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"WISE USE" REJECTED
By CHARLES
Elsewhere on this page is a reprint from an editorial
published in the Grants Pass Daily Courier. Criticism from
'The Courier, which has vigorously supported the Rogue
; River valley program, was to be expected.
We hold the editor of The Courier in high esteem, al
though we believe his uncompromising advocacy of the
Bureau of Reclamation's proposed river development plan
to be a disservice to his community. However, we admire
his sincerity and energy in support of his opinions.
- We admit that proponents of the valley program are in
the majority. All newspapers of that area at least all we
have seen endorse the plan. It becomes difficult, there
fore, for The News-Review to take a position contrary to
that of many friends in the Rogue River valley..
But we believe an important principle is. at stake. Fed
eral agencies are wrecking
ment of our natural resources
'of conservation and pointing
ment of engineering genius,
public with its own money
wasteful and unnecessarily
S; The editor of The Courier
in the Izaak Walton League
, have anything to do with the
that we also belong to the Oregon Wildlife federation, a
church, fraternal order, the American' Legion, Chamber
of Commerce and several other organizations. We are quite
sure the Grants Pass editor
in his opening paragraphs
ganizations because they might influence his thinking. Per
sonally, we feel that through organizations, such as the
Izaak Walton league, we are able to obtain much valuable
information, We would suggest to the Grants Pass editor
.'. that he join the Izaak Walton league and learn more of the
interdependency and close relationship between our natural
resources. If he were to make a thorough study of conser
vation of resources, we are
enthusiastic in his support
project. '.. Mi'.'.!1 -
4 Ma n y people have; the Idea
and , the Oregon, Wildlife federation are interested only in
game and fish and that they oppose progress in any form.
This impression is heightened because conservationists have
battled high dams, industrial pollution of streams, ex
ploitation of public resources for private gain, etc. But
. these organizations do not oppose progress., They are not
: antagonistic to irrigation, power development, flood con
trol,, navigation, etc. They DO insist, however, that when
a resource is developed for one particular use, that plans
take -into consideration minimum damage to other re-
sources. t . ..' .,
Bonneville dam, for instance, was planned without a
fishway, and fish ladders, were built only because conser
vationists rose to the defense of the Columbia river salmon
resource. Flood control plans in the Willamette valley, as
originally announced, would have wrecked recreational values
on fine streams. Modification of design was obtained by
conservationists.' The conservationist knows that. the. Bu
reau of Reclamation and Army Engineers do not' follow
established conservation rules in their planning. In flood
control work, as an example, it is well proven that water
can be effectively controlled only in the high mountains,
, before it reaches the valley floor; but engineers insist on
huge impoundment basins on
predict, will prove they are doing more damage than good.
The Izaak Walton league stresses the "wise use" of our
natural resources., It urges planning to hold to a minimum
damage to any one resource from development of another,
such as removal of timber in accordance with a pattern
designed to avoid destruction of a watershed.
That ia why : the: Izaak Walton league and the Oregon
Wildlife' federation support the more economical, less dam
aging, and less spectacular Plan B in the Rogue valley,
instead,, of the more, wasteful Plan A. But Plan A glitters
with gold, and "wise use" of a resource is tossed into the
discard by majority opinion.
The Grants Pass editor assumes we were speaking of
that city as we discussed timidity of minority opinion.
We said, however, it could happen in ANY town, and had
happened in Roseburg.
Certainly some people have
tions. We doubt they have suffered thereby, because most
people respect a man's right .to his own opinions. But
' some persons, dependent upon, public good will, are more
timid. Federal agencies have not hesitated to take advantage
of this timidity in their attempts to exploit public resources
in accordance with their own grandiose ideas.
That Such timidity does' exist in the Rogue valley is
obvious. ' . ,
E3 YEARS IN SCHOOL
Murray, ky. Of) Eighty-three
years., is a long time to stay in
school. But Dr. John Wesley
Can-, president emeritus of Mur
ray State college, who is 90 years
: old, has made that record.
He started to school Oct. ft.
1866 and hat been in schools ever
since. At the age of 17 he taught
his first school in Greene Coun
ty, ' Indiana; Later he . headed
J UlUiniini ' amici si- . iicnuvu I
chool systems in Anderson. Ind..
Dayton, Ohio, and Bayonne, N.J. I
He was high school principal at I
V. STANTON
orderly and efficient develop
by ignoring established rules
their planning into aggrandize-
at the same time bribing the
into approval of extravagant,
destructive projects...
emphasizes 6ur membership
of America. If our affiliations
argument; we tan point out
tdidn't. mean what he inferred
that he doesn't belong to or
quite, sure he . would be less
of the Rogue River ' Valley
;';1
that the Izaak Walton league
low ground. Experience, we
the courage of their convic.
Muncle and Bloomlngton, Ind.,
and in Philadelphia.
After serving as state super
visor ot high schools In Kentucky,
1922-23, Dr. Carr became the first
president of Murray (Ky.) State
college. He was president 1923
1926 and again 1933-1936. At Uh-
er times he was dean and is now
Dresldent emeritus. Still in a
school room, he has his writing
ov 1 1 ivt a wi i if j i. a mm mo
desk in the main reading room
of the library, with a group of
the students ever with me."
His
jHHH By Viahnett S. Martin --
In the article about the Star;
ot Bethlehem (to continue Fri
day's column) Dr. J. Hugh Pruett,
U of O astronomer, quotes from
Tha Other Wise Man, the beau
tiful Christmas 'Story by Henry
Van Dyke (Harper & Bros.)
'Where distant peaks of Zagus
serrated the western horizon, the
sky was clear. Jupiter and Sa
turn rolled together like drops of
lambent flame about to blend
Into one. A steel-blue spark
was born out of the darkness be
neath. It pulsated in the enor
mous vault as If the three jewels
lri the Maglan's girdle had min
gled and been transformed into
a living heart of light."
( Dr, Pruett omitted one love
ly bit of- the description here:
"As Aartaban watched them, a
steel blue spark was born out of
the darkness beneath, rounding
Itself with purple splendors to a
crimson sphere, and spring up
ward' through rays of saffron
and orange into a point of white
radiance. . .")
Astronomers can plot the po
sition of the stars as they were
thousands of years ago. Dr. Fru-
itt remarked that "the great Zeiss
planeteria usually feature this
planetary conjunction during
Editorial Comment
From The Oregon Press
Prove It If You Can, Mr. 8tanton
(Grants Pass Courier)
It has been the policy of this
writer to refrain from becoming
a member of any organization
which patently seeks to further
or oppose political or governmen
tal activities allectlng all me
people.
That principle has been one,
although not tne sole reason,
which has caused us to refrain
from becoming a member of the
American Newspaper uuua, tne
labor organization which seeks
to speak for the newswriters of
America, as well as those em
ployed In the newspaper distribu
tion service.
A lead editorial in the Rose-
burg News-Review recently, we
consider an outstanding ex
ample as to what a contrary
policy may lead.
The editorial is from the pen
of "Charles V. Stanton , News
Review editor.
Stanton holds an important
post In the state organization of
the Izaak Walton League of
America. That organization s
dedicated nationally to the pres
ervation of wildlife, a laudable
filatform but one which may lead
Is membership to bias in matters
pertaining to the reclamation
needs, paticularly of the North
west. The News-Review editorial Is
a vitriolic attack on the Recla
mation Bureau's Rogue valley
program destined for submission
to Congress for authorization at
an early date.
The project Itself Is bitterly at
tacked, primarily on he basis of
cost and need. Stanton's major
Interest, as expressed in his ed
itorials earlier in the 10-year
struggle, is fish the issue
which has catised the Izaak Wal
ton league, at all levels, to inter
vene in the struggle. .
lo Air. btanton. as in the case
of all other citizens here or else
where, we grant the full right
to his own opinions and to sup
port them as best he may.
The purpose ot this article has
to do particularly with tho
method the Roseburg man uses
Ho gain his aim. He proceeds to
Brand-New Topper
their December showings. The In
tricate projectors reproduce the
position of the planets thousands
of years ago with an accuracy
equal to a mathematical equa
tion. '
"In 7 B. C. Jupiter and Saturn
came very close together. They
were still nearer In 6 B. C. and
Mars moved rapidly toward them.
Finally all three drew close to
gether only about a degree
apart outlining almost an equi
lateral triangle . . , Dr. Van
Dyke's story of The Other Wise
Man employs the planet- combl
nation Idea." The scientist Kepler
also refers to the "picturesque
grouping of the three planets in
6 B. C." Many astronomers think
this grouping was the "Star of
Bethlehem."
I love to think about it, don't
you? The Three Wise Men "fol
lowing" the Star. The Shepherds
on the hillside in the chill winter
night suddenly struck with won
der at the glorious "Star"!
"Shine on our gardens and fields,
shine on our working and
weaving;
Shine on the whole race of man,
believing and unbelieving . . ."
Van Dyke
paint a word picture of condi
tions "in a town in the Rogue
river valley" Indicating local
citizens opposing the Rogue pro
ject are as fearful of allowing
their thoughts to become known
as Is the case with persons living
behind the "Iron Curtain."
The city of Grants Pass is no
doubt meant.
A merchant, opposed to the rec
lamation program, is described
as fearful to talk about it except
in the privacy of a back room
for fear of "economic punish
ment." The spleen of the Roseburg
writer is patent in many ways,
such as his allusion to the Bureau
of Reclamation's public hearing
in Medford. He slurs the event
by the use of quotation marks.
He says, In effect, that the $100
million project is a government
bribe. He digs some figures
apparently out of his own waste
basket to declare that the pro
ject will cost $5 in taxes for
every $1 produced in benefits. Hi
charges that the power to be
generated must be sold "at con
siderably more than ' current
rates charged by private utili
ties." He apparently has all the
answers from a set of estimates
of his own creation.
The issue has been fought on
its merits for many years. Stan
ton, by inference, and the Med
ford hearing by record, discloses
that the vast preponderance of
sentiment in the Rogue valley
Is for the project, so preponder
ant In fact that some merchants
fear to let their opposition be
known publicity for fear of bus-
iness extinction.
For the benefit of Mr. Stanton,
let us record that we have heard
a leading merchant in Grants
Pass openly avow his unalter
able opposition to the Rogue pro
ject. He still seems to enjoy a
lucrative trade. A local county of
ficial had led, and is continuing
to lead, a die-hard fight. He still
is in office. A department head of
a local bank was one of the
signers of an opposition petition
submitted at the Medford hear
ing. He still holds his job and the
bank with which he is connected I
1
In the Day's News
(Continued from Page One)
them. What's more, I don't think
they'd be very nourishing.
Besides
Most of the dollar bills I see
are dirty, and I don't like dirty
food."
SO
If I lived in Multnomah coun
ty I'd vote against Mr.. Stallard
because what he promises doesn't
sound Interesting to me.
STALIN'S birthday celebration
wound up with a big to-do at
the Bolshoi theater in Moscow, at
which Mao Tze-Tung, boss of the
Chinese communists, was the first
speaker. j..
.' Mao described Stalin as THE
TEACHER AND FRIEND OF
THE ENTIRE WORLD.
He described the Soviet Union
as THE WORLD'S BULWARK
OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE.
.
OLD Mao certainly knows how
to lay It on with a trowel,
doesn't he?
THE China Mail (published In
Hong Kong, which is British
territory) says Mao went to Mos
cow to discuss with Stalin these
three subjects:
1. Unification of communist
China under ONE leadership.
2. Whether to carry the com
munist campaign into French
Indo-Chlna and Burma.
3. Whether to demobilize the
greater part 'of his five million
Chinese communist troops. "
AS to point No. 1, we can assume
that Mao wants to be the big
boss of China's 400 million people.
The big Issue, I'd guess, is
whether or not he will TAKE HIS
ORDERS FROM STALIN.
Tito might have put notions
into Mao's head.
WATCH the other two points
especially No. 3.
If Mao should start demobiliz
ing his five million communist
troops, It would probably mean
that World War IH is to be
deferred.
If he keeps them under arms
and starts moving into Indo-Chlna
and Burma, It could mean that
communism is going after ALL
OF ASIA NOW.
That could start something big.
goes merrily on its business way.
it is true that, in tests of
strength, the opposition to he
Rogue reclamation program has
been defeated. It was shown defi
nitely in the minority at the
Kogue hearing. It failed to block
an amendment to the Rogue dam
law at the last legislature. It
failed in an effort to refer that
measure after It had been signed
by the governor. Even in the
ranks of the local chapter of the
Izaak Walton league, there is
definite division of opinion. Yet,
the dissenters have been in no
way disciplined.
There has been a strong cam
paign here and in Jackson coun
ties to oring reclamation to tne
Rogue valley. That we agree.
The opposition is far In the
minority. To that we also agree.
we challenge the attempt of
the Roseburg News-Review, how
ever, in its attempt to create the
impression eisewnere that the
Communist technique, or any
thing like It. has been practiced
here or in any other city of the
valley. F. S.
IN HOLLYWOOD
Producer Consulting Story Author
On All Details For New Attraction
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27. UP) Writers who have complained
about how their novels were treated by the movies will be heartened
by news of Robert Rossen's new
The producer-director is planning to film "The Brave Bulls"
is consulting with author Tom Lea on all details. The two men have
returned from Mexico, where Lea helped Rossen select bull fighters
for roles in the picture. They also visited people and places that
inspired Lea to write the book.
Lea, who is also an artist, is
sketching characters and scenes
of the book and these will cue
the production design of the pic
ture. -
. A character actress is being
sought for a prize role in "I love
Louisa." sne'U play Ronald Rea
gan's mother, but she will be the
romantic interest. Charles Co
burn and Edmund Gwenn will
fight for her hand. Maykje this
is tne industry s answer to old
sters' demands for something in
films besides teen-age romance.
oinger rtogers win do an inde
pendent film after she winds up
Storm Center." She is touting
the career of Gene Nelson, who
impressed her with his dancing
in the stage hit, "Len An Ear."
But he has just been droppec" bv
Warners.
New Approach
.Betsy urake has a new ano-
roach to snoopers who ask when
she will marry Cary Grant. She
asks the questioners when they
are getting married. Insiders still
guess the Grant-Drake nuptials
will take place after they finish
their current film assignments.
Nice of Clark Gable to sub.
stiantiate my statement that 1949
was Hollywood s man-Ingest
year. The king threw everyone
for a loss with the news. Gosslp
ers were humming over his dates
with producer Joan Harrison
right up to his wedding time.
The River" company is find
ing out about the oddities of mak
ing a picture in India. Film
makers there always consult the
moon and stars before starting a
picture. Sometimes the first
scene of a movie is shot months
before the rest of it so the pic
ture can fall In the proper astro
logical time. Most popular U. S.
stars in India are reportedly Bing
i-rospy ana jisiner Williams.
Wonder if Sam Goldwyn Is
happy to be out of the Strom-
boli" picture, which was origin
ally planned to be made by him-
Beatrice Lime is drawing a lot
of the Hollywood crowd down
town to see "Inside USA." Well
she should, being the funniest wo
man alive.
Peter Lawford's fans are won
dering when the lad is going to
get the break he deserves from
his studio. He has been marking
time for too long.
C Capsule Review: "12 O'clock
High" (TFC) shows how Greg
ory Peck whips a bombing group
into shape by becoming a bad-
Father Saves Daughter
From Being Hit By Car
: INDEPENDENCE. Ore.. Dec.
24 im Francis Hold, 46, Indw
pendence, was struck by an au
tomobile here last night, but he
saved his two-year-old adopted
daughter from injury by throw
ing her to safety.
Holt said he saw that he would
be struck by the car, and so toss
ed the girl, Sonnle, toward the
sidewalk. She landed unhurt.
Holt threw himself flat, and the
car ran over his legs. Hospital
attendants said he apparently es
caped serious injury.
Police said the car was driven
by William Paul Hirschy, 21, In
dependence, a student home on
vacation from Oregon Techni
cal institute at Klamath Falls.
CONVICTS EARNRELEASE
JFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec.
24 UP) Fourteen Missouri con
victs won freedom today with
their blood. They were released
a month before their terms end
for giving two pints each to the
blood bank. Under a new pris
on rule, each pint earns 15 days
off with a limit of two pints an
nually. cigar lighter
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tempered Martinet It ia one of
the best treatments of World War
II, but not without its defects.
These include its length and
some of the old war picture cli
ches. But the acting (especially
Peck) and direction approach
greatness.
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