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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1959)
New Year to Usher in New Era For Lumber Manufacturers Br MORTIMER B. DOYLE Executive Vic President National Lumber Manufac turers Association Washington-The year 1960 mil usher in a new era for Jie manufacturers of lumber ind other building materials. Population growth, an in crease in the rate of new-family formations and a continued rise in living standards will bring about an economic revo lution between now and the year 2000. Economists are referring to the next 10 years as the "Golden 60's" because of the great new business opportuni ties this period will offer American industries. The lum ber industry is taking steps to day to gain its fair share of this new wealth. A year ago our most pro gressive elements joined in sponsoring a million-dollar National Wood Promotion pro gram. During 1960 this pro gram will be increased in size and scope with a budget of $1.3 million. Plans Developed In the meantime, plans have been developed for a proposed all-out 10-year program of advertising, merchandising, research and trade promotion to put our industry ahead of its competitors in the race for new markets of the 1960's. This proposed activity, we ex pect, will be widely discussed within the industry during coming months. Within the near future, industry princi pals may decide to take speci fic action to present the pro gram to the industry for con sideration. - In the light of these signi f leant developments, 1960 should see the lumber indus try holding its own or per haps gaining slightly in the building, furniture and related fields. A recent industry-wide sur vey conducted by our associa tion indicates that lumber production and gross sales next year may be slightly higher than in 1959. Home Construction Much will depend on home construction. Unless there is an easing of the currently tight mortgage money mar ket, home construction next year could fall below this year's relatively high level. This, of course, would have somewhat of an adverse ef fect on lumber output. However, if the rate of home building remains fairly stable, if other construction markets and industrial use of wood continue strong, the lumber industry can expect 1960 to be another good year. Lumbermen will continue to be faced with strong com petition from producers of competitive materials, rising production costs and other problems. But, because of our Girl, Pogo Stick Not Coordinated Ontario, Ore. (UPD Put a 10-year-old girl and a pogo stick she got for Christmas to gether and you come up with a broken nose. That's what Carolyn Ann McCormick got Friday while playing with her new present. The way she explained it she was coming down and the pogo stick was going up. Re sult: Broken nose. industry's inherent strength and the fact that lumbermen are showing more unity today than ever before, there is every reason to be optimistic about the year ahead. Congressman Wants Money for Birds Washington (UPD An Ar kansas congressman thinks the government isn't doing enough to defend the United States against the icteridae -or blackbirds. Rep. E. C. Ga things said Friday night more federal money should be spent on the problem. He asked other members of Congress whose districts are under attack by the birds to meet with him to map strategy to get national funds. Wafts Resigns as Docks Manager Portland - (DPD - The resig nation of Rae F. Watts as as sistant general manager of the commission of public docks was announced today by Cap tain Homer T. Shaver, com mission chairman. Watts will accept a post with the San Francisco Port; Authority as port director, Shaver said. Watts is to assume his new duties within 90 days. Berne-The Alps mountains comprise 61 percent of the to tal area of Switzerland. MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Or. Sunday, Dec 27, 1959 3 Brigitfe Bardot Picks Baby's Name Paris -4UTO- Brigitte Bardot, who expects a baby at any time now, plans to name her first born Nicolas, but not in honor of St. Nicholas. Saint Nick is known in France as Papa Noel and friends said they chose the name Nicolas merely because they liked it. Brigitte and her husband also have refused to consider the possibility the baby might be a girl. Brigitte was quoted in Paris newspapers as saying X-rays showed she would not have twins, but she and her hus band, matinee-idol Jacques Charrier, have fibbed to the press so often that twin gos sip failed to die down. Woman Trapped in Car 50 Minutes Dallas, Ore. (DPD A wom an was en route to work Christmas morning at a Dal las nursing home when her car ran off Falls City high way, and she was trapped in side the vehicle for about 50 icy minutes. 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