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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
TWO SECTIONS
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1949
No. 132
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BEND
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Sim dell Lake
Cities League
Topics Cover
Wide Range
Delegations from points as dls.
tant as Burns were here last night
for a regional meeting of the
League of Oregon cities, with 65
I persons present at a dinner held
In the Pilot Butte Inn's Blue room.
T. D. Sexton, mayor of Bend, pre
sided, with Mayor George W.
Peavy of Corvallis, league presi
dent, conducting the meeting for
tne visitors.
Subjects discussed at a three
hour session ranged from assess
ment equalization to daylight sav
ing. Most of the meeting was
devoted to questions and answers.
Representing the League of Ore
gon cities in providing answers to
questioris were Dr. Peavy, Mayor
Hollis S. Smith, Dallas, league
vice-president; Deane Seeger,
league consultant, from Eugene,
and Arnold M. Westling, planning
and public works consultant for
the bureau of municipal research
and service of the University of
Oregon.
Flrsf in Series
The Bend meeting was the first
regional conference in a series.
The league officials moved south
today, for a meeting in Klamath
Falls.
"It is vital that our fundamen
tal liberties be restored," Dr.
Peavy declared in his opening
remarks. He touched on the re
cent long session of the state legis
lature, and said he saw no reason
why the legislature should be
called on to set county court sal
aries, in counties as distant from
Salem as Harney, "The legisla
ture," he declared, "is piddling
withmatters on city and county
levels, when It should be con
cerned with problems on the state
level."
Session Reviewed
i. oeeger, in nis capacity as league
consultant, reviewed the a7-day
session of the state legislature and
submitted a report bearing on
bills of county and city interest
at that long session.
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Plane Wreckage,
Body Discovered
Chehalis, Wash., May 10 (IB
The state patrol today reported
finding the wreckage of a crashed
navy plane only 200 feet from the
wreckage of another navy plane
discovered in the area last week.
Both planes, Grumann Wildcats,
crashed on Jan. 23, 1944, on a
flight from Sand Point naval air
station to California.
State patrol sergeant Marvin
Paulsen said the body of navy
Lt. John R. Crowe was identified
in the wreckage found today.
The first plane, piloted by Lt.
Joseph Schieche of Spokane, was
discovered late Wednesday 500
feet off a logging road in the
Camp MacDonald area, 18 miles
west of here. Navy officers at
Sand Point definitely identified
the body as that of Lt. Schieche.
Today's wreckage was sighted
by A. Z. Larsen, safety director
of the Weyerhaeuser Timber com
pany at Camp MacDonald and
Kobert E, Manning, camp engi
neer, who located the first plane.
" Identification of Crowe's body
was made by means of a wrist
watch and navy dog tag.
Indians Declared
Favorable to Dam
Madras, May 10 T. Leland
Brown, here for a session of cir
cuit court, reports that a wrong
interpretation was placed on his
statement before the state hydro
electric commission recently.
Brown said the Portland news
papers Indicated in their hand
ling of his statement that the
Indians are opposed to the dam
at Pelton site on the Deschutes
river.
The Warm Springs Indians, as
was evidenced In testimony of
their representatives at a hear
ing held In Salem on February
10, declared their support of the
(lam with an emphasis, it was
ciled by Brown.
Brown has indicated that a for
mal statement aimed at offset
ting the erroneous reports will
"e issued by the Indians.
ACCIDENT FATAL
Valsetz, May 10 HP John L.
Crossman, 48-year-old logger
from Falls City was killed here
yesterday when he was caught
between a rolling log and a nag,
Huge Wheat
Crop Again
In Prospect
Washington, May 10 HP) The
agriculture department today es
timated this year's winter wheat
production at 1,021,476,000 bush
els. That would be the second larg
est winter crop in history and
would virtually assure that the
total supply of wheat in the coun
try would hit a new record high
after the summer harvest.
That, in turn, would require
the government to proclaim pro
duction controls on the 1950
wheat crop in a move to hold
down burdensome surpluses.
Today's forecast, based on May
1 growing conditions, was only
1,790,000 bushels greater than
last month's forecast. It was 46,
000,000 short of the record set by
the winter crop two years ago.
Harvest Starts Soon
Harvesting of the winter crop
Is expected to begin late this
month. The department next
month will make its first fore
cast of spring-sown wheat pro
duction. Coupled with an average post
war outturn of about 300,000,000
bushels of spring wheat, the fore
casted winter crop would bring
total 2949 wheat production to
1,321,000,000 bushels. '
That compares with total pro
duction of 1,288,000,000 bushels
last year, the all-time record of
1,367,000,000 bushels in 1947 and
the 10-year average (1938-47) pro
duction of 943,000,000.
The report estimated winter
wheat would yield 18.4 bushels
per acre compared with 18.7
bushels last year. The depart
ment estimated that 90.7 per cent
of this year's record high acre
age would be harvested for
grain. That compares with 90.9
per cent last year.
Wallace Meet
Sees Fireworks
Portland, May 10 tPi Some
verbal fireworks broke out in
Portland last night between Henry
A. Wallace, progressive party
chief, and Dr. A. L. Strand, pres
ident of Oregon State college.
Only about 50 persons near the
speakers' platform heard the
clash, just as a four-hour meet
ing of Wallace and his party broke
up at the Civic auditorium.
Wallace during his speech ear
lier had made several references
to Dr. Strand's recent dismissal
of two Oregon State college pro
fessors. Wallace said the firing
of Dr. Ralph Spitzer and L. R.
Levalle for alleged communist
leanings was "discriminatory."
Dr. Strand appeared on the plat
form with Wallace after the meet
ing and took exception to the re
marks of the former progressive
party presidential candidate.
strand said he was glad ne at
tended the Wallace meeting be
cause "if there is any doubt as to
what the progressive party stands
for, it has been made plain here."
Wallace answered that Dr.
Strand did not want peace.
Catfish Anglers
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Lured by news that catlUh are biting, scores of youngsters have been trying their luck In the Brooks
Scanlon pond for the past several days and report fair catches. However, these youngsters Monday
afternoon were catching more whiteflsh than catfish. Sportsmen report that several years ago a for
mer Bend resident brought a sackful of catfish here from Houston lake. These were planted In the
warm water of. the pond, constructed as a fire emergency reservoir. Recently, the catfish found their
way out Into the river and into the Mirror pond. ,
Here Saturday,
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Dan Collins and John Connolly,' Bend, are shown here boarding a
United Mainliner at Roberts field, Redmond, Saturday, on the
start of a trip from this city to Shannon, Ireland. They left here
Saturday at 2 p.m. and were soheduled to arrive in Ireland early
today, following a stop-over in New York. The flight from New
York to Ireland was made via Pan-American World airways. The
party was made 100 per cent Irish Saturday in Redmond when
Stewardess Flanagan joined Collins and Connolly for the picture.
Wafer Right Sales Halted
By Central Oregon District
Sale of Central Oregon Irrigation district water rights has
been suspended at least temporarily pending determination
of the status of these rights,
C.O.I, audit report for the past calendar year. I he report was
prepared by Bernard C. Davis, of the Bowers, Davis and
Hoffman firm of certified accountants, Salem.
"The exact status and values of the excess water rights is
not available due to certain
the adjudication proceedings
now in process, the audit
states. "Should it be determin
ed that the district can retain
the water rights it now holds
on some 2,766 acres of unim
proved land, these water
rights at current prices would
be worth at least $130,000." -
Big Sums Involved
In the period 1946 to 1948, the
district sold the water rights on
1.657 acres for which it received
$84,270. .
As a result of the suspension
of the sale of water rights, cash
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Now in Ireland
according to information in the
legal problems arising through
reserves have been substantially
reduced, "so that it now appears
that a larger portion of the dis
trict's expenditure must be pro
vided by assessments," the audit
s'ntes. Of the expenditures of
$4.16 per acre for 1948, approxi
mately $2.94 was provided by
assessments, 18 cents by sale of
water rights and land, 40 cents
from miscellaneous revenues and
the remainder or 64 cents from
cash accumulated in prior years.
The total expenditures for op
erations in 1948 amounted to
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Vandenberg
Clarifies Aid
For Europe
By John L. Steele
(United Press Stmff Corrcttpondnt)
Washington, May 10 UM Sen.
Arthur H. Vandenberg, R Mich.,
said today the United States must
make it clear that its arms-for-Europe
plan does not pledge this
country to defend western Eu
rope's frontiers with "a Maginot
line of some sort."
The republican foreign policy
leader said that failure to do so
would be "to deceive our friends
abroad the last possible crime
we should commit.
Vandenberg's statement caihe
after James P. Warburg, New
York author and former banker,
told the senate foreign relations
committee that the North Atlantic
treaty and the arms plan might
cost the U. S. more than $10,000,
000,000 and require a million
troops in western Europe.
Understanding: Sought
Vandenberg said that the pro
posed $1,130,000,000 arms plan, by
its limited nature, could contem
plate no such project, but he said
this country's "task is to make it
perfectly sure that the facts are
they exist are perfectly under
stood." He joined with Sens. Claude
Pepper, D., Fla., and Brien Mc
Mahon, D., Conn., in saying he
had no commitments wtiatso
ever" to support the arms plan.
Committee Chairman Tom Con-
nally, D., Tex., clashed with War
burg when the author demanded
clarifcation of the pact and the
arms program. Connally told
Warburg, "I think you need clari
fying instead of the treaty be
cause your views are so nebulous
that I can't understand them.'
... Warburg told the senate Ibr-
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Truman, Byrd
Square Off
For Conflict
By Lyle C. Wilson
(United Prom Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 10 Another
political feud hit the headlines
today to remain awhile as Presi
dent Truman and Sen. Harry F.
Byrd, D., Va., squared off in bat
tle for control of the democratic
party in the senate.
Both are professional politic
ians, graduated cum laude from
rough and tumble political ma
chines. Mr. Truman got his di
ploma under the teachings of the
late Tom Pendergast, who was
boss of Missouri democrats until
he went to jail on income tax
.charges.
Bitterness Revealed
The senator's degree comes
from his own Byrd machine
which controls the democratic
party In Virginia. The bitterness
which has developed between the
two men was revealed yesterday
in the somewhat loose talk of
Gilbert Harrison, a White House
visitor, who confided that Mr.
Truman had said there were "too
many Byrds in the senate." It
is not considered cricket to re
peat presidential conversations.
Byrd thought over the com
ment for a bit yesterday after
noon and replied:
"If the president means he will
attempt to purge me from the
senate because I will not accept
his dictatorship in matters of
legislation, then I will be on hand
wheji the purging stalls. I owe
my allegiance 10 my constitut-
ency of Virginia. So long as I
remain in the senate I will vote
as my conscience dictates and to
represent the wishes of my con-stltutonts."
Pension Bill Signed, Expect
Referendum Vote This Fall
Salem, May 10 UP(;ov. Doug
las McKay announced today that
he has signed the old age pension
bill passed by the recent legisla
ture, ond a companion measure
which requires children who are
financially able to contribute to
the support of needy parents.
Immediately there were reper
cussions. Old-age pension advo
cates indicated that they would
launch a movement to refer the
old-age pension law to the people.
At the general election last No
vember, the voters favored a mea
sure for a mandatory minimum
pension of $50 a month. The bill
signed Into law late Monday by
McKay provides for a $50 pension
if and when there is money in the
state general fund to pay it,
Soviets Give
Electricity
To Berliners
Berlin, May 10 UP) Forty hours
before the Berlin blockade is due
to be lifted the Russians today
gave the western sectors of the
city a present of several hours of
unrationed electricity.
It was the first time housewives
In the western sectors had en-
Joyed unrationed electricity in the
middle of the morning since pow
er rationing was imposed on the
city by the blockade that started
July 9.
The direct cause of the electric
service which the western sectors
received was a two-hour test of
the long-distance power cables
which bring current into Berlin
from generating plants deep in
the Russlain zone in Saxony-An-halt.
German authorities at the
Bewag power control station in
western Berlin said they were en
gaged in tests with the Bewag
plant in the soviet zone.
Restoration Gradual
Radios played and electric
stoves glowed as the power flow
ed into American sector lines
from the soviet sector. All of Ber
lin's major power generating sta
tions are in the soviet sector.
German electric power authori
ties said the restoration of electri
city to the western sectors would
take place gradually.
Full service, such as existed be
fore the Russians cut off the pow-
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Columbia River
Rise Continues
Portland, May 10 IP The
weather bureau predicted today
that the Columbia river azain
will reach flood stage at 15 feet
at Vancouver, wash.. Friday....
Forecasters said the main
stem of the Columbia at Grand
Coulee dam and the Snake river
were rising steadily and thus
would send a new spring freshet
crest down on the lower Colum
bia during the week end.
At Lewiston, Ida., the Snake
went up 1.6 feet in 24 hours, the
bureau said, and at Trinidad, the
main Columbia went up 1.3 feet
overnight.
Runoff Substantial
Boise, Ida., May 10 UP) The
U.S. geological survey reported
today that the accumulated run
off in the Columbia river basin
has reached a volume that "Indi
cates the flood potential is being
dissipated at a reassuring rate."
The survey reported that the
likelihood of destructive flooding
in Oregon streams Is limited io
some of those draining the Blue
mountains, including the Powder,
Grande Ronde, John Day, and
Crooked rivers. But, the survey
added, lt now seems unlikely that
floods on any of those streams
will equal those of 1948.
Madras Marshal
Fined for Assault
Madras, May 10 Arley MIZar,
Madras city marshal, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault and
battery brought by Louis Le
Claire, Warm Springs Indian
rancher, has paid a fine of $25,
plus court costs, L. A. Bean, Mad
ras justice of the peace, said to
day. The case reportedly crew out
of a dispute between MiZar and
LeClair, following the capture by
the marshal of a horse which had
escaped at the local railway sta
tion when Lecialre was loading a
stock car with animals from the
reservation. In the course of the
dispute it was charged that MiZiir
struck the Indian.
MiZar was not acting In offi
cial capacity when the incident oc
curred, Bean said.
Leaders of the old age pension
movement had vigorously urged
its veto. But Gov. McKay said, aft
er he signed the measure, he was
"convinced the welfare of the
state and of the aged citizens who
are In need will be advunced if
this bill becomes law."
Said the governor: "I would be
derelict In meeting my obligations
If I disapproved It."
The governor, as he signed the
old age pension bill, told the
press:
"There has been a great deal of
misunderstanding as to its provi
sions and I urge that Interested
parties consider these facts:
"There is no 'Hen' provision In
the law. No one will be asked tin
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Survivors Are Treated in Bend
Hospital; Body of Pilot Taken
From 30 Feet of Water Today
Three Deschutes national forest officials, survivors of an
amphibian plane crash at Odell lake yesterday afternoon that
killed a California pilot, were brought to Bend early this
morning and two were placed in St. Charles hospital.
Brought to this city from Odell Summit lodge, where they
were taken following the crash that killed David Lepescu, San
Francisco, Calif., were Ralph W. Crawford, Deschutes na
tional forest supervisor ; Newell . Cory, Crescent district
Dalles Attorney
Murders Wife,
Takes Own Life
The Dalles, May 10 tui Author
ities said today Frank G. Dick,
64, one of Oregon's most promi
nent attorneys, killed his wife
and then committed suicide 12
hours later.
Between the slaying and the sui
cide, police said Dick drove 20
miles from The Dalles to Dufur,
where he wa Arrested for reck
less driving wtiile his car was
"weaving over the highway."
Authorities, piecing together
evidence of the tragedy, said Dick
apparently shot his wife, Beulah,
48, with a .38 caliber revolver in
their home early yesterday.
Dick was charged with reckless
driving and with driving without
an operator s license. He paid a
$25 fine on the first charge and
sy.5t) on the second.
Dick tried to telephone Police
chief M. E. Cloe here but the
chief was. out of hfs office rid
an assistant took the call.
Found by Son
Eventually, word reached Dick's
son, William, a law associate, tnat
his father had tried to contact
the police department.
William became alarmed and
rushed to the Dick home. He
found his father dying of a bullet
wound in the head. In the bed
room he found the body of his
step-mother. She had been dead
at least 12 hours.
The Wasco county coroner s of
fice and state criminal investiga
tion agents were trying to determ
ine the exact hour of death of
Dick s wife.
In addition to his outstanding
legal career, Dick was prominent
as the owner of a large livestock
ranch. He married Mrs. Dick, his
second wife, last December. She
formerly was the wife of a man
who worked on the Dick ranch.
Dick's first wife died three years
ago.
Lions Offices
Are Contested
Contests for every office, with
the possible exception of that of
the secretary, will be faced by the
Lions when they hold their an
nual club election next Tuesday.
This was made certain at today's
luncheon meeting when new
nominations were submitted.
Three, James W. Bushong, Loyde
Blaklcy and C. J. Morgan, have
been nominated for president. So
far, Farley Elliott is the only
nominee for secretary.
R. E. Jewell, Bend high school
principal, was speaker at today's
luncheon meeting, at the Pine
Tavern. Introduced by Doug
Ward, Jewell touched on high
lights of the address delivered by
Dr. Robert M. Hutchlns, Univer
sity of Chicago chancellor, at the
recent conference of educators in
Spokane, Wash.
t.eorge (iove announced plans
for the annual challenge golf
tourney between Klwiinlnns mid
Lions, to be played Thursday af
ternoon. Special Election
Vote Heavy Today
Bend's advisory election on the
daylight saving question this af
ternoon was attracting more In
terest than the $226,561 school
levy election of last week, with
340 ballots cast up until 1:45 p.m.
Only one voting place is In
use for the advisory election,
with all ballots being cast in the
city hall. As each voter accepts
a ballot, he is asked to sign his
name on a prepared slip, with
address added.
Votes will be accepted until 8
p.m.
ranger, and Richard P. Bott-
cher, Deschutes forest engi
neer in charge of recreation.
Crawford and Cory are in the
local hospital. Bottcher was
able to be around town today.
Crawford suffered head in
juries, bruises and shock,
Cory's injuries were believed prin
cipally abdominal, probably caus
ed by the safety belt. Bottcher
Plane Wrecked
The crash that resulted in the
death of the California pilot and
tne injury 01 the three lorest offi
cials occurred when the twin-en
gined amphibian plane plunged
lnt1 fVio tnt lalrn fnllntiflncy an at.'.
tempted take off. The pilot appar
ently failed io gain altitude, and
in an attempt to dodge trees near
the lake margin, he dipped sharp
ly to tne leit. one wing struck the
water and the crash followed.
witli. the big plane sweeping
around in a cart-wheel motion.
So terrific was the crash that
the plane split in two. Dazed, the
occupants looked up at blue sky
as tne plane started to go under,
sinking on its -left side. All men
were wearing safety belts. Bott
cher, dazed, succeeded in unfast
ening hie own belt and that of
Crawford, who was. -pnjy partly.
conscious1. ..'
uory was seated witn tne pilot
In front when the crash occurred,
and Crawford and Bottcher were
in a rear seat 01 ine nve-piace
plane. Cory also was temporarily
dazed by the crash. When he re
vived, he was free from his belt.
The pilot was still In his seat, his
face covered with blood.
Strapped in Seat
Cory attempted to get the pilot
out of the cockpit, then discovered
tnat Iepescu was still strapped to
his seat. The ranger, only half
conscious himself, vainly attempt
ed to reach the pilot's safety belt,
but the shattered plane was sink
ing too rapidly.
Bottcher, after assisting Craw
ford and freeing him from the dis
lodged seat, assisted Cory to a
place of safety on the fuselage.
The plane was sinking forward,
and the three survivors were
clinging to the tail assembly, pre
paring, in tnelr dazed condition, to
attempt to swim to shore, not far
distant.
The crash occurred just around
a promontory from the Odell
Summit lodge, and was heard by
persons at tne lodge. Mr. and Mrs.
K. Badley and F. E. Davis of
the lodge staff quickly started a
motor boat and raced to the res
cue. Given First Aid
The men were taken from the
sinking plan and given first aid at
a summer home, not far from the
Willamette highway. Later they
were removed to the lodge, where
they remained until an ambulance
arrived from Klamath Falls and
Dr. W. O. Courier, accompanied
by W. E. Naylnr of the forest
staff, arrived from Bend. Craw
ford and Cory were brought to
Bend by ambulance and Bottcher
made the trip back with Naylor
and Dr. Coul ter.
When rescue parties reached
the scene of the crash, repeated
attempts were made to reach the
pilot, who drowned in the cockpit.
State police Joined In the attempt
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Ford, Unions
Meeting Today
Detroit, May 10 (tl'iFord Motor
company and CIO United Auto
Workers' union officials resumed
negotiations today to attempt set
tlement of a strike against two
key Ford plants that will leave
85,000 workers Idle tonight.
Peace talks in the six-day-old
walkout were renewed as Ford
scheduled Immediate shutdowns
of 11 of Its assembly lines. The
remaining eight will close by next
Monday.
Henry Ford II, youthful com
pany president who accepted a
union offer to reopen negotiations,
did not attend the meeting.