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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-01-24

review Of all projects proposals
made by the Bureau Of Reclama-
ton and the Corps Of Engineers
to be reviewed mutually as well
as by the Federal Power commits
sion, the Department Of Agricul-
ture. and the affected state or
states as well as by the agencies
within the Department of Inter-
ior. The length of time which is
allowed under the flood control
law for the review by the govern
or of the affected state or states
or their duly designated represent
atives and by the Secretary of War
is three months. These reviews
follow those which are required
for other agencies within the De-
partuent Of Interior. We have
found from experience that the
total length of time required for
these reviews usually approx
mates six months. However, in this
case, because of the nature of the
project we would endeavor SIN
cerely to reduce that time to a
practical minimum of three or
four months. You already know
of course that we cannot submit
report to the President and to
Congress until these clearances
are completed. The Regional Di-
rector has informed me that while
completion of this report was Or
iginally scheduled for June 80, by
expediting that work to a maxi
mum the draft can probably be
completed by March 80. The de-
partmental clearances and others
enumerated in this paragraph
must necessarily follow prepare
ton of the draft. In these circum-
stances, bearing in mind that the
timing of q number of the events
are not under our complete con-
troll, it is difficult to forecast a
specific date by which the final
report can be submitted to the
Congress, but it would appear to
be some time between July and
September, 1916. On this schedule
water could be delivered to the
lands in 1947.
In your letter of Nov. 80 you
asked that I give you as much in
formation as possible concerning
the feasibility Of the two projects.
The degree Of completion Of the
investigations at this time does not
permit a determination Of the eco
nomic feasibility, that is, whether
either or both Of the projects will
be fully reimbursable. As you can
see, both projects are reasonably
costly per acre of new land brought
under irrigation. The Reclamation
Project Act of 1899 provides, in
any event, that projects which are
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Upon his return to the West, how
ever, Mr.. Banks ascertained that
there were several complications
with regard to the report which
he had not recalled during his con-
versation. There was some discus
sion during that same meeting of
he investigation report on the
Greater Wenatchee project.
For your information and In re-
,ly to your several letters and
telephone calls since that date, I
am pleased to summarize the act
ual situation with regard to each
of these reports and wish to ex-
press my sincere regret that 1t
appears that the Kennewick Di-
vision report can not be drafted as
early as you were informed.
Considerable investigative work
has been done on the Kennewick
Division Project during the past,
and reports have been prepared
on various phases of the project. II
is apparent that there are two pos
sible ways of providing irrigation
to the 10000 acres involved. One
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Wal1e Explains Status Of Project
Investigation IN Letter 10 Mitchell

such method would involve con-
struction of canal to divert wa
ter from the Yakima River near
Prosser, and following along the
river for several miles to a pump
ing plant. Part of the water would
then be dropped through turbines
for the operation of direct-connect-
ed pumps which would lift the re-
mainder of the water to the pro-
ject lands. This would obviously
require the diversion at Prosser
=, of much more water than would be
needed or could be delivered to
the project lands for irrigation.
Thus the question is present as to
whether the flow of the Yakima
river at Prosser will be adequate
! for such operations throughout
the irrigation seasons, particularly
| in dry years. To answer this ques-
ton we must first determine the
return flow which is likely to come
from the lands in the Roza unit.
Allied with this question we must
determine, consistent with depart
mental policy, the effect that such
operation would have upon migra-
tory salmon. The Fish and Wild
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life Service is assisting US in this

life Service is assisting US in this
problem.
Because of the technical and
financial complications involved in
analyses of the situation, and our
desire to obtain the plan which
will best suit the area with the
minimum cost to the water users.
investigation is also being made OF
a plan which involves direct
pumping from the Yakima river
with electric energy thus permit
ting the elimination of the Pros
ser canal. There would be no
question concerning the adequacy
of the water supply under this
plan. However, with power rates
which have heretofore prevailed
in the area, it has been question
able whether this plan could COM
pete in cost with the plan mvolv-
ing hydraulic lift. We are now
investigating the situation In the
light of power rates which appear
now in prospect.
Information available at this
point in the development OF the
plan indicates that the latter OF
the two alternatives is likely to be
the one selected. If the electric
pumping system were used i
would involve a primary lift OF
about 24O feet with supplementary
lifts up to $50 feet for a small
part of the area and distribution to
the project lands. Preliminary
estimates of the costs Of the pump
ing plants, canals and lateral sys'
TENS, on the basis of 1915 prices
indicated that the cost will ap-
proximate 100000 and that in
addition to the cost Of the physi.
cal features that the project will
also be required to assume the cost
of existing storage tentatively es-
timated at 81, O00, 900.
AS you are undoubtedly aware,
there exists departmental regula-
tons, inter-agency agreements,
and laws, such as the Flood Con-
troll Act of 1914, which require the
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not wholly reimbursable may be
undertaken after appropriate &C
ton by the Congress. IT on compile
ton the investigations indicate
that the projects could not be fully
reimbursable the reports could be
prepared in such manner that
the Congress could take such ac-
ton as it wished.
sincerely hope the above in
formation will be useful to you,
and while I regret that we have
inadvertently raised your hopes
with regard to completion of these
reports this winter, I know that
you will want these facts to show
the actual status of the work. As
you can see, we are expediting the
investigations to the maximum
possible degree.
WILLIAM e. WARNE,.
Act. Commissioner.
You will find it in the classified
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You will find it in the classified
ad section of this paper.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04

civilization has grown. In of thinking, it is our most highly valued possession. Yet to pur- chase peace, we need not give it all. But to part possession with fraction, is not easy-although the nexorable processes of time have stolen crumbs from the edges of table the years have passed
 But peace can be purchased True, the contract would be difficult to draw, for it must include most of the people of most of the nations of the earth Ira don, prejudice, superstition bigory and hatred stand in the way of many signatures. Those must be brok- en, at least in part before the deal can be closed Sometimes it the world is making progress in the transaction. At other times seem to be moving backward
 What is the price? It is simple to tell For all that is required to end is the sacrifice by each and every nation of the world of part of its national soverelgnty willingness the part of every people to make Suggestions-even orders-from group of other nations; willingness to lay aside certain national plans and ambitions that the plans and ambitions of all peoples the earth could succeed.
 Such is the price we must pay for world peace High? Yes. But best goods command best prices Eternal friendship and brotherhood between the na- tions of the world if it is attained will be better than the best Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04

hospital and health center construction, to be admin iStered by State Authorit- ies under standards speci- fled by the United States Public Health Service. The Surgeon General will be assisted in establishing standards by a newly-cre- ated Federal Hospital Council consisting of eight members to be appointed by the Federal Security Administrator.
 This Act sets for the first time a national policy which makes it clear that hospitals in the future must be planned, located and op- erated in relation to the overall health needs of the people," Thomas Parran Surgeon General, U. $. Public Health Service said "This policy, as evolved
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04
HOSPITAL ACT AVAILS FUNDS FOR ALASKA

With the signing by the President of the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, an appropriation of 375 million dollars is auth orized during the next five years for the construction of hospitals and health cen ters. Three million dol lars is also authorized for State-conducted surveys of need. These must be made preliminary to the granting of Federal funds for construction.
 The Act provides lati- tude for each State to de- velop its own program of
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04
ALASKA IS THE NEW LAND OF PROMISE

LIVER SINCE THE YEAR 1920, when the Pilgrims L landed at Plymouth Rock, America has been known land of opportunity For more than 300 years peoples of all nations have settled in America to escape prejudice and persecution and to take advant age of the privileges and opportunities unheard of in their own lands, freedoms they had never before known. Truly, America has always been land of the free.
 America is a comparatively young nation yet, several times during her brief history, America has called upon her people to put forth their every effort off despots who have threatened that security and prestige which has always been hers In each and every nSanc the people, the citizens of America, have while heartedly answered the ca and America contn to be the greatest nation in the World not in size in population but in it's ability the require mentS of people who desire to be free.
 In order to keep country the land of opportun- ity must adopt program of the kind that will able only to do duty to returning veterans who deserve the opportunities they fought for, but to make community better place in which to live and do business
 In Alaska, today we are more than ever conscious of the need for coordnatng effort with opportunity This, Alaska, is the new land of promise.
 No matter what your work may be-yOu def mite part of progress It takes all kinds of workers to make up community, a country. Whether you operating business in town employed in capacity in any of the enterprises of this munity you important to the of the endeav to which you connected and for that you are important to the community The spirit in which you perform your duties, is the only way in which your worth can be judged.
 It is not always ability that counts. man who makes pleasure of his job, loves it, studies it, and who counts the hours devoted to it the best of each day. He indeed is an asset to his community.
 Today, perhaps we should decide, in order to make this better community in which to live and work, let resolve to apply ourselves to the job at hand and give the best we have.
 Perhaps of us have become blinded to real ties through conditions arising out of foreign diplomat ic relations the home front the wage and labor relations in manner to you to say, What's the of trying" let's remember it is privilege an duty to make this the finest community in Alaska and make Alaska the real land of promise
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04
PRICE OF PEACE

DEPARTMENT PEACE can be purchased It has Il price and clear as the price of shirts or sewing-machines While may consider the price high one certainly it is not out of when pared with the endless cost of endless Yet the nations of the world seem loath to pay They hesi- ae they dicker they procrastinate looking backward instead of toward the road ahead
 The price, say, is high. The thing we must give in exchange for peace is precious thing It is old the human race and has grown and evolved as
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-04

| VIII OoSii eifS ASoASA oAiAP hospital authorities of tn
 country, is recognition O the integrated role that hos pitals and health center must play in the future Adequate hospitals, healtl centers and related phySi cal facilities are essentia workshops, without which it is not possible to providQ even a minimum of moderr health and medical serv' ices"
 Any State may initiate action by submitting a re quest to the Surgeon Gen. eral for funds to carry out an inventory of existing hospitals, and to prepare a plan for the construction necessary to provide ade. quate care for all the peo. pie In making the request the States must designate a single State agency tC carry out the survey and planning and must appoint a properly qualified advis- ory council to consult with the State agency The proportionate share fot each State of the total Fed eral appropriation for sur vey and planning will be determined by the popula- tions of the several States. However, Federal funds must be matched by two to one in defraying the sur- vey expenses.
 Allotments for the act ual construction of facili- ties will not be made until the State plan based on the survey findings has been approved. Construction allotments to individual States will vary in amount Population vii be one fac tor, and in addition, the average per capita income, will be used in the allot- ment formula in such a way that States with a lower per capita income, where there is a relatively greater need for medical facilities, will receive proportionate- ly larger allotments per capita.
 Application for funds for individual construction pro- jects must be chameled through the State agency. Here again, Federal funds may not exceed one-third
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Army Ship Taken in Tow
After Crash Off New York
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 Sunday -
The merchant ship Midland Victory
and the Army supply ship FS 231
collided at sea about 3 miles off Fire
Island last night, according to radio
messages intercepted by the Radio
Marine Corp. of America and the
Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard said a message
from the captain of the Midland
Victory reported the FS 231 was
damaged badly and shipping water
in her stern. The captain said he
had the damaged ship in tow and
was heading for New York harbor.
The New York Port of Embarka-
ton said the Midland Victory, to the
best of its knowledge, was not carry
ing troops. The ship was enroute to
New York from Antwerp.
The Midland Victory is 7606-ton
merchant vessel. The FS 23l Is a
573-ton twin-screw motor vessel and
is owned by the War Department.
Fire Island, off the south shore of
Long Island, is approximately so
miles from New York at its nearest
uOint.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
BY Joseph Young

The (CIO) United Public
Workers of America announced
last night that it had organized
more than 1900 of the 10000
employees working for the Unit
ed States Government in the
Panama Canal Zone.
Organization OF the workers was
heralded by UPWA officials as the
unions most successful drive thus
far in its attempt to sign up 100, 900
additional Federal employees during
the next year. AT present, its men,
bership is slightly above the 100 900
mark.
Union officials declared the Pana-
ma Canal local voted unanimously
TO support the policies of the inter-
national union, including the policy
OF not asserting the right to strike
against the Government of the
United States.
1t was UPWA's failure specifically
to forbid strikes against the Govern
ment that precipitated congressional /
action several months ago banning
fxom Federal employment any mem
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Byrnes and ConnoHy
Talk With Downed
Pilot and Co-PHot
BY tho Essccicted Press

PARIS, Aug. "A. - Secretary
of State Byrnes conferred for
80 minutes today with the pilot
and co-pilot of the first Amer
ican transport forced down by
YugoSlav fighter guns August 9.
Details were not announced.
Mr.. Byrnes permitted the an
nouncement that he has asked
the Army to transfer to graves
IN the United States the bodies
OF the American airmen killed
in the shooting down of a sec
ond transport in Yugoslavia last
Monday.
Chairman Connally of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, also talked with the pi-
lot, Capt. william Crombie of
East Long Meadow, Mass, and
1t. Donald McNew of Atlanta.
his co-pilot, who were forced
down August 9. Capt. Crombie
and Lit McNew left afterward
for their stations, presumably
in Vienna.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Board Cracks Down
On District Veterans
Who 5purn Job Offers
Loss Of Unemployment
Pay Threatened to
End $40 Club
By Miriom Ottenbero

A breakdown on Washington
veterans who spend months in
stead of weeks on the jobless
payrolls was disclosed last night
by c. A. Wharton, director of the
District Unemployment Compen-
Sation Board.
While veterans can draw $40 a
week for up to So weeks if they
are unemployed and available for
suitable work, there has been wide
spread criticism that some veterans
resard the $40 checks as hand
out rather than as an allowance to
tide them over while they hunt for
a job.
Face Check Penalty.
To determine if veterans are ac-
tually available and willing to work,
Mr.. Wharton said his Office has set
in motion the following program:
/. Tightening up on veterans who
refuse suitable jobs or fail to answer
a summons to report to the United
States Employment Service for job
offers. Loss of $40 checks for five
weeks is the penalty.
2. Reviewing the cases of all vet
erans who have been on the un-
employment rolls for 20 weeks or
more, with the results to be re-
ported to the Veterans Admins
tration.
3. Sending kilograms to veterans
See IORI ESS Pare A
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Doctor Operates on Man
Who Tried 10 Steal His Car
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

CHICAGO, Aug. PA surgeon
performed an operation today in
an effort to save the life of a
young man accused of attempting
to steal his new car.
Policeman Louis Kuntz said the
young man, posing as the son of
DR.. William Harsha, ordered a ga
rage attendant to deliver the doc
tors car at South Side hotel,
threatened him with a pistol and
then drove away, unaware the at
tendant had brought the wrong
automobile.
A police squad took up the chase
and the man was shot twice and
seriously wounded when he at
tempted to flee on foot after wreck
ing the car.
The wounded man was taken to
Illinois Central Hospital and by
coincidence DR.. Harsha. staff sur
geon, performed the operation. DIR.
Harsha said he had never seen his
patient before and that he re-
sponded fairly well to the opera
ton.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
vienna-Udine Flights
Being Resumed Today
BY the kssoeioied Press

FRANKFURT, Sunday, Aug, 25.-
Headquarters of Gen. Joseph T. Nc
Narney, United States Army Euro
pean commander, announced early
today that regular direct air trans
port flights between Vienna and
Udine, Italy, would be resumed this
morning.
The flights had been ordered can
celed as a result of the forcing down
Of two United States Army trans
ports by Yugoslav fighters.
Resumption of normal air traffic
between the Austrian and Italian
points was ordered six days after the
second of the two American planes
was attacked by the Yugoslavs and
forced to crash land near Marshal
Tito's summer home at Bled in
Northwestern Yugoslavia.
Col. George S. Eyster, public re-
lations chief of the United States
Army in Europe, announced re-
sumption of the traffic and said /:
Pilots will be instructed as hereto
fore to fly the route-Klagenfurt-
Hemagor Enthusiastically, avoiding
flying off their course or flying over
Yugoslav territory"
Col. Eyster added that due al
iowances will be taken of weather
conditions, and every precaution
viii be taken to see that our planes
fly over their regular prescribed
course"
Planes of the Armys European
Air Transport Service were rerouted
ruesday-the day after the second
plane was shot down--to Italy by
way Of the Brenner Pass.
There was no indication in Eys-
jer's announcement of whether
Sen. McNarneys headquarters had
considered providing American
rPsport planes with fighter escort.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
; Peace Commissions
Make No Progress in
Day-Long Arguments
Yueoslov Group Showing
Tendency to Steer Clear
Of All Controversies
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Aug. 24.-Italian, Hun
garian and Romanian peace
treaty commissions argued for
hours today without achieving
any positive results in a day cli-
NAKED by the Ukranian COM
plant to the United Nations Sc
curity Council that Greece men
aced peace in the Balkans.
The arguments marked the end
of the fourth week of the confer
ence and the first week of discus
sion of actual treaty drafts. But
the delegates had accomplished
nothing more thus far than ap-
proval of a mere three paragraphs
of the Italian peace treaty drafts
preamble.
The day also developed what ap-
peared to be an attitude on the part
Of the Yugoslav delegation of veer-
ing away from controversies.
1t was after the meetings of the
Italian economic, the Hungarian
and the Romanian Political and Ter
ritorial Commissions, that Ukrain-
ian Foreign Minister Dmitri Ma
nuilsky announced to a news con-
ference the complaint to the Sc
curity Council against the "irre-
sponsible policy of the present
Greek government" particularly
with regard to Greek Albanian bor-
der incidents which he said were
provoked by Greece. .
Greece in this conference has
branded Albania as an aggressor
nation and has demanded Southern
Epirus be taken from that country
and given to the Greeks. The Greek
delegation was strongly opposed by
the Russian-led Slavic bloc not only
in this demand, but in its claim to
portions of Southern Bulgarian
territory.
Byrnes and Bevin Confer.
While the three Peace Conference
commissions argued, Secretary of
State Byrnes and British Foreign
Secretary Bevin had a hour-long
conference. Spokesman would not
comment on the meeting, but it was
believed to have dealt with Peace
Conference strategy and the Ger
man question. 1t was the second
meeting of Mr.. Byrnes and Mr..
Bevin in little more than a week.
In the Romanian commission
(See CONFERENCE page A-ol
Evening star., 1946-08-25

tween Mr.. Pattersons report of his
personal conversation with Tito on
August % and letter from Tito
on August % which Mr.. Patterson
told the department confirms oral
statement"
Mr.. Patterson's report of the oral
statement quoted Tito as saying
the incidents of the shooting will
not be repeated" that Yugoslavia
hereafter will always accept planes
in trouble and that Tito "emphasized
he is extremely sorry for what hap
pened."
Tito's letter of the 23d did not re-
peat single one of these assurances
or expressions of sorrow.
There was no explanation in the
documents for these differences be-
tween what Tito wrote and what
Mr.. Patterson reports Tito told him
The letter was briefly and bluntly
phrased, but evidently, Mr.. Patter-
son said, it was in direct reply to
the American ultimatum and its re-
lease showed that Tito was neither
(Cee vITGOCY AU Dec
Evening star., 1946-08-25

tion with operatives of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and Mary
land authorities.
Sergt. Wolf said the gang began
operating here In June, devoting its
energies to the Southeast section
of Washington, where Congress
Heights meets the Maryland line.
Sergt. VOLTS detectives have spent
many hours beating through the
wooded sections around Cedar
Point, Morganza, Galesville, For
estville and other Southern Mary
land towns, where the gang takes
the stolen cars for stripping and
burning.
On one occasion. Sergt. Wolf said,
members Of the gang stripped car,
set it afire, then roasted frank
furters over the hot metal of the
chassis. Maryland residents tell of
seeing fires in the woods late at
night. Later, police 1pd a ruined
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