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Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950 Pages 1-6 Northwest Had Excess Storage Water In January, Dr. Paul Raver Tells Meeting Of Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Group Salem, Ore., Feb. 9 (U.R) In entire west is being made to de- contrast to some areas of the na tion which are faced with water shortages, the Pacific northwest had excess storage water and a large flow of water which en abled the northwest power pool to continue during January with out any serious interruptions, Dr. Paul J. Raver, Bonneville power administrator, reported today. Frequency Sags Dr. Raver told the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency committee meeting here today that because of the prolonged cold spell, the termine If a complete survey should be made. There has been talk that, if a sufficient surplus of water should be found in the Northwest, beyond all needs for power, reclamation and other purposes, it might be exportable to other areas where the water supply is short. To Continue Serious Dr. Raver said the power sit uation in the Northwest will con tinue to be serious at least until the end of 1953, when further electrical frequency in the area, power generation at McNary, sagged below 60 cycles eight times in January but with milder weather, a capacity load now is being carried in the pool. The Bonneville administrator said there had been some line breakages on lines of Bonneville customers. But the BPA was able to divert power over other lines to continue service. S. P. McCasland of Boise, Ida., with the U. S. Bureau of Recla mation, said a "reconnaissance" of the water situation in the Hungry Horse and Detroit dams should uirnisn a now oi unin terrupted power to present cus tomers. However, no new con tracts can be made with either private or public power users at least until 1953, he said. Col. O. E. Walsh, North Pacific division engineer for the U. S. corps of engineers, said that elim ination by the bureau of the budget of several smaller dams in the Willamette valley project will seriously interfere with the From where I sit ... Ay Joe Marsh "Left-Handed Compliment" See where bank In Denver Is putting In left-handed checkbooks. They figure their southpaw depos itors deserve just as much consid eration as the right handcrs. Time was when it was believed that left-handed people had no right to exist at all. If a youngster showed signs of using his left hand, his parents were supposed to break him of the habit to forct him to use his right. But today most doctors will tell you that changing a child's natu ral left-handed tendency usually causes more harm than good. Stammering and other nervous dis orders often get their start that way with children. From where I sit, if a man wants to use his left hand that's hit business. It's not such a good idea to make anyone do things our way. just because ice think it's right. Personally, I think a mellow glass of beer Is the finest beverage on earth. If you happen to prefer a Coke why, go to it! Only leave me the same freedom of choice, won't Copyright, 1950, United States Brewers foundation effectiveness of the entire proj ect. Col. Walsh, who is a member of the Columbia Basin Inter Agency committee, urged that the group hold an early meet ing in the Willamette basin area to consider the deletions and take whatever action they deem advisable. Rogue Work Complete Gov. Douglas McKay of Ore gon, host of the meeting, urged that the Willamette Basin meet ing be held at an early date so that protests could be forwarded to northwest members of con gress in time to assure action while the joint army-reclamation bill is still in committee. rnl. Walsh rerjorted that cold weather caused suspension of virtually all army projects the northwest in January. He said 100 inches of snow at the Detroit dam site on the north Santiam river prevents any work at the present time. Harold T. Nelson of Boise. Ida., with the U. S. department of interior, said all work was com pleted Tuesday on an investiga tion of the Rogue River basin, and a report on it is expected to be out soon. One Whistle Okay; Two And You're Up On Conduct Charge Newark, N. J., Feb. 9 (U.R) Nineteen policewomen and a chief magistrate today drew the fine distinction between flirting and disorderly con duct. Their conclusions, reached after a daylong conference of judicious inquiry, were: A flirt may whistle once at a woman without injuring her dignity or getting into trouble. Persistence after the male flirt is told nothing is doing con stitutes disorderly conduct. "We always give ihom a chance to go away," Police woman Martha Brent said In summing up the conclusions, "but if they bother us after that, it's a different story." California forests are at pres ent growing about a billion and a half board feet of lumber annually. Northwest Power Rates May Jump, Cordon Advised Washington, Feb. 9 (U.R) The reclamation bureau has ad vised Sen. Guy Cordon (R., Ore.),' that public power rates in the Pacific northwest eventually may be raised. Reclamation Commls s i o n e r Michael Straus told Cordon the present rate of $17.50 per kilo watt year would go up to S21.57 when 17 existing and proposed projects are operating together. Letter Read Straus estimated the increase without reference to a proposal to use interest collected on power investments to Aid In re payment of project costs. Cordon read a letter from Straus during senate interior committee hearings on the Col umbia river coordinated plan Earl B. Ostrander, Bonneville power administration official, was testifying. "Is S21.57 enough to return all costs allocable to power on these projects without the use of the interest component?" Cor don asked Ostrander. "Yes," Ostrander said, "If those projects are operated as a power pool. The rate, however reflects a pay-out only for power There is no irrigation in there." Other Projects Straus said the increase would be necessary when the following power projects were operating together: Bonneville, Grand Cou lee, Hungry Hnrse, McNary Chief Joseph. Detroit, Meridian, Roza, Chandler. Big Cliff, Ice Harbor. Lower Monumental. Al beni Falls. Hells Canyon, Hills Creek, Waldo Lake and Dexter, Street Car Strike In San Francisco Looms San Francisco, Feb. 9 (U.R)- Threat of a system-wide strike of AFL municipal streetcar and bus operators over a dispute about work schedules loomed today. Nearly 500 union men voted at a meeting to ballot Thursday on a strike that would tie up transportation in this city of 850.000. The strike threat arose when new "split shift" work schedules went into effect on the No. 26 line. Here's His Valentine Gift SHUT? fj ? if- S M ""J" Will J-.-. 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In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS President Truman accepts the Taft-Hartley law as an instru ment for dealing with the coal strike, puts a three-man board to work digging up the facts with orders to pour on the heal and bring in a report by next Monday and may later call for an injunction sending the miners back to work for 80 days. Whether he would have in voked Taft-Hartley against any body but Miner Boss Lewis, whom he dislikes, is an interest ing subject for speculation but is probably not material to the present problem, which is how lo get coal enough dug to keep the country warm and its indus tries moving. THE miners, bitter and augry, say they "won't be black jacked into the mines." A rank- and-file Pennsylvania coal digger tells a reporter: "Let em put us in jail. If the government puts us to work for Uncle Sam and gives us a contract, we'll dig coal. But not under this Taft Hartley stuff." A mine-leader says: "We are not going back to work under somebody dominat ing us. . . . No contract, no work under Taft-Hartley or anybody else. ... If they want coal dug, let Taft and Hartley and Truman come and dig it." IT SOUNDS like a show-down which is probably what we'll have to have. Boils have to come to a head before they can be treated and the patient relieved. PARTY Republicans, after la boring mightily without bene fit of twilight sleep, bring forth a platform in which they name liberty vs. socialism as their top campaign issue in 1950. It sounds nice and all thai, but it's vague and remote. Social ism isn't going to happen next year or the year after that. It will come so crecpingly that no body will be able to tell when it's here. Using it as a 1950 top campaign issue is a good deal like telling the children the big bad boogcy man will get 'em of they aren't good. The children are bad a little bit, just enough to see what will happen, and when the boogey man doesn't come they put the statement down accurately for what it is, which is a scheme to SCARE 'em inlo being good. On the subject of finances, the Republicans are a little smarter. (They've always been financially smarter than the Democrats.) They drop the idea of $100- per-plate dinners (or $10, or $zu, or anything that sounds like big money) and start a series of old- fashioned basket dinners at a buck a basket. While they munch their chicken and fried potatoes at these affairs, they propose to talk over the heavy affairs of the nation and what ought to De done about it. (Their idea, of course, is that the thing to do about it is to re turn the Republican party to power.) THAT'S one move in the right direction. If the Republicans are ever going to get back into power, they've got to GET HUM BLE. They've got to get down among the common people and be regular fellows. (Among other things, they'll have to convince the common people that you just CAN'T vote yourself rich. At the present mo ment, the common people don't believe that. They think you CAN vote yourself rich. We've been doing it for ycars and running up a 257 billion dollar debt in the process. I he Repub licans will have to be really 17 Powell at M.rL.I L0C7R. ,,V Tf,F- CESTER Of SHOPS AND THEATERS smart if they are to get people out of that idea.) note from Republican Multnomah LET'S close on a Homer Angell, congressman from county, Oregon. , Homer let go a crack the other day to the effect that the 1 admin istration is spending with a lav ish hand." He added with a biting flourish that "Uncle Sam needs psychiatrist." He cited this as proof: The government sells the old battleship Oregon for $35,000 and THEN TURNS AROUND AND BUYS THE SALVAGE FROM IT FOR $101,739, Dcnri Una on Clmnltled Ads: S:S0 p.m. for following dny; 10 a.m Mnnriny for Monday; noon Saturday for Sundny a.m. Man Survives 8 Days Locked In Box Car Los Angeles, Feb. 9-lU.RI-A 49- year-old man was taken from a locked box car at an automobile plant here today and said he was imprisoned when he fell asleep the car eight days ago in Highland Park, Mich. The man, John Lee Ford, a Negro, was examined by t h e plant nurse at the Lincoln-Mercury assembly plant of the Ford Motor company in fcast Los An geles and pronounced in "good condition, considering his experiences." Ford told sheriff's deputies he went to the Highland Park Ford plant to see about getting back his former Job. While he waited to see the foreman, he crawled into the box car to take a nap and was sealed inside when the carload of auto parts was started on its way January 31. 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