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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND. OREGON
MONDAY.. JULY 26. 1948
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MILL CREEK BRIDGE AGAIN
The announcement that the highway commission is calling
for bids for the Mill creek bridge on August 10 is welcome
news. When the central Oregon delegations appeared before
the commission a few weeks ago to ask for action on this
structure they were told that it would be September before
the Call would come. The advance in the call by a full month
is fortunate for several reasons.
Chief among these is the fact that with the job let in Au
gust it will be possible for the contractor to begin on, and pos
sibly complete, features of the bridge undertaking that are
preliminary to the chief item the erection of the steel span.
These include, as we havethe facts, preparation of the site,
assembly of materials other than the steel and the placement
of the footings.
Perhaps the time limit will be such that the contractor will
feel that he can postpone these preliminaries and run the
whole job through in 1949. We hope that this will not be the
case. Everybody wants to see that Mill creek bridge work
begun and hurried through. Everybody will feel that post
ponement will mean putting the bridge in jeopardy. Certainly,
if everything possible is done this fall the finished structure
will be ready for use earlier next year than might otherwise
be the case. '
Delay on this project has been costly. We give you the
record again :
.Bids opened on Low Bid Action
December 13, 1945 $261,900 Rejected
. , May 16, 1946 274,767 Rejected
August 26, 1947 .' 394,860 Rejected
Since that last bid opening the structure has been rede
signed to make possible the use of standard steel shapes in
stead of shapes specially fabricated that the original design
required. (Query. Why not standard design from the begin
ning?) Whether the economies thus realized will result in a
lower bid than that of last August remains to be seen. The
( chances are, however, that it will not be so for even since the
plart for the September letting was announced steel prices
have been advanced around ?10 a ton.
The three rejections were because the low bid (single bids
in 1946 and 1947) were above the federal roads administra
tion estimate. These authorities frown on bids that are more
than 10 per cent in excess of the estimate, a rule that may be
sound in normal times but, as the record on this bridge shows,
unfortunate in days like the present. Whether there is ever
a variance from the rule we do not know but one should be
possible. There should have been a variance in 1946 when the
bid was only three and one half per cent over the Oregon high
way department estimate. It seems to us that the highway
commission should have fought for the acceptance of that bid
whatever the federal estimate was. "
We do not know what the estimate on the newly designed
bridge is. As a matter of fact in these das when material
is in short supply, prices are rising and most contracts con
tain an escalator clause an estimate is, at best, only a wild
guess. Whatever the estimate is on the Mill creek bridge and
whatever the relation of the low bid to it may be (assuming
that there are any bids) we trust that nothing will be permit
ted to stand in the way of awarding a contract.
The record shows how costly the rejections of 1945 and
1946 have been. We have an idea that the coming opening
will show the 1947 rejection to have been costly as well. This
time let's have action. The completion of the Warm Springs
cut-off, of which the Mill creek bridge is an essential unit,
will mean transportation economics running into the thou
sands of dollars annually. They have been too long delayed.
In France when a cabinet falls there may be serious politi
cal repercussions. Under President Dewey a lot of bureaus
will fall and it will be all to the good.
Bend's Yesterdays
(From The Uulletin Files)
THIRTY YEARS AGO
(July 26, 1918)
A shipment of modern equip
ment arrived and was being in
stalled in the post office.
Mrs. C. P. Niswongcr, chair
man of the women's committee of
the council for national defense,
called on the young women of the
county to join the United States
nurse reserve.
County agent Ward announc
ed that, with the labor and fond
shortage, only productive cows
should be retained on the ranches
of Deschutes county.
A Red Cross card party and tea
was held at the Masonic hall for
the benefit of the Belgian babies'
layette fund.
George M. Cohan was starring
in "Hlt-the-Trall Holliduy," at the
Liberty theater.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
(July 26, 19331
The Grange hall and Powell
Butle districts were dry, due to a
break in a 200 foot section of
the Central Oregon Irrigation dis
trict's new wooden flume south of
Bond.
Landscaping of the post office
grounds, at the corner of Wall
and Franklin, was begun.
Wheat growers of IVschutes
county were asked to elect a rep
resentative to servo on a trlcoun-
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ty control organization with head
quarters in Madras.
The Liberty theater was the
scene of wrestling matches in
the evening with "Cowboy"
Breese, of Prlneville, refereelng.
Construction of an 80 foot tow
er, the second of its kind -in the
Deschutes national forest, was
started on Trout creek mountain.
Washington
Column
3y Peter Edson
(NEA Wathlnifton Correaixmilent)
Washington (NEA) Louis H.
Bean, department of agriculture
economist and statistician, has
Just had the nerve to write a book
called "How to Predict Elections,"
Just published by Knopf. He
doesn't handle the subject exactly
like a mystery story, with the an
swer on whether it will be Dewey
or Truman revealed in the last
chapter. Instead, he gives all the
clues, charfs and tables on past
elections and trends. Then he
leaves it up to the reader to dope
it out for himself.
Twelve years ago, Louis Bean
says he fell in love at first sight
with a half page of figures elec
tion figures, that is, in the World
Almanac. These figures . have
been his hobby ever since.
That he is good can be attested
by this writer. Two years ago he
sought out Dr. Bean for a fore
cast on the off-year congressional
elections. No flat prediction was
forthcoming. But after looking
over all the factors, Mr. Bean
made an estimate that the repub
licans would win about twice as
many seats as they needed to get
control of both senate and house.
The result was so close that It
was uncanny. The GOP needed 26
seats In the house and six in the
senate to gain control. Twice that
was 52 and 12. What they won was
55 and 12.
In the last chapter of "How to
Predict Elections," Louis Bean
now takes a flier on "1948 and the
Incoming Tide."
It is his considered opinion that
1947 marked the end of the down
ward trend In the new deal tide,
the beginning of a new one. Ho
backs this up with a chart show
ing two-party power, as measured
bv republican and democratic ma
lorlties in the house for 60 years
past.
Democratic peaks came in the
years 1890-92, 191214, 1932-36. Re
oublican peaks, lasting somewhat
longer, have come In the years
1894-1904, 1920-28, and 1946 to
wcll. what's your guess?
Author Bean's guess seems-to
be that even if the republicans do
win in 1948, the democrats wilt-be
due for a rise In the 1950s. After
that, they'd take another dive in
the 1960's.
For short ranfe forecasters,
rpan warns that this boiling poli
tical pot must be allowed to ouiet
down before brewing predictions.
He himself seems to lean to the
belief that the republican victory
nf 1946 may be of short duration.
He says one result of the third
party emergence may be the elec
tion of a republican president and
a democratic congress.
Other political "experts" have
other ideas. Author Bean Is fair
enough to cite them. Prof. Arthur
N. Holcombe is quoted on the the
ory that whenever a party in
power loses control of congress In
off-year elections, it also loses the
presidency in the next election.
This-happened In 1882, 1890, 1894,
1910, 1918, 1930. .
Prof. Arthur M. Schleslnger
Sr., of Harvard, is quoted on hit
theory that periods of liberalism
are followed by periods of conser
vatism, each lasting from 15 to
18 years. Under this theory, the
16-year period of new deal liberal
ism lasting from 1931 to 1947
would normally be followed by a
period of conservatism lasting
from 1947 to approximately 1963.
Assuming no recession comes
In 1948-49, Statistician Bean charts
a possible alternate course to that
of Schleslnger. If a depression
should hit somewhere about 1952,
Bean says the democrats or their
equivalents or successors would
dominate the U. S. political scene
during the last half of the 1950's.
All this speculation Is pretty
much of a mental exercise with
statistics. Bean says he has given
no consideration to personalities.
He thereby admits the same kind
of error that political bosses do
when they talk personalities and
political movements without facts
and figure's.
Others Say . . .
THE NEWSPRINT SITUATION
(Salem Capitol Journal)
The same day the department
of commerce reported that the
shortage of paper and paperboard
is almost over, the paper mills an
nounced a $4 a ton increase in the
price of newsprint supplied under
long-time contracts making the
price $100 a ton as against $40 at
the outbreak of the war. The price
has been advanced gradually a
total of 150 per cent.
The commerce department says
in its pulp and paper industry re
port that demand has leveled eff
and "supplies of most grades are
currently meeting market needs"
and that its field office reports
"already point to plans to shut
down certain small high cost, sub
marginal mills brought into pro
duction during the war. Several
other nonintegrated mills are re
ported cutting back from a six
day week to five or four days,
either because of high cost pulp
or for slackness in business,"
though it admits "that reports
from various Darts of the country
Indicate that he newsprint markflt
is still tii?ht for small publishers
and printers."
Newsprint imports, it said, have
run 209,000 tons or 14 per cent
higher In the first five months of
take Core of Yo" Eves
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Enjoy good virion and freedom from
httdacht . t ton can not bt tun
your ;ti art pcrfoct unless you have
then examined. Consult ui now I
Dr. M. B. McKenney
Optometrist
908 Wall St. Phone 84S-M
Is Your Car
Ready For
Vacationing?
Drive in to our super service station
now and let us ready your car for the
open roads put it in tip-top shape'
for safe, smooth vacation driving. We
check it thoroughly from bumper to
bumper . . . service it completely.
Tarns.
1948 than In the same period last
year. Imports furnished 8.4 per
cent of the U. S. supply in that pe
riod. As a matter of fact newsprint
shortage throughout the country,
especially In Pacific coast states
is as acute as ever, except per
haps with a few metropolitan
newspapers owning their own
mills and the increase in circula
tion and advertising has compel
led most all newspapers to buy
extra newsprint in the black or
gray markets at an average price
of $200 a ton f.o.b. mill or go to
the wall.
It Is the law of supply and de
mand that has forced newsprint
prices up as is the case with oth
er commodities. The mills give as
the reason for the boost In prices
of contracted paper substantial
Increases in labor costs, logs, fuel
oil, transportation and chemicals
and claim the profits will be the
same as when prices were lower.
Lack of facilities prevent increase
in quantity to contracted customers.
Brooks Scanhn
Brooks-Scanlon Camp, July 26
(Special) Joyce Gannett, of
Portland has been spending the
past few weeks visiting at the
home of her cousin, Judy de Sul
ly. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Voos spent
the past three weeks vacationing
ip Canada and Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hoover
visited at the Lynn Hoover home
on Saturday and Sunday of last
week. The Hoovers are employed
by the forest service and are lo
cated on Stevenson mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Berthel Caverhill
spent several days of last week
camping at Taylor burn. Dixie
Caverhill stayed at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Samples, during the absence
of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs.tFarley Elliot were
visitors Saturday at the George
Low home.
The W. B. Hockett family re
turned Saturday after spending
their vacation with relatives in
the valley. They were also at the
coast for a few days.
Sharon Baker, aaugmer m mi.
Rakpr. of Bend,
is spending a week with Sondra
Keese.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox, ol
Seattle, visited at the Orpliy
Reese home last week, iney aisu
visited friends and relatives at
Rnd Mrs. Cox is the former
Gladys Iverson of Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. L-ecu miauu
M(nrnoH WpHnPSdaV from
lUilJllJ II. .. .. , , . ,
a vacation in Burlington, Wash.
They were accompanieu on me -turn
trip by Miss Dovie Hayes of
Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Iverson
and son returned home Saturday
after spending two weeks visit
ing Mrs. Iverson's father in New
Mexico ana ner sister m oicam
boat Springs, Colo.
Jackie Nesbitt, of Portland, is
visiting at the home of his cous
in, Nellie Curtis.
m- nH Mrs Maurice Iverson
and family spent their vacation
visiting witn irienas in ru.'
and California.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Dart and
family, of San Francisco, were re
cent visitors at the Maurice Iver
son home.
Mr and Mrs. Harold Rogers
and daughter, Robin, returned
last Friday, after spending a week
in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy McLaughlin,
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Allison and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Kribs and son, and Miss Povie
Hayes picnicked at Clear lake
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Larson and
fmii ramned at Big Cultus lake
over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. von
and family returned home Sat
urday, after visiting relatives in
BMr.' and Mrs. Marion Stookev
and sons are visiting with Mr.
Stookey's mother in Wilbur,
Wash.
BOY SHOT
.. . T..i.. on mi Thomas
Romano, j my :, : -
Myron Baxter, 6, Portland, was
fatally injured oaiuiuoy '- -.38
caliber revolver discharged
while he ana nis UT
. ... Tkn .ami ntnvin? Wltn
Dromer, juihi, f"-" ,
it. Thomas was rushed to Provl
Hence hospital where he died sev
eral hours. later.
SOBER BUT DRUNK
Hartford, Conn., July 26 HPJ
. nn .,,lrl man held bv OOliCe
on a drunkenness charge today
said his name was wnumu
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1114 Roosevelt Ave.
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Gears Sprockets made to order
Crank Shaft Grinding
Motor Rebuilding Line Boring Cylinder Reborlng
Crank Shaft Grinding In the Car
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ODD PAIR JAILED
At midnight, deep down in ifc
dungeon, you find the AposH,
Paul and his companion. s..
Their feet are fast in the stocki
and their backs torn by the U.sK
es laid on that very day by ro,
of the court. And they are pr,,
tng and singing praises to God.
Acts 18:23-40. uwl
They are Jailed for telling th,
heathen city PhUlppl, that out ol
love for them, God had given His
only-bom son to die for' their
sins. Let a man count Christ u
having died lor him and God
gives that man eternal l(e
Spread this Message and you alio
win tttpm one bv om Rv ,k.
the roll call of the saved lg fUlnj
out and with the last name In.
Christ Is to return and raise un
III., nonnla , rt IldfillNuilLin ' I '
1119 kuji,o " . .... . ..v , ,u 1 1 jiofy
So ends this Gospel Age, now
1900 years along. 1 Thess. 4:1l.n
It Is close after this' that Christ
takes over to set the world In
oraer. jhhusii
Yes, Paul and Silas are In
for serving uod. Christ had
warned IN THE WORM) 0
SHALL HAVE AFFLICTION-
then He adds BUT BK OP
GOOD CHEER FOR I HAVE
OVERCOME THE WORLn
John 16:33. Which for you? I0
run with the world or to live clone
to tne neari oi uoqt
Portland 1, Ore. This spare paid
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THIS IS
to
Photography
For those of you who are
movie camera enthusiasts, this
column will be of interest since
it deals with the oft-talked-about
but seldom accomplish
ed art of trick shots with
movies.
Stop-motion filming is one
angle which is altogether sim
ple and popular and consisting
solely of operation the cam
era from some steady support,
suddenly stopping the action
in front of the camera, having
some chaage made in part of
the scene oefore you, and then
having the action resume to
gether with tlie filming. You
must have a trl-pod or good
substitute.
For example, you might he
taking pictures by a swimming
pool. Film the Mrs. showing
signs of disappointment that
she cannot join the others In
the pool since she is fully
dressed. Then film her climb
ing up on to the diving plat
forn fully dressed. Just as she
is about to dive into the water
STOP the camera. Of course,
she returns to the ground, re
tires to the locker rooms and
returns in her newest swim
ming suit. Afler she has climb
;d to the top of the diving
platform you START the cam
era again and film the com
plete dive. Your film will have
to be trimmed a bit on the
second shot so that your splice
will come at the exact moment
when she "hit" the board In
her street dress.
This is only one example of
the slop-motion filming but It
is a good one and will ccrtainli
bring its share of "ohs" and
"ahs ' and belly laughs. As far
as your audience is concerned
the Mrs. has lost her mind and
climbed to the diving platform
of the swimming pool fully
dressed and dived in. 3ut some
how she was saved from ruin
ing a good dress by changing
into her swimming suit just
as she leaped.
There Is no end to the num
ber of tricks that can be em
ployed by the movie camera
user to put a laugh in his reels.
This Is Photography will give
a few more now and then.
If you don't have a movie
camera now, remember that
the Camera Dept. at Symons
Bros, has three leading man
ufacturers models on hand:
Bell & Howell, Revere and
- Eastman. Come in and look
(hem over. Prices start at
564.17. Until next Monday then.
Symons Bros.
647 Wall Street
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