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day and tonight. Increasing
cloudiness Sunday. High 50
to 60 both days. Not quite so
cool tonight. Low 32 to 40.
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NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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33rd Year
High School Student
Body Officers Will
Meet Here Monday
r " - ' V
More than 400 high school student body officers and their
advisers from every part of Oregon will be in Bend Monday
for the opening of their first statewide convention.
First event of the two-day session will be'a general assem
bly Monday at 1:30 p.m., in the high school gymnasium, fol
lowed by panel discussions, with the 300 student body officers-elect
and 50 or 60 advisers participating in 10 diflier
ent groups. , -
Panel discussions will be held in the Episcopal parish hall,
the new Reid school, the Des-
chutes county library auditor
ium and the old Reid school.
Welcomed by Mayor
The young people who will
head Oregon high school student
bodies in the coming year will be
welcomed to Bend by Mayor T. D.
Sexton, with Don Denning Jr.,
president of the Oregon associa
tion of high school officials, pre
sidng. Also on the opening pro
gram Monday will be Clifford
Robinson, director of secondary
orlitnntinn fpnm tha nfflpA nf ttlA
! state superintendent of public in
struction, Salem,
f At least 400 students and ad
J visers are expected to attend a
banquet to be held Monday night
at -Elkhorn, BPOE mountain
lodge, at the site of former Camp
;J Abbot. Presiding as toastmaster
, will be Tom Niebergall, president
t elect of the Bend high school stu
5 dent body. Entertainment Will in
1 elude numbers by the Bend high
5 school a cappella- choir. A west
ern theme will be used, and a
western band will provide the
music.
On Tuesday, the student officers-elect
will resume their con-
fference in the high school gym
nasium with thrpf oranm-al Tnppt.
ings scheduled. Final speakers
will include a talk by Superinten
dent J. W. Bushong, with closing
remarks by. Don Denning.
Election Tuesday -.At
their conference Tuesday,
the students will select their 1950
cdnvention citv. and student bodv
JMafficer& in that city automatically
will serve as leaders of the as-
jreociation for the coming year.
This will be the fourth annual
meeting of the group. In former
i years, the meetings were primari
ly regional in nature, but have
tjbeen made statewide this year.
jjTtie 1948 conference was in Sal-om.
Housing has been obtained for
all the visiting students, it was
.announced today, inrougnout
,Bend, homes are being opened to
ithe young people who will direct
iOregon student bodies in the corn
ling year.
:4 Children Fall-
Into Deep Holes,
.1
One Loses Life
i (lit United Pros)
Four children fell into water
billed holes today three weeks
to the day after a similar acci
dent cost the life of little Kathy
.Fiscus in San Marino, Calif.
One-year-old Charleen Pierce
plunged into an open well in the
ard of a neighbor at Coventry,
Conn. She was unconscious when
her mother, Mrs. Donald Pierce,
found her floating in the water
ana punea ner to safety.
; Another mother, Mrs. Frances
t uugan, gianeeci out tne winaow
Vinf hpr hnmp in RnnHinp Mass..
at the moment her 21-month-old
son, Richard, fell into a 10-foot
cesspool in a neighbor's yard.
Running to the pit, Mrs. Dugan
leaped in and groped in the muck
until she found her unconscious
child. She passed him up to
neighbor and pleaded with res
cuers to ignore her and attend
'o the boy. He was revived and
firemen later pulled her out.
In Framlngham, Mass., 5-year-old
Paul I. Goodhue Jr., fell Into
an open well while playing with
his sister, Paulctte. 6, in a pas
ture near their home. The girl
summoned her grandparents and
firement formed a human chain
to pull the- boy to safety from
a shelf to which he was clinging
six feet down the well.
Larry Wayne Hogan, 2, was
plnylng on his parents' farm at
Auburn, Ind., and fell into a
fence post hole filled by recent
lains. Ho was drowned.
NEW TRIAL ORDERED
Salem, April 29 In an opinion
by Justice H. II. Belt, the state
supreme court Friday, reversed
Circuit Judge Ralph S. Hamilton
of Deschutes county, In convict
ing Denver R. Fitzgerald on a
forgery charge.
In sending the case back for
a new trial, the high court held
that Judge Hamilton admitted
testimony prejudical to Fitzgerald.
Trout Season
Opening Will
Draw Throng
Opening of the 1949 trout sea
son tomorrow will find the range
of Central Oregon anglers large
ly limited to the Deschutes and
lis tributaries, Suttle and Blue
lakes, with even some portions of
those open waters behind snow
barriers. As a result, considerable
congestion is expected, with a rec
ord number of first-day anglers
expected because the opening day
falls on Sunday.
Plans being made by anglers in
dicate that Oregon's newest man-
made lake, sprawling wickiup
reservoir on the upper Deschutes,
will be heavily fished Sunday, but
old-timers are predicting that no
outstanding catches will he made
in that body of water. Once con
fined to a narrow, winding chan
nel, the Deschutes river ,in the
Wickiup area now is spread over
a region tree-covered only a few
years back. '
crooked raver ftiuuuy
Reports from the Prineville
area indicate that Crooked river,
near its. flood stage at present, is
muddy and is pouring its brown
flow into the Deschutes Deiow tne
Cove. The Metolius river also is
high, but fair fishing is expected.
All roads are open in the Meto
lius country.
At Suttle lake anglers will be
able to get- into- the- -picnic area,
but the loop road around the lake
is closed, with Units still found in
shaded areas.
Anglers are being advised by
forest service officials that some
of the roads in the upper Des
chutes country stIH are closed.
Motorists going into the Wickiup
region-are, being advised not to
cross the bridge at Prlngle falls,'
and to go up the east side of the
river. Water covers the road in
the Wickiup area, west of the
river. The road between Wickiup
dam and South Twin lake is under
water.
, Orescent Lake Open
Ice has disappeared from Cres
cent lake. Motorists are advised
they can drive to the resort, at
Crescent" lake. At Odell' lake,
where the ice also has broken up,
it is possible to get into the east
end area.
Near Bend, Tumalo creek is not
accessible by car above the bridge
in the Skyllner area. The bridge
is being repaired. Also, the area
is under snow.
Bend's Mirror pond is expected
to be well-fringed with young ang
lers and occasional adults tomor
row morning, as the season opens.
In former years, some of the fin
est first-day catches in Central
Oregon have been made in the
Mirror pond.
The weatherman has indicated
that fair weather is in prospect
for the week end.
Angling will be legal Sunday
morning one hour before sunrise.
The sun tomorrow morning will
rise al 4:55 o'clock.
Roger Wiley May
Coach in Bend
Roger Wiley, University of
Oregon senior and member of the
university's far-famed "Tall Fir"
basketball team, will be recom
mended to the Bend school board
for election as Lava Bear basket'
ball coach, It was learned today.
The recommendation will be sub
mitted to the board by Superin
tendent James W. Bushong Mon
day night.
Wiley, one of several coach
prospects considered, was a visi
tor in Bend Friday and conferred
with school officials. If elected,
Wiley will fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Russ Ache
son, who Is to take a position on
the executive staff of the Bend
high school.
Wiley's home town Is Bremer
ton. Wash. He Is a veteran nf
world war No. 2, with some three
years' army service to his credit
HOWARD NOT INVOLVED
The Bulletin was In error yes
terday in stating that a mortgage
foreclosure suit had been filed In
circuit court against Reed J.
Howard. The suit was against
I Russell E. Milliard. Howard has
no part In the suit.
BEND,
Royal Court Reigns at Bend. High Junior-Senior Prom
"Moonlight and Roses" was the theme for the traditional junior-senior prom last night in the Elks
hall. Coronation of the qreen, Pat Blakely, fourth from the left, and her court, was a highlight of
the occasion. Members of the court, left to right, are: Joan Tilden, June Clark, Rose Jackson, Miss
Blakely, Betty Crane and Ella Sterling. Marvin Mix, junior class president, crowned the queen, and
Larry Standiier, general chairman in charge of arrangements, was master of ceremonies. The pro-,
gram included piano solos by Dick Carlson, and dance numbers by pupils qf Mrs. F. V. Bowlus. A
silver moon, suspended from the ceiling, and trellises of roses carried out the decorative theme.
Music was by the Fred Dallas orchestra. Members of the school board and parents of the committee
members were patrons and patronesses.
Pilot Butte
Inn Manager,
Aides, Resign
Harry J. Waldron, manager of
the Pilot Butte inn, and Ernie
Traxler, assistant manager, today
announced their resignations
from the hotel staff, effective at
once. It also was announced that
Sherman Eycleshelmer, chef, and
Ray Jarvis and Kay Harrison, din
ner cooks, had resigned.
Waldron has been manager of
the big inn for the past seven
months, and previous to, then
served as manager for approxi
mately two years, when.iAY W.
Centner, Portland;.owned the inn.
Bill Corbett, Seattle, Wash., is
present owner.
Waldron anA Traxler earlier
this week announced their plans
to resign, but said they would re
main on the job until a new staff
could take over. Gene Harris,
who managed the hotel following
its purchase by Corbett from
Gentner, arrived from Seattle to
day, accompanied by Harold Cor
bett, son 6f the owner.
The resignation of the manage
ment and -cooks followed by a
week an announcement from Seat
tle that Corbett planned to sell
the inn.
Both Waldron and Traxler said
they would continue to make their
homes in Bend. They had no com
ment on their reasons for re
signing. Most of Oregon
Struck by Cold
Portland, April 30 IP Sub
freezing temperatures exposed
crops to a spring frost in central
and southwest Oregon today, and
there were Indications of exten
sive damage to truck farms.
The mercury plunged to 16 de
grees at Bend the lowest in
northwest cold area and in the
weather bureau's preliminary
listing of stations throughout the
nation.
Lakeview reported 24, Klamath
Falls 24, Burns 27 and Baker 28.
The temperature hovered around
the freezing mark at Eugene, La
Grande and - Salem for several
hours last night .and early this
morning.
Frost was general In the Port
land area. Ice formed on bridges
and low temperatures damaged
garden plants. The cold weather
resulted from clearing skies over
a wide area during the night.
The weather bureau reported a
reading of 32 degrees at Trout
dale,
Agricultural agents were check
ing reported crop damage In east
ern Oregon.
Some fruit trees and early crops
In upland regions were reported
damaged by the frost.
Charles A. Henderson, county
agent of Klamath county, said
suburban gardens and home or
chards suffered losses.
County agent Gene Lear at Red
mond said that early grain In up
land regions probably was nipped.
Bend's low of 16 was "very cold"
for this time of year, the weather
bureau said, but was not an all
time record. In May, 1903, the
thermometer fell to 11 In Bend.
The latest average date of freez
ing In Bend is June 10.
FACES MURDER COUNT
Riverside, Calif., April 30 UPi
Mrs. Agnes Garner, 53, will be
arraigned Monday on charges of
murdering her 68-ycarold em
ployer, John E. Owen.
DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL
Democratic Leaders Seeking
To Save Truman Labor Bill
Washington, April 30 (U.E) Democratic leaders today
sought a new legislative strategy to save President Truman's
labor bill from crushing defeat
A coalition of republicans
moment had complete control
administration s only hope was to drive a wedge between
these two groups by Tuesday,;' when the house is scheduled
to resume debate on the measure.
The coalition's strength was" demonstrated, yesterday in a
series of test votes on a com-'
Deschutes Relief
Than Estimate
The state welfare commission
has affixed Deschutes county's re
lief budget for the coming fiscal
year at $204,200 which is $26,080
less than the $230,280 proposed
budget submitted to the state
agency by the county welfare com
mission last month. '
Of that .total budget the county
must provide $38,170 while the
state's share' is $89,964 and the
federal funds will amount to
$76,966.
The welfare budget for Jeffer
son county has been set at $35,466
with the following breakdown:
Federal, $15,166; state, $14,210,
and county, $6,090.
The Crook county relief budget
calls for $88,548 with federal
money amounting to $33,753, and
state funds, $38,357, while the
county must provide $16,438.
The $38,170 which Deschutes
county must provide is $2,325.68
less than called for in the $40,
495.68 estimate submitted to the
state agency last month. The
county originally levied $31,797
for relief In the present fiscal
year, but additional county funds
have been made available for re
lief In the past two months. The
additional funds are expected to
rjoost we expenmtures in renei
ioi JLn,e unly F approximately oaths" priol. ,0 bringing a case
$33,797 before the present fiscal bpfor0 ,hp na,onal labor rela
year ends. . llons boar(t.
County judge C. L. Allen said 3. A requirement that unions
today that a 1 mill levy raised aml management barguin with
pprOXimately 413,000 In the
1948-49 fiscal year and upon the!
basis of the same assessed valua -
uuii wie t-uumy wuuiu fiuve 10 levy
3 mills this year.
The $6,373 increase in the
county tax levy for the next fiscal
year which the welfare budget
calls for, plus the $3,590 county
officers salary Increase utilizes
almost all the $11,295.29 Increase
in tax. revenue allowed the county
under the 6 per cent limitation
law.
The county's welfare budget
for the present
$162,700.
tne kantiam summit.
nminnia tnp rwrt nn No I'lnes had been missing
BOMBERS WOK ENGLAND ovemigh, so ,ar as coui, bp as-
Lakenheath, Eng., April 30 'U'i certoIno(l
A spokesman for the U S. air PossbiiUy thnt thG motorists
force in England said today that had S0Pn (p Up,mnn,i beacon
two squadrons of the strategic (nrou(?h a blek In low clouds was
air forces 509th group, trained consi(e,-ed, The beacon light Is
and equipped to carry the atom vislbp from ,hp snliam summit
bomb, were expected to arrive I .,t nn
here at any hour from the United j e ' '
States. I
A third squadron of the group! QUAKE RECORDED
was expected to land at Marham, I New York, April 30 mi The
England. There are 30 planes in ' Fordham university seismograph
the group. ! recorded two "quite severe"
The planes have been sent to : earthquake shocks last night at
England under a rotational train-! a distance of 9,600 miles, believed
Ing system designed to give the i to be In the South Taclflc. The
crews practice In operations in all : shocks were recorded at 9:42:38
parts of the world. land 9:45:49 p. m, EDT.
in the house.
and southern democrats for the
of the legislative situation. The
plicated parliamentary situa
tion. The closest teat found
the administration on the
short end of a 189 to 158
.Vote. ; :e,jy;v'? ;v',i v:
The administration is piisling a
bill sponsored by Rep. John Les
inski, . D., Mich. It would repeal
theTaft-Hartley act and restore
the New Deal's Wagner law with
some amendments.
Substitute Favored
The coalition hopes to substi
tute a bill drawn up by Rep. John
S. Wood,' D., Ga., which would
repeal the Taft-Hartley act by
name and then reenact most of its
provisions.
House democratic leaders start
ed the debate confident that they
had the strength to defeat Wood s
bill and obtain approval of Lcsin
ski's measure. But their confi
dence was badly shaken by the re
sults of the legislative "black Fri
day." Some democrats were known to
believe that only the personal
prestige of House speaker Sam
Rayburn of Texas could save the
situation.
Rayburn Silent
Rayburn refused to comment
on the proposal except to an
nounce that he will "have some
thing to say" just before the vote
on the Wood bill, which is sched
uled to come Tuesday.
There was considerable specu
lation over the amendments the
administration would he willing
to accept to the Lesinski bill.
1 The following amendments
probably would be considered ac
ceptable: 1. A modified "free speech"
guarantee for employers.
2. A requirement that unions
aml management file "loyalty
lonr-h othnr "In cmnrl fililh "
Lesinski sluled definitely that
j,c personally would be unwilling
to accept any amendments. Hut it
was believed that the decision
might be taken out of his hands.
Flares Reported in
Hoodoo Bowl Area
State police this afternoon wore
Investigating a report that mo
torists shortly before daylight
fiscal year is tjiis morning had seen flares drop
ping In the Hoodoo bowl area, on
30, 1949
School Budget
Election Set
For Monday
Increase of $226,561 .01
Over 6 Per Cent Limit
Due for Consideration
Legal voters of the Bend school
district Monday will ballot on the
question of increasing the tax
levy for the school year 1949-50
over the six per cent limitation
provided by Oregon law. The
district board room in the high
school building has been desig
nated as the voting place. Voting
hours will be from 2 p. m, to 7
p. m.
The question to be voted on, as
outlined in the official ballot, fol
lows: "Shall a levy of $226,561.01 for
the school year 1949-50, In ex
cess of the limiting provisions of
section XI article XI of the con
stitution of Oregon be levied upon
all assessed property of this dis
trict. Reason for increase:
Reason Cited
"To provide necessary funds
for the operations and mainten
ance of the schools of the dis
trict as provided in the budget
for the school year 1949-50."
Property qualifications for vot
ing in a school election have been
eliminated, but only registered
voters will be privileged to bal
lot. They must be registered 30
days in advance of balloting. Poll
books will be used to check reg
istrations. There will be six members on
the election board. They are Mrs.
E. R. Ryan, Mrs. Anna Glllean,
Mrs. C. P. Becker,. -Mrs. Phil F.
Brogan, Mrs. M. D: Newman and
Mrs. James W. Bushong.
A board meeting will be held
at 8 p, m. Monday, following the
oaiioting. ,
Lewis Willing
To Start Parley
Washington, April 30 U'
John L. Lewis told Southern coal
producers today that he is willing
to open negotiations for a new
soft coal contract on June 6 at
Bluefield, W. Va.
Last year, the United Mine
Workers president refused to
(bargain with the Southern Coal
rruuucers association as a group
but was forced to do so under
court order.
Recently, the southern pro
ducers beat Lewis to the punch
and announced termination of
their contract, effective June 30.
If the producers take up Lewis'
offer, It will be the first time in
several years that negotiations
between the UMW and coal op
erators will be held outside of
Washington.
Lewis' proposal was made to
Joseph E. Moody, president of
the southern group.
Lewis agreed to all proposals
made by Moody and said the
conferences would be open to
the press and lo the public.
Madras, Culver
Bonds Are Sold
Madras, April 30 Madras and
Culver school boards meeting last
night sold bond issues aggregat
ing $262,000. Both issues, $7,000
In Culver and $175,000 in Madras,
were purchased by the Madras
branch of the U. S. National bank.
The Culver Issue sold at 314 and
3 per cent Interest, with the Inter
est varying according to maturity
date. The Madias issue sold for
2', 3 and 314 per cent.
The Madras funds will be used
In construction of a 12-room addi
tion to the Madras grade school.
In Culver, the money will be used
In replacing the gymnasium de
stroyed by fire last year and in
providing facilities for the cafe
and home economics and agricul
tural departments.
GAS SALKsTllHillEIt
Salem, April 30 dl'i Gasoline
sales in March were up 5 per cent
over a year ago, after showing
declines for three months In a
row, the office of secretary of
state reported today,
A state department fuel tax re
port showed that gross taxes of
i,(ss,utij were paid on 3a,713,261
gallons.
Despite the March gain, the de
partment said, revenues from this
source for the first quarter are
still 4 per cent under last year
as result of severe January and
February weather conditions.
CASEGOETT67rURY
The Jury hearing the $30,000
damage suit of Carl Manasco ver
sus H. D. Barclay and Philip Dah)
began deliberation of the case to
day at 10 a.m. Judge R. S. Ham
ilton gave Jurors their Instruc
tions this morning.
Last-Ditch Shanghai Defense
Planned by Nationalist Leader;
Report Outbreaks of Violence
By Frank H. Bartholomew
- . (United I'reMK Vice-Prtmldent for the l'wific Area) .
Shanghai, April 30 (U.E) Outbreaks of violence were rc-,
ported jn Shanghai today.
The communist underground began distributing propa-;
ganda as communist armies pushed near the city and closed ,
a trap on the Metropolitan garrison.
Gen. Chen Ta Ching, commander of the Shanghai-Woo-sung
garrison, said he was prepared for a Stalingrad stand,
on which the fate of all China
"We now have completed months of construction work on
: -: the Shanghai defense perim-
r i f I
oena oervea
By Greyhound
Bus Tomorrow
Through bus service between
San Francisco and Spokane, via
Bend, will start tomorrow, wilh
the first Greyhound buses to op
erate over the Interior route
scheduled to reach here at 9:50
Sunday night. There will be dally
trips each way, with stops at
Klamath Falls, Bend, The Dalles,
Yakima and Ellensburg.
Pacific Greyhound lines, Mt.
Hood Stages and Northwest Grey
hound lines are participating In
the coordinated service. Head
quarters here will be at the Trail
ways station on Bond street. The
buses win stop in aena for 2U
minutes.
Under the new schedule, the"
ffrst northbound bus will leave
San 'Francisco Sunday morning
at 7 a. m. and arrive in Bend at
10:20 that night, with arrival In
Spokane set for 1J5 p. m. the
next day. The first southbound
bus will leave Spokane at 6 a. m.
Sunday and reach here at 9:50
p. m., with arrival in San Fran
cisco set for 1:35 the following
day. ,
The buses will cross the Colum
bla river at The IJalles, before
swinging east toward spoKane.
Jack C. Wright
Dies at Spokane
Jack C. Wright, 59, ex-Bend res
ident and a' former commander
of the local post of the American
Legion, died in Spokane last
night, victim of a heart attack.
Mr. Wright, who lived in Bend
from late In 1920 until 1929, had
been In the service of the SP&S
railway since 1913, and was gen
eral agent in Spokane when he
died.
A native of Waitsburg, Wash.,
where he was born Oct. 1, 1889,
Mr. Wright was a veteran of the
first world war. Aside from
serving as commander of the
Bend post shortly after its organ
ization, he long was active in vet
erans' affairs, and was recognized
as a leader at state conventions,
when he was a resident of Oregon.
From 1920 to 1924, Mr. Wright
was agent for the SP&S in Bend,
and from 1924 to 1929 was travel
ing freight and passenger agent
for the same company, in Central
Oregon. From Bend, Mr. Wright
went to Astoria, then In l4d was
transferred from Astoria to Spo
kane. Aside from his wife, Mr. Wright
is survived by three sons, Jack,
Glenn and Scott, all of Spokane.
Funeral services have been ten
tatively set for Tuesday, accord
ing to Information received here.
Beef Cattle Tour Planned
By Group; Start From Bend
A nine day "Columbia Empire
Beet Cattle Tour" which Is sched
uled to take cattlemen from Bond
through central and eastern Ore
gon, parts of Idaho, and the John
Day valley near Prairie City, Is
fbelng planned by the Western
Livestock Journal, a catiieman s
periodical published In Los An
geles. A 29-passongor Pacific
Trallways bus has been chartered
for the trip.
The tour, which will originate
in Brnd June 19, is designed to
give cattlemen an opportunity to
visit cattle ranches throughout
the northwest and observe produc
tion, feed conditions and meth
ods used.
According to officials planning
the trip, all breeds of beef cattle,
shorthorns, herefords, angus and
polled hereford herds that are
operating throughout the 2000-
mile tour will be available for ex
amination.
Itinerary Listed
Central Oregon ranches on the
Itinerary include! Jim and mitn
Short's Milc-Away ranch in Red
mond; Millard Eakln's shorthorn
purebred ranch, Powell Butte; J.
A. and J. M. Cain's ranch. Prine
ville; the Normandale hereford
No. 124
depended.
eter, Uhen said in an esclu-
sive interview with the United
Press at garrison headquar
ters behind the sandbagged
gates. . - -
Gels Reinforcements
We are receiving reinforce- v
nents in large numbers. We .
know we can hold off the com
munists for a considerable period
of time."
Signal corps troops outside the .
walls were busy stringing emerg
ency army circuits down tne
Szechuen road through the Hong-
kew district and fanning out, like
a tent.
The 43-year-old general, who .
looks like a small oriental coun
terpart of Clark Gable, said:
The entire nationalist army
knows the battle for Shanghai is
the Stalingrad of the entire war.
The entire army knows the battle
for Shanghai is the decisive turn
ing point, that the fate of all
China, including Canton, is in the
balance.
"We intend to keen the port
open, and military air fields func
tioning. '
"You will hear increasing ru
mors of enemy action along the
two principal railroad lines enter
ing the city from Hangcnow to
the southwest and from Nanking
to the west.
.' Supplies Said Ample
"Some of these reports will not
be pleasant. I therefore want to
make it entirely clear that the
troops in. Shanghai are ready and.
able to fight an entirely indepen
dent war without leaning on the
two rail lines for supplies."
Asked how he expected the en
emy attack to develop, and when,
the general replied :
"It probably will start with
skirmishes with the 'u n d e r
ground' communists, as we call
the small resident bands not a
part of the communist army.
"Then l expect neavy artillery
bombardment of Shanghai, fol
lowed by an effort at invasion by-
infantry. I do not 'expect effec-
five aerial bombardment by the
enemy. i
"As to tne timing, I expect the
skirmishes will begin shortly
along the rail lines, but I doubt
the enemy will be able to make a
decisive advance for several days,
perhaps as long as two weeks.
The general offered his visitor
a glass of hot tea while he chain
smoked British cigarets.' The
quiet-spoken, reserved officer Is a
graduate of the original class of
Whampoa academy, founded at
Canton by Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek.
Will Stand to Death
"We will defend Shanghai to
the death," he said.
Asked about the weapons which
will oppose him, he said he ex
pected to be faced with an assort
ment of Japanese weapons and
American 015's. In their swift ad
vances the communists have cap
tured vast stores of American
made equipment, in overrun na
tionalist positions.
He declined to describe or com
ment upon the numbers and com-
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Keystone ranch, owned by J. L.
Jacob & Sons In Prineville, and
the Pilot Butte hereford ranch,
owned by J. R. Breese & Sons,
Prineville.
The cattlemen are scheduled to
leave on the tour from the Pilot
Butte Inn at 8 a.m. June 19. On
the nine-day trip they will travel
through the Redmond and
Crooked river valleys, north
through the wheat belt of Slier
man county, and across the Co
lumbia river Into the alfalfa coun
try around Centervllle and Gold
endale, then north over Satus pass
Into the Yakima valley.
Go to Pasco
From there the cattlemen will
pass through Pasco, the naval
depot, ' then to Palouse country
and down to the Clearwater river.
Their route then will follow
along the Snake river Into the
Pomeroy area, south through the
Walla Walla district to Oregon,
over the Blue mountains into the
Grande Ronde valley at LaGrande,
then along the Old Oregon trail
Into the Powder river country and
the Baker valley. The tour will
be concluded with a trip to the
John Day country. i