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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1963)
6 B MEDFORU MAIL TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 963 in ......... .. . . . . Three Regional Tree Farms Are Certified Three new tree (arms were certified by Industrial Fores try association at the member ship meeting of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tieo Farm association meeting re cently in MedforJ. Calvin Smith, forester for the IFA, made the awards to Wes Pieren of Grants Pass, Alvin L. Anderson of Grants Pass and Eugene Moore of V.'imcr. The awards are made to acknowledge the efforts made in providing future timber har vest material by careful man agement of forest lands in keep ing with established and ap proved methods. Pieren has fill acres in h:s "Sunny Valley Tree Farm" lo cated on Tom East creek in Josephine county. This is the location of the historic o I d Greenback gold minj which was one of the richest in south ern Oregon at one lime. Pieren bought the old growth timber, which was logged care fully, leaving a good second growth of Douglas fir and pine. The second growth has shown remarkable gains after the aider mature timber lias been re moved, releasing the young trees. Anderson worxs at Southern Oregon Plywood company and is working 'his Bo-acre tree f irm by himself. He has .1 good show of second growth timber which he is thinning, and weeding out some hardwoods. Along with this operation, ne removes all diseased or insect infected trees. Moore gave up dairy ranch ing about five years ago to turn to logging and tree farming His "Evergreen Tree Farm" is located on property which has been in his family for 100 years. His property on Sykes creek about two miles from Wimer is being logged by himself with an assist on the loading by the neighbor's wife who runs the tractor for him. His timber is all virgin growth and is being logged to leave the healthy trees for future harvests. lti:( i:iM:s CKKTIFK ATKS-Alvin I,. Anderson is congratulated by Calvin Smith, forester for the Industrial Forestry association here, after the tree farm of Anderson was certified recently by the association Other tree farms recently certified included those of Wes I'ierin. at left, and Eugene Moore, center. Council Asked to Let Women Allend VATICAN CITY UIM) l,eo Cardinal Suenens, one of the four executive muderiitors ;ip- Airliner Makes Safe Emergency Landing ONTAItIO UH A West Coast Airlines plane had to make an emergency hmding here Monday when one of its two engines failed. There were no passengers on the flight at the time, however, a West Coast spokesman said in Iioi.se. The plane was on a run from Klamath Falls, Ore., to Boise at the time. pointed hy Pope Paul VI to di rect Kcumenical Council discus sions, Tuesday aked council fa thers to admit women to their secret sessions in St. Peter's Itasilica. The Belgian cardinal also asked that lady auditors, admit ted for the first time to the sec ond session, be increased in number and made more repre sentative in their selection. He also suggested that repre sentatives of religious orders who teach the Gospel through out the world, both men and women, be invited to the coun cil sessions. IN 1 t V- A 7 - "v-:85aate; The rugged equipment needed in the growing Rogue River Valley forest in dustry is found, at its BEST, here at Cal-Ore Machinery Company. It is a real satisfaction for us to have a part in this industry, the greatest contribu tor to payrolls and prosperity in south ern Oregon and the Rogue River Valley! CAL-ORE MACHINERY COMPANY Complete Line of Logging Equipment 1105 Court Street Phone 773-4507 n 1 ffn n H Vak rtvt, in aw at mm .- h h m TERIALS UOTSMISHED FURNITURE Lowest- Prices! Largest- Selection! BUILD BETTER WITH WOOD! o o" a o a o" 765 South Riverside "THE BUILDITORIUM" Phone 772-6211 Support Oregon's No. 1 Industry . . . BUILD WITH WOOD E. H. Loveness LUMBER SALES CO. White Fir Ponderosa Pine Douglas Fir Incense Cedar PHONE 773-6257 405 East Main Medford, Oregon --t. -... " " t iiii li ii" ii fin i.VJ '.'"I
