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. MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1950 r WteE FOUR THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON THE BEND BULLETIN and C ENTRAL OREGON PKESS tlw Bend Hulltln (Weekly) 19U3-IIIS1 Th (tend Bulletin (Daily) Eat 1IM6 PublfKht-d Kvery Afternuun Excfit SudiUjt and Certain Hi'llilaya by The Heml Hulli-tin 736 . 7"fl Wall tilrei-t ll:lv. OrcKon Entered aa Second Clm Matter, Junuarv 6. 11)17, at tlie i'otiiffrf at Bond, Oretfun Under Art of March . ';ti. ROBERT W. SAWYER-Editor-ManaBer 1IKNHY N. FOWI.EK-Aaaoelat Editor An independent NeWAjmimr StandinK for the feinarr Deal, (Mean ItiiKfneaa, Clean Politic and the Ileal lntereaU of lleml and Central Oruifnn MKMIIKR AUDIT BUREAU UK CIRCULATIONS lly Mall Hy Carrier One Year ."..) One Year 112.00 Sia Month. S1.J0 Six month H.tll Three Months 12.1.0 One Monti 11.00 All Btibacrlptlona ara DUE and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Pleaaa notify Ul (if any chanire of addreaa or failure to receive tha paper ru!n-ly. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO II. K. 5472 Three weeks ago we discussed here the situation in the senate with respect to II. It. 5172. I hat bill, our readers may remember, is the omnibus rivers and harbors and flood con trol measure sent over from the house and held in the senate committee on public works (Senator Chavez, chairman) while the senate committee on interior and insular affairs (Sena tor O'Mahoney, chairman) worked on amendments propos ing the authorization of 13 Columbia basin projects to be un dertaken by the bureau of reclamation. (We had it as 14 pro jects in that first discussion but the correct figure is 13). One of the 13, Hells Canyon, has no irrigation feature whatever. We had said that the measure had had inadequate treat ment in the news and the condition has been improved but slightly. It now appears, however, that the rivers and harbors and flood control bill has become, technically, the unfinished business-before the senate. II. It. 5472, that is, was reported by the Chavez committee last week. The expectation is that it will be up for debate this week, that many public works amendments will be offered and, in particular, that the O'Ma honey committee amendments covering those 13 projects will enter the picture. We think there will bo news on these. Sound legislative practice would require findings of feasi bility before project authorization. How it may be with the other 12 we do not know but Hells canyon, we do know, has had only sketchy studies and it has no business in an author ized list. Project feasibility, however, is not likely to play much part in the penate debate. Instead, the establishment of the basin account and the use of the interest component on ac count of the irrigation subsidy will be presented as the more important issues. Each is proposed in the O'Mahoney com mittee amendment. There have been several wordings urged for the basin account plan. Each has been devised to secure a particular re sult. We lack the knowledge that would enable us to explain each and to make clear what was sought. The provisions of the amendment recommended by the committee, however, in tend (1) a uniform rate for power from government projects throughout the basin, (2) such rate to be high enough to pro vide an irrigation subsidy with (3) tlfe use of the interest component. - What senate sentiment is on these points singly or together we shall learn as the debate progresses. Outside the senate there are various viewpoints on which sentiment has already been expressed. There are groups who think that federal power should be sold at cost without any additional charge for subsidy purposes. Others accept the subsidy idea but have reservations as to how far rates should be permitted to go in order to produce this irrigation aid. The interest of this group is in power rates rather than irrigation. On the other hand there is a group whose chief interest is in irrigation and who, accordingly, would be willing to see power rates at a point as high as the traffic would bear with the above-cost income dedicated to the subsidy. Within the basin account plan there is opportunity to sat isfy any one of these groups. Which one is to be satisfied will be indicated in the wording of the, amendment that is approv ed by the senate. As we read the O'Mahoney amendment it is the last of the three groups just described that will find satis faction in it. The influence of the northwest public power association will be thrown against this for it is in the first group that demands "that electric, revenues bo used,. only for retirement of obligations incurred to provide facilities in multi-purpose projects." It wants no provision for an irrigation suosiciy. As we get it Portland business interests will support, though reluctantly, the set-up that will afford a subsidy. Their reluctance would turn to opposition if they felt that the rate was to go too high. Just how to determine at this stage what rate would be too high is difficult and even more diffi cult is the problem of putting together tile words to be used in a congressional act that will express and effectuate their feel ings. Wo imagine that Senator Cordon, while supporting re clamation values, will be working for power rates as low ns possible in a frame work of some sort of reclamation subsidy. Use of the interest component as a part of the irrigation' subsidy has been well described bv the Oregonian as a device by which "the taxpayers of the United States .... not only advance the funds for construction but also .... make up the interest payments from their own pockets." This the Portland paper accepts being, as it says, "not inclined to be more virtuous in the matter than reasonable federal practices re quire." Just what "reasonable federal practices" may be we do not know. Indeed, the phrase seems to be beyond tlie realm of definition. We believe the device to be improper and, as we have said before, even dishonest. According to a report by the Oregon Journal's Washing ton bureau the cost to the taxpayers would amount in 50 years to as much as S I billions. Nor. lot it bo noted in passing, would that be the total for if the device is approved here it will be used in the Colorado and other basins and run to many more billions. The present state of the national economy forbids the addition of such further burdens to the taxpayers' load. The Journal bureau says that Senator Cordon opposed this interest component use in committee hearings anil we hope that his opposition will be oxnressccl. also mi iim We have, howovor. ronv nf mi jimmwlm.m. .lint k., .ia. ! rio the actual work pronoso that would nrpmil tlm tin., nf il ili.it li i li.ii i.. i, . -. '"imh in. iuiii iuK !,ver ., , , """ "I'i't'Mie wow in earner years we oelieve that if he has now changed his attitude on this subject lie has done so against his own conscience and in the belief that he is protecting his state and the northwest against higher power mites. Well, of couie, there would be higher rates if the interest component were u.-i. tl to pay interest and the irrigation sub- mil.) I'luwiieu hi miii mini pow.-r. i no increase, accort Flagpole Sitter it II 4 ( W WASHINGTON COLUMN l4ltIllllila'Jt4llllfttlJ IIIItllllll-CillllllMttHllI jlllltll itlHIiJItMlttJIIKUJ JrillltjIIIIIJCttjIflillllJtl MtlJIlllM .lilllllllllimilllllllllllllllllllillil the (r OlTO I III . Willi i ie iil'iintir ti i , ni- ".m. I" li lar upward the Oregonian does not guess but whatever the lignre may uc it is just what the taxpayer would have to pay it the con,,ioncnt went for subsidy purposes. On the other hand, since power costs are only n minor (and even, we think it fair to say, comparatively insignificant) share of indus trial costs the item could easily be borne without injury to the basin's competitive position. Low cost power is important only in the electro chemical and electro metallurgic industries. Northwest rates, however, with all the chargei included that are paid bv power elsewhere can meet competition in these fields. This is a big subject one of the most important to come before congress in this session. There is much about it that because ul its complexity, is not generally understood Our hope is that it will be worked out lor the benelil of the whole country rather than for a section. By Peter Edson (NBA Waahinitton CorrcHpondent) Washington (NEA) President Truman's program of aid lor un derdeveloped countries has had a hard time catching on. It was Iirst proposed as "point IV ot his Inaugural message in Janu ary .1949. Now gradually, point IV is gaining recognition as one of the best answers available to the riddle of how to promote world peace and counter Russian communist propaganda among the more backward peoples. The battle to get point IV en abling legislation before congress has been long and bitter. It has been necessary to reconcile the conflicting views of the U. S. chamber of commerce and Amer icans for Democratic Action, of Rep. Christian A. Herter of Mas sachusetts, Jacob K. Javits of New York, and Helen Gahagan Douglas of California. The final bill Introduced by house foreign affairs committee, John Kee of West Virginia repre sents a compromise. It is called An act lor international develop ment." Or for short, the "AID" bill. If passed, It will authorize .the president to make contributions for technical assistance to under developed countries through the United Nations, the World Health organization, Food and Agricul tural organizations, the Organi zation of American Slates suc cessor to the Pan-American un ionor other International bod ies. Agencies of the U. S. govern ment like department of agricul ture, public health service or bu reau of reclamation would be au thorized to furnish assistance on request from these international organizations, after approval by the president. It Is expected that about 40 per cent of the point IV program will be In this form of assistance through international organizations. The other GO per cent would be direct aid, furnished to the under developed country by the United Slates, after the signing of a bi lateral agreement between the two countries. If the assistance could not be furnished by government em ployes, tlie president would be authorized to make contracts with any person or corporation these pri vate ctmlracls couid run for not three. years. They would have to be limited by funds ap propriated by congress for this put pose. l'or first-year operations of all these point IV programs, $l."i.0OO. 000 has been requested. This as sistance would be made available only on request of a foreign gov ng to eminent. The country receiving the aid would have to agree to pay a fair share of the cost. What constitutes a fair share Is up to the president. The Kee bin provides tnai agreements made with underde veloped countries may specify that U. S. government or private American investors will preserve as well as develop the resources to which they are given access, observe local laws, pay a fair share of local taxes, and nego tiate adequate working conditions for the native labor. On the other hand, the coun tries receiving investment aid would have to guarantee no con fiscation of property without just compensation. American invest ors would also have to be guar anteed convertibility of their earnings, freedom to manage their properties, non-discriminatory taxation, and assurances of physical security. i What all this amounts to is really an authorization to con tinue on a broader scale what U. S. government agencies have been doing for the past 10 years and what private groups like Rockefeller Foundation have been doing for even longer. The private developments have been largely in the field of health. The government's programs have been administered by the insti tule of Inter-American affairs and the interdepartmental com mittee on scientific and cultural cooperation. Out on the Farm By 11a S. Grant April 3 Several days ago, we started saving eggshells for East er goings-on. It's easy to remove an egg from the shell by break ing a small hole in one end, we discovered. Eggs broken in this manner can even be separated. The white comes out first, and often the yolk is unbroken. The Young Man Is going to make some of Mrs. Sugden's "cascarones," which are hollow eggs decorated and filled with candles, as you. may have read in The Bulletin. They make at tractive favors for children's par ties, or may be mounted on card board and used as place cards. We're going to use some of the eggshells for molding fruit gelatine dessert. The clear colors are just right for Easter eggs. A collection of them, arranged on a platter, makes an attractive Easter dinner centerpiece. The hostess can have dessert plates and a bowl of whipped cream handy in the kitchen, and the "eggs" can be served as a finale for Easter dinner. Lime, lemon, cherry, raspberry and orange gel atine make a colorful assortment. It isn't hard to use lots of eggs these days for lenten meals, so there should be plenty of shells by the end of the week. One of our favorite oven dish es is cheese fondue. To serve four, I use.l cup milk, 1 cup soft bread crumbs, 'A cup grated cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, lk teaspoon salt, teaspoon pep per, 3 egg yolks and 3 stiff-beaten egg whites. Scald milk in double boiler; add crumbs, cheese, butter, and seasonings. Stir in unbeaten egg yolks. Carefully fold in egg whites. Pour into greased baking dish, set in pan of hot water, and bake in moderate oven (325 de grees) until mixture will not ad here to a knife, about 30-45 minutes. PENSIONS DEMANDED Pittsburgh, April 3 iui The CIO International Union of Elec trical Workers today served no tice on the electrical industry that it will demand S125 monthly pension, a social Insurance pro gram and a substantial wage in crease in 1950 contract talks. The demands were worked out In ft three-day conference here attended by representatives of Weslinghouse, General Motors, General Electric and Sylvanla Electric Products Co. locals. Compromise Due In Plane Dispute Washington, April 3 U'i Dip lomatic quarters here expect Bri tish courts In Hong Kong to com promise conflicting U. S. and Chi nese communist claims to 70 dis puted transport planes. Eventually, they said, the courts will give 31 of the planes to the Chinese reds and 39 to Gen. Claire L. Chennault, organ izer of the famed Flying Tigers. Such a settlement probably would please neither side. . The British are trying to get along with both the United States and the Chinese communists, and are frankly worried about the problem. The disputed aircraft were sent to nationalist China under lend lease. When the nationalist forc es on the mainland tottered and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Formosa, the planes were stranded in Hong Kong. Chennault quickly bought the planes, but the Chinese reds claimed them as the rightful property of the government of China. It is up to the British courts in Hong Kong to settle the dispute. British authorities say 31 of the planes were owned 80 per cent by the nationalist govern ment and 20 per cent by the Pan American Airways. When the British tried to have the planes moved from Hong Kong, they say, Pan-American 1 balked on the hope of doing busi ness with the communists. Final- ANOTHER WALKOUT Lake Success, N. Y., April 3 (ID Russia walked out of the United Nations for the 20th time today after renewed charges by Poland that Chiang Kai Shek plans to transfer Formosa to the United States. Both Russia and Poland "took a walk" out of the social com mission when they failed to have nationalist China excluded from the 18-country group. Chairman W. B. Sutch of New Zealand ruled out of order soviet delegate v. i, formasnev s ouster motion The Russians challenged the chair's ruling, but it was upheld 12-3 with Yugoslavia joining Po land and the boviet Union. Bureau of Land Management Reports Good Collections Washington. April 3 iuv Ma rion Clawson, director of the bu reau of land management re ported today that during fiscal 1949 his agency collected over $37,000,000 for the federal gov ernment. This, he said, was a ratio of $7 received for every $1 spent. Clawson said all tne money collected didn't go to the federal government. $13,300,000 went back to the states and counties within whose boundaries the land lies. Clawson said the high return on the government's investment was due to the "streamlining" of the agency during the year and the de-centralization of its work. This, he said, accounted for large savings to the taxpay ers and made the BLM admin istration of land more profitable. The bureau of land manage ment is now able to give better service to its customers the American people," Clawson said in his annual report, under the decentralization plan, the bureau of land management's goal is a dynamic program for resource management. Clawson said the bureau col lected a total of $37,149,433 from customers on the public domain, which consists of 180,000,000 acres of public land in the continental United States: 290,000,000 acres of public land in Alaska; 50,000, OOO acres of privately-owned land on which the government holds the mineral rights, and the leas ing of mineral rights on all other federal land, totaling about 700, 000,000 acres. Largest In History 1 Clawson said this collection was the largest in the history of tne agency, or Its two predeces sors, the general land office and tne grazing service. He credited this rise in col lections to two phenomena: High er prices and, more important, increased use of the public do main by citizens. He pointed out that the amount of petroleum , CITED TO APPEAR Vern Spidell. no address given. and Jesse R. Galyon, Bend, have been cited to appear in municipal cpurt on intoxication charges, city records show. QUAKE SHAKES Pisa, Italy, April 3 iW Forty persons were injured and three bombed-out houses collapsed, but the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa escaped damage during three earthquakes yesterUay. Authorities said the injuries were caused when papic-stricken citizens rushed into the streets from theaters and homes. But city engineers said the fa mous 179-foot leaning tower, which already is 16 inches out of line, did not move even a traction of an inch. ly; Pan-American tried to sell to Chennault. These 31 planes prob ably will go to the communists. The others were operated by the Central Air Transport Corp. which never was incorporated as a civil company. Authorities here sny those planes will be awarded to Chennault. Bulletin Classifieds Bring Results WHY SUFFER? r Hay Fever - - Asthma EPISCORB The New SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT You Be the Judge! City Drug Co. taken out of public lands triDlcrt between 1930 and 1949, while the amount of natural gas removed more than doubled. "The total of 31,000 applications for Jand use in 1949 is more tnan three times the 9,000 which were filed in 1940," he added. The BLM was created in 19-16 in an attempt to streamline and make more efficient the govern ment's administration of the pub. lie lands it holds title to. Under Clawson's direction, much of the work formerly done in Washing, ton has been transferred to field offices, he said. This, he added, has saved time-and money In let. ter writing and other forms of red tape. It has also increased the self-reliance of many of the field officers. I AHMS lMOKI'OIiVIII) Salem, Apiil .'1 'Hi-Ail uli s nil incoi poralitin were en file lieie today fur HaVin Kaims. Willi headquarters in liend. Ore. 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And with more sunshine, , we can expect more and more .pictures to be taken, and what could be more logical tha.n lots of good color pictures when the sun shine comes. Kodacolor Film makes it possible for the owner of an ordinary roll film camera to make color negatives at rel atively low cost and almost as easily as black-and-white neg atives. This film is Intended primarily for exposure in sun light and can be used with the simplest types of folding and box cameras. Blue flashlamps approximate daylight in color quality and can be used to sup plement daylight or as the sole light source when daylight is not available. After exposure your film is returned to the Camera Depl. at Symons Bros, and we in turn send It to the Eastman Kodak Company for develop ment to negatives. The origi nal price of the film includes development to negatives, but does not include the making of Kodacolor prints. The Kodacolor Process re produces color with sufficient fidelity to afford attractive col or prints and enlargements. It is not intended for making of color records or for match ing or measuring colors; If you use a Brownie, Ko dak Vigilant Jr., Jiffy Kodak, or other simple camera, take Kodacolor pictures only of sub jects in bright, direct sunlight. Use the largest lens opening. Do not take pictures of mov ing subjects or of people part ly m bright sun. partly in shade. Stands at least 8 feet from the subject unless your camera can be set for shorter distances. If you use a camera that is adjustable for shutter time, lens opening and distance, set the shutter at 150 second and lens opening at f it for aver age subjects in bright sunlight. When the sun is hazy, with soft shadows cast, set at l,'5n second, f 8 for average sub jects. If in doubt about sub ject color or light, use a lens opening of f8 instead of f11. Focus carefully. 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