high. Durable, leak proof. Ready grip handle. Hundreds of uses around home and farm. Lowest price in 5 years. All metal. Scoop! TV Cushions Regular $3.98 SPECIAL 77 (L ea. One of the best buys of the year. These cushions are 17 in? by 17 in. and 4 in. deep. Covered with quality corduroy. Choice of 6 colors. Solid color design. 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