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V THE BEND BULLETIN Ud CKNT&AL OREGON PRESS An Independent Newspaper Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher PIUI P. Bregma, Auoetota Editor Member. Aodlt Buresa of ClroulaUons Xstarad u iMoed Clu Mttr, J.nuur . 181T It ti Fort OlllM at Bni. On m ante Art of Mrch , 18W. The Bend Bulletin, Is There Oil in Oregon? "Oil end Gas Exploration in Oregon" is the title of a 54-page paper just issued by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. It is a paper that is likely to prove one of the de partment's "best sellers" because of the rapidly increas ing interest in oil and gas exploration. But the paper does not attempt to answer the ques tion: "Is there oil in Oregon?" The paper largely deals with records of oil and gas prospecting in the state over a period of more than half a century, with data on some 200 wells recorded. . ,: ; The location of each test drilling is shown on an in dex map. " Several of the holes were bored through Central Or egon formations. Deschutes county is; one of the few in the" state in wh.ch oil of gas has not yet been sought. Two wells were drilled in Crook county, the state paper indicates. One of these was the "Berna No. 1," lo cated in the Bear Creek region and once owned by Lona Gray. It was sunk to a depth of 1700 feet, with low-pressure gas reported. Using the same rig employed on the Lona Gray well, a Piineville man sunk a well to a depth of 679 feet. Three wells were drilled in Jefferson county, and two of these reached a depth of more than 2600 feet. Deepest hole ever drilled in Central Oregon was that . of the Clprno Basin Oil Co., near Clarno. It was drilled to a depth of 4565 feet, and its operators reported "a ' good showing of oil and gas." In Oregon east of the Cascades, the deepest hole was in Malheur' county, where the El Paso Natural Oil and Gas Co. recently threw in the sponge, after going down ' to 7470 feet, at a cost of $150,000. Despite the fact that some 200 wells have been -drilled in Ofegon in the half century, the state depart Tment of geology lacks proof that oil was found in any of Jhe wells. ' Gas, however, has been tapped in many of the wells, but available records indicate only methane, or marsh gas. in 1954, the state entered a new era of oil and gas exploration, and it appears that large companies, pre pared to drill holes that cost from ?150,000 to a half mil lion dollars, will make tests that were lacking in the ear lier exploration. Some of these tests will be made on Central Oregon's high desert, and in the old lands along the head of Crook ed river. In another decade, art answer may be available to the question that is being asked ; at present : "Is there oil in Oregon?" rrr"" ' t .Don't Want to Own Homes (Salem Capital-Journal) The desire to own one's home is a human aspiration "which is supposed to go back as far in history as the cx- istence of homes. Yet the people of Richland, Wash., the -atomic town where all the homes are owned by the gov ernment, have just voted 3280 to 1201 against a pro posal to sell the homos to the occupants. They also voted against a proposal for self government. This vote goes directly against two American tradi tions. Does it reflect a basic' change in American attitude? To a degree we fear that it does. Financially the Richland resident is probably better off living in a tax free house -paying a modest rent, and ho may be better governed than if he governed himself. But Americans are supposed to prefer to make their own mistakes rather than be gov erned, much le.-sB owned, from above. However there's a mitigating circumstance. If wc ever abandon the atomic program, unlikely but possible, Richland will dry up and a house there will be worth vir tually nothing. There is no other industry or excuse Ut a town. If a worker loses his job in the plant he will have to move. There must be a question about the permanence and stability of such a community. This could produce a different feeling about home ownership and self gov ernment than the same person would have elsewhere. At least we hope this is cans really prefer that the houses and provido local government for them we are about to become a very different kind of a country. Quotable Quotes inc outcome ot war is of the army nor by the supply of manpower alone. The most important factor is the spiritual factor, particularly the psychological factor. Chiang Kai-shek. The biggest mistake we can make is to underestimate Russia's capabilities. Rep. Rlelvin Price (D.-Ill.) 1 Famine is so intense in Russia that it made the com missars cook up and serve their premiers to the people. Clarence Manioii, former Notre Dame law school dean. The stability of the American economy depends on the prosperity and security Sen Mike Mansfield (D., Mont.). Plain speaking might bo instrumental in preventing a reckless Communist miscalculation which could en danger the lives of many. Secretary of State Dulles. The New York subway is a fine place to practice self-denial. The average subway ride is enough to test anyone's Christianity. Rev. Joseph 11. Sheehan. I am here to do what I can to lift ni"dcrn poetry out of the slime and muck of obscenity. British Lord Dunsuny, upon arrivinj,' in the U.S. Tuesday, March 15. 155 in every section of the state the explanation. If Ameri federal government own the derided by neither the si.e of the American farmer. Edson in Washington Greater Defense Effort Urged By PETER EDSON NKA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NEA) An American plan tor greater defense mobilization effort in Western Eu rope is now being urged on the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion countries. While this idea has not been pre sented to the Kuropruns in spe cific preparation for the day when U.S. military aid in NATO will be further cut down, the net effect is tile same. It has been pointed out to Ihc NATO countries thnt if a new Eu ropean war should break out. At lantic shipping would le much more hazardous than it was in World War 11. It would therefore he extremely risky for the European defense forces to depend on the United States for supplies of new mili tary equipment, spare parts for repnirs and ammunition to the ex tent they have been relying on America in the past. This action was taken at a meet ing of NATO's "High National Pro duction Authorities" in Paris at Hie end of January. It received no notice at Hie time because the closed meeting enme just when news from Formosa and I he China coast was at peak in terest. Originally, fir. Arthur S. Flcm ming, director of the U. S. Office of Defense Moliili.alinn and sponsor of the new NATO defense nobiliza- tion plan, was to attend the Paris meeting. Hecaiiso he is also a member of the I'.S. National Se curity Council lie could not' leave Washington during the Formosa crisis. OHM's Deputy Director Victor K. C'ooley, board chairman of Southwestern Hell, St. Louis, went instead. He was accompanied by Thomas P.' Pike, assistant secre tary ot Defense for Supply and logistics. Chairman of the meet ing was Lowell P. Weiekler, cx presidenl of Squihh, who has been assitanl secretary general of the international statf at NATO lor the past Iwo years. Mr. Cooley, reporting on the Pans defense mnhiliulum meet ing, emphasizes that Ihe NATO Perkins Given Stiff Sentence Special to The Kulletln REDMOND C,eon;e W. Per kins. Prinevilte. was fined $1M :l in .lustier court tor driving while under the inllucnee of intoxicat ing liquor, lie was also given :0 das in jail, and will serve addi tional time for any poiium of die fine not paid after the I'.fl days. liny H, Uirson, Prineville. is serving 12 days in lieu of pay ment of V.'!!..')!! fine for being drunk on a public highway. W'ingspread of the condor may reach 11 feet. Ninth Annuel Pacific Coo if Regional Aberdeen Angus Show and Sale 3V Registered Fcmalci IS Suits 40-30 Head Commercial Charles McDowtll Judaa Charlti Adami Auctisntar S porno red by Paeifie Caatt Aberdeen Angui Aiiocietien For Catalog Write Bot 106, Klamath Falls March 20, Klamath Falls, Ore. Reprieved countries have already done con siderable basic work. NATO plan ning groups have been building up European supplies of petroleum, coal, steel, food and a dozen pinci pal raw materials. This work was begun uflcr Lord Ismay of the United Kingdom was made NATO secretary-general three years ago. Most of the planning has been done for the needs of the 14 in dividual countries, however, and not for Ihe coordinated require ments of European defense in case of war. Cooley and Pike, presenting re ports on the American defense mo bilization program, stressed the importance ot stockpiling, indus trial dispersion, duplication ot pro- production facilities for critical items and civil defense planning. Steps to he taken in case American sources of supply should be cut off were also emphasized. NATO production authorities are now understood to be consulting with their governments on further steps to' be taken to meet the American proposals. it tins plan lor a new, co ordinated defense mobilization plan in Europe should be adopted by NATO, it would, in part, take the place of Ihe arms pool pro duction plan suggested by the for mer French Premier Pierre Men- des-Franee. It would also supplement Ihe arms control agency plan provided in the Pans agreements ot last October for the resumption of arms production in Germany, ils rearmament and ils admission to NATO. Just how much progress has been made in European defense planning is revealed for the first time in l.ord lsmay's new report on "NATO The First Five Years l!U!)-Tvl." Copies of this docu ment, largely written by Lord Is- may himself, have just been rev reived in Washington. Armed forces of the It NATO countries have risen from four to seven million men. Military bud get figures have risen from SIS billion to Jfi.l billion a year. Forty per cent of this last amount, or $LTi billion, now goes to defense pro duction. U.S. military aid to NATO lias been over $30 billion In the five years. Of this, $15 billion has been for military end items. It in cludes i'2 billion worth of off-shore procurement, ordered and paid for by the V. S.. but made and de livered abroad. Six billion dollars more of this "OSP" is on ordi Individual defense budgets tor I'.i.v', latest figures made public arc: V.K. $3 billion. France $1 bil lion, Canada $'J billion. Italy $76! million, Helgumt $100 million, Neihcrlands SXil million. Turkey $:'.'.'0 million, Norway $113 million. Denmark $1'2!1 million, rorlugal million, Greece $(12 million, Lux emburg $10 million. The total is linughly $!'.! billion, or over 11 per cent of Europe s $lu billion gross 'national product. Letters To the Editor: We wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude for the publicity you have given our various campaigns. We hesitate to think how we would inform the public should we not have your medium. Thank you again. Very truly yours, National Foundation for fnfantile Paralysis Deschutes County Chapter Nina Niskancn, Chairman Bend, Oregon March 10, 1955 The Mexican volcano Paricutin is still active. ; You can't talk air JJM BG . JUL A Uofr High and Uw m . . and You'll Go Pontlat I WARD MOTOR 1008 Bond Street Sportsmen Hold Meeting, Make Plans for Busy Year The Deschutes County Sports men s association, an organization with a membership of more than 500, will be headed in the com ing year by George Mirich, with John Smith as vice-president and Francis Stokesberry as secretary. 'Notable Books' Listed at Library A list of 33 "Notable Books" of 1934 is now available at the Des chutes county library, according to Librarian Eleanor F. Brown. The list, which includes four nov els, was compiled by a special committee of the Public Libraries Division of the American Library association. Miss Grace W. Gil- man, librarian of Lincoln Library in Springfield, III., is chairman. Tensions in world affairs and the inequalities of peoples is heav ily reflected in the selections, ac cording to Miss Brown. Several titles, she said, are a plea for tol erance in the midst of intolerance and a warning against the loss of individual freedoms. The local library has most of the titles on the list. However, the books which are not available at the local library can be obtained through the state library. Emphasis in the selections was placed on books which have liter ary quality and also social signifi cance. The notable books were se lected from a preliminary list of more than 100 titles suggested by representative libraries through out the country. books Listed Books on this list that are avail able in he Deschutes county li brary in Bend follow: "The Dollmaker," Arnow; "The View From Pompey's Head," Bas so; "Ambassodor's Report," Bowles: "My Several Worlds," Buck; "But We Were Born Free," Davis; "Away All Boats," Dod son; "Fall of a Titan," Gouzenko; "The Roosevelt Family of Saga more Hill," Hagedorn; "Seven Years in Tibet," Harrer; "Con quest of Everest," Hunt, "In the Cause of Peace," Lie; "Song of the Sky," Murehie; "The Jour ney," Smith; "Faith and Free dom," Ward, and "Second Tree from the Corner," White. Reserves for any of these titles ran be made by calling the library, 232. . U --.7.-; around the facts I ' fe,,n" sfirsris aft ann ... All three are Bend residents. The new officers were named at the annual meeting of the group here Saturday afternoon with an estimated 200 present for the meet ing, held at the Moose hall. A Dutch lunch was served. A work program for 1955 was outlined, activities of the past year were reviewed and moving pic tures were shown. Directors named for the new year were A. W. Bush, Sisters, and Sam Shaver, Art Syverson, Kenneth Helm, C. V. Schultz and Luther Ipock, all of Bend. One of the major projects to be continued by the group this year will be the stile construction pro gram, popular with land owners along the Deschutes who have agreed to open areas for fisher men who observe the common rules for Hie protection of private property no dogs, no fires, no damage to fences, no use of fire arms and care not to disturb stock. Sportsmen entering private property over fence stiles pledge to treat the property as if it were their own. The Deschutes sportsmen have also undertaken the project of improving the road into Ben- ham falls over the railroad grade. Work will be undertaken as soon as weather permits. Many sports men have volunteered to assist Expenses for equipment and ma terial will be borne by the associa tion. A feature of the meeting was the showing of a color picture, prepared by Bob Mace and Holloway of the state game com mission illustrating the difficulties faced by steelhead in their stream migrations. Most of hindrances shown were man made. O. S. Flaherty showed movies of the Alaskan gold rush, bear hunt: in Alaska, a Yellowstone park tra velogue and a comedy. Many merchandise prizes, pro vided by Bend merchants, were distributed. THE TELL-TALE EYE BOSTON (UP) A police trial board imposed 210 hours ot punishment duty on two officers charged with brawling. The board members were not entirely satis fied with the explanation of the patrolmen that they had only been "jostling." One of them showed up at the hearing with a black eye. Fastest passenger ship is USS United States. the fx, ",fly Price' 0-7 e colors stuict'on and --cm; i"tiac's - "ore poiver , 'rcak V a .. Pnce cars ---ynodel r" makes! Bend's Yesterdays THIRTY -FIVE TEARS AGO From The Bulletin, Mar. 15, 1930 A new plan to secure water lor irrigation in Central Oregon has been revealed in a petition just filed in Salem by the Tumalo dis trict for the storage of 150,000 acre feet in Waldo lake on the Middle fork of the Willamette river. The Shevlin - Hixon Company, through T. A. McCann, has been nrosonipH with a war department citation for making prompt deliv eries and otnerwise cooperating with the army's construction divi sion. Georee Michaelson. Fort Rock homesteader and merchant, has cnlH his residence, store building and stock of goods In Fort Rock to H. I. Rice ol Seattle, micnaei- son holds his faith in the Fort Rock community and has retained his homestead. Up until noon today $10,000 had heen snhserihed to finance the county fair, in event it is secured for Bend. William P. Dnwninff has an nounced plans to construct a $35,- 000 building on Bond street, Be tween the Carmody cigar store and the Myers building. Three inches of snow fell in Rend last nieht. and at Allineham nn th Metnliiis river. 15 inches fell. A heavy pack was reported from me cascades, iouowing a my winter. . shopper stopperi spring flowers on our' PRINCE MATCHABELLI perfume counter SPRING FANCY . . . Carefree new cologne in a surprise flower box thai opens up in full bloom I The generous4-ouncebollle,iusl $1 .50 plus tax THRIFT-WISE DRUGS ECONOMY DRUGS . or sol h;.L. CO. Phone 1595 If