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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1955)
6 " The JBe4 bulletin. Thursday, February 10. 19S5 Employment Increase Noted - Despite customary winter sea sonal layoffs in the lumber Indus ( try, construction and agriculture, the estimated number of persons unemployed in the Central Oregon area Is 50 under last year's 'esti mated total of 1154. . ; This information was released Thursday from the Central Oregon Employment Service office In Bend, of which Clark A. Price is manager. The area covered in the report includes all of Deschutes. Jefferson and Crook counties, northern Klamath, northern Lake, ' south Wheeler and the Immediate area of Dayville in Grant county. Open Winter Factor The open winter and a stronger demand for lumber and potatoes have resulted in the improvement of the employment picture. In cluded in the 1104 unemoloyed at the end of January were 754 lob insurance covered work appli cants, as compared with 639 the previous month and 935 a year afro. . Total employment in 55 repre sentative Industry firms based on a minimum of 10 employes per firm was 2657, as compared with 2507. for the same period a year ago, The 55 business firms . sur veyed are in the Bend area and constitute what is termed a major market area because these firms provide some 70 per cent of the nan - agricultural employment in the area, the current OES report states. ' "It can be assumed thta if em ployment in some 55 representa tive'- Industry firms In the Bend major market area is up 150 in number in employment over year ago, that the same ratio of - increase would hold through the Central Oregon area as a whole, the report adds. Purchasing, power in the nren was supplemented when some $G4, 100 was paid through the local of fice to those eligible unemployed dnnni! January, and of this total $37,843 was distributed in the Bend area. I Mlllll 111 U t- f SI IN RECRUIT TRAINING Now in hit eighth week of re cruit training at the U. S. Na val Training Center, San Diego, California, Is teaman Recruit Virgil E. Laite, 17, U. S. Navy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Laito, Route 3, Box 150-A, of Bend, Ore. Laite en tered the Navy on December 7, 1954 and will complete his recruit training on February 1 8, 1955 after which he will be eli gible for a 14-day recruit leave. (U. S. Navy Photograph for The -Bulletin) Women Finish Baskets at Extension Meeting KIWANIS SPEAKER Sneelal to The Bulletin REDMOND Dr. J. H. Stewart listed agencies and organizations' which, aid In rehabilitating the health and character of undernrlv-' Ueged and needy children, at the noon Klwanis luncheon meeting In Redmond hotel. He cited such aids as the heart, polio and TB asso ciations, public health services, civic and fraternal groups tbnt contribute in many ways toward child care, on federal, shite and focal levels. Dr. Robert linger pre- u a i .. . i. l ... r r .1 .. . Klut-u ill me uiseiin? ui yi t-iut-iu iaunjt i iu u Jiijji mii ui uiiiwt John Norlin. Dr. Dean Down, Rrd-. safely as a contribution to the r Courtesy Week On Roads Set mond, was a guest. Gov. Paul Patterson has pro claimed next Monday through junday as Knights of , Pvthius Hfghway Courtesy week. The proclamation reads: "I, Paul Patterson, governor of the 3tate of Oregon, encourage this grass roots courtesy campaign and hereby designate Feb. 14 to 20, 1955, inclusive to be Knights of Pythias 'Highway Courtesy week, and urge all people throughout the state to exercise courtesy and caution In their driving and walk ing in thut we may re-cmphaslze the importance of personul respon sibility in the reduction of traffic accidents." The Knights of Pythias, long ac tive in safety efforts throughout the country, have .contacted gov ernors and premiers of Canadian provinces In designating next week as highway courtesy week. According to Melvin I.. Rogers, chancellor-commander of the local lodge of the fraternal order, public officials In this coun try una Lunuaa "nave been called upon to give their active support to a program of highwuy e- HpeeJal to The Bulletin EASTERN STAR Basket mak ing was the project for the day at the regular meeling of the Eastern Siar Extension Unit last Thursday at the Eastern Star grange -hall. Fourteen baskets were completed under the guid ance of Mrs-. E. W. Paul and Mrs. Harry Kerns, project leaders. The unit's business meeting was conducted by Mrs. Nolun Turner, chairman. A rummage sale was, planned for Ylarch lt to raise funds for the 4-If scholarship giv en annually by the group. Mrs. E. W. Paul and Mrs. Bertil Nelson were appointed to find a place for the sale. Mrs. 'Kenneth Slack reported that two laprobes had been given the Sunset Home. Mrs. W. T. Curtis gave the 4-H news of the community and Miss Elena Fur man took subscriptions for "Coun try Woman." A display for Home makers Day was discussed. Mrs. Frank .Callahan became a ne member of the group, Mrs. R. D. Moore, Mrs. Lyle Carrlngton, Mrs. A. C. Meyer, and Mrs. George Noxon served on the hos pitality committee for the day. Another meeling to make buskcts was held on Tuesday by the group at Hie home of Mrs. Nolan Tur ner. The next regular meeting will be held at the hall March 4 with a talk on "Care of Walls, Floors and Woodwork" to be given by the home agent. Miss L. Mildred Wilson. Lyle Carrlngton made a trip to Seattle, Wash., this week on busi ness. . ' ' Mr.' and Mrs. Earl Moorman visited with their son and daugh ter-in-law in Prinevtlle Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gam mond and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne and children were visitors at thc.l-awrence Bright home Sat urday evening. Mrs. Howard Hyde returned to her home last Monday after visit ing with her daughter, Mrs. Ar thur Binner, in Portland for sev eral weeks. Bert Torkelson left Saturday for Lindsay, Calif., where he will visit a short time with his son, Vesper, and his family. Mr. and Mrs. Hebert C. Tycer. of Culver were guests at the E. D. Fitzgerald home on Tuesday. Recent guests at the Myron Shelley home were Mr. and Mrs. Leo She'ley of Redmond on Wed nesday last week and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mathews of Alfalfa, dinner guests on Sundny. Mrs. Myron Shelley attended a practice meeting of the Deschutes Pomona Grange officers at Terre bonne on Sunday. New telephones in the Arnold community are rapidly being put into service. Rodney Rosebrook, Leslie Aldous, Denton and Otha Self families have all received the new service in the past week. Progress is reported on the new lines throughout the community. Playground equipment- was re moved from the Richard School yard last Sunday. It has been sold to the Seventh Day Adventist school in Bend. Allen McLean - of The Dalles, state supervisor1 of the Federal Crop Insurance program, and J. A. Joslin of Terrebonne spoke on the program at the regular meet ing of the Pilot Butte Farm Bu reau last. Friday evening at the Eastern Star grange. Mr. and Mrs. Slanley Brown and Bruno RIef of Prineville were ' guests at the meeting, attended by about 20 members. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Crawford served on the hospitality committee. . Redmond Hospital ' Special to The Bulletin REDMOND New patients in Central Oregon district hospital Wednesday were H. L. Priday, Redmond; Vern Triplett, Bend: Mrs. J. H. Bettis, Terrebonne; and Randy Scott, 11 months, Warm Springs. One person was given out patient care. Glenn Clothier, Redmond, was discharged Tuesday evening, and the following left on Wednesday: Shirley Delaney, Madras; Amos J. Pinckard, Route 1, Prineville; A. J. Holt, Route 1, and Kennetth Vadnais, Redmond: Harold White, Bend; Lenorah Hilkey, Brothers; and from maternity floor Mrs. James ' Abbott, Redmond, nd daughter Karen Kay, Plans for New Prineville City Hall Given Study Special to The Bulletin " PRINEVILLE Possible loca tions for the proposed city hall were discussed by members of the council at their meeting here this week, and councilmen John B. Gordon and Robert M. Griffith were instructed to get in touch iih architects. The amount of ground needed tor the proposed TAG BER BRIEFMARKE 19SS !16LSAAR151 FOR THE MAILMAN - The Saur postal officials recently issued this stamp honoring postmen. The "Stamp Day 1955" commemorative issue shows a rural letter carrier with the Illingen, a Saar pa rochial church. In background. PfinlTIVR I.IFR SAVERS WHEN YOU NEED QUICK CASH. CLASSIFIED ADS "FOR SALE" ADS SELL ANYTHING! CALL M FOB AN AD-WRITER, city hall will be considered after plans are studied. Possibilities of future expansion will also be con sidered in studying a desirable lo cation. Council feels that downtown sites now available would not al low for expansion. The tract now occupied by the police station and owned by the county is under con sideration. 0 Permission was granted to Fair McCallister by the city council to fence a portion of land on West 10th street for the pasturing of horses, subject to the approval of adjacent land owners. Mayor Dick McRae submitted the request of the Oregon State Fair and Centennial founcil for $250 as Crook County's quota for research and preparation for the fair. In view of the fact that such an amount must be turned over by Feb. 15, it was decided to withdraw that amount from the City emergency fund. , Members of the street commit tee were instructed to make ap plication for State Aid for the con struction of a new bridge on North Main street. The council turned thumbs down on a proposal to prohibit left turns at the corner of 3rd and Main street even though permission had been granted by the state highway department investigating commit tee. Council Stuart Sheik reported the test wells drilled In the new City Park had not come up to expectations and that they must resort to pumping water from Ochoco creek for the proposed sprinkling system, i A net profit of JM7.959.55 cover ing the past calendar year for the City of Prineville Railway was re ported on and members say that amount exceeds profit shown for any preceding year. . . In oilier council actions and re ports, it was announced' that E I ward Campbell had completed his map of the residential area of the city for the new television set-up but that unforeseen difficulties were showing up that would slow up the actual hook-up time until some time this summer. 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