1 MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Oregon, Sunday, May 18, 19S8
Present, Future Lumber
Market Conditions Bright
Both present and future
lumber market conditions are
bright, according to most of
the spokesmen for seven of
the larger lumber firms in
Jackson county contacted Fri
day. General business activity
In the area also shows good
prospects, according to bank
ers here. They report "busi
ness pretty fair and picking
up. The mortgage loan field
is more active with more
houses being constructed, one
of them said.
Auto loans were said to
have picked up considerably.
The "You Auto Buy Now"
campaign possibly had con
siderable influence in this
field. Spokesmen for the
three banks contacted said
"things look good for the rest
of the year."
'Recession Over'
One banker even stated em
phatically that "the recession
is over" for Oregon. It was
over about the time it hit
back east, he said. The reces
sion started in this state in
September and ended in Feb
ruary, he declared.
Most lumber industry
spokesmen seem to feel that
lumber market prospects will
continue at least on an even
keel until the end of the year.
Some said the market will be
much brighter by 1960, when
the "family boom" hits. Oth-
Graham Says Pride
An American Sin
San Francisco (t?l Billy
Graham told a crowd of 15,
500 at the Cow Palace Friday
night that pride is a "special
American sin."
"We don't treat others as
equals," the evangelist said.
"There's too much snobbish
ness found when Americans
travel abroad."
Graham said the people of
other countries aren't against
us because they are pro-Communist
or because we're rich
and they're poor, "It's because
we throw our weight around."
Citing the story of the pub
lican and the pharisee in Luke
18:9-J4, Graham said. "Pride
does more to defile a man
and harden the mind of man
toward God than anything
else. God will punish the
proud."
10,568 Christianized
A Graham spokesman said
637 persons stepped forward
to make their "decisions - for
Christ," bringing the total
since the San Francisco Bay
Area Crusade began to 10,
568.
Before his sermon, the ev
angelist said he would hold
his last Crusade meeting at
the Cow Palace on June 8.
Following the erusade, a gi
gantic follow-up is scheduled
for June 23-26.
Graham said some-10,000
bay area churches will form
two-man evangelical teams to
call at the homes of the
churches' "responsibility lists'
backsliders, new people in
the neighborhood, parents of
children in SurSflay school and
others who have shown in
terest in the church but who
are not active members.
"When properly done visi
tation evangelism is the most
effective means we have to
win men to Christ," he said.
"And our real job is to win
souls for Christ.''
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Co-chairman
FRANK PERL
ers commented that this ex
pected boom has been moved
back to 1963 by economists.
"President Eisenhower has
some of the biggest business
men in the country trying to
help him solve this economic
question," one lumber -indus
try representative comment
ed. "He doesn't know the an
swers, how can you expect me
to?"
Larger in Fight
The lumbermen generally
conceded that the larger and
more efficient operations will
"keep in the fight" while the
others drop out. '
Those contacted generally
believe that local offices of
the bureau of land manage
ment and forest service are
doing all they can with the
limited funds they have in
getting more timber into the
hands of the operators. Most
feel that the government
could help by allocating more
money for acess road con
struction and for timber cruis-
ing and inventory operations
They also said the govern
ment is helping considerably
by reducing the interest rates
on mortgages and allowing a
lower down payment. Many
feel that more could be done
in this direction.
One of the largest opera
tors commented, "A c c e s s
roads are good political fod
der but are not the solution
by a long shot."
Freight Reductions
All were pleased with the
recent freight rate reductions
on shipments of lumber into
California and the Southwest,
This, they said, puts Oregon
lumber on equal competition
with California lumber and
other building materials.
Rates should be cut on lum
ber shipped east, also, one op
erator suggested. He said the
east coast and southeast build
ing construction is now recov
ering from a bad winter.
Since he turns out manufac
tured lumber products pri
marily, he said he has noticed
"a tremendous amount of ac
tivity" during the last 10
days.
The same operator said he
has re-hired all of his labor
force dropped during the win
ter and is adding "several
new people." Only one of the
larger operators reported he
is still running only one shift.
This wiH continue until con
ditions improve materially, he
explained.
Sealed bids on all govern
ment timber sales would help,
one spokesman emphasized.
However, strong opinions ex
ist on both sides of this ques
tion. This man said six bid
ders recently made 100 bids
on one sale and raised the
price from roughly $46,000 to
$79,000. In sealed bids a man
makes an estimate of what he
can pay and still make a prof
it. He does not keep bidding
up the price which materially
boosts the lumber price out
of reason, a lumberman said.
Road Building
Another operator feels that
the government should hire
the road building done in
timber areas and the oper
ator be assessed on a per thou
sand basis as the timber comes
out. In one case an operator
had to do $150,000 worth of
road building before he could
get a single log out, it was
pointed out.
. One of the largest operators
pounded away on the theme
that "we are situated in a
land of plenty as far as tim
ber is concerned, regardless
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Home Show Ends
Four-Day Run at
Armory Today
The 1958 Medford Home
Show opens at noon today at
the Medford Armory for the
last day of a four-day run.
The Home Show features
more than 100 commercial ex
hibits of new innovations in
home furnishings and appli
ances, home modernization
ideas, and decorating and
building methods and sup
plies.
Also featured are several
special exhibits, including
the California Redwood Log-
house, the Moverama, featur
ing the latest scientific metfr
ods in packing, storing, and
moving home furnishings and
equipment, and a 10-minute
film of the firing of the first
Jupiter satellite launching
missile.
Stage Show
The Home Show stage show
features Tom Garey and Sher
rey, cornic-variety-mind read
ing act with Rex the trained
dog; Val Setz, "The World's
Funniest Juggler," the Col
leen Hope Dancers; and vocal
ist Sue Roberts. Stage shows
Sunday are at 2:30, 6:30 and
8:30 p.m.
A special feature of this
year's show- is the Parade of
Homes, a public preview of
several of the new homes just
completed in the Medford
area. Maps of the homes
opened to the public especial
ly for viewing in the Parade
of Homes are available at the
show, and a touring car leaves
the Home Show periodically
to take visitors to the homes.
Another special feature is
the "Living Outdoors for
Fun" section, special displays
showing landscaping and
patio ideas, and outdoor furni
ture and garden equipment.
Utah Will Testify
On River Problem
Columbia Bridge
Plans Altered
Portland (IP) Army Engi
neers here Friday revealed a
tentative change in plans for
the proposed Columbia river
bridge at Astoria to lower the
vertical clearance of the struc
ture and reduce its overall
cost.
As a result of the new
plans, Col. Jackson Graham,
Portland district engineer,
cancelled a hearing scheduled
for Astoria May 27 to consid
er the bridge proposition. He
said a new hearing would be
scheduled later after the plans
have become settled.
Engineers said they had de
termined that the original ver
tical clearance proposed for a
bridge from Astoria to Point
Ellice. Wash., was more than
enough to accommodate exist
ing and anticipated ocean-go
ing ships. By lowering the
height of the span, the cost
could be. reduced substantially.
Holmes, House Firm
To Dissolve June 30
The Holmes and House of
Insurance, Medford, will be
dissolved effective June 30,
partners in the firm have an
nounced.
Richard (Dick) House will
operate The House of Insur
ance at a new location at 131
East Eighth st., and The R. A,
Holmes agency will be locat
ed at 116 South Central ave.
They pointed out that the
dissolution is with friendly
feelings, and each will en
deavor to further the best in
terests of each other and the
insured.
of what many people may
think. However, when it
comes to getting logs to the
pond and in the market we
have a scarcity. Timber we
have around here is extreme
ly over-ripe. Our loss of tim
ber every year due to decay,
rot and disease is terrific. We
need to get it out."
"Because of the high price
of stumpage and logs, govern
ment timber auctions are like
throwing chunks of raw meat
to hungry wolves. Not all
mills can afford to bid the
high prices some do, and they
go broke. People here should
realize that a large chunk of
tax money is paid through
timber receipts. Property
owners in the county haven't
had to pay county taxes for
the last two years because of
this, and during another two
year period before that. When
mills go broke, that cuts down
on tax money sources."
"The lumber industry
through its grade and pro
motional associations has
voted an increase in dues at
this time for promoting and
selling the public on the use
of wood as a building mate
rial, "another spokesman said.
"You will see some terrific
advertising and educational
campaigns aimed at city
building code and fire code
people, architects and the gen
eral public. The industry is
through sitting around and
twiddling its thumbs, which
we realize we have been do
San Francisco (IP! Utah
the last of five states to offer
evidence in the complex Col
orado River water suit, is
scheduled to begin its case
Monday before Supreme Court
Special Master Simon H. Rif
kind. Utah attorney General E.
J. Callister said he would
claim 12,250 annual acre feet
flowing from his state into the
lower basin, mainly through
the Virgin River system. He
said he expects to complete
his case Tuesday.
Then, as all states will have
finished their affirmative
case, the hearings were ex
pected to recess until July
when they would resume to
hear lengthy rebuttal testi
mony. The suit is a dispute among
California, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah, New Mexico and the
federal government over the
precious water in the Colo
rado River system. .
New Mexico completed its
case Friday, presenting evi
dence to back its claim to
115,500 annual acre feet of
water flowing from within its
borders and into the lower
basin of the Colorado.
Most of New Mexico's last
day was taken up with a grill-
GOP Workers lo
Aflend Meeting
, Salem Republican work
ers and officials from Jackson
county are scheduled to par
ticipate in a two-day confer
ence in Eugene, Friday and
Saturday, May 23.-24, in. the
Veterans' Memorial building.
The gathering will be host
ed by the Lane County Cen
tral committee.
Mrs. T h e 1 m a Chapman
Fowler, Lane vice chairman
and conference head, said rep
resentatives will come from
Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas,
Jackson, Josephine, Linn and
Lane counties.
"The delegates will confer
to consider grass-roots ideas
and recommendations which
will be considered by the Re
publican State Central com
mittee when that body pre
pares a state platform," Mrs.
Fowler said. ,
All participating counties
have been . asked to appoint
two official delegates, al
though all GOP workers have
been invited to participate.
' Study committee topics will
include education, lumber, ag
riculture, port development,
labor, taxes, natural resources
and industrial development.
COED RAID REBUFFED
Los Angeles HP) About
60 UCLA coeds seeking re
venge Friday for springtime
indignities inflicted on girls
by panty-raiding male col
legians found only frustra
tion. They raided the men's
fraternity houses at Univer
sity of Southern California
but were routed when defend
ine males doused them with
molasses, orange juice, water
and blue pamt.
"SCIENCE IS
ORGANIZED
KNOWLEDpE"
- (Author's Name Below)
"The Health Team" is
waging a continuing bat
tle against disease. Re
search physicians are ex
ploring every possible
method that can diagnose
and treat sickness better.
Working closely with
them are the pharmaceuti
cal chemists who even cre
ate new chemicals. Many
of the drugs now in your
prescriptions were invent
ed because of the necessity
to solve a particular prob
lem. Our chief duty, as phar
macist members of "The
Health Team", is to make
certain that when any par
ticular medicine is needed
we are prepared to dis
pense it.-
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WHEN YOU NEED
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Pick up your prescrip
tion if shopping near us,
or let us deliver promptly
without extra charge. A
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Quotation by Herbert Spencer
(1820-1903)
Copyright. 1958 (5w3)
ing by opposition lawyers of
Philip B. Mutz, hydraulogist
of the New Mexican Inter
state Streams Commission.
Cross examiners attempted
to discredit the facts on which
he based his estimate of West
ern New Mexico's present
and potential water uses.
Jet Plane To Be
At Ike's Disposal
Washington i (IP) A jet
transport plane will be added
to the stable of aircraft at
the disposal of President Eis
enhower. The White House has an
nounced that the President
plans to start using a Boeing
707 airliner for longer trips
late this year or early in
1959.
tKIarvard College
Mmlts Ffive From
Jackson County
There are now 1,600 tech
nically trained foresters serv
ing as inspectors for the
American Tree Farm System
of growing timber as a crop
on taxpaying lands.
A new refrigerator weigh
only 18 pounds. In the horn
is uses electricity, but when
away from home. It can oper
ate 50 hours on a small bottle
of propane gas.
Five Jackson county boys
have been admitted, to Har
vard college, it was learned
here Saturday.
Three of them also received
scholarship grants.
It was not known immedi
ately whether all five plan to
attend Harvard.
David Mack, Gold Hill, who
has won many other academ
ic honors this year including
a $500 scholarship from the
national school principals' as
sociation, not only was admit
ted to : Harvard, but won ' a
Harvard National scholarship,
one of only about 50 ' given
throughout the nation.
James and Richard Corum;
twin brothers from Medford,
each received a substantial
scholarship, plus assurance of
part-time jobs, as well as ad
mission to the college.
. David Frohnmayer and
Eric Eitreim, both seniors at
Medford High school, also
were admitted to the col
lege. The total of five young men
admitted to the - high-ranking
college at Cambridge, Mass.,
is the largest on record from
this area. In recent years, it
was reported, no applicant to
Harvard from Medford High
school has been Jturned down.
William Frake, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William E. Frake,
22 Richmond ave., is the only
Medford boy now attending j
Harvard. He received a schol
arship last year, his first, and
recently was awarded a re
newed scholarship for his
sophomore year.
This year, more than 4,000 j
applicants sought to enter the
freshman class at Harvard,
and only 1,100, including the
five from this area, were ad
mitted. The five were the
only applicants from Jackson
county. More than 2,000 young
men applied for the 350 schol
arships available.
Lice Infesting
Umatilla Fields
Pendleton 0P Umatilla
county extension agent Vic
tor W. Johnson said Friday
there is a widespread and
''possibly serious" infestation
of plant lice in wheat fields
throughout Umatilla county,
largest wheat-producing coun
ty in the state
Johnson, who had just com
pleted a four-day tour of the
county, said the continued in
festation could destroy wheat
crops.
He urged farmers to check
their wheat crop and if they
find "25 or more aphids per
head of wheat, to consider
spraying.
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