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Newspaper Page Text.. .....n t.U.rarv BEND BUI , Bend Forecast Bend and vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday; Tnunderihowers in Cascades this afternoon and evening; high today 92-94; low to night 48-50; high Wednesday 92-94. LEASED WIRE WORLD NEWS COVERAGE CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 48th Year BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1951 No. 194 THE LETIN Second Phone Strike Hits In Northwest Portland, July 24 IB The west coast telephone strike spread to 30 cities In Oregon, Washington and northern California today when 1,100 AFL electrical work ers walked out and boosted to nearly 15,000 the number on strike in Jour states. : Electrical unionists struck against the West Coast Telephone company and the Telephone Serv ice company at 8 a.m., PDT, hit ting lnS distance and manual Mked a 15-cent-an-hour pay boost. At the same time, CIO commu nications workers in Oregon witn dtew their pickets and sent mem bers back to work for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany, except at Klamath Kalis where, pickets opened a "hit-and-run" phase of the union's tactics against the PT&T. The union call ed 4,700 members out yesterday to enforce contract demands. Until a settlement is reached, the union indicated the quickie strikes would be used to harass the company. . , Thirteen thousand communica tions workers already were on ' strike against the PT&T in north ern California and Nevada. ' : . Smaller Cities Served The west coast firm struck to day services smaller cities in Oregon and Washington. Union and management representatives broke off negotiations last night. General manager Ray Dalton of West Coast said at Everett, Wash., headquarters for the com pany, that officials would attempt . to keep service operating but calls would be limited to emergencies. The IBEW demanded a 15-cent hourly across the board wage in crease. The company countered with an offer totaling 10 and 11 cents an hour for certain cate gories of workers. The company serves the towns ' of Everett, Mt. Vernon, Richmond Beach, Arlington, Ouk Harbor, Starwood and Montesahoin Washington; Coos Bay, La Grande, M c M I n n v i 1 1 e, Forest , jSrove, Hillsboro, Qresham, New,. ffmg and LakevleW in Oregon and Crescent City, Calif. , ,: Telephone Service Co. serves the Washington towns of Kirk land, Bothell, Redmond, Edmonds and Elma. : ' Hit, Bun Tactics Used ' Meanwhile, CIO telephone work ers in Oregon planned to adopt "hit and - run" picketing tactics against the PT&T, similar to those the striking telephone oper ators have been using in northern California. Actually, telephone workers will remain on the job, as they have In California, leaving only when flying squads of pickets de scend on certain exchanges. The Oregon unionists walked off the job yesterday after failing to reach agreement on a new con tract. . Yesterday, pickets appeared briefly before 31 California ex changes, causing some disruption to service, mostly long distance calls. Dial service was normal in those cities equipped with it. : Report at Bend Bend employes of Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company re ported for work today as usual, and service was restored to normal, it was reported by H. C. nerron, local manager. Truman Squandering Nation Jnto Bankruptcy, is Charged Rv .Inlin I. Sloolo (United Prow stuff Correspondent) Washington, July 24 (IP) Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va., charged today that President Truman seeks to "squander the nation into bankruptcy" by Increasing iraerai spending. Mr. Truman's mid-year econ omic message to congress yester day, in which he served notice that he may call soon for more defense funds and more men un der arms, got mixed reaction from legislators who said they wanted to see details first. The senate foreign relations committee, seven members of which returned yesterday from two-week inspection tour of Eu ropean defense preparations, call ed Secretary of State Dean Ache son to testify Thursday on the ad ministration's request for $8,500, 000,000 for foreign military-economic aid. Byrd Bits Celling Byrd, leader of the congression al economy blocand one of Mr. hit the ceiling when he saw the F'iaent s economic report. 'One can be for proper and ade quate rmtlnnnl rlofonea enme- thing for which some of us have ugnt for many years without squandering the nation Into bank ruptcy." Bvrrl said "He (Mr. Truman) seems to be etermined to squander us and ,a us into federal bankruptcy. Flood Relief Drive Slated Wednesday Members of four Bend service clubs will conduct an unique "bell ringer" campaign Wednesday night in a solicitation of donations to aid flood-stricken residents of the midwest. Participating !n the campaign, which is part of a nation-wide American Red Cross drive, will be members of the Klwanis, Li ons, Rotary and Jaycees. Plans for the one-night drive were completed at a special meet ing at the Red Cross office this morning. - , According to Ben W; Fahriing, chairman of the campaign, all those participating in the can vass will be identified by Red Cross arm bands. They w;il trav el through the residential areas by automobile. Each car, he suid, will carry a Boy Scout ringing o cowbell. Cooperation Asked Fanning asked residents to come to their porches at the ap proach of one of the campaign cars in order to make the solici tation as rapid as possible. All - donations, Fanning said, will be sent directly to the na tional Red Cross organization for immediate use in aiding flood stricken areas. Deschutes county has been given a quota of $1,000 to raise. According to Fanning, a similar "bell ringer" campaign may be conducted in Redmond. Others attending today's meet ing included Alvin J. Orav. George J. Turner, Carl B. Hoog ner, W. E. Naylor, C. L. McAl lister and Mrs. Lillian Millsap. i ne campaign Wednesday night will begin at 7 o'clock. Court to Rule On School Suit Salem, July 24 UP) The Oregon supreme court agreed today to taKe lunsaiction in a l-,ane county case to determine whether or not It is mandatory for county courts In Oregon to levy a school tax of $10 per census child. rne supreme courts decision In the case is awaited by counties throughout the state. ... Half a j dozen Lane-' county senooi districts asked the men court to decide the issue by asking ror a writ ot mandamus requiring the Lane county court to levy a tax of $343,440 or $10 for each of the 34,344 Lane county chil dren between the ages of 4 and 20 years as shown by the last school census. . " Deadline Near The. court was told at today's hearing that a decision is needed at tne top without going through lower courts, because Oct 15 is the: absolute deadline for assessment, 30 days before collection is due Nov. 15. Attor neys for the six school districts aid a decision earlier than then is desirable, so that the county court itself will know what dis position to make of its emergency funds. - The high court will in effect be asked to determine the soundness of the attorney general's opinion concerning the law in the case. Attorney General .George Neuner already has ruled that the $10 a child provision is mandatory. FIREMEN MAKE RUN Bend firemen made a run Mon day at 4:47 p.m. to the plant of Brooks-Scanlon, Inc. Smoke was issuing from' the fuel house, but no fire was found. He does everything in the world but try to save a dollar for the taxpayer. . "Whatever economies In non-essential spending are enacted by congress are done so in the face of his opposition, while if we had presidential cooperation we wouldn't constantly be urged to legislate higher and higher taxqs because they wouldn't be neces sary." Major Fight Looms It appeared that the spending fight, rekindled by Mr. Truman's statement that we may have to "raise our sights" on the defense program, appeared headed for a big showdown on the foreign aid bill. Legislators agreed that if sizable cuts could not be made in this measure, they probably could not be made anywhere in the president's budget requests. The touring foreign relations committee members returned with favorable reports on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's progress in welding an Atlantic pact army; but convinced that "only a begin ning has been made." Some be lieved, however, that there was "nothing sacred" about Mr. Tru man's foreign request, and that cuts could be made. Eisenhower was said to have warned the legislators to keep the economy ax off arms aid funds or risk a crack-up In the entire west ern European preparedness pro gram before it even begins to roll. Allies Expect ion By Earnest Hoberecht (United Prw Staff UurreapcndonO UN Advance Camp Below Kae- song, Korea, July 24 IB Allied optimism over chances for a cease-fire increased tonight .de spite a new red propaganda de mand for withdrawal of United Nations forces from Korea. UN quarters still looked for the communists to back down on the demand at resumption of cease fire negotiations In K a e s o n g, scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow. A 96-hour communist-requested recess in the negotiations expires then. UN representatives had hop ed the reds would send word they were ready to resume before that hour, but there was no word from the enemy up until a late hour. May Resume Wednesday J "The talks will start asam at 11 a.m. tomorrow, I guess," UN spoKesman ungi uen.. Tank A. Allen said. The negotiations came to a temporary halt Saturday in a deadlock over the red demand for withdrawal of UN forces as a con dition of an armistice. Chief UN representative Viee- Admiral C. Turner Joy made it ciear tnat tne allies would not agree under any circumstances to put the withdrawal question on an armistice agenda. ' He said the question was a po litical one, to be taken up at a peace conference after an armi stice had taken effect. It was at this point that the communists asked and were granted a four-day recess to con sider tne auied position. If they stand pat on their withdrawal de mand, the truce talks almost cer tainly will be broken off. ' Compromise Possible Some allied circles believed the communist negotiators, after con sulting their superiors in Pyong yang, Pelplng and possibly Mos cow, will introduce some sort of face-saving compromise proposal tomorrow. The early feeling that the com munist requested - postponement was i a ruse to cover offensive. preparations- was almost gone. Most soUrces felt that if the reds were planning some treachery, something would have happened Delore this. ' Radio Pyongyang broadcast the latest communist demand for withdrawal of UN troops from Korea during one of its programs Tuesday morning. "The Korean people firmly de mand the withdrawal of foreign troops, the broadcast said. It charged that South Korean forces started the Korean war by Invading North Korea at the in citement of the U. S. Tillamook Burn Fire Controlled Forest Grove. Ore.. July 24 IP The fire in the Tillamook burn near Camp Murphy was com pletely trailed for the first time last night, and iireiignters weie hopeful that they could keep the blaze in its present boundaries. The iires first casualty oc curred yesterday afternoon when James T. Cousins, an employe of tne Murpny Lagging company, was seriously injured while fight ing the blaze. He was on a high ridge bucking a fallen tree when the log kicked back, crushing him against another log. He- was taken to tne Tillamook General hospital. Hospital at tendants said he suffered a pelvis fracture and possible Internal in juries. - Ed Schroeder, district fire war den, estimated that the fire had covered 2500 acres. Bulldozers threw a line around the blaze in its early stages Fri day and Saturday, except .in the Elkhorn creek canyon. Since that time the blaze, has not expanded much except in the canyon area. Competition Set For Grass Honors Madras, July 24 Under the leadership of Paul N. Barnes. Jefferson county agent, plans call lor participation in tne program of selecting "grass men of the year" from Oregon counties. Se lection ot a Jefferson county man., either on irrigated tracts or for development of range pas ture, will be made by a commit tee composed of B a r n e s, Philip Farrell, Agency plains rancher and William Curler who is in charge of the federal land use project developed from 100,000 acres of submarglnal land in the southeastern part of the county. Nominations are now oeing received for Jefferson county's 1951 "grass man. The winner for the county will be announced during the local county fair on August 18. He win then partic ipate in a state-wide contest,' Resumot Of Truce Talks Educators Deficit Delegates s as 77- G I ima 1 1n Address Before Delegates A few of the 102 NUEA convention delegates were caught by the photographer this morning as they ate bacon, eggs, pancakes, beans and coffee. The Rim Rock Riders served the breakfast, in traditional western fashion, on the lawn of the Dean Holllnshead ranch. - Additional Blood Donors Sought; Girls Plan Drive .Bend ' Camp!.; Fire Gu;Uk .under tner direction oi tneir group lead ers will conduct a one-nieht cam paign next Monday to obtain ad ditional - donors for. the local American Red Cross blood pro gram. 1 According to B. A. Stover, chair man of the blood program, the girls will canvass blocks In which they live. In instances where there are no Camp Fire Girls in a block, girls living nearest tne area will make a solicitation, he said. The blood chairman said he hoped to obtain five jor six hun dred more donors before the next visit of the bloodmobile in Bend. The visit is scheduled for the third week in August. Local blood collections, Stover said, have reached a crucial stage. He noted that Bend had failed to fill its quota when the bloodmo bile visited here earlier this month and stated that "the people of Bend must not let this happen again. In addition, Stover pointed out, if enough new donors are obtain ed, it will not be necessary for any one donor to give blood more than two or tnree times a year. At present, he reported, some "old reliables" are giving blood nearly every time the bloodmobile Is here. Anyone in good health between the ages of 18 and 60 is eligible to donate. Additional Information may be obtained by calling the Red Cross office at 467. Stover said that approximately 200 Camp Fire Girls will partici pate in the solicitation next Mon day night. Punches Traded In Korean War Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea, Wednesday, July 25 (tP Allied and communist armies, now massed across the Korean battlefront at peak strength, traded light punches as the war entered Its 14th month today. u.in. patrols laooed more than three miles into the North Ko rean no-mans-land separating the rested and re-equipped arm ies. A feared double-cross" com munist offensive during the four day recess In the truce confer ence failed to develop. But allied officers warned that the red army had gained additional .time to stage a summer offeaslv'e an now has enough troops and supplies aiong uie iront to launch a 300.- 000-man assault "at any moment." Operating from patrol bases well out in front of main lines, U.N. and comrrfunlst troops prowled through th narrow belt of land separating the two armies and clashed in a dozen short but sharp firefights. of Five Million B of HeartilyCowboy Style "" Price Czar Planning Fight To Retain Controls, Despite Rebuff Suffered in Congress ; ' By Maureen Gothun V ' ' ' ' .(Unltt-d lJrPM Slufi Corrcsiwntlpnir : i. Washington, July 24 U.B Price stabilizer Michael V.' Di JBulle foiled up" his "sleeves today'; for. another battle for s'cronger price "controls and. paid, he.wouldn't "give Up until i m Dtirieci. ., DiSalle and his aides hurried the administration s' objections to the house and senate con trols bills and the effects they will have on the nation's econ omy. The -rotund price boss hoped to disprove statements by Straus Advocates Additional Dam On Snake River Wenatchee, Wash., July 24 U") The bureau of reclamation plan ning conference turned to power problems today after hearing rec lamation commissioner Michael Straus predict that Hells Canyon dam Was the "next potentially great job" of the bureau. Straus told the fiscal 1952 plan ning group's five-day session that the proposed Snake river dam legislation is due to go before the house interior affairs 'committee soon. There, he said, "we seek some positive action." H. E. Robblns, director of re gion five, Amanllo, Tex., pre sides over today's session on pro ject planning and power pro grams. Challenge Made Slraus challenged the bureau of reclamation's directors to add more kilowatts and irrigated acreage in western states. During the last fiscal year, Straus said 757,000 kilowatts of power and 534,893 irrigated acres have been added through bureau projects. Region director Richard L. Boke of Sacramento. Calif., said sharp personnel cut backs would not be felt much this year, but rather In the future. A general discussion showed that some material shortages were cropping up, causing minor delays in maior programs, but no serious shortages wore re ported. Liqhtninq Starts 2 Forest Blazes Prineville, July 24 Lightning struck in a number of places in the Prineville area during a thun derstorm last night, but Insofar as had been determined this morn ing only two forest fires were started. Both fires are In state forest areas near Foley butte, 25 miles east of here. 'Ray Stonhocker, dis trict state forester, dispatched fire fighting crews to the scene this morning, 'and It was Indi cated that the blazes soon would be controlled. A brisk shower accompanied the thunder and lightning in the Powell butte area, but only a few orops of rain feu here. Told Nation . - . to prepare an itemized list pf memoers ot both houses and senate that the bills are ade quate, before a 12-man con ference . committee which meets tomorrow to work out a compromise measure. President Truman expressed his concern over the prospects of getting what he considers a work able new ' controls law during a session with the 16-member na tional advisory board on mobilization- policy. The board, which meets twice monthly at the White House, includes business, labor, farm, and public members. A "White House spokesman said Mr. Truman sat In with the board for about 15 minutes. Expires Soon The current 31-dav extension of the house defense production act expires a week from today. OlSalle's main objectives are power to control slaughtering and to roll back beef prices. He and economic stabilizer Eric A. John ston have warned that black mar kets will appear if slaughtering is not controlled, and that the whole level of prices will rise without rollback authority. Both the house and senate toss ed out two future beef price roll backs which DlSjlle said would clip the retail price of beef by eight to 10 cents a pound by fall. However, officials of the office of price stabilization (OPS) said the house measure probably would leave room for slight beef price rollback. One Rollback Allowed The first beef rollback, which was left Intact by both measures, was a 10 per cent curb, but ap plied only lo live cattle. President Truman expressed hope yesterday that the confer ence committee would come up with the anti-inflation powers re quested by the administration. He has hinted that he would velq any legislation which he did not con sider a "workable" bill. Speaker Sam Raybum and Sen ate democratic leader Ernest W. McFarland. Ariz., told newsmen they assured Mr. Truman that a good measure would be written. Rayburn added, however, that both sides those who favor stronger controls and those who want to weaken them will "have to give a little." HUGE PRODUCTION SEEN Washington, July 24 itP De fense secretary George C. Mar shall said today the defense de partment Is building toward an aircraft production capacity that would make possible a 195 group ,air force. May Ail-Out Mobilization Possible All 1 ! 1 ' . 1 ' ...Ml J,- au-uui ntuuiu.iiuuil win miu Aiuerii-u itu-iug uuiut yi some fivo million workers who must be withdrawn from the civilian economy, Joseph W. Rupley, chief of the San Fran cisco, Calif., field office, bureau of budget, predicted 'when taking part in a National University Extension association panel discussion here today. ) ' : Members of the NUBA opened their Bend convention, first ever held in the west, yesterday. Some 200 delegates and Eastern Oregon Mills, Inc., Holds Annual Meeting Satisfactory showing of the two plants (Bend and Madras) of Eastern Oregon Mills Inc. was commented on by Alec Cellers, president of the company, at the annual shareholders meeting held at the company offices In Madras last night. For the first year of operation, cellers said, the show ing was even better than might have been expected. Cellers and Harold Davis, both of McMlnnvllle; Howard Turner of Madras, and Frank H, Log gan of Bend were reelected as di rectors and Doug Macey, new manager of the Madras plant, was elected director to succeed Stanley Cellers, who leaves his managerial position in Madras to join in his father's operations In McMlnhvllle. At the directors' meeting following the meeting ot the shareholders Alex Cellers was reelected president and Davis secretary of the corporation, . r. The big warehouse, with Us cleaning and feed mixing depart ment was thrown open to inspec tion. Later luncneon was served In the offices. , Those who attended the meet ing from Bend were Duncan L. McKay, John Wetle, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nlckell, George Short, Mr. and Mrs. Alva C. Goodrich, Frank H, Loggan, Kessler Cannon, Ross Farnham, Mrs. Edna Roats, John Reeves, John Susac and son, Peter: Miss Joan Logan and Henry N. Fowler. Bradley Players Admit Accepting Money in 'Fix : Peoria. 111.. July 24 IP Eight Bradley university basketball players were accused today of "fixing" scores for gamblers who paid them at least $5,600. and four players admitted the charges. The players involved were stars on the Bradley squad, generally rated as the nation's top basket ball team. The four players who admit ted the accusations were all American guard Gene Melchlorre, 23. Highland Park, III.; BUI Mann, 24, Peoria; Aaron Preece, 24, Pe oria, and Charles Grover, 22, Peoria. The other four Involved In the case were not named and It was understood that authorities were searching for them. It was be lieved that they were already graduated and may not have play ed last season. Truman's Economic Council Now Partisan Organization By lyle C. Wilson - (UniU-d PrcuM 8tff CorrNtonilftlt) - Washington, July 24 (Hi Five years' experience with the pres ident's council of economic ad visers has shown that congress failed in 1945 to establish a non partisan advisory group. Experience has not necessarily proved that a partisan economic council Is bad. But the evidence that the council is partisan and committed to public support of administration policies is over whelming. It follows that the three eco nomic councilors have acquired in relation to political policy a position similar to that of pres idential cabinet members. The economic councilors, therefore, would be out of office Just as surely as cabinet members if po litical control of the White House changed. They would be out even If a conservative democrat succeeded President Truman. The economic council's mid-year report submit ted yesterday to congress by Mr. Truman followed the precedent which came into being slowly; that the council should publicly advocate administration policy. Face Workers J A ' r 4!ntt members of their tanulies are present from practically every utntA in tha iininn Pinal sessions of the 1951 conference of educators will be held here tomorrow morn ing. - - l-: Spotlight Shared ' Rupley shared the spotlight on a pre-noon panel discussion today with Dr. Clark C. Gill, represent ing the United States Armed Forces institute, an organization which since 1942 has assisted in providing some degree of educa tion, Including the groundwork for diplomas, to some '2,000,000 persons in the armed forces. Dr. Gill Is from Madison, Wis.; Both men attempted to throw some light on the country's edu cational needs, in case of all-out tlon dealing with services -now available. The need for technical and skill ed workers will far exceed the supply in case world war III comes, Rupley predicted. He (Continued on Page 5) Lightning strikes from two electric storms In central Oregon yesterday caused at least five fires in the Deschutes national forest, Paul R. Stenkamp, a mem ber of the Bend district ranger staff, announced this morning. All but one of the blazes has been reported brought under con trol! Stenkamp said. James Garrett, fireman at the Deschutes bridge in the Bend dis trict, was reported still battling a blaze this morning In the Sher idan mountain area. Size of the fire and extent of the damage was not Immediately available In Bend. ' Largest Near Sisters Largest of the five fires was be lieved to have been one which swept over a quarter of an acre of timber near Polo creek in the Sisters district. A third fire was brought under control near Cres cent lake In the Crescent district. Two others were extinguished In the Bend district, one near Bear wallow butte and the other near Cultus lake. The electrical storms swept over the area at approximately 3:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Although considerable rain fell in. the high er levels of the region, only a trace of precipitation was meas ured in Bend. For the sixth time in a month yesterday, a temperature of 90 or aoove was recoraea nere. xes day's reading was 91. . Events Moved Quickly Aiier eany cauuous aavances toward that strategy, events have moved quickly with the council. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse was chair man with Leon H. Keyserling and John D. Clark as feilow mem bers when the council was set up In 194'3. Nourse resigned in November, 1949, after a series 'of difficulties which he attributed to the determination of Keyser ling and Clark to make the coun cil a creator and public advocate of administration policy rather than an anonymous group of non-partisan economic advisers. Roy B. Blough, an able left-of-centcr economist, was added to the council when Nourse quit. Keyserling became chairman. Nourse has traced the council's history from its non-partisan in ception to Its present partisan position. After his resignation he wrote that the council's difficul ties were private during Its first two years because it made no public reDorts. Friction Indicated Among Nourse, Clark and Key serling there was early friction because the two latter demanded (Continued on Page 6)