THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON, PRlDAY, FEB. 16, 1945
PAGE THREE
Valley Authority
Bilis Confronting
U. S- Legislators
By Ann Hicks
(Uniwi freu Staff Ccre.pondiit)
Washington, Feb 16 W-One
nf congress' next big problems, it
S is deciding whether It
Ss to develop America's great
river valleys under separate laws
for each valley or under all-in-one
""It'1 Hugh B. Mitchell, D.,
Wash' has introduced a measure
to establish a Columbia valley au
hority (CVA), and Sen. James
F Murray, D., Mont., brought in
n bill yesterday to create a Mis
stfari valley authority (MVA).
Just a few hours later, repre
sentatives of the department of
interior trudged up to Capitol hill
with a rough draft of a single
bl" t0'ltoUKh Draft Made
1. Set up both an MVA and a
CVA
2 Provide for even more valley
authorities "as warranted.
3 Create a national river basin
development board to co-ordinate
all the valley authorities in a
"broad national plan."
The all-in-one proposition was
presented to a group of western
k senators called together by Sen.
Carl Hayden, D., Ariz., to get .the
interior department's slant on
river valley development.
Murrav indicated he would stick
by his MVA bill.
Other senators in the western
group said they planned to con
fer again soon, and predicted that
legislation along the lines of the
interior department's proposals
would be introduced by several
sponsors.
One favored the interior depart
jhent plan "because it puts all tflie
"cars on one train."
Claim Made
Another said, "Out in our coun
try the department of the interior
has control of reclamation, Indian
land, grazing, oil and coal. The
forests are under the department
of agriculture.
"If we are to accept the author
ity idea in the public land states,
it would avoid confusion if the
department of the interior were
made the co-ordinating agency."
(Both approaches are aimed at
flood control and development of
water resources, land reclama
tion, production of power, promo
tion of industry, better farming
and wildlife conservation.
The " interior department plan
gives valley development a na
tional scope by creating a river
basin development board to serve
as a policy-forming and advisory
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International Tribute Paid
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1 l. J i -J MMW j,x 'Hill
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Minister Molotov and Edward Stettlnius,
Jr., pay tribute to the Russians as they stand at attention while the Russian' anthem is being played
upon their arrival at an airport at Yalta, Crimea, Russia where the "Big Three" conference for world
peace was held. Signal corps photo from Acme.
retarles of interior and agricul
ture, the chief engineer of the
war department, the chairman of
the board of the Tennessee valley
authority and administrators of
other valley authorities created
by congress.
They would be charged with
preparing long-range national
programs to "prevent floods and
soil erosion, conserve and develop
national resources, improve agri
culture, develop industries and
minerals, encourage navigation
and increase national wealth and
employment."
The board also would review
recommendations of the various
valley authorities "In the light of
such national programs."
Five Day Forecast
Five-day forecast ending Tues
day night:
Oregon and Washington west of
cascades: light showers Sunday
and Monday, otherwise fair. Tem
peratures near normal.
Idaho, Oregon and Washington
east or cascades: No important
precipitation during period. Tem
peratures rising slowly and aver
aging above normal throughout
period.
Redmond to Get
Honor Society
Redmond, Feb. 16 (Special)
The Torch Honor society, a na-
tional society, based on specific
grade average for membership, is
Demg organized under the direc
tion of Mrs. William Glang, in
Redmond high school. .
DOG GIVEN GROUND GLASS
. Bend police today were inves
tigating a report of Mrs. Earl
Moorman, 210 East Franklin ave
nue, that her dog had been given
food containing ground glass. Mrs.
Moorman said that it was neces
sary to kill the dog, and that its
actions indicated that it was suf
fering from the effects of ground
glass.
Employes Favor
Retirement Plan
Salem, Ore., Feb. 16 UP) State,
county and city officials today
filed arguments with the house
counties and cities committee in
favor of a bill (HB344) to provide
retirement systems for public em
ployes.
Sponsors said the bill was need
ed because such employes are not
now covered in social security,
need an incentive for long years
of public work, older workers
want to retire to make way lor
younger employes, and most of
such jobs were relatively low in
salary, precluding much change
for private savings.
If enacted, the retirement sys
tem would be compulsory for the
political subdivisions unless tnev
elected to withdraw within six
months.
(irouo Named
Among those supporting the bill
were Fred Inkster, Oswego, presi
dent, Herman Kehrli, Eugene and
J. W. McArthur. Eugene, repre
senting the league of Oregon ci
ties; W. M. Sylvester, Hood River,
president of the Oregon state i
nance Officers association; John
Herring. Jr.. Yamhill county
clerk; I. A. De France, Salem,
president of the State Employes
association; uuy M. tsuroro, mc
Minnville, school unit clerk; Dr.
Frank Parr. Portland president,
Miss Martha Shull, legislative
chairman, Oregon Teachers asso
ciation; Charles Burnett, Pendle
ton city clerk, and Gault Patton,
Seaside city judge.
Authors of the bill are Repre
sentatives Van Dyke, Thomas,
Frisbire, Moore and M. Wilson,
Senators McKenna and Paul Pat
terson. No opposition was received
at the hearing.
Students Name .
Class Officers
Redmond. Feb. 16 (Special)
Class officers for the second se
mester for Redmond high school
have been named as follows: Sen
iorsBob Daniels, president; Don
Rogers, vice-president; Lorraine
Allen, secretary; Deane Meeker,
treasurer; Bob Holmstrom, ser-
geant-at-arms.
Juniors Bill Ayres, president;
Fred Stevens, vice-president; Lor
raine Ayres,. secretary; Richard
Krlbs, treasurer: La Roe Sabin,
sergeant-at-arms.
Sophomores Wlllard Thorn
ton, president' Theresa Manning,
vice-president; Dolores Thornton,
secretary; Betsy Ross, treasurer;
Clyde Carlson, sergeant-at-arms.
Freshmen Harold Doty, presi
dent; Philip Weigand, vice-president;
Julia Christiansen, secre
tary; Robert Peterson, sergeant-
at-arms.
Bend Welder in
Noted Air Group
An Eighth Air Force Liberator
Station, England Staff Sergeant
Thomas C. Merchant, 550 Ogden
avenue, Bend, an aircraft welder,
is serving with the 392nd Bom
bardment group, a Liberator unit
recently cited' for "distinguished
and exceptionally outstanding per
formance of duty" on 200 mis
sions. Commanded by Col. Lorin L.
Johnson of Payson, Utah, the
group has been overseas for more
than a year. The 200th mission
was made on Armistice day, the
100th on D-day. The citation, is
sued by Major-General William
E. Keuner of Second Bombard
ment division read:
"During this period of 200 mis
sions, the 302nd attacked 120 tar
gets In Germany and 80 targets in
enemy occupied territory despite
adverse conditions and Inclement
weather at times . . . overcoming
fierce enemy fighter opposition
on many occasions In order to
reach assigned objectives."
Targets attacked by 392nd Lib
erators include Berlin, Gotha, Pol
itz, Bremen, Hamburg and other
objectives in Germany, France,
Norway, Holland, Belgium and
Poland.
RUHS Pep Club
Selects Officers"
Redmond, Feb. 16 (Special)
The Redmond high school Pep
club elected the following officers
for the ensuing year at a recent
meeting: Betty Lou Bartel, presi
dent; Mary Putnam, vice-president;
Marie . Knorr, secretary;
Deane Meeker, sergeant-at-arms.
LION NAMES OMITTED
Lion club officials, busily mnk
ing plans for their annual "Sweet
heart" party Monday night at 7
o clock at the Glen Vista club, in-
advertently omitted the names of
two of the many candidates who
are to be initiated, it was announc
ed today. The list of candidates.
officers sav. should have included
thd names of RayHafstad and.!
Joe Justin.
Do Hottentots Want Milk?
Question Worries Othman
By Frederick C. Othman
(United Prom sutr Corrmnondunt)
Washington, Feb. 16 (IB The
question before the house today
seems to be whether those Hotten
tots really want that milk. .
They're meat eaters with a
taste for fresh-roasted missionary,
according to my Information, and
congress has decided tentatively
that a bottle of homogenized
grade-A is to a Hottentot what a argument.
ic-uui-tr unu lommo s a n u w i c n , ri--would
be to a Bengal tiger. jp1
What I mean is, I've spent five 'I
solid hours witli my chin in my 'I
hands and both feet asleen. listen.il
ing to the house of representatives I
debate the George bill, which!
would separate the Reconstruc-!
tion Finance corporation from the!
department of commerce. I
The boys talked mostly about
Henry A. Wallace and Inevitably
they got around to milk-for-Hot-tentots
and you never did hear
such oratorical bon-mots about
the man President Roosevelt
wants to make secretary of com
merce. A few weeks back I heard Wal
lace say he never did claim we
ought to provide milk dellveryfor
Hottentots. He said one of his
political enemies said he said It.
The funny thing, he added, was
that President Roosevelt, himself,
asked him what he meant, recom
mending free milk for Hottentots?
You can t blame congressmen
for getting the idea. So much for
history; now for oratorv.
Rep. Edward Eugene Cox of
Georgia opened the proceedings
by saying he did not believe the
garmen( worn by Jesse Jones
could be put down to buttonhole
size. Jesse used to be the secre
tary of commerce. Get It?
Cox went on to say that an en
gine which is mostly whistle can't
pull many cars. That's the first
time I ever heard a man called a
whistly engine. Cox continued:
"I am not hostile to Mr. Wal
lace." His colleagues went haw-haw.
haw, or as the congressional rec
ord will report It: there was
laughter.
Cox sat down and then came a
couple oi nours oi speecnmaKinn
in no way remarkable, except for 6
its frequent reference to Hotten
tots. I bet their faces are red.
(All right. I know. A Hottentot
can't blush.)
Rep. John W. McCormack of
Massachusetts said the bill was
mixed up in politics. Rep. John
Rankin of Mississippi said he was
just as good a democrat as his
colleague, who he said was ridicu
lous. That got 'em Into a Drivate
They made so much
noise the chairman had to bang
his gavel at 'em.
Rep. Jesse P. Wolc'ott of Michl-.
gan said if the Wallace boys had
such faith in him, why didn't they
want him to keep the RFC?
"Let's review some of the
dreams that have been published,"
he said. "We are told that we
should put a bottle of milk oft
everybody's doorstep, Including
the Hottentots. Let's get to the
meat of this cocoanut." f
That's the meat of this dispatch.
Wolcott said In effect that Hotten
tots don't want milk.
I know what they want; mis
sionary f ricasee. .
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DOG SLOWS TRAIN
Woburn, Mass., Feb. 16 LP A
Boston and Maine railroad pas
senger train from Wilmington ar
rived here 16 minutes late after
being stopped 12 times on the
three-mile run by a dog which
ambled on and off the tracks in
front of the engine.
NEWSBOY LS BITTEN
The owner of a dog in the 800
block on Columbia street today
was warned by police to keep the
animal locked up, following a re
port by Herbert Longton, 16, a
newspaper carrier living at 1168
Federal street, that he had been
bitten by the animal.
BICYCLE IS STOLEN
Theft of a bicycle from the rear
of his home in the night, today
was reported to police by Art
Nickel, 1229 Newport avenue. '
The February Birthstone
Is an AMETHYST
Amethysts are very fashionable this year . . . their shades of
glowing lavender to deep violet harmonize with costume colors
of 1945. So whether or not your birthstone is an amethyst . . .
you'll want one! ,
Ladies' Rings
Beautifully designed in gold and
pink gold with center stones
flanked by smaller stones. Other
amethyst rings are set solitaire
. . . and some are combined with
diamonds. See our fine collection.
Men's Rings
Massively set amethysts of mas
culine design. Other birthstones,
including rubies and onyx. Serv
ice rings with choice of insignia,
lodge and signet rings for men.
A wide choice.
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A Salute to Scouting
A movement that has influenced
the lives of 12,000,000 Men and
Boys during the past 35 years!
This year the Boy Scouts of. America celebrate their 35th anniversary.
In the three and a half decades of its existence, the Boy Scout Movement
has been a vital factor in the development of character and training
in citizenship of the youth of America,
Three boys out of every four want to come into scouting. Less than
half of them get a chance. Why? Simply because the troops and
leaders are lacking.
To alleviate this problem the Scout Executives of this area arc
urging organizations of all creeds and colors in all cities and towns
to sponsor one or more Scouting Units.
Here's How You Can Invest
In the Future of America!
At the next meeting of any club or organization of which you
are a member, suggest that your group become the sponsor of'
one or more Scouting Units. See that a committee is appointed
to confer with your local Scout Executive. He will assist you in
organizing a Boy Scout troop. It is a simple and very worth
while thing to do.
It means that your group will be providing the youth of your
community with wholesome activities, interesting things to do and
the chance to give worthwhile service to their country.
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