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Unltf. of Oregon Library eucstis, orsgo:i Forecast Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday; high today 60-65; tow tonight 31-36; high Wednesday 63-68. 52nd Year One Section Controversial Bill Signed By Patterson By WILLIAM WARREN I'nited Pre Staf( Correspondent i'SALEM (UPl Although it con tains features which Gov. Paul L. Patterson said "are objectionable to me," he today signed Senate bill 4C5 making changes in the unemployment compensation laws, I one of the most controversial bills 'before the 1955 Legislature. It was one on which House and Senate did not get together until the clos ing minutes of session. Gov. Patterson said that the worst of the features objectionable to him was in his opinion "the provision for forfeiture of eight weeks of a claimant's benefits in charged for cause, quit without cause, or shall refuse to take suit ' able work. "The great difficulty with this provision is the impossibility of clearly determining when these conditions exist, and injustices are bound to occur. A great majority of cases are of such nature that it is impossible to determine with any degree of certainty the true facts," he said. Bene Its Up To $35 ... "I believe, further, that if a man leaves his work without cause, or be discharged for cause, and then shall actively seek work for a period of eight weeks, during which time he receives no bene fits, that he has suffered sufficient penalty to deter him from taking either of the steps just to obtain unemployment compensation. If a man has actively sought work for a period of eight weeks, I feel that he should be entitled to the bene fits of the act he has qualified for in his base year, without forfeiture of any portion thereof." ""The measure which the governor signed into law today increases maximum benefits from $25 a week to $35. But observers here have said it narrows the- number of those eligible to receive unem ployment compensation. Another objection the governor raised was: "A further feature of the bill is the new formula to determine who are qualified under the act. This has been increased from $400 to $700 a year and, in addition there to, not more than two-thirds of the wages may be earned In the cal endar quarter where the employe earned his greatest amount of W.ages. The alternative of 37 times the weekly benefit, In my opinion, is' so high it excludes many cases that the law is designed to re lieve." Good Points Listed "On the other hand, the governor- said, "there are many fine points in this bill." He listed these as: Tbe seasonality restrictions, which have been the object of great objection and dispute, are removed. ,'!2. The maximum weekly bene fit" is increased from $25 to $35 which makes the amount mora closely approximate the 50 per t)t of weekly wage, which is the aim of the federal law. X.,;3. The benefits are now geared to the quarter in which the worker has his best earnings. . "4. The base of the law is ex tended to cover all employers of two or more. Present law has been four or more. ' "5. The financing of the law is strengthened to give it greater solvency under varied economic conditions. . "6. The person on unemploy ment is now permitted to accept some part - time work without thereby losing his benefits, thus adding a great incentive to people to. work and help themselves as much as they can. Tax Base Extended "7. Employers will be eligib'e for- an experience rating at the end of 12 consecutive months, which will put new employers in a much better competitive position at an earlier date. . "8. The provisions as to the re quirement for a beneficiary to actively seek work during this period of unemployment have been strengthr,d. "9. The tax base has been ex tended to $3600 from $3000, which. In my opinion, is justifiable in view of the increased wages and devaluation of the dollar during the life of the act In the past." Gov. Patterson concluded "Over all, the bill represents con structive changes toward accom plishing the original objectives of unemployment compensation. I have concluded to sign it, notwith standing the objectionable features there-it. By careful administration and a close study of the law. it Is hoped that complete picture can be. presented to the 1957 Legisla ture and the objectionable features proven nd remedied.' THE BEND Bend. 3". i waif 'frW'jidM mwww ktmm U TROOP PACKET VISITS REDMOND In connection wiih the observance of Armed Forces day, this CI 19 troop packet landed at Roberts Field, Redmond, and was visited through the day. Capt. 'Larry Thalkent brought the big plane to Redmond from McClellan field. The plane will hold 72,000 pounds of equipment, or 42 equipped troops. "(Photo for The Bulletin by Martha Strana Convocation Set By C. 0. College Here on Saturday The Central Oregon College June Convocation, which is open to the public, will be held t 8 p.m., Saturday, June 4, in Allen school auditorium, Bend. Awards and certificates will be presented by Glenn. Gregg, chair man, District No. 1 school board, and scholarship winners will be an nounced. Robert W. Chandler, Bend newspaper publisher, will de liver the address, "Central Oregon College Its Present and Its Fu ture." Representative Harvey De Armond will report on the pro ceedings of the state legislature with particular emphasis upon the junior college bill. Certificates of Completion for students who have fulfilled the re quirements for two years of col lege will be awarded to Harry L Granger, Otto A. E. Kassner, June E. Scott, ' Frederick. H. Sten kamp, and Dennis. W. Trent. Kassner, ' Miss Scott, and Sten kainp have received all their col lege instruction at COC. Granger transferred here at the beginning of the winter term from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Trent is spring transfer from Brigham Young .university at Provo, Utah. Other COC students will receive vocational certificates. Award plaques are to be presented to four students. " The . William Walker award is on progress in scholarship, qual ities of leadership, contribution to student welfare and progress to ward useful and active citizenship. The student having the highest scholastic average for the school year and taking 12 hours or more of college work per term will be given the Helen Leicester award. The Jaycee award is presented to the letterman ranking highest in character, leadership, scholar ship and service. The most valuable member oi the Singing Nitehawks will re ceive the Central Oregon college award. This is the first time in the six year history of the college that a similar assembly has been held. D'istribufion Of Directory Made The Bend Bulletin's Central Ore- gon Directory and Guide Book has been delivered to all participants in the project, and extra copies have been set aside at several key locations. The copies of the book are avail able at various Central Oregon Chambers of Commerce, The Bums Times-Herald in Burns or at the office of The Bulletin. The directory contains useful in formation about Central Oregon and listings of businesses and pro fessional firms in the area. Action Demanded to End By UNITED PRESS Calls for government action to ?nd the confusion over the Salk anti-polio vaccine increased today as three cities cancelled their mass inoculation programs. Meanwhile, an Idaho man died if bulbar polio after his two chil 1ren had received Salk shots and United Press survey showed that 99 children had come down with Tolio after receiving inoculations. The mass Inoculation of school children was halted In Brockton, Mass., Milwaukee, Wis., and Ala meda, Calif. At least 10 states have already postponed their programs. But in Los Angeles, where of ficials earlier had announced a postponement, the county ordered second shots to begin today. Offi cials said 20 000 of 50.000 eligible for vaccine would be able to get H. The city plan to begin aeCond Deschutes County, Oregon Sj6 h lr CV ' ft JET PILOT INTERVIEWED Major Rupert E. Park, left, who neiped arrange Redmond's observance of Armed Forces Day, pictured here interviewing Lt. Robert Jenks, McClellan field, who flew an 86D jet interceptor to Redmond for the program. The plane made the trip from McClellan field in 55 minutes. (Photo for The Bulletin by Martha Stranahan) Movement- of 'Essential' Goods Affected by Western Truck Strike LOS ANGELES (UP) The AFLiting down operations so the team Teamsters and the California 1 sters can't pick us off one by one, Trucking Association charged each other today with refusing to negotiate on movement of "essen tial" goods as paralysis from the week - old truck strike spread throughout 11 Western states. Meanwhile, the Antelope Valley Community Hospital in Lancaster, Calif., reported it was running dangerously low on essential drugs and equipment necessaiy for handling emergency cases. A high ranking truck industry spokesman said "we want to haul essential goods, but if we don't have the drivers, we can't push the trucks." Frank Br e w s t e r, of Seattle, president of the Western Confer ence of Teamsters, said "there s nothing stopping those companies not struck from shipping such es sentials as drugs, defense mater ials and perishable foods. All they have to do is tell us what is es sential and we'll see that such freight is hauled." Brewster added, "I've been sit ting and waiting for trucking In dustry officials to call me and let me know what is essential." The industry spokesman said, however, "We sent a telegram to Brewster, asking that the team sters meet with us to arrange for the shipment of essential goods, but we never got a reply." The teamsters struck three maj or firms, but many other contract trucking firms throughout the West have shut down in sympathy. Wade Sherrad, managing dir ector of the California Trucking Association, declared the strike was "actually against the entire industry, and companies are shut round shots Monday if enough vaccine is on hand. The Alameda program came tn a halt when 24 doctors who were to give the shots made a flat announcement that they would not cooperate. Indecision Blamed The doctors said indecision on the part of the government offi cials had created confusion in the public mind and the public had not been properly informed about the revolutionary vaccine. At Brockton, shots which were to have started Thursday were called off until fall. City health officials said parents of from 600 to 2000 school youngsters had withdrawn their children from the program. "The unstable condition concerning vaccine" was blamed. Milwaukee officials also had harsh wards (or the administra CENTRAL OREGON'S Tuesday, May 24. 1955 like sitting ducks.' At the vital Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors, Joseph S. Black ed of the Pacific Maritime Asso ciation said truck operations in the area have dropped 30 per cent. So far, rail transport has man aged to take up much of the slack, Blackett said, although normally 90 per cent of incoming cargo is handled by truck. An Air Force request to haul 35 loads of wing fuel tanks to Los Angeles was turned down by con tract trucking firms, and the Air Force was forced to turn to in dependent truckers. In San Francisco, Ward Walkup, operator of two large California trucking firms, said he intended to keep up operations because cer tificated companies "are in the nature of public utilities ... and have an obligation to serve the public as long as they are able to do so." Walkup, who runs Merchants Express, and Merchants Express of California, is not a member of the CTA. His contracts with the teamsters do not expire for anoth er month. The CTA reported that in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Arizona, the strike had affected about 95 per cent of the contract truck firms. MEETING SET The second budget meeting for Deschutes county will be held in the county courthouse this evenine at 8. Election of chairman and secretary for the six-man budget committee will be held besides dis - cussing the budget for next year, tion of the vaccine program as they ordered that all Salk inocula tions stop until further safety tests can be made. Health Commissioner E. R. Krunibiegel suid the city wanted to be sure that children did not catch polio from the vaccine and that they did not become "car riers of the disease." The problem of whether Salk inoculated children could possibly be polio "carriers" assumed greater urgency in Boise, Idaho, with the death of 35- year- old Peter A. Rockne. Rockne's two children had been inoculated with Salk vaccine man ufactured by the Cutter Labora tories of Berkeley. Calif. He died of bulbar polio yesterdny. The Boise father was one of 22 persons in Idaho who have caught polio after coming In "household BULLETIN DAILY NEWSPAPER Forum Seeks Bend Debate By Senators Telegrams were sent today to Senator Richard L. Neuberger and Representative Sam Coon, suggest ing they hold one of their Dower debates In Bend at a time of their own choosing. i-The wires were sent bv the Central Oregon . Forum, a local I group which sponsors political 'speakers on a non-partisan basis, Chairman Mike Salo said today. ' The two members of Congress have scheduled other debates in Oregon communities east of the Cascades on the- following ques- non: Resolved, that the Coon Bill for the construction of John Day Dam on the Columbia River is in the public Interest. Coon will take the affirmative siae, Neuberger . the negative in the planned debates. The Coon bill is a new form of "partnership" proposal for con struction of the John Day Dam: Under the bill , the local partners, public or private utilities, would put up all the costs of the dam chargeable to power. GM, Union Set All-Day Sessions In GAW Talks DETROIT (UP) General Motors Corp. and the CIO United Auto Workers today began day-long ne gotiations fjr the first time since the talks on the guaranteed an nual wage started early last month. The company's negotiators had been meeting with the union for only a few hours at a time pre viously, although Ford Motor Co. and the union negotiators have held several all-day sessions on the annual wage issue. y Ford's contract with the union expires June 1 while GM's pact has been extended1 until June 7. CIO and UAW President Walter Reuther attended the union's talks with Ford this morning and plan ned to shift to the GM talks this afternoon. Reuther has been at tending talks with both companies regularly for several weeks. Workers Approve Strike Meanwhile, the union announced that General Motors workers throughout the nation have ap proved a Strike should the talks fail to reach an agreement. John W. Livingston, UAW vice president and head of the GM ne gotiating team, said 103 of 107 bargaining units have reported re turns completed. He said the workers vteod 93.4 per cent in favor of striking unless they obtain their demands. Complete returns from Ford workers were expected later this week. But union officials said they were sure the Ford workers would back up their negotiating commit tee with a favorable vote. Returns reported so far have been favor able by a wide percentage. Union Demands The union is seeking a pay in crease, insurance improvements and other fringe benefits but the guaranteed annual wage is the cen tral issue In the talks. Union spokesmen have said they would strike to obtain some form of the GAW but emphasized the strike votes did not mean they would strike immediately after the rexpiration of the contacts. The strik evote seiv ethe union the right to strike after the con tract has expired but the pacts can be extended for any period of time by mutual agreement of the company involved and the union If a strike is called lt will affec thousands of persons throughout the nation and put a serious crimp in the nation's booming economy, Salk Confusion contact" with children who have received Salk shots. Three Coses Fatal In addition, 19 vaccinated chil dren have become ill with polio- three of them fatally and there are 57 polio cases in the state. The state health department an nounced the disease has reached epidemic stage among Idaho's 6. 7 and 8-year-old children. A United Press survey across the nation and In Hawaii showed that a total nf 99 children have come down with polio after re ceiving Salk vaccinations. Five have died. California was the worst afflict ed state with 36 cases, followed by Idaho's 19. There were eight eases in Texas, four In both Lou isiana and Pennsylvania, three each in Oregon, Nevada, Georgia, and West Virginia, two In both Eight Pages Tri-Cowry's Prooir At iwiadros Today In Historic Setting Filming Work Begins By PHIL F. BROGAN Bulletin Stalf Writer Filming of "The Indian Fighter" was under way today, in the shadow of jagged pinnacles where, history Indicates, an Indian fighter died long ago. The Cinemascope and color film, starring Kirk, Douglas, has its be ginning action in the Smith .rock area of the rugged Crooked river valley . near Terrebonne. Old tim ers say that a soldier with a cav alry unit camped In the Smith rock area In 1863, while on the trail of marauding Indians. One of the soldiers slipped when climbing one of the "hoo-doo" rocks in the area and plunged to his death. His name was Smith, and for just short of a century the' towering pinnacles have been Scholarship Won By Dean Benson SALEM (UP) Dean Benson, junior from Bend; Dan Feller, sophomore from Turner, and Vic Backlund, freshman from Bandon, have won Von Eschen scholar ships at Willamette University, Athletic Director John Lewis said today. i . The scholarships go to students distinguishing themselves In school work, leadership and sportsman- sh'p The scholarships, each pro viding full tuition for one year. are given in memory of the late Willamette professor, Florian Von Eschen. Dick Hoy, senior from Newberg, won the 1954-55 J. H. Booth ath letic award. The award is given annually to the senior judged to have exerted fine moral influence and achieved the best standing in athletics. Bulletin WASHINGTON (UP) The Senate today upheld President Elsenhower's veto of a bill which would have given 600,000 postal workers an average 8.8 per cent pay Increase. The vote closely followed party linns with most Republicans vot ing to sustain the veto and most Democrats voting to override, A two-thirds majority was necessa ry to override tho veto. The vote was 54 for overrid ing the veto, and 39 votes against. The Senate action killed the bill and made a House vote on the veto unnecessary. New legisla tion must be pushed through Con gress now If the postal workers are to receive a raise. Sen, Frank Carlson (R Kan) announced he was ready to In troduce a new bill, retroactive to March t, In line with administra tion propoxals. HORSE TAIL SPOKANE. Wash. (UP) Ray Kenworthy reported to the sheriff's officers that someone en tered his corral and clipped two and a half feet from the tall of one of his horses. Illinois and Hawaii, and one each in Missouri, Delaware, Virginia, New York, Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Washington, Mississippi, Michigan, Connecticut, and Arkan sas. The rising number of cases has been the prime factor In the gov ernment's ben on the Cutler vac cine and its refusal to approve release of new vaccine from four other pharmaceutical houws. As a result, parental reluctance to let children receive the shots increased in such cities as New York and San Francisco. In oth ers, such as Chicago, short sup- Dllcs of vaccine threatened to bring the program to a dead halt. At New York yesterday, only 66.2 per cent of the eligible chil dren showed up for shots, as com pared with 69 per cent Friday and TVS per cent Ihtirsday. I Lay otic bed a mm known as the Smith rocks. Ideal Conditions . Bryna Productions movie mak ers found Ideal sky and light con ditions yesterday afternoon as first movies were taken. The group re mained on location until late in the evening, with campfire scenes pictured as night came to the Crooked river valley. It was after 10 p.m. before members of the company got back to Bend Today, a river crossing scene was being pictured on Crooked river, and Producer William Schorr was hopeful that clouds would again mass over the pin nacles. "You sure have a big coun try here," he noted this morning before heading north. Elsa Martinelli, who has the role of leading lady, made her first appearance on the set Mon day afternoon and evening, and mounted a western pony, bare back. Her double was Mrs. Rob ert L. Cutter, Bend, who stood by, fully made up, but was not re quired to appear before the lens. Directing the production is An dre' de Toth. On Set Early Among the 170 on the set early this afternoon were Lon Chaney, Walter Mattau, EUsha Cook, Frank Cady, Alan Hale and Roy Teal. First to leave for the set this morning, at 7 o'clock, were the wranglers, followed by thelcrew at 7:30. Staffers left at 8 a.m. from the Pilot Butte Inn, followed by extras at 10 and the cast at 11, On hand today wore photograph ers and reporters from metropoli tan papers. Later, when the camp scenes on Crooked river are completed, the movie makers wu shift to the up per Deschutes country, where ac tion will be in and around a rep- . - ,T' i , y ... I" Bend, the program will com structure, , with various stockade -on. a --m,I buildings, erected on a promontory extending Into a bend ih the Des- wuuica. Because "shooting" is now un der way, the locale where the pic ture is being made Is "out of bounds" for all visitors. Roads leading Into the set are under guard. Baccalaureate Services Sunday For BHS Seniors Baccalaureate services or -"the 1955 Bend high school graduatine class will be held Sunday, May 29, at 8 p.m. in the high school gym nasium. Spectators are to be seat ed by 7:30 p.m., it was announced by Lloyd Reed, class adviser. Three Bend ministers will take part in the program. Rev. R. E. Ylvlsaker of First Lutheran church will give the baccalaureate ad dress. Rev. Robert Sander of West minster Presbyterian church will read the scripture selection, and Rev. H. Cecil Sever of First Christian church will give the in vocation and benediction. There will be special music by the high school a cappella choir, and the girls triple trio. The commencement exercises will be Friday evening, June 3 Members of the graduating class will give talks and provide special music. School Budget Voting Underway, Polls Close at 8 Bend school district voters some of them were going to the polls today to pass on a tax levy of J284,555.45. The amount is in excess of the sot per cent limits tlon and does not Include the Item for debt service authorized in the bond election of December 13, 1954. Total budget for 1955 -56 on which the proposed levy Is based is for $1,1 15,078.94 and total esti mated levies are set up as J6T5.- 828 U. Tho one polling place, in thi high school, will be open until 8 o'clock this evening. Half an hour later the district boird of direc tors will meet In the city super intendent's office across Wall Wall street to canvas the vot. i High and Lo Yesterday, 58 de grees. Low last night, 32 fvv. wnwi itntay, . 4. Sunrise tomorrow. 4:29. No. 144 130 Children Fxnerterl tn fist --r - Initial Shots Tri - county polio immunization program started this morning In Madras for first and Second grad ers in jeuerson county alter con siderable confusion and contro versy nver the safety of the Sa'.k vaccine on the national scene. About 130 Jefferson county chil dren were expected to recieve the first shot todav and the second snot gometlme ln thB .,, ha1. , . ui uune. . Returns of request forms In tho tri-county health department indi cate that parents of about 50 per cent of the eligible children under this program have given their ap proval of the new vaccine. Dr. James H. Stewart, tri - county health officer, said that the appro val percentage is expected to reach 60 before the close of the program. When the first batch of request forms were circulated prior to the confusion, more than 90 per cent of the parents wanted the vaccina tion for their children. Roughly 30 per cent of them have since changed their mind and adopted a wait-and-see attitude toward the vaccine, . .. . PrinevUle Next.., Vaccination .work will start In Prineville for Crook county children-tomorrow. Slightly fewer than half of the 458 eligible children will be vaccinated. The program will move to Red mond on Thursday, where about half of the 339 eligible children are expected to get the antl - poiki shots. The number of' the returns of request forms has not yet been available. , ' Tuy. A hgheP percentage is exDectpd h " rw. swarr .aH that It may be as high as 66 per cent or two-thirds of the 600 first and second graders. The detailed schedule for Crook and Deschutes counties with the locations and times follows: Schedule Glnen Crook county Wednesday 9-11; m., Ochoco school gymnasium,' in Prineville, for the Ochoco, Howard, Bailey, Post, and Paulina scchools; 1-3 p.m. ln the Crooked River school cafeteria In Prine ville for Crooked River, Powell Butte, and Lone Pine schools. Deschutes county Thursday 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. in Edwin Brown school in Redmond for Ed win Brown, Christian Day, Red mond Seventh Day Adventist, Doverdale, and Black Butte schools; Friday 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. in Thompson school audito rium In Bend for Thompson, Reid, St. Francis, Christian Day, Bend Seventh Day Adventist, and Turn- alo schools; Tuesday, May 31, 9-11 a.m. In the Kingston school audi torium in Bend for Kenwood and Kingston schools, 1-3 p.m. in the Allen school library in Bend for Mien, Yew Lane, Marshall. La Pine, Brothers, Alfalfa, and Young schools. Logger Banquet Due Wednesday The Bend Ijgtjers will have their 'tick-off banquet for ihc baseball season at the Elks Temple tomor row evening at 7. Several nationally known base bailers will be present, including Hugh Luby, former Ginnt player and present manager of Salem Sen ators; Bill Bcvens, ex Yankee pitcher who pitched the famous Yankee one-hit loss to the Dodgers ln the 1947 World Series; Jack Wil son, veternn Boston- Red Socks star and Al Lightner, sports edi tor for the Salem Statesman. The southern Oregon league, In which the Bend team Is a member, will start next Saturday in Co quille. Tickets for the banquet are avail able at the Land Mart Realty Co., Elks, Stover-LeBlanc Inc., and the residence of Bob Clark (Tel. 1232-W). Paul Gehrman manages the lo cal team. Salk
