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T r rp m n ' rvnrPOt A Sr U." M I I I I LJ I I I I Rogue River Basin Copper Dam Site Large, Important : (Ediloi's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles describing the corps of engineers' pro posals for development of the Rogue Basin, based on a three-year study, and con tained in preliminary fact sheets issued recently. A hearing on the proposals is tentatively scheduled for September. Previous ar ticles have discussed the Lost Creek, Elk Creek and Meadows dam sites. This one explains proposals re garding the Copper site on the Applegate river.) The Copper site on the Ap plegate river is a large and important dam. in the engi neers' findings. It would, if approved, provide many bene- fits-among them flood con trol, irrigation, power gener ation, recreation and fish life. The Copper dam would be the earth and gravel fill type and would rise 222 feet above stream level. The total stor age capacity would approxi mate 72,000 acre feet, with a usable capacity of 55,000 acre feet. The surface area of the lake or pool, at capacity, would be about 945 acres or roughly IVz square miles. Ex treme minimum pool is es timated at 420 acres of sur face area. The shore line of the Copper reservoir would be 16 miles at full pool and 8 miles at extreme minimum pool. - The operating plan calls for the Copper pool to be maintained at such an eleva tion between Nov. 15 and Jan. 31, as to provide 55,000 acre feet of storage for flood control. . -v . Stream Flow DaW ' ' ' In respect to ; the fishery, '.releases would 'provide not less than the following mini mum flows, even in low-water years: 1. At least 50 cubic feet pe second at all times from the dam to the mouth of the Little Applegate. 2. At least 120 cubic feet per second during January and February and from July 1 through October at Apple gate and Wildervflle gages. 3. At least 100 cubic feet ;per second from March 1 through June at the -same eases. 4. Natural flows would be "released during November land December, except as mod ified by flood control opera tion. Reservoir draw-down would . occur after June 1, as neces sary, to provide above-minimum flows and irrigation re quirements. It would be planned for the reservoir to be emptied, by November 15 "to provide storage space for ; flood control ; Copper reservoir would I generally be operated in the 1 interest of flood control on I the Applegate, . although . it ; would also reduce flood stages jon the Rogue. Evacuation of ; stored waters would be ac complished in not more than ! approximately two weeks fol lowing each flood peak. Dur Jing these periods, regulated flows would exceed natural flows, but generally would be held below bank-full stage. For" irrigation, -Copper, res- ervoir would provide water Shakespearean Festival Rehearsals Will Close to Ashland - Oregon . Shake spearean Festival officials have announced that all re hearsal periods will be closed to the public starting Wed nesday, July 15. The unus ually early closure is an emergency measure designed to help solve the many spe cial problems of opening both the season and a new theater. "We are a little behind our regular schedule," Richard L. Hay, designer of the new stage and technical director for the Festival, said today." "An audience at these, final, crucial rehearsals would tend to delay us further. As it is, we are faced with a real prob lem in meeting our July 28 opening." The phase of operations known as "technical rehears als" starts Wednesday. Dur ing a four-day period, each of the four productions is worked separately and care fully with the emphasis on all technical details. Sound cue are set; lights arc ad for about 5,000 acres of new land, and supplemental water for 9,400 acres now having an inadequate, supply. The Copper power generat ing installation of about 4,320 kilowatts would be operated at an 80 per cent daily load factor and no reregulation would be required. Average annual . power generation would approximate 22,688,000 kilowatt-hours. The recreational values of Copper Reservoir would per haps be essentially of local significance. Because of rug ged shoreline topography, and draw-down which normally would begin in June, exten sive public use would be lim ited. There s-would be some opportunity for boat launch ing ramps, parking and day use facilities, depending on grades and alignment of re located roads. It is anticipated, however, that the reservoir would be ultilized extensively for early season fishing. Fish Storage Water A total of 30,000 acre feet of storage space would be provided at Copper, to mam tain increased low-water flows for fish, life. These flows would represent an . in crease of from 200 to 900 per cent over present minimums. Release temperatures would be held to a maximum of 60 degrees F. by use of multi ple-level outlet facilities. In addition, permanent facilities would be ' provided down stream from the dam, to trap and transport upstream mig rants, as necessary. The mul tiple-level outlets would per mit downstream fingerlings to pass the dam. The bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife anticipates a considerable net annual fishery benefit on the Applegate, should the Copper project be approved. The next article will pre sent the corps of engineers' tentative economic or finan cial data on the Copper struc ture. Hoffa Threatens To Sue Kennedy Washington- (UPD -Teamster President James R. Hoffa threatened today to sue Rack ets - Committee counsel Rob ert F. Kennedy if he links him with accused Communist union leaders in future speeches. , ' He issued the threat as Ken nedy fired questions about the Teamsters' alliance with left-wing leaders Harry Bridges and Louis Goldblatt of the International Long shoremen and Warehouse men's Union . ' The issue arose after the committee clashed with Hoffa over a series of "I don't re call" answers he gave to charges that he approved a deal to have union monitor Godfrey P. Schmidt, his foe, resign in exchange for $105, 000 in legal fees. Oregon Wagon Train At Hagerman, Idaho Hagerman, Idaho -(UPD- The Oregon covered wagon train, traveling at four miles per hour, clipped off a fast 21 miles to this southern Idaho town Monday. Public on Wednesday justed; musical timing is se cured; and the mechanical problems of scene changes and curtain manipulation are solved. "It's a slow process," Hay said. "We have to start and stop ?nd repeat frequently. Several crew members and department heads are in volved. Communication be tween those responsible is much easier without' specta tors." r- Construction of the new theater and re-landscaping of the house area remain incom plete. Production crews and actors have had to share work hours with builders. Lighting crews, under lighting direc tor Hugh Evans, have been using the hours from mid night until dawn to mount and focus lights. On Monday, July 20, the first round of dress rehear sals starts. The four programs -"Twelfth Night" and "The Maske of the New World" IP SEN. HUBERT HUMPHREY His jHat in Ring Sen. Humphrey Officially Enters Presidential Race Washington -UPD- Sen. Hu bert H. Humphrey of Minne sota formally but himself in the contest for the Democrat ic presidential nomination to day. His "entry came in simul taneous news conferences by Gov. Orville F. Freeman of Minnesota - at St. Paul and Sen. Eugene F. McCarthy (D Minn.) here. They announced that a Humphrey-for-president campaign organization will be set up this week at St. Paul. ; It was the first announced campaign for the presidency. i Although . Humphrey was. not present, McCarthy . told newsmen 'that "He knows we are making the announcement and, of course, approves it." Freeman and McCarthy will be co-chairmen of the cam paign organization, which will be under the active direction of Lt. Gov. Karl F. Rolvaag of Minnesota. McCarthy said Humphrey was ready to begin campaign ing;; now to the extent that Satiate duties, permit and also was ready to compete in state presidential primaries. : Asked who appeared to be the toughest candidate to beat for the "nomination; Mc Carthy said that now "the pace is undoubtedly - being set" by Sen." John F. Ken nedy (D-Mass.). He added that this situation would not mean that Kennedy would still be in front in the home stretch of the campaign. To a question about Hum phrey's showing far back in public opinion polls, McCar thy conceded that his candi date has "got a long way to go" and soid this was one of the reasons for the early start. McCarthy said he thought there was, a "good possibility" that Humphrey would be , en tered in the Oregon primary, Defense Appropriation Nears Vote in Senate "Washington -(UPD- The 86th Congress' largest "money bill a $40 billion defense appro priation neared a vote today in the Senate. Leaders called the Senate into an early ses sion and expected final action before nightfall. : . , , Justice Douglas -To Visit Portland Portland -(UPD Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas will visit Portland briefly Friday en route to the annual Order of the Antelope trek to Hart mountain in southeast Oregon. (played together), "King John," "Measure for Meas ure,", and "Anthony and Cleo-patra"-will each have an aft ernoon run-through and an evening dress. On Friday, July 24, final dress J begins. This four-day schedule will be open to those holding ' Festival member ships, as in. the past. Special guests from an educators' conference and from press, radio, and TV will also be invited to view, the final dress rehearsals. .The 1959 season opens Tuesday, July 28, with the Feast of the Tribe of Will in Lithia park at 6 p.m. fol lowed' by "The Maske" and "Twelfth Night." - Advance ticket sales con tinue to - exceed last year's totals. Festival officials, com menting on the rehearsal closure, assure patrons that the theater would be ready for the July 28 opening, but by a narrower margin than any in recent years. Western Germany Suggests Prompt Summit Meeting .Russia Accused of Attempting Freeze . Geneva-(UPD-West Germany has suggested that the Big Four recess the Foreign Min isters Conference again and go straight to the summit on the broader issues of security and disarmament if Russia deadlocks the talks on Berlin. diplomatic sources disclosed today. It was a surprise about face by Chancellor Konrad. Ade nauer, who previously had been adamantly opposed to a meeting of the Big Four chiefs of government: without firm agreement on Berlin by the foreign ministers. " Russia Accused The United States accused Russia today of trying to freeze the East-West talks in deadlock by the sudden at tempt to blackmail the West into recognizing Communist East Germany. ,An American delegation spokesman labeled as "ob structive" the Soviet demand that the East Germans sit in on secret negotiating sessions of the Big Four foreign min isters. New Soviet Demand 1 The diplomatic sources said West Germany suggested that details of the Berlin problem, in case of a stalemate here, should be "put over" to a third Big Four Foreign Min isters Conference to be con vened after a meeting of the heads, of state. The Bonn government actu ally framed its informal rec ommendation before the East- West talks resumed Monday and were promptly plunged into a new impasse over the Soviet demand for Communist representation at the private talks. The sources said the sug gestion was made in a written memorandum delivered Mon- J day morning to Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, British Foreign Secretary Sel- wyn uoyd and i rench For eign Minister. Maurice Couve de Murville. Alabama Men Held On Burglary Charge Three Alabama men were scheduled to appear in dist rict court this afternoon on charges of burglary not in a dwelling, according to District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder. Complaints were being pre pared this noon charging the three men with the burglary of O. K. Rubber Welders, Highway 99 north of Ashland, last night, Reeder said. They are James Earl Quates, 23, and David Scott Quates, 26, Georgianna, Ala., and Lin del Worth Messer, 23, Oxford, Ala. - Officers reported today that the trio admitted in signed statements that they had taken tires, a speed wrench, fishing equipment and other items from the firm a short time be fore their arrest. , Central Point Man Held for Grand Jury Robert Morris, 41, of Cen tral Point, today is awaitingl action by Jackson county grand jury on charges of as sault with intent to commit rape. He is being held in the county jail on $5,000 bail. He was arraigned yesterday by District Court Judge E. Roy Bashaw. State police ar rested the Central Point man Friday night near Ashland. Police said Morris admitted the assault of a woman, a California gynecologist, in a signed statement. Police said the incident oc curred Tuesday in the area near Blue Star Memorial park on Highway 99 south of Ash land. The woman told police that a man came out of the nearby brush and grabbed her while she was resting in the park that day. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday. Low to night 52. High Wednesday 90. temp. Highest Yesterday 91 Lowest this Morning 54 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:47 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 13.51 a.ni. Full Moon - July 19 Jupiter, the planet seen to the left of the Moon tonight, next week begins a slow eastward motion among the stars of the ecliptic that will continue until April, 19S0. Price 10 Medford 16 Pages Fish, Wildlife Opposed to Dams On Main Rogue Travis Roberts of the U.S. fish and wildlife service told members of the Rogue River Basin Flood Control and Wa ter Resources association here last night that the service is opposed to any dams on the main stem of the Rogue River. Roberts said the service is opposed to main stem dams because it doesn't know of any way to maintain current fish runs under present plans. About 125 persons attended the association meeting in the Jackson county courthouse last night. William Jess, Eagle Point, president of the asso ciation, presided. ' Roberts said if the U.S. fish and wildlife service were to chose between the proposed Elk creek and "Lost creek dams, it would chose Elk creek. With some diversion ar rangement at Elk creek dam site it might be usable. How ever, the service doesn't know the requirements or facilities needed to protect fish at the Elk creek site, he pointed out. Minimum Flow Under questioning by Fay Bristol, Grants Pass, a state representative, Malcolm Karr of the state water resources board said the agency has established legally enforceable minimum flows at 600 cubic feet per second at south fork, and 1,000 cubic feet per sec ond at Gold Ray and Savage creek dams. Karr pointed out, however, . that the board has control only over water flow ing down: stream and not stored water." Representing the fish and wildlife service were Roberts and George Black, fisheries biologist. Henry Stewart rep resented the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers and Lee Mc Allister, Boise, Ida., the bu reau of reclamation. Following a question and answer period, Jess invited those with further questions to write to him at route 1, box 346, Eagle Point. Ques tions will be compiled and referred to the Army Engin eers ' office in Portland, he said. Plans are being made to hold a meeting in the upper Rogue river valley, and an other meeting to discuss the feasibility of a dam at Copper on the Applegate may be held in the Applegate area. Likes Copper Site Roberts said the fish and wildlife service is not opposed to dams at Lake creek or at Meadows on Evans creek, and "likes very much" the pro posed site at Copper. The minimum stream-, flow re quirements set there are more than the . existing minimum flows the year around in the Applegate. A dam at Copper would increase the river flow and be beneficial to fish, he pointed out. Roberts said the service is opposed to main stem dams on the Rogue because with fish passage, control and han dling contemplated, it doesn't know enough about the possi ble effect on the fish to take a chance. It does know that 8 per cent of the spring and summer run of chinook sal mon extends to near Prospect. A dam at Lost creek would cut off this 8 per cent of the fish population on the Rogue river, he explained. v The once-proposed Lewis creek site would affect more fish, Roberts said. Fish using the main stem of the Rogue river are not . adaptable to other , areas. They spawn , in the main stem of the Rogue mostly, he explained. Cole Rivers, Grants Pass, state game commission, point ed out that fewer numbers of fish in the Rogue did not mean they spread out over all spawning pools. Rivers also backed up an argument by Col. Paul H. Weiland who was representing himself as a sports fisherman. He said the fish population in the Rogue river is not steadily declining. Official Statistics Rivers gave official statis tics which showed that in 1942, when the count was first taken, 43,429 chinook were counted at Gold Rey dam. This dropped to 30,000 later, and in 1947 it increased to Cents MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1 959 44,000 fish. In 1950 16,700 fish were counted, in 1953 33,000 and 15,000 in 1958. McAllister said irrigation costs on the Rogue would be comparable to those at Sucker creek at Illinois valley. Costs would be $10 to $11 an acre per year, he said. Average an nual irrigation costs would be about $14.81 per acre per year at Copper, he said. Hearing Held on Proposed Safely Code for Vehicles - ' Only a few representatives of the fruit and lumber indus tries attended a hearing held here this morning on a pro posed safety code for vehicles used to transport workers. Vern L. Hill, director of the state department of motor ve hicles, presided. The hearing is one of a series being held throughout the state.' Most of this morning's dis cussion included qualifications for drivers, load limits and seating arrangements and the need for first aid kit and fire extinguisher. "' " Some of those attending the meeting objected to the pro posed regulation which speci fied "competent" drivers only are allowed to drive vehicles transporting workers. There is no basis to prove what driver is competent and which one is not, it was pointed out. A chauffeur's license should be required, a member of the audience insisted. However, Lt. E. W. Tiche- nor, local state police officer, noted that an employer can always make the driver quali fications more stringent.- An employer can determine by a man's driving record and past experience if he is competent, it was agreed. Lieutenant Tichenor insist ed that every truck should have a fire ' extinguisher. Every vehicle transporting workers or used on the farm should carry a first, aid kit equipped to take care of the number of persons it trans ports, it was pointed out. The tailgate and sides of a flat-bed truck transporting workers should be high enough to support them, it was recommended. If stand ing, hand-rails should be pro vided. Pear lugs are strong enough for seats and heavy enough to prevent much shift ing, it was agreed. Hill said the flat-bed truck was elimi nated from the proposed code since it is hard to determine what is a safe number of pas sengers for it and it s hard to regulate. - - Washington -(UPD- Rep.. Wal ter Norblad (R-Ore.) has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to order hearings in Portland in the trans-Pacific route case. 'What's the Hurry Expired Tr 1 ill 'It j Tennessee 'Cons' Continue To Hold Three Hostages Prison Miners Seek Better Food, Pay Petros, Tenn. - (DPS - Th two-day holdout of 95 re bellious convicts at Brushy Mountain State prison end ed today. The convicts emerged from the coal mine where they held three pris on employees as hostages and started returning to their prison cells. Prison of ficials said the hostages were unharmed. Petros, Tenn.-(UPD-Prison of ficials ' resumed negotiations today with 95 rebellious con victs armed with 200 sticks of dynamite who have threaten ed to blow up a prison mine, and perhaps themselves and three hostages, if their de mands for better food and pay are not met. - The convicts are holed up 1,300 feet underground in the mine shaft, A. W. (Pat) Pat terson, assistant state commis sioner of correction, said. Grievances Mot Revealed Patterson, who talked with the prisoners Monday night from a distance of 15 feet, would not reveal "general grievances" made by the strik ing convict miners. But he said they want better food and more pay for mining coal. ; The rebellion, Which began at 7 a.m. Monday, came close to ending Monday night when six convict spokesmen, three white and three Negro prison ers, agreed to give themselves up and promised to talk oth ers into surrendering. ' But they later backed down. . Patterson said the convicts had promised not, to harm. the hostages, three men hired ; by the Brushy Mountain State prison to supervise mining op erations. But Patterson said "a lot of men's lives and prop erty are at stake." Patterson said the convicts had threatened to "set fire to the mine or blow it up" with dynamite in the mile and a quarter deep , mine which slopes underground from the top of a mountain here. He said the convicts told him they would do this if their demands were not met. An explosion could kill any one in the mine, officials said. The hostages, all married, were identified as Ben Davis, about 36; Earl Hensley, about 50, and Sherdy Bunch, about 50. General mine foreman Tom Jones, about 60, was re leased early Monday with word that the convicts were holding the others hostage. Carpenters to Convene In Medford Thursday The annual convention of the Oregon State Council of Carpenters and the auxiliar ies will be held at the Med ford Labor Temple starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 18. Carpenters Local No. 2067 and the auxiliary are hosts for the three-day convention. This is the first time in many years that the state carpenters convention has been held here. His Term Hasn't Yet" 54th Year Tribune No. 99 S. T. (TENNY) MOORE Transferred to Denver ' Tenny Moore Is Promoted to Post In Denver Office S. T. (Tenny) Moore, fire control officer for the Rogue River National forest, , has been promoted to regional fire control and information offi cer at Denver, Colo., effective Aug. 23. The region administers na tional forests in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da kota and Wyoming, according to C. E. Brown, supervisor of the Rogue River forest. Moore, a native of Tennes see, received forestry training at Oregon State college and received his appointment in the forest service after grad uating in' 1945. District Ranger He was promoted to district ranger of the Detroit ranger district, ..Willamette National forest, after serving on the Wenatchee, Siuslaw, Malheur, Fremont and Willamette na tional .forests as timber sale officer. The forester was promoted to the Rogue job in 1955 and has been responsible for all fire control, range and wild life management activities. He has been a committee man in Boy Scout work and is an elder in the Presbyterian church. Moore will spend July 18-31 in tne uoioraao region par ticipating in fire control in- inspection of the Black Hills forest in South Dakota. He is to return to Medford before the family moves to Denver about Aug. 23. Blasl Could Have Been Sonic Boom A blast which could have been a sonic boom shook local residents about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. Calls received at the state police office indi cate the blast was felt most strongly in the Central Point area. Control towers personnel at Medford airport said they def initely heard ; and felt the blast, which "shook the tow er," but were unaoie positive ly to identify its nature. Skies were clear at the time, they said, except for one plane which they were unable to identify as a jet. State police reported two calls, one of them from a resi dent about a mile east of Cen tral Point, who said that the blast was "quite strong." A resident on Scenic ave. in Central Point said that she felt a severe jolt and that she was sure windows in her home would have been broken had they not been open. Youth Conservation Bill Favored by Committee Washington-AIPD-The Senate Labor Committee today voted to report out a bill to author ize creation of a Youth Con servation Corps. Aid to Preservation Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) one of 21 co-sponsors, said the corps would provide healthy employment for young men and would also aid in preserving natural resources. The measure provides for initial enrollment of 50,000 youths 16 through 21 years of age with eventual enroll ment of 150,000. Enrollment would be for a period of six Industry Rejects Union Move To Avert Walkout Strike Slated For Midnight Washington fUPD Presi dent Eisenhower appealed to the steel companies and unions late today to invoke the services of. the federal mediation and concilalion service in a last-ditch ef fort to settle their dispute. New York-(UPD-Steel wage negotiations collapsed todav with" less tan 10 hours remain ing before the midnight strike deadline. R. Conrad Cooper, chief in dustry negotiator, turned down a last-minute union bid to avert a strike. He said no further meetings had been scheduled for today. cooper said it is "a mock ery for the union to pretend it wants to reach an agree ment before the deadline while refusing to agree to a contract extension. Strike Started He told reporters the strike is already started. He said the steel furnaces will be shut down by midnight. The new bid to break the contract deadlock had been made by David J. McDonald, president of the United Steel workers Union. McDonald said the union would agree to writing into the contract a statement that it was not opposed to techno logical progress in the plants. His offer was an effort to ap pease a major industry de mand. The industry had demanded contract language revision in connection with automation and other technological ad vances in line with an over-all request for changes in the con tract designed to eliminate "waste and inefficiency." McDonald's dramatic bid to end the deadlock came during a one-hour morning negotiat ing session. In Washington, President Eisenhower1 conferred with Secretary or Labor James P. Mitchell about the steel crisis. Asked about any new White House developments on the situation, Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said that Monday's presidential state ment urging labor and man agement to continue efforts to reach agreement "is appli cable today." Oregon City Youth Sent To Hospital Oregon City- (UPD -Patric David Smith, 15, Portland, was pronounced mentally dis turbed Monday by a panel of three psychiatrists vho said he was not able to understand charges against him. The youth is accused of the slay ing of Mrs. Minnie Sweetland, 75, in her Clackamas county variety shop at the southeast edge of Portland May 2. . The youth was committed to the Oregon State Hospital at Salem for an undetermined time or until he may have re covered to the point where he-could face trial on a charge of first degree murder. Nike-Asp Rocket Tests Solar Flares Point Arguello, Calif. -UPD-two-stage Nike-Asp rocket streaked 150 miles into the sky today to sample cosmic radiation spewed from solar flares on the sun. Dubbed Project Sunflare by the Navy, the slender solid- fuel dart was the initial firing from this major missile launch site of the future. The rocket packed a 50-pound pay load for its 8-minute flight. Radio reports were re ceived for five minutes of the flight. months with total enrollment not to exceed two years. Under the measure base compensation would be $60 a month, plus quarters, subsist ence, and equipment. On Share Basis Neuberger said the bill per mitted conservation work to be done on state land if a 50 per cent share of the cost is provided by the state. The Oregon Senator said he understood the committee vote was on a straight party-line basis with all Democrats in favor. The administration op posed the measure.
