Univ. of Oregon Library EUGENE, OREGON THE BEND BULLETIN State Forecast O R E G O N Considerable cloudiness with scattered thunder showers Thursday and Friday. Cooler in east ern third of the state this afternoon. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER BEND. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1948 No. 4 LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE - I Volume LIX TWO SECTIONS 335 Vanport Residents Still Missing & "fir , -ft- & & ft ft . ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft US Plane Breaks Super sonic Barrier , Excavation Starts for Municipal Pool ?gr juqyr !-. ,s-mm III Ay. f r ... m jgsm Excavation at the east side park site for the municipal swimming pool was started yesterday, with a city street department bulldozer operated by Ernest Walker doing the work. Mayor Hans Slagsvold and City Manager C. G. Reiter, on the left, visited the site in the afternoon to see what progress is being made. The excavation is being made in the park area on East Sixth street between Hawthorne and Greeley avenues. The pool is to be 60 by 120 feet and will be surrounded by a 25-foot concrete apron. As soon as excavation determines the exact location and plans are made available, the city commission plans to call for bids on the pool construction. Truman Due To Fly Over Flooded Area By Merriman Smith lUnited Press Stuff Whit House Reporter) Aboard Presidential Special, Eune 10 IP President Truman , 'as scheduled to make one of the aor addresses of his current finy-fn -Seattle this, uitca-uaun hen he will offer an omnibus rogram for helping the west hrough an era of power develop- lent, reclamation, Irrigation and lood control. kl f lood control was a prime topic lljr discussion in this flood-weary lountry. The president will fly wvvr tne vvaaiiingiuu - u i c g u 11 lood area tomorrow with Maj. en. Philip B. Fleming, federal works administrator who is co lirdinating federal efforts to re lieve flood suffering along the bwcr Columbia river. To Seak tn Portland The president's aerial flood lour will be followed by a speech ft Portland early tomorrow after noon when he will appear under auspices of the Red Cross. Alter spending last nigni at me ubernatorial mansion of his old onate colleague Gov. Mon C. jVallgren at Olympia, the presi dent was scheduled to take a mo- ;or and boat trip to Seattle. l tie chief executive s address at cattle was under the auspices of (ho Washington State Press club. win speak in a high school sta- mm. Criticizes Congress i While President Truman will vote much of his speech to the ii'ed for extensive flood control t ncasures in this part of the west, ie was expected to continue his I ; liarp criticism of the republican I "ngress, concentrating on repub I ican treatment of public power V ''commendations of his admlnis- ation. The president campaigned cross Washington slate yester- ' in a series of tram and auto- frobiie stops from Spokane to ylympia. He followed the pattern jf his cross-country swing and idsieu congress at every oppor inlty. aq Week Dates fcre Announced A proclamation, calling for the wrvance of flag week in Bend m June 13 to June 19, was is- "i today by Muyor Hans Slags I'l. The week u'lll Include Fine 1 which is Juno M, the 171st f J in', aiiut'i mil i'.t e Continental congress of the " oi the nation. 1 proclaim and designate the '' f June 13 to June 19 as e Period for the observance of ag week," the proclamation 'Hod. 'anrl T lii'nn oil ,lll'nni J"" organizations of Bend to '" ' the commemoration of e Hl'ln Of niir flnn nnrl In 10H0. Jra'o themselves to the service J our nation and to the high ffta's symbolized bv our flag." I PLANTS TO CLOSE IJCtrri t T i i F'llOrs mrnnritnH I A 1' ; all plants in Michigan will "t down from Friday until Mon Itlk, 21, i,,llnK abou 200.000, I vl sicei shortages. Orders Silencing Guns Early Friday Sent to Arab Leaders Cairo, June 10 '(UP) Count Folke Bernadotte plunged to day into the. task of arranging a permanent peace in Palestine as orders silencing the guns' in the Holy Land for 28 days, starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow (2 a.m. EDT), went out to Arab commanders. Jewish cease-fire orders were not yet reported from Tel Aviv, but it was assumed Israeli commanders also would be instructed to hold their fire on the hour set by Bernadotte. Bernadotte told correspondents that both sides have prom ised to do their utmost to pre vent terrorist acts but that some incidents are considered unfavorable.. " ..; The Swedish. , count - an nounced that he would estab lish headquarters on the Med iterranean island. of Rhodes, neutral territory, some 450 miles northwest of disputed Pal estine, to carry on his task of seeking permanent peace be tween Arabs tmd Jews. To Visit Jerusalem Bernadotte said that first, how ever, he would fly to Jerusalem Friday to observe for himself the truce conditions in the embattled Holy City. Bernadotte said he will stop in Amman, seat of King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan, on his way to Je rusalem and may stop there again 'Friday night, if there is time, before flying on to Rhodes. The United Nations mediator will be accompanied to Jerusalem by Harold Evans, of the American Friends society, who has been ap pointed mayor of Jerusalem by he United Nations. Evans said he expects to assume his duties in Jerusalem for the first time Friday. ' , KBND to Release Network News Arrangements have been com pleted with the Mutual-Don Lee network for Frank Hemingway to broadcast two network pro grams from the studio of KBND on June 15 and 16, it was an nounced today by Frank H. Log gan, station manager. Hemingway, who is a brother of Er. Max Hemingway, Bend, and was one of the members of the original KBND staff 10 years ago, will arrive in Bend on June 15 and originate his 4:w p. m. news broadcast from the local sta. tion. He will alio broadcast his 7 a. m. program on June 16 be fore leaving for Eugene where he will take a plane and arrive In San Francisco in time for his aft ernoon broadcast. California Kelease Point Hemingway's news programs from Bend will be sent over direct telephone wires to San Francisco where they will be distributed to stations on the Mutual-Don Lee network. This is the first time KBND has originated a program for the network. However, the station assisted in planning and broadcasting a network program when water was turned on in the North Unit project In Jefferson county two years ago. Accompanying the newscaster to Bend will be his writer, Lee Woods. BODY RECOVERKD Salem, Ore., June 10 'in State police said today they have recov ered the body of Mrs. Eleanor Kindred, 21, Mill City, who .imirnnri in thn North Santiam river while attempting to swim to an Island. 1 Vanport to Enter in Portland, June 10 tP) Refu gees from flood-ravished Van port announced today they would have a float in the Portland Rose festival floral parade Friday as a tribute to the generous people of Portland. John L. Ward, Vanport com munity relations director, said the-new float was being rushed to completion. He said the "wa ter baby" motif originally plan- ned had been abandoned for a more appropriate theme. Queen of the float will be Mar- avene Kurtz, wife of veteran Robert Kurtz and mother of a 5V&-year-old boy and a 5-months-old girl. Opposition to holding the Rose festival this year developed after vanport, wan-born city of 18, 500 population, was obliterated by the flooding Columbia river Memorial day. Queen Crowned But Vanport residents said wanted to enter the float as an expression of appreciation for tne way rortlanders have open ed their homes ana their Docket books to refugees from the de stroyed city. Barbara Logue of Washington high school was crowned queen of Rosaria last night in colorful ceremonies at Multnomah sta dium officially opening the Rose lestivai. ine coronation took place before a fluorescent back drop showing Mount Hood with a moon rising over it. Jamboree Scouts Plan for Outing Bend's three world Jamboree scouts, Jack Symons, Henry Her brlng and William Niskanen, Jr., of troops 5 and 6 are to join in the Jamboree scout and fathers' encampment on Melita Island, Flathead lake, from June 13 to 23. Flathead lake is near Glacier na tional park, in the western Rock ies. Sixty scouts and their fathers have been invited to Join In the camp, and forest service officials will provide expert guides for back country fishing. Canoe trips, pack horse trips and hikes and swimming are on the program. A. A. Symons and William Nis kanen, fathers of two of the Brnd boys, will be unable to make the trip, but Leo Herbring, father of Henry, and Dr. R. E. Johnson will accompany the boys to Montana, making the trip by car. DEMOCRATS STAC.E UPSET Washington, June 10 tP-Demo- crats staged an upset today and torcM tne controversial Taft- Wagner-Ellender housing bill out of the house banking committee by a 14 to 13 vole, . . Sound Speed Is Exceeded, Says Official Washington, June lO.iUi The air force's XS-1 rocket plane has been flown "much faster than the speed of sound many times," Air secretary W. Stuart Symington announced today. The original supersonic flight was made last October at the Muroc (Cal.) air force base. Sub sequent test flights all have been made there. The speed of sound Is about 7b0 miles an hour at sea level. Symington made the announce ment at a press conference. Air experts called the supersonic flight the greatest achievement In flight history since the Kitty Hawk, N. C, flight 01 the Wright brothers. Capt. Charles E. Yeager, 25- year-old air force ace, became the first human in history to fly fast er than sound. Stationed In Ohio Yeager Is stationed with the' fighter flight test branch at Wright field, Dayton, O. Undoubtedly the plane was fly ing at a high altitude. The speed of sound decreases with increased height. For example the speed of sound at 40,000 feet is 660 miles per hour. . Symington said he could not re veal more about the flight be cause of . national security. -He said any details might give other nations the benefit of air force re search. While Symington did not claim any altitude or speed records, the rocket plane obviously shattered unofficially all existing world speed records. Nothing Else Keieased "The information that the XS-1 has flown faster than the speed of sound many times is all the air force can release with regard to the performance," Symington said. The XS-1 Is a small, straight- winged plane with a needle nose and a stubby, fat body. It is pow ered by four rocket engines. This is the first rocket fighter of the air force. The air force thus confirmed an Aviation Week magazine state ment that the flights were made over the air force desert flight test center at Muroc, Cal. It said the flights had been made since October. Unemployment Drop Reported Unemployment in the Central Oregon counties whs cut in half in May, according to the monthly report of the Bend office of the Oregon state employment service. The number of unemployed dropped from 400 In April to 200 at the end of May, Clark A. Price, manager of the office, said. Only 60 unemployment compensation claims were continuing at the end of May, compared with 106 at the end of April. A .total of 215 work openings were leceived by the employment office in the month, an increase of 200 per cent over April. The number of unemployed veterans dropped to 51, the lowest point since the end of the war. A con certed drive to place veterans found jobs for 80 in the month ot May, Price said. Total employment in 58 estab lishments on which the Bend of fice keeps records stood at 3,492 in May, compared with 3,261 in March. An increase to 3.501 was anticipated for June. Contract construction showed a largo In crease, from 57 men in March to 114 in May and lumbering showed a gain from 2,122 to 2,278. Thr; territory covered by the Bend office includes Deschutes Jeflersnn, northern Klamath and nonnern iake counties. Trains Sideswipe; 2 Reported Dead Laurel. Md.. June 10 (UiTiun Baltimore & Ohio Dassnnper trains sideswlped each other near this race track town today, mrawing several cars on their sides. Two persons were reported dead by state police and about 30 were reported injured, Truman Sets Formal Talk For Seattle Seattle, June 10 UPiPresident Truman traveled the Olympic peninsula from Ulympia to Seat tle today, arguing that if congress quits "without doing something about prices" it will amount to a national "disgrace. In the early afternoon the presi dent planned to put forth his pub lie power, reclamation and flood control idtjas in a formal speech here. President Truman, joined here by Secretary of the interior Jul ius A. Krug, drove 70 miles this morning from Olympia where he was the overnight guest of uov. Mon C. Wallgren. . Senate Approves Teen Age Draft; House Acts Next Washington; June 10 (IP) The senate today passed the 19-through-25 draft bill. Action came after a week of debate and a final flurry of vot ing on amendments. The measure now goes to the house, where a similar bill has been in the rules committee for a month. House republican lead ers have said the lower chamber will act on selective service leg islation before this session ends. 'r-T'he senate-approved bill would authorize the regular armed forc es to expand from 1,446,000 to 1,795,000 men during 1948-49. It also authorizes 161,000 youths of 18 to volunteer for one year, thus bringing the combined total of the three services to 1,956,000. Need 903,000 Men The senate armed services com mittee said the regular services will need 903,000 men during the next year to meet the increased authorized strength and to fill the gaps from expiring enlist ments. The military hoped to get most of the men from volunteers, but an estimated 200,000 draftees probably will be called the first year. The senate bill would require all men 18 through 25 to register as soon as machinery can be set up. Those 19 through 25 would be subject to draft, but 18-year-olds would not. Military authorities have es timated H19 draft should be work ing two months after the presi dent signs the bill. Would Register Doctors Doctors and dentists through age 44 would be registered sep arately and could be drafted as needed by the military services. Draft boards similar to those of world war II would be set up but fewer would be needed. The president would set up regula tions to exempt or defer students, essential industrial workers, farm laborers, scientists, etc. Ministers and theological students would be exempt, as would most world war II veterans. Veterans who served 18 months between Sept. 16, 1940 and the date the act becomes law would not be called, nor would those who were In uniform 90 days or more during the "shooting war" from Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 1945. TO ELIMINATE CINDERS Salem, Ore., June 10 Ul'i The Oregon pulp and paper mill here will Install a $40,000 cinder elim inator next month, company of ficials announced today. Former King of Rites Climax 7 - Athens, June 10 dl'i Former King Michael of Romania and Danish Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma climaxed a seven-months storybook romance today when they were married in a temporary chapel in the Gix-ek royal palace. The ceremony began shortly af ter 11:15 a.m. local time, bringing to a happy conclusion the ro mance that began last November when Michael met Anne while at tending the wedding of Princess Elizabeth in London. The ceremony was marked by the presence of the Greek royal family, high Greek government nfifclals and skirted Evzone guards In full ceremonial dress. With Michael was his mother, Queen Helena, King Paul and Queen Fredericks of Greece, and, Schwellenbachi,' p?n' Dies Suddenly; Heart Victim By Charles H. Hcrruhl (United Press Staff ("orreiipondent) ' Washington, June 10 11P Sec retary of labor Lewis B. Schwell enbach died today at Walter Reed army hospital at the age of 53. The official cause of death was attributed to heart failure. But associates tn the labor de partment considered that he lit erally worked himself to death. His health had been .falling since 1946, but he pushed himself unrelentingly in the midst of one of the worst periods of labor management strife in the nation's history. The former lawyer, federal judge and U. S. senator from Washington state died at 4:40 a. m. EDT thirteen days after he entered the army hospital. Wife at Bedside His wife, the former Anne Duf fy, was at his bedside. Only several hours before his death. President Truman himself telephoned the hospital from the west coast to Inquire about his condition. President Truman was Inform ed early today of Schwellen- bach's) death. , , Funeral arrangements have not, yet been decided! V;''t-iV... 'Schwellenbach, born in Super ior, Wis., on Sept. 20, 1894, of humble parents, became secretary of labor July 1, 1945, when the postwar labor-management trou bles began to grow. Never a robust man despite his outward appearance of physical strength, Schwellenbach's health began to fall In September, 1946. stays un .iol , 'Although his decline was ap parent to his colleagues, he brushed aside suggestions for a long time that he take a rest. He insisted on going to his office daily, writing all his own speeches and handling personally a thous and and one details of his office. Considered' a "liberal demo crat," Schwellenbach literally got Ins start in politics even before he knew what the word meant. At the age of six he was distrib uting campaign literature with' his father for William Jennings Bryan. There was no immediate Indi cation who would be named Schwellenbach's successor. Schwellenbach himself succeeded Frances Perkins. Gibson on Job Assistant secretary John Gib son has been acting secretary In the absence of- undersecretary David A. Morse, who is In San Francisco for an International la bor organization meeting. Schwellenbach's serious illness began with a fall In his bathtub In October, 1946. In April of this year he took a two-week trip to Panama. When he returned he was removed from the ship, suf fering from a high fever and an infection. The constant rebuffs he got from both labor and management didn't help. The extensive disman tling of his labor department by congress last year was a blow which associates said he never quite shook off. He also was re ported disheartened In the past vear by growing coolness between his department and the White House. Romanians Weds Princess; Month Story-Book Romance the two Greek princesses, who are closely related to the British throne. One. Princess Helen, Is the mother of the Duchess of Kent, and the other, Princess Sophia, Is a sister of the Duke of Edinburgh. The wedding party was met by saluting Evzone. Then Archbish op Damaskinos presented a cross to Michael and Paul, who kissed It before the archbishop led the pro cession to a temporary altar In the chapel. The archbishop was followed into the chapel by Michael, who was seated at the wedding table. Members of the Greek royalty took their position In the chapel while a chorus chanted an ancient Byzantine hymn. Prlnccsg Anne, the bride, en- uiKes reruea By Columbia McChord Field, Wash.. June 10 (Ui Officials of the atomic en ergy plant at Richland, Wash., ap pealed for immediate assistance today to help hold back flood waters of the Columbia river which have begun to seep through dikes guarding the huge plant. An officer here said air rescue service had been asked by J. L. Dixon of the atomic energy plant for immediate help. They said he termed the situation an "emer gency." Planes Immediately ' began a shuttle operation to carry 100,000 sandbags to the Richland area. Order Forbidding Railroad Strike Issued by Judge Washington, June 10 (Ui Fed eral judge T. Alan Goldsborough today issued a new order forbid ding three railroad unions to strike. Goldsborough did not say how long the new court order would run.' A temporary order banning a strike was due to expire tomor row night. I Goldsborough said he wants tp lioia; avflhaf hearlog.Jn .the near.. future to decide whether or not to make the 'no strike" order in definite. The Judge indicated, however, that today's order forbidding a strike win be effective for at least five days. The new order replaces the temporary one which thwarted a threatened nationwide rail strike May 11. Arguments Heard Goldsborough signed the new order after hearing arguments for and against an injunction from lawyers of the justice de partment and the three rail un ions involved. The union attorney argued he had no legal authori ty to issue an injunction. The Judge indicated he was lending some car to this argu ment by saying he wanted to hold a new hearing because there was some doubt in his mind as to whether a full Injunction should be granted. The judge asked the unions to let him know how much time they need to file new briefs and he said he then would set a date for a hearing on the final In junction. Carl McFarland, attor ney for the three unions, told Goldsborough he would need from three to five days. Engineer Killed In Derailment Newport, Wash., June 10 itl'i A. J. Anderson, 42, Idaho divi sion engineer of the Milwaukee road, was killed at Lost Creek, 36 miles north of here, late yes terday when two freight cars and a caboose were derailed Into backwater of the flooding Pend Oreille river. Anderson was standing beside a flnod-weakrned fill on the Spo- knne-Metullnc rails wancn line when ihe fill gave way as the train was passing. Two cars of cement and the caboose toppled over on him. tered with Prince Eric of Den mark followed by Prince Carol of Essex and Greece. Anne took her seat at Michael's left while King Paul and Queen Fredericka took their places as best man and matron of honor. Other courtiers formed columns of twos. Archbishop Damaskinos placed ceremonial crowns, Joined by rib bons, on Michael's and Anne's heads and chanted the wedding rites. At conclusion of the ceremony the chamberlain led Michael and Anne out of the chapel, followed by the wedding party. In the throne room the couple received royal congratulations and then proceeded to tne garaen wnere the wedding breakfast was serv- ed. -. . Hunt Launched As New Crest Menaces Area Portland, Ore., June 10 U?iThe Red Cross said today that it was still unable to locate 335 resi dents of devastated Vanport City and tiiat it was "deeply concern ed over the disappearance of 121 persons on the list. - The war-born housing project adjoining Portland was destroyed Memorial day when the Columbia river broke a dike and flooded the entire area within an hour. Only four bodies have been re covered. One other . person is known definitely to have been swept Into the- flood .when an other dike broke. Concern Expressed The Red Cross said it was espe cially worried about the 121 per sons because close relatives had inquired for them. - "We are not yet ready to say that these people are 'missing' or lost In the Vanport disaster," said Maurice Reddy, Red Cross direc tor of disaster operations in the Portland-Vanport City area, "be cause we have located some of them within the past few days. "However, we are vitally con cerned because of the close rela tionship of those seeking them." The Red Cross apparently had made considerable headway in its efforts to locate Vanport Citv vic tims. Today's list of 335 persons still unlocated compared with a list of 715 issued, two days ago. -Volunteers ' Man Dikes Thousands of weary volunteers still manned dikes from Portland to the Pacific ocean today, watch ing for new sand boils and seep age. U. S. engineers reported all dikes in critical condition because of long saturation. The Colum bia has been over 29 feet in the Portland-Vancouver area for the past nine days, and the engineers said no fall was expected in the next five days. Flood stage Is 15 feet. All dikes were reported hold ing since the upper dike on Puget island opposite Westport, Ore., broke Tuesday night and flooded 2,670 of the Island's 3,320 fertile acres. Residents of the island left before the break. . New Crest Coming Elmer Fisher. Portland weath er bureau river forecaster, pre dicted the Columbia will rise to1 30 feet by Friday and hold that crest through Sunday. He looked for the Willamette river at Port land to r se to 29.9 feet bv Sun. day. Fisher said the lower ' Snake river at Lewiston, Ida., was fall ing slightly.' This will offset a rise in the upper Columbia, and after Sunday there should be a downward trend in the Columbia at Portland-Vancouver. Bend to Observe Farmers' Day The retail merchants and ag riculture committees of the Bend chamber of commerce have desig nated June 18 as "Farmers' Fri day," it was announced today by me enamoer omce. The day Is being held In re- sjionse to a number of requests for n farmers' day lo feature mercnandlsing events by busi ness places. This was not featur ed at the Central Oregon farm day held on May 1 in connection with the dedication of Ihe Mid Oregon Farmers warehouse. Post cards announcing the event are' being mailed to rural box holders In the area. These cards, when, signed by a parent, will admit all children of each family to a free show at the Tower theater at 2 p.m. that day. Arrangements for the show were made with Charles Clark, theater manager. While the children are at the show, parents will be free to visit, transact business or simp. In addition to mailing the cards, the chamber office has Bent letters to Its members, an nouncing the event and asking stores to make plans for it. FIRE DESTROYS PLANT Portland, Ore., June 10 iui Fire destroyed the forge and hammer shop of the Schmitt 'Steel company, late yesterday,,