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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. ISM A 7 (They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Jackson County Chapter American Red Cross THE RED CROSS DOLLAR JACKSON COUNTY CHAPTER JULY 1,1961 JUNE 30.196Z MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON - , - 3IT2BATH IS 6ETTlN(j GET HIM TO SUOW VOU THE BATHINo HS,P .-.XT OUTFITTED FOU HIS J f SUIT HE'S FEATURlNo I TUINKME J 9h.?,Y;HAJrl VACATION HE'S -c V PUT THE ARM ON MACK sENNETT j I traE?,5nfl COAT .'.Jf WITH FEET AS Bl j THEVRE ALL K?AriRAot" irrm -inTV as his is that f putters-he VoTVlr ; ?" J RETIRED COP DOWN- MUBCAPPED 'EM ) I erScrJc f f WUU? p55?? STAIRS-AN' MIS BUNIONS FfA AT A MINIATURE-1 VSAME SIZE-" (BUT I- tl DONT WEAR oOLF fT GOLF- COURSE" -70A If fW f J SiVlN6B0N VOVAfcE ST "lljv "ZM OPPicI WORKER il wl0 " .-a vW" WHO BELIEVES S lt & iL-, r?T" W IN SHARE AND IBMPffl)DST The Lumber Problem Government Gets Blame in Northwest Lumber Situation EdKot'i note: The U. S. loftwood lumbtr industry i in economic (trails. Lumber man blim Canadian imports, high cost of production and U.S. government timber pol icies. This is the second of three dispatches analyzing the problem and the outlook for the future. By JAMES DOYLE Portland - lUPD - The West ern lumber industry, facing mill closures, job losses and fast disappearing markets, has made enough noise in the halls of Washington to get at tention. The complaint: Lumber from Western Canada has penetrated U.S. markets to 15 ner cent, causing mill clos ure in tin Western slates. The Senate Commerce Com mittee heard testimony in the West during the past summer; study committees have been formed, and negotiations have been formed, and negotiations begun with Canada. But the wheels of government move slowly. The West Coast Lumber men's Association rays cargo shippers have been the hard est hit. They point to the Jones Act as the prime in equity. But the pine area lumber men, who ship entirely by rail, are no less threatened. They have backed the recom mendations of the Douglas fir producers completely. They blame the U.S. gov ernment. They do not expect Canada to remedy a situation working in its favor. A surtax on Canadian lum ber imports would be recip rocal, they say. Canada has a 10 per cent ad valorem tariff on surfaced wood entering its country, none on rough lum ber. But this country taxes imports only to one per cent of either type. 'Fair Trade" Imposing a quarterly limi tation or a 10 per cent ad valorem tax on lumber im ports until a bilateral term ination can be effected would, lumbermen contend, be only "fair trade." Provisions exist to do this. Under the Agricultural Mar keting Act of 1937. the Presi dent can take actio;- against excessive imports on agricul tural products. This includes lumber. Another suggestion is that m FOR THE FIRST TIME! llighcst Quality WALLIIIDE RUBBERIZED Wall Faiiut Itegiilni mm Hal. Mfr.'t Sutiesled ftttfil Pnci For a limited time YOU SAVE $1.72 per gallon on all Ready Mixed Colors and White. Similar Reduction on more than 1,000 Maestro Custom Colors. SEE YOUR NEARBY PITTSBURGH PAINTS DEALER Listed Under PITTSBURGH PAINTS In th Yellow Pa&t or Call 773-8295 Pittsburgh Paints -whft leimrvp in rttrth dtds lo a iHlUr !t lor you Congress put an 8 per cent surtax on commodities im ported from countries t'-at have artifically depreciated their currency. Canada, meeting competi tion from Russian and Swed ish lumber in the Common Market countries of Europe, moved to expand its trade in this hemisphere by dropping the value of its dollar to 92.5 per cent. The deprecia tion also inhibits imports into Canada, ""he result is an ad vantage to Canadian rail ship pers of $1.20 per thousand board feet and more on cargo shipments. Lumbermen complain that British Columbia now can ship by rail cheaper to Los Angeles - the West's largest market - than can Northwest producers. Another aspect of the prob lem lies in the relative costs of U.S. government timber and Canadian timber to U.S mills and Canadian mills. While Canada exported enough lumber last year to build a two bedroom home for every person in a city the size of Portland, pine lumbermen said they could not get enough timber from the U.S. Forest Service to keep the mills run ning. And when they did get it, it cost too much. Interior Area Concern Being an industry of the interior - Northern California to the Dakotas - the pine in dustry is mostly concerned with the clobbering it is get ting from Canada's interior. In testimony last summer before the Senate Commerce Committee, pine lumbermen made it clear that their prob lems are in no way due to any shortage of the regional timber supply. But the fact that 73 per cent of all com mercial forest land in the re gion is government-controlled does enter into the com petitive relationship with Canada. In the Canadian interior, there is more than twice much timber which also held by the government. Testimony noted that last year, the import of four-bil lion board feet into this coun try represented about 56 mil lion man hours of work. Thai's year-around work for 31,000 men. Full Cut Not Offered A spokesman for the pine industry, E. M. Stoddard of the Sawtooth Lumber Co. of Mountain Home, Ida., testi fied that the Forest Service docs not offer for sale its full allowable cut. Lumbermen have long com plained that the Forest Ser vice sits in judgment on its own verdicts. In fact, an ap peal against the Forest Ser vice goes to the Forei: Service for judgment. These are some of the areas the industry has asked to have altered. Where the issues stand as seen by the govern ment is another question Testimony before Senate com mittees has spotlighted the problems and lumbermen hope a new administration awareness will produce re sults. Next: A dilemma for both governments. Purchase Approved For Ashland Campus Salem-iUPH-Purchase of quarter acre on Indiana in Ashland for $16,000 as part of the site for Southern Ore- I gon College's new health cen ter building was approved ! Tuesday by the State Board of Higher Education. The property is owned by the Episcopal Church. The board also authorized : extending 'he boundaries SOC'i campus to take in the RECElPTS31, 526.95 FUMDS CKME FROM EXPENSES 32,015.12 FUUDS U5E0 FOR. BALANCE OF NEfc EVENTS t 368r.7r ASHLAND TtVfcUT rUNlTED ji rUND J250C LOCAL CHAPTER, 'ADfMNIVTRATlo 3890.93 LOCAL BL00O "PfcQGf-rMv 4212.99 L0CM strnvices to AR.MED FOO.Ce S. VETERANS TH6(l FAMILIES UNITED CRUSADE 24, 750 vvruc nic.t.c.Tsn Pncr I in XI ' w I riw tWmfc; n. Reo Jf 13,289.87 ClU35si . rv.w jk jtiu rinnnic vviv annw; wr I Tit SuPPofcTlUC 6lSfc5TEtt- PROGRAM, SEMIC6 To THE PROGRAM ?L,MKWG TE.CHMlC.kL yiSTHCE FOB- OUR. ToT- R0 CtOSft PfWtltUH. Engraving courtesy lurns Engraving Ca. Public ihfogjamiom 439.46 Stitittici in thts ' charts htva been minad and confirm d by John A. A. Griff, Jr., C.P.A. BOARD MEMBERS JACKSON COUNTY CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS 1961-1962 CHAPTER CHAIRMAN: Dr. Elmo N. Stevsmson 1st Vic Chairman: Robert D. Hefferntn 2nd Vic Chairman: Elliott Beciun Treasurer: Robert Ross Secretary: Mrs. A. E. Stoehr Chapter Executive , Secretary: Mrs. Laura D. Porter Mr. John Archer Mr. Cliff Avres Mrs. Ralph Barnes Mrs. Fred Beck Rev. George E. Bolster Mrs. C. Rea&e Braley Mrs. Jim Busch Mr. William Caldwell Mr. Sam Colton Mr. Charles Crary Mrs. Sharon Eichelberger Mr. Otto Ewaldsen Dr. Al Fellers Mrs. John B. Harr Mr. Robert Haworth Mr. Manville Heisel Mai. Gen. J. H. Hicks Mrs. Leo Hog Mrs. W. E. Holmes Mrs. John B. Huffman Mr. Ray Johnson Mr. Myers D. Jones Mrs. Carol Kennedy Mrs. Martin Lurher Col. H. J. Meiring Mrs. Howell Murphy Mr. Tom Oliver Mrs. C. A. Parsley Dr. John Reid Mrs. A. E. Reinking Mrs. Raymond Reter Rev. John O. Reynolds Mrs. Armin Richter Mr. Pete Ruef Mrs. Lloyd Selby Mrs. E. Srngmaster Mr. Ray Sorenson Mr. Verne Speirs Col. Charles Stafford Dr. Brian Strinqer Mr. Gilbert Stuart Dr. Arthur S Taylor Mrs. W. E. Thomas Mrs. Paul Thomoson Mr. Euoene Thorndike Mrs. John Winton Mrs. Harvey Wood Mrs. W. C. Zeiser HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Mr. Edward Branchfield Mr. Seth Bullis Mrs. R. E. Carlev Mr. A. S. V. Carpenter Mr. Earl Collins Col. W. H. Paine Mrs. Lillian Roberts Mrs. E. W. Seggessenman Mrs. Shelby Tuttlt SKV1CES VOLUNTIIR SERVICES: Chairman, Mrs. Frank Preston; Co-chairman, Mrs. Sheridan Scott; Public Relations Chairman, Ray Lamberg; United Fund Board representative, Mrs. O. A. Eden; Volunteer Field Consultant, Mrs. Frank Fairweather. HOME SERVICI Approximately 11,500 requests for assistance or Information Involving servicemen, veterans, their wives and families, and civilians were serviced by 18 trained social welfare aides. These volunteers are trained to counsel in personal and family problems; to make reports for the military regarding home situations, social histories, verification of need for emergency leaves, etc.; to assist with application for government benefits; to oive financial assistance on basis of need, and to make Intelligent referrals if problem does not come under Red Cross policy. Since Red Cross acts as coordinator for the Jackson County Inter Community Council for assistance to burned-out families, these volun teers also investiqate needs, counsel and assist in obtaining necessary clothing and household items. Chairman Mrs. Vincent Nicolettl; Co-Chairman Mrs. William Prentice DISASTER SERVICE Members of the Disaster Committee were Involved In a search for two lost boys which necessitated calling on Motor Service and Canteen Service. The Motor Service bus was converted efficiently into a mobile canteen, and searchers were fed from same all day and part of the night. Chairman Mr. Eugene Thorndike Co-chairman Mrs.O.E.Eden IL00D PROGRAM Two-day Bloodmobile visits to Medford Initiated during the year tooether with visits to Ashland, Shady Cove, Rogue River, Prospect and Central Point resulted in a raise In amount of blood collected from 6o to 85 of assigned ouota for the county. Excellent cooperation from newspapers, radio and TV stations was largely responsible for this increase. Chairman Mrs. J. W. Burba Co-chairman Mrs. Richard Watson Chairman Blood Recruitment Charles Crary Co-chairman Mrs. Earl Bigalow Ashland Chairman Mrs. H. S. Ingle Central Point Chairman Mrs. Donald A. Faber Shady Cove Chairman Mrs. E. W. Seogessenmen Co-chairman Mrs. J. R. Bartuss Rogue River Chairman Mrs John Harr . Prospect Chairman Mrs. James Grieve NURSING SERVICES As Red Cross volunteers, nurses serve their community at bloodmobile operations, as Instructors of Mother and Baby Care and Home Nursing classes, and as disaster preparedness committee members. Thanks to the cooperation of Rogue Valley Hospital, a classroom Is available for community classes in Mother and Baby Care as often as there is a need for same. Teen-age girls are also taught by these volunteer nurses both Mother and Baby Care and Home Nursing al pa,rt of their training to serve as Candy-strlpers in the hospital. Chairman Mrs. Walter Garner Co-chairman Mrs. Allen Perry Chairman Bloodmobile Nurses Mrs. C. E. Garrett Ashland Mrs. Earl Schilling Chairman Disaster Nurses Miss Alberta Knips Chairman Nurse Enrollment Mrs. Willian Fontaine Chairman Nursing Instruction Mrs. Thomas Spatr FIRST AID 514 certificates were issued for completion of first aid courses by local residents. In addition, all city, county, and state police, fire, and sheriff deoartment personnel are keeping their cards current. Also certified this year were all ambulance personnel. Jackson County Chap ter's Instructor-Trainer taught a large group of volunteer Instructors for Josephine County, and another group at Southern Oregon College. Chairman Don Milligan Co-chairman Miss Haiel Swaynt Instructor-Trainer LeRoy Williams WATER SAFETY 3,451 children enrolled in learn-to-swim and water safety courses; 712 certificates were issued. Highlight of the water safety program was the Youth Aquatic School for 38 15-17 year olds, sponsored olntly by Jackson and Klamath Basin Chapters. Chairman Ken Lyons Co-chairman and Director of Aquatic School Mrs. Roy Wilkes GRAT LADY SERVICI TO THE COMMUNITY Working with the State Blind Commission, these volunteers gave many hours to assisting the blind and partially sighted with the Braille pro gram and transportation. They visit the III, attend funerals, assist with shopping, group meetings and distribution of canes, records, writino guides and talking books. Thev are also Involved In the plans for the new Rehabilitation Center being established In Jackson County. Chairman Mrs. Joseph Webster; Co-chairman Mrs. W. H. Reichstein GRAY LADY SERVICI TO V.A. DOMICILIARY Serving the veterans, 24 Gray Ladies gave 3,463 hours to teach classes, work in the infirmary, run errands, visit, read and write letters, wrap packages, make referrals and give out supplies. Eleven of these ' volunteers also worked during the visit of the Bloodmobile to the community every other month Gray Ladies also attended Memorial Day services and many funerals at the V.A. cemetery. Once a month a Gray Lady program committee arranges special entertainment for the VA members, movies, slides, parties, picnics, local school bands and orchestras, dance groups, etc. Chairman Mrs. Jennie Creager Co-chairman Mrs. Aimee Deuel PRODUCTION SERVICE This busy group of 25 volunteers not only made comfort articles for the veterans at the V.A. Domiciliary consisting of sewing kits, table covers, curtains and laundry bags, but also made smocks for Bloodmobile volunteers, caps and aprons for canteen volunteers, pinafores for high school Red Cross members serving in the chapter, and articles for the fund-raising Bazaar and bridge parties. Chairman Mrs. Joe Hearln Co-chairman Mrs. Paul Lea V.A. DOMICILIARY COUNCIL SERVICI , The Jackson County Chaoter Is one of three serving the V.A. Domiciliary supplementing service wherever needed. Volunters assist In th infirmary, do social welfare work, furnish motor service, hold classes in aphasia, arts and crafts, produce comfort articles, and furnish entertainment. V.A. Hospital Representative Mrs. A. A. Wattenburg Program Chairman Mrs. Fred Rehling JR. RED CROSS AND YOUTH IN RED CROSS 32 schools throughout the county participated In the many activities Involving service to others by young people. Students In both ele mentary and secondary schools made holiday decorations for the V.A. Domiciliary, hospitals and nursing homes. They provided entertainment for veterans; made gift boxes for children In loreign lands and disaster areas; made Hogan kits for Indian children; participated in an Inter national album program. Jr. High and High school students contributed to an international art program; made layettes for the needy, assisted at adult bloodmobile visits with recruitment of donors and babysitting; and did volunteer staff aide work in the Red Cross office during the summer months. Chairman Mrs. T. C. Groomes Co-chairmen Mrs. Paul Lea & Mrs. Reese Alexander MOTOR SERVICE Indispensible to the functioning of all Red Cross services are the volunteers of the motor corps who transported blood donors, Gray Ladies to and from the V.A Domiciliary, took blind to and from meetings, transoorted field representatives from the State Commission for the Blind; transported Senior Citliens in connection with the Council for the Aqinq; took oersons to free X-ray and TB clinics, transported referrals from the Welfare commission to and from clinics and hospitals; engaged In search parties and Investigation of disaster relief cases, transported chapter volunteers to Eugene and Klamath Falls for training sessions, and did numerous errands in connection with administration of chapter. Chairman Mrs. Elmer Ness Co-chairman Mrs. James Winslow CANTEEN SERVICE Trained for mass feeding In time of local or national emergency, 27 volunteers gave 1204 hours to prepare food served curing the blood mobile visits, luncheons for monthly board of directors meetings; refreshments for recruitment tea, for fund-raising Bazaar, for workers on Rummage Sale; for bridge benefits. Eleven volunteers also spent day and a half feeding members of party searching for two lost boys. Chairman Mrs. Conro Fiero Co-chairmen Mrs. V. Swinney & Mrs. Walter Shaylor STAFF AIDES Invaluable to the effective functioning of any Red Cross chapter are those volunteers who carry out the many routine office duties such as typing letters, records, notices and certificates; mlmeojraphing minutes and directives. Staff aides assist the United Crusade, the Inter-Community Council, and are of Inestimable assistance during November and December in connection with the Christmas basket program. Chairman Mrs. W. E. Thomas Co-chairman Mrs. Lester Wilson RECRUITMENT This group calls on prospective volunteers and assists them In finding the service to which they can best adapt their abilities. Chairman Mrs. E. A. Llttrall Co-chairman Mrs. Reas Braley RECOGNITION This committee attempts to pay tribute and give recognition to all Individuals and groups who participate In any Red Cross service. Chairman Mrs. John S. Day Committee: Mrs. E. F. Bolt, Mrs. Mcleod Maurice, Mrs. John Raapke. EMERGENCY WAREHOUSE Clothing and household articles given to Red Cross for burned-out families and others in need are sorted, mended and kept in order by volunteers, most of whom are members of the Dorcas Society who give generously of their time to this project. Committee Mr. and Mrs. William Darby Mrs. Norman Smith Ve plcclgo our support-and urga yours on behalf of Jackson County United Crusade and Ashland-Talent Fund forivt I tract.