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Orngoa Historical Saotety Publlo Auiltorlun PORTLAND 1, OREGQJI TIE BEND BULLETIN State Forecast OREGON Occasional light rain tonight and Tuesday. Little temperature change. High of 50 to 60; lowi to night 30 to 40, except 25 to 30 in higher valleys. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 33rd Year BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1949 No. 289 w, rma!Iy Dedicated air mm pnngs Road Grange Hears Brisk Debate On CVA, Purge I llghllghti'd by Iwo debutes, oni' relative to I he itunM-cl "purge" of 21 Oregon legislators nml tin' nllirr relative In features of the CVA hill, the iiiartei ty mooting of llu I losi-huton county I'oinoiiii l HUM'- was lii'lil Salur iluy at llir i'litinvlcw hull. George T. Murphy, romoiia master, pre Nhli'il. Tin rn;i oni wan prepared hy Mrs. l.eo Bishop, I'oinoiiii lec turer, Four resolutions were acted on nml oni' was lahlril, infcri lug Hint fiumcis were using In their cats lax free gasoline. In another ao lion, tin' gianccis voted down n resolution (loin Kliiinntli county grangers which aski'il for n "purge" of Grange miiHtiT Mor ton Tompkins for his action at ; tin- hiHt Htalc l j: Inlut uti-. In view ol thi' approval given the state' masti'i at I he 1!M!I meeting nf (hi! grange. That action backed! TonipkInN In his Insistence that j legislators' records ho made pub- j Ik. j Voted Down Till' thlril resolution ooneei nod a LlHinur In picsi-ni mcthoils ofj collecting nil highway fumls from ; gasoline tuxes. This resolution, was voti'il ilown. Tahlcil hy the IH'kcIuiIi'h grangers was a rcsolu Hon which would rimipcl all auto owners to have insurance llnhlllty I on cars before being mauled lleonsi-s. A coiiiinltlee will be named to make a further study of j the resolution. In Hip first debate. Saturday afternoon, Howard Morgan, stale leiilslator from Multnoiuali and Clai'kainus eounlles and u leader of Oregon Young Democrats, op- -.1 nr I .. I.... MJM-I it, i v I'll ninii, ii i-n,iii-ui of tho Oregon Farm bureau In illseussliiK features of the CVA hill .Morgan supported nml Steon opiKised the proposed CVA. The debute woi principally confined to the hill and that part of the meiisuri' that would provide for the administration of the north west valley sel up hy n Iwiird of Ihreo appointed hy the president. Knch man Introduced himself as n 'dirt farmer" and each reported membership In both the grange and the farm bureau. . I'uvort il by .Morgan Morgan declnrcd that the CVA would merge nil forces Into one coordinated organization, presid ed over by three epiallfled men named by the president nnd ap proved by tlw? somite. Tho CVA, Morgan declared, would ho n moans of reducing bureaucracy In northwest to n minimum. In conclusion. Morgan said ho had Information that tho Farm bureau, headed by Steon. was fi nanced by two large I'ortland chain banks. 'litis charge imtnedl ntely brought an answer from Ktit'ii, who said 1 Mitt several years lino ho had received n lot tor from Grange master Tomp kins asking nboul such financing. Steon said ho had Invited Tomp kins to Inspect tho bureau's books, then declared: "So far no one has had the nuts to come and look". Ho snlil tho books wore open to the public. Obviously n bit nettled by Morgan's remarks as ho opened Ills talk, Steon quickly' settled down to n discussion of tho CVA bill, roadltiK parts of tho measure. Ho urged Hint every person In the croup rend tho bill, then form his own opinion, Steon referred to the CVA ns n "three man corporate form of govern inent". Knch speaker was given five minutes for rebuttal, following n ten minute question period. AI the end of the debute, the two men met til I lie speaker's plat form and shook hands. Take Opposite SIriuIh Short nnd Morgan, who fre quently linve been opponents In discussions on the floor of the slate legislature, took opposite Simula again Saturday night, ns Short spoke In defense of Icgls Inlors who hnve been criticized by Morion Tompkins, nnd Morgan reiterated Tompkins' expressed opinions on controversial legisla tion which wns opposed by the slnlo grange nt the pnst session of I he legislature. The discussion centered nrovind Joint house resolution No. 7, which proposed In refer to the people n cunslllullonnl amend ment which would require Hint slunnluros on petitions Invoking the referendum nnd Initiative would be taken In tho four con gross Ion a 1 districts, In cqunl per cent n go. Address Hecnlled Tompkins, In his nnminl nil dress nl the Htntc grange conven tion, declnrcd Hint n volo for the resolution was "n shameful thing," Short pointed out In dc (Continued on Piirc 5) Harry Bridges Trial Opens Today on Perjury Charge; Labor Leader Is Confident Iiy KOIIKKT Hl.ACKMON I Hulled Press Stuff Correspondent I Sun r'ninei.Hcii, Nov. 1-1 (l.'.l;i Tin? third li'gnl buttle be tween labor leader Hurry HridgcM and llu? U. S. government begun today before Federal district judge (Juorge 15. Harris. The trial of Uridines and two other officers of the powerful CIO International Longshoremen's anil Warehousi-riion's union on charges of conspiring to conceal Bridges' alleged membership ill tin con i ft ui ii i st party formally got underway at 10:18 n.m. (I'ST). Bend Hospital Campaign Shows Good Proqress S.-eklng Sia.'l.om) In contribu tions to assuie completion and equipping of liend's Memorial hospital, volunteer workers held their final breakfast meeting this morning and reported a total of VUi,7U.ri(l raised In the week's drive. I'lnal reports will he re ceived tomorrow, and leaders are conflili-nt that the total may go far alMive this mark. This morning's hmikfust was I held in the Pilot Hutu- Inn with I-;. II. I latum, campaign chairman, presiding. In midweek, Central Oregon Hospitals foundation offi cials will make I heir report to the state board 11 health, nt n moot ing In Salem. I'esplte the fact that volunteer "c-rkers aio still far short of tn Ir goal, leaders are confident that llciid's hospital project can be saved. Construction of the hos pital will cost $'.WO.OOII, li was learned lifter low bids were tabu lated on 1 Hit In the month. Ij'adcl i! of Hie ciinialgn arc to rccolvo flnul reports on payroll contributions tomorrow noon, It was nnnouiicetl. Prepared forms have been left at all business houses, with the names of donors to be listed. Fire Destroys L Franek Home A STiOOO fire Saturday after nmni destroyed tho home of 1-ouls Kranek. on the trap club road In the Carroll Acres community. Krnnek wns outside when the fire broke out, and suffered cuts and second degree burns trying to reach tho telephone to report the fire. His son. Krwln Kranek, an employe of Medo-Lnnd creamery, ami his daughter, Hetty Franek, n clerk at Wctlo's store, were not at home when the fire started. The house and contents wore a total loss. Tho loss Is covered hy Insur ance to the extent of $Ti0OO. ac cording to the Vein ljirson agen cy. The house had been Improved recently, and work was still un der way. Cause of the fire was not known. When Kranek saw the flames he broke a window to roach the telephone, cutting his loft arm. He nlso suffered second degree burns on the right hnnd nnd about the ace nnd bond. He wns treated nt the hospital and relonsed. A neighbor tried to telephone the fire depnrtment, It wns re ported, but the call could not be completed because the line had been damnged, possibly by the fire. Another neighbor drove to Heiid to summon the fire depart ment, but by the time the equip ment arrived the house wns n tot ill loss. The Krnncks are staying with relatives nl presenj. The house Is to be rebuilt, they reported. Other fires tills pnst week end Included a trash fire Sunday at 7:52 p.m. In the 1W0 block on West Klrst street, nnd n chimney fire Sunday nt Hie Thomns Har ding residence, M2-1 W. Fourth street. At the Hnrillng home, fire In the wall caused considerable damage, and contents of n closet were Included In the loss, It wns reported. ISltAICI. AlTIlNKI) Washington, Nov. 14 an The seven Arab mil Ions Informed the Hulled Slnles toilny Hint pros pects for pence In the middle east nro exceedingly dim becnuse or Israel s net Ions. Tile Arabs said Israel had con slslontly flouted United Nations resolutions on Arab-Israel rela lions. Seven top Arab envoys In this country delivered n nolo setting forth the Aral) viewpoint to act Ing secretary of slate Jnmes E. Webb this morning, I Uridines npeared confident ;nml was smiling as the trial i started and attorneys begun i examining' prospective jurors. Vincent Ilallinan, wealthy at torney who has figured in some of the went coast's most sensational criminal trials, ques tioned Jurors on Ix'half of lirldg es, while K Joseph Donahue, spe cial assistant to the U. S. attorney general, represented the govern ment. The government's uctlon stems from the Australian born Ilridges' naturalization proceedings In I'J-15 1 when he became a U. S. citizen. I Answered I'nder Ontli At that time, Hrlilges was ask ! ed to answer under oath: I "Do you now or have you over I belonged to the communist party I of the United States?" I have not; I do not. ho re- lilllli. Supporting his testimony were Henry' Schmidt, who directed! strategy In the recent Honolulu j dock strike, and J. H. Robertson, first vice-president of the ILWU. The government snld ull throe j lied and that all three conspired to obstruct and defeat the natur alization laws. 'Vhc government claimed It has ; evidence to prove thut Bridges was a iiieiliot-r ui ine coiiiiiiuiiisi liartv from 1933 until the hearing on Sept. 17, l!M.r, and that he still is one. Conviction on the charges! would mean maximum lines o? $Iu,0()0 and seven years In prison. Today's trial Is a criminal ac tion. Immigration authorities ills'- ,vc ntirted c'vll suit to cancel his citizenship on grounds of fraud. 'Hi at trial will follow the criminal case. 1 Ilridges. a native of Australia.' came to San Francisco In 19'JO ns ' n senmnn. He first came to prom inence during tho bitterly-fought San Francisco waterfront strike of 1931. The government twice hns tried to deport him, but in both enses. the government failed to prove Its case. Steel Industry In High Gear Pittsburgh. Pa., Nov. 1-1 W The strike-free steel Industry headed today for the biggest pro duction race since post-war re conversion. With only n few scattered com panics temnlnlng to be "moped up," tonnage was scheduled to surpass pro-strike levels within three weeks to meet demands of steel-starved factories. Only 12,000 of the 514.000 CIO United Steelworkers who went on strike Octolier 1 still were Idle ns little producers rushed to ninke pence with the union. The num ber was exivcted to be cut by one half by the end of the week. The Inst major basic steel pro ducer still strikebound, Alle ebony Ludlum, may settle tndnv The compnnv employs 12.000 workers nt five plants In New York nnd Pennsylvania. Slav Slg-n Today Pittsburgh stool .with S.000 em ployes, wns extioetod to reach nr agreement hv Wednesdnv. Alum inum Co. of America, with 20.000 men Idle in nine plnnts, resumes negotiations Wednesdnv. A union official snld five smaller produc ers probably will sign before Thursday. The strike, which lasted six weeks, wns bv far the most cost ly In stool history nnd steel-dependent industries will be short for months to come. More thnn 8.500,000 not tons of Ingot product Inn were lost enough to build 6.000.000 automo biles. The cost of finished steel lost wns vnlued nt $700,000,000. The sloel workers themselves lost more thnn $178,000,000 In wnics. The average steelworker, who wont henvilv Into debt to vii compnny paid $lon-i-monlh pen sions for workers R5 or over with 25 venrs' service, will not rot his first ronulnr nnyeheck until the end of November. OPPONENTS MAY .IOIV Mnnlln. Phlllnnlnes. Nov. 14 (tn President Elpldlo Qulrlnn snld to dny thnt he mny nsk his oppon ents in Inst Tuesday's general election to join his government. Huqe Crowd n-$ :y&&m - i?Xl ? MmMmJt mmmKmimmmmmm'lTlITmmmmimin I'll II" M Lwi iifr Russian Charges Rejected by U.S. At U.N. Meeting By Bruce V. Munn ll'nitiil pri-wc Staff ('rr-ionilrntl I-ake Success, N. Y.. Nov. 14 dPi The United States today rejected a Russian resolution condemning the western powers as warmong ers and asking for a five-power peace pact, und culled on the kremlin to "stop your campaign of hate ugninst the non-comln-form world." Denouncing the "melancholy pattern of broken Soviet prom ises," Ambassador Warren R. Austin, chief U. S, delegate, put before r'he United Nations a counter-resolution, , co sponsored by Hrltaln. winch calls upon the general assembly to declare that the UN charter Is "the most sol emn pact of peace in history" and "lays down basic principles neces sary for enduring peace." Austin spoke immediately aft er Russian Foreign Minister An drei Y. Vishlnsky. in a 90-minute tirade, charged that "a now hu man slaughter Is being prepared by an aggressive bloc of states headed by the United States and the United KinRdom." Accusutlon Made Vishlnsky made a flat accusa tion that "western Germany is about to bo used as a springboard for aggression in a war against the Soviet Union" as a result of the backing of the Bonn govern ment by the United States. Brit ain niui Franco. He complained that only Russia, of all the big powers which fought Germany in World War II, was excluded from the agreements on the west ern rolch. Austin, mincing no words in a rare display of sharpness, termed Vishlnsky's long recitation of charges of war propaganda cre ated in the west "another exhi bition of fireworks." "All of us acknowledge Mr. Vishlnsky's facility for creating Hash and thunder." Austin said. 'but our interest is dulled a lit He hy his repetition. Four suc cessive general assemblies have heard the same things." Homes Middle Class Confiscated In Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia, Nov. 14 iti'i Diplomatic sources re ported today that the government had confiscated the homes of thousands of middle class bus!- les men arrested last month, and had banished many of them from Prague permanently. The confiscations and banish ments were believed to be a part of a plan to turn Prague Into a so-called "workers' city." Most of the victims of the roundup, aimed at wiping out remnants of capitalism, were sentenced to 18 months to two years In forced labor camps, tho diplomatic sources reportod. Many of their businesses have been nationalized. Word of the lawyers, engineers, shopkeepers and other profes sional men arrested on the street, In their homes, and at their desks by security police has begun to filter back to relatives. They were reported to be get ting good treatment in labor camps. Much of their time, the reports snld, Is spent in studying "Mnrxlsm nnd Leninism." SHIP IN DISTHESS Snn Francisco, Nov, 14 till Globe wireless reported today It heard an SOS signal from a ship with engine trouble about 85 miles from Hongkong. Attends Bridge Dedication i. Ak Part of the crowd of 5.000 or more persons who attended the dedi-. cation of the Mill creek bridge and formal opening of the new Warm Springs highway yesterday are pictured here. The picture was taken from the middle of the bridge, looking northwest. Sen ator Guy Cordon, at the microphones, was the principal speaker. Mayor Sexfon Proclaims Nov. 19 as Bend Kid's Day Mayor T. D. Sexton issued a proclamation today setting aside November 19 for the observance of National Kids' day in .Bend. In his proclamation the mayor called upon all residents of Bend to cooperate with the local committee in the celebration of the day, which is to be observed throughout the nation. National Kids' day, supported by the National Kids' Day Lewis Surprise Move Indicated. I lb' Uniusl Vrv) John L. Lewis pulled another surprise switch today, asking that mine owners meet with him ! immediately to head off another; I com shim? iso. ' ecgan working mil oiasi ". munitv and the nation", attempt to retrieve production nrfWr loit during the steel walkout. " 111 Eket OttUxis The - United Mine Workers A feature of the local observ president let it bo known that he ance of the day will be election would ho "at his desk in Wash- of officers by the various schools. h:ton' 'this morning "awaiting the convenience of the coal op - orators" whom he accused of "stnhhom refusal" to bargain. teHnr.nl m,vllntinn director C-- ,,, China . scheduled to . ... view the mine situation wnn presidential assistant John R. Steelman and some obs"'-vers be lieved that later in the day he might announce new plans for a mediation session between Lewis and the mine employers. Failed to Show I'p Ching had called such a meet ing for last Thursday but Lewis failed to show up. claiming he was too busy getting the miners back into the pits after their 52 day strike. Ching angrily cancel led all further plans for mine meetings but It was reported that he was ready once again to make an attempt at a coal peace. Less thnn 20,000 men were still 01! strike in the steel industry and most of those were expected to return to worn m a matter 01 days. The latest firm to make peace with the CIO steelworkers wns the Wheeling Steel Corp. which signed yesterday on the basis of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. agree ment which set the pattern for the Industry. Wheeling's 50.000 employes returned to work today. FACES PRISON TERM Washington, Nov. 14 lU'i The supreme court ruled today that former Rep. Andrew J. May, D., Ky must go to prison for taking bribes on war contracts. ' -t fit foundation, a non-profit or ganization, is being sponsored locally by the Kiwanis club of Bend. A special program has been arranged properly to ob serve the day here and funds derived from special events will be used by the local Kiwanis club to benefit underprivileged children of this community. In his proclamation, the mayor declared that the observance of a j.. eiH oCnnniaii.. ,n,.th wa"s ..th praise-worthy and in the best interests of both the com- ; with these youngsters to occupy ! for the day similar positions held i by their elders in the county and city. Grade schools will name city e0mmisS10nerS 8nd ,he hiRh school other city and county of fi- I iHr A Ivn f l?.rrHi'irfh mimir-mnl . . .? L",j " T" on that day, with youngsters to be guests. There will be a free show for the youngsters Saturday, and also a bicycle parade, with prizes offered for the best decorated en tries. Kiwanis international and the National Kids' Day foundation are to be congratulated on mak ing possible the observance of the day with a program reminding the public that the problems of youth, and especially underprivil eged youth, require constant and ever increasing attention, the mayor said in issuing the procla mation. Bend will be one of more than ' 3i0oo cities in the United States , anu Canada participating in the observance of National Kids' dny. TO EXTEND SIDEWALK Leonard DeWitt, local contrac tor, today began work of extend ing the cement sidewalk in front of the Deschutes county court house on Bond street. The sidewalk is to be extended some 150 feet along Bond street In the direction of Greenwood avenue. Curbing and sidewalk will be eight feet wide. The proj ect, to cost $486, is to be financed by the county, Huge Crowd Sees Ceremonies Held At Mill Creek By Phil F. Brogan Oregon's $2,594,000 Warm Springs highway, unit of a transcontinental route, formally was opened to travel early Sunday afternoon as a ribbon, stretched across the center of the lofty Mill creek bridge, was snipped by an Indian girl, Naomi Winnishut, while her people and some 5,000 visitors looked on. Attendance at the ceremony far exceeded expecta tions. Ideal weather prevailed, with the temperature hovering near the 70 degree mark. Gray clouds moved over Cas cade peaks as the ceremony progressed, but white Mt. Hood, its top capped by a tilt ed cloud, remained in sun shine. Principal speaker was Senator Guy Cordon, who formally dedi cated the 230-foot high span and reminded his huge audience that the highway was constructed across the Warm Spring reser vation through the courtesy of the Indian people. "Let us respect the rights of folks on this reser vation", Senator Cordon urged. In Tribal Regalia Listening to Senator Cordon was the aged chief of the Warm Spring Indians, John A. Simtas tus, dressed in tribal regalia and wearing his war bonnet. The aged chief, seated on the speakers plat form, made his way to the clus ter of microphones, stood silent ly for a moment looking into the deep gorge of Mill creek and the Simnasho hills beyond, then in his own language, welcomed the white people to the reservation. Avex Miller, neatly groomed, well-educated Indian of the pres ent generation, interpreted the chiefs remarks. j The new highway, which slash es the distance from interior Ore gon and eastern points into Port land 33.8 miles, was opened to travel at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. At 11:30 a.m., state police signal ed through travel to halt, and the crowd surged onto the steel span, pouring from cars which at the south end of the bridge were parked back a distance of nearly two miles, four abreast near the gorge. Speakers were assembled on the platform, improvised on a large truck, and officers were called on to clear a path for the Bend Municipal band, under the direction of Don Pence. Bright sunshine was still flooding the gorge as the band played the na tional anthem. New Bus Dedicated Preceding the bridge dedica tion, a new 39-passenger Trail ways bus was dedicated to the city of Madras, with William Nis kanen representing the bus firm and Mayor Adrian Smith, Mad ras, making the answering speech. A round of applause went up from the thousands of central Oregonians as it was announced that in the bus would be a plaque bearing information about the new metropolis of the North Unit project and referring to the Jef ferson county city as ine green spot of Oregon". It was the late Guy Wal? rit Madras who first applieJ !.he name to the inland city. Thomas Lawson McCall, a for mer central Oregonian who is now executive secretary to Gov ernor Douglas McKay, was mas ter of ceremonies. Two planes cir cled above the crowd and rugged Mill creek gorge as McCall took his place behind the cluster of microphones. Recordings for broadcasts were made by KGW and KOIN of Portland and KBND of Bend. Seated at the rear of the plat form were Indians in tribal dress, with Mrs. Naomi Wagnsr as their leader in songs and dances they presented at the close of the pro gram. Brought Greetings McCall, who brought greetings from Governor McKay, presented data on the new highway and the bridge, then introduced visitors including all three members of the state hlghwav commission T. H. Banfield, Portland, chair man; Ben Chandler, Coos Bay. and Charles H. Reynolds, La Grande. Banfield spoke briefly, and touched on the cooperation of the bureau of public roads, the forest service and the state In making the new highway oos sihle. Also introduced were H. J. Andrews, regional forester. Port land, and T. M. Davis, district en gineer for the bureau of public roads. J. W. Elliott, superintend ent of the Warm Springs Indian reservation, spoke to the group, as did E. Morgan Pryse, repre senting the bureau of Indian af fairs. There were other brief talks, but because of time limita tions most of the other persons 1 (Continued on Page 7) . AFL Delegates Plan Political Strategy, at Meet Plans for participation in the 1950 political campaign Saturday were outlined In Bend by approxi mately 1C0 AFL union members of the state's second congression al district, who met here for the annual Labor's League for Poli tical Education conference. Among other actions of the group was the election of the dis trict league's officers for the forthcoming year. Named presi dent of the organization is Clar ence t. hsnggs, secretary of the AFL district council, Bend. Others selected include C. D. Long, vice president, Klamath Falls, and Verna Cof finberry, secretary, renaieion. Contributions Asked Plans outlined at the confer ence call for the contribution of 25 cents by each AFL union mem ber in the district, to a state fed eration of labor fund that will be spent in support of legislation de signed to benefit the working people of Oregon. Endorsement also was given by the group to the national league's drive for 1950 membership at a ree 01 J per member. It was decided that examina tions will be made of the quail- Itcations 01 all candidates for na tional and state offices next year. and Information about them will be made available by the league to union members prior to the time of elections.. To Urge Registration The group also decided to work out an effective program to build up the voter registration of un ion members in the state. A cen sus of the number of registered voters holding union cards Is planned later. Rather than hold another large area meeting for the entire dis. trlct, delegates plan to conduct a series of local meetings in the fu ture, to carry through their 1950 program. Dates and times for such meetings were not an nounced. The conference, held In the Pilot Butte inn, was presided over by Briggs. The session was open ed by J. T. Mnrr, the state league's executive secretary, Port land. Representatives of AFL unions from all parts of the state east of the Cascade mountains were pres ent for the conference. Credit Bureau Speakers Named Two Portland men, Chalmer Blair and Walter Jensen, will be speakers at a dinner meeting of the Merchants' Credit bureau to night at 7 o'clock, In the Blue room of the Pilot Butte Inn. Local merchants affiliated with the bu reau are to attend the dinner meeting. Blair, a Portland business man, is past president of the retail credit association, Portland and a director of district No. 10, of the National Retail Credit associa tion. He Is general credit mana eer for the Braley-Graham Co., Bulck distributors In Portland. Jensen is the executive secre tary of the Northwest Credit council, composed of representa tive groups of credit bureaus, as sociations and credit women's breakfast clubs. ALL HIGHWAYS OPEN ' Salem, Nov. 14 IP The stato highway department reported to day that all highways through out Oregon were In good condi tion as of 8:30 a.m. today. All stations reported highways "bare," cleared of snow that clog, ged some of them temporarily last week. . . .
