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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1963)
Oregon's Economy 'Stands On Wooden Legs' The fiber which is the eco nomic backbone of Oregon will be feted during National Forest Products Week, Oct. 20-26, say the Oregon Committee of Amer , ican Forest Products Industries, Inc. Today there are some ten thousand products made of the substance commonly called ".wood." The manufacturing of these products now account for some 50 per cent of the jobs and 54 per cent of the payroll of Oregon's manufacturing indus try. Oregon's economy literally stands on wooden legs! Since the early pioneer days of the Oregon Territory, wood and wood products have served GARDEN SITTING ROOM This charming structure converts to an outdoor sitting 'room. Privacy wall at back defines property line. Roof, with light-reflecting fiberglass Jtop, keeps area cool in the summer. Roof framing and wall are Douglas fir lumbar. Landscape architect: Lawrence D. Underbill, Beaverton. NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK Oct. 20-26. IT'S GREAT TO BE PART OF KLAMATH'S GREAT EST INDUSTRY. 1 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK OCT. 20 . 26 as major actors in the devel opment and growth of the state. However, the scene is an ever changing one as science and technology find new keys to uses of the magic fibers which come from our surrounding for ests. In this day of space explora tion, wood is finding its way into the nosecones of missiles. As our figures grow around the waist and the scales read high er, men and women add to the consumption of wood by reach ing for their reducing pills. Wood pulp is a basic ingredient of several popular reducing pills. The loss of appetite is brought about by the expansion of the pulp in your stomach. Utile a I hr ra't frinimr a lit) rn4a1Un I la m tM ta miff than X.M jot in lh ail, mill anal rtuil aillMi. II U lht lanril(n an whlrh In hlimalh Hailn baa ana! will ran. Ilnua a iraw. 'ra "hHtlnn papptn" araaO la ha a llrlni, vital rhaalrr In lha ffral hlamalli aa4 araalarlt tn alatlry (! Mi-lady's fineries are often found to be wood as woodjulp is dissolved and scientifically spun into rayon. Newspapers are obvious wood products in their familiar form. However, less obvious are ciga rette filters and cellophane wrappers. Another even more obscure use of the magic fiber is its transformation into plas tics. Why, did you ever realize that wood by-products are ba sic components of the plastic in your telephone? Wood products and by-products are found all around us to day. Quite often the presence of wood is not recognizable, but it is generally there. As men tioned above, plastics have PIN A ROSE ON AN INDUSTRY? Frankly, wa don't go for a lot of bragging and self pro in, but when It comoi to the lumber induitry we're proud to tell the world It's great. The Induitry It great, whether you figure It in lentiment or in doll or and conti. Our onnual payroll it more than A of a million dollars, and when you odd up all 3,000 jobi in the Industry In tho Klamath Basin you've got something worth bragging about. MANUFACTURER OF PONDEROSA PINE, WHITE & DOUGLAS FIR "WOOD WORKS WONDERS" Thomas Lumber Co. 4013 Lokeport Blvd. KLAMATH LUMBER 3300 MEMORIAL DRIVE ON "WOOD KLAMATH LUMBER & BOX CO., INC. 3S00 MEMORIAL DR. wood in them so do such items as lacquers, photographic film and disinfectants. For that matter, wood produc es acetic acid which goes into perfumes: baking yeast used by the baking industry; butadi ene which is used in synthetic tires; carbonic acid used in in dustrial chemicals; ethyl alco hol used in solvents; cattle feed and chicken feed; glycerine used in medicines and industrial che micals; sugars used in stock feed and ethanol The list of products made from wood and wood distillation and hydrolysis is endless and these mentioned here are but a very few. The committee points out that wood is making our life more comfortable, is helping stretch our buying power and helping raise our standards of living. Pre-Cuts Increasing A relatively new aspect of the home construction industry is the increased use of pre-cut housing, component parts and component panels. There are many reasons for the emer gence of this pre-cut business which has grown steadily since the end of World War II. Over 10 per cent of the new homes built today are made in factories. A minimum of con struction time, a reduction of on site labor costs, and the eli mination of waste all contribute to the attractiveness to the home buyer. The increased use of packag ing in all industries is also tak ing a hold in the forest prod ucts industries, especially among the pre - cut material manufacturers. Component parts are cut to exact sizes, packaged, stamped and numbered for a maximum of convenience in assembly on the job site. & BOX CO., INC. THE KLAMATH RIVER WORKS WONDERS" PAGE C HERALD AND DECK MAKES CHARMING ENTRANCE YARD The right approach to your home might be a wood deck like this, which levels grade between street and front door. Handsome entrance deck of weathered 2x6 Douglas fir boards is also a perfect lounge spot. Tall privacy windscreens are tongue-and-groove cedar siding in 2x4 frame. Home owner: H. C. Nachand, Portland. Architect: Burton J. Goodrich, AIA, Portland. Douglas Fir Production Shows Gain PORTLAND (Special) - Busy sawmills of the Douglas fir re gion have almost caught up with last year's production, turn ing out 41 per cent more lum ber in September than in strike hampered July. And orders last month were third highest for the year. These are highlights of the September summary issued by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, which also offers these comparisons: Production, at 6.007.658.000 board feet just 41,0OO,0O behind last year, but 3.2 per cent off the past live-year average; or ders, down 3.7 per cent from last year, but above this year's output by a slim 22,644,000 feet and up last month by 22 per cent over August. Cargo shipments to the Atlan tic and Gulf coasts are down another 15 per cent this year from last, to a total through September of 586,095.000 feet, a further measure of gains being enlarged by Canadian imports. Water shipments to California at the same time rose 17.4 per cent, indicating continued vigor in construction. Export busi ness is up this year by 22 per cent, while local sales arc down 14 per cent. The weekly average of West Coast lumber production in Sep tember was lfifi.717,000 b.f. or 104.8 per cent of the 1958-62 av erage. Orders averaged 171.219. 000 b.f.: shipments 161.259.000 b.f.; weekly averages for Aug ust were production 157,219.000 b ( , 98.8 per cent of the 1958-62 average: orders 140.364.000 b.f.; shipments 156.492.000 b.f. TU 4-7788 NEWS, Klamath Falls. Oregon , . . , Architects Offer Decks As Exciting Design Idea One of the most exciting ideas to come recently from an archi tect's drawing board is the use of a wood deck as an entrance yard. Sound kookie? Perhaps, at first thought. But it does make an excellent transition zone be tween the exterior and interior of the home, fn addition, a wood entrance deck is a fine solution for the home sited on the down side of a steep hill or in such a manner that back and side yards offer no living space. In this case, the entrance yard can double as a lounge area. Using a deck aan entrance yard offers no constructon prob lems. The deck is built at the level of interior floors, or one step below, if desired. The structural system is the same for this oversize deck as for one of more usual proportions. For such a large area, however, wid er boards arc preferable (or ap pearance, and Douglas fir 2x8s are generally specified. Spacing for rain runoff between deck boards should be the minimum eighth inch to permit high heeled ladies to walk with case and safety. A decked entrance yard will be heavily traveled, so mainte nance is a factor to keep in mind. Generally, it's best not to Throughout A Sunday, October 20, 1M3 paint or stain the deck because of heavy foot wear. The better solution would be to allow the decking to weather naturally and acquire the soft silver pati na of time and tempest. One season will see the process well under way, and each successive year will add rich beauty to the wood. For the sake of eye interest as well as privacy from the street, it's smart to convert the entrance 'deck to a court yard with perimeter walls. KLAMATH 616 Spring the nation this week emphasis is being Truly, "Wood Works Wonders." Products which from lumber to clothing; from poper to plastics. And more are being developed through research. In Klamath Falls Weyerhaeuser manufactures wonderful wood products: lumber, hardboard, Pres.to-logs and cut stock for other manufacturers to use. Wood works wonders every week! Weyerhaeuser Company Bousquet Will Preside At Logging Conference Plans and program for the 15th annual Sierra-Cascade Log ging Conference to be held Feb. 13-15, 1964, at the California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, were announced by Vince Bous quet of Weyerhaeuser Company, Klamath Falls, conference presi dent. The conference, which each each year draws a thousand or more loggers and associates from California and Southern Oregon, will present a new slant onproblems of the timber indus try. The program theme, "If I Had Jly Way . . .," will give spokesmen for industry, state and forest service the chance to tell how they would run the oth ers' business. The sessions, under direction of Kay Crane of Crane Mills, Corning, Calif., program chair man, will concentrate on select ed topics of current importance to the industry log handling at the dry pond, high lead logging in the pine area, and logging road construction. The subjects will be given thorough treatment in depth, with illustrated re ports, panel discussion and open discussion. On Thursday morning, Feb. 13, the logging conference will ()c opened with a major keynote address by a nationally prom inent figure, who, Bousquet says, js to be announced soon. A major attraction, featured throughout the three-day con clave, will be the Sierra - Cas cade Logging Equipment Show, an extensive display of the ma chinery used by the industry. A complete complement of trucks, tractors, rubber - tired logging machinery and all the latest equipment is planned. Di recting this feature is Robert Jensen of Fred E. Barnett Com pany. Sacramento. Jensen says he expects this 1964 machinery STORM SASH SEASON! ORDER YOUR STORM SASH NOW AND ENJOY A WARM COMFORTABLE HOME THIS WINTER. LET US MEASURE YOUR WINDOWS AND GIVE YfMI AM FCTIMATF CACH niPPFn IN T 1X If- REPELLAKIT TO INSURE YEARS OF SERVICE. MILLWORK placed on forest products. come from treei are fcqion show to be one of the biggest the conference has ever offered. The state fairgrounds will be the site for both conference ses sions and the logging equipment show. All but the biggest ma chinery w ill be under one roof, and all will be close by the con ference hall. Headquarters for the logging conference is to be the Hotel El Dorado, East High way 40, Sacramento. In addition to the major ad- ' dress on the opening day, Feb. 13, an afternoon program, under direction of Roy Berridge of Diamond - National Corporation, Red Bluff, Calif., will present a panel reporting on "High Lead Logging in the Pine Area." The following morning, Friday, H. F. Anderes of Sequoia For est Industries, Dinuba, will con duct a discussion on "Logging Road Construction." Tliat after- ' noon, the topic will be "Log Handling at Mill and Dry Pond," by Dixon Sandberg and Harold 1 Bowman of Kimberly Clark Cor poration, Anderson, Calif. Otheprogram participants for the Siena - Cascade Logging Conference sessions include Gene Pickett, Wolf Creek Log ging Company, Areata; Robert Kline, Kline Contractors Inc., Medford, Ore.; John Dozier, American Forest Products Cor poration, and Ed Norby, Norby Logging Company, Northfork, Calif.; Dick Pland, Pickering . Lumber Corporation, Standard, Calif.; and George Grogan, Stale Division of Forestry, Redding, Calif. Lowell Jones of Lowell Jones Logging Company, Klamath Falls, is a conference director. Another local man, L. D. Ste phens, retired Weyerhaeuser logging manager, is a past pres ident of the conference. & SUPPLY Phone TU 4-6671
