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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
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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
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these words: "Henry Thoreau
would scoff at the notion that
the gross national product
should be the chief index to
the state of the nation, or that
automobile sales or figures on
consumer consumption reveal
anything significant about the
authentic art of living. He would
surely assert that a clean lan
scape is as important as a free
way, he would deplore every
planless conquest of the coun
tryside, and he would remind
his countrymen that a glimpse
of grouse can be more inspir
ing than a Hollywood spectacu
lar or color television."
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
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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.
The resolution earmarks $25
million of the bond issue for
higher education, and $5 million
for community college construction.
The bill, which becomes ef
fective if voters approve the $30
million bond issue, authorizes
use next year of $12.5 million
for higher education construc
tion and $1.4 million for com
munity college.
The rest of the bond author
zation would be reserved for
the 1965-67 biennium.
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