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NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
Volume LIX
TWO SECTIONS
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948
No. 87
Count
ins
BULLETO
Bernadotte
Killed
by
Assass
Bullet
Stnte of Hyderabad Given Up
Jo Invading Indian Armies;
Ceasefire Order Is Issued
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i New Delhi. Sept. 17 WJR)
(rendered hia princely state of Hyderabad to invading Indian
viroops today, endincr in just five davs the world's latest war.
'( The nizam of Hyderabad ordered a cease-fire of his defense
forces effective at 5 p. m. (7:30 a. m. EDT), and unofficial
fepOrts said Indian troops already had entered the military
barracks of Secunderabad, across the river from Hyderabad
Ciy.
bj Coordinators
Cut in Driving
k
f San Francisco, Sept. 17 (IB Oil
rationing coordinators from four
western states today asked Pa
CifUS coast motorists to adopt
artime driving restrictions to re-
uce consumption of easoline and
til by 10 per cent.
ii gasoune consumption can
reduced as much as 10 per
nt, this may mean the differ-
Between running short and
avlng ample supplies for every-
iV needs." they said.
Joining in the statement were
rt P. O'Brien, of Calif drnia:
. J. Zimmerman, Washington;
maoen urmond case, Oregon;
fcnd H. E. Gunnels, Arizona. They
ahet yesterday to discuss prob
Hems arising from the California
foil strike. . ,-'-
f Meanwhile, Standard Oil of
f gjftlfotnia held further negotla-
5 lions with the-CIO Oil Workers'
lunlon. Meetings with other
companies were recessed indef
initely. The federal conciliation
service entered the negotiations,
along with the California concil
iation service.
,0. A. Knight, president of the
Union, had little hope of early
Settlement of the wage dispute.
any Present
for V.F.W. Show
4 A large crowd of Central Ore-'
i fon people, on hand for the Initial
ttei formance of the V. F. W. show,
last night at the high school gym
nasium, proclaimed the program
hilarious laugh-fest, especially
entertaining because all the roles
were played by local folks. The
two-night stand will end with an
other performance tonight, with
.the curtain to go up at 8 p. m.
o Members of last night's audi
ence participated in the show at
- times, in the .manner employed
r by several popular radio pro
frams. Prizes awarded from the
v Stage, including gifts for right
l tnswers in quiz games, were ny-
Jon hose, tablewear, orchids, cig
arettes and certificates for auto
: fnoblle lubrication jobs.
Ask 10 Per Cent
Freck May Bring HisSZharges
jAgainst Governor Info Court
r I Salem. Sept. 17 (IPi State offi
cials here today were speculating
, ton the question of whether
Joseph Freck, ousted liquor com
mission chairman, will bring into
,lnmirt Vila .horinie acrnlriQl GnV.
$John Hall..
1 Freck went before Gov. Hall
Vednesday In an effort to regain
ins post and to defend nimseu
fngninst the governor's charges of
imisconduct In office. Hall, in
nigs, blocked all attempts to air
Kreck's allegations. .
At the conclusion of tne near
ing, Earl Bernard, Freck's, attor
ney, warned that "this matter
might get into court."
In a written answer to Hall's
charges, Freck contended that the
specific causes' on which Han
fired him were merely a "pre
text" because of a series of events
which led up to his discharge.
The answer alleged that:
1. Hall came to the liquor
commiss on office about 10 a.m.
August 13 and told Freck to "for
wt" the heavy liquor supply on
hand.
2. Hall then requested Freck
'o approve buying Sl.0O0.000
worth of a certain brand of whis-
'k' 111- . : I . . L. I I. ,n
l till CAltSSlVCiy IIIKII ym-t.
13. Hall informed Freck that
Ite had succeeded in securing a
fW twiner from the whiskey com-
The world's richest mnn snr
Two hours and a half after
he told his forces to lay down
their arms, the nizam broad
cast to his people that the
tight for continued independ
ertce from India was lost. ,
"Today, the fifth day of con
flict, we realize that we have
lost," the pudgy ruler whose
wealth is believed greater than
that of any other man, told his
subjects.
"We have fought to the depth
of our ability," he said. "The cabi
net decided to resign and place
the state in the august hands of
the ruler."
Sends Surrender Note
After thus announcing that he
had dismissed his cabinet and
taken full control, the Nizam ad
dressed a communication to the
governor-general of India, C. Ra-
jagopalachari, in which he said he
had taken full responsibility, that
Indian troops were advancing un
opposed to Secunderabad, and
that he would place a ban on the
Kazakar irregular forces wmcn
had been using guerilla tactics
against the advancing, Indian
troops, i
(The V British .: exchange ' tele-
Tgrsph agency reported in-a.ais-
patch from New Delhi that the
nizam also announced ne wouia
withdraw Hyderabad's protest to
the United Nations, in which- the
princely state charged India with
an act of aggression." this would
mean, in effect, that Hyderabad
would accept incorporation as
part of India.)
The nizam gave up tne ngnt as
Indian columns converged on the
capital city of Hyderabad from
two directions. Tne main siriKing
force was only 40 miles west of
Hyderabad Citv.
Thus in five days tne Indians
completed successfully the pusn
into Hyderabad wnicn tney caned
a police action to preserve oroer
and which Hyderabad caned an
act of aggression.
UN Council Plans
Emergency Meet
Paris, Sept. 17 (IPi The United
Nations security council will meet
in emergency session tomorrow
to consider the Palestine situation
in view of the assassination of
Count Folke Bernadotte, It was
announced tonight.
The UN announced officially
and with "profound regret and
shock" that Bernadotte was shot
and killed in the modern Jewish-
held quarter of Jerusalem at 2
p. m.
pany for nis proiessionai law
services as soon as he retired
from the governor's chair in Jan
uary. 4. That on the same day Hall
called H. V. Garvin, commission
purchasing agent, to his private
law office in the Yeon building
and requested that Garvin issue
a "firm" order to the commission
for the whiskey.
5. 'That on the night of Au
gust 25 Gov. Hall called the pro
posed purchase to the attention
of W. H. Hammond, liquor admin
istrator. That he asked the ad
ministrator to proceed the fol
lowing day with purchase of the
first shipment.
6. On August 26 Freck en
tered the commission office for
a meeting and found the other
commissioners, Harry Boivin and
Orval Eaton, in a heated discus
sion over some memordanums on
their desks. The memorandums,
Freck said, were written by Gar
vin nt Hall's request and pro
posed the purchase of 30,000
oases of whiskey.
7. Boivin demanded that Ea
ton destroy the memorandums
and "at that time they were de
stroyed." Freck said the proposed pur
chase was voted down at the
meeting and on August 31 "Gov.
Hall requested my resignation."
Miss Oregon
Miss Joyce Davis, who as Miss Oregon will be the state's official hostess for the next year, received
a royal welcome on her return to her home in Redmond yesterday afternoon. The welcome was on
the Redmond high school lawn, and she is pictured here as Kenneth Falrchlld, student body presi
dent, speaks into microphones. Also on the platform are Otto Hoppes, Prlneville; Floyd West, Bend;
Jack Halbrook, Bend, and Lester Houk, . Redmond,
Miss Oregon
In National Contest; Big
Welcome Staged at Redmond
Of&Bdn of 1948 and state hostess for the ensuin? vear. nlacnd
sixth in the national beauty contest at Atlantic City this past
week end. . .
Announcement of the standing of the Oregon srirl in the
eastern contest was made by her manager, Tommy Thompson,
Redmond, here yesterday evening when Miss Davis received
a welcome irom-tnree counties, Deschutes. Jefferson and
Crook. The welcome was on
the Redmond union hiirh
school lawn, with Miss Davis
and members of her party
speaking brietly over a public
address system and for a
KBND radio rebroadcast.
Delayed by mechanical trouble
on two different airplanes, Miss
Davis, her mother and Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson did not ' reach
Portland until yesterday morning,
some eight hours behind schedule,
They had no sleep, except "sky
catnaps, ' since leaving the east
dust Missed Fifth
Thompson, in answer to a ques
tion, said Miss Davis, in earning
her sixth place rating, was just
outside of the fifth spot In the na
tional contest, in which 55 girls,
tne pick 01 millions, took part.
Miss Davis will receive a scholar
ship of $1,000. A fifth place spot
would have meant a $2,000 schol
arship. Announcement of tne nigh rat
ing won by the Oregon girl was
received with a round of applause.
Included In the girl's admirers ga
thered on the high school lawn
were hundreds of youngsters. '
B. A. Stover, Bend, vice-presl
dent of the Central Oregon cham
ber of commerce, presided at the
welcoming ceremonies. Miss Dav
is spoke briefly. "I didn't win the
title of Miss America, but I had a
grand time," she said. And she
added that she was mighty happy
to be home. Speakers included
Kenneth Fairchild, president of
the Redmond union high school
student body.
Also on the program was Jack
Elliott, mayor of Redmond and
representatives of various cities
affiliated with the Central Oregon
chamber of commerce, including
Floyd West, Jack Halbrook and
Kenneth Longballa, Bend; Otto
Hoppes, Prlneville; Chester Lack
ey and Lester Houk, Redmond.
Warren Kicks Off
GOP's Campaign
Salt LaKe City, Sept. 17 UP
California's dignified, genial Gov.
Earl Warren, GOP vice-presidential
candidate, sped eastward to
day after kicking off the formal
republican presidential campaign
with a pledge of united republi
can leadership to attack the na
tion's problems.
The Warren entourage stops for
platform speeches at Malta. Sail
da and Canon City, Colo., today.
He will make his second major
ddrps of thp campaign at Pueb
lo, Colo., tonight.
Welcomed on Return From East
Ranked Sixth
Louis Announces
Title Defense
New York, Sept. 17 (IP) Joe
Louis announced today he will
defend his heavyweight cham
pionshlpn June against the win
ner of the Joe Baksl - Ezzard
Charles fight on November 12 if
the winner was "Impressive."
Louis had announced in June
that he was retiring from the ring.
It was an "unofficial" announce
ment, however; for he never noti
fied the National Boxing associa
tion and the New York Boxing
commission of the retirement.
He made the announcement in
the ring right after he knocked
out Jersey Joe Walcott In the 11th
round at Yankee stadium.
In today's surprise declaration
at 20th Century headquarters, the
34-year-old champion said: "If
Baksl and Charles put up a good
fight and the winner comes
through good, I'll fight him in
June."
Railroaders to
Take Strike Vote
Chicago, Sept. 17 HPiNegotia
tions between 16 non-operating
rail unions and the nation's rail
roads collapsed today and the un
ions announced plans for an im
mediate strike vote among their
1,000,000 members.
Union spokesmen said the ne
gotiations for a third-round wage
Increase collapsed when railroad
representatives refused to make a
counter offer to the union demand
for a 25 cent hourly pay raise.
The union also demanded a re
duction in the work week from 48
to 40 hours.
G. E. Leighty. head of the un
ion negotiators and president of
the railroad telegrnnhers' union.
said it would take 30 days to poll
tne union members on whether to
strike.
However, no strike could be
called until the various mediation
and fact-finding steps of the rail
way labor act have been exhaust
ed. Previous rail strikes have
been averted In recent vears bv
government seizure of the rail
roads.
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Bend, Redmond
Battle Tonight
At Fairgrounds
Central Oregon will see its first
1947 gridiron action at 8 o'clock
this evening when the Bend Lava
Bears invade Redmond territory
for a game with the Panthers on
the illuminated fairgrounds field.
For many years the annual
Bend-Redmond classic was the
opening game of the season on
the Bend field. With lighting of
the Redmond field, the game was
scheduled there this fall.
Grid experts in both cities have
been able to rank neither team as
a favorite tonight. Redmond had
a strong team last- year , and
brought back a number of letter
men for this year's grid wars.
Bend football ranks were badly
thinned by graduation, leaving
only five lettermen as a nucleus
for this year's squad. As a result
there will be a large number of
inexperienced players on the Lava
Bear roster.
Many To Make Trip '
Heavy attendance from Bend Is
expected .tonight, with 400 gene
ral admission and ti reserved
seat tickets having been sold here
this week.
Coach Hank Nllsen announced
his starting offensive lineup this
morning as follows: J. W. Rhodes,
left end; Doug Hogland, left tac
kle; Marvin Mix, left guard; Bob
Lubke, center; Phelon Culllson,
right guard; Roen Griffiths, right
tackle; John'Odom, right. end;
Ralph Sutton, quarterback; Jack
Symons and Don Denning, half
backs, and Phil Gillls, fullback.
Some lineup changes will be made
If the Bears start the game on the
defense.
For Redmond Coach Hancock
has announced all starting play
ers with the exception or the
guards. The backfleld will Include"
Ed Krlbs, quarterback; Clayton
Bliss and Verl Hammack, half
backs, and Bill Tuck, fullback.
Linemen will be Don Van Matre
and Dick Nooe, ends; Ted Wells,
center; Bruce Rogers and Leon
ard Klrby, tackles.
The Lava Bear offense will fea
ture a straight T-formatlon,
which the Bend team used along
with the single wlngback system
last year. The Redmond coach has
dubbed his offensive style a
"single-winged T."
Christian Church
Retains Minister
The First Christian church con
gregation held Its annual meet
ing on Wednesday and, among
other business, named Rev. Len
Flshback as minister for the com
ing year.
Next Wednesday, September
22, the church will be host at a
fellowship dinner honoring a bus
load of Seattle people who will
stop here on their way to the In
ternational Congress of Disciples,
in San Francisco, Calif.
Spy Probers
Say Truman
Holds Report
Washington, Sept. 17 (IP
House investigators charged- to
day that President Truman is
withholding from congress an
FBI report associating Dr. Ed
ward U. Condon vith an alleged
soviet spy.
Dr. Condon, an atomic scien
tist, Is director of the national
bureau of standards. . .
The alleged spy is Nathan
Gregory Sllvermaster, whose
name has figured prominently in
the congressional espionage
probe. -
The charge was Included In a
formal statement released by a
house un-American activities sub
pommlttee. . . -. , -Locked
In Desk
"The report Is locked in Presi
dent Truman's desk, according to
his own statement, and the con
gress has been denied access to
it," the legislators said.
Condon has been described by
the committee as "one of the
weakest links" in the nation's
atomic security. Hearings on his
case have been promised in the
near future.
Sllvermaster has been describ
ed before the committee as the
head of one of two communist es
pionage rings that operated In
Washington during the war. He
worked in the board of economic
warfare and allegedly gave confi
dential "government, secrets to
Elizabeth T. Bentley, - admitted
communist courier.
There were also these other de
velopments in the atomic espion
age Investigation:
1 1. Harry H. Velde, a former FBI
Agent,' said Anierjcafl:,,Qqmmun
lsts, -working through soviet
agents, tried to steal atomic bomb
secrets during the war.
2. Committee Investigators said
they will go to New York next
Wednesday to question Mrs. Ok-
sana Kasenkina. She is the soviet
school teacher who leaped to free
dom from a third floor window in
the Russian consulate at New
York rather than return to Rus
sia. , '
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington, Sept. 17 (IP) J.
Edgar Hoover, the nation's No. 1
G-man, was in serious condition
today with bronchial pfieumdnia.
The od-year-old FBI director has
been confined to bed at his home
since Monday but his illness was
not revealed until last night.
Associates said they are "ser
iously concerned" about Hoover's
condition. They said he was strick
en last week but insisted on re
maining at his desk until four
days ago when his physician
ordered him to bed.
Lava Bear
Seriously III
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Coaches Hank Nllsen and Bud Robertson, of Bend, will open their
1948 grid campaign tonight when the Lava Bears come up against
the strong Panther elcvi-n at Redmond. Neither would made a
full-fledged pregame prediction, but Nllsen said the Bears were
coming up against a tough ball team and the outcome would depend
on how well some of the inexperienced Bend players perform.
Super forts .
To Converge
On U, S. Cities
Washington, Sept. 17 IP Some
50 B-29 Superforts take off for
the ' United States today from
bases around the world to parti
cipate in air force day observanc
es tomorrow.
The giant warplanes will fly
home from bases in Alaska, Ja
pan, the Azores. Labrador, Ice
land and Germany. The first two
planes are scheduled to reach
nttsourgn at a a.m. ttiun to
morrow. Other planes are plated to ar
rive around noon (EDT) In the
following cities: Montgomery and
Birmingham, Ala.; San Antonio,
Tex.; Charleston, W.Va.; Milwau
kee. Wis.; Cleveland; St. Louis;
Omaha, Neb.; Cincinnati; New
Orleans, La.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Chi
cago; Dallas, Tex.; Los Angeles,
san Kataol and Klverslde, calil.
Boston; Washington; Detroit
Seattle; Minneapolis and Balti
more. Still other Superforts are sche
duled to land In New York at
p.m. and Boise, Ida., at 3 p.m.
Wickiup Basin
Area Is Studied
For Recreation
Two United States -park serv
ice officials, N. A. Butterfield and
G. T. Hopper, are in the Wickiup
reservoir area today, making a
preliminary study of plans for
the development of recreation fa
cilities under a cooperative agree
ment between ' the bureau of
reclamation ana tnje forest-serv-
Also joining in the study is
Stanley u. Jewett, of the lisn
and wildlife service. Yesterday,
the group making the study also
included J. w. Taylor, North unit
construction engineer; Ralph W.
Crawford, Deschutes national for
est supervisor; Ed Parker, Bend
district ranger, and Newell Cory,
crescent ranger.
Park Service Designated
Butterfield and Hopper are as
sisting in the study, inasmuch as
the national park service has been
designated as the agent of the
Dureau of reclamation in the plan
ning, development and adminis
tration of recreation facilities at
all bureau reservoirs, such as the
Wickiup. The present study is
also to Include the Crane prairie
reservoir, constructed oy the bu
reau. Under the agreement, the na
tional park service is called on
to assist the bureau in develop-.
ing piuns ior approveu recreation
facilities at reservoir sites and to
prepare estimates of construction
of such facilities, at the sites of
new reservoirs.
Any permits and leases approv
ed for the area are to be turned
over to the forest service for ad
ministration, under the inter
agency, agreement.
Coaches
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UN Mediator
Shot in Street
Of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Sept. 17 M An un
identified gunman assassinated
Count Folke Bernadotte of Swed
en, United Nations mediator for
Palestine, today as he toured In a
jeep the Katamon area, in the
Jewish quarter of the Holy city.
Bleeding from his wounds, Ber;
naclotte was taken to Hadassah
hospital, the famous Jewish Insti
tution just north of Jerusalem on
the slopes of Mt. Scopus, where'
he died within a few minutes.
A French colonel named Sarro,
a United Nations observer, also
was killed by the assassin.
The gunman escaped, with one
or more companions, in a jeep
which had blocked the street in
front of Bernadotte's jeep as the -UN
mediator toured the front
where new hostilities had broken
out onlv last night.
. Blame Stern Group
(A report to the state depart
ment In Washington from John
Joseph MacDonald, American con-,
sul-general In Jerusalem, said ,
Bernadotte and the French offi
cer '"presumably" were killed by
a member of the fanatical Jewish
dissident organization called the
Stern group. '
(MacDonald also reported that
Col. Frank Begley, an American
officer working for the UN, grap
pled with one of the attackers
ind was slightly wounded in the
face.)
The slavlngs occurred at about
5 p.m. (11 a.m. EDT) as Berna
lotto was nearing the nd of a
tour of Inspection during which
he had been f Irecj upon once pre-.,
vlously. . 1 ; ... . ; ..
'-fThe f Itut shootirrg IttfflflehT oe.
Mirred when 'the mediator's vehl
le was crossing'' a" road in thft
Sheikh Jarrah quarter of Jerusa
'em about 4 prm., about an hour
before ho was assassinated. A bul
let apparently fired from the slop
es of Mount Scopus, near the hos
nltal where Bernadotte was to be
ironouneed dead a little later,
struck the left rear wheel of the
car. . ...
Dean Van Matre
Dies in Accident
Prlneville, Sept. 17 Dean
Van Matre. Redmond, was killed,
apparently Instantly, early this
nornlng when his lumber-laden
truck left the Ochoco highway
qrado and turned over. The ac
cident occurred about four miles
upgrade from the Ochoco ranger
station, east of the Ochoco sum
mit.
First to reach the scene of the
accident was Wallace Allmack,
Prlneville, who arrived shortly
after the truck left the grade,
about 6 o'clock this morning. The
accident was being investigated
by Ray Hafstad, member of the
state police force, with headquar
ters in Bend. .
Mr. Van Matre was operating
a lumber truck between Mitchell
and Redmond and was driving
toward Redmond when the accl
ient occurred. Apparently there
were no witnesses.
The body was brought to the
Prlneville funeral home.
Mr. Van Matre, a brother of
Fred N. Van Matre, Bend con
tractor, had been a resident of
Central Oregon some 25 vears.
He was a native of Nebraska.
Surviving are his wife, Idella,
and two daughters, Mrs. Bill
Marsden and Joyce Van Matre,
Redmond. Mr. Van Matre was in
the trucking business in Red
mond. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made.
Bishop Returns
rom Europe
Bishop Lane W. Rnrton nf tlir
Episcopal diocese of eastern Ore
gon has returned to his home In
'jend after spending two months
In Europe. While In London.-Bish
op Barton attended the Lambeth
conference nf his rhurch, and the
vorld council of churches at Am
sterdam. A total of 31!6 bishops
f the Anglican communion from
U narts of !he world attended
he T.ambelh conference.
The first Lambeth conference
vns held In 1807. They arc held
every ten years. However, world
war No. 2 Interrupted and the
1948 conference wns the first held '
since the outbreak of the war. j
Bishop Barton wns met In Pen
dleton bv his family, and return
ed here this week,
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