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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
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Under Act at March 3, 1870.
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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
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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.
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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