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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950
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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON
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and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
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A FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
While Oregon gropes for a method of reapportioning its
state legislators which will afford more accurate representa
tion of population and counties than that now provided in the
basic law, the closely allied question of membership in the
national legislature come to attention. No change in the sen
ate of course, but in the lower house there will be a shuffling
of the 435 members dictated by changes in the relation of
state populations to the population of the nation as a whole.
Oregon, most rapidly growing state in the Union, percentage-wise,
and with a phenomenal gain the past 10 years in
the actual number of people living within its boundaries,
will rate one more U. S. representative. So will Washington,
California will add eight. This does not mean an increase in
house membership. Under law,
mentioned, was fixed after
findings' of the 1910 census.
Washington and California will
representation from other states. In this way the shut in pop
ulation will be recognized.
It is the addition of a member of congress for Oregon that
naturally interests us chiefly. The addition is not otficiai
and cannot be until the 1950 census confirms the growth that
has been going on. The facts of such growth are, however,
pretty well established. They will mean five representatives
for Oregon instead of four and this will require that there be
five renresentative districts in
Defining the boundaries of
responsibility of the state legislature when it convenes in
1951. The new representative could be elected from the state
t large, thus avoiding any change of present boundaries,
"but it is more likely that the legislature will stick to the dis
trict plan. Assuming that this is so, where will the fifth dis
trict be placed and to what extent, if any, will it change the
boundaries of any of the four which Oregon already has?
The first district now consists of Benton, Clackamas, Clat
sop, Columbia, Lincoln, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Washington
and Yamhill counties; the second of all,counties east of the
Cascades; the third is Multnomah county, and the fourth is
made up of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane
and Linn counties.
One of the answers which will doubtless be proposed is to
split Multnomah county into two districts. It is also an answer
which could meet strong opposition from up-state legislators
who,' after all, are in the majority in the Oregon assembly.
Or, as a variation of this, there could be a splitting of Multno
mah, with inclusion of an adjoining county or counties in the
new district. In this event, shifting of boundaries Of the se
cond and fourth districts might be considered, the second dis
trict encroaching upqn the present area of the fourth and the
fourth, in turn, extending east to take in Klamath, now of
the second.'
These are ways that it coiild be done, nbt necessarily ways
that it should be ddiie. 11 would be possible, 'under the constitu
tional provision which says that the number of representa
tives shall not exceed one for every 30,000 population, to split
the second district, by far the largest in area, and thus pro
vide a' fifth district without disturbing the divisions already
effected to the west of the Cascades. But we doubt that this
may come about. Legislators from eastern Oregon are rela
tively few and legislative strength is almost certain to be a
factor in re-districting.
Ofhers Say
SUPPORT WELCOMED
(Salem Capitol Journal)
The state looks at the length
ening of the capitol zone In Sa
lem with a different angle than
does the city.
Publishers of Oregon united
last week in a call to the legis
lature to appropriate enough
money to' buy property in the
proposed zone extension north of
Center street. , The publishers
would find great support within
this community for this uppeal.
However, when the newspaper
men went so lar as to petition
the legislature to push the two-
diock urea, proposed for futurt
state buildings, north to D street
they find, strangely, some local
opposition. On extending the zone
that far north, the publishers will
find, unfortunately, that too
many in Salem don't visualize the
need for sell lug aside an area to
D street to meet building require
ments for the next SO to 75 years.
On that point, those In other
parts of the slate can look at the
situation without being preju
diced by local feeling about the
specific property involved. When
an objective view is made of the
building that has been done by
the state since 1900, the needs of
Oregon in the future could well
demand the space envisioned for
six additional buildings. Extend
ing the capitol zone to ! street
would provide that space. If
there have been five buildings
constructed since 1900 and a sixth
one now being built, the predic
tion of need lor the next 50 or
7a years doesn't seem out of line.
Certain local critics will claim
that the growing idea of decen-
tralization of state functions will
cut down expansion of state ac
tivities in Salem. If a degree ol
decentralization Is continued, the
need for headquarters' direction
from Salem will certainly contin
ue. And, therefore, as outlvlng
substations of administration be
come more extensive, if they do. 1
the headquarters of those respect
ive state functions would also ex
pand accordingly.
Those in Salem seeking to pre
serve adequate space for addition
al state buildings in the proposed
zone to D s'reet welcume the sup
port of the publishers of t In
state. That support could well
meun the tUKvrence between the
legislature's appropriating the
needed money next year fur prop
erty within the zone and the lee
lulttture't not doing it.
the limit of 435 which we have
the additions made on the
The increases in Oregon and
be balanced by decreases in
the state instead of four.
the five districts will be the
STORM BRINGS PUB BURDEN
(Oregon Statesman)
Public ownership offers no im
munity from business adversi
ties. The Clark county, Wash.,
PUD is learning this, the hard
way. The system took an awful
neatlng during the recent storms.
Lines were down, customers with
out services for days. Checking
up on ine damage done the di
rectors are forced to borrow
$500,000 from bankers, and rates
will be increased to carry this
burden.
It is reported that 'even with
the increase rates will be under
those of Portland, just across the
river. Bui the PL'D pays no such
amount of taxes as the privately
owned utility. That is why com
parisons of rates is not a valid
test, lietween 15 and 20 per cent
of gross income of. private util
ities goes out in taxes. If that
burden could be shifted to other
properly their rates could go
dow n loo.
LET'S STAY ON STANDARD
TIME
(Oregon Statesman)
Portland has set the pace again
with adoption of an ordinance
for daylight saving time, to run
from April 30 to September 24.
This time please "include us out."
We've had enough of .daylight
saving unless its all daylight
saving.
Things are thrown squew-gee
when one town has it and the next
tioesn t. ai mers don't like it.
Mails are off register. Radio pro- j
grams get balled up. Last sum-j
mer's experience with half-on,
half oft was enough for us. When
all go for It, railroads, malls, air- j
planes, buses, Okny; but not the
mixed up mess w e had. I
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By Peter Edson
(NEA WashliiKton Currceiiontlcnt)
Washington (NEA) Every so
often, it is useful to make a list
of what some of the bigger lob
bies and pressure groups in
Washington are working for and
are up to. It gives a better idea
of what goes on here. It helps ex
plain why a lot of things are or
aren't being done by congress.
Biggest lobbying activity in
town right now is on tax reduc
tion. Over 200 organizations and
individuals wanted to testify on
this subject before the , House
ways and means committee. The
job of chopping down the witness
es to manageable numbers was
tremendous.
Perhaps the newest organiza
tion to appear on the lobbying
front in this connection is a na
tional committee for repeal of
wartime excise taxes, of New
York. President Truman has of
course recommended cutting ex
cise taxes only to the extent that
other taxes are raised.
But the N. C. for R. of W. E. T.
sent a high-powered delegation to
town tp insist on "across the
board" repeal of excise taxes.
Among its witnesses were Eric
Johnston of the movies, Andre
Bulova of the watch company,
Louis Ruthenburg of Scrvel.
Stanley Ruttcnberg of CIO also
favored repeal of excise taxes, but
the similarity stopped there.
Incidentally, the economic ad
viser to the N. C. for -R. of W- E.
T. was none other than your- old
friend Leon Henderson, once boss
of OPA and generally damned
then as the enemy of all business
men. James C. Petrillo of the musi
cians' union wants the 20 per cent
entertainment tax cut. He savs
this tax is responsible for the 23
per cent drop in cabaret and
dance hall business in the last
two years, with resulting unem
ployment for his musicians. But
lie doesn't explain why admis
sions were so high before, under
the same tax.
American Automobile associa
tion, Automobile Manufacturers'
association, American Trucking
associations and similar groups
are concentrating against auto
mobile and lubricating oil excise
taxes.
National Associated Business
Msj.
im'.W.Mill.KIHiU'a
l'lsva'i.i.i
Short circuits ara
No tin, says Willi
Just call on me
And don't be silly. '
Trumpeting the Issue
nl. h
men, Inc., announces a two-day
crusade to have congress put a
tax on all cooperative businesses.
National Highway Users Con
ference is interested in seeing
that gasoline and auto tax re
ceipts are used only for the build
ing and maintenance of roads,,.,
Railroads are lighting post of
fice and justice department ef
forts to get a full interstate com
merce commission trial on the
railroads' request for a mail pay
increase, without trial.
American Farm Bureau federa
tion is opposing boosts on parcel
post rates. The national maga
zines are bucking proposed In
creases in second-class mail rates.
Veterans' organizations are all
attacking Hoover commission re
ports, as they would affect Vet
erans' Administration reorganiza
tion, the handling of vets insur
ance, GI benefits and hospitals.
National Petroleum council has
a war on against the British decis
ion to cut down on imports of
oil from the U. S. and other areas
which require payment for the oil
in dollars.
And so on. But of all the pres
sure groups operating in Wash
ington, union labor headquarters
are now the most vocal and put
out the largest volume of stuff.
They take stands on everything,
whether the issue has anything
to do with labor or not. For in
stance, they protest to the state
department on the furnishing of
arms to the Arabs by the British.
CIO, executive board, at Its re
cent one-day session in congress,
passed resolutions on 22 different
subjects now before congress and
the administrative agencies.
It takes a smart congressman
to chuck all this stuff in the
wastebasket, or let it flow in one
ear and out the other, in order
to make up his own mind on all
issues, in the national interest
Farmers shou'd spend a few
dollars each ye:.r in ridding their
farms of rais, Oklahoma A. & M.
college entomologists point out.
Killing three rats which are eat
ing poultry feed will save enough
to feed two hens.
His Students Know
Their Stuff
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tin liiiiMft i.ur
Sa, 2 1
Sergeant George R. Ratto is a top
flight mechanic. What 's more.hecnD
explnin to a beginner what mttkes
an engino tick. 1'hnt's why George
often tins recruits assigned him for
on-the-job training. When a young
man has completed this prneticni
course he hna a skill thnt can be
turned into dollnrs anywhere.
-Heorge says. "I learned my trade
in the Army like thousands of other
Hiiyn. It's tha only place 1 know
where they nay you good money to
loam something you can cash in on
all your life."
George thinks a young man is
missing a bet if he doesn't visit his
local Hecruiting Otfre to tind out
whnt the Army has to offer him
Room am. p. o. niiig.,
Bend Phone I17H :
BUYERS SET RECORD
Prlneville, March 6 Darwin
and Ernest Robinette, stockmen
of Pine creek in Lake county, set
a record at the annual sale of
the Oregon Shorthorn Breeders
association here ' last week by
purchasing a total of 10 of the
registered bulls and heifers. The
American Shorthorn association,
under regulations of which the
Prineville sale was held, offers
to pay up to $200 in freight on
purchases of lots of 10 or more
animals, and the Roblnettes were
able to avail themselves of this
offer in getting their animals
home.
The Roblnettes also made pur
chases of registered bred gilts at
the sale of the Oregon Swine
Breeders' association held in con
junction with the Shorthorn of
ferings. GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
Dallas, Tex., March 6 (U'i Dap
per Fred Felix Adair Jr., the
handsome ex-bookkeeper accused
of being Dallas mysterious love
burglar," was found guilty today
on a charge of raping a 31-year-
old housewife and the all-male
jury assessed the death penalty.
The handsome, 25-year-old hus
band and father blanched as the !
verdict was returned in District j
judge Henry King's court.
Father at M0
By GEO. N TAYLOR
Abraham was 100 and Sarah,
his wife, 90, and God promised
Abraham that a son would be
born to them. Abraham gave no
thought to his own
body now as good
as dead, he being
100, nor yet that
Sarah was far past
the age of child
bearing. But being
strong in faith,
Abraham believed
that what (Jod had
promised, that he
was able to per
form. And true
enough, in due
season, Isaac, the son, was born
and Abraham's faith justified.
And does the Bible at Ephes
b.ns 2:12 point to you? It says
that the lost are without Christ,
having no hope and without God
in the world. If that passage
means you, then like Abraham,
have faith in God. Believe Him,
that Christ died lor you. Believe
and God gives you eternal life.
Then come new ways, days and
urges that pitive the new life,
i And with Bible and prayer, lean
all your weight on Christ.
SUM IT UP Abraham stagger
ed not at the promise of God
! through unhelicf but was strong
jln faith, giving glory to God, be
ing fully persuaded that what
God had promised, he was able
to perform. What for you?
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FRECKLES AND HIS
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Out on the Farm
By Ha S. Grant
March 6 Early every morning,
while the sky still looks like ink,
we pour a quantity of milk into
a kettle and heat the baby's for
mula. Then we measure his
cereal into a square little card
board cup, and breakfast is
ready. The Chief puts the milk
into a "nursing bucket," slips
the bail over his arm, grabs the
cereal cup with his free hand,
and heads for the barn.
This routine has been going on
only a few days, because the in
fant, a fawn-colored Jersey calf,
is brand-new. The Chief brought
him home the other night, proud
as a mother hen with a nest of
chicks.
' "He's eligible for papers," the
Chief said, stroking the soft lit
tle head.
"Well, isn't that fine!". I bub
bled. "But wouldn't it be more
logical to start a herd of Jerseys
with a female calf?"
It seems that registered leraale-
calves bring fancy prices, and
male calves, even choice ones, are
practically for free. This beauti
ful little calf should live a long
and happy life, passing on his
high-bred characteristics to many
families of Jerseys, we decided,
cided.
There are already two calves
"in the family," so we'll take our
little Ferdinand next door and
leave him where there are other
creatures who will welcome his
company. We'll bring one of the
other calves home, for a short
career as a steer. Life's like that,
out on the farm.
Maybe one of Ferdinand's
daughters will find her way back
to Calico, as time goes on.
Three Air Force
Pictures Tonight
Three air force sound motion
pictures," The Story of the Heli
copter," "Beyond the ' Line of
Duty" and "Bombers Over North
Africa," will be shown at tonight's
meeting of the Civil Air patrol,
in the Bend high school projec
tion room at 8 o'clock, leaders
of the group have announced.
"Bombers Over Africa," is a
pictorial presentation of World
War II bombing mission in North
Africa. Preparation of the planes,
briefing of the crews by intel
ligence officers before raids and
interrogation of crews on their
return are shown.
An invitation has been extended
by officers of the group to the
general public to attend the show
ing of the films. A special invi
tation is being extended to high
school students, the leaders said.
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Some Concessions Made
By Miners, in
By Robert E. Lee
(United Press Staff . Correspondent)
Washington, March 6 Ui A
top coal industry official hoped
today that the new contract with
John L. Lewis' bituminous min
ers would lead to elimination of
strikes in the soft coal fields.
George H. Love, chief spokes
man for the northern and west
ern producers, said the wage
agreement signed after nine
months of strikes, court, suits and
angry and often fruitless bargain
ing offers the industry its "first
real opportunity for stability in
the last decade."
He hoped, he added, that it will
promote "such mutual under
standing that we will do away
with coal strikes In ihe future."
Lewis appeared to be equally
pleased by the outcome, telling
newsmen that his United Mine
Workers were "naturally grate
ful over the settlement.
. The agreement, which may set
a pattern for settling deadlocked
negotiations with anthracite pro
ducers, will add an estimated 25
to 35 cents a ton to the nation's
fuel bill.
Increase Greater
It grants the soft coal miners a
pay increase of 70 cents a day
raising their daily wage to $14.75.
Industry payments to the un
ion's coveted health and welfare
fund are boosted from 20 to 30
cents a ton with the promise that
the fund will start paying bene
fits again.
In return, the operators ob
tained a 28-month contract which
cannot be reopened for any rea
son before April, 1951. This ap
parently assured at least a year
of peace in the soft coal fields,
Thomas Kennedy, UMW vice
president, announced that nego
tiations with anthracite producers
will be shifted here from New
York where 13 weeks of bargain
ing sessions have failed to pro
duce results. He predicted that
the industry would agree . on
terms within a few days.
PrivLslons Listed
Other provisions in the new
contract:
1 Elimin.vii-, -t i f "willing
and able" cliut ,; i; iterators
claimed enab &i i j control
production -b utiiiir'; sudden
strikes.
2 Elimination of the "memor
ial periods" for mine disasters to
about five days a year.
3 A ban on the union shop un
less Lewis obtains it through a
national labor relations board
election, or unless the courts rule
that a union shop outside NLRB
procedure is legal. The issue now
is in the courts. Lewis cannot use
the board's services because ho
Tip io . Housewives!
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Settlement
has not signed a non-Conjmunist
affidavit.
4 Retains Lewis as union trus
tee of the welfare board. The neu
tral trustee will be Josephine
Roche, a union employe. Operator
trustee will be Charles A. Owen,
former president of the Imperial
Coal Co., with headquarters in
New York.
All Must Be Paid
5 30-Cent contributions to the
fund will begin April 10. Back
payments must be made by March
15 at old contract rates on all coal
produced through March 6.
6 Welfare fund benefits must
be paid to all miners, not Just un
ion members.'
The southern operators, repre
senting about one-quarter of the
industry's total production,
agreed to the new contract just
before tne signing, iney agreed
to Lewis' condition that they pay
up $5,000,000 in back welfare
fund royalties.
The operators aiso agreed in
formally to drop about $13,000.-
000 in damage suits against the
union. The suits were brought by
Individual producers in Ohio and
Kentucky on grounds the strike
illegally had deprived them of
their Income.
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Photography
Here's a "find" for some
body! It was sold new in Au
guest, 1947, for $137.95. For
the one price you can get a
Kodak Reflex 24x2'4 with Ko
dak Anastigmat f3.5 coated
lens, flash Kodamatic shutter
with speeds from one-half sec
ond to l20Qth, a genuine
leather field case, a.n 828 adap
ter for shooting Kodachrome,
and a Series VI adapter ring
for the lens mount, all this
sold new for $144.30. It's yours
for only $95.00. Come in and
look it over.
Here's some more good news
for Ihe miniature camera fans.
The second member of the Ko
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hereby announced. Basic Con
struction, styling, and per
formance match Ihe Kodak
Pony 828 Camera which has
been so enthusiastically re
ceived. The KODAK PONY 135
CAMERA features a sharp
cutting f4.5 Kodak Anaston
lens llumenized) and the Ko
dak Flash 200 shutter with
speeds of 125, 150, 1100,
1200 and "B." Synchroniza
tion is provided throughout
the entire speed range for F
type midget flash lamps such
; as SM and SF. M type lamps,
such as No. .5 or No, 25 can
be used at 125. This camera
is used with the Kodak Flash
older with standard bracket.
Included also are such fea
tures as the collapsible lens
mount for added portability
smooth-action body shutter re
lease, depth-of-field scale, film
type indicator, and automatic
film stop. Red markings on
the speed, diaphragh, and foot
age scales provide universal
settings for black-and-white
films as well as correct expos
ure for Kodachrome Film out
doors. the Kodak Field Case for
the Kodak Pony 135 Camera
is made of top-grain cowhide.
It includes a removable front
section, as well as an expos
ure table for Kodachrome and
black-and-white films, and has
sufficient space to permit a
filter to be kept on the cam
era while in the case.
We expect to have this mod
el in the store late next month
and the best news is that you
can join the hundreds of min
iature camera fans lor only
$34.75. Yqu'll be wanting to see
this one Decause of the high
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