The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, August 18, 1949, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOcccon Historical Jo:laty Public, Auiltorlua t-yKTlXD 1, OKSCO.'I Y to ' THE BEND BULLETIN State Forecast Oregon Partly cloudy to day. Fair Friday. Little change In temperature with high both dayt 82 to 92. Low tonight 46 to 56. ' LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 33rd Year TWO SECTIONS ,4BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949 No. 216 T irymao Gomes to eimse Def of Vaughan U M M K Congress Hit For Decontrol In Rent Areas By lUyiilnnil II. Wilson (I'fitlMt J'rw Hlf( (rrMM.iid.iil I , Washington, Auk. 18 "I"1- Presl clout Truman today blamed con vii-hh (or Housing expediter Tight' E. Wood' decision Id decon trol rents on 4,!00,000 houses unci iipiirtnieiils. , Mi'. Truman, asked in his now conference ubuut WoihIn' notion, observed I tin l congress illil nut appropriate sufficient funds for enforcement of Iho n'nt runtrol liiw. lie wild iho administration hud nuked (ur u hugor amount Minn wax appropriated (or I It In pur- K)0. VViiuiIm Iiiim culled In his region til experts for a series of confer ences to help dim decide where to decontrol the housing. Housing officials miUl Hioko con. feivneex will Iiiki the rest of iho week. On Iho bust ill those par leys and n Hut of "borderline" housing urrns. Wood will tlt-torm-Ino what amis of Uio nation ran bo removed from ront rontrols moKt rondlly. Order Duo titan WocmIh announced In C'li'voliind yoNtortlny that, because of con Kivulonal t-utii In hi budget, he inn derided to decontrol one-third Of the 1.1)00 rounlloii and 13.300.000 housing unll whore rent colling ure mill In offect. Housing official said that Iho flrttr U'hnli-ttulA rilo,int,-ftl (ir.li.i UIH lu, Immiii.,1 It. n u'iul r,- Ifl lays. They auld the Hooond IIhI. .MiilJiriiiiK nip ui-illi 11,1 MU" vi. i, me oilier win do rnec. . wikxih saiu in n a i icveuiiui ' ... . .... .--vii iiiui lutrwiy-vt-iucu ureas uld be the flint affected. Mo (avoid removing ront ceilings u cities with an actual populn- .tHi of more than 100,000. ; nirTlio smallest communities will ti.nl , v. .., i . t i i I.. fThere lire many such places i Uilong the ensl const and west V const and In the southwest." Housing official Mild, however. that the decontrol order should apply to area In almost nil part . of the country. Wood made' It plain at Clove land that his derision wus prompt. Pd by congress' action In rutting hi top fiscal budget from $26,. 000,000 to $17,500,000. . Religious Drama Offered Tonight "The LIkIh Eternnl," home-talent drama sponsored by the Bend Junior chamber of commerce, will open tonlitht nt the hlKti school gymnasium. The produ c 1 1 o n, bused on familiar slorlrs from the Bible, will be repented Friday eve nliiK. Curtain time I 8: IS p.m. Rev. Vincent Larson, as Joseph, will piny the loading role. Others who will portray Bible characters Include: Jnmeg Warren, Judith; Lowell Friday, Simeon; John Stenknmp, Reuben : Ray Logan, I.evl; Dean Tate, Benjamin; Jim Wulkcr, Phnronh; Lloyd Hansen, chief steward; Orvnl Johnson Sr. and Gcorgo Walker, guards; Mary Rowan and Margaret Walker, court girls; Raymond C. Smed ley, Moses; Jeanne Russ, Miriam; Frank Blake, Aaron; Mrs. Sterling Sorenson, Hannah; Jack Sherrell, Nueblon; Garland Sorenson, girl victim. Nativity Scone The third net will fen tine a nativity scene, with Frances Bonrdman as the Virgin Mary, ChurlesKelth as a shepherd and Mary Fowler ns an angel. Charac ter In the prologue will Include Bill Murk, as a grandfather, Stan ley Crawford and Mnrthn June Collins ns children, They will be Joined In tile epilogue by Mr. imil Mrs. Lloyd Abrnms, as the chil dren's parents, The entire com pany, with a choir composed of local musicians, will Join In the finale. The advance ticket snle Indi cated thut many central Oregon persons plan to attend the per formance, according to the spun sors. Tickets will hIro be avail able at the door, both nights of ' the play, The piny was produced under direction or Miss Marge Annumd sen, professional from Mlnneirpo lis, who works out of Kansas City. The Jaycces are sponsoring the piny as a benefit for their annual "Hello Santa" Christmas pro gram. . Ends Tour of Duty in Greece i ' ,'"V ' ' ' '-?. .. T i i ! ,", It , V ' i i i 'J uaSisn .i;tc Wlia.v.'iiji5i.i',-.. . 13 ' u iiit-. -fc ii. Lt. Col. Frederick II. Loomls. who has Just completed a year's j Morvlre In troubled Greece, loft for the roast today following a visit In Bond with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 1-oomls. Col. Lootnls has been assigned lo Fort Louvenworth. Campaign in Greece N earing Success, Co. Loomis Reports. Lt. Col. Frederick II. Loomis, formerly of Bend, one of the iirmy's most highly-dccorutcd olllcers, returned last week from n your of duty in Greece, which he described as one of the "mont interesting" assignments of his career. " He and his family left today for u short vncation nt the coast, after visiting- here with his iiareiits, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Loomis. He will return to liend September 1, en route to Kort Leavenworth. Kan., where ho will attend command general stalf college for three years, lis an instructor in the Woman Attacked By Large Dog, Police Informed A large black dot; with out warning or cause attacked Mrs. Lcorin Davidson. 1-170 Hill stnvt, as she rump homo from work last night. The dog sprang for her throat and tore her cloth ing badly, she told city Mllce of ficers last night. Officers said she was extremely agltuted. She hod boon In the vicinity of the Standard Oil station on Hill street at the time the dog alleg edly crossed the street anil leaped, with apparent Intent to Blush her throat, She told officers that a smnller woman or child might have boon thrown by the nnlmnl, and killed. Here's Trouble! No Taxi Fare, Deer Wrecks Cab A San Quentln prison camp escapee is lodged In the Klamath Kails county lull; an uwi taxi is laid up In Chcmult for repairs; police are searching for an armed cab-fare dodger; a deer is dead; a $42 taxi fare bill is unpaid, and a tired taxi driver Is sleeping it off today nt his room In the Leblein hotel, official reports in Bend and Klamath Falls police departments reveal. The chain of events leading to arrest of Glen Rny Noel, Identi fied by blierirr Jack rrnney of Klamath county ns a San (juentln "Wanted," begun in Bend when two men hired Frank Johnson, cab driver, to take them to Klamnth Falls. On arrival, the two showed no Intention of paying the $12 in re. Johnson protested, then culled for police help. Noel wns taken by officers, bill the second man escaped. Franey believes he is armed wjth a .32 caliber pistol. On his return, the harried Bend cab driver struck and killed a deer, nbout 30 miles from Che mult, Dnmnge to the cm- neces-. sltated Its being loft In Cl.emull for repair. Asa Goddnrd, owner of the tnxl company, met Johnson in Che mult and brought him home. Damage to the car was set nt $200. In addition, Die fare remains unpaid, GoUilnid snid. school of combined arms. His wife, Mary, and their chil dren. Leonard, 11, and Fred die, 8, will accompany him. Advised Crooks In Greece. Lt. Col. Loomis was chief of the JUSMAPG detach ment of the Greek lSlh mountain division, and as such, advised the commanding general of the divi sion. Although the American army men did not take part in the fighting, (hoy observed the engagements, usually from the front linos of battle. Small groups of American officers and en listed men are with all major units of the Greek army, living, eating and sleeping with the Greek forces. At times they are subject to grent (lancer, Loomis snltt. I he campaign in Greece wns Inunched Inst spring to clenr the guerrilla forces out of the Hello ponnesus. The next move was north lo clear out the Romell area, Thessaly and western Mace donia, and finally to the Gram mos anil Vltsl areas. The opera lions have been successful to date, with only the two latter objectives still lo be realized. The situation will be cleaned up by winter, Loomis said, and the American forces will be permit ted to leave. FpomIo Praised Loomis had praise for the Greek people, and feels that tliey appreciate what America is do ing for them. In Greece, every one wants to come to America; and to make a Greek soldier hap py, all it tnkos is to tell him he's using Amcricun equipment. Then he'll give everything he hns to be worthy of it. The Greeks fool thnt they aVc fighting the war against commu nism not only for themselves, but for all western powers, Loomis said. The troops, although poorly t rained when the Ameri cans first arrived, have achieved the reputation of n well -disciplined, well-trained army, after two years of American guidance and American supervision, he added. The high-ranking army officer from Bend wns Intrigued with the Greek customs and way of life. The people are clenn, frugal, hnrd-working, he said. They are extremely kind and polite, and dispense hospitality gladly. The hnrd, crusty Greek bread Is the mainstay of both army and civil. Ian diets. Mutton is the principal meat, and many cheeses, mostly ot gout milk, are served. (Continued on Page 5) City Plans Test Drilling In Affempf to Find Water , To Augment Present Supply The possibility that subterranean wuter sources may be taliped, lo uuymcnt the Kend water supply, will be investi gated by the city before large sums are expended otherwise. This decision was reached last night at the city commis sion meeting after O. W. Cuthbertson, city manager, had suggested sinking test holes at the pipe line overflow site, about two and one-half miles from liend. Cuthbertson ex plained thai the terrain indicated an old water course and thut an underground wuter supply might be struck there. Six Women Die When Car Burns After Accident Hopklnsvllle, Ky., Aug. 18 Hit Six women hospital employes burned to dealh in the flaming wreckage of their car near here last night after it was slammed in front of a truck by another car. the stute police reported to day. The stute police said the car In which the women were riding was knocked in front of a truck carry-all by another car being driven by a soldier "at a high rate of speed." The driver of the truck escaped, although the truck and a load of new Studobakers were destroyed In the fire that enveloped them from the womr' automobile. The driver Raid tne gas tank o'n the women' car apparently ex ploded when It was struck because it was burning wnen the car bear ing the women careened In front of mm. Driver Hold Three soldiers In the second car received minor injuries and were treated at the hospital here, the state police said. The driver was held for investigation on a charge of manslaughter. Tests for sobriety were not yet completed. . The state police identified tne victims as: Mrs. Lucy Roper, about 40, su perintendent at Jennie Stewart hospital here; Alary Ann Pryor, Mary Jefford, Ann noper. about lb, Mrs. Ropers daughter; Airs. Maude Oats, Beatty Cason. All oi the victims were resi dents of Hopklnsvllle and work ed in the Jennie atewart hospital here. . Mt. Hood Yields Plane Wreckage Portland, Aug. 18 (ui Wreck age of a large airplane today was found scattered over a large area on Mt. Hood, about 50 miles east of here, and first reports indicat ed It was a two-engined B-2b miss ing with three aboard since April 21 on a flight from Hamilton field, Cul., to Portland. U. S. forest service rangers re ported the wreckage was found by Charles Colleti, employe of Timberline lodge, a mountain re sort. Colleti told the forest serv ice he spotted the scattered parts of a large plane after stumbling onto a gun turret while hiking on Mississippi bend on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Mississippi bend is a cliff 800 feet high and about 300 feet wide. It Is a five-hour hike from the lodge. A ground party led by Jim Ralph' of the forest service, was organized Immediately. The for est service snid the WTeeknge might be thnt of the missing B-26. The B-26 was object of an in tensive search after it disappeared last spring on the flight from Hamilton field. The plane Inst was reported about three min utes flying time from the Port land airport. Aboard the plnne were Col. Archibald Y. Smith, 49, San Fran Cisco, pilot; Col. Walter W. Hodge, 45, U.S. army, Presidio, San Fran cisco, and Master sergeant H. E. Flugn, nlr force, San Jose, Cat. TO 1KI KM) KNC.EL Chicago, Aug. 18 (Ui Mrs. Pau line Langton, New York, who once elnimed thnt love thief Slg mund Engel took $50,000 worth of her Jewelry, was here today to help him fight confidence game charges. "I'm his real wife, I don't be lieve nil those stories about his flirtations with other women," she sold after visiting Engel In Jail. The elderly Lothario is charged with bilking two Chicago women and is being held on $65,000 bond on numerous complaints. He estimated the cost of test holes at around $600. A prolonged discussion of the parking meter situation here occupied the commission's attention earlier in the session. Albert Eriksen complained that he had been given tickets for parking along his own driveway. on Brooks street, and asked the commission for special considera tion. In view of the fact that there is no real entrance to his business establishment there. He was told that no exceptions could be made, inasmuch us numerous other Bond stores also have no rear entrances and a concession to one would have to bring concessions for all. Leslie Harlow, 853 E. 4th street, also protested what he called too strict enforcement of the parking ordinance. He said he could cite Instances of motorists receiving tickets while they had gone to get change. Ray Wollen. The Dalles, who covers this territory as a salesman, told the commis sion that other cities give far more consideration to out-of-town motorists. He cited Pendleton and La Grande as specific examples. Other Cities Cited A petition for the Improvement of Hood place, from Riverside to Congress, was referred to the en gineer for checking of signatures and cost estimates. The commis sion voted tentative approval to the petition, If it meets legal re quirements, as a means oi expe diting the work. Only Bidder Merle L. Sleeper submitted the only bid for the improvement of the Gilchnst-Steidl road-baglnaw project. The bid was accepted. It called for 12-inch curb at $1.25 a lineal foot; sidewalk at 40 cents a square foot; rock excavation at $9.75 per yard; dirt excavation at $2 per yard and fill material at $1.25 per yard. The price for excavation of all common mater ial Is $4 a yard and all material which must be chipped or "shot" comes under the $9.75 per yard classification. Ralph Bailey developed lively discussion when he again brought up the question of marking city police cars. He contended that Bend's policy of unmarked cars was based more on catching per sons after they have committed crimes, than on preventing law violations. State police cars are marked, as are city police cars in most other communities, Bailey charged. Henry Casiday, Bend police chief, defended unmarked police cars, saying: "We have trouble now catching people who break laws Intentionally. Other cities have detectives, who ride in un marked cars, and accomplish this purpose. We have no detectives here." No action was taken on Bailey's suggestion, and he promised to bring the subject belore the com mission at every future meeting until something is done. All members of the commission were in attendance at last night's meeting. Bid Submitted On Ditch Flume A proposal of $24,047 was the only contract offer made today at the U. S. bureau of reclama tion office In Bend on the place ment of 782 feet of metal flume for the Arnold irrigation district projeet. The bidder was R. P. Syverson, of Bend. Syverson Is the contractor who In 1918 replaced 4620 feet of the district s rotted wood water run wny with a metal flume as a part of the district's rehabilita tion program started that year. Under the rehabilitation pro gram land owners in the district contracted with the oureau tor the replacing of the wood flume. which was constructed In 1905 by a private company. A $172,000 appropriation was made for the project and to date $143,000 has been spent on the reconstruction program. . Award of the contract for which btds were called today will be made at a later date. Fish Almost as 1 sis Pictured above is one of the largest rainbow-trout taken from central Oregon lakes this year. It was caught Tuesday in Davis lake, on light tackle, by Homer Elkln, of Lapine. Elkin fought the fish for about 30 minutes before it was brought to shore and netted. The huge trout weighed 9 pounds and 14 ounces and was almost as long as Elklns small son, also in the picture. He caught another rainbow the same day, 194 faehes long and weighlrrrJJ0UQd.5i 1 --- -j.-., nlsA nn a flv In havls lulro '' I No Bids Made, on Two Tracts Of Timber Advertised Here No bids were made on two tracts of timber, one located in Crook county, and the other in Klamath county, which were put up for sale under oral auction yesterday at the bureau of land management office in Bend. Kenneth A. Burkholder, district forester, reported that the Crook county tract contained 174,000 board leet of fonderosa pine with a minimum selling price of $1,626.90 and the Klamath county tract contained ZTo.OOO board feet ot Ponderosa pine and Cedar, with a minimum selling price of $4,005. One Grant County Sale A tract of timber located in Grant county was sold Tuesday at the Portland bureau office un der sealed bid to the Edward Hines Lumber Co., of Hines, for $10,919, slightly more than the minimum sale price of $10,287.50. The sale was prepared by the lo cal bureau office. No bids were received at the Portland office on a tract of tim ber in Union county which also was prepared lor sale by the Bend bureau staff. Communists Move In Finlandf One Fatality Listed ' Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 18 iUA One person was killed and 14 were reported injured today in a pitch. ed battle between police and 2.000 workers who joined a communist called general strike. Minister without portfolio Unto Varjonen, in charge of the gov ernment's anti-strike program, charged that the strike was or dered by communist-dominated labor unions in an attempt to seize power by force. But he said the government is "fully prepared to deal with any attempts to stage a coup. An estimated 100,000 dockers, bakers, brewery workers and building workers already were on strike. . More were expected to Join the work stoppage. All are demanding wage increases up 30 per cent. - Pitched Battle Fought Interior minister Azre Simonen announced over the Finnish radio that the first violence of the strike occurred in Kemi in northern Fin land. He said one striker had been killed and four wounded in a pitched battle between strikers and police. Ten policemen also were reported injured in the fight ing. Police reinforcements had been rushed to Keml yesterday In anticipation of trouble. Extra police forces were mobi lized and troops were alerted. Big as Boy! Burkholder announced that sealed bids are invited on timber tracts In Deschutes and Lake counties. The bids will be opened I at 2 p.m. September 13, in the Portland bureau office. Larger Tract The Deschutes county tract con tains 401.000 board feet of Pon derosa pine with a minimum sell ing price of $5,874.65. The Lake county tract, containing 571,000 board feet of Ponderosa pine, has a minimum selling price of $4,396.70. Burkholder stated that the Lake county tract was located on Abert rim, and is very difficult to get at. He explained that the tract was prepared for sale because many loggers had signified interest in the timber. Effective September 1, accord ing to Burkholder, sale of timber tracts will' be held open lor JO days after the bid opening date. He said that the present policy is to close the sale immediately after the opening of bids. Stevedores Refuse to Load Ship for Strike-Bound Area San Francisco. Aug. 18 tlP CIO longstoremen today refused) lo cross a iwo-man picrtei line iu answer a call from the Matson Navigation company to load a ship for strike-bound HawaU- The 60 dock workers, sent from the hiring hall on orders of the company to work the freighter Hawaiian Refiner, found the en trance to the pier patroled by two island strikers who were flown here on August 1 for just such a contingency. The pickets. John Aukai of Hilo and Fred Kamahoahoa of Honolulu, carried placards which read: "Hawaiian longshoremen pickets." As the workers balked at cross ing the picket line, a Pacific mar itime association representative asked a gang boss if the men were going to work. May Tie Up Coast "I'm not in charge." the fore man replied, "these men are free Americans." The International Longshore men's and Warehousemen's un ion, local 10, voted last week to observe any picketing by the fel low Hawaiian members. Matson Issued the work call to coincide with a proclamation by Hawaiian Gov. Ingram Stainback declaring Hawaii's ports open to commerce. Matson is now expected to file charges of contract violation against the union. Whether or not Press Blamed For Adverse News Reports Washington, August 18 'tP President Truman today asked re porters and editors to "suspend Judgment" on his military aide, Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, "In common fairness" until Vaughan can testify before senate investi gators. At a news conference, where Vaughan was present. President Truman by Inference criticized the senate Investigating commit tee for "leaks" on testimony given In closed sessions. Permitting direct quotation of his remarks, Mr. Truman said that "most all" of the hearings thus far have been held "behind closed doors, particularly if they were favorable to Gen. Vaughan." At the start of his conference, the president told reporters not to question him about Vaughan. Statement Read He read this statement: "At the outset I want to say that I do not intend to answer any questions pertaining toVthe . testimony given before Sfiu., Hoey's sub-committee. "Gen. Vaughan has already said he will gp before the committee and make a full statement on all matters with which his name has been connected. ' "I suggest, as the chairman of the committee has done, that you gentlemen and your editors In common fairness suspend judg ment on Gen. Vaughan until lie has been heard by the committee. President Truman then com mented informally that much ot the Information regarding testi mony about Gen. Vaughan leaked Ironi closed sessions of the sub- . committee. The., president also . -said that frto'st of the testimony of friends of Gen. Vaughan has not leaked from the closed ses sions. Some Sessions Open Reporters told Mr. Truman that many of the sessions of the com mittee had been held in the open. The president said he did not know about that, and only knew what he read in the newspapers. Mr. Truman's opening state ment blocked reporters who were prepared to ask him a long ser ies of questions, based on the above sworn testimony given in public sessions of the senate com mittee. They had wanted especially to ask about demands of a republi can senator that Vaughan be dis missed from his post as veter an's coordinator. Another sena tor predicted Mr. Truman would fire his aide. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-, Wis., made the demand, and Sen. Karl E. Mundt, R.. S.Dak., deliv ered the forecast. Both are mem bers of the senate sub-committee that is Investigating Washington "fixers" and "five per centers.'' Their views were not expected to carry much weight with the presi dent. Once Cursed Pearson The president has brushed aside previous attacks on his military (Continued on Page 3) the dispute will result In a coast. wide tie-up depended on the ef forts being made by the ILWU and the PMA to localize it. WILL SEIZE SIUP Honolulu, T.H., Auj. 18 UP) The Matson line freighter Hawai ian Farmer, with a $750,000 cargo in its hold, was to be seized and unloaded today by government stevedores under U.S. Marshal Otto Heine. The Farmer was ordered seized by federal court on a petition from the Honolulu citizen's com mittee representing consignees of the vessel's cargo. Gov. Ingram Stainback, mean while, announced that he will leave Honolulu late today for San Francisco to address a junior chamber of commerce luncheon there In connection with Harbor day. He will remain on the main land for several days. Employers and the striking CIO International Longshore men's and Warehousemen's un ion were to resume negotiations this morning hi efforts to end the 109-day strike against the Island's docks. i The union Is asking a wage In crease of 32 cents an hour. The seven struck stevedoring compan ies have offered 14 cents an hour. A company spokesman said there was "no indication of a break" In the negotiations yesterday.