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Newspaper Page Text4 The Newi-Rcview, Roteburg, littiil mill tlm iiur Mat r, itit, H Ui rut ami. it Imli't OfM ( t if Mirel 1. 1111. CHARLES V. STANTON, Editor and Manager Member of tht .Aiiociat.d Praia, Oregon Newipaper Publiihart Aiioelation, th. Audit Bureau of Circulation! aarelietll II JCIT-HOUIDtr CO. INC.. allien II Nl Till, ClilW, ill Frlicnei. in taulil, llltlll, fiMlill. IHill Published Daily Except Sunday by tho News-Review Company, Inc. (uiicmrnoit uitt-n enne-aj Mail pw rm. iii.m; m anitti. n. ttiu Mill. Jl !). Oitull OriM-i Mail-ll tin, JII.Mi lii til, $1 Mi una ui. fl.Mi i Nnriliiiai Cairili-fir till, I1.N ( aliaati), Ini tail an liar, waU, II. n. IMPROPER CONCEPT By Charles V. Stanton The editorial column of the Grants Pass Courier re cently carried a statement to which I, as a long time mem ber of the Izaak Walton League of America, must take exception. I don't believe my good friend Frank Streeter, writer of the comment, who has had a long and active ca reer in conservation, meant exactly what he said, But his statement, in my opinion, should not go unchallenged. By way of explanation, Editor Streeter, in 1947-48, sup ported Plan A for flood control, power and irrigation de velopment on the Rogue River. The program, contested vigorously by sports interests because of proposed dams on the main stream, was abandoned. It has since been re vived because of recent flood The Grants Pass editor 1 local chapters of the Izaak Walton League announced the IWLA would support any plan which a survey found essen tial to flood control. He was, however, overruled by the state IWLA president, who, the organization had no intention of giving blanket endorse ment, although it would approve flood control measures provided they do not involve main stream dams. Streeter's statement, to which I make objection, is as follows: Nationally, tho liaak Walton Laagua of America wa craatad by tporttman to furthar tha Intaraili of sportiman wharavar agricultural or othar Intaraili conflict with iportimtn opportu nist,. Wis Use Of Resources The haak Walton League, as I understand that organ ization, was not created to further the interests of sports men. It was created to bring about the "wise use of na tural resources" which frequently is further qualified as the "Greatest good, for the greatest number, for the great est period of time." Far from promoting sportsmen oppor tunities, the Izaak Walton League has spoasored stricter regulation of sports activities, where those activities were damaging to a resource. It has attempted to bring about orderly development of all natural resources, and in that effort has been harder, perhaps, on sportsmen than on any other group or activity. It is true, obviously, that the Izaak Walton League of America was created by sportsmen. Conservationists are lovers of the Great Outdoors. Consequently they are, for the most part, participants in outdoor sports. But the IWLA was created to safeguard resources from damage, de struction and unwise use by all factors and factions, includ ing sportsmen. The Izaak Walton League insists that resources be eval uated for their best uses. It objects when a resource is put to a single use when it could be serving a multiple purpose. Recreation and scenic values have had virtually no con sideration in power, flood control and reclamation planning. Recreational and scenic resources all too often have been unnecessarily damaged or destroyed by such projects. Thousands of acres of wetlands, pot hole areas, etc., have been drained, completely destroying wildlife habitat, only to have the land prove worthless for agricultural produc tion. Consequently much of the IWLA effort has been de voted to the protection of the recreational resource. Rogue Is Public Property The Izaak Walton League is not attempting to exer cise a selfish hold over resources. It asks only that rec reation, scenic values, water uses, watershed protection, forest and range utilization, all lie given equal considera tion in determining resource development. I sense in Editor Streeter's comments a resentment against interference from people and powers outside the area. Rut if people of the Rogue River Valley believe they should be free from outside interference in their planning, they should recall that they "sold" the Rogue River, only a few years ago, to sportsmen of America. It was the appeal to the sportsmen of the country, the exploitation of the won derful recreational resource of the Rogue River a re source that still exists that saved the area from finan cial disaster. Having sold the river to the country's sports men, residents of the Rogue River Valley should not object now if the sportsmen display a proprietary interest. Rut the Izaak Walton League and the organized sports men of the state and nation are not a selfish group, as non-conspi-vationists all too frequently are led to believe, nor are they blind to resource use other than snorts opportu nities. They are, as may be quickly shown, a most un selfish group, for few of those who labor in the cause of conservation will ever benefit personally from the projects to w'rich they devote their time, money and efforts. They are working for the benefit and welfare of future generations. J4J NEW YORK (.f) The condemned man ate a hearty Brit ish supper. The condemned man was me. Philip Harben, a portly, bearded man who is Britain's best known chef, is touring America as a culinary ambas sador. His purpose: To prove "that the art of good cook ing has returned to Britain, and now visitors mav eat like kings." : When an agent of the empire; the scaffold my last meal on apprised me of this news, 1 ex- earth.'' mirJ!l ihnflir;blC ,,"ub1' r- The challenge stirred the artist marned that, like many Amen- in llarlx-n. who is known lo mil cans, I was convinced British . hons in his own country (or his cooking had never progressed be- j cooking demonstrations over BHC yond tho Neanderthal stage. ! TV. In due time he. his wife and ny non t you let Mr. Harben come lo your house and cook you a meal?'1 suggested the empire agent. "He'll bring the food. Well, you know how it is when a columnist is offered a free meal. I thought the offer over for a frac tion of a second and agreed. "Do you have any particular preferences?" asked the empire's man "Tell Mr. Harben." I replied, 1 1 1 V, l it I i. , ,J i , "im. i nan urt-ii vumiriiiiirti saying British cooking was among . the worst in Ihe world. I'd liko 1 him to prepare (he kind of a meal I I should hava just before going lo I Ore. Fri., April 13, 1956 damage. - eports that a spokesman for according to Streeter, declared me empires advance scout ar rived loaded down with bottles and bundles. "My wife collaborates in all mv professional work including the washing up," said Harben. Donning a slriped butcher's apron, he disappeared into the ! kitchen. A great clattering arose, and soon haunting fragrances emerged. ' The dinner, when it was served.! ' resembles. F'rat came pink slices of Scotch, salmon, (he lenderest I've) ver Congress Review Asked Of Proposed Land Withdrawals WASHINGTON ifi Congren- sional review of all proposed mill tary withdrawal! of public lands in excess of 5,000 acres was ad vocated this week by 10 House memners. Chairman Engle (D-Cali) of the House Interior Committee said the group it seeking "a reasonable method of control" to prevent un necessary exclusion of mining, grazing, lumbering and recreation al activities in large areas of the West. The 10 a most identical bills In troduced in the House Tuesday re sulted from the Navy's applica tion last year to withdraw two million acres in Nevada, and a similar large area in California for gunnery ranges. During an investigation by the House Interior Committee, Inter ior Department officials conceded they are in no position to weigh military necessity against eco nomic results in acting on de fense department applications for large tracts of public domain. The Interior Department, mean while, has been heeding a House Interior Committee request that action on all military withdrawal applications be suspended until the committee has had a chance to study the over-all problem thor oughly. The proposed legislation would bar withdrawals of more than 5.000 acres in the United States and Alaska without specific congres sional approval. Engle said the military already controls 14 million acres in con tinental United States and has pending applications for another six million acres. The area, he said, is great er than one-half the British Isles and equivalent to a strip 16 miles wide from New York to San Francisco. Heavy Damage Seen If Columbia Flood Develops SPOKANE I A Columbia River flood this year on the scale of that of 1894 would cause 300 million dollars damage along the river's lower reaches. Brig. Gen. Louis H. Foote said here. Gen. Foote, chief of the North Pacific Division of the Army En gineers, said only SO per rent of water storage facilities needed for an effective flood control plan "appears probable of develop ment". He said the lower Columbia contains 52 improved drainage and diking districts protected by some .107 miles of levees but that it's "highly improbable" a major extension of the levee system would be a satisfactory alterna tive to a control plan including dikes and storage. Foote, addressing Ihe Northwest Public Power Assn., said there would be a "tremendous expense" in constructing sea walls for ex tensive water fronts at Portland and Vancouver. Wash. William A. Pearl, chief of -the Bonneville Power Administration, said that so-called "interruptiblc power" will assume growing im portance as new federal plants are completed on the Columbia. Navv Amphibious Forces Plan To Visit Crete WASHINGTON I Tht Navy said Thursday amphibious forces of the U.S. 6th Fleet arc due to visit the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean early next montn. This, the Navv said, may have given rise to reports published in Athens that Marines would ba based on the island. It was ex plained that Greece had been asked to clear the visit, a move customary when American units stop in a foreign country. A rcinmrced battalion of Ma rines is attached to the 6th Fleet. The Navy's statement said that Navy and Marine forces have "visited and trained" on Crete "many times in the past." Earlier, State Department press officer Lincoln White had said he could "find no basis" for the re port Ihis country had asked Greece for permission to 'base 1.000 Marines on Crete. tasted, washed down with Amon tillado sherry. Then sweet-flaked Dover I o 1 e and a glass of Chablis wine. The traditional British "joint of beef." a vast rib roast, was a crisp and juicy brown master piece. With it came Yorkshire pudding Harben had let the beef drip into it to give it more flavor cauliflower and a bottle of beau tiful Burgundy. There was a tense moment when one of the guests asked for cat sup "If there Is anvthing wrong with American food,'1 sighed Harben, "it is your tendency (o smother it with catsup." No catsup. It seemed a fair ex change. Harben, after all, had re frained from submitting us to the ordeal of Brussels Sprouts. Then followed fresn strawber ries and cream, a vast chunk of Stilton cheese, a glass of port. . As we relaxed comfortably over our coffee and a(nip of brandy, Harben asked, "well"'" "I take it all back." I told him. "If that's a sample of honesl British rooking. I must admit I never had a better meal in my life." Harhen's beard rose and flew as proudly as the Union Jack, wav ing at full staff. "Any food is good fowl if it's well prepared," he said generous ly "If von were on vour death bed." i inquired, "and could take j only one last bite of food, what ; would it be " Harben puffed thoughtfully on a I long Havana cigar. It was a hard question for a connoisseur. i "I believe it would he a slice of bread and butter." he said ; finally, then added "Spread with ' bit of caviar, naturally." i Reader Compares U.S. Schools To Those Abroad ROSEBURG Perhaps it was the book, "Why Johnny Can't Read," that shocked many parents out of their lethargy. The articles on schools that followed in the furor were very disturbing. Even when writers telt the book was un fair, the fact seemed to remain that our Johnnys and Janes are lagging behind their 'western Eu ropean counterparts, we are told, for example, that an American col- lege graduate would have a rough time trying to answer a problem in mathematics that a high school student in western Europe would be expected to know. We are told that Russia is completely outstrid ing us in the production of scien tists. All this has very little to do, I am sure, with the size or cost of the plant where the student is educated. American schools came to their own defense by saying that they spend their time in teaching (chil dren to get along with each other, teaching them the nature and re sponsibility of citizenship in a de mocracy. But with murder five times higher in the United States than in any country in western Eu rope, with juvenile delinquency, dope addiction, and most of the more violent and repugnant crimes much higher per capita in our coun try, how well are our schools suc ceeding? I don't blame the schools for these deplorable conditions. The teaching of morals and manners is the responsibility of the home. Parents have been all too willing to let the schools take over their duties. An English judge recently travel ed through our country to study our juvenile problem. He made the statement that in almost every ju venile court in the United States he saw a child involved in a more serious and violent crime than any he witnessed in England in 33 years on the bench. Two of the things he felt were responsible were (1) the American school which gives a child so much free dom so early that, instead of learn ing self-discipline he learns the dangerous philosophy, "I see, I want, I take;" (2) the American home where the child completely runs the parents. Personally, I like the European method of education, although I can't see how it would be practi cal in America. The children are given their elementary training, which is followed by a very com prehensive test. If they fail this test, they are allowed to study for a few months more and are then given another. If they again fail, they are sent as apprentices to learn a trade. With only the mid dle and high mental levels in the classes, the teachers can more easily leach comprehensive studies and derclop initiative and spontan icty. In America we do it differently. We have twenty-two schools .for training teachers to help the ex ceptional student and twenty of them are lo help the exceptional ly handicapped. It is all to the good, fine, wonderful and democra tic to help these handicapped children- to be normal, but aren't the exceptionally talented just as im portant? It seems that the Amer ican school system has succumbed to (or did it originate?) the na tional favorite pastime of glorify ing the mediocre. Many of us parents have sat back a little awed, perhaps, by the degrees behind the names of our school administrators. We have overlooked the fact that they are mere frail humans and can be, and sometimes are, wrong dead wrong. Some of them seem to have the smug, complacent idea that they, and they alone, know what is good for our children. They seem to overlook the fact that we pay the bill. Angelina W. Stephens Roseburg, Ore. -(Janice While the political sages try to fathom Vice President Nixon's. fu ture, it might be interesting to see how vice presidents have fared in the past. The historical record contains some surprises. Altogether, excluding Nixon, the United States has had 35 vice pres idents. Of this total, just six serv ed two terms. The other 29 had but one. Two of Ihe six, George Clinton and John C. Calhoun, served their two terms under different presi dents. Clinton was elected first with Thomas Jefferson and Ihen with James Madison. Calhoun held the office under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. ONLY FOUR of the 35 vice pres idents served two terms with pres idents who themselves were elect ed for two or more terms. The four were John Adams un der George Washington, Daniel Tompkins under James Monroe, Thomas Marshall under Woodrow Wilson and John Garner with Franklin I). Roosevelt. It should be noted particularly that only twice since 18:5. at the end of Monroe's second term, have vice presidents been re - elected with incumbent presidents. And one of those, Garner, was dropped after two of Mr. Roose velt's (our terms. THIS COUNTRY so far has had 11 presidents who were elected lor two or more terms. Thus the vice presidential score is 4 out nf 11. If Garner is left out because he was dumped by an in cumbent president, it would be 3 of 11. Some might be inclined lo ar gue it 'should be J mil of 12, since Henry Wallace. Mr. Roosevelt s vice president from 1M1 to 1SM5, had two chances at the job but School Board Member Clarifies His Position nnGFRURft I have been ask- 'ed by. certain people, who have been supporters oi ine present school policy, to clarify my posi tion as being both a member of the budget board and of the Associ ation for Better Schools, and at to what my actions would be if the present proposed budget is suc cessfully defeated. First, may I point out that there does exist a great amount of dis satisfaction within the district. Four of the last six budget elec tions have gone down in defeat. There is widespread opinion as to why they have not been approved. I am one who believes that, by and large, the voters are willing to pay the bill if they have confi dence that they are getting what they desire at the lowest possible expense. The voting record of recent years indicates to me that they do not have such confidence. During these recent years,' indivi dual board members and admin istrators have agreed at various times, with certain interested per sons that these matters should and would be investigated. Their inten tions, however, have fallen flat. Thus the Association for Better Schools is asking for an evaluation of our schools for the purpose of finding out where we are, if we are on the right course, and if we have enough fuel to get there with a reasonable margin of safety. Is Ihis an unreasonable demand? I think not. Many people believe that the district may be off course, us ing fuel too fast and only hoping for some miracle before our sup ply is exhausted. Some people seem to think that we as an associ ation are out to scuttle the ship (our schools), but just remember that we are on this ship too. If the budget is successfully turned down on April 19, I assure you that I will be the last to re quest malicious and reckless cut ting of any part of our school pro gram. Time will not allow for the results of an evaluation to be used in this year's proposed budget. I do not mean to imply that it should not be trimmed, as I do believe that it can stand some "dressing up" and a "few rough edges pol hshed." It is my opinion that a "yes" vote will only mean continued and greater dissatisfaction, whereas a "no vole can mean continuation of our school program plus an eval uation, which if properly carried out should lead to a more unified district with confidence to move ahead in the task of taking care of our rapidly increasing enroll ment. Ray E. Doerner Roseburg, Ore. Fluoridation Costs To People Inevitable It' is indeed heartening to learn that not all big corporations are heartless. It braces us up no end to learn that the Oregon Water Corporation will "absorb fluorida tion costs." Their manager further pointed out that "Fluoridation would not mean rate increases for water us ers in the local area." We were elated to find the corporation so altruistic! But. let's not be naive. Further along the corporation says: "As is usual procedure, when expenses get too high the company might ask the PUC for permission to in crease, etc." In looking back over some old water receipts, we find that it has already been found necessary to ask the PUC for permission, etc," and rates have been increas ed from $1.20 in 1948 to the pres ent $1.75. After all, the corporation is in business, and couldn't give anything away, even if it did feel benevolent. So why not face facts. Inevitably fluoridation will increase costs, and the" corporation will have to raise rates to cover the same costs. So why equivocate? Glen Wellman Roseburg, Ore. i2lo65 a I was pushed aside after one term. In summary, it is plain that two term vice presidents are an ex tremely lonely band in U.S. his tory. ISRAEL'S ARMS SITUATION A good deal of misunderstanding seems to have arisen over the U.S. government's reluctance thus far to grant arms aid to Israel. Some of the criticism of this policy is based on the flat assump tion that Israel already is at a disadvantage in military strength as compared with its Arab neigh bors, and that the Arab edge is Communist arms shipments. It is the present conviction of this government that Israel is not thus handicapped. The official view is that the Israeli enjoy definite military superiority today over all their Arab adversaries combined. Because of the long-evident hos tility of the Arab toward Israel as an independent state, there are "preventive war" advocates in the latter country. The fear in Washington is that more arms for Israel now would increase its margin for superiority and encourage these advocates to press harder for war. That is the basis (or the denial of arms up to now Admittedly, however, Ihe situa tion is changing rapidly because nf Red arms shipments. The Israeli advantage is believed to be dimin ishing at a pare which should bring the two rivals in military balance within six months. There after, the Arabs are expected to gain an edge. As Washington sees it. our job then would be to restrain the Arabs. Whatever may be said in criti cism of America's Middle 'East policv, it would seem clear it is not founded on indifference lo Is rael's security a nation. In The Day's News (Continued From Page One) our most valuable resource. With that statement, I think, all of us in Southern Oregon and Far North ern California will agree. The U.S. News and World Re port (one of the nation's leading business magazines) in a recent issue devoted several pages of text, pictures and maps to this huge project. Among other things, it said in its interesting article: "America's last frontier, the arid Upper Colorado river basin, may become a mountain oasis for mil lions. After years of argument, congress has approved construc tion of dams and storage reser voirs to provide water and power for the upper basin of the Colorado. At least 780 million dollars will be spent on projects now approved. Eventually billions probably will be poured into the region (by pri vate investors developing the re sources made available by the project.) The magazine adds that over the years a "new land of opportunity" is expected to open in the Colo rado's upper basin. It adds: "Wa terliquid gold to the West is counted upon to provide the base for this new inland empire." Under the heading "What's Com ing in the Upper Colorado Basin," the U.S. News says: "WATER: The yearly water sup ply of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming will RISE (he cause of storage that will save wa ter that otherwise would run to waste) about one and a half mil lion acre feet. "POWER: About 900,000 kilo watts will be added to the Upper Colorado Basin power capacity. IRRIGATION: A total of 366,000 acres in the Upper Colorado Basin will get water from the first 11 projects. INDUSTRY: With more water and power. Upper Colorado Basin states hooe to attract big new in dustries (to develop their existing raw materials, chiefly 'minerals.) This word in conclusion: If water will do all that for the Upper Colorado Basin, it will do all that AND MORE for Southern Oregon for here in Southern Ore gon we have plenty of water, if we handle it right, and we have natural resources and native raw materials to equal those of the basin of the Upper Colorado. Keep your eye on Southern Ore gon. It's going places in the future. COMMODORE HOTEL S. W. MORRISON at 16 PORTLAND Under the personal management of FRANK G. BODIN Make The Commodore Your Portland Headquarters For reservationi, call CApital 3-7294 W if m m ; art .ifS 1 FUL-COLOR LATEX PAINT for the smartest rooms vK-SP ; ! S-1 on lppL A GALLON ! . --- ' . 1 A 1 . "t The greatest latex paint of them all! 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