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Newspaper Page Text4 BKan .1 nM. Soe Forecast OREGON Partly cloudy with scattered showers to day and Tuesday. Little change in temperature. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Volume LIX BEND. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1948 No. 13 ion Gets GQPConvent Under Way at Philadelphia Truman's Desk Piled High With Bills After Congress Makes Adjournment Deadline Washington, June 21 (U.R) pnea nign waay wren Dins passed during a marathon wind-up session by the congress he called the "second worst" on record. Despite the president's own promise to keep the vetoes coming if he finds more legislation "objectionable," he was expected to approve most of the major last-minute bills These include the 19-through-25 draft, foreign and appro priations, a compromise farm bill and pay raises for most ieuerai wurKers. : Congressional leaders rang Three Persons Killed in Blast At Powder Plant Kenvil, N. J., June 21 IP An explosion which was felt 50 miles away ripped through three build ings of the huge hercules powder company plant today, killing three persons. Company officials in New York said three of the 12 plant build ings were completely wrecked. The Kenvil branch of the sprawl ing plant manufacturers high ex plosives. Mrs. Israel Starker, propriet ress of the Kenvil hotel, said workmen reaching the hotel from the explosion reported at least three persons had been injured. Four blasts, beginning shortly after 1 p.m. EDT., rocked com munities in a wide area of north ern New Jersey.' In New: York Clty,"'"5Trrnlles away, skyscraper office workers said they felt the shock waves. State police said the explosions occurred in a nitro-glycerine neu tral i7PIV fc The Hercules plant is spread nf over several hundred acres. It is uuimeieu ttnu uuitri wise piuieirieu against blast concussion. Police blocked, off highways leading into Kenvil and roped off the explos ion area. However, an hour after the explosions emergency calls to ambulances and police emer gency cars in all Morris county stations were reported cancelled. Draft Directors Called to Meet San Francisco, June 21 ui A conference of the selective serv ice directoars of the eight west em states will be called this week, Gen. Mark Clark, sixth army commander, announced today. The calling of the conference resulted from the passage of the new draft bill, which now neces sitates the expansion of western facilities, Clark said. He named specifically Fort Lewis and Fort Worden in Washington, and Fort Ord in California. "I am delicthted:" Clark said. jjk "with enactment of the new law Jfor selective service. I have felt fill fllnncr that naecntru nf Sliph legislation was a national neces sity." V "Every American parent can he flSKIirpH that nnt nnlv the ixth army under my command "t tne entire United States army will give the youth of America Rood military training, adequate moral leadership and opportunity for mental, spiritual and physical Rrowth." Russia Seals Off Berlin and Plans Own Currency Reform Berlin. June 21 (Ul Russian plans for currency reform in the soviet zone of Germany went into high gear today while the west ern allies wrestled with the prob lem of supplying their garrisons in landlocked Berlin. The Soviets called the German economic council for the Russian 'one into special session today, fney summoned the chiefs of fi nance of the German states in their zone to a meeting with bank directors of the main banks in 'he area tonight. The whirl of Russian financial activity was touched off by the currency reform in the western 2ones which in turn sealed the nai border between east and "est Germany and virtually Iso ted the American, British and rrench sectors of Berlin except ty air. President Truman's desk was down the curtain at 7:14 a.m.. yesterday but they left the way open so they could call congress back to the job, and Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., said there was a good chance they would do so. Some members of both par lies ieit mat tne iaiiure to pass a comprehensive long-range housing bill was the major argu ment for a back-to-Washlngton nfove before next January. Work Through Night To clear the legislative docket in time for the republican nation al convention, both houses stayed at work through Saturday night. The senate was in continuous ses sion for 44 hours and 14 minutes its longest stretch since 1915 and the second longest in Its his tory. Major bills passed and sent to the White House during the wan ing hours of the 80th congress in cluded: Peacetime draft: Under which inductions of men 19 through 25 for 21 months' service will be gin in aoout 90 days if President Truman proclaims that voluntary enlistments have failed to supply the necessary military manpower. The president is almost certain to do so. ' ' Victory in Foreign Aid Foreign aid spending: Totaling $6,030,710,228, only $503,000,000 short of the figure requested by Secretary of state George C. Marshall, for aid to Europe, China, Greece and Turkey. The giant self-help appropriation was regarded as a major victory for the bipartisan foreign policy spearheaded by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich., and a re pudiation of the economy efforts of Chairman John Taber, R., N. Y., of the house' appropriations committee Other appropriations totalling about $14,000,000,000 to operate government agencies during the fiscal year beginning July 1. Compromise farm bill: Extend ing present price support policies for one year after wartime emer gency laws expire Dec. 31, and incorporating a modernized par ity formula and a supply-and-de-mand program of price supports beginning Jan. 1, 1950. ; Methodists Name Pastors for Area Two Central Oregon Methodist churches will have new ministers, as the result of appointments by Bishop Francis J. McConnell, at the final session of the 96th an nual Oregon Methodist confer ence, held last week in Portland. Rev. Walter Warner, of Cochran ton, Pa., has been named for the Madras and Metolius circuit, and a new minister will be appointed for the Prineville church. Rev. William H. Byars has been trans ferred from the Crook county city to the Drain and Yoncalla area. Rev. Ross Knotts will remain in Bend. Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, the Russian military governor, announced that the Soviets were forced to take protective meas ures to secure the economy of the soviet zone and Berlin. Sokolovsky's notice and warn ing were served in Identical let ters to the military governors of the three western zones. The "protective measures" were not defined. Presumably they were the sealing off of the soviet zone and consequent Isolation of Ber lin. Sokolovsky charged that the currency reform In the western zones violated all existing four power agreements on currency. Traffic at the east-west zonal border was at a standstill as so viet and western authorities strengthened special currency control checkpoints. Scouts Leave f 0 1 l. Five Bend boys, members of the Explorer troop No. 120, sponsored by the Elks, left this morning for a two-week outing at Melita Island, on Flathead lake, near Glacier national park. In the picture, from the left, are Tom Nlebergall, Dick Rasmussen, Dick Gohrke, Joe Dyssart and Larry Prichard. They are making the trip to the Montana lake with a bus load of scouts from other parts of the Modoc district. . . Foreign Policy Plank May Cause Party Fight; Housing And Civil Rights Other Issues Philadelphia, June 21 '(U.E) terned alter the Vandenberg brand of internationalism may set off the biggest intra-party fight at the republican convention. The tip-off came today from ot Connecticut as the republicans hammered their platform into shape. . Baldwin frankly disagreed Cabot Lodge, Jr., Mass., that Leave for Camp Nineteen boys from the Modoc council, Boy Scouts of America, left Bend by bus this morning for the senior scout base at Melita island, on Flathead lake adjacent to Glacier national park. In the group were five Bend scouts, Tom Nlebergall, Dick Rasmussen, Dick Gohrke, Joe Dysart and Larry Pirchard, all members of Explor er troop No. 120, sponsored by tne Elks' lodge of Bend. At Melita island, the Bend scouts will join two other local boys, Jack Symons and Henry Herbrlng, who left for the Mon tana lake last week. Leo Herbrlng and Dr. R. E. Johnson, who ac companied the two boys north last week, returned to their homes here over the week end. The third boy who enrolled in the camp last week, William Niskan- en, has returned, to take summer school work at the University of Oregon. Heading the Modoc delegation that left for the Flathead lake re gion this morning was R. H. La mott, area executive. Other adults in the group included Rev. Glen Morton of Malin and Ora. Blay, of Crescent. NavyChief James John son, who heads the Elks' patrol, was among those present tins morning to see the Bend boys off. While at the scout base, the boys will have an opportunity of visiting Glacier national park. Herbrine and Dr. Johnson report that the Logan pass route has just-been opened to travel. Contract Given For Infirmary Contract for the construction of the county Infirmary was offi cially awarded Saturday to Rob ert W. Bowen, general contractor from Prineville. The contract will be signed Tuesday or Wed nesday and construction will start immediately, according to the county judge's office. Bowen submitted a bid of $72,750. Other bidders were A. W. Benold, Bend, $81,750; H. G. Carl, Salem, $87,866.88; Wegman and company, Portland, $89,440; Western Construction company, Ncwberg, $92,221; Teller Con struction company, Portland $92, 829; and R. P. Syverson, Bend, $104,034.60. ' THIEF LEAVES SCENT Portland, June 21 HR Forest R. Feight, 66, Portland, was In jail here today accused of shop lifting perfume. The vial broke in Fclght's pocket during a get away attempt and police picked up the scent. for Montana 9 A foreign policy plank pat Sen. Raymond E. Baldwin ... with the view of Sen. Henry the proposed 2400-word state ment of party principles is one which all elements of the party can support enthusiasm trcmiy... ... Baldwin, identified with the internationalist wing of the party, expects trouble from the so-called isolationist faction on the proposed foreign policy plank. It reportedly takes a firm stand for international co operation and for economic assist ance to needy non-communist na tions. Lodge, chairman of the resolu tions committee and of the seven man subcommittee which drafted the tentative platform, said it was not a "me to" endorsement of administration handling of for eign affairs. He Indicated that it proposed a firm affirmative com mitment by the United States to assume and keep its world leader ship role. But the foreign policy plank wasn't the only likely source of controversy before the GOP plat form is adopted. There were others such as civil rights, hous ing and national defense. The 104 -member resolutions committee, which meets at 3:30 p.m. EDTr to consider the plat form recommendations, seemed headed for many hours of wrangl ing over controversial planks. Year's Sentence Given by Judge Melvin A. Taylor pleaded guil ty to the charge of larceny of a calf today in circuit court and was sentenced' to the state peni tentiary for a term not to ex ceed one year. Circuit court judge Ralph S. Hamilson said the final disposition of the case would lie with the state parole board. . Wlllard J. Baker, 17, pleaded guilty to the same charge and was put on probation for a period of five years, with instructions to report to the state parole board monthly during that time. . Taylor's wife, Bernice J. Tay lor, pleaded not guilty to the larceny charge. Her bail was set at $500. Judge Hamilton said he im posed the minimum penalty on the offenders because they had no police record and he consid ered the theft an "Isolated inci dent." A 15-year-old boy, also Involved in the theft, was committed to Woodburn boys' training school and paroled to his father until he reaches the age of 18. He ap peared before County Judge C. L. Allen, on a petition signed by Harry Johnson, juvenile officer in the sheriff's office. BIRTH DATE FORECAST London, June 21 Ul'i Princess Elizabeth has been told by her physicians, according to a publish ed report today, that her baby probably will be born Saturday, October 16. tA Draft Law Signature Is .Washington, June 21 'IB-Draft- age-youths who want to take ad' vantage of the new draft law's escape hatch" apparently will have to act fast.- - Congressional sources said to day, that President Truman s ap proval of the 19-through-25 peace time conscription act is expected in a matter or nours." s The draft bill exempts menv bevs of the national guard or other active reserves but they have to join before Truman signs tne1 out into law. He has 10 days to act. : , ' . Many Slirn Vo ' National guard recruiting of fices, across the country were an swerihg hundreds of phone calls today. Some reported a speed-up In enlistments from men eager to take advantage of the "escape hatch." ; Miami, Fla., reported between iu and 15 applications this morn ing, compared with a normal dally total of one or two. deve- land, Ohio, guard headquarters got 100 applications in an hour. Meanwhile, firmy officials esti mated that between 200,000 and 230,000 men would be Inducted during the first year of the draft The exact number, thev said, will depend to a great extent on the number of volunteers. . By volunteering for one year's service, 18-year-olds could avoid being drafted later on. - Approved Saturday ; As finally approved by Con. gress on Saturday, the selective service bill would make men In the 19-through-25 see gitoun elic- IW f or -Si- months' srtie.-Th first draftees could be called up tnree months after the president signs me mil. Veterans Exempt World war II veterans witht at least 90 days' service between Pearl Harbor and V-J day would be exempt. So would those who put in a 12-month hitch between Sept. 16, 1940 and the day the bill becomes law. The president has authority to defer men with dependents, as well as "necessary" men In agri culture,.) n d u s t r y, government and research, and scientific and medical students. Also exempt are regularly ordained ministers and those studying for the minis try, and conscientious objectors who are opposed to all types of service, even non-combat duty. , Forest Planning For Guard School The Deschutes national forest will open its 1948 guard camp with class work to start at 8 a. m, Wednesday. Present for this year's school, to be held at the Pringle falls experiment station, will be 30 trainees and 10 in structors. Gail C. Baker, De schutes national forest fire as sistant, will be in charge. The guard school will end on June 25, with Kermit Llnstedt, assistant regional forester in charge of fire control, .to be pres ent that day. Instructions to be received by the trainees will range from map reading to the operation of trenching equipment. Classes will start daily at 8 a. m. Recreation has been planned for off hours, In the evening, and events will include baseball game, chopping, bucking, com pas and pacing contests. Thurs day has been designated for a so cial evening,' Members of the Deschutes na tional forest headquarters staff, including Supervisor Ralph W. Crawford, will assist with the guard school, primary purpose of which will he to assist trainees in fire control problems. Flood Area Needs Household Goods Vanport and other flood refu gees of the Portland area are In need of various types of house hold equipment, II. B. Collier, reg ional commander of the Salva tion Army, has notified W. L. Van Durcn, Bend. Articles needed Include cooking utensils, and hot plates. Linens and sheets can also be used. Persons who can assist with contributions are being asked to notify Mrs. Van Duren, whose telephone number Is 588. Only serviceable material can be used, It was stressed. Expected Soon Candidates All Forecast Own Victory Philadelphia, June 21 UH Rl vals for the republican presiden tial nomination came up with these predictions as the GOP na tional convention got under way: Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York says he expects to win "on an early ballot." , Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio sees it largely as a race between himself and Dewey and "I think I have a better chance of win ning." Former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota "I'll be In third place on the first ballot and In first place on the final one." Gov. Earl Warren of Califor nia says he has a "fair chance" to win the nomination if it isn't settled "in a smoke filled room." There were also victory predic tions from arivneatae nf t,n prominent dark horse possibili ties aenaie president Arthur H. VflnHpnhai-ff Af UlnhUn. 1 -. -- . ft .iu.ujgaii um Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Hospital Drive Reaches Crisis; Fund Needs High In a final appeal for support of the Memorial Medical center, Carl A. Johnson, general chairman, de clared today "we are faced by a serious problem because it Is nec essary to raise, In a few days, considerable more money to reach the amount necessary to build and equip the medical een. ter than, originally planned'' The campaiew.ctt; the. center 4s to lie oeiminaiea in-a lew days. - ; jonnson s statement follows: "It Is impossible for a few vol unteer workers to visit all who could donate funds. Workers in Gilchrist, Lapine, Silver Lake and Sisters and those covering the Bend area are meeting with al most iuuvo success. The great trouble Is we have too few work ers to visit all who should be giv en an opportunity to subscribe. "The problem now faced by each citizen of Central Oregon is to obtain a modern Medical cen ter with ample hospital facilities, also special operative equipment that cannot be found in small hos pitals. Surely every man In Cen tral Oregon is as much concerned with this problem as are the vol unteer workers in this campaign. Donations Asked "Persons who have not donated may help now in this crisis. Co operation within the next few days will determine whether or not we reach the maximum amount needed. They may make donations to any campaign work er or telephone the campaign headquarters, Bend 1661. "All should keep in mind that this Medical center will be one of the best in Oregon, having two major and two minor surgeries, two emergency operating rooms, modern laboratories, X-ray de partment, the latest in a mater nity department and a section for treatment of polio, and other paralysis cases. If for no other reason, you should donate be cause Bend , has been designated Dy tne National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as one of the five polio emergency centers In Oregon." In his appeal to the citizens of Central Oregon Chairman John son said: "There will come a time when you or some member of your family will use this Medical center why not help build It! Any donation you make $100 to he a voting member a memorial for a loved one, or a memorial to perpetuate the memory of your service to mankind any sacrifi cial donation will be like writing a check payable to yourself, be cause some day you will use the Medical center. The service you now render will come back to you. You cannot afford not to do all you can today In order to make this Medical center possible. Do it now, because only a lew days remain." Burns Hospital Given Approval Burns, June 21 Approval by the state board of health of the Harney county hospital, a 31-bed structure to be erected at a cost of $270,862, has been announced by Dr. Harold M. Erlekson, state health officer. A site for the building has been approved. According to plans, the Burns building will be T-shaped, of one story construction with mason ry exterior walls. Victory in November Forecast iv. r i i oy peaKers; uewey, oiassen And latt Kank By Lyle (umiea rress sum uqrresponaenij Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 21-,:U.E) The republi can national convention opened today in a flood of chest-, thumping oratory with Dewey, Taft, and Stassen odda-on favorites to lead the field on the first ballot for a presidential nominee. After hearing four speeches, all forecasting victory in No vember, the delegates transacted some routine business and adjourned at 12 :57 p.m. EDT until 9 p.m. EDT. ine balloting for presiden- tail nominee, the biggest piece of business before the conven tion, won't start until Thurs day. Today was the day for big talk talk of what the re publicans plan to do to the democrats come fall. Green Chairman But some business was trans acted. The delegates adopted con vention rules, went through the formalities of okaying commit tees on credentials and resolu tions and elected Gov. Dwight H. Green of Illinois temporary chair man. Green will deliver the conven tion keynote speech tonight. In a we-can't-lose mood, the 1,094 delegates formally began the business of setting up the campaign machinery they believe will give tnem their first presi dential victory since 1928. National chairman Carroll Reece summoned the party to bat tle with an address in which he declared that the biggest issue in November will be republicanism, vs. communism.' j - . The republican party bf the united states -and!, International communism, Reece told the .dele gates, are the two powerful forces In combat for control of this republic. Hits Democrats "The once ' great democratic party," Reece said, "has become an intellectual hybrid of radical ism and big city 'machinism.' It can not exist with both, it can not exist without botn. ' The republican man-of-the-year will be named ' before the week ends as balloting Is scheduled to begin no later than Thursday (Continued on Page 5) Dewey Toughest, Claims Truman Washington. June 21 IP Pres ident Truman believes that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York would be the toughest opponent the republican national conven tion could give him. He feels house speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts would dc tne easiest to Beat in November. White House sources said to day Mr. Truman listed his choices during a recent "bull session" with some members of his staff. The president's selection from hardcst-tO'bcat to easiest oppo nentreportedly were as follows: Dewey, Harold E. Stassen, Gov. Earl Warren of California, Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, It., Mich., Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., Sen. John W. Bricker, R., O., and Mar tin. Gen. Douglas MacArthur ap parently was not included on Mr Truman's list of GOP posslblli-1 ties. Heat Wave and Kleig Lights Put GOP in Shirt Sleeves By Sandor S. Klein (Unitoil Pith Stuff CormponilenD Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 21 nil It's a shirt sleeve convention nlready. A combination of Philadelphia summer weather and klleg lights turned this massive hall Into an oven. One sweating delegate peered through the haze generated by clgart and cigar smokers and remarked: "Biggest smoke-filled room In the world." Before the hall filled for the klckoff of the republicans' 24lh national convention, It wasn't too bad. But the heat of lights glaring down from the high celling plus Philadelphia's own special brand of humidity soon began to do Its work. Newspapermen and delegates closest to the platform, on which was focused the Intense light ri : as ravontes C. Wilson Stop-Dewey Move Campaign Chief Philadelphia, June 21 (IBHer bert Brownel!, Jr., campaign man ager for Thomas E. Dewey, said today a move to stop the New York governor's nomination had failed and predicted an early bal lot victpry. ' He told a press conference that the stop-Dewey move "has been going on for two years , ever since Gov. Dewey , was re-elected by the largest majority in New York's history." "We are not worried about any stop-Dewey move or anything else," Brownell said. "We are very confident that Gov. Dewey will be' nominated on an early ballot."- --He saw Dewy has picked up considerable strength since dele gates arrived in Philadelphia for the convention. Many unpledged delegations have called at the governor's hotel suite to give their support, Brownell added. Asked About Sponsors - . Asked to Identify sponsors to the stop-Dewey move. Brownell said "Why everyone who wants to be a candidate." He denied that Sen. Arthur Vandenbere's followers had cut Into the Dewev strength, saying: "On the contrary we have con stantly picked up delegates and the Dewey march to victory is continuing. I have complete con fidence in the outcome." Brownell declined to say just how many votes he expected from doubtful Pennsylvania. Dewey was lunching with Sen. Edward Martin, one of the state's influential leaders who will get Pennsylvania's first-ballot votes. Dewey knows he must win on . nn OQI-Iv hnllnt If af nil Destroyers Given Palestine Duty Washington, June 21 iU") The navy today named the three de stroyers of the U. S. Mediterran ean fleet that are being detailed to Count Folke Bernadotte. Unit ed Nations mediator for Pales tine, for use in supervising the truce. . The ships are from destrover squadron two, commanded by Capt. John F. Walsh- They are the Putnam, commanded by Cmdr. D. M. Swift, North Arling ton, va., tne i-ienley, commanded by Cmdr. D. L. Moody, Los An- pplpa nnrl ihn .T P OuptiQ trim. manded by Cmdr.'R. H. Weeks, I Alexandria. Va. of great lamps shucked their coats early. Part of the heat was gener-. atert by the delegates and conven tion officials themselves. They expended billions of ergs of en ergy pumping each others' hands. The coolest place was the gal lery. The big lights missed the people up there. Arrangements committee chair man Walter S. Hallanan had it the roughest. It was a hard con vention to get going. He pound d with his gavel 28 times by actuol count before he could make his voice heard- above the tumult of chatting delegates. The delegates had the look of a hungry bear by a honey tree. They have no doubt whatever that this Is the GOP's big year. Republican national chairman Carroll R?ece stopped by the? press box long enough to mop his brow and size up the show, "This," he said, "is our great est convention,"