The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, March 22, 1950, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY. MARCH 22. 1950' THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND. OREGON Loss of Markets Hits Coo Industry; High Costs Factor By Kobert E. Lee (United rto. SUH Corrtepapdent) Washington, March 22 IP) Rapid and radical modernization is. needed to get the ailing coal Industry back on its feet. Government experts and pro ducers agree on the need for even more progressive mining and dis tribution methods than the indus try has developed in the past lew decades. Competition from cheaper, less bulk and relatively "laborless" fu els have coal on the defensive. Economists look for coal's market position to continue downward this year. One economist says flatly that coal in its present unwieldy and expensive form can never recap ture markets from oil and natur al gas because "the industry is putting the same product into the market as it did when the first ton was mined." Conversion Urged His long-range solution is con version directly into gas, liquid or electric power as coal is mined br even without taking it from the ground. Bureau of mines ex periments already have shown that this soon win oe leasmie. Transportation and storage costs could be eliminated by. im mediate conversion, along with middlemen fees which add even more to the consumer's bill. Operators prefer to confine their attention to more immedi ate problems. How to wipe out last year's financial losses? How to attract jiew venture capital to pay for improved techniques? They disagree publicly at least with the notion that the indus try is flat on its back. They point to strides in mech anization, increased individual productivity by the mines, and production tailor-made to con sumers' specifications for quality and size. Nationalization Feared One of the industry's biggest bogies appears to be fear of na tionalization, or even TVA-Uke op eration as proposed by a number of students of power problems. That is one reason for their op position to President Truman's proposal for a coal fact-finding commission to make an exhaust ive study of what the chief ex ecutive calls a "sick industry. They fear this might be a step toward more government control. They say that with "free col lective bargaining" which would permit them to regulate costs and more tecnnoiogicai progress they will be ready to take on any competition. They admit privately, too, that competition will grow irom wltn in the industry itself as compan ies race each other for lewer customers. The immediate future will see less coal sold on contract and more on the open market. Many contracts are expiring now and the producers concede they will be hard to renew. But the synthetics program is moving ahead, despite temporary abandonment of the industry's most ambitious private project in the Held. Early this year the world's larg est commercial producer, George H. Loves Pittsburgh (Jonsollrta tion Coal Co., called off a multl million dollar project at Library, Pa., for making gas and gasoline from coal. Love gave as reasons strikes by the United Mine worKers which made supplies "unreliable," and the difficulty of finding new Investors. However, other industry re search programs, notably those carried on jointly with the gov ernment, are belne intensified. At Gorgas, Ala., the bureau of mines is experimentine with burn ing unmined coal under "con trolled conditions" to produce gas es that will offer low-cost fuel for generating electric power. At Louisiana, Mo., the bureau is working on coal hydro-gena-tion ,for the production of gaso line and valuable industrial chem icals. The urgency of the synthetic programs is underlined by the fact that coal accounts for 95.5 per cent of our entire known fuel reserve. Put another way, coal supplies are practically unlimited 1,000 years is a conservative guess while known reserves of oil and gas would last only 12 and 15 years, respectively, if used at the present rate and new fields were not found. However, the discov ery of new oil and gas deposits is keeping pace with consumption. Maize Samples Obtained Here Seed samples of Mllo maize, a newly developed variety of stock feed, are available at the office of the Bend chamber of com merce, Howard Moffat, chamber manager, announced today. Developed at Texas Tech, Lub. bock ,Tex., Milo maize Can be Dro- duced with a limited amount of rainfall and has an early maturity date. -. Growers in central Oregon de siring to experiment with Milo maize can obtain seed samples at the chamber office. Moffat said. He also reports that he has been in correspondence with Crookham Brothers, of Caldwell, Ida., larg est producers of seed corn in the northwest, and hopes to obtain shortly samples of a 52-day ma turity variety of fleld.com. Man Honored On Birthday Alfalfa, March 22 (Special) Albert Shults of Alfalfa celebrat ed his 72nd birthday anniversary last week-end. Guests at the Shults home for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Shults. Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Masterson of Bend. Mrs. Vance Corwin spent part of the past week at the Dale Ash ton home at Powell Butte while the Ashton children were ill. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Widner of Redmond and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Umbarger of Bend were visitors at the Cortvln home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Willis are the parents of a daughter, Linda Dean, born March 12. Sandra Miller was absent from school last week due to illness. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Forester have moved to the farm they re- PAGE NINE I cently purchased from Joe Jac ques. Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder and Harold Miller visited the high desert last week. Jack McCray and Robert An derson attended the sale at Red mond Thursday. Orville Page is clearing ground, In preparation for spring crop seeding. . , NURSING CAREER OFFERED Miss Harriett Osborn, chairman of nurse recruitment for the Ore gon State Nurses association, will meet with girls ot Bend high school Friday at 9 a.m. and with girls at Redmond high school at 1 p.m. Any girls interested in nursing as a career have been invited to meet with Miss Osborn at either of the schools. She will be accom. panied by several nurses from Portland. TO AID TAXPAYERS An Oregon state Income tax representative will be in central Oregon at the places and on the dates shown on the following schedule: Bend: At the courthouse,. March 27 to April 1, April 3 to 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on April 7. Gilchrist: At the Gilchrist Tim ber company office, March 28 and 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Madras: At the courthouse, March 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prineville: At the courthouse, March 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. UNMKMEST PLACE Memphis Uli A frantic mother even called In the police when she nuntea over the nemhborhood and failed to find her three-year-old son. Alter a search through everything from back alleys to ' him taking a bath. Woman Feted With Shower Alfalfa. March V rRnaxUn The Home Extension group of Al falfa honored Mrs. Art Horsell with a shower Wednesday after noon. Sixteen women were present at the gathering, which was held at the home of Mrs. Tom Wallace. Refreshments of ice cream and cookies were served. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wick have leased part of the Jacobson farm for the coming year, it was an nounced here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shults, Verna DeJanvier, and son Ger ald, were dinner guests Sunday at the Frank Tatti home. It has been reported that Car oline Rivesly ot Alfalfa has been ill at her home for the past few days. Lee Taylor of Bend was a busi ness visitor at Alfalfa Tuesday. Monte Griffen has moved from Alfalfa to Redmond. Mr. and Mrs. Hwh VTavfloM r the owners of a new automobile. Confined to his hnmo tho mo week hua been Etaw Taitl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tatti. Farmers whn , hv finichoi with their potatoes are Carl Wal lace, Tom Wallace and Carl Lives ly. Bob Collins is now hauling his potatoes to Redmond. The Young Peoples group met at the Robert Anrlprcnn hnmn ft- Bible study Friday evening, with nev. una mis. nooert Nichols in charge. Refreshments were served, after the social hour. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell are employed at the Bob Collins farm. 3ob Collins and Carl Wallace purchased three brood sows in' Bend Saturday. ; Use classified ads In The Bulle tin for quick results. 1 JOLIY TIM! ALWAYS POPS ttsn revet VtUCIOUS HEM0IRH0ID. 111 PILES vA tbr fecial DlMrdort . COLON. ..STOMACH CtilMnN RUPTURE (Hernia) IreiMIithrtliiOnritiu W.00 until 3-00 MM.nm.Bk M. tVtll tU0 Mo..,WM . W. CJ.0a.ltlX FREE SSSSr' THE DEAN CLINIC IN OUI 40lk YIAI N.I. Cmr I. Bumild and Grand Ava, T.l.phon. (Alt 3911 Portland 14, On. Sea otters on the Pacific coast are said to shade their eyes with their paws to cut out glare, from the sun whc-i they are on the lookout for enemies. LOVE The sweetness of nourishing com toasted to a turn! And Keliogg's keeps their Corn Flakes coming to you crisper, fresher! Your bargain in good ness Keliogg's Corn Flakes. MOTHER KNOWS A BEST! TODAY... taste Blitz UJeinhard un mran tomm hhttvwo, oatam I tea Bennett's Machine Shop 11U Roosevelt Ave. Bend, Orcg. Phone 1132 GENERAL MACHINE WORK AUTO TRUCK TRACTOR REPAIRS Crankshaft Grinding, in or out of motor. HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIRING Cylinder Grinding WELDING FORGING awe ffl33! You don't guess about prices when you shop at WAGNER'S. You KNOW the cost of any item right at the moment you pick it up because we mark the price on every package, can and jar. That means easier, more convenient, more econom ical food buying. And it means faster, more accurate check ing of orders. Its one of our many shopping advantages that make food buying here a pleasure instead of a chore. SUNSHINE Vanilla Flavored MARSHMALLOWS, lb- bag 29c PURE CANE ' I ' SUGAR ...10 lb. bag 89c iSNOWFLAKE iJSODAS. . 2 lb. box 45c A.B.C. SODA CRACKERS. . . 2 lb. box 39c WORRELL'S ' ' PURE LARD 4-lb. pail 69c GAINES DOG MEAL. 5-lb. bag 73c Amazo Instant DESSERT 2 pkgs. 27c No cooking Just add milk, whip done in 30 seconds. WHEATIES. pkg. 15c CHEERIOS, pkg. 15c POST TOASTIES, 13 oz. size. . . 2 pkgs. 35c POST SUGAR CRISP, 13 oz. size, 2 pkgs. 29c PENNANT SYRUP. H lb. bottle 15c Light or Dark. . I fizvsm ppriniiriTv eddm maiievc vaiiev i i AgsMmXf J 30 oi. can A9c ' Bread and Butter Pickles VAT SSr-x Sweet Relish or I NALLEY'S , . , ,. , I IJteOT Chili Con Come TJ. fif I Mild American Stvln II - . copf.Ad.n;..ftttiong.iw.i950 . I is oz. 30 oz. Genuine Dill Pickles II I 10r 7Qf - l r-M n. I I II Nosner um ricKies . jliliMijw aft .y ' Banquet Dill Pickles 1 rM Jar 39c f& llG yritffl 49C LUMBERJACK SYRUP V ?JIt il J The Perfect Salad Dressing! 24 OZ. 33c 5 lb. Can 79c V fftmiLv fiourII y 1 50 lb. Bag 369 White Rose Bleach Qt. 17c Gal. 35c GIANT PKG. 49c mm SPRING SPECIALS California No. 1 Medium ASPARAGUS 2 lbs. 49c i CALIFORNIA Red Rhubarb lb. 19c Green Onions .4 bun. 19c Red Radishes 3 bun. 17c Calif. New Peas 2 lbs. 39c Green Top Turnips bun. 10c 5 rAI.irOKNIA I'RK.SII p Curly Head Spinach .... 2 bun. 23c p Green Top Carrots .... 2 bun. 17c g Tomatoes 2 lbs. 35c p Artichokes 2 for 25c Sta-rio Liquid Starch qt. 23c Lifebuoy Lux I'alinolive Reg. Bars Soap.. 3 bars 23c Large Ivory 2 bars 25c Wool Foam pkg. 25c Rain Drops pkg. 25c Calgonite pkg. 57c Calgon pkg. 47c M. D. Tissue 2 rolls 23c Kitchenette Towels 2 for 29c M) Count Kleenex 2 pkgs. 35c Kotcx 12's pkg. 33c SMOKED Boston Butts SUGAR CURED lb. 39c SUGAR CL'REI) Sliced Bacon ..... lb. 35c Loin Pork Roast ........ D. 47c 3 ! 2 lb. Average Round Steak lb. 79c Grade A Steer Beef Pure Pork Sausage lb. 39c Country Style Lean Short Ribs ........ lb. 35c Grade, A Steer Ifcef Sliced Salmon lb. 43c 1 KKS FISH. OYSTERS. SKAKIOD COCKTAIIlis I'ltlCI -'KRKKII DKI.LXE COFFEE lb. can 73c AMIillK AN CLL'B COFFEE 1 lb. can 69c I1I.ISS VA I I M PACK COFFEE lb. 75c JIKI.LOWKST No. Vi eans APRICOTS 2 cans 43c I ))( NTAIN No. ZVt eans Halves or Sliced PEACHES 2 cans 43c STANDBY No. 2 ran BLUEBERRIES can 49c I'KKI STtM K No. I can GOOSEBERRIES can 33c DOLE oz. riins Criisbrd or Tidbits PINEAPPLE 2 cans 29c STANDBY IB nr. inn APPLE JUICE ........ can 29c 100 lb. bag 5.00 50 lb. bag 3.00 25 lb. bag 1.75 END-O.WEED.... pint 1.00 Trralu 2,000 Stiare I ret "Where It's a Pleasure to Park" Third at Greenwood We Deliver TEA C.ABDKN W or. enn GRAPE JUICE can 49c PAYETTE VALLEY No. 2 ean CREAM CORN can 10c (.ItAM) ISLAND 15'i or., runs Cut GREEN BEANS, 2 cans 35c DENNISO.VS No. 2". ean PORK and BEANS. .- 2 cans 35c CORNED BEEF. . 12 oz. can 39c Ml STAKD or TOMATO OVAL SARDINES... 2 cans 35c HOYAL ( PKl- No. 'i enns MINCED CLAMS. . . 2 cans 49c CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP., . . 3 cans 29c CAMPBELL'S All Varieties' MEAT SOUPS..... 7 cans 1.00 OAUDEN No. .'ili:( run SWEET PEAS can 10c VAN CAMPS I" OA eans TAMALES 2 cans 39c PLEASE No. 1 eans Phone 65 Dog Food.. 3 cans 25c PAIfD No. I cans Dog Food.. 2 cans 25c Z3 M II WlfWilal r I' Vf ' nil II ! 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