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.
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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.
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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.
CHURCH NEEDS ROD
Great Holland, England-dTD
-Officials of the Clacton Paris
Church are anxious to get a
lightning rod put on the
church tower before the start
of the summer storm season.
The church has had to get
along without one since it was
built - in 1400.'
X-rays are now being used
to find defects in logs and
heavy timbers. ,:
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Siamese Twins Show
London-(UPD-The 11-month-old
Thackeray Siamese
twins, separated Monday in
a 10-hour operation, showed
slight improvement today,
doctors reported.
The twins, Jeremy and
Timothy, were joined at the
head at birth. A third broth
er was normal and has been
restored to his parents.
Jeremy and Timothy were
sleeping in separate oxygen
tents under the effects of
heavy doses of drugs. They
will be kept under sedation
until the effects of the op
eration wear off, doctors re
ported. Doctors expressed fears
Wednesday that the life of
Jeremy was "in the bal
ance," but a hospital spokes
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