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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
TWO SECTIONS
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949
No. 180
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awaii Strike
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toQatipini
Petition Protests
Shift of Pound
To' Dump Area
The newly-organized Deschutes county branch of the Ore
gon Humane society Wednesday evening carried the local
"dog dispute" to the city commission. A petition, bearing 250
names and protesting against the proposed shift of the city
pound to a location near the municipal dump, was presented
by Mrs. Alice Oreweiler, on behalf of the society. -
"There would be no water nor shade at the new location,"
Mrs. Oreweiler told the commission. "We believe.that even
the present pound, despite its -
unsanitary condition, would r , r
be better than the proposed
new site."
Mrs. Oreweiler also protest
ed against the city regulation
that $6 Is the minimum amount
for which Impounded dogs can
be sold, declaring that this re
sults in the destruction of many
animals that otherwise might find
a home. The city attorney, Ross
Farnham, explained that the mini
mum fine for dogs running at
large is $5, and that it costs the
city $1 to advertise for owners,
before the dogs are destroyed.
Thus the city would be defeating
its own purpose if it sold im
pounded dogs for less than $6, he
said. Owners would be able to
"buy" back their own dogs, in
stead of paying fines, he said.
Picture Is Shown
A recent photograph, taken at
the dump, was shown by Mrs.
Oreweiler. It showed the carcases
of a number of dogs, lying on the
clump after having been shot. The
city ordinance stipulates that
dogs thus "destroyed" shall be.
buried immediately.
Embarrassed committeemen
promised that this -., condition
would be rectified, but asked Mrs.
Oreweiler's group to "give us a
chance" to show what- can ,be
done, : by- moving the "present
pound to the proposed hew loca
tion near the city dump.
"If your committee is not satis
fied with the arrangement, it then
can be changed," Commissioner
W. J. Baer explained.
Fee Protest Heard
The commission acted precipi
tately at a previous meeting, in
voting to increase local taxi
license fees, Mayor T. D. Sexton
explained, after Asa Goddard,
representing the Owl taxi service,
had protested the proposed new
rates.
Mayor Sexton pointed out that
the commission had overlooked a
charter amendment, passed some
time ago by voters of Bend, to the
effect that no tax increases can
be imposed without vole of the
people. An increase in the taxi
license would fall in this category.
Mayor Sexton explained. He indi
cated he would favor repeal of
this amendment, if the people are
willing at the next city election,
in order to free the commission's
hands In the matter of increasing
muncipal revenue.
New License Sought
The commission granted two
requests by Duncan McKay, ap
pearing for local clients. One was
that an off-the-premlses beer li
cense be discontinued for the
Oasis cafe, and a resturant type
license be retained. The other
called for the city to grant a deed
to the Farmers Warehouse Co.,
for lot 14, part of which now ex
tends into the irrigation canal. It
was explained that the location
of the canal will be changed with
in a year or so, and that the ware
house company will need the lot
(Continued on Page 5)
Aflanfic Defense Pact
May Bankrupt
Washington. Julv 7 itP Sen.
Ralph E. Flanders, R., Vt., came
out against the North Atlantic
defense pact today, saying it will
not stop Russia and will help
bnnkrupt the United States.
For those reasons, he said, he
is withholding his support of the
12-natlon treaty.
Flanders' surprise announce
went came during a blistering
attack on U.S. foreign policy as
the senate moved toward ratifi
cation of the pact.
"The politburo has set out to
ruin us economically," he said.
"The politburo has victory with
in its grasp. It is at this moment
running our country. It deter
mines our policy not merely in
the foreign field but in the do
mestic field."
Flanders said the world's "bat
tlefield'' is not where backers of
the Atlantic pact think It is. He
said the U.S. has fallen into a
Russian "budgetary ambush" by
overspending in foreign aid and
military preparedness fields. The
renon uam
Order Issued
By Commission '
Salem, Ore., July 7 up The
state hydroelectric commission
announced today that it had is
sued an order to the Northwest
Power Supply company to show
evidence that it has complied
with provisions of Oregon law
for fish protection in connection
with its application to build the
Pelton dam on the Deschutes
river.
The order points out that this
section of the fish and game code
requires anyone desiring to build
a dam of a height that will make
a fishway over it impracticable,
must apply to the fish commis
sion for a permit to construct
such, a dam. The fish commis
sion, in its discretion, is author
ized to grant such a permit if
the applicant builds a hatchery
and hatchery residence to satis
factory specifications. The com
pany proposing to build the Pel
ton power dam has already indi
cated its willingness to build such
a hatchery.
Must Submit Plans
The hydroelectric commission's
order also informed the company
that if a preliminary permit is
granted, it will be required to
submit plans for eliminating or
regulating the operational fluc
tuation below the dam. The com
mission said this would be neces
sary because the daily storage
and release of water during the
period when the river flow is
low would cause a fluctuation
which would endanger "human
life below" and would be "Injuri
ous to young fish life."
Said the commission: "There
will be times during the summer
and fall when the release of
stored water for peaking pur
poses between -4 and 8 o'clock
in the afternoon, will more than
double the flow of the river. This
operational fluctuation would be
particularly dangerous to fisher
men and the raising and lower
ing of the river level would be
detrimental to young fish life
near the river banks."
The commission pointed out
that this evidence was needed be
fore the preliminary permit is
issued. And the preliminary per
mit itself would not necessarily
mean authorization of the dam.
It would merely enable the com
pany to proceed with studies de
signed to show cause why it
should be granted the eventual
I permit to build the dam.
U.S., Claim
end result, he said, could be only
national bankruptcy.
Red Plot Seen
He said the pact's related $1,
450,000,000 arms program will be
another step In a soviet plot to
bankrupt this nation.
He told the senate that the
pact's provisions for mutual de
fense against aggression "moral
ly committed" the U.S. to declare
war In event of an invasion In
Europe.
Flanders' bitter attack on the
treaty and arms program came
as a bombshell surprise. He
usually has gone along with the
administration on foreign policy
measures and is a close friend
of Warren R. Austin, top U.S.
official at the United Nations. He
succeeded Austin In the senate.
Despite his announcement, sen
ate opposition to the treaty ap
peared to be crumbling. The ad
ministration was reported ready
to ask congress to speed action
on the arms aid program.
Fire Blackens South Slope of
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Fire started by a firecracker the first of the week raced over the south slope of Pilot butte, above
the spiral road. In the blackened part of the butte, at the left, top, can be sefcn white spots. These
are ashes from dead junipers in the path of the fire. Green junipers may survive the fire.
East Gets
Some Relief
From Heat
(By United Press)
Easterners got a brief respite
from the nation's worst heat
wave of the year today but resi
dents in the midwest and plains
states sweltered in new waves of
hot air rolling up from the south
west. A United Press survey showed
that 411 persons have died as re
sult of the heat since 6 p.m. Fri
day. Of the total, 116 died of heat
prostration, sunstroke or heat
induced heart attacks and 295
were drowned while seeking re
lief at beaches. . ) :
"A hcaTTWHrrtiiMed-eut
the searing rays of the sun over
New York, Pennsylvania New
Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland
and Ohio, and- the temperature
dropped somewhat from the ex
tremes of the past Week.
New York expected Jt high to
day in the middle 70's.
Chicago expected a high of 88
or 90. If it hits 90 tomorrow, the
heat wave would set a new rec
ord by having blistered the city
for nine days.
Hot In South
In Dixie, the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, and across the
plains states, the forecasts were
for "continued hot and humid."
South Dakota braced for a high
of 105 degrees.
Scattered showers helped a
little in some areas.
At Lawrence, Kan., a severe
storm snapped power lines and
caused 12 fires in 75 minutes.
The fire chief said it was his
"worst night In 13 years with
the department."
Despite the cloudiness over the
east, weather forecasters were
cautious about whether the east
coast's 42-day drouth had been
broken. Rains that reached 1V4
inches In some places teased
farmers who had lost an esti
mated $70,000,000 in crops.
Forecasters said several inches
of rainfall would be needed to
save thirsting crops In New Eng
land, New York and New Jersey.
U.S. Steel Rejects
Wage Proposals
Pittsburgh, July 7 if The U.
S. Steel corporation's flat rejec
tion of CIO president Philip Mur
ray's fourth-round wage increase
demand brought the strong pos
sibility today of a nationwide
steel strike July 16.
In announcing "big steel's"
stand, Benjamin F. Falrless, pres
ident of the corporation, said
there was "no sound or proper
Justification" for wage hikes now.
"With business now receding
In almost every Industry across
the land," Fairies? said, "nothing
could be more damaging to the
economy of the nation than gen
erally to increase labor costs at
this time." Hp noted that any
wage boost by "big steel" would
"encourage" increases throughout
American Industry.
Murray, who also heads the
CIO United Steelworkers, prompt
ly announced that the union's ex
ecutive board and wage-policy
committee would meet next Wed
nesday to "take any action neces
sary." The conference comes
three days before the July 16
strike deadline and Murray made
it clear that a walkout will be the
subject of the parley.
If
Central Oregon Facing Fire
Danger, as Result of Drouth
Central Oregon faces its most serious fire situation in his
tory and only a change in the weather and cooperation of the
public will prevent serious losses, forest, grazing district and
county officials fear. In Bend, Fire chief LeRoy Fox warns,
the situation is serious, due to the continued aridity.
Since the first of the year, only 3.50 inches of rain has been
measured in Bend. This is the lowest on record for a similar
period. The greatest danger ;
from fire is in the dry grass
that covers the range country
and reaches into marginal for
ests, officials point out.
Some serious range fires
have already occurred. One in
the lower Deschutes gorge black
ed some 18,000 acres im. June.
Scdres of, grass fires have occur
red in central Oregqn;"'Bnd have
flared' through brush and grass
in Deschutes, Crook and Jeffer
son counties. This week.t one
raced along the Crooked river
rim, just southwest of Prineville.
Butte Blackened
The largest fire in the Bend'
area was that which was started
by a firecracker the first of this
week on Pilot butte. About half of
the south slope of the butte, above
the first spiral of the road to the
top, was blackened. Highway of
ficials believe junipers in the
path of the flames will survive,
dead trees in the area were burn
ed to ash.
Chief Fox said the fire situation
in Bend at present is probably the
most serious in history, because
of dry conditions. He has asked
that the public exercise every
care with fire. Most of the fires
started this past week were start
ed by firecrackers. Eighteen fires
were reported over the Fourth of
July holidays.
Deschutes national forest offi
cials said the woods ore danger
ously dry. However, they added,
users of the woods over the holi
days extended outstanding co
operation in keeping fire out of
the timber. Only one blaze was
reported, despite the fact that
thousands of people were in the
woods.
Conditions in the range coun
try, especially where lands are
covered with "cheat" grass, are
serious, stockmen report. They
said a wind-whipped fire would
blacken thousands of acres in a
few hours.
Nevada Hoppers
In High Gear!
Those Nevada grasshoppers
are apparently moving toward
Oregon in high gear.
Such Is the belief of A. T. Nie
bergnll, local jeweler, who was
called on this morning to pro
vide a new crystal for a watch
owned by a Washington motor
ist, who had stopped briefly in
Bend.
The motorist said he was driv
ing through Nevada, near the
Oregon border, yesterday when
a huge grasshopper struck the
face of his wrist watch, shatter
ing the, crystal.
Members of the store staff
laughed. The motorist didn't
think the matter was funny. He
left, with his repaired watch, be
fore his name was learned.
SUFFERS INJURY
Harless Caudell, 39, lost his left
thumb yesterday morning in a
wood-chopping accident at the
Jack and Walter Kittredge ranch,
at Summer lake, where he was
employed. According to in forma
Hon given by Caudell at St. Char
les hospital, where he was treat
ed, he lost control of the axe he
was using.
Pilot Butte
AS.
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Death of Bpy
By Strangling,
Investigated
Chicago. Julv 7 tlP ! The bodv
oitaur-yearalXhumLaux was
luuiiu.iuuay in a sac in ine oase
ment headquarters of a teen-age
"Hangmen's Noose Club" and
police announced that a 13-year-old
member of the club had ad
mitted and then denied the slay
ing. Police Capt. Frank Reynolds
said that the youth, Charles Mun
day, admitted to assistant state's
attorney Leo Poch that he had
strangled and then hanged the
child after an argument over a
pet kitten. A short time later,
chief of detectives Timothy O'Con
nor said the youth had denied the
slaying.
The youth said he was "ner
vous and upset" when he made
the admission, O'Connor reported.
In announcing the admission,
Reynold and O'Connor reported
that Mundny had said the Laux
child had hidden his pet kitten in
an automobile and denied know
ing where it was. Another child
in. the nelghborhod heard the ar
gument and told Munday where
the kitten was hidden.
Munday said he then took the
Laux child to the basement,
strangled him by thrusting his
fingers down his throat and then
hanged him with rope to a beam,
Reynolds reported.
Pattern S-n
He sam the slaying was pat
terned after mock hangings the
teenagers used for initiating
members In the club. He said he
later cut down the body and
placed it in the sack head down,
Reynolds reported.
The youth's mother, Mrs. Edith
Munday, 49, who found the body
in the sack, meanwnllc was tan
en to police headquarters for He
detector tests about unusual cir
cumstances In reporting the dis
covery to police. Her husband,
Ernest, and another son, Robert,
15, also were questioned but were
not given lie tests.
Chief of detectives Timothy
O'Connor said that the Munday
youth appeared "prematurely
adult" and wears a moustache
although ho has not yet begun
to shave.
The Laux boy had been missing
12 hours when his body was
found in the sack In the base
ment of a south side apartment
building In which he and the
Munday family live.
Police said teen age boys In the
middle-class neighborhood main- j
talned headquarters for their club
In the basement, which is win
dowless and has a dirt floor.
Over the doorway was a chalk
ed sign: "Hnng Men Noose Club."
At ?ach end of the sign was a
crude drawing of a gallows and
another of a hanging body.
BURGLARY REPORTED
Eddie's garage was entered last
night and about $79 In cash stol
en, police reported today. En
tranci was gained through an
alley window that had been pried
open. The money was taken from
a cache in the office.
Britain Asks
Further U.S.
Economic Aid
London, July 7 ui'i For the
third time since the end of the
war, socialist Britain turned today
to the United States for help in a
financial crisis.
Britain's chancellor of the ex
chequer. Sir Stafford Cripps, for
mally will ask the United States
to help this country escape bank
ruptcy at a conference beginning
tomorrow with U. S. Secretary of
treasury John W. Snyder.
The conference may prove as
crucial as those of nearly 20 years
ago, when Britain went off the
gold standard after the world
plunged into the blackest econ
omic depression in history.
Sitting in with Cripps and Sny
derwill be Canadian finance min
ister Douglas C. Abbot, who came
here for the commonwealth finan
cial conference next week. Can
ada's financial future is linked
closely with those of both the
United States and Britain.
Cripps indicated at a press con
ference last night that he will pre
sent a concrete plan to Snyder.
Details were a closely-guarded
secret, but Cripps hinted it would
include a suggestion that the
United States buy more British
goods, for its own sake as well as
Britain's.
"If the United States ceases to
buy rubber, tin, jute and cocoa
from the sterling area," he said,
"those countries won't have the
dollars to spend in the United
States."
At the same time, however,
Cripps announced in commons
yesterday that the government
has called a halt for three months
and perhaps longer on all new
purchasing from the United
States. Only by such drastic
means, he said, can the govern
mente halt the run on. Britain's
gold and ' dollar reserves, now
aown to i,t)uu,uuu,uuu.
Impressions
of
Central Oregon Visitors
"The thing that impresses me
most aoout tne west is tne
amount of it", Mrs. Samuel J.
Parker, of Lansdown, Penn., com
mented yesterday, while in Bend.
She declared that the wide open
spaces hereabouts are a remark
able contrast to the country about
Philadelphia where she and her
family live. Lansdown is a sub
erban area of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker,- their
daughter, .Ginnie Anne, and son,
Sammy, are concluding their va
cation trip west with a week's
visit at the home of Mr. Parker's
brother, and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Parker of Bend.
Since they left Lansdown the
visitors have travelled through all
but three of the national forests
in the west. On their return trip
east they plan to visit the remain
ing three which are Yellowstone,
Glacier, and Teton national parks.
Parker, who is a commercial
photographer, has taken colored
pictures of the scenery all along
the trip through the western
United States.
Since their arival here Sunday,
Parker and son Sammy have been
fishing every day, and so far
"Dad" has drawn a blank. Tues
day Sammy brought home a 12
inch rainbow from crane prairie,
and yesterday morning "Dad" had
it for breakfast. Parker is still
trying, however, and plans to fish
a few more of the lakes before
starting east.
Mrs. Parker Is pleased with the
weather In Central Oregon and
she said that she Is very thankful
that her family Is not In Pennsyl
vania at present suffering from
the extreme heat.
She also remarked that the
'teen agers seem to have much
more to do than those back cast
She said that, here, there always
seem to be activities, such as
dancing, swimming, hiking, etc.,
in which the youngsters can par
ticipate. She added that the
youngsters here have much more
freedom than Is enloyed by the
'teen agers in Philadelphia. In
Lansdown all recreational estab
lishments, such as theaters, bowl
ing alleys, bars, etc., close down
Sundays.
This is the first time that Mrs.
Parker and the children have
been In the western states. Mr.
Parker had been out here once
before. The trip also marks the
first visit between the two Parker
families In 11 years.
The visitors plan to leave Bend
Saturday.
fuTkjTextingl'ished
Three brush fires, all put out
before damage resulted, were at
tended by Bend fire department
in the past 24 hours. The first be
cured at 12:38 p.m. on Newport
avenue near 17th; the second, at
3:35 p.m. near Greenwood and
Division: the third, today at 9:16
a.m., near Eighth and Roanoke. .
Truman Reluctant to Take
Powers that Would Be Given
In Proposed Legislation
By Paul Harrison
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, July 7 (UP) The house un-American nctivi-'
ties committee today voted to investigate the 68-day Hawaiian
dock strike to determine whether it is communist-inspired, v
A member said the committe decided at a closed session to
send an investigator to Hawaii after the strike ends. Alter
receiving the investigator's report the committee will decide
whether to go into the matter further.
The committee member said the investigator will inquire
intn rpnortpd pnmmnniwr. infil-
tration in the islands and into I
key unions. He said the inves
tigator will not go to Hawaii
until the strike ends so there
can be no accusation of at
tempted strike-breaking by a
congressional committee.
. Truman Reluctant
The committee decision was
disclosed soon after President
Truman told a news 'conference
he has no power to intervene in
the crippling walkout and voiced
some doubt whether he wants
such power.
Mr. Truman made the state
ment when told that a bill to
grant him such authority is about
to be introduced in the senate.
The measure, drafted by Sen.
William. F. Knowland, R., Cal.,
and other west coast legislators,
reportedly would authorize tne
president to Invoke compulsory
arbitration and seize struck ship
ping and waterfront facilities. .
, Decision by the un-American
activities committee to Invest!
gate the strike stemmed from
efforts by Hawaiian delegate. Jo
seph R. Farrington to get some
congressional committee to look
into tMe walkout. ... '
Farrington had asked the house
public lands committee and the
house labor committee to make
an inquiry. They turned down the
request on grounds they had no
investigative powers.
Questioned at Conference
Mr. Truman was questioned
about the strike at his weekly
news conference.
The president said he did not
know whether he wanted author
ity to intervene in local strikes.
He conceded that even aside from
the Taft-Hartley law he had cer
tain inherent powers to deal with
strikes, but only when the welfare
of the 48 states is concerned or
when communications between
the several states are threatened.
A reporter observed that a pre
vious incident the Japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor certainly
Involved national security. Mr.
Truman quickly corrected the re
porter, pointing out tnat tnis was
a matter of conflict between two
nations and not merely a matter
Involving a single state or terri
tory.
Mr. Truman voiced his observa
tions as sponsors of the special
legislation sought democratic
leadership support for the meas
ure. Senate democratic leader
Scott W. Lucas, 111., already has
made a cautious commitment to
back some kind of legislation to
end the Hawaiian shipping tie-up.
STALEMATE SEEN
Honolulu, July 7 mi The 17
man strategy committee of the
CIO International longshoremen's
and warehousemen's union reces
sed Indefinitely todav and its
members returned to their homes
(Continued on Page 5i
American Taxpayers Facing
Further Help for Britain
By I.ylo C. Wilson
fllnltnl Prom Staff CormiiHimlrtin
Washington, July 7 lli Amer
ican taxpayers have laid out $26,
522,000,000 in the past four years
In foreign loans and gifts, of
which the biggest chunk went to
Great Britain.
Advances for the British over
that period were approximately
$6,000,000,000. That is a sizeable
shot In the arm for any economy.
But it has not been sufficient to
put the British back on their feet.
Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor
of the exchequer in Great Brit
airV social government, revealed
to the house of commons yester
day that his country Is headed
toward bankruptcy and must
take emergency measures to
avoid just that.
Response Sympathetic
Britain's plight drew a sympa
thetic response from Secretary
of state Dean Acheson. .
Congressional reactlun w a t
mixed.
Senate republican lpader Ken
neth S. Wherry, Neb., said Cripps'
.
Brooks-Scanlon
Highest Bidder
For Pine Timber
Brooks-Scanlon, Inc., Bend, was
the successful bidder for 3,500,000
board feet of pine timber in the .
Tepee draw area south of this
city yesterday afternoon when an
auction was held in the office of
the Deschutes national lorest su
pervisor. The Bend company's
final bid was $16 per thousand.
The government will receive a
total of $63,000 for the timber,
this to Include 60 cents per thou-,
sand for cleanup and $1.40 for
stand Improvement. ,
The Bend firm was awarded the
timber in spirited bidding with
the Tite-Knot mill of Redmond
and Leonard Lundgren. Bidding"
Started- at. $W.73 ana" was in.
creased in 50 cent leaps. Lund
gren dropped out at $12.05 and
Tite-Knot at $15.50. A. J. Glas
sow and Thomas F. Brooks rep- .
resented the Brooks-Scanlon, Inc.,
and Phil Dahl the Tite-Knot firm.
Lundgren represented his own
operation.
Is Marginal Stand
The stand of timber sold yes
terday is in the area between
the Arnold ice cave and the form
er site of Brooks-Scanlon camp
No. 2. It is laregly a marginal
stand, on the northeastern fringe
of the Deschutes national forest.-
Included in the timber to be
logged are various "pockets" of
pine left when Brooks-Scanlon,
Inc., originally logged the area.
Also sold were some pine trees
that are apparently being affect
ed, by drouth.
The timber will be trucked into
Bend for milling.
Postmasters Set
Annual Meeting
Walter Myers, fourth assistant
postmaster general, will be the
featured speaker at the annual
convention of the Oregon chap
ter of the National Postmasters'
association In Coos Bay this com
ing week, according to Informa
tion received by Postmaster Far
lev J. Elliott. Bend. With Mrs.
Elliott, he will attend the con
vention, to be held on July 12, 13
and 14. Arthur Tifft, Redmond
postmaster, is also to attend tho
conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott plan to
l leave for the coast Monday.
disclosure means that cither (1)
the European recovery program
Isn't doing what foreign aid chief
Paul G. Hoffman said It Is, or
121 Britain has "launched a drive"
to discourage congressional cuts
In foreign aid funds.
Sen. Herbert R. O'Conor, D.,
Md., said the British crisis "Is no
favorable advertisement for Brit
air's much-publicized state social
Ism (and i those who are striving
so hard here to bring ubout fur
ther government control and
regimentation had better take
heed." But, he said, Britain must
not be permitted to go under.
O'Conor said that "without ECA
this present debacle would have
happened long ago."
At any rate, the British balance
sheet today Is worse than when
the Marshall plan began. Emer
gency measures arc expected to
improve the condition of the Brit
ish economy. But the ba1 news
for the American taxpayer is lack
of any assurance that Great
Britain will be self-supporting
when the Marshall plan program
ends In 1952. . '