Univ. of Oregon Library EUGENE, OBEQOH TIE BEND State Forecast OREGON Scattered show ers Saturday. Becoming partly cloudy with widely scattered afternoon show ers Sunday. Rising tempera turo Sunday. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Volume LVIII BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY 29, 1948 No. 149 River Flood Wears Full-Scale Disaster BimLLETIH Columbia i City of Bend To Alter Time Early Tuesday The city . of Bend will go on daylight saving time Tuesday at 12:01 a. m., wnen clocks will be turned-ahead one hour. Action approving daylight sav ing time for Bend was taken at a special meeting of the city com mission yesterday evening, with Mayor Hans Slagsvold presiding, .and followed a survey of merch ants and others who would be di rectly affected by the change. . The resolution approved by the commission and signed by Mayor Slagsvold follows: Resolution Cited . "Whereas the cities of Portland and Seattle and other municipali ties in the Pacific northwest have adopted daylight saving time for the summer months and it ap pears many residents and busi ness men of Bend and its trade territory are in favor thereof and it seems advisable that daylight saving time be adopted for the city of Bend, "Now, therefore, be it resolved: that the city of Bend does hereby adopt daylight saving time for the summer season and In further ance thereof it is hereby ordered: that all clocks owned and control led by the city of Bend and by which the working hours of city employes are governed be set ahead one hour for the period commencing at 12:01 a. m. of June 1 and ending September 27 at midnight." Would Follow Lead Legally, the. city could only take action governing its employ ees, but it was believed that this action would set a precedent to be followed by most of the town. However, it appears that local observance cannot be unanimous, as it was under a federal decree in war years. The attorney gen eral of Oregon has ruled that only the state legislature can change the official time for the state as a whole. Locally, it appeared that there may be some confusion. Buses and trains will continue to operate on standard time, so far as could be ascertained today. The United Air Lines on Its flights through Central Oregon will also observe standard, or so lar time. If daylight saving Is generally adopted in Bend, the post office will observe the local hours, but mailing schedules will remain on standard time, because of rail and bus connections. Whether the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph Co., with Central Oregon headquar ters In Bend, can adopt the local time was still uncertain today. Will Change Time Power company officials indi cated that daylight saving time would be adopted for their staffs and offices. A downtown survey was made this morning by KBND and Bul letin staffs, with more than 50 retailers interviewed. Without ex ception, these retailers said they would adopt daylight saving time, effective Tuesday morning. Mer chants said they would observe the same store hours, but would set up their clocks to conform with the city daylight saving scneauie. It was announced from the Western Union office that its clocks would be set ahead one hour at midnight Monday. Deschutes county offces, Judge Charles L. Allen said, will be forced to stay on the standard time schedule. Early in the sea son, the attorney general was asked for a ruling on this matter and he said that only the state legislature could authorize a time change. Legal aspects for the county include filings in the coun ty clerk's office and other trans actions. Another legal angle being iron ed out today was the hours for the sale of liquor in Bend. The state law bans the sale of beer at l a. m but In Bend it has been the general practice, through an (Continued on Page 5) Station To Adopt Daylight Schedule Radio station KBND will ob serve daylight saving time effec tive Tuesday, It was announced Oy the mnnnonmMn nrln, Thn Mutual network has advised the uon that on June 1 it will broadcast its programs on a ralght daylight saving basis. r Or OVAt a vnnHtU .1 T", -,.. Irtu . w .iiuiiul U1C DCIIU a ia " s been carrying a mixed iiZ . .aue ,0 California's day- "Kit Ravi no Jk i. " Tuesday, programs will be TlZ, if lr Prev'ous regular order, fcUIICt Oregon Federation Honored m h lin A r ... . . ... Myrick Studio Photo The Oregon Wildlife federation, now holding its quarterly meeting in Bend, received a high national honor in the presentation of a plaque from the National federation for distinctive service in the field of conservation. W. J. Smith, past president of the Oregon group, received the award at the national convention at St. Louis and last night presented it to James Loder, 1948 president. To the left of the men is Henry H. Brown, of Berkeley, Calif., and on the right is Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, president of the Wildlife Manage ment Institute. Hunters, Anglers Cautioned Lush Days History, Serious Problems Yet To Be Solved Retaining a portion of the the past is the aim of wildlife Gabrielson, president of the Wildlife Management institute, told members of the Oregon Wildlife federation at a. banquet meeting at the Pilot Butte Inn "'Dr. Gabrielson gave sportsmen and their ' organizations a mild roasting in his talk. He credited sportsmen, as individ uals or groups, as being responsible for. most good that is accomplished in conservation, .but also said the same indi ' viduals were responsible for Floods Isolate Northern Areas (By United PreM) ' Slides, washouts and rain-softened roadbeds isolated large areas in the flood-stricken Pacific northwest Saturday and forced railroads to re-route several trains. A Northern Pacific- train was derailed at Ellensburg, holding up both Northern Pacific and Great Northern traffic for 30 minutes. The rear truck of the observation car on the Chicago-Seattle train jumped the track at the stream liner hit an undermined section of roadbed. The Great Northern was hard est hit. Roadbed Undermined At Monitor, Wash., near We natchee, 600 feet of roadbed was undermined by high water. Pile drivers at each end of the wash out were being used to throw up a temporary bridge. I. E. Clary, superintendent of the Cascade di vision of the Great Northern, said the situation in that area was getting worse. A slide blocked traffic on the Great Northern's mainline east- bound tracks near Mukiiteo, Wash. The lino from Spokane to Nel son. B. C, wns out after several bridges were swept down the Co lumbia. Chief engineer II. J. Sey ton renorted conditions as "Inde scribable" in the Kootenai river irea with mainline tracks under water for seven or eight miles. Shevlin-Hixon To Change Hours Beginning Tuesday morning, The Shevlin-Hixon Company will start its day at 8 a.m., under the daylight saving schedule, W. H. Myers, general manager, an nounced today following a con ference with union officials. Un der the daylight schedule, the day shifts will work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and night shifts from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Bronks-Scanlon, Inc. officials announced shortly before press time that no decision had yet been reached at that plant for operations under the city time change. PLAN COLDLY RF.CEIVED Washington, May 29 lU1 Sen ate committeemen were cool to day to suggestions of MacArthur-for-presldent boosters that they ask the army to order Gen. Doug las MacArthur home from Tokyo. i hunting and fishing enjoyed in conservation programs, Dr. Ira last night. the large share of wasted con servation funds. He told the sportsmen "it is foolish to attempt to solve wildlife problems by sounding off on pet theories," and said they spent far too much time setting seasons and limits without regard for fish and game crops available. "These matters should be left to authorities," he said. "The average hunter or fish erman will spend as much for whisky on one trip as he will for conservation in five years," Dr. Gabrielson said. Good Days Past Hunting and fishing will never be the same as they were in the past, the speaker said, and hunt ers and fishermen will have to revise downward their idea of what is their fair share. "There is little in store for pot hunters and fish hogs," he added. . ; Difficulties in fish and game management are continually in creasing. There Is a continuing in crease in population and a larger percentage of the population en (Continued on Page 5) Memorial aay, onngs new solace to the families of thousands of American fighters who gave their lives in World war II. For this is the first Memorial day since the war's end that finds the bodies of heroes who fell on foreign soli resting in their homeland, near their loved ones. Widow of one such hero Is Mrs. Colletta Gerlty, praying with her children after decorating the grave of her husband, the late Pvt. Albert T, Gerity, killed In action In Germany, Sept. 21, 1944. The scene Is in an eastern cemetery. 139 Seniors Get Diplomas At Exercises A capacity crowd filled the high school gymnasium to overflowing last night for commencement ex ercises honoring Bend high school's 40th graduating .class.! One hundred thirty-nine seniors participated. ; Students who received awards,, headed by PrisclUa Botkin, vale dictorian, and Beverly Hebert, sa lutatorian, were introduced. Others who wore the gold braid on their blue gowns, designating them as the top scholars of the class, were Frances Brooks, Bat ty Lewis, Betty Marie Hunt, Majs Jorle Tobias, Jim Nysteen,. Don Benson, Lowell Maudlin arid Janet Cook. - V Besides the major awards 'pre-'j viously announced, a surprise scholarship to Willamette univer-' sity was awarded Lowell Maud lin, and Margie Fowler received a scholarship for nurses' train ing. The selections were made too late for inclusion in the awards assembly. Others who received special awards were Il'Win Mc Cuen, Marjorie Tobias, Georgia Blinn, Doris Morley, Shirley Gib; son, Priscllia Botkin, Genevieve Armstrong, Beverly Ernst, Vem Clark, Bill Sheffold, Wesley Hog land, Nancy Lusk, Jack Gilfillan, Don Benson, Janet Cook, James de Broekert, Juanita Carroll and Joyce RicKman. . Officers Listed Officers of the graduating class are Don Benson, president; James Oglotree, . vice president; Doris Morley, secretary, and Dolores Meyer, treasurer. Miss Wilma Ja cobson and Lloyd Reed were class Q.l. .to..... . The stage- was decorated AWfh?: jarge gray numerals on a maroon swatch, carrying out the class colors. The motto was "Where we have led, others will follow," and the red rose was chosen as the class flower. Chance::or Paul C. Packer, of the Oregon state system, of high er education, delivered the com mencement address. He spoke on fundamental values of character, stressing the importance of free (Continued on Page 5) Youth Arrested' On Driving Charge Arrested by state police yes terday following a chase through Redmond and south over the old Redmond-Bend road, Ernest Jo seph Smith, 18, Powell Butte, entered a plea of guilty before Wilson George, justice of the peace, in Bend this morning. The youth, who was making his sec ond trip into court on the same charge, was sentenced to serve seven days in jail and fined $250. His operator's license was revok ed for one year. Officers said that the youlh was traveling at an estimated speed of 95 miles an hour through Redmond and south on the high way. Smith assertedly headed out over a side road and his car was wrecked at a railroad crossing. 139 Bend. High r :-v James W. Bushong, superintendent of Bend schools, presents Dr. Paul C. Packer, chancellor of the Oregon state system of higher education and speaker at commencement exercises last night. At the, conclusion of exercises diplomas were given out by Dr. G. W. Wlnslow, chairman of the Board, who is seated far at the right. At the left of Bushong and in front of members of the class are Rev. Walter . I. Watson and R. E. Jewell, high school principal. Six Persons Die In Chicago Fire Chicago, May 29 II' Six per sons were killed and another was injured critically today in a fire that raced through an old three story apartment building on Chi cago's west side. Shortly afterwards a second fire roared through a similar building in the same neighbor hood. Seven persons wbre injured fin-ttofr-second-'blaze. ' i Deputy fire commissioner An thony J. Mullaney said there ap peared to be no connection be tween the two fires but that his office was making a routine in vestigation for signs of arson. Tile two buildings were located within a mile of each other and the fires occurred within a period of almost three hours. The first flared up so quickly that the seven dead and injured were trapped in their beds. The second fire was discovered earlv enough for all but one of the In jured to escape by leaping from windows or fleeing down the stairways. Fire Cause Sought The fire in which six persons died was on South California ave nue. The other was on West Ken dall street. Firemen were searching for the cause of the California avenue fire which apparently was spread by some highly-volatile fuel such as gasoline. They said the Kendall avenue fire may have started from a short circuit caused by a faulty fuse. DAIRY MONTH ENDORSED Salem, May 29 (111 Gov. John H. Hall today endorsed June as "Dairy month," pointing out that Oregon has an annual income of $50,000,000 from dairy products. .'V .. .... j.-.JM School Seniors Receive Diplomas Parade Opening Feature Of Memorial Rites Monday Alexander G. Brown, Portland Attorney, to -. , Be Speaker at Services in School Gymnasium Bend will observe Memorial program and cemetery services, sponsored by combined vet erans organizations of the city, on Monday morning, The parade will be first event for the day, starting at 9 :30 a.m. The parade will include members of veterans organiza tions, Camp Fire girls. Company 1, and the Eagles junior drum and bugle corps and drill by the Bend municipal band, J paraae are asked to be at .Ore gon avenue, between Wall and Brooks street, at 9 a.m. The program at the high school gymnasium will take place at 10 a.m., with Alexan der G. Brown, Portland city attorney, to be the speaker. The municipal band will present a medley of World War I tunes, the Bend Gleemen will sing sev eral numbers and Mrs. Albert Allen will present several vocal solos. Rev. Carsten Brlen, of the First Lutheran church, will give the In vocation and Father Conlelh Kil- Han, of St. Francis church, will deliver the benedictions. Services to Follow At cemetery services to follow Immediately, after the program at the gymnasium, Rev. J. M. B. Gill, Episcopal rector from Lake view, will be In charge. Officers of veterans organizations will Dlace wreaths at the graves of vet erans of all wars. Presentation of colors and a firing squad salute will be handled by members of Company I. For mill crews and many others Memorial day week end will pro vide a three-day holiday. Three baseball games are on the sched ule with the Bend Elks to meet Timber Structures, of Portland, on the local field In games tonight and tomorrow afternoon. The Elks will play Klamath Falls Monday afternoon, at 2:30. Bend Elks Plan Week End Games The Bend Elks will give local baseball fans a full schedule of games over the Memorial aay week end, starting with a game toniL'ht at 8 o'clock when they meet the Timber Structures nine of the Oregon state league. Tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. a second game will be played with the timbermen and on Monday afternoon the Elks will be pitted against the Klamath Falls nine of the Far West league. The Pell cans are currently riding in sec ond position In their league. The fc.iKs, in opening games or the Slate league last week end, won one and lost one against Al bany. Salem Considers Daylight Saving Salem, Ore.. May 29 Ul'i The Salem retail trade bureau and chamber of commerce today be gan a poll of merchants here to determine their attitude toward daylight saving time. Results will be turned over to city officials, whose powers are limited to city hall hours. Secretary of Slate Earl T. Newbry said It was his opinion that the statehouse hours would .1 II I. n..lMM it l. n ..!.. I Mil uayiiKiu saving ix mi; lujr 1 made the change. 88 day with a traditional parade, team. Music will be furnished All groups to participate in the )arjicii Arabs In Attack On Jerusalem Jerusalem, May 29 IP King Abdullah's Arab legion placed modern Jerusalem under siege today, blasting Its strongpolnts with mortars and artillery after capturing the old walled city in an 11-day campaign of house-to house fighting. Other- Arab forces dug In at Latum on the Tel Aviv-Jerus alem road to insure the complete isolation of Jerusalem and pre vent desperately needed supplies from reaching its battered de fenders. Arab tanks, guns, mortars and troop reinforcements poured Into the Latum area while Egyptian Bombers blasted Jewish concen trations in Hulda and Abu Shu- sha, four miles west. Abdullah's troops appeared pre pared to assault modern Jerus alem with the same tactics that won the old city, which was iso laled from outside help and beat en into submission. Danger of War Termed Remote Seattle, May 29 ail Adm. Ches ter W. Nimltz says he Is convinc ed that there won't be another war. The wartime chief of the Pacif ic fleet told a new navy league chapter he believed the "balance of power" system practiced after I he Napoleonic wars could give the world 100 years of peace. "It takes a huge Industrial might to wage war nowadays," the five-star admiral said, "and I don't think any country is In a position to muster that might." Fleet admirals technically nev er retire, but Nimitz has bought a house in Berkeley, Cal., where he said he is going to "settle down." I'reimroiliH'ss Factor On the subject of future wars, Nimltz said he was convinced that adequate preparedness will avert any war. "In (he last war we paid highly for our unpreparcdness," he snld. "The next war which I don't think will come will be much chea)cr, If we prepare now." Cnrrler task forces, supported by fast battleships and cruisers, will he the nucleus of the navy's future force, putting the battle ship alone out of that spot, the navy veteran said. VEHICLE ACCIDENTS LEAD Chicago, May 29 (Ui Motor ve hicle accidents caused the great est number of accidental farm deaths last year, the national safety council reported today. ir,. Water Creeps Into Portland; Barriers Break Portland, May 29 UP) Army troops, and coast guardsmen rushed to aid thousands of volun teers today in a battle against floods which drove 20.000 persons from their homes in Washington, British Columbia, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. ' ; ; S v Officials said the flood situa tion was turni.ig into a full-scale disaster as mountain snows melt ed and churned rivers and streams into unbrldaled torrents. They warned that the worst was yet to come. They said the catastrophe would reach a cri sis Tuesday wnen iiooawaters will invade downtown Portland and rise 15 feet over flood staga at Vancouver, Wash., and Van- port City, Ore. Transportation crippled TransDortation and riverside industries were crippled through out the Pacific Northwest. Farm, ers lost inestimable millions of dollars worth of crops and prop erty.. At least 15 persons have drown ed. . Gov. Mon C. Wallgren of Wash ington summoned the national guard, and Provincial attorney Gordon. Wismer called out the British Columbia militia to as sist the Red Cross in flood re lief and help civilians sandbag overflowing rivers. The coast guard moved two cutters and a fleet of auxiliary craft into the Portland-Vancouver, Longview-Kelso area for res cue patrols along the Columbia and Willamette rivers. r Two Rivers Flooded The Columbia, and. .Willamette, rising toward their highest crests since 1894, forced 3,000 persons from their homes in the Portland Vancouver area. i - Engineers anticipated a crest that would flood the Portland Un ion station, wash over lower downtown streets and halt a net work of harbor industries. Scores of Industrial plants al ready had shut down. The Mor rison bridge, spanning the Wil lamette river in the heart of Portland, was closed because it was feared that hieh water would short-circuit cables hanging un- uerneatn. The Columbia river was ex pected to flood the business dis trict of Kennewick, Wash., with three to four feet of water. Au thorities ordered residents to limit water consumption to drink ing and essential household pur poses after the city distribution system faltered.- ' Flood Forecast A six-foot flood warning wns forecast in Wenatchee, Wash. More than 100,000 acres of -farmland and dairy ranches were flooded along the lower Cnlnm. bla. Evacuees moved out in row- Doats or waded through murkv waters. Flood waters at Bonners Ferrv. In northern Idaho, shut down all restaurants in the town. A mes sage received bv the Red Crnsa said the danger of a typhoid epl- uuuui: was lessenea wnen We lo cal health department set up a water purification system. in union county of Oregon floods covered 18.000 Union, Cover and Elgin. Budget Meeting Set for Tuesday Work nn tho mnniv Kitrr nM thO 19-18-49 flKPHl vnur rr,u k completed at the next meeting, wiML-ii hum ueun lomauveiy set for Tuesday, June 1, at 8 p. m. In the circuit courtroom, Judge C. L. Al len said today. "The budget is practically completed, but some minor cnanges win De made, Al len said. , . .1 The hnriirnt hnnt-H mndoio nf Pearl Weigand, Terrebonne; Ken- rem iongDnua, Mend, and E. C. rarKer, Koamond. Meeting with thnm nrn (tin r-nimfi, nti (.!. ..i Ing Allen and Commissioners A. E. Stevens and E. E. Varco. Redmond Studies Daylight Saving Redmond, May 29 Ud until this morning, Redmond had taken no action for the adoption of a daylight saving schedule, with no requests for such a change com ing from citizens. However, May or Jack Elliott reported today that Inasmuch as both Prlnevllle and Bend will change their clocks Tuesday morning, the Redmond city council will give the matter consideration. A special meeting of the council is planned to consider the matter.