THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1945
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OREGON NEWSPAPER OPINION ON CVA .
As yet but few Oregon newspapers have expressed them
selves on the subject of the proposed Columbia valley author
ity. The Oregonian, a few weeks ago, presented an admiruble
outline of the Mitchell bill (S.460) and the Astorian-Budget
has joined us in pointing to the threat to state sovereignty
contained in the bill. The East Oregonian, of Pendleton, is not
quite sure where it stands but leans toward approval of the
bill.
Over in Eugene, on the other hand, the Register-Guard is
definitely opposed and on various sound grounds. Here is its
editorial on the subject:
In a single bill which has been proposed to Congress, one
of the state of Washington's new senators proposes a whole
series of "valley authorities" among them a Columbia Val
ley Authority which would include this Willamette valley
and every thing that trickles in the entire Pacific Northwest.
As a sort of gesture to "home rule," the Senator Mitchell
proposal provides that each Authority shall have an "ad
visory board" of seven people, residents of states most con
cerned, in our case Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. But control would rest definitely in Washing
ton, D.C.
Such a plan will never appease "home rule. Time and
again we have been over this ground with Dr. Paul Haver,
the genial administrator of Bonneville and the "advance pa
trol" for Secretary Ickes, Abe f'ortas and the forces of
federal authority. Some weeks ago, we were asked:
"Would you agree to Authority, if there were some
representatives from the region?"
To that question we countered:
"Would these regional representatives be chosen
by the people who live here or appointed liy Wash
ington, and would they have POLICY MAKING
POWERS or merely wishful duties?"
That question remains unanswered and we have an idea
it will never be answered with a straight "Yes" or "No"
by the advocates of Authority.
Public ownership of electricity is NOT, so far as we are
concerned the central issue; we favor public ownership
built from the ground up, but not where it is imposed from
the top.
The achievements of TV A will bo glorified. Until there is
some public and factual accounting of what TVA has cost in
relation to benefits, we shall insist on reservations.
Rosy pictures of industrial development will bo dangled;
those also will require very close scrutiny, because sound eco
nomic growth does not come by government largesse but
out of the brains and sweat and toll of people.
Integration of power and other great natural resources of
the Northwest Is highly desirable, and we cannot get terribly
worried over "state's rights" In any narrow, historical sense.
Regional development in many fields has a logic which leaps
over conventional boundaries, but even that must come
from the people!
The federal government may always bo welcomed as a
partner with local government, but even federal government
must not be allowed to depart from the basic principles of
representation with power.
We do not like even the word "Authority" when it Is di
vorced from the people.
W. B. OSBORNE
Only with the receipt of the current issue of The Forest
Log, monthly publication of the state board of forestry, has
it come to our attention that W. B. Osborne bus retired. We
take notice of the fact as "we think everybpdy interested in
forestry should take notice because his name stands out
as one of the leaders in the national forest personnel of the
northwest in the development of fire fighting equipment.
Recognition of his contributions to the forests is due.
Every one of us who has ever climbed to a fire lookout
station has seen one of the best known of the Osborne inven
tions the fire finder. The Log records among his other in
ventions the adz-eye hazel hoe anq the photo-survey transit.
He assembled the first nested mess kit for fire fighters, de
veloped an emergency fire pack for fighters and wrote the
fire fighting section of the Western Fire Fighters manual.
His research brought the hygrothermograph into general use.
His work, it is safe to say, has been of incalculable value to the
forests of the nation.
We wish for Mr. Osborne long and happy years of retire
ment with an horizon always clear of smoke.
Oversees Vet, Battle-Scarred
Dog, Head for Mid state
Fort Lewis, Wash., March 31
If dogs could wear them, Jumper,
a small and woolly Irish blue ter
rier, could sport a purple heart
medal and a European theater
ribbon with three battle stars.
Ho fought beside his master,
T4 Clair L. Olson, through North
Africa and Italy. Wednesday, aft
er quick processing here at re
ception station No. 13, he and
the sergeant were winding up
their long trip from Italy on the
road to a furlough at Gilchrist,
Ore., where his master's parents,
Mr. ana Mrs. one Olson, live.
Sergeant Olson picked un the
gray-blue curly-haired pup in Ire-
land. Hp aptly named him .lump-
or. jumper grew to nis (nil sta
ture while his master and other
G.I.'s trained in Ireland.
Then, all of one -foot high,
Jumper fought alongside his mas
tor through North Africa and
Italy.
Toughest battle for Jumper and
his pals was Cassinn. Shrapnel
pierced his loft Iront paw. A medi
cal corps captain treated and ban
daged the wound.
"Jumper is okay now," said Olson.
The little dog kept close to hisllin.
master, eyeing him devotedly. At j raeifle More than 100 Super
the mention of his name hoi fortresses blast Japanese home
grinned and wagged his tail so island of Kyushu in support ot
vigorously the whole of him 'fleet bombardment of Okinawa,
shook. Then he leaped high In the! 330 miles to the southwest,
air to prove the medics had really i Air War -Hugo force of Amor
done a good repair job on his lean bombers and fighters ai tack
paw. '.fuel, rail and Industrial targets
"Jumper knows huglo calls and In Gormanv.
correctly responds to them o"pe- Italy-Allied planes rut all rail
dally chow call," launhod Olson. linos In central and northeastern
When necessary for "security,"! Italy; lull continues on fighting
Jumper traveled In Olson's bar-1 fronts.
racks bag, whore ho lay still sol
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One Year 17.50
Six Moniha 4.00
One Month 70
to the United States with his
master he had many strange play
mates, Including a monkey a, sol
dier hail obtained in Africa.
"Jumper misses one of those mon
keys, j hoy got along swell to
got her, observed a soldie.r w ho
had returned on the same boat.
Jumper, despite barracks ban
entries into North Africa and It
aly, was legally admitted to the
United Stales after passing health
tests.
Olson intends leaving Jumper
with his parents at Gilchrist when
ho reports for duty again. That's
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War Briefs
(liy I'nitMl Trowl
Western Front Fall ot Cor-
i man industrial Ruhr basin and
; western stronghold of Kasscl ap
! pear Imminent. .
Eastern Front - Red army clos
'ing on Vienna from south; nazis
report Soviet forces have broken
j into Katihnr, on upper Odor, and
Glocau between Breslau and Bor-
THE STORY: Nick queries Mr.
Hudson about Eric Woolf but
gets no satisfaction. Brenda Tern-
geis no saiiaiui""".
pie and her father are forced to
remain overnight at The Ledges
when their car refuses to siart.
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT
XII
There is no more arresting
sound than an unexpected knock
on a door at night.
'What's that?" asked Charley.
It's someone knocking at the
front door," said Mr. Hudson, "but
I wonder who it can be?"
The caller had waited for a tew
moments, then attacked tne
knocker with renewed vigor.
"He's impatient," murmured
Brenda.
"I'll go," I said quickly and I
went through the dining room.
I opened the door cautiously
and peered out into the darkness.
"Who is it?"
"Oh, is that you, Mr. Trent?
It's Cass Hapes. I saw your lights
and thought I'd investigate."
"Come in, Cass." I threw open
the door with relief.
Ha dps had assumed his peaked
police hat as a mark of authority,
but the rest of him was unrecon
structed Northshorcmnn. His red
rubber boots were glistening with
moisture, and the soft mud on
their tins told of reconnoitering
on the grounds. Mr. Hudson had
followed me and now he came
forward through the hall.
Why, Cass, he said, ' what s
wrong?"
I iust saw the cars and your
lights, Mr. Hudson, and thought
I'd look in."
Hapes wracked the moisture off
the crown of his hat.
"Well I m glad to see that the
Sandy Point police are on the
."Minot," corected Hapes mild-
"Well, Minot or Sandy Point,
you'd better have a little some
thing to ward off cold.
No. Hapes shook his head and
there was a serious glint in his
eyes. "I'm on duty, Mr. Hudson."
Mr. Hudson put back his head
and eyed Hapes shrewdly.
"What s on your mind, Cass?"
The policeman put his finger on
bubble of moisture on his hat
and rubbed the finger against his
thumb.
Well. Mr. Hudson, there's been
some prowling going on in Sandy
Point especially here at the
Ledges, and I thought you ought
to bo on the watch."
Mr. Hudson smiled.
"There always Is, Cass. It's
probably Just a few curious
townics who want to see what the
summer colony lives in."
Hapes flushed.
"It's not townies, Mr. Hudson."
The policeman held up his hat and
I saw a clean hole through the
peak.
"Groat heavens, man, that's not
a bullet hole?"
"It ain't termites," replied
Hapes, "and it's damned good
shooting."
"What happened, Cass?" I ask
ed. 'It was last night. I was driv-
Ing down to Cap Hutchin's and it
had just fallen dark. As I came ;
past The Ledges, I saw a bug
light over by the garage. It went
out the minute I spotted it. Some
how I didn't like the look of it,
so I pulled up by the gate and
climbed the wall. I hadn't got any
more than halfway to the garage
when I spotted the light again.
I yelled and got this for an an
swer." Hapes gestured with his
hat. "I dropped like I was hit and
waited for another shot so I could
fire at the flash. But whoever it
was, he was cagey. No shot came
an dhe got away."
"Nicholas." Phineas Hudson
took my arm gently. "Don't say
anything of this to the girls."
"Several people have reported
seeing lights hero," went on
Hapes. "At first, I thought you
might be coming down from Bos
ton, hut no one had seen you so
1 got suspicious."
"Naturally." Mr. Hudson shook
his head in perplexity. "But I
can t understand what anybody
would want here. Nothing's been
taken and there's little ot value in
the huse."
Hapes said:
"Whoever it was had no busi
ness here, Mr. Hudson, and it's
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"Of course," said Mr. Hudson.
"I appreciate that and I'm very
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much danger of your marauder
turning up tonight, now that
we're here." .
Hapes looked very much as If
he wanted to say something. But
he closed his lips stubbornly.
"All right, Mr. Hudson." He
ST make sure e&nS wX in
ordcr. But remember that the
fellow who was here last night is
a killer and he s not particular
who he shoots at."
When we got back to the libra
ry. Bruce Temple turned his head
and I remember thinking that he
looked unpleasantly arrogant.
"Wasn't that Hapes?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Mr. Hudson. "He
saw our lights and thought he'd
investigate to make sure every
thing was all right."
Charley came through the door
with a pot of coffee which he
set down on the table. He sat
down beside me. "Who was at the
door, Nick?"
"Cass Hapes."
"What did he want?"
"Just checking up to see who
was here."
Charley's eyes rested on mine
for a full five seconds. Then he
said:
"Nick, he knew who was here.
I saw him in the square this af
ternoon and told him all about It."
"There is a very large fly In
somebody's ointment," I said.
"Coffee, Nick?" Brenda Temple
passed me a cup and saucer. Her
eyes were bright and knowing.
"You may be glad of it later."
(To Be Continued)
Bend's Yesterdays
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
(March 31, 1930)
, (Frum The bulletin Piles)
As. the snow melts off, an
nouncement is made by T. Ray
Conway of the Oregon State Mo
tor association, that work will be
started soon on the Wapinitia cut
off.
Winds break an atoning which
smashes the plate-glass window
of the Lynch and Roberts store.
A group of Skyiiners explore
the "lost river" gorge through
Horse Ridge, and find a number
of interesting fossils.
li. C. Burgess is a Bend visitor
from Lapine. .
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(March 31, 1920)
(Frum The Uuiietin riles)
Prospects of an early airport
for Bend dwindled when the Com
mercial club displays luke warm
interest after the results of a sur
vey are told.
J. T. Hardy, traveling freight
and passenger agent for the
S.P.&S. railway, visits Bend and
reports plans for spending $3,000
on Improvements of the local
yards, and the building of a spur
into the stockyards.
" D. A. Boydson and Fred Van
Matre negin tne erection of an
automobile paint shop on Irving
avenue
avenue.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
(March 31, 1915)
(From The Bulletin Files)
Work is begun on a road to the
east of Bend, which, it is pro
posed, will extend to Powell Butte.
Wenandy brothers obtain a eon
tract to haul 200,000 pounds of
wool from the Thompson valley
and Summer lake to Bend, where
tons of freight are piling up ow
ing to the muddy conditions of
the roads.
Willis VV. Brown resigns as
Crook county commissioner.
Mrs. VV. P. Vandevert reports
she has a White Leghorn hen
which laid three eggs, one every
other day, which measures 7:J4
inches by
THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO
(March 31, 1910)
(From The Uuiletin Files)
Announcement is made that the
Bend townsite owned by the Pilot
Butte Development company is to
be sold to a Portland group for
$2.-,(),(X)0.
The Commercial club decides
Bend should have publicity, and
instructs secretary George P. Put
nam to devote most of his time
to the job. i
A taffy pull scheduled to bo'
held at the home of Mrs. L. U.
Wlest, is postponed.
Save, bundle and turn in those'
pnper liatfs and wrappings. G.I.
Joe needs them. i
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
Lard, i-m vfry sorry to
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Award Is Made
Posthumously
With the Fifth Army, Italy,
March 31 First Lieutenant Clay
ton L. James, Bend, Oregon, has
necn awaraea me Dro
posthumously for
been awarded the bronze star
meritor
ious service in combat.
He served on the Fifth army
front in Italy with the 339th.
"Polar Bear" Infantry regiment,
85th "Custer" division.
Leading a heavy machine eun
platoon during an all-out assault
! "E
related the citation with the
award, Lt. James displayed a high
degree of personal courage and
keen tactical leadership in over
coming the rigors of weather and
terrain.
Despite the fact that limited
and extremely rugged routes of
advance often required the pla
toon to hand carry weapons and
ammunition, the officer assured
the attacking rifle companies of
prompt and highly effective sup
port. His mother, Mrs. Janett W.
James, lives at 574 Seward ave
nue, Bend.
Lt. Clayton James, Bend high
school and University of Oregon
graduate, was killed in Italy on
Oct. 17, 1944. He was an instructor
in the Monroe high school when
he entered the service, and re
ceived his officer training at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Dark Continent
Trophies Arrive
Staff Sergeant Willmer R. Van
Vleet, U. S. army, has been shop
ping in Africa and his purchases
have recently been received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Van Vleet of Bend. The souvenirs
of the dark continent run from
real silk stockings, which came
from .South America, to speci
mens of the handicraft of native
wood carvers.
In the shipment, which reached
Bend intact, was a silk tea set,
with Oriental designs In oil colors.
This came from Egypt, as did two
embossed leather billfolds. Two
extremely lifelike figurines a
camel and an elephant of sandal
wood, were from somewhere in
Africa, but just where the sender
did not say. An exquisite silver
filigree bracelet, with gold medal
lions, was apparently of Moorish
workmanship. A jewel box of
ebony, covered with Intricate
carving, contrasted with a pair of
book ends and a pair of papCr
knives, also of ebony. These are
without adornment, but the knife
handles' were native heads and
the book end tops native busts
a man and a woman for each set,
simply carved and highly life
like. Sgt. Van Vleet is believed to be
stationed in West Africa.
Commercial fur farming has
greatly decreased during the war
because of the difficulty of get
ting the meats, cereals and vege
tables on which foxes, minks and
other fur-bearing animals are
raised.
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Washington
Column
By Feter Edson
(NEA Staff Correspondent)
. Washington, D. C Revival of
rubber and tire conservation pro
grams now seems inevitable. No
official would today be willing to
stickj his neck out to say there
should be further gasoline ration
ing just to save rubber, but the
tire situation is now so bad that
such a proposal could be justified.
Civilian truck and bus tire ration
ing has already been cut 50 per
cent. Further passenger car tire
rationing may nave to follow.
Every estimate on rubber de
mand made In the Baruch report
and in military requirements has
been exceeded.
The stockpile of raw rubber is
now well below the 100,000 tons
minimum reserve set in the Ba
ruch report, and immediate pos
sibilities for building it up are
nil. Further, more than 300,000
tons of rubber disappeared last
year through having been worn
out.
Manufacture of passenger car
tires last year was 18 million. It
should have been 30 million.
Manufacture of big tires is to
day the most unfinished business
of the whole war production pro
gram. The capacity to manufac
ture enough tires just doesn't ex
ist, though war production tabard
and defense plant corporation are
still authorizing tire factory addi
tions and new facilities to bring
production nearer requirements.
The one bright spot in the pic
ture is that there is and will be
enough synthetic rubber!
This is pretty much in the na
ture of a lucky break. When the
synthetic rubber production pro
gram was planned, the greatest
possible foreseeable demand was
for 672,000 tons a year. Actually,
763,000 tons were produced in
1944. Scheduled production for
this year is 930,000 tons and for
1946 is 1,100,000 tons.
Tires have been produced in
numbers far beyond any record
set before the war. In 1939. ap
proximately eight million heavy
duty truck, bus and aviation tires
were produced; in 1944, 16 mil
lion. But the scheduled demand
for 1945 is 27 million and for 1946
may go as high as 32 million. The
hope is that by 1946 a start may
be made at catching up on back
requirements for the civilian
economy. '
In December of last year the
war production board began to
step up heavy-duty tire produc
tion capacity beyond previously
stopped-up capacity. First was a
$100,000,000 expansion program
"within existing walls," intended
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to produce fm additional eight or
nine million tires. Then In late
January a $70,000,000 new plant
construction program was begun.
Thirty-five new facilities have
been announced up to mid-March,
i and the end of this expansion is
not yet in signt. wnen it is, there
will be capacity to produce an
additional six million tires. All
this new capacity will not come
Into production before 1946.
Bend Boy Joins
American Navy
Alfred Lee Howard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L. Howard, Bend,
was enlisted in the United States
naval reserve as an apprentice
seaman at Portland on Thursday,
according to word received by
Chief Specialist Paul Connet, re-cruiter-in-charge
of the Central
Oregon navy recruiting station
here today.
Howard was born In Redmond
and attended schools, both in Red
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BEND SCHEDULE CHANGES
Effective April 1st
Leave for BOISE 7:20 p. m.
Leave for KLAMATH. .2:10 p. m. 7:10 p.m.
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Salem Considers
Victory Day Plans
Salem, Ore., March 31 m,
Europe victory day will be a nC
of reverence and not of hilarity h,
SalenVmembers of the Salem r
taU trade bureau have decided
The bureau voted overwlSL
Ing y yesterday for store7tori
main open with business as usual
It was felt that most dviS
would not feel right abouT
brating while the Pacific war wm
still being fought. M
Baby minks, which finally pro.
duce fur for ladies' coats, wfil
only about one-eighth of an oS
at birth; in six weeks they aref
the size of red squirrels and
six months of aee art Br
- Inches long.
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