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BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1949
No. 8
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War Brides Bring Christmas Greetings From European Countries
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Traditions of England, Belgium, Ireland and France were described by Deschutes county war brides, In a skit that highlighted the
American legion auxiliary's Christmas parly last nl(ht In the library auditorium. Left to right, above, arc: Mrs. George Churchill
anil Mrs. Richard Shivers, from England; Mrs. Mary Ilaggert, Belgium: Mrs. Edwin Shaver, England; Mrs. Herbert Maker, who
assists us mi interpreter; Mrs. Sylvester Meigs and Mrs. Lee Ogden, England; Mrs. Gilbert l'lckens and Mrs. Oliver Pickens, Ireland,
and Mrs. Alfred Curtis, Miss Clirlstiue I jinsee and Mrs. Leland Maker, Fiance. Miss Lassee is visiting Mrs. Curtis.
Mayor of -Madras
Resigns; Former
Bend Man Named
Madras. Dec. 14 A former
Bend resident, Howard Krlz, local
pharmacist, presided as mayor of
this rapidly growing Js'ortti Unit
city today, following the surprise
resignation last night of Adrian
Smith, member of the city council
and mayor since 1!)47. Smith gave
as the reason for his resignation
the press of business.
The new mayor of Madras serv
ed on the city council for the past
several years, moving here from
Bend following Ills purchase of a
pharmacy. William Bordwell, lo
cal theater operator, was named
to the council, lo fill the vacancy
caused by the selection of Krlz as
mayor.
Krlr. takes over the duties of
mayor at a time when Madras Is
exnerlcncliiB rapid growth, as a
result of construction of the
North Unit project nd the Irri
gation of 50,000 acres of land In
southern Jefferson county.
Other business transacted by
the council last night included ap
proval of a special police car.
Howard Krlz, new mayor of
Madras, Is the brother of Mrs.
Seaton A, Smith, of Bend.
Deschutes War
Bond Sales Listed
Sales of U. S. savings bonds In
Deschutes county In November
totaled $37,051, according to a re
port today by A. L. O. Schueler,
chairman In charge of sales In the
county. ;
During the. month of October
$47,181 worth of savings bonds
were sold In the county.
Schueler said that the county
so far thin year has exceeded the
111 IK sales total by $52,192.
SHOPP'SaVS LepT
Buy Christmas Seals
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Big T urnover of Tax Money
Made by Deschutes Collector
A turnover amounting lo $706,220.44 in tax money col
lected on levies for 1947 through 1949 this week was made
by Mrs. Edna Isham, chief deputy tax collector of Deschutes
county, it waH reported today.
The bulk of the turnover, fG82,C98.74, was collected on this
year's county levy of $1, 352, 694. 66, and brought the year's
total collection to $995,543.25, slightly more than 73 per cent
of the total tax requirement, ;
Some $5,799.76 of the turn
over was collected on tne
1947- 48 levy, while the bal
ance of the turnover, $17,
821.94, was collected on the
1948- 49 levy.
Since July of this year a total
of $1,089,964 has been collected on
levies made in all years, Mrs.
Isham stated. She explained that
some 80 per cent of all levies has
been collected to date.
Discounts Taken
Discounts allowed on this
year's taxes amounted to $29,
409.01, about two per cent of the
total levy, It was reported, and
some $327,682.40, or 24 per cent,
of the total levy for the current
year remains to be collected.
Mrs. Isham commended those
persons nnd businesses which
made early payment of their tax
es for thp current year. She stated
that the early payment of taxes
greatly facilitated the work of her
office, and enabled, her this past
month to make a turnover to
county funds In need of assist
ance.
Among the firms which made
early payment of taxes and made
possible tln turnover1 this past
month are the following accord
ing to Mrs. Isham: Brooks-Scah-on
Inc., The Shevlln-Hixon Com
pany, Deschutes Federal Loan
association, First Natlonol nanft
of Portland, Bend branch, and the
United States Natlohal bank of
Portland, Bend branch.
Agencies Listed
Receiving tax money In this
week s turnover were: General
fund, $15,494.28; eountv public as
sistance, $18,478.57; Bond. $95,-
667.67; Redmond, $26,257.92; Sis
ters, $1,403.99; school districts,
$434,060.01, and school district's
special building funds, $72,776.77.
A report today from the state
tax commission In Salem shows
the following breakdown for Des.
chutes county's total levy of $1,,-
oj.uu-i.uu mis year.
General fund, $122,994.29; covin
ty school and school library, $12,
556.27; school districts, $984,-
300.90; cities nnd towns, $218,
424.96; rural fire protection tils
trlcts, $1,724.04; total ad valorem
taxes, $1,340,000.46; Irrigation and
drainage districts, $9,644.00; for
est fees (reforest at lop), $-156.11;
and fire patrol assessment, $2,
594.09.
The total levy for the 36 coun
ties In the state amounts to $90,'
401,686.80, an Increase of $79,
179,455.04 over the past years
total levy
Toastmasters
Applaud, 'Gripe
At City Fathers
Bend Toastmasters at their
meeting last night cast them
selves In the role of disgruntled
or laudatory citizens appearing
before the city commissioners, at
an Imaginary session of the city
officers, and discussed topics
ranging from meters to the tie-up
ordinance. The dinner meeting
was at the Trailways Coffee shop.
with Arthur May, city engineer,
in charge of the opening phase
of the program. Each speaker
was limited to one minute. May
made notes of the "gripes," to
turn over to the city officers.
Bob Thomas presided as toast
master. Principal speakers and
their topics were: Harold Aspln-
wall, "American Liberties ; Stacv
Smith, "Traffic Safety"; Alvln
Gray, "Ice Breaker," and Bud
Drew, "Income Taxes."
Glfford Brlggs presided as gen
eral evaluator, with members join
ing In a panel evaluation of the
principal talks.
A certificate of merit In basic
speech training was presented to
Bob Thomas. George Slmerville,
who was unable to attend last
night's meeting, also was an
nounced as the winner of a certi
ficate. Dr. Bradford N. Pease, club
president, was in general charge
of the dinner meeting.
Blazing Dutch Ship
Sighted From Air
Miami, Fla., Dec. 14 mi Coast
guard plane radioed today It had
sighted the blazing hulk of e
Dutch motor-ship which exploded
In the Atlantic Monday with the
possible loss of 10 lives.
Rescue operations here said
the plane reported no sign of
life aboard the flaming ship, the
Doros, drifting In the ocean some
300 miles cast of Miami.
The plane sighted the Doros at
8:06 a.m. It did not Indicate If
It would attempt to land by the
vessel nor did It report weather
conditions in the area.
The coast guard PBY was one
of five planes which took off early
today In search for six crewmen
of the 910-ton Doros who were
believed to have escaped after the
explosion and to have put out
in a lifeboat,
10 War Brides"
From This Area
Guests at Party
Ten Deschutes county war
brides, who are preparing for
American citizenship by attending
a class taught by Mrs. L. E. Bain,
were guests of the American Le
gion auxiliary at a Christmas
party last night in the library au
ditorium. Among the surprise fea
tures of the evening was a skit, in
which the young women enacted
scenes from traditional Christmas
festivities In their homelands.
With only lights from the
Christmas tree illuminating the
room, the group took their places
on the stage, singing Christmas
carols and bearing food treats
typical of their countries. The
English girls carried in the tradi
tional lighted plum pudding,
while singing, "Ye Olde Carols,"
"Good King Wenccslas," "Here
We Come A-Vassling".and "God
Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen."
menus Vary '
The Irish Colleens Invited the
auxiliary women to sample the
"trifles," and sang "Nodlaig" and
"Tara." The French girls sang
"Noel" in their native language
and served their delectable
French pastries. Yvette Haggert
described the observance of
Christmas in her native Belgium,
where the children hang up their
wooden shoes, filled With carrots
and turnips, for St. Martin (Santa
Claus) to feed the donkey that he
rides on his round to distribute
gifts.
The English girls described
Christmas In their country, where
each child's Christmas stocking
always contains a pink candy
mouse, a Jelly-cJmdy baby and
three bright pennies. An orange
ih the stocking is a very special
treat.
Irish Hospitable
.The Irish girls told of the hos
pitality in their country, where
everyone Invites the neighbors in
for trifles, at the Christmas seas
on. The seventh caller at each
home will have a wish granted,
according to nn old belief, pre
served as part of the Christmas
tradition.
Following a custom observed In
most European countries, this
portion of the program ended
with the entire group joining the
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FIREMEN TO RESCUE!
City firemen were called early
Tuesday afternoon to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hutch
ins, 45 Park place. The Hutchlns'
two-year-old son, Tommy, had
locked himself in the upstairs
bathroom.
Firemen set up an extension
ladder, climbed lit through the
i window and freed the child.
Missing Girl
Still Object
Of Big Search
By &ny I-oki-y
ftJniu-d l'rMi Hlmtt CurrufiJntJ
Ostrander Junction, Wush.,Dec.
14 nil Five hundred fifty weary,
footsore volunteers slogged
through ankle -deep mud and
heavily underbrushed timberland
today In hopes of finding 15-year-old
Ruth Aberle lost in the Cas
cade mountin wilderness lor three
days.
Meantime, Cowlitz county pro
secutor Joe Johnson called in for
questioning the 'teen-age compan
ions who were with Ruth shortly
before she disappeared. Johnson
said he was not satisfied with the
way the search was going.
Those with Ruth on a hunt for
Christmas tree were her broth
ers, Bill, 18, and Fritz, 15; Ken
neth Riblett, 21; Hugh Ashley, 17;
Gerald Ashley, 17; Dave Ammons,
18; Caroline Bakkala, 17; Ramona
Scherer, 18, and Rita Doughy, 17.
All are members or the -Sea
Scouts or the'GIrl Scouts.
Searchers Weary
Some of the searchers have
been in the woods almost continu
ously since the pretty Girl Scout
disappeared three days ago. Cow
litz county sheriff Bud Reynolds
said some of the men were begin
pning to show signs of extreme fa
tlgue and were complaining of
foot soreness.
Reynolds said one group of
searchers planned to blow up a
beaver dam on Ostrander creek
In tha nsiBcfHIa phanmi l),o rrlt-1
might have fallen Into the swift
creek and been carried under the I
dam.
Expert trackers, bloodhounds
and a German shepherd dog at-
atempled-to-follow a meandering.
Intermittent trail of footprints ap
parently left by the girl.
The girl's mother, Mrs. William
Aberle of West Kelso, Wash.,
knelt in prayer for the safety of
her daughter as woodsmen,
townspeople and national guards
men,. strung out through the
woods to search for her.
After his first night's rest since
the girl disappeared Sunday, her
father returned to the forest to
Join.the hunt.
Sawyer Favors
Reorganization
Washington. Dec. 14 HPi Secre
tary of commerce Charles Sawyer
today recommended a sweeping
reorganization of the govern
ment's transportation program. '
Sawyer, in a 27.000-word re
port requested by President Tru
man, called lor:
1. A single government trans
portation agency with overall au
thority. Sawyer said that under
the present setup various agen
cies work at cross purpoes and
spend nearly 51,000,000,000 to pro
mote competing transportation
systems.
2. Less government regulation
over transportation systems.
3. , A reductioin In subsidies for
all types of carriers, with the pos
sible exception of railroads.
4. Abandonment oi transpor
tation services which are not pay
ing their way.
Sawyer suggested consideration
of a proposal for a single agency
to take over certain Junctions oi
the Interstate commerce commis
sion, functions of the civil aero
nautics administration, maritime
commission, bureau of public
roads, army engineers (inland
waterways), coast guard, coast
and geodetic survey, the weather
bureau, federal power commission
and Tennessee valley authority.
The single agency also would
be responsible for construction of
public roads, airports and water
ways. Individual agencies would
continue regulatory functions.
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 1 IIP)
Tralcho Kostov, former Bulgar
ian vice-premier, was sentenced
to death today, less than H4 hours
after he protested his Innocence
of treason charges in a mass trial
at Sofia.
The Bulgarian court verdict
was flashed by the official Bul
garian news agency from Sofia.
Former Finance minister Ivan
Stafanov and former Deputy con
struction minister Nikola Pavlov
were sentenced to life imprison
ment, the agency said.
SLAYER WILL DIE
Ogden, Utah, Dec. 14 tin Ray
Dempsey Gardner faces a man
datory death sentence Friday, fol
lowing his conviction for the rape
slaying of 17-year-old Shirley Jean
Gretzlnger.
Redmond Unable to Expand
In Time to Take Advantage
Of 1950 Census, Council Told
Redmond, Dec. 14 It will
city of Kcdmorm to include the
ects in time for the additional
1950 census.
This report was made to the
Rupert Parks, at the regular
evening at the city offices.
Chamber Director
Election Ballots
Being Returned
Nominating ballots for candi
dates to fill six Bend chamber
of commerce board seats during
1950, are Doing turned in at the
local chamber office at a fairly
fast rate, according to an an
nouncement today by chamber of
ficials. The ballots, containing the
names of all chamber members
eligible to serve on the board the
next year, were mailed to the
paid-up membership this past
Monday.
Closing time for the nomination
of candidates Is Friday afternoon,
it was reported. Counting of the
ballots will ' be conducted Satur
day of this week.
Names of the 12 members who
receive the greatest number of
votes in the primary balloting will
appear on ballots next week in
the final election of the six cham
ber directors.
The retiring board members in
clude A. Wilson Benold, W. H.
Myers, Frank Loggan, E. L. Niel
sen, B. A. Stover and Jack Wetle.
Benold, who Is serving out the
term oi lormer cnamber director.
Loyde Blakley, Is the only one of
ne ,V""S board members who
is eligible for service next year.
it was explained.
Ammonia Gas
Hits Community
Oakland. Calif.. Dec. 14 HPi
Acrid, choking ammonia gas forc
ed almost 1,000 persons to evacu
ate their homes here today. More
than a dozen persons were over
come by the fumes and five men
were hospitalized.
The gas was released -at 4:30
a.m., PbT, when a pipe leading
from a tank car to an Oakland
fertilizer plant burst. Ammonia
was being transferred from the
car to the Farm Service Co. plant
at 1459 Third street.
James Whitty. -28. an employe
of the company, was hooking up
an iron pipe connecting the tank
ca and a storage tank when the
end of the pipe broke off.
Whitty wis forced to flee from
the deadly gas and was taken to
Providence hospital. He was the
most seriously injured, since he
took the full strength of the escap
ing fumes.
Ten employes were in the plant
at the time of the accident. They
were forrced to leave after call
ing the fire department.
As the fumes spread through
the surrounding neighborhood,
police raced through the area with
sirens screaming to awaken resi
dents. Plant superintendent Frank
Golubin, 26 borrowed a gas mask
and succeeded in reaching the
tank car where he shut off the gas
flow valve, after firemen were un
able to dispel the' fumes.
While Golubin wrestled with
the valve, firemen played a
stream of water on him in an
effort to keep him from being
burned by the fumes. He was la
ter taken to Merritt hospital
where he was treated for gas in
halation and a burn on the face.
It was a full hour after the
break before Golubin succeeded
In stopping the ga3 flow.
Shadow of Death
Strikes Festival
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 14 IP
The shadow of death hung today
for the second straight year over
Sweden's great annual festival of
light, featuring the traditional pa
rade of the "Lucia brides."
Three Lucia maids were killed
in the hamlet of Kirnstad in south
central Sweden when a taxicab
carrying them to the local cele
bration was hit by a speeding ex
press train at a crossing.
CHRISTMAS PARTY TONIGHT
Rotary club members and their
wives will hold their annual
Christmas party tonight at the
Pilot Butte inn, It was announced
today. by Harry Waldron, com
mitteeman in charge of the ar
rangements. He stated that there would be
dancing, cards and refreshments.
not be possible to enlarge, the
OI and airbase housing proj
population to be counted in the
city council by city attorney
meeting of the group Tuesday
The planning commission had
made the recommendation for
enlarging the city in order to
increase its revenue, which is
determined on a per capita
basis. In reading federal and
state statutes to the council,
Parks pointed out that the
1950 census will be counted as of
January 1, and that in order to
enlarge the city four weeks public
notice Is required. Under an Ore
gon statute a town may apply for
a recount only if Its population Is
under 2000. The population of
Redmond has been recorded as
2164.
Protest Made
A shopowner appeared before
the council to voice an objection
to a garbage and water bill charg
ed him by his landlord whereas
he does not avail himself of these
services. Water superintendent
John Berning explained that land
lords are charged by the number
of tenants, and that a rearrange
ment of garbage to be collected
might result in a lower composite
billing. Members of the council
brought out the faet that the
charge is nominal and the service
should be used in order to keep
tne city clean.
Requests for liquor license re
newals were granted to the Ant
ler's club, the Moose club and the
E. K. market. The latter is a pack
age store class B license. On the
motion of Ralph Hauck a busi
ness license was granted to the
Kirby vacuum cleaner representa
tive. f
John Berning reported on a
demonstration of streets lights
whfch he witnessed ioPortland m
which 21,000 lumen mercury va
por lights seemed to be more effi
cient and less expensive that the
type the city now has. Berning
also reported on a visit to the of
fice of R. H. Baldock, state high
way engineer.
Baldock Visited
Although he had favored 7th
for one-way street, Baldock ad
mitted that the arguments of the
city of Redmond in favor of 5th
were reasonable. He promised
that -the commission will not
make a final decision before he
has a chance to meet again with
city planners. He indicated that if
costs were comparable 5th might
be selected for the one-way street.
It was decided to seek permis
sion of the commission in charge
of the cemetery fund for a loan
to the street department of ade
quate funds at 3 per cent, inter
est, to purchase a truck. Bids
from local dealers for a truck will
be considered by the council.
A letter was read from Carl
Degner, chairman of the Ameri
canism committee of the Ameri
can Legion in regard to mer
chants remaining open on Armi
stice day and other holidays. Aft
er some discussion the council
voted to draw up a written rec
ommendation requesting the
proper observance or Armistice
day . and other legal holidays by
all merchants. A copy of the rec
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Romania Forced Into Red
Orbit, Ex-Official Charges
By Bruce W. Munn
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Lake Success, N. Y., Dec. 14 (in
Former Romanian foreign minis
ter Constantin Visoianu revealed
today that Russia forced King
Michael to replace his govern
ment with a communist-dominated
regime with a two-hour ulti
matum in 1945.
Visoianu charged Soviet for
eign minister Andrei Y. Vishin
sky personally told the king "in
a violent tone' x 'that unless he
complied Russia could "no longer
answer for the free existence of
the Romanian people."
The former Romanian bfficial
made his charges in a letter to
Warren R. Austin, chief o the
American U.N. delegation, in sup
port of a similar charge made
previously by the United States
before the United Nations.
Michael replaced his premier,
Gen. Nicolae Radescu, whom Vi
shinsky called a "fascist," with
Dr. Petru Groza, head of the com
munist-front peasant party. The
switch was announced March 6,
six days after Vlshinsky deliver
ed the ultimatum reported by
visoianu.
Charge Made Before
Austin made the ultimatum
charge against Vishinsky several
weeks ago during a debate on the
soviet diplomat s "peace pro
posal" before the genexal assem
Blast Source
Undetermined
At Sioux City
Sioux City, Ta., Dec. 14 HPi The
sprawling, five story Swift nnd
Co. meat plant and office here
was torn by an explosion shortly
before noon today and hospitals
reported eight known dead three
hours after the blast.
Mrs. Martin Fretheim, Red
Cross office manager here, said
it was "pretty definite," that at
least 30 persons were killed. Iowa
Adj. Gen. Charles H. Grahl said
that national guard officers here
estimated 30 to 35 were dead.
First reports from a priest and
a policeman a the scene said 25
were dead. Mrs. Fretheim said a
Red Cross field worker told her
that he had counted 18 bodies,
but she had no details.
Police said they believed some
persons remained trapped in de
bris three hours after the blast
occurred at 11:30 a.m. Hundreds
of volunteer workers were prowl
ing through the ruins of the plant,
searching for dead and injured.
700 In Plant
About .700 workers were on
duty at the plant and office build
ing today, but many of the 100 of
fice workers had gone to lunch
shortly before the explosion. The
Swift property here covers five
acres..
Mrs. John Hennessey, 36, one
of the injured, said she was in a
dressing room, when the "floor
just seemed to come up and the
windows were shattered."
Gas came flying into the
room, she said, mere was a
strong odor of gas and my eyes
and throat were burned."
I wouldn t say there was much
screaming," she said.
A Siouxr City nawsman said
that the explosion scene was
"simply a mess."-A wall of the
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Bend Woman
Hurt in Wreck
Mrs. Louise Wright, Rt. 2, Box
29, Bend, was seriously injured
about 9:30 o'clock last night when
her car struck an icy spot on the
Bend-Sisters highway, in the
Glen Vista community, and skid
ded Into a tree. Mrs. Wright suf
fered possible internal injuries
and multiple cuts. She was
brought to the St. Claries hospi
tal, and it was indicated t'oday that
her condition is still serious.
Mrs. Wright was driving east
toward Bend from the Glen Vista
community when the crash occur
red. She was alone in ths car.
State officers report that an
other accident occurred in the
sam? area at about the same time.
In this accident a car, which ap
parently skidded on an icy spot,
turned over. Investigating offi
cers were unable to .get in touch
with the driver, but were told
that a small girl suffered slight
injuries. Officers said the car
was registered to James Furman,
of Sisters.
bly's political committee. Austin
said that Vishinsky In February,
1945, gave the Romanian mon
arch just two hours to get rid of
the Readescu government and to
replace it with a Kremlin-picked
communist regime.
Vishinsky angrily replied:
' Where do you get these fairy
tales from anyway? Let us look
at the witness; put him in the
chair right in front of mo here
and let him say to my face that
I submitted an ultimatum to the
Romanian king and I gave him a
time limit of two hours and five
seconds "
Visoianu, in a letter to Austin
made public at the Romanian's
request, said:
"Well, sir, I happen to be the
witness requested by Mr. Vishin
sky. By my own testimony, and
from the stenographic notes
taken, I stand prepared to prove
to anyone in good faith how Mr.
Vishinsky presented the king of
Romania with a two-hour ultima
tum. "I regret that It was not pos
sible to summon me before the
United Nations. But I still hope
the occasion may yet arise when,
in accordance with Mr. Vishin
sky's request, I might testify be
fore the representatives of all
countries howSovlet Russia raped
the independence of my own
country."