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8b HAB. TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, May 14, 1958 Water One of Most Necessary Resources (Editor's note: This is an other in a series of articles published i n cooperation with Conservation week, whicb is being observed throughout the state this y PAUL H. WEILAND Vice President, Oregon Division of the Izaak Walton League of America Water is one of our most necessary natural resources. 3t is renewable. people of the Rogue river tsin should be especially in terested in the management of the watershed, since that where they get their water. A community grows or per ishes according to its water supply. Water is life, and if one does nothing about it, competition becomes keener and keener. As a result it be comes necessary to regulate the use cf the water which no ne wants. Therefore, water conservation, that is wise use, is a problem that all people should be concerned about. Informed Public An informed public is ne cessary, one that will go to work in solving the problems of the watershed. The water shed management subcom mittee of the Jackson county water resources committee recommended in 1957 that the county make provisions for watershed managemeiit. A watershed is an area of land from which a stream gets its water. The land is a vast natural reservoir that collects and stores the water. The people of the land make the choice, whether the land produces good, clear water or poor muddy water. Lives, the growth and health of the community, the prosperity all largely depend upon an adequate and regular supply of good, clean, usable water. They need a watershed func tioning properly to supply water in ample amount. It is up to all of the people to protect their watershed from fire, excessive timber cutting, careless logging prac tices, over grazing, and other damaging uses. Protection is especially needed on the high er and rougher portions of the watershed. Once damaged, re covery is very slow. Future of Basin The future of the Rogue ri ver basin hinges on how its watershed is managed for good or harm. There must be planned use of the soil and plant cover if the flow- of water is to be sustained. On the croplands there must be good farming methods de signed to prevent erosion and waste. On the nonfarm lands, various uses such as grazing, timber cutting, hunting and camping, must be so carried on they do not speed up the surface runoff, or encourage erosion, or impair under ground water supplies, or cause water pollution. A sick watershed can be healed by putting the plant cover back on the soil. This is not always simple and espe cially in our watershed where we have so much shallow soil and hot dry summers. Much of our watershed is still in good condition. The easiest way to keep it that way is to lock it up and let nature take care of it. But we want to use it for grazing, recreation and a source of timber and minerals. With sound management this wat ershed can generally be used without sacrificing watershed protection. Gel as Much Possible The objective is to get as much use as possible from a watershed without damage to it. For a large part of our mountain lands, the water shed values to the public are by far the greatest. All the people should be come familiar with conditions on the watershed. When hik ing, camping, hunting, fishing or just driving see how the land is being treated. 1. Is the ground well cov ered with grass, shrubs, or trees? 2. Does the use the land now receives allow the plants to reproduce? 3. Do the shrubs and trees look strong and healthy? 4. Is there a layer of dried grass, leaves and small twigs over the ground? 5. Does the ground feel soft and springy underfoot? 6. Where gullies are pres ent, are they eroding? 7. Are the stream banks re ceding and washing away? 8. Do the streams run mud dy during or after rains? 9. Is there evidence of stream pollution that could endanger the welfare of towns and cities below? Answers to Questions In the case of a healthy watershed the answers to questions 1 through 5 would be "yes" and to questions 6 through 9 would be "no." If the answers are the opposite trouble lies ahead and we as water users should do some thing about getting corrective action. The Army engineer in his study of the Rogue river ba sin has found that the most serious problem in the case of the Rogue river is a shortage of water. What happens on our wat ershed can well determine whether our community pros pers and progresses, or goes down hill with wasted waters to poverty and oblivion. Two Men Bound Over fo Grand Jury Amasa Morse Bowles, 23, and Charles Lyle Hill, 23, both of Eureka, Calif., were bound over to the grand jury yesterday on charges of grand larceny after appearing in dis trict court. ' They were arrested Suaday on Vilas rd. They admitted the theft of shotguns from Kennedy's Second Hand store in Medford, according to police. Trial was set for May 26 for Irene Sutton, Gold Hill, on charges of assault and bat tery. She pleaded innocent to the charge in district court Monday. She has been re leased on $40 bail. John Fry, Lake hotel, Med ford, pleaded innocent in dis trict court yesterday to charges of petty larceny. Trial has been set for June 5. He is charged with taking mis cellaneous items from the Groceteria May 7. A mechanical construction kit for adults is now being marketed. It has 5,000 parts and it is claimed that a work ing model of almost any ma chine can be made with it. Newborn infants are being identified and recorded by photographs of their ears in stead of finger prints. It is said that ears change in size, but not in shape. WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING PARTICULAR? There's nothing wrong with particular people . . here at Davis we welcome the opportunity to serve par ticular people. We're par ticular too about the way we handle your household moves. That's why most ' people call Davis. So the next time you move . . . Call Pavis for the best move of your life! You'll find that Davis has the professional "know How" and the specialized equipment to move you quickly, safely at rea sonable cost. TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO, Crating & Packing Medford-139 South Fir Phone SP 2-6273 Ashland-240 4th St. Phone MU 2-8552 ESCORTING MACE MISSILE powered by trubo-jet, F-100 Air FoTce fighter heads from Holloman Base, N. M., to Wendover, Utah. Missile, bottom of picture, can be dropped in empty areas of 600-mile corridor if mishao develons. t (International Soundvhoto) Fifty Cases of Mumps Reported Fifty cases of mumps were reported to the Jackson coun ty health department last week, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, .county i?alih phy sician. Medford reported 17, Tal 15, Butte Falls 11, Ashland 8, Central Point 3, Gold Hill-2, Shady Cove 2 and Trail 2 cases of mumps. 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