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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1963)
Easy Method Sought By Treating 200 Million Wood Poles A $20 billion investment in 100 million wood poles carrying tel ephone and power transmission lines throughout the United States today represents a con tinuing maintenance challenge to -industry and wood scientists. ; Oregon State University's Forest Research Laboratory is now conducting a two - year study aimed at finding easy and economical methods of in specting poles now in use and treating those which are un sound. Robert D. Graham, asso ciate professor of wood prod ucts is in charge. The challenges facing indus try and wood scientists are how .iiilTl "MM 'Jj r'-fV'l' IRST FLOOH PLAN . ' ... vfwVl fc tv;u- f i I U IMilMMiMMI I m K I J I TT " M I V MM FUTURE OAOUNO KVEL CONVERSION TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE GRACIOUS AND SPACIOUS are the words for Plan HA243P, a split level. In the foyer the planter divider is immediately noticed, with the rear garden viewed through the Uvingroom windows. The large dinette Is paneled In wood and the adjoin ing kitchen Is done in natural woods. The approach to the bed , room level, up seven steps, Is highlighted by a plant box. The - master bedroom has one storage wall composed entirely of , built-in storage drawers and shelves and hanging area. The ground level is flexible, suitable for a large family room or for an office and waiting room for a professional man. Plan ; HAZ43P was designed by Samuel Paul, 89-30 J6J St., Jamaica, : jv. y. NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK OCT. 20-26 LUMBER, YOUR BEST BUY" "WOODWORKS WONDERS "WOOD IS WONDERFUL" They're oil slogan for the Fourth Annual National Forest Products Week, Oct. 20.26. There'i a lot behind them hero In the Klamath Basin ... An industry employing some 3,000 persons, paying about $15 Million annually in wages, and utilizing an abundant local resource, some 3 million acres of timber. Wherever we go with our products, ponderosa, sugar & Idaho Whit Pine, White Fir and Douglas Fir, we're proud to advertise the local area with our distinctive lumber packaging. MORE AND MORE CARLOADS BEARING THE NAMES MODOC AND KLAM ATH FALLS WILL BE SEEN ON THE NATION'S RAILROADS THIS YEAR. M0D0C LUMBER COMPANY KLAMATH FALLS to treat poles before installa tion in the ground for longer life; how to determine whether poles in use are free from de cay; and how to extend the life of poles that contain decay. The average life of poles is about 30 years. Since the re placement cost is high, industry has a great interest in extend ing the useful life of each pole. The average cost to industry when a pole is replaced runs from about $100 for a 40 - foot pole to $750 for a 70-foot pole. Occasionally, replacement costs fur a single pole may exceed $1,000. The current OSU study is be- I fivmwt i Inspecting, ing financed by Oregon indus try under a $20,000 grant. Co operating with the Forest Re search Laboratory are Bon neville Power Administration, Pacific Power and Light Com pany, Portland General Elec tric Company and the North west Public Power Association. Consumers Power Inc., Corval lis, also has an interest in the study. In Oregon, there are an es timated one million poles. Most poles in the Pacific North west are made from western red cedar and Douglas fir. Studies of these poles in use have shown little deterioration of the preservative-treated zone in these species. Wood scientists at OSU have been working to identify the de cay fungi which destroy poles. Fungi lack the ability to man ufacture their own food. The fungi must rely on breaking down the cell walls of wood into substances which can be used as food. This produces the brown and white rot so familiar to decayed wood. Also under study is the pattern of decay in Northwest woods. The scientists also want to find a simple method of detecting de cay in poles already in use. Se riously decayed poles can be discovered by sounding and by boring into the pole. Up to now, most methods of determining decay quickly and accurately in the wood poles have been confined to the use of boring devices. Ultra sonic en e r g y and various chemical methods to reveal the internal condition of poles are now being studied at Oregon State. Re searchers hope to eventually produce a simple device which can be used by field workers to quickly and inexpensively determine pole condition. One of the chief concerns in pole preservation is the split ting of the wood as the pole dries out and seasons. These cracks which extend beyond tho treated zone into the hcartwood are called "checks" and have been found to be the most im portant factor contributing to the pole's eventual decay. Properly seasoned and treated small poles seldom develop those "checks" but large poles are difficult to season to pro vent this splitting, , Preservative techniques on poles now in use are now also being expanded at the OSU For est Research Laboratory. Out side dealing of poles seems to be effective but much study still needs to be done on in ternal decay. ' Although tests of wood posts by the OSU School of Forestry began as far back as 1927, main wood preservation research be gan at the Forest Re search Laboratory in 1047. i t i; If J II- EFFICIENCY and beauty are the main characteristics of this kitchen whose plan might serve as a model in the revamping of an ineffectual kitchen. Ihe combination of built-in appliances and easy-care Western Pine region wood used along the walls and for the island work area make for pleasant meal-preparation. Display Of New Equipment Oregon loggers will play a leading role in the 54th annual meeting of the Pacific Logging Congress when it gets under u-av in Portland on Nov. 6 to 8. according to President Robert P. Conklin of Eugene and Lake Oswego. Three OreEonians serve as principal officers: Conklin as president, Robert F. Dwyer, treasurer and Carwin A. Wool Icy, executive vice president. This will be the largest logging ennsress in our historv. Conklin reports. Attendance could reach 2,500, Headquarters for this over half century old organiza tion will be at the Portland Hilton, with business sessions and machinery show slated for the Vo.t Portland Coliseum. Thcr vill be at least $15,000, 000 worth of logging machinery on display, advises Carwin Woolley, who has had the diffi cult task of , finding exhibit space both inside and outside tile Coliseum for all the ma chinery and equipment firms desiring to show this year. "The Business of Logging" will be the theme of the Con gress, and it will be the title of an interesting discussion headed by Oregon banker, Fred Bur row. Loggers will find out how a banker looks at logging and ways to make money. W. S. Ou derkirk, Eddyvillo. will take part in this discussion. C. H. Willison, Crown Zeller bach. Portland, will head a pan el which could draw some fire. It concerns the role of vo cational education and the community college training log gers and forest products work ers. Roy Gould, Diamond Lum ber Co., Tillamook, will also take part in this panel, together with Rac L. Johnson, Georgia Pacific Corp., Portland. Another interesting session ,' 1! J - "i t-'mmmm , ' . will have to do with portable spar maintenance and two Ore gon equipment men, H. K. Hal vorson, Sutherlin Machine Works, and Charles J. Baker, The Skookum Co., Portland, will take part. A three man logger pan el will discuss safety in logging and one of the three will be Jim Grady, Western Pine Associa ation, Portland. Making a transition from board foot to cubic foot in measuring log volume is a high ly controversial topic which will be included in a discussion pe riod headed by Prof. Ray A. Yoder of Oregon State Univer sity. He will be ably assisted by a panel of practical loggers which will include two Oregon ,men, John C. Hampton, Willa mina Lumber Co., Willamina and Douglas C. Smith, United States Plywood Corp., Lebanon. Probably the most controver sial session will be the final More than 9,000 different items are carried by the aver age supermarket, according to estimates. the P"-." ... hi I . " - Forest products for many of our nation's "new housing starts" begin their journey at lumber mills in the Pacific Northwest. The most efficient way to ship these products Is the automated rail way. On Union Pacific, automatic traffic controls, electronic communications, modern loco- ""..Sr ' ALT LMt CITY ts ntNcraco LM ANu&Ltt jsetsmt tr bfi (Westero Pine Association Planned program, which will feature Dr. Irving P. Krick, Denver mete orologist, whose accurate long range weather forecasts for American industrial firms, has brought nun international atten tion. He will have as his topic "Weather Engineering for the Logger." This may well be the top feature of the Congress, Con klin reports. Dr. Krick has fore cast sunny and warm weather for the three days of the Con gress, so weather forecasters will be watching to see if they can catch him wrong. (Western Pln Association) w r i . .. i 1 C-3 fj' Many Northwest forest products for America's homes are shipped over Union Pacific. . . w m j& m lAffvTrihoH vnvi JT W Ji.tr A .U1)M M bi I-1 111 I KANSAS CITY UNION PACIFIC PAGE-SC HERALD AND Good Books Need Proper Shelves . If statistics mean anything, more Americans are buying and reading good books today than ever before. This, of course, brings its stor age problems because a rapidly expanding library has to be housed somewhere. It's okay to stash the currently read vol umes on the coffee table or nightstand, but the rest deserve proper shelves. In the average home where bookcases are already overflow ing and all available wall space has been spoken for, where an new library shelves go? Some smart designers s u g g e s t the stairwell as a good possibility. And it's a good thought. For instance, many homes to day are split-level or have a daylight basement. In these homes, the stairwell is a promi nent feature, located in entrance hall or family room. Because it's essentially just a hole in the floor with stairs going down to the lower level, something deco rative has to be done for a waist-high railing around the stairwell opening and here's where the bookshelves come in. Why not build a solid screen of tongue-and-groove western red cedar panel boards for the rail ing, then build book shelves over that? The shelves can go two or three tiers high with the top shelf perhaps used for art ob jects as well as books. Shelves can also be cedar boards, one or two inches thick, depending on their length and load. On an average, books require a shelf only eight inches wide, so it's easy to see how compact this installation will be. Yet it will be a truly decorative and distinctive feature of the home. SOFT - TEXTURED and workable Western Pines L o d g e p o 1 e, Sugar, etc. would be the material choice for the attractive cigarette or other box whose dimen sions are shown here. A4 icy 1 CCQO RAILROAD For prompt Information phone: NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon In a home with a traditional ly styled staircase, such as for a two-story house, the book shelves can be built right into the banister, marching up the NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK OCTOBER 20 - 26 IffflllPP BRING YOU if 11411 ... GENUINE IB CHERRY GRAINED PANELING by MASON I TE WOOD WORKS WONDERS Main & Spring 9" VJ II i motives and specialized freight equipment, all supervised by skilled personnel, combine to provide truly efficient, dependable service. Next time you ship or travel from, to or through the West ... Be Specific, call Union Pacific. Next trip tt take your lamily along. Sea the scenery at eye level Irom the Domeliner "City of Portland." Family (area apply to both Pullman and Coach, Sunday, October !0, 1S63 stairs. Most stairways can com fortably spare the needed eight inches of width and the home gains character, plus needed book space. Royalcote TU 4-3144 Vr,
