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Jeddeloh Plant
Makes Equipment
For Coast Firms
By MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill Three unique
machines, the gang-saw, a
veneer dryer feeder, and a
veneer saw, all of which are
used in the lumber and ply
wood industry, are the princi
Brothers Sweed Mills, Inc.,
Gold Hill.
Fred and Otto Jeddeloh are
production at the Jeddeloh
pal products among others in
principal stockholders of the
business. The firm, one of
southern Oregon's newer im
portant industries, has a pay
roll into the five figure class.
The site for location of the
business was selected because
skilled labor could be drawn
from both the Medford and
Grants Pass areas. Both truck
and rail facilities for shipping
are available at this particular
location, which was an addi
tional favorable factor.
Various Activities
Fred and Otto Jeddeloh
came to the Rogue valley in
1946. Previously tliey had
been engaged in various ac
tivities in the Middle West.
Both men had experience and
a background in the metal
working industry,- which they
had learned after coming to
the United States when young
men from their homeland, the
northwestern part of Ger
many. The first business that they
engaged in in Jackson county
was that of lumbering and saw
milling. The location of the
saw mill was on Galls creek
near Gold Hill, and they op
erated it until 1954 by them
selves. In 1952 they imported a
German gang saw and put it
into operation in their own
saw mill.
Had Advantages
It soon became apparent
that this machine was not
built to meet American pro
duction demands. Howerver,
it had many adherent advant
ages which the Jeddeloh
brothers recognized as being
outstanding. When, after some
use, the machine collapsed,
the Jeddeloh brothers salv
aged many of the working
parts and redesigned and con
structed a frame that was
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more rugged and would be
capable of more production.
This machine worked so
well and created so much in
terest that the Jeddeloh broth
ers decided to manufacture
this machine. This was in
1955.
This portion of their busi
ness was incorporated in Jan
uary, 1956, as the Jeddeloh
Brothers Sweed Mills, .Inc
Sales in the beginning were
excellent and orders came in
faster than the shop could
produce the product.
However, in the fall of 1956,
the lumber carket took a de
cided slump and the market
for saw mill machinery ben
come non-existent. And be
cause of bad marketing condi
tions, the work force was
drastically curtained While in
the beginning the plant had
employed approximately 15 to
20 men this figure dropped
down to 5 and 6 employees.
Research Done
Much money was spent now
on research and development
of new products. In the fall
of 1957 a major item was
ready for sale. This was a,
veneer dryer feeder. That this
was an outstanding piece of
machinery is evidenced by the
fact that the plywood indus
try accepted this machine and
started placing orders.
The principal reason for the
wide acceptance of this pro-
ducti s its labor saving fea
ture and its ability to make
better utilization of dryer
capacity. Because the product
experienced tremendous ac
ceptance it became necessary
to expand the plant facilities.
In the early summer of 1958
the available floor space was
more than doubled. The man
power was increased from 5
to 6 employees in 1955 to
about 35 now. Practically all
of the workers in the produc
tion end of plant are skilled
laborers, such as machinists
of all types, welders, and as
sembly men.
Several Departments
The manegement of the
firm is divided into several
departments. All divisions are
staffed by competent person
nel. The product development
and research department is
headed by Otto Jeddeloh with
J. H. Webster, Medford as
chief engineer.
Vernon Nally, Gold Hill, is
in charge of the production
engineering department. The
production department is di
rected by Harold Brewster,
Gold Hill, plant superintend-
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ent. The accounting depart
ment is under the supervision
of Dais S. Collins, Gold Hill
General administration is
done by Fred Jeddeloh,
Adolph Jeddeloh is in charge
of sales and his partner is
Robert Brewster, of Portland.
ihe sales division is a sep
arate organization, established
by Adolph Jeddeloh, and was
expanded by forming a part
nership with Brewster.
Insure Future
Constant research and de
velopment is being done in
order to diversify and insure
a stable future. Just recently,
a veneer saw was added
to the line. It also has proved
to be a product the industry
is ready to accept, because in
coming orders are keeping a
certain number of men busy
in turning out the new ma
chine. It is another item that
distinguishes itself; by being a
labor saving device.
Expansion of facilities will
continue as the development
of new products makes it nec
essary, the administrator of
the firm said. He added that
pinpointing any dates or esti
mating the number of people
eventually employed would be
pure conjecture at this time.
Expansion for 1959 is still in
the planning stage.
Machines are built to cus
tomers orders and are assemb
led and shipped to agreed de
livery dates. All components
and materials used in the man
ufacture are American made.
A tremendous sum of mony
has been invested by the Jed
deloh brothers in the machin
ery required to maintain ad
equate production standards.
The shop is equipped with the
largest machine tools in this
area.
Shipped Along Coast
The machines produced in
this plant have been shipped
to various points along the
west coast. The northern most
point is Port Angeles, Wash.,
and the southern most point,
Weed, Calif. Distribution on a
national scale is still some
what in the future.
Some of the largest manu
facturers of plywood have in
stalled the machines, and have
found them' to be satisfactory.
Among the users are Weyer
hauser Timber company,
Georgia-Pacific company, Ev
ans Products company, Martin
Brothers Container and Tim
ber company, and Interna
tional Paper company.
The Jeddeloh brothers own
homes in the Rogue River val
ley. Father was Farmer
The men grew up on a
farm and received their
schooling in the north-western
part of Germany, where their
father was engaged in farm
ing. As boys, they had no
time left over for play and
learning hobbies, such as fish
ing, hunting and other sports
that the youth here take for
granted. They were kept oc
cupied by working on their
father's farm.
They all speak fluent Eng
lish, which they learned after
coming to the United States
Of interest is the fact that none
of them could speak the Eng
lish language upon their ar
rival in this country. They
had been taught to speak the
German language correctly,
which Fred said was an ad
vantage to them in mastering
the English language. Pupils
in the school there are taught
precision. .
Fred Jeddeloh was the first
of the three brothers to come
to the United States in 1925.
His brother, Otto Jeddeloh,
following in 1926. They re
turned to Germany once for
a visit since coming to this
country. Their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Jeddeloh,
came to this country to visit
in 1937.
Came to U. S. in 1949
Adoplh Jeddeloh and his
wife, Hilde, came to the Unit
ed States in 1949. All are
naturalized citizens of this
country.
Both Otto and Fred Jed
deloh enjoy bowling for rec
reation. They are members of
the Gold Hill Lions club.
Fred Jeddeloh and his wife,
Louise, are parents of four
children. George, 17, the eld
est of the three boys, is a
freshman at the University of
aSn Francisco in California.
John, 14, and Alan, 7, and
their sister, Karen, 10, are
pupils in the Grants Pass
schools.
Otto Jeddeloh and his wife,
Willa, are parents of a son,
Bruce, 9, and a daughter,
Barbara, 14. who also attend
the Grants Pass school.
Adolph and his wife, Hilde,
are parents of two sons. Horst,
18, a freshman at Oregon
State college at Corvallis, and
Jimmy, 6, a student in the
Grants Pass school system.
Portsmouth, England -UPD-The
army announced yester
day it had admonished a cor
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write out 100 lines schoolboy
fashion as punishment for
sloppy drilling. It said the
punishment was highly irregular.
VENEER FEEDER - Shows above is the deloh Brothers Sweed Mill in Gold Hill,
veneer feeder after it was installed in a Much of the equipment is shipped to lumber
plywood mill. The feeder is one of several and plywood industries along the west
pieces of equipment produced by the Jed- coast. '
VENEER SAW - The Jeddeloh Brothers saw is shown
Sweed mill in Gold Hill produces the veneer plywood plant.
saw among its other products. Above the
JEDDELOH MILL - The Jeddeloh Brothers for the lumber industry. Recently the plant
Sweed Mill, Inc., Gold Hill, building is expanded to facilitate increased demand
shown above. They constructed the plant in for the machinery. (Routh Photo).
1955, and have been producing equipment
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O. Moore is turning a hobby
into a profitable enterprise
by making miniature log
cabins, which he sells as play
houses for children. The
houses are four-by-five feet
and 52 inches high. Moore
uses rough pine lumber, the
kind sawmills toss away in
order, to get to the better
beneath. He makes an aver
age of three of the cabins
each week in a small work
shop behind his house. The
amateur carpenter turned to
the hobby after undergoing
an operation a year and a
half ago. His occupation is oil
field driller.
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Spirit lake located in north
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Portland Youth Held
Portland-DPD-Police yester
day said a 19-year-old youth
was being held under S1000
bail in connection with the
assault of a Washington high
school senior.
Erskine Bowlen Jr., Port
land, was being held on the
assault charge. .
He is accused of knocking
down Ted Settlemeir, 18, also
of Portland, in a school cor
ridor Thursday.
Police said - Settlemeir was
attacked by four boys who
fled when other students ap
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To Close Locally
The Veterans Administra
tion offices in the Jackson
county courthouse will be dis
continued on Jan. 2, 1959,
Charles O. Porter, congress
man for- the fourth district,
has been notified.
"Following World War n
Veterans Administration of
fices were activated in a large
number of cities to cope with
the increased workloads due
to benefits provided veterans
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Congressman Porter.
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ans Administration facilities,
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ance and information may be
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Portland 4, Ore., Driver sug
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Ex-Convict Eludes
Police in Portland
Portland-(UPD-An ex-convict,
Richard Albert Hansen, 19,
eluded police early yesterday
while he was being escorted
from the North precinct to a
waiting patrol wagon.
Police said the youth was
arrested .on an after -hours
charge when he was found
loitering. Hansen, admitted
that he had a long record of
arrests and was now on pro
bation from Oregon state
prison for assault with a dead
ly weapon.
He broke away from offi
cers and fled in the darkness
toward the Willamette river.
A search failed to disclose his
whereabouts.
Former Reed Dean
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Oakland, Calif.-(UPD-Dr. C.
Easton Rothwell, former dean
of men at Reed College in
Portland, is the new president
of Mills College here.
Dr. Rothwell resigned as
head of the Hoover Library
for War and Peace at Stan
ford University. He served as
the library's director for six
years.
Dr. Rothwell is a graduate
of Reed and received his mas
ter's degree at the University
of Oregon school of Educa
tion. Last June he was com
mencement speaker at gradu
ation exercises of Portland
State college.
He is a brother of Mrs. Sam
Wilderman of Portland, assis
tant registrar at Portland
State, and a brotjier-in-law of
Sam Wilderman, state repre
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county.
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