Northwest Pioneering Boom Spurs
Decision On River Power Rights
NEW YORK l'PIi A big pio- '. Colonel Symbol said the preser-
net-ring boom in the P a c i f Ic wation of the Columbia salmon
Northwest is spurring American tishenes alone will be an increas-
interest in pressing for an early ing headache in the c o m i a
settlement of the long dispute veais. Engineers have proven
will) Canada over division of Co- that fish ladders will enable the
lumbia River power rights
An agreement in principle was
reached earlier this year but the
details still have to be ironed out.
The agreement represented a vic
tory for Canada because the
United States conceded that Can
ada was entitled to a substantial
share of power to be generated
on the American reaches of the
Columbia in return for the stor
age of water on the Canadian
side.
Monty Given
Recognizing this. Congress just
recently appropriated 52 million
dollars for various improvements
on the Columbia.
According to Col. Paul Symbol,
an Army district engineer in
Washington state, the U. S. gov
ernment may have to spend two
oiiiion dollars for water control
on the streams of the Pacific
Northwest in the next 20 years
o keep up with the needs of in
dustry and the many farmers in
the region.
salmon to come upstream to
spawn, he said, but each new
dam, nevertheless, causes a great
destruction of salmon.
The fish scientists and engi
neers have not yet solved the
nroblem of keeping salmon fing-
erlings from being killed when
they get caught in the terrific
falls of water from the dams.
The Army engineers have map
ped a 10-year program of expert
ment and study which they hope
will solve the salmon problem.
Demand Created
The leaping growth of the
Northwest not only is creating a
.virtually insatiable demand for
electric power but an interest in
making long stretches of the Co
lumbia navigable for barges
drawing 12 feet of water.
At present, barges can come
upstream on the Columbia as far
as Pasco, which is about 40 miles
upstream from Walla Walla. That
means the Columbia is navigable
for 400 miles inland from the port
of Astoria, Ore.
Not long ago a shipment of
German automobiles was unload
ed from a barge at the wheat
belt town of Pases after coming
all the way from Hamburg by
water.
However, the Army engineers'
20-ycar-program for the Columbia
does not envision turning it into
a Pacific version of the St. Law
rence seaway. Before that could
haooen, there would have to be
a lot more growth in the v. b.
Northwest a:id British Columbia
and much agitation for a seaway
on both sides of the border. And
Seattle. Portland and Vancouver
probably would oppose the idea
as vigorously as the Atlantic
ports opposed the St. Lawrence
seaway for years.
Pair Capture
Nine Hole
Competition
Keith Patten and Wendy Mo
beny topped I -a Grande Country
Club goiters in mens and wo
iren's nine hole competition. Sun
(ay. Patten and Mobcry. shot a
net 29 whijc three teams tied
for second with net 31's in the
morning action.
Rollie and Mirrian King,
VISITS
Continued From Front Pas
BLACK SOX LOSE
LETHBRIDGE. Alta. (LTD
The Drain Black Sox of Oregon
lost 9-5 to the Kansas City Mon
archs in the title game of the
Lethbridgc International Rotary
baseball tourney Saturday. Drain
defeated Lander, Wyo., 10-3 in the
semi-final game with which Jim
Pifher hit a two-run homer.
net 31's to tio with Lee Stoner
ar.d Lydia McCansc for second
pot in the competition.
In Saturday's mens sweepstake
play Harry Karns and Bill Coult
er walked off with top honors in
their divisions.
Karns posted a net 69 to cap
ture the first division honors and
Coulter's net 68 topped second
division golfers.
John Rucdel finished second to
Karns with a net 70 followed by
Dave Baum with a 71. Bob How-
aid's 73 and Don McCall and Lee
Stoner. tied with net 75's.
George Vdy was runnerup to
Coulter with a net 73. Carl
Krickson and Bob Fallow tied
with net 74's for third and Bob
Carey shot a net 77 to match Bus
Courtney for -fifth spot in the
second division.
He added that during his own
tour of Hie Soviet I'nion, he like
wise will be able to. sec "first
hand" the Russian country, its
IMHiple and their way of life.
Kiscnhowor said the exchange
trips will have "no direct connec
tion'' with a possible summit
meeting. But he expressed hope
that "the mere announcement
would inspire Die foreign min
isters to greater activity." The
Big Kuur foreign ministers have
llocki
ncva talks, which are to cnu
Wednesday.
The Eisenhower - Khrushchev
visits apparently will rule out the
possibility of a formal Big Four
summit conference until at least
very late this year or the begin
ning of next.
Berlin Crisis Unlikely
However, the new development
also would seem to mean that the
I'nited States feels assured that
the Russians will not create any
new crisis over Berlin this year
The President said he did not
know the sitccific dates Khrush
chev would be in the I'nited
States except that it would be in
September. He said that he would
repay the visit "later this full
Soviet sources said Eisenhower's
journey to Russia was expected in
October
Wagon Train j
11 Days From
Destination
PENDLETON (LTD -. Ore
gon's covered wagon train headed
west again today with only 11
more days until it reaches its
destination at Independence. Ore.
The modern pioneers spent a
busy weekend here and ut the
Chief Joseph days rodeo in
Joseph.
On Sunday morning church ser
vices conducted by the Rev. Art
Motanik were held at the Mound
L'p grounds he:e. After the serv
ices about half of the wagon train
personnel boarded small private
planes for the flight to Joseph.
Th Dalles this Weak
, They were treated to a luncheon
put on by the Enterprise Cham
ber of Commerce and then were
honored at the Chief Joseph Ro
deo. The wagon train, which left In
dependence, Mo., on April 19,
has The Dalles as its destination
this week. It is expected to reach
The Dalles on Saturday. Then on
Monday, like the pioneers of 1843,
the 59'ers will hoard a barge for
a trip down the Columbia river
to Portland.
The seven wagons are duo in
Independence sometime on Fri
day. Aug. 14. Then comes a big
Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., Aug. 3 1959 Page 3
Airman Charged i
In Man's Death
At Pendleton
PENDLETON UTH An air
man 1st Class from Fairchild
Air Force Base in Spokane was
charged with negligent homicide
Saturday night in the traffic
death of Treffle Adolph Simard,
71, Hermislon.
Charged was Robert Daniel Sy
ler. 27. I'matilla County District
Attorney Richard Courson said
the airman admitted he struck
Simard's car just north of the
Stanfield Junction early Saturday.
At the time of the accident, po
lice said it auoeared that the
auto, found overturned in a ditch
had been struck by another ve
hicle.
Pieces of Syler car left at the
scene led to his arrest later by a
policeman in downtown Pendleton
Under laboratory analysis they in
dicated the make of the car and
the approximate damage.
Syler said he did not think he
hit the car hard enough to push
it off the road and said he did
not look back, Courson said.
celebration the next day, to cli
max the triti which has attract
ed the fancy of the western
I'nited Stales to promote Ore-
ion's Centennial year.
Rocky Rules
Himself Out
For Veep Spot
SAN Jl'AN. P.R. (L'PU -Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller . of New
York Sunday emphatically ruled
himself out as a Republican can
didate for vice president in 10.
Kockcleller s removal oi mm
lf a vice Presidential nossi-
bility all but killed Republican
dreams ot a Nixon iiocneieiier
ticket.
Whiln eliminating himself as a
potential vice presidential nomi
nee. Rockefeller continued to
leave the door open to the possi
hilitv he mieht be available for
the Republican presidential nomi
nation, lie reucraieo. ne imu nu
plans to become a presidential
pmuliil.-iln hut said he would not
preclude the possibility of com
pletely changca . . circumstances
which might change his. mind.
"1 don't want to preclude the
possibility of a complete .change
in circumstances in which I
would want to reappraise the sit
uation," he told a news confer
ence on the opening day of the
51st annual governors conference
However, he declined to say
what these circumstances might
be.
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