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TUESDAY, JULY S. I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Let's deal today will) an other river dlvorslnn alory thla one more recent limn the others Unit luivv boon (ll'illt will) In thl space during the pint week ur no. Ho roeunl, In tuet, Unit It mill gives in Iho shivers to think iiliont It. AIIOUT n decade mid u half ago, o party of Army 011 tllnuura showed up In Klain ii III Fulls. Tliey wuru hero, they mild, tu hold u hearing. A WATKK hearing, they add cd. A mooting pliico win ar ranged und u (Into nut. Tlio room wni crowded, The hear ing opened with Ihla blunt statement: "Wo'ro hero to ciiiialder pinna for diverting the K 1 a m ii t h river down through thu liivn hcdi Into tho l'ltt und thence Into tho Sac riimonto." And, of courac, from there on In thv aoulh. OUT of OUK nreii! riMIKSE ciiglnecra were op-- enitlnK under whnt wua then known na the Wcaturn Water Pliin-u fantastic proj ect dvalxned to tnku the "sur plna" wiiter from tho upper rciiehea of the Klmmith nnd from tho headwater of the Jtoguc, thu Unipqua nnd even the Wllliimetlo to liiko euro of shortagea of wntor further louth. On paper, tills Wcitcrn Wa ter Plan win an Intriguing engineering Idea. In practice, it amounted to taking water awuy from one area nnd giv ing it to another. After the lapie of nearly a century, It win the old mlnera' Idea of tho State of Slnnln -which In volved dlvertlnn the Klamath river Into tho Sacrainento for the benefit of the gold mining industry. BACK in"lH52. that wasn't such un unreasonable idea. Gold mining wua then the big Induitry of our region. the Intervening century, times hud changed. In 1852. about the only use for water (other than for drinking pur poses when tho whiskey sup ply run low) was an aid In getting gold out of the ground. Jly the nild-furtles of the luth century, water hud become the No. 1 RESOURCE of all the West. In tho nearly a century since 1852, wntor had become tho priceless Ingredient of Woslorn prosperity and prog ress. Areas with plenty of water flourished. Arena with too little water died on the vine. And here, hofore our eyes, was a serious proposal to TAKE WATER AWAY FROM US and give It to some body elscl WE SAT there dumbfound ed. Ghastly visions of the Owen valley danced before our eyes. If this diversion project went through, It was apparent to ua that the whole upper basin of the Klamath river, In both Oregon nnd California, would be dried up after the mnnncr of the Owens vnlley. Not only that, but if this Western Wntcr Plnn became reality the rich valleys of the Rogue nnd the Umpqua would be left short of wntcr. It was a rugged project. FORTUNATELY, the threat ened diversion wa bended off. It wa headed off by . menus of an Interstate river compact governing tho distri bution and use of the wntcr of the Klnmnth river. The compact was drnfted by able commission made up of able men from both sides of the state line. Over the past century, we of Fnr Southern Oregon nnd Fur Northern California have felt nt time thnt we hnvc boon neglected by California nnd Oregon. In this particu lar case, it was totally dlf- an ineSTln; 1 rn l,P'" and earn interest from JULY 1 tht United llilli Noll.n.l Bank ( Prllon4 Mtmiu M,,,l oHil fnmtm CtifttttlH furent. We hud ncllvo und sympiithetlc nnd effective sup port from both slates. The compact, when 11 was finally put together, wua udoptcd by the legislature of both stales, ratified by the U.S. congross and signed by the President. It la now In full force. Wo liuvo reason to bullovc It will prevent for ull time disastrous diversions of the waters of the Klnnuith river nnd will set u precedent that will be effective in discour aging diversions from other river buslns of Oregon und Cullfornlu, thus bucking up tho principle that wuter bo longs to the people of the urcus where It fulls In the form of natural precipitation. ESTABLISHMENT of t h a t J principle will bo Immense ly Important In the future of our enllro region. In Fur Southern Oregon und Fur Northern Cullfornlu, wuter I needed for the growing of crops. Wuter Is needed for the production of power. Wuter Is needed for the proccsalng of our ruw materials -Including FIUElt, of which we have In our forests un Immense and permanent supply, As time puasca, fiber will be un Increasingly Important clement In our economy. Without amplo water, It would be Impossible for ua to process our fiber timber Into pulp und paper products here at home. We'd have to SHIP IT AWAY to be proces sed elsewhere. Washington Lists 15 Holiday Deaths By United Prass International At lea.it IS persons lost their lives due to accidental death In the State of Wash ington over the Fourth of July week end. The State Patrol listed nine highway deaths with six others dead by drowning. One of tho drowning victims wua David L. Lucas, Scuttle, first cousin of President El senhower. Ho fell from his houseboat home on Lake Union Monday while watering a hanging baskot plant. Lucas' mother. the, late Mrs. Alice Stover Lucas, was a sister of Presi dent Elsenhower's mother, the late Mrs. Ida Stover Eisen hower. Range Fire Near Baker Controlled Baker - (UNI - A 1.300-acre range fire about 25 miles south of here was brought under control Monday after burning for almost a full day. The fire burned from Dur kee, Ore., to Huntington, Ore , along Jordan creek and re sulted In injuries to one man. A Welsor, Idnho, miner, Neal Cullum, 51, was taken to a hospital with bad burns but hospital officials report ed his condition as good. About 75 men and three bulldozers fought the blaze. Officials said the fire threatened the Bureau of Land Management's range Im provement camp nt Jordan Creek where several pieces of equipment were kept. A back fire stopped the fire about 30 feel short of the camp. All-States Picnic Draws About 75,000 Ontario, Calif.-(UPD - About 73,000 persons sat down at the world's longest table (two miles) and ate lunch during the annual All-States Picnic. The picnickers represented every state In the union. Pat Melcr, 18, Portland, Ore., was chosen queen. She Is a student at Mt. San Antonio College. pen or add to your saving! account on or before JULY 9 HOXI-OWNID TATIWIOI Report of Sub 'Closed Incident' Seattle -IM- A apokesinan for the i:ith Nuvul District said Monday night a report that u siibinurlno periscope hud been sighted off the Ore gon coast hud been checked out und thnt us far us the Navy wus concerned It was a "closed incident." The report ciuna from Mel Whipple, Eugene, operator of tho charter fishing bout Im- pala at Winchester Buy, who said ho saw tho periscope about noon Sunday. Whipple said he wus In the front end of his 40-foot bout when he sighted the periscope "going down." I ulmoal collided with It . , , it wus only two or three bout lengths away," ho suld. Ho ndded It wus nbout four or flvo mlloa off Winchester buy, which Is locuted ut the mouth of the Umpquu river. Whipple, who lives ut Win chester buy during the anlmon season, suld he wus a flying officer during World Wur II and hnd seen periscopes then. Ho reported the sighting to the Const Guard. Navy und Const Guard au thorities hnd no other com ment, Dr. Rutter To Be Meeting Delegate Kansas City - Dr. Paul T. Rutter, Mcdford, will serve in the House of Delegates for the 64th annual American Osteopathic convention here July 18 to 22. Dr. Rutter will represent the Oregon Osteopathic asso ciation. The 140-membcr House Is the pollcy-mnklng body of the osteopathic profession. The convention Is expected to draw some 2,000 doctors and guests. Topics to be dis cussed Include heart dlscns cancer, Rh blood factors and the mental health aspects of Juvenile crime. Speakers will Include osteo pathic college fnculty mem bers, rcpresentntlves from the Nntlonnl Institutes of Health nnd other health agencies. London - ft'PD - A Londoner overheard discussing televis ion with a neighbor today said his TV set had four controls: "My wife and three kids." X IS?' "Group 2" II "Group 3" .,ms J? Skootert . . . Frenchies . . . Sandlars Johansen wedgies . . . Risque casuols Sandals Whll8 ... Mr. Cus and many other fine """ ye ln mid ond nigh a"uai shoes . . . values to 10.98 ... hel dress sho values to 12.98. - UaAvae X Colors i lAA weagies f X. IP 99 99 -a "Group 2" 'Group4" Broken lots In flats and play- V. CL J J yrV Fiancee . . . Risque . . . some shoes ... In whiles, patents and V. 5Ss a" Johansen and Caressas in this pastels . . . some real values in aw 9rouP one of he bert se this group ... m IUIihhiIIu lections on the sale . . . rs Leathers Parker woods- Nationally rf Tf)99 .paissis n(o)n'x TY.99 M Pumps fef UbVliJ J A Many styles II J I V Sandals 21 N0RTH CENTRAL Mid or m'Sh I qJ) Backless Af BIG JULY U Jj qJ f Sn- E co,ors UlUUp I Whites Leathers Volu t0 ,.ln Some washable casuals .. . II PumpS wh'tei odds and ends In sandals ... 1311 J (J I I if Qanilale of very recent shoes included .. . slippers . . . many less than 'A J Lj'LjL 1 I I danOaiS g jTV IENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE ON ALL v S OF SUMMER SHOES... RIGHT IN THE HEART M SEASON . . . DRESS SHOES IN MID AND HIGH "RaflC S... SMART CASUALS AND WEDGIES... AND Pdyl X DREDS OF PAIRS OF FLATS .. . ALL DRASTIC- ah spring and sum- . REDUCED FOR THIS BIG EVENT . . . NOT ALL m" "v1" b on I IN EVERY STYLE BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST a' ' ' 3TIONS EVER OFFERED ... ALL SALES FINAL L flCh V. O LAYAWAYS ON SALE MERCHANDISE ... 3 Wlli Chances of Stock Market Rise Seen Good By ELMER C. WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York (UPI) - On the basis of precedent the chances for a stock market rise in July nnd August nro better than two to one. Such rlae-the summer ral- ly - hus be c o m e tradi tional. But Wall Street doesn't al ways fallow fcpi tradition. However, more of tho market ex perts think it Elmer Walter will than think otherwise. The seusonul pattern for the remaining months In volves an edge on declines for September, nn even break be tween losses and gains for October, more gains than losses in November and a year-end rally in December. First half of 1900 statistics rend poorly compared with last year. Trading volume for the half fell by nearly 51 million shares. But the half, aside from 1050, was the beat for the period since 1930. Industrials Up The Dow-Jones industrial average at the end of the half wns Just about where it was Inst yenr (actually off 2.98 points) but It was down 38.74 points from the Dec. 31 close. Industrials made a record high in the second session of 1080 ot 885.47. They fell to 500.10 on March 8, a drop of 86.37 points or 12.6 per cent from the high. Then came a rally and an other decline that brought the average to within a half point of its low but it didn't go through. A subsequent rally lifted the average to 656.42 on June 0. It closed the half about 16 points under that re covery high The rail average lost 10.86 points from Dec. 31 for the half. A year ago it showed a rise of nearly 10 points in the corresponding period. Two-Fold Market Utilities performed best of all the major groups. They closed the half at 93.39, a new high since April 8, 1959 and up 5.56 points for the half. ll-4' mm in July and August Some of the market men said we entered a bear mar ket when tho rail average broke In March. Some others said we have hnd two mar kets a bear market and a bull markct-ut the same time. Albany Carnival Winners Listed Albony-IUPIl-Hap Johnson of Castle Rock, Wash., took two first places and a second in the 10th annual World's Championship Timber Carni val here Monday. Johnson won the tree topping and all-around logger contests and also picked off a second in the speed climb ing competition. ' Corky Lcntz, Powers, Ore., also captured two firsts, win ning the bull of the woods and the log bucking crowns. Other winners were Danny Sailor, Nelson, B.C., speed climbing; David Geer, Jewett City, Conn., log chopping; Kelly Stanley, Cosmos, Wash., novice speed climbing; Diane Ellison, Aberdeen, Wash., women's log rolling; Jubiel Wlckhclm, Sookc, B.C., men's log rolling, and Hugh Mc Kcnzlc, Victoria, B.C., axe throwing. Timber Carnival officials estimated the Fourth of July holiday crowd was over 14,000. Goldfine Starts Penitentiary Term Boston - (UPD - Millionaire Bernard Goldfine and his blonde private secretary were sen, to prison today for con tempt of court. Goldfine, gift-giving friend of former Presidential Aide Sherman Adams, was ordered by a federal judge to serve 90 days in the federal peni tentiary at Danbury, Conn. His secretary. Miss Mildred Paperman, was ordered com mitted to East Cambridge jail to serve a 10-day sentence. Judge Charles E. Wyzanski Jr., denied their appeals and turned them over to the cus tody of U.S. marshals for imprisonment. According to Arthur Wlcs- enberger, head of the Wall Street firm that bears his name, we have had three markets running simultan eously. - First there were the glam our stocks which soared to levels where they sold us much as 56 times earnings. Bulls Still Here Then came the market for the typical, mature, good-quality stocks-well-known standard-type issues. They de clined. Next, as Wicsenbcrger clas sifies the markets, was large number of Individual issues representing apparent ly static, lack-luster, negative -growth companies, that are quite ignored and neglected by Institutions and subject to erosion of Interest and price by the investing public gen erally. These had wide de clines, too. Wlcscnberger doesn't be lieve the bull market is over. He dates it back to 1942 when the industrial average was down to 92.92. But he looks for a big correction before a big rise comes. Cmm mm mm mm ANDER S PHOTO FIRST IN MEDFORD!! ONE-DAY COLOR FILM SERVICE WE Red Chinese Tanker Damaged Tunis, Tunlsia-flJPD-A Com munist Chinese tanker, carry ing crude oil to Cuba, may have suffered considerable damage in a collision with a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Tunisia, It was report ed today. The Peking, Red China's largest tanker, collided Mon day morning in rough seas with the 15,067-ton Norwe gian ship Rondefjcll, The 19,500-ton Peking was built in the Soviet Union last year. There was no official estimate of damage, but unof ficial reports said it was thought to be serious. The Rondefjell was towed to the Tunisian port of Bizerte for repairs, but no word was received concerning the Pe king's course or the extent of her damage. ' The Norwegian tanker's en gines were damaged so badly it could not get under way again. The only casualty reported was a sailor aboard the Ron defjcll. He was flown to Bizerte where he was hos pitalized. mmmm mm mm mm mm mm 'mm nu mm mm With KODACOLOR ANSCOCHROME EKTACHROME IN BY GIVE ! mm mm mm Crawford Attends Reserve Convention Lt. Col. John G. Crawford, U.S. Army Reserve from Mcd ford, wns one of 18 delegates from the department of Ore gon attending the annual na tional convention of the Re serve Officers Association of the United States last week in New York. Crawford is now undergo ing training at Ft. Lewis. The more than 2,000 dele gates were greeted by the mayor of New York City, Robert Wagner, a colonel In the reserve and a member of the military organization. Oregon's delegation arriv ed by airlift by the Continen tal Air Command from the Portland Air Force base. Oregon's delegation con tained members of Navy, Air Force and Army reserve. The department of Oregon plans to hold its state convention in Medford next spring. RACERS GET LOST Garden Grove, Calif.-WPtu The second annual Garden Grove 10-mile handicap foot race will be rerun July 24, it was announced today. Many of the runners in last week's race got lost when they took a wrong turn. SAME FINE QUALITY 10 A.M. - OUT NEXT AFTERNOON 232 GREEN STAMPS Portland Fire Investigated Portland-IUPD-The state ar- son squad continued today to investigate a Sunday night fire which nearly destroyed the half-completed new home of a Negro couple In suburban northeast Portland. The blaze caused an esti mated $7,000 damage to the ' home of Mr. and Mrs. Rowan Wiley, who recently won a racial discrimination case in Federal Court. Sgt. W. H. McCullum of the arson squad said that ap parently someone had spray ed the upper area of the home with a flammable liquid. Parts of a broken glass Jug and shreds of hay or straw were found. Wiley said he planned to start rebuilding the home. Last month a federal judge ruled a water distriot had vio lated the couple's civil rights in attempting to condemn the property. IKE'S COUSIN DIES Seattle, Wash. - IUPD - David L. Lucas, 59, a first cousin of President E 1 s e n hower, drowned here Monday after he fell from his houseboat home. ' SHOP East Main St.
