THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND. OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 PAGE TWO Buyers Shopping For Best Values This Christmas (Br United Pnul ' Prices on Christmas items are slight ly lower than last year and j customers are shopping around for good quality merchandise be fore buying, department stores in a dozen cities reported today. Meanwhile, federal reserve of ficials reported that sales were down as much as 10 per cent in the same cities compared, to last year. A United Press survey showed that despite the lower prices, cus tomers are taking their time about making purchases, looking around for the best quality at the cheapest price possible. Durable items, such as televis ion seis, refrigerators, and kitch en ranges are selling better than last year In most cities, however. Some dealers said their television sales were surprisingly good. Store managers in several towns reported that they had to shave their margin of profit due to the Increased competition as purchasers hunted for bargains. Some stores were running mark down sales to spur Christmas business,. Most of the stores said that more customers were taking ad vantage this year of installment credit plans although the increase In credit business was not large. Shippers' Assn. Makes Report Prineville, Dec. 9 Don Snabel of Powell Butte, manager of the Central Oregon Shippers associa tion, announced yesterday that the cooperative group had hand led 2.483 animals since shipments to terminal markets were launch ed last March. Segregation of an imals was as follows: Sheep, ISM; cattle, 694; and hogs, 233. The livestock was moved from points in Crook. Deschutes and Jefferson counties. The initial shipment was made from the Powell Butte district The tri-counry cooperative ship ping pool developed out of suc cess of a lamb shipping pool launched four years ago in Crook county, through efforts of E. L. Woods, county agent. It enables the owner of small flocks and herds, unable to forward his small individual lots to terminal marKets, to take advantage of pooled shipping. Snabel says that top market prices have been re ceived on the Norm Portland market for the livestock forward ed under the pool, and growers express satisfaction, it is declar ed, .with the small costs of oper ation. WRONG ADDKESS Norman Dull, 35, whose cita tion on an intoxication charge was mentioned yesterday in Ine Bulletin, is not a resident of Bend, officers reported today in point ing out that a man by the same name lives in this city. The man arrested Is a transient from. Ten nessee and no relation to the Bend man, officers said. The tran sient, whose address had been erroneously listed on the arrest report as Bend, has no middle initial. DISCOVERS HEW "BEER TRICK" ' Mary's found a sure way to please beer lovers at the guest table. She simply serves that new one-way tall bottle of Lucky La ger. It's so attractive and eye appealing ... so convenient to buy and use. No deposit, no re turn. Comes packed 12 bottles to a ' handy carton. Usually costs less than an ordinary stubbie. Try tall Lucky Lager buy a handy carton today at your fa vorite store. Join the thousands who serve and eniov Luckv's famous "million dollar flavor" in the new tall table bottle. Inter state Brewery Co., Vancouver, Wash. Adv. THE PRACTICAL GIFT ElectroSyx The Complete Home Cleaner of Over 100 Uses See the New Air Powered Eleetrolux POLISHER and SCRUBBER, for Floors, Furniture, Cars Call 1293-J For demonstration In your home no obligation Phil P.i.lbrook Only Authorized Dealer 1304 E. Third Wife Irked Over Paini in Face Milwaukee, Dec. 9 Ui A Mil waukee wife says she's willing to forgive ami forget if her husband promises not to use her face as a painter's palette. With traces of whue paint in her hair, Mrs. Dorothy Grace, 22, came before Judge Harvey Nee- len here and charged that her nusnana James slapped paint in her face. She said the Incident occurred when she asked him to stop paint ing woodwork. He had been drinking, she explained, and she feared he'd splatter the walls, Mrs. Sam Grace said she plan ned divorce action. But she agreed to give her husband another chance, and the judge placed urace on probation. Australians Set For Election Sydney. Australia. Dec . '9 'IP Political parties representing so cialism against fit enterprise tangle tomorrow when 5.000.000 Australians go to the polls in a general election. Conservatives hope to win a majority of the 123 seats in the new Australian house of represen tatives and upset the eighr year old labor government of Trime minister Joseph a. untlley. Australians generally are flat tered that their country's elec tion, coming on the heels of la bor's defeat In New Zealand after 14 years, has commanded atten tion throughout the world. Tomorrow, between o a.m. and 8 p.m., they will stream to I he polls to vote under penalty of a two pound ($4.66) fine. Ninetv-uve per cent oi enemies are expected to ballot The result of the election oe tween labor and the combined conservative opposition the lib eral and country parties was considered a tossun. There are onlv id seBts in tne present parliament Labor holds 43 of these representatives. Work Completed On Rail Project Madras. Dec. 9 The Morrison Knudsen Construction Co. of Boise, Ida., which has just com- nleted a final Dhase of an im provement program on the Ore gon Trunk railroad line up from .the Columbia Hnto central Oregon, used jointly by the Union Paaic. Great Northern and S. P. & S. lines, has been moving equipment to Spokane for a new job. Four carloads of heavy ma chinery "was loaded last week at Gateway. The construction program on the central Oregon line included replacement of rails with heavier steel; fills where trestles former ly carried the line across deep ra vines, elimination of curves and the rebuilding of bridges. Large diesel locomotive units now haul 100-car trains up from the Des chutes gorge across Jefferson county. Formerly as many as three steam locomotives were used in this task.' TRACING PAYS OFF Warm Springs, Dec. 9 Activf ties the past three years of GI on-the-farm training classes of Warm Springs Indian reservation veterans are now being reflected In expanded farm operations and better cultural practices, observ ers report. Improvement of cattle herds has been marked, it is de clared, and new land has been brought under cultivation. Frank S u p p a h, reservation rancher, has just taken advantage of the rainfall to complete seed ing his winter wheat crop. Sup- pah has launched a land clearing project which will give an addi tional grain acreage. Norway women are rejoicing because home-made nylon hosiery will soon be available. . WHY BE A SLAVE Just fo Heat Your Home? Convert Your Present Furnace to Automatic Oil Heat. Prices Are Less Than You Think. FOR EXAMPLE A High. Pressure oil burner thermostati cally controlled, new fire box in your preaent furnace, 275 gal. oil tank installed inside nr outside of your building, for as low as $295. NO DOWN PAYMENT Wilh your first pcyment in Feb. 1950. Payments cs low as $9.43 monthly. New furnace Installation as low as $150 with a High Pressure oil burner, tank, elc. INVESTIGATE NOW! No obligation for our engineering services. WE ARE HEATING SPECIALISTS! Complete Installation and Servicing OREGON HEATING COMPANY Much of Nation Gripped by Cold - t By United t'ra.. A wave of frigid air from Can nHa nnhvt smith us far as Fort YVrtrth T,vY frutnv and hrmiL'ht I sub-zero weather to the Great Lakes and New England areas. Temperatures sank to 3S at Fort Worth. 32 at Oklahoma City and 28 at Wichita. Kan., as the cold mass seeped southward. Wisconsin reported the lowest readings. It was nine below at Wausau and at Green Bay. North of those two cities, woodsmen and farmers were searching for a plane that disappeared two days ago. They feared that if the pilot crashed in the woods he probably had frozen to death. New England also had below zero temperatures. The mercury sank to eight below at Concord, N.H. Warmer weather was moving onto the ereat Dlains as the cold j swept east and south. At Fargo, N.D., the lowest reading during the night was five above zero. A cold drizzle fell from Texas north to Kansas where it chang ed to light snow. The snow was reported as falling intermittently north to the Canadian border. Ward Prepares To Leave China Aboard Lakeland Vierory, Dec. 9 HP) Consul general Angus Ward and his party will sail for home aboard the Lakeland Vic tory within 24 hours after the vessel reaches Taku bar at Tient sin tomorrow afternoon "if all goes well." The ship's master. Captain Paul Sexton, said today he has ordered his crew to prepare to work all night unloading cargo Saturday so as to be ready to take aboard the deported American diplomats and their families Sunday morn ing. Ward and his group reach ed Tientsin from Mukden yester day. He pointed out however, that, the speedup had not been approv ed by communist port authorities, who might cause delay. Sexton senf his third message today asking for instructions and advice on communist regulations regarding American vessels. Two previous messages have gone un- j answered. ! Will Fly Ked i-Mff When the Lakeland Victorv en t.?rs Tku br tomorrow a bright red "danfcvr" flag will bp flyinc from her foremast. Sexton said it Is the closest thing he has to the communist red and gold flag, pointing out that some foreign ships have had trouble at Tientsin for not flying the flag of commu nis China. "I think I will buv one while wp are there," Sexton pdded. The vessel is scheduled to pick ud a small cargo, including Tient sin rugs. No one is expeciea to be allowed to en ashore. Fexton said Mai. William Basrh of Boston, an army medical offi-. cer picked up at Kotv. japan, will officially welcome Ward and his nartv aboard. Although there are onlv 20 per sons in the Ward partv. the Lake land Victorv has received instruc tions to make nreoaration to takp aboard 28 at Taku bar. 35 miles below Tientsin. The eight others are expected to com from the American colony In Tientsin. MASONS ELECT Redmond, Dec. 9 Election was the order of business at the regular meeting of th Redmond Masonic lodge held Wednesday evening at the Townsend hall. Austin Olsen was elected worshin ful master: Raymond H. Jones, senior warden: Edward A. Park er, junior warden: L. E. Smith, treasurer, and M. F. Roberts, sec retary. Refreshments were serv ed after the business session. Poultry requires well ventilated houses, winter or summer. rat -.- - j. BLi li tKI TIME With new powder falling, Joan Flndlay. New York tate Winter Sports Queen superimposed on thai Middlctfury, Vt, College Snow Bowl's jump, makes a pretty picture, especially for skiers. , Redmond Plans Holiday Baskets Redmond, Dec. 9 Christmas baskets made up from donations received at the annual high school faculty party will be distributed by Jaycees on Saturday morning, December 24, it was announced at the regular Junior chamber of commerce meeting held Wednes day evening in the John Tuck school. It was also reported that Red mond's outstanding Junior citizen will be selected by a committee composed of representatives of all And he has a sleighful of radios and records from Ries Radio Shop! 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MERRY CHRISTMAS Blng Crosby NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS , I'rcd Waring A CHRISTMAS CAROL Basil Itathbnne, MERRY CHRISTMAS Ken Griffin A CHRISTMAS KANTASIE Columbia Music Story A CHRISTMAS GIFT Told by John Nesblll MERRY CHRISTMAS MUSIC Perry Como OTHER Elton Brlit Roy Rogers Sons of the Pioneers Burl Ives Eddy Arnold Wayne King Nelson Eddy Jamps Melton Vaughn Monroe Freddy Martin EXCELLENT SELECTION OF SQUARE DANCES and CHILDREN'S RECORDS. Open Friday and Saturday until 0 p. in. GUARANTEED RADIO REPAIR Ries Radio & Record Shop civic organizations and the name of this person will be announced about January 10. This is a na tional Junior chamber of com merce project, but this Is the first year that the plan has been put into effect In Redmond. DOCTORS A BOTIIKR Haverhill. Mass. mi Henry V. H. Champey celebrated his Tlst birthday by bicycling 70 miles from here to Boston and back. His recipe for good health Is to ride his bicycle 15 miles daily. 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