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Okterver, La Grande, Pro., Wad., May 27, 1959 A SYMBOL OF MIGHT Pag 6 Newest Political Change In Asia May Not Be For Best By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor The political face of Asia under goes another change this week end. Many fear it will not be for the better. At any rate, on May 30 some 600,000 voters elect the first government for a self-governing state of Singapore. It marks the , end of a Crown Colony ' status under which British guns for more than 100 years controlled the sea trade route between India and China. It leaves Hong Kong as the last great British Crown Colony cling ing as an island outpost to the mainland of Asia. The alarmists fear it also could open the way to domination of the ' Malayan Peninsula to the Com munists. A Symbol Of Might The great free port of Singa pore was founded in 11)19 and was ceded to the British East India Company in 1824. Until World War II, it stood as a symbol of British might in Asia. DULLES (Continued from page 1) , elled many thousands of miles with him and was at his side when he died; two sons and a daughter; his brother, Allen W. Dulles, head of the Centrul Intelligence Agency, and other members of the family. They sat in the front row to the . right in plain wooden chairs with straw seats. .. More than 100 uniformed ser vicemen, representing all of the branches of the military, served as ushers. Dr. Edward L. It. Elson, pastor of the National Presbyterian Church here where both Eisen hower and Dulles worshipped, read from the New Testament. Prayer For Dulles After' a hymn, Dr. Barnes read from "Pilgrim's Progress." And then, instead of eulogy or sermon, Dr. Barnes, offered a long "per sonalized prayer. He then paid his tribute to his dead . friend. He voiced thanks that Dulles, in following his faith in God, had shown "unstinted de votion to justice, freedom and peace. Dr. Barnes reculled Dill Ies "unflinching courage'1 which enubled him to curry out his din' lomatic duties and meet disease and suffering "without fear or frenzy but rather with calmness and steady vision." He offered thanks to God for giving Dulles humility which "kent him warm hearted in countless lit tle acts of kindness" and for "all that was noble and beautiful as devoted husband, father, brother ana menu. High security restrictions were imposed at the cathedral several hours before the service because of the dignitaries who were at tending. Harley Hamilton Taken By Death ENTERPRISE (Special) Harley Winston Hamilton, 72, of Joseph, died early Sunday morning after suitcnng a heart attack. Funeral services will be held today by the Bollman Funeral Home at 2 p.m. from the Metho dist Church in Joseph and inter ment will be in the Prairie Creek cemetery. Joseph Lodge No. 81 AF&AM will have the commitul . service. Son of Joseph and Dora Hamil ton Who homestcaded land at the head of Wallowa lake, the deceas ed was born July 17, 1886 and had lived in Wallowa county all of his life. On October 13, 1016 lie was married at La Grande to Agnes Smith who survives him. j.' For many years he operated a horse concession at Wallowa hike, and later built several attractive cottaRcs at the lake to rent to vacationers. Last winter he sold out to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wal ton. He was a member of Joseph Lodge No. 81 AF&AM. Besides his wife, he leaves one son, Layton, of Portland, and one granddaughter. s But on Feb. 15, 1942, the great Singapore bastion fell to invading Japanese who had done the im possible. Singapore's big guns pointed out to sea, guarding what up to then had been regarded as the only feasible invasion route. But the Japanese hacked their way through the Malayan jungles and attacl'ed from the rear. The profound changes in Asia since the Japanese defeat in 1945 also have had their effect on Singapore. On Aug. 31, 1957, the Federation of Malaya came into being as an independent state inside the Brit ish Commonwealth of nations. Singapore became a Crown Colony, split off from the Malayan states with which it formerly had been linked in the straits settle ments. Economically, the Malayan states and Singapore were prac tically an indivisible whole. But the Malayan federation rejected Singapore out of fear of its over whelming majority of Chinese res idents. Of Singapore s population of about 1,500,000, nearly 80 per cent are Chinese. UPI Man Killed But desire for independence al so had been mounting in Singa pore, acompanied by mounting in iluence of the Chinese Com munists. In 1955, noted Chinese author and scholar Lin Yulang resigned as chancellor of Singapore's Chi nese Nanyang University, declar ing that Chinese schools in Singa pore operated in an atmosphere of intimidation and terror fostered by Communist China. Chinese students touched off riots in which United Press Inter national Correspondent Gene Sy monds was among those killed. Prominent in these activities was the pro-Communist Peoples Action Party, which also is pro minent in Singapore politics today and which Is expected to win a majority in next Saturday voting. Party leader Lee Kuan Hyew denies his party is Communist and gives this description of party policies: "My party is not promising the workers heaven on earth. But it will give employers hell on earth." In the new self-governing state of Singapore there will be a legis lative assembly of 51 members, a prime minister and cabinet of nine and a governor-general rep resenting Queen Elizabeth of Brit ain. The governor-general must be a Malayan. Internal dissension and charges of graft have split the opposition to the Peoples Action Party, in creasing heavily its chances of victory. Britian still will be responsible for Singapore defense and exter nal affairs. But, in anticipation of n leftist victory at the polls, both business establishments and capi tal are fleeing the once great fortress. 34 Scholarships Announced To Eastern' Oregon College Thirty-four scholarships to East ern Oregon College for 1959-60 have already been donated by area individuals, firms, service clubs, and organizations, according to Dr. Lyle H. Johnson, director of stu dent personnel. The scholarships and recipients include, La Grande Lions Ger aldine Hewitt, Richland; William Iligham, Brookings; Walda Thomp son, Hermlston, (by Pioneer Flour ing Co.); Harold Mangum, Princ ville, (by Marcus Roesch); and Janice Gipson, Union, (by Roesch Fitzgerald). Glenn Slabaugh To Attend OSC Training Session Glenn W. Slabaugh, assistant professor of chemistry at Eastern Oregon College, has been selected to attend a special chemistry teachers training Institute at Ore gon State College, according to Dr. Max. B. Williams, director of the institute. The six-week institute, from June 29-Aug. 7, will be sponsored under a $49,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Slabaugh, who is one of 50 col lege chemistry teachers from 19 states and Puerto Rico to be select ed, will receive a $75 a week grant plus dependent and travel allow ances. The Institute Is designed to help teachers gain wider knowledge o( their subject and 'to bring them up-to-date on recent advances in the various fields of chemistry. Four special courses, each in a majgr field of chemistry, have been organized especially for the institute. A seminar on problems, techniques and procedures in teach ing chemistry will also be present ed as part of the institute pro La Grande Eagles John Brem mer, Pilot Rock; Michael Crouter, Union; and Neva Elliott, Elgin. Eddy Bakeries Co. Warren Good, Elgin. California-Pacific Utilities Mary McDonnell, Burns; Walter Beck, Baker; Janet - Bond, La Grande; and Richard Hohn, Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Mac Hoke, Pendle ton Lois Ann Martensen, Pendle ton. t Inland Machinery Co. David Skeen, La Grande. La Grande First Methodist Beverly Furgason, La Grande. Delta Kappa Gamma; Zeta chapter Judy Savage, Baker. La Grande Soroptimist Elnora Key, Umapine. Mt. Emily Lum ber Co. Linda Long, La Grande; Don Clark, Joseph; and Ronald Robinson, Medical Springs. Joe De Wuhs, Union Jerry Lee Ham, Union. Baker Soroptimist Vickie Hick ox, Baker; Baker Elks Lodge- Beverly Trimble, Hereford; Charles LaKamp, Baker; Jerry Longwell, Baker; and Judy Hockett, Hall way. Union Junior Women Rich ard Pollard, Union. La Grande Rotary Denece McCanse, North Powder, (by La Grande' Fruit Co.); Lynda Lawr ence, Salem (by Julius Roesch); Larry Formlcola, Brookings; Eve ly Kucera, Pilot Rock; William Turner, Beaverton; Howard Bun dy, Hermiston; and Robert Page, Prineville. MARKETS PORTLAND DAIRY PORTLAND (UPI) Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: Grade AA large, 37-38C doz.; A large 35-37c; AA medium, 32-34c; AA small, 27 28c; cartons l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and Grade A prints. 650 lb.; carton, lc higher; B prints 63c. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND (UPI)-(USDA) Livestock: Cattle 200; truck lot choice 1023 lb. fed steers 30.25; few good steers unsold; truck lot good fed heifers 38 with few out at 27 load good-choice heifers unsold; few utility cows 18-19.50; canners cutters mostly 14.50-16; few heavy cutters to 17; utility bulls 23-24. Calves 150; slaughter calves and vealers very slow; not fully es tablished ; early bids fully 1.00 lower; few vealer weight stock calves steady, 130-215 lb. at 30-32. Hogs 450; around 40 head 1 and 2 butchers 185-225 lb. 19c; mixed 1, 2 and 3 lots 18-18.50; few 240 270 lb. 17-17.50; 300-320 lb. 15.50 16; 160-175 lb. 16.50-17.50; few 300- 425 lb. sows 13.50-14.50. Sheep 300; several lots mostly choice 90-99 lb. spring Iambs 23.- 50-23.75 : 28-head lot good old crop No. 2 pelt lambs 18. PORTLAND GRAIN White wheat 2.03. Soft white hard applicable 2.03. White club 2.03 Hard red winter, ordinary 2.09. Hard white baart, ordinary, 2.07. Oats no bid. Barley no bid. N. Y. STOCKS NEW YORK (UPD-Leading in dustrial shares featured an irreg ularly higher, moderately active stock market today by rising 1 to more than 2 points. Railroad issues failed to keep pace and the utilities barely held their own. Auto shares rose with Chrysler strong. Chemicals with gains of 1 to 2 points stood out. Electron ics rose 1 to more than 4 points. Farm implements rose 1 to more than 2 points. Aluminums strengthened. Consolidated Cigar rose 3 to a new high in its section. Celanese rose 2 on its stock dividend. Sears Roebuck set a new high. Amusements rose 1 to more than 2 points with Stanley- Warner active. Westmghouse Electric gained more than a point to a new high in the electrical equopment. Advances jn the steel ranged to a point. Hiatt Invites Participation In EOC Event Anyone in the La Grande area Interested in dramatics is invited to participate in "Doctor in Buck skin Clad," according to Richard &. Hiatt, director.. The drama deals with a se quence of events in the life of Marcus Whitman, Northwest pio neer medic, and is scheduled for July 23-25, 30-31, Aug. 1, 6 8, and 1315. Hiatt indicated final details will be announced this week following a meeting with Dr. Alvin R. 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