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<br />A capacity audience composed of CRWUA members and wives gave a stand-
<br />ing ovation to Raymond Matthew, who retired recently after many years as chief
<br />engineer of the Colorado River Board of California, and stood in silent tribute in
<br />memory of the late John B, Barnard, Sr" who died September 28, 1962, a few
<br />days after attending a CRWUA board meeting in Las Vegas,
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<br />Past President A, J, (Jim) Shaver, in speaking of Mr. Matthew's long ser-
<br />vice to the Association, said Ray is a charter member and has been continuously
<br />active since the Association was organized in 1944, serving as president, vice
<br />president, secretary-treasurer and board member from California. Ray's.:wise
<br />counsel, sound judgment and devotion to Basin problems have made him aCRWUA
<br />stalwart.
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<br />All of reclamation suffered a severe loss in the passing of Mr, Barnard,
<br />said President E, W. Yorke, who succeeded the prominent Colorado attoll'ney in
<br />the CRWUA executive post in 1961. Mr. Barnard's two sons, John B., Jr., and
<br />Duane, both of whom are lawyers, were in the audience,
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<br />Principal speaker for the luncheon program was D. D. Monroe, of Clayton,
<br />New Mexico, who chose "Thoughts from My Little Black Book" as his subject.
<br />Mr, Monroe's book, filled. with anecdotes collected over the years on the banquet
<br />and luncheon circuit, is insured for $30,000, Much of his talk was in a humorous
<br />vein but it was spotted liberally with sound philosophy,
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<br />WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE
<br />FEDERAL-STATE WATER RIGHTS
<br />PROBLEM
<br />by
<br />Rex B. Goodcell, Jr,
<br />Assistant City Attorney
<br />Los Angeles Department
<br />of Water and Power
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<br />My presentation today is as chairman of the Legislative Committee of the
<br />Feather River Project Association (here after referred to as FPRA), My views
<br />represent those of the Association and I am certain they will not only conform
<br />with your thinking but are also in accordance with the policies of your Association.
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<br />It would be presumptuous to tell you that there is a Federal-State water rights
<br />problem, or for that matter, what the problem is, You were among the first to
<br />recognize this problem and to take action to remedy it. If, however, this problem
<br />is to be resolved, those of us in the Western States must be united in our efforts,
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<br />So, today, my talk is to inform you of the efforts of the FRPA and other
<br />organizations to bring about a united effort to solve this most vital Federal-State
<br />water rights problem and to request your help.
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<br />The FRPA was organized to bring together men representing many diverse
<br />water interests in California, to the end, that by round-table discussions of their
<br />problems a better understanding would result, making possible a cooperative
<br />program, with Statewide support for the development of the water of California,
<br />in the best interests of all the people of California. Such a program is now under
<br />way and the FRPA contributed to the success of that program.
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