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Univ. of Oregon Library Forecast (From U.8. Wntlwr Bureau. Portlmnd) Partly cloudy through Fri day with showers nearby mountains; low tonight 30-35; high Friday 50-55. THE BEND BULLETIN High and Low High yesterday, 45 de grees. Low last night, 34 degrees. Sunset today, 6:31. Sunrise tomorrow, 5:47. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER .52itd Year Two Sections Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon. Thursday, March 31, 1955 Fourteen Pages No. 97 Fa 'Cold ockade' erlin COACHES AND ALUMS Tommy Protho (right), new head coach at Oregon State College, was featured speaker last night at an alumni dinner at the Pine Tavern. With him are Dick Twegne (left), an assistant coach, and Glenn Gregg, master of ceremonies at the evening meet ing. (Bend Bulletin Photo) Alumni Aid Important, Coach Notes Importance of alumni assis tance in recruiting outstanding football prospects was stressed by Tommy Prothro, new head foot ball coach at Oregon State college, at an alumni dinner at the Pine Tavern lust night. "Close personal contact will out- recruit the big deal anytime," he told Beaver rootera from Bend, Redmond and Prineville. The former backfield coach at UCLA said he is not interested "in buying" football players but will depend on alumni "to sell" OSC to boys considered top prospects by the coaching staff. As an extra inducement, Pro thro said he would favor scholar ships for players deemed outstand- "I don't see anythng wrong wllh some form of subsidizaWb"n7""trte1 former Duke university quarter back said. Favors Scholarships He said u s impossible for a boy to work his way through school, engage in a major compet itive sport and maintain a high academic average. Scholarships for standout players, he said, per mit athletes with insufficient funds to participate in the inter-collegiate athletic play. Prothro, tall with a rich south ern drawl, said he doesn't favor building a large squad at OSC, but rather a small, closely-knit outfit. He said a large squad rules out individual coaching attention need ed and gives rise to a morale problem. Morale he cited as one of the three major factors contributing to a team's success. The others are drill in detailed fundamentals and enlistment of personnel. The former assistant to Red Saunders said he's interested in recruiting the majority of his squad from Oregon, through he figures he'll have to scout out-of-state for some players. Played nt Duke A member of the Duke squad downed by the Beavers 10 to 16 in the "transplanted Rose bowl in 1912 .Prothro said he's "con vinced OSC can have good foot ball." He said that in proportion to more populated states, Oregon should have a larger share of good athletes because of the interest In hunting and fishing and other In vigorating out-door activities. Accompanying the new head mentor of the Corvallis schools were Dirk Twegne. en assistant coach, and Bob Knoll, alumni sec retary for OSC. Glenn Gregg was master of ceremonies. After his talk. Prothro narrated a showing of last year's UCLA Oregon State game that ended In a lopsided victory of 41 to 0 for the southern Californians. House Tax Group Favors 3-Cent Boost on Fags SALEM (UP1 The House Tax Committee voted 8 to 1 yesterday recommending passage of the 3 cent cigarette tax measure despite the threat of a referendum if the legislature should pass such a bill. Only member to vote against the bill was Rep. Walter Pearson o! Portland. R A. Bradley of the Oregon Wholesalers Association said three large retail dealers had informed him they favored a referendum on any cigarette tax measure. The cigarette tax bill Is one of the largest single revenue bills Ir the House Tax Committee's tax package. It is designed to produce more than 10 million dollars. Questions About Salk Vaccine are Answered (Last Friday the state board of health authorised the use of Salk polio vaccine In Oregon if the widely-publicized new prod uct is licensed as expected dur ing April by the federal govern ment. This newspaper is carry ing the following questions and answers to help keep Interested parents and teachers of this area informed about this important subject.) When will we know whether the Salk vaccine is effective? Findings of the 1954 field trials are expected to be announced April 12. About 440,000 American children received the vaccine fur- Ing the trials last year and anoth er .1,390,000 children served ns "controls" for . comparative pur poses, ine recorus oi mese vim- dren ere now being studied to de termine the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing paralytic polio. How will we know the vaccine is really safe? As far as we know, all 440,000 children received it last year with out ill effects. It will not be li censed for general use by the na tional institutes of health unless it has been proved to be completely safe. , Who wli.1 receive the vaccine this year If it Is licensed? - The vaccine will be offered to all American children who are en rolled in the first and second grades of public, private and paro chial schools as of this spring, and all children who were enrolled in the first three grades of schools' In the 217 test areas at the time of the 1954 field trials who did not receive the vaccine. It will also be available to others through their private physicians. Does your child have to receive the vaccine? No, the vaccine will not be given to any child unless his parents or guardians make a written request for the immunization. The pro gram will be entirely voluntary. When should you make the re quest for Salk vaccine for your child? You will be notified when the vaccine is available in your area, and you will be supplied with a form to complete and return to your school authorities if you wish your child vaccinated. Do not write for the vaccine until you re ceive this form. How much will the vaccine cost? If your child is one of those eligible to be immunized at school this year, the vaccine will be sup Dlied free bv the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, and cost of administering the vaccine will be donated by private physi cians with the help of health offi cers from your community. You may consult your physician about the cost of receiving the vaccine as a private patient. Why were only certain grades selected to receive the vaccine this year? First and second erode children were selected because of the high er polio incidence in their aee erouo and because their accessi bility in schools would speed com nletion of the vaccination orogr-im. The national fnunatinn also fee's I hns a moral oblitration to offeri acine In thn who particlnated j in the 19r4 field trial and did not -eceive the vaccine becnuse thv served as "controls" for study itrnoses. H"nr msnv h" are neewwrv? ChiHron hould have three In oculations to receive protection. Ttie wwvind hot Is given one week ifter the first and the third shot, s riven four weeks after the sec ond. Inoculations are given in a muscle of the arm. i Who will be in charge of the program? The plan of administration of the vaccine In Oregon is under the di rection of Dr. Harold M. Erlck son, state health officer, in cooper ation with the state medical so ciety, national foundation for in fantile paralysis, state department of education and local public neaun ana scnooi autnoriues. How much vaccine will be avail able this year? In the hope that the vaccine would prove successful, and to keep production going while the. results of the 1954 field trials were being studied, the national founda tion contracted for enough vaccine for 9,000,000 American children this year. Oregon (vill receive its proportionate shard' based on its population. Manufacturers --war : make available additional supplies for purchase, to be. administered by private physicians to those not eligible for or not desiring to par ticipate in the school program Will volunteers be needed to help the school Immunization pro grams? Yes, many physicians will vol unteer their services, and other volunteer workers will be needed If you wish to help, contact your local health department , or local chapter of the national foundation. Does this mean polio Is de feated? No. Remember, results of field trials have not yet been an nounced, and the vaccine has not yet been licensed. Even if the pro gram is'conducted this year, many Americans will still be unprotect ed against polio. How can you obtain more Infor mation about the vaccine? Just as soon as findings of the field trials are released, they will be widely publicized through the press, radio, television, pamphlets and public meetings. Information al materials will also be sent home to parents of all children elegible to receive the vaccine during the school programs. How rapidly will, the program begin if the vaccine is licensed? Supplies of the vaccine will Im mediately be flown to the state board of health in Portland, which will in turn immediately distribute it to the counties. The program will be underway within a few days after the green light is given, Details of the program have al ready been worked out so that no delay will be necessary it the vac cine is licensed. What If the vaccine is not li censed? If the vaccine is not licensed, the immunication program will not be conducted. The search for an effective vaccine to prevent par alytic polio wou'.d continue. Dog Warden Named by City Appointment of James Franklin Chappell as city dog warden was announced this morning by Police Chief John T. Truett. Chappell will be charged with enforcement of the dog tie-uo ordi nance which runs from April 1 to Sent. 30. Truett reminded that the penal ty for permitting a pet to run 8 large can be $50 fine or 20 days in la i I or both. Bl'IXiET ELECTION RET Swlii to The Bulletin REDMOND Budget and regu lar board members of Redmond hlrti school set the date of April 25 for public election on the budget at their final meeting Monday night. On that occasion the com bined group passed the proposed 1955-56 budget. Details of the elec tion will be made known later. Bulletins NEW YORK (LP) The New York World Telegram and Sun said today thai the five major pharmaceutical houses making the Salk polio vaccine have "re ceived assurances that the vac rine Is effective against paralyt ic polio." The newspaper said K. Thomas Francis Jr., director of the Uni versity of Michigan Polio Center which Is evaluating the results of last spring's vaccine tests told the World-Telegram and Sun on the telephone today that pharmaceu tical houses have received some assurances, on the basis of which they preceded to manufacture the vaccine. The Scrlpps-Howard newspaper yesterday reported In a copy righted story that not one case of polio had appeared among the 440,000 children who received shots of the vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas E. Salk of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh. Yalta Analysis Drafted by GOP WASHINGTON (UP) An analy sis of the Yalta papers which is highly critical of the Roosevelt administration was available toduy for Republicans who want to make the World War II conference a campaign issue. The analysis was prepared by the staff of the Senate GOP Policy Committee headed by Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NHt. But Bridges said that he and other members of the committee do not take respon sibility for statements made in the memorandum. The memo said Mr. Roosevelt "completely disregarded" at Yalta information that the atomic bomb would be ready by the summer of 1945 and made what it termed unnecessary concessions to get Russia into the war against Japan. The memo also said it is "non sense" to "assert, as New Deal apologists do," that Alger Hiss was "only a note-taker and had no important role at Yalta." Hiss was an adviser to the U.S. dele gation at Yalta and later was con victed of perjury for lying about his alleged Communist connec tions. Lions Make Arrangements For Egg Hunt Heading arrangements for the Lions' 1955 Easter egg hunt this season will be Ray LcBlanc and Pat Metke, who will head a com mittee composed of every mem ber of the club. Plans for the hunt, to be held in Drake park on Easter afternoon Sunday, April 10, were outlined by the clubmen at their meeting this week, at the Pine Tavern. As in past years, the youngsters will be released in "waves," according to ages. Scattered over the south part of the park will be 120 dozen colored eggs, with golden eggs to be hid den for each division of seekers. This year's hunt will get under way at 1:30 p.m., to make It pos sible for Bend .residents to get home following church, then re turn to the park for the hunt. Highlight on the club's enter tainment program at this week's meeting was the appearance of the Central Oregon college choir, directed by Don Pence. A' surprise presentation of large, illuminated world globe was made to Farley J. Elliott, Lions' district governor, by Glenn H. Gregg, ex-distnet governor. The gift was from the Lions In ternational, in recognition of dis trict membership gains. Roads Show Improvement Roads over the Oregon Cascades were considerably improved today as the late March storm abated. Four inches of snow fell on the Santiam divide last night, but mo torists were crossing the summit without using chains. The road was well sanded. Only two inches of new snow was reDorted from the Mt. Hood area this morning. Motorists were advised to carry chains. Spots of ice. but no new snow, were reported from the Willam ette past. Grace Kelly, For Top 1954 By ALINE MOSBY United Press Staft Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (UP) Marlon Brando, a three-time loser In the annual battle for Oscars, won the motion picture Academy Award Thursday night for the best mnle performance in 1954. Grace Kelly, a fellow New York er vho has been In the movies only a year, was given the nod GRACE KELLY Edges Judy Garland. over veteran Judy Garland as the best actress. It was a great night for their city, too. "On The Waterfront," a film about waterfront crime and violence which was made in New York, won eight Oscars, tying (he record set by "Gone With The Wind" in 1939. 'On the Waterfront's" s ta r, Brando, finally collected his Oscar for his portrayal of a brooding dock worker. His girl friend in the movie, Eva Mane Saint, won the best supporting actress award. Sentiment "Not Involved" Miss Kelly won the best actress award for her role as- a dis- May Draft Quota Told by Army WASHINGTON (UP) The Army will draft 10,000 men In May, 2000 more than in April, the Defense Department announced today. The May draft call will bring to 1,898,430 the total of men draft ed since the Korean War started All were for the Army except 81,- 430 drafted for the Marines early in the war. Defense officials offered no Im mediate explanation for boosting the May call by 2000 men. But observer! assumed the figure was related closely to the ebb and flow of new volunteers and re-enlist ments. Safe Drivers Given Awards Awards for outstanding safe driving were presented to four Union Oil Company employes at a district sales meeting of the company here Tuesday night at a Pilot Butte Inn dinner. Employes presented the safe driving awards by D. C. Craig, district sales manager, were Nell Brandenburg, G. F. Williams, R. W. Knoll and D. C. Craig. The company award program was established in 1951 to encour age safe driving habits, and each year presents lapel pins and cer tificates under rules comparable to those of the National Safety council to drivers of company ve hicles who have not had a single aocident. "The 'defensive driver' antici pates and makes allowances for the reckless and careless actions of others," officials of the com pany said, adding: "He adjusts his driving to meet all hazards of weather, roads, traffic and other conditions." Spring Vacation Set by President WASHINGTON (UP) President Eisenhower will go to Augusta, Ga Anrll 12 for a spring vacation, he White House said today. He will stop enroute at Charleston, S C., to accept an honorary de cree from The Citadel. Gen. Mark W. Clark, World War II comrade of Mr. Eisenhower, Is oresldent of The Citadel, one of the oldest military colleges in the nation. The White House would not esti mate when Mr. Elsenhower will end his stay in Augusta, but un officially he is expected back here about April 20 or 21. v Marlon Brando Motion Picture couraged wife in "The Country Girl." Edmund O'Brien, the press agent of The Barefoot Contessa, was given an Oscar as best sup porting actor. All four players are first time Oscar winners The usually casual Brando, who hadn't attended previous Academy award presentations, ran to the stage of the Pantages theater to accept a gold statuette from Beite Davis. He was so moved he forgot his thank you speech and his hand shook as he held the statuette. Before the event, Judy Garland, who staged a comeback in "A Star Is Born," and Blng Crosby, one of Hollywood's best-liked citizens and star of "The Country Girl," were hot favorites to win. Miss Garland was rushed to the hospital to have a baby ahead of schedule Tuesday and viewed the presenta tions on television. "I thought Judy would win," Brando said. "I thought Blng would win. The sentiment was strong in behalf of Judy. In view of the -fact Grace won, sentiment was not in volved." Kazan Best Director The usually cool and collected Miss Kelly was so excited when her name was called she dropped her horn-rimmed glasses at the 27th annual Oscar event. More than 2,800 movie celebrities and fans filled the Pantages Theater In Hollywood and another crowd jammed New York s Cen tury Theater. A potential audience of 55-million "attended the two- city telecast over NBC TV and radio stations. Miss Saint, an expectant mother, kissed her Oscar on the stage of the New York theater and gasped, "I may have the baby riglit here". Best direction honors went to At St. Louis ST. LOUIS, (UP) Joseph Pulit zer, editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died last night, 10 days after his 70th birth day anniversary. The world famous editor, whose newspaper sponsored the annua. Pulitzer prizes for excellence in the field of journalism, had not suffered a long illness. Pulitzer, apparently in excellent health except for long standing failing eye sight, attended a party honoring his birthday, March 21. Guests at a luncheon gathering Included Mrs. Pulitzer, Joseph Pu litzer Jr., vice president and as siciate editor, and his wife and thejr five-year-old son, Joseph Pulitzer III. Pulitzer died at 11:45 p.m. last night at Barnes Hospital here. Death was attributed to a ruptucd blood vessel in the abdomen. Pulitzer worked at his desk on the third floor of the Post-Dispatch until 6:30 p.m., associates said, and left for home in good spirits and apparently feeling well. He was stricken at home during the evening and was rushed to the hospital where death came within a matter of hours. Bend Furniture Remodeling Set Work preliminary to extensive renovation and modernization of the Bend Furniture Co. that will include an entirely new front is now underway. William A. llealy, manager of the store, said work on the front will get underway in about three weeks. Plans call 'or a modern, recessed front, with display win lows back about six feet from he sidewalk. Present pillars that ob struck vision, will be replaced by iteel standards. Renovation of the Bend Furni ture Co. comes as the store pre pares for observance this year of the 40th nnniversary of Its found ing. The store occupies the lower floor of the Elks downtown build ing. Modernization plans also call for the construction of a new entrance at the rear that can be reached from the city's big parking lot. Of fice space In the store will be changed to clear the way for the new entrance. First work In the modernization program Is In the mezzanine quar ters of the store. Staff members said business hours will b ob served as usual while the modern ization Is under way. Get 'Oscars' Performances Elia Kazan for "On the Water front." The best song Oscar was won by Sammy Calm and Jule Styne for "Three Coins In The Fountain." "On The Waterfront" also won for best art direction, automatical ly giving!! a set decoration plaque, technically its ninth award. But the film, shot entirely on location, had s MARLON BRANDO . Named best male actor. no sets so academy officials were uncertain as to who should receive the plaque. Edith Head well - known Holly wood dress designer and frequent television guest, won an Oscar for the best costuming in a black and white picture. It was her sixth straight award in this category. Miss Head is the wife of Wiard Ihnen, Hollywood architectural, in terior and scenic designer, who was in Bend Tuesday and Wed nesday with two other picture executives representing United Artists In quest of a location for a western picture. In the party with Ihnen were ' Andrew DeToth and Annan Cook. The three men watched the Academy Awards presentation in Bend on television. Ihnen has been the recipent of three Oscars for set design and affiliated work. , Year's Top Students Set St Redmond Special to The Bulletin REDMOND Priscilla Jennings Meyers, popularly known as Putt, and Jack Kelser have been named valedictorian and salutatorlan for the 1955 Redmond Union high school class. Patt Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Scrlbs Meyers and Jack is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kciser, Redmond. The valedictorian has a four- year grade point average of 1.20, and Jack's gpa Is 1.27. Both will speak at the commencement exer cises. Palt Is planning to enter Oregon State college next year to study home economics. Jack's aim is an engineering course at Stan ford. Both belong to National Hon or Society and arc active In many other organizations at school, and have outside Imprests and hobbies Other top seniors named were Beverly Cripe with a grade point average of 1.46, Sally Steers 1.47, Betty Michel, Bud Moss and Sue Swift all with 1.51, Brad Hallock and Ed Llndstrom each with 1.54, Mir,"V? "rtz P fln,c! Ul7VP?(1;i en 1.57. They have all contributed heavily to participation and lead ership in the many clubs and ac tivities at high school and among them represent a wide range of ambitions for further education and worthwhile careers. Doq Tie-Up Due Friday Man's best friend no longer will be able to ran at large beginning tomorrow but will have to confine his interests to his pen or his owner's back yard. April 1 marks the beginning o' the annual dog tie-up which lasts through the end of September. Beginning tomorrow dogs must be leashed or penned to prevent them from scampering inquisitive ly Into the gMi-dcns of neighbors or the nests of riverside ducks. BUMtET SESSION SET Sneelal to The Bulletin MADRAS A public meeting to discuss the proposed 1955-56 Jef ferson county budget will be held In the county courthouse, Monday at 8 p.m. Judge Henry A. Dans- s-iult, announces. All county tax payers have been urged to attend the meeting I i 1 : 1 VX .J Heavy Taxes Are Imposed By Commies BERLIN (UP)-The West Berlin city government authorized loans of $250,000 today to truckers to keep supply trucks rolling to Iso lated Berlin despite a Communist cold blockade" threatening the city's lifelines. In retaliation for prohibitory taxes Imposed by the Reds , on trucks supplying West Berlin, the West German government broke off trade talks with the East Ger mans this morning. New Communist taxes on Ber lin's truckers who supply nearly half the city s food go into effect at midnight tonight, seventh anni versary of the start of the crip pling Soviet blockade of 1948. The city's Executive Council, or Senate, voted a grant ol $250,000 as a "temporary measure after the West Berlin mayor said the city's 850 truckers must get through "no matter what the cost." But it Is only enough to pay the Communists exorbitant tolls for two weeks. The action came as Allied High Commission officials met West German officials in Bonn in ' a search for urgent measures to smash or circumvent the "cold blockade." Senior Western Allied High Com mission officials met at the West German capital in Bonn to decide what action to take to combat the 15-million dollar-a-year tolls de manded by the Communists for trucks supplying food to West Bert "" ' . . r ., It was reported" toy might 'draft a stiff protest note to the Russians charging them with violating the 19-19 four-power agreement guar anteeing free access to this cold war battleground 110 miles inside East Germany. . Trucks Keep Rolling The West Berlin Executive Coun cil, or Senate, met In an emer- gency session to discuss the high, way situation. Council members already had appealed to the West ern Big Three for measures to ease the economic blockade. They' urged "Immediate Allied steps" to end the blockade and West Berlin Mayor Otto Suhr ord ered the trucks to keep rolling to this isoluted free world outpost "no matter what the cost." . The East German government announced the new highway tolls would go Into effect on April 1, the seventh anniversary of the first Soviet squeeze that developed the blockade of 1918 and the historic air lift that ended it. Follows Paris Pacts That blockade began when the Russians launched a rigorous in spection of all persons and trucks heading toward Berlin along the broad super-highways from the West. Eventually the delays grew Into a complete blockade. No West German official doubted the Russians were behind the new tax by which the East German government upped the highway tolls from on average $5 to $79, with some trucks costing as much as $100 depending on their weight. The Communist Zone explanation was that the taxes were needed to Improve the big autobahns built ,,. ,,., UJ UK. llllll ...ft.t,,- The Eust Zone announcement came shortly after French and West German ratification of the agreements to rearm West Ger many and the Communist an nnouncement of Sunduy converting the "peoples police" of the East Zone to a 'battle ready people's nrniy." Workers Take Safety Course . Twenty - six employes of the Grnat Lakes Curbon, Inc., at Low er Bridge, west of Terrebonne, last night in Bend completed a basic safety course given by field men of the accident prevention di vision, Industrial Accident Com mision. Donald G. Benedict of the acci dent prevention division, Salem, and W. A. Fordhnm, the division's local representative, wore In charge of the school, held In the IOOF hall. The course was Jointly sponsored by the Industrial Acci- lent Commission and Local M-ii, CIO. Lectures, illustrations and dis cussions dealing with safety on the job highlighted the two night course.
