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Wednesday, July 18, IN. J. 'pioneers' visit at Salem SALEM, Ore. (UPI)-A group of 20th century pioneers from New Jersey camped overnight here Tuesday and headed north today to Seattle and the climax of their trek New Jersey Day at the World's Fair Thursday. The motorized caravan of about 100 New Jersey citizens pulled into this capitol on schedule Tuesday afternoon, and was given official greetings at the Capitol building by state and city Dan P.

Allen, executive secretary of Gov. Mark Hatfield's natural resources committee, gave the group a 1959 Oregon Centennial plate for delivery to New Jersey Gov. Richard Hughes. Mayor or Russell Bonesteele presented a myrtlewood bowl filled with local jams, for transmittal to the mayor of Salem, N. Norris B.

Williams. The group toured the Capitol, went swimming and sightseeing, and ate a chicken dinner served by the Oregon Fryer Commission. A film on Oregon parks was shown by the Chamber of Commerce, and the visitors bedded down for the night at the Oregon state fairgrounds. This was the last "Salem" on the schedule. Earlier the fast moving "wagon train" visited citles of the same name in Ohio, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois, following a pioneer trail blazed a century ago.

No relief in sight in drought area By United Press International No relief was in sight today for drought-stricken areas of the Middle Atlantic states. Thunderclouds scattered rain from the Rockies to the lower Great Lakes and southward to the Gulf, but skirted parched fields in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Pennsylvania was the hardest hit with 40 of its 69 counties designated disaster areas. In some areas the drought was 10 weeks old, and a state climatologist called dry spell around Scranton worst "since the turn of the the century." Sens. Jacob Javits and Kenneth B.

Keating of New York have asked the federal government to help water and feed livestock in their state. An assistant New York agriculture commissioner said it had been "two generations since the state has had a drought like this." Fog drifted over wide areas of the Atlantic Coast during the night. Storms dumped nearly an inch of rain on Tallahassee, Fla. Earlier, violent storms hit north and west Texas. Power at the Dallas bureau of United Press International was knocked out for 55 minutes in the afternoon.

Winds up to 46 miles an hour whipped Tyler, while about an inch of rain drenched Midland. A funnel cloud was reported near the latter city. NOT FINGERPRINTS LONDON (UPI) A laborer was freed Tuesday on a charge of breaking into a fruit store when an expert testified that toothmarks on a pear identical with the defendant's might belong to another person. Toothprints, the expert testified, are not as unlike as fingerprints. WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen.

Warren G. Magnuson, wrote Secretary of State Dean Rusk Monday asking that American lumber be given preference in material procurement for foreign aid projects. Magnuson cited the Alliance for Progress program in 1 Latin America saying he understood "substantial aid will be given to finance construction projects" and that it "would be of great benefit to our lumber industry nationwide if the administration would require that lumber to be used in these projects be purchased from American producers." He suggested there should be a definite limit put on the amount of lumber supplied by countries receiving aid or loans for such projects. Magnuson said there is ample precedent for such a move in Merchant Marine statutes providing a 50-50 cargo preference law. He said a lumber preference program "would be consistent with the President's program to require as much procurement as possible be made the United States and from American producers or suppliers of Dispersal set on bounty funds Jones-LaRue vows exchanged in Lebanon Miss Sue Carol Jones and Gary Glenn LaRue were married July 16 at the home of the bridegroom's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles LaRue, in Lebanon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E.

Jones of Fairbanks, Alaska. The bridal couple spent a few days at Newport, on the Oregon Coast, and went to Clinton, where the bridegroom is stationed at Clinton Sherman Air Force Base. Mrs. LaRue has returned to Bend, to continue her studies at Central Oregon Beauty College. She was graduated from high school in Fairbanks, and for the past year has made her home with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. James Payne, Butler Road. Mrs. Payne was her sister's attendant at the wedding, and Payne gave the bride in marriage. James Riemer, Lebanon, long-time friend of the bridegroom, was best man.

The Rev. Dan Burress of the Church of Christ performed the wedding ceremony. The bride wore a lavender sheath dress, made by her mother. Her corsage was of white roses. Mr.

and Mrs. Dale LaRue, aunt and uncle of the bridegroom, were present from Seattle, Wash. LaRue attended high school in Lebanon, and has been in the Air Force about three and a half years. After his discharge, and his wife will make their home in Klamath Falls, where he will attend Oregon Technical Institute. Preference on lumber sought Dispersals from the county bounty fund will be made starting August 1, County Judge D.

L. Penhollow said today. The budget for 1962-63, approved at a hearing last week, will be in operation by that time. The budget committee allowed $1000 for the county fund this year, an increase of $200 over last year. The county pays $10 for a cougar, $3 for a coyote and $2.50 for a bobcat.

SMART SMART TIME TO BUY! beauty is especially attractive Dynamic 88 value is Make the smart move now -to Quality Dealer! Step up Bend Bulletin, PRIVATE EMMITT FERGUSON Military police report issued Emmitt D. Ferguson, private in the U.S. Army, recently completed eight weeks of military police training at the Provost Marshal General School, Fort Gordon, Ga. He was instructed in such subjects as civil and military law, traffic control, map reading, prisoner-of-war control and self defense. Ferguson, 22, is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Emmitt B. Ferguson, Madras. A 1958 graduate of Madras Union High School, he was Jefferson Plywood employedras before entering the service. He went into the Army last February, and completed basic training at Fort Carson, Colo.

Graham reaches half way mark FRESNO (UPI) Evangelist Billy Graham will reach the halfway point of his eight-day crusade tonight, but he was indefinite about the subject of his sermon. Graham, completely recovered from a sore throat, said he planned to write the sermon today. In his third appearance Tur3day night, the evangelist censured modern living and called for repentance, faith and obedience to God as the solution of world problems. Graham cited sin, complacency, crime and poverty as "the great before a crowd of 16,000 at Ratcliffe Stadium. His assistants said 426 persons made "decisions for Christ." "Sin is the greatest problem of the hun.an race and the cause all our troubles," he said.

"Until tif sin is effectively dealt with, there will be no solution to the ills of the world." Graham said that jails, police forces, bars on windows and the fact that there are more ciminals than college students indicates there is something wrong with human nature. Graham also attacked the exIstence of poverty, saying that "Economists profess the greatest knowledge in history, but the world has more poverty than ever." And he criticized "the misuse of scientific knowledge: Hiroshima is an example of that." SO SORRY TORRANCE, Calif. (UPDApologetic county officials today returned to its owners a parcel of land that was sold at auction last February for $120 to pay delinquent taxes, The Land is owned by the state. This Oldsmobile of year. Traditional nor savings.

Sep your Olde IT 86 62 this time priced for Oldsmobile: to a Rocket! Wheel 'BIOMETHING EXTRA' owning en OL OLOSMOBILE LE POUR APCAL AUTHORIZED OLDAMOBILE QUALITY DIAL DYER'S AUTO SERVICE, 229 GREENWOOD AVE. 08 Lit to await her divorce in Switzerland Annual picnic held by Pioneers Some 200 members of the Deschutes County Pioneers Association gathered for their annual picnic Sunday in Pioneer Park. Isa Corum Freeman, queen of the organization, poured the punch and coffee. She was an early-day resident of the Silver Lake area. Mary Hoover, a past queen, was present and assisted with hostess duties.

She is a long-time Bend resident. Steve Steidl, president of the association, was in general charge of arrangements, with a corps of committees handling details. Among those present was E. A. Sather, 102 last March, who came to Bend in 1904 to open a general merchandise business.

His building, now home of Economy Drugs, was an early-day landmark. For many years, the hall on the upper floor was a meeting place for lodges and scene of numerous public gatherings. He and one of his daughters, Cora, make their home at 7 Tumalo Avenue, in one of Bend's earliest A large delegation of Tumalo residents, many of them settlers on the Tumalo project, was present. This group and others participated in 1 picture-taking. The day was devoted to informal visiting and the picnic lunch, with no formal program arranged.

Mrs. Freeman, who was born in a log cabin at Silver Lake in 1888, was married in 1908 to James LeRoy Freeman. She now makes her home in Bend with her son-inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A.

Myers. A GOOD THING MAUSTON, Wis. (UPI) An unidentified motorist had a good thing going at the blueberry patch until Josephine Bollig happened by. Miss Bollig told the motorist who was charging 25 cents to blueberry pickers, that she was the daughter of the owner of the to tax railroad cars KALAMA, Wash. (UPI)-T he Port of Kalama said Tuesday it will become the first port district in the nation to tax railroad cars using port-owned tracks.

The port said it will not back down in the face of strong railroad opposition. The port made the statement after three major lines said they will refuse to accept the port tax, which goes into effect Aug. 1. Firms who ship via the raila roads made no statement. The proposed tariff would be at the rate of $1.25 per car.

Larry Henrickson, assistant general manager of the port, said the tax would help pay for some $100,000 the port has spent in spur rail development. The railroads told shippers that if they decline to pay the tax, it may be necessary to adjust shipping traffic to avoid portowned tracks. Campbell eager to continue swim Swimmer ARLINGTON, Ore. (UPI) Spencer Campbell, eager to continue his swim from Idaho to the sea, has run into an unexpected delay. Campbell was all ready to plunge back into the Columbia River Tuesday night, when he and his two companions discovered that the 21-foot boat accompanying him had sunk.

Campbell said he has no idea what caused the boat to sink. He hoped to pull it out and have it repaired today. Campbell had planned to swim Tuesday night from the John Day -Columbia River junction toward The Dalles. A HAIR RAISER patch. of wigs.

costs; and Floyd D. Stark, 1856 6,000 opportunities in the Peace Corps (Is there one for you?) Many countries are asking for Peace Corps volunteers. There are over 6,000 opportunities in every field from auto mechanics to zoology. Applicants can be any age from 18 on up-college trained or not. If you're tired of talking about a better world and want to help build one- -this may be your chance.

HOLLYWOOD (UPI) An elusive thief may wind up having to pay for his hair-raising escapade but today ho was keeping his pilfering prowess under his hat. The burglar stole $1,840 worth Who can join the Peace Corps? Any American citizen 18 or over is eligible. Husbands and wives can join together, if they both for the same project. There is no upper age limit. (So far, the Coldest Peace Corps member is 65.) (Some openings call for college degrees.

Some do not. If you have any background or training in any trade or -ceramics, riveting, stenography, you name it -the rising peoples of the world can use your skill. Character, common sense, health and an ability to meet new situations are as important as 8 formal education. What is it like to be in the Peace Corps? It is difficult- -and infinitely rewarding. The tasks are hard; the responsibilities are great.

But the experience gained can never be equalled. And you make a vital contribution in the world-wide fight against poverty, ignorance, disease and human misery, Most Peace Corps assignments last about two years- -Including 8 weeks of training at a college as- Published as a public service ROME (UPI Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 30, today ended a nine-month work and play Roman Holiday and left for Switzerland to await her divorce from fourth husband Eddie Fisher. Her departure brought the same attention as her arrival, her warm friendship with fellow actor Richard Burton, 36, her bust-up with and her acting in the (title role of the "Most expensive picture ever made," the $30 million film "Cleopatra." Newsmen descended on her when Miss Taylor hurried through the airport to her Geneva-bound airliner. The actress did all the talking. "It is useless," Miss Taylor told a reporter about to ask a question.

"I won't reply." Miss Taylor was expected to go immediately from Geneva to a villa in Gstaad. The actress left alone. Her four children, including a 1-year-old German girl she and Fisher adopted while in Rome, had gone ahead to Gstaad. THE KING AND HE Looking properly regal as befits the king of beasts is King Solomon, one of the stars of the lion and tiger show at the St. Louis Zoo.

Trainer Jules Jacot, who sometimes puts his head into the lion's mouth, sits nonchalantly astride the powerful animal's hind quarters. Municipal court cases reported cases reported Two transients were sentenced to days in city jail after being and picked up in Bend Monday and charged with vagrancy. They are Arthur R. Walizer, Pittsburg, and Robert W. Ethell, Findlay, Ohio.

Fined $5 and court costs for having no driving operatorer's license was Robert Allen Currin, 1927 W. First. The following were fined, but did not appear in court: Stanley S. Smith, 1335 Davenport, basic rule violation, $15 and costs; Orville K. Weeks, Los Angeles, improper passing, $5 and costs; Milbert T.

Kusler, 60 Shasta, disobeying stop sign, $7.50 and costs; Thomas McClung, The Dalles, disobeying sign, 50; Charies W. McIntyre, Mt. View Motel, intoxication, $25 and sociated with the program (Harvard, Michigan and Colorado State, for example) -and in Puerto Rico. Where do you serve? This year, there are projects in Thailand, Colombia, Sierra Leone and many other nations in Asia, South America and Africa. What work do you do? You may be called on to construct a bridge, teach a school, coach a sport, organize a cliniceven help build an entire village.

The jobs are many, various, interesting. What happens when you leave the Corps? You return to private life- -but with more experience in two years than many people get in ten. You will have practiced your tradetaught it to others- -and supervised their work. And you will have helped the proud people of a rising nation take a step forward. Upon your return, you will receive a lump sum payment of $75 for each month served, including your training period ($1,800 after two years).

While on duty, of course, the Peace Corps pays all your expenses for food, clothing, THE BEND CENTRAL OREGON5 DAILY in cooperation with The Advertising Hill, expired vehicle license, $5 costs, also $4 and costs for overtime parking. Did you lose something? Find it HASSAN PLANS VISIT RABAT, Morocco (UPI)-King Hassan I will visit the United States in March, according to a foreign ministry announcement here, An official communique said the exact date for the visit will be set later. Steinfelds. MILD- FLAVORED KRAUT Delicious PICKLES lodgings and travel, and provides pocket money for incidentals. There's a partial list of Peace Corps opportunities below.

Look it over. If you want to make a contribution to human welfare -there is something you can do. Write for the Peace Corps Fact Book today. Peace Corps Opportunities Adult literacy; agriculture; archeology; architecture. Commercial instructors (you qualify if you know or can teach bookkeeping, typing, stenography, any commercial skill); construction workers (foremen, carpenters, electricians, credit cooperative workers (accountants, other people with financial training or experience).

Doctors; dentists; instructors for the deaf and blind. Elementary school teachers; English instructors; engineers; extension workers; electricians. Farmers; foresters; foremen (construction). Health workers; high school teachers. Industrial management workers, BULLETIN NEWSPAPER Council (including skilled factory workers).

Librarians. Mechanics; medical personnel (nurses aides, lab technicians, mathematicians. Nurses. Physicians; physical education instructors. Science and technology instructors; social workers; surveyors, Teachers (all subjects and levels), Urban development personnel (including surveyors, social workers, planners, engineers, youth workers, university instructors.

Vocational Instructors (to teach trades and crafts); veterinarians, Youth workers. Please send me full Information about the Peace Corps. Nama, CityField, specialty or Interest: PEACE CORPS Washington 25, D. C..

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