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TEW MZDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday, May 28, 1955
Fight Over Hells Canyon Project
May Be Decided By One Senator
Br A. Robert Smith
Mail-Tribune Correipondtnt
Washington (Special) The
fight over the high Hells Can
yon project authorization bill in
Congress has come to the criti
cal point where one senator may
decide the fate of the bill and
possibly the ultimate fate of
middle Snake river development.
He is Arthur Vivian Watkins,
Utah's white haired senior sen
ator who won national repute
last fall as chairman of the spe
cial Senate committee that
judged the conduct of Sen. Mc
Carthy of Wisconsin and recom
mended that he be censored.
Vol Deferred
A vote on the high dam bill
within the Senate Interior Com
mittee, which held hearings in
the Pacific Northwest in April,
has been deferred until Watkins
has finished studying the full
implications of the bill and has
made uo his mind whether to
support or oppose it.
A former judge and for over
20 years counsel for reclamation
water users oi central Utah, sen.
Watkins is concentrating his at
tention on the charge that the big
federal project in Hells Canyon
would threaten existing water
rights of , upriver irrigationists
in southern Idaho.
Attention To Opposition
During hearings on the bill
here, Watkins paid close atten
tion to the opposition testimony
given by William Holden, Idaho
Falls counsel for Upper Snake
River Water Users and nine can
al companies. That the senator
was being openly wooed by both
sides became obvious in these
hearings, for every time Watkins
would question the witness he
would get somewhat conflicting
answers from his colleagues.
Senators who are passionately
for and against the bill would
jump up to Watkins with a quick
response. Sen. Henry M. Jack
son (D-Wash.) saying one thing,
Sen. Henry C. Dworshak (R-Ida)
saying another. Sen. Herman
Welker (R-Ida.), who like Dwor
shak opposes the high dam, said
little aloud but would hustle up
to Watkins and whisper in his
ear while supporters of the' bill
were trying to hold his attention
with their account of the farts
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-
Ore.) kept emphasizing similari
ties between the high Hells Can
yon project and the vast Upper
Colorado storage project bill
which the committee and the
Senate had previously approved,
for Watkins was its champion
every step of the way.
Division of Opinion
Watkins' vote could be critical
because of the tightly drawn di
vision of opinion on the Hells
Canyon issue in committee and
in the Senateas a whole. In the
Interior Committee, seven of the
15 members are figured as sup
porters of the bill all of them
Democrats, six of whom are co
sponsors of the bill. If Watkins
votes against it, all seven Re
publicans on the committee are
expected to oppose it. This could
very well seal the fate of the
bill in committee, blocking it
from ever reaching the floor of
the Senate. If taken to the floor,
it would appear to face sure
defeat.
If Watkins votes for the bill,
its clearance by the committee is
certain and its chances of
being approved by the Senate
would go up immeasurably, most
observers believe. The bill would
then have bipartisan backing,
for observers think Watkins
would carry perhaps half dozen
senators with him by sheer
weight of his prestige on a con
troversial question most law
makers don't have time to study
in order to reach an independent
opinion themselves.
With the Eisenower adminis
tration opposed to the high dam,
observers think it will be harder
for Watkins to come out for it
than against it. But high dam
supporters are convinced ' the
GOP senator from Utah is con
scientiously examining the en
gineering and legal facts rather
than the politics of the matter.
"The longer he studies the
facts, the better for our side,"
said one high dam sponsor," be
cause we have the facts on our
side."
Whether Watkins will agree,
remains to be seen.
In and Around Eagle Point
Eagle Point Mrs. Augusta
Perry returned home Saturday,
May 21, from a two week vaca
tion in California. She spent a
week with her nephew, SSgt
Darrell Newstrom and wife in
Vallejo, the second week with
her daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Gibson, Weaver-
ville, Calif.
Mrs. Amy Brown has been re
covering from recent seige of
old fashioned flu. There have
been several cases ofthe same
in this vicinity in the past six
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Smith,
Eagle Point, are in Crescent
City, Calif., at present for an in
definite time.
Mrs. Roy Swan and Mrs. Ger
trude Stanley were hostesses at
a dinner party at the Stanley
home to five couples Sunday
May 15. Those present were Mr
and Mrs. W. E. Hammell, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hoover, Mr.
and Mrs. O. E. Henderson, Eagle
Point. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beebe,
Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Brummitt,' formerly of this lo
cality, but recently of Watson-
ville, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Swan
and Mrs. Stanley. After dinner
while Mrs. Brummitt played the
piano, all joined in singing many
of the beautiful old songs as 'well
as some of the more modern
ones, interspersed with friendly
joviality, 'making it a most pleas
ant evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Brummitt left
Medford Wednesday, May 18,
for Washignton, and planned on
going to Florida for awhile be
fore returning to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertland Stanley
and two daughters, Judy and
Linda, of Ft. Klamath, came
over Saturday for the week end
with Bert's mother, Mrs. Gert
rude Stanley, returning home
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guerin of
Newport, Ore., left Monday, May
21, on their return home after
a week here. They came down
to attend the Masonic lodge
100th anniversary, held in Jack
sonville last week.
Mrs. Ruby Stowell, and broth
er Percy Haley, Eagle Point, re
ceived word Sunday, May 22, of
the passing away of their, sister,
Mrs. Ivy Merrill, at her home
in Eugene on Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Haley and Mrs.
Stowell will drive to Eugene to
attend the funeral Wednesday,
May 25 at 2 p.m. Deepest sym
pathy of their neighbors and
friends is extended them.
Mrs. John Smith of this place
was honoree at a family get
together pot. luck dinner Sun
day, May 22, the occasion being
her birthday. Those present
were Mr. . and Mrs. Thomas
Stowell and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Stowell and Mr. and
Mrs. Aron Smith of Butte Falls
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Helmick
and family of Grants Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bubb and
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Carroll,
Englewood, Calif., left Tuesday,
May 24, after spending a week
here with Mr. and Mrs. John
Derry and family of Eagle Point.
Mrs. Derry is also a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bubb.
Eugene FPC License
Hearing Postponed
Washington U.R) The Fed
eral Power commission yester
day postponed a hearing on an
application by the city of Eu
gene, Ore., asking for an FPC
license for the oroDOsed Beaver
Marsh hydroelectric project on
the McKenzie river.
The hearing, scheduled for
June 7, was postponed until
June 27. -
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NOT SO TOUGH It was an
easy decision for the Cali
fornia Saddle Leather tenners
meeting in Santa Cruz, Cal.,
to name Jeanine Burns
(above) "Miss Honey Tone" as
any tanner can plainly see.
Father Weeps Bitterly
At Funeral for Son
Banning, Calif. U.R) Roger
Deason, handcuffed and with his
wife's coat thrown over his
shoulders to hide his jail clothes,
wept bitterly yesterday at fun
eral services f6r his nine-year-old
son. :
The boy, Roger, Jr., commit
ted suicide with a shotgun Mon
day after his father was jailed
on a burglary charge. Deason,
guarded by two sheriff's offic
ers, was permitted to attend the
services.
The boy's mother, Mrs. Gladys
Deason, burst into tears when
her husband was led into the
funeral chapel, and she threw
her overcoat over his shoulders
to hide his jail clothes.
Mrs. Deason said Roger Jr., a
constant companion of the elder
Deason on hunting and fishing
trips, couldn't bear the taunts of
schoolmates that his father was
a "jailbird."
LOGGER KILLED
Myrtle Point (U.P.) Ansel
Northrup, 29, Broadbent, Ore.,
was killed instantly Monday
when he was struck by the butt
of a tree he had just felled. The
logging accident happened near
Powers.
Roman Catholic Church
Increases Membership
New York (U.R) The Ro
man Catholic church has increas
ed its membership in the United
States, Alaska and Hawaii by
927,278, for a record total of
32,575,702.
The 123rd edition of. the offic
ial Catholic Directory published
yesterday reported 137,310 con
verts among new members gain
ed last year. This marked the
ninth consecutive year adult bap
tisms have exceeded 100,000. To
tal conversions in the last 10
years numbered 1,160,054.
Molotov Confirms
Big Four Meeting
Moscow (U.R) Soviet For
eign Minister V. M. Molotov
summed the three Western en
voys in Moscow and formally
confirmed Soviet acceptance of
a Big Four meeting at the sum
mit. A Soviet note was handed by
Molotov to British Ambassador
Sir William Hayter, French
Charge d' Affaires Jean Le Roy
and American Charge d' Affaires
Walter M. Walmsle,y Jr.
It reiterated the Russian pro
posal that the Big Four meet in
Vienna.
Scarf Gives Clue
In Search for Girl
Kalamazoo, Mich (11$ A
huge searching party fanned out
over a wooded game reserve to
day after a scarf, believed to be
long to missing Jeanie Single
ton, was found tangled in a
branch in the eight-acre tract.
Police said the scarf, found
by one of thousands of searchers
who scoured the entire courty
yesterday, may be their first clue
in the disappearance of the lame
eight-year-old girl early this
week.
Jeanie's mother, Mrs. Dorothy
Singleton, 32, said she was "pos
itive" the scarf belonged to her
daughter, who disappeared while
walking home from school.
The missing girl's sister, Patsy,
13, said she and Jeanie had been
arguing over the scarf the day
before the girl disappeared.
THIRSTY THIEF
Philadelphia (U.R) A
thirsty burglar ransacked four
homes and stole $11, police said
today. Detective Thomas Spera
reported the thief drank four
quarts of milk he found in the
homes and left the empty bot
tles behind. -
Flegel Named Head
Of Truman Committee
Portland (U.R) . Austin F.
Flegel, former head of the For
eign Operations administration's
mission to Thailand and one
time Oregon gubernatorial can
didate, will head the committee
in charge of arrangements for
ex-President Harry Truman's
speech here June 11.
Flegel's appointment was an
nounced by Rep. Edith Green,
general chairman of the dinner.
Flegel, Democratic candidate for
governor in 1950, returned to
Portland early this year after
his tour of. duty with the gov
ernment. Mrs. Truman is expected to
accompany her husband here.
They are expected to arrive early
Saturday, June 11, from Kansas
City.
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