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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1959)
I PAGE FOUR HERALD AN'D NEWS. Klamath Falls. Ore. Sunrlav. ,lun 2R. 1353 WELCOME JOHNS-MANYILLE! We ore pleosed to have hod a part in the building of the new Johns Monville Insulating Board Plant. lumber!, plywood furnished by J. W. COPELANO YARDS CHILOQUIN, OREGON r - : ----- . u i--:i.gr ----SX &I ' Far your building material needs, call ui! Ph- Chiloquin 271 P.O. Box 117 We handle the Johrts-Monville Insulating Board TOPSIDE VIEW of the overhead crane and toalcing tanks at the new John. Menville intuatlng board plant near Klamath Falls. Logs are loaded into the tanks by power conveyor, then transferred by crane to a feed conveyor or Johns - Manville Plant Utilizes Vast Stand Of Lodgepole Pine the grinders, where the pulpwood is mechanically ground and mixed with water to form ground-wood stock. When the West Coast was si loct ed by Johns-Mam Mle as the loca tion for its fourth insulating hoard plant, attention was focussed on lodgepole pine as the most likely raw material. In Oregon and Washington there ere vast stands of this timher in which few of the trees are larRc enough to he of sawlog quality. The trees were considered to he weeds which crowded out more de sirahle species. No important com mercial use Had ever been found (or them. Thus, if It were possible to use lodgepole pine for manufacturing insulating board, the supply would he abundant and the economy of the region would be bolstered by exploitation of a natural resource hitherto considered worthless. The first step was to ship sev eral carloads of lodgepole pine to Jnhns-Manville's insulating board plant at Natchez. Miss., for re search and experimentation. The experiments were successful and i satisfactory quality insulating board was manufactured from lodgepole pine. Klamath Falls. Oregon, was picked as the site for the new plant because an abundant supply 3AM A. C. SMITH I GEORGE H. MARTENS Chief Plant Engineer I Asst. Gen. Salei Mgr. of lodgepole pine was nearby, the location W'as close In the largest West Coast market. California, and local, State and Federal groups were cooperative. Vnder long-term contracts with the Government. Johns - Manville takes about 30.noo cords of lodge- pole pine annually from the Fre mont and Rogue River National Forests. The tree takes its name from the fact that years ago it was fa vnred by the Indians for poles for their lodges. It is said that the poles were highly valued hy the Indians in the treeless plains and became a form of currency, one pole being worth one horse. Now. with the Johns-Manville Klamath Falls plant turning it into quality insulating hoard products. lodgepole pine takes its place as a valued natural resource which is making its contribution to the eco nomic stability of the region. U fa HOl'SEI.EA.MNG SVRACl'SE. N.Y. ll'PH-Mrs. Beverly Goodnow told police the following items were missins from her apartment when she returned trom a two-weeks stay with rela tives: A coach, a chair, two end ta bles, two lamps, a coffee table, a bed. snrinff and mattress, a dresser, a kitchen tahl onH four chairs, a television set, a radio. a phonneraph and six rugs. A. J. McSWAIN l-R Manager TtP-OKF ON TIIS MINNEAPOLIS U'PH Some tips on the touchy problem of lip ping have been suggested by the Minnesota Stale Automobile Assoc- iation. The main factors in determining the amount of the tip are: How good was the service? What is' the quality of the establishment?' How much can you alford? The association says the aver age tip has gone up in 15 to 211' per cent of the check because ofj inflation. -It is important lo be fair in tipping at all times, at all places, Ihe auln cluh added, hul over-tipping is in bad taste anywhere. I iii GEORGE S. SMITH Director Of Engineering est Wishes TO THE Johns-Manville Plant O O 0 We are happy io have been selected to help in the landscaping of this new, mod- ' ern industrial plant. DRY LAND SEEDING . . .SHRUBS and TREES Were Furnished by Us. Baker's Landscape Nursery 3616 South 6th a Come To- Our . . . BEST WISHES TO 4M 01 We arc proud to have had a part in the building of this fine new Insulating Board Plant. OAK STREET TANK & STEEL, Inc. H. R, Morris, President Manufacturers of Steel Storage Tanks, and Steel Fabricators ROGUE p.o. box 67 PRODUCTS ASHLAND. OREGON B i OKI IIM The general public is cordially invited to visit us at our new Insulat ing Board Plant, 22 miles north of Klamath Falls on Highway 97. Tuesday afternoon, June 30, -19S9 From 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. Plant Manogtr IO 1 1 S . M AXVILLE KLAMATH FALLS PL
