WEATHER Partly cloudy today with a few showers over mountains. Increase clouds tonight with a little rain about morning Clearing periods and scatter ed showers Tuesday. High both days 48-55, low 35-42. o Established 1896 Daily except Sunday LA GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1958 Price 5 Cents c afldidates Wreckage Of Missing Plane Believed Found CASCADE LOCKS (UPD The wreckage of a light plane, be; lieved to be one missing on a .4 flight from California to Portland wiui mice persons auoara, was West Nixes All-Time Test Ban GENEVA (UPD The West rejected Russia's demand for an immediate all-time ban on nuclear testing today but left the door open for agreement on a control scheme to place such a ban in the future. Represent all ves of the United States; Britain and Russia met for the second formal session of the : Geneva nuclear ban conference at : the Palais des Nations. Before ' them they had a draft treaty sub- ; mittcd by Russia to the West at the opening session last Friday. It reportedly consisted of:' A solemn declaration to be tigned by all three countries at once pledging them to refrain fore ever from all further nuclear test ing. - A control system to police the ban modeled on one proposed by nuclear scientists of, the western and Soviet blocs wlio rr.e. here last summer. The West has "refused consistent ly to sign any unconditional all-, nimo barf. It is 'unwilling to 40 be yend a year to ycar -ban, ,-and.lhen '' t)iily';prbVi'ded" a" t onlfol System "is functioning and progess is made tow ards general nncleni dis-irora- ment. ' ' '. ' : , The West's main objections were : said to be: Signing of an all-time ban here and now.would leave Vm. Wjiy open to indefinite haggling for months, perhaps for years,. over the control system - which the West feels is essential. ' 'The Russian pla" made.no provision for the' possibility that a further power say, France or Red China might explode a bomb shortl. The Russian plan left no loop hole for nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes. The U. S. con siders this essential to any nu clear ban agreement. Merchant Group Recommends Store Closure Tuesday. The La Grande Retail Merch ants Association has recommend ed that stores close all day Tues day, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. . RMA President Harold Laur ence said the recommendation was approved at a general mem bership meeting early this year. 'Thc store closing has been tra-. ' ditionally observed here, to honor veterans of America's wars, Lau rence added. f wl t - - -I - t linn - '-t'--" - MANAGING EDITOR Ray C, Anderson, left, this morning an nounced the appointment of H. E. Philby of The Dallei at manag ing editor on the Evening Observer. Philby was city editor o"n The Dalles Chronicle before coming to Li Grande this morning, ' Election Tomorrow - Vote - reported seen on a mountain about eight miles east of heie today. A ground party and lh Hono River county coroner were en route to the scene, Hie State Board of Aeronautics reported. The tail section of the pla;ie was reported seen from the air. Authorities began checking out reports of a crash in ,the Shell Rock mountain area after a tann er reported scing a flash on the mountain. The CAA said that a single engine Cessna 180 owned by Earl K. Strcetcr, Portland contractor, and believed carrying two other persons besides Streeter, was overdue in Portland late Sunday and was last heard from near The Dalles, east of here 'in north central Oregon. Strcetcr, who flew to San Raphael, Calif., Saturday with his sister and cousin to visit rela tives in Mill Valley ":(!:.,! left for Portland SunGay ." .... iftKin; off at San Raphael at noon, the plane refueled at Redmond, Ore. and was to return to Portland via The Dalles, authorities said. Strceler's passengers were his sister, Mrs. Bernicc Kulman, and a cousin, Royal Thornburg, both of Portland. 1 The CAA said it last had con tact with the Strcetcr plane about 9:50 p.m. Sunday near The Dalles. I Hs E 'Philby U; Joins Staff t Of Observer H. E. Phllby, former city editor on The Dalles Chronicle, this morning was appointed manag ing editor on The La Grande Eve ning Observer by Publisher Ray C. Anderson. Philby is married, with a fam ily consisting of his wife Jean and their two children, Diane, 6, and Donald, 12. Also to move to La La Grande with them will be Mrs. Philby's parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Munro. Dr. Munro is a retired San Diego, Calif, vet erinarian. The new managing editor is a gradute of Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa, where he took his degree in journalism and eco nomics and graduate work in eco nomies. During World War II Philby was a Navy reporter-photo grapher, serving in the South Pa cific during 1942 through 1944. Prior to becoming city editor at The Dalles three years ago, Philby was m tne newspaper new in tne San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego areas.. The Philby family participate in hunting and fishing as hobbies. Philby is a licensed amateur ra dio operator. Arrangements are now being made for the family to move to La Grande. ' J I wmaup Lampaigns: uini r . 1 r , i s- ? -. J ' JET ; AL ULLMAN Democrat Incumbent For Congress BOB TIPPETT Republican Candidate For State Legislature Communists i Increase Island Attack TAIPEI, F'ormosa (UPD The Chinese Communists pounded the yuemoy Islands today with 36,431 shells in the biggest one-day bar rage since early September, tlu- Defense Ministry said. Civilian loss of life was feared heavy. The Defense Ministry said the massive bombardment hit the 14 offshore islands between neon, and 6 p.m., ihe biggest bombardment since Sept U when Red artillery blasted the islands with more than 58,000 rounds. The homhardnient was believed here to be a noisy protest against U. S. govcirment policies and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on the eve of the Amer ican elections. Nationalist sources claimed that counterfiro irein American - sup plied, eight-inch self - propelled howitzers and oilier artillery "sup pressed'' some ol the Communist guns but intensity of the Nation alist counierfiic was not disclosed. Lost Boy Found Dead. In River Near Home POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (UPD Grief-stricken relatives of Paul Grochowicz, 7, whose disappear ance 18 days ago spurred an ex haustive manhunt, today consid ered sending Paul's body "back home" to Tacoma, Wash., lor bur ial, it was learned today. Paul's weed-covered body was found in the Ramapo River Sun day, wedged at a dock only 500 feet from his parents nome.. The discovery ended an in'tn- ive search by 'iiousands 01' wl inteers and n .ice in three joun- ties, who .ism civil defense planf. nd h .'edhoumls in an effort j tr.ick the Boy. dtwn. F:iul 5: grandmother, w.u. Charles Paines, r said to eaw told a reporter that the boy s par ents wanted to bury Paul "back home in Tacoma. . . On Oct. 16, Paul ran away from home after several boyish scrapes. He told playmates that he didn't like New Jersey and that he was going "home to grandma" in Ta coma. U.S, RECOGNIZES GUINEA WASHINGTON (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower has formally ex tended diplomatic recognition to the independent government of Guinea, a former French terri tory on the west coast of Africa. w j l Y ROBERT HOLMES Democrat Incumbent For Governor, MARK HATFIELD Republican Candidate For Governor;; Democrats t Confident GOP Hopes For Upsets WASHINGTON (UPD The 1058 political campaign ends today with the Democrats confident and the Republicans hoping for upsets in Tuesday s elections. - Despite close races in some states, practically all the polls and other political barometers in dicated the Democrats will in crease their now slender major ities in the House and Senate. Almost 50 million voters in 47 states will ballot Tuesday to elect 311 U. S. senators, 432 Hu'iso members, 32 governors and many other- state and local officials. Maine1 elected a senator, a gover nor and three House mcmheis Sepl. 8 all Democrats except one House member. Dionne Quint Gives Birth To Son Sunday MONTREAL (UPD Annette, one of the four surviving Dionne quintuplets, gave birth Sunday to a boy weighing eight pounds and an ounce. The 24-year-old wife of Ger main Allard, a -finance company executive, was the first of the quints to be married. Her child was born at 8 a.m. Sunday, nine hours after she entered Sacred Heart Hospital. Allard said today that both An nette and the baby were doing fine. He said Annette's first words him after the birth were "Gerry, we've got a very nice boy." The baby probably will be christenedn Jean Francois, the Jean after Pope John XXIII, Al lard said. Crippled Children's Clinic Set Nov. 13 A Crippled Childrens' Clinic will be held Nov. 13 at the Union County Health Department in La Grande. Three counties partici pate in this clinic, Baker, Wallo wa and Union. The examining orthopedist comes from Pendleton; the nurs ing consultant, Miss Prinzing, and the medical stenographer ' come from the Crippled Childrens' Di vision of the Oregon Medical School. . For information phone the Un ion County Health Department. Polls Open DON McKINNIS Democrat Candidate For State Legislature MARION WEATHERFORD Republican - Candidate For Congress Last minute appeals came to day from the candidates. But the b.g guns in both parties were si lent except for Vice President Ricliii'-d M. Nixon, campaigning in the soon-to-be new staic oi Alaska which holds ils first elec tion Nov. 25. , In a dispatch written today for United Press International, Dem ocratic National' Chairman Paul M. Butler predicted his party will gain at least 8 to 12 Senate seats and at least 40 House seats. On a television program Sun day he used more specific figures and said he expected a gain of 11 or .12 Senate seats and 47 House seats. On a radio program Chairman George Smalhers of the Democratic Senatorial Cam paign Committee predicted a Democratic pickup of at least 12 Senate seats, not counting the one already won in Maine and those at stake in Alaska. Republican Naanml Chairman Meade Alcorn told another televi sw" uudience reports from GOP I a (I e r s showi-J Republicans ivo'.i.'d "do better fian the pools indlalfd." He said these reports r.'.oin'ted "some wry startling upsets" and showed that the GOP "could conceivably rocii lure con trol of the House." He admitted regaining control of the Senate "would be very difficult." The Senate lineup is now 49 Democrats and 47 Republicans. The House is divided 232 Demo crats, 105 Republicans and eight vacancies. Alcorn named no states as the locale for upsets. Smathcrs said his party had its best chances to displace Republican senators in Connecticut, New York, West Vir ginia Itwo seats), Michigan, Indi ana, Minnesota, Wyoming, Wis consin, California, Arizona ana Nevada. ' Although Democrat Frank Ho gan might win the senatorial race in New York over Rep. Kenneth B. Keating, that state still provid ed the GOP with at least one bright spot in an otherwise gloomy picture. Bookmakers re ported Sunday nightt he odds had risen to 2-1 on Republican Nelson A. Rockefeller to unseat Demo cratic Gov. Averell Harriman. U.S. GROUP GOES TO VATICAN VATICAN CITY (UPD-A U. S. delegation headed by Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell is ex pected here today to represent President Elsenhower at Tues day's coronation of Pope John XXIII. 8 a.m. To 8 p;in. Wt r Oregon's Election Comes To Close; Polls Are Open 8 a.m. To 8 p.m. Oregon's 1958 general election campaiun, sparked by Mark Hatfield by Sen. Wayne their final appeal lor votes. , ... Polls open at 8 a.m. and close ijt 8 p.m. in Oregon Tuesday. Besides the hot race for governor, that was sparked by Senator Morses' statements Saturday, Marion T. Weatherford, Arlington rancher and . . : ..n; - 'mi n . incumbent AL unman ior representative in uongress irom uie siiu lmsinit oi uregun. Ullman is a Democrat, Weatherford is run ning on the Republican ticket. . One other state office will be filled in Tuesdays' vote, that of Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor. Norman is the Republican. -, Robert A. Tippett, Republican and Don McKinnis, Democrat, are running for the va cant seat left from the 24th Representative District, of the state legislature. The district covers Union ana waiiowa counties. Rebs For Plane Crash HAVANA (UPD U.S Ambas sador Earl T. Smith, announced he would fly today to the rebel threatened area of . Cuba where four rebels seized -a Cubana air liner Saturday and caused it to crash in the sea .with the loss of 17 lives, seven of, them Ameri cans. ' ,. , ' - .. Three persons survived, . includ ing one American. . The bodies of the victims were believed-, sealed in the fuselage of the huge-.Brit ish-made V i s c o u n t turboprop plane-in ten feet of water in. Nipe Bay near the Preston- Airfield on the north coast, of Onente Prov ince. . ' l -i,. -W.-Vli j Authorities said ; one lof 'the suri- vivora,-Oiar,iji Mmpnet.ja' natur alized American . pf , Chattanooga, Tcnn.i told tnem me four reDcis forced pilot Ruskin Medranp at pistol point to head for Preston. The plane left Miami - Saturday afternoon, on the 45 minute- flight to Varadero Beach, a resort area 87 miles east of Havana. HAVANA, Cuba (UPD Voters in strife-torn Cuba today choose a new president and hundreds of lesser officials, .-'.:( . i". i - Rebels opposing the government called off their campaign, of vio lence for thed fly: But. thejr did not say what would happen in the future. The rebels had. threatened death to those taking part in the election, either as voters or Can didates, but . Cuban law requires that everyone must vote. ; . The balloting-by -midday was quiet and orderly. Greater Hav ana's 1,500 polling places were guarded by rifle-bearing soldiers, while radio-equipped police and army cars circulated through the city streets continuously. ... Portland Elk Hunter RetUrni V Safely To Cdrrip l Portland eik hunter; tt. F. Em mons, 57, lost in! Wallowa coun ty last night, has returned to camp, State Police at La. Grande reported this morning.-,: Emmons, became .:' lost - In 'the Pope creek ' and ' Whiskey creek area while elk hunting with; A. W. Connors, also of Portland, who filed the initial lost report with State Police at Enterprise. Missing Page A pare torn lri tn ment book l4i l"1?1 child to iutpeot vtoUne. Th suddenly (hi Ituu that- tklf violence may- ke. lret acalnat kerteU.. To whom ten he turn? Whom eae ahe.tnatT Read tha aaaeonae thriller THE HOUSE ON THE BEACH By E. L Wlrheri Boglm In Evening Obwrvef Today Morse (D Ore.) came to a close today as candidates made O. Nilscn is the Democratic Three county offices are open but only one will show two can didates vieing for the post. Her bert J. Speckhart, incumbent, and Democrat; is being challenged by Republican George L. Comes. Democrat ft. M. "Dick" Hart- sock is unopposed for Union County assessor while Norman E. Dan iels, Republican, is unopposed for county coroner. Seven men, including two in cumbents, are running for three seats as commissioners of the city of La .Grande. Those two receiv ing the highest number of votes will serve, four years as commis sioners, the third highest will serve for two years; Incumbents are Gordan W. Clarke and Arlo Z. Noyes. Others seeking ; the commissioner posts include .Ewlng R. Humphreys, E. Paul Schrock, Emerson C. Smock, Harold I. Schwebke and William I. Herrmnn. '.-, Three candidates for position on the Oregon l.Suprece -' Co-urti and Rex .putnam, incumbent- super intendent of public instruction, are unopposed. .These positions are all non-partisan. Thirteen measure sappear on the ballot for yes or no vole by citizens. . These are all being referred to the people of Oregon Polling Places, Precincts Told For Vote Here La Grande No. 1 Court House; No. b-r IOOF Bldg., Elm; No. 3 Church . of God, Jefferson and Cedar; No., 4 Riveria School Gym; No, 5 Frultdale School; No. 8 Willow School; No. 7 Court House; No. 8 Court House; No. a Presbyterian Church; No. 10 Methodist Church; No. 11 O'Neal Residence; 1910 Second; No. 12 .Herrmann Residence, 1411 S; No. 13 Improvement Club, y Ave.; No. 14 Miller Residence, 2001 East N; No. 15 Motor Vehcile License Office, Dc- lot. Alice! School House; Ante lopeSchool House; Big Creek School ; House; Cove School rsym! Elgin No. 1 City Building; Elgln' No, 2 Methodist Church; Hilgard CantrelHome; Hot Lake Sanatorium; Imbler Le gion Hall; Island city Farm Bur eau building; Perry School House; Powder Grange Hall; Summervijlc IOOF Hall; Union No. 1 Legion Hall; Union No. 2 -Legion Hall. Giant Jet Inaugurates Cargo Service SAN FRANCISCO (UPD A giant Boeing 707 jet flagship took off today as American Airlines of ficial -inaugurated jet cargo ser vice' to Chicago and New York. The .big silver, orange, white and, blue plane roared from New York to San Francisco Sunday in 4 hours and 58 minutes. The time broke the old commercial jet rec ord of 5 hours and 51 minutes set by a Pan American World Air ways 707 on Aug. 15. Captain Charles A. Macatee of New York credited favorable winds for the fast trip. Public officials from many Bay Area communities and Hollywood actress Anne Baxter were on hand this morning to help speed the plane oh Its way back to New York. : Be Sure loday the blockbusting blast against businessman, is challenging r 1 T ' . 1 J A r candidate, Lyle E. MCauley, by the state legislative assembly. Measure 1. Deals with repeal ing obsolete constitutional provi. sion describing state boundaries. It authorizes modifying of existing state boundaries by Interstate agreement with the approval of Congress. ., . - . Measure 2. Would increase funds for war veterans' loans for the purchase of farms and homes. Supporters of the measure contend that the program or veterans' loans appear to be operating, on a, self supporting basis and additional funds are needed to take care of large numbers of unprocessed ap plications. ' Opponents ' maintain adequate private capital is- avail able. ' Measure 3. Would Increase ' the salaries of state legislators from the present $600 a year, one of' the lowest in the nation, to $1,200 a year. .. ... - - ,.,-.!-;:':".. Measure 4 Is a capital punish ment bill. The purpose of the bill 1 Is to eliminate from Oregon con stitution present . provision .for, deatjv.penalty for th-sfrdegree linur-. f der. It . would allow' for the legis lature to fix the penalty. ; v V -; Measure - 8. would authorize municipalities to - - set ' aside - in creased faxes resulting from urban development projects to pay the indebtedness incurred in such de velopments. ' ' Measure 6. Authorizes legisla ture to fix the maximum limita tion on county bonded indebted ness incurred in carrying out pur poses prescribed by law. - Measure 7. Is designed to speed up criminal cases by providtbg for extra grand juries for special investigations. ' . vV;,-V,-; Measure 8, autorizes - the. legts- . lature to alter, readce, enlarge or terminate the use or purpose of any state institution' located out side Marion County any time. iafteV 10 years from the date of the elec tion which located the institution,-. Measure 9. Would authorize the Oregon Supreme Court to appoint temporary judges to (he Supreme Court and to lower courts with an eye to speeding up the work of tht courts. ' . - ; ' Measure 10. Would empower the state to acquire and develop water, thermal and nuclear power generating facilities. The state may develop electrical energy for transmission and sole on whole sale basis or directly to industries using 10,000 kilowatts or more. ;;.,. Measure 11. Is a county home rule amendment. It Would auth orize counties by vote to adopt charters providing for their -own, type of government and powers over matters of county concern. Proponents of the measure contend that it would free counties from' many rigid state controls. . Measure 12.-Would permit the. Board of Control to discontinue ' using the Eastern Oregon and Uni versity State Tuberculosis Hos pitals, in whole or part. The board could designate the use of the bos-, pitals for use for any other state, institution or agency. Measure 13 Would amend the Oregon Constitution to permit em ployes or members of a school board or the Board of Higher Edu cation to serve as members Qf the -legislature. ,, '! . Also on the ballot will be a special election that will require a yes or no mark from people in' Union county ' as to whether the County court should be authorized' lo lexy a tax of $50,000 each year for a period of four years in-ex-j cess of the constitutional limita tion, commencing July 1. 1969, for' the purpose of construction and, maintenance of county roads and bridges. The County court Is un-, able to raise sufficient funds to keep the roads and bridges iri good' shape with present -funds. , To Vote '-f