Observer, La Grande, Or., Wed., Oct. 14, 1959 Paga 6
Robert Sawyer, Bend
Civic Leader, Dead
BEND ITU Funeral arrange
ments were being made today for
Hobert W. Sawyer, former editor
and publisher of the Bend Bulletin
and ai outstanding Oregon eon
servution and reclamation leader
for nearly half a century.
Sawyer. 7. died Tuesday after
noon at St. Charles Memorial hos
pital, which he helxti build, after
suffering a heart attack. He had
planned to enter a I'ortland hos
pital today for minor surgery.
Sawyer, who served in many
fields, was born May 12, ltlUO. in
Bangor, Maine. He came here in
1912 and went to work for George
I 'aimer Putnam, then publisher of
the weekly Bulletin, in 1!H3. Saw
yer purchased the newspaper in
1!M4 and it became a daily in
1IU7, the day Deschutes cou ily
was formed out of Crook county
He sold the newspaper to Hubert
W. Chandler in 1103.
After his retirement from the
newspaper field he remained ac
tive in conservation work and re
tained an interest in radio station
KBND.
He was Deschutes county judge
from 1920 to 11127 and vfas on the
State Highway Commission from
11127 to littO. He was president ol
the Oregon Iteclamation Congress
from 1M1 to 1937 and was Oregon
director of the National Keclama
tion Association from l'.(35 to litfH
"Outstanding Citizen"
In 1953 Sawyer was proclaimed
by former Gov. Charles A.
Sprague, Salem publisher, as Ore
gon's outstanding citizen of the
half century. Karlier he had re
ceived the Amos Voorhies award
for outstanding accomplishments
in the field of journalism. In inrt
lie was called the state's leading
conservationist of the half century
by the Oregon chapter of the
Izaak Walton league.
Survivors include his widow.
Mary, a daughter, Mrs. Harry
Bartlett of Fresno, Calif.; three
sons, Robert Sawyer Jr., Scars
dale, N.Y.; Alfred Sawyer, New
York City, and George C. Sawyer,
of Maine, and a sister, Mrs. Thur
low M. Gordon, New York City.
When Oregon's capitol building
was destroyed by fire in 1935 he
was one of the men called on to
help with an advisory reconstruc
tion Hoard. He remained to serve
on the state capital reconstruction
commission from 1935 to 1939.
then became chairman of the
Capital Planning Commission
which shaied expansion plans for
the capital grounds.
He also served on the Oregon
Statuary Hall Commission and
vtas its vice chairman from 1945
to I!'.') I
Sawyer, a graduate of Harvard,
also was an attorney and prac
ticed law in Masschusctts before
coming west.
Hdpcd Build Hospital
He was president of the Oregon
Kditorial Association from 1927 to
1929 and through the years was a
lover of the outdoors. Before and
during his retirement he was a
director of the American Forestry
Association and also was on the
Pacific Northwest Kogioual For
est Advisory Council.
He was a life member of the
Maamas, Oregon Alpine group.
One of his outstanding accom
plishments here was heading the
group which paved the way for
construction of the million dollar
St. Charles Memorial Hospital. He
shared leadership with the late
Call A. Johnson, lie was long
president of the Central Oregon
Hospital Foundation ' and at the
time of his death was the founda
tion's president emeritus.
In 1929 he served at president
of the Bend Chamber of Com
merce. For many years Sawyer was a
director of the Oregon Historical
Society.
He was the son of Robert Wil
liain and Martha Sawyer and be
fore entering Harvard received
his education at Phillips - Kxeter
Academy at Kxeter, N. H. He was
admitted to the Massachusetts
bar in 11)10.
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BERRA'S SON INJURED
MONTCLAIR. N.J. ttTIi Tim
othy Iterra. 8 year-old son of New
York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra.
was injured Thursday when his
bicycle was hit by an automobile.
He was reported in good condi
tion at a hospital after treatment
for head and body bruises.
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LEAVES COURT AGAIN Carole Tregoff, followed by
her attorney, Robert Neeg, leaves Superior Court in
Pomona, Calif., after Jude James (J. Whyte denied
a motion to increase Miss Tregoff s bail from $25,000
to $100,000. While in court Miss Tregoff was served a
subpena to appear before the county grand jury next
week regarding new developments in her case. She
along with Dr. Bernard Finch, are scheduled to go on
trial Nov. 24, 1959 for the murder of Barbara Jean
Finch, the doctor's estranged wife, last July.
Last Day Of Water Resources
Hearing On Dam Application
PORTLAND ' CPI 1 Today uas
the last day of the Oregon Water
Kesources Board hearing here in
to Portland General Klectnc Com
pany's application for a license to
build the 71 million dollar Hound
Butte dam on the Deschutes river
in Central Oregon.
The parade of opposing itness
es late Tuesday included sokes
men for the Chamber of Com
merce of Astoria, Columbia Itiver
Salmon and Tuna Packers Asso
ciation, Oregon Wildlife Federa
tion, Columbia Itiver Fishermen's
Protective Association and others
mostly sports fishermen.
The Hoard ruled both the As
tenia Chamber and the Columbia
It Her Packers groups out as off i
cial protestants due to filing re
quirement discrepancies.
A former director of the Atomic
Fnergy Commission's Division of
Heactor Development, W. Kenneth
Davis, appeared for PGE.
Nuclear Can't Compete
Davis said that economically,
nuclear power plants of today
and tomorrow couldn't compete
FORD AGENCY
HERE SHOWS
'NEW LINES'
Models of the new lines Ford
Edsel, Lincoln and Mercury ire
now on display at Hand Ford
Sales, Chestnut and Jefferson
Streets here.
All models present a distinc
tive new look for I960, with three
series of fine cars in the Lincoln
line. They are the Lincoln, Lin
coin Premiere and Lincoln Con
tinental.
The ISHiO Ford represents a
styling theme originally created
for later use but brought for
ward because of the spontane
ous enthusiasm of company man
agement when they first saw the
car in advance studios.
New Styling
The new Edscl features com
pletely new styling, a new wide
tread, long-spring ride, and a
price that is competitive with
top models of the "popular
three."
Mercury has an exclusive body
shell. This means its distinctive
styling is shared with no other
car. It features also the greatest
riding improvement in a genera
tion. Sleek styling of Mercury
includes both exterior and in
terior "new looks."
COMPLETE REDESIGN
' A complete redesign' from
bumber to bumper is the boast
of the Ford line. One of the
most important features of the
new lines is ' comfort-engineer
ing." Its IS different models of
fer a total of six different roof
lines, with the Fairlane series at
the low end of the line.
The three Lincoln lines feature
new roof with a town car look
redesigned instrument panel, new
rear suspension for more hand
ling ease and fore and aft grille
modification.
with the type of proposed project
as Hound Butte.
Some opponents to the dam
have suggested that a steam elec
tric plant or plant run by nuclear
electricity would be better than
the one proiosed by PGE. But
Davis said the prospects of nu
clear power to operate Pacific
Northwest dams was bleak as
long as the more economic hydro
electric power was available. He
said nuclear power may never be
come "free fuel."
Announcing!
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Fire Department
Holds Truck Drill
The I.a Grande fire department
will hold an instruction drill for
firemen on the new truck and
pump at 6 p.m. today.
The drill will be held at the in
tersection of Greenwood and Mad
ison Streets.
Firemen will test the new truck's
pumping facilities from a hydrant
and check to see how long it w ill
take to pump the tanks dry during
the instruction period.
Fire Chief Ray Snider says he
hopes to be able to use eight hoses
during the drill which the public
is invited to watch.
Volunteer firemen will provide
a free lunch for the public alt he
fire station following the demon
stration and drill.
Pheasant Hunter
Killed As State
Death Toll Is 15
MEDFORD il'PI A fatally
wounded pheasant hunter Tuesday
upped the 19.r9 Oregon hunting
season death toll to 15 lives. Of
the total, seven died by gunshot
and the others by heart attacks.
Lavern Cornell Watrud, 42, Med
ford, was hunting on the ranch of
his brother-in-law Cecil Norris.
near here when the accident oc
curred. Cornell told police Watrud left
the house about 3:45 p.m. ami
drove over a plowed field in
search of pheasant.
About 6 p.m. Cornell and his
son Patrick, 8. came upon Watrud
lying alongside the automobile
Cornell said the only thing Wat
rud could gasp was, "I'm shot."
He was dead on arrival at Rogue
Valley Memorial hospital.
Man Placed On
Probation For
Plea To Theft
Circuit Judge W. F. Brownton
yesterday afternoon placed Gor
don Eugene Kmery, 37, lai
Grande, on constitutional proba
tion for tne year fedlowing his
guilty plea to theft.
Emery was picked up by police
on an attempted auto theft
charge, and he admitted taking
six cases of oil and some hub
caps in a statement to District
Attorney George Anderson Jr.
Judge Brownton told Emery
that he must serve two months
in the county jail, with five days
a month off ft- good behavior.
Then the man is on a year of
probation, with conditions that
he must not drink any alcoholic
beverage, enter any bar, stay off
the streets at late hours, proper
ly support his family, make good
on all articles he took and ob
serve all the laws of the city, slate
and nation.
David Stoddard
Joins Air Guard
David J Stoddard. lit. 1 La
Grande, has become a member of
the Oregon Air National Guard.
Stoddard. 17. was assigned to
the H2nd I'SAF Dispensary.
tie will altend a basic training'
indoctrination course at the Port
land International airport before
attending nine weeks of basic train
ing at Lackland Air Force base,
Texas.
After completing his training
tour, he will return to Oregon Air
Guard lo serve the remainder of
his military obligation by attending
weeknd training drills and summer
encampments.
Stoddard is a junior at La
Grande High School. His father
Dr. David II. Stoddard, is a medi
cal olficer in the Oregon Air Guard
with the rank of major and is a
prominent La Grande physician.
FICKLE CONSUMERS
BASKORD, England UPI
lloola - hoop manufacturer Basil
Walker appeared at bankruptcy
hearings Thursday and blamed
his plight on consumer demand
"drying up overnight."
Danny Kaye Pronounces
Long One Without Slip j
ROME i I'PI i Comedian Danny ,
Kaye put on his best Italian ex
pression and rolled out the word
"precipitevolissimevolmente." 1
"Bravo," said the Italians pres-l
ent. It was perfect.
Kaye was demonstrating to a
press conference Tuesday night
that he is learning Italian so he
can dub his own songs in that
language for a film in which he
stars.
Whats more, he will also do the
dubbing in German and French.
"I know 11 languages that no
one else knows." Kaye said.
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