LA GRANDE OBSERVER
253rd Issue 63rd Year
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1959
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waiiowa taKe
Enterprise Fisherman
Ministers
Have Hope
For Talks
GENEVA (UPD Secretary of
Slate Christian Hcrtcr and So
viet Foreign Minister Andrei
Cromyko met privately for an
hour today amid reports that a
compromise formula for holding a
summit' conference may be in the
works.
Hertcr hurried to a full meet
ing of the western foreign minis
ters to report on Gromyko's sud
den visit during a conference re
cess. . .
There was no immediate 'an
nouncement following the liertor
Gromyko meeting, but some Com
- munist sources said the Russian
might be willing to forget his Ber
lin deadline in exchange for a
summit meeting on broad East
West issues. .
This would follow a suggestion
made by British Foreign Secre
tary Selwyn Lloyd last week that
the conference "forget" the new
Russian ultimatum to the West to
get out of Berlin.
, Lloyd asked Gromkyo to go back
and start all over again.
' Some ' American sources,, said
they believed President Eisenhow
er might be willing to meet at
the summit on broad East-West is
sues, such as disarmament and
nuclear test suspension, even with
out a specific agreement here on
Berlin.,. -.'-..,. -. .
'However, they emphasized that
nothing was possible until Gromy
ko withdrew, tacitly or otherwise,
his demand for the West to get
out of Berlin within 12 months.
. There' was speculation, based on
a combination -of indications from
Communist and western sources,,
1 that the issue of Berlin might be'
, put into cold storage for discus
sion at a later foreign ministers'
meeting, with each side pledged
in the meanwhile to do nothing to
alter the present situation.
This would, in effect, provide
.! the guarantee the West has de
J manded against any unilateral So-
vict action regarding Berlin.
The Communist reports that the
,' ' Russians might ignore their Ber
' lin deadline in exchange for a sum
" mit meeting coincided with a
growing feeling here and in Wash
ington that the West also was mov
ing in that direction,
i Before Gromyko's visit to Hcrter
there seemed little hope of re
solving what one western official
described as a "complete im
passe" in the -current talks.
WEATHER
:l Partly cloudy tonight with
v scattered showers and pos
sible thunder showers in
. mountains this afternoon or
evening; mostly sunny Wed
nesday; high Wednesday 72
78; low tonight 42-48.
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T'XING OATH Lt. Col. Alaa W. Chnstensen, left; is administering the oath of office
t lubert W. Wilkins. Wilkins was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the United States Ar
, J-7 The ceremony took place at the Oregon National Guard armory in La Grande
l-iaday evening.
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SHE FORGOT
HER CLOTHES
SEATTLE UPI - A Seattle
woman was awakened early
Monday by a burglar rifling
jewel box in her bedroom.
He had already got $100 from
her apartment.
Mrs. Ethel Adams wont Into
action. She called for help
and then chased the burglar
out of the apartment building
' and Into the street.
She was standing in the
street, screaming after the
man when her daughter ruin
ed up to her and said,
"Mother, you don't have any
clothes on."
Atom Fallout
Affects Gland
In Children
WASHINGTON (UPI) A scien
tist said todav'that atomic fallout
has exposed the sensitive thyroid
glands of U.S. children to annual
radiation doses one to 'two times
the yearly dose from natural ra
diation. .
This estimate, covering "the
last few years," was made in a
report to the National Academy of
Sciences by Dr. E. B. Lewis of
the California Institute of Tech
nology. ; .
The fallout dose to the thyroid
comes from short-lived radioactive
iodine. Lewis said it poses "a spe
cial hazard to infants and chil
dren." He said there is evidence
that their thyroid glands are much
more susceptible to radiation-induced
cancer than the same
glands in adults..
Scientists differ as to whether
low radiation doses like those
from fallout can cause cancer.
But some of the world's leading
authorities feel that the general
population should not get man-
made radiation in amounts greater
than those from natural sources.
In his report, Lewis , did not
contend that fallout has actually
caused any cancer of the thyroid
among American children. And he
noted that if atmospheric weap
ons testing is not resumed, radio
iodine contamination from fallout,
because of its short life, will prac
tically cease, to exist by the end
of this year.
Lewis said it has been assumed
that fallout doses on the average
are "well below the correspond
ing doses from natural back
ground sources.". This may be
true for most body organs, he
said, but not for the thyroid glands
of the average U.S. infant and
child.
Radio - iodine concentrates in
fresh cow's milk, a major item in
the diet of . young people, and
the human thyroid gland
RAINBOW GIRLS LEAVING
AH Rainbow girls leaving by
train Wednesday arc' asked to be
at the station by 10:30 a.m. A
spokesman said it would be a
great help if families the girls are
staying with could take them to
the tram.
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Friend
Narrowly
Escapes
One man was drowned and his
fishing companion ' narrowly es
caped death when he dove into
the icy' waters of Wallowa lake
in an attempt to rescue the vic
tim. .
Asa W. Egglcson, 58, of Enter
prise fell from the boat, which
he occupied while fishing, at ap
proximately 6:45 Monday evening.
His fishing partner, Irving H. Mc-
Kenic, 40, also of Enterprise dove
into the water. After a futile
struggle to find Eggleson, Mc-
Kcnic was pulled from the water
ly unidentified rescuers.
The police were notified and
grappling hooks were brought to
the scene of the tragedy. Drag
ging operations began at 3:30
this morning and have continued
through the morning. The body
has not been recovered yet and
if the Legend of Wallowa lake
holds true it never will be.
The water is between 180 and
200 feet deep where: Eggleson
fell from the boat, v
Additional details were . not
available pending further investi
gation toy authorities. . :
Ike's Foreign
Aid Program
Sharply Cut "
WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi
dent Disenhower's foreign aid pro
gramsharply revised by a Sen
ate committee, faced a ' House
move today to chop off another
200 million dollars. -:
'The Seriate. FbreigiTRclatlons
Committee handed the President
a direct rebuff Mqnday night by
voting to put the development
loan fund on a long-term basis in
volving heavy new Treasury bor
rowing. .
The committee took the action
before voting 13-2 to approve a
bill which would authorize $4,164,-
820,000 in foreign aid appropria
tions and borrowing in the fiscal
year starting July 1. i
The Senate bill would authorize
$3,164,620,000 in cash plus a billion
dollars annually for five years to
bo borrowed for the loan fund
The President requested a $3,929,-
995,000 program without borrow
ing and the House Foreign Affairs
Committee approved $3,642,600,000.
As the House began the second
day of debate on its measure, a
bloc of liberal Democrats planned
to launch a drive to slash foreign
military aid by another 200 mil
lion dollars.
Democratic -arid Republican
leaders, who hoped to complete
action on the bill by Wednesday
night, fought, to hold the line
against further reductions. They
said additional cuts might lead to
loss of the cold war.
But Rep. George S. McGovern
(D-S.D.) said he would propose
the slash in military aid.
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MRS. GEORGE PULS
' Director's Accompanist
Union Woman
Accompanist I
For Director i
John De Afcrchant will arrive In
La Grande on ' Friday to begin
work on the Summer Centennial
Concert and an opera workshop
to be held here on June 73 to July
10. .
De Merchant, a baritone soloist
from New York City, will present
a vocal concert in the La Grande
L.D.S. Tabernacle on June 24 at
S p.m. This will be the first of
two major events of the workshop.
It has just been announced that
Mrs. George Puis of Union has
been engaged as De Merchant's
accompanist and will assist him
in making final .preparations for
the Wednesday evening concert.
Mrs. Puis graduated Cum Laud
from Colorado State University,
where she accompanied the unj-
versuy viioirft uuu i;uui ustra.
- Wins Top Award ;
. In addition to school and com"-
munity ' accomplishments, Mrs.
Puis was the winner of the Harold
Stauffer Piano Performance
Award in intercollegiate competi
tion at Denver, Colorado, in 1931
B?s!des being acljye in her cortv
munity as church organist, she
has recently studied with 'David
Campbell at ' Lewis and Clarke
College and is studying at present
with Lyle McMullen of La Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. Puis came to Union
in 1958.
De Merchant, who studied at
the University of Washington, re
turns to La Grande this year
after a busy season in New York
City. He was featured soloist at
many festivals including one or
more performances - of major
works by Verdi, HayJn, Handel
Mendclsshon, Vaughn-Williams.
Bach, Faure, Brahms, . Sowerby
and Rossini.
In addition to his busy concert
schedule. Do Merchant coaches
many of the leading singers who
are active in opera, concert, ora
torio and theatre, both here and
in Europe. '
Since his debut in New York's
Town Hall he has received such
plaudits as: "One of the outstand
ing recitals of the year" Musi
cal Courier; "Genuinely moving"
New York Times; and "His
voice is strong and most beautiful
and affecting" New York Her
ald Tribune.
He wrote the libretto as well as
the : music . for "Ten Thousand
Miles." A world premiere of this
opera is scheduled as the second
and final event of the Centennial
Summer Opera, Concert, and
Workshop, for July 10 at 8 p.m.
In the La Grande High School
Auditorium. Anyone interested in
singing in the Opera, either as
soloist - or as chorus singer, is
urged to contact Mrs. Leo Miller
of La Grande.
Eight La Grande
Students Earn
Oregon Degrees
UNIVERSITY OF ORGEON, Eu
gene (Special) Baccalaureate
and advanced degrees were con
ferred on more than 1,500 grad
uate and undergraduate students
during the 82nd annual commen
cement exercises here June 14.
, Candidates for degrees from La
Grande arc: Bachelor of Science
Dot Ann Anson, daughter of Mr.
"jinnd Mrs. Claude Anson of 1605
oin; Marvin Howsru cecson, son
"I Mr. May E. Bccson of Rt. 1,
Box 361; Robert L. Curtis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Curtis of Box
575; Kenneth G. McLean, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLean of
1002 B avenue; Marilyn Marie
Masterson, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Iver Masterson of 1703 Port
land: Ronald Montgomery Mills,
'of 1713 Washington; Sharon Kay
Kuckman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom" Ruckman of Imbler;
and Michael James Skala, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Skala of
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Still E-fidina In Area
s
La Grande
Residence
Ransacked
By NEIL ANDERSEN
Observer Staff Writer
The search for escaped con
vict William Mynattc continues
in and around La . Grande today.
Since Mynatte escaped from Po
lice Captain J. B. Giilispie of Ab
erdeen, Wash, yesterday state,
county and city police have comb
ed the streets of La Grande and
the surrounding wooded areas,
Five extra city policemen, in
addition to the county sheriff
and state police searched until
2:30 this morning without 8
break. Chief Reeves said today
':Wc shook every jungle, box car
and train out of town all night
The search still continues to be
general In the area; there have
been no indications that Mynatte
left town and reports of having
seen him continue to pour in to
the police station.
' Monday evening, about 8 p.m.,
a house at 2808 N. Walnut street,
was brokn into while the occu
pants were gone. The residents
had been gone about 45 minutes
when they returned to find that
dresser drawers had been ran
sacked and some canned goods
stolen. Police, who were on the
scene in a few minutes, were un
able to find the prowler or deter
mine if it was Mynatte or not
Earlier, a man was seen near
the Eldridge Packing Co. that re
sembled Mynatte. He was report
ed to have ducked and ran when
he was observed. The area
around the packing plant was
searched but police were unable to
discover any trace of . the man
or dctcrmlno u it was the es
capee.
Captain Giilispie spent most of
the morning in the Union and
North Powder area. Before re
turning to the search early this
morning, the captain repeated his
tatcment, "We'll get him."
Captain Reeves, when question
ed about whether the man was
dangerous or not, supplied, "Any
man running from the law is dan
crous."
The Federal Bureau of Inves
tigation has not been called in on
the case. They will be called
if evidenco indicates that Mynattc
has left the area and other con
ditions make it advisable.
Local Woman's
Car Crashes ,
Near Imbler
A young woman lost control of
her car at mile post 11 south of
Imbler on Highway 82 and ran off
the road this morning.
Mrs. Lorctta M. McDanicl, 21,
1415 U avenue, La Grande and
her two children, Larry 2, and
Peggy, 1, were taken to Grande
Ronde hospital for treatment.
Mrs. McDanicl was traveling
north on the highway when she
lost control of her 1950 model au
tomobile. The car traveled across
the road and left the highway on
the west side. The car remained
upright after leaving the highway
and received only minor damage,
Mate police reported that the
skid marks left by the tires were
244 feet long.
The three occupants were treat
ed for minor injuries. Reports
from Grande Ronde hospital in
dicate that Mrs. McDanicl was
X-rayed but that a doctor had not
yet had time to look at the pic
tures.
Fire Destroys
Storage Building
Fire roared through a storage
building in back of 602 Crook St.
destroying the building and house
hold goods stored inside.
Seventeen firemen answered the
call at 2:03 p.m. at the residence
of Wesley Shaffer. Mrs. Shaffer
had been in another part of the
building about a half an hour
earlier, gathering eggs. She didn't
know the building was on fire 'till
a neighbor told her.
The property is owned by J. O.
Ramsey, 604 Lane St. This Is the
second fire on property belonging
to the Ramseys in the past month.
Two weeks ago fire destroyed a
well house in back of the Ramsey
residence.
Fire Chief Ray Snider . hasn't
investigated the site to determine
the cause.
icers Relieve
L IPs h
DISCUSS SEARCH FOR ESCAPEE Officer Bob Schie of the La Grande police de
partment and Captain J. B. Giilispie of Aberdeen, Washington, discuss plans for the
capture of escaped convict William Mynatte. Mynatte escaped from Captain Giilispie -at
a local cafe yesterday (Observer Photo)
Crewman
When Red Fighters
WASHINGTON (UPI) Com
munist jet fighters attacked a U.
S. navy patrol plane over the Sea
of Japan near North Korea Mon
day night. They shot it up in six
firing runs and seriously wounded
a crewman. '
The Defense Department said
'OLE EARL' FACES MORE
TIME IN TEXAS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON, Tex. (UPI) -
Louisiana Gov. Earl Long today
faced at least another week in the
Galveston mental hospital where
he contends ho is being held pris
oner. A hospital spokesman indi
cated the governor is becoming a
bit more reconciled to his en
forced stay. ,
Announcement by District Judge
L. D. Godard Monday that he
would need a week to decide
whether "Olc Earl" should bo re
leased from John Scaly Hospital
capped a day long habeas corpus
hearing marked by shouted in
terruptions from the fiery brother
of tho late Hucy Long.
Long referred to his physician
cousin as a "horse doctor" and
at another point referred to hos
pital attendants as "bone crush
ers." Once, while sitting in the
jury box, he noticed his trouser
fly was open and casually stood
to zip it up.
Although it was not. noticeable,
Long was under tranquilizer drugs
during the hearing, the hospital
spokesman said. .
Long shouted to reporters "still
in jail, boys" when he was led
ASSEMBLY IN FINAL DAY
Installation Of
Girl Officers Is
By VIRGINIA ANDERSON !
Observer Staff Writer
Opening the final day of the 33rd
annual assembly of tho Order of
Rainbow, the Grand Cross of Color
degree was presented by the Mil
ton ' Assembly drill team.
During the morning session re
ports were given by tho Grand
Historian and the Grand Repre
sentatives. Also scheduled for this
session is a memorial service to
b9 given by the Union assembly.
Grand officers, representatives,
and pages met at noon for a lunch-
con before the afternoon session
which formally closes the Grand
assembly for this year. ,'
A formal installation will be
held for the incoming officers this
evening at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum.
Carolyn Parson will officiate as
Grand Officer with Martha Hall,
Seriously
the badly damaged U.S. plane.
through the skill of its pilot, man
aged to reach an Air Force base
in Japan. , . " . " ,""
. The attack occurred at 7,000
feet over international waters
about 85 miles east of Wonsan,
North Korea. The navy P4M Mcr-
away 'at the end of tho hearing
Monday.
A , hospitul authority who de
clined to be quoted by name said
that "naturally. Governor Long
was disappointed" about not win
ning his immediate release.
"lie Thought that he would be
on his way home In Louisiana
last night. But he had accepted
tho court's action very well."
The spokesman said that the
governor's spirits seemed to have
been improved by seeing a num
ber of his friends in court. He
also said that Long Is much bet
ter physically than ho had been
In a week.
The hospital noted that the
mild sedation the governor was
under Monday in no way hamp
ered his thinking or restricted his
activities.
Long, 63, showed up at the hear
ing with slightly glazed cyos
and a somewhat stumbling gait.
He asked for the hearing by filing
a writ of habeas corpus in which
he charged that ho was drugged,
tied hand and foot and spirited
away from Louisiana against his
will May 30. ....
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To
Grand Marshall; Gayle Emerson,
Grand Chaplain; Judy Miller,
Grand Recorder; and Susan Mc
Ewcn, Grand Musician assisting.
The crowning ceremony for the
newly installed Grand Worthy Ad
visor will be under tho direction
of Orrln Ormsbce, State Master
Councilor, Order of De Molay. He
will be assisted by the La Grande
Chapter, Order of DcMolay.
Following a vocal selection by
Janice Ewing, Hillsboro, and the
escort of tho Grand Representa
tives, Mrs. Elma Eckley will make
the presentation of, the Jewel to
the past Grand Worthy Advisor,
Carolyn Parson.
In yesterday'a meeting, Carolyn
Parson read her yearly report
concerning her visitations through
out the state and announced her
project receipts which amounted
Youth
Injured
Attack
cator under heavy attack, dove to
within 50 feet of the water to es
cape. . , i
.The department. iict racilb mes
sages from the crippled Plane in
dicated two jet fighters participat
ed in the attack. The planes were
identified only as MIG jet fight
ers with red star markings on the
fuselage.
Skies were clear and ' ceiling
unlimited.
There was no Indication wheth
er the pilots were Russian, Chi
nese Communists, or North Ko
reans. The North Koreans are estimat
ed to have about 500 MIG jet
fighters with many based at Won
san. The Navy forwarded a report of
the attack to the Slate Depart
ment for a possible formal pro
test. The announcement said the P4M
was on a routine training patrol.
It was based at Iwakuni, Marine
air facility on the inland sea of
Japan's Honshu Island. -. .
The announcement said skillful
handling by Lt. Comdr. Donald
Mayer, the pilot, enabled the bad
ly damaged plane to he brought
safely into Miho Air Force base
on Honshu. ' -
The tail gunner was wounded
when his gun was knocked out on
the first of six runs made by the
attacking planes. "
Mayer, a Naval Academy grad
uate, lists his home as both Ny
ack, N.Y., and Litchfield. Conn.
His wife and f6ur children are
with him in Japan. His parents
live at Litchfield.
Mayer is 35. He graduated from
the academy in 1946 and became
a naval aviator three years later.
to $1,685.67. This was divided three
ways and checks were presented
in the amount of $561.89 each to'
Louis Meyers, principal of the
Oregon Slate School for the Deaf;
to purchase a hi-fi set for the teen-':
age group and a merry-go-round
for the pre-school group:, to
Bruce Moorehead of the Shrine
Hospital for the cast fund and to,
Rev. Carence Kopp, acting for
Sherrill Eldridge, to buy ., TV,
sets for the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home at Forest Grove."',. -
in Huuiiiun iu hid viecuon -Of.
Christine Pasley of Hillsboro as
Grand Worthy Advisor for l959-0,;
Joan Rose of Vale was elected
Grand Worthy Associate Advisor;
Anna Case of Salem, Grand Chari
ty; Donna Hndson of Newberg,
Grand Hope and Diane McCallum
of St. Helens, Grand Faith. - ;
nbow
night
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