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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1949)
PAGE EIGHT Japanese Foresee Business Advance With U.S. Help Tokyo UP) Business in 1918 was a disappointment to Japanese business men, but they look for considerable improvement in 1949, largely as a result of expected government and private aid from the United States, Continued doubt as to how the reparations issue finally will settled, as well as dwindling stock piles of raw materials, prevented industrialists from going all out In production this year. Moreover, production was also affected adversely by the contin ued Inflation in this country, which bred labor disputes. The Bank of Japan's note circulation, for Instance, totaled 295,500,000, 000 yen (about $1,090,000,000 at the United States army conver sion rate) on Dec. 4, 1948, com pared with 218,000,000,000 on Jan. 31. This constituted an inflation of 77,500,000,000 yen. In spite of the fact that private foreign trade was conducted on a restricted basis for the full year 1948, such business fell far short of expectations. This resulted largely from the fact that the lack of an established foreign rate for the Japanese yen had an adverse effect on this country's exports, particularly of textiles, to the pound sterling areas in East Asia. Trade Off in First Hulf During the initial half of the current year, foreign trade picked up so slowly that Japan's adverse balance to the United States for raw cotton and food Imports rose to SiUO.UUU.OOU. Commodity exchange agree ments recently reached between Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head quarters and the five British com monwealth countries and The Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies are expected to pave the way for increased shipments to those countries and to contribute to the establishment during 1949 of a foreign exchange rate for Japanese currency. Japanese business men are con vinced that the United States in a move to build up this country as soon as possible into a self-supporting nation, thereby both eas ing the burden on American tax payers and also building up Japan as a possible buffer state against Russian expansion in the Far East is certain to case the harsh de centralization measures against large Japanese Industries. This conviction has.been reflect ed already In the steady rise shown by heavy industry securi ties on the curb market here. France Buys Japanese Silk The recent purchases by France oi Japanese raw silk has also en couraged business men in this country. They believe that such purchases are important because of their conviction that France is the fashion center of the world. Business men here also hope that anti-Japanese sentiment in the Philippines and China will abate during 1949 to the benefit of this country's exports. Domestically during 1948, there has been a tendency for labor lead ership to shift from the left to the right. This has been the result largely of General MacArthur's suggested revision of the national public service law, denying gov ernment workers the right to strike or bargain collectively. It should result, business men say, in boosting this nation's 19-19 pro duction. Some 40,000,000 cars, trucks and other motor vehicles will be using American streets and high ways before the end of the year; it Is a 17 per cent Increase over the 1941 figure. WE ARE NOW Exclusive Dealers and Distributors for BE NZ AUTOMOBILE and TRUCK SPRINGS e We Also Do Expert Automobile and Truck SPRING REPAIRING! We have plenty of steel JOE EGG BLACKSMITHING and WELDING 945 Harrlnuin 1'hone 1 ICGW Brooks-Scanlon Quality Pine Lumber Meeting Place Change Named Tumalo, Jan. 5 (Special)- Ivan i Newton, landscape specialist with the extension service of Oregon i Mate college, will speak at 8 p. m. tonight at the home of Mrs. Cl.ti ence Elder, on the old Bend-Redmond highway, rather than at the Tumalo grange hall, as originally announced. The meeting Is being sponsored i by Juniper Garden club, and oth- . ers interested in landscaping problems will be welcome to at tend. It was stressed by those in charge. Autopsies Asked In Pasadena Cases Los Angeles, Jan. 5 HI''--Autopsies were ordered today to deter mine if smog conditions in I'aa dena during the New Year's tour nament of roses caused the death of seven jiersons, Coroner Ben Brown said he wanted to learn whether the deaths, originally attributed to heart attacks, could be compared to those which occurred in last year's smog tragedy at Donora, Pa. Autopsies will reveal whether carbon-monoxide or other poison ous gases contributed to heart failure. However, the Los Angeles county .smog control district, set up last year to combat industrial fumes and smoke, .said the area s smog on New Year's day was light compared to conditions last autumn. The police emergency hospital at Pasadena treated 32 persons for heart attacks and 33 for faint ing on Saturday, but reported the number not unusual for the crowd of 1,500,000 which filled the city for the annual parade and Rose Bowl football game. "If traces of carbon monoxide are found, steps may be taken to alleviate such perils," thcVoroner said. "If the deaths were due to natural causes, such rumors will be spiked." The Investigation was begun when the Pasadena safety council asked that the matter be looked Into. Most of the victims were over 70 and died ulong the route of the tournament of roses parade. Now Year's day was cloudy, with a light mist during the early morning hours. Assistant county smog control director Gordon Larson said there wasn't any 'real' smog In the air, because re cent windstorms and rain had cleared the alr-of fumes. Veteran School Official Retires Madras, Jan. 5 Mrs. Lillian Watts, who had held the position in Jefferson county for 33 years, retired Monday from the office of Jefferson county school super intendent. She was appointed when Jeffer son county was established from a part of Crook and had held the office since 1915. Mrs. Watts was a former teacher. Jefferson county since last July has had two county school super intendents. In accord with the 1947 legislative school district bill. Wayne Foster, former superinten dent of schools at Dufur and Moro, was named to the position by a newly elected county school board. Mrs. Watts, who held the position under elective tenure, however, retained the office until the end of her term vesterdav. Jefferson county lias never had a greater turn over in county of ficials than this year. Chester S. Luelllng, the only democrat elect ed, was sworn In to succeed Frank ! k,. titanglniul, also a democrat, who retired from the office after 2-1 years of service. Henry A. Dussault. after two decades of service, retired from the office of sheriff to devote his time to extensive ranching inter ests. Dussault is succeeded by Hern E. Gard, former chief office deputy and who had formerly j been Jefferson county sheriff un der an appointment. Mrs. Elizabeth Green and Wil liam Brownhill, respectively vet eran county treasurer and asses sor, retired at the ends of their terms yesterday. Mrs. lirownhill, who for years had been her hus band's deputy In the assessor's of fice, succeeded Mrs. Green. Jo seph Metis, who has entered the office with a program of getting a countywldc equalization of as sessed valuations, has succeeded Brownhill as assessor. ; E. D. Harris, named Jefferson 'county district attorney last year on resignation of Hoyd'Overhiilse. was elected to the office In No jvember anil was sworn in Mon day, Edward Mason, veteran ooun ty coroner, succeeded himself. Returns to Public Limelight &h. ft A i 1 . ' a.'-T-Xk :T . v .X -A i Xy 'HZ?- ."IW- Wit tftkA Itmho-rderthotoj Smiling Princess EllzaOcth, sheltered from rain by umbrella held Dy unidentified man, makes her first public appearance since she gave birth to Prince Charles. She's shown leaving the Paris Cinema In Trfinrlnn nftnr nM.pnrhnc ft H. R O. rnrlin vnrter.v Rhnw Crosby Heads For Fifth Straight Year By Virginia Murl'hersim ItlliiUil Tri-tiit liltyvv,Hl Ci,ri,H.ti.1,nt Hollywood, Jan. S HI'p Ring Crosby came out on top as the "boxoffice champ of all time" by grabbing the No. 1 spot of the big lO.moneymaking stars for the fifth year in a row. More people have paid more money to see the balding crooner, according to the Motion Picture Herald's annual poll, than any body else In movie history. This gives "the old groancr" a year up on Shirley Temple, who kept the cash registers tinkling loudest from lil.')5 to 1:3H when she was America's favorite baby star, and two years ahead of Mickey Kooncv, who lopped the list from liWit to Hill. Since 1!M3 no other movie big wig has even had a look In. Crosby switched from being a priest to a saloon-keeper to a vie trnln salesman In old Vienna. Sometimes he played it straighl; sometimes lie gagged it to the hilt. Two Pictures In Year And the customers gobbled It up. I lis pictures this year wore "The Emperor Walt," and "Koacl to Klo." Statisticians who took the poll say it would lake any oilier movie star at lca.d six years to beat Crosby's record. Number 2 on I he list of stars who keep the customers shelling out for tickets was Hetty Crable. She was Crosby's runner-up last year, too, and No. 1 in l'.l-l.'i. Abbott and Costello, who came out on top in 11112 and haven't been on the big 10 in three years, made third place. Gary Cooper came in for his 10th appearance on the list in fourth place, the same one he held last year and the year before that. Hob Hope and 1 liimpliiey Hogart traded place:;. Hope mov ing up to filth from sixth, and Hogart moving down one notch, ('able Seventh Clark Gable, the "grand old. man' who has been listed among the big HI I I times, slaved when' 1 he was last year in seventh ' place. ! Gary Grant and Spencer Tracy, ' both of whom toppled olf the top : II) pedestal last' year, climbed back into eighth and ,iinlh place.: lngrid llergman barely made it I litis year. She skidded down to: Beneictf's Machine Shop BIl.l. IJKNNBTT 1111 liooscvclt Ave. 1'hone 1182 Ul'.M), OliKGON General Machine- Work Heavy Machine Work Gears Sprockets made to order Crank Shaft Griiullng Molnr Hebuildhig Line Ilorlng Cylinder Hchorhig Crank Sh ift Grinding In the Car Fleet rle and Acetylene Welding General Auto Iiepairs Shevlin Quality PONDEROSA PINE 6D THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON ffSt, " V h L, mm Box Office Ihe bottom of the list from the No. 3 spot she held In 19-17 and the runner-up spot in 19-lti. This year's list is notable for its absences, too. Van Johnson, ex idol of the bobby-soxers who was No. 3 in 19-1G, didn't make the top 10 at all. Neither did Greer Gar son, who was No. 3 in 19-15. Johnson squeaked into the No. 20 spot, but the carrot-topped Miss G., who put on black tights to be a lady acrobat this year, didn't even show up on the "next 15." Neither did Margaret O'Brien, the pig-tailed child star who crashed big-money society in 1910, making her the first moppet up there since Hooney grew up. Driver Released From City Jail Earl H. Mlnlek, of Bend, was released yesterday from the city Jail alter posting $200 bond. Also yesterday, a petition on Mlnick's behalf for a writ of habeas cor pus was filed in circuit court, records in the county clerk's of fice show. Minlck, who was ar rested January 3 on a charge of hit and nm driving, claims that he was imprisoned in the jail without due process of law, and that his arrest was illegal and "without just cause." Circuit judge It. R. Hamilton, has set 2 p. m. Friday as the time' for a hearing with Henry Casi day. city police chief, who is nam ed as defendant in Miniek's com plaint. Charles E. Hoardman is repre senting Minick as legal counsel. Minick. who is -10 years old, lives in a rooming house on Arizona avenue. -WEAK- NERVOUS cranky 'every month'? Are you troubled by distress ot femnfe functional periodic disturb ances? Does this make you feel so tired, hU:h-strung, nervous at sucb times? Then do try Lydln E. Pink hniu's Vegetable Compound to rellev euch symptoms! Plnklmm's Com found is made especially for women. C also has whnt Doctors call a LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S nS i if t i City and County Exchange Deeds Naming of appointive officers and an exchange of deeds between the city of Bend and Deschutes i county hlgnllgntea tne ursi una I meeting of the county court, held I this morning at the court house, i Percy Drost, acting city mana iger. was present at the meeting land presented the court a check j for $2,500, the price the city i agreed to pay for county-owned i lots in the new 22-acre east side ' park area. The area is located I in sections 30 and 23, township 17 i south, range 12, E.W.M. Completing an agreement made I several months ago, the court au- thorized the county clerk to write i the city of Bend a check for $1,000, agreed purchase price for proper ! ty formerly owned by the city, ;on which the new county infirm ary was Duttt. signing and tiling of deeds compieied the transac tion. ; , Seek Property Arthur E. May, Jr., engineer with the city street department, presented the court a map of the city's industrial development sec tion, showing additional property for which the city is seeking deeds. The court assured May and Drost that every effort would be made to cooperate in furnish ing the city with the land needed for Industrial sites. May also pre sented a map of a 50-acre pro posed reservoir site in Awbrey Heights, for which the city seeks a deed from the county. The court re-appointed George McAllister as roadmaster for the year, and J. H. Loomls, who has served as constable for a number of years, was officially named to the office. The office, formerly elective, is now titled by appoint ment, in accordance with a law passed at the last session of the state legislature. The Bend Bulletin and the Red mond Spokesman were designated as official county newspapers. Robert M. Bowen, Prineville contractor who built the new coun ty infirmary, conferred with the court before the official opening of the meeting and reported that touch-up finishing jobs are being completed this week. The final coat of outside paint will be ap plied in the spring, he said. If the work were done now, there would be danger of damage from mois ture, tie pointed out. Commissioners To Select Mayor The Bend city commission will hold Its annual organization meet ing tonight, with a chairman, who Will servo as' mayor for the com ing year, to be elected by the seven-man body. T. D. Sexton has served as mayor since the recall of five commissioners at the No vember 2 election. The commission at its meeting tonight will receive a report on bids received for construction of the municipal pool bathhouse. Bids were to be opened this after noon. Tonight's commission meeting will start at 7:30 o'clock. Use classified ads In The Bulle tin for quick results. ASTHMA Don't let coughing, wheezing, recurring at tacks ot Bronchial Aithma ruin sltep mnd tnrgy without trying MENDACO. which works thru tht blood to retch bronchi tl lubes and lungs. Usually helps nature quickly remove thick, sticky mucus. Thus alleviates coughing and aids freer breathing and better sleep. Oct MENDACO from druggist, S4i f scum r swaw UU gnars.nl A Adv. Dorothy Gray Special Dry-Skin Mixture Sale! Don't wait till iur skin develops uidy wrinkle ami Hakim's. Avoiil tliein with this remarkable ereani dut ai-tually seems to achieve mirarU re sulls . . . helps keep skin petal-smooth and appealing! radiant. TIMELY WINTER AIDS- Dorothy Gray lllustery Weather Lotion and Special Dry-Skin Lotion now available n ; f for the size i soon IV for the loo s;xc J All prim plui m.i) Delinquent Tax Turnover Made A turnover of delinquent taxes, totaling 815,812.91), was made last week by the tax collection depart ment al the sheriff's office, sever al davs after the record turnover of Sir,4!.80, representing collec tions of the 1!M-1!I levy. Of the $15,812.9(1, S10.Gt;0.22 was for collections of the 1947-48 levy; $.1,94:1.94 for the 194G47 tax, and $1,208.80 for 1944-45. County school districts received the largest portion of the recent turnover, getting a total of $9, 159.41. The county general fund received $2,859.23. Cities in the county received payments as fol lows: Bend, $1,943.30: Redmond, $514.94; Sisters, $75.38. Jaycees to Name Junior Citizen The name of Bend's junior citi zen will be announced at the an nual award banquet of the Junior chamber of commerce to be held January 20, at 7 p. m. in the Blue room of the Pilot Butte inn, it was announced at today's meet- j ing of the Jaycees at the Pine i tavern. Dr. Hoy C. McCall, head of the University of Oregon de partment of speech, will be the guest speaker. Bend's junior citizen will bo se lected by a committee of senior citizens, with his name to be kept . secret until the award banquet. Although the Jaycees sponsor the i award banquets, the junior citi- ! zen of the year need not he a member of the junior chamber, officers report. t Roland Rein hart, outgoing president, at today's meeting pre- i sented a report covering the j club's activities of the eight i months of 19-18 in which he serv- I ed as head of the group. Rcinhart also submitted recommendations I for projects in 1949. . . j Rcinhart introduced Bob John-! son, new president, and presented the new leader of- the club with i the president's pin. Johnson has called a meeting of directors for j Thursday evening, at the cham- j ber office. j Gene Stranahan submitted, a fi- j naneial report, and announced j that he wished to relinquish his; duties as secretary. ' I Il's FUN on a Sled! S Yeah, winter's fun on a sled but when you're W)$ f y ytjj S3T driving it's no fun, if your car is not in top condi- 5 jif m l'ld YOU can enjoy winter, though, if you'll let our A Xjte j expert mechanics give you complete winter ser- i 1L W sj II j vice. Drive in for mS jJmI J f! Check Anti-Freeze J k Check Lights KfCS 1 Check Wheel I Alignment CgspjgSy! SfS.! I Check Tires Ajj' D Lubricate C: Railroad Wage Talks Resumed Chicago, Jan. 5 ilHi Represen tatives of 1,000,000 non-operating railroad employes met today with officials of the nation's railroads to resume wage negotiations. A presidential fact -finding board recommended that the rail road employes' work week be re duced from 48 to 40 hours be ginning next September with a seven-cent hourly pay boost retro active to last October. The 16 railroad brotherhoods Dr. Grant Skinner DENTIST O'DONNELL BI.DG. Office Phone 73 Residence Phone 819-W r ON Oil Circulating HEATERS Domestic 2-room heater with 2 gallon tank. A value at $119.00 NOW THEY GO AT - $18900 H0UK-VAN ALLEN flrtftont HOME & AUTO SUPPLY OWIN 24-Hour Service Phone 700 ights call 363-W or 216-W ucnMCcn AV lAMIIADYC 10,1ft 1 affected neither accepted nor rc. j Jected the board's recommenda tions hut agreed to use them as a -basis for renewed negotiation with the carriers. I The brotherhoods had asked a 25-cent hourly wage Increase, in, ( mediate institution of the 40 hour ! week and extra pay for Saturday ' and Sunday work. I Use classified ads in The Bulle. tin for quick results. WHY SUFFER? TRY RELIABLE DOLCI For relief of symptoms ARTHRITIS RHEUMATISM Reliable Effective City Drug Co. uctions Brooks-Scanlon Inc. W. B. ANDERSON IIoaA- CO. Lumber and Box Shooks Bend Drug Co. The REX ALL Store 1173 Wall Street Phone 700 V
