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House Committee Turned Tables On The Inquisitive Newsmen By FRANK ELEAZER UPI Staff Writor WASHINGTON L)'1 - The notice said this was a hearing on whether concressmen should have to make public what they spend on overseas travel. But this must have been vrong. It turned out to be an inquiry on why we newspapermen are al ways picking on Congress.' asking questions about matters like that. I hadn't realized how obnoxious reporteis can be. always nosing around, demanding to know which of his relatives a co.ng-essman has on his payroll, whether he rents his front porch to the tax payers, and lately how much counterpart money 'that's V S.-owned foreign currency! he s'wnds when he travels abroad. Rtp. Samuvl N. Friedel D Md.i. the chairman, opened up by saying the press hasn't been fair. Jim Walker Top Honors 'Jim Walker, Huntington, won a buckle and the honor of all orcund cowboy at the Klgin Jun ior Rodeo last Saturday and Sun nay. Walker's position in the Orcgon-Washington-Idaho Junior Hodeo Association, because of his re cent win, jumped from fifth place to top spot in the compe tition for the saddle given for the ti i state all around cowboy. Maureen Beck, Imbler, won the buckle as all-around cow girl of the show, Maureen is second in the tri-state competi tion as all-around junior cowgirl. Kathleen Norton, Ashwood, winner of the saddle last year, is still at the top of the junior girls' competition. Andy Conforth, John Day, holds top position in the tri-state race for all-around junior cow boy and Marcella Peterson, Can by, is in the first (or all-around senior girl. A larger crowd than 'last year saw Joey Talbott, 10, La Grande, come away with a buckle for the yiungest cowboy award. Arlenc Thompson, 9, Elgin, was given the prize for the youngest cowgirl. . .Duke and Duchess, Kim Tameris and Judic Trump, both of Elgin, reigned over the event. Winners of buckles for senior ill-around events were Jim Three Divorce Cases Reported Divorce proceedings before the Circuit Court include the case of Burlef Bruce Ashford, plain tiff, vs. Kathcrina L. Ashford. defendant. The charge is deser tion. In the case of Ella Mae Mc Murphy vs. Willard McMurphy. Mrs. McMurphy charges cruel and inhuman treatment. Cruel and inhuman treatment was also the charge in the case ef Bernetta M. Murphy vs. Mar t.n W. Murphy. Watkins Firm Wins Award In Selling Alton D. Baxter. 809 C avenue, is the local distributor for the J. R. Watkins Company which won the top award for the most outstanding program of public idations for 1958-59 in- the di rect selling industry. The award was given at the 45th annual Con vention of the National Associa tion of Direct Selling Companies. The NA of DSC is the trade as sociation for over 250 of the country's leading direct selling companies. The J. R. Watkins Company is the oldest and larg rt of its kind in the world and .Juried selling direct to the home ;.nd farm in 1868. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Watkins Company has won this award. SINGLE HANDLE FAUCET NEW W EASY WAY TO SHOWER! one handle does the work of two v III. Bonnfiimnir Plumbing Heating Shtt Mttal in ni L 1607 Adams Avt. Ph. WO 3-4731 NOW! ! ! THE FAMOUS MICHELI1I STEEL-CORD "X' The Super Tire For European & American Cars - - At Your Local Recapping Headquarters' . lie contended we've led folks to believo that Congress has been secretive about some of these matters. Hep. Wayne L. Hays iD-Ohioi said it seemed funny to him we reporters dun't spend more of our time looking for thievery in the executive branch of the govern ment. Says News Distorted Hep. (ieoige M. Rhodes D-Pa. complained that news sometimes is distorted and slanted. And Rep. Frank Smith ID Miss. I intimated that when it comes to padding expenses, news papermen do pretty well for themselves. They pretty, near had me shed ding a tear for the Congress. Fortunately, though. Rep. H.R. Gross R-Iowa kept reminding us why were were here. Namely, to consider Gross' bill, by number Garners In Rodeo Walker, Huntington, calf roping; Jim Beck, Imbler, 440 races: Tom Norton, Ashwood, Cow cut ting; Jim Walker, bareback bronc riding; Fred Stephens, Union, boys' cow riding; Marcella Peter son, Canby, girls' cow riding; Sandra Thompson, Halfway. Tex us barrel; Jim Walker, bulldog ging. Jim Walker is tied as top i ntender for the tri-state buckle in bulldogging with Jim Beck, Imbler. Winners of buckles for junior r!l around events were Maureen Ecck, Imbler, junior stake race; Andy Conforth, John Day, Texas barrel; Kathleen Norton, Ash wood, cowcutting: break-away calf roping, Mike Stitzel, Union; Maureen Beck, girls' calf riding; Mike Stitzel, boys' calf riding;' Bob Stephens, Union, 440 race. 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PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND (UPI (USDA) Livestock: Cattle 900; includes 10 loads fed steers. 2 loads heifers: trade ac tive: fed steers 25-50c higher; fed heifers firm: cows fully steady to strong: bulls about steady; one load and small lot 933-1075 lbs. low choice fed steers 29; load 1275 lb. 28; few load mixed good and choice 28.25-29.50; good grades 27- 28: standard 25-26.60; short load mixed good and' choice 790-877 lb. fed heifers 27.75; load and a half 727 and 769 lbs. 27.50; utility cows 16.50-18: canners and cutters mostly 14-15.50; heavy cutters to 16: light cutter bulls 18-22. Calves 125; trade moderately ac tive, steady: good and choice vealers 25-28; few high choice to 30; utility and standard vealers and calves 20-25. Hqgs 1200; trade slow; strong to 2.c higher: 1 and 2 butchers !)0-225 "lb. mostly J7.50-17.75; few lots mostly No. 1 butchers 18; mixed No. 1, 2 and 3 lots 16.75 17: few 150-170 lbs. 16-17: sows f strong; moved No. I and 2 sows 285-350 lbs. 14-15; 400-500 lbs. 11 13. Sheep 3000; trade slow; spring lambs mostly 50c lower; feeder lambs and ewes about steady; low choice 105 lbs. high yielding range lambs 23: good and choice 80-105 lb. nearby spring lambs mostly 21; good and choice feeder lambs 65-90 lbs. 16.50-17.50: cull to good slaughter ewes 2-4.50. Helm Is Retiring from Bar Position . Carl G. Helm Jr.. r.a Gr.mdn end four other attorneys will be replaced as members of the Ore gon State Bar's board of gover nors in an election August 17. In addition to Holm the retir in? memocrs oi tnc board, one from each congressional district, are: George L. Hibbard, Oregon City, president; Hugh L. Biggs. Portland and Andrew J. New- house, Coos Bay. Helm is vice president of the board. H.R. 5401. to stop free-wheeling counterpart sending, if any, by junketing congressmen. Friedel Said he hadn't heard of any abuses. Gross said he had, but if the rumors were wrong! then surely nobody could object to passing his bill, which would relieve us reporters from having to wonder. Gross' bill was introduced last March 9. and I almost said it had been "gathering dust" ever since. But I guess Friedel wouldn't like that kind of report ing. He said somebody already had written that Gross' bill was "pigeonholed." and he couldn't understand where they got that impression. Friedel Favon Bill As a matter of fact he is for it. Friedel said, but he isn't sure it will work. Hays seemed to think maybe the idea was a good one, too. and Rhodes came right out and said he would vote aye despite the fact the press hadn't been fair. Hays said he has quit worrying what the newspapers say about him. "One paper in my last cam paign,'' he recalled, "ran 16 or 17 editorials calling me the Mar co Polo of the 85th Congress. They said I must have spent $5,000 on travel. I told 'em it was nearer $10,000. "When the election returns came in they called up to ask to what I attributed my great vic tory. I said, 'I can't make up my mind whether it's your lousy newspaper, or that people like Marco Polo'." Gross said he already had in quired about, the flight, which cost over $5,000. So what about the other expenses? Hays, who got up the trip, said things like hotel bills for the five day session were to be paid for by a private committee. Gross said this sounded odd. "Well," said Hays, "since the gentleman is worried about it I'll just call London today, and have it paid out of counterpart funds.", So there went another $2,000. Whether anything else comes of the hearing remains to be seen. Belgian Ship Burns In Gulf; Crew Unhurt CAMERON, La. (UPI I Navy, Coast Guard and civilian craft early today rescued 37 crewmem bers and one woman who aban doned a burning Belgian cargo tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Twenty-four crewmen and Mrs. Henri Sanglier, the wife of the captain, fled the 442-foot motor vessel "Anvers" Sunday night when the tire raged out of control seven miles offshore. The skipper and 12 other crew members, aided by fire parties which had boarded the craft, stayed aboard to battle the flames but shortly after midnight they too were ordered hv the Coast Guard to abandon ship. Two destroyers, lour Coast Guard cutters, two tugs and a motorship picked up the survivors from life rafts. Two crewmembers were injured during the blaze, neither one seriously. The 9,800-ton ship, whose cargo included 800 tons of fuel oil, was bound from Antwerp, Belgium, to Lake Charles, La., when fire broke out in the engine room. Vhcn flames spread rapidly, Capt. Sanglier ordered his wife and 12 crewmembers to take to life rafts while he and the remain ing crewmen, - assisted by fire fighters tried to contain the blaze. When their efforts failed they were ordered off the burning ship. A tug took the "Anvers" in tow and, escorted by two destroy ers, hended for shore in an effort to beach the burning cargo-tanker in shallow water off this port city. Cause of the fire was not im mediately determined. WHEN YOU BEGIN LIFE Your Pharmacist is interested in yon from - infancy on . . . start his service to you by stocking a complete line of baby medi cines, vitamins, and nursery supplies. Your Pharmacist is as near as your phone forest Fire Is Still Out Of Control SIERRA VILLE, Calif. l'Pl A forest fire started by a 6-year-old boy playing with matches raced eastward on high winds through the Tahoe National For est, still out control in its fifth day today. "We've lost it completely on the east," said Forest Service dis patcher John Bigl.-y. "I have no idea when it will be controlled." Bigley said the weary firefight ers were able to save a forest service radio relay station at Harding Point Sunday night "but it was real close." More than 10,000 acres of tim berland have been destroyed so far. Winds which reached 50 miles an hour in gusts Sunday forced fire fighters to run for their lives. The weather Bureau predicted even stronger winds for today. One hundred men were with drawn from the main fire fighting line in a desperate effort to save the Harding Point station. "If that tower goes it will be an expensive loss," Bigley said, "not only -for the loss of the equipment, but it will seriously irrpair our radio communications with the men on the lines." The mountain town of Loyalton, two miles north of the fire line, remained on alert for evacuation. Its 1.000 residents have been able so far to extinguish the wind blown embers which have threat ened it. Forest rangers disclosed Sunda." that a child, whom they refused to identify, had acknowledged starting the blaze. They had said earlier that it appeared to have grown from an unextinguished campfire. Five Are Killed. In Car Accident FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (UPI Five persons were killed including a mother and three ot her children and a 2-year-old child seriously injured late Saturday night when their car collided with a truck. Mrs. Wanda Lois White, 23, of Caney, Kan., and her three chil dren aged 8 months to 6 years were killed along with another passenger in her car, James Pat rick Roberts, 24. Mrs. White's fourth child, Mathew Edwin White, was taken to Flagstaff Hos pital. An Arizona highway patrolman said Mrs. White's car apparently crossed the center of U. S. High way 66 just east of here, side swiped another car and smashed head-on with a truck. Drivers of the other car and truck both es caped injury. 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