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THE BEND BULLETIN
Sfafe Forecast
Oregon Rain today. High
35 to 45. Windy and colder
with scattered showers or
snow flurries tonight and
Friday. Low tonight 22 to
32. High Friday 30 to 38.
LEASED WIRE WORLD
NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
Max L. Hunt
Will Manage
Local Hospital
Assumes Duties Feb. 15;
St. Charles Building
Plans in Final Stages
Employment of Max L. Hunt,
administrative assistant at the
Good Samaritan hospital, Port
land, for the past 15 months as
business manager of St. Charles
hospital, Bend, has been announc
ed by Sister Blanche, suporin-
(temlent of the local hospital. Sis
ter Blanche said the employment
of an administrative officer Was
recommended by the Central Ore
gon Hospitals foundation.
Hunt, who will take over his
work as manager on February
15, will supervise all business de
tails connected with the opera
tion of the hospital and the col
lection of outstanding debts. Ac
cording to plans, Hunt will con
tinue as manager when the St.
Charles hospital is expanded into
a large hospital serving the Bend
area. Plans for the enlargement
of the hospital are now in their
final stages, under supervision of
the Central Oregon Hospitals
foundation.
Confers With Officials
Hunt, who was here this week
conferring with Sister Blanche
and officials of the foundation,
returned to Portland today. While
here, he obtained a Some and
will bring his wife and their two
children, Gregory, 2'i, and Larry,
G months, here soon. Mrs. Hunt
is an Oregon girl, the former
Edythe Aust, of Portland.
Hunt is a .native of Illinois,
having been born and raised in
Henry. After completing elemen
tary and high schools in Henry,
he entered the University of Illi
nois and received his B.S. degree
in 1939. After serving for a time I
as sanitary Inspector for a milk
company, he entered army ser
vice in the early part of 1941,
with the rank of private. In the
next four and a half years he at
tended officers training school
innd attained the rank of captain
In the medical administrative
corps of the army. All his assign
ments during his tour of duly
were In station hospitals within
the United States.
Attended University
Following his separation from
the service in November. 1945,
Hunt enrolled in the hospital ad
ministration course at the Uni
versity of Chicago, and complet
ed the program of courses in res
idence in August, 1946. He serv
ed his year's administrative in
ternship at the Good Samaritan
hospital, Portland, from October,
1946. to September, 1947. On com
pletion of the internship, he re
mained with the hospital as ad
ministrative assistant.
Hunt's master's degree in bus
iness administration was confer
red by the University of Chica
go, in July, 1948. Hunt is a nom
inee for membership in the
American College of Hospital Ad-
ministrators. He is a member of !
the Elks and the Oregon Toast
master club. Portland.
Hunt said his headquarters
would be at St. Charles hospital.
Bloody Trail Left
By Local Burglar
A burglar who marked his trail
with blood entered two Bend bus
4r
iness houses last night and foi
ls efforts obtained 5fa in silver
4'
loin one place and about V)
irorth of stamps from the other.
Heaviest loser in the night raid
was lhe Aune Feed store on Bond
slroot, with Boise Aune, operator,
reporting that Sfia was missing
this morning. The prowler shat
tered a rear window, using a
scale weight, entered a small
utility room, then went to the
cash register, which he apparent
ly knew how to boerate. Blood
was found on the window, where i
llie e hiss h;.,I honn hi nkpn. I
The other business house re-
Porting a burglary was the Clay-;
fwv, r urnuure co., on wroi ;
street. Entry was gained by
treakrig glass on a rear door.
The
prowier apparei.iiy
reached
and unfastened a :
i . .
".I. vuiuenis oi ine im.mi ilvk,- Communitv Concert association, etmies by Schumann, a hcliubert icr oi tne Dunuing in which the ed W. P. Drost. Bend citv mana
tcr were ransacked, but only . g0 porfcciv Svnchroni7ed were march played as a duet at one : Douthit's sporting shop is housed, ger. to obtain copies of the Baker !
samps were missed. Blood was ,nc j;ln.;sts "thn't thev piaved as piano, and an intricate work by! stated today that he would an- ordinance, and also copies of de
'uiinci on the till and a cnecs, ;
aiso on the rear window. .
Jhe Claynool store was entered i
Prior to 9:20 p.m. last night. At i
'hat hour. Guv Claypool came ;
downtown to check on drainage S
from the thaw and discovered
me burn arv. Officer Lewis
P-'imbaugh discovered that the
'Unp store bad been entered.
hen making a round about mid-,
night
In 1918. the Claypool building
U'aS flntoi-n-l nn-l Ci;OTl in
, - n(,.'u chili su e "-'-. tn
wds taken.
Hospital Manager
v -ww
Max L. Hunt, administrative
assistant Ht the Good Samari
tan hospital, Portland, has been
named manager of St. Charles
hospital, Bend, and will take up
his duties on February 15.
78 Freezing Days
Recorded in Bend
Bend's minimum temoeratuie
last night remained above the
freezing point for the first time
in iS days, it was reported this
morning from the local weather
ofnee. In duration, the weather
observers said, the prolonged
frigidity did not set a new rec
ord, but a new mark was set in
the number of nights of zero
temperatures in one winter.
So far this winter, the tempera
ture in Bend has dropped to zero
or below on 12 different nights.
Lowest reading for the period
was minus 20, on January 21. It
was one of the lowest marks ever
recorded here.
Bend's 78 days of freezing
weather date back to the first
week of November. Freezing
weather continued unbroken
through December and January,
and continued for the first nine
days of February.
The prolonged cold has taken a
heavy toll in the Central Oregon
counties," with water syslems suf
fering heavy damage In most
towns. Stock fared well In most
areas, but many farmers were
forced to purchase hay. at record
prices. Traffic through Central
Oregon was reduced to a trickle
by the prolonged cold.
As a result of the prolonged
cold and deep penetration of
frost, highway officials say that
roads have suffered their greatest
damage in history. Full extent of
this damage will not be known
until "frost boils" appear.
Firemen Busy
On Windy Night
Bend fire department house
crew members were kept on the
run last night, as flue fires flared
as a result of heavy winds. Three
calls were answered in a period of
little more than an hour, from
380 Miller, 334 Colorado and 1309
East 8th street. No damage re
sulted from the fires.
This morning, the department
answered a call at G:20 o'clock,
when a flue fire was reported at
212 Hill street.
l'OTATO SALE NOT1CI)
Portland, Feb. 10 U' Des
chutes No. 1 potatoes sold for
$-1.00 to $4.40 a hundred pounds
on the Portland Eastside Farm
ers' wholesale produce market today.
Music Lovers Brave Storm
To Hear Duo-Piano Concert
By I In S. Grant
Apparently Central Oregon
people believe that music hath
charms to sooth the ferocity of
the elements, because in spite of
wind and rain and bad roads, the
Tower theater was filled to capa
ciiv last night for the duo-piano
concert by era Appleton and Mi
i - imL - i r,
More than !I00 people who ven
ituieil away from "their tin-sides i
wy0 1TWar(io,j wi,i, program so !
K,)ar - ijng tna( t1(. talented voung j
pj.,.,jSIS urlt, acclaimed as high-
f ,..ri,c amnno nnkis 1
hmneln o Bend in the oast three
since reorganization of the
init- , (lllt.t, i vjit n wi
nnp p(11.;.orl their expression and
thought In one accord, as well as
;heir timing.
The program a refreshing
emphasis on modern music, and .
included compositions by R. Rus- i
sell Bennett. Aaron Copland and j
A 'nam Pliasins. Another well- ;
pcfivcl composition in ine moo-
"in pm'ip was the artists' anap-
tion of Rachmaninoff's piano ar-
rangements of "Llebeslcid. by
Fritz Kreisler.
The "Carmen Fantasy." a new
arrangement by Chasins based on
BEND,
Q:n VeLllr.i-n
uiy ixcpiunc
Ranch House
Lost in Fire
Five Occupants Forced
To Flee Burning Building;
Oil Heater Causes Blaze
Fire at daylight this morning
destroyed the Keystone ranch
farm home at the head of the
Ochoco reservoir, near Prineville,
and occupants of the building,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Jacobs and
three children, were forced to
flee from upstairs rooms in their
night clothes.
The big ranch residence, long
a landmark on Ochoco creek, was
a complete loss, but two adjacent
buildings were saved. A strong
wind whipped through the valley
at the time of the fire, but the
flames from the main building
were whipped away from adja
cent structures.
Used as Headquarters
The modern ranch residence
was the center of a group of
buildings forming the headquar
ters for operations of the big
ranch, owned by J. L. Jacobs and
sons. J. L. Jacobs and his family
were not at home last night, and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Jacobs occu
pied the second-floor rooms.
They were asleep this morning
when Jacobs smelled smoke.
When he opened a door, the up
stairs quickly filled with smoke.
Lacking time to dress complete
ly, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and
children escaped into the storm.
Only articles saved from the
building were a bicycle, two
metal lawn chairs and a baby
high chair and the chair was
afire when it was taken out into
the lawn.
Buildings Scorched
The fire started at 5:15, in the
main ranch house, from an oil
heater. Buildings that were
scorched by the flames, but es
caped serious damage were quar
ters used as dwellings by farm
help.
A call for assistance was sent
to the Prineville fire department,
but the volunteer company could
not respond, as the ranch home
was outside the fire zone, some
10 miles upstream on the Ochoco.
However, it was agreed that aid
from Prineville would have arriv
ed too late. The farm residence
quickly disintegrated as the
gusty wind whipped the flames
through the structure.
The Keystone ranch quarters
were long a landmark in the
Ochoco country, and were once
the center of one of the state's
largest stock ranches, in pioneer
days when it was owned by the
late George Kussell.
Located in a picturesque area,
the ranch headquarters are near
the Ochoco highway.
BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SET
A "B" division play-off between
the Culver and Lapine basketball
teams is scheduled for tonight at
7:30 p.m. in the Bend high school
gymnasium, lhe game will start
at 7:30 p.m., it was announced.
Report on Roads
Salem, Ore., Feb. 10 Hit Traf
fic on main highways throughout
Oregon today was blocked by
rain-loosened snow slides and
deep water.
Santiam pass was closed by a
slide 300 feet long and 10 feet
deep at Hogg rock. This stops
traffic on both the South and
North Santiam highways.
familiar melodies from the well
known opera, was dramatic and
scintillating. Another audience fa
vorite was "Brazileira," by Dar
ius Milhaud. based on a popular
dance-rhythm, the Samba, which
attracted the composer during a
visit to Brazil. .
Debussy fans were pleased with
the dream-music of "Fetes." and !
those who like exciting and bom-1
bastic music were intrigued with I
Kovaes' arrangement of "Perpet-1
ual Motion." bv Carl Maria von
Welicr. j
Ttm well . Ii.il.mced nrnirram t
started out with an overture from I
a Bach cantata, followed by two I
Johannes Brahms, developed on .
a theme of Haydn. i
The artists were gracious and ;
charming, and won the audience
when they stepped on the stage. I
They responded to rousing ap-!
plausc at the end of the program !
with three well-received encores:
nopin s .vnnute anz, jama-,
ica Rhumba." by Benjamin, and ,
ine tempestuous saner uance, -
by Khatchaturlan, which Apple- j
ton and new introduced at a i
Town Hall concert In New York
several years ago.
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
Morning Fire
- . ....
Fire that started this morning ut
v! i Hi. it j , i i :
W42 If ill
head of the Ochoco reservoir near Prineville. 'lhe ranch home, headquarters of one of Central Ore
gon's largest stock ranches, was a landmark of the Ochoco valley. Only charred timbers and a fire
place remain to mark the site.
Delegation Sent:
To Oppose Bill 131
A Pacific Trailways bus carry
ing 30 representatives of Central
Oregon communities headed
north early today for Salem,
where the delegation will appear
in opposition to house bill No. 131
at a hearing scheduled for to
night. The trip to Salem was be
ing made via Portland because of
the Santiam blockade.
Introduced by commercial fish
ermen, house bill No. 131 would
bar the construction of dams on
the Deschutes river. It was in
troduced following the announce
ment of plans for a $12,000,000
power dam at tho Pelton site. .
Philip Farrell, Redmond, Will be
spoKesman lor the large group,
representing every midstatetcom
munity but one, Sisters. .It wasr
impossible for a delegate to make
the trip from bisters.
The midstate group scheduled
to appear in Salem in opposition
to the anti-dam bill follows:
Prineville: Otto Hoppes, A. R,
Bowman, J. D. Thomison, C. C.
McClinn, Norman Weigand. Bru
no Reif and Harold Henniger.
Redmond: J. R. Roberts, Philip
Farrell. Walter Stauffaeher. Milt
Odem, lommy Thompson and
Wayne Fisk.
Madras: Ben Evick. Howard W.
Turner, Guy F. Wade, Harold W.
tklemlller, John Campbell. Alex
l onet and t rank suppa.
Culver: Ralph Friesen and Don
Lehman.
Bend: Floyd West, Frank H.
Loggan, Harry Shinn, Fred Shep
ard, Joe Ross and Sumner Dolt
rick. Dairy Breeders
Slate Program
The Central Oregon Dairy
Breeders' association will start
operations under the newly-adopt-
eu artiticial insemination Dio
gram on February 14. with Earl:
Thompson. manager-technician, in !
charge. He has set up a labora-,
tory at his home in the Ten-ebon-
no area and has received the first
snipment ot semen, it was an
nounced from the office of Gene
Lear, county agent, Redmond, to
day.
Directors of the association met
last night at the county agent's
ottice in Redmond, to complete
final details for the start of work.
Thompson, it was announced, can
be reached by telephoning 20 F t!5.
neomond.
Bend Man to End
35-Year Business
Lloyd Doutbit will wind ut 3!
years In business in Bend when '
he closes his Wall street sport
shop Saturday. He said today
that he might go into the sport
"g goods business here again if
he can tind a suitable location. At
anv rate, he added hr Intend tn
continue making his home here. :
Kenneth G. Cruickshank, own
nounce his plans later as to the
future use to be made of the build-
Ing. j
Douthit has been in business in
the same location for the past 35
years. The present building, how- j
ever, was preceded by three frame
nuudings which were erected in
aoout run. t ire. in 19.30, destroy-
ed portions of the building which !
nousea uoutnit s confectionery, ;
forerunner of Douthit's sporting :
goods business. :
Douthit paid that he Plans on
keeping his shop open Saturday,
Destroys Keystone
5:15 destroyed the big farm residence on the Kevstone ranch, at the
Bales of Hay
Sent to Deer
On Deschutes
Twenty-five or more deer in the
Wickiup reservoir area, reported
short of feed, today were enjoy
ing their first real meal since
heavy snow blanketed the upper
Deschutes country.
Dave Adrian, in Bend yester
day from Lapine, told local
sports about the deer of the Wick
iup area. He said they were ob
viously In great need of feed, be
cause their natural winter "for
age." moss along the river, was
tinder ice and snow. Members of
the Deschutes Sportsmen's asso
ciation heard of the plight of the
deer and purchased four bales of
hay.
1949 Potato Goal
Set at 3985 Acres
The Deschutes county potato
goal for 1949 under the price sup
port program has been set at
3,985 acres, according to H, P.
Eby, chairman of the Deschutes
county agriculture conservation
association.
A county committee will break
down this county goal into sep
arate farm goals within the next
few weeks, he said, and after
the state committee reviews
these acreages, the farm goals
will he adjusted and then mailed
in time to reach the growers by
March 1.
Eby stated that growers who
feel the goal assigned them is
unjust or unduly small have the
right to appeal to the commit
tee within 15 days after receiv
ing the goal. He said that these
appeals will be Judged on merit
and need, and adjustments will
be made accordingly. Ho added
that no changes will be made af
ter the appeal period.
PARTY SNOWBOUND
Portland. Ore.. Feb. 10 II
Twenty-nine representatives of
central Oregon chambers of com-
merce, farm organizations and
labor groups en route to Salem
r a Deschutes river nam bill
"earing were snowbound at Bear
Springs station on the Wupinitiu
cutoff highway today.
Baker's Much -
Ordinance Fails to Impress Bend Officials
A copy of Baker's much-dis
cussed child delinquency ordi
nance was received here Wednes
day, but the eastern Oregon city's
provision for "punishing persons
causing a child to become or re
main a dependent or delinquent
child" failed to impress Bend of-
Hcials or County judge C. L. Al
'en, Juvenile Judge here. Ross
Farnham. city attorney, also look- j
ed over the Baker ordinance and
expresseu an opinion mux rsenu s
present ordinance. NS 308. is bet-
ter than that of the eastern Ore-
Bn town.
I Tho
Bend citv commission ask-
linquency ordinances from other i
cities.
Under the Baker ordinance any
person causing a youngster to be-;
come a delinquent child may be i
fined up to $200. A maximum 1
punishment of 100 davs is also :
rimvldeil Under thn BenH nrHI.
nance, the maximum fine is $50.
Belief was expressed locally i
that the Baker ordinance would ,
not "stand up" in court. The ques
tinn inuntvnH it u nnirnwi nut
is whether'a' nerson can be held
responsible for a crime committed I
10, 1949
Ranch Residence
75
jOregon Potatoes
Deschutes potatoes processed
through the Mid-Oregon Farmers'
warehouse in Bend are finding
their way to far parts of the Pa
cific and north to Alaska, it was
learned today. For some time, the
local potatoes have been moving
across the Pacific, to points as far
distant as Tokyo, and this week
200 tons are being loaded for ship
ment to Alaska, on an army pur
chase order.
This past week, 18 carloads of
potatoes were moved out from the
local warehouse, despite arctic
weather conditions. The potatoes
were processed in the mild tem
perature of tho big warehouse, an
addition to the original structure,
and loaded on weather proofed
cai-8. - - . - -
Potatoes handled here have
been consigned In recent months
to Tokyo, Hongkong, and, among
other Pacific points, Manila.
Grading work now under way
at the warehouse reveals that the
frost loss from Central Oregon's
most severe winter in history is
not as great as first expected.
However, the full extent of the
damage from frost will not be
known until all pits are opened
and the potatoes are graded. Sev
eral farmers. It Is now known, suf
fered serious losses from penetart-
Ing frost resulting from 78 days
of freezing weather.
In the present shipping season,
2402 carloads of potatoes have
been moved from Central Oregon
points. This is 37 more carloads
than last winter for the same pe
riod, despite the frigid conditions
that prevailed here through De
cember and January, W. R. Stan
ard, shipping point inspector,
points out.
Bears Cancel Two
Games in Valley
Because of the danger of flood
conditions In western Oregon and
the closing of the Santiam pass
routes, the Bend I-ava Bears have
cancelled Big Six weux end gam
es, Muss Acheson, coach, an
nounced today.
The Bears were to have played
in Salem Friday night and Cor
vallis Saturday night.
Discussed Child Delinquency
by a child. However, Baker offi-1
cials say the law is proving effec-; person wilfully to do any act
tlve In' reducing delinquency in; which causes or tends to cause
that town. lany child tinder the age of H
"This law has worked to the ex-1 to become a dependent or dclln-
tent that we seldom are troubled '
won juvenile ueunqm-in. y unu
Juvenile crime within the city lim-1
its," Cuy V. Church. Baker chief
of police
reported in a letter to ;
Oorge Siinerville, Bend city ri
colder.
We have had so little juvenile
delinquency since this ordinance : 'be care or custody of a child tin
was passed that it has onlv been l"" -' "',' of IS to fail properly
necessary to Impose sentences on : " supervise and care for such
three different families," Chief chH'l m s1"'" 'allure or su-
Church noted "Theie is notbine pervislon or care shall cause the
in hi on I nance oil, h ill ni a
law-abiding chihl from being on
the streets at a reasonable hour. !
Some cities have the Impression
that we do not have children on '
the streets in the evening. This Is
a great mistake, as we would cor-'
talnly hate to live In a town where :
we did not see children. Children
are allowed to come and eo in
Baker as always, but we do draw
the line where they are delinquent !
or unguided."
Baker, the police chief said, also
has a curfew law.
The Baker ordinance ordains, in
part:
Roaring Winds Whip County;
One of Worst Local Storms
Recorded; Cold Spel! Broken
Slides Block Both North and South Santiam;
Power and Telephone Lines Tangled in Rural
Areas; Parts of Portland Reported 'Afloat'
A roitfinjf wind that whipped through the Deschutes coun
try lust night turned .snow drills into miniature lakes, tangled
power and telephone lines, shattered plate glass windows in a
Hend garaKe and scattered bfoken pine limbs through various
parts of town, Weather observers here said the wind was one
of the worst "blows" ever known here, and added that the
rain-laden blasts broke a t old spell here that was nearinic the
'three-month mark.
From all parts of Oregon come reports of blustery, warm
"vi'ndj thiit jivii r'lilfirnr intn
D I f ft I
Dena vrrcias
Await Arrival
Of Candidate
Bend city officials still awaited
today the arrival from the mid
west of a candidate fur the posi
tion of city manager, according to
information from Mayor T. L).
Sexton. The candidate, whose
name is being withheld at his
request, was due to arrive here
Wednesday, for a conference with
the city commission, but was
stranded in Wyoming by a Feb
ruary storm.
In his wire to Mayor Sexton,
the prospective city manager said
he would continue his trip from
Wyoming by Union Pacific.
Trains of that line were reported
still stalled in Wyoming today.
Whether the candidate started
his trip west by plane or car was
not known here.
Juvenile Officer
Takes New Post
R, E. Roderick,) Bend Juvenile
officer for the past four years,
today announced that, effective
March 1. ho is resigning to serve
as Deschutes county Juvenile pro
bation officer. Roderick, as juv
enile officer fur the county, will
work under C. L, Allen, Deschutes
county and Juvenile Judge.
Roderick has served as city
juvenile officer since July 1, 1915.
During his four years of service,
Roderick estimates that he has
handled at least 170 juvenile cases
that were processed through juv
enile court. In addition to these
cases that were taken Into Juve
nile court, Roderick has worked
on us many other cases that were
handled out of court.
Roderick has been n resident of
Bend since May, 1937. Mr. and
Mrs. Roderick live at 1110 New
port. Their 11-year-old son, Mel
vyn, Is a student at the Kenwood
grade school.
A successor to Roderick to
serve as city Juvenile officer has
not yet been named.
II II WIN!) CAUSKS PIKE
Sisters, Feb. 10 (Special! - High
wind was blamed for a fire which
threatened the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Sterling May this morning.
The strong force of air reportedly
caused the oil burner to backfire,
blowing the flame out of the
stove. May called the fire depart
ment, but the fire was put out
before they arrived. There was
slight damage from smoke.
May is postmaster at Sisters.
"It shall be unlawful
for any
quenl child as defined by any Stat-j
uu- ui ,in- smu- wi wi i" i
live and to conduct himself or
herself or remain such a delin-p
qucnt or delinquent child.
Jt shall tie unlawful for any
parent, parents, or legal guard-
l:'iis. or any other person having
!"li'l 10 uciumi'
1 dependent or
delinquent child
"Anv person or persons viol.it-
ing any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall upon conviction ,
thereof, in the municipal court of
the city of Baker, be fined a sum
of not more than $200 and or !
shall be imprisoned In the cilvj
tall for a npiioil of not mine than :
100 davs.
The Baker ordinance was pass- i
led as an emergency measure.
!
(Bend's juvenile ordinance ap-.
penred In The Bulletin on
i day of this week.)
No. 56
I drifts in the high country ant!
bringing lusty showers to the
lowlands west of the , Cas
cades. The sudden thaw resulted
in another slide on the South
Santiam, and today both the
North and South Sanliams
were blocked to travel. All other
major routes were reported open.
This morning's mail train into
Bend from the north was delayed
more than two hours, due to n
slide at Camas, Wash., on the
north hank of the Columbia.
Wind Kuls Snow
The warm, moist wind rapidly
ale into snow banks in Bend last
night, and streams were racing
through streets this morning,
forming lakes In places wln;re
drains had been choked by Ice and
snow. One ot the major wuter
blockades was on Drake road, at
the foot of Nashville, where the
runoff backed up and finally
spilled over a corner of Harmon
playfield and Into the Deschutes.
Lakes also formed In low, places
in various parts of town, as the
water from the melting snow fail
ed to penetrate the frozen ground.
Basements were flooded in
some parts of Bend today, as the
water from melting snow piled up
in front ot the many ice-filied
drains.
High Winds Recorded
, Velocity, ot some of the gusts
that whipped through Bend in -the -night
hours and this morning was
estimated at around 50 miles an
hour. At the Redmond airport, a
maximum velocity of 63 miles an
hour was recorded. About 4:30
this morning, one of the powerful
gusts shattered two of the largo
plate glass windows of the Bend
Oarage Co. display room. The
windows tumbled to the street in
a broken mass Just as a city
street crew worked at the corner.
The crew quickly scooped up the
glass fragments. Bend police noti
fied the management of the dam
age.
1 angled power and telephone
lines were general around town
and in adjacent rural areas Ibis
morning. In Bend, most the tele
phone trouble was attributed to
entanglement of power and tele
phone lines. Telephone cables
were burned out in various parts
of town.
Officials Report
Power company officials re
ported considerable trouble
through the night, due to the high
winds. Outages were reported in
both east and west sections of
Hi nd. However, the power trouble
was largely local in nature.
Rural telephone lines were also
out of service in some communi
ties, with the 10 F line among
those out. The break In that line
resulted when a juniper tree drop
ped before the gusty wind.
Power service was again near
normal, and crews were at work
repairing the telephone lines.
Portland 'Afloat'
Portland, white with snow yes
lerilav morning, was reported
"afloat" In some areas today, fol
lowing a rainfall of 2.5!) Inches In
'A hours. Bend's precipitation for
the past 2-1 hours was compara
tively light, only .1-1 of an Inch.
In northeastern Oregon, a huge
rockslule blocked w main east
west line of the Union Pacific be
tween Pendleton and I.a Grande.
Local forecasts call for rain to
day, with cooler weather in pros-
p,,;., for tnj,,,t ;ln, tomorrow
I I ( -.Jll
Backs Pellon Dam
Portland. Ore., Feb. 10 Hi The
Portland labor-management com
mittee today placed Us support
behind the proposed Pelton dam
project on the Deschutes river.
The committee, bv resolution.
win s ,;,p Oregon house of rep
resentatives public utilities com-
mil tee to submit nn adverse report
on house bill 131. which would
withdraw waters of the Deschutes
and Metolius rivers in Jefferson,
Sherman and Wasco counties
from power use.
The statement in behalf of the
commit lee bv Rohei-t H Wooden
business manager of the Electri-
cal Workers t AFL) and H. J. Def
jloff, financial secretary of the Ma-
ehinists' Union (AFL) pointed out
that there had been a serious con-
Tucs-Million of unemployment because
of a power curtailment.