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industrial Stocks Zoomed Into
Uncharted Territory Last Week
NEW YORK (UP1) Industrial
-stocks zoomed into uncharted ter
ritory in the stratosphere during
last week on active volume that
taxed the high - speed, electric
slock exchange tickers.
Utilities readied their best level
for more than 28 years but rails
closed ihe week a small (fraction
under their high for .more than
a year made on Tuesday.
' -The Dow Jones industrial aver
age closed the week at 543.36, up
9jD3 points from ' the ..previous
unatr nnri Ihn hnct rtntn cinrn I ha
wpek ending July 25. The figure
whs up more than 100 points from
the 1957 close. It was the eighth
successive .weekly -gain .d.a ting
back to Aug. 15.
The railroad average closed at
147.30 up 1,05 pojints ; utility 82.18,
up 1.46 and a new High since
Sept. 23, 1930; .and the-65 stocks
in Ihe three averages, 187.56, up
3.06 points.
Trading z p o.m e d .to- 4,610,000
shares in the Friday session, the
IJTBl Bill.; UtVl U,UW- &IICU . IUI IIUU
over on Dec. 31, 1957. -
Sales for the week totaled
19,104,940 shares, a daily average
of 3,820,988 shares." :These figures
compared with 19,227,870 shares
. for "the previous .".week, a '. daily
average of 3,845,574 shares.
So , far .this year sales have
reached 532,171,966 shares, best
since 1933. If ihe current pace
continues the year's total will
reach the best level since 1930,
the third ,best year in - slock ex
change history from a sales
standpoint.
The, market advanced every
session but one for industrials
and rails. .'(Utilities made it five
gains in a 'row and that type of
buying is anything but inflation
'Pioneer'
Reports On
Radiation
WASHINGTON (UPl'l Scien
tists reported Monday that prelim
inary findings from America's
moon rocket indicate the band of
radiation around the earth is less
serious than expected from the
standpoint of future space travel.
' Had a human being been aboard
the rocket in its. ascent to an alti
tude of nearly.'8fl,000 ;miles the
space traveler -iWrnild have suf
fered less than 50 ''roentgens" of
radiation, they said.
A roentgen is a unit of radia
tion. A lethal dose is about 450
roentgens. Atomic, workers are
not permitted to; sustain more
than 15 roentgens, a year, but
there have been cases when up
to 50 were sustained by accident
without any illness resulting.
Previous calculations had indi
cated ,that passengers aboard, a
space ship might suffer a lethal
dose before escaping the radiation
band even if they left the earth
at the rocket's speed of 25,000
miles per hour. '
The radioed readings from the
rocket's radiation counter showed
however that activity was at a
rate of four roentgens per hour
at 5,000 miles, three roentgens per
hour at ' 10,000 miles and two
roentgens at 17,000 mjles.
If the amount' of radiation con
tinues to decrease with altitude,
the scientists said the average
would certainly be less than two
roentgens per hour during the 24
hours a space ship would he sub
ject to a substantial amount of
this type of radiation.
Moreover, they -pointed out this
calculation was based on the as
sumption that space passengers
would be completely unprotected.
A reasonable amount of shielding,
they said, -would greatly reduce
the amount -of radiation sustained.
CATCH TAGGED FISH
LONDON (UPDn A salmon
bearing a metal tag inscribed
"Seattle, U.S.A." has been caught
in .the .Soviet .Far East,- Moscow
:;RadiAj$orted today.
hedging since utility rates .are
fixed.
Throughput the market the im
petus tor the rise was a press .of
investment demand. There are
said to be barrels of money seek
ing employment in slocks. Bonds
ihave been in temporary disrepute
since tne UPecierai reserve na'
been tightening money rates and
since a long list of speculators
lost their shirts in government
bonds.
Last week's industrial statistics
made joyful reading for the bulls.
Steel operations set a new high
since last November. Car load
ings rose to a new high for the
year for the fourth week in a row.
Nearly everything else moved
higher with predictions that the
gross national product would be
running at a .record annual rate
before the end of the fourth quar
ter. The Friday session got a lift
when Washington reported a bet
ter than seasonal rise in factory
employment and a belter than
seasonal decline in unemploy
ment. !
Automobile production Jagged
behind ..the. procession but .this
was caused entirely by a rash of
strikes throughout the industry. .
Sales of appliances perked up a
bil. Aluminum production was
stepped up and prices firmed for
copper, lead, and zinc.
Added to this was an improve
ment in what is regarded as a
barometer of industry the paper
board industry.
Retail trade rose and merchants
stepped up their buying in the
wholesale markets.
The overall gain for Ihe market
amounted to about five billion dot
lars. All groups joined in with
rails the poorest performers
Aulos rose except Ford which
lost a fraction. American Motors
gained 2 and Chrysler and Gen
eral Motors more than a point
each.
Two Killed
In Weekend
Accidents
By United Press International
' At least two persons died in two
Oregon motorcycle accidents dur
ing the weekend. In addition an
other man drowned after a fish
ing boat sank, a schoolboy died
after a fall from a slide and the
body of another drowning victim
was recovered.
Donald Guy Dearling, 30, Mil
waukie, was killed when his
motorcycle was struck by a car
driven by Ralph H. Rasmussen,
Portland. The accident occurred
Saturday night. A negligent homi
cide charge was filed against Ras
mussen, police said.'
Ernest Lee Beer, 24, Metlford,
died in a Medford hospital Sunday
from injuries suffered Saturday
night when his motorcycle
plunged Lito a dry creek bed.
Toivo -Mattson, 59, Portland,
drowned near the mouth of the
Columbia river after a 32 - foot
fishing trawler smashed up on
the rocks early Sunday. Rudolph
R. Rautio, 55, Portland, managed
to niake it to safety. The boat hit
the rocks in rough water during
foggy weather.
Eddie D. Bertelson, Jr., 7, Port
land, died in a hospital Saturday
fcpm , injuries suffered when he
apparently fell fropi a slide and
hit his head oh pavement.
-The body of Michael Ridenour,
5, Klamath Falls was recovered
Saturday from Multnomah chan
nel near Sauvies island. The boy
jlisappearcd while fishing Friday.
UNCq.VfR ANCIENT TOOLS
AMMAN, Jordan (UPI) Work
men digging a canal at East Ghor
in northern Jordan -have uncov
ered stone tools and ,mud looms
CALENDAR
OF EVENT?
TUESDAY
6:45 p.m., Kiwanis club, Saca
jawea. 7:30 p.m., De Molay meeting,
Masonic temple. Installation of
Officers.
7:30 p.m.. La Grande District
School Board, Superintendent's
office.
7:30 p.m., Cove Farm Bureau
meeting, Cove Sportsman's club,
election of officers. Short pro
gram. Potluck, bring table ser
vice. 7:30 p.m., Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, Odd Fellows tem
ple. WEDNESDAY
7:30 p.m., Carpenters Union
Local 2019 in Labor temple 220&
Depot Street.
7:30 p.m., La Grande City
Commission, City Hall.
7:30 p.m., Special Communica
tion La Grande lodge 41 AF and
AM Past Masters night. Enter
ed Apprentice degree. '
7:30 p.m., Third, final Cub'
Scout leaders training program at
High school.
7:30. p.m., Adult ! classes in
Arc welding, farm structures, re
pair of farm machinery, Voca
tional Ag department, Senior High
school. Fee lor courses.
HEALTH GRANTS INCREASE
WASHINGTON (U.PD The Na
tioal Institute of Mental Health
announced today that grants .for
training menial health workers
have totalled more than 16 million
dollars since July 1 three mil
lion dollars more than the total
for the 12 previous months.
dating back to the Bronze Age,
more than 3,000 years tbefore
Christ,,thc government said today.
Weil-Known Names
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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of Scots
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nickname
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13 Arrow poison
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Gardner
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Bach
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18. Hurry
19 Dogsledders
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2 Region
3 Body parts
4 Irish poet,
William
Butler
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6 Beast
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9 Fatherhood
10 State
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57 Not one
58 Amphibian
59 Vegas,
Nevada
60 Defeats at
cards
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name
25 Russian city
26 Sports
equipment
(pl.)
28 Great
30 Remove
31 Poems
33 Took part
22 More unusual 35 Sheen
24 His and 40 Eager
43 Jungle beasts
45 Blackboard
46 Kite part
47 Spanish jar
48 Cry of
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XXIII .
THE coffee had. just finished
peilcing when the phone rang.
Hal answered it and heard
Helen's familiar voice on the
other end of the line.
"I'm sorry, honey, but I have
to work late tonight. We got a
big siupment of new things-.to
da and Miss Valerie insists wd
must do the inventory tonight,
so we can unpack them tomor
row. I'll be quite late."
He could have shouted his re
lief. Talk about luck. Now he
wouldn't have to worry about
lteeping her fooled all evening.
"That's tough, honey," he said.
"Don't worlc loo hard."
"I won't. Can you find some
thing for your dinner?"
"Sure, don't worry. I'll eat
something a little later, and then
I think I'll turn in. .1 had a rough
day."
"How do you feel today?"
Ho felt a sharp flash of anaer,
What she wanted to ask was,
was ho still scared stiff, but ,be
controlled himself.
"I'm fine. Just a little tired,
line l ,ioia you.
"AH right, dear. I'll, see you
later."
"Bye." He hung up with a
smile.
His - plans seemed foolprool.
Helen kept Uie car most days,
because he could almost always
use tne service truck if he had
any errands. Last night, how
ever, they had left the truck at
the shop because they had stayed
downtown for dinner. Usually
when they did that, she took him
to .work and then went to her
job, but he had a logical reason
to give her for keeping the car
in the morning.
A now account, he would tell
her, and he wanted to make a
good impression. It would look
better if he had the car, instead
of driving up in a service truck.
mi by o L.
Matht. OhtiibuU4
hy NU Stnia. Ik.
As nearly as he could tell, he
had thought o everything.
It was hard to kill time. There
was the evening; paper, and tele
vision, but neither could hold his
interest for long. Finally, it was
"eight o'clock and he decided to
go to bed.
He got ready for bed and was
brushing his teetli when he hap
pened to glance at Helen's sleep
ing tablets. The label said, "Take
one before retiring." He poured
three of thein into his palm and
got a glass ol cold water.
He climbed into bed and forced
himself . to relax. The tablets
were quick acting; inside of 10
minutes he was asleep," and he
knew hothing until the following
morning,
When he finally opened his
eyes, he remembered.
HELEN was by his side.
breathing easily, her face hidden
in the crook of her elbow. He
eased his way out of bed and
went to the bathroom. The face
reflected in the mirror was a
temperance worker's horriblo.exr
ample.
His eyes were swollen and
bloodshot, and- his whole face
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sui'iueu w au u u lie imu.Huucu
20 years during the night.'
He swallowed a couple of as
pirins and went to 4he kitchen.
Aspirin and lots of coffee, or I'll
never be able to make it to the
front door, let .alone across the
mountains. ,
He was on his third cup of
coffee when a sleepy-eyed Helen
joined him. She wasn't fully
awake, but was nonetheless
lovejy in her jonqullry e 1 1 o w
peignoir. There was no denying
the girl had style sense and he
wondered in passing if she had
chosen yellow because it went
well with the green of the
kitchen.
"I smellcd the coffee. It waked I
me, even before the alarm,
Couldn't you sleep?"
"I got plenty of sleep. It was
just a little after eight when I
turned in. Did you finish the in
ventory for the ogre?"
"Oh, yes. Actually, taking the
inventory isn't much trouble, it's
waiting around while she exam
ines each thing for stains or rips,
and listening to her complain
when she finds one that is nerve-
wracking."
You should look for another
job. Ready for your coffee?"
Mmmm," she answered. "I
can't seem to wake up this morn
ing. Maybe I'd better take a cold
shower; Madame wouldn't like
it if I weren't on my toes."
"O.K., but make it quick, will
you?" Hal said carefully, "I want
to get an early start. Hardison is
thinking of air-conditioning his
plant. I'd like to catch him before
he gets too involved with other
stuff. Have a better chance of
selling him that way."
"I'll hurry. You want the car?"
"Might be better. Good im
pression and all like that."
VERHEY'S voice had been
steady, but his knuckles showed
white as his hands clenched
around the cup. He didn't like
to tell her such a barefaced lie,
even though it was necessary.
She was a good kid and he loved
her. At least Jie loved her more
than any .other wqman he ,had
ever known.
She had worked hard while he
had been in prison, saving every
dime so he would have a stake
when he got out. He had been
able to study air "conditioning
while he had done his time, and
planning for ,a business of his
own, where no one would ask
him questions, was all that had
kept him sane. She had even
gone on wbrking, so he could get
started, and then so he would
have enough money to branch
out into .home appliances.
She had done all that without
complaint, and when she found
out he had gone it would hurt
her. To cause her pain was the
last thing in the world he
wanted, but he just didn't have
what it took to stay.
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THE STORY OF MARTHA WAYNE
By Wilson Scruggs
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