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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1947)
1 The Startman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday April 27, 1947 Comments at Willamette Basin Projec t g Summarized .Uy Eebert E. Can ware Cttj Editor. The Statesman Spokesmen for thousands of residents in- aix lower Willamette vaHey counties Tilday testified in an army engineers' public hear ing of reaction to -the recently modtfiedplan for flood control land related projects through the valley. ! ; " Largely a review of this area's support of army plans to con tinue its plan of damming Willamette tributaries with the Detroit and other dams, the record in cludes these reactions: MARION .- - - - Chairman Floyd Fox and Ben Claggrtt presented 'Marion county spokesmen for the basin commis sion. Marion County Judge Grant Murphy was emphatic in voicing favor lor the Detroit dam which he described as a boon to the county in flood control, irrigation and power. Salem City Engineer J. H. Dav is said the army's plan for con crete lining of, Shelton ditch is imperative as ditch maintenance as a flood protection is by now beyond the city's means." W. W. Rosebraugh, who has a foundry property along the ditch, told bow the originally improvised farmer's drainage : ditch about worn its way to a present 40 feet wide and 18-18 deep.- . ' Charles D. Woolverton,' Mill City Enterprise published, said the Detroit dam is necessary to fulfill the demands of growing valley population as well as to eventually provide the 1 Willam ette's own power Ernest B. Henningson of Tal bot, representing the middle San tiam area, asserted that wildlife will flourish when the rivet is controlled. He said the Santlam Improvement company of resi dents in that area does not want the Waterloo dam held up mere ly by objection of fisheries inter ests, j Harry Pearcy said the Keizer district near Salem is having a building boom 90 per cent of which is in a zone which the 1943 flood inundated. He also said hop yards and other farms in that area suffer $80,000 losses yearly because of floods in giving Kei zer's endorsement of army plans. Mrs. Clifford Classen of Inde pendence, with land on the bar and Marion county side, said 'the 1943 flood caused $25,000 pro perty, loss and left a deep cut through her property. She op posed any army plan for making a spillway of the cut, saying that would ruin what remains of her farmland there. . j - Robert Harper of Gervals es timated that 1.500 of. Marion NISOr&STOM Electrical Contractors Specialists in Adequate Wiring 3 WWL MEE Stressing Speed, Service, Quality and Reliability 1 "ii Call Us For an Estimate Phone 0895 3055 Portland Road Salem, Oregon county's 5,000 farms need addi tional drainage. . - - Charles A. Sprague presented a navigation statement for the basin commission, citing Increased population and production in the valley as - reason for navigation improvements. YAMHILL, B. M. Lefevre, Newberg, said often-flooded Yamhill county lands represent 8,000 -acres and nearly $5,000,000 value, the prin cipal losses , involving washed away seed crops. ' CLACKAMAS -- Walter Buse, Oregon City, the Clackamas county chairman in the basin commission, described the lower valley area as an ideal site for. decentralized industry. . Oscar Eby represented Molalla and Shady Dell residents favoring. the valley project. Margaret Labachek, Portland Girl Scout camping chairman, and Russell Rutherford,' representing Molalla river land farmers, joined Clackamas- County Judge E. L. Pope and Ed Pearson, engineer for the Girl Scout organization which has a camp on the Molalla, in requesting $10,000-$20,000 Re building of a Molalla river dam (7 miles from its mouth) and bank improvements to preserve fertile land and. crops, protect homes and make it possible to continue the present girls camping site. POLK Irrigation of farmlands being repurchased from the government at Camp Adair was cited, as a factor supporting need of "Ham ming on the Luckiamute by Ray Walker, Independence, the basin group's Polk county chairman. He urged, however, that the dam site be moved several miles up stream from - Lewis ville so that all farmers along the river may benefit Mayor Hollis Smith of Dallas petitioned for an as yet unplanned dam on upper Rickreall creek to aid in irrigation and protect Dal las water supply. L. H. McBee of the Polk county farmers' union and Mayor Walter Musgrave of West Salem Indicated their sup Red Cross Aid in Disaster Totalled Commitments by the American Red Cross in giving aid to Texas City, Texas for its recent blast disaster, will total $250,000 or more, it is revealed in a report sent the Marion county chapter. of the Red Cross. " The report shows that services as extended by the Red Cross in the disaster included more than $100,000 worth of drugs, surgical instruments and hospital supplies, two billion units of penicillin, quantities of other drugs and plasma and supply of 4000 work ers trained in first aid, 650 nurses and many doctors, nurses aides and other workers. BXOSTCBMAM Minette I. KkMterman, at the Inci dence, rout S, box X30. Salem. April 26. Wife of W. Z. Kloetermaa of Sa lem; mother of Eliot Kloatermarl Jr., Mt Vernon. Wash.: Edward and fceo ert Kloeterman of Salem; slater of Rueaeil Sabor. Minneapolis. Minn.; Sam Sabor of Loo Angeles and Chawncey Sabor of Phoenix. Ariz.; aioco of Ma thilda Hohn of St. Louis. Mo. Serrtoos will be announced by th W. T. JUg don company. .. - DAVIS a . - EstaHa F. Darts. To. wife of Merritt Davis, at her homo. T4S N. Capitol at. Saturday. April SS. Oairtoaa to b an nounced later by the Howell-Edwards chapel. ' - - - --- - i - : - - ! '. . A Got B. F. 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April 26 Margar et Vandalia Campbell Hayter. 77, died at a Dallas hospital Thurs day after about five months ill ness. She was the widow of the late Dr. Mark Hayter, to whom she was married at Dallas Nov. 23, 1887. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church, the Rev. Ralph P. Waggoner and Dr. Earl Benbow officiating. Inter ment will be at Embree cemetery near Dallas. Born Aug. 17, 1869, at Grand Ronde, she was the daughter of William G. and Emma Campbell. Dr. Hayter began his dental practice the year of their mar riage and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary there in 1937. Dr. Hayter died a few months later. Mrs. Hayter has lived at Nelscott since 1939. She was a member of the Pres byterian church, was an active member of Neamo" chapter, OES and was grand worthy matron of the order in 1912. Surviving are. three sisters, Mrs. Una LaChance and Mrs. Le na McDonald of Portland and Mrs. L. A. Propst, all of Milwau kee and one brother, Thomas Ed ward Campbell of Dallas. United Air Lines Changes Schedule United Airlines Salem officials have announced a change in their two flights daily scheduled north bound and two southbound, effec tive today. Northbound trips will depart at 11:59 ajn. and 4:42 p.m-, with the southbound flights take off here at 10:50 ajn. and 8:33 pjn, H.T. Sweeney, station manager, stated. Too Late to Classify STTUATTOW Wan tad: Temporary work for duration of telephone strike. 1 yra. experience la electrical Jk com munications field. Reference on re- RlWAftB: S30 for arreat it eonrie- tioa ec the party who removed the white boat from the foot of Hickory at. Friday ntrht or Saturday. Earl Du Chaen. N. 8th. Phone 1-183 . PtA HOUSE Sunday. 1 to 4 pi". HayeaYille Gardens. For sale by owner. S&300. W1U go OX rra. homo lust completed, h.w. floors . thruout. elee. heat, fplaoe. plaaterod. attached Sa ras, elee. h.w. htr, weather-otr.. in sula tod. restricted dlstr. on K N. to 1st Chemawa road, turn left. Phone WSS. or 4103. School Board Association to Revise System- A plan to completely reorganize its systern was adopted by the State School Board association at its Saturday meeting. LaSalle Coles of Prineville, manager of the Ochoco irrigation district, was elected president of the sxx-ia- tion, H. L. Skirvin of Hariisburg was chosen vice president and a director was elected from each of the 10 zones. Membership requirements for boards joining the state associa tion include a charge of 33 per board, plus 10 cents payment per year for each census child of the school district This f,und is de signed to enable the state group to employ a full time executive secretary. Rabbi Berkowitz To Address ARC The Marion county chapter, American Red Cross, will hold its annual dinner meeting May 20 at the Marlon hotel with Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz of Portland as guest speaker. Directors will be elected at the annual meeting and reports on the year's business given. Chapter representatives in all sections of Marion county are being invited to attend. Chief Justice George Rossman of the Oregon supreme court, chairman of the Marion county chapter, will preside. Mill aV 0' 7 VrtCT BRAND !r4m vegetable -Jkg W SPRAY ssi m i J Keep Root Maggots Aj ONIONS. RADISHES. T trr. I Just one drop of GETZUM Uquid applied to the heart ot the aver ge weed wifl eradicstt ft. large weeds absorb more liquid The roots dry up comptetey. CARCO H Pints Pints tSs QuartsU.49 Keep Root Maggots out of CABBAGE. ONIONS. RADISHES. CAULIFLOWER Complete directions with every container A (It lorfKEt lirCIATUffc The Getzum Gun is designed for the test est and surest way to control lawn weeds. 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