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CONFUSED
By CHARLES V. STANTON
We visited Warner valley, in Lake county, last week to
secure first hand information on a highly controversial
reclamation project. We must confess that we returned more
confused than ever.
We can't understand the source of insistence for the
reclamation project, nor pin down the reasons for in
sistence. After looking at the land involved in the dispute
we can't understand the reasoning behind the proposed
development, insofar as certain intended uses are concerned.
We asked a lot of questions and received many answers.
We got evasive replies, individual opinions, expert data,
and local sentiment.
, Trying to put our information together, we find our
selves in possession of a lot of ideas which might be com
pared to the blocks our grandmother used in making a
patchwork quilt. She was able,
to produce a pattern, while we, as yet, haven't been able
to get a satisfactory pattern out of this Warner valley
controversy.
Members of the State Land board . are the governor,
secretary of state and state treasurer. These state officials
apparently had not fully informed themselves on the project
previously. Some land board employees, however, evidently
are completely "sold" on the project and are trying to con
vince the board the development should proceed.
Agriculture Versus Wildlife
Warner valley, located about 30 miles east of Lakeview,
is about 40 miles long and five to eight miles wide. It
has a peculiar geological formation. A fault developed and
strata separated leaving a wide fissure which has filled
in during countless ages to
floor. Warner valley drains
of from north to south as is
leys. It has no outlet. Therefore, water collects in lakes,
swamps, sumps and potholes and is lost only through evap
oration. The entire valley may have water in exceedingly
wet years, while a very small portion of the area will have
water in dry years. The northernmost lake bed has not
been filled since 1900.
.The valley is divided into north and south sections
by a natural barrier known as The Narrows.
South of The Narrows lies Crump lake and Crump
marsh. North, of The Narrows lies Petri marsh. Water
supply for Petri marsh, an extremely valuable waterfowl
nesting area, comes from Crump lake and Crump marsh.
The State Land board, which controls about 34,000
acres of state-owned land in
the level of Crump lake, dike off about 8,000 acres in Crump
swamp and use the land for agricultural purposes. The
project would be financed by
tion which would lease the land from the state. A lot more
detail is involved, especially in the matter of intermingled
ownerships, and water rights.
The big dispute pertains to
as Warner valley is rated by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
service as second only to the Malheur lake area in value as
migratory bird nesting ground.
Reasoning Hard to Understand
Advocates of the proposed
want to conduct an experiment into the possibilities of
growing grain on reclaimed lake beds. It was our under
standing that agricultural experimentation is the duty of
the State Department of Agriculture rather than the land
board,
The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation has twice rejected rec
lamation projects in Warner valley because the cost was
not to be justified by low-value crops grown at such high
altitude (4,400 feet), limited and variable water supply,
etc.
The land board, of course, need not be guided entirely by
Bureau of Reclamation findings, inasmuch as the state
would be leasing to a private corporation which would be
assuming all financial risk. On the other hand, if the cor
poration is to use the land to promote colonization, as has
been rumored, it appears the state should have some moral
responsibility to protect prospective settlers from locating
on what assuredly is submarginal agricultural land.
; Furthermore, it appears rather silly to be considering
production of grain on an 8,000-ncre tract immediately ad
joining a marsh area which accommodates as many as
100,000 ducks and geese at the peak of migration. Of course,
such an experiment would be fine for the birds, but we can
imagine the sentiment of the farmer when his crop was
harvested by ducks and geese. At nearby Tulolake it is
estimated that ducks and geese consume about $300,000
worth of that area's grain crop annually.
" Altogether, despite our inspection of the proposed de
velopment project, we find it rather hard to understand iust
why there is so much insistence for what would be a duck
pasture in Warner valley.
Industrialist Shows
He Likes Employes
PHILADELPHIA. June 10 .T)
H. Ncwlln Hill, asbestos felt man
ufacturer who died May 17 at M
apparently was satisfied with his
employes.
flis will probated yesterday dis
closed he left an estate of 5100.000
and upwards to his family and
nine employes.
Hill, who headed If. N. Hill and
Co., directed that half of the in
PATTERN
however, to use those patches
produce an almost flat valley
from south to north instead
the case with adjoining val
the area, proposes to raise
a $3,000,000 private corpora.
damage to wildlife resources
reclamation project say they
come from the firm together wMh
the income from three shares of
Aftenhill, Ltd., of Canada and five
shares of the Aden Hill Manufac
turing Co. be paid over to seven
employes In varying percentages
Upon the death of an employe the
income share of such person is to
be paid to his or her issue or sur
viving spouse. In event of liquida
tion of the companies the employes
or members of their families are
to get their share outright.
The Income from three shares of
It's Either A Feast Or A Famine
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In the Day's News
(Continued from Page One)
the people of the United States . . .
Religious people are the greatest
support a free government can
have."
STANDING there in that simple,
not-too-awesome pulpit, talking
to delegates who had come to
Washington from all over the coun
try to attend the annual synod of
their church, Harry Truman was
just his simple, sincere self. For a
moment, he stepped out of charac
ter as the titular leader of the
Democratic party, with thousands
upon thousands of associates and
supporters depending upon him to
keep the Democratic party in
power so that their jobs and their
careers may go on uninterruptedly,
and was just a plain, honest little
man upon whose shoulders weighty
problems rest.
He wanted the prayers of good
people all over the country. He
needs them. Unaffectedly, genuine
ly, he asked for them.
a a a
NOBODY wrote that speech for
him. It came from his own
heart. He is often like that. When
he IS like that, be is at his best.
Personally, I wish he could be
like that all the time. I like him
when he is just his genuine, sincere
self. I find that at those times lam
inclined to trust him.
If he could be like that all the
lime, he could lead us in the direc
tion we ought to go for in his own
natural person, Just BEING HIM
SELF, he has great charm and
great power to command trust and
confidence.
a a a
I THINK all sincere men are like
that. But here is an odd thing
about men they are sincere some
of the time and some of the time
they are not sincere. I imagine we
are all more or less that way.
I'm sure Harry Truman is. When
he just speaks from his heart, as
he did in that Washington church,
he means what he says. When he
talks about spending and spending
and spending and never wondering
or bothering our heads about
where the money is coming from,
just being sure we are getting
richer and richer and happier and
happier by the process of spending
money we have not earned by the
sweat of our brows, he doesn't
mean what he says.
He is then the leader of his party,
the man upon whom his associates
and his supporters depend for the
continuance of cushy jobs,
a
ANYWAY, I like Harry Truman
in the moments when he shrugs
all this off and is just his natural
self.
Winnipeg Flood Ends
WINNIPEG. June 10 (.in Can
ada's worst flood in modern times
ended officially today in greater
Winnipeg.
An excited voice at James ave
nue pumping station, where the
Red River level is read, announc
ed: "Eighteen feet exactly."
That is the point all Winnipeg
had been waiting far the point
at which all flooding in the twin
cities of Winnipeg and St. Rom
face starts or stops. Now the riv-T
is going down.
slock In After-Hill, Ltd.. was be
queathed in equal shares to two
of its employes.
SfeS
y
Sawdust or wood chips are a
a cheap organic matter and excel
lent soil conditioner, according to
a recent issue of the Forest Pro
ducts Rosoarch society bulle
tin to quote the Forest Log pub
lished in Salem. The species that
contain large amounts of tannin
and terpens are quite suitable
since the soil organisms quicKly
destroy tbese chemicals. This
would mean that the pint and iir
sawdust that is available throug
out Oregon at the -cost of trans
portation only would make a good
soil mulch.
"The mixing of wood will? the
soil has been determined to have
no toxic effects on plants due to
such wood constituents as essen
tial oils, resins and tannins. Cer
tain woods decompose more read
ily than others; hence more nitro
gen is 'grabbed' by the organisms.
The nitrogen 'grab' is more pro
nounced with sawdust than with
chunk wood.
"Results from incorporating two
inches of sawdust with soil on
yield of tomatoes have shown that
yields were less for the first crop
and higher for the remaining craps
than yields on check plots that re
Taking Picture
Of Supreme Court
Is Suggestion
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.,
Kent Cooper, executive director
of the Associated Press, suggests
that Press photographers seek per
mission to photograph the U. S.
supreme court in session.
Lesser courts might be influenced
by the granting of permission, Coo
per said.
He told the National Tress Photo
graphers association:
"I caution you that the picture
itself might not be newsy, but
the mere silent taking of it in the
august room by permission would
be widely acclaimed as news.
Most courts in the nation bar
photographers.
Cooper was awarded the associa
tion's Joseph A. Sprague memo
rial award for a non-photographer.
The citation commended Cooper
for his part in the development of
wirephoto, thus promoting the re
cognition and advancement of press
photography. Wirephoto is a coast
to coast leased wire network over
which potographs are transmitted
to Associated Press member news
papers. The Sprague award is in memory
of Joseph A. Sprague, a Graflex,
Inc., executive who died two
years ago.
Bill McMillan of the Kosciusko?
Miss., Star-Herald, received the as
sociation's $100 first prize for the
best photograph of the year. Sec
ond price of $50 went to Jervas
W. Baldwin of the Des Moines,
la., Tribune and Register. Charles
Hoff of the New York Daily News
received a $25 third prize.
Masons Slate Dinner
Members of York Rite Masons.
Ascalon commandery and Laurel
chapter, are making plans to en
tertain their w ives at a joint dinner
Tuesday. June 13, at 6 45 p.m.
at the Masonic dining hall.
According to Sam Warg, who
made the announcement Saturday,
preparations for the dinner are in
charge of the Masons. "This will
he no potluck affair," he said,
"the women are going to enjoy
themselves." He added that a pro
gram will follow the dinner hour.
i5
By Viaktutt S. Martini
ceived equivalent applications of
nitrogen. Nitrates were depressed
the first 18 months after which
time they began to accumulate,
the moisture level in the soil was
increased, a softer crust was
formed and a looser soil resulted.
"The mixing of sawdust and
shavings into a soil, especially
heavy soil, has been found to
improve the capacity of the soil to
take in and hold water without de
creasing the crop yield. Adding
organic material to a light (sandy)
soil gives it 'body' and the ability
to retain moisture. Because wood
chips will not decompose as ripid-
ly as sawdust, it can be assumed
that their use would be preferred
because of longer lasting benefi
cial results."
I clipped the above some time
ago and mislaid it, or it would
have been in this column sooner.
I rejoice each time I see a new
place where sawdust has been
used rather than burned! Why in
the world more use of it is not
made is beyond my understanding!
Why waste something of value
when we can use it to advantage
And thereby lessen the hazards of
fire?
Experience Of 72 Years
Ago Recalled By Trip
Memories of 72 years ago were
refreshed for Will Duncan, of Van
couver. Wash., father of Mrs. Or
ville Smith of Sutherlin. Accom
panied by his wife and Mr. and
Mrs. Smith, he attended com
mencement exercises at Washing
ton State college at Pullman this
past week. The return trip was
made through Walla Walla, John
Day and Burns.
This was the route traveled by
Mr. Duncan in a covered wagon
72 years ago enroute north from
California.
The exercises at WSC marked
the 50th alumni anniversary class
reunion and the 20th graduation
anniversary of Mrs. Smith.
State Patrolmen
At Strike Scene
MORRISTOWN. Tenn.. June 10.
.P State highway patrol rein
forcements were ordered to the
strikebound American Enka Corp.
rayon plant today in the wake ,
of new violence called the worst
yet" in the ten-week-old dispute. ,
The company said automobiles
of workers leaving after the mid-
night shift change were waylaid by
a mob of "75 to 100." One car
was overturned, a man was in
jured and a procession of about
12 automobiles was stoned while
halted by a barricade, reported
T. W. Isorman of New York, a
company lawyer on the scene.
The incident followed by less
than eight hours the withdrawal
of the last 100 of more than 300
national guardsmen sent here May
29 to preserve order following oth- J
or flareups.
At Nashville, state Adj. Gen.
Sam T. Wallace said he was told I
all available highway patrolmen
were being rushed to the Morris
town area to supplement the eight
patrolmen assigned here. He esti
mated the number of reinforce
ments at 35. A highway patrol dis
patcher at nearby Kingsport,
Tenn., said 15 men from that divi
sion had been ordered here.
TOP RED DEAD
MOSCOW, June 1; I.P1 Ma).
Gen. Ivan Mezhitsan died here
suddenly June 7, the Soviet press
reported today.
Characterized ;.s a "darlnj and
Milner Denies
Saying Solomon
Was Communist
WASHINGTON, June 10 -UPt-
Lawrence A. Milner. an Oregon
State employee, denied Friday he
ever said Federal Judge bus i
Solomon of Portland, Ore., was a
Communist.
'1 never knew Mr. Solomon as a
Communist. I never said he was a
Communist," Milner testified be
fore a Senate Judiciary subcom
mittee. Judge Solomon's nomination by
President Truman is being con
sidered by the committee. The
judge is serving on the federal
bench now under a temporary (re
cess) appointment.
Milner testified after Daniel C.
Mahoney, a Portland federal law
clerk, reiterated previous testi
mony linking Solomon with Com
munism. Mahoney told the committee
Monday Solomon is a Communist
and quoted from data he said he
got from Milner, one-time special
investigator of Communist activity
in Oregon.
Judge bolomon alter neanng Ala-
honey's testimony earlier in the
week told reporters "there's no
truth to it."
Mahoney testified today:
"It is my firm conviction that
Mr. Solomon for the past IS years
has been an active member of x
group whose primary purpose is to
destroy our form of government
and mane it similar to commu
nism." He said he gained his informa
tion from reports Milner made to
the Oregon adjutant general be
tween 1936 and 1940. He said he
had obtained the reports from Mil
ner who knew he intended to pre
sent them to the committee.
Willy Schmiti
German Champ
For Fasting
FRANKFURT, Germany, UP)
Willy Schmitz is a 48-year-old Ger
man who would warm the heart
of any boarding house cook.
Nobody has to set the table for
Willy. He's been fasting for 43
days now in an effort to set a new
world record for going without
food. !
All Willy gets are four bottles
of soda water and lot of cigarets
eacn day and he s as pleased as
a man with a T-oone steak. i
Willy, who styles himself as a
"hunger artist", is set up in a
glass cage in the Frankfurt zoo
He does his fasting under the sharp
eyes of Red Cross nurses. A doc
tor visits him every day and makes
a thorough physical examination
weekly.
So far Willy has lost S8.5 pounds,
and he has 10 more days to go.
He wants to set a new record at
53 days, and already claims the
existing record.
Willy says he first went on his
hunger endurance stunt in 102R anrl
did without anything but his smokes
ano soaa lor 48 days. Then in
Luxembourg he did a stretch of
30 days but pulled the big one off
in 1949 in Krefeld, Gemany. He
fasted for 50 days. r
How does a man feel who has
been going without food in a glass
cage for more than a month?
Willy patted a stomach as lean
as a piece of picnic bacon and
smiled wanly.
"I'm a little weak." he said.
His manager, Hans Schneider, !
irownea in concern.
"Willy sleegs very little. But he's
in good shape. He's a pheno
menon." The phenomenon moodily pulled
on a cigaret and watched a small
girl munching a sausage. He looked
hungry.
Farm Dwellers Show
Water Saving Methods
Cities are learning that they as
well as farmers have to conserve
water. And they're planning to use
methods much like those by which
irrigation farmers have long picked
up excess water on the downhill
side of their fields and used it on
other fields.
City industrialists who use large
quantities of water for cooling, in
refrigeration and air conditioning
systems, may have to return that
unconta initiated water to deep
wells so that it can help replenish
the ground water supply.
decisive" tank commander, Mez
hitsan had been awarded the Or
der of Lenin and other high Soviet
decorations. He had served in the
Soviet army for 18 years and had
been a member of the Communist
party since 1941.
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