C k. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3, 1963
Kentucky
Br JOSEPH VARILLA
Unite PtM lmlrntionl
Frankfort, Ky.-roro-"Put in
the wordi 'flood control'
gain," the governor's aide
Hid to a colleague. "Repeat it
again and again - 'flood con
trol, flood control' - it's the
key to everything."
They were composing a
telegram tor Gov. Bert Combs
to send to the chairmen of
key congressional committees.
It was designed to prod con
gress Into finding ways of
pulling depressed east Kftv
tucky up by the boot straps
after the area s worst flood in
history.
"The governor wants his
flood control stressed and re
stressed," Julius Rather said.
On the previous Monday
(March 11), torrential rains
caused destructive flash flood
inK in a wide area of moun
tainous eastern Kentucky
where the economic future
appears grim, acts of nature
not considered. A dozen or
more communities are at the
mercy of the Cumberland,
Kentucky and Big Sandy riv
ers because their business
districts and many homes lay
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Arab-American Relations Have
Been Favorable, Clubs Are Told
Arab -Americans relations,
as old 8b this nation, have al
ways been of a favorable na
ture except for a slight deter
ioration In 1947 when the
United States supported the
creation of the State of Israel
"in the Arab homeland of
Palestine," Farouk A. Maw
lawi, director of the Arab In
formation Center in San
Francisco, told two valley aud
iences Tuesday.
Speaking before the Crater
Lions club at noon and the
Medford Lions in the evening,
Mawlawi traced the history of
relationships between the two
countries.
The contributions of Amer
ican humanitarians and phil
anthropists during the second
half of the 19th and the first
half of the 20th century ere
aled the favorable atmosphere
In which the fine relationship
between the Arab nation and
the United States flourished,
Mawlawi stated.
Looked Up To America
The Arabs looked up to
America because of the anti
colonial background of the
country. The Arabs have
struggled for freedom and in
dependence under foreign
rule, chiefly British and
French, and are now striving
to bring about unity of the
Arab states, the man who now
represents the league of Arab
states declared.
The nationalist movement
which is the main force in the
Arab world Is a movement
based on the desire to raise
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in narrow bands of low land
between the river banks and
steep rising mountains.
There's no place to build, ex
cept flood - threatened low
land.
Damage $50 Million
Officials who surveyed the
flood scene estimated the
damage would exceed the $30
million cost of the mdjor
flooding six years ago.
Earlier, Rather had been
scanning a newspaper account
of the tragedy. He stopped
and read a paragraph aloud:
"It's not like in 1957 (tne
year of the worst previous
flood) when the people came
out with almost incredible de
termination to get going
again. That was based on the
prediction that they would
get some dams, some form of
flood control. They haven't
gotten them yet."
John Whisman, director of
the state's area program of
fice, said he had been in the
area the day before with
some federal officials to see
the damage first - hand and
talk with some of the victims.
He found the same thing.
Somethings got to be
Line of automobiles in Harlan
debris-encrusted street in downtown
the standard of living and pro
vide better conditions, Maw
lawi explained It is Import
Hilt, he added, for people who
want to understand the move
ment to realize that it is- anti
communist, the best safeguard
against any communist infil
tration of the area.
The creation of the Slate of
Israel resulted in the displace
ment of more than a million
Arabs, who became refugees
and continue to be so, their
representative said. (The Arab
Information Center is an agen
cy ol the League of Arab
Slates, including 13 independ
ent Arab countries).
Relations Improving
American Arab relations
have been improving consist
ently during the last few
years as a result ot the belter
understanding of the Aran
world and America, pailii-u-
hu-ly due lo a more accurate
evaluation ol popular Arab
leaders like President Nasser,
Mawlawi maintained.
Recent developments in the
Arab world show a tendency
low-aid unification of the
United Arab Republic, Syria
and Iraq It is hoped that this
step will provide a nucleus
for a total Arab unity from
Moroeo on Ihe Atlantic ocean
to KUWill on Ihe gult, Maw
lawi concluded.
During the question and an
swer period, local people di
rected their Inquiries lo the
role that Nasser plays in his
country today. Mawlawi re-
I plied thai he is the most pop
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done,'' Whisman said. "When
these mountain people lose
their determination, it's bad.
And that's what's happened
in many cases.''
Despair Reigns
Willie Dawahare, the may
or of Hazard which was one
of the hardest hit towns, had
noticed the same feeling of
despair.
"The effect just builds and
builds and builds, ' he told
this reporter several hours
after the flood waters had be
gun to recede. "You can take
one flood, or even two but
when all you've got to look
forward to is the possibility i
ol Hie same thing happening
next year, or the year after,
well . . ."
His eyes had welled up
with tears and his voice broke,
off.
It was a double tragedy for
the mayor - seeing his town
on its knees again and suffer
ing a personal loss of "about
$50,000" in the store he owns.
This was on top of a $100,000
loss in 1057. He's still paying
off that loan, as are other
businessmen in Hazard, Pike
ville, Harlan, Prestonsburg,
area after heavy Hooding of
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ular of the Arab leaders and
commands the support of the
great majority of Arabs, re
gardless of where they live.
10 Years in America
Mawlawi has spent 10 years
in this country. His home Is in
Lebanon. He speaks excellent
English, having attended pri
vate American style schools
in his homeland and the Uni
versity of Chicago, where he
received his master's degree
in political science.
The American style schools
in his country, he explained,
are not supported by this
country. The name simply in
dicates that the schools teach
English. The public schools ol
Lebanon arc French type,
Mawlawi added, and "much
tougher."
Before accepting his pres
ent position with the Arab in
formation Center five month!
ago, Mawlawi was a member
of the Lebanon delegation to
the United Nations. His fath
er, now retired, was a minis
ter of the Moslem faith.
Before coming to Medford,
Mawlawi spoke before t h e
Portland Chamber of Com
merce and continued from
Medford to Grants Pass to ad
dress the Rotary club there
this noon.
Assistance for Income
Tax Work Available
A G. Erickson. Portland,
director of internal revenue
for Oregon, has announced
that additional assistance will
be provided in Medford for
taxpayers needing help in
completing their 1962 federal
income tax returns.
The office at 532 Liberty
St., Medford. will be open
from 8 a.m. lo 4:43 p.m. April
8. and April 11 and 12. The
telephone number Is 773-6239.
TUNA BARBECUE
Barbecued tuna skillet
takes only 20 minutes to
make. Saute one medium on
ion, sliced, and one -fourth
pound of mushrooms, sliced,
in two tablespoons of butter
or margarine in skillet (or
five minutes. Stir often Add
one-third cup each of catsup
and chill sauce and two to1.
lo 7 ounce) cans ol tuna,
drained and (laked. Cook 15
minutes more, stirring occa
sionally Serves four to six.
MKDl'OBD
Dire
Hindman - in fact, almost all
over east Kentucky.
"How much would it cost
to build a couple of dams and
prevent all this?'' Dawahare
asked and then answered his
OWD question.
Cost Minimal
"Why it would be a drop
in the bucket compared to the
losses we've been suffering.
In the '57 flood, the damage
in east Kentucky was $30
million. It'll be more than
that this lime. In Hazard
alone, the damage will run
over $2 million. And, you
know, this is a depressed area.
It's bad enough when times
are good, but it's bad here.
It's been bad for a long time.
Whisman said the Federal
Small Business Administra
tion would make 3 per cent
interest loans available for
the area to build up again.
But he wondered how many
small merchants would be
able to take a loan anyway.
"They're still paying off 15-
and 20-year loans from 1957
and- a lot of them suffered
damage again in 1959," he
said. "How can they afford
another loan? We think it will
this eastern Kentucky city,
Economist to Join
University Staff
Eugene One of Ihe lop-
ranking economists in the na
tion in the field of anli-trust
legislation and prosecution
has been appointed lo a pro
fessorship in the University
of Oregon department of
economics.
Dr. Corwin D. Edwards,
professor of government and
business at the University of
Chicago, will join the faculty
of the University of Oregon
m September. 1963.
The appointment of Dr. Ed
wards, announced by Presi
dent Arthur S. Flcniming. is
subject to confirmation by
the state board ot higher edu
cation.
Dr. Edwards is considered j
to be the leading authority in
anli-trust economics and on
the relationship of govern
ment and business. His is also
one of the most distinguished
names in the field ot indus
trial organization.
Helicopters May Aid
Logging in Alaska
Washington - Will - Forest
Service officials say the hell-
copter may open the trackless 1
wilds of Alaska to logging.
forest Service Chief Ed
ward P. Cliff said m a letter
to Sen. E. L. Barllctl (D-
Alaska) that initial studies in I
helicopter logging have been
completed and trials arc to
begin within the next few '
months
"We are quite hopeful thai j
use of the helicopter will pro
vide a breakthrough in devel
oping less costly access to
timber in areas where road
construction costs are high,
on steep slopes or on crosible
soils. Cliff sid
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MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORLGON
Need for
be necessary for non-interest
loans maybe - or at least a
moratorium on the interest.
Any of this probably will take
I congressional action.
He said the immediate prob
! 1cm was to find the money to
; get the area back on its feet.
I In many cases, this would
I take accelerated public works
I programs, Whisman said, but
the act probably will have to
be liberalized to permit it.
The small home owner who
lost almost everything hardly
could gel back al least where
he was without a job. And
many don't have jobs.
Problem Continues
But even if funds arc found,
Whisman said, that solves
only the immediate problem.
The basic problem of stop
ping the flooding still isn t
answered.
In flood - wracked Harlan,
banker Vernon Cole was con
fident the immediate emer
gency would be overcome, but
he was much troubled about
the future.
"We had 29 houses lost
completely here," he said.
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"And there are more than
' 200 others that suffered ma
I jor danage. But the Red Cross
! has offered help. It said it
would refurnish and rebuild
i for the people too poor to do
! it for themselves. The Red
I Cross said it spent $1.5 mil-
lion in Pike county in '57 and
they'll do the same here this
i year.
"But thai doesn't solve our
real problem. Flood control is
the answer. We've been try
I ing to get it for years, but we
' can't get a dam built on this
I (the Cumberland) river
Dams could have prevented
; what we had, like they con
trol flooding in other places.
"Industry doesn't wanl to
i come here to get flooded out,
! and why build roads and
bridges when they'll be
washed out."
Said gubernatorial aide
Rather:
"Put some dams anJ then
some roads in east Kentucky
and they'll be in business.
Don't put them in and you
might as well write off the
mountains.''
JAKiON vwiiwe iliv Biim nw m Vltfe PARKING
Flood Control
Whisman said that about
25 years ago the Army Corps
of Engineers had recommend
ed a long-range flood plan to
include 14 projects on the
Kentucky, Big Sandy, Cum
berland and Licking rivers.
Two have been completed.
Three others are under con
struction and are still years
away from completion. None
of the others are past the
planning stage.
"The two we've got came
as a result of the '57 flood,"
he said. "It shocked some ac
tion. I hope we don't have to
wait through seven bad floods
before we get all 14."
They completed the tele
gram and Gov Combs imme
diately approved it. It was
rushed off to Washington.
"The current programs of
the federal government," the
wire said, "are completely in
adequate to solve the essen
tial problem. This flood heap
ed on the floods of 1946 and
1 B57, has exhausted all avail
able remedies, both state and
federal. In the face of the
present damage our present
Cklinv IIIKiru AT AMD AUM
state and federal programs
cannot even cope with the im
mediate problems of the dis
aster." It asked for "acceleration of
currently authorized flood
control projects through con
gressional appropriation, con
gressional authorization of ad
ditional projects required to
complete the flood control
plan for this region land)
more intensive action and ex
pansion for various programs
in terms required to meet the
long-term solution of chronic
problems in the region."
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