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High and Low" Max. yesterday. 54 de grees. Min. last night 23 degrees. Sunset today. 5:33. Sunrise tomorrow, 705.. Forecast Variable high cloudiness today through Tuesday. high both days 50-55; low tonight 23-27. THE BEND BULLETIN CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 52nd Year One Section Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Monday. February 14, 1955 Eight Pages No. 59 Higo Hoover Commission Favors Senior Civil Service Plan In Initial Recommendations By If.F. NICHOLS United Press Stuff Correspondent .WASHINGTON (UP) The Hoover Commission called today for a "senior civil service" of 3500 politically neutral executives to keep the government running ut top efficiency regardless of swieh-es-in party power. The commission, headed by former President Herbert Hoover, made the recommendation in the first of a series of reports to Con gress on its year and a half gov ernment reform study. . : In addition to the "senior civil service," the commission also pro posed an unspecified additional number of administration-picked executives to carry out and defend official policies. . - At the same time, a "task force" created by the commission de nounced the practice by present and past administrations and members of Congress of both parties requiring political clear ance for federal jobs. It accused 1956 Convention Of Democrats Set for July 23 WASHINGTON (UP) Demo- M. Butler said today the party's 1&6 convention will begin July 23 in .Chicago if no changes are made in certain state election laws. Butler said that if certain states do change their election laws quickly to permit later conven tions the Democratic conclave will open on Aug. 13, 1956. Butler made the announcement as President Eisenhower met here with Republican party strate gists to discuss the time and place of the 1956 GOP convention at which it is likely he. will be nominated for a second term. Butler suggested to Democratic leaders in several states possible changes in their state election laws to permit later presidential nominating conventions. State Laws Interfere An examination of state sta tutes, he said, shows that several states require certification of the presidential candidates anywhere from 70 to 98 days belore election day. For instance, Connecticut re quires that candidates be certified to election officers as early as Aue. 15. That would make it im possible to hold qonventions after or near that date. He announced that members of the Democratic National Com mittee in a mail poll had voted to hold the 1956 convention in Chicago as unanimously recommended by the site committee. Butler said that opening the Democratic convention on July 23 is the "la'test possible date" in view of the existing laws. Prefer Later Dates The Democratic National Com mittee prefers a later convention date and a shorter campaign. But ler noted that the Republicans al so would prefer a later convention and briefer campaign. Mr. Eisenhower huddled with the Republican leaders after re turning from a weekend at the Thomasville, Ga., estate of Sec retary of Treasury George M Humphrey. He bagged two quail and a common cold. GOP National Chairman Leon ard W. Hall requested today's conference on 1956 procedure. The committee will meet here Thurs day to discuss convention plans. Major Highways Said Snow-Free SALEM (UP) The unseasonal lack of snow left all major roads in Oregon open and chains were not needed on any routes still open for the winter, the state highway rfonartment rennrted todaV. Spots of ice were reported at Warm Springs Junction. rTOspeci Kantinm Dass. Willamette Da S3 ChemuJt, Bly. Meacha m and Seneca. MORSE TO SPEAK PORTLAND (UP) Sen. Wayne L. Morse (ItOre) will deliver a political address here Thursday night at a public meeting of the Multnomah County Democratic Central Committee. way the Eisenhower administration of weakening the civil service pro gram, and urged abolition of the patronage or "spoils" system of giving federal jobs as political rewards. ' Security Program The same task force called for creation of a "distinguished panel" to investigate the administration s personnel security program. It said the program has "raised many questions" and "depressed mo rale. The commission itself did not allude to the task force charges in its report but sent them along to Congress without comment. .The commission and. its task force split on the issue of veterans' federal job rights. The task force, headed by President Harold W. Dodds of Princeton University, called for heavy reduction or out right abolition of most veterans privileges. The commission recom mended much less severe trim ming. Informed sources said the 12- member commission, which In cludes four members of Congress, refrained from stronger recom mendations on this score because it knew Congress would not adopt them. Ask Pay Increases The commission was created in mid - 1953 to study and make recommendations for reorganiza tion of the executive branch of the government. It is a second edition of a commission, also headed by Mr. Hoover, that made a series of government reform proposals during the' Truman ad ministration. Many now are in effect. In today's recommendations, the commission called for higher pay for top-level .government, mana gers; placement of more jobs under civil service; elimination of HERBERT HOOVER Directs commission studies political clearances for some 32,- 000 rural mailmen; and an end to political appointment of U. S. marshals and field officials of the Customs Bureau and U. S. mints. It also urged a review of "con flict of Interest" laws that forbid men to hold government jobs while they still have certain bus iness and other Interests. It said "competent men" may be willing to take a temporary pay cut to work for the government but are becoming increasingly reluctant "to give up their lifetime accumu lations of investments and pensions and other rights. ... Eventual Economies The commission said some of its proposals could mean addition al spending at first. But in the long run It said, they would save many times as much. The task force said its proposals should save "at least 450 million dollars a year" within a few years after being put into effect. Some proposals were certain to run into stiff congressional opposl tion. Reps. Clarence J. Brown (R-Ohio), Chet Holifield (D-Calif) and former Postmaster General James A. Farley, all members of the commission, dissented from the "senior civil service idea. This body, backed by both the task force and commission, would consist of highly qualified admin istrators picked from federal agen cies and approved by a special Senior Civil Service Board. Its members, paid from $10,800 to $17,500 annually, could switch Jobs without losing rank. They would be political "neutrals", taking no part in political controversy or defense of administration policies. Brown said this would constitute an "elite corps." He expressed fear such a setup would "strength en and further entrench the ou reaucracy." Holifield called the idea "fanciful." Farley said he had "some reservations" as to whether it would carry out the purpose anticipated. LA a lJ 97 Simiasl Airing Planned On Suttle Lake Issue Thursday A hearing on House Bill 16.1, which would add Suttle lake to the list of Central Oregon lakes on which boats cannot be oper ated In excess of 10 miles per hour during fishing season, has been set for Thursday at 8 p.m., It was learned here today. State Rep. H. H. DeArmond notified persons Interested In the bill that the hearing will be be fore the House Committee on Fish and Gnme, in the state capltol building. Wide local Interest In the pro posed legislation has been ap parent since the bill was Intro (lured by Ren. Boyd Overhulse of Crank and Jefferson coun ties. Bend Planners Meet Tonight The off-street-parking ordinance, kicked back and forth between the planning ' and city commissions; over the past four months, will be up for review by planners when they meet for their regular month ly meeting tonight in the city hall. Also on the crowded agenda will be discussion of a subdivision or dinance, written by Planning Con sultant J. Haslett Bell. Bell will attend the meeting to discuss fea tures of his proposal. Reports of several special com mittees of the commission are also expected at the meeting, accord ing to Planning Commission Chair man H. A. Pyzdrowskl. Pyzdrowski advised this morn ing that reports on the industrial water supply and on west-siae de velopment have been scheduled. -Pyzdrowskl further reported that a plat for the new site off the Bend - Redmond highway for the lawn cemetery planned by Des chutes Memorial Gardens will be presented. The municipal band's proposal for a band shell in Juniper park also is slated for discussion. The off-street - parking proposal was presented by the planning commission to the city commis sion late last September. After several ' sessions, including one heated joint meeting of the two groups, the suggested ordinance was shuttled back to the planners for re-study. The planning commission will meet in the city commission room beginning at 7:30. Spof of Oil Spurs Search For Airliner ROME (UP) An oil slick i spotted on the Tyrrhenian Sea to day provided the first apparent clew to the fate of a missing Bel gian airliner and Its 29 passengers and crewmen. The oil slick was discovered by an Italian Air Force search plane, off the port town of Santa Severa, 30 miles north of Rome. The Italian plane was one of a large American Italian search team. Italian sea planes immediately went to the scene from their base at the nearby Air-Sea Rescue Cen ter at Vigna di Valley. - The Italian corvette Cedro ar rived off Santa Servatto investi gate and another corvette was ordered to the scene and due to arrive about nightfall. Aboard the missing plane were 21 passengers and eight crewmen. Among the passengers were four Americans and Italian movie star let Marcella Marlani, who was "Miss Italy" of 1953. Search Near Rome A search throughout the night and this morning failed to confirm earlier reports that the wreckage of the plane had been sighted in the barren mountains north of Rome. Italian newspooers had reported that an Italian Air Force helicop ter had sighted the wreckage near Madonna del Piano, near Sutri and about 30 miles north of Rome. The p'ane was a mere 15 minutes from its stopover destination at Rome, enroute to Leopoldville in the Bel gian Congo from Brussels. EXPLOSION REPORTED MINNEAPOLIS (UP) -i An ex olosion rocked the Carglll, Inc. linseed oil extraction plant today and firemen said some personr had been killed. Hall Believes Ike Available 7," Again in '5& By L-I.E C. WILSON I'liltixl IW Stuff farrMiMi WASHINGTON (UP) .-Repui-ii can National Chairman Leonard W. Hall discussed 1956 GOP cdi)-, vention plan's with President fij- senhower . tnduy and said ufteis wards lie still thinks the President will be available for a seconl term. J Hull also said that Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco are the leading cities under coif sideration for the 1956 GOP preslj dential nominating convention. He said Mr. Eisenhower favors a lale dale and a "shorter campaign, goals also desired by the Do cratic party. Hall said the subject of av, Eisenhower's own 1956 Intention did not enter into- today's discuir sion. But he added thut nothing happened to change his assump tion that Mr. Eisenhower will lie available for renomination. " Democrats Pick Chicago About the same time Jhat GOP leaders went to the White House to discuss their convention plans with the President, Democratic Nation al Chairman Paul M. Butler an nounced that his party has decided tentatively to open its- 1956 con vention in Chicago July 23. Butler said the Democrats still hope that changes can be made in some stale election laws to make it possible for the Democrats to open their national convention Aug. 13. The Democrats originally had planned on an Aug. 27 and then on an Aug. 13 starting date But then they , found that thesal. dates would be too late to meet with the requirement of some states that names of candidates be on the ballot as much as 98 days before the November, 1956, elec tion. ,To Decide Thursday Butler said the July 23 starting date has been selected pending efforts to change state election laws to permit a later date. Hall said no agreement was reached today on a date for Ihe opening of the KepuDiican convention. He said the GOP Na tional Committee will select a site at a meeting here Thursday and will make a decision about a dale if confusion about state deadlines for qualifying presidential electors can be cleared up before then. Pending completion of a study of state laws, Hall said he thinks the GOP convention could run as lute as Aug. 25 or 26. Pair Hurt When Toppled from Gar EUGENE (UP) Two Seattle women were injured yesterday when they fell from an automobile and were run over by a truck four miles east of the Willamette Pass. Mrs. Marjorie M. Stewart, 51, was In critical condition at a local hospital with a skull fracture. Mrs. Ruby Featherstone was taken to the Oakndge clinic with internal injuries and a possible fractured arm. Her condition was listed as poor. State police said the two women were riding In a car driven by CullenAvery Whltener, 61, also of Seattle. When the vehicle wpnt cut of control on an icy spot, one of the women grabbed the door han dle and, as the car door opened, reached for her companion. Both women fell 16 the pave ment. An oncoming delivery truck driven by Furman Skillern Mil burn of Creswcll, Ore., was unable to stop and passed over them. Even Sponsor Has Doubfs About This House Bill WASHINGTON (UP) Rip Craig Hosmer (R-Calif) planned to introduce a bill today to make Hawaii a part of California and Alaska a part of Washington as an ilternative ot statehood for the two territories. Hosmer is a member of the 'louse Interior Committee which s considering legislation to give talehood to the two territories. He said neither territory so far ias come up with "a dear and convincing argument for statc- iood, but each has shown that ontlnuod territorial status is not to their advantage." Takes Lives Pineau Called On To Seek Support For Premiership PARIS (UP)-Pierre Pflimlin gave up attempts to form a gov ernment today and President Rene Coty issued an urgent call to Socialist Christian Pineau to at tempt to gather support necessary to become the next premier of France, The deepening 10-day-old crisis which began with the ouster of Pierre Mendes-France threw the future of German rearmament and ihe Western .European! Union In oouoc .... . .. . ,r w . , - Ratification of the Paris Agree ments has been delayed in the upper chamber of parliament pending the confirmation of a new premier and cabinet. Pineau, 50-year-old leader of the i powerful Socialist parliamentary liamentary . group and a friend of the United States, agreed to start preliminary talks toward drawing up a pro gram. Ho said he will seeK per mission of his party, which has 104 deputies, to become premier designate. Head Franco - American Group Pineau Is head of a Franco - American friendship society in the National Assembly. The Socialists have remained outside the government for the last three years although they com promise the largest single party in the assembly. They supported tnc fallen government of Mendes '-. France on West German rearma ment and other major issues. , By calling Pineau, Coty turned to a loft-of-center majority in an attempt to end the government crisis that resulted from the fall ot the Mendes-France government. Pflimlin withdrew shortly before 11 p.m. EST Sunday after strug gling in vain through the night to form a cabinet. Refusal of supporters of Mendes- France to back Pflimlin, wrecked chances of this second man to try to form France's 21st postwar gov ernment. Coty called on Pflimlin. a Catholic Popular Republican (MRP) deputy Thursday after in dependent businessman Antoine Pinay failed in his effort. After calling on Coly to an nounce his withdrawal, Pflimlin said he concluded that "it Is ln- dispensibln that the divisions which prevented the success of my mis sion lessen and disappear. I hope that all Republicans can form a union for the larger good of the nation." Socialist-Aimed (lull II was a call aimed especially at Ihe Socialists to Join In the maiority coalition. Coty immediately issued a pre dawn call to Pineau and they went into consultation. A fight within Mendes-France's Radical Socialist Party over whether to participate in a gov ernmcnt headed by Pflimlin wrecked his hopes. A constitutional change In Ihe process of naming a new premier complicated the process ol lorming a new government. Under Ihe old system the pres ident chose a prospective premier who then sirrht an absolute maiority of 314 votes In the as emblv. Only then did he choose his cabinet. Now a oremier-deslenate needs onlv a simple majority of those voting to be aporoved. But he forms his cabinet before going to the assembly and gets approval of cabinet members In hie voting. Thus the assembly does not vote (or one man but 20. vfv) i&vsmsim J DEATH 'CAR Two occupants of this northbound ear, Ramon Rodriguez, 25, and Lazaro Resendez, 53, of Sunnyside, Wash., were instantly killed about 1:30 Sunday morning in a two-car crash on U.S. 97 about eight miles north of Bend. Two other occupants of the car, a mother and son, were injured. The second car, carrying Redmond people, was also demolished. (Photo for the Bulletin by sheriff s office) Chiang Says U. S. Planning To Defend Mafsu, Quemoy By WILLIAM MILLER United Press Stall Correspondent TAIPEI, Formosa (UP) Gen eralissimo Chiang Kal - Shek said today it had "been made perfectly clear" that the United States would defend Matsu and Quemoy Islands. He said the two Nationalist out posts just oii the Communist-held mainland were vital to the de fense of Formosa itself and that in no case will they be abandoned. Quemoy, only a few miles from the Communist-held port of Amoy, was the scene Sunday of a 3Vi-hour duel between Nationalist and Com munist artillery. Matsu is about midway between Quemoy and Tachen. Chiang called the evacuation of Pomona Grange Name Plainyiew Man as Master Special to The Bulletin REDMOND Pomona Grang ers holding their quarterly meet ing Saturday in Terrebonne named Homer Brown of the. Plainview community master, to fill the va cancy created by the resignation of Bab Anderson, Alfalfa, who has moved to Idaho. Filling the vacancy created by the elevation of Brown to master, A. B. King, also of the Plain view community, was named Po mona overseer. Mrs. Walter Prich ard, Eastern Star, was . named Pomona, to fill the post vacated by the departure of Miss Har riet Day of the Little Deschutes Grange from the county. The new officers were installed by Fred Shepard of Bend. Pomona Grangers Joined In an all - day session, then in the eve ning initiated 29 members, most of them from the Little Deschutes cranee. Fifth degree work was was handled at the evening session wilh the Terrebonne grange, in charge under the supervision of Mrs. B. C. Allen. Gus Hagglund, former des chutes county agent, was princi pal speaker at the afternoon ses sion. He touched on marketing nroblems. and mentioned that Redmond Is to have an egg depot, ill the Deschutes Farmers Coop erative. This will be operated as long as it is necessary to provide an outlet for eggs of the area. A plea for uniformity in mail boxes, especially In height and ac cessibility from the carrier's standpoint, was made by Mrs. Vernon Peck in presenting a proj ect having as one of lis objec tives the better wrapping and ad dressing of mail Intended for rural delivery. Many of her observations were made as a substitute cirrler on the Redmond-Sisters and Sis-ters-Mctollus routes. Redmond routes, Mrs. Peck made known, are to be renum bered. In the evenine, a tableau was oresented by B. L. Fleck, Paul Reldel and Henry F. Gossler. Mu siral numbers, with many children taking part, were also presented. Final entertainment of the meet ing was square dancing, topj-Jd off with a lunch. the Tachens a necessary stra tegic move but said it would make the Communists more adventurous and predicted they would attack Formosa itself. Hold Press Conference Chiang, speaking at a press con ference, said there was no chance for a split between Red China and Soviet Russia and called, the Chin ese Communist reglme;"an instm- ment of Russian Imperialism and habitual - criminal against .. inter national peace." Chiang made these points: 1. The Communists will attack Formosa. 2. Quemoy and Matsu Islands are essential to the defense of For mosa. 3. Changes In the Soviet govern ment show Russia and Communist China are moving closer together. 4. "There is no hope for an Oriental Tito." 5. The United Nations should ap ply sanctions to Communist China for its continued aggression. 6. For- the U.N. to discuss a cease-fire with Pelping would be tantamount to Inviting the crim inal to talk over the matter In a tea or wine shop outside the law court." 7. The Idea of two Chinas Is absurd the "loyal and traitorous cannot co-exist." 8. His government and people cannot renounce their "sacred mis sion of liberating their compatri ots on the mainland." Cltm Pelping Conference Chiang said the resignation of Premier Georgi Malenkov resulted from a policy conflict in the Krem lin. He noted that Niklta S. Khru shchev, head of the Communist Party, and new Premier Marshal Nikolai Bulganin led a Soviet dele gation to Pelping last October whore a joint declaration of solld arlly was made. "The events since last October and the recent change of power In the Kremlin should prove once and for all that those with Illusions of a possibility of an Oriental Tito are wrong," he said. He said the fact 18,000 civilians on Tachen chose to come to Formosa was as great a victory (or democracy as the choice of freedom of the 14,000 prisoners In Korea. "The United Nations should properly act In accordance with its charter and impose sanctions against the aggressors instead of negotiating a ceasefire with them," he said. Band Concert Planned Tonight The Bend Municipal Band will present a concert tonight at the Thompson school auditorium, star ting at 8 o clock, with Miss Shir ley Stearns of Prlneville as guest soloist. with Miss Shirley Slearns of Prlne ville as vocal soloist. Under direction of Norman Whitney, the band will play a va riety of favorite marches and sel ections from concert literature and musical comedy. Novelty numbers will Include "The Whls- tline Bobble" and an unusual ar. raneement of "Irish Washer Woman." Miss ?'emM will sing "Thine Aione" and 'I'm Falling In Love with Someone." Tw Crash Occurs iarly Sunday; Two persons ' were killed and six injured, several of them serl- . ously, In a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 97 Sunday morning about : SO o clock just south ot the Des chutes junction.. Killed Instantly in the terrific. crash that demolished both 'cars were Ramon Ranjel Rodriques. 25. and Lazaro G. Resendez, 53, both of Sunnyside, Wash. -" - Injured occupants of the death car were Antolln Flores, 17, driv er, and his mother, Mrs. Basilla Flores, 34, also of Sunnyside, In Yakima -county. They were brought to the St. Charles Memo rial hosoltal in Rend. Occupants of the other car were Francis LaMoin Dacus, 23, driver ' of the automobile, and his tutfe. Marjorie, both of Redmond, and Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lam- born, also of Redmond. They were brought to . the Bend hospital. Lamborn has been released.. Investigating state and sheriff's .MMH ntJ 1.A tirnk;nn.H MM was moving north In Its legal lane ; and the Redmond car was headed south when the crash occurred.. Dacus indicated in a report to officers that he had attempted to pass a slow-moving southbound ve hicle, at a point about eight miles north of Bend, . . As the Redmond motorist swung past the vehicle he saw. the on coming car. Brakes apparently were applied on the Redmond car and It skidded ildewlse In the path ot the .north moving Washington car. The , third mp Tuicseri hv the Redmond rar. was not directly involved, in the crash. ,. ,, ftxwt seat occupants of the Washington bar wefe apparently crushed between the motor and a heavyy trunk that was In - the rear compartment of the car. The trunk came through the car and crushed the occupants. .,;. The bodies of the two men were" brought, to the Niswonger-Winslow . funeral home In Bend. The six in jured persons were brought Into the local hospital by city ambu lance and private car. '. Extent of Injuries to the per sons still in the hospital had not been determined this morning, but It was known that several were seriously hurt. ; --- ' The two deaths brought to 30. the. number of persons who navtr died on the lT-mue unit oi u.s. Highway 97 between the Redmond and Bend city limits since ..the highway was opened to travel In August, 1937. Lee Seen in Bid; f : For Presidency i WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. : urtlUi IT Rnnnott (R-IItnhl snld today that Republican Gov. J. . Bracken Lee of Utah Is seeking the presidency as head of a third splinter" party In lifib. Bennett denounced the Republi can governor's attack on President Elsenhower in a speech Saturday night at Chicago. Lee spoke at Rnnnptt cnlled a "GOP rluht wing rally." Also speaking at the rally were "Sens. Joseph R. McCarthy of Wis consin, Everett M. Dirksen of lilt-. oois, and George W. Malone of Nevada. Lee questioned Mr. Eisenhower's oyalty to the Republican party ind raised the possibility that -Ight win Republicans might get 'ogethcr wilh some Democrats in l new party. Lee's speech, Bennett said In a itatemeni, was on uiinouin.-t?iiicm i hat he Is an active candidate for the presidency in 1956. "He would obviously prefer the nomination of a 'recaptured Re nublican party, but fulling this, he would be willing to lead a third Tarty," Bennett said. SHOIKRD POLITICIAN'S HARTFORD. Conn. (UP) - A new nig on thd Door ol the State Senate created a shocking experience. Senators complained of static electricity shocks when shaking hands while standing on the rue. A manufacturer was called to bathe the rug with a solution to get rid of the electricity. 6 Hospitalized