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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY" NEWSPAPER
Volume LIX
TWO SECTIONS
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948
No. 110
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Power Supply
Project Nears
Completion
Line to Bring Voltage
Into Midstate From
Columbia River Region
Central Oregon's new back
bone power transmission line will
go Into operation, but with only
limited capacity fofr the present,
the latter part of next week, W. A.
Lackaff, district manager for
Pacific Power & Light company,
announced today.
I The new line is part of a $1,
400,000 powes supply project be
ing completed this fall by the pow
er company to open up additional
sources of supply for the Bend-Redmond-Prineville-Madras
area.
Full use of the new 66,000-volt
circuit to help carry the Central
Oregon power demand will not be
possible, Lackaff said, until heavy
transformers arrive from the east
to provide a connection at The
Dalles with the Bonneville system.
Transformers Coming:
The 40-ton transformers are
now en route by rail. They are
expected to arrive at The Dalles
about the end of October and will
he installed immediately in the
company's new $250,000 substa
tion there.
Two major engineering feats
marked the final stages of tl
spectacular line building job rush
ed through by Pacific's construc
tion forces this summer, Lackaff
said. During the past week the
line builders threw a 3200-foot
span of special high-strength con
ductor across the deep1 Deschutes
canyon near Tygh valley and also
completed the rugged and deso
late Bakeoven crossing.
Long Span Required
The Deschutes crossing re
quired the longest span well
over half a mile on the entire
60-mile line, Lackaff said, to
bridge the 840-foot deep canyon.
From the west . rim, the line
swings over to an isolated pin
nacle from which the top had to
be blasted to obtain footing for
ie poles. A second shorter span
:mpleted the crossing.
Crews found their hardest go
ing in the Bakeoven area, Lackaff
said. Not even tractors could
travel in some parts of this sec
tion, so poles, crossarms and oth
er equipment had to be dragged in
and put in place by manpower.
Welfare Patients'
Costs to Increases
Portland, Ore., Oct. 14 (IP) Ore
gon hospitals have asked a $4 a
day raise in rates for the care of
welfare patients, it was disclosed
here today.
Dr. Leon Goldsmith, medical
consultant for the state public
welfare commission, said the
Oregon Hospital association had
asked $13 a day for hospitalized
welfare recipients.
This, Dr. Goldsmith said, was
$4 more than presently charged.
He said the hospital association
claimed the new rate would be "at
cost scale."
Dr. Goldsmith told a congres
sional delegation of Sen. Guy
Cordon and Representatives Ho
mer Angell and Walter Norblad
that the cost of medical care
from, public assistance funds in
35 counties of Oregon, excluding
Multnomah, was $641,054 in the
first six months of this year.
Loa Howard, welfare commis
sion administrator, said that
costs of general assistance relief
were increasing because of the
greater number of cases
higher medical care expense.
and
Dewey Carries His Campaign
Into Home State of Truman
By Merriman Smith
(United Pretw Staff Correspondent)
En Route With Dewey, Oct. 14
'll'i Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to
day carried his "good govern
ment" campaign into Missouri,
home state of his democratic op
ponent, President Truman.
The GOP candidate will deliver
the second of three major speech
es of his current campaign swing
lonight in Kansas City at 10
P.m. (EST).
As Dewey's special campaign
train approached the heart of Mr.
Truman's home territory, the New
York governor's staff promised
that the Kansas City speech
would describe DeweyV ideas on
'the essentials of good govern
ment." "He will promise to bring to
Washington a government that
believes wholeheartedly in the
American system of freedom; that
knows where it is going; that
'Practices teamwork; that has In
tegrity; that is competent; and
mat has vl3ion and faith and
courage," a statement said.
Barren of details as it .was, the
Power Line
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Most spectacular feat on the new Central Oregon power line spanning the ' 840-foot deep Des
chutes gorge near Tygh Valley was accomplished this week by Pacific Power & Light company
construction crews in the final stages of the big power supply project. Special high strength conduc
tor was required for the 3200-foot span, longest on the 60-mile line, which jumps from the structure
indicated by arrow at extreme right to the sharp pinnacle marked by arrow at left.
Harvesting of Biggest Potato
Crop in Area's History Starts
Some Growers Still Waiting Wilt of Vines
Before Beginning Work; Labor Supply Good
Harvesting of the biggest potato acreage ,in Central Ore'
gon's history is now under way in Deschutes", Crook and Jef
ferson counties, but it will be
digging and picking of the tubers reaches full swing, accord
ing to Gene Lear, county agent.
Some fields have matured, but many growers are finding
it necessary to wait longer for complete wilting of the vines
and toughening of the potato skins. A few growers started
digging operations, but discontinued when they found the
Democrats Win
In Alaska Vote
Juneau,; Alaska," Oct. 14 (U u
Democratic candidates swept all
territorial election contests in
cluding that of delegate to con
gress in Tuesday's general elec
tion, Gov. Ernest uruening an
nounced today. -
"As Alaska goes, so goes the
nation," Alaska's governor de
clared. "We are confident this
will remain as true in 1948 as it
has been for the past 35 years."
In a record vote, Delegate E. L.
Bartlett, incumbent, won by more
than, a 3-1 margin over republican
opponent R. H. Stock. Democrats
also were elected to offices of at
torney general, auditor and terri
torial highway engineer, Gov.
Gruening said.
Nearly complete returns show
ed that the democrats, carried six
of eight territorial seats contrast
ed with the six to two republican
victory two years ago. For house
seats, returns showed democrats
leading for 17 of 24 positions In
a body which had a 13-to-ll re
publican majority last session.
Indicates Trend
For 30 years Alaska has never
failed to indicate the trend na
tional balloting would take. In no
presidential year since Warren
Harding's election has a delegate
been elected in AlasKa oi a party
different than that of the presi
dent chosen by the nation in No
vember. On the controversial fish trap
issue, voters overwhelmingly fa
vored abolition.
POPULATION GAINS
Washington, Oct. 14 U'i Sen.
Sheridan Downey, D., Cal..' pre
dicted today that the population
of Los Angeles county will hit the
1 5,000,000 mark by IMbl.-
statement was an accurate reflec
tion of Dewey campaign tactics.
The GOP candidate is thoroughly
convinced that he is a winner, and
he is "freezing the ball" when it
comes to the current campaign
fight. ,
Dewey's advisers felt that Pres
ident Truman presented the re
publicans with a silver-plated
campaign Issue when he had to
abandon his plan to send Chief
justice Fred M. Vinson to Moscow
as a unilateral peace envoy.
For several days afterward, as
he stumped from Pennsylvania
through Oklahoma, Dewey talked
of President Truman's "mission
to Moscow" plan and promised
that his administration would
never "cut the ground from un
der" its diplomats involved in for
eign negotiations.
But now Dewey seems to be
concentrating on efforts to keep
the senate under GOP control and
emphasizing that he plans to give
the federal government "compe
tence" which he claims the Tru
man administration lacks.
Spans 840-Foot Deschutes Gorge
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some time next week before
digging machines were mar
ring the tender-skinned tub
ers. Labor supplies have been
adequate ' to meet needs to
date. Redmond high school is
now on a two-week vacation
to enable students to) take part
in the spud harvestr-'-fhe
total crop in the three
counties is estimated this year at
aoout 10,000 acres. The Deschutes
acreage is about 3,800, while
Crook county has 3,700 and the
North unit in jetterson county
lias approximately 2,000. Small
scattered acreages would bring
the total to nearly 10,000 acres.
Market Unsettled
An unsettled market prevails at
the present time with the current
buying price having slipped
slightly below the October sup
port level of $2.80 for U. S. num
ber ones. The Portland wholesale
price stands at $3.25 to 3.40 per
hundred. ". .
Offices of the state employ
ment service, including the main
office at Bend and branch offices
at Redmond and Madras, are now
functioning to supply growers
with harvest help. Persons inter
ested in helping with the potato
Harvest are asked to make use of
the employment service.
Overseas Veteran
Suddenly Stricken
Dermott Williams, 39, overseas
veteran of world war II, and a
graduate from the Bend high
school, died .yesterday at the St,
Charles hospital, a victim of in
ternal hemorrhages. Mr. Williams
was stricken suddenly earlier in
the week, while working in the
Crescent area for Bob Berni, and
was brought to St. Charles hos
pital.
A native of Woodstock, Ontario,
Canada, where he was born Sep
tember 11, 1909, Phillip Dermott
Williams came to Bend with his
parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Williams, in 1923. He was
graduated from Bend high school
with, the class of 1929. While in
high school, he was a member of
the high school basketball team
and served as athletic manager.
Following graduation,, he attend
ed Oregon State college one year.
served In Army
Mr. Williams was in the armv
from 1942 until early in 1944, and
served in Iceland and England.
On his return to Oregon, he was
a resident of Mitchell for a time.
and affiliated with the American
Legion in that Wheeler county
town.
Surviving Mr. Williams are one
brother, Donovan G. Williams.
Brooks-Scanlon paymaster, and
one sister, M,rs. Henry Kent, of
victoria, a. u. Mr. Williams nev
er married.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p.m. from the Episco
pal church with Rev. G. R. V. Bol
ster in charge.
TO BOMB SHIPS
Washington, Oct. 14 HP) The
navy announced today that it
will sink two more of the Bikini
-m test ships this fall off the
west coast.
G
Return of Rent
Controls Backed
Portland, Oct: 14 (ill The In
ternational Woodworkers of Am
erica, CIO, want return of rent
controls and fulfillment of the
12-point legislative program re
cently suggested by CIO Presi
dent Philip Murray.
, The IWA at Its 12th annual
convention here yesterday called
for reestablishment of rent con
trols and charged that congress
had "surrendered completely to
the real estate lobby."
At the same time, the conven
tion voted to back Murray's pro
gram for labor legislation.
Delegates also took a couple of
whacks at the un-American activi
ties committee of congress. One
resolution, adopted by the con
vention, demanded that witnesses
before the committee have the
right ' to filee their Accusers, -to
question them and to be repre
sented by counsel.
In another resolution, the con
vention demanded that congress
bring about the "Immediate and
final dismissal of the Rankin
Thomas un-American activities
committee", and "eliminate for
ever the possibility of reassem
bling of such as the Dies-Rankin-Thomas
un American commit
tees." Stream Closure
To Be Proposed
Madras, Oct. 14 Nestor Sea
man, secretary of the local sports
men's group, will go to Baker Fri
day and Saturday to represent the
Jefferson County Rod and Gun
club at a district meeting of the
Oregon Wildlife federation. Sea
man said he would further press
for support of the state group for
action by the state game commis
sion in closing to all angling on
stretches of Oregon streams, not
iuny open 10 tne puDiic.
Seaman said Wednesday he had
just mailed to the state commis
sion petitions of local sportsmen
and scores of settlers of the
North Unit of the Deschutes proj
ect with request that the commis
sion continue in lis program of
developing in Jefferson county a
major Mongolian pheasant habi
tat for the state.
' Will Offset Protests -
These petitions. Seaman said.
will tend to offset the violent pro
tests of a group of settlers, head
ed by the Jefferson Seed Growers
association, which has voted thai
a further distribution of oheas-
ants be discontinued in the area
by. the game commission. The
seedmen say that substantial
damage has been suffered this
fall from 2,500 young pheasants
reared at a brooder colony near
Culver.
Seaman says it has been admit
ted that it was a mistake to locate
a brooder colony In a district
where clover crops are maturine
late in the season and where evi
dences of damage are regrettable
He observed, however, that the
commission is taking steps to
trap and distribute the birds over
a wide area.
No Trace Found
Of Lost Hunter
Lewiston. Ida. fW 14 (IP)
Hone of flnHintr aliva an oMai-it,
Missouri hunter lost in the wild
Hltterroot mountains of northern
iaano tive days was all but gone
today.
AtrnlanM hlnnri hnlmrfa vaAir.
and ground parties had been used
10 searcn tne western slopes of
the mountains near Pcttybone
r?' f-ir E. B. Davis, Eldorado
Springs, Mo.
Soviets May
Fight to Hold
Western Expansion of
Union Goal of Soviets;
Formal Report Is Made
Berlin, Oct. 14 Ui--A former
American military government
official said today in a formal
report on the Berlin situation
that "it is possible to estimate"
that the Russians "will fight rath
er than compromise their inten
tion to push soviet communism
into western Europe."
The report, released by the U.
S. military government here, was
prepared by Louis Glaser, who
was chief of the American poirti
cal affairs branch for the Berlin
military government until he re
tired from his post and returned
to the United States recently.
Glaser entered Berlin with the
first American troops, and had
almost daily contact with Russian
occupation forces for more than
three years. His report dealt sole
ly with the critical Berlin situa
tion. - '
Symbolism Important
In it, he warned that it is "per
haps erroneous" to assume that
Russia "does not desire an open
clash" in Berlin.
"It is evident that the symbol
ism of Berlin Is all-Important to
the Russians and that if they are
threatened with Ideological defeat
they may resort to any means to
consolidate their grip on the city
and the east zone (of Germany),"
Glaser .reported. .
Glaser reported that the Rus
sians "unquestionably" would
"prefer the kind of 'political vic
tory they obtained in Czechoslo
vakia. "But It Is possible to estimate,"
he added, "(hat they will fight
rather than compromise their in
tention to push soviet commun
ism Into western EuroDe."
. Reds Impose Will
"In a local sense," the report
added, "soviet Russia har, impos
ed -its. will uoon the woole of
Berlin, the . city government of
Benin, .ana upon me western .ai
Glaser- said flatly that 'Russia
"has armed forces with which it
may physically take the city
when it wishes to do so.
His report also noted that re
ports of "plans for physical selz
ure of Berlin by soviet authorities
under the guise of a popular up
rising of the neople" have become
"more intensive ana aeiaueq.
Biq Strawberry
Loss Is Expected
Prineville, Oct. 14 (Ui Because
of a shortage of pickers, 40,000
pounds of ever-bearing strawber
riees have been lost at the Adol
phus Hayes ranch, Hayes report
ed today.
Hayes said he had been without
pickers since schools reopened.
Previously Hayes trucked 50,000
pounds of strawberries to a freez
ing plant operated by the Colum
bia Fruit Growers at The Dalles.
CAR CASE CONTINUED
Cleve O'Dale Ritter, 24, of Kim
berly, appeared yesterday after
noon before Justice of the peace
Wilson George, for a preliminary
hearing on a charge of larceny of
an automobile. The case was con
tinued for 45 days, and Ritter was
released.
German City
Driver Training Class Enters Second Year
The driver training class at Bend high school entered Its second year this fall, with students using a
1949 Ford provided by the Halbrook Motors. Lat year more than 60 students completed the driver
training course and passed state drivers' license examination. At present 32 are enrolled under the
instruction of J. Wilson Bllyeu and In the seconl semester another class will be trained. In the
car is Marcia Skjcrsaa, one of the Btudents. In front from left to right are Phil ft. Gould, of Lumber
men's Insurance, which provides Insurance for the class; Dr. G. W. Wlnslow, school board chairman;
James W. Bushong, city school superintendent, and F. C. Settlemeyer, sales manager for Halbrook
Motors.
Mission to Moscow Plan
Explanation Being Sought
; Truman Advisors Suggest That U.S. Public
Be Given Additional Details of Proposal
Washington, Oct. 14 ':U.E President Truman is being
urged by some advisors to give the public a fuller explana
tion of the reasons behind his short-lived "mission to Mos
cow" plan, it was learned today.,
These advisors, it was understood, feel President Truman
has been unfairly criticized for considering the plan. They
want him to devote some future speech to giving his side of
the story in view of the shurp
Thomas rJ. Dewey and otner
republicans.
President Truman has giv
en these advisors no final an
swer. But in an attack on
Dewey's foreign policy record
last night, he made it clear
that he would not hesitate to
plunge world issues into (ho cam
paign if necessary "to correct dis
tortions and keep the record
straight." : -
" Gives Dp Plan
If President Truman does de
vole a speech to the Moscow proj
ect, he is expected to follow the
lines of his statement of last Sat
urday. It was then that he con
firmed he had considered sending
Chief justice Fred M. Vinson to
meet with Premier Slalln, but
that he abandoned the idea on the
advice of Secretary of state
George C. Marshall.
In his statement, President
Truman said the Idea stemmed
from his "great desire to see
peace firmly established" and his
feeling that "we would be remiss
if we left undone anything" that
might help relations with Russia.
Dewey's advisors have termed
the project a blunder that would
have ill etrects on tne united Na
tions. And Dewey himself accused
the administration '' of "clumsi
ness" and failure to consult with
the GOP on sudden, vital moves
in foreign affairs.
G.O.P. Not Consulted
President Truman's aides take
the position that since the Vinson
mission never got beyond the Idea
stage, there was no reason to con
suit with the republicans on it.
It was not known whether
President Truman had planned to
consult with republican leaders
had Marshall approved . Jhe proj-,
ecr. warsnau . i u r n e a , tnumos
down only a few hours before the
president was to have gone on the
radio to announce his peace mis
sion to the nation. ', ,
Labor Election
Held at Tavern
Employes of the Pine Tavern
voted at 10 a, m. this morning in
an election conducted by W. E.
Kimsey, state labor commission
er, but results of the election
will not be announced until after
Kimsey returns to his office in
Salem. -.. .
A total of 29 employes, out of
33 eligible to vote, cast ballots on
the question "Do you favor con
tinuation of tho labor dispute?"
Spaces were provided for "yes"
or "no" votes.
While the election was in prog
ress inside the restaurant two
culinary union pickets were on
duty in front. Tho picket line was
increased from one persons to
two yesterday.
Kimsey planned to return to
Salem today, but did not say
when results of the election
would be announced.
44",--i
if indirect criticism by uov
Bids for Burning
Contract Received
Low bid for burning of felled
materials in the Wickiup reser
voir area was entered by Scott
and Barnes, of Boise, this morn
ing at the bureau of reclamation
office. The firm offered to do the
work for $75,265.
Adler Construction company,
of Madras, entered a bid of $99,
979 and W. D. Zavalas, of Donnel
ly. Ida., made an offer of $240,-
075. A bid for one of the three
items, burning along 9.4 miles of
roads, was made by J. W. Baker,
of Walla Walla, for $75,200.
The burning lob includes ma
terial along 9.4 miles of roads in
the reservoir area, burning oi bo
acres of unburned felled materi
als and burning of 1500 acres of
partly burned felled materials.
The work is to be commented
within 30 days after notice to pro.
oeed and Is to be completed with'
In 430 calendar days.
Bids are being forwarded to the
regional bureau of reclamation
office at Boise, which will make
the contract award or 'reject the
bids.
City to Borrow
For Short Term
Short-term ..borrowing, to
pro-
vide the city of Bend. with operate
lng funds until a heavy tax turn-
lzed by the city , commission, at a
special meeting helS in the city
nan at o:ia p.m. yeijteraay.v -With
all commissioners present
except Hugh Simpson, tne com
mission passed a resolution au
thorizing borrowing of an amount
not to exceed $40,000 for a period
of not more than 60 days at an
interest rate not exceeding three
per cent per annum. '
The city fiscal year begins on
July 1, while taxes levied for that
fiscal year do not become due
until November 15. A large turn
over of tax money from this levy
isusually made by the county late
In November or early in. Decem
ber. Extra Bleachers
Will Be Erected
: Two additional bleacher sec
tions are to be erected at Bruin
field to prepare for a near-record
crowd expected for the Bend-Albany
football game tomorrow eve
ning, school officials announced
today.
The two bleacher sections will
bring the seating capacity (o more
than 2,700.
All reserved seat tickets, which
were on sale this week at the City
Drug company, have been. sold,
It was announced. A section of
the main grandstand was reserv
ed for Albany fans. ,
iA .
Break Looms
In Solid Front
Against Reds
Argentinian May Take
'Third Position' Over' ;
Berlin Blockade Lifting .
By It. H. Shavkford
(Unltvd FreDR Staff Corriwpomtent) ' ' .
Paris. Oct. 14 IIP Argentine
sources close to a now collapsed
etut-west mediation effort today
cast doubt on the Big Three's
chances of getting unanimous
western support for charges that
Russia threatened worm peace oy
blockading Berlin.
Informants hinted that Juan A.
Bramuglia of Argentina, leader of
the ill-starred mediation under
taking, might abstain in a final .....
United Nations security council
vote, taking what the Argentines
called the "third position" be
tween Russia and the United
States. '
Bramuglia, chairman of the
council during its debate of the
Berlin crisis, was described as
critical of both sides the east
and the west for the failure of
his conciliation efforts. -Both
Sides Blamed
The Argentine delegate was re
ported to have blamed the un- .
bending attitude of the Soviets
and the westerners, as well as ......
their insistence on standing pat
in the face of all arguments. ,
The pro&pect of a rift in the?.,.,
western ranks arose as Big Three
delegates met to put the final pol
ish on their plans for an early
and complete UN condemnation
of Russia as an aggressor and
threat to the peace. , ' :
Dr. Philip Jessup of the United
States, Alexander Cadogan of
Great Britain and Alexandre Pa-
rod.! of France began informal
strategy talks preliminary to re
newal of council debate on Berlin
tomorrow.
New Drive Started ' '
The drive against Russia was
set In motion again after a week's
pause by the collapse of the med
iation undertaking. It broke up
on the rockslof a Russian demand
that the case be withdrawn from ,
the. securitjj! council before any
proposal for; a settlement would
be etertalned.v!'H-:.iA, vj ,
The westerners expected an'
eventual veto in the Berlin case '
by Andrei Vlshinsky of Russia..
He was on a sit-down strike in the
council when it cut off debate on
Berlin. Then they expected : toi .
carry the case to the general as
sembly. ..There the Soviets have
no veto. But the assembly can :
only make recommendations. ;
The Big Three met this morn
ing, and scheduled another meet
ing tonight. The six '."neutral"
council members met to consider
pressure from the Big Three to
sponsor a joint resolution con
demning Russia. , "
Tourist Travel
Below Normal
Salem, Oct. 14 IP The 1948
tourist season brought Oregon an
estimated $92,000,000 In revenues, '
the state highway commission
travel information , department
said today.
This figure is 12 per cent below .
the 1947 estimate of $105,000,000 :
but 10 per cent more than the
$83,500,000 of 1946.
In 1941 the tourist business was
valued at $51,000,000 in Oregon. (
The department said its 1948
estimate is based on a state high
way department traffic check of
out-of-state automobiles at 15 ma
jor points of entry.
The survey revealed the aver
age expenditure per day per per
son was $5.35 as compared to $5.91
in 1947. Each tourist automobile
represented an average expendi
ture of S116.65 and carried an av
erage of three persons staying 7.1
days In the state. .
mm, mm vex visit
Approximately 600,000 out-of-
state cars visited Oregon this year
averaging 663 miles each.
The department blamed the
high cost of living as a factor in
the reduced tourist spending.
Early season travel was affected
last June by the Columbia river
flood. In June out-of-state trafllc
was down 29.1 per cent.
Deshazer to Sail
For Japan Nov. 5
Salem, Oct. 14 Ui Jacob De
shazer of Salem, who participat
ed in the famous Doolittle raid on
Tokyo, will leave Nov. 5 with his
wife and child for Japan where
he will be a missionary.
Deshazer, who was imprisoned
by the Japanese for 41 months,
was graduated from Seattle Pa
cific college last June.
It was during 41 months of
brutal captivity that he decided
to become a missionary In Japan.
He said "I talked with God."
He will be a Free Methodist
church minister.