MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28. I960
conomy Cars Said Headache for Nation's Road-Building Agencies
Moderate Increase in
Starts Seen During N
By A. BRISTOW HOOD
President. National Lumber
Manufacturers Association
- According to preliminary
estimates, national production
of lumber in 1960 will prob
ably total 35.5 billion board
feet, or about 4 per cent be
low the 36.9 billion board
feet total of 1959, but still
above the 1958 and 1957
levels. Shipments of lumber,
as well as new orders booked
by the mills, however, will
likely be off about 6 per cent
from the 1959 totals.
- National consumption of
lumber is expected to decline
to 38 billion board feet for
1960, compared with 40.5 bil
lon board feet during 1959.
Consumption includes imports
of lumber, which may be off
as much as 8 per cent from
the all-time high of 4.1 billion
board feet reached in 1959.
Exports of lumber to for
eign countries have risen
sharply so far in 1960 and, for
the year as a whole, may
exceed 1 billion board feet for
the first time since 1947. Ex
ports of softwood lumber to
Europe in particular have
gained this year.
Hinge on Activity
The prospects for 1961
hinge to a considerable extent
on activity in the residential
construction industry. The
seasonally-adjusted annual
rate of private non-farm
housing starts in the first 10
months of 1960 was 1.2 mil
lion units, compared with al
most 1.5 million for all of
1959.
Alter a favorable August
showing, housing starts dur
ing September fell to a two
year low for the month, then
recovered in October. In spite
of this see-saw pattern, it
now appears likely that 1960
total Homebuilding - private
and public, farm and non
farm - will equal 1,300,000
units, off 16 per cent from
1959.
If current forecasts of home
building activity next year
are accurate, we can expect
a moderate increase in hous
ing starts during the first half
of 1961, with a sharper rise
-indicated for the last half of
the year. Thus, in 1961 ap
proximately 1,350,000 units
would be started, a gain of
4 per cent over 1960. An
added plus factor in next
year's outlook is the expected
4 per cent gain in the dollar
volume of all types of new
construction put in place.
Increases Staff
The National Lumber Manu
facturers association, through
its national wood promotion
program, plans to increase its
28-man techincal field staff
in 10 cities to a force of 52,
in 22 cities. In the light of
this increase, lumbermen ex
pect to receive a greater share
of whatever new residential
construction is undertaken in
1961.
The expanded staff under
NWPP's technical . program
will provide for increased
calls on practicing architects
and engineers; greater on-the-
John Eisenhower
Gets Assignment
To War College
Washington UP& Lt. Col.
John Eisenhower, 38, the
President's son who now
serves on the White House
staff, has been assigned to
the Army War Col)ege at Car
lisle Barracks, Pa.
The new assignment for Ei
senhower was disclosed Tues
day when the Army made
public a list of 162 officers
selected to attend the college.
The younger Eisenhower
will begin a 10-month course
at Carlisle Barracks next Aug.
17 and until that time he will
be assigned duties at the War
College. The duties will be
specified by the staff there
and are not yet known by the
Army here.
Prepares for High Posts
Carlisle is about 28 miles
north of Gettysburg where
President Eisenhower has his
farm and his son has his home.
John, a West Point gradu
ate in 1944, was promoted to
his present rank last May 31.
The Army War College, the
Army said, prepares selected
officers for highest command
and. general staff positions in
the.Army and In joint service
and allied commands. It also
prepares officers for high
level positions which the
Army may be called on to fill
in the Defense Department
and other government
agencies.
Housing
ew Year
spot coverage of school.
church and light commercial
construction projects; im
proved liaison with lumber
distributors in regard to spe
cific projects involving sub
stantial quantities of wood;
broader participation in lum
ber distributor sales and train
ing classes; increased contact
with FHA field offices and
regional offices of other gov
ernment specifying and pro
curement agencies, and the ac
cumulation of product per
formance data and latest
information on construction
techniques involving lumber
and wood products.
Based on these assumptions
for construction activity in
1961, and the expanded tech
nical program of the NWPP,
and anticipating no material
change in other major sectors
in the lumber demand picture,
both production and consump
tion of lumber should increase
about 5 per cent next year.
In addition to an improved
demand, it can reasonably be
assumed on the basis of past
experience that the lumber in
dustry will realize a more
favorable return on its sales
dollar during 1961.
Warren Calls on
California Governor
Sacramento, Calif. - (UPD -U.S.
Chief Justice Earl War
ren, ex-governor of California,
called on Gov. Edmund G.
Brown Tuesday.
The Chief Justice declined
an invitation to sit in the
chair he once occupied. "I
might want to stay," he said
with a grin.
At which Brown comment
ed "I'll trade you jobs even
up."
Brown said that, in pre
paring his message to the
state legislature next week,
he had studied some of War
ren's old messages.
"I hope they pay more at
tention to you than they did
to me," the Chief Justice said.
Brown pressed a button on
his desk and sliding panels
revealed maps and scenes of
California. Warren was im
pressed. "I could never get that to
work," he recalled.
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RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP-Art Hainsworth, left, Seattle
Northwest Chapter of the Associated General Contractors
president, looks over a 5500 scholarship award presented to
John P. Day, route 1, box 442, Central Point, recently. The
scholarship was one of two awarded by the Seattle North
west chapter.
John P. Day Gets
$500 Scholarship
John P. Day of Central
Point has received one of
two scholarships granted to
University of Washington
students by the Seattle North
west Chapter of the Associat
ed General Contractors.
The $500 scholarships were
awarded to students interest
ed in the construction indus
try as a career. George M.
Upton Jr., Centralia, Wash.,
received the other scholar
ship.
Day. the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Day, Central
Point, recently was graduated
from the university with
bachelor of science degrees in
civil engineering and indus
trial engineering. He Is cur
rently enrolled 'n graduate
engineering school.
Day now resides in Seattle
with his wife and a one-year-
old son.
Communist Radio
Declares U.S.
Menacing Peace
Tokyo-HJPD-The Communist
radio charged Tuesday the
United States has created a
grave menace to peace in
Korea and the Far East" by
staging "provocative atomic
warfare exercises" near the
Korean truce line.
A Pyongyang broadcast
quoting a resolution adopted
by the Communist Central
Committee in North Korea
vowed the Reds will drive
the U.S. forces out of Korea
and unify the divided penin
sula on their own terms.
The charge came on the
heels of broadcasts from Com
munist China and Red Viet
Nam threatening all-out war
in Laos.
Vigilance Urged
The Communists in North
Korea called on the people to
"maintain the utmost vigil
ance, keenly watch every
move of the enemy and always
be prepared, materially and
morally, to frustrate all their
provocative acts.
It accused the United Slates
of "reinforcing its aggressive
troops and the puppet army
in South Korea, bringing in
atomic and rocket weapons,"
and warned that it was a
threat to peace.
"The U.S. aggressive troops
must pull out of South Korea
immediately, taking with
them all the lethal weapons
they have brought in," the
Red radio said.
Search Suspended
For Navy Airplane
Manzanita -(UPD- Navy skin
divers . have suspended a
search for an Air Force F102
fighter - interceptor which
crashed in the surf near here
Dec. 14.
Pieces of the craft continu
ed to wash ashore, authorities
said. The pilot of the plane
parachuted safely. Authorities
were trying to find the plane
to determine the cause of the
crash.
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COURT
Peter Roberts, inadequate equip
ment. ?5.
Alan Michael McQuadc, failure
to heed red light and siren. $30.
Bert LcRoy Johnston, violation
of basic rule, $25.
Douglas Harrison Hiblcr, dis
obeyed traffic signal, $10.
Jim Daman Estrenado, disobeyed
traffic sienal. $10.
Clyde Hoven Rltter, improper left
lurn, iu.
Rea Anceney Jenkins, viola
tion of basic rule, $12.50.
Rov Charles Hukill, disobeyed
traffic signal, $10.
Henry Elton Boyd, violation of
basic rule, $25,
Willard Newton Richards, dis
obeyed traffic signal, $10.
Zelda Janet Anderson, violation
of basic rule. $10.
Lyman Vermott Stiles, disobeyed
stoo s.en. $10.
Duane Leo Wilson, violation of
basic rule. $25.
Elmer Allen Barnes, violation of
basic rule. S25.
Ronald Lewis Anstcd, disobeyed
stop sign, $"
Norman Clarence Love, expired
ooerator's license, $2.50.
Ronald Franklin Archer, viola
tion of basic rule, iu.
Harry Earl Webber, wrong way
on one-way street. $2.50.
Martin John Spielbusch, disobey
ed traffic sicnal. $10.
Kenneth Harold Ennii, violation
of basic rule. $25.
Leon Smith, disobeyed traffic
signal. $10.
Michael Edd Rountree, Improper
left turn, $10.
Gladys Denman Knips, violation
of basic rule. $10.
Ralph Dunley Odell, disobeyed
stop sign, 5iu.
Evelyn Watson, no operator's
license. S5.
Rube Clay Kinney Jr., no opera
tors licence. S5.
Mary Belle Wilson, excessive
noise, siu,
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Earl C. Burns, 1011 North Ross
lane. Medford. and Lillian Lavone
Lee Culbortfon. 1011 North Ross
lane. Medford
Roy Dran Selby. 504 South Stage
rd.. Medford. and Judith Elaine
Bailey, route 4. box 334B. Medford
Bobbv Dan Kctlon. 750 D st.
Turlock. Calif, and Mary Ann
Keeler Cox, 750 D il Turlock
Calif.
Ashland Police
Investigate Crash
Ashland - A one-car acci
dent occurred at 12:20 a.m.
yesterday on the corner of
Main and Maple sts., Ashland
police reported.
A car driven by Michael
Rcymers, 17, of 612 South
Mountain ave.; Ashland, ran
into a light pole on' Maple St.,
police reported. Rcymers was
turning left from Main to
Maple st. when he lost control
of the car, police said.
Ashland police are investi
gating the accident. Rcymers
and two passengers were not
injured, they said.
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Gasoline Tax
Collections
Below Forecast
Chicago- mm -The compact
car is threatening to become
a half-billion dollar headache
for government road-building
agencies by 1964.
Those little "economy" cars
may make drivers happy who
are looking for good gas
mileage.
Gas tax collections are slip
ping below forecasts this year
in many states, including New
York, Illinois, Ohio, New Jer
sey and Florida.
Olficials are not certain yet
whether the fast-selling com
pacts, which make up some 7
per cent of all cars on the
road, or the recession or some
other factor is to blame for
the revenue decline.
'There are still not enough
compacts to have much of an
effect on taxes," said Charles
Conlon of the Federation of
Tax Administrators. "B u t
they will be felt as they in
crease in number."
Negligible Effect
A Standard Oil Co. (Indi
ana) spokesman said compacts
will have "an almost negligi
ble effect" on total gasoline
sales in 1961.
"Our economists believe to
tal gasoline consumption
would drop 1.3 per cent next
year even if there were no
compacts," he said. But they
are contributing lo a down
ward trend in premium gas
sales, which i are expected to
fall 2 per cent from 1959."
Several states are worried,
however, about the possible
impact of the little cars on
their finances. Now York be
gan a study last summer to
determine how much its reve
nues will be affected by compacts.
In New Jersey, Armand J.
Salmon Jr., slate motor fuel
tax bureau supervisor, said
the state's revenue this year
from gasoline sales may drop
as much as $4 million below
earlier estimates.
Could Bring Sharp Drop
The smaller American cars
and imports "are causing a
revolution in gasoline con
sumption and the growing
population of the small cars
could lead lo a sharp drop
in estimated revenues, he
said.
James Burch of the Norlh
Carolina slate highway de
partment noted that gas tax
collections in the first half of
1960 were only .9 per cent
above a year ago, although
auto registrations had risen
4.7 per cent.
Texas is concerned because
oil production tax revenues
have fallen below expecta
tions. An oversupply of oil
has caused companies to cut
output, according to the
American Petroleum I n s t i-lulc.
Arthur G. Lindcll, deputy
budget director of Chicago,
said the compacts will cost
the city more than $3 million
next year in its share of Illi
nois motor fuel taxes.
In addition, Chicago city
vehicle taxes are expected to
drop $514,547 from this year,
he said. The official explained
that more cars will qualify for
cheaper licenses due to their
lower horsepower ratings.
Because several factors are
pulling in the opposite direc
tion, tax men are not certain
how much the compact will
affect future collections.
Revenue Boost Foreseen
A study by the U.S. bureau
of public roads said the grow
ing number of families with
more than one car, additional
cars on the highways, a trend
toward longer vacation trips
and possible increases in the
horsepower in future com
pacts should boost revenues
somewhat.
But the agency also predicts
that 30 per cent of all cars on
the road will be compacts by
1965. if the trend toward
smaller cars continues at the
present rate.
The forecast indicates pas
senger car consumption of
gasoline by 1965 will be 7
per cent less than il would
have been without the com
pact, said F. B. Hufnagle Jr.,
vice president-marketing. Sun
Oil Co.
"Al an average tax of 10
cents a gallon (state and fed
eral) this means $330 million
which the tax collectors won't
get per year by 1965," he
said.
Projecting the trend still
further, Hufnagle saw gas
consumption down 14 per
cent by 1972 and 21 per cent
by 1976. However, he added
that any estimation beyond
1965 "is pure guesswork."
The American Petroleum
Institute, by assuming state
and federal taxes will not be
changed, sees the total tax
loss from compacts reaching
$548 million by 1964. The
federal government would
lose $217 million and the
slates the rest.
Tax Increase Not Solution
This whittling down of
revenues comes al a time
when the nation and many
slates are committed to mass
ive road - building programs
which will cost billions of
dollars in the next decade.
A gasoline tax increase
would not solve the problem,
revenue and petroleum Indus
try men believe. Some feel
the problem would become
even worse.
The API said a lax hike
would only cause more peo
ple to buy small cars, which
started the problem in the
first place. The ultimate re
sult, it said, would be "a pro
portionate reduction in reve
nue for each upward move
ment of the tax rate."
Arthur R. Gottschalk, new
ly elected to the Illinois state
senate, commented that the
cycle would have "adverse
effects upon employees in the
U.S. automobile, steel and
other industries."
The best way to keep the
road program strong, in Huf-
naglc's opinion, is to halt the
diversion of highway - user
taxes and reschedule the
highway program in keeping
with indicated revenues.
At the present time, he said,
43 cents of every dollar col
lected by state and federal
governments from highway
users is diverted for non
highway purposes.
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Man Fined on Charge
Of Shoplifting , ,
Ashland - Walbert C. Flack-
us, 52, of 140 Lincoln si.,
Ashland, pleaded guilty lo
charges of petty theft in Ash
land municipal court yester
day and was fined $25 and
received a five-day suspended
jail sentence.
Flackus was accused of
shoplifting merchandise from
a local store Dec. 9, accord
ing to Ashland police.
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