1 50 4 https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/452d097f967b8be8fe3d665a47b6e1f9.jpg 70ef670b9e45489aa556674e6082c524 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Magic Lantern Slide Collection Description An account of the resource This collection was apparently purchased for classroom use by Eastern Kentucky State Normal School. The bulk of the collection is from the Keystone View Company and is global in scope. They show cultural, agricultural, and manufacturing activities related to countries around the world. There are also a number of slides from other smaller companies. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perkins, Carl D. Congressional Papers Description An account of the resource Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education and labor.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&amp;id=188">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perkins, Carl D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text photographs reel to reel film Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Joseph B. Murphy to Senator John Sherman Cooper Description An account of the resource Constituent correspondence regarding the Red River Dam. Murphy and Perkins are in favor of the dam. Murphy's letter was copied to Congressman John Watts and Congressman Carl Perkins. Also included Congressman Perkins' response to Murphy. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Carl D. Perkins Papers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-07-22-24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002-bd058-f04 2020KYSS AAD2020 flood control politics Red River Gorge https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/e9987bdba6dfe3a2f0c51c37708ddeb6.pdf 6f7a993d6ab111d65522ff179bc29a05 PDF Text Text �7 October 1968 Miss Mltriam Thornton 132 Woodland Avenue Lexington, Kentucky Dear Miss Thornton: I certainly appreciate your taking the time t e write to me your views on proposals t o build a reservoir in the Red River Gorge in Powell County. I very much hope, and have been assured, that the this scenic beauty-spot of Kentucky will be preserved to the fullest extent possible. It has been the aim of our stream programs over the years to preserve natural to encourage conservation, and to stem what to be a rush t o spoil the natural beauty of development resources, seems to me the land. It was good of you t o write to me. I am always glad to hear from my Kentucky friends and neighbors. Always my best wishes. Sincerely Carl D. Perkins, CDP:br M.c. �d!lli'l..iatn (Jhowton 73 2 <WoodLand d/-owu1:, ...l.exington, !J(wi:ucky 405 02 ~ tWv. / 1 !f~o U P~~~ 7~ 1- ' ~ :u.c _ / q;;~1 -O?;z0/ 7}f/Z/,, f~ ~ - I ~~~­ ~ Jtf-<d;;?J~- _j~~ w>P-r~ ~ ~ ' . 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Lt:xin.9fon., !J<.en.tuc/;y 405 02 p✓f. l , l~P--~CJJt;/f:-tiz_ ~~ ~ rj ~;::;__ - ~~ ' -v()._ tA-4 ~ ( ~ ~ ~~ 1 ~/ ~ & I!,...,, cJµ~ / ~-- &, - ~.J-tZ I ~~/ ~J:- ~ ~~ 4 : ~, r---;;:,; ~ · ~ ! i ' ,- ----1 --r - J I>,- ' -- ¢~~~~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ )- h - - H ;J,,,,./,:..,.; I ~ 7d( ~ ,,,,,,,,.,,-----71 ~tfl d~ -- /h,v , . fr;, I M-- ,e_,__.U ,:_ ,,// / ~ - ~ ~J--eR f ~/ �I I 3 October 1968 Nr1!h J ohn lt1cbard Hall 2610 Central Parkway Aetlland, Kentucky 41101 ~ t i • to let ,. Dear Jt,e, ::~oc1ate your tak - - bave your thinking on the pro~ ~ · Ve are in agree as much ot the natural beau project to be devel with that pbilosophy. Re■erYOS+. tbe need to preaerve grandeur ot Jrentucky a■ v proceed 1n accordance l SIJI ~ that tbte nev featm-e i n our ge0graph1c Di cape vtll enbance the scenic beaut y of tbe entire a a promote tbe conservation ot our natural reeour manner tbat will benet'1t not only the reeidente ot ell Count y, but tor allot our people. 1bank you tor sending me• copy ot tbe article from tbe .Audubon magazine. J • • returning 1 t tor your tiles. I can Always be flf',f best wlabea. at aenice at •1'1¥ tia. Pleaee call upon • 81ncerely Cerl D. Perkins, M.C. CJIP:br it �~ 3 ' <} ~~ mRS. JOt-lN RICHA.Rb tl..\.LL 2610 CeN TRA L PARKWA. Y, .'I.SH L A Nb, KeNTUCKY 4IIOI ~~-"U--____.._~~~~ J ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ r/~ ,,4 • ~ ~~~~ ~ C?~ ~ c;;r~~~ / Jl~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ./40 ~ ~ ~ ~ (!'__,a,~~~-<L..,e· ~ ~ - ~- ~ /kl -12-?<"~e.-.-Y/'""Z-e~~-<:.,/4-L--v,..._-, f ' t ,__ _ , ~~--~~ 7~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ,.,, ~~a_~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~_L ~~-/ / �ffiRS. J O HN fl.lCHA.R\'.'> H A.LL z6ro C€NTRA.L p.\.RKWA.Y, A.SH L A. N b, K € NTUCKY 4IIOI ~A~~~ ~~~ . - a-~ ~: $:e~~~~~ ~/~~~~~y~ cvl- 0-- ~ deJ- ~ ~ - . . �I ' I j ffiRS. JOHN R I C H ARi:::, H ALL z610 CeNTRAL PARKWAY, ASHLAN .:::,, KeNTU CKY 4lIOI ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ?~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ 7- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, // ~~~~ /~~~ ~ j ~ ~~ ) ,., �ROUTE S WINCHESTER, KY. 4-0391 PHONE: PILOT VIEW 842·5 023 BURLEY TOBACCO SEED KENTUCKY 31 FESCUE CLAIR TIMOTHY ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE September 11, 1968. Mr. Carl Perkins Washington, ~.c. Dear Carl: I want to thank you again for takin duties to write me in regard to ed Ri your second lett er gave me some ts that in your first. our other feel t hat understand I feel so helpless in a project that is so important to the people of Powell Cqunty and the Rest of those who live in the Kentucky River Watershed. Those who draw their water from the r&ver are so dependant upon the water that flows down it bed, some of them say the don•t want the rocks that have been cut away by the waters that flowed ages ago covered up and destroy the seenic beauty. This beauty to me is a large case of erosion t hat we as people have failed to do anything about. Then when we get so wa:can some of these people do things to delay a better way of life and to ward off future water fro the generation~ to come. I did not mean to preach I just want to thank you for your interest. Yours y ery truly, J;i;, R. Foster Adams. �September 5, 1968 Mr. Foster Aaams Winchester, Kentucky 40391 Dear Mr. Adams: · In :reviewing l!'.CJ' recent correspondence with you this mol'Ding, it occured to me ths.t I might lef t an e~onec:>ua impression about the stat us of the Re ,. Reservoir prpject . · Whi le it is true that the Corps o,....,.,...""'ineers is , reviewing 11 ~ orge to the maximum\ extent feas1bl.e," ther.e is no. .ng t he compromise appropr1a.tion ~111 to prevent the Corps fro )roe ng with work~ th~ pr~ject. As a · ilia.tter- of act, the BC e port adopted by the O~ess specifically directs the C ot · · ers to proceed with, 1',nd acquisition. : . ' ;. t he Red River plan ao a.s to l ( I tho~t l sh this point clear • \ , in the e~e~ .\ I ta1~ed to'. do aoj t : Aug\Wt 19 and August 28 letter,s . I -, \ cei-ta~ appr+ciat continuing interest in this proJect. '\\ I ' I • I / Wit h ~ bes ahes, ' \ • · . :'' Sincerely• 1 \ ' \\ \ t l ' ) \_ r {~ .r ' ·! I I I I ' II I_ I �August 28, 1968 Mr. Foster Adams Wh lchester Kentucky 110391 _ ~ Dear Mr . Adams: I .t old you on Augwst 19~ Riwr Dam is waiting on a l"e t..o the Appropriations Commi t t I enclose a lettea tllla C.,..,_of ~ that action on the Red Engineers are to nake House and Senate. lonel Fel"d E. .Anaraon, Jr . , . to11 Centn.l Di v1a1ona ot . -tb&t t h e ~ and uie not yet able to aay when tbell' t tbe two committees . You will note · • to ue:, • intonied. Assistant Director of' atudytng the que repo:rt will be Colonel An<tera ~ . 1 W ~- When I bear turtl'ler hoJD h1a, I will connunicate with you CU'l D. Per'kina, M.c . CDP:rg lncloaUN �23 August 1968 ENGCW-OC Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington,,, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins: This is in r-eply to your r .e cent letter concerning a report to the Appro• priations Committees on possible Red River Reservoir, Kentucky alternate plans for local flood protection and water supply. The language of the conference report is currently being evaluated to determine content and ex-t ent of coverage to be included in the rep<,rt. As soon as this evaluation is completed and the time required to pr-e pare such a report has been determined, you will be informed. Sincerely yours, FERD E. ANDERSON, JR. Colonel, Corps of Engineers Assistant Director of Civil Works for Central Divisions �Aut,'>'U.St 19, 1968 Mr . Foster Ac1a.."'.1s Winchester Kentucey 4o39l Deal" Mi-. Adams: - Action on the Red River Dam ~ on a r eport which t he Army Eng. Appro-pri o.tions Co1umittee of t ~ ,@l~ asked the Engineers to let me be ready. As soon as I ~ ,q wi ll pa.es i t on to you . ~ r 16 waiting re t o rna.ke to ·the and Senate. I have when that report will don that subject, I work u You will remember t · House voted $776,000 for construction cut the appropriations to $3301 000 and put 1 e. s pul.ation that the mo . ney should be spent only to fi to be so controve a s· other than the one which be.d proved · ihe House-Senate conf'ereee struck out tb&t requirement, raised the money 'back to $776,ooo, and virtually gave the Sngineers clearance to proceed with work at the original site.. However, as a eanpromiae, the conferees told tbe Bngineers to report again on the site situation. Until that report is mde to the 'bwo earomittees, lbe IDgineer s cannot proceed with construction. With best wishes, Sincere~, Carl ODP:rg I>. Perkins, M.C. �August 14, 1968 Lieutenant General William F. Cassidy Chief of Engineers Depe.rj;ment of the Array Washington~ D.C. ~ Dear General Cassidy: I am sure you are well aware that the on fllbla].ic Works and Water Power£ & !s app m, another ass ignment i n connection Red River Dam and Reservoir in On i-,ge 29 ot House the conferees point out t ofnlnterior and the Chief propose.ls and have ~ Onder design is the Conterees, h so as to Red R1ver Gorge. " J:ng1neers to take tor Clay City and and the assurance cities. the plan e and Senate conferees riations banded you e proposal to build the • hicb is the conf'erence report , cretary of Agriculture, Secretary En rs have eval.uated alternative ncluaion that tbe site presently st for construction. the r ect the Chief of Engineers t o "review e, to the ma.x:hnum. extent feasibly, the The conferees alao call upon the Chief of into consideration local flood control pa:,eatbt 1.Mliea other communities to be protected by the reservoir of adequate water supply for Lexington and other pres The conferees request the Chief of Engineers to report bis findings "as soon as possible" to the Appropriations Committee of House and Senate. Until those committees have concurred in the t'indins you make, the $776., ooo approved for construction work on Red R:lver during the present f'iacal year is to be restricted to land acquisition and to such work aa would not be affected by 8.llY change in the site of the reservoir. I would appreciate it if you would let me know if the Engineers have any idea how soon the requested report d l l reach the two eom,. mittees . With best wishes.1 Sincerely, CDP:rg Carl D. Perkins, M.C. �CONFEREl~CE REPORT ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT- - HOUSE REPORT 1788 JULY 24 "In reference to the Red River Reservoir project , Kentucky, the conferees note that an evaluation of a lternatives by the Chief of Engineers , the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture was completed on March 15, 1968. On the basis of that evalu- ation, it was concluded that the site presently under design is the best site for construction of the multipurpose project . With respect to the project storage requirements contemplated for this site, the conferees direct the Chief of Engineers, to review the plan so as to preserve to the maximum extent feasible, the Red River Gorge . This review should include consideration of local flood protection possibilities for Clay City and other communities to be protected by the reservoir and the assurance of adequate water supply for Lexington and other cities to be provided from the reservoir, incl uding consideration of supplies which might be available from existing and planned reservoirs, such as , Buckhorn and Carr Fork. "The conferees request the Chief of Engineers to report his findings to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees as soon as possible. Until he receives the concurrence of the Committees, the Chief of Engineers should proceed with land acquisition. Construction shall be limited to such work as will not be affected by any changes in the reservoir size . purposes . " The Committee has allowed $776 ,000 for such ���September 3, 1968 V..r . Woodrow Slone 920 !Jeventh Street Ca.crollton, Kentucky 41oo8 _ ~ ~ Dear Mr. Sl one: In view of y our let ter o ~ interested i n this 31:.1!'.lmlary o · River Dain. 26, ! t hought~~ ght be atus of the proposed Red f/4,,/ The House of Repre · nta es approved~expenditure ot $776, 000 f or collStruct at the site or i ginally chosen by t he. li:ngineer s . The ~laJiie~a.mEmded the appr opriations bill t o r educe the mo ·o $3 ,ooo wi th instr uctionstha.t i t be spent oncy in s ing nd select ing alternate sites . The House ref'used t that change . As a compr omise , the tvo obambers agreed t o appropriate $760, 000 for construction. Bllt the f inal bi ll forbade the Engineers to spend any of the money until t hey have reviewed their plan "so tllato preserve, to the maximum extent feasib1-, the Ret River Gorge. " When that review has been made, the Engi neers are to report; t heir findings-to the appropriation committees of House and Senate. Not until that report is made will the Engineers be at liberty to spend aay money for construction. The lngineers inform me thq are not yet able to predict when they will complete their review and make their report to the two Congressional committ ees . '!'bank you for letting me know of your i nterest in preserving the gorge. With best wishes , Si ncer ely, Carl D. Perkins, M.C. �( �( �September 5, 1968 Mrs . Joyce Rigsby aoute 4, Box 66 Morehead, Kentucky 40531 Dear Mrs. Rigsby: I have been t old by Congressr. i..m • Carter's office that y~u have been provided ~rlth the orma. · n you s ought as to the. r easons that the Conley Bo Fis' · · Dock on Lake Cumberl.¥d has not been opened. ~ tly the :fa.c:i.lity' did not meet the St.ate st andards • U t opene d, and I certainly vided an the earliest possible by the fact that this dock hope that t he facility wil date . . w If" there i ~ tor you,· or 1:f' I can to write me. 1 am a.l: friends . i tional information that I can obtain helpful in ru\f ws;•J> please don' t hesitate · delighted to hear from my Rowan Count."'Y With m:, best wishes , Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:rr I I �T I M L EG". CAR TER MEMDER: 5 T H DISTRICT• KENTUCKY COM M ITTEE ON INTERST ATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOME ADDRESS; T0MPKINSVl~J..E, KENTUCKY ~ongrtiiii of tbc Wniteb ~tateii SECRE:TAR[E.S: ROY C. WOOLUM CORBIN. K£NTUCKY OFflCE ADDRESS: f 231 LONGWORTH OFFICE BUIL D ING WASHINGTON, O.C. ~ouse of 31tpresentatibes ma~bfngton, 19.~ . 20515 KATHLEEN GARNER August 6, 1968 Hon.earl D. Perkins, 2252 Rayburn Office Bldg . Washington, D. C. Dear Carl: Thank you for sending me the letter you received recently from Mrs . Joyce Rigsby, of Route 4, Box 66, Morehead, Kentucky, who is interested in having the camp ground opened at Conley Bottom Fishing Dock, near Monticello. I am this date writing the District Engineer at Nashville and urging him to have this camp ground opened and I trust that he will if this is under Corps jurisdicti on. If I run into a snag, I will let you know . With kindest regards, I am, Sincerely, §~~~ ~Tim Lee Carter cc: Mrs . Joyce Rigsby, Route 4, Box 66 Morehead, Ky . 40531 �August 5, 1968 Honorable Ti m Lee Carter House of Representat ives Wa shington, D. C. Dear Tim Lee : I enc.lose a l ett er from Vire . want s t o know i f the lngineers · Mont i cello at CUmberl and Lake. at s that although she lives in a di r epr esented by you. I:f it, I will be glad to co • Rig from Morehead, who rove a. ca.mp ground a.t lai ni.ng to Mrs . Ri gsby I represent , Mont icel l o i s Qg you want me to do about Wi th be&t wis~ Sincerely, Carl D. Perki ns, M. C. CDP:r g Enclo.sui-e �Ausust 5, 1968 Mrs. Joyce Rigsby Route 4, Box 66 Morehead, Kentucky 4o:531 ~ Dear Mrs . Rigsby: Because Monticello and Lake Cumber re in the district represe nted bsr Dr. Tim Lee Cart ~ r ave sed on to him your let.tel· of Jw.y 31. I ha.ve ass Carter I will be glad to cooperate with him in any eff'o . et the Engineers t o a pprove 0 (? ~ Sincerely , y Cul D. Perkina, M. C. the camp ground a t Conley &>tto shir:,g Dook. Wit h best wishes , CDP:rg �)/~, ~-,, ti~ C0-,'j f(:/lj~J (!c,n_/ ~ c--._ £ ,{d' 7,(/ ~ ~\ 11:;:-"'---' I !J~ ~"<l"''~-~ ().,. 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Duncan : Thank you for letting me know again your views on the proposal to build a dam and reservoi r on the Red River. Wi t h best wishes, Sincerely, ~ ~ CDP: rg ~ ~\ ~tuu-1; ~-I () ' .. • I �August 13, 1968 Mr . w. G. Duncan 519 Ridgewood Road Louisville, Kentuck1 40207 ~ Dear Mr. Duncan: Than.~ you f or letting ~e ~ proposal to build a dar:: and res With bes 'c wishes, 0 y (0 CDP:rg n you-views on the on t he Red River . Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins , M. C. �SIERRA KENTUCKY CLUB SECTION GREAT LAKES CHAPTER August 6, 1968 Lu '½' ,!)' KENTUCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE In answer to the question "How do we stand on the Red River Gorge", I can only reply that we are in a period of uncertainty during which we must await developments with eager optimism, as usual, confident that in the end the Gorge will be saved. The most important and meaningful development possible would be for the Red River Valley leaders to join us in the very fair. compromise proposal suggested by Senator John Sherman Cooper whereby the objectives of the project, flood control, water quality control, and water storage, would be met, and still save the vital parts of the Gorge . 2cJJJl ~c Jj.f,;&✓,,,;._ William R. Holstein, Chairman 3307 Pineneedle Lane Louisville, Ky. 40222 !EDITOR'S NOTE: I KENTUCKY 'S RED RIVER GORGE "A Signature of Time and Eternity" Carl Sandburg has written, "The Indiana Dunes are to the Midwest what the Grand Canyon is to Arizona and Yosemite to California . They constitute a signature of time and eternity! Once they are lost the loss would IRREVOCABLE! " Carl Sandburg is dead! His eloquent words are true today as they were 5 years ago. All we have to do at this fateful moment is to include KENTUCKY'S WILD RED RIVER GORGE along with the Indiana Dunes mentioned above. W .G. DUNCAN 519 Ridgewood Road Louisville, Kentucky 40207 August, 1968 " For Sierra Club Members" �ID4nuillt ~boocatt,fflcstngtr KENTUCKY ADVOCATE DANVILLE. KENTUCKY. 40422 .July 23, 1968 Senator John Sherman Cooper Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 20520 Dear Senator Cooper: I think the action you initiated by the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the Red River Reservoir, as described in the pri nted statement you sent out, confirms your abilities as a wise lawmaker and statesman. The Red Hiver Gorge should be saved , and so should the many other remaining areas of trees and wilderness areas we have left. Expedience in emergenc ies is always a good excuse for doing something, but not at the price of ruining our country (the land heritages). We have, I believe, enough concrete and asphalt in the country. We do need those trees, plants, shrubs, and the other things of nature to sustain the people with food, shelter, and clothing--and also the oxygen produced by the trees to combat polluted air and, possibly, to clear the thinking of politicians who may not always include all of the ingredients that make a country . Yours very truly, 4 ~-~w. C. Alcock, Exec. Editor Opponents to building a dam, which would transform Kentucky's Red River Gorge into a series of mud flats, have been variously characterized as "misinformed bird-wa!chers, nature fake rs, land grabbers, and militant adversaries of progress .• and this lovely valley as being little more than a rattlesnake den." �KEN1UCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE MUST BE SAVED! -by Clara Napier Chenault Mr. W. G. Duncan 519 Ridgewood Road Louisville, Ky. 40207 Dear Mr. Duncan: I would like to see somebody tell me one valid reason for building a DAM on the NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER, in Powell County, Ke ntucky. I was born and raised in the Red River Gorge, so no one need preach to me about floods. My seven children grew up in the Red River Gorge and went to High School . They are now on their own in life. We have often crossed the North Fork of Red River when we got in a boat, with the old county road on one side, and we got out on the other hill. The bottoms were a sea of muddy water and that meant a rich sediment over the land to insure us a bounti ful crop next spring. Without the floods Powell County would have been POOR RIVER BOTTOMS in place of RICH RIVER BOTTOM FARMS . How many people from Powell County have ever stood on top the knob across the river from SPAUSE CREEK and viewed the fertile bottom lands on one side and the lovely swamp, for scientific study, on the other. It stretches around the bottom and the hill and back into the river. Very old graves are there, the final resting places of my ancestors • There is nothing like it left any longer in Kentucky. There is a mystery I would like to see solved. Somewhere on the Bernie Finch Farm near the mouth of Swift's Creek, is an old cave. The older folk talk about the renegades of the Civil War hanging out there. It is a big cave and never explored. Daniel Boone was there, so they say. It would make a wonderful tourist attraction today. Now here's one for the book! During prohibition there was quite a bit of moonshining carried out in those rough and hard to get into hollows . In one of these hollows, quite a distance by the river, to the mouth of the stream, someone set up a moonshine still in a big sink hole. It was an ideal spot since a creek ran near by, so water was handy, .and a small sink leading back into the hill to dump the slop in, s o no one could catch them by the odor of the slop rwming down into the river. About a year after that caper, across the mountain and about three or four streams up the river, from that hollow, the slop ran out in a spring, which was a mystery until s ome of the boys told what they had done. These are some of the reasons I would like to see "The Whole North Fork of Red River" set aside and preserved as it naturally is without manmade atrocities. You can just very casually sit by and listen to the tourists rave about the unspoiled beauty of North Fork and compare it with other highly advertised vacation spots that have nothing to compare with what you can just drive along the r oad here and see. They bemoan their laxity in allowing the wonders of nature to be destroyed in the name of progress in their states. According to the press and geography, Kentucky has the most rwming streams of the original forty-eight states, and is only second to Alaska. Why can't we have just one stream preserved in its natural state for future generations to observe? August 3, 1968 (Mrs .) Clara Napier Chenault Pine Ridge, Kentucky 41360 �W.G. DUNCAN !519 RIDGEWOOD ROAD LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40207 This area in Mammoth Cave Park, originally quarried by the Park Service jor road-fill, was lat.er also q,wrried by the Job Corps camp jor coastruction projects. The area, leveled and planted since the photo 1i·as rakcn, is directly over part of th e Flint Ridge Cave System. FEBRUARY 1967 KENTUCKY'S MAMMOTH CAVE NATI ONAL PARK Population doubles every 35 years. Unless something is done about it soon, there will be no Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, only wall-to-wall people . At last the ants will complain about the number of people on the picnic . After the first quick benefits for the few, there will be only a lasting loss for all of us . If there is any doubt in your mind as to what is now taking place at Mammoth Cave, under the present management, we suggest you drive down to this 50 year old National Park and see for yourself. NATIONAL PARKS MAGAZINE �Word from within the National Park Service indicates that a new study for the development of a master plan for Mammoth Cave National Park is in process . Two years ago, studies of the Park management by the National Speleological Society and the National Parks Association revealed some shocking conditions. The pollution of water seeping into the great Flint Ridge Cave System as a result of placing a Job Corp camp directly above it and the drawing of spring water vital to the caves are but two specific illustrations. The Sierra Club, the National Speleological Society, the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society are all deeply concerned that this new master plan safeguards this, the world's largest cave system, from further damage through similar mistakes in management. The National Parks Association has published recommendations that would greatly relieve the present overcrowding of Park recreation areas by cooperation with the excellent public and private recreation facilities outside the Park. SIERRA CLUB Kentucky Section Great Lakes Chapter ·E X E C UT I V E William R. Holstein Corl A. Schneider Michael 8. Flynn Dr. Dudley C . Mortin Carrol I B. Tichenor James A. Kowalsky Wil liom G. Duncan C O MM I T T E E Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Outings Expansion Publicity 3307 Pi neneed Ie Lane, Lou isv ii Ie 40222 1305 Oak Hill Road, Louisville 40213 218 Shady Lane, Lexington 40503 230 Tohomo Road, Lexington 40503 R.R. 1, Nlcholasvi I le 40356 Union College, Barbourville 40906 519 Ridgewood Rood, Louisvi I le 40207 Homi Iton W. Putnam, Membership 814 Iris Court, Jeffersonvi Ile, Indiana 47130 "Not blind opposition to progress But opposition to blind progress" �August 22, 1968 Mr. Ollie Barker Morehead ~tucey 40351 Dear Mr. Barker: You asked about the proj of Triplett Creek at Morelle a letter f~am Colonel R. R. .hrr>rc~e tbe chanael spol13e, I enclose istrict Engineer s that construction necessary riallis- ofw at I,ouiaville. Colonel work waits on the aequi tion , r Wt¥ bf the Morebead Ci I hope this . . · • r,'illforaation you seek. With beat ~ Sincerely, Carl D. Perkina, M.C. Cl>P:rg lnclosure �19 August 1968 ORLE0-0 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. c. 20515 Dear Hr. Perkins: In response to your Inquiry of 15 August 1968 about the channel Irr provement of Triplett Creek, Morehead, Kentucky, Rowan County, the following information Is supplied. A Federal project under authority of Section 205 of the 1948 Flood Cont ro I Act, as amended, has been approved by the Ch i e f of Eng I nee rs for widening, deepening and straightening about two miles of the Tr Ip le tt Creek channel th rough the CI ty of Morehead. Th Is work Is subject to the us~al requirements of local cooperation which Include provision of necessary rights-of-way, ass~tlon of dam.ges, maintenance of the work after coq,letion and prevention of encroachment which might Interfere with the proper functioning of the •~roved channel. The City Council of the City of Morehead adopted assurances that they would fulfill these requirements on 3 Karch 1967. On 11 August 1967, detailed plans were suppl led to city officials showing rlghts•of-way required for the channel l~rovement work. This also Includes lengthening of one highway bridge. Recent discussions with city officials Indicate that considerable progress has been made on the acquisition of the neceasery rights-of-way. It Is not known definitely when this activity by the city can be COl'l1)1eted. It must be complete before the c;onstructlon of the channel l~rovemont can be started. It I& understood that the requirement to lengthen the highway bridge across Triplett Creek channel will be assumed by the Kentucky Department of Highways. Upon ~letlon of rlghts-of..way acquisition by the City of Morehead, tho channel l~rovement work wll I be progr.-..-d for construction. Sincerely yours, R.R. WESSELS Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer �August 15, 1968 Col one l R. R. Wessels Dist~ict l.i!!'lgineer Col"ps of Enginee:rs P.O. Box 59 Louisvi lle ) Kentucky 40201 Jv:my Dear Colonel Wessels : I have been asked wh widen.ine; and deepening Kentucky . l will appr e t he stat us o~ cha~ ;roj + s has been made towa~d ek i n RO".-.ian County , if you. \Till let me mow W Hhbe•t Q Carl D. Per kins , M.C. CDP:rg �August 15 :. 1968 'tr . Ollie Jarke r 110:ceheo.d Kentucky 40351 Dear Mr. Barker: , I ha ve asl~ed the A;rmy Ao a :eesult of our conve ~ r eport on the sta t us Enc;.i.neers to let Pe have the , n Trir•J.ett Creel{ . As of' t he proposal to wide( " ) de 5 .neers, I will consoon as I have I:'~ re1,ly 1 e nu.nice.te vith you . With best '( j Sincere}¥, Carl D. Perki ns , M.C. CDP:rg �AUff'..lSt 16, 1968 1r. Leroy Tracy, Director Kentucl.y Association, Soil and Water Conservation Di striets ~~~eburg, Kentucky ~ ~ 42256 _ Dear Mr . Tracy: I t was good to lea.rn, ff.~ ,; t Kentucky Associat ion of Soil Di stri cts, that conserv g ti ·et posed by the Arrey Engi .. s t endors ement, of t he a.t er Conservation favor the site proRed Ri vei· D&'l. I never doubted t t was pienty of support for t his project o he . na.l site from thos e who have a deep i nt st i preservi ng our natural resources and scenery. With bes t wishes , Si ncel"ely, Carl D. Perkins , M.C. CDP:rg �/'--:~"DIS ' ' f 8 ' KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION, SOIL AND WATE I --1 , 0 ' } ·1 is in~\\{ CONSERVATION DISTRICTS SERI/ING KENTUCKY S z 01 121 SOIL C O NSE R V ATION DISTRICTS F R A N K F O R T, K E N T U C K Y August 1 , 1968 D IRECTO R S SAM M , MCE L R OY PRES I OCN T ROUTE 3 MOAG AN P'ltl.0, KY. J E WELL GRAH AM V I CE-PR ES I D ENT L£W l SO U RC, KY, Hon. Car l D. Perkins , Representati v e United States Congress House Off ic e Build in g Washing ton , D. C . LERO Y TR A C Y S ECRETA~Y·TR£AS URER RO\JTE I L -'WRENcuuRo . Kv. Dear Representative Perkins : JOHN W. RAY ROUTE , MAY P' lE L.D, KY. H. A.JONES ROUT£ 4 HENDERSON , KY. ROM ER L IN DS EY s Ao wNs v,LL <. Kv . CHAR L ES D. BEAN Roua 2 cox •s C R £E: K. N , RO K Y. ERT ELLIS 70Q, ,.L.OR£NCC. Pl~ 9 URL1NGT0N . KY. D. C The Supervisors of th e 6th Area o f the Kentucky As sociati on of Soil and Water Cons e rvation Dis tricts he l d their Summer Are a Meeti n g on J ul y 2 6, a t F r a nkf ort, Kentucky . One o f t he items of business d isc uss e d by the Superv i sors was th e Re d Rive r Dam Project in Powe ll County . Th is g ro u p went d d t on re c or by a unanimous ecision s rongly en d orsin g t h e con st r u ction o f Red River Dam on i ts or ig in a l sit e as . propose d b y t h e Corps o f E n g 1.neers . SH E RMA N DOX 833 Some memb ers of the p ress ke ep referring that Conserva tionists a re again st this p roject . We a re Conser vati onists, we a re fo r t he project. Pe r haps the g ro up aga inst t he project would more prope rly be called preservationists . $ 0MPtSE't • KY. Very tru ly yours , H E IOBERT C , BRADFO RD VANCEBURG, KY. WILLIAM D , G ORM-'N L~lt~r D:~~ -!i:r "" .A.ZARO , KY. LT :bt cc: CONS ERVATI ON Red River Impro vemen t Associa t ion Lexin g ton He r a ld Co u rie r Jo u rn a l • DEVELOPMENT • SELF-GOVERNMENT �COlfF!RINCI RDOR'? Oil APPROP1UATI058 BIU, l'OR JIUBLtC VORIS Mm WA'l'iR RESOOBJB DSVEU>i?GT-•BOUSB REJIORT 1788 JUta 24 contenu note that an ....iuat1on ot Utematiwa by the Chief of BnsiDNnt the Secl'etary ot tba Interior, ar.t4 the Secntu7 of Aar1• culture wu ccmpleted oa Mll.rch 15, }966. on tm buia of that ation, i t wu conclua.d tht.t tbe aite pNNntJ¥ UDder deatau site for cODB<a'uctioa of tbe lllllt1purpc>N proJeot. evalu- 1a t.be but With rupect to tbe project sOol'age requ1Nmnt8 coaterr,platecl tor th11 ,tie, the ~ • n u 41nct tbe Chief of the nadmum Eng1DeeP&1 to ~ View the plan so. as to preserve to extent teu1ble, tbe Bed River aoraa. 'l'h1a review aboul4 1ncluda caaslderatioa ot local flood ~ t t o o poaa1billtJ.e• tor Cl.air City and otbtr c0Clilmit1ea t.o be protected b.Y the reaervo1r u•uranc• ot a4aquate water aupply tOJ" ~ and and tbe otbe:- cit1e.a to be prorided f'rcm tbe Naenoir, iDcludiQI eonaiderat:lon ot auppl1ff which micbt bet available fl-om exlat1DS 1 &D4 •'?ba <:<mfel'MS requut tbl Chief o~ 1nga to the Houae poaa1ble. Cb1~ and ;larmed reaorvoira, auch Ena' .,..n to Nport hia find- Senate Appropr1at10l18 Committee• u aoon u Until be receives tbe concur.NDCe ot Ens1,DNl'a abould proceed v11'b ~ tbe CQiimitteea, tbe land 41C<luiaitioa. Cooatr\1Qt1cn sb&ll be l1m1ted to aucb wOl"'.r. u Yill not be atteow bJ _,. change• 1n the NMrvo1r a1ze. l'be COWdttee bu allCJRcl $T16,000 tor auch �JOHN SHERMAN COOPER KENTUCKY WASHINGTON, O. c. July 18, 1968 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. C. Dear Carl : Foll owing up my note to you on July 15 regarding the Red River Res ervoir, I note that objections were made by some citizens to my statement regarding water supply for Lexington. While this was not an issue in the Senate Committee on Appropriations, my statements were based on reports from the Corps of Engineers and I wi l l send you the information fromthe Corps of Engineers and the Hearings . I certainly respect your position, but am doing this so that we would not be at variance on this question . With kindest regards , I am JSC : sl II �COMMITTEE: CARL O. P E RKINS E ouCATION AND LABOR 7TH 131ST. , K ENT\ICKY Mr. Henry J. Hughes, Jr . 2826 Adams Avenue 41101 Ashland, Kentucky Dear Friend: I have your communication concerning the proposed dam on the Red River. I assume you have noted that the HouseSenate confer ees on the appropriations bill rejected the Senate pr oposal to reduce the Red River appropriation from $760,000 to $300,000 and to instruct the Army Engineers to seek a site for the dam downstream. That action means Congressional approval of the House version of the bill which appropriates $76o,OOO for start of construction at the original site selected by the Engineers . With best wishes , Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:cr ������������������Burler\e Smith Letcher , Ky . 41832 Mrs. Maxine St ephens R:mte 2 M-::,rehead , 40351 Mr. Wa l t er H. Ihrig 102 Sunset Avenue Hazar d , 41701 Mr. Elw-::,-::,d C-::,rnett Blackey, 40804 Mr. Henry J . Hughes , Jr. 2826 Adams Avenue Ashla nd, 41101 Mr. Artie C-::,rnett Bla ckey, 41804 Ka thleen C-::,rnett Blackey , 418o4 Mr. J-::,hn W. Irvine 3210 Ridgeway Drive Ashland , 41101 Mrs . Michael Ca they R-::,ute 2 M-::,rehead , 40351 Mr. a nd Mrs. T. M. At kins -::,n 1119 Riverview Drive Pikev Llle, 41501 Mr. Lindsey Back Jeremiah , 41826 Mr. Bent-::,n Back Jeremi a h, 41826 Mr. and Mrs. Grant Blair R-::,ute l Bla ckey, 41804 Mrs . Gwen Field s R:mte 1 Bla ckey, 418o4 Mrs. J a c kie Gentry R-::,ute l Blackey, 41804 �! JOHN SHERMAN copPER KENTUCKY WASHINGTON, 0 . C. Ju ly 15, 1968 Honorab l e Carl D. Perkins House of Represent atives Washington, D. C. Dear Carl : Af'ter full consi deration of a ll the problems involved in the Red Rive r Reservoir , I reached the conclusion which is embodied in t he amendment I offered in the Senate Appropriations Committee, which I have explained in the enclosed statement . I know this is a knotty problem, and I have done my best to resolve it , at least in the Senate, in a way which would provide flood protection and water supply and at the same time protect the major part of the Red River gorge . With kinde st regards, I am yours , Cooper JSC : sl �~ OF SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN COOPER ON RED RIVER RESERVOIR July 15, 1968 The House bill H.R. 17~ t voi ~ ropriations tor fiacal. year 1969 which begins July l, 1968 and ends June 30, 1969, as passed by the House of Representatives provided $76o,ooo for construction of the Red River dam and reservoir. $800,ooo had been recoDDended by the Bureau of the Budget. The total estimated cost of the project is $11,700,000. T~, in the Senate Committee on Appropriations, I offered an amendment to reduce the $760.,000 to $300, 000 and to provide that the $300,000 would not be used for construction during Fiscal Year 1969. The $300,000 would be ased by the Corps of Engineers to review 1'ul.ly the feasibility of the alternate site for the dam, including core drilling for sub-surface investigation, which has been proposed to be located approximately approved. 5½ miles below the upper river site which had been In making its stl.l.Ct", the Corps will take into consideration the effect of the two sites on the natural characteristics of the Red River gorge. The survey would also require the Corps to review water requirements for Lexington and other central Kentucky cities, and to determine to what extent the Buckhorn Reservoir which has been completed., a.nd the Carr Fork Reservoir which is under construction, will provide wat er supply downst ream a.nd to central Kentucky. The survey would also review the feasibility of local flood control projects tor Clay City. The Corps would make its report by~ l, 1969. M;y- motion was approved by the full Senate Committee on Appropriations, and recommended to the Senate for Senate approval.. I think it clear that if my motion is adopted by the Senate and then by the House of Representatives it would have the following results: l) It would prohibit the commencement of construction of any dam and reservoir on Red River in Fiscal Year 1969. The Congress would determine in the next session whether it would appropriate f'unds tor the lower site or upper site. �Page 2 - Red River Reservoir -- July 15, 1968 -- statement of Senator Cooper It would not be necess~ or lower sites would b~ ~ ~ ~roject, and either the upper gi' Mo~ strilJtion appropriations. Thus, there would be no required del~ beyond the one year. 2) As the Corps has reported that Lexington would not need the water supply afforded by a reservoir on Red River until approximately the year 2000, the del~ in reviewing the project would have no adverse effect on Lexington water requirements. 3) The estimated cost of the lower site is approximately $2 million above the cost of the upper site, bu!the Corps of Engineers admits this is a tentative figure. It must also be noted that the present site will cost $1.2 million more if it is modified to provide water supply for Lexington and other Conn0Pities. The State of Kentucky would be required t o ~ this additional cost and t he cost would be recove~ over a period of years up yr>rS,J_ to fifty/ from the municipalities supplied. 4) If the lower site should be found feasible and approved by the Congress it would meet flood control and water requirements. pool of the lower site at an elevation of The seasonal 717 feet, compared to 757 feet at the upper site, would place about 88o acres of water in the gorge above the proposed upper dam site. According to the Corps o:f' Engineers, it would therefore reduce by 53~ -- more than half -- the amowit of water in the gorge. This would protect the greater part of the unique geologic charac- teristics and flora and fauna of the upper Red River gorge. I ottered my amendment? which was approved, to protect the unique Red tiver gorge and at the same time provide adequate flood protection. I hope very much that it will be approved by the House of Representatives. I am sending this statement to the hundreds of people who have written me - - both those who have supported and those who have opposed the construction of the dam and reservoir at the proposed upper site. �~ 3 - Red River Reservoir - - July 15, 1968 -- b'ut.tement of Senator Cooper Ea1 l:.!.er this year I ~~ held by tbe Senat e SUb1 c omit tee on Approprietion~ ~ ~se ~ ho supported and those who opposed the p)$ject . As a member of the Comoittee,1 I beard all the testimony, and stated a.t the time I would make my decisi on upon the record which ,~as ma.de. This I have done, a.s illustrated by my amendment which was approved t ~ by the Senate Clmiuittee on Appropr iations. �,17.'o . Paul R. Elb.ott 405 Sce~:sde.le .Road YJ.id.cllcto-tm, Kentucky 4o243 Dear Mr s . El l i ot t: When the E.nginee::.•a p i cked th Rod River Dam, t1'1cy pronounced ·· · iuclin:ition ::.s to !'ely on thei ,: matter. I fee l sure the ere chosen by t he Enginee:r-s area ' s nat ui·al beaut w Thank you f <:r. your e;inaJ. t e of the prop osed e t he best choice. My j ud@llent i n such a at t h e site originally ~~= in-..;llelv ather t han damage t hat I both want t o preserve . tter of July 21 seeking my views . Wit h best wis Sincerely, Ca rl D. Perki.ns , M. C. I \ \ \\ \ \ ��Honoi•able Jo~eph B. ? - ~ :t.o.rsball, ?,tirphy & ?toss 304 Security Tx~-t Buildin8 lcxington, ~tucq 40507 _ ~ ~ Dea.r Mr . ?,llrplly; It w:w good of you t o send ~ ._,p y of the letter you wrote t o Senato1 Coope:::-. As y , I agree with your view tbnt con.sti·uction should d at once on the aite chosen by the Engineci-s t~ e iver Dam. With bc~t vish a , y (0 Sincerely, Carl D. Pcrkina, M. C. CDP:rg �LAW OFFICES MARSHALL, MURPHY & Moss 304 SECURITY TRUST B U I LOI NG LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40507 JOSEPH B . MURPHY E. DAVID MARSHALL GORDON W. MOSS AREA CODE eoe TELEPHONE 255- 3371 OF' COUNSEL CHARt..ES G. W I LLIA MSON, JR. July 22, 1968 Senator John Sherman Cooper Senate Office Building Washington. D. C . 20002 (0) Dear Senator Cooper: I wish to express my objection to your vote on the Red River Dam project. However. your vote on that project was in keeping with your record of favoring the minority groups and the socialists of this Country. I think it is about time you begin to consider the demands of the people you were elected to represent, and not the socialists like Justice Douglas and the editorial \Vriters of THE COURIER- JOURNAL. We taxpayers are entitled to some consideration, and since a great portion of our money is wasted by the Federal Government. we would appreeiate having some Qf it applied to worthwhile projects like the Red River Dam, and we want it now, not later. Th.is project has had enough study~d planning. The previous studies and plans need to be put in operat; ..,n immedia~ely. JBM:mb cc: Congressman John Watts Congressman Carl Perkins �It~' . R. ~·l. P,)quctte 119 Drothe:r.:J C w:t Ashland , Kr>--lltuc1cy 41101 D;-,ar Mr . Poquett e: _ 'l'hank you :f'c..r fill ing out the for t he prt>posa:. t o lrwest igute Dam,~ I t is goo'~ to liav1 your ~ :i.~ ~ ~ easing s upport site f or tho Red River t his subject . With beat w::..ahc~, Sincerel.y, Ce.rl D. Perkins, M.C. CDP:rg �����M.1-:- . and Ml.--::. . John Reeves Route 1, box 305 ~ Stanton, Kentw;tlcy' 40330 Dear Mr. fillld Mz·s • Reeves: Thank you for l etting me kn ~ pi•oposal to i'inu a aeconu site · t your s or t f or the dam un tlle a.ac.. River . I ·would be the las'i; peraon '\ ~ would want to do anything deaw.•oy tho sc~ au of t:).e gorge . t bat would 'With beot ,iis:tte1;1, y V CDP:rg Sincerely, carl D. Parkin&, .M. C. �MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY MOREHEAD, KENTUCKY 40351 IN9TRUCTIONA.L July 22 , 1968 The Hon. Carl Perkins House Office Building Washington, D. c. Dear Represent ative Perkins : I am vitall y int erested in saving the Red River Gorge , and reque st that you do ever ything possible t o support the Senate provision for further inves tigation of the downstream dam s i t e . Si nce rely, a~~(~ ✓,?UL~ Dr. C· ayton J s on Prof ssor of cience Education CJ/er MEDIA ��77~ If~ 7 • covJ- 11<JV~ _ °f}f"I, 1 ~~Q_~',,. r..tt ,,.,.,,A,-,,;J7. (;, 1 , r~,~--4- J/ C , ll 5;:,. _s ~-;;r;;/;;v,~ t?:_,,, .~~ <-,o)_ £2;.,t7-A- .,J Af~ -;i!b /4.;t,"-'.-£ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ U-<.cf.P j'ffe'' -;k _ck .. !J.,fo' c.~-fN'- .7,) ~~,,;!· -::V,., ,J;,-,.,oh tf/ew~"" ;;;-6,/ .,,,,.~,,,J;_ {)., \. ' ef ;;ti;,. d,, = , ~ ,./4..,,,,_ ~ . c1,;-:t· jl ltl~~J t~ ;r;1,u.-e}1- fii-<L~ • IJ'-.,,.7 ( Vr;;J <f- fa~ y &J.9 . p ,,.__p, c? V~.Jf (f~,_;_j._,.--~,,;j,,._~ ·44 _fl,ft ~ -~"' . iJ,.p C4~)v. ;J:tJ./1 ' < "t C&-;~~ u /j C0c~ fa . ' ,ft-,_..,/_ ��rtr· • Claud.a E. Wel l.man 2732 Greenway Dr:'..ve Ashl and~ &-ntucl;y 41101 Dear Mr, Well.m.M: It -was gocd of y ou t o f i ll in t h l etter s upporting en Rod Ri ver . 0 y Thimk you f ~:.· c~v:lng m1: yo Wi t h best w::.shes !> (0 CDP:rg · ows on t h:i..c subject . Sincere ly, Carl D. Perkins, M .c. ��July 22, Mr. w. 1968 G. Duncan 519 Ridgewood Roe.cl Louisvi l le, Kel}tu($¥ 40007 Dear Mr. Duncan: It was t houghtful of you t o Bend me · reprint ot lhe Courier-Journal 's editorial of th.._...~ -~ I a,lso wat; glad to get a c.opy of the n· Kentucky section of the Sierra 01' "'"'"__, Johnson. With best wishes, Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins, M.C. CDP:rg �W G, OlTNCAN s1g RIDGEWOOD no, t.OUfSVll,LE, KENTIJCKY , 0207. MOLLY CLOWES, Editorial Page Editor BARRY BINGHAM JR. LISLE BAKER BARRY BINGHAM Executive Vice-President Associate Publisher EditM and Publisher SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1968, FOUNDED 1826, JOHN ED PEARCE WILLIAM PEEPLES ADELE BRANDEIS CHARLES WALDEN HUGH HAYNIE, Cartoonist EDITORIALS A Red River Compromise Everyone Should Welcome THE ARMY CORPS of Engineers has decided, on the basis of a so-called "reconnaissance study," to go ahead with plans tlo build the controversial upstreiam dam that will de• 11troy forever the scenic Red River gorge. The !l'eport is dis~inting though not surprising. The Engineers 'have seemed determ1ned from t.be beginning to ignore the welfare of Kentuclcy es well ,a:s the pleas of conservationists in tihe matter of the Red River Dam. Nor can opponents of the dam apparently lb.ope for much more help from Interior Secretary SteWlaTd Udall, oa:lthough Mr. Udall, in a letter made pu·b lic Friday, indicates several doubts and reservations about ·t he site choice. Conservationists who met him here last month 21:a<l hoped he would seek a restudy of the project by the Water Resources Council. In• stead, the Engineers merely shuffled some :o f their old papeTs, called it a study and is.sued a routine endorsement of their own destructive, ill-conceived plans. But if the Engineers have not changed, neither have the· facts of the Red River dam. There ls no earthly excuse for this dam. The Engineers, from the depths of the pork barrel, can only repeat ,t heir old wheezes to the effect ,t hat it will prevent floods downstream and store water for •Central Kentucky. This is a sham. It will neither store as much water or offer as much flood protection as the downstream clam that has been urged by conservationists, and which would spare the gorge. Could Have JI.let Two Need, Whether or not Lexington ls going to need more water in the future, it is clear that its need is not pressing enough to justify a water-storage dam that will destroy the scenic Red River gorge. But with the exercise of a little common sense we can have both the water the state needs and the scenic region it cannot afford to lose. As Sierra Club officials have proved, an effective dam on the Red River does not have to be built where it will flOOd and ruin the gorge. Placed six miles downstream it will spare the gorge, impound more water for Central Kentucky and provide more flood protection for vialley towns. It will co.st more, but .it will be worth more. And it offers a compromise solution that no one interested 1n Kentucky's future can afford to ignore. No one should be more eager to find a compromise than the Engineers. Conservationists are beginning to organize, to find a voice, to realize the political power of their appeal, and their growing sense of outrage could soon threaten even so powerful a lobby as the Engineers. Throughout Kentucky re• sistance to Corps projects is mounting, and opposition is being heard not only to the Red River dam but to dams on the Licking River, at Kingdom Come in Letcher County, and at Cumberland Falls. How much public hostility can a political bureau afford1 It is also time for the Department of Natural Resources to examine its plan to cooperate in the gorge dam in order to get more stored water for downstream cities_ Its con• cer,n for the water needs of Central Kentucky is commendable. But department officials, who have been so forward-looking in other conservation matters, cannot take part in the upstream dam project without abandoning the sound conservation principles they have championed in the past. For their own repu, tations, as well as the future welfare of their state, they should be glad tci endorse the Sierra Cl ub proposal for a downstream damsite. Kentucky's congressional delegation, too, should welcome a solution that will satisfy proponents of the dam without destroying a scenic wonder and a great recreational attraction. Some naturalists, admittedly, will find the compromise less than ideal; it will back water into the gorge, will cover a few of the In the Red R iver gorge lower trails, and will probably mean the end of the wild turkey population in the gorge. But it will spare the existing roads and major trails, all arches and caves, and most of the white-water stretches of the river. It is a sound and sensible middle way. It will cost $2.5 million more than the ruinous upstream site, but that is a small price to pay for a priceless natural heritage. �Dam Nonsense in Kentucky The Army Corps of Engineers is about to commit anothE'r offense against the nation's rapidly vanishing wilderness and beauty. The corps proposes to begin construction in March of a dam that would inundate the gorge of the Red River in Kentucky. The Red River, which runs through the Daniel Boone National Forest, is rich in history, in fish and animals, and in magnificent scenery. Its rapids and "white water" make it one of the few remaining wild rivers in the eastern United States. Its gorge isi lined with massive, towering cliffs and spanned by more than th_irty natural stone bridges. The dam proposal, which has been floating un• noticed in bureaucratic backwaters for thirteen years, would mean at best a questionable intrusion. But as so often happens with Army Engineer proposals, this pla:i does not even make sense in its own terms. It started out as a flood-control project. But the dam would reduce the cresting of the Ohio River in a major flood by only two-tenths of a foot. Of late, the argument for a dam has shifted to the need for impounding water for Lexington and other cities downstream. But these cities can impound much closer and less scenic streams. Moreover, the reservoir would be adequate to meet thei; needs only for the next thirty years. The dam itself would be useless because of siltation in about a century. Geologists point out that a man-made lake in the Red River Valley is a harebrained idea. The whole region rests on porous limestone. As usual, the recreational advantages of the artifi• cial lake are being stressed, but the lake will be an eyesore-as are so many such lakes-in the summer when it is drawn down and its shores are laid bare. Recreationally speaking, the dam would merely substitute the pleasures of those who like motorboat racing for the pleasures of those who like hiking, fishing and canoeing in an unspoiled valley. Senator. John Sherman Cooper, Kentucky Republican, says that once Congress has authorized a project, " it has been the policy of the Congress to proceed with the project." With a budget squeeze on, Senator Cooper, as ranking minority member of the Senate Public Works Committee and of the Appropriations sub~ommittee on public -works, would have no diffl• culty next session in persuading his colleagues to repeal the authorization. It i~ time for Senator Cooper to stop pussyfooting and get to work to save a beautiful river that belongs not only to his state but to all the nation. W. G. DUNCAN !119 R ID G EWOOD ROAD LOUISV ILLE , KENTUCKY -40207 �NIGHT LETTER July 4, 1968 The President The White House Washington, D. C. On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Section of the Sierra Club, I appeal to you, since the Congress has passed to you the responsibility for implementing the six billion dollar cut, to withhold funds allocated for the Red River Reservoir in Eastern Kentucky. This project will flood one of the finest natural areas in the east using Federal funds to accomplish it, and will stand out as an important exception to the positive conservation accomplishments of your administration. Mr. Justice Douglas has been here and agrees with our position. Secretary Udall believes that the Gorge should be saved. The leading scientists and conservationists of Kentucky are working to save the a r ea . We invite you to visit the Gorge and to see for yourself the fiasco that will occur unless your good judgement prevails. The decision to proceed with the destructive upstream site is the re sult of election year pressures. A handful of politically active constituents of the sixth district have pressed the congr essman, who is up for reelection, to build the dam at the approved site . He has accommodated them through the Corps of Engineers. We strongly urge that you withhold funds for this project pending full evaluation of the downstream site. W.R. Holstein, Chairman Kentucky Section, Sierra Club 3307 Pineneedle Lane �HERNDON J. EVANS 220 CLINTON ROAD LEX I NGTON . KENTUCKY 401502 July 4, 1968 Mr. W . G . Duncan 519 Ridgewood Road Loui sville, Kentucky 40207 Dear Mr. Duncan: I'm writing you in regard to the proposed dam at Devils Jumps in Southern Kentuc ky. To prove that I'm really on the side of conservation I am opposing this darn because it will destroy much of the beauty of the South Fork of the Cumberland River, an area with which I feel sure you are familiar. I am enclosing some material relative to the proposed Devils Jump project. It's a s imple boon-doggle, which eventually will cost about $200, 000, 000. It provides no flood control and the power produced will c ost far more than it can be sold for. The TVA has said that it is not interested in this power production because of its high cost; the Corps of Engineers admits it has no appreciable flood control value. Se nator John Sherman Cooper and Representative Tim L. Carter are boosting this darn because it will call for the spending of this vast sum in their area. Jobs produced will be something more than 100, I am told, a lthough some advocates claim 200. I have been working with Dr . William Russell, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and his wife, to prevent construction of this dam, I attended a hearing at Whitley City, Ky., on May 9, and stated my opposition. I also have c irc ulated petitions opposing this dam. I hope that you and I can be on the same side in this battle. The Kentucky Sierra Club is opposing the darn and many Tennessee organizations are fighting it. So far Kentucky has not entered the battle as it should . It is important that letters be sent to the Senators on the committees involved. Recently, Senator John Sherman Cooper got the Senate Public Works Committee to appr ove $150,000,000 for the work. It's not too late to get it killed in the House. If you wish any further information, I '11 be glad to send it to you. Sincerely, /~~ J. Herndon Evans EDITOR'$ COMME NT: Kentucky's distinguished Senator John Sherman Cooper has frequent Iy remarked: "Give me testimony by people who hove the credentials. 11 Do Army Engineers have the credentials? Do politicians? We would like to find out. Too many mistakes have been made already. r· ted and dist i uted bv W .G. DUNC N. 519 Ri !2"e ood Road. l.ou.· sv ·lle. v . 40207. for mem en; �W.G. DUNCAN Sports Illustrated FOR RELEASE 519 RID G EWOOD ROAD LOUISVILLE , KY, 40207 NEW YORIK, N , Y. T0020 WErt-IESDAY, ~Q-:1 L 'Ith SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ISSUE DATED APRIL 1, 1968 DECRIES BOONDOGGLE WHICH WILL DESTROY KENTUCKY'S RED RIVER GORGE NEW YORK, Mlrch 27---The dark clouds over Vietnam have at least one silver lining, according to Sports Illustrated this week: the war costs have delayed building Kentud.y's Red River forge D3m for one year and there is a faint glimmer of hope that the plans can be changed so as to lessen the needless destruction of one of nature's W1ique pieces of wilderness. The Sports Illustrated article agrees with the Louisville Courier-Journal's position that the proposed darn is '" a boondoggle, pure and simple.'" And, says SI, "most of the nation is not yet aware of what this boondoggle threatens." It took the Red River 60 million years to carve out the gorge which includes castle rock formations and natural rock arches that occur in only one other place in the world, white water, abundant wildlife, and the finest botanical garden in the Eastern United States. ''The vegetation is in such proliferation, 11 the article reports, "that scientists wil 1 not have t iJre to finish an inventory of it if the dam is built anywhere near on schedule." All this will be destroyed to build a dam which has no good reason to be built, and which will create a lake that few people want, says SI. Sports Illustrated does not find the darn proponents' claims in the areas of flood control and water supply justified. In addition, says the article: "The main justification for the darn is recreation and the possible �2-2-2 (Red River Q)rge) economic value of tourists flocking into the area to spend money at motels, lodges and boat docks. people of the area. That is ho.v the dam was sold to the Congressman John Watts supports the dam because it is in his district and most of the people who are in favor of it are his constituents. Since Watts if for the dam, other politicians ob- serve a gentleman's agreement which prevents them from meddling in his political affairs. This ancient convention has accornodated a nunber of foul deeds in American life. lhe Red River dam is one of them." There will be hearings once more in Washington in early Ni.y and SI expresses hope that the boondoggle might be stopped--or, at least, that the Sierra Club's suggestion for an alternate site might be adopted. This site, 5.8 miles d<Mn- stream, would save about 80% of the gorge and would create a larger reservoir with better flood control. # # > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION • TERRY RICE PO S LL RATED. ROCKEFELLER CENTER. NEW YORK. N .Y . 10020 • LL6-3973 �July 25 , l 9 68 Mr. Earl Kinner; Publisher ~he Courier Publiahing Company West Liberty, Rentucky ~ ~ ~ Dear Earl: X apprecia.te your l ~ I can understand your vi . r ery much an.d t. I assure you th~ ' n intent on my part to destroy the eni beauty. As yoi knc,w, X took a pgait · favor of the Red River Reservoi era years ago before any question arose ing the gorge . If l made a contr - T•-.•-..enttat thia time, I am sure you realize would be mi•understood. Always rny best wi shes , Sincerely, Carl p. Perkina, M. c. CDP .lb \ \ �rlE L ' ,) VAi.LEY COURI ER l..l8ERTY, KY , ,..EPHONE ? 4 3 -,55 1 r ·1 THE W OLFE COUNTY NEWS THE ELLI OTT C OUNTY NEWS CAMPTON, K Y , SAND Y HOOK, KY. TELEPHONE 66S - ~S9 5 THE COURIER PUBLISHING TEL E P HONE 736- 6005 Co. E A R L W , K I NNER , PUBI..ISHE'R AND MAN AGER WEST LIBERTY, KY . July 22 , 1 968 TELEPH ONES: 74 3-35S1 743•396 1 (Nl<;;HT) Hon Carl D. Perkins Bouse Office Bu i ldi n g Was hing ton, D. C . 20525 Dear Cone ress man : We strong l y favor Senator Cooper ' s move in the Sena t e t o compromi se t he Red River d am controv er sy . Frankly , we have long f elt t hat a dam on the Red would be a mista ke . But ,Sen . Cooper ' s compromise s e ems to be the best and most practica l solution possible since it will preser ve t he more scenic wild areas of t he Red River Gorge and a t t he s a me ti me pl''ovide protection from floods to Stanton a nd Cl ay Cit y in Powell County a nd prov ide a water supply for oities that may require it . As publishers of tbree weekly news papeJ'S in the i mrnedia te area , we have talked wit h many pers ons --many in Wolfe County--and mos t fe e l t hat the compromise i s t he mos t sens ible action t l1a t could be taken . Contrary to some reports , opp osition to the Red River dam j_ s not confined to II a bunc h of outsiders ." Many in this area are in sym- pathy wit h the conserva tionists ' cau se . We urge you t o s u ppor t the Senate - passed provis ion calling for a restudy of t he al ternate dam site. �~., 4.- 2 /- /U~JJ~ ,July 17 , 1968 iiono:rnble J c,b.n. S. Coope r 0ni t ed Stat ~s Senate ' 'as.-d.n&t on > D. C. Dear John: ~ha:11<. you f'o:.c g:i.ving me thP- detail s got i nt (~- t he Senate Appropr i ati ons bi. the /u-:my . As I understa11d it, your ar11e the amendment you .,i v.:i.l Function of would cut t o $300 t h ousand the $76o t.h ous6.nd V ·· r t h Red River Dam by the House , It woul d f 03;~bid c t ruct ion ,,ork on the R~d :Siver Dam dtcd ng the omT en: · al yeru:: ancl ~-1ould x-equire the engineer s t o spend the $300 Nes:t yc!a.r ~ s :it e . Cong1:esad s·i money for the dam a:'& t he I aP})reci ~tce With best e, asand searching f or a. new de ~ e ~~hct her t o s.pp-ropriate or t he new site . i.c7g: · _ w iay this i nfo:rmation . Sincerely, Carl D. Perki ns, M.C. CDP-:rg ��I May 17 ' 1968 Mr . a.."ld Mr~ • Roscoe Meadows Box 246 Clay City , Ker. tueky- ! twas thoughtful of :you t ~d me a copy of t he l etter you w:-rote e.hout t he F.e _iv . Da.rr1. Q With my best CDP:rr r <tJ1 i-~ S1ne ere:ty, Carl D, Perki~s , M, C, i i I I I ,I I �I Clay City, Kentucky May 9, 1968 The Managing tditor The Lexington Herald, Lexington , Kentucky . Dear Sir: The Courie r Journal is giving the pr oponents of t he Red River Dam a rough time. It s eems t o me some people are consideri ng themselves a conse r vat ionist , just beca use they have paid their dues a nd belong t o a socalled conserva tion club . Now in our area, we do not have a consetvation ciub, but we do have t r ained, qualified personnel , with degrees in conservation. The Soil Conservation Service; The County Agricu ltural Agent; The aind The U.S. Agricultural Stabilization Conservation; Forest Service. These qualified people work together for the purpose of conserving water, soil, agri cultural land, timber land, ~ild-life, and combining them all, they keep one purpose in mind, the greatest benefi t to the most people. The U. s. Army Corps of Engineers made use of the competent knowledge of these conservation services. They worked in conjunction with each other and each approved of the others recommendations in planning the Red River Dam. The Courier-Journal said pressure is being used for the approval of the Red River Dam. The Delegates who appeared in Washington before the Congressional and Senate Committees in favor of the Uam were persons of Powell , Clark, Fayette, Wolfe, Menifee and Montgomery Counties, and no one of this group owned any land in the area of thi s proposed Lake . We have one purpose in mind, we approve of the survey of the Corps of Engineers . We feel tha t the 600 acres of farm land and the other 20 families t hat the lower Dam-site would dislocate are more valuabl e to our C.o unty than the upper part of Red River . We also feel that this Lake would only enhance the Gorge and not destroy or even mar it. We want this Dam now. Thirteen years survey is long enough. The people of central Kentucky are questioning, why the new found love of the Courier-Journal for the Red hiver Gorge. It was said at a public meeting in Stanton, Kentucky that they don't want their competitive Kentucky City of Lexington to be assured of adequate, high quality water supply, any-way not now, just delay this Dam and plan for another one some-day. �We have already lost in two floods this spring, more wild-life in the 9000 acres of flooded farm land in the lower Red River Valley than the Gorge has contained in years. Our look int o t he future has been brightened by the prospects of flood control. We feel its no tim• to dally over a few wild flowers, ferns, vines, salamanders , lizards etc. We of this area have much to lose by a de l ay -- The oppos ition are not resid ents of our vall ey , there- for e t heir f eelings a r e not i n sympat hy with us. The Uaniel Soone National Forest and a ll of Easter n Kentucky i s rich in natura l beauty a nd un explored territ ory . Re spe ct ful l y submitted by, ~ .C¥ ~~~ Mr. & Mrs . Roscoe SuA~. Meadows Box 246 Clay Gity, Kentucky . A copy of this letter has been sent to t he Courier -Jour nal, Senator John Sherman Cooper, Congressman J ohn Watt s , Congressman Carl Perkins, Senator Thur st on B. Mor ton and The U. S.,.Army Corps of ingineers . �~~ tm)t C6o-uritr-~ourttal & TIMES BARRY BlNGHAM SR. BARRY BINGHAM J R. Erl itor a1tcl Publi.<hl'r A.1sociatt Publisher SU NDAY, MAY S . J968. 1''0L'NDF.D 1826. EDJTORJALS w~~\ - iJv~D Watts Plan C:ould .4. Unique River Gorr• End the Dispute On Red River KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN John Watts has finally pointed a way out of the deadlocked argument over a proposed dam on the Red River, Long an advocate of the dam, Representative Watts has announced that he will accept an alternate site urged by conservationist forces if it will provide the flood protection and water supply needed by nearby residents. This sensible attitude points the way to a compromise solution that should please everyone concerned. Opponents of the dam have tried for months to make it clear that they do not oppose any and all dams on the Red River. Their fire is directed-and with sound reasonagainst the damsite proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers within the scenic and historic Red River Gorge. A dam at this location would store considerable water for central Kentucky towns and provide at least a measure of downstream flood protection. But it. would do so at the price of irreparable and eternal damage to a unique gorge that has been called the Grand Canyon of the East. Supporters of the dam have argued that there are other valleys in Eastern Kentucky "more unique" than the Red River Gorge, or that contain as many types of plants and wildlife, It is true that Kentucky is blessed with many littl_e -known areas of great natural beauty, including picturesque valleys and stands of virgin timber. But the fact that ite are 10 blessed does not mean that we should squander our wealth by destroying a valley that combines all of these attractions-a wild river, natural arches, clllts and caves, scenic forests and a living laboratory of flora and fauna. .Fortunately, it is not necessary to destroy or damage the Gorge in order to gain the benefits of a dam. A downstream dam will impound a lake providing as much water storage and flood protection, and with more. recreational potential, without doing major damage to the Gorge. Everyone genuinely concerned with the long-range welfare of the area should unite behind Congressman Watts' wise proposal for a compromise. This should include not only area residenta and embattled conservationists, but the Seventh District's Congressman Carl Perkins, whose district i.9 also concerned, and who has always hitherto been a strong and trusted friend of conservation forces. PRINTED AND D1sTRIBUTEo BY - W.G.DUNCAN 51 9 RIDGEWOOD ROAD L ou1s v1LLE, KENTUCKY 40Z07 M AY , 1966 , , FoR S1ERRA CLUB MEMBERS'• �Utt (gouritr-~ourual & TIMES BARRY BINGHAM SR. Edit.m· aud Publisher SU!'<DAY, MAY ;'i, 1968. BARRY BINGHAM JR. A.isociate Pub fo /ter F"OL' NDF.D 1826. E I) .I T () R I A L Watts Plan C:ould End the Dispute On Red River KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN John Watts has finally pointed a way out of the dead• locked argument over a proposed dam on the Red River. Long an advocate of the dam, Representative Watts has announced that he will accept an alternate site urged by conservationist forces if it will provide the flood protection and water supply needed by nearby residents. This sensible attitude points the way to a compromise solution that should please everyone concerned. Opponents of the dam have tried for months to make it clear that they do not oppose any and all dams on the Red River. Their fire is directed-and with sound reasonagainst the damsite proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers within the scenic and historic Red River Gorge. A dam at this location would store considerable water for central Kentucky towns and provide at least a measure of downstream flood protection. But it would do so at the price of irreparable and eternal damage to a unique gorge that has been called the Grand Canyon of the East. ~ .4. Unique River Gorge Supporters of the darn have argued that there are other valleys in Eastern Kentucky "more unique" than the Red River Gorge, or that contain as many types of plants and wildlife, It is true that Kentucky is blessed with many litUe-known areas of great natural beauty, including picturesque valleys and stands of virgin timber. But the fact that ~e are 10 blessed does not mean that we should squander our wealth by destroying a valley that combines all of these attractions-a wild river, natural arches. cliffs and caves, scenic forests and a living laboratory of flora and fauna. Fortunately, it is not necessary to destroy or damage the Gorge in order to gain the benefits of a dam. A downstream dam will impound a lake providing as much water storage and flood protection, and with more recreational potential, without doing major damage to the Gorge. Everyone genuinely concerned with the Jong-range welfare of the area should unite behind Congressman Watts' wise proposal for a compromise. This should include not only area residenta and embattled conservationists, but the Seventh Dis• trict's Congressman Carl Perkins, whose district is also concerned, and who has always hitherto been a strong ano trusted friend of conservation forces. P R1 NTED AND D1 STR I BU TED BY - W.G.DUNCAN 519 RIDGEWOOD ROAD Lou1 s v, LLE, KENT UCKY •0201 MAY , 1968 • • F oR S 1ERRA C LuB MEMBER S•• �\ ') Utt <S'o-uritr-~ourual G TIMES BARRY BINGHAM SR. Erii rn,· rwd Publisher Su :'l:DA Y , MA\' :i. 1068. BARRY BINGHAM .JR. Associatt Ptibli .i h er l''<JL"ND F.D 1826. EDJ T()HJ ALS Watts Plan Could End the Dispute On Red River KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN John Watts hu finally pointed a way out of the deadlocked argument over a proposed dam on the Red River. Long an advocate of the dam, Representative Watts has announced that he will accept an alt!'rnate site urged by conservationist forces if It will provide the flood protection and water supply needed by nearby residents. This sensible attitude points the way to a compromise solution that should please everyone concerned. Opponents of the dam have tried for months to make Jt clear that they do not oppose any and all dams on the Red River. Their fire is directed- and with sound reasonagainst the damsite proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers within the scenic and historic Red River Gorge. A dam at this location would store considerable water for central Kentucky towns and provide at least a measure of downstream flood protection. But It would do so at the price of irreparable and eternal damage to a unique gorge that has been called the Grand Canyon of the East. .4 Uuique River Gori• Supporters of the dam have argued that 1here are other valleys in Eastern Kentucky "more unique" than the Red River Gorge, or that contain as many types of planu and wildliie, Jt is true that Kentucky is blessed with many litUe-known areas of great natural beauty, including picturesque valleys and stands of virgin timber. But the fact that ite are to tilessed does not mean that we should ,quander our wealth by destroying a valley that combines all of these attractions--a wild river, natural arches, cliffs and caves, scenic forests and a living laboratory of flor a and fauna. Fortunately, it Is not necessary to destroy or damage the Gorge in order to gain the benefits of a dam. A downstream dam will impound a lake providing as much water storage and flood protection, and with more rec• reational potential, without doing major damage to the Gorge. Everyone genuinely concerned with the long-range welfare of the area should unite behind Congressman Watts' wise proposal for a compromise. 'fhia should include not only area residents and embattled conservationists, but the Seventh District's Congressman Carl Perkins, whose dis• trict is also concerned, and who has always hitherto been a strong and Lrusted friend of conservation forces. P RIN T EO AND DI S T R IB UTE D BY - W. G.DUNCAN 5 19 R I OGE WOOD ROA D L ou1sv 1LLE, K ENT UCKY 402.07 MAY, 1968 , , Fo R S1E RR A C L UB MEM B E RS '• �~ 10, 1968 w. Irvine 3210 Ridgeway Drive Mrs. John Ashland, Kentucky Dear Mr•. Irvine: I am glad to have your le interest in preservins the aeeni u . rting your of the Red River Gorge. 'l'bank you for 1me to write me about this subject. With 111¥ best w CJl:rr r . , CJ SincereJ.¥, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. �32·10 !U.de;otray Pl":l VG Ashl;~11d., Kentucky l:1ay4, l 960 0 l cm s t :i.11 much i n te:i:•vs ted -cl.lot t ho n !.lt U1lal beauty o i' Red River . G·org.e be pi,eoer ved. forever f'or our- ge1:1a1"•ntion and others to com.0. l"eooe;nlz:tna the neod f or flood control ~o:i:• Clay City in Foue.ll co., WE:I are h oping ·th is .con be ~1cco1upli.o hod t-rithout dost1•oying the ver,y uniquo aco1:t0r-1 ol' t h o t}orge. Hiltl p l ncp.s such as t h i s oi"a beccm-J.1.ng .i ncroasingly- r o;roo as more .:ind moi"e of our bor·uti ful eoui1try i s bm,iocl uncle1., conc rete. If ke,pt c z i t i e , the Go1..ge w-:tll n ot be jUot t1n o tlio1" fish ing and nio torbo::1t l ::1ke i n ou.t- s root ~rto te., but a tr.e r,iendo'US s cenic Spot of gr,o ot 1~eor,ootional V3luo in tho true mQanine; of the ,1oi,d0 recree tion tt uhioh is to 1-.e£11 osh and0 roc reote. H Th ~"ll~ you f.'or your 1d..nd. reoon oidoration Since:r>o1y, (P ~ Mr~ ,J. Irvine oz t h is projoct,, nnd llopin g �April 24, 1968 Honorable John Sherman Cooper United States Senate Dear John: ora•· Thank you for the notice that Senator Ill.ender will hear request• for funds f. projects at 2:00 p .m. Wednesday, ~ 1st. I plan to be there, as wel l t the House hearing I also note that · ne o'f the Red River Reservoir project will be t elide on May 7th. heard.J ·· With r my best· 91neere:cy, Carl D. Perkins, M. CDP:rr c. �JENNtr4GS RANOOLPJ-1, W. VA,, CHAIRMAN STEPHEN M . YOUNG, OHIO EOMUNC> S, MUSKIE, MAINE ERNEST GRUENING, ALASKA B, £.VERETT JORDAN, N.C. DANIEL K. lNOUYE, HAWAII BIRCH BAYH, IND. JOSEPH M, MONTOYA, N, MEX. JOSEPH 0 . TYDINGS, MO. WJL.LtAM B. SPONG, JR., VA. JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, KY. HIRAM L, FONG, H AWAII J . CALES BOGGS, DEL. GEORGE: MURPHY, CALIF. LEN B. JORDAN, ID.AHO HOWARD H , BA KER, JR., TENN, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS R ICHARD B, ROYCE, CHIEF CLERK AND ST-'FF' OIRE'CTOR WASH INGTON, D.C. 20510 Apr i 1 22, 1968 Honorable Carl D. Perki ns House of Repr e sentatives Washingt on, D. C. Dear Carl : Senator El lender ha s schedul ed testimony on a ll Kentucky oi vi l works pro jects before the Senat e Public Works Appr opriat ions Subcommi ttee at 2 p .m. on Wednes day, May 1--and t ime for opponents t o the Red River Reservoir has been sche duled the fo l lowi ng week, on May 8 . I under stand that Congr e ssman Natcher bas arr anged for the Hous e Committee on Appr opri at i ons to hear testimony on Tuesday, April 30, and that opposi tion to the Red River Reservoir wi ll be hear d on the House side on May 7. I wi l l look fori...rard to seei ng you at t he hearings, and I would a l so be glad to fi l e any statements you wish with the Senat e Committee. With kind r egards, I am S;r_Y your, , J ohn Sfierman Cooper sl t �CDP: ra �WINCHESTER, KY. ROUTE 5 40391 PHONE: PILOT VIEW 842·5023 BURLEY TOBACCO SEED KENTUCKY 31 FESCUE CLAIR TIMOTHY ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE March 22 , 1968. Congressman Carl D. Perkins House of Re presentatives Washington , D. c. Dear Carl: Since receiving your last letter I have wanted to write so many time, but refrained because I knew you were so busiy that a leteer from me would only put more on ~ou. I am not having any fun in my retmrement and I feel that it is an injustice to anyone to force retirement on them. One of the things that is wrong is that we have more Wards of the State than we need. My main reason for writing is the condition of the Red project. I am deeply concerned and fear for the worst. people will try to disturb a plan that will help those reagon, I am unable to understand. Mr. Cooper seems to out of both sides of his mouth. River Dam Just why in the be taking It is true that the people in Powell will get the most out of the building of this dam and I cannot see why consideration is given to people who live so far away, some even from California. What can be done? Jack Matlack fo ld me that he intended to quit in about 45 days. This is one job I have tried to get but I don't think I have a Chinamans chance . I hope that your victory will be the best you have ever had. With be.s-t regards, ~ R. Foster Adams. �Sincerely• Carl D. Pe1•kina • M. C. ®P:rr �Ma rch 16 , 196 8 Con g ressman Carl D. Perkins House Office Bui l ding Washington, O.C. 20000 Dear Con g ressman Perkin s : On Thursday, March 14th, the city governmen t of Lexin g ton ado pted a resolution ur g in g t he immediate construction of the Red River Dam. The resolution was passed by a vote of 4 to 1. '/ Since I cast the o nly d escendin g vote, I wanted to e nc lose a copy of the statement which I made ex p laining how im p ortant I feel it is to re-study the proposed site of t he Red River Dam in the hop e that other alternatives may be found to insur e protect io n from floods for those peo p le who l ive in the Red River drainage bas in . Despite the ac t ion tak en by the majority of the city go vernment of Lexin g ton 1 wish you would g ive serious consideration to s u pp ortin g a re-stu dy of this vital question . :2 1 s~· J~ r. e ly , ~_,,\ "- _) ~ ~e-V' C. Graves, Jr. City Commissioner JCGjr :ms enc 1 . ~J ~ �A Sr;,::•:z:,IEN"' s·:;?:?ORT: ~;G -='HE P?c:. •-:,:;,V ' ' I ON C.:7 THJ,; P,ED RIV ,\ ..J {CE .'l.XlJ ENDOR~_ .TG •. 1~E- STtJ:,y O:? Ta·= ?f,v ~--'O:::i~D SIT3 :?OR rc., I ~ _:, 1 X .. VE":. DA.,: . ':'i1e eleci::ed o:fficia l.s of i:he c:;_ ty of Lexin g tor:: •. a ve bee::. as ke d by Congressman Joh~ Watts to endorse the p~o~pt ana imnediate SL ) ) l y fo r Lexington a nd the wou ::.ct t2 abst:::·C: \ .'h2 :1 :-nany extremely ..,houghtful Lexin:sto;.: iar:.s, and other Ken v-1:::.._iar:s, a nd the Sc .:::Ti::!tary of the : nter ior h ave 2.s ~:ed t he U. S . Cor ~) O S c _· .: :; ngineers to re - stu-=.: y the situatioil to aeter~ine if alternate~~~ less des~Y:uctiv2 solutions can ~e deveio9cd. ·· earnestl y believe t~,a. t ·.::;:-. e ~ d:-:.:..n i s ·; :rat ion ,·101... ... -.. }ns t se:tve its obligations to th2 c~ tiz-2~:s of Le~::.:::;;··.:on, ·.::he C0:n... .::.:1w0alth of Kentucky, ::::.nd the Nation- - 0y su;_:,::,o::·c:.n;,; ev:::.1:y reaso;,1ao l c ar.d prac~ical e~!ort to preserve a ~as~erp~ece of nature- - t~e Red River ~here are t hree im;ortant ~easons for·suppor~~~~ a re - study o~ t~e Red River Dam proposal . 1. The c laim th at t he proposed darn in the North ~ork of Rel ~iver ~s 3ecessary to insure adequate water for ~exington is, in ~Y opi nion , aot true . 7he North Fork of t~e Red River is only one of several ~:~nches i n the Kentu c ky Rive r dra ~nage area w~ich is suitable o~ water storage. At lea st ~ive other branches &re in various ~ .:ages of development for reseTvoir purposes: B~ckhor~ Reservoir �h~s ...:cen' co,,.) l eted; Carr Cree:i:: :~csc !"✓ .:,ir is und er co1,stru c t ioY1; be:c ~e other a a~s alo ng the Xentuc~y can bs crn..J lete~--a ~ l e~st 2. ~~ere is ser:.o~s ::aC f~ood protec t ~0~ i~ ~he Red ~o~ the head of cacn of the would , in~ ~: probability, prov!~e ~ ~ore complete cont~o: o_ flco~ wate~s t~an the dam vhich is ?resently ?reposed. S. Americans are becorninG i~creasingly o~~~aged a~ ~ ~e wac~c~ and need less destruction of ~he few unspoile d ,,ilde~ness ::.:.~e::.s '.lh i~h rema i n in the Vni ted Str. tes . ~s fi:st sae~ 0y such courageous explorers as Daniel Boone and ~r. ~~c~as W~lker in the 17GO's is gone excep~ for a few ra~her s~all areas- - and the Red River Gorge is one of these areas. Kentucky is blessed to have six~een large ~akes --and many more on the way - -to p:;_~ovide wa -cer re ere a tio::::i -- but Kentucky and the Nat ion have pr ecious few 1.filder::i.ess areas l:..ke the Red R::.. ver Gorge . Geologists ~~rvel at the pal :=~je walls, the natural o1 nature ' s finest bota~ica: g~~dcns. :ts fine, clear water streams co~tain musk!e, ~ock bass , aLd s~all and large ffiOuth �- 3 - .... ,. .:. ..... ~-....., ~iles --the ~ed Rive Surely the c::..cy govc~~~ent c~ ~axington can s~~;orw a proposal to re-cc=s::..der w::.. lderness aYer.. -- the Red -- ~ve--.c G·0:..·g.2. Jose:J:1 C. Gra·,es, City Co::::aiss ::.oner Lcx::..ngto~, Kentucky :Cate~: Much of the information contained i~ ~b~s s~ate~ent "?.ec :-.iver Gorge" ,,hich appe:.:.--.cea in the ;,:agazine sectio~1 o~ the Courier Journal on March 3, 1963 . �DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS TECHNICAL LIAISON OFFICE Room 1031, Bldg. T-7, Gravelly Point, Washington, D. C. 20315 oxford 55493 FOR REL~AS~ 120'CLOCK, NOON, EST Friday, 15 March 1968 DECISION TO PROCEED WITH RED RIVER PROJECT(KY) ANNOUNCED The Army Chief of Engineers today announced that the Red River Dam and Reservoir project in eastern Kentucky will be built at the location authorized by Congress. Lieutenant General William F. Cassidy said his decision was made following a restudy requested by the Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, to preserve the aesthetic and ecological features of the Red River gorge. The restudy included reconsideration of the authorized project and study of the desirability of relocating the project about six miles down the river. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration and the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife of the Department of the Interior and the U. S. Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture cooperated with the Army Engine ers in the restudy. General Cassidy said that his decision to proceed with. the project as authorized by Congress was based on the following major considerations: 1. The authorized ·project will provide the flood control, water supp l y and water quality control storage needs at an estimated cost of $3 million less than the lower site. · 2. A project at the lower site would displace 20 more families than one at the upper site. Also a dam at the lower site would f lood an additional 600 acres of developable land and create sediment deposition problems in the gorge. 3. There is a lack of substantial disparity between the effects on the natural values of the area occasioned by projects at either site, The adverse effect on the ecology by the authorized pr9ject is offset by aesthetic, recreational and economic gains. The natural environment of the Red River gorge includes the effects of annual floods in the gorge. General Cassidy pointed out that any adverse effect on the ecology 'MORE ,.,- - �will be minimized by operating the reservoir as a part of the Kentucky River system to minimize the retention period of flood flows, 4. The seasonal pool of the authorized project is well below the many major scenic landmarks of the Red River gorge. Of the twentythree natural arches in the region, only one will be affected at all, and then only when the pool level is raised in operating the reservoir to detain floods. · 5. Officials of the State of Kentucky, the Kentucky legislature and the Congressional delegation from Kentucky support the authorized project. #### 2 �F oroory 2&, 19~ Mr. Donala B. Shelton 1311 Locetown Road Lexin3ton, l<entucky 40508 Da.ar Ur. Shelton: lt was good of you we your arguments against conet:1:u.ction of • dam ln th "'-.ci,ie.d• of the Red Rivar near Stant on. ith best w Slncerely, Carl D. ~rkine, M. CDP:rl c. �::c> <>:N"..A. LI> JB_ S ~ :EL -:CW <>:al" ..A.::EC.C ~ I-X-::EC-X- ARCHIT E CT • ENG I N E E R • A N D ASSOCIATES DONALD CARL 8. N . SHELTON AIA ELL I O TT FEBRUARY Fifteenth 1968 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Re: The Proposed Red River Dam near Stanton, Kentucky Dear Congressman Perkins: THE PROPOSED RED RIVER DAM SHOULD NOT BE BUILT --- because --- Any proper flood control can be achieved much differently at less cost •• • and certainly much less destructively. - Proper water conservation can be achieved much better at different locations •.. and much less destructively. - In fact, there is not and will~ be a need for water storage on the Red River within the lifetime of the proposed dam. This is backed by engineering facts, charts, and figures. - Extremely better recreation can be achieved by keeping the very unique and unusual recreation area achieved - particularly at this area - by the Red River through its millions of years of development and natural design. This area of the river is the best area of the river and one of the best in the state and nation for a perpetual he,ritage under a "wild rivers" type of designation. - The Red River Gorge is remote and yet is only an hour's time from the great metropolitan Blue Grass area. It is very accessible to most Kentuckians, neighboring states, and all visitors. 1 3 9 1 A R E A L E E STOWN CODE 606 R O A D • • TELEPHO N E LEXI N GTON. 254-348 1 KY . AND 4 0 5 0 8 254-3482 �Continued Page Two - The Red River Gorge is a 'mecca' for scouts and for teaching all people to realize and appreciate one of the aspects of our nation's great heritages. The Red River Gorge is a natural area washed out and evolved over millions of years that is rich in the study of geology, animal and plant life, and the history of mankind through the ages. It is 'scaled for human activity' and an ultimate environment' in 'recreating' persons that venture within its bounds, - Improper zoning for the construction of dams and inundation of river valleys should not be allowed to destroy our best recreation and most beautiful areas, - Each dam that is to be built should take into account the true, natural, and geographic conditions of the entire area. - The preservation of the Red River Gorge and Valley will be of greater benefit to many~ people for all generations than a 'fluctuating mud bank lake' type of environment. Donald B, Shelton Engineer, Architect, and Environmental Designer c: To all Senators and Representatives to the Congress of the United States ��rebrua')' 20, 1968 Lt Col Ferd E. Andereon, J r . Aeeietant D1r8':tor of Divil Works for Cent.Sal Diviaiona ~ Off1ce of the Chief of i ngineera Departamat of the Army ~ Waeh:Lngton, D. C. ~ Dear Colonel Anderaon1 While I vae in Kentucky wltb work with the 1 am R1 indeey · telor,hone, bu Alway• my february 9, you called 1ll'J ~ - b Rigas t o ld you t his on the want to put i t in wri t ing for you. wiehea, Carl D. Perkine, M. C. CDP:rl �Fe brua ry 9 , 1968 : Our f r i e nd Col one l F<> rd i'it1m1m.m An r' erson, a t the "S ng i ne ers , a sked me t o say if I f e lt y ou w0 r e jus t a s strong for th 0 Rod Rive r Dam a s e ver or ha d you be come l e s s ent hus aastic . I told him i t wa s my opinion tha t yo u were jus t a s s ~r on g as e ve r fo r it , tha t you opposed a ny d ~ , t ha t you co~ld see no point in any ne w st udi e s . He ask ed if I could say how Jo hn Watts s t and s . I told him I would not underta ke t o s peak f or Wa tt s but that i t was my o pinmon that Watt s f e l t jus t as he h8s f e lt be for e . Bob �Ml~. Ban-y Bi ngham; Sr. Melcombe Glenvtew, Kent uek,y ' '' I i., :, ' Fchrn."".J-' ).t ' 1_ ,· i. '.J h<.t.V0 ~rou,:e sympatheti c d understandtns answer :r: 0 ,:1 not 'joini.n { t·n y cn..>rrpn f.;~;n , -;ni tin new ::::tuc'l~• o:::' t!:c Rr?d Riv~ ::.- .l: ,il >r '.Jno.m L As Y'11l r.:~11 lon_; ~,n t!ie l-ll!i tc J{jllGC is h:>:.d iu·· J._; '.10 ::-k ::m 1.. 0 ·•r Jje~t , ,_ · ,1i- i ' C 1":' ::,,)jecti 1 11 t'.) 'L,Jc ·. -~· .,:,ri11~ ,>. , 1 J., :tot; ~ i n~ ::-1..,. ,t _ , ::t t:, Int cri? r , J\_:ri c1 J.ture► You 1.ent:".::m ,J:,:m t}"~ '":n~t neer r; t i'.:ln. J ohn 1 ::: p,:,si t ion , c.s ".Jrencntcrl '. ;:> --che Bu.c1 be t Lt,..:re{.v ·•ft t"1 • e o.11.n?:r u f.~w ,,ecke tt~), i:3 tdenti cnl uit!. ,•inc . ..._,__,,=r~a t 1v t tl 1E' --; •..,, • ne ._•ei;c•rvoi:r woulr' i n no <U. r ·..c rug5ed be c1 ut.~• oi' the a r ea. I n J.so ::u.1.' 1''.J:.' 10:.' ( · _9c.,.'0!"1. ,,l'. w::>Ulc". be Gl.!.d t.~ ha! e-.. i.nf o:r.'met:.::m. the n.:~encie s p r.:>duce , :8'..it ·utrHe .I a1n t ·, 1:a.!tlng c.;. part i n r,~r f ic;ht a.ga.i n E;t a. se~ond. look, neithei· -would I ,,ant to j~i n i n a request f or a new s t udy which I feel would p roduce t he srune recor:imendat i ons. a s di d t he f i l•s-i;. ~ e unl ess a.n ar b i t rary deci ::,i on wao imp::med. by- highe r~ auth◊dty . Thank you a ae,111 f or y our i"ine l etter. I am ,;_l atl ~ur dta~~t~el'!ent on thi s subj e ct can be amicabl e . l do not find your letter to be tn any sense "con~ t 1ous , " to uze your "1:)rd. Al-ways my best Wishes. Si,nc.e rely, Carl D. Perkins, M.C. CDPcr.f �\ BARRY BINGHAM Ba.RRY BINGHAM, JR. EDITOR & PUBLIS H ER LISLE BAKER, J R. ASST. TO THE PUB L ISKER EX ECUT IVE VICE PRES I DEN T Utbt arouritr~Jourttal THE LOUISVILLE TD1ES LOUISVILLE, KY. 40202 February 6, 1968 The Honorable Carl Perkins House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D. C. Dear Carl: You and I have been allies for far too long to allow any publ ic issue to aff ect our friendly relationship . I don' t want to appear that most obnoxious of all things , a cont entious woman, either. Therefore, it is in a very mild and gent le spirit that I make the following observations in response to your thoughtful and patient letter of January 31st. On the point that, although the project for the dam in the gorge of the Red River has been a dozen years developing, not until a year ago was there any objection rai sed, may I sugges t that it was not until the mountain parkway was opened t hat the gorge became eas i ly available to tourists, naturalists, etc . Very few people had had a chance to see it and to under stand its peculiar value . I believe that value arises largely f rom the fact that the gorge is a wilderness area in which f ew ~ l e live . 'Ihat fact might account for the lack of protest from within the area. But I believe there was a large minority vote against the dam at the meeting of t he Natural Bridge State Park Association in December - a meeting composed largel y of people in the district . And I believe further dissent has been expressed by the Licking Valley Courie~, the only paper, I think, in the three- county ar ea. Now that the gorge is easily available by way of Pine Knot on the mountain parkway, or from Slade> it provides an added attraction for Natural Bridge State Park . Many of the hiking trails, which, according to Bob Collins of the U.S . Forestry service, Chief Forester of the Daniel Boone National Forest, were used last summer by many thousands of people each month, will be flooded after the dam is built. Because of the narrowness of the lake behind the dam, the draw- down during per iods of water scarcity down river wi l l be very severe - a drop of perhaps as much as forty feet, I believe, l eaving unsigl1tly and unclimbable mud banks all around t he lake' s fringes . �The Honorable Carl Perkins February 6, 1968 Page Two A dam downstream from the gorge would impound more water and create a bigger, broader lake, more suitable for purposes of recreation . I sympathize with your f eeling that the Sierra Club would not be content with the findings of a disinterested body (should a re- study of the project be made) unless those findings supported its position. I know conservationists are sometimes unreasonable about other factor s which have to be considered in questions of this sort . However, as you probably saw in last Sunday's Courier, the Sierra Club is asking for a feasibility s tudy of a dam several miles down river . The Courier- Journal ' s positi on, as you know, i s that a dam is necessary somewher e but we would like to see a s tudy made by the Water Resources Council of the Interior Department of the site or sites which have been suggested as al terna ti ves to the gorge site . Since there is going to be a delay in the construction of the dam anyhow, why not employ that time to have a study made of the feasibility of the downstream s i te? I believe John Cooper, who also has supported the dam in the gorge for a good many years, is now asking InteriorJ Agriculture; and the Engineers for additional information. I do not think , my dear Carl, that consistency is always the greatest jewel - especially in politics where flexibility and a willingness to listen and reexamine ar e so essential. These are qualities which have always marked your own f air, impartial and judicious approach to public questions . I am sure they still do , With warm regards , Sincer ely yours , �.. Mn. Barry Dlngl'>am, Sr. Mel.cz be Glouvf.ew-, ICE>.ntuaklf r. ,,,. -- :::n1· ·iiat remo o-,r,u• t he .....1: "t.n - .,... • Jte ~ u.re of Secretar., need h1m in ·l t. s d3i.n;; a splendi d J:>b '"~u ":I'\~ • ~.11-1 •tt:,st -~enen,is t l\·ln•'::3 "':HU' l~ttl!r :Jl" Jruiw.ry 26 a1>~·:·· ,.,:' y,~.,···n1:t"tl'l ~r--: ''~} •"'IV'li.~ 1- • • 1".'.1,e H, l:''f> ~ ,, rnt".;1'<}- '.l'l FA\\e&• · t., i •n; T.rt1!'.'.:l··• . of tos,ilte 0 ·. d.1 i h.__. /i J , ,1nn . ::, 11,) JSt '.~ , -•. •· .. .. ~ ..,1 1 :~t,',JS Y'.l i;,1C 0,UCr-lt 1.~ Ht v,irf ; . t0, l:)c1 1 tc.'!•' 1n PrmE!ll Ch,mt y, i s tn 'tts . l~ut tl1e ~:::ol"!.rn:t w ulo be tn ner-.re1 b : r J· the W'J'\.f'e ,·mt , :it ef.?ect \.:.[JOU t he pe'J?le :lf. Ucmtfee County. '.8~th 't!l~n ,::>u.nt• cc n~ in t!le dt ,: t r.ll'.:t ! 1--e-p-reoent . t•;:-i::,c, t 1 t" i'; \:., c mney run:r..mt :t~r G ~:)fflY inctrW?llfflt~ l i n :;ctt111g; C:o-r---t,"Tes• t:, ·vote ~ee-r1uc; e,n-d dee:i~ -:,f the dam end ~ mall ota.tt ::m, ~nf;tl."Uit,tion. ~riniz; th(',i J-,r.en ~ " that t he r>~Ject was be-1.t~g de"JOl.oped, the1-:-e h.1. · 1 .r.. n~ "'b~ect to.n. rattled a gainst t:t unti l :.ioout e. yea r ago. In ftict , th~rc iB 1 ev.ln n:,w, no tfa.ra, :>bJ"!ct1on v1thtn the o.tteetet e.ren. 1bat i s quite tn contmst t.~ t he Too.ctt!>n ub1ch grieet.e m0,9t r,r,poeal.8 t') build &we. 1JfNl!lllY'~ there 1s vf.~~e apr,osttlen -t '.ra thoee vrn,se hO!lltts, :f'at'mfl, butineeoee, ebtu-c.hos, Achool.• an<l ~ rt.ea 13.re t, be CO"f8red. A ~ t e:xmx:,le t~ the , tto~c:1 i"f.ght of:flciols and res1t1en\s of Ietcher C~nty- a:re mkinz t\E1J,1nst the pr:>p,eel t , bUt1d a dam ~t 1ttn4dom cosm on the N~ P.u·k of the Kentucky ffl.vor. · �I would n~t vant t ~ have a hand i n dea.-tr:>yl ng or marring any of the natural bea uty :>f OW' m!>untain sect i on. k t X believe s tncerely tbat this proJ.)~"'""1 lrik,t\ w :,, (, enabl e l!Q,J'e ireoli)l e t !l see and enjoy thts sceni c gru......u \4' ·l;il,l;l.l 4 ~~, d ~ so n:>th The eete>:•u ~f t he reservob•1 flowing 'back into snaU er 50""!5e.s n~!i virtually unlro:nm to tbe public, would ope,a, up new vtetae. , , I ncidental ly,. yw m y be tr:1tei;est ed. t n the- ~rtgin ot the order putting a teurporar:, t"reeze ·on the project e, t hat the englneen could not begtn tQ spena. t he relattve4" 'amll sum ot $330,000 a\l&J.labl e tor ""r-a· l"'\': ,L "'2 • l+. <mrtna t he pseaent Piecal Year. The word te that ,, , l . :• , , . ·,·., ·r}u~ ,"t-~.u~et of Justice Douglas, ,as t he 1nsp1rat ton , •l ' \."l t '1. 11es ~tng a .i:u,,,.1 etudy. ·1,_r 1·e ei.ih~ a'tY.>ut a propooel tor a, nw st udy ii t hat ? spent ::.nns! de~ oJ e ;tM a.nd effort getting the· ini tial s-tudy made. I ean,0·1, 1·e 1.'av: th:t~- a ae~~f! J.•) ok , r,,.ud cha n .:,e " 1.y ., ,. eta .. Nord:> I 'belteve :i.t , rouln c :>nv~rt ! nt ::, 1>P'Y.)nents ar,y ~f th~se '\AY.) :fav~>1~ t he dm::. W•e :, 1:,1 -~ ,:.:t v\ •,as <!U1 :,: ~et.•?ri i ':J :Ji , :L:::i:.- ~. \.:!lui.J ~ l d 1-c c ~J.'l"Vi•1ce<'1 \;hp ,c:,.;•~~ •v,:)iu , ho rla'•.tth, • l t is trv.(~ 1 ,, · ;1=,u. e.,y-; too.t J~hn i-L.~t:e ~g -~ k!?y tun ht~ iHtrlc~;. :Ont. I W is. deeply ~ho ur,6 1;.ooors '.:.h« -i; ·.,.,.ey g-.> :t'!ll."\.~ 1"1 vlt b u.ncl~r.w k1ug b~cc.um.c> thr..: 01.1.n. , ~~.u•i te t.'1v~l v-e~ u fo..! 1.iav-:~ ux~..:?--- u 1) ~11 it . ~!l I Q::tY ~in t hat l ..::.m mua-u uni.v1.p1>y t o ?L11.d. rufEe li' in tbs \umsual !X)Sitf.on -::>f o_ppo.s in~ pw..• -.r1t."WR ~n. a µtit>l ic i 1;au.e . I do appntetet« y~ur thoi.,.gb'tl\iln,esa i n vrt't!.ng· to me. Af.,,.._-ays m;.i, best tdshe&. Sincerely, CDP: r f �MOLLY CLOWES, Editorial Page Editor .RY BINGHAM · a!'(d Publisher BARRY BINGHAM JR. LISLE BAKER Associate Publisher Executive Vice-President TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 6, 1968. ·FOUNDED 1826. JOHN ED PEARCE WILLIAM PEEPLES ADELE_BRANDEIS CHARLES WALDEN HUGH HAYNIE, Cartoonist Engineers S~ould Seel( a Restudy- On Red River THE SIERRA CLUBBERS must occasionally get that lqnely feeling, but they have made it clear tha,t they have not given up the fight to block construction of a dam that would flood the scenic Red Rlver gorge. And though they may have powerful foes against them, they have reason on their side. Once more, in their weekend Lexington meeting, they have made it plain that they do not oppose dams anywhere on the Red River. They are not opposed to flood control for the valley l although how much flood protection the proposed dam will provide is extremely questlonab)e), and they are fitmly in favor of finding new water supplies for towns in central Kentucky. The point is, as they have once more pointed out, that all of these things can be achieved without building a dam where th~ Army Engineers propose to build it, and without destroying a unique wilderness area of incalculable value. A. Better Dam Downstream ? What the Sierra Club wants, and wh,t every Kentuckian should want, is a restudy of the dam project to see if everyone concerned cannot be better served by a dam farther downstream. It is generally assumed, in the · absence of reliable data, that a downstream dam would cost morP., chiefly ·because ·:_the valleys below the gorge are wider and a lake in the area would therefore cover more ground. But the larger lake :would also provide more storage for water and more flood protection for downstream farms and towns. • And it would be of more (l'~reational talue. A lak:e impounded by 'a dam in the gorge will of necessity be narrow and deep, affording relatively little room for skiing and boating. If the water must be let out of the lake to relieve central Kentucky droughts in late summer months, ,steep, bare, muddy banks w.i ll be exposed, making it difficult to reach the trails, caves and arches that are the main attraction to the valley. A lake downstream would be a nice recreational addition to neai;by Natural Bridge State Park, without destroying a gorge which is becoming as gre.at an attracti:on ,as NatuTal Bridge itself. There is no reason in the world why a restudy of this project should not be made. A temporary cut-off in federal funds has blocked a st.art on the dam for the next six months, ample time for the federal government to send neutral fact.finders to Kentucky to see whether we cannot have both the lake and the gorge. For the sake of their own future relations with the conservation-minded �2 DIE, 6 HURT IN CITY CRASH Page B 10 SUNDAY, F EBRUAR Sierra Club Seeks U.S. Study For Alternate Red River Dam By BEVERLY FORTUNE Courler-Journ• I Staff Writer \ - LEXINGTON, Ky- The Kentucky sec·tion of the Sierra Club agreed yesterday to request a feasibility study by the Army Corps of Engineers of an alternate dam site on the Red River, about seven miles downstream from where the corps now proposes to build the dam. The 1·equest is in no way inte!l,d.ed_as an endorsemenk of t~e a}tc1•tfate site, bul: rath er as an expression of flexibility on the part of the Sierra Club. At a meeting yesterday here, the club ;igreed to notify by telegram Stewart Udall, secretary ·of the Department of the Interior, and Lt. Gen. W. F. Cas~idy, chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, of thei-r decision. The decision to ask for a study of the alternate site came aher · the administration's budget was released last week. It includes an appropriation of $800,000 for control, better Tecreational faci lities (bethe controversial project. cause the lake would be broader than "The news from the White House was it would be upstream) and the same the real shock. This is where we thought number of acre-feet of water storage as we were going to get support," said a the original proposal. member of the club's executive commitThe white water portion of the ri ver tee. would be preser vea, also. and the Moon. Tbe proposed $12 million dam got shiner's Arch woul~...damaged:- ht, $330,000 in ap))'ropriations fr~m Cong.[!ls.s-add~ - - - - ' lag_,y ~o~ i.nit-ial-eoustrcrc 10n, though Are Maintaining Option work has not actually begun yet. Knowledgeable sources in Washington have indicated there is going to be a dam, Those present yesterday debated at said William length the wording of their telegram to "and that's final," Schneider, Louisville, who has headed avoid giving the impression of endorsing the Sierra Club's task force opposing the the project. They therefore are maintainproject. He added: ing the option of opposing the alternative "If this is true, the only other question site also after data is compiled. "We're only asking for details on then is whether the1·e is a chance of an the downstream site," Schneider said. alternate site." Recognizing that the image of the SierAt the downstream location, Schneider said, the dam would provide similar flood ra Club with the public is often one of an unyielding, militant group, a club member said, the executive committee felt the club should demonstrate its willingness to consider new facts. In case a dam is built? "We'd be happiest with no dam but happier with the alternate site," ' said Carroll Tichenor, Nicholasville. "Our congressional delegation feels it h_as its dam," said Carl Holstein, Louisville, a member of the executive committee. "Their feeling would probably be. 'Why bother to restudy the project if we're going to catch heck from the conservationists anyway?' For this reason, we felt something should be done." The head of the Kentucky section of. the Sierra Club, James Kowalsky, pointed out that alternatives to asking for the st_udy . would be "stepping up our can1pa1gn m Rep. Watts' territory" or employing a lawyer to determine if the · case could be taken to court. A .More Hearings Ahead Staff Photo bY James ti. Keen The House and Senate appropriations committee must still hold hearings on public-works projects and draft a bill for funding them, which would give conservationists another chance, perhaps their last, to voice objections. Sch11eider said the Sierra Club would request permission to testify before both the House and Senate committees, which are _ expected to hold hearings in the sprmg. The advantage no w enjoyed by Red Ri ver opponents is that all new-project funds are frozen , Tichenor said. The freeze ls expected to last at least until July, the end of this fiscal yeai·, and perhaps longer, depending in large part on Vietnam developments. The telegram endorsed yesterday states, in its entirety: "The Kentucky section of the Sierra Club met today, and agreed to request a complete evaluation of the downstream dam site on the Red River wbif.'11 -mav .l1e a .satisfactory solution to all co1i'.cemed and might provide a wide range - ' ~ecreational experiences for all "'"' are requesting your help '"int Interior Departments study of the ·new an• th th he ni of m1 wt th ev Na a c tio I, wh Lel the hat to to L T. min, mon, and Th listen hymr pr aye Thr sileor ���J anuary 30, 1968 Mr~. Mary Fox Reutlinger ~ ' ,(' l lvil~-·~l~L,' ::...:.:~: ...... .:.llc) l c...i.•._,,'fiY· l~C!.tttcky 4o204 Carl D. Perkin~, M. CDP: rf c. ��Mr. J,•.ne:.• 11 . II u..'.i. Preo.1. .:.e~t~ Powe11 c_~nt-.i K ~L'.i Burco.t-'. sta.nt :m, Kc.ritu~ ty 'l1h~'Ulk y:,u. i'::>r sendi ng Heral u- ~ a.e r .t."eai;ure st-;,>r/ ::>r1 eonti. m..1.e uv ;:;upport of t he _.)lun I om !.n acc:,i•d Bure.au on thi o .;ubJcct . ,1 ~ U (~Jtho•. lipp ing ~f t he Lcxint.,rton • You my be sl.C'c I will r u.(.!t a dm,1 o.u t h i o · d. your :.:>all~,1 members ~:i· the la-l'm A1,ro;ro m:, CDP:rf' stream. Sincerely, �Stanton , Kentucky Janu ary It , l168 Carl D. Perki ns United 3tates Representotive House Office 0-uJlding Washi ngton , D. C. Honorable ,·,r . Perkins; I am e'1closi'1g a ffews ar t i cle on the pr oposed Red River Uam Pro ject which our resi rlent s of this a r r~a are an.'.ious lo h2ve con-=-tru cted at the earliest possible rlatP . Our Farm Bu reau Members and members of the Red Ri ver Valley Fl ood Control Associ ation apor Pciate the time and ef fort that you have devoted to this project. We k·-iow t hat you wi ll rPorese,.t ou r wi shes i n t hi s matter if it co~es 11p -ror ?nothn· hea r ing in t.hP future . You ~ay be assured that we arc ~oing to contjnue ou r efforts to see t hi s or::,,12ct t o a completion . \l,'e t ru st that you a nr:l the other memters of our Kentucky Congr essional group wi ll stand u o f or us as you havP. in th.e past , Respectfully submi tted , tz/dc:·1(.I~ (( ,/ J~ames H. ha ll ? r esi de-it P01,:e ll County Far m .t:lUrecu J HH/ at �~ ~/4,;/4~~. ;?u-•-~t~. .~ ~ ; /<?~~_/~ I;/_~ , ,,,L~--/4£e.. ~ /44 k~v_ / ~ /~·~ul c:&~ .,,-t4' /4/4 tZc,,~~2.c~~k Red River Group Unites To Fight For Dam Project By Ralph Wayne Derickson The Red River in Powell County flows smoothly through a well-populated iind agriculturally flourishing vaUey on the fringes of Appalachia. In some pools along the meandering stream, lt is difficult to determine by casual glance in which direction it flows. In other spots, the river shallows and ripples lazily over lts shoals, providing good fish-gigging reserves. But it is not always so placid. About 65 times in the last 30 years, the Kentucky River tributary has become an uncontrolled, raging monster known as a flood. . Its muddied, shimmering mass creeps from the high treelmed banks and then roars through the valley bottoms, leveling crops and even livestock as it seeks space for its awesome form. Then it is considered wild. If there is one thing proponents and opponents of a dam to curb this flooding agree on, it is the fact that Red River gets wild. The opponents, specifically the Sierra Club, contend the wildness of the river creates an unequaled beauty. In one of its upper gorges, a rock-rimmed beauty around the river exists that is considered "unique." · But whether it IS unique-the only one-is considered debatable. The Sierra Club, an organization which has been prominent ln fights to preserve wilderness areas throughout the United States, moved to stop the proposed dam in the Red River Valley in the fall of 1967. The club began publicizing ~ts arguments that the river gorge contained wildlife, animals and plants, which should be left untouched, and a scenic beauty which would be destroyed, or at least inundated. Citizens in Powell, Wolle and Menifee counties, who had been watching the progress of plans for the dam for about 13 years, were suddenly faced with something new-an active opposition. They knew why they wanted the dam, but were not sure how to combat this well-organized opponent. Protestors had been little problem in the mountains. The Sierra Club capped off its publicity drive Nov. 18 With a hike up a section of the gorge which will be filled with water backed up from the about 190 • feet dam. Featured hiker on this trip was William 0. Douglas, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Some professional journalists termed the trip a "pseudoevent." There was no news-worthy occunence, but by virtue of the national figure involved, the event had to be "covered." And it was. ACCOMPANY JUSTICE, WIFE Newspaper, radio and television newsmen from as far away as New York-City and as near as Central Kentucky accompanied the justice and his petite young wife on the excursion. It did what it was designed do, Ray Harm, naturalist and painter, explained at a dinner meeting later. He thanked the . residents of the area for being present at the march because this made it a "controversial issue." But even some persons associated with the opposition ad;nlt that a fight to stop the dam now may be too late. Since 1953, when the dam was first discussed at a meeting of the Red River Flood Control Association, there have been MAN-MADE PENI.NSULAS - Road grades of the Mountain Parkway, Just west of Rosslyn, provided four public hearings conducted by the Army Corps of En• gineers (the latest in August 1967). More than $1 million was these peninsulas when the Red River overflowed its banks in the winter of 1962. The flood waters c;rossed allocated by Congress for the initial planning and construction. the parkway into Clay City. This portion of the roac-J,is between Rosslyn and Stanton about 10 miles The entire project will cost $$11.7 million. downstream from the propost 1 Red River Reservoir Dam. When completed, the reservoir area in the three counties affectea will encompass about 3,140 acres at floodstage and will collect drainage from an estimated 140,160 acres. The dam will be built about 47 miles above where the river empties into the Kentucky River, 12 miles northeast Stanton, county seat of Powell. The Corps of Engineers contends the dam on the north fork of the- Red ·Rive-r- ,vould "drov the flood stage- around' LJ Clay City, which has been the hardest struck in the past, by about six feet. Six feet seems like a small amount, the engineers say, but nearly all the damage during the worst flood-1962-could have been prevented by such a dam . In addition to the home and business damage,. between 11,300 and 9,500 acres of river bottom cropland are inundated annually. Section G The Corps of Engineers estimates that flood control measures along the valley would provide about $446,000 benefits Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Jan. 14, 1968 annually. Added to this, the engineers contend, are the benefits such as water supply, recreation and tourism attraction which would amount to about $714,000 a year. The Powell countians want this. Another obvious factor is the promotion of the dam for the They soon overcame their amazement at the opposition benefit of as many people as possible. and organized a fact-reciting and promotional team. Probably Due to state cooperation 1n the project, the dam will further no other controversial issue in the county's history drew the serve as a reserve of water for the Central Kentucky area. residents into such close cooperation as did the attack on Pendleton, a lawyer, compared recently the water usage "our dam." Then came the second blow-announced cutbacks in federal · figures provided by the Corps of Engineers for Lexington. spending. According to these tables, Lexington .now uses 28 million Maj. Gen. F. J. Clarke, acting chief of the engineers, gallons of water a day and by the year 2,000, will take summed the problems up in a letter in September, 1967, to nearly 140 million gallons of water a day .from the K'entu.r.ky Dwight Pendleton, president of the local flood control as- River. 90ciation. In 1930, Mr. Pendleton pointed out, only 9 million gallons "We will construct the project as rapidly as practicable a day were available because of drought conditions. _ consistent with good planning and construction practices and The Kentucky River, during dry times, could be rAised the availability of funds." with the supply of water from the mountain reservoir through The "availability o( funds," of course, necessitates Con- a flood gate ,;nd so,llwa gressional cooperation. There are two other forks of the Red River in Powell Meanwhile. members of the Powell County Flood Control County. '.1he eng;,1eers dedded the North Fork would be the .A~~ciation and members of the Sierra Club are sWl on the best possib!e-loca'. fon .f!)r the dam. . rtfampaign tra[L Included in the "bunch" of alternatives the Sierra Club The pur pose of debating the reservoir points, Mr. Pendleton .l!ays, is to "correct inaccuracies." See RED RIVER, Page G·Z ff-Z -{: / ~unhay ]I.erttlh-lli'rah.er ,: a.._,~~J>.'"~~EJU I �WATER IN CLAY Cl'fY-vVaters from the Red River in 1962 flooded Clay City. Before the flood reached its crest the water stood about two to three feet deep in Smith's Grocery Store in the foreground. 'fhls picture is shown looking east on Ky. 15 toward Stanton. . ·' �; ~~ ~ J":;h i~ C. R~il"1,.;t _,O!i. tc-~::.t C:>.i~t .~. o. Box :!..56 ',li.t. dl.C;; t-cr , JCcmtu::.ky ~ t hat ~ curry out 7 0111• a dmonit i on 1xr1Je :ln ~':>ur J.ot t -~ L-ecm.,.:;er 5 --::> cou.uil d t he Red ru.·,"Or Dam. t .l.nuc ey Ju.p;io::.¥i; ~r t he pJr..n You r.ia.y be a~ 'lhull: YoU. :r.-::ri.. l"".)US ey per.foi'nlft.nve of the 'l'i 3B good of / OU t thiner,: r tutn lx,., vi .a , Sincerely, -CllP:rt Y''.JU ~ i 1l {.",L"{)Ui~ :: u Uemb~1· of COltQ"e"°G . It �December 5, 1967 Congressman Carl D. Perkins House Office Building Washington, D. C. 20000 Dear Congressman Perkins: I am writing on behalf of the Red River Dam Project. I know, by this time, you have heard all the lengthy arguments for and against, and it would be repetitious for me to go into that. I just wanted to urge you to continue to support the .Da,m and the Corps of Engineers and that the construction of the Red River IJa,m Project proceed as scheduled. Thank you very much for a very fine job in the Congress in the past and we pray God you will have many more fr:uUJul years there. VeryJ.tt:ruly yours, I . / \r:,--:J.-h/c7kd_ ..1~ ~ ,/ 1 I ~~'--'e:.~7 · . John C. Bailey I/ JCB:ps /J ~ -" ._ 'f ) ' . / ' . ,·' ' f : .. I -~ , ·"' -- �..,. '•~10 ,1,,,r-,r, Tl " c-, 'krel..1 ,T,,..,,...,E" H . t!'.)~krell C::>mpany • {; . J '.)Y, -211, 1·'incJ1ente;'.' ~ Ken t ucky 4o391 Dea r Mr. C::icl.;:re1_l : Stncer0l y, CR,rl D. Pe r k :l.n s, M. C. CDP: rf �PHONE 1606) 744·3558 December 1, 1967 Congressman Carl D. Perkins House Office Building Washington, D. C. 20002 Dear Congressman Perkins: Although I am not one of your constituents I would like for you to know my feelings concerning the Red River Dam Project. I feel this is a worthy project and one that will benefit the entire Kentucky River Basin which is so important to the Sixth and Seventh Districts. I ernestly solicit your support and would appreciate hearing from you as to your position in this important matter. The next time you are back in the Seventh District please give my regards to my personal frient Billy Engle . ----- --- Thanking you for your attention , I remain , Yours very trul B. Cockrell JBC:c �Dt•. ?.tul. F. :t.ukhx) Pren i tlollt .i.i.ddle Kcintuc!r;.y 3iver · l.o~ut :'ao~•, .J~·::.'ice B:>:: 12'( Ctv.r,?t®., lC,.mtucl;,y arltcle about you eud. yow" · tna!JJ,Zt ne, vhtch you en• ~tlaute el:>aed.. With s1ncere.1¥, Car l D. Pel'kins, M. C. �111/K PA UL F. MA D D O X, M. D. 1 P.O . B O X ~ '>7 C A MP TON. K E N T UCKY Honorable ~Ii llia·'l Q. Dour;Zas JusticP. u. c;. ,9.J,"re•ne Court .9.1,prern.e Court Building ivashinoton, D.c. Honorable Douglas: I appreciate your interest in ih Jtcd. 1r.ivr>r Gorge (LT'"'! rind !/OU,r rAcr>nt visit to /y'olfe County. You MY not be alvlrP. of thri fact that onP--thirr' of Wolfe Couty lies in the L"lniP. 1 Boone National Forest 1,1Mch includes thr> Red River Gorge and therr> are pP.on7e in the other two-thirdn. Thr> people in the o thrir• t1,;o - thirds of Wolfe County ar(' lhr> srcond porrs L in the Unt ted States. Thr,.11 r.avq an aPeraae {)P.f' cani ta inco•'l.f" of ,i/;1.7.'J nP.r' year. The bnauty of the ,ced itiver Gorge ha.'l done nothing to prnver l this situation or to allPViate it. If you elininatr> the r>lP11cn r,_iJlion dollar RBd fd.vP.r furn. you a 1 so eli"linate an eleven nillion dollrir industry for t his area. If the dan does not ''1/tterializP, thP e."'Jrct 1,;ill /'" to I erwe -ny people in the sa"1e no 1,,•Arty they hnve al uXZys /rno1,;n . I have ,wery reason to believe th.at the deuel o p·wn t of the dam. wil Z cause a trenendous increase in the econonic recover .I,/ of tho area and it is a little difficult for ·ne to see how the inpounaed lake would in any 1,;ise dec r ease the type or nunber of wildlife in the Red raver Gorge . 0 If you arc succr>ssful in nreventing the const ruction of this Red Niver W''l I hope you will COIJP up >uith an econo7l.ic substitute for the relief of our poverty . The best I hnvt:i to offqr at this the is pi 7ls to 1Jrr>ven-c additional children fron being bo rn into our present rcononic nisrry . I would appreciate riny constructive suggestion you ·,~ight have conCPrning t h is matter . Yours very sincerely, ,J ( / ... ~c.'- . ,I,,_. I J IL-,-• .,,t,./n.__,, )A, /) Paul F. Maddox, M. D., President Middle Kentuck.l/ lavnr Developient .1ssociation PPM: pam I. �- �KENTUCKY DOCTOR AGAINST SOUTHERN POVERTY Wolfe County, poorest in the Sou th, produces only one crop in abundance: babies t\ " , 01n1AL.. W EEl< I. Y ca:;eload f u r Dr. l'a ul M addox n 111;s lo 85·] patients- plus 15 babies de!i1·erecl. He if the only dodo r in \1/olfe Count) . Kentuckv. and ha;s been since he began practieinµ: 1:-$ :'ears ago. Wolfe has the loll'est per-capita income in the South. according 1(1 tlJP la;;t ,·ensus. Tlte d<wto r. 1d 1ll·~ ;:-i1 e11 a lul o f thought to duo nic poverty. points nut that most of his patients. 1d10 a re hill folk like hims('IL are white. i\ nglo-S/lxon. Prolcsl.ant. a nd have heen chronically poor for µ:e11eratio11~. Their ~hacks h,He lung lwcn more a real part of the Southern 11·a) of life than the white-pilla red mansions of legend. T he fact$ prove it's " ma larkey ." he saYs, that the per111ane11L poor of t\ merica are Neg-roes. or im111igrn11ts. or live 011I } in bi/! city slums. T he re's sim pl) 110 11ca) to make a livin/! here. T he r:nst Kentul'ky scenery is lovelv- bu t !here';; 110 railroad, no industn . 110 <"oal t" s peak of. A briner sn atches out a li ving p.-rowin/l a little tobncco. and maybe planting cucumbers for the new pickle fac l my. But the hill folk do produce offspring. Families of ei?--I-11 nnd ten are ave rnge. 16 lo 19 nn raritv. Birth <·011Lrol a lone, sa)s D r. :Vlacldo.,. c;ould n·t ,;olvc the prob lems of 1\iolfe Count y, l)lJL he adds. if ·'families had four child ren instead of eight. we'd . in effect, d<Ju hle the per-capita income 11 iLhout raisi ng one "i ngle additio11al stalk uf Luba(·<"o ur i11creMing the avai lable j ohs. Besides. I'd get 111o rP sleep .' ' Jll Jan uary, 1962, Dr. .Vladdox be~a11 LPlling the rnolhe rs 11"110 come l.o his clinic abou t the new bi rlh-con trol pill. Resul t : fn three yea rs. 1he birth ra te hns d ropp('d by 50 percent. \v' hat's more, 1110LIH1rs nn the pill. he fi nds. :,spruce up ,111d starl ln Lake belter r-a re of thcrnoelve:; and their Jnn1 ilics. \'i'o lfe C ,u11I) is cha ngi11g. II ill _folk lik(· Ora I left I and Mar!faret ( r ight ) Spark.1 and th eir chi/d,-,•n. Dt. l'anf Maddox ( Jar [ ,,Jr } says, live 1cith some of the si111plicit_y of th.Pir r11u;estors. lch o _iirsl l rekk,•d inlo this hill country 011 I he h r,,•ls oj Ua nie/ 800111· . P ROIJCCED BY LA L"RA IH, RCO l . JST P I-IOTOGRAPHEO B \ ]UH :-S \'i-\ CI-I O'.'s contiuued 100~ ii ' 6- 6~ 77 �KF>/TL 'CkY DOCTOR /11 1/i,, n·111r11,, hill,. 1/,,. II/ail i.~ slil/ rl,·/i1•cred bF n1tt!v. To r russ u ri1•1•r. Or. ,l/11dd11.r wu/1.-s II s1n1_1"i11g. v/cJ.j".shi1111,·d Sll'ingin{!. bridp,,~. "Some folks never knevv there ,vas a vvay to stop having kids vvholesale." Mrs. Uel{lhiu 'lulso11 . .3:!. 1dwsc lrn,ba11d t{oes marginal jarming, had 11i11,, d1ililn·11. <111// hus n ul b,·en pr,·gnant sine,-. .'i/11· Ui'g1111 taking th" pill in Jr111.11ary. /',ih2. Y111111.,: 1·011ples like Darrr!l and Ri1u Hals,,y had 111J ,111alms about 1tc1·,,pting 1/i,, 11ill. suys 11/addox . 7ko J"l'ftrs married , thl'y hare onr> child. '" l"111 a hillbilh my~elf. .. ~ays Dr. }laddux. who came fru111 ncarhy Ellio tt Co unt) . '· [ belo n1" bere... He speaks the la11gua;?;e ,if his patients . people like Margar et Sparks. 1,hose rou ngest. fo-abv is four rnun ths old. S lw was o ne nf thf' prel:liest. smartest girls i11 lier ;.;c1e11tli-;,:rade ,-la ss when shr· quit ~d1uol, at 12. lo rna rr). TIH-'11 slw had Pigh t ba)Jies in a row. Mrs. Spar ks is s till a pret t1 1,unrn11 �:1/ar;uu ,·t 1111d Orn S1111rl:s. U"itl, S<'I ,.,, 11j 1/wi, ,·i;tl// 11111 ii ., he !'mile.;: Slw ha,- lu,-1 mu~t of her tee lh fro Ill ,·hildhcarin;.:. Hn husba11d Ora. :17. i« 1111,re Pnterpri·• i11µ- tlrnn rna11 ~ of the 111<·11 in \\"lfe Cou 11l _1 . 1d1n :,,i111pl_1 µ- i,·p up c1 11d live u11 1d1ate \ er 111'!fan• 111Ter,-. I le l'Ut, a little liml,er. and he far111::- ::-11me l1Jha,·<·o. \11\, hi,- 1,ife. ;.:ratefulh. i~ taki11;c the pill. Oldt>r. 11111rr eomplir•,lfc•d kind~ of 1,irth-eontrul 111l'lliud" ju~l did nol 1,11rk. the dod,,r f,,mul. in an an-a\\ here onh t,•11 pt·rcc11l of the home·~ h,I\ e i11door plu111'ii11;! . .:ind eii.d11 h11111m1 l1t·i 11;,!S 111.11 lil't' .-r, ,11clPil i11 lt> a l110r<11l111 lwu-c. "i\ 1.,1 11[ prople 1u11u11d li Pn' arc fatali~tif'_-- Dr. \ladd o'\ '-'1\:-. "Tlw~ fil!-ure a lot l)r I.id~ \Ill:- jusl tlir 11a~ it \\a~ me,111I lo hr. \nd hc·lir,·e it or not. ma11 _\ "f them ne1t·r hrard l\('f111,· tha t tlinl' '""' an\' 11u_1 ln sl1Jp ha1 in/.! kid, 11hule~nle ... ,.f,i/d,-,•11. 11 ho rut1f:!.<' jrom Jm11-ll1t111/lt -11/d fl,,11111· 111 A111h,•1i11,·. 1:; I ri,,.!tt J. 1,.b 79 �KENTUCKY DOCTOR co:--11.xlrrn "In cities, medicine is a competitive business. Here, I'm really needed.'' Dr. Maddox e.xaminrs 81-y mr-old ./,•sse Dunn . who come in complaining he 1ws "smulherir,g." Diagnosis: shortn ess of breath. lie delivers r111uth1·r bab_y in the " bruodPr'' - t'.g .. l/la/('/'/lity ruo,11 . Fell' mothers com.e fur ore1wtal cart' , si.mplv shou.· up tn {(iue bidh . Dr. Maddox li vt'.:- r ig ht above l1is clinic. with his wife and four sons. and if he gels five hours sleep a night he's grateful. Three buzzes from a nurseassista111 is tfw signal that a lady int.he "brooder" room- ma ternity wardis ready lo g ive birth. J1Ios1 cxpt:dant mo thers never come down from the ftills fo r prenatal care, but show up when the y're ready to deliver. I " They' re prct ly smart about "hen they're due," sa ys the doctor.) Oflicially, his office hours stretch from 8 a.m. Lo 9 p.m., but he's on call 24hours a day. ~even davs a week. AL dawn, Lhe jalopies start chugging up the drivewa)·- and by 9 :30 a.m. on an a verage day, he may have seen 14 patients . He <'ha rr\·es S2 to .$ 3 fo r a visit, $60 for a delivery, including a11esthesin. circumc ision of the male baby a nd an eight-hour stay in the ·' brooder" morn. He also figures he delive rs 400 babies a year free. Even al tl1ese low. lo w prices, since Jul). 1953, the unpnid hills have lotaled s1,1.1.noo_ whic h he reckons he'll collect ill "hcavc11." " '\'i/ a y-aL look who's here to see us." he g reets each new patient, 11Jovi11g s low and easv. never ruliled. He saves time by seldom sitting clown. and talking his medical records into a dictaphone. To fetch thee:,;tre me ly ill lo the c·li11 ie. he's arranged with the loeal funeral director to bring !hem in the hearse - at a charge o-f $]. ''/olfe Cou111 y. he savs. is just as ''unde rdevel()ped" us nn y poor Latin An:ie1·ican nalio11. State and welfare fond s. which ha ve poured i11 he re hy !he mill io ns . nre o nl y a stopg ap- and he thinks ac tuall y hurl. " An y time the Government pays a farmer for doing nothing, like not planting tobacco, ir's d o ing 1,im an in j ustice. A man of 1-0. sa~·- in good health, loa b fo r three or four years. gains weight 011 starc hy welfare food. prelly soo11 his joinls stiffen 11p with a rthritis, and he can't work and he's lost LIH~ha h it. A 1ro1nnn 11 hose hus band 'deserts' her often collccls rnore welfa re moner thn11 the fami lv 1\ ou lcl if he worked. So he goes o ff to li ve in a c-abin ove r the hill a11d s1waks back. uccasiona lh·. to produce more babies." The salvation for \\'o lfe Cou1111. which has 11ever kn01r11 anylh ing hut depression: small 80 I OOK ll-• 6-65 industr) and rea l j obs. Wh r 1101, Dr. iWaddox ><uggesls. allracl 11ew business with Lc11-year ta x exemp tions. as did Puerlo Hico whe n it launched its enormously successfu l "Operation Bootstrap" ? Ever y thing co11t.ributes to the poverty cycle. The b right ·-young ' uns '· leave. a "brain drain" he compa res to Cuha 's o r Eastern German y's. Even now, there aren ' I "25 people in the whole county. with some 6.500 inhabitants, who care about its problems or can do somethin g about them." And so. in addition lo doclor i11gsome 30.000 patients drawn from three counties. D r . Maddox is a o ne-man uplift program. His $ 360-a-year fee for al.tending sch ool-board meetings goes as a prize to the county's best teache r, for "espr it d e <'o r ps is important, a feeling o f pride. tl-ial you're produc ing." Why did he settle here? " These hillbillies lrns l me because l 'm o ne of them. I could ne, er havP been a doclor if it hadn't been for the Gl bill o f rights. In the big cities. med icine is n competitive bus iness. Here. l ' m renllv needed, I'm performing man y services. I can cure 12 s ick people in my clinic- while some surgeon is taking out a /!all bladder inn J.exington hospital." 1-fe·s offe red vo un g doctors, fresh out of medical schooL a $l00a -month s ubs iclv just to sel up praclice in ~ .To!-fe Counl ) . ·' You ca11 go fi shing a l ot of the time." is his sah.:s Lalk. "J u:;l take some of the patients . a little o f the load." Thus far, no take rs . 'Tm not s ure an r thing m ud , can lie dorw f,11 the olde r peo ple, exc;epl keep them a li n : and try to make Life a little_ bette r for them whi le t:lwv·re he re. The hope is for the yo ung ones. the nc:-.. t gm1eration. 1f 11t· can break the povert y c·." ·lc. help the m fro m hn1·ing· too rnCTrn mouths to feed, there's a chance L!ieir kids can get some sehoolin;,; and b reak out. Because sure a s s hooting. if \I t:' clon'L. !he kids 1, ill go 011 1,elfare a11d live the s nme life as their parents ." This said, he ducks inlo a con~ulli11g roo111 lo ta lk with a lad y who has j ust had he r seventh child , and whose hus band is paralyzed and on relief. " Now, ) ou need a nother bah)_-· Dr. ;viaclclu:-; te lls he r.. ·' Jike a hole in the head. Let me te ll } o u about these pills ... _.. �Hr.. . ·:,1.'l,: i , .{:ii.e:...,~130 {~ , President 'l:hc L-.::~·•.:...,v : 1 1.:2 Ht..dub::m Socie t y Loui £villc , Keut i.:.cky Dear Merle : Louisv ille 1,u u.u.b:;:1. $:)c i,,::~y O'- ;"- · ..; ·~iJ.0 c onuc..i.--uc:·d :.m o f <1..:.i... ::m tll( :1e ...· n i ·ru: . :£ '· .•l c. t ~,U J ..h!i ~L~r 1 s l'.:.:;::>l utio•• ;;iet :i:'0 .1.....~L 1:i::1.2·~ :ia>0i·J i..u1..:i: ,~, t ,.c ~J:<3m:1.c~rcs u;:;o..:.n.s t \:he l:...U~. n t,•, TlJllJ'..k ~ou 10,·~ Wlt h b~ V rae thin doc ument. i ~ e s, Sincerely , Ca rl D. Perki ns , M, C. CDP: rf' �894 STARKS B UI L DING 455 SOUTH F OURTH STf-lEET LOUISV I LLE, KENTUCKY 4 0202 November JO , 1967 Mr . Carl D. Perkins 2252 Rayburn Building Washington, D. c. 20515 Dea.r Carl: I was requested by the Louisville Audubon Soci ety to forward the enclosed Resolution to you for such consideration as you can g ive to it . Kindest regards . Cordiall y yours , ~ -1 ,,, 71/€-~- Me rle E. Robertson MER/dla Encl. �At a special called meeting of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Louisville Audubon Society (membership in excess of 1,600), the following Resolution was unanimously adopted, WHEREAS , the U. S. Corps of Engineers h as begun acquisition · of land to erect a dam on the Red River above Nada, Kentucky , which action has b een authorized by Congress under the 1962 Flood Control Act after public hearings had been held in the area around 1954 and in 1963, and WHEREAS, these hearings were local in nature and held at a time when this location was merely a name on the map, and WHEREAS, the majority of our citizens were unaware of the spectacular scenic features of this Red River Gorge which would be· crestroyed by the impoundment and/ or rendered inaccessible through inundation of Ky, Road 77 which parallels the Red River Valley floor, and WHEREAS, two arguments fo·r this dam (namely, 1, A water supply source for Lexington and other communities, and 2. Flood protection for Clay City) have been advanced, THEREFORE, be i t resolved that we respectfully ·petition- our· seven Kentucky representatives in Congress, our two Senators , our ·Governor and the Chief of the U.S. Corps of Engineers to· delay further action until up-to-date studies · can be made of alternate sites and plans, which will accomplish -the •·two objectives mentioned above without destroying the unique flora, fauna and geologic features of this region, We do this not in a desire to hold up any progress, · but· in- order to present up- to-date studies at public hearings , since many cit iz-ens have an awareness of and interest in the s i tuation which did not exist previuusly. We do this in conformance with the objectives of the· National Audubon S-ociety, to preserve for posterity ·those esthetic and irreplaceable values which cannot be measured in dollars , and with ful l confidence that the U. S . Corps of Engineers can accomplish these goals by suitable structures· e·lsewhere, -The ·Louisville Audubon Society November 1 / 1967 77l~£.9~ Merle E . Robertson , President Herbert Van Arsdale, II, Acting Secretary ~ J. ~ ~ - Carl T. Fischer, Jr., Vice President �M::· ~ Villiam C. Johnstone 192') Lowell Avenue LO'liSvi l l e' Kr-!nt ucky Dear Mr. Johnst:xi.e : I gr eatly apprect a.t e your setting f'orth your rcuaona f the R8' River nim. r Vt'mlber 22 rttnz const r uction of ! n3ree wit h evel'"'' of e ~ ints you made . I also conti nue t ,:, suP.Ir-)rt t . dam Y® r o.r gume.n ts ehoul.d be a ll t he more convi nci ng b ause f yo ur e=c:perience i n c~nserva.tion ,ror'!t a.TJ.d you o1H proci atton and. enj oyment of t he sceni c beaut y a in a rea . Wit h beet Sincerely, Oarl D. Perki ns , M. C. ODP:rf �November 22, 1967 l:bnorable Carl Perkins House Office Building Washington , D. C. Dear Congressman: In re : Red River Dam Background and Interest I write as one with a long interest in the conservation and wise use of our natural resources . My interest dates back into the 20's and 30 1 s when I saw and experienced the ravages of uncontrolled water, which began in the watersheds of our small streams and rivers. I am familiar with the Red River area. As an Agronanist at the University of Kentucky (1937-1952), I vK>rl<:ed with the farmers in the lowlands below the gorge. I saw their crops wiped out too often by untimely floods and helped them divert _part of their plowland from corn to improved pastures by introducing Ky. 31 Fescue (discovered in adjoining Menifee County) . I roamed the hills of the Red River gorge 25 years ago and saw in it a beauty spot for nature lovers. I consider myself a true conservationist -- one who believes in making the fullest, widest and wisest use of our national assets, not one who merely wants to keep the status quo of nature. '!'re Red River Dam - I approve. I am in favor of t he Red River dam and reservoir because: 1. It is an important part of a long range plan to control and utilize the water resources of our country. With our growing :p:,pulation, water management is the JTOSt im:p:,rtant factor in the orderly development of our natural resources . 2. It will accelerate the proper use and development of a large area of level land below the dam. Because of the hazards of over-flow, this area has not been properly and fully utilized. Kentucky, with its shortage of level land, needs this type of agricultural developnent . 3. It will protect the town of Clay City and encourage the industrial development of the area. �Page 2 November 22, 1967 4. It will add stability to the water supply of cities and corrmunities along and near the Kentucky River from the junction of the Red River to its confluence with the Ohio. In periods of drought the Kentucky now becorres little m:,re than a stagnant cesspool. The Red River reservoir, together with others, as tributaries of the Kentucky, will make possible the full development of the Kentucky River which with its palisades, is one of the m:ist beautiful in lmlerica. 5 • Too lake formed by the darn will enhance, not mar, the beauty of the hills St.lrI'Qunding it • None of our present lakes could compare with the beauty of it. 6. It will not upset the balance of nature. On the other hand, by providing a constant supply of water, it will overcome the shortage of water in the extended periods of drought -- such as occurred in 1930. Wildlife, will still have hills, streams, and forests, plus the lake, to inhabit. 7. It will provide the greatest good to the greatest number, which is, denocracy in action. 8. For hikers, bird watchers, and other nature lovers, there are :rrany alternatives. The Breaks of the Rockcastle, the Falls of Bad Branch, and headwaters of the Little Sandy and others have beauty, ruggedness, and wildlife equal to or exceeding that of the Red River. They are ~rthy of enthusiastic exploration. I urge you to do all in your power to accelerate the construction of the Red River darn -- not to delay it. It is needed as an integral part of our progress. �!-tr . C. A. C:>lc:.. r. Pr ocidcut Kentucr..y River Devel opioont Association I£axi11t,t:;)n , en'1.1uc y Dea l:' Fr::.encl: Like ) ou, I have heard n v 1ru...i'.Jli!,/ that "l,rould p ersuade ~ vi ew t t t ·ver rem shoald be rue t o C.iJi:lll&0 c:m:.t ..·uct eJ.. I c::itiree tJ..ldt tllo serv:Jlr i s ne~...ted i'Q•r i 'J.OOd cont rol and ,1c:1t e r SU.l,).I,) , ·rd. uivia.euu., it vould u.t t ract t ouriot s wh:;) w of cre::a.t ec~n :>rui c help t ~ the people of t hat a rea . W1th bes t o S-lncerely, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP: ri' �KENTUCKY RIVER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT November 21, 1967 CARUTHERS A, COLEMAN, SR. L£XINGT0N VICE·PRESIOENTB E, E. FREEMAN WINCHEBT.£R JUDGE IRVINE TURNER JACKSON H. K. ROGERS F°AANKFORT WILLIAM B. STURGILL HAZARD SECRETARY VAN H. RENEAU BEATTYVILLE TREASURER R. W. SMITH IRVINI: DIRECTOR OF ENGINEER.INCl H. A. SPALDING HAZARD DIRECTORS Cf' PUBLIC!TY M. H, HOLLIDAY, JR, .JACKS □ N FRED BULLARO HAZARD Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D. C. 20002 Dear Carl: I am surprised to see all of this adverse publicity about the Red River Dam. As you know, this dam is one of the many up river dams that our - association has proposed and supported for the last ten or twelve years. Our position is still unchanged. We think the local people in the valleys of these respective rivers and creeks should be protected first from destructive floods. It is our position that if this is done, floods on the Kentucky River will cease, and the cities in the Kentucky River Valley, who depend on it for water, would be amply protected. DIRECTORS A. R, BARBER HAZARD JAMES HALL STANTON CLYDE CORNELIUS 81!!:'ATTYVI LL!: ARCH MAINOUS All of this outside influence and protest fails to give any consideration to the people most vitally affected; namely, the farmers of the Red River Valley and the residents of Clay City. LE:XINGTCN JOE MORGAN BO □ NEVILL.E ROLAND PRICE WHITE■ BURll GARNIS SACH JACKSON CLAY BISHOP E~gineers have already made their study, and we support their conclusions. The Association will appreciate your efforts to offset this outside interference in an already approved program. MANCHEST~R Cordially, REX FARMER HYDEN OR. W. C, CLOYD KENTUCKY RIVER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RICHMOND BEN CORNELIUS IRVINE: C. A. Coleman President pgg �ALTERNATE FLOOD CONTROL ... PLAN KENTUCKY RIVER VALLEY OY" KfNTUCKY RIVER DEVfLOPMfNT As,oCIATION "•""'-e •,I .,._,.,.••,,. J,,...,.~,,,.,,,:. ~.e~,11,c ,~,,&> ~... N ..~ - ~A;,f ...... - ~.. &Ht..R. HAZA••, IC'TJrrn'UCkl J0•2A•l.9#1 �\ November 20, 191>7 MH. Walt.er Chenault Pine Ridp., Kentucq 4JJ60 Deu Mrs. Chen&ult: I •lladtoba'ftfO\ll'lat. GPN••lnl 1111 oppoattion club w the proposal t o bui , YVll&...a thoe t ~rl3th the rs ot you on the Red River. Yov, Yleva OD tbi• c:·t)ir:a\ edft:n1&111•• will be bal phl. W me when s to t he House Ploor for a v.ote. y With best wie Carl D. Perkin.a,, M•. C. CDP:'ff ����V NOWl'nber 20, 1957 Mr. Hopi' l4. BUboul', Chat.ran Kentucey Cb&pter The Nature con.servancy Bex 5005 Uniw·n lty station Lexington, Kent ucky 4e5o6 'l'hank you ~ 07! st?nd.1 ~ he rte sol ution a dopted ot The .·. tu.re Cons~:e-va.ncy at 1ts by the Kantuoky C'h a-pter e.ess1on October 13 a.uKQ l . in mi nd ~tc ,o ppol;)itio:1 your oposal t o 'bu i l d a dam on t he rtiat t e-r eorr:es bef ore t he Hou~e -f'or e. vote . I 1-r-1 11 be g l-• 8J'OU.P hi.a expre$ . He.d Ri ver when to o · _ Si.n<lere ly ,. CVl D. Per kins, M. C. CDP:rr \ \ ' \ I I J I \ �KENTUCKY CHAPTER Box 5005 Uni versi ty Station Lexington, Ky . 4 0506 November 17, 19 67 Rep . Carl Perkins House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D. C. Dear Rep. Perkm s: I am enclosing a copy of a resolution passed unarnbmously by the members of the Kentucky Chapter of The Nature Conservancy in attendance at the annual meeting at Rough River State Park, Kentucky, on October 13-14, 1967. Roger W. Barbour Chairman RWB;erp �The Kentucky Chapter of The Nature Conservancy at its annual fall meeting at Rough River State Park on October 14, 19 67, adopted the following resolution: Whereas the United States Army Corps of Engineers has been empowered to construct a multipurpose dam which will flood the gorge of Red River in parts of Powell and Menifee counties, Kentucky, and Whereas the impoundment would destroy one of the truly wild rivers left in the eastern United States, seriously damage or destroy the attendant flora and fauna, and irreparably impair the scenic grandeuF of the area, and Whereas the gorge, statements to the public by otherwise responsible people to the contrary notwithstanding, is unique, and equivalent areas are not to be found, and Whereas the impoundment will flood the scenic road used by thousands of visitors annually, and the topography is such as to render an alternate seenic route not feasible, and Whereas there are alternative methods of flood control in the lower reaches of Red River and alternative sources of water supply for downriver cities and towns, Therefore, be it resolved that the chapter recommends that construction of said dam be held in abeyance pending a fair and impartial survey of the values and alternatives involved, and Further be it resolved that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Chapter, and copies of the resolution be sent to the Kentucky Members of the United States Senate and House, the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, the Commanding Officer of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Governor of Kentucky. �Mr. J Obn Eliu ;ol.6 conatance Drive Valley Deal' station, K ~ 40?72 John: years . It was good t o bear ...,_.r.v-,,- . r t i tte.n Yes , 1 had a. most p . ....., ..u-t with your I ho vi father at !fa.rdburly. am gl.a.d yo in opposition to the propoled dam on ha Re Rivu•. I will keep yov.r apposition in mi ni 1e time comes to caH a vote on t hie lon. Since r¢ly, Cari D. Perki ns, X. C. CDP:ff �• I November 16, 1967 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington 25 , D. C. Dear Carl : I realize that it has been at l east fifteen years since I ' ve seen you , there fore , I ' m sure that this will come as ~ui te a surprise hearing from me. Had a good talk with Dad about seeing you , and t he get- together at Hardburly. Wish I could have been there. The mai n reason I ' m wri ting is about the Red River Proj ect. I feel that a great injustice is being done to the people of Kentucky , if this project be allowed to continue. So I am urging you to do all within your power to prevent this project ' s completion . Dad and all my family sends their regards. Sincerely , ~- 4 ~ John Elias 5016 Const ance Dr i ve Valley Stati on , Kentucky 40272 �~iovember 21, 1967 Mr. Roacoe C. 'DaYU Davis B!'os. Ke•zyon !\uto St ore 157 !ain Street !'. O. ,OX ~ 8)2 Ra:>:ard, Kentucky Dear Roscoe: I an se'ld_ng, under ~ the book "Outcloora USA" rent • ~ e cowr a copy of in your letter of 1;ovember 15th. twas interest in ur discussi on of the merits of the proposed .. d er ~ contrasted with the benefits th uld f'rom one on the Uortb Fork of tbe Kentuc ver ! wu al.80 i nterested in your tour thro\lgll t he go .-ec :tly with the dele~tion ot the league of Kent,.,vt11~~trirtsmen and the ~ecut:tve Director of the National Wildlife Federation. With ey best w1shes, Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins , M. CDP:rr c. �DAVIS BROS. KENYON AUTO STORE HOME OWNED BY ROSCOE AND BILL DAVIS HARDW ARE * ELECTRICA L & PLUMBING SUPPLIES * SPORTING GOODS * FARM IMPLEMENTS AUTO PA RTS & ACCESSORI ES * HOME APPLIANCES Pho ne 436-2811 Mail Code NO. 41701 157 MAIN STREET - P. 0 . BOX 812 HAZARD, KENTUCKY 11/15/67 Hon Carl D.Perkins Washing ton,D.c. Dear Carl: Glad to hea r from you,also ~lad that you rece i ved a letter f rom ColWessels.Also g lad to know that he gave you some enlightment in regard to what I knew had been stated, 1 only hope that it .will be something to get us started on flood control here in this valley. This past week end I went along with many otheres from various parts of the state to tour the Red River project that is gaining a lot of publicity.Thomas Kimball, Executive Director Of The Nati onal mildlife Federe.tion from Washing ton was down. I made t h is tour i nstead of the one coming up this week wi th Chi elf Justice Douglas. The League Of Ky Sportsmen ha d a dele@:ation to ~o along w5th Mr Kimball last week,we heard many stories of the flooding of Red Biver from the Assocications Atty ~r Dwight Pendleton from that area. None i n our party offered any thinv. at that time against the proposed p roject. But many like my self was wondering how i t came to the front so_fast. As it was stated that they had been t i nkering about flood control s i nce 1952. 0f course we here have been doing it since 1927. Tn the Lexi ngton Herald of this date some several articles were wri tten in regard to t h e benefits that would be dervi ved from thi s constructton of the Red Ri ver Dam. Sunday I heard such remarks,Lexi ng ton is boostin~ this project,also bi g business is behind it ,others stated that if Lexin~ton wa s going to face a water crisis in the near future they felt that other sources for wae ter would be avaliable,such as the North Fork Of The Ky Rlver ,yet off er more to more people than Red River Dam coul d offer. Also hea rd t h e cost of this would be very small,others stated sure it would becaus e the ~ov owned most of all the land as it was in the boundaries of t h e Daniel Boone National Forest . Many was in doubts about the cost plus benefits as the Corps of Engi neers has always stated. I didnt find out from any one if the valuation of the land had been determined to the acreage that this dam would take i n,that was in the over a ll cost of around eleven mi llion dollars. Did hear that it would be one of the cheapest of all the Corps undertakings.Also i nto days paper i t stated t hat 1300 people i n Clay City was wonderi n g what was ~oing to happen to them. if' this project fa i led. Of course you know that we have more people living on t he outskirts of Hazard such as Lothair , Walkertown,and many o the rs tha t live in the rural a reas that surround us. Others stated that it was a Pork Barr el dea l t hat prompoted this project over so many others,this I have no way o~ knowi ng . N9i ther care. Did overhea r that several Mfgs were pl anni n g on moving into that T HE STORE WITH FRIENOLY AND COURTEOUS SERVICE �DAVIS BROS. KENYON AUTO STORE HOME OWNED BY ROSCOE AND BILL DAVIS HARDWARE * ELECTRICA L & PLUMBING SUPPLIES * AUTO PA RTS & ACC ESSORIES SPORTING GOODS * FARM IMPLEMENTS * HOME APPLIANCES P hone 436-2811 Mail Code NO. 417Ul 157 M A IN STREET - P. 0 . BOX 812 - # HAZARD,KENTUCKY 2 area,beleive their Atty told Mr Kimball that at least there was i n consideration about thirteen. One is already operating. 1~1hi ch was the Lycoming Corp.Think they are shoe M~gs. I would have really like d to have gone along with Chief Justice Douglas this week,but I have a deer hunt ing tr ip planned,hRve al ready postponed it too long from the stand poi nt of weather. ~o J will let them and others take this tour,they are g oin~ to meet a lot of opposition of them being there,whi ch we didnt have last week,we had fine cooperation . I think I can see some what throu~h it all,why there i s no opposition in regard to thi s project,Carl i t doesnt take away any thing from the i r people.It is qui te different from what you ran into wi th Carrs Fork Reservior.Since the Gov owns all the property,naturally you cant expect any opposition to such a project. I do hate to see such Natural Resources destroyed,when the same thin~ could be acheived here on our stream. Or any where else,if this was the last resort i t would be different. Sorry to take up so much of your t ime,but feel thi s is a v ital i ssue that I feel some things you should know about in your own area . I am enclosing a Notati on from the National Wildlife Resources in re gard to a book tha t is soon to come out. Sincerely. ~~ . Roscoe c/navis. THE STORE WITH FRIENDLY AND COURTEOUS SERVICE �"OUTDOORS USA" -- THE 1967 USDA YEARBOOK More than 200 guests , representing the Congress, private con servation organizations, government agencies, and the press, joined Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman on October 26 for an official pre view of the 1967 USDA Yearbook -- "Outdoors USA." Held at the headquarters of the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, D.C., the reception was sponsored by the Natural Resources Council of America. Continuing a tradition started in 1849, the new Yearbook contains a wealth of information, beautifully illustrated , of interest to not only farmers but all persons interested in conservation and the outdoors. "I know you will like this book," said Secretary Freeman in presenting the first copies to those attending the preview ceremonies, "because it deals with adventure, beauty, and people . This is as it should be. We seek to conserve and improve Outdoors America -- and to enhance our citizens' appreciation of it -- not for the sake of land and water -- or wildlife, g ame, cattle and sheep -- but for the people's sake . Conservation is for people. People are the beginning and the end of it. Man is the conserver and unless his efforts make him happier, more secure , healthier in body and spirit, it is all so much wasted effort . This is a book for all Americans -- for citizens concerned about conservation of our natural resources, for hunters and fishermen, for family campers, for all who are concerned with the quality of the total environment, for children eager to learn about the outdoors, for farmers interested in profit - making recreation enterprises." "Outdoors USA" contains 408 pages of text, illustrated with over 220 black and white photographs, plus a section with 43 color photographs. There are 109 chapters under four headings: The Big Woods, Water, Beautification, and The Countryside . Most of the authors are Department of Agriculture specialists, but there are also chapters by university faculty members, outdoor writers, and officials of other governme nt agencies. For the first time in Yearbook history, one of the authors is a youngster -- 12 year old John Sbarbara III, of Radnor, Pa. When he was 10, he and his family enjoyed their first farm vacation in southwe stern Oklahoma. John kept a diary during the vacation and, at the suggestion of his mate rnal grandfather, Lloyd E . Partain , of the Soil Conservation Service, he wrote a piece and submitted it to Jack Hayes , Editor of the Yearbook . It was accepte d and, along with Mrs. E.D. Pearce, President of the General Federation of Women' s Clubs, author Johnny Sbarbara attended the preview and personally received one of the first public . copie_.§, px_esent@..d by. ~~cr,.etary; Fy e ~ ma;1: . Senators and Congressmen hav e limited numbers of Yearbooks for free distribution to constituents. Additional copies may also be obtained for $2 . 75 each from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Pr'inting Office, Washington, D.C. 20402~ I\.-~ ·~. ... ~J �* ** * * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * ** * * ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PENFOLD ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL * * * * ** Joseph W. Penfold, Conservation Director of the Izaak Walton League of Americ a, was elected Chairman of the Natural * Resources Council of America during the group's annual meeting* at Milford , Pa. in early Octobe r . Penfold succeeds Fred E. * Hornaday, consultant to the American Forestry Association . * NRC is an association of major national and regional conser* vation organizations, ranging from the American Alpine Club * to the World Wildlife Fund. * * Other officers named to lead the Council during the coming * year were : Richard H. Stroud, Executive Vice-President of the* Sport Fishing Institute, elected to the office of Vice-Chair- * man ; Daniel A. Poole, Secretary of the Wildlife Management * Institute, re-elected NRC Secretary; and Dr. Robert F . Hutton,* Executive Secretary of the American Fisheries Society, re* elected NRC Treasurer. Named to serve on the Executive Com* mittee, in addition to the officers, were: Past Chairman * Hornaday; Gordon K. Zimmerman, National Association of Soil * and Water Conservation Districts; and Stewart M. Brandborg, * The Wilderness Society. * * * Using the theme, nNRc in the Third Decade," representatives* of Council member organizations discussed a number of conser- * vation issues and problems during their annual meeting. * Topics included the work of the Public Land Law Review Com* mission, mining law problems, Land and Water Conservation * Fund inadequacies, estuarine policy and water quality, the * Federal Water Pollution Control Program , the Classification * and Multiple Use Act for public lands, and state standards * for water quality . Actions taken by the group included agree-* ment to sponsorship of a reception in honor of the U.S. * Department of Agriculture's 1967 "Yearbook" to be published * October 26, and an expression to the Congress~ in suppo~t of * extending the work of the Public Land Law Review Commission, * providing a similar extension is given the Classification and * Multiple Use Act of 1964. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *• ( * * * * * * * * ** * ** **** *** * ***** * * * * ** WILDLIFE REFUGE RE-NAMED TO HONOR DING DARLING The Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge, established December~ 1945 in Lee County, Fla. , has been renamed the J. N. "Ding" Dar ling Nationa 1 Wildlife Refuge , in honor of the former chief of the Bureau of Biological Surve y and first president of the National Wildlife Federation. Darling was largely responsible for initiating the National Wildlife Refuge System which now numbers more than 300 units and includes more 1 than 28 million acres . The System is administered b y the Bureau of ' Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Page 14 �Mr . J ames G. Taul bee, President Wol fe C:>unty Kiwanis Club Campt on, Kentucky ~ r Mr. Taulbee: plete agreement about shGuld be b utl. , P Wtth bestY R1ver nam. I believe i t 11 Sincerel y , Carl D. Perkins , M. CDP:r f c. �1==::~========-----campton, Kentucky November 13, 1967 Hon. tyndon B• Johnson ?.resident or united states Washington, D•C• Mr. President: I have been authorized by the v;olfe county Kiv,anis club to write you a letter concerning the construction of a dam for water reservoir in the Red River gorge. our club voted to support you and others in this construction and we believe that when comploted this dam will be a great aesthetic and economic asset to \7olfe , powell and Menifee counties . we believe that the beauty of this gorge will bo enhanced by the waters from this reservoir and that by way of boats and trails, remote scenic points can easily be seen. FUrther, we are of the opinion that when this project ls comploted that the unique scenic views together with the sports and recreation which water affords, will attract thousands of tourists to this gorge . we hope that you will see that money is appropriated for this project and that i t is completed at the earliest pos s ible date. sincerely yours , copies to : stewart Udall, secretary of rnterior John Sherman cooper, u.s. senator earl D• ".Perkins, Representative John watts, Representative J �N::>v-e mber 24, 1967 Mr . Lon B. R~gers P . o. Box 181 Pi keville , Kent ucky 41501 Dear llG; You know wha t a hi gh opin have your j ud(3Illent. Hence, t a:m impressed by ;rou r. / W'l,~ 1'1"t'. t hat :,our t rip through tha Red atver Gor ge convinc a dam should not be placed t here . I t is, aa y~u soy, a dly beaut1i'ul. aree.. Thank you f'or ,f sincerely, Carl D. Perkins, M. CDP: rf a. �LON B. ROGERS P. o. aox 101 PIKEVILLE. KY. 41501 OFFICE 437-6479 November 20, 1967 RESIDENCE 437- 4628 Honorable Carl D. Perkins, M. House Office Bldg. Washington, D. c. c. Dear Carl: After a trip through the Hed River Gorge on Saturday afternoon by car, Mrs . Rogers and I have decided that the g orge ought to pe preserved, and that alternate sites should be considered for the dam or dams. This is one of the prettiest short drives in the country. No, we did not join Justice Douglas and his pretty ffii.fe on the Hike, nor did we see them, but we drove from Slade interchange, via Nada, and the tunnel up the gorge and out at Sky Bridge to Mt. Parkway near the Dessie Scott Home. It is truly a wildly bea:u tiful area and should be preserved. I hope it is not too late. If the Army Engineers can des1troy the Red River Gorge, they can destroy Cumberland Falls, and even our Beloved Breaks of I hope you will use your influ River Gorge . Best wishes always, Lon B. Rogers. save the Red �: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1967 C 49 • Conservationists Rallying Against a Dam i-n By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times PINE RIDGE, Ky., Nov. 19 -An aroused species of urban animal - the weekend wood,sman and his wifeinvaded · the wilderness forest of Daniel Boone here this weekend to demonstrate for the preservation of solitude. The protest by organized conservationists stirred an angry counterdemonstration in the deep woods by local people in this rustic region between the Appalachian Mountains and Kentucky's bluegrass country. Forest Service officials said it was fortunate that no one had been shot. The issue that brought William 0. Douglas, !Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, his wife Cathy and about 400 other nature lovers-most of them from cities-on the protest hike into the Daniel Boone National Forest is a bitterly contested flood control dam planned by We Army Corps of Engineers in the wild Red River gorge. Two Factions Mingled The conservationists were opposed by local people from Powell, Wolfe and Menifee Counties who support the dam. Both factions mingled in a traffic jam of, on the one hand, sports cars and family sedans bearing outdoors club emblems and, on the other, dusty pickup trucks narrow Forest Service on access road. One Forest Service official said many of the nearby resi• dents were armed. The only incident, a barrage of firecrackers, made the hikers flinch. The anticonservationist, prodam forces carried placards that said "DAM the Gorge." They freely .damned Justice Douglas and "the · bird and bee nuts" for what they consider is meddling after 13 years of patient workin~ and waiting by local comm1tte~s to obtain flood relief that 1s now almost a reality. The Red River dam is scheduled for construction starting in March. a The New York Times (by Georoe Tam<!s) Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas in Red River Gorge. He backed Sierra Club's opposition to dam project. Hunters Invade Catskills See Issue of Survival The issue, according to the program forces, is their survival- "scenery or people". The alternatives, they say, are a 16-mile-long reservoir that would reduce downstream flooding and enhance the area with a heavily used ~ ----- - . spots in the country which we must do all wee can to save." The dispute has perplexed informed Federal officials in the Washington because timing of the protest, launched only a few months ago by the Kentucky chapter of the Sierra Club, has raised questions about the adequacy of the prolonged hearing and authorization process, which began in 1954. Until last August, no objection to the dam had been raised in countless preparatory proceedings. Timing Questioned "What is genuinely disturbing," one Washington official said, "is that if only onetenth of what the Sierra Club says about the damage to Red River gorge is true, why was this not raised along the line since 1954? Is this true of all Corps of Engineers projects, or many of them? Why didn't the Forest Service speak up for preservation? We don't know." Officials of Kentucky's newly organized Sierra Club, headed by James Kowalsky of Union College, in Barbour• ville, say they were not aware of the dam proposal because it had received little publicity. Recently the plans were changed__...to add a $3- The New York Times Nov.20.1967 Dam would be built at cross million, 8-foot elevation to the dam to hold back millions of gallons of water for Lexington, Frankfort and a -UMOP S<lf.l!O J,HflO uazop stream. Even this arrangement, negotiated with the Corps of Engineers by the Kentucky Water Resources Authority, received little or no publicity until the contract was signed. The authority is not required to hold and did not hold public hearings. Col. James A. Thetford, who heads the authority, is a retired officer of the Corps of Engineers. 'Entirely Neutral' At the corps's district office in Louisville a spokesman defended the agency's role in the dispute as "entirely neutral." '"If Congress says build a dam, we are going .to build it," the official said .. "We are never for a project or against it except on a factual basis - whether the cost of the dam will be returned in benefits from reduced flood damage, better water quality and recreational use." It was this attitude of the corps and the cost-benefit formulas enacted by Congress under which it must operate -formulas that exclude any consideration of esthetic or wilderness - preservation values-that drew the wrath of the demonstrators here. The Sierra Club contends that the Red River is a primeval stream, tranquil for most of the year as it flows between vertical sandstone bluffs 500 feet high and along musty, narrow bottomland. Some local residents denounced the conservation group �• ~ a o-'lJJ. L U J!'C l l~ 1 By DOUGLAS ROBINSON Special to The New York Times I ouay Tvc1 ~uonar-ic;O\."C', v, cc rv-~t.. that would attract many people anyhow-because of the publicity generated by the antidam group-and a continuation of annual floods that have resulted in millions of dollars of damage. At the maximum water level the reservoir would inundate most of the primitive gorge and its tributaries. Kentucky conservationists call it "the Grand Canyon of the East." Justice Douglas during yesterday's protest hike proclaimed it "cne of the great untamed beaut.Y. MARGARETVILLE, N. Y~ whole valley will sound like Nov. 19-"Many of the hunters Vietnam," says Max Kass, come up here with a $5 bill owner of a sprawling motel and a set of underwear and complex on Route 30 a few they don't change either one miles out of Margaretville. Mr. till they get back to the city,"JKass expects a bonanza in the a grizzled mountaineer com- next few days, since he can put plained today. up 230 hunters. . Most hunters, however, arHe was t~lkmg ab?ut the rive well supplied and manyl army of red-Jacketed city men j _ _ Mrs. Douglas, left, accompanied her husband on the tour. Plans to dam the Red River, which would flood scenic gorge, have been in works since 1954, who will temporarily abandon Continued on Page 95, Column 3 their wives and steam-heated apartments tomorrow for a trek into Catskills where deer, they will the shoot white-tailed black bear, wild turkeys, a few Quotation of th e Day The Other News cows and, occasionally, each other, on opening day of the "We must take with both hands the opportunity International hunting season. now presented to us."-Prime Minister Wilson. [1:6-7.] Commanders weigh motive of Once they get here, they will enemy's big drive. Page 3 find mountain towns and vilMember of Yemeni Republican Kennedy assails U.S. health- Japanese licensed to make lages all but deserted. In the Council resigns. Page 6 care programs. Page 22 H.I.S. men's wear. Page 72 snow-robed catskills, almost! The police used a helicopter Pressure builds in Karamanlis A reading problem is hard to Industry forms council to everyone goes hunting in the yesterday to beat down tall to return to Greece. Page 11 detect. Page 42 help farmers. Page 72 grass and flush two teen-agers first few days of the season. Pope Paul made his first public appearance Grivas leaves Cyprus for The only residents who don't International Small Business: Running a who authorities said had gone Religion talks in Athens. Page 13 since his operation Nov. 4, speaking to a are those who cater to hunters' ballet school. Page 72 into hiding after leaping from In a move designed to protect the dollar in Negro priest celebrates the needs or who are afraid of the wake of Britain's devaluation of the crowd, of 25,000 in St. Peter's Square from British devaluation step ends a stolen car in the Broad ChanPersonal Fjnance: Expenses orthodox liturgy. Page 33 a 3-year effort. Page 74 the window of his study. [1:5.] armed city slickers. pound, the Federal Reserve System yesterday of the retired. Page 72 nel section of Queens. France's late support irri tates A musements and t he A rts More liberalized world trade 'Like the Ser;es' The boys surrendered when announced the increase in the discount rate N ational Britain. Page 75 "Report From lron MounPage 72 the wind from helicopter's is urged. "It's like the first day of lhe to 4½ per cent from 4 per cent. The disTentative settlement of the two-month Market to pursue talks on tain" is reviewed. Page 45 Dutch investors are upset by rotor blades flattened the 10World Series," says Albert count rate, which is the amount commercial technicians strike against the American Britain's bid. Page 75 Bosley Crowther is named frauds. Page 72 foot-tall grass and reeds on Weiss, editor of The Catskill banks pay to borrow money from the Fed- Broadcasting Company was announced in Devaluation to help Americritic emeritus. Page 58 Mountain News. "During the eral Reserve System, is one of the basic Washington by the Federal Mediation and Survey finds closer watch of Jamaica Bay's marshy shorecan tourists. Page 75 and stripped away their Patchen play staged by daytime, just about everybody interest rates in the economy, and its in- Conciliation Service. The terms of the agreedirectorships. Page 72 land Threshold, lnc. Page 59 October's gain in personal hiding plce. disappears.'' crease is expected to raise the cost of money ment to end the walkout by 1,500 urfion Government and Politics Three other teen-age boy,s Throughout a five - county for borrowers throughout the country. Ca- members were withheld. After a vote by the Pentagon grounded 600 F-105 Negro troupe announces fourincome lags. Page 72 mountain region, barbershops nadian bank officials announced a similar union members early this week, a return to play season. Page 59 Greece makes bid for foreign had been captured a few minbombers in 1964. Page 5 utes earlier by policemen who will be closed, garages will increase. [Page 1, Column 6-8.) Harkness Ballet closes its investors. Page 72 chased the stolen car and its work is expected by next weekend. [1:1.) Romney says President erred be shuttered, production will season. Page 61 Bond interest rates seem sure A compromise Senate bill that would on Vietnam. Page 28 On the Continent, the Finance Ministers of five occupants about two mile,s plummet at saw mills and furCesare Siepi sings at Hunter to rise. Page 72 through Howard Beach and niture factories, and milk will the six Common Market countries, including greatly extend Federal jurisdiction over the General College. Page 61 · Pa~ Pa'!' Broad Channel. sour on the dairy farms and France, agreed to contribute to the Sl.4-bil- country's meat supply and that goes well Charles Lloyo Quartet plays Ad•. News. ..... 77 Over the Counter 71 lion Joan that Britain wants from the Inter- beyond a House-passed bill emerged today. Navy is key force in San According to the police, Pain the processing plants. Dl•idends ... ... . 71 Personal Finance 72 in the Village. Page 61 Diego enocy. Page 2 trolmen Jack Winograd and Most mountain high schools national Monetary Fund. Michel Debri~. the Administration officials hailed the stronger S ports John Speller were cruising will be empty of 16- and 17- French Minister of Economy and Finance, measure, which now goes to the Senate Antimissile base sites to be Society discussed. Page 15 along Cross Bay Boulevard year-old boys, many of whom was the chairman of the unusual night meet- Agriculture Committee. [23:1-2.) Susan P. Kennedy married to Giants beat Steelers, 28-20, when they saw five boys in a Peace Corps to appeal draftwill receive academic permis- ing in Paris. [l :6-8.) lose Frederickson. Page 62 Metropolitan Lanie! G. Ibarra. Page 54 ing of volunteers. Page 16 car that had been reported' sion to go hunting the first Speaking on television from 10 Downing Ruth Lande is wed to Stanley Minniear, a substitute back, stolen two days earlier from The New York State Board of Regents few days of this week. steal Giant show. Page 62 Street, Prime Minister Harold Wilson asked issued a blueprint to reorganize and reform Carbon monoxide fumes kill Page 54 Shuman. the Fresh Meadows section of three in motel. Page 18 Industries as far away as British people last night to respond to the state's urban schools. The board asked Barbara Tabak and Robert Undefeated Colts turn back Queens. Binghamton to the west and the A malaise is found to stalk Lions by 41-7. Page 62 the devaluation by working harder and less Berger are wed. Page 54 policemen pursued the Kingston on the east-those the Legislature for $11-million for the reform Northeast. Page 27 Packer defense stops. 49ers, carThe southward to First Road that have not adjusted their selfishly, for their country's good. "This is a proposals, but warned that this would only Philadelphia N.A.A.C.P. asks Fashi o11s and Home 13-0; Starr hurt. Page 62 and Cross Bay Boulevard, where vacation schedules to the sea- proud nation," he said. "We're on our own make a small dent in the problem. The Rizzo's ouster. Page 34 Humor, insight mark encyclo- 93-yard pass play marks 30-3 they forced it to a halt. The son-may find that a sucden now. It means putting Britain first." Mean- changes would drastically affect public edu- City antipoverty official asvictory by Bears. Page 62 five boys in the car jumped pedia on wines. Page 56 plague has reduced their healthy wh;1e, the first signs of a political storm cation at all levels, and include the establishsails Johnson. Page 37 Box carries room full of infla- Jets defeat Patriots, 29-24; out and scattered, but one 14over the decision were appearing, with de- ment of an urban teacher corps. [l:l.) work force to a trickle. Copter's air blast helps police Snell is injured. Page 63 year-old boy was caught Page 56 table furniture. mands for Mr. Wilson's resignation. [1:6-7.J 125,000 Are Expected Mayor Lindsay intervened personally in capture pair. Page 49 Doll makers are set for the Raiders conquer Dolphins on quickly. Spain devalued its currency by 16.6 per the stalemated taxi contract dispute, calling Hunting season starts today John J. Whalen, regional Coast, 31 to 17. Page63 Patrolman Winograd chased holidays. Page 56 in the Catskills. Page 49 game manager for the Stat_e cent, in another repercussion of the British representatives of the Taxi Drivers Union Eagles rout Saints, 48-21, as two other boys and caught them devaluation. The move puts the Spanish Obi t uaries and of 75 fleet owner groups to a night Kibitzing reigns at youngsters' Conservation Department, estiSnead excels. Page 64 near a cluster of summer cotGeorge Hoefer, jazz writer Rangers face North Stars in tages where he found them mates that about 125,000 hunt- peseta at the value of 70 to the dollar, com- session at City Hall. Unionized cab drivers chess tourney. Page 52 pared with 60 previously [1:7.] in the city have threatened to strike tomor- Progress described in oral hisand disk collector. Page 47 ers will clutter the mountains game at Garden. Page 66 knee-deep in icy water. The ln Washington, General William C. West- row night if there is no agreement on a new Dr. Edward Flemming, obste- Greek-Americans hold Czechs police said one boy was 16 and during the two-week season. Of tory project. Page 57 trician, gynecologist.Page 47 these, 90,000 will come from moreland said that United States and South contract by then. [l :2-3.) ' to 0-0 soccer tie. Page 67 the other 15 years old. the outside. The rest will be Vietnamese forces were now "winning a war A drug insurance plan that would cover Industry and Labor Meanwhile, the helicopter, Filipino driver killed in race Financial and B usiness mountain people. by Ralph Manee, had of attrition." The American military com- the cost of prescriptions for members was Soviet completes test of 60at Macao. Page 68 piloted m.p.h. hydrofoil. Page 93 Steel mills report big auto "Only one in IO hunters will mander in Vietnam predicted that the U.S. announced by the Associated Hospital Servbeen summoned to help find the actually bag a deer," Mr. mi_ght be able to begin withdrawing troops ice of New York (Blue Cross). A Blue Cross E ducation and W elfare orders. Page 72 English springer spaniel wins remaining two boys. Two open field trial. Page 69 Whalen says. "We figure that from South Vietnam in two years or less if •vice president estimated that initially 300,youths were spotted on the Tennessee, U.S.C. top rivals west side of Cross Bay Boulethis make each deer worth t'1c bombing of North Vietnam continues, and 000 persons would be enrolled in the plan, Nation's college campuses for football crown. Page 70 have a new mood. Page 1 about $100, based on the pro- if the South Vietnamese Army is strength- if it is approved by the state, and if enough vard hiding in the tall grass and Universities asked for publicreeds. rated cost of the hunter's equip- en'?d. [1:5.] drugstores agree to participate. [1:2.] Man in the N ews service philosophy. Page 53 When the hovering helicopter ment over several years and i "Foreign Affairs" - C. L. Speaking in the Bronx, Senator Robert F. l n Vietnam itsetf, in the 17th day of fightGeorge Wilchen Romney, enighad flattened the grass and exthe amount of money he spends Sulzberger reviews trends Health and Science ing in the Central Highlands, South VietnaKennedy called America's health care promatic candidate. Page 29 posed the boys to view, the coup here." in the news abroad every Archeological finds delay pilot, Robert Clendenning, orAbout 75 per cent of the mese paratroopers drove a North Vietnamese grams a "national failure." (22:4-5.) Analysis and Comment Monday, Wednesday and Portions of eight of 38 previously secret highway in Israel. Page 9 dered the boys through a bull 12,000 deer expected to fall force from a hill overlooking Dakto. South Editorials and Letters to the horn to move to higher ground. Saturday in The New York this season will be killed the Vietnamese paratroopers and infantry had letters from the martyred German theologian Soviet flight around the Editor. Page 46. The boys followed the helicopmoon is expected. Page 14 T imes. first day. Most of them will go struggled for four days to take the hill. Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his fianc~e will be Fred Hechinger en school de- ter to a knoll and were a~ American troops engaged the enemy in sev- published here today by the Union Theolog- United Fund reports progress to local people. centralizatioa plan. Page 46 rested there. in city hospitals. Page 21 ical Seminary. [l:6-8.) "For the next few days, this eral areas of the Highlands. [1:4.) I I ==-=======::::;::=========================================================================== Copter's Air Blast Flushes Out 2 Boys I Sought in Car Theft I ! I °l �•.,.. :'"'"'-l~· K. T.l" 'i.nc ~·~,.o R ·.r1 ,:-, , : • Ur:!.,.e Ar,hlanc1, Kentucky ~~t You ,rcll ' on cJ.l !>Ublic queot.:. ~nr-. Hence: I ii':- .1)1.c .r ,~ hc·.-c ~--;y_:r vlc1rs in :np:,"'.ti~n to c•o:1r-t::ix•tion , r-11 on ·;;he Red Rl vcr . We d :a, ns ;:rou I h -on w.v to "Cccpt~ Wit h hest~ h:1rd. tine l3st wee!;:. ur invttatt:>n to <>.all ~m you. e~ 'Y Sincerely, Carl D. Perki ns, M. C. CDP:rf �dhfJand, !J(£tduaky //-/1-G? �Ll<! Fred I:. 1'iJ.©:1zzi t. :,~·, <.:tty of Im::tngtou H?!1:)I• C?rn?:t001:c,1lth ;Jf K~n~ ticlcy 1£::iug'..:'.)n, Kcrrturky ~ f'.m on rec-:>i"cl m'.,j~ ~ s u~:t..; J..u fo.V;)r r ."am. I ru,1 pJ_,~atl t'r 14 dtocussin,.; the bcne!'icicl e:!'i"cctr. :.-o., ~" · ·-w~ultl !11.lve ~n L~::-d.n,;t~n , :; ,,a'v0.c . l c1;''!,)l.,·. r ::>:f c~n::;ru~tioa o:f the .2"' ·~ t~ r,a"."'! yom· lcttc..· :., , M·:r · •• Sln--crcly, Cnrl D. Pcrkinc, CIP:rf ?,:. c. �F" R E D E . F" UGA ZZ I MAYOR November 14, 1967 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins The House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Perkins: While there are many reasons, insofar as the City of Lexington is concerned why we would like to see the Red River Dam built as speedily as possible, I want to discuss with you the one that we consider the most important--our city's future water supply. We believe, too, that we are expressing the wishes of all downriver cities which must depend upon t he Kentucky River for their water. In 1930, when Lexington was perhaps one-third its present size, industrially and from a population viewpoint, a serious drought occurred. We are advised by the Corps of Engineers that the Red River Dam is just one of a series of impoundments in Eas t ern Kentucky that will take care of al l the needs of the Kentucky River watershed when built . The first dam to be built in this chain is the Red River, and engineers guarantee that this will take care of all our city's needs until the year 2000. Some of those opposin g the impoundment say that this term of years is "inconsequential", but we cannot agree with this statement . Should a drought of the proportions of that of 1930 occur before the dam is bui l t, our city and the cities below us on the Kentucky would encounter a most serious water shortage. Within my life time , I hope, we shal l see Lexington a city of 300,000 population , with proportionate growths recorded by our downriver neighbors. Further, in view of Lexington's fast growing population, it should a l so be taken into consideration that a lake of this size would provide enough constant flow of water to take care of the effluent from our disposal water . Frankly, Lexington and the dozen or more other cities and towns downriver cannot face the possibilit y of being without an adequate water supply and the proper means for disposal of our waste water. The Red River Dam should be built with all speed. Opponen t s of the project say that other methods can be followed to get water; that other dams can be built. But they are not realis t ic in any degree. They know, but have not spoken out on the subject, that it took 13 years to get the Red River Dam to its present stage of development and that o u r cities, grow i ng rapidly each year, cannot wait a n other such period, or any period, while new plans are discussed. Besides, the Red River Dam is just one of a series that will take care of the water needs of all our people at some future date when a severe drought strikes our land. �The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives - 2 - November 14, 1967 Lexington and other downriver cities must depend entirely on the Kentucky River for its future drinking water and water for industry. I believe in conservation, but think that conservation of water for future needs is paramount to any other consideration, particularly when unnecessary delay could bring a water famine to our area. Any decision on this matter must consider what will accomplish the most good for the greatest number of our citizens. While the Red River is a beautiful scenic area, it must be kept in mind that the river can become an ugly, destructive, uncontrollable river in time of flood. Please use your best efforts to get this project under way at the earliest possibly moment. Even that may be too late. Sincerely yours, JJ?~~ Fred E. Fugazzi, Mayor FEF:es �1,ovci;;her 7, 19 7 M.c • E. E. 13,.ica Presiuent , Wolfe Cotmty ~ Imp1•o ve.im. Ass::>cl ation Cao.pt on , Kent ucky Dear Mr. Bach: Tl'1ank :fOt. f o r 1ncludin~· vere sent copies o:t yo..n· le you knov , I Asso o n' gree co.::iJ;>letely Co unty l :.~ro...-et:1e11t Bed River G;)r~e. i u ill.! list of th:>se ,,ho President J :>nnson. As the vieus of the Wol f e t b uilding a dam in the With l:c:,t wi ohes , Sinccrefy, Cdr l D. Perki ns, M. C. CDP: rf �oampton, Kentucky November .3, 1967 Hon. UY'lldon B• Johnson President of trnitod states washington, D• C near )?resident: I have been authorized by the Wolfe oounty Improvement Association to write you a letter concerning the construction of a dam in the Red River oorge. our Association voted unanimously to support your action in this construction and we believe that vrhen completed, this dam ,vill be a great asset to Wolfe, Powell and Menifee counties. we are of the opinion that the waters of this project will create far more scenic places than it will destroy. In fact, the water will provide roadways whereby boats will have access to parts of the · gorge which now, by reason of ruggedness, moat people do not seo. we are making every effort to promote and increase tourism in this section. Also we have hopes of getting a small factory in this section. That is, in our county seat. Federal a.id fo~ farmers, for schools and for road construction, has increased greatly the production potential in this county. The completion of a Red River nam will greatly improve and strengthen our economy. At such time Tourism will be increased one-hundred-fold• It appears that most of the objections to the buildi ng of this dam are coming from outside. complaints from people who are not fully aware of the facts and from groups of people who may have ulterior motives. e trust that you will see to it that money for this work is made available and that construction is continued until completed. sJ.nce~ely , yo"2;? ~ Frliaa~ w~ unty Improvement Association copies to: sec. Stewar t Udall sen. John Sherman cooper Representative, oarl ]Perkins R9presentative, John O• watts ' �November 7, 1967 Mr. D:ma l d B. S'hel t on , Architect 1391 Lee st j wtl Road Lexi ngt on , Kentucky 40508 ~ r Mr . Shelt::>n : I t was good of you t o s e yo 2 advocating r eductions i n feel d r:,ppi ng o f the p r::>p~se d Re o" 8~ Thank ~ u ~~r~ With best w -1- y t li letter of November xpcnditures i n gene ral and in p.lr t i cuJ.ar . il.!le a nd trouble to vrite me. ~ S1ncerely, Carl D. Perltins , M. C. CDP: rf �ARCHITECT • ENGINEER • A N D ASSOCIATES DONALD CARL N. B . SHELTON AIA ELLIOTT N O V E MB E R Second 1967 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House Office Building Washington, D.C. Dear Congressman Perkins: It appears that it is of vital consequence to our nation that our energies and monies are wisely spent. I greatly urge you to insist on major spending cuts at this time in our history. I feel this move is of particular concern at this time . I believe that figures show the average wage-earner is working from January through the best part of May to pay the taxes taken by our governments before he reaches a point where he can spend or save for himself (considering a full year). Just a short three or four years ago, when I began watching this calendarization of the total taxes taken from us, the governments' portion only went through a part of April. This appears to be both a great and an unhealthy increase. There are some very fine people in government jobs, but I believe it is readily apparent by the very nature of 'no profit or loss motive', that it is impossible to get anywhere near the value for services or work accomplished from government expenditures as you get from well-run private enterprise. This is, of course, speaking of the general picture. By the very nature of the non- existant limits to the governments' spending, except the collective vote of Congress under all of the pressures to spend so much money for so many good things, it appears that we will have to some day soon put a percentage limitation of the nation ' s gross on the total the governments can spend, and then a percentage on the total percentage of the gross national product that the governments can tax. 1 3 9 1 A R E A LEESTOWN CODE 606 R O A D • • TELEPHONE LEXINGTON. 254-3481 Ky . AND 4 0 5 0 8 254 - 3 4 82 �Continued Page Two The governments would then be faced with a budget in which it would be a matter of whether to spend here or there, rather than one in which it is just a question of whether to spend or not to spend . We are already past the desirable percentage. The percent of a man's salary or wages taken is a form of control of this part of each working individual's life, and his time invested. One area that could bear the closest scrutiny and supervision, is the cocalled 'pork-barrel' spending. This too often not only wastes money, but is to my mind, destructive, rather than creative, in a heart-rending way . I can say without hesitation that the Red River Dam should not be built as now planned and located. It would be a great waste of our state's best natural resources for generations - and a most unnecessary one! Please halt the Red River Dam as now planned so a better and true determination can be achieved. I hope that we citizens soon can have something to look forward to, and each year getting healthier and better instead of the tax and spend situation getting progressively worse. Very sincerely, Donald B. Shelton, Architect DBS : ewl �J .ilr. P....>gei• W. fu.rb:nir Aocor.t..tc P...•:>{'ca;~~ u~1i•ro1•3ity- of K<:.lt.l!.:,\}" Le.x'"ln,,?t,on, ltetltucl;, 1~0506 I aA°lclrc and. 1-ocpcct J'. c:.nt...ou t~ t lla ,n.ld ru.•.n.~. Co:r ·. ap_>1·e~lu.t1.. ;rou:,." n.:vion • 11 tal-.ini ..~he time t:ll , :>v.hL ·.;.l tl."y t::> couvi 4ee me I o}, u.lu c},.,n,:;.- i:r..:,· 12inJ ~ ·ho • p:locd dwn. You ore, beauty ~1. tl1c: ~1 !nd~ed, most x,e1"'.,ue.st • D I genuinol,y bolieve t he bcnef.i.t3 tl'ut thiJ .:o:;;, :>11". ould b r ;,ng tc; t hat aroa of Easte1.111 Kcntu.c i t h· li"i;e i-ating i •tJ n.e.tc.ra.l 'lx4.u.t.f, :r~'lr exceed. o.ey " .-•a toot oir;ht be done. tWLceroly, Carl D. Per,.tno , U. C• CDP: rf �UNIVERSITY OF KEN T UCK Y LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40506 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES D EPARTMEN T O F ZOOLOGY October 27, 1967 Representative Carl Perki ns U. S . House Office Building Washington, D . C. Dear Rep. Perkins: It seems that you favor the construction of a multipurpose dam in the lower reaches of Re d River Gorge in eastern Kentucky. As a private citizen, I should like to prevail upon you to change your mind, and to do all in your power to prevent the construction of the dam . It will be too late only when the impounded water has destroyed the flora, the fauna, and the scenic beauty of the gorge . There h ave been many statements in the press, both pro and con about the proposed dam, and many ai each side have been considerably exaggerated. Two that I have heard many times are particularly absurd : 1) There are many other areas in eastern Kentucky that are comparable to Red River Gorge . I was born and grew up in eastern Kentucky, and have spent nearly my entire professional life in the general area . The south fork of '.the Cumberland River above Devil's Jump comes nearest being comparable, but is considerably different, in flora, in fauna, and in overall appearance . The gorge of Laurel Creek in Elliot County is a miniature of Red River . Rockcastle River in places exhibits similarities to the Red, but these areas are much less extensive, and lack the scenic beauty of the Red River Gorge. The Red River Gorge has no peers. 2) The Red River Gorge is little used, with only about 5 00 visitors per year. I cannot remember my introduction to the Gorge, but I do know that it has been over 30 years since I first entered the region with a college class . I was a student at the time, but led my own college class first into the gorge in 19 39. Since joining the staff of the Universi ty of Kentucky in 1950, I alone have been responsible for more than 500 visitors a year to Red River Gorge. �October 27, 1967 2 I live in Lexington: I own property here: I 've lived here for 17 years, a nd expect to retire and die here. I have as great an interes t in an adequate water supply for Lexing ton as anyone. I will not presume to tell the engineers where to build their dams for water supply, but there must s urely be feasible s ites other than in Red River Gorge . I cannot speak with conviction on flood control , for I have no first-hand exp erience . I h a ve always chosen to live and bring up my children above the high-water mark. As a privat e c i tizen, with a love for and a not inconsiderable knowledge of Red River Gorge and its attendant flora. and fauna, I request t hat you do all in your power to preserve this magnificent gorge for posterity. Sincerely, t;cui!~~ Roger W . Barbour, Ph . D . Associate Professor RWB:erp �Red Ri ver Darn Clon~l FPrd AndP r son callP.d 0cbobPr 27 to sav ho ha 3 noticed nowsoaoer st JriPS about opposition to dam , i ncluding march by Justic9 Dou~las so~ for Novembor . Anderson says En~inoPrs arP en~agod in acouiring land . The have spent $680,000 in advancP-d engineering and m.mrb design . fne re is ,.,pJJ0 , 000 in 1968 budg t , most of which will go for land acouisition. 0 rhat mak s about 1 million 0 out of the tota l cost of $11 , 100 , 000. No construction constra cts hav9 b~ n l~t . 0 RLR �Oct~ber 16, 1967 M~. C~nley Sorrell Canpton, Kentucky 41301 Dear .Mr. Sorr el l : f ~ It ·was t houghtful of you to the S,Jllda.y Hem l d•Leader. October 11 wich ae<nmpe.nt the ediwrlal ct.ate e lipping. ur note of Wi th bes t 1-l is hes, y ODPs jf o stnoerel)', Carl D, Perkins, M, 0 , ~ ��,I ..:·-=-:.:.:.·.:..·-= - ..:·....:.:·-.:..··:..:·-:_,:_:-:.:-::-:::-:::~_ __ _ _ _~ ·face ~ great industrial and tourist boom because of · the building of the Red River Reservoi r. Some day the stale will build a slate park on this impoundmcnt and we predict that it will have the tourist drawing By HERNDON J. EVANS tural state. But only a Iew of about niue miles. upstream cover tJ1e hillsides. river certainly will not be des- power of any existing _state park. Herald Editor them ever _have seen th_e gorge. above the da_m site, is like auy All Otis beauty will be pre- troyed. The huge boulders that The lake will be bigger than r have just revisited the Red AI~er ~ trip thro1;1gb tins gorge, other small river or l a rge creek. served and made available lo in centuries past have rolled _Dewey and Buckhorn poured River Valley center of a con- I J OJD with the U111led States De- I can take . you to 50 such thousands of persons each week down to the water's ed"'e still rnto one and the scenery will troversy inv~lving conservation partment of the . Interior's Bur- streams in Eas~er!l Kentuc½y ~vho will visit the area. Noth- will be there as they "aiways surpass that of Lake Cumber- · minded members of the wide- cau of Recreation, the Corps and to many similar ones 1b mg of beauty is Jost in i mpound- have been. land. spread Sierra Clubs of Amer- of Engineers and with others hilly areas of other parts .of our ing the stream. As of now, the We have the engineers' word lf yot~ should wish lo sec th is ica and slate and federal offi- who a~tually_ have seen the state. You see _the same scenery heavy growth of t rees, vines and for tJ1is because !he lake will area this would be a wondet:flll cials who want to impound the yalley, rn saymg tl!at the build- and the trce-lrncd shore lh~t weeds almost blots out the river not extend Car enough upstreain time of the year to g?· Drive waters of this beautiful stream mg of a 172-foot high dam mil you see along Elkhor1_1 Creek m ,1s it winds its way towa rd the to destroy the scenic beauty of to Slade on the Mountam Parkas another reservoir to guaran- enhance rather than hurt . the the Blue Grass section, part1- shoals, or "white water" u p- this gorge. Some parts may be way and take Sta!C 15 to Nada tee our future water supply. scenic beauty of the Red Rwer cularly around Fra~kfort. To stream. Herc again misinforma- inundated a few feet, to be sure where you tur~ right and take I have visited various parts Valley. The starthng beauty of ?ay that the Red Rive~ gorge lion has spurred Siena clubbcrs but the engineers estimate that State 77, passing through the of this valley in the past but the area to be cover~d to form is t!1e .only s~1ch ar~a 1n Ken- and otl1ers bent on "saving" the at least 11 miles of rough wat- long highway tunnel. You !hen this time I started at the site of the 2,200-acre Jake will be seen tucky is a gross 1msstatemeot Red River to carry on the fiaht ers above the Jake will take can take State 715 lo Sky Bndge the proposed dam and traveled by milli?ns of visitors to the of fact. even after federal officials h;ve care of all the hardy souls who and the!1ce to Pinc Ridge wh~re upstream to the upper reaches area durmg the years after the Woodlands enhance the beau- said that the dam· will be. built want to hike or carry canoes be- you slnkc the Parkway agam. of the river. dam is completed, instead of by ty. of Reel River along tl~is nine- to prevent floods, to provide tween the pools of water that At the intersection of ?7 an? There is no question of the a . few hundred . ~::?rsons who mile stretch but there 1s noth- drinking water and industrial will be found there. The gorge 715 y~u ca n follow the r iver_ if beauty of this region. Fall col- might w1s.h to v1s1t the gorge 111g here that can not be sc~n use water for Lexington and will not be destroyed. The miles you wish. Along the roads wh!ch ors were in full sway in many on foot or Ill a canoe. 111 hundreds of . other places rn other downstream cities. and to of river below the dam still will follow the nver you c11n find places and the ri,·er, while at Seven From The Dam our sta~c. The_ real beauty_ o( tie in with a chain of l akes that be the same as they are today. places to park and wa)k down lo\v c?b _because of a lack of In the fir~t place, ti.le propos- the :eg10'.1 1s !n _the t_o~vermg, will guarantee fres h waler from As Edmund Burgher, retired to the_strc~m. For the fll~st sevraillfa ,1, 1s one that has great ed lake will be about seven mult1colo1ed ch£fs, particularly Kentucky's mountains at least weekly newspaper editor of the en miles 1t may be like any app_cal lo nature lovers. Sic~ra mil~s long from lhe dam, local- in the late aftern~ons w,h~n the until the year 2000. The): say, Clay City Times declared along other stream. bt!t ~~.r the ar~; 1Cluo members, armed withed m Powell County about 1.5 sun bathes the cl!ffs, J),ihsadcs too, that no scenery Will be the journey " now we can have a)J?VC the lake _it 1,11! be mao· more misinformation tha n miles downstream from the Red and rock format!ons Jn_ golds "destroyed," and everyone who our cake a~d cat it too." Also n1(1cent And, if you can hold facts, seek to preserve this riv- River's junction with Indian and purples and intens1f1cs the visits the region will be forced accompauyill" me ,{,ere Geor"c Ot!t until 1972 you can make the , er, ils huge houlders, its high Creek to the "while waters." beauty of the colorful gums, su- to agree. !3illill''s Jict;11c1 corresponde~tt tnp by b?at 1011 (romththe,, darn1 lo cliffs and palisades in thcit· na- The river in th is area, and for macs, _dogwoods and oaks lhat The "white waler" part of the and ;o~tmaster of Stanton, an~l • ~;;ite~-se,f of e wh t e Green Abner, star route mail But keep this in mind : The earner ~nd groc?r. :\II know building of the Red -River Dam the area mvolvcd 111 tl11s proJcct will not impai1· the scenic beauty and a!l look forward to the ~ay of the Red River Gor ge 110 matwhen Powell County, l\lemiee tcr what the uninformed may County and Wolfe, County will say. - - - -- - - - - -- - -- ---'---=-- ------·-......c:-c..·_-_. :·........._........:c.,_:__ _ _.:..__ _ _ _ _ __ l �October 12, 1967 Mr. ltxlney 'f11 Olar!~, Superintendent Powel l (hun.t y Schoo.ls ~ Stanton, Kentucky Dear Mr. Clark: I am 1n e:ffl!)lete a.greeme ~ ~am of FA.ucat1on on t he Re your l etter of October 9. O y h the Vi wll Count y D!url, as ~"Pressed tn wark on this proj ect will go foNl.l\\ steadil y . '111th best "1sbe• ' V s1noere1¥, Car l I>. Perkins, M. C. CDP: rf �POWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS RODNEY T. CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT BOX 5 STANTON, KY . October 9, 1967 Honorable Carl D. Perk in~ Member of Congress Was hington , D. c. Dear The Powell County Boartl of Education of Stanton, Kentucky, has gone on recor d favoring the construc tion of the 1-led aiver Dam in Powe ll Couhty, Kentucky. Not only does the ded diver, during flooding stages, cover the bottom lands and destroy crops b u t also covers many of the roads of the county which force the closing of schools due to inability to operate transportation vehicles. We feel tha t the construction of the dam will be a great boom to the economy of the county, creote a wonderful r ecr eat ion area, construct a storage bas in for an adequate water supply to a number of cities in this area, and make it possible for schools to operate without interruptions froru •flood conditions in t he ded River Valley . Your help in this Project will be greatly apprecia ted. BOA.RD OF EDUC11.TION , 7:'erlf.~e~ RTC/ms �Oct~ er 12, 1967 t. R:>$e > Pl--os1dent Sb:tn m.st?t~ FeeemM.on Lea.1\te o<P Kentuc~t·~ SpOrtsmen P~ O. Box 127 Clay Cit y, Kentucky 41312 •1r. F:>rest :a·. I rnn lnn t o htlve a l e ;~ 'E· t es, $P/':1"'ta.l...""'T":"Carrurer o "' that t he Lesgu.e h.s n l Bed· Rtvcr n,,n. r or33n1z3ti~n., reporti ng l"t f or the prc;posed Gbead:our v!etc:m!}!:5 ~ I :f:'eel sure work will move a. y~u ana Mr. D1.1~~1v1 Wi th best ~ Sincere.ly , Carl. D. Pe:rkins., M. CUP:rt c. �Fish In Every Stream A Sportsman In Every Home October 7 , 1967 Carl D. P erkins Representat iv e Se venth District House Office , Building Washington, D.C. Mr. Pe rkins: The S ixth Bistrict Federation of the League of Ken t ucky Sportsmen voted, a t its Octobe r meeting, to gi ve full support to t he proposed Red River Dam and Reservoir Pro ject. The Sixth District i s composed of nineteen counti e s in Central and Eastern Kentucky. The Le ague would appre ciat e any help you might g ive to this project. Sincerely , ~~.er~ Sixth Di strict Federat ion League Of Ky Sportsmen res. t Federat Leag ue Of Ky Sportsmen 1."R/ jbr �October 10, 1967 Mr. H. t. S~u~lock, General Manager East I<.:entucky Rural Elcctrtc Cooperative Corp. P. o. B~x 707 Winchester, Kentucky 40391 a.ar ~ Mr. S,purlock: I ru:i glad to have the Ll.... reeordtng your organizatt:>n I o Board of D5.rect~r' e 1n "':2s.:wJz- of' the Re<.. River Ihm. I a.sree 1r.i. th you o.h:lt the dam sho be built and I feel eure ·work ,~ill nove a.head. y With be::t 1:iahcs I 0 y Sincerely, Carl D. PerkUB, M. C. CDP: r! �EAST KENTUCKY RURAL ELE CTRI C COOP ERAT IVE CORPORATI ON P. 0. Box 707 • Lexington Road • Winchester, Kentucky 40391 Area Code 606 Tel. 744-4812 Octobers, 1967 MEMO TO : All Persons Interested in Eastern Kentucky Development FROM: H. L. Spurl ock, General Manager East Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative SUBJECT : Red River Dam The Red River Dam has become a point of interest and controversy i n some areas and in recognition of this, the East Kentucky RECC Board of Director s adopted this resolution at its meeting October 4, 1967 ; "Noting that the proposed construction of the Red Ri ver Dam has become a matter of great controversy in the press and among conservation groups, the latter with whom we usually agree, we the Board of Di r ectors of East Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation in meeting assembl ed at Winchester, Kentucky, on October 4 , 1967, do h ereby resolve to express our views to our representat i ves in Congress and to the public generally through the press and other public media . Our concern is always for the conservation and enhancement of physical, social and aesthetic values in the rural areas of Kentucky, We feel the construction of the Red River Dam will r esult in a substantial strengthening of these values and that the area affected by the constructi?n of the . Red River Dam will be improved particularly with regard to beautification, r ecreation and flood control , There being no issue of hydro-electric power here i nvolved, our position therefore is taken purely in rel~tion to our vi ew of the effect of the dam and the l ake on the public interest, otherwise than from any consideration of our continuing . ~esire for low-cost power in rural areas of Kentucky. We are trying to look at this as residents of t he area whose lives are most directly affected. We commend to our f riends in Congress and the publ ic generally a positive approach, in regard to the construction of the Red River Dam and believe such an approach warrants moving ahead with the project as rapidly as reasonably possible ." HLS : lb Alex 8. Veech, President Albert Dicken , Vice President James S. Patterson. Secretary-Treasurer H. L. Spurlock, General Manager An Adequate Supply of Dependable, Low Cost Electri c Power for Al l of Rural Kentucky Through Cooperative Effort �Oct::i er J, 1967 Ur. Clr:u-ence .. S . Miller, Cho.irman 11..r. Seltlon Shol~t , Secreta:tc-y Region Ten Tow.•ism ~ t t e e 612 Jackson~ K.Emtuck;y 41339 l)ear Mends: Box k on. the Red River 1ml. I am in c~lete ag~t.mel}f;) with those views. no dou'b~ ~ .s teadily and~ mi.D4, that There is the proj ec-~ will move forward . W1tb best wishes, Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins, M. c. �Septombar 21, 1967 Resolution Pe.seed by Regi.on Ten Tour1sr,i Comr.tittee in bohnlf' or Red R.i.wr ~ 1n Kentucky ~Rl--':.AS, tho Beg.\en Ten Tourism Committee, oompcsed of nine counties ~1,-: Breathitt, Wolfe, Ousley, Estill, lee, Poi.i8ll, Morgan, ~ifee and Magoffin. W11EREAS, Beeton Ten has a coocem tor tourism growth through wider ueo ot water recreation and the trequont flooding conditions pJ'S1ent this as wall as ~sing thousands ot dollars dmitago to cl"Ops and property. Wl~F.EAS, the ~ River Dam proposal has t ho highest teasibillty ratio ot any Corps ot Ensineer project. \-JHE?.r:AS, indistnalists have indicated a desiro to e:xpadl 1n this area, it tho threat ot floods vatrf\ removed and more recreational .t"t.1c1llt18s were available such as a tr.an-made dam. Wl:IEREAS. tbsre j.s almcst total support in favor of construction or the &d Ri.ver and rooogniz1ng the need of water for cities doWnstream. Obsrorving, there is slight uninformed, outsi de objection to the Red River Dam. RE:SOl.VED, that the Region Ten Tour1sm Canmittee recoomend. to all concemed tbat, progress en the tied River Dmn bo accelerated and not ~.red in ~y way. �I' October 6, 1967 Mr. Jack St.®e, Preeldent Wlncbeste:r-Clal"k County Chamber of Cormerce Winchester, Kentucky Dear Mr. Stone: I agree vtth y ~ o•raaqti:4"ti1L'PD that the led Rivel' tam should be buUt. wl.'k vlll go forward I eteadU~ on tb1s pl'O y wtth best vie........'- ~ Slncerely, Carl D. Perktu, M. C. CDP:rf �~eptember 26, 1967 1dnchester, Km:tu.c ky A hbJ·.,...,UTIO!~ ENDORS I NG THF~ ~D .dIVER H£SERV'vl R l?RvJ ,t;C1', J-OWELL COUNTY , KF... TUCKY \1HERE'AS, the U. S .. Cor pe of Engineers has made extensive studies on the feaaibili ty and ·che necessity for a flood control dam on the Red ltiver in row ell County, l<.:en tuclcy , w.nich, if con~tructed, would be of incalculable value to not only the area of l)owell County but to adjacent counties and in fact to the Co1UULonwet.J.th of Kentuclcy as a whole in that it would, 1. £revent the terrible and cootly flood damage which baa occurred too often in t his area and, 2. Provide a lake of great scenic value which widoubtedly would promote tourism i n this section of .6a~t Kent ucky and, ;. Undoubtedly would be in t he l 0ng run of' great economic value both as a tourist site and from the standpoint of relieving financial burdens on property owners, l ocal, · State and Federal governments in repairing the damages occasioned i n t he past by flood ing, NOW BE IT THE.REFORE RESOLVED, that the ,ti1,c.J.eater-Clark County Chamber of Commer ce endor~e unanimously the proposed f l ood Cvntrol dum on the tled Hi ver i n Powell County, !(en tucky and u.r(se the iied Idver valley .F'lood Control Aobociation to do ______ ,,, ~vei~yti.1ing possible to secure t h is dam and, J:3.r.. lT f'URTflliR tU;;;vLV.iill , t hat we urge rnembera of t he United - l - \ �~tutes Senate representing Kentucky and C0ngressmen from Kentucky to support and encourage u. ~. Army Corpo of Engineers and any other interested personnel to continue this pro ject to its £inal conclusion. Unanimously adopted by the Ninchester-Clark County Chamber of Co -i!lerce at a regular eeusion held Septernber 26, 1967 . · ,1 'a.ck ->tone, l:'.t·esident inehester-Clark Cuurity Ch&.aber of Co•:.:merce l certify that the foregoing i,l copy of .desolution passed at regular meoting of the Winchester-Cla..tk Cuunty Chumber of Co 1ue1-·cc Board of Directoro held September 26, 1967, at ito office in Winchester, Kem:ucky. -~ <U-L-7: s ./s4-tfhr.: ·· cretary - 2 - �Oct~'ber 6, 1967 Dr. E. E. curry, Pi-esident Clark Rum l Elect ric Cooperative Corpomtton P.O. Dox 748 . Winchester, Kentucky 40391. ~ Dear Dr. Curryi l agree With your o Dam should be bttlt. _ ~ I fi on that the Red River work will gO f o rwrd steadily on this p y lfith best wt she Sincerely, ear l D. Perkins, M. CDP:rt c. �S. M. MALONEY DR. E.E.CURRY SECRETARY - TREAS . PRESlOENT ELMER D. JOHNSON JOHN P. GREENWADE, JR. MAN A GER VICE PRESIDENT P. O. BOX 748 @ooperalive @orporalion Winchester, Kentucky 40391 October 3, 1967 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Represent:atives Washington, D. C. 20510 Sir: We are enclosing a Resolution affirming our support for the proposed Red River Da,m in Powell County, Ken-tucliy. The Resolution passed by unanimous vote of the Board of Direcf;ors regular monthly board meeting held September 26, 1967. Sincerely yours, EEC:ps Enclosure Owned By Those We Serve A LOCAL LY OWNED , L OCALLY O PERATED • TAX PAYING • BUSIN E ISS MANAGED ORGANIZATIO N �" WHEREAS, the Clark Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation serves ten (10) counties in Eastern and Central Kent,ucky but a preponderance of its membership is located in Powell County, Kenrucky and, WHEREAS, this Board has been advised by three of its Directorate from Powell County - Mr. Edmon Burgher, Mrs. Vandetta Derickson and Mr. S. M. Maloney, that certain foreign interests have apparently attempted to disrupt plans already set in motion by the United States Corps of Engineers for the construction of a flood control dam on the Red River in Powell County, Kent,ucky and, WHEREAS, this Board representing over 8,000 members has come to the conclusion that it is most important to the economic welfare of Eastern Kenrucky and Central Kent,ucky that this dam be build not only for its value as a flood control dam which would alleviate severe economic loss occasioned to Powell County residents in times past but would act as a new site of potential tourist attraction which is most important to this area of Kenrucky, NOW, THEREFOR E, BE IT RESOL VED, that this Board by unanimous vote urge the United States Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of the Budget of the United States to forward this construction at the earliest possible time, BE I T FINALLY RESOL VED, that a copy of this Resolution be sent to Hon. John Sherman Cooper and Hon. Thurst:on B. Morton, U. S. Senat:ors from Kent:ucky ,· Hon . John C. Watts; Hon. Carl D. Perkins and -1- �Hon. Dr. Tim Lee Carter, Representatives from Kentz.tcky; U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and all appropriate newspapers and radio $tations. .. Curry - President irk Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation I certify that the foregoing is an exact copy of a Resolution passed by unanimous vote of the Board of Di,rectors of the Clark Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation at its regular monthl,y Board meeting held in Cooperative Headquarters, near Winchester, Kent:ucky, on Tuesda,y, September 26, 1967. .., ,6-f'v\_~ Secretary \ -2- �Geptember 28., 1967 Mr. Fa'rl w. Kinner Publisher and f4anager 1'be Courter Publiah1ns CQlllPElDY West L-tberty, Kentucky J)ee.r J!Brl: ter ot sept.ember I ws glad to " ;n..........,61t1~n to the 25th enclosing elipp Ued atver nw. As you say get t ogether for tine i t we could ta • Wit~ ~ · y , Sincerely, Carl CllP: rt l). Perkins., M. C. �THE LICKING VALLEY COURIER WEST LIBERTY, KV. THE WOLFE COUNTY NEWS CAMPTON, KY. THE ELLIOTT COUNTY NEWS SANDY HOOK, KY. TELEPHONE: 668-3595 TELEPHONE 738-8005 1 TEl.EPHONE 743- 3551 THE COURIER PUBLISHING Co. EARL W, KINNER, PUBLISHER ANO MANAGER WEST LIBERTY, KY. TELEPHONES: 743-3551 743-3961 (NIGHT) Sept. 25, 1967 Hon Carl D. Pe rkins House Office Building Washington, D. c. Dear Carl: Thank you for your recent letter stating your position on the Red River Reservoir project. We have obtained the help of others in Washington to deveiop facts and advise of t he Corps of Bngineers plans and their goint planning with the Kentucky Water Resource Authority, to increase the height of the conseEvation pool stage above what was explained to the public, and sell the water to the City of exington. Agencies which carry oat public policy different from what they explain to the public are the ones which make our citizenry lose faith in demacratic processeso We think all this needs to be explained fully to the public. Maybe we can get together and talk things over some time. It might be mutually helpfulo BARLW • KINNER:lw �September Mr. !arl 14, 1967 w. &inner Publtsber and Manager 'l'he Courter Pllbltahtng Compsny West Liberty, l(entucky _ ~ Dear J!arl: It w.a t ~ t f u l of :vou to ee~ Fl!>yd ~ t y !t'lmes. I found it =a o V edtt::>rlal 1'rom lbl'IIBD AU.en• s l appreciate your note ttng. PPUlS• ~f September 11th whtch aecompmied With beat VS.shes, V CDP:r:f ~ Sf.Ueerely, Carl ». - . M. c. �' THE LICKING VALLEY COURIER , WEST L IBERTY. K Y . THE WOLFE COUNTY NEWS CAMPTON, KY. THE E LLI OTT COUNTY NEWS SANDY HOOK, KY. TELEPHONE SH 3 - 3845 TELEPHONE NO 9 . 3595 TELEPHONE RE 8 -6656 THE COURIER PUBLISHING Co. EARL W. KINNER. PUBLISHER AND MANAGER WEST LIBERTY, KY. TELEPHONES, SHERWOOD 3·3845 SHERWOOO 3•3841 Sept. 11, 1967 Hon Carl D. Perkins House Of fice Building Washington, D. c. Dear Carl: Here's an eaitorial from Norman Allen's Floyd County Times--against the dam and reservoir ol'l Red River. And there will be otherso It's a travesty to dam up such a beautiful strep. Soon there will be several reservoirs and lakes, each competing for tourists. But there is only ont' Red River with its unspoiled natural beauty--and it wont have to compete for tourists. If there's a bare chance to stop it, wont you whisper in our ear? Sincere ly, EARL w. KINNER:Ww �r Floyd County Time51 Sept. 7, 1967 - Sec. l, Page 3 THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES Published Evecy Thursday by Prestonsburg Publishing Company ------- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - NORMAN ALLEN Editor Subscription Rates Per Year: In Floyd County, $3.50 • Elsewhere in Kentucky, $4.00 Outside Kentucky, $5.00 red as second class matter June 18, 1927, at the postoffice al Prestonsburg, Kentucky, under the act of March 3, 1879. LET RED RIVER BE ITS NATURAL. WONDERFUL SELF! :t-[eithm· flood contro-1 n or elect ric power are included in the functions of the proposed Red River dam which will inundate miles of Kentucky's most J)icturesque scenery and remove from the view of man wha.t b perhaps the wildest stretch of "white -.,v,ater" in the state. For Red River has never presented any flood problems for downstream communities, .:nc the dam is not even remotely considered as a source of electric power. And that, we contend, removes t he last valid l'eason fol' damming t his st1·eam whic'h flows tilroug,h a veritable canyon and surroundings of pristine beauty that are perhaps unmatched in the eastern half of the United States. The U. S. Corps of Engineers appa1·en:tly justifies the cost of the impoundment on the expect.1/tion of co11 vetting the area into a major tourist attraction. A few thousands of dollars-not the several millions the dam will cost--s,pent in publicizing the Red Rive1· gorge, its tower,ing escarpments, the beauty of the stream itself and the rom ance of the area which lies in its watershed would, in foe years ahead, make this flow1ing river more of a mecca for tourists than any smaU lake suoh as the dam will create could ever be. The t ime is not too far distant when a free-flowing river, especially one which rises in and runs through an area unspoiled by man, w ill be a· rarity. Red River deser ves a chraTI'ce to remain such a place. T he people of Kentucky can fight for it to h ave that chance without fearing that their opposition to its impoundment will imp·ede progress of nny kind-industrial, social or sp1ritual. Some'body has as ked, " Should we a'lso- flood the Sistine Chapel so that tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" The fascinating distances of the Red River gorg~ should not be converted to the depths 0£ impouu:lcd waters for the enjo,y ment of t hrillseekers who need to get back to nature insltead of nearer the tops of towering cliffs in boats. 1 �Seytt-mber 22, 1967 Mr .. end Mrs. Chester. Martin Stanton, Kentucky 1'0380 Dear friends : ·- -~ I am 1n complete agreeme · view about t he dest rabUtty of '.Red Rf.vc1• D!"t.T!l. ~ ! be.ve every eon -w'tll move ahead on ached h ~ u _ ! ng the . t hat thi s proJect • Sincerely, Carl J>. Pel"k1ns, M. C. CDP: rt �.. Stanton, Ky. 40380 September 15, 1967 Honorable Carl Perkins United States Congressman House of Represent atives Washington, n.c. 20515 Dear Congressman Perkins: We're writing you in support of the proposed Red River Dam in Powell County. Our situation is typical of many landowners i n Powell County. We own a river bottom farm and have stood helplessly by on ~umerous occasions and watched our crops washed away by floodwaters from the red river . Many times we have gone out in the middle of the night and rescued cattle marooned by the floodwaters. A recent statement in the Courier Journal, to the effect that bottomland is helped more than hurt by floodwaters just simply isn't true. This may have been the case years ago before conservation programs placed our hillsides#, in grass and timbero farms , like ours, would be suitable for industrial and residenti al development, once the dam, is built and flooding stopped. Many We respectfully urge you to use your influence to see that t l1e dam project continues on schedule . We join hundreds of others in Powell County in thanking you for your support of the project thus far. Very truly yours, Ylh .Y rJt,iJ.Cl~ )1/a,L Mr. and Mrs . Chester Martin �Septcm1:,er 26, 1967 Mr.. and Mrs . Buel Roge r s Clay Ci•~y1 Kentucky 40312 Dear Mr. and Mn . lbgers: earl. D. Perkins, M. c. �• �I - ~~ ~ 41 ;/; ~., ~~ .~~ knMr(,~ ~ ~ J c4:;;rr �Septer.il:er 25, 1967 Mr. ruid Mrs. Hru.~la?.l R. Brow 2516 neww.n Street AsbJaryd~ Keutueky Dear F'dend.a: Thank :>i-OU f:,1• your let setting :::'o rth your views in .,,...,,,.......~ Rivet' Datt. ItlaG&oodoof opix>s1.ng the pmjec"'· y to W1th beat ,d..s Sincerely, Carl D. Per..tina, M. C. CDP: rf �. , .,, HARLAN R. BROWN 2516 NEWMAN STREET ASHLAND, KENTUCKY September 18, 1967 Dear Congressman Perkins: I t is possible that the enclosed editorials have been mailed to you fro~ many in y::iur district in opposition to the proposed Red River Dam in Kentuc ky. Recently our family held a reunion at Natural Bridge State Park and agamn we visited the Gorge in Red River. As natives of Morgan Count7 we had seen this area many times. We oppo 8e the Dam a s;men tioned and we ur g e y ou to o_p1p 8 e it also. Arguments are offere::l. on b oth p::iints of view of course, however, this is nature in it ~ or ignal type and sho'J Ul. be preservea. ;/e bel ~e you will want to give serious consider~ion to th e Dam 1 s possible destruction, even t hough very little of it is to be in your di ~trict . Sincerely, 1k_ ✓ ?. /J~~ Mrs Harl an R . Bro·m °)'}) > ~ Mr & �... --m4r ltrkiug ·-- • '1 ]lnllt!J <t!nuritr Successor t.o ''The Llcldng Valley Scorch er," Established 1882, West Llberty, Ky, EARL W. K INN E R, E ditor and Publisher H E L E N P . S TAOY Associat.e E ditor Trade a Scenic Masterpiece For Mud Flats, Bare Banks? Beau ty in the Red River gorge (Edit.orial in The Courier-Journal) ,Le~te1,s have been sent to Governor IDd· wa:rtl B11eathi,tt a,nd Presidrent Lyndon J ohnson pr(:jtesting plans of tlhe A1,my IDng}neers ,, o flood the sceni'c Red Riweu: Gorg.e wit'h fl. flood-cointrol .da:m. The protesters n1ay not giet fa:r; Cong1-.iss hats a-h'eady a,pproved the dann, aind Ute Engiineeu:.s aire not earsily sha,ke.'l loose f.i-om an aippropri:aition. Bu,t the pr.oites-t ma:y un~over ,tJhe reasoniang, i:f any, behind tlhils pec.ul1ia,r u~derta,king. Thiere is <no good .nea:son for a d-am on the Ried iRliMer. Foo: yea'l'S itlhe Enginlelers ag1,eed, and why they der:ided, overnight and with Uttle wau·n,iJng, that ,iJt had su:dd'enly become a good i<llea, ha·s n~er 'been e"plained. It shoubd lb:e lb:e001Use the datm is goi-ng to do a rot of d<amaige. tS ome people i,n 1:he a.rea have been gulled into suppw1ting ~he diam in tJhe ,beJ,ie<f they will g,e1t a •s cenic lake tJha,t ~vm .spur a big tourist t:11:'<llf.f,ic_ But tlhe reservoir wrn be Sbl1ictly foo- waiter stora!!Je iam:d fiood con1trol, ,a,nd clru.11ilng 1!hie summer months will be piairtly 0ll_llp'bl'ed oo mak!e way :tor fatll and ,w mtex tl'a!ins, ~~ alI1 Llgly ·expam,se of bat·e 1brun,ks a;nd mud fia,ts. To cr0'alte 1Jhiis pant-time eyesone ltlp:e Elngineers, wil>l sacrlfi~e: one of the mo:st 'pidtJuITTesque go,rges nri E>aLStem America, aind ~ntuclcy's tlinest rema>iin!itng wild ,rhner. Negliglible F loo1l Curb A:s, a 4:locld cont:ro1 measu're, the dam will be a faroe. 'Dhe~ i,s 1Il.O indu.stry in t!he gorge to prot®t itlrom floodlS, 't he v.alle!Y [la.nus are heLpe'd 18JS oiffte!ll ·a\S hiurt by !fue .small flood,l ng tihiat 0001.n'S, and th.e effect on dow.nistream tlloods · on ,tJhle Ohio woutd be .imi.gnifi:cia.rit; evien fille Enginetems a/d!mit tlh'<lit llhe dam would lmo:dk 111:0 mo11e thain two,t,enths of a foot lflrom a maljor Ohio Ri'Ver flood. · Natturaliists and g®logusfts, inc1udling some ttltom ,the Upi<vei<Slity: of Kentucky, m1Ve aTgued f.or y,ears ,t:hatt a balke m the Red River Valley wais :not only a lbad ,i'dea but an tm1prrax-,,tiical on:e. Thety poim out tJh·a t porou;s ~tone underlies IUte whole Teglion, as evi'dencetl. by the awmeirou,s caV'es am:d 'bridgre<s, iamd 1:ihaJf it ,WIOuld cost untdYd amounts Ito ,tatrop the M'iater :flrom seeipin1g out hlu::o:ugh •tm.ese natwral es• cape 'V'ail:ves. Foul11tlh.iermor.e, •t.he:re is every reason ltO 1.>eMev-e 1/h:wt the dam wou.Jld: destroy more irecrea,biona:l v,a,lue thlan ,a ,la,kie would creaJte; tlhe~-e, are dozens , of •bigger ia;nd m01·e acaesslj.fble !a:J~es in .th-e state, buit ~rea.s of di'fil\s and oa,v,es a.n:d free, rushing ,walt!efr a11,e ge,t;ting l~ard Ito f\ion~. And w!hile d'Ow.rvstream cities sudh as Lex'.ington and FlranJ<lf'Q0.1t could undoubtedly use tile water •b.aokied .up by 1!11.e dam, birglg,eir waller supplies could' be oveaJted by dams on neairby sbreams thaJt would not destroy the na;tuval •be1a1uty •th1·e!!Jbened by t:his onr.. ~ ,- -- ~ '111:lle 1food !RiV1e1· gorge, muoh of it in tihe Damiel Boone Naitio.n:al ~ou·est, its 1ii.c'h nolt only O HAR L ES A . GOBL E Production Supt. in, soen:ery; its Strea:ms ·w e ,promisilng b1ieeding :g1roun:ds for ,t rout and walleye and bea,ver. The tlhiciketls 1ailong the remote •reaches olf the go~g;e -stil~ boast grou.s-e, dee1·, l!!IQ,tti:l'rel amd wild tuir,k re y. '11he 11'i.Viel1· iA:s·elif lhais receWed naitional notiice for ills rapids and oa.ma:>ing si<bes. Bult d.f the dam is built, .a,1,1 of lthis natUll'al 'b:earulty wm be .scraped ba,1~, bu11llfozed and drowned. Wilth the ldevellopment of our hligihway sys• bem a,nd the g,rowth of '1lh'e :re.c reation indus• bry, ltlhis ireg:ioo hlolds guie'alt promi'Se :for 1\utm·e ge111era1lions seekltng o:ellief d',r om crowded ciW living. To saic1u'fice thlls i11,rep:la:ca1b'l'e he1r~to::uge 'of fo;unilng niver, soar<im.g clilf'fs and a-odk tow,el's, <lleep gorges a nd graceful natural ia1,c;h.es fot• ,run unneed'e'd and prooobly ug1Jly ,pud'd le of wiatJer woull!d be worse than a dla!rce; ilt would be a ti,a,g·edy. Let Red River Be Its Natural, Wonderful Self! (F loyd County Times) .,~ N eith:er flood control nor electric power ' are dncluded in tlhe fun'Otions of the proposed ~. Red River dam which wi11 inun~e miles of .r Kentu.c~y•s most pi.cture$que scenery am.d I'emove firQm..the vJLie.w ot.Jnan w,1re,t da perlh.aps_z, 1:Jhe wtlde1,t stretch of "whli,te water'' ill1 the 1 stalte. For Red Riveir Qi.a:s neviea- preselllted serio~s d'lloow ·pi,oblel;11S ifor dow,nstrerurn com· rrum~ties, atnd ~he qam Js not even remotely consirdered 18/S a source Olf ele·c1tmic l)!Ower. And rtftl!alt, we ccmitend, removes tlhe last vallid reason for dairnimirig tJrus sbream whioh. flows t h1·oug,h a ,veritable c~yon Wld. surrou,ncliing,s of [Pi·Jstlitne •b eauty tlhat are peI'haps u,llll'l1laltch:e'd .in ith.e eastern half of tlhe Umted States. The U. s. Co1'i>s of Engine:e rs aippaTently just,ilflites bh:e cost of t ne impoundment on Vhe exipectation of conv,e'libing the ,area · mto a majOlr tourist a,tJtlvaction. A few thousantd dol-· la,rs-not tlh:e seve1,a,l mli11ions the dam will cost-spent in publiciZing 'tllre Red R\iiver igonge, alts ,towiering .esoo1'Pments, the beauty of 1the 'Shooam 'i,tse1f and it:he romam:ce of the area -w.hi:dh liies <irl its watrshed would, in Nie yeiair.s ·a.head, mruk:e t his flo,wm:g 11.i'veir more of a mecca .for tour,i sts than ,any small ~ake sudh as :the diam wiH create could ever be. The time diS -no): too far •distant when a fre.e:fl9Wling 1riv:er, oopeciallly one whi'<>h 11i\se.s in a.ttd runs -iliirough ,a n .airea unspoiled by man, wm lb:e a •r.aa'ihtY. . Ried Riv.er q:esel'Ves a cha,nce oo ,r emain such a place. The ,peopil:e of Kentucky can 11ig1h.t for ilt to have that clhance ,withoUlt lfearing •!h<ait rtlheir opposibi.on ito the iD1[p'oun-dment wi.11 impede 'Progtuess of all¥ kriatd-indus.bria,l, socti,all or sp11~tual. !Som1ebody hais ia;sked, "S'hould we also filood the Sistine Ohaip~ oo tJhiait towrtists can get nearer 1the ceiling?" The foocitnating d,isillances of ,tlhe iRed Ritver gorge should not be oon<velited ;to ,t he ·depths of impound'e:d waiters 1'or the enooyment of t'hrill,i-see.ke.rs who need to get baclt ito .nature instead of nearer the ,t ops of Jtowering cliffs in boalts. i I i �I September 13, 1967 Mr. Herndon J. Evans , Editor The Ii!xington Herald ~xington, Kentucky J>ear Hern.don: I agree completely with he Red River Dam should be constructed. As you sey, it wi needs of Lexingtort and o 'D5lur-ca:re--er the future water s down stream on the Kentucky River. It will be a t thousands of visitors · It would provide a. s tlOOd p:rotee a . tton that will bring stcJ.te and to tbat area. udustrial development and Thank yo ~ zvvour letter asking rey, help in assuring constructi on of s dam. I feel sure work on the proj ect will go forward s scheduled. Sincerely, Ca.rl. D. Perkins , M. C. CDP:rr �THE LEXINGTON HERALD He:RNOON J. EVANS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY £01TOR September 8, 19 6 7 Rep. Carl Perkins Rayborn Office Building Washington, D. C. Dear Carl: I am taking the liberty of enclosing an editorial from The Lexington Herald of September 7, regarding efforts of the Sierra Clubs of America to block construction of the Red River Dam in Eastern Kentucky. Many of those who are protesting never have seen this area and are in no way familiar with the facts. The people of the area to be affected are 99 per cent in favor of this dam, which will bring them flood control, industrial potential and will take but a minimum acreage of the hundreds of thousands of acres of similar beauty in this part of the state. While "white water" from a canoe may be enjoyable to a limited few, a big lake can be used by hundreds of thousands of tourists through the years. I have seen the 11white water" change to yellow, muddy water and flood hundreds of homes in Clay City, Waltersville and other parts of the Red R iver Gorge. Lexington's future water supply is tied in with this dam, already approved by the Corps of Engineers . The same applies to other downriver cities. I earnestly solicit your help in carrying out this project, without delay or interference from those who do not have the facts. �~-IE a Ji C"7 ..--.. r.,...NJ"'"'qTA .,., .,_ .,...-;-\~ .LJ~L~.- \..T ,,., v .A,. A ...... ~. r ...~-~.c1.u.....J Publlshe<I Monday Tllru Friday Morning ExclU<llng Holldoyo. LEXINGTON HERALO•LEADt:R CC. L:xlngton, Ky. :t.9•139 Wos'. Short Strool NEV/ YORK, 24S Pork Avanuo HcRNDON J . EVANS, Editor FRElD 0 . \'/~CHS, Gantra! Manager Second-class postage paid &t Lexington Ky The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to tho use (or 'republl"'tlon of all news dlspokho:: credited to l!, or not otherwise credited to thl: p~per 6nd also the local news published herein. • Thursday, September 7, 1967 ~ Anyone who has seen the muddy flood scenic wonders and palisades much more easily. . ,yaters of the Red River in the homes and has advocated every The Herald long ~usiness houses of Clay City is not likely conservation measure and has been on the to become emotionally upset over the pos• side of those supporting the preservation sible elimination of a few camping sites of scenic wonders. But in the case of the f?r members of the Sierra Clubs of AmerRe~ River gorge it believes that those opposing the dam are completely in error on ic;a. Yet some members of that organizaseveral counts. In the first place, if this' tion would like to see the Red River Dam were the only scenic area in that part of dropped because a few of the hundreds of the state there might be some reason to gorges in Daniel Boone Natural Forest question the dam-provided of course, that might not be available for campouts if the Central Kentucky's water supply was not dam should be built. in the picture. But Daniel Boone National Forest is made up of hundreds of thou: Hearing has been set for tonight sands of acres of land equal in scenic at Stanton and the Sierra Club representabeauty to the gorge; in many ways some tives, are expected to be out in force to of the area is superior in scenic beauty to protest the building of this dam that will that found in the Red River Valley. end the flooding of towns along its course We do not believe that too many of tbe and guarantee Lexington, Frankfort a n d persons advocating the elimination of this other cities along the Kentucky River an project actually have seen the area in inexhaustible water supply.. Perhaps you question. The dam would impound a lake may have forgotten it, but the Red River some seven miles in length. It would proDam is the facility that will provide these vide flood control for many homes in Powcities and others downriver with a water and Menifee Counties. It would provide ell supply adequate to take care of expansion, sites for industrial development around industrial development and recreation r~and Clay City, and goodness Stanton gardless of the future demands in these knows that is about the most pressing categories. need at this time. One can safely say that The Commonwealth of Kentucky, r~c- . the future of this area hinges on the deognizing the importance of having an invelopment of this impoundment. Its recreational value can be measured in its exhaustible water supply, has taken steps comparison with Buckhorn Lake and Deto see that the Red River Dam to be built wey Lake in other parts of Eastern Kenby the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tucky. raised to a sufficient height to provi~e for These counties, situated in what has all future water needs of Lexington and been called the depressed areas of our downriver cities. Lexingtonians look upon state, desperately need help and this help ; this facility as the finest thing possible as can come quickly and positively through it answers all questions about the adthe building of the Red River Dam. It equacy of the future water needs of the should be built even if it deprives a few area. members of the Sierra Clubs of America At a recent hearing where Army an opportunity to spend the night under engineers were to give information on the the stars. When the needs of a few hunland buying process, members of the dred persons are pitted against the needs Sierra Club and a few disgruntled 1 a n d and the very future of countless thousands owners voiced opposition to the developwe are on the side of the masses who will ment. They contended that if the R e d :lock to that area in an endless procesRiver gorge were permitted to continue in sion once the recreational and industr:"': its natural state that several hundred potentials are made available. campers every year could enjoy i~s beauyVhy not write to your congressmen toty! They failed to state that if the dam day and let them know how you feel about were built that several thousand visitors this project? could enjoy the lake, s~e the mountains, - - · , g - .. �7 September 18, 1967 Mr. Bernd.on J. Evans &U.tor the 1,exington Heiw.d 229-239 Vest Short street Lexington, lentucky ~ Dear lrerndO.UI 'l'bal1k you tor sending in 'Wh1ch you take tssue vt.ttt QppQsing construction tt -.a th rint of your edltorle.l Oourier-lQUl"Dal's stand Biver lbm. to remer.nber me. Always my Stncerel.y, Carl D. Perkl11$, M. C. CDP:rf �'J The Courier-Journal, with one possib!e exception, always has supported Kentucky impoundments which generate public power. It now is lending its support, editorially and newswise, to a movement it hopes will block the building of the Red River Dam, a nonproducer of power, in Powell County. Sometimes newspapers in their zeal to support a project overstate their case. This the Courier-Journal is doing in its effort to kill the Red River project. But, we ask, is it necessary to distort the facts, to make statements that are not true, in order to accomplish this end? "As a flood control measure the dam will be a farce," the Louisville newspaper said editorially Sunday. Here the newspaper pits its "engineering skill" against the more qualified engineers of the U .S. Army Corps of Engineers who have made exhaustive studies of the area for many years. The paper supports its own ' ·engineering" by quoting two University of Kentucky scientists who claim the dam won't hold wat,er. Did these professors reach their conclusion by core drilling? The Army engineers -used this method to decide that the dam would bold water. In 1962 the waters of the Red River · flooded Clay City and inundated thousands qf acres in the area. Water stood several feet deep in homes and business houses of Clay City. Army engineers estimated the loss in excess of $235,000. Floods come often to the Red River valley, a fact that · the Courier-Journal lmows auite well Then, why did it say that the dam wili have no flood control value when enaf.. neers say it will save Clay City from flood losses? Many farmers at a meeting Thursday night in Stanton attested to the destructive·forces of floods and told of heavy crop losses year after year. Yet the Courier-Journal said " the valley fanns are :,elped as often as hurt by the small flooding that occurs " ~he Army Corps of Engineers is skilled 1:1 measures to prevent floods. First studies of the Red River project beaan ~ome 13 years ago. Contrary to the ccfur1er-J ournal's statement, the· enair.eers h~ld a public hearing in 1963 at"' which plans for flood control were discussed. The r~creation potential of the d;;,::,""... also was discussed at the ti..'ne. Later Gvv . Edward Breathit~ and others asked t:-,~ ..::;ineers to redesign the dam so that i:s 2.cded height would guarantee a pe::c ..:~al water _si1pp~r, for Lexil~gton, Frai1..~ort ~nd o~!:~r C..Lres on the Kentucky River, mto_w~~ch the Red River empties. T:'!e LoUisvu.e newspapers freque::tly :n a d cal!ed attention to Lexington's "ii:adequate water supplv." particularly at fones when :...exi.,gtoi1' and·:.ouisville·werc seeking tile same industrial projects. But -:.::is p2·obably was a coincidence. Would they nov, deny this water need? , The Louisville newspaper's statement that the reservoir "during the summer months will be partly emptied to make way for fall and winter rains, leaving an ugly expanse of bare banks and mud flats" is just another example of truth distortion and misrepresentation to gain a noint. The Courier-Journal knows full well that flood control impoundments are not drawn down in summer, but i.'1 the winter and ~arly spring. Lakes draw few tourists during these cold months. We have no quarrel with the Sierra Clubs of America who are asking that the dam be blocked. California residents and clubs elsewhere know little about the Red River gorge and they must rely upon we have cited to !°:1sr,epresentations fv~Vide grounds for such club opposition. a~ree, that the Red River gorge is b~aut}Jul, out we also state that the scenic ~--auties dam-blockers cry about will des~roy~d by the impoundment e a \e will snnply make these scenic ~,·orders available to thousands of persons ead of to ~ few hundred who mi ht fn:nt t!) c~mp m the valley instead o/on • v.,_ up1an ~- There are many areas with1~ ;.he ;onfmes .of the hundreds of thous;•1ds Oi acres m Daniel Boone N~tion~1 "' orest thlat are just as beautiful ;; the c.creage ocated in the gorae · Couner. J It. will be recall . e d th-t"' a. the bo~r~al gave editorial sunport to the Dmlq:n~of the proposed power-generatin.-;the11cs ~p dam in ~outhern Kentucky . a ongress turned aown . Th 1:er knows. too, that the scen:/e;;g.,a.tnat stretch of the Cumberland liver' Rqual t? or ~1ay surpass that of the R;d _.ver gorge. Furthermore did the Louisraise its Zroice when the ~~!e ~ l u gorge below Cumberland Falls regte_dly one of the nation's outstanding w bwalter areas, was inundated b'y La1-e Cum er and? . ., , The Red River area ne d . fiood_ control, f01\;d~~~~~;~~1 e.-l ' t~~ odunsm. T~ese are v:tally need,. ;11 n1~ epressect area ~. .:i:.:::.Suc.:1 an impoundment b"s state. teeLncr Lexmg -; ton and all · . "' ···-- guaran·o ctov·:niver c;f ~ perpetual water supply ·co· Id ' ies t -·,. . e i'1id ustna · 1 , ... mean ·. : f th·u c~untry y t ·h salvation 01.J! .·-~::. oo 1 i-~a th . e t e Courier-Journz.1 describsh'ou1/ g~rb·ge say\_that its scenic beauty d no. e sacridced '·for an unneeded Cpro~,ablyJ ugly puddle of water." Only · om 1 er- ournal can ,, long lake of ~,? ?OO a seven-mile acres ass--e a "m dd d dl~ of water" when it wants tou c y pu · point! arry a as i'f/ ~\ lli: m,: ,f tr:rspaper ~:~iI f.~~' ttf~ .. �■ Mr. \; • D. SpD.ulain3 Clay ,:: · ·':,y, Kentucky' I b[~ve n~ d.oui)t t:hat the wtll te C' rr'..e 1 -:: ::> c::>mplet ion . close to ~1100,000 .00 ~or conct-,,- _......, ,.,. Year. Thank ~r~u fol" you1· Witl 1 l.,e~t CDP:rf t1 • r.-oir project ,:-e1--e ziven the Fisc3l ��I • I Sept en'be:.' 21; 1967 Ur.. i!lliion nurcham Cl.a:' City , Kentucky ~ :Dear !-!l". Bur~ Jn: Tha..'lk you f~r sending me t e.dopted. by tee Clay Cit;y" Li ons continued progres s on the ~ rbant unde~ y W1t ll best id s l ution ns f or v r Dam. ~ l am sure there ttill t hi s ~ ub ~a i nterruption. -to . • Sincere~, Carl D. Perkins, M. a. ��En5ineers has made extensive studies on cessity for the feasibility :md ne- e. ::loo'"' control d ~;-)_ on the Red ?..ivcr i:'1 Io ell County , and it has been determined to be o•r p:i.ramou..."1t irnpoYtancc to Clay City , 1 o··.-ell County an~l. 8entra:: :. entt..ck;y , a:1d WHJ.j_{&S, the cost-00·'1.efi t :-::::-atio determined from t~ese s--cudies and not ruestioned by a.~y sources, and s~vere inconveniences and substanti3l losses throuGh inu."1dation of a rr:ajor part o:: °'c!1e city, as ~:ell ..,s ar: unfc>.voraole outlook for acC'uisi tion of ne·.·.1 busi:1esses, civic and other desirable ex_:-,ansion , now therefore , BE IT R3SCLV.;,!J.;, by the Clay City Lions Club that it resents t!~e intrusion at ti:.is 13.te ~te : by r::incr _"'0::-eic:;•1 interests, bol- stered by publicity fron oth8r sources, 2.lso for-;:i.cn , in an e:L:ort -'.:;o co::--..fuse and d:'...sr.1 t -ie.ns alrec:1.-· L1 i::otion for acco:-::plisL·nent The Clay City Lions Club c~lls on all proper a~thorities ~oY continued 1.:minte:c::c.i tcd pro ;:.~e;ss in co·1st:cuction of the dc:.m v!ith all reaconaale s eG Red P.iveY Dam an--1 Reservoir "'.;o r.i~e ~ re.lit;• . B.8 IP R.sSOLVED that a copy o:: tnis resolution be sent to Fons . Joh.,,"1. S . 0ooper and. :::hYiJ.s~o:::. Pons. John C. W2tts, c 0 ? -:orton, u. S. Senators fro,.... re~tucky; _1 Pet':ins and Ti~ Lee C rter , R~p=esenta - tives fron Kentucky; the r.rrr-y Co~s o:: Znci~eers, ~nd ~npropriate ne\ivs .r.1edi3. . / J J ��HAZARD, KY. WASHINCTON. D . C . BAKER BLDG. TEL.436-2151 1028 CONN. AVE. TEL. 223·4566 H. A . SPALDING ENGINEER MEM.A.J. M.8 M.E • K.S. P. E: A.S.C. E. HAZARD, K EN T UCKY 41701 September 12, 1967 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington 25, D. C. Dear Carl: The people at Stanton and Clay City, in fact, in Red River Vall ey general ly, are very much up in arms about the efforts of the so cal led "Sierra Club " and naturally, the Courier- Journa l , to block construction of the Red River Flood Control Reservoir . Of course they offer al I the old arguments about destruction of scenery, the beauty of the unspoiled wilderness and so on . In my judgement the construction of this reservoir, which as you, of course, know, is probably one of the most needed projects of this character in Kentucky, would enhance, by adding a beautiful lake, rather than detract, from t he beauty of the Red River a rea. The lake would occupy only a smal I area of the lower part of the gorge; the remainder will not be affected except possibly to make it more accessible . Presumably the activities of this opposition group will have no significant effect but it seems well to let you know of the local concern . From a not extended contact with such undertakings, this one, in my experience, is unique - there is, li tterally, no Iocal opposition but unbounded enthusiasm for it. Thank you for past favors. With warmest regards, I am, Very sincere ly, HAS:bj �I i September 12, 1967 Mr. H. D. Fit,:,p a.trick t Jr. Vice Preiidefit The Bank JQSti)lune Pre.stoMwrg, Kentucky Dear H. D. : I appreciate yOltt letter support of the Sierra Club ' s etto struction of the Red River I am always glad to ess your to k con- views on all issue.a. With 'best wish Sincerely ; CDP:rr \F Carl D. Pe rkins , M. C. �September 8, 1967 Congressman Carl D. Perkins House Office Building Washington , D. C. · Dear Carl : I think that you should support the Sierra Club in their efforts to stop the construction of a dam on Red River . Best wishe~;f youjsi H~ D.--:;;Fi ~ ick , J ., V~ P r e s id en t HDFJR : p j �September l2, 1967 Mr. Donald S. Hem'7 Work Unit Conservationist Soil Conservation Service P . O. Sox 25 stanton, Kentucky 40380 Dear Mr. Henry: You and I are in accord 1 on the Red River Reservoir. I believe it w jJ be great boon to that part of our stat """-----~l. 1 conservation proj ect, it will attra.c u.nd industry, and it will provide a splen With best wishe Sincere:cy-, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:rr �? • C . """10::;:: ,.,,.., Starto·..,. ;:ent11.c··t7 l.·0:?-0 Serytembe~ 6, 19€7 Honorable Ca:"2- Pe·..1 -irs U~iter St~t s Corgre~s f:01·src o:'."' 3ep:""'se.rta"·ives · :a.,.·-,-=,,,-::tor, D. C. 0 Dea!' i ·:::- . Per::ins : I t is · 7i t· i ntere~t co.ncer1:i:1g thG Red Ri veT. Rescrvo5 r in Po-;,;el:'.., ·:ol·"e ['_nc ;•,..,·-i.::\"'c Count:.cc::: tl1at I ··rite this letter . As . 1or1,. rni ·1• C01"$(:'Y>i.-P tir.ris~, Soil Conserv-ati on, I :1::::.\·e ~:o::.·~-('r~ "it::-. the f,..rr-iers '"'..'1d lando·n1e:"s ir Po·.•e2. 1. and ··lol~?; Con nti1::s for t1,e last 1·'?2:> e::o e i ght ffir"lPths . I ::a•·c :1cl-ne-4 rilar an~ a·--·-ly Irc.nv b"dl•· 11eN1 er· CO""'!"'e·"v2t 1 o.r u:ract2.ces i·" t}'.-e ,s co· ,..,tic,.. , bot!1 abC'V"' a11· bclo·.-- ~ :1(-> .,..,J'.'0-,0<"!'->' :J_p( Riv·er Da- s:t':" . 'l:'he ":-:"me:..·s a.i.1r' l::''_(·o-·nr-:"? i!"' tl•i~ """°,'.:'.. h:.\r'"' l'.)c·:ed foroa•, Uh"":" t'·is da - •:i~: be i.n ·,lac<? . ' lit': -'..::1,:? helu of ·-•a:rc'l to th- t!1e d ..... -- ::::ary o:-'1cr C0•.,se:"vat; 01'1 ~e~manent c,_r? □easv.:""e~ cc1.:" "Je irsta::.J.c' for .'J.O!'e lasti~~ a~~~ct . Sirce 19rf I :-:.ave b::e·-, &~ er·nloyeA --:-i ➔·'- thP So:1.:. C'"'rser- va-i::.on 3e.,..,.rice . I, ,,.. as intere~ted as a.n,vone ~ra coc"se:r·:a.tj_"'.i" o: a:..2 0 101'.' .iw.t-..--~-<- reC'o,.rc0s, i.ricludj_np- -::-rildl:..fe ,,.., - r:1.t1· r['_l ½e-:-·,tr . It is r1•1 l~or:':.'s+ ou~.:-:."''.., t:..,,.,,. t:1c da¥0 no,-1 uronos.,,- o-- ~ec:1 ~iv~r ·-::_ 7 1 maJ:e t··e a:-ea !:'ore co-cl' '3-"- to ~--11:lj-... -, ·1ot to '"entio· Fl/"'0c CC'"'trol. a-d r c_..,ep+:,_,...r . 0 Y.0 ·r su·~.,...or·i· t::- se" t>.::-,~ t:1j_s pro:Gct is c?............ -i.e- o'-t on sc!1ed'1.le -,i 71 !Je rre"'tl·• a.D""'rec5.c'-cd b 11 th 0 over ••'1el '1in 7 r.1ajori y o::' -:· e la1-.do·rne:~s t', ,..,t I r,~ ist . 1 J/;u~J?:!7 Donald S . ~!enry 10·,·: rn5_t Co',se-~vat~. is': Soil C"'P"ervatio.ri '3er~r5.c8 �September 12t 1967 Mr. Dwight Pendleton Attorney at Law Stanton, Kentuck;,1 Dear Mr. Pe..ll.dl.eton: I understand I am indebted to you £or a eopy of' the Clay City Timts, which carrie~ the efforts o:f the Sierra Club to the Ried Rh·er Da.m. I b&ve long ~up:por~ I belie'.ve the r eservoir w· to the area , both from th tourist business and en o. iele opposi ng onstru.ction or bui!_ :,,g of t his dam. great economic benefit int t view of attracting industrial. develop,,, be ment. With best wis Sincerely, Carl D. Perkins , 'M . C. CDP:n ��AN .AR..EA t4EWSPAPER (7 COUNTll:S): POWELL, CLARK, WOLFE, LEE, MENIFEE, ESTILL, AND MONTGOMERY ESTABLISHED 1896 THE CLAY CITY TIMES .,,,. OLAY CITY. KY. 40312 I NCORPOIIIATED f'll8Ll8HED THURSDAYS POWELL COUNTY'S STANTON CAMPTON OFFICIAL PAPER TO BUREAU OFFICES: WINCHESTER Rep. Carl Perkins FROM ....M ....r.....,s__,..B...a.,.sMl!9_ _ _ _ _ __ 1 I Ji DATE Sept. I, , Business Office 7,1967 The enclosed copy of The Clay City Times is compliments of Dwight Pendleton, Attorney , Stanton, Kentucky. �Legal Pa per CL AY CI T Y TIME$ STANTON Powell County Mountain PARKWAY'S _Leading Paper Read Weekly By 20.000 Persons. Currently Rated In The News And Adv ertising Media As One 0£ The N ation's Outstanding Small-Community Area Newspapers. Paid Readership In 38 Slates And Overseas. VOL. 72 Never Less Than 16 Pages, 2 Sections THE CLAY CITY TIMES, CLAY CITY, KY.• THURSDAY, SEPT. 7. 1967 Published Thursdays 10 Cents A Copy No. 36 Red River Opposition Appears (Times Analysis ) The storm clouds of opposition to the Red River Reservoir are .gathering. The Louisville Courier-Journal is once again playing the "white knight" in shining armor rem.iniscent of television commercials. This time the "cause" is preservation of natural beauty - the }3.ed River gorge. In a front page story in the Sept. 2 four-star edition of' the Courier-Journal, the newspaper devoted the same amount of column inches to the Red River Reservoir as it did to the Vlet11am election. The front page story detailed "•a nationwide prot~st by conservationists against construe- tion of the Red River dam in nal, letters to Kentucky SenEast-ern Kentucky. " ators Thruston B. MoTton and MEETING SET John Sherman Cooper have A meeting will be held at 7:30 asked that funds be held up tonight (Thut<5day) at the Pow- until ".an impartial study of the ell County High School for all area can be made." persons inter ested in backing. Many Powell Countians have the Red River Reservoir proj- been puzzled by the implic-ation ect. ~at no impartial study has Scheduled to be discussed at been made, inasmuch as the the meeting is the possibility of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reactivating the Red River De- (Louisville District) have alvelopment Association. ready reached the stage of land Anyone interested in r,eeing acquisition for the reservoir. the Red River Reservoir be- It is noteworthy that the Courcome a 1·eality is invited to at- ier-Journal is not known for v,oicing opposition to flood contend tonight's meeting. The protest was organized by trol in Jefferson County. Are '.he Kentucky chapter of the the citizens of Louisville more Sierra Club. important than the citiZ:ens of According to the Courier-Jour- Powell County? J.t is also noteworthy that a I We're talking about the conphotographer serv-ationists with the Soil ConCourier-Journal took pictures of flood waters in servation Service (SCS) of the Clay City in the spring of 1963 United Sta tes D.epartment of and ~hat about two out of five Agriculture. T-he Powell office farm crops in Powell County of the SCS has full-time personhave been destroyed by flood nel concerned solely with conwaters at one time or another. servation in the county. It is furl!her noteworthy that .In lebters to Washington ofif "conserv-ationists" in ,t he ficials, the Courier-J o u r n a l Sierra Club (no information was quotes the letters as saying in given in the CourJer-Journal part that: a bout the club or who its mem- -The Red River gorge scenic bers are or where it gets its area is "the most beautiful in money) are concerned about t-he state." conservation in Powell County, -The gorge is "threatened the conservationists in Powell with de£truc.tion by the relentCounty wh~ would know more less Army Corps of Engineers, than anyone else about the who now plan to build another problem haven't voiced opposi- unnecessary dam." tion. _«,p1-.~ 1 ~•0 ~t. hearings on this fateful project were held 13 years ago." Further down in the story, the newspaper quotes the Sierr a Club as saying the Red River gorge is " the most unique and beautiful ar ea of its kind in the eastern United States." Apparently the gorge, first describ,ed as the most beautiful in Kentucky, became lovelier and lovelier wi~h each passing par,agraph. The Sierra Club, according to the Louisville newspaper, s-aid the "destructive impact" of the reservoir would include loss of trout fishing, beaver, wild turkeys, deer and gmuse, squirrel and scenic beauty. In the past, the newspaper has voiced opposition to the Red River Reservoir project .,..... a $12 million project slated for c-0mpletion by 197,2, and involv. ing land jn P.owell, Menifee and Wolfe Counties. Whether or not Courier-Journal publisher Barry Bingham1s empire c-0uld pressure the dam project into being shelved is debatable, but many observers feel that the Courier-Journal's tacit endorsement of opposition to the dam could hold up funds, thereby holding up construction. ·Why is opposition to the project coming from Louisville 120 miles away - when there is little, if any, opposition from the people of the counties aff.ected by the reservoir? Some Powell Countians have told The Times that they find it touching that Louisville which has spawned such noteworthy projects as Cassius "Muhammed Ali" Clay, open housing and ,the threatened destruction of ,the Kentucky Derby - is concemed with preserving the beauty of the Red River gorge. Others have merely s·aid it ·stinks. Readers oi The Times in fay. or of che $12 million flood control project have the rig.ht to write -their representatives in Congress to urge that the projec.t be continued on schedule. The editorial page names the Congressional representatives. �- ~---------~------------,~ i Legal Paper CL AY CI T Y TIMES STANTON Powell County Mountain PARKWAY'S .Leading Paper Read Weekly By 20,000 Persons. Currently Rated In The News And Advertising Media As One Of T he Nation's Outstanding Small-Community Area Newspaper s. Paid Readersh ip In 38 States And Overseas. VOL. 72 Never Less Than 16 Pages, 2 Sections THE CLAY CITY TIMES, CLAY CITY, KY., THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1967 Published Thursdays 10 Cents A Copy No. 36 Red River Opposition Appears (Times Analysis) The storm clouds of opposition to the Red River Reservoir are gathering. The Louisville Courier-Journal is once again playing the "white knight" in shining armor reminiscent of television commercials. This time the "cause" is preservation of natural beauty - the Red River gorge. In a front page story in the Sept. 2 four-star edition of the Courier-Journal, the newspaper devoted the same amount of column inches to the Red River Reservoir as it did to the Vietnam election. The front page story detailed "a nationwide protest by conservationists against construe- tion of the Red River dam in nal, letters to Kentucky SenEas,tern Kentucky." ators Thruston B. Morton and MEETING SET John Sherman Cooper h a v e A meeting will be held at 7:30 asked that funds be held up tonight (Thursday) at the Pow- until "an impartial study of the ell County High School for aJI area can be made." persons interested in backing Many Powell Countians have the Red River Reservoir proj- · been puzzled by the implic,afion ect. that no impartial study has Scheduled to be discussed at been made, inasmuch as the the meeting is the poss ibility of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reactivating the Red River De- (Louisville District) have alvelopment Association. ready reached the stage of land Anyone interested in Geeing acquisition for the reservoir. the Red River Reservoir be- It is noteworthy that the Courcome a reality is invited to at- ier.Journal is not known for tend tonight's meeting. voicing opposition to flood conThe protest was organized by trol in Jefferson County. Are '.he Kentucky chapter of the the citizens of Louisville more Sierra Club. important than the citizens of According to the Courier-Jour- Pcwell County? It is also noteworthy that a I We're talking about the conCourier-J ournal photographer servationists with the Soil Contook pictures of flood waters in servation Service (SCS) of the Clay City in the spring of 1963 United States Department of and ~hat about two out of five Agricuture. The Powell office farm crops in Powell County of the SCS has full-time person. have been destroyed by flood nel concerned solely with conwaters at one time or another. servation in the county. It is further noteworthy that In letters to Washington ofif "conservationists" in :the ficiaJs, the Courier-J o u r n a 1 Sierra Club (no information was quotes the letters as saying in given in the Courier-Journal part that: about the club or who its mem- -The Red River gorge scenic bers are or where it gets its area is "the most beautiful in money) are concerned about the state." conservation in Powell County, -The gorge is "threatened the conservationists in Powell with d~truction by the relentCounty who would know more le~s Army Corps of Engineers, than anyone else about the who now plan to build another problem haven't voiced opposi- unnecessary dam." ti-0n. - ••-ri..~ 1<>t0 ~t hearings on this fateful project were held 13 years ago." Further down in the story, the newspaper quotes the Sierra Club as saying the Red River gorge is "the most unique and beautiful area of its kind in the eastern United States." Apparently the gorge, first described as the most beautiful in Kentucky, became lovelier and lovelier with each passing par.agraph. The Sierra Club, according to the Louisville newspaper, said the "destructive impact" of the reservoir would include Joss of :.rout fishing, beaver, wild turkeys, deer and grouse, squirrel and scenic beauty. In the pa&t, the newspaper has voiced opposition to the Red River Reservoir project a $12 million project slated for completion by 197•2, and involving land in Powell, Menifee and Wolfe Counties. Whether or not Courier-Journal publisher Barry Bingham's empire could pressure the dam project into being shelved iis debatable, but many observers feel that the Courier-Journal's tacit endorsement of opposition to the dam could hold up funds, thereby holding up construction. Why is opposition to the proj~t coming from Louisville 120 miles away - when there is little, if any, opposition from the people of the counties affected by the reservoir? Some Powell Countians have told The Times that they find it touching that Louisville which has spawned such noteworthy projects as Cassius "Muhammed Ali" Clay, open housing and the threatened destruction of the Kentucky Derby - is concerned with preserving the beauty of the Red River gorge. Others have merely said it stinks. Readers of The Times in favor of the $12 million flood control project have the right to write their representatives in Congress to urge that the project be continued on schedule. The editorial page names the Congressional representatives. �• September 7, 1967 Mr. FArl w. Kinner Courier Publishing Com:pan_v West Liberty, Kentuclcy _ n ~ Dear Ear l: Thank you f or sendin~ issue of t he Wolf'e County Hews which contains · one netfS story- about oppositton to the Red River . ervoir, as welJ_ as your article on page 5. ~ Alw&:ys my b es ~ y Sincerely-, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:rr \ \ \ \ \ r, �August 21, 1967 w. Kinner Courier Publishing Company West Liberty, Kentucky Mr. Earl Dear Barl: There is a difference in the status of t he two proposals for dams •- Red liver and Falmouth. ~ N ey has ever been ap• propriated for Falmout h so nothing has en done toward building it. gag ng By contrast, Congress for planning work on Red River for construction. The Army en of acquiring land for the~ So, you see, it woul o eer rs close to $100,000 has approved some $360,000 re in the preliminary stages • thing of a feat to stop it now. wishes, Carl D. Perkins, M. C. CDP:a �■ 1 °fHE · ' \ THE WOLF E COUNTY N EWS CAMPTON, KY. TELEPHONE NO 8 -3595 ICKI N G VALLEY COURIER WEST LIBERTY, KY. TELEPHONE S H 3-3845 THE COURIER PUBLISHING T HE E LLIOTT C OUNT Y N EWS SANDY HOOK, KY. T ELEPHONE R E 8 •6656 Co. EARL W . K INNER. PUBLIS HER AND MANAGER WEST LIBERTY, KY. TELEPHONES : SHERWOOD 3-3845 SHERWOOD 3 -3841 Aug. 18, 1967 Hon. Carl D. Perkins Rep. 7th Kyo Dist. House Office Building Washington, D. c. Dear Carl: John Watts stopped the Falmouth Dam appDopriation. Hope you can do something to stop the Red River damo Attached are opinions from our three papers about Red River and Paint and Blaine Creek projects. We think most people are now feeling about the same way as regards reservoirs 0 Hope you will take staps to stay these projects. Sincerely, BARL W. KINNER �OBSERVATIONS • AND prove we ha:ve just as good craftsmen in the h'.ills as anywhere. • IKE APPROVES BOMBING -When· the armed forces announced this week American , planes had bombed a railNO SIDEWALKS _ CITY road bridge in North VietLIABLE FOR DAMAGES _ nam just 10 miles from China West Liberty is the biggest on the main railroad bringand best tov.rn we know of ing military supplies from tbat does not have sidewalks. China to the Viet Cong, fonnAnd thousands of man-hours er President Eisenhower said, of labor under the Work Ex- ''I do not believe the bombperience and Trnining Pro- ings constitute a risk of gr'am are available to build bringing Red China info the sidewalks at no cost to the war." Eisenhower said he apcity. A foreman for a big con- proved the new attacks bestruct~on firm was heard to cause military targets are remark recently that he could involved ~d said raids close ta'ke 12 to 16 "happy pappies" to the <;hmese border should ~nd build sidewalks all over ~ ctmtmued. West Liberty in four or fiv~ · - -- months. But no effort has SPOILING RIDR RIVER--Tlie. been made to get a project appropriations sub-committee ~tarted-not even a permit to in the House has approved J:)Uild sidewalks. Prestons- $330,000 to start construction bur.g Street is the town's sec- on Red River Dam in Powell ond most traveled street. It County, but the House has is on Prestonsburg Street not yet voted the money. Red where the high school is lo- Riiver is the last unspoiled cated. Hundreds of children wild river in the eastern part have to walk out in the street of the nation, too beautiful 11a get to school-there being to be covered by a reservoir. 111owhere else to walk. The P1,otests should be made to b ig increase in fa-affic on President Johnson an·d GovUS-460 (which traverses Pres- ernor Breathitt direct to foretonsburg street past the high stall any project that would school) makes the danger 'spoil this unspoiled river of critical. City officials may Daniel Boone National F ornot act until a 'YOUth is hit ~st. Too much beautiful counand killed. Then the c1ty may tryside is being covered by he liable for damages. 'reservoirs in this Appalachian region. Only enough dams HURJRAH FOR THE HILLS to protect against floods are ,-The quarterly newsletter- justified. Dams and raeser. magazine of Alice Lloyd Col- voirs built. primarily to suplege back in the hills of •ply water to downri,ver cities ~ nott County, won second hurt people in our region, and place award in the Graphic we should fight such projects Arts Aw a rd Competition before they get started. ~ponsorred by the Printing Inb o.ustry of the Carolinas, Inc. $5 :M[LLION ·F OR RECREAThe Ali.ee Lloyd publication 'I\ION-The U . S. Corps- of En- [' , iwas judged :llor excellence in gineers pla,ns about $5 million t concept, design, and crafts- worth of recreationaJl devrelopananshirp. Editor is Robert ment along Cave Run iRies.e1·~ ee Hoskins. Which goes to voiir. Planned are -550 picnic , PREDICTIONS PA.GE FOUR West Liberty, Ky., August 17, ).96'7 It �' ' ·-- ~ OBSEtYA~IONS ~D PREDICTIONS DREDGING ST-REAM BED-- C-Ongtressman Perkins W'hile home for the July 4th l'ecess of Congress, announced fillat $65,000 would be in the 1967- 68 federal P ublic Works bud• get to dredge the channel of Beaver Creek from Martin to lts confluence v;>ith Big San- ~dy River to prevent floqding of· Martin. This is the Kind o'f public works projects need- .., · ed- in the mountain.,.-<ll'eoging_: ancl wid1;cnlng channels of ·neiaar- · -------- clogged strea:ms. But Congress: man Perkins saiid allso the bud{<et would contain $200,000 foi . the Paintsville Reservoir o'n Paint Creek in Johnson and" ' Morgan and for tlie Yatesville· · Dam on Blaine Creek near Lou-· 1sa. These are the kind of i)ublic works projects not needed in the mount.a.ins. Dredge rand widen ohannels of our clogged mountain streams and build only enough ·dams to protect towns from floods. Bla.i·n e Creek' never flooded any town. lt is -the· least neede'd of any d'am· we have ever heara proposed. Covering valuaible iand 1>ca.rce, bot~ >tom land With big reservoirs , brings no profit to an ave-a in our hill count-i:y• . •I • ., ONE MILLION JOBS-Tobacco :l is Kentucky's biggest cash crop and brings in more than 300 million dollars annually to farmers, and the tobacco indu$.t,., provides . emipl.nvmen+ ' .. �September 7, 1967 ~ Mr. W. R. Holstein 3307 Pi.neneedle Lane Louisville, Kent ucky 40222 :Dear Mr. Holstein: ~or sen"l send me a copy of the to President Johnson. It was t houghtful o letter you and Mr. C. B. Tic I note your r ~ $330, 000 f or :prelimi st c 1/ith U •· at the appropriation of truction on the Red River Dam. be held up. Sincerely, C.a.r.l D. Perkins• M. C. CDP:rr �Lou;sville, K~~~ucky Sapterabw- f, .1:961 The Pres i dent The White House Washington 25. D.C. Dear Mr. President: We regret that the House Appropriations Conmittee has recently approved the expenditure of $330,000 for construction of the Red River Reservoir. The Red is Kentucky's finest wild river and one of the state's most valuable scenic and recreational regions. We believe that the Red River Gorge, in its present wild state# is more valuable to the people of Kentucky and 5urrounding states, than it will be as a drowned valley behind a dam. Hearings on this project were held thirteen years ago, during a period when we were not as alert as we are today to the threat of vanishing wilderness and to the population explosion. At that time, the Corps of Engineers justified the cost of the dam on the basis of recreational and flood control benefits. we find reason to question their calculation of recreational benefits amounting to $70,000 annually, after reading a letter written by Hr. Frank J. Welch, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, to the Secretary of the Army, dated July 26, 1961. Mr. Welch stated: 110ur estimate of recreatfona1 use by 1970, in this portion of the Red River Valley, without the reservoir, exceeds the Corps of Engineers estimates of recreational use with the reservoir constructed". The flood control benefits as reported in House Document No. 423, show $1S0,000 for Kentucky River tributaries, $148 7 000 for Kentucky River Main Stem, and $142,000 for Ohio River for a total of $440,000. This must be on an annual bas;s. We quest;on the validity of these calculations after reading another section of Hr. Vetch's letter which statess ''The report estimates that the Eagle Creek and Red River Reservoirs would have reduced the crest of the January 1937 flood, the maximum flood of record in the Ohio River Basin, at Louisville, Kentucky by 0.2 foot and 0.1 foot respectively. The report also estimates that the Red River Reservoir would have reduced the stage of the 1937 flood in the lower damange reach of the Ohio River by 0.025 foot. It would appear that their estimates, which indicate minute reductions in flood crests along the Ohio River flood plain, are we11 within the limits of error of both the data and the procedures used for these determinations and are therefore, of questionable value in assessing benefits". We are dubious that this dam can be economically or morally justified as a flood control project. The Red River flows through a canyon of great scenic beauty, unique in this area, with high values for recreation, fishing and hunting. Many of these values will be lost if the dam materializes. rhe attached schedule lists some of the destructive effects of the reservoir. Have we any right to destroy the wild, scenic nature of this area unless we are to gain something more valu• able in return? �Page • 2 We ask that the appr opriation of funds for this project be delayed until an impartial study can be made of the area and its best. long-range use. We believe that Kentucky cannot afford to lose this great scenic wilderness recreation area. Secretary Udall stated the ease very we11 when he said: "If• in our haste to 'progress'• the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policymakers alike. the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present". Most respectfully yours, UJ/2-N~ w. R. Ho1stei n 3307 Pineneed1e Lane Louisville. Kentucky 40222 c. B. Tichenor Cave Spring Farm. Route 1 Nicholasville, Kentucky 403S6 attch. �• DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT OF THE RED RIVER RESERVOIR t. The elimination of the land route along and through the scenic Red River Gorge. This is the most unique and beautiful area of its kind in the eastern United States. It. The elimination of most of the white water which is now being used by Kentuckians and those from adjoining states for canoe travel. This is the best of the few white water steams in Kentucky. III. The elimination of the beaver population. This is one of the few areas in Kentucky where a high beaver population exists without conflict with farming and access road flooding. IV. v. Elimination of trout fishing in Swift Camp Creek and the Red River above the bridge. The elimination of a key wildlife habitat component in the form of cleared bottom land soils. This component can't be replaced anywhere in the area. VI. The drastic reduction or elimination of the wild turkey population in the area. This is one of the best in Kentucky. VII. The drastic reduction of squirrel, deer and g~ouse which now habitat the area. The grouse and squirrel hunting in the area is very good. VIII. The elimination of what is potentially one of Kentucky 1 s best fishing streams for walleye and muskie, with controlled sflto,toa. measures enforced. IX. The elimination of one of the finest stretches of wild river left in Kentucky, and a future tourist attraction of far greater potential than any lake that could be built. X. The elimination of parts of the most scenic of the hiking trails and the land route to view the scenic Sky Bridge. �We have been authorized to use the folto.l ng names as ando-rserJ of this letters Mr. & Hrs. Jaaes £. Kowalsky Or. g. Mrs-. Thomas E. Co1 ley Unf on College. lo.x fe41 Barbowvl l le• Kye C.0,06 1917 C1areMOOe. Orfw texfngton• . ~Y• lt28 Mr• Ri·charcf 1-.., 9ecoff Sox US Bal'bour¥f 11 e • Ky• Mias ~ McOowelt 6th Street Lexington, Ky. le0$08 Col. Lawis H. Morrison Rt. 2• lox 41)-A Crestwood• Ky. ,.OOtlt Mr• Olar1e s H. Gatz "'• Frank J.Berens ""• Gear~ A .. ttudeman 870 larkspur AWftUe Kfu Susan w. Gelet" )&tOO Custer Street Mt ss Marj ort e O• P1amp Louhvf 11e• Ky. 1t02·1 3 Cincinnati• Ohio ltS208 Louf svf 11e, K'f• lt020S 428 )839 OOl'rllOnd load 2S33 fureen Drfw Loufsvf11e, Ky. lt02-18 Loufsvflte. Ky. 1W • Eugene "'"•· "• Ae ,. o. lox w. c. Anderson NI"• llal.f' 18S Corbin• Ky• ft070l w. Mr. Wflliaa H. Garnar w. ar.sby Loutsvf lie, Ky. 930! Beulah toad Ferri Creek• Ky. At0291 2S~ Tennyson Avenue G. Duncan ""• & Mra. Davtcf Hu,.el S19 Rfdgewoocl Drtve 3226 Herbert Avenue l.ovfsvt 1 le• Ky. lt0202 Ctndnnati• Ohio 4S21t $heraan Cl nc:i nnat i , Oht o ""• Jerry Oaks 6$66 Shetwn Cincinnati• Ohfo "'"• frank Caftbs 2790 Hewton Roact Miss Stella Wahler ffr. Oavfd 1. Shirley Hf ss Bertha F• Long Mr$. J. Oaka 6566 2790 Watler Cincinnati, Ohfo ~S244 2827 SJevf n StreeJ 8ox 10102, AFOG Ctncfnnatl • Ohio ltS2'+1f WPAFB, Ohfo ftS,.JJ Lout svf11e• Ky. 40212 Hr. Hat-ry "• Caudfl 1 Whitesburg. Ky. Mr• Janes R• Caucff 11 Whf tesburg• Ky• Whftesburg. Ky• Mr. Stewart Rowe Mtsa Sandra "• McNeft I w. Ge Wt gl __,,-th• '• o. &ox 27J IV• Jr• Cynthiana• Ky. ,.10'1- Mr. Earl w. K1Mer c/o liektng Valley Cowter & The Wolfe County Newe \!fest Liberty. Kye lttlt72 1It& Congress Run Rd. Ctncfni,ati• Ohfo 4S21S ""• Hywell J,.. Jones 420S 81 ack thort1e Ave. Long Beach. Calfforttla (for111erfy of Harlan County) s. 8rf 2enclfne ltU Oakview Drhe Greenvi 11e, Ky. 423l+J Mr. Atex "acHtllan• Jr. 18 Earnsclfff Ct. ,ort Thanas. Ky. l+t07S "'"• Johath. . V,. Nof'Rtan, Ut Mr, & Mrs. Jame. Mr. 'Thomas w. Martin ttrs. Anne r:. CQucff 11 )816 £fmwood AwnUQ lout-vii le• Ky. lt0207 Mr" Howard E • Marsh 4208 (lufgley Avenue Lakewood• Ca1ffornta (formerly of Loutsvf11e) Hr• John R• hwnport 6 Rto Vfsta Road louisvU te• Ky. Mr. Joe s,una )i.0t Clewland lllvf. Lout svf lie, 1ty. 282' Blue Roek Id• 810 McCut11,1111 Cf ncf Mati • Ohfo ltS23' (lfzabethtown, Ky. fir• .Nnae·S R• Hfc:ka Mr. Arthur s. Rf cketts 7302 Wolf flen 8ranch Rd. Mr. &- Mrs. Hugh Reynolds Prospect• Ky. ltOOS., CarroHton, Ky. 2301 Chrencf~ Ave. l.ouisvi tle, Ky._ lt020S General 8ut1er State Pk. �Page • 2 Mr. James M. Hurrell 150 Bellaire Louisville, Ky. 40206 Hr• Edward J • Schwenda u Mr. John c. Holt 2407 Ashwood Or• Louisville, Ky. 40205 Hr. Richard c. Behymer 42S6 Brenan Avenue Oayton, Ohio 45429 Hr. Cyrus MacKfnnon Mr. Charles Rogers P. o. Box 2212 Lyndon, Ky. 40222 525 w. Broadway Louisville, Ky. 40202 3808 ~eenwich Rd. Louisville, Ky. 1833 K1erner Lane New Albany, Indiana Hr. & Hrs. Car1 A. Schneider l)IS Oak Hilt Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40213 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kahlstrom 5458 Newfield Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 Mr. & Mrs. Ben T. Cooper 2200 Cross Hi 11 Rd,. Louisville, Ky. 402o6 Mr. & Hrs. Whayne H. Haffler 430 N. Broadway Mr. Sherwood Williams 201 St. James Drive Mr. H. Scott Pickens Lexington., Ky. Lexington, Ky. Hr. H. T. Shaffer 371 Garden Rd. Mr. w. T. Hc0ouga11 1852 Russel 1 Cave Road Lexington, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Mr. Michael B. Flynn 218 Shady lane Lexington, Ky. 40503 Mr. Dudley c. Ma~tin 230 Tahoma Rd. Mr. Robert G. Mascharka 7308 Boxwood Rd. toufsvilte, Ky. 40~22 Nr. John E. Pearce The Courier-Journa1 Lexington, Ky. 40S03 Louisville, Ky. Miss Frances E. Bosley 509 Forum Avenue Louisville, Ky. Mr. Edwin Miss Johanna Henn Lotts Creek CQflmunity School Rt. 2, Box 26S Hazard, Ky. 41701 Hiss Dorothy L. Everson c. Brooks 7423 Montganery Cincinnati, Ohfo 4001 Lomond or. • 16 Louhvil le, Ky . 402 �DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. CORPS OF ENGINEERS P. 0. BOX 59. 830 WEST BROADWAY LOUI SVILLE. KENTUCKY 40201 1N REPLY REFER To , ORLRE (Red River Reservoir) 2 August 1967 Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington , D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins : Further reference is made to the public hearing which is scheduled to be held on the Red River Reservoir Project at 7:30 P .M. EST on Wednesday, 16 August 1967, in the High School Gymnasium at Stanton, Kentucky . Inclosed for your information and use is a supply of 11Land Acquisition Procedure" pamphlets. Additional copies may be furnished on request . Sincerely yours , ~ :J \~~ 1 Incl Pamph let (quint) \_,-/ R. R. WESSELS Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer �DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. CORPS OF ENGINEERS P . 0. BOX 59. 830 WEST BROADWAY LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY 40201 1N REPLY REFER To,ORLRE- A (Red River Reservoir) 12 July 1967 Honorable Carl D. Per kins Hous e of Representatives Washington, D. c. 20515 Dear Mr . Per kins: A public hear i ng will be held on the Red River Reservoir Project at 7:30 P .M. EST on Wednesday, 16 August 1967 , in t he High School Gymnasium at Stanton, Kentucky. The purpose of the hearing is to inform landowners and other interested parties of the general location and extent of lands required for the project and t he basic policies and procedures involved in land acquisition and to answer questions that affected landowners or others may have concerning the project. Sincerely yours , ~~ R • R • WESSELS Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer �- lu·s . :~tJ1a Dc..lton Stanton, ~cr.:tucky Dear Hrs . DUl,t;on: 'Hith rc:fer~nce cc.rn::.n.e th, constructi::>n of t' clos::.ng a sclf-cxpla11atu1·y le. · o~ th~ l.r-..:,s Coi-ps of ~necrs. :it uas a ple~ for you and yom· husbar~ P.l1.1cys ffi1,,:)~ Y CDP:r e enc.lOS tl.!'e ~ "·:e o lctte1·s convcr Dum, I am en- Depar tment obtoin thi• inf01,na.tion •.1 i~:1.., s , Since...•ely,, Carl D. Perld.n$" M. C. �- April 14., 1967 CoJ.oneJ. R. n. Wessels District Ens1,neer u. s. ~ Corps of Engineers Louisville, ltentuc.liy Dev Colonel Wesst.As: Can y-ou tell oe how ao is expected to begin on the Councy? ity understanding is to start this work and ~ ~ pl.ans are. tl.~tion work :Ver Dam in Powetl is l'XJS~ JN:>'!ll!:Y availabl.e to hnow what your S.u~ ~Y :,ow.·s, CJ>P:rs Ca.rl D. Perkins, M. C. �•= = = = = ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - ~ - - ~ - ~ t, i.OUiSVILLE U.S. AR .. lOUISVILLt, KENTUCKY 40201 26 April 1967 ORLED-P Honorable Oarl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of 14 April 1967 concerniilg starting construction of the Red River, Kentucky Dam. Construction is presently .scheduled to begin in the Spring of 1968. This scheduled initiation of construction is predicated on the time required to complete necessary preconstruction planning and to acquire the land necessary for construction activities. The first construction item scheduled is the outlet works. Subsequent construction will be contingent upon continued appropriations by Congress. If adequate funds are available it is estimated that construction will require about four years. I trust this inf'ormation is sufficient for your present needs. Sincerely yours, R. R. WESSELS Colonel, Corps or Engineers District Engineer �April 14, 1~7 Ure. Martha Dalt~n Stanton., Kentuclcy Dea.?" Mrs. Dalton_: There is, in the budget 1 ;330 .,000 for consr..~ ~:;;: ~: Dam. I would e.ssu::::e the veey soon. lICMrVer, I ~-:: st LouisVille to tell w the sum o~ begin this eonst1-ucti pass the \rol"d • l he next fiscal year, n of the Red River trcdc on 1 t m.ll begin e District E:1£1.neer tc pl.ens they have to I hear from him, l will alona · With bes{;i;heji\ aJ.~~, Y Sinaerel.y, Karl D. Perkins, U. C. P. S.- I keep rememberi.r-3 wbat e. fioo meal I had with you. �. • l ,, Dalton'c1- RMotwont Stanton, ~ 40380 April 11, 1967 Hon. Carl Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. c. Dear Mr. Perkins: As you know, my husband and I are engaged in the restaurant business in Stanton , Kentucky. Therefore, the Dam to be constructed across Red River is of extreme importance to our business. We appreciate all you have done for us in aiding the building of this Dam. However, we would like to ask an additional favor from you. We want to kmw when, in your opinion, the contract for the construction of the Dam will be let and how soon we can expect to see construction started. Thanking you in advance, I am, Very truly yours, u Mrs. Martha Dalton Stanton, Kentucky �7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY O FFICE OF THE CHIE F O F E N GINEERS W ASH ING TON , D.C. 203 1S IN R EPLY REFER TO ENGCW-OC Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr . Perkins: Transmitted herewith for your information and further use is a copy of the Reconnaissance Study of a possible alternate to development of the authorized Red River Reservoir project in Kentucky . The Chief of Engineers, after careful evaluation of all factors involved, has concluded that the multiple purpose projec t at the authorized site should be construc ted . Sincerely yours , 1 Incl as ~4d £ ' Cd~cw-(/~~~FERD D E. ANDERSON JR . C Lt Colonel, Corps of Engineers Assistant Director of Civil Works for Central Divisions �9 April 1968 ENGCW- OC Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins: Transmitted herewith for your information and further use is a copy of the Reconnaissance Study of a possible alternate to development of the authorized Red River Reservoir project in Kentucky. The Chief of Engineers, after careful evaluation of all factors involved, has concluded that the multiple purpose project at the authorized site should be constructed. Sincerely yours , ' 1 Incl FERD E. ANDERSON . JR. as Lt Colonel, Corps of Engineers Assistant Director of Civil Works for Central Divisions �• RED RIVER RESERVOIR !:illJ1.Q -=::::: -.::::::::: FLOOD CONTROL POOL ELEVATION 807 SEASONAL POOL ELEVATION 767 ROAD TO BE RELOCATED -v- 0 CO,\TRC.. P001.. ~ E(.EV 101 US. HIGHWAY STAT£ HIGHWAY COUNTY ROAD -'; NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY _,, , --- APPROX/MAT£ LIMITS OF ACQUISITION 1 !\E s I T w .. 0 '? -----c YICJN/TY IIAP LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE Cou nl y I RED RIVER RESERVOIR Kenlucky River B asi,, U .S. hRMY ENGINEER DISTRICT LOUISVILLE CORPS JOLY 1967 CF ENGILV!EERS LOUISVILLE, KENTVCKY �RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE 16 AUGUST 1967 PURPOSE OF PAMPHLET The purpose of this pamphlet is to provid~ g~neral information to property owners and other parties interested in the policies and procedures of the Government concerning the acquisition of real estate interests for the Red River Reservoir Project, Kentucky. AUTHORIZATION The Red River Reservoir is a unit in the general comprehensive flood control plan for the Kentucky River and the Ohio River Basin, adopted by the Flood Control Act approved 23 October 1962 (Public Law 87-874, 87th Congress, HR 13273, 77 Stat. 1173), Section 203 (pertaining to Ken tucky River) and Federal W~ter Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961. Prosecution of the project is under the jurisdiction of the District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer District, 830 West Broadway, P. 0. Box 59, Louisville, Kentucky, 40201. DESCRIPTION The Red River Dam Site is located on the Red River, tributary of Kentucky River in East Central Kentucky. The construction site is approximately 47 miles above the mouth of the river, about 12 miles northeast of Stanton, Kentucky and about 115 air miles east-southeast of Louisville, Kentucky. At spillway crest the elevation will be 807 feet m.s.l., and the reservoir area will affect lands in Powell, Menifee and Wolfe Counties. Large areas in Daniel Boone National Forest will be involved. INTERESTS TO BE ACQUIRED The Government will acquire fee title to such lands as may be necessary to accomplish the authorized purposes of the project as follows : (1) Construction areas for the dam and permanent structures. (2) The reservoir area up to elevation 812 feet m.s.l., which provides a freeboard of 5 feet above the spillway crest, to protect against adverse effects of saturation, wave action and bank erosion. ( 3) Lands required for shoreline control with a minimum of 300 feet horizontally from the spillway crest elevation of 807 m.s.l., where freeboard does not provide such area. ( 4) Selected sites along the shoreline to meet present and future public requirements for outdoor recreation. Flowage easements may be acquired in lien of fee title in remote areas of the resen-oir. Oil, gas and mineral rights will be acquired in fee or subordinated to the Government's right to regulate development in a manner that will not interfere _with the primary purposes of the project, including public access. owner will be afforded a reasonable time to negotiate for settlement. When an agreement is reached, payment and closing of the transaction is generally completed within 60 days if the owner's title is free of complications. CEMETERY RELOCATION A cemetery, which is located on the construction site, may have to be moved, depending upon final plans for dam and appurtenant structures. If it is determined that relocation of the cemetery is necessary, interested parties will be contacted. In those cases where cemeteries will be inundated, or where access will be lost because of the reservoir, relocation will be at Government expense. A reinterment site will be selected in the same vicinity, if possible. Every reasonable effort will be made to procure a site which meets with the approval of the Cemetery Association and next of kin. After the site is agreed upon, a Plan of Relocation will be prepared and an action will be filed in the U . S. District Court to secure approval of the Plan of Relocation. Upon approval of the plan, a contract will be awarded for the disinterment and reinterment of the remains and relocation of monuments. The relocation work will be performed as soon as possible consistent with construction schedules and availability of funds. DETERMINATION OF VALUE ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prO\·ides that just compensation will ~e paid for the acquisition of private property for public use. Just compensation is recogni_zed by th~ Courts to be the fair value of the property nghts acqwred as determined between a willing buyer and a willing seller. The Courts have held consistently that amounts claimed for such items as Joss of good will, business potential, and sentimental attachment cannot be included in payment. Estimates of the fair value of interests to be acquired from each individual property will be made by compete?t professional appraisers familiar with property values m the vicinity. These appraisers are selected by the Government on the basis of their qualifications as to experience, integ rity, and demonstrated good judgment in evaluating the fair market value of real estate. Property owners, or their representatives, are contacted . by the_se. apprai_sers and invited to accompany them during their inspections in order that all factors bearing upon fair values within the scope of the law may be given full consideration in preparation of appraisal estimates. Ea0 appraisal ~stimate is given a careful review by a rev1ewmg aprra1ser to insure accuracy and fairness. Then a representative of the GO\-ernment will make an appointment with the landowner to discuss settlement. It is the policy of the Government to purchase ritshts in project lands by voluntary sale wh~ever poss1b_le. There are no high-pressure methods used m dealing with the owner. Under no circnmstances is the owner compelled to sign a purchase contract. He has the undeniable right to refuse the offers made by the Government and demand that his compensation be determined by Court proceedings. If a satisfactory agreement cannot be reached within a reasonable time, the Government must acquire the necessary property rights throug~ the United States District Court in order that the proiect may be completed on schedule. At the time the Court action is filed, the amount of the Government's appraisal is deposited with the court and title to the required property rights passes to the Government. Generally, the conrt will permit the owner to withdraw a substantial amount of the funds on deposit before the case is tried. Court action is considered fair to both the Government and the landowner as each will have a full opportunity to present evidence of value. Any offers or counteroffers made by the Government or the landowner during negotiations for settlement will not be binding in the event of condemnation, unless accepted by both parties. ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE Property owners may retain title. to buildings i? t~e project area, if desired, at the appraised salvage pnce m both direct purchase and condemnation cases. The appraised salvage price will be deducted from the Government's payment for lands acquired. Buildings retained by the owner must be removed from the project area in accordance with dates established by the Government at the time of acquisition. All buildings not resen-ed by the owner will be ad,·ertised by the Government and sold to the highest bidder. Owners will be encouraged to reserve growing crops except in rare cases where there 1s a probability that possession of the land will be required prior to the han·est season. Land acquisition will commence at the dam site in the swnmer of 1967 and generally will proceed upstream therefrom. Present schedules contemplate completion of acquisition in 1969. POSSESSION OF LANDS PROJECT OFFICE As a general rule, after title has been acquired by the Government, owners and tenants will be permitted to retain possession of the premise~ until ~~ey are n 7eded for project purposes. Under certam cond1t1ons, cont1_nued occupancy will require lease arrangements, which will be governed by prevailing rental rates in the vicinity. ~Jnder no circumstances will the Government take possession of the owner's property until proper arrangements are made for payment. Acquisition of the land for the Red River Reservoir is nnder the direction of the Morehead Real Estate Project Office, located at 110 Bishop Avenue, Post Office Box A, Morehead, Kentucky. Personnel of the Project Office will render assistance to property owners in matters pertaining to the real estate program. Property owners are invited to consult with personnel of the Project Office at any time. Section 301, Title III, Public Law 86-645, approved 14 July 1960, provides that: " It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress that owners and tenants whose property is acquired ~or public works projects of the United States of Amenca shall be paid a just and reasonable consideration t_herefor. In order to facilitate the acquisition of land and mteres_ts therein by negotiation with property owners, to avoid litigation and to relieve congestion in the courts, the Secretary of the Army ( or such other officers of the Department of the Army as he may designate) is authorized in any negotiation for the purchase of such property to pay a purchase price which will take into consideration the policy set forth in this section." In accordance with the intent of the law, actual, practical, and realistic negotiations will be condu~ted with each landowner to the same extent practiced normally between willing buyers and willing sellers in an effort to arrive at a satisfactory settlement. During the initial contact for settlement, the landowner will be advised fully as to the location and amount of land required for project purposes, the interest to be acquired and the procedures for purchase and payment. The land- RESERVATION OF BUILDINGS MOVING COSTS Under some conditions property owners and tenants are paid for certain expenses, losses and damages involved in moving to another site as a result of the Government haYing acquired their lands. The owners, or tenants, must make application for snch payments within one year from the date the Government acquires title to their land, or from the date they vacate the premises, whichever is later. These payments are in addition to payments made to owners for the acquisition of lands. The Government"s representative wilJ explain the details of payment for moving costs at the time property owners are contacted for purchase of lands. SCHEDULE FOR LAND ACQUISITION �8 1,1 : I I RED RIVER RESERVOIR ~ i KENTUCKY MARCH 1968 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON, D.C. �RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY RECONNAISSANCE STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. r' Paragra.2..h Report of Chief of Engineers Comments of the Dept. of the Interior Comments of the Dept . of Agriculture Title SECTION I - INTRODUCTION a. b. c. d. e. Purpose of Report Description of Authorized Project Current Status of Planning and Funding History of Public Contacts and Coordination Nature and Extent of Opposition to the Project 1 1 2 3 5 SECTION II - SITES AND SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERED AND FUNCTIONS OF CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. b. c. General Background Function Summary Relation of Considered Scopes of Red River Development to Kentucky River Basin Development 5 7 8 SECTION III - ECONOMICS OF THE CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. b, c. Basis of Average Annual Benefits Basis for First Costs and Annual Charges Relationship of Annual Benefits and Annual Economic Charges for Each Considered Scope of Development 8 9 12 SECTION IV - PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. b. c. d. e. f. g. General Natural Arches and Other Geologic Features Fish and Wildlife White Water Educational Value Wilderness Setting Other Aesthetic Considerations a 12 13 14 14 15 15 ·16 f} ·¥ �TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Title SECTION V - SOCIAL EFFECTS 16 SECTION VI - SUMMARY DISCUSSION 17 SECTION VII - CONCLUSION 19 LIST OF TABLES Title 1 2 3 4 Pag~ Agencies with which Red River Reservoir Project has been coordinated 4 Physical characteristics for various scopes of development, Red Riv~r Reservoir, Kentuckr 6 Relative functions of each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky 7 Annual tangible economic benefits to each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky 9 5 Summary of first costs for each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky 10 6 uerivatiQn and summary of annual economic charges for each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky 11 7 Comparison of annual benefits and annual economic charges for each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky 12 8 Extent that each considered scope of development affects the gorge area and tributaries, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky b 13 �TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) LIST OF PLATES Plate No • • Title 1 General Map 2 Consider ed Dam Sites 3 Relative Pool Levels for Considered Dam Sites 4 Stre~m Profiles & Pool Levels Considered (2 sheets) LIST OF APPENDICES No. Title A Evaluatio,, of Re creation and Na~ural Values B Sierra Club Analysis of 6 March 1968 C �DEPARTMENT OF T HE ARMY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON, O.C. 20315 IN REPLY REFER TO 15 March 1968 HEPOHT OF 'lliE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS ON RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KEN'IU::KY This is 11\Y report on the r ecent reconnaissance study of possible alternates to development of the authorized Red River Reservoir projec t. The study was conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Interior and AG;riculture. Copies of the comments on the report from Secretary of Interior St ewart L. Udall and Assistant Secretary of Asri cult ur e J-ohn A. Baker are incorporated in this report . As can b e seen from Section VII of the report, I have concluded that the site presently under design is the best site for construction of the contemplated multipurpose project. WILLI.AM F. CASSIDY Lieutenant General, USA Chief of Engineers �UNITED STATES D~PARTMENT OF THE INTER IOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C . 20240 March 14, 1968 Dear General Cassidy: Your letter of March 12, 1968, requests our comments on your reconnaissance study report, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky. In accordance with the agreement reached with Secretary Resor, representatives of this Department cooperated with members of your staff in making the reconaissance study. Two damsites and two levels of development at each site were considered. Information was obtained on the capability of each alternate development to provide for flood control, water supply, water quality control, and outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife conservation purposes . Consideration also was given to the impact that each proposed development would have on the people residing in the affected area and on the ecological and esthetic aspects of the Red River Gorge. As you know, Kenneth Holum, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Edward C. Crafts, Director of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, made a complete on .. the .. ground inspection of the project area in company with you, Phillip S. Hughes, Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and Edward P. Cliff, Chief of the Forest Service, on March 9. This visit to the area was most helpful to us in making judg .. ments on the data developed by the reconnaissanc::e study. ,. The Red River Reservoir Project was authorized for construction by the Congress in 1962; authorized project purposes were flood control and recreation. During pre ... construction planning for the project, the project plan was modified to include storage to meet industrial and municipal water supply needs at Lexington and other Kentucky towns and to improve the quality of water in the Kentucky river. Our comments focus on a comparison of the potential developments at the upper and the lower sites which would satisfy to the same degree the functional objectives of flood control, water supply, water quality control and recreation. They are based on the data and analyses provided in your report. �Estima ted annual benefits are comparable: $1, 371,000 at the upper site compared with $1, 364, 000 at the lower site. Water supply and water quality control benefit s are identical at the two sites. Flood control benefits are somewhat less and general and fish and wildlife recreati on benefits are somewhat higher at the downstream site. Total estimated first costs for a development at the lower site exceed those at the upstream site by $2, 720,000 , which reflects additional costs of the dam and appurtenances and in lands and damages. Total estimated annual economic charges for a development at the downstream site are $103,000 greater than at the upstream site. The benefit-to-cost ratio for t h e development at t he upstream site is 2. 25; at the downstream site it is 1. 92. The difference in excess of estimated annual benefits over annual economic charges between the two sites is $110,000. We note, however, that the project at the downstream site would reduce permanent flooding of the Red River Gorge by about two miles and would reduce by one-half {six miles) the inundation of tributary valleys. These values which would be saved if the downstream site were selected are not, of course, reflected in the benefit--cost ratio. As pointed out in your report, while the estimates of first costs for the project at the upper site are based on good data and detailed engineering studies, the estimates of costs at the lower site are, understandably, based on less precise data and limited engineering s tudies. Obviously, a more accurate comparison of benefits and costs could be made if the data on the lower site were more refined. It is recognized that the foundation conditions at the lower damsit e have not been explored. Your report notes the tangible advantages accruing to the upper site and concludes that a dam at that site could be completed one year earlier than at the lower site. We agree with the conclusion that benefits from development at the upper site could be realized s ooner than those from the lower. However, since certain costs also would be incurred s ooner for the upper site, the actual net benefit foregone woul d be reduced substantially. 2 �It is our understanding that. with a development a t the lower damsite, the upstream end of the conservation pool {e l evati on 717} would tail out about . 5 miles above the mouth of Swift Camp Creek; i.e., upstream from the Route 715 crossing. This appears to meet the concern about sediment build-up at the point where visitors would have their first opportunity to view the river and roughs. Obviously, minor modifications in the project plan might be necessary to select the optimum elevation for the seasonal pool. This seems possible. As noted in the report, a project at the downstream site would permit maintaining a portion of State Highway 715 to provide road access to the upper gorge when the project is not operating for flood control. The development at the upper damsite would flood out the present road on the north side of the river and future access to this part of the gorge would be from the south side of the river only. It is our judgment that providing some road access to this highly scenic area is essential. Providing this access would reduce the cost advantage for the upper site. As I am sure you are aware, in recent years the public generally has become increasingly aware of and concerned with maintaining the natural and ecological values such as those this stream valley and its surrounding environment display in high degree. This change in attitude has led us to assign more significance to the intangibl e values in our consideration of conflicts between pressures for development and pressures for preserving some stream valleys in their natural state. In retrospect, if we were starting with a clean slate in our consideration of the Red River under today's criteria which give heavier emphasis to protection of natural values than was true a d ecade ago, we might well decide: (1) that no dam should be built on this riv er and attempt to meet the needs in some other fashion; or (2) propose a dam at the lower site. In conclusion, therefore, while we prefer either no dam or the lower site, we realize that, in view of the cost differential, including the rebuilding of roads and provisions of necessary access sites, time delay, and lack of substantial disparity between effects on the natural values of the area, the 3 �Administration and the Congress may wish to procee d with the authorized project as recommended by the Corps of Engineerso We appreciate the opportunity to participate in the reconnaissance restudy and the opportunity to review your proposed report. tJ8&U erior Lt. Gen. William F. Cassidy Chief of Engineers Corps of Engineers Department of the Army Washington, D. Co 20315 �. 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS WASH I NGTON, O.C. 20315 IN R EP LY REFER TO ENGCW- OC Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins : Inclosed is Plate 5 showing the relative elevations of some principal geologic formations and pool levels of Red River Reservoir project in Kentucky . The plate should be inserted in the copy of the reconnaissance study report by the Chief of Engineers previously furnished you . Sincerely yours, 1 Incl as $d_~-~ ? r FERD E• .ANDERSON, JR, Lt Colonel, Corps of Engineers Assistant Director of Civil Works for Central Divisions �18 April 1968 ENGCW-OC Honorable Carl D. Perkins Rouse of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr. Perkins: tncl.osed is Pl.ate 5 shoving the relative elevations of' some principal geologic formations and pool levels of Red River Reservoir project in Kentucky. 'lhe plate should be inserted in the copy of the reconnaissance st\ldy report by the Chief of Engineers previously furnished you. Sincerely yours, 1 Incl as FERD E. ANDERSON, JR. Lt Col.onel, Corps of El:lgineers Assistant Director of Civil Works for Central Divisiona �7 . 1230 / / I 1170 / / / / -- 1050 . Nada Tunnel en . E Q) > NOTE: For d escription of geological features see Section IV, Paragraph b of text. 990 0 ..a 0 +- Q) - 930 Red Byrd Arch Q) r.f• ~ C ~o 8 70 <; / +- 0 > Q) Moonshiner Arch (Hunter's) UPPER DAMSITE ________ ~~ ::ntr:I~~~~_~I~~BO~]________ ______ _ 810 w WUff Seasonal Pool - Elev. 757 750 RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY DAM LOCATION AND POOL LEVELS STUDY 690 UPPER DAMSITE RELATION OF GEOLOGICAL FEATURES TO RESERVOIR 630'--J-_.&-______________________________________._____ / 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 Miles Above Mouth of Red River 58 60 ,2 I 64 66 PLATE 5 �DEPARTMENT OF AGR ICULTURE W ASHINGTON. D.C. 20250 Lieutenant General William F . Cassidy Department of the Army Ch ief of Engineers Dear General Cassidy: Reference is made to your letter of March 12, 1968, and the blue penciled draft report of the Red River Reservoir ·reconnaissance study which accomp~nieu that letter . Th e Red River Reservoir would l ie wholly or substantially within the Daniel Boone National Forest- - depending on which damsit e is selected. I n any case, it is contemplated that the Forest Service would develop and administer reservoi r recr eation and related l and management i n har mony with existing Nati onal Forest programs . I n a recent re- eval uat i on of t he four reservoir alternatives, with part icula~ emphasis on the scenic, geologic, f i sh and wildlife, and recreation valu es of the area, the multi ple purpose project at t he authorized s ite and the flood -~ontro.l only project at the downstrea..-n site far outranked other alternatives as being most acc eptable . Th e choice "between those two acc eptable alternati ves was not an easy one. The multiple purpose p~oject at the authorized site would create a splendid opportunity for a rather unusual boating, hi ki ng, and viewi ng e:iq)erience while the downstream flood contr ol only project would mi nimize inu~dation of a f ine stream bottom emrironm.ent. The remaining t wo alternatives are undesirable i n that they would present either bothersome sedimentation patterns or reduced recreati on opportunity while inundating substantially the same mileage of stream in the Gor ge as would the multiple purpose project at the authorized s ite . Our analysi s has failed t o i dentify sufficient reason to support the flood control only project at the downstream s i te. Although we recogni 7,e the superb qualities of the Gorge as a whole, we know that it is not a natural or primitive or wilderness area. I t has been logged. It has r oads in it . Several structures exi st there. We also know that m~st of the scenic and geologic features of the Gorge will remai n wi th the multipl e purpose project at the authorized site. �2. We support the multiple purpose project at the authorized site and judge it to have the potenti al for recapturing some of the back country feeling that has already been lost in the Gorge. At the same time , it would have characteri stics which would make possible an unusually high quality and very usable water based recreat i on envi ronmen~. We would capitalize on these characteri stic s through a dispersed type of recreational development program in the upper Red River arm of the reservo.ir- -a pr-ogram which would complement the more conventi onal type of reservoir recreation p.l anned ::~or the balance of the impo'..Uldment . We look forward to working with the Corps of Engi neer s i n the development of a master plan f or the reservoir which recognizes t hese objectives . Sincerely yours, t¥ ·'= •· __ ~~sistant Searetarf ( qfi~ �SECTION I - INTRODUCTION a . Purpose_2..!._ report. The purpose of this report is to provide information on two considered damsites for Red River R~servoir with two levels of development at each site in order to evalua t e the economic, physical and social effects of each level of deve 101-mc n t at each site. Development levels have been carefully selected to provide infprmation on a wide range of performance as related to the: (1) beneficial effects for flood control, water supply and water quality improvement at downstream points; (2) recreational opportunities that would be obtained by virtue of each level of development ; (3) i:;ocial aspects to the extent that the levels of development would affect families and real estate; and (4) the physical effects of each considered level of development on the ecology, aesthetics and biota of the gorge. It is well established that the level of development which would provide the greatest measurable economic benefits would have large physical impacts upon the gorge. Conversely, it is equal ly well established that the level of deyelopment which would minimize th~ impact on the gorge would result in substantially reduced downstre.am benefits . Thns, the objective of this study is to €Xpl ore the interrelation of the economic, social, and ecological impac ts of several levels of development so that information is available for decision making. Economic costs and benefits will be presented for each level of development and social effects will be discussed to the extent that the plans directly affect land and families . The extent of inundation of the gorge will be depicted for each of the considered levels of development. b. Description of authorized project. The Red River Reservoir project was authorized for construction by the Congress in 1962. The authorization provided for a dam on t he North Fork of the Red River approximately 47.5 miles upstream from the mouth of the Red River with the damsite about 7 miles upstream from the mouth of North Fork of the Red River. The authorized project purposes were flood control and recreation (including fish and wildlife recreation). The. project lies entirely within the proclamation boundary of the Dan iel Boone National Forest. The da11IBite is located in Powell County, Ken tucky with the reservo i r e).tending into Menifee and Wolfe counties. The authorization contemplated: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) an earthen dam having a height of approxit1at€ly 175 feet . a saddle spillway . a conventional dry-tower outlet works. project lands necessary to develop and support all project purposes . relocation of highways and other utilities, as necessary, to sustain existing transportation patterns and utility services that will still be needed after the project is completed. �(6) facilities and access roads necessary to develop the recreation opportunities created and to support the public needs. The authorized Red River Reservoir project has been closely integrated into an overall development plan for the water resources of the Kentucky River basin. In addition to Red River Reservoir, the present basin plan consists of the following projects: (1) (2) (3) (4) Buckhorn Reservoir - completed Carr Fork Reservoir - under construction Booneville Reservoir - authorized, in preconstruction planning Eagle Creek Reservoir - authorized, in preconstruction planning In addition to the above listed authorized projects, a potential reservoir on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, the Kingdom Come Reservoir, is in the latter stage of study and consideration. The locational relation of the Red River Reservoir to the above reservoirs as well as to t he several major local protection projects in the Kentucky River basin is shown on plate 1. c. Current status of planning and funding. Funds for preconstruction planning of the Project were first appropriated in Fiscal Year 1964 and continued in Fiscal Years 1965 and 1966 . Funds for initiation of construction were appropriated in Fiscal Years 1967 and 1968. The President's budget for Fiscal Year 1969 includ es an amount of $800,000 for continuation of construction. Acq u isition of project lands at the upper damsite has begun but actual pl~sical construction has been delayed due to budgetary restrictions on expenditure of appropriated funds and due to lack of completion of planning necessary to initiate const ruction. During the preconstruction planning for Red River Reservoir, it was necessary to review the scope and features of the authorized project to determine if the project properly reflected the total wat er resource needs t hat might be served and to give consideration to current legislation and to the requirements of Senate Document 97, which have been adopted since project authorization. As a result of this review, consideration was given to modifying the authorized project to include storage in the reservoir to meet a municipal and industrail water supply need at Lexington and other Kentucky Bluegrass areas a nd for improving the quality of water in the Kentucky River by augmenting low flows. 2 �The requirements for stotage for water quality control were determined by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration in accordance with the Water Pollution Control Act of 1961, as amended (Public La.w 87-88). 1he r equirements fo ~ storage for municipal and industrial water supply were determined in response to a request of the Kentucky Water Resources Authority, the responsible agency for the State of Kentucky, and have been closely coordinated with that agency. Inclusion of storage for water supply into the project was investigated in accordance with the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended (Title Ill of Public Law 85-500). This act requires that non-Federal interests must be r esponsib le for the ~osts of storage provided in Federally constructed re&ervoirs for water supply. In view of the indicated requirements for both water quality control and water supply storage in the Kentucky River and wj_th the legislative authority to modify the project to include these functions, storage for water quality control and water supply are being considered as project purposes. Red River Reservoir, because of site limitations, is incapable of meeting the total water quality control and water supply storage requirements in addition to t·h~ flood control storage requirement. Consequently, Red River Reservoir has been integrated into a system with Booneville Reservoir, which has the best physical and locational capability of meeting part of the water quality and/or water supply needs of the lower Red RivPr and Kentucky River basins. In accord with the Men,orandum of Agreement between the Secretaries of Army and A~riculture, it is contemplated that the project's recreational opportunities nnd land management would be developed and administered by the Forest Service in harmony with existing programs and development within t he Daniel Boone National Forest. Thus, the Red River Reservoir project is being integrated into a comprehensive recreational and public use plan for thE Daniel Boone National Forest in recognition of many facets, includi.1g the Cave Run Reservoir (now under construction in the Lickitg River basin) and the authorized Booneville Reservoir. d. History of_.£.'-!.!?}ic contact_s and coordination. In the early stages of the study, wh i c h resulted in t he authorization of the Red River Reservoir, publjc b~arings were held in Hazard and Frankfort, Kentucky on 22 Hay 19.:,4 c:.n< 2 June 1954, respectively. The purpose of these early hearings wa; to solicit the views of the local citizens as to the water resource needs in the Kentucky River basin. At that time a specific request ti; construct a dam on the Red River in the interest of flood control was presented by local interests. Throughout the s tudy, close coor.J1.nation was maintained with interested local, State and Federal Agencies. After the Ohio River Division Enginee r had reviewed the r eport of the Louisville District Engineer, a pub l ic notice was issued outlini1,g the features of the projects being considered and presenting the rccorr,mendations of the reporting officers thereon. The notice further im, i cec; comments to be furnished the Board of Engineers for Rive rs and Harbor s . Response to this notice was favorable to construction of the Red River project. 3 �r,.. Prior to authorization, the Public Works Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives held hearings on the Kentucky River report, in which the Red River Reservoir Project was included . In these hearings there was no opposition recorded. Subsequent to authorization, the District Engineer, Louisville, held a public hearing at Stanton, Kentucky in March 1963. The purpose of the hearing was to in;Q!1D_~ll interests of the extent and nature of the project authori~ed by the Congress. The hearing at Stanton in March 1963 was attended by approximately 200 people, of whom 75 signed attendance cards. Of those expressing their views, none opposed the Red River Project. In August 1967, a public meeting was held in Stanton, Kentucky primarily for the purpose of informiug the land owners, who would be affected by the project, of the real estate acquisition procedures and tentative schedules for acquisition. At this meeting, the first formal opposition to the project was expressed by representatives of the Kentucky Section of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Sierra Club . The Kentucky Section was formed in February 1967. Prior to and subsequent to authorization, and as appropriate to the scope and nature of the progressive phases of planning, close coordination has been maintained with the known Federal, State and local agencies having significant interest in the project. A summary of those agencies with which the project has been coordinated is presented in Table 1. Table 1 . Agencies with which Red River Reservoir Project has been coordinated ---------------·- -- ------------ -----Agency Federal Agencies National Park Service Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Federal Water Pollution Control Administration Soil Conservation Service Forest Service Bureau of Public Roads Bureau of Mines Commonwealth Department Department Department Department of of of of of Kentucky Agencies Highways Fish and Wildlife Resources Parks Natural Resources Local Agencies Powell County Menifee County Wolfe County 4 �e . Nature and e xtent of opposition to the project . Opposition to the Red River Proj ,~ct has developed in the last several months, particula rly since abnut Jul y 1967. The opposition has been composed primarily of conservation groups led by the Kentucky Section of the Great Lakes Chapt e r of the Sierra Club and supported by several ocher groups, viz; the Nature Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and the Kentucky Academy of Science. In addition to these formal organizations, some memht:r s u i t he a c ademic community, primarily those involved in biological sciences, are opposed to the project on the basis tha t the project area is presently being utilized as a natural classroom anJ t hat area' s educational value would be lessened if the project we r e conslr uctcd. Oppos ition to the project has also taken the form of letter writing to various public officials in the United States Con gr ess, t he ;:xe cutive Branch of the Federal Government, and the St a t e Gove rnment of Ke ntucky. Also public speeches have been made by r e prcs ~ntative s of t he opposition and newspaper articles have appeared in two major newspapers in Kentucky and in national publications in opposition to t he Project. Maj or support fo1 the project has been maintained by people in the Red River Valley who are interested in an improved degree of flood protection. Additional support for the project has been maintained by interests whose present and/or future ph ysical and economic welfare is dependent to a large extent on having an adequate quality and quantity of flows in the Kentucky River. The expressed views of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are in support of the Project. The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recently passed a Resolution in support of the project by a vote of 61 to 11. The Board of Directors of the League of Kentucky Sportsmen (an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation) also went on record in support of the project. Additional support comes from downstream interests requiring adequate quality and quantity of water in the Kentucky River. SECTIOtl II - SITES AND SCOPES OF DEVELOPHENT CONSIDERED AND FUNCTlONS OF CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. Gener~.!_!)5:.ckground. For this study there are two damsites being conside red . These sites are depicted on plate 2. One of these sites, referred to as the upper site, is the site which has been authorized by t he Congress and is the site on which detailed planning to date has been ba~ed. The other site is about 5.3 miles downstream from the upper site and is referred to as the lower site. These two sites were selected for study since no other sites were found which could satisfy the flood control objectives as authorized by the Congress. In order to provide a wide range of pool levels for consideration of the effects on the ecology and aesthetics of the area, two pool levels were selected for each site. One of these pool levels is referred 5 �to as of Mult i ple-Purpose scope. This multiple-purpose pool level would satisfy the functional objectives for flood control, water quality control, water supply, and r e creation in accord with presently available information and in accord with project formulation requirements as described in Senate Document No . 97 . In order that consideration might be accorded to lesser scopes of development, particularly with respect to effects on the gorge, a scope of development to minimize the effect on the ecology was selected for study at each of the two sites. Each lesser scope is studied as a point of reference only and is refe rred to as the Flood Control scope since the storage provided is that storage which is required to retain the authorized flood control function of the multiple-purpose scopes. It is emphasized that these lesser scopes are, in fact, points of reference rather than realistic alterat ives. Thus , t here are four scopes of development selected for study which are referred to hereinafter as : UMP - Upper site - multiple-purpose scope UFC - Upper site - flood control scope LMP - Lower site - multiple-purpose scope LFC - Lower site - flood control scope The physical c haracteristics of the considered scopes of development are summarized in table 2 and shown graphically on plate 3. The scopes of development selected for study were agreed on by representatives of the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Army on 21 February 1968. Input for the study has been provided by each of these Departments. Table 2. Site and Level of Development UMP " 11 II UFC " LMP II II II LFC II Physical characteristics for various scopes of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky - •-·- -·- - -- - - -Elevation (rns l) Area (acre~_)_ Volume (acre-feet) Mi nimum w.s. - W.Q.C . Seasonal Flood Control 725 751 757 801 1 , 080 1,720 1,870 3,180 24 , 000 60,500 71, 300 179,400 Minimum Flood Control 712 785 740 2,590 12,100 133,400 Minimum w.s. - W.Q.C. Seasonal Flood Control 688 712 717 755 1,180 1,950 2,120 3,450 25,800 62,500 72,800 180,600 Minimum flQQd ~ontrol 685 744 1,080 3,060 22,700 l{t.'.2, 00Q Pool 6 �b. Function Suim,ary. A summary o f the functions & capabilities of the considered scopes of development is presented in Table 3. Table 3. Relative functions of each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky - -- - -- --- ---- - ---------·---------· UFC LMP LFC ----------- UMP FLOOD CONTROL ---- ·-Stage reductions (in feet) At Clay City (on Red River) 1 year flood 3. 8 10 year flood 6.0 50 year flood 6.0 At Frankfort (on Kentucky River) l.U 1 year flood 1.0 10 year flood 50 year flood 0.6 WATER SUPPLY Estimated dependable yield (M . G. D. ) Diversion out of basin 2,./ At Lexington Intake 10 65 WATER QYf\.LITl CONTROL Objective flows below Lexington (c.f.s.) GENERAL AND FISH AND WILDLIFE RJ::CREATlON ------Visitor days per year Initial use Ul timate use 477 '!!./ 220,000 600,000 3.8 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 6. 2 6 .2 6.2 6.2 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 0. 6 1.0 1.0 0.6 None None 10 65 None 477 80 ,000 200,000 None None p_/ 240,000 600,000 None 110,000 250,000 IrWACT OF EACH CONSIDERED SCOPt -OF_!)EVELOPt-lliNT ---- - - --OH E_COLOGY, BIOTA AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GORGE c/ 2 4 3 1 2,./ To Mt. Sterling. 'E.._/ Maximum objective 9 out of 10 years during months of June, July, August and September. Other monthly objectives are January, February and December - 140 c.f . s.; March and Novembe r - 164 c.f.s . ; and Apri l, May and October - 312 c . f . s. £1 Impact increases as numbers increase. 7 �c. Relation of considered scopes of Red River development to Kentucky River basin development. The planning to date on tf1e Red River Reservoir has been developed in coordination with that for other projects within the Kentucky River basin so as to provide optimum development in meeting the water resources needs of the basin. Thus, the UMP scope of development, which is the r esult of planning to date, reflects the appropriate flood control benefits for the Kentucky River basin after benefits have been computed for the Buckhorn and Carr Fork Reservoirs. Likewise, the flood control benefits along the Ohio River are computed subordinate to the effects of reservoirs in the Ohio River basin which are completed or under construction. The water quality control storage has been developed in a system with the Booneville Reservoir. SECTION III - ECONOMICS OF THE CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. Basis of ?Verage annual benefits. The benefits attributable to each scope of development are computed by established methods . All benefits are based on a project life of 100 years and an applicable interest rate of 3-1/8 percent. (1) Flood control - Derived from damage-frequency relationship with the damages being computed after the effects of all local protection works and other upstream reservoirs in a more advanced stage of development had been subtracted. These benefits have been determined by the Corps of Engineers. (2) Water supply and water quality control. Benefits a re computed as the least expensive alternative means of meeting the determined flow requirements or quality of flows which are likely to be developed in the absence of the multiple-purpose scope of development. These benefits have been determined by the Corps of Engineers based on a recently revised water quality flow need furnished by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration and on the water supply storap,e required to meet the water supply flow objective establishec. by the Kentucky Water Resources Authority. (3) Recreation. The recreation benefits have been determined in accord with the guidelines provided by Supplement :fo . 1 to Senate Document No. 97. These benefits represent the consensus of the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S . Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and the U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service. The recreation benefits represent that visitation which would be attracted to the area by th"' reservoir development, which would not be occasioned without the project. 8 �The benefits a r e based on an initial visitation which is estimated to~obtain illllllediately upon completion of the project with the ultimate visitation expected to obtain in about thirty years after project completion and continue at that level throughout the project life. (4) Ecological features. The effects of each of the developments on the ecological features of the area are to modify their environment and not create or destroy them . No tangible monetary values have been assigned to such modifications. Accordingly, no change in net benefits is attributed to ecological values. Likewise intangible aes t hetic values are not reflected in the tabulation of net benefits. A summary of the average annual tangible economic benefits table to each scope of development is presented in table 4. Table 4. Annual tangible economic benefits to each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky Purpose UMP Benefits ($12000) 1/ LMP UFC Flood Control 446 Water Supply 131 131 Water Quality Control 88 88 General and Fish and Wildlife Recreation 706 165 1,371 611 Totals 1/ attribu- 446 437 708 --·1,364 LFC 437 -206643 1966 Values - 3-1/8 percent interest rate. b. Basis of first costs and annual charges. First costs for the two considered scopes of development at the upper site (UMP and UFC) a re based on construction cost estimates which reflect information obtained from detailed sub-surface investigations, topographic mapping of the project area at large scale and detailed engineering studies employed in the advance engineering and design phase for development of firm plans for actual construction. On the other hand, the estimates for the two scopes of development at the lower site are based on considerabl y less precise data, particularly as concerns the assumed nature of the unexplored foundation conditions at the damsite, use of topography from the small scale U.S.G.S. Quadrangle maps of the area, the limited nature of engineering studies available at this time for the lower site development planning, and the approximation necessitated at this time in appraisal of real estate values 9 �in the area between the upper site and lower site. For the purposes of the cost estimates herein the foundation and real estate conditions are considered as favorable as at the upstream site. It is estimated that the completion of construction of a multiple-purpose scope project at the lower site would be one year later than the l.JMP. Highway 715 is considered for retention as a scenic drive, subject to periodic flooding in a l l of the considered scopes of development except for the UMP. However, the improvement or abandonment of this road has not been approved by the Kentucky Highway Department and its relocation elsewhere may have to be consider ed . It does not appear feasible nor desirable to relocate the highway above the flood control pool within the gorge. Es timated first costs of the projects for each of the considered scopes of development are presented in table 5. Table 5. Summary of first costs for each considered scope of development, Red River Reservoir, Kentucky Item - - - - - - - - - Project Cost ($1,000) 1/ UFC I.MP LFC UMP Lands & Damages 700 562 1,350 1,230 2,090 2,204 2,210 1,886 538 200 579 210 Dam and Appurtenances 5,680 5,065 7,602 Recreation Facilities - Initial 2,013 900 2,140 1,200 253 253 253 253 96 96 96 96 11,370 9,280 14,230 11,810 Relocations Reservoir and Pool Pr eparation Buildings , Grounds & Utilities Permanent Operating Equipment Total Initial Future Recreation Facilities Total Project 600 12,720 9,880 'l:.l 6,935 l:._/ 680 15,440 12,490 --------------------·-----!/ 1966 val ues. l:._/ Contingency factor of 15% used which is the same contingency factor use~ at the upper site . It should be recognized that normal engineering practice is to use a higher contingency factor when adequate site explorations have not been made . 10 �Annual economic charges are comput ed for each scope of development on the basis of the applicable interest rate of 3-1/8 percent and an economic life of 100 years. Loss of productivity is based on the productive capability of project lands that is foregone by each scope o f development . Operation and maintenance for initial and future recreation facilities is computed at the rate of $0.20 per visitor day for each of the multiple-purpose scopes of development and at a rate of $0 .25 per visitor day for each of the flood control scopes of developmen t . Th is difference is occasioned by the considerable spread in visitation between projects of multiple-purpose and flood control s cope and in recognition of the increased cost per visitor day for the lesser utilizations. The costs of construction of future recreation facilities is premised on paralleling the anticipated visitation increase . All future costs are discounted to present value s in arriving at annual economic char ges. The derivation and summa r y of the annual economic charges for each considered scope of development is presented in table 6. Table 6 . --- Derivation and summary of annual economic charges for each considered scope of development Red River Reservoir, Kentucky ---- - ____It em- ___ .._ - ---- --- - -- · - --- Initial . Pr_2j~ ct_ Interest Amortization Loss of Productivity Operation and Maintenance :-1.aj or Repl acement Total Initial Future Recreation --·----- --·-- - ----- Interest and Amortization Operation and Maintenance Maj or Replacement Total Future TOTAL ANNUAL ECONOMIC CHARGES - UMP 378 18 472 23 94 23 308 15 4 65 14 98 24 392 19 9 73 16 518 406 628 509 31 52 8 14 22 4 28 49 7 16 25 4 91 40 84 45 609 446 712 554 5 ------1/ Economic Chas_g_~_(§_l ,000) 1/ UFC 1.J.'1P LFC 1966 values . 11 11 �c. Relation of annual benefits and annual economic charges for each considered scope of development. A comparison of the annual benefits attributable to each considered scope of development, as developed in paragraph Illa, and the annual economic charges for each considered level of development, as developed in paragraph lllb, is sunnnarized for convenient reference in table 7. Table 7. Comparison of annual benefits and annual economic charges for each considered scope of development Red River Reservoir, Kentucky Annua_l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Benefits ($1,000) Charges ($1,000) Benefit to Cost Ratio (to 1.0) Excess of benefits over Economic Charges ($1,000) - UMP UFC LNP LFC 1,371 611 1,364 643 609 446 712 554 2.25 1.37 1.92 1.16 762 165 652 89 SECTION IV - PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE CONSIDERED SCOPES OF DEVELOPMENT a. General . There have been a number of expressions of concern over the project ' s effects on the geology, ecology and biota of the Red River gorge. Because of the difference in geological conditions, stream slopes and valley widths, the gorge area is divided naturally into a lower and upper area. The lower gorge area lies between Ridge Road b ridge (mile 59.6) and Indian Creek (mile 49 . 0) with the upper gorge area lying upstream from Ridge Road bridge. This upper gorge includes Swift Camp Creek and Clifty Creek, whereas the lower gorge includes Gladie Creek, Indian Creek and Chimney Top Creek. The longitudinal extent of inundation of the gorge for each of the considered scopes of development is presented in table 8 and shown graphically on plate 4 . The information presented in table 8 and on plate 4 has been developed from detailed maps having a contour interval of 5 feet and a scale of l " = 200 feet. 12 �Table 8. Extent that each considered scope of development affects the gorge area and tributaries Red River Reservoir, Kentucky - - -- - -- -- --- --- ·- - - - -- ----------------Miles above mouth of stream that seasonal or minimum eools tail-out ___ Stream--·-- ______ _ __ UMP UFC LMP LFC (EL 757) (EL 712) (EL 717) (El.685) Red River Indian Creek Clifty Creek Gladie Creek Chimney Top Creek Swift Camp Creek Wolf Pen Creek Parched Corn Creek Copperas Creek 62 .o 4.2 0.2 3.3 L8 2.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 59 . 4 3.0 60.1 3.2 Ll 0.6 L4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 53.5 L3 Major areas of concern that have been expressed over construction of Red River Reservoir pertain to disturbing the natural or native state of the geology, ecology and biota of the area. Particular concern has been expressed over the project ' s effect on: Natural arches and other geologic features Fish and wildlife White water Educational value Wilderness setting Other aesthetic considerations An objective analysis of the effects that each considered scope of development would have on the natural features is discussed in the followi ng para graphs. b . Natural arches_an~_other geological features. There are about t hirty known natural arches in the general area. Only one of the considered scopes of development, the UMP scope of development, would in any way affect any of these natural arches. The UMP scope of development would have a slight effect on Moonshiners or Hunters arch only when the level of water is above the seasonal pool elevation, that is during short periods where flood flows are being retarded. The elevation of various portions of this arch, along with an estimated frequency of flooding, is as follows: �Position - ---- Elevation - - - -- Estimated frequency of flooding Base 774 50 times per 100 years Roof 803 Above flood control pool Top 815 Above flood control pool It is estimated that natural flooding has been over the base of the arch at least three times in recent history. None of the other known natural arches would be affected by any of the considered scopes of development since they, along with the other geologic phenomona of the area, are high on the cliffs. Generally, these cliffs are about 600 feet above the floor of the gorge . It can be concluded that none of the considered scopes of development would have a significant impact on either the natural arches or the other significant geological features of the area . c. Fish and wildlife. Both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have advised that the net effect of all considered scopes of development would result in a net benefit to this resource. Some concern has been expressed regarding the wild turkey flocks and their willingness to reestablish themselves if displaced. The effect from inundation and increased visitation on these flocks would be about the same for any of the four considered scopes of development. Provisions have been made and costs included in each of the considered scopes of development to provide land for the sustenance of the wild turkey flocks. It should be noted that the two agencies mentioned above did not consider the effects on all fish and on all wildlife but only on those species having sport or commercial value. Without question , there would be an impact on many species of fish and on many species of animals that have neither sport nor commercial value. There have been estimates from members of the academic community that the Red River gorge provides an assemblage for a great number of the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals which inhabit eastern Kentucky. It is believed that there are no species present in the Red River gorge which are not present in other areas of eastern Kentucky . However, opponents of the project have maintained that the uniqueness of this assemblage lies in the numbers of species which are found in this area while acknowledging that other areas having similar assemblages have not been studied so intensively. It should be concluded that all considered scopes of development would have an impact on this assemblage, generally as indicated on table 3. Information is not available whereby a quantative analysis of these effects could be made. d. White water . White water exists primarily in the upper gorge as may be readily seen from an examination of the stream profiles 14 �shown on plate 4. The lower gorge is generally too flat to create white water and the lower gorge tributaries, while steep enough to develop white water, do not have sufficient sustained flows to create white water conditions except during flood periods. Of the levels of development considered, only the UMP scope would have any significant impact on the white water . The upper multiple-purpose project inundates, at maximum seasonal pool elevations, the periodic white water opportunities on the main stem from mile 62.0 to mile 60.5 or one and one half miles generally during heavier spring runoff when sustained flows of the river support white water activities. The sustained pools of the other scopes of development would not extend into the upper gorge to any significant degree. e. Educational value. The Red River gorge is used by a number of educational institutions as an outdoor laboratory for the teaching of ecology and biology. Each of the considered scopes of development would have an adverse effect on such use. The adverse effect on this particular use is almost directly proportional to the area of the pool in the lower gorge area. Red River gorge is ideally suited for this use due to the great assemblage of fishes, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and birds living in this area of diverse botanical variety and in the ready accessibility into the area by highway from a number of institutes of higher learning. The nature of most of the educational field exercises consists of a half-day or a full day trip through the gorge with the exercise itse~f generally fanning out from State Hwy. 715. Although information is not readily available, it is estimated that there are approximately 20 class days or about 500 student days spent in the area each year . There are other nearby areas, although not as extensive as the Red River area, that also offer high educational opportunity. Generally, these areas at present are not as readily accessible as the Red River gorge . f. Wilderness setting-. Although "cut-over" from a timber standpoint, this area has many attributes of the type contributive to a primative setting . This kind of area has intrinsic value since it enables people to escape into a state of tranquility from the every day pressures and frustrations of modern living. All of the considered scopes of development would have some effect on a portion of the wilderness setting with these being somewhat proportional to the elevation of the sustained pool levels . The wilderness setting of the area would be in great part retained with any of the considered scopes of development since a great portion of the wilderness setting is well above all sustained pools and these pools would not in fact interfere with the setting either physically or visually. The UMP scope of development would have more effect on the wilderness setting, because t his scope of development invades the upper gorge to a greater degree than would the other scopes of development. It is t he upper gorge which provides superior natural and native type setting insofar as the wilderness values are concerned. But even with the multiple-purpose project at the upper site, nature walks 15 �such as that publicized by Justice Douglas will still be available. The upper 6 miles of Indian Creek, 7 miles of Gladie Creek , 12 miles of Swift Camp Creek and several miles of Wolf Pen, Chimney Top, Parched Corn, Copperas and Clifty Creeks will remain available above the seasonal pool of the upper site as rugged wilderness areas f or the hardy. g. Ot..!_~_1:__<!_esthet~_c considerations. Accesi:; to the gorge is by way of highway 77 which crosses t he valley and by highway 715 which enters the gorge at Sky Bridge and runs clown the floor of the gorge to highway 77. Highway 77 will be relocated in all of the alternate plans and highway 715 can be retained by raising in place in all plans except the UMP. For the Ui1P proj cct highway 715 would still provide access to Sky Bridge and t he gorge in the vicinity of the confluence of Clifty Creek and the North Branch. The steeper terrain in this region would limit, under any plan, the recreational facilities that could be provided. Because o f tliis limited opportunity for developing mass recreational facilities in the upper reaches of the reservoir and the superior natural values of the area, recreation use of the upper proj e ct should l ean heavily toward such activities as sightseeing, walking or hiking, and nature activities. There would be an opportunity for some restricted motorless or low horsepower boating, limited camping and swimming. Limited land areas on the steep slopes would not permit mass recreation use of the project and the developments should be planned accordingly. The quiet beauty of the gorge with the enhancement of a lake in the shadows of its lower levels, without vehicular traffic along its banks, should be unsurpassed. Boaters will have a greater opportunity to view the · extraordinary geology and scenic areas than is available to present visitors while at the same time enjoying - • • more continuous access than now provided from route 715. Appendix A presents an evaluation of recreation and natural values related to the gorge area. This appendix was prepared by a work-group consisting of personnel from the U.S. Forest Service Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Department of the Interior, and the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife - Department of the Interior. Appendix B gives an analysis presented recently by the Kentucky Section of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Sierra Club. SECTION V - SOCIAL EFFECTS Each considered scope of development would affect a different number of people as measured by the number of families affected and the amount of private lands required . Institutional arrangements a re affected by a decrease in tax revenue which is used to provide social services by the county and State governmen ts. The gen eral condition of t he land and i mprovements i s somewhat better for that 16 �land downstream from the upper site than for the land and i mprove ments upstream from the upper site . The numbers of families affected for each considered scope of development a re: UMP affects 29 families - UFC affects 28 families - LMP affects 48 families - LFC affects 45 families. Similarly the estimated amount of private lands required for each considered scope of development are: 2400 acres for UMP 2100 acres for UFC - 3800 acres for LMP and 2900 acres for LFC . The projects at the lower site would inundate approximately 600 acres of lands developable for more intensive farming or other purposes which would be provided flood protection by projects at the upper site. It should be noted that lands suitable for development in this part of Appalachia are very limited. Effects on the tax base of the counties are somewhat difficult to assess. However, it appears that the tax base of the upper counties of Wolfe and Menifee would be affected by about the same amount for each site . However, the future tax base of Powell County would be lower for a project constructed at the lower site than for one constructed at the upper site. It is estimated that th"loss in tax revenue to Powell County1were the dam constructed at the lower site,would be on the order of ~5,000 per year }U f zcocaac uutctpa:Cl I I J sO:LSS& L ' the I I I d based upon present land values. Changes in land use occasioned by the project would tend to increase this disparity . SECTION VI - SUMMARY DISCUSSION It can be seen from Table 4 that the multiple-purpose scopes of development exhibit considerable economic superiority over the flood control scopes of development. The benefits which would be foregone by the flood control only scopes of development amount to over $700,000 annually. The capitalized value of these benefits foregone during the economic life of the project amounts to some $21,000,000. As indicated in Table 7, the UMP scope of development exhibits a somewhat greater economic efficiency than does the LMP scope of development, resulting principally from the greater cost of construction at the lower site . For comparable functions, the initial construction at the lower site would cost on the order of $3 million more and delay completion one year beyond t hat at the upper site. Thus, there is little question that construction at the upper site has tangible economic advantage. A year's delay in the completion of the project would result in one year's loss of project benefits. Water supply requirements forecast for the near future indicate a shortage of economically feasible means of satisfying these requirements. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has reaffirmed its desire to buy water supply storage in the Red River Reservoir in accordance with PL 85-500, as amended, to assure adequate supplies for the increasing needs of the Lexington area. Either multiple-purpose project can provide the desired storage . Omission of such storage would require a much more expensive development elsewhere . 17 �The revised water quality control storage for low flow augmentation is for the purpose of meeting the minimum flow requirements in the Kentucky River as established by the FW,CA. The Booneville and Red River ~eservoir projects working in co~nati on can provide the needed storage to maintain quality standards and enhance recreation and fish and wildlife on the Red and Kentucky Rivers. Again either multiple-purpose project can provide the desired storage and alternativeswould be more costly and less effective. All four studied project scopes provide essentially the same flood control benefits except for the area between the two sites, Here lands protected by the upper site projects woul d be inundated by the lower site projects. General recreation evaluations in terms of visitor days expected can be related to the area of the reservoir water surface available. Thus the LMP project has a small a~vantage over the UMP. However, because of the sediment deposit problem with the LMP project, the ' UMP project is favored for general recreation and aesthetic values. Either multiple-purpose project has considerable advantage over the flood control only scoped projects. The social effects are more closely related to the site of construction than to the scope of development at the site. Construction at the upper site has less adverse effect on the social activities of the project area in that: fewer family units would be displaced; the tax base that provides both social and institutional services is better than for the lower site; and flat land with a minimum flood hazard, which is in extremely short supply in Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia, is made available for flood-free development with ample water supply. Whereas the economic and social effects of the considered scopes of development are reasonably conducive to objective evaluation, an objective evaluation of the effects of the considered scopes of development on the aesthetics, the ecology and the biota of the gorge is quite difficult. Some of the conclusions regarding aesthetics, geology, ecology and biota which may reasonably be stated include: (1) Natural values are affected less with the lower seasonal or minimum pools. (2) Higher quality general recreation values result from the higher minimum or seasonal pool levels. (3) Higher quality primitive recreation values will be retained with the lower minimum or seasonal pool levels. (4) Reservoir recreation facilities and operating rules would need to be carefully developed in consonance with and in respect to the natural setting of the area. For example, boating in the upper pool above Iron Bridge could be restricted to canoes without motors. 18 �(5) The effect on the ecology and biota of the area increases generally in proportion to the elevation of the seasonal or minimum pools. Informed judgments are that at the highest considered seasonal pools, about half of the animals, excepting the birdlife, which now inhabit the area would be shifted upstream, into tributary areas or into other basins. The effects on aesthetics of the gorge as improved or degraded by a lake in the gorge bottom is a matter of opinion. Some feel that the scenic values and the enjoyment of such values are enhanced by the provision of the lake. Others feel that such an intrusion detracts from the natural beauty of the area. One fact is evident: access by water into the gorge will make the beauties of this area more accessible to a greater number of people than will preserving the gorge in its present condition. Also debatable is the uniqueness of the gorge with respect to other areas of Eastern Kentucky. Preservation of an area becomes of greater importance when the area is genuinely unique. Similar areas do exist upstream of the projects considered in t his report. Other basin areas have many of the features of the Red River gorge. The geologic formations in the project area are for the most part untouched by any of the project scopes considered . Of cour se, no area is identical to another area so that the degrees of difference are op6n to debate. Highway 715 offers a scenic drive which could be retained by some improvement or alteration for all but the UHP project. With the other 3 scoped projects, the highway would be subject to periodic flooding. SECTION VII - CONCLUSION To satisfy the requirements of flood control, water supply and water quality control storage a reservoir of multiple-purpose scope is essential. Of the two potential sites in the Red River valley, development of the upper site satisfies the project purposes and offers the most economical solution based on tangible evaluations. In addition, while it a lters ecologic and biotic values of the gor ge, there are some gains in aesthetic and recreational values. Therefore, on balance the lower site project that is estimated to cost almost $3 million more, displace approximately 20 more families that would otherwise be af forded flood protection, flood an additional 600 acres of developable land, create sediment deposition problems and result in the loss of one year's benefits through the delay in project completion, is less desirable than the upper site project . It is concluded t hat the upper multiple-purpose site as presently approved and under design is the preferable alternative. The construction of the project at ci1is site should proceed . 19 �KENTUC KY RIVER BASIN 1 \ AGLE CREE RESERVOIR ) \ \ \ \ (Authorized) \ \ \ ~ FRANKFORT LOCAL n PROTECTION VERSAILLES ~ - - (Under Construction) • \t A l ~ w1NcHEsTER • MT. STERLING Nic~~~1~~LfoN - ' \ _ LAWRENCEBURG ~ILMORE I : . • HARRODSBURG e \ DAN VILLE I • •RICHM JACKSON CUTOPF (Completed) NCASTER j •BERE r-,. '---~ I DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST BOONE RESER KSO~ \ CARR FORK RESERVOIIR BUCKHORN -·· RESERVOIR KI NGDOM COME RESERVOIR - - - (Considered) - - - - - ' (Completed) RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY DAM LOCATION AND POOL LEVELS STUDY GENERAL MAP PLATE I �DAM LOCATION AND POOL LEVELS STUDY CONSIDERED DAM SITES PlATE2 �UPPER SITE UPPER SITE Multiple Purpose Flood Control ELEV A AREA Y.QL. ELEVA looo fOOO AREA YQ.L 1000 moo 785 2. 59 133. 4 712 0. 74 TION Ac res A.F . TION Acr es A.f. FLOOD CONTROL POOL 1.87 71. 3 SEASONAL POOL WATER SlJ>PLY AND WATER CUALI TY 725 1 .03 24.0 M I NI MUM POOL LOWER SITE LOWER SITE Multiple Purpose Flood Control ELE V A AREA YQJ., TION TI5oo 1000 A.F. 755 12. 1 ELEVA AREA Y..Ql. ~ foITT) TION Acres A.F . 3.45 180.6 FLOOD CONTROL 744 3.00 14 0 POOL 717 712 2 . 12 72. 8 1.95 62. 5 SEASON AL POOL WATER SUPPLY AND WATER QUALITY CONTROL POOL 688 1. 18 25.8 685 1.03 22. 7 MIN IMUM POOL RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY DAM LOCATION AND POOL LEVELS STUDY RELATIVE POOL LEVELS FOR CONSIDERED DAM SITES PLATE 3 �soo-----"------------~- Flood Control Pool ,U.M.P.) El. 801 790 Flood Control Pool (U F.C.) El. 785 780 w w .... ! ~ 770 ;=w w ~ Flood Control Pool (l.M.P.) El. 755 z 750 Q 7 AO ...Flood Control Pool (L.F.C.) El. 744 :1 < > w < > .... w w .... w 730 Q ,- < 755 > w .... w 744 I 7 0 730 SWIFT CAMP CREEK . £ :~e::son.ol Pool (l.M.P.) El. 717 Seosonol Pool (l.M.P_) El. 717 720 'f:. Flood Control Pool (L.M.P.) El. '£ Flood Contr~Pool (L.F.C.) El. I- I- ~ z Seasonal Pool tU.M.P.J El. 757 .... Seosonol Pool (U.M.P.J El. 757 1- Q Flood Control Pool IU.F.C.! El. 785 ~ V'I !, z 80r----------------. Flood Control Pool ,U.M.P. El. 801 810r----.-----,-------..-----,--,,----, Flood Control Pool ,U.M.P. El. 801 Profile M inimum Pool (U.F.C.) El. 712 710 GLADIE CREEK Profile 700 2 5 3 MILES ABOVE MOUTH Minimum Pool (L.F.C.) El. 685 680 2 IND/AN CREEK 3 4 5 MILES ABOVE MOUTH Profile 660 _ _ _ _ _ _ _...__ ___.__ _ _.,___ ___.,_ ___, 2 0 3 4 5 6 MILES ABOVE MOUTH UPPER DAMSITE 820 Flood Control Pool (U.M.P./ El. 801 LOWER DAMSITE 8 800 ii ~ Flood Control Pool (U.F.C.) El. 785 ~--------------------,:__----------~---+-----~~""'~ 780 O< w C) ... ... .,; C) 0 760 !, w ~ _ __Flood Control Pool (l.F.C.) El. 744 -'l, ____ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ ___________ __ _ _ 0 J .&; ::c"' 0 ;= < Seosonol Pool (U.M.P.) El. 757 ">- 740 z > w ii: -J.. . _ ·- . f": Flood C~ntrol Pool (L.M.P.) El. 755 . _. _. 1-__- .---.- -.---.-_-_..____- .--.•--.---.--•.- ------·~;;.._-_.._.._.._.._.._.._.._-.____ - , -----•.•-•.•_.._.._.._.._. ____..&._._•.•-•.•-•.• -.--.--·--·•-•.•-•.-_.._._.,_._.;:__~__ -_-_.._-_.._:._.._ .._.._ .._._.__-,: ii: 0 1- w .... 0 720 · - · - · -· ['" Seasonal Pool (l.M.P./ El._717 ·-·-• -• .... w ~ •-·-·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·-·-·-•-•-•-•·2 .,, -··Minimum Pool (U.F.C.) El. 712 . ..l, 700 __ Minimum Pool (LF.C.) El. 68~:J _____-.;;-· 680 0 ----- -- ...... _........ C 0 V -,:, ~ ~ 0 Q, 660 I 58 RED RIVER RESERVOIR, KENTUCKY _0 DAM LOCATION V a. ~ E 0 0 .:, V AND POOL LEVELS STUDY Q. - 0.~ o l STREAM PROFILES & Vv, II POOL LEVELS CONSIDERED 60 M ILES ABOVE MOUTH PLATE 4. SHEET l 012 �820 820 800 800 820 820 800 800 Flood Control Pool (U. M. P. ) El . 80 1 800 ILLJ LLJ LL Flood Control Pool U. F,C. El . 78 z 780 780 I- LLJ LLJ LL :z: ·-·- :z: 0 I- < > LLJ LLJ LL 760 740 ---.-- easonal Poo l (UMP)El.757 760 z 0 :z < > LLJ LLJ _J _J LLJ LLJ ----------- HO _J LLJ 760 760 I«:( > LLJ LLJ _J _J LLJ 0 MILES LLJ 740 740 CLIFTY CREEK PROFILE 720 720 :z 0 ,c( Flood Control Pool 0 I- 760 > z < > LLJ z I- 755 I- LLJ LLJ LL z I- 780 0 I- LLJ LLJ LL I- z 780 780 720 720 Minimum Pool (U,F. C,) El . 714 700 700 700 700 0 MILES 680 0- - - - - - - - - - - - -2 MI LES ABOVE MOUTH PARCH ED CORN CR EEK 680 2 0 3 O MI LES COP PERAS CR EEK PROFILE PROF I LE MILES ABOVE MOUTH WO LF PEN CREEK CH IMNEY TOP CRE EK PROFILE PROF I LE RED RIVER RESERVO IR, KENTUCKY DAM LOCATION AND POOL LEVELS STUDY STREAM PROFILES & POOL LEVELS CONSIDERED PLATE 4 - SHEET 2 of 2 �EVALUATION OF RECREATION AND NATURAL _VALUES A Task Force Report Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife Forest Service March 1, 1968 I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to assess the relative effects of alternative impoundments on the scenic-esthetic-cultural and recreational opportunities of the North Fork of the Red River. Four impoundment proposals were evaluated: a multiple-purpose project at the authorized site, designated alt~~!ive _!_; a multiple-purpose project with the dam located 5.3 miles downstream from the authorized project site, designated alternative 2 ; a flood-control-only project, with a sediment pool at the authorized site, designated ag~r1!.~!Jve 3; an<l flood-control-only project, with a sediment pool with the dam located 5 .3 miles downstream from the authorized site, designated alternat!_y~~The economic and intangible values identified in this section are considered along with other values in the final conclusions and recommendations made in this report. A basic assumption is that a reservoir will be constructed on the North Fork. II. STUDY APPROACH The basic working tools available for the analysis consisted of: (1) The reports of the Corps of Eneineers , the Forest Service, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and t he Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for the authorized project. (2 ) Topographic maps on which the water elevation of tlic minimum or seasonal pool and the flood control pool of each al ternative were delineat ed. (3) A tabulation of the physical characteristics of each project. (4) Data on the operating characteristics of the alternative project. (5) The expressed views of individuals and groups concerninR: a. b. c. The scenic beauty of the ''gor ge." Retention of tlw ecological complex and assoc iat ed scientific and educational values. The maintenance of dispersed backwoods t ype r ecreation opportunities. �(6) ,\ working knowledge of the Red River area . based on personal visits of at least one member of each agency contributing to the evaluation. On the basis of this information, the capacity of each alternative to accommodate reservoir oriented recreation use was established. This was done by increasing or decreasing capacity on the basis of surface area of the seasonal or minimum pool for each alternative. The projection of recreation use for the authorized project was the starting point of these computations. Then, using the guidelines in Supplement No . 1 to Senate Document No. 97, a dollar value was assigned. It was recognized that low-flow releases probably would enhance general recreation and fishing opportunities on the Red River downstream from the tailwater. However, no estimate of use was made. Lhe next step was to assess the impact of each alternative on scenic, geologic, ecologic, fish, wildlife and recreation values. In doing this, segments of the North Fork mainstem and tributaries possessing such values were identified. Then, the effects of permanent inundation and seasonal flooding on these segments with alternate projects were calculated and described. For purposes of this study, the area considered consists of the North Fork of the Red River from streambed to the paralleling canyon rims anci upstream along the mainstem and tributaries to points where their physical character changes from heavily forested, deeply entrenched valleys to lower gradient agricultural lands. This area is further aivided into a 28.!".8~_ .?_~e..?.. consisting of the mainstem below the mouth of Swift Camp Creek, and the lower tributaries down to the Highway 77 crossing; and a roughs_~i:-e~ consisting of the upper mainstem above the mouth of Swift Camp Creek and principal tributaries. The dividing point between the gorge and the roughs is based on streambed gradient, the upper area being significantly steeper than the lower area . Table 1 identifies by distance each of the important stream reaches. Ill. DESCRIPTION OF TUE STUDY AREA The North Fork is t he largest of t hree tributaries of the Red River which drains the rugged hill country of Wolfe, Menifee, and Powell Counties, Kentucky. Except for about 7,000 acres in the roughs, the drainage area of the Nortl1 Fork, within t he study area, is within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The topography of t he a rea is characterized by narrow valleys and sheer flat-topped bluffs which rise abruptly from streambed to lieights exceeding 500 feet. The valley floor and tops of the bluffs are heavily wooded . Some limited fanning and grazing is carried on in the wider valley floor of t he lowermost reaches of the stream. 2 APPENDIX "A" �Gorge: Iron Bridge (mile 51. 6) to Highway No. 715 crossing (Mile 59.6) and tributaries STREAM MILES Hain Stem 8.0 Chimney Top Creek 3.7 Parched Corn Creek 1.8 Gladie Creek 3.4 Wolfpen Creek 1.5 Sub-total Roughs: 18.4 Highway No. 715 (mile 59.6) upstream to mile 68.0 and tributaries STREAH MILl.:S ---·-·- Main Stem 8.4 Swift Camp Creek 8.4 Clifty Creek 3.4 Stillwater Creek 1.8 3 Sub-total 22.0 TOTAL 40.4 APPENDIX "A" �A large numbe r of interesting geologic formations occur along the - clif f line o f the main val] ey and tributaries. The most unusual of these are the 23 natural rock arches, the largest of which is Sky Bridge located near the mouth of Swift Car.ip Creek. All but one of the arches are sandstone. Moonshiners Arch, located on the mainstem above Highway 715 crossing is limes tone. Access to the area is provided by three principal roads. Highway 77 enters the watershed through Nada Tunnel and crosses the North Fork at about rive r mile 52 . It connects with Highway 715, which parallels the north side of the stream to about river mile 60. At that point, near the mouth of Swift Camp Creek, the highway crosses the river and leads out of the valley . A loop road connects the highway with a road leading to the Sky Bridge arch and overlook located at the rim of the gorge. This overlook is maintained by the Forest Service. Highway 613 enters the North Fork from its mouth along the north side of the str eam and connects with Highway 715 above the highway 77 crossing. All of the roads r.1en tioned are partly or entirely gravel. In addition there are a number of other gravel roads in various stages of servicea b ility which provide access to the valley along tributary creeks and to the platea us overlooking the valley. :··1ost of the land in the Nor th Fork gorge area is owned by the Federal Gove rnment and administered as a part of the Daniel Boone National Forest . A l a rge portion of the cleared land, in the lower reaches of the val ley , is in private ownership. Also, most of the cleared land in t he upper watershed area outside of the gorge is in private ownership . Rap id runoff from the upper watershed areas , outside the study area, sub jects the stream to annual or more frequent flooding--up to 22 feet above the elevation of the normal flow. "These flood peaks--characteristically sediment laden-- cause periodic flushing of the stream channel and, during recession periods, deposit sediment and debris throughout the lower par t of the gorge. Despite pe riodic flooding, high quality stream fishery habitat occurs in both the mainstem and major tributaries (Swift Camp Creek, Chimney Top Creek, and Gladie Creek) . Swift Camp Creek and Chimney Top Creek have been stocked with trout on a "put and take " basis. Principal native species found in the stream include smallmouth bass, rock bass, other sunfishes, muskel lunge, catfish, and various suckers. Rock bass and catfish are the more commonly caught species. 4 APPENDIX "A" �'rhe study area provides habitat for squirrel, raccoon, rabbit, quail, grouse, deer, and of particular importance for wild turkey. Fur animals present are mink, muskrat, fox, beaver, and opossum . ueer and turkey have been stocked in the area--150 deer in 1954 and 84 turkeys in 1957. The turkey population established has become om' of t he highest in the State on a per acre basis. Indications are that the area is conducive to even greater increase, with a potential for being Kentucky's prime area for turkey. The overall character of the valley is one of rugged beauty. The sandstone cliffs serve to insulate the valley from its surroundings. It is this topographic entity, with its highly varied fauna and flora and concentration of distinctive geologic formations, which combine to make this an exceptional area for natural history and educational study as well as high quality dispersed recreation. This area has been the locale for natural science studies by college professors and their classes; hence, its ecology is better known than is the case o f many other similar valleys in this part of Kentucky. Present use of the area for all purposes is light. Hunters and fishermen, as well as sichtseers and students, use Hi ghway 715--a convenient and scenic access to the length of the main valley. This road provides an enjoyable and relaxing automobile drive through a scenic forest environment. A primative road extends along Swift Camp Creek. for a short distance. From this point a low standard trail fo llows the creek to its upper reaches. Swift Camp Creek provides an opportunity f~r a rugged one-day back country hiking experience with better-than-usual fishing. One of the most unusual of tht: valley's rock arcbes--Rock Bridge--spans Swift Camp Creek in this area. IV. EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVI.: Ii·1POUNDi'fEH1'S A. ,!'_r.£j_~_~_t_ _d_a~<!_- The physical characteris t ics of eaci1 alternative proj ect a re shown in Table 2. Operation of the two multiple-purpose alternatives would be similar. Generally, during April the reservoir would be raised or lowered to seasonal pool elevation and maintained at or near this l evel through September . Seasonal storage would then be uniformly reduced to reach the desired winter pool h y 1',ovember 30. Operation of the two flood-control-only alternatives would maintain minimum pool elevation yearlong, except during periods of _flood storage. There woul<l be no drawdown below the minimum pool other than that due to evaporation and seepage . Evacuation rate of t he flood watE.rs in all cases is governed by the flow at Clay City, which flow cannot exceed 4,500 cfs. 'l'he acre-feet allocated to flood storage in all alternatives is similar. Ordinarily maximum flood waters would be evacuated during a three week pe riod at all alternatives . 5 APPl.NDI:X " /\ " �B. -~.m.i~as.£..__o_r,:!__ p._a~~~}-__v~.!_u~?__o_ther than fish and y,Jld...!-if~.· The factors of uwjor consideration in the evaluation of the impact of these proj ects on natural values and recreation opportunities are discussed under each alternative. The stream miles affected and the estimated recreation use are shown in Table 3. Alternative 1 would affect more of the existing environmental values of the Norti1 Fork than would other alternatives . The seasonal pool of the reservoir would inundate all of the free-flowing stream and associated flora and fauna in the ''main gorge" and raise the level of the valley floor with water. Alternat1ve 1 would also affect a larger portion of the "roughs" than woulci other alternatives. To illustrate, in Swift Camp Creek the seasonal pool of alternative 1 would extend 2.1 miles up the creek, a short distance beyond the end of the existing road; and alternative 2 would extend 0.2 miles, while the permanent pools of alternatives 3 and 4 would not extend into this tributary. Moonsl:iners Arch, the only known natural limstone arch in the North Fork, would be partially inundated during full flood storage at alternative 1. The scenic environment of the area within the project would be enhanced or degraded--dependin~ on one ' s point of view . At present, the view as seen from above is limited to the cliff lines and the vegetation covering the slopes and the " gorge ' ' area. During the foliage season, the stream itself is not visible from the overlook. Fron the valley along Highway 715 one's view is sharply restricted to the roadside vegetation and the stream bottom environment with only occasional glimpses of the more spectacular scenery of the upper s l opes and the geologic fo r mations. The seaonsal pool of alternative 1 would provide the added attraction-when viewed from above---of a relatively narrow band of water meandering between slopes with a dense cover of coniferous and IIBrdwood trees. The reservoir itself, because of the clearing within the seasonal pool, would affo rd opportunities for viewing a continuous panorama of both the slopes and the cliff lines. Alternativt: 2 would affect the scenic an<l natural values slightly less than nlternati11e 1. About 1.9 miles of the main slem within the " roughs 'would be kept fr ee from permanent inundation as would an equal mileage 1,1ithin Swj ft Camp Creek . ;1oonsiiiners Arch would not be affected. The scenic attrib utes would be substantially the same as in the case of alternative 1. Hm,:ever , this sce nic environment would be significantly marred with tl1 e r elocation of Kentucky Highway 715, which would probably occur if this alternative was selected . • The analysis of the soil-debris ci1aract er istics of the tributary streams indicates that the flats where IU s hway 715 would intersect the r eservoir and the l ower portion of Swift Camp Creek would be tile primary areas of depo s it ion unde r the ope rating characteris tics of al ternatlve 2. The r esulting deposi ts at this prir:iary acccsi, point woul d detract from the scen ic and utility val ue of this acce s s point . 6 �.,., TABLE 2: Alternatives Damsite River Mile Physical Characteristics of Alternates Recreation Pool Surface River Elevation Area Mile Limit Flood Pool Surface River Elevation Area Mile Limit --------Seasonal---- - - - - - Alternate (1) Approved plan and site 47.5 757 1 , 870 62.0 801 3,180 65.6 755 3,450 61.9 785 2,590 63.9 744 3,060 61.2 - -------Seasonal------------..J Alternate (2) Approved plan downstream site 42.2 717 2,120 60 . 1 -------- Permanent--------Alternate (3) Approved site flood control only 47.5 712 740 59 .4 -------- Pe~a_E~ ------ --- > re, "'C tr. z t::: H >< ::,:· Alternate (4) Downstream site flood control only 42 . 2 685 1,080 53 . 5 �TAllLE 3: ·- A.l~e!"Ila ti ves 0, - Stream Miles Affected and Recreation Use ----- ----- .----··- - - - - -- - - -- -- - ----. . --- -- -- --·-- -- --- - ·}tiles of .}lain - ------·- - -----Miles of Roughs Affectedand !ribs. Affected Main Cor11e and !ribs . Ini tial Recreation _ _ _--'A~b~ove Mil~ 51 ..:.6_ _ __ Above Mile 59. 6 Surface Use (Year-1972) Permanent Permanent Acres and/or and/or of Seasonal Pool ll Flood Pool 1/ Seasonal Po.9_1_1/ Flood Pool 1/ Pool Visitor Days 2/ Value ($) Cor-ge ___ _ Ul timate Recreation Use (Year-2020) Visitor Days 2/ Value ($) Alternate (1) Approved plan and site 14 . 3 (4.1) 16.9 (1.5) 4.7 (17.3) 11.3 (10. 7) 1,870 220,000 310,000 600,000 900,000 Alternate (2) Approved plan d01mstream site 10.6 (7.8) 14.l (4.3) .7 (21.3) 4.5 (17.5) 2,120 240,000 335,000 600,000 900,000 Alternate (3) Approved site flood control only 10.0 (8.4) 16.0 (2.4) (22.00) 9.1 (12.9) 740 80,000 80,000 200,000 200,000 1.9 (16.5) 12.9 (5.5) (22 .00) 3.2 (18.8) 1,080 110,000 110,000 250 ,000 250,000 Alternate (4) Downstream site flood control onl y ~ .... z "' C: ;;;; l.l = 2/ :»; - Figures in parentheses are residual miles. Includes fishing use. �Alternative 3 would have substantially the same effects as alternative 2 in that the permanent inundation of portions of the "gorge' ' is about the same . There would, however, be no permanent inundation of the ''roughs " under this alternative. Alternative 4 offers the best opportunity to maintain the "gorge " and the ''roughs.' · The permanent pool of the project would inundate only about 1. 9 miles of the "gorge 1• area and none of the " roughs .'' The flood storage at ful l pool elevation would affect all of the ''gorge " and some of the lower reaches of the '· roughs.'' This alternative would per mit retention of Highway 715 and keep the upper portion of the main ''gorge '' as a setting for a scenic drive even though segments of the road might be subject to periodic flooding. Both alternatives 3 and 4 would provide bodies of water in a highly scenic setting, but neither would afford the amount or diversity of reservoir oriented recreation as would alternatives 1 and 2. Fish_ and wildlife values. Reservoir development under any of the considered alternatives would result in the loss of high- quality stream habitat. Present conditions favoring the reproduction and c rowth of muskellunge, smallmouth bass and rock bass will be markedly changed, and these fishes will be gradually eliminated in the inundated segment of Red River. Alternatives 1 and 2 would provide more flexi- · bility for managing a downstream fishery . C. Sport fishin g benefits in the reservoir and tailwater are included in Table 3. In addition the re would be a commercial fishing potential valued at about $8,000 annually with a reservoir provided under alternatives l or 2. Inundation will adversely affect the wildlife resources . Woodland species would be the most severely affected, especially the wild turkey. Hab itat inundated (including vital openings in bottomland areas) and the disturbance of the solitude-seeking species by recreationists could result in a pronounced decline in the nowexpanding population. This adverse effect can be mitigated in large part by providing additional openings above the inundated area in combination with a type of n ~creation use whic,1 holds noise and human occupancy at a low level. In terms of overall fish and wildlife values (both preserved and project created) alternatives 3 and 4 are most desirable. Alternative 2 is preferred for reservoir fis h ing, but it also would have the greates t impact on wild turkey. This would especially be true if a perimeter road is located within the area under alternative 2 . D. _!!.!!E_a_ct on res<::._r_yoi.,r oriented recr:_eation potentials_. The recreat i on potential of each alternative was evaluated on the basis of quality of t he i mpoundrnent, access and development opportunities. The recreation use and benefits were estimated for each alternative . 9 APPENDIX "A'' �Al~ of the alternatives will provide quality recreation opportunities. Alternatives 1 and 2 could afford higher quality experiences because of the capaci ty and scenic variety of the larger seasonal pools. Due to the flatter stream gradient of alternative 2, the rate of sedimentation and corresponding buildup of exposed f l ats visib l e during seasonal drawdown would be greater in this impoundment. Reser voir access to each alternative would be pr ovided to serve the using public. It is evident that because of topographic limitations access t o alternatives 3 and 4 would require substantially more costly and more sophisticated access facilities than would be the case for alt ernatives 1 and 2. It also appears that because of the lower elevation of the seasonal pool, alternative 2 would present IOOre costly and more difficult-to-maintain access facilities than would alternative 1. Recreation use at all impoundments would lean heavily toward such activities as s i ghtseeing, fishing, hiking, nature activities and picnicking due to the limited developable shoreline and the superior n~tural values of the area. Boat launching r amps , along wit h par king, picnicking, and sanitary facilities would be provided a t road access points. Scenic and connecting trails would be constructed. Other facility development such as camping would have to be provided on the uplands away from the reservoir. V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS We find that with any of the alternatives the Red River Gorge, will continue to offer an unusual combination of scenic, geologic, and ecologic attributes deserving of special effort to assure its continued availability for the people of Kentucky and the United States. Nearby gorges are similar to the Red River Gorge in their natural attributes although perhaps not as spectacular. Without a complete survey of the flora, fauna, and geology of all the canyons in the vicinity, it is not possible to state unequivocally that certain species of plants and animals and examples of geological processes occur only in the Red River Gor ge . However, the "gorge" of the Red River is probably unique as a single entity in having the greatest physical dimensions with so many natural features. The objective of management under any of the alternative s would be oriented toward the protection and enhancement of the s cenic, geologic, and ecologic attributes of the area . An analysis of the key values which would affect this objective was made and resulted in the followin g a s sessment of alterna tive s: Alternative 1, a multiple-purpose project at the authorized site , would unde r seasonal pool conditions inundate more mil es of the '·rou~hs '' than would any other alternative. At maximum flood pool 10 APPENDI X "A" �Moonshiners Arch would be partially inundated for short periods of time. Because of stream gradients at the upper reaches of the seasonal pool this project would minimize problems of sedimentation and debris deposition. The project would also have the greatest potential for providing for extensive r ecreation use in a secluded environment. ~l ternative 2, a multiple-purpose project at the lower site would, under normal pool conditions inundate slightly less mileage in the "roughs" than would alternative 1 . Moonshiners Arch would not be affected. This alternative would create an unsightly and difficult to use sediment and debris deposit at the mouth of Swift Camp Creek the principal access point to the upper "gorge" area. The relocation of the perimeter road along the upper "gorge'' portion of the seasonal pool would mar the scenic qualitities of the slopes above the pool. Alternative 3, a flood control only project at the authorized site, would alter the main ''gorge" by permanent inundation almost to the same extent as would the multiple-purpose projects without providing many of the enhancement features of these projects. Alternative 4, a flood control only project at the lower site, would minimize the mileage of stream which would be inundated in the "gorge." It would have little if any lasting effect on the "roughs" portion of the area, and would, except during maximum flood periods, retain much of the existing qualities of the upper portion of the '·gorge." There would be serious adverse effects due to sedimentation and debris deposition in the lower portion of the "gorge" above the permanent pool. 11 APPENDIX "A" �SIERRA CLUB KE:NTUCKY SE:CTION GREAT LAKES CHA?TER 3307 Pineneedle Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40222 March 6_, 1968 Gen. H. G. Woodbury , Jr. Department of the Army Office of the Chief of Engineers Washington , D.C. 20315 Dear Gen. Woodbury: On August 16, 1967, a Sierra Club representative read the following state@ent during a Corps of Engineers land ~cquisition meeting at Stanton, Kentucky: "The Sierra Club is opposed to the dam on the Red River in its present location . We believe t hat the dam is not compa tible with the best end use of the area within the Daniel Boone National Forest. We request th a t the sponsor obtain an alternate location for the dam that will avoid flooding this very fine wilderness area." This marked the beginning of a vigorous, last-hour effort to c a ll the attention of our leaders to the destructive impa ct of the d am on wha t Hr . Justice ;lilliam o. Douglas has called "one of t h e great wonders of America." An alternate site h a s been announced, and is now under reconnaissance study. We find that the alternate site is much less destructive to wilderness and scenic values than the orig inal site. It also provides a much wider range of recre a tional opp ortunities without affecting the flood control or wa ter storage objectives. We have been asked tu state the Sierra Club objectives in the Red River Gorge. The attached statement discusses what we feel must be preserved. afford to s a ve less . We can hardly Very truly yours, w. R. Holstein, Chairman APPENDIX ''B" �A Compr.chcrn, ivc ;, n o lysis of the Sierr,~ Club Position P.egarding the J,ec1 River R.es<?rvoir , with Pnr.ticul a r Reference to the Altern rt tc ( Dc,i!n.•; t:r.c ,1ni) Site. We believe th □ t the vital objectives of the Red River Reservoir Project can be achieved by a dam ~t the downstream site , with a seasonal pool level of 700-710 feet. If the seasonal pool is kept within these limits , many of t he importa nt scenic and recreational fe atures of the Gorge can b e preserved , ns well as most of its value as an outdoor biologic ~l l~bor ato~y. Areas of the Gorge about which the Sierra Club is particul ~rl y c oncerned ~re l isted and briefly described . Effects of a dam at either of the two proposed sites are evaluc:Jted on the b ~s is of a seasonal pool elevation of 767 feet at the authorized site c\Dd 700-710 feet at the downstrenm site. l . The Upper Gorge of the Red River . This section upstream from the r,1outh of Swift Camp Creek r.1eri ts highest priority as .J.n .::rea that must remain undeveloped, unspoiled, and protected . This p~rt of the river is of inestimable value a s one of the few rema ining stretches of white wa ter in l~cntucky. It is used by a growing numher of canoeists and "flo.:it-bo;: ters"; both individuuls and groups ~uch as Explorer. Scouts , c a noe clubs , and the Ohio Sierra Club , ,-.,hich h;:is conducted several trips a nnua lly down the river for a number of yen rs . Recreational us~ of this part of the river a nd i ts tributa ries can be expected to increose r ap idly due to the publicity the Gorge has received and to the exploding of the myth of its ina ccessibility . Tailw~ters of a reservoir ut the authorized site wou ld extend up thi s part of the river to the vicinity of Pecks Branch , a dist~nce of about 2½ miles above Suift Camp Creek , inund c>. ti.ng a coni3iderable purt of the "Roughs of the Red" and gn:.---.. tJ y d :i.;,1in i shj_ny its i:ltt;.·acti veness as a c ancoL-,g strev.n . Moreover , bec a use of the n a rrow stream b e d and the presence of numerous bould~rs , this section of the reservoir would be of little use for l a ke-type recrcntional boating. The "boulder~trtwn" areu , genera lly reg;,1rded ns one of the choice scenic feature~ of the Gorge , would be partly inundated. In contras t , n reservoir at the downstre an site , with a 700-710 foot pool , would nnt intrude in to this portion of the Gorge. The scenic boulder-strewn area , the white water , the Roughs of the Red , could be set aside for wilderness hiking, c ~nocing , and str0 am fishing , without depriving power boate:;:-s of their enjoyment of the reservoir down stream . We regard t hi::; a~ a n extre,,1ely ir,1por-t:, rnt advunta~;e in favor OJ: the APPENDIX 1'B11 �- 2 -· downstream site . This wilderness are~ should be exlended th r ough the purch~se of private l ~nd to tho cast , possibly to State Higl111ay 719 , in order th a t c1 ll o f the Upper Gor~Jc wil l b e under public own ership . 2. The Lower Gorge of the Red River and the e xisti ng ro a d. It is desir able to discuss t he$e fe.\tures together b e c ause their v a lu e s are closely rela·ted . '1'his is the are;:i between the steel bridge {Highway 77) c.1nd the concre t e bridge (Highway 715), where the road follows t:1e river fo r approxi mately e ight miles . This is the heart of the loop d ri ve th a t leaves Ky . 15 at Pine Ridge a n d rejoins it at Nada , which h as been accurately described as Kentu c ky ' s mos t s c enic byway . '1'liis p art of the Red River Gorge is seen by thousands of motorists every ye a r , accordi ng to offici a l visitor counts b y the U. S. Forest Servic e . Al l of the major "landmark" rocks of the v a l ley, including IIay st;:icJ~ and Chimney 'I 'op Rock , c an be seen f rom t he road . The vi ew of Sky Bridge fro m the vall.ey floor along Highwciy 715 is superb . This portion of Hig h way 715 would be completely inundated by a r eservoir at the authori z e d s i te , restricting the recreation a l enjoyment of the valley a nd its magnifi c ent views to bo aters . Despite the g r ow th o f recreation a l bo at ing in the United States , boating enthusi asts a re still ~ar outnu1~ered by the recreation-seeking motor i st wh o chooses to enjoy the scener y from his car window. This multitude includes many older pe ople a nd others who may l ack the n e c essary p h ysical or fin a nci a l resources to engage in bo a ting . Utilization o f the downstream site for the reservoir , with a seasonal pool of 700-71 0 feet, would sav e Highway 715 through the Gorge . It would b e possible to raise the short s ection of the road which might be flooded ~t the lower end . Motorists could continue to enjoy the scenic drive wi thout interfering with any of the forms of wa ter r ecr eation p l an n ed for the res ervoir. Moreover , midwinter weekend observa tion of the ro a d h a s revealed a surpr i sing n umber of non-local c a rs, an argument for its growing ye a r-round use in contras t with the rel a tively short summer se nson of popul~r we ter r ecreatio n. The rock formations of the Gorge a r e a ctual ly nore view~ble in winter, when th ey are uno bscure d by f ol iage . ( We fe e l strongly t ha t traffic fl o w on Highwa y 71 5 fro m the Sky Bridge turnoff to t he F r en c hburg Road s hould be controlled by ma king this r oad one-wa y {TTest) and lowering the ~peed l imit , r ather t han by constructing a wid e r h ighwa y which would disrupt th e natural beauty a n d i ncr e ~ce silt~t ion in the river . A precedent for such low-speed , one-way scenic ro ads may be found in the Cades Cove toop RoDd in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A new bridge to repl a ce the s t ee l It is r espectful l y requested t h~t b ridge will be needed . APPENDIX "B" �- 3 - Sic!rr;.1 Clnh r cprr.::-~cnt c:i l._.i.v cs b~ permitted to e x press thei r v .i. e,•1::; on prop o .soc1 ro <.1.d relocations bef ore i..lwce c1rc finc:ilized . 'fa iJx~ters ·of a r c servoj.r ?. t the 2. l tornc1te s i te (po ol e lcv il t ion 700-710 fe e t) would extend to a po int just upstream £ror.1 Gl<i dic Creek , s :.lving five uddi tional rnilcs of the free £ lm-,ing rive r in the Gorge , -3.S comp, ired wi t.h the authorized s i te. This is a trc Llondous ly significan t improvement , wi th r 0 spect to the i r-i:>~: ct on the pJ.,rnt a nd anima l life of the v a lley as ,,ell a s i ts potenti a l fo r v a ried recreational uses . 'l'he ste el bridge is a logical lower boundc::.ry for a buf fer ,wne bct;-10cn t li 0. br.i.cges , s e p ,1 rc1tin q the wildeJ~ness a r 0 c1 . u ps t.r.e ,.: m :trorn tlic intensive u se a rea dm·mstream. Boating o n th e river betwee n the bridge s should be limited to n on - mo t ori zed c ra ft . No auto c a mp grounds , picnic areas , boat d ock s , or s.i.mil ar develop1:icn ts should be permitted in the b u f f c-!r z one . 3 . The major tributaries . Three of the several cre eks e mp tying in'~o l:{ed Hiver in the L0\·1 er Gorge will be discussed h ere . a ) Swift Cam~ Creek . This creek f lows through a c anyon pos s0st: i ng 1;iu ch of the taajcs tic beauty of the main Gorge , on a sm~ll cr sc ~le. A Forest Service Trail now extends for seven mi l es a long the creek , prov iding access to some choice primi t ive c ,11nps i le~ at creekside . Some of these c ampsites and the J. o\•:er pnr t o f tlie t rcd l would be inundated by the authorized r e s ervoir , Hith t a i h1c1 ters exte nding approximate ly three miles u p t he creek . Swift Camp Cre e k would be completely preserved as a fre e - f l ow i ng strcan if the d am is built at the downstream sjLc {pool elev a tion 700-710 feet) , p:r.ov iding unexcelled o pporttinities for wilderness recreation . b ) Chi1m1ey Top Creek . A one-mile section of the Forest S e r vic e tr~ il following this c r e ek woul d be flooded by a r 0s crvo i r a t the a uthorize d site , but would remain untouched by t h e d oim s trearn res e rvoir . t-lild flowers are of particul a r s i g ni fi c ~nce along thi s tra il , including the relatively un Such c ommon s h owy orchis a nd the yellow lady's s lipper . p l -:.nts ,md flo Her s seem i nsigni ficant from a purely e conomic vi c wpoin b, but ma ny people derive recreational p le asure frora s c e i n <;i , i dcntifyi ug, photog r a phing , c1 nd sketching them. The s ucc ess of t h e annu a l 1\p ril Hildfl o wer Pilgrimage in Gatlinb urg , TcnnesP-e e , is a c a se in point . · c) Gl a die Cre ek . This creek is bordered by considerable o p en b o ttom l a nd for about a mile above its mouth . Portion s of t he l a n d ,,r e n o w priv ately o,.med a nd the existing trail is e s ~cn t i a lly a c ow~a th , providin g access to the remote hc~dwaters APPENDIX "B" �4 - of the creek . This is a prime ~rea for g rouse and wild turkey , and h e l ps prov ide a food suppl y for many of lhe other animals of the Gorg8. All of the Gl a die Crc-)ck bottornl,111ds would b e flooded by a d am a t the authorized s ite . In direct contras t, ne arly a l l of the.se arezis would be saved if the darn were built at the l ower site . The private l~ndhol<lings here and el°s ewpere in the G o r g e ~ be purchased . I n conclusion , we wish to comment briefly on the stated ob jectives of the reservoir in relation to the downstream site with its lowered seasona l pool l evel. a) Flood control . We recognize the vital interest of the Red River Va ll ey inhabi tan ts in flood control , but we beli eve the flood control ohj ect i ve c ,111 b e equally well a chieved by a dam at either site . No evidence to the contr a r y Flood control benefits account for nbout h as been presented . 38% of the total projected benefits o f the reservoir. b) Water supply . We recogn ize the d esire of stnte officials to p l an for an ade quate future water supply for Central Kentucky . However , we h a ve b een adv is ed· by the Commissione r of Natural Resources that the Comnonwcnlth j_s v1illing to change the woter storage objective to the do M1s t ream s i te , in order th ~t the Red River Gorge may be saved . Discussions between state o fficia ls a nd the Corps of Engineers on this point should be reviewed. Water storoge benefits comprise about 11% of the total projected benefits . c) Water quality con trol . It i s recognized th~t lowering the water quality control pool to ach ieve a pool elevation of 700-710 feet will somewhat d i mini s l1 the projected benefits from t h is objective (about 1 2% of total projected benefits) . However , i t is re~sonabl e to ask whether water quality control by di l ution of eff luent is still as valid a concept vs i t was when this dDm was authorized. The Wnter Quality Control ~ct of 1965 , incorporating water qual ity stand;:i rds a nd enforccnent provisions Hith F c('i.er:.>.l fin ,mc:i ;;, J 2.s::.- :i.f: t,;r:c:-E>- , see:ns to 5ndic? te gov0 r1:- mental recognition that restora tion of used w~ter must be the ultim~te solut ion to mainta ining water quality . In any c ose , no reason has been advanced as to why other dams in t he Kentucky River Basin could not be used t o augment wa ter qu~lity . ( d) R'ecre.:ition . We believe that the recreationz.l u ses envisioned by the planners of this dam ( about 39% of tota l projected benefits) will be n c complished by a dam a·l: either site. However , the additional recrea t ional benefits to be derived from preserving the Red River Gorge as a n aturnl area would add significantJ.;.y to the total recreational b e nefits of the project. It is dif f icult to see how the tremendous APPENDIX "B" �- 5 - recreat ion ? l v a lue o f t he un Flooded Gorge c ,~n be ignored i n these consider,,tion.s . Finally , we believe the a ntic ipated addit ion a l c ost of building the d a rn at the downs tream loc a tion is a sm~l l price to p a y for the irreplace a ble scenic a nd recreationa l a ssets of the a rea tha t will be s 2.v cd . 'fhe viei•;s o f the Sierra Club , Kentucky Section, Grei't t La kes Chapte r , h aVe be e n presented in .this p nper . The Sierra Club requests the opportunity for its represent~tivcs to further d i scuss t:her:H:'.) views before the iippropr i a te Congres.'~i on::i l Committees and al l other interested ~gen cies . f1 APPENDIX "B" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perkins, Carl D. Congressional Papers Description An account of the resource Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education and labor.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. 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Volume XXXVIII~ N<>~ 26 10c Per Copy THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1966 ONE SECTION OF NETWORK %IN EAST KY. ,r s tl. nt )1. Ashland-to-Jenkins · Kentucky Work Cost Around $26 Million Announcement was made in ir New York Tuesday that the at American Electric , Power Company will build a 1,050-mile elec~: tric transmission network in Kenal tucky ·a nd adjoining states at an estimatecj cost of $200 million. Kentucky Power Company, an affiliate of American Power, said • 136 miles of the network will run ) through Eastern Kentucky, be• ginning at Ashland and running up the Big Sandy valley to Jenkins. The Kentucky work will cost about $26 million. The giant, 765,000-volt grid will ~ be the largest in the world. (W. W. Burchett, Prestonsburg, chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission, and J. 1e David Francis, member of the ve Commission, were among those ;ts summ·o ned to New York f or Tuesday's announcement.) ·sThe Kentucky link will be in started first to provide a tie-in 10 with a new $100 million, 1100,000:ig kilowatt generating unit to be er built at American Power's Big ch Sandy station, near Louisa. nd Completion of both the Louisa ti's plant and the Kentucky leg of the !en extra-h i g h-voltage transmission oircuit are scheduled for 1969. 'as Donald C. Cook, president ol Nis American Power, said the new t1nt n e t w o r k anticipates electric on- energy needs of the company's om · service area for decades to come. ter The extra-high voltages will ras call for new designs in steel and lumimmi. towers-. The ~'back• bone" grid calls for 4,000 such ,ar towers, ranging in height from ay 110 feet to 145 feet. The average ,nt tower on AEP's present 345,000~ai volt system is 105 feet tall. ·h t The towers will be placed of along a 200-f oot cleared right-of• a way an average of about 9 1e quarter-nule apart. In this mounid tainous section of Kentucky, howe- ever, the towers at times will ~Y su-p port spans of 2,000 feet or 1t m ore reac·hing from one moun-tain height to another.. 1,y .... ~~ ��RICHARD L. OTTINGER SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICS.:; ROOM 214 MAIN POST OFFICE 25TH DISTRICT, NEW YORK YONKERS, NEW YORK YO 5-0300 1215 LONGWORTH BUILDING 225-5536 (202) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY SUBCOMMITTEES: <d:ongtt55 of tbt Wnittb gi)tatts 1 VAN 1!,ouse of l\epresentatibt5 WART STREET ELMSFORD, NEW YORK LY 2-5300 Mlajbfngton, II.~. 20515 NORTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE: SMALL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICE: April 29, 1966 50 MAIN STREET BREWSTER, NEW YORK BR 9-8089 Dear Sir: The announcement this week that the American Power Company will build a gigantic new power line through Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia poses serious problems for every legislator from that five-State region. The new line -- the largest ever built -- will have a tr.e mendous impact on power technology in America, but I can tell you from personal experience that it will have an even greater · impact on the towns and villages through which the 150-foot steel and aluminum towers and the network of cables will run. As the route for the 200-foot power corridor is announced, I can assure you that you will be besieged by planning officials, town councils and property owners distressed at the disruption, devaluation and tax losses that will result. There will also be widespread concern over aesthetic damage,, These problems are very real and the public feeling on the·m is much more powerful than you might expect -- until you are faced with an outraged constituency, No one denies the need for expanding power syste-ms and everyone agrees that some way must be found to minimize the damage. The most obvious way is to put the lines underground, but the United States utility industry has lagged behind in developing the technology neeced to · go- 11.nder-ground and the Federal Government has failed, until very recently, to take an active roleo Power line fights, such as you now face in your State in connection with the _American Power Company, are raging all over the United States. Recently a fight between Woodside, California and Pacific Gas and Electric had to be decided in Congress. A New York battle is now before the Supreme Court. As a result of this growing conflict, the Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled hearings next week on two bills Senator Neuberger and I introduced to help stimulate the placem.e nt of large transmission lines undergroundo I am attaching information on the bills and on the hearings in the event that you may be interested. Sincerely, _--_ ~~ L. t Richard L. Ottinge 1.1ember of c .o ngress �.· { ?· !,. :. •t.~ . .. , :-'!;: , '. . .; . ~~~:~ .. L ~· . . i:.-. ~" . ;,, ,;. ·~ .., \ .::.:~ .. / t :- .. , I ,, , !' '' '-- ..... .- .. , ' ,, \' '· . f' . :.. ~ ': . ~ �INFORMATION SHEET SENATE POWERLINE HEARINGS HEARING DATE: PLACE: TIME: May 4, 5, & 6, 1966 Room 5202 New Senate Office Building 10 O'Clock A. M. H. R. 10514 (S.2508) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a program of research and development to encourage the use of underground transmission of electrical power and to undertake projects to evaluate and demonstrate the economical and technical feasibility of such transmission. H. -R. 10513 (S.250i) To authorize the Secretary of Interior to conduct a program of research regarding overhead electric transmission lines and the effect of such lines upon the health and welfare of citizens, community_·planning and zoning, real estate values and tax revenues, and the natural beat1ty of our country. SPONSORS OF UNDERGROUND POWERLINES LEGISLATION HOUSE SENATE Hon. Richard L. Ottinger August 17, 1965 Hon. 'Ihomas L . Ashley August 25, 1965 Hon. Clarence D. Long August 19, 1965 (NY) HR 10513 Hon. Maurine B. N~uberger September 8, 1965 Ore. Hon. Paul H . Douglas Ill. Hon. Joseph S. Clark Pa. HR 10576 HR 10577 Hon. Lee Metcalf Montane HR 13490 Hon. Frank Church Idaho Hon. Ernest Gruening Alaska Hon. Wayne Morse Ore. HR -10514 Ohio (Md) Hon. William B. Widnall (NJ) March 14, 1966 HR 10663 HR 10664 MEMBERS OF SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE Washington Chairman, Warren G. Magnuson Rhode Island John 0. Pastore A. S. Mike Monroney Oklahoma Ohio Frank J. Lausch~ Alaska E. L. Bartlett Indiana Vance Hartke Gale W. McGee Wy9ming 1\1:ichigan Philip A. Hart !'Tevada Howard W. Cannon Daniel B. Brewster Maryland Oregon Maurine B. Neuberger Tennessee Ross Bass New Hampshire Norris Cotton Kentucky Thruston B. Morton Pennsylvania Hugh Scott Vermont Wi nston L. Prouty Kansas Jrunes B. Pearson Colorado Peter H. Dominick Edward Jarrett, Chief Clerk Suite 5202 -NSOB Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite 127 - OSOB 3215 - NSOB 6205 - NSOB 1327 - NSOB 248 - OSOB 451 - 0S08 344 - OSOB 362 - · OSOB 259 - OSOB Suite 240 - 0S08 Suite Suite Sui te Suite Suite Suite Suite Suite 431 - OSOB 232 - 0S08 5109 - NSOB 437 - OSOB 260 - OSOB 444 - OSOB 6317 - NSOB 140 - OSOB S.2507 S.2508 �(Not printed at Governnie11t expense) United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 89 th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Getting Powerlines Underground SPEECH OF HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN'TATIVES Tuesday, August 17, 1965 Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, today I have introduced three bills to attack the mom1ting problem of overhead transmission lines v1hich are challenging all of our efforts to save and restore the natural beauty of· the Nation. · The first bill directs the Secretary of tl1e Interior to undertake ·an immediate program to compile necessary information about the extent of the overhead transmission problem . and the economic and other damage t}:lat such lines have done and will do in the future. The second bill amends the Internal Revenue Code so as to provide effective tax incentives to private power companies to start immediately on the underground installation of lines. ri11e third bill directs the Secretary of tl1e Interior to undertake an immediate progra1n of research to dev-elop the most economical and technically efficient methods of underground transmission. It also directs the Secretary .to undertake demonstration projects and to make certain grants and loans to non-Federal systems to enable them to take part in this program. ECONOMICS OF BEAUTY The problem that we are attacking here is more than just a simple question of beatity versus power. ·It is an issue of tl1e utmost economic importance and one that affects particularly our spreading urban complexes and the health and ,velfare of citize11s who live in and around these growing metropolitan cer1ters. Utility companies a11d Government a gencies, wl1en dealing with transmission line problems, have al,vays compared the costs of underground wi tl1 those of overhead construction. They have never taken into account the very real economic costs that overhead transmission li11es inflict on the communities through ,vhicl1 they pass. The first bill provides, for the first time, for measurement of th.ese local costs so that they may be weighed in the balance of future transmission line decisions. 785-358-99409 I l1ave long agreed with experts who hold that aesthetics is good economics. The first of the bills tl1at I have introduced is intended to instruct the Secretary of Interior to develop sta tis ti cal, dollars.:. a11d-cents evidence in support of tl1is view. Today, more than 300,000 miles of overhead transmission lines cut across the ope11 spaces and througl1 tl1e towns and villages .of America. These lines eat up a total of nearly 7 million acres and have a detrimental effect on many, many m'illions more. · · STATISTICS LACKING Of course, these figures are estimates. In fact, so little real concern has been shown over this problem by the industry and by responsible Government officials that even today there is . no reliable source of infor1nation and statistics. But this niucl1 we do kno~r. We know that expert evaluation has show11 that po,ver corridors through certaih developed communities l1ave devalued as much as· 300 acres of property for every mile of powerline. We know that the Federal Power Commission estimates that present transmission facilities will be more than trebled by 1980. This means close to 1 million miles of overhead lines in the United States in 15 years. It also means that 11early 20 million acres of our Nation's land~nearly twice as much land as is 110w preserved in our entire national park system-will be eaten up as rightof-way for power corridors. We know that there _is, today, no incentive for utilities to develop economically and technically feasible methods of underground transmission and that the private citizen and the local community have little or no protection from over-head lines under the existing law. No citizen would depy that as the industrial plant and population of the Nation gro,v, there is a real a11d genuine need to find new sources of power. Electrical power produced by plants at or near the point of use will no longer meet the need. It is becoming necessary to tap cheaper a11d more abundant supplies farther and farther from the point of use. -T his )is essential to our continued growth and no citizen would have it otherwise. IIowever, there are conflicting needs of equal urgency-needs that t11e President sing1ed out in his message on natural beauty last February as deserving the urgent attention of the Nation. For the tremendous expansion of overhead lines in the future will not be spread out all over the Nation, it will be concentrated where industry· is, where people are: in the growing cities of the Nation and their all-important suburbs. Within 15 years, unless we act no,v, a forest of steel towers and high-voltage lines will be knifing through the very areas where dwindling reserves of .land and an expanding population are posing the greatest challeng•e to the President's "new conservation." This is a conflict that can be resolved, but not with pleasant words about natural beauty, not with study groups or conferences. It is going to take concerted action-and money. The power industry itself is obviously not prepared to act on its own. The costs are said to be too great. The responsible Federal agencies have not assumed the necessary leadership. In such a situation, the ultimate responsibility rests with Congress. RESEAR'cH PROVIDED First and foremost, we need information. We must begin to com.pile the statistics and projections that will enable us to cope with the problem. For that reason, my first bill directs the Secretary of In.terior to undertake a comprehensive program of research into the extent and the economic and social impact of overhead transmission and to report to the President and the Congress at the opening of the next regular session. But ,ve also need direct action. There are technical and economic problems and questions ,that can only be answered· by experience. We have abundant evidence that study without action is fruitless. Private power co1npanies generate considerably more than 70 percent of the Nation's power. They . have enormous engineering capability to resolve the technical problems of underground transmission. I am sure that if they are given the incentive they have the ability to make significant contributions to solving this problem. I have therefore introduced an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code which provides real economic incentive to these companies to �2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD start buildi11g underground powerlines. The incentive, in the form of rapid writeoff and a short-term tax credit, will, in effect, bring the costs of underground transn1ission down almost to parity with overhead construction costs. Prelimi11.ary estimates indicate that it will cost the Treasury roughly $25 million a year over the next 1 o years. Experience with tax credits a11d accelerated depreciation in .the past in.d icates that this figure would be reduced by increased revenues resulting from the increased expenditure and business acti vi ty. But even without this reduction, I believe that the benefits obtained for the investment would be cheap at the price. We can afford to spend $25 million a year for the next 10 years to avoid the tremendous expenditures that ,vill be invo'lved if we fail to act now. In fact, we cannot afford 11ot to spend it. . Experience has shown .us the folly of ''P.enny-wise, pound-foolish" . spending 011 impor.tan t national programs such as this. When the Federal Highway Act v1as passed in 1950, there were many who urged that it include additional appropriations for clea11ing up, restoring and beautifying our highways. They were not heeded. In tl1is session of Congress we are asked to spend about $90 million a year to correct. what could have been prevented by modest expenditures 15 years ago. When Will we learn to act in time? eral and State regulation, l1as spent far too little on research to date. In 1962, according to Federal Power Commission figures, the private utility companies spent a total of $30 million on all research projects. This represented about 1.5 percent of the companies' net income of $2,050 million. But · the lion's share, some $26 million of this pathetically small research budget, was devoted to nuclear projects. Only $4 million, two-tenths of 1 percent of net revenue, went i11to all other forms of research, including underground power. According to the Edison Electric Institute, an industry source, the percentage of the budget devoted to research actually decreased in 1964. Last year, the industry spe11t a total of $46 million on all forms of research which is only nine-tenths of 1 percent of the _industry's net revenue of $4,880 million in that year. By contrast, the suppliers of equipment to the utility industry spent $105 million on research. In general, this averages to between 4 and 5 percent of their net revenues. The tendency to treat transmission problems as the "poor cousin''; of the power industry is reflected in a breakdown of industry costs. Today, less than 14 cents out of the utility construction dollar is spent on transmission facilities. By comparison, the industry spends 47 cents of its construction dollar on generation facilities and 39 cents on distribution facilities. TAX SPUR INDUSTRY CAN DO The combination of accelerated depreciation and tax credit is uniquely geared to the operating realities of the utility industry. First, tl1e major reason that the private utilities have failed to undertake even limited programs before now, they say, is the fear that once they start going underground, they will be forced to put all lines underground. This is a vicious circle. Fear of added i11itial expense has prevented the private companies from undertaking the very projects that would lead to reductions in cost. Second, over the past decade the utility industry has come to rely almost entirely upon internally generated funds from_depreciation, rather than upon external financing for its new construction. The ince11tive I am proposing is, therefore, targeted to the very funds now used for construction. In urging that programs be undertaken in1mediately to meet the challenge to beauty posed by unsightly power complexes, President Johnson in his message on natural beauty also pointed out that: Public welfare demands that this lag be overcome with larger expenditures in research and development as well as construction. There can be no question that with proper incentives the industry can develop economically feasible methods of underground transmission. Ten years ago these same utilities were fighting efforts to make them put distribution lines underground. They reported that such installations cost 10 times as much as overhead li11es and were uneconomic. Iri this .c ase they lacked the Federal protection and, under pressure from local zoning ordinances, they quickly learned cost-saving techniques. Today, these utilities boast that they have reduced the cost ratio to less than 1 ½ to 1 and they vie with each other in praise of their efforts at beautification. I share with most power experts a faith in the ability of the power industry to accomplish the same miracle with transmission lines, if they are properly motivated. This is how the tax incentive that I have proposed would operate. It would: F1rst. Provide for a tax deduction for amortization of funds spent after January 1, 1965 on underground transmission facilities completed after December 31, 1965 and before December 31, 1974. Amortization shall be permitted over a period of 60 months as against the 360 months currently allo,ved for transmission facilities. Second. Prohibit the sale of tra11smission lines amortized under the bill from yielding capital gains. The greatest single force that shapes the American landscape is private economic development. Our taxation policies should not penalize or discourage conservation and the preservation of beauty. The incentive in this bill will mobilize ·our taxation policies as a potent force to encourage conservation policy in the economic development of the private sector of the economy. Third, the power industry, insulated from competition by a blanket of Fed785-358-99409 Tl1ird. Provide for a 49-percent tax credit for the capital and construction costs of underground transmission facilities built after January 1, 1965 and completed on or before December 31, 1969. Fourth. Set up a reserve equal to 46 percent of the credit-excluding the 3percent tax credit now permitted utilities-and provide that the ·reserve may be reduced by the amounts spent on capital investment or construction of new underground transmission facilities on or before December 31, 1974, but after December 31, 1969. Provide that funds remaining in the reserve after December 31, 197 4 and not expended, shall be taxed. Fifth. Provide that the credit or the amortization are not to be used to reduce the taxpayer's income tax for the purpose of establishing cost of service. Sixth. Provide that no portion of the investment covered ·by the tax credit is to be added to cost of service for the purpose of increasing rates . Through these .amendments t,o the Internal Revenue Code, we will have provided effective incentives for the private sector of the utility industry. This will be a tremendous achievement. It will reach some 320 separate companies accounting f.o r better than 70 percent of the electricity transmitted in the United States and serving 47,500,000 consumers. However, it is important that the nearly 1,000 other utility systems be included in thls effort as well. These systems, including those owned by the Federal Government and by the States and municipalities, as wel: as the important cooperatives, play an important role in transmission. The third bill that I have introduced today will direct the Secretary of Interior to enter into research, development and demonstration projects with such systems. This bill will also cover the 21,000 miles of overhead transmission linesapproximately 7 percent of the Nation's total transmission facility-,vhich is under the Secretary's authority. PEOPLE ASK HELP Overhead transmission lines pose a problem that deserves forceful and immediate action by the Federal Government. With increasing frequency American citizens are turning to the Federal Government-to administration officials, to the Federal courts and to Congress! or help in defending their homes and property against defacement and devalution. Can they be anything but disillusioned and discouraged to find that the Government that speaks of natural beauty, that calls for action, is unwilling or unable to act? In February, President Johnson said: I am l1opeful that we can summon such a national effort. For we have not chosen to have an ugly America. We have been careless, and often neglectful. But now that the danger is clear and the hour is late this people can place themselves· in th.e path of a tide of blight which is often irreversible and always destructive. ' We know what the problem is. We know what must be done. I urge my colleagues in both Houses of Congress to step to the forefront of a great national effort to keep America ·beautiful. U.S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1965 �BIBLIOGRAPHY - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON UNDERGROUND POWERLINES TRANSMISSION Three Bills Introduced at Attacking Overhead Powerlines Problem to Beautify America, September 7, 1965, pgs. 22181-22182 'lhe Beautiful Pedernales, September 8, 1965, pgs. 22356-22357 Powerlines and Public Safety, September 22, 1965, pgs 23826-23828 Metropolitan Dade County Florida Supports HR 10513, HR 10514 and HR 10515, September 22, 1965, pgs. 23820-23821 Support for Underground Transmission Lines, October 11, 1965, pgs. 25629-25630 To Encourage and Assist Underground Power Transmission by Means of Tax Incentives and Research, March 1 4 , 1956, pgs. 5489-5491 Speed Installation of Underground Transmission Lines. March 14, 1966, pg. 5506 �,}./ l CARL D.- PERKINS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES WASHINGTON.. D.. c. .. V..,,. J··--F , •• t ' 2-1-66 ' I, IT s.cREAMS! \J\'hitesburg, Letcher County, l<entucky, Thursday, June 10, 1965 Vo l. 58, No. 4' ··-:--; ¾. ...•. ~ • .❖·•· «• ·- ::-:: . . ...., \>:: : :;J}:\i\~:: ::;- _-_:· . Ci;)}S . T \; A ·· · ·· ® ·1 WI I :' ·; ·:•;·.:•.•.i.:.~.•.•·••·!. 1 .:. r. ·.:.!.:.. :. !.. l.i.l.~.1..l.I:.~.i.l.r( ::-: 1. 1.!.\. . ·, . .: : ::i·. . . · ·;;· ., e ·:-~::::. ·-: :-:-:: :-:;: :::::_=_=:· -:::::::::: -- .··.•.•.•·· / .=·=·.·.· ~ ..... ·. :.··· ~ ~ :..•••.·••.:.1.t.: ·:«-.• ..••.·.•.· •·•.>"'· :_:·::::li~i;;~~:i::/~-- • f azar UI I A formal announceme nt is excipal power outlets in Maine, <<F\~t::=<;1f\i\!~~!jil i):ni. - :. ~-;: ·=·:-_._-_::~pected within the next several :tvlassachusetts, Vermont, New -:-:-.-. -=·· ·- ..: .·. days of a giant new power plant Hampshire , Rhode Island, Con• t o be built on the Kentucky Ri ver nectic ut, Pennyslva ni a, New Jerbelow Haz ard by combined pubsey •~Matyland, De laware, West lie and private power interests. Virgini a , Virginia , North CaroThe plant is expected t o be one lina , South Carolina, Georgia, ' of the largest in the world, and · Alabama, Kentucky and Florida. will devastate large areas of EasIn its initial announcement, tern Kentucky in its quest for the Yankee- Dix ie said it hoped that che apest possible sources of strip private power companies would ,. mined cctal. · "join in. fl ' T he plant will be built by a The giant American Electric combine of the Americ an ElecPower Co. , one of the world's tric Power Company, owne r of l argest with extensive operations the Kentucky Power Company, in Ohio, · Ke ntucky , Virginia , Pennand major segments of t he nasyl vania and West Virginia, appar/ ')_;: ~¾=, ~- ❖ ❖• •❖❖ ..*'j. «- ·%i ~· · ❖ ~ ·- -, ~ ~ -~s--x;/4i · . . . ·· ·-~: ·_ :-:--~-~;:_ -.:~\ t =. t ion :s rural electric co-operaently has done so. ; , ~ -·n.- · .·. ._ ·---~-. ..½ ··. ~-.- :·~ ❖ .···«...~::.. ...rtr· ~,.,. .,_ . ~ ·,g.. _ ;,;',; .,,, .• . . .. . .~ .' .../. tives, led by the East Kentucky The AEP has as its president DonRural Ele ctric Co-Operat ive Corp . ald Cook, Ne w York, a former ' at Wincheste r. chairm an of the federal Securities One inforrned source said the and Exchange Commission, Cook :;/:~:--. plant ultimately will have a gen- is regarded as a long-time perscn~ erating capacity of t wo m illion al friood of President Lyndon B. kilowatts and will be the largest Johnson, and reportedly only a few steam-coal power plant in t he weeks ago turned down Jol:u1son 1s «.-.-·J:.~-1--·-·- -.. world. Cost estimates exceed bid t o m ake him secretary of the $200, 000, 000. treasury. . ether sources, however, said the Cook is re~arded as one of a initial construction probably would "new breed ' of ma11agement µien include a plant of one million kil- who look vrith fa vor on a fusion of owatt c apacity, still one of the public and private in vestme nts and largest: in the world . m anagement. He recently was aHugl1 L. Spurlock, Winchester, warded the Herbert H. Lehman m anager of t he East Kentucky Ru- medal by the Jewish Theological ral Electric Co- Op , has been ne- Seminary of .c\ merica. The award gotiating with major coal figures is made annually in memory of the in Eastern Kentucky in recent lat.e U . s. Senator and l\lew York weeks seeking long-term congovernor and is presented to " distracts for cheap coal. tinguished Americans" who best Spurlock reportedly is "demand- exemplify "the quest for e thical COVEREE> UP-·This heme in the Clear Creek sectiCi>n of Knott County was moved from its foundation when debr:is;, from the strip mine site visible at the t0p of the hill behind the house slipped dow n ing coal at a price that eliminates and moral truth" as espoused by , against it., The, famil}'. didn't even have time to get i ts furniture out. Good - size d trees were pushed the possibility of deep- mine coal, " Lehman. one informed s~urce said_, " l_ie The original Yankee- Dixie anon top of the house. (Photo by Gurne v Norman courtesy of the Hazard Hera ld). wants and he wi~ get strip mine nouncement conce rning power coal a~ a low pr1ce--a~ such a plants said conside ration was below price that there will be no ing given to use of -a portion of P?.ssibil ity of strip mine reclama- the power 'Sales reve nue to estabI ~ t 10n, fl the source added. . . . lish a fund for Appalachian area Tllls ma jor-ctevelopment in the ; economic development . It did A large groµp of citizens in ev ship of the group comes from oth- have been invited join i n wha~ is coa_l fiel~, ':oupled with a step- ; not go into further detail as to h~w ery way typical of the population er sections of the county and from regarded as a crusade to save .l:!as- up m del1ver1es of coal to the : the fund would be set up or how it of Eastern Kent ucky organized this other counties , indicating the e x - tern Kent ucky from t otal de struc Tennessee Valley Authority for · would be administered. week in an effort t o save mountain tent of the great discontent e xi st- tion. . its giant ne w ·aull Run ste~m Informed sources say that t he cohomes and farms fr om being · ing over strip mining. The group wil~ hold a public , plant, again one of the largest ops and the private power c ompany crushed beneath the area's enorLandowners and public spirited three-county r allv at the Carr . i n the world, will more than triple with wr1..ich they have been dealing mous a nd politically powerful citizer,<: from throughout the are a (Continued on Page 12) the volume of strip coal m ining • now ha ve abandoned any real constrip mine industry. in Perry, Knott, Letche r and sur- : side ration of such an effort to plow The group is composed of some rounding coal field c ounties. . part of the profits into an e.ffort t o 125 persons, mostly landowners, Major rural electric c o-ope ra• assist the poverty stricken of Aprepresenti ng many differe nt fac tives and major municipal power . palachiq. . . ets of life in the mountains- -mi aficials of t he Office of Ecothe Appalachian area announce d firms throughout the Eastern half · "All they are interested in is e xners, school teachers, merchants, nomic Opportunity and several in Washington t liis week. . of the Unit ed States .c ombined t o plaiting the resources of the mounfarmers. other state and federal agencies The l arge-sc ale project is beiform the Yankee- Dixie Power & - tains under the guise of doing someThey chose as their name The will be in Whitesburg ne xt week . ginning in Kentucky with the Ap- sociation tw9 m onths ago, with thing to help you, " the sources said. Appalachi an Group to Save the . to discuss setting up a pilot pro• palachlan Regional Hospitals, · t he announced intention of build· "They are planning to go -into Land and the People. . ject for health c are of rural area whic h this week received a $1. 2 ing giant power plants in Eastern .competition with t he Tennessee . They elected Knott County . residents in Letcher County. million grant from t he ,Offiiire of Kentucky, Pennsylvania and AlaValley Authority and hope to be· . . schooltea cher Leroy Martin as theiI The project would be" located at Economic D_pportunity to keep bama to furnish low-c ost to e ascome t he major source of c heap chairman and chose c o-chairmen Blackey and would/rovide a pub• them operat mg. The hospitals tern United States population cen- power east of the h.1ississippi River, from Letcher .and Perry counties. lie health nurse an various adv:is- have been operating in the black te rs. . · "You m ay as well face it. EasThey picked Perry Com rr1onory servtGes.for residents of the recently but needed additional The Yankee-Dixie Power Assotern Ke ntuckians who want to halt wealth's Atty . T olbert Combs as area. T he initial budget for the funds t o pay off two l arge l oans c iat ion named Spurlock as chair- · ::ir control strip mining now face a co-chairman from that county and project would be $30, OQO., which are comjng due. man of its steering c ommittee and combination of vast and influential Jenkins High School Principal El- · The project will be outlined at OEO made the grant to the hos- said it would spend $1. 037 billion private power companies with the don Davidson as co-chairman from a meet~g of the Letcher County p~tals through_t~ Appal_achian Re'.'" for the three power plants and rural electi;ic c o-operatives and the Letcher County. Economic Opportunity Com mit- . fiional Com ~~ion , which has · transmission line s t o serve an area Tennessee ;va-11ey Authority , the The organization was sparked by tee at the c eurthoure Monday night unds for buildmg new ~eal th cen- including more than 400 munici• rnunicipal pl ants and the coal comrecent strip -rn_ining developments and at a me~ting of. Blackey area · ters but ~one for operatmg those pally dwned electric utilities and panies. _T he~ people will all have and court actions asa inst landown- residents at Blacke y Tuesday nii ht· a~ady in _exiStence . . Sarge~t m ore than 200 rur al electric coa veste d interest in gutting Eastern ers by strip m i ners 1n the C~ear T he project apparent ly is not Q.aI1 Shri ~er! director of OE~, said the operatives. Kentucky for che.a p coal and there Creek section of Knott County. of a $100,000,000 plan for region.;. hospitaJ.s and other mul~i-c~unty Yankee-Dixie said its members is nothing you can do to stop it," However. most of the mE;mbera1 health f:ic ilities ·and services in health cente~ to be built with included rural co-ops and munithe sources said . · (Cont inued on Page 12; ( ·;::;:::::::::_:::-:-:-:-:-: . m - .- ~- • • ,.,. ;.: • -··- -·~:: :~.:·~ -. -· • ,::;:'.:_:::::: ~ ·~ • • : ·::-•• ~ - . • • • • : -- - =· /:: -: ~: -·-·- : - . . • I 't " • •, n tt •r1r n. , n l,.n rgonizolion lo 1:, , ~, /'/'III:, an. test .Center ourt The Kentucky Court of Appeals opened the way this week for a possible start within the next two years on all the school buildings needed in Letcher County . . The court, ruling in a case from Jefferson County , said all property listed for taxation in Kentucky must be assessed at 100 per cent of its actual cash value . In Letcher County, property is now assessed at 2 7. 9 per cent of • • ec1s1on ma y· i its actual value . The school system ' s bonding potential is based on local assessments and is presently $1 , 500, 000 . The new rul., ing will permit at le ast a tripling and ~most a qyadrupling of the b9nd1ng potential . T hus the county schools , which now are bonded to the limit of their capacity to finance ·schools now under construction, will have a vailable a bonding capacity of at least three • UI t newsc million additional dollars and per4 . New construction at Kingdom haps as much as four million. Come High School on Linefork . The great needs ·in ·the way of 5. New gymnasia at Let~her and buildings in the cour:icy system are Fleming- Neon high schools . these : Estimates are that the Whitesburg 1. A new grade school in West Grade School, which would be a .. Whitesburg . · 30-classroom unit with additiona l 2 . A new grade school to serve service rooms, would cost a bout th_p Hot Spot area, where a school three fourths of a million dollars. burne:d a few years ago . . The high school plant at Whites. 3. New c onstruction to complete burg would cost about the same athe high school plant in Whitesburg mount. T his would include dern n- lition of t he present old high school building and construction of new quarters on the site, as well as ad~ dition of a lunchroom, library, a nd other facilities . The English and Science buildings and the gymnasium would be retained, ancl. the present grade school building would be used a.s high school classrooms · until t he new structure could be completed_. ( Continued on Page 12) .• �\ 1.' HE 1v10 UNT AIN EAGL E • • • \✓ H I T E S B 1:J RG , L E T C H E R C O U N T '{ , I( E tJ T U C I< Y • • • 1' I-I U R S D A Y , JUN E 1 0 , 1 9 65 • • • PAGE 2 Current comment: . ,I Giant influences so powerful financ ially and politically that seemingly they can c ontrol t he fate of Kentu_cky m ountain fa~'ilies are joining together to rav age and plunde r the_ Appalachian area and take from the people the very l.a nd on which they walk . Tl1e T ennessee Valley Authority, the rural electric co-operat ives, · t he coal operators, private power c ompanies, city~owned · power company--each in its own way is a cen~r ~f polit_ical power and influence that has shaped the face of America• as it exists , ' t odw . . Now, they have combined to take from t he pe ople of Eastern . Kentucky t11eir land, t heir coal, their rivers' and even the very air they bre_athe. And in one of the most blasphemous acts ever played before the American public, they rape and pillage in the name of helping the poor, the poverty stricken of Eastern Kentucky.' Seemingly there are no limits to what some of these people and the organizations they represent will do in their mad quest . .. One middle- aged ,voman, who knows that the next Jew swipes of the bulldozers and highlifts will bury her m ountain home, told a few days ago a tale of horror that should lie on the conscience of every public offici al, of every citizen of the nation who has a concern for rr1oral and ethical values in this era of the Great So• c iety. . "I pray t o God every day that n1y man will let them take ?ur l and and our home and not try to stop them. I'm even afraid for him even to go to court. · . . "They (the strip mine firms) have hired the worst gun thugs 1n Easte rn I<entucky to make us give then1 our land. They will kill us i f v-re don't. "What can we, do ? They've got the courts and the state police and the killers on their side. " The woman has been reduced to a level of despair beyond reckoning . · Her statements ,vere supported by two neighboring women: "The men in this country all are scared to death. T.hey know that if they do anything our homes will be dynamited or they will be stopped on the road some night and shot to death." The coal that is obtained by these tactics is used to fuel the vast furnaces of the TVA. By purchasing coal from coal operat ors at such low prices it cannot be delivered except by use of these or similar tactics, the T VA brings terror to the mountain wornen of Eastern Kentucky who fear for the very lives of their husbands and sons . Now , there is firm indication t hat the volume of strip mining 't hat has been going on is but a mere trickle compared to that which will be under way in a matter of a few weeks or months. Within a few weeks, the hills of Perry and Knott counties will be gutted for an additional 50, 000 tons of c oal each ~eek to feed the giant new T VA Bull Run steam plant. And Just .around the corner is another giant facility, probably the largest m the world, to be built on the Kentucky River beJow Hazard by a combine representing rural electric co-ops, municipal power systems and a private power company. This situation must be changed, now. . We say to Sen. John Sherman Cooper, to Sen. Thruston Morton , and to Congressman Carl D. Perkins that the single most_ important problem facing Kent~cky is 1:1-ot Vietnam or the nation. ,,, . -- ~bi:2P~get or any of the other thmgs which usually occupy the at;,,t'' _-'Jlff~ri of Cong~e~s. . . . · . : . r'imrii.th'.'.greatest crisis confronting K:entue-ky J.S,..here 111, the moun·..;~tt~iit~'~; T Eastern-Kentuck¥ • . (An~ we hasten to add there i~ n_o. • l~s~~,!li1tional problem 1n the hills of Tennessee, West Virginia "riliil.'.li ~V~ginia.) · , · We urgently call upon our senators and congressmen ~o launch a full-scale investigation into the strip mine industry m Eastern Kentucky. It is time for a thorou~h natio~al ai~ing of th_e great damage being done, of the thug-like tactics being used in obtaining coal lands, of the role of the_ Tennessee Valley 1?-uthority as it plunders a great area of the nation, of the prospective combin ation of the REAs with private concerns for still additional plunder. And we say to Gov. Edward T. Breathitt that the time has ~ome . to fire State Commissioner of Natural Resources J. 0, Matlick and to replace him with som~one who kno_ws the me_anin~ ?f the word conservation. Matlick 1s not enforcing the strip minwg laws in Eastern Kentucky. Give us a commissioner who will. We also say to Governor Breathitt that the time has come for a m ost careful arcl thorough investigation into the role played by state police in such matters in Eastern Kentucky. State police a·re rapidly becoming the center of deep hatred and contempt among Eastern Kentuckians because of"the rqle they play as armed guards for the strip mine operators. · And we say to County Judge James M. Caudill and t~ every other public official in Letcher, Knott and Perry counties: the· t i me has come for you to speak out and take a role of leader- · ship in the fight to halt strip mining. Either you are on the side of trie people of Eastern Kentucky,. or you are aga~nst t_h~m. And we say to President Johnson: Until and unless ~trip mining is brought under respectable control in t!1,e Appa~achian area, the n1ountains are doomed to total devastation w1thi11 a decade. It rnatters not what you do or atter11pt to do for the people here under the poverty or Appalachian development progra:ns. . Both ~re doomed to failure through the very nature of the strip mwe crisis. To Aubrey Wagner, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Aut!1ority Boaiu. of Dire~tors; we say: You a_nd your agency are a disgrace to the nation. How dare you f1nance the plunde~ of E_astern Kentucky by your insane quest for cheap coal~ You brmg disgrace . to the name of the 1 ate Senator Norris, the founder of TVA, and you defame the very people you should be helping--the povertystricken of the Appalachians. . A VO ICE FOR THE POOR ( l their destruction every day by Whether, under the present disstrip mine operators ? How can he pensation, American po verty in belie ve he should, and why should T o the editor: the midst of American affluence he, buy a license m hunt or fish can_ be significantly reduce~ rePrior to nlakino(J a portion of the when he sees a lackadaisical Di vimams to be seen. The nation sion of Fish and Game permit may turn instead to still larger \Vest Whitesburg Urban Renewal their wholesale destruction every expenditures for war--the primland available to the Letcher day by these same operators? Yes , rose path of statesmanship. One County school board for a new even a child knows when the anithing, however, is plain: the elementary sc.h ool pla~t, it was mals of the forest are being buried poo~ cannot be lifted up singlenecessary to fill low- lying secand the fish in the streams are.behandedly by the well-to-do; they tions _in order to prevent tuture ing poisoned by acid mine wate~. must play a part in their own re- . flood1n~ • ; . We notice that J. O. Matlick is habilitation. The poor know pov- . The B1.z zack Const ruct . . on Co~- sponsoring a three-day _sym1:osium erty from the inside; it is, so to pany, Frankfort, Ky .. , ,h~s a con on strip mining anti strip- mine speak, their specialty. .Hence tract to. construct a lin k 111 ithe reclamation beginning June 2~. the importance of recent <levelMountain P_arkway system "ust _ It is the hope of the Appalachian opments on the Philadelphia .front west ~f Wh~tesburg. The com Group to Save the Land a~ Peoof the war on poverty . . That it pany 1s ,obl1gat~~ to select the ple that Mr. Matlick will at least happened in Philadelphia is chance; areas fo r depo.s1t1ng excess cut give us time to speak equal to that the problem is nationwide and other material. It _1s natural that the given t o the gover~or. Yes,_ we recities will have to learn from the contractor wcu_ld dump his waste quest a voice at this symposium bePhiladelphia experience, ~nd from dirt in areas with shortest haul e a use we are the ones who are being one another. and less. expense. . driven from our homes in the middle Philadelphia has twelve so-called Mr. _B1::..,z ack and Mr . Wallace, of the ni aht by strip mine floods, we poverty districts, with a population super1nte~dents for the 81 zzack are the o~es whose lifetime investof 500, 000 of voting age. Using Construction Company'. have ha_d n1ents are being buried in a single city votiq:; machines, an election numero~s reque sts for fill material day and we are the ones who are was held to choose 144 persons from from pri vate land owners ; howpaying the taxes on the prbperty 354 candidates who had been certi- eve_r , upon learn1ng that the . now being destr 0yed. In return_, fied as being poor--twelve from 'i-Vh1t~sburg Urban Renewal .ComMr. Matlick, we offer our services each district. This group in turn is mission needed a large amount of as guides through this "Ra vaged to select one person to represent d rt 111 order to prE:par_e the lan_d Land." each district on the Gity-wide an- . f~r a new school s~te it was de ti-poverty governing board. Only c1ded that the school plans should ELDON DAVIDSON the candid ates were certified as c ume. f 1rst , and that the best way Jenkins, ·Ky. poor; residents of the district gent o as_s1st all the people in _the comerall were ermitted to vote. mun~ty would be ~o help 111 a The ~ity-wi~e committee will public-owne~ pr_oJ~ct, showing no also include nineteen persons desfavor to any_ 1nd1 vidua 1. · h 1-iea vy equipment began t ,_ move To the editor: ignated by _t e mayor. · fill material t o the future school The editorial from Irving Stone's The relatively low turn-out -site on June 7 and .the operation is less than 13,000. or about 2. 5 __ per t·inu111g, . t n o. cost to theUrweekly which was republished in "bl t con a f h 1 your April 29, 1965, edition has <?ent _0 t ?se e igi e O vote ban Renewal Commission or the just come to my attention. I want lS ~mg cited ~ an argument acitizens of Letcher County. It ga1nst the election _proces_s by appears that the Biz z ack Conyou to know that he presents a onesided and therefore misleading· thost: ~ho seek to discre~1t a ~ey struction Company is making a provisi_on of the Economic Op big effort to assist our community, · picture. • In that editorial, Mr. Stone portunity Act of 1964, ,?ame_ly, even at expense to itself, . for clairris that the poverty program is that _there sh~~ be _th~, maxunum dirt could have been deposited in being r.un by big businessmen and feasible partic~pati~n. by those , other places at less hauling costs. whom the pro&ram 1s 1nten~ed to Thank you, Mr . Johnny Bizz ack . high-powered analysts from the Defense Department to the exhelp. But various explanat1o~s and Mr. Virgil Wallace, for exclusion of poor people. I-Ie is have _been ~dv:anced to explain emplar interest in the welfare the disappomting response. The of all the citizens in the comm Ln- wrong. The poverty program is poor know they are poor but they . • h • h you work · being run by bu~inessmen, some 1 don't like to parade the facr. Alty i~ 'vi ic . . .· , ·. analysts with Defense backgrounds, so, illitera.t es were, theoritically Wh1tes?u~g Mun1c1pal rlous1ng and poor people. at least, not qualified to vote. · Commission Mr. Stone mentioned several In fact, literacy tests wer.e not businessmen now working on the given, but no doubt some voters . poverty program as proof they had stayed away because it had been a monopoly. But he neglected to announced that literacy was a remention, for instance, that both To the editor: quirement . . This was merely a men who develo2ed the basic ed.. . convenience. In some districts ucatlon program for the Job C?rps Today, in Eastern Kentucky- there were as many as forty-seven . Perry County- - I watched another were hign school dropouts. !Ii candidates and it seemed~unnecfact, Wade Robinson, Associate mountain die. It was a beautiful essarily time consuming to read mountain and it faced the proper- Director of the Job Corps, ne~r this list to voters who were illitty on which I hoped that some day did get a high school diploma, erate. Arthur Mohr, regional alt~ugh 'many years later he I would build my home. Now it manager of the American Arbiis gone, gone under ·the blades of received a Ph. D. from Harvard. tration Association, which superMr. Stone failed to mention • strip mine bulldozers . vised the election, said in a teleSam Yette, my Special Assistant Today was Memorial Day and ohone interview with Eve Edstrom for. Equal Opportunity, who not while people knelt to place of The Washington Post: "These long ago was a poorrural Negro. wreaths by the graves of loved people are proud and don't want Recently Sam 1:iecame an H6ho:~ .ones they kept a wary eye on the to be embarrassed. I even saw an ary Citizen of Nas-hville, Tennesdying mountain lest the ever inelderly man carry a large book in- creasing overburden and the see. to a polling place to give the im- ,. growling bulldozers send more And Mr. Stone failed to mention pression that he coulo read. But that poor people participate in rocks plunging down the mounhe couldn't. " All things considhelping to plan and supervise e vtain and into the cemetery nestered, it was impressive that, in ery commu~ity action pro_g~am: led at the foot of the slope . such a novel experiment, 'as n:iany Never since the rape and slaugh- This is required by a provision 1n as 13, 000 oarticipated. · the law which was specifically re·ter of the American Indian has t 'there been a group of people as Better ~ xpedients will no doubt quested by the President last year. be devisedto meet the requireI thought you would want to know d0wntrodden and negkected; so ment of "maximum feasible part- · let down by every court in the these facts so that your readers · icipation. " The real question is would have the full story . land as these people whose land not whether the poor should vote . With best wishes. is now under the ruthless blade but whether they should have .a Sincerely, of strip mine · bulldozers. Bull- · voice ih a Frogram designed for SARGENT S I-IRIVER dozers which at this very minute their benefit. No one suggests Director, Off~ce of Economic are destroying entire mountain that the poor should administer · slopes for a ton of outcrop coal. Opportunity the program ot control the funds . . It is regrettable indeed to see What is needed-- and what is PS. He also failed to mention our University, Berea College sought-·is some means by which · that top qfficials of OEO include and even the natural resources the poor can express a prespect- . commissioner join in these smoke- labor leaders, political leaders, ive on the program and an evalscreen experiments wrth elderber- ~ educators, businessmen, social uation of wnat is being done under ry bushes., fruit trees and the like, workers, etc. it. This they can do better than RSS. thereby lending to these ruthless others, nor need they be literate operators and their land agent an to do it. Unlike politicians, the air of respectability. At a time ~oor are not concerneq. with their · when neither of these schools has To the editor: 'imagen or, like social workers, A representative of the Office of Economic ~portunity who . shown us how t be successful ewith' their careers. But they do was in our office the other day remarked tl1at ·' the glamou~ is . ven on bottom land they are now I know the deep concern of the know how .to appraise services all gone from Appalachian poverty, and you people are gomg spending money, our money, . people of ·L etcher; Harlan and designed for their benefit. There .to have to figpt for everything you get." The meaning was seeking ways to help the coal op, is nothing povel about the notion Belf Counties, and adjacent co~ that passage of the Appalachian Development Act and the start erators. that the bentficiaries of a federal ties, that u. s. 119 be included of the War on Poverty have pretty well erased Appalachia from Each year the Courier- Journal program should be consulted about asks the schools of Kentucky to · the active conscience of the American people--th~i . think needs under the -Appalachian Regional it. If the poor were called "farhere are being met; afid it will take some time for them to know Development highway program. have students write essays on soil, mers(1 or "miners" or '.'shippers, " t hat they are not. Alaskans. Indians and the Samoan Islands are Last week, I again talked to Mr. water, forest and wildlife consercoming on big now, it seems. C'est la guerre contre la pauvrete' ! no questions would be raised. It . vation. .I-low can any child write John L. Sweeney, the Federal Cois time we d:i.5C ~ d the concept · with enthusiasm about this topic . chairman of the Appalachian ReTHE MOUNTAIN EAGLE is published every Thurjday at 120 West we have of the paot as outeasts, ~ional Commission, about the when he knows how little his state Main Street, Whitesburg, Letcher Coun:cy, Kentucky, 41@58. · dropouts and misfits, and be~an importance of this highway to really cares about conservation? ·. Thomas E. Gish is the editor and publislier • . Second-class postage to think of them as a new leisure you and the region, and I urged How can he be emhusiastic about is paid at Whitesburg, Kentucky. Subsc~iption rar.es~ $3 a year cl~ spawned by an affluent socthat it be ~_proved by the Comforest conservation and the preinside Letcher County, $5 a year outside Letcher County. Single iety. mission. After our talk, I wrote vention of forest fires when he 1 copies, 10 cents each. This is Number 4 of Volume 58. ---THE NATION, June 14, 1965 (Continued on Page 11) sees our state government permit We've lost our sparkle Th an ks contractor Shriver disputes Stone Death of a mountain Cooper on 119 . I t �T HE MOUNTAIN EAGLE • • • WHITESBURG, LET Cl-I E R COUNT Y • KENTUCKY • • • THUR SDAY , J UNE l O, 19G 5 • • • P AG E 3 ''Just sitti ng here watching for the hi 11 to come off on us11 is the way Mrs . Susan Ritchie, 72, des er ibes what she is doing. Mrs . Ritchie and her family are among many in the CI ear Creek section of Knott County whose homes have been destroyed or who fear their homes will be lost. as a res uIt of st r ip mi ni ng activity now going on in the hills above them. Mrs. Ritchie said she and her family were forced to .leave the home (below) in the middle of the night last week when they heard a slide begin on the top of ,the mountain where stripping had been done. Mud blocked the steps and fi I led the open area. Mine firm trucks later removed it but recent rains have made what's _left almost impassable. ... 1 i , ' (Photos by Gurney Norman. courtesy Hazard Herald) I ):. .,;, r:·.. •:· ·0:· .:~r·.=: >·::t::. • ~•.:•· -~=: :~(ii::~Ir\r..·.:- :·.:.~ - '"'""' "'"'"' ·. .-·•·•.· ''.<"•'"'"' •,: ~>--·=· .::~:=:=.::.::=:=::::::~=·. -:=:=·=· .;. ' t �'f HE 'ti 'fI·l E }A OLJNT AIN E ii GL E _ • • vi HITES BtJ RG , LET C I-JER CO .tr N 'f Y • I( E N 1' U CK Y • Services held at Roxana for N1rs. Caudill - Funeral i;ervices for Mrs. I{atie Callahan Caudt ll, ·•,vi fe o f \•/i]lic Ca udill, \V ere cond uct ed J,1ne 5 ~t Tolson ~re ek Regular_ Bapti st vhurch a,t Roxa na by Elders 1v1a~us I_s_on , D. Back a nd Herma n L-aUcllll. : Buxial \vas in the 'v'l hitaker cen1etery at Roxana, . · Mrs . Caudill died J une 3 at t he · Harlan . hospital after a three - . we~k i llness ,· She was 79. · . . Sne was a da ughter of Hirc1m and Sally ,C:a udill Callihan. She wa s a_rrie,mbe~ :of the Old Regular Bapt1 :t Cht:rcn: r • . Early 1n l11e she was married t o Thornas Stamper, who died, and later to Arlie Cornett, who also died. T\venty-five years ago she m arried Wil lie Caudill, who survives her, She i s survived a lso by the fo l :-- 1· • • • 1' HUR S D ;\ Y • J U N E 1 0 , 1 965 • • , PA G E 4 r ' j lo\,ri n g children: v✓ illie Stamper . : l;.rJr:ago, Ill. ; Nov a \!Jhita ker, . H.oxana ; i'~or a Day , Kingscreek ; : ~iary Grat te ,_ Chicago ; Hir3:_rI1 :::.ta111per, Ct11cago ; Oa kle.y St amper., McHenry , Ill , ; i'>olly Ann Hem i mer li ng, Niles . Ill. ; Rose O&Nan, j Jeffersonv ille , Ind .; Ira Cornett, ! Lawrenceb urq: ; Edward Corne t t. I Bri stol, \Vis.~ Alta Iv1 etcalf. Thoma svi lle, Ga.; seven stepchil - I' dren, Mrs . Ollie Fields and Mrs. Eva Ison, both of Rox a na ; George Caudill, \vhitesburg; Charlie Caudill, Vicco; Kerney Caudi ll, Ohio; Boyd Caudill, Indiana ; and ' Marian Caudill, Pennsy lvania; and two hal f sisters, Ivirs. lvlary Callahan a nd lvirs. Nora Callaha n, bot h of i BIG~BIG ! DOUBLE-DOOR .. 14e1 REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER Cubic Foot • Big 14.1 cu. ft. . capacity with ·109-Ib. freezer. • Automatic defrosting refrigerator section. .· • Super-storage door . ·with built-in egg racks, · · Rox ana . Moore and Craft Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements. butter keeper. · · \ · • MILLION-MAGNET door seals tightly at ·a touch. Opens easilyo· . Fur1eral rites held for Jan1es S. Fields I ther. Ambrose Fields , White sburg; Funeral services for Ja mes s~ Fields, 79, were conducted Sun - · a si ster, Maggie Stam pet, Warsaw. Ind. , 4 6 grandchildren and 32 day at the lVlcRoberts Re gular great -grandchildren. Baptist Church by Elder.s Ja mes Moore and Craft Funeral 'Home Wright , Henry Welch, Bill Sparks ENGA1 hand led funeral arra ngeme nts , Whitesburg Hospital . Mr. Fie ld s was a son of Joe and Nannie Caudill Fields, He was a Je ffery Hall , day-old son of NEW Hall baby su ccumbs . LOW - PRICES John and 1v1ary Roberta Quil len . Hall , die d June 3 at the White smember o:f the McRoberts churc h., burg hospital, Funeral services and bur ial were Mr . Fiel1ds was married early in life to Elea nor Da:y, \vho died. In held June 4 at t he family c eme 1919 he was married to'Jane Mul- tery. Survivor s besides t he parents are lins . who survives him. five sisters and three~brothers. Other sw;vivors besides his wife :tv1oore and Craft Funeral Home are four sons, Denver Fields, St. had charge of funeral arrange Louis. lvlo'. ; Ralph Fields, 1' olements. do, Ohio; !Raymond Fields , Science Hill ;: and Lovell Fields, Louisvi l le ; six daughters, Mrs. Vada Caudill, Vw arsa,v, Ind, ; Mrs. Minnie I-Io\vell, .Langley; Mrs. Nannie IDLE 1-IOURS make do llars - -,.,, hen you use this tirr:ie showing ·Avon Ha v,kins, Sydney, Ohio; Mrs. RuCosmetics. · \.Ve show you how, by Prater, i West Carrollton , Ohio; Mrs. Eunice Sturgill, Er1ni ne ; Mrs. Write Lucille He ns le y, Box 454, Euna Cau~ill, V{hitesburg; a bro- · Hai:lan, Ke ntucky~ the e11 tis, SC a nd M lege. Accoi.: 14 at Class re un U•• of ifqdemcrl!t @ oftd RCA l>y Whirlpool Corp«ction, mo~11focfur&r · . of RCA WHIRLPOOt oppli<mcces, a uthorized by llodio Corporation of .-.,,;.,ica. . HELP WANTED The Vil gradua_ti1 a reu n101 Letcher I ,.... - About : to attend and the i1 The c l, Fu rther Look at th ese used car bargains today!!! tained fr, Whitesbu • FAT S PEC·I A L V A CA T I ON ' .. ' 'I l Availab l tor's pre: ' and Ismay Sparks. Buri a l wa s i h the Lewis Cemetery at White s- . . I • b urg. • . . Mr. Fields died June 3 at the , called G ugly fat Galaxon sw a llowE and live on this g for any r pa ckage your full tions a sl,; . this guar Store, VI · postage I Jenkins , l(y e Phone 832-2000 See 'Bill Jordan for that Used Car Bargain THE ( ?..:. - 111 -. S PECI A.l.· ..... -: \ The Ch . One No· Plea.s M on itor 1962 Comet 4-Door Autorr,atic 1 o,.,,ner $1195. 00 1961 Ra mb ier Station Vv agon, Standard rr ransrnission, 1 Ov,1 ner $ 1961 Plymouth Six .. cylinder , Standard T ra nsrr1ission; l Ov,,r ne r $ 9 95 ~ 0□ Name._ Street .... City......• $fgt,.::,.; . 1960 Dodge Six Standard transn1ission, e xtra 1960 Valiant Standard transmi.ssion 1959 Rambler, low. I e 0 1 YE I Sedan, Automati c 1961 Co•, rv·a·i·r 700. 4-Door Transm ission, 1 0 1v ner \ CHECI< THESE BARGA INS 1964,. Dodge Dart 4-l) oor , St andard Trans$15956 00 mission , 1 Ov: ner l ,ir Conditioned $22 1962 Ch rys ler Imperial Full Power .· 95. 00 ' f --- J. 1959 Mercu ry , ,.1.," , 0' 0 , ooo . 1 .i;:; n'" · n1·'1 "'s 0 995. 00 $ 895. 00 $ 695~00 2 - Door American, Standard T ransmiss ion $ 9-passenger Station vva gon $ 495. OQ 795e 00 SPECIAL 1955 FORD $75. 00 Cash Stop by today and mal<e us an offer-30 :Cars and Trucks to choose from l_ COMPLETE I< ITCHENS and PLU~/\B f NG . SUPPLIES BATHROOrv,s - - ·-··· ·-····· · · - - - -- ----c- Ho-r WATER. STEAM. AND WAR M AIR HEAT ING SYSTEMS -'-'--~- - - - , - ' - - -- - -- -- - - - --· -- - - - SP EC I ALS: : 22- inch gravi ty fur nace $219. 95 3-pi ece bath less trim $99. 95 22-i nch for ced air 'furn ace $369. 95 3- pi ece bath, color. less trim $129. 95 50-ga llon tab letop water 11 66 sinl< with for mica top $1 09. 95 heater s only $89. 95 USE OlJR LOW PRICES AN D CONVEN I EN·r TER MS 1 ---------"'.9-1 \ HB 8 8 STOP IN OR MAIL COUPON TO . ·--- - - - - -- Rr:EDYP.LUMBING, HEATING a BUILDING CONT · " PHONE 21 2 t I I GENTLEMEN: I am inter, ,ted in 1J014r f . r · W H ITEIIIU'ftG, KY. fr•• , ,timat, cm home im;,rovemenu. .___,_~allill------------------------------------- I NAME .... 1 STREET -- - - ~ - _ _ ._ _ ..__,.,__..,. . . . _ Cf'TIV' , ____ . _ _ rA:A _._ .,,_ I I I _ ..., _ _ _ _ _ _ _ caa. ST~'½.TE _ ....,___ ..... -- - - - - - - - ,.. , - -. -. ·,· . , ·, . · · PHON11t - - - --- - - - - - ~ . . . ,I:, · ._._. ___~~----Doi'ilGib ___________.,_..._;~-.. .-----------. .4. . . -------------. ! i \ ' _ _. _ _ _ , _ _ _ �__ .,. < THE :tv10U!-J1' i\IN EAGLE. • • W H I T E S B U RG • L E 1' C Fl EH C l) U N 'l' Y , K E N 'f U C l( Y • • • "f'FlU k SD A Y , l J 'L,T >J."i ,i r ......, 1 · . r, v , 1 9 00 • • • PA G E 5 I ) ut Guests of :tvl rs. John M. Adam s visit with her parents, t he 1'lick Le xingt on. I-le is e n1ployed as a.· this week are her c hildren, Mrs. '\,v'rights. I-Ier sister, Ritter :tvlarpharn1acist at Quillen Drug Co . Hayden Vlilson and son, Thurn1an garet Wright, went back wit h thern tv1r. Rey no lds is the son of 1vlr . . . 1-Iayden of Gro ve Port, Ohio, and for a visit. :tv1r. Co llins' br 0ther, and :t\1rs. Joe Reynolds of vlhitesM/S gt. Charles Adams, Mrs. Ad- Cecil Collins, als0 will visit with burg , 1'.1rs. Reynolds is the forn1er , ams and their daughter, Barbara, the m for a while. \Vanda Rodgers, daughter of the i of Bunker 1-Iill Air Force Base, Ind. All Letcher Countians in Lou isRev, Clel B. Rodgers, forn1er pas- ! Dr. and Mrs. Walter L. Owens, ville are in vited to attend the an- tor of the First Baptist Church, and! ,formerly of Vlhitesburg, ha v~ , nual Letc her County picnic at the Mrs .. Rodgers. moveq. fron1 Fargo, N . D., to t op of the hill in Iroquo is Park in Mr. and h1 rs. Roger Kersey of Bloomington, Ind. Louisville June 20 . Friends are Lexin 0Pton were recent visitors in Mrs. Ismay Sparks is doing fine inv ited to come early and stay Vlhitesb urg . after underg oing surgery on her late. Furrl1er infurn1ation may be Miss I-Ie len Fields, daughter of arm at the \,v'hitesburg hospital obtained fr on1 Joe 1-Iall , 1 700 Mr . and 1v1rs. I-Ie;rn1an Fields, is last week. Shady Lane , Louisville 5, Ky. , hon1e fron1 Berea College for the I-louse guest this week of Mr. and or by calling 451-9 710 in Louissu n1mer . Mrs. Brack Whitaker is her sister, ville. 1v1rs . J. D. Fairchild is in the Mrs. Tom Webb of Neon. Mrs. Coy franklin and Mrs. John Good San1aritan Hospital at Le x. Mr. and Mrs . John Enns attend- Engle were in Le xinGt on one day ington for a check up. 0 ed a dinner s~r ved by the Elizabeth last week. Li nda l-!o ln1es , daughter of Mr. Church on M1llst_one Sund_a y . Remus Pratt is doing fine afte r and M.rs. Lloy d I-Iolmes, for1nerly Mrs. B_rack V/h1taker enJoyed a surgery in the Jenk ins hospit al. of Whitesbu rg , will begin the stuhappy birthday last week when her Mr. and Mrs, Jo hn R. Niece are dy of radiol ogy at a Huntington, c hildren called, Son Luc ian Bates visiting their children, Mr . and W. Va. , hospital this sumn1er. called fr on1 Westport, Ind., _and Mrs. Bob Niece and t heir three 1-!er fami ly lives now at Point daughter ]'v1rs . 1v11ldred _C audill_ daughters; Mona, Ann and Marie, Pleasa nt, W. Va . She is a niece called from her home 111 Dunv1lle. in California this wee k. An other of 1vlrs . Clyde Lucas. Friends of 1-Ierbert W. Web_b, for- son, John R. Niece Jr., lives in 1'.1r. and Mrs. L. P 1'.1aggard at1nerly of Letche r County, will be. Dayt ona Beach, Fla. tended church at Mayk ing Sunday . glad t o learn he 1s now employed Shade Adams has again been a The Thornton Regular Baptist I ~t Cape Kennedy., I-~e 11ves at . patient in the Veterans Hosp ital Church there has recently com165 Forest Road, Indian River Ciin Johnson City , Tenn. pleted reno vation of the building's ty, Fla. . Mr. and Mrs. Cecil :tv1aggard interior . New seats and carpets and :tv1rs. Pl1il Bentley and and dau ghters, Karen and Belinhave been installed . their two daughters of I--lunt sv1lle, da ha ve returned from a visit with Mrs. Rush 1-Ioskins ( Beth) and Drycleaning restores luster, life a.nd body to Al a. , _have been here for a visit he; mother and stepfather, Mr. and daughter Jill spent las~ week with every fiber. It avoids tliat washed-out look. with his parent~, Mr . and Mrs. Mrs. Willard Browning, in Cynthi- her parents, the Cly de Luca se s._ Zenneth Bentley .. . . ana . There they all enjoyed a _Mr . l-i~sk1ns, a teacher of h 1st01y It's the extra care tliat keeps you well groomed and Dr. _and Mrs. G1d Wh1take~ are birthday dinner for four members at Leslie County l-I1gh Schoo l , spending a few'_weeks 111 Whites~ of the fanlily-- Mr. Br ~wning, Mrs. was 1n Washington with the secosts so little. Never se ttle for less than burg . _T he \'l'.1itakers make their Maggard, Karen and a nephew, n_1ors. :tv1rs. Hoskins teaches Enghome 111 Florida most of the year. David Adams Gasser. · l1sh at the sarne school. :tv1r_. and Mrs. 1:-(arry Caudill and Mr. and Mrs. Tandy c. Stidhan1 Mr. an_d 1'.Jrs. v_ . ,D. P icklesim f am ily are spending several days are here from Valparaiso, Fla. , er were 111 Imoxv1lle late 111 May at My rtle Beach, S. C . for a visit with relatives. :tv1rs. f0r the wedd ing of a granddaughAr~hur Banks of Louis v ille; fo_rStidham is the former Ellen Mag- t~r, :tv1 iss Judy Pic,J~sime_r, to mer~y of vVh1tesburg, was a v1s1tor gard, who worked in the Dawahare First Lt. C_h arl~s Belitz ot the A .r here last wee~. Department Store for some tin1e. Furce . Miss Picklesimer 1s the Coy Holste_in Jr. is the owner of Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds dau_ghter of Dr . and ~Mrs. Marion Cop yright 1961; by the National I nstitute of Drycleaning for the t'xdu~it· e oj it s mf·m bcnL a Jaguar, bright red. 1-Ie and his have moved to Whitesbur from (.Continued on t'a e 6) father returned fron1 a trip to Central Kentucky with it. Yarlette and John Swisher have a new Vo lkswagen. Miss Betty r,Iamm ock is at home fr om Morehead $tate College for a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hammock . Mr . and Mrs. Ballard Morgan are parents of a daughter , born recently at Le xington _ Mr. a nd Mrs. Ray Collins have returned home after spending a week in Washington, D. C. , where they attended a national bottlers' meeting. Last week the ·-·. Coll inses and three of their <laugh- · -~. ·~·- - . . .' ·.:s';. .,. -- ters, Rebecca, Cordelia and Cecil~§ ·. .. ia, spent a few days in Lou isvil le .S.---. and Central Kentucky. h1 r. and Mrs. Billy Paul Frazier and sons, Scott and Paul Mark, of Lexington, were recent guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Craft, and his parents, Mr. and :tvlrs. Dan Fraz ier. The younger Fraziers li ve in Lexington. Clyde Lucas recently underwent surgery at the Whitesburg hospital. Emery L. ,Fr~ier of \vashington, ' D . C . , was a guest in town over the 1v1emorial Day holiday. · Mrs. Bill Adams is a patient at the Uni vers ity of Kentucky 1'.-1edica l Center in Le xingt on. Stephen J . Cornett of Charlottesville , Va . , was a visitor in Whitesburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatton plan t o return to Whitesburg to 1~ ve in the fall . They ha ve been in Lexington for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Fields and son, Donnie, and daughter, Dot, have been guests of her parEonts, the Forest Browns, and his parents, the Ted Fieldses. They are moving from Manchester t o I-Iuntington, W. Va. Jill Brown, Mrs. Fields 's sister, will spend several days in 1-Iuntington with them. Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Lewis were in Le xington several days Come on in. Have a plush vinyl-covered bucket seat. last week . Mr. Lewis was in the Stretch out and relax. You'll find the '65 Chevrolet gives hospital for a !11edical check up you more room to live in. SEE THE U.S.A. and Mrs. Lewis did some shopAnd wait'll you see what's under the hood: ping, and they both did some· vis- . THE N0.1 WAY · Living voom ! iting. They visited their daughter, Mrs. Robert Welliver, .an·d her But the thing that should really get you going is the price of family . During their visit, a one of these racy Impala Super Sport Coupes or Co,nvertibles. friend of Mrs. Welliver, Miss Elli The cost of living in one isn't as high as it looks. Eikat, and her fiance, ~aul Bascara, flew from Rochester, N. Y. , Red Hot and Rolling! See your Chevrolet dealer f9r a new CHEVROLET· CHEVELLE _•_CHEVYD _•_CORV~~~---· for a visit with the Wellivers. The -- ------------- ----- -- ---------- --- --- ---- -- ----- ------ - . ·---------------- ----------------- ---- -- ---- ------ ----- ------ --------- -- ---- . Wellivers plan to fly to New York · lo-9151 for the wedding of Miss Eikat and Jenkins: Authorized Chevrolet dealer in Whitesburg: Mr. Bascara on July 3. Mr. and Mrs, Johnny Ray Adams I M:. THAT PROFESSIONALliY GROOMED LOOK CALL 2537 ers UBC I -- - -~"'·'~.;:- , :;; [ ' -, ~~~ ' Chevrolet Impala Super Sport . have a new daughter, Jotanna Rae . Mr. and Mrs. James A. Collins (Inez Pratt) have returned to their home in New Mexico after a long ,, BOONE MOTOR CO.·, Inc. BOONE MOTOR SAlE,S, Inc. Madison St.. Highway 23 Phone 2159 Phone 782 • �I '• l' ' • •1T1· 1• (• ,, , 1_•• \ I ._,) ;· .\.l T I . f-! L I\ c: l 'l l ~ :'.'\ 1· ':' , \,_: [ ): l l i ( _: [.,: Y ·ren1ple 1', : ,s sionar> .:; c[i.. 01. · Sl1e \vi ll ren1a1n ther e u11t 1l A U\ZUSt, \,1hen she \vill gc re Sp ringfiel d, >.Io .. t o fi nish her studies as a rn issiu nary at the Bapt ist Bible College. t\'lrs . \ :icki i\J artin i s here f rc rn · :\ le lbou rne , Fla ., for a visit with lier sist er , tvirs, Le roy Fields, and \'Ir. Field s. 1\:Jrs. Fe.rest Bro\vn a nd daught er , i\I rs . Teddy fi elds , visited her parents, Iv1r. and 1\•1rs . C. L. K1 lgure , in Le xingt on over the we ek end . 1v1r. and 1vl rs. J . G . Ha rt and sons are spe nding a vac at ion in \Vestern l<e ntu cky. }/i r s. \Va lte r Enlov.,r and i\.1iss Hes- • • THL' l'lS I) !\ '{, J lIN[ 10, t er D2y \,1ere in Le xin gt on for a • fevv d ?ys thi s\v-eel, . 19 05 • • • P i\GE G Receives degree 1\1iss Barbara Yvonne I--Ielton, dau 0hter of 1v1rs. Madel ine R. 1--Ielton of Linefork, con1pleted t he . requirerne nts for the bachelor ..=on1rnodore C raft Jr. of Thorr1 - of sc ienc e degree at Un ion C 0llege this month. . ron re c eive d P ihe ville Colle 3e 's 1v1 iss 1-Ieltcn is a graduate of t cp c :,n1 n,encen1ent a ward at the l( ingd un, C on1e I--Ii gh Schuol, Linec ,:,l le 0e 's graduation e;:ercises fork . 'Ii~·, !',l et),- 000 She is gra du ~ting with a n1ajor The award , the Dr . VI , C. Cond it 1,vatch, wer1t t o C ra ft fo r ha v- in Englis11 and a m inor in history. inQ"u t he_ best ._,,e:rades in the d'ora_d ua- She has been a member of the Int inz c l ass, 1-Ie had a stan ing of ternationa l Relations Club and Union c·ollege Chr istian Association 3. 64 qual it y p oints per sen1ester while attending c ollege . hour ;J f a possible 4- . 00 . Craft wins highest , hon ors at Pi kevi 11 e You don't have to like golf to like_ out Buick ''Svvinging Sales Spree:' d saving tnoney.) Just driving. L' ' '. . 'A . . E jJ '' , -. d,. _. c' r.....,.: '. ' L . :. -~ Li u -. --.,·--~. ~~ l:'•.' __, ::, ',,, .:tJ Ore , . u ·f ."·l . 1 .I. . d iv,\ 'l r's. Ferdinand i\,,1 oorc , will ;)l' iil8rr1ed Jul·: :3 ,n Fort Lauderdale , ' Fl a . . tG Capt. Robert Dan,e l bake r, of tlte G05 Air Con, mando Squadron, IIo'ward Air F0 rce Base, Panama Canal Lone. C apt. Baker is the son of 1\,1 r. and lv1rs . Ro bert J. Baker of Jvloundsville, W. Va. lvliss lv1oore is a graduate of 'i/hitesburg I-iigh School and attended the Uni versity of Kent ucky. She was graduated fron1 the Unive rsity of Louis ville schoo l o f de ntal hy gie ne. For the p ast fi ve yea rs she has been a dental hygienist i n Sarasota , Fla. She is a rne1nbe r of t he Spinsters Club, Florida Aero Cl u.b, Grasshoppers, Airplane Owners and Pilots A~sn. , the Ninety1,Jines Inc~, an internatiqnal or ganization oi ,.,,-ome n pilots, and Sarasota Search and Resc ue Squadron. She i:s affiliated with the Arnerican Dental 1-Iygie ni.sts Assn. , Flo rida De r;tal I--Iygienist s Assn. and Florida v\7 est Coast Dental I--Iygienists Assn. V\.1hitesb_urg . " . " · . i''. , .. L·\ d,.: ,_. 1Le1 ~n c<t1 ,· " .· ·. ' \:..·· •:;. . '.• -=:=;:- ·. '. (from Page 5) 1?1ckles1u1er . amson, W . Va., and Mr. and :tvlrs . lvlrs. Le na 1--Iill is here fron1 Fl or- Dee Da\vahare a nd daughters of ida fo r a visit with her parents, Pikeville. lvlrs . I<:awaja was called t he Le ,,nard Collinses, and othe r home because of the de ath of her relatives in and around Vv hitesburg . n1othe r- in- l;:i\,, lv1rs . Hi ll als9 will visit her hus Iv1iss R.oselrna Swift ,, nu rse at the. band's par_ents, Mr . and lvlrs . C_as- Whitesburg hospital, has a group per I--I1lL , 111 Carrollton. Mr. Hill o f fam ily visitors, inc luding her was killed 1n vv c,r d War II·. parents, 1\,1r . and Mrs. Clyde l'vlr. an_d ,Mrs. E111ery ~e \v1s ~ave Swift of Re public, Pa.; he r sister Proposed legislation to reduce excise tax on new passenger automobiles provides be en v1s1t 1ng relatives 111 Lo uisa nd her husband, Mr. and Mrs. a refund of such tax reduction where a passenger automobile ' is sold to a retail purchaser after May 14, 1965 and before July 1, 1965, when the excise tax reduc• v lle. _ . Charles Dinkey and son, Edward, 1\11r. and Mrs . Mar vin J .. Holof Lor ain, Ohio; :tvlrs .. Mildred tion becomes effective. Where a refund is authorized by this legislation, General brook, lv1r . and Mrs. O_rvar H,ughes Funk and son, Billy , of Un ionMotors· Corporation will make a cash payment to such a purchaser in the and Mr. and l\,1rs_, <=:0ssie Qu11len town, pa . Mrs. Funk and B lly an1ount of the excise tax reduction. have been '- acat1oning 111 :tvly rtle will-go t.o Hun,,ts ville , Ala. , for Enjoy your new Buick now! . Beac}1. . . . a vis it with a daughter and her _ Mrs. Bill Fields and daughter, husband, Mr. and lv1rs. Dale Ruth . --There's an aut~orized Buick dealer near you. See his "°ou~le-Checked used cars, too. - ~hannon Banks, ¼'.ere r~c ent visMr. Ruth is a physicist at Re dstone 1to rs of relatives 111 Whitesburg . Arsen al at Huntsville , Afte r a Kendall ls(J!1 of Dongula, for11_1er two week visit they wil l come back ' * teacher at C?wan El;mentary by Whitesburg. Mr . and Mrs. DinSchool, received a l,... entucky key c ame by Chattanooga, where a colonelcy fr om _the .C?owan PTO daug hter, Mary Lo u, ,will go t o misat an apprec1at1on dinner for all sionary scho ol at the Chattanooga _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __Seethe Buick Exhibit at the General Motors ~~a-H'ltc..- -New York World's Fair the teachers of the scho ol . rle is _______:__ _ _ __ _ _ _:_ · -~-- L - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- -- - - -n o,v e n1 ploye d at the Letcher II IIll IIlll llill l!II II11111111 1111 11 11111 111 111 111 111111111111111111 111 ill 1111 11 11 !11111 11illl 111 111 11 11 11 11 1111111111 111 1111 11 111III IIIIII I!111 11 111 11111111111 111111 111 1111 11111111111111 1111 11 1111 111 1111111111 !111111111111 111 11 111 IIII IIl!II II11 111111 111 111 1111 1II IIII IIII II IIIIII IIIII IIllll]llllll lll llllilll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII County o ffice of the Department of Economic Sec urity Div is ion of Pub l ic Assistance . Mrs. Pebble Craft wa s one of the chaperones to accompany the C ulson e ighth grade class t c.: Lexingtvn, Frankfort, Bardstown and 1 cotton knit tops & other points of interest recently. At Frankf crt they visited the Capgabardine bottoms \/:// itol and saw the flora l clock. At Lexington they saw the airport and the ho1n e of Henry Cl ay and at · ..., Bardsto wn thev , saw the Old I<:ent ucky hlome. They also visited ' the Lincoln homestead and t he Lincoln h1emorial. The home of l\1rs. B. F . Salyer ' by on I--Iays Street has a new face . ., The front porch has been enclosed .,,,,1 and new windows and new siding added . R. B. Salyer of Salyer Ra{/[l:/;\ dio Co . and his sister, l\11ss Elline { :=:-::I ' Salyer, live ,vith their mo ther. Ou r alluri ng, eye- c atchLeonard Kelsey, brother- in- law ing play-to~s go to of Leroy W. Fields and Mrs . Don gether like fun a nd sun, r Bro\vn, died recently in Florida . like guys and gals! The His funer al was conducted and his c otton knit T-shirt tops body was brought back here for are color-keyed to ::::::. buri a l . A short funeral was conn1atch the shorts and d ucted at the Methodist Church pants of fine combed here by the Rev . H . M . Wiley. cotton gaba rdine. All in '.' An1ong those from out of town f ashi on-new colors . In here for the funeral were Mr. and sizes 6-18 , 5-17 , 34-40. l\.1rs. 0. W. Danner, Knoxvil le ; T-shirt (le ft & center) . $3, 98 rv1r. and Mrs. Troy Thompson and l\1r, and Mrs . Carl Davis , LexingT- shirt (right) , . . . $2. 98 ' ton; Emery L. Frazier, Washingjf\ . ,:!/~:/ . . $::l,98 Jamaica sh orts . ton, D. C.; :tvl r. and Mrs. Gus ))} .. Sn1ith and l\.1rs. E;dna \vhtclow of .$6. 98 Tapered pants . Lexington and D. W. Fields and ::~:.": . Deck pants . . . . $5. 98 1\,1r. and Mrs . John Kelsey of Flor1da . The Dawahares we re in Whites-, . b urg over 11.1e1norial Day wee k end visit ing with l'vlartin and rloove r Dawahare. There were 1v1 rs . Woodrow Dawahr re and children of Lexington; Mrs : Hardir; 6 Da wahare and children of P ike ville, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dawhare 0f Ha;,,ard l\1rs. Abe ' ' 11111111111 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111111III1111111111111111111111111111111 I I Ill 111 llllll If! 1111111111 mi 1111111111 i Ill II 1111111111111 ii I I I Ill I I I I II I 111111111111111 II lltlllllllll IIllllttllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllll 1 11111 II 111111 ii 111 i 1 11 111111 11 1111 I I 111111111111111 111 m 1111, ,., .. Kawaja and son, Lewis, of Willi- Main Street KYV A-MOTOR CO., I n c. l j ' iJ! \i(Jc 1 A..LI ii: '. , L ih :rr. ' •, ;, ')\ ·'·'• lY j) '.:,:,;. SHO PPE ' " ' �'fl-IE lvlOUNT A I N E .A. GLE . • • • l • ::1 o. i 0 • • PA G E · 7 Sol Frazier of V' hitesburg ,succumbs Li fes avi nq course set WHITESBURG LITTLE LEAGUE RELEASES SCHEDULE OF GAMES THROUGH JULY 16 • Funeral ser1 1ces for ~:ulF raLier ,. 'Ille Red c-::ross Cert 1fc [,t i ,1 n :;o , of \ \1 hi tes b ur g, \Ve re held at c (;lJ rse in sen hcf lifesa VlJ1•' \✓ ill -._. ti ,s res idenc e J une :S by Ro bert be o ttered ::,t the. V/il ,tes:)uru0 .\iu\'/ils on and fl ,11 f-lo wa rd. Bur ial 1--Iere is the schedule o f V!hitesTuesda y , June 29 - -l~ loc o - Ccke , nl c ipaJ ~;w in 1rnin·, P , ol :\;:.,nd a·-. ,va s in the Di anah Bla u· cerne tery bu rg Little Le a ~ue base ball g a n1es 6 :A&B- Da wah ares , 8. Fri day , June 14for qual ified at Day . · Thursd ay , July l- - vF\:I- G10c, ,6; sw i1nmers . fr o1n lvJc nday t hrough July 16: i 11r . Frazie r died June 2 a t the ( r lome t ean1s a re· 1isted first) . C oke- RC, 8 . Eli 0( ib i lity require1 nents in cl ude \v llitesbu r~•-,, h ospit al , ,. , 11ere he Iv1onday , June 14- - Gluco - \/FW , Friday , July 2 - - VF\v' - RC, 6: A& be in q at least 16 yea rs of a ,-c o r 0 O , , d d 6 p . m . ; C oke - RC, 8 p . 111 . B- Oilers , 8 . in t ne llt11 :.,:ra e an a reas onab lv1 had bee n a IJat 1ent fur t\vO d ays. ~ !-le \v a.s d nat ive o f t he C (: \van 1'ue sday, June 15- - Gloc o- Coke , Monday , July 5~- RC- Gloco , 6: st rong sw irnn1er. ,~ ,~. ___ ~6; Dawah are s- Cilers , 8. VF Vv- C 0Le ' 8 . Instr ucti on \vil l be l ll t\✓ O - hu ur, : ThursdavI , June 17 - - \'FV✓ -G l oco , T ue sd ay , July 6- - RC - VFW, 6; . n ightly sess ions by a reg istered . '. 6; ~ ol<e - RC, 8 . · · Da wah are s- Oile rs, s·. instruct or. Addi t ional ,nL:-rn1 2c Fr id aJ, June 18 - - VFV!-RC , 6; T hursd ay, July 8- - RC - C uke , 6; t i on a nd re s ist ration are a vailable j. , Dawaha res-A &B, 8. • Gl oco-VFV! , 8. at the pool . I :tvlonday , June 21- - RC- Gloc c, 6; , Frid ay , Ju ly 9-- Gloc o - Colze, 6 ; C oke- VFV!, 8. Da w ah ares- A 8,:B , 8 . -:-·.:·;:;:;:\:::::::::::::;::. Nionday , July 12 - -G loc o-RC , G; T uesday , June 2 2 --RC- '✓ FV! , 6 ; Arrny Pfc . Paul D . Anderson, :: /\\.. Oilers- A&;B, 8. C oke - VFVl, 8 . . son of l'vlr. and lvi rs. Vir "i l \ v . T ue sday, July 13- - Coke - G loc 6 , T hu rsda y, June 2 4-- RC - Coke , 6; At1de rsbn o f Rocky BrancT1, was Vf vv' - Gloco, 8. 6; Oilers , A2'.L B, .8 . gra duated rec ent ly fron1 the I T h ursd a y , Ju ly 15- - VF Vv-C oke, Friday, June 25- - C oke- Gl oc o , 6 ; C urps Artille ry Specialist Aca d- ' 6; Gloco- RC , 8 . Oile rs- Dawahares , 8. e11iy 1n Kore.a. Friday , July l6- - VFvv'-RC , 6; :tvlonday , June 28 - - Gluco- RC, 6 ; I-le is a n operat ions an d intell iOiler_s - Daw a hares , · 8 . Coke- Vf\v , 8. gence a ss ist ant 111 Bat tery B, 1st Batt a l ion of the '17t l1 Art il lerv . _::: :;:;::,:'(:- iEl 1 sec t ,on of Le LC iler c:ount ) . Sur vi, ors are h is wife , 1v1rs. I--iattie Day Frazier ; a daughte r , I.Ja nn ie :.:a therine Fraz se1·, at hurne : t h ree sons, Willian1 Rile> , J. L. a nd Joe Frazier, ~11 at hon1e , and a bro t ber, · Earl Frazier , De t ro it , i,:1c h . Bl::ii r Func ra i l-Jon1e handle d fu ner a l arra nge rnents . Get it off your chest ... and into ours ~ C ~ Serves in Korea I am humbly gratef uI to the good people of Letcher Cou nty for nominating me for County Commi ssioner, District #3. I shall forever ch erish this vote of confid ence, from a wonderf uI people. l C. C8 Tucker dies l' Fu ner a l se rvic es for Christ opher · . ' ! Colu rnb us T.ucker , 70, were t o be i he ld t od ay at h is home at Burd ine .~.>:<:?>+:::>: l by There are tremendous tasks ahead for the people of Letcher County in addition to the great projects al ready accomplished and under wav. -· I pledge to you .if elected yo ur County Commissioner, to further every worthwhi le-project, whether it be spon sored by th e County, State or Feder- . al government, or private effort for the betterment of the looks and the livinq of Letcher Co unty people both De mocrats and Republ icans. Elders Edga r Ba ltiniore a-nd i Dallas I(e l ly. Burial was to be in ' Le tc he r Cou nty :tvlen1or ial Garde ilS at Pay ne Ga p. lv1r. Tucker d ie d June 7 at the Mount a in l-Iun1~ Ve terans I-Iosp ital in Johnson Cit y, T enn., where he h ad been a p at ie nt for three day s. I-le was a nat ive of Burd ine. and a 111e n1 be_r of t he She lby Gap Regul ar Bapt ist C h urc h . · i Sur vi vors are h is wife, :tv1rs . :Pe a rl P_otter Tucker; t h ree sons, f .i i Gra dy T uc ker, Neon; l(enne t h I ! T uc ker, C incinnati, Oh io. and i J in1 Tuc!zer , ~he l by Gap , I(y . ; 1 a d aughte r , l\/lrs. A.vanell Rose, She l by Gap ; thre e br?)t hers , I-Iobe rt T ucker, Payne Bap , and . En1e ry and J im T ucker, both of IShelby Gap, 1 5 gr and chi ld ren and se ven great- gra ndchi ldren . _A n1e rican Legion Post 66 _a t Jen- I kins co nd uc ted n ilita ry funeral 1 se rvices . 1 Bl ai r Funeral I-Ici rne han dle d fu ne ra l arrangen1ents . - ' - - - --'--- Put preci ous mementos, importa nt papers and valuables wh ere they'll be out of harrn's way- guarded ni ght and day in a SAFE DEPOSIT BOX. Cost - just pennies a day. THE ~-.IRST SECUR I"TY BANK Wh itesburg Neon ' ---------- -• On Naw: Let us now join hands for the great wor k we are plan ni ng. L Vote county-wide for ' • • for County Com missioner - District #3 Ford sales are way up ...,.because Ford for '65 is the best-built, best-performing Ford that ever hit the, American road ! Ford's sales success means a great deal to you.-because we Ford Dealers still aren't satisfied-we want bigger increases! So we're giving " Success Sale" deals on every model in stock! Limited time ·only! _-· combines old-fashioned charm with modern resorts and fine n ew h igh w ays for your vacation _ ' ' '65 Ga laxie : quieter tha'n RollsRoyce !* Powerful, too, with new Big - Kentuc ky's bluegrass hor se f arms add interest to a Ke ntuc ky vacat ion. . . . Six (winner of the Battl,e of t he Sixes vs. Chevy and Plym outh) orV-8 options up t o 425 hp! --- Re I ax at one of Kentuc ky' s 12 St ate Reso rt Parks . •Leading acousti cal consu ltants cond ucted· tests in which 1965 Fords (Galaxie 500 Sedan, XL and LTD Hardtops) w ith 289-cu. in• . V-8 engines and automat ic transmlsSJons rode quieter than a new Rolls- Royce. These t ests were certified by l h'e U.S. Auto Club. Biggest 1st year seller in history! No wo nder with its sports-car fe atu res and luxury at a low price! Doesn 't that fi t your fan cy and f unds? Sw im, sai l, f ish, .or water ski on spa rkling Ke ntucky lakes. SEN D FOR FREE KE NT UCKY VA CATI ON · PLA NNIN G KIT! Tells all about Kentu cky vaca ti on attracti ons, pl us information on acc ommodati.ons . . . to hel p yo y ha ve the be st vacat ion ever. Where ve r you go m · KentucKy yo u can travel on mode rn highways. r----•-••-----~-~ I I I Travel Divi sion , Pu b lic Information Depa rt men t Capi tol An nex Buildi ng,_ Fran kfort, Kentucky 40 60 1 Pl ea se send me complet_e Kentu cky v: c_ation Plan ning Kit. I I I I. Md~• Na m e -S--=---=---=---=---=---=--=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=--=--=--= I I I Dept . 00 00 c·,ty State-- . - - - - --Zip Code--- I ~---•••••••••••-~ BULLETIN: No reason to hold off buyin g a new Ford car! Excise Tax cut, if passed as proposed, will be retroactive to May 15. ''Wehr not /Jragg_in:.. . . Wllhl deli/in''' ·HARLO Whitesburg Your Ford Dealer OTORC • Neon . , �• • Pi, G E Funeral serviGes r1eld for Fayette Var1over t'unera1 services for Fayette Vanover, 74, were conducted at his residence June 4 by Dewey Cantrell, Or.v ille Short and Elrner Cantrell. Burial was in t he Vanover Cemetery at Bold Camp, Va. Mr. Vanover died June 1 in the Park Avenue Hospital at Norton, Va. , where he had been a patient · for more t han five weeks. He was born in •Kentucky and was a m ember of the Bold Carnp Regu- lar Baptist Churc h . Survivors are hfs wife, Mrs. Del· phia :tvlullins Vanover; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Hayes, Jenkins; and Mrs . Lena Stallard , Pound, Va.; fo ur sons, Carl, Bruce, Billy and Josep11 Vanover, all of Pound, and a brother, Burton Vanover, also of Pound; 23 grandchildren and 20 great- grandchildren. Blair Funeral Home handled funeral arrangements . Burdine soldier sent to Vietnam 8 Two Letcher students graduated at Berea Nlc Arthur Watts and Arnold R, US FORCES, Vietnam-- Army Frazier were amom;g the 191 seniors Pfc. Franklin M. Fleming, grand· to be graduated from Berea College son tf Mrs. Bertie Fleming o1 Bur- June 6. dine, has been assigned to the U ., Warts received the bache lor of S. P~rmy Support Command in arts degree in biology and Fraz iiir Vietnam as a track vehicle mereceived the bac helor of art s dechanic. gree in chemistry. Fiem ing was l ast assigned ;:it Watts is the son of Mr. and 1vlrs. Fort l-Iood, 'l"exas. He is 2 0 and Arthur Watts of Hallie . He is a attended Jenkins I-Iigh School . graduate of Le tcher Hi2:h School . Fraz ier, the son of Mr . and tv1rs. James S .. Frazier of Premium, is a 1961 g raduate of Whitesburg High Scbool. At Berea , he was a member of Ph i Kappa Phi and Pi Alpha honor societies and president of the Berea cha pter of the Americ an Chemical Socie.ty . Frazier plans to attend medical school at the University of Ken·tuckv in Le xington . \ -.--. ,': -:·: • .. . . .. ..... . . .- . . .·.. ·: <?::-,:'.'.\ :,::r,:::.,. : ':/ 1:;i::1, ...."i>;·\ :\(-; _ ::>:·: :' :_:.: ;.·:· : . . . ... -: : : .. . . : _>: : : . :· -· SUGAR FREE \ Ill \ /'?f: . . -·· .· ·: ;--"· -..: 11.~~:mt:J~::··:.,;-r · . .·,' ' : : ,:i.tl1~:iw.·':: .. . ' .':- :- :-:-: • a ' . • ' E verybody! * Because it's by far the best-tasting cola of all * Better-tasting tha:n old-time col as ... or their low-calorie offshoots ~:: = * No sugar at all. Less .. /,.-::::::::/· . than 1 calorie per bottle * America's favorite low..:calorie cola -just right for y:our f a1nily·, too ,• ,,,::} :}:i:i[' , \ America's no.1 -low-calorie cola !'DI ET-RITE" Reg, U.S. Pal. Off.;@ 1965, Royal Crown Cola Co. �T H E M O U N T A I N E AG L E • • • W H I T .E S B U RG , L E T C H E R C O l J N T Y • K E N T U CK Y • Millstone. PROBLEM: . ARE ASTRONAUTS ·TWO MONTHS OR FOUR DAYS OLDER? • • 13 S • , , P ,\ G E 9 Atte nd the anti-str ip mi ne meeting at 7:30 p. m . Jun e 16 at the Carr Creek gyrrin. a siurn. , -~--'----- - - - - -- -- -'---~ ·---·- ---·------ ----- _ By MABEL KISER Regular Baptist Church on Millso meone left an alun1inum t op stone . If you are a Iv1eade or m ar- t o a cake plate and a brown ear- l Millstoners were too busy watch- ried a :tv1eade, cpme and bring a t hen,vare bowl. · The owners may ; ing history being made this week to basket of food and enjoy the d ay . pic k the m up at t he ho me of Mr. I ' tell me much persona] news, so the Norma !v1 ilt0n -and Jimm y Meade. and lv1rs . Blaine Kiser . · l: news items are short. were, married late last rnonth . . Mrs. Bi ll (Je an) Rale igh and chil- 1 . Now that Gemini 4 is history, are Jimmy is the son of Sherman and dren, Steve a nd Sherlon Jean, of . ·•. the men, who saw 62 sunrises and Mabelle Baker Meade and Norm a West Virginia are visit ing t he Har- 1 · 62 sunsets, two months older or four is the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. . old Raleighs of Oven Fork . Also ' . days older? H.· istorl is being :nade David Milton,_ al~ of Millstone. . visiting tf1e Raleighs were a daught oo fast for most o us to follow. The c ouple w1ll l1ve at McRoberts . ter and her family, Mts . William Jeft'McElroy, first gra der in Mrs .. Jimmy is an employee of the Neon Harold .Kiser of Valley Station. Isorr1 Sergent's room•at Lower Mill- A&P Store: . . . Mack Con1bs of Craft's Colly is stone, .s very_ proud of the three Recent v1s1tors 1n the B111 Stamp- not well . Mr. Combs is in his Kennedy half dollars he won this er home were Mr. and Mrs . James late SO's. year--two were for not missing a Sext_on and son, M icky; Mrs. Thel- :tvl r. and Mr_s. Willard Caudill day 0 1 school this year and one ma Huff and dahlghters, Lora Ann were visiting in 1'.1orehead last was for making the most head and Kathy, all of Cleveland; .Wess week . They ha ve a new grandmarks. All th is _reminds me of a Stamper of Blackey, Hiram and .child, Janet Leigh, daughter of prize I.won l9ng ago fe r making Steve, Stampe_r o r Isom .a·nd Marion Mr, and :tv1rs . Burnel Clay Blair. the most head marks in spelling. Stapiper of Lincoln County . Janet is the second c hild and first The priz·e was a pencil with a .. H_a ve yo u ndtic~d_what a heavy daughter of the couple. Sunday bronzed head of Al Smith on the foliage we have this summer? Old the Caudills were visiting rv1rs . end of the pencil. I am a Repub- · timers always said ·this denoted _a Victoria WJ'litaker on Linefork. lie an. severe c old weather the follow ing Mr. and Mrs . Curtis Collins of · Miss Gloria Cook and Miss Debwinter . . Kona, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. I-Iolorah Mason, daughters of Mr. and · The very welcome guests of the brook and Miss Susie Meade atMrs. Sonny Coo.k and Mr.· .and Mrs. Ballard Meades in Fle1ning were tended the gradua tion of Brenda Okie Mason, ye~terdaywere very . their children, Mr. a ;d Mrs . Arch- Jo C ollins at Jenkins, little girls but todaY: are quite . · ie C!aft of Springfield, Ohio , and Friends of \V'il lie P , We_b b of grown up young lad1es and have Da~1e l Meade of Dayton~ Sergent are glad to see him up entered a school, of cosmetology . Dinner guests of the Bailard . and about after major surgery in Cleveland . _ . · .• .·.· ·. Meades were Elders John Hess of in the Whitesburg hospital . Ctho Bentley '. has suffered a very Virginia and Ar ville Tackett of Recent guests in the ho_n1e of severe stroke :and is very ill in the Dorton . · ' the J. S . Holbrooks were Mr. and 1-Iarlan I-lospital~ To see him reThe Eliz abeth Regular Baptist Mrs. Jim Boyd a nd son Paul of cently were rv1 r. and Mrs. Oscar . Church on !v1illstone served a din- Lawrenceburg ; lv1 r. and Mrs. 1-IenSalyer, Batavia, Ohio; Mr. and ner Sunday _to a large c ongregation. ry Potter of Ohio; Mr. and :tvlrs. Mrs. Walter (Junior) Green and Proceeds fr om the dinner will g o Jed Mosgrove and Mrs, Bough1nan son, George, Cincinnati; Mrs. · toward building a new church of Mayking . The Boyds also vis:. Frances Potter, Dayt,,n ; Judge and house, to be erected where the ited his mother, lvirs, Nora Boyd, Mrs. James 1\1 . Caudill, 1\Jeon; old one stands. in Whitesburg . The Henry Potters Mr. and Mrs. Fredd ie Bentley, Now is the t 1n1e to read Revevisited brothers Le x ie Potte r of Payne Gap; Mr. and 1-1rs. D. V. lations 1-7 and Ezekiel 1-28 . Whitesburg and Sam Potter of JenBentley ; Eddie and Yvonne ; -Bruce Mrs . W. D . Bent ley is home kins . Qu illen; Miss Rebecca Pass, ..Ercel ·· from visiting her c hildren in InThe Jirn Boyds, the J . S. I-IolSlone , 1'.1rs. Karo Bentley artd sons , d ianapo lis. A granddau ghter, brooks and !virs . No ra Boyd all had Allen, Je rry and Roy; Mr. _a,nd Mrs. Jane ,Ann, cam e ho.r:ne for a vis it (Continued on Pa ge 10) · Sam Bent ley, Payne Gap ; Elders . ·. with her this surn m et . _Jane Ann Lawson 1-Iall and Felix Sexton and · is the daughter of rv1r . and K1 rs . I, a grands on and his wife, Mr. and Gilbert 11eade and Sllso will visit . , Mrs . Charles Stallard of Fleming. ·· he r paternal grandparents, . the ' 1 Charles .is the son of John alllJd. _L aura Lloyd _Meades. . · .· i Bentley Stallard, f,crn1erly of Neon·, l\1r . and Mrs, Leonard Kiser of 1 , now of Florida. Craft.'s Collv are home fron1 a . , l\11rs . Opal Ha ll spent Saturday. . visit with he r sister and her famnight with her sister, Mrs. Eunice ily, Mr . and Mrs , Le c nard MuFl\1eade . They attende d E liz abetl-i lins of Detro it . A nephew , LeonRegular Baptist Church Saturday ard Mull ins, and a niece, l\ilrs . night and d inner at the church on · · Vi vian Combs Se xton, acc omSunday. r parried them home. __ __ The Meades are- having a -re'Ul'li ort- 0• ·At the dinner Sunday at the E.:. Sunday , · June 2 7, at the El izabe th · 1izabeth Re ular Bapt ist Church r-· T H U R S D A Y , J IJ tJ E 1 0 , 1 q _., ' rNJ(O)lf If CIE I O DAILll 11\fElic (Cffil~rffllf S . The ·E. . W. KrNG COMPANY Of Bristol, Ten n. ' invites you to visit their 1965 CHRISTMAS , TOY .. AND G I FT SH OW f NG ,,. JUNE 13 through JUNE 20 . at their PRESTONSBURG, l<ENTUCKY, Showroom, downtown Pre·stonsburg, next door to the Ffrst National ·Ba nk WHOLESALE ON I_ Y • ' Open daily, including SUNDAYS , 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. For further information, Phone COLLECT, Prestonsbu rg 886-2903 or 886-2237 MARY-ALLENE RIFFE Kentucky Sales Representative - -~-_:_--~-------- ---- ------------,- ---- - • , • i 1 • ·•• :,::c,. ~ ·=: } \ ...... NOTICE · • ·. ·., ;;,id · • •l•• ~ The City of V\'hitesburg Auto Stickers go on sale June 14, 1965, for those who work and/or live in \A'hite··burg, and must be placed on windshields on or before -July 1, 1965. I ' : :::::::::: :::: :t.-·., . ·.·. . ·-::•:•> . .· . ·-·-.-· ·-· . . . . . , .-- . ' _..·.;.;___,; ~~;- =: '.",_'."' :· ·_. FERDINAND -MOORE' Mayor, City of \A 1h itesbu rg I ... ' • I. to make' sure Pet Fresh M.i lk is good enough for your:family . . .,T a~e l . ?, goo,1 close look at the subject of making yov.r sa vir1gs . grow fa ster. You will find tl;ia t the clu e to fina n cial su ccess is . . as simple as this: ( 1 ) Schedule yourself tr.1 save a (lefi n.it e ·. . ' a1nou11t of your salary e,,e:ry p ayday a11d ( 2 ) P rrt yo ur savings here lvhere they can ' earr1 . :f..'1 () R E f or )' Oll witlt i11sured safety. · The Inoney y ou. save PLT_JS the .extr a m oney your sa,wgs. ear n .. h ere ¼'ill {&. bt , Sta rt sa·ving here . • 1, .' . PET • M ILK COMP..t. N'( DAIRY DIVISION ' ' .; ' "A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD COUNTY " • • • �1'HE MOUNTAIN EAGL E • • • WHITES BURG. IFTCH ER COUN T Y• I(ENTUCKY Millstone . • • • T HU RST) AY , JUN E 10 . (from Page 9) " 1 965 . • • P AG E 1 0 Ver mi Ilion honored .1inner with fv1rs, Martha· Jane PotSharon :t\1eade rec ently spent a w. I. Vermillion (Billy) celei:er :tvlonday night. p leasant week end at :tv1y rtle Beach . bra ted hi s 85 th birthday June 6 Others visiting Mrs. Potter were l\ll r , a nd 1vlrs. Shern1 an Ivleade · ~ . d d. ~ ·. , _.:·._-;i(i:/; ': ::: \,1rs. Bob Gibsun of Kuna artd her went t o North Carolina t o vis it wit,h a iami ly reunion an inner :;ister, Elsie Gibson of Davton , tl,eir ill son, Wen dell, who is ve ry at t he home o f his younge st son, and Paul Bates , a for mei: student l itt le in1pro ·ved but will go hon1e Eugene Vermillion, a nd Mrs . of Mrs. Potter who is no \v a solthis week. Mrs. 1v1e a de st ayed in Vermillior, in Whitesburg. Twend· North C::trol ina . t y -eight members of his family ie r · were present, including his wife. lvl r, and Mrs. William Reyno lds, M G d V · 11· Mr cousins of 1vlrs . 1v1artha Po tt er and , r$.. e rtru e ermi ion; • l. i s lb k and Mrs. J. c. Black, Mr. and 1v'l rs. J. . Ho roo , we re visitMrs . Richard Hicks, Mrs. Wilton th t ing em laS Friday· . USS I NTREPID-- Gunner's . Mate Kelley and son, John Edward, of 8 nd l!ncle 1e1n fF rankl in /s home.a h First Cl ass Charles T. Jones , USN , Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. T. K. d 01 ns we a. ter an°! 1:e.r st a~ in t e son of Mr. and l'v1rs. Cla ude Jones. Walters, Jennie and Cheryl WalJe nkins hospit al. Visiting him re - O f w h 1·tesb urg p art icipated in for- ters· Mr and Mrs Holland Norcently were Mr. and l\llrs . Rem us ' . . , • • . . . 111al c ha n cre of c on1mand c e re monies man, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carr:, ;arkk 1.Michd last m o ntg while ser ving a board t.h e Joanne, David, Virginia a'nd Ma (tlbro.ok ~f .Li~c~ln agg ie. v.isit e .t 1e ran ins an ant i- subn1arine warfare support a ir- ry, all of Knoxville, Tenn, ; Miss Reml us vHisiltbe d hkis mtotHhe r, Mrds).. c ra ft c arrie r Intre p id at Brooklyn , Virgi nia Vermillion, Billy Cooper S y van · o F· roo kl., a daymo R n , N ,r v erm1· i1·10n, Mr. and Mrs . Haro Id d , . 1 . M rs. 8 111y ran 1n an son an y T l1e Tntre p1•d 1s · un d ergo1ng · · _ v erm1· 11·1011, M r. an d M rs. Eugene f p bl ·~ oh·10 d M B.11 a six 1 ~ e.f Ch • ~n k r~i . m o nth overhaul at t he 1--lew York Ve rmillion, Sc ott, Karl and Lu1 0 1 n v1s 1·reedrrhyer or ' t s,~ t,he Na val Shipya rd at Brooklyn. ann, Whitesburg. wrhan o a 1so p aren . -~ Randall 1v1aggards a t Sackett . This year Billy Frankl in cou ld not keep his yearly rendezvous , at t he grade of We nde ll Le wis , a ! fal len c omrade of t he I(orean War, i so son Randy pl ace d a flag on t he grave of his fat ~e r 's fr ie nd , This I is t he fi rst time Billy has rr1issed p lac ing a flag on t he gra ve of his friend . Others visiting here were Mr . and Mrs. John ny Frank lin and d aughter of Ju nction C ity , Ga . . Mrs. Virgie Johnson is here for a visit with he r daughte r and sonENGAGED--Mr. and Mrs. Conley Price of Whitesburg announce in- law , Mr . ·a nd Mrs. Bennie the engagement of their daughte r , La Donna Sue, t o John W . ArFra nklin. tis, son of Mr, and Mrs. John Artis of Ash land. Both Mr, Artis · Alvin Sext on , son of Mr . and and Miss Price are June graduates of Eastern Kentucky St ate Co l Mrs . Felix Sext on, is in the hos lege. Presently Mr. Artis is emp loyed by Kell y and Galloway p it al fo r t reatment of an arm inAccounting firm in Ashland, The wedding will ta,ke place Aug . jury. Alvin is in the Air Force 14 at the Whitesburg Methodist Church. and is st ationed in C a lifo rn ia, How t im e cha nges ~ very t hing was m ade evident recently when I read some old Mount ain Eagles. •• Some of the af vertis mg sounded ' \ 'I strange. In a November, 1919 , • • •• •• The Whitesburg High School The marriage of Miss De lora e d it ion was advertising for the ' graduating class of 1928 will hold Sue Cook and Bud Frazier wil l • • Pe e rless Variety Store, Neon; •• •• a reunion at 7 p. m. July 3 at the take place a t 10:30 a , m. June t he Blackey State Ban k , Blac k•• Letcher Lanes dining room here. 1 9 at th e Eaton Baptist Temple ey; Sl im- Buic k Mot o r Co . , Inc . , About 30 persons are expected i n Eaton, Ohi o . The Rev. Lynn Millstone ; t he National Real Esto attend, including graduates Ra nda ll wi ll offi c iate , t at e Exch ange, Whitesburg , and and their husba.11ds or wives. Miss Cook is the daughter of mahy m ore that h a ve 1 ong since The class included 23 mernbers. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cook of West · left Letcher County. A personal Further information may be o b- Alexandria, · Ohio, formerly of item was the announcement of thf tained from Mrs , Leonard Lewis, Wqajtesbur g. · . b irt h of a baby girl t o Mr. and •• ••• DAIRY DIVISION Whitesburg . A reception will be held at the • Mrs. Willie Long-- just announcehome of the bride's parents im ment, no address. T_his l itt le girl - -.-.,::-- - -- - - - - - - - - rne;:dia tel y a ft e r t he ceremony . would now be a woman of 4 6. · If · All friend s and re latives of the she reads The Mountain Eagle v . c ouple are i nvite d. to atteI?-d , _ would like to hear fr om he r. Available to .you without a doctor's prescription, our product called Galaxon. You must lose ugly fat or your money back, Galaxon is a tablet and easily sw allowed. Get rid of excess fa t and live longer. Galax on is sold on this guarantee: if not sa tisfied for any reason, just return the package to your druggist and get your full money back. No questions asked. Galaxon is sold with · this guarantee by Quillen Drug Store, Whitesburg. Add 20¢ for postage and sa les tax. .•.•.·· · . Serves ·,n Brooklyn t1· ° . I . ... to make sure it's good enough for your family Class of 1928 sets re union here July .3 Mi ss Delora Cook to marry June 19 . . . PET MILKCOMPA~Y - FAT .OVERWEI GHT • THE CIDUSTIAN • CE - ·· ,, • MoNlTOR -· -- -~ ~:-:~ R~ Face-Up #'.... vvorld neVV's . Put that Young Ho spirit in your car! Crisp as a forehand smash, the response you get from Chevron*, the livelier gasolines. And you'll love their flashing getaway, their long-running economy. Their new whisperquiet performance, too. So start today, swinging with a winner. Tank up and take off in style at your nearest Standard Oil station, where we take better care of your car. ::;::A-F:_-:>·· . 1n ll . :- .. \/::, .. fecus The Christion Science Monitor One Norway St., Boston, Moss. 02 115 Please enter my subscription to the Monitor for the period checked below. I enclose $ .......·--··· ( U.S. Funds I ·::- >nrtrtr1rrt 0 I YEAR $24 0 6 mon~ $12 O 3 months $6 Nome·-····•·-•··------ - - - Stn,et.............,. _____ ... ___ _____ ,::::::- :-:-:-:-: City.....·- -··••-·-·--····-c-.- - - , - - - - $fgt,;:·'"'·-~--.-=·- zi'P....,(;ode._,_ __ *Tradema rks CHEVRON an d CH EVRON design® J. D.; LARKEY(AGENT) F·LEMING · • �- .- -~ - " ""'"'9"- =.=== =.==~ - - - - - - - - - -= ~ --.L.....- ~¼------------'-- THE MOUNT AI N E AG LE • • • - - ---'---= - WHI TE SB U RG , LETC H ER COT JNT Y . - =- - - --==~=F c'::--:--':'--:=-----,------- KE N 'f UC KY ••• - - ·-;;-;;--=--___::__:_:=--'--- - - - - - - - - - - - -- THU RSD i\Y , JUN E . .• P A. GE 1 1 VI RGI NIA WON,Ar~ HERE FOR VIS11" objec t i ves of the Act, and I wa nt Funeral services for Mrs, Eva ::iorry to. learn t t1at' t I1e hom e. of to state again that the additiona,I Caudill, wife of Lonzo Caµdill, By MRS. J!M REVIS Clay Hall, btot~er of Sheriff Le wcorridor in Lethcer, Harlan and were conducted Tuesday at the is Hall, burned down Tuesday Bell Counties would clearly fit · Smithsboro Baptist Church by the Mrs. Aaron Hall of Conway, morning. The hom e was owned these objectives. _ Rev. I r a Henderson . . Burial was Va· • was here this week visiting b Howard Johnson . Again, I thank you for the full in the Blair and Adams cemetery Mrs. Carrie Hall of McRobert s, and she stbpped by for a visit with ancf thoughtful consideration yoµ at Jeremiah. are giving to this matter. Mrs. Caudill died June 5 at her Mrs. W • M. Dempsey and Mrs. home. She was 39. . Mary Wright. Mrs. Hall is recovJOHN SHERMAN COOPER LETCHER COUNTY COURT She was the daughter of Stephen ering from a bad heart attack and .. and Nancy Mar~aret Adams Craft. seems to be doing fine, .. IN THE MATTER OF LAURA Survivors besides her husband Our sympathy goes to the family To the editor: SMITH, GUARDIAN FOR LINDA are two children, Lynn Douglas of Mr. and M!s. Hubert Baker, SUE BURROWS, AN INFANT. . and Kini Edward Caudill· two bro- whose baby died 37 hours after . If yo u will oblige me, I wo uld thers Arlie Craft Bridg~port birth. The Bakers live at PortsNOTICE like to pay a spec ial compliment Cond and Stev~ Iva111 Craft' mouth, Va. The baby's funeral to the Mountain Eagle. Jere~iah; and a sister, Vada Cau- was held at the home of its grandPursuant to KRS 25.195, notice . In m y recen~ successful camdill, Jeremiah. ~other, ~ rs. Georg_e Stewart, and is hereby given t hat on June 7, paign for the nomination for coun- She was a member of the First 1t was bur 1ed at Whitaker. 1965 Laura Smith, Gua,rdian for ty commissioner, I think the si m- Baptist Church at Smithsboro. A~o our sympathy goes to the . Glenda Sue Burrows, an infant, ple statement of common sense, Moore and craft Funeral Home . family of Tom I-Iolmes of McRobfiled her Final Report and Setgood will ~nd good intentions. as handled funeral arrangements. erts, who died rv1onday. His funera : tlement in the Letcher County presented 1n· the Eagle reached was held Tuesday at Banks and . Court, which wa s ordered to lay . 9ur thinking people , those who Craft Fµneral Home in Neon. His over until July 7, 1965; for e x put first the welfare of all the I SU CCU ffi S body was taken to Sawyer Hill, . ceptions, and no exceptions hav people, better than anything else . · · Tennessee, for burial. . ing been filed or taken thereto, I believe it shows that our good Jimmy Darrel Bates, 20, died Another of our longtime residents j further notice is hereby given that ; people will place confidence in Wednesday, June 9, at the Randied Sunday. He was Robert H. i on July 7, 1965, unless e xceptions you if you show faith in them. • dolph County Hospital in WinBrown, better , known to his friends ! are filed in the m e antime , an or, .And the y respect the Eagle . chester, Ind., as the result of in- as Greasemonkey Brown. Mr. Browr! der will be entered approving and juries received June 7 in an auto- dro vf:, a cab abd lived in Neon for ! confirming said Final Report and (The following is Senator Coop.:. I . D. BACK ,. mobile accident. · many years. He was at the home Settlement in all things. er's letter to Federal Cochairman Blackey , Ky . Funeral services for him were to · of a sister in Whitesburg at the Dated this 7 day of Ju~e 1965. Sweeney of the, Appalachian Com.• be held Saturday at the Little Rock time of his death. · mission. CHARLIE WRIGHT Regular Baptist Church at Kona by Mr. and ~virs. Deward Banks, Su. Elder John Sexton. Burial was to sie, Jan.and Archie and Miss Kathy Clerk, Letcher County Court , Dear Mr. Sweeney: be in the Thornton Cemetery. Richardson have gone to Fontana I appreciate very much ti.'le opI He was a son of Greeley and Ver- Lake, N. C., for a week's vacaportunity you have given me to nia Wright Bates, who survive him . tion. discuss with you the road program I Other survivors are the following Miss Sandra Wojciechowski is FOR SALE--One eight-room with for Kentucky under the Appaiach· brothers and sisters: Betty Sue .h ome from Eastern Kentucky State bathroom, hardwood floors, baseian -Regioncj-1 Development Act, Word has been received here of Stewart, Lebanon, Ohio; Paul Eu- College for a week visiting her ment with coal furnace. Gas heatand, in recent weeks, the need the death of Mrs. James McCor- gene, . Danny Wayne, Johnny Mor- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wojer in living .room.. This house is for constructing under this Act a . mack Fairchild in Lexington May gan, Geneva Gale, Tommy K., ciechowski. She will return to on large lot 200 feet back, plenty development highway along the . 15. Charles, Dewana, Delana, Fernia summer school. . shade trP-es, eight hickory trees, corridor following the route of Mrs. Fairchild died at Good Sa- June and · Greeley Bates Jr., all at Mr. and Mrs. Jerry V. Collier five bearing apple trees, twelve U. s. 119 and 25E in Letcher, maritan -H ospital after an illness · home. . and family of South Shore were plum trees, cherry trees and beauHarlan and Bell Counties, Kenof more than a year. Moore and Craft Funeral Home here over the week end visiting tiful maple trees. tucky. The former Mattie Cecil Prater, ,handled funeral arrangements. aexparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. One store building stocked with It is necessary that this corridor she .was a native of Magoffin Conn· De:r:npsey, and her sister, Mrs. groceries; also fixtures . All this be approved, so that Harlan and ty. After attending Richmond ? Jim Revis, and .Mr. Revis. Sunproperty is located two blocks Bell Counties, located deep in State Normal School , now Easterp: • · day they attended a dinner at from Berea College, two blocks. , the Appalachian region of Kentucky,Kentucky State College, she was Elizabeth ·Regular Baptist Church, from Berea rubber plant. This is · 1 1 .rill not be left isolated. The ap- : a teacher in the Whitesburg Elery Millstone. 1\.1rs. Bertha Collier . for sale to settle the estate of the proval of this corridor woul d promeptary School for three years, Funeral servic;es for Pfc. Kirby and daughter Carol, also of South late John D. Smith. Located 504 . vide a link with the corridors apLater she became J1ead of milliIson, 20, were to be conducted , Shore, were here to attend the West Jefferson Street, Berea, Ky . \ prove_d for Kentucky a~ t~e last nery for the Mullins Department Saturday at the home of his mo- d~ner and to visit relatives. Phone 986-4506 or contact Mrs. meeting of the Commission, and Store . ther Mrs Marie Ison Oscal 00 Sgt. E/5 Ray Stapleton, who John D. Smith, 504 West Jefferson it would p~vi_d e to these and o. · In 1927 she was married to James sa, by Elders Carl Bac'k, Ed Wil- has been stati?ned at Fort C~mpStreet, Berea, Ky. ther counties in the area access McOorm.ack Fairchild, son of the lis and Maynard Banks. Burial bell, Ky lo, with the 101st Air= to Interstate Highway -I--7-5.~~It-, ...,__._-,·l ate- Sa-rah-Anne Ke-lly Fairchild,.,. - was to be -in tae,. Ison cemetery at _borne Div.ision,-:ccame in Friclay . f would also provide outlets t o · ·and Stephen Gose Fairchild of Premium. to visit his pareIJ.ts, Mr and Mrs. Tennessee and to the Cumberland Whitesburg. He survives her. Pfc. Ison drowned in a boating L. C. Stapleton of Fleming.. He 'COMMONWEALT I-I of KEN1,UCKY Gap area, and. thence to Virginia Mrs, Fairchild also is survived accid,e nt May 30 on the Mein is go~ng to Ber~in, Germany , where DEPART1\.1ENT OF HIGHWAYS .and th_e East. Harlan and Bell . by a da17g~ter, Mrs. Ch~les EdRiver in Germany·, where he was he will be ~at1~ned for a_fe,,,,r NOTICE TO CONTRA CTORS Counties have been_ prosperous m ward Phillips of Hy atta ville, Md . . stationed with the u. s. Army. m_onths. _His wife_and children Sealed bids will be received by past years, and their economy .· seven sisters anct four JJrothers. He was as.o n of the late Ruben will stay 1n Amarillo, Te1as, •' the Department of Highways at can reco.v er if their present state Funeral services were conductIson. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. its office, Frankfort, Kentu c ky , of is_o lation--chiefly from lack ed May 18 at the W. R• . Milward . . He attended Whitesburg High A . .M. Brown, while he is away. , until 10:00 A M . Eastern Stanof h1ghway~•can be ended . . I mortuary in Lexington by the Re v. School and enlisted in tlie Army Mrs. Bobby Welch and 'bo>:s. o_f dard Time on the 2 5th day of. hope. that approval can be g1 ven Da vid .A_. Friedley. Burial was in in February of 1964. . Morehead have been here v1sit1ng June, 196 5, at which time bids to th.is section of the road sys.terx:i the Le>:m gton cemetery. Survivors besides his mother are her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Paul will be publicly opened and read as early as possible th_is su~me:· ·· , a sister, Jenny Ison, Oscaloosa, Broom of Fleming, and t1is parfor the improvement of: I have worked on this legislation and four brothers, Pfc. Nolan I- . ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Welch of LETCHER COUNTY, APD 102 (35) for years and have discussed it . _______ son, Germany, and Roland · John Jenkins, for a while. SP .6 7- 69: The Hazard-Whitesburg many times with officials in the and James Ison, all at hom'e. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Reed were Road fr ~m Ky . 160 near Van t o ,. D~partment o_f Commerce, and Moore and Craft Funerat Home~ here from C~ci~ati_ visiting her the Dry Fork Road, a distance of ' Wl_tn_ two Presidents. It w~ my handled funeral arrange:r:nents. father, who lS qu1.te_111,. They 2. 188 miles. Grade, Drain and privilege to co-sponsor this Act took her father, J. W. Berry, back Traffic Bound Surface. at its introduction in the Senate. j with them to care for him until LETCI-IER COUNTY ;APD 102 (3 6) Additionally t as a member of the By MABEL KISER he is better. SP 67- 69 : The Haz ard-Whitesburg Senate Public Works Committee, Haymond residents were sadruneral services for 1v1rs, ArHerbert Fleenor and a friend, Road from Ky. 15 approximately which was responsible for conduct- dened last week by the death of m~lda Hampton, 79, widow of B1;1ster Thompson, of Logan, w. 0. 5 mile east of Isom to Ky. 160 ing hearings and reporting the leg- a neighbor, Mrs. Rushie ljolbrook Wilburn Hampton, were ,t o be · Va., were visiting Mr. Fleenor's near Van, a distance of 2 . 686 islation to the Senate, I had the · Noble sh'ehee. She was the daugh- ~onduc~d Friday, June 11, a~ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fleemiles . Grade, Drain and Traffic opportunity to_study closely its ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bill ~he Blau Branch Regular B_a ptist nor of Fleming Sunday. Mrs. Bound-Surface. details and to; conside~ carefully Holbrook, and was the sister of Church by Elders I. D. B_ack, Fleenor has been ill for two weeks. NOTE: MINIMUM WAGE RA TES · the borad p~oses of the Act. · Mrs. Della Holbrook, Mrs. John Man~s Ison a nd Ra:y Collms. Brack Holland of Fleming reFOR THE. ABOVE PROJECTS HA VE I When the bill was before the Richardson and Bummer Holbrook, ~urial _was to be in the Horre_ ceived a. call from his nephew last BEEN PRE- DETERMINED BY THE ..' Senate for action, I worked with all of whom live in Tollivertown. Mill Pomt Cemet~ry at Jeremiah. week telling him his brother was SECRETARY OF LABCR AND ARE '. Sen~tor Jennin~s Randolph of Mrs. 'Sheehee had made her home Mrs. ~ampton~die~ Tuesday at seriously ill in Mt. Sterling, Mr. · · SET FORTI-I IN THE PROPOSAL . I' the Whitesburg hos.pital, where West Virginia in its management in Hazard the past year with a Holland went to him, and on SunThe Special Provisions for the i on the Senate floor , and I partic- . daughter and her husband, Mr. the had been a patient for several day the brother died, ~r symHighway Projects f inanced with ' ipated in the entire debate over and Mrs. Willis Kiser. Funeral ours ~ pathy goes to the family. Federal Highway Funds apply oh ' its provisions. I know that in the services were conducted at her She was a daughter of the }ate . Earl David Holt of Eastern State the foregoing projects. nd • l consideration of those .;Sections of old home by Elders Francis HubNoah a Rebecca A}11burgey. Gent College is here until fall with his . : · Bid and Specimen proposals for the bill concerned with the conbard, Bill Rose and Carl Duty. · a nd was a member O the Blair parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holt of ; all projects Are a vailable at the struction of highways, it 'was unde~ Burial was in the Holbrook famBranc~ church. .. · ;Hemphill road. · Di vision of Oontract Controls at stood that main corridors .w9uld ily cemetery. Among those from Suryivors are four d~ughters'. Mrs, Mrs. Martlll . · Sturgill and daugtia cost of $2 . 06 each . Bid pro- .· be constructed to connect the · out of town here for tfie funeral Matt!e H. Lewis, Whi~sburg, Mrs. ter Kathy are here Ior several · posals are issued only t o preAppalachian States and to ppen . were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Hall, H_attie ~tewart, Jeremiah; Mrs. , months visiting her parents, Mr. qualified1Contractors. Remit'up areas of the several Sta'fe.§ , in- of Richrr1ond; Mr. and Mrs. oensil Billy Price, ,O·ghdehen, dUt~, ~nd . · and Mrs •. Earl Johnson, and Kentance payable to the State Treaseluding Kentucky, to acc~~s and Hall, Cumberland; Mrs. Can Hol- ~rs. Grace S _ep r , Cmcmnan;_ ny and hxs p~rents, Mr~ and M_rs. urer of Kentucky ~ust accomdevelopme. nt. But it has always brook and daughter of Knoxville; five sons, Blame Hampton, ~othair Dewey Stu~gill of Jenkins, while pany request for proposals. been my view that the Act:--inMr. and Mrs. Elbert Richardson Ova Hampton,. S~merset;. Ellis · .her husbana is overseas. · REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS eluding its road provisions--was and family of D'etroi t; Mr. and Hampt~n. ~ouisville; _Ernest Hamp· SHOULD BE MADE TO: MRS . nd alSo designed to accom_elish, to Mrs. Cletis Holbrook and Mr. and ton, MiamlSb~g, O~o. a Lee BETTIE BARKER, DIV. OF CONthe greatest e~nt poss1.ble, d~Mrs. Kenneth Holbrook, Hazard; · Ham t_on,. In d ianapolis, Ind.: four TRACT CONTROLS, DEPART velopment of the isolated regions Mrs. Millard Cantrell and <laugh- stepc 1ldren, Mrs. Bertha Combs, Mrs, Nathan Baker, former MENT -OF HIGHWAYS, STATE of Kentucky and other Appalachter and Mr. and Mrs. John E. ?assafr_as; Dewey Hampton, Lexpresident of Boone Boy Industries, OFFICE· BUILDING, FRANKFORT, ian States 111 order to provide new Holbrook, of Cleveland; Mr~ and ingt?n, Marshless M. Hampton, said this week she is opening a KENTUCKY. . opportunity and imvrovement for Mrs. Eppie Holbrook of Kite; Mr. Cadiz, and Kel_ley Hampton, reupholstery shop in downtown REQUEST FOR PLANS SHOULD . their people and communities. and Mrs. Roy Mullins and Mr. • Beattyville; a sister, Mrs. Ca~Whitesburg, · BE MADE TO: MR. ' KAVANAUGH · I am · aw~ that un~er the Act and Mrs. sam Bentley of Jenkins. bia, Morton, Jackson, 1_6 gran~ The new business will be known INMAN, DIV. OF ,DESIGN, DEthe S~~ nave the primary_ re• M~s. Shehee was survived by six ~~iill~rere.nn and four great grand as "Letcher Reupholstery" and will . PARTMEN'T OF HIGHWAYS, sponsibility for recommendmg children, three boys and three . .. · · be located at the rear of the Dan- · STATE OFFICE BUILDING, ·· projects and establishing priorigirls--S. H. (Homas) Noble of Moore and Craft Funeral Home iel Boone Hotel on Broadway in · FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY . ties within their borders, and Hazard; Roosevelt N'oble, cieve- ~n~led funeral arrangements. quarters forme~ occupied by an . ADDITIONAL INCORMA TION that their recommendations are . land; Tommy Shehee of Cleveair-conditioning firm. CONCERN.ING THIS ADVERTISE~en coi:iside~ by Appala~h- lan_d; Mrs. Sar~ N. King of De· The Bakers will be sole owners. MENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM 1an Regional :""ommission for fmal tr01t; Mrs. Juanita Kiser of Haz-. Boone Boy, a furniture and re' MR. W . T . JUDY, DIRECTOR, approval. I am writing, . however, ard,' an.d Mrs. Billy Jean Webb ·of . ,f • • • upholstery firm located at Letch- · DIVISION OF CONTRACT CONto resta~ the reasons I~ ve ad- · Haymond. ~ brother, sandy Hol- SJ. Ip ffi In ffi er, was sold recently to a ManTROLS; DEPARTMENT OF HIGHvanced in our conversations in ' brook, of Ohio, was unable to . chester corporation after it lost. WAYS, FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY support of my views regard~g the come for his sister's funeral. its rented quarters June 4, 1965. ' Mr. Sweeney to restate this need and my views. and ·1 am enclosing a copy of that l~tter. . · I am glad to tell you that the Appalachian Region'a l Commission met today and considered the case for approval of this development highway along the corridor following the route of u. S. 119 and 25E in Letcher, Harlan and Bell Counties. After the case for approval of this corridor was presented, the Commission announced its intention to hold a special meeting in two weeks in order to arrive at a determination as to whether to include this highway in the regional plan. I am sure that the Commission w1ll approve the corridor, and I . believe the work and concern in your communities has resulted in the Commission giving careful consideration to this important matter. I was very glad to be able to work with you, and to explain my strong convictions and support for this project tc Cocha:i.rman Sweeney. JOHN SHERMAN COOPER NOTICE Compliment j J• Bt mmy a es . b M J F . h"Id rS. ames al rC d' . L . t es In eXI ng On fr. ' 19 65 -1\t,rs. Lor1zo Caudill dies Fleming-Neon LETTERS TO THE ED ITOR (from Page 2) I iO , FOR SALE Pfc Kirby Ison drowns in Ger man, ' CALL FOR B DS - . Haym· ond • • I M Sh h rs. · ee . ee d'1·es ·, n Hazard .', Mrs. Ham pt on d es. ~ ~ 1 f:he. Attend the antit. r e ee Ing at .Carr c·reek Jun·e· 16 New firm opens',here �rf H t r-,1 0 U >I T A I N E A. G L E • • • L E 'T C 1-'l ER C O U N 1' Y • l< E l~ 'f u· CI<: Y \v' I:-I I T E S B U R G , • • • T 1--I U R S D 1\ Y , J U l\J E 1 0 , 1 9 G-'S • • • PA G E 1 2 T • c ~~ 0 -~-k :;~_gh =1 -:::,:1 c:;l gy·~:.0.n.2, ~.l''.].I":!} i n Jt: 1i.-: 11 ~~- ,~ 71 --'. T 0o·1"t t i• !T; k '. ~~l 1 l l e v r 0 1 f~·(~e~~~l~z;)t. '?:g :i[i n~ly fl~;d;d , 'i ~p~;hed ;ff t~~TJ~:t :;t~da~~~ i~~::~~g rneetin a had been scheduled at into the creek. · · Now some of Kentucky. They go ahead and th ese _boys (fror1: Knott c;oun!y) are buy the timber for a pittance and -·the Hi ndman gym but plans were changed beca use that gym is un over in South Vietnam fighting for make tremendous profits off of it dergoing repairs. · ~he_country ~nd these nien are _push- because the people know they Strip coal operators have rei~g a nd ~earing up au d d~ stroying must sell--they know it is going sponded qui ckly to organization what we ve got au d t~e Judge gave to be co vered up if they don't _ thedmI an °rd e r to go rigbht on thr~ul gh sell. Then they make it worse of the group and to counter its charges. an guess _t11ey w~nt a out a m1 e - by bragging . . . how they cheat- ·•·Already coal industr y spokes~odac1Jlowmg up timft:r a~hthr0 w .;;_d these poor people who sold their · men are circulating rumors tha t ing over on top O it. _e way . timber to them. ..-i\\< the aroused citizens are "radicals " they have these laws set up, it all "I would dispute the claim that communists, etc. These are ' falls btck t;ey have got al_l the ws we are any longer dependent for the common propaganda tactics set up hor t e ophera1tordagaindst t our economy upon strip or auger d . .. E man w o owns t e an • an we tn ines Id ,~ th'nk th . 1 use aga!nst a most any astern_ don't have a chance we don't have b d : h. on .. i h ere _1s ~nfyyKentuck1an who speaks out against h . ' o Y 1n ~ is state w o can Just1 the abuses of the coal industry. a the destruction of these moi:ntains. 1c~~rkin~ told us flatly that The Group to Save the Land and h . st th' . . . 1-IA.RRY M. CAUDILL, Whitesburg p h f' . d' . b e was again 1s (strip mining attorney d 1 t· f f . ~ he . eop 1e as ive 1mme 1ate o - abuses) and that he would do e _ . . . an ong- ime oe o str1pectrves· · v mm1ng-' I--IONORED-,-William Van Whita- J . · . erything in his power to get some"W h d - 'd NG G ker, son of Mr. and 1v1rs . Court1. To raise funds to enable th · dO n b t 1.t d tb th e ave to eci e and vote for E A ED--Miss Susan Hope ney Whitaker of Madison, Ind. , Homer Ritchie to file suit aga inst ingd lel tah ou an ba e_ · life or vote _for deat~. There is no Stallard, daughter of Mr. and Kentucky River Coal Sales Co, woul, ca e governor a . out it. longer any tin1e to discuss, onder Mrs, Troy R. Stallard of Whitesreceived the Rotary Club 's citiR't H~ sugge~ted that ~ e get_in t~uch and confer. East Kentucky has burg, will be married July 31 to 1 c h'ie •s home on Clear Cree k ·zenship for outstanding service to with our c onservation people in . . his community, given each year was covered by mud and trees a Frankfort J O Matl · k d1 come down to the moment 1n hisDelano Thomas, son of Mr. and to one boy in the graduating class few_days ago ~hE::n virtually an told him 'th~t B;other ~c Oa~attory w~en people are gain$ to have M:s· Walter Byron Th?mas _o f M d· c 1· d d 1--r h entire mounta1rrside which had . k d h b h. · . _to decide whether to 11 ve 1n Eastern Millstone. The wedding will 1 st at a ison onso i at_e ig been strip mined slid down on 1·t. ck an t ose lsoys, they arke Juh Kentucky as free men ot be dri ven take place at the First Baptist 1~ School. I-le also received tfi,e i e everyone e e t ey ta e t e National Thespian Society's cer2. To collect signatures on pe- $ 200 h h ' out of here as a bunch of dispossessed Church in Whitesbur g. Both Miss tificate of m~rit for outstanding titians to Gov. Edward T. Breath- b d t ~t ~ e co~p~~yl p~sr as paupe_rs. You have to dig in and do ~ta~lard and Mr. j)homas will be itt requesting immediate action ond a1;1 uy a an uho dfes1cue what 1s necessary to preserve yourJuniors at Morehel d State ColPer"1 ormance 1·n the fi' eld of the • f · . . see - - 1t amounts to a an u 1 h d h f 1 · h f 11 B h d dramatic arts. The Whitakers toen orce st ate strip mine ~aws when you try to cover what the sfe vehs, your omes ~n t e uture ege 1nftWeh _a b. .otH. ahresgrha 1 fornierly liv~d in Whitesbu itn_d to halt further destruction of auger tears up-:--and they couldor.t ~ next generation or you are ua_tes o 1tes urg 1g c oo. private property. , . d .1 ~ through. Miss Stallard attended Lees Juand Wl'lli'am plans to atten the . . d n t even sow 1t own wit 1 1escue "W · · d bl• ff· · c 11 tJ k dM University of Kentucky ill the fall. 3 • Pet1t1ons an te 1egra~~ to and start them a stand with that . e as c1t_1zens an pu ic o_ 1n1or o ege a ac s?n an . r. He is a grandson of Melvin Cornett ?ther s~ate an~ federal off1c1als, mane and the .t t o reclaim c1ats are going to have to decide ~ho~as attende~ Indiana Uniof Whitesburg. his mother is the including President Johnson. h. 1Y'd I , Y1 ry h . , whether we are for the land and ve~s1ty at Bloomington be ~ore former Rosem ~rv Cornett · 4. A giant motorcade to Frank- t is an • t s a aug • _it s a _ for the people or whether we are ~01_ng t_o Moreheaa. S~e 1s 111a . . · fort seeking new legislation, This farce. Anybody wllo _knows any for the coal companies and the ~or1ng 1n home _econo1111cs _and he (f rom tertatively had been ~lanned_ for t~~g_ ~bou} conser~t10? kn1ws fast bu_ck, the_ coa; companies that 1n heal~h, physical education and T he ms at Flemin a and Letcher June 21, when~ spe cial session t attsa~e. k e sig~e tu~ are going to rip this country .apart recreation. · 0 gy . c of the state legislature was to have on e ree_ area, Jus a and take all the wealth. could oe built for about $250,000 b Th 1 . 1 r· . h bout everybody signed up on an "The 1.t. . . .h h e ach, school officials est im ate. egun. . e eg1s a ive session as ASC program to get the creek . po I icians are eit er on t e 1) There are no estimates on the r-Iot been post_poned and another date d d d t Ri ht ·r• t sid~ of the people whose home; are . , . . will be pi cked. re ge ou_ · . g JJ.?W 1 s go being destroyed or they are on the ARC funds will be the core of Spot or Kingd_om Come ou1ld111gs, T . f d h more mud in 1t than 1t had when side of those ho d tro h __ 5 new programs to demonstrate new but there o?v1oosly w_ould be adt:- u. ·s. Sou;~~s~eu~o~r~oac:~~f t~st~ne we had it dre~ged. We're paying it'~ as simplewas th~:. : ~ ~m ways to bring health services to quate bonding potential left to fithe l'd't _ f th Id .. f g for that dredging. The taxtayers, "You a the ., , 1 h t· va 1 1 y o e o .1on~- orm d , . . re on1y peop .e ,n t11e remote areas. nance t e111 as we 11 as renova 10n de ds" d hi h t. you an me, we re paying or 1t. 'Ju·~,,j St te t Od hO h ARC has asked OEO, which can of some other older school builde un er ~ ~ s rip m~ne op- We signed up this spring-- I signed ' t l L,,• • a s ay w ave no ings which will continue in use . erators are cla11111ng autho_r1ty to up for lO, 000 trees to be set on tenure in h~use and ,home. You've finance medical services for the poor, for a $500, 000 grant to plan The hith court's ruling does not destroy P!Operty of the holders of our land They cut the pine trees put every drme _vou ve worked out . _ surface ri ghts. · · 1n these coal mines, a11d every the health program in the 49 ::Easspecify t at taxes cannot be low . They come along and they t ake dime you've worked out in these tern Kentucky counties- - including e red, thus cutting bonding possiEldon Dav1ds~n, the ~-tcher the bulldozer and they cover them little mountain farms and here Letcher-·that are considered povbilities, but the Kentucky mini~ou_nty co-c~au_ma;11, ~01ned Mar- up. When we set them we, have i n the middle of the ~ost roserty areas . Eastern Kentucky is . murr1 foundation law which gov- tin m a special invitation to every to sign a contract that we will . h 1. P f considered ideal for the demonerns school systems through the resident of Letcher .County to join protect them from forest fires p:rous cledntury in t e 11story 0 . · · · Kno· tt an d p erry c aunty res1'dents ! t, 1e wor d your government comes stration-planning project because state - requires a "max1mu111 loand we can't even put a calf m t th 1 it "contains more concentrated c al -e'ffort" toward school financin th_e meeting at' the Carr Creek them. And they put bulldo zers ah ondg anf tt.nns_ydou oyeli~ to eh • h . h gym next Wednesday night (June . d he d an s o some 111 ustna s s w o rural poverty than any other com1ng. A_pparently a c ange in ~ e _ 1 m an cover t m up, ~n we would have. 110 more compunction parable land area, " Shriver said. foundation law would be -required ~)· . pay to have them set with taxa-gainst destroying everything you to permit a lowering of school '!'f e must unite and work toge th- payers money. Now if that's jush ld . k' 11_ 1115t t ax rates Fiscal court sets the er if we · are to save Eastern Kentice my friends I'm 'going to ~wn t an kyou whou Thag~ h 1 · b. · - • tucky " he said · ' h ' "' 111g a coc roac . at s w at 1eave school tax rate, ut 1t is.required , . • t e country. ou're u a ainst . by law to set whatever rate the Both Tolbert Combs, the Perry DAVIDSON-Y "If p g il · h. · d school board requests and the County commonwealth's attorney, "I would like to tell you about h we1~an go a t ~ way a~ounf school board is requi;ed by state and Calvin Manis, the county at- something that comes from one tv_e wor to prlotectGt ed peop e 0 torneu · · d . o f t he c h'ie f bulld ozer operators 1etnam, y to o we can law to levy at least $1.10. on h . ;; of Perry County , promise find a littlesure time to protect the each $100 of assessed valuation. t eu s~pp~rt. working on the head of Clear eople of this state · You are A delegation of about 25 Whites- Manis said he was the only coun- Creek. If you go back there, you db. · b b burg business and civic leaders ap- ty attorney in Eastern Kentucky who will find a beautiful garden groweing pahuperize ld Y a bar a1rous · .h • f h had sued any firm for stream pol- . . . be h process t at wou not e to eratpeare d at t e June meeting o t e 1 . f . mg on a ye 11 ow strip mine nc . ed in any truly civilized corner of Board of Education to ask just ution. He orced a construction· This bench has peen cut down 60 h' 1 b " where Whitesburg stands in the ~ompany recen~ly to remove dirt or 70 feet, and here is this beaut 15 ~ 0 e. matter of school building priority. lt_had dumpt?d l~to _t_~ Kentucky tiful garden, It looks black and Board n1embers replied that they River. Manis said Cit1Ze!15 _would he althy and so forth. What the James Hractley, 4o, of Livingsha ve an option on a site for the have to 0 before grand _Juri_es and average person doesn't know when ton , foreman of the highwa y new grade school on the old show charge t e co al .coml_anies in orhe goes back there to see that · b~idge project under way near grounds, part of the Whitesburg der to get an}'.th mg one _abou~ garden is that first they took bull· Whitesburg, di€d of an apparent urban renewal project. As soon · ~tream pollution from st r1p mindozers and scooped up the ground · heart attack in his sleep Tuesday as the land is filled and made safe mg. . _ . and filled it full of sawdust. They· night. fro n1 flooding by the Kentucky Comb~ said he would be 1n the then t ook highlifts and went through H f dd d· b d 1 Rive r, the board will buv the larrl motor_ca_de to Frankfort and would one of those fertile coves and lifted Wednesday e was oun ea in e ear+y morning. for $32, 000; it h?pes to complete 1ead It i f t he others wante d h im to. the topsoil from the valley from the the purchase during the next bud- Here are some remarks by other man's land and hauled that back get year . Superintendent ~f speaAkers: with dumptrucks and dumped it in 'fhe Letcner County Historical Schools Dave L. Crafts;; , ~he . :;1 RTIN-- there and t hen mized it up with Society will meet at 7:30 p. m. MISS MARY JO HART State Dep artment of Edu.:at1on 1s I am a school teacher. I got a fertilizer and so forth and set out Friday, June 18, at the home of well plea~ed with the site. I-low- loan and remodel~d my house, and this garden. - _ It just proves that Mr. an:l Mrs. Zenneth Bentley at e ve~,. until _the Court of Appeals no".{ they are coming -around back any damn fool that has~got a bullMay king. dec1s1on this week, re appeared of It and as far as our l_aws are con-, dozer, sorne highlifts and a fleet the board would not have bondcerned at the present time, we cant of dump trucks can raise a garden ing capac_ity_to build the grade even collect damages. They can on a strip mine bench. . . . · Whitesburg Chapter 149, Royal school building for three or four collect trees and rocks_down on us "Where they are doing the resetArch Masons, will meet at 6 P• Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hart of Richmore years. _ . _ and push our house on into the ting, they are doing i! on coal m. Saturday, June 19, to confer mond announce the engagement Board Member Kern Whitaker creek, and the only we can collect company land How is this going MEM and RAM degrees. of their daughter, Mary Jo, to indi~ated he felt the board must damage~ in this state .is to let the to help us? s~ppose they grew half Roger Darrell Kincer, son of Mr. provide classrooms fo: the Hot creeks fill up and_ the water get up a I?illi?n bushels of apples on. these and Mrs. Lenville Kincer of MaySp?t ~rea befor~ starting a'T'new and flood us. I live way up the strip mllie benches. Can that prekin~. building for Whitesburg. .1. ~e , - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - . vent the runoff water on that overDear Friends, Miss Hart was graduated from grade school here has had ,h1gh burden that is being pushed down Madison High School and will repriority for many y~a~s, but fires · on top of people? That's where To the 975 persons who had con- , ceive her bachelor of science deat several other buildings have LJ your water is comirig from and fidence that I would make an hon- gree from Eastern Kentucky State !creed construction at other sites they are never going to get anyest Sheriff., had I been nominated College in August. She is a meminstead . _ . . thing on that overburden. We and elected, I say thanks from the ber of Cw ens, sophomore women's All board members indicated O have people from the University bottom of my heart. honorary. and Collegiate Pentacle, they fe.lt classroom needs should WU I O -of Kentucky, we have J>ErOple To the workers, some I know a senior women's honorary. be me~ before playrooms, etc .' fro~ Berea. Clill.l~ge and ~li~ worked hard in helping me get the Mr. Kincer was graduated from are built. . _ · , Quicksand Experrment Station, and n11mber of votes I received, I say Whitesburg High School and re~ ~In other action at the June sest· they are collaborating with these thanks to you. some of these peo- ceived his bachelor of science desi?n,_ t?e boa rd employed Mrs. OUn OmffilSSIO -er strip mine operators and talking a- ple I have known for years and they gree from Eastern. , He is employ .. Virginia B:own as cle_rk and Mrs. 1 bout experimenting. and so on. The have shown they are my friends. ed by the Fayette County schools, Parky Davidson as ass1s_tant and __ I I only e xperiments that are aily good, . To the people who were supposed where he teaches industrial arts at Warold Day as me?hanic. It ·_ in my opinion, are the ones that are to be working for me--they were Beaumont Junior High School in t ur~ed down Crafts recommenI done before the da·mage is done. _ hired to give out cards for me but Lexington. dation of Kearney Day Jr.• -son I Let them experiment and find a didn'•t I find some were even The wedding will take place of a for1:1er board member, as a SU_ In e eC I remedy before this is done. I don't worki~g for the opposition--! have . Aug. 7 a! 3 p. m. a! th~ First mechanic _also. It gave fu?,dS to · • know how they expect us to sit here this to say: Only a few of the peo- , Presbytez:1an G_hurch 1n Richmond. ::he athletics club at Fleming- _ In OVe ffiDer. and listen to things like elderbeny ple let me down; I say pray long A recepnon will be held after the Neon to help tow,ard construct.1.on bushes. We've got millions of eland hard--you need to. ceremony at the church. of a dugout for Little Leagu_t: _ deroerry OUJOOS ID· thl.S county now; 'thanks Friends. The custom of opea church will ~aseball teams and appro~ated ·· · ·· • · - 1f they liet t?am on the ruip mine . ' · be observed. All friends and rel: :sa~:i~~f:r:11~~:~ oft coun . ! th!y· will Ctlv"er uo. couple are invited 0 r 11 wiil'be - i-;: 11 '~c!~ 11 , 1 Schools Paae 1) ~;t t · Health (from Paqe •I b. '' ._ . i Dies urtexpectedly g H·, stor ·,ans to meet Masons to meet Hart-Kincer betrothal told WARF THANKS VOTERS ADAMS THANKS S pPORTERS I Id ·1·ke t .thank .. al I who voted for me for: CC _ • • n Y from o· str ·ct and toask for your cont· nued t • t:h t·on ppor e -N ERNEST C ADAMS 1 Democratic nominee _rtcne, ~ :Raymon~'tr,,,,,: warf ::~~~~~-the 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perkins, Carl D. Congressional Papers Description An account of the resource Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education and labor.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&amp;id=188">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perkins, Carl D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text photographs reel to reel film Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Independent Agencies - Federal Power Commission Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Carl D. Perkins Congressional Papers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-1967 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper publication news clipping correspondence Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2005a002-bd046-f02 electrical plants flood control