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WEATHER
Occasional rain and snow
through Thursday; highs 36
42; low tonight 25-30.
Established i8$6
Daily except Sunday
LA GRANDE, ORE., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1958
Price 5 Cents
Sinks; 33 Feared Dead
ACCENT ON BRASS The first Grande Ronde Symphony con
cert of the season, scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Eastern
Oregon College auditorium, will feature brass instrumentations.
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Accent On
The Grande Ronde Symphony
Orchestra will present this Sun
day at 4 p.m., in the college au
ditorium, a unique program in its
long series of symphony pro
grams. The program, under the head
ing, "Accent on Brass." will fea
Funds, Plans For New Explorer
Scout Program Voiced At Meet
The heavy debt of the ' Boy
NScouls- of- America-,' Blue Moun-
tain CouticllTand plans for an en
tirely new Explorer Scout pro
pram to start the first of the year
were discussed at a council exe
cutive board meeting in Pendle
ton last night with La Grande
board members Clint Smith and
Jerry Klomp attending.
While expounding that "this
(Boy Scout) council doesn't have
any problems that a lot of money
wouldn't solve," council officers
last night went into the whole
problem pf financing the Boy
Scout movement, including parti
cipation in United Fund drives
and special Bov Scout finance
campaigns and sustaining mem
bership drives.
The group last niuht adopted a
l.mg-range financial program
v-hich envisions a 10-year budge!
of $147,l!5 for , administration,
camp site developments and coun
cil office equipment. The pro
pram adopted also includes a res
oiutirn which Scout officials said
would clarify their position on
United Fund or Community Chest
drives. The resolution that the
Boy Scout budget was cut even
' before any United Fund goal wa;
set, that the "federations" (Unit
ed Fund) be informed that the
Council has no alternative but to
greatly expand the scope of its
supplementary financing pro
gram." The council last night was con
fronted wilh another problem,
ii'ong with two solutions. The
council previously purchased a
nnw pamnsitn in Hip llnvlnn nrpil
5. n ,-.r,.MVr,f rl..n Pin,,!
.payment is about due on the pro
perly, and the council doesn't
lii've the funds to meet the pay
men).
, Two logging companies came
iip wilh a solution." They each
wanted to log off part of Hie area
by selective cutting. Forest ex
ports agreed that succh cutting
would not only solve Ihe coun
cil's financial problem, but the
culling would also improve the
property and remove a number
of tree hazards.
Both firms want the contract
TODAY
JEWELRY and
Portrait Photography
NEXT WEEK
FOODS
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Brass' Concert Theme
ture the brass instruments of the
orchestra. The program will op
en with a new arrangement of an
old age tune by Henry Purcell,
ntitled "Trumpet Voluntary."
The "solo" trio will bo played by
the three trumpets in the orches
tra. and 'will advance r the: council
money to meet the Nov. .30 .pay-..
mem deadline. Council mem
bers .decided to let a special ne
gotiating committee decide which
contract to accept.
Another highlight of the meet
ing was an explanation of the new
Explorer Scout program, which
'.as been revised as a result of
ears of study and a special sur
vey among teenagers to deter
nine what they want.
The new posts, then, will be de
veloped along lines known to be
of more interest to teenage boys,
md they wilt be given greater rc
ponsibilily in designing and run-
:ing their own programs and so
;ial events.
WestFavorable
To Red Plan
UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. UPU
Western delegates reacted fa
forably today to Russia's surpris
ingly amiable plan for control of
outer space. But they were giv
ing it careful study before com
mitting themselves.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Valerian A. Zorin produced the
new ' resolution before the UN
main political committee.
Delegates were impressed be
cause Zorin showed the measure
to Lodge before unveiling it in
the assembly. The resolution
called for creation of "an inter
lalional committee for coopera
tion in the study of cosmic space
for peaceful purposes."
UF Contributions
Reach $20,535.65
La Grande United Fund con
ributions have now reached $20,-
iljft.bo or 84.1 per cent of the
;oal of $24,350, campaign chair
man June McManus, reported yes
.creiay.
Youth groups throughout the
uty are continuing their block-
o-block campaign this week with
i final report due on the drive
n Friday, when the committee
will meet.
The total amount donated thin
far1 is still nearly S3. 000 short of
Ihe goal, officials said, and they
hoped that persons who have not
yet donated, would give this week.
REORGANIZATION TALKED
Union county school reorgani
alion plans were discussed at a
Chamber of Commerce breakfast
ireting today . Les Kcffer and
O' I Webster, reorganization com
m:.tee members, explained the
tv i -basic reorganization plans.
V. :ralurc outlining the proposed
pi. ns is
avatiauie at me Cham
ber office in the lobby of the
ajaea notet.
Wilbur Jensen. 20, trumpet soloist, will be the guest artist.
Shown above is the brass section of the orchestra. (Observer)
The orchestra will then present
the first movement of the Fifth
Symphony by Beethoven.
The third number on the pro
gram! will introduce one of our
contemporary Northwest compos
ers. Gerald Kechley, composer
in residence at the University of
Washington in Seattle, is a two
lime' winner of the Guggenheim
Fellowship and has spent some
time composing in Mexico.
The Grande Ronde Symphony
Orchestra brass ensemble will pre
sent a "Scherzo, for Brass Ensem
jjlc," composed by Ka;hlcy..-;.AC:
cording td' Dr. iLf Rhodes" Lewis,
conductor of the Grande Ronde
Symphony : Orchestra, "listeners
will enjoy the number very much
or they won t care for it at all
depending upon whether or not
l hey understand this 20lh Century
composition when they hear it."
After intermission the Grande
Ronde Symphony Orchestra will
present Wilbur Jensen-, trumpet
,oloi.sl. in the performance of
Haydn's Trumpet Concerto. Hen
sen, only 20 years of age, comes
to us with an amazing profession
nl background. The orchestra will
close the program playing Bed
rich Smelana's 'Overture to the
Sartcrcd Bride."
The concert will begin promptly
it 4 p.m. and the usual babysit
ter service will be available in
the building by competent baby
filters, officials said.
Murder Trial
Draws To Close
LINCOLN, Neb. UPIi The
almost month-long murder trial of
a 15-year-old school girl drew
near ils end today wilh prosecu
tion and defense attorneys deliver
ing their closing arguments.
The prosecution charges Caril
Ann Fugatc helped her boy friend
Charles Starkweather, 19. slay at
least one of his 11 victims last
winter Robert Jensen, 17. She is
as guilty of murder as though she
fired the fatal shot, according to
the state.
If found guilty she faces the
same clout h penalty as was im
posed on Starkweather for the
same slaying, a conviction he has
appealed to Ihe Slate Supreme
Court.
Candy Cane Decor
Set For Holidays
Christmas street decorations in
!.a Grande this year will feature
illuminated candy canes, 10 feel
in height.
The Retail Merchants A.ssocia
ion of the Chamber of Commerce
'ias purchased eight of the canes.
lid anticipates having 16 canes
lext year.
i Loren Hughes, v street decora
.ion chairman, said the canes will
robably be hung from light posts
jl Adams avenue intersections.
RMA members have been urg
;d to follow a "Candy Cane Lane"
heme in their window and store
leeorations, Hughes added.
The candy canes will be in ad
dition to the traditional evergreen
jarlands" and illuminated light
strings which have decorated La
Grande streets in recent years.
RMA President Harold Laur-
nee said the decorations are sche-
Juled to be installed by city crews
next week.
Integrated
Schools Nixed
NORFOLK, Va. (UPI The
Norfolk City Council had the vot
ers' three-to-two blessing today to
ride with the state's anti-integration
policy, which has closed six
of Norfolk's public schools. -s
In the first direct ballot on Vir
ginia's "massive resistance" pro
gram, three out of five voters
said they would rather have the
schools remain closed than have
them opened and integrated.
The vote Tuesday was 12,6511
"against" and 0,781 "for" this
proposal: tj
"Shall- -the- council- of the : city
of Norfolk, pursuant to state law
petition the governor to return to
the city control of schools, now
closed, to be opened by the city
on an integrated ' basis as re
quired by the federal court?"
City Council called the referen
dum strictly to test the people's
feelings on the school closures,
and the results are binding in no
way Upon council or the state;
Five of the seven councilmen,
however, indicated before hand
they would follow the verdict of
the voters.
Launching Of Vanguard
With Satellite Delayed
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
launching of a Vanguard rocket
with a fully-instrumented earth
satellite was postponed Tuesday
night until after the close of the
nternational Geophysical Year to
permit completion of experiments
expected to incease ils value as
reporter from space.
ihe launching had been sched
uled as a part of the U.S. pro
gram for IGY, which ends Dec.
31.
Two Residents Take
Oath Of Allegiance
iwo i.a uranue residents yes-
lerday look the biggest steps of
tlieir lives. One of the two, a five-
year-lild boy was awed and some
what confused by it all but the
resident, a mature woman, knew
full well the meaning of her action.
And, Circuit Judge W. F. Brown-
ton, dressed in the garb of his
profession, took great pains lo in
still in the hearts of the two a deep
feeling and appreciation of Ameri
can democracy after he had ad
ministered the oath of allegiance
lo young Roger Beickcl and Mrs.
Frank Thomas, who were admitted
as new citizens.
M. C. Walker, an atlorney for
the Immigration and Naturaliza
tion Service, for court record, re
viewed the history of the two appli
cants and the parents of the boy,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Beickcl. The
attorney then made a court motion
that the two be admitted as citizens
and the boy's name bo changed
from Clio Yung Chid lb Roger
Louis Beickel. Judge Brownton
immediately accepted the' motion.
providing they would swear alle
giance to the United States.
In the case of young Beickel the
oath was legally waived, but as
part of the ceremony the youth
raised his right hand, along with
Mrs. Thomas and together they
denounced their citizenship to
tlieir former homelands and swore
Pierrat's
Applauded
At Concert
BY BUCK BUCHANAN
StaW Writer
Simone Pierral, cellist, and Fran
coise Pierral, pianist, received a
warm welcome and a hearty ova
tion last night as they performed
. brilliantly, as expected, before a
Union county Civic Music audience.
The sisters, from Paris, have
been awarded the International
Grand Prix of the Santa Cecilia
Academy in Rome and it was ob
yious, as they played, why.
Edvard Grieg would have been
gratified lo hear Simone, with
Franeoise accompanying, perform
: his "Sonata Opus 86." The number
written by Grieg for his deceased
brother, contained all the melodic
and sombre moods it is intended
lo portray. It depicted all the
moods of the sensitive and emo
tional Norwegian people.
Particularly-.beautiful was the
second movement of the sonata,
Andante molto Iranquillo which
was liauiitingly tranquil, and mov
ingly beautiful.
Two compositions by Franz Liszt,
"Three Caprices Poetiquc," and
"Consolation," drew rapt attention
from the audience that was some
what small, undoubtedly due to the
inclement weather.
"Three Caprices Poetique" was,
as the title implies, rapturous, flow
ing and rhythmic and filled with
surprising and stunning effects.
"Consolation" was just that
inspirational, moving and quietly
beautiful. The melancholy long
ing of the number, which has been
compared with such famous works
of Wagner such as "Lohengrin"
and "Tannhauser," was aplly por
trayed, by Francoise qn .the-piano.-!
fcspeeiuly well-received was
Ma,urlce Ravel's "Pavane For A
Dead Infanta," This number, writ
ten in memory of a legendary
Spanish princess, was probably the
best known on Ihe program.
Francoise performed this number,
on the piano.
"Butterfly" and "Sicilienne" by
Gabriel Faure were extremely well
done. "Butterfly" is a flight of
fancy, delicately sketched while
"Cicilienne" was based on an old
Kalian dance form.
The sisters left La Grande this
morning for the cast and will re
turn to their home in Paris for the
Christmas holidays.
Chicken Thief Sought
State Police today arc looking
lor a chicken stealer.
Mrs. Albeit Austin of near Is
land City reported that between
15 and 20 chickens were stolen
last night and that between 35
and 40 had been taken last Fri
day.
Adding salt to the burglary
wound was the fact that last night
the chickens were killed on the
spot, leaving the mess for Mrs
Austin lo clean un.
faithfulness to the United States.
Mrs. Thomas is a native of
Canada, but is now a resident of
La Grande and married to an
American ciiizen. Young Beickel
is a South Korean and was brought
lo this country, through Alaska,
by Mr. and Mrs. Beickjl June 25,
1956. The Beickel's have another
son, David, 11.
In a talk to Mrs. Thomus and
parents of the boy, Judge Brown
.on called on Mr. Thomas and Mr.
and Mrs. Beickel to help our demo
cratic way of life. He said "The
cause of human freedom needs
support.. Human freedom which
we now enjoy is being restricted"
and this creates a problem of
maintaining freedom in America.
Judge Brownton" said that not
only Mr. and Mrs. Beickel. but
all parents have the obligation to
leach Ihelr children the value of
freedom and that adults should re
dedicate "our selves to obedience
to laws."
"If . law and order is broken
down we can't sustain a free
America and use peaceful meth
ods of - settling disputes," Judge
Brownton told the group in this
courtroom. '
Mrs. Thomas listened intently,
and young Beickel was more
attentive than most five-year-olds
in court.
Winds Tag
Vicious
Storm
United Press International
High winds trailed a vicious
storm system across Ihe nation's
border into Canada today, leaving
in its wake at least 14 persons
killed by snow, cold and tornadic
winds. &
There were three dead in both
Utah and Oklahoma, two dead in
Texas and New Mexico, mid one
dead in South Dakota, Wiscon
sin, Colorado and Missouri.
Another 16 persons were miss
ing in the snow covered moun
tains of Arizona, Utah and Col
orado. Searchers virtually gave up
hope for six of the missing, three
of them Boy Scouts lost in deep
snow in Arizona's Santa Rita
Mountains, the last of eight air
men who parachuted in the Mag
pie Flat area hear Huntsville,
Utah, and two men whose plane
crashed near Fort Collins, Colo.
A search party in Colorado bat
tled to within half a mile of the
wreckage of the crashed C46 car
go plane, hut had to quit Tuesday
night when darkness and howling
blizzard made it too dangerous
to continue. An Air Force pilot
who first spotted the wreckage
said he saw no signs of life.
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LITTLE BOY, BIG STEP Circuit Judge W. F. Brownton Is shown
above extending a judicial hand from hit bench to somewhat con
fused five-year-old Cho Yung Chul, who yesterday, as the adapted
son of Mr.' and Mrs. Elmer Beickel, became an American citizen
and Roger Beickel. In the picture below Judge Brownton is shown
talking with young Roger and Mrs. Frank Thomas', originally from
Canada. Mrs. Thomas also took her oath of allegiance to the Un
ited States. (Observer Photos)
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Two Survivors Rescued
After 14 Hours On Raft
CHARLEVOIX. Mich. UPI
Two survivors were rescued today
from the sunken cargo ship Carl
D. Bradley that foundered in a
wild storm in the "graveyard of
shins" iii the northern reaches of
Lake Michigan.
But the wind-lashed waters ap
parently claimed the lives of 33
other men, including the capluin
Roland Bryan. 52. Loudonville.
New York. There had been early
reports this morning that two
more survivors had been sighted
on an uninhabited island not far
from the sinking, but the report
could nit he confirmed by the
Coast Guard.
I he bodies of nine men were
sighted In Ihe area between High
and Gull Islands. The freighter
lransontario recovered one body
west of High Island and three bod
ies were picked up bv the Coast
Guard cutler Sundew on the north
side of Gull Island. Five other
bodies were in water too shallow
for the Sundew to go in to pick
them up, and the lake was too
rough for the cutter to launch
small bonis.
The two men rescued were First
Mate Elmer Fleming and Deck
Watchman Frank Mayes, both of
Kogers City, Mich. They had suc
ceeded in gelling onto a life raft
when Ihe Carl D., Bradley broke
in two during the storm Tuesday
night, and were picked up 14
hours later by the Sundew. .
They were suffering from ex
posure. 'tv'U,
Fleming told the Coast Guard
that the ship broke up in heavy
seas, lie said "there was no ex
plosion." The Coast Guard withheld ques
tioning either Fleming or Mayes
further because the men were suf
fering from Ihe shock of exposure
to their long ordeal. "They are In
poor condition," the Sundew cap
tain said.
"We've broken in half, we're go
ing down,' was the last message
flashed by the Bradley, a 615-foot
limestone carrier, late Tuesday.
It was after dark and the lake
was kicking up mountainous
waves from violent winds up to
(SO miles an hour.
The Bradley, a 14.800-ton ship,
was returning without cargo from
Buffintun, Intl.. southeast of Chi
cago, on Luke Michigan, to the
limestone harbor at Rogers City.
She ran into trouble about 70
miles west of the straits of Mack
inac, which separates Michigan's
two peninsulas, and near treach
erous shoal waters around a clus
ter of large and small islands
that dot northern Lake Michigan.
The German ship Satori was tljie
first vessel to reach the area.
The Satori searched for hours with
the aid of Coast Guard planes that
ere sent out to drop magnesium
flares to light up the area. No
sign of the ship, wreckage or any
survivors was found during the
night long search. . .' :
Four oilier ships, the Coast
Guard cutler Sundew, the' budy
tender Hollyhock and the freight-
irs Robert C. Stanley and Elton
Hoyt also arrived to take up tfie
search. . . . - , .1
! But it was not until after day
light this morning that -any evl
dence was found of the ship sink
Intf. - ;'
About 8 a.m. the Sundew spotted
two men in a liferaft midway be
tween Gull and High Islands.
These were Fleming and Hayes.
All day long today, planes criss
crossed the area of the sinking
searching for signs of survivors
and the ships baffled the heavy
waves in their hunt. Winds abated
somewhat after daylight, but the
waters still were whipped by
gusts up lo 40 miles an hour,
hampering the searchers. ';
The Coast Guard set up an em
ergency fueling station for planes
at Beaver Island, and utility mo
tor launches were sent out from
Beaver Island to hunt in the shal
lower waters where the big ships
could not go.
Twenty five of the crew mem
bers of the Bradley were from
Rogers City and six more were
from other northern Michigan
communities. Four men, including
the captain, were from other
states. . ' i; '
At Rogers City, friends and rel
atives of crewmen clung through
out the night and today to the
hope that grew dimmer with each
passing hour that those still mis-
fitr,' might still be found safe. -;i
"It's just .like those mine disas
ters, suid one Rogers City man;.
"All we can do is wait and pray.
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