Univ. of Cregan Library
THE BEND BULLETIN
State Forecast
Oregon Continued clear
and cold Wednesday and
Thursday. High afternoons
15-25. Low generally zero to
10 below but locally 20 below.
LEASED WIRE WORLD
NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
Chill Expected
To Continue
Rest of Week
However, Weatherman
Says Arctic Mass Is
Now 'Flattening Out"
Portland, Ore., Jan. 12 tll'i
The severe cold spell clinging to
Oregon today halted all barge op
erations on the ice-clogged Colum
bia river above Bonneville dam.
Several barges were reported
stuck fast. Caked ice virtually
covered the upper river, reducing
'already short power production.
And below Bonneville dam shore
ice extended so lar irom both the
Oregon and Washington . sides
that only a narrow channel re
mained open.
Kerry service across the upper
Columbia between Oregon and
Washington jolted to a stop as the
Maryhill-Biggs and The Dalles
Pallesport ferries became ice
bound. Change in Offing
The Portland weather bureau
saw little hope of much relief be
fore the week end. It said signs
pointed to a gradual "flattening
out" of the Arctic air mass which
has gripped the Pacific northwest,
and there may be gradual warm
ing Thursday and Friday follow
ed by precipitation Saturday. But
the weather bureau would not
predict whether the precipitation
would be freezing rain or snow
because "there are too many un
known factors."
Power company spokesmen
warned that the acute power
shortage was making for a more
critical situation, with production
reduced and demand increased.
Merchants throughout Oregon
were cooperating by valuntary
dim-outs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.,
the peak load hours. Industrial
plants were using a minimum of
power and so were housewives.
But sjokesmen said the public
may be asked to extend electrical
savings from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., un
less relief is sighted soon.
SUPPLIES DROPPED
(By Unllnl Prnul
Planes criss-crossed the western
plains today, dropping supplies
to residents isolated by two weeks
of bad weather that included the
worst snow and sleet storms in
history.
The vast storm of sleet and
freezing rain let up over most of
the southwestern area during the
night after wreaking uncounted
millions of dollars of damage to
communications lines.
But the sleet still was falling in
parts of Missouri, southeastern
Oklahoma, north and west-central
Texas, and in southern Illinois
and Indiana. Some freezing rain
was reported in the upper Ohio
river valley.
Southern California was prom
ised clear skies next week end,
ending two weeks of "unusual
weather" that included almost
everything in the forecaster's
book. Snow lay 10 inches deep in
the nearby mountains.
Mercury in Bend
Drops to Minus 8
Despite forecasts from Port
and indicating there will be no
oreak in the prolonged weather i
"mi me week end at least, local
amateur weather forecasters to-
oay pointed to some indications !
itjtat a change is in the offing, j
night's weather was "mild-1
w than that of the previous ;
"f'. mey said, with Bends mini
mum reading minus 8, compared
JJth minus 12 the previous night,
ine wind shifted to the south
west, and the amateur prognostic
rators pointed to high clouds
moving in from the west.
Bend was one of the coldest re
Porting spots in Central Oregon
Mt night, yielding only to La
P'ne, where a minus 15 was re
corded. Hiifi M ,H..a i ...;,i, ,;,, o
J- Chemult turned' in a minus 4 j
-J at high Odell lake the mer
wy remained Just above zero.
W ater Pipes Freeze
Hie arctic cold, it was revealed
1' today, froze water pipes In
"ores o! Bend homes. A warning
jnat gasoline torches or open
'ames should not be used in
""awing pipes was issued bv Le
" Kox, Bend fire chief. He
Pointed to the fact that electrical
nawmK service is now available
-nd. If this cannot be obtain
a he suggested warm water oi
arni ra;:s.
A lKaW sain r,f nocnllnn
fs has been reported' in Bend ir
Past few rlavs anH Fn i
few da vs. and Kox i:
lf,ar(ul o;
fire damage lo homs
J: fH'ninrr fVin Tneli 1 1 1 tit
. This
r lemained blanketed with
; fX('f'P in places where the
""m is swift. Heavy blasting it
trai ar- 10 kpcp logs free In the
,r- i.i-i!., it was reoorten iroi
'cai mills.
I
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'I he Bend high school girls' tumbling team that entertained with an exhibition bctw 1 halves of the
na.sKetiMll game last night, is pictured here in a symetrical formation. In the center is Suzanne Oil
tllun. 1 aung the camel a, beginning at the lt-fi ilurd from r,uy.anne, are Audrey liauey, Marian House,
Ann Longballa, Barbara Ream, Marilyn Waterman, Pat Coleman, Paulelle Malnne and Judy Blinn.
Captain of the team Is Ella Sterling, left of Audrey Bailey.
Culver Fire Loss
Placed at $13,000
Culver, Jan. 12 (Special) The
Culver school gymnasium was
completely destroyed by fire yes
terday, with loss estimated at
513,000. The building had "full
coverage" insurance, and the
school board is busy this morning
preparing an invoice of the loss.
Much athletic equipment was lost
in the fire, with the exception of
some basketball equipment which
the boys of the school managed to
save.
A community meeting was held
last night to make plans for meet
ing the emergency, but a definite
program will not be considered
until the loss is adjusted. Use of
the Kedmond gymnasium "when
ever possible" was offered by M.
E. Larive, superintendent of the
Redmond school. .
The fire was caused by an over
heated stove that was being used
to keep frozen water pipes from
bursting. The heating system
from the high school had been
connected to the gymnasium, but
was not in operation. The school
system had just spent 5-1000 re
modeling the gymnasium and
adding dressing rooms, showers
and a music room.
The fire was discovered five
minutes after it had started, but
as all water in the gymnasium
was frozen, nothing could be done
until tile fire department arrived.
Firemen reached the scene in
only a few minutes, according to
Superintendent V, L. Anderson,
but within 15 minutes the fire
was beyond control. Firemen and
citizens of the town were praised
for their help.
The building served as a com
munity center, as well as being
used by both high school and
grade school. The building, a
wooden structure, was erected 20
years ago.
Andrew Foley, of the Foley &
Randall insurance agency, whose
company insured the school, said.
that appraisers have been on the
grounds, and that they have given j
assurance that the claim will be
bandied expediently. 1
Standi fer of Eend an-1 rairchi' l
in to help. Sutton ol Bend and Knt
1? fefc&rimii
Tumbling Team Pictured at
Watson Notes
In Talks as Legislature Opens
At Salem; Leaders Named
By Ralph Watson
Slate House, Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 For the 45th time since
Oreton became a state its legislature was convened on Mon
day with the usual ceremonies, the usual speeches, the usual
lurking jealousies and the usual unsolved problems stretching-
ahead of the 90 members of the senate and the house. And,
l'tinninir.jiIonK with the procession was the always optimistic
suKKcstion, or hope, that this is to "be a short session" a hope
cherished but seldom fulfilled.
To those lor whom legislative openings have become
or less a matter of routine
an oft repeated spectacle
there wcer two spots in the
program which rang the bell
one, the somewhat optimistic
statement of Senator William
Walsh in assuming the presi
dency of the senate ; the other
the more vinegar tinged observa
tions of retiring Governor Hall in
regard to the "half truths" of
"high officials" regarding the
"bulging millions" in the state
treasury.
Democracy at Work
President Walsh told the 29 sen
ators who had ju.;t voted him into
the chair for the duration of the
session that he harbored a convic
tion that each of them were en
titled to sit in the senate because
of their having been selected by
"a sizeable segment" of the vot
ing public. That, the senator in
timated, was democracy at woik,
but he went on from there to say
that once the segments had voic
ed their sentiments it was up to
those selected to give their earn
est and utmost service to the en
tire state, its problems and its
welfare. The legislature should be
workshop where partisanship
and politics were paiked outside j
the door. That rule was to be his j in Us entirety, praised soviet poli
guide. he stated, and he hoped forjeies, and predicted the defeat ol
cooperation in making it work i American "imperialism."
smoothly and harmoniously. The j Marshall, it said, resigned "in
c. iiiiDi- jjiMiiuui i i.uriy opiums-j
tic picture but at any rate he I
set the legislative idols of the up
per house high enough so thai all
their GO feet will l visible to the
public gaze and those, if any.
(Continued on page 5)
Camera Catches Fast Action as Bears
rd. fight for the
gcr ol tl-.c Pan tlie.o aie piled on
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949
Game
'Hot Spots'
more
Reds Broadcast
I Victory Claim
Shanghai
: communist
Ian. 12 The Chinese
radio claimed loday
that nationalist forces fighting in
the suburbs of Pciping have been
wiped out, and said iliat China's
ancient capital soon will be in red
hands.
The communist radio also
claimed that 25 nationalist divi
sions encircled in the Suchou
area have been destroyed, and
that the nationalist commander
Gen. Tu Yu-Ming was captured in
the disguise of a private as he
tried to escape.
Claims Broadcast
The military claims were made
in a broadcast, most of which
was devoted to a hitler attack on
retiring Secretary of state George
C. Marshall, and which called
President Truman Marshall's
partner in aggression."
The broadcast, taking the Rus-
sian communist propaganda line
disgrace Because ol the ' con
stain defeats of American impe
rialistic and aggressive policies."
The soviet union, it said, has dealt
a resounding blow to attempts ol
the United States to "prepare a
new war."
ball, while Longhalla
top of Ld Kribs, Redmond player
srae! Charges
AgainSf britlSh
Placed on Shelf
Way Cleared by UN
For Talks on Armistice
Plans; Crisis Is Eased
Lake Success, N. Y., Jan. 12 dl'i
: - The United Nations shelved
! Israel's charges against Great
; Britain today to clear the way for
Palestine armistice negotiations.
The UN also marked time on
the Indonesian dispute while se
curity council delegates conferred
on ways to make the Dutch back
j down from their drive to suppress
j the Indonesian republic.
j UN officials planned to make
j no response lor the' time being to
Israel's round about request for
a formal UN inquiry into British
activities in the middle east.
Action Sought
While Israeli representative
Aubrey S. F.ban and his aides pub-
, iicly maintained they wanted ear
( ly security council action on the
': Israeli-British dispute, responsi
, hie diplomats reported the Jews
i would not press for action until.
the Israeli-Egyptian armistice
talks get underway today on the
Mediterranean isle of Rhodes.
Eban filed late yesterday a long
list of allegations depicting Brit
ain as a violator of the UN's holy
land truce resolutions and assert
ing that London was "fomenting
a crisis" on the eve of the UN
armistice talks.
Pressure I'sed
Pressure from American and
UN officials appeared, however, to
have restrained the Israeli from
Koing further than that at the"
(delicate stage in Palestine nego
tiations.
The delay on council action in
Indonesia came after the United
States angrily charged the Dutch
with defying the UN charter and
indicated it would press for
firm security council action to
bring about freedom for all the
peoples of Indonesia.
. American officials worn nnt
rendy to back up their charges
with formal proposals for secur
ity council action, although other
security council delegates expect
ed some more decision moves by
the U. S. by next Friday after
noon. The council will recon
vene then lo consider the case.
ITalent for Play
I To Meet Tonight
' Lions announced today that the
i first general meeting of the cast
; to be used in the presentation of
"Co Wesl" here late this month
I will he held tonight at 7:30
! o'clock, in the Blue room of the
! Pilot Butte inn. C. J. Morgan, gen
eral chairman for the Lions in
presenting tin- show, has asked
; that all members so far lined up
i for Hie show and others Interest
led be present for the meeting,
i The committee is especially inter
ested in getting in (ouch with
downtown talent, especially girls
working in offices. High school
students are to assist with the
show.
Cy Perkins of Hollywood,
Calif., has been obtained to serve
as director of the play and is now
working with the Lions. More
than a dozen committees are active.
and Panthers Battle on Bend Court
Hammock, Redmond sharpshooter, attempts to get. off a shot, but
van, Hawes and M ch'ec of the Bears.
0t,0-J?Tr.
for Portland
Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 HI'. A
hill
to set up a University of Oregon
jJunor college at Portland was in
troduced in the senate today by
Democratic Sen. Richard I... Neu
berger. i The measure would prohibit the
spending of any more than S100,-
:000 on new construction at any
existing college until the junior
i college was established, this lo be
not later than September, 11I50.
Portland is one of the few large
i cities in America without a perm
anent state-supported
Neuberger pointed out.
college,
! He said. "Oregon has no public
! ly supported Junior college, yet
j the state of Washington has nine
and the state of California more
1 than 50."
Directors Name
Bend Man Head
At the annual meeting of the
board of directors of district No.
1. Western Pine association, held
yesterday in Bend, A. J. C.lassow,
Bend, general manager of Brooks
Scanlon, Inc., was named chair
man of tlie district board, and
Charles Wilson, of Warm Springs,
was named secretary. Others
elected to the board are Al Dewev,
Burns; W. II. Mvers, Bend; J. F.
Daggett, Prineville; Phil Dahl,
Redmond; J. D. Coleman, Klnzua;
Stuart Sheik, Prineville. and Louis
Gervais, Tygh Valley.
A. J. Glassow and J. F. Dagget
were nominated to the hoard of di
rectors of the Western Pine asso
ciation, and Al Dewey, Burns, and
Hardy Myers, Bend, were named
alternates.
The following committee mem
bers for the district were elected:
A. J. Glassow, executive commit
tee, J. F. Daggett, alternate; J. D.
Coleman, forest conservation.
rinl Dahl, alternate; Stuart Sheik
grading committee, M. R. lsled,
Prineville, alternate; W. 11. Mv
ers, promotion committee, H. S.
I Mercereau, Prineville, alternate;
A. Morrison, Jr., Portland, re
search committee, T. F. Brooks,
alternate; Loyde Blakley, Bend,
statistics committee, Jack Parrish,
Prineville, alternate; Robert B.
Wilson, Warm Springs, traffic
committee, Robert Danl, Portland,
alternate.
The following were named to
the forest practice committee: J.
F. Daggett, J. D. Coleman, Phil
Dahl and R. B. Wilson.
The business session was held
yesterday morning in (he offices
ol Mrooks-bcanlon, Inc., with a
luncheon following at the Pilot
Butte inn.
Power Company
Changing Hours
Effective Thursday, the Bend
office of the Pacific Power &
Light Co. will observe new hours
In a move to save electricity in
the critical evening period. ' To
morrow morning, the olfice here
will open at 8 a. m. and close al
4:30 p. m. Present hours are from
S:30 a.m. lo 5:30 p.m.
The change in hours, effective
only during the emergency, was
made because of the critical sit
uation thai exists in the Pacific
northwest power pool.
New Age Pension Bill Ready
For Introduction in House;
Will Be Substitute Measure
Many Highly Controversial Subjects Face
Oregon Legislature; Diversion of Excise
Taxes Sought; Would Toss Out Rebate Plan
t Salem, Ore., Jan. 12 U.R) An old-age pension bill, embrac
ing the main points contained in an initiative measure enacted
bv the voters Nov. 2. will be introduced in the house bv the
committee on social welfare, it
( ommittee t bairman Joseph lv Harvey, K., Portland, said
the proposed bill will be offered as a substitute for the initia
tive measure, which Attorney general (Jeorge Netiner has
branded as "incomplete, inop-
erative and ol doubt! ul con
stitutionality." The board of control and
welfare commission have de
clared they will not enfor
the act until it is made wor
able.
Rep. Harvey said the new meas
ure will contain provisions for $50
minimum monthly pensions for
needy men (5 or older and meetly
women 00 and older. Similar pro
visions are in (he enacted meas
ure. Costs Smaller
He said costs will be much
smaller than previously estimat
ed. Harvey explained that a wel
fare department cheek of 3.S3-I
cases show il will cost Oregon ap
proximately 8115,000 a month to
up the income of probable pen
sioners to S50.
He said there are approximate
ly 23,000 who would be eligible.
A:iy income they now have would
bi considered before a pension is
paid. For instance, lie explained, a
person making S3D now would get
only $20 from the stale.
lie s.,id the average require
ment shown bv (hi- spol check
would be between SI.50 and S5 iter
person each month.
Controversial Issue
Old
many highly controversial issues i
facing the lawmakers. Already
they could chew on such issue as
repeal of the community property
law repeal of the milk control, act
and increased gasoline (axes. In-
Iroduclion of these measures the
first two days of the session gavei
the impression thai Oregon legis
lators are determined (o make the
-15st session a short one.
Bills Introduced by Reps. Carl
Francis, R., Dayton, and Lyle
Thomas, R., Dallas, called for di
version of corporation excise and
personal income taxes into (he
general fund, repeal of commu
nity properly, and transfer of
liquor revenues from the welfare
fund to the general fund.
Would Toss Out Kelmte
A section of the personal in
come tax amendment measure
would toss out a rebate feature
that permits rebates on income
taxes when a surplus e.xisls in the
treasury.
The Francis Thomas proposal
would meet with requests con
tained in Gov. Douglas McKay's
message lo I he legislature. The
organized labor lobby - AI-'L and
CIO gave its blessings to the
bills.
TWO M K.N (.ICAKDI)
Lyons. Ca., Jan. 12 HI'1 Geor
gia closed the hooks on die al
leged lynching ol negro Robert
Mallard today and (wo white men j
leared ol murder charges m
one-day dial were free.
Is being rher!;e. r'nselv bv
111 ll
No. 31
was learned today.
Forest to Make
Charge for Use
Of Campgrounds
Portland, Ore., Jan. 12 HP The
U. S. forest service said today
thai beginning this spring charg
es will be made for camping and
picnicking on a group of national
forest campgrounds in Oregon
and Washington.
Regional Forester H. J. An
drews said a decision to make the
charges on an experimental ba
sis "was prompted by repealed
suggestions from congress that
recreational use should bring in ,
sume revenue lo offset in part the
I cost of constructing, maintaining
and administering national forest
j recreational facilities."
"I wish lo emphasize we are not
'overlooking the tradition of free
I public recreation use of the na-
I ""nal lorests, Andrews said.
I "w'' sllilll hiv many small
j T' '"i? ""'m- available
Not Admission Charge
"Also, the proposed charges
will he the use of facilities on cer
tain recreation areas and not for
entrance to the national forests.
The new procedure will be con
ducted as an experiment on a suf-
ficient number of areas to enable
us lo draw definile conclusions as
lo whether service to the public
cm be Improved under this meth
od." Charges for use of selected rec
reation areas will be: Camping,
50 cents a day per car party of
not more than six persons, or S3
a week; picnicking, 25 cents to 50
cents a day per car party of not
more than six persons. Extra
charges will be made if special
services such as split firewood
and lockers, or checking stations
in iMtti houses, are furnished.
Andrews said a list of the rec
reation areas whine charges are
proposed will be announced Ibis
sin i ig.
Deschutes national forest offi
cials have received Instructions to
make a study of the proposal lo
charge for the use of camp
grounds on the forest, and to sub
mil a report to the regional of-
! fice. Camp grounds to be includ
ed, if any, will depend on the stu
dy, Ralph W. Crawford, super
visor, said.
Jaycees Are Told
Of Banquet Plans
Henry N. Fowler, a.-sociale edi
tor of The Bend Bulletin, was
guest speaker at the Junior cham
ber of commerce luncheon today.
Fouler told of his Hip lo Dal
las, Texas, on (he Cotton howl
special train, which departed
Irom Portland December 27 and
toured most of the western part
of 'he nation.
Fowler deserilied in detail
points ol interest visited on the
lour and said he was especially
impressed with the friendliness
an. I hospitality extended by (he
people ot I exas.
Al Gray, ciiaiiman of the Jay-cee-s-pons
re, I di dinguiylied serv
ice banquet, made a report on the
hanque: pn.g"ain. The banquet
will be held January 1!) at 7:15
p. n. al Hi Pilot Untie Inn.
i;ill Bailon. in charge of the
.fayceex' ski school, reported that
'i! s'.idf'ius were present al last
'.viiiday's meeting at the Santiarn
lodge.
WATSON AHTICI.KS START
V.'nllep lv K'llpli Watson, for
i-n-s i oliticel rilltor of the
Oregon .loino.il, Porlliind, the
irs' of a 'cii's of inli'rpr-'live
I'iM-Ugroanil articles dialliot witli
(lie i iirn tit K'ssioii of the Oregon
le lslii!ui-e iq. pears on pase 1 of
The lliilleilu io.iay. Waison is to
wrllc a twice-a w -ek review for
The Hulie:l;i en 1 oilier Oregon pa-
Watson's articles will supple
' ment the rei;i!hir telegmpli news
rccelvi-il by The Bulletin direct
f: em Milejn.