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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1963)
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1963 A ? Utilities Company Officials Attending Turning On Event Columbia river near Umatilla, Ore., and the Pincher Creek gas field in southern Alberta which is tied in to the line from the British Columbia field by a feeder line east of Spokane, c? m mehee A delegation of officials from contractor expected to finish clean up work this week. In Roseburg Today Among those in Roseburg to day in addition to Albert, are V. V. Lyman, division manager; M. S. Gardiner, district man ager; E. R. Hoppe, commercial sales manager; M. E. Sands, vice president; J. S. Richards, and A. C. Kobold, all Medford. R. W. Harris, Salt Lake City, Utah, vice president of El Paso National Gas company. Rocky Mountain region, will represent that firm. Jonel Hill, public utilities commissioner, and Da vid Don, chief engineer PUC, both Salem, will represent that agency. Lyman explained that all gas appliances in the Medford area year plans are to construct a into Grants Pass is four inches. extend feeder lines to Jackson the California-Pacific Utilities company is in Roseburg today participating in a "turn on" ceremony there on the arrival of natural gas in Roseburg. E. K. Albert, San Francisco, president of the company, while in Medford yesterday, an nounced that plans are under way for a similar ceremony here when natural gas arrives in Medford early in November. Approximate! yseven days of welding remains to be com pleted on the natural gas pipe line north of Grants Pass be fore tests of the equipment can be made. It was explained that pipelines in the Medford area have been completed with the have been adjusted to receive the natural gas, but as an added safety factor additional service men will be in the area when the gas is first turned on. This crew of servicemen from the the company's other areas are expected to be in Grants Pass one day, Medford two days and Ashland at least one day. Continue Tank Business The California-Pacific Utili ties company here will continue its tank gas business for rural areas, Lyman explained, noting this service compliments its other business. The storage fa warehouse and service center near the storage facility. During the first year of op eration with naural gas the lo cal division anticipated a 25 per cent increase in new customers, Lyman said. He reminded gas users that the cost of gas will drop 20 per cent per unit, since the natural gas arriving via pipeline will not require the transportation and handling now needed. The pipeline arriving in Med ford will be ten inches in dia meter, Albert explained, with this reduced to eight inches in west Medford. The line from south Medford to Ashland will 380 Pounds Pressure Initially the natural gas will be received at 300 pounds pres sure, with the pipeline having a capacity of 600 pounds pres sure, Albert said. It was noted that with this increase in pres sure, the amount of gas re ceived would be doubled. White City will join the cities receiving natural gas at the same time as Medford, with the six inch pipeline installed to the industrial and residential areas there. Albert said the company plans to connect industrial plants with the pipeline this winter. Next year plans are to ville, Central Point, Gold Hill, Rogue River, and other commu nities along the main line. Employed Locally During the construction of the pipeline in Jackson county, the contractor employed 87 persons, 40 per cent of whom were hired through local employment sources. The natural gas to be received here will come principally from the Fort St. John gas field in the Peace River country of Brit ish Columbia. There also are ther sources tied into the pipe line, it was explained. These are the San Juan basin gas field in northwestern New Mexico, with the pipelines joining on the DIGY Keep thoaa pretty Dacron blouse looking like new. Every time you wash and rime 'em ... add CALGON watar con. ' ditioner to the water. Tiea up minora la in water to detergent and soil CAN'T settle back into the fabric. Gilltspit Pelt nan Brokerage P.O. lei 701-Mtf. Ph. 664-1404 r "J cilities will continue to service customers not serviced by the pipeline, it was noted. Next be six inches; the feeder line MEDFORB MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON 1 ! VP tnwawi JaL in i rrmiTiWfTMtMMM' 1111 I y i ASKS .MODIFICATION' Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy is shown as he appeared before the House Judiciary committee in Washington to ask the committee to modify a strong Civil Rights bill that has subcommittee approval. It was earlier re ported that Kennedy felt that new provisions added to the Administration's bill might jeopardize passage of any Civil Rights legislation this year. (UPI) Drought Continues En Eastern States; ater Supply Low Northeast: New Jersey's larg- est fire continued to burn today in the Norvin Green State Park, where firemen used half-mile-I long hoses to fight it Wednes- day. The mayor of Newark i called upon residents to con- I serve water. The state fire warden said it would take more I than 10 inches of rain to put I New Jersey woodlands out of danger. A fire burning near Al toona. Pa., nearly "blacked i out" the west end of the city Wednesday with its dense smoke. Police closed a highway near Tussey Mountain when a timber fire threatened traffic. More than 1.000 acres of wood land has been destroyed since Monday by a fire between Pat ton and Westover, Pa. Forests Closed Midwest: Four state forests in Southern Illinois were closed to the public Wednesday be cause of the "terrific fire haz ard." Ten limes more fires have been reported in Illinois this year than last. Southern Illinois University's homecom i n g celebration was held Wednesday night without the traditional bonfire. Old railroad ties had been stacked 35 feet high on campus but the fire hazard was considered too great. Conservation officials continued to pour 600.000 gal lons of water a day into two big fires near Jackson, Mich., which have smogged-in Inter state 94 and completely blocked traffic several times this week. Southwest: Seven new fires were reported in Arkansas Wednesday and two continuing blazes near Dequeen were still being fought. The Central Ar kansas Milk Producers Associ ation said the drought was causing a crisis for many dairy farmers. David L. Parr, secretary-manager, said the milk j shortage is the greatest in S years. Many dairymen have ! been forced to sell cattle or cut herds because of dried-up j creeks and pastureland. Texas may have its driest year on ! on record. Rainfall is running less than half average in most areas. By United Press International Fires smouldered and flared today across the drought-stricken eastern half of the nation. Precious water supplies con tinued to dwindle. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted "substantial rains" would wash out the costly dry spell in the Midwest and Great Plains during the next 30 days. But the dry weather, which has turned New England forests and Allegheny timberland into tinder boxes, was expected to continue along the Eastern Sea board. The effects of the summer long drought were beginning to be felt not only in fire-destroyed woodlands and fields, but in burnt-out crops, decreas ing milk supplies and the clos ing of schools. Water Conservation Asked Many small towns were asked to conserve water. Riv ers, creeks, lakes and wells dried up. Water crisis loomed in other cities. Woodlands have been closed lo the public in several states. Campfires and other open burn ing near forests have been banned in others. An area-by-area look at the drought situation: Scranlon Blocks Any Attempt at Republican Draft WASHINGTON (UPI)-Penn-sylvania Gov. William W. Scranton says he will block any move to draft him as a Repub lican presidential candidate in 14. Scranlon. who will go to the National GOP convention next year as a "favorite son" can didate, said Wednesday, "We're no longer in the Harding era where your friends surprise you with a draft. It can't be made without one's knowl edge." Scranton, here to attend a meeting of his Council on Sci rnce and Technology, often is mentioned as a dark-horse presidential or vice-presidential candidate. Ho rlisrnssed his Dolitical plans during a luncheon which j followed the council's meetings, with officials of the Defense and Commerce departments ; and the Atomic Energy Com-v mission. ! Should Build System The group, attempting to pro cure more federal contracts for : the stale, was told by federal j officials that Pennsylvania J should build up its educational svstem to gain more of the : federal research dollar. ( Adam Yarmolinsky. special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. told Uni vcrsitv of Pennsylvania Presi dent Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwell that the state's chances of get ting more federal contracts would he enhanced by "being the best university you know how to he." T. G. Fox of the Mellon In stitute of Pittsburgh, wondered whether there are areas in the science field where more could be done to interest the federal tovernment in giving grants to schools. Yarmolinsky replied: If you want more defense contracts, build up your educational sys tem " Hi.-torv's first aerial bomb ing raid' occurred in 1849 when Austrian attacked Venice with bomb-carrying balloons. Area Students Are Heads of Societies CORVALMS - Three students from the Medford area are presidents of honor societies at Oregon Slate university this year. They include Wayne Vance Welty. 2940 Hillcrest rd.. a jun ior in the school of humanilies and social sciences, who is prcii dent of the dramatics honor so ciety, Masque and Dagger; nnd John C. Flanagan. P. O. Box 606, a senior in the school of forestry, who is president of the forestry honor society, Xi Sigma Pi. Both are from Medford. Alice A. Thompson, route 1. box 546. Central Point, a senior in the school of science, is presi dent of the forensics honor so ciety, Delta Sigma Rho. To qualify for the honoritrics. students must demonstrate high scholarship and promise of fu ture achievements THE DANMOORE HOTEL 1217 SW Mormon St. PORTLAND, OREGON AM trjnsitnt guests. All those who eomt, return. Rates not high, not low. Free garage, new location ' 1 block from hotel. Open until 10 p m. TV'i and radios. Reputation for cleanliness. 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