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'THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS' Canadians Thought It Best Not To Remind Her Majesty Observer, La Grande, Ore., Frl., July 3, 1959 Pag 10 Among Valley Farmers By County Agtntt Ted Si dor and CharUt Cavin By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI Staff Writer WASHINGTON il'PH Back stairs ut the While House: - Wht'n President Eisenhower was In Canadu last week to meet -tiuecn Klizulieth II. members ol tii party heard what was tuld as n absolutely true story which demonstrates the still great dif ferences between Americans and their British cousin. '-" It seems that loyal Canadians have been writing their local radio stations, . asking disk jockeys not to play one of the current hit tunes in the I'nited States these days. "The Battle of New Or jeans." ? The callers say the record 'should be silenced while the Queen 1s in Canada. (The British lost at New Orleans and the theory seems to be that Her Majesty should ;n't be reminded of this nawsty af The British Crown and the American Presidency are two dif- George Liberace Sued For Divorce - RIVERSIDE. Calif. (L'l'Ii - George Liberace, brother of the -Kmiling pianist, was charged with extreme mental cruelty in a di vorce action filed Wednesday by 3iis wife of seven years. Mrs. Jayne Liberace sought Jl.135 monthly temporary ailmony in her superior court suit as well as an equitable distribution of comtnunity property. She also asked for an injunction against sale of any of her husband's hold iiiKs. George performed with his fa mous pianist brother for several years before they had a fallout. The wife of the violinist-conductor esli mated he now earns about J I. (NK) a week from musical en gagements and returns from bus iness holdings. END HUNGER STRIKE - PARIS tUPIi An estimated 900 Algerian nationalists ended a 10-day hunger strike at two pris ons here Wednesday after offi cials promised to treat them as ' political prisoners rather than common criminals. The change of status permitted the strikers cer tain privileges, such as the right to receive Red Cross parcels. ferent worlds. Standing on the deck of the royal yacht Britannia together, the President and the Queen were cheered lustily by workers ulong the St. Lawrence Seaway. "Hi Ike," roared the workers The President responded with a broad grin and waved both arms in the air. There were "three cheers for Her Majesty'' and cries of "God bless Her Majesty,' but the Queen didn't show a flicker of recognition or emotion. So schooled in the dignity of a mon arch, she seemed totally unaware of the people cheering her only a few feet from the deck of her yacht. Maybe it was the hot weather, or the sudden nature of the trip but when the President went to New York this week to visit the Soviet exhibit of science and cul lure, the New York Police be haved as though the people trav eling with Eisenhower were arch criminals. The President entered an eleva tor in the New York Coliseum, but several of New York's "finest" grabbed indiscriminately in the waiting crowd and began forcing anyone within grasp away from the area. Among those pushed aside and told to stay back were the Presi dent's son, Maj. John S. Eisen hower; Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder, the President's physician, and Secretary of Commerce Lew is L. Strauss. The New York Police have long had a difficult attitude toward Washington reporters traveling with a President. The Washington men wear distinctive white laoel tags which carry the legend, ' Trip of the President." At I In- Coliseum, one bit! oolit e i:inl:iin shouted to his men. "lfrab any of those guys wild while lags ami llirow ein out. A Si'cri't Service aeent who tried to intercede was shoved up against a wall. And a New York police screeant rapped a ni&ht stick into the palm of his hand and erowled. "I'd like to hit one of "em just once hit him real good just once. CofC Committee Is Appointed At the board of directors meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday noon president Powell Graham made committee appoint ments for the National Guard ban quet scheduled for July 24. Dave Baum will act as general chairman and Spud Olsen will be the chairman of the ticket sales. Other business of the meeting included the selection of John Sullivan, A. C. Hickox, and Francis Snodgrass to represent the Cham ber of Commerce on the North East Oregon Vacationland board of directors. Law Violation Charge Denied By Dave Beck NEW YORK (UPI) Former Teamsters Union President Dave Beck pleaded innocent today in federal court where he is accused of receiving $200,000 from two truck company executives in vio lation of the Taft-Hartley Law. Heck was released in $2,500 bail. A trial dale will he set Aug. 12. Roy Fruehauf, president of the Fruehauf Trailer Co. also was re leased in $2,500 bail, and Burgc M. Seymour, president of Associa ted Transport, Inc., was released in his own cuslody. Both Fruehauf and Seymour pleaded innocent of the charges through their attorneys. Louis Ni- zer, representing oruehauf, said the money transaction five years ago between his client and Beck was an "honest and above board personal loan." The loan was at 4 per cent in terest and was repaid a year la ter, Nizer said. A warrant for Beck's arrest was issued Wednesday by Feder al Judge Gregory F. Noonan when Beck failed to appear for arraignment. Noonan dismissed the warrant today following an explanation from Beck's attorney that there was a mixup in dates. The Taft-Hartley Law specifies that no employer may give mon ey to a union official who renrc senls his employes. The defen dants could receive a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $10,000 fine. The two firms also could be fined $10,000. Nearly one-third of Union Coun ty's farmers joined hands with the government last year to carry out needed conservation practices on their farms. The annual re port from the local county agri cultural stabilization and conser vation i ASCI office shows that on 25!) farms in the county soil or water conservation practices were carried out under agricultural conservation program (AC'P) in 1!'5H. Under the ACP, a farmer and the government share the cost of needed conservation work, the report pointed out. Last year, Union county farmers put up ov er $58,000 in carrying out approv ed conservation practices on cround 230,000 acres. Uncle Sam then matched these payments to help farmers con serve valuable croplands, wood lots, grazing areas, orchards, and Clancy Jean Is Named To Wheat Commission Post TIIF, DALLES lUPD-New ad ministrator of the Oregon Wheat Commission is Clancy Jean of Pendleton. He was chosen at a special meeting of the Commis sion at The Dalles Monday and took over the post Wednesday. Jean fills the vacancy created when Richard K. Bairn resigned to become executive vice-presi dent of Western Wheat Associates USA, a newly formed regional group of wheat commissions and growers associations of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, which is assuming responsibility for for eign market development for Northwest wheat. For the past year, Jean served as executive vice president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. Before that he was manager of the Portland Chamber of Com merce Agricultural Department. League President Frank Tubbs of Adams said Jean's successor for the league post has not yet been named. WON'T HALT BROADCAST LONDON i UPI) The' British government Wednesday refused to halt a scheduled broadcast sup porting birth control, despite pro tests from Roman Catholic lead ers. The bishop of Southwark was to make the broadcast Aug. 23 to appeal for funds for the Family Planning Association. GOING ON VACATION? ILL SAVE Every Issue oi Your 0BSERV At No Extra Cost To You In Your New Vacation-Pac See Me, Your Carrier WHILE YOU WERE AWAY LAST YEAR... The OBSERVES Reported . . . Local Newt And Happenings Births And Deaths Covered Society And Club News Sports Events Entertained With Your Favorite Comics 'FB ( You'd Never Guess What Is In The Observer Today No, or any other day for that matter. The Observer contains such a wide diversified assortment of local news and advertising, it would be impossible to make even an approximation of its contents . ... you must READ it to bo fully informed concerning 'the activities of your community, your state and your nation. In order to keep up on local happenings, many of my subscribers have asked me to save their copies of the paper and deliver them after they return home ... in one convenient bundle, of course. As an onSEUVEU Carrier boy I am a "Little Mer chant." 1 buy the papers outright and sell them to you at a small profit. But like other merchants I, too, am anxious to be of service to a customer . . . that's why there is NO EXTRA COST to this VACA TION PAC Service. To get your Vaeation-Pac started see me today or calf Phone 3-3161 for VACATION-PAC agricultural water for use by fu ture generations. A total of 22 different conser vation practices were used by Un ion county farmers under the 1958 ACP, the report indicated. Prac tices most popular with local larmers last year included drain age, planting permanent grasses and legumes in a rotation, build ing stock water dams, deferred grazing and stream control. Through rooting agreements al lowed under the ACP, some of the county's farmers banded to gether to do conservation jobs. In eight pooling agreements, 82 Union county farmers were able to reorganize irrigation systems, line irrigation ditches, and im prove stream erosion protection. ACP assistance U made avail able to farmers to help them carry out conservation practices they wouldn't be 'able to carry out themselves. In most cases, the farmer and the government each pay about half the cost With the government's share an indication of the interest of the nation's peo ple in protecting and conserving our farm and ranch lands to in sure future supplies of agricul tural products. Lawn weeds are of two general types broadleavcd and grasses Most grasses, because o( their growth haluls, are more diffiiull to control Uian broadleavcd plants. Common grasses in lawns are annual blurgrass, velvetgrass. and crabgrass. Annual grasses, such as annual bluegrass and crabgrass, can be controlled bv preventing forma tion of seed. Special crabgrass sprays are on the market, but be careful to follow instructions on the container. Perennial grasses cannot be controlled in lawns by selective spraying. They must be spot sprayed or dug out. Broadleaved weeds are com monly controlled with 2, 41) and mixtures of 2.4.5T. Most of these weeds are successfully con trolled by properly timed sprays oi these chemicals. Chickweed and seedwell are hard to kill with 2.4 D but can be supplemented by repeated spray ing. A chemical called 2.4.5-TP Errol Flynn's Wife Asks Support Money HOLLYWOOD (UPI - Actor Errol Flynn, who last year esti mated his wealth at about four million dollars, has 20 more days to answer a separate maintenance suit filed by his wife. "Errol forced me to take this action because he did not live up to his agreement to support our daughter, Amelia 16). and myself," said Patrice Wymore, 29. (Pilvcx or Kuron) will control chickweed. The 2.4.5-TP is a hormone chemical similar to 2. 11) and 2.4..VT, and is available at most garden and seed stores. Speedwell, often called Veron ica, is best controlled with endo thai. Endolhal is a "contact-tvoe" chemical used for special weed control problems, and for pre I'arvest sprays for some legume crops, tndothal should be used at the rate of 3 tablespoons per 1.000 square feet (IVi pounds per acre). Two sprayings, spaced 2 lo 3 weeks apart, will be needed to completely eradicate speed well. Much publicity has been given to the formation of bargaining associations to improve a fanner's bargaining position in the mark et place. A bargaining association can only be as good as its weakest members and cannot perform miracles. Before organizing a bargaining association under the cooperative laws of a state or the Federal Government, growers should first learn to work to gether as a unit. This may re quire the formation of a growers association or it may come about through infoimal "get-togethers" t." meetings. In any event bear in mind if benefits are to be derived from in organization, individuals must Mve up some of their independ ence in exchange. Cold winds, or winds strong enough to blow sand, cause aspar agus spears 1 1 bend and grow to ward the mud. The windward side of the spear is either chilled, or sand Hasted, end retarded in its growth. Th'' lee side (away from tiie w ind) com nines normal and causes the spear to bend. Because of their rapid growth, asparagus spears show this con dition very quickly. This conditicn has been partic ularly troublesome at llermiston this year, and County Extension Agent Bill Bierman has suggest ed to his groweis that they leave every tenth row completely un cut in the future. The brush on the uncut rows will then serve as windbreaks. The uncut row could be moved over one row e-ch year. THE OANMOORE HOTEL All Transient Guests. 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