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Univ. of o o o e after 3-day ordeal in Mi . Hood area Boy, 7, sof Child found after search is called off PORTLAND (UPD "I wasn't scared." Plucky Clifford Altman, 7, spoke those words to his joyful parents Wednesday night after he was found alive and well southeast of Mt. Hood. He had spent three nights alone in the mountainous terrain. Hope had about been given up. Organized search was called off earlier in the day. It had gone on since last Sunday afternoon when Clifford "decided to go for a hike" and left his grandparents at Bear Paw campground. Then, shortly before 8 p.m., daylight time, Wednesday, loggers Richard Larsen and Leo Peters of Portland saw the boy emerge from the brush beside a road, 4 1-2 miles northeast of the camp ground from which he dis appeared. Tearful Rtunlon They took him to the camp ground where his mother, Mrs. Kenneth Altman, and the grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Donald E. Grant, were waiting. The father was at Government Camp tele phoning for more volunteers. "It was a tearful reunion," State Policeman Jim Hanson said. Ironically, Clifford was found In the opposite direction from which most of the search was conducted. Bloodhounds had repeatedly led searchers to the Clear Lake road. The lake was dragged Wednes day, It turned out that a pair of shorts found in the area did not belong to the boy and footprints on various roads were not his. "What's all the excitement about?", Clifford said shortly aft er he was returned to the camp ground. "I just started to take a little hike," ha said. "Then I decided to walk a little farther." Sleeps By Legs "I slept by logs." He said he drank a lot of water "but some times it was kind of hard be cause It leaked through my bands. He said he heard a helicopter Monday, but saw no people. The blue-eyed first grader suf fered numerous scratches on his bands and face from brush. The family physician. Dr. George Nash, said "he's in re markably good condition, mostly just tired. The reason he's in such good condition is that he got adequate sleep and drank lots of good mountain water." Some 500 persons took part in the search. But after all appar ent leads reached a dead end, most searchers left. His parents and grandparents remained be hind. "We never lost hope," his mother said. The parents brought him home to Portland and he slept in a bed for the first time in four nights. Estes attempts to stop action BEND BU ETIN TEMPFRATURES High yesterday, SO degrees. Lew -last night, 3s degrees. Sunset today, 7:51. Sunrise tomorrow, . 4:22. (Standard Time). 59th Year Twenty Pages Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Thursday, June 21, 1962 Ten Cents No. 167 EL PASO, Tex. (UPD A grand jury continued its investigation of Billie Sol Estes today despite an attemnt bv the agriculture king to get a federal district judge to stnn oroceedincs. Estes showed up uninvited Wednesday to head off further in vestigation by the same federal grand jury which already has in dicted him on 57 counts of fraud. U. S. Dist. Judge R. E. Thoma son denied motions by Estes' law vers to dismiss the panel. John Cofcr of Austin, Tex., one of Estes' lawyers, said that Pres ident Kennedv and Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy have pronounced Estes guilty before he is tried. He also charged that newspapers, macazines. radio and television have made it impossible for the irrand iurv to be unbiased. "This case has never been eaualled in all the history of ju risprudence," Cofer said. "Here is a man who has been subjected to trial and persecution by the Dress and the newspapers. "It is the first time in 150 vears that n President has ex- nressed an ooinion and confidence in the guilt of a man indicted in federal courts and has criticized thn hail of $100,000 set in this rsi " Cofer said. "And the attorney general bragged that his department and the administration were responsi hiU for the indictment and in bringing the downfall of his em pire. FIRE FIGHTERS Damage was extensive to a residence at 215 Florida Avenue, occupied by the George Hilgers family, in a fire last night. Pictured controlling the blaie from the roof ere (from left) Bud Caron, Vance Barber, Ken Buxton and Tony Shins. FURNISHING DBN BEDFORD. England UPI T o eight-year-old boys appeared in Juvenile court Monday for tak ing nail clippers, a miniature oar, an alarm clock, three roses, a pint of milk. 24 bottles of rwr and a prayer book from neighbor in e houses. They explained they wure fur nishing their duo. Anthropologists moYedinto area to be flooded A team of six anthropology stu dents from the University of Ore gon, headed by Wilbur A. Davis who received his Ph.D. degree from the University earlier this month, has moved into the Des chutes gorge to do archaeological salvage work in tne area 10 De flooded by the Round Butte dam. Three different teams from the University will be in the new this summer, according to ur. u. S. Cressman. head of the U. of O. department of anthropology. A six-man-team under the di rection of John Wells, graduate student in anthropology, left Eu gene on June 14 for the Salt Caves dam area on the Klamath River just north of the California-Oregon border. David L. Cole, curaior oi the University Museum of Natur al Historv. will head the third team, numbering 11 students, that will leave June 25 for the John Day dam on the Columbia River. The field work is being done under contractual agreements with public utilities and a federal agency in compliance wiui uie regulation requiring the salvage of a reasonable sample of arch aeological material from areas to be inundated by dams built under federal license. In Second Year Students working in the canyons upstream from the Round Butte dam are in the second year of a ;i".062 contract with Portland General Electric, builders of the dam. Each team will be in the field for eight weeks. Dr. Cressman will make inspection trips to all excavation sites. Work in the Deschutes and Crooked River and Metolius can yons back of the Round Butte dam will include the excavation of a number of caves. Gorge sites through the years have yielded many artifacts. Window broken by tossed bottle A beer bottle, apparently hurl ed from a passing car, shattered a plate glass window in the Des chutes National Forest accounts office, 714 Franklin, last night. The bottle appears to have been thrown from a car moving west on Franklin, toward Drake Park. The accounts office is across Franklin Avenue from the U.S. Post Office building. The bottle struck and shattered the lower part of the large win dow. City police Investigated and were able lo obtain some finger- IpruiU from the brown bottle. Stork obliges as daddy-to-be fights flames A fireman never forgets his duty. George Cook, a volunteer on the local department, was rush ing his wife to St. Charles Me morial Hospital last night at 8:10 to have a baby. On the way he heard the fire alarm, and stopped long enough to help con trol a fire at the George Hilgers residence, owned by Cecil Hen ry, at 215 Florida Avenue. Thirty-six volunteers and reg ulars were on the ob. Cause of the fire, which originated In the utility room and produced enough heat to melt an alumi num pan, has not been deter mined. Fire damage was confin ed to the southwest portion of the building, but smoke damage was extensive throughout the house. Cook got his wife to the hos pital with time to spare. She was delivered of a 7-pound, 10-ounce girl at 11:42 p.m. The last of the firemen left the fire scene six minutes later. Moore reports expansion plans Expansion and complete mod ernization of Moore's Shoe Store, 921 Wall Street, will get under way the first of next week, with Ernest Steinlicht contractor in charge. The present shoe store, adjacent to Moore's Toggery, is to be ex panded into quarters immediate ly to the north formerly occupied by the Mode O'Day. A new, mod ern front will serve the expanded quarters, in the O'Donncll Build ing. The front will have a tile base, with recessed plate glass windows and a new canopy. Inside, there will be complete modernization as the store is ex tended Into the former Mode O'Day space. A wall is to be re moved. The enlarged shoe store will have about 1500 square feet of selling space, plus storage snace at the rear. No changes are planned in the adiacent Moore s Toggery. The shoe store will remain open during construction, with a formal opening set just prior to the start of the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Moore entered bus iness In Bend nine years ago, in the location still occupied. Just short of three years ago, Moore's Toggery was added by Mr. and Mrs. Moore. Fi it Engi neeirs Siemens wit freacli SSI LOW BIDDER PORTLAND (UPI) - The Bu reau of Indian Affairs said today Mann Construction Co., Redmond, was apparent low bidder at J137, 010 for bridge construction work nor Warm Springs. The work calls for five small bridges. Water Pageant booms brings Blakley protest The city of Bend doesn't lack for trouble. Recently, 12 East Third Street residents won a court decision that cost the city 15700 in paving costs plus $2000 in court costs. Then William Nipper threaten ed to sue the city for blocking his rental of the Rainey Building, just north of the Pilot Butte Inn. And now Loyde Blakley says he's going to see his attorney if something isn t done about the Water Pageant booms in Mirror Pond. Blakley, 343 Drake Road, noti fied Mayor Jack Dempsey by phone during Wednesday eve ning's Commission meeting. Blakley said 10 days would be plenty of time to set up booms for the pageant not six weeks. Early Start Urged Commissioner Richard Carlson, in charge of the boom project, said the early start was necessary because pageant boosters must depend on volunteer labor and equipment. Nipper apparently has dropped plans to sue the city over the Rainev building, but he won a moral victory last night. Nipper had originally wanted to rent the building for a used furni ture company which would not have been a change In occupancy group and allowable under the zoning ordinance. Nipper said that he was told by city building inspector Floyd Wat son that the building had been condemned. Erroneous Interpretation City Attorney Harry English said that, if this was the case, it was an erroneous interpretation of the code. Recently, the building was rent ed to a Hal Sackett, who had plan ned to custom finish trailers Sackclt's request was granted by Watson. English, in his report to the Commission Wednesday, said the projected light industrial use is not compatible with the standards of a commercial zone. He report ed a zone change as the only in dicated method to allow Sackett's plant. To bring It all up to date, Sack ett is moving out by July 1, Nip per doesn t want the building any more and realtor Seaton Smith has promised to find a good site for Sackett s plant. But Nipper still had plenty of ammunition to fire at the city. "If I can't put a building up, why can anvone else?" Nippei blasted. "The truth Is that the city plays favorites." U.S. worries over build-up in Far East WASHINGTON (UPI) - The White House said today the United States is "watching with concern" large-scale Chinese Communist build-up of air and ground forces on the coast opposite Quemoy and Matsu. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger told newsmen of this concern. He declined further comment on the situation, which some high U.S. officials described as a possible prelude to a Red attack against the two Nationalist-held islands. Administration sources said re ports on the Red build-up were being studied "with great in terest They would not hint at whether any steps were being contemplated by this country. Officials theorized that the Red troop movement could be a de fensive move sparked by recur ring Chinese Nationalist threats to attempt an invasion oi the main land. ' Attack Is Possible But a high government source said the number and character of troops Involved in the movement also was consistent with the theory that the Communists might be planning an offensive. Some' officials felt Chinese Com munist chief Mao Tse-tung might be preparing an assault on Que moy and Matsu to distract U.S. attention from Southeast Asia. Salinger had been asked to com ment on reports that the adminis tration was gravely concerned over this situation. He replied: "It is a fact thtJt the adminis tration has been watching with concern the build-up of Chinese air and ground troops on the Chi nese mainland adjacent to the off shore islands of Quemoy and Matsu." Lots of smoke Commission delays action on insurance air Strike threat is headed off in night meet Man pinned after car overturns near Lava Butte WEATHER Fair; hight W-Hj low 42-52. By Bill Thompson Bulletin Staff Writer There was a lot of noise at Wed nesday's City Commission meet ing, but when the smoke finally cleared it was difficult to deter mine just what had been accom plished in the throe - hour - plus meeting. The commissioners, for in stance, once again delayed final decision on an employe insurance program. They also held off action on whether or not to accept a high way department - financed access on the new East Third Street by- iss. They appeared to be very little, If any, closer to their objective of finding a new city manager. And they put a "go slow" sign out on a recommendation by city attorney Harry English that the city appeal a circuit court jury decision that recently ruled 12 res idents on East Third Street have not benefitted from street im provements. The latter decision, which took the 12 parties off the hook In the amount of S570O, nag Drougm to a halt all paving projects in Bend at least for this year. These street improvements total nine blocks, plus a block-long al ley paving project Bids were to have been opened Wednesday night, but none were received fol lowing the lower court decision. And English said the city re mains vulnerable in any future paving programs until the lower court ruling is overturned by the Oregon Supreme Court, or until, the legislature changes the law. English said he ielt were is ex cellent basis for appeal and urged immediate action, noting that ne thought a state Supreme Court ruling would be possible by Janu ary with a fast start But Commissioner Paul Reason er, replying that the city has al ready spent $2,000 on the case, challenged the plan. "Why should we test?" Reason er said. "This involves all of the state and all cities In Oregon. I don't believe a little city like Bend should bear the cost of this test A northbound car t'irned over on U.S. Highway 97 a short dis tance south of Lava Butte about 4:15 Wednesday following a blow out and temporarily pinned one of its occupants, Valden Parks, 140 Florida, Bend, underneath. The car rolled over twice. Frank Cooper, weighmaster for the, state highway department, was among the first to reach the wreck and called state police. The Bend City ambulance vas dis patched to the accident scene and Parks was brought to the St. Ciarles Memorial Hospital. His injuries included a fractured pel vis. With Parks In the car was Ed ward McWilliams, of Sprague River. He escaped major injury. The accident occurred a short distance routh of the Lava Caves junction. case. A motion was finally passed to delay discussion of the appeal un til the July 5 meeting, commis sioners instructing English to so licit other cities, asphalt firms etc. for financial help. BULLETIN EDWARDS AFB, Calif. (UPI) Air Force Ma. Bob White, 17, who has flown winged aircraft faster than any man, became the highest flying airplane pilot to day by taking the X1S to a world record altitude of nearly 50 miles. The XlS's powerful 57,000-pound thrust engine shot White up te approximately 250,000 feet. 47.1 miles, only 1(5 seconds after being launched by a mother ship In flight. Longest day The motion, passed 5-2, was over English's objection to any delay. The insurance hassle, now more than a year old, pitted Rea- soner against a representative from OPS, a Mr. Rattigan. Almost an Hour The battle of words lasted al most an hour, interrupted only by the squeal of the general fire alarm. Out of all this came another meeting for the three-man insur ance committee of Mayor Jack Dempsey, Reasoner and city manager Walter T. Thompson 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28 just three days before the termination of Thompson s tenure as city manager. Thompsons final Commission meeting featured a verbal duel between he and Reasoner over the acceptance of an access route be tween Vail and Webster on the new East Third Street bypass route. Reasoner succeeded in slowing a decision on this bypass until telephone vote following a field trip this morning. Safety Angle Stressed Thompson, who requested' the state financed access route, stressed the safety angle along with the cheaper cost. And city engineer John Eaton concurred, saying that construc tion wise it was the best place with less fill needed. He said it would cause a jog, but saw no harm in moving the street "Well I object, Reasoner said. "If Hie city manager thought it should have been done, it should have been submitted earlier. Why is the secretary of a re call movement against four city commissioners involved in four acres of land that would benefit by this access route?" Orielnal agreement between the city and state was to open up Vail. Walter Marken, treasurer oi me recall movement, owns property at both sites. Proposal Dropped Reasoner urged that the whole deal be submitted to the Planning Commision the "proper chan nels" but this was dropped when Highway Department repre sentative Don Harwell said ne needed an answer by Friday. Thompson was obviously burned by Reasoner. Whv do vou hire a ciiy man ager and administrative heads, if they aren t allowed to handle ad ministrative details?" Thompson asked. Commissioner Richard Carlson said it was imperative that the group start reading applications for the vacant city manager post Percy Drost, city street super intendent who has served as temporary city manager In the past, was appointed to mat posi tion again. About the only concrete action taken by the Commission Wednes day was the final okay ot an or dinance providing administration of renting spaces in two city-owned parking lots ($9 a quarter). Sunny skies mark summer's arrival Summer offically arrived in Central Oregon this afternoon at 2:24, PDT, as the area enjoyed its longest day of the year. But the kngest-day calculation is for the North Temperate zone in general. In Central Oregon, just south of the 45th parallel, there has been no change in the length of days and nights since June IS. The sun has been coming over the Ochocos at 1:22 each morn ing and dipping behind the Cas cades at 7:51. Tomorrow morning, however, there will be a change of one minute as t.e sun sets at 7:52. That and the following day actual ly will provide the longest hours of sunshine and daylight for Cen tral Oregon's particular place on the world map. But regardless of the calcula tion of astronomers, summer is here, weatherwise. The mercury reached 80 degrees Wednesday, one degree under the mildest day of the season, recorded earlier in the week. It was much warmer Wednesday In various part of Central Oregon, with Redmond reporting 87 degree i. Forecasts Indicate that t lid weather is to continue, but ai-par- ently there Is a possibility of scat tered electric storm In the ;.9UUl- ern part of the state, Picture page puts circus in spotlight On page i of The Bulletin to day will be found pictures of Wenatchee Youth Circus per formers who will be presented In two shews here en July 2, In the afternoon and evening, at the Bend Municipal Bell Park, The young performers were recently featured In an article In the Saturday Evening Post. The young troupers travel more than $000 miles each summer. The circus had Its start a number of years ago as a school tumbling team. It hat massed equipment valued at $50,000, Bend Rotarians are sponsor ing the local appearance of the young people, with proceeds to go te local playground development WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Flight Engineers Union today settled its jet crew dispute with Trans World Airlines and called off a threatened strike while the agreement is submitted for union ratification. Labor Secretary Arthur J. Gold berg announced the settlement of the 20-month-old dispute following an ail-night negotiating session in his office. Union spokesmen said they were pleased with the agreement and would recommend its adop tion by the 615 TWA flight engineers. Goldberg said he was confident the pact would be approved and thus cancel the stnke. He said it assured an orderly reduction of Jet crews from four to three men on TWA. The cabinet officer told a news conference the agreement should be helpful in solving similar dis putes between the engineers and Pan American and Eastern Air lines. "In the opinion of the admini stration," he said, "this settle ment is clearly in the national interest and avoids the disruption that would have taken place If a strike occurred. The labor secretary said payroll savings resulting from a reduc tion in crews on some Jets will more than offset any increased costs stemming from economic settlements still to be worked out by TWA and the flight engineers. President Kennedys prestige was at stake In the dispute since he had said there would be no excuse for a walkout over the jet issue. Informed of the settlement, Ken nedy said "It is of great signifi cance that this question was re solved without a strike. He said the issues were "resolved humane ly in terms of the people Involved and sensibly in terms of the In dustry involved." Job Rights Protected Goldberg said the settlement protects the job rights of engi neers and the airline pilots in volved In the dispute without im pairing safety or efficiency of the airline. The agreement generally pro vides that engineers now flying tor twa or about 67 of them on furlough will receive the first crack at the third seat In jet cockpits. It also provides some pilot training for the engineers and liberal severance pay if they do not meet the higher qualifications that are spelled out in the agreement. Under the pact, both sides will negotiate for another week with the aid of Mediator Nathan P. Feinsinger to try and solve eco nomic issues, including wages. These Issues, which are not considered the heart of the dis pute, would be settled by a Fein- singer-recommended procedure it they are not resolved by next Thursday. The agreement also provides that a Joint committee of flight engineers and pilots, together with a member named by Gold berg, will review possibilities of merging the rival unions. The government also guaranteed the engineers that they will not further Jeopardize their rights to bargain for their members by adopting the agreement Asher Schwartz, counsel for the union, said the settlement is "a maximum measure of security" to flight engineers. David Crombie. vice president of TWA, said the airline was gratified at the successful con clusion of the talks and praised the "invaluable aid of the govern ment mediation team. DOW JONES AVERAGES By United Press International Dow J ""os final stock averages: 30 industrials 550.49, off 12.59; 20 railroads 118.77, off 1.71; IS utili ties 106.50. off 1.59, and 65 stocks 192.54, off 3.70. Sales today were about 4.58 million shares compared with 3J6 million shares Wednesday. o (
