Univ. of Oregon Library
g'JSSKS, 0RS303
THE BEND BULLETIN
State Forecast
Oregon Partly cloudy Wed
nesday with a few snow flur
ries. Clear to partly cloudy
Wednesday night and Thurs
day. Wednesday night lows
of 5-15.
LEASED WIRE WORLD
NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
Coast Expects
Heavy Storm
To Hit Tonii
Cold Wave Apparently
Has Ended; Skies Clear
Over Idaho and Utah
Seattle, Feb. 9 dl'i a new
storm carrying high winds and
heavy rain and snow was moving
south from the Gulf of Alaska to
day and was expected to hit the
coasts of Washington and Oregon
tonight, the regional weather bu
reau said.
I Advance winds of 15 miles per
hour and scattered rain showers
struck the area this morning.
Snow was falling on Vancouver is
land. Winds will increase to 40
miles per hour by late tonight,
the weamer oureau said.
Warnings Hoisted
Storm warnings were hoisted at
8 a.m. today from Tatoosh island,
Wash., to Cape Blanco, Ore., and
in the Straits of Juan do Fuca and
inland Washington waters.
Western Washington and Ore
gon will feel the full effect of
the storm tonight, with rain in the
valleys and heavy snow in the
mountains accompanying the
high winds, the forecaster said.
The cold' wave appeared to have
ended, but slides caused by melt
ing snows still closed Snoqualmie
and Stevens passes over the Cas
cades in Washington, blocking
cross-state traffic.
Slides Delay Trains
Slides 'delayed transcontinental
trains on both the Milwaukee and
Great Northern railroads yester
day. The Milwaukee's westbound
Columbian arrived here today
more than 25 hours late after be
ing held at Hyak Park by a slide
at Lake Keechelus. The Great
Northern's Oriental Limited ar
rived here last night after an 11
hour delay by a slide between
Scenic and the tunnel.
Skies cleared over snow-bound
regions of" Idaho and northern
Utaii today after a fresh snow
storm blocked secondary roads
lew, and railroads began at-
mipts to move vital cargoes of
led for stock.
Plans Made
Plans were made to parachute
Sheepdogs into a snowbound Utah
county to replace others which
died or became ill from eating
poisoned meat set out by herders
as coyote bait.
The third storm in a week
swept snow on 65-mile an hour
winds over the Idaho, Utah, and
Wyoming mountain meadows last
night, whipping eastward from
northern California Oregon.
Storm Abates
But the storm abated as it mov
ed east. Hard-hit Nevada failed
to feel its effects, and weather
cleared throughout the state.
Utah and southern Idaho road
crews hailed the bright skies as
their first break in a week, al
though they said it would be
many days before some roads are
cleared.
Nearly 40 Union Pacific trains
were stopped in Wyoming. Utah.
Idaho and Nebraska. Freight and
passenger trains began moving
out of Pocatello today.
jht
4 .. V -J r ,r j VJv-ifV W 22' 2 i ttri if
; Ik A Witt
"llllllll II ninTlHri ..iJlB.n - , -. i-.. 1 i
Bf-nd's lava Bear Cubs hich school basketball tram comprised entirely of freshmen and sophomores, have given a good account of
Ihemselves In nlav thrniii.hr.ut Central Oregon this seasoi by winning a high percentage of their games against other freshmen teams.
fW rlf P.Ldl,TUS "rnlL Sni Rollins. Vefle Mitchell. Dick Darst. Second row: Dick Laursen, Ray Spencer. Dean
fenson Gordon DahTin Third row
i-diniii. j niiu
TWO SECTIONS
'Dime March'
For '49 Still
Far From Goal
There will bo no house
use-to-house
canvass for the March of Dimes,
Mrs. J. F. Arnold, county direc
tor for the National Foundation
lor Infantile Paralysis, emphasiz
ed today, banks for the collection
of donations have been placed
throughout the city at shopping
places and are accessible to ev
eryone, she said. ,
Contributions are coming in
slowly, with only about S1200 re
ceived so far towards the coun
ty's S.G000 goal for 1949. Costs of
continued care of patients who1"1 "eveiopmg power on the Des
were stricken in recent years,
ana in last years outbreak which j groups that will provide the re
neared epidemic urouortions. uuimi muw win iu ti.ivi.d until
make It necessary to raise a larg-
er amount than usual, Mrs. Ar-
iium poimea out. i lie ueschutes
SUtVLS ,"sed..UP Sur-
an,U ,rraZ i,i '
anu nas drawn, in addition, on re-
EraSE
fund ont in h i,.,i L .iaw
throughout the country. '
Mrs. Arnold urged persons who
have not yet contributed to the
fund to do so as soon as possible.
March of Dimes headquarters are
in the Arnold insurance office, on
Oregon avenue.
Although the receipts are com
ing in slowly compared to former
yqars, Mrs. Arnold was optimistic
that the quota would be reached.
The communities of Redmond and
Sisters have not yet sent their
contributions, and most lodge
groups and a number of schools
have not made reports, she said.
The drive was extended to mid
February, and the community of
Sisters has requested an addition
al week because of extreme cold
weather, which has hampered ac
tivity there.
Drifting Slows
Highway Travel
Road conditions up Cow canyon
and across the Criterion divide
and Wapinitia flats, on the route
from Central Oregon Into Port
land, weri reported improved to
day following bad drifting condi
tions last night. Because of drift
ing snow, traffic moved over the
exposed flats at a snail's pace
last night, with some temporary
blockades faced as snow rumoval
crews cut through drifts. ,
Due here last night at midnight,
the Pacific Trailways bus that
left Portland yesterday at 6 p. m.
did not arrive here until 6 a.m.
this morning. However, bus com
pany officials reported that con
ditions were much improved to
day, with equipment operating
near schedule.
In Bend last night, the tempera
ture did not drop below the com
paratively mild mark of 30 de
grees, the highest night minimum
recorded here in 45 days. Yester
day and today the temperature in
Bend reached the 38 degree mark,
with melting of snow in certain
parts of town noted. I
Heavy snow was falling in the
mountains to the west today, j
with flurries reaching Bend.
Bend High School's
Roderick Bangs, manager; Jim Gilliland, Vernon Samples, Phil Wyatt, Kent Hogan. Bob Johnson,
Myron DcBunce, manager.
iPUD Mulling
OlWinn Dam
VI VMVI I ISVIIII
,
Construction
Group Awaiting Fate
Of State House Bill
Before Taking Action
Action to bo taken by .the Cen
tral Oregon public utility district
eh utes river, or in working with
I the fate of house bill No. 131, now
before the state legislature, is
known
This'decision was reached
mmi"l! f directors of the Con-
i r mir 1 i i
rS tnf
I Book-?, attorney for the district.
I ,r"e b'n ch futur? a.c"?"
would bar the construction of
dams on the Deschutes river. The
bill was introduced by fishing in
terests, following the announce
ment for the construction by pri
vate interests of a $12,000,000 dam
at the Pelton "site, in the deep
Deschutes gorge west of Madras.
Meeting Called
Last night's meeting in Red
mond was called primarily for a
conference with Robert W. Beck,
head of a Seattle, Wash., and Ne
braska firm of engineers and con
sulting engineer for the local
PUD. Directors present were Ben
Evick, Paul Spillm'an, Fred Shep
ard and J. D. Donvan, president
of the board Frank Bookman,
Bend, also a director, was unable
to attend.
The Central Oregon PUD, it
was emphasized, will oppose
house bill No. 131 to the utmost,
and will send a delegation to Sa
lem tomorrow to represent the
district at the public hearing on
the bill. Evick and Shepard will
represent the PUD at the meeting.
Fishing Viewed
Directors of the PUD said they
do not feel that the construction
of a dam or dams on the Des
chutes will be harmful to fishing,
and pointed to rivers In Europe, lo
cation of multiple dams, that pro
vide much better ' fishing than
American streams. It was reveal
ed that the Central Oregon PUD
has already considered a system
of canals that would provide pas
sageway for the migration of fish.
Also stressed at the meeting
was the need of additional power
in Central Oregon, if the area is
to keep pace with the rest of the
Pacific northwest.
Directors Indicate
Directors have indicated that if
the move to bar dams from the
Deschutes gorge is defeated, the
Central Oregon PUD will go
ahead with plajis to provide addi
tional power for the Interior coun
try, either by proceeding with Its
original plan to construct Its own
power generating plant or by co
operating with groups that would
develop the needed power.
The Central Oregon PUD has
several prospective dam locations
in the Deschutes gorge, above the I
Pelton area. I
Lava Bear Cubs
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1949
Bears Score Against Madras
Hogland, Bear forward, is looping in a counter for Bend In last
night's game with Madras which Bend won 65-33. Sutton, the other
Bear forward, waits for the rebound while Albrecht and Green
of Madras keep their eyes on the ball.
Action on Tax Increase May
Be Delayed Until Next Year
Democrats May Sit on President Truman's
Proposal for Upping '49 Taxes $40 Billion
Washington, Feb. 9 (IIP) Democrats in congress may sit
on President Truman's request for a $-1,000,000,000 tax in
crease until next year, it appeared today.
They are going to go slow until they can assess the effect of
the commodity market break and get more detailed informa
tion on general economic conditions.
Chairman Wulter F. George, D., Ga., of the senate finance
committee said that because pf the plunge in commodity
2 Eastern Oregon
Ranchers Missing
Ontario, Ore., Feb. 9 (IB Idaho
and Oregon aerial and ground
crews searched oday for two Mal
heur county, Ore., ranchers miss
ing since last Thursday on a
flight from their Rattle Snake
creek ranch to Caldwell, Ida.
The missing ranchers were Bill
Jewell and his uncle, George Har
per, CAA officials reported here.
Aerial search crews from Boise,
Ida., airfield covered the desert
country in southern Malheur
county Tuesday, but bad weather
hampered the search from here.
MEETING POSTPONED
Because of the adverse weather.
the meeting of the Central Oregon
Radio association has been post
poned. The next meeting will be
February 24 at the home of Ray
Mickel at 78G Newport, Bend.
pfiCe8) congress shquld not
consider tax legislation before
next January.
Chairman Robert L. Dough
ton, D. N. C, of the tax-writing
house ways and means
committee already has said he
favors a go-slow policy on new
taxes.
Other Developments:
Bungling The CIO accused the
administration of "bungling" on
its labor bill and thus playing into
republican hands.
Foreign aid Sen. Robert A.
Taft, senate republican policy
leader, said he thinks the $4,280,
000,000 request by the administra
tion to finance the second install
ment of the Marshall plan looks
"just about right."
Labor bill The IT. S. chamber
of commerce described the admin
istration labor bill as "completely
Inadequate" and asked congress
to keep basic Taft-Hartley law
provisions on the books.
Rent - Rep. Gerald R. Ford., R.,
Mich., protosed settling landlord
tenant rent disputes through
"free collective bargaining."
AVC - The American veterans
committee, previously barred
from the house veterans commit
tee, finally was admitted and got
in its say on a ponding veterans
pension bill. AVC said the bill
should be Junked because, among
other things, it would cost too
much.
Appropriations Sen. Harry F.
3yrd. D., Va., said the public
would scream if it knew how
many nonessentials were includ
ed In congressional appropria
tions bills.
Wage-hour House democratic
leaders abandoned plans lo choke
iff hearings on the adminlslra-
i,.n ......... U. l.lll I... Tl,,,,
, .IV,, I UKl--IMll ,,111 .T 1,1
! -mfl n,-nn,l I., ,-.,. it.il,, lii,-ii-irtu
.mother week at least.
Un-American Hep, Vito Marc
antonlo said he'll fight for a full
accounting by the house un-American
activities committee of
money it lias spent before it gets
any more.
Trade -The house continued de
late on the administration's re
:iprocal trade bill, with passage
Apparently 'assured.
Oregon Livestock
n Good Condition
Portland, Feb. il 'll'i The last
month of cold weather in the Pa
,'ific northwest has not seriously
injured Oregon livestock and wild
'tame, Harry Llnilgren, Oregon
State college extension animal
husbandman, said today.
Lindgren said most cattle in
astern Oregon scaped unharm
d because ranchers had large
tocks of hay on hand when the
old weather began. He said, how
ver, that some ranchers were
running short of hay but still
were able to use grain supplies
for feed.
Dewey Offers
Controversial
Party Program
Governor Declares '48
Platform Had Marked
GOP As Liberal Party
By I.yle C. Wilson
IllniUtl I'n-fcn Staff CorrisM,iult-nt)
Washington, Feb. 9 Ul'i- Clov.
Thomas E. Dewey stands sponsor
today for what some persons will
regard as a left of center republi
can party program. He believes i
the HOP must adopt it or die.
Dewev was principal speaker
here last night at the first party
rally in a weeklong and nation
wide Lincoln day observance. I
Former speaker Joseph W. Mar
tin, Jr., also spoke. Dewey scarce
ly referred to congress and de
toured carefully around the hot
Taft-Hartley act which has con
gress in fits. His next was the
194S republican presidential plat
form which he said committed all
hands to a broad program of so
cial welfare, largely originating
in the Roosevelt administrations.
.Martin Spokesman
Martin was spokesman for the
80th congress. He endorsed the
Taft-Hartley act specifically along
with the entire record of the con
gress In which he served as
speaker.
"We who helped make that pro
gram In the 80th congress have no
apologies to make for our work,"
Martin said. "We rejoice in its
consistent record of sound, sol
vent, forward-looking constitu
tional government."
Dewey said the 1948 platform
planks had marked the OOP as a
liberal progressive parly.
Beliefs Noted
"To be entirely specific," ho.con
tlnucd, "they say and moan that
our party has solemnly declared
that we believe wholeheartedly in
unemployment insurance in old
age assistance on an Increased
basis, in broader social security
generally, in slum clearance and
public housing, in public develop
ment of our water power resourc
es, In (arm price supports, In vig
orous protection of the rights of
labor.
Bound by Principles
"All these are good. They are
necessary. They are right. I be
lieve that we as representatives of
our party are bound by those prin
ciples and are under a duty to car
ry them out."
Dewey said he spoke bluntly
as a politician who sought no pub
lic office. He accused the party
of trying for years to gloss over
a wide open split. He practically
invited republicans who would op
pose the party platform lo take a
walk. Ho also repudiated the oth
er republican extreme which he
said would match the new deal or
even try to go beyond it at un
known expense.
Bend AFL Backs
Dam Construction
The Bend Central Lalxir coun
cil of the A. F. of I., last night en
dorsed the construction of a dam
at the Pelton site by Its unani
mous disapproval of house bill
131, according to a report today
from Clarence Briggs. one of the
officers of the council.
House bill l.'il outlaws the con
struction of a dam at the Pelton
s"lte by its prohibition of diverting
or interrupting for any purpose
whatsoever the waters of the Me
tolius river and the main Des
chutes river from its mouth to
one-half mile above the conflu-i
once of the Metolius river within
Jefferson, Sherman and Wasco
counties. The one exception stipu
lated In the bill would be for the
protection of fish life by the state
game commission.
In another action of the meet
ing the following officers were in
stalled: Harry Shlnn, president;
Miss Catherine Tiorney, secre
tary; and Hugh Cole. Clarence
Briggs and K. J. Gibson, trustees.
A recommendation was also ap
proved requesting locals to set up
a committee which would meet
with the Bend budget commission
in April. Briggs said that the pur-
.Jl iiii.t v, llllllll l,i nuuill u. ;
ir,...,-r, vw, ,.ti,.,. .n.riw.,!,),,
of the details of the budget.
The council also set the date for
Ihe second in its series of parties
at the Pilot Butte inn for March
18. Briggs said the party would be
in honor of retiring president L.
O. Bertram.
normal run of business would o;-sMmv favoritism.
POWER REPORT MADE j outside his Jurisdiction." I Hand replied, "Not necessarily."
Seattle, Feb. 9 II The Bonne- Clarence Carter, representing i "Loosing our home admlnistra
vilie power administration district tile state grange, also objected to lion to Salem and not knowing
office here reported today that ; the bill. He said the grange has : when we would get it back Is our
rains, combined with Ice a id snow "been reluctant to put public util-1 main concern," he added,
melt in the lower Columbia ! Ities under any commissioner." I Francis Hill, a Portland attor
brought the flow at Bonneville ! Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, D.. ! ney representing the Pacific Pow
dam up to 91.000 second feet and j Portland, author of the measure, er and Light Co. and Mountain
average generation to 100.000 kilo- suggested amendments which he; Slates power companies said the
watts today for the second time said do not change the purpose of measure is a "good bill, very no
this year. the bill, hut merely clarify some I cessary."
Pope Calling
Secret Meet
For Cardinals
Rome, Feb. 9 dl'i Pope Plus to
day summoned the Sacred College
of Caiflinals to an extraordinary
secret consistory next Monday to
bear a papal pronouncement on
the Budupest trial of Joseph Car
dinal Minilsenty.
'Hie calling of the consistory for
the sole purpose of a papal speech
was almost unprecented In Catho
lic church history. The most sol
emn manner In which the pope
could make a speech, it reflected
the profound gravity with which
the Vatican regarded the convic
tion of the Hungarian primate.
All members of the Sacred Col
lege of Cardinals, the highest as
sembly of the church, who are in
Rome next Monday must attend
the consistory, an authoritative
Vatican source said.
As many as possible of Italy's
21 cardinals were expected to
come to Rome to attend the con
sistory. The special session may
be attended by all visiting card
inals as well as those permanent
ly In Rome.
Central Oregon
CC Opposes Bill
Redmond, Feb. 9 At a special
session of the Central Oregon
chamber of commerce held here
last night, plans were made to
send a delegation to Salem, to op.
pose enactment of house-bill 131,
which will bo discussed at a hear
ing at 8 p.m. Thursday in the cap
ital city. H. A. Stover, who repre
sented Bend at the meeting, was
authorized by Otto Hoppes, of
Prinovillo, Central Oregon cham
ber president, to charter a litis for
the trip.
The special bus will leave Bend
tomorrow morning from the
Trallways depot as soon as pos
sible after 8 a.m., and will pick
up the representatives from oilier
Central Oregon communities at
Redmond. The community of Sis
ters had a representative at last
night's meeting, but will not be
able to send a delegate to Salem,
It was indicated.
Among passengers on the spe
cial bus will be two Warm
Springs Indians, Alec Towel and
Frank Suppa, who will represent
the tribal council in opposing pas
sage 'of house bill No. 131, which
would prevent construction of
dams on the Deschutes river be
low the mouth of the Metolius. In
opposing passage of the bill, the
tribal council Is ulligned with sup
porters of the proposed dam at
the Pelton site In Jefferson coun
ty. '
Also on the bus will he repre
sentatives of the Jefferson county
farm bureau, the Powell Butte
farmers' club, and grange groups.
The next mooting of the Cen
tral Oregon chamber was set for
February 22, in Redmond. The
meeting had been scheduled for
Sisters, but because of healing
difficulties resulting from the
prolonged cold weather, a meet
ing place was not available there.
Sisters will bo host at the next
meeting which would ordinarily
lie at Redmond, It was decided.
At the next meeting, J. W. Kl
llotl, superintendent of the Warm
Springs Indian reservation, will
be a guest. It was Indicated that
an effort will be made lo bring
about an agreement whereby
state traffic laws would be vallil
the reservation. The tribal
council, which lias power to act,
might create Its own traffic con
trol or Invite the stall' to take
over the Job, it was indicated.
House Group May Approve
Power Regulation Authority
By K'ldon Burred I disputed points. One amendment
(Diiitai !',. sun ( .,rr.i..,n.i.-ni) I would restrict the life of the meas
Salem, Ore., Feb. 9 dl'i The sen-! ure lo two years,
ate utilities committee Is expect-1 K,lt!R K!li( nt, was preparing a
ed to approve legislation giving I i.lit similar i MnhiWi u-in
.(iov. Douglas McKay authority lo
1 regulate power distribution dur-
Ing emergencies,
i 'I'he committee yesterday heard
(Public ullllties commissioner
i George II. Flagg say the bill is
necessary because "it Is possible
the current power shortage will
I get worse in Ihe next two years."
The shopworn measure has
! been approved by both houses,
! but II was recalled by the senate
i
anu
sent back to
cause of protests
from people's I
utility districts and aluminum i"'""
plants which have priority on lion-1 s,,n. Austin Hegel, D., Port
nevllle power ' jl.ind. a member of the committee,
PUD representatives said thev ! llslil''1 1l,ul ,lal111' manager of the
don't like to see the public mlli
ties commissioner assume Juris-,
diction over matters which In the:
No. 55
Acheson Says
Cardinal Trial
'Soviet Attack'
U. S. Said Considering
Taking Case Before
United Nations Council
Washington, Feb. 9 llk Secre
tary of state Dean Acheson said
today that the trial und sentenc
ing of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
was a "conscienceless attack" by
soviet-controlled Hungarian au
thorities against moral resistance
to communism.
Acheson said the United States
was considering, among other
possibilities, taking the Mind
szenty case to the United Nations.
Acheson said in a press confer
ence statement:
Conscienceless Attack
"By this conscienceless attack
upon religious and personal free
dom, as well as by the persecu
tion oi L.utneran olshop Jaios ur-
dass and other respected church
leaders, the soviet controlled
Hungarian authorities seek to dis
credit and coerce religious leader
ship in Hungary in order to re
move this source of moral resist
ance to communism."
Acheson said that the Hunga
rian authorities, in conducting,
the Mindszenty case, do not ap
pear to have omitted any of the
usual methods practiced by a po
lice state.
Condemnation F.voked
'Such proceedings constitute
not the administration of justice
but wanton persecution," he said.
I ney nave evoked universal con
demnation, and the Hungarian
government must bear full re
sponsibility for Its action."
Acheson said that the cases of
religious persecution in Hungary
are not isolated develonments.
During the past two years, ho
said, Ihe minority communist
parly Increasingly has denied ex
ercise of fundamental human
rights and freedoms, "and Ihe
Hungarian people have been di
vested of any real Independence."
l'eople Sickened
"The people of the United
States, and, without question, peo
ples of other freedom-loving na
tions, are sickened and horrified
by these developments and fully
L-umpiciiciiu uio inreai mey con
stitute to free institutions every
where," Acheson said.
Acheson said that, besides pos
sible' action In Ihe United Nations,
there are other ways of taking
action. But he preferred not to
spell them out.
. Acheson branded as "totally
false, baseless and outrageous,"
Hungarian government charges
that Selden Chapin, u. S. minister
lo Hungary, was implicated in the
Mindszenty case.
Scouts to Sponsor
'Block of Dimes'
Boy Scouts of Bend on Satur
day, starting at 8:30 a.m., are to
sponsor another "block of dimes"
campaign, to oblain contributions
for Ihe polio fund, it was an
nounced today. Tom Kuykendall
of troop No. 23 will again be In
charge.
Boys will mark off the block
on the west side of Wall street
between Minnesota and Oregon,
and dimes, nickles and other con
tributions will be placed side by
side along a chalk mark.
The scouts conducted their first
"block of dimes" drive two weeks
ago and raised $123.40 on a
stormy day.
1ni, Spn(lt()r introduced his meas-
ure. He said both Oregon and
! Washington should have this le
igislalion to prevent general po
; er breakdown in the Pacific north
; west if an acute shortage occurs
again.
He said. "We can skim through
I this winter but wo don't know ox
lactly what to expect in the next
1 two years." Flagg said he came
committee I.e.!"' "--'"" "" i-.....k
several meetings of the northwest
!11'""'11 Lincoln run. if he on-
Jocten to the measuse neeause he
feared the commissioner might