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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1955)
The Bnd Bulletin, Wednesday, Dec 21. 19SS Briefs from Here and There The Theta Rho girls' club will meet tonight at 7 o'clock, at the IOOF halt. Officers reguesteo that members be punctual. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Houk, 422 S. Second street, Prineville, are parents of a girl born Tuesday aft ernoon at St. Charles Memorial hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wipf arrived by bus Tuesday morning from Mit chell, S. D, to spend the holidays with their daughter, Miss Evelyne Wipf. Sec. Lt. Don Denning, son of Mr. ant Mrs. Don S. Denning, is home for the holidays" from Tucson, Ariz., where he is stationed with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. and Mrs. George Tackman were Bend visitors Tuesday from their ranch on Bear creek. Ronald Laursen arrived yester day from Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, to spend the holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Laursen, 333 Tum- alo avenue. He has been in the Air Force a year and a half, and is serving in the pharmacy division of the 3645th medical squadron. He is on 18-day leave. A marriage license was issued Tuesday at Mrs. Helen Daeey's of fice to Robert Kenneth Moody and Beverly Jean Hanson, both of Bend. Miss Mary Jane Clark and Ed Phelps, students at the University of Washington, are spending the holidays in Bend as guests of Phelps' parents, Mr. and Mrs. M, S. Phelps. Ed is a senior at the university, and Miss Clark is a junior. Her home is in Palmer, Alaska. Jack Laing, Vic Plath, Ernest Steiulicht and Vernon Carlon re turned last night from a success ful hunting trip to the Blue Moun tain area, in the northeastern part of the state. They brought home four elk. William Bear, Jr., has completed his service with the U.S. Marines and will enter Oregon State College after the first ol the year. He re ceived his discharge at Camp Pen dleton, Calif., and made the trip to Bend with his brother, Bruno, Soil Sank Plan Receives Study CORVALLIS (UP) A national soil bank plan to take lands out of production of surplus crops should not impose on any one commodity. according to representatives of nine Oregon farm and commodity groups. The representatives, at a meet ing here yesterday, agreed that the burden of adjustment In develop ing a soil bank type of crop con trols should be spread over a broad agricultural range. They al so agreed that payments would be made at levels that would permit retirement of land without market ing production from them. Ideal Christmas Gift.,., 15" TRAIN CASE 18.00 -31" WEEKENDER, ".18.00 , 21" WAMHtOM a7.50 Here's batter luggage at popular price built with your travel needs tn mind. Vitb gealer- strength, yet lighter weight. 'Eaiter, wrinkle-free packing. , Styled for budgel-wlse travelers. Sahara Cream Colored Finish OPEN 'TIL 9 P.M. Wednesday Thru Friday Markets PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Cattle 500, includes few loads fed steers and heifers; tliese slow, about steady; cows active, steady to strong; truck lot good-choice 1139 lb. fed steers 19.25; truck lots good around 950-1065 lb. steers 18-19; load good around 790 lb. fed heifers 16.50, lightly sorted; can-ner-cutter cows mostly 7-9, few 9.25; utility cows 10-12; few cutter, bulls 11-12. Calves 50; market active, veal- ers strong to 1.00 higher; heavy calves scarce; good-choice veal ers 19-23; utility-commercial 10-17. Hogs 200;, market less active, mostly steady to weak; U. S. 1 and 2 butchers 1S0-235 lb. 13.50- 13.75, including one carload at 13.- 50; No. 3 lots down to 12.50; sows salable around 9.50-11 or above. Sheep 200; market moderately active, steady; few lots choice early shorn and wooled lambs 18 18.50; sizeable lots utility-low good around 70 lb. lambs 15-16; no feed-i er lambs sold; good -choice quo table 14.DO-16; good choice ewes salable 4.50-5.50. PORTLAND DAIRY Eggs To retailers; Grade AA large, 64-65c; A large, 62-63c; AA medium, 6M2c; A medium, 60-62, small, 51-52c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 66c lb; o a r t o n s. 67c; A prints, 66c; cartons, 67c; B prints, 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Cheddar, Oregon singles, 401,-i-15 Vsc; 54b. loaves, 46Ii-19'L,c. Proc essed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf 39',441c lb. POTATO MARKET PORTLAND (UP) Potatoes: Oregon Russets No. 1A 3-3.50; No. 2. 50 lb. 1.10-1.25; Idaho Rus sets 100 lb. No. 1, 3.25-3.50; some 3.65; Wash Russets No 1, 100 lb 3-3.25. Firemen's Ball Due at Madras Special to The Bulletin MADRAS Arrangements for the annual Firemen's Ball are be ing completed this week by mem bers of the Madras Volunteer Fire department and their auxiliary. The dance, to be held at the American Legion hall, Madras air-base,- New Year's Eve, provides the climax for activities ol the year for the local volunteers. Noisemakers, funny hats, and serpentine have been ordered and are on hand for the dance. Decora tion and entertainment committees are finishing their work, Herschel Berry, president, stated this week. He believes that, from all indica tions, tflie affair will be one of the biggest in the history of the group. Members of the fire depart ment's auxiliary will be ready to go New Year's Eve, and plan to offer refreshments including sand wiches, hot dogs, coffee, and pop The Escmres, led by George De-1 Jarnatt, Madras, will offer music for dancing, beginning at 9 p.m. The five-piece orchestra, made up of players from Madras, Bend, and The Dalles, features modem dance music. Proceeds from the dance will go into the MVFD free ambulance benefit fund. Meanwhile, firemen have been occupied with other end of the year work. Recently, 21 firemen and throe others brought Christ mas trees from the woods and the fragrant trees have been placed on sale around Madras. Manager Foils ion Try EUGENE (UP An "amateur ish" extortion attempt against the manager of a Eugene Safeway store was disclosed yesterday and police today were checking 'out several local suspects. Howard D. Bamhart, manager of a west side store, foiled the ex tortion attempt when he called police and notified them of an ex- tortion note left in his store last Saturday night. Contents of the note were re vealed yesterday. It read, "Bam-1 hart, we are holding your wife, Vera. Siie left the house on a fake call. We picked her up. Wo want your week-end receipts. Talk to no one. No phone calls, no tails. We It be back in an hour telling you where to pick her up. Be stupid and you'll pick her up in the river." t Police Chief Vern Hill said the 'extortion try was "amateurish" j and that several persons were , being checked. Store employes rc- ported a man in the store acting j suspiciously the day before the at I tempt. Redmond Hospital Special to The Bulletin REDMOND- Wayne Van Matre, 7, Redmond, was admitted to Cen tral Oregon district hospital Mon day nigiht The following entered Tuesday: Mrs. Leonard Wise, Red mond; Mrs. Robert Fmzer, Terre bonne; Beverly Frank, 1, Warm Springs; Mrs. Mary Siegman, Madras. Nine persons had out-patient care. Discharged Tuesday: Miss Joy Perini. Mrs. Nicholas Schneider and Mrs. Lyle Matthews, all Red mond. ' ' YVIK PAKTY IIKU) Special to The Bulletin REDMOND The Christmas par ly for children of the LDS church primary department was held Tuesday afternoon, in the church. The youngsters gave a program of songs and recitations, and heard record stories: Santa Claus distrib uted treats. Gerald Workman, Sun day school superintendent, is charge of the annual Sunday sahool program Christmas morn ing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday Blaze Destroys Hay Special to The Bulletin MADRAS Fire of undeer- mined origin destroyed approxi mately four tons of alfalfa hay and a 16 by 18 foot barn on the Leoma Hansen place at Metolius, Sunday evening. Volunteers of Madras and Culver fire departments fought the fire for almost two hours, beginning at 8 p.m., with the temperature about 10 degrees above zero. Firefighters saved some seven tons of hay but tile remainder plus the barn was lost to the fire, Damage was estimated at $450 and the loss was not insured, it was reported. Bend Hospital Marcclla Knouse, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knouse, 1134 Ogden avenue, underwent a tonsillectomy Tuesday at St. Charles Memorial hospital. The following others are new patients at the hospital: Miss Susan Ravizza, Chiloquin; John Grover, Route 1, Bend; James Wolf, 11-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs- Mervin F. Wolf, Sisters. Eanl Switzer, Burns, was admit ted and dismissed: Darrell Win ishut. Warm Springs; Mary Orcutt, Madras; Mrs. Marion Edgar, Gil christ; Donald Bergseng, Claud Ward, Mrs. Myrtle Hyde and Marion Smith, all Bend. 7 Cases Handled By Madras J. P. Special to. The Bulletin MADRAS Seven cases coming to justice court, Madras, in recent days have been reported by AI Suratt, Madras justice ot the peace. Marse Collins, Madras, violation of basic rule, speeding, fined $15 plus 4.50 casts, paying. Johnny Jim, Warm Springs, driving a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended, paid fine of $25 plus $4.50 court costs. Marvin S. Hyde, Madras, truck speeding, fined $15 plus $4.50 costs, paying. Raymond Collins, Culver, driving while under the influenco of intoxicating liquor, fined $100 plus $4.50 costs, placed on parole until January 13, 1956, to pay on or before that date. Arne Peterson, Metolius, drunk on a public highway, paid $10 plus $4.50 court costs. James Monroe Barber, Merrill, Oregon, no motor vehicle license, fined $10 plus $4.50 costs, paid. Madras minor, reck less driving,' fined $100 pjus $4.50 cosls and sentenced to 00 days in Bend jail. ARKKST MADE Clifton Keith Ramsey, 17, of Route 1, was arrested last night on the charge of violating the basic rule by driving in a race over the slick, wet street in Congress from E. Fourth to E. Sixth streets in excess of 40 miles an hour. The other vehicle got away. Allum Brothers Offer Best Bid The low bid for the grading and oiling ot a 3.65 mile section of the McKenzie highway in the Deep Canyon area between Sisters ami Redmond was submitted by Allum Brothers, of Eugene, according to information received by the local office of the state highway depart ment. . The Eugene firm's bid for this work, which calls for a new I ;rade across the deep canyon that has been the scene of a number of serious accidents through the years, was $349,502. The existing canyon bridge will be replaced by a pipe culvert and fill, and the old structure removed when the new crossing is ready for use. ! This work Is scheduled for com pletion in the fall of 1956. The commission at its meeting in Portland earlier this week also received bids on a project calling for installation of 5.100 feet of met al guard rail on The Dalles-Cali fornia and Willamette highways eight miles north of Klamath Falls and 16 miles east of Oak- ridge. Trussfac Inc., Portland, sub mitted the low offer, Jll.KM. Also in tihe Bend division is a project calling for an 836-foot steel and concrete grade separation structure over the Southern' Pa cific railroad on the Klamath Falls-Lakevie-w highway, in Klam-, ath Falls. Tom Lillcbo, Reedsport, submitted the low bid, $899,96-1. TfLnjLnJi p i nuuiA. Pre - Christmas Event Here is your chance to purchase a gToup ot truly fine nylon lingerie including negligees, gowns and slips and cotton and nylon proportioned pa jamas at a tremendous savings. They'll make the ideal Christmas gift and Mnnnheimers wants you to have the opportunity to purchase this fine merchandise before Christmas . . . our gift to our customers. One Group ; Famous Makers . LINGERIE i2 . PRICE h Ronald Laursen Sets Promotion Ronald J. Laursen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Laursen, 333 1 Tumalo .avenue,' Bend, has been promoted to the grade of airman first class, according to news from Laughlin Air Force base, Del Rio, Texas, where he is serving in tfiie medical squadron section at the 3645th USAF Hospital. Airman Laursen's ability and in itiative have been beyond re proach, according 'to a letter to his parents from First Lt. William A. Penland, commander. "We are proud to have a per son of his caliber on the team," Lt. Penland stated in his letter, and I was mast happy to award him for his outstanding qualities. I am sure ho will continue to per form his duties in an outstanding manner in the future." f Broken Sizes & Color Ranges f Includes: ft Tommie Pajamas tft Kichernir.k I Robes V A NnnlEnAoc P Gowns SUP' Discontinued Patterns Famous SKYWAY LUGGAGE p;el Lt yz Price OPEN 'TIL 9 'TIL XMAS . CKTS 20 IMVS James Chlumsky. 65, who gave his address to police as general delivery. Bend, was sentenced to 20 days in jail yesterday by Muni cipal Judge Alvin J. Gray on the charge of vagrancy. Chlumsky was arrested for soliciting money from pedestrians in Wall street during thp afternoon. Remember hare plenty of Coke on hand for Christmas. It's the one drink you know your guests will welcome. Make Hers a Fur Christmas f , : - -. :a . 553 a jpcpitjjuj j J v i t -" y v I 'r f'JJ rf 'I Se8 H, f'ne SB,ect!on our rfore of Silv9r Biue Minl Stono H l k 'bV. VS. I C' fS ' pondering l Martin ScarveSt j4p Mhl Squirre, 4 uc? ,i fk l L v 4 K Ufc5L Vktr over her j ' kT' . 'V JV.aW '- if rf furious Furs " 1 ' jgSS&Sk j! ', Reasonable Prices T1 Gct Extra Cok ' j lpH J. Ul tilt 4 JLVUUUJJ W J5J I rrrm o-nde authcxit e tki com-coia c?Mfift 1 7 i.iii.a.i hi a hi ii ii ini i r i i lb utiuii , Cot"fiargMtrtff rrodrmerk. 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