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-
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treme pressure brought to
bear on the timber processing
industry, in the form of en
forced expenditures for the
purification of wastes, might
tend to discourage investment
from outside interests needed
to develop the industry to its
full potential. -
The best industrial sites are,
ideally, located adjacent to
marine and estuarine waters.
As new industries come into
the state the pollution prob
lem will become more intense
unless -preventive measures
are taken.
Clean water is as import
ant to industrial users as it is
for domestic use. 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 -' '
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