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New Plans For Downtown
The Democratic leadership in Congress plans to push
programs for urban renewal at the net session as part of
a broad legislative schedule outlined by Sen. Lyndon B.
Johnson (D-Texas), majority leader, and House Speaker
Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) on Nov. 7. Both are well aware
that ' the Democrats on Nov. 4 showed great voting
strength in urban industrial and depressed areas.
"' President Eisenhower has indicated that he will pro
Mr poseto Congress early in the session additional funds for
urban jrenewal, The federal program goes back to the
Housing Act of 1949, which provided $500 million for
that purpose.' The President was to hold $100 million of
this in reserve, to be released at his discretion. The other
$400 million was to be committed at the rate of $100 mll
",r lion a year.' ' ' ' " "':
i. Then in 1954 Congress voted another $500 million and
iri'1957 another $350 million. In his budget message for
! 1957, the President had proposed spending for urban re
.. newal.;at the rate of $250 million a year, but when his
r- housing recommendations went to Congress that had
"J bedn pared to $175 million for one year.
V Of the $350 million additional voted in 1957, the ad
:" ministration initially released for commitment only $250
"'' million. In 1958 the administration proposed a six-year
',' program,, with spending at the rate of $200 million to
v $250 million a year.-Also involved was a gradual change
... in1 matching requirements, reducing the federal share. -i!
t,The Democratic omnibus housing bill which breezed
;' through the Senate at thel958 session would have auth
"' orized $300 million a year for six years for urban renewal.
' EaOnomy-minded Representatives, however, blocked pas-
ti sage 111 me nuusu. liittieupuu uie ricsmeui icicaocu ui-
; ban renewal funds he had been holding in reserve.
- .- 'So at the beginning of fiscal 1959, $150 million was av
,. ailable to meet a backlog o projects totaling some $340
"million. In the previous year applications for federal
f funds had totaled $680 million. .
"7,.yThet $200 million & year, flow suggested by the Presi
dentor even a rndre genqrous treatment of urban re
rtewal by a Democratic Congress probably wouldn't sat
isfy the city planners. For example, the National Associa-
- tion of Housing and Redevelopment Officials at its Octo
', ber convention recommended federal spending at the
- rate of $600 million a year for the next 10 years, r
. The most dramatic project for downtown development,
perhaps, is the $1 billion program presented to New York
' City Oct 14 by the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Associa
tion, of which banker David Rockefeller is chairman of
the executive committee. Another scheme for drastic
changes, in a downtown area is the so-called Gruen plan
;" for Ft., Worth. ;, u "
-" 'i Not all cities have depended on federal funds for clean
"i ing up downtown blight. Under the leadership of Mayor
,; David L. Lawrence, private backers pushed the Golden
Triangle renewal in Pittsburgh, and private support has
carried most of the load in New Haven.
, So far downtown renewal like urban renewal in gen-
eral has largely been confined to large cities. Hearings
i ' of a Senate Banking and Currency subcommittee in 1957
disclosed that "'more than half of the cities with popula
tion of more than 100,000" were actively participating in
the federally-supported program. But of 1,127 cities with
"populations between 10,000 and 100,000," only 128
were covered.
Barbs
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L. 20 or more minutes it takes to have them.
". Little kids couldn't possibly do as many wrong things
as their parents hope they won't.
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RECEIVE AWARDS Ed McLaughlin and Tom
Brown, La Grande, receive soil judging contest
awards from contest chairman Arthur King,
soil conservation specialist for Oregon State
college extension service, at Baker, Thursday.
The boys represented the La Grande high
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TOP CONTESTANTS Bill Butner and Bud
Fischer, Enterprise, receive soil judging con
test award from contest chairman, Arthur King,
soil conservation specialist for Oregon State
Neutralizing
By WELLINGTON LONG
'BONN, Germany (UPI) The
proposal by Polish Foreign Min
ister Adam Rapacki for neutral
izing Central Europe militarily
may be an attempt to ease So
viet troops out of Poland.
So believe West German and
Virginia To
'Equal' State
RICHMOND, Va. (UPI) The
state of Virginia lias prepared
to Hoist a separate but equal
flagpole to Its Capitol roof for the
flag of the United Stales of Amer
ica. ,
Which flag gets which pole?
l.ov. J. Lindsay Almond has
said they should be equal, but
Congress has ruled that there's
no such ' thing. According to its
regulations for flag display, on
iwo equal poles the American
flag must fly ot the right.
-Almond announced Thursday
that he had ordered the blue flag
of the commonwealth of Virginia
run to the top ot the Capitol's
single existing pole and displayed
as an equal of the U. S. flag at
all stale buildings. Most of them,
11K0 the Capitol, have only one
PUBLIC PULSE
The' mailer of Union -'County
Reorganization is of vital con
cern to all people of Union Coun
ty. '
Von will have Ihe opportunity
to vote for the reorganization plan
which you feel best serves the
interests of our young people, and
our communities.
This matter is vital to you from
a tax standpoint. ,-
You have an obligation to your
self to learn all you can about the
proposed plans for school reor
ganization. ,
I urge you to take advantage
of the earliest opportunity to at
tend a public meeting or public
hearing on Union County School
Reorganization. -.
Sincerely,- ,
Averitt Hickox,
President, . . '
.. Chamber of Commerce
DIVORCE GRANTED
NEWCASTLE, England . (UPH-
Thomas Jeans, A'i, was granted
a divorce on--grounds of cruelty
when ho testified his wife Mary
46, wrecked his hearing aid so he
couldn't eavesdrop when she was
talking W'ith friends in the next
room.
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Plan Studied
other diplomats who have studied
carefully Rapacki's previous plan
of a year ago, and the latest plan
made public m Warsaw.
Rapacki's latest proposals call
for great-nation agreement that
no army in Central Europe not
already equipped . with atomic
Hoist
Fl
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flagpole, and are flying just one
flag today the slate's
Almond is a leader in the
South's "massive resistance" to
school integration, but he denied
he intended any defiance of the
federal government or disrespect
to Ihe U. S. flag.
"I not only respect, I worship
the flag of my country," he said.
He said a second flagpole is al
ready under construction for the
Capitol where he believes "the
Virginia flag should fly on a pari
ty with the American flag."
His action has already drawn
violent protest from one veterans
leader. Matthew J. Kane, council
man for tho Virginia-Washington
district of the Veterans of For
eign Wars (VFWI, promptly re
signed his job "until the Ameri
can flag goes back to its rightful
place where it belongs" on the
stal chouse roof.
Other veterans groups and one
Virginia congressman sided, less
vehemently, with Kane's protests.
Omar Ketclnmi, head of the
VFW's Washington office and the
group's lobbyist on Capitol Hill,
raid he thought Almond acted
"without thinking the thing
through" and apparently was
"mixed up and confused on what
are Ihe real issues" in the inte
gration controversy.
Another veterans group spokes
man noted his organization had
both Northern and Southern mem
bers and said Almond's stand put
his group in a "delicate position."
No immediate comment was
forthcoming from Ihe American
Legion or the Amvets. . No one
answered the telephone at head
quarters for tho American Vet
erans Committee, the natioa's
fourth major veterans group.
' One of Virginia's two Republi
can congressmen, Rep.. Joel T.
Broyhill of northern Virginia, said
he "can't support" the new flag
policy "insofar as it signifies
that Virginia is any less a part
of the United States."
Broyhill said he could not be
lieve Almond was Implying any
lessening of state ties with the
nation but added. "I fear this is
the inference people will draw."
school FFA chapter In winning-second place
team honors among FFA contestants - from
throughout Oregon during' annual meeting of
the Oregon Association of Soil Conservation
Districts. V 1
.miiitrii,,iVrfliMJSMMiWStJ
college extension service, at Baker this week.
The boys represented the Enterprise FFA chap
ter in winning first place team honors among
FFA contestants. ' - .
weapons shall receive them in fu
ture, atomic strength on either
side, the Poles reason, thus, would
be stabilized.
Thereafter,' his ' plan foresees
discussion and eventual agree
ment to reduce both the existing
conventional and atomic forces
in Germany, Poland and Czecho
slovakia. - , '
The Polish Foreign minister's
original plan, as published, called
rov simple agreement that' no
atomic weapons be on the ground
in Germany, Poland or Czechoslo
vakia. No mention men was
made of conventional weapons or
forces.
It was this omission that caused
most Western powers to reject
the first Rapacki scheme out of
hand. It would have left the' So
viets, with their armies massed' in
East Germany and Poland, with
a great superiority of force over
the U. S. forces in Europe, whose
strength depends to. a great ex
tent on their atomic weapons
rather than on numbers of men
and conventional weapons.
But Rapacki's newest plan, at
first glance, pretty well meets
this criticism.
West Germans who-still oppose
it now say the chief difficulty is
that it does not attack the key
problem of Central Europe, which
is the continuing division of Ger
many into two states, one free,
one Communist.
Nevertheless, the reaction here
to the newest version of tho Ra
packi plan has been much less
violent than it was to his lirst
scheme.
For one thing, many diplomats
here are convinced that Rapacki
is not just a tool of the Moscow
Communist ' bosses, but really is
trying to conduct an independent
foreign policy. .
Poland's chief difficulty, and
the most delicate part of Poland's
relations yith the Soviet union, is
the continuing presence of Soviet
troops in Poland Its'cfm, ' and to
Poland's west in East Germany.;
This', bulk presence ' seriously
restricts Polish sovereignty.
Luther League Plans
'Progressive Dinner' : '
Members of the Luther League
in .La Grande will stage a "pro
gressive dinner" Sunday night,
starting out at 4 p.m. from the
church. ' - .
League members will go to
about five houses, eating a course
i.t each home before, completing
the dinner. The main, meal will
bo served at the church about half
way through the program.
At the' Dec. 14 meeting of the
League, members will practice'
the ' annual Christmas service
which will be given in the church
Doe. 24.
Central School PTA Membership
Drive Won
The Central School PTA met re -
cently to hear and discuss various
problems facing parents and teach
ers concerning schools. Mrs.
Robert E. Clark, president, pre
sided over the business meeting.
The" Webelo Den of Pack 112 pre
sented the color?. The boys par
ticipating were John Craig, Rusty
Lew, Mike' McChane, and Mickey
Jordan.' These boys " are being
prepared prior to entrance into
the Boy Scouts by Jack Lew and
Bob Kelley. :,) f !
A membership contest, under the
direction - lof.- Mrs. Cecil Cooper,
membership chairman, was held
recently 'in the school for- PTA
membcrs.-'i This was. won by the
sixth grade ; of Avery Millering,
with his room boasting the first
100 per cent membership. Nadine
Hallmark and Dkiuiy Nicosen of
the sixth grade were on hand to
receive - a' check from the PTA
with which they will buy:a teach
ing' 'aid 'for their' room. The
membership count to dates is a
record m.- 'y -r'i " ;'-''
In preparation fof their Carnival,
Surprise Rock Auction
Held By
A potluck dinner,' previous to a
regular meeting' and a surprise
rock' auction were attended by Blue
Mountain Gem Club members,
when they met for ' their ' first
November meeting at the Woman's
Clubhouse at Union. Thirty-four
members and one visitor were in
attendance.- Roland Schaad intro
iuced his brother, Stanley Schaad,
s one of the visitors.
, Ralph Gerards reported the
passing of a long time member of
the club, Mrs. Howard Wallis, who
had been ill in a Baker hospital
a few days. She died Nov. 14.
Pall bearers were appointed by
Ralph Gerards and Were; Alvin
Burford, Ray Barnhart, Ralph
Gerards, Charles ' Taylor,' Roscoe
Furrhan and Willard Hill. ' All were
Blue Mountain Gem Club members.
' Ralph Gerards conducted a brief
order of business with a report
that the1 Union- members had
brought specimens to him and they
would be, arranged in the Club
show case, at the Public Library
by Norma Mayger.'who is chair
man on the committee. Mr, and
Mrs. Charles Taylor's specimens
will be displayed until - Dec. 14
when -another - display. will- ; take
its lace:' 1 Mr . and -Mrs. "Taylor
will be leaving soon to winter in
California. .'"
Weather conditions' kept Blue
Mountain Gem Club members
from going on the PowWow to
Brown's Ranch near Beverly,
Wash., on the Columbia river. The
location is open only by previous
arrangements with the owner.
Picture" wood of good quality is
found there.- '
An invitation was read and ac
cepted from "The Stonecrafters"
of Enterprise to a Christmas party,
the first Monday in December
(Dec. 1) at 7 p.m.,- held in the
Medical Dental Building at Enter
prise. Dinner will be furnished
(bring your own table service) by
the Enterprise Club., About 15
members present -planned on ac
cepting the invitation and decided
to take along thunder eggs and
petrified wood as gifts.
President Gerards appointed
Herbert Speckhart, Ray Barnhart
and Gladys Maxwell as the nomin
ating committee to select new
officers for the coming year.
The Christmas party this year
will be on Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Woman's
Clubhouse at Union, with turkey
and ham on the menu. Committee
appointments will be completed
at the second meeting, Nov. 29,
which will be on a Saturday eve
ning, at 7 p.m. A chili feed is
planned with Gladys Maxwell,
Norma Mayger and R. Dean
Young to make the chili i Carrie
Taylor and Lois Stowe will bake
fresh rolls and members are to
furnish their own table service.
Ralph Gerards reported he had
attended the Centennial pro
grammes meeting when they met
at La Grande. Dr. and Mrs. Kocst-
er will attend the next meeting
along with Gene Detrick and him-
Happy Circle
Holds Banquet
xne Happy uircie Cluo neia tneir
annual banquet, Nov. 13, in the
Maverick Clubhouse. Table decora
tions, were done by Mrs. Mabel
McCoy, and following the Thanks
giving theme and autumn colors.
. There were 17 members and two
guests. Miss Blanche Herzingcr of
La Grande and Mrs. Patrick of
Summervillc.
During the business meeting fol
lowing Uie meal, plans were made
for the Christmas party to' be held
at the home of Mrs. Grover Grim
mett, Dec. 11. There will be a gift
exchange. Items for the Christmas
baskets for the needy families are
to be brought at that time. '
Committee for the banquet in
cluded, Mrs. Stella,. Grimmctt,
Mrs. Grover Grimmett nnd Mrs.
John' Bedingfield.
By Millering's Room
.Mrs. Dor i larnum and firs, jo.m
... t.i
turner,
carnival cnairmen, pre -
sented a clever skit depicting
various events highlighting the
Carnival. Clint Bellows was the
"Man on the Street" and intro
duced "Three Old Bags" doing a
sack dance. They were Nita Bel
lows; Charlene Lorsen, and Betty
Drummond. : : . '
Mrs. Ed Craig, program chair
man, introduced Mrs. Ted Sidor,
Central PTA representative to the
School Citizens 'Committee. Mis.
Sidor "gave an introductory report
of divisions of the Committee.
These committees are! Popu
lation, Growth, and Transporta
tion; Existing plants and attend
ance zones; and School curricu
lum: ' "'
Mrs." Don Stiff, secretary of
Population, Growth, and ' Trans
portation committee; presented an
interesting report flavored with
comical situations and ' recom
mendations made' by the com
mittee.' She stated that the pres
ent enrollment of the elementary
schools is 2,386 students, a gain
Gem Club
self. Plans are under way to lake
part in the Centennial, .'.
Frankie Baum reported Edlie
Van Housen .had had a heart at
tack but that she is improving.
She also read a letter from Mrs.
Frances. Terrall who is visiting
in Whealridge, Colo. . She has
been looking for rock, old china
and other antiques. ..
Roscoe Furman was awarded
the traveling prize. .
Field trips were dispensed with
in favor of a special rock auction
with Dr. Koester as the first auc
tioneer. Each one auctioned off
what they had brought to Ihe high
est bidder. The proceeds will go to
ward the Christmas party expense.
Union Pacific Old Timers
Attend Thanksgiving Dinner
The Union Pacific Oid: Timers
and Auxiliary met in- McAlister
hall on Friday, Nov. 14V for their
annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Ap
proximately 175 members- were
seated at five rows of tables,
attractively decorated '.with fall
decorations of pumpkins, fall flow
ers and red tapered candles. Mrs.
W. ,C. Daniels gave the invoca
tion;- ' v .. - . - ! :
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McMahon
and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Knight
Of the Junior Old Timers were
guests. : " - '!,i
Mr. and Mrs1.' Colon' Eberhard
and George Walker were honered
Mrs. Miller ing
Hosts Sorority
Model Meeting
"The' Model Me6ting for Alpha
Epsilon Chapter of Epsiloh Sigma
Alpha was held at the' home of
Mrs. Grant Millering on Nov. 10.
Guests were introduced and wel
comed by the President, Mrs. Vern
Pridgen. They were, Mrs. George
Birnie,' social sponsor,' Mrs. Will
iam Bohnenkamp, a forriier mem
ber, Mrs. Rollie King, Mrs. Leon
ard Knight and Mrs. William
Lewis. . ;
1 The scope of ESA- was given
by Mrs. John Grouped Each of
ficer and committee chairman told
of her duties and responsibilities
preceding her report. '
Plans are underway to sell pack
aged Christmas holly during the
first part of December. Money
from this project will be used for
financial support of the. Crippled
Children's Home in Eugene, which
is the state-wide philanthropic
project of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
Mrs. Donald Otten presented thq
program on "What's New in Christ
mas Crafts and Decorations."
Many clever ideas with miniature
trees, evergreens, pine cones and
other Christmas decorations for
centerpieces, mantle pieces and
table arrangements were demon
strated, as were new and unique
gift ideas for Christmas.
The committee in charge of the
program was Mrs. Robert McMil
lan, Mrs. David Wylde and Mrs.
Robert Fallow.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs W. E. Fulton and Mrs.
Millering.
Elgin Club Holds
Fall Flower Show
ELGIN (Special - The Elgin
Garden Club helri n Fall e-i.
Show Tuesday in the 'Methodist
reuowsnip Center, Due 'to the
snow storm not many persons at
tended the showine It n.n
decided to continue on Wednesday.
There were displays of winter ar
rangements, drift wood and other
outstanding settings.
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ment lor tie iinrm" j amuwus
through the sixth grades would
be 3,265 by 1968.
Dr. Douglas Spear, chairman
of the Curriculum Committee, was
present and told of the recom
mendations that had been present
ed to the school board last July,
of those that had been acted upon,
and those still under considera
tion by the School Board. Present
ed lo the School Board were nine
specific and five general recom
mendations. He stressed how each
committee is working to find a
solution to the overcrowded situa
tion existing in all our schools
today. Dr. Spear said the ideal
number of students per classroom
is 25 for grades one through three
and 30 for grades four through
six. The present situation puts
far more than this desired amount
into each, class, creating the over
crowded problem we are facing
today. " ' '
Several guests representing the
committees were present, and
J. Dale Standlcy, chairman of the
School Board, announced the re
organizational meeting to be held
in the High School auditorium on
Friday, and stressed the import
ance of attendance.
'This being American Education
Week, Ladd Laughhon, principal,
extended an invitation to all' par
ents to visit their school, not 'only
this week but anytime during the
school year. The National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers is
one of the sponsors of American
Education Weak. ,. .
Room count was won by. Avery
Millering and Miss Audet.
Mrs. Clark announced the spe
cial-party for daddies and daugh
ters to be held Friday; Dec. 5.' Fun
an entertainment will be provided
with refreshments to be served
by mothers of the fifth grades. -
The next regular meeting will
be held the afternoon of Jan. 9.
Refreshments were served . by
mothers of the third grades.
with their fifty years anniversary.
Mrs. Walker was unable to be pres
ent. Both ladies were presented
with corsages. : -:' '
Olher guests were' L. 'R. Schou,
examiner for the rules car; Larry
Hanson, Safely artd Courtesy; Mr.
and Mrs.' G'.' Baker" '(He 'ls'the
Superintendent of Hie Northwest
division.); Mr. and Mrs. 'Earl
Chantry (Mr. Chantry is Assistant
Superintendent.); and Mr.'Tlnsley,
father of Mrs. Chantry, who is a
retired engineer.
Mr. McAllister and Mrs. Ward
VanDolah sent their regrets by
not being able to attend.
Mrs. John Ward had charge' of
of the program which included a
violin solo by Mrs. Ted Pipes,,
accompanied on the piano by her
daughter, Jean. Elaine Ricker
presented a modern toe dance, fol
lowed by a lapping number by
Elaine and Barbara Ricker; a
pantimime, "I'm Going Away with
the Man in the Little White Coat,"
was given by Barbara Wilson.
Shirrell Lee Alfred and Barbara
Wilson then presented a panto
mime, "The Little Blue Man."
Mrs. George Hutchison, .ycity
chairman of the Oregon Cen
tenniel, gave a short talk. :t .'.!
i Committee for the evening in
cluded Mrs. Walter Ingerson,
chairman, Mrs. William Pidcock,
co-chairman, Mrs. Fred Davies,
Mrs. Herb Davies, Mrs; Denver
Charlton, Mrs. John Lloyd, Mrs.
Earl Chantry, Mrs. Erie DeBoie,
Mrs. W. C. McDonald; 'Mrs. Otto
Gerber, Mrs. R; J. Williams, Mrs.
R. D. Krutz,' Mrs. D. B. Lefebvre
Tom Bradburn, Elmer Wilhelm,
Harry Nickels, Willis Stoop, and
Bill' Gooderham.
The next meeting will be the
Christmas party and 'instillation
of officers, Dec. 12. The party is
to be a gift exchange not to exceed
50 cents.
Play Presented
By Drama Club
ELGIN (Special) .The High
school Drdhia Club presented the
play, "Time' Out for eGinger,"
Tuesday, Nov 18. It was ' held in
the school gym under the direc
tion of Mrs. Eunice Bums, and
essistant director, Mrs. Lee Ellen
Coe.
Bernis Conaster took the part 6f
Howard Carroll; Marilvn Sher
wood, his wife; Eva Blinkenstaff,
their daughter Joan; Marilyn
Scott, another daughter Jeannie;
and a third daughter Ginger, who
was played by Janet Osburn. ''
Others taking part were Cella
Colclasure; as Liz; Ellis Cheney,
as Eddie Davis; David Obert. as
Tommy Green; Tom Hunt, Mr.
wuson and'J.m Griffin, as Ed
Hoffman.
The play was very well cast ami
reach did a good job ot acting their
parts, a good attendance was
present, considering the weather.
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