'Tight Time Table7 Made by Engineers To Complete Study
A "tight time table" has availahi,. nnn.t-,i . is- . ...
been prepared bv th
Army Corps of Engineers in
order to complete a report on
me nogue river by November,
according to Col. W. L. Wine-
gar, Portland, district engi
Letters received here from
colonel winegar and Ren Hii.
ton, Grants Pass, president of
me Hogue Basin Flood Cnn.
trol and Water Resources as
sociation, indicate ; that -the
engineers win meet the dead
line required for including
me xiugue casin project in
me omnibus Kivers and Har
bors Mil in the spring -of
1BBZ.
Hilton wrote that "In dis-
cussions with the Corps of
Engineers and the regional of.
fice of the bureau of sports
iisnenes and wildlife, it has
been my feeling that these
two services are impressed
with the merits of the Rogue
.DBSin project.
Classic Project
"They both recognize that
this could be a classic project
- multi-purpose In the true
sense of the phrase, with sub
stantial benefits to the tra
ditional value of flood con
trol, power and irrigation, and
uniquely, to the fishery and
recreation. This unique char
acter is even more impressive
when viewed in relation to the
historic reputation of the
Rogues fish and its scenery,
"The time table is tight if
the report is to reach congress
next year. If it doesn't make
the omnibus Rivers and Har
bors bill in the spring of 1962,
it will mean, at best, a delay
qf two years.
"This-project will, in all
probability, mean .a local con
struction investment (substan
tially) in excess of $100 mil
lion." . . ; 1
Schedule of Action
Colonel Winegar's letter
gives the schedule of action
planned in order to complete
the Rogue study. He explain
ed that funds for explorations
and office work were not
available when hoped for last
year, and, as a result "con
siderable ' time was lost" be
fore work scheduled at: a
meeting last April could be
initiated, i-
Colonel Winegar wrote that
"personnel actively engaged
in report activities have been
working on an overtime basis
since early an January, 1960.
Studies in cooperation with
the U.S. fish and wildlife serv
ice are progressing satisfac
torily, and no difficulties are
foreseen in maintaining co
ordinated progress in that re
spect." . - ' ' ..... ; . . ' ;
"Nevertheless,"' he wrote,
"It does not now appear pos
sible to regain all the time
which was lost during the
period when funds were not
has available. Considering th nnr.
U.S. I rent status of the work nnri
projecting a schedule based
on continuation of overtime
and use of all logical short
cuts, it now appears that the
most rapid progress would be
about as follows:
Public Hearing
"a. Hold a public hearing
in September, 1961. This
would involve use of only a
30-day period between local
presentation of complete proj
ect data and the hearing. It
would be planned, however,
to present project data, proj
ect by project, as it became
available prior to the begin
ning of the 30-day period.
b. Submit a report and
recommendations to North Pa
cific division in November,
1861. : This would be later
than originally s c h e d uled.
However, arrangements have
been made for the maximum
practicable amount of review
of the report to be published
by the North Pacific division
Medford,
Tribune
SECTION F MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6,-1961
Oxygen System
Is Designed for
Long Space Trips
Washingtoin (Science Serv
ice) - A system to convert an
astronaut's breath into breath
able oxygen is being designed
at Battelle Memorial institute
in Columbus, Ohio. '
it is planned tor use on
space voyages lasting as long
as mree years, Dr. John F
Foster and Justin S. McNulty
of Battelle reported to the
annual meeting here of the
Institute of Environmental
Sciences. '
Sponsored by the Air Force
Air Research and Develop
ment command, the Battelle
research has resulted in a
working prototype of a de
vice to convert carbon dioxide
into water. This is a major
step in developing a complete
oxygen recovery system. .'
Carbon Dioxide
The Battelle apparatus has
carbon dioxide fed into it at
the rate of 500 cubic centi
meters per minute. The carbon
dioxide reacts with hydrogen
over a heated iron-containing
catalyst (a combination of
steel wool and iron oxide
pellets) to produce water va
por and solid carbon.
The condensed water vapor
will be fed to an electrolytic
cell, -now under development
at Battelle, where it will be
broken down into breathable
oxygen and hydrogen. The lat
ter will be used to react with
more carbon dioxide., Solid
carbon will be , removed- from
the reactor every two or three
days and discarded. ,.
The Battelle system is less
than five feet high, occupies
about two square feet of floor
space, and weighs about 200
pounds. Prior to its test in a
space probe, . the apparatus
will be redesigned to increase
the conversion rate and capac
ity while cutting down on
weight.
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Kay Gable of Hollywood. The only child of the late motion
picture actor was born March 20. ; (UPI .Telephoto)
Meadow Lark Gets Last
Word; Knows How To Sing
Corvallis - With meadow
larks, the male gets in the last
word," because he's the only
one that really knows how to
sing. .
A male meadow lark perch-
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es on a telephone line or other
elevated place and- sings to
advertise to other male
meadow larks that he is de
fending his territory. . ..
The "kingdom" dominated
by a pair of the birds runs
from 10 to 30 acres,. according
to Dr. Robert M. Storm, Ore
gon State college zoology pro
fessor. '"
The western meadow lark
song comes as a surprise to
persons acquainted with the
eastern meadow lark, vhich
has a much weaker and much
less impressive song. ." '
Oregon's state bird, the
meadow lark, sticks close to
Oregon the year-round with
only a slight population shift
to the south in the winter.
The meadow lark is found in
both the arid sage plateaus of
southeastern Oregon and the
tide flats of the humid coast.
Size of Robin
A meadow lark is about the
size of a robin, but chunkier
and with a shorter tail. It is
easily recognizable by a bright
yellow breast with a black
crescent on it. Males have
yellower cheeks than the females.
Grass nests with' a grass
roof are built on the ground
in any open areas. They nest
twice a year, starting in April
and laying 3 to 7 white eggs
with brown and purple spots.
Both sexes help in building
the nest and in incubating
eggs which hatch in 15 days.
The young leave the nest and
hide in the grass before they
can fly.
Insects make up 60 per cent
of the meadow lark food in
take with grain and seed ac
counting for the remaining 40
per cent.. In fall and winter,
it is not uncommon for some
70 meadow larks to flock. in
search of food.
Enemies of the meadow lark
include skunks, racoons,
hawks and owls. Meadow
larks survive on their ability
to conceal their nest and their
ability to produce so many
young. Many are killed by
grazing cattle which step on
nests.
Meadow larks belong to
the blackbird family which in
cludes the blackbirds and
orioles.
Car's Motor Purrs
Just Like a Cat
Barrington, R.I.- IUPD -Mrs.
Mabel Daley's car usually has
a motor that purrs like a kit
ten, but one day it sounded
more like a cat.
She examined the car and
could find no sign of trouble.
So she drove to a garage. An
attendent found the source of
the strange noise-a cat was
snuggled under the battery.
AREA OF TURKEY
Turkey has an area of about
300,000 square miles.
.
concurrently with completion
of studies and preparation of
report text in this office. That
procedure should result in a
reduction of the time required
before the report can be for
warded to higher authority in
Washington."
The engineer said it is not
expected that availability of
funds will be a problem in
adhering to the schedule.
However, two matters under
consideration "might develop
into a problem which . could
delay the report,", he cau
tioned. Extent of Lands
! One is the extent of lands
which, under current and fore
seeable conditions, should be
anticipated to be irrigated
from Lost Creek to Elk Creek
reservoirs. He explained that
he has asked the U.S. bureau
of reclamation to give specific
attention to that problem and
provide necessary data for
analysis, in addition to bring
ing all irrigation data up to
date.
Colonel Winegar said that
there is also a need to deter
mine what agency of the de
partment of interior will be
designated as the power-mar
keting agency.
The 1944 Flood Control act
specifies that "power and
energy surplus to project re
quirements shall be delivered
to the secretary of the interior
who shall transmit and dis
pose of such power in a speci
fied manner."
In the case of Rogue river
Unusual Doll House Has All Utilities
Medf leld, Mass. - (UPD -John
T. Kreger's four daughters
have what is one of the most
unusual doll houses in the
world. But they can't use it.
The youngest daughter is
28 years old. Three are mar
ried. Kreger beean buildln
the two -story, eieht-room
house in 1920 and it took him
until 1954 to complete it- Kre
ger estimated that it took in
full years of actual working
ume io Duua the house. It
measures three feet square, is
four feet high and is mounted
on the undercarriage of a bar
ber's chair so it may be rais
ed, lowered or turned
It has real glass windows that
can be opened and closed,
plumbing that works, a coal
furnace, closets with full-
length mirrors, and a com
plete electrical system.
Subscribers
To report Improper or non
delivery of the Mall Tribune in
Mltrifni-H onH Aahlanf nKnHa
I SP 3-6141: Montague Yreka,
I phone GLobe 9-3171. before
0:43 p.m. daily ana 10:30 ajn.
Sunday.
If regular -. delivery arrives
shortly after you call, please
notify office, thus eliminating
special messenger service.
power, the marketing agency
presumably could be either
the Bonneville Power adminis
tration or the bureau of
reclamation. The question has
been taken up with the BPA
and an early reply has been
requested, according to Col
onel Winegar.
He said that it is his under
standing that "since a matter
of policy is Involved, the ques
tion has been referred for de
cision at Washington level."
"Failure to obtain timely
decisions in these matters, or
any other material delay from
causes not now foreseen, could
prevent submission of a report
in November 1961," according
to the letter. .
Hilton and attorney Ben
Day, Medford, plan to 'go to
Washington, D.C., later this
month to discuss the project
with various agencies and "to
see that the schedule is met."
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