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Univ. of Oregon Library Forecast (From U.S. Wnther Bureu. Portland) Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday; high both days 45-50; low tonight 25-30. THE BEND BULLETIN High and Low High yesterday. 45 de grees. Low last night, 30 degrees. Sunset today. 6:29. Sunrise tomorrow, CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 5:49. 52nd Year Two Sections i'-t jr.f: lM-5i. -m-- GROUND BROKEN FOR FILTER CENTER Bend civic leaders and U. S. Air Force men joined Tuesday in a ground-breaking cere mony at the site of the building that will be erected by Dr. J. M. McCarthy just north of the library. In the picture, from the left, are Dr. Charles B. Hinds Jr., Helmer Wallan, Jesse L. Yardley, TSgt. Ben R. Bitting, MSgt. William G. Corpe, Oscar Murray, Ma rion E. Cady, Mayor Hans Slagsvold (with shovel), Owen Panner, W. T. Thompson, Dr. McCarthy and Captain Herbert F. Frary. As the formal ground-breaking ceremony took place, heavy equipment was at work in the background, clearing the way for con struction. (Bend Bulletin Photo) Winnies Last Week'as British Prime Minister? Ity KNE I'A TTEKSON Vnited Press Staff Correspondent LONDON (UPl-Is this Winston Churchill's last week as Britain's prime minister? There ure many here who believe it is. He is 80 years old and the rumors of his impending retirement from the top post have now reached such persistence as to be accepted widely. Some persons even have fixed a precise date April 5 but there is nothing official so far to support that. Sir Winston says only, with a Krin, "The future is veiled in ob scurity." IMay Resign Tuesday If he docs resign next week, this is how it will happen: On Monday night Queen Eliza Ih'Hi II and Prince Philip will dine at No. 10 Downing Street. That is unusual in Itself but it may also mark the last time Churchill ploys host at the narrow, brick house he himself has made so famous. The next day at G:30 p.m. the old statesman will pay his regular weekly call at Buckingham Palace on the 28-year-old Queen. He serv ed in the House of Commons when her great-great-grandmother, Vic toria, was on the throne. If resignation it is to be, that is the occasion when Churchill will ask Elizabeth to accept it. She will. He will recommend that she ask Sir Anthony Eden to be the new prime minister. She will. Eden will accept. Not Complete Retirement Sir Winston might then choose to make a valedictory address to the world from his celebrated forum, the House of Commons, before it begins the Easter recess next Thursday. Churchill is off to Sicily then for several weeks in the sun. It is apparent that he does not intend to retire entirely from his Moved Commons. He has told con stituents in his district of Woodford that he intends to serve them still longer. So it may be that the familiar hunched figure and cherubic coun tenance will still be seen in the chaml)er but not on the front hench constantly where, as prime minister, he was wont to turn off his hearing aid during Socialist sjHMvhes that he chose not to hear. Concert Begins At 8: 1 5 Tonight Curtain lime for the Jorge Bolet piano recital tonight at the Tower theater is 8:15 p.m., Community Concert officers painted out today. The time was announced in yes terday's paper as 8.30. Local members of the concert association are to be seated by 8 o'clock, officers stressed. From 8 to 8 : 1 fi. seats will be available for visitors from other concert associ ations. Viet Nam Army, Rebellious Religious Group Set Truce By LOUIS GUILBERT United Press Staff Correspondent SAIGON, Indochina (UP)-Th' French High Command announced tonighj that the Viet Nam Nation al Army and the forces of the rebellious Binh Xuyen political religious sect have agreed to a temporary truce. The French announcement said the truce would hold at least through the night as efforts were made to halt the spreading civil war brought on by the efforts of the Binh Xuyen and two other sects to oust American- backed premier Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem's forces crushed one bloody uprising in Saigon during the day, but a scattering of new firing broke out at night in subur ban Cholon. The French said, however, that th etruce was only a "tacit" agree ment for the night hours and warned that it might not be re spected. Savage Fighting Thus far, at least 26 persons have been killed and 112 wounded in the savage street fighting which erupted during the early hours of the day. The French Expeditionary Force technically neutral in the clash between the forces of Diem and the semi-gangster Binh Xuyen, added to the number of its troops Spring Term Jury Panel Is Announced Notices of selection to the jury panel for the spring term of local circuit court have been served on 27 Deschutes county residents over the past week. Thirty-one names were selected for the prospective panel, but only 27 persons were actually contacted by sheriff deputies serving notifi cation of selection. The names were drawn by lot from the mas ter jury list. Named to the jury panel from which the grand jury and trial juries for local circuit court will be drawn were the following: From Betid. Thomas Brooks. Edward E. Cheney, Gordon W. McKay, Kenneth L. Hicks, Anna Corbett, Dick W. Asseln, Glen C. Batetmn. Lyle Gililiand, Robert J. Welle, Maurice Hoover. Donald Brandvold, Everett E. Hughes. Jeannette Johnson, Peter Hohn steen and Ben F. Fanning. From Redmond. Charles Brint na!l. Mildred Elliott West. Nona L. Fogge, William L. Lynch, Lu cille Titus. Jennie Houston and Dorothy Egg. From other communities, John W. Burris. Terrebonne, Herbert William Lawson, Terrebonne, Karol Cllbertson, LaPlne, Roy M. .arson. LaPine, and Ceclle E. Shelton, Sisters. It Is reported some of those drawn for jury duty have petl- drove around the Bend area with tioned Circuit Judge Ralph S. Cady and L. L. HirUel, and ob Hamilton to be excused on grounds tained few glimpses of (he snowy of illness or prior commitment!. Cascades. I Bend. Deschutes guarding Saigon's European quar ter. Meanwhile, French Commission er Gen. Paul Ely paid hurried calls on Diem and special Ameri can envoy Gen. J. Lawton Collins. He also conferred with representa tives of the Binh Xuyen and the National Army staff. At the same time, Diem's gov ernment was hit by resignations even though it survived the first crisis. The sects called on Chief of State Bao Dai to. fire the Premier. City Is Tense The sects have threatened new battles throughout free Viet Nam unless Diem is ousted to head off the spreading civil war. Diem won the first round, but the Bih Xuyen forces which con trol Saigon's police and its under world were intact and firmly en trenched in the suburbs of Saigon. The city was tense, expecting fur ther trouble. ' All three rebellious sects, the Binh Xuyen, the Cao Dai and the Hoa Hao, announced they would begin a complete blockade of the capital tomorrow. Panic was in creasing in Saigon, and hoarding began among the 600,000 popula tion. Saigon's large Communist under ground was reported jubilant, con fident that the grave crisis threat ening Diem would hand free South Viet Nam Over to the Reds in the near future. The fighting in Saigon raged in termittently from midnight until dawn when government troops backed by tanks overran the screaming fanatical riflemen of the Binh Xuyen and drove them back to their stronghold near the twin Chinese city of Cholon. Location Sought By Film Company Central Oregon's scenic Three Sisters and adjacent peaks were proving a bit elusive today as three United Artists representa tives from Hollywood visited the Metolius region in quest of a loca tion for a western picture to be filmed in the coming season. In the Hollywood group, mem bers of which arrived yesterday afternoon by plane from Pendle ton, were Andrew DeToth, W. B. Ihnen and Aniran Cook. Accompanied by Marion E. Cady, Bend Chamber of Com merce manager, the three men left for the Metolius river this morning, as a new storm envel oped" the Cascades, hiding the old white volcanoes. However, when in Bend last night the Hollywood men were given a sort of preview of Cascade scenery when they were shown pic tures of the region and viewed films at the chamber office. After arriving here yesterday evening, the United Artists men County, Oregon Wednesday, March 30, 1955 Ground-Breaking Rites are Held For Filter Center Ou, receipt of word that the go ahead signal had been given for! the start of work on the Eastern Oregon lilter center to be erected in Bend, a ground-breaking cere mony was held Tuesday. Lifting a shovelful of dirt, sym bolic of the start of the project, was Mayor Hans Slagsvold. Also! present were heads of various service groups, U. S. Air Force officials, Bend Chamber of Com merce officials and Oscar J. Mur ray, whose firm is now clearing the site and will erect the build ing. ' Papers clearing the way for the start of construction were signed yesterday, after Corps of engi neers representatives had met with Dr. John M. McCarthy, who is erecting the. building for filter center use. Earlier, Air Force officials at Colorado Springs, Colo., approved the site and plans. Target date for completion of the building has been set for June 1, and to meet that day, the Mur ray Bros. Construction Co. start ed clearing work earlior in the month. Some massive rock "blisters" were blasted, and the shattered lava has been removed. Steel Demand Said Increasing NEW YORK (UP) Iron Age magazine predicted today steel de mand will hit its high point in April" with operations topping 96 per cent of rated capacity. It noted "the terrific demand from automotive companies in the critical production period just ahead." "The car makers underestimated strength of the new car market and are trying to make up for lost time," said the national metal working weekly. "Meanwhile, the market buildup is spurred by pres sure from virtually every indus try." ' . Steel operations this week are scheduled at 94.5 per cent of capa city, up one-bilf point from last week. "A leveling off can be expected this summer. Iron Age stated "But on a seasonally adjusted basis It probably will Indicate an improvement and continuation of the recovery movement. "There will be another upturn following the summer breathing spell. Strength of the steel market rests on such a broad base that another surge Is almost certain In the last half of 1955." "Steel and automotive labor are having an influence on the mar ket. Iron Age pointed out. "Out come of labor negotiations remains uncertain. Hungry Cons End Holdout In Nebraska By FRAN KW. RAIX I'nited Press Staff Correspondent LINCOLN, Neb. (UP) Eight famished rebel convicts surrender ed today after holding two guards and a fellow prisoner as hostages for 64 hours at the Nebraska Penitentiary. The tiiree hostages emerged un harmed from the isolated, throe story maximum detention build ing where the rebels had been holed up. They and their captors had lived for 66 1-2 hours on a single loaf of bread, and a little sugar. Their last real meal was Sunday break fast, served an hour and a half before the revolt hegn. The diehard convicts finally sur rendered to the pangs of starva tion and the stern demands of Gov. Victor E. ' Anderson, who took personal command of the prison during the marathon riol and refused to compromise with the rebels. Got Hot Meal The rebels' first condition of surrender was a hot meal, right away. Anda'son granted it and the hag gard, red-eyed convicts hurried off to eat. But the governor's terms were hard: 15 days for each of the convicts in the prison's "hole," 60 days solitary confinement, and 90 days in segregation. In return, Anderson' promised a "fair and impartial" investigation of the prisoners' list of grievances. While the rebels were eating, the guards who had been held hostage told the story of their or deal to newsmen. Warren Miller, 43, said the reb els had threatened him and Eu gene Swanson, 34, several times with homemade knives. " Guards Sympathetic The two guards were also rough ed up and got only two spoonsiui of sugar each for food yesterday, Miller said. But the guards said they were treated "pretty good" and added "we really feel they (the prison ers) had a bum rap." Miller said the riot started when one of the convicts burst out of his cell and grabbed him from behind. The bars of the cell had been sawed through, Miller said. The convicts opened the cell door with Miller's keys and captured Swanson when he entered the building minutes later. There were originally 12 con victs in the maximum security building, where prisoners are lodged for violation of penitentiary rules. However, the convicts later released two men they described as "psychos" and a non-rebel. Another convict who didn't want to riot, Gerald Hoffman, was held as a third hostage. Anderson came to the prison within hours after the riot broke out and adopted a watch and wait starve-out strategy. He refused to speak to the pris oners until they agreed to release the hostages unharmed. The rebels' will to resist broke late last night. They sent a mes sage saying they wanted to talk to Anderson and the prison au thorities. The governor agreed and met the rebels face to face. They agreed to his terms. At 3:15 a.m., the three hostages emerged from the garishly flood lit security building, stepped down an outside stairway to the ground, and walked to freedom across the prison yard. The rioters followed a few min utes later. Nationalists Tell Of Two Sinkings TAIPEI, Formosa (UP)- Na tionalist Chinese headquarters an nounced that its warptanes patrol ling off Matsu Island sank two Communist schooners, "heavily damaged" three 150-ton gunboats and damaged four schooners to day. An Air Force communique said reconnaissance planes sighted e flotilla of nine Chinese Red gun boats and 30 schooners off the Ming River in Fuklen Province opposite Formosa. The announcement said the planes Immediately attacked and damaged three gunboats. The communique said a few hours later other Nationalist war planes sank two schooners and damaged four others off the Lien River, 25 miles west of Matsu. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced that Communist artil lery on Amoy fired 14 rounds into Tatan Island In the Quemoy group thu morning. Far East Wear Talk' CritiDCDzed by Dke At Press Session March Storms Alter Irrigation Outlook in Area March storms in the Oregon Cas cades have greatly changed the Irrigation water picture for this area over that of a month ago. On some of the courses surveyed this past week, in preparation for the annual water forecast meeting in Redmond Friday, the water con tent of the mountain pack is near or, in a few cases, above normal. A month ago it appeared that the Cascades snow pack would be lightest in more than a decade. At (he Caldwell Ranch course on the upper Deschutes, for in stance, the snow surveyors, under the supervision of Hal Biggerstatf from the, Soil Conservation office in Redmond, this week measured 25 inches of snow compared with 24.5 inches last year. Water con tent of the snow there this year is 8 inches, just under the long time mean, 9.1 Inches. Series of Storms The big recovery in mountain moisture has been attributed tto the fact that for the past month the Cascades have been visited by a series of heavy storms. Along the Santiam highway at the summit end In other high areas, the roadside depth of snow is even greater than this time last year. , A new storm had enveloped the Cascade country today. At Charlton lake in the Cas cades, the survey crew measured 88.5 Inches of snow compared with 94.9 on the same date in 1954. The water content of the pack this year was 31.5 inches, compared with the longtime mean of 28.6 inches. Snow depth on the Irish-Taylor lake course this year in late March was 98 inches, a bit under last year's 107.4 inches. The moisture content of that pack, 38 inches, is well under the mean, 53.2 inches. Figures Gave At Waldo lake, 87 inches of snow covered the ground. Last year at this time the depth there was 93.9. The water content of the pack there, 31 inches, is near that of last year, 33.4 inches, and above the average, 29.7 inches. Surveys this past week also re vealed big gains in snow depths and moisture content on the New Dutchman Flat course west of Bend, where 110.9 Inches of snow covered the ground. At the Important Three Creeks Meadows site, another big gain in snow was noted for the month Last year, the March depth there was 58.6 Inches, compared with 57 this year. The moisture content this year, 19 inches, is just under the average, 20.8 inches. Snow surveyors this week were to swing south Into the Diamond lake region, and will end their studies for the season at Paulina lake. Central Oregon Music Contest Set tor Friday A Central Oregon solo and en semble music contest will be held In Bend Friday, with more than 150 high school students expected to take part. Represented will be young mu sicians from Prinevllle, Madras, Redmond, Hines and Bend. J. T. Haugen, in charge of (he contest, said (he musicians will appear in the Thompson school auditorium, with competition to start at 8:30 and last Into the aft ernoon. Judges will lie Ira Lee from the University of Oregon, John Berry, Franklin high, Portland, and Del bert Chinberg, Lebanon high. POPK, NOT HIIAhtCHPEAKK SAN FRANCISCO (UP)-Erudite Government Atty. John Lockley, during the Immigration trial of Ce sare Rossi, said in his summa tion: "Oh what a (angled web we weave When first we practice to de ceive." "That's from Shakespeare," he said. Defense Atty. Joseph Alloto shouted, "It it not: It's Alex ander Pope!" Ten Pages Dinner Planned Here Tonight for New OSC Coach Oregon Statu college alumni and other backers of the Bea vers will attend a dinner meet ing here tonight at which Tom Prothro, new OSC coach, will be (be guest of honor. The dinner meeting, to sturt a) 7 p.m., will be held at the Pine Tavern. This will be Prothro's first visit to Central Oregon since being named Beaver grid coach. Prothro will be accompanied by one of his assistants, Dick Twegne. Also coining here from Corval lis for this evening's meeting will be Bob Knoll, OSC alumni secretary. . Winnie Draws Ike Objection WASHINGTON (UP) President Elsenhower politely objected today to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's . suggestion that , big power discussions begin with a conference of chiefs of state. Without referring to Churchill by name, Mr. Elsenhower pointed out at his news conference .that an eminent source had proposed a top-level meeting without an agenda. Mr. Elsenhower said there would be many dangers to such: a meet- ins. . He said it might look like a social gathering to many pcopfe in the world who would be expect ing more from such talks than could be delivered. But Mr. Elsenhower said again that the United States would meet with other major powers on any! basis so long as such a meeting would not raise any false hopes. Mr. Eisenhower thus main tained his basic position of a week ago, that it would be better to hold exploratory talks at a lower level, probably foreign ministers, and then see whether a chiefs of state meeting might follow. Big Strike Fund Approved by CIO CLEVELAND (UP) Delegates to the CIO United Auto Workers convention turned today to the election of officers after approv ing a' 25 million dollar strike fund, the largest in the union's history. The fund would be raised by tripling the present monthly dues of 2.50. The additional (5 increase would stop when the fund goal was reached and start again at $1 a month when the amount dropped below 20 millions. A stormy 10-hour debate preeed ed approval of the fund as dele gates split over methods of dis bursing the money collected. The final version of the fund's opera tion was drafted for action after administration of the fund by "need" rather than by "right' passed by a narrow margin. Then the strike fund received almost unanimous approval. The prolonged debate postponed action on the collective bargain ing platform until later this week probably Thursday. AFL President George Meany, slated as president of the AFL- CIO when the two unions approve the merger, addressed the conven tion shortly before the strike fund came up for a final vote. Meany received a standing ova Hon when he was Introduced by CIO President Walter Reuther. Hi1 was cheered again when, in refer ring to the UAW program for a guaranteed annual wage, he de clared that unions hive the "obll gation of seeing that you work when you eat which is all the time." Reds Imposing Stiff Road Tolls BERLIN (UP)-The East Ger man Communists Imposed exorbi tant tolls today on the highways supplying Berlin. West Berlin offi cials said the Reds had imposed a cold economic blockade. Berlin city officials said the new highway taxes announced by the Communists raised the toll for an average heavy truck from around 17.50 for a round trip to an aver age of around $100. No. 96 Remarks Seen As Challenge To Adm. Carney By MERRIM AN SMITH United Press White House Writer WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower today criticised specu lation about the prospect of war in the Far East. He took this position in com menting on estimates by Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations, that an attack on the island of Matsu by the Red Chin ese might develop about April 15 with a following attack on Que moy a month or so later. The chief executive said he does not plan to rebuke Carney. But in answering a number of news conference Questions he left no doubt that he challenged Carney's estimate of the situation. Gives Ills Reasons The ' President made these points: 1. The peace of the world is not being served by speculating too much concerning such things as Red Chinese war potential in the Straits of Formosa. 2. He warned against saying or doing anything in this country that would destroy the morale of the Chinese Nationalists. 3. He doubted the possibility of accurately forecasting when and what the Red Chinese will do. He was asked directly whether he disagreed with the nrrranslttr.A that there might be an attack on Mnfctl fl-nm Anrll 11 nnwonl Tla replied that anyone making such prediction must have informa tion not in his possession. iiigni iu opinions The President said that his aides and officials of the admin istration have a right to their own opinions, but they do not have a right to express their opinions If they create difficulty for the ad ministration and operation of gov ernment. In such an event, he said the aide or official responsible lor -this difficulty does not belong- in other words, such an offending official Is not a member of his team. . ' Mr. Eisenhower's discussion of the Formosa situation blended at -times in the news conference with talk about a series of two meet ings he began today with House and Senate leaders of both parties. The President insisted that the conferences were not called for a specific or special purpose, but to discuss the world situation in gen eral. War Scare Talk Some Democratic congressional leaders hoped the White House talks would give them an opening (o tell Mr. Elsenhower they de plored what they called hot and cold talk from the administration about a war scare, The President, in response to questions, deplored mud slinging on Capitol Hill between highly partisan elements. He went out of his way to ex1 oress his respect and admiration for the manner in which Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga), chair man of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee, has attempted to preserve a bipartisan ap proach to foreign, policy problems. As for the defense of Quemoy and Matsu, the President declined again to say specifically what this country would do, but he said a terrific burden would rest on Hie Chinese Nationalists on Formosa. He said the Nationalists have to have a belief in something if they ire to fight well, and this coun try must not do anything to des troy their morale. Meets With Loaders The President then strongly rec ommended a cessation of further questions about Formosa. Carney definitely was the source of the stories Inst weekend dealing with the possibility of an enemy attack in mid-April. The New York News todav Identified White House Press Secretary James C. Hager ty as the source for stories yester day that Mr. Eisenhower does not believe the battle for Matsu or Quemoy is imminent. After Mr. Elsenhower's news conference he lunched and dis cussed foreign policy problems witn 1.1 ranmng uemocrauc ana Republican members of the House,; He will hold a similar affair for Senate leaders of both parties to I morrow. ,
