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Univ. of Cragon Library WEATHER Few afternoon showers, fair tonight and Thursday; high 70 74; low 41-47. nn E BEND BU TEMPERATURES High yesterday, 60 degrees. Low last night, 30 degrees. Sunset 4:23 (Standard Time J. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 59th Year Sixteen Pages Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Wednesday, June S, 1962 Ten Cents No. 154 n fao it s up 2 to 1 margin over lie n xcpst g$e. ru S3 economy seen flirting with disaster By United Press International The eoonomy of the entire Pa cific Northwest was flirting with disaster today as labor disputes continued to grow in two of its largest summertime industries construction and lumber. The lumbering industry was be ing plagued from Southeast Alas ka to Northern California and from Missoula, Mont., to the Pa cific Coast. Construction was being stymied throughout Washington, Western Oregon and Northern Idaho. Thousands of construction men are on strike, thousands of others are out of work because of strikes, and more than $300 million worth of construction projects are either stopped or hampered because of the disputes. Unions involved rep resent carpenters, ironworkers, teamsters, and operating engi neers, as well as other craft un ions such as pavers and laborers. On the opposite side of the fight are members of the Associated General Contractors. While disputes in the lumbering Industry have not reached the proportions of that in construction, the threat was definite. Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union members in Peshastln , Wash., Missoula, Mont., and Wal lowa, Ore., went on strike at box and white pine sash mills in those communities. Workers at the White Pine Sash Co. in Spokane said they would ob serve picket lines expected to be set up in that city by Missoula local members. Meanwhile, scheduled negotiat ing sessions between the Interna tional Woodworkers of America (IWA) and firms in Eastern Wash ington, Northern Idaho and West ern Montana were bogged down because federal mediators were swamped with other negotiations. IWA representatives and mem bers of the Timber Operators Council (TOO met in Portland, Ore., Tuesday to discuss a new wage agreement in a two-year contract which was reopened this year for wages only. The TOC represents about 191 lumber oper ators in Oregon, Washington, Southeast Alaska and Northern California. Meet Today A meeting was scheduled today between the TOC and the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, which like the IWA seeks a 30-cent hour ly wage increase. The two union groups at the Portland meetings represent near ly all the timber workers west of the Cascade Mountains. The timber negotiations come at a time when mill owners are ar guing they cannot stay in busi ness unless they get some relief in their competition with Cana dian producers. But the big headache comes in the construction business, Gov. Albert D. Rosellinl of Washington met behind closed doors with union and management representatives in an effort to find some means of ending disputes in the construction industry. Rosel linl said both sides were "anxious to reach agreement but other than that, he could report no progress. Hagan Assigned Rosellini assigned Jerry Hagan, director of the State Department of Labor and Industries, to meet with both sides and to be avail able for further meetings if it ap peared worthwhile. State otticials pointea out uiai strikes had affected more than $42 million worth of state building projects and $54 million worth ol hiphuav contracts. In Eastern Washington ana Northern Idaho, more than $200 million worth of construction work is halted or hampered In addition. Southwest Washing ton. Western Oregon and the Co lumbia River valley were hurting. particularly because of the Iron workers strike which prevented work on bridges, dams and other heaw construction And as if it weren't already bad 10,000 culinary Attendance jump noted by ski area A total of 50.236 persons, larg est number in the history of the ski area, visited Bachelor Butte in the 1961-62 winter sports sea son that ended officially with the Mardi Gras this past week. The 50,236 total of the season compares with approximately 34, 000 checked into the winter sports area the previous season. Figures relative to the use of the area this past season were compiled by the U.S. Forest Service. Cliff Rasmussen is ski ranger at Bachelor Butte. The increased use of the snow sports area in the 1961-62 season is attributed to several factors, primarily the additional ski facil ities and seven-day operation for a considerable period following the first of the year. Also, it is noted, snow condi tions were ideal this past winter, with the heaviest pack covering the ground since the facilities were installed at Bachelor Butte. Of the total that visited the area this past season, 41,560 were skiers, from all parts of the state and several adjacent states. A to tal of 8,676 were sightseers. Jaycees to sell seat belts here oyer weekend IWA reaches impasse on waae demand PORTLAND (TJPIi Wage ne gotiations between the Timber Op erators Council and the Western States Regional Council of the In ternational Woodworkers of Amer ica reached an impasse here Tuesday. i The meeting was adjourned aft er about four hours and no further meetings were scheduled. Union negotiators repeated their demands for a wage increase of 30 cents an hour. Employer rep resentatives stood fast on their position that there can be no in creases until June 1, 1963. The operators were to meet with the second big union, the Lumber and Sawmill Workers, today. The latter union also is asking a 30 cent wage increase. Both unions have strike author--.otinne from thwr members. IWA , IS.acrlaV t h V POOUCh. abOUt recognize much of the industry is workers, hotel maids and bar in poor economic condition, but tenders were threatening to strike pointed to wage increases granted in other industries. The Timber Operators Council, which represents 191 lumber and wood products manufacturers in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Southern Alaska, has maintained that any wage in crease is inappropriate at a time when Government officials from President Kennedy on down are attempting to help the sagging m dtistrv. The operators say the average hourly pay in the industry now is r 57 mmnared to $2.17 in Brit ish Columbia. Canadian lumber has been cutting into eastern U.S, marttois at a rapid rate. n,o IWA is scheduled to begin negotiations with an independent company, Simpson Timber Co., Thursday. Medical aid sent i to Hondurai WASHINGTON (LTD - The Navy said today it had fished a 14-man medical team to Hon duras to help fiRht a major epi demic of an intestinal disorder said to have killed 63 children. The disease, known in medical terminology as gastroenteritis, is not fatal normally. But the Amer ican embassy in Honduras report ed the 65 deahs plus an esti ,r,iA 1 fmn other cases of the a- mpnt In the town of San Pedro A Navy medical authority said the disease could be fatal in the Vnr ot proper medical care. nviallv anions children who against the Washington State Res taurant and Hotel Association, an action, which if it came to pass, could almost spell doom this sum mer for another of the region's top producers, the tourist trade. MEETING SET PORTLAND (UP1 Local 29 ol the Bridge, Structural and Orna- mental Ironworkers union is scheduled to meet next Monday at 10 a.m. PDT with representa tives of five employer groups. It is the first meeting of the union and management since about 700 ironworkers went on strike May 28. The strike has threatened heavy construction in Oregon and South west Washington. Jaycees of Bend will hold their second annual safety seat belt sale this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday. The sale will be held on Die City parking lot at the rear of the city hall. Hours of the sale batur day will be from 9 to 5. On Sun day, Jaycees will be on the lot from noon until 5 p.m. Gene Hoi liday and Doyce Prince head the work party in charge of the ac tivity. 1 Javcees will sell the salew oeus at $5 per set, with an extra dol lar for installation. As Javcees prepared for their safety seat belt sale, Police Chief Emil Moen noted that "the safety in automobile seat belts is an es tablished fact, and I strongly urge all Bend motorists to install and use them as soon as possi ble." Chief Moen added: "Many fatal accident victims die as the result of being thrown from their cars. Studies show that seat belts give a person five times a better chance of surviving an accident by keeping him in the a.r during a collision. "When properly fastened, seat belts can reduce serious injuries by one-third." The chief noted that most acci dents occur less than 25 miles from home and at speeds of less than 40 miles per hour. "So you see. seat belts are not just for the long distance driver or traveling salesman. Moen said. Chief Moen said: "I sincerely hope seat belts are included in everyone's plans for a safe sum mer. Rail unions accept wage boost otter CHICAGO (UPl) Negotiators for 11 unions representing 450,000 off-train employes Tuesday night accepted a wage increase of 1Q.2 cents an hour offered by the na tion's railroads, ending a strike threat. The railroads warned the set tlement may lead to rate hikes or layoff of employes. Separate work rules talks be tween the railroads and five op erating brotherhoods continued with no report of progress. The agreement announced by George E. Lelghty, chief union negotiator, and J. E. Wolfe, head of the railroads' bargaining team, ended a nine-month dispute. With mediation procedures under the Federal Railway Labor Act ex hausted, the non-operating employ es had been free to strike since last Sunday. Under Prodding Wolfe said the railroads made the 10.2-cent offer recommended by a presidential emergency board under prodding from Labor Sec retary Arthur Goldberg. "Carriers have been of the opin ion , . . that the recommendations were inflationary and contrary to the public policy as expressed by President Kennedy. Nevertheless, the carriers were advised by Sec retary Goldberg that a disruption of service of one or more key railroads could not be tolerated. The Tailroads were left without an alternative but to accept the board's recommendations," Wolfe said. He estimated the wage boost would cost the railroads $105 mil lion, f Impact en Carrier - "The Impact ot this additional expense on the carriers is indeed serious. Many railroads are not in financial position to pay wages in effect prior to the increase," he said. Wolfe has estimated that non- operating employes have been av eraging $2.48 an hour. The possibility of boosting rates must not be overlooked. Also, there is the possibility that many thousands of railroad employes who might otherwise have re tained their Jobs will be relieved by railroads which can no longer afford to keep them. There is no Question but that raiiroaas wiu have to consider raising rates," he said. 'Learn to swim' sign-up planned Registration for the Red Cross "learn to swim" program will be Monday, June 11, from 9 to II a.m. daylight time at the Bend Municipal Pool. Announcement of the class schedule will be made later, according to Mrs. F. Dean Wonser, Red Cross water safety chairman. Additional Information may be obtained by calling Mrs. Wonser, EV 2-3715, or Mrs. Ralph Yaw, EV 2-3048. rt jTfmummmmmm,tumiwm i wmwinwu u muni 'TRiWIWf rwfpi T-, 7fr , - . . .i I if' t?' w 'x' " wiV ' J v . . ill - 4 " - t- , ;i ---- " If " U.'Wwrww,,,,, Vf.-T- ' ' ' I 1 1 Amim -M- v i f , ;;;v-' , i ; f ifc ..v. - ,i., : . BUILDING PENS Central Oregon ranchers and interested parties spent Tuesday afternoon building pens and finishing final arrangements ar the Bend Municipal Baiebat) Park for the 1 12th annual 4-H Fat Stock Show and Sale, Thurtday, Friday, end Saturday. Youngttec from Crook, Jefferion, and Deschutei counties will be exhibiting stock that will be sold at 8 p.m. Saturday. . . ; SF bay area s rocked by sharp quake SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) - A sharp earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area and portions of northern California at a Bout 10:50 a.m. PDT. Two shocks were felt in down town San Francisco. Simultan eously a report of a temblor was made in Ukiah, about 100 miles to ti e north. There waj no immediate report of damage Reports of the quake also were made in other communities in the San Francisco Bay area, the tem blor being fell in Santa Rosa and Berkeley. At Ukiah, George Hunter, man aging editor of the Ukiah Jour nal, said the whole building shook while he was talking on the tele phone. The building continued to shake for almost a minute. He reported that a survey showed no damage except for goods being tumbled off grocery store shelvee. Municipal pool opens Friday, learn-to-swim sign-up due Oil company rig demolished Special to The Bulletin REDMOND An oil company truck and trailer, loaded with high test gasoline, was complete ly demolished in an accident norm of Madras 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Operator of the Leathers Oil Company rig was Charles Carl Leathers, 36, Gresham, who re ceived a fractured arm and mul tiple bruises. Leathers was traveling south on ; Highway 26, about 27 miles north of Madras, when he turned his track to the left to avoid three cars involved In a rear-end collision. The truck smashed Into a bor row pit, and truck, trailer and contents were destroyed. No fire occurred, however. Leathers was broufiht to Uit Central Oregon District Hospital in Redmond by the Madras am bulance. He was reported in good condition this morning. Police said the accident hap pened when one car, carrying nine people, slowed down and two others piled into it. The truck, trying to avoid the cars, went, into the pit. Occupants of the other two cars were not identified. No other ser foui injuries were reported. Health agency rops smoking North Century may be open j by week's end If all goes well, the North Cen tury Drive, from Bachelor west, may be opened to Elk Lake by the end of the week. The work was started fast week end by the Deschutes county road department. Two men and tuo piuces of equipment are on tke job. according to Roadmaster Charles Plummcr. A caterpillar bulldozer and a Snow-Go have opened the road one way as far as Devil's Gar den. Tins is one of the points al ways blocked by deep drifts. From there on, the going is to be better. On Dutchman's Flat, the equip ment cut a swath through Bnow 10 feet deep on the level. 38 apply for city manager i vacancy nere The three month long Bend swimming season will kick off Friday with the opening oi the municipal pool at Juniper rant The pool will be open rnoay, Saturday, Sunday and Monday on a I p.m. to 6 p.m. basis (day light timei, unless weather war rants leaving the pool open in the evening. Starting Tuesday, June 11, the nool will becin reffular hours of 1 to 9 p.m. and will be closed on Mondays beginning June 18. Coupon books will be on sale all day Thursday and Friday morn- ina at the citv recreation depart ment, and will o on aale at the poo! beginning with the Friday afternoon opening. Price is five dollars per book, and allows price of 15-pluj centa a swim for youngsters and 3J-plus cents a swim for adults. Last year's coupon books will be hon ored through June 30. This year's pool staff has been announced by city re-reation di rector Vince Genna. The staff includes Chuck Hud son, manager; Don Barry, assist ant manager; John Cutter, Lori Ranger and Bob Musgrave, lifi guards; Donna Moore, wading oool attendant and lifeguard; Jim Leagjeld, maintenance man and lifeguard; and Christine Lund- gien, cashier. Gonna said the new chlorlnator has been purchased and should be installed by the opening. Registration for the Ieam-to-jwim program is aeheduied for 9 a m. Monday at the pool patio area. First of two sessions la tentatively scheduled to open June 19. Mrs. Dean Wonser ti general chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ralph Yaw. Volunteers are Beaded to assist in the program, co-sponsored by the Red Crosa and recreation de partment. PORTLAND (LTD Cigarette amoking came under fire Tuesday at the Western Branch convention ot the American Public Health As- aoria'iun. The Oregon Thoracic Society, a gi oup of doctors concerned with disutsn oi the lungs and chest, approved a resolution to take part in a campaign to inlorm the pvblic about hazards of cigarette smoking. Dr. F.W. King, director of serv ice for the American Cancer So ciety, also hit smoking. "The overwhelming evidence of cause and effect relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer can no longer be denied by reasonebW intelligent, and In formed people," he said. Thirry eight applications have been received thus far for the po sition of Bend city manager, re corder Julia Johnson said today. Present city manager Walter T. Thompson submitted his resigna tion to the City Commission in April, effective July 1. The problem of replacing Thompson will undoubtedly be one of th subjects for Discussion when the Commission sits down for its regularly-scheduled meet ing at 7:30 daylight time tonight In the City Hall Also due for discussion Is a pro-1 posed ordinance lor setting up a procedure for rentinR and admin istrating parking spots at two oVrtratown cJly lots in back of the city hall and at the corner of Lava Road and Oregon. A remonstrance against im provement, of an allf-y between blocks 21 and 38, Wieslorla addi tion, will also be presented. The remonstrance has been signed by 38 per cent of the property own ers as against the normal m us Stock for show due on Thursday Committees in charge of ar rangements for Bend's 12th an nual fat .livestock, show and sale. to be held thts weekend, hopeful ly looked at weather forecasts to day. . , Those forecasts calf for warmer weather, with prospects of show ers, earlier forecast (or the week end, diminishing. A Work crew under the general supervision of A. B. Cook, gener al chairman of the tri - county event, erected pens on Tuesday. These are of the permanent type, and will bo used from year to year. Early Thursday, youngsters from Crook, Jefferson and Des chutes Counties will bring in their stock for -weighing and tagging. Friday will be devoted to judg ing, with John lenders oi Oregon State University the Judge. Saturday will be the big day at the Bend Municipal Baseball Park, location oi the show and sale. On that day there will be showman conlestn, with an all- i around showman to be named, Then will some the featured event, the auction at 7 p.m. standard time, of all stock enter ed. This will be 8 p.m. Bend day light lime. Assistina wit the show and sale will be 4-H agents from the three counties. Jay Binder, Jcl- ftrson; Harold Kevr, Crook, ana Janet Bale;r, Deschutes. Man cifieal i from burrte BAKER (UPD A Grr-sharo man was burned critically near here Tuesday when a lO.ono-gai-lon storage tank ovwflowrd and cauRht fire. Charles H. Adkins, about 40, was reDorted in critical condition Another man, Wentlfi as Mcl Shirt Portland, w.-1 Tested for minor burns and rJe !. B' Cotinly authorities said a tnnfi; truck was pumping gasoline into the storage lank at the Bab- Tough fight faced againsf Gov. Brown SAN FRANCISCO UPU Rich ard M. Nixon was back on the victory track today. The man who narrowly lost the presidency in 19t0 won the Repub lican nomination lor governor in Tuesday's primary election by a 2-1 margin. But ahead lies a clash on Nov. 6 against Democratic in cumbent Gov. lilmund G. tPatl Brown. Nixon deteated a young con servatwe, State Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell of Los Angeles. Brown running against only token opposition, had a much easier tana winning the Democratic nod. Helurns Irom 3S,Ot9 of tha state's 31,112 precincts gave Nix on 581.093, Shell 307.655. At tha same time. Brown ran up 813,727 votes on the Democratic ballot against a combined total of 135,498 for his three little-known opponents. Faces Tough Fight The 49-year-ofd former vice pres ident faces a formidable task in the fall. Buc the rewards are great contra! of a state which in 1963 will be the nation's most heavily populated, plus leadership of a po tent political torce in IS64 whea the presidency once again "will be at stake. California's registration favors Ttemocrats by almost VL. Tha Shell-Nixon results showed a defi nite cleavage in GOP ranks be tween conservatives and moder atesa split Nixon hopes to heat in tne monvris aneaa. Shell, conceding the nomination to Nixon early today, had this to say when asked U he wul suoport Nixon next fail: I ."Actually, that decision testa more with him than with me. I stand lirm Sor certain principle of government. I will support any candidate who through action as well as words will espouse these principles (of conservatism) and mil endorse these commitments." Shell added that ii Nixon and Brown debate during the coming campaign "it will be a real pillow fight." . Nixon Jubilant IVixon was jubilant in an appear ance in his Los Angeles headquar ters in sharp contrast to 1960 when in similar surroundings ha sadly made a virtual concession to President-to-be John F. Kennedy. Flanked by his smiling wile. Pat, Nixon said he would meet vrith Shell and predicted "we wilf go tprward to a great victory to wo Nembev." In earlier statements Nixon con ceded that he must hold 90 per cent ot the Republicans next No vember and pick up 20 per cent of the Democrats in order to Deal Brown, a mau who surged into office in 195S by a margin of mora than one million over iormer V.. Sen. William F. Knowland. Brown predicted it wouM be a hard, tough fight" next Novem ber but said "with our record be hind us end the luture before ta. we will win. Another primary test between conservatives and so-called mid- dle-of-the-Toad Republicans sa U.S. Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel, mi nority whip in Ihe Senale, an easy victor over two conservative cnai- lengers. per cent usually requited to block 1 ler Asphalt plant at Pleasant Val a paving project. ' Icy, about U miles east of here. 4th consecufive night of frost recorded In Bend Bend last night recorded its fonrth consecirtitw night ot Juna frosts In the six-day old month as the mercury dropped to 29.5 degrees.. But, forecasts Indicate, warmer weather Is in the offing. Forecasts lor the eastern part tf. ti.e state call for a "warming trrnd" in the five day period, with f uha mostly In the 70S0 degree 'ov.icVet and with the lows Tang ing from 36 to 48 degrees. LitUe or no precipitation Is in sight. This is a modification o( the Tuesday forecast. However, the 24 hour lorecast is not so optimistic-. There l a hint of pos sible showers in Central Oregon. Since April I, 20 nights of frost have been recorded, at the Bend weather station. DOW JONSS AVERAGES By United Press International Dow Jmws final stock averages: 30 industrial's 603.91, up 8 93; 20 railroads 126 68, up 1.12; 15 utili ties 114 02, up 1.35, and 6S stock 208.7B. up J.ft. Sales today were about 4.19 million shares compared with, 4.U million shares Tuesday. 4e undernourished. o
