The Bend bulletin., November 21, 1956, Page 4, Image 4

THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
! Robert W. Chandler,, Editor and Publisher
Phil F. Brogan, Associate Editor
' Member, Audit Bureau ot Circulation
Entered u Second Class Matter, January 6, 1917, at the Post Office
at Bend, Oregon under Act of March S, 1879.
- An Independent Newspaper '
4 The Bend Bulletin, Wednesday. Nov. 21, 1956
Skyliners Ride Again!
' The Skyliners ride again !
Rejuvenation of this winter sports group, under the
guidance of young skiers and the assistance of the Bend
recreation department and Lelco, has been remarkable.
. Not only are the Skyliners strong and well recognized
as an organization, but in their reviUlization they have
rejuvenated their winter playgrounds. '
. That playground is in Bend's backyard, only 20 min
utes distant over a surfaced road. In all the Pacific north
west, no city has an improved winter playground so close
' It was in a. stormy autumn just shoVt of 30 years ago
that the Skyliners came into-existence. It was founded by
men who braved blinding mountain blizzards in the search
for two Wasco county youths.
That mission was unsuccessful, for it was later found
that the two young men had died near the shore of a tiny
lake, Chambers, in the "saddle" between the North and
South Sisters.
. But the search did reveal the need for an alpine res
cue group. As a result the Skyliners came into existence.
Over a period of years it was one of the top outdoor
groups in the region.
Their headquarters were on upper Tumalo creek,
where a fine lodge had been constructed by the U.S. Forest
Service, partly as a work-aid project in depression days.
Operating from their lodge, the Skyliners built a big
ski ."hill," and sponsored northwest competition. Sky
liners ranged widely over the Three Sisters slopes.
Then came the decline, due to a number of reasons.
One was the seasonally poor condition of the road between
, Bend and the winter playground.
For a number of years, the Skyliners existed merely
as a name. t .
It was in the winter of 1955-56 that the revival move
gained full headway! Last winter, some 7000 used the ski
tow.
This season, improvement work that gained good
headway last winter is in full swing:. The big jump is be
ing reconditioned. A northwest ski meet will be held on the
grounds early in 1957. -
" 'Also, a fine rink is taking final shape. It has been
blanketed with damp sawdust, to form a firm foundation.
Sprinkling work is now in progress nightly.
, The ski hill has1 been improved, and a "bunny hill"
added for novices.
Now the Tumalo wek "bowl", cut by an ancient
glacier, is emerging as a family recreation area, where
old and young may join in winter fun.
It is in' recognition of the rejuvenation of the Sky
liners and the improvement of the ski area that Mayor
Hap, Taylor has set aside Friday as Skylinor Day in Bend.
It is to be a day when fuU recognition will bo given
tq the fact that the Skyliners ride again.
"Believe Me It's an Internal Affair"
Off the Cuff
The trouble with the average person is that ho thinks
he's a lot better than average. ,
A good speaker is one who knows what you're talk
ing about.
One time when it pays to have a' firm hand is when
it shakes hands with a firmer one.
A Cone in the Paulinas
On a flight over the snowy Paulinas south of Bond
recently, Paul Hosmer took an aerial picture of an unusual
volcanic formation.
It was a crater shaped like a giant amphitheater. U.S.
Forest Service maps designate it as The Dome. It is about
two and 'a half miles southeast of East lake.
The Dome is a cone which, in its growing stages was
a symmetrical mound of cinders, fed through a central
vent.
Possibly The Dome could have grown into a towering,
imposing cone, like Black Butte, in the Sisters country.
But The Dome wasted its energy.
Lava came up through the conduit that had been feed
ing cinders to the growing cone. Lateral pressure of the
lava resulted in a breach in a wall of tho crater.
Out of this breach spilled a river of lava, to flow
into the low country ami mingle with streams from other
cones.
The Dome is only one of a thousand spectacular
features in the foothills of a giant volcano of ancient days.
That volcano, now beheaded, was Ml. Newberry.
Edson In Washington lOffimlcFLrt
Fixed Income Group Seen Hurt
By PETKK EDSON
NEA Washlnglm Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NEA) Tho
elections won't settle everything.
Perhaps the most Important issue
not solved by the voting returns
is the matter of creeping infla
tion.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation's
Eugene G. Grace admitted 10 days
before the election that his com
pany was studying the need for
another increase in the price of
s'.cel.
It has to came," he was quoted
as saying.
This increase would be on top ot
the $S.50 per Ion increase on the
average steel price announced just
after the new labor contract was
signed with Uni'.ed Steel Workers
union July. 27. It provided for wage
Increases of 20, u and men an
other 13 cents an hour over the
Letters
Quotable Quotes
Without that oil, or oil from oilier sources, the indus
try of Europe, a vital factor for NATO, could in a mat
ter of months come to a grinding halt. British Am
bassador Harold Caccia in a plea for U. S. aid to meet
a European oil shortage.
'
Automation is not going to take large numbers of
Americans out of their jobs. Instead it will take the
drudgery, the hazards, the noise and dirt out of jobs for
Americans. Thomas J. Watson Jr., president of Inter
national Business Machines, on automation. .
Bear in mind that a detective is still a police officer.
As such I'll still carry a ticket book. Jack Muller, Chi
cago's piost famous policeman and champion traffic ticket
dispenser, on his promotion to detective.
This (195C) is the darkest year in the history of traf
fic accident prevention. Ned H. Dearborn, president
National Safety Council.
next throe years.
On Oct. 4 the United Mine Work
ers won a one-year contract for a
package increase of 30 cents an
hour '.he largest increase in
John L. Lewis' history.
Immediately thereafter coal
prices began lo climb. This is one
of the factors increased cost of
raw materials - said to be -re
sponsible for a further increase in
steel prices.
There you have a perfect ex
ample of how one vicious lit'le
circle of inflation gets closed.
Higher steel prices mean higher
uitomobile, washing machine and
ill other kinds of machinery
prices. That means lhat the things
the machines make soon cost
more. And prel'y sdon you have
the whole cost of living on the
rise.
The last pre-election report on
the consumers' price index for
September showed an increase of
1.9, per cent in the Inst year to a
new all-time high of 117.1 per con'.
over 19'17-'!9 averages.
In an obvious effort to offset any
bad effect this might have, Secy.
of Labor James P. Mitchell issued
a statement at the. same time. It
said lhat in the past year there
had been an increase of about two
per cent in the average industrial
worker's take-home pay just as
though that made everything all
right.
The figures given were that aft
er deduc'ions for income taxes and
social security, the average
dustrial unmarried' worker had
take-home pay of $66 a week
while for a married man with two
children the average spendable In
come after taxes is $71 a week.
Roth figures are said to be about
$2.l0 a week higher than a year
ago.
This may look like prosperity.
bu' is it?
Benjamin F. Fairlcss, retired
board chairman of U. S. Steel
Corp., pointed up this question in
one short paragraph of his recent
auto - biographical series in Life
Magazine:
"The wage price spiral that has
been going on since 1916 should
give union leaders some pause for
thought. A real increase in the
standard of living can come only
from increased produc'ivity. Wagi
raises that go beyond this have
til come out of somebody's hidi
usually out of the hides of people
with fixed incomes. Just once I
would like to hear a union leader
say that it might be better for our
nation, the working man included,
if wages, prices and everything
else stayed put for a while."
There is of course a warning
for building medium priced i here for the sleet mnsicis wno sc.
prices as wen as hh- iw uiiih
leaders who demand wage in
creases, if 'he wage increases
granted in recent contracts do
come out of increased productivity,
as Mr. Fairlcss says they should.
President Eisenhower campaign
ed with ",tlie stable dollar" as his
number one issue. Gov. Adlai Stev
enson campaigned with h e a v y
critical emphasis on the rise in
the cost of living. He called in
flation "silent robbery." which is
as good a name for it as any.
One of the most important jobs
of the new administration and 'he
new Congress, as the active police
men on the boat is to stop it
before it gets out ot hand.
to th Editor
To the Editor:
I feel prompted to express my
self regarding tho cost of building
homes. Consequently, I will start
this letter dealing with the worst
offender on this subject. I can re
call Ihe average price of lumber
sold as being less than $23.00 per
thousand board feet.
Lumber now is approximately
four times Hint umount, whereas
stumpage today is approximately
ton times what is was at the period
of Ihe S'J:5.00 per thousand price.
It now becomes necessary to an
alyze Ibis cost further and I feel
that we should refer to the cost
of stumpage, or the price charged
by (he Forest Service.
The manner in which tho Forest
Service offers timber for sale is
based on a formula established by
themselves and does not reflect
the basic rule of economics of sup
ply and demand. I feel that the law
of supply and demand should es
tablish the basic economics of our
land
Stumpage is being sold by the
Forest Service at a price of about
ten times the price used in estab.
ishing the average price for lum
ber referred lo above. It conse-
luently prompts one to inquire if
the minimum price established by
the Forest Service is based on an
economic equation or by some
ither means.
Since W orld War II, the Forest
Service established a new system
of evaluating stumpage and to me
it is unreasonable and practically
makes the price of lumber too
high
homes.
I trust and hope that this letter
will develop discussion and call
for an explanation as to tho exces
sive cost ot home building.
Yours verv truly,
K. V. Ward
Bond, Oregon
Nov ember 20, 1956
Attend Meeting
Special to The Bulletin
REDMOND Mayor . elect
George McKinnon and two of Red
mond's three new councilmen,
Russell Washburn and Jack Chris-
tensen, attended city council
meeting Tuesday night. 3erwyn
Coyner will be the fourth new
member of council when they are
sworn in at the first meeting in
January.
Prior Smith, hospitalized, was
the only absentee Tuesday.
A delegation from the Chamber
of Commerce was present to dis
cuss "no parking" signs on vari
ous downtown streets. Howard Mil
ton was spokesman. Action was
tallied until next meeting.
The matter of parking on the
"Y" at the south entrance of Red
mond was discussed. Councilman
Ernest Shulson and city superin
tendent John Berning pointed out
that the wide access area there
is becoming an unattractive haz
ard, and state and city police and
the slate highway department
have asked for enforcement of
"no parking" ordinance. Action
will be taken at next meeting aft
er state plans for fencing or other
restriction are received.
Council voted to transfer $2500
received from tho Rural Fire dis
trict in October from the general
fund lo fire department sinking
fund.
A class C dispenser's license for
club not over 211 members was.
granted to Ray Johnson post of
American legion, subject to final
approval by the state.
Renewals of liquor licenses were
voted by council as follows: Moose
lodge, C dispenser for club not
over ir0 members; E. K. Market.
Erickson's Super Market and Pig
gly Wiggly store, each class B
package; Pastime, package B and
retail class A, with new applica
tion for class A held for comple
tion of application; 8(1 Corral class
B dispenser; The Tavern A dis
penser, Mae's Tavern retail malt
A, and package B, Safeway B
package; Juniper Golf club class
C dispenser, club not over 120;
Harry's Fireside, B dispenser.
Sage
Briishings
j . 'by Be S. Groat
In the Thanksgiving play in
grade school, Governor William
Bradford always used to issue, a
Thanksgiving proclamation. The
Indians were invited to come and
break cornbread with the Pilgrims.
Priscilla Mullens and John Alden
were standing around holding
hands. Miles Standish was there,
too.
The play usually started with
the Pilgrims stepping down from a
gang-plank onto a large flat stone
which was later identified as Ply
mouth Rock. The backdrop on the
stage was painted with a large
picture of the Mayflower. The Pil
grim fathers wore large black hats
with buckles, and the Pilgrim
ladies wore prim gray dresses
with white collars, and little white
dust-caps. '
It didn't occur to me at the time
that there were any anacronisms
in the play, and even today, I'm
willing to accept the story pretty
much the way 1 first heard it. I m
not one to break with tradition.
But without detracting one bit
from Governor Bradford and the
Pilgrims, credit can be given else
where, where credit is also due.
We have Mrs. Sarah J. Hale to
thank for Thanksgiving, as we
know it today. Women get little
enough recognition, I always say.
and it's time Mrs. Hale got her
just desserts.
I don't mean mince pie and
pumpkin tarts, because Mrs. Hale
has been dead for a good many
years. For , that matter, so have
the Pilgrims. And so has Abra
ham Lincoln.
Thanksgiving was pretty much
hit-and-miss, for a good ' many
years, between Governor Bradford
and President Lincoln. Mrs. Hale,
a journalist of varied talents, got
things straightened out. She was
editor of the "Ladies Magazine,"
which was published in Boston. She
started campaigning for a nation
al Thanksgiving in 1827, by writ
ing pieces in her magazine.
Later the "Ladies Magazine"
was consolidated with "Godey's
Lady's Book," which was publish
ed in Philadelphia. Mrs. Hale went
right ' on writing editorials about
Thanksgiving. They were really
more like sermons. Her last edi
torial on the subject appeared in
September, 1863. On October 3,
1863, President Lincoln issued the
first national Thanksgiving Procla
mation.
I like Thanksgiving, and I think
it's here to stay. Thank you, Mrs.
Hale, for being so persistent. And
thank you, too, God, for giving us
things to be thankful lor.
Washington ranks 23rd In pop
ulation among slates of tho Union
January Call Set
At 17,000 Men
WASHINGTON' (IT) The
IVIcuso Department today an
nounced a draft call of 17.000 men
(or January. All the draftees will
go lo the Army.
The draft call is .the same set
for tlic preceding three months. It
will bring to 2. l.VJ. i:0 Ihe number
of men dialled since th
of the Korean War.
PONY It.VI K-4
lH'FFAl.O. N. Y. IUP1 Police.
resiKMnlins to a complaint th.T
outbreak "ghost riders" were racing ntmut
Amherst Central High School's
football field, found two riderless
Singer Kuss C'olumbo was killed Intrses sprinting about in the dark
en Sept. ). HV.il, when an antique ness. They had escaped from a
pistol he was Inspecting exploded, nearby ptivate corral.
After
December
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For
Corvallis May
Enter Parade
CORVALLIS (UP) Officials
said today that a move to get an
entry lrom the city ot Corvallis
in the Pasadena Tournament of
Roses parade on New Years day
has been started.
Rex Smith, former city council
man, said he was informed that
entries for the floral parade closed
seven weeks ago but that a place
had been reserved for the Pacific
Coast Conference entry.
Officials said that if Oregon
State College did not wish to enter
a float in the parade the city of
Corvallis could take up the reser
vation. Cost of constructing a professionally-built
float is estimated
at between $3000 and $5000.
Driver Demands
Blood Test After
Arrest by Police
Robert L. Kelley, 33, of 1910
Third street, a television techni
cian, demanded a blood test early
today when he was arrested by
city police on the charge of oper
ating a motor vehicle while under
the influedce of liquor.
A physician took a sample of
Kelly's blood. Kelley was held un
der bail of $250 and court costs.
The arrest was made at 1:21
a.m. at Greenwood avenue and
Harrlman street. The officer re
ported 'hat Kelley had driven a
weaving course for two blocks. He
was advised before taking the test
that the result would or might be
used against him in any trial.
Two passengers in Kelley's car
were arrested on charges of in
toxication. They were Journie Har
vey, 46, of Bend, and James D.
Reed, 43, of 1850 Hill street. Neith
er asked for a test.
Grange Urges
Tax Study
ROCHESTER, N. Y. (UP)
Delegates to the National Grange
Convention urged that a special
bipartisan commission be estab
lished to review the nation's en
tire federal tax program.
The proposal was one of a num
ber of resolutions passed Tuesday.
The convention also went on rec-
ord as:
1. Urging removal of teachers
found disloyal to American principles.
2. Calling for s'jfler penalties
to be meted out to narcotics peddlers.
3. Opposing television advertis
ing of beer and liquor.
4. Favoring stricter vigilance at
all levels of authority against so
called "smut" magazines.
FENDERS DAMAGED .
City police reported damage to
fenders yesterday when a car
driven by Robert R. Shumway, of
429 State street, pulled out from a.
parking space in Wall street into
the path of a sedan operated by
Andre Etta Nicholson, of the Pine
Tree motel. Shumway said he
checked in his rearview mirror
and did not see the other car ap
proaching when he started.
Increased Tax
Payments Noted
The average ex-GI with an Ore
gon veterans' farm and home loan
paid a property tax of $135 this
year, a gain of 18 per cent over
last year and 68 per cent higher
than he paid in 1952.
This fact was disclosed by Roy
V. Bell, auditor for the state De
partment of Veterans' .Affairs,
which has just finished paying the
1956-57 taxes on the properties of
World War II and Korean veterans
who have state loans.
The veteran borrower pays his
taxes monthly to the department
along with his loan repayment.
The department in turn pays the
tax collector, and does it before
November 15, to earn the veteran
a 3 per cent discount.
The department this year paid
taxes on 11,407 homes and farms
in the amount of $1,544,903.
In Deschutes county, the tax on
162 properties amounted to $23,-
070.75. The average tax. here was
$142, compared with the statewide
average ot $135.
5 Boys Admit
Shoplifting
Five boys involved in shoplift
ing charges were turned over to
city police Monday by Dean Tale
principal of the Bend junior higli
school. The boys, 13 and 14 years
old, confessed to shoplifting during
the vacation months, police report
ed. Articles taken included hand
warmers, lighters, . lighter fluid,
books and snacks. Police referred
the boys to the youth counsellor
for juvenile court action.
Cavein Costs
Man His Life
WALLA WALLA (UP)-Otto A.
Stuefen, 53, Walla Walla, died
when buried under six feet of dirt
following a sewer line cave-in
here yesterday.
.Tack Smith, also of Walla Walla,
who was working with Stuefen
when the accident occurred, said
Ihev were lavine Dine at tne bot
tom of a 15-foot trench when the
walls of the ditch began to crum
ble.
Smith said he and Stuefen ran
in opposite directions and Sutefen
was buried.
Schools Receive
Esso Grants
PORTLAND (UP) Four Ore
gon schools were among the 297
in the nation to receive grants
from the Esso Education .founda
tion, it, was announced yesterday.
Amount of the grants was rot re
vealed. Oregon schools sharing in the
awards were Linfield, Lewis and
Clark and Reed colleges and Wil
lamette. The 'foundation was set up in
1955 for the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey.
SON BORN
HOLLYWOOD (UP) Marge
Champion, of the Marge and Gow
er Champion husband - wife dance
team, gave birth to a six-pound,
eight-ounce boy Tuesday night at
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
The child, their first, was named
Gregg Ernest. The Champions
have been married nine years.
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MENUS DIFFER
DAYTON, Ohio (UP) Inmat"S
at the Montgomery County jt:!
will apparently have more to be
thankful for on Thanksgiving thai
prisoners in the nearby city jai!.
County inmates get tuckey with all
the trimmings. Over at city ttvy
are serving chicken noodle soup,
bread and coffee.
OFFICES CLOSED
Securities and commodity ex
changes throughout the United
States will be closed Thursday,
Novr 22, in observance of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day
SERV CES
First Lutheran
Idaho and Wall
Trinity Lutheran
Federal and Galveston
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