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OBSERVER WEATHER Sunny and hot Sunday; low tonight 50-55; high Sunday 03-98. 279th Ittjt 63rd Year LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1959 Pric 5 Ctntt LA GRAND E Bohlen Closer To Job Ike Gives Vote Of Confidence WASHINGTON HPI Career diplomat Charles E. Bohlen today was closer to a high Slate De partment post with a public vote o( confidence from President Ei senhower. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty late Friday re layed the President's views. He rejected any idea that Eisenhower lacked confidence in Bohlen. for 4 mer U.S. ambassador to Moscow who now is ambassador to The Philippines. "Nothing could be further from the truth." Hagerty said, adding that the President "has a great deal of confidence in Ambassador Bohlen." High administration officials have said Secretary of State Christian A. Herter would offer Bohlen a $l9.250-a-year post on the State Department's policy planning staff, specializing in Rus sian affairs. Certain Republicans in Congress including Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen have objected to such a post for Bohlen. They cite his participation in an sup port of the Tehran and Potsdam agreements with Russia. Hagerty was asked if Eisenhow er felt he had been misunderstood when he somewhat sharply told a news conference earlier this week that Hcrtcr had no plans to switch Bohlen. "I'm not going to confirm or deny what I've seen on the news tickers, Hagerty replied. Dispatches from Manila quoted reliable sources as saying Bohlen probably would accept the post in stead of retiring from diplomatic service as planned. At his news conference. Eisen hower had told newsmen he had a "completely negative" report from Herter on the idea of put ting Bohlen in a top Washington post. When a reporter broke In to say that only a week before Herter had said he still was try ing to "induce" Bohlen to take such a position, the President cut him off short with the statement, "I don't care what he (Herter) may have said." Dr. C. L. Gilstrap Sets Retirement After 32 Years - Dr. C. L. Gilstrap is announcing his retirement from practice. Gilstrap has been in the medi cal profession for 32 years. He has sold his office equipment, practice and records to Dr. Rich ard A. Gingrich. Gingrich, who it a graduate of the medical school at Loma Linda, Calif., interned at the Portland Sanitarium and has been a resi dent of Oregon for 15 years. Al ter completing his army require ments as a lieutenant of an army dispensary in St. Louis, Mo., he will return to Oregon to begin practice about August 25. He is 28, is married and has three children. Neuberger Drafts j.Bill To End Toll WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, (D Ore. I said today he was having legisla tion drafted to free from tolls the Interstate bridges across the Columbia river between Portland and Vancouver. Sen. Neuberger said he believed the fate of the legislation would depend on the attitude taken by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, which so far has opposed reim bursement to the states for toll sections of the federal interstate highway system. Catholic Church Bah Suits May LONG BEACH. Calif. UPI - A church ban on Catholic girls ap pearing in bathing suits could "wreck" the Miss Universe beau ty pageant, officials declared to day. "At least 25 per cent of the girls are Catholic," pageant direc tor Oscar Mcinhart said, "and nearly all of them are from the Latin American countries." The statement was made as Memhardt officially denied re ports that Miss New Mexico, Sue Ingersoll. would withdraw from the pageant because the Arch bishop of Santa Fe had ruled against Catholic girls appearing if i A mm IVA.Tll Ji si x;..w. QUEEN SELECTION TONIGHT One of these four girls will be named Queen of the Thirteenth Annual Elgin Stam pede tonight on the basis of the amount of tickets they have sold to the two-day ro deo. Each girl's tickets will be counted separately and then they will be brought to gether for the announcement of the big news. The candidates are from left, Celia Coclasure, Jordyce Tameris, both of Elgin, Ella Mae Denton, Union's entry, and Wanda Schaures of. La Grande. 13th Annual Elgin Stampede Opens With Coronation Ball By VIRGINIA ANDERSON Oburver Staff Writer Excitement will reach fever pitch in Elgin tonight in anti cipation of the selection of th? queen to rule over the Thirteenth Annual Elgin Stampede, July 25-26. With many special events and the inauguration of the Outdoor pageant, the Coronation Ball opens the door, to Elgin's busiest time of the year. . Elgin's 0'n Drill team. 20 riders strong, will be performing in the Stampede under the direction of Dick Hibbcrd. The Walla Walla Wagonettes, an all-girl drill team, will be on hand to do their special bareback pre cision drill. Besides the RCA approved ro deo which begins at 2 p.m. on Sat urday and Sunday, many other activities are being squeezed into the busy weekend. "Two parades will highlight-the Scene Of Past Riot Visited By Khrushchev POZNAN. Poland UPI i Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ar rived by train today at this in dustrial city which was the scene of serious workers' riots in 19j6. The visiting Russian leader was accompanied by Polish Commu nist party chief Wladislaw Gom ulka, the official Soviet news agency Tass reported. Khrushchev did not visit the Ge gielski Locomotive Factory where the Poznan riots actually got started on June 27, 1956 but de toured to visit a collective farm. Some of his entourage went to the factory where the uprising had forced the Polish government to adopt a more moderate line and had major repercussions through out the Communist satellites. It was the fifth day of Khrush chev's Polish visit. He arrived from the Baltic seaport of Zsczecin where he pledged Friday that Rus sia would continue its efforts to end western occupation rights in Berlin. 'Wreck' Beauty Event in bathing suits in public beauty contests. - And Miss Ingersoll herself de clared she would defy the ban and remain in the contest. "After a thorough and painful searching of my conscience, 1 have come to a decision as to where my obligation lies," she said. She indicated she thought the opinion of the archbishop was only that of one prelate and that there is disagreement "among Catholics themselves." At the same time the pretty, dark-haired girl branded as "ri diculous'' a rumor that she had hired a press agent. Memhardt reluctantly admitted I tie felt honoring of such a ban by Stampede. The annual Kids Pa rade will be at 10 a.m. Saturday and the big paride will begin at 11:30 a.m., Sunday. There will be a carnival there both days and dances in the Stampede hall each night. The Lane Sisters, and Homer, a comedy trampoline act. will he Probers End 'Hate Feast' With Hoffa WASHINGTON t!PI '-Teamster President James R. Hoffa and the Senate Rackets Commit tee ended their two-year hate feast this week wflh shouts, snarls and insults. In his fourth and probably last apiwarance before the inquiry. Hoffa shouted "that's a lie" when asked if he financed his business ventures with payoffs from com panies that employed his union memtiers. The committee suggested that the short, stocky boss of the truck drivers accepted payoffs from employers in return for be traying the best interests of his members. "This burns me up," Hoffa snapped. "It's not true. I defy anybody to prove it." At another point in the nine hour hearing, the Teamster' presi dent threatened to sue chief com mittee counsel Robert F. Kennedy if he continued to link Hoffa with left-wing labor leaders. W;hen the tumnlt was over, stern-faced committee chairman John L. McClellan D-Ark.) branded Hoffa a "fountainhead . . . of corruption." The House Labor Committee Friday finished writing a labor clean-up bill far more lenient than a measure the Senate passed earlier. Union officials said the House hill would be "much easier to live Jfith." Business spokesmen and conservative congressmen com plained that the more than 100 amendments tacked on by the House committee emasculated the Senate measure. On Bathing ail Catholic girls could wreck such contests hy reducing them to mere fashion shows. But he pointed out that to date only one Catholic church official had issued such a ban, while oth ers condoned, even gave their blessing to his beauty parade. "The current Miss Universe, Luz Marina Zuluago of Colombia, is a Catholic girl," he pointed out. "And the year before, Gladys Zcrtder of Peru, was a Catholic girl. As a matter of fact, Meinhardl and his officials declared after checking into the matter, an arch bishop went to Miss Zuluago's home to bless it after she was named the winner. (Observer Photo) there along with the clowns, Les Case and Donk Thompson. Chairmen for this year's stam pede are Casey Keefer and Larry Follctt, general chairmen; Carl Long, Casey Keefer and Larry Follctt, program; Ray McCall. parade; Richard Cason. club events: Dale Clark, tickets; George Carroll, advertising; Bon Hayes, polico . and gate: Rex TVmlctt, decorations; Walley Koto M Tov;sr.nd. ground Mcrvit Bennett, dances: Bill Hind man, arena director; Stub Krausc. kids parade; Earn Adams, club concessions; Marsarcttc Follctt, queen contest; Midlrcd Harwood. queen mother; Herman Stroeber. sound. This year's announcer will be Rob Chambers of Pendleton. Stock for the rodeo will be fur nished by Harley Tucker. Boise Greets On-To-Oregon Wagon Train BOISE i UPI i More than 2.000 Boiseans turned out on a hot summer's morning to welcome the On-to-Orcgon wagon train in to Idaho's capital today. The milling crowd roundly ap plauded the seven wagons as they rolled up in front of the massive state capitol building, and young sters and oldsters alike surged forward to engulf the train when it stopped. Led by Wagonmastcr Tex Serpa, the cavalcade arrived in Boise right on the dot 9:45 a.m. It was led into the city by red shirted Ada county sheriff's mounted posse members and po lice. Although no state dignitaries were on hand to extend a wel come, the crowd did its share with an enthusiastic cheer as the train came clanking down the street. Boise residents started arriving an hour early and found respite from the sun by seeking shady spots on the capitol lawn, but chil dren of all sizes and cameramen crowded around to talk to the travelers. No Freight Car Shortage Seen For This Year PORTLAND (UPI) No freight car shortage this year is a fore cast of .ic West Coast Lumber man's Association. Oregon shippers arc reported to have a surplus of cars in mid summer to carry their loads. K. C. Batchcldcr, traffic man ager of the Lumberman's Associ ation was optimistic, but at the same time, warned the nation's railroads that have been reported ly retiring freight cars faster than they build them, that such a pol icy is dangerous. There has been a shortage of wide door boxcars, Batchelder said, but generally speaking, sup ply of cars have been ample. They said the railroads deserve credit for increasing the size of cars since World War II. Cuba's To Quit By Triumphant Fidel Soviet Toughness Dims Prospects For Summit Session, Berlin Truce ' GENEVA (I'PI) Prospects of an early Berlin truce and a summit conference in September faded today under a cloud of growing Russian toughness in the foreign ministers conference. The Western, foreign ministers scheduled another strat egy session for this morning at the headquarters of the French delegation but the atmosphere was gloomy. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the West Layoffs naming Momentum PITTSBURGH UPI) Muss layoffs in stcel-rcluted Industries are gaining momentum although the nation's steel furnaces have been shut down for only four days. Coal mines, a railroad and a manufacturing company were the latest to lay off workers in the nationwide strike of the United Stcelworkcrs Union. A construction union official said refusal to cross the picket lines, which has halted 200 mil lion dollars worth of construction projects, was not ordered by the union but is traditionally left to the indiivdual. The policy of the tradesmen is not to cross picket lines. Maintenance Crews Strike A dispute within the strike it self resulted Friday at the Columbia-Geneva Steel Division of U.S. Steel Corp., near Provo, Utah. Maintenance crews, kept on the job to keep equipment in good working order, were ordered off the job by W. A. Biggs, president of USW Local 2701 In Geneva. He said the crews had been working from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.. but were told by company officials they must now work from 8 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. As prospects of a long, bitter strike grow, Pennsylvania Gov. David L. Lawrence appointed a committee of state officials to plan for financial assistance to help families in distress. Lawrence will ask the state Legislature Monday to provide stop-gap funds to offset an ex peeled heavy drainage of the state relief funds. Lawrence said he is acting on past experience with steel strikes and the state government is pre paring to "prevent misery and hardship at the family level." W. F. Munford, president of U.S. Steel, said in a letter to each of the company's employes that he was "deeply disturbed" by Vhat he said were distorted statements in recent weeks con ccrning the industry's position. Munford said union leaders "close their eyes" to the fact Steclworkers are now paid at the highest level of the world's indus trial workers. He also said the low cost product of foreign pro ducers are jeopardizing jobs of American steel workers. Police Cite Man For Hit And Run Frank Watt, 1507 Fourth St., was arrested this morning on a charge of hit and run. A John Doc warrant, issued by Ross E. Hearing, municipal judge, was served at 12:29 this morning by a La Grande police officer The warrant was issued on the complaint of George Brojkivich. 2701 Fourth St., after a vehicle was struck while being parked in front of 1424 Adams. Watt posted hail of $M0 and a hearing was schedule for 3 p.m Monday. The warrant was issued for .failure to stop a motor vehicle at the scene of an accident and failure to leave name and address or make a diligent inquiry as to the owner of the vehicle struck or to leave any information at the scene of the accident. Car Wreck Reported A minor automobile accid'-nt in volving two La Grande drivers was reported to police yesterday. Sandra Lee Hawk, 1002 Adams Ave., was proceeding west on M Ave. and approaching the inter section of 10th St. when the ac cident occurred. The other car was driven by Rortia Anne Frazcr, 1510 L Ave. Minor damage to the left rear door nd fender of the Frazer car was reported by police. President Is ern ministers at lunch rriday there could be no Berlin truce without first making East and West Germany equal partners on the matter of working out Ger man reunification. "What the Russians in effect demand is that we should agree to surrender all of Germany in the future for the sake of peace in Berlin now," said a highly competent Western source who asked not to be identified. United States Secretary of State Christian Hcrtcr and British for eign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd were meeting this morning with French Foreign Minister Couve dc Mur ville to figure out their next move. The three were expected to put the finishing touches on a West ern counter - plan for reunifying Germany which informed diplo matic sources say will be hand ed to Gromyko within "the next few days. The Western plan calls the Big Four powers to remain basically responsible for bringing Fast and West Germany together while at the same time having German advisers" to work out all the details among themselves. But Gromyko served notice Fri day that this idea nr. any other would bo coldly received. Accord ing to conference sourtcs,- he de manded acceptance of Russia's plan for an all German commis sion on reunification and made it clear this was the only way Rus sia would agree to guarantee Western rights in Berlin. Western officials considered the Soviet plan a booby trap which would give the East German puppet state equal voice with West Germany and which con ceivably could lead to a Commu nist takeover of West Germany. Teamster Officials Ordered To Court PORTLAND UPIl U.S. Dis trict Judge Gus J. Solomon Fri day ordered the Salem Building Trades Council and Teamsters Union local 324 to appear in his court July 24. They are to show cause why they should not be enjoined from alleged violations of fair labor practices in a wage, hours and working conditions dispute with Cascade Employers Association. The show cause order was ask ed by the National Labor Rela tions board in a preliminary in quiry the NLRB found reason to believe a secondary boycott is be ing practiced by the Unions against sand and gravel concerns in Corvallis and Salem. A court Injunction is being ask ed by the NLRB to prevent the unions from alleged boycotting until an inquiry is completed on Cascade charges. 'WHEN WILL THE WHISTLE BLOW?' Last Check For Steelworker; Will Have To Go A Long Way EAST CHICAGO, Ind. UPD Ray Rcyna, 40, is a steelworker out of a Job and for him and thousands of others it's a waiting game. While negotiators huddle around polished bargaining tables, tho Job of feeding, clothing and housing his family of seven goes on for Rcyna. Rcyna. a veteran of 10 years at the Inland Steel, walked off the Job with his fellow workers last Tuesday at midnight. He draws his last check next Tuesday. He doesn't know when the next one will come. "This last check Is going to have to last me,'' he said. "It may have to provide food for a long time." From his rented two story, LITTLE EFFECT ON WISCONSIN INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Edwin Lynn Fogle took correspondence course o n hew to win friends and in fluence people while serving a 10-year burglary term In Indian State Prison. Th course pprd to work with Gov. Harold Handley, who commuted Fogla't sntnc Friday. But it didn't have much effect on Wisconsin of ficials, who promptly took him Into custody to fac charges of violating proba tion. Election On Schools Is Monday The School District Reorganiza tion election will be held Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. Local voters may cast ballots at Greenwood school and at the Jun ior high school building. The proposal would form a new administrative district made up of all county school districts except the North Powder area. If the vote is favorable all present school boards will be abolished and a new board will take over on July 1, I960. Tins new administrative district would be divided by the committee into seven zones as nearly equal in school census population as pos siblc. One elector will be elected from each zone. The new ad ministrator will be appointed by the new board. Also local school committees composed of three members shall b? elected for each elementary. junior high and high school attend ance unit in the administrative school district. These committees may advise the board in regard to school needs, progress, im provemcnts, teachers, among others. The second proposed adminis trative district provided by the reorganization plan is composed of North Powder and Muddy Creek districts which territory is made up of property in both Baker and Union counties. According to Veda E. Couzens. Union county school superintend ent, this plan was agreed upon by both Baker and Union county com mittees because of the location of th joint districts. The elections for the second proposal will be held at the Muddy Creek and North' Powder schools during regular election time. The voting for the people of the Elgin area will be in the grade school library during regular vot ing hours. Veda Couzens urges area resi dents to "Vote as you think best, but vote." Irriqon Man Arrested An Irrigon, Oregon man was arrested by the Oregon State police for being drunk on a public high way last night. William Arnold Gollyhorn was pick"d up by State Police at MP 290, Highway 30 at 10:10 p.m, Bail was set at $25 by George Miller, Justice Court Judge. Golly horn was held overnight in the city Jail according to police authorities. five room house, Rcyna can sec the mill's idled smoke stacks. "It's rough," He said grimly. "Six kids to support and no work. But I've got to support the union because they got me what I've got today." For Rcyna the days of no work drag. His day now consists of taking his regular turn at pick eting the . sprawling mill. He walks the line for six hours and then goes home or Joins other strikers on street corners. The words and thoughts are the same "when will the factory whistle blow and work resume?" But for Rcyna strikes are noth ing new. The veteran Steelworker was in the mills when the 59 day strike erupted in 1952 and the 38 day walkout broke out in 1956. Forced Cabinet Officer Named HAVANA (I'PI) A man scarcely known outside of Cuba took the oath of office as Cuba's new president in the early hours today after a political upheaval which ousted President Manuel Urrutia Lleo and catapulted Fidel Castro to a new peak of power. Castro announced he was with drawing his own resignation as premier after a four-hour speech in which he accused Urrutia of near treason. Named to take Urmtia's place was Dr. Osvaldo Dorticos Torra- do, cabinet member credited with drawing up the revolutionary re gime's laws and decrees, includ ing death penalties for counter revolutionaries and those who op posed Castro s land reforms. Urrutia was given an armed guard for his own protection and moved with his family into the home of his brother-in-law, Lin coln Llaguno, in suburban Bauta. The owner of the $35,000 home Urrutia bought recently in subur ban Biltmore told United Press International there was no truth to reports the house had been ransacked. The former owner said the reports may have stemmed from the fact he moved out some furniture into his new home. Friday night Castro described Urmtia's purchase of the home as the first source of conflict be tween himself and Urrutia. Urrutia purchased the house after less than four months office and furnished it through purchases from the government ministry charged with seizure of goods left by former dictator Ful gencio Batista. Urrutia as president received the same $100,000 annual pay as Batista, but Castro said he con sidered the purchase of the bouse "immoral." After the explosive hours of Friday night. Havana returned to normal today. The Cuban confed eration of labor had instructed Its members to report for work as usual, and Cuba's political crisis was over, at least for the mo ment. Civic Groups Plan Wagon Train Meal The Lions Club and the JC's an nounced today plans for a dinner to honor the Oregon Wagon Train when it arrives in La Grande at the end of the month. Present plans call for a ham dinner to be served at the armory either July 29 or 30. The public is invited to attend the meal and wel come the wagon train people. Lt. Oakley Summers and George Bcrshidc, co-chairmen of the event. announced that their will be a charge for the meal. The price has not yet been set. The groups hope to feed between 500 and 1000 people att he meal. Teenage Driver Cited A teenage driver was arrested by l.a Grande police yesterday ev ening for disobeying a stop sign. The Cove youth was arrested at 8:13 at Spruce St. and Highway 82 according to police. Bail was set a $3 and a hearing scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. But Reyna admits this one will be rougher. "My family wasn't as large then," he said. "Now we hava more mouths to feed." To Rcyna's wife. Amelia, . the strike means something else. - It means stretching the budget dollar and planning of economical meals. Rcyna and his fellow strikers figure the walkout will last a boot six weeks. "Steelworking Is my business," he said. "I don't plan on look ing for other work. ' "We'll Just have to pull our belts in a notch," he said. For the steelworker! tts a pe riod of waiting and the waiting isn't easy. a.