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OBSERVER WEATHER Fair through Saturday; high Saturday i2-97; low to night 52-57. 278th Issue 63rd Year LA CRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1959 Price 5 Centt LA GRAND E i Ill ' I ' J "J " , '" ' f yS V'"'':' '"' I "' 4;fl (ycB (J FROM OUT OF THE DEPTHS Frogman Ricky McCanse climbs from the depths of the Veterans Memorial Pool yesterday afternoon. He does not portray a part in the latest science fiction thriller , released from Hollywood. Goggles, snorkle tubes and swim finsjare part of the ap ' paratus seen at the pooL (Observer Photo) West Demands End To Soviet Threats Of War Over Berlin GENEVA a'PIl The West launched a new round of secret Big Four talks today with a de mand that Soviet Premier N'ikita Khrushchev withdraw the w a r threat from Berlin at once if he really means his latest .pledge of peace. . The Soviet Premier's declara tion in Poland Thursday that Rus sia will "never, Never, never" start a war gave the West an im mediate opening to challenge So viet threats against Bc-lin and FINDING COOLEST PLACE KEEPS REPORTER MOVING By VIRGINIA ANDERSON Observer Staff Writer Hot and cold running thermome ters! July weather has been keeping temperatures jumping into the eighties and nineties. Kids have taken to the sprinklers, swimming pools, and lakes and their parents haven't been far behind them in an effort to "bear the heat." The downtown area of a city is usually accredited with the warmest temperatures in the vicinity. It's not at all unusual to find the downtown streets literally steaming. Pedestrians often claim that the radiated heat from the sidewalks penetrates the Centennial Art Display Picketed PORTLAND (UPI I -' A group called Art for Oregonians set up a picket line at the Oregon Cen tennial Exposition in Portland to day and said pickets also would be there Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Mrs. C. G. Murphy of Oswego, chairman of the group, said the pickets, would not be to keep peo ple out of the Centennial, but rather to call attention to the fact that Oregon taxpayers' money was used to promote abstract art. She said abstract art was a type of art "which the public neither likes nor wants, according to sur veys that have been taken." Health Chief Urges Vaccinations As Crippling Polio Toll Mounts WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sur geon General Lcroy E. Burncy warned today that crippling polio is on the upward march this summer particularly among the unvaccinated. The nation's health chief said that about nine out of 10 of the cases have been reported among persons who have not had anti polio shots. Burney also told United Press International the number of cases was 1 Russian rebuffs of western efforts to keep Hie peace in the divided city. The ministers met for nearly three hours but 'western source) said "no progress was made'' to ward breaking the deadlock on a Berlin truce ag'ecment. Another secret meeting w a s scheduled for Monday at the villa of the British foreign minister. At Soviet request, a scmipublic plenary session of the conference was set for Tuesday. The Big Four finally got down toughest shoe leather making them feel as though they were walking inside a 375 degree oven. Wh-n men begin to loosen their ties and women decide "no nylons today" then everyone is aware that temperatures are climbing. Stopping to wipe their brows, downtown shoppers curiously glance at the thermometers sprin kled throughout the downtown area. At nine o'clock this morning it was 84 degrees outside Hohen lcitner's bakery. t It was a little hotter at La Grande Paint and Glass as the mercury crept to 86 degrees. Curiously enough the temp?ra lure took a sudden drop at Coy's where it read 76 degres. At the Karmel Korn shop it was even cooler and tho ther mometer read a cooling 72 de grees. All these readings were taken over a period of 15 minutes. Could be it isn't the thermome ters at all . . . maybe it's the Heat! Firemen Answer Call The La Grande fire department was cal'rd to put out a grass fire at Gangloff park on Highway 30 west of town this morning. The call cam? at approximately 10:10. Approximately, three-quarters of an acre was burned before firemen cou'd put the fire out. The city (ire departm-nt turned mop-up operations over to Forest Service lire fightrrs. of paralytic polio this year is more than double the toll at. this time last year. The Public Health Service said there were 681 cases of paralytic polio reported through the first 26 weeks of 1959. This compares with 329 victims during the same period last year and "reflects the Consistently upward trend of polio cases since April " Dr. Burney said preliminary figures to be made public later to secret talks at an intimate lunch today, after a four-day fill buster by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who maintained at first hc-wuaqwuti!it secret talks, without East German -par ticipation. , ' , Gromyko, Secreiary of Stale Christian A. Herter, British For eign Secretary -Selwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville were meeting with their top aides at the French villa. Neither the East nor West Germans were invited. The Western ministers hoped that in such get-togethers Gromy ko would be more frank and busi nesslike and leave out the propa ganda that attends the semi-public sessions. Thursday, at a pub lic session, he sounded as tough a ever. One minute he appeared to be deliberately slowing down the march toward the summit which the Russians have been cam paigning so hard fur. The next minute he appeared to be back tracking on several points rais ing hopes there misfit be a com promise. Table Shape Unimportant Gromyko even dismissed as "not important" the shape of the conference table although he had one made that into such an issue that it delayed the opening of the conference last May. He also retreated somewhat on the Soviet demand that an all German committee work out Ger man unification alone by saying this might not lie the only solu tion. He said other means could be found after the East and West Germans started negotiating. He did not arouse much hope but the conference recessed with out setting further semi-public sessions and Western diplomats thought it unlikely another would be held before the beginning of next week. In the meantime busi ness was being discussed over steak and chicken. " Some meetings would involve just two or three ministers, others all four. Newsmen in Geneva promptly dubbed them "gaslronmic diplo macy," and said the ministers were "eating their way to the summit." today show the polio rale rise con tinued this week. Kansas City, Kan., Dcs Moines, Iowa, Little Rock, Ark. and Okla homa City, Okla. were the hard hit areas which have reported a "substantially greater" lumber of cases this year. "I cannot urge loo strongly," Burney said, "the need for push ing ahead with the drive to vac cinate the unvaccinated. It is not too late either to start' or com plete the Falk shot series." STUDENTS D0N7 LIKE 'EGGHEAD' CHICAGO (UPI) Schola. tic Mjgaiine Mid a pell of S.OCO high school students thowtd that it made one-third of thtm md to b called "egghead." Second worst word is "spendthrift," the magaiine said, but that only gets up the dander of 11 per cent. Gov. Long Is Angered At Aides FX PASO, Tex. WPP Gov. Earl Long of Louisiana, fighting mad because his aides went to sleep while he toured Juarez night sirots. stormed into the Hilton Ho tel early today and tried to kick down a door. Capt. Douglas Durrett of the Louisiana State Police tried to re strain the enraged governor but Long cursed and kicked at fie door of his room until a bellboy rushed down for a key. Long stopped kicking and beat ing at the door when a bellboy produced- a key. Then he rushed into the room, woke his associates and rebuked them profanely for not being up to let him in. Durrett tried again to calm him down. Long rejected his ef forts so violently that Durrett, one of the most experienced officers in the state police, came out cry ing. Joe Anselmo, another state po lice captain, went up to comfort Durrett, who begged; "Don't leave me. Don't leave me." He meant he didn't want to be left alone with Long. Long, hatlcss, ticless, and rum pled, turned up at the hotel at about 7 a.m. today after making the rounds in Juarez, Mexico, all night. His associates, apparently unable to match the governor's festive pace, dropped out and re turned to El Paso. Official Admits Dad - Contracts" WASHINGTON (UPI l A Navy official admitted to congressional investigators today that the Navy did a "bad' job negotiating 14 de fense contracts on which the gov ernment was overcharged more than 12 million dollars. "It was bad we admit it," Assistant Navy Secretary Cecil P. Milne told a House armed services subcommittee. Milne said the Navy had taken steps to prevent such a thing from happening again, but he could not "guarantee" that it wouldn't. Milne took issue, however, with a charge voiced in hearings earl ier this week that Navy negotia tors were "incompetent or deliber ately careless." "Navy negotiators are an able group, dedicated to the best in terests of the government," he said. "With few exceptions, I feel reasonably certain that they measure up well with industry." Even so, Milne said, "It is in evitable that occasional mistakes and oversights will occur." The subcommittee ran into a stone wall in its efforts to get the Navy to do an about-face in its refusal to turn over certain rec ords and reports to the General Accounting Office. The GAO acts as Congress' "watchdog" on gov ernment spending. Other congressional news: Farm: Rep. L. H. Fountain (D N.C.l charged that there has been waste and poor management in the government's big export pro gram for farm products. And he said the Agriculture Department has tried to hide the facts. Foreign aid: Senate-House con ferees continued efforts to reach a compromise figure on authoriza tion of foreign aid funds. HOUSE or HORSE Makes No Difference CLASSIFIED ADS WILL SELL "EM! Mrs. Tom Lovely ran the fol lowing ad and quickly sold her horse. Mrs. Lovely says: "I had all kinds of calls all wanting to buy the horse could have sold several more." 42 Livestock 42 GENTLE, sound mare & sad dle, both for $100. WO 3 xxxx, xxxx N. Maple. Call WO 3-3161 OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS Cuba's Castro Resigns Post President Refuses To Accept ' ( x i ' I so a - 1 II II I I II III 'l 111 I t" YUM-YUMMY Yogi, a real avid eater, enjoys his snack. The clown holding Yogi's dinner is Les Case who along with Donk Thompson will be a featured comic attraction at the Elgin Stampede, July 25-26. The clowns are bull fighters too. (Observer Photo) State Department Job With Ike's Approval Predicted For Bohlen WASHINGTON (UPH - High administration officials said today Soviet affairs expert Charles E. Bohlen probably will be offered a high State Department post soon with President Eisenhower's full approval despite recent indi cations to the contrary. They said the President be lieves Bohlen would he a very valuable aide to Secretary of State Christian A. Herter at this critical stage in Soviet-American relations. Bohlen now is ambassador to the Philippines. Eisenhower has not been in fluenced against him by the op position of Republican Senators Styles Bridges of New Hamp shire and Everett Dirkscn of Il linois these unimpeachable sources claimed. FBI Apprehends Georgia Escapee PORTLAND (UPI) Thomas Franklin Spalinger, 26 year - old escapee from the Georgia Slate prison, was apprehended here Thursday by agents of the FBI. according to James Milncs, spe cial agent in charge of the Port land office. Milnes said Spalinger was ap prehended at a new car agency here where he had been working as a salesman. He is wanted by Georgia author ities for unlawful flight to avoid confiaoment for the crime of bur glary. Chimney Fire Put Out The fire department was railed to 1707 Oak St. yesterday to put out a chimney fire at approxi mately 12:45. Arnold Gcrbcr was hacking nut of the driveway of his home when he glanced at the roof and saw flames coming from the chim ney. Hp. immediately called the tire department. The fire originated when Mrs. Gerber burned some papers in Ihc fireplace according to the fire department. Inland Machinery Sues Inland Machinery Company Is suing Marion Slitzel for judg ment in payment of $875 togeth er with interest from May 15 un til paid. The compay is also suing Bill Flansberg for judgment of $450 together with interest! from Oc tober 23 until inid. it (A J The Senate Republicans' com plaint is that Bohlen was too closely identified with previous Democratic administrations as an adviser at Yalta and Teheran. Bohlen has defended these long disputed agreements with Russia and contended the only trouble was that Russia failed to live up to them. Administration officials said the President's remarks on Bohlen at his Wednesday news conference were misinterpreted as meaning that there was no idea of bring ing Bohlen into the State Depart ment in a highly responsible post. Actually, these sources, said, the administration still hopesto persuade Bohlen to take a $19. 250 spot on the State Depart ment's policy planning staff if he can be persuuded to postpone his retirement. A major portion of this staff's work involves relations with the Soviet Union. Administration officials said a final decision on bringing Bohlen into the State Department would be made as soon as Herter re turns from the Geneva foreign ministers conference. The President said Wednesday that he had a "completely nega tive" report from Herter on Boh len's prospects. But high sources said today he meant only that the secretary told him no progress was being made on the matter at that time. LIFE BECOMES PRETTY MISERABLE Steel Strike Affects More Than Family Of The Worker BRADDOCK, Pa. (UPI) -When a strike settles over a steel town like this one, life becomes pretty miserable. It's the waiting and uncertainty that makes time drag. Not only does it affect the day-to-day life of the steel work er and his family, but in one way or another It touches Just about everyone in town. The man who operates the cor ner grocery sees business drop. The woman who owns the neigh borhood beauty parlor has no trouble with appointments there was no waiting list. At the cigar stand, the sales man tells you he's still taking in UPROAR SPREADS ACROSS ISLAND FOLLOWING NEWS HAVANA (UPI) Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro re signed today as Prime Minister of Cuba. But President Manuel Urrutia, speaking to thousands of Cubans massed before the Presidential Palace here, said the government would not accept the resignation. "This revolution cannot be directed by anyone other than Fidel Castro," he said. "You can be sure that the resignation presented by him will not be ac-i copied by the government. Urrutia met in urgent session with the members of the Council of Ministers (cabinet) in the pal ace to discuss Castro's surprise action. Following a morning-long meeting, the cabinet went to Cuban armed forces headquarters at Camp Liberty to formally re quest Castro to reconsider. Will Make Broadcast There was no reason given im mediately for Castro's decision to step down from the post he had held for five months and one day. The official rebel radio said Castro would report to the people on a nationwide radio and tele vision hookup at 4 p.m. p.d.t. today. The news of his resignation touched off an uproar in Havana and spread like wildfire across the island. Havana's police chief said SBtKial precautionary meas ures vrerc taken to avoid any street disorders in support of Cas tro. However, he expressed con fidence that public order would be maintained. Immediately following tho news of Castro s resignation, the Com munist party demanded the forma tion of a "truly representative government," including Commu nist representation. Thousands of Castro supporters turned out into the streets of Ha vana and marched on tho palace to demand Qistro change his mind. No Disorders Reported Government, labor and civic or ganizations called on the popu lace to remain calm and stay on the job. But there were reports of demonstrations and flash strikes. There was no report, however, of any disorders. Raul Castro, Fidel's brother and chief of the Cuban armed forces, said, that Fidel would ex plain his reasons for stepping down from the post he has held since Feb. 16 in a nationwide radio and television broadcast to night. Police Report Two Auto Wrecks Two automobile accidents in volving La Grande reisdents were reported by the police Tuesday. A car driven by Don Le Roy Roe, 802 J Ave., was involved in a minor accident when Mrs. Josephine M Adcy, Rt. 1, Box 3A, backed her car from the driveway into the street police reported. Two cars also collided early in tho afternoon at the intersection of First and Adams. A car operated by Steve Liv- trmorc, 3008 N. Walnut St. had stopped for the sign on First. A car driven by Earl L. Woods. Rt 1, Box 428, Orchard, Wash., was proceeding east on Adams and approaching First. Llvormore pulled into the in tersection and attempted to turn cast from First onto Adams when tho accident occurred. Mrs. Joan Woods received ml nor injuries. nickels and dimes "but if the strike lasts long it will cut my business by one-third." James Roy, an automobile deal er, is one man who remembers only too well what a steel strike can do. "Tho last one nearly wiped me out," he said. "If this one goes on long, it could finish the job on me." The men who run the local saloons and taverns aren't too worried right now. They say they get some business during a walk out " 'cause the guys have too much time on their hands and have nothing else to do." But the tavernkeeper's head Strike Cuts Into Other Industries PITTSBURGH (UPI) - The strike against the nation's basic steel industry cut deeper into em ployment in related fields today. With no further peace talks scheduled until Monday at the earliest. United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and his top lieutenants carried their fight for a better contract to the picket lines. In addition to the half-million USW members who struck at mills from coast-to-coast at one minute after midnight last Tues day, it was estimated that more than 25.000 railroaders, truckdriv ers, miners and seamen were idle because of the steel strike. More layoffs in those lines were expect ed to raise the total to 75,000 in another week orjwo. The possibilitya second met als industry stnliTgrew when the USW presented virtual carbon copies of its major steel demands to the nation's three major alu minum producers, Alcoa, Rey-" nolds and Kaiser. About 31,500 workers in the three companies come under contracts that run out July 31. ' McDonald Addrestes Worker McDonald took Ms arguments to ihi men in the mill Thurs- hem Steel Co. plant in Bethlehem, hem Steel Co. plant in ethlehem. Pa., where he addressed an esti mated 2.500 workers. He bitterly assailed the indus try's negotiating team as a pack of messenger boys who had 'absolutely no authority to nego tiate." McDonald said, "steel docs not want a new contract. . .their talks were as phony as a seven-dollar bill." I guarantee you some day we will have an agreement, and H will not be for pigs, it will be for men of steel and men of dig nity," he told the gathering. His visit with the Bethlehem pickets was the first in a series to steel centers around the coun try. New Stud Mill Due Reedsport REEDSPORT (UPI Cascades Plywood Corporation will build a new $300,000 stud mill here it was announced Thursday. B. V. Han cock, executive vice president made the announcement. Water Machine Works, Incor porated of Corvallis received the contract for construction, engi neering and equipment for the 20 million board foot, 8 - foot stud mill. Latest methods in automation will be included in the mill which is slated to open by Dec. 1 of this year. A $400,000 green veneer plant was built by Cascades earlier this year and is now in operation. ache comes later, when the strfke is over., i "That's when the men stay away, in order to save money to pay off their debts," said Pete Tampas, one of the barkeeps. Mike Janosko, a" maintenance worker in one of the big mills for nearly 30 years, gave the strikers' side of the story. "Sure we hate to see the busi ness people suffer. They're our friends, our neighbors," he ad mitted. "I'm going to suffer, too, and so are my wife and kids. Strikes aren't pleasant. I've been through them before. We'll Just make the best of thing until we win this one."