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UNITED FUND-RED CROSS Air Wing Commander Bob Beach
rides a stovepipe which is symbolic of the jet age. The funds
drive, renamed "Operation Fair Share," has been regeared to
the jet age. Campaign workers will be called stovepipe jock
eys, the nickname applied to jet pilots. The UF-RC drive is
scheduled for blast-off in mid-October.
In The
By FRANK JENKINS
This powderkeg world note:
At a Paris railroad station,
some 400 French reservists head
ed tor duty in French Morocco
(where there are serious anti-colonialism
troubles) engaged in a
ruckus with military police. Their
battlecry was: "Morocco for the
Moroccans."
A communique Issued by the
French ministry of defense blames
the incident on what it terms "sev
eral regrettable errors and a few
hotheads and deranged minds."
The statement insists it was not
a mutiny or a revolt by the re
servists. The French have long had a
cynical explanation for trouble of
all sorts. They shrug their shoul
ders and mutter ''cherchcz la
iemme."
Maybe In these modern days
they'd better change their ancient
wisecrack to.'cherchr les com
munists." Wherever there is trouble In the
world of today, the communists
are apt to be at the bottom of it.
Speaking of troubles, the gov
ernment of India Introduced a bill
in the Indian parliament today to
curb a crossword puzzle craze that
is sweeping the country. The bill
would limit prizes to 1210.
The explanation of the trouble is
that some Indian newspapers are
now offering up to $42,000 in prizes
tor puzzle solutions, with EN
TRANCE FEES ranging from
few cents to more than a dollar.
The Indian government says the
bill is intended to stop the . de
leterious effects" of the puzzles on
large sections of the Indian popu
lation,
Vhv ate they so "deleterious?
The answer is simple. Because
a FEE Is required to enter the
contest, they amount to lui
TERIES on a big scale and when
people quit thinking about how to
earn money by the painful process
of WORKING FOR IT and start
thinking about how to get money
BY GAMBLING, production suf
fers. India NEEDS production.
India doesn't produce enough to
meet the needs of her people.
Hence her poverty. Nations that
don't produce enough to go around
are always Impoverished. Poverty
is a lack of the things that people
want and need.
GAMBLING produces nothing.
It merely takes money out of
one person's pocket and puts it in
another person's pocket.
Lotteries are generally forbid
den In the United Slates. Among
other things, publications that deal
in lotteries advertisingwise or
otherwise are barred lrom the
mails.
I suppose that If lotteries were
LEGAL in the United States some
newspapers here might do as the
newspapers of India appear to be
doing. That is to say, they might
use lotteries in crossword puzzle
form or some other form as circulation-building
devices.
I'd like to add, however, that
this newspaper wouldn't do so.
Thoe of us who make it think It
is WORTH WHAT IT COSTS, and
doesn't need a gambling scheme
to promote circulation.
Back in Norlh Carolina the oth
er day, an amusement park ele
phant named Vickie took oif Into
the woods when her handlers start
ed to load her into a truck to visit
a nearby fair.
They whistled to her and they
called to her. But to no avail. She
just took off deeper Into the woods
AND FREEDOM.
Her owner thinks he knows
TAME elephants. He went into the
woods along the route Vickie had
taken and blazed a trail out with
buckets of grain which she
adores. He thinks the grain will
bring her back.
Will it? I wouldn't know,
li mill be worth watching.
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But
Day's lews
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Beesley Names
Second Aide
District Attorney Richard Bees.
ley announced the appointment
luesday of Attorney Robert Nich
ols, as second deputy district-at
torney.
Nichols, a veteran of World
War II, is a graduate of Wil
lamette university. He is a na
tive of Iowa and lived in Denver,
uoiorado, prior to entering Wll
lamette. After he is admitted to the bar
at ceremonies this weekend in
Salem, he will assume his duties
here. Nichols has a wife and two
children.
Crew Battles
Sierra Fire
FRESNO (UP) A "hotshot'
crew battled along rocky slopes
near the Kings River east of here
today, in an effort to extinguish
the remaining uncontrolled flames
oi an u-aay oia sierra xoresi lire.
Eldon Ball, Sequoia National
roresi supervisor, reported some
25 crack fireflghting specialists
have entered the struggle and
another crew of 15 men is sched
uled to be taken to the scene later
today.
The men were ferried to the' area
yesterday after completion of a
heliport downhill from the flames,
which are edging between rocks
and in dangerous snags.
Ball said the crew will attemp'.
to outflank the flames and event
ually cut a line across the head
of the fire or run it into the river.
He said the fire is dangerous un
der adverse wind conditions as
gusts could fan flamea back up
the bluffs into timber.
Meanwhile, other areas of the
18.000 acre fire were reported
quiet despite winds which sprang
ttp late yesterday and last night.
Similar conditions are anticipated
again this afternoon.
"We have our fingers crossed
over the weather," Ball said, "but
I think we can hold the fire once
we halt the slopover burning to
ward the river."
The total fire force has been
reduced to less than 1000 men.
Ball said 50 Sunt Indians were sent
to Yreka last night and 25 Hopi
Indians are scheduled to depart
lor Northern California today.
Balloon Story
Still In Air
By UNITED PRESS
The great balloon mystery was
slightly deflated today, but it was
still puzzling enough to touch off
a controversy.
Three of Ihe huge balloons,
which appeared out of the blue and
then disappeared back into It in
Ihe Midwest Sunday, were defin
itely claimed.
But a fourth floater, shot down
near Fowler. Ind., and accompan
ied to earth by two parachutists,
provoked an airy dispute as to
it- ownership.
The O. C. Winzen research firm
of Minneapolis claimed a balloon'
carrying live mice and Instru
ments, which was sent aloft Sun
day and landed near Phelps, Wis.
Ohio weather forecasters gave
in and said they were the dis
patchers of a balloon sighted over
the central part of the state.
And reports that a huge 20-story
balloon seen by thousands of Chl
cagoans came from Lowry Air
Force Base in Colorado were not
denied.
Ed Geary Acts
For Governor
SALEM i House Sneaker Ed
Geary. Klamath Falls, was acting
governor of Oregon Tuesday.
Gov. Paul Patterson was In
Spokane for a meeting of the
Columbia Basin Interagency Com
mittee. Senate President Elmo
Smith. John Day. next in line of
succession, was in Moran. Wyo..
for a meeting of the Western
Assn. of State Highway Officials.
Price rive Cent la rages KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1(55 Telephone 1111 N. till i I '
Hurricane
Hilda Nears
East Cuba
MIAMI, ' Fla. ifi ' ' Hurricane
Hilda, now packing to-mile winds
over a small area near its cen
ter, moved on a westward course
Tuesday that threatened eastern
Cuba and the southern Bahamas
with high tides and heavy winds.
The eighth tropical storm of the
year moved south of Great Inagua
Island and at mid-morning was
centered 590 miles southwest of
Miami. It was expected to con
tinue its westward movement at
about the same forward pace for
another 12 hours or more.
FORECAST
Storm forecasters in the Miami
Weather Bureau advised Interests
in the southern Bahamas and east
ern Cuba against rough seas, high
tides and gale to hurricane torce
winds Tuesday afternoon and Tues
day night.
Small craft in the Bahamas,
Cuba and southeastern Florida
were advised no; to venture Jar
Into the open sea.
Great Inagua. about 650 miles
southeast of Miami, is the site of a
big plant where coarse salt is ex
tracted from sea water and
shipped to countries around the
world. The island's population of
about 2.500 is mostly native:
If Hilda pursues her present
path, she will skirt the north coast
of Cuba Tuesday night and pos
sibly move inland.
EIGHTH STORM
. Hilda, the eighth tropical storm
of the season, was born Monday
about 840 miles east southeast of
Miami and 165 mile3 southeast of
Turk's Island. .
Four previous storms born In
that area hammered Florida dur
ing the oast 30 years. Tne great
1926 hurricano that raked Miami
pome from there. So did tne izo
storm that moved inland at Palm
Roarh and Okeechohee also came
from that area. All of them blew
un in September except the 1949
hurricane, wnicn was m August,
If Hilda moved fast enough to
catch a low-pressure trougn ex
tendlnar southward from Cape Hat
teras, she would swing more to the
north ana away iron) norma.
But if she misses the trough
and her slow pace indicated snc
mlcht she could head for the
coast.
Air General
To Visit KF
Brie. Gen Monro MacCloskey,
commander 28th Air Division, will
confer with Klamath Falls Cham
ber of Commerce directors ano
city officials at a closed meeting
Wednesday at noon in tne winema
Hotel.
Gen. MacCloskey, who will fly
to Klamath Falls Wednesday morn-
inz from Hamilton Air Force Base,
California, will be accompanied by
Malor William J. Walsh, director
plans and requirements. Captain
R. E. scnricker, assistant, ror
flight safety, and Captain Robert
S. Dinger, public information of
ficer.
The 28th Air Division Is tne
parent organization of the Klam
ath raus jet air oase.
SAILORS DIE
GUAM ! Two American sail
ors, tupped In the wreckage of
sedan, burned to death Monday
night after the vehicle struck a
bridge abutment and burst into
flames. Police identified them as
Clayton Wolf and Kenneth Foster,
both stationed at the naval air
station here. Their hometowns
were not listed.
EARLY ARRIVALS FROM THE DUCK WORLD were caught on
the Upper Klameth Lake along Lekeshore Drive yetterdsy prac
ticing emergency tekeofft before the opening of hunting see
ion October 22. Several hundreds of the birds can be teen en
the lake end along itetelini enjoying e few peaceful moments
before the shooting starts. Tht Oregon tenon- eptm ont-htlf-
Toastmasters Hold Preview
Of Coon, Neuberger Debate
The Klamath Falls Toastmasters
Club this morning held a tuneup
tor the October 6 debate - between
Rep. Sam Coon (R) and Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D on the pro
posed John Day Dam on the Co
lumbia. The debate, to be fionsored by
the Toastmasters, will be held ater which would be generated ai
8 p.m. October 6 at the .Mills ! the dam. and said thai the nart-
School auditorium. It is oue of a
series to be held throughout Uie'er to be generated at the lowest
state, with the precedmg debate cost to consumers,
scheduled for October i at Lake-i Th. ,,, , . h. ,-,, ,
vcw
The Toastmasters held a mock
debate, with two members of ' the . upstream as Pasco, and the dair.
club taking the parts of the main there would enable shipping to
speakers at their regular breakfast ! reach this point with ease. He said
meeting this morning. Moderator that the partnership proposal
was Bob Perkins, wno will be would, by guaranteeing all ilnanc
the moderator on October 6, ami ing prior to the start of ronstruc-
the speakers were Dr. Robert Har- tion. guarantee quick completion of
rahill, who took the part of Coon, 1 the dam and at the same time pre
and George Bartch, who spoke as serve the American tree enter-
Neuberger.
Guests at the meeting were Paul
Six Killed in
Plane Accident
MITCHELL. AFB, N.T. (UP)
An Air Force B25 twin-engined
bomber crashed and burned in a
cemetery shortly after taking off
from here today. All six persons
aboard were killed.
Three bodies were recovered Im
mediately after the flames were
put out by fire crews from the base
and nearby towns.
. The plane carried three crew
men and three passengers en route
to Wright Patterson Air Force
Base, Dayton, Ohio. The passeng
ers were identified by a base
spokesman as a soldier, a retired
Air Force colonel and a civilian.
An Air Force spokesman said
the plane had reported engine
trouble and was returning to the
base when it crashed into an un
used section of Greenfield Ceme
tery a short distance from the
busy southern state parkway. ;
This base is located on the out
skirts of Hempstead, at the cen
ter of the most heavily , populated
suburban -area of Long Island,
Smog Attack
Alert Raised
LOS -ANGELES (UP) The
worst smog - attack ever recorded
hit downtown Los Angeles today.
haM lorinn with v..mflrf-
w fumu fnrm.rf nnrk.t. iii th
city's business district starting it
a a.m. and worsened as tne day
progressed and the temperature
rose ir.to the 90s In the city's con
tinuing heat wave.
A first stage alert, the sixth of
the summer season, was called at
10:2S a.m. and the city-county's
five million residents were asked
to suspend all burning.
For the first time this season.
Inspectors were ordered to stand
by the area's many oil refineries,
preparatory to requesting a shut
down In the event a second stage
level is reached. A second stage
alert is called when contamination
reaches a level "at which a health
menace exists in a preliminary
stage." according to regulations of
the Air Pollution Control District.
The county's Emergency Smog
Action Committee was called into
session by APCD Director Smith
Griswold at 11 a.m. The first alert
was ordered when the concentra
tion of ozone reached .56 parts per
million parts of air.
A third stage alert Is called when
contamination poses a "dangerous
health menace. In the second
stage alert, all smoke and fume
contributing activities are request
ed shut down and automobile traffic
Immediately curtailed.
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Buck, chairman of the county
Democratic Committee and George
Proctor, chairman of the Republi
can Committee.
Harrahtll, in support of the part
nership proposal for the dam which
has been introduced by Coon, said
that the Northwest needs the pow
nershin nian would enable the now-
' the only bottleneck io deepwater
navigation on the Columbia as far
: prise system.
Barlch. speaking in favor of
complete federal financing of the
dam and power facilities, staled
that the Coon proposal would in
vite delay, duplicate facilities xand
increase red tape. He said that
the partnership proposal would
give away the revenue producing
power facilities of the dam and
retain the expensive flood control,
navigation and other facilities. He
said that revenue from other fed
eral power projects enable the pro
jects to pay for themselves, a
statement that Harrabill denied in
rebuttal.
He said that the partnership pro
posal would be more costly, be
cause of duplication of adminis
trative facilities, loss of efficiency
and the higher cost of borrowing
for private enterprise as opposed
to federal borrowing.
The "giveaway" charge was also
hurled by Bartch, who said that
the benefits from the natural re
sources should belong to the pub
lic. Big Elevator
Swept By Fire
POTLATCH. Idaho If) Tire
swept through a bi grain elevator
bulging with 360.000 bushels, ol
wheat, oats and barley near here
early Tuesday and the loss was
expected to exceed 8500.000.
ftie fire spread quickly through
the roof of the 110-foot wooden
structure and started eating away
at 233.000 bushels of wheat, 68,000
bushels of oats and 33.500 bushels
of barley valued at $407,000.
Fred Cann of Moscow, manager
of the Lulah County Grain Grow-
i ers Inc. which owns the elevator
W "e building Is worth an csti-
i '."'
Extreme heat from the blaze
threatened an adjacent 64-foot high
steel storage tank which Is nearly
full.
Cann said the elevator and the
grain are covered by Insurance.
It was the first major fire in the
L'5-year history of the Latah County
Grain Growers, a farmer coopera
tive which Is one of the largest
in the Northwest.
Firemen, hampered by a lad.
of water, .said the grain may
smoulder for days. Cann said he
didn't expect any of it would be I
good for commercial purposes.
Cause of the fire wasn't known i
immediately.
Potato Growers'
Meeting Planned
Members of the Klamath Pota
to Growers Association will hold a
Joint dinner meeting at 7 p.m. to
day at the Pelican Grill with mem
bers of similar groups from Tule
lake. Agenda for the meeting has not
yet been announced.
hour before sunrise thil year, initead of et noon at before.
Thil ii to comply with federal regulation!. The daily bag limit
hei been let et six birds, plus e three-bird bonui. Only two
daily bag limits end the bonus-three will be allowed in e hunt
er's possession et one time. This means e total of IS fowl,
. .
Major Fires
Still Burn
In Siskiyou
Winds were Increasing in both
the Klamath National Forest in
Siskiyou County and the Fremont
Nations! Forest as lire control of
ficials said most fires were under
control. '..
The two majui fires still out
of control were in the Klamath
forest, where winds of from 20-30
miles per hour were fan
ning the Six Mile and Taylor
Creek fires about 75 miles south
west of Yreka.
The Six Mile fire, which has
burned about 4.650 acres so far, !
now has six and one half miles of j
open line, according to Harry:
Crebbin. Klamath Forest public 1
Information officer. Sparks carried
by the high winds are causing num
erous spot fires, Crebbin said, but
poor visibility makes air recon
naisance Impossible. - -
TAYLOR CREEK
Tile same situation, he said, pre
vails at the Taylor -Creek tire, a
short distance south of the Six
Mile blaze. This fire has burned
about 980 acres so far.
Fresh fire fighters, including 106
crack Indian firemen from the
Southwest, are due to. go into ac
tion on the fires tonight, he said.
Meanwhile, the Kidder Creek
fire in Scott Valley has
crossed the border Into the Klam
ath National Forest, and two 100
man fire camps are being set up
near the Glendennlng and Patterson-Bales
creek areas. The lines
on the other three sides of the
fire, maintained by the State Di
vision of Forestry, are holding well,
Crebbin said.
Bl'RNOl'T ' '
The Lumgrey burnout in the
northern tone of the Haystack fire,
was controlled today. Orebbtn said
that this burnout indicates the
thin lines which are . being main
tained on the fire, which, has
burned more than 87,000 acres
west and northwest of Yreka,
All other Klamath national Fo-
est Urea are controlled, Crebbin
said. He added that there Is a
slight possibility of light showers
tomorrow, but that "we aren't
counting on anything."
Meanwhile the Klamath Fire
Protection Association and the
Fremont National Forest head
quarters at Bly report all fires
are controlled, but that winds are
Increasing here too. Winds at Bly
aie reported at from 10-12 miles
per hour, and on -tne increase.
ROUND BUTTE
The Round Butte ' fire east of
Blv has burned about 4,700 acres;
the Dry Prairie fire south or Bly
is In the mop up stage, and the
Summer Lake fire in the Paisley
ranger district is controlled.. Fre
mont Forest officials said today.
The KFPA reported that its
portion of the Round Butte fire
and the whiskey Flat fire are also
controlled.
Meanwhile, it rained In Western
Oregon from Portland south
throuah Medford.
PORTLAND RAIN
Portland's rain, which started
shortly after dawn, was the first
of any consequence there In 47
days, the Weather Bureau said.
In that long span there nan neen
a rain that totaled only .02 of an
Inch while Tuesday's measured ,1
at mid-morning.
The Dalles, too, had rain Tues
dav. Threatening clouds were re
ported at Redmond and Pendle
ton. Klamath Falls, though, had
only light clouds, the Weather Bu
reau said.
Both state and federal foresters
said an occasional sleeper fire
might turn up but that all import
ant tires from last week were
nicely In hand.
: DAVID IERGMANN, 824
North Ninth Street, was on
i hit way to Fremont School
j thil morning when the ?'
i o'clock photographer
j flopped him. David is in the
; 8th grade at Fremont.
West German
Red Talks End
MOSCOW 'fl West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulgenin
ended their historic talks Tuesday
night. '
They signed a statement which
was not Immediately made public.
i Bulganln was asked by a re
porter, "How did things end?"- He
replied with a smile and hand
shake, "Everything is fine."
Adenauer . and nuiganm naa
talked for an hour and 46 minutes
Tuesday morning- in an , effort to
break the stalemate on corner-
ences started Friday on' the res
toration -'of relations between the
ttiM.etivenfmentsY- -i
Thv- resumed sessions Tuesday
afternoon that carried over- until
Tuesday night. , They signed their
statement at b.id p.m. .
I Moscow Radio, heard In Lon
don, said Russia and Germany will
establish diplomatic relations.)
California Gets
SACRAMENTO (UPV Gov.
Ooodwln J. Knight todsy sppolnted
five new judges, three In Southern
California and two in the northern
part of the state.
Appointments Included:
Municipal Judge Frank C. Char
vat of Long Beach to succeed Su
perior Judge Allen W. Ashburn in
Los Angeles. Ashburn previously
wss nnmed by Knight to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals.
Kenneth E. Sutherland of Long
Beach to succeed Charvat on the
Long Beach Municipal Court.
John-L. Donnellan of Whlttier to
fill the additional municipal court
judgeship in Whittler created by
the 18S5 Legislature.
Percv King Jr.. Napa, to the ad
dition Superior Court Judgeship in
Napa County voted by the last
Legislature.
Robert E. Cassin, San Jose, to
fill the additional Municipal Court
Judgeship created by the Legisla
ture In the San Jose-Alvlso district
In Santa Clara County.
King Is a practicing attorney In
Napa whose father was a Judge In
Napa County Superior Court from
1920 to 1042. Cassin has been city
attorney of Ban Jose since 1942.
Coupled with appointments an
nounced yesterday, Knight now has
filled all of the court berths open
in the state except a superior
Judgeship In Placer County, a mu
nicipal Judgeship In Palo Alto, two
municipal Judges for Orange
County and two Superior Court
spots tn San Diego Counly which
will be open next Jan. 17. . ' '
Schools To Honor
Constitution
SALEM JTi Oregon's school
were naked Tuenday to have pe
rial exerci.ws next Wftlc to com
memorat? the U. S.- Comtltutum.
Hex Pu'nam. statr superintend
ent of public Instruction, made the.
request in connection with Consti
tution -Week. - - - -
He alo jtugtfested that teachers
Rive npeclHl Instruction In the re
poiilbiiie of cittrnship and
principles ot good government.
Weather
FOftHt'AST Klamath Falls and
vicinity: mostly cloudy through
Wednesday. Showers beginning '
Tursd iv night and continuing
throurn Wednesday. Man Wednes
day 5: low Tueiday night 40,
High veaterday s
Low last nliht 41
I'rerlp. last U heura
inre Oct I
Hi me pe'lnd last year
ormal for period .. .
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Defiant U.Y.
Union Leads
Walkouts
i NEW YORK t.tl Most of the
teeming activity of Atlantic Coast
ports, was stilled Tuesday in aup
port of New York's defiant long
shoremen. The show of strength
was not unanimous, however, and
failed to bring any federal gov
eminent intervention.
The stoppage was most effective
tn the northeast, from the Phila
delphia area to Maine, Baltimore
and Hampton Roads longshoremen
besitated, and work continued , as
usual in New Orleans and several
other gulf cities.
Meanwhile. New York dockers,
spearhead of the tie-up, scheduled
a meeting for Wednesday to hear
progress reports. There was no hint
as to whether a change in tactics
might be under consideration.,.
COST MOUNTS . . ' V
The cost of the stoppages mount
ed swiltly and was estimated at a
million dollars dally in the, vast
Post of New York alone.
Perishables rotted on piers while
dockers heit. carried their fight
against authority into its seventh
day. Their action is aimed not at
emploerl but at the waterfront
commission created by New York
and New Jersey to police the
piers.
Overland carriers moved to em
bargo consignments for abroad
beaded here. , - -- - ,
The general strike of longshore
men in all ports on the East and
Gulf Coasts was -ordered Monday
by the International Longshore
men's Assn. (Ind.) The union
claims 100,000 members,
- A union aim was to interest tne
federal government, but in Wash
ington officials indicated they had
doubUs as to any basis for federal
action. . , . .
INTERVENTION .'.;..'
Clyde Mills, assistant- director,
said the Federal Mediation Serv
ice "has no intention of interven
ing In this situation 'because it
does not appesr to be a labor -dispute
in the usual sense.' -
At the President's vacation
headquarters In Denver, Murray
Snyder, assistant press secretary.
told newsmen "there has been-no
occasion as yet for federal inter
vention." . ' ..
Snyder added that "as alwave
in the case of labor disputes."
the President was keeping in close
umcn wun developments.
l ne union, which was thrown out
of the AFL on charges of harboring
racketeers, has fought against .ttie
uuminission uitvcny ana aas-sworn,
to nave It abolished. -
An IL A. official atd thf.-cblef
aim ot the strike waa to create '.'a
national issue and take- U out of
I York and titw Jersey, who are
conducting beauty contests and
visiting state fairs."
The governors of these stales
have refused to go over the head '
oi the Waterfront. Commission,' .
FEDERAL ACTION ' : . ; . :.
There was no immediate Indica
tion that extension' of the , strike
would bring federal action,. At
Denver.- Colo;, where' President
Elsenhower is now vacationing, his -
assistant press secretary,: Murray
snyoer. announceo: . t ,
"There has been no recommen
dation for presidential action from
the secretary of labor or from any
of the president's advisers."
The union's chief complaints
about the Waterfront Commission
tire that 11 abuses its powers, in
cluding that ot subpoena; is too
tough on longshoremen with crim
inal records and Interferes with
collective bargaining..
The commission d a n 1 e a any
abuse of power and has urged the
union to submit a specific list of
grievances so they may be given
a fair hearing. The union so far
has failed to do this.
Pacific Park
Funds Asked
SPOKANE W An expenditure
of 67 million dollars in the next
five yeara on Pacific Northwest
recreational facilities was advo
cated Tuesday in a report to -the
Columbia Basin Interagency Com
mittee. The report, submitted by the
CBlAC's recreation committee,,
said the recreation business Is
worth an estimated billion dollars
a year lo the Northwest and British
Columbia but that facilities aren't
adequate.
"How much Increase in the mon
etary return from recreation could
be effected with better organiza
tion and Improved financing is a
question for consideration of all
concerned," the report said.
The recreation committee, head
ed by Marshal! Dana, retired Port
land, Ore., editor, said 80 per cent
of the region's 371 state parks are
In Washington and Oregon and
that attendance has jumped frorii
less than 8 million in 1947 to more
than 10 million last year.
Ihe report, said the states are
"pending $2,370,000 a year on
their parks but should spend $4,
64S.00C. I', old attendance In federal
forest Increased from less than
ft million tn 1947 to more than It
million last year and is expected
to reach 16 million in live years.'
"The umortunale part of this
picture is that about 10 million
visitors are crowded into the l.SJl'
public park area and camp
grounds that are developed to ac
commodate only half that num
ber." the report said. "The over
flow has resulted In critical prob
lems of sanitation and public
property protection."
Tne CBIAC is composed of the
governors of ststes in the Columbia,
River basin and a representative
of each lederal agency active in,
the development of nver lauureaa.
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