THE BEND BULLETIN
nd CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
An Independent Newspaper
" Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher
( Phil F. Brogan, Associate Editor
Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation!
Bnlwad u Sooond cUh Ihttar. Jinuarr I. 1U7 Um Port Offlea at Bend, Or.
oa HDdar Act of lUnh S. 187).
4 The Bend Bulletin Saturday. February 19, 1955
Those High School Text Books
(Third in a Scries)
The range of complaint against textbooks used in
American government and history classes is wide as
: wide, in fact, as the spectrum of prejudice that spans
from groups tabbed leftist to those on the reactionary
right . .
Almost all the variety of topics touched upon in the
modern social science class play at one time or another
on; the brittle feelings of one or more groups. '
And these groups, as educators across the country
cah testify, are quick in their response.
Most of the criticisms against textbooks, It has been
fojind, stem from groups who feel their championed
cause has been slighted or that an opposition cause has
Deen too glowingly treated.
5 Few of the objections have grown from dispassion
ate and objective review of the books questioned. .
The interest groups, sincere and honest in their be-
liefs, have sparked an unceasing barrage of late against
a number of generally used textbooks, a barrage that
just recently reverberated in Oregon.
: The local fire was triggered on release late last
year of the State Textbook commission of a list of soci
al science texts adjudged best suited for use in Oregon
schools.
. All the books are published by well-known publish
ers, all written by educators of standing.
But of four of the texts recommended for use in
American Problems class, a class aimed at high school
seniors and covering such charged topics as labor, bum-;
ness and government, three were placed under immedi
'ate fire by The Daughters of the American Revolution,
the State Federation of Labor adding objections to two.
A fourth book, for eighth graders, was also criticized by
the DAK.
As yet the DAR has not made public a detailed list
of objections pointing up specific objections to books a
spokesman has categorized as "not American in spirit.'
. 'A spokesman for the patriotic organization had in
dicated that the books tend to express socialistic doc
trine and slight the American free enterprise system.
According to a report of the United Press, the DAR
has indicated concern over sections on housing and the
sales tax in several of the texts.
- Housing comes in for considerable review In the sev
eral American Problems texts. Most of the texts list sto
tisticB indicating current housing needs in the country
and discuss features of government housing and financ
ing programs.
,' None, in the opinion of this writer, seemed slanted
or aimed at the advocacy of one cause or campaign over
another.
; Mention of sales tax in the texts Is held to a few
paragraphs and recites merely that such taxes are col-,
lotted in so many states and generally bring In so much
revenue and that the incidence of paying is shared by a
vast majority of citizenry.
Here again, a careful review seems to point up that
the texts attempted to do an honest job in sotting forth
difficult facts.
In another statement, the DAIt has voiced alarm
that advocacy of world government has crept, along with
socialism, into some of the books.
, Yet we believe a dispassionate reading of the sec
tions on international relations and organizations will
repeal no subversive line disputing American sovereign
ty.f
( Though sometimes vague and over-simplified in the
faoe of present -mammoth world problems, tho books
generally impart a fine testament for the need for world
understanding and tolerartce nothing more.
The United Nations and its auxiliary agencies arc
described and diagrammed. But in no sense could the
diti'ussion givon these organizations and international
relations in general be considered preachment ot worm
government.
, Stressed is the "One World" theme made famous by
tho late Wendell L. Willkie and rc-cmphasized daily by
leaders of both tho great parties.
: Typical of the treatment given the United Nations
and world affairs is this paragraph from one of the text
textbook commission. "The
nvallonire of Democracy," published by McGraw Hill
'- "The United Nations is not, and was never intended
to be, a superstate. Nations in our contemporary world
are" not miito ready to give up their sovereign power to
a ioM federation. However, there lias been a growing
self-restraint among most members of tho United Na-
tuiis. It is hoped that this will eventually grow into a
bufly of precedent that will lead to a realistic, workable
rctgn of law throughout the world. ...
; (Monday, the AF of L's criticism.)
One of the More Influential Russian Politicians
r"v
Quotable Quotes
' 1 Like food, religion should be within us constantly
as ii , . . .fuel for our whole being, body and soul. Tak
ing religion as a medicine . . . instead of food Is just
wring. Hotelman Conrad Hilton.
; In case of mi eventual war, world civilization will
not perish, but what will be destroyed is the rotten social
system with its blood-saturated imperialism which is
being rejected by oppressed 'peoples. Soviet Foreign
I'l'llli'MI niurillti
"
- I think that the United Stales ought to be holding
ghhrouetou tho
ou the olive branch as well as the aloinic bomb in our
lorcign relations. uep. byuncy lute (D.-MI.)
Edson in Washington .
Health Plan Details Still to Come
By PETER EPSON
NBA Washington Correftpondehi '
WASHINGTON .(NEA) TUc
price tag on President Eisenhow
er's new health program is now
estimated at over $70 million. This
is for the first year's operation
only, In getting the now programs
storied. No government official has
yet made estimate on what the
costs would be In later years, alter
the programs arc in full .operation.
The President's special message
to Congress spelled out his new
health plans in mure detail than
-his state of the union end budget
messages. But there arc still great
gaps that need to be xiUcd In be
fore Congress, the stnte govern
ments who will receive matching
grants Under some programs, the
doctors and their patients who will
benefit, can know whut to expect.
The health- reinsurance plan
which President Eisenhower pro
posed las year and which Con
gress turned down will be resub
mitted as u 100 million authoriza
tion, with a requested !5 million
for the first year's operation.
The program is basically the
same as last year. H is 'intended
U encourage private insurance
companies to develop new health
Insurance policies with reduced
premiums. This is the Republican
administration's counter- proposal
to tho Democratic proKsals for
compulsory federal health insurance.
Under the GOP plan, the gov
ernment would Insure tho insur
ance companies against possible
losses in bringing private health
insurance policies to rural areas
and to older people not now cov
ered by the regular insurance com
panies. Also, there would be rein
surance for new types of policies
covering long illnesses.
Tho new program to provide me-
ical care tor the needy aged, de
pendent children, the blind and the
permanently disabled Is estimated
to cost $20 million the first year.
President Kisenhower covered
this In only two paragraphs in his
sieeial message, but It is a com
plieated thing.
Today's total ot over five mil
lion public assistance cases cost
ing WW million a month is divided
roughly 50-.V) by U.S. ami State
governments. Not all of these cas
need medical assistance.
President Eisenhower therefore
proposes that the federal govern
ment appropriate up to J3 a month,
to lie matched by j:i a mouth ot
slate expenditures, tor every adult
public assistance case requiring
medical attention. For every public
assistance child requiring medical
care, the federal grant would be
Sl.nO a month to match every Jl.10
spent on dependent child medical
care by the states.
The new program, which' would
put Uic Department ot Health. Edu
cation and Welfare In the business
of Insuring mortgages on new hos
pitals and other health facilities,
will require on initial appmpria.
vide capitalization and sot up' a
revolving fund for operations. The
Insurance premium will be one per
cent of the insured portion of the
mortgage, which will be less than
the total cost; : . :
A dozen additional minor health
programs mentioned in the Presi
dent's special message Will post an
estimated total of $16 million the
first year. With the exception of a
$3 million request for grants-ln-and
to the states to combat juvenile de
linquency, mentioned in the budget
message, there is no other break
down. .."
The other programs to be pro
posed in specific legislation to be
submitted later by the administra
tion will cover these fields: '
Improved grants-in-aid for moth
ers and crippled children.
Five - year grants to the status
for vocational training in practical
nursing. Specialized training for
Public I leal lb Service officers,
graduate nurses and mental dis
ease .specialists. Increased benefits
for Pi IS officers. Consolidation of
state public health programs
to bring them under one grant,
A lour-point program to promote
menial health care.
Stepped up research on air pol
lution. Strengthening and renewal
of thewatcr pollution act which ex
pires June .10, 1956.
Continued suppport for World
Health Organization.
Bend's Yesterdays
THIRTY-FIVK YEARS CO
Prom Tho Bulletin, Feb. 19, 1(120
As the outcome of a tie vote
last night which was only broken
by the deriding ballot of J. P.
Keyes. acting chairman. S. W
Moore was reappointed city super
intendent of schools at a salary
of $.1000 a year,
Not in the memory ot settlers
in Central Oregon has there been
so littlo snow along the watershed
ot the Deschutes river. Areas thai
have been covered with 12 feel n'
snow this time in former years
are now bare.
ator. reports that a California mo-1
torist crossed the MeKenie pass
yesterday. A light ear was driven
fiver the snow park.
Myron H. Svmons Irft today for
nn extended hike tlirouch the Uiv.i
and Elk lake district during which
he wjU take a larec assortment
of photographs of Cascade scen
ery. He expects to be away for
about 10 days.
Forest Proposal
i '
Draws Criticism
EUGENE (UP) A proposal to
increase the amount of land that
can be Used for timber harvest in
the Three Sisters area came under
fire at a public hearing this week.
The U. S. Forest Service propos
al would reduce the western sec
tion of the Three Sisters primitive
area by 53,380 acres.
Biologists arid zoologists from
the University of Oregon and Ore
gon State College said part of the
area the forest .service wants to
cut from the primitive area was
a natural laboratory for the study
of plants, insects and geologic
formations.
Dr. Edgar Wayburn, San Fran
cisco, president of the Federation
of 'Western Outdoor Clubs, said
ihat Oregon's only first-class low
wilderness country was to be found
within the primitive reserves.
George Ho comb, editor" of the In
ternational Woodworker, also op
posed the proposal..
Some groups suggested a com
promise while others favored re
tention' of the entire area as wilderness.
J. Herbert Stone, chief forester
In Portland, '; said selection of the
boundaries was in keeping with
Gifford Pinchot's principle of for
est mnnagemenf: "The greatest
good for the greatest number in
the long run.
WOMAN ENGINEERS
PROVIDENCE, R. I. - (UP)
The Providence Engineering Soci
ety has decided to recognize the
19th Amendment. The 60-yoar-old
society voted to admit female en
gineers.
Shifting Russian Policy Beginning
To Affect Status of Red Sateilites
By CHARLES M. MCCANN
United Preaa Staff orrespoodent
The policy-shift which cost So
viet Premier Georgi M. Malenkov
his Job is "beginning to affect the
Russian satellite countries.
The Hungarian Communist gov
ernment was first to announce that
it would follow the example of
the Kremlin and concentrate on
heavy industry at the expense of
consumer goods.
: Now the Czechoslovak govern
ment has made the same an
nouncement ' It is likely that there will be
a number of statements within the
next few weeks , from Eastern
European capitals, all showing the
impact of the Russian shift on
the Communist satellites. ,
The adjustment of the satellites
to the Kremlin's policy change
may include some important cabin
et shake-ups.
It was suggested Tuesday that
Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy
might lose his job because he was
the sponsor of a "new course"
policy of increasing the production
of consumer goods The Malen
kov Policy.
Branded A "Malenkov
Now it is reported that Cocho
slovak Premier Viliam Siroky also
may lose out. He, too, is branded
as a "Malenkov" man because he
happened to be premier when the
Kremlin embarked on the consum
er goods policy.
There have been numerous ex
planations in Allied countries of
the reason for Malcnkov's down
fall. One thing, however, seems cer
tain: If things had been going well
in the Soviet Union and the satel
lite countries there would have
been no need for a radical policy
shift.
President Eisenhower said at a
press conference on the day after
Malenkov's resignation:
"When any major change of that
kind takes place.. . . it docs ex
press dissatisfaction with what has
Church Rally Set
In Bend Feb. 22
The First Christian church of
Bend will be host at a mass rally
of the Christian Churches of Cen
tral Oregon on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Delegates from the churches in
Sisters, Madras, Culver, Redfnond.
Powell Butte, John Day, Princ-
ville, Burns and Bend will gather
to hear a plan of action presented
by a team of ministers and lay
men of the church, coming from
various communities throughout
tho Ktnln.
The plan will be'presentcd from
large charts. The state board ot
the Oregon Christian Churches
planned and prepared the pro
gram of action, and the team will
he headed by A. W. Mortensen,
Portland, president of the board.
The Bend church will serve a
dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the mass
rally will follow at 7:30 p.m. II
is expected Ihat at least 2.0 will
attend the rally.
Rev. II. Cecil Bever. pastor ol
the Bend Christian church, and
current representative on the state
hoard of Oregon Christian
Churches, will present the state
convention program of the Oregon
churches, to convene at Turner,
Oregon, June 29 through July 3.
been going on internally.',
One thine that has been going
on in internally in Russia and the
satellite countries is an agricul
tural crisis.
People Are Hungry
Russia's attempt to make a big
increase in agriculture! pralv'ion
has resulted in failure Insofar as
production goals are concerned.
There have been serious failures
also in Hungary, Czechoslovakia,
Poland, Romania and Eastern Germany.
The agricultural problem is a
basic one. The failure of the Com
munist governments to grow
enoueh food means that the peo
ple are going hungry, and hunger
brings unrest.
Rpmrts of food shortages in the
satellite countries constantly reach
Vienna, the chief allied listening
post in Central Europe. There have
been some official admissions uuu
the agricultural situation is bad in
connection with Malenkov's resig
nation.
Reports of "power struggles in
the leadership of Russia and other
Red-ruled countries are always in
teresting. But the struggle of Red
leaders to overcome food and othe
shortages, and to remove tho iner
fieiency that accompanies Commu
nist rule is as important if not
as Interesting.
Bees Slack Off
On Doing Chores
TRENTON. N. J. (UP) - Bees
have not been doing their utmost
lately on one of their best-known
chores pollination.
Dr. E. J. Dyce, professor of agri.
culture at Cornell University, told
the New Jersey Beekeepers' an
nual convention that the number
of bees for pollinating arm crops
is declining because honey prices
have not kept pace with beekeep
ing costs.
"One of our- greatest problems
in our over-all agriculture econ
omy is to maintain enough insects
to pollinate our agricultre crops,"
he said. "During, recent years
there has been a definite and pro
gressive decline in the number of
colonies of honey bees."
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Maybe he has put his
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he was "shot" hy his car door dur
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said he was getting out ot his
snowbound car when a gust ot
wind blew the dnr shut. The door
caurjht his coat pnrket. discharg
ing a :;l rahher rifle shell. Scott.
struck in the abdomen, walked to
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