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1 Univ. 'of Oregon Library prmnr State Forecast Oregon Clearing and warm er today. High 55 to 65. Cloudy tonight and Satur day. Low temperatures 25 to 35. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER BEND BULLETIN 33rd Year CVAOpposed By Western ; Council Group Floyd West Reports On Meeting to Bend Chamber of Commerce Members of the Western States council meeting this week in Boise, Idaho, urged a full and orderly development , of. western resources, and, in a resolution, declared: "We believe that the existing pattern of federal-state coopera tion in the development and utiliz ation of our vast natural resourc es merits the support of our citi zens. ' '. "We oppose the development of our natural resources by any type of federal authority or other super-government which would supplant those agencies now con versant with the problems and potentialities of the nation thrnnorh vpara nf pxnerienep. "We encourage full considera tion and analysis by all affected groups of the several comprehen sive studies for river basin de velopment already completed or under way." Attends Session . " A report on the Western States council, was made to directors of the Bend chamber of commerce today noon by Floyd West, man ager of the chamber. He attend ed the two-day session in Boise. Oregon directors of the council named at the Boise meeting were Fred Brenne, Eugene; Clay Coch ran, Salem, and Charles Stark, Klamath Falls. The program was arranged by A. C. Prendergast, editor of Western Industry. ' The council was originally formed to combine forces of the western states in an orderly de velopment program. A report submitted by the coun cil's special protects committee read: "The committee has given seri ous consideration to the recom- nuinilflHniw n-i nAo ViT Ik. ontMiti. n ot the seven northwest states egarmng tne neea ior immediate ciion by congress on the compre hensive ' multi-purDose develop ment of the Columbia river and its trioutaries as outnnea in me co ordinated plans of the U. S. army engineers and the bureau of rec lamation. Support Urged "We urge the Western States council and its constituent mem bers to support the recommends .tion of these governors and take immediate action to encourage their representatives in congress to bring about this action." . . The Western States council, with its membership composed of the managers of the principal chambers of commerce In the 11 western states, has been success ful In dealing with a number of western problems, West reported. Support has been given to the establishment of western steel and light metal industries and backing has been given the ferti lizer industry. The council proposes to contin ue Its support of a program call ing for the full and orderly deveU opment of western resources and win oppose "federal encroach ment in such development by the .use of federal regional valley au thorities or by other bureaucratic devices." Alaska Delegates suppose umemng Washington, April 1 UT Op ponents of Ernest Cruening's nomination to serve a tnira term as Alaska governor attempted to prove to a senate committee to day that he Is unfit for the Job. They told the senate interior committee that Gruening retarded progress by opposing absentee ownership, that he was associated with "radical elements," and tried to Influence territorial legislators. Frank Angerman, Fairbanks machinist, said the governor but tonholed Alaska legislators and tried to talk them into supporting his program. "I know those things are not permitted here," he said. "Do you make any charge that the governor is corrupt?" Sen. Eugene Millikin, R., Colo., asked. "No." Angerman replied. "Is there any charge that he laeks Intelligence for the Job?" Millikin asked. "No," the witness replied. "Is thre any charge that he at tempts to influence legislators otner tnan oy tarn; mat is, oy au ress or other means?" No, not to my knowledge," An german said. Millikin asked the same or simi lar questions of the next two wit nesses and got the same answers. Sen. Bert Miller, O., Ida., ad monlshed witnesses to confine themselves to facts about Cruen ing's fitness. TWO SECTIONS Drop Noted In Nation's Unemployed Washington, April 1 lift The number, of unemployed dropped in March and the number of em ployed rose sharply, the com merce department announced to day. The number of unemployed dropped 54,000 In March to 3,167, 000. . At the same time the number of employed Increased 479,000 over February and was 318,000 higher than March a year ago. The total employed in March was 57,647,000. However, the number of unem ployed still was 727,000' higher than a year ago. The differences arise from the changes in the labor force which includes all those persons willing and able to work. . Red Cross Fund- At $8,000 Mark Still some $4,000 short of the $12,000 quota for Deschutes county, the 1949 Red Cross fund campaign faces an overtime per iod to make cleanup work possi ble and complete solicitations now under -way, it was learned today. In the United States, the $60,000,000 campaign officially ended last night. It was reported from headquar ters here today that the., Des chutes county fund at present is about $8,000. The campaign got under way in Redmond this week, and some returns have already been received. ? . In Bend, solicitations in the res idential areas is now hearing an end, and downtown some cleanup work must tstill be done. The campaign in -rural areas is also under way. Despite the work vet to be done, leaders of the campaign now fear that the county may fall short of its quota... ' , ' ' Crook WaB one of the first coun ties to. attain. its quota, , ,, - Churchill Says Reds Fear Bomb Boston, April 1 IIP) Winston Churchill's declaration that Rus sia was prevented from overrun ning Europe only by fear of the atomic bomb was broadcast to the iron curtain countries today by the state department s voice oi America. 'I must not conceal from you the truth as I see it," the wartime British prime minister said last night in a speech at Boston gar den. "It is certain that Europe would have been communized, like Czechoslovakia, and London un der bombardment some time ago, but for the deterrent or tne atomic bombs in the hands of the United States." Officials of the U. S. govern ment's short wave nuiio service in New York said Churchill's re marks would make up the bulk of today's broadcasts to Russia and her satellites. Thev said particularly "deep Impression" could be expected on their Iron curtain listeners by Churchill's statement that the Russian .leaders "fear the friend ship of the west more than its hostility." The 74-year-old Churchill rested In his hotel room today, planning to attend only two private func tions, a noon reception and an evening banquet. Tonight he will accept an nonorary lecruresnip from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. State Income Tax Withholding Amendment Law Awaits Signature of Governor McKay Salem. ADrll 1 UPi The senate laid on the governor's desk today a bill amending Oregon's Income tax withholding law to exempt part time workers. The senate voted 26 to 3 for the change late Thursday after beating down attempts to repeal the twoyear-old act outright. The measure exempts employ ers from withholding one pq cent of the wages of transient farm workers, casual laborers, domestics, social club workers and seamen after July 1, 1949. No taxes would be withheld on salaries ot less than $50 a month. A strong sentiment for com plete repeal was built up by Sen. Ben Musa, D., The Dalles, who for over an hour lashed out at the state's whole income tax structure, Musa is a professional accountant and tax consultant. The senate tax committee to day tabled his bill to repeal the entire state income tax law. "It sometimes cost taxpayers more to get professional assis BEND, Sad Day ton On their last day of liberty for four months, two Bend dogs were photographed yesterday afternoon on the steps of the city hall. At left is "Pal", with his master, Terry Opdyke. At right is "Shep", held by his owner, Roger Williams. Bend's Canine Tie-Up Season Begins Today Bend dogs" probably thought their masters were "April fool ing" when, they .were placed on leash or in kennels today, but Mrs. Fahyma Allen, who will again serve as special officer to enforce the city's tie-up ordinance, indicated there will be "no fool ing." The tie-up season became effective today and will remain in force until the last day of July. Mrs. Allen went . on -, duty this morning, y,-' " . ' Dogs impounded . this, season will be placed in roomy sanitary quarters, tt was announced from the office of H. A. Casiday, Bend chief of police. A new building for the pound is nearing comple tion and will be placed on a con crete foundation that can easily be cleaned. --In Bend, the price of dog li censes advanced 50 cents today. More licenses were issued by city and county offices here In the past few days than In the entire first part of the year. Bend Golf 'Pro' On Duty at Club Woody Lamb this morning took over his duties as Bend Golf club "pro," and at the same time it was announced that summer playing rules are now in effect. The course, considered one of the best in the state, came through the severe winter in good shape. This is Lamb's secqnd year as Bend Golf club "pro." Mr. and Mrs. Lamb spent most of the win ter in California, on the Monterey peninsula. , Lamb reminded members today that Thursdays have been set aside as men's day at the club, with Friday designated as wom en's day., Len Standifer Is president of the Bend Golf club. - CONTRACT AWARDED Portland. April 1 U The Bon neville power administration said today that a contract for the Detroit-Lyons 230 kllovolt transmis sion line in Oregon has been awarded to E. J. Monlag & Sons, Portland, on a bid of $694,654.50. tance in getting Income tax forms filled out than their total state tax amounts to," Musa charged. "Somelimps I wonder if it's the Idea of the legislature to make people despair and turn to a sales tax. It's Intolerable that the people be put to such extreme work, nuisance and Inconven ience as Is required under the income tax laws. "There's been a lot of hulla baloo about trends toward state socialism. I say the surest groth to socialism Is to have such bur densome taxes that the people become depressed and discourag ed," Musa shouted. Musa believed that the state tax structure should be "gone over and simplified." He opposed amending the present withhold ing tax, charging that "it's just adding more confusion." A move to have the bill sent back to committee for revamping Into a complete repeal measure was blocked, however, by a rul ing from the chair and 23 to 6 vote. DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL 1 , 1 949 Bend Dogs Senator Taylor Sentenced to Jail Birmingham, Ala.. April 1 (IB- Sen. Glen Taylor, D., Ida., today faced the possibility of spending 180 days at hard labor in the Birmingham jail. The dapper senator and 1948 progressive party vice president ial candidate drew the jail sen- tence and a $50 fine last night wHfen a circuit court jury, in an appeal , trial, found him guilty of disorderly conduct here last May. ....... ,,- - ... ,.. . ,., ..-.Tne oharges'-grew out of -a scrap between Taylor and Blrm ineham police who barried him from entering a door marked for Negroes at a Negro- youtn con ference where he was to speak. Taylor said he was "very pleas ed" with the verdict as ne posted $200 appeal bond and left last night by plane to return to his senate duties in Washington. He announced an immediate appeal and said he would take the case au tne way to (ne u. &. supreme court, if necessary, in an effort to nave mrmingnam s ra cial segregation laws declared un constitutional. It will be a long time before Taylor serves the jail term, if ever. The case goes next to the Alabama court of appeals, proo ably in the November term. From there i could go to the state supreme court ana tnen to me U. S. supreme court, a process that would take more than a vear. In finding Taylor guilty after deliberating an hour, the Ala bama jury apparently agreed with prosecuting attorneys who said Taylor acted "like a rowdy instead of a senator. CAMEL VISITS BEND A camel was seen in downtown Bend this morning, and observers, recalling the April 1 date, wonder ed whether they were seeing things. The camel was headed north, and the creature was not walking a mile in search of an other camel. It was In a red truck. Convinced they were not sub ject to an April fool illusion, the persons who saw the camel de cided it Was part of a carnival or circus that was' heading north with the birds. A bill aimed at repeal of the 1947 act was killed in . the house earlier In the session. Sp.i. Allan Carson, R., Salem, suggested "seriously, Musa should be appointed as a one man Interim committee to study means of simplifying Oregon's tax structure." Sen. Dean Walker, R., Inde pendence, chairman of the senate tax committee, pleaded that the withholding law should not be discouraged until it has had more of an opportunity to show what it can do." The proponents of the bill of fered little argument, but con tended that withholding tax was a good means of policing tax payers." Many who explained their votes said that "It is at least a step In the right direc tion.'- Voting against the proposed amendment to the law were Sens. Jack Bain, Angus Gibson, and Musa. Russell Gardner was ab sent, Senate's Tax Group Offers Budget Plan Proposal Sets Method Of Drawing on Income Tax Surplus of State . By Eldon Barrett (United I'reiu Staf Correonilcnt v Salem, April 1 iiw The legisla ture was a big step closed to ad journment today after the sen ate tax committee handed down its version of how to balance the biggest budget in Oregon's his tory without levying new taxes. The senate committee's plan Is a radical departure from what the house approved, because it sets un a method for dipping into the $51,500,000 income tax sur plus without upsetting the "spir it" of the Income tax law which the people approved in 1929. Transfer Planned- The house planned to transfer revenue from corporation taxes to the general fund the next two years to put the state's books in the b ack. But tne sss.uuu.uuo mat levy is expected to yield during the biennium obviously would not be enough without drastic budget cuts. Here's how the senate commit tee wants to do the job: Divide the surplus on hand into two pots one for personal in come taxes and the other for cor porate excise taxes. . . Then dump into each fund the revenues the two taxes Dring in the next two years. To Come From Tax Pot Out of the Income tax pot which would be known as the "DroDertv tax reduction account" would be paid the bills that are financed in theory by a property tax, including the $10 per child county school levy. Then : a $15,000,000 reserve would be established to offset any future levies on property. The other pot would be known as . the .. "corpprate i excise, ...fax fund." It would be used to bal ance the budget In other words It would first be used to onset any property taxes not taken care of Dy tne oiner iuna, lm-iuu-ing the $15,000,000 cushion. Then the state treasurer could use as much of the: corporation excise money as he needed to pay general state expenses. Proprty tax offsetting would have first can on eiiqer iunu, 66,500 Workers Idled by Disputes (By United PrMit) Strikes and layoffs resulting from labor disputes Idled 66,500 workers across the nation toaay. In addition, three other walk outs involving 51,000 workers were threatened. The nation's coal fields shut down for the day while nearly 500,000 miners took a holidav to celebrate the 51st a.nnlversary of the eight-hour day In the coal industry. The biggest strike was in New York City, where nearly 36,000 taxi cab drivers and maintenance men left their jobs in support of a demand for union recognition. The strikers are members of John L. Lewis' new taxi drivers' union. I.n another New York strike, 7,000 CIO brewery workers struck the city's 14 rrtajor breweries when the union's contract expir ed. The union Is demanding job security and added safety meas ures In a new contract. CIO radio operators for Pan American World Airways struck in a dispute over a union demand that a radio operator be added to the crew of San Francisco Honolulu strato cruisers. Seventy six operators, members of the transport workers' union, struck In New York. The company snld that the walkout forced cancel lation of some flights. Nearly 22,200 workers were idl ed in the Detroit auto and rubber Industries as the result of strikes and layoffs caused by labor dis putes. However, 11,000 workers were ordered to report to work Monday. At Boise, Ida., 1,200 union build ing trade workers struck In de mand for a 25 cents an hour pay Increase. The strike tied up con struction In the city and suburbs. TRUCK TANKER BURNS Pendleton, April 1 tPi A gas oline truck and trailer skidded off highway 30 at Meacham last night and burst Into flames burning an empty house and shed and scorching the Meachm schoolhouse, state police here said today. The driver, Ted Boatman, was injured and taken to a La Grande hospital, police said, extent of his injuries was not known. City Manager Takes Oath of Office his. 1 ' . I i! W. O. Cuthbertson, right, formally took over his duties as Bend city manager this morning at 9 o'clock, when he received the oath of office from George Simerville, city recorder. The picture was taken in the manager's office. Cuthbertson Takes Oath As Bend's City Manager Takes Office as Budget Data for Study; Painters In a short ceremonv this morninir at 9 o'clock, W. O. Cuth bertson took the oath of office as Bend city manager. The oath was administered by George Simerville, city recorder, in the manager's office, in the city hall. Actually, Cuthbertson was on the job yesterday, studying city ordinances ano n nances and srettinsr acquainted with personnel. Yesterday Cuthbertson for paii.teisj who have been renovating. tne city ounces, looay, the painters were on the jod mr the police station, applying paint to ceiling and walls. - Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbertson and their daughter, Rene Ann, 10, arrived in Bend yester day afternoon from Abilene, Kans., where Cuthbertson had served as city manager for the past three years. Pending the ar rival of their household goods from Abilene, Mr. and Mrs. Cuth bertson and daughter are living in an apartment at the City Center auto court. They are to make their home at 805 Georgia. Cuthbertson takes over his work as city manager at a time when data are being compiled for study by the budget committee, which will hold its first meeting en April 13. Appointive members of the committee, who serve with the city commission in an advis ory capacity, are Dr. J. C. Vande vert. Stanlev Scott. Nelson Leland, B. A. Stover, Walter G. Peak, Stewart McDonald and Harry Waldron. McDonald and Waldron are the new members of the com mittee and will serve until 1952. W. P. Drost, city manager since the resignation of C. G. Reiter in November, has resumed his full- time work as superintendent of streets and the Bend water sys tem. He will assist with budget work. Red Charges of Aggression Rejected by State Spokesman Washington. April 1 U'i A state department spokesman to day sharply rejected soviet charg es that the purpose of the North Atlantic pact Is aggression against Russia. The spokesman called the charges Russian propaganda de signed to create confusion. The Russian aecusntions were made In a soviet memorandum to the United States and six other treaty nations. They were lodged as foreign ministers of 12 coun tries prepared to meet nerc io morrow to go over the treaty draft before signing It on Monday. The soviet charges neither sur prised nor upset U. S. officials. They came as Secretary of state Dean Acheson continued a scries of conferences with foreign min isters of other treaty nations. The state department spokes man said the defensive nature of the Atlantic pact has been clearly expressed. He said that Russia can easily keep the treaty's col lective defensive machinery from going Into effect. That machinery he said, can not be set In motion unless one of the pact nations Is attacked. So all Russia needs to do, he continued, Is to refrain from ag gression Of Its own The state department spokes - man said the pact fits squarely within the framework of the Committee Readies Renovating Office a time shared Ms office with Nature Plays April 1 Prank With Weather (By United Pram) Nature played the biggest April fool's prank today, hurling a final wintry attack at midwest and east ern areas hoping for spring. Light snow fell over much of New York state., Pennsylvania and West Virginia as the leading edge of a vast storm area moved into the Atlantic coast and New England areas. Some snow also was reported along the storm's trailing edge across southern Wisconsin, north ern Illinois and central Michigan. Those areas which escaped the snow were pelted by rain. The storm kicked up a tornado that whirled crazily through the Unlontown, Pa., area. It injured one man slightly and wrecked sev eral buildings as it shifted course repeatedly. It was the fourth tornado set off by the storm since it formed over Oklahoma three days ago. The earlier twisters, in Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, killed three persons and hurt almost a score of others. United Nations. He denied soviet charges that the treaty would vi olate other treaties between Rus sia and France and Britain. He pointed out that one article of the Atlantic pact specifically states that it is not In conflict with any other treaties to which signatory nntions are a party. U. S. officials said scrutiny of the Russian note disclosed no hint as to whether the Soviets con template any further steps against the treaty. These officials snld the Russian move appeared designed to cause confusion and disturb public opinion as much as possible. A few minutes after the state department spokesman replied to the Russian charges, Belgium's premier and foreign minister, Paul-Henri Spaak. entered Ache son's office for a conference. French foreign minister Robert L. Schuman had conferred with Acheson earlier and was schedul ed to see him and British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin later to day. One diplomat described the Rus sian "memorandum as "just a bleat." Another party well sum med up the feeling in official quarters herew hen he said the 1 charges were "an attempt to cast a shadow over the signing of the I pact." No. 99 Verbal Brawl Delays Action On ERP Bill Taft, Robertson Clash In Senate Battle Over . Marshall Plan Renewal Washington, April 1 tui A verbal brawl In the senate today further delayed action on the 580.000,000 Marshall plan renew al bill. Sens. Robert A. Taft, K U and A. Willis Robertson, D., Va.p got so angry at one another that Vice president Alben W. Barkley . had to remind them that senators can't say personal things about senators. :. The clash occurred as the sen ate leadership planned a last ditch effort to get the bill passed before the present pnase or ii.uro Dean recovery spending expires at midnight tomorrow. The house has not yet acted on tne measure, Asks 10 Per Cent Cut Taft wants to cut by a flat 10 per cent the sum asked by the ad ministration for the . next 15 months. He has particularly cri ticized the large share requesten for Great Britain. Today he chided the British lor proposing to lend Russia $36,000, 000 with which to buy British goods. He said Britain would do better to build up her trade with this country. He charged tnat tne soviet loan would undercut the Marshall plan. Robertson deienaea tne admin istration spending figure as nec essary to win friends for Ameri ca in event of another war. He said that Taft last year tried to "hamstring" the reciprocal trade agreements act. Taft shout ed, "It isn't true. Do I understand the - senator favors admitting goods that would destroy Amer ican Industry?" The angry Rob ertson, also shouting, said "Won't you put words in my mouth.". Other congressional develop ments: - Hospitals Members of a house appropriations subcommittee re ported the group has voted to re store $237,000,000 in contract au thority for the veterans hospital construction program. Labor law Democrats and re publicans accused each other of filibustering in the house rules committee over repeal of the Taft-Hartley act. Air power Gen. Hoyt S. Van denburg, air force chief of staff, said the United States must make ready for sneak attack in the atomic age. Vcto The senate executive ex penditures committee voted to give either house power to veto all government reorganization plans. The house subcommittee s vote on the hospital program would restore the $237,000,000 in con tract authority over President Truman's objections. Rent Control Head Sets Increases Washington, April 1 IIP) Rent director Tighe E. Woods set a goal of three weeks from today for granting the first rent in creases under the new rent con trol law. Other increases will be grant ed as rapidly as possiblewhere they are warranted. But even so, Woods said, not every landlord will get an Increase under the new law which went into effect today. Before any rents are boosted, Woods' exports must determine the amount of a "fair net oper ating Income.' This determination, will be made o.n the basis of an eight year survey conducled by the rent director's office and the old office of price administration, which controlled wartime rent levels. All the figures are In Waslv inglon ready for analysis. It will be a big job, but Woods has set a goal of 12 days for this work alone. After that, Individual ap plications will be considered at area rent control offices. Woods wants the first of these out of the way three weeks from today. The studies on which the fair tncome figure will be based take the average net operating In come of landlords both before and during rent control. Geogra phical variations will be taken into consideration. So will the number of units owned by a sin gle landlord. That Is, whether hn has a single dwelling, a small apartment house, or a large apartment building. POTATO BILL FAVORED Salem, April 1 Mil A bill appro priating $22,500 for construction of seven greenhouses at Oregon State college, Corvallls, for seed potato experimentation was re port yd out favorably today by tho Joint ways and means committee. f'
