PAGE EIGHT Cause of Tragic Sought; 13 Dead Columbus, Ga., Jan. 14 IP An air force investigation board hoped to find the cause today of a freak Friday the 13th glider crash that killed 13 men, 11 of them para troop students scheduled to "graduate" today. Ten of tfc? students died In stantly when tlieir glider, sloping in for a landing at Lawson field on the huge Fort Bcnning reser vation, tipped sideways and crashed with a tremendous roar. Another student, an Instructor and an air force pilot, died within hours. ' Four more students lay Injured as a result of the splintering smash that came without a sec ond's warning. The Fort Ben ning public information office would not disclose their' names or conditions. First reports said a sudden, strong wind current caussd a wing to rip Into the ground. But officers later said fiey did not know the cause. The wreck age was spread over 700 feet of the runway. Happened Quickly A control tower observer said it all happened so quickly that when he took his eye from the apparently normal glider for a . split second he missed the crash. "Two gliders were coming In for a normal landing approach," said Cpl. James P. Hnrr of De troit. "Everything appeared nor mal, so I turned to look at the C -32 that had released them. Then I turned back to look at the glid ers and saw a pile of debris out there. "What I thought was debris turned out to be bodies." The other glider landed safely. (Another enlisted man who saw it said "bodies spilled out in every direction." The name of the pilot and the 11th student to die were with held. Among the paratroopers killed were: Pvt. Alfonso Romero, 18, son of Mrs. Carmen H. Romero, Berke ley, Calif;, and Sgt. Frank C. Rathberger, 23, . Portland, Ore., son of Mrs. Gertrude Rathberper. It was the first glider fatality since 1946 for the huge Ft. Bon nlng spread. Most world war II paratroopers were trained there. The 10 student paratroopers were members of Company A, Airborne battalion. . The Syma air force base near Kashville, Tenn., which has Juris diction over training flights at Ft. Benning, was to begin a full In vestigation today. Thomas Lee Leaps to Death Los Angeles, Jan. 14 IIP) Ra dio and auto heir Thomas S. Lee, a mental incompetent, leaped to his death yesterday from an of fice building's 12th floor fire escape. The 43 year-olu sportsman anu auto racing enthusiast had flown here from Palm Springs, Cal., for a dental appointment. He was staying at the desert resort after being a sanitarium patient for years. When Lee, son of the Into Hon Lee, arrived at the toworlnij Pel Ussier building In the Wilshire district ,he asked his nurse, Joanne Shiffer, to stnv In th auto with his private pilot, Robert Hnnley. Minutes later, a nurse In the building's sixth floor screamed as she saw Lee's body hurtling through the air. It fell on a third-story ledge, and Investigat ing police said he was killed in stantly. Lee was declared incompetent bv Los Angeles Superior Judge Harold B. Jeffrey in 1918 on n pe tition from his aunt and nearest relative. Mrs. Nora S. Patee. Wit nesses at his hearing said he suf fered a persecution complex. He was under constant super vision of nurses and attendants during his stay at Paltn Springs. Lee's father was founder of the Don Lee Broadcasting Co.. a ma jor western network and part of the Mutual Brondcnstlnc system. He also was an automobile deal er and distributor. Air Force Group Saves 46 Persons Moses Lake, Wash., Jim, 14 Mi Five air force men today were credited with rescuing 4G persons who had been marooned In snow drifts three to five feet deep be tween Ephratn and Moses Lake for six to eight hours. The motorists, many of them suffering frostbitten hands and feet, were brought to the base hospital here for treatment. The more serious cases were being kept in the hospital. The airmen were called in when county snowplows and road crews were unable to navigate through the snow-choked roads. The air men's bulldozers and plows were able to clear paths through the drifts to reach the stranded mo torists. ' Icicles were hanging from the; airmen's eyes, noses and chins as they pushed through the teeth of; a 45-mlle-an-hour wind to reach I the marooned persons. OUT OUR WAY PO WE HAVE TO ALLOW THAT RUNT "ID RUN OUR LIVES? CAN'T VOU CLOSE THE WINKJW JUST FOR. A WHILE ? HEROES ARE MADE VKA Tttmhoto. EXPOSED - While playing on a company property at 8k Louts, Mo, Gene Schaffer. 12. stuffed what he oellevea to be a fishing line and sinker into nls pocket. His find was later discovered to be a 11500 radium capsule and be had exposed nimselt to possible severe radium burns. Used to photograph castings, the company stored the radium In an Isolated shea as a safety measure. The ooy will re port to physicians after 10 days when it will be possible to de termine any possible injury. Redmond Rednlond, Jan. 14 (Special) Mr.' and Mrs. E. Inkstrom of Dur kee, Ore., are now associated with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dowse at the Dowse confectionery. Mrs. C. S. Edwards, Mrs. John Bernlng, John McKelvey and John Bernlng went to Bend Wed nesday. High for north south at Wed nesday night duplicate bridge went to Mrs. Myers and Henry Walker. East-west winners were Mrs. Frank Moran and Mrs. Bob Hutchens. Mrs. Irene Boone has announc ed the marriage of her daughter, Lorelee Kendall Boone, to Richard Michael Galvez, son of Mrs. Fraflk Cameron of Sacramento, and Mr. Michael Galvez of Whlttler, Calif. They were married September 11 in Las Vegas. Lenora Johnson, editor ot the Juniper, the RUHS annual, has announced that the senior pic tures for the annual will be taken Monday through Friday of next week. Redmond union high school Teachers' association met at 8 a. m. Thursday morning In the home economics room with Derrell Sharp, president, presiding over the meeting. Sharp announced the committees appointed at the last meeting. These included Mrs. C. E. Thompson, Mrs. Wayne Redde kopp and Howard Browning who were appointed to work out a sat isfactory sick leave arrangement; Mrs. Irene Boone, Miss Virginia Berg and Charles Ward to plan a salary schedule to bo presented to the school board. Superintend ent M. fc,. Laiive asked the teach ers to be at their particular sta tions at 8:40 a.m. to eliminate noise and property destruction. Theta Rho girls held installa tion of officers Wednesday night at the Townsend hall. After the Installation ceremonies the girls planned a program for the Re hckahs to be given January 17. Miss Arlene Loney, president, will make arrangements for the pro gram. CM'B INSTALLS Redmond, Jan. 14 With Mrs. Bea Vader as Installing officer and Mrs. 10 Wilson as install ing marshal, installation cere monies were held Wednesday eve ning at the Townsend club for of ficers of Alpha Gamma Theta Rho. Installed were Arlene Loney. president; Lois McLaughlin, vice president; Ellen Stacy, chaplain; Marilyn Amsberry. secretary; Kl len Chamness, treasurer; Ue Hollinshead, warden; Carol Sweet, conductor; l'risoilla Dahl. mar shal and Clarissa Bernlng, plan- CLECTROLUX h Cleaner anil Air Purifier SAI.KS AND SKUVICK PHIL PHILBROOK Onlv Authorized Dealer 1304 E. Third. Phone Vi'IS .1 J I d"' " III By J. R. Williams NO, HE . RAISES TH" PICKENS--HE A V WANTS IT THAT WAY y ff I ER I 6ET J' 1-16 JRWILUNS -NOT BORN Pythians Install At Redmond Redmond, Jan. 14 Joint instal lation ceremonies were held in Redmond Thursday for new offi cers of the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters. Installing of ficer for the Knights was district deputy grand chancellor George Brown of Prlnevllle. Officers in stalled were Donald Knowles, chancellor commander; Frank Armstrong, vice-commander; Frank Riebhoff, prelate; 1 Hans Jensen, master of work; Art Tifft, treasurer; Herbert Zacher, secre tary; Roger San ford, master at arms; Walter Curtis, inner guard and James Toney, outer guard. Installing officer Charlotte Easton installed the following as officers for the Pythian Sisters: Mrs. Charles Sswindig, past chief; Mrs. Herbert Zacher, most excel lent chief; Mrs. Frank de Lespin asse, excellent senior; Mrs.' Joe Swindig, excellent junior; Mrs. Frances Newton, manager; Mrs. Gordon Hubbell, secretary; Mrs. Kathleen Bishop, treasurer; Mrs. Joe Harding, protector; Mrs. Floyd Satterlee, guard. Brief talks were made at the meeting by several of the incom ing officers and a gift was pre sented to Mrs. Charles Swindig by Miss Charlotte Easton in behalf of the Sunshine temple. The short social hour which fol lowed the Installation ceremonies Included readings by Mrs. Olive Hogan and Mrs, Hans Jensen. Mrs. Roger Sanford is the new trustee,, for the women's group, Mrs. Dean Vat Matro is the de gree team captain and Mrs. Wal ter Curtis is the pianist. New committees for the year have not been announced. Social Calendar Tonight 8 p.m. Joint Odd Follows -Re-bekah installation, IOOF hall. 8:30 p.m. Square dancing at Masonic temple. Monday 2 p.m. Allied Arts club, with Mrs. R. C. Robinson, 1835 W. 2nd. 6:30 p.m. Toastmistress club, Trailways dining room. 7:30 p.m. Royal Neighbors of America, library auditorium. 7:30 p.m, Yew Lane parents and teachers, at the school. Tuesday 2 p.m. Trinity Episcopal wom en's guild, parish hall. 7 p.m. Knife and Fork club, Pilot Butle Inn. . 7:30 p.m. District Nurses as sociation, with Mrs. Raymond Jones, Redmond. ' 8 p.m. Circle 2, First Baptist women's society, with Mrs. Glen Olson, 1434 V. 4th. 8 p.m. Public card party. Moose hall. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Degree of Honor past presidents, Oasis dining room. 7:30 p.m. Academy of Friend ship, Women of the Moose, with Mrs. Jay Rhodes, 1469 Elgin. 7:30 p.m. Square dance club. Eastern Star grange hall. 8 p.m. Wimndausis Sewing club, with Mrs. Ron Gallagher. 571 E. Franklin. 1st. Georglanne Wilson and Joyce Glazebrook are advisers for the group and Delpha Chailesworili Is immediate past president. Sev en Rebekah members were pres ent for the ceremony. The Theta Uho girls will pro vide the entertainment for the Reheknh meeting next Tuesday evening. Jan. 17, The group Is plat-ling a sleighing party for some time In the near future. Test Drive a '50 Ford . . . and you'll see what we mean! Hal brook Motors. 920 Bond. Adv. Crankshaft Grinding On Our New Yen Norman "448" Grinder Bearing Rebabitting Motor Rebuilding DRAKE'S AUTO SHOP 935 Harriman Street THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON Ohio River May Break Levee At Shawneetown Shawneetown, 111., Jan. 14 M4 Tnc Ohio river threatened to crash through fie big levee pro tecting tins historic river town today as flood, waters lapped within three feet of the danger point. The Ohio was on a rampage of 200 miles of its course from Cairo, 111., where it dumps Into the Mississippi, almost to Evans- ville, ind. . The big stream was being push ed upward by two days of rain throughout its valley and by a big flood crest sweeping along e 7o-mil? stretch of. the Wabash river which empties into the Ohio Just north of here. About 50 towns and hamlets were affected by the rising wa ters and state nonce estimated that about 4,000 persons had been forced from their homes in lowland areas. At some points, the Ohio was 14 mile3 out of its banks. At the latest reading here, the Ohio stood nt 51.3 feet. . Experts feared that the big levee protecting the town would crumble when the river hits 54 feet Monday or Tuesday. Families Fie? Below here near Rosiclare. low land families fled to higher ground as the water lapped at their doorsteps. The area's famed flourspar mines began shutting down as water threatened to pour down their shafts. ' ' ' High winds, heralding colder weather to come, whipped at Illi nois cities and farm communi ties from Chicago southward to beyond Springfield, the capital in the central part of the state. Some Springfield homes were blacked out by power failures as falling limbs downed wires. A windstorm unroofed homes and broke windows at ShelbyvilJ.e, and blew away 30 grain storage bins at Ficklln, four miles west of Tuscola. The Sangamon river was out of its banks after nearly l'i inches of rainfall in the past 48 hours, and many other small streams and rivers in central Il linois were out of tlieir banks. Scattered damage from high winds was reported in Chicago and its suburbs.. Water virtually surrounded the towns of Golconcla, Rosiclare and Elizabethtown but the cities themselves stand on high river banks or bluffs. But even the natural formations couldn't pro tect the cities if the river kepj rising, officials said. Cairo, often threatened but never flooded In history, was con sidered safe behind its tremend ous bulwarks. The worst situation appeared to be here at Shawneetown. Redmond Auxiliary Makes Cushions Redmond, Jan. 14 Thirteen members of the American Legion auxiliary spent the afternoon making cushions for hospital chairs at the regular meeting which was held at the home of Mrs. Wade Short, with Mrs. Earl Wycoff as co-hostess. In making the rehabilitation report Mrs. Otis Eason announced that $20 had been collected for the "Yanks who gave." Mrs. Jess Tetherow, child welfare chairman, reported on the progress of the community philanthropic project and on the accomplishments of the Camp Fire girls. Mrs. Ray Rogers, Girls' State chairman, reported that the auxiliary will send two girls to Girls' State this year. Plans were made for a pie sup per which will be held on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Redmond grange hall. This affair is for legion and auxiliary members and those who are eligible for membership In either group. The evening will be spent hi square dancing. Mrs. Frances Juris, district 12 presi dent, will be a guest. SWNT TO PRISON Ronald MacGregor, 39-year-old Terrebonne resident who was ar rested Thursday on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor girl, yesterday was sentenced to two years in the Oregon state prison. Sentence was imposed on Mac Gregor by R. S. Hamilton. Des chutes countv circuit court judge. The prisoner is accused of mo lesting a 10-year-old girl. He had waived his right to pre liminary and grand jury hear ings, and had asked the court tn oass sentence as soon ns pos sible. When a layer of warm air blan kets a layer of cold air near the earth, fumes from industrial plants and smoke are unable to rise and may cause irritation or injury to human and other ani mal life. Phone 795-.! r . r 1 my a (if r-r; v.- J1 bi ijlo, r " o --v-rlii ( HEADSTAND That No. 13 may be responsible for the jockeys upside-down position on his mount's head. Catapulted out of the saddle, he is forced to do an unrehearsed headstand in the air three fences from home in the Oxted Novives' Chase at Lingfleld, Eng. Oregonian Gives Its Own Version Of Ad Controversy Portland, Jan. 14 till The Port land Oregonian in each of its six editions today ran the following statement, signed by General manager M. J. Frey,.on the front page: "So much public discussion has arisen as a result of a combina tion of events involving the Ore gonian and one of its major ad vertisers some statement on the part of the Oregonian seems ad visable. "On Tuesday of last week the Oregonian published an adequate and impartial account of the findings of a national labor rela tions board examiner in a case in which the Meier and Frank company was charged with un fair labor practice. "On the following day Meier and Frank company cancelled many pages of advertising al ready set in type in the Oregon ian composing room and has, since then, reduced its advertis ing space to a fraction of the store's former use. Meier and Frank company has not directly Informed the Oregonian of the reason for this sudden and dras tic curtailment of advertising space. . Frank Comments "As a matter of traditional pol icy, the Oregonian strives to re port the news completely, impar tially and without fear or favor. The Oregonian will continue to do so. We invite the patronage of those who approve this policy." Aaron Frank, president of Meier and Frank, issued this statement after the Multnomah county democratic party central committee had passed a resolu tion commending the Oregonian: "The news and editorial poli cies of newspapers had no effect on the policies of Meier and Frank company. Furthermore, Meier and Frank company does not par ticipate in politics." The Oregon Journal carried a digest of the'NLRB examiner's report first on Sunday, Dec. 31, the day before it appeared in the Oregonian. The Journal, as well as the Oregonian also ran the story through a full sequence of five editions Wednesday, Jan. 4, and Jan. 5. HEARING CALLED George H. Flagg, public utili ties commissioner for the state, has called for a public hearing next Monday in Portland, for the purpose of considering petitions for amendment to existing tariff rates and regulations, it was learned here today. Among the petitions to be con sidered are several which would affect rates and regulations on commodity traffic between cen tral Oregon and other points. Commodities considered in these petitions include petroleum, hay and straw, lumber, grain ind su gar. FLOWERS 'lis FLOWERS FOR EVERY OCCASION Free City Delivery We Telegraph Mowers Anywhere OPEN EVENINGS and SVNDAYS PICKETT FLOWKR SHOP & GARDEN 629 Qulmby Thone 530 Bushong Speaker At Prineville Prineville, Jan. 14 James W. Bushong, superintendent of schools at Bend, chief speaker Thursday night at a banquet giv en by the Prineville Quarterback club in honor of the 1949 football team of the Crook County high school, declared that a survey of 1949 achievements reveals that only one other high school team in Oregon had a better record. He named Grant high school of Portland as first. Bushong said that 180 out of 230 Oregon high schools last fall played competi tive football. The Prineville team was defeat ed but once. Sweet Home, in the opening game of the season, de feated the local team 6 to 0. It I was scored on in subsequent games only by the Madras union high school and in an upset game with the B team of Maupin high school of southern Wasco county. Dick Burger, assistant coach of the local team hi 1948, was toast master at the banquet, which at tracted 80 to the. recreational quarters of Our Saviour's Luther an church where the meal was served by the women's organiza tion of the church. Speakers In cluded Head coach Lee Gustafson and his assistant, Charles Martin, and Wilfred Burgess, principal of the local high school. The Quarterback club, com posed of business and profes sional men of Prineville and ranchers of the countryside, pre sented to Gary Romine, 1949 foot, ball captain, a bronze plaque on which were inscribed names of the best blocker and tackle in each game played the past sea son by the school. Officials of the respective games made the selection. Irving Grimes, president of the club, presented a gift of a pencil and pen set each to Coaches Gus tafson and Martin. DRUGLESS CLINIC SINUS Sinus trouble usually results from poorly managed or Improperly treated head Colds. To suppress or cover up the dis tress of a cold does not correct the trouble, but allows the toxins and other factors to remain and manifest in an other form, such as sinusitis. Natural methods of removing and correcting the systemic conditions at fault are essen tial. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR NATURAL HEALTH. R. D. KETCHUM, D. C. Phone 794 Bend, Ore. CfSSPOOL SERVICE Cesspool & Septic Tanks Complete Service Bert of Matortnlg Furnished Our periodical Inspection will . insure you more efficient operation. 8. F. Rhodes & Son Phone 8ltVW or 716-W CLEANING 0RY CLEANING OF QUALITY Repairs and Rat Blocking Capitol Cleaners ELECTRICAL CONTRACT WIRING All Type O. E. 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Greyhound headquarters at Bay City, Mich., said driver Steve Hooper reported that he was fol lowing a snow-plow on an icy highway north of Gaylord when the buses skidded and collided near this town in the lonely northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula. Neither bus overturned or burned, Greyhound district man. ager Joe Lane said. . . Six of the injured were taken to the hospital in Grayling, Mich nearly 25 miles away from the scene. Only one ambulance was available at Gaylord, and police trom Gaylord and Grayling ar rived to help carry the victims. Smith said it was "snowing and blowing real hard" at the timel of the accident. BLINDNESS NO BARRIER Omaha d Officials of the Skinner Manufacturing Co. con sider Miss Lucille Dunlevy, 27, one of their most efficient em ployes. Miss Dunlevy's job is to package macaroni. She has been totally blind for five years. ATTENTION! Steve Oil & Furnace Oil For Your Protection & Assurance We Have Installed PRINTOMETERS On Our Fuel Oil Truck! ' . 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City marshal George Andrus said the unidentified driver of the car that struck Wheeler wrapped him In a blanket and left him by the road and came to Hartline to get help. But heavy drifts prevented any cai-s from reaching the scene of the accident for several hours and by the time Andrus and a rescue party arrived, Wheeler was dead. The victim was driving a Mc-Clintock-Truckey grocery truck. The entire western coastal area of the United States had a tropi cal climate 50,000,000 years ago, certain scientists now believe from studies of fossil specimens of marine animals found in the section. . START 1950 WITH A CLEAN SLATE "LET OUB MONEY PAY YOUR CHRISTMAS BILLS" AUTO SALARY , FURNITURE LOANS $25.00 $300.00 PORTLAND LOAN CO. Norb Goodrich, Mgr. 85 Oregon Ave. Bend. Ore, --.GROUND FLOOR Telephone 17,1.. , , State Licenses SI86, M321 ) BEND Refrigerator Scrvica All Types of Mechanical Service On REFRIGERATORS HOUSEHOLD COMMERCIAL Oregon Equipment Co. tfifl K. 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