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WEATHER Generally fair today and Tuesday except partly cloudy afternoon with scattered aft ernoon and evening thunder showers. Continued warm. High both days 86-94. Low tonight 50-60. Sunday, high 90, low 57. o el EtUbliibtd 1B94 Daily axcopt SuncUy LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1958 Prica S Cants Forest IFiire'---y rocDir oihi'fliiroll- IMeor SDgflOT) 5 Die, 40 Injured In New York Train Wreck SLOATSBURG, N.Y. (UPI) Two , Erie .Railroad passenger trams collided head-on today at a blind curve near an abandoned depot just south of this Rockland County community, about 40 miles from New York City. State police said five persons were killed and about 40 injured, 12 seriously. Three of the dead were believed to be passengers and the others trainmen. Reds, U. S. Seek Support For UN Meet UNITED NATIONS,' N.Y. (UPI) The United States and Russia worked swiftly behind the scenes today to win support for their riv al positions in the Middle East. The main aim of the Soviets at the emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly was to get U.S. and British troops out of the area immediately. Moscow's delegates underscored possibilities of a new war to win support from uncom mitted U.N. members to the Sov iet position. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge were report ed meeting with some of the un committed delegates today and Tuesday to seek support for their rival plans before Wednesday's emergency meeting of the U. N. General Assembly. Gromyko flew in Sunday from Moscow with a warning the threat of war in the Middle East was "still very acute" and the deter mination to make the .presence of Anglo-American, troops in Jordan and Lebanon the scapegoat for the present Middle .East crisis. He received powerful support from Premier Nikita Khrushchev who said in a speech in Kuiby shev the Communist world would "do everything to . rout the aggressors and establish peace on . earth" if Ihe West caused a war in the Middle East. The Soviet position was clear: its Middle East policy at the U. N. session will be simply to get the American and British troops out of the Middle East. Khrush chev said Russia would do "every thing possible" to accomplish this. At the same time the Russians indicated they also would do everything they could to dis credit the United States and Britain. Already the official Russian press was, accusing Washington of trying to paralyze the General Assembly even be fore the session started. There were hints in Washington the U. S. plan would contain dra matic surprise proposals beyond the already-stated intention of out lawing "indirect ' aggression" in the Middle East: Much of it was expected to follow U. N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold's proposals to coordinate peace plans with efforts to improve eco nomic conditions there. Herbert Hoover Spry On 84th Birjhday GREENWICH, Conn. UPI Former President Herbert Hoover, one of the nation's most active oc togenarians, celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary Sunday with no sign of lolling up in any of his manifold activities. , While congratulatory telegrams poured into (lis Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite frtim throughout the world, Hoover- spent the day with his son, Allan H. Hoover, and his son's wife and children at the younger ' Hoover's home here, 30 miles from New York. PCC Disbandment Vote Taken; North Is "Out" PORTLAND, Ore. 'UPD With the death of the Pacific Coast Conference the question was what comes next for big college athlet ics on the West Coast. The speculations, although the 43-ycar-old loop actually does not iissolve until June 30, 1959. ran high immediately following the vote for disbandment here Satur day. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, chancel lor of University of California, en visioned a new alliance. He said he expected the four "rebel" schools, Cal. USC, UCLA and Washington might realign with Four of the d(5ad were men and one was a woman, Miss Pauline Cronon, Tuxedo, N.Y. Her body was trapped in the wreckage for more than two hours after the trains telescoped near the unused Steriington, N.Y., station between hero and Suffern. State police quoted a baggage man on the' westbound train as saying, "We were only going about 20 miles an hour slow enough so t could have jumped off anytime without getting hurt." The eastbound train, police said, was traveling at about 50 mil s an h.ur, "according to the best in formation available." A spokesman for the Erie Rai! road said the accident occurred when a westbound train, headed for Port Jaris. N.Y., failed to stop at Suffern station to permit the eastbound train, bound for Ho boken, N.J., to pass on the west bound track. ' Teamster Strike May Hit 11 States SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) - A teamsters employer spokesman said today, that employers have "put in motion" machinery for locking out. truckdrivers in 11 western states within 24 hours. An employers committee met to plan action after receiving formal notice of a strike at 6 a.m. by teamsters pickup and delivery drivers in California's Central Val ley and Western Nevada. The strike began after an em-, ployer committee, rejected the union's final demands ;for , wage parity with ' drivers ' inv the San Francisco Bay Area. The Western States Employers' Labor Policy Committee warned the union it would consider a strike against all member firms in the far west. The strike immediately involved 1,400 members of Valley Team sters Joint Council 38, represent ing drivers from Bakersfield to the Oregon border and including Reno. A general shutdown could in volve as many as 100,000 people and halt all operations of 1,600 "for hire" trucking firms in the" West. Trucking involving such com modities as milk, bread and beer would not be affected since they are handled by private fleets. : i Both sides held a series of meetings Sunday. When it be came apparent that no agree ment would be forthcoming, the meetings turned' into strike-lockout strategy sessions. r The council represents drivers in Bakersfield, Visalia, v Fresno, Modesto," Stockton, Sacramento, Eureka, Marysville and Reno. Teamsters and trucking firms negotiated a master contract cov ering the 11 western states last May, but many locals balked at the terms, especially those with short-haul' drivers. ' Negotiations continued at .Mo desto and Sacramento although the strike was in effect there as elsewhere in the valley. liquid Gas Safety Demonstration Tuesday Date for the safety demonstra tion for u. .... of propane and butane gas is 7 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Armory and not tonight, as previously announced! Bill Richards, Long Beach, Calif., engineer, will conduct trjc meeting and salety demonstra tion devoted to proper use and handling of liquid petroleum gas. one other school, Stanford, in a smaller conference, one "pattern ed after the Ivy League and based upon a gentlemen's agree ment." , f i He made it clear that the other four PCC schools, Oregon State. Oregon, Washington State and Idaho did not figure in these plans. As to what the four northern schools left out of a "Big Four" or "Big Five" would do athletical ly, there was obviously much con templation but no thinking out loud. 4tUi . ry t FIRE BOMBED Converted B-25 bomber (left, center) emerges from a smoke-filled canyon as it looses its load of sodium borate on a raging fire seven miles north of Elgin yesterday. The blaze, at the time the photo was taken, was raging out of control. Slide Cuts Off 50 hampers Near Lapover Fifty campers were Isolated f or 0 hours Sunday 1 "aboVe' Lapover on the Lostine ' River due to a slide of sandy'soil which heaped tons of rock and dirt across the road. The slide occurred Sunday night, cutting off traffic comple tely, and causing anxious mo ments for tourists and campers having vehicles beyond the block ed road. The U. S. Forest Service sent in two bulldozers and temporarily repaired the road Sunday night. Man Held On Check Charge Grant Thornley, 37, wanted by Salt Lake City police on a bad check charge, was arrested- in a cab at Pendleton which he hired in La Grande, according to State Police. La Grande cily police, learning he had also cashed a check at a local fruit stand and hired a lo cal cab to Pendleton, requested state police assistance. ' Thornley abandoned a 1958 Chevrolet, reported stolen from Salt Lake City, near the La Grande swimming pool, police said. ' Springfield Girl Wins State Press Photog Contest GRESHAM (UPI) A pert blue eyed, blond from Springfield was named Miss Oregon Press Pho tographer during colorful cere monies at the closing session of the Multnomah county fair Satur day night. Nancy Whalloy, an 18-year-old beauty, won the title over eight other finalists. She will compete for the nation al title next summer at the Na tional Press Photographers' con vention. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Whalley of Spring field. Runncrs-up were Joan Burgoyne and Reba Burris, both of Port land. Roundup Queen Named 'Miss Rodeo, Oregon' PR1NEVILLE (UPI) - Judy Lazkina, 18-year-old redhead who is queen of this year's Pendle ton Roundup, Sunday was named as "Miss Rodeo, Oregon," at the windup of the Crooked River Roundup here. She will compete with other state winners for the "Miss Ro deo, America," title in a pageant at Las Vegas later this month. rrsA cr'' 4jAJi Legalized Gambling Idaho Primary Issue ',;B01fiEitlahott3PIT.The'ou'cfbai's lotteries and it was under big issue in Idaho's primary elec tion Tuesday is- legalized gamb ling. And it s a hot issue, in a state which borders on Nevada and which already has one attrac tion that its neighbors possess a six-week divorce law. Gambling is illegal in Idaho by law. There is no express prohibi tion against gambling in the state constitution. But the constitution No Proof On Adams Charge WASHINGTON (UPI) - House military investigators reported Sunday night their investigation failed to turn up evidence that Sherman Adams tried to influence a Pentagon board in , an Army textile contract cast. Chairman F. Edward Hebcrt (D-La.) of the subcommittee which investigated the case des cribed the group's report as a "Scotch verdict." .This refers to a verdict, possi ble under Scotch criminal law, of "not proven," instead of "not guilty." It also is defined as "an inconclusive decision or ambigu ous pronouncement." Police Check Report Of River Mishap Here A telephone call reporting a small boy pulled out of Ihe Grande Ronde river in a half drowned condition Sunday after noon brought a quick response from State Police and the La Grande Fire Department but no persons were found at the scene, Coroner Norm Daniels reported today. The call was placed to Dan iels, who immediately notified Slate Police and the city fire de partment., A respirator was rush ed to the area. Police were checking today to ascertain if the accident occurred or the call was false'. Shrine Football Teams Given Courtesy Coupons Local merchants are being re minded tht courtesy shopping coupons will be circulated here by Shrine football players during the next few weeks. The shopping coupons, spon sored by local business and pro fessional people, are redeemable for cash at the La Grande-Union County Chamber of Commerce office. Coupons must be redeemed by Sept. 12. Players were presented with the courtesy coupon books, worth $5, by Chamber of Commerce Manag er t red hcnnelter at Sunday night's annual Shrine banquet. Fighters brought it under control yesterday afternoon with the aid of 2,400 gallons of borate dropped by plane above and by rains that fell. (Observer Photo) that provision the Idaho Supreme court ruled a few years ago that slot machines were illegal. A North Idaho farmer, who holds a master's degree in educa tion, introduced the gambling is sue into an otherwise dull cam paign. State Sen. A. M. Derr, one of four Democratic gubernatorial aspirants, said he favored legaliz ing "casino-type gaming" in Ida ho. Derr said he didn't care for gambling himself, but felt Idaho needed the revenue it could bring. He cited Nevada as an example. His announcement stirred de bale and discussion across the state, in political camps, in churches and saloons. Dorr's foes were discomfited by the issue. The Republicans were gleeful. Gov. Ro bert E. Smylie, who is seeking the GOP renomination promptly is sued a statement saying he was against gambling because it was "immoral" and that anything im moral was uneconomic. The major contests were in the Democratic primary, particularly for the gubernatorial nomination and for ono of Idaho's two con gressional seals. Derr's opponents in the Demo cratic gubernatorial race are John Glasby, former state chairman of his party; state Sen. H. Max Hanson, a wheat farmer, and Omar Maine, afarmer who lives without a telephone and who fig ures he can attract the "little peo ple" into his corner. Morse Calls For Troop Withdrawal . DES MOINES, Iowa (UPD- Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Orc.) has called for :the '''mmediato with drawal" of American troops from Lebanon. We never should have gone into Lebanon, Morse told a news con ference here Saturday night. "Now we should get out." Acknowledging that the Presi dent "has the right - and duty to protect American lives if they re in danger, Morse said "American lives in the Middle East were not in jeopardy." . , Reformatory Escapees Captured At Burns BURNS (UPI)-Two of the nine convicts who escaped from the Washington State reformatory at Monroe, Wash., Wednesday were captured here unday. Five others are still at large. Ernest Timpani, superintendent of the Monroe school, said the men captured yesterday were Rol land Osterman, 21, and Robert Jacques, 23. Two other members of the fugitive group were appre hended last Thursday in a stolen car near Mount Vernon, Wash. ,4,riVix U t 5 Chinese Red Buildup Poses Threat ..TAIPEI., Formosa . (UPI)-' Chinese C irm m u n 1 s t artillery shelled the offshore Quemoy Is lands during the night and Red fishing fleets disappeared myster iously from the area early today. Some Nationalist military author ities-speculated the two moves might be preliminary to an inva sion attempt. . Official Sources in Taipei said the Communists were moving troops, tanks and anti-aircraft ar tillery into positions opposite Que moy. The Communists already have built Up jet bomber and fighter bases in the provinces facing Formosa. Despite the 1 big Communist buildup, and the crisis in the Mid dle East, Vice Adm. Wallace Beakley, commander of the U. S. Seventh Fleet, said the Navy" is capable of "maintaining peace" in the 100-mile-wide Formosa Strait and the Far East. But Nationalist officials took no tice of the Communist buildup and issued orders to all cities and towns in Formosa for emergency evacuation in case of Communist attacks. Chinese ' flocked to the Formosa beaches as usual but troops armiid with rifles and wear ing steel helmets patrolled the dunes. 1 '' . - It was obvious the Nationalist government believed a Communist invasion of Formosa or its ad jacent islands was imminent. ' . ' , , W'V -1 jt- ' it' l t y - a .n - '.YA.YTTti.'i '. lRl- r ' 4 3 ..?,r : kTTt i.vM Vti ' s . f. - I LfcTS 'EM KNOW Dick Hamilton (left), as sistant district warden of the state forest ser vice lets 'em know the condition of. the blase on the southwest corner of the firs)' that de stroyed nearly 900 acres of brush and tim 2' 2 Mile Blaze Fought Two Days By 350 BY ROBERT BUCHANAN Observer Staff Correspondent ! A forst fire near Elgin that raged oot-of-control at various times' during the past two days as it was fanned by high winds, was re-' ported under control this morning by W. M. Curtis, district warden' of the state forestry service here. . v The fire, which officials said was started early Saturday afternoon by a train on the Joseph-Wallowa ed between 800 and 900 acres of I brush, grass and timber, over a two and one-hnlf mile stretch Curtis said. The fire burned an urea between the Palmer Junc tion road and the Grande Ronde river about seven mile north of Elgin. Curtis said this morning that barring strong winds this after noon, the fire should be controll ed by the 50 to 60 man crew that is stationed around the lengthy blaze. However, the warden said. more electrical storms accompani ed by winds are forecast for this afternoon and evening. Six smaller blazes all under control, erupted in this- area from electrical storms late Sun day. Three small fires broke out in the Ukiah district, two near. La Grande and one in the Wal lowa disrict. ' ' .' . ' ,- ' Owe to 350 men, loggers, state forestry men and railroad em ployes have been on the fire-line nt the fire near Elgin, off and on since 2 p.m. Saturday .when the lire was reported. . Yesterday morning, pilot Bob Sauaria flying the converted B- 25 bomber based at La Grande airport bombed the blaze on the southwest corner,which was, run ning out of control, with 2400 gal lons of -sodium borate. , Assistant district warden Dick Hamilton, who was ;covered with the borate as he stood near the drop area, reported the results of the borate drop "were extremely successful" in halting the blaze thai was running through the tree tops. Coming in at 125 feet in the narrow valley, Sauaria let loose four times the borate stream that covered a 1,000 feet long path right ahead of the fast-moving blazo. The plane spreads a breach. 75 feet wide with each drop. . The blaze started on property owned by John Crogan and spread over land owned by E. Stover on Saturday afternoon. A- strong wind fanned the fire that raged over 600 acres on Saturday. Sev enty-five men fought the blaze. During Saturday . night and Sunday, early, the blaze "was quiet" and a crew of 40 check ed all 'danger points. Two cats worked day and night digging a trail around the blaze. . At about 10 a.m. Sunday morn ing strong . winds fanned the southwest corner of the fire area and the blaze raged out of con trol while the tired crews and the B-25 fought to control the fire. Firefighters started backfires along a mile section of the blaze. The fire is located near an area where a special elk hunt is be ing held, at the present time, by the state game commission. lust started Winnie Tall, man, check I nn r ; i i i mi m i hi n 1 1 i in i iiimi iiiw trunk line out of La Grande, burn High Lake;: Drowning Reported ; Don Igstad 17, of Walla Wal-1 la, drowned Sunday at Horse-'', shoe lake in the Wallowa prim- ' Itive area, state police reported here today. ' - ., j '; The call came in at 2 p.m. on ' Sunday and dragging operations i continued until 5:40 p.m. when? it was learned the body was re-', covered. He was taken to Wal- ' lowa lake, - the start of the J Horseshoe Lake Trail, police said. ' Details of the mishap were,. not immediately available, ' Aged Woman: Victim Of i 'Pigeon Drop' V '- PORTLAND (UPD A 72-year-'' old woman' Friday was the vlitlm" of an age - old confidence game, here called the"pigeon drop" and'1 it cost her $6,000. Mrs. Ethel Victoria Sails (of 2138 Northeast Halsey) recounted to police how a strange woman had approached her in a down town department store and told of another friend who had found money in it.' The friend soon ap- peered. .- . their find with Mrs. alls if she their find with Mrs. Sails if she could prove herself responsible. Anxious to share in the other women's good fortune, Mrs. Sails went with them to her bank where she drew out $6,000 of her life's savings to prove her responsibili ty. She turned the money over 16 the strangers in good faith and , they promised to return shortly with Mrs. Soils' money plus her share of the money they said they found. They have not returned.. PLANE VICTIMS FOUND '- ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. (UPI) Rescue workers Sunday found the bodies of two Georgia men killed when their light plane crashed In to the side of Hangover Mountain near here. The men, identified as Paul J. Kennon, 32, of Atlanta, and W. P. Ward, of Griffin, had vanished on a flight from KnoK ville, Tenn., to Atlanta Aug. 3. , ber near Elgin, yesterday. Firefighters hW backfire (smoke In background). J Mt. Bmlly tumber company, for-.' with Hamilton on information - ..'-; (Observer Plwto).;
