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Mater Resources Board To Have Broad Power To Administer Hew Policy State Engineer, Attorney General Will Cooperate Salem (U.R) The State Wa ter Resources board, whose members were appointed yester day by Gov. Paul Patterson, was given broad powers over the state's water resources to en able it to conform to a Declara tion of Principals set forth by the 195S Sfifate legislature. In part the declarations says: The legislative 'assembly finds that it is in the interest of the public welfare, that a coordinat ed, integrated State Water Re . sources policy be formulated and means provided for its en forcement, that plans and prod grams for the development and enlargement of the water re sources of this state be devised and promoted to secure the maximum beneficial use and de- veloDment of additional water supplies be carried out by a sin gle Qrte agency which, in car rying out its functions, shall give proper and adequate con sideration to the multiple as pects of the beneficial use and control of such water resources with an impartiality of interest except that designed to best pro tect and promote the public welfare generally." The. state engineer will serve . ,t i i as engineer lor xne Doara ana is empowered to employ special assistans The Attorney General will serve as attorney for the board and likewise is empow ered to employ such assistants as are necessary. The board may employ a sec retary and such technical assist ants -.as needed. Resource Study As rajbidly, as possible, the board must begin a study of ex isting water resources of Ore gon; means and methods of con serving and augmenting water resources; and a study of domes tic, irrigation, power, industrial, mining, wild life and fish uses, as it relates to water as well as pollution of water, and other re lated subjects, including drain age and reclamation. A hearing must then be pro vided to which all public agen cies concerned may appear, and after the hearing the board must progressivly formulate an inte grated, coordinated program for the use and control of Oregon's water resources and issue state ments of all such findings. However, the board cannot modify1 or set aside or alter any existing right to use water or the propriety of such use estab lished by present law. Next Jan. 1, four state agen cies the Willamette Valley Basin commission, the State Reclamation commission and the State Irrigation board will be abolished. Duties of the two water basin commissions will be taken over by the board. Du ties of the Reclamation and Irri gation boards will be taken over by the state engineer. Advisory Committee ' Beoause of the magnitude of the task assigned to the board, the legislature provided an ad visory committee to the board. The governor will be chairman Other members will be the Su perintendent of Public Instruc tion; State Fisheries director; State forester; State Game direc tor; Secretary of the State Sani tary authority: State engineer; chairman of the State Soil Con servation committee; Superin tendent of State Parks; Director of Agriculture; Oregon State college; Director of Geology and Mineral Industries; and the chairman of the Water Re sources board. The new board must mainfein its principal office in Salem and must meet at least once every three months, or more often if called by the chairman or front o C iTCK other ra,es rom MedforclX GBHcv New York City 2- U " Atlanta ......... 1.90 1 V . a' P1 Denver' 1-35 I VyrU I Los Angeles ...... . 1.10 I JL s,atio,,to station rates, not including tax, for 3 XjL n"nu,e af'ef 6 P-m- weekdays and all day Sunday )T Call by numkrit's faster 35 1 bMM nlM tvfry day 50th Year MEDFORD United Press Full Leased Wire SECTION TWO 'Y' Delegate Writes From Austriajtaly Editor's note: Terry Brereton of Medford is in Europe as a delegate to an international VMCA meeting. This is another in a series of articles he is writing about his experiences for the Mall Tribune.) By TERRY BRERETON Our tour takes us into Austria after leaving Germany. The first of the two cities we visited was Salzburg. Salzburg is an interesting city. There is a sheer rock cliff run ning through the city, separating it into two sections. There is a road going around the cliff and also a tunnel, both of which are used quite frequently by the tourists and the inhabitants. Old Christian catacombs are in Salzburg, and there are many old churches which are very in teresting to walk through. Pretty Picture On the mountainsaround Salz burg, there are many restaurants and castles. The make a pretty picture at night when the lights are on. It is interesting to walk along the river at night. The streets are lined with book stalls and taverns, which are all lighted up. On Aug. 1, we visited a refu gee camp. The YMCA plays a very big part in the programs at the camp. For the benefit pf the refugees, the "Y" nas provided games and entertainment. They also make it possible for the refugees to learn another lan guage while they are at the camp. Trades are also available, which will help the refugees Pilotless Plane Terrorizes Resons Sydney, Australia (U.R) A pilotless runaway plane ter- orized the heavily populated sea side resorts north of Sydney for two hours and 45 minutes today before an Australian navy pilot shot it down 6Vi miles at sea. The runaway, a single engine four passenger Auster similar to U.S. Air Force spotter planes, took off from' Bankstown Airport 20 miles south of Sydney when its pilot stepped out to start the engine by swinging the propel ler. The Auster shot across the runway, narrowly missing the pilot, buzzed the control tower at 14 or 15 feet, circled Sydney while it gained altitude and then headed for the beaches 14 miles to the north pursued by Royal Australian Air Force and navy planes. Aviation veterans were at a loss to explain how the light plane with no pilot and no auto matic pilot could stay aloft so long and said they could not re call it ever happening elsewhere. The plane's flight was so er ratic that it outmaneuvered fast jet fighters while a flier carry ing a hand operated machinegun in a slow light plane was unable to draw a bead. It was finally shot down by the combined ef forts of two fast naval propaller driven Seafury fighters which pursued it for nearly an hour. meeting is called by a majority of the board's members. The legislature appropriated $124,117 to the board. In addition to creating the Water Resources board, the 1955 'legislature passed a law relating to the control and regulation of rights to appropriate ground water in the state. This law will be administered by the state en gineer. MEDFORD MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, greatly when they leave the camp for a new home and start making their own living. In Bavarian Alps After lunch we left for Inns bruck. We traveled through the beautiful Bavarian Alps. It was very late when we arrived at our hostel in Innsfcruck. Those who weren't tired after supper went for a walk up the mountain. Those who did said that the city was very beautiful at night. On the morning of Aug. 2, we walked to the. train station. On the way we stopped at a news stand and bought newspapers. We saw a small article telling about the train vs the pony ex Let mi? re-powef your engine this weekend Only Shell Premium Gasoline has hoth. TCP and Top Octane ! AUGUST 30, 1955 press race. There are three girls in our delegation from Roseburg, and they were all excited about the race. We arrived in Venice late in the evening of Aug. 2. After we found our guide, we had a gon dola take our luggage to our hotels. We were split up into three hotels which were close together. After a late dinner, most of us went to bed. We were very tired. The next morning we were led on a walking tour of the city. Our first stop was a barfk, to get money changed, and then to a post office. We ended up taking a gondola ride across the harbor t Price 5c Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Pages ,1-6 to a glass factory. We were shown through the factory, beginning where the glass is blown . and ending up in the store where we bought some glass ware. After dinner we went on a gondola ride at night. The music along the canals is very intri guing and romantic. Another thing not to miss is the famous Italian spaghetti dinners. On Aug." 4 we went to Flor ence for lunch. We were given a short tour of the city, visiting the famous churches and ca thedral. We went to the leather factory to buy some leather goods. Without lifting the hood of your car you can re-power your engine this weekend simply by switching to Shell Premium Gasoline with TCP On an easy weekend's trip you can increase your engine's power while you drive! That's because Shell Premium Gasoline with TCP neutralizes lead and carbon deposits as they form while you're on the road! 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To Reduce Log Accidents Launched Eugene (U.R) A program to further reduce accidents-in log ging camps has been launched by the Willamette Valley Lum ber Operators Association here. The accident-reducing meth ods were developed by a nine man committee of safety ex perts. - i ShelTe Trademark for this unique gasoline additive developed by Shell Research. Patent applied for. ft 4 " " ? - Norblad Will Open Offices in Salem xSalem (U.R) Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) who returned to- Oregon when Congress 'ad journed, said today he will open his Salem office at room 220, Post Office Building, Sept. 6. His secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Woodring, will be in charge of the office. The Washington, D.C., office will also remain open dur ing the Congressional recess. Last year 164,000 persons used the facilities of South Da kota's 18 roadside parks. NOTICE! Medford Ambulance Service NEW PHONE NUMBER 2-7151 r KIWI DIES London (U.R) The London Zoo duly reported yesterday that "the kiwi called Kenneth that died recently should have been named Kathy." Zoo offic ials said the long-beaked New Zealand bird, long a favorite of children at the zoo, was a fe male. O DIDN'T EXPECT RAIN Oklahoma City (U.R) The Oklahoma City Weather Bureau said its roof sprung a leak dur ing a violent thunderstorm last night. . ', it "4 n, 0 o
