LA GRANDE OBSERVER WEATHER 273rd Issue 63rd Year LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1959 Sunny Saturday low tonight 50-55; high Saturday 92-97. Benson lo Rep Trucker Avoided Contract WASHINGTON H'PP The Senate Rackets Committee heard charges today that Teamster Pres iilent Jamus H Holla's home lo cal in Detroit relused lo accept Negroes us members. Chief counsel Robert F. Kenne dy also stfid Hilda's Iriendship al lowed a Kansas City, Mo., trucker to circumvent the union contract in selling vehicles to his employes and chancing rates of pay. But Hichard I!. Kiss, the truck er, not only denied that his deals were impro)er, he swore that the employes themselves asked for the truck-sale arrangement and stood to gain more than thty lost from the wage adjustment. Testimony of racial prejudice in Hoffa's Local 259 came from Ross Hill, a Negro who said denial of membership to him in l!ir3 ulti mately cost him his job and home. Hill, now an operating engineer in Compton, Calif., said he joined a teamster local in Youngstown. Ohio, and kept his job as a steel hauler for the Ohio Northern Truck Lilies of Youngstown. But he said the hardships in volved, including a ban on his use of the company's Detroit terminal because he did not belong to 2ii9. eventually were too much for him. He had to sell his truck, his car and his house and move else where. Hill said "the situation may have improved," but that in 1953 there were only five or six Ne groes in Local 2fl9's membership of between 12,000 and 13,000. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.i called this "a very black mark" against the local and "one of the most atrocious things" the com mute, had learned, Today's testimony paved the way for Hoffa's reappearance Monday. Swimmers Due In Four-Way Meet Tonight More than 100 swimmers repre senting four of the strongest "little city" swimming clubs in the north west will vie for individual and team honors tonight at the Veterans Memorial Pool in a four-wav meet between the Boise YMCA, Hermis ton, The Dalles Elks and La Grand'.1 Swim Clubs. The 50event meet, complete with individual and relay swim ming events and boys and girls diving, will start at 7 o'clock. Two bleacher stands have been set up opposite the center of the course for the convenience of spectators. Among the outstanding swim mers scheduled to appear in to night's events are Nathan Francis. Howard Meyrs. Paul Kruger and Jay Kane of The Dalles: Carolyn Mu'linix. Kit Harvey. Pat Fitz B raid and Mike Williams of Boise: Billy Graham. Jim Johnson, Bar bara Mooie, Donna Beagle and Guy Moore of Hermiston, and Mike Challis. Jennifer Smith. Sine Fcdor. Art Samson, Mike Jones and Laury Dodson of La Grande. Coaches of the visiting clubs are: Champ Lake of Boise, Howard Steers of The Dalles and Ron Stevens of Hermiston. La Grand is coached by Bob Smith, Larry Seachrist, Marileo Meppr-n, Dot Ann Anson and Ellis Scott. A halfway feature on tonight's program wiH be a five-minute water ballet exhibition by older girls of the swim team, coached by Marilee Meppen and Don Ann Anson. Following the swim meet, which will see six pieces counted for points and ribbons and a trophy to the winning t-nm, a teen age dance sponsored bv the Youth Activities Council will be held from in p.m. to midnight at the Armory adjoining the pool. The event is a come-as you-are a!fair. A small admission charge will be levied. Hearing Set In Basic Rule Violation Arrest A La Grande man was arrested by La Grande police last night for violation of the basic rule. La Verne E. Carlton, 1805 X venue, was stopped at the cor ner of Third and Jefferson at 8 50 last night. Hearing is scheduled for 3 p m I riday. Asks New Wheat Bill ace AVERELL HARRtMAN Makes His It "purl Gov Harriman Discusses New Red War-Talk WASHINGTON UTH Avorell Iluiriman told Vice President Richard M. Nixon today that So iet Premier Nikita Khrushchev looks on Nixon as "the next Pres-i-ient" but Harriman insisted it will be a Democrat. The former New York governor held a 40-minute private confer once with Nixon as the first in a series of Washington talks report ing on new Soviet war-talk. He scheduled afternoon meetings with Secretary of Stale Christian A. llerter and with the Senate For eign Relations Committee. iiarnman said he told the vice president he thought Khrushchev should be invited to visit this country but that Nixon made no comment. Nixon will be in Mos cow late this month and expects lo confer with the Soviet Premier himself. Harriman told newsmen after the Nixon meeting that he does not think Khrushchev wants war "any more than we do" but that there is danger of a "miscalcula tion" by the Soviet leaders which might result in a conflict. ' We need more exchange." he said, and he believes Nixon's visit is of "very great importance" in advancing that program. As to a Khrushchev visit to this country. Harriman said: "I think it would be a splendid idea. He could see the strength and vitality of this country. He thinks the workers here have no influence and he would see dif ferently." Lost Dog Is Given To Police Department A lost dog was turned into the police department yesterday by the father of Brian McShane. Brian discovered the female pup near the Moon Motel on east Adams. The dog. described as part Corker and part Australian Shcp aid. was wearing a brown collar with no license. The police department lm ponded the dog. i . - ' V tn-rr v. . 1 n?r"7f ' SUMMER CAMP LORE George Berscheid of the U. S. Forest Service shows Glenn Westenskow, Duane Wes tenskow and Ron Lilly, all of La Grande, some of the fine points of forest know ledge. More than 100 children are attending the camp. (Observer Photo) Vetoed POAGE SAYS SECRETARY WON'T 'BUDGE ONE INCH' WASHINGTON (LTD Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T Benson has asked the House Agriculture Committee to draft a new wheat bill to replace dent ijsenhower last month. However, Benson did not breaking the stalemate between s and the Kepubltcan administration. Kep. V. R. Poage iD-Texasl charged that Benson was re Prisoners Demanded Fried Eggs RKIDSVILI.E. Ga. UPI A siate prison hunger strike by in mates who demanded fried eggs for breakfast was broken up today when 22 ring leaders were hauled off in handcuffs to other prison camps. State Corrections Director Jack M. Forrester said the men re sponsible for the demonstration would be placed on bread and water. "I think this has cracked it." Forrester said. "We've got the ring leaders and after they were removed you could hear a pin drop." The inmates of the huge state prison began their hunger strike Thursday but prison authorities had been expecting it for almost two weeks and were ready to move in swiftjy to put it down. Forrester said the men wilt be dispersed among 16 other state institutions and 85 - county work camps. They will get bread and water diets except for one full meal every five days. A "hard-core" of 140 prisoners went to Ihe jock quarry prison for incorrigibles at Buford. where in recent years numbers of in mates have slashed their heel tendons to avoid the hard labor. The hunger strike started Thurs day at breakfast and some 1,000 inmates, mostly white, had joined the hunger strike at supper time Thursday night. The prison has 2.6 inmates. Elk's Set Annual Picnic For Sunday The annual Elk's picnic spon sored each year by the organi zation will be Sunday at the Red bridge State park on (he Starkey Road. The picnic begins at 10:30 a.m. , nd members are asked to bring their own food and table service. Refreshments and ice cream v-ill be furnished by the lodge. There will be games for the women and children and horse shoe pitching for the men. The "kids" races will again be a featured part of the afternoon activities and cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. An Elk's spokesman urged ev- ervone to come and bring me whole family." Measure the measure vetoed hy Presi propose any compromise for the congressional farm lead fusing to "budge one inch" despite his assertions that he was willing lo uccept any compromise that was good for agriculture. The vetoed bill would have cut back planting allotments 20 per cent but raided price stipMrts to $2 13 a bushel on the I'.HXI and l!U crops. This compares with $IHI a bushel on this year's ciop. The administration's proosed program would reduce price sup ports starting next year, and ul timately relax production controls. Democratic farm leaders contend this would cut back grower in come without curbing surpluses. The Agriculture Department has sent unulher agricultural oh servation team to the Soviet Union under the U.S. government's scien tific and technical exchange agree ment with the Soviet. The group is the seventh agri cultural team to go to Russia since the agreement became ef fective last year, and the first team to' leave this summer. Its purpose is to gather technical in formation regarding biological controls of pests. The U.S. pest control group, composed of scientists of Iowa State College, the University of California, Purdue University, and the Agricultural Research Service, will visit scientific institutions and agricultural areas of Russia. - The Agriculture Department's purchase of frozen and dried eggs this week were the equiva lent of 95.540 cases of shell eggs and cast a total of $1,055,000. The department has been pur chasing frozen and dried eggs in an attempt to help stabilize prices to producers. This week's purchases included 740.025 pounds of dried whole egg solids i equivalent to about 74.000 cases of shell eggs" and 840.000 pounds of frozen whole eggs 'equivalent to about 21.."00 cases of shell eggs.) Since the egg buying program began in April, the department has spent $7,835,300 for dried eggs and $715,200 for frozen eggs. Fire Department Answers Alarm . The La Grande fire department was called to the 700 block on 13 St. where a woodpile was re ported burning. When fir-men arrived in the alley the fire was already out. The department checked the area to make sure it was safe before returning to the station. HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT? CHICAGO (UPI) Ted Retlke and Phillip E. Ryan paced the maternity waiting room together at Mercy Hot piUI. Restke got the newt fust, turned to Ryan, and tdid: "Twins! How do you like lhl?" Rin dazedly teceived hit newt a minute later. 'Triplets!" he told Reclke. 'Hew do you like that?" 3-Year-Old Saves Girl From 'Pool' By VIRGINIA ANDERSON Observer Staff Writer "I I. ill in the pool." She did, tuo. Little two-year W Sharon Davis was "just play ing" on the bridge of the irri .'.alum ditch near her cousin s home. She liked to lean over the bridge and lit her fingers dangle :n the water, for there were a kinds of interesting things to .ice. "Splash," she was in the water, but not fur long. I.oren Davis her three year-old cousin was right on the spot to pull her out by the arm." "She would have stayed in the water and its deep!" said Loren with wide eyes as he stretched one arm high over his head and at the same time tried to make the other one touch the ground in an attempt to show how deep the water was in the flooded ditch. Sharon quietly clutched her teddy bear with both arms, rock ing it a little, and let her hero. Loren, who out weighs her by only four pounds, tell mast of the story. "She had her hand in the wat er and then she fell in," Loren commented as he pointed to the two-font deep ditch where the accident happened. Sharon's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis, are vis iling from Sail Ijike City at the hrme of their relatives Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis. The children were playing in the backyard sw ing yesterday according to Lor em's mother. She glanced out to see how the two cousins were doing and saw "Lorcn's white t-shirl" over by the ditch. Loren yelled, "Mommy, Mom mv!" and as she ran for the ditch, Loren already had his lit tie cousin out of the water. Sharon wanted only her "Dad dy" and he was there to carry' his muddv and wet, but mostly fiichtened daughter into the house. Commissioners Discuss Local Plane Accident The citv commission held special meeting yesterday after noon wilh regard lo the airplane accident at the airport last Mon day. Th commission decided not to do any work on the runway or to reopen it prior to investigation by a federal authority. The state Hoard of Aeronautics declined to investigate the accident since th" fi'deral government once owned the proerty. Citv manager Fred J. Young was directed to' contact Mr. Giles of the federal agency in Spokane and request a complete investiga tion of the accidint. The investigation would Include th? operation and handling of the ulane in addition to runway con ditions according to Young. Charge Involving Minor Girl Brings Arrest For Man a .,Vs;rt D Mrittivnn 7 nf 201 ill mil imj " " Third street in La Grande wa' ai rested yesterday auernoon a charge of contributing to thr delinquency of a minor. The charge involved a seven year old La Grande girl. After waiving a preliminary I . I. t .... - I .... , a lit Ihf il'cace. George II. Miller, he wa; !lnnnd over to the grand jury. I Mattison was remanded to J jail under a S2.0O0 bail. I He indicated that he would waive indictment and appear be lore Circuit Judge W. F. Brown ton probably early neitt week. Observer Story Wrong About Sale Of Lots The Observer erroncoaly re ported the sale of city lots te George Folsom in yesterday' pi per. The lots were sold to F.lmer I'erry. 1203 Seventh St., with the commission's approval. III I .f I -V . J I I SEE, IT'S DEEPER THAN IT LOOKS Three year old Loren Davis explains to his two-year-old cousin, Sharon, what could have happened if he hadn't pulled her out of the irrigation ditch. She had been play ing on the bridge crossing the ditch when she fell into the water. Loren had her out and safe before his mother could get there to help with the rescue. (Observer) Behind Scenes Maneuvering Overshadows Steel Session NEW VORK (LTD Behind-the-scenes maneuvers which in cluded a secret session of chief executives of major steel com panies overshadowed formal wage contract negotiations at the bar gaining table today. A showdown appeared near. In what appeared to be a last ditch effort to write a contract before a nationwide steel strike Tuesday, labor and management's four-man bargaining teams cut short a perfunctory meeting Thursday and disappeared, send ing word to newsmen that they would reconvene at 10 o'clock this morning. VALLEY BOYS TAKE PART !N JUNIOR RODEO EVENTS Valley boys took part in two rodeos over the July holiday week end. At the Caldwell junior Rodeo, Bob Stephens, Union, won first in the ribbon roping and received a silver buckle plus prize money. Fred Stephens, Union, placed second in S"nior ribbon roping and third in calf roping. Jim Beck. Imbler, won day money with a . irst in bull dogging. At the Ukiah Amateur show, Joe Bechtel. Klnin, won the saddle bionc riding with Homer Abel. La Grande, placing second. Bill St' phens, Union, placed second in calf roping. Otis Payne, Union won the bareback bronc riding. In bull riding, Joe Bechtel placed first, Otis Payne, second and Stan Morrison, La Grande, third. Junior rodeo shows have been held for several years in Western Oregon, but they are relatively new in the Eastern part of the state. Scattered throughout the state. the Hhows b'gin wilh the John Day Junior Rodeo in May. Fossil, Halfway, and Elgin fo'low wilh show dates in June. In July, Red Flurry Of Bustles And Buckskin Will Mark Opening Of LoGrande Opera It's opening night! With I flurry of bustles and buckskin the curtain will rise tonight on Ij Grande's first World Premiere Opera. "Ten Thousand Miles!" with natsv Hutchison and Howard An derson as romantic leads starts it 8 p m. in the high school aud torium. A folk open written to com memorate Oregon's centennial vear, it begins with prologue in which the chorus tells of all those who came from far and wide searching for promised land. Jacob, a young "Bull Wacker" is played by Howard Anderson 0 Coincident with their disappearance- it became known that top executives of the twelve biggest steel companies had quietly slipped into New York and mot secretly to decide whether to make a lajit-mimite offer to break the negotiations deadlock. It was reported the steel execu tives were in favor of standing firm against a wage increase. It was said the meeting produced no change in the industry's call for a one-year wage freeze and con tract changes that would promote efficiency in the steel plants. This brought a renewed warn ing from United Steel workers Un- mond holds a show on July 11 and 12, and Aurora on July 17, 18, and 19. In August, Kennewick, Wash., has a show scheduled and Union's rodeo will be Aug. 15 and 16. Dayton, Wash., completes the cir cuit on Sept. 12 and 13. Keen competition at the shows makes the title of all-around cow boy a hard one to win. At the Elgin Junior Rodeo, three girls were very close and when all points had been tabulated, Glenda Anderson won the all-around cow girl title by only one-half point. The senior cowboys are nearly as rugged as the RCA performers. Events that count tor points for seniors are saddle bronc, bareback bronc, boys' cow riding, girls' cow riding, bulldogging, steer de-decorating, wild cow milking, team roping, cow cutting, tie-down calf roping, girls' Texas barrel race and one track race. For juniors, there is no bronc riding and calf riding is sub stituted for cow riding. All other events that count for points for seniors and juniors are the same See VALLEY en page three and h-.s sweetheart is played by Patsy Hutchison. Leaving his sweetheart to seek his fortune, Jacob joins a wagon train. He returns for Amanda and they are married. They join a wagon train to the west and af ter numerous adventures on the trail the wagon train moves ahead as the chorus sings, "Oh the Ind, the Promised Land. We'll Find Our Way Led by God's Hand." Adding highlight to the pro gram. Shirley Smurthwaite and Frances Wolfe will be doing In terpretive dancing numben. The children's chorus gaily dances and sings to "Three Blind ion officials that a walkout of 500.000 steel workers was una voidable unless the companies of fer higher pay and an improve rrunt in fringe benefits. The union was making arrange ments to summu.i its 171 member Wage Policy Committee to meet in the Roosevelt Hotel here Mon day to issue final strike instruc tions or to pass on any wage proposal the industry might maWe. The sudden adjournment of Thursday's session of the bargain ing teams had an air of mystery. For hours afterward David J. McDonald, I'SW president, and R. Conrad Cooper, the industry's chief negotiators, could not be found. Spokesmen professed to have no idea where they went or what they did. McDonald earlier this week had served notice he did not intend to agree to a furl tier contract ex tension beyond 12:01 a.m. July IS "unless" he received a new offer from the steel companies. Boys Injured By Explosion PORTLAND (UPI) Two Port land boys were injured, one ser iously, early Thursday night when an unexplained blast rocked the area around N. E. 111th Ave. and Oregon Street in Portland. Injured were 9-year-old Gregory Beck and 5-year-old Ted Michael Borgan. The Beck youth was admitted to Providence hospital for surgery to a badly mangled left hand and wrist, fhe Borgan boy suffered gashes in his arm, his chest, and his hip. He was treated at a nearby doctor's clinic. Police said a burned spot and some discarded matches were found in the vacant lot where the blast occurred. Neither of the boys were able to say w hat 'caused the explosion. Mice" and Reid Blocker's square dancers are there to "Whoop it up". Incidental speaking parts are assigned to Ruth Laeer, Ann Goshorn, and Elizabeth Royce. John De Merchant who tackled both the writing and direction job for the production spends most of his time in New York where he instructs professional singers. De Merchant's most recent trip to La Grande was several year ago when he directed the pro duction "Lowland Sea". Following his stay here, De- Merchant will vacation in Maine before returning to his studio In the fall