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Oregon Fair today and .:
Tuesday. Increasing cloudi
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ture both days 45-55. Low
tonight 25-35.
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NEWS COVERAGE
33rd Year
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949
No. 71
4
j'49 Campaign
ps Launched
By Red Gross
! Deschutes County Quota
Set at 112,000; Rural
Areas to Be Canvassed
)J The Deschutes county chapter
'cc the American tied cross will
J formally launch its 1949 fund
-i campaign tomorrow with the quo
ita set at $12,000, Rev. Robert E.
Nicholas, chapter head, announc
ed today. Rev. G. R. V. Bolster
is general chairman of the cam
paign, with Gordon Randall as
vice chairman.
In preparation for the drive, a
county-wide organization has been
J completed. This year for the first
time, rural areas will be canvass
fed, with Clarence Bush and Jack
Dudrey in charge. Ernest Parker,
r assisted by leaders of the varl
" ous service clubs, is. in charge In
Redmond. .
: 'i; Arrangements Complete
1 All arrangements fo the start
'of the campaign In downtown
f Bend were completed at a "kick
, off breakfast" this mornipg. Ham
ilton is in charge of this phase
of the fund drive. Hamilton will
' also be in charge of the campaign
at The Shevlin-Hixon company
' mill, with Don Williams in charge
' - at the Brooks-Scanlon plant,
ijv In downtown Bend, schools,
'federal and state offices will be
. v handled by Wilfred Burgess and
---I i . njM
Rev. Ross Knot Is has been ask
, ed to supervise the campaign in
i ' vena residential districts, with ar
i rangements to be made at a meet-
ing of women's organizations to-
night at 8 p.m., at the Methodist
cnurcn,
I Quio Higher
. This year's quota will be higher
J than that of last year, $9,000, but
the budget remains unchanged.
In the past year, the chapter has
s used some holdover funds in its
operations. These funds accum-
ulatod in the war years.
The Deschutes county chapter
on the even of the start of its
fund drive released a oroclama
tion from Governor Douglas Mc
Kay, asking for the full coopera
tion of people of the state in the
1949 campaign, to make it possi
ble for the Red Cross "to carry
out essential activities in the com
ing year, along with programs of
t health and safety education In
each community.
m : Workers Tireless .
fcs "Linked with the memory of
M last year's Columbia river floods
ps is tne memory of the tireless ef
hi forts of Red Cross workers in
i providing food and shelter, com
S fort for shattered families, and
t long term aid in reconstructing
r, lives and homes," Governor Mc
1 Kay said. .
S Chapter officials said the local
chapter faces one of its busiest
years since war days as a result
of an extended home service and
' first aid program. Home nursing
classes will be continued in Red
mond and Bend, and this year, ac
cording to plans, there will be
swimming instructions in both
Redmond and Bend. The water
safety program will, also be con-
'JHome service will Include as
'sistance to veterans in handling
claims, and In providing sen-Ice
i to veterans and their families
pending adjudication of claims.
. pne of the major duties of the
chapter is to provide liaison serv
ice for men in the armed forces
and their homes.
a : '
Hospital Plans .
Being Prepared
' An architect's drawing of thp
i new Bend hospital will be ready
r in the near future, and Drints will
f be placed on display here, Thomas
F. Brooks told members of the
f. Kiwams club at their luncheon
f meeting today noon at the Pine
j lavern. Brooks touched on some
. details of the big structure as an
J nounced by the board and John
g W. Maloney, Seattle architect, who
will supervise construction.
Brooks said work preliminary
V to the start of construction is
rapidly nearlng completion.
C. L. Allen, Deschutes county
Judge, was principal speaker at
;. the luncheon meeting, and dis
: cussed on the manner the new
county infirmary- is being oner
ted. Judge Allen reviewed thf
W ay construction of the DeschuteF
County Sunset home was financed
and told of the manner it is being
Supervised. C. L. McAllister was
In charge of the program and in
troduced Judge Allen,
f On display at the luncheon
meeting was one of the night
stands made for the Sunset home
;by the Bend high school manual
J raining class. This was a proj-
ct sponsored by Kiwanis. -
CVA Getting Little Support
In Region, Says Governor
t People Want to Develop the Area Through
Already Existing Agencies Declares McKay
Portland, Ore., Feb. 28(U.E) Opponents of the Columbia
valley authority, headed by Gov. Douglas McKay of Oregon,
told a delegation of government officials last night that there
was "very little support for the authority idea in this region."
The government officials were headed by Charles S. Mur
phy, administrative assistant to President Truman, and C.
Gerard Davidson, assistant secretary of the interior. They
spent six hours in Portland
:
Isolated Couple
Receives Visitors
Isolated from the outside world
since December storms blocked
mountain roads, Howard Reed,'
proprietor of the Paulina lake
lodge, and his mother, Mrs. Jessie
Reed, had plenty of visitors over
the week end, as two sno-cats
moved over the crater rim.
First of the visitors to arrive,
on Friday, were lour men from
tne state game commission, head
ed by Robert L. Borvlcka, district
aquatic biologist Traveling in a
new sno-cat, the group made the
trip from The Dalles-California
highway in five hours, repaired
the screen at the outlet to Paulina
lake and returned to Bend Satur
day. 1
On Saturday, four Bend men,
Don Williams, Ray Miller, Chris
Kostol and Ted Euston, started
the trip into the crater and were
over the rim in five and a half
hours, stayed at the lodge over
night and returned Sunday. They
made tne. trip in a snow outtit
owned by Jack Halbrook, Phil
Gould, Delbert Hale and Don Wil
liams. They found more than
six feet of snow on the Newberry
crater floor. Paulina lake is still
deeply covered with ice and snow,
and members of the snow tractor
parties skied over the surface.
Mrs. Reed reported from the
lake this morning that she plans
to remain at the lodge until her
car, about three miles down the
slope, can be excavated from the
drifts. She said the tractor par
ties naa uiierea to lane ner out,
but- she 'decided to remain1 Until
she could drive out by car.
Truman Receives ;
Soap from Woman
Seattle, Feb. 28 'U A bar of
pure soap was on its way to
President Truman today from an
ex-school teacher who proposed
he wash out his mouth with it
for saying "S. O. B." publicly.
Mrs. Isabelle J. Anderson said
in a letter accompanying the gift:
"In the future I hODe vour
language will be purer and soft
er. This- method Used to work
well when my students swore."
TAX REMINDER ISSUED
County assessor Ed. Risen to
day issued a reminder that
Wednesday Is the last day that
owners of taxable personal prop
erty can report to him without
penalty.
He said that juost personal
property which must be listed
consists muinly of merchandise,
furniture and fixtures In commer
cial use, machinery, equipment,
livestock, poultry, farm imple
ments on government lands. .
Majorettes
- - -
The Redmond hleh school elrla
t
m
ZL
SrioTear
oii;iySancock'5lau8hterof Hugh Hancock, basketball coach. At the right are the
majorettes, Doris Osenton, Junior, and LUa Mae Popish, senior, in a twirling exhibition
to hold informal discussions on
proposed legislation for the
CVA. .
Gov. McKay, Mayor Doro
thy McCullough Lee of Port
land, and Dan Pearson, Hood
River, representing the Ore
gon farm bureau federation,
headed the opposition delega
tion.
"There is very little support for
the authority In this region," the
governor said. "The people want
to develop the area through the
medium of the already existing
agencies whlcn nave agreed upon
and are working out a co-oral'
nated plan." .
Progress Seen
Mayor Lee said the develop
ment of the Columbia was prog
ressing as rapidly as funds were
being made available by congress,
and that she saw no need for the
authority.
Pearson said members of the
farm bureau lived in the region
that would be atlected by a CVA
and "we don t want it."
"We are satisfied with the ex
isting agencies," Pearson said.
Murphy asked for specific sug
gestions for the CVA bill he will
draft. The opposition group said
it nad no suggestions since it op
posed the bill.
Murphy Designated
Murphy was designated speci
fically by President Truman to
head up the delegation which in
cluded Reps. Henry Jackson and
Hugn Mitcneii, u. s, wasn., repre
sentatives of the budget bureau,
reclamation service, forest service
and other federal agencies.
Murphy said they met with
Oregon's democratic state senat
ors, Monroe Sweetland, state
democratic chairman, and Oregon
and Washington publishers.
., Also ..invited to attend the dis
cussions, neld in the MUltnomah
hotel were representatives of the
lisnmg industry. -
Davidson said the group, which
left last night for Washington.
D. C, received "fine suggestions
from the people of the northwest
regarding many phases of the leg
islation that will be drawn up."
Davidson said a bill to set ud a
Columbia valley authority would
be launched in congress "In two
to four weeks accompanied by a
presidential message.
Report on Roads
Salem,' Ore., Feb. 28 IP The
state highway department report
ed that road conditions through
out Oregon today were "very
good."
Both North and South Santiam
highways connecting east and
west Central Oregon were open
to light traffic after beim? block-
ed about two weeks. Chains were
absolutely necessary, however.
Wilsonvllle ferry on the Wil.
lamette river was put back into
operation.
Patching crews were stlil going
over the state hiehwavs and
smoothing out the rough spots..
Repair work on countv roads was
still lagging.
Entertain at Basketball Tourney
drill team pntortnWH cnoMnwi
Filibustering
ght Backed
n
By President : ;
Truman Agrees to Meet
1 Filibuster "Head On'
Even if Plans Slowed
Washington, Feb. 28 (U'l Presi
dent Truman today gave his sen'
ate leaders the go-ahead for a
finish fight against filibusters,'
even if it means holding up liis
entire legislative program. - '-
Senate democratic leader Scott
Lucas ot Irnnois told reporters,
after B White House parley that
Mr. Truman had agreed to meet'
the filibuster "head on" and right
now. u : "-.-?'.?
Proposal Debated- " :i;
Lucas left the White House'
shortly before the scheduled start
of senate debate on a proposal to
change the senate rules so as to
impose strict curbs on future fill
busters. The result seemed certain to be
one of the biggest filibuster of
them all. Southern democrats
were lined up solidly to fight for
continuation of their rights of un
limited debate their chief wea
pon against civil rights legisla
tion. ,
Announcement Made 1
Lucas had announced previous
ly that the anti-filibuster debate
would be interrupted at any time
it in'terferred with major admin
istration legislation. That was in
terpreted widely as meaning that
the president was unwilling to
risk having his program bogged.
down in the filibuster fight.
But the Illinois democrat made
it clear that the signals were
switched at today's White House
meeting, attended by the big four
congressional leaders of the sen
ate and house. , ,
. . President Agrees
"The president agreed with us
not to lay this (anti-filibuster pro
posal) aside from the udmlnstra;
tion's program," he said; v
He added that he had "ho
doubt" the resulting battle would
hold up the president's legislative
program. ,
"But we may as well face it now
rather -than- later' on;!! -he- satdi
"It is in the lap of the gods how
long this will last. . However, I'm
confident we will be. successful."
Sen. Richard B. Russell, D., Ga.,
said his southern bloc is equally
ready to oppose the antl-fllibuster
plan indefinitely.
Examiner to Stay
In Court House-
,The office of the driver's li
cense renewal office and examin
er will continue to operate in the1
county court house until another
suitable office location is found,
Mrs. Weltha B, Devereaux, re
newal officer, said today.
Mrs. Devereaux said that the
plan last week to vacate the
court house premises tomorrow
had been changed and the office
will be In operation there until
new space is found.
ROAD LIMIT REDUCED
Effective tdmorrow morning.
the load limits on trucks operat
ing over the Bend-Sisters high
way will be reduced 50 per cent,
nignway omcials announced Here
today. This action was taken be
cause of the soft condition of the
wad.
uk,. ,
" , M
Players Fighi for Ball
Christenscn, Bear guard, Is pictured stepping over Fairchild, Red
mond forward, in a scramble for a loose ball in the game between
Redmond and Bend Saturday night which Bend won, 50-34.
Balmy, Springlike Weather
Moves Into Central Oregon
, Temperature Up to 55 Degrees Is Recorded;
Thaw Causes Extensive Damage to Highways
Balmy, springlike weather moved into Central Oiegon Sun
day and shot the temperature up to 55 degrees as motorists
took to highways in caravans; home owners started yard
cleaning operations and youngsters joined in marble play and
baseball games. The weather was mild, it, was admitted by
observers in charge of the Bend weather station, but they
said no high-temperature record had been set. In 1923, for
instance, the mercury zoomed to 76 degrees on a late Febru
Arizona Manhunt
Spells Killers End
f Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 28 tPl The
bullet-torn body of Billy Ray Gil-
liy:t28-year-oid Vmad-djog.',1. kilter,
lay- in the effy morffue'toflay and-
police marKea tne iinisn to one
of the most intensive manhunts
In the west's history.
Gilbert, an ex-convlct who shot
to death three persons near Need
les, Calif., was killed in a hall of
police bullets last night when he
was trapped In a tourist cabin
near here.
He never had a chance to make
good his promise that he'd "take
two cops with me" when he died
although he seriously wounded
one, police olficer as he stepped
nude from the cabin with a blaz
ing .38 caliber pistol in his hand.
The officer, city' detective Ed
Lagevin, was hit in the legs with
five slugs. His condition today
was reported "good."
Body Claimed
Gilbert's body was claimed by
his family, who lives here. Prt
vate funeral services will be held
Tuesday.
A crowd of 200 persons watch
ed police and sheriff's deputies
shoot it out with Gilbert, who
was trapped when the proprietor
of the Red Wing auto court rec
ognized him.
Police poured a stream of fire
into the cabin's attic, where Gil
bert had holed up. Gilbert relum
ed the fire until two tear gas
bombs arched into the building.
"I've beerr shot in the head,"
he shouted.
Moments later he stepped from
the doorway with his arms rais
ed shoulder high, A pistol, still
smoking, was in his right hand.
When he cleared the doorway,
he brought both hands down sud
denly. Police opened fire again
with pistols, shotguns and auto
matic rifles. Gilbert fell dead, his
body literally blasted to pieces.
46 Measles Cases
Reported in Area
Forty-six cases of measles and
19 cases of mumps were recorded
In Central Oiegon this past week,
according to a report today from
Dr. Elizabeth Bishop, medical di
rector of the Tri-county health
department.
Forty cases of measles were ac
counted for in Bend, while the
remainder were reported in Jef
ferson county. All the cases of
mumps were reported in Bend as
were two cases of influenza
There was one case of chickenpox
reported In ' Redmond. Crook
county reported no communica
ble diseases for the past week.
ENGINEERS VISIT BEND
H. G. Smith, construction en
gineer for the state highway de
partment, Salem office; and Ray
Webber, assistant construction en
gineer, also of Salem, stopped In
Bend this noon en route to Mad
ras where they will Inspect sec
ondary road construction plans.
3
ary day. bixty-degree temp
eratures have been common. '
Motorists scattered afar
over midstate highways, but
they found that the mild
weather they were enjoying
was also causing extensive
damage to highways, as "frost
blisters", appeared and were
nhlirnert tnln riivt nrt mnrl hv
passing .cars. Onel
mnio& W highway. is
north of Bend, on 97. There Svere
also bad spots on 97 north of Ter
rebonne, soft spots are appearing
on the Central Oregon route and
the Ochoco in the vicinity of Pow
ell Butte is breaking badly.
Weathermen reported from Se
attle and Portland this morning
mat tne muo weatner is schedul
ed to continue for several days,
However, there is a storm front
700 miles off the Washington
coast. It is moving northeast and
weather bureau officials said they
did not expect it to affect the Pa
cific northwest.
The weather forecast for the
next three days is "still quite
warm." Portland's temperature
yesterday was 43, well under that
east of the mountains.
The mild weather is lowering
the frost line in Central Oregon,
but tests made in Bend reveal
that it Is still not so far under
sod only about eight inches. At
that level, an Icy hardpan was
struck.
In Bend last night, the temp
erature dropped to 24 degrees, but
quickly started its daily climb at
sunrise this morning.
A snowstorm struck New York
City today, and in the midwest,
freezing temperatures were- re
ported. BANK TRANSACTIONS
Portland, Feb. 28 Itl'i Today's
clearings, $21,328,205.75; balances,
$5,939,886.78.
House Ready for Showdown
On Tax Committee Proposals
By Eldon Barrett
- (United I'reiw Staff Correspondent)
Salem, Ore., Feb. 28 'lli House
members today armed themselves
wllh fads and figures for a show
down tomorrow on key tax com
mittee recommendations.
What the house does with the
proposals may decide Oregon's
future tax policy.
A majority of the ll-man tax
committee will urge:
1. Transfer of approximately
$.38,000,000 of corporation excise
taxes from the property tax off
set account to the general fund
fqr the next two years. This
would come close to balancing the
budget.
2. Referring to the people a
proposition to abolish property
taxes for state purposes after
1951, but permitting property
levies for local governments.
3. Repeal of the "Walker plan"
for income tax rebating when a
surplus exists.
4. Exemption of farm and other
casual workers from withholding
tax laws.
The house also will be asked to
decide on minority-supoortod rec
ommendations that call for refer
ring to the voters the question of
permanently diverting personal
income taxes to the general fund;
permanent transfer by the legis
Truman's Fighting Demand
For Action on His
Stiffens Backs of Leaders
Mostof President's Plan Remains Stymied
As Congress Ends Second Month in Session;
Emergency Summer Extension Threat Seen
Washington, Feb. 28 (U.R) President Truman's fightinjr
demand that the democratic controlled 81st congress enact his
program has stiffened the backs of some of his legislative
leaders.
Most of the president's program, however, remains stymied
as congress ends its second month. The routine business of
congress is proceeding at a normal pace. That means that the
regular appropriation bills are moving slowly through com-
6 Students Perish
In Dormitory Fire
Gambler, O., Feb. 28 iUlOfft
clals said today all evidence indi
cated that. six students, missing
since yesterday when a fire de
stroyed the 122-year-old Kenyon
college dormitory, had perished in
the blaze.
There were two- known dead
and hospital attendants said one
of the 13 burned seriously was not
expected to live. More than fif
teen students received minor
burns in the fire which was dis
covered at 4 a.m.
Gordon K. Chalmers, Kenyon
president, said the missing men's
absence could not be established
definitely until after roll call at
classes today.
Chalmers said it probably
would not be safe to search the
ruins until late today when the
embers had cooled. He estimat
ed damage at $1,000,000.
The dead were identified as Ed
ward H. Brout, 19, Mt. Vernon,
N.Y., and Marc S. Peck, Fenton,
Mich. Both died of injuries suf
fered when they Jumped from
windows to escape the flames.
. One student was in critical con
dition but hospital attendants said
he probably would recover.
Eleven otners were in serious
and, morte than 15 were.
of the injured, were , hurt when
thoy Jumped from windows of the
three-story building or clambered
down the ivy-covered walls.
Grangers to Mark
25th Anniversary
Pine. Forest grangers at their
meeting tomorrow night will ob
serve the 25th anniversary of
their founding, with a special pro
gram to be presented and charter
members to be nonorea. tne
meeting will start at 8 p.m.
Officers announce that the lec
turer's program, to start at 8:30
p.m., will be open to tne public. A
closed business session will fol
low. Four of the charter members to
be honored will be George Rob
erts, Luclla Criffin, Margaret
Sprlngstube and W. H. Stennick.
All members of the grange are
asked to attend. Pictures, it was
announced, will be taken.
FUR INDUSTRY BOOSTED
Salem, Feb. 28 Ul'i Oregon's
$2,500,000 fur industry was given
a boost today by unanimous pas
sage In the senate of legislation
taking farm raised fur bearing
animals from under the control of
the state game commission.
lature of corporation excise tax
es; and outright repeal of the one
per cent withholding tax act.
Debate on the majority rccom
mendations will start Tuesday,
but it may take a week or longer
to decide all the major tax issues.
After the house gets through wiih
the measures they must run the
gantlet in the senate.
When the house settles its more
Important tax issues, a bill to tax
slot machine profits is scheduled
to be debated. A majority of the
tax committee recommended that
it not be passed. Hep. Giles L
French, R., Moro, who introduced
the bill, has filed a minority re
port. Olher tax measures which the
committee may decide to settle on
the house floor Include legislation
to tax business profits Va of one
per cent and at the same time re
peal tangible property taxes;
change income tax rates and ex
emptions to bring in more money;
tax cigarets two cents a pack and
at the same time establish "fair
tradee" prices for cigarets.
Today is the 50th day of the
45th session, the Inst day the law
makers will draw their $8 a day
pay, and most of them believe
they will be here for at least a
month more.
rogram
mtttees toward congressional
consideration. '
It is the welfare-state or
fair deal portion of the Tru
man program that is stooped
cold for the time being or- is
barely moving. Since Truman
threatened last week to take
the Hump if necessary to prod
coiiijr;, &e chances of his mini
mum .vage bill have brightened
somewhat. Ten days ago there
seemed to be no likelihood that
the minimum would be increased
from, 40 cents, the present level,
to 75 cents an hour. House labor
committee chairman John Lesin
ski, D Mich., believes now that a
75-cent bill may be reported to the
house. ..
Congress Nudged '
Senate majority leader Scott W.
Lucas, D 111., has begun to nudge
congress with threats of an emer
gency extension of this session
throughout the summer. Con
gressmen fear Washington sum
mers. The reorganization act of
the 79th congress proposed that
congress commit itself to a seven
month session, ending each year
on July 31. Lucas already is talk
ing about going beyond that date. ;
Key logs in the legislative Jam
now developing and embarras
sing Truman are civil rights and .
taxes, me civil rlgnts dispute
came Into the open today as the
senate began to discuss methods
of preventing filibusters. . Until .
the .'filibuster issue and : civil,
riguts,, which is a-part of-it,-ar-,"
.disposed fit this congress might
goaeither-wayt' It could'come tp
,by session end with a substantial
part of Truman's program on the."
books or it could utterly wreck It. ,.
Development)) Pending: M
Developments will depend on
how bitterly offended southern
democrats may become during
the filtbuster-bivll rights battle.
The status of other proposals
which are basic in Truman's pro
gram Is as follows:
Labor: The senate committee
has completed hearings far be
hind schedule. Democratic lead
ers have abandoned hope of en
acting a substitute for the Taft
Hartley act by April 1. :
Minimum wage: House commit
tee hearings have ended but none
has taken place in the senate.
Social security: House commit- .
tee hearings began today.
Health insurance: No hearings
scheduled so far.
Federal aid to education and
bills to establish economic con
trols: No hearings have been
held. .
Rent control: The house bank
ing and currency committee has
finished public hearings and is
ready to draft a bill. Senate com'
mittee hearings begin this week.
River valley development: No
administration bills have been In- ,
troduced.
Social Security
Program Viewed
Washington, Feb. 28 Ml The.
administration estimated today
that its new help-the-needy pro
gram would cost the federal gov-,
ernment up to $250,000,000 a
year.
This estimate was given the
house ways and means commit
tee by commissioner Arthur J.
Altmeyer of the social security
administration. Altmcyer was the
first witness at congressional
hearings on President Truman's
oroposals for a general overhaul
ing of the social security struc
ture. In accord with the committee's
lecisions to consider the public
issislance phase of social security
first, Altmcyer stuck largely to
the administration plan for help
ing all the nrpdy. But ho empha
sized that this plan should be
romblned with a broadening of
coverage and an increase in bene
fits In the old age and survivors
Insurance program.
The federal government now
contributes to state programs for
giving financial aid to the needv
aped, the blind and dependent
children. But Altmeyer said that
isn't enough.
"Without federal funds for gen
eral public assistance," he said,
"many people will inevitably live
below a level that anyone could
consider tolerable." ;