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MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or.
Sunday, Juno 14, 1939
lumber Labor Agreements Reached.
By EnupDoyer Group and Two U noons
Floral Salmon, Canoe Winners
Among Portland Parade Floats
Klamath Falls (UPD - Agree
ments between employers and
two big lumber unions for
some 5,000 employees in Ore
gon and northern California
have been reached, it was an
nounced here Friday.
The agreements, subject to
union local and individual em
ployer ratification, are similar
to others recently announced
in the lumber industry.
One ia between the Pine In
dustrial Relations council and
negotiators representing the
Western, Central Oregon and
Willamette Valley council of
the Lumber and Sawmill
Workers union. This affects
some 1,826 employees! '
The other is between the
Pine Industrial Relations
council and the International
Woodworkers o f America.
Two local firms also announc
ed the same agreement with
the IWA.
Welfare Money Approved
The Pine group and the
LSW recommendation provid
es for an employer contribu
tion of Sli cents per hour
per employee to an area-wide
trust fund to provide health
and welfare benefits effective
June 1, 1959, plus a 2 cent
per hojur fund to be used to
correct inequities in job
bracket wage rates.
The pact runs to June 1,
1961, and provides for six
paid holidays starting June 1,
1960. A third week of vaca
tion with pay and reduced
eligibilty r e q u i rements , to
qualify for the second week
will become effective for va
cations to be taken in 1960.
Companies represented in
talks with the , LSW were
Bates Lumber Co.; Moore
Timber Products; Southern
Oregon Plywood and Wolf
Creek Lumber, all of Grants
Pass; Medford Corporation.
Medford; Cody Logging Co.,
Wamic; Gilchrist Timber Co.,
Gilchrist; Kinzuna Corp., Kin-
zua and Tygh Valley Lumber
Co., Tygh Valley.
The IWA agreement affects
about 3,100 employees, in-
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF-
rpHE WORLD-FAMOUS paintings of birds by John James
JL Audubon were executed at the expense of prolonged wan
derings through the wilderness finding and painting new spe
cs, in consequence, he
spent little time at home
with his family; "If I were
the jealous type," said Au
dubon's wife Lucy, "I should
have a bitter time of it, for
every bird is my rival"
- Frederick Remington, one of .
the great painters of the Iron
tier days out West, loathed .
art galleries. Once, after al
lowing himself to be dragged
to an. impressionist exhibition,
he scoffed, "Why, I've got two
maiden aunts upstate who can
knit better pictures than,
these!"
The year's most perverse office boy ran Into a bit of hard luck re
cently. He got excused for the afternoon to attend a baseball game,
and then the boss caught him at his grandmother's funeral.
0 1969. by Bennett Card Dfitrfboted by Xiaar Features gondfeate,
eluding 350 at Klamath Basin
Pine Mills and Ellingson Lum
ber Co., Klamath Falls.
Pay Hike Given
The two-year contract is
similar to one reached earlier
with the Weyerhaeuser Tim
ber Co.
It provides a 7Vi cent
across the board increase, and
a2V2 cent hourly increase for
job bracket adjustments ef
fective June 1, 1959.
On June 1, 1960, it calls for
a 3V2 per cent wage hike
and a third week of vacation
after 10 years.
C. L. Irving, managing vice
president of the Pine Indus
trial Relations council, said
the following operations were
affectedr " '" . V 7
Brooks- Scanlon, Inc.,
Bend; Ochoco Lumber Co;,
Prineville;' McCloud Rive r
Lumber Co., McCloud, Calif .;
Ralph L., Smith Lumber Co.,
Anderson and Mt. Shasta,
Calif.; Fruit Growers Supply
Co., Susanville, Calif., jMed-
ford Corp. for woods opera
tions at Butte Falls, and Fir
Milling and Planing Co., Ash
land
. IWA voting is scheduled to
be concluded June 22.
Portland - (UPD - The 1959
Portland Rose Festival
reached its climax yesterday
with the colorful, impressive
floral parade through down
town Portland and across the
Morrison street bride to E.
26th and Burnside.
The sun came out to make
the weather ideal for the pa
rade - bright but not hot.
Generously interspersed be
tween the floral floats were
bands with charming drum
majorettes, marching teams
and -mounted, posses. The
High Dam Approved
For Mountain Sheep
In Spite of Protests
Portland - (UPD - An Army
Engineers review board Fri
day stamped its approval on a
proposed $241 million high
Mountain Sheep dam on the
middle Snake river, despite
objections from fishery
groups and others.
The board of engineers for
rivers and harbors also ap
proved all but one of 11 other
major river projects. The
projects were contained in a
comprehensive developm e n t
plan for the Columbia River
Basin prepared by North Pa
cific division of Army engi
neers. Hatfield Opposes Dam '
Total cost of the plan would
be $1,049,461,000 plus $5,742,
000 annually for operation
and maintenance. -
Gov. Mark Hatfield of Ore
gon and state and federal fish
agencies have asked that a
high Mountain Sheep project
be delayed until fish passage
problems are solved. An in
terior department official also
suggested a delay in the pro
ject. It is contended that a high
dam at Mountain Sheep would
block valuable salmon and
Future Economic Growth in
Area Depends on Resources
Grants Pass-Future eco
nomic and population growth
in the Rogue basin will depend
upon the degree of utilization
of natural resources, Malcolm
H. Karr, investigations engi
neer for the state water re
sources board, told a meeting
of the Dam Believers here
Iftst week.
"Since water is a controlling
factor in resource develop
ment," he said, "the potential
of the basin is based primarily
on the quantity of water avail
able for development use..
"Top quantities of water are
sufficient to satisfy all exist
ing and contemplated needs
and uses of water in the Rogue
river basin, with the excep
tion of utilization of water
to minimize pollution," he ad
ded. N :
' Presents Findings
Karr presented findings of
the basin survey by the state
water resources board. . -v '
"Serious dislocations exist
in terms of distribution of the
resources in regard to physical
location with respect to avail
ability and time of need. Maj
or augmentation of the water
resource in periods of need
must come through storage of
surplus run-off. Flows, unless
augmented by storage, would
not be sufficient on most
streams during the summer
months of low flow to supply
future consumptive and non
consumptive demands exclu
sive of pollution abatement.'
Karr, noted that in January,
discharge of the Rogue at its
mouth was one-sixth of the
annual discarge, while in Sep
tember, when water is needed
most, tiie discharge was less
than one-tenth of the January
; flow.
' Possible Solution
One possible means of cor-
: recting the maldistribution is
through storage, which would
mean building dams to store
water during the months of
heavy run-off.
Karr, noted a need for more
industrial use of water, point
ing out that about a billion
feet of timber is cut in the
area each year. Forty per cent
of this, he said, is declared
waste, which could be made
into pulp. Only the main
Rogue or a tributary storage
facility would be needed for
the 100 cubic feet of water
per second necessary " for a
pulp mill. :,:'.
Several dams declared feasi
ble in the basin would have
recreational advantages, Karr
pointed out. Construction of
multipurpose dams would add
appreciably to income from
tourist trade, he said.
Becomes Serious Problem
Pollution abatement, which
Karr said was dependent up
on increased use of water, is
is becoming a serious problem
in the valley.
Irrigation use would pro
vide more than 100,000 acres
of new crop lands, he brought
out. At the present time there
is enough water for only 71,
000 acres.
Maintenance of fisheries is
important, he said. He said
only the spring run chinooks
would be affected by loss of
spawning grounds if a dam
were to be constructed on
Lewis creek as contemplated.
Fish Protection
Karr said the board recom
mended that 1,400 cubic feet
of water should be maintain-
ed in the river to protect fish,
but there are many seasons
when the flow is less than
that. High water tempera
tures, he added, also are det
rimental to fish life, and on
recent tests temperatures in
the lower Rogue have reached
as much as 76 degrees, which
is above that desirable for
fish.
The engineer said flood con
trol also was important, but
controlling floods would re
quire dams on both the main
stem and its tributaries to be
effective.
Karr said power could be
developed. He pointed out that
there is a potential of 780,000
kilowatts in the basin, with
only 51,000 being utilized.
Representative F. I. Bristol,
Rogue River, reviewed the his
tory of water rights and use
of water in the valley.
Balk Presented
Award by Company
Robert G. Balk, resident
manager of the Medford of
fice of J. Henry Helser and
company, west coast invest
ment firm, has been awarded
the firm's Baketel trophy for
"best performance in leader
ship and in service to clients"
of the 24 offices of the com
pany. The award is given in the
name of Leon B. Baketel, ex
financial editor of the Ore
gonian and the firm's first
general manager, now re
tired. Mrs. Bernadine Weaver,
secretary in the Medford, of
fice, was presented a plaque
and given special commenda
tion in appreciation of more
than 10 years of service.
steelhead runs on both the
Snake and Imnaha rivers.
Public power groups have
favored construction of a dam
at Nez Perce farther down
stream. Wenaha Dam Out
Engineers recom mended
only one change in Mountain
Sheep, that the pool elevation
be increased from 1,490 feet
to 1,510 feet. This would per
mit a more economical instal
lation, according to Brig. Gen.
Allen Clark, division engineer.
"The project not included in
the recommendations was a
proposed $94,574,000 Wenaha
dam on the Grande Ronde
river in Oregon. At least a
five-year delay was suggested
because of fish passage prob
lems.
Public hearings on the plan
were held m the Northwest
and Washington, D. C. last
March.
Other projects approved by
the board included
Long Meadows, Yaak river,
Mont, $25,709,000
Flathead Lake, Mont.," $6,-
142,000.
Knowles, Flathead river,
Mont, $234,910,000.
Enaville, Coeur d'Alene riv
er, Idaho,1 $78,036,000.
Asotin and extension of
navigation on Snake river to
Lime point, Idaho, $241,782,-
000. Two projects.
Penny Cliffs, middle fork,
Clearwater river, Idaho,
$210,036,000; :;,.,. i
Bruces Eddy, north fork,
Clearwater river, Idaho-,
$127,166,000
Ninemile Prairie, Blackfoot
river, Mont., $54,893,000.
Garden Valley, Payette riv
er, Idaho, $146,100,000. .
Willamette Basin Projects
Last April the Columbia
Basin Inter Agency commit
tee found that Knowles, Aso
tin, Bruces Eddy. and Penny
Cliffs were controversial pro
jects along -with Mountain
Sheep and Wenaha
In addition, the board rec
ommended four projects as
additions to the Willamette
Basin plan in Oregon. They
include:
Strube re-regulating reser
voir, south fork McKenzie
river, $6,685,000.
Gate Creek, $15,920,000.
Fern Ridge, modification of
existing project, $140,000
Cascadia, South Santiam
river, $28,270,000
Poor Farm Crops
Seen in Siskiyou
Yreka - Siskiyou " County
Farm Advisor M. V. Maxwell
said last week that continu
ing cold, dry weather has all
but eliminated the possibility
of good grain and onion crops
this year.
Maxwell said weed infesta
tion in grain is the worst he
has seen. Growth of alfalfa
has been stunted by the lack
of ram and sun, he said.
The onion crop at Tulelake,
which was completely 're
planted by June 1, may not
have time to reach maturity.
Siskiyou County
Buys Radio System
Yreka Siskiyou County
supervisors last week ap
proved a transfer of. $14,040
within the road department
for the first payment on a
$43,000 radio -telephone sys
tem for the road department
Pacific Telephone and Tele-
fraph company, which had
een renting the equipment,
jg, eliminating slowly its com
munications equipment rental
business.
County Administrator Jess
O'Roke said the state civil de
jCense organization may con
tribute 50 per cent of the cost
for the system.
warn
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"Next to Food Basket"
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Jacksonville Lions
omplete Tile Floor
Jacksonville - A work par
ty from, the Jacksonville
Lions' club recently, complet
ed installing an asohalt-tile
floor in the banquet room of
the Jacksonville - Community
hall, according to Lion Pres
ident Bruce Blew. v
The project is part of a
continuing program of im
provement of the facilities of
the hall, and will make the
building more attractive for
use by community groups.
woric was completed m
time to enable the Lions' club
to use the Community hall to
serve the "buckaroo break
fast" for the 4-H Wagon Train.
last Monday morning in Jacksonville.
Applications Being
Taken for Positions
The Civil service commis
sion nas announced that ap
plications are being accepted
for several positions. They in
clude mess attendant aboard
sea - going hopper dredges
operated in the Columbia riv
er and on coastal waters of
the Pacific northwest, em
ployee development officer,
messenger and radio operator,
air reserve technician.
Additional information may
be 'obtained from the Medford
post office.
theme of the parade, in keep
ing with Oregon's Centennial
celebration, was "A Century
in Flowers."
Reigning over the entire
festival, including the parade,
were Queen Mary Sue I of
Rosaria and her royal court
of prmcesses. Grand marshal
of the parade was Vice Ad
miral R. E. Libby. He arrived
on the USS Helena, one of 14
U. S. Navy ships that came to
Portland for the Rose Festi
val. Also in port were six
destroyer escorts of the Ca
nadian Navy.
Sweepstakes Winners
The grand swe epstakes
award for floats went to the
City of Vancouver, Wash.,
and in the commercial class,
to the Hollywood Boosters of
Portland.
The Vancouver float, based
with red roses and titled
Bus Service Set
For Crater Lake
Daily service by Pacific
Trailways bus system to Cra
ter Lake National park be
comes effective tomorrow,
and continues Until Sept. 15,
the company has announced.
From Medford, a bus will
leave daily at 7:15 a.m., arriv
ing at Crater Lake National
park lodge at 9:30 a.m. The
bus will continue onto Bend,
where it arrives at 12:30 p.m.
with intermediate stops.
En route from Medford to
Crater Lake the bus will
make stops at Eagle Point,
the junction of Highway 234
and 62, Shady Cove, Trail,
McLeod, Prospect, Union
Creek and Annie Spring camp
in Crater Lake. National park.
Returning to Medford, the
bus leaves the lodge at 4 p.m.,
arriving in Medford at 6 p.m
The bus originates in Bend
at 1 p.m.
Service also will be avail
able to Klamath Falls, and
connections may be made in
Bend for buses eastward.
Salmon Run," - comprised
four nine-foot long floral sal
mon plunging through waves,
towing three bathing beauties
on water skis.
Oregon Salutes . Hawaii,"
the Hollywood Boosters' float,
was an extravaganza of 250,
000 orchids, wood roses and
other flowers and 65,000
daisies depicting an outrigger
canoe riding waves onto an
island beach.
The governor's trophy went
to an entry from the Pasa
dena, Calif., Tournament of
Roses. Winner of the best en
try from Portland was Meier
and Frank company and the
Queen's trohpy for exception
al merit went to Pacific Pow
er and Light company.
Outside Cities
Floats from cities outside
Oregon that won firsts were
Seattle for its Seafair float
and Battle Ground, Wash.
The Hillsboro Chamber, of
Commerce float was first in
cities in Oregon outside of
Portland.
In the B division, cities un
der 5,000 population, a float
from the Beaverton Junior
Chamber of Commerce was
first. The Salem Cherrians'
float was second in the cities
over 5,000 class and the John
Day Elks club float from
Long Creek was second in the
B division.
Other first place awards:
community clubs, Oregon
Gold Coast from Garibaldi;
public utilities and transporta
tionj Portland General Elec
tric company; department
stores, Montgomery Ward; fi
nancial and insurance compa
nies, Bank of California;
wholesale and retail, Boyd's
Coffee; government, A divi
sion, 337th Fighter Group,
Portland International air
port; government B division,
Portland fire bureau, engine
21; trade associations, Port
land Realty board.
4 Police Chief William J.
Hilbruner estimated the
crowd watching the parade at
"more than 400,000".
Temporary Manager
Named for Ski Bowl
Mt. Shasta - Joe Futch, who
operated the ski supply and
gift shop at the Mt. Shasta
Ski Bowl lodge, has been
named temporary manager of
the Ski Bowl, Inc., succeed
ing Bill di Christian, who re
signed effective July 1.
Futch also has worked in
ski resorts in the Sierras for
several years.
Ski Bowl directors voted to
reduce the ski lift charge from
$2.25 to $1.50 to encourage
family patroraje Ti ope
ration will serve csaS And
snacks to riders t ths i of
the lift, director t i4.
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