Untv. of Orason Llbrafy Forecast Mostly cloudy Thursday with occasional snow flur ries; high today 38-43; low tonight 15-20; high Thurs day 30-35. High and Low THE BEND' BULLETIN Max. yesterday. 44 degrees. Min. last night, 15 degrees Sunset today, 5:45, Sunrise tomorrow, 6:51. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 52nd Year Two Sections Bend. Deschutes County, Oregon, Wednesday, February 23, 1955 Ten Pages No. 67 ve to Cyi Tames D Rapped n w f a crarac m Way Paved For Building filter Center Bend's school board last night agreed to improvement of the al ley south from Kansas avenue between Broadway and Wall street, thereby qualifying abutting property fronting on Wall as a site for the proposed Air Force headquarters building. - The agreement was reached at llie. end of an hour spent in dis cussion with Dr. J. M. McCarthy, owner of 75 feet between the school administration building and the county library, whose offer to build to suit the needs of an Air Filter Center has been reported as needing only this assurance be fore acceptance. "Cost of the undertaking, an esti- mated $2,400, will be shared by Dr. McCarthy and the district without relation to the amount of property abutting on the alley. It was decided at tne close ot ine ais cussion. The district has 314 lots Dr. McCarthy 14. but. Dr. Mc Carthy agreed to pay all but $1, 000. He was also willing to re move an old garage encroaching on the alley location and to enter into a party wall agreement to ap ply to the district's adjoining tana ' Capt. Herbert F. Frary, area Air Force commandant, accompaniea Dr. McCarthy and confirmed his statement that favorable board ac tion would speed final commitment on the filter center. rAlva C. Goodrich, counsel for the district, gave it as his opinion that an agreement as to cost shar ing was legal, especially as dis trict property would increase In value as a result of the Improve ment. He said that $1,080 remain ing In the assessment improve ment fund in the 1954-55 budget Is available. The motion authorizing the agreement with Dr. McCarthy rec (gnized all of these points and, In addition, that the city of Bend could order the improvement with out district acquiescence, in which case the seven to ten property ratio would make the undertaking considerably more expensive. McKay moved and Charles Cor kett seconded that the cost of the improvement be paid out of the assessment improvement fund. The approving vote was unani mous. -Glenn H. Gregg, chairman of the board., presided at the meeting. Kennelly Loses Chicago Runoff CHICAGO OH Chicago's rarely-defeated Democratic organiza tion showed its might today with a crushing victory over a two term mayor who refused to be ' "dumped," Martin H. Kennelly. Richard J. Daley, a veteran pol itician who heads the party's Cook County machinery, polled 100,000 votes more than the businessman mayor, final unofficial returns from yesterday's bitterly fought primary election showed today. The unofficial returns gave Dal ey 364,839 votes to Kennelly's 264, 775. Two other Democratic inde pendents, Benjamin Adamowski and Clarence Balek, got 112,072 and 4.329 votes respectively. Daley and his well-oiled Demo cratic organization will face a fiery young ex-Democrat. Robert E. Merriam, in the April 5 showdown battle for the mayor's chair of the nation's second largest city. ' -Merriam, a 36-year-old alderman who bolted the Democratic party, won the Republican nomination itl a breeze against token opposition from two candidates. He took 106. 626 votes out of 132.473 GOP bal lots, one of the lowest Republican turnouts in years. , He promised a "full-scale, vig orous, gloves - off campaign" a agalnst Daley and the Democrat ic "machine." Both Kennelly and Adamowsk! refused to say if they will be ir Daley's comer on election night. GAMES SUSPENDED -MEXICO CITY (UPl-Officialr today suspended all baseball games at the Federal Penitential? when they discovered the inmates were more interested in the base balls than the game. .Authorities found several base balls delivered to the convicts con tained marijuana. Ash Wednesday Marks Beginning Of Lenten Season Lent began today. Ash Wednes day, to extend until Easter Sun day, April 10. Palm Sunday will be April 3. Christian churches throughout the world will observe the lenten period with special serv ices and with fasting and abstin ence in varying degrees. In the twentieth century, Easter Sunday varies from March 24 to April 25. so this year's Easter, on April 10, Is neither "early" nor "late." In accordance with the an cient dictate issued in A. D. 325 when the Nicene Creed was drawn up in Asia Minor, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the Pa schal full moon which happens upon or next after the 21st of March. Thus the date of Easter may vary between March 22 and April 25, over a period of 35 days. The principal reason for setting the time of Easter to correspond with the full moon was that early- day pilgrims needed moonlight to travel on (heir way to the great Easter festivities. Easter is the chief festival of the Christian year, commemor ating the resurrection of Christ, Man Missing, River Searched Harry G. Clement, 70. janitor at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Bend, was missing to day, and officers this afternoon were attempting to determine if he lost his life in the Deschutes river. Rev. Dean Poindexter, pastor of the Methodist church, said he re ceived In this morning's mail a note written by Clement and bear ing a 1:30 p.m. postmark of Tues day. Clement indicated in the note that he planned to jump "from the footbridge." Officers presumed he referred to the Drake park footbridge, and they started their search there to day noon. Boats were used later in the day, in a study with a pos sibility that grappling would be at tempted. Clement made his home alone at 1230 Hartford. Officers visited the residence today and ascer tained it had not been occupied for some time. In earlier years, Clement was employed at the Shevlin Hixon mill. He was forced into partial retirement when his wife suffered a paralytic stroke, and needed his entire attention. She died several years ago. Man Hit By Car Near Prineville Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE John Mullens, a middle - aged recluse, is resting easily in Pioneer Memorial hospi tal following an accident Saturday evening on McKay road in the vin icity of Midstate Lumber com pany's remilling plant. Mullens was brought to the hos pital by an unidentified couple soon after the accident occurred where attending physicians deter mined that he was suffering from a skull fracture and a broken right arm. Investigating state police say Mullens was unable to recall any thing that had happened, but it is believed that he may have been struck by a passing car or truck while he was walking along the road. Busy Summer Ahead Seven Conventions Set A busy convention season seems shaping up fur Bend and Central Ore iron. According to Bend Oiamber of Commerce Manager Marion C. Oady, seven conventions have been definitely scheduled, and two others tentatively set tor this year. Conventions scheduled to be held here are Central Oregon elementary sehool principals, March tl'. Lewis and Clark cot. - ehatauqn. April ts 84; State Junior Chamber ot Com merce. May in-lit ; tNmn State Plreflehtem. June 1i Sranl'h rnrlea War Wtemns. Julv l-tt; find the Stat Annotation tl A ws. gmt, tl to IS TeJitwttvaaV eet hare beea wwi. Of Britain Seen Nearer U.S. Point of View By EARNEST HOBEKECHT United Press Staff Correspondent BANGKOK, Thailand (UP) Re peated belligerent statements by Communist China and its aggres sive pushing "apicar to be swing ing Britain toward the American viewpoint on Formosa, informed sources said today. The sources made the statement following private conferences on Formosa between Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and British Foreign Secretary An thony Eden on opening day of the historic Southeast Asia Treaty Nations Conference. Dulles was reported to have told a closed session of the conference today that "American military forces in this part of the world are adequate to cope with any foreseeable situation." Threat Of War Dulles and Eden took time out from the conference to study the increasingly critical situation cre ated by continued Communist thrusts toward Nationalist-held Formosa, threats that could plunge Red China and the United States into war. Reliable sources said Dulles asked for clarification of Britain's position regarding Formosa, es pecially the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Eden, in a talk during lunch. was reported to have confirmed that Britain feels the offshore is lands belong to the Peiping re gime but strongly disaipreves--of the Chinese Reds using thorn as bases for aggressive action. Communist Aggression The sources said Eden express ed hope the Communist would not ignite the powder keg by trying to take the offshore islands at this time by force. The sources said the British ad mit the Chinese Communists seem determined to get themselves branded as aggressors again, just as was the case in Korea. The private Dulles-Eden talks were an extension of the discussion on the Asian situation which began in a closed morning session. Dur ing the initial secret meeting Dulles outlined the situation in Asia as seen by the United Stales. Rotarian Party Booked for Inn The golden anniversary of the founding of the Rotary Internation: al will be observed by members of the local club when they meet for dinner tonight at the Pilot Butte Inn. The occasion will be combination anniversary and lad ies night. Harry Waldron is chairman In charge, with William Ball of Cor- vallis, founder and first president of the Bend club, to be the guest speaker. There will also be a pro gram of music. It was 50 years ago today that Rotary International was founded In Chicago, 111., by the late Paul Harris. Today, clubs in 80 different countries are joining in the golden anniversary observance. Tonight's program will start with a dinner at 7 o'clock. A part of the program will include the presentation of pins for perfect attendance. ficers association and the State liaak Walton league. . Large! of the local conven tions will be that nf Jayeec', with upward of 600 persons ex pected to attend, Oady reports. An estimated tSO are expected for the Spanish American war veterans convention, Oady says. The chamber manager urge Bend residents attending conven tion elsewhere this year to In vite rrotios here for the 1951) convention fteasnn. A' convention In a nela-hborlng rorrmunltv thnt will attiict sev eral hundred In Central Oreron, according lo Ou'lv. will be the annual mcdlna; of the State American LeHnn, stated for hi Jnfy. 5 m Hia iisi: pit I r,,T-wW j ) I I ANIMAI, OFVXh --i-- . 11" ''' f. or oiu i,tm I r. ; "tjrrV v'Jtsj' juj i jiit COUNTY REFUSE PITS MARKED Prepared for the convenience of rural residents, nine refuse disposal areas are now available in Deschutes county, with the public asked to use "common sense" in using the pits. Shown here examining new signs prepared for the pits are, from the left, County Judge C. L. Allen, Sanitarian A. W. Westfall and Dr. J. H. Stewart, trl-county health officer. (Bend Bulletin Photo) Ex-Bend Man Search Object SEATTLE (UP) A Nuvy en listed man and his stepdaughter, 14, were being hunted today fol lowing their strange disappearance Monday. The missing couple are Ray C. Whitson, 33, and his stepdaughter, Joyce. Whitson's car was found aban doned on the ferry Willapa Mon day afternoon. In it was a lengthy note acdressed to Whitson s wife Mury Jane. It said Whitson and the stepdaughter intended to end their lives bv leaDine from the ferry , j'about half .way"., between .raiill- unit &J! iTlllc tun. "I'm committing suicide honey, because I can't keep on loving two people at once," the note said. The note also said the girl had insisted on going with Whitson when ho slopped at the school where she was a student to tell her goodbye. However, detectives said they had learned Joyce told classmates she was going to elope Monday afternoon after she kept a dental appointment. Ray C. Whitson has been identi fied as a former Bend resident who, with his family, moved to Se attle, Wash., on Jan. 7. Murder Charqe Faced by Man SALEM (UP) Casper Oveross, 43 - year - old. Siiverton carpenter who had been under close scrutiny by comity police since last Thurs day's ambush slaying of Ervin Oren Kaser, was held here today on a first degree murder charge. Marion County and state police arrested Oveross last night al the home ot a niece in Siiverton. He spent the night al slate police headuartPi-s here. Oveross, who was questioned al length following the slaying, re fused to comment on the police action other than to say he wanted to see his attorney, Bruce Wil liams of Salem. Kaser, member of a prominent Siiverton hop-growing family, was slain by rille fire as he drove his automobile into the driveway of his home. Police said the slayer had been concealed 75 yards away. Advisor. Suggests Property Sale Suggestion thnt the school board tivo consideration to the possibil ity of sale of Its two and one-half lots fronting on Broadway and cor nering on Kansas avemic was made to the directors of the Bend Histrit-t at their meeting last ninht by their Ie;;al advisor. Alva C. Goodrich. The property, acquired by the district in 1!MG as a possible trade school location is no longer need ed, Goodrich pointed out, since there will bo ample shoo space nt the new senior high school tract say nothini' ot that at the old hi"h school location. No action was taken but there was indication that the board micht discuss the matter at a later neeting. I1E ru, ANSWERED The fnd Fire department made i run Tuesday at 1:53 p.m. to the too Tilden residence, 47,1 S. 3rd Ttreet. A furnace tire had caused i soort In a switchbox. There wan no (fnmn ire. Nine Refuse Pifs Available To Residents of Deschutes Nine refuse pits, prepared for the convenience of residents of rural communities, are now avail able - In Deschutes county, with two more planned for the near fu ture, A. V. Westfall, trl - county sanitarian, has announced. The system of pits has been ex panded and marked through the cooperation of the Deschutes coun ty court and its road department, Westfall said. Trenching work for Bulletin PARIS (UP) Radical Social ist Edgar Faure won over whelming National Assembly ap proval today an the 21st post war premier ot France, ending ail lH-day government crisis. The bespectacled, thln-halrcd financial expert thus become successor as head of the French government to Pierre Mendes France. The Assembly brought the hu miliating government crisis to an end by voting Its confidence in Fuuro and the right of center Cabinet he has formed. Rightist Independent Antolne Plnay, 63, -Is Faure's foreign minister and the man who has the job of pushing ratification of German rearmament and tho new West European Union through the French Senate where It has been stalled since the crisis began. Robert Schumnn, 68, the Cath olic Popular Republican, Is Faure's minister of Justice. Mendes France did not join the new government. Third 'Bid Call Set By District Something new will be added when the Bend school district makes its third call for bids this week on the Richardson school property. After the bids ' are opened, which has been set for 7 o'clock Monday evening, Feb. 28, the school board will receive oral offers from those whose written proposals have qualified them as bidders. Action was taken at a special board meeting held In the city superintendent's office last night. A motion made by Director Bert W. Hagen, seconded by Gordon W. McKay and carried without dis senting vote rejected bids received at a previous meeting and author ized a new call providing for auc tion bidding. Two otters have lienn made for Ihe property earlier this month, each for $300. The board said they were too low. To the first call, issued In 1951 there was no response. County Planning Group Revived County Planning commission de cided to continue Its study of rural nlannin? needs at a meeting Mo- lay evening in the court house, 'he first held since Ihe defeat of 'he county planning proposal In the November general electon. Presiding was chairman M. F. Roberts. Redmond. The commis sion agreed to meet monthly on the third Monday. 4 0 the pits was handled by the roads department, headed by George H. McAllister. Roads leading to the pits and the refuse trenches are blng markd for the guidance of the public. Persons using the pits have been asked by county and health de partment officials not to use them as a catch-all for farm refuse. Some pits have been filled with rocks hauled In land clearing work. Dead animals have been dumped In others. The result, it is pointed out, was that the pits were soon choked) with refuse that should have been disposed of In some"ther manner. - - Aside from the nine pits that will soon be available, two or three others are In the planning stage, Westfall said. Both the Ar nold and Eastern Star commu nities need disposal pits, and ap placations have been made to the Bureau of Land Management for use permits. The first county - maintained refuse pit was in the LaPine com munity, and was excavated five years ago. Through the years, the pits have been gradually Increased in number, and some have been re-excavated, through use of bull dozers. In making a plea for consider ate use of the pits, officials point out that persons dumping refuse at undesignated places face arrest and penalties, Blast Delayed By Weather LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UP) Bad weather returned to the atomic proving area today and postponed once again the firing of a big atomic blast. The Atomic Energy Commission scheduled a weather evaluation test for today to determine if the "granddaddy" explosion of the 1955 testing series can be fired Thurs day. But advance forecasts Indicated It was unlikely the shot, estimated as the equivalent of 50,000 tons of TNT, would go before Friday or Saturday. Scientists touch off a medium sized pre-dawn detonation Tuesday the second of the 10-dayold series. Some 200 military personnel In Irencbes witnessed the blast from two and onethird miles away and 17 congressmen headed by Sen, Russell Long, (D-La) observed from the concrete control point blockhouse 10 miles distant. The flash Hunted the skies over an 800 mile circle. The noise was considerably less than previous blasts of medium Intensity. As the congressional delegation ".'is being transported from the blockhouse back to Cmn Mercury the entrance to tHe Navada prov ing prounds 30 miles away, their bus blew Its left front tire. It careened out of control at 45 miles an hour Inlo Ihe path of an oncoming truck. CAN'T Kfr.P HP PARIS (UPt-French children ce'ebrated Shrove Tttesdnv bv pa rading Ihronph the streets wear- ire PISSES Of president pne Cotv ind fi'mer Premier Pierre M"ndes-France. But ri masks of Premier-Designs" Edear Faure were to b seen "We can't keen un with polities." ssld a mask manufacture. "The old1 mask wm have fo dV." President Eisenhower Says Proposal Threat To Economy of U. S. By FRANK ELEAZER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (IP) President Elsenhower today denounced the proposed Democratic $20 a person income tax cut as the height ot fiscal irresponsibility. Mr. Eisenhower, in a stern and sometimes fighting mood, also told his news conference that the Dem ocrats lacked the courage to sub mit their proposal on Its own mer its. Instead, he said, they tacked it onto an administration bill to continue for one year the present corporation and excise (sales) tax rates which are scheduled to be reduced April 1, . ' . He expressed the fear that the Democratic proposal would throw the government Into more serious deficit spending, something he said would amount to the most Insidi ous thing that could happen to a free economy. i ChaUMigea Democrat! He said the United States simply could not have this kind of thing In a responsible government. Asked whether he would veto the tax bill in Its present form, he said he would have to wait and see the exact form of the measure as it reaches him. Repeatedly he challenged the Democrats to test, their tax cut as a separate bill without proposing it as a rider on the administration Redmorid City- Council Accepts Reservoir Bid Special to The Bulletin REDMOND A bid ot 28,580 for construction of a million gallon steel reservoir offered by Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. of Seattle was accepted by city council mem bers Tuesday night, subject to ap proval ol the consulting engineers. The Seattle firm's offer promised completion of tne construction within 95 days after award. Five other bids were opened, for amounts ranging from $35,165 to $29,931, and for construction peri ods of from 165 to 100 days. Speci fications offered by Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. will be sub mitted to Cornell, Howland, Hays and Merrylleld, Engineers, in Cor vallis, for final acceptance. Attorney Rupert Park held first reading on a resolution proposing franchise for Redmond Tele viewers. The non-exclusive fran chise outlines the firm's procedure for installing coaxial cables to supply television by subscription, privileges and responsibilities, rates, and percentage payments to the city. Foster Glass, represent ing Redmond Televiewers, was present. . , Council voted to call for sealed bids on the veterans housing unit Several persons have Indicated In terest in the project and appear willing to nay reasonable amounts for them. The units and land were aopraised for $14,400 last year They will be advertised in local papers and In a Portland trade paper, with opening date of bids set for March 22. Council decided they would sell for a satisfactory price on reasonable terms with adequate security." Calvin Hicks reoorted that the Chamber of Commerce will prob ably "carry the ball" for the city on the matter of air service Into and out of Redmond. He referred to United Airlines' announced dc cision to withdraw service, and added that a representative of West Coast Airlines Is to be in Redmond within a few days to dis cms feeder line service in and out of Redmond for this area. Council offered no action on the matter but will observe the proceedings A decision on air service should be made, by April 1. Hicks said. Councilman Walter Kleen wap ssslgned lo negotiate with Juniper Oolf club directors on their re- niest for a 20 foo secMnn of bnIM Ine from one of the nlrbase units to be added to Ihe coif club house Msvor E M. MeKrill anoolnted Clvde Mallck to the 'resHng com mission. Cilv recorder Mrs. Fve Mf Riehho'f read a letter of Invi tation to cooncllmen to attend Onon; Honae at the county library the venln" of March 4. Co"ncll presi dent Prior Smith presided. There were seven visitors present. measure. But House Democratic leaders nnchrvl ahaml wnf irl.ntli .irltl. their plan for a $20 tax cut for every taxpayer and dependent, ef fective next Jan. 1. Cite Budget Message Democrats In support of this tax cutting plan,' quoted from the Pres ident's Budget Message to Congress last month. In a majority report to the House, the Ways and Means Com mittee pointed out that the Presi dent In that message expressed a "hope" of tax cuts next year. and that he said such cuts should be spread "fairly among all tax payers in a way which will be the most effective to relieve Individual tax burdens and to Increase In centive lor etiort ana investment. The committee approved the tax cut plan Monday. Mr. Eisenhower still held out tlie hope ot tax savings in 1956 . through increased savings in op eration of the government and a continued rise In the state of the economy. But he said that any tax reduction next year should be ar rived at only after careful, ana lytic planning. He stuck by his 1952 prediction that it would be possible to bal ance the budget in lour years through careful practices by gov ernment. , Danger of Inflation Although he strongly attacked, deficit financing, lie said this does not mean that further tax reduc tlon&uuiutjt awajLjjtbitfanccd bud get. .,- . The President said heatedly that he did not approach the tax situa tion in any partisan sense. He said he would not be the one to be defeated by a rising deficit. He said he was thinking primarily of the welfare of the entire American population which would be dam aged seriously by another Inflation ary spiral, a prospective result, he said, of, any unwarranted tax cut next year. The Democratic tax cut plan went before the House Rules Com mittee for clearance for House de bate, starting tomorrow or Friday. Meanwhile, House Republican leaders began an all out drive to line up GOP members against the Democratic tax cutting pro posal. All 203 House Republicans were summoned to a conference tomor row to hear GOP leaders present administration arguments against the tax cut and to trv to "Dcr- suade" Republicans to vote against the cut. OOP Claims Sham The majority report of the House . Ways and Means Committee group said the proposed tax cut would benefit everybody, but would be "of particular benefit" to families with Income of $5000 or less. The nine-man Republican minor ity denounced the majority action as "irresponsible and a sham upon the American people." Democrats said that the pro posed tax cuts would mean a sav ing of $100 per family of five, and said they would putnp money into the economy where it would do the most good. , Commission Sets Special Session An adjourned meeting of the city commission was scheduled for 4:30 this afternoon to consider opening an alley from Kansas street to the proposed site of the filter center nnvl t tho lihrfifr The school board met last night with Dr. J. M. McCarthy to con sider financing of the alley project. This morning members of the commission and City Manager Walter T. Thompson surveyed un developed Underwood avc. from W. 1st to Division. A petition fur vacating the block was presented 'he commission at its last meet ing, but action was deferred pend 'ng a survey. HOW TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED . Hint No. 4 tt jmu'd live to b hundred, lelen t'nts lav. kp rnur inii of humor llv. Amonv esntonariani ths tx twru rounded up thtrs wf no lour puM. - by making mu'ar habit of read. Inr Bullttln Cla.iKM Ada, you'll twin your an of humor ttay rounc. lt'a aaur to placa Claxultiad Ad. Jut rail M and our ad takar will riva you manv auwratlona to halp aall or buy artlclaa. -You Bet Chars It."