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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1955)
THE BEND BULLETIN and CENTRAL OBEGON PRESS An Independent Newspaper Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher ' Phil F. Brogan, Aeooctato Editor Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation Bntan M tooall Claw tUttw. Juuuy . KIT at th. Port OfflM at Band. On ma ante Act of Harcli I. lM. T The Bend Bulletin, Tuesdoy, Moy 24, 1955 Children Clean Park Natural resources are merely loans, and not gifts from nature. ' This is the premise upon which seventh grade pupils at Allen grade school in Bend developed the year's final unit of study for the science classes. Since vacation time is approaching, the theme was treated strictly from the viewpoint of outdoor recreation. Resources were classified as wildlife, plant life, water and terrain. - Information regarding the abundance and location of these resources in Deschutes county was obtained in Various ways generally from the "horse's mouth", . the source. . Ultimate purpose of the instruction is to instill a sense of appreciation of the wonder and value of these resources, and a feeling of individual resposibility re garding their preservation and perpetuation for future generations. Culminating activities, it is interesting to note, included a workday cleanup in Bend's picturesque Shev lin park. Language classes prepared skits dramatizing the proper and improper ways of using and preserving na ture's loans to man. Much of the dramatization was di rected against the various species of littcrbugs, which are causing more damage to the beautiful park than the bark-tunneling or leaf-boring insects. Congratulations to the Allen school pupils, and we take an humble bow at the same time. It was a recent editorial in The Bulletin that directed the attention of the youngsters and their leaders to the Tumalo creek park, one of the most beautiful in the Northwest. Oh, That Henry : Back during World War II there was much hooting from both sides of the political fence when Henry A. Wallace, then vice president, said the nation would have to provide 60 million jobs in the postwar economy to .keep that economy on a sound basis. Economists, labor and employment statisticians and all sorts of pundits and experts more than intimated that Henry might be a little balmy. (We even, seem to remember a hint that Henry might have been conked on the bean by one of his own boom erangs.) All this is brought to mind by a recent set of fig ures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that a month ago there were .nearly G2 million persons employed in this country, and that the nation has aver aged over 60 million jobs a year every year since 1948. Ah, yes, that Henry was really off base, wasn't he? Never Be Another .... One of the Central Oregon area's most avid sports fans the other day was discussing the departure of Wade "Swede" Halbrook for Wichita where ho will put his undisputed basketball talents to work for an AAU ama teur team. "It's -too bad , he left," the filbert said. "There'll never bo another like him." For the sake of Oregon State College, vc hope there never will bo another like the big kid. It was pretty obvious that Halbrook had no interest in college other than basketball. Professors and classes merely got in his way. And "Swede had an interesting although not highly recommended method of dealing with things that got in his way. He just ignored 'em. Fortunately, there are few who aatempt college ath letics who lake the attitude toward the rest of their coll ege experiences that Halbrook did. We hope the basketball fan is right, and that there'll "never be another like Halbrook." Once is enough for any school and too many for most. Fantastic Equalization Ed son in Washington Municipal Judge Reports Cases Special lo Tint Bulletin MADRAS Six casc were han dled during the lirst part of this week by Joe Palin, judgo ol the Municipal court, he reports. James Emerson, Madras, disor derly conduct, guilty, $30 or $5 days, paid. Chauncey B. Bigser slatf, no address given, drunk in a public place, guilty, $25 or 12 days, serving time. Dan McAulitfe, Mitchell, drunk in a public place, guilty, $25 or 12 days, paid fine. Benny Harry I'owyowit, Warm Springs, drunk on u public street, guilty, $25 or 12 days, paid fine. Delmore D. Everson, Prineville, violation of basic rule, driving R5 miles an hour in a 40 mile zone, guilty, paid $10 fine. Wilbur Reed, Madras, improper parking, park ing in a yellow zone, $2.50 bail forfeited. Madras Council Awards Work Special In The ISullotlll MADRAS Bids for construction of sidewalks and curbs in the city of Madras were opened during a special meeting of tlio city coun cil, Friday, and Ihc work was awarded to George E. Wilson, 307 E. Seventh street, Prineville. Accepted bids were $1,35 u lineal foot for curbs and $3.25 a lineal fool for construction of eight-foot sidewalks. Engineering costs will be added. The work includes con struction of about 3.000 feet of curbs and 000 feet of sidewalks. according lo Joe Palin, city recorder. Union to Appeal State Decision PORTLAND (UP) The Team sters union said today that it would appeal a decision which denies nonstriking members in the current trucking ticup the right to unemployment ' pay. Silas P. Gaiser, administrator of Oregon's unemployment compen sation law, said workers directly involved in a labor dispute are denied benefits whether it is a strike or lockout. Clyde C. Crosby, international representative of the union here, said the union would fight the decision as soon as one member is denied compensation. The Teamsters union in Oregon has struck three firms and 37 others have shut down operations on grounds a strike against one is a strike against all. Crosby said, "our position h that our people do qualify for job less pay because they are not on strike and have been deprived of their employment by the truck operators who have locked out their own employes." He was re ferring to Teamsters employed by non-struck firms. RECEIVE PAY RAISE PORTLAND (UP) Workers at three potato chip plants here and in Vancouver, Wash., will receive a 5 to 10 cent hourly pay raise and one more paid holiday under an agreement announced today by C. C. Evanson, secretary of AFI, local 809. The new agreement is retroactive to May 1 and affects some 125 workers. Prevent mildew of dunijiened clothes by storing them in the re frigerator until time to iron them I hey will also iron easier. Road Bid Openings At its meeting in Portland the State Highway Com mission this week will open bids on about IS miles of Cen tral Oregon roads, all of them located in Deschutes county. Five sections of county roads are scheduled for oiling, and bids will be received on the reconstruction of two miles of the Sisters-Redmond highway near Clitic Falls. Eventually, the bridge over the river near Cline Falls will be replaced, too, but that's not scheduled for this year. Spare Tine What do motion picture actors and technicians do Vtrlirttt 41istr , . -.. "ll- spare umo.' judging trom some activity seen early in the morning and late in the after noon over the weekend, a heck of a lot of them go on fishing trips. Just like the rest of us, some of them aren't successful. ON Dl'TY SATURDAY Special to The. lliilletin REDMOND National guards men from Redmond's Battery B AAA AW unit who were stationed with the guns, radio and trucks at Roberts field Saturday for Armed Forces Day were the following: Terry Majors, Archie llalsey, Lyle Stringer, Bob Fairchild, Ronald Cork, Gene Hoffman, Waldon Sim mons, Shelly Grimes, Dclbcrt Lynn, Donald Trucax, Jack Urie and Gary Dnron. The conipanv commander, Lt. Joseph Thalltofer, was also on band in Redmond, while other guardsmen went to Madras, Prineville and Bond with equipment for the observances in those cities. He Thinks UAW Wants Strike By PETER EDSOX Greatest number of muscles in any part of the human body is in the tongue. WASHINGTON (NEA) With threats of a June automo bile industry strike over the guar anteed annual wage issue, there is a build-up of national interest and speculation on its possible outcome. The most authoritaU've guess so far obtainable from the employ ers point of view comes from Frank Rising of Detroit, general manager of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association. He says: "I believe the United Auto Workers leaders want a strike a big strike." He amplified this view at an on-the-record dinner arranged for him in Washington by U.S. Cham ber of Commerce. Rising is of the opinion that the primary target of UAW on the guaranteed annur.l wage issue is General Motors. He reasons that even if Ford or Chrysler gave some kind of settlement satisfac tory to UAW President Walter Reuther, he would still have to get it from General Motors tor it to be a success. The possibility that Reuther would strike more than one com pany at the same time is consid ered real. Frank Rising makes clear thut he is not a spokesman for the Chamber or for the auto manufac -turerrrs. So far, Ford and General Mo tors, who have been in actual ne gotiations with UAW on a new ton tract, have been completely silent. This follows their policy of not dis cussing issues during collective bargaining. Rising is just the first employ er representative who has dared stick his head out to oppose Reuth er on the "GAW" issue. He adviser and consultant on labor relations for the auto parts indus try, though he tnkes no part in negotiations. He admits to 'being a kind of in dustry gossip. He talks to all the employers. And he has made a two-year study of what is now called in Detroit, "the guaranteed annual wedge." The costs of "GAW" cannot tie computed, says Rising. The esd- mated four per cent of payroll contribution to a full pay for un employment might run to 16 cents an hour wage r.crease. "GAW would necessitate a complete change of present senior ity rules and 'b classifications It could mean 'hat the auto mak ers might have to become their own parts manufacturers in order to provide work in slack seasons. This latter angle is one that par ticularly bothers the independent parts makers. There are 500 of these companies now, with 400,000 employes. They run from small plants with fewer than 100 employes, up to Borg-Warner with 25.000. They do not include the tiie, battery, steel, glass and textile suppliers. "GAW" would not mean that all parts makers wold go out of busi ness. Many pats makers and some auto comnanies have gone out of business without a guaran teed annual wage. But the death of others might be hastened by it says Rising. Ford and General Motors, he says, might afford to set up pn vate, supplementary unemploy ment compensation funds. Thi: would be on top of the present state job insurance system. Small er companies couldn't afford that luxury. Rising once suggested to Reuth er that the unions themselves could Ho this by an increase in dues, paid by a raise in wages lo cover it. Rentier's answer was one word, "Nonsense." Rising sees a number of pos sible outcomes to the present ner vousness. He does not foresee an across-the-board settlement. The big companies might agree to set up supplementary unem ployment funds for a year, then decide how to administer them. Tiie auto companies have so far had record first and second quart er business. Sixty per cent of the cars are normally bought in the first half of th? year. A strike in the duller third quarter might provide an op portunity to settle some of the is sues now in dispute and permit Jefferson Voters Approve Budget Special to The Bulletin MADRAS Jefferson county vot ers approved by approximately two to one margins two issues during light Friday voting, an un official count showed Monday. They favored a budget of $98, 083.90, the amount in excess of the six per cent limitation imposed by law, by a count of 262 to 123. They approved by a 250-132 vote a measure to levy taxes serial'.' for two years for a sum not to exceed $50,000. Funds will be used for a jail building and emergency courthouse repair fund. County Judge Henry A. Dussault said that it is hoped to build a new courthouse and that it is planned to use the repair fund to apply on ihe new structure. Nellie Watts, Jefferson county clerk, said that the vote totaled 387, which is 16 per cent of the 2412 registered. better than aveiage business in the fourth quarter. Though "GAW" is the most complex issue the industry has faced since the sit-down strike days, it will ultimately be settled, Rising predicts. Everything is al ways settled somehow. Making clear that a compromise settlement is not his own idea, but a composite of what a lot of other people in his industry think, Rising outlines these possibilities for a package settlement: A good wage increase of 6 to 8 cents an hour. An additional paid holiday for a total of eight. An improvement in pension fund provisions. Possibly increased health and welfare insurance. Improvement in vacations. A guaranteed 40 hour work week, when there is work. This would not eliminate seasonal layoffs for model changes. Rising thinks Reuther is not in a position to get "GAW" at this time. Reuther himself says he will get it in 1955 and it will radia'.e to other industries. I SECT IT tiil B UOlSJU HOME TM BLOCK! Quotable Quotes Advertisers want color to catch the reader's eve and soon the reader is demanding that color in his appliances. Victor Remington, ceramics expert. Discussion of U. S. 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