THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND. OREGON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949
PAGE FOUR
THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OBEGON PRESS
Th. Bend Bulletin (weekly) lMJi-lUil Tlie Bnd Bulletin (Dally) Est. 1H
Published Every Afieruoon xeept Sunday and Certain Uolidaya by Th Bend Bulletin
7S6-7W Wall Street Bend, Oregon
Entered as Second Claw Metier, January . tin, at the Postofflee at Bend. Oregon
Under Act of March , 1878.
ROBERT W. SAWYER Edltor-Manager HENRY N. FOWLER Aeeociat Editor
An Independent Newspsper Standing- for the Square Deal Clean Busineea, Clean Politics
and the Beet Intereeta of Bend and Central Oregon.
UEMBEB AUDIT BUREAU tf CIRCULATIONS
By Mail By Carrier
One Year 17.00 One Tear 1111.00
Six Months 14.00 Sin Months IIU
Three Months U.60 One Month IL0O
All Subscriptions are DUE and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
Pleas, notify oa of any chars, of addreai or failure to receive the paper regularly.
THE VANISHING SCENERY
"What did you enjoy roost during your visit to Oregon?"
That was the gist of the inquiry directed by the Bend
chamber of commerce to all the tourists who had registered
at its office one summer two or three years ago. "The scen
ery", was the answer given by the majority of those who re
plied and it surprised just about everybody. -
For the most part chamber of commerce publicity empha
sizes almost everything but scenery. The adjective "scenic'
may be used and there may be a picture of a water fall or a
mountain but the text usually has most to say about fishing
and recreation. And so it came as a surprise when it was dis
covered that our greatest tourist attraction was scenery.
When the discovery was made we had hopes that something
would be done in recognition of the fact and for the purpose
of preserving this scenery that gave the largest number of
tourists their greatest pleasure in our region. Nothing has
been done but on the contrary there have been developments
of a nature that are offensive to many tourists and that do
real harm to our scenic attractions.
We are thinking in particular of the roadside signs, bill
boards and painted panels whose number is increasing on
every major road in this vicinity. Where once one had a fine
view of the Three Sisters and the other peaks of our western
sky line he is now, more than likely, to find a raucous board
advertising a Reno night club, some distant hotel or tourist
court or a commercial product These things, if they must be,
should be in locations where no harm is done to the scenery.
Let's make the most of our scenery because that is what the
tourist is most interested in. Let's keep it for bur own aesthet
ic and spiritual enjoyment, too. Let's remember what Mr.
Hoover said the other day when addressing the Advertising
club of New York on receiving from it its plaque of achieve
ment for his inspiring leadership and unselfish devotion to
the public weal. "Sometimes," he said to these advertising
men, "I have a dreamy hope, you will cease using the scenery
to urge pills on me when I am seeking those solitudes where
fish alone can dwell."
WASHINGTON COLUMN
The widening of the Harmon boulevard pavement along
side the play ground fence was finished some weeks ago and
since, then we have been expecting to see the culvert at the
Drake road corner extended and the head wall removed. This
has not been done and the concrete block at the culvert end
stands out in the street to create a serious traffic hazard. In
storms, in fog or with snow piled up some motorist could get
well smashed up on that concrete. It should be taken out.
Now that the city has gone into the business of bicycle reg
istration we trust that we may not be thought immodest if we
recall that this function was carried on for several years by
the circulation department of The Bulletin. There was no
charge for the registration. It was undertaken as a public
service and, we think, it gave real benefits. Changes in per
sonnel and in conditions led to the abandonment of the ser
vice. We are glad to see the city taking it up.
By Douglas Lanen
(NEA Staff Correspondent)
Washington (NEA) Secretary
of the navy Francis. P. Matthews
has a little more than a montn in
which to batten down the hatches
on his desk in the Pentagon be
fore the next storm can hit.
There's not much more that the
navy rebels can do until the house
armed forces committee makes
its report on the hearings. The
committee won t meet until some
time after the first of the year,
when congress reconvenes. How
long it will take the committee to
act after that is anybody s guess.
Chances are it will act quickly.
But tne longer It waits the more
time Secretary Matthews will
have to scatter and silence the
rebels.
Right now the committee's
staff is briefing the 3000 pages of
testimony which were read into
the record. That is being done so
that members won't have to wade
through the whole transcript
much of which is repetitious criti
cism of the B-36 bomber, in order
to prepare a report or take what
ever action they decide upon,
e e e
It is agreed that what the com-
mittee recommends will be a ma
jor factor In determining how
Fremont Journal
Note The Fremont party ha reached
the area now known u the Warm
Springs Indian reservation, fn today's
episode from the Journal. The rfver men.
tioned u a tributary of Fall river (Des
chutes river) is the Warm Springs river.
The hot springs are the noted Warm
Springs of the reservation.
Others Say
GRANGE KEEPS FEET
ON GROUND
(Oregon Statesman)
Headlines on report of the na
tional grange convention in Sac
ramento went on to its action op
posing the Brannan plan. Actu
ally the grange is and has been
Skeptical of all government sub
sidies for agriculture.
It is true that the national con
vention adopted a resol u t i o n
against the Brannan plan In par
ticular, it also assailed depen
dence on subsidies or production
payments as "unsound economy."
We believe most farmers feel
that way. They would greatly
prefer getting their share of the
national income In a free market.
but have been whlpsawcd by
farm leaders and politicians and
battered about by the rigid price
wage structure of Industry so
iney nave accepted government
subsidies and price support.
There is no sign that congress
will let agriculture alone both
parties and the administration are
bidding for the farm vote.
The Brannan plan Is a plan to
appease tne consumer while sat
isfying the producer.
Mail Early,
CONTRACT APPROVED
San Francisco, Nov. 29 The !
AKL Sailors union of the Pacific
announced today that members
here unanimously voice! approval
of a new contract calling lor an
employer-paid welfare fund for
aged seamen and a pay increase
of $25 per month.
The San Francisco vote was
1,569 to 0 in favor of thp new pact
with the Pacific Maritime associa
tion. Sailors In other Pacific
coast ports voted at the same
time, but results were not Imme
diately known here.
The contract will run to Sept.
30, 1951 with a wage reopening
Sept. 30, 1951.
The Christmas season officially
opened in Bend today as Farley
J. Elliott, postmaster, issued his
annual appeal for early mailing
of greeting cards and gift pack
ages. Jbiuott said ne expected the
greatest flood of yule mail in
local history, with the possible ex
ception of the Camp Abbot eVa.
The postmaster said he expects
ino imv unristmas mail would
exceed "by a considerable mar
gin" the record-breaking 1948
holiday season when 37,220 pieces
of mall were cancelled.
"This year's deluge of Christ
mas mail will strain our post of
fice facilities severely", Elliott
said, adding: "But we will get
everything delivered by Christ
mas, if the public cooperates
wholeheartedly.
Christmas packages for distant
states should be mailed by De
cember 5, Elliott said. All yule
tide parcel post should be on its
way by Dec. 10. Christmas cards
addressed to points in the United
States outside Oregon should be
deposited not later than Dec. 15.
Greetings for local d e liver v
should click through the stamp
cancellation machine at least a
week before Christmas, the post
master said.
Preparation to handle the yule
tide rush already have begun.
November 29. We emerged
from the basin, by a narrow pass,
upon a considerable branch of
Fall river, running to the east
ward through a narrow valley.
The trail, descending this stream,
brought us to a locality of hot
springs, which were on . either
bank. Those on the left, which
were formed into deep handsome
basins, would have been delight
ful baths if the outer air had
not been so keen, the thermom
eter in these being at 89. There
were others, on the opposite side.
at the foot of an escarpment, in
which the temperature of the wa
ter- was 134. These waters de
posited around the spring a brec
ciated mass of quartz and feld
spar, much of It of a reddish
color. ' , ,
We crossed the stream here,,
and ascended again to a high
plain, from an elevated- point of
which we obtained a view of six
of the great peaks Mount Jef
ferson, followed to the southWard
by two others of the same class:
and succeeding, at a still greater
distance lo the southward, were
three other lower peaks, cluster
ing together in a branch rldee.
These, like the great peaks, were
snowy masses, secondary only to
them; and, from the best exam
ination our, time permitted, we
are inclined to believe that the
range to which they belong is a
branch from the great chain
which here bears to the west
ward. The trail during the re
mainder or the day followed near
to the large stream on the left,
which was continuously walled in
between high rocky banks. We
halted for the night on a little
by-stream.
(To be Continued)
Use classified ads In The Bulle
tin ior quicK results.
EXTRA FOR OVERTIME
Lincoln, Neb. iU'i Farmers who
want to Increase egg production
should organize their farms and
give their chickens more "over
time." Extension poultrvman W. F,
Auhol of the University of Ne
braska said hens should have
about 13 hours of light in the
chicken house daily, regardless of
when the sun noes down.
They should get time and a
half in feed and water for their
overtime work, he said.
comfortably Matthews will seive
out the balance of his secretary
ship. Matthews is committed to
carrying out the decision of the
Joint chiefs of staff to reduce the
size of the navy. If the commit
tee disagrees with this basic pol
icy, or recommends that some
proposed cuts be restored, the sec
retary will find himself trapped
between Johnson and the rest of
the navy.
Johnson has made it clear that
he isn't going to back down on
the plan to make the navy small
er. It's up to Matthews in the uni
fication law to carry this out. But
if the admirals and captains know
that they have the house armed
services committee on their side
there will be no holding them
back. It'll just mean more out
bursts, such as the one by Capt
John Crommelin, and more re
volting. It'll be a situation no gov
ernment executive could control.
Perhaps with his eye still on!
the White House, Johnson has
very neatly dumped the most un
pleasant aspects of the problem
in Matthews lap. it was the presi
dent's decision, on Johnson's ad
vice, to remove Admiral Denfeld
as chief of naval operations.
Either one of them could have
legally accepted the responsibility
for this decision and thereby have
lightened Matthews' load. Instead
they ordered him to do it and let
him decide how and when.
However, this particular chore
probably didn't bother Matthews
too much. Denfeld had led him to
believe that he would testify for
the cause of unification before
the committee. Instead he threw
his lot in with the rebels, to the
complete embarrassment of Matthews.
If the committee finds that the
navy rebels were completely in
tne wrong and supports the deci
sion of the joint chiefs, that the
present strategic picture calls for
a reduced navy, Matthews has a
fighting chance to make good,
most experts agree, it will be
then perfectly clear to the admir
als that they can do nothing but
accept a lesser share of the coun
try's military budget.
So far the secretary hasn't had
a chance to prove his executive
ability. First, he started out with
the staggering lob of learning
what the navy was all about. But
before he ever got well into this
task he was swamped by revolts
around him. He hasn't had a
Chance to come anywhere near
establishing a normal operating
procedure.
Almost none of the Problems
which he has found himself in
volved in were of his creation.
Pentagon observers agree that he
has been the victim of a vicious
situation. They even agree that
It's difficult to look back and say
that he might have changed this
or that decision for the better.
Even the admirals won't say that
former Secretary John L. Sulli
van, a stout navy defender, could
have done much better than Matthews.
Out on the Farm
By Ha S. Grant
Nov. 29 Early this morning,
the eastern sky was a patchwork
of blue-gray and brilliant coral,
smooth and soft as satin, and
quilted in a modified diamond
design. In the west the moun
tains, towering and serene, were
dazzling in the first rays of sun
light.
The air was brisk and fragrant.
and the frozen ground sounded
hollow, creaking and snapping
under loot.
The song of the waterfall was
like a tune played by a music box
repetitious and tinkling. Only a
small stream of water flowed
over the rocks, singing the final
chorus until the water is turned
on in another six weeks.
iili'l;l,MU'itllilllil:lli'ilii
0t
FLOWERS FOR '
EVERY OCCASION
Free City Delivery
We Telegraph Flowers
Anywhere.
OPEN EVENINGS
and SUNDAYS
PICKETT
FLOWER SHOP & GARDEN
2!) Quinihy Phono
Itls easy. to. own a
Brooks-Scanlon Quality
PINE LUMBER
Brooks-Scanlon Inc.
j- j , :
VI
Three models, priced
for any budget, $134.95
to$lS9.95. Easytcrms
liberal trade-in. Let
us show you the spe
cial advantages of a
quality Mnytag. Coma
Jl in Unlay for a demon
stration.
Small Deposit Will Hold Any Appliance for Xmas.
Bl'Y WHERE YOU GET SERVICE
Maytag Appliance Store
Repair unci Service for All Makes of Washer.
Rocket Could Reach Moon, Missile Officer Asserts
By Jack Burby
(United Press Stall Correspondent)
Honolulu (IF) A gulded-mlssile
officer here contends that this
country could "put a rocket on
the moon in a year if it had a
billion dollars for research."
Even without the money.1 he
said, America's military rocket
research is so far advanced he
"wouldn't be surprised' to see a
rocket touch the moon within 10
years."
Maybe with passengers aboard.
The officer, who asked that his
name and service be anonymous,
talked like a prematures Buck
Rogers of "retro-rockets," casual
defiance ot gravity and progress
in rocket research.
Money Needed
"With just half the money used
In atomic research during the
Manhattan project," he said, "we
could launch a rocket to the moon
in a year."
If it carried passengers though,
the first-flighters might have to
wait on the moon while American
scientists wrestled with the prob
lem of carrying enough futl for
a round-trip.
Roughly, the rocket would hurl
itself away from the earth at
25,000 miles per hour to escape
the tug of gravity and enter the
moon's influence.
As for danger to passengers,
test pilots already shake off more
punishment from acceleration
than the rocket riders would get.
Details Worked Out
Insulation against the scorch
ing heat which would be gene
rated by friction durine the dash
to the moon is "no longer a real
problem," the officer said.
Details of the power plant, ap
parently non-atomic, have been
schemed, but they need testing
and that needs money. '
In fact, the officer said, plans
are so advanced you'd be offered
your choice of a fast or slow
trip.
If you were in a hurry you
could make It in "about 16 hours."
Leisurely trips could be made "in
about 92 hours."
A new electric control system
for lowering cargo to docks can
bring a five-ton load to a jarless
stop from a drop of 150 feet a
minute.
Shop HORNBECK'S First
SAL
PRICES
On CHRISTMAS
TREE
LITES
BUY EARLY
While They Last
7-TUBE SET
Was 8.00 Now
1.95
Each light burns
Independently.
Another 8.15 set, now 2.15
SERIES SET was 1.95
Now 1.35
AUTODEX
Automatic Indexed
Desk Note Pad
1.45
Serving Humidor
Humidifier keeps cake fresh.
2.65
8-PC. SPUN ALUMINUM
TABLE OVEN
or BUN WARMER
2.95
A Full Line of
BEAUTIFUL RELIGIOUS
WALL PLAKS
Appropriate Christmas Gifts.
Sip
This 7x0 inch plak, beautifully
co.ored, at 1.50
Others 25c up
All are Bible Quotations.
15-PC. CRYSTAL
PUNCH SET
14.95
DECORATED COVERED
CANDY DISHES
1.60 1.65 4.25 6.45
ASSORTED COLORS
BARREL MUGS
55c
CHARMING, GRACEFUL
Lace Figurines
2.75 and 3.95
Hornbeck's
GIFTSYARNS
HOUSEWARES
122 Oregon Ave, Phonf 12
FREE SEWING SCHOOL
MW4 mm
A Free Sewing course of as many lessons as the student wishes to take goes with the
purchase of each Domestic sowing machine. Pictured here is an evening, class, left to right
Airs. J. Ross Knotts, Mrs. Robert, Boyd, Mrs, Joe Holmes, Mrs. Fred Jensen and Mrs. Les- '
ter Wolf, with J. Anderson as instructor,
DOMESTIC Sewing Machine a
Barae iK V- xr, - -JUSS- -
LATEST SEWING FEATURES
THAT MAKE SEWING EASIER, FASTER and BETTER THAN EVER
23
2Jj2fflsalasaSEiaamama
Bp
No. Down Payment
On Our Approved Credit Plon.
TERMS AT
$6J2
Monthly.
Use YourvOld
Machine as
Part Payment.
Portable Machines 89.95
Cabinet Models. . . from 119.95
Desk Models 204.95
Open 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
FPCCKIFS AND HIS FRIENDS
VWty donT you kids 1 Birdseed, 1
RACE EACH OTHER;? I bub you
TO THE OTMER ENO , BETTER. GUOM
OP TOWN AMP BACK TWlS j
By Merrill Blosser
RAJS v .lIS' i J
mi
Next to t hanibtir of Commerce
Phone 271
"ccR i iv KVftvitr we. t. rn. u e . . fjf f&pT