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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1959)
The Inquiring Mind This series of articles, on many different subjects, results from work by senior students at the school of journalism at the University of Oregon. Each is a con densed version of a full-length thesis written as partial requirement for graduation at the school. THE PEOPLE'S STAKE IN POLLUTION ABATEMENT By C. Streatch If you were given a choice between two glasses of water, one suspiciously cloudy and the other crystal clear witn the state's guarantee of purity attached, which glass would you choose to drink? The an swer is obvious. Suppose, however, that the glass of pure water were to have a pricetag of one cent attached to it. wnich one would you choose then? Once more you would prooaoiy pics the clear one. The people of many of Ore gon's communities have had to make the kind of decision illustrated in the . example above. These people live in cities and towns where the domestic water supply is with drawn from streams into which improperly treated sewage is being discharged. New or improved sewage- treatment plants . are needed in thnsp communities, but labor and equipment for such wrniprts cost money. In at tempts to raise the necessary funds, bond issues have been nmnnspH to the citizens of many of these communities The bond proposals in most cases have been iiauy reject ed. The people have phosen the glass of impure water. Politics Intrude It is hard to believe that such unwise decisions were made through - stupidity or greed on the part of the peo ple. Ferbaps it is Decause me only information available on the subject of pollution is con cealed behind the veil of po litical issues. A Hi- C - naici ava f -- consumption is not the only issue to be considered. If Ore gon is to have a healthy fish ing and tourist industry, com prehensive pollution abate ment must have public sup port. One out of every four adults in Oregon utilizes the fishing resources. The Depart ment of Commerce has esti mated0 that each fishing , li cense holder spends about S300 iPer year on the sport This means a total of about $100 million spent armually for fishing. Fishing is one of the state's main industries and anything threatening that in dustry is threatening an inte gral part of the" state's econ omy. Oregon's main industry, however, is timber. Any ex- Gifts SAe to Please! Htre's the smallest O. Most Powerful Global Radio ... Magnavox ALL-TRANSISTOR S small, so powerful it puts the whole world at your hand! Ye weighs only one foudk as much as ordinary lube operated short wave sets ' montfu of peak perform once on a single battery. 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The suspen sions in turbid water tend to shorten the life of machinery that must utilize water in its operation, and the mineral contents cause a hardness in the water making it difficult for use in certain manufactur-q ing processes. Pollution control agencies must take into consideration the interests of domestic users, manufacturing industries, and the fishing industry, in mak ing any pollution abatement decisions. That is the problem which faces the Oregon State Sanitary Authority and people of Oregon. Due to financial limitations, the activity of the Sanitary Authority is confined to in ventorying existing sources of pollution, surveying proposed industrial sites, and determin ing treatment requirements for new industrial develop ments. Although these are jobs that must be done, the responsibilities of research and. policy enforcement are for the greatest part neglect ed. The authority must have more funds at its disposal and a larger staff, if it is to do the whole job for which it was created. Knowledge Needed In dealing with industrial wastes there are many prob lems which at the present time can not be met because of lack of knowledge of the nature of the pollutants. A joint research campaign should be conducted by the authority, the fishing interests and the industries. The cost of the progress should be shared by all three. There are remedial measures that can be taken now, but which in many cases are ignored by the industries concerned. Repeat ed warnings from the Sani tary Authority have failed to spur any action on the part of some of those industries. Such violators should be given a "comply or close down" ulti matum. A few such closures would likely stimulate action oh the part of the remaining offenders. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This wise old saying applies aptly to present pollution problems. With population increases in the state there will also be an increase in industrial develop ment. Industrial development waste treatment should be considered an integral part of the production of any indus try coming into the state. Waste treatment should be considered in research, de sign, pilot plants, and in full scale operations. The employ ment of full time waste dis posal specialists should be made mandatory for both in dustries and municipalities Reports from these specialists should be submitted to the au thority at regular intervals so as to keep up with the prob lems as they arise. . , The ultimate solution to Oregon's pollution problem is going to cost a good deal of money, and money is not eas ily come by for such projects. But if enough people com plain about the conditions ex isting in our streams long enough and loud enough, the Sanitary Authority should have enough funds allocated to it' so as to do the job for which it was created. If you live in a community where a pollution abatement bond issue is being submitted for your approval, get your self a glass of water and take a good look at it. It may look all right but is it really fit to drink? Salem To Control Bend Police Office Salem--(UPD- The Oregon State Police has announced a supervisory change whereby the Bend office will be con trolled from Salem headquar ters rather than from lil waukie. Sources close to . the State Police said the change had been contemplated for some time due to changing highway conditions. The sources said the new ar rangement would help "tie up State Police operations throughout the state better." Changing highway condi tions make it easier to run the Bend office from here, they said. ' ' MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Q Thursday, June 18, 1959 A LEGAL NOTICES JACKSON COUNTY DRAYAGE AND STORAGE OF POLL BOOTHS Bids Due on or before 430 p.m. June 30, 1959. Sealed bids will be received by the County Court of Jackson Coun ty. Court House. Medford. Oregon until 4:30 pjn. June 30. 1959 and then opened, for drayage and stor age of poll booths for the elections department of the County Clerk's office. Specifications are on file with the County Clerk of Jackson Coun ty and copies thereof may be ob tained by request. m No bid will be received or con sidered by the County Court or any officer of such County unless the bid- contains a statement of the bidder as a part of his bid and he will convenant, and it will be a condition of his bond, that in per forming his contract he will pay and cause to be paid not less than the prevailing rate of wages as of the date of his bid in such county per hour, per day and per week for and to each and every workman who may be employed in and about the performance of his contract. No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by a check pay able to the County Clerk of Jack son County, certified by a respon sible bank, .or in lieu thereof, a surety bend for an amount equal to ten per cent of the aggregate proposal. The - successful bidder shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the County Court in the full amount of the contract. The right is re served to reject any and all bids. First publication June 18. 1959 Final publication June 25, 1959 j m. Maaaen County Clerk NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of . Jackson Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of Daisy C. Patterson, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have been appointed Administra-! tor with the Will Annexed of the ' above estate by an order made therein on June 17, 1959; all credit ors having claims against said de ceased are hereby notified to pre sent the same, duly verified and 'with proper vouchers attached, to me at the office of Roberts. Kelling ton & Branchfield, 201-5 U. S. Na tional Bank Building, Medford, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated at Medford, Oregon, this 17 day of June, 1959. Miles L. Mosher Administrator with the Will Annexed NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of July, 1959, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., at the front door of the Jackson County Courthouse in Medford, Oregon. I shall sell at Rublic auction for cash to the ighest bidder, all right, title and interest of Ottie Warren Baker, Clarence L. Smith and Lorraine E. Smith, husband and wife, and Lowell E. Smith and Jane Doe Smith, husband and wife, in the following described real property situate in Jackson County, Oregon, to wit: The West 10 acres of the follow ing described property: All that part of Donation Land -Claim No. 69 in Township 37 South, Range' 2 West of the Willamette Meridian, Jackson County, Oregon, beginning at a point in the center of road 34.02 chains East and 19.61 chains South of the Northwest corner of said Donation Land Claim; thence South 19.6,1 chains; thence East 8.22 chains; thence North 19.59 chains; thence West 8.22 chains to the place of beginning.. Said sale is made pursuant to an Execution issued out of Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Jackson on the 12th day of June, 1959, in a matter wherein Mabel Clara Sims, an unremarried widow, is plaintiff and Ottie Warren Baker, Clarence L. Smith and Lorraine E. Smith, husband and wife, and Lowell E. Smith and Jane Doe Smith, hus band and wife .are Defendants. Dated this 12th day of June, 1959. Joseph D. Walsh, Sheriff Jackson County, Oregon NOTICE OF HEARING UPON FINAL ACCOUNT No. 10414 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOB JACK SON COUNTY PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of HENRY E. RICHARDSON, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Rob ert D. Dames administrator de be nis non of the estate of Henry E. Richardson, deceased, has filed in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Jackson County, his first and final account and report as such administrator in said estate, and July 13, 1959, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock AM. in the court room of said court at the Court House, Medford, Jackson County,- Oregon, has been fixed as the time and place for hearing of objections to said final account and report, and all persons having objections there to are hereby required to make or file the same on or before said time. Dated June 11th, 1959. ROBERT D. DAMES - Administrator de bonis non Robert D. Dames Attorney for Administrator Goldy Building Medford, Oregon NOTICE In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Jackson County In the Matter of the Estate of Frank Pettegrew, deceased. NoUce is hereby given that the undersigned has filed his Final Account in the above entitled matter, and the above entitled Court has fixed the 13th day of July, 1959, at 10:00 o'clock AM. in the Circuit Court Room in the Court House in Medford, Oregon, as the time and place for wearing objections to said Final Account, and for the settlement thereof. Dated and first published June 11, 1939. FRED PETTEGREW Executor Skyrman tc Heisel Attorneys for Executor -' ' Parts of southern Canada lie farther to the south than the northerly portions of northern California. till Super MarEtet OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT 7 DAYS A WEEK SILVER DOLLAR 1202 NORTH RIVERSIDE TJELCIIADE Delicious Hot Weather OREGON SMOKEHOUSE BEADS Flavored with Hamani Bacon Western Bar-B-Q Style VETS DOG FOOD 24-ox. 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