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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
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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.
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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,"