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V o o CTg MTOTOHD rK30K) MAIL THIBUHE Thursday,- December 3, 1957 Balancing of Values In River Development Asked by Neuberger Eugene "The last river sites to be artificially improved or de veloped for power, flood control or irrigation should be those which in their natural state pre serve the greatest conservation values", Sen. Richard L. Neu berger told a meeting of the Willamette Basin Project Com mittS1 here yesterday. "Men can create no substitutes for migratory salmon and steel head, for elk and other wildlife, and for the grandeur of untouch ed wilderness areas," Neuberg er said. "Once it is made, a de cision to sacrifice these to more materialistic goals is irrevers ible. Therefore, it should be made as late as possible. "This approach has nothing to do with questions of public or private power development," Neuberger stated; "I have ap plied it equally to the Beaver Marsh project on the McKenzie River, Mayfield on the Cowlitz and Pelton on the Deschutes." The proposed Beaver Marsh and the Mayfield dams are munici pal, Pelton is a private utility project. Principles Outlined Neuberger, only Pacific North west senator who serves on both the Public Works and the In terior committees of the Senate which are concerned with water shed development, otitlined four principles which he believes should govern in this field: 1. Water - storage projects which imperil fisheries, wildlife, or other uses of water and water sheds as such should be the last to be undertaken in the Pacific Northwest. 2 Part of America's national strength lies in the wise use of its rivers arid other water re sourctgi 3. No-rivef site should be used for lessthan its "maximum feas ible storage, flood control and power potential. 4. ower resources should be developed by those agencies Talent Librarian $ In Medford Hospital Talent Mrs. Archie Estes, librarian of the Talent branch of the Jackson County library, is a patient at Sacred Heart hos pital. Visitors are not permit ted at present, according to members of t&e family. During the illness of Mrs. Estes her daughter, Mrs. William D. Summers, will serve library patrons at the regular scheduled hours. and in such a manner as to main tain power rates enough to di versify the Northwest's economy with new manufacturing pay rolls. It is more important to use new sources of cheap power for industrial employment than to light homes and farms. Eyes Damsites The Oregon Senator said that the next large dams on the Co lumbia River should be built at John Day and on the Canadian portion of the river, above Grand Coulee, where the Columbia is a "fishless stream". He argued that, rather than justify a cut back in power development, the newly intensified national effort to keep up with recent Soviet successes requires greater U.S emphasis on developing perma nent sources of energy. "Far from cutting back on riv er projects, we must push to ward the earliest possible com pletion of such dams as John Day, Cougar, Green Peter and Hills Creek," Neuberger stated. "Soviet Russia is showing its spectacular progress in missiles and earth satellites simultan eously with building scores of new water-power projects, some larger than even Grand Coulee "Will the administration de fend the view that, if we are to catch up with Soviet missile de velopment, the rich United States must neglect the energy resources which it needs for its own basic national strength?" Pledges Efforts Pledging his continued efforts for the Willamette Basin Project, the Oregon Senator emphasized that many other values besides hydro - electric power are at stake in a sound water resources policy. "Power policy has occu pied the headlines, almost to the exclusion of all other aspects, only because since 1953 power policy has become the center of the most fundamental public controversies affecting our re gion." he said. "We have not and must not let this obscure the fact that water, itself, will in the long run prove to be our most pre cious natural resource. In the relatively dry western United States, paticularly, the Pacific Northwest is an oasis of fresh, clean, abundant water. Such vi tal programs as watershed pro tection and pollution control do not lose in importance just be cause, luckily, they do not make headlines as often as the struggle over our major molti - purpose water-power sites." Certified Seed Crop Acreage Increases In State For 1957 Corvallis Oregon farmers en tered more than 85,000 acres for seed certification at Oregon State cpllege during 1957 the largest acreage in the past 10 years and 8,000 acres more than in 1956, according to Harold E. Finnell, OSC seed certification specialist. In Jackson county 43 acres of Lahontan alfalfa' is certified and 578 acres of Talent alfalfa, according to the Jackson county extension agent's office. Twenty-seven grass varieties in the state were certified for a total of nearly 62,000 acres, an increase of 2,000 acres over last year. Perennial ryegrass topped the list with 33,000 acres although it was down 2,000 acres from 1956. Highland bentgrass was second with more than 12,000 acres, an increase of 2,600 acres over last year. Other varieties with more than 1,000 acres each were Alta fescue, Merion bluegrass, Astoria bentgrass, and Seaside bentgrass. All red fescue grass varieties showed decreases from last year. Dixie crimson clover with more than 4,000 acres headed the list of seven clover varieties inspect ed for a combined acreage of 10,727. Kenland red clover was second with nearly 2,500 acres down 700 acres from 1956. Penn scott red clover with nearly 2,000 acres certified showed a marked increase over last year. Alfalfa certification gained 800 acres over 1956 with nine va rieties totaling 4,800 acres. Rang er topped the list with 2,295 acres followed by Vernal and Talent with 89,0 and 516 acres, respectively. Grain certification acreage al most doubled last year's figures, Finnel reported, with 26 cereal varieties totaling 4.710 acres. Two new wheat varieties, Burt and Omar developed by regional researchers for the Columbia Basin, were chiefly responsible for the increase. Seed potato acreage decreased slightly with 3,235 acres passing field inspection. Netted Gem, White Rose, and Kennebec lead the 12 varieties. DON'T WORRY Springfield Mass. (IP) Prof. James A. Coleman, American In ternational College physics pro fessor, and his class have calcu lated that the chances are about three in 100 million of a Sputnik fragment (should any survive to reach the earth) hitting a U. S. resident. Back Stairs: Gettysburg Staff Reduced By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer Washington (IP) Back stairs at the White House: There seemed to be a definite, deliberate effort to hold down the size of President Eisen hower's staff at Gettysburg last week end. Only Maj. Gen. How ard McC. Snyder and Press Sec retary James C. Hagerty were on hand. This small staff was believed to represent Mrs. Eisenhower's wishes that her husband should have as much complete guiet and an absence of official business as I it, never again will the farm- Weyerhaeuser Loses Damage Suit Klamath Falls (IP) Clinton Edwards, 37, has won a $165,000 personal injury damage suit against Weyerhaeuser Timber Company here. A Circuit Court Jury of eight women and four men deliberat ed four hours before deciding 9-3 that Edwards should be awarded the judgment, believed the largest personal damage award ever granted by a jury in southern Oregon. The judgment was $10,000 short of what Edwards had ask ed. Edwards claimed negligence on the part of the timber com pany when his leg was severed near the knee in a rail car loca tion on the company's private pine-hauling railroad while he worked as a brakeman. Edwards, father of four chil dren, was caught between two freight cars' in the lumber yard when a train unexpectedly back ed up, severing the leg. The trial lasted 12 days. . The timber firm did not an nounce immediately whether it would appeal. PTC Will Comply With Order by PUC Portland (IP) The Portland Traction Company will continue its interurban passenger opera tions on the Oregon City and Bellrose lines for an indefinite period, company attorneys said Wednesday. The company had planned to stop passenger service on the two lines Dec. 15. But the com pany said it would comply with an order issued Tuesday by Pub lic Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan, who suspended a pro posed closure until a PUC inves tigation and hearing could be held. Morgan has not yet set a date for the hearing, but said that under the law, it must be held within 60 days after Dec. 15. Jk CANDY O n T I o JOIN IN THE FUN! We cordially invite you to help us celebrate our 10th Anniversary . . . Visit our Candy Kitchen . . . see fresh candy being made. Fun and gifts for all. o A Sample Box of Our Pear Fection For Adults Candy Canes For th Kiddies FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY! Our 10th Anniversary Delicious DIVINITY PEANUT BRITTLE lb. lb. LIMIT TWO POUNDS TO A CUSTOMER (ANDY APPLES Special o We Have a Complete Line of Niedereger Mazipan Largest Variety of CHRISTMAS BOXED CANDIES and NOVELTIES In Southern Oregon possible following his cerebral attack earlier -in the week. On most trips to Gettysburg when the President is feeling well, he is accompanied by no working staff, only his doctor, the Secret Service and a unit from the Army Signal Corps. When Eisenhower went to Gettysburg in 1955 after his heart attack, however, he was ac companied by a large staff of secretaries and office assistants. He even set up an office in the small post office building in downtown Gettysburg. But those days seem to be over. This past week end probably will be the pattern for future farm visits whether the Presi dent is well or not. The situation seems to be, acording to some of the Eisenhower friends in Gettysburg, that if Mrs. Eisen hower has anything to do with and Gettysburg, for tat matter- become a White House work center if it is at all possible to avoid it. If the President should try a round of golf at the Gettysburg Country Club this week end, he may find the course a bit muddy. It certainly was in damp and slippery condition a few days ago, particularly on the holes near the small club lake. Also, it is rather cold and raw on the Gettysburg course this time of year and long range fore casts earlier in the week hinted af the possibility of snow or cold rain this week end. If the President encounters much bad weather at Gettys burg, the farm will lose much of its appeal to. him. He dislikes being confined to his home by weather or for any other reason. McLEOD Dinner Guests Are Listed By CAROLINE L. HARDING McLeod Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hume Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vaughn and family of Napa, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Tom Denninger, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding, Miss Jacqueline and Josephine Hume and Larry Smith. Mrs. Leona Writt of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Bill Miller of Trail were Thanksgiving day dinner guests at Eastin's Rogue Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding returned from Vallejo where they attended the funeral of Harding's sister, Mrs. Jessie Thomas. Dinner guests Thanksgiving day at the 'Roy Vaughn home on Laurelhurst rd. were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vaughn and son, Wayne and daughter, Sonda, and Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Vaughn and family and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn, all from Medford. Miss Toni Miller gave a teen ager bop party at her home Saturday, Nov. 16. Those attend ing were Lewis Lacy and Kenny Williams of Eagle Point, Ralph Gussland, Bill Harman and Jac queline and Josephine Hume. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Anderton had Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Pearl Adair at Shady Cove. Masons and their wives will have a dinner and entertainment Friday, Dec. 6, in the Upper Rogue Grange hall. Miss Susie Eastin ran a nail In her foot and had to have medi cal attention recently. Nine of every 10 women in the United States have worked, are working or will work some time during their lives, the New York State Commerce depart ment reports. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT William Vernen McCall, excessive noise. S10. Harry Augustus Frye, no Oregon drivers license, $2.50. Delbert Leon Harvey, disobeyed traffic signal. $5. Robert Paul Lewis, disobeyed traf fic sienal. $5. Frank Albert Woods, disobeyed stop sign. $5. Truman Lee Milton, excessive noise, $10. Mary Irene Drinkwater, disobeyed traffic signal, $5. Conrad Wolfred Johnson. 'imnroDer lane usage, $5; no driver's license, $10. Richard . Eugene McQueen, dis obeyed traffic signal. $5. . Edward G. Burgess, improper left turn. $5. Robert Harold Jones, failure to maintain proper lookout, $10. Clyde Ellis Knight, violation of ba sic rule, $10. Donald Luther Griffin, violation of basic rule, $10. DISTRICT COURT Jafus Cantaberry tough, violation of the basic rule, $15. James Samuel Woods, no public utilities commission permit, lo. Italo John Andreatta, no mufflers $15. Greek Freighter Gives Up Battle Honolulu (IF) The crippled Greek freighter Margarita Chandris gave up her battle with Hurricane Nine and headed to day towards Honolulu under her own power. The vessel, which was mak ing about five knots, was escort ed by the Coast Guard cutter Winnebago. The Winnebago met the Greek vessel Wednesday night and released American President Line's President Mon roe, which had been standing by since Tuesday morning. Nina passed 75 miles south of the Chandris, but wind and seas were rough in the area where the ship had been stand ing by. However, late Wednes day the weather was reported to be moderating. When the seas were calmer, the crew of the Winnebago planned to board the Chandris to try to make repairs. The Chandris had 32 crew men aboard. She was en route in ballast from Kobe, Japan, to Honolulu when she sent a dis tress message Tuesday, report ing her engines and rudder out of commission about 480 miles west of Honolulu. 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