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Frank Riley Wins Edith Hill Memorial Portland (U.Pj Frank Branch Riley, local lawyer and lecturer Friday night wasnamed as winner of the Edith Knight Hill memorial award for his "outstanding contribution to Oregon." The occasion was the ninth an nual Matrix Table banquet giv en by Theta Sigma Phi, profes sional journalism honorary for women. Riley was honored for his numerous tours featuring lec tures about the Northwest and for helping to attract tourists and industries to Oregon. Five Oregon women also were honored at the banquet for ach ievements. They included Vir ginia Welch, administrator of Good Samaritan hospital, Cor vallis Mrs Rita Calhoun, direc tor of the home service depart ment of Portland Gas and Coke company; Mrs. Frances Cook, justice of he peace in Beaver ton and originator of the nation al "Safe-Teen" movement; Mrs. Helen Leonard, executive direc tor of the Girl Scouts for the Portland area, and Mrs. Evelyn Sibley Lampman, author. POSTMASTER Washington (U.PJ Donald F. Ewald has been selected to be acting postmaster at Cutler City In" Lincoln county. Ore., Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.), said on Saturday. Ewald will Teplace Mrs. Hazel V. Crane, who died last month Need for Water, Soil Management Program Noted in Saturday Tour The need for a water and soil management program in the Bear creek watershed was point ed out yesterday afternoon to the Medford League of Women Voters by Clem Ault, conserva tionist of the Rogue Soil Con servation district, during a four hour soil and water conservation tour. Ault conducted the tour for about 30 members of the league in a bus provided by the Cen tral Point school system. The tour included about 20 stops throughout the Bear creek water shed in Jackson county where creek bank and hill erosion and soil loss problems exist. He explained many of the problems have resulted from land mismanagement, conflicts of interest and a lack of public education on understanding wat er and soil maintenance. He noted that practices of "itinerant loggers," particular ly in the hills west of Medford, where roads and trails have been constructed with no planting or diversion dikes to prevent ero sion, "are major factors con tributing to floods and soil loss from small watershed areas." Logging Practice! Pointing out bad logging prac tices, Ault commented that stip ulations could be included in contracts with logging operators to regulate skid trails and elim inate gulleys which create ero- (MO (3E0EBB QGEG Send lit your entire family's ward robe for our thorough cleaning and expert pressing. Colors and fabrics come back brighter, fresher, like "new." Fabric blends, delicate col ors, and tricky style touches re ceive extra care from us. Call us tomorrow. We pick-up and deliver your dry cleaning at no extra charge. PHONE 2-6165 For Pickup and Delivery Service! Dumas Domestic Laundry and Dry Cleaners Serving the Rogue Valley for Over 50 Years) "Your Appearance Is Our Business" 30 NORTH RIVERSIDE MEDFORD sion. The problem in this case is educating the land owners who lease the timber, he said. A measure that could correct land and water mismanagement and also provide flood control and irrigation is a small water shed program now being pre pared . for Bear creek by the Izaak Walton league, Ault said. The Rogue Soil Conservation district is sponsoring the pro gram. According to Ault the water shed program would request fed eral, assistance for the flood con trol portion of the plan and bene mitting local people would fin ance irrigation and recreation portions of the program. Coop eration from the Jackson county court and Medford city council would be necessary before the watershed plan could gain U.S. department of agriculture ap proval, he noted. Channel Blockage The tour included stops at Jackson, Daisy and Griffin creeks to view bank erosion, channel blockage, silt and debris problems. Problems at Griffin creek are a combination of no vegetation for bank protection, debris and silt which are producing a larg er channel, Ault said. Water in a widening and deeping channel is turbulent and hard to control, he said. He pointed out that Griffin creek becomes swifter down stream and has been a probem on the Bert Elliott farm. Be hind his residence the water is diverted down a 10-foot concrete drop creating a turbulance which flood the property per iodically. Ault noted that during emerg encies farmers can obtain fin ancial assistance in reinforcing creek banks and correct other flood problems through the Ag ricultural Conservation pro gram, floods increase erosion problems, when creek channels are widened by uncontrolled water, Ault said. Bank Willow Growth He observed that on Jackson creek local farmers had not con trolled bank willow growth and the creek's flow was now being impeded. Erosion also is the re sult of "plugged streams," he said. The use of large rocks, black berry vines and controlled wil low growths will protect banks and stabilize water flow, Ault noted. He, cited as an example a portion of Jackson creek near Taylor rd. which has been con trolled by a thicket of black berries. Along portions of Jackson and Griffin creeks, poor bridge align ment creating a potential prob lem in case of floods was observ ed. Ault noted that recent bridge designs developed by the county have eliminated stone supports under bridges which previously collected debris and impeded water flow. Railroad Bridges The soil conservationist point ed out where several Southern Pacific railroad bridges caused silting and "back supplies" of water. An example of erosion dam age on-property where floods had washed out part of an acre of what Ault called ''some of the best alfalfa land in'the county," was pointed out. To stabilize the creek bank the owner constructed a wall of stones and willows, Ault said. Poor maintenance of open water ditches along Taylor road was noted by Ault. He said if a drainage district was organ ized feeder lines could be direct ed to a "main water storage site." He added that finding' an "economically feasible basin site" was difficult. Management Problem "Too much water on acreages is as harmful as not enough," he said. "Poorly drained farms are another soil management problem because they accumul ate silt." The proposed water shed for Bear creek and its tributaries would eliminate many land man age problems, Ault said. He dis cussed property on Old Stage rd where a hillside eroson pro blem was being corrected. Because man-made equipment had moved top soil down hill and water erosion, Ault estimate ed that 40 to 50 tons of soil had been lost per acre. The property, intended for dryland pasture, is being rehabilitated by seed bed preparation, planting of proper species, fertilization, and proper grazing, he added. Population Increase Discussing the increasing pop ulation, Ault said it is conceiv able that eventually Jackson county could run short of soil. According to Ault it takes 2Vz acres per person to maintain the standards of which people in this area accustomed. But, he added, an increasing popula tion, which means additional airports, roads and homes, is di minishing this ratio. Ault noted that conservation of resources was a method of making the most of land and water. He defined conservation as a means of developing land according to its capabilities, not taking land out of cultivation as many people think. Sunday. April 7. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE News Briefs Chicago U.R) More than 121,000 road and yard service worKers on 140 of the nation's railroads have won a 26 V4 cent an hour package wage boost. The National Mediation Board Friday night announced an agreement erantine thp inrroaso had been reached between rep resentatives of the railroads and the Independent Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.' . .. ,'fyfflmm&mMmz0xw- ?e J2S' ......... .... A mmmm A boy, his dad and a boat... y maybe he'll never tell you but in the eyes of that boy of yours you're just about the greatest man who ever lived. And whether it's a trip the two of you take together ... or something more important, like his college education .-. . " , It's wonderful to have the money when you want it. But where you save your money makes a difference. That's why, these days, people are putting more savings account dollars in Insured Savings and Loan Associations than in any other type of savings institution. You'll find the management of your Insured Savings and Loan lftiows where to invest your dollars so they'll be safe and bring you excellent returns. And don't forget your savings are insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. So start now to save the safe, progressive way. Where you save does make a difference NIMBI SAVINGS AND LOAN rOUHOATlO. The Savings and Leu FotucUtioB, Ine Current Dividend Per Annum Investments made by the 10th receive dividends as of the 1st of the month FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy Street R. F. Kyle, President V Hells Canyon Group To Continue Fight Seattle (U.R) The Nation al Hells Canyon association an nounced Saturday it would con tinue its legal efforts for a high Hells Canyon dam on the Snake river and would carry on an "all-out" effort to get the pro ject authorized this year by Congress. The association's board of di rectors decided to carry on its fight for a high dam at a meet ing here Friday. "We will continue our fight against waste of the river by any means possible," board Pres ident J, T Marr said "We still feel that Congress will recognize the abuse of our resources pro moted by the low dams." Idaho Power company has been authorized by the Federal Power commission to construct three low dams on the Snake. The Hells Canyon association took the matter into the courts but lost out earlier this month when the Supreme Court ruled against it. ' The association's board of di rectors has directed its attorneys to file for a rehearing with the Supreme Court, asking the high bench to review the Hells Canyon case. First Leg of River Cruise Completed , . Portland (U.R) Eight men making a 1,500 mile trip up the Columbia. river planned to reach The Dalles Saturday after com peting the first leg of their cruise on schedule. They are making the trip in two 20- foot plastic outboard boats. Reason for the voyage, scheduled to wind up at Revel stoke, B. C, is to call attention to need for navigation locks in Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams and to growing interest in boating on the Columbia. Wilfred Woods, publisher of the Wenatchee Daily- World, heads the expedition. The two boats arrived here on Friday after a rough start. They became stuck in'the mud at As toria Yacht club Thursday night and had to be pulled out by a bulldozer. The men plan to ford around the Hanford atomic works be cause they are not allowed to run through the reservation. WRITING A "SENTENCE" Des Moines, Iowa U.R Neal Keasey, 41, was in Sail Sat urday for drunkenness because, suffering from a strong dose of writer's cramp, he couldn't re sist one little medicinal nip of whiskey. He got the writer's cramp writing "I am a fellow who can't take the first drink" 2,500 times in order to avoid a HANGED IN EFFIGY Pittsburg U.R) Teamster President Dave Beck and. his top administrative assistants have been hanged in effigy by a local which- he placed in trusteeship 15 months ago. Straw-stuffed figures repre senting Beck; James R. Hoffa, vice president; Frank Brewster, a West Coast representative, and Einar Mohn, Beck's personal as sistant, were strung up Friday night at headquarters of Local 249 which as a membership of 10,000. Placards reading "Muscle Man Hoffa," "Trustful Brewster." "Honest Dave" and "Trust Me Mohn" indentif ied the figures. 'RED PURGE" Tokyo !U.R Japanese news papers Saturday blamed the "fanatic Red purge" activities in the United States for the suicide of Canadian ambassador to Egypt Herbert Norman. A columnist in the Asahi Shim bun said Norman apparently killed himself because of "hu miliation" he felt at being brand ed a Communist by the U.S. Senate internal security subcommittee. OVERTIME FEE Reno U.R) Washoe coun ty commissioners Saturday pro posed to charge alter-bound cou ples time and a half for marri age licenses issued after hours and on weekends. The commissioners gave first reading to an ordinance hiking the cost of marriage license fees from $5 to $7.50 during hours the marriage license bureau is open but all other county offices are closed. DEMAND RETURN Madrid, Spain U.R Spain will continue to insist that. Rus sia return 510 tons of Spanish gold deposited in Moscow by the Republican government 2(1 vparc ago, informed sources said Sat urday. The Soviet Community Party newspaper Pravada said Friday the gold had been used up long ago by the Loyalists opposed to Generalissimo Francisco Fran co's regime. NEW CABLE CAR San Francisco ii.pv sn Francisco Bets its first. car line in 77 years Sunday when the first of 10 cars begins its two-mile run from the Washington-Mason car house to the Beach and Hyde turntable. . But meanwhile, there was more concern for the old ones than there was tor the new. Superior Judge John B. Moli nari granted an injunction to a group of taxpayers, preventing the city from continuing removal of cable car tracks on the west ern segment of the Washington Jackson line. FAIL TO AGREE Crescent City U.R) A jury failed to agree Saturday on whether Del Norte county Sher iff Harold Scott accepted a bribe to permit a Bordello to operate but convited his two co-defendants of conspiring to operate the brothel. Judge Charles McGoldbrick dismissed the jury of eight wom en and four men when they were hopelessly deadlocked on the guilt or innocence of the sheriff. McGoldbrick ordered Scott to be retired after completion of his trial for perjury scheduled for April 15. Scott was accused oi lying to the grand jury in con nection with the vice investiga tion which brought the bribery and conspiracy charges. TO CONTINUE TRIP Cayucos, Calif U.R)' Skip per Devere Baker, master of the Luckless Raft Lehi III, planned Saturday to continue his slow motion voyage to Los Angeles although is crew of one debark ed for good Friday night. Baker said his crewman, Craw ford Hartley, 22, left the raft Friday night because he has to return to his job as a butcher in the San Francisco area. STUDENT MISSING Antioch, Calif U.R) Dan iel Chew, 23-year-old San Fran cisco city College student whose boat overturned in the San Joa quin river near here Saturday was reported missing and was feared drormed. Deputies in the Contra Costa county sheriff's office said a search for Chew had to be called off because of rough waters in the upper bay region. PICK UP URGE West Covia, Calif., U.R A young man who said he "al ways had an urge to pick up lit tle girls" Saturday confessed to the brutal beating-rape of a three-year-old girl, who was left nude and critically injured in a field, sheriff's deputies reported. James Kenneth Williams, an instrument calibrator, of Alham bra, admitted taking the child, Barbara Allen, from her moth erls car Friday after the mother agreed to let him watch her children while she cashed "a check in a restrauant, detectives said. The girl's brother, Jimmy, 2, was left in the car unharmed. DEPUTIES HARASSED Petaluma, Calif U.R) A truckload of angry bees harass ed sheriff's deputies Saturday as thej tried to remove the body of William G. Swicegood Sr., 72, of San Francisco, who died while driving his truck north of town. Swicegood was headed for his ranch near Sebastopol with a load of bees. 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