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Newspaper Page TextJnlv. of Oregon Library EUQENt:, ORSGON Buyer sought Sexton forced to shut down city bus line By Ha S. Grant Bulletin Stiff Writer For the first time since World War II days. Bend is without citv bus service. Everybody seems to be concerned about it, but so far, no one has come up with a solu tion. T. D. Sexton, who operated the bus line for the past several years, has thrown in the sponge. He said that the operation cost him $60 "out of his pocket" every month. On the other hand, Sexton says that the business could be oper ated profitably by a couple, who would do the driving themselves. That type of operation would also mean a saving in unemployment, accident and insurance protection required when others are employ ed, he said. The bus has made its rounds only twice this month. The serv ice was officially discontinued on July 1, when the insurance ex pired. (In addition to the insur ance on the vehicles, liability in surance for the passengers is re- 'Zany Daze sale being held in Bend "Zany Daze" came to Bend to day and many merchants moved their special bargains out under the July sun, in the first event of its kind ever sponsored here. Bend Retail Merchants affiliated with the Bend Chamber of Commerce were in charge. The "Zany Daze" sidewalk sales will last through Saturday. First reaction to the "Zany Daze" sidewalk merchandising this morning was excellent, with many tourists stopping to look over merchandise and make pur chases. Merchants entered into the spir it of the zany sales occasion and most dressed in outfits that would attract attention even at a cir cus. One clerk showed up in a der by, white shirt, red suspenders and yellow trousers. But passers by apparently were more inter ested in his merchandise with their zany price tags than in the clerk's outfit. Through the late morning hours, clerks in charge of merchandise stands on the sunny side of Wall Street were really taking a beat ing from the July sun. At the same time, merchants on the op posite side of the street were en joying shade and a northwesterly breeze that "angled" across the street. The "Zany Daze" event, which has met with fine success in a number of other western cities, was cleared by city officials for the two days. Normally, display of merchandise on the street is banned. Adding to the holiday atmos phere, colored streamers appear ed over some of the sidewalk dis plays. One local restaurnat advertised a sidewalk cafe, French style. Social wor kers p' an session Social workers and psycholo gists who work in health depart ments throughout Oregon are hold ing their quarterly meeting today in Bend. About 18 are attending. Mrs. Minnie L. Waterman, psy chiatric social work consultant for the Oregon State Board of Health, serves as leader of the group. This is a workshop type of group meeting for exchange of ideas and discussion of programs, and to help coordinate mental health pro prams thmuc:boTf the slefe.. Les Schwab Tire Center Lowers Tire Prices! NEW GENERAL TIRES All First Lin Construction No StconcU No Blemishes FREE MOUNTING EASY TERMS 600 x 13 Now Only Now Only Ploi bl Tir. Sav On Othr SiiM, Too. Les Schwab 1005 E. Franklin Dick Turntr Jack Defoa Plus Ta HiiH rE'Ilf I R.tr..d.bi. MUUiiB vLJ 650 x 13 $iv5 sA V VI W I r a letr.. "'"nJKUfvSft '2Mf quired.) Sal Price Listed The bus company is owned by Sexton s son, Melville, now a resi dent of Portland. Ho bought the business for $14,500, when he re turned from service in World War II. Now he's trying to sell it tor 53800. Members of the city commls sion, questioned by The Bulletin, were unanimous in the opinion that something should be wor; ed out." Several added that there would be "nothing out of line" in granting a franchise to someone who would take over the present bus service, or establish another one. Sexton said that he would not be interested in resuming service, with or without a franchise. He operates a saw service and build ers' supply store, and rks full time at that enterprise. City Manager Walter Thompson said that "another party" had been interested in starting a bus line, but had not been satisfied with Sexton's olfer, and had been unable to arrange financing for a new operation. Daily Schedule For the past four years, the bus had operated 10V4 hours a day from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For some time before that, it was running each evening until 7. At the height of its glory, it made its last run at 11 p.m., to accommodate last show" movie goers. Bend residents questioned by The Bulletin made the following comments: Clara Peterson, 1364 Ithaca Ave nue: "I do not drive, and disposed of the car when my husband died. Since bus service was discontin ued, I've had to plan my trips differently, and won't be going to town quite so often." Saved Many Trips Mrs. Phil Shoemaker, 312 E. Fifth Street: "My son rode the bus to and from kindergarten every day. It dropped him off within two blocks of home, and saved me many trips with the car. I always felt secure, knowing the driver would look after him and make sure he was headed the right way when he got off." Mrs. M. F. Griffen, operator of Ideal Nursing Home: "An elderly friend of mine, who lives on W. Twelfth, dried and cried when the bus service was stopped. Now I do her errands for her. A widow who works here at the home al ways used the bus, and now I drive her to her home in the 1600 block on Fresno Avenue whenever I can." M. P. Cashman, downtown mer chant: "I think the lack of bus service is a real hardship to many of the older people who don't drive." Mrs. Ida Buchtel, laundry work er: "I've always walked to work in the morning, but I did like to ride home at night. Now, unless I got a ride, I walk every evening to my home on Portland Avenue, near W. Eleventh Street" July induction figure boosted America's decision to step up its armed strength is being re flected locally. Fact is, July pre-induction calls have been more than doubled. Originally, the tri-county selec tive service headquarters in Bend was asked to provide only two men this month. Yesterday, a call was received for five additional youths. The seven are being called Mon day for pre-induction physicals, and will go to Portland Monday for examinations. Names of men called are not released until the physicals are taken and the men are cleared for iafcetiur..- Tire Center Ph. EV 2-3561 John Edwards Dwight Neal 9,s mm THE BEND No. 193 Nurseryman is named fo post in Bend Filling the vacancy created through the recent retirement of Walter E. Engstrom, Charles A. Bigelow, a graduate from the Uni versity of Idaho with the class of 1948, has been named nurseryman in charge of the Bend Pine Nur sery, a facility of the U.S. Na tional Forest. Bigelow has been acting nur seryman since Enestrnm's retire. ment earlier this summer. An Army veteran, Bigelow has been associated with the Rrnid Pine Nursery for a number of years. His first work with the nursery was as a laborer in 1951. He became assistant to Engstrom in 1956 and took over the admin istration of the facility, where millions of tinv nines 0pt their start in life from seeds, when Enestrom hepan his terminal leave prior to official retirement. The Bend Pine Nursery grows seedling pines for transplant to Pacific Northwest forests Millinne of small Dines are transnlanted seasonally. Bigelow and his wife, Josephine have five children. His first work with the U.S. Forest Service was as a temporary employee in Bend in ishs. Bend UF board approves goal for 1961 drive Bend's United Fund goal of $33,- 500 was unanimously approved by local UF board members today at an early morning breakfast Goal for the entire county is set at $41,860, a figure pared from a requested $46,806. William Storey, chairman of the Bend budget committee, read the figures budgeted to each of the nine agencies included in the local fund, and explained that a joint budget committee comprised of Bend and Redmond UF members had allocated seven of the figures last week. Yesterday afternoon Bend mem bers held another meeting to hear budget requests from two agen cies not supported by Redmond. Mrs. B. L. Branstetter of Bend and Mrs. Brotherhood of Klamalh Falls presented the request from the Girl Scouts, and Bend City Police Chief Emil Moen repre sented the Emergency Relief Fund. Increase Explained Bend's total goal this year is approximately $1500 more than last year's. Storey attributed this to the fact that Bend has assumed a larger ratio this year, agreeing to collect 78 per cent of the goal while Redmond gathers 22 per cent In the past the goal was set on a 75-25 per cent basis. Storey praised his budget com mittee on their work in determin ing the present budget This year the committee got down to nickels and dimes and examined every budget request thoroughly," he stressed. Bend fund drive members will collect the following sums for the nine UF agencies: Figures Given American Red Cross, $8814; Arthritis Rheumatism, $546; Boy Scouts, $5616; Camp Fire Girls, $4368; Mental Health Association, $702: Oregon United Appeal, $7254; Salvation Army, $2340; Girl Scouts, $850: and Emergency Re lief Fund, $700. Appropriated for administrative costs was $2310. (Sorim SMC-v chsirrMtt of th Bend Deschutes UF, told board members, "We have a pretty good sized budget to raise this year. It will take the continued effort of all those who have worked on the drive before, as well as new ideas and sources.'" Last year Bend topped Its 100 per cent goal. "But McKay stressed, we can t stand still this year. We have a big chal lenge ahead." Wager Reported McKay has engaged In a small wager with Howard Silver, presi dent of the Redmond UF board. Whoever doesn't meet his team' goal must push the other three blocks through town in a wheel barrow. You all have to help me win! McKay told his board this morn ing. Twelve of Bend s 33 board mem bers were present at this morn ing's breakfast meeting at the Pine Tavern. Maurice Shelton. fund drive chairman, was out of town on vacation and unable to attend. WEATHER Fair through Saturday; high $; lows S0-JS. High yeiterday, II dagreos. Law lait night, 4 dagraaa. Suntaf taday, 7:41. SunriM tomorrow, 4:42. Eight Pages wissom saie i slic es ftlf I ' Ulirff M-Mkm JdlSSy , Y.ftH,. ...I.., ill iLu-J VICTORY AT SEA Young local artist Chuck Donley adds a few finishing touches to ona of his first oil paintings, a vibrant show of bombs exploding behind scattered soldiers. An other of his early works, which he labels "that bundle of sticks", is a picture of the Bridge on the River Kwai. Chuck often completes his paintings upside down. (Photo by Darrel Church) Young Chuck Donley proves expert artisi, he sometimes even paints 'em upside down By Suxl LeBlane Bulletin Staff Writtr Painting portraits upside down is no difficult feat for versatile young local artist Chuck Donley, 17-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Donley, 1856 East Eighth. ' Neither is turning out profes- sional looking oil paintings in j three or four days. Nor is sketching "more than lifelike" portraits at the rata of more than 50 in 24 months. Chuck, who began painting ser iously only two years ago, doesn't bother with a traditional easel. A wheel chair patient, he works at a special apparatus constructed by Bend carpenter Henry Nelson. The wooden support slides up and down so that he can raise or lower it to suit his needs. But when Chuck finds top portions of his work a bit out of reach, he merely flips the canvas bottom side up and works on it upside down. Many an eyebrow, hairline, and cloud formation have been com pleted in this slightly unbalanced position. Up until two years ago. Chuck had been an avid constructor of model airplanes. Although he has always possessed some skill at sketching, he had never nutured it ..... . But one day, deciding to makt use of some extra plane "dope," he tried his hand at a piece of art work. Since that first memorable at tempt he has turned out a hun dred pastels, a dozen "accept able" oils, and scores of char coals and pencil sketches. Despite the difficulties associa ted with portrait painting, his first subject was the face of a girl. Meeting set for veterans Oregon leaders of the American Legion were gathering in Bend today for tonight's meeting of Cen tral Oregon veterans seeking in formation relative to new legisla tion, pensions, loans and other matters. Heading the group will be A. C. Friesen, Salem, who was station ed in Bend In World War II days as a navy recruiter. He is senior vice-commander of the American Legion, department of Oregon. Members of the American le gion Auxiliary are also to join in tonight's meeting, to be held at I o'clock in the VFW Hall. Load ers stressed that the conference will be ripen to all interested, re gardless of affiliation with the American Legion. CENTRAL OREGON'S Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1961 His work proved so successful that he spent an entire year concen trating on what his family jok ingly refers to as "Chuck's girls." Landscapes Now Just last May Chuck's interests switched to landscapes. Since then he has turned out about six oil scenes, the majority local views of the Cascades. He considers his best attempt so far an oil painting of the Cana dian Rockies, a piece which now hangs in the department of physi cal therapist John Harpole at the local hospital. Although most of his scenes are Camp signup double last year's mark Enrollment figures for Camp Pinowan, summer camp for local Blue Birds and Camp Fire Girls, are approximately double Inst year's, according to Mrs. Joe Eld er, local executive secretary of Camp Fire Girls. First session, for Blue Birds and first year Camp Fire Girls, wijl tcftir. Tufcafirt'y and test tnrniig'h Saturday. Eighty - four Central Oregon young misses are slated to attend. Camp Fire Girls only will at tend the July 30 through August 6 session. Eighty - seven are sign ed up for this week. Pinewan staff will be headed this year by director, Mrs. Lor aine Fleck of Redmond. Other top brass includes Miss Muriel Hnnne man of Madras as program di rector, Mrs. Mary Jahng of Prine ville as camp nurse, and Miss Elizabeth Edmonds of Redmond as waterfront director. Among the five senior counsel Qi tk'.'o Nwlcy AuAiiii, Luis Kin caid. Madeline Post, Salli Van Winkle, and Mary Wainwright, all of Prineville. Chert Bailly, Anne Brandis, Sharon Loomis, Linda McPhee. Janet Madden and Pat Stipe, ail of Bond; Susan Brown, Judy Fer guson. Patricia Hitson, and Teri Lea Wilson, all of Redmond; and Karen Clark of Prineville will serve as Junior counselors. Mrs. Elder has named Mrs. Elaine Monicol and Mrs. Bertha Anderson, both of Bend, and Mrs. Marie Trueax, Tumalo, as kitchen help. C. V. Monica of Bend will be maintenance man. The staff. In addition to a com mittee of Central Oregonians, will open the camp tomorrow. Counsel ors will begin an orientation class Sunday vening. BULLS DAILY NEWSPAPER 1 Ft Mil copied from post cards. Chuck at tempted his first "real life" one this slimmer while vacationing at Cultus Lake. He is now In the process of working on a Cascade scene vis ible through the Donleys' front window. This picture isn't going so fast, however, he explains, be cause he must rely on clear days to get the needed view of the Three Sisters. Only Ona Mistake Chuck, who has had nothing but luck (skill) since he started his art work, has made only one notable mistake. "We couldn't frame any of his first paintings." his father said. "They were all done on such odd sizes and shapes of paper." He now makes sure he does all work on standard sized sheets. Since he was bitten by the painting bug, Chuck has given up model plane construction com pletely. His interest in planes is kept sparked, however, for he has done numerous works featuring diving bombers and fighting squadrons. Intarasted In Sailing Chuck, who began painting only as a hobby, is now interested in selling to tourists and townspeo ple. But it's a family joke that his ynfnper h.rr Prrv, II, his work given away beiore he can finish it. He has labeled her his salesman, and his younger brother Mike, 13, his business manager. Actually, Chuck hasn't made too many sales yet. As his mother explains "We get so attached to all his work, we just hate to part with it." Silver Lake ready for Telephone Day' Some SO0 persons from all parts of the area are expected to attend the program at Silver Creek Park, near Silver Lake, on Saturday as Oregon welcomes Its "long lost people", residents of northern Lake county to the state closely knit community of counties. This past week, residents of that area obtained telephone service and a connection with Oregon and the rest of the world. The event will bo the occasion of the cele bration at Silver Creek Park when the 500 or more persons expected will join in a barbecue at noon and a program in the early alter- Also on the lata evening pro gram will be a rodeo at Silver Lake and a dance at night Ten Cents spacecraft y j-mile flight Side hatch blows off, forcing spaceman to swim 65 to 70 feet CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (UPD-Virgil L (Gus) Grissom became America's second space man today but had to swim the last 65 to 70 feet of his 303-mile trip to get away from his sinking spacecraft The 35-year-old Air Force cap tain took off atop a Redstone rocket at 7:20 a.m. EST (5:20 a.m. EDT) on a 16-minuto flight that hit a peak speed of 5,280 miles an hour and a top altitude of 118 miles. The spacecraft sank in 16,800 feot more than three miles of water 145 miles east northeast of Grand Bahama Island. It and its precious cargo of film and data Insurance men open convention here tonight A get acquainted mixer, follow ed by a no host buffet in the Gold Room of the Pilot Butte Inn, will mark the opening of tenth annual convention of Oregon State Life Underwriters here tins evening. The mixer will he at 8 p.m. followed by the buffet dinner at 7. Immediately after the dinner, a local officer training workshop will be held, In the Inn a conven tion room. Delegates were being register ed today. Virtually all business of the con vention will be on Saturday, , with the convention formally to open at 9 a.m. in the convention room at the Inn. Greetings will be ex tended by E. L. Nielsen, mayor of Bend; Rupert E. Park, presi dent of the Central Oregon Bar Association; Dr. Neal A. Gold smith, secretary of the Central Oregon Medical Society, and V. Dean Musser, Oregon insurance commissioner. First talk before the gonernl convention Saturday morning will be by William R. Wilson, of Los Angeles. His topic will be "Crea tion, Cost and Commissions." The topic of R. Edwin Wood, San Francisco, will be "Life Insurance Inflationary Hedge." Edward J. Mintz, Salinas, Calif., will dis cuss "Business Estate Planning In Today's Market." Faaturod Spaakar The featured speaker of the con vention will be Edwin C. McDon ald, senior vice-president of Met ropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York. His topic will be "Where Do We Go From Here?" McDon ald will speak at a garden patio luncheon at 12:30 Saturday, at the Pilot Butte Inn. Irvin Enna, association presi dent, will preside at an afternoon t.tarA iw.toieVii't-. 1 1. e annual award banquet will be held Satur day at 7 p.m., at the Inn. Joe C Long, Portland, will be speaker with "The Part that Hangs Over" as his topic. A buckaroo breakfast will be held Sunday from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Rim Rock Riders ranch just north of town. (Sao pictures on page S.) Bend residents will make the trip south in two Trailways buses that are to leave the Trailways station here at 10 a.m. Saturday. According to plans, one of the bus es will return to Bend, leaving Sil ver Lake about 4 p.m. One of the chartered buses has been filled for the past several days and passengers for the sec ond bus were rapidly gaining to day. Persons unable until the last minute to determine whether they can make the trip are asked to show up at the Trailways station before 10 a m. Saturday. Space should he available In the second bus. Tickets can be obtain ed from the Bend Chamber of Commerce oKlca. TIN 58th Year aro forever lost The astronaut reported his cap. sulo filled with water after the. side hatch, fitted with 70 explosive bolts, "blew off unexpectedly." Ha said he did not know why it happened. Grissom got out of his craft, Liberty Bell 7, minutes before it sank. His first words after a rescue helicopter deposited him on the deck of the aircraft carrier Ran dolph were: "Give me something to blow my nose. My head is fuU of sea water." The spacecraft sank five minutes after Grissom got aboard the helicopter. Except for loss of the Liberty Bell, Grissom's flight was almost as perfect as Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s pioneering hop of May 5. One of the first to congratulate Uie stocky, tough-minded, hard driving Grissom was President Kennedy. By radio telephone to Gus aboard the Randolph, Ken nedy expressed "great pleasure and satisfaction" over the suc cessful outcome of his flight Wife "Vary Happy" In Newport News, Va., Gris som's wife Betty said thankfully, "I'm very happy. Deep down I always knew it would be a suc cess. That helped me." The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said official ly that "preliminary data indicate the pilot performed satisfactorily during the flight." After Grissom was plucked from the ea, a helicopter tried to pick up the spacecraft But NASA reported "that some kind of malfunction occurred, that the spacecraft sank; it dropped In the ocean and sank." Aflei- two postponements and a last minute weather threat, Gris som embarked on his flight at 7:20 a.m. EST (5:20 a.m, PDT) with a smooth liftoff. He hit a top altitude of 118 miles and a peak speed of 5,280 miles an hour before coming down at 7:36 a.m. EST (5:36 a.m. PDT) 305 miles from the Cape. The comparable figures for Shcpard's flight of 15 minutes and 22 seconds were 116.5 miles alti tude, 5,180 miles an hour, and a landing 302 miles at sea. Had Grissom's flight been a complete success, it might have been the last suborbital rocket hop before NASA attempts to put an astronaut into orbit around the earth late this year or early next But loss of Liberty Bell was a blow to scientists who had count ed on gleaning much Information from thd film and the various In struments aboard the capsule. Their loss may make a third rock et hop advisable. The main thing, however, wa thi t Grissom survived his dunk ing. In Mitchell, Ind., his rail roader father said he and th pilot's mother were "relieved It's., over. " He said "we wu-in't want to go thniugh It again." French forces unleash all-out Bizerte attack TUNIS, Tunisia (UPD-French paratroopers supported by artil lery firs and strafing planes to day unleashed an all out battle for control of the Tunisian port city of Bizorte. Localized Franch attacks against Tunisian army strong points on the outskirts of the city burst Into a full-scale assault with heavy shelling and air strafing Just after noon. The Immediate objective of the Algeria-toughened French troops was to regain control of the canal through which armored regiments and other crack French units re ported en route by sea from Al geria can enter Bizerte to build up French strength at Uie Bizerte base. DOW-JONES AVERAGES By United Pratt International Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 Industrials 68281, off 0.16; 20 tailmads 134 6, up 0 45; IS utili ties 113 99, up 0.27, and 63 stock 226.42, up 0 25. Sales today were about 13 million shares compared with 2.53 million shares Thursday.