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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1953)
MONDAY, JULY 13. 1953 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL By KEN McLEOD To continue our discussion oa the starch lor (UiUble watet policy for the nation, a subject that hai occupied the attention .of a great many people, and which has lead to, a number of ttudles, commis sions, committees and the like for the expressed purpose of develop ing 'such a water policy. Vefs Mailbag The Veteran iHmiHi.i..n . .. In the purchase or construction of homes and farmhouses In areai where private financing Is -t available., has been extended for one year under Public Uw 101 signed by the President on July l. The VA's direct loan authority ended July 30. The new law extends that authority to June 30, M, and adds 35 million dollars per auarter to the direct loan fund D'rt Joans are not made in metropolitan areas, according to the VA. Areas eligible for airec' loans are confined In most eases t small towns and rural areas wher O. I. loans from private lende are not avellab.e Public Law 101 also increases tl. ,fciterest rate on direct loans fron w v?i per cent and places them on the same level as'VA guaran teed loans made by private lenders on which a maximum rate ef 414 per cent Is permissible.' . The Administrator of Veterans Affairs, with the concurrence ef the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorised by the new law to low er, interest rates en both guarsn teed and direct loans below 4i per cent If the loan market demands H. During the three years the direct loan program haa keen in opera tion, the VA haa closed 32,300 loans and reserved funds for another 18 ooo, for a total ef nearly J3,00,. 000. Through May, IMS, only tl di rect loans have resulted In fere closure or voluntary conveyance to the government In lieu ef fere closure. This is approximately eae tenth ef one per cent ef the leans closed, proving that veterans are excellent credit risks. ' Although the VA direct lea are limited to.llO.OOO. the average loan amount in about St.MO, the VA salt. QUESTION OF THE WKBK Q. I have a permanent National Service Life Insurance pelley, b I want to borrow money em It, Hew much will I be able to getr A If your permanent policy haa been In force under premium per ins- conditions for at least s year, you have the right to borrow aa amount not c of the reserve of the policy. Step-Father Shot By Girl He Beat BUFFALO, K.T. W A H-jrier-old high school girt shot P father to death Friday night, po lice sld, and her .mother told au thorities he had beaten the girl brutally 'or eight years. ' Seblele (Bella) A. Hols fired f, ajcalibre rifle bullet Into Charles D. Evans' head aa he alpped cof fee in the family kitchen. John H. schott, lictlng detective chief, said. i The girl's mother, Mrs. Mary tti. mm 33. told solice her husband thrashed Bella with a heavy atlck Just oeiore me taoor lng. Mrs. Evans said she was beat en oft when she tried to Intervene. Bella was charged With juvenile HHn,n.rvv War an adult the charge would equal first-degree manaiaugmer. inee there has been a. r..t many conflicting ideas expressed m us various water policy state ments that have already been pub lished, the Outdoor Writers Associ ation ef America haa felt the need rer a ciear cut statement of policy that would be tinftttarad -frnm th. Jfuree el special Interest lob. ' Bureau influences and pouti eai eanjriArtinni n. . llah this, the OWAA setup a com mittee on water policy. This com mittee will present' its formal re- Bert tj. thm annual mmii.. - k. Association this coming Saturday at aaiawnue, aunw v. I have written how the commit- tM hum shiri! 111. r.lna, mma. and its opinion aa regards the re- KM.. .1 Fvm wi w.o itoovnr. commission, rha V.aiU.-t1- Wnt.n . H..u. Policy CommlaBloB and the report 1 P ' . ARETHERE SHY QUESTIONS? utttWN. What do I get paid far baiac r Arsej nisarvoT Aieraea. tfce psy ef yes g er teak fsr each swima seesemklr ee aucSTIOMt How much spate tink e yeer asast I spearf teeara a etstaa Amm Only IS days at , o hsn t i ' lain a Mask -v has. Vlgait Amnm It eaa be tM.M e ssef par aaaeHh far sassta aasa. a aa,akartal: keen. 204 Wlllits Ildg. 432Ms.ii St. still mors recent report is that Is sued by the Missouri Basin Survey nnjt.hAM -nll.mm.nl formed body, released Feb. 10,' 153. a jus j port is suu iwuwr tr proach to basin wide water prob lems and management. It la a re port In which there Is a high de- ree ox Dacc-ioosmg approaco nrlllS InnWOB (Ml W4V a " velopment programs of federal bu- thus, ana uw aaupuim tu considerable extent of the "vaUey authority" concept of water maa- There, are other studies, commit tees of Congress, and the like. A swarm 01 au o hksiw mm wm. v. the great mass of written material .V. . UnAK.. Tnlt 1 1 IQ (CJWtlO O. .w.-. rorc and the Engineers' Joint by pressures snd policies and thlnk- . The OWAA water policy commlt- tee after careful study of all these proposals came to the opinion mat none of these studies, except per haps that of the Task Force, have . . iw. - Ik. tninllu that are elementary in forming a policy who reiara u? vim -it wealth management. In a very con- .u kt. J 4Vt. Mnnu"h nf IUCI nUin U. -1 1 nn? -fl these groups baa been to accept water as it occurs In a stream or . .v.. Mm, m,klk reservoir as - -...w, . . .nrf . Mil.- TO II.! manasvincui, um i ...... surf. The line of reasoning is that water gawds a-uiiw.iv-., -u"nr how, and when It reaches a level of volume, then is the time to start management. The stress of FKry,Sairtbg kdi Daa t staad sack urmeal say leeaarl Jaat eavaath Rwiiwl Oatniat aa yaw : Irriuutl tkbi at one. So how ealicUr ka awdicallr provca insreilinu ia bulla arias renisl, fcaig-laailBsialitf. ' studv and Aiv-liinlnn. 11.. n. wh.i shall be done with water at some aown-stream point. Again the Task Force report is a reasonable ex ception. While other studies men tion the up-stream factors In wa ter management, the emphasis is ou water part way along Its travel line from arrival on the land mass to rejoining the oceans. The Outdoor Writers' Committee Is positive that to approach water management from such an angle, disregarding certain factors of na- wia. iaw ana action, is a fatal L-aJsW-J Caaiaaala rr&ma far evtry aS , Camplete line c mualcal iajtrumanla - - fcyte atergaa , ' ' aleaes - jaur aaldwin dular error. The Committee does not hold 1 that the oonstiIonal installations in the englneerVj; realm are to be disregarded nor condemned "pej se." The Committee dqes hold that any approach which "begins" con sideration of water management at this point, by such facilities, dis regards some fundamentals, inso lusbly locked . 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