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j i PAGE FOUR THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON SATURDAY. JANUARY 21, 1950 THE BEND BULLETIN and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS The Bend Bulletin (weekly) 1U03-W81 The Bend Bulletin (Dally) Eat. 1916 Published Every Atternuon Except Sunday end Certain llulluaye by The bond Bulletin 7116 - m Wall Street Bend, Oregon Entered M Second Class Matter, January 6. 1617, at the Poatuffice at Bend, Oretfun Under Act at March 3, 1870. ROBERT W. SAWYER Edltor.Manager 1IKNKY N. KOWl.ER Awociate Editor An Independent Newspaper Standinir for the Square Deal, Clean Kuslness, Clean Politics and the Best Interest of Bend and Central Oregon MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OK CIRCULATIONS By MaU By Carrier Cm Tear , 17.00 One Year 110.00 Six Months 14.00 Six Months I 6 SO Three luonths 12.50 One Month $1.00 All Subscriptions are DUE and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Please notify us of any change of address or failure to receive the paper regularly. UP-STATE THOUGHT ON M. & F. ACTION While Portland newspapers have withheld editorial com ment on the apparent retaliatory action taken by the Meier & Frank store in cancelling its Oregonian advertising after the front-paging of a national labor relations board exam iner's report reflecting on M.&.F1 labor .relations practices, up-state publications have been discussing the "cold war", as the Oregon Statesman, Salem, calls it, at some length. Since referring to it in this column Monday we have come upon a number of presentations of the subject in other Ore gon newspapers. We found them interesting and believe that excerpts from them will be of interest, also, to our readers. The Statesman, first to observe what was going on in Port land, finds a political implication in the situation. It says: Accusations of newspaper subservience to advertisers have been freely mode in late years, particularly by left wingers who do not like the editorial policies of the news papers. New Dealers in particular have thrown up the taunt. The result is that editors and publishers are very sensitive on the subject. They want to divorce their news and editorial columns from advertising influence. An incident like this plays right into the hands of the radicals. As far as M & F is concerned it is like cutting off their nose to spite their face, because they have certainly found Oregonian advertising profitable or they would not have spent so much money with it. This policy, too, fans the flames of radicalism which Is not healthy for big business. Had The Oregonian yielded to pressure, it would be culpable indeed, observes the Eugene Register-Guard, declaring : A newspaper which would suppress any important story under advertiser pressure or any other kind of pressure would deserve to lose public confidence, which would mean loss of circulation, which after all is a newspaper's bread and butter. - An advertiser who pulls his ads out of any newspaper with a valid circulation because of '.'a peeve" is simply aim ing to kill his own business, because advertising is one of his most important salesmen, his direct contact with thou sands of readers; he loses his chance to tell his story and build his own gbod will. ; After quoting Aaron Frank, president of the department store company, to the effect that "Meier & Frank does not participate in newspaper politics", the Capital Journal, Salem, delves into Oregon history and comes up with this : The Meier & Frank Co. may not participate in politics now but it has in the past. In the political campaign of 1930 when the late Julius Meier was an independent candidate for governor on the "Bull Frog ticket" pledging "free power for nothing," The Oregonian was penalized by loss of the store's advertising because it supported Phil Metschan, the republi can nominee for governor, instead of Meier. The present issue does not concern politics at all and Mr. " Frank is probably correct, but it apparently does concern freedom of the press, the right of a newspaper to print fair and impartially the news of the day. The Oregon Teamster confers an award of merit in these woi'ds: Public support and sympathy will bo all on the side of the Oregonian in this case and well it should be. The news paper, In this instance, has performed in the very best tradi r. tion of the free press. Of course, the controversy will again "i focus public attention on the fact that the commercial daily press is, indeed, subject to real and implied pressure from advertisers. Although M. & F. has inflicted land daily, the thing can work both ways. As the Astorian Budget, Astoria, analyzes it : Don't think that loss of Meier 'and Frank advertising . doesn't, hurt the Oregonian, either! That huge store's big advertising program is important revenue to the Portland paper, which is now being punished for daring to dp its duty. It is quite probable that Meier and Frank is punishing itself along with the Oregonian. The advertising space it has used liberally for years In the Portland papers has been a big (actor In making it Oregon's biggest store. Reducing advertising will reduce business. Comments the Albany Democrat-Herald : The whole thing could be dismissed as a local Portland squabble were it not for the fact that the principle of free dom of speech is involved. Of all the democratic principles, , it seems to us, this is the one Meier & Frank should be the last to desert for it is the first to be destroyed when dictators take over. An attack on press freedom strikes not merely at The Oregonian but all newspapers and, in fact, all individuals, for freedom of speech and the press are inseparable. Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin not only gagged newspapers but every one. The Grants Pass Courier sees in the situation an example of "patronage pressure" and goes on to say : Most American citizens have an innate sense of fair plnv. The Meier & Frank policy of the moment outrages that sense of fair play. The store's business unquestionably will suf fer probably more than The Oregonian loses from cancella tion of Meier & Frank advertising. Declaring that "Only integrity can build and hold respect", The Dalles Chronicle adds : Selfish attempts to restrict the scope or quality of news coverage are a blow not only at the newspapers but also at their readers, in whose behalf our constitutional guarantee of a free mess whs written. And the News-Review, Roseburg, points the moral as fol lows: Confidence Is the most Important clement In advertising. A prospective purchaser must have confidence in the pro duct being advertised. He must have confidence In the adver tiser. He also must have confidence in the medium used by the advertiser. Advertising is affected by the enmpanv it keeps. Advertisements from the most reputable firms, adver tising a product of the highest quality and value, would have little appeal if printed in u publication for which the reader had no respect. " If the time should ever come that an advertiser, a public official or a private citizen is able to wrap himself In a cloak of immunity from unbiased reporting of the news through processes of Intimidation, the newspaper will no longer be fit to circulate In the American homo and its advertising ijuiuiuii.i wm ui i,e mi tuu-uiive enieie in which to con vey the advertiser's message. As we refer to these opinions of other writers the word comes through that it has been found necessary to lay off .various mechanical employes of the Oregonian. They are men from whom the work of composing, plating and pressing the pages of Meier & Frank advertisements was withdrawn, it is to be supposed. So the big store is not onlv punishing The Ore gonian ; it is punishing these their jobs. The other day we congratulated the city's street denning: department for eiliiient snow removal and for keeping pe destrian walks open. W ith the cominjr of warmer weather the bloom hits gone from the cross walk situation. Slush has accumulated, gutter drainage has been impeded ami at many intersections it has become dillicttlt to get from one street corner to another without a foot wetting. A complete job on the part of the city culls for better attention to these conditions. YOUTH EI.FXTIUX.LTKI Portland, Jan. 21 m" John C. Craig, 19. was elcitioculcd last night at tne Davidson bakery, ap parently while operating a switch, firemen repotted today. pocketbook pain on the Port others, too, by depriving them of Planted by John Hancock, the ammin English elms on Huston Common still stand, having with stood both the "Great lilow" of 1H05 and the devastltig New Eng land hurricane of 193S. The Bend's Yesterdays (From The Bulletin Files) Forty Years Ago (Jan. 21, 1910) Promoters of the townsite of Hillman (near Crooked river) have been accused of false ad vertising. Their prospectus for new town holds view of the Des chutes river in front . of the A. M. Drake residence, in Bend. The view bears the label: "Irrigation canal near Hillman." , . Miss Marion Wiest sold her timber claim the first of the week, receiving $1,000 for it. The claim consists of 80 acres, and holds about 600,000 board feet of timber. ,' '." . Dr. U. C. Coe Is enjoying a visit from two old-time friends, L. B. Baird and J.. N. Masters, of Oklahoma. Baird and Dr. Coe played together when b6ys. The D. E. Hunter . Realty Co. of Dayton, O., has purchased the A. M. Drake residence property In Bend. The sum paid was $30, 000. It is planned to run an alley through the center of the block, parallel to Wall street. The block has a frontage on Wall street of 345 feet. The property has been occupied by the Drake home since he founded the town. L. D. Wiest has a crew of six men at work on a contour sur vey of the townsite of Bend. Hank May and U. s. Young are members of the survey party. POLICE SLIP UP Whiteville, N.C. (Hi Highway patrolmen were embarrassed when Ed Carr came to court for driving without a license. They had stopped him several times in the last 13 years without noticing that the card Carr thought was a driver's permit was only an appli cation for the license. The first metals used by early man were those that exist in tin combined form, such as gold, sil ver and copper. IT'S WINTER It's Wise to Travel TRAILWAYS Highway travel is besl by Trallwuvs t'g safe It's economical. Big Clip- per biincs nro comfort " able and at room temper ature, pon't take chances travel Trallways! The Reds Passed This Loan Association Elects Officers George P. Gove will again head the Deschutes Federal Savings and Loan association in 1950, it was announced following the an nual meeting of the group and election of officers earlier this week. Carl E. Erickson was re elected vice-president and Walter G. Peak, secretary-treasurer. W. H. Myers, H. A. Miller and Peak were reelected directors, for three-year terms. Holdover di rectors are Ward H. Coble, H. H. DeArmond, ' Frank R. Prince, J. L. Van Huffei, Gove and Erickson. The year just ended was one of the most successful in the history of the association, officers report ed. Members' savings accounts Increased to $1,421,626.72, a gain of $229,386.34. In the past year, the association made 146 newrloans aggregating $370,842. Total loans are listed at $1,451,864.67. The association's annual meet ing was held Wednesday, in the headquarters office at the corner of Wall and Oregon. REDMOND LIONS MEET Redmond, Jan. 21 George McKinnon presided at the Lions, club meeting Wednesday in the absence of the president, Keith Parkinson, who was ill. Three guests at the meeting were Guy Welch of the KBND Redmond sta tion, Ed Rolison of the Pacific Supply, and Ralph Hart who was present in the interest of the for mation of a Softball league. The Lions club has indicated its in terest, in sponsoring a Softball league and Hart explained to the group how such a league might be operated. A committee ap pointed to study the formation of a league and to make contacts with prospective team sponsors consists of David Ells, Bob Mc Cormick and Ed Endicott. Bulletin Classifieds Bring Results TniendUf Uie T s Way Stroble Sane, Faces Execution Los Angeles, Jan. 21 IP A su perior judge will pronounce a sen tence of death Friday on Fred Stroble, 67-year-old murderer of Linda Joyce Glucoft, 6. The unemployed baker faces an automatic death sentence because the jury which convicted him of first-degree murder failed to rec ommend leniency.: , Stroble, who pleaded, innocent and innocent by reason of insani ty, lost a chance for commitment to an asylum yesterday when Su perior judge Charles V. Fricke found him sane. By agreement between state and defense attorneys, Judge Fricke instead of the jury decided Stroble s sanity. "The court finds notning in tne record that tends to show that the defendant was insane at the time of his crime," the jurist ruled sev en minutes after the hearings started. Judge Fricke pointed out that six psychiatrists and doctors, in cluding three called as defense witnesses, agreed that Stroble was in his right mind when he strangled Linda Joyce. The white-haired grandfather was Impassive as Judge Fricke declared him sane. "I must have been insane," he said stolidly. "Nobody sane could have done what I did." Before the death sentence can be carried out, California law pro vides for review of the conviction by the state supreme court. Stroble's victim died Nov. 14 when he tried to molest her in the bedroom of his daughter's home. FLOWERS FLOWERS FOR EVERY OCCASION Tree City Delivery We Telegraph flowers Anywhere OPEN EVENINGS and SUNDAYS PICKETT FLOWER SHOP, GARDEN 629 Qulmby Phone 630 FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Midwest Floods ! Render 10,000 More Homeless Chicago, Jan. 21 P Floods drove 10,000 persons from their homes In Tennessee and Arkan sas today and rivers rose rapidly in the Pacific northwest as a heavy snow pack melted under steady rainfall. ' The worst situation appeared to be on the Mississippi river where it passes between north eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee. Army, national guard and Red Cross personnel rushed to evacu ate 5,000 persons to tent cities where they huddled under the canvas shelters as their rescuers passed out food, coffee and blan kets. The Mississippi, carrying away a gigantic flood crest from the Ohio river and its tributaries, broke through private levees on the Tennessee side in Dyer and Lauderdale counties. The Black and St. Charles riv ers also menaced lowlanders and drove another 5,000 persons from their homes. Meanwhile, the flood danger in Illnois, Indiana and Missouri was abating as the Ohio dumped Its winter crest Into the Mississippi. The Wabash river was falling at Vincennes, Ind., threatened seri ously earlier in the week, and the umo was on a stand at Old btiaw neetown, 111. Weather Warmel- Warmer weather overswept most of the country after a chill wave which caused a rash of fires that took 34 lives in 36 hours. Most of the fires were caused by overheated or exploding stores. The dead included seven in a tenement fire at Jersey City, N.J., five in a trailer fire at Woodstock, 111., five each in Minnesota and Missouri, three each in Arkansas, Connecticut and Washington, two in Michigan and one in Massa chusetts. Forty persons were dead as re- suit of the repeated storms. WRONG METHOD Detroit, Jan. 21 (IPiTwo mo torists seeking renewal of their revoked drivers' permits were as sured today that they went about it the wrong way. Harry L. Harte, 20, and-Edward Massey, 33, both without licenses, were arrested yesterday when they drove their automobiles to the appeal office. . assets : v First Mortgage Loans on Real , Estate ; $1,451,864.67 (and other First Liens on Real Estate) Loans on Pass-Books . 2,842.12 Real Estate Sold on Contract .... 5,959.65 Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank 22,300.00 Cash on Hand and it? Banks 185,767.64 Office Building (less ' . " 'depreciation) 30,090.00 Furniture, Fixtures, and Equip ment (less depreciation) 1,934.94 Growth in Savings Accounts 1919 , $1,404,325.67 1948 1947 . 1946 1945 1944 , Jttk Mil DESCHuTeSTIIt fllr ederal Savings AND LOAN OF BEND BEND, OREGON Out on the Farm By lis S. Grant Jan. 21 Last night I tested a couple of recipes for Chinese dish es and tned. them on the family for size. The sauce for the sweet and sour spareribs is adapted from an old Chinese cook book. The chow mein is an original ver sion by A. J. Martin, ot Bend. When you mane tne sweet an" sour sauce, be sure you have on hand a small jar of mixed sweet pickles, a small can of sliced pine apple and a green pepper. The other ingredients you'll probably find in the cupboard. Buy at least three or four pounds of pork spareribs and have the butcher saw them crosswise in three-quarter-inch slices. Then with a sharp knife, you can separate the ribs, and the meat is in dainty tidbits that will float around temptingly in the sauce. I served the spare ribs and sauce in individual bowls, and put the antique bone dishes on the table and used them believe it or not for bones. If vou ever have an occasion to visit an importing house, pick lip a few cans of Chinese, mixed pic kles to use for this d!sh You can also buy a Chinese seasoning pow der, a mixture of oriental herbs, and if you have it, add half a tea- spoonful to this recipe. first Drown, tne spareribs in a little peanut oil or shortening in a frying pan. They can cook slowly while you fix the sauce. Mix 23 cup cup vinegar from the mixed pickles and 23 cup pineapple juice with 1 13 cup sugar and cup clear chicken bouillon. Bring to a lively boil and add 13 cup. thinly sliced pic kles (all the sweet pickled onions from the jar and enough of the cauliflower and cucumbers to make the right amount). Then add 4 slices of canned pineapple, cut in small wedges, 1 tea spoons soya sauce, teaspoon ginger and a sprinkling of salt. Add about half a teaspoon of seeds from the green pepper. Re move meat from the grease and add to sauce, and simmer slowly while you- fix the chow mein. DRUGLESS CLINIC SINUS Sinus trouble usually results from poorly managed or Improperly- treated held colds. To suppress or cover up the dis tress of a cold does not correct the trouble, but allows the toxins and ether (actors 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 FOB NATURAL HEALTH. R. D. KETCHUM, D. C. phone 794 . , l Bend, Ore. 1. 1 .. Deschutes Federal Savings and Loan Association FINANCIAL STATEMENT December 31, 1949 $1,700,759.02 1,193,417.55 1,038,089.87 888,175.98 715,485.84 575,562.67 ASSOCIATION When ready to serve, thicken with 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed to a paste with a little cold water. For the chow mein, boll 2 cups diced celery and cup diced on ion until tender. Meanwhile, fry 2 pounds lean pork or veal steak. When the meat is brown and cooked through, cut into small pieces and add to the vegetables with 2 cans of chicken noodle soup, 1 tablespoon soya sauce and A green pepper, cut in long strips. Simmer to heat through and thicken with 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with cold water. Serve over fried Chinese noodles. I steamed a cup of rice iast night, too, and when the other dishes were ready, I browned it in the pork drippings in the fry ing pan, with a little diced onion and green pepper. ? "Aren t you going to make anv egg foo yung?" asked the Young Man, looking slant-eyed. The largest use made of nickel In America is in steel alloys. TIowijoilKtww! The answers to everyday insurance problems By ANDREW FOLEY and GORDON H. RANDALL Insurance Counselors QUESTION: Suppose I insure my home for $10,000. Does that mean that if my home is totally destroyed by fire, the insurance company has to pay me the entire amount? ANSWER -No, the Insurance company will pay you only the value of the property at the time of loss and only up to the face value of the policy. No in surance policy allows the in sured to profit by a fire loss. Hf you'll address your own insurance Questions to this of fice, we'll try to give you the correct answers and there will be no charge or obligation of any Kind. FOLEY & RANDALL 283 Oregon, Phone 1870 LIABILITIES Members' Savings Accounts $1,404,325.67 (Each account insured up to $5,000.00) Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 138,056.00 Accrued Interest 616.00 Dividends Declared (unpaid) .... 127.78 Accrued Taxes on Office Building . 1,848.29' Loans in Process (held for completion) 9,182.54 Advance Payment by Borrowers 732.13 (Taxes and insurance) Income Collected in Advance (Office Building) 60.00 Specific Reserves 3,877.57 General Reserves 72,333.76 (Federal Insurance and Contingencies) Undivided Profits (a further reserve) 19.599.2S $1,700,759.02 DIRECTORS Ward H. Coble H. It. DeArmond Carl E. Erickson Geo. P. Gove W. II. Myers H. A. Miller . W. G. Peak F. R. Prince 3. L. Van Huffei By Merrill Blosser
