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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BU ETIK i Bend Forecast Bend and vicinity Fair today through Wednesday; high both days 90-95; low tonight 50-55. v ',, No. 188 LEASED WIRE WORLD v NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 48th Year BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAYJULY 17. 1951 Kaesong Talks proceed Amid New Harmony !;; By Earnest Hoberecht ' .(United Pre" SUff Correspondent) ' 0 N Advance Base Below Kae lori, Korea, Wednesday, July 18 Sjv-Unlted Nations and commu nists teams drew steadily closer io agreement on a program for cease-tire negotiations Tuesday. But an armistice and the end ol the lighting In. Korea seemed a long way off. . -. ; 4 The negotiators talked. for 90 Shlnutes yesterday In their fifth and friendliest meeting , In the or-ase-iire city w ww indicated there Was almost no conflict or argument as each side discussed the items to be put on the program or agenda for actual cease-fire negotiations. Rut after the meeting, an offi cial spokesman said that no pro-J gram naa yei ueen agreeu on, and so far as could be learned none was expected at the sixth meeting set for 10 a.m. today (8 p.m. Tuesday EDT). Rear Arm. Raleigh A. Burke, one of the U.N. negotiators, said on his return from Kaesong yes terday in commenting on the brief sessions: ; .-"Well, don't forget it only takes five minutes to get married." All. Points Discussed Various points on the program have now been discussed several times. The communists brought ,up one new point at yesterday's meeting, a spokesman said. He declined to disclose it but said it came as no surprise. At Tuesday's briefing a corre spondent pointed .out that no real news has come out of the talks yet. The briefing officer said ho would try to get some real news by tonight. - : U. N. officials said meanwhile that a new allied team may be named for the actual writing of the cease-fire pact, perhaps un der the leadership of Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, 8th army commander, because of the mill i tary problems which, will have j, to be. settled when the -hard terms bf the settlement are drawn. . : ' The U. N. official report said that the communists "elucidated and explained" details of their agenda proposals during the af ternoon session. The short period of the talks indicated that there was as much cordiality today as there had been yesterday. . j Correspondents who went to Kaesong with the U. N. dele gation, said the meeting was the most amicable yet held with com munist negotiators - smiling as they posed willingly for photog raphers. . The U. N. report today said it appeared that both the English and Chinese translations of com jnunist proposals made at the meeting In Korean by North Ko rean Gen. Nam II, appeared to have been prepared in advance. MAN FACES CHARGES A complaint has been filed in justice court here against Bob James of California, charging that he contributed to the delin quency of a minor. The complaint- alleges that James took liberties with a nine- year-old Bend girl on July 14. He is being held in the city jail on a vagrancy charge, but District attorney E. O. Stadter said today that James would be transferred to the county jail to face the more serious charge. The complaint was signed by the girl's mother. Communists, American News Reporters Fraternize Easily D.. T...1 l r Mill- I lto,l t-anrit-tors' ripsnrlntion o uj in 1 1 ii, int. i (United Preta Staff Correspondent) Kaesong, Korea, July 17 lP Cease-fire talks were Just one big garden party today as far as the press was concerned. Chinese, Americans, South and North Ko reans swapped stories, took bud dy buddy pictures and did plenty of chamber of commerce work. Even the communist negotia tors thawed out and smiled for cameramen taking? their picture at the luncheon recess. Today's session was the most amicable of any yet held and ap parently the communists removed the "off limits" signs that had formerly been pasted on all Unit ed Nations people in Kaesong. There was even an interesting angle with 18-year-old Sgt. Pakmiss Pak, th'at is of the North Korean army explaining to newsmen the virtues of commu nism and why there should be a 'unified Korea." Interview Each Other Newsmen interviewed newsmen and an international forum of cor respondents was held in the shade rtf A,,. ' i j . ... i n . wwau pines in me gMiutiia . Peace house." There Chinese re Porters, headed by English-speak-fig Mr. Tang of the Shanghai New China news agency, worked as interpreter for 11 communist reporters who listened to the al- Arrival in Bend of Clark Massacre Survivors to Theme Annual Reunion of Pioneers Arrival of the survivors of the Clark massacre at the pres ent site of Bend will be commemorated by members of the Deschutes Pioneers' association at their 195L summer meet ing, to be held in Pioneer park on the afternoon of July 29. .It was in the late summer of 1851 that survivors of a mas sacre at Hellgate, on the Snake river, reached the Deschutes river, .after being guided across the high desert "by the land : "-mark now known as Pilot Fig hi to Keep, Beef Rollback Undecided By Vincent I. Burke (United Prew Stuff CorreAponilrnt) . Washington, July 17 (IP Ad ministration forces, counting on some northern republican help, fought to get house approval to day of at least the existing beef price rollback. . --. - But there seemed little hope the administration could prevent a ban on future price rollbacks on beef such as planned by Price stabilizer Michael V. DISalle. Some republicans appeared ready to go along with the ad ministration on 1 e 1 1 i n g last month's 10 per cent cattle roll back stand. But that was all. Rep. J. Percy Priest, Tenn., house democratic whip, said he thought previous rollbacks would be retained and some authority restored to the administration for rolling back prices of non-farm products. ' A republican leader, said pri vately, however, that the house "in its present mood isn't going to permit any further rollbacks." Now Under Ban '.; Further rollbacks now are ban ned under the stopgap law ex tending controls through July 31. Senate-passed legislation to ex tend controls through next Feb ruary would practically forbid further price cuts, but would not affect past rollbacks. These were the main proposals before the house: . 1. Farm prices an amendment by Repv Harold D. Cooley, D., N. C, which would outlaw roll- backs--past and futurethereby killing last month's 10 pen. cent cattle price roimack. uisalle' said this would force a 10 per1 cent boost in retail beef ceilings. 2. Other prices an amendment by Rep. E. E. Cox., D., Ga., which would apply Cooley's proposal to any "material or service." It would repeal past rollbacks in beef cattle, scrap metals, soaps and a number of other items. Support Received 3. Beef Ah amendment by the house banking committee that only future beef rollbacks be ban ned. It would forbid price roll backs on farm commodities below. 90 per cent of the May 19, 1951, level. Although this would kill DiSalle's plans for cutting retail beef ceilings by 8 to 10 cents a pound by fall, administration (Continued on Page 5) Trash Burning Stoppe ed in Bend Because of the Increasing fire hazard, all burning of trash in Bend has been stopped, it was announced today by Vernon Car Ion, acting fire chief. Brush and grass fires flared in several parts of Bend yesterday, following a rise in temperature and a drop In humidity. The ban on burning had been temporarily lifted, following the light rains of early July. - ... Carton said the fire hazard in Bend now is near the season peak. Itrul .wnrlare1 rfocrlnHnn ff 'the 1 1 1-1 1 ICJVIl(ia " -r ---- Vflwuin ur and then pave their own well-rehearsed versions. It Is 12:30 p.m. ana mis is Be ing written under a tree with a squat North Korean WAC gazing interestedly at the typewriter while her boy friend a much friendlier chap toys with the press camera. We have just been joined by another officer, now in the process of "shooting" the United Press at work. Feels Superior The WAC is making It plain without benefit of language that the red star atop her heret Is much better than the UN patch decorating our rteht sleeve. Evervone has leit lor nmcn so the staff here has relaxed. One non-com is playing an organ while a trio of two men ant anuuiti WAC sine the high-pitcneti songs of the orient. A leo that lust drove dv wnn an offirpr caused the Korean WAC with me to hazily renlnce her Sam Brown belt. She and th two officers have now ambled off. the men waving goodbye but the flat-faced sM wearing a look of snporinf disdain. T-Unm'e o rhnma of All Ifl LkITI P ;Syne coming from the lower part of the garden in rvurean. " ce dent that the song and music is (Continued on Page 7) butte, at the eastern, city lim its of Bend. The massacre sur vivors camped at a spot on the bank of the Deschutes river that is now included in Pio neer park. In the Deschutes Pioneers' as sociation are grandchildren and great-grandchildren of a survivor of .the massacre Grace Clark Vandevert.. Fox Outlines Plans LeRoy Fox, president of the Deschutes Pioneers' association. said the 1951 meeting of the group largely will be themed around the. arrival of the Clark party 100 years ago. Claude Van devert, a grandson of Grace Clark Vandevert, is vice-president of the association. ,v Committeemen reported today that arrangements for the July 29 meeting are rapidly taking shape. The association members are to join in a picnic lunch, start ing at 1 p.m. Pictures and memen toes of pioneer days will be dis played. Then will follow a short program, under the guidance of W. J. Burton. . Articles Collected Articles to be placed in the pioneers' museum, at the Peter sen, rock gardens, are now being collected by a committee headed by E. A. Smith, a former presi dent of the Deschutes pioneers. He has requested that persons having articles worthy of display in the museum notify him at ohce, so they may be picked up. Data relative to the articles also will be required. Officers of the association hope that some article connected with the Clark massacre or the Clark party of 1851 or the Clark wagon train of 1853 can be included in material displayed at the ma seum. ' . . '.,,.,: . History Recalled -'':''' Immigrants involved.,- in the Clark massacre on Snake? driver 100 years ago were members of the family of Captain Thomas Clark, who first came to Oregon in 1848, with J. J,. Vandevert. It (Continued on Page 7) Band Will Give Thursday Concert The first summer concert of the Bend municipal band will be held Thursday, July 19, at 8 p. m. in front of the old bandstand in Drake park. Frank A. deLes pinasse will direct, in the ab sence of Don V. Pence, who is attending summer school at the University of Oregon. The program will open with a march, "Bravura," by C. E. Do ble. The overture from "The Iron Count," by K. K. King, and "Tzene," Miron-Grossman, will follow. The next group will be, "Some Enchanted Evening," Rodgers; "Carrollton," march, K. L. King, and the "Alda" . overture, W. D. McCaughey. Next will be 'Alexander's Rag time Band," Berlin, and 'Anchors Awelgh," Zimmerman. The na. tional anthem will conclude the program. .. . , Rim Rock Riders Get Camp Lease At their meeting Monday night at their clubrooms, members of the Bend Rim Rock Riders ne gotiated a 15-year lease for use of 15 acres below Wickiup reser voir, as a permanent camp. The camping area, on the Des chutes, is near the Elks property at the former Camp Abbot site. At the meeting, plans. were also made for an outing over the La bor day holidays. Members of the riding club will camp in the Td'd lake meadows, and will take rides throughout the mountain vacation area. A. L. O. Schueler," Rim Rock Riders president, presided at the meeting. FEAR GAS SHORTAGE Washington, July 17 ilPi In terior secretary Oscar L. Chap man warned congress today that the nation faces gasoline ration ing in 8 to 10 months unless the oil companies get more steel for plnelines. The country would have enough gasoline for Its heeds. Chapman indicated, but for lack of pipe lines would be unable to move it to the areas needing it most. Chapman testified before the senate interior committee which has been studying steel allocation to the petroleum Industry. He said the industry has not been getting enough steel alloca tions from the defense produc tion administration to fill its needs. forestblaze Out of Control In Coos Area . (By United frm) A fire, which might become worst of the year, burned out of control in Coos county, Ore.; for est lands Tuesday and the weath erman warned that continued warm weather and dry south to southwest winds would maintain high fire danger in Pacific north west forests. i Flames in the pld Tioga burn area about 38 miles northeast of Coos Bay spread to 1200 acres Tuesday and the coos orest .Pro tective association took charge with 400 fire fighters on the line. A last-ditch stand by fire fighters Monday saved the main Irwin Lyons lumber camp but foresters warned that the blaze might be tne worst to nit tne pacific norm west this year. - -..,; District deputy fire warden Ivan Young said, "this is the one we've always been afraid of. There are lots of snags and the lire is still growing, it just seems togoonanaon. Heat to Continue , The weather bureau, said mini mum humidities would ranee from 20 to 30 per cent in most ol tne northwest with maximum temperatures going from 85-90 de grees In western Washington and Oregon to 90-100 in eastern sec tions of the two states. , - -I Meantime, the Tillamook burn and Clackamas-Marion fire pro tection district were - opened to "hoot owl" logging. Acting Ore gon state forester Dwight Phipps relaxed the logging ban to allow operations from l.a.m. to 1 p.m., except when humidities drop be low 35 percent. Young said the Tioga bum fire was confined to Irwin-Lyons tim ber holdings but was threatening to "jump to federal and Weyer haeuser Timber company lands. James Walker, assistant State forester in charge of protection, said the blaze may "be the biggest yet, ii we don't get a oreaK." ,- The fire destroyed a Coos for est protective guard station. , ''- . Elsewhere,' the CJackamas-Mar-ion , fire and the 1000-acre blaze near uiendale in, Douglas county, Ore., and the Lewis county fire near Handle, Wash., were report ed under control. ,. Hottest spot in Oregon Monday was. Ontario, where a maximum temperature of 98 degrees was re corded. Pendleton, and Medford had 95. ; . Lions Hear Talks On Recreation Bend's summer recreation pro gram, ' In which swimming and baseDall are Demg nignngnted, came In for attention at today's luncneon meeting or tne L.ions, at the Pine tavern Speakers were Wayne Hamilton, Bend di rector of recreation, and H .A. Casiday, who is supervising the American Legion junior baseball program. Hamilton touched on the league baseball program, which is so popular that three leagues may nave to De organized next year to care for youngsters who. want to participate. , Hamilton Lauded Casiday paid tribute to Hamil ton in his work' of developing a year-around recreation program In Bend. It was pointed out by Sig Skavlan, who introduced the speakers, that local participation in tne recreation worn is heavy. Casiday reported that the Bend American Legion Junior baseball team had won the first half dis trict title and appears on its way to a season victory and tourna ment participation. Koger wuey is coach" of the Legion juniors. Repair of the local high school tennis courts was suggested by Ray LeBlanc, who told of increas ing interest in tennis. This work, it was indicated, will require a new surfacing, for the . worn courts. W. L. Van Allen. Dr. M. J. Mc- Kenney and Dr. J. S. Grahlman were named ona committee to maKe arrangements for the an nual golf match with the Kiwan lans. W. E. Naylor presided at the luncheon meeting. Baudouin Takes Belgian Throne Brussels. Belgium, Julv 17lr Shy, intellectual King Baudouin I took the throne today at the happy ending of a bitter, 11-vear controversy over his father's rote in world war II. The 20-year-old son of Leonold III stood before a velvet covered throne In parliament with rleht hand unralsed and took the oath of loyalty td the Belgian consti tution. He was cheered for a full min ute by more than 1,000 Belgian dignitaries, members of parlia ment and foreign diplomats as sembled in the clumber. Irrigation Hours Again Cut in Bend City manager W. O. Cuthbert- son announced this morning that the period each day when resi dents of Bend are prohibited irom using water tor irrigation Rurposes will be extended two ours. - The new hours in which no water can be used for irrigation are irom l to e p. m. eacn day. ,The extension was recommend ed by W. P. Drost, water super intendent, Cuthbertson reported. Former hours during which, irri gation water use was prohibited were 1 to 4 p. m. .' Use Greater ' Cuthbertson attributed the ex tension to an increased use of water In the current hot spell. He noted that water use has been so heavy in the past week that twice the city'p reservoirs on Overturf butte nave failed to refill by morning. Several dis tricts in Bend have been without sufficient pressure for domestic purposes, he Indicated. - - ln city at the present time is using an averase of nearly six million gallons of water a day. . .. Cuthbertson said that the hours of irrigation would be extended again as soon as the danger pe riod is ended. , More Communist Troops Arrive 8th Army Headquarters, Korea, July 17 (IP Hundreds of com- munisi. troops movea around red defenses below the neutralized truce city of Kaesong today on both sides of the armistice high way that UN convoys travel daily. ' There was no official analysis of the meaning of the- busy red movements around Kaesong, Which followed the 8th army an nouncement that at least 27 new communist divisions have been tushed to the Korean front to raise red frontline strength to Bossioiy -rau,uuu men. . ; t Three Dlatoons and nhn pntrv pany-ol communists ' wfere kept under close watch as they shift ed 'around red defense spots souineasi ano soutn ol Kaesong. A 10-mile circle centered on Kaesong is immune from UN at tack during the cease-fire talks. No restrictions apply to the red held zone south and southeast of the city, the last communist hold ing In South Korea, but UN pa trols have refrained from any brushes with the. enemy there as the talks go on. Agreement Kept v The reds have lived up to their -agreement to pull all their troops out oi ine neutral, Kaesong circle and the soldiers have not been in evidence from the road when UN convoys passed into the city. But UN patrols have spotted hund reds of red troops well back from the road. UN patrols on the east and cen tral front hammered awav at en emy positions through Tuesday, pushing ahead 3M miles on the coast In the Kansong area. North nortnwest oi Kansong the far ranging UN patrols had two brief clashes with reds. On the central front, allied pa trols advanced nearly two miles north of Kumhwa. South of the big enemy supolv base at Ktim- song, UN troops who wo nimpor tant high ground in a three-day offensive last week, drove back two enemy squads without troume. Plans, for Boys Camp Announced The "99" men's classes of the Christian churches of Oregon will sponsor their sixth annual boys camp at Crescent lake July 29-August 4, lt was announced here today by Rev. Len B. Fish back, who is In Bend this week from Burns, where he is acting as supply pastor. uev. f lshbacK organized the camp and served as dean for six years. Jonn stone of Canby will serve this year as director, and oeorge Knox of Northwest Christian college, pastor of the Sisters Christian church, will be dean. Rev. FIshback will register bovs this week at the local parsonage. Waterfront sports, swimming, baseball, volley ball and other ac tivities will be directed by col lege boys from Northwest Chris tian college at Eugene. NEW PARKING TRIED Prineville, July 17 A yellow paint crew was busy here yes terday, marking off parallel park ing spaces along curbsides of streets at the fringe of the busi ness district. The Innovation Is providing some confusion to manv business and professional people, who through the years have been accustomed to diag onal parking. Parallel parking was inaugurated on the city's main business streets two years ago. Pres. Truman Makes Trip To Flood Area By John L. Cutter ' (United Proa Staff Corrranondent) Washington. Julv 17 UPi Pres. ldent Truman departed by air today to see for himself the flood ravages in his Missouri-Kansas nome area in a quick one-day Inspection trip. The President's plane took off at 12:47 p.m., EDT. As he left, congress took the final steps to provide an emer gency relief fund for the flood sufferers and hundreds of gov ernment officials, worked on ur gent measures to aid the strick en area. - The senate appropriations com mittee turned down, however, the $25,000,000 voted by the house for tne purpose and stucK to a iig ure of $15,000,000 which Mr. Tru man had requested. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, R., Mass., said the committee agreed unanimously to the lower figure on grounds mote can De votea later ii more ac curate surveys show.lt Is needed. ' Accompanied by Family The President was accompanied by Mrs. Truman and their daugh ter, Margaret. They will remain at the family's Independence, Mo., home while, the President and a party of government officials fly In the President's plane, the In dependence, over flood areas of the two states. " Among those accompanying Mr. Truman on the Inspection trip will be Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick,' chief of army engineers, who has been asked by the sen ate appropriations committee to maKe a tun report on tne extent of the disaster as soon as he re turns here. , Sen. James P. Kem, R., Mo., said In a speech prepared for sen ate delivery that the calamity in his state and Kansas is a "na tional disaster." "While the suffering . is, of course, most acute in the flooded areas, the economic effects the loss of , food and productive capac ity will be felt throughout the united' stateB,:;,, ,Kem saiu, - Bail for Field New York. Julv 17 IP Two federal court of appeals judges ordered 13 second-string U. S. communist leaders and the three trustees of the civil rights con gress ball fund to jail today pending further ruling on the status of the left-wing group's ball fund. - jn three decisions handed down over a less-than two hour period: '-Appeals court Judge Thomas W.! Swan, with Judge Learned Hand concurring, ordered left wing "Angel" Frederick Vander tillt Field to surrender by 3 p.m. or forfeit the $10,000 ball in which he has been freed pending appeal of his contempt sentence. Hand, basing his ruling on Swan's opinion in Field's case, denied bail to mystery writer Dashiell Hammett and Dr. W. Alpheus Hunton, trustees with Field of the CRC bail fund. Story Refused Swan refused to stay a lower court order remanding the 13 indicted communist leaders to jail unless they could provide ball from sources other than the CRC. The 14th defendant . affected by the lower court ruling outlaw ing the CRC bail fund was Mrs. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. She was released earlier today on $10,000 ball provided by a friend. swan's ruling oi r ieiu revoKeo temporary bail granted the mil lionaire friend of - communis; causes by Hand on July 6. As as sociate of Field's attorney told reporters Field would be unable to meet tne a p.m. deadline set oy the court because he was at his summer home at Winsted, Conn., and could not reach New York City before 6 or 6:30 p.m. Swan, with Hand s concurrence. denied Field's application for bail on the ground that no substantial reasons had been given to Justify the request. It was explained tnat a contempt sentence differs from other criminal cases In that an other Judge does not have t h e right to grant bail pending ap peal except when substantial justification of the action Judged In contempt is offered. MUST STAND TRIAL San Luis Obispo, Calif., Julv 17 (tp Wealthy New "York so cialite Mrs. Margaret G. Ryan, 41, must stand trial Oct. 30, on a manslaughter charge for kill ing ayoutniui tisnerman who tresnassed on her ranch. Mrs. Ryan, who Is charged with shooting 22-year-old Leon ard D. Ray Jr., pleaded Innocent yesterday after Superior judge Ray B. Lyon denied a motion by famed criminal attorney Jerry Glesler to quash the charge. Kansas For Coop Recovery By Pat Carr -(United Prc SUff Correspondent ' . Kansas City, Mo., July 17 WV Dlsaster corps, inc., slopped throueh knee-deep water and a reeking stench today to dig Kan sas City out of hundreds or tons of muck. The corporation includes bank presidents and ditch diggers, wealthy contractors and $60 a week truck drivers, Industrialists, carpenters and electricians. worriers will get nan iiieu normal union, pay for a 10-hour day, seven-day week, Owners of equipment used - will' got half what they usually do for the use of It. . . ; .' ' Formed Hurriedly The corporation, formed in a hurried hours yesterday, didn't even have a treasury. But It had the assurance of labor and Indus try that money Was secondary. A construction .-company offi cial, Robert W, Long, was presi dent and a labor leader, Perrln McElroy, was vice-president. City manager L. P. Cooking ham decided the battle for recov ery of Kansas City was already half won when the papers of In corporation were signed. "We're going to show the na tion that Kansas City will be. up- and-coming like no other city that has suffered a disaster like this city," he said. "You're going to be surprised at the way we come back." , A 'devastating fire that had burned millions of gallons of oil and. at least 24 buildings in an eight-block area, partly in Kan' sas, flared anew orieny today and gave firemen what they termed "one hen oi a scare." , OH Pocket Burns Fire chief Harvey Baldwin said an oil pocket in the flooded base' ment of a furniture store became ienited bv- sDontaneous combus tion. The store earlier, was dam aged badly. ,.Y ."Flames and Smoke ishdt sew eral hundred feet Into the air,' Baldwin said, "and we thought we were in for it again, after it had appeared earlier that the fire was almost out." But Baldwin said firemen were able to fight the new flames Im mediately and in a short time they had been reduced to "about a 25-foot level." . The furniture store is about 250 yards west .of the Skldmore oil company, where at least sev en huge tanks of oil were stand ing. . t " Danger Not Over "We can't let the fire spread to those tanks," Baldwin said. "or we'll be right back where we started. That's our big Hanger now keeping this new fire con tained and I believe we nave the fight virtually won now." This K-blocK fire area is about two miles from the broke oil tanks in Kansas City. Kan. It started last Friday and added minions of dollars to the more than $750,000,000 the flood had damaged Kansas City and 100 other cities and towns in Kansas. Representatives of heavy Indus try, building contractors and la bor sat down in the city hall at 10 a.m. Monday. By 2 p.m. Disaster Corp, Inc., was a going concern. At daylight today the working crew of one of the larg est non-profit organizations in the city was pursuing the reced ing flood waters with bulldozers, Continued on Pksp 71 Russia Now Staging Peace Offensive, All Signs Indicate By Harry Ferguson (United Prew, Foreifcn News Editor) All of a sudden the Russians like us. Evidence accumulates every day that when Jacob Malik. soviet delegate to the United Na tions, made his historic broadcast about a cease-fire in Korea h" was starting a peace offensive." ' Stalin apparently has come to the conclusion that it Is to his Interest to ease the tensions tem porarily between east and west. That docs not mean he has aban doned his idea of world conquest: It means he thinks Russia needs more time to get ready for the showdown. Henry Shapiro, the United Press correspondent In Moscow, cabled a significant dispatch yes terday. He reported the apnnr ance of a new magazine In Mos cow called "The News." Jt- is nrlnted every two week in Fnir Ush and it seeks subscribers abroad at rates of $1 every six montns or in cents a smrle conv. "The News" Is dedicated to thn nromotlon of closer understand ing between Russia and the Anglo-Saxon nations. Its f'rst Issue contained an article bv Alexandr Troyanovsky, former Russian am bassador to the United Stntcs. Paused by On nor "Western observers almost gasped with astonishment," Sha City Set erative Action Forest Blaze In Bend Area , Is Controlled Fire near Snowshoe lake In t le Bend district of the DeschuK's national forest last night burred over nearly half an acre of p ne before being brought under c jn trol this morning, Gail G. Bailor, fire assistant, reported today. Baker attributed the blaze to a Aavatnoa nnmnar Urhrt Vinr) fflllwl to extinguish a campflre at the edge, of Snowshoe lake; Sparks, from tne lire, ne said, spread io brush in the area and from there flames licked into the adjacent pines. - , ' . ' '-.' , v : The blaze was brought under : control bv James Garrett, fire man, at the Deschutes bridge guard station,-with the help of uorlana Krueger, t ail river lire man. A Bend crew under the di rection of Larrv Harris assisted with mop-up, operations. - , Ranger Ed Parker flew over the area later In the morning In a plane piloted by A. J,. Tllse. Articles Made . . .(..--,- .- . ' - For Service Men A collection of 294 articles, hand-made by Deschutes county women, has been prepared for shipment to military bases, It was announced today by Mrs. Thompson Taylor, production chairman for the Deschutes coun ty rteo i;ross cnapier. ine ar ticles were made In the past three months.' nnrl nomnrtaa thn aunt. teny quota. :w -iu,,. ' , - ..Ju.. The following items were ln; eluded: 41 knitted beanies, 25 pair knitted bed sox, 10 pair wom en's pajamas, 14 women's bath robes, 100 army knit bags and 104 bedside bags. Shipments are destined for the Tongue Point naval station, Astoria; Madigan general hospital, Tacoma, and Camp Hanford, Richland, Wash. Sewing and knitting were done by volunteers In Redmond and Bend, including representatives of the following organizations: First Baptist church, First-Presbyterian church, Latter Day Saints, First Methodist church. Trinity EDiscopal church, West minster Presbyterian church, VFW auxiliary, Women of the Moose and Redmond Community Presbyterian church. BEHNCKE OUSTED Chicago, July 17 (IP) David L. Behneke, founder and president of the AFL Airline Pilots asso ciation for the last 20 years was voted out of office today and given his $15,000-a-year salary for life. The action climaxed a bitter feud between Behncke and' board ' members who charged him with "dictatorial" tactics. . A union spokesman said that """I iyo iMvviue turn me re tiring president shall receive $7, 500 but that the pilots "as a token of appreciation" decided to double the amount to equal Behncke's pay. piro cabled, "upon reading Trov anovsky's affirmation of faith in Soviet-American friendship. For the last few years they haven't been exactly accustomed to read ing testimonials to 'American ef ficiency, creative energy and democratic spirit'." Shapiro's dispatch passed through the Russian censors rap idly and unscathed. Frequently his stories bear evidence of hav ing been slashed by the censors' shears; entire paragraphs some times are missing and occasional ly the last part of the dispatch arrives in t'ew York while the first part is stopped. Backed by Government New magazines aren't started in Moscow because some editor has a bright idea. They are start ed because the government wants it that way. There Is no such thing as freedom of the press In Moscow because newspapers and magazines are considered to be an arm of the government's policy. They exist nnlv .n long as they serve that purnose. How long this "peace offen sive" will last Is anybody's guess. Manv persons who follow events In Russia closely are convinced that Moscow will not do anything to start a world war until 1954 at the earliest. The theory is that lt (Continued on Page 7)