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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1960)
v mjjaortant to Economy "i m w m f IF ire $4 - - . ' Produces Industry Payroll ; Is $24.4 Million ; In County in '59 National Forest Products Week is being observed in the country : this week, and the importance forest prod ucts play in the economy of southern Oregon is the theme of the local observance. The average number of em ployees working in the lum ber industry in Jackson coun- . ty test year was 4,288, ac cording to figures furnished by John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the state employment service. Patton said figures from his office are based on the employment and payrolls covered under the unemploy ment compensation law. Employment in the lumber industry, in the county last year: ranged from a low of 3,651 employees to a high of 4.84Q, he said. They were employed in an average of 170 iirms. Mainspring of Economy ' ' Ivan Harrington, Ross Lum ber company, White City, and chairman of the Rogue Valley Hoo-Hoo club's planning com mittee in charge of local For est -Products Week observ ances, said "timber is the mainspring of the Rogue Val ley economy." . . ; This is .substantiated by the fact that about one-third of the payroll in the county goes to employees in the lum ber -industry. Patton said the total payroll in the industry yast year was $24,492,767, compared to a total payroll of $67,723,985. These, he noted, are payrolls covered under the unemployment com- pensation law. ' ; Lumber industry represcn: tatives say that for every dol lar of stumpage that private ly owned forest lands pro duce, the community receives $17.60 more from values add ed to the original worth -of the wood by the time it reach es the ultimate consumer. In Jackson county, the forests generate an estimated $78 to SIj million toward the econ omy, they noted. ; Orowi Rapidly -Ourine the past few years, the lumber industry in this area has grown rapidly. In 1940, for example, there were an average of 1,106 persons employed in the lumber .in dustry. In , 1950, there -were MEDFORDmTRIBUNE SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1960 PAGES 1 to 10 py& f. dgt jmm r m CUT. CLOSE Stumps cut low to the ground are standard practice in modern logging techniques of forest industries in their drive to make use of as much of every tree harvested as possible. Oregon's 434 billion board feet of standing saw timber Si J. is enough to lay a floor over the entire state of Massachusetts with planks two inches thick, and tree farming aim to keep this reserve supply constant. (American Forest Products Industries photo) . . 4,034 employed, and in 1955 there were 4,219. The num ber of employed;1 Patton said, is reaching a leveling off stage. - Some exceptions to this.lev eling off are apparent, he added. Medford Corporation is constructing a new plywood plant which is expected to employ from 150 to 180 when in full operation sometime next year. The : addition to the plan will add another $1,500,000 or so to the pay roll in the county. Lumber, during the past 20 years has become - Jack son county's ' largest manu facturing operation. In 1940, lumber comprised 66.7 per cent of the total manufac turing in the county, and in 1950 this had increased to 84.6 per cent .of all manufac turing.: By 1955, the extensive growth in the lumber manu facturing field - had leveled off, and comprised 83.6 per cent of all manufacturing in the county. Jackson county .produces about 600,000,000 board feet of lumber annually, and re generation of annual growth may push this figure higher since lumber is a renewable resource. M , There are in the county 1.5 million acres of forest lands, but of this, 60 per -cent is owned by the state or federal governments. The balance- is owned and managed by pri vate owners. O and C Revenue " ' The O and C lands, admin istered by the bureau of land management, produces some $2 million for the county annually from sales of timber. This is paid to the county in lieu of , taxes, . and is enough to operate the county without levying property taxes. Of the total number 'of acres of forest land in the county, 260,000 acres of pri vate forest lands are in the Tree Farming program. In addition to lumber, ply wood and veneer products, there are manufactured in the county lathe, boxes, window and door frames, bark mulch, by-product fuel, compressed sawdust fuel, refrigerator cases, office desks and cab inetry, millwork, fencing, toothpicks, pencil stock, ar row shafts, pre-fabricated cab ins, dowels, spindles, toy stock, shoe heels, and many other small items. Local Lumbermen Plan Area Special Events This Week Did you know that the pho tographic film in your camera originally came from a tree, or that the rayon clothing you wear once grew tall and straight as a hemlock tree in a west coast forest? These facts and many oth ers will be told by local lum bermen this week when Na tional Forest Products Week is celebrated in southern Ore gon, according to Ivan Har rington, chairman of the plan ning committe The event is being coordin ated by the Rogue Valley Hoo Hoo club and special events are being planned for Ash land, Grants Pass and Med-fnrd. Schedule Programs Local lumbermen will ap pear o n Service club pro grams, over radio and tele vision. The lumbermen will stress the fact that lumber is the mainspring of the Rogue vnllpv eeonomv and explain how the raw product from the forest ana tne iinisnea proa uct of the mill or factory con stitute 56 per cent of all man ufacturing employment in the state and an even greater percentage locally "National Forest Prod ucts Week should be most prinratinnal to residents of southern Oregon since most of us take trees for granted," Harrington saia. "we vaguely Local retailers get a total lumhpr' nlvwnnd. nillD. DaDer and many other products, but don't realize tnat tne loresis nrniont nur rinmpstic water supply, serve as the habitat for . wild game and supply countless residents and tour ists with incomparable recre ation areas for- picnicking, camping, fishing' and hunt ing". . -. Lumbermen point out that love ; of wood is a heritage with most Americans because it has been the material which has been used to build homes, schools, churches and farm buildings for centuries. FIRE VICTIM DIES ; Appleton, Wls.-HIPD - Five- year-old Sharon Nitzband died Monday, the sixth victim of a fire that killed her mother and four brothers and sisters Friday. Campaign Quotes FQiEST Imm AND YOUR YARD! Many people still are unaware of the many advant ages to be found in Forest Loam. If you have a lawn, shrubs, trees or plants it will pay you to read this ad. FOREST LOAM Is a screened Bark Mulch and serves as THE IDEAl ORGANIC SOIL CONDITIONER. FOREST LOAM may be used for new lawns, top dressing for old lawnsneater flower beds, porting ' plants, transplanting or propagating FOREST LOAM improves soil tilth, keeps sail light and friable. FOREST LOAM helps prevent leaching of plant food from the soil. An application of about 1 inch of FOREST LOAM on top of the soil will help to prevent weeds from growing In vegetable gardens, flower beds, berry gardens and shrubbery. ' FOREST LOAM conserves moisture, since it is capable of absorbing five times its dry weight in water. Due to its insulating and absorb tion qualities FOREST LOAM keeps moisture in the soil during dry, hot weather and helps prevent erosion and excessive run-off of - water during rainy season. FOREST LOAM Is more desirable because its natural brown color ' blends well in flower bed or garden, does not have an offensive odor, is clean and easy to apply.: -.--'. . .. ,. Plant growth is better with FOREST LOAM, especially with azaleas, rhododendrons, and camellias, ' DIRECTIONS New lawns, cover freshly seeded and fertilized lawn bed with about one inch of FOREST LOAM as a mulch and to retain moisture. Or after fertilizing, mix about 5 cubic yards FOREST LOAM in upper two inches of top soil per 1000 sq. ft. to provide ideal seed bed. After alternating raking and rolling to prepare smooth seed bed, scratch the finished surface lightly with a rake, sow the seed and re-roll. Water the seeded area with a fine spray heavily at first, then lightly each day until first mowing. MATURE LAWNS: Top-dress with about 1 cu. yd. FOREST LOAM ' per 500 sq. ft. to retain moisture and promote better growth. BERRIES: Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries respond to mulching. A 3 to 5-inch FOREST LOAM mulch effectively curtails weed growth. A 2 to 3-inch FOREST LOAM mulch is recommended for strawberries. VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS: Apply 1 to 2 Inches of FOREST LOAM as a mulch. : ., Ground coverage of FOREST LOAM: 1 bag, 2' cu. ft., covers 30 sq. ft., 1 inch deep. DELIVERED PRICES (Local Area) 100 Cu. Ft. Truck Load 300 Cu. Ft. Truck load $7.00 $16.00 200 Cu. Ft. Truck load $12.00 Also Available for Pick-Up at TIMBER PRODUCTS FUEL YARD TimberPmmims Company Sage & McAndrews Road SP 2-8086 By United Press International Sen. John F. Kennedy: (At Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio): "I am not going to promise a Cabinet post or any other post to any race or ethnic group. That is racism in re verse at its worst , . . "The New Frontiers pro gram will be accomplished only with a government that is honest, a government that is efficient, a government that is dedicated solely to the pub lic interest. I pledge that kind of government to the Ameri can people ... History teaches us that no party has a monopoly on hon esty. Both parties attract their share of crooks and weaklings a new administration must screen out those who regard government service as the door to power or wealth those who cannot distinguish between private gains and public trust, and those who believe that old - fashioned honesty with the public's mon ey is both old and out of fashion." . (At Columbus, Ohio, rally): "I cannot see how Nixon could argue with Mr. Khru shchev In a kitchen and not meet his Democratic opponent on television here. A fifth TV debate closer to the election would be helpful to the voters of this country." M. the Communists to push around. "In both instances he has a very dangerous immaturity in world affairs. Both, mis takes have grave implications. If he had made these mistakes as president, the free world simply couldn't have afforded it. . . "Sen. Kennedy has to learn to think before he speaks so rashly on matters which af fect the very security of the nation ... "Kennedy's statement that he has always agreed with President Eisenhower's Que-moy-Matsu policy is an RAM WITHOUT HORNS New York-IUPD-The super visors at National Bureau of Standards were perplexed when one of its computers used to translate Russian into English kept recording the phrase "water goat" while translating a Russian engine ering paper. After much checking, according to News week magazine, it was dis covered the "water goat' was the machine's translation of "hydraulic ram." astounding statement . . . what can we and the world make of such glib double-talk? This is too important a matter to be left jumbled and flatly contradictory ..." American Flier On Trial in Cuba Havana - (IIPD - A revolu tionary court was expected to hand down a verdict today in the trial of an American flier accused of conspiring with the U. S. government to invade Nicaragua from Cuba to whip up anti - Castro feelings in Latin America. - ' The defendant, Leslie Brad ley, of Minneapolis, Minn., was the fourth American to face a Cuban military tribunal since Wednesday. The prose cution demanded a 16 -year prison term at the windup of the one-day trial in Havana's La Cabana fortress Saturday night. Vice President Richard Nixon: , . , (At Buffalo, N.Y., rally): "Kennedy's Quemoy-Matsu stand would be an express invitation to the Communists . to blackmail us by threats of force all over the world . . . "How can the American people have confidence in a man who shoots from the hip in matters that gravely affect the security of our country? "On the U2 and Quemoy Matsu issues Kennedy made statements that would have made us a sitting duck for ill i ii I IK tx Whenever you choose LUMBER in planning your home or business building, you're con tributing to Rogue River Valley's and Ore gon's greatest industry and YOU, as a tax payer and citizens, indirectly benefit. Mora than $20 million dollars is paid out in wages alone in the forest industry of Jackson County . . . Medford Lumber Company is proud to b. a part of the lumber industry of this area. We'll be glad to offer YOU the building ad vice and assistance acquired through many years of experience in serving th. people of Medford and th. Rogue River Valley. MEDFORD LUMBER CO, FOURTH AND 3RD STREET PHONE SP 3-7531 1 ws!i PITTSBURGH ANNIVER$ARY,5331$ FALL VALUE FESTIVAL iff WALLPAPER Buy rH at reg ular prlca 01 Mtend nt fr GARAGE AND WALK PUSH DROOf.1 , Full 14" wld.. Finished handl. Tough, rugged bass brisH.s ' Limited stock fd.Ce hi Gl, 0 75 FT. BUNDLE CHEESE CLOTH , US! 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