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The Bend Bulletin, Wednesday, April 25, 1962 ....4 ,f , - aw m 1 v- aa. -MT i- . ", -.'-aw I ' COMING BACK Eight members of the St. Helena High School of California senior clatt pause after trading suitcases Into chartered bus Tuesday morning in Bend. The 85 mem bers of the '62 class spent Monday evening in the Bend Junior High School gym after a ten day tour of the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle World Fair. The group had been planning the trip since their freshman year. Oregon's Capitol building swept by fire 27 years ago SALEM (UPI) Twenty-seven years ago today the Oregon Capi tol Building was gutted by fire en historic Lliizc, the cause of which has never been determined. ' Arson was suspected for a time, but an extensive investigation that ranged as far as Nevada and California proved futile. The fire raged for 12 hours and during that time a false brick chimney toppled from the third floor, killing Salem volunteer fire man Floyd McMullen. A large amount of state records vent up in flames along with oil paintings of Oregon governors, various pioneer items, Oregon World War I momentos, and even a number of treasured brass spit toons. Damage was estimated at (1 million. There were some saving fac tors. Firemen poured streams of water Into the state treasurer's office, saving $3 million in bonds In a vault, and a vault in the secretary of state's office pre served, untouched, the original Oregon constitution, written by hand. Janitor Smells Smoke At 6:40 p.m. April 25, 19115, jan itor Walter Wesolowskl was in his office on the capital's first floor with his son. Gov. Charles H. Martin was In Wedfnrd, attending tlio Jarkson County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet. Wesolowskl suddenly sal upright in his chair and told his son, "I smell smoke." The blaze appeared to have broken out in a basement room below the capitol rotunda. Weso lowski's son was sent to turn on the capitol fire alarm but already flames had licked quietly over the basement ceiling and into wooden beams. At 8:01 p.m. firemen had to evacuate (he building and the dome collapsed. Salem Alderman Merrill D. Oh ling put in a call to Portland, asking for help. An hour later Portland Fire Department trucks and crews arrived, helping to save at least the building's shell. PWA Holpt Out Reluming from Medford, Gov. Martin immediately look steps to get U. S. Public Works Adminis tration tunds to build a new capitol. Construction of the existing marble and bronze capitol began on the site of the old one. It open ed In 1937 and is considered firo proui. The probe of the 19.15 fire In cluded checks Into large, unex plained fires within the previous week fires at Silverton, Albany, Corvallls, Bend and North Bend. But no connection was found. A special session of the lopisla- Officers named by new group PRINEVILLE - New officers of the Prineville Economic Pro motions, Inc., have been elected from a board of nine directors, according to a report made to the Chamber of Commerce Monday by Ken Conroy, who was named president at the recent election meeting. Frank Hamilton is vice presi dent of the new corporation, Dick McRae is treasurer, and Ivan Chappell is the secretary. Stock sales have now raised Die corporation's capital to $9100, Conroy said. Immediate plans of the PEP include making applica tion blanks available whereby prospective new business, or bus iness needing assistance for ex pansion may make application for loans from the corporation. The group will not limit itself to waiting for applications but will seek new agricultural or eco nomic developments to be assist ed, Conroy said. Board members of PEP will meet monthly to consider ideas, applications and new memberships. turo met to approve construction of the new building, built with the aid of PWA funds. Oregon's first capitol building, built in 1U5-I, also went up in flames in 1855. That fire was never explained either. The sec ond capitol, destroyed in 1935, was built in 1876. Buy One Pair At The Regular Price Get Second Pair rare WM ft. 3 V' I 4 K.jfl U UULSa Choose from a select group of dress shoes, casuals and flats for spring and summer! You'll find every material, every color, every size in the group! These Shoes Are Regularly Priced from 4.99 to 14.99 SETTING NEW RECORD NEW LONDON, Conn. (UPD Five Mitchell College students are shooting for a record of sorts. The youths are playing contin uously an old 78-inch rendition of "Old River" by Walter Brennan. The students said Tuesday night the Brennan record had been played 330 times and was still going strong. Crusade ended by Methodists The First Methodist Church has just concluded the fifth an nual church attendance crusade. This crusade has become a mean ingful tradition to Bend Metho dists as they strive to begin a new year without missing a single Sunday through Easter. Next Sunday, April 29, is Recognition Sunday for those who have had perfect attendance and those who have missed only one Sunday. The sermon subject of the minister for this occasion will be, "The Greatest Unused Power in the World." The reporting to dale indicates the following have had perfect at tendance since the first of the year: Hubert Bartlett, Viola Ben son, Mr. and Mrs. George Chuds, Mrs. John Devereaux, Donald Empey, Mrs. A. Fossen, Kathy, Melissa, Laurie and Mrs. Neal Goldsmith, Mrs. John R. Gumm, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hamilton, Mrs. Clarence Ives, Oscar and Janet Ketcham. Helen L. Knapp, Floyd and Keith Kunerth, Susan, David and Mrs. Keith Langworthy, Harry G. Little, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Olson, Betty, Richard, Gary and Nancy Olson, Kathie and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Poor, Carrie Scott, Don ald and David Thompson, Mrs. Verle Mitchell, Sharon Warren, Jack and Patsy Wiley, Linda and Mr. and Mrs. Lindell Wise and Mrs. John Wolfe. The following have missed only one Sunday: Mrs. Jack Dempsey, Mrs. Donald Empey, Randall Johnston, Mrs. Floyd Kunerth, Keith and Marcey Langworthy, Mr. and Mrs. James Opdycke, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Patterson. New officers named by unit Special to The Bulletin ALFALFA Mrs. John Parton was re-elected chairman of the Alfalfa home extension unit, at a luncheon recently at the Pine Tavern. Serving with her will be Mrs. Lynn Hyder, vice chair man, and Mrs. George Howden, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Tom Wallace was named chairman for the eighth grade graduation exercises of the Alfal fa School. Also appointed to the committee were Mrs. Marvin Chesebro and Mrs. Jim Williams. The unit will present a traffic safety skit at the Homemakers Festival May 10 at the Redmond Grange Hall. Appointed to a com mittee to make preparations were Mrs. Don Miltenberger, chairman; Mrs. Raymond Garcia and Mrs. John Grover. Mrs. Larry Crawford was a guest at the luncheon. Nine mem bers were present. The next meeting will be May 18 at the home of Mrs. Lester Wick. Mrs. Vic Schroeder, home economics extension agent, will give a demonstration on cleaning rugs and upholstery. Mrs. Jack Wiley, Gary and Lar ry Wiley and Mrs. Oscar Ket cham. If there are others who have either had perfect attendance or missed only one Sunday, they are requested to call the church of fice no later than Thursday be tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. so that the church records may be com plete and proper recognition given. Pets are selling every day! (in Bulletin Classifieds) " Miksche reports on Sports show Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE - Where do you get these rocks? That is the most frequent question he heard during a ten-day promotion visit to the Sport Show at Los Angeles re cently, according to Mike Mik sche. The agates, petrified wood, and other specimens found in the Prineville area formed a display which brought the constant ques tion. Miksche told members of the Prineville Chamber of Com merce Monday at their regular luncheon meeting. The specimens he displayed were a polished and mounted collection owned by Waiter Lidstrom, Prineville. Most of the inquiries, Miksche pointed out, were made by ama teur or would be rockhounds among the 250,000 persons who visited the sport show in the Pan Pacific Auditorium. Out of his re cent experience in assisting with made a number of recommenda tions to the Chamber. Many Call forniar.s, he said, do not' like Ore gon weather, thinking of the rainy climate of the Willamette Valley. He recommended stress on the Sunny Central Oregon theme. He also recommended mainten ance of the Chamber's agate beds in good condition, that roads to the agate beds be in reasonable condition, .and that any charge made be made for maps, not for use of tiie digging grounds. Miksche also spoke of the great interest shown in John Zum stein's famous reindeer, taken to the show as a display by the Red mond Chamber of Commerce. There was no general Oregon dis play at the show, he added. HOMES LACK BATH LONDON (UPD-Nearly 5 mil lion homes in Great Britain still are without a bath, Frank Allaun, a Labor member of Parliament the booth at the show, Miksche claimed Monday. WE'RE "EXPECTING" the biggest news Bend has had in a spell! BE THE GUEST OF THE COCA-COLA BOTTLERS IN THE lil"' fl?i FT vMWy wm WM WW i mte7 ........ l tr v ( t ' ' r r COCA-COLA IS BOTTLED W OVE 10 COUNTRIES). FinsT PRirri - s25.000 IH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES! Enough for a fabulous world tour for you and your entire family! 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