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THE (SEND BULLETIN. END. OREGON
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1949
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Star Route Mail
Carriers Meet
Slar route mail carriers from
the eastern Oregon district met
in Bend yesterday, at the Trail
ways Coffee shop, with points us
distant as Vale represented.
Thirty-four active members of the
association were present for the
session largest attended conven
tion In the history of the associa
tion. Roscburg and Newherg, west
of the mountains, were also rep
resented. Willis Scofield, Roseburg, state
president of the Oregon slar route
mall carriers, presided at the con
ference, and touched on plans for
the national convention of the as
sociation, to be held In Pittsburgh
this year. Plans for the Oregon
state convention at Silver Creek
falls state park also were dis
cussed. The tentative dute for
this convention has been set for
August 7.
Legislation Discussed
Discussed at the Bend confer
ence was the'recent congressional
legislation granting permanent
tenure and pay increases to star
route carriers, aeolield discussed
this legislation, and also touched
on the work of the association's
Washington representative, Frank
Russell. .
The delegates held morning and
afternon sessions, with time out
for dinner.
Arrangements for the Bend
meeting were made by Guy Dur
ham, Bend star carrier. Durham,
who has carried the mail for 35
years, has one of the longest
routes In the state and covers
more than 300 miles daily.
Russian Roulette
Has Tragic End
Port Angeles, Wash , May JC
ilh Three teen-aged Seattle
youths, bored with target shoot
ing Sunday, started a game of
Russian roulette.
Burton Bay, 19, inserted one
cartridge in his .22 caliber pistol,
twirled the chamber and pluced
the muzzle to his right temple.
He won.
The hammer clicked on an emp
ty chamber.
Once aeain he spun the cham
ber and again there was only the
metallic ciick or hte hammer
when he pulled the trigger.
Bay tried it a third time. He
lost.
Under sheriff Howard Breece
reported the pistol fired and a
bullet pierced the youth's skull.
He was rushed to Hay and Dav
ison hospital where he died
shortly after his arrival.
Cloudburst Hits '
Camp Creek Area
A cloudburst that hit the Hamp
ton butte highlands to the south
sent a roaring flood of water
down Camp creek, in southern
Crook county, this past week end,
Dominique Verges, operator of
the large "96" ranch, reported
when in Bend today.' - '
Bridges were washed away and
crops were damaged. Camp creek
slashed hew channels, 12 feet deep
in places, .through the "96"' ranch
meadows. Full extent of the dam
age has not yet been delermlnedr
Verges said. Heaviest loss will be
to crops, including a large field
of rye that was still partly under
water this morning. '
The cloudburst sent a big head
of water down Camp creek from
the highlands, but farm buildings,
on the Valley bottom, were not
damaged, Bridges washed cway
Included a cement structure. '
' Torrential rains lilt the range
country .adjacent to the' "96"
ranch. Verges was riding range in
the Buck creek area when the
storm hit, Friday afternoon.
. Clearing weather was general
over Central Oregon today, fol
lowing nearly a week of electrical
storms. Bend's precipitation for
the storm was light, only .16 of
an inch.
TWICK IN SAME DAY
Prinevllle, May 16 Friends
the past several days have been
tendering felicitations to Mrs.
Steve Yuncey, pioneer stock ranch
matron, on having become a great
grandmother twice on the same
day.
On last Friday a son was born
at Seattle to Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Erickson. The mother was the
former Joan Yancey of Prinevllle.
On the same day a boy was born
at the Prinevllle general hospital
to Mr. and Mrs. Don Yancey.
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April Salmon Run
Lowest on Record
Portland, May 16 Hl'i-The runs
of Chinook salmon and steelhead
at Bonneville dam during April
were the lowest on record for the
month since counting began 11
years ago.
The Chinook count was 5,766
fish in contrast to 21,205 in April,
1948, and 83.520 for April, 1947.
The steelhead count this year was i
3,285 fish.
The run of Chinook salmon dur
ing May is improving with ap
proximately 4,000 Chinook climb
ing the flshways daily.
Fishermen said it was possible
the run was late in entering the
Columbia,
Macaroni, spaghetti or egg
noodles are made and used in
every country where whAt is
grown.
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