THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1963
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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
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pipeline, it was noted. Next be six inches; the feeder line
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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
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