THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23", 1948
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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON
THE BEND BULLETIN
nd CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
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Under Aot o( March J, 187.
ROBERT W. SAWYER Editor-Manager HENRY N. FOWLER AaaociaU Editor
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and tha Beet Intoreeta of Bend and Central Oregon
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COUNTY POPULATIONS AND LAWS
Over many years there has been a division in the laws en
acted in regard to Oregon counties. One group of statutes has
, been for 35 of the 36 counties in the state ; the other has been
for Multnomah county. In this sort of legislation there has
been recognition of the difference in problems confronting
a political subdivision. containing a large metropolitan area
and those with which the counties of relatively small popula
tion had to deal.
For some reason or other, however, the statutes have re
frained from naming names. The customary procedure at
first was to make exceptions or to enact special statutes for
counties of "more than 100,000 population", in later enact
ments make identification by reference to a still higher
population, 200,000. In either case, Multnomah county was
meant.
But many of the old laws, in which the figure 100,000 was
used have remained on the statute books unchanged and now
it happens that two other counties of Oregon, Marion and
Lane, may come into this population class and under control
of special laws passed for others. All kinds of mandatory
changes may be seen for them if this should be so, changes
for which the counties in question very likely have no desire.
And so there is in prospect wholesale amendment of "more
than 100,000 population" statutes to double the figure that
Lane and Marion may continue unaffected by such special
statutes.
It seems like a good idea although, if Oregon continues its
phenomenal growth, it is not inconceivable that the number
may have to be upped again if it is to remain a positive identi
fication. Why not make the change, once for all, to read, in
the special statutes, "Multnomah county" or, in the general
statutes, "all counties of Oregon except Multnomah"?
OLD AGE PENSIONS, CALIFORNIA STYLE
Oregon's reaction to passage of the Dunne old age pension
law at the November election was fear of the blow which
operation of the new statute would deal state financing and
of the undermining of its economic structure which would
. result. But, because of defects in the act, chiefly the absence
.r-of specific provision for raising the money which would be
needed, the law is not effective. It may never be unless the
.legislature undertakes extensive amendatory repairs.
California, which also passed a measure for old age pen
sions, was not so fortunate. There operation of the law will
begin at the start of 1949. In California, as in Oregon, there
is apprehension, but it is based on recognition of an actuality.
Seventy-five dollars a month is the allowance, which will in-
, crease expenses ot tne state a matter of $100,000,000. It may
be given in addition to other income. California is facing a
period of higher taxes in consequence. Either that or the ordi
nary functions of government will suffer drastic curtailment.
Almost certainly it will be higher taxes.
.Undoubtedly the high standard of handouts will attract
new population to swell the rate of California's growth.
While one of the qualifications of recipients has been loosely
referred to as long time residence, the requirement is not too
onerous at that five years for a 65 year old, nine years for
a 63 year old. California may expect a new type of retired
class, far different from that represented in the heavy migra
tion to the land of sunshine which has been going on for the
past 20 years and more.
The Christmas nroirram arranged nnnnullv ,v tVio mnci,.
department of the schoola is one of the events which we have
come to look forward to as one of the most enjoyable of the
early winter holiday season. Each year it seems to us that it is
better than the last and today we think so again after the fine
entertainment given last night at the high school gymnasium.
To Don P. Pence, head of the department his assistants and
to the many, many student performers, our thanks and appre-
, tiuuun luro wunuuriui evening
Bend's Yesterdays
(From The Bulletin's Files)
15 YEA IiS AGO
(December 23, 1933)
Margaret Mary and William
O'Donnell are expected here from
Portland this afternoon. Margar
et Mary is a student at St. Mary's
academy and William is a student
at Columbia university.
Circumstances indicating leaks
in an announcement of adminis
tration gold and silver policies
combined today to persuade some
members of congress that Presi
dent Roosevelt should order an
investigation.
Clyde M. McKay, J. Alton
Thompson, O. W. Ayer and War
ren Wing returned from Portland
last night where they had attend
ed the funeral of John K. Kollock,
well-known Oregon attorney.
30 YEARS AGO
(December 23, 1918)
After being engaged in draft
work for Deschutes county since
May, 1917, J. H. Hancr officially
ceieoraica mp ending oi Hostili
ties by closing up the war board
office today.
Charles Sipehcn was re elected
. president of the Central Oiycon
creamery association at a stock
holders meeting Saturday. 1'. J.
Peterson was elected vice-president;
Almus Neff, secretary
treasurer, and R. H. Grimes and
E. E. Butler, directors.
Bloody street fighting between
the forces of the workmen's and
soldiers' council and the Sparta
cides, was reported In Zurich today.
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oi music.
Wholesale Food
Prices Show Drop
New York, Dec. 23 (tl'i Whole-
sale food prices rose slightly In
the past week after declining on
Dec. 14 to the lowest level, since
June 10, 1917, Dun & Biadstrcet
reported today.
, The Dun & Bradstrect index,
which represents the sum tolal of
the price per pound of 31 foods
used generally, rose 2 cents to
$0.23 for the week ending Dec. 21.
Last week it was $6.21 and In the
same week in 1947 it stood at
$7.11.
The all-time high of $7.36 was
established on July 13. this year,
while the record low of $1.49 was
recorded on Jan. 31, 1933.,
Advances were registered in 11
food.S thlR WPPk UMln 5 rlnnlitinrl
and 15 were unchanged. Prices
lor corn, rye, oats, lard, cotton
seed oil, cocoa, eggs, potatoes,
steers, nogs and butler advanced,
flour, barley, hams, cheese and
siiL'ar declined.
Prices remaining unchanged In
eluded wheat, hoef, coffee, tea,
beans, peas, pcanuls, rice, mollis
,ses, currants, prunes, milk, lambs
and raisins,
One robbery, burglary or theft
Is committed every half-minute
of every hour of every day In the
year, Lumbermens Mutual Casu
alty Co. estimates.
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Eagles of Bend held their annual Christmas party In the F.O.E. hall last Sunday with some 300
persons present. Santa Claus, whose picture here might resemble Jake Sigmund, distributed gifts
of candy, oranges and nuts to the many youngsters. The children were rpesented in a program,
with Mel Bue In general charge. A highlight of the music program was the presentation of Fred
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Deschutes County Finances
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The following table shows the
for the 1948-49 year, the November expenditures, and the balance
remaining in tne budget as oi uecemoer i, i4s.
Office
Sheriff .'. 5
County Clerk
School Superintendent
Assessor .
Treasurer
County Judge
county court
Circuit Court
Justice Court ,.
Juvenile Officer
District Attorney
Health Department 1
Watermasfer
Courthouse
Jail
Aid to Dependent Children
Soldiers and Sailors
General Assistance
Aid to the Blind
Old Age Assistance
Legal Publication
County Advertising
Emergency Fund
Elections
Audit
Coroner
Surveyor
County. Agent;
Home Demonstration Agent
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Veterans Service Officer :
Old People's Home , ...
Stock and Game Protection ;
Tax Foreclosure
'P.B. and Bang Indemnity
Vital Statistics ..'
Law Library ......L.
Law Library
Psychopathic Ward
Fair Fund
Taylor Grazing Act
Building Improvement
Lease Fund
County Library
Dog License Fund
General Road Fund
Itemized Koati
Salaries and Wages $4,731.93
Parts and Repairs 380.73
Tires i 11.10
Fuel .'. 1.88
STATEHOUSE
JOTTINGS
By Elclon Barrett
(United Trow Staff Correnrwinik'Ht)
Salem, Dec. 23 U' Rep. Frank
J. Van Dyke, Medford, and Sen.
William Walsh. Coos Bay, arc as
busy as Santa Claus these days
lining up committee appoint
ments they will make for the 45th
Oregon legislative session which
stal ls Jan. 10.
It is not official yet, but Van
Dyke and Walsh arc the next
speaker of the house and presi
dent of the senate, respectively.
That they will be elected for these
jobs when the lawmakers caucus
Jan. 9. is as sure a bet as plunk
ing two bucks on Citation's nose.
The Coos Bay lawyer beat out
Sen. Carl Engdahl, Pendleton, for
the Important senate presidency
by a narrow margin. Engdahl con
ceded and Sen. Walsh has no
other opposition on record. .
Only Candidate
Van Dyke has been the only
serious candidate for the speaker
ship since he announced at the
close of the 1947 session his de
sire to get the post.
What concessions they had to
make, if any, to garner sufficient
pledges to assure their election
probably never will he known.
Most observers here believe
that Sen. Dean Walker, Independ
Take Care of Your Eyes
KnjuT vnod vldltir. Bnd ffrefTom frm
heatUrhM . . put ran not b iar
your cyo or perUcl unless ynu havo
them tisminoa. Consult qi now t
Dr. M. B. McKenney
OPTOMETRIST
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Bend Eagles Hold Christmas Party
Dallas, local violinist.
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orieinal Deschutes county budget
Budget
Expenses
Balance
$ 9,233.11
8,153.82
3,918.47
5,242.50
' 2,044.55
; 2,031.79
2,789.36
2,259.51
2,148.21
3,312.04
1,301.24
14,063.82
. 2,340.05
4,388.45
882.20
: 3,456.00
.416.84
. 5,250.00
'. 142.50
.' 7,050.00
1,091.11
3,300.00
4,984.16
17.70
1,300.00
278.20
454.78
1,400.00
1,342.50
159.95
1,053.00
13,737.44
2,248.50
172.85
1,476.75
75.50
16,605.00
13,275.00
6,785.00
11,543.00
3,575.00
3,475.00
1,792.56
851.45
484.60
940.00
-. 246.85
294.87
210.37
1,340.00
286.25
198.76
212.61
1,850.05
229.05
630.61
700.33
a,8u.uu
5,310.00
3,800.00.
4,470.00
2,300.00
22,722.00
3,876.29
6.500.00
2,960.00
6,912.00
500.00
10,500.00
285.00
14,100.00
1,500.00
3,500.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
1,300.00
300.00
500.00
2,800.00
109.95
2,804.51
z.etso.uu
265.00
1,800.00
21.01
148.50
58.35
93.00
185.50
5.00
500.00
52.00
250.00
104:83
90,000,00
3,200.00
- 400.00
: 2,000.00
500.00
500.00
470.00
1,000.00
12,900.00
316.00
250.00
12,900.00
2,488.95
1,179.60
214.00
5,764.77
114.50
135,211.05
2,600.00
4,400.00
214.00
8,870.00
425.00
203,958.00
800.00
268.10
6,341.77
r una Kxpenses
Lubricating Oil ..
Lumber, cement,
Hdware & Pwdr.
Gcnl. Expense ....
Pipe...
748.39
124.33
64.28
ence, will be asked to continue as
chairman of the senate ways and
means committee, one of the
meanest jobs in the legislature.
He was ways and means chair
man of the senate last session.
Rep. Henry Semon, a democrat
from Klamath Falls, has a good
chance, believe it or not, of get
ting the house ways and means
chairmanship. He was chairman
of that group In 1945.
How the clerical staff of the
senate wil stack up Is not yet evi
dent, but. the house staff is vir
tually completed. ;
To Be Clerk
Claiibel Buff, Salem, again will
be chief clerk of the house unless
someone upsets the well ordered
applecart. She is the only candi
date for that backbrcaking job..
Patricia Sherman, Portland,
will be assistant clerk again, and
Edith Bynon Lowe, Brookings, is
In line for the Job of calendar
clerk. Joe Vogelsang, Portland, Is
expected to return as house ser-geant-at-arms
and Albert Nelson,
Portland, is in line to take over j
the Job of chief doorkeeper, a post j
held by Gus Hafenbrack last ses-1
CASH
CHRISTMAS
Easy to Get
Easy to Repay
25.00 to '300.00
ON
FURNITURE
FARM MACHINERY
LIVESTOCK
Up to '500.00
ON AUTOMOBILES
Terms up to fifteen months.
PORTLAND
LOAN CO.
Norbert O. Goodrich, Mgr.
Km. 8, IVnney Blilg.. 1010 Wall
Telephone 173
Bend. Oregon
State Licenses S 188 MS21
Sourdough Has
'Orchard' in Sky
San Gabriel Canyon, Cal. Ui
Ernest F. Frlcke calls It his "or
chard In the sky."
At 71, the old-time Alaska sour
dough miner finds that his 20-acre
tract, high on a mesa 20 miles up
San Gabriel canyon, pays off bet
ter than the many gold claims
he has staked In his lifetime.
Since he took a government
lease in 1921, Fricke has carried
single-handed all his farm equip
ment up the mountain on a foot
trail that Is the only means of ac
cess from the highway below. His
windswept mesa has blossomed
out with fliie apples, figs, pears,
walnuts and almonds, as well as
45 stands of honey bees. A deer
proof fence and bear traps guard
it. .
Thirty years ago Frlcke took
a placer claim on the mountain
side below and mined it through
the years. Then he discovered an
excellent spring, with 'heavy year
round flow on the mesa, and in
1921 took a government agricul
tural lease. It is now the only
such lease in Angeles national for
est, since this type is no longer
available.
Fricke still finds time to work
some claims In Death Valley. He
says the combined mountain and
Drunkenness Relative,
Divorce Judge Rules
Chicago Ul'i Drinking five
quarts of beer a day and one pint
of whiskey a month doesn't make
a man a drunkard, according to a
Cook county judge.
Judge Cornelius J. Harrington
so ruled in denying a divorce to
Mrs. Borghild Hagstrom, 57. Mrs.
Hagstrom had charged her hus
band with habitual drunkenness.
Mrs. Hagstrom called five wit
nesses to testify that her husband
was frequently drunk, usually on
holidays. Harold Hagstrom didn't
deny taking an occasional nip, but
said he had a limited quantity and
no one contradicted him.
sion.
Josephine Morse, who was chief
house mail clerk in 1947, has ap
plied for that post again.
Wood Steel Aluminum
FREE ESTIMATES
Bend Venetian
Blind Mfg. Co.
638 E. Glemvood
(Off of B. Sth Street)
Phone 1434-J
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WASHINGTON COLUMN
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'' By Peter Edson . '
(NEA Wanhlnnton Corrwondenl)
Washington (NEA) Depart
ment of commerce's office of in
ternational trade wants to kill
Santa Claus. A notice put out by
Associate director George T. Bell
to all OIT employes reads:
"Employes of the office of in
ternational trade are prohibited
from accepting gratuities ot any
kind, including Christmas gifts,
from individuals or business con
cerns financially interested either
directly or Indirectly in interna
tional trade. If such gratuities
are received, they must be re
turned." The notice was printed In "For
elgn Commerce Weekly," so that
Santa Claus would read it, too.
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Ex-President Herbert Hoover's
commission on government or
ganization thinks President Har
ry S. Truman's $75,000 a year
salary should be raised, but
there's a catch. The president
now gets about $26,000 net after
taxes. It has been estimated that
it costs him about $24,000 a year
out-of-pocket expense in running
the White House. If the presi
dent's salary was raised to $100,
000, he would still get only about
$40,000 net under present tax
laws. Also, whatever is done in
the way of a pay raise will have
to be done before the president's
new term begins on Jain. 20, or he
won't be eligible to receive it. One
way out ot the dilemma is to
transfer the president's expenses
to some other account, so as to
let him retain more of his present
salary.
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Nothinff ma v rnmo tf If hn
some consideration is being given
to naming Vice president-elect Al-
uen w. oarKiey as cnairman 01
national security resources board.
NSRB is the M-day (mobiliza
tion! nlannincr arrtnnv nraatori hr
congress in 1947 to set up a skel
eton organization for runlng the
civilian economy in event of an
other war. Barkley has indicated
he doesn't particularly want the
assignment. Should the appoint
ment go through, it would give
the vice president a real job as
head Of thA Inn nlnnnlno nnonnu
of government. Another name be
ing inenuunea lor me imskb jod
is John L. Collyer, president of
Goodrich Rubber. He was a WPB
and ruhher administration nffl.
cial during the last war, and was
a member of the Harriman com.
mittee that surveyed Marshall
plan resources.
Presidential assistant John M.
Steelman has been given the NS
RB acting chairmanship tempor
arily, until a full-time successor
is decided on. '
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While the Chinese government
of Chiang Kai-shek is asking for
billions of U. S. rlnllarc tn onnnni-t
its war effort against the com
munists, one riddle as yet unsolv
ed is how 59 rich Chinese indl-
viduals and nine Chinese corpora
Give Your Sayings The Power
To Win More Income
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To Be Paid on.
Savings as of
December 31
Directors
Ward II. Coble
II. II. DeArmond
Carl E. Erlckson
Geo. I'. Gove
II. A. Miller
W. G. Peak
J. L. Van Huffel
W. H. Myers
F. It. Trlnce
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tions were able to gamble over
$82,000,000 on U, S. commodity
exchange. General statistics
about Chinese speculation on U.
S. cotton, corn, wheat, oats, lard
and egg markets were revealed
last spring by a house committee
under Congressman August H.
Anderson of Minnesota.
The committee was looking pri
marily for U. S. government em
ployes who might be playing the
market on inside information
tips. . But it also uncovered 354
resident aliens and 299 nonresi
dent aliens in the market for over
$645,000,000. Names of the indi
viduals have been kept secret.
But their records were turned
over to bureau of internal reve
nue to see If there was any viola
tion of tax laws. Among the Chi
nese traders was one bank which
speculated on 20,000 bales of cot
ton, 2,710,000 bushels of wheat,
2515 bushels of corn and 300,000
bushels of oats. Biggest individ
ual trader was a Chinaman who
dealt in 26,200 bales of cotton,
745,000 bushels of wheat, 400,000
bushels of corn, 680,000 bushels
of oats, 1,800,000 pounds of lard
and 20 cars of eggs.
Meanwhile, the U. S. was giv
ing boatloads of these commodi
ties to China as relief,
Washington Scene
By Harmon W. Nichols
(United Praia Staff Corraspondent)
Washington, Dec. 23 IP The
1948 Washington scene produced
a lot of things more fascinating
to me than pumpkins filled with
state secrets. . -
For instance, there , was the
snake charmer in California who
wrote m to inform Dr. William
M. Mann, director of the Wash
ington zoo, that her python had
come down with a bellyache. Doc
wrote back and suggested the lady
snake might be with little snakes.
Turned out it was.' For a present,
the snake charmer sent doc a tew
little samples. I wrote a story
about It and I'm going to get my
reward. Dr. Mann is about to
name a rare worm after me.
How' much more honor does a
man want? x
The election, preceded by the
conventions, resulted in interest
ing things, too.
Deflated Elephant
Some impish kids at the repub
lican convention must have looked
into a crystal ball. For several
days running they deflated the
big rubber elephant over GOP
headquarters-by piercing it with
pins fired from air guns.
At the democratic convention,
his own party kept President
Truman waiting outslde under an
umbrella in the rain while a lot of
perspiring people on the inside
made speeches. 'Didn" bother Mr.
Truman, though as the Nov. 2
results plainly showed.
Along about Thanksgiving, ' as
a gesture of good will the repub
licans of Oregon, where they grow
Deschutes Federal Savings & Loan
is pleased to announce a dividend
of 2 to be paid on savings for
the last half of 1948. It will pay you
to investigate the advantages of an
account here . . . get an extra divi
dend rate on your savings.;
Enjoy Insured Safety
In Deschutes Federal your savings are in safe
hands. Here, their safety is insured to $5,000
by an agency of the Federal Government. Inves
tigate the various plans for saving in this locally
owned Association.
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HECTOR. I WANT66 To SAY J , i f-l
fine biff turkeys, decided to send
one to the democratic winner.
Sen. Wayne Morse, a fine old
republican himself, was selected
to welcome the bird at the airport.
The Turkey, sensing what was to
come, bit the senator on the nose.
The president never got the tur
key. He wasn't home to receive it.
So Ted Kellogg of United airlines
took it home and put it in his
garage.
Seek Pigeon Protection
A lot ot pretty important things
stirred up in congressional com
mittee meetings, too. One sub
committee considered a bill to pro
tect homing pigeons, which are
sent out on vital mission and
sometimes don't come back be
cause farmers think they are the
common, garden variety pigeons.
At the bureau ot standards, the
toot-measuring experts came up
with a chart to' help Americans
who wanted to send footwear to
the European needy. After Eu
rope had started to list to star
board and portside because of ill
fitting gift shoes, it was discov
ered that a 74 C over here doesn't
mean a 7V4 C over there.
The same bureau also did some
experimenting on teeth fillings
from which we'll all benefit
through longer-lasting ' fill-ins.
One dental technician deserves a
medal for having a couple of his
own fillings put in and hacked
out seven times so that photog
raphers could record the perform
ance. ...'. .. s -'
An interview with the night
watchman at the Washington
monument caught some attention.
The fellow walks down the 898
steps In the towering building
each night. . Some fat lady from
Vermont got locked in the place in
1929. Our man has been making
the nightly walk down ever since
to make sure such a thing doesn't
happen,agalri. .'
And 1948 Was a good year to
love the ladles. .
Flowers for
Special Occasions
Floral Designs . ;
Corsages ,
free City Delivery
' We TelegTaph Flowers
. Anywhere'
Open Evenings and Sundays
PICKETT
Flower Shop and Garden
Phone 530629 Quimby
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Park O. Fleming
Owners and Managers
ASSOCIATION
Merrill Blosser