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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
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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
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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
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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