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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.
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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
33rd Year
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1949
No. 289
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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
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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
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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
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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. . . .