MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
SUNDAY. JTTT.T IS. 1962
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ROAD MAGNET The Oregon slate high
way department's road magnet cleans High
way 99E, eight miles north of Salem. The
magnet covered more than 6,000 miles of
Oregon's highways last year, picking up
three pounds of metal per mile.
Truck-Mounted Large Magnet
Sweeps State's Highways Clean
Salem In this age of high
er speeds and super highways,
a car striking a stray nail or
e piece of scrap metal can
result in a fatal accident.
The Oregon state highway
department, in an attempt to
eliminate such accidents, em
ploys a truck-mounted electro
magnet to sweep metal debris
from state highways.
Object of the operation is
to cut down some of the 3341
accidents Oregon had last
year involving a single car
leaving the road. Single-car,
non-collision accidents claim
ed 125 lives.
The truck-mounted magnet,
an invention of highway de
partment employees, has been
used for 30 years. It has prob
ably eliminated an untold
number of flat tires and auto
accidents while picking up
thousands of pounds of metal
along the highways.
Traveling at eight miles per
Jiour, the truck operated by
Edward A. Perrin, Salem, cov
ers most primary and secon
dary highways at least once
and the main arterials at least
twice a year.
The magnet has picked
up everything from bottle
caps to hub caps, nails
to fender skirts and even an
automobile drive shaft. The
magnet picks up an average
of three pounds of metal per
highway mile, with freeways
yielding a higher pound-pur-mile
total. Last year the mag
net collected a total of 18.980
pounds of metal from high
ways. Various highway sections
yield special types of metal,
according to records kept by
the road magnet operator.
Highway 99 between Albany
end Junction City provides a
heavy yield of nuts and bolts,
Landowners May
Sign Up Land
Landowners in the Kane
creek and Blackwcll creek
areas may sign up their land
for soil classification at a
meeting Tuesday, July 17, at
7:30 p.m. in the Gold Hill
Grange hall.
The meeting has been called
by the Left Bank Irrigation
committee of the Rogue basin
project. Vernon Gobhard is
chairman. He and committee
members, Mrs. Katheryn Hcf
fernan and William Foley
have urged all landowners in
the area interested in irriga
tion attend the meeting.
Landowners wishing to sign
tip their land for soil classi
fication should have a legal
description of Iheir property
available.
Persons whose land lies in
the northern part of the Bear
creek drainage who were un
able to attend the June 7
meeting in' the Central Point
Grange hall will be able to
nign their land up at the Gold
Hill meeting, according to the
committee.
The committee emphasized
the importance of getting a
maximum amount of land
Figned up to help enhance the
possibility of extending irri
gation into the areas.
Technical personnel will be
available to answer questions.
Office Moves Location
District offices of the Soil
Conservation service have
been moved to the Standard
Insurance building. 711 East
Main St.. Medford The offices
were formerly at 33 North
Riverside ave
Clem A'.ilt. work unit con
servationist, said the Rogue
unit office is in room 21.
and the Jackson unit office is
It room 22 of the building.
The move was maris last
eek
the Salem to Portland section
of Highway 99E is abundant
with nails and bottle caps, and
the Portland to Scappoose sec
tion of Highway 30 is noted
for scrap metal lost from pass
ing trucks.
Has Powerful Pull
The electric generator, driv
en by a powerful industrial
engine, turns out 220 volts at
25 amperes, giving it a hefty
pull. The pull is so powerful
that it will pick up loose man
hole covers, making it neces
sary to turn the engine off in
cities.
Last year Perrin covered
approximately 6,750 miles of
highway with the magnet, at
an average cost of $1,33 per
mile, with a total stale expen
diture of $9,046. He actually
traveled a totaled of 12,230
miles, covering the coast in
the winter months, the Will
amette Valley area in the
spring, and eastern and cen
tral Oregon in the summer
and fall.
In addition to covering the
highways, the magnet also
cleaned up grounds and roads
on a fee basis for the Douglas
County Fair, Oregon College
of Education, MacLaren
School for Boys, the cities of
The Dalles and Pendleton, and
various state maintenance
yards.
Winema Rangers
Report Wide Use
Of Campgrounds
Klamath F a 1 1 s - District
rangers on the Winema Na
tional forest report, wide
spread use of recreation fa
cilities on the forest.
On the Klamath district in
the Lake of the Woods area,
Aspen Point campground is
now open for use, although
expansion is still under way.
When completed, the camp
ground will provide 50 addi
tional family units.
In order to preserve the na
tural beauty of the lake shore
and maintain the attractive
ness of the camping area, park
ing lots have been constructed
back from the lake shore area
for the use of those using the
sites nearest the lake.
Snow is leaving the high
mountain country and Cold
springs campground is open
for use.
For campers who find the
improved campgrounds over
crowded, Doug Shaw, Che
mult district ranger, suggests
the unimproved camps.
Among the unimproved camp
spots on the Chemult district
are Jackson creek above the
Guard station, Scott Creek
near the forest boundary, and
Irving creek on the William
son road three miles south of
Jackson creek guard station.
Regulations provide that
fire tools must be carried if
campfires are built at unim
proved camps. State Law re
quires a shovel, axe and a
one-gallon water container. A
safe place should be cleared
to mineral soil, and fires
should be completely ex
tinguished before leaving,
rangers stressed.
Garbage cans and toilet fa
cilities are not usually furn
nished at unimproved camps.
It is suggested that garbage,
with the exception of that
which can be burned, be bur
ied, and the public is asked
to cooperate by leaving a
clean campsite. Water at these
locations may be unsafe for
drinking purpose. Boiling or
the use of purifying tablets is
recommended.
12 Million Feet of
Timber Sold During
BLM Auction Here
Seven tracts containing 12,
139,000 board feet of timber
were sold by the Medford dis
trict of the bureau of land
management last week. The
total purchase price was
$274,399.95.
Heavy competition develop
ed for two of the sales, but
the other five were sold with
out any competition, accord
ing to John Carnegie, forest
er in charge of the sale.
Parker Industries, Inc.,
Ashland, purchased 215,000
board feet of salvage timber
located on the Dead Indian
area in Jackson county for
$3,210.50.
A tract containing 818,000
board feet located on Sykes
creek in Jackson county was
purchased by Timber Prod
ucts company of Medford for
$20,223.35. T. & W. Logging
company was the unsuccess
ful bidder for this tract.
Third County Tract
The third Jackson county
tract was purchased by Kogap
Manufacturing company of
Medford. They bid $59,957.
40 for 2,259.000 board feet
located on the newly com
pleted Keno Access rd. Low
er bids were submitted by
Greensprings Lumber com
pany, Parkers Industries, Inc.,
and McGrew Brothers Saw
mill. Inc.
The largest tract offered,
5,130.000 board feet located
on McGinnis creek in Douglas
county, was purchased by C.
& D. Lumber company of
Roseburg without competition
for $117,610.45'.
A second Douglas county
tract was purchased by The
Robert Dollar company of
Glendale without competition.
They paid $26,297.50 for
1,340.000 board feet located
on Riffle creek.
Caveman Lumber company
of Wolf Creek purchased 102,
000 board feet of salvage tim
ber on the Josephine-Douglas
county line near Upper Wolf
creek for $2,249.10. There
were no other bidders.
Last Sala Noted
The last sale was purchased
by K & C Timber company
of Wolf Creek. They bought
2.275.000 board feet located
on Salmon creek, near Sunnv
Valley for $44,851.65.
Carnegie Indicated that four
of these purchasers will be
required to do improvement
work valued at $46,630 in ad
dition to the purchase price
for their timber. The amount
was allowed by the bureau in
setting the minimum accepta
ble orices for the tracts,
Three of the four purchas
ers will be required to con
struct a total of 4.6 miles of
new road valued at $43,083.
56. A total of .9 miles of exist
ing road will be improved on
two of the sales. This has
been valued at $3,037.38. One
purchaser will be reouircd to
plant tree seed on 34 acres
of the contract area. The seed
for this planting will be fur
nished by the bureau.
Five tracts of timber are
now being advertised for sale
Aug. 9, Carnegie said. They
contain 6,952,000 board feet
appraised at $159,760.90.
Three of the tracts are located
in Jackson county and the oth
er two are in Josephine
county.
Registrations Now Being Taken lor SOC Alumni Event
Central Point Youth
On Dean's Honor List
John . E. Foley, Central
Point, is among 108 students
at New Mexico State univer
sity, University Park, N.M.,
to be named to the Dean's
Honor List in the college of
arts and sciences for the
spring semester.
Foley is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Foley, route 1,
Central Point.
During NMSU's June com
mencement, Foley was award
ed a bachelor of science de
gree with a major in physics.
Ashland Registrations are
now being received for the
All-Time Southern Oregon
College Alumni Reunion
scheduled Aug. 10-11. Hugh j
G. Simpson, director of alum
ni affairs, has announced .
Highlights of the reunion
will include tours of the cam
pus and the valley, group at
tendance at the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival Fri
day, Aug. 10, an alumni break
fast Saturday morning, a spe
cial luncheon in honor of the
Old Time faculty and a busi
ness meeting in the afternoon.
At the Saturday evening
banquet, speakers will include
Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, SOC
president, and an alumnus of
the college
Priies To Be Awarded
Prizes will be awarded for
the representative of the old
est class, alumnus that comes
the farthest, person with the
greatest number of descend
ants attending SOC, person
with the greatest number of
generations attending SOC,
and the person teaching the
greatest number of years.
Music for the alumni dance
will be provided by the SOC
dance band directed by Glenn
T. Matthews. Two of the eve
ning's dances will honor the
Old Timers branch of the as
sociation consisting of those
who attended the Old Normal
Central Point Youth
Named Hall Advisor
Corvallis Duane W.
Goodman of Central Point is
one of 31 Oregon State uni
versity men named to be ad
visers in the men's residence
halls for the 1962 63 school
year, according to Van Rich
ards, assistant dean of men.
Carefully chosen for their
responsibilities, the advisers
help students with study and
personal problems; assist in
new student orientation pro
grams; and help to organize
and direct dormitory affairs
and social programs. In re
turn he will receive a regular
graduate stipend of $1,500 for
the year.
Goodman is a graduate stu
dent. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Goodman,
984 Bcall lane. Central Point.
school prior to 1910, and the
other in honor of the class of
1926 when the college was re
opened on its present site. At
intermission, a half hour va
riety show is scheduled.
Simpson urged that all for
mer students, whether grad
uates or not, who have not as
yet been contacted regarding
the reunion, should write to
Southern Oregon College, In
care of the Alumni Reunion
for reservation forms and
other information.
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cide rate in the United States
28 per 100,000 population.
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