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Univ. of Oregon Library TEE BEND ETIN jSoe Forecasi " OREGON Fair today and Saturday, with little change in temperature. High tem perature 75-85 both days. Low tonight 50-55: LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Volume LIX TWO SECTIONS BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1948 No. 17 irm sum ByJLJL SOP Pageant to Feature Total 0118 Floats Eighteen floats, greatest num ber ever entered In a Deschutes river pageant, are under construc tion, assuring a two-night water show unsurpassed In history of Bend. This announcement was made today following a special meeting of the pageant association last night In the chamber of com merce office, with W. J. Baer, association president. In charge. Committee reports revealed that preparations for the three-day cel ebration, to start on July 3 and last until Monday, a general hoi' iday, are on schedule, and in some instances well ahead of schedule. Ticket Sale Brisk Indicating that fame of the Bend pageant is rapidly spread ing, requests for reservations are coming in from several states, and the sale of pageant seats to day was reported unusually brisk. Tickets are also on sale for other major events of the celebration, including the Monday air circus and the various dances. Persons buying pageant buttons will be admitted without charge to the water follies, to be held Saturday afternoon, July 3, starting at 2 p.m. It was announced at the gener al committee meeting that 2800 pageant seats will be reserved each night. Also on each night, there will be 1350 general admis sion tickets. Pageant ticket hold ers will be entitled to exchange tickets for' "reserved seats with out extra charge. Mall Orders Taken Mail orders for pageant tickets will be accepted at the chamber of commerce office up until Wed- esday, June 30, and all reserya ons must be picked up by Thurs ay, July 1. Lester McKenzie, in charge of seat construction, reported that Inasmuch as 4,000 seats are to be erected along the east bank of the Deschutes facing the Mirror pond, there will be little desirable space for stand ees. The number of seats to be made available this year will be more than double that of former years. Also, the pageant will be held on two nights this year, in stead of one. Predict Sell Out Despite the additional seate, committees today predicted that every seat would be sold in ad vance for the two-night show. Editors and publishers of Ore gon, holding their summer con vention in Bend, will be guests at the first-night show, on July 3. A booth for the exchange of pageant tickets for reserved scats will bo set up In front of the Capitol theater. It was decided at last night's meeting that the coronation of the pageant queen will 'be 'on Saturday afternoon, in connection with the water follies. Featured in these follies will be northwest aquatic stars, including a group of girl swimmers and divers from Jhe Portland Aquatic club. , When the nneeant tretc nnrler "y Saturday night, the newly named queen will lead the parade ' her princesses and the 18 floats, through the largest arch ever designed for a local pageant, the princesses will ride cygnets. "I'lfiai music vvm be provided 'or the pageant. Impressions of Central Oregon Visitors "The mnnnfiiln. f..!nUtnrt tvia" mis Was tll pnmmnnt mnrii about the Central Oregon coun ty by Mrs. Harold Caldwell of '"e flat plains of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell and their gold en cocker, Friskie, were heading r San Diego when they' passed """oiigh Bend this .morning. "i iiougn tney have made trips 10 Florida and other parts of the Hn, this Is the Caldwell's first 'Whire Into the west. Caldwell a tool and die maker from Muneie. tM. boln like the country and nk it's very scenic, but it's h!iPrising t0 ,ook out of town n" see mountains covered with snow, Mrs. Caldwell commented, 'noy reported that they had a lovely" trip across the desert "" uurns this morning, but ?te MlrnrloA 1 1 . I" lu rc inure vmi highway. v. u have to slow down and until they get out of the wa'. Mrs. Caldwell remarked. Dad's Their 1 MM r Daughters of Gov. Earl Warren, of California, Nina (left) "and Dorothy (right), march with their father's picture in a Warren demonstration at the Philadelphia convention which named him as the running-mate for Thomas E. Dewey. Wage Agreement Signed; Coal Men Get Dollar Raise Washington, June 25 UM John L. Lewis and all the soft coal in dustry except the steel companies today signed a new wage agree ment. The new agreement will be come effective July 1. It provides: 1. A $1 a day wage increase for each union employe. 2. An increase of 10 cents a ton in operator contributions to the union welfare and retirement fund increasing the total payment to 20 cents a ton. 3. All other terms and condi tions of the 1947 wage agreement to continue in the 1948 contract, including the union shop provi sion. U. S. Steel Corp. refused to sign the new agreement because of the union shop provisions The union shop is regulated by the Taft-Hartley law and prohibited or strictly regulated by state laws in Virginia, Tennessee and Ala bama. 400 Million Tons Those who signed the agree ment represented 400,000,000 tons of annual soft coal production. The steel companies which re fused to sign, own mines that produce 60,000,000 tons a year. Harry M. Moses, chief negotia tor for U. S. 'Steel and other cap tive coal mines owned by steel companies, walked out of the ne gotiating session with Lewis. "I am not going to sign the con tract," he told reporters. "I am not in agreement with what Is go ing on in there." Moses was asked why he would n't sign the agreement. UN Plane Hit By Egyptians Rhodes, June 25 IP Egyptian Spitfires fired on a United Na tions plane apparently one of the planes provided by the Unit ed Slates for truce observation over Palestine at dawn today, and hit it 15 times. The American pilot was not injured. The incident was revealed in an official protest sent by head quarters of Count Folke Berna dotte, UN Palestine truce medi ator, to the Egyptian government. The announcement from Ber nadotte's headquarters did not make clear what type of UN plane was involved nor whether persons other than the pilot were involved. , , "Egyptian Spitfires attacked a United Nations plane while it was landing In Jewish territory," the announcement said, "and reg istered 15 hits without Injuring the American pilot" Candidate Louis-Walcott Fight to Be Held Tonight New York, June 25 ilPi Clear ing weather brought hope today that the twice postponed heavy weight title fight between Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott would be held at Yankee stadium tonight despite a mid-day forecast of scattered late afternoon and early evening showers. . The skies were expected to clear by fight time and the pre diction was for fair weather to night. The sun was shining brightly during the morning, but it was hot and humid. As the forecast was issued, thousands of persons began jam ming Madison Square Garden for refunds. The lines became so long and unruly that a special detach ment or police was called out to keep order. In view of the weather fore cast, it was believed the gate might drop. It was expected orig inally to near the million dollar mark. If a third postponement is ne cessary, the fight will be re-sched' uled for tomorrow night. Fair and cooler weather were forecast for Saturday. NO NEW LOOK FOR REDS Berlin, June 25 IP Russian army women counterparts of American Wacs have been in structed that it is a punishable offense to alter their uniform or civilian skirts to "capitalistic length." In other words, no new look. Group Garbed In their new uniforms, members of the Bond Eagles Junior drum and bugle corps left yes terday afternoon for Portland, where they will perform at the Eagles stale convention. Shown in the picture are: Front row Donna Sigmund, Aria Mae Fordham and Dona Wavelet; second row Audrey Howe, Janls Saunders, Beverly Anderson, Gay Fowles and Lorna Nystrom; third row-Judy Fuls, Norlcne Frederlcksen, Virginia Wise, Carolyn Jones, June Yoachum, Shirley Burrell, Dnna Billadeau, Phvllls Andr:-?: B. -bara L"rbr, Hathara Ream, Helen Page, and Carol McCormack; f.)i;r;:i row- Virgil Ai matrons, Jerry Lftmper, D uk Witislnw, Don Nichols, Ted Nichols, Dale Sncl son, Frank Howe, Volney Sigmund, Bobby VVInslow, Sherry BilluUcau and Karma Posvar. Draft Law Signed; Plan Registration Washington, June 25 IB Local .draft boards will begin register ing men within six weeks and the first draftees may be in uniform by late September, government officials said today. Selective service machinery meshed Into gear in the wake of President Truman's signing late yesterday of the 19-through-25 draft law. The president is ex pected to Issue a registration proclamation shortly. Truman also will appoint a na tional director of selective ser vice as-well as state directors. The top Job probably will go to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, who su pervised the drafting of millions of Americans during world war 2. Meets With Cabinet President Truman met with his cabinet today and Secretary of defense James V. Forrestal and Army secretary Kenneth C. Roy all remained behind to discuss military matters concerning the draft. Forrestal said he expected there would be some' announcement next week regarding the actual start of the draft. Selective service officials esti mate it will take about six weeks to set up the . 4,000-odd local boards throughout the country. Registration of men 18-through-25 will begin as soon as the boards are organized. Under the 90-day clause In the new draft act, inductions can get under way September 22, Actual ly, they could start earlier if the president should declare a nation al emergency. However, this is considered unlikely unless there are some unusual developments on the International scene. Enlistment of 18-year-olds is ex pected to begin within the next few days. Those who volunteer will serve one year in the armed forces and then put in six years in the reserve. In this way, they will be exempt from the 21-month draft. To Disclose Details Many details of the draft, In cluding what camps will be re ooened or expanded, will be dis closed bv Army secretary Ken neth C. Royall probably on Mon dav. By signing the bill Into law. the president put an end to the flood of enlistments in the national guard and reserves by men seek ing exemption from the draft. The unprecedented rush to re cruiting offices durine- the past five davs boosted the guard over its authorized strength of 341,000 and out naval and marine reserve outfits close to their manpower ceilings. Woman Released On $500 Bail - Mrs. Bernice J. Taylor was re leased from county jail yesterday on $500 ball posted through bond brokers In Portland. Mrs. Taylor pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny of a calf In circuit court last week. No date has been set for the trial. to Appear in Portland iLJ'; Republican rim rt Q kffiH On the eve of the GOP convention's climactic day, which saw se lection of the republican presidential candidate, Gov. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey, and their sons, Thomas, 15, (left) and John, 12, sat for an informal portrait in their suite at Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia. Sisters Roded Awaits Opening On Saturday Sisters, June 25 Cowhands from western ranges were gath ering here, today for the opening of the 1948 Sisters rodeo, to be held on Saturday and Sunday. Opening feature of the show will be a rodeo queen's ball tonight, with petite Doris Luckenblll and her royal court present. The rodeo will formally open Saturday morning with a parade, start of which has been set for 10 a. m. Joining in this long pa rade will be riders from the var; ious Central Oregon saddle clubs. Featuring slock gathered by Pat Fiske from the John Day slopes and the Antelope range country, the opening rodeo will be held Saturday afternoon. On Saturday night there will be a buckaroos' ball. v Sunday's show will' get under way bright and early with the Sisters Rodeo association's an nual buckaroo breakfast, cooked and served in the open spaces. A horse show will also be held Sunday morning, followed by the final rodeo performance Sunday afternoon. A new section of seats has been erected for the 1948 rodeo, and the arena is now completely encircled. ( "it ifm First Family Dewey Says Warren Is Full Partner Philadelphia, June 25 U' Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said today he planned to make Gov. Earl War ren "a full partner" in the ad ministration of the national gov1 ernnjent. The republican presidential' nominee told a press conference that he would, if elected, reorgan ize the government in Washing ton in an effort to bring "order out of chaos." Dewey said he expected to take full advantage of his running mate's administrative ability. "I am sure he could be relieved of his senate duties sufficiently so that he could give a large part of his time to the adminis tration of our government," he added. "He will be a full partner in the administration of our national government." Dewey Promises To Clean House Philadelphia, June 25 (III Re publican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey has pledged the "biggest housecleaning you ever have seen in Washington next January." He made the promise in an ex temporaneous speech to his workers after accepting the GOP nomination. Dewey said President Truman' had asked for $20,000,000 to "rout the communists out of the gov ernment." "Nobody will have in ask con gress for money to run the com munists off the government pay roll (next January). There won't he any appointed after January 20th. "Starting January 20th, we will bring teamwork to our national administration. We will work for a great, solid pence." Dewey promised that a repub lican victory In November will bring to Washington a govern ment "whose word can bo trusted." "We will again bring purpose to our natlonel administration." Earlier, he told convention del egates In his acceptance speech: "1 come to you unfettered by a single obligation or promise to any living person, free to Join with you in selecting to servo our nation the finest men and women In the nation, free to unite our party and our country in meeting the grave challenge of our time." TOO.K NAMES WAIiltKN Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 25 itl'i Lamar Tooze of Portland, an Oregon delegate. was chosen to nominate Gov. Earl Warren of California for vice president at the GOP national convention today. Californian Is Unanimous Choice; 1948 Republican Convention Brought to Close Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 25 T.E) The republi cans by acclamation today named Gov. Earl Warren of Cal ifornia to run for vice president on the ticket headed by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York. The choice was made with surprising suddenness after Arizona delegates decided to give up their plan to nominate Harold E. Stassen. The 1,094 delegates to this 24th GOP national convention whooped the strapping, 57-year-old Californian into the party s Wo. 2 post and wound tip their major business for another four years. They had given Dewey the presidential nomination by unanimous vote last night on the third ballot, and they were pulling even cfoser together today. Warren Speaks Warren made a brief extempor aneous acceptance speech In which he said he now knew "what it feels' like to be hit by a street car." "And before you have a chance to change your mind," he told the cheering delegates, "I want to say that I accept the nomination." . He promised to join Dewey this summer and fall "in a great cru sade throughout the country to return this nation to republican principles." He said he would work with Dewey for "a humane government, a frank government, an efficient government. In picking Warren - for vice president, the delegates ratified Dewey's own chotqetot a, running inatec.t ane jew. , i orn -gjzjernoc conferred with party leaders throughout the night and for three hours today before the de cision was announced. The vice presidential nomina tion actually was offered to War ren at 4 a.m. He did not" immedi ately accept, and Dewey was re ported leaning to Harold E. Stas sen, one of his hardest-hitting competitors for. the presidential nomination. Agree on Warren Today's conferences produced general agreement on' Warren, however, and the Californian was in. Four years ago in Chicago War ren turned down a chance to serve as Dewey's running-mate. Dewey ran with John W. Bricker and lost to the ticket headed by the late President Roosevelt. This time, however, Warren al lowed himself to be persuaded to take the post. But he posed a con ditionthat, if the ticket wins, the vice presidency be turned Into "a working Job." Warren s name was placed in nomination by Lamar Tooze, a delegate from Portland, Ore., Alabama yielding for that pur pose. Arizona had planned to nomin ate Stassen, but by the time the nominating and seconding speech es for Warren were over, It had changed Its mind. GIRL LOCATED Estacada, June 25 U'i Two- and a-half-year-old Suzanne Story was recuperating at her home today after spending 22 hours lost in the woods near here. Training of Fire Personnel For Deschutes Men who will guard the Dps- i chutes national, forest against fires In the season just ahead were nearlng the end of their training today at a camp that opened Wednesday at the Prlngle Falls experiment station. Final classes were being held this after noon. At their last classes today, the rainees were visited by Kermit Llnstedt, assistant regional for ester In charge of fire control, who flew here from Portland In a plane piloted by Larry Sohler. One of the highlights of the an nual camp was a social evening, held last night with personnel from all parts of the district pres ent. The large group Joined In a dinner prepared by Price Galling- ton, camp cook; watched trainees and veteran foresters join In chopping and log bucking con tests, then viewed motion pictures dealing with game management and fire protection. Practically all members of the Deschutes national forest headquarters staff, Including Ralph W. Craw ford, supervisor, were present. Gall C. Baker, fire assistant on the Deschutes and camp supervis Russia Lifts Ban On Food Trains Into Berlin Area Berlin, June 25 U'i Russia made another of her bewildering turn-abouts in cold war strategy today. Allied officials in Helmstodt, on the border between the British and soviet zones of Germany, an nounced that the soviet command er at Marienborn, Russian bound ary control point, had said that freight shipments to Berlin from the west could be resumed Mon day. . ' The Russian action reopening the allied route to Berlin came after a series of soviet blows ap parently designed to force the .western nowers clear out of the ,crman capltet.iJhe laRusslari ' Ing that end. , Lifts Threat, The Russian decision to permit resumption of rail and road traf fic from the western zones of Ber lin would lift the threat of starva tion from some 2,000,000 Germans in sectors of the capital which are under American, British and French control. It also would relieve any Imme diate pressure on the western al lies to withdraw their military and civil establishments total ling some 30,000 persons from Berlin. Earlier Russian orders had halt ed all traffic from the west into and out of Berlin except by air, and the allies had admitted they could not possibly supply the Ger- mons m their sectors oi ine cap ital by plane, Bill to Admit Refugees Signed Washington, June 25 (IP) Pres ident Truman today reluctantly signed legislation to admit 205, 000 homeless Europeans to this country within the next two years. He said the measure is "flagrantly discriminatory." The president said that, Tor practical purposes, the law will have the effect of excluding, rather than admitting. Jewish displaced persons in proper pro portion to other faiths. He also said that the measure will exclude many displaced per sons of the Catholic faith. Hears Close or, was In charge of the evening's program. Trainees this year Included for est students from points as fat distant as the University of Maine and the University of Georgia. Trainees and their universities In clude Pick Logan, University of Oregon; Stewart Cattell, Reed; Dewayne Johnson, Reed; Ed Parks, O. S. C; Fred Shatz, Reed; John Parsons, University of Maine; Irving Marsden, Univer sity of Maine; Frank Craven and Charles Bentley, University of Georgia; Henry Rlckenback and Bill Telfer, Reed; Dave Chamber lin, O. S. C; Loran Williams, Uni versity of Utah; Bob Frost, Reed, and Boh Allison, O. S. C. Others enrolled for the 1948 guard school are Richard Dillon, Lloyd Shanks, Floyd Lee, George Bostle, Frank Hite, Bob Powell, Mllo C'hamberlln, Dave Roberts, Cliff Wynconp, Harry Chess, Dave Pilchard, Hoot Elklns, Del bert Jacohson and Bob Hewitt. Instructors nnd their assistants In charge of the camp were Vern Everett, Paul Stenkamp, Arvo Koskl, Bob Green. Kenneth Clark, Don Franks, Archie Brown, Lee Morton.