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PAGE SIX
1948 Dampest
Year in Bend
Since 1907
Yes, Bend's weather was un
usual in 1H4H.
It was the dampest year since
'J)7, with 21 .HO inehes of moist
ure measured, compared with a
45-year average of 12.00 inches.
Only once in the -ia-year history
of the station was the 1!M8 moist
ure total exceeded. That was in
the abnormally wel year of 1!J07
when the total was ".7r inches.
The low precipitation record for
the Bend station is a meaner H.ltJ
inches, measured in the arid year
of 1939.
Despite the dampness of the
past year, no precipitation record
was set lor any one month. The
dampest month was :iA) inches
in January. In past years, Jan
uary has yielded as much as five
inches. October was the driest
month of the year, with only 21
of an inch recorded.
Temperature Low
Not only was the year damp,
but it was cold, with sub-normal
temperatures noted In ten differ
ent months. Only months in
which the temperature slipped
above the 45-year mean were Jan
uary and June. The lowest temp
erature of the year was 1U below,
on Kebruary G. Highest tempera-tui-o
was 97 decrees, on June 29.
July and August were unseas
onahly cold. The July maximum
was 90 degrees. Also, a frost (in
curred in July, with a minimi.. n
of 28 degrees registered. August,
generally one of the hottest
months of the year, was marked
by frigidity, with 88 degrees as
the maximum and 33 as the min
imum. Freezing weather occur
red In every month of the year
except August, when the mercury
dropped to one alxive the freezing
point.
December Cold
The year ended on a cold note,
with 2(i.G degrees the December
mean. This is the lowest mean
ever recorded at the Bend station
lor a December in which no sub
zero weather occurred. Through
the entire month, there was hard
ly a break in the prolonged chill.
The month's maximum was 41 de
grees and tlie minimum was 1
above. .
The temperature dropped to or
below the freezing point on every
night of the month, and on nine
different days the mercury failed
to rise to or above freezing. Fur
a five-day period, the temperature
remained In-low freezing day and
night.
Thirty-eight inches of snow roll
here In the year. The- precipita
tion totals for the past ten years
follow:
1948
1947
194(i
1945
1944
1943 ...:...
1942
1941
1940
1939
21.90
10.22
10.18
1G.(4
8.90
10.32
10.86
Ki ll
13.33
8.10
Three Persons
Saved from Fire
Portland, Jan. 3 Ul'i-Mrs. Fern
Campbell and her sons, l'eter, 9,
and Duncan, 4. were rescued from
their burning home today by two
passershy who noticed flames and
broke in the front door.
The rescuers, Harold Emerick
and Walt Clement, said they saw
fire through the windows from
the street. Cause of the blaze was
not determined immediately.
Madras Service
Station Entered
Madras, Jan. 3 (Special) The
Texaco service station, operated
by L. H. Irving, was burglarized
last night and a small amount of
cash was taken, it was reported
to officers this morning.
A side window was broken to
gain entry into the station, it was
reported. A car had been driven
alongside (he station and lire
tracks in the snow provided a
clue for state and county otticeis
investigating the case.
I I lS T ( I STUM Kit
.lack Ronton, of 1355 East
Tenth street, was the first custo
mer this year at the ofliee ol
County clerk Helen Dacey. Al
8:30 this morning, he was issued
a combination hunting and an
gling license.
YOU WOMEN
Here's Good News!
Are you between tiie rros of 38 unrt
62 and going through that trying
functional 'middle-tine' period pe
culiar to women? Doen thli niRo
you suffer from hot nrslies, levi
clammy, so nervous, irritable, weak?
Then oo try Lydta E. Ptnklinm'i
Vegetable Compound to relieve nucli
symptoms I it's turnout for thin!
Many wise 'middle-age' women
take Pink ham's Compound regular
ly to help build up reuisuiuc
gainst this dlttrest.
Plnkham's ComtMunri mniim nn
1 Opiate no habit -forming drugs. It
IMfMSKSthen
FUSIL GHBLBtf-
iFunRrn! Held
For Mrs. Downs
Madias, Jan. 3 Funeral serv
ices lor Mrs. Dola E. Downs, 35,
wife of A. 11. Downs, prominent
in Central Oregon farming cir
cles, were held Sunday al lei noon
at the First Baptist church at
Redmond, the pastor, lii'V. K. A.
Fast, ol'lieiating. In'ermenl fol
!ow"j at the Kcdmond cemetery.
Mrs. Downs' death resulted, ae
"ording to a rcp jrt of Kd Mason,
Jelferson county coroner, from a
self-inflicted shot from a 22 cali
ber rifle about 5:45 last Tuesday
evening at the Downs tanch home
seven miles .south of here. Mrs.
Downs several months ago suf
fered a fracture of the skull in
an automobile aeiidi-nl and had
never recovered from tin' injury,
it was stated.
County Officers
Beam NeW ermS
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I Three Deschutes county offi
cers, one of them holding an elec
tive posilir.n for the first time,
resumed or took over new duties
this morning. They are Sheriff
Claude I.. MeCauley, Commission
er A. K. Stevens and Dr. (leorge
W. Winslow.
Dr. U'i islow, who was sworn
into office by Helen Dacey, coun
ty clerk, became Deschutes coun
ty coroner, a position to which he
was elected Inst fall In a contest
with Herbert .acher, Redmond
democrat. Dr. Winslow has serv
el as deputy curoner In Des
chutes some 25 years, hut never
before served as coroner, a posi
tion his associate, C. I'. Niswon
ger, held since the organization of
the county, except for a short per
iod. In the democratic landslides
of the Roosevelt days, Kenneth
Bach was elected coroner over
Niswonger. Bach held the posi
tion for only a short time, and
when he left town the county
court appointed Niswonger to
lake over. He has served since,
but decided not to enter the May
primaries. Dr. Winslow was the
republican nominee.
Dr. Winslow is chairman of the
Bend school board, and it was an
nounced by school officials today
that a check with Salem authori
ties revealed that Dr. Winslow
may serve both the county and
the school district.
Commissioner Stevens also ap
peared before the county clerk
this morning to take the oath of
office. His fellow members of the
county court, Judge C. L. Allen
and Commissioner E. 12. Varco,
were not up for reelection.
Sheriff MeCauley was en route
at I'hoenix, Ariz., today to obtain
a prisoner, and did Hot appear be
fore the county clerk to be sworn
in.
No Major Traffic
Mishaps Reported
Despite slick roads and con
siderable traffic, no serious acci
dents were reported from any
part of Central Oregon over the
New Year's holiday, according to
information from state and local
officers. However, a number of
minor accidents, attributed to
snow-blanketed roads and streets,
were reported.
In one of the accidents, a car
operated by Robert E. Isham.
Bend, was considerably damaged
when It skidded on North First
street in Bend, on the route of
highway 97. The car skidded
across the road and went into
some rocks. It occurred at 11:30
p.m. on December 31, according
to information obtained by local
police.
Bumped fenders were common
in Bend over the holidays as cars
skidded on snow. City crews were
on the job early following the
New Year's storm, removing
snow from lanes of traffic and
sanding slick corners.
First Parking
Ticket of 1949
First person to receive a park
ing meter ticket in Bend In 19-19
was M. I,. Myrirk, hut in order to
give Myrirk ibis honor the check
ing oltieer had lo work last.
Myrirk parked his car on Wall
street near The Bulletin office
this morning, carefully watched
the time, and as the 9 o'clock
deadline neare.l, lie ru-'.hed for his
car. siopning momentarily to
wish a friend a happy new vcar.
Al 9:0-1 a. m Myiick reached
his car and found a parking
ticket, lie paid his 50 cent fine
with a S5H bill.
Bulletin Classifieds Bring Results
WHO SUFFER
heljv na(ti-f (you know what we
mean t. 1 hl grcut medicine uo
lias what Doctors call n stomachic
toiuo eiicct.
MHT Or ma prf.r I VIII A I.
riKIUM TAIILI 1 -tih a.tld lr.
Installation Rite
I Kiwanians from Bend and lied
' mond will hold a joint installa
tion ban(ue, at the I'ilol Butte
! inn in Bend at 7 p. m. Wednesday
'with Ben Hamilton, of Bend, and
Ralph Hauck, of ltedmond, to
! take over the presidencies ol
' their respective clubs.
Master of ceremonies for the
'dinner, which Kiwanians and
i their wives will attend, will lie II.
!H. DeAi'mond, of Bend, past dis
trict lieutenant governor. I' h i 1
Hitchcock, of Kli-math l-'all.s, will
provide the main talk of the eve
ning wilii Joe Hicks, ol Klamath
Falls, acting as installing olticer.
Tickets lor the dinner are on
sale at the Bend Drug store and
from Darrell Smith in Redmond.
lO.S.C. Professor
T A JJ I..L
i o Maaress viud
I'rof. Ivan Newton of Oregon
Slate college is to he guest speak
er at a meeting of the Tumalo
community Juniper (lardcn club
on Wednesday evening, at 8
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Clar
ence Elder on the old Bend-Redmond
road, it was announced to
day. This meeting was originally
scheduled for the Tumalo grange
hall, but was changed to the El
der home because of the cold
weather.
Prof. Newton, who is with the
O. S. C. extension service, will
speak on "Landscape Cardening."
All interested are being invited
to attend.
Legality of Benny's Tax
Bill Questioned by Attorney
Hollywood, Jan. 3 Ul'i Jack
Benny's attorney has Indicated
that he doubted the legality of the
$3,080,000 income tax bill the in
ternal revenue bureau levied
against the comedian.
A' Washington dispatch report
ed Hint the bureau had ruled that
the $1,000,000 Benny got from the
Columbia Broadcasting system
tor switching his show to that
.network was subject lo regular
Income taxes of $3,080,000. Benny
had hoped the deal would be sub
ject lo a capital gains levy simi
lar to the Amos 'n' Andy radio
show which also switched lo
CBS!
Under the capital gains levy,
the tax on tile .$4,000,000 would
have boon 25 per cent, or $1,000,
000. Bonny was nol available for
comment, but Loyd Wright, at
torney for stockholders of Aumse
menl Enlerprises, Inc., a thea
trical concern which the come
dian heads, said Benny sold his
company, not himself.
Status Unchanged
"Mr. Benny is and has been a
When it's time to eat!
And you want a treat!
CALL 1434-W
Chef's Inn Cafe
iiomk cookki) roons
l-'ried Chicken to order
Chicken, Chill, Hamburgers
to go.
We're Here to Satisfy You!
LARGE
TRIICYCL
CARL
Bond and
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My son bought it at a surplus army goods sale and
Brown's Automotive Inspection Station keeps it
tuned up and running like a top.
THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
James Vibbert
Dies at Gateway
i Madi as, Jan. 3 - Funeial serv
' ices for James Vibbert, GO. chair
man of the Madras union high
school district board and a ph
neer in ranching and business ac
tivities of the Caleway distrie'.
: whose death occurred al the fain j
ily home at Gateway on New '
! Year's morning, were held at the i
'Madras Baptist church at 10 a.
i m. today, the pastor heie, Rev.
, A. F. Simmons, and Rev. J. I,. :
NSemples, a Missionary Baptist '
! minister of Bend, officiating. In !
torment followed at the pi-meer i
Gard cemetery north of Madras.;
Mr. Vibbert was a native of:
Laurel but had resided In north'
Jelferson county since pioneer
days. He was engaged in ranch
ing and was associated with a
brother. Noah Vibbert, who sur
vives, in oieration of a ware
house at Gateway, the mast
northernmost railway station in ;
central Oregon, lie is survived by '
his widow, two sons, Ronald and ,
Herbert of Gateway; and a daugh
ler, Wilma, member of the staff'
of the local blanch of the U. S.
National bank.
Official Records
MARRIAGE I.U ICNSK
Arthur Harold Hind and I-'lor- ;
once Jewell Pryor, both of Bend, j
obtained a marriage license Dee. !
31 from the countv clerk.
ASSUMKD MSINKSS NAMK j
Dec. 30: Lava Trucking Serv j
Ice, by Harry E. and Carrie L. I
Myers.
NOTARIAL COMMISSIONS j
Notarial commissions issued by
the slate of Oregon were filed I
With the countv clerk late last i
week by E. E. Johnston and J. S
Davis.
direct employe of the American
Tobbaco company," Wright said.
"His status remains completely
unchanged a.nrl his services as a
radio artist will continue lo be
paid for by his I radio) sponsor."
CBS, Wrighl explained, bought
a firm which 'owns such pro
grams as the Jack Parr show,
"Let's Talk Hollywood," the
American Tobacco spot announce
ments and all elements of the to
bacco firm's Sunday broadcasts,
except Benny.
"NORB" GOODRICH
SAYS: "LET OUR
MONEY PAY YOUR
CHRISTMAS BILLS",
Easy to Get
Easy to Repay
$25.00 to $300.0Q
ON
FURNITURE
FARM MACHINERY
LIVESTOCK
Upfo$500.00
ON AUTOMOBILES
Terms up to fifteen months.
PORTLAND
LOAN CO..
Norbert D. Goodrich, Mgr.
Km. 8, I'enney Bltlg., 1010 Wall
Telephone 1711
Bend, Oregon
State Licenses S 180 SI321
VARIETY
AUSTIN
Greenwood
Vista Dome Car Provides
Views on C off on Bowl Train
CI he ( niton I uaI gatiie lit
llullu:, 'Idas, is m.w hi-.liirj,
Willi KMC victory over Oregon
!l to 13, and the On-gi.:i Jour
n -i's spec: il, cuiTyin.'f Oregon ,
fans, is liii!i:enaril bciiiid. 'I he
tolhml.ig news letter r.--e:
iie:l loo lute for use Friday,
lie- tliilli tin's last cay of p itrli
cutia:i prior In the New Vcar
holiday, hut Ix-cmise of local
inti rel it is beinj,' used In lay.)
By Henry X. l-'mvlcr
I A .;;,! I. IIL..I-. I I. ' I'.'-n I liiilf' lin l
Ab-.ard the Journal Coit'in
Bowl Special. Deo. 30, l!l-iS .Time
passes quickly on such an expedi
tion as this, liut cspciiaily I!: el
mg v.as i he allotment lor ri-.liNf;
in the Vista Dome car iilli-r Ihe
Journal's special switched, over
onto the Burlington line shortly
belo u-iti today. The glass
sided, glass -tupped observation
car aliords unequalled opportu
nity lo view Colo: ado's muuniaiii
.scenery Pike's in nfc an.! i.'l tin-
e.t oi it ar.'l, with sound and
slink i::sulutioti, it at lends a
quietness and snicicilhnc.ss that is
only (vimparuble to that in a main
ail liner in ideal Using conditions.
Each of the Cotton howl, special
passe.igers rode ill the dome for
half an hour this afternoon, a
schedule which h id to be closely
ohseived ill order lo make sure
that everyone had his chance.
Papers l-'inwii lo Train
Although there are less' stops
cm this trip, the passengers arc
Kept in touch with world affairs
almost as if they wore al home.
The Journal is being flown out by
the sponsor of Ihe train for daily
cl'-!ivery. This noon an edition
dated Doc. 30 was o.i.slri'itlU-d on
Ihe (tain.
Life on the train has settled h
a fairly well-eslaliiislied pattern.
Everything is leisurely except the
train itself. Meals begin whenever
the earliest liseis report at the
diner. Breaklast ends about the
time that luncheon begins and
luncheon eveniually gives way to
dinner. Tables are still occupied
at 1 1 o'clock at night.
Duck Brought Out
Bridge games are Ihe most
papul ir form, of entertainment.
Two chess ail.lii Is have singled
each other out. A great deal of
just looking al the gorgeous
scenery. Someone has just trot
Shcvlin Quality
PONDEROSA PINE
Lumber and
VIC FLINT
W V! f mm. m
VMR. FLINT J 'A AND t OWE tmCV " 'N J ATOUN DIN TH E IP
, ' .V 'Virl w 'll AIRS. ACCHER. I GET A J wMl BODY JA' j
i I ; ' : : t. & kick out of an even- C no ivT
ted oul a very winsome runnel
duc k, lirst cousin, in appearance
at least, lo Puddles, Ihe indomit
able University of Oregon mas
cot. The rubber duck gets quite
a leception.
Public health gets a real break
on tiie Cii'lon bowl -special. Six
i.hssiciaiis, at least, are on board
and it is suspected that more are
tiaveiing incog. So far no medi
cal attention has been required by
any of the passengers. Nothing
:-;cei! a case of sniffles, (hat is,
for v Mob aspirin and more sleep
are reported to have been pre
scribe.l, Ihe patient has recov
eie:l. Ac dawn the special was wheel
ing along through a broad valley,
mountain bordered - and such
mountains. An endless parade 'A
i snowy peaks. Shortly alter this
I show started the word was had
thai some mechanical trouble had
! put us two hours behind schedule
and si the projected sightseeing
! tour of Denver was called off.
'llic- lost time simply has to be
made e.ji somehow,
i Stop at Denver
i There- was time to get off Ihe
I train at Hie mountain capital 45
I minutes stretching lime. A very
i (in" station and, as for Ihe rest
I ol it, we could take the word of
I lh- chamber of commerce, which
Iliad provided some excellent de
I scriplive literature. The delay had
I made il impossible for Ep lloyl,
I former publisher of 'Ihe Orogo
i nian, who now runs the Denver
j Post, to lie on hand as planned to
I welcome the visitors from Ore
! go ii and other northwest slates.
: Telephoned inquiry established
i Ihe fact that he was in the thick
of a community chest drive, with
the finish almost in sight. Hoyt
will fly lo Dallas tomorrow for
the Nihv Year's eve pre;game par
ty and, of course, for the Oregon
S.M.U. contest in the Cotton bowl
the following day.
Out of Denver at 11:15. After
two degrees below at Rawlins last
nigh:, the weather has been mod
erating and in Denver overcoats
were definitely superfluous al-!
though some of the? passengers
put them on --just in case.
It has been estimated that 1.300,
000,000 acres of unused land in
the world can be developed for
crop production.
Box Shooks
Highway Blocked
By Heavy Traffic
Prinoville, Jan. 3It is not like
Iv that any of the members of the
Jefferson county Pomona grange,
members ol winch reeiiuiy cumu
ed a resolution to the slate high
way department seeking better
control of traffic at Government
camp during Ihe winter sports
season, attempted to deliver any
livestock to Portland markets on
New Yeat s day.
Had they engaged in such a
task however, it is likely they
would have been stimulated to
further complaints. At least that
is the impression gained by local
motorists and passengers of Pa
cilic Trailway buses who return
ed here from Portland late Satur
day. Motorists and bus passengers
reported that so cunfused was the
traffic Jam in the vicinity of Gov
ernment camp, for a quarter-mile
on each side, that it required a,i
nour and a halt lor one of the big
southbound buses to negctiato the
distance. Resort owners said thai
18 inches of new snow prevailed
at the hign elevation rrioay, Key
ing the surrounding lorests a
land of fantasia.
Scores of cars parked along the
Mount Hood Loop highway in the
resort area were snowed in. Par
lies seeking to return to Portland
in tlie late afternoon were con
stantly blocking the highway as
they dug oul their vehicles and
sought lo get them back on the
slippery highway. Motorists, even
with chains on their cars, were
frequently getting stuck and halt
ing traffic as their owners sought
to turn in the narrow, snowy
lanes f travel.
No evidence of activities of
traffic olficers, either state or
county, were observed, it was re
ported. Pit-houses used by Indians in
what is now New Mexico some
10 to 15 centuries ago were cellars
covered wilh a roof, and were as
sembled in villages.
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. . . AND THAT'S A SURE SIGN THAT
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Wheel Alirc:::it and Balancing
Frame and Axle Straightening
Brake and Shock Absorber Service
Headlight Adjustment
Front end ailments are the cause of many ac
cidents ... so play sev'e and drive in to us now
for a complete safety check-up. Don't put it off
the next accident could be yours.
WHEN WE RE-LINE YOUR BRAKES
WE USE . . .
PERM AFUSE
I'crmafiise is a tried and tesled bonded adhesive (o weld
brake lining to shoe without the use of rivets. It's safer,
it's better . . . and it Rives up to !() more wear.
Bear Wheel &
Kenneth
117 E. Greenwood
By Michael
w
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MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1949 '
Denver Has Wild
New Year's Eve
Denver, Jan. 3 '11'--A young
Denver woman was trapped in
the entrance of a downtown dress
j shop here New Year's eve and
stripped naked by several teen.
age youths In what police said
j today was "the worst celebration
i in the city's history."
Kgl. Waller Lawless said Ihn
unidentified woman was accosted
when a riot broke out shortly a(.
or the new year started, lie said
1-1 policemen were sent to the
scene where it look more than
two hours to quell the disturb
ance. The riot began when Denver's
three largest theaters discharged
several thousand patrons of spe
cial New Year's eve shows into
the street at the same lime. p0.
lice said that high school stu
dents and some older men then
begun a systematic "kissing" of
all the women In the area.
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