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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Mew Udall THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1983 WASHINGTON mpn c(... art L. Udall published a book last week - "The Quiet Crisis" -an account of how America has abused its land coupled with a plea to the nation to develop a land conscience. If Udall were not the com plete political being he is scion of a political family in Arizona, three time a congress man, now secretary of the in terior he wuuiu be, in all probability, an explorer, a con servationist, a friend and lover of the land. That's how the book reads, - Udall's book shows him to be look Olaims Imenca Has Moused u 3 land conversant with how America's forests were slaughtered, how a large amount of the coun try's topsoil was washed away, how the discovery of oil set off a period of waste and dis sipation, how wildlife was kill ed. Throughout the 209 pages of "The Quiet Crisis" Udall gen erates a feeling of reverence for the land. " -' Shrinking Space "America today stands pois ed on a pinnacle of wealth and power," Udall says in a fore word, "yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increas ing ugliness,, of shrinking open space, and of an overall en vironment that is diminished daily by pollution and noise and blight. "This, in brief, is the quiet conservation crisis of the 1960's. "It is not too late to repair some of the mistakes of the past, and to make America a green and pleasant and pro ductive land. We can do it if we understand the history of our husbandry, and develop fresh - insight concerning t h e men and the forces that have shaped our land attitudes and determined the pattern of land use in the United States." Udall has some powerful help in his effort to put across a message that "a once beautiful nation is in danger of turning into an ugly America." The help comes from the introduc tion written by President Ken nedy. Imperious Problems "The ' crisis may be quiet," Kennedy says, "but it is urgent. We must do in our own day what Theodore Roosevelt did 60 years ago and Franklin Roose velt 30 years ago: We must ex pand the concept of conserva tion to meet the imperious prob lems of the new age. We must develop new instruments of fore sight and protection and nur ture in order to recover the re lationship between man and na ture and to make sure that the national estate we pass on to our multiplying descendants is green and flourishing." Udall begins his story of the land with a discussion of the land wisdom of the Indians. The Indians had affection for the land, but no notion of private ownership. He contrasts that concept with that of the white man especially the English who coveted land, considered it something to be owned out right. He progresses to America's first land policy, enunciated by Thomas Jefferson, that unoc cupied land should be owned by all that there should be a public domain. Wood Slaughter He goes on to the era when lumbering was the country's biggest manufacturing indus try and the wood slaughter was in full swing. There was suffi cient wood, he says, for 1,000 years, yet the lumbermen lev eled most of the forests in 100. Udall pays tribute to the nat uralists, conservationists, for esters, "White Indians," histo rians, and politicians who final ly recognized that the land's great natural resources were being wasted. These include Henry Thoreau, William Bart ram, John James Auduban, Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Fran cis Parkman, .George Perkins Marsh, Carl Shurz, Fredeerick Law Olmsted, John Muir, Gil ford Pinchot, Stephen Mather, and the two Presidents Roosevelt. Udall sums up his feeling with (STAMP JJWMPsJ lTKJ sTAMpi m PIGGLY WIGGLY U.S. CHOICE OR SWIFT'S PREMIUM Round Steak LEAN BEEF U.S. CHOICE OR SWIFT'S PREMIUM Beef Chuck Steak Save at Piggly (0l , Wiggly Lb. 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Mild Season for Mosquitoes Noted In County Report The past mosquito season was a mild one due to cool weather, according to Jackson County Sanitarian George Runyan. One cause for concern was the large number of culex tar sals, a carrier of sleeping sick ness, be said. Several species of Aedes mosquitos, those which bite mainly in daylight hours, were a continuing problem and are expected to be for some time, Runyan said. Treatment of mosquito lar vae, mosquitoes before - they hatch, was continued as a major program and was moderately successful, the sanitarian said. The survey program provided a "broader base of informa tion" with the addition of light traps, and should be expanded, Runyan said. Recommends Position He recommended establish ment of a full time position in vector control for one year around employee. He suggested the county buy a new three quarter ton truck to replace the present pick-up truck. In his report to the County Court, Runyan noted that the past season mosquito control was handled by one permanent health department employe and by two summer employes. One resigned the middle of August to become the county printer. Runyan said a full-time em ploye to handle mosquito con trol would permit a more logi cal and orderly development of the program. The present sys tern does not allow long range planning and development of permanent mosquito control program, he said. Work More Intensive Runvan noted that the survey work was more intensive this vear. Two light traps were placed at White city and on tne east side of Medford. Not all mosquito species are attracted bv the liKht. Runyan pointed lout, but he plans to use other forms of light next year. The number of culex peus mosquitoes declined in tne past season, but tne culex tarsalis population increased. Both are found m log ponds, but not ex clusively. The Aedes mosquitoes are as sociated with flood and irrlga' tion waters and continued as a severe pest problem. so long as water nooas over the dense clay type of soil prom inent in the valley and the wa ter stands in small puddles for about a week or more this problem will continue," Run yan predicted. "Roadside, ditches and other miscellaneous collections of water produced more mosquitoes than last year. Control Operations Control operations concentra ted on log ponds because of the large number of mosquitoes that emerge from the uncheck ed areas when conditions are good. A total of 1,138 acres of log ponds were treated during tne season, and emergence of adult mosquitoes was held to a low level. Sixty - four acres of miscell aneous mosquitoe sites were treated. Runyan pointed out that it takes more than two miles of four foot wide ditch to make one acre. DDT was used extensively. Malathion, Lindane. Bavtex and diesel oil were used where need ed, the sanitarian, explained. Flying Wallendas Perform Pyramid (TAMPlU Hemming Elected Council President EUGENE (UPI) -Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, president of the University of Oregon and a Methodist layman, Wednesday was elected president of the Oregon Council of Churches. , He succeeds the Rev. A. Raymond Grant, resident bishop of the Alaska-Oregon Confer ence of Methodist Churches. Flemming was elected on the final day of the council's 29th annual general assembly here. He will take office Jan. l. , New vice presidents represent ing the council's various de nominations are: The Rev. George A. Ashwood, Jr., Eugene, Presbyterian; the Rt. Rev. Land W. Barton, Bend, Episcopal; the Rev. Dwight S. Dodson, Portland, Baptist; Mrs. P. L. Herbig, Eugene, Episco pal; the Rev. A. J. Buttrey, Portland, United Church of Christ; the Rev. Dwight Russell, Lake Oswego, Presbyterian, and the Rev. Henry L. Searle, Port land, Disciples of Christ. The Rev. Charles H. Addle- man of Woodburn was elected secretary and James L. Samp son, Portland, treasurer. New members of the board of trus tees are John W. Pugn and Mark A. Talney of Portland and James Whipple, Drain. Phoenix Students Attend Convention PHOENIX - The University o( Oregon was the site for the Future Teachers of America State Convention recently. Those attending from Phoenix High School were Marlene Bean, Sally Dyer, Bonnie Simmonds, Cvnthia Owens, and their ad visor Mrs. Carol McDaniel, The day's activities included regional meetings In the morn ing and special Interests groups were attended in the afternoon on the Peace Corps, mathemat ics, and art. The convention was concluded with the installation of the newly elected state olil ccrs. FORT WORTH (UPI) - The audience fell silent; the aging man barked commands, and the "Flying Wallendas" defied death again In their famous "human pyramid." Twice Wednesday seven mem bers of the German troupe mounted the high wire and piled gingerly atop each other until the three-level stunt was completed. They plan 21 per formances here. I The pyramid crumbled just : 22 months ago In Detroit and two wallendas were killed. A safety net hangs mutely be neath the performers here a new innovation. Performers Fell The Wallendas' act was or iginated by Karl. 58. In 1954 In Germany. After the Detroit tragedy, the performers fell dur ing rehearsals at Sarasota, Fla. During a runthrough here Tues day night, someone accidental ly switched off the lights while they were on the wire. The Wallendas froze. The lights were quickly re stored, and the a e r 1 a 1 i s t s climbed down from their 36-. foot high perch. Karl said the "human pyra mid" will be discarded after this circus. . College Buildings Part of Bond Issue SALEM (UPD-Measures to include community college con struction In the $30 million higher education bond issue to be voted upon at the May pri mary were approved Wednes day in the House and sent to tne Senate. i The companion measures in clude a bill and a resolution. 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