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Univ. of Cror, Library LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE 47th Year Sen. McCarthy Fails to Heed Noon Deadline By .lolin Ij. Steele- (Unitd! Preiw Stuff CorreflMni1ent) Washington, April 5 UPiSen. Joseph R. McCarthy today Ig nored a noordeudline for turning over to senate investigators fur ther information In support of his charges that the state department is loaded with communists. But the Wisconsin republican said he "undoubtedly" would be able to arrange for the appear ance before a senate sub-commit-tee of ."some, if not all" of the anonymous witnesses he says can prove his charges that Owen Lattimore is or has been a mem ber of the communist party. McCarthy advised subcommit tee chairman Millard E. Tydings, I)., Md., that he could do so if Tydings will set a deadline date for the appearance some ' time next week and "give me your solemn promise that they (the witnesses) will be heard on such date as you set." He sent Tydings the letter as the state department's top inves tigating officer told the sub-committee that he does not know of any "card-carrying communists" in the department. Donald L. Nicholson, chief of the depart ment's division of security, said that if he finds any they will be fired "by noon." Charts Presented Nicholson carefully outlined the department's security proced ures and presented the sub-committee with graphs and charts io explain his points. At the end of his formal testi mony, Sen. Brien McMahon, D., Conn., asked: "Are there 205 card-carrying communists in the state depart ment?" "Senator, as far as we know, there are no card-carrying com munists in the state department," Nicholson replied earnestly. "If there were and we could find them, they would be terminated by noon." - Brig. .Gen. " Conrad E. Snow, chairman of the department's loy alty security' board, told the sen ators: "If there are any communists in the state department, the loy alty security board is uninformed of their existence.'' Snow said that since the depart ment's present loyalty and secur ity program was launched three years ago his board has determ ined 246 actual "loyalty cases," stemming directly from FBI in formation. Of these cases, he reported, the board "has found two employes to be security risks, and five have resigned with charges pending." Snow reported that of the 246 (Continued on Page 7) Acheson Reports Policy Progress Washington, April 5 UP) Sec retary of sate Dean Acheson said today that progress is being made toward strengthening the United States bipartisan foreign policy. Acheson told a news conference that consultations with republi cans both in and out of congress are proceeding vigorously. In his news conference, which ranged throughout most of the global problems confronting the United States, Acheson had this to say: 1. The government is consider ing proposals to send food to famine-stricken areas of communist China. The problem is to see that food actually goes to starving Chinese and is not passed on to soviet Russia. 2. American Argentine rela tions are improving. This country may extend financial help to the government of Juan Peron. Dif lerences between the two govern mentswhich started during the war are being ironed out. Integration Favored 3. He hoped western Germany would accept promptly the invita tion to join the council of Europe. The United States favors Integra tion of western Germany with western Europe. 4. The Unjted States Is stand ing by its commitments against German rearmament and for Ger man disarmament. 5. Far eastern problems will harrass the United States for "many years." They can be solv ed only by "patience, understand ing and firmness." He indicated the United States Is in the process of reduc ing its diplomatic strength In the soviet satellite countries of east ern Europe. He didn't know whether Russia is trvlng to force s out of the satellite countries or just make it difficult for U. S. diplomats to do their jobs. 7. The council of the Atlantic pact nations will meet In London about May 15. Acheson intends to go to London ahead of the meet ing to confer with the British and French foreign ministers. THE BEND TWO Gome Officials Here for Office Opening Opening of the Bend district office of the state game commission yesterday brought game officials here for an orientation conference with local staff members and district personnel. Front row, from right: Gene Morton, superintendent Wizard Falls hatchery; Carol Baker, state game commission comptroller; Phil Schneider, assistant game director; Loyde Blakley, state game commissioner; Fred Ramsey, fishways and screens; John McKeen, chief of operations, game. Back row, from left: Mal colm Taylor, trapper. Dufur; Paul Ebert, game agent, The Dalles; Vern Mallory, trapper, Redmond; Robert L. Borovicka, fisheries biologist; Len Mathlesen, district supervisor; John Rayner, chief of , operations, fisheries; Paul H. Bonri, game biologist. New Central Oregon Game District Headquarters Open In Bend; Officials Pay Vs7 1 he newly created central trative headquarters of which are in Bend, was officially activated yesterday afternoon in connection with the visit of staff members from the Portland office. In Bend, state staffmen conferred with- Loyde Blakley, Bend, member of the state game commission, trict that extends south from the Columbia river to the Klamath basin. Yesterday's meeting was primarily an orientation con ference, to acquaint personnel of the new district with their duties. The Bend district is the second to be established in the state, headquarters for northeast ern Oregon recently having been opened at La Grande. On Third Street Representatives of the Des chutes River council, the Izaak Walton league, the Deschutes County Sportsmen's association and the chamber of commerce fish and game committee visited the new headquarters yesterday afternoon. Heading the visiting delegation was Phil Schneider, as sistant game director in Oregon. The game department's district headquarters in Bend are at 222 East Third street, on the route of highway 97, adjacent to the Mid get drive-In. Len Mathiesen is dis trict supervisor, with Mrs. Vonna Dale Bates, from the Portland of fice, to assist with office work for a month or six weeks, until a successor is named. Applicants were interviewed yesterday. Headquarters of Robert L. Bo rovicka, fisheries biologist, and Paul H. Bonn, game biologist, will be In the new office. Mathiesen, Borovicka and Bonn will spend most of their time covering their far-reaching district, but the of fice will be kept open to provide service for the public. Every ef fort will be made to obtain up to dale fishing information, when the trout season opens. Road in formation also will be available. In the past game workers serving central Oregon have had no cen tral headquarters. 5 State Regions Charles Lockwood, state game director, has announced that the- state has been divided Into five natural regions for managing wildlife resources. The adminis trative headquarters for each of the districts will provide a local point of public service and action tor the game commission. The central Oregon game dis trict comprises the Deschutes and Crooked river drainages and the Klamath basin. This Includes Jef ferson. Crook, Deschutes, Wasco, Hood River and parts of Sherman and Lake counties. Taking part In the orientation conference yesterday were Com missioner Blakley, Assistant game director Schneider, Carl Baker, comptroller for the state game department; John Rayner, chief of operations, fisheries; John McKeen. chief of operations, game; Fred Ramsey, fishways and screens; Len Mathiesen. su pervisor of the new district; Rob ert L. Borovicka, head of fisheries operations; Paul H. Bonn, game operations head Gene Morton, I superintendent of the Wizard , Falls hatchery: Paul Elert, garnet agent. The Dalles; Malcolm lay- lor, trapper, uuiur, ana vern j lor nappe., " Mallory, trapper, Redmond. Kon - neth Cochrun game agent at I Klamath Falls. SECTIONS BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ' m w - - ii II U Oregon same district, adminis and personnel ot the large dis Dave Hoover Will Speak Here Tonight Dave Hoover of Lane county, candidate for the republican nom ination for U. S. senator from Oregon, will make his first pub lic appearance in Bend tonight at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be in the circuit court room of the Deschutes county courthouse. Hoover, ,a dairy farmer at Deadwood, near Swiss Home, will oppose Senator Wayne Morris at the May primaries. Tonight Hoover will be making the sixth address in a campaign he plans to carry to every corner of Ore gon. His first speech was made in Eugene. "Which Way, Amer icaLiberty or Socialism?" was his topic. The Lane dairy farmer is to come to Bend from southern Ore gon, following appearances in Roseburg, Medford and Klamath Falls. In central Oregon, he plans short visits to Redmond, Prine ville and Madras, In addition .to his stop in Bend. Hoover's Eugene address arous ed state wide comment. Churches Hold Special Programs Bend continued its observance of Holy Week today, with service clubs participating in pre-Easter programs, and representatives of the Bend Ministerial association conducting noon-hour services at First Baptist church. Rev. Robert Nicholas, of West minster Presbyterian church, will be speaker at the noon-hour ser vice tomorrow, with "The Univer sal Rejection" as his subject. Rev. Stanley Gunsten, of First Luther an church, will preside. Rev. Alfred Reimer was the speaker today, and Rev. Fred Decker presided. Rev. Allan Philp, of First Pres byterian church, was guest speak er at the weekly luncheon meet ing of the Bend Jaycees today. He also introduced Rev. Gunsten, who began his pastorate in Bend last Sunday. Ken Pearson was in charge of today's program. CAREER OF CRIME ENDS Grants Pass. April 5 IP Three Ferndale, Mich., schoolboys came to the end of the trail last week end. The juvenile trio were arrested at the California-Oregon border on the Redwood highway Sunday by a federal bureau of investiea- tion agent and a local state po- llceman. A stolen automobile, which the ouths admitted tak- Ing In Ferndale. was impounded and the boys held In custody here "le "ya"?'a ""tony nere i Wh le authorities determine who:' will arrange for their return to nne Michigan city. CENTRAL OREGON'S Dog Rescued After Crooked River Tumble A dog leaped over the Crooked river parapet near .The Dalles California highway bridge today and lived, as the result of a dra matic rescue. The dog was removed from a rocky ledge by her owner, R. E. Cline.of Redding, Calif., after ob taining" several sections of rope from nearby iarm houses. State police were called, Redmond fire men were notified and passing motorists assisted. . Mr.- and Mrs. Clinc and two- year old daughter, Charlene, stopped at the bridge about 10 o clock this morning, en route to Grand Coulee. They were in Bend last night. At Peter Skene Ogden park, their English pointer, "La dy," was permitted to get out of the car, for a bit of exercise. Lady immediately skirted the parapet in a joyful race, then hurdled the stone wall, along the south batik of the gorge, about 15 feet downstream from the bridge. Struck On Ledge As "Lady" crossed the parapet, she went over the edge, struck several jutting ledges, then plunged some 80 feet to lodrje on a ledge near the foundation of a steel tower. She remained quietly on the ledge, more than 200 feet above the water. After obtaining ropes from a ranch home, Cllne lowered him self over the rocky wall, with the rope anchored to the bridge. On reaching the ledge, Cline tied the rope around "Lady," and waited for assistance. State police head quarters were notified in Bend, and Kedmond officers and Iire men were told of the plight of the dog and of the man. Man and dog remained on the lava edge, near a steel pillar of the 300-foot high bridge for more than an hour. Finally, he placed his coat around the dog, fash ioned a surcingle and gave or ders to volunteer helpers above. "Lady" was hoisted directly to (Continued on Page 5) Harry Bridges, While waiting for the jury to decide his fate, Harry Bridges, long- shore leader, passed the time by playing chess with his physician, Dr. Asher Gordon. The Jury yesterday decided that Bridges was guilty of perjury and conspiracy. as wen as BULLETIN DAILY NEWSPAPER Wilson Cell to Flying Boat Mars Sinks After Blast Honolulu, T.H., April 5 UPi The navy's huge flying boat, the Marshall Mars, landed in flames at sea today, then blew up and sank although all seven crewmen aboard escaped In life rafts and boats. The Mars largest seaplane In the world and holder of the world record for carrying 308 passen gerswas a "total loss," the navy said. None of the crewmen was in jured. The Mars was on a test flight after the No. 3 engine had been replaced. It was that engine that caught fire in flight and forced the big plane down VA miles off Oahu. , - Although all available rescue craft sped to the scene and fought the fire, the 8214-ton seaplane fin ally settled under the water, then bobbed briefly to the surface again. The navy said It was "a washout." The Mars was carrying 6,000 gallons of high-test aviation gas when she was forced down. The fuel apparently blew up, sending a towering plume of flames and smoke into the air. Worth $5,00.1,000 One of five Mars operated by the navy between Alameda and Honolulu, the plane is valued at $5,000,000. The pilot said he had been fly ing for 30 minutes when he saw smoke in the number three en gine. "I started to bring her down fast," he said. "All of us got put witnin live minutes. The men escaped in three life rafts and wore picked up by crash boats from Oahu within a few minutes. , The explosion, sent a 2,000-foot smoke column towering Into the blue sky as crash boats, two heli copters, patrol craft and one sub marine raced to the scene to help save the crew. John Klein of Honolulu, from a vantage point near Diamond Head, said he saw the starboard engine of the Mars explode in flight. A third of the wing im mediately was wrapped in flame, Klein said. He said the giant sea plane im mediately banked steeply toward Pearl harbor and glided out of sight. TO AIR BROADCAST A broadcast made by Wilfred Jossy of Bend, on a nation-wide hookup of the American Broad casting company in Washnlgton, D.C., during his recent trip to the nation's capital, will be aired to night at 8:45 on KBND, by special transcription. Jossy is Oregon chairman for "Operation Townhall." a plan sponsored by the Junior chamber of commerce for public discus sion of the Hoover commission report. Jossy, who authored the plan, will be heard In an inter view conducted by Bert Andrews, nationally known news commen tator. Before Verdict He faces a possible prison term, ueponauon. 5, 1950 Brothers Put in Kelso Avoid Lynch Threat Business Activity Increase In Deschutes County Shown By Preliminary Census Report Retail sales in Deschutes county in 1948 totaled $;i0,600, 000, according to preliminary figures for the 1948 census of business released today by the bureau of census. The retail sales total represented an increase of 252 pet cent over the 8,700,000 figure recorded in the 1939 busi ness census. In the city of Bend, retail sales for 1948 were $17,247,000, or more than half of the cotin- : ly touti, me oureau reports, Wholesale sales in Deschutes county reached a total of $15, 400,000 in 1948, compared to $5,100,000 in 19H9. Again Bend's total, $9,265,000. was more than half of the county to tal. Service trades In the county re corded receipts totaling $1,200,000 in the 1948 census, as compared with a $400,000 total in 1939. Employment Higher Employment In the county also sose over the nine-year period between 1939 and 1948, the bu reau states. Establishments in re tail, wholesale, and service trades reported a combined total of 1,816 paid employes for the work week ended nearest November 15, 1948. For ihe same week in 1939 a total of 1,341 employes was reported. According to the preliminary census, there are 188 retail trade and 29 wholesale trade establish ments in Bend. The bureau lists 22 tourist courts and camps for tne city, in tne remainder of the county are 159 retail businesses, 15 wholesale establishments, and 16 tourist courts and camps. In a breakdown of retail trade establishments for the county, automotive enlerprises head the list in sales and receipts with an aggregate of $7,011,000, followed closely by food retailers, wilh a $6,249,000 total. Eating and drink ing places accounted for the greatest number of employes, list: ing 253 full and part time work ers. - According to the census bureau, the figures released today are subject to revision In the final census publications, but the changes are expected to be rela tively minor. The 1948 census of business was taken under the pro vision of an act of June 19. 1948. which provides that the business census be taken in 1948 and lor each fifth year thereafter. Funds for Bend Airport in Bill Included In the $36,700,000 ap propriation asked of congress for Improvement of the nation's air ports is an item of $13,000 for the Bend municipal airport, according to information from Washington, D.C. If approved by congress, this sum will be available for lo cal use, In the fiscal year begin ning July 1, but city officials in dicate it will not be sought, inas much as Bend would be required to provide $10,000 In matching funds. It was indicated that Bend Is not financially able to provide the matching funds at present. Also in the budget approved by the appropriations committee is an Item of $2200 for Roberts field, In Redmond, with the cltv of Red mond asked to match $1800. Bridges Plans To Upset Verdict of Guilty By Itoliert Rlucknion (Unit,sl Pit Stutr Corn-Hpoiulfiil San Francisco, April 5 UPi. CIO longshore leader Hurry Bridges fnced the toughest fight of his stormy career today -a legal bat tle to set aside a verdict finding him gullfy of hiding his member ship In the communist pat ty. Angry and bitter, Bridges de blared be will fight the "fantas tic" verdict to the U. S. supreme court if necessary. tin not going to quit," he said. "There is a kick or two left. I lold the truth and bore out the farts. All ihe concealment Is on the other side." A Jury of eight men mid four women deliberated nearly five dav.-t before finding him guilty vesierday of swearing falsely he was not a communist at his nat uralization hearing five years ago. Hi? and two union aides. R Robertson and Henry Schmidt also were found gullly of conspir ing to obtain citizenship by fraud. And Schmidt and Robertson were found guilty of aiding nnd abet ting Bridges to defraud the gov ernment. May Prens Action Tho verdict meant that Bridges was very near to complete loss of his citizenship. Federal judge George B. Harris can sign a revo i j tj i i i i t-m UUD Leader ' , m TV IVit ? " V ,! I a Joseph J. Leivins. former coun ty extension agent In Colorado, has been named to fill the va cancy created by the recent resignation of Donald L. Ben scoter as Deschutes county ex tension agent in charge of 4-H club work. Leivins,. a college gradute with a master's degree, was "farm ralsedi" He served in the recent- war as a navy . . lieutenant. ' - Widner Moved To County Jail Jack Milton Widner, 20, who suffered two gunshot wounds when he attempted to shoot it out with city police officers fol lowing a robbery in Bend on March 18, hns been transferred from the St. Charles hospital to the countv jail, it was announced today by Sheriff C. L. McCauey. Widner has been charged with "assault with Intent to kill" nnd is being held under bail set at $10,000. The youth was moved to the county jail at 4 p. m. Tuesday after the attending physician re ported him well enough to be transferred. Sheriff McCauley said today that Widner is being allowed to remain in bed for the present. In county court this morning, three hills were presented to the county covering the cost of Wid ner's confinement. Day and night guards placed over him at the hospital will cost $321, the hos pital and physicians charges amount to $389.25, nnd an extra $5 will be paid by the county for an ambulance to take the youth to the hospital following the shooting. Legal Battle cation order depriving Bridges of his citizenship as soon as he dis poses of a defense motion for a stay of sentence pending appeal. It meant also that Ihe govern ment now Is free to press a suit to deport the longshore leader to his native Australia, a country which docs not want him. Judge Harris ordered the de fendants to appear Monday for sentencing. Each Is liable to maxi mum prison sentences of seven years and $15,000 In fines. First, howevi'r. Harris will hear dcli'ijse motions for an arrest of judgment and a new trial. The government scored a clean sweep in the trial. In addition to the vet diets against the defend ants, the court found the defense lawyers guilty of contempt of court. Vincent Halllmin was sent enced to two concurrent terms of six months In Jail and James Mac 1 mi is to three months. I'. Joseph Donohue, who led the prosecution, hailed the verdict as a "Juslficntlon" of the American Jurv system. "The Internal security of the United States will always be se cure while within the framework of our own constitution we can meet any subversive attack," he said. The next step in the govern (Continued on Page 6) Bend Forecast Bend and vicinity Thicken, ing cloudiness today; cloudy with occasional showers to night and Thursday; high to day 58; low tonight 36; high Thursday SO. No. 102 - V Detour Made By Officers At Vancouver Vancouver, Wash., April 5 IPl Sheriff Earl Anderson locked Turman and Utah Wilson, accused kidnap-slayers of Joann Dewey, in the Cowlitz county jail at Kel so for safekeeping overnight af ter he received radioed warnings that a large crowd of automo biles and pedestrians were form ing a street blockade in Vancouv er. Cars were double-parking on the streets around the courthouse and approximately 100 persons afoot were milling around the jail when Sheriff Anderson ar rived with the Wilsons from Sac ramento, Calif. There might have been ser ious injury to one or more per sons if we had stopped in Van couver," Sheriff Anderson said. The crowd probably was made up mostly of curiosity-seekers, but it only takes one crackpot to set off trouble." He disclosed that the Wilson brothers were "very happy" when they were informed that they would be jailed In the Cow litz county jail in Kelso instead of Vancouver. He estimated there were about 75 or 100 cars cruising slowly or double-parked on the streets near the Vancouver Jail. Notified By Radio , "I had been notified of the sit uation in radio messages from Vancouver which I received in my automobile approaching Van couver," Sheriff Anderson said. "When we reached Washougal, we turned north and hit the farm-to-market roads until we got to ' Vancouver, then we turned onto highway 8-A, the Camas Or chards highway. This route took us directly past the Wilson home on Green mountain. "Utah Wilson ,'heard the ex change of messages on the car radio. When I told him that we were going to avoid Vancouver, he was tickled. "He authorized me to send a radio message to the sheriff's of fice. He wanted a deputy to tell his mother, who was supposed to be waiting outside the court house, that he was being treated all right and that he was In good health and good spirits." Sheriff Anderson said that his next moves with the Wilsons will (Continued on Page 5) Water Supply Near Record Prineville, April 5 Irrigation water supplies will reach near- record figures in central Oregon In the 1950 season, assuring good to abundant supplies for all lands in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. This was the belief of members of the area water forecast com mittee that held Its annual con ference here today, with W. T. Frost, from the Medford water forecast office, in charge. Water stored in mountain snow this year Is far above the average, and exceeds even that of the deep snow of 1918, Information submit ted at the conference revealed. Stream flows will probably be from M to nuu per cent above the 10 year average, 1939 to 1949, it was indicated. Even districts which are normally short of wa ter should have a sufficient flow to care for 1950 crops, the fore cast group decided. The Plainview ditch Is expected to carry water until the end of July. A. E. Perry, Deschutes watermaster said. Snow Cover Good Crooked river is expected to provide sufficient supplies to bring crops to maturity, Ray Sehee, Crook county master, said. Reports submitted at the meet ing revealed that snow cover along the main Deschutes Is bet ter than last year and 85 per cent above the ten year average. New records for snow water content were established at some Des chutes courses. All Deschutes reservoirs are filled to capacity and overflowing. Present for the conference were Gus Woods, Crook county agent; Oliver Wilson, Paul Barnes, coun ty agents, Jefferson county; J. T. Flings and J. 1. Leivens, Des chutes county agents, Redmond; J. W. Taylor and Harold W. Sex ton, bureau of reclamation, Bend; H. G. Hulett, Ochoco national for est supervisor; J. D. Thomison. Prineville chamber of commerce manager.
