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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1959
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AROUND THE WORLD -IN SECONDS
City Fireman Marvin Gilkison, who along with millions, at other Americans follow
ing the increasing trend toward using leisure time for pursuing a hobby, is shown
at his short-wave amateur radio station in his basement. In addition to talking with
other "hams" around the world, Gilkison also "talks" with other hams on teletype.
There are 23 federally licensed "hams" in the Grande Ronde Valley- : (Observer)
Cold War
As World
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
Washington diplomatic corps and
an endless line of private citizens
streamed into Washington's tower
ing National Cathedral today to
walk in silent tribute beside the
flag-draped coffin of John Foster
Duiics, ' .;;.w;..;.i. -
Official mourning rites for the
former secretary of state began at
noon, in the vaulted Bethlehem
Chapel of the cathedral where
Dulles will lie in state until fu
neral services Wednesday after
noon. . .
The velvet-draped bier on which
Dulles' coffin rested was placed
not far from the burial crypts of
two other secretaries of state
Cordcli Hull and Frank B. Kel
logg. Dulles will be bu'ied Wednesday
in Arlington National Cemetery af
ter funeral services in tho cath
edral to be attended by President
Eisenhower and by diplomatic
leaders from around the world.
First to arrive was the Japanese
foreign minister.
The cold war was almost for
gotten, for the moment, as for
eign dignitaries from both sides
of the Iron Curtain headed for
Washington to pay their respects
to the man who fought so long for
settlement of the world's differ
ences. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko was flying from Geneva
to attend the funeral. Russia sur
GROMYKO CHANGES HIS TUNE
Foreign
To Hold
GENEVA (UPD The Big Four
foreign ministers agreed today to
begin secret sessions on the Ber
lin and German questions Friday
when they return from John Fos
ter Dulles' funeral in Washington.
After more than two weeks of
propaganda recriminations that
got the conference exactly no
where, Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei Gromyko agreed lo join
the western foreign ministers in
private man to man talks Friday.
Gromyko agreed to this during
a private session today with Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Sclwyn
Lloyd just before all the minis
ters look off for Washington to
attend the Dulles funeral.
The Soviet foreign minister
yielded after a week of western
pressure for secret talks. But he
did so only aticf declining a
chance to -get such negotiations
going at once on the flight to
Washington.
Gromyko's decision, apparently
ordered by Soviet Premier Nikit.a
Khrushchev, marked the biggest
step forward since Russia agreed
to take part in the foreign min
isters' conference in the first
place.
Almost Forgotten
Honors Diplomat
prised the Free World by joining
in tributes to the former secre
tary of state.
The casket, was removed from
the Dulles home late this morning
and taken by. hearse to the cath
edral. Riding .in, slow procession
behind the body were members
of the Dulles family, except the
secretary's widow1, who remained
at home to rest ' for the trying
day ahead of her.
Dulles' grave, near the Spanish
American War Memorial in the
western section of the cemetery,
was dug this morning.
In Congress today, Kep. Thomas
J. Lane D-Mass.) introduced a
bill calling for construction in
Washington of a monument to Dul
les, who he predicted will go down
in history as "the champion of
peace with freedom."
Dulles died Sunday of cancer.
He was 71. ' ,
The public will be allowed to pay
its respects by walking past the
flag-draped casket during the 24
hours Dulles will' lie in state. Five
enlisted men of the armed forces
will guard the casket during this
period.
The public then will be allowed
to pay its respects by walking
past the flag-drappcd casket,
guarded throughout the 24 hours
by live enlisted men of the armed
forces. The casket will rest on a
catafalque in liie center of the
chapel, surrounded by. flowers.
Ministers
Secret
The first two weeks had been
logjammed with semipublic ses
sions loaded with propaganda and
counter-propaganda. Neither side
got anywhere.
But the West believed that in
secret session with few advisers
present and no outsiders true
bargaining could begin.
Gromyko chose to play his tac
tical card today in his talks with'
Lloyd, who has been playing the
role of intermediary between
East and West on most occa-i
sions.
Only Monday, after a fiery
plenary session, Lloyd had ap
pealed to Gromyko for' "construc
tive" moves and less recrimina
tion. Today the Gromyko-Lloyd meet
ing was arranged on very short
notice. They talked for nearly an
hour.
Gromyko's decision to go into
the secret talks came as a sur
prise, since most of the indica
tions beforehand were that he
was stalling them off on Kremlin
orders.
Moscow's reaction was almost
as puzzling. Moscow Radio
praised Dulles as a statesman
The public also will be per
mitted to attend the funeral ser
vices. However, only a compara
tive few will be admitted. A large
section Of the 2,818-scat cathedral
will be reserved, i v-
Although Washington .Cathedral
it w Episcopal church, the fu
neral services will follow the rit
ual of the Presbyterian church to
which Dulles belonged and will
be conducted by Presbyterian
clergy.
The surprising acclaim that
Dulles received in death from Sov
iet officials contrasted sharply
with the vitriolic flood of denuncia
tion they poured on him in life.
The Communists, frustrated by
his firm stand against Red ex
pansion, often called him a "war
monger." Gromyko even kept up the Sov
iet attack on Western policies un
til shortl , before it was an
nounced he would attend Dulles'
funeral. '.
But once the Soviets made up
their minds to join in the tribute
to their free world adversary, the
abuse quickly changed to acclaim
for a respected foe.
Moscow radio described Dulles
as "an outstanding government
leader." Soviet Deputy Premier
Anastas I. Mikoyan called the
former cabinet member "a great
statesman" and sent the condol
ences of the entire Soviet govern
ment.
Agree
Sessions
though in the past it has- called
him a war monger and an atom
maniac. Monday night Anastas
Mikoyan, acting premier, praised
Dulles as a "very intelligent,"
"dedicated" and "great" states
man. Gromyko's decision to fly to
Washington did not alter the cold
war stalemate here. A heated
discussion Monday afternoon be
tween Gromyko and Hcrtcr made
it clear the East-West schism was
as great as ever.
Grdmyko, all smiles last week,
Monday accused West Germany
and the whole North Atlantic al
liance of seeking to start a third
world war.
Hcrtcr told him Russia's East
German satellite had topped West
German move toward the East
German rearmament by four or
five times. Gromyko said a West
would mean West Germany would
be destroyed.
Hertcr was so angry he threw
away his prepared speech and
gave a short but blistering rebut
tal. He accused Gromyko of slan
dering the Bonn government and
said Russia itself sought to touch
off a third world war.
FISH FLOPS,
FLIPS FINS
TOKYO UPI- Ichthyologist
confessed they were baffled
today by the case of an up- I
side-down goldfish. The news- ,
paper Sankei reported that the
fish appeared perfectly normal
when purchased 10 months ,
ago by a goldfish fancier.
One month later, however, it
flipped. It's been swimming .
around upside down ever .
Agreements
With Four
Countries
WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi-
dent Eisenhower submitted to Con
gress today agreements with four
allied nations to supply secret in
formation and equipment to train
their forces in using atomic weap
ons. -
The agreements, effective auto
matically in 90 days unless the,
House and Senate disapprove.
were reached with West Germany
Turkey, The Netherlands and Can
ada.
Eisenhower earlier submitted
pacts with Britain and France to
supply atomic materials to help in
their development of atomic weap
ons.
In sending Congress the four
agreements today, the President
noted in an accompanying mes
sage that the heads of the NATO
governments agreed at a meeting
in Paris in December, 1957, to arm
NATO forces wtth the most mod
ern weapons. ,
He said the decision was based
on the fact that Soviet leaders,
"while preventing a general dis
armament agreement, had left no
doubt that the most modern and
destructive weapons of all kinds
were being introduced into the So
viet armed forces."
"The Introduction of modern
weapons into NATO forces," he
said, "should be no cause for con
cern on the part of other countries,
since NATO is purely a defensive
alliance.
Wilsotr Directs
College Choir
Concert Tonight
Another in the Spring scries of
programs by the Eastern Oregon
music department is scheduled
tonight with a presentation of the
EOC choir. ,
The concert is scheduled for 8
p.m., in the college theatre and
is under the direction of Neil E.
Wilson.
Featured soloists will be David
Skecn, La Grande; and Jan is Ro
bertson, Forest Grove; with Patsy
Carpenter and Betty Rodcbush,
La Grande; Daisy Good, Elgin;
and Barbara Horn, Nyssa, as
piano and organ accompanists.
The program includes "Re
quiem Mass" by Gabriel Faure,
choral selection with Miss Rob
ertson and David Skeen soloists;
Brahms "Licbeslicder Waltzes'
featuring the Blue and Gold Sing
ers; "Doney Gal, Mens Glee
Club, David Skeen, soloist; "John
ny Has Gone for a Soldier,'
'chorus, Janls Robertson, soloist;
and "Elijah Rock."
Livestock Show
Breakfasts Due
Breakfast. "Chuckwagon Style,"
will be served Friday and Satur
day, June 5 and 6, at the Eastern
Oregon Livestock Show, Merle
Becket, chairman of the Rotary
club rural-urban committee re
ported.
Hot cakes, sausage, eggs, or
ange juice, milk and coffee will
be served to showgocrs. The
breakfast will be held under open
skies on a lot about a block from
the show grounds entrance.
"We'll have 'open - fires for
early morning diners, and West
ern music will ring out through
the breakfast area to create an
authentic western atmosphere,'
Becket added.
Serving at the breakfast will
start each morning at 7 a.m. and
will be continued until .10:30 a.m.
Committee chairman for the
annual event includo F. S. Em
cry and Alex McKcnzle, cooking
committee; Nod Jones, procure
ment; Bob Hauflc, publicity; Pow
ell Graham and Ross Hearing,
table service; Bob Howard, pur
chasing and Bob Carey and Dean
Bricc, cashiers.
Firemen Extinguish
Minor Roof Fire .
City firemen extinguished a roof
fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Hutchison, 2204 Cedar,
shortly before noon today.
The couple had just left for
downtown prior to the outbreak
of the blaze reported by a neigh
bor about 11 a.m.
Brownell
Blasted
By Demos
.Conflict Rages
Over AT&T Case
WASHINGTON (UPI Repub
licans raised a cry of "politics"
today against a House subcom
mittee report critical of the Jus
tice Department's handling of two
IJig anti-trust cases.
Four of six Democratic mem
bers of the antitrust subcommit
tee .Monday accused the depart
ment of letting the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
write a decree to its own lik
ing" to settle a government suit
against it.
The Democratic investigators in
effect accused former Attorney
General Herbert Brownell of
showing partiality towards AT&T.
I hey also charged the depart
ment with a "bad" record of en
forcing a 1941 consent judgment
that settled an antitrust suit
against 20 major oil companies
and their pipeline subsidiaries.
The three Republican members
of the subcommittee accused the
Democrats of "tilting at political
windmills."
AT&T President Frederick R.
Kappcl called the report "a thor
oughly biased and slanted docu
ment." Kappel said its criticism
Of long distance telephone rates
was "wholly unjustified and com-
.plctcly ignores the facts."
; The report said long distance
telephone users may have been
overcharged 159 million dollars in
1955-57 as a result of a rate in
crease authorized by the Federal
Communications Commission in
1953. Kappcl also defended the
consent decree as "definitely in
the public interest and. ..legally
sound.
The report further charged that
-the oil pipeline industry "has
Jjjeen able to use" the Interstate
vuiiiiiiurcu vujiinusaion lor pro
tection against tho requirements
of the pipeline consent judgment.
It said that while the ICC is
supposed to regulate the pipe
lines, "in practice the industry it
self decides what the ICC will
do."
J.L. Burke Tulsa, Okla., presi
dent of Service Pipe Line Co.,
owned by Standard Oil of Indi
ana, charged the report with re
spect to pipelines was replete
with "erroneous conclusions,
based on distortions of evidence."
Workers Needed
In Strawberries
The local stale employment of
fice has received a number of re
quests for pickers to help har
vest 6,000 acres of strawberries1
in Washington county according
to E. O. Burrows, manager of the
La Grande office. .
To accommodate the pickers
for the $3,500,000 crop the grow
ers hove prepared on-thc-farm
housing for family groups. All
living facilities are supplied by
the grower with the- exception of
bedding and cooking utensils,
Burrows explained.
The harvest will start June 1
and is expected to last six weeks.
Picking rate will be 4 Mi to 5 cents
per hallock. Burrows, manager
of the office at 1411 Adams ave
nue, today urged family groups
available for this work to contact
his office so jobs and housing can
be reserved.
CENTENNIAL PLAY Dr. Alvin R. Kaiser (center) author of "Doctor, in Bucksin
Clad," drama to be presented in La Grande this summer, goes over plans with Rich
ard G. Hiatt (left), director, and Dr. L. Rhodes Lewis, in charge of music for the pro-:
duction. The play, dealing with the story of Marcus Whitman, pioneer medic, is spon
sored by the Eastern Oregon College Advancement Association and will be present
ed July 23-25, 30-31, Aug. 1, 6-8, and 13-15. F,OC Photo)
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MRS. VEDA COUZENS
Resigns School Post
Veda Couzens
Quits County
School Post
Mrs. Veda E. Couzens, for scv-
eral years a teacher in this area
and county superintendent of
schools the past 10 years, this
morning announced her resigna
tion effective Oct.'l.
The Rural School Board, which
employs the county superintendent,
will receive applications until
June 9, Mrs. Couzens reported.
Mrs. Couzens, who said this
morning that she and her hus
band plan to travel after her re
tirement, was graduated from
Linficld College, taught for seven
years in Yamhill county, taught
in Baker six years and was prin
cipal of Churchill school. She left
the teaching field for a period
then in 1943 taught at Imbler un
til her appointment as superin
tendent of all Union county
schools in January. 1949.
The written applications for her
job should state qualifications.
experience in teaching and admini
stration and salary expected for
the full year job, Mrs. Couzens
said.
In respect to the stato law which!
covers her position, Mrs. Couiens
made tho following statement:
"According to the changes in
the laws of 1957, the elective of
fice of county school superintend
ent is abolished effective in all
counties on the expiration of the
term, death, resignation or re
moval of the present superintend
ent. "The Rural School Board shall
employ a county superintendent
of' schools, whoso qualifications
shall meet the requirments of the
State Board of Education, who
shall servo as tho board's execu
tive officer and secretary, and
who shall take oath, give an of
ficial bond, and have the duties
prescribed by Oregon Revised
Statutes, Chapter 329. Tho board
shall fix the term and compensa
tion of the county superintendent,
provide office room for him in
rooms provided for It by the
county court and allow a'l neces
sary traveling expenses."
Railroad Pay Boost
Talks In Second Day
CHICAGO (UPD General
Chairmen of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men met today for their second
day of conferences on plans for
wage increases from the nation's
railroads.
The wage demands will be pre
sented to the railroads in contract
negotiations later this year. A
three-year moratorium on pay
boosts and changes in work rules
expires Nov. 1.
Faubus Smacked
By Little Rock
School Election
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. (UPI) Voters threw three segra-1
eationist members backed bv
tle Rock School Board Monday night. This apparently paved,
the way to reopen and integrate the city's four closed high j
schools this fall.
It was a bitter defeat for Faubus, who twice within the
past few days had made television appeals warning that mob
violence might return if the se&
regationists lost.
The governor said in his state
wide television appeals that even
if the segregationists were ousted
he would stand firm in his fight
against enforced integration of
Little Rock schools.
The board members recalled by
Monday's balloting were Ed I.
McKinley Jr., board president;
Ben D. Rowland Sr., secretary,
and Municipal Judge Robert W.
Lastcr. Less than two weeks ago
they had purged 44 teachers.
Dtnounctd By Faubus
The three remaining members,
given in effect of a vote of con
fidence, are Everett Tucker Jr.,
vice president; Ted L. Lamb and
Russell II. Matson Jr. They had
been denounced by the governor
and attacked by segregationists.
Complete, unofficial returns
from 32 of 32 precincts, gave:
McKinley. for recall 13,341,
against 11,855; Rowland, for 13,
691, against 11.528; Laster, for 14,-
082, against 11,148; Tucker, for
12,105, against 13.413; Lamb, for
12,512, against 12,943; and Mat
son, for 12,326, against 11,855.
A group of Little Rock business
men spearheaded the fight to oust
the three segregationist members.
The committee calls itself "Stop
This Outrageous Purge" (STOP).
Think Schoolt Can Open
Dr. Drew F. Agar, STOP pres
ident, said "I can see no reason
why the schools cannot be opened
in the fall if the courts should
rule acts 4 and 5 unconstitutional
If the courts rule otherwise, then
that would be a ditfercnt mat-
, ' He rpfcrred to itwo acts- passed
In a special session of the Arkan
sas Legislature. Ono empowered
Faubus to close schools threat
ened with Integration and the oth
er provides for the transfer of
funds from such a closed school
to another school attended by a
student displaced by integration.
Tho two acts are currently be
ing 'considered by a three judge
federal court. Final briefs were
filed last week, and Judge John
E. Miller, one 'of the panel, said
Monday a final decision on the
acts should be handed down with
in the next two weeks.
Matson, one of the moderate
board members, said "the out
look toward opening our schools
next fall is definitely brightened
by the results of the election.
That's what we fought so hard
for."
Faubus was reported in Stutt
gart visiting a friend. His exec
utive secretary. Holla Fitch, said
he may have a statement later to
day. Scrap Iron Theft
Brings Arrest
J. C. Hawthorne, 34, La Grande
held in city jail on charges of
stealing scrap iron owned by C.
Jcrmulowski, La Grande, is slat
ed to appear in Municipal Court
later today.
Hawthorne was arrested by
city police about midnight last
night. He is charged with the
theft of "several hundred pounds
of scrap iron. Bail was set at
S100.
Gov. Orval Faubus off the Lit
uiscussions
On Merger
Underway
Negotiations are under way for
the merging of the , Mt. Emily
Lumber Company into the Boise
Cascade Lumber Company, con
firming rumors current for sever
al days in the La Grande area.
No deal has yet been made.
however, according to Mt. Emily
sources. It may not be known for
several days if satisfactory ar
rangements can be worked out
between stockholders of the two
companies involved.
(United Press International in
Boise, Ida., told The Observer
shortly before press time today
that negotiations for the merger
were in "final stages" and it was
possible an announcement con
firming tho transfer would be
made later today.)
Boise-Cascade was formed two
years ago through a merger be
tween the Cascade Lumber Com
pany and the Boise-Payette Lum
ber Company. It now operates in
Idaho, Oregon and Washington,
with gross annual sal"S of ap
proximately $65,000;000.
It operates generally in the
lumber and building materials in
dustry and owns a pulp plant near
Walla Walla. Wash
If any deal is made It will be-
announccd as soon as the neces
sary details have been completed', -according
to M. Gale Bcals, Mt.
Emily general manager. .?
Cancer Crusade
In Final Week '
Cancer Crusade donations have
reached $1,899 as the annual cam
paign swings Into its final week,
FrlKikie Baum, county chairman
from Union, reported this morn
ing. Goal for the county is S2,
234. Vcrn White, treasurer and man
ager of The First National Bank
at Union, issued a community re
port this morning that showed La
Grande donations at $1,160, Cove,
$218; Elgin. $200; SummerviUe-
Imbler-Aliccl. $135 and Nortn
Powder, $127, and Union, $58.i-
Mrs. Baum said that all dona
tions have not been received as'
yet.
Mrs. Mildred Tiss, L Grande
chairman, said this morning that
many "House to House" packets
here have not been turned Into
the First National Bank as yet,
and urged that block chairmen
take or mail the packets imme
diately. Packet may also bo
mailed to the Union branch of tne
First National Bank, which is ac
tually the financial headquarter
tor the drive.
OFFICE TO CLOSE VP
Tho local selective service
board will be closed each Tues
day until July 1 to permit tho
board clerk Mrs. lola I. Olson to
be In the Baker selective servlcq
o'ficc. a i
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