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Tentative Construction Budget for Institutions $5,519,000 for 'SSl'S? , ,' : . - - - . :. . - 1 ' P The State Board of Control, when it meets to discuss a state institution construction program for the next bienniumj will have before it a tentative budget of approximately $5,519,000. . " Any construction approved by the Board of Control would go before the 1955 Legislature meeting here in January. ; Institution construction appropriations for the current biennium A.A.I J - r a A AAA 'compared with $2,000,000 for the previous two year period. Largest tentative item in the. 1955-57 institution construction budget is $2,500,000 for rebuild ing the south section of the Ore gon State Hospital. It has been proposed to construct the north section of the hospital during the 1957-59 biennium. Some legisla tors have expressed a preference for a new building at the Oregon State Hospital rather than re construction of the old structure. At Fairview Home A new dormitory for the deaf school at a cost of $50,000 and an employes domitory at the Ore gon State Hospital at a cost of $400,000 also are included in the tentative institution construction budget for the next biennial pe riod. Building replacements at the Fairview Home were estimat ed to cost $382,000. Other tentative projects are commissary at the Oregon State GOPTreedom Flame' Lighted By President RIPON, Wis. tfl President Eisenhower ignited a "Freedom Flame" Saturday night to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Republican Party and urged his fellow Republicans to face the future with "faith, hope and cour age to fulfill their responsibilities." ' The President pressed a golden telegraph' key in Washington which ignited a gas torch in front of the little white schoolhouse where the narty is believed to have been formed in 1854. The torch is similar in design to one that is believed to have been lit in 1854 by Alvan Earl Bovay when he called a meeting of 53 men at the same schoolhouse. At this meeting the GOP was re- rted to have been conceived. The lighting of the torch was the cli majff a ceremony that brought leadingxEepublicans and hundreds of other "visitors to this Central Wisconsin community of 6,000, The president brief greeting and message to hisfellow Repub licans was read by Rep, Clayton Van Pelt, (R Wis) at thVdjnner at which Leonard Hall, national GOP chairman, was the principal! speaker, k Hall said the centennial celebra tion offered a challenge to Amer icans to meet and surmount the critical problems of the present and future. Wisconsin Gov. Walter Kohler. a speaker at the dinner, said that the Republican Party was born be cause of dissatisfaction with the Whigs and the Democrats. It was the real liberal party then and is now, he said. Hospital to cost $150,600, employ es quarters at the Eastern. Ore gon State Hospital to 'cost $162, 000 and a refrigerating plant at the state penitentiary to cost $75,000. - ! Relocate Mill Race f The latter project ;would in clude relocation of the: Mill Race which passes through the prison property. ) I Priority in which these struc tures would be constructed, if ap proved, will be designated by the board of control. f For the State Board of Higher Education the tentative construc tion budget for the 1955-57 bien nium is $8,160,000. Largest expenditure of $1,500,' 000 involves the second unit of the biological and agricultural sicence building at the Oregon State College. An agricultural en gineering building was; estimated to cost $700,000 and additions to Condon Hall and Chapman Hall at the University of Oregon, $715,000. j Other Projects. U I Other projects include an east wing of the library, Oregon State College, $330,000; men's dormi tory at the University of Oregon $825,000, men's dormitory at Ore gon State College $750,000, sci ence building at the; Southern Oregon College . of Education $275,000, mechanical engineering wing at Oregon State College $750,000, women's physical edu cation building. ? University of Oregon. $770,000, and physical plant building, Oregon State Col lege, $400,000. : Construction priority of these buildings will be recommended by the State Board of Higher Ed ucation. t - j Other proposed construction, not included in the budget, in clude a building fori the state agricultural department and i building for housing women pris oners now sent to the state pen itentiary and county jails. To Approve Part ' i State officials,; responsible for the expenditure of state finances, said it was certain that only part or the new structures in cluded in the 1955-57 budget would receive the go-ahead sig nal by the next legislature. It was emphasized that the ten tative hudgets for the 1955-57 bi ennium were compiled by a pre vious board of control; and there is nothing to prevent the current board from changing; the pro posed construction program. The extent of construction will de pend largely upon the amount of money available. I Present indications: are that there will be somexurtaUment in costs in several departments of the state government I Work on the state budgeVior the next biennium is now in prog ress with indications it will be completed well in advance of the 1955 legislature. ' Prince Onagd9 Unmasked r t ' I yt, t IS "I Statesman, Satan, On. Smw Marci 21, IS 54 (See 1)3 Holly wood 'Reporter Makes Qscdr Winner Predictions : Audrey Hepburn, Burt Lancaster Top Choices for Acting 0 cv.t. fV. A J SAN FRANCISCO Fred Williams of East St Louis, who masquer aded as Prince Onaga of the Belgian Congo, is shown with his wife, Margaret, as he was questioned by immigration authorities at San Francisco. District Immigration Director Bruce Barber said the man readily admitted his identity when asked for his passport The ; case came to light Barber explained, after the Belgian consul asked the immigration service to investigate the matter. (AP Wirephoto.) French Planes Pound Rebels By LARRY ALLEN HANOI. Indochina ( Squad rons of French warplanes swooped incessantly over rebel positions around Dien Bieh Phu Saturday, showering thousands of firebomb.1 in an effort to flush Vietminh be siegers into the open so they could be mowed down by fortress guns. Using all available - aircraft called in from land and carrier bases, the French began laying down firebomb barrages in bril liant moonlight ft early . Saturday morning and kept hammering the Communist - led rebels throughout the day. ' Artillery Blasts! Circling the oval-shaped plain in Northwest Indochina while French and Vietminh artillery blasted away furiously at each other's key firing positions, the French fighters and bombers dropped 200 and , 500 pound in cendiary bombs and jellied gaso line smack into the heart of reb el masses and their hideouts in the surrounding hilly jungles. - American-supplied B2S bomb ers also reported scores of direct hits ?upon ,jrebel. artillery em placements. Crews claimed , to have knocked but or"- seriously damaged an estimated one third of the Vietminh's main firing po sitions, is Digging Foxholes r ' Whil air suit artillarv liar. rages went on, vietminh troops wereat points 200 to 500 yards from barbed wire ' barricades guarding the main points of en try into the heart of the fortress. They were digging foxholes and trenches despite bombardment by French planes; The Vietminh were particular ly digging in east and south of the center of the fortress. Thus far, the heaviest rebel infantry assaults have been launched from the two northern outposts which rebels took in launching their big assault a week ago. There were strong indications that another attempt by the Viet minh to overrun the fortress with masses of tens of thousands of troops was building up. The French, steadily reinforced with fresh troops, ammunition and war supplies parachuted from planes, were ready. OSCAR PREDICTIONS ' ; . By BOB THOMAS ;'; . HOLLYWOOD m Who will wiri an Oscar?. - - ' , The outcome of next Thursday night's hi-jinx is a tough one to figure. ' The 1,471 members of the Acade my of Motion . Picture Arts and Sciences who cast the ballots for Hollywood's highest honor are show people. As actors, writers, directors, pro ducers, musicians and press agents they can be affected by studio loy alty. aince they 'are only human beings, and have .personal tastes even as you and I, a prophet can go nuts trying to figure out how they will vote. The quality of 1953 movies was )t outstanding, since studios were more concerned with screen dimen sions and 3D than with class of scripts and depth of character. When the Oscar winners are an nounced on a nationwide TV hook up, from the Hollywood Pantages meaier, uie resuiis may oe a sur prise to everyone, especially this writer. But predict we must. Here's how the voting looks in advance: v Best Picture "The Robe" was the ton money maker of the year, but it was something less than an artistic suc cess. "Julius Caesar" was an ad. mirable "Drestiee nicture. but far from a nerfect movie. "Shan" was as good a Western as you'll see. However, it contained nothing reauy new. That leaves the films which won the most nominations: "From Here to Eternity" (13) and "roman Hoi way" 10) . The latter was a de lightful romantic rnmcrfv hut rfiH not do the business expected of it "Eternity" was both a box office hit and the best drama of the vear And dramas usually win the big uscar. Choice: "From Here to Eterni ty." Beat Actress Maggie McNamara ("The Moon is Blue j was a surprise nominee and isn't rated much of a chance. Nor is Ava Gardner ("Mogambo") 1 . ) L . L wnose nonunauon appears to oe more of a pat on the back for splendid progress as an actress. Leslie Caron ("LiU"! is another lightweight entry, although she could sweep through in a split vote. The real race is between Debor ah Kerr ("From Here to Eterni ty") and Audrey Hepburn ("Ro man Holiday"). Offbeat casting is often a deciding element and Miss Kerr switched her type from serene to sexy. But although meaty, her role wasn't the best or biggest in the picture. Hollywood often rewards a new comer to films. (Examples: Judy Holliday, Shirley Booth, Jennifer Jones.) And Miss Hepburn scored an electric hit in her first starring role. Choice: Audrey Hepburn. -Best Actor The excellence of Richard Bur ton's job in "The Robe" has been debated here, and he appears to have no firm following. Likewise Marlon Brando ("Julius Caesar"), who is in the doghouse for walking out on a film. Although Montgom ery Clift had the top role in From Here to Eternity," he was over shadowed by others in the cast. The race between William Hold- en ("Stalagv17") and Burt Lan caster ("FrornHere to Eternity") is the hottest inyears. Popularity is important Holden. Screen Ac tors Guild official and solid citizen. has many more friends than Lan caster, who hasn't mixed with the Hollywood crowd. Besides, Holden went against his type by playing a semi-heel in "Stalag." Folks think he s overdue for an Oscar because of his past performances, espec ially "Sunset Boulevard. But Lacaster's quietly effective sergeant in "Eternity" was a su perb acting job. On the basis of pure performance, he should get the nod. Choice: Burt Lancaster. Supporting Actress The hopefuls are: Grace Kelly, "Mogambo;" Geraldine Page, Hondo: Marjorie Rambeau. Torch Song"; Donna Reed, "From Here to Kternitv"; Thelma Ritter. "Pickup on South Street" au were competent u not sensa tional jobs, because of the popular ity of "Eternity," IH say: cnoice: Donna Reed. Best Supporting- Actor This varied groun is runnine: Eddie Albert "Roman Holidav"! Brandon DeWilde, "Shane"; Jack Palance, "Shane"; Frank Sinatra. From Here to Eternitv": Robert Strauss. "Stalaff 17." Because of the surprise element the outcome looKs tairiy evident. Choice: Frank Sinatra. x Best Director This is the tightest race of all The contenders are Fred Zinne- man., "From Here to Eternitv": Charles Walters. "Lili": William Wyler, "Roman Holiday"; George Stevens,' "Shane','; Billy Wilder, aiaiag n. : i m again counting on MLiermty i sweep the evening, Choice: Fred Zinneman. Penner to Head Mt. Angel Cliest SUtcunan New Service MT. ANGEL J- J. J. Penner was elected president of Mt An gel Community Chest Inc., at the annual membership meeting Thursday night He succeeds Mrs. Fred Lucht Other officers are Carl Mucken, vice president; Loretta Dehler, secretary, and Al Dicker, treas- urer. s Fred J. Baumgartner is the new member of the board of directors. He replaces Val Eberle. Mucken and Dehler were reelected. Leon ard Fisher was unanimously re elected as County vice president Plywood Panels ; Survive 12 Years Of Submersion 1 ASTORIA wood panels, part of the cargo of a freighter wrecked on -Clatsop Beach in December, mi, have been recovered and are on display ai me noroe aoa Auto snow this weekend. v; . The Panels. Id excellent thar despite having been submerged 12 , years, recently drifted onto Clatsop beaches after a storm. Wood from me snip also was found but it was infested with bugs.. The wrecked shin was th iuTainta Ala. It was en route from Seattle to Hawaii and when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harhor ir ordered into the nearest port The vessel missed the Columbia River entrance because of a blackout on the: lightship and navigational aids ana went onto tne Peach. 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