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New Nqtional Forest Plonned From lndion Londs in Oregon

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman announced decision to proceed with establishing a new National Forest in Oregon. This step is necessary because of the termination of Federal supervision over the Klamath Indian Tribe.

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Under a 1958 Act of Congress, some 525,000 acres of forest and range land now belonging to the Klamath Indians rvill be placed under administration of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shortly after April 1, 1961.

As a ner,v addition to the National Forest System natural resources of these lands will be managed for tiple use and sustained yield purposes.

This area, now under administration of the Bureau of Indian Afiairs, represents the remaining share of tribal properties of the Indians who voted to withdraw from the Klamath Tribe. Under terms of the 1958 amendment to the Klamath Reservation Termination Act of. 1954 these lands were first offered for sale to private parties, and land valued at $1,636,182 was sold to a private concern.

Lands not purchased under this procedure are to become National Forest lands on April 1, and will be paid for by special funds totaling 58,717,000 to be appropriated by Congress. Thus, Indians selling out their interests will receive $70,353,182 in all.

The new National Forest will be named for the heroine of the Modoc War of t872-Winema, pronounced WY-NEMA and meaning "woman of the brave heart," who did a great deal to bring about peace and friendship between the white man and the Indian in the Klamath area. Headquarters for the Winema National Forest will be at Klamath, Oregon.

Nucleus of the proposed Forest will be 419,000 acres of Klamath Indian land. Another 500,000 acres from three adjoining National Forests will be added to create a logical National Forest unit. Approximately 100,000 acres of the Indian lands will be added to the Fremont National Forest because they can be more efficiently managed from the Bly Ranger District, a unit of that Forest.

Son Luis mill & Lumber Opens Big New Showroom

San Luis Mill& Lumber Co. previewed its big new showroom with an all-out open house last month, attended by an estimated 4,000 San Luis Obispoites. The new store paved the way for a major expansion of store inventories and services rendered to the residents of the San Luis Obispo area. Roy Parsons is head of the long established retail firm and Wayne Inman is the manager.

Sontiom of Oregon Opens New Plywood Sheothing Plqnt

Opening of a new plywood sheathing plant, due to begin operations around May 1 in Lebanon, Oregon, has been announced by officials of the Santiam Lumber Company of lweet Home, Oregon. It will be operated as the Shiatliing Division of Santiam. and will Droduce more than 70 million feet of interior plywood sheathing annually, figured on a s/s-inch basis, according to Richard E. Davis, Santiam's general sales manager.

Davis estimates that rvhen in full operation, the plant will employ 80 persons, with a monthly payroll of $30,000. Located adjacent to Santiam Lumber Company's sawmill in I ebanon, the new plywood plant will occupy 65,000 feet of floor space. National distribution of the plywood will be through wholesalers. Two railroad lines, Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric will serve the new plant.

Santiam's Sheathing Division plywood will be graded and tested by the Western Research Division of Timber Engineering Company, a nationally-recognized grading and testing organization which serves 10 other plywood mills in Oregon and Northern California. A "TECO" qualitycontrol technician will tecnnrclan wlll Drovlcle inspection at the new Santiam ide daily, in-mill, gradiing and tsistent, the Santiam plant, to assure cons top-quality production. The "TECO-Tested" grade grade stamp is readily accepted for major building codes throughout the country and by federal housing lending agencies, as well as with wood products distributors from coast to coast.

"The new plant will afford greater utilization of the lower grade logs," pointed out Davis. "Our sources will be primarily from Santiam Lumber Company and other Oregon timber."

"We have confidence in the future, and fully expect production and sales to keep pace with increasing business and building activity across the country," he added optimistically.

Santiam's new plywood plant will utilize a variety of new and modern equipment, according to Leonard Thoma, resident manaser of the Sheathine Division ooeration. nt manager Sheathing operation.

Included will be the first natural sas-fired drve gas-fired dryer in area, according to Thoma. This dryer was manufactured the E. V. Prentice Company, Portland, Oregon.

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Other_equipqrent inclgdes a Bamford lathe and charger, and a "sweed" d feeder and unloader. These were ano sweeq" oryer leeoer an(l unloader. I hese purchased from Jeddeloah Bros., Gold Hill, Oregon. The skinner and cut-off saws were Durchased from Tenkins Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan .Falls, WiJconsin. The clipper is a product of the Prentice Manufacturing Company. Portland. Oreson. Portland, Oregon.

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