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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1949)
CVA Not Necessary Says General Pick WASHINGTON—(JP)—The chief of army engineers said today he does not see how creation of a Co lumbia Valley Authority would speed construction of projects pro posed for the area by his organiza tion. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick was asked at a senate public works committee hearing by Senator Mc Clellan (D-Ark) how enactment of the administration’s bill for a Co 1 u m b i a Valley administration would implement construction of projects in the army engineers’ comprehensive plan for develop ment of the basin. “I don’t see any advantage in an authority out there,” the gen eral replied. But the officer testified that he believed that the work will go ahead without delay if an author ity is created. “I don’t see why the work could not be carried on just the same,” he said. And, later, under questioning, General Pick said, “As chief of en gineers I feel obligated to support the president's program.” The committee heard Pick and Senator Magnuson (D-Wash) at its first hearing on the CVA pro posal introduced by Magnuson and Senator Cain (R-Wash). Chairman Chavez (D-NMi as serted the committee intends to go into ail phases of the Columbia basin development and will hold sessions in the basin to give local people an opportunity to testify. Magnuson urged approval of the bill, backed by President Tru man, saying it would coordinate the work now being done by the engineers and the reclamation bu reau in the basin, prevent conflict between the two agencies and make for better management and economy. As General Pick described the engineers*plans for developing the basin, sharp questions were asked by the committee members. Senator McClellan challenged the report of the Hoover commis sion that there is conflict between the engineers and Bureau of Rec lamation over construction various projects. He asked Pick about it and the general replied he knew of no such situation. General Pick also denied one of the charges in the task force re port that the engineers and bureau Victim Victor G. Reuther, CIO United Auto Workers officer, was struck in the face by a shotgun blast as he sat in the living room of his Detroit home. Picture above was taken at the time his brother, UAW President Walter P. Reuther was shot, 13 months ago. (AP Wirephoto) When Bridges Took Oath .ini HARRY BRIDGES, west coast CIO longshore head, indicted in San Francisco by a federal grand jury on charges of perjury and conspiracy to obstruct and defeat naturalization laws, is shown as he took his preliminary citizenship oath in August, 1945. Two other union officials, J. R. Robertson, and Henry Schmidt, Richard Gladstein, Bridges’ counsel and dsfense attorney at the New York Communists’ trial; Bridges, Robertson, H. J. Gudley, and W. R. Cast agnetto, then head of the U. S. naturalization ser vice in San Francisco. (AP Wirephoto) Human Conveyor Belt "1 i . in ii 111 iiiiiii wmiiiiii ipyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwwiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiii mu min in' » pi_ _ i Working furiously to stop a new leak in levee on Trinity river near Fort Worth, Tex., a line of men hand sand bags to one another. New break is from week-old flood. Heavy rains brought the river back up. (AP Wirephoto) Robert Ripley Dies Friday of Heart Attack NEW YORK, May 27 (^—Rob ert L. Ripley, 55, who gave the title “believe it or not’’ to a one-shot sports cartoon and saw it grow into one of the world’s most popular newspaper features, died today. He had entered the Harkness pavilion of the Columbia-Presby terian medical center yesterday after a brief illness. The hospital said he died of an acute heart at tack. had “wasted” $250,000 in investi gating the same dam site on the Snake river at Hells Canyon in Idaho. He said the work had not been duplicated but added that when you are getting ready to construct a $400,000,000 dam you have to be certain you have substantial foun dations. Senator Kerr (D-Okla) tried to get an opinion from Pick as to whether it is feasible to transfer water from the Columbia basin to the Colorado river, where he said there is a shortage of water. Pick said he couldn’t answer the ques tion until an investigation has been made. The committee recessed until Tuesday, when Reclamation Com missioner Michael Straus is to tes tify. Only last Tuesday night he ap peared on his weekly television show, latest phase in the fabulous career of his "believe it or not” idea. Since he started the cartoon in 1918 it had grown into a weekly, then a daily feature, jumped from a single newspaper feature to a chain of 30 papers and later to some 300. It had won him fame as a radio entertainer, author, and star of movie shorts. To collect his mate rial he had traveled throughout the world and at one time hired more than 70 persons—including nine just to handle his mail. He had exhibits at the Chicago and New York world’s fairs and the San Francisco exposition, and received several honorary college degrees for the educational value of his work. His home at Mamaroneck on Long Island sound, called “Bion” from the initial letters of his famed cartoon, was a museum of curios. He once valued them at $2,000,000. no worries! w ny noi snip your luggage nome tne caretree-ana-easy way —by Consolidated Freightways? Just make one phone call and we’ll pick up and deliver your things right to your front door. Pay on delivery if you wish. 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The new studios, located on the third floor of Villard hall, features three rooms of varying sizes, which, will enable the department to broadcast anything from across the table convesation to small band concerts. The studios are sound proof, and have a centrally located control beard. ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE CENTRAL 11 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Pearl Paul S. Mellish, Pastor 9:45 a. m. Church School 11:00 a. m., Morning Worship WESTMINSTER HOUSE 9:30 a. m. University Class 6:00 p.m. Supper-Discussion “Our Commissions” planned by the fellowship commission 7:00 p. m. Hymn Sing FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1166 Oak St. Hugh N. McCallum, Pastor University Classes, 9:45 a. m. Dr. Victor P. Morris, Teacher University Student Fellowship 6 p. m. CHRISTIAN HOUSE Worship Services, 11 a. m. 7:30p. m. FIRST CHURCH of CHRIST, SCIENTIST 12th and Oak St. A branch of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachu setts. SUNDAY SERVICES 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. 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