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V Univ. of Oregon Library 6UQSHS, ORSQOU E BEND BULLETIN State Forecatt OREGON MosUy cloudy with occasional sbowen to day and Friday. Continued cool. High temperatures 48 56. Low tonight 35-45. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY .NEWSPAPER Volume LIX TWO SECTIONS BEND. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1948 No. 92 tand Firm in Crisis TH Marshall Says if Chicago Man Charged With Theft of Data Chicago, Sept. 23 iin John i Robert Lepman, 26, was arrested J by the FBI today on charges of 5 removing plans o electronic cir cuits from the Los Alamos, N.M., atomic energy laboratory where he worked as a tecnnieian aunng his army service. Lepman pleaded innocent when arraigned before U. S. commis sioner Edwin K, Walker. Assis tant U. S. district attorney Jack A. Welfeld asked a bond of $5,000, hut Walker set it at $3,000 after Defense attorney Leo T. Tierney -isaid that Lepman came from "a very higmy regaraea ana weu known and respected Chicago family." The son of a well-to-do Chicago milliner, Lepman was indicted yesterday -':y a U. S. grand jury at Santa Fe, N.M., At Santa Fe, IT C rllcfvlr nttni-npv Fvprptt M. I Grantham said he was charged fwith taking 51 drawings, aescrio ed as "blueprints of electronic circuits," from the Los Alamos laboratory. Seventh Soldier Charged Lepman was in the army from 194a to itno ana receiveu an nun nrahln discharge. He was assign ed to Los Alamos In 1944, and was the seventh former soldier to be charged with stealing secret data from the atomic energy nrnlpet. . Further hearings were set for Oct. 5. Welfeld. assistant district attor- ney, said that examination inai- t rated that LeDman took the doc that there ' appeared to be -Tlo UllieXllS JLUI 1HO UW11 Oiuvj " fnrPitm atrencv involved. . Welfeld said that Lepman had a rating of technical sergeant, He was an engineer's aide in elec tronics at Los Alamos. Lepman, Welfeld said, admitted that he carried some documents away from Los Alamos, but said that he made no attempt at con ceiling them, taking them out in a suitcase or satchels. Winter Home Sites Available Ten sites for winter homes and about the same number of sites suitable for winter sports organ izations have been surveyed in the Hoodoo Bowl area, according to information received by the Bend Skyliners club from Jack Saubert, district ranger at Fos tpr. The locations . are on both sides of the new road, beginning near the bowl and continuing to ward the hlphwav. Persons interested in building cabins near the winter play eround were asked to submit ap- nllontlnns to Saubert. Before a permit is granted, house plans must be submitted, including the following Information : Floor plan, 'end elevation, side eleva tion, type of siding, type of roof In? and enlora of Daint. To meet approval the buildings need not be expensive or elabo rate, Saubert said, but they must be architecturally pleasing and constructed to give good service under the snow conditions pre vailing. Conservation District Plans Land Improvement Program Directors of the Mid-State Soil Conservation district, which In cludes the communities of Terre bonne, Redmond and Alfalfa, have taken action to obtain large equipment to be used In the dis trict for land leveling, land clear ing, and other district activities related to Improving soil and wa ter conservation practices In the district, it was announced today. Joseph B. Rogers, district con servationist, soil conservation service, Bend, reported to the board of directors at their meet ing this week that surplus equip ment now in the possession of other branches of the government Wprp hoi no rplpasd to the soil cnnaprvatlnn service which In E . 'Z S d to thV soii consprva Ion districts, providing t ie d strict is willing to pay ai.- nnri.tinn onrt renair costs. .. . . " --r - .,. Kogers said mat large u ." and carry-alls with bulldozer at tachments have been made avail able at present from the Hanford atomic project and bureau of animal Industries, where the Highway 97 I -! xjt, C&s . ' I . Sheriff Claude L. McCauley had his camera and flashlight equipment along when he investigated the wreck on highway 97, near the Fremont Junction, that resulted in the death of Marshall Engle, Lapine contractor, and obtained this picture. The Engle car is shown partly crushed under the truck. Before the body could be removed, the car had to be torn apart. Investigators said that the crash oc curred when the passenger car swerved over to the wrong side of the road and crashed into the Con solidated truck, operated by Jack R. Grissey, Bend. The accident occurred Tuesday night. , . Stores Prepared For Bend's Annual Bend merchants were busy this afternoo with last-minute touch-. f s on , thr fall opening windows, wmcn win De unvenea- lonigni, with Judging to start at 5:30 p.m. Hundreds of Central Oregon peo ple are expected to be on the streets tonight, viewing new fall merchandise and latest model au tomobiles. The downtown pro gram will get under way at about 7 p. m. Joining in the program will be Bend hieh school students, who will take part in a rally and ser pentine. The Lava Bears play the Corvallis Spartans Fsiday night on Bruin field. Pat Cashman, general chair man in charge of plans for the city's official welcome to the new season, said that local stores have larger stocks than ever be fore, and that merchandise dis played in the windows is expected to reach a new high in customer appeal. The windows will be J idged by a committee from the Bend Soroptlmist club. Typical autumn weather was forecast for tonight, giving an ideal background for display of fall and winter cioining. NEW STAMPS ARRIVE Tssiips of three new commemo rative stamps have been received at the Bend postonice, t ariey ra liott. acting postmaster, has an nounced. Included in the group is the Poultry stamp, widely dis cussed since it was printed. The other Issues are Red Cross stamp, with its picture of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, and the Gold Star Motner stamp. nmilnment Is located In Mexico. l,. ' 1 ... UnB honn i,,annrt to the district board of nihnp priiiiiuiiiriiL lias utt.ii suDci-vlsors, including a grain and legume seed drill, a culll- i nnA a riltph.tprrappr. pauit-i, " .:, v These items of equipment will be loaned to farmers in the district nt an hourly or dally rental charge, which has been set up to pay the costs oi aeprciimiuu u,.u vnnnlr. At the regular- September meet ing 01 tne ooaru, . j. "- rf-Qirirt conservationist, submit- i mmniptpri farm Dlans for I N Maclnnes. J. W. f ',,mmor ' A ' 5 Elson and Paul F. Myer. ' These were approved !by the board. Applications ra operation wl.h the district pro- eran, were aoproyea y ..u. Rvrnn William:,. J; N. Mqc- - - , Cod1cv I lnnes, L. O. Lawson. Ivan i Lopicj, in K ShPlItp o. jonn ausat, r. v. B K. Sheffield, Jonn susac, f u.lr anA H W ROffCrS. n t. Fleck Redmond, chair man nf the mid-state district ! board of supervisors, presided at this meeting, Fall Opening Death Car Truck Hall Gives Answer to Freck Charges; Says Commission Was Asked to Purchase Liquor Salem. Sept. 23 (UP) Gov. never denied askinjr the state cases of whiskey from a Colorado distillery, but stated "the whiskey was priced risrht." ; - .. " . 'Hall's statement today came i. t i i i i- oy tiusepn r recK, aiacnargea liquor cuiiiiiuhbiuu ciiuirumii, ue fore and durinsr Freck's hearing by Hall here last week. . "I have never denied that make the purchase," Hall told statement that I secured a re- tainer from the distillery for my legal services when I re tire from the governor's office is absurd and ridiculous. Even if I had, do you think I would have been foolish enough to tell Freck and other commis sion members about it?" Makes Statement In a six-page "statement of facts" concerning the proposed $1,000,000 liquor purchase issued today, Hall said he "welcomed the opportunity" to explain details of the proposal. "I've been taking it on the chin lately," Hall told the United Press. "It's the last half of the ninth in ning now and I'm coming to bat for the first time." Hall discharged Freck Sept. 4, charging him with misconduct In office. Hall alleged Freck sold the liquor commission supplies from his Portland stationery store in violation of state law and drew ex cessive per diem pay as a member of the commission. - Freck countered that he was fired for blocking Hall's proposal to buy the Colorado whiskey "at an excessively high price." He said he could purchase a certain Drana of two-year-old whiskey included in the deal for $10 less per case. Gives Figures Hall todav said it would have been Impossible for Freck to buy the liauor at such a low figure. He said further that the whiskey was a good brand of straight oourDon which would have sold in liquor stores for $3.70 a fifth. "This is cheaper than eight other cheap brands we now carry," Hall stated. He said the two-year-old bour bon was quoted to him and the liquor remission's purchasing de partment for $30.96 a case of fifths. County Clerks Seek Law Change County clerks of district No. 2 of the state association, meeting yesterday In Bend, made recom mendations for legislation which would change certain pj-ocedures in their offices. The group recommended that elcttion notices be printed in a newspaper of general circulation, rather than being mailed to the election boards, and that precinct committee members be elected at the primary election. Instead of the perioral election, as at present. Present for the meeting were Charles F. DeLap, of Klamatn county; Miss Nora F. Stearns, Crook county; Mrs. Nellie Watts, Jefferson county; Mrs. Helen Da rv. Deschutes county, and Mrs. I Genevieve Hanks, Lake county. Pictured . John Hall said today he has liquor commission to buy 30,000 in answer to charges brought : i : ., 1. I requested the commission to the United Press. "But Freck's To Be Resumed Effective on Monday, Septr 27, weather observations in Bend are to be resumed on a limited basis, Hugh D. Spangler, assistant re gional director of the U. S. weath er bureau, Seattle, Wash., an nounced here today. The local weather airway station was clos ed late In August, after more than 18 years of continuous oper ation. Spangler said that one observa tion will be taken In Bend each morning, with the data to be cod ed and teleeranhed to Portland, This will be primarily for the guidance of the office that pre pares the special daily forecast for Bend and vicinity. This fore cast is used in The Bulletin and broadcast over KBND. The weather official said a hy grometer will also be given the Bend station, to provide a 24 hour dally record of temperatures and humidity readings. Ther mometers and rain measuring equipment are now-part of the station equipment. The observation requested by weather bureau officials will be taken each morning by Phil F. Brogan, who was airway observer here when the station was on an eight-observation daily basis. Spangler left this morning for Burns, alter completing arrange ments for the dally observations Former Bend Man Dies in Accident Funeral services were being held today in Burns for Clyde Welttenhl ler. former y of Bend who was killed Monday In a mlli accident in Redding, Calif. Mr. Weltlenhlller left Bend about 20 vears aeo. and operated a saw mill In the California city. He Is survived by his wife, the former Bertha Reynolds, ana nis step mother, Mrs. Myra B. Welttenhll ler, Harney county school super intendent. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Reynolds, formerly of Bend and now of Salem, were In Bend last night en route to Burns to attend the funeral. They were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Scott. Also In Burns for the scrv- Ices are Mr. and Mrs. Max Weav er, of Bend. Weaver Is Mr. VVolt tpnhlllrr's nephew. Mr. and Mrs John Gosenola and son. Kenneth, and Mrs. Winnie Rctherford left this morning to attend the serv ices. Snow Covers Passes and The heaviest September fall of snow In recent years covered the Central Oregon Cascades today with nine Inches reported from the Santiam pass at 8 a. m. this rnornlne. The mountain storm continued through the day and near blizzard conditions were re ported from some of the high passes. ' .. ' Reports from all parts of the midstate country indicate' that the storm reached eastward over the plateau, whitening higher peaks and blanketing higher lev els of the Ochoco forest. Only a trace of snow fell In Bend. Park Approaches Closed Tho fipntpmhpr storm closed the north and east approaches to Crater lake, according to Inform ation received Dy me state nign rlonartmpnt this mornlne Six Inches of snow covered .the Willamette pass. rn the McKenzie pass, rain inmpit tn snow vesterdav after noon, and renorts Indicate that snow fell througn most oi tne night, reaching an estimated lonth nf half a font. Plows were operating on the various uascaae passes hub morning. tvnm PHnpvllIp pamp Informa ilnn that tha autumn snow had omrpi-pri all surrounaine men points In the area. Drake outte station 1 reported iwu mutw. whiia trip Qnhnco nlenwav sum mlr. hatween Prineville' and Mitchell, was blanketed. Cold rain fell generally over Crook nmintu fat-ma. hamnerlnff late hay harvests and early potato digging. . Wide Area uovereu rvu,i- Innhno nf anow hlanketed Newberry crater this morning, nnd most high points oi tne rort Rock district were white. Four inrhpa also fell at Crescent lake, Deschutes national forest offi cials reported. The storm was quite general over the forest, with the Sisters district also not- In four inches. Just west of Bend,- snow was falling at the Skyliner play ground through most of the day. Drupll hntipa r.rav hntte and Orizzly. high points visible from Bend, appeared in wniie caps mis morning. Frosty weather is in prospect for Benrl tonipht. forecasts Indi cate. The minimum is expected to drop to 32 degrees. - Storm clouds were breaking from the Cascades todav, indicat ing that clearing weather may be In the offing. Desnlte the storm, all moun tain roads remain passable. Benham Services Set for Friday Funeral services for James F. Benham, Bend pioneer who died at the St. Charles hospital Tues day morning following a short Illness, will be held on Friday at 2 p. m. from the Nlswonger and Wlnslow chapel, It was announced today. Rev. Fred F. Decker of the Church of God will be in charge. Mr. Benham, who died at the age of 82, came to the Prineville country as a small boy, then moved to Farewell Bend and at tended the first school in this community. Benham falls, on the upper Deschutes river, was named for the pioneer. Surviving Mr. Benham are nine nieces and nephews. They are Mrs. L. G. Lewis, Kansas City, Mo.; Robert J. Moore, Chlco, Calif.; Forrest Moore, Portland; Alfred O. Moore, Dufur; Mrs. C. F. Harwood, Lebanon; Mrs. res ale E. Hansen, Olympla, Wash.; Mrs. Arthur Palmer, Albany; Mrs. Kenneth Arrell, Portland, and Mrs. Wavey Wallace, Port land. SUMNER McCALL VISITS Sumner MeCall, a brother of the late Henry McCall, Is vteltlng at the McCall ranch on Crooked river from his home In Wllllamsvllle, Vt. McCall was a visitor In Bend yesterday. With B. A. Stover, he attempted to drive to Crater lake yesterday, but was turned back by the mountain storm. This Is McCall's first visit to the northwest. Higher Areas Russian Yak Fighters Endanger US Plane Berlin, Sept. 23 WJi) Two Russian fighter planes closed in on an American transport Tuesday, endangering it by darting within six feet and stunting along the line of flight, it w tin icai ncu wiudj The Yak fighters flew in next p t-. i a . Tn i i- i. j irom Benin to iruiiKiurt tutu lur a nine neib su near ii iiiuv those aboard could plainly see the face of one of the Russians. Those aboard the transport said one Russian fighter drew within Bix feet of the American plane, set a course alongside if ntnvarl fr. aaVAi-fll mintltpR then peeled off and began do- Incr nnrnhnfipa. Tha nthpi nluno i-amninprl slightly under and behind the transport, informants report ed. , American and British air man flvincr tho. Ppvlin run fre quently have reported soviet har- M,lnn lalwi Kilt nn BiinVi plnao I J lllj IRWUV.) MM. 1IU UHV. " approach'to a transport had been disclosed neretoiore. In Berlin itself, German police removed all newspapers and per iodicals licensed uy nit? wcamn nMiiaiw fwtm naua stanHa In the JJUti 3 . ' " ... - - - - Dnitin, oAMni in fivatpmatle raids. The raids marked the first offi cial action to eliminate sucn puD- ucations irom tne soviet ev.-iui. Tnllrw. nntlnn nnnarpntlv was ordered by soviet authorities, who announced tnrougn tne soviei - j .,. n r. r TMMR that 'resolutions have been presenter! uy numci. ' o --rr-- sion of warmongering, antl-sovlet ...AnH iinancari nnnpra The campaign againsi wvnitrm papers sxariea iai wnv I'Ullllliuiuai. n - sporadic raids against newsstands . . . . H.M.Ian. selling western paiieio, lng to burn them'down. Into Atlantic; Death Toll Is 12 ! i rM Cnnf M (IP) Flori- dans began mopping up today aft er a slow-moving,- vicious hurri cane that causea n utuum ,1 csnnnnnn In riamaire since Us birth in the Caribbean south of Cuba lour aays agu. The whirling storm roared put a. i..i i r.Yi , nftoi laahlne to sea nasi iiB"- .-. " across Cuba and wandering over the southern hair oi pemnsumi Florida for two devastating days. . . in nm .Via hnrrlpann cen ter was about 150 miles east of Melbourne, Fla moving noi in- . mn thp Atlantic eusiwoiu vuv " - -- and gaining speed and intensity. m. . i. L.i,i-aaii . harp tne wcuuitT ------ dubbed the hurricane the ' ox cart mnpini" herause of Its leisurely and indecisive course. But the slow movement oi ine storm center merely gave the shrelkintr winds more time to wreak tremendous damage to property and crops ana leave seven dead in Cuba and five dead In Florida. The worst damage In south central Florida was to ripening beans, celery, cabbage and sugar cane. The loss already was esti mated at $3,0OO,i)UU and couia in crease if heavy rains follow the 120-mile-an-hour winds. While the interior frult-produc-lng regions missed the worst of the blow, outer winds blew 10 per cent of the grapefruit crop from the trees, some oranges and tangerines were scarred and "weak" fruit fell to the ground. The "ox-cart special" first did Its worst In Matanzas province, Cuba, where seven persons were killed and more than 60 injured. Delayed reports disclosed that 500 families were homeless after some 700 homes and other build ings were destroyed. Skeleton Found In Salem Well Salem. Sept. 23 IPi The Polk county sheriffs office today in vestigated tne possmiiiiy ui mui play in the discovery of a skele ton In an abandoned well on a farm three miles west of Salem. The skeleton was found yester day by Carl Williams and Clyde cimimiinp Williams recently sold the property to Edmlnster, and tne two men were un-unm out a well that had bpen out of use for two or three vears when they made their discovrry. Sheriff T. B. H"Ok. r reported that a rock bound to the skeleton by wire Indicated foul play. !! said the skeleton was sent to the state police crime laboratory In Portland to determine If the re mains were those of a man or woman. He said there was no Im mediate clue to Identification. Hurricane Moves to the U. S. army liner flying i : .. l . i. : , u Former Recorder Released Under Bond of $2,500 Prineville. Sent. 23 (Special)- T n Snumnn. fnrmpr Prlnpvtllp city recorder who was arraigned in circuit court nere itiesaay i ternoon on an Indictment charg ing embezzlement of $2,039.50 of city funds, has been released un der a bond of $2,500, it was an nounced here today. Circuit Judge R. S. Hamilton, Bend, set Septem ber 28, at 1:30 p.m., as the time for the hearing of Seymour's plea. Rohert H. Folev. Bend, is Sey mour's attorney. The Seymour indictment was the only one returned by the irt-nnri tnrv uihlph was sworn In at the opening of the fall term of cir cuit court Monaay. serving on me jury were A. T. Bogue, foreman; Price Coshow, Dick Bryant, Lewis Gillam, Meda Forest, Grover Kee ton and Jessie H. Hobbs. lnrilptmpnt. Made The Indictment charging the former city recorder with embez- .lamiuil nnnria ni fflltnwa: . "stats nf nraimri va .I. D. Sey mour, defendant. J. D.' Seymour is accused by the grand jury of rmnir pnnntv hv this Indictment of the crime of larceny by embez zlement, committed as iouows; . Tho aalrt .1. D. Sevmour on the .Tnlv. 1948. In said county of Crook and state of Ore gon, then and tnere oeing aw. v, .. VioUkt ii n nfflner nf the Citv of Prineville, Oregon, to wit: City Recorder ior saia rnnevuie, vie gon, there did then and there come inin hia nnaspftstnn and be under his care by virtue of his employ ment as sucn oincer, diverse sa ver coins, paper currency, bank hiiio mnnpv nf trip United States of America, checks, notes, drafts, bills of exchange and otner vam ohio nopiirlttpa. a more particular description of any of which sale1 property being to tne gianu jui. unknown, to the amount and of the value of $2,039.50, all being the property of the said City of Prineville, uregon, me iu . Seymour then and there so having In his possession and under hlr care as such officer, the said City of Prineville, Oregon, did then and there unlawfully and feloniously embezzle and fraudulently con vert the same to nis own use, con trary to the statutes In Buch cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Oregon." .The indictment lists as witness es appearing Deiore me k'"" Jury R. P. McRae and Kcnnetn w. Cole. McRae Is mayor of Prine ville and Cole is a member of the audit staft of the secretary oi state's department. YANKS LOSE m,i,. enni M (Ui The Chi cago White Sox prevented a triple tie for nrst piace in me nnn-i . league today by defeating New vi, a m o ThP Yanka now are one full game behind leading Bos ton and Cleveland. Candidates to Be Present At GOP Luncheon in Bend A large crowd of republican men and women will attend the "candidates' day" program Frld:ty at a noon luncheon at the Pilot tinitn Inn Amnne the sneakers will be Senator Howard C. Bel- ton, of Canby, who is running ior the office of state treasurer, and Phil Mltphpnrk. nf Klamath Falls. who Is running for the office of state senator from croon, mam th Deschutes. Lake and Jeffer son counties. Others who are expected to speak are a spokesman for J. F. Chnri pnnrllilatp for ioint DPS- chutes and Lake county represen tative to tne state legimmuie, William Niskanen, who seeks re election as Deschutes county representative; Harry S. Dorman, of Portland, who will speak on bcluui oi icnaior Luuijias .- American Policy Given At UN Session Paris, Sept. 23 IP Secretary of . State George C. Marshall pledged the United States today to do everything possible to end the In ternational tension, but he warn ed Russia that It would be a "trag- lc error" to mistake the patience of others for weakness. v ' Speaking at the start of debate in the United Nations general as sembly, Marshall served solemn notice that the present generation is threatened with another war. . He vowed that the United states would refuse to compromise on .i.i i 1-1 1 J v. essential urinuiuies, nur wuuiu mc Americans barter away the rights and freedoms of other peoples. Tn an llnmlatakahlp reference to tha antript hlnp Marshall criticized nations which deliberately seal off their people irom tne rest oi ine . world. Pointedly he added: T ..milM Iia rx tiM)0lP PITflP If. because of misunderstanding, the patience oi otners snoum ne mis taken for weakness." But Marshall's speech settnjg thn intiA nf Amprlran nnllcv at the.'. UN assembly meeting generally ma. pnnpuiatnrv tn tone. It con tained no bitterness or invective. He admitted tnat an xne unitea Nations were pledged to seek "accommodation" by which dif ferent peoples, cultures, economic and social structures and political systems could exist 1'wlthout vio lence, subversion, or Intimida tions.". , . - . The speech was delivered, against backdrops of Imminent de cisions In the enst-west crisis over Germany. Only last week the western powers sent the Soviets a "final" note, asking whether they accepted four-power control of Berlin. On their answer depended ...tinllitiv. tha hi 17 ttll-PP Of ttlP .WCSt would turn the Berlin crisis over to the UN for trial in tne court oi woiid opinion. ' Cites UN vnmmr n,an Mo-ahnll snnke. and in measured tones read slowly that . iw TIM pharter which pledges the members !to save "suc ceeding generations" from the scourge oi war. tie auueu. "Thi-op vparo later we are con fronted with the need to save not only succeeding generations, oui our own." ' u miHi these malor points on the general world tension: . 1. The united eiuieg vm n in every possible way "in any ap propriate forum" to settle the present worm nuauia. n T t.u. ni.nl npapA We mUSt settle the Issues arising out ol the last war " 3. The world should make every efuit to achieve "early and Just peace settlements for Germany, Japan and Austria. Reds Do Not Applaud When he finished, the Russian delegation did not applaud. IW members ousieu menicvc papers on their desks while the rest of the assembly applauded. rl i r,trnt with Mar in Blimp - - shall's dispassionate appraisal of the world situation was a speedi by the chief Polish delegate, Yzg- munt ModzeiewsKi, me mn -. bloc speaker. ... He bitterly assanea mc icrial supply line to Berlin, derid ing It as a "fictitious air bridge. . T. i, - aiinhiinolv nf the "econ- omlc nonsense" of trying to sup ply Berlin with coal by plane. Modzclewskl denied that the UN i inv.t tn tntrp un the Ber- II n crisis or any German problem. Kay's gubernatorial campaign, and Catherine Carson Barsch, as sistant to Attorney general George Neuner, who seeks re election. A spokesman is also expected for Earl T. Newbry, sec retary of state. County candidates who have been asked to speak are George Wlnslow, the party's choice for coroner, and A- E- Stevens, who seeks reelection as county com missioner. Mrs. S. R. Ryan, president of tho Bend unit of the National Federation of Republican Wom en, ha made arrangements for the meeting. ' ; A republican rauy win oe neia at 7:30 D.m. tonight at the high school gymnasium In Sisters, with Ralph Cake, national com mitteeman, and a number of can didates expected to attend. . t :