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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1948)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1948 THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON 1948 Proves to be Busy Year in Central Oregon In Review Show (Continued from Page 1) January ' A storm that yielded more than an inch of rain ushered in the new year. Ed Hamm elected president of the Bend chamber of commerce. Hans Slagsvold re elected mayor of Bend. Bend post al receipts set new peacetime rec ord. The city of Bond completed 1947 without a traffic death, giv ing the city a record of two straight years without a tratllc fatality. Over 260 persons attended the annual dinner meeting oi tne ues chutes Pioneers' association last night at the Pine Forest grange hall. William Jappert elected to head Shriners. Raymond T. Mc Elroy, national president of the Eagles, will visit Bend Monuay; Cecil Snyder, 11, accused of pois oning his father, goes to Boys Town, Neb. City purchases 80 lots from county, east of Allen school, for new city park. Howard J. Steib, Bend cham berpot commerce manager, named Bend's outstanding citizen of year. Reactivation of Bend Co. I started. Lava cast forest found near Lava butte. Century Drive service station damaged by fire. Formation of Ten O'clock club announced. School district's $600, 000 building bond proposal de feated. Temperature drops to tour above zero. W. Lester Ilouk, Redmond, named president of Central Ore gon chamber of commerce. W. J. Baer to head Red Cross cam palgn. February Temperature In Bend to 13 be low zero, lowest reading renortoa in the northwest. C. G. Reiter named city manager for 1948. Temperature shrinks to 11-year low of minus 10 in Bend. A. E. Perry, watermaster, reports only trace or snow in wickiup reser voir area. Sen. Leveret t Salton stall, of Massachusetts, speaks in Bend. Malcolm Johnson named to head agricultural research work in Central Oregon. Depth of snow on the Sanliam summit reaches 77 inches. Democrats ask A. P. Myers, Redmond, to seek nomination for post of slate representative from Deschutes. Burglars enter offices in second floor of U. S. National bank building. Bears defeat The Dalles 70 to 64 in basketball game. Bend high school girls form baby sitters' club. Maurice Ward, Fort Rock, seriously burn ed when fire destroys home. Wilfred Jossy named to pre pare plans for 1948 tourist host school. Claude McCauley candi date for re-election as sheriff for sixth time. Growth of fire depart ment has not kept pace with city's growth, says Chief Leroy Fox. Red Cross quota placed at $9,000. Scenery first with tourists visit ing Deschutes county, survey re veals. Work on Willow creek siphon, North Unit project, to be resum ed. Portland Elks plan visit to Bend. Col. Francis W. Mason here to inspect Co. I. George P. Gove to retire as mill superintendent. TRAVEL O Safely O Economically O Comfortably TRAVEL TRAILWAYS For '49, a resolution that will give you much satisfaction is one that affects your travel. Big new Trailways buses that operate on fast schedules furnish the SAFE, ECONOMICAL and COMFORTABLE way to travel. The recotds prove Trailways as most reliable. The FniendUf jCinc Six Bend fliers, Ward H. Coble, Al Eriksen, Ollie Bowman, R. A. Ferguson, Will Linsert and Leo P. Cox, return from trip to Mex ico. March Deschutes polio campaign ex ceeds quota. City approves plan to permit veterans to start ex ploration work on Memorial building site. Mirror pond pag eant to be held on two evenings in 1948. Plans for Mill creek bridge on Warmsprings cutoff changed. Jaycees seek Improvement pro gram for Harmon playfield. II. G. Rainey and son, Lewis E. Rainey, purchase Bradetich ranch. Shev-lin-IIixon workers vote for union shop. California cattle being ship ped into Oregon for winter feed ing. Depth of Santlam snow reaches 100 inenes. r'omanu tins, iiSO strong, visit Bend. W. Alfred Hunnell purchases Central Ore gon Motor Co. Bend holds 1948 spring opening. Survey shows merchants lavor parking meters. Prlscilla Botkin named Bend high school valedictorian. Official recognition given Bend as one of three larger Oregon cities with death-free records In 1947. Post master Robert H. Fox to retire on June 30. Campaign to be launch ed for Memorial medical center in Bend. Holy week services being held In Bend. Metollus trout hatchery neurs completion. Water pros pects Improve as late storm adds snow. First swallows arrive In Redmond. W. J. Baer calls pag eant meeting. Snow-cat party moves up Cascade skyline. Douglas McKay, candidate for GOP nomination as governor, vis its. Dog tie-up season to start April 1. Sunrise services usher in Easter Sunday. Lions sponsor Easter egg hunt in Drake park. Two Prinevllle boys, Donald Yost and Jimmie McGinnls, die in truck accident. Logs spilled on Helphrey lawn in truck-car collision. April Bend Fourth of July group studies plan for rodeo arena. Howard J. Steib, Bond chamber of commerce manager, accepts position in Santa Barbara, Calif. Twelve cars of freight train de railed north of Bend. Outlook for Irrigation in 1948 called excel lent. Mayor Hans Slagsvold des ignates April 6 as Army day in Bend. Members of mechanized snow survey party reach Sisters. Methodists announce plans for construction of lodge and dining room at sultie lake. Tree planting operations start in Minto burn. Bend residents learn they have to vote again on swimming pool bonds. Jack Mels- sner, Cascade summit skier, vis- Its Bend. Vic Livingston, Red mond, received Oregon star farm er award. Nearly 1,000 Eagles register for zone convention. James W. C. Pogue, Exeter, Calif., buys Rock Hill Livestock company's holdings. New lights In municipal baseball park tested. Redmond announces plans for 51- bed hospital. Don Denning elected president of Bend high school student body. Eight hundred students take part in Central Oregon music festival In Bend. Floyd West named Bend chamber of commerce manager. First goslings of 1948 appear on Mirror pond. Bend school levy ap proved by 335 to 217 vote. Bears defeat Redmond In dual track meet. Memorial medical center ad- It would take another bucket of paint to letter the full scope of our good wishes for all of our friends and customers during this New Year. May we serve you well and please you often. BEND DRUG CO. vance gifts committee starts work. Over 11,000 Deschutes peo ple register for May primary. Bob Hendershott named Klamath Falls grid coach. Pelicans defeat Bend 80 to 42 In track meet. Wick iup reservoir studies reveal ex cessive water losses. Oregon trout season to open Saturday. Bill Corbett and son, Frank, take over management of Pilot Butte inn. Dedication of Mid-Oregon Farmers Warehouse and Supply center set for Satur day. Earl T. Newbry, secretary of state, speaker in Bend. May Farmers from all parts of Cen tral Oregon visit Bend for cham ber program. Bears win Big Six track championship for third year. Dandelion control work starts in Bend parks. Grange op poses sale of fireworks in coun ty. Tourist host school held in Bend. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York guest of Bend. Rich ard Brandts named park board chairman. Work under way on new power line into Central Oregon. Tele phone plant in Bend expands. Mark H. Astrup, assistant state parks superintendent, calls Shev lin park priceless possession. Knights of Columbus open slate convention here. Seeding of Bend pine nursery starts. Bend voters approve swimming pool bonds, pick location on east side. Fifty Portland chamber of com merce members visit Bend. Fred Ritcher and J. P. Hundley, both of Oakridge, drown In Wickiup reservoir. Heavy vote being cast In primary election. Formal open ing of new Bend ball park set. Awards made at Bend nign school assembly. George Rasmussen, Bend, University of Oregon pole vaulter, sets new northwest record. First fire lookouts take stations In Deschutes forest. Wickiup wa ter escaping through large faults. Bend water pageant plans take shape. Oregon Wildlife Federa tion opens Bend conference. Cen tral Oregon towns debate day light saving. . : Dr. Paul Packer, chancellor of the state higher education sys tem, Bend speaker. High school graduation exercises set, 139 sen iors to be graduated. P.I.T.A. trapshoot to open here Sunday. I Bruce Longballa named Pine Murmurs editor for coming year. Columbia river flood nears full- scale disaster. Bend prepares for observance of Memorial day. June Rail service between Bend and Portland cut by Columbia flood. Past month second dampest May' in history of Bend. Rod O'Hearn wins Bend Golf club spring han dicap. Memorial hospital drive in final stage. First electric diesel engine visits Bend. First cygnets appear on Mirror pond. Miss Joyce Davis, Redmond, enters state beauty contest. Lightning ' strikes Bend auto court. Excavation of municipal pool starts. Mitchell partly isolat ed by near cloudburst. Mirror pond lowered for pageant arch crew. Snow removal work starts on McKenzie pasSi Bend guards men leave for Camp Clatsop. Bend Toastmasters receive char ter, Clarence Bush named presi dent. Flash storm floods Bend under passes. Bend precipitation near year's mark. Howard Krog elect ed Legion commander. Larry Val ley resigns from Bend police force. Pageant arch nears com pletion. Adler Construction Co. submits low bid for completion of Wickiup job. Deschutes county population estimated at 26,100. Sisters rodeo to open Saturday. Training of Deschutes forest fire personnel nears close. North Unit water reaches Agency plains. Emergency reconstruction of Ochoco dam planned. Clarence Bush elected president of the Bend Municipal Band association. Heat wave hits Central Oregon. High wind splits Mirror pond arch covering. Judge C. L. Allen returns from Florida conference. B. A. Stover reviews Bend water pageant history at club meeting. July Rainfall In first six months of 1948 goes over year average. Far ley Elliott becomes acting Bend postmaster as Robert H. Fox re tires. Oregon publishers open con vention in Bond. Chief Ken C. Gullck gets vote of confidence from city commission. Fourth of Safe July celebration opens. cracked in Eagles' lodge. Eddie's garage gutted by fire. Mill crews sthart 1948 vacations. W. L. Pierce named head of founds' service organization of Central Oregon hospitals founda tion. Oregon Reclamation con gress directors meet here. Snow still blocks many mountain roads. Contract for new Bend grade school awarded to A. Wilson Ben old. Wayne Hamby gored, seriously injured by bull. Bend pageant costs approximately $18,000. En route to Ilart mountain, members of Order of Antelope stop in Bend. Fred L. Painter leaves Bend police force. Eagles announce plans for new building. Miss Ruth Shelton named Deschutes county home demonstration agent. Travel editors from east to tour Central Oregon. Commission by 3 to 2 vote rejects reinstatement on police force of Fred Painter. Sur vey of Benham falls site planned. Oregon open golf tourney opens in Bend. Police problem turned over to C. G. Reiter, city man ager, by commission. Joyce Davis named "Miss Oregon." Picket goes on duty at Pine tavern. Night rodeo planned for Des chutes county fair. Pioneers to meet in Prinevllle. Bureau of land management to open Bend office. August Mrs. Jane Dematis, 80, presides at Crook county pioneers' re union. Mowich mill destroyed by fire. Fire destroys Prineville Lumber Co. plant. Lapine gets dial telephones. Petitions for re call of five Bend commissioners circulated. Harmon playfield pop lars removed. Heavy August rain drenches Bend, floods underpasses. Central Oregon people view northern lights. Central Oregon selective service office opens in Bend. Em ployment in Central Oregon reaches all-time high. Walter H, Greissingcr leaves police force. Deschutes pioneers hold second annual picnic, over 200 attend. Clergymen and commissioners air police problems. . Bend city comission votes to re tain city manager and police chief. Desaging operations in Lake county viewed by hundreds. Elk Lake Yacht club holds annual regatta. Eighteen added to Bend teaching staff. Annual flower show held In Bend. Madras plans 1949 North Unit celebration. Bend weather station is closed after 18 years' service. Plans for enlargement of Bend water sys tem aired. Deschutes county fail opens in Redmond, Vic Living ston proclaimed champion dairy 'herdsman. Young men from three counties register at local selective service office. Lava Bears draw football uni forms. Fall opening set for Sep tember 23. Recall petitions to be filed Wednesday. School registra tion starts. September Recall petitions filed to force election on five Bend city com missioners. Jack McCaffery, Pow ell Butte, named FFA champion herdsman. City attorney rules re- When it's time to eat! And you want a treat! CALL 1434-W Chef's Inn Cafe HOME COOKED FOODS Fried Chicken to order Chicken, Chili, Hamburgers to go. We're Here to Satisfy You! call petitions not legal. Bend ! schools open for fall term with j 3,218 registered. Bend's two new-! est schools, Yew Lane and Mar- j shall, occupied. Oregon realtors open Bend convention, Rep. Har ris Ellsworth speaker. New peltions for recall of com missioners filed. Sen. Douglas McKay speaker in Bend. Pioneer Memorial hospital drive opens In Prineville. Miss Joyce Davis, (Miss Oregon) arrives in Atlantic City, N. J. Bend temperature soars to 93 degrees. Fire danger in Deschutes woods serious. Kl wanians present minstrel show. Folmer Bodtkcr named Des chutes farm bureau head. Frank May sells Bancroft hotel to Earl R. Ewing. Light rain ends 24-day drought. Bears defeat Redmond 27 to 7. Rca L. Benson becomes sixth officer to. be separated from Bend police force. Nearly 2,000 youths from Deschutes, Jef ferson and Crook register for draft. . , , ; James R. Bennam, Deschutes pioneer, dies. Recall vote set for November 2. Bend holds fall opening. September snow blank ets Cascades. Captain John A. Runge, Jr., flying Berlin run. Joe (Continued on page 7) HAPPY NEW YEAR Jo All! We invite,you to try one of our delicious New Year's Dinners Come early! You'll find deli cious food and plenty of help to give you speedy service. Roast Young Turkey. . . plate 1.50 With French Fries and all the Trimmings Fried Fresh Oysters. . . . plate 1.00 Tender Steaks, Reasonably Priced Try one and be satisfied! Open 24 Hours Daily Always Glad to Serve You HENRY'S CAFE (Formerly Ireland's Cafe) 1800 E. 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