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Bark Burned at Mills May Be Used in New Board Industry Corvallis-The huge amounts of tree bark now burned at mills may become raw mate rial of a new industry to make boards for construction as a result of work at Oregon's for est research center in Corval lis, according to John B. Gran them, director of forest prod ucts studies. Work by C. H. Burrows has showr. bark particles will bind together under heat and pres sure to form boards useful in building. Bark board has the potential advantage that ex pensive binders needed lor most particle boards could be reduced or eliminated en tirely. Whole bark is reduced to usable particles by a simr process of hammer-milling, drying, and screening. Pro cessing into boards is similar to methods followed in mak ing wood particle boards. Ex isting plants could make this new product. Natural Waxes Burrows stated that Doug las fir bark, in particular, con tains built-in binder and size in the form of natural waxes, tannins and phenllic sub stances. Preliminary studies indicate these natural binders provide boards with strength and water resistance sufficient for many uses. Added strength or special surfaces where needed can be gained by over lays of heavy paper, veneer, or other material, bonded to each side of the bark board. Investigation of bark boards was an outgrowth of the for est research center's work on floor tile from the cork frac tion of Douglas fir bark. Pro duction, finishing, and testing of experimental tile from Douglas fir cork are described in a report to be released soon. Properties and estimated costs of the experimental tile indi cate that it should be competi tive with other types of floor covering. The forthcoming report on cork tile follows closely a companion report on floor tile from planer shavings which was released recently as In formation Circular No. 12. The forest research center helped pioneer Oregon's thriv ing hardboard industry. Start ing with one small plant in Corvallis some 14 years ago, seven plants in the State now make one-fourth of the na-, tion s hardboard. The com bined capacity of Oregon mills is more than 37 million square feet monthly. Growing production of wood particle board from mill residues has been stimulated by research. Potential use of bark residues for boards is the latest development in a series of studies to aid producers of hardboard and particle board. Improve Utilization Staff at the research center believe use of bark for par ticle boards, - floor tile, and soil amendment will improve timber utilization until bark becomes a profitable source for chemicals. y Ultimately the waxes, tan nins and other components of bark will have high value when isolated and sold for spe cific uses. Studies of bark chemicals, begun at the center by E. F. Kurth and continued under direction of Douglas W. Glennie, revealed that sub stantial quantities of poten tially valuable extractives are present in bark. Douglas fir and other barks contain natu- PROSPECT Visit in California By FRANCES RING Prospect-Mr. and Mrs. Uth er Rogers spent the spring va cation visiting in California. They visited their daughter, Alma, in San Francisco and their daughter, Dorthey Pit tam, in Palo Alto. Mrs. Reick traveled with the Rogers' and visited friends in San Mateo. This year's Sunrise Service will be a union service with all Prospect churches partici pating. It will be held at the George Point at 6:15 a.m. weather permitting. In case of rain, the service will be held at the Community hall. Jerry Burge is convalescing at home from a severe case of an allergy. He spent Sunday in the hospital. Prospect High school will have its fourth annual trip week starting Monday, Mar. 30. During this week, girl dates boy and pays all ex penses. Twirp week includes a game night, an evening party, a Pizza feed, two base ball games, a sock hop and will be climaxed with a picnic in Ashland park. The Rev. Billy Jackson ar rived from Warrenton. Ore., Saturday night to speak a ta young people's rally at the Assembly of God church. There were young people from Medford, Eagle Point and Shady Cove attending. Out of town ministers attend ' ing were the Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Hadley of Shady Cove, the Rev. Troy Cambron of Eagle Point and the Rev. sw : " : ; ::-: . . -Urn efcZz1?. , jUi DISPLAYS BOARDS - Charles H. Burrows, wood tech nologist, displays experimental boards made from Douglas fir bark at Oregon's forest research center in Corvallis. Tree bark when ground into particles will form boards under heat and pressure without added binder. Burrows is hold ing one board made entirely of bark; other boards are over laid with paper or veneer. Such boards may lead to a new industry based on the vast quantity of bark now burned at mills. ral waxes that could compete with high-quality, imported, vegetable waxes in polishes of all kinds, in carbon paper, and in other commercial products. Rancidity in oils, fats, and dairy products may be pre vented by derivatives of di hydroquercetin, a chemical in Douglas fir bark. This non toxic flavanoid acts to slow oxidation. Improve Opportunities Development of these and other markets for bark extrac tives would improve he op portunities for profitable tan nin production from western tree barks and establish them as competitors of imported tannin materials now used in leather tanning and oil well drilling. The center's work on bark extractives has led to five state-owned patents available to industry on a licensing basis. One major timber com pany has these under consid eration in its search for the best commercial process. Further development of bark as a source of raw ma terials for chemical industry could follow commercial pro duction of bark extractives Suspect in Murder Hangs Self in Jail Manning, S. C.-UPD-A middle-aged carpenter suspected of strangling his 13-year-old step-daughter and shoving her body under her mother's bed hanged himself in a jail cell here today. Sheriff T. J. Jackson said the body of Ray Daughtry, 52, Jacksonville, Fla., was found hanging by his belt. Daughtry had been picked up here Tuesday night on a drunk driving t charge about 12 hours before the body of his stepdaughter was found. But police fixed the time of her death at least 12 hours before Daughtry was arrest ed here. The body of the little girl was discovered by her moth er, Mrs. George Daughtry, 35, while she was tidying up the bedroom. Clay of Estacada. Mr. Jack son also spoke for the Sun day morning service and the meetings were climaxed with a fellowship 'dinner at the Community hall with 45 guests attending. Out of town guests at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Culver and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. John Mallon, of Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hukill and fam ily of Jacksonville. Georgia's cafe at Cascade Gorge has opened under new management. Mrs. Earl Downs has opened the cafe under the new-name Cascade cafe. Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parton at Katydid ranch were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hukill and daugh ters, Connie, Donna and Kathy of Jacksonville. - New residents in the area are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gum bert, who recently moved into the Gains house. Mrs. Gum bert arrived from Sunnyvale, Calif., Feb. 25 and expects her husband April 2. They will be the new manager of the Mill Creek Falls cafe that will be open ijor business on April 15, with a grand open ing set for Sunday, April 19. The seniors at Prospect High school are presenting a variety show on April 9. Word has been received re cently fhat Jack Scott, old est son of Henry Scott, was married recently at Carson City. Nev. Jack Scott is work ing in Loyalton, Calif. Chemical utilization of bark now stands about the same point that chemical use of pe troleum and coal tar did 50 years ago. A start has been made in industrial use of bark extractives for oil well drill ing, but this represents only a small beginning in obtaining the values present. The more than -2 million tons of bark accumulated an nually at Oregon sawmills and veneer mills constitute a rich potential for chemical use. The forest research center in Corvallis is a state agency supported by a severance tax on logs harvested, and by gen eral fund appropriation. The center is devoted to increas ing the returns from our for ests and improving Oregon's basic industry. 3.98 vA-r ........... . . . -k . j ILLINOIS VALLEY Club Has Special Guests Br RUTH RAUSCH Cave Junction Mrs. Wil liam White, past district pres ident, Mrs. G. Stevens and Mrs. M. Moore, all of Rogue River, and Mrs. Harold Mack ey of Kerby were special guests at the meeting of the Illinois Valley Federated Wo men's club last Friday held in the home of Mrs. Jack Spitz. Mrs. Stevens, district con servationist, was the princi pal speaker. Mrs. Marjorie Johnson, librarian for the Il linois Valley branch of the Josephine county library, dis cussed the advantages gained through proper use of the li brary. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith entertained at a dinner party Sunday, honoring the birth day of Mrs. Hazel Halm of Grants Pass, the mother of Mrs. Smith. A report was received that George Martin was hospital ized in Blythe, Calif., suffer ing from a heart attack. Her mon Covington has also been reported suffering a heart con dition in a Fortuna, Calif., hospital. Vernon Larson, high school principal, with his family, at tended the conference of Ore gon Educational association in Portland recently. A great deal of work has been completed on the new the high school grounds. The annual Illinois Valley High school talent show will be staged April 3. Those wish ing to participate are asked to contact either Leland Ros enburg or Fred Davis. A new club has been organ ized at the high school, the Illinois Valley Rocket Society, with instructor Richard Eddy as the advisor. The group was formed with seven members and membership will be held open until the quota of 15 has been reached. " - The purpose will be to build rockets. At the present time, a blockhouse building is being Brimming with fashion built for protection during the firing of the rockets. Members are Mark Nelson, Make McDermott, John Wurn, David Savage, LeLand Rosen burg, Mike Burnett and Dick Travis. Gordon White, manager of the Bank of Illinois Valley and president of the Valley Chamber of Commerce, was guest speaker for the high school American history class recently, addressing the class on the Federal Reserve sys tem and economics in gener al. Mrs. Francis Potwin and children, Steven, Sally and Mary, of Eugene, visited Mrs. Potwin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Smith this week. Miss Margaret Morris of Bend is visiting her sister, Mrs. Anne Leonard. The O'Brien Teen-age Square Dance club joined the Shamrock Square Dance club at the St. Patrick's Day dance last Saturday night. More than 40 guests and members attended the session which followed the beginners ses sion conducted by instructor caller, Van Johnson in the high school band room. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Nidever, parents of the Rev. LeRoy Nidever of the Kerby Assem bly of God church, were the guests at their son's home re cently. Mr. Nidever's mother is pastor of the Cedarville, Calif., Assembly of God church. ' The Missionettes, an auxil iary of the Assembly of God WMC, met at the church Tues day after school to work on their current project, knitting baby booties for the mission ary schools. The girls range in age from 12 to 18. Mrs. Ed DeMersseman left last Saturday for Emporia, Kan., to visit her fother, C. F. Coombs, who is ill. Mrs. DeMersseman plans to stay with her mother as long as Congressmen Hold Routine Sessions As Recess Nears Washington-CPD-The House and Senate held perfunctory sessions today so . lawmakers could get last-minute speeches into the congressional record before recessing for the Easter holiday. Many of the senators and congressmen already have left for home for the 10-day break. In one of the prepared speeches Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) charged that the Air Force spends $1 million of its training funds every year to stage air show junkets for civilians. He said the Army, Navy and Marine Corps "wasted" additional millions on similar fetes. Other. Congressional news: Rackets-Chairman John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) of the Sen ate rackets inquiry called on the Federal Civil Rights Com mission to investigate evidence that Florida union officials "exploited" Negroes as pawns in organizing drives. The committee said Miami Team ster chieftains used union funds to buy a $15,000 home in the name of a Negro in order to thwart sales by a balking developer to families who might object to colored neighbors. Steel-Two Democratic sen ators, Estes Kefauver (Tenn.) and Wayne Morse (Ore.) threw their support behind President Eisenhower's appeal for no new increase in steel prices. Budget-The staff of House Senate committees on internal revenue taxation said Eisen hower's "balanced" budget was $1,200,000,000 in the red, she is needed. While in Kansas, she also will visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob DeMersseman, who are now living in Lawrence, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hunting have returned from a vacation trip to Michigan Bluffs, Calif. news... Frilly nylon not $70,000,000 in the black as the president said. A re port by the staff experts said Eisenhower overes t i m a t e d revenue. Jobless Pay-The House and Senate stamped final approval on a plan to keep 400,000 per sons on the unemployment rolls beyond a scheduled April 1 cut-off. The program would pay jobless persons signed up by next Wednesday for a three-month tapering off pe riod. Windfalls-The chief coun sel of a House government operations subcommittee said exporters made thousands of dollars in windfall profits on cotton, dried milk and other, commodities in the govern ment's agriculture and. foreign aid subsidy programs. Agri culture Department experts snapped back that some of the charges indicated a lack of knowledge about the cotton business. Advisory Council-Sen Jacob K- Javits (R-N.Y.) . proposed an advisory council on nation al security to help devise new U.S. programs for the cold war. 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