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WEATHER Fair today and tonight; in creasing clouds Wednesday; high today 58-64; low tonight 22-28; high Wednesday 62-68. Established 1896 Daily except Sunday Dulles, Chiaog Treasury Officials Nix Sales Tax Plea WASHINGTON (UPI I Treasury officials and the chairman of Ihc Republican National Congressional Committee today rejected Com merce Secretary Sinclair Weeks' plea for a national sales tax on manufacturers. They asserted that the admini i) slralion will not recommend such legislation despite Weeks' announ cement that he will try to sell the President on the idea. Weeks told reporters last Satur day that he will urge the ad ministration to include in its leg islative proposals next January a board uniform excise tax levied at the factory. He sad federal revenue is too dependent on the income tax which falls off sharply in times of economic re cession. Weeks emphasized he was speaking only for himself. Never theless, the wide publicity given his statement in the closing weeks of the congressional election cam paign caused some dismay among GOP campaign strategists. They feared voters might lend (o as soeiajc Republican congressional candidates with Weeks' advocacy Local Lawyers Named On Bar Committees 1 Assignments lo Oregon State Bar committees for 1958-59 were announced Monday by George L. Hibbard, Oregon City, newly elec ted president. , .-,.' La Grande attorneys named, in- , eluded:, Ross E.. Hearing, Commit-. teebri 'Sawyer- Placement, ' Gf ifr vance Committee. : C; Richard Neely, Committee on Public ber vice and Information, Grievance Commiltepe; Colon R. Eberhard, Committee'' on Statute Revision, Committee oh Uniform State Laws, Trial Committee. S. H. Burleigh, Trial Committee. -.'.,-v. Korly-six slanding committees carry on the work of the bar. Lar gest group is the; trial committee which has 94 members, with ,09 attorneys serving on the grievance committee.. Ordeal Of By BUCK BUCHANAN . ; II. P. McCormick,, of 1708 Port land avenue here, was safe at home late yesterday afternoon af ter a state forestry search party had located him near Kamela at ;in p.m. McCormick, 55. an ex y x . , ;v c - WORDS OF WISDOAA P. H. McCormick of La Grande has some words of wisdom to offer ' hunters who tend to wander off by themselves in heavy woods. First, take a compass. Second, of a new, and unpopular tax. Rep. Richard M. Simpson (R Pa.i, chairman of 'the Republican National Congressional Commit tee, took the lead in publicly re pudiating Weeks' proposal. "I have been assured by of ficials in . the Treasury Depart ment that the administration is not contemplating any recom mendation to the Congress for the enactment of a new broadly based excise tax as recently mentioned by Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks," Simpson said. This was confirmed by a United Press International reporter in private talks with top Treasury officials. "We have no intention of re commending such a tax and haven't even been considering it," one official "said. "You'll note that Weeks said he was speaking for himself well, he sure was!" Simpson, a key member of the tax - writing House Ways & Means Committee, went on to say' that in the .absence of a recom mendation from the administra tion he doubted that Congress would even' "consider" such sweeping changes in federal ex cise taxes. -'- : ' Various proposals for a uniform excise tax on manufacturers have been advocated for many years,. but have never generated any enthusiasm in the Treasury of Congress. . : ". Court Asked Not To Change Gas Rate Methods Washington! 'lupiu vihe government"1 'asked' the -Supreme Court- today not overturn present natural gas rate-making' methods which it said protect consumers from price - gouging while per mitting expanded service. U. S. Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin said no alternative pro cedures could give equally satis factory results. .; ' ' The court set three' hours Mon day and today for arguments in the highly complex case which could mean refunds of .many mil lions of dollars by pipeline com panies to their customers. Being Lost Told By Wunter perienced hunter, had been lost since "about 5 p.m.' Sunday" in the area 20 miles northwest of La Grande. : ( While he warmed himself by the stove n his hnme, the" re clined on a couch to rest a leg don't panic. Third, stay put someone will find you. Fourth, don't get lost in the first place. Fifth, if you do, light green wood and create heavy smoke, ' (Observer Photo) LA I Ji I CLEANUP Mr. and Mrs. Roy Niaderer of 2106 First street here,' clean up after chasing . burglar from, their heme early yesterday morn ing, Niaderer caught the thief in hit bedroom end in a series of bouts, the burglar, who col lected $50 in jewelry, escaped,: The fight went like this; first round, ' in bedroom; second round, in hallway; third round in living room;. Moroccan i GorrnmeiFaces Crisis , PARIS (UPD Morocco's worst government crisis since the nation gained its independence two and a half years ago is threatening to topple the government of Premier Ahmed Balafrej, reports reaching' here said today. . - Balafrej and his government have , been in almost continual session with King Mohammed V since Saturday, :' . ' Reports from Rabat, have made no mention sot" the current crisis, biit informed sources: here said that, had been wrenched late Sun tlay afternoon, .he related his ex periences to this reporter. "My partner and I, O. F. Howell of La Grande; were hunting be-. hind" Kamela 'near the road to" Flat Lake when I , spotted some 1 GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1958 (ai-Shek 'i ' an ultimatum has been handed to Balafrej, demanding that he resign or face the threat, of an armed uprising. Cause of the trouble, the sources said, is the Istriqlal Party's mono poly of, government jobs. Other political factions feel they should have' a say in the government, and their demands have crysta lized into a "Balafrej must gd" movement. According to unconfirmed re ports-reaching here, the leader of deer and- rushed into this draw and through some' heavy brush," he said. '"That's when I hurt my leg." ' "Frankly, though I have been hunting for years, I panicked, and stumbled out of the brush and up this ridge - then discovered I was lost and had no idea where I was. It got dark in a hurry and a; light snow began to fall. I fired my gun several times and remain ed where I , was but nobody came." (Howell had sounded the horn of . their pickup but it was too far and McCormick hadn't Tieard it.) '."' ' Night': had fallen and it was cold so I started a fire in a log and stayed by the fire all night, not daring to go to sleep since I thought I'd fall or roll into the fire and anyway I was thirsty and cold." , "In the morning I made my big gest mistake. I thought I knew the area and during the night had seen the light flashes of the air plane beacon which I thought was located near Kamela. I found out later it wasn't located there at all.". ' I took off, 'crossed a canyon and thought I'd hit into the Knm-cla-Ukiah Road. Three hours later I was back where I'd sttarted I'd walked in a circle. Then I got mad at myself and jusj storied walking." 1 "Luckily, near one o'clock, I sow the forestry service pickup and Ihen the state forestry crew ind state police that were search ing for me." McCormick said he didn't get particularly hungary during the 20 hour ordeal but became "ter ribly .thirsty."'' And during this season there is little water in the hills. . ' "I finally found a small pool in a canyon and that's the best drink I ever had," ho added, Warning to hunters take a compass! Directions just aren't directions when you arc lost. Confer On Quemoy TTTTZZZZZZZ fourth round in dining room; fifth round, in kit chen; sixth round, in utilities room; seventh round in backyard. Eighth round never came off Neiderer's opponent failed to show up. The fight was unequal to start with. The burglar weighed ISO, Neiderer but 155. Police are in vestigating;. (Observer Photo) the anti - Balafrej. movement is Ben M e 1 o u d i, a former anti. French guerrilla! Meloudi has a force of several thousand guerrillas ready' for action in the wild Riff Mountains and has warned Balafrej that un. less he broadens his government and releases, three guerrilla leaders now under arrest his men will "begin operations," the ' re ports said. ' - 1 . ';" ' Some minor clashes between the Guerrillas and Moroccan troops have already taken place, the reports added. Offers Pour In To Adopt Orphaned Child ENTERPRISE (UPIr--:' Mrs. Claire McDaniel, Wallowa fcounty welfare administrator, said, today Offers of adoption hove been pour- ing in for three-year-old Carolyn Nickels, . orphaned by a triple shooting at Minam last Thursday night. Sgt. D. J. Casciato of the state police office here said this morn ing that his off ice had received two long distance calls. three local calls and a letter offering to adopt Carolyn Nickels. He-said persons calling and writing had been re ferred to the Wallowa county, Wel fare office at Enterprise. Mrs. McDaniel added that the little girl may be adopted by rela tives of either her father-or moth er. She said she received 20 long distance calls offering to ; adopt the little girl on Friday alone. The girl is at the Wallowa county wel fare home here. Her parents, Mr. and Mrsr. Wil liam T. Nickels, and Miss -Billie Johnson, Enterprise, died ' in the triple shooting and Archie Conrad, Minam, was wounded.; Five Lost Hunters All Return Safely By United Press International Five deer hunters reported lost in Oregon Monday all returned to safety. ' George Lovell, 28,- Mill City, turned up on a mountain road Monday afternoon after being lost on the Monument peak area of Linn county for about 46 hours He was exhausted and hungry but otherwise in good condition,; sher iff's officers said. H. P. McCormick, 55, La Grande, also was found safe Mon day as were Byron Hodgson and Larry Cook of Dallas who had been missing in the Black Rock area north of their home town. Earlier in the day 16 - year old Jack Tatom of Philomath reached safety after being reported miss ing in eastern Linclon county. Thailand Seized By Military BANGKOK, Thailand (UPI) Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, who seized power in Thailand in a bloodless- coup d'etat Monday night, today began a roundup of the Communists who he says threaten the nation's security. More than 100. police patrols fanned out across the city at 1:30 a.m., seeking suspected Reds. Chinese-language newspa pers were a particular target of the dragnet, and it was reported that some newspapermen had been picked up for questioning. Police predicted that the round up would bring in a number of high-ranking arnly and police of ficials. It was impossible imme diately to determine whether any prominent leftist politicians arc under arrest. - The roundup followed Monday's seizure of power by Sarit s Revo lutionary ' Party, which charges that Communist subversion hud become .a 'threat to the nation. The j field '; marshal, who had been supreme commander of the armed forces,', declared martial law, scrapped the constitution and dissolved' the national assem bly, i;-: '""''. lie announced over Radio Thai land that his revolutionary party will, rule the country, until further notice: . , .' .-'."f ; ' ' ;'".' ''.. The coup came six hours after Premier., Thanom 4 Kitlikachorn had resigned, .declaring that ho "could not conduct the affairs of the state with the . desired re sults.'- '....;,.. A ; government ; broadcast ' said Thonom ji greed JqjSarit's seizure of p'OvVen..'''-'".''-,!. s"v . Grade School Pupils Take Forestry Tour Approximately ,200 fourth grade La- Grande.. publics school children left by bus this morning for' a for estry tour in. ihe:- Fly Creek ridge area.'. , '. '..;' . ; , i Tlte tour. is i.sponsored -by -the Mt. Emily . lumber Company, ' a division of the- Vnlsetz Lumber Company,' at the La Grande public school's ;equest., It' involves the participation of; the U. S; , Forest Service, ; U. S. Conservation Ser vice, Oregon State Board of For estry, Oregon State Game Depart ment and the Union County; Ex tension Service,. ., . ' ; . ' '...; The' program : for the day ' in cludes' a tree falling demonstra tion, 10;45; lunch from 11 to 11:30; loading, skidding and soils, 11:30; tre6 farming -in pine woods, water shed management, fire prevention and fish and. game management beginning at 1:30; return trip to La Grande, 1:45. . ' Another' tour is planned for to morrow morning wilh assembly of children at 0:45 at the Central School. -. .- -,'.' Solicitation For Banquet Funds Begins Solicitation for funds to finance I he 10th annual Farmer-Merchant banquet began yesterday, accord ing to' Bill Thomas, chairman of the banquet solicitation commit tee' !.. '-.! ,' . . .. The free : banquet, which has been described as the "biggest pot-luck in the state," is sponsor ed annually' by the La. Grande- Union County Chamber ot com merce, ' Flvo hundred farmers and merchants are expected lo at tend this year's. banquet next Tuesday at -7 ' p.m. in the Lo Grande armory. As In past- years, the event will be financed, through the. volun lary contributions of local busi ness and professional people. Thomas said it is hoped tnai '.he solicitation can be completed by Wednesday. All farmers in Union county are being invited to attend the event. DEATH REPORTED Charles E. Cameron, 85, died in Elgin on Oct. 19. Funeral ar rangements will be nnrdimccd Inter by: Dompsey-Snodgrass Fu neral Home.- Spokesman To Talk Of Ship Convoy TAIPEI, Formosa (UPD Sec retary of Stale John Foster Dulles and President Chiang Kai-shek met for two and a half hours to day. A spokesman for Dulles said it was logical to assume they dis cussed resumption of U.S. naval convoys for Nationalist ships sup plying the Quemoys. As they started the first of three days of talks on the For mosa Strait crisis, the Nationalist. Defense Ministry reported that the Red Chinese had opened another artillery bombardment of the off shore isla.ids. The ministry said I ho Commu nists poured a total of 3,313 shells into the Quemoys on this second day of renewed bombardment of Baum Accepts Appointment I To Committee , Ray .Baum, Union county com missioner for 10 years, has ac cepted the appointment to serve on the welfare committee of the National . Association of County Officials, with general offices in Washington, D. C, by the os- sociatlon president, W. H. John ston. ; In a letter to Baum, Johnston said, "Because you are a recog nized leader of 'county govern ment in your state, we would be particularly honored if you would accept appointment to serve. Our committee people meet separate ly at our annual mid-winter con ferences; carry the burden of our work with the Congress -and ad ministrative agencies and in gen eral implement the program of jur association at the state level Baum will attend the Oregon meeting planned for November 19 to 21 in Portland. He is also considering attending the na tlonal business meeting schedul ed for Nov. 23 to 25 ut Ashcvlle, N.C. ' Progress In Eradication Of Bush Told County Agent Ted Sidor said to day that although the communl-ly-wido . campaign" to eradicate barberry has not yet gotten un derway, several La Grande resi dents have called his office to re port that they have the bush in their yard. ' "In all instances," Sidor said 'people who learn they have com mon barberry in their yard are anxious to have it taken out. The decorative shrub has been placed on the compulsory eradi cation list because it plays hos. to the spores of wheat stem rust. The rust last year caused nearly $400,000 damage to Union county grain crops. , . Sidor said the cooperation of La Orando people in reporting tin shrub has been "outstanding." Efforts are currently underway Ihrough the La Grande-Union county Chamber of Commerce, to organize an Inter-service club project in, La Grande with clubs participating in a program to ell rninate the bush. It is proposed hat such a program be schedul ed early next month. ARRESTS TOLD State nnllee rpnort the nrrest of Dlinnn Pni-rlnll nirn 90 nnH Ren son Cordell, ago 42, on October 10 for false application for mint ing licenses under the Oregon State Game Code regulations. RAY BAUM Price 5 Cents Says Logical the Quemoys after 15 days of quiet. Joseph Greene, special assistant to Dulles, briefed newsmen at the end of the opening discussions at Chiang's mountaintop retreat near Taipei. He said he was not pres ent at the talks, but was filled in afterwards. Questioned whether Dulles pro posed offshore island troop re duction, which Chiang opposes, Green said: , "Mr. Dulles is not out here to twist anyone's arm, apply any pressure or heat. That sort of thing is not compatible with the mutual trust and confidence which governs our relations." Asked if the'qucstlon of the U.S. resuming its naval escort of Na tionalist supply ships to Quemoy was considered, Greene replied: "I would imagine that matter was encompassed in the general re view of the military situation." Dulles came here to discuss wilh Chiang and other leaders ways to strengthen U.S.-National-ist Chinese relationships. On this score,' Greene told reporters that "The keynote of the talks was set in what Dulles said upon arrival In Taipei this morning." v .' This referred to Dulles' state-' ment that "our consultations are not aimed at reaching any new agreement. "We hope through re-examination further to consolidate a relation ship of , mutual trust and confi dence which is of immense value to all of the Free World," Dulles said. ' ,;, ,. .- ' : . . ,' '--. Thcnowsmen questioned Greene closely on whether. Dulles' - 10 minute telephone conversation Monday afterr the . Cemmniskd i initially T&TOKO thbir own self-im-posed cease fire had affected the secretary's.-, approach to, Chiang. Dulles called the President in Den ver during a stopover in Fair banks, Alaska, while ! en route here from Europe on a North Pole flight. It was decided then for him to continue here despito the renewed Red bombardment. "There was no change in the purpose of the talks,"; Greene said. Shortly after L. the high-level meeting started ' between Dulles and Chiang, the Nationalist De fense Ministry , announced , that Red artillery launched a general bombardment of the Quemoys' for the second day. in a row after a 15-day period of "peace" in the strait. Heavy fire was directed against Little Quemoy. ' ' Dulles drove to, "Scholar's For est," Chiang's home of the out skirts of Taipei, to begin a three day round of conferences. Their meeting began just 24 hours after the 11,520-shell Communist bar rage which ended 15 days of un easy "peace" off the Red-held China coast., s ' The nationalist president's . top military advisers attended the meeting, but Dulles was-accompanied only by two diplomatic aides Assistant Secretary of Stale Walter Robertson and Am inssador Everett Drumright; ' The high concentration of Chi nese Generals left little doubt that the 71-year old, nationalist leader Intended to focus his talks with Dulles on military matters. Dulles, on the other hand, ap peared willing to listen but not lo initiate any military arguments at today's meeting. Tire Salesman ; Admits Setting Portland Fires PORTLAND (UPI) - Police; who have , been, searching for a local arsonist, arrested a 32-year-old tire salesman Monday after he confessed to setting 23 fires in the Portland area. Darrell J. Rocsborry was charg ed with first degree arson and lodged in city jail. Bail was set at $10,000. ... -.t; Itoesbery walked into police headquarters and told officers ho decided to. confess because he figured fire investigators were on his trail. He gave no motive for, setting the blazes. ' Roosbery admitted setting fires at 11 Portland companies, : ttoi vacant buildings, four residences and in other areas. The biggest blaze destroyed the Plywood Sales Company in East Portland with -loss estimated at more than $109,000. Damage in the fires to which Rocsbery confessed was estimated at $199,190.