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1 0 WEATHER Showers tonight, partly cloudy Sunday; high M-6S; low 30-35. 59th Year CASTS BALLOT Ermal A. Tiller, like some 45 per cent of Dei- chutes county registered voters, Sig Unander gets GOP nod over Durno PORTLAND (UPI) Oregon Democrats cast a healthy vote of confidence for Sen. Wayne Morse Friday, while Republicans chose lormer State Treasurer Sig Unan der to oppose him, shunting Rep. Edwin Durno into political limbo. Durno had pegged his political future on winning the GOP nomi nation for the U. S. Senate. He forfeited his fourth district Con gressional seat to enter the race. Unander led Durno in 28 coun ties. He held a comfortable over all margin. Morse easily rolled over his lone primary opponent, Portland labor union member Charles Gil bert. Morse held a 4-1 lead in his bid for nomination for a fourth Senate term. Livingston Third It was the first time Morse had faced the voters since he lost to President Kennedy in the 1960 Oregon presidential primary. Durno had campaigned as "the most opposite to Morse" in a field of six. Unander had campaigned as a more liberal Republican. Durno who opened his state wide campaign a few weeks ago showed his greatest strength in his own fourth district. An Oregon State University speech professor, Dr. Harold Liv ingston, ran third in the GOP field. Denecke elected to state court PORTLAND (UPD - Circuit Judge Arno Denecke, an ap pointee of Gov. Mark Hatfield, was named to the Oregon Su preme Court in Friday's primary election. Denecke defeated Circuit Judge Lyle Wolff of Baker County by about a 3-2 margin by winning in the more heavily-populated West ern Oregon area. Wolff won in counties east of the Cascades. Technically Judge Denecke will be elected to the high court in November. Voters OK salary measure, turn down tax base proposal PORTLAND (UPI) - Oregon voters sent down a tax base measure on the statewide ball to whopping defeat Friday, then surpri'"d themselves by deciding to let the Legislature set its own salary. Measure No. I, the tax base proposal, was junked by a wide margin. It would have: (1) given local taxing districts a means of preventing a loss of their tax base (2i permitted the first levy THE Eight Pages visits polling place. Snow flurries whifen upper Deschufes area Snow flurries fell over the upper Deschutes country early this morning and whitened the Cas cades as cool weather continued. Bend and Redmond last night were the chilliest reporting spots in the entire country, each turn ing in a low of 30. Forecast calls for light frost again tonight in the higher Deschutes country. There is also a possibility of showers tonight, but the forecast calls for some scattered sun shine on Sunday. The light snow that fell in Bend this morning yielded only a trace of moisture. Weatherford defeated, Leth beats Ziegler PORTLAND (UPD incumbent senators and representatives bid ding for re-election in the Oregon Legislature came on strong in Friday's primary. Most apparent ly were renominated. One exception was in the 28th representative district in Eastern Oregon where Rep. Frank M. Weatherford, D-Olex, lost to Jack L. Smith, Condon. The district, one of the new ones formed by the 1961 reapportionment, is com posed of Gilliam, Morrow, Sher man, Umatilla and Wheeler coun ties. In the hot Republican state Sen ate race in the new Benton-Polk district, Walter Leth, Salem, won over Francis W. Ziegler, Corval- lis. Both are senators now, but one of them had to step down because reapportionment merged their separate Benton and Polk districts into one. Worker crushed WALLA WALLA (UPI)-A two ton section of a mobile crane crushed a worker at the John Day Dam on the Columbia River Friday. The Army Engineer district rep resentatives here said the victim was Henry Fink, 50, of Portland. He died two hours later at a Goldendale, Wash., hospital. 1 by a new tax district to be made without an election, and (3) al lowed districts leeway in deciding when a new tax base proposal should go before the voters. Supporters of the plan, which vould have amended the 6 per cent limitation in the Oregon Con stitution, said it was needed for orderly government. Opponents said it would raise taxes enough to scare any voter. The third phase only of the plan . K "It .'4 i ' TAKING THE OATH Mrs. Precinct 8, swears in counting Gov. Hatfield, Thornton nab easy victories PORTLAND (UPD-Gov. Mark Hatfield and Democratic Atty Gen. Robert Y. Thornton, already outspoken foes, handily won their parties' nominations for governor Friday. Thornton wasted no time in opening what promised to be a bitter campaign. Hatfield easily defeated his sin gle primary opponent, Portland engineer George Altvater, by a hefty 5-1 margin. Thornton, who mowed down State Sen. Walter Pearson of Portland by a surprising 3-1 mar gin, coupled his victory statement with a stinging attack on Hatfield. Thornton at once challenged Hatfield to debate "without his expensive retinue of college cro nies." He accused Hatfield of costly out-of-state trips in pursuit of the Republican vice presiden tial nomination. Thornton also said Hatfield fail ed to keep first term campaign promises of economy in govern ment and tax reduction. Thornton's strong defeat of Pearson came in spite of last minute endorsement of Pearson by Democratic Rep. Edith Green. Portland area voters demonstrat ed Mrs. Green's own popularity, but spurned her recommendation of Pearson, giving Thornton a 2-1 lead in Pearson's own Portland stronghold. Redmond bank asks permission for Bend branch Application to establish a branch office in Bend has been filed by Redmond's Bank of Cen tral Oregon, it was announced to day by John D. Bauer, Cashier arid Vice President, on behalf of the bank's board of directors. Plans for the new Bend branch are subject to approval by the Oregon Banking Department and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. No specific location has been selected as yet, although Bauer indicated the new banking facil ities "probably would be some where In downtown Bend." will appear on the November bal lot, under arrangements made by the 1961 Legislature, Approval of Measure No. 2 legislative pay was a big victory for Oregon's underpaid legisla tors, who get JfiOO a year. Nearly complete returns gave the meas ure an OK by about 47,000 votes. The proposal removed from the Constitution the WOO a year limit. The first opportunity the Legis lature will have to exercise its new prerogative will be next year. REND CENTRAL OREGON'S Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Saturday, May 19, - ' - -r . -US' Claude Kelley, right, chairman at board. Others from left, are Mrs. County follows state pattern in primary voting By lla S. Grant Bulletin Staff Writer Deschutes county voters follow ed the state-wide pattern in nam ing candidates in yesterday's pri mary election. Approximately 45 per cent of the registered voters went to the polls. The turnout was somewhat less, percentage wise, than in the 1960 primary, when candidates were being nam ed for a presidential election. Deschutes county defeated the six per cent limitation amend ment, but approved the measure enabling legislators to set their own salaries. The county's Domocrats renom inated U.S. Senator Morse by a sweeping majority, 1899 to 457 for Charles E. Gilbert. In the Repub lican race for senator, Sig Un ander polled 1257 votes, with Ed win R. Durno, his closest compet itor, polling 574. In the only race on the county level. 0. W. Grubb, D., former state legislator, got the nod to op pose George Baker, Republican incumbent, in November. Grubb received 1355 votes, according to complete unofficial returns from the county's 39 precincts. Vernon L. Peck, Redmond real estate man, polled 950. Largest Vote Peter Gunnar, who defeated Raymond L. Jones for the judge of the Oregon Tax Court, polled 2836 votes in Deschutes county, the largest vote cast for any cand idate. Jones received 1347 county votes. In the gubernatorial nomina tions, Gov. Mark Hatfield receiv ed a vote of confidence from 1773 Republicans, while 1571 Demo crats chose Robert Y. Thornton, present attorney general, to bid for the Statehouse. Runncrs-up, hardly challenging the victors, were Republican H. G. Altvater, with 378, and Democrat Walter J. Pearson, with 600. Thornton won handily through out the state, and Pearson's pre primary campaign was the most vigorous of his three opponents. Al Weeks of Bend and Mrs. Kay Himmelsbach Jr., Baker, were co chairmen of the Thornton-for Gov ernor committee In the 18 eastern Oregon counties. Chandler Wins Robert W. Chandcr, Bend news paper publisher, who defeated Everett J. Thorcn to oppose U.S. Representative Al Ullman, D., in November, received 1164 Repub lican votes In the county, to 818 for Thoren. The vote was two-tonne for Chandler In Crook and Jefferson counties. In Jefferwvn, the vote was Chandler 401, Thor en 207; in Crook, Chandler 413, Thoren 209. In the race for Supreme Court position No. 6, Amo H. Denecke received 2158 votes; Lyle R. Wolff, 1923. Norman 0. Nilscn, D., running for another term as Labor Bureau commissioner, received 1646 Democratic votes, to 513 for Vic Davis. Nilsen will go against Al fred Blair, unopposed for the Re- r Bl TI J.WIN DAILY NEWSPAPER Robert Arndorfer, Mrs. Douglas William Nipper and Mrs. M. J. publican nomination, in the gen eral election. On the 6 per cent limitation amendment, the vote in Deschutes county was 1572 yes; 2612 no. On the legislators' pay raise, the vote was 2715 yes; 1703 no. College district gives big edge to bonds, levy By Phil F. Brogan Bulletin Staff Writer Central Oregon College is a reality. This was the news that spread through the Central Oregon Area Education District today follow ing news that both the bonds and tax levy proposals on Friday's ballot had been approved. The approval was strong, tibout 2 to 1 in the entire district. Tri-county approval of the levy was given in a 4633 to 2634 vote, with the small vote in the Lake and Klamath segments not in cluded in the unofficial totals. Deschutes overwhelmingly ap proved the bonds and the levy. Crook and Jefferson gave much stronger votes to the proposals than for the organization of the Mid-Oregon district earlier m the year. Approved in the Friday vote was authorization to contract a bonded indebtedness In the sum of $125,000 for the purpose of pro viding funds to acquire, con struct, equip and furnish a school building or buildings and to ac quire necessary property. Count Reported Complete votes from all pre cincts in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson county indicated an un official 4831 to 2474 approval. Not included in these totals are re sults of the election in segments of Lake and Klamath counties, where district organization early in the year was overwhelmingly approved. The second proposal on the Fri day ballot was authorization of the new college area education dis trict to levy a tax of $139,490 for the purpose of operating Central Oregon College for the fiscal year 1962-63, this amount being in ex cess of the six per cent limitation. Approval Given Deschutes county voters ap proved the college district bonds 3503 to 918. The levy was approv ed 3358 to 1031. Crook county voted 609 yes, 956 no against the bonds and 618 yes and 952 against the levy. Jefferson county approved both bonds and levy. The bond vote was 719 yes, 600 no. The levy vote was 657 yes, 651 no. The levy approved In the Fri day vote includes an amount for bond service. 1962 -",,;M3a. f ; r ' - ' i mi -mrninn i , ,. ... Coolc, Mrs. Roger Smith, Mrs, Mahoney. Lafesf sfafe elecfion count SENATE (2560 of 3237 precincts) Democrat: Morse 144.635 Gilbert 37,092 Republican: Unander 84.890 Durno 61,083 Livingston 16,920 Cook 5,718 Bacaloff 4,368 Brixey 3,502 GOVERNOR (2594 of 3237) Democrat: Thornton 120,183 Pearson 47,697 Cox 7,866 Yesne 3,345 Republican: Hatfield 142.230 Altvater 31,540 CONGRESS 1st District (807 of 842) Democrat: Whipple 34,111 West 21,632 Republican: Norblad 41.233 2nd District (420 of 443) Democrat: Ullman 19,061 Republican: Chandler 13,557 Thoren 7,998 3rd District (1150 of 1216) Democrat: Green 64,576 Henry 6515 Steinbach 8868 Republican: Hartman 28,062 Blackwcll 21 .679 4th District (728 of 736) Democrat: Duncan 18,497 Porter 17,372 Straub 14,083 Flvnn 2,386 Republican: Fisher 38,929 Horn given nod by GOP in Jefferson Special to The Bulletin MADRAS A close race for the Republican nomination for the office of county assessor develop ed in Jefferson county, with un official returns giving the edge to Glenn Horn with 360 votes over Langsuin Fisher with 302. Horn will meet Felix Hirsch, who was not opposed on the Democratic ballot, in the November election. A civil defense levy of $5,000 over two years, was defeated in the county by a vote of 751 to 543, but three other county mea sures were approved. Vote on the Jefferson county tax levy of 9226,938.29 in excess of the 6 per cent limitation was yes 819, no 564. A zoning ordi nance for the county passed by 661 yes votes to 598 no voles. Vot ers also approved a road oiling icvy of $25,000 over two years, 7118 to 490. Unopposed county candidates Included W. H. Campbell, Demo crat, tor county commissioner; llersrhcl Read. Republican, for county commissioner and Nellie Walls, Democrat, for county clerk. Univ. of Orason Library EUGENE, OREGON O Ten Cents "...HAS VOTED" Ritual locked strongbox is repeated Most contests won by wide margins Friday PORTLAND (UPI)-A down-to me - wire battle between House Sneaker Robert. Duncan and ex- Congressman Charles O. ' Porter for the Democratic nomination to Congress from the 4th district highlighted Friday's primary elec tion. Most major races were decided by convincing margins. Sen. Wayne Morse will be op posed in November by ex-State Treasurer Sig Unander and Gov. Mark Hatfield s fall opposition will come from his bitter rival, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton. Duncan, getting strong support in his home Jackson County, held a slender lead which was threat ened by late returns in Lane County where Porter and State Sen. Robert Straub ran ahead of him. Straub finished third in the seven-county race. The closest other race came in Multnomah County's third district whero druggist Stanley Hartman was leading truck driver Wint Blackwoll for the GOP nomination to meet Rep. Edith Green. Mrs. Green won with ease. Mors Easy Winner Morse had little trouble in de feating Portland labor union member Charles Gilbert, and Hat field easily outdistanced Portland engineer George Altvater. Rep. Edwin R. Durno, who gave up the congressional seat he won from Porter to enter the six-man GOP Senate race, was beaten soundly by Unander. Dur no wired Unander his congratu lations today and said he wanted to "thank my opponents for a clean, high-level campaign." Ore gon State speech professor Harold Livingston ran a distant third. Blaine Whipple the 32-year-old former Democratic party execu tive secretary, won the right to oppose Rep. Walter Norblad, while Bend Publisher Robert Chandler was nominated to meet Democratic Rep. Al Ullman. Chandler said of his victory, "Unlike Senator Morse, I won't say I'm amused, but 1 am grati fied." Thornton won with surprising ease from State Sen. Walter Pear son and immediately sot Hie stage for a bitter campaign by chal lenging Hatfield to debate "with out his expensive retinue of col lege cronies. Hatfield said "I shall he happy Nilsen scores easy victory PORTLAND (UPD- Incumbent Oregon Labor Commissioner Nor man Nilsen swamped Portland restaurant operator Vic Davis In Friday's primary to win renomi nation tn the post. He will face Pat Blair, Salem employer representative, in Hie November election. Nilsen, Who has held the job for two icrms, won in every coun ty In the state. Blair was unopposed. TEMPERATURES High yesterday, ;$ degrees. Low last night, 30 degrees. Sunset today, 7:28. Sunrise tomorrow, 4:34. (Standard time.) No. 140 of placing completed ballot in many times over by chairmen. to meet my opponent face to face along the campaign trail." In other major contests, Circuit Judge Arno Denecke, a Hatfield appointee, won a berth on Hie State Supreme Court from Circuit Judge Lyle Wolff of Baker. Tax Judge Peter Gunnar easily won election to Hint post by clobbering Portland attorney Raymond L. Jones. Norman Nilscn, aftor his third term as labor commissioner, was nominated to oppose Pat Blair, Salem employer representative. One of the two measures was approved to allow legislators to sot Uieir own pay. They'll have the chance next year to improve Hieir present $600 per year sal aries. But a tax base proposal went down to defeat, although one part of the plan to allow districts lee way in deciding when a new tax base proposal should go before the voters will be on Hie ballot in November. Flouridation fumed down at Prineville Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE - Residents ot Prineville turned down Hie fluori dation issue yesterday by an over whelming majority. The vote wag 462 no; 287 yes. In spite of the light city vote, keen interest waa felt in the outcome of the Issue due to the heated campaign be fore the election. Crook county voters approved special tax levies for maintenance of the county library and nursing home. The library vote was 827 yes, and 809 no. On the nursing home, the vote was 858 yes and 771 no. In the Central Oregon College bond and levy issue, Crook county turned thumbs down on both, by two to one. On the bond Issue the vote was 609 yes; 956 no. For the budget, it was 618 yes; 952 no. The lnrgest single vote for any candidate cast in the election was 1010 for Peter Gunnar, for the State Tax Court The county approved increased pay for legislators, by 848 yes; 726 no. The 6 per cent limitation amendment was defeated 1064 no; ' 456 yes. In spite of an early rush to the polls, this was one of the very light voter turnouts in the history of Crook county elections, running below the state percentage-wise. There was about a 40 per cent vote. BEING DEFEATED PORTLAND UPl Returns to day indicated that a measure which would have givi'n Hie city of Portland standby authority to take over the mass transit system here was going down to defeat.
