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Univ. of Crejoa Lltr3ry Forecast Fair through Thursday ex cept patches morning fog; high both days 45-50; low tonight 18-24. THE BEND' BULLETIN High and Low Max. yesterday 46 degrees. Min. last night 24 degrees. Sunset today 5:07; sunrise tomorrow 7:29. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 52nd Year Two Sections Bend, Deschutes County. Oregon. Wednesday. January 26. 1955 Ten Pages No. 43 Board Holds Annual Meet AtPrineville Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE Pioneer Memo rial hospital members held their annual meeting here Monday night, named five new directors to serve three-year terms, studied fi nancial problems and considered some possible solutions to those problems. Ralph Bron presided at the meeting, as board president. New directors named were James F. Budie, Harold Gray, James How ard, William B. Morse and Stuart Sheik. Financial figures prepared by a Portland auditing firm and read by Harold Gray, board financial secretary, showed that the hospi tal operated at a loss of $17,615.19 in the year of 1954, as compared with a loss of $13,996.13 in the pre vious year. Income in 195-1, as compared Willi the previous year showed a decrease of $20.2-17. In 1954, the in come was $176,516.13. The income in 1953 was listed as $196,763.89. The report indicated that the hos pital has acquired a total of ap parent bad debts amounting to $115,131. Figures Released In 1954, a total of 1.445 patients were admitted, against 1.378 in the previous year. Babies bom at the hospital in 1954 number 297. In the past year, 229 major operations and 298 minor operations were per formed at the hospital. Average cost per day for caring for each patient was lifted as $28.33 and the average income from each was $25.70. Means of solving the bad debts receivable problem came in for lengthy discussion. Organization of a Donors' club was suggested as one possible way to balance the budget and still continue to op erate as a humanitarian institution and eliminate the possibility of having to turn patients away who ran't pay for services. Under this plan, various persons and groups would be asked to make com paratively small contributions. It was noted that each of the four mills in this area had, over a six year perid, invested approx imately $30,000 each, making it possible to operate the hospital on a fairly even keel. It was felt that the mills cannot be asked to con tinue these heavy contributions. Secretary Resigns At the close of the meeting, held In the Ochoco grade school cafe teria, Frances Juris submitted her resignation as secretary to the hos pital board. Mrs. Ethel Elliott, hospital ad ministrator, and Lois Huntley, su perintendent of nurses, were pres ent and were introduced. Directors expressed regret that out of approximately 1800 mem bers in the hospital association, only 60 or 80 show up at the an nual meeting. Speedup Sought On Statehood WASHINGTON (UP) The House Interior Committee, in move to speed up action on bills 'to grant Hawaii and Alaska state hood, has refused to send the measures to a subcommittee. A motion to send the question to a subcommittee was made yes terday by Rep. John R. Pillion (R-NY). self-acknowledged leader of statehood opposition within the committee. He contended addition of four senators if Alaska and Hawaii become states, would up set the balance of representation in the Senate. His motion was defeated 15 to 7. Chairman Clair Engle (D-Calif) called another hearing on state hood for Friday. He said he will continue almost daily sessions un til the committee acts. Drunk Driving Charge Faced Bail of $105 posted by Frank' Joseph Moore, 165 Hawthorne, charged with drank driving, has been declared forfeited by Justice of the Peace O, W. Grubb. In other recent Justice court ac tion, the following motorists were fined: William James Miller. Redmond, fii en i - , i jv. lauiot; iu siuJ 101 kwii bus; Michael Francis Englehardt. 4C4 Railroad street. $9.50. failure 10 arive ro tne rtsnt i ip m:-- wav; Fred Bishop. 219 Linster place. $10. insufficient clearance; and Wendell Ivan Cook. 3)6 E. 5th $30 and suspension of driver's li cense for 90 days, reckless driving. Morse Not Able to Keep Speech Date PRINEVILLE Because of the crisis faced in the defense of For mosa and the debate now under way in Washington D. C, Sen. Wayne L. Morse will be unable to keep his appointment as speaker at the Jaycee's annual award din ner here Friday night. Speaker will be Dean Clifford Naser, head of the business school at Oregon State College. The din ner will be held in the Ochoco Inn with Prineville's distinguished citi zens of the year to be honored. Sen. Morse Wednesday sent the following telegram to Harold Red man, program chairman for ' the Jaycees: 'I want you to know that I deeply appreciate the very cooper ative understanding which you just extended to me when I explained to you mat my duties in the sen ate in connection with the emer gency now pending compels me to cancel my speech." Cement Laying Lectures Feature Reservoir Trial Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE The jury hearing the State Construction company suit against Bend were presented a series of lectures Tuesday on the techniques of cement laying as the complex case entered its second day in ithe circuit court room here. Lecturing were several persons connected with cement contract ing called on the stand by attorneys for the plaintiff firm to testify on technical aspects of their trade. The case arises over the inter pretation of a contract between the suing company and the city cov- erning construction of the five million gallon reservoir on Awbrey heights. Poor Workmanship The city contends, in a counter- suit, that poor workmanship by the plaintiff resulted in excessive leak age from the cement-constructed reservoir. One of the witnesses called by the plaintiff testified that leakage resulted not from poor workman ship but from what he termed thermo-shock, or sudden change in temperature. A partner in the construction firm, Ed Hart, was called to the stand in the afternoon to testify about one of the four counts al leged against the city in the plain tiff's complaint, namely that extra excavation was found necessary after the project was begun. The company, in its complaint. asks for $16,561 to cover the cost of the additional excavation. Found Unexpectedly Hart testified that halt! rock was unexpectedly found by crews soon after the project was launched. On asking for instruc tions from then City Manager O. W. Cuthberlson, Hart said the city official was reluctant to give fur ther instructions and was un-coop-erative. The construction official said that because of the rock extra men and additional equipment had to be employed at the reservoir site. A letter sent by Hart to Cuth bertson asking for instruction to handle the rock was introduced into evidence after the defense at torney strenuously objected. Other witnesses called dealt pri marily with formulae and other technical data of cement work. On the jury are 10 women and two men. Mothers' March Kickoff Planned WASHINGTON (UP) Mrs. Iwight D. Eisenhower will open 'he National Mothers' March on olio tonight by lighting the great 'antern on the front porch of the .Vhite House. The light will be an invitation 'or a Marching Mother to call for i contribution for the polio drive. The solicitor will be Mrs. F. Reid Wallace, vice chairman of the Oistrlct of Columbia's March on Polio. In calling at the White House, he will symbolize the two million mothers who will take part in similar marches throughout the country. HOI SE STOLEN EDMONTON. Alta. (UP) W Oakie told police today somebod stole his house. Neighbors said they saw some one load the two-room house on a truck and drive it away. A-Weapons For Defense Of Coast Due WASHINGTON (UP) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson dis closed today that military planners are working vigorously to make atomic weapons part of the nation' continental defense system. He also revealed that the atomic powered submarine Nautilus is performing beyond expectations and has paved the way for eventu al operation of atomic-powered air craft. Wilson made these disclosures on the development of nuclear weap ons when he appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to defend military budget cuts be ing questioned by congressional Democrats. New Far Eastern com mitments have heightened criti cism of the cuts. Wilson said a "vigorous research and development effort" is being made to use atomic weapons in "the continental air defense pro gram (which) is being pushed with all practical speed." He did not give details but presumably these would be atomic warheads in anti aircraft guided missiles aimed at blocking any massive air strike against the United States. They probably would be used at high altitudes in the Arctic regions. First Acknowledgement There had been hints of this program but Wilson's statement was the first official acknowledg ment of the plans. Wilson said newly developed weapons have added "tremendous striking power" to U.S. forces. He said studies are being made "under simulated conditions of atomic war" to revamp the Army. He said they probably will result in a "larger number of smaller, but more mobile and self-contained units of greater firepower," Wilson, in prepared! testimony, also said: 1. He cannot foresee any further military spending cuts below the presently planned 34 billion dollars a year rate. "Nor do I see any need for important increases short of war," he said. 2. "There are no apparent indi cations that the Soviet Union in tends to take action during the next few years that would deliber ately precipitate another world conflict." But there's always a pos sibility war might break out "through miscalculation on their part," he said. 3. "Long-range fighter units of the Strategic Air Command are scheduled to be re-equipped with supersonic fighters possessing a nuclear capability." This apparent ly means jet fighters will carry atomic bomb loads just as do the bombers the jets are intended to protect. 4. The Air Force objective for June 30, 1956 is 131 wings, four more combat wings than planned a year ago. Beck Hearing Due Thursday MIAMI BEACH (UP) Dave Beck, head of the AFL Teamsters Brotherhood, will be given a hear ing tomorrow to answer com plaints that he violated his union's constitution by making a $1,500, 000 loan of union funds. The hearing will be held before the teamsters Executive .Board which is meeting here in advance of the AFL's powerful Executive Council sessions next week. Martin 0. Crouse, former re cording secretary of the Yakima, Wash., local, said a $1,500,000 loan Beck made to the Fruehauf Trail er Co. at 4 per cent interest vio lated the union s provision limit ing investment in bonds and stock of any one firm at $50,000. Beck said that when he made the loan "attorneys told me our constitution does not bar loans. nor buying of debentures" Furthermore, he said, he in tends to ask the 1957 union con vention for a constitutional change to "permit investment of possibly as much as 20 per cent of union funds in stocks." CAKE DISMISSED Complaint charging Tyne Christ man with passing a short check was ordered dismissed in justice court on motion ot Dislrict Attor ney George F. Rakestraw. Rake straw gave insufficiency of evi dence as the reason for asking for dismissal. Mrs. Chrlstman was ar-! rested by Bend police Dec. 10 and was bound over to the grand jury in a subsequent hearing in Justlo I court. I Committees By RAYMOND I.AHR I'lilted Press Stalf Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP)-The com bined Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees today approved President Eisen hower's Formosa resolution by a 26 to 2 vote. Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D- Wash), a member of the Armed Services Committee who left the meeting before it ended, did not disclose who cast the negative votes. Jackson also said the Senate groups wrote in "some minor amendments." Another committee member said Central Oregon Chamber Leader Central Oregon Chamber of Commerce members held their an nual election meeting here last night and heard reports from two speakers, Capt. Herbert Frary, Bend, and LaSelle Coles, Prine ville, after electing leaders for 1955. A Bend man, Ben W. Fanning, was named chamber president for the coming year, a post held this past year by Mike Miksehe, Prine- ville. Amos Fine, Madras, was named vice-president and Marion E. Cady, Bend, was the choice for secretary. , The group met at the Pine Tavern. Capt. Frary. commander of the new Ground Observer Corps area that covers all of Oregon east of the Cascades except Malheur coun ty, touched on plans for the opera tion of the Bend filter center, which, he noted, will bring 23 new families to Central Oregon and add $135,000 to the community pay roll. v Capt. Frary said the GOC will assist in air rescue work and mem- tioned that with the establishment of the filter center every plane fly ing in the area will be required to file a flight plan. Radar stations, he mentioned uroi-o hntner Actnhlichmt at Rnmc Condon and Baker, and indicated others may be established later. Coles spoke to the group as a member of the state water re sources committee, and made a report of the work done by the committee this past year. Coles touched on legislation now being worked out in Salem. Coles declared that his commit tee found plenty of water in Ore gon, but said it is not distributed according to needs and seasons. All streams of the state are over appropriated and there is not enough water for all users year in and year out, Coles, an official of the National Reclamation associa tion, said. Coles said belter storage of wa ter is the only solution to prob lems notv faced in Oregon. Any legislation enacted, he noted, must consider the state as a whole. Tremor Strikes Long Beach Area LONG BEACH, Calif. (UP) A deep tremor in the Long Beach harbor area yesterday which knocked out 12 oil wells and af fected Droduction in others may have caused damage and losses up to one million dollars, prelim inary surveys showed today. The jolt, caused by rock slip page about 2000 feet underground. occurred at 4:24 a m. A similar tremor in 1949 disrupted produc tion in 147 wells. Wells affected by yesterday's slippage were producing between 400 and 500 barrels a day. Costs for redriliing range up to SS0.000 a well and in some cases will take 45 to 65 days to get holes back into production. DRIVER FINED Special to The nulletin REDMOND Dennis Charles Harrison. route 1, Redmond, charged with reckless driving, be fore municipal judge Joseoh Thul holer, was given a $50 tine, sus- nended, Suspension of the license for 30 days was also recommend ed. Loren Gerald Miller, Redmond, paid $25 fine for disorderly con- duct, and Willis Emery Shaver.!""0" " Pine Tavern. Iles. - r - Bend, forfeited $25 bail for being, drunk in a public place. On The Inside Snorti EditorUlt Sage Brushing I ncal News Clastilied Comics 2, 3 4 5 3, 5. 6 7a 3a Sens. Wayne Murse (Ind-Ore) and Willian Langer (R-ND) custe the "no" votes. Amendments Defeated Sen. Homer Capehnrt (R-Ind) said the administration proposal was approved without change alter two substitute proposals were de feated, 20 to 8. One, by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn), was described as a resolution which would have put Hie Formosa problem up to the United Nations. The other, attrib uted by Capehart to Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minnl would have confined use of U.S. armed forces to the defenses of Formosa and the Pescadores, excluding pv-y- .. - - - - "HOT DOGS" AID DRIVE Seventh grade girls at Kenwood grade school in Bend sponsored a "hot dog" sale this week, as a March of Dimes benefit, and netted $35. Kay Mickel, at loft, is shown presenting the check to Eugene P. Bucknum, Deschutes county March of Dimes chairman. Working with the girls was Miss Virginia Ferguson, center front, a member of the Kenwood fac ulty. Girls in the front row, from left, are Ann Westfall. Carol Frederikson, Donna GoddarcV and Judy Lehto'. Back row, from left: and Jean Bockman. (Bend Bulletin rhotoj Union Meeting Called Saturday A general membership meeting of Bend Local 6-7, Intel-national Woodworkers of America, CIO, has been called for Saturday at 2 p.m., Jack K. Chambers, secre tary and business agent of the lo cal, announced yesterday. To be put to a vote at the spe cially called meeting will be the scven-and-a-hnir cent hourly wage increase offered by Brooks-iican- lon, Inc., Chambers said. Excluded under terms of the age offer are employes of the mill's box factory. Other categor ies of employes ure covered in the offer which would become effective the first pay period fol lowing union acceptance. Chambers said that union repre sentatives at a meeting with mill officials Saturday asked for tin inclusion of box factory workers under the offer. He said the re quest was rejected. A. J. Glassow, general manager of the large local mill, said last week that the men in that division of the mill were excluded because of the recent sharp slump in de mand for wooden boxes. Chambers said he believed 25 men are employed In the box fac tory. Glassow forwarded the offer to officials of Iical 6-7 in a letter sent early last week. Committee Heads To Be Introduced AtC of C Session Introduction f "e chairmen of the various 'nmmiltees uf the Henri Chnmnnr of Commerce will be one of the items on a business-crowded agenda at the Chamber's annual membership niceiin Friday. Chamber Manager Marion Cady advised today that chamlmr mem bers would he nivcn a chance al the luncheon session to request particular committee assignments f for the year The meeting is scheduled for'. vations may be made by calling me i naniner oiiice. i.i.y,. Chamber President Given Pan-j The Nationalist Chinese airforce tier urged members in a letter scnt;,;,jd it, bombers struck Red posi earlier this week on the upcoming tir)n, nonn f Tachen. Including meeting to invite non-member businessmen. .Island. The 1500 ton enemy war-j Smith act which makes member- Aside frnri the filling of commit ; ship, big enough to lie a destroyer ship in an organization which tee rosters, suggestions for posi- or destroyer escort, was hit 32 teaches or advocates the violent b Chamlier programs f.r th; miles north of Tachen. It wns overthrow of the government il year will he taken during t e husi- left flaming and dead in the leual, providing the person Is aware ness portion of Uie meeting. I water. of the organization's aims. Back A Quemoy, Matsu and the other is lands nearer to the China coust. The House yesterday voted 409 to 3 to empower Mr. Eisenhower to order American armed forces into battle if necessary wherever he sees fit to defend Formosa against threatened Communist In vasion. The Senate was expected to be gin debate sometime today on the proposal, al least unofficially. How ever, it was not immediately de termined when the proposal offic the chamber today. Approval of the resolution came during the third day of long, closcd-door hearings by the two Vern fiutlar, Kay Lo-ry, Nikki Marks of Zero Recorded in Area South of Bend Zero temperatures were reporl- ed at dawn this morning from communities south of Bend and in the Blue Mountain highlands. One of the coldest points report ing was Shevlln, with a low of -I. Bly wrs the chilliest reporting spot in Oregon with a low of -6. It was -2 ut Cheniult and zero at LaPine, Bend and points north reported comparatively mild weather. It was 21 nbove here at sunrise, and the low for the night at The Dalles was 30 uhove. Out to the east, Brothers regis tered 5 above and Burns 10 above Clear weather was general ir Central Oregon through the night Fleet Air Arm Parades' Might TAlPEI. Formosa (UP) The U. S. 7th Fleet sent "large num bers" of planes into the air south of the Tachens as a warning to Red China that the United States means business, it was reported here today. Waves of Nationalist heavy bombers smashed lit Red Chinese invasion fleets north of the threatened island, sinking a 1500 ton Communist warship, and Na tionalist sources disclosed tile Communists had made a fourth unsuccessful attempt to invade the Matsu Islands. Chinese press reports here sail! vice Ailm, Allrod m rritJo, com-! mander of the 7th Fleet, used INK); planes in the sho.v of force north of Formosa, but naval .sources would not confirm the number of : Wanes involved. l'ifth Carrier American nilots from the car rier Princeton were seen In Tai 1 "ci today, lending to sneculatlom the c;in'i had arrived m ror- c b'g nws.'in waters to reinforce tin W:iso and Ki-,--ex att'e'idv here That would raise to .VK) the num- , mt ,)f ,.nPril.1..h.1)i,.(j nil,,rf avail ,, , h ., , ',. ..vaniaii.in of T . recently cantii-ed Yiklmigshan rms committees. Other Developments Senate committee action came in the midst of these related de velopments: 1. Some 300 warplanes from the U.S. Seventh Fleet ranged the skies north of Formosa in what dispatch es from that area described as a wanting to Red China against in terfering with U.S. defense strat egy there. 2. The Soviet newspaper Pravda charged that Mr. Eisenhower's fight if necessary message to Con gress Monday was "brazen inter vention" in the internal affairs of Communist China and an attempt McClanhan, Sandra Musgravai Elks Clear Way For Dedication Members of the Bend lodge ot Elks at their meeting last nlghl initialed a class of 43 members, then cleared the way for the dedi cation this weekend of their $160, 000 temple. The dedication ceremonies will be on Friilay and Saturday, but preceding the rites an open house. open to all regardless of member ship in the Elks, will be held Thursday afternoon, from 4 to 8 p.m. Visitors will be taken on guided tours through the building and will be shown the Oregon. State Elk s association eye clinic display. Friday evening has been desig nated as Bend night for local Elks and their wives, with dancing to start at 9:30, followed by a floor show at 11 p.m. Saturday will be dedication day with Elks expected from all parts of Oregon. These will Include a special train carrying some 20T Elks from Klamath Falls. Bus loads of Elks will come across the Cascades, and from the northern part of the state. On Saturday, an open house for all Elks and their ladies will start I at 11 a.m., with the dedication set for 2: .'10 p.m. Frank Hise of Cor vallis will be in charge. Robert A. Thompson, a past president of the Elks' state association, will he acting grand exalted ruler. He is from Klamath Falls. A buffet luncheon will he served Saturday nt 6 p.m in the lodge dining room, with Elk officials tn meol lh:it wrimn lioin- fit tin. Hour' 0o,f rhll) r' (iinn(,r A Ioor shmv will Ik held at the temple (it K p.m., followed by dancing. It was stressed that Klks who are unable to attend the liend da.1, activities on Friilay will be wol come to attend those on Saturday DAJ ?n linois Found Guilty CHICAGO (IT) A federal Jury Imlii v found Claude l.ightfont. ex- ecu live scrtvtarv .if the Comma- nisi pany in Illinois, guiny ui a violation of the South Act. The 15-year-old Negro was the fi"t Communist party leader tried : under an untested section of the pi am to prepare an invasion of the mal land. 3. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, in testimony before a House commiltee.described the Formosan crisis as "just a little ripple" as far as defense planning is con- , cemed. He said there is no reason to abandon planned reductions in manpower of U.S. forces. Hopes for Peace 4. British Foreign Secretary An thony Eden said he believes the Formosan crisis can be settled peacefully if all governments conn cerned work for it. He said his government's primary concern is to stop the vest pocket war in the Formosa area. Central Oregon By Bloodmobile The Red Cross bloodmobile from Portland headquarters will 'make its first 1955 visit to Central Ore gon next week, with visits sched uled for Redmond Feb. 1 and Bend Feb. 2. Bend's quota again is set at 150 pints. Donors who gave blood when the bloodmobile was here In Novem ber will be eligible to give again, it was pointed out, and a special effort is being made to contact new donors. Camp Fire girls who recruited last November signed up many first - lime donors, many of whom were unable to give blood at that rime. These persons are Being urged to fulfill their pledge ai mis visit. Appointments may be made bv calling the Red Cross office, 467. The bloodmobile will operate next Wednesday from headquarters 1n the National Guard armory. Hours will be from 1:15 to 5:45 p.m. In urging tell-out support id the I bloodmobile visit, Mrs. Jack ffal I brook, blood program nublicitv chairman, pointed out that there are 46 local donors who have giv en 10 or more pints each, since the local collections have been made. This is in addition in some cases to giving blood at other cen ters and acting as "walking don ors. Heading the list are Eldon Pres ton, who gave 19 pints; June Dube, 17; Ray LeBlanc and Glen Dicker- son, lb, and Evelyn Tilden and Wayne Hamilton. 15. Five persons have given 14 times. They are Shirley Perrine, Morris Clark, Lee Erickson, Dean Korish and Merville L. Moore. Also with outstanding records are the following: Russ Acheson, Jess Perrine, Betty Huettl, Roy Lively md Florence Schullz, 13; Clifford Briggs, Peter Alwingef, Harvey Drake. Margaret Turner, George Kullon and Claude Cook, 12; Mrs. Orisa Abbott, Pat Cashman, Philip irensloy, Bob Thomas, Roland An derson, Joseph Johnson, Glenn Payne, Mrs. Hazel Fickas and Mrs. Mildred Noideen, 11. Ten-times donors include: Wal ter Connolly, James DeRocher; Mrs. Carta Hergert, James Wes ley Huber, Mrs. Nancy Lanznrotta, A. E. Ledbetter, Mrs. A. Nieber gall, Leo Beery, Sybil Cheney, Paul Marsh, W. V. Dickerson, Ger ald Foster. Helen Gravon, Wilfred .lossy and Mrs. Roy Lively. Britain, France Reject Red Notes MOSCOW UP) Britain and 'ranee today rejected Soviet complaints against German rear mament contained in Russia's 'eceni)ier notes threatening to cancel friendship treaties with the two nations. The Franco-British views were made known after the ambassa dors of the two nations visited the Soviet Foreign Office. Texts of the notes were not ex lectrd to be available for release hv the press until tomorrow. French Ambassador Louis Joxe ailed on Soviet Foreign Minister Vy.K'heslav M. Molotov and hand. ed hiin France's reply to Ihe Dec. Soviet note. Thirty minutes later British en voy Sir William llayter gave Molol iv a reply to Russia's Dec. .10 note to Britain which threat ened, to dissolve the l!Vt I Anglo Soviet treaty of friendship. In submitting the separate notes to France and Britain, the Soviet I'nion saiil the German rearma ment pacts were aggressive In nature, were directed against the Soviet I'nion and were incompat ible with the treaties of friend-Hhip.
