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; V ncorporation of Shady Cove Being Investigated u Shady Cove-The possibility f incorporation as a means of assuring planned expan sion and protection of the area Is being investigated by residents of Shady Cove, a rapidly growing community on the Crater Lake Highway between Eagle Point and Prospect. Launching the current in vestigation is the major proj ect of the Shady Cove Plan ning association, organized in January this year. It is com posed of representatives of service clubs, businesses, the Shady Cove-Trail fire district, and the schools. Shady Cove, with a popu lation of 1,300, (a conservative figure, according to the asso ciation) has but one organized effort for the protection of its citizenry. This is the Shady Cove-Trail fire district, asso ciation spokesmen maintain. Reporting to all citizens, the association, through the secretary, Mrs. Arlene Walsh, has reviewed the history of the area, which had 904 resi dents in 1959. The report also predicts the future growth to be expected and calls atten tion to the problems which a population increase will "ag gravate, such as health and sanitation, water supply, sew age disposal and law enforce ment." About 10 years ago an ini tial attempt to incorporate was made at Shady Cove. The attempt failed, many people think because of a false im pression that the incorpora tion would commit the citi zens to levy a particular tax rate. The needs cited today are protections and controls. The Shady Cove Planning associa tion meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month to consider ways of ac complishirig these needs. Members report they have received encouraging support from the Jackson county plan ning commission. Make Population Increase The Rogue Basin project, with dam construction plan ned at the Lost Creek site, is expected to bring both tran sient and permanent popula tion increases to Shady Cove, the association points out. . Delegates of the association are Ed Houston, representing the Grange; Mcl Gibson, Ro tary; Archie Worth, Lions, Dr. D. L. Hayes, schools, and Ray Chubb, businessmen. The only purpose of the as sociation, these delegates em phasize, "is and has been to assess the local situation and to gather information from all levels of government to ascer tain the best method of pro cedure for planned expansion; to determine, the assistance and financial aid that could be reasonably expected from outside sources; and to ac quaint residents of Shady Cove with the results of their investigation." Individuals and agencies contacted, the report recites, agree that a continuing popu lation increase will bring serious problems to Shady Cove which will demand im mediate solution. These outside sources also agree that in the final analy sis Shady Cove residents will have to solve the problems for themselves and that "it is far wiser to do so by preliminary planning and organization than to wait until the prob lem is at hand and then pos sibly be forced to accept the dictates of county or state." The first realization of the association was that Shady Cove has no legally recog nized, organized body with which any agency can conduct negotiations. This realization has been amplified by city, county, state and federal rep resentatives, who have con-, ferred with association repre sentatives. Must Be Legal Party In order to get any finan cial aid or even to start ne gotiations for aid there must be a "legally recognized or ganized body" that represents the majority opinion of the residents, spokesmen have been informed. "The consensus of all the representatives of each level of government interviewed is that the best method of pro cedure would be to incorpor ate as soon as it is possible to do so," the community repre sentatives stated. In discussing the incor poration of a city it was em phasized that "a city provides the machinery through which the people may obtain various services they desire and for which they are willing to pay but that the incorporation of a city does not, (and the group repeated the does not) commit the city to pro vide any particular service or to levy any particular tax rate." Advantages In Flexibility "The advantages of incor poration lie in the fact that it provides greater flexibility immediately in procedures and in financing and allows for expansion of activity as additional problems arise in the city," the report of the association continues. "The incorporation act pro vides that there shall be five councilmen, a municipal judge and such other officers as the council deems necessary. The mayor and members of the council receive no salary and there are no legal require ments with reference to sal aries. These are determined by the city council." People of an area, (no part of which lies in an incorpor ated city) may incorporate If there are 150 of them. The election to ballot on incorpor ation is set up through peti tioning the county court. The petition must carry the names of 20 per cent of the voters of the area seeking incorpora tion. If the majority approves the proposal at the polls the incorporation becomes a reality. SECTION D PAGES 1 to MEDFORD Tribune Studies and surveys arc now being conducted at Shady Cove to ascertain the assessed valuation, land use and topographic arrangement of the area to determine the boundaries of the proposed ! city. j The next meeting of the Shady Cove Planning associa tion will be July 11 at the River View cafe. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1963 LEARN TO FLY A PIPER JULY SPECIAL '495 Bank Financing You will reccivt the full 40 hrs. required by (ha Federal Aviation Agency to obtain your pilot's licenie. For mora information call ... AVIATION SERVICE Phone 772-2938 ura SEED Developed and Proven for our area lb 1 lb. Coven 350 Sq. Ft. We Supply Roller 4 Seeder Freel TURRET SPRINKLERS Adjusts 5il0 520 20i40 3030 3.95 Full Line Sprinklers We Sell Every "Bloomin" Thing meh CURDED 4th and Fir lots of Free Customer Parking Phone 773-8444 rPENNEY'S" ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY DOWNTOWN . . MEDFORD OPEN MON. AND FRI. TILL 9 P.M. Shortage of Timber In Western Oregon Forecast in Study Eugene - Western Oregon a leading national timber pro ducing area, aces a timber shortage in the near future, according to an extensive study published this month by the University of Oregon bureau of business research. . The study by Dr. Louis Hamill, instructor in geogra phy at the university, indi cates that contrary to popular belief there are many evi dences that the forest re source of western Oregon is not capable of supporting much longer a high level of production and employment in wood processing industries. The study, entitled "A Forecast of the Forest Re source and Industry of Doug las and Lane Counties," is available for $2 from the bu- reau of business research, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Dr. Hamill points out that since 1851 total employment In the wood processing indus try of western Oregon has de creased, but that there has been a tendency to view this downturn as the result of poor markets and competi tion from other areas. Not Supported The assumption that when markets improve there will be a general improvement in the wood processing indus tries is not supported by the evidence, he writes. He shows that there has been an over-use of private timber, an under-use of public timber, and inadequate man agement of both types of ownership. "This pattern of use had to result in timber shortages at some time, and that time seems to have ar rived," Dr. Hamill writes. At the same time, he con tinues, published information about forest resources of west ern Oregon is not adequate to determine clearly the abil ity of the resource to support required levels of employ ment in the future. Of Great Importance "This fact is of great im portance, for it indicates that there is not adequate informa tion available about timber, the natural resource which is most crucial to the future eco nomic development of Ore gon." "The declining level of em ployment in wood processing that may occur after 1980 with rapid depletion of pri vate timber may well be detri mental to the continued growth of the area," he writes. Although he reports that the forest resource of Lane county seems capable of sup porting a high level of pro duction to the end of this cen tury without serious damage to the resource, if the 1960 rale of depletion of private timber is continued or in creased a substantial decrease in production will be required after 1980. Under any cir cumstances, total log produc tion must be decreased in Douglas county after 1980. BIS JULY BLANKET EVENT! FABULOUS SAVINGS! 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