THE BEND BULLETIN
' and CENTRAL OREGON PBES3
An Independent Newspaper
Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher
Phil F. Brogan, Associate Editor
Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation
Entered u Sacond CUw MtUr. JiniuiT . 1817 at the Port OdlM M Bend, Ora
(OB under Act of Much , 1171.
: 4 The Bend Bulletin. Friday. February 18, 1955
j Those High School Text Books
j (Second in a Series)
j Sometimes it's almost impossible to avoid stepping on
j a prejudice.
! It's particularly difficult '.when dealing with such
j Sensitive subjects as labor relations, big business, the co-
; operative movement, taxation, international relations
.' -and other modern social complexities considered in Amer-
ican problems classes in public high schools throughout
i Oregon.
j ' . As delicately as the state
; to tread in selecting social
i out the state for the next six years, it still managed to
! "iiudge and inflame groups championing special interests.
j ' From two quarters in
r complaints on textbooks selected for social science class-
' es by the textbook commission
J last November.
i ?r The Daughters of the
i one hand, has objected that several of the approved texts
contain suggestions of socialism and "are not American
J ..in spirit." On the other, the
J ::has complained that two of
j "ileal unfairly with the labor
anti-union bias.
J ' ' The DAR has carried
' bled halls of the state capital, the AF of L has sent its
objections to every school superintendent in the state.
! ' For several years the
' "dered over the teaching of social sciences in Oregon
Schools. Two years ago when representative educators
i 'met in Salem to draw up a handbook for teaching of
! 'American problems and other related social science
! Tourses, several interest groups, the DAR in the fore
I 'front, voiced avid criticism. .
J ' -.' According to the particular interest of each group,
this or that was slanted and distorted, this or that
! wasn't sufficiently stressed or highlighted.
' Real estate interests objected to sections on public
j housing, medical associations were angered by refer-1
i ences to government medical insurance, labor interests
disliked handling of the Taft-Hartley act, veterans',
groups were critical of the study of world organizations,
and so it went.
The teachers, as do the textbook authors and pub
lishers, protested that they are nqt advocating foreign
isms, but merely attempting to give students a compre
hensive and objective view of the social and government
al problems that will face them when they reach voting
age.
Teachers argued that the mighty problems of the
current "Aspirin Age" can not be ignored any more
than they can be converted into propaganda favoring the
pet philosophy of a particular group.
'To this point, Virgil M. Rogers, dean of the school
of education at Syracuse university, wrote in a late is
sue of "Atlantic" magazine:
"Almost all of the textbooks (under fire) . . . were
not advocating anything. But the persons scrutinizing a
textbook with a slanted opinion wants any mention of
his particular anathema to be accompanied by denunci
ation." "
" Before submitting to school administrators in the
state a list of texts recommended for social science class
es, the state textbook commission spent many months
reviewing each text submitted by publishers.
To facilitate the commission's review, special librar
ies of texts were spotted in several counties in the state,
one in Deschutes county in the office of County Super
intendent Mrs. Velma Buckingham.
A largo bookcase to the right as you enter her of
fice on the third floor of the county building was filled
with books offered by publishers.
Opened to teachers and lay citizens alike, those li
braries served as a collection' agency for recommendu-
lions and impressions, all of
textbook commission to help
' oration.
! At its last session, social
! sic and art texts were considered. Each two years the
! commission meets to review and recommend a particular
! :il.i'L'orv of textbooks.
! 7 The commission is made
; tors, ail appointed for four
Hoard of Education. Present
sion is V. E. King, county
tilla county.
! The commission is directed to meet every two years
! to select textbooks for a six-year period for approximate
! lv one-third of the elementary and high school subjects
! It has been the practice
J . possible, to offer several recommendations in every cate
. gory, leaving to individual school boards the j of milk
.iiiir final selections.
! . , Reportedly the commission screened about III) texts
! offered by publishers for use in American problems clas
! . ki-h. Annroviil was finally given four texts.
J '.. Decision as to which of these four will bp employed
'iiirjillv should be forthcoming in the spring. .chool offi-
! i,.iu Thnv mit'trpsl
1 into (iv.'i"-. - - o r, - - - - - "
.d as a regular text and one or two of the remaining
i choices for supplementary reading.
' ... According to Mrs. Buckingham and other local
' School administrators, only an echo of the criticism
.' agttinst textbooks has been heard here. She said as far
'. as she knew no official protest has been lodged locally
.: by groups fearful of slanting sentiments in textbooks.
." (Tomorrow, more on what the DAR and the AF of I.
jj has to say about text booki.)
textbook commission tried
science texts for use through
particular have come harsh
at its biennial meeting late
American Revolution, on the
State Federation of Labor
the American Problems texts
movement and display an
its complaint into the mar
fires of criticism have smoul-
which were funneled to the
narrow the field of consid-
science, home making, mu
up of professional cduca-
- year terms by the State
chairman of the commis-
school superintendent, Urna-
of the commission, where
Unit, nun hook miirht bo select
And Her
Edson in Washington
Many Theories on Red Upheaval
By I'KTKK KDSON
NKA WuHhlngton Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NEA) So-
called "Russian exports" are de
scribed by one member ol the
wasnmgton diplomatic corps as
'People with varying degrees ol
ignorance about Russia.
This apt characterization was
never better demonstrated than
in the lour principal theories now
being advanced to explain the re
cent upheaval in Moscow. Those
theories arc:
1. Georgi M. Malrnkov's resig
nation as soviet premier was
caused by the failure of Russia's
farm policies, for which Commu
nist party Secretary Nikita S.
Khrushchev I lie new strong man
and top boss was really respon
sible.
2. Malenkov's promises to raise
the standard of living for the Rus
sian people and to work for
'peaceful, coexistence" with the
rest of the world were repudiated
by Ihe Presidium of Council Min
isters alias the Kremlin gang.
X Imminence of ratification of
the Paris and London agreements
by the western powers and result
ing German rearmament lorced
the Presidium to adopt a tougher
foreign policy. Malenkov and his
softer policies were kicked out.
4. Soviet Russia is headed for
military dictatorship. Evidence of
tins new trend is found in the ap
pointment of Marshal Nikolai Bui-
ganm as the new premier and
Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov ns the
new minister of war.
While a combination of nil these
factors may have caused what
happened, this fourth theory is
now being discounted.
Premier liulganin is not a regu
lar army man. He entered the
Russian army with the rank of
lieutenant general and worked his
way up the ladder from there to
marshal. Ills real assignment by
Malm was as Communist party
overseer of the Rod Army's of-
ueer rorps. lie Is, theretore. re-
gai-dcd as more of a figurehead
administrator for the Communist
party boss Khrushchev.
There were formerly three ma
jor forces In Russia the Commu
nist party, the police and Ihe
army. A combination of anv two
could rule Russia. With the liqui
dHtion of the former secret police
chiel Lavrenti V. Borla, however.
Ihe power of the police has de
clined. The police are he
lieved to be controlled by the
Communist party not the army.
Khrushchev apparently gained
his present control through an al
liance with Ihe Red army lender-
ship, represented bv Marshal
Zhukov, President Eisenhower's
World War II buddy in Herlin.
This Khrushehev-SShuknv deal is
regarded ul best as an uneasy
alliance, and not a permanent so
lution of leadership.
Once he solidifies his nun posi
lion. Khrushchev might kick hu
kov out. If mistakes are made,
and policies must lie ehnngi-d
again, Bulg.inin could bo made
Ihe goal and removed from power.
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Foundation or Certified
$3.75 J3.50
Bagged & togged in new tacks at Bonanza cellars.
HASKINS and COMPANY
Phone 214? (Bonanza) Bonama, Ore.
Own Flesh and Blood, Too!
There is no evidence on whether
the Red army leaders could op
erate as a' political group. They
never have so operated.
The Red army leadership is con
sidered predominantly Russian na
tionalist ' in character. It is inter
ested primarily in protecting the
Russian motherland Irom enemies
who would rush in at the first
sigh of weakness. -The
continuing tight for leader
ship In. Moscow is, therefore, seen
as a iundamental conflict between
Russia and the Rod army as the
international Communists, whose
goal is world revolution and world
domination. , .' ' - .
These Inferrialional Communisms
look upon Russia and the Red
army as the instruments for
achieving world revolution. Thus
far, the Communist party has al
ways controlled the Red army. .
There is some speculation that
the Red army leaders might not
want to see the Communist party
control ended. Such a collapse bf
international communism would
destroy Communist leadership n
the satellites. It would leave Rus
sia at the mercy of the countries
all around her.
The great danger to the Uniled
Slates in this is that, in their in
ability tn, solve their, own internal
'eadership problems, the Commu
nist party leaders and the Red
nrmy loaders might turn to for
"ion adventure to achieve unity,
ind so blunder the world into p
new war, Just as the kaiser and
Hitler started World Wars I and II.
Fire Engines
Busy Last Month
Fire engines rolled 13 times
from the local fire hall in Janu
ary, Fire Chief Vernon W. Car-
Ion said in his monthly report to
the city commission, submitted
Wednesday.
Of the alarms, two were general.
13 silent, the chief said.
Amount of lire loss for the
monlh had not been determined
at the time the monthly report
was compiled, Carton said.
PRINKVIIAK BI.AZK CHECKED
Special to The Bulletin
rRINEVILLK A fire, of unde
termined origin, partly destroyed
the small frame home belonging
to Ruth Ann tlsea Monday eve
nlnz. Prompt response of the
Prineville Volunteer fire depart
ment helped cheek the blaze and
kept it from spreading to nearby
dwellings in the Brookfield Ac-res
section of town. .
VKS,
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for business a usual. Mov.
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Watch for our Opening
BEND MUSIC CO.
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Monthly Budget
Report Offered
Revenues Into the general city
colors totaled $20,060 in January
and expenditures $33,133, accord
ing to Uie monthly budget report
recently presented city commis
sioners.
Major souiwe of income for the
month came from licenses, partic
ularly from fees collected from li
quor establishments. $6,269 was
contributed from this source.
Other licenses, most of which
fall due at the first of Uie year,
reaped several thousand dollars
more.
The wafer department, Its' fi
nances held In a separate fund,
showed a deficit of. $726 for Ihe
month, the department's monthly
report showed.
Revenues lor the month came
to $11,250, while expenses were
$11,976.
Water Superintendent W. P
Drost said expenses usually rise
during winter months, but fall inlo
line with revenue during the spring
building season. .
General city budget for Ihe year
is $126,268. that of the water de
partment $152,980.
So far spent by city depart
ments has been $2.8.10n, by Uie
water department, $87,8j8.
Revenue collected over the past
seven months of the current fis
cal period for general city depart
ments has totaled $292,053. Water
department revenue so far aggre
gates $87,307.
ttdat can 't 4cloot $CU
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It surprises me that more isn't
written about Florin Zabach, the
young violinist whose Hollywood-,
produced television show is sent
out on Tuesday nights from the
fcugene station. That boy is the
fiddle - fancier's Liberace. 'Same
smile, same charm, same flair
for clothes, some staging gim
micks. And would you believe it?
inis week Florian played the Cra
dle Song, and afterward he tiptoed
around blowing out candles. That
really did it.
I think I could be very critical
of Zabach, except that he plays
like a dream, and he's so engag
ingly young. Some time ago, he
did a program of music that was
popular in the 20's. With excruciat
ing naivete he remarked. "It must
have been a wonderful time to be
alive."
Zrbach, like Liberace, uses pret
ty girls for props. It's an old trick
of Liberace's to use super - im
posed film to make it appear that
a miniature girl is dancing on top
of his grand piano. The other night
Zabach had a miniature girl sit
ting on a phonograph turntable,
while he played along with one of
his own recordings.
When I saw Zabach's wedding
sequence, I had that "This is
where I came in" feeling, and was
sorry It wasn't the movies, so I
could ask for my money back and
go lor a walk. Then it came-to
me. Liberace did the wedding rou
tine a few weeks before. The
shAws were surprisingly similar.
right down to the fine detail of
showing the star waltzing around
with the bride.
Bend's Yesterdays
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Fmm The Bulletin, Feb. 17, 1905
The Pilot Butte canal was com
pleted to Crooked river last Fri
day. There were 125 men and 40
teams on the job. These have been
transferred to the Central Oregon
canal.
A kiln holding 100,000 bricks, on
the Barney Lewis homestead just
west of Bend, is to be fired in
the near future.
J. H. Ovorhirf is erecting a sec
ond cottage on his lot on Ironside
avenue.
The Stoidl and Reed traction
engine from Silver Lake has
reached the Cort Allen place at
Big Meadows. The temperature
there Saturday night was 26 below
zero. -
L. D. Wiesl'g house caught fire
from a hot chimney Sunday morn
ing. A bucket brigade of men,
summoned by telephone from
downtown, quickly went into ac
tion and put out the blaze.
W. H. Staats, the Deschutes mer
chant and postmaster, has sold his
stock to E. A. Sather and sent his
resignation as postmaster to Wash
ington, D. C. The Deschutes post-
office ' is expected to bo closed
soon. Bend, less than a mile away,
serves the needs of the area.
A large and jolly crowd attend
ed the masque ball given by the
Rend Coronet band Tuesday night
Irving Reed and his sister, Flos
sie, costumed as "the old gentle
man and his bride," won prizes
offered for the best sustained
characters.
Whitt buck with Black or Ton.
Ktd rubbtr tol ond iprinj-htel,
Whit buck with Rid rubbar tola
and ipring.ha!.
Wall
Sage
Briishings
Both Liberace and Zabach like
to display their versatility by sing
ing. And both would do well to
slow down in this department. On
Zabach's last show, I think he stole
the march on Liberace. He played
daddy to a real live baby, then
did a melancholy number with
words that would break your
heart. If Liberace comes out next
week DlaVine with dolls, that will
be the very end. I'll turn him off
and listen to "Name That Tune."
Sometimes I fel like a real
madcap, and drive home a differ
ent way. Recently on one of these
off course junkets I made an in
terestinjr discovery. There's a
new mailbox at the 1. W. Matson
farm off Neff road. It's mounted
a plough. (There's also a
plough mailbox on the Trap Club
road.)
It's a nice drive past the Mat-
sons' house. Turn right on Pcnn
avenue from E. Fifth street
drive right past Pilot Butte and
keep going. You get a wilderness
feeling when you skirt around f not
Butte, and there arc wonderful
woodsy views from the top of the
hill. Then you drop down into
farming country, and the sky-and
land pictures are heaven, down to
earth.
The do-it-yourself advocates are
making a career of this business
The pitch this week is that "now
is the time to make your garden
furniture." What a wonderful idea
I must rush home and whip up a
picnic table.
This is also Sew and Save Week
and I pass on this bit of informa
tion because the sponsors have
pulled out all the stops, to make
this the most sew-and-save week
in history. They have even coined
a biblical-sounding slogan (yet)
"As ye sew, so shall ye save."
Some people are always kicking
about the commercials on TV.
like them, myself. Otherwise,
when would we get our coffee
breaks?
County Supports
Police Teletype
Police Chief John T. Truett re
ported this morning that he has
added county court support to that
of the city commission In petition
ing the state for a police teletype
nore.
The chief said he talked with
Sheriff F. C. Sholes and Judge C.
L. Allen yesterday and that both
expressed keen interest in linking
Bond to the teletype network.
Willingness to pay a rental fee
estimated at $50 monthly for
teletype was expressed by the city
commission at its meeting Wed
nesday.
iruett was authorized by the
commission to relay its feeling to
an appropriation committee of the
state legislature studying the pos
sibility of extending the commu
nication service.
ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND
If you think you're beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, yon don't
If you'd like to win, but think you can't
It's almost a cinch you won't
If you think you'll lose, you're los
For out in the world you find,
Success begins with a fellow's will:
It's all in the state of mind.
Full many a race is lost
Ere ever a step is run:
And many a coward foils
Ere ever his work begin.
Think big, and your deeds will grow;
Think small, and you'll fall behind:
Think that you can, and you will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are:
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins,
Is the fellow who thinks he can.
Courtesy of
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COLUMBUS, O. (UP) Ohio
State University chemists have de
veloped a method of telling the
age of Ancient coins by the pro
portion of their component metals.
Dr. tarte k. laiey ana wauace ri.
Deebel explained that their stud
ies have shwn there are systema
tic chronological changes in the
relative amounts of lead and tin in
ancient Greek coinage bronze, with
later coins containing more lead.
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