MAIL TRIBUNE, MdtJ. r.
Sunday, Jun 7. If ft
Seven from Area
Attend Forum of
Welfare Groups
Seven area persons attend
ed the 86th annual forum of
the National Conference on
Social Welfare . held in San
Francisco May 24 through' 29.
Among those attending
were Miss Cecila Walker, su
pervisor of child welfare;
Mrs. Beti Gerristsen, Miss
Re gin a Hannon, Mrs. Mildred
Grimes, and Miss Agnes
White, all with the public wel
fare department; Mrs. Ruth
Walker, on the staff of the
juvenile department, and Sen
ior Capt. William Ricken, Sal
vation Army.
The conference was attend
ed by approximately 5,000
persons from throughout the
United States.
Group meetings were held
daily from 9 a.m. into the
evening which included nu
merous speakers, films, and
panel discussions. Several gen
eral sessions were also held,
Speaker Listed
Speaker for a session Fri
day was Charles I. Schottland,
dean of Florence Heller gradu-
t ate school for advanced studies
in sociajV welfare, Brandeis
university, Waltham, Mass.
Schottland, in 1958, headed
an American deleg&ion of of
ficials of theU.S. government
which visiter Russia and sur
veyed the social welfare sys
tem there.
" He spoke on the social wel
fare in the USSR today, telV
ing of his visit there end
mentioned that Russia had a
social security program for
employed workers similar to!
the United States.
Also speaking was Judge
Donald E. Long of the circuit
court in Portland. He was in
favor of changing the Oregon
juvenile code so the supervi
sion of the dependent child
was with the welfare depart
ment rather than with the
court which serves as legal
protection for the child.
Medical Problems -v
The local welfare workers
mentioned that one full day
of sessions pertained to medi
cal problems in the handling
of ' welfare cases. Another
widely discussed topic per
tained to the problems en
countered in locating adoptive
homes for the hard-to-place
child, mainly the delinquent
or handicapped.
Among the more than' 200
exhibits of particular interest
was the use of colored illus
trated pamphlets in English
and foreign languages.
Social workers from Med
ford attending the confer
ence paid all of their own
expenses, it was reported. The
local workers attended as
many different sessions as
possible so they could ex
change information received.
Captain Ricken, command
ing officer of the local Corps,
was the delegate to the con
vention from the Oregon Sal-
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:f) vation Army Corps. He also
attended, a pre-conierence ses
sion' held by the Salvation
Army for the officers of the
United States who were dele
gates.
The local capfein comment
ed on the discissions held re
garding the use of religion in
social Tgprk.
Salem Han Dies
Of Crash Injuries
Portland -(UPD-Jeffrey Den
nis' Elliott, 22, of Salem, died
in Providence hospital here
Thursday night from injuries
suffered in an automobile ac
cident near Dayton May 9.
The car in which Elliott
was riding went out of con
trol on a curve, skidded on
gravel, hit a mail box post,
careened into a ditch and
overturned. ' '
Another youlh, Craig Fear,
21," of Salem, was less serious
ly injured and was released
over a week ago.
State police said the two
were thrown from the car as
it overturned.
Hew Business Hours
Listed at Domiciliary
New summer hours for bus
iness at the Veterans Admin
istration Domiciliary have
been announced by Henry C.
Herzog, manager.
Effective tomorrow, new
t,..rc -aril. hf from 7:30 a.m.
, to 4 p Jn- to provide a better
work relationship with other
' VA installations on the west
- coast as well as the VA cen
tral and area offices, ne saia
- The new schedule of hours
will mntirmo until Sept. 8,
when the former business
hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. wm
be resumed, ne saia.
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f TAKT3 SCROLL-Cecil Watson, owner and
operator of the Pacific Forge and Iron
' Works, 3552 South Pacific highway, starts a
scroll to be used in an ornamental iron
project for a valley resident. The piece of
i iron to be used is first heated in the forge
an4 once the tip has been hammered flat the
starting block is used to form the first half
turn in a scroll. The piece of iron, glowing
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WALL DECORATION - Familiar to many
valley residents are numerous iron wall
designs made by Cecil Watson at the Pa
cific Forge and Iron Works, 3552 South
Pacific highway. The above designs may
be seen on a wall in the Rogue room of the
Medford hotel. In addition to outline de
signs similar to the fish and pears made
by Watson are the iron name letters for
buildings. The First Church of Christ
Further Slowdown
In Fir, Plywood
Portland A further slow
down in Fir lumber and ply
wood in the week ending
June 5 was reported by Crow's
Lumber Market News Service
of Portland. Green Fir dimen
sion prices, were off an ave
rage of $2 per thousand dur
ing the week, according to
Crow's, and plywood was also
moving toward lower levels.
The most urgent demand
from the midwestern and east
ern rail markets have been
met, Crow's said, and dealers
are rebuying cautiously for
late summer or fall inventor
ies. An oversupply of cars in
transit has been a weakening
factor, both in Fir lumber and
plywood sheathing.
Green Fir 2x4's in the
standard and better grade
have slipped slightly below
the $80 mark, and lower
grades are also weaker in
price. Dry dimension has been
steady, with less buying activ
ity this week than last. Cargo
buyers, ordering for July and
August shipment, have taken
a steady volume, and prices
have not changed in this cate
gory.
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' ' Between 1939 and 1954 the
number of students in the
United States colleges almost
doubled" in number, from
1,364.000 in 1939 to 2,475,000
in 1954.
a bright red, outlines the blpck in the pic
ture. This is the part of the scroll which
tell a person at a glance if it is hand or ma
chine made. With machine a small amount
of iron is needed for it to grip so the scroll
wijl not be "true." Watson sometimes
shapes flowers or leaves at the tips when
starting the scrolls, but it is not in common
use today as hand-work is expensive.
RAILING AND GATE - The railing and gate enclosing the
baptistry at Sacred Heart Catholic church were designed and
made by Cecil Watson, Pacific Forge and Iron Works. Railing
is one of the more popular orders at the shop. Such projects
as this, when made by monks many years ago," were quite
ornate since they had to make the iron themselves, making
it very valuable so each little bit wastused. Times have since
changed, today the amount of labor used determines the
cost more than the amount of iron. Iron work in the United
States reflects the trends of the country from which the
settlers came. On the East coast ornamental iron was in
troduced from England by the pilgrims, New Orleans iron
work is definitely the ornate French pattern while on the
West coast the ironsmiths were Mexicans and Spaniards.
Scientist has such a sign. There is no limit
to the use of ornamental iron, according to
Watson. Door hardware made by him may
be seen at Eastwood Baptist church. He
has also made shelves and light fixtures as
well as the more common railings, columns,,
and patio filrniture. The iron columns con
taining pears seen at the Harry and David
office building were designed and made
by Watson.
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Ainniinig Few ddu Coyey
Watsons Designs,
Makes Much of
Area Ornaments
By PEG HUTCHINSON
'Mail Tribune Staff Writer
One of: only a handful of
remaining iron artisans in the
United States is owner and
operator of the Pacific Forge
and Iron Works, 3552 South
Pacific highway, Medford.
A man who has always
worked with his hands, Cecil
Watson has designed and
made much of the ornamen
tal iron in the Rogue River
valley.
Watson has lived in the val
ley for the past 10 years,
prior to that time he was a
blacksmith in Portland and
Alaska. While in Portland he
worked with the late William
Nagel, also an iron artisan.
Nagel received his training in
Germany and started working
in Portland about 1900. The
ornamental iron on the old
Portland hotel, old Oregonian
building and the Portland li
brary were executed by him.
Given by Nagel
Many of the blocks, or
hand-made patterns, used by
Watson on which the scrolls
and other designs are formed
were given him by Nagel.
Watson has added to these
blocks with some he has
made and prizes them all.
They serve for him as the
brush does for the artist.
Only handmade scrolls are
"true," Watson explained,
those made by machine do
not have the finished lip. The
machine needs a small
amount 'of iron on which to
grip before the scroll can be
formed.
Represent Flowers
In speaking of the scrolls
which form the basis for many
ornamental iron projects,
Watson explained that they
represent flowers.
Occasionally the tips of the
scrolls are shaped into leaves
or other small intricate de
signs. But, he added, they
aren't seen too often now,
such work must be done by
hand and it adds to the cost.
"All artistic touches must
be made by hand," the artisan
explained.
Railing is one of the more
common orders, Watson said,
and that which he, has made
varies in cost from $2.50 to
$45 per foot. The more hand
work and elaborate, the more
expensive.
"Since outdoor living has
become a fad, I have received
orders for furniture as well
as, patios and columns. Then,
too, much of my work is used
indoors."
Massive Gale
Watson's shop receives or
ders from throughout the
west coast and some eastern
states. One project completed
several months ago was a
massive gate for the Ever
green cemetery in the Shasta
Valley cemetery district. The
gate will open to a 20-foot
width and stands 8V-feet
high.
The Medford man explain
ed that he hires from one to
six men, depending on orders
on hand. Two men, he said
working three weeks could
complete an order such as
the cemetery gate described
The slowest time,-of the
year for orders is during the
summer months when people
are taking their vacations, he
said. '
The local artisan receives
orders from architects but the
majority come from the indi
viduals. Determine Style
"I first find out what style
they wish French, Italian,
colonial, or modern, and if
they know how much they
wish to pay. From this I have
some idea as to the design."
"In many cases," Watson
continued, "I submit several
designs to give them an idea
of the cost and then work
from the sketches."
The sketch is then made in
to a penciled "blueprint" on
drawing paper thumbtacked
to a board.
Prior to making a scroll
the ironsmith figures the size
of the opening into which it
will be placed. With chalk he
marks off the size on tha met
al top of a table that stands
not far from his forge.
Locates Center
Once ,the ' area is marked
off, he locates the center and
then rough sketches in the
planned scroll. With a cali
brated scroll Wafson then
measures the sketch to find
the length needed so a strip
of iron may be cut.
In the forge Watson heats
one end of the iron until
bright red, then hammers the
tip flat on the anvil. While
the iron is still hot he contin
ues hammering the tip on the
edge of the anvil which caus
es the iron to curve. From
there it is placed on the start
ing block where the hammer
ing on the curved surface
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CEMETERY GATE - A project completed by the Pacific
Forge and Iron Works several months ago was a gate for
the Evergreen cemetery in the Shasta Valley cemetery
district. The gate opens to a 20-foot width and stands 8V4
feet high. An overhead, which spans the gate opening, in
cludes the name "Evergreen Cemetery" and will rest on
two 8-foot brick faced concrete posts. The small gate to
the left is for a sidewalk at the cemetery. The local com
makes the first half turn in
the iron piece, later found in
the center of each scroll.
Once cooled the iron is
placed on a scroll block and
is bent around it to the de
sired tightness.
Only Time Heated
Watson added that the only
time the iron is heated is to
start the scroll, the rest of
the shaping is done while the
iron is cold. .
The individual scrolls are
held together by clips and the
entire pattern is either weld
ed into, the frame or held
there by concealed bolts.
Many of the designs drawn
by Watson include flowers.
These are castings and are
purchased as he does not have
a foundry at the shop.
Weather Vanes
Among the many articles
made at the Pacific Forge and
Iron Works are iron cutouts
used .by valley residents as
weather vanes and house and
mail box decorations.
Watson mentioned that the
demand for ornamental iron
has increased sharply since
World' War II. Since '1943
more ornamental iron has
been manufactured and sold
in the United States than
throughout the entire world
for the preceding 1,000 years.
From the number of orders
received by the Pacific Forge
and Iron Works for ornamen
tal iron and the many valley
homes and businesses using
it, the trend does not seem to
be changing.
Application for
Crossing Approved
The Oregon Public Utilities
commissioner has granted an
application f c o m Jackson
county to construct a grade
crossing over the Southern
Pacific railroad tracks at Elk
st. north of Medford.
The road, which until re
cently was a private road into
Elk Lumber company, has
been used by the general pub
lic, and since being taken
over by the county, consti
tutes a part of the county's
general road system, the
county court said in its ap
plication. ' '
The county plans to repave
the section at the crossing.
The application was grant
ed after a public hearing here
April 16, at which Glen E.
Seidler was examiner for the
PUC. Testifying during- the
hearing were Brian B. Mul
len, deputy district attorney;
John R. Dellenback, attorney
for Elk Lumber company; Ir
ving C. Allen, assistant attor
ney general, Salem, counsel
for the PUC;. and James C.
Ingwersen, attorney for
Southern Pacific, Portland.
War I Vets Hope
Pension Approved
Albany - (CPD - The de
partment commander of Ore
gon Veterans of World War
I says he is hopeful that Con
gress will pass a bill calling
for a $100 a month pension
for veterans at the age of 60.
Ralph J. Baldwin of Salem
told the annual convention of
the group Thursday that the
measure was now before Con
gress and "we're looking for
it to pass before it adjourns."
borne 300 delegates were at
tending the three-day conven
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LOCK - A" closeup of the lock
on the iron gate for the Ever
green cemetery shows not
only the detail of the lock it
self but the gracefulness of
the scrolls used throughout
the gate. The flattened smooth
tips of the scroll shows that
it is hand-made.
Seed Growers Vote
For Commission
Salem-flJPD-Growers of high
land bentgrass seed have ov
erwhelmingly approved for
mation of a commodity com
mission for their crop, Agri
culture Director Frank Mc
Kennon has announced.
He said 85 per cent -of the
220 producers voting in. the
two-week balloting favored
the commission.
The vote: 187 for and 33
against. '
Formation of a commission
requires a two-thirds major
ity of those voting. Total votes
must represent at least one-
third of the Oregon produc
tion. Both requirements were
met.
The governor will appoint
the commission after recom
mendations are submitted by
growers.
4-H Club News
Kaper Kids
A meeting of the Kaper
Kids Goat club was held June
5 at the home of the leader,
Mrs. Pauline Lindstrom.
There were nine members,
and 10 visitors present. The
members worked on emblems
to wear at the fair and on
plans for mangers to use at
the fair.
Mrs. Lindstrom served re
freshments and then everyone
went out to look at the ani
mals.
Janet Glidden,
Substitute reporter.
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IJ Adequate funds are placed in an irrevocable trust
II fund to fully insure future upkeep of your vAemo
J mlCall Mr. Driscoll foM
' ' Hillcrest Chapel .
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iSffiSatj Bill Driscoll, manager North PhoeWx Road I
' Phone SP 3-6162 or SP 2-7in 1
pany is owned and operated by Cecil Watson, one of a
few iron artisans in the country who not only designs but
makes ornamental iron. In iron, scrolls are flowers. French
and Italian styles cost more than the modern or colonial.
The extremely elaborate designs are seldom made today,
according to Watson, due to the large amount of hand
work necessary for each piece making it expensive.
Detailed Review of
Outdoor Recreation
In Forest Announced
A detailed review of fast-
growing outdoor recreation on
the Rogue River National For
est has been announced by
Forest Supervisor Carroll E.
Brown.
The forest service has been
planning the review for sev
eral months, and is now
readying field task forces
which will begin on-the-
ground studies July 1.
Called the National Forest
Outdoor Recreation Resources
Review, its purpose is" to get
a clear picture of recreation
resources and opportunities on
the public lands. Facts thus
gained will be used as the ba
sis of programs to meet the
swelling public demand.
The review, according to
Brown, is expected to supply
information needed by the Na
tional Outdoor Recreation Re
sources Review commission
which was established by law
in 1958.
Include Inventory
The forest service review
will include inventory and
evaluation of recreation re
sources and possibilities in the
888,500 acres of national for-
ets lands. Under multiple-use
management, recreation is in
tegrated with the other re
sources timber, water, wild
life, and grazing-to best serve
the public interest and prefer
ence. The review will assure
that full consideration is giv
en recreation needs in the
stepped-up management of na
tionel forests for the future.
The first phase will involve
mapping existing information
with the aid of aerial photo
graphs, finding out what lands
are suitable for various recre
ational uses, and pinpointing
areas needing more study. ,
Field crews will then go in
and inventory these areas.
They will find out the acreage
available, how accessible it is
to the public, whether it is
available, what natural attrac
tions water, unusual sce
nery, mountains are nearby,
and over-all quality of the
area from the standpoint of I
'public recreation.
All kinds of outdoor recrea
tion will be considered, in
cluding camping, hunting and
fishing, picnicking, mountain
climbing, boating and swim
ming, skiing, hiking and
horseback riding and the en
joyment of wilderness and
wild areas.
Data Be Compared
Field worE is scheduled to
be completed in the fall of
1960. Data from the field,
along with other information,
will be compared with estfc
mated future recreation use.'
The final report will be is
sued in the spring, 1961. From
the studies will come firm
plans to best use the available
land and water resources of
the national forests to meet
outdoor recreation needs of a
much larger population in
1976 and 2000. . '
Wallace R. ; Robinson of
Medford will have charge of
the survey work, Brown add
ed. Robinson recently attend
ed a zone training meeting at
Roseburg to prepare him for
this assignment. Training will
be completed by June 10 and
at time field work will start.-
The forest report will be
combined with the report of
other national forests and
submitted to the, Washington,
D.C., office of tfee forest serv
ice by Dec. 31,1960, Brown
said.
Salem -UPD- Appointment of
Vincent H. Brunsma)as hos
pital' manager, of the new
state correctional institution
here has been announced.
The Golden Gate Bridge is
about 8,949 feet in length;
4,000 feet between towers.
and it rises an average of 746
feet above the bay.
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