TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, January 17, 1956
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20-MONTH STUDY BY
CABINET COMMITTEE
LISTS FUTURE NEED
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower submitted to
Congress today a long range
program to overcome the na
tion's growing .water shortages
and insure a supply of 350,
000,000,000 gallons a day by
-1975.
In a special " message to the
House and Senate, Mr. Eisen
hower forwarded a- report on
water resources policy prepar
ed by a Cabinet committee after
a 20-rnonth study. It sharply
criticized "lack of cooperation
and coordination" among fed
eral agencies dealing with flood
control, irrigation and other wa
ter problems.
It also called for local gov
ernments and private industry
to bear most of the costs of fur
nishing an adequate water sup
ply. Shortage Looms
The report warned that the
nation is experiencing the first
symptoms of a water shortage,
which will grow steadily more
acute unless far-sighted action
is taken.
It said the country is now us
ing 200,000,000,000 gallons of
' water daily and will need an
estimated 350,000,000,000 gal
lons daily by 1975.
"The policies we adopt for
the development of. our water
resources," Mr. Eisenhower said,
- "will have a profound effect in
the years to come upon our do
mestic, agricultural and indust
rial economy."
The report said Americans
now use an average of 145 gal
lons of water each day from
public water supplies. This
"tremendous need" is expected
to rise, by 1975, to 175 gallons
a day, reflecting lhe increased
use of water in homes for such
purposes as air conditioning.
On top of this household use,
there is a "staggering" demand
for water in industry and agri
culture. For example, the report
noted, it requires 6o,000 gallons
of water to, produce one ton of
steel. Counting such uses, daily
consumption amounts to 1,200
gallons per person.
Streams Polluted ' .
Already, it said, "shortages of
water for domestic and agricul
tural use are frequent. Industry
is finding it increasingly diffi
cult to locate adequate water
supplies. Many streams are ser
iously polluted."
While too little water is the
problem in many areas, the re
port noted, others are occasion
ally devastated by too much, in
the form of floods.
"Lack of adequate planning
threatens to impose a water
scarcity which can become a
limiting factor on the growth of
some of our cities, while at the
same time flood damage in many
areas continues to be great."
The report endorsed a num
ber of controversial Hoover
Commission proposals, including
the appointment of. a top-level
"water coordinator who would
represent the President in over
seeing the work of all federal
agencies concerned with water.
To Submit Legislation
The committe which prepared
the report was appointed by the
President in May, 1954. Mem
bers included Secretary of In
terior Douglas McKay,. Secre-
tary of Defense Charles E. Wil
son and Secretary of Agricul
ture Ezra T. Benson.
Mr. Eisenhower said he will
submit legislation later to carry
out recommendations in the re
port. .. .
The report said it would be a
"practical impossibility" for the
federal government to assume
the entire responsibility for de
veloping water resources.
"As a general policy," it said,
"the federal government should
not build any . . . project or
part thereof, that can, under fair
and reasonable terms, be built
by non-federal interests, except
those projects of primary na
tional concern, where non-federal
interests are unable ade
quately to provide the need."
The committee said "the great
est single weakness" in the fed
eral government's water re
source activities is "lack of zo-
operation and coordination of
the federal agencies with each
other and with the states and
local interests."
To correct this situation the
report recommended .appointing
a "water coordinator" and set
ting up three other new bodies
to insure teamwork.
They are:
1. A board of review, inde
pendent of federal agencies, to
analyze the engineering and
economic feasibility of projects
and to report to the President
through the coordinator
2. Regional water resources
committees with a permanent
non-voting chairman appointed
by the President. Membership
would be composed of represen
tatives of all federal departments
and states involved.
3. A permanent federal inter
agency advisory committee on
water resources under chairman
ship of the coordinator. It would
be composed of principal policy
making officials of agencies con
cerned in water resources devel
opment. Oiher Recommendations
The report also recommended:
1. An increase from $40,000,
OdO to $80,000,000 a year in
spending for collection of the ba
sic water data, such as rainfall
measurement, stream flows, ge
ology and hydrology.
2. Cooperative planning of
water resources and related de
velopments by all federal, state
and local agencies concerned.
3. Accepting principles recog
nizing water rights as property
rights. These principles were
started in the West where a rule
evolved giving whoever first ap
plied water for beneficial pur
poses a prior right to use the
water, even though he might
not own the land adjacent to
the stream.
4. That no system of relative
priorities for use of water be ap
plied uniformly throughout the
country because of differing
water problems in different re
gions. Cost of Projects
5. A uniform evaluation of
water projects by .all agencies
so that each purpose of the pro
ject "bears its own share of the
costs and shares equitably."
6. Authorization by Congress
of each major water resources
project separately. Congress
now lumps together numerous
flood control project authoriza
tions in' a single omnibus bill.
7. Participation in the cost
of water resources develop
ment projects by all interests
"in accordance with the mea
sure of their benefits."
Rynning Returns From
Highway Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rynning
returned yesterday from Miami
Beach, Fla., where Rynning,
Jackson county engineer, attend
ed the annual convention of the
American Road Builders asso
ciation. ,
He reported the association
went on record as asking con
gress for the speedy enactment
of a "well-balanced" highway
bill. The group indicated, Ryn
ning said, that it feels more
emphasis should be given to por
tions of the highway program
not in the interstate system; in
cluding state and rural routes.
A number of members of con
gress attended the session,
which was attended by more
than 1,200 members.
Viet Nam Film Slated
At Central Point
A motion picture, "Trail's
End" will be shown Wednesday,
Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Commu
nity Bible church, South Fourth
and Alder sts., Central Point.
The picture was filmed among
the tribes of Viet Nam in Indo
China. Photographed in - Film
orama, it traces the experiences
of a missionary in a country in
fested with tigers and aboriginal
blood-hunters.
The public is invited and there
will be no admission charge. Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Hedderly
Smith, authors and anthropolo
gists, will be introduced during
the evening and will tell of their
experiences in Viet Nam.
IN THE FAMILY .
Newaygo, Mich. (U.R)
Charles C. Larsen, 34, is carry
ing on a family tradition in his
new job as Newaygo postmaster.
His grandfather was postmaster
here early in the century and his
great-grandfather was postmas
ter in Aalborg, Denmark.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday. 10 am. Monday for
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American Legion
Disaster-Rescue
Plan Discussed
Chief pf Police Charles
Champlin said Monday that if
the city wanted disaster and res
cue protection it would have
to support the type of program
advocated by the American Le
gion or vote more tax money for
emergency police work.
Details of the Legion's plan
for a disaster and rescue organi
zation were discussed at the
roundtable luncheon at the Jack
son hotel, by police, legion offi
cers and chamber of commerce
members.
Champlin said that in an emer
gency the police could put only a
maximum of 10 men at the scene
of a disaster and had no funds
for emergency policing.
Test Emergency Call
American Legion Commander
M. E. (Bud) Fisher told the
group that a test emergency call
would be held in F-ebruary with
organized rescue and disaster
teams of Legionnaires.
Using the teams as a nucleus
the program would be expanded
to include all those interested,
and would furnish manpower
and equipment for any emer
gency, Fisher said.
He stated that the disaster-rescue
group would work with civil
defense, city county and state
police departments, forest ser
vice, fire departments and any
other agencies dealing with such
emergencies.
Body of Portland Girl
Found in Johnson Creek
Portland (U.R) The bodv
of two-year-old Julie Davidson
was found in Johnson creek
yesterday afternoon after she
had been reported missing from
her home.
The girl, daughter of Mrs. Wil
ma E. Davidson, Portland, had
apparently fallen into the creek
while playing..
Top Secret Defense
Blueprints Found in
Murder Victim's Case
Georgetown, Mass. U.P.) .
Top secret East Coast defense
blueprints were found today in
the briefcase of a murdered en
gineer. The body of Robert H. Himm
ler, 31, Cumberland, Md., an
employee of the Bendix Engin
eering Co. of Maryland, had
been found Saturday night in a
cemetery here. Police said he
had been shot twice at close
range with a pistol.
Car Abandoned
His car was found abandoned
in Boston early today with the
briefcase and ransacked suit
cases in it. After the slaying the
car was used in a $50 gasoline
station holdup, police said.
The gasoline station owner
said he was sure he could identi
fy the holdup man if he saw
him again, police said.
The FBI said the briefcase
contained blueprints for various
Nike and other radar defenses
for the East Coast. It was not
known whether any of the pa
pers were missing.
Hitchhiker Suspected
Police said it was possible that
Himmler was shot to death by
a hitchhiker who did not know
the value of the papers.
The victim's wife telephoned
The Boston Globe to ask that
Eisenhower Inaugurates
National Thrift Week
Chicago (U.P.) President
Eisenhower, in a message for Na
tional Thrift Week, said today
he hopes more young people and
adults will increase the practice
of thrift.
Thrift Week begins today on
the 250th anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin. In
his message to the National
Thrift Committee, Mr. Eisen
hower said he hoped the observ
ance will "stimulate in young
people and adults alike an in
creased practice of thrift and an
increased awareness' of its im
portance to the individual and
to our economy." v,,
rs. Keeney Endorses
Letter In Defense Of
Ousted Administrator
Mrs. R. J. Keeney, a member
of the Jackson -county welfare
commission, today said she is
in "full agreement" with a letter
signed by the commission de
fending Mrs. Blanche Lyman,
who was discharged as local ad
ministrator earlier' this month.
Her agreement makes the local
commission unanimous in its de
fense of Mrs. Lyman.
Mrs. Lyman was discharged
following an investigation of
the local welfare department
arising out of the arrest and
conviction of Harley Huebner
on a bad check charge. He also
was accused of "misappropriating
funds in connection with his
welfare duties.
Letter of Dismissal
J. H. Luihn, chairman of the
state commission, in a letter of
dismissal of Mrs. Lyman, said
Mrs. Lyman "failed to fulfill the
a d m inistrative responsibilities"
of her office, "lacked loyalty
to the department," and hinder
ed the performance of the func
tions of the state commission.
Following her discharge, the
county commission signed a let
ter in which they defended Mrs.
Lyman. The letter, sent to the
state commission, attested Mrs.
Lyman's honesty and integrity.
Mrs.' Keeney said she con
curred with the local board, and
is "in full agreement with their
thinking." She added that she
had been in welfare work and
feels that Mrs. Lyman "is ex
tremely competent," and out
standing in her service.
All other members of the
local commission have signed
or endorsed the letter. Mrs.
Keeney has been out of town.
County Superintendent of
schools Al'f B. Mekvold also ex
authorities be notified what' her
husband's briefcase contained.
The Globe said Mrs. Himmler
told a reporter her husband re
quested that officials be con
tacted in event of his death.
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pressed strong disapproval of
the action taken against Mrs.
Lyman.
"It appears to me that what
has happened to Mrs. Lyman is
very unfortunate," Mekvold
said.
He stated that while he has
perhaps not had as much oc
casion to work directly with her
as members of the welfare com
mission, dealings he has had
with her have caused him to
regard her as one of the most
competent people handling pub
lic affairs.
"I always found her fully
capable, hard working and with
absolute integrity," he said.
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Sam Stewart To Talk
At Study Meeting
Sam Stewart, state tax com
missioner in charge of property
taxation, will be the speaker this
week at the tax study meeting
of the legislative committee of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce.
The meeting will 'be at 7:30
a.m. Saturday, at the Jackson
hotel. The meeting was changed
from Friday to Saturday to ac
commodate Stewart, who , had
other commitments Friday.
The committee has been con
ducting meetings on various
phases of taxation in the county
and state, and will continue the
sessions for several more weeks.
CONSCIENCE MONEY
Salem, Ore. (U.R) A re
pentant woman who took more
time than she felt she,, had com
ing for her daily coffee breaks
while working for the state mo
tor vehicle division here sent a
check for $95 to pay for the
"borrowed time," during a
year's employment.
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Dooey To Be Candidate
For Demo Committeeman
Portland (U.R) Attorney Pat
Dooley, state representative in
1953 and 1955, has announced he
will be a candidate for Demo
cratic National Committeeman
for Oregon. .
The post is now held by Mon
roe Sweetland of Milwaukie, but
Sweetland has filed for the
Democratic nomination for sec
retary of state and will not be
a candidate for reelection as
committeeman.
Dooley said he will also seek
reelection to the legislature.
Teen-Age Group Thanks
Nixon for Conference
Washington (U.R) Vice-President
Richard Nixon has received
a quarter-mile thank you note
signed by some 40,000 teen
agers. The note from' Junior Achieve
ment, Inc., thanked Nixon for
sponsoring the teen-age organi
zation's conference in Washing
ton Feb. 1. The organization aids
teenagers to establish businesses.
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