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Thornton Tells on Overruling on
IPC Needing State Darn Permits
Salem i'U.R) Attorney Gen
eral Robert Y. Thornton said to
day he had overruled on March
8 one of two allegedly contra
dictory opinions as to the neces
sity of Idaho Power company
obtaining state permits for
building its three low dams on
the Snake river.
The Salem Capital Journal in
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a front page story yesterday
said Thornton's March 1 ruling
that Idaho Power would be vio
lating Oregon criminal law if it
proceeded with construction of
the Snake river dams without a
state license was in contradic
tion of an earlier decision.
Letter to Water Board
The daily newspaper said the
earlier decision on Oct. 26,
1955 was in a letter to the Wa
ter Resources board from Torn
ton's assistant, John D. Nichols.
In that letter, the newspaper
said, Nichols pointed out that
in two cases the United States
had ruled that hydroelectric
projects built on federal lands
or on navigable streams were
under the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal power commis
sion. "It is impossible for me to
conclude anything except that
the application to the Oregon
Hydroelectric commission and
perhaps ultimately to this board
(Water Resources board) would
be a matter of courtesy by the
applicant, and nothing more."
Nichol's letter of opinion stated.
Interpretation Corrected
Thornton answered, however,
that the Nichols decision was
made while he was on active
service with the armed forces
and that when the letter was
shown to him recently, he im
mediately wrote to the State
Water Resources board correct
ing the interpretation.
Thornton pointed out that
Nichols was ruling on a differ
ent matter in his Oct. 26 letter
and that he merely appended his
views on a state license.
Thornton said that the part of
Nichol's decision on the state
application being merely a cour
tesy was not a correct interpre
tation of federal power act.
"It should not be allowed to
stand as an official expression
of this office," Thornton said.
Japan leads the world in fish
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Discussing the Middle East prob
lem in the UN in New York are UN Secy. Gen. Dag
Hammarskiold (right) and U. S. Delegate Henry Cabot
Lodge. A Russian-Arab power play hamstrung the UN
Security Council efforts to head off a Middle East war.
Russia effectively blocked a U. S. proposal for imme
diate action and an Arab spokesman said a move would
be made to transfer the whole problem to the UN Gen
eral Assembly.
County Denartmen
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Ask Budget Increases
Almost all county depart
ments are requesting 1956-57
budget increases and most of
them are. asking per cent
salary raises for their person
nel.
Some of the salary increase
requests are for fess than 10
per cent and some others are for
considerably more than that
amount.
Discuss Budget
The budget committee Tues
day heard several department
heads explain their budgets,
and discussed each in detail. No
decisions have as yet been made.
First being considered are the
overall budget requests. Such
individual items as salaries will
be considered near the end of
the committee's study.
There will be further discus
sion of the budget Friday when
the group will again meet in
the county court room at 9 a.m.
Anyone interested may meet
with the budget committee, but
must call the county court for
an appointment.
Requests from the various de
partments for the coming year
are as follows:
Department Requests
District court, $11,024, in
crease of 7.3 per cent; justice
court (Ashland district), 57,446,
increase of 13.3 per cent; justice
court (Gold Hill), $2,515, no
change; county court and com
missioners,' $21,066.40, decrease
of 6.6 per cent; circuit court,
$17,250, no change; sheriff's of
fice, $99,339.34, increase of 19.9
per cent; county clerk, $71,598.
74, increase of 20.9 per cent;
treasurer, $9,689.54, increase of
3.5 per cent; school superintend
ent, $19,740, increase of 7.4 per
cent; assessor, $83,245.26, in
crease of 21.0 per cent; court
house expense, $30,789.93, de
crease of ..3 per cent; county
jail, $23,375.96, increase of 21
per cent, Jackson county farm
home, $71,015, increase of 2.1
per cent; care of poor (not at
county farm), $221,120, increase
of 10.9 per cent;
Miscellaneous relief, $1,500,
no change; county compensa
tion, $360, no change; Jackson
County Red Cross, $1,500, no
change; indigent veterans, 51,
900, no change; coroner, $1,200,
no change; juvenile department
(circuit court), S18.865, increase
of 10.5 per cent; Jackson county
health department, 597,680, in
crease of 10.8 per cent; mosquito
control, $6,000, no change;
County surveyor, $9,895, in
crease of 50 per cent. Water mas
ter, district 15, $16,784, increase
of 7.4 per cent; district attorney,
$17,881.80, increase of 2.7 per
cent; fruit inspector, $1,380, in
crease of 12.2 per cent; county
agent's office, $19,662, no
change; ;
General County
Miscellaneous general county,
$103,740, decrease of 15.9 per
cent; veteran service officer,
$8,740, increase of 16.9 per cent;
board of equalization, $2,000,
increase of 700 per cent; con
stable, $8,335, increase of 6.4
per cent: Jackson county plan
ning commission, $7,500, no
change; general road fund, $1,
501,976, no' change; Jackson
county library, $18,600, no
change; emergency fund, $40,
000, no change; Civil Defense
fund, $8,770, increase of 52.3
per cent; courthouse construc
tion, improvement and mainten
ance fund, $150,000, decrease of
61.6 per cent; armory fund, $60,
000, no change; Jackson county
historical fund, $15,905, in
crease of 8.7 per cent; and juv
enile detention home fund, $12,
500, decrease of $52,500.
Serving on the budget com
mittee are M. Thomas Wray,
chairman, Roger F. Rath, Arn
old Bohnert, County Judge Rod
ney Keating, and Commissioners
Chester Wendt and L. G. (Shy)
Morthland.
Wednesday, March 28, 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREK
Families Should
Be Responsible
in Spring Floods
Portland (U.R) Families
should be responsible for basic
protection of their lives and
properties during any spring
floods this year, it was empha
sized yesterday at a conference
on flood planning.
The conference was attended
by some 200 representatives of
federal, state, county and . mu
nicipal agencies.
Weather bureau and Soil Con
servative Service officials have
said the heavy snowpack in .the
mountains has led to a situation
which could bring on severe
flooding.
Burden Passes Upward
Spokesmen for planning and
protection agencies said that as
each level of responsibility ex
hausts its resources the burden
for flood fighting will pass up
ward. The levels are from the
individual and family on up to
Federal agencies.
Col. David Parker, assistant
district Army engineer, said ex
isting upstream storage projects
which were not available in 1948
for flood control, could reduce
this year's crest an. estimated
one to two feet.
But he said that except for
new projects in the Sandy dik
ing district and at Longview,
Wash., there have been no major
improvements in local flood pro
tection facilities since 1948.
Col. Parker said a river stage
of 28 feet would top two levees,
Columbia No. 1 and Bachelor
island. At 30 feet, he said, "every
levee on the Columbia river will
be in critical condition."
Jacksonville To Have
Easter Egg Hunt ;
Jacksonville An Easter egg
hunt for children of Jackson
ville, 12 and under, will be con- j
ducted by Chief of Police Frank
Carter Saturday, March 31,, at
1 p.m., at the Jacksonville Mu
seum grounds.
The children will be divided
into two age groups and two
prizes will be given.
The chief has collected about
25 dozen eggs for the purpose
but additional eggs could be
used. Anyone who cares to do
nate eggs for the purpose should
contact Carter.
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