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THE BEND BULLETIN
4 Wednesday, April 4, 1962 An Independent Newspaper
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Probably you don't know Peter Shields;
his life has been a most inspiring one
In Sacramento, Calif., today, a man
named Peter J. Shields is observing his
100th birthday anniversary.
Now, you probably never heard of
Judge Shields, although he was several
times a visitor to Bend back In the days
when the Pilot Butte Inn was a well
- known hostelry for the traveller who
took all r!ay Jong for the trip from
Klamath Falls. The editor of this news
paper, though, remembers him with
fondness and admiration, for many
.things.
. It was in the front room of
Judge Shield's home in Sacramento that
"the editor and his wife were married.
This alone would be worth remember
ing. I It was from Judge Shield's herd of
fine Jerseys that a number of good
animals joined the dairy herd of the
-editor's father a few years ago. Sunday
afternoons spent wandering around the
."fields with the judge, looking at the
animals, and hearing such wonderful
-conversation about so many things
r these, too, are worth remembering.
Z Evenings spent with the old gent le
gman and his lovely wife are high on
-the list of pleasurable events. His hear
ing Is not quite as good as it used to
"be; his eyes have lost some of their
-keenness. But his mind still operates as
well as it ever did, and what a mind it
is.
Judge Shields has been an intimate
part of Northern California for 100
years. Ho was born there. His family
has been a part of Sacramento county
:history from the time it was a trading
post for the gold mines in t he hills. .He
lived through t he days of the building
of the railroads, and of the first trans
continental railroad, to the present.
He has more than, lived, through
those things. He has taken part in many
of them.
Peter Shields is a lifelong Demo
crat. But he remembered well the ad
vice of the man who said "He who
knows only his own generation remains
forever a child." His views have advanc
ed over the years, as he has kept him
self Informed of new ideas, of new
things.
As a Democrat Tie was for most of
his life a resident at the seat of state
of a Republican governor. His opposi
tion, when he felt it, was so reasoned,
so intelligent, that a mutual respect
ripened between the governor and his
opponent. No better proof of this can
be found in the fact that Chief Justice
Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court,
once a Republican governor of Calif
ornia, is flying to the West to preside
over ceremonies honoring Judge
Shields.
The editor and his family have
known Judge Shields for many years.
The editor's grandfather, then a com
mittee chairman in the California
Senate, and Judge Shields, then secre
tary to a California governor, chose the
site for the University of California's
College of Agriculture. They chose the
site, and then battled for appropriations
to establish an institution second to
none in its field.
With a deep, respectful bow toward
the south, we use this space this day
to pay homage to one of the finest men
and finest gentlemen it has ever been
our pleasure to know.
Every man has an opportunity to
serve his community and state. Almost
none of them take advantage of the
chance as well as Peter J. Shields.
By Drew Pearson
WASHINGTON' Without any
fanfare, one of the most import
ant give-aways of modern times
is being debated in the Senate
Antitrust Committee. It's the plan
to give the giant American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company,
plus some kindred communica
tions corporations, control of all
outer-space television, telephone
and radio.
The opportunities of communi
cating with the rest of the world
by bouncing radio and TV beams
off a satellite in outer space are
almost unlimited. They are so
amazing that the United States
can be showing TV programs in
any part of Africa or Siberia, or
telephoning to anyone in any coun
try at no great cost.
However, Chairman Newton Mi-
now, who once claimed television
was a "wasteland," now proposes
handing this vast communications
opportunity largely to the biggest
corporation in the USA with a
long record of antitrust suits. The
Kennedy administration goes
along with Minow in part, though
wanting to sell some stock in the
communications satellite to the
public.
The two toughest trust-busters
in the Senate, however Estes
Kefauver of Tennessee and Wayne
Morse of Oregon vigorously dis
agree. And in hearings before the
Antitrust Committee they raked
space agency officials with some
withering cross-examination.
Taxpayers Clipped
"This has been paid for by the
taxpayers, has it not?" asked the
slow-speaking senator from Tennessee.
That is correct, sir, answer
ed Dr. E. C. Welsh, executive sec
retary of the Space Council.
Senator Kefauver: "I have
heard up to $25 billion consider
ing all space programs."
Dr. Welsh: "That is extended
into the future, that particular fig
ure, but it has been large."
Senator Kefauver: "Anyway, It
has cost the general taxpayers a
tremendous amount, and, with the
opportunity of buying shares of
stock at $1,000 or $100, this will
give them a chance to get some
of their money back.
"But, you know, as a practical
'Until PROVEN guilty'
(Oregon Statesman, Salem) .
Handwriting, used often to convict
persons of crime, served last week to
clear a man of a crime for whic.lt he had
confessed. Donald Ben Doran had told
police he was guilty of one of the most
heinous crimes committed in Deschutes
county, the murder of a high school girl
in Drake Park, Bend. His story was
plausible, embroidered with details that
gave it t he color of authenticity. Still,
the authorities didn't rush him into
cutrt. They did some checking. After
he mentioned having visited Water
town, S.D.. inquiry disclosed that a
man by that name had been there on
Fell. 3 the crime was committed the
night of Feb. 2nd. Watertown police
checked Doran's activities In their city
which included work in a bakery, occu
pancy of a hotel room for lodging. a..d
one night spent in the city jail. A Bend
policeman went to the South Dakota
city, obtained handwriting samples
there which matched that of Doran.
This, plus the other alibi evidence,
served to clear Doran in spite of his
confession.
Authorities at Bend have offered
no definite explanation, but one seems
obvious. Doran's limited education
fifth grade Indicated a relatively low
level of mentality. He heard about or
read about the case and became con
vinced that he was the killer. Such an
"osmosis" has occurred many times,
and is why police go back of such con
fessions to verify them, if possible.
The Bend case underscores the
need for this. Had it not been done in
this instance, Doran, on his own testi
mony, might have gone to the gas
chamber or been given a long prison 1
term. That would have violated the;
ends of justice and the real murderer j
would still be at large, as in fact he is.
It is for this reason that our constitu-
tion provides not only for trial in open !
court but also the right of an accused
person to counsel, if necessary at state
expense. The record books report a good
many convictions based on mistaken
identity. It is t he fact of errors such
as these which incline many persons
to favor abolition of capital punishment
it is so final, leaving no redress of
injustice if the victim's innocence is
later established.
We would commend Chief Fmil
Moen uf Bend for his careful handling
of the Doran case, and hope his efforts
to soke the murder of Judi Hot-tier will
soon meet with success.
7 astronauts
decline free
homes offer
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
seven Mercury astronauts, at the
suggestion of the national space
agency, have declined an offer of
free homes from the Houston,
Tex., Homebuilders Association.
The astronauts' attorney, C. Leo
De Orscy, had accepted the $24,
000. houses last week for the
spacemen. But the offer brought
inquiries from the White House
and a difference of opinion in
Congress as to whether it should
be accepted.
Announcement of the rejection
was made by the National Aero
nautics and Space Administration
(NASA) after a conference with
astronaut John H. Glenn, De Or
sey and NASA Deputy Administra
tor Hugh L. Drydcn.
NASA said there was no legal
bar, but as a matter of policy
"acceptance of the houses is not
considered to be in the best in
terests of all concerned."
"The astronauts are grateful to
the people of Houston for their
wonderful hospitality and for this
very generous offer," NASA's
statement said. "They believe the
offer was made in good faith.
They now feel, however, that the
motives of the people who made
the otter and their acceptance
might be misunderstood.
"They have, therefore, declined
(lie offer and Mr. De Orsey will so
advise the president of the Hous
ton Homebuilders Association."
NASA is building ils manned
spacecraft center at Houston, and
the astronauts will move there
this summer.
A spokesman for the homebuild
ers association in Houston said
the offer was a gesture of appre
ciation "of more significance than
a ticker tape parade or any other
gesture not of lasting value."
WELL TRAINED
CHICAGO UTP Patrolman
Clifton Blackburn's motorcycle
may be a bit ornery at times but
it appears well trained in safety.
The motoirycle unseated Black
burn Sunday when it struck a
hole and overturned. Then the
bike righted itself, putted down
the street, turned into a garage
where it threaded its way between
50 parked taxis and came to rest
agauist a concrete pillar.
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person," continued Kefauver,
"that the number of people who
are going to buy shares will be a
small, small percentage of the
taxpayers who have contributed
to this research and development
costing tens of billions of dollars,
do you not. Dr. Welsh?"
"Welsh: "Oh, yes. There will be
a difference in distribution of the
benefits. I am quite certain of
that."
Kefauver then developed the
fact that if this communications
satellite pays off as expected, it
might be immensely profitable to
the U.S. government and could
help reduce the national debt.
"Let us say that in 10 years
this satellite makes $20,000,000.
000," suggested Kefauver. "That
would be money belonging to the
government which would reduce
the national debt and thereby help
all the taxpayers, would it not,
sir?"
"It might very well be," replied
Welsh.
"You might not have to raise
taxes so much," pursued the sen
ator from Tennessee, "and in that
way benefit all the taxpayers
rather than those who merely had
the wisdom to buy shares in the
corporation."
"First" of Firsts
Sen. Ralph Yarborough of Tex
as also had some ideas along this
line.
"If this space communication is
given away to a private earner,
he said, "it will be the first gov
ernment created, private monop
oly created by the United States
government m United States his
tory. "It is my belief that all Ameri
can taxpayers who have contri
buted so much already should re
ceive the benefits of their invest
ment automatically and directly."
Senator Morse of Oregon was
even more emphatic. He practic
ally served an ultimatum on Pres
ident Kennedy that he would talk
the space giveaway to death if
Kennedy persisted in favoring the
big communications companies.
Before he testified, however,
there was some interesting byplay
between Morse and Republican
Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wiscon
sin who, in the past, has opposed
government giveaways but in re
cent months has seemed vague
and indifferent.
Kefauver, in welcoming Morse
as a witness, noted Wiley's vague
ness and said: "I am sure Senator
Wiley, who is here, joins in wel
coming you."
"What about Senator Wiley?"
asked Wiley, pricking up his ears.
"I say I am sure that you join
m expressing a hearty welcome
to our colleague from Oregon,"
Kefauver repeated.
"I always do that," responded
Wiley, "even when he is wrong I
like to see him."
Senator Morse than gave this
ultimatum to Kennedy:
"I say to the President from
this witness stand: 'You will make
a great mistake if you try to rush
this through Congress at this ses
sion because you, too, Mr. Presi
dent, have an obligation to make
perfectly clear to the people of
this country all of the implica
tions and potential consequences
of this legislation'."
Jackson named
road chairman
SALEM (UPD Glenn L. Jack
on Modford businessman, Tuesday
was elected chairman of the
three-man Oregon Highway Com
mission. He succeeded Milo K. Mclver,
Portland businessman, who re
tired as a commissioner after
many years of service.
Jackson has been on the com
mission since 1939.
The commission met this morn
ing just alter its new member,
David Simpson. Portland, was
sworn in. The oath of office was
administered in Gov. Mark Hat
field s office by Warne Nunn,
Hatfield's executive assistant. All
throe commissioners are Hatfield
appointees.
Those attending Simpson's
swearing in included the governor,
the other commissioners and var
ious highway department officials.
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Grote voices plea
for reservoir road .
To the Editor:
I have read with interest the
two news articles in The Bend
Bulletin dealing with the road
which Deschutes County propos
es building to the PrinevUle Res
ervoir. The first article stated
that the Deschutes County Court
had Crook County's "unofficial"
agreement to allow building of
the road over Crook County lands,
and the second article told of
Judge Grime's denial of any such
agreement having been made.
In the name of justice and fair
play to both Deschutes and Crook
County, I feel that it is only right
to slate that I can appreciate the
position in which the Deschutes
County Court is placed because
this is the same situation with
which we have been faced in our
dealings with the present Crook
County Court since it took office
in January of last year. It ap
pears that they are not familiar
with the meaning of the words
"integri'y" and "honesty." Upon
numerous occasions an answer
has been given us only to have it
denied at a later date. It is an
embarrassing situation for Crook
County when our Court negates
even an "unofficial agreement,
for the integrity of a public of
ficial and particularly one who is
also juvenile officer should be
above question.
The same night the story of i
Judge Grimes denial of his agree
ment with Deschutes County was !
published. I talked with a lady
who was present when this agree
ment was made and she states
that Judge Grimes did agree to
give Deschutes County access
over Crook County lands to the
Reservoir. Present also at this
meeting were officials from the
Parks Department. I believe that
Judge Grimes is aware of having
made his commitment, but has
been forced by pressure of local
selfish interests to deny it I feel
sure that Judge Penhollow would
not have made this statement if
that was not the fact. I have had
occasion to deal with the Des
chutes County Court during the
12 years I have lived in Central
Oregon and none of the Deschutes
County Court officials have ever
reneged on any agreement enter
ed into with us whether it was
big, small, verbal, unofficial or
official.
Carrying this matter of the pro
posed road a little further, it is a
matter of fact that this Reser
voir was not a present to the peo
ple of Crook County from other
taxpayers, nor is it something
which they can sit on to the exclu
sion of others. The money came
from all taxpayers of the United
States, from people of all areas
including Deschutes County, and
they certainly should have access
to it without any quibbling over a
right-of-way through Crook Coun
ty. Apparently Deschutes County
doesn't object to spending its mon
ey to build a road through Crook
County, and it would seem that
we should welcome and encour
age them rather than try to sit on ,
the Reservo r like a dog with a
bone. We feel that there are many
other people in Crook County who
feel as we do that the develop
ment and progress of Crook Coun
ty is irrevocably tied up with the
development of the entire Central
Oregon area, the state and, in
fact, all of the country as repre
sented through vacationists and
tourists. There is also the matter
of the lease of concessions at the
park site. This should be open to
anyone who is eligible to bid on or
negotiate with the County Court,
and thus encourage and welcome
outside capital not for a return of
1 per cent as has been mentioned
but 5 per cent which is custom
ary for amusement parks and re
sorts. We know that there are many
people of Crook County who for
years have enjoyed the many re
sources of Deschutes County
Wickiup Reservoir, Paulina Lake,
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Century Drive and the many
lakes in that area, the mountains,
and within recent years the ski
area at Bachelor Butte. We are
also now united with Deschutes
County and Jefferson County in
the new Central Oregon College,
and have contributed at least two
presidents to the Central Oregon
Chamber of Commerce whose uni
ted purpose is for the good of all
Central Oregon, and although 1
have lived in Crook County for al
most 11 years, I don't consider
myself so much a resident of
Crook County as a resident of Cen
tral Oregon and believe Uiat most
of us feel that way.
It appears that our County
Court 'should take a broad look at
the future, and in the meantime
be glad that we have the reser
voir at all. for it is doubtful if
the dam would have been built
had the present court been in of
fice. It was their attitude that the
road to the park should not be
completed nor contracts made by
the previous court honored, and
it is unfortunate for the people
and merchants of Princville that
this road was not completed as
originally engineered. As it was
originally designed it would have
given motorists a road as straight
as possible, smooth, and as free
from hazards as modern engi
neering and fencing could make
it. This road would have had
sportsmen returning again and
again, but as it is now some will
not take their boats over it even
once, and others will not return.
They are going instead to lakes
where ingress and egress is eas
ier and will not damage expen
sive boats. After all, as Wendell
Willkie pointed out approximately
30 years ago. it is "One World"
and getting more so all of the
time. Crook County, cannot isolate
itself from the rest of Central
Oregon, and the sooner we rea
lize this the better for Crook
County. In' fact, it appears to me
that Central Oregon should be one
county and not three then all
efforts could be really united with
many dollars being saved the tax
payers by consolidation of all
county activities.
, Yours truly,
Leroy E. Grote
PrinevUle, Oregon,
April 2, 1962
Students appreciate
hospitality of Bend
To the Editor:
Members of the Central Oregon
United Nations Association and
members of the Bend Unitarian
Fellowship wish to express our
sincere thanks for the thoughtful
ncss and consideration shown to
the group of foreign students who
were visiting this area last week.
The students all expressed warm
appreciation for the widespread
kindness shown them and many
stated that they felt they had
made real friends here. It is our
sincere conviction that this sort of
friendly contact with people all
over the world is one of the best
hopes for a peaceful world.
Many people opened their
homes for hospitality to the stu
dents, some of whom stayed for a
full week.
The general reaction of the stu
dents was one of warm appre
ciation. Again we wish to thank
everyone who contributed to a val
uable week.
Sincerely,
Orval Hansen, President
United Nations Association
Phil Shoemaker, President
Bend Unitarian Fellowship
Bend, Oregon,
April 2, 1962
DEATH REPORTED
PORTLAND (UPI i Mrs. Bess
Keller, 75, mother of Arden X.
Pangborn, editor of the Oregon
Journal, died in a hospital Satur
day. Mrs. Keller, a native of El
Paso, Tex., had lived here since
1921. Other survivors include the
widower, Elmer Keller, and two
daugluers, Mrs. Robert Charlton
and Mrs. Evan Blake, both of
Portland.
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Quinn proclaims
emergency due
to ship tie-up
HONOLULU (1'PD- Gov. Wil
liam F. Quinn of Hawaii pro
claimed a state of emergency in
the island state Tuesday night be
cause of the 20-day West Coast
maritime strike.
In a telegram to President Ken
nedy, the governor said his action
was prompted by results of a de
tailed inventory of essential food
stuffs and personal needs.
Quinn said there was less than
a two-week supply of more than
20 general commodities of vital
need, including rice, butter, flour,
produce, frozen meats, poultry
and other grocery items.
He asked the President to au
thorize immediate use of all mili
tary means of transportation nec
essary to the state's need. He
also asked that surplus military
supplies in Hawaii be made avail
able for civilian use.
Quinn sent identical telegrams
to the strikebound Pacific Mari
time Association and striking sea
men, firemen and cooks and stew
ards. He said that immediate un
loading of ships in Honolulu har
bor was "urgently necessary."
The governor requested an
agreement between the opposing
sides to permit the unloading of
strikebound vessels and warned
he was prepared to take court
action, if necessary.
A special presidential mediation
panel is scheduled to meet with
unions and PMA officials in San
Francisco Thursday in a renewed
effort to resume negotiations.
The three-man panel was ap
pointed by Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg Monday after
a meeting in Washington with
representatives of both sides in
the dispute.
Negotiations broke off March 16
with the parties still $6 million
apart on a three-year contract
Meanwhile, Federal Judge
George B. Harris ruled Tuesday
that the Matson liner Mariposa
could dock at her usual berth
when she arrives in San Francis
co today.
Port officials wanted the pier
to remain open for foreign ves
sels until the maritime strike is
settled.
Harris ruled that the Mariposa
could unload passengers, baggage,
perishables and mail. She will,
then be moved to another pier,
where she will join other PMA
vessels presently idled in West
Coast and Hawaii ports by the
walkout.
WOMAN
TALK
by Gerry Caylord
Left take a trip . . . Let's take
things that will actually not
wrinklt . . . and truly drip-dry
W'hen washed. Let's coordinate
all the accessories and clothes
and take as few things as pos
sible ... all interchangeable!
You'll find this easy to do when
you shop at Gaylord's. v
Fabrics that are cool and yet
washable . . . like Arnel Jersey
... are sheer magic. The Arnel
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this season . . , pin checks, pin
stripes, subtle prints . . . with
jackets, with sweaters . . . and
without. You'll find them in
straight and half-sizes . . . and
in straight and full skirts!
Whipped Cream in Dacren is
another marvelous fabric ... we
have some fabulous blouses that
truly require no ironing. And
the chromspun seersuckers are
real wearers ... in costumes
and dresses. Arnel Sharkskin
is a natural . . . straight skirts
start $5.99 .... toppers and
shorts to match . . . three-piece
sharkskin suits only $16 95.
And the cotton-dacron blends . ,
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trel . . . Avron ... all of them
are waiting for you to choose
now . . . while your site and
your style ... are waiting for
ou!
By all means . . . let's take in
"Fashion Twists For Spring"
style show. April 4th .... in
Redmond . . and see Twisti in
fashion and Twists in dance. We
promise you a beautiful show
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