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Stafe Forecast
OREGON: Wednesday most'
ly cloudy with occasional
rain and snow over moun
tains. High both days 40 to
50. Low tonight 26 to 36.
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
34th Year
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1949
No. 1
Kill
arm Springs Highway Wreck
ed In W
CAA Officials
Gather Here
In Conference
CIVll lll'I'IIIIIIUllCH IK 1 1 tl I Ills I III-
I lim of f U-IiiIh Iroin Alliuku, lin
wall mid the seven region of tin
United Slates iiirncil u tliicc-day
Airman iIIvIhIiiii conference In
llcnil today Willi Wllliiim S.
Moure, ill li-f of Ilic division,
WiixIiIiik'om, D.C., presiding. l'n
li'i"iii'i'n mi' being lii'id In tin!
Blue loom of I hi' I'llol Hun,. Inn.
Purpose of t tic conference, us
otilllni'd by Moore, will he "to
otiinln ii more iinlform Inli-i n
liiilon mid uppllcailun of out' reg
tilitt Iciiih mid Instruction.! mid n
liciicr uiul-rHtiiiulliiK of our inu
t tin 1 problems In order tin t we
may (Irlcrmliio liny ni'i'd for mod
ification of procedures which will
result In heller service to lttc fly
Inu public."
Many ('cine liy I'lt.in
Normally, thi' CAA alrmiin di
vision conference Is lu'ld In Wash
ington, DC, but this year a west
ern ini'i'lliiK wiin planned, partly
for rlii purpose of acquainting
headquarters and region x-i mom
ii"l wllh all port mid flylir' prob
lems. Thi' meeting has brought
to Hend rcpn'vnlatlves of every
region adinliilsliTiil by (hp CAA,
from (tin Now England hIiiIim lo
the southwest" mid ifrom Florida
to Alaska and llnwuil. Some '10
officials mi' here.
Tin CAA officials converged on
rrntral Oregon bv plane, with
most of tlirin making thi trip vlp
commercial airline... ImidliiK at
tlu Redmond atiport yesterday.
Moot'.' mid 12 oilier members of
Ills staff made thi trip here from
tln niilloii'H cimllal In n CAA
I lunulas plane. Thi' plane landi'd
lit Huberts field yesterday eve
ning on a Imp from Cheyenne.
Wyo. Ttie -plajWdunylnK WA
district K!rsonnel from Spokane.
Wash., landed at Hi,- Hend muni
clpul airport.
Formerly of Kent tie
Moore Is well acquainted wltli
the l'aelflc Norlbwest, having
turn stationed In Sealtk', region
headquarters, for a miniber of
years, lie went to Washington.
IXC, lifter the war. CAA officials
with Moore lnolude It. E. Ilcrr.
of the International CAA staff,
lie was formerly In the Oregon
district, with headquarters in
1 'oi l la nil.
The three-day conference In
Hend will be primarily a "work
shop" for the CAA leaders. Mod
erators nt today's session were
Moore, C S. Stanton, chief of the
operations branch, Washington.
1).C id V. W. Jamil, chief of
the pilot brunch, Washington,
IXC.
Practically nil men attending
the national conference In Hend
are pilots. Bend was selected, by
Moore as the place for the west
ern ronfei-ence, he said. Iiocause
he supervised a two-region con
ference here In war davs, liked
the dry and liked the I'liot Butte
Inn.
Business sessions will occupy
three days of the conference, wllh
various portions of the agenda to
be moderated by thi- appropriate
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Engineers Report Progress
On Columbia River Projects
Walla Walln, Wash,, Dee. 5 ttii
Col. O. 1C. Walsh, North Pacific
division army engineer, today
told the Inland Empire Water
ways association's ltilh annual
convention that "In terms of ap
propriations ... we were treated
quite generously by the 81st con
gress." At last year's convention, the
Inland Waterways group passed
a resolution favoring funds for
Ice harbor lock and dam on the
Snako river which was Ignored
by Ibis congress.
Regarding appropriations,
Walsh sulci:
"The Columbia liver basin re
ceived tlie third highest appro
priation as compared with other
basins, being topped only by
Missouri and Ohio. The North
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Garden Club Prepares for Sale of
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Members of the Hend Garden club gathered yesterday at the home of Mrs. Virgil L. Surfus, to
make swags and wreaths for their traditional pre-Christmas sale, to be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at
the Warner Plumbing shop. Left to right In the picture are: Mrs. Joe Werner, Mrs. Surfus, Mrs. Stella
Nelson, Mrs. John M. Mlhelelch and Mrs. Fred L. Hutton.
Christmas Rush Beginning
Early at Bend Post Office
The Bend post office Htuff is looking forward to its busiest
Christmas season in history, with the exception of Camp
Abbot days, it was announced today as decks were cleared to
handle the yule rush expected to develop in the present week.
In fact, the staff yesterday afternoon experienced an unex
pected mailing rush that necessitated special attention.
As a result of the heavy conitiitnment of packages mailed
Dr Coe Coming
Here for Meeting
Of Bend Masons
Dr. U. C. Coo. enrly-day Bend
physician and author of "The
Horse and Buggy Doctor." Is to
come here from tils home In Port
land for a meeting of the Bend
Masonic lodge on December 8.
Norman (.filbert, master, an
nounced today. Dr. Coc assisted
in organizing Bend lodge 40 years
ago last June 17, and was the
second master of the local chap
ter. The visit to the Bend lodge will
Iw one of the few times Dr. Coe
has returned to this city since
he left here more than a quarter
of a century ago. He Is a prac
ticing physician in Portland,
Sharing the spotlight with the
Hend pioneer will lie another old
timer. Clyde M. McKay. Bend
resident, who Is to be presented
wllh a 50-year pin, according to
plans outlined here today. Every
effort will be made to have old
time' members present for the
meeting.
Officers for the coming year
will be elected by the Bend Ma
sons at the Thursday night meet
ing. Also, a program Is planned.
Refreshments will be served,
Pacific division was alloted $70,-
825,000 for this basin In the 1950
flncal year, which ends June 30.
"The Missouri basin received
$86,130,000 for army' engineer
civil works and the Ohio basin,
$72,357,000.
"The largest single const met Ion
allotment (In the Pacific division)
was for McNary dam In the sum
of $35,000,000. Detroit dam hnd
reservoir (on the north Snutlam
river) and Lookout Point dam
and reservoir each received $9,
500,000, being the next largest in
dividual appropriations." .
Col. Walsh, who this year re
placed Col. Theron D, Weaver as
the corps of engineers' division
head, spoke at the organization's
opening day gathering and out
lined the year's progress In con
struction on rivers of the Pacific
northwest
Chief Joseph rinm below Grand
Coulee and McNary on the Co
lumbia were the spotlight proj-
cctsoescriied,
Preliminary work has been
"virtually completed" on Chief
Joseph with tlie driving of a 1,'
im-toot exploratory tunnel on
the Columbia's right bank, Walsh
said. Chief Joseph when com
pleted at a cost of $206,000,000
will be the second largest elec
tricity generation project In the
world, turning out 1,728,00U Kilo-
wans.
Grand Coulee Is the largest.
The Initial construction of the
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"yesterday, racks were brought
up rrom the uu.seniunt quar
ters and tables were arranged
for on truing- mail. Postmaster
Farley J. Elliott reported to
day that the staff has been en
larged for the holidays. Men
and women with experience have
been engaged, he said.
Itcct'lptH Heavy
Postinatser Elliott predicted an
unusually busy Christmas season
for the postoffice staff this year
when reviewing postal receipts of
the year that is now nearing an
end. Gains have been shown every
month.
Postal receipts for the month
Just ended were $!,216.33, com
pared with $8,568.17 for Novem
ber last year. October receipts
were also well In excess of those
for October, 19,18.
Klrst rush lacing post office
workers will be that of caring for
outgoing mall. Incoming mail will
reach a peak in the week prior to
Christmas, which will fall on a
Sunday this year.
Value of Dollar
Shows Increase
New York, Dec. 6 'Hi The pur
chasing power of the consumer's
dollar improved to 62.5 cents in
October, an Increase of 2.8 per
cent over its level in the corre
sponding month of last year, ac
cording to the national industrial
conference hoard.
The board's figures show the
consumer's dollar was worth 100
cents In January, 1939.
Between beptember and Oc
tober, the board said, consumer
prices dipped 1.1 per cent, with
decreases being reported in 57 of
the 61 cities included in the
monthly survey. Consumers'
prices in October were 2.7 per
cent below those prevailing in Oc
tober, 1948.
ANOTHER STORM DUE
Vuncouver. B.C.. Dec. 6 tlPi
The storm-plagued British Col
umbia coast prepared for another
bout with the weatl er today as
50 mile an hour gales headed
for Vancouver Island and lower
British Columbia.
Tlie weather bureau said the
full force of the storm should
strike about noon today. The
storm is expected to shift to
southwest with 25-mile-per-hour
winds late tonight.
The province has been struck
by strong winds and rain storms
the last two week ends. The first
storm took 24 lives.
PROTEST REJECTED
Hong Kong, Dec. 6 UP) Chinese
nationalist forelg.n minister
George Yeh today rejected Amer
ican protests over nationalist gun
boats firing on American ships.
Holiday Greenery
Diamond Lake
Cutoff Closed,
Result of Snow
The Diamond lake cutoff, short
cut over the southern Cascades
from highway 97 to southern
Oregon-, has been blocked by snow
and will remain closed for tne
remainder of the season, it was
announced today from the local
highway office. .Barricades were
erected at approaches to the
mountain rpad this morning at 8
o'clock.
Officially known as Oregon sec
ondary No. 230, the Diamond lake
cutoff crosses the Cascades be
tween Diamond and Crater lakes.
To the south, the Fort Klamath
route to the Medlord area re
mains open. '
The trans-Cascade cutoff was
closed following a storm that de
posited considerable snow In the
southern mountains, but skipped
the northern passes. As a result,
tl McKenzie route, normally
closed this time of the year, re
mains open. Packed snow cover
ed that pass and other mountain
roads today, with icy spots re
ported from the Mt. Hood coun
try. Chains were advised.
Organized Army
Reserve Station
Established Here
Opening in Bend of an organ
ized reserve army recruiting sta
tion, with M. Sgt. John E. Butler
In charge, was announced here
today. Headquarters will be in
room No. 7 of the J. C. Penney Co.
building. 1 lie station will be main
tained in Bend on a permanent
status with Deschutes, Jefferson
and Crook counties to be served,
All ex-service men and former
officers will be eligible to sign
wttn tne organized reserves. Pay
Is provided.
Sgt. Butler formerly covered
the central Oregon counties from
the Medford station, from which
he was assigned to Bend. The lo
cal office was opened yesterday.
Office hours will be from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Will Retain Rank
Sgt. Butler said an ex-service
man may join the reserves at the
rank held when discharged from
service. Central Oregon men sign
ing up for service will be assign
ed to the 6310 logistics training
tlvision. Meetings will be held on
Thursday nights, from 8 to 10
o clock, in Deschutes county
court house' quarters.
Sgt. and Mrs. Butler and five
of their six children havt- moved
to Bend and are living at 1550 Di
vision. Their oldest son, William
E. Butler, Is a student nt West
Point. A daughter, Valene, has en
tered high school here, and two
other (laughters, Chorlene and
Sue Ellen, are In grade school.
Two younger children, Judith
Marie and John, are at home.
FIRE CALL ANSWERED
Firemen were called Monday
at o:3o p. m. to the George Jen
sen home, 227 E. Greeley, where
an overheated oil stove caused
alarm. There was no damage.
Shipments
Of Uranium
To Be Probed
By W. K. HlKglnbotlium
IdnlunJ l'rM HUOf CwrTwpundrnt)
; Washington, Dec. 6 Ul'iHouse
spy hunters today were on the
trail of a mysterious wartime
shipment to Russia of A-bomb
uranium which may have been
"doctored" to make It useless.
It also was learned that a ban
Imposed by the late President
Roosevelt, preventing govern
ment agencies from giving con
gress access to confidential ma
terial may be lifted next month.
The security ban, which Presi
dent Truman has kept In effect,
and the mystery cargo were key
items In a broadening inquiry
Into shipment of atomic materials
and other secrets via the aerial
lend-lease pipeline to Russia.
The names of such high war
time officials as the late Harry
Hopkins, wnite House confidant
and former Vice-president Henry
A. Wallace have been linked to
the inquiry so far. It was be
lieved scores of others, both high
and low. Including two former
state department officials, would
crop up later.
Wallace Makes Denial
Wallace said he had "absolute
ly nothing to do" with the ship
ments. Hopkins' relatives, friends
and close associates branded as
"Incredible" charges that he was
partly responsible.
George Racey Jordan, former
army air force major, touched off
the inquiry with a report that
Aussian agents sent tons of
maps, documents, atomic materi
als and other secret items through
the pipeline at Great Falls, Mont.,
where Jordan was lend-lease "ex
pediter" in 1943-44. - . 1
Chairman John S. Wood,' D,
Ga., said his house un-American
activities committee will not
"leave an avenue untouched" in
running down those who let such
vital information reach the soviet
union.
Dates, Names Given
Jordan, now a New York con
tractor, gave both dates and
names to back up his story in
two radio interviews with com
mentator Fulton Lewis Jr.
He said Hopkins once told him
by telephone to keep the atomic
materials moving to Russia and
"keep It quiet." On another occa
sion, he said he found a White
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2 Men Arrested
For Smuggling
Aliens Into U. S.
Washington. Dec. 6 U7 The
justice department announced to
day it had broken up an alien
smuggling ring with the arrest
of two Grand Rapids, Mich., men
at Miami, Fla.
Arrested last night on charges
of smuggling in aliens from Ha
vana. Cuba., by plane were Gay
lor Saxton, a pilot, and Charles
Cramton, both 26.
The arrests were made by Im
migration officers working in
cooperation with the FBI.
Three aliens allegedly smug
gled into the country already
have been taken into custody on
charges of illegal entry. The de
partment said 23 others, includ
ing four children, would be
rounded up before the week end.
A justice department spokes
man said that coordination of the
Miami, New York, and Havana
Immigration officers led to the
arrest of Ignatz Stern Fried, 27,
and his sister, EJla Stern Fried,
21, and Henryka Czlenowa, in
New York yesterday.
ITtvate Airport Used
The Frieds were taken to Mi
ami where they pointed out a
private airport where they had
landed after a flight from a field
near Havana.
The spokesman said that this
and other Information led to the
arrest of Saxton and Cramton.
He said the pair operated with
planes rented from private own
ers or plo.ne service companies
In Miami. Saxton was accused of
thing the aliens from Havana to
Miami. Cramton alleged!;,' made
the arrangements for those
brought In to proceed to New
York by plane or train.
The two Michiagn men, if con
victed, face maximum penalties
of $2,000 In fines and five years
Imprisonment for each alien
brought In.
The spokesman said that the
26 aliens allegedly involved were
from the Balkan countries and
paid from $500 to $800 each to
get into this country.
There was no smuggling
charge for children under six, he
said.
County Officers Association
Will Ask Congress for Funds
To Offset Property Tax Loss
Something conclusive may be done at the next session of
congress to assure county government of federal funds in
lieu of taxes where property, taken off the local tax rolls be
cause of federal ownership, competes with private enterprise,
C. L. Allen, Deschutes county judge, stated today.
Allen, who returned Sunday from the national convention
of the Association of County officers, in Chicago, 111., Haul that
Second Test
Well Down
110 Feet
A test well being drilled in an
effort to locate a supplemental
supply of water for Bend reached
a depth of 110 feet yesterday eve
ning with a black volcanic forma
tion reached below a thick strat
um of tuff. The layer of tuff was
about 45' feet thick, and is be
lieved part of a "glowing ava
lanche" that spilled down the
eastern slope of the Cascades into
the Bend area prior to the out
flow of lava underlying Bend.
ur.iy a trace of water has been
found so far in the new hole,
being drilled at a site west of
the city. The site selected is that
suggested by a federal geologist,
who recently viewed the area.
The geologist said that structural
conditions appeared favorable for
underground water at the site.
How Type Indicated
The pink tuff penetrated by
the drill is believed to be of the
same type exposed in westside
Bend and along the Deschutes
above the city and at the Bend
Sisters highway crossing of the
Descr ,tes near Tumalo. It is the
belief of geologists that this rep
resents consolidated pumice of
the flow type, rather than air
borne ash.
Geologists say that molten pum
ice spilled from various Oregon
mountains, mclud l n g vanished
Mazama of the Crater lake area,
as a glowing mass that raced
down valleys. Fiery hot and filled
with gas, the "flaming ava
lanches" eventually froze into
thick sheets of tuff.
Wildcat Strike
Hits Oak Ridge
Building Project
Oak Ridge, Tenn., Dec. 6 IP
The government moved in today
in an elfort to halt a mushroom
ing wildcat strike here that idled
more than 700 AFL construction
workers and halted work on part
of the multi-million dollar expan
sion program in the atomic city.
The unauthorized walkout re
portedly started in a dispute over
alleged employment of non-union
labor at one of the myriad gov
ernment projects plastering the
Oak Ridge area.
An atomic energy commission
official announced that the na
tional labor relations board is
sending an investigator here and
that an international representa
tive of one of the three idled con
struction crafts also had been
notified of the situation.
Lt. Fanning s
Body Discovered
McChord Air Force Base.
Wash., Dec. 6 iu?i Bodies of three
of six airmen aboard a C-54 trans
port plane that crashed on Mt. St.
Helens have been discovered, it
was revealed today, but immedi
ate attempts to evacuate them
were given up because of treach-
trous conditions.
The bodies were discovered by
a ground party Sunday near the
8,000 foot level where the big
plane plowed into the side of the
mountain 13 days ago after the
pilot radioed, "I am confused.
The mountain is at a 45-degree
angle slope at that spot, officers
said.
Searchers spent 24 hours hunt
ing the victims. It may be until
next spring, officers said, before
bodies of those found can be re
moved and the others located.
Officers said disclosure that the
bodies had been found was held
up until the ground party return
ed here late yesterday and noti
fied the base chaplain. The bodies
were placed in a secure spot,
where ground party members
said they would remain undis
turbed.
The three recovered were iden
tified as 1st Lt. Richard M. Fan
ning, Bend, Ore., survived by his
widow In lacoma, Wash.; 2nd Lt,
Thomas C. Hardisty, Sarasota,
Fla survived by his widow In Ta
coma; and SSgt. Richard C. Hos-
mcr, survived by his mother in
Massachusetts.
the views of county govern
ment on the subject are to be
presented fully betore con
gress when it convenes next
year.
He explained that two
members of the national asso
ciation were named at the Chi-
caeo meeting to an Inter-eovern.
ment relations committee which
will be responsible for presenting
the matter to congress.
Long Considered
The committee, he stated, is
made up of representatives of
federal, state, county and munici
pal governments.
The matter of federal funds in
lieu of taxes to local governments
has been under consideration by
tlie association for a number of
years, according to Allen.
He explained that many local
government units in the county
suffer a great loss of tax revenue
because of federal ownership of
lands in local areas. As examples
he cited military and naval instal
lations which in many cases have
taken thousands of acres of land
off local tax rolls.
Welfare and social security
regulations were other subjects
discussed at the association con
vention, according to Allen. -
Expansion Favored
A resolution was passed which
proposed that the federal govern
ment expand the social, security
laws to cover persons in occupa
tions not now under.the program.
Under the proposal it' is asked
that such fields- as- domestic- serv
ice, transient farm work, farm
ing, etc., be included in the pro
gram. '.
At . present, - Allen explained,
persons who served in those occu
pations in the past and are now
aged and in need of financial aid,
are supported entirely through
county and state welfare pro
grams. Had they been under the
social security program, he add
ed, they now would be receiving
assistance through social security
benefits, and would have contrib
uted, during their working days
toward their old age living costs.
Benefits Seen
Allen believes that by including
all occupations under the social
security program, the welfare
costs of the counties and states
could be cut materially in the fu
ture. Among other resolutions pass
ed at the convention were those
proposing that the federal gov
ernment participate in the financ
ing of the foster home care of
children programs in the states,
and making funds available for
support of persons voluntarily
confined to county homes and
hospitals. Under present regula
tions these programs are financed
with county and state funds.
Allen explained that the resolu
tions dealing with welfare and so
cial security will be presented to
congress by the association s leg
islative committee.
Telephone Employes Charge
Taft-Hartley Law Violation
Washington. Dee. 6 tin The
Communications Workers of
America (CIO) today formally
accused the American Telephone
and Telegraph company and 18
of its Bell system subsidiaries of
"bad faith" contract bargaining
in violation of the Taft-Hartley
law.
Joseph A. Beirne, president of
the CIO union, charges in a com
plaint filed with the national la
bor relations board that A.T. & T.
and Its subsidiaries last month
"illegally" changed the terms of
the industry pension plan with
out bargaining with the union.
Most of the 18 subsidiary com
panies named in the complaint
are state Bell telephone com
panies. The A.T. & T. and the Bell sys
tem have had a company-financed
pension plan since 1913. On
November 22, when the CIO un
ion was bargaining with many
Bell companies, A.T. & T. increas
ed Its pension benefits.
Beirne said the pension plan
was changed by the company
without the knowledge or con
sent of the union.
"Tills Is not true collective bar
gaining," Beirne said. "Actions
like that of the companies, If al
lowed to continue unchecked,
would completely destroy the pat-,
Car Skids Over
Bank, Men
Die Instantly
Two Oregon liquor commission
assistant supervisors were in
stantly killed late Tuesday when
their car skidded, apparently on
a frosty spot, and plunged over
a steep embankment on the new
Warm Springs highway, a short
distance west of the agency.
Victims of the accident, first fa
tality on the new highway, were
Fred H. Slmkln, 28, and Andre
Van, 50.
Bodies of the two men were
found in their wrecked car about
11 a.m. today and were removed
to Redmond. State patrolman
William Simpson, stationed aC
Madras, investigated the accident
and said the car rolled over the
bank a distance of 75 feet and
lodged against a juniper stump.
At Top of Grade
The accident happened near the
top of the steep grade leading
westward from the agency. The
two men were driving east, en
route to Burns. They left Port
land yesterday at 3 p.m., it was
reported from the OLC office in-,
that city.
The bodies remained undiscov
ered over night, inasmuch as the
car was not visible from the
highway. Circumstances of the
discovery were not learned here.
It is surmised that the accident
occurred around 5 p.m. yesterday.
The men were en route to
RiiT-nc in onnorvIcA nnsnlnff n f a
new agency. Van was in charge
of the eastern Oregon territory
for the state liquor commission.
rortiana itesiaents
Both men were residents of
Portland. Simpkin lived at 2724
NE Hancock and Van at 8308 NE
GlMcnn.. t w ,..v 1 .' ' V.
Full details of the accident were
not yet pieced together this after
noon, but available information
indicated that both bodies were in
the car when found.
The car, state officers reported,
was upside down.
Combs Addresses
Bend Lions Club
The value of birds in protect
ing our natural resources today
was discussed by Nephi Combs
of La Grande, before members of
the Bend Lions club meeting for
their weekly luncheon-meeting.
Combs, an authority on bird
life in the state, explained that
various birds which are consid
ered nuisances by many have a
definite place In the natural re
sources picture of the state.
He said that birds are respons
ible for controlling infestations In
timber; they control diseases in
fruit trees, and they aid in the
control of such insects as mos
quitoes and crickets.
Combs also showed colored
slides of various birds of Ore
gon, and imitated their calls.
In charge of today's program
was R. E. Jewell. The meeting
was presided over by James ,W.
Bushong.
tern of collective bargaining rela
tions.'" The A.T. & T. issued a state
ment asserting that the changes
protested by the union were made
under procedures provided for in
the pension plan.
The company said the 18 sub
sidiaries followed suit in order
that system employes would not
lose any pension rights if they
transferred from one company to
another.
The A.T. & T. pension plan
now provides $100 a month pen
sions, including social security,
for all employes, 65 and over,
who have been with the company
20 years or more. The old mini
mum at age 65 was $50 a month.
Besides A.T. & T., the union
charges were directed against
Bell system companies In Indi
ana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Cincinnati, New Jer
sey, and the Southwestern Bell
company, Northwestern Bell com
pany, Southern Bell company,
and Chesapeake & Potomac Tele
phone companies In West Virgin
ia. Maryland, Virginia, and thu
District of Columbia.
phone and telegraph companies
on the Pacific coast, the mountain
sl'ates, and several departments
and laboratories of A.T. & T. and
Western Electric Co.