Daily except Sunday Red Press Doubts U.S. Would Fight For City BERLIN lUPD The Commu ' nist East German press renewed its attacks today on the Allied po sition in Berlin and expressed doubt the United States would really fight to hold the city. "People are not ready to allow themselves to be dragged into a destructive war for West Berlin," the East Berlin newspaper "Ber ' liner Zeitung" said. Its headline read: "Die For West Berlin? The Peo- License Fee Issue Explained Hubert Fallow, u La Grande businessman the past several years, this morning said that he is in the business of handling mu sic boxes and other amusement devices on which lie pays feder- ul and state taxes and a city li cence fee and that the Wednes day i night. City Commission dis cussion on "pinball" machines should have a minor part of the consideration in connection with license fees. Fallow said each operator in La Grande pays $1,500 a year to the city as a license fee to oper ate in La Grande, regardless of the number of amusement mach ines or number of locations' in town. There are two firms in the business here, Fallow and Jack Burton, who appeared at the com mission meeting seeking a change in the license fee system. Fallow said that the amusement device business here is-good and clean and that operations of pin ball machines is a minor item in La Grande. He said the main point for consideration is whether or not- the city license fee for handling all amusement machines in La Grande is too high. In this Connection, he said,. the operation of Jjjnball . machines , is not the "issue.'-'..y.""--...,..... y . :' City Commissioners ' '. Wednes day night decided to again look into the clly ordinance on amuse ment machines in respect to the amount of the annual license fee. The decision came after having "tabled indefinitely" the issue a week ngo, and Burton's appearance Wednesday night. Snow Packed Along Tollgate In the Weston-Elgin area, on the Tollgate road, three now inches of snow fell last night and light flurries continued today, State Police headquarters here reported. Last night's snow resulted in 20-inches of snow along the highway, the report slated. According to the weather re port this morning, La Grande can "expect snow showers with partial clearing tonight, with the mercury to drop between 22 and 28 degrees. Portland got its first show of the season last night as wintry weather also hit the coastal area. ENLISTS IN ARMY Robert E. Tuck, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H, Tuck, of Summer ville, has enlisted in the Army. Tuck has been assigned to the Military Police Corps. I ' ' ' ' 1 ' J .- 1 " few rJ:: 3 INSPECTION Colonel James T. Darrah; Ore gon sector commander of the Army Reserve Corps, is shown above (center) talking with Lt. Col. Alan W. Chrittensen (right) of Summer- pie Say No.", The story apparently was prompted by the U.S. Stale De partment's pledge to hold West Berlin by military force if neces sary against the Communists. The Berliner Zeitung repeated previous Communist assertions that the Allied occupation is based on the Potsdam Agreement, de clared the West has broken the agreement and said the West has lost its rights to stay here. This was- in denial of a State Department statement Thursday that the occupation is not based on Potsdam but on the military defeat of Nazi Germany. The same view was expressed by the East Berlin newspapei "Neue Zeil" which said the West em arguments in support of Allied occupation were not tenable. The new press attacks came after an unsuccessful Communist election rally Thursday night in blockade-threatened West Berlin. Three thousand angry young Berlincrs tried to break up the rally but riot police kept them from mauling the Reds. Their protests were so strong, however, the rally was turned into a fiasco. The Communists, targets of a stone throwing barrage and taunts of "traitor'.' and "clown with the Communists," returned to East Berlin later by devious ways to escape the wrath of the West Berlin youths.. Some strag gled home in the early hours' to day. Ironically the West " Berlin po lice who prevented the West Ber liners from mobbing the Commu nists learned their technique in training to halt Communist riots. There have been frequent clashes in recent years and the West Ber lin police are masters of riot technique. The Communists .called the po litical rally in hopes of picking up votes for the Dec. 7 municipal elections in West .Jgerlin. The Reds '' won 2.7 "per cent -oN the Votes in the last election and arc not represented in the West Ber lin government. Five per cent is necessary to win seats under the City's proportional representation system. ' About, 8,000 Communists at tended the rally. Most of them were from East Berlin and be trayed their origin by automati cally displaying their identity cards as they entered the build ing. The practice is not necessary in West Berlin. Communist speakers echoed the Monday statement by Soviet , Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev that the Western Allies should give up their occupation rights in Berlin. The anger displayed by the West ' Berliners reflected , their fears the Soviets might permit the East German Communists to impose a .crippling blockade on Berlin one far worse than that of 1948-49 when Allied planes saved the city with a gigantic air lift. This time, the Westerners feared the Reds would close the air routes as well. The city already ,was checking its food stocks in event of emer gency. The city government an nounced it had six to nine month stocks of coal, ! gasoline, sugar, flour, cereals,- meat, milk, fat, potatoes and other goods for 2, 200,000 persons. ' One big fear was that any blockade would ruin West Berlin's thriving economy. Food might be 'flown in but not supplies for industry. . .... AW1? J- ' vC NOW, LISTEN La Grande High School Principal Ron Walk, left,, apparently was getting his point across to City Commissioner Arlo Noyes yesterday during the day-long Education-Business Day at the schools.. School officials said about 40 persons attended the initial E-B Day and that before deciding whether or not to make' it an annual event, questionaires will be sent out to help eval uate the program. With Noyes seated at a high school student's desk. Walk loomed over him while possibly explaining school ad ministration policies. The Chamber of Commerce helped promote the program and termed the program a success. (Observer) Ike Advised That Gas Tax Increase Needed ': WASHINGTON UPH Presi dent Eisenhower has been ad vised that an increase jnheed-. etal, gasoline. .'tax "SI .oiiSof" fli cents per gal.lon.'ryiIl (be necessary next' year to avoid adding mate rially to his deficit difficulties. The Chief Executive was ex pected to' decide shortly whether to recommend the increase to the new heavily-Democratic Congress. Power Firm's Project Told California Pacific Utilities- is reconstructing the 7,200 volt line on Mt. Harris, northeast of Ali cel, supplying Grande Ronde TV Association, Eastern Oregon Tel evision and" Mt. Emily Lumber Company's radio transmitter. The pole line is undergoing re inforcemenls to withstand heavy snows and jce loading. The line will be reinforced by the addition of a pole and several guys near the termination point at the top of the mountain. The aluminum conductor in the last three snans will be replaced with new hieh strength steel and cop ner wire, y ' In order for the linemen to complete the work safely it will he necessarv to cut off the pow er on the 7.200 volt line from 9:30 A.M. to 12r30 noon on Monday November 17. . The temnorarv interruption will onlv affect the electric ser vice to the TV transmitters an( Mt Emilv rndio transmitter.- Thp "rojeet cost is estimated at $1,000. r urn? ville and Major Ed Richardson, (left) in com mand of Reserves in this area. Col. Darrah in spected facilities In the La Grande Area Com mand of the Reserves, yesterday. (Observer) Established 1896 LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1958 Firm recommendations for the hike have been -delivered to the While House. A final decision on- parenlly awaits the outcome, of flit?.. l-...l.t.Ann tl.n D...iJA..l1.J secretary 01 'treasury KODeri u Anderson, just back from Inida. me gasoline tax increase is only one of many difficult fiscal decisions lacing Eisenhower as budget for fiscal 1960 the 12- monlh period ending June 30, 19G0 nears completion prepara tory to its submission to Congress in late January. The 1959 budget picture remains bleak despite an energetic up ward spurt in business conditions during recent weeks. The Presi dent's top financial advisers have not reduced their estimate of a federal deficit of $12,250,000,000 in this fiscal year, which ends next Juno 30. Some private experts have ex pressed belief the deficit will be considerably less due to improved business activity and higher rev enue collections. Key Eisenhower advisers say that while receipts may go some what above the 67 billions esti mated last September, expendi tures may also increase beyond the estimated $79,200,000,000 due to new federal needs in agricul ture and defense, plus higher-than-expectcd government inter est payments. . In another revenue field, is the question of asking another in crease in postal rates to attack the still-high Post Office Depart ment deficit. Postal rate raises approved by Congress this year were short of Eisenhower's rec ommendations. He is studying whether to, renew his request for the higher rates five cents first ?lass, eight cents for airmail to the new Democratic Congress Mamie Celebrates 52nd Birthday WASHINGTON (UPD Mamie Doud Eisenhower celebrates her 62nd birthday today in "fine fet tle" and getting ready for a hec tic White House winter social sea son. , The First Lady had a big day early birthday party Thursday when several hundred Republican women came to tea. They pre sented her with a gold-dipped sil ver sandwich plate matching the Francis I pattern of the Eisen howers' personal gold dinner service. . ' Today's celebration was to be a strictly family affair with the Elsenhower grandchildren on hand. The presents were as pri vate as the party. Reporters and photographers were banned from the mass tea party as well as the family gath ering. But one tea-sipper said Mrs. Elsenhower looked "perfect ly lovely" in a., green' silk frock and matching jade jewelry. u i Ma v N Morse Refuses To Attend Meet WASHINGTON UPIW Sen. Wayne Morse ID-Ore.) refused to day to attend a proposed meeting of the Oregon congressional dele gation with Republican Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield. Morse said Hat field's invitation was merely "po litical window dressing." (In Portland, Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said "it will be very unfortunate if the great and urgent needs of our state are neglected while Senator Morse and Governor-elect Hatfield jock ey politically for 1962." 'Neuberger apparently' was re ferring to speculation that Hat field might run for the U.S. Sen ate . against Morse four . years from now.) - Morse said "I respectfully de cline .your invitation to participate in a conference meeting with you and the other members of the congressional delegation because I do not know of any constructive purpose that would be served thereby. "I am never interested in empty gestures or political window dressing," Morse added. Morse said any conference on plans for the next congressional session "would be highly specula tive." He promised to keep Hat field informed about issues affect ing Oregon, including what he said were "the Republican admin istration's partnership scheme for turning over to the private utili ties a large share of the power profits from multi-purpose dams, Hattiem nad asked Morse, as senior member of Oregon's dele gation, to arrange for a meeting. Morse said he would send copies of the letter to other members of the delegation; JJax Payments Big Firms Giving Checks Payments od Union county property taxes is ahead of Inst year Sheriff H. A. Klinghammer said this morning, while announc ing that his office will be - open until noon Saturday. Meanwhile, the sheriff's vault continued to swell today, particu larly with tax payments by Union Pacific Railroad of $130,386; Mt. Emily Lumber Company, a Divi sion of Valsetz Lumber Company, $74,605; California-Pacific Utilities Company, $10,064.12 and Idaho Power Company, $8,106. Klinghammer said $516,159.44 had been collected through Wed nesday, compared to $470,757.48 for the same period last year. Total tax roll for 1958-59 is $1,- 825,106.64, compared to $1,796,- 469.89 last year. The sheriff said that tax money Cancer Society Says 800,000 Cured Of Cancer CHICAGO (UPD An official of the American Cancer Society has reported that more than 800,000 persons in the United Slates have been cured of the disease and that present skills may cure one of every two cancer yiclims. Mefford F. Runyon, New York also left the door open for a society-sponsored test of the contro versial cancer drug' krebiofen provided the testing meets "the recognized standards of the scien tific community." Runyon, executive viccf presi dent of the cancer organization, said Thursday that in addition to the 800,000 survivors of cancer in America another 900,000 persons who have received treatment were undergoing five-year's ob servation lo determine if the cure lias taken. His prediction that 50 per cent success was possible hinged on the afflicted person's making full and' early use of existing modern facilities. "It is up to the individual," Runyon said. "His life is in his own hands and Hie first doctor who sees him." Runyon said the present encour aging picture contrasted sharply with earlier years: In 1913, when only one in 10 persons was cured, 1930, one in five, and today's, one in three. , Referring to the krebiozen con troversy, Runyon said the society would like to see" it settled "and the drug made available to doc tors and the public if it is of value." Krebiozen's champion. Dr.. An drew C. Ivy, University of Illinois physiologist, has sought repeated ly for the society's approval of a testing. His latest setback came last month when the " group's ix Geneva Talks Hit Snag GENEVA (UPD The Soviet Union has refused to consider re vealing any of its military secrets under a possible East-West agree ment to prevent surprise attacks, it was reported on highest au thority today. The Soviets have told the West. it was learned, that discovery of defense secrets is a job for mil itary intelligence and that Mos Cow's main interest at the Geneva Conference is to reach a political agreement to prevent, the use of such secret weapons by cither side for surprise attacks. The Soviet Union s attitude on secret weapons marked still an other sharp East-West difference American sources said before the present Geneva talks opened that the United States might be pre pared to share some of its mili tary sccrots- with the Russians during the conference on surprise attacks. But the East-West conference on prevention of ' surprise , attacks bogged down in total deadlock to day after four formal sessions. The Soviets have sought from the outset to turn the talks into another cold war political and dis armament battleground. The West has refused to back down from its stand that these are purely tech nicnl talks between experts: Due Satu mailed in must be post marked no later than .midnight Saturday to take advantage of the three percent rebate, ant) to avoid add ing interest for the first quarter. Out of the taxes collected through Wednesday the sheriff's office has aimed over $258,147.05 to the county treasurer office for dis tribulion. ' Union Pacific Agent II. E. Wad dell this morning said his firm is the biggest taxpayer in Union county and that UP ranks in Ore gon in which the railroad pays taxes. Multnomah and Umatilla colunties exceed Union county. Waddell said the .railroad paid $23,135 in taxes in. Wallowa county. The Mt. Emily Lumber company paid $23,976.02 in Wallowa county. Idaho Slate Power Company paid $168.32 in Wallowa county. , Official board 'of directors turned down Ivy's proposal for a tesl with sep arate control groups. At that time,, the board questioned the validity of such a test. Runyon made it clear the next move must come from Ivy, Runyon's remarks were termed "encouraging" by Ivy who said they -would be given the "careful consideration" of the Krebiozen Foundation. Anne Frank Diary BY BUCK BUCHANAN "Well-done," "Excellent," "A tremendous story." These were the comrrjents of the audience last night a sthey left the Eastern Oregon College campus after view ing the opening night presentation of "The Diary of Anne Frank." The appealing story of a 13-year- old Jewish girl, her ordeal, and the conflicts and tensions created when eight people live in an attic Tor two years during the Second World War Id escape the Nazi's, will bq repeated tonight and to morrow night in the EOC audi torium,. . The college cast took the Pulitzer prize winning play and moulded it into an intriguing, intensely in teresting vehicle of human emo tions. For those who' have not read the book, attending the play should be a must. The cast moved the story well and audience interest was intense throughout. . Jo Ann Berryman portrayed the role of Anne In ex cellent fashion. She seemed to Pol ice Ike Included In Six-Point By BRUCE United Press W. MUNN International UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPD The U. N. General Assembly was expected to vote today to re ject President Eisenhower's call for a stand-by police force. Eisenhower included the pro posal in the six-point program he placed before the assembly's emergency session on the Middle Missile Base Cuts Hinted WASHINGTON UPI The United States appeared ready to day lo cut back ils program of ringing Russia with overseas mis sile bases and concentrate instead on intercontinental missiles based at home. That prospect was unfolded late Thursday at a news conference by Defense Secretary. Neil H. McElroy. lt apparently means a rather drastic revamping of some North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion (NATO) military plans. The move could be at least partly a result of Russia's bar rage of warnings to U. S. over seas allies against allowing Amer ican 1,500-mile range Thor and Jupiter ballistic missiles on their soil. McElroy, however, did not al lude to the Soviet warnings or to the political issue that intermedi ate range ballistic missiles 'IRBMS1 have become in many NATO countries. ' - The defense secretary said that there was "currently underlay... a.raa.puraisal of our military, re quirements lor tilBM's. ' I He rriado It plain the Intercon tinental Ballistic TWisslle rlCBM), based in the United States com pletely under American control and with 5,500 mile range, is now a more desirable military weapon to this country than the IRBM based overseas and subject to joint U.S. -Allied control. Twenty-Two Iraqi Officers Arrested BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPD - rwenty-lwo Iraqi Army officers have been arrested in a purge of followers of Col. Abdel Salem Ar ef, reports from Baghdad said to day. . I Aref was one of the leaders of the Iraqi revolution 1 and was jailed last week. The reports said the Army offi cers were arrested after Aref re- .urncd without orders froms his post as Ambassador lo West Germany and was juiled for ac tivities jeopardizing the security of the state. Those arrested Included t h e deputy commander of Army in telligence, but there were no fur ther details. The reports said new, tougher security .measures were no-v in of- ieci in ualiugad with maeliinegiins set up on the roof of the radio station and other key points. Sim liar machinecun positions were ta ken down after the July 14 revol ution which Aref engineered with Premier Brig. Abdel Kerim Kas- sem. be thoroughly wrapped-up in her role as the Jewish girl who wrote the story of eight people, crammed into an attic in Amsterdam. Hol land, for tvff) years. Larry Nelson as the Jewish youth, at first bitter and rciarded. then later friendly and talkative as Anne drew him out, was also excellent. , He took the part and made into a" believable, honest story of a youth who had seen loo much, too soon. Tom Mercer as Olto Frank, and Dan Yturraspe as Mr. Dusscl. "the uninvited denlist," did es pecially well. Frank, father of Anne, was the only survivor of the eight, at the war's end, and his fatherly, wise, and tolerant a ti tude as the mnsicr of the "S-cret Annex," was ably portrayed by Mercer. Tarry Clifton as Mrs. Van Daan, and Larry Wilder as her weakling husband, Mr. Van Daan. made their roles as the rich Jews who lost all,1- very rial. The story is especially well portrayed when Mr. Van Daan is caught stealing food from their scanty supplies and WEATHER Scattered snow showers to day; partial clearing with a few snow showers tonight; , variable clouds with sunny , periods Saturday; high both days 33-38; low tonight 22-28. Price 5 Cents force Proposal Program ; East last Aug. 13. U. N. Secre- tary Geneial Dag Hammarskjold recommended that no action was needed on the plan at this time. The assembly also was expect ed to give overwhelming approval late today to its ninth call for re unification of Korea. The Soviet bloc already has served notice that it considers the call invalid and predicted it would have no more chance of changing the situation in Korea than had the eight previous U.N. Korean resolutions. The resolution, which passed the main political committee by a vote of 54-9 with 18 abstentions, was sponsored by the United States and 12 other countries. It calls for "genuinely free" elec tions to unite the peninsula now divided between the Republic of Korea and Communist North Ko rea. ' t. The resolution continues for an other year the U.N. commission for the unification and rehabilita tion of Korea, whose abolition Russia had 'demanded. II also puts the Korean question back oh nevt year's assembly agenda. Youths Placed : On Probation Two 13-ycar-old youths who idmitled stealing money and mer chandise from a number of La Grande stores and service stations the past two or three weeks were nil on probation to the County Court this morning by County . .lutlgc C. Kenneth McCormick. The youths, who appeared in court atio.-g.nu today , with their parents, were placed on proba tion until they reach 18 years old, and must.jepQrt each Thursday lo Chief of Police Oliver Reeve. , Judge McCormick told the youths that their probations' would do violated if they did not attend school regularly, be at home by 10 p.m. each night except if with, their parents, if they do not pay merchants full value of items tak an, if they violate any other cit or state law and if they associ ate with any other youths or adults of "known criminal ten dencies." Violation of the proba tion would mean being sent to Hie Woodburn school .for boys, Judge McCormick said. ; The youths were ' taken into custody Sunday night as they were about to leave by train for Port land and San Francisco. The boys admitted stashing sweaters, toy guns,' shotgun shells, radios and ether items in a men's rest room ir. the First National Bank build ing, and having taken an unde termined amount of cash from stores and service stations. ChamberUrgesMembers To Attend Meet Tonight Chamber of Commerce mem bers today received a written not ice from the Chamber, urging the mto attend tonight's meeting on school reorganization. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Chamber President Averitt Hick' ox advised members that the meeting is "vital" from thij stundpoint of taxes and educa tion. '' Excellent' Tarry added zest to the story as the "poor" woman who hns lost all but life when her husband sends her fur coat to be sold for cigarjl cites. ' f Though their roles were minor, Pal Watson does, a fine job as Anne's quiet sister, Mnrgo. MarJ Jean Ricsc as Miep, and Bill Ward as Mr. Kraleiv-these two are the benefactors and , saviors of the group though not Jewish them' selves are very convincing. . ' ,.' Director Richard Hlatt should be complimented for his part In keep ing the. story the human tale il is. The play, as portrayed by the casVi is an excellent one to "kick-off,' the theatre season at EOC. ;- Others who should be comply minted fo rthe excellent- job done include. Sharon Noyes, proper Lies;, Judy Lutz, stage manager; Sandra , Benson, lighting; Betty Roudebush ' house manager; sound, Elinor Denny, Les Edwards, Mary Cdnki lin, and Wiley Knighten; make-up, Sharon Hickey; 'Anne Lynch, and ' Betty Roudebush and settings,' Mike Ferguson, Gene Todd, Jim Cox and Mike Hanford. .