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Newspaper Page Text10 MAIL TRIBUNE, Madford, Oregon, Sunday, Auguit 17, 195S c IFew CmnipllqiDnit pm m rsnnvrn rsmr rn vfrt fnnntv CmnUfA ptppIc construction crews have built a temporary culvert. Plans bridge for Stewart ave. traffic crossing to four lanes. Interim Committee Tax Problems, Proposals (Continued from Pag 1) Log production 'during 1957 In Oregon was lower than at any time since 1948, Katz said. During 1957 it was 22 per cent below-1955 and 19 per cent below 1956, accord ing" to state board of forestry figures. ' Lumber production in the Douglas fir region (Western Oregon represents 72 per cent of the output) in the first seven months of 1958 was running 6 per cent below the same period of 1957. It was also 10 per cent below the same period in 1956 and 20 per cent below that of 1955. However, the rate of de cline seems to be slowing with July production 5 per cent below that of 1957. Price Strength Shown Price - wise substantial strength has been shown in July and August, the econo mist said. Most observers ex pect the trend to continue through fall at least. This comes from an improved de mand from the housing mar ket. Wholesale prices of Doug las fir lumber hit the lowest level in many years in March. It began to firm up in April, May and June, Katz said. Statistics reveal the highest rate of home building in 2Vi years, Katz commented. About 85 per cent of the state's Douglas fir lumber production is used in residen tial buildings, he added. ''Private housing dropped In March to the lowest level since early 1949, then rose in April, May and June to the highest total for any month since August, 1955," the eco nomist said. Farming Receipts Up In Oregon's second most ' important industry farming marketing cash receipts in the first five months 'of the year were up '2.3 per cent compared to the same period the previous year. They were up 4.4 per cent above the first five months of 1956. This excludes government pay ment, Katz added. Indications are that 1958 s tourist season should be close to 1957 in out-of-state tourist traffic, Katz said. The high way department's travel sur vey indicates a 4.2 per cent increase in 1957 compared with 1956. However, money spent per day dropped from $18 a car in 1956 to about S16 a car in 1957. The time spent in the state also de clined, he said. Oregon department store sales ran 3 per cent below the first six months -of 1957 and 6 per cent below the first half of 1956. However, de partment store sales in Salem in the same period were ac tually 5', 2 per cent above the same period of 1956 and I'i per cent above the same time in 1957. Helping this was a wider market area and, the stability of large state govern ment payroll. 'Considering population, a conspicuous change has occur red in Oregon's population growth pattern," Katz said. "The birth rate has dropped slightly and the number of new-comers to Oregon has dropped sharply." Timber Draws Attention Considerable attention on Friday afternoon and Satur day centered on timber lands classification during the pub lic hearings of the committee. One of the more interest- ing testimonies was that of a representatives of the Wey erhaeuser Timber company, with headquarters in Tacoma, Wash. Roger Henselman, comp any representative from Ta coma, Wash., and formerly of Medford, suggested that the depletion factor in taxing tim RsgaBgg - 2 I ber lands be considered on an operating area basis. This de pletion factor, he said, is the heart of the current contro versy over taxation of tim ber. - Present law provides that the appraised value of stand ing timber is determined by the state tax commission or of timber in the area and the rate it is cut down, or its de pletion. The state tax commis sion considers the word "area" to mean county. The Weyerhaeuser com pany suggests that House Bill 821 be rewritten to define area as operating area. These operatings areas, as set up by the county, have different rates of depletion. Such oper ating areas in a county could have depletion rates varying from 10 years to 40 years, ac cording to the company's sus tained yield policy, it was ex plained. An overall average deple tion rate for the entire coun ty harms companies operat ing on a sustained yield basis since their timber is evaluat ed on the same basis as the companies who cut more rap idly. Because of risk of fire, insect damage and other fac tors timber which stands for $145,678 Bid for illion Feet of Bureau Timber A total of 8145,678.90 was bid for the 6,428,000 board feet of timber offered at its Aug. 14 auction by the Med ford district of the bureau of land management. Spirited competion was ex hibited for each of the two smaller tracts, while the lar ger tract was sold at the ap praised price, according to Assistant - District Manager Robert D. Hostetter, who con ducted the auction. R. L. Atkin, Eagle Point, was high bidder for 196,000 board feet of timber in Jack son county. Others who quali fied for bidding were J. P. Vanderlip, Duane Burton, and J. Estremado. Atkin's bid was S25.55 for Douglas fir, the dominant species, and his to tal bid was $4,856. The other small tract, which Is located in Josephine coun ty was awarded to Barbee and Pickett, Wolf Creek. The bid was S23.05 for the Douglas fir and a total of $3,169.45 for the 137,000 board feet. Cave man Lumber company and Bate Lumber company also qualified for bidding. The third tract, consisting of 6,095,000 board feet of timber was awarded to Bate Lumber company of Merlin, the only bidder, at the ap praised price of 5137,653.45. District Manager Ross A. Youngblood reported that a sealed bid was posted on Aug. 17 for 3,947,000 board feet of timber which was first of fered on July 17 but received no bids. Other . bidders have until 4 p.m., Aug. 20, to post bids at the Medford district office if they wish to compete for the timber. French List Deaths. In Ranks of Rebels Algiers, Algeria IUPD French forces in Algeria killed 20,757 Moslem rebels during the first seven months of 1958, the French army said today. An army spokesman said also that 2,777 rebel guerillas had been taken prisoner be tween Jan. 1 and July 31. The bitter fighting has been going on in this North African ter ritory for almost four years. whilp thev comnletp a box call for widening Stewart Hears some time depreciates in value. That which is cut soon er does not. Alternative Cited The alternative to this method is the individual ownership basis as set forth in House Bill 209, Henselman said. This, he said, is the only method ' which gives each owner the benefit of his in dividual depletion or cutting .rate. However, it is consid ered . difficult to administer, he added. "No room should be left for any possibility of eventual construction of the state law to apply the depletion factor on a basis other than operat ing areas," he concluded. The committee agreed to pass on to consideration by the state legislature a recom mendation by the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce as represented by F. L. Spangler of Medford. The chamber proposes to "create a tax supervisory and conser vation commission in coun ties of more than 50,000 popu lation, to have authority over all taxing bodies within the counties. County Tax Commission "An active and alert com mission of this type in Jack son county could prevent any sharp increases in tax levies by coordinating the needs of the overlapping units of gov ernment, and could have a re straining effect on undue ex pansion of local budgets, he read. Phil Lowry, state senator from Medford and a member of the committee, pointed out that such a recommendation was made by the chamber two. years ago. However, the bill could not be introduced during recent legislative ses sion because of lack of time, he said. . Friday, a legislative sub committee voted against rec ommending establishment of such a "tax court." Inheritance Tax A subcommittee also rec ommended laws which .would place an inheritance tax on property held by entirety. Oregon does not now tax such property. There would be a homestead exemption. Albert E. Armstrong, dep uty sheriff of Coos county, represented the tax collectors of the state at Saturday's hearing. Considering, home steads owned by elderly peo ple, Armstrong suggested that such land could be deeded to the county for payment of the taxes. However, it shouldn't be sold if the owner is 65 years old and sole owner of the homestead. During Friday's session, the committee recommended that liquor clubs be placed on the tax rolls. On a motion made by Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Clackamas county, the com mittee recommended frater nal organizations be required to show what portions of their activities are charitable. Then a pro-rata exemption should be applied, it was recom mended. Profit - making cemeteries would also be placed on, the tax rolls, another recommen dation stated. Interim committee mem bers. at the hearings were Sen. Rudy Wilhelm, Portland; Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Milwau kie; Sen. Lee Ohmart, Salem; chairman and Sen. Walter Pearson, Portland; vice-chairman and Rep. Clarence Bar ton, Coquille; Sen. Phil Low ry, Medford; Rep. Ed Cone, Eugene; Rep. Fayette Bristol, Grants Pass; Rep. R. E. Sche deen, Gresham; and Rep. Clint Haight, Baker. Rep. John Kerbo, Klamath Falls, was present at only part of the hearings. Project One of. Major Arterial Street Programs By ERIC WENTWORTH Mail Tribune Staff Writer Medford motorists annar. ently have taken to the Main st.-Eighth st. couplet like ducks to water. City officials reDort a mini mum of complaints since the couplet opened Aug. 8 to Dro- vide a quicker, less-congested routing for tast-west traffic. Most complaints received con cerned minor "bugs"' since worked out to satisfaction. Some, of course. comDlain of the system's one real log jam: at the intersection of Main st. and Riverside ave.. where the flood of home- bound businessmen and shop pers turning north from Eighth st. onto Riverside cre ates a backwater in the late afternoon. Correct Lane Usage Traffic engineers have adopted such expedients as signs and stripes to encourage correct lane usage and a shift in traffic light timing to favor the "commuters" at this peak period. ' 1 But the situation is tempo rary. The couplet lacks its final link, the extension of! Eighth st. across Bear creek to merge with Main near the present Almond st. intersec tion. The bridge across Bear creek, according to City Man ager Robert A. Duff, is sched uled for construction this win ter and openihg next spring. When completed, this ex tension should insure a smooth flow of traffic at any hour. Meanwhile, two other con struction projects in the city's 10-year arterial street pro gram have gotten under way. The extension of Jackson st. between Barneburg rd. and Sunrise ave. is scheduled for completion by the end of Sep tember, according to Vernon Thorpe, public works di rector. Box Culvert And county work crews are constructing a box culvert to channel Crooked creek under Stewart ave. west of the rail road. Stewart is slated to be come a four-lane thoroughfare from the railroad to Holly st. Both these projects straddle city and county land, and thus have become cooperative en terprises. The city has ac quired the right of way for the Jackson st. extension. It has carried out excavation work, and plans call for in stallation of base material and leveling, which may get un derway this week. The county has undertaken to provide asphalt paving for a 22-foot center strip. Pending installation of base material, the street has been opened temporarily to public use. But most drivers decline to "shoot the rapids" across the present bumps. Ease Traffic Flow The extension's function is to link the thoroughfare to the west with the arc from Sunrise ave. to Hillcrest rd., thus providing for through traffic. It is expected to ease the flow on East Main st. At its meeting Aug. 7, the city council approved an agreement with the county whereby as improvement of Stewart ave. progresses the city will perform work out side its limits equal to the county's work within them. The council authorized Duff at the same meeting to de clare the city's intention of acquiring the property neces sary for the Eighth st. exten sion as insurance in case his negotiations with property owners prove unfruitful. Railroad Crossing The council also authorized the drawing up of plans and specifications for extending Melrose ave. east across the railroad tracks to "meet River side ave. opposite Barnett rd. Duff had explained that cross ing the railroad at this point would be safer than at Stew art ave. since there was a greater distance between the tracks and Riverside. The Melrose extension, ac cording to Duff, -will handle much of the traffic entering town from the freeway inter change planned for Barnett rd. to the east. It will lessen congestion on Stewart ave. to the south, which it will paral lel. Duff said Friday he ex pected work on Melrose to begin this winter. These various projects, while naturally important, but scratch the surface of the 10-year program initiated 'in 1956. Other major items on the schedule include couplets for 10th and 11th sts. and for Grape and Holly sts.; widen ing of Jackson st. from Grape st. to Lindley ave., including a wider bridge across Bear creek; widening of the East Main st.-Valley View dr.-Hill-crest rd. thoroughfare; ex tending Willamette ave. from 11th st. south to Barnett rd., including a bridge over Bear creek; improvements and ex tensions for Columbus ave. from Stewart ave .to McAn drews rd. and widening of Oakdale ave. Based on Needs All were placed on a sched ule running through 1967, their priorities based on needs according to estimated 1970 traffic volumes. Some changes in the timing and location of the projects are inevitable, re sulting from such factors as subsequent traffic studies, new business and residential areas and exact location of the freeway and its inter changes. The total cost to the city was estimated at $1,656,100. But this was based on the as sumption that abutting prop erty owners could be assessed for part of the paving costs. Such assessment, to be im posed by the city without a property owners' petition for the improvement, would first require a change'in the provi mMmmmmmmmmmmmm JACKSON STREET EXTENSION Exca- material, leveling and paving. The vation work for the extension between was open temporarily to traffic last Barneburg rd. and Sunrise ave. has been but few motorists braved the bumps, completed. Next comes installation of base BUTTE FALLS Party Honors By MARY JO HARRIS Butte Falls Miss Venessa Facey was guest of honor at a birthday party given at. her home July 29. Vanessa, four years old, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Facey. Guests attending from Butte Falls were Doris and Jimmy Burton, Pam and Roger Har ris, June and Ray Reddell, Paul and Jerry Conley, Joy Baker, Gordon Ellis, David Ellefson, Jeannie Clymer, Judy and Jennie Bowen, Floyd. Nancy and Jesse Smith, and David Ferguson. Out of town guests were David Wolf of Eagle Point, Terry and Deke Zimmerlee of Medford and Terri Dillard of Eagle Point. Mothers and friends attending from Butte Falls were Mrs. Elga Abbott, Mrs. Anzel Conley, Mrs. Charles Ferguson, ' Mrs. Wil liam (Do$) Bowen, Mrs. Vir gil Conley, Mrs. Duane Bur ton and Mrs. Facey, hostess. Visiting mothers were Mrs. Ed Wolf and daughter, Miss Joyce Dillard, of Eagle Point, and Mrs. Betty Zimmerlee of Medford. Games were played and cup cakes, ice cream and jello served. Miss Patsy Facey, daughter of the Burrell Fa ceys, helped with the super vision of the children and Serving. Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Ellis are the parents of a boy born July 23 at the Sacred Heart hos pital. Birth weight was four pounds, 12 ounces, and the baby has been named Jeffrey Gale. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smith and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ellis, all residents of Butte Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith recently visited in Bandon with the Bob Fristoe family. After attending a show at Co quille, the Smiths motored on to Sutherlhi to visit with members of their family. They visited with Mrs'. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Marie East- burn, and boys, and Mrs. Fred Houck and family. Mrs. Houck is a granddaughter of Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turk are the parents of a boy born July 24 at the Sacred Heart hos pital. Birth weight was seven pounds, one , ounce and the baby has been named Stanley Knuten. Maternal grandpar ents are Mrs. Jessie Norling of Medford and Bill Norling of Butte Falls and paternal grandparents are Mrs. D. N. Garman of Medford and Has- sions of the city charter. The charter provides that at least 50 per cent of the property owners must sign the petition before the city can assess them for paving. An attempt was made to amend the charter to allow the city to assess with or with out a petition, but it did not succeed. Hence, as things now stand, the city may be required to pay an additional estimated $467,5J0. Petitions are en couraged wherever possible. Bond Issue The city floated a $220,000 bond issue to get the program underway. This money was assigned to right of way pur chases, as the city is natural ly interested in purchasing rights early before expensive buildings can be erected on the land it needs. The state is paying for $143,000 worth . of work on tne Main st.-Eighth st. couplet. But from here on, according to Duff, the city or rather the local taxpayers can ex pect to carry the full load. Funds from year to year are being provided by a special ?ity-wide levy. The 1958-59 budget calls for $143,600. Birthday kell Turk of Sacramento. Great-grandmother is Mrs. Carol Ellefson of Butte Falls. Sympathy is extended Mr. and Mrs. Roger Harris upon the recent death of Leon Sam uelson of Milford, Neb. Leon was the stepfather of Mrs. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Facey and family recently spent sev eral days of their vacation at Whittier Springs, Calif., with Mrs. H. A. Huddleston. Mrs. Huddleston is the mother of Mrs Facey. Miss Rosemary Krisel of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Smith.1 Miss Krisel will be in Butte Falls for several weeks. Valley guests in the Ben Moore home recently were Mrs. Allen Hilkey and three girls, Linda, Lana and Jo anne. Mrs. Hilkey is a daugh ter of the Moores. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore and family have moved from Gold Hill to Klamath Falls where Jim will do ranch work. The Jim Moores are former residents of Butte Falls and Jim is a son of the Ben Moores. Mr. and Mrs. Don Dillard are the parents of a boy born July 7 at Sacred Heart hos pital. Birth weight was seven and one-half pounds and the baby has been named William Edward. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Lytle of Butte Falls and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wolf of Eagle Point. HOW'S THAT? London (UPD The Lon don Times today carried an advertisement by a "young doctor" who said he was "dis mayed at the financial pros pects in the field of medicine" and was seeking alternative employment, preference ifor journalism or teaching. Sales Rentals Fodinf WHEEL Open Sundays and Holidays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. HUDSON'S PHARMACY 613 E. Main Ph. SP 3-5345 1 Block East Hawthorne Park IS Mex-i:-.: aj i5:js. :c ONE-WAY No two ways about it, Main bound traffic. City officials are pleased with st. is now strictly westbound through the successful operation of the couplet, opened downtown area. Eighth st. handles east- Aug. 8. street week, Premier of Cambodia Visits Chinese Reds Tokyo (U?I) Prince Nor odom Sihanouk, the Premier of Cambodia, arrived in Pei ping on a state visit yester day and was welcomed at the airport by Chinese Com munist Premier Chou En-Lai, the Red Chinese News Agen cy reported. . 1 Sihanouk said he hoped "friendship between our two countries will be the purest example of the virtue of peaceful coexistence among nations which have different regimes." Makarios Rejects 'Last Chance' Offer Athens (UPD Archbishop Makarios, ousted leader of the Greek Cypriots on Cyprus, yesterday rejected Britain's modified self-government plan for that troubled . Mediter ranean Island colony. , The rejection was contained in his answer to urging by the British Governor of Cy prus, Sir Hugh Foot, not to reject "the last chance" to work together. Foot wrote Makarios Friday. ill you are served by tMiS M understanding people " i John Duffy , V C onger-i2)(Coms s ' . WEST MAIN AT SIXTH '51 I voce t ii ' j yl ASHLAND MORTUARY stf 3 5:00 p.m. 4th and C Streets, Ashland i ,,l i fTJ ' jjf jjjgj&ft p i J Member National Selected Morticians by Invitation fJJJi - " ! Rest Areas Along Freeway Are Defended Salem (UPD State High way Engineer W. C. Williams announced Friday that there has been considerable com ment from both public and press relative to the Highway commission's proposed policy of constructing safety rest areas at limited points along the interstate highway system. In Oregon, the system con sists of U. S. 99 and U. S. 30 from Portland east. Williams said he felt that a statement of the national policy in this regard might give the people a better under standing of the proposal. The engineer said the rest areas are considered an essential part of the interstate system which is designed to prevent accidents and reduce fatalit ies. Most fatalities are due to human error, Williams said, and a substantial portion is .and monotony. Rest areas at strategic locations will permit motorists and over:the-road truck drivers to stop, rest and relax. The main purpose of the rest areas is for safety, Wil liams said, and the toilet-facility features are a minor part. , Fores! Fire Rages In National Park Glacier National Park, Mont. (DPD A 1,300-acre forest fire, worst in Glacier Park in 22 years, raged out of control through a wilderness area of the park today. . A force of 410 firefighters hoped to check the flames, spreading to new fir . timber for the third day. Officials said the blaze was 1 the worst sincel936, when fire ate through 9,000 acres of tim ber in the center of the park and burned out a public camp ground and several other . structures. Baby's Pets if,- All baby's pets are rounded up to decorate a carriage or crib cover, in gay colors'. Each motif is in simple stitchery. Pattern 7090: directions. fcolor suggestions for 9 motifs about 5x7 inches. Instead of an oval, motifs may be done in blocks. Send thirty - five cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st - class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New" York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUMBER. Send twenty-five cents more for a copy of our Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Two complete patterns are printed right in the book . . . J?lus 3 variety of designs that you will want t6 order: crochet, knitting, embroidery, "huck weaving, quilts, toys, dolls: