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TEN KCDfORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, December 20, 1357 Canadian Proposal To Siphon Part Of Columbia Seen as Mostly Bluff By A. ROBERT SMITH I building steam plants in a big i would get from such big Canadi Mail Tribun Correspondent j way one 100.000 KW plant at j an storage projects as Mica V.'shington There is a grow- I Port Mann, B.C., and another of i Creek. McNaughton's logic on ing body of official opinion here i nearly 1,000,000 KW capacity j this is that if the Northwest that regards the Canadian pro- j east of Vancouver, B.C. Canada's doesn't get this Canadian stor- posal to siphon ! chief financial newspaper, the i age, it will have to turn to steam, Financial Post, cailed this sig- j so the value of Canadian - pro nificant because "it indicates 1 duced energy is equivalent to the that the company has given up j cost of steam, or about 6 mills, hope of harnessing the Fraser j Urgency Slipping Away river, one of the continent's last Unfortunately for the hard great rivers untapped for hydro, j bargaining general, the urgency -'"k ; And Gen.1"3".1"8 imeiesu. oiiu cohmm vd-1 of a power shortage m the North- W "'4kt a r. r tr- uon,sls apparently nave won west keeps slipping away with &-"AS)mi " . ihr fiih nniror hat) D " Tho ' 1 -- .1 ; 9 oil part of the mighty Colum bia river as just so much bluff and blus ter. And Gen. A. G. L. Mc- Naughton, the j "Canadian! MacAr t h u r who d'.-vised this river diversion scheme, is just the blustery char acter to prolong such a bluff in expectation of winning some grand concessions for Canada in terms of very cheap kilowatts from federal powerhouses in the Pacific Northwest. A K"ht Smiin the fish vs. power battle. newspaper added: Many Years Away "Decision to go ahead with thermal energy was probably based on the belief that a go ahead to dam the Columbia at Mica Creek (just above the pro posed diversion) is many years away. This means that B.C. has now joined the trend to steam McNaughton last week went I power which has recently been reevaluate the direction and goals of the profession. Dr. Frank Bennett, president of Eastern Oregon college, was speaker. The meeting was spon sored by the organization's pro fessional services committee. Dr. Bennett asked the group in rPOYaminp tVio Df?nratmn rf each new generator that is in- teachers to give reater streS on the subject of pupil mastery Three County People Attend Conference Portland Action to improve all areas of teaching in Oregon schools was proposed by the Oregon Education association at a meetins of chairmen of the 33 deDartments and sections of BY ELMER C. WALZER the association in Portland re- United Press Financial Editor rpntiv I New York (TP) Medium- The group will reexamine and Slzea Businesses must brancn out ranching Out By edium-Size Firms eclared Necessary before the House of Commons External Affairs Committee to urge approval of a billion dollar undertaking which would divert the Kootenay river into the source of the Columbia, and in turn divert the Columbia partly into the Fraser the same idea he has advanced sporadically for over two years. American offi cials recognize only two things about this idea: that legally, Canada can do it, but she would have to pay damages to the U.S.; and that it would reduce -the underlined by major power plants in the Praries ... It will virtually revolutionize the pow er picture in the province." 2. At the last meeting of the IJC in October, McNaughton asked that the diversion scheme be added to the list of alternative schemes for study by the IJC's engineering board, composed of U.S. and Canadian engineers. Al though B.C. power authorities have apparently eliminated it as a possibility (and power com panies don't build $100 million power potential of the Columbia j steam plants if cheap hydro is a for the Northwest substantially. ! possibility), the diversion is thus Libby dam, for one, would be kept an issue before the IJE by out. Not Economically Feasible Some competent U. S. engi neers have concluded, however, that the Columbia diversion scheme, which involves tunnel ling through the Monashee mountains, is not economically feasible. After two years of talk ing about it, McNaughton has yet to produce any results of his own engineering investigations to support his claim that the diver sion is feasible, that the benefits would justify the costs. Moreover, there are these re lated developments: 1. At last year's meeting of the International Joint Commission, McNaughton, the Canadian head man on that agency, told the American members that he was no longer studying the diversion scheme but had turned the whole matter over to power interests in British Columbia. Not long ago B. C. Electric Co., the one power company which has most to gain if a di version were feasible to beef up the hydroelectric potential of the Fraser, turned instead to McNaughton. The study will take a year or more. And yet now McNaughton has gone to Parliament with a ring ing request that a billion dollars be approved to make an immedi ate start on the whole diversion scheme because "if we don't use our resources, we are going to lose them to the United States for all time." American power interests provided his whipping boy. 3. In recent years of negotia tions over Libby dam, McNaugh ton has always put on a big brother act in trying to show Canada's willingness to help the Pacific Northwest avert what he has always described as a severe power shortage. For a price, of course. When the general gets down to fixing the price, however, the bargaining breaks down. He wants Canada to get the privi lege of buying kilowatts from the United States at the present Bonneville rate of about 2 or 3 mills; but the U.S. would pay Canada about 6 mills for the energy benefits the Northwest USA Doing Quite Well Economically, Writer Discovers During Trip By FRED J. GREEK United Press Correspondent Los Angeles (IP A drive across the country covering 3,400 miles, at this Christmas time, re veals the USA to be doing quite well, despite any rumors to the contrary. I have been going ten days on that drive, and from New York to Roanoke, to Tuscaloosa, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles and all way points the impression is to a robust, creative energy reflected in building, growth, ideas and spir lit. This is not new but is of the America I have known for more decades than I shall mention. We still have it, and we have found new outlets for it. We have in common both an amazing variety and a wide uni formity. At this time of year the evidence of Christmas is every where in the land; in the ham let, the city, the church, the Jarmhouse, the service station. Some of it is commercial, some of it is superficial but most of it is an expression of faith; a re ligious faith and the faith of a people in themselves. Plain People I talked with a lot of people; plain people. You don't meet many financiers, statesmen and news commentators at motels on Highways 11 and 90. The c&r radio blared the accu sations and alibis of politicians arift the doleful pronouncements of, scientists that we may all be tlown to hell any minute. I ob serve;! no resulting panic or pes simism with people, but to the contrary a confidence that we r ca t take care of the situation ar.ri let's set on with the job. One side of my face is a fine bronze shade, the other it's cus tomary pallor. That's from driv ing for ten days going west at this time of year when the sun is to the southward, on the driv er's side. A Closeup Look You really get an understand ing of the wealth and potential of this country when you cross it and get a close up look, day after day. The rich Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the pine forests of Mississippi, the sugar cane land on the delta near New Orleans, the dynamic industrial cities like Birmingham and Houston, the vast spread of Texas that takes three days to drive across, the deserts of Arizona producing cot ton, the miles of motels at Phoe nix, the trailers, trucks and cars and farm machinery and most of all the people, and the land itself here is the material and the challenge to many a generation of Americans to come. Perhaps this is all obvious, but somehow I have an old fashioned feeling that it is always new and wonderful. If that be corny then let it be corny. Action Planned Against Infestation of Mice Salem l? Oregon Agricul ture Director Robert Steward to day promised "vigorous and co ordinated" action to stem an in festation of miee in the southern ; part of the state. WRONG NIGHT St. Johnsbury, Vt. TP Fire men were called to put out a blaze of rubbish, wood and deris that was to mark a foot ball rally when the pile was ig nited the night before it was scheduled to b burned. SAVE MONEY! DO IT YOURSELF! RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOUR FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER Easy to Operate Clean and Dustless Low Rental Rates We Handle Everything Yoo Need for Floor Refinishing and to dedicate themselves through their work. Jackson county representa tives were Mrs. Ivah D. Mur ray, Medford, and Mrs. Rae Richardson, Central Point, Re tired Teachers association; and Alf B. Mekvold, Medford, asso ciation of county school superintendents. SPCCIAIISJS IN HOMf WARES I 3 West 6th St., Medford stalled and each new dam that is started in the Columbia basin. The power shortage which used to be predicted for the early 1960s has been pushed back to 1968, and will probably be pushed back further as other dams are started. In a word, the immediate cri sis pictured by McNaughton as the justifying climate for Ameri can acceptance of his lopsided power terms has been only a mirage. He sees it in the distance but can't reach it. When American officials met at Ottawa in October with Mc Naughton and urged considera tion of the issue of Libbv dam once more, the general figura-! Antelope 4-H Sewing Club tively stalked away from it and j Tne Antelope 4-H Sewing club declined discussion. held a recent meeting at Nyla From his declarations of last Murray's home, week, it would appear that his We planned a money raising last resource is bluff and bluster, project for early next year. If this should be a comfort to Miss Marylou Garner was a the Northwest, in fear of losing guest at our meeting. sE3 ifj CLUB some of the Columbia's energy, it should be a challenge to the diplomatic skill of the Eisenhow er administration, if the gener al's bluff is to be called and a plan developed for mutual shar ing in the Columbia's untapped energy rescources. Thirty-two of the members and mothers enjoyed a Christ mas party which was held at Phyllis and Carol Jaffery's home. The next meeting will be Jan. 11, at Donna Geren's home. Karen Jossy, Reporter into profitable Elmer waizer lines and steer away from single line products if they are to make money, accor ding to Martin H. Ben edek, chair man of Gen eral Instru ment Corp. His c o m- pany has done pust that veered away from being an exclusive supplier for the radio and tele vision industry into a broader field of electronics, including military, computers, heat-sealing equipment, meteorological equip ment and many others. The company still is a big fac tor in the radio and television business, but that branch is only a fraction of its former position. Benedek doesn't believe 1958 will be the year of color televi sion. He says that as long as only one out of 50 persons has color TV there will be no rush to buy sets. Once the percentage dwin dles down to where not owning a color set marks off the person, there'll be a spurt in sales of color. Rise Predicted Benedek predicts a rise in his company's sales for the fiscal year ending next Feb. 28. In the first six months sales rose and earnings were up sharply. Like many another business man, Benedek is puzzled at the behavior of his stock in the mar ket. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The price was high when earnings were poorer than they are today, he noted, and the current price is down sharply, with earnings higher. General Instrument's backlog of defense work is about seven times as high as it was a year ago. According to Benedek, Gen eral Instrument plans, w-ithout in any way diminishing its posi tion as a supplier of TV and ra dio components, to lessen de pendence on the vagaries of the radio-TV market, "which in re cent years has been notable mainly for its fluctuations, and to develop a broader, more solid foundation from which to op erate profitably." New Company Acquired The company recently ac quired Radio Receptor Company and expanded its development, engineering and production ef forts in industrial and military electronics and in the field of semi-conductor devices. Radio Receptor Company op erations are expected to show substantial losses but General Instrument has discounted them in advance by setting up reserves which will amply -cover the defi cit, according to Benedek. 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