The Bulletin from Bend, Oregon • Page 1

tjai. Oregon Library EUQEME. OREGON FORECAST Few showers of rain again Sat-day night; highs 42-47; low tonight 32-37. THE BEND BULLETIN WEATHER ligh yesterday, 50 degrees. Lew lest night, 14 degrees.

Sunset tax day, 4:55. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:35. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 55th Year 5 Cents Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Friday, January 17, 1958 Eight Pages No. 35 Hope Held Trapped Men Enough (Goiirog ver Is Given iemisoini 1r S.MAA,, Senate Group. Ju 'w IV Hot Tempers Session Held IS I kef iV i.

"SPEED BY-PRODUCT OF RESEARCH" Member of Latvians speaker. At right, nearest camera, is John Wirch, in serious atti-Club, wearing identifying jacket, and Mrs. George Marshall, tude. Others, toward left: Albert A. Young, Earl H.

Clausen, chairman of traffic safety council, at left, listen attentively to Kieth Ramsey, (Bulletin Photos by He S. Grant) On Farm Plai WASHINGTON (UP) -Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson, long the butt of congres-, sional discontent with administration farm policy, got a rough going-over today when he presented President Eisenhower's new farm program to the Senate Agriculture Committee. The mild mannered secretary was accused at one point of. "false advertising." "You would be a lot more enlightening if your statement were just honest," Sen, Hubert H.

Humphrey (D-Mihn.) told the em-battled secretary. Republicans and Democrats joined in peppering him with hostile questioning. They interrupted him so frequently that he was able to get through only two pages of his prepared statement in his first hour at the witness table. A Democrat, Sen. Spessard Hol land ot Florida, finally 'came to the secretary's defense.

Reading Is Interrupted Holland complained to his quiz, zing colleagues that their procedure "violates all rules ot fair play." Holland said Benson should be permitted to read his 24-page statement before he was question er ev jd ed on it. At one point in the often hot-tempered hearing. Sen. John J. Williams (R-Del.) told Benson "I left the hearing an hour ago and you were1 at the end of page two in your testimony.

Could you tell me where you are now?" Benson replied that he had HELPFULNESS CLUB'S OBJECTIVE Dave Watson (rightj shows Mike Salo of safety council sample of courtesy cards which Le-Mans meitibers present to motorists they are able to help. Club prohibits accepting money for such services. "t'PlEA FOR DRAG STRIP Larry Jordan, raising hand to get the fUor, asks for support of community. In foreground, from left: K('lh Trent, Earl Clausen. Mrs.

Phil Philbrook of safety council (baJtground) urged cooperation with youth. reached the end of page three. LeMans Club Presents Plan For Controlled Speed Races ill Alive PRICE, Utah (UP) Four miners were trapped deep inside the Spring Canyon Coal Co. mine northwest of here early today when a "bounce" caused a severe cave-in. A company official said it was not 'known if the men were buried by the fall of coal and rock or If they were trapped, possibly safely, behind it.

"We're hopeful they are behind it and safe," he said. cave-in site was about 5.000 feet from the main mine entrance. It was believed the cave-in, which accompanied the "bounce" or sudden pressure change inside the mine, occurred between 1 and 1:30 a.m. The ground shock from the bounce was so severe it loosened the entire top face of coal in the cave-in area and workers were forced to timber their rescue shaft as they tunneled toward the trapped men. The spokesman said the latest report was that rescue workers had tunneled 800 feet through the giant pile of debris in an effort to reach the miners.

The four trapped men were identified as William Daniels, 47, the mine face boss: his son-in-law, Dean Nielsen, 29, the shuttle-car operator; Cecil Garcia, 36, a rope rider, and Keith Anderson, 30, a motorman. Garcia was from Helper. The other three were from Srping Canyon. The four entombed men were In a crew held over in the mine Thursday night to remove a motor head from an abandoned section of the mine. Above Normal Temperatures In Prospect Abyjve normal temperatures and occasional rainy periods are on Central Oregon's weather menu for the weekend, the five day forecast from the regional office in Portland indicates.

The forecast calls for unsettled weather over the entire state in the next five days. Showers of rain started falling here in tlie pre-dawn hours today and at 7 a.m. a total of 0.11 of an inch of moisture was measured. Heavier showers fell later in the morning. Highway crews reported snow falling on the Santiam divide this morning, but tlie night fall there measured only one Inch.

Roadside depth was 79 inches. Rain was falling at Government Camp on the route into Portland. The pavement was bare. Spots of ice were reported from the Warm Springs junction. Flurries of snow were beating across tlie high Willamette divide this morning, and there were spots of ice.

Roadside depth of snow was 73 inches. Spots of Ice were reported from Chemult and other points to the plateau region. Burns reported snow flurries. Ground fog drifted across the Ochoco divide, east of Prineville. Mailmen Ready For Pugnacious Pups on Routes Bend mailmen are not awaiting orders from Washington, D.

before taking protective steps against dogs. In fact, they have been sidestep-ing pugnacious pups for many years and closely following tlie procedure Just made official in an order from the nation's top postal men. That procedure is first lo notily the owner of a "bad dog" of trouble mailmen face in delivering the mail. This is to be a friendly letter, with some suggestions. If the dog Ls not a second letter will notify the owner that he Is to pick up his mail at the office.

Farley J. Elliott, Bend postmaster, reported today that no printed forms covering strcamlinrd re-Eistnnre to vicious dogs have yet been received here. He alro reported that, so far as known, there are no mean (logs at present on the routes covered by the mailmen. But, the postmaster said, there have been threatening dogs on the route of mailmen In the past. Not only has clothing of mailmen been ripped by an occasional mean dog, but mailmen have suffered bitea, he noted.

In tlie past, Postmaster Elliott said, dog owners have been cooperative In keeping nipping dogs away from mailmen. Speed-up on Anti-Missile Work Urged WASHINGTON (UP) Missile builder Donald W. Douglas called today for "more guts and less gobbledegook" in the defense program. Douglas, chairman of the Douglas Aircraft Said an antimissile missile "has been feasible for some time" and he is ready to start building one as soon as he gets a go ahead. He told the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee that such a weapon "might well be tlie difference between survival or disaster" but so far only a "small fraction of the necessary funds has been made available," "Delay and indecision on tlie part of many In the defense establishment can be as damaging to us in the long run as any action by a potential aggressor," he said.

Successful Firing His testimony coincided with these Defense Department announcements: A small test rocket powered by a forerunner of the solid fuels system to be used in the Navy's Polaris missile was fired success fully at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The first contingent of 200 to 300 Air Force technicians has been ordered to the Army's Red. stone Arsenal at Huntsville, for training with the Jupiter missile. DouglasV company, a pioneer airplane manufacturer, has riely of defense includ ing work on tlie Thor intermediate range ballistic missile and' tlie Nike Zeus antimissile system. Douglas and two other aircraft industry representatives were called before the subcommittee as Democrats denounced President Eisenhower's apparent ease-up on swift reorgnization of the Pentagon and demanded that the administration get moving on a nuclear-powered space ship.

Oplmlstlc Not Douglas opened his testimony on an optimistic note, saying he did not share "tlie gloomy opinion of so many that the race for weapon supremacy has been lost forever." The armed forces and Industry, he said, "have been doing a much better job of keeping pace with any potential enemy than the public realizes." He cited swift development of the Thor as one bright spot. Douglas recommended that something be done to improve "the time consuming, agonizing process of waiting for official decisions." "One conspicuous example of failure to make early and firm decisions is the Zeus antimissile project," he said. "Nearly two years ago we felt this weapon was sufficiently feasible to warrant a go-ahead. He said tlie problem will not be solved by "putting committees on top of committees and czars on top of czars." Polaris Test Missile Fired CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP) A small test rocket carrying parts of the Navy's solid fuel Po laris missile flashed up with a roar from Cape Canaveral today.

A Department of Defense announcement called tlio rocket "a test vehicle in the Polaris program." II was impossible lo see the rocket leave Ihe ground, presumably because it got off so fast. But high in the blue sky the zooming projectile left a white smoke trail and a brief roar was heard. The Polaris is an Intermediate range ground to ground missile capable of being fired from submarines benealh the surface of the water. Its range is about 1,500 miles. The Polaris is different from the hallislie missiles so far under de velopment.

It has a solid rather than a liquid propcllant. The complete Polaris assembly probably will not be fired at least until the end of this year. The Army, meanwhile, was he-lieved working on Its big Jupiter satellite carrier not far from where the Navy Vanguard Is being readied in its gantry tower. SALLY STEARNS Receives DAR citizenship Award Miss Stearns DAR Winner Miss Sally Steams, Bend High School senior, has been named 1958 winner of the DAR citizenship award, it has been announced today by Mrs. W.

H. Coahran, regent of the local DAR chapter. Miss Stearns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

L. Stearns, 1545 West Ninth street, Bend, will receive a plaque at the 1953 award assembly, in June, and In the near fu ture at a luncheon will be present ed with a pin. Mrs. Coahran has also an nounced that in Prineville Miss Prudy Merendy, Crook County High School senior, was named the citizenship award winner. In Bend, students nominated three girls for the award.

They were Miss Stearns, Margie Sell and Kela Hinds. Final selection was made on the basis of essays submitted by each of the nominees. Miss Stearns is an outstanding student at Bend Senior High school, particularly in the field of music. She has been active in student affairs, and held a state office in the Future Teachers of America. Belton Decides Against Running CANBY, Ore.

(UP)-Stale Sen. Howard Belton, Canby Republican, announced today that he would not be a candidate for his party's nomination for governor. The Clackamas county farmer, long one of the top Republican fig ures in Oregon, said "since two outstanding Republicans have de clared their Intentions to file, I shall not be a candidate but will actively support the primary winner in Ihe November election." Belton referred to Secretary of State Mark Hatfield and State Treasurer Sig Unander who have announced their intention to file for the GOP governor nomination. Barring further announcements, the gubernatorial race In the May primary election would be a five- man contest with three aspirants on Ihe Democratic ballot. Gov.

Robert D. Holmes, Multnomah County Assessor Wiley Smith and Portland Insuranceman Lew Wallace have all announced they will seek their party's bid. Red Ships To Dock At Midway AGANA. Guam (UP)-The U.S. government today authorized three foreign ships, two of them Russian, lo put Into the restricted port at Midway Island for emergency repairs.

The Russian ships reported Thursday they were in trouble In heavy seas 7(X) miles northwest of Midway. Shortly after, a third ship, the British freighter Ripley, reported she was running low on fuel because of severe storms In the North Pacific. Adm. Maurice Curls, commander in chief of the Pacilic Fleet, gave all three ships permission to enter Midway In view of their plight. The Russian ships were Ihe Gen.

Panfilov and Odessa, both grain freighters. The skipper of the Panfilov said his ship had a cracked deck. Both ships said they were on lucl and water. There was a burst of laughter. At that point, Benson began reading again, but finished only two sentences before questions started flying Benson went before tlie 0 to ask prompt approval of the administration program for reducing farmer dependence on the federal government through lower price supports.

Accused of False Statement He said he'must be given "administrative discretion" to reduce price supports on basic crops-cotton, corn, wheat, peanuts, rice, tobacco as well as dairy products as low as 60 per cent of parity. But before Benson reached page three ot his statement. Chairman Allen J. EUender (D-La.) accused him of presenting a misleading picture of the farm economy. Humphrey followed with his charge that "you would be a lot more enlightening if your statement were just honest." "There's nothing false about It at all," Benson countered, pursing his lips slightly.

Much of the sharp comment was evoked by Benson's statement that the "realized loss under programs primarily for the support of farm prices and Incomes was 000.000 In the 1957 fiscal year, far above the cost In 1956." Argue Over Figures Ellender contended that the figure Included 14 ltema described as "price support losses" but actually involving other programs including school lunches and disaster relief. He said -'tuaI losses suffered by the Commodity Credit Corporation, the principal price support agency, were by Benson's own figures and the secretary "should not try to Inflate it." Ellender, commenting that he had made similar objections before about Benson's loss statistics, said the people reading their papers will assume that the former got all Ihat money. Humphrey agreed that money spent to "feed children. troops" should not By I hi S. Grant Bulletin stuff Wriirr A defense of controlled speed end diig-strip racing was presented by members of the Bend LeMans Gub, at a meeting with the Bend Traffic Safety Council Thursday eve- i ning at Bend Senior High School.

I The meeting was sought by the I club in order to ask support of a I proposed plan to construct a drag strip at Knott Field, abandoned air strip southeast of town in the Arn- old district. The traffic council, with nine of its 16 members present, declined i to go on record at present in favor I of a drag strip, but expressed willingness to cooperate with the club i in its program of encouraging safe driving, stated as a major objective of the group. The council de cided to call another meeting of its membership, and to ask representatives of law1 enforcement agencies and insurance companies to present statistics purporting the efforts of drag racing in communities where it has been given support. The car club was represented by Weatherford May Seek GOP Nod ARLINGTON, Ore. (UP) Marion Weatherford, local wheat grower and cattle raiser, said today he might become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Con- gress in the second district.

i The seat is now held by Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.) Weatherford said he had been urged to run and had met with friends in the eastern Oregon district. He said he had not yet made a decision. Temperafures Temperatures during the 24-hour Mother Puzzled At Boy's Actions James Darrell Stranlon, the 19-year old Utah university student who was picked up Monday by City police in Bend as he shuffled along on bleeding bare feet, seemingly dazed and suffering from exposure, was still being treated Friday in the St. Charles Memorial hospital.

The youth's mother, Mrs. Edna Stranton, of Ely, a night club employe, arrived late Wednesday by plane and has since talked to Police Chief John T. Truett. The father, divorced and remarried, lives in Salt Lake City. Mrs.

Stranton said she was mys tified by the disappearance of her son from Salt Lake City where he had been living with the father. Mrs. Stranton told Chief Tniett that James had never had a breakdown of any kind, was better than average as a student and had expressed only normal worry over his studies. He was In his first year at the university and intended to complete a course In engi neering. Truett said the youth falls to re member what happend to him in Bend since he got off the bus from Salt Lake City Saturday morning and the time he was found with his coat, money and his shoes' and socks gone.

The police are search ing an area where he might have wandered in the hope of finding one or more of the missing articles. Blaze Destroys Cresdell Units CRESCENT LAKE, Ore. (UPI-Four cabins and a garage at the old Cresdell lodge site on Highway 58 midway between here and Odell lake were destroyed by fire sometime Thursday. No one saw the fire and cause was not known. Mrs.

Evelyn Acuff of Crescent Lake said she Inspected the burned buildings today. Mrs. Acuff Is selling tiie property to N. W. Gray of Yachats and Eugene.

IMW JONES AVERAGES Br L'nftod Trttn Dow-Jones final slock averages: 30 Industrials 414.12, off Ml; 20 railroads 107.10, up 2.07; 15 utilities 71.38, up 0.02, and 65 stocks 151.41, up 0.59. Sales today were about 2.2O0.0O0 shares Compared with 3,950,000 shares Thursday. Queen Choice Planned Who will reign over tlie Deschutes Pioneers' Association as queen in 1958? This question was being asked today by old timers of the region as they prepared for their annual winter dinner, business meeting and program, set lor Saturday night. The pioneers' winter meeting will again be held in the Pine Forest Grange hall, at the south city limits of Bend. The dinner, being prepared by the Pine Tavern, will be served between the hours of 5:30 and 7:30.

Association officers, headed by Ivell A. Jensen as president, said the 1958 queen has already been I named by a special committee. As In past years, her identity is to lie kept secret until she is presented at the Saturday night meeting. A qualification of a queen of the pioneers is that she must have lived in the area for at least 50 years. Mrs.

Elizabeth Bogue, a pioneer of the Rosland LaPine area, was queen in 1957. Officers for 1958 will also be elected at the Saturday night meeting. Also on the short program will be a memorial service for the 19 members of the group who have died this past year. Special entertainment is being arranged, committees in report. Concluding feature of the evening will be an old-time dance.

There will be cards for those not wishing to dance. The Deschutes Pioneers Association Is one of the largest groups its kind in the northwest, with a membership of more than 750. Accident Takes Life of Youth RICKREALL, Ore. (UP) Donald Harlen Bennett, 21. Salem, was killed Thursday night in a two-car collision a half mile west of here on Oregon Highway 223, State Police reported.

Daniel Block. 27, Dallas, was hospitalized at Dallas with a broken kneecap, lacerations and a possible broken lower jaw. The accident occurred during rainstorm. State Police said Bennett was a member of the Navy stationed at Bangor, ammunition depot. about 20 of Its 25 active members.

Kieth Ramsay, president, sophomore at Central Oregon College, channeled the discussion, with the assistance of Mrs. George Marshall, chairman of the safety council. Other officers of LeMans are Sandy Johnson, high school senior, vice-president; Albert A. millworker and father of six sons, secretary: David Phillips, driver for a soft-drink bottling works, treasurer, and John Wirch, high school senior, reporter. The car club members explained that tentative permission for use of Knott Field had been given by the county commission.

Then residents of the district in which the field is located circulated petitions asking that the activity be restrained. No further action has been taken by the commission. Purpose Misunderstood Ramsay and' other members of the club said that they feel the purpose of the drag strip Is misunderstood. People, do not realize that racing on drag strips is permitted only at specified daylight hour, under rigid supervision, and that cars- must meet stiff requirements In order to drag, they said. The drag- strip enthusiasts objected to the use of "hot rodding" in describing their activities, explaining that the expression has fallen Into disrepute because of Infractions for which car clubs have been unfairly blamed.

The real hot rodder is an experimentalist, constantly seeking and getting improvement, they said. They displayed "courtesy cards" with which each member is supplied, and which are given to motorists who are assisted In emergencies. Council Members Listed Safety council members present, in addition to Mrs. Marshall, were J. R.

Acheson, high school principal: Mike Salo, union official: Charles E. McCaffrey, finance broker: Robert W. Chandler, publisher: George Warner, welfare worker; Mrs. Phil Philbrook. housewife and kindergarten teacher, and Bob Hatch and Margie Sell, high scxl students.

Also on the council are R. E. Ylvisaker, minister; Craig Coyner lawyer; Richard Maudlin, men's store clerk; Dr. P. W.

Ford, physician and surgeon; Dr. D. O. Schuman, optometrist, and Philip R. Gould and Clarence E.

Bush Insurance men. be charged against the farm program. A Republican committee member, Sen. Milton Young (N.D.). agreed that Benson should have listed the exact purposes of the programs Involved.

Wants Authority But Holland, coming to Benson's defense, remarked that Benson's controversial totnl was immediately followed In the statement by the comment that the $3,250,000,000 "did not go entirely to farmers." At one point, Benson said Ul reply to a question that "maybe" he would not need to reduce pric supports as low as 60 per cent of parity. High Low IWnd I Chicago 34 30 Denver 54 21 Los Angeles W) 51 Miami 63 47 New York 31 30 Portland, Ore. 51 44 San Francisco 61 48 50 46 I Spokane 46 37 Washington 37 32 Highest Thursday 82 at Burbank. Calif. Lowest this morning 16 at i Fraser, Colo..