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o MAY mm mm BE F FROM FO mm Testimony To Taken 10 lays In Resources Yesterday's public hearing on the Rogue basin's water re sources before the state board of water resources concluded in mid-afternoon. L. C. Binford, Portland, board member, ad vised the audience additional in formation and testimony can be submitted during the next 10 days. He and other members of the board suggested the Jackson county water resources commit tee remain active in case ques C? tions should arise after the board makes its report to the state leg islature. Such a committee could also act in a "watch-dog" capac ity, Binford suggested. The suggestion followed one made by Mrs. H. P. Bosworth suggesting that a "watch dog" committee be set up under the county court as recommended in the pollution subcommittee's re port. Mrs. Bosworth also sug gest an overall "governing committee" be instituted. Gives Certain Wealth "These resources are some thing which give all of us who live in the valley a certain wealth. It is up to us to make the best use of it and make it our aim to enjoy more leisure and more culture," Mrs. Bos worth elaborated. "It is not a case of have and have not as some of the arument on devel- Qopment of our water resources "ould seem to indicate." In summing up, Binford said the hearings are just one phase of the study of the Rogue river basin water resources. The board has made a study of the history of the basin covering a 50-year period. During that time 72 dam sites have been suggested, he said. o "And here is a map which shows them all. I'm sure if you'll Nlook you'll find your pet project site there," Binford said pointing to a map on the courthouse aud itorium wall. fcnforiij said the board would O ciitinu) its stud into all phases the basin development so (jason people fleed not fear if j O Jjomethintf is left out in the testi- vjoony. kard Member Robert W. Soot, 'Medford, said considerable 'pactional argument had been ex pecteri by the board. All mem (berj were pleased with the com parative smoothness of the testi mony, he said. I tfiink people are more con cerned -with the development of resources," Root commented. "They r maturing. They're not ol3 jjicneefs any more. Televi ftipn and other sings of progress tjave fcorne in." iSowiC at, Ihe1 more dramatic (Jesfitnenx presented yesterday O rafletnoon was that given by Yd, orgpn, Trail. He stted fnpljaticaily he realized he woulcf lose his home if a dam goes in at Trail, (as previously proposed), "but I don't care." He said the good of the whole valley should be considered and not just a few people. "The Izaak Walton League does a wonderful job in its line, but there are other things to con sider besides catching fish," he remarked. "I hope now this chap ter will keep its opposition con fined to the basin here and not bring in people from Detroit and New York who have never even seen the basin." Morgan said as a result of the December, 1955,' flood he had three feet of water in his house and 10 inches of mud in it af terwards. What good are spawn ing beds, he askejd, if they are covered with mud? Report in 1958 Fred E. Ingraham, chief of planning, Portland branch, corps of Army engineers, said his or ganization's report should be complete in 1958. Few if any good storage sites in the basin exist upstream, he said. Moving upstream costs be come higher gnd fewer good sites appear, the engineer testi fied. Storage for flood control alone is not justified, he empha sized. The corps would only au thorize multiple-use dams which would include irrigation, flood control and recreation uses, he said. "An adequate dam should be constructed where it could con trol a large enough drainage area," the engineer said. "Our report will be based on sound engineering and economy. We realize it will not satisfy all in terested groups." FayO Bristol, Rogue River, representative of the Rogue River Flood Control association and state representative from Josephine county, said the or ganization went on record sup porting the report of the Jack son county water resources com mittee. Timely flood warning on the Rogue river is almost impos sible, he emphasized. All costs ie and benefits should be evaluat ed in a study of basin water re sources, he added. Urges Action John B. Harr Jr., Rogue River, representative of Rogue River school district, urged im mediate and effective action against the flood hazard. The Rogue River school district was "most seriously affected," he said. "There were a great num ber of personal tragedies as a re sult of the 1955 flood," Harr said. Such a flood, he added, forces a shift of population out of the affected district into an other, overcrowding it. The school district was in the heart of the flood area, Harr pointed out. C. W. Jensen, chairman of the Rogue ' River Conservation dis trict, argued that it is impos sible to set an accurate evalua tion on agricultural land. One acre of land may provide $1,000 worth of groceries, he added Since so much land is being lost to highway, home and airport developments it is imperative that land not be removed through flooding. Bud Hoover, Camp White farmer, remarked he was dis appointed that none of the re ports mentioned dam sites in the basin which would be ac ceptable to all groups. Such a site would be one on Agate creek, he said. Jerry Latham, Medford, re lated how the Agate desert had been developed as an example of development of natural re sources. Agate lake has been utilized for both agricultural and recreational purposes, he pointed out. An industrial area has developed in the Camp White area and the Veterans Ad ministration Domiciliary has proved a benefit to the area, he said. D. H. Barber, Trail, president of Preserve the Rogue River, Inc., said he is concerned over the direction water resources de velopment plans are taking. The real danger is industrial use of water in exhorbitant amounts and dumping of wastes into the river by the industries, he said. The foggy atmosphere in the valley makes heavy industrial development of the valley im practical and dangerous, he said. He. quoted from county re sources committee report which suggested "development of chemical wood by-product in dustry should be encouraged when suitable water and air pollution safeguards are de veloped. The word "only" should be inserted, he argued. Barber said his group un alterably opposes any dam or dams on the main stem of the Rogue river. "We will not block use of rea sonable amounts of water for industry and irrigation," Bar ber asserted. "We supported the Talent project, for instance." "I'm also surprised that the very groups which were active ly in opposition last time have now shifted their stand to the other side." "This is not a declaration of war, but an invitation to co operate," Barber concluded. Earlier, members of the local chapter of the Izaak Walton league had given testimony, based on its recently adopted po sition that it will support any basin development which gives full consideration to the God given resources of the Rogue basin's water. Its statement of position called for further investigations of alternate types of planning, and for full protection to fish life. It renewed its opposition to the original development proposal, "Plan A," as such. Most of yesterday morning was devoted to hearing reports of the eight subcommittees of the county water resources com mittee. The state board is holding a second hearing in Grants Pass today, and on Friday will go to Gold Beach for the third day of hearings on the Rogue basin. WEATHER FORECAST: Valley fog brlow 2.509 feet through Friday with partial lifting in afternoon. In creasing and thickening cloud iness above fog. Low tonight 30. High Friday 38. Temp. Hichest yest 37 Lowest this a.m. 31 Precip. To 4 a.m. today trace Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 7:31 ajn. 4:39 p.m. 11:05 p.m. Sunset .... Moonrise Last Quarter Friday night Sirius. in the SE 10:29 p.m. Regulus leads the moon VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 7:32 p.m. Jupiter, rises 3:16 a.m. Mars, rises 5:45 a.m. Western Oregon Transportation Hampered by Fog Coast Residents Bask In Mild Temperatures By UNITED PRESS Fog cripped transportation in western Oregon again today and the weather man said it would persist through Friday evening in places. Fog was reported from Med ford north through Olympia, Wash. The Portland Interna tional airport was socked in with two miles of visibility at mid night. At 1:30 a.m. it was prac tically zero. Two ships laid off the mouth of . the Columbia river as fog accumulated along the stream down to its mouth. The weather bureau said heat ing was expected to clear the fog over most of the northwest Oregon this afternoon but the interior of southwest Oregon was expected to remain foggy through Friday evening. Icy Spots Reported State highway officials said ground fog was reported at Port land, Cascade Locks, Troutdale, Astoria, Tillamook, Salem, Sal mon River, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, Cave Junction, Co- quille, Bly, Seneca, Burns and Basque. Icy spots were reported on highways at Government Camp, Warm Springs junction, The Dalles, Prospect, Bend, Bly, Pen dleton, Meacham and Austin. Meanwhile, Oregon coastal residents advised motorists who have been bedeviled by the fog on inland highways that High way 101 is clear and dry. Much of the Oregon coast for the past week has enjoyed Florida-like weather with mild temperatures and brilliant sun shine. Gunman Takes Advantage In Portland early today a masked gunman took advantage of foggy conditions and held up two service stations. A man held up a station and escaped with $10. Police said visibility was about 50 feet at the time. Less than an hour later a rob ber of the same description held up another station and escaped with $20. - - - Medford Records Fourth Pedestrian Fatality This Year Medford recorded its fourth pedesrtain death of the year yes terday when John Arthur Mar shall, 24, of Kalispell, Mont., died in a local hospital, appar ently of injuries suffered when he was struck by a truck on Tuesday rrjorning, according to Medford police. An autopsy will be performed today, according to officials at the county coroner office. Police reported Marshall was seen just prior to the accident walking in a dazed manner. Marshall was struck in the head by a sideview mirror of a truck operated by Jack Winford Williams, 455 Walker st., Ash land, while attempting to cross North Pacific highway near the Richfield Truck stop about 4:40 a.m. Williams told police Mar shall apparently walked into the truck without seeing it ap praoching. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of local arrange ments pending word from rela tives in Montana. West Main Clinic Ransacked Last Night Twenty-three rooms in the West Main clinic were ransack ed last night, according to city police. Police said the building at 1032 West Main st., was check ed by a police officer at 2 a.m. The break-in was discovered when an employee, Barbara Jeanne Pitts, 1920 Cherry Heights, came to work about 8:30 a.m. today. Two small radios, a clock, portable typewriter and about 60 cents in change in addition to small items were taken, police said. They said a small amount of mild narcotics also was taken. Police said the thieves attempt ed to break into the safe with a screwdriver but failed. Papers and records were scattered over the floors from the thieves' dawer-to-drawer search, police said. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York iff) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indust rials 438.48 off 0.88; 20 rail roads 100.89 up 4.84; 15 utili ties 67.87 up 0.11; 65 stocks 147.08 up 1.18. Sales today were about 2.330,000 shares compared to about 2.240,000 shares yesterday. 52nd Year Medford United Press Full Leased Wire 32 PAGES Dke and Security Council Discuss Planning iFoir MAT OTTO J. FROHNMAYER Chosen as President Officers Elected By Chamber Today; Awards Approved Otto J. Frohnmayer, Medford attorney, this morning was elect ed president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. He succeeds M. M. Huggins, Medford oil dealer. New officers were named at the last 1957 meeting of the chamber's board of directors at breakfast this morning. Others elected were RonGanUc"et6Tl Commercial Printing company, first vice president; Russ Jami son, public relations man, second vice president, and Clarence Young, Rogue Valley State bank, treasurer. The annual membership meet ing of the board will be held in January, the board was told. Awards Approved The board also approved the establishment of two types of awards which the chamber can present for service to the com munity. One is a "Scroll of Honor" award, for outstanding personal service to Jackson coun ty; the other is a Progress award, for firms or individuals who have made a contribution to the economic well-being of the county. Gerald T. Latham, a newly elected member of the board, who is also vice chairman of the Jackson county water resources committee, reported on the work of the committee, which yester day culminated with the presen tation of subcommittee reports on the Rogue basin's water re sources to the state water re sources board. Latham was optimistic that this area's water could be devel oped in an orderly manner for the best interests of the majority of the people, and in a way that will permit expansion of both industry and population without unduly sacrificing any of the important resources values of the basin's water supplies. Bakery, Laundry Unions Expelled Atlantic City, N. J. W The AFL-CIO today denounced the Senate Rackets Committee but expelled two more unions on corruption charges. The 160,000-member Bakery workers and the 75,000-member Laundry Workers were ousted and AFL-CIO President George Meany was authorized to grant a new charter in the bakery field. The merged labor federation accused the McClellan commit tee of "political retaliation" and said several of its members were guilty of anti-labor bias. It was the first sweeping attack on the group, which has made sensa tional disclosures of labor-management scandals. Higher Turkey Prices Predicted for Christmas Portland (IP) A survey of Portland food markets today in dicated turkey - and - trimming prices in the metropolitan area will be higher for Christmas than they were for Thanksgiving. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1957 House Democrats Urge President To Broaden Meeting Bulganin's Letter Remains Unanswered Washington (IP) President Eisenhower met for two hours 15 minutes with the National Security Council today on the eve of his departure for the cru cial NATO Summit talks in Paris. The White House, which nor mally declines to give any de tails of NSC meetings, said it could be "assumed" that the con ferees discussed policy and plan ning for ;next week's NATO meeting. Reply Not Estimated It declined, however, to say whether Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin's latest letter to the President figured in the discus sion. Nor would it estimate when the President might reply. There was a possibility that this government would issue an of ficial brush-off to Bulganin's latest proposal for East-West talks. The letter has been la belled by the State Department as an attempt to torpedo the NATO talks. The list of those attending the NSC meeting was not ex panded for today's session. Besides the President, those attending included Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon, Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles. Deputy Defense Secretary Don- ald ,u4rjg&srje.tajx- treasury Robert B. Anderson, Adm. Lewis L. Strauss, Chair man of. the Atomic Energy Com missioi; James R. Killian, the President's scientific adviser; Robert Cutler, presidential ad viser on national security affairs; and Brig. Gen. Andrew F. Good paster, White House staff secre tary. All, except Nixon, will at tend the NATO meeting. To Leave Friday The President, given an "ex cellent" bill of health by his doc tors following his mild stroke Nov. 25, will fly to Paris late Friday. Dulles left for Paris after the NSC meeting to en gage in advance spadework for the NATO meeting, which starts Monday. Meanwhile, 28 House Demo crats sent the President a tele gram urging him to broaden the scope of the NATO meeting. They said the Western leaders should consider not only military and scientific matters, but also closer economic cooperation, Middle East tensions and foreign policy generally. These are some of the chief U.S. ideas for the NATO session: Creation of new missile bases at selected sites in NATO nations that could serve as a new deterrent to keep Russia from touching off a nuclear-age push button war. Establishment of nuclear warhead stockpiles under U.S. control. Training Center Building a missile training center to teach European NATO soldiers more about how to use nuclear-tipped rockets. Setting up an arrangement for pooling scientific information and personnel to get more bene fit from all Western scientific talent. Agreement on dividing up weapons production so nations manufacture the arms they are best suited to make. Bulldozer Operator Crushed by Machine Baker IIP) Alan Morrow, 26, was killed at 9 a.m. Wednesday when the bulldozer he was op erating on a steep slope 25 miles northwest of here overturned and crushed him. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS HELP FIGHT TB Jess United 'What's This I Hear About the Nixon Buildup Back East?" (Herblock Is Compensation Claims Show Decline in Area Efforts being made to "keep things going" .were., reflected -in the number of new claims for unemployment compensation re ceived in November, according to John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the state employment service. Patton said new claims filed last month were down 12 per cent from October, .the first time that November has been lower than October in the number of new claims received. The total amount of unemploy ment in Jackson county last month was estimated at 1,700, an increase of 17 per cent over October and 28 per cent more than a year ago, Patton said. But the increase was smaller than expected, he added. Reach Lowest Point Employment can be expected to reach its lowest point of the year during January and Febru ary, he said. Former employees of the lum ber industry are receiving about 55 per cent of the benefit pay ments being made at present through the local office, Patton noted. Most men expect to re turn for work for their regular employers when weather or mar ket conditions permit operations to resume. All firms in the lumber indus try, Patton said, appear to be making a determined effort to Police Officers Hurt in Accident Two Medford police officers were injured when the car in which they were riding collided with a pickup truck at the Bear Creek Orchards intersection on Highway 99 about 4:50 p.m. yes terday, according to city police. Police said the driver of the police vehicle, Milton Lloyd Hanson, 2550 Jo Jack rd., was treated and released at Sacred Heart hospital. Berle Eldred Stephens, 307 Hamilton st., re mained in the hospital over night for observation. The dri ver of the pickup truck, Chester E. Corry, 835 Peachy rd., Ash land, was not injured, police said. Hanson said the light at the intersection had turned green and he proceeded about 30 miles an hour. He said he saw the pickup truck parked on the high way, apparently without any lights, too late to stop or turn onto the shoulder of the high way. Hanson reported a heavy fog although when leaving Medford for Ashland the fog was fairly light. The two officers were on their way to Ashland to ques tion a suspect, officials said. Po lice said the city vehicle was heavily damaged. Price 10 Cents Tribune Press Full Leased Wire No. 200 CoDTrlRiit. 1957. The Pulitzer puhlisMng Co. St. Leuls Post-Dispatch on Vacation) continue operations, and in many cases they were forced to shut down temporarily, or reduce working hours because of the difficulty in selling products. Winter weather at high eleva lions caused some layoffs on construction projects in the Tal ent project, but the work is ex pected to resume as soon as weather permits. Job opportuni ties were considerably fewer than in October, he said. There was a demand for or chard pruners and the fruit in dustry started packing Christmas gift boxes during November. 336 Pints of Blood Collected in City A total of 336 pints of blood was received by the Red Cross Bloodmobile during its visit to Medford Wednesday afternoon, Eloodmobile officials report. This is 46 pints more than the quota, officials said. They report 370 donors during the. day, with 34 rejects. Red Cross spokesman said to day that the total included 178 drop-in donors, the highest num ber for any previous Bloodmo bile visit here. They reported that many don ors replaced blood used by friends and relatives. The quota for the Bloodmo bile visit was 290. The last visit made in Medford by the .unit fell far short of the needed quota, officials said. . A total of 107 pints of blood were collected at the Shady Cove visit of the Bloodmobile Tues day. The quota was 150 pints. Seven Area Students Are Scholarship Semi-Finalists Seven high school students in Jackson county are semi-finalists for scholarships sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship corporation, the NMSC associa tion announced today. They are Jean T. Fitch and Larry D. Neal, Ashland high school; David L. Mack, Crater high school; Sandra K. Buxton, James G. Corum, Karen J. Slon- iger and Jon A. Thompson, all of Medford High school. The students were among 7,500 chosen from some 300,000 fellow seniors in the scholarship qualifying test, a college aptitude examination given in 14,000 high schools on Oct. 22. The 7,500 semi-finalists repre sent about one-half of one per cent of the nation's high school seniors. Semifinalists were se lected on the basis of the high Rain Forecast for Coast Friday; Fog Results in Crashes Medford Airport Closed Since Monday ' A storm front off the north ern California coast is expected to bring rain to the coast Friday night and Saturday which could result in a pressure change necessary to disperse fog in this area, the weather bureau said today. The thickest fog thus far this year was blamed for several minor traffic accidents, kept the Medford airport closed, and ' Mrs. Lavelus Wimmer said this noon the Fooilighters play, "The Wooden Dish has been cancelled tonight be cause of the fog. She pointed out, hawever, that productions will be as scheduled starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights in the Fooilighters the ater neftr the Medford Nation al Guard Armory. brought a plea from Medford police that porch lights be left on to assist motorists traveling in residential districts last night. The weather bureau said the top of the fog today was esti-' mated at 2,800 feet, compared to 2,200 to 2,500 feet yesterd-. The increasing and thickening high clouds forecast above the fog Friday is evidence of the change which may bring re spite to the fog situation, bureau officials said. No Airline Service There has been no airline service from the Medford air port since Monday, airline rep resentatives said this morning, and they did not expect flights into the airport today. Planes of United Airlines and West Coast Airlines were landing at Klamath Falls, while Southwest Airways planes were terminat ing flights south of here, de pending on fog conditions. Passengers are transported to Klamath Falls to meet flights, or to Portland in some cases, officials said. Air mail is trans ported by bus to Klamath Falls by the airlines, or comes into Medford via Klamath Falls or directly from Portland by truck, depending on which is quicker. Fog resulted in the postpone ment of a Medford Independent Basketball league game between Eagle Point and Mutual of Oma ha tonight, and the Footlighters play tonight in Medford. Medford Police Capt. Clyde Fichtner warned motorists of not driving too fast in fog, and noted that motorists traveling less than the posted speed limits may still be cited for violation of basic rule if weather condi tions impair the driver's vision. Riding Bicycles He asked parents not to let children ride bicycles unless in an emergency. Bicycles, he not ed, are hard to see at night, and almost impossible to see if there is fog. The number of cars involved in accidents, many of them hit run accidents, have increased during recent foggy conditions, he noted. Motorists involved in accidents, no matter how minor, should report them to the de- Q partment, he added. Pedestrians have been asked to wear light-colored clothes if walking at night, especially dur ing foggy conditions, Fichtner said. Nuclear Weapons Said On U.S. Submarines New York (IP) Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell said today the United States "at this . moment" has nuclear weapons "on submarines in both oceans, standing ready to rise, fire and submerge within moments." Other nuclear weapons, he said, are aboard B52 jet bomb ers and supercarriers. est test scores in each state, pro rated according to high school senior population. Winners of the finals will have their choice of college and course of study. Value of each four-year Merit scholarship varies with the financial need of each student, ranging from $100 a year to $2, 200 per year or more. This is the third year for the scholarship program. It was established in 1955 through grants of $20.5 million fro the Ford Foundation and the Carne gie Corporation of New York. Current sponsors include a num ber of nationally known com panies. The annual competition is open to any public, private or parochial high school in the Un ited States, Alaska, Canal Zone, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
