Itolv of Ore flbmrf J
BocA fhe Affack
"All our might in men, munitions
and money will be needed in the
Pacific. Back the 7th war loan."
General Krueger
MB ' BUM
Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy today, tonight and
Wednesday. Occasional light rains
In the western portion, with aft
ernoon and evening showers In
the eastern portion. Little change
In temperature. .
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
Volume LIU
THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1945
NO. 143
THE
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Britain Ready
To Break Up
War Cabinet
Churchill Says Time Is
Past When 2 Groups Can
Work in Proper Manner
London, May 22 IP Prime
Minister Churchill brought the
breakup in his coalition cabinet
to a head today when he served
notice on the labor party that the
time was past when laborites and
conservatives could work together
in the government.
A formal announcement by
Churchill dissolving the wartime
coalition and setting the date for
a general election early in the
summer was expected at any time.
Churchill, in a letter to labor
leader Clement R. Attlee, ack
nowledged the-widening breach
between the political factions in
the government. He said the tot-
erable conditions under which we
could work together" no longer
exist. .- '
Xaborites Break
The laborites in effect broke
away from the coalition at their
convention yesterday.. Today re
sponsible sources expected
Churchill to call for the resigna
tion of his labor minister or to
ask King George to dissolve par
liament either move a step to
ward the general election.
Whichever step was taken
would result in the formation of
an interim government, probably
in time for presentation to the
house of commons when it recon
venes next Tuesday.
Churchill began with an expres
sion of regret at the laborites' re
jection of his proposal to work
together until the defeat of Ja
pan. Attlee proposed in return
that the coalition be maintained
until a general election in Oc
tober. Election Looms
"This would mean," Churchill
wrote, "that from now until Octo
ber outside the government and
ven within it' we should be?-continually
preparing for election."
"For my part," Churchill con
tinued, "I am sure that continu
ance of the uncertainty and agita
tion would be harmful to the
whole process of recovery of our
trade and changeover in indus
try." He deplored the "aspersions
with which you have darkened
this correspondence" and conclud
ed with reminders that the me
chanics of political procedure af
ter the war already had been dis
cussed in private.
Merchant Marine
Casualties High
New York, May 22 (IB Mer
chant marine casualties rose to
more than 6,000 shortly .before
VE day, Vice Admiral H. F.
Leary, commander of eastern sea
frontier, said today at a national
maritime day rally.
"Today we salute the greatest
and the bravest merchant ma
rine this country has ever
known," Admiral Leary said.
He disclosed that of more than
6,000 casualties, 767 were dead
and almost 5,000 missing. He add
ed that "I do not have to under
line that last figure to tell you
in how many cases the word
'missing' means 'dead' when it is
used of men who go to sea."
Big Job Ahead
Frank J. Taylor, president of
the American Merchant Marine
institute, also spoke at the cus
tom house ceremonies. He said
that "where one ship was neces
sary in the European area, three
will be required to attain the
same effect in the Pacific."
In another speech, Joseph Cur
ran, president of the National
Maritime Union (CIO) said, "The
no-strike pledge we made at Pearl
Harbor will be kept inviolate.
We'll deliver the goods even into
Tokyo harbor if necessary."
Prineville Marine
Reported Killed
One Central Oregon sailor has
been killed, and a soldier has been
wounded, it was revealed today
by the office of war information.
At the same time the OWI re
leased the name of a Culver sold
ier who had been liberated from
a German prison camp.
Cpl. Donald P. Fender, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Fender of
Prineville. and a member of the
marine corps, is dead, the OWI
reported.
Sgt. Numa W. McCoin, son of
Mrs. Hazel R. McCoin. of Terre
bonne, was wounded in the Pa
cific war theater.
Freed from the nazi prison
camp was Pvt. Bert J. Smith, son
of Samuel B. Smith, box 115, Culver.
2 Boys Escape Death in River
After Fishing Boat Overturns
Smaller Lads Play Major Role in Rescue From
Stream; Life Preserver Saves One Youngster
Timely arrival of three nersons nrohnhlv saved the lives
of two Bend boys late yesterday
me waters ot the Deschutes after their boat had capsized a
short distance above the NewDort avenue bridire.
Pulled from the water after
exnausuon were Wilfred Officer, 15, of 1127 Federal street,
and Fred Barnett, 15, of 786 Newport avenue.
Heroes of the occasion were Bruce Longballa, 18, of 107
Drake road; Kenny Burton, 15, 1605 Awbrey road, and Murel
Nehl, 1519 Awbrey road.
The accident was said to have occurred when one of the
: ; "boys, who were trout fishing,
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jdpanesenipping
Dealt Heavy Blow
Cuam, May 22 (IP) Navy bomb
ers dealing another crippling blow
to Japanese shipping, have sunk
or damaged vessels totalling 168,-
380 tons in Japanese and Korean
waters, it was disclosed today.
In operations from Okinawa,
Privateer search bombers sank
86,880 tons of shipping and dam
aged another 81,500 tons up to
yesterday. The Privateers, at
atched to Fleed air wing one,
have made almost daily attacks
on shipping between the Japa
nese home islands and ihe Asiatic
mainland.
Ships Targets
Admiral Chester W. Nimitiz
also announced Fleet air wing
one has destroyed 21 Japanese
planes and damaged 15 on its mis
sions from Okinawa.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters also reported Asia
tic coast patrol bombers, fanning
out over the China sea, sank three
freighters. They also bombed the
island outoost of Pratas. west of
Palawa in the Philippines.
Radio Tokyo reported that a
lone B-29 Superfortress flew over
the Japanese capital vesterdav
afternoon and dropped leaflets de
signed l0 "destroy the fighting
spirit Of the people." . ?
KinofHirohito '
Wins Freedom
London, May 22 (IP) The Lon
don Daily Express reDorted to
day that Prince Yasuhito Chichi-
bu, pacifist brother of Japanese
emperor Hironito, has been re
leased after two years "honor
able preventative detention."
A Bern dispatch of the Express
said the Japanese legation there
had been informed of Chlchibu's
release. It added that Japanese
quarters were stirred even more
by the news than by Germany's
surrender.
Chichibu was said to have been
interned for trying to use his in
fluence with his brother to pre
vent war between Japan and the
United States. He was said to have
been so successful that Japan's
warlords went tnrougn with the
Pearl Harbor attack to force the
Mikado's hand by putting him in
the position of losing face if lie
backed out of the war.
Governor of Oregon
And Wife Hunt House
Salem, Ore., May 22 iU" Gov.
and Mrs. Earl Snell are still
house-hunting.
The home in which the gover
nor was living was sold recently,
and the chief executive has not as
yet found a place to live.
"We're following up several
leads," he said.
Fathers Over 29 to Qet
In Meeting Draft Calls;
Washington, May 22 ilP Selec
tive service director Lewis B.
Hershey today announced indefi
nite deferment for men 30 or over
who are contributing to the war
effort r.r are doing "useful" com
munity work.
Hershey also instructed local
boards to review the cases of j
men in the 18-25 age group who j
were previously disqualified on ;
physical grounds.
Licaj arau Doaras nenceiorcn, ,
Hershey said, should give fathers j will be available in Increasing
over 29 "sympathetic considera- j numbers to replace the young
tion" in meeting draft calls. The men in war plants,
boards, he said, also should re-1 Hershey added, however, that
member the cost to the govern- j men 30 and over who leave essen
ment in dependency allotments of j tial Jobs will still face the pros
inducting fathers. , pect of induction.
unoer ine new program, wnicn ,
is eiiecuve immeoiaieiy, uinK
of older men virtually will be
halted if local draft boards rule
that they are -engaged in work ,
contributing to national health, !
y01 interest.
Hershey told la press i conference
that the monthly draft ca is will
oe reaucra iu swaaj, marujig ,
July 1. This is a drop of 25 per I
when they were thrown into
they had reached the point of
istood up in the boat to cast.
The Longballa and Burton
boys were playing . ball in
Brooks park, when they heard
cries for help. Seeing the over
turned boat and the victims
in the water, the boys stopped
playing ball, ran to where a boat
was moored upstream and rowed
to their aid. '
Barnett Boy Reached
They succeeded in dragging the
Barnett boy Into their skiff, and
were maneuvering to assist Wil
fred who had been seized with a
cramp. Meantime, Nehl, who was
driving across the Newport ave
nue bridge, saw the plight or tne
youngsters. He seized a life pre
server from its box on the bridge,
ran the length of Brooks park and
hurled it to the Officer boy Just
in time to pull him ashore,
Nehl then took the Officer boy
to his home where he warmed
him and gave him dry clothing,
The Barnett boy was taken to the
home of Norman Coleman, 105
Drake road.
Officers Called
City police and firemen were
called to the scene by Mrs. Wll-
11am Baer, 974 Riverside drive,
but the rescue had been effected
before their arrival,
The incident stressed the im
portance of leaving life preserv
ers on the bridges and at strategic
places in Drake park, Mayor A.
T. Niebergall declared. He re
called with reget that recently
preservers had been thrown into
the river, and would not have
been available for such an emer
gency,
While there had been a ew life
preservers along the river for as
long as ten years, it took the
drowning of John Anthony
Garske, 6. off the rock point in
Drake park four years ago yes
terday to bring about the instal
lation of additional ones, accord
ing to City Manager C. G. Reiter.
Bend OCD Group
Will Carry On
Although by presidential order
the national office of civilian de
fense has been abolished, the Des
chutes county civilian defense
council will continue to function
as usual, it was announced here
today by George Simerville, co
ordinator. Simerville said that he was in
receipt ofa request from Gov
ernor Earl Snell and Jack A.
Hayes, acting administrator for
the Oregon civilian defense coun
cil, that the local group carry on.
The officials pointed out that so
long as the war continues, there
is need for civilian defense meas
ures, but stated that they would
not call on the Deschutes group
unless it was absolutely neces
sary. JAPS APPEAR WORRIED
(Br United Proa)
A broadcast Tokyo newspaper
dispatch recorded by the FCC said
today that the crisis now con
fronting Japan appears hopeless."
in tne dispatch the Tokyo Shim-
bun praised the leadership of Rus
sia and said the Soviet Union "has
shown us how to surmount these
overwhelming difficulties."
cent under current calls. This cut
made possible the liberalized pol
icy for calling up of men in the
30-37 age group, Hershey said.
neimitry ciujiaiicu inai me i
armed forces need younger men.
Munitions cutbacks in war plants
will make older men available for
war Jobs, he pointed out, and this
situation should enable the re-
lease for induction of younger
men now occupationally deferred, i
uiscnargeo veterans, ne said, also
yi -r a ana mneo service reg-,
isirams in me io inrougn ge
group at present, Hershey said
he hoped about 10 'per cent would
turn out after review to be avail-
able for military service :
The new program abol shes the
30 through 33 age classification,
Registrants In this group were;
mrmeriy eugioie lor occupational
deferment oniy if they were
Allied Leaders
Move Forces :
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To Slav Border!
- Showdown in Ticklish 'S
Situation Seems Near; J
Friction Being Avoided
London, May 22 HP British
and American forces in northeast
Italy began moving east toward
the Yugoslav border today, in ef
fect infiltrating Yugoslav lines in
disputed Venizla Glulia province.
- J. Edward Murray, United Pres
correspondent with the Eighth ar?
my, said the western allies gradu
ally were taking over possession
of a number of high peaks and
other key positions that had not
been occupied' by the Yugoslavs;
Yugloslav occupation forces,
partisans and civil administrators
for the most part occupied only
towns when they marched into
Venizla Glulia, leaving the sur
rounding country unguarded, the
dispatch said. l
Showdown Probable
The action may bring a showv
down in the ticklish Yugoslav
situation. It was ordered by Mar:
shal Sir Harold R. L. G. Alex
ander, supreme allied command
er In the Mediterranean, after
Marshal Tito rejected his demand
that Yugoslav occupation forces
be withdrawn from Venizia Glulia.
The province was awarded to
Italy after the last war, but now
is claimed by Yugoslavia. Alex
ander contends that allied troops
should occupy the area until its
final disposition has been decided
at the peace conference.
Murrav said the eastward move-'
ment of allied troops was designed
carefully to avoid friction
wun
tne XUEOSiavs Dy ine smiuie c -
pedient of not entering areas held
"r
To Meet As Friends
Should Yugoslav, troops be en
countered, Murray said, "diplo
macy-and friendship will be the.
Anglo-American watchwords."
"Today should determine
whether the current policy of
peaceful penetration will succeed
without trouble," Murray said.
He said the troop movements
were under way from Udlne
southward to a point below Go
rizia. Both Murray and James E. Ro
per, United Press correspondent
at Eighth army headquarters,
said American reinforcements had
Joined the American 91st division
n the area to help present a
United allied front.
The situation continued tense
in Trieste and elsewhere In the
province, but dispatches disagreed
as to whether it wasliKeiy to im
prove or worsen.
Peace Agitators Face
Arrest in Jap Empire
Tokyo, May 22 LP Japanese
Procurator-General Namisuki Na
kano has called for the arrest of
peace agitators," the D o m e 1
agency said today.
The dispatch, recorded by the
FCC, quoted Nakano as telling a
meeting of presidents of courts of
appeal and chief public curators
that:
"The growing critical situation
of the war had led to a tendency
toward peace agitation and speech
on critical matters in a portion of
the populace ... it is Impossible
to repulse the enemy outside Ja
pan If there is no perfect unity
within Japan."
The dispatch said he called for
arrests in the case of "any speech
that might cause disorder in the
national unity."
Careful Consideration
New Deferments Loom
essary
dustry.
men in an essential in-1
Local boards now have full ail -
thority to determine which men i
over zi will be drafted, and are
no longer restricted by the list
of essential activities,
In case of rinuhr. Ifi-rohcv .-,M
draft boards should defer fathers
over 29.
Hershey said that men over 29
who have received their induction
notices but are not yet in the
army will come under the new
policy.'
The new regulations restore al
most in its entirety the draft pol
icy which took effect last May.
At that time, selective service
stated that "the prospect for reg
Istrants ages 30 through 37 . . . i
wno are regularly engaged In and the month's total of 90,000.
who remain in activities in war ! The navy expects to reach Its
production or in support of the' full strength of 3,398,000 men by
national health, safety or interest the end of June and will need only
that they will remain in civil-i replacements thereafter.
Ian life for an Indefinite period, I Army calls in the past few
subject to adjustment as the needs : months have averaged slightly
of the armed forces change." lover 100.000. The current and
blnce last Ju v. when nrmv
nec-ldraft calls fell off 'sharply to be-1
Jimmy Heads East,
T!t"rTr-r' - rv-vni foe Mgniimi.i ,v, m
Lt.-Gcn. James Doolittle, above,
who led the war's first bombing-
attack on Tokyo, has re
linquished his command of the
: 8th Air Force In England, and
is considered headed for an im
portant command in the Pacific.
MaJ.-Gen. William E. Kepner is
the new chief of 8th Air Force.
Jap Balloon Attacks on West
States Are Called 'Fantastic'
Washington, May 22 (U.E) Japan for several months has
been attacking the western United States with long-range
balloon-borne bombs which thus far have caused "no property
damage," the war and navy departments revealed jointly
today.
They called the Japanese attempt "fantastic" and said
the attacks "constitute no military threat"
"During the past several
are known to. have landed or
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IWl Ml, lIVO, (IllllUUIlllliCII I,-
rsjuu.
These balloons cannot be
controlled by their launchers.
tjthe war department said, and
: i the "chances that any given
,thn "i-hnni-oa thnt- nnv irimn
place woud be hlt by tnese ot.
tacKs is only one in many mil-
lions."
f PUBLIC IS WARNED !
All persons llvlnjf in the
United Slniea west of the great
lakes today wero cautioned to
be on the alert for the possible
hazard presented by Jap bal
loons, and "under - no circum
stance to touch or approach
any unfamiliar object."
The Japanese attempt to under
take against the United States at
tacks which the Germans launched
with infinitely greater success
against Great Britain was handi
capped so greatly by distance that
it has been able to cause no dam
age to property.
Drift With Wind
Apparently they were loosed
to drift with wind currents to
ward this continent in the hope
that they would be carried over
the United States.
"These balloons are grey, white
or greenish-blue paper, about 33
feet In diameter," the war de
partment said. "They carry a few
small bombs suspended beneath
the balloon. It Is believed that the
main purpose of the bombs Is to
set brush and forest fires. They
are tlangerous and should not be
touched by anyone not familiar
with bombs."
The war department said that
thus far the bombs had not suc
ceeded in their apparent purpose
of starting forest fires.
The balloons, it was said, have
landed or dropped their explosives
from time to time in Isolated
drcas, mostly in the mountains,
forests or deserts.
There is no indication thut any
of them ever carried enemy per
sonnel. (Continued on Page 5'
low 100,000 a month, few men
30 or over have been taken for
lspi - vic - p. At no time before Decern-
her did men 30-37 fill more than
15 per cent of a total monthly
call.
That number was raised some
what, however, when stiffened
German resistance and the ene
my's Deeemiwr breakthrough on
the western front changed tempo
rarily the outlook for army man-
power requirements. , i
in February of this year, sciec-
30 33 should be "necessary to" asl"B since their canoe overturned
well as "regularly engaged In" during a pleasure trip on the lake
useful work. That requirement is 'as' wcek.
now eliminated.
It was learned that the army's
July call would be 70,000 out ofi
.lnm. i alio ulll tnlal lw-.i,t 120 000 ,
each.
Kepner Takes Over
LMZJ
MaJ.-Gen. William E. Kepner,
above, former chief of the 8th
Air Force's Second Bomber Di
vision, is the 8ths new com
mander, succeeding Li-Gen.
Jimmy Doolittle. The latter was
ordered to Washington for re
assignment, probably to an Im
portant Pacific command.
months, Japanese free balloons
dropped explosives in isolated
Bend Is Warned
Of Check Forger
Bend banks, merchants and
members of the Veterans of For
eign Wars were warned today to
be on the lookout for a forger
who' has already -victimized a
number of postof flees .in other
Oregon cities, and is using v w
identification to commit the
crimes.
According to word sent local
VFW members from the depart
ment of Oregon VFW headquar
ters In Portland, the man is in
possession of a VFW post 81 dues
card and VFW button which were
stolen from the home of Elbert
Strong in Portland. Strong is now
in the south Pacific. The card
bears number 614896.
The forger, according to the in
formation Is 25 years of age, S
feet 11 inches tall, weighs 180
pounds, has reddish-blonde wavy
hair, hazel eyes, right thumb is
stiff, has a tattoo on the upper
right arm (eagle tattoo), and is
described as "good looking."
The checks are drawn on the
First National bank of Portland
In amounts of $15, $20 and $25,
and arc signed either Elbert
Strong or Frank B. Adrian. The
.spurious checks have been passed
in taiom, iugene, Albany and
llverton.
Photographer Dies
In Action on Iwo
Washington, May 22 till Ma
rine Set. William II. Genaust, 38,
Minneapolis, Minn., combat pho
tographer who took motion pic
tures of the epic flag-raising on
Mount Sirabachl, was killed In
action on Iwo Jlma March 4, ma
rine corps headquarters announc
ed today.
Pictures he took of the notable
episode were used In the film,
"To the Shores of Iwo Jlma."
They also were produced In the
press and In Iwo news reels. He
was "shooting" the scene beside
photographer Joe Rosenthal
whose still picture was Judged
one of the most notable of the
war and won him a Pulitzer prize.
2 Marines Lost
In Crescent Lake
Klamath Falls, Ore., May 22
tlli Parties from the Klamath
Falls marine barracks today con
tinued to search Crescent lake
for the bodies of David Van Deest
of Des Moines, Iowa, and Corp.
Ncarl Burvis of Independence,
Kans.
I The two marines have been mis-
EKICKSEN KITES TOMORROW
Spanish American War veter-
!ans will conduct graveside serv-
Ices In Greenwood cemetery to
morrow for George M. Ericksen,
, victim of a drowning in Wickiup
reservoir last Thursday, It was
I announced today. Regular serv-
Ices will be held at 2:30 o'clock in
I the chapel of the Nlswonger and
Wln.lnw fnnnrnl hnmn wllh Rov
I Morris A. Thompson in charge.
Reinforced American Troops
On Okinawa Besiege Japanese
City; Anchor Town Menaced
Admiral Predicts Island Will Be Captured
'In Very Near Future'; New Blows Against
. Nippon Empire Promised; Patrols Are Active
By Wiluam Tyree
(United Prcu War CortMpondcnt) ...
Guam, Wednesday. May 22, (U.PI Reinforced American
troops on Okinawa besieged the Japanese fortress city of
Shuri today and threatened to outflank the eastern anchor
town 'of Yonabaru in a now drive southward along the coast.
Vice Admiral Richmond
U. S. amphibious forces for
predicted Okinawa will be captured in the "comparatively
near future." He disclosed Okinawa already was being used
as the base for "important attacks" against Japan.
"Every day, at this early stage, we have airplanes from
Okinawa over Japan," said " : " T
Admiral Turner. "Think what
it will be like n month irom
now!"
Siege Arc Formed
Marines of the first division
and doughboys of the 77th and
96th army divisions clamped a
siege arc roughly 1,000 yards out
side rocky Shurl. .
In a wide semi-circle, the Yanks
slid around Shuri along a line ap
proximately huo to 1,100 yards
from the center of the town. The
marines fought along the west
side, the soldiers along the east.
Shuri's main fortifications were
pierced in some of the fiercest
fighting of the Pacific war.
Patrols of the WUth division
were disclosed to have probed
completely through Yonabaru,
east coast port, in the deepest
American penetration on Okin
awa.
Pat rob) Active
United Press war correspond
ent Edward Thomas, with the
96th, said the patrols reconnoit
ered Yonabaru and later with
drew.
The 96th plunged west of Yona
baru In a drive that threatened to
Isolate Yonabaru from Inland Jap
anese defense positions.
Major Gen. Roy S. Gelger, com
manding general of the nurd ma
rine amphibious corps In Okina
wa, said his men were "making
good progress. He acknowledged,
however, that the Japanese artil
lery on Okinawa was tne most
effective we have run Into in the
Pacific.
He declined to make a definite
prediction as to when the Shuri
defense zone would be oroKon
But he said any withdrawal from
Shuri woulrl force the Jaoanese
to take up positions strung out
over a longer line.
Ben Gedney, 33,
Marine, Killed
Cpl. Ben O. Gedney, 33, was
killed in action while serving
with the Sixth marines in Okin
awa, on May 10, his wire, uene
vleve, primary teacher In the Turn
alo school, has been notified by
the war department.
Aside from his wife, Cpl. Ged
ney Is survived by his four year
old daughter, Susan.
Cpl. Gedney, who had been In
the service approximately a year
and a half, was with the marines
in their original landing on Okin
awa, and recently returned to ac
tion following a rest period. No
details of the marine's death have
been received.
Cpl. Gedney for a number of
years was an employe of the
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company
Inc., working In the yard. When
he entered the service, he was
the owner of an acreage on the
Tumalo project.
The marine corporal was in a
number of major battles in the
western Pacific.
Bend Man's Father
In His 96th Year
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer V. Ward
have returned from Centralia,
Wash., where the Bend man at
tended a family reunion in ob
servation of the 9(th birthday of
his father, W. S. Ward, northwest
pioneer. Present for the- reunion
were 23 children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren, includ
ing three sons and a daughter.
Still In fine health, the Cen
tralia pioneer this year is culti
vating a victory garden.
General Kills Jap
With Garand Rifle
Okinawa. May 22 tlfi (Via
Navy Radio) Brie. Gen. Claud
ius M. Easley, Waco, Tex,, assist
ant commander of the 9Cth divi
sion, killed his first Jap on
Okinawa today with one shot
from a Garand rifle at 500 yards,
from an advanced observation
post.
Kelly Turner, commander of
the Ryukyu invasion operation,
Veterans' Affairs
Group Organized
Salem, Ore., May 22 (tP Gov.
Earl Snell today nppolnted the
seven members of the advisory
committee of the newly-created
state department of veterans' af
fairs.
The department, authorized by
the 19-15 legislature, will coordin
ate all state and federal laws and
benefits for veterans of this war.
A director will be appointed later
to administer the department.
Six of the seven members ap
pointed are nominated by the
various veterans' organizations.
The seventh Is a public member
named oy tne governor.
The men named by Gov, Snell
today were:
Harry V. Reed, Portland, Span
ish war veterans; Floyd K. Dover,
Grants Pass, order of the purple
heart; John Walker Jones, Mil
waukee, veterans ot foreign wars;
Eugene K. Oppenheimer, Port
land, American legion; F. J. Hoi.
.brook, Medford, -.Disabled .veter
ans; William i Toomey,. Port
land, world war II veterans, and
Carl F. Freilinger, Portland,
public member.
Sergeant Bechen
Telegraphs Home
SSgt. Haarby Bechen, who
earlier this month was reported
m)on,!ca xlom a Jc""man prison
camp, Is well and safe, according
to a telegram received here today
by his sister,' Miss Eleanor Be
chen, member of The Bulletin
business office staff.
"All well and safe. Hope to see
you soon. Writing In details," the
sergeant's telegram read. It did
not reveal the whereabouts of the
liberated fighter, who was a mem
ber of the Seventh army infantry.
Sgt. Bechen was first reported
missing in action last January,
and the first knowledge that he
was a prisoner of the Germans
came In an account in a Portland
paper early this month.
1945 Legislature
Costs $195,424.38
Salem, Ore., May 22 UiA
record expenditure of $195,424.38
was needed to hold the 1945 legis
lature, secretary of state Robert
S. Farrell, Jr. reported here today.
This figure does not Include
the cost of printing the session
laws and the house and senate
journal.
The 1943 session cost the next
largest amount, taking $179,271.97
for the 59 day session.
The 19-15 session lasted for 69
days, longest in history.
Price Specialist
Coming to Bend
Coming here by request of the
dealers, H. P. Madison, meat price
specialist for the OPA in Portland,
win tie in Bend to meet with re
tall meat dealers next Thursday
at 8 p.m., it was announced today
at the offices of the Bend war
price and ration board. The meet
ing place is to be announced later.
Because or considerable misun
derstanding and confusion, local
meat dealers had asked for clari
fication of regulations, and Madi
son is expected to explain all gov
ernment rules governing the sale
of meats.
Pass Snow Survey
Nears Completion
Salem, Ore., May 22 tU"i A sur
vey of snow conditions on the
McKenzle pass between Eugene
and Bend, should be completed by
this week-end, R. H. Baldock, state
highway engineer, said today.
Men are working on the pass
from both ends making the study,
Baldock said. The result of the
survey will determine how soon
the pass will be cleared for traf
fic, he said.