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MONDAY, JULY 13, 1959
"A Modern Newspaper With The Pioneer Spirit"
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LA cra.nl.is i-luushinu com pa NT GKORGE S. CHAIJJS .. Adv. Director
TOM HUMES Circulation Mgr.'
Long's Feelings Or Justice?
Newspaper readers all over the nation
have U-en chortling: for it month now
over the antics of Imisiana's sick Gov
ernor, Karl I-oiitf.
This is unfortunate. It is too had news
papersincluding this one and their
readers find humor in the actions of a
man who obviously is nick, real sick.
Ionjr, of course, is the kind of a guy to
invite laughter in such circumstances,
lie plays the buffoon naturally, as if ho
were born to the part, lie refers to his
home as "my little pea patch" and tells
voters to "remember Ole Kali" with con
siderable success.
There is another aspect to the whole
farce, however, and one more serious
than possible harm to Governor thong's
feelings. That is the danger to justice in
Imisiana under the present setup.
Probably no single group of men in
America have so much power over the
lives, ersons and property of their fellow
men as the governors of our states. In
this respect they are much more power
ful than any other administrators or
group of administrators, not excluding
the President.
For an example xtt w hat 'a wilfull gov
ernor can do, one only has to look back
to less than two years ago, when Orval
Kauhus of Arkansas negated the work of
the Little Kock School livard, the Federal
rourt system and the national adminis
tration. Ami Faubus wasn't sink.
Iuig already has dismissed professionally-qualified
people, who gave opinions
in their professional capacities, merely
becautif those opinions disagreed with
his. i
He already h:is demonstrated that the
whole state police force in Ixjiiisiana, or
at least .that portion of it which is in
terested in keeping their job, is under his
personal domination, ready to carry out
whatever order a disturbed governor
wants to give.
He already has shown that portions
of the court system "in Louisiana are
peopled with men more willing to wave
before Karl ling's wind than they are.
to take chances with his ire.
This poses a real threat to those other
residents of Ixmisiana who do not have
linn's position as governor to help them
out. Willi all agencies of law enforce
ment and the administration of justice
securely in his hands, the governor can
force any citizen of liouisiana to his
bidding, with loss of properly or freedom
the probable penalty for refusal.
. One possibility of this was seen a
manlier of years ago when the governor
of another state executed a man when a
stay of execution had Itecn ordered by
the U.S. Supreme Court.
And no line was able to do anything
to the governor about it. 1
Karl Iiong is a tragic figure, humorous
to some.
I int. in his present condition and
present state of mind, he is a danger to
every citizen of his state. And for the
present at least, there's no way for any
one to do anything about it.
Inflation Discourages
Ike used his big gun again. He vetoed
a major piece of legislation the bill
appropriating 1.3 billion dollars to sub
sidize housing construction.
This was something of a shock to the
democratic majority in Congress which
had reduced considerably the amount it
wanted to spend on housing in order to
make the bill "veto proof." P.ut in his
veto message the President said this
spending measure "would lie inflationary
and therefore an obstacle to constructive
progress , . ."
Obviously Ike thinks combatting in
flation which is pushing prices up
wards is more important than en
couraging home building, especially
when such encouragement would have to
be done with borrowed money. The fed-
Construction, Too
eral government is running in the red.
The ceiling on the national debt has to
be raised. Selling more bonds to get
money for something not entirely essential-such
as slum clearance and urban
renewal is regarded by the administra
tion as pouring more oil .on the inflation
ary fires.
Some of those in areas which produce
building materials, such as the North
west, are not likely to loo':, with favor
on this veto, feeling that it will dis
courage construction. That may be, but
somvthing else that discourages con
struction even more is inflated prices.
When the government does something
to make inflation worse, rather than hold
it in check, it deals a blow to lumber pro
ducers and others in the building industry.
Perfect Escape For The Democrats
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A friend was bemoanimr the chances
of the as-yet unnamed Democratic candi
date for president in the 19(10 general
election.
"The Republicans w ill nominate Nixon,
who has eight years of publicity buildup.
No matter whom we choose, he won't be
able to match that."
Well, a good concentrated short-term
publicity buildup is as effective as a
longer, low-pressure campaign.
For that reason, democrats might con
sider a ticket composed of their two
members who have obtained the most
publicity recently.
Who would undoubtedly be Oregon's
Senator Morse and Ixuiisiana's Governor
DREW PEARSON SAYS:
CIA Warns Of Possible
War With Soviet Union
W ASHINGTON Secretary of
stale llerter sits down once again
with Foreign Minister Gromyko
under anything but favorable
auspices. Here are the instruc
nous and diplomatic converss
lions winch make it so: ,
1. Eisenhower' has told Herter
lo permit no prolonged conversa
tions or as they would say in
the Senate filibusters. If no
..Lice nii-iH is in sight within two
weeks, llerter has been instruct
i d to come home.
2 Gromyko has already served
notice to the same end. He has
nt word that he wants the for
i inn ministers meeting to be
short and sweet, so he can get
hack to Moscow by July 22 to
welcome Vice President Nixon.
hat leaves only 10 days to ne
onate. 3. Kisenhower received a con
fidential report from CIA direc
tor Allen Dulles, just before
llerter left, that the United Stat
s and Kussia could be closer to
war than at any time since the!
li.dshevik revolution. This warn-
ng was based on the belief that
Premier Khrushchev is in a
iicklcss mood and has decided
the Alius can be bluffed out of
I lei till
Kisenhower, listening to the
Dulles report, could not be
lu ve Khrushchev would be fool
i-h enough to risk a showdown
that could plunge the world into
war. perhaps that's why Eisen
hower has resisted advice by the
joint chiefs of staff nd Secre
tary llerter to take military pre
cautions in advance. llerter wants
the strategic air command put on
a night and day alert, and per
haps the National Guard called
cut.
These are some of the unhappy
off stage events as the foreign
ministers meet again in Geneva.
.Munitions Lobby
Sometimes it takes a tough
prod from congress to make the
brass hats in the Pentagon wake
up. The investigation inspired
by Congressman Alfred Santan
gelo of New York and conducted
by Congressman Edward Ilebert
of Louisiana regarding the mum
lions lobby has brought out some
surprising facts.
Most surprising is that Depu
ly Secretary of Defense Thomas
Gates just hadn't been much con
cerned about the tremendous
number of retired admirals and
generals hired by the big de
fense contractors. On the whole
he defended the system.
Secretary Gates is an invest
ment banker from Philadelphia,
n trustee of the University of
Pennsylvania and the Boy Scouts
of America, and one of the more
erudite officials of the defense
department.
lie was in the defense depart
ment when one of the most his
toric courts-martial in recent Am
erican history took place at
lluiitsville, Ala That of Col.
John Nickerson, who charged
that the defense department was
riddled with lobbyists.
"Hic.h-ranking officers of the
Air Korce, including general of
ficers." testified Nickerson under
oath, "get lo thinking about re
tirement and a job as head of
.l'lssile research with Lockheed
or some other firm.
"Sales ofiices of aircraft
companies in Washington are
primarily lobbyists," continued
Nickerson still under oath
Eighty five per cent of the air
craft sales are with the govern
ment. These firms put pressure
on Secretary Wilson through the
joint chiefs of staff, through
congress, and through direct
contacts by representatives of
the aircraft industry with all
levels of the Pentagon."
Nickerson even charged that a
private firm could put across
an inferior weapon with the Air
Korce and the Air Force would
accept that inferior weapon be
cause of influence. .
One day after Nickerson start-
QUOTES FROM
THE NEWS
SAX DIEGO, Calif. Richard
Beaudreau, 19. Ottawa bank tell
er who was caught by police here,
on how he and an accomplice of
the same age stole 171,529 from
the bank:
"They (bank officials trust
their employes too much. It is
too easy."
LOS ANGELES Gabriel Green,
34. director of the Amalgamated
Flying Saucer Clubs of America,
insisting that "space people" and
earlhhngs have met:
"Every new idea is met with
ridicule. Television once was con
sidered impossible."
GENEVA Assistant Secretary
of State Andrew Berding. on the
second round of the Big Four
foreign ministers' conference
which begins today:
"We hope, ol course, to get in
to private sessions quickly."
FOItT WOKTH. Tex. Gov
Earl K. Long of Louisiana, apol
ogizing for an outburst of tem
per "When a man loses his tem
per, sometimes he loses his equilibrium."
cd enumerating these charges he
was abruptly taken off the wit
ness stand. The court-martial
was concluded.
Despite Secretary Gates's un
concern, Congressman Herbert
plans to continue 'w here Nicker
son left off.
Steel Showdown
As the steel negotiators spar
for a final showdown, forces
very high up in the administra
tion are lined up secretly on op
posite sides. President Eisen
hower is on the side of the steel
industry. Vice President Nixon,
though he can't say so and won't
is leaning toward the steelwork-
ers.
This was one inside reason
why Dave McDonald, head of the
United Steelworkers, made his
dramatic flight to Pittsburgh last
week to try to gat Nixon to push
the negotiations off deadlock.
Nixon would - like to do so.
However, he faces powerful op
position very close to Ike him
self in the person of former
Secretary of the Treasury George
Humphrey, now president of Na
tional Steel, and Jim Black, Vice
President of Republic Steel. They
don't want Ike to budge one inch
in favor of labor,' believe the
round of wage increases must
be broken and that the steel in
uustry is the place to break it.
This is why Ike has kept
hands off the negotiations, also
why the industry has offered al
most no concessions to labor.
Two months ago, sentiment
inside the Steelworkers was very
much against a strike. Too many
men had been too long out of
work. They remembered the re
cession. But now. Union senti
ment has solidified behind the
Union leaders. There are angry
murmurs against management.
This is because management in
its last offer proposed taking
away eight basic rights in the
present contract. This made la
bor see red.
Stock Gains Mark Fourth
Straight Week Of Advance
LETTERS
Maximum length 100 words.
No anonymous letters but true
nam will bo withhold on re
quest.. To the Editor
The School District Reorganiza
tion Committee of Union County
has requested that the superintend
ents of all school districts do all
that they can to get out the vote
on the School District Reorganiza
tion Plan which is to be voted
upon between the hours of 2:00
and 8:00 p.m. on July 20, 1959.
The importance of this election
can not be over-emphasized be
cause the voter must decide
whether or not all school districts,
with the exception of North
Powder, are to be included in one
large unified district within Union
County. If the vote is "yes" on
July 20, a'l existing school districts
including La Grande School Dis
trict No. 1 will be included in a
new school district with a new
school board and a new school
administration. This school board
would administer the affairs of
the various schools in the county,
establish bus routes, decide school
attendance zones, employ teachers
and administrators and carry on
all the functions of the local school
boards. This school board would
levy a uniform tax over all the
property in the new school district
to pay for the operations of the
schools and to retire the outstand
ing bonds of all the present school
districts. We can not estimate the
tax because of the many unknown
factors. It is reasonable to guess,
however, that school taxes will be
raised for some people and low
ered for others.
The new school board of the
proposed re-organized district
would be charged with the re
sponsibility of establishing the
quality level of the education in
the schools of the city and the
county. The caliber of the men or
women elected to the board, their
vision and educational philosophy
will play a great part in the edu
cation of our children. Adequate
educational leadership from an en
larged administrative staff is
essential. .
. Failure to approve this re
organization plan would continue
the existing school districts. But
th reorganization committee
would continue working until a
plan Is approved by the people and
the school districts of the county
are re-organized into unified dis
tricts operating schools with
grades 1 to 12 inclusive.
The Union County School Dis
trict Reorganization has been run
ning paid advertisements in the
papers. Public hearings have been
he'd and now it is up to the voters
of the district to make the decision.
I urge that every voter become
informed on the plan hich Is pro
posed and then decide and vote
July 20, 1959.
Very truly yours,
Lyle N. Riggs
Superintendent
STEELE TO MOSCOW
LONDON il'PIt Tommy
Steele. Britain's rock 'n' roll king,
will fly to Moscow in a Russian
jet airliner Aug. 5 to attend the
Intern.-itinn.il Film Festival, offi
cials at his studio said today.
By ELMER C. WALZER
UPI Staff Writer
NEW YORK l UPI) Stocks
gained during the past week
their fourth successive week of
advance with volume rising to a
daily average of 3,734,933 shares.
most since May 8.
At the close on Friday, the In
dustrial average had registered
gains in 11 of the 12 sessions
since June 23, and it closed the
week only one-quarter point under
the all-time high set on Wed
nesday.
During the week the railroad
department got 'into action and
Wednesday it registered a new-
high since May 8, 1956.
It was a week of business re
covery from the July 4 holiday
week, but the comeback failed to
lift the figure to those of the pre
holiday week. This was in line
with expectations.
Steel operations came back and
at times it appeared as if a strike
would be averted. Hope was not
given up for a settlement al
though the companies were pre
paring as the week ended to bank
their furnaces in advance of the
strike deadline on Tuesday.
Cains In Auto Output
Gains were noted in automobile
output, coal production, construe
tion, and retail trade. Steel oper
ations were scheduled to rise
from 78.2 per cent of capacity in
the July 4 week to 83.2 per cent.
At the close on Friday, the in
dustrial average stood at 663.56
up 8.80 points from the close the
week before; railroad 172.22 up
3.30; utility 88.78 up 0.68; and 65
Stocks 221.94 up 3.02.
Sales for the week totaled
18.718,663 shares. In the previous
week sales averaged 3.239.305
shares flaily for a four-day week.
in the long rise from June 23.
the industrial average rose nearly
33 points without much decline.
The average dipped 0.72 points on
Thursday and rose 0.47 point on
r nday.
The rise m industrials was
helped along by strength in chem
icals, automobiles, some of the
metals, and farm implements.
Steels lagged with Bethlehem off
a point and U. S. Steel off nearly
a point, reflecting strike
uncertainty.
Chtvy Loads Production
General Motors got into action
and netted 4 points on the week.
Ford rose 4V. Chrysler and
American Motors strengthened.
High production for the first
half helped the autos. Chevrolet
led the June production figures.
Packing shares had their day
with Armour and Cudahy strong
spots. Outlook for higher earnings
for the packing industry is said
to be good.
In the chemical group Du Pont 'nu n's lost
rose SL4 points. Staulier ( henucal j ti '4 I""-'
decline and Victor ( In mica)
Works rose 7 points on report ol
merger negotiations between the
two.
Mc Kesson 4 Itobbins ru-e 'i
and American Home products D'n
in the drugs. Merck and Plier
were dp 2 or 3 while Norwich
lost more than 2. liendix gained
3'i in the aircrafls. interstate De
partment Stores rose more than
5 in the mercantiles while T-nny
and Woolworth were up 3 or
more. Richfield and Union Oil of
California rose more than 3 in the
oils. Deere lei the farm imple
ments higher with a rise of more
than 5 while Caterpillar and inter
national Harvester rose 3.
Raili, Utilities, Cain
Rails had gains rangini; to 4
points in Norfolk & Westein.
Florida Power 4: Light, up nearly
7, featured the utilities. Moto-oia
rose 5'i in an otherwise lower
electronic group. Texas Instru-
points and Zenith
in that section. Pola-
oul it -t 6 and Hcl & Howell lost
i-. m the cameras.
International Salt rose 10 points
0:1 the week and advances of
moie than 8 each came into Glen
Al.leu a-d Motor Products. Gams
ol i points or more Carborundum
and Consolidated Cigar.
f.'li -n A'chn led the list in
lirnm-r with sales of 548.500
sh:tis. Aluminum Limited, in
second place with sales of 325.000
shares, sained nearly a point.
Geiie:al Motors was third, Ameri
can Motors fourth, and New York
( ,.,'...! Iilth. The last gained 1
I -Hints desoile further postpone
ttn it o! action on a dividend on
t'le excise of uncertainty over
the si'-cl situation.
A total of 1.433 issues were
p-ji-h-l. Of the: 728 advanced,
Ji.l ii cIhh- I and 167 held un
ii.a"i:e'l. 'I here were 204 new
!i. ior tne year set and 58
row lows.
Federal Wafer Rights
Stand Is Questioned
LOS ANGF.L1.S UTIi - Cali
fornia State Attorney Cetieial
Stanley Mosk said today that the
federal government's position in
the 8-year-old Colorado liner wa
ter suit could "have a serious im
pact on water rights in every state
in the uuion.
Mosk disclosed that he has wril
ten to the president ol the National
Assn. of Attorney Generals. Ilieh
ard Ervin of Florida, warning that
the government's stand in the
case might lead to tedeial eontiol
of most water rights.
"The United States makes two
arguments which, if accepted,
would very largely take control
of water rights away from the
states," Mosk's letter stated. A
copy of the letter along with an
other letter was sent to Itetv
Glenard P. Lipscomb 1 It -Calif. 1 in
Washington.
Mosk said the government ar
gued that waters appurtenant to
the Lower Colorado Basin passed
to federal control when Hi? United
States took over the urea fiotn
Mexico. The second argument that
could hinder stales' water rijzhts.
Mosk said, was that tins nation
never turned over control of the
Colorado to the lower basin states
'There should he no serious
federal-state problem in the water
rights field. Congress in' a whole
series of statutes beginning with
18H6 has evidenced a consistent in
tention to leave the water rights
to state law," Mosk wrote.
The position of the United
is lapa'.le of seriously retarding
water resources develop
iiiei l throughout the country if it
should be sustained.
"I'nloitunately, the United
States has to water law to re
place the laws enacted by the
states stale law should be de
st roved or rendered inoperative,"
Mosk a ided.
lie said lie believes most of the
stale attorneys general would
a;iee with him, and that some
wonll want to express their op
1 1) ilion to the government's stand.
States in Arizona vs. California .1
PublicOpmionWill
Spur Wheat Laws
WASHINGTON UPII Secre
tary of Agriculture Ezra T. Ben
son says there is a "good likeli
hood" that Congress will pass ac
ceptahle wheat legislation this ses
sion utider the spur of public op
inio. iienson tol da news conference
Friday that any new bill, which
would replace a Democratic mea
sure vetoed by President Eisen
hower, should be a bipartisan ef
fort hacked by members of both
parties.
Hep. W.' R. Poage D-Tex.), a
mcn.ber of the House Agriculture
Committee, promptly asserted
that Benson had destroyed "every
possibility" of a compromise by
his testimony before the commit-
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That's why we pledge allegiance to her.
That pledge, in its simplest terms,
is another way of saying, "Count me
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mod need you. Your problems are
my problems, and I'm with you
all the way."
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