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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .