Oregon daily emerald., October 13, 1971, Page 3, Image 3

Daredevil racer Barney Oldfield, as painted by C. Peter Helck,
when he did a mile a minute back in 1903 on the Empire City Track at
Yonkers, N.Y. The racer Oldfield drove was built by Henry Ford of
Detroit, some five years before Ford formed the company that
produced the fabulous “Tin Lizzie.”
OSPIRG aid sought on eco issues
As a result of a public hearing Monday night, the Local Board of
OSPIRG has a choice of several environmental issues to choose from
as possible future projects.
The board heard presentations from the Northwest Steelheaders,
Save French Pete, and MITS OFF groups. They also heard the con
cerns of a student about the future of Straub Hall.
First speaker on the agenda was Bob Robinson of Northwest
Steelheaders (a group interested in the preservation of cold water
fish). Robinson sought OSPIRG’s aid in opposing a proposal of the
Army Corps of Engineers to dredge fourteen miles of the Siuslaw river
from Florence to Mapleton.
The purpose of the dredging, Robinson stated, is to allow barge
traffic at low tide as well as high tide. Of the three mills that operate
barges on this portion of the river, Georgia Pacific will be closing
down, Erskin is drying out, and Davidson is operating an average of
only one barge a month. Robinson contended that this was an
“ecological giveaway,” considering the minimal tonnage moved by
barge and the possibly severe environmental consequences of
ureuging.
Robinson thought OSPIRG could help in assessing the en
vironmental impact of the proposal and in informing the public. He is
worried that with a 12 foot deeper channel, cold salt water may run
further upstream and adversely affect the fish. He also raised concern
about the “dredge spoils that would be dumped on the bank.”
He also charged that Gov. Tom McCall had “muzzled” five state
agencies that opposed dredging: the Game Commission, Fish Com
mission, Department of Environmental Quality, State Water
Resources Board, and Division of State Lands.
Jim Renney then spoke for a group called Save French Pete. He
asked for OSPIRG’s financial assistance in the amount of $2,500 to
help mount a full scale campaign to mobilize public pressure against
clear cutting and road building in the 19,000 acre stand of virgin
timber.
Some of the items for which money is sought include an
honorarium for a Mason Williams concert, radio advertising by such
people as Paul Newman, newspaper ads and bumper stickers. Renney
announced that there would be a French Pete rally November 18.
Doug Hofstadter, a representative from the newly formed MITS
OFF (Mining in Three Sisters Obliterates Dlora and Fauna)
organization, suggested that OSPIRG could help in informing the
public of the effects mining could have on the wilderness area. Hof
stadter quipped that his group wants to “undermine the U.S. pumice
company.”
He announced petitions against mining in Three Sisters are
available for signing on the EMU terrace. They will be distributed in
the community within the next two weeks. Volunteers are needed to
help with this effort.
Fred Sawyer referred to a study of the Army Corps of Engineers
called the Willamette Basin Comprehensive Study. He reported that
the Corps plans 99 dams on the Willamette in the next 20-30 years.
Sawyer felt that OSPIRG should investigate the need or lack of need
for this number of dams.
It was also reported that the Lane County Commissioners have
proposed a dam just below the Ferry Street bridge. State chairman
Ben Merrill remarked that he doubted the Commissioners had any
jurisdiction over a navigable river.
Gretchin Shoots suggested that OSPIRG look into a motel’s
request for rezoning along the Willamette Greenway. Ms. Shoots
maintained that nearby farmers strongly oppose the area’s
development.
Debby Dunlap reported her concern over a “rumor” that Straub
Hall was going to be converted into academic facilities without
reimbursing the dorm fund. R. C. Owens, one of two attorneys serving
as legal counsel for the ASUO reported that his office is working on a
position statement on the matter for ASUO president Iain More.
All suggestions made at the hearing will be taken under ad
visement by the OSPIRG local board and the the OSPIRG state board.
Hearings will be held on the second Monday of each month to deter
mine citizen and student concerns in environmental areas.
More picks Ellen Wolfe
Ellen Wolfe was selected
Tuesday morning by the ASUO
executive to fill the third and last
administrative assistant position
in the ASUO.
ASUO President Iain More
announced Tuesday afternoon
that Ms. Wolfe will work closely
with Vice President Larry
Salmony in the areas of higher
education funding and public
relations. ‘‘Since she’s just
newly-named to the position,”
More explained, “all her duties
aren’t defined yet.”
Ms. Wolfe is a graduate student
in journalism at the University
and editor of Eugene Magazine.
She was selected from a field of
12 applicants.
Auto
prints
displayed
When Barney Oldfield drove a
mile a minute in one of those
“new-fangled” horseless
carriages back in 1903 he was
making history and he was also
among the forerunners of
automobile racing.
A print of the painting of
Oldfield and the Henry Ford
racer is one of a collection of
original drawings and prints by
C. Peter Helck now being shown
in the Special Collections Room
of the University library.
The collection was given to the
library this year by Helck, a well
known commercial artist and
major collector of antique cars.
He is also an authority on famous
races and racers of the past.
The Oldfield “mile a minute"
scene is one of numerous racing
car paintings that are included in
the library’s collection which will
be on display through Nov. 26.
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Covered courts now open
The newly opened covered
tennis courts will be open until
5:45 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays for student and faculty
use.
The courts will open at 7 a.m.
and will be available to students
and faculty members until 8:30
a.m., and from 1:30 p.m. until
closing. The courts will be used
by classes from 8:30 a.m. until
1:30 p.m.
As soon as funds are available
for supervision, the courts will be
open longer hours, according to
W. P. Rhoda of the physical
education department. If there is
enough use of the courts, Rhoda
hopes to have the courts open
from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Mon
days through Saturdays and from
9 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sundays.
The handball courts in the
facility are still closed due to
construction.
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