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7 ' Call Before 7 The Bulletin circulation of fice is open until 7 p.m. each evening to serve subscribers. Call 56 before 7 p.m. if you fail to -receive your paper. BEND BULLETIN State Forecast OREGON Mostly cloudy this morning with occasional snow flurries in the south ern portion; partly cloudy otherwise through Saturday. Slightly colder tonight. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Volume LVII BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1947 No. 142 Univ. of Oregon Library EUGSTIE, OREGON THE Marshall Not Gloomy About Big 4 Session Secretary Of State In Great Britain; Molotov Is Expected On Monday By K. H. Shackford (United Pre. Staff CorrHiundent) London, Nov. 21 (IB Secre tary of state George C. Marshall arrived today for the big four council of foreign ministers, still refusing to be pessimistic about the outcome of the conference opening next Tuesday. Marshall arrived at Northolt fiirport aboard President Tru man s plane. A small group of top advisors made the flight with him. He declined to discuss any de tails of the German treaty nego tiations, but repeated former statements made at Washington that he refused to be pessimistic about an "operation" when en gaged in it. The Marshall plan for aiding Europe, he said, was "progress ing favorably" in congress. This was Marshall's third visit to Britain since 1944, when he came soon after the Normandy invasion. Molotov Expected He said he looked forward to seeing "my old friends of the war time period." A British foreign office spokes man said soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov might arrive Mon day by train from Berlin for the conference, since flying weather was likely to be bad. Foreign minister Georges Bi dault of France also was expected Monday, the spokesman said. marsnau was accompanied Dy Charles Bohlen, state department councillor; Karl Humelsine, chief of the state department secre tariat; and Bromley Smith, secre tary of Marshall's office. Craftsmen Hold Annual Banquet 5 Approximately 60 youths and J adults attended the 14th annual banquet for the Bend chapters ?of the Trades and Industries club f and the Future Craftsmen of Ore f gon, last night in the Pine tavern idining room. 3 The program featured talks by f experts in vocational work, and irthe presentation of a certificate j for completion of apprenticeship $to William Barron, was a high i light of the occasion. Barron ? w ho is the first local apprentice J to receive this honor, is now a full-fledged journeyman in auto j motive mechanics. He completed i Ins training at the Wakefield ga Ii.ige, in Sisters. Stanley Scott, J chairman of the local apprentice- ship council, made the presenta tion. Maudlin Is M. C. Lowell Maudlin, Pine Murmurs J editor, acted as master of cere ij! monies at the banquet, at the in jjvitation of members of the two j clubs. Special guests were fa thers of F. C. O. members and $ employers of T. I. C. members. Introductions were made by Ted Drake and John Sampels, for the respective clubs. I Speakers Included N. O. Nilsen. IMate director apprenticeship in pervisor tof T. I. C, representing the state department of voca tional education, and Stanley Scott, who delivered the invoca tion and led in the flajj salute and group singing of "God Bless (Continued on r-age 5) Students Learn Driving g r AutOmnhlln ril-lvlno tniU IlR nlarn tv, -jif , l , . . ' , : the delivery of this dual-contrcl automobile In which students receive1 letual behind-the-wheel Instruction. Shown with the car are Chief of ! I'oiice Ken C. Gulick, president of the Bend Lions club; Walter G. Coombs, of the Bend Garage company; Clyde M. McKav, local AAA secretary, and James W. Bushnng, Bend superintendent of school. Tn the vehicle is Miss Irene Barclay, who was chosen "Driver Queen" by class members. Instructor of the course In Bend high school is J. WiUon Bilycu. Spending By Administration Gefs Blame For High Prices Republicans Renew Charges As Conference Called To Discuss Anti-Inflation Program Washington, Nov. 21 '(U.E) Economy-minded republicans today renewed their charges that administration spending policies are largely to blame for current high prices. Criticism of federal expenditures was voiced by leaders of both houses as the 51 GOP senators were called to a party conference-to talk over President Truman's anti-inflation program. Chairman John Taber, R., N.Y., of the house appropria tions committee said he had new evidence that government Former Chancellor Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, pre war chancellor of Austria, arrived in Bend this noon for a speaking engagement at the first meeting of the Bend Knife and Fork club this evening. Dr. Schuschnigg came here from Olympia where he gave a lecture and will continue on tonight to Stockton, Calif., where he has an engagement to morrow night. More than 200 res ervations have been made for tonight's dinner. Highway Report Salem, Nov. 21 IP A rock slide 10 miles east of The Dalles caused one-way traf fia on the Co lumbia river highway -there-to-day, the state highway, depart ment reported. The slide is expected to be cleared by tomorrow morning, the department said. Other road conditions reported in the 9 a. m. report: Wapinita pass 18 degrees; six inches roadside snow; some icy spots. Santiam pass 20 decrees; clear; 19 Inches roadside snow; icy throughout, sanded. Willamette pass 20 degrees; clear; one inch new snow; roads icy, being sanded. McKenzie pass Icy, sanded. No snow on road. Sun Mt. pass 23 degrees; icy, sanded. Judge Vandenberg Assigned To Bend Salem, Nov. 21 mi Chief jus lice George Rosnman of the Ore gon supreme court today assigned Circuit judge D. R. Vandenburg, Klamath Falls, to hear the case of Lay vs. Struss in the Deschutes county circuit court replacing Judge R. S. Hamilton. Plaintiffs, Bend case, are Beatty Lay, Richard Lay and Giles Lay, doing business as Lay Brothers, who were under contract to J. A. Struts to provide trucks and driv ers to haul crushed gravel. They allege that the defendant failed to assure continuous operation of a satisfactory rock crusher, and seek a judgment for damages to taling $4,435.23 for alleged losses due to break downs and work stop pages, plus costs and disburse ments relative to bringing the case Into court. ue a Ttf-nrt hlfth fcrhnnl KtlhinM with I ' agencies are wasting the tax payers' money. He singled out the state department's inter national information program for special denunciation, and promised further budget cuts for "wasteful and inefficient" bureaus. Spending Held Cause Taber's blast came in the wake of a senate republican policy com mittee statement listing govern ment spending as "an important cause" of higli prices. The state ment, which reflected the views of committee chairman Robert A. Taft, R., O., said Truman could cut down on the outlays "if he had the slightest interest in doing so." Other congressional develop-1 ments: Foreign aid Shipments to France, Italy and Austria under the $597,000,000 stop-gap aid bill may be delayed by a legislative oversight. The senate foreign re lations committee, in approving the measure, failed to give the Re construction Finance Corp. the au thority to begin spending at once instead of waiting for a regular congressional appropriation. Testimony Studied Gen. Meyers The army judge advocate general's office is study ing the testimony of Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers to determine whether official action should be taken. Bank credit The administra tion may ask congress for author ity to restrict the lending power of the nation's banks as an anti inflation measure. Food program House mem bers were cautious in their com ments on the administration's new food plan under whjch the U. S. would "underwrite" food orders, placed by . needy, nations In other foreign countries. ' Bomber, 9 Men Lost In Pacific San Diego, Calif., Nov. 21 U A navy P-2-V medium bomber plane with 11 men aboard crashed in the ocean 100 miles southwest of here early today, the 11th naval district reported. Two of the crewmen were rescu ed and navy destroyers, submar ines and aircraft carriers intensi fied a search for other possible survivors. The plane, with four other simi lar craft, left Camp Mlramar at 4 p.m. yesterday to engage in 14 hour flight operation during off-' shore maneuvers, the navy said. It crashed into the sea at 2:50 a.m. today. " Two of the 11 men aboard were rescued by the submarine U.S.S. Pomadon under the command of Comdr. G. G. O'Neil. No trace could be found of the other crew men or the wrecked ship. There were five officers and six enlisted men aboard. Navy planes dropped flares and swept back and forth over the crash area starting shortly after 3 a.m. in an effort to find the wrecked craft, based at Camp Mir amar, near San Diego. Names of missing crew mem bers were withheld. Public Speaking Class Proposed Plans for a public speaking and sales psychology class for all Bend residents interested will be discussed at a meeting to be held Tuesday at 7:30, in room 202 of the high school building, it was announced today. At the Tues day night conference, the group will talk over details of the pro posed class, which will get under way in the near future if suffi cient interest is shown. Things to be considered will be the nomi nal fee for tho course. Howard L. Billings, teachr of public speakirjg and social science dean at the Bend high school, will be in charge of arrangements for the class. The course will cover about 30 hours, with the group to meet twice a week. SANTIAM SKI FORECAST Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 no The U. S. weather bureau here today issued the following report on' skiing conditions for this week-end : anuam pass; iunumon - enmv Honth is lnrho Inch ?"?. S 1" . .'" Santiam pass: Conditions new powder snow. Overcast with temperature this morning 20. Maximum yesterday 32. Light east wind. Tows will operate Sun day only. Road is Icy In spots but sanded. Chains are needed. French Facing Spectre Of Civil War ' ft ft ft ft ft ft ft , ft ft & . ft ft Russians Accuse Iran Of Hostile Act Oil Agreement Cancellation Angers Soviets Moscow, Nov. 21 IP Russia announced today it had informed Iran that cancellation of its 1946 oil agreement with the soviet union was a "hostile action" for which the Iranian government must bear full responsibility. "The Iranian government has treacherously broken obligations which it had taken upon Itself;" Russia charged. The note was delivered by soviet ambassador I. V. Sadchlkov yesterday to the Iranian foreign office in Tehran: Act Not Ignored "The soviet government cannot ignore that the decision of ( the Majlis (Iranian parliament) ..-v. in view of the preservation 'Of English oil concessions In south ern Iran is an act of rude dis crimination towards the USSR," the note said. "On the basis of the above, the soviet government declares a de cisive protest against the above mentioned hostile actions of the Iranian government towards the'1 soviet union which are incom patible with normal relations be tween the two states, and places the responsibility for the conse quences of this upon the Iranian government." Agreement Made (The soviet-Iranian oil agree ment to which Russia ' referred was made In the spring of 1946, while the United Nations was con sidering Russia's delay in moving otit. of Azerbaijan, .Iran's,, most northerly province. "Ahmed Ghavam, now premier of Iran, agrees on condition that the parliament would have to ap prove that the Russians would have the controlling interest in an oil exploitation company for 50 years. (Last month, the Iranian par liament refused to approve the agreement, with U. S. backing,, and passed a program under which Iran will find and develop its own oil resources;.. The pro gram, a part of which was re jection of the agreement with Russia, was drawn by Ghavam.) Bradley Named Chief Of Staff Washington, Nov. 21 U" -Gen. Omar N. Bradley will succeed Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhower as army chief of staff, President Tru man announced today. Bradley, who Is veteran admin istrator, will be succeeded by Carl R. Gray, Jr., vice president of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. Maj. Gen. Clifton B. Cates will succeed Gen. A. A. Vandegrift as commandant of the marine corps. The president at a news confer ence also announced that the res ignation of Gen. Robert Littlcjohn as war assets administrator will be accepted as of Nov. 28. Bradley will return to the war tage of some accumulated leave and also to make a first hand sur vey of various army headquarters I around the country before replac ing Eisenhower. The president said that Bradley actually would not take over as chief of staff until Elsenhower de parts to become president of Col umbia University. Asked when this would be, the president said he could not answer and that It was up to Elsenhower. 2 Hour Tremor Stirs Needles Weston, Mass., Nov. 21 HI'1 - A two-hour earthquake off the California coast which must have been felt on land was reported to day by the Boston college seismo graph station. Rev. Daniel Linehan S. J., seis mologist at the station, said that the Initial temblor occurred last night at 11:01:44 p. m. EST and was 2,600 miles west southwest of here. "It was a fairly strong quake and lasted about two hours," he said. "The direction would place it just off the coast of California. I'm sure It must have been felt on land but I don't think it was strong enough to cause real damage." r ' 4 ' Aerial view shows wreckage of Trans-World Airline Constellation whlcfl split 1 ntwo (upper right and lower left) when Its landing gear struck a ditch at New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware, Airport. There were no passengers aboard but the crew of five were killed when the big plane undershot the field - . during a training flight. Pastor Exchange News To Priest t " . t A news item In a Portland paper yesterday stating that Father Ed mund Hyland, pastor of St. Fran cis Catholic church in Bend, was o be transferred to Roseburg In in exchange with Father William w'imgtUan, formerly of , this city and now in Roseburg, definitely was news to Father Hyland today. Announcement of the exchange of pastors was made in Roseburg on Tuesday, and up until noon to day Father Hyland had no infor mation that a transfer was con templated by his superiors. The Roseburg news said the exchange was to occur this week end, but Father Hyland was still on duty here today. The Roseburg News-Review car ried the story on page 1, with a picture of Father cougman. me news Item also appeared in a Portland paper. News Checked A check with Roseburg sources by the United Press today indicat ed that the exchange of pastors was pending and that a delay in the malls might account for the failure of the Bend pastor to re ceive any notification. "All I know is what I read in the papers," Father Hyland said, quoting the late Will Rogers. Overseas Mailing Deadlines Are Set Washington, Nov. 2V Ul'i The navy announced today that Christ mas cards and packages for naval personnel In the Pacific must reach the fleet past office, San Francisco, by these dates: Dec. 5 for China, Japan, Philip pines, Okinawa, Wake, Truk, Pele liu. Dee. 10 for Guam, Salpan, Kwajalein, Samoa. Dec. 15 for Hawaii, Midway and Johnston.- The weight limit Is 70 pounds. 2 MEN KOB nOTKI. Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 21 Wi Police todav were hunting two men who robbed the Oregon hotel ; of $550 here Thursday. Princess Elizabeth And Prince Estate, Go Into London, Nov. 21 'Hi Princess , Elizabeth and Prince Philip: honeymooned today In one wing of a mansion on his uncle's 6,000 acre estate 71 miles from London. For one month, they "will enjoy more privacy than they ran ex pect for the rest of their lives. Scotland yard men were all over the place to Insure privacy for the world's most famous newlyweds. When the lights went off in their honeymoon suite at 11 o'clock last night, the Dally Mir ror reported, there was a Scotland yard detective on guard In the at tic, several floors above. Other detectives patrolled the estate In a Jeep. Broadlands, the mansion of Philip's unelp, Earl Mountbaiton, has been the royal south Hamp shire hospital since the war, and the Mountbatten's kept only a mall wing of It for their use. This was where Elizabeth and Philip were honeymooning, and Five Killed In Constellation "-.i, 'WW.:"."' -WIP- 1 Parking Meter Take Close To Cash Estimate Revenue from Bend's parking meters Is running almost exactly even with the amount estimated In the 1947-48 city, budget, the monthly budget, report- showed today. ;v ," '.r.-. . ::' In the first four months of the current fiscal year July, Aug ust, September and October the meters produced revenue to talling $9,013.47. For the entire 12-month period it was estimated that $27,000 would be collected. Collection in October totalled $2,088.81. It Is expected that col lections may be somewhat lighter in the winter months than in the summer and early fall. Snow Blankets Santiam Bowl A heavy crowd of skiers Is ex pected at Hoodoo bowl this week end, according to Arthur Boes chen, manager of Santiam lodge. Boeschen said about 150 skiers from Willamette valley and Cen tral Oregon points were at the bowl last Sunday. At that time there was about two feet of snow and additional snow has fallen this week. Tows have been placed In oeration by Ed Thurston, of Eugene. Information on snow and skiing conditions is to be transmitted by radio each rriday to Portland and will there be compiled Into a state wide report on skiing conditions. The ski reports are then released to newspapers and radio stations. MAKES FAST TIME Burbank, Calif., Nov. 21 Hi'i Speed flier Paul Mantz flew here from Oakland today in 41 minut es, 58 seconds, breaking his own speed record of 50 minutes for the 340-mile flight. Seclusion For Honeymoon the patients In the hospital were beside themselves In excitement, thinking that by looking out of the windows, they might see the royal lovers strolling in the gar dens. There also were four servants, although, the Mirror reported, Philip let all of them go except the butler after dinner. Dinner, under Britain's strict rationing, was potato soup, roasted chicken, two vegetables and lee cream. A special, flower-bedecked train took them from London to Winchester, the station nearest the estate, early last night. The Mirror said that as soon as they arrived, Elizabeth was shown to the pink and gold bedchamber, where a maid helped her change from her gong away costume. Philip changed from his naval uniform and they met about 8 p. m. In the drawing room, where there was a blazing fire on the hearth. Crash tNBA TeUnhoto) Court To Recess Over Week-End Testimony continued today In circuit court In the case of Frank B. Gulnn' vs. J. A, Chamberlln and Mrs. Chamberlln. The plain tiff seeks reimbursement from the -'defendant, his former'' em ployer, and alleges a contract which specified payment in addi tion to wages. Witnesses who were called by Charles Boardman and George H. Brewster, attorneys for the plaintiff, included the following: Boyd Simmons, Frank B. Guinn, Pearl Welgand, Jack Shumway, Friday Holmes, Carl Baker. Ev elyn Chamberlln, Dclbert R. Bar- nett, Walter Lowe, Merle Lowe, Dor'othy Hanneman, Pearl Han- non, D. W. Rutherford, John Mur ray, Norma Crum, Dewey Crum, John Bovvlman, Dale Jones and Charles Boardman. Witness who had been called to testify for the defendants, up un til the 11 a. m. recess today, were J. A. Chamberlln, William J. Ma lone and W. L. Van Duron. The law firm of DeArmond, Goodrich and Foley Is representing the Chamberlins. Attorneys indicated today that the case will continue into next week. Court will he recessed to morrow, according to Circuit Judge R. S. Hamilton. Argentina Trains ' Halted By Strike uuenos Aires, Nov. 21 mi A strike of workers for a wage raise and a change In seniority rules stopped nearly every train in Ar gentina today. I he workers, relielllng against their union leaders, said they would strike for 21 hours, work 24 hours and si like again If their de mands were not satisfied. They said tiny were prepared to keep up the process Indefinitely. Only government-owned trains and trains carrying milk for hos pitals were allowed to run. Philip Reach The honeymoon couple drove to Broadlnnds from Winchester sta tion afler a brief ceremony by the tnwnncoplc, (he last little bit of pageantry in a royal wedding day that will long be remembered In Britain. In London, they had been cheered to and from West minster Abbey by more than l.OOO.OflO subjects, of whom 2,500 fainted. When Elizabeth and Philip en tered their rnrriagp to go to the station, they were showered with rose petals by five kings, five queens and a dozen princes and princesses, among others. London's newspapers devoted three-quarters of their rationed pages to accounts of the wedding and to pictures. There was an exception, the communist Daily Worker. It carried a three-paragraph account on the bottom of its first page. Troops Called To Colors As By Joseph W. Grlgff (United Pren Surf Correspondent) Paris, Nov. 21 ilP The com munists served notice today that they were aiming at supreme con trol of France as the government underscored the gravity of the leftist-provoked crisis by calling 150,000 more citizen-soldiers to the colors. Newspapers said the govern ment had learned that the com munists had mobilized their cells throughout the country for pos sible action Saturday of Sunday. This was not ifflclally confirmed, . nor was there any Indication whe ther It was the reason for calling up the troops. ? -- Born in 1827 The troops were reservists of the class of, 1947 that Is, they were born In 1927 and were de mobilized several months ago to reduce the military budget. News papers also reported that the guard had been reinforced along the Italian and Spanish borders to keep out a possible influx of foreign communists. . . In a violently worded manifes to, the communist party summon ed the masses to "union and ac tion" so a communist regime could be Installed over France. The man ifesto also urged "formation everywhere of committees for de fense of the republic, defense of our Industry, our agriculture and national independence." - (' ... ., Manifesto Quoted'-'- - Seventy-five-year-old Leort Blum, " who was trying to form a middle- of-the-road government that would save tho nation from the spectre of civil war, was "tool" of Gen. Charles de Gaulle and his rally of the French people and of the "American imperialists," the man ifesto said. Thus, the communists also made It clear that a new government, headed by an elder statesman re garded as above party and who had been premier four times, would not make them call off the strikes that had taken 750,000 men out of France's most vital Indus tries. Blum was scheduled to appear before the national assembly this afternoon to present his program. The assembly will vole on It, and if tho program and Blum gets 310 voles, he will proceed to name his cabinet. Veterans Cutting Christmas -Trees The Veterans of Foreign Wars Christmas tree sale will get under way on Dee. 6, it was announced today by Ermul Tiller, who is chairman of the sale committee. The sale will be conducted on an unused portion of the city parking lot at Bond street and Louisiana avenue. W. A. Lackaff is installing wire for lights on the lot. Cutting of trees was started Sunday with Harrison R. Stew art, Wayne Entrlkln, Charles Ro ley, Earl Blrchard, Elmer Whip ple, Dale Gibson, Joe W. Staton, M. E. Van Epps, Henry Albright and Robert L. Martin doing the work. Other members of the commit tee beside Tiller are Entrlkln, Blrchfleld, Whipple, Gibson, W. C. Oulgley, Mot ley Madden and Mar tin. Balderree Given Committee Spot Salem, Ore., Nov. 21 Uli Gov. John H. Hall today appointed State Sen. W. W. Balderree, Grants Pass attorney, us a mem ber of the legislative Interim com mittee studying state highway needs. Balderree replaces Earl T. Newbry, who resigned when he lieramc secretary of state. Balderree was a memlier of the senate highway commltee. TO ATTEND KITES Salem, Ore., Nov. 21 Uli Gov. John H. Hall said he would leave lor Alhiny shortly afternoon to day tc attend the funeral of Wil ls rd L. Marks, president of the state board of higher education, who died Monday. Crisis Looms i
