The Bulletin from Bend, Oregon • Page 1

Jnlv. of Orjioa Library WEATHER Cloudy tonight, showers Wednes-day; high 4-50; low 25-32. TI BEN TEN ULLE TEMPERATURES High yesterday, SO degrees. Low last night, 22 degrees. Sunset today, 5:23.

Sunrise tomorrow, 7:14. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Tuesday, February 7, Ten Pages Broadened coverage sought President Kennedy asks Congress to to raise minimum wage levels to which employers can readily adjust." "Our nation can ill afford to tolerate the growth of an underprivileged and underpaid class," Kennedy said. "Substandard wages lead necessarily to substandard living conditions, hardship and distress. "Since the last increase in the minimum wage, both living costs and productivity have increased to such an extent that the proposed bill merely reflects an covered employes so that employ-adjustment to keep pace with era could malie the first adjust- these factors. The President's minimum wage message also included a tetter from Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg detailing the proposed changes.

Goldberg explained that the administration bill would raise the 1961 hourly minimum for employes now 1 covered from to $1.15 the first I year, $1.20 the second year and then to SI. 25. For the newly covered employes, the minimum would start at $1 an hour and then be raised to Jt.05 the second year. $1.15 the third year and $1.25 thereafter. Overtime Payments Delayed Goldberg said there would lie no maximum hours requirement during the first venr for newly ment before being required to pay overtime wages for hours in excess of 40 a week.

He said employers would not have to adjust fully to the 40-hour week until after three years. Coverage of the minimum age law would be extended to employ No. 54 Study shows missile gap non-existent WASHINGTON (UPi) The dread missile gap has (ailed to materialize, according to an administration study. Contrary to predictions of Democratic critics during the Eisenhower administration, the United States is not now lagging behind Russia in numbers of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Nor is there now expected to be a period when there would be a dangerous gap between U.S.

and Soviet military power a period when the balance of destructive power would be heavily on Russia's side. These conclusions were reported to have been reached by President Kennedy's defense high command. They apparently are at the heart of the administration's current reappraisal of American military policies. The findings were in line with the assumptions of the Eisenhow-er administration on missile strength, which drew sustained and bitter criticism from congressional Democrats. In a Senate speech In August, 1958, for example, then-Sen.

Kennedy said, "The gap will begin in 1960." He said that the most critical years of the missile gap apparently would be 1960-1964. Last June, in another Senate 6peech, he called for stepped up missile development to "close the gap." It had been predicted in Congress that Russia would gain a 3-1 majority over the United States- in ICBMs in the early 1960s. The Eisenhower Administration told Congress last year Russia was likely to produce more ICBMs at times in the early 1960s, particularly in 1962. But it argued that there would be no "destruction gap" a period when Russia would have superior power to wreak destruction. New clue in Martin case is reported PORTLAND (UPD A report that screams were heard at Cascade Locks the evening the Ken Martin family of Portland vanished Dec.

7, 1958, revived interest in the disappearance today. Martin, his wife, and three daughters vanished while on an outing to gather Christmas greens. Bodies of two of the daughters, Virginia and Susan, were found later in the Columbia River. The Oregon Journal said it got a letter today from a Camas. resident who was parked with a companion at Cascade Locks that evening.

Hie letter said they saw a car proceed under railroad tracks leading to the old river locks. Moments later, the writer said, they heard screams, went to Investigate and found nothing. After loarning of the Martin family's disappearance, they reported it to authorities. Sheriff Rupert Gillmouthe of Hood River County said the locks had been checked with divers and metal detectors without finding the Martin car. But he said he felt there was a possibility the car went into the water at that point.

TWO ARE CHARGED BERN, SwitzerlandJUPI) The Swiss government announced today the arrest of two Swiss citizens on charges of spying on Switzerland and "foreign powers" for an organization operating from Communist East Germany. The two were collecting "intelligence on rocket production and electronic equipment used to observe Swiss air a government spokesman said. Search made for missing light plane SALEM (UPI) Search started today for a private plane carrying a California couple reported missing between Portland and Pasco. more than a week. Earl W.

Oregon aeronautics director, identified the two as Ralph Brown of San Leandro, the pilot, and his wife Dorothy. Snyder said they left Portland International Airport at 6 p.m. Jan. 30. The flight to Pasco is about one hour.

Brown is with Crown Electric Co. in San Leandro. The plane is a single engine, 4-place Cessna 182. Snyder said the Browns planned to visit friends in Pasco and go on to Spokane to see Brown's two children. Snyder said although they did not file a flight plan, the Browns apparently intended to return to Portland if the weather was favorable.

Otherwise, they jlanned to fly home via Boise. Snyder said Oregon had about five search planes up today scanning the route along the Columbia River and Washington authorities also were searching. At noon, Snyder announced that more planes were being called in and the search would be concentrated between The Dalles and Portland. Ganey winds up anti-trust case PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Fed-eral Judge J. Cullen Ganey wound up one of the nation's largest antitrust cases today after leveling nearly $2 million in fines against individuals and firms in the heavy electrical industry for fixing prices and submitting rigged bids.

Ganey ordered 30-day jail sentences for seven of the 48 individuals and levied stiff fines against the 32 companies representing virtually every major electrical equipment manufacturer in the country. Ganey said the case was a "shocking" indictment of the American system of free enterprise. He began -passing sentences Monday on the 20 indictments handed down by four federal grand juries. Government Thanks Court Baddia Rashid. of the Justice Department, thanked the court and said it "was a credit to all involved" that in a period of 18 months "these indictments were returned and the sentences im posed." Board sides with pilots WASHINGTON (UPD- A National Mediation Board panel has sided with the pilots' union in a report on the pilot's long dispute with the flight engineers union on United Air Lines.

The three-man panel ruled Monday night that pilots, copilots and engineers should be lumped together for representation collective bargaining. The decision was a blow to the Flight Engineers International ion hich has contended that its members form a separate craft and should not be represented by the same union as the pilots. DOW JONES AVERAGES' By Unltod Press International Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 643.94. off 1.71: 20 railroads 141.66, off 0.43: 15 utili ties 107.56, off 0.19, and 65 stocks 218 23, off 0 55. Sales today were about 4.02 million shares compared with 3.89 million shares Monday.

58th Year gasoline sen ice firms and onshore fishing processing establishments. Legislation to boost the minimum wage died ill Congress last year when House and Senate conferees failed to agree on a compromise. The Senate had approved a 25-rent hike; the House a 15-cent boost. Kennedy earlier told Democratic congressional leaders he would send 10 special messages to Congress in the next few weeks. His program on medical care for the aged will be sent to the House and Senate Thursday and a message on federal aid to education will go to Capitol Hill next Tuesday.

Kennedy met his congressional chiefs at a White House breakfast Udall denies part in Rules fight wrong WASHINGTON UPI) Secretary of Interior Stuart L. Udall said today he was only "playing by rules of national politics" when he discussed House Rules Commit tee votes with western congressmen. Udall denied any improper ac tivity. Republicans had charged he threatened the fate of western wa ter projects to get votes in favor of enlarging the committee. The secretary told a news con ference Uiat the White House knew he discussed Uie issue with several congressmen.

Administration forces won a 217-212 victory last week in a battle to enlarge the House Rules Committee from 12 to 15 members to smooth the way for President Kennedy's legislative program. Nothing Improper "I don't think I did anything improper," Udall said. "I talked with members of both parties. I will wait for a bill- of particulars." Udall denied any contact with Rep. Alton Asa Lennon, prior to the rules vote.

It had been charged Uie secretary might reverse a department decision to locate a saline water conversion plant at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., unless Lennon voted for the rules change. Udall explained that the decision to review the location of the plant was indicated because other sitos had advantages challenging those at Wrightsville. Political Problem Udall also: Said that the department, un der former Secretary Sealon, located a plant at San Diego, "where they (Republicans) had a political problem." But he declined to say politics was involved In final selection of San Diego, although Port Huencme and Camp Pendleton locations scored higher. "You can draw your own conclusions," he said. Said he still had several Eisenhower administration "eleventh hour" decisions under review including one on oil import policy.

Vote underway in Opal City Special ta The Bulletin REDMOND Opal City resi dents are voting today at the Ter rebonne School to decide whether they will cast their lot with the Jefferson county school re-organi zers or remain with Uie Redmond school district. The polls opened Uiis afternoon at 2 p.m. and will remain open until 8 o'clock tonight Ordinarily, such an election calls for three weeks of preparation, including published notices, but the Jefferson County Reorganization Committee appealed to the State Board of Education, Salem, for special permission to speed up the process. The board approved the hurry-up vote. According to an agreement reached last week by Uie Jefferson and Deschutes county groups, the decision will be mado by a simple majority, 50-50 vote of Uie Opal City residents.

The change in regulations wna requested, it was explained, because a Uiree-week delay would disrupt plana of the Jefferson county committee to have Its reorganization proposal completed by I specific date. S1.25 Ten Cents Duncan urged fo declare for governor SALEM H'PD House minority Leader F. F. Montgomery today urged House Speaker Robert Duncan to declare that he is a candidate for governor "since obviously he is." Montgomery, Eugene Republican, described the public welfare hearing here tonight which Duncan will preside over as a "grandstand play." Montgomery cited the number of speeches Duncan has made around the state so far this sessionwith many more scheduled and said this "is all part of the plan." "This is fine." Montgomery said, "but in deference to members in the House, I think he should declare himself." Senate orders welfare agency to accept food SALEM (UPI) The Oregon Senate today passed a resolution ordering the State Welfare Commission to take "full, complete and prompt advantage" of the federal surplus food program. The vote was unanimous and followed a blistering attack on the commission by Sen.

Thomas R. Mahoney, D-Portland: The measure. Senate Joint Resolution 9, went to the House. Mahoney said it was the commission's responsibility to initiate the program in Oregon but "the' people in charge preferred not to be bothered with it." He said "it was easier to hand out money through the dole system." No Direct Power The resolution actually has no direct power over the commission, but expresses wish of the legislature in the matter. Mahoney was the sponsor.

Mahoney said a hearing here two weeks ago which heard testimony from Welfare Administrator Jeanne Jewett amounted to "three hours of eloquent excuses and dodging." "At long last," Mahoney said, because of the publicity, the commission is trying a pilot program. Marion County has indicated it will get cost figures with an eye to trying the program. Graziers, forest officials meet Central Oregon slockmen who graze 17,630 head of sheep on Deschutes National Forest summer ranges were represented at a conference with forest officials here Monday when grazing problems of the coming season were considered. Taking part In the meeting wero members of the Deschutes National Forest Woolgrowers Advisory Board, headed by Jack Shum-way, Powell Butte, as chairman. Joining in the meeting were Deschutes National Forest rangers and members of their staff and Milton Griffith, Deschutes range and wildlife officer.

Paul Bonn represented the Oregon State Game Commission and Dan-ell Gretz the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Rangers pres ent were Ray Bennett, Bend district: Les Yates, Crescent; Honry Tonseth, Fort Rock: Gordon George, Sisters, and Mervin Wolf, Metolius. Ted Schattenkerk, range conservationist with the Deschutes forest, took part in the discussions, as did Kenneth Evans, Crescent district, and Dick Iliatt, Sisters. Sheepmen on the advisory board are ieai Mcuonaid, fat Mcvanc.

Omar Moffitt, Ray Shumway and Clyde Carlson. Bonn reported on the deer population in the forest, and Gretz discussed the predator problems. for the district. It was recently devised by regional fire insurance bureaus and is known as public and institutional property insurance, or "pip" for short Currie estimated that annual premiums under the plan 'will be approximately $5,000, compared with $8,200 paid by the district last year. Biccest change in the new type of policy is the addition of a $100 deductible feature for any loses to buildings other than by fire and lightning.

It was azreed by directors that this could conceivably add an expen.se to the district in WASHINGTON (UPI) President Kennedy asked Congress today to raise the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour and broaden its coverage to prevent "the growth of an underprivileged and underpaid class." Kennedy's proposal would boost the minimum from the present SI for employes covered by the federal law and extend coverage to an additional 4.3 million workers. The President submitted the draft of a bill along with letters ta Speaker Sam Rayburn and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, president of the Senate, appealing for action. Kennedy, said the proposed changes would be carried out "by a series of annual adjustments which have been carefully set at Weaver has firm backing of Kennedy WASHINGTON (UPD Presi-dent Kennedy told the Senate Banking Committee today he has no doubts about the loyalty of Robert C. Weaver, his nominee for federal housing chief.

Kennedy rushed a letter to Committee Chairman A. Willis Robertson, with the unqualified endorsement after Robertson refused to start a hearing on the Weaver nomination without it After receiving the letter, which he read to a packed hearing, Robertson began hearings on the controversial appointment of the New York Negro. He had held up the hearings more than one and one half hours. Kennedy wrote Robertson that, "as is customary in nominations of this importance," the FBI conducted an investigation. "And it was fully reviewed and evaluated." Kennedy said.

"If confirmed I am most confident Mr. Weaver will perform an outstanding service to our country as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency." Waits for Letter Robertson had announced at the start of the hearings Uiat he had written Kennedy Jan. 30 asking him for assurances of Weaver's loyalty. He recessed the committee until the letter arrived by special messenger. When it came, Robertson posed with it for photographers.

When asked if it was signed by the President, the Senator said, laughingly. "Yes, His Excellency." Several southern senators have made veiled references in past weeks to Weaver's past associations. The chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, however, said there was no evidence indicating Weaver was a Communist or a fellow traveler. Mobutu moves troops to border LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (UPI I Congolese army chief Mnj. Gen.

Joseph Mobutu moved troops to the borders of Oriental Province today to mount a new offensive against supporters of deposed Premier Patrice Lumumba. More than 600 men left here during the night aboard barges for the town of Bumba. 340 miles northeast of Cocquilhatville in Equatorial Province. Mobutu won a ninlnn, at DiirvtKa ti-nnlre atln 1 and cleared the area of Lumumba troops. er local fire insurance agents.

The directors agreed to increase the Lumbermens share to 75 per cent or $800 in commissions annually, whichever figure is greater. The board, in its action, took recognition of the increased work which will be required of Currie, together with the lowering of commissions under the reduced premium schedule. Currie said he hoped to put the new program in effect by the first of April. Action by the directors was es of these enterprises: Any retail or service establishment with an annual volume of sales exceeding $1 million. Laundering, cleaning and clothing repairing firms with an annual volume oi sales of more than $1 million.

Local transit (inns. Other enterprises not included in the first three classes with an annual volume of sales exceeding $250,000 or $.150,000 ill the case of construction firms. Gasoline service establishments with an annual volume of sales of at last $250,000. Goldberg said the proposed bill would not nlfect the present exempt status of hotels, motels, restaurants and motion picture theaters, or the present exemption from the overtime requirement for A k' WJJ were charged with passing lop secret information to the "foroign power" which Manningham-Buller never identified in his two-hour opening statement But he left no doubt it was the Soviet Union. Biggest Since 1950 At Die start of Britain's biggest espionage case since the 1050 arrest of atomic spy Klaus Fuclis, Manninsham-Buller said the infor mation Houghton and hiscodofend- ants obtained would give "a com plete picture of all secret antisubmarine (radarl sets and research and development into fu ture seLs." The other defendants are Miss Ethel Gee, 45.

a coworker of Houghton's at Portland which is Britain's largest submarine base; Peter and Helen Kroger, and a man listed as "Gordon 1insdnle," who carries a Canadian passport but was identified as a Russian. Manningham-Buller also brought into the case the names of American defectors William Martin and Bernon Mitchell, employes of the National Security Agency In Washington who turned up In Moscow last July. He told of a conversation between "Lonsdale" and Houghton In which the names of the two American defectors were mentioned, but he did not go into any detail. The attorney general, Britain's top-ranking legal officer, told the packed courtroom that Houghton had told police he agreed to pass "certain information" to "John- win," whom he said really was i Lonsdale. SAD POOCH Waggles, a slightly dejected Beagle, waltt ilowly away from his playmates Rich Lange, Robert Lange, and Charles Page, left to right.

Waggles discovered that bouncing on old truck inner tubes was a bit hectic and strenuous for dogs his size. The boys were enjoying a short vacation from school Monday while their teachers attended a conference. Prosecution opens case against Briton accused of selling secrets (i) Annual 'heart' dances underway heart hops, with proceeds going to the heart fund, arc being held every afternoon this week after school at the National Guard Armory. First dance, Monday, was particularly well attended because of the school holiday for teachers' institute. Attendance was above normal for the first dance in the series.

Yesterday prizes in the dance contests went to the following: Norma Jean Duncan and Dwayne Nelson, grade school: Becky Ranger and Randy Snyder, junior high: Mary Hammer and Martin Eakman, high school. The dances are held daily from 4 to 5:30 m. Annual The board, in other action last night, decided to hold the first meeting of the budget committee on February 20 at the junior high school library. The committee is composed of the five members of the school board and the follow-in); five appointed members, William Sherly, Doug Ward, Mrs. Evelyn Cleveland, Dr.

Richard Et-tingor, and Henry N. Fowler. On Wednesday night of this week directors wiU meet with Dennis Patch of the Stale Department of Education to discuss various phases of the school reorganization kituauon. New fire insurance plan LONDON (UPD The prosecution charged today that a Briton accused of selling vital defense secrets to a "foreign power" was recruited for spy work by a Russian posing as a U.S. naval officer.

Atly. Gen. Sir Reginald Man-ningham-Biiller said that Henry Houghton. 55, a civilian employe of the Admiralty, told police he first agreed to pass on top secret information from the Portland Navy Yard at the request of someone who identified himself as "Commander Alexander Johnson, U.S. Navy." Houghton and four other persons three men and two women.

premiums reduced finds Last night's meeting of Die board was a special one called primarily to discuss the insurance program. The next regular meeting scheduled for next Monday niuht will be adjourned to Wednesday night, February 15, In order to give the directors an opportunity to meet in Princville Monday night with the Crook County School Board. Under discussion at that meeting will he the question of niil-of'distriot students attending Central Oregon College. Chairman Bert Hagen presided at- last night'! meeting, held in the clerk ollita. Not all costs going up, school board By Bill Yates Bulletin Staff Writer Bend school directors discovered last night that not all district costs are going up.

The board approved a new fire insurance plan hich ill result in an annual saving to the district of approximately $2300 in premiums. In addition, the district will save almost $1000 more from a 15 per cent general rata reduction on school fire insurance which became effective the first of this year. The new insurance program as presented to the board by Desmond P. Currie, insurance broker the event of a severe ind or had storm, but the risk was not considered great enough to offset the advantage of the lower premium rate. Under the new policy, the district will also be required to make quarterly inspections and submit reports to the rating bureau.

In accepting the plan, the board voted to increase the amount of insurance placed with Curie's firm. Lumbermens Insurance, presently that firm receives approximately 50 per cent of the business, with the remaining 50 per cent divided among eight oth.