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Univ. of Oragon Library THE BEND BULLETIN Bend Forecast Bend and vicinity Fair with high cloudiness today and Thursday. High today 66. Low tonight 30. High Thurs day 70. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 47th Year TWO SECTIONS BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1950 No. 114 Czechs Open New Assault Against U.S. ! By Russell Jones - (United Prw Staff Corrmiiondent) . Prague, April 19 IB Czecho slovakia demanded the recall of the American embassy press at tache here today, ordered the U. S. Information services shut flown, and put six Czechs on trial for alleged treason and spying for the United States. - One of the defendants in the spy trial testified that part of his job was to gather information on Czech uranium mines for the United States. , As the trial started before the state court at Pankrac prison, the Czech foreign ministry delivered a note to the U. S. embassy. It demanded: 1. That the U. S. information service offices in Prague and Bratislava, the latter the capital of Slovakia, be shut down by noon Saturday. Privileges "Abused" 2. That Joseph Kolarek, U. S. embassy press attache who oper ates the USIS, be recalled within a "reasonable" time. He was 'ac cused of abusing his diplomatic privileges by directing espionage against Czechoslovakia, Within the week two Czech em ployes of Kolarek's office had been tried. During the trial he was accused of espionage and other illegal activity. The first of -the six Czechs who went on trial, Jaromir Nechan sky, former Czech army major, pleaded guilty to the charges of treason and spying for the United States. He was accused of being' a member of a spy ring allegedly di rected by Walter Birge, former chief of the political division of the U. S. embassy here. Testify ing for three and a half hours, he said American officials promised his underground group explosives and radio equipment. He said he met secretly several times with Spencer Taggart, for mer attache of the U. S. embassy, and Samuel Meryn, former clerk in the military attache's office, Meryn was expelled from Czecho slovakia last year. Information Sought Nechansky testified that Mer yn and Birge asked hifti to get all the information he could about Czech uranium mines, new air fields, reports of the Czech com munist party central committee, and the names of communist army officers. The foreign office note to the U. S. embassy said the informa tion offices must be closed be cause they were established with out the consent of Czechoslova kia, and therefore did not enjoy the right of extraterritoriality. The foreign office "for a long time has been watching the activi ties of the information service," the note said, and had proof that the USIS was engaged in espion age. PRUETT CONVINCED Eugene, April 19 IP Astrono mer J. Hugh Pruett today ex pressed belief that a 14-year-old newspaper carrier's repor t of see ing a flying saucer may be no scoffing matter. The youth, James Strassmaier, saw the object in the sky west of Eugene Monday afternoon. "It was pretty thin and very grace 'ul," he said, "and it weaved up and down as it went along . . . tipped on its edge and disap peared." Pruett said "too many respon sible people have seen such ob ' Jects to discount such reports." Farmer-Financed Aid Plan Gaining Increasing Favor By Vincent J. Burke United Prtu Stff CorrMiumtent) Washington, April 19 iu A Proposal that farmers themselves war most, or all, of the cost of farm price supports is gaining support among farm organiza tions. It reflects farm leaders' con rn over public criticism of the '"St of the present program. The government now has $4,000,000. WOl'Invested" in fram surpluses. The National Milk Producers federation joined the National grange yesterday In plumping r a proposed "self-financing" 'arm plan Intended to shift much or all of the cost of price supports from the taxpayer to the farmer. There are signs the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives fay come up with a similar pro posal. It has assigned a commit tee to draft a "sound" long-range 'rm plan. Counetl president John Davis said in an Interview that his or ganization would favor any "feas ible" plan for putting more of he responsibility for financing and administering farm programs n'o the hands of the farmers State Highway Inspection Party Entertained in Bend; Central Oregon Roads Seen Members of a state highway inspection party, which in cluued Ben R. Chandler, chairman, Coos Bay, Milo K. Mclver, Portland, and Charles Reynolds, La Grande, were entertained last night at a special dinner at the Pilot Butte inn. The party arrived here yesterday from Arlington and will leave today for Klamath Falls and Medford. Speaking briefly at the dinner, Commissioner Reynolds Rate Change In Telephone Plan Listed H. C. Kerron. manarpr nf flip Bend office of the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company, announced today rate-, changes which would become effective here if the telephone company, is granted new rale increases filed in an application yesterday with the slate public utilities commis sioner. Residents on an individual line would have their monthly rates increased from $4.25 to $4.50. Two-party lines would be increas ed from $3.50 to $3.75, and four- party lines from $2.75 to" $3.05. Rates on individual business phones would be increased from $6.75 to $7.75. A two-party busi ness phone would cost $5.75 In stead of $5.25. ' Farmer Lines Unchanged Suburban business phones would be increased from $4.00 to $4.75, and suburban residence phones, from $3.00 to $3.3Q. None of the rates listed include the fed eral excise tax. According to Kerron, there would be no change in the present charges for farmer line tele phones or for business and resi dence extension telephones. He also stated that day station intra state long distance rates would not be changed, except that on present 1U cent routes the initial period would be three minutes in stead of five. Minor increases at certain mile age stops, ranging from 5 to 25 cents, are proposed for night and Sunday station, as well as person al, long distance rates. SalemUAprll.19 UP Public util itles"'t;bmmissioner George? ."H. Flagg said today that new rate increases sought by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Oregon would go into effect In 30 days unless suspended. He said a suspension order will be issued soon and the matter will be set for a hearing, at which all inter ested persons will have a chance to present their views. Two Increases in phone rates have been made in this state in the last two years. In 1948 rates (Continued on Psgf. si Census Contest Deadline Near Census enumeration is prog ressing rapidly in Bend. It will be completed soon and that is why The Bulletin's population esti mate award must be made on en tries submitted not later than Saturday, April 22. The awards $25 for the esti mate closest to the unofficial fig ure to be announced by the local census supervisor. $10 for the next nearest and $5 for the' third. A wide range of figures will be represented in the entries, re marks from entrants indicate. But the competition for the cash awards may be fairly close. Judg es, who will be designated after the closing date, will decide who shall receive the money. The Bul letin merely will write the checks. Three days left to qualify. Have you submitted your estimate of Bend's greatly increased popula tion? themselves. "There's a general feeling among farm leaders that we'd bet ter do something to get the farm program on a sound basis," he said. "Much of the criticism of the present program is not justi fied. But much of it is!" The general outline of the "self financing" plans proposed by the milk producers and the grange are similar. They are among a half dozen new remedies for deal ing with farm surpluses. Under their proposals, the gov ernment would continue to pur chase farm commodities to main tain market prices at the support level. But each sale by a farmer of a price-supported commodity would be subject to a special tnx. This would be set high enough to provide funds needed to cover government losses In disposing of commodities that ended up in Its "surplus pool." Surpluses could be sold abroad or diverted to "new domestic uses" at cut-rate prices The "sur plus pool" would be managed by a "bi partisan" board of directors whose members would be ap pointed for long terms. reported that a study ol the highways ot Oregon demands more time than ever before. Standards of present high-i ways, he said, may not be high enough to withstand present day travel and may have to be constructed for heavier travel in the future. Others In Parly Other members of the parly in cluded R. H. Baltlock, slate high way engineer, W. C. Williams, as sistant highway engineer; Wil liam E. Chandler, division No. 4 engineer; T. M. Davis, bureau of public roads; E. K. Chidsey, divi sion No. 5 engineer; L. B. Farnum and J. W. DeSuza, both of Salem, and M. V. Kayerka, of India. Central Oregon representatives included M. A. Lynch, chairman of the Deschutes advertising com mittee and chairman of the Red mond chamber ot commerce high way committee; B. A. Stover, president of the Central Oregon chamber of commerce; County judge C. L. Allen and County commissioners A. E. Stevens and E. E. Varco; James W. Bushong, president of the Bend chamber of commerce, and William L. Nis- kanen, Joe Mack, Robert W. Saw yer, Gordon Randall and Frank H. Loggan. D. J. Ward, chairman ot tne Bend chamber of commerce road committee, was called out of town yesterday and was unable to at tend tne dinner. Women's Chorus Plans Rehearsal In preparation for the third annual- presentation of "The Eli jah," by Mendelssohn, women's voice sections of the Central Ore gon -Oratorio- society " will ,,-hold tnelr tirst major renearsai io nicht at 7:30, in the auditorium of Thompson school. At the same time, the oratorio orcnestra win be rehearsing In the high school band room, under direction of Joseph Haugcn. Men's voice sections will join in rehearsals when the Bend Gleemen, nucleus for the sections, complete their current concert tour. Don P. Pence, oratorio di rector, who accompanied the glee men to Burns today for their fi nal concert of the series, said this morning that interest in the ora torio showed a decline last year, and that unless singers turn oul in appreciable numbers tonight and next week, the project will have to be abandoned. Support Sought "Officers of the society feel that church choirs and musicians' groups should support the ora torio en masse, and that individ uals who enjoy singing good mu sic should put their .talents to constructive work In this commu-nltv-wide enterprise," Pence said. Crook county singers have or ganized in Prineville under di rection of Truman Dragoo. and Redmond and Madras musicians have begun their rehearsals at Redmond, with Kev. Wesley uax er in charge. Rehearsals for the massed groups are scheduled for April 25 and May 2. 7 and 9. Presentation of the Oratorio is scheduled for the third week in Bend. All women who are interested In singing in the oratorio chorus should allend the rehearsal to night, officers stressed. County Library Workshop Slated County librarians and library workers from all pans of Ore Ron, about 35 strong, will be in Bend Thursday for a county li brary workshop, to be held In the auditorium of the Deschutes I county public library. Miss El jeanor Stephens, state librarian. ;wlll be in charge, and Miss Eloise Ebert, administrative assistant, also will be present. Miss Ebert 'was In charge of U. S. army II ! braries In Europe, until Novem- her of last year. I Sessions will start at 9:30 a. m.. land a luncheon is scheduled for 1 12:30 p. m. in the Pilot Butte Inn Blue room. General subject for the morn ing session will be, "Implement ing Library Philosophy in Ore gon." Taking part will be Miss Stephens, Miss Ebert and Miss Mary ijoouricn. librarian at tne Hood River county library. "Does ! Oregon Need Library Demonstra tions?" will be the subject of a j discussion. Miss Goodrich will al so tell of recent activities of the I (Continued on Page 5) Postal Slash Will Curtail Bend Service Farley J. Elliott, Bend post master, said this morning that he did not believe that it would be necessary to reduce the num ber ot full-time employes of the local postoffice in order to com ply with the post office depart ment's new order curtailing post al service In the United Slutes. However. Elliott pointed out that he had not as yet received the bulletin from Postmaster gen eral Jesse M. Donaldson ordering the reductions, and therefore was not certain exactly how the di rective would anply locally. 7 Delivery Zones According to Elliott, It is prob able that mail deliveries to resi dential areas of Bend will be cut to one a day. At present, two delivery service is extended in the city in an area roughly be tween Division street on the east side and 12th street on the west side. This area is divided into sev en delivery zones, each serviced by one mail carrier. Residents in an eighth zone receive at present only one delivery. Bend residents have received two-delivery mall service since the early 1920's, Elliott said. The postmaster said he thought that the new arrangement would require the reduction of some part-time employes of the post of fice. However, he reported that until he receives official notifi cation he cannot say exactly what cnanges will be required here. ECONOMIES IMPOSED Washington, April 1 9 LH' The postman hereafter will ring only once. All home deliveries soon will be one-aday as part of a cost-cutting move by the nation's No. 1 mail man, Postmaster general Jesse M. Donaldson. Acting on the urgent recom mendations of the house appro priations committee, he ordered a drastic curtailment of postal ser vices as soon as possible to pare down his department s stagger ing deficit of a half billion do! lars"a year. Chief effect will be to take some 10,000 mall carriers and handlers off the 500,000-man payroll. Sav ings were estimated at an unpre cise "several millions." lVlitles Indicated The orders went out just when they will cause the loudest possi ble uproar in congress over how much red ink can be squeezed from government spending next year. The house is in the midst of de bate on the one-package $29,045, 000,000 appropriation that carries funds for most government oper ations in the 12 months starting July 12. Well down in the bill is a $125,000,000 cut for the post of fice and a vote on that Is several days off. Funds for the District of Columbia and legislative items may be acted on today. Chairman Clarence Cannon, D., (Continued on Page 5) Tax Interim Hearing Friday The tax interim committee of the Oregon state legislature will conduct a public hearing in Red mond this Friday. The hearing will be held at the Redmond hotel dining room fol lowing a luncheon being arrang ed by the Redmond chamber of commerce. The public has been in vited to attend the luncheon and hearing. The chamber has pointed out that if a person is unable to at tend the luncheon, he or she Is still urged to be present for the hearing, which will also be held in the dining room. Persons In the Bend area are asked to check with the Bend chamber office if they desire to attend the luncheon. The hearing is one of a series being conducted In the state for the purpose of presenting factual information to the people and re ceiving In turn their suggestions on tax and fiscal problems. Members of the committee are Sen. Howard C. Beiton, chairman, Canby; Sen. Eugene E. Marsh, McM Inn vllle; Rep. Giles L. French, Moro; Rep. John I. Sell, The Dalles; Mrs. Louise L, Hum phrey, Portland; Kelly Loe. Port land, and Earl B. Day, Medford. The luncheon will begin at noon. CHILD INJURED Barbara Wlnslow, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard L. Wlnslow, 1217 Newport avenue, was treated today for in juries sustained when she thrust her arm through the pane of a glass door at Kenwood school. She suffered cuts on the fore arm and a severed artery. The accident occurred during the morning recess at the school. Farm Support Plan Weighed At Truman- Br annan Parley Puppeteers Get Ready for School Carnival PTC I'1 ?T' ? "The Lad and the Ogre," a puppet play to be presented by the Bend high school dramatics club, will be a feature of the high school carnival, Friday and Saturday nights at the high school gymnasium. Pictured above, putting the puppets through their paces, are Stanley Crawford, George Silkworth, Gerald Wood, Eileen Snelson and Mel Stricklett. Puppeteers not in the picture are Esther Hawes and Maxine Anderson. Separate Group Of Directors To Handle Rodeo Formation of a separate group of directors to handle arrange ments for the rodeo section of Bend's 1950 Fourth ot July cele bration is scheduled fop tonight at a meeting set for 8 o'clock in the Rlxe real estate office, on Bond street. The group will work in close cooperation with the gen eral governing body of the Bend Stampede and Water Pageant as sociation, coordinating activities for the holiday festivities. Directors of the association to day issued a call for all who are Interested in making a rodeo a permanent part of the local pro gram, to attend tonight's meet ing. Details of the western show will be under discussion, and sug gestions from horsemen and oth ers Interested in frontier-type cel ebrations will be welcomed, It was stressed. Special Committee Among those present at the planning meeting will be Everett Hughes, Pat Cashman, Seaton Smith and Arthur Rixe, who have been appointed to represent the general association, ot which they are directors, in forming a nucle us for the rodeo division. At a meeting of the association Monday night, it was definitely decided that a rodeo would be In cluded in the program this year It will be held at the Deschutes county fair grounds in Redmond, with livestock to be supplied by Sunny Bain. The western show will be the first large-scale exhibition of Its type attempted in Bend in a num ber of years. In connection with several of the early water pag eants, prior to world war 11, stam pedes were held at the "old brick yard" property, on the Shevlln park road west of Bend. Reds Launching Hainan Assault Hone Kong. April 19 UP Indi cations mounted loday that the Chinese communists have started their long-delayed all-out Invasion i of Hainan island. Most dispatches agreed their initial Invasion force, estimated by the nationalists at 15.000 men, suffered heavy casualties while at sea late Monday and after making the shore. But the nationalists, who yes terday said tile invaders were re duced to an encircled "handful," still resisting on the beaches, ad mitted today about 1,000 reds had broken through and Joined up with communist guerrillas who hold the Interior of the Island. Pro-communist press reports In Hong Kong also scaled down their early claims. Observers said It looked as if the nationalists had scored a de- ! fenslve victory In the opening j phase of the battle. But It seemed I increasingly clear today It was ! Just the opening phase, j The nationalists admitted that I (Continued on Page 5) 43 Boy Scouts Tumalo Receive Awards At Court of Honor Held Here Forty-three Boy Scouts from Bend and Tumalo were hon ored last night in one of the largest courts of honor held in the Fremont- district, Harry Waldron, advancement chairman, said today. Upwards of 150 scouts and parents were present at the Allen school auditorium to witness the colorful court ceremonies, which were in r : Two Bids Called For North Unit Pro'n iect Work Bids have been called on the next undertakings for the north unit of the Deschutes project, it was announced today by J. W. Taylor, construction engineer for the project. The reclamation bureau lias In vited bids on two projects. The first contract, bids on which will be opened May 2, calls for construction of earthwork and structures along 4.4 miles of the Mud Spring creek wasteway, approximately five miles north east of Madras. Bids on the second project, the construction of 68 cattle guards along the north unit main canal and lateral system, will be opened on May 9, Taylor said. In Water Course The wasteway will be located for the most part In the water course of the Mud Spring creek, which flows northwest from the north unit's M-58 lateral east of Madras to a point near the town of Gateway. Only the initial 4.4 miles of the creek, however, will need construction work in con verting it to a wasteway Inas much as the lower end is consid ered of sufficient width and depth already. The purpose of the wasteway will be to carry off the water flow In the M-58 lateral In case of a break or other emergency in the lateral system east of the waste way. Principal items of work In volved In construction of the wasteway will include the exca vation of an estimated 111,300 cu bic yards of earth and CO cubic yards of rock and the construc tion of a county road bridge, a concrete slate highway culvert I and several flume crossings. , I HO Days for Completion Under the contract, work on the '.wasteway is scheduled for com pletion 180 days from the date I the reclamation bureau Issues a I notification to proceed, to the con- ! tractor awarded the project. The cattle guards are to be con- Istructed at various points along j the ditch-rider roads paralleling - the main canal and laterals of the i Deschutes project within the noun unn irrigation tiisti-ici in j JcIIerson county. I hey are bunt "I! foot travel but serves as a deter rem to uvistotK. (() rpv,v(1 ,,, hllmrtslln pnlry Under the contract, Installation W(1R marked by these develop of the guards will be required to i ments: be completed within 120 days. I j. hp conferred yesterday with The sealed bids for both pro- Jects will be opened In Taylor's ! R., N. 11., who twice has been con office In the reclamation bureau suited bv Acheson recently on de- building on Bond street. Time of jvelnplng a working arrangement ! republicans of a pro-communist each opening is 10 a. m.. Pacific between the GOP and the admin-i sympathy in the state depart standard time. listration. 1 ment Itself." From Bend, charge of Field commissioner James K. Bockius. The court opefied -with-the presentation or colors by Episcopal church troop 23 of Bend under the leadership of Commissioner M. F. Bevans and Scoutmaster Howard Swaim. Tom Niebergall and Henry Her bring, eagle scouts, conducted a candlellghling ceremony symbol izing the scout oath and law, after which court herald Kelly Swaf ford declared the court to be in session. Large Group Honored District scout commissioner George Fulton made the presen tation of the second class scout award to the largest group of scouts ever to receive this award at one time in this district. So h o n o re d were Gordon Slate, Thomas Page, Jack Anderson, Richard Newman, Marvin Hack- ett, Terry Page, Ro1erl Stennet all of troop 25, Leo Bishop, scout master; Richard Gurnscy, Pelton Uplain, Dale Jackson, all of troop 61, Tumalo, Gus Plfer, scoutmas ter; rred Stelnhousen, Kenneth Crulekshank, Bill St. John, Doug Ins Anderson, Tom Mickle, Sam my Shaver, John .lenson, Roland Coleman, Jim Farmer, MiHvin Roderick, Carl Moxer, Donald Dawley, Fred Crouch, Dennis Thompson, all of troop 58. Arthur W. Schroetlcr, scoutmaster. Troup 25 is sponsored by the Presbyter- Ian church, lientl; troop bl by the Tumalo grange; and troop 58 by the Kenwood Parent Teachers' association. Leo B. Hci-biing, district chair man, presented the coveted first class scout award to Jerry Aek- erson, and Robert Newman of troop 25, and to Milton Sexton of Methodist church troop 21, c- b,. Hcin, scoutmaster. Jack Hoist of troop 25 received the first class award in absentia. Kelly Swafford presented merit (Continued on Page ?) Republican Leaders Insist On Consultation by Truman l!y Kiivmiind l.itlir rtlnilitl Vmn Hlnff Corrf-.IMinilellO Washington, April 19 HI'' - Sen ate republican leaders made clear today thai President Truman I must consult them not (it)P rpokesmun picked by the admin istration-- if he wants to restore a j bipartisan foreign policy. Hen. Kenni'tn f. wnei ry, repun - Ilrnn floor leader and long time critic of Secretary of state Dean "how good' faith by th ing Ache- Acheson, said Mr. Iruman could - 18"" ITie nreslrlcnt's search for wnvs Acheson ami Sen. Styles Bridges, Elimination Of Surpluses Big Objective Washington, April 19 tilt Chairman Hfrold D. Cooley of the house agriculture committee told President Truman loday it may be necessary to abandon price supports for perishable farm commodities. The North Carolina democrat told newsmen he gave the warn ing to Mr. Truman and other administration leaders at a White House conference on the future of the farm program. Government support for perish able foodstuffs muy have to be given up Cooley said, to avoid a break-down In the program of supporting basic, storable com modities such as wheat and cot ton. Cooley said he also told the leaders that the Brannan produc er subsidy plan has no chance of passing congress this session and urged them to "come up with something better." He said he has scheduled committee hearings to get all possible ideas on what to do ubout supporting perish ables such as potatoes. Perishables Problem "I don't want to see the farm program that has worked so well for basics broken down and de stroyed because of the perish ables," Cooley said. "It may be that we will have to abandon support of perishables and the sooner we faceup to that, the better. Practically every time we try to support perishables, such as potatoes, we takes losses, while we make a profit on the basic program." " The government mnke3 loans to farmers on their crops or buys in the open market to prevent surpluses from causing prices to fall below pegged levels. In the case of basics such as wheat and cotton, the commodities are held for better marketing periods. On perishables, however, there have been heavy losses by spoilage. Cooley said he offered Secre tary of agriculture Charles F. Brannan "all cooperation" In working out a new program ami told him "we will provide the for um for It." ' Mr. Truman conferred at length with Cooley and members of the committee in a meeting arranged by Speaker Sam Ray burn and democratic floor leader John W. McCormack, both of whom attended. Boston Wins From Yankees New York, April 19 ! Dr. Ted Williams prescribed just the right tonic for the Boston Red Sox miseries today when ho slammed a home run with one on to pace his team to a 6 to 3 victory over the New York Yan kees. That was in the morning por tion of a morning-afternoon dou blchcadar which marks Patriots' day in Huston. It came on the heels of Boston's sad 15 to 10 loss to the Yankees yesterday on the opening day of the season. Williams, who hit two for three hut no home runs yesterday, got his first liomer today In the third inning with Johnny Pesky on base by virtue of a walk. Job Dobson pitched for Boston and allowed the Yankees only six hlls while his males collected 11 from three New York pllchers. 2. Mr. Truman issued a state ment promising to take republi can vIpws "into serious account" in framing foreign policy. 3. Bridges promised to report to the senate republican policy committee today and to a confer ence of the full GOP senate mem bership If one is called on his dis- 1 cussions. 4. Sen. Homer Ferguson. R., ; Mich., proposed in a senate speech j rules" bo' adopted to define where ; yesterday tnat some ground antl how bipartisan policy is to be applied and to decide how par ty spoKesmen snouio ne picKea for frnmlng policy. 5. Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., said in his weekly column to Ohio newspapers that even if a biparti san foreign policy is developed, it should not bar "criticism by the
