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WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; cooler; high Saturday 80-85; low tonight 44-52. LA GRANDE: OBSERVER 282nd Issue 63rd Year LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1959 Price 5 Cent tampede- Kickoff Toimighi I3th". Elgin lb r HAIR PIECE PROBLEMS Geri Noyes, left, and Roberta Miller ! ; P. YESMARCUS Les EMwards as pioneer Marcus Whitman T 'Si A DAB MORE POWDER Maurice Lane and. Pat Morton II ff 11 1 sllf i NEED ANOTHER DAB HERE Pat Morton, left, and Mrs. Roy Skecn (.Observer Photos) 1 1 ' Niirita, Nixon Debate Heated Exchange At U.S. Exhibit MOSCOW (UPI Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Premier!! Nikita Khrushchev clashed head-J on today in a heated informal de- bate climaxed by Khrushchev's charge that Nixon was trying to threaten him. . "We will answer your threats with threats,' . Khrushchev , . i i siormea in an excnange wuicneu by a crowd of startled spectators as the two men toured the Ameri can Exhibition here. They pulled no punches in a sharp- toned exchange that did away completely with diplomatic niceties. Their topics ranged from U.S. military bases to "captive nations" and the relative superi ority of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. Nuclear Weapons Argument In one of the more bitter ex changes, Khrushchev warned that "we have means at our disposal which can have very bad conse quences" an apparent reference to Russia's nuclear weapons. "We have, too," Nixon retorted. "But ours are better," Khrush chev shot back belligerently. Later, under more formal cir cumstances, Nixon challenged Khrushchev to his face to join the United States in a search- for peace "not by ultimatum but by negotiation." "No nation in the world today is strong, enough to issue an ul timatum to another without run ning the risk of self-destruction..." Nixon said 1tra speech, formally opening the'TJ.S Exhibition. "The nation which starts a war today will destroy itself." The vice president told an au dience including Khrushchev that the "great and basic differences" dividing the United States and the Soviet Union must be "discussed and settled at the conference table and not on the battlefield." Nixon spoke at the exhibition site in Sokolny Park a few hours after his informal debate with Khrushchev. The off the cuff exchange weak ened hopes that the two men might come to an understanding which would solve the deadlock at Geneva. "It would be a great mistake and a great blow to peace if that (Geneva) conference would be al lowed to fail," Nixon said. Khrushchev said Russia feels that way, too but a few moments later he was emphasizing Russia's desire for a jeace treaty with Germany,' an' issue outstanding among those on which East and West have been unable to agree. Nixon spoke in English and Khrushchev in Russian. Their re marks were passed back and forth through interpreters. As the official party left the model house at the exhibition, scene of the informal exchange, Nixon stopped to shake the hands of two Russian workmen. Exchange Accutations Pointing to the two Russians. Khrushchev said: "Those are our men. Do we have to fear anybody with these men?" x Nixon pointed to some Ameri cans who had been working on the exhibition site and tossed Khrushchev's words back at him. "Do we have to fear anyone with these men?" Nixon asked, pointing at the Americans. The debate was marked by ac cusations about the origins of the cold war and responsibility for the tense international situation. Gov. Hatfield Here Tonight Gov. Mark O. Hatfield will ar rive at the Municipal airport this afternoon at 5:30. Hatfield will deliver a special address it the Armory honoring the local unit of Oregon's Na tional Guard tonight. Brig. Gen Alfred Hintz, adju tant general for Oregon assist ant division commander of the 41st division, Oregon-Washington National Guard, will also be pres ent. The banquet is being given in honor of Headquarters company for receiving a "superior" rat ing on their last federal inspec tion. Some 200 guardsmen will be in attendance lit the banquet. i Vv"" j - s. i J. '; , . , , ' 1 - , .'. . a. ... . .V. .., .. . . . . I , .V. . m. ELGIN'S QUEEN AND PRINCESSES Shown just after her 'coronation is Queen Celia Coclasure of Elgin who will be queen of the 1959 Stampede. Also picture! are the Queen Mother, Mildred Harwood and the princesses from the left, JordycwTanieris, Elgin; Queen Celia, Ella Mae Den ton, Union; and Wanda Schaures, La Grande. l .'.' , : . . U ' -'IXl it t'tiiflr' "' ' " "" CO CHAIRMEN, PRESIDENT POSE Hard-working chairmen of the 1959 Elgin Stampede were Casey Keefer, left, and Larry Follett. Maurice Beck, middle, is president of the Stampeder's riding club this year. (Observer photos by Joe Diehl) Ike Inks Foreign Aid Money Bill; Conqress Must Aopropriate Cash WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Eisenhower signed today a bill authorizing $3,556,200,000 in foreign aid spending in the cur rent fiscal year. The measure was J353.20O.00O below the President's original re quest. Congress still must appropriate the actual cash. The President- also asked Con gress to appropriate immediately 500 million dollars for operations of the overseas development loan fund during the 1961 fiscal year starting next July 1. He previous- La Grande's Centennial Play Tonight Tonight the curtain will go on the three-week run of HP La Grande's Centennial production of "Doctor in Buckskin Clad" writ ten by Al Kaiser. Under the direction of Richard Hiatt, the production will begin at the college coliseum at 8 p.m. Weeks of rehearsals and plan ning have gone into tonight's per formance. The Centennial Com mission gave the group $.'HHi0 and the Advancement Association don ated $500 toward the play. Les Edwards and Roberta Miller will play the parts of Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Whitman around which the theme of the play centers. The new $100 portable lighting unit purqhased in conjunction with the Centennial production will be used for the first time to night. The mobile unit gives dimming control in the coliseum for 12 cir cuits. The unit can also be used in the college theater and will double the dimming capacity there. The play will run for three con secutive weekends. ly had asked for 700 million for the present fiscal year. The aulhorizalion bill provided for a $1.iiik.(XM),ok) loan fund spread over both fiscal years. Tress Secretary James C. 1 1 a H erty said if all the money is ma le available this year the fund could "improve pkuming in the long term use of its resources and promote its efforts to encourage more comprehensive measures of self-help" bv nations abroad. The PresidcntXin signing the authorization bill, issued a state ment commenting on three "free dom of information" amendments written into the measure by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Society Girl Found Unharmed In Chicago; Cops Doubt Story OMICAGOt UPI i New Jersey society girl Jacqueline Gay Hart. 21, was found hysterical but un harmed hVre . early today, more than 48 hours after she disap peared from Newark, and Chicago authorities turned investigation pi the case over to the KU1. Chieasa police were inclined to doubt her story. The girl told a policeman who found her that she had been kid naped from the brightly lighted Newark Airport parking lot by two men. Site said they kept her on an automobile floor at gunpoint, and bragged of plans to "collect lots of money from your parents." Brought to police headquarters and questioned, she stuck to her story. Her father. Ralph A. Hart; her fiance. Stanley Noyes Gaines. 25, and Gaines' brother. Kversole. arrived here today and were rushed to the Mil office for a The amendments provided that, except in cases involving national security, information, documents and material related to foreign aid should be made available on request to Congress and the Gen eral Accounting Office. Eisenhower said the amend ments do not "alter the recognized constitutional duty and power of the executive'Mo withhold certain kinds of information and were never so intended. "I am constrained to emphasize once again" he added, "that it is established policy of the execu tive branch to provide the Con gress and the public with the full est possible information consist' ent with the public interest. closed conference with the girl and with Richard D. Auerbach, agent in charge of the FBI In Chicago. Although the girt stuck to her story while talking to reporters and relatives. Detective Capt. John Ascher announced he was turning the case over to the FBI because he wanted it "out of my hands completely' "I am disinclined to believe her story," said Ascher. At headquarters, after early hy steria. Miss Hart calmed and chatted normally with friends. Miss .Hart told police, and her father by telephone to her Short Hills, N J , home, that she had been seized at the brightly-lighted exit to the terminal, forced into car and bound with rope. Her diamond engagement ring, valued at about $5,000, was miss ing when she was found, as was a gold flower pin she was be PAGEANT MARKS OPENING OF WEEKEND ACTIVITIES By VIRGINIA ANDERSON Observer Staff Writer ELGIN (Special) With the start of the Outdoor Pageant at 7:30 this evening, valley residents are ready for a real Western weekend here. Celia Coclasure, queen of the Stampede, and her prin cesses, Jordyce Tameris, Wanda Schaures, and Ella Mae Denton will reign over a packed schedule of events. Two big parades, a carnival, two dances featuring western music by the Blue Mountain Kia- ers, and, of course, two rough tough days of action in the rodeo arena will highlight weekend events. In tonight's outdoor pageant about 60 local people will take part. The Old West will come alive fur the evening In Elgin to the theme of "Settlers Fire." Francis Miller will be Wagon Master fur the affair. Others taking part in the pag eant include Rich Cason, Larry Follett, Bruce Reed, Mary Miller, Fannie Halsey. Mr. and Mrs. Red Martin, Air. and Mrs. Earl Moore, and Dale Clark. , Kid's Parade Saturday Every kid who can walk or ride the distance will be ready for the Kid's parade Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade is under the direction of Stub Krause. Many children from the Elgin area are hard at work with paper, scissors and glue in preparation for the event. The main parade will start at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Two covered wagons will be featured entries for the parade along with the Wal la Walla Wagonettes. Pendleton's Main Street Cowboys and Drum and Bugle Corps will be there along with the Pendleton Round up Queen and court. La Grande's own Blue Mountain Boys will hop in their old black jalopy and make a special trip down from the cool mountains for Elgin's big parade. The queen and court from the Southeastern Washington Fair Frontier Day have also been in vited. ' 1 Ribbons will be given to the mounted entries as well as floats and other entries. ' Drill Team Ready The 20 member Stampeder's drill team will be performing both days of the rodeo. The riders have been practicing twice a week for several weeks in preparation for their drill. -iMck Hibbered is drill master for the Stampeders. Donk Thompson and Les Case will work as clowns at the rodeo. In their work they use a white donkey named Durwood and two bear cubs they caught this spring. The bears, Yogi and Smokey. have been taught to roll over, sit up, and drink milk out of baby bottles. The Lane Sisters and Homer, a comedy trampoline act, will also be featured along with George Taylor and Rubin, a trained Brah ma bull. Behind the fun and festivities of the Stampede the committees and committee chairmen are whipping final .details into shape. Parade Due Sunday Ray McCall Is in charge of the Sunday morning parade. Richard Cason will have charge of the club events and Dale Clark is chairman of ticket sales. George Carroll is handling ad vertising while Ben Hayes is in charge of police and gate. Walley Moore and Bob Town send have combined their efforts See STAMPEDE On Page I lieved to have been wearing. Hart said she recalled hearing her kidnapers plan to make a de mand for ransom during the lirst several hours of her captivity, but had no recollection of events from that time until she was pushed out of a car in Chicago today. "Daddy, I'm scared," she told him on the telephone. "Come and get me." Deputy Chief of Chicago Detec tives Howard Pier son said, how ever, that police have not dis counted' the possibility that Miss Hart may have had a recurrence of amnesia which affected tier memory briefly after an automo bile accident two years ago. He said no immediate attempt was being made to find her al leged kidnapers because: "We're unable to talk to her. She's hys terical, but calming down bit now." Farmers OK Wheat Program WASHINGTON (UPD-The na tions wheat farmers voted by a better than four to one margin to continue rigid government control over their I960 crop, return showed today. In return they will receive high price support assistance. The al' ternative rejected by the farmers was unrestricted plantings and sharply reduced price props. Returns from all of the M states participating in Thursday's wheat referendum showed 80.7 per cent of the farmers in favor of the present wheat program., The almost complete vote was 160,718 to 38.522. A two-thirds majority was need ed to keep the controversial pro gram in effect another year. Farmers gave a 84.1 per cent en dorsement in the 1958 vote. ' '' Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, who has bitterly criticzed the present program for produc ing surpluses, told a news confer ence in advance of the returns that he. did not believe Congress would revise the program at its present session. Benson said it would be "un fair" for Congress to pass new wheat legislation - no" in view.oi the referendum. He said it was very regrettable" that Congress did not enact the administration's wheat plan calling for lower price supports. . , The present rigid program calls for planting allotments totaling SS million acres, marketing quotas based on the allotments, and price supports at the present min imum level of 75 per cent of par ity or not less than $1.77 a bushel. If the farmers had rejected the controls, they would have re ceived price supports of only SO per cent of parity, or about $1 Is a bushel. President Eisenhower said Wednesday it was a "sorry choice" the farmers had to make. Gunman Kills - Father, Child, - Posse Formed BASSETT, Va. (UPI) A gun man with a long police record am bushed and killed one man today. Then he kicked in the front door of a nearby home and killed an In fant girl who was cradled in her grandmother's arms. The gunman, identified as Earl A. Smith. 30, Ferrum, Va.. fled into heavy woods carrying a 30-30 deer rifle. A posse of 60 officers went after him. Police said the gunman am bushed Marvin Whirley and bis wife, Louise, as they walked up a dirt road near their home. He stepped from behind a bush, where he apparently had been waiting calmly smoking a cigarette, and said: "I've waited a long time for this." He fired one shot, killing Whor ley instantly. Mrs. Whorley turned and fled back to the house. Smith fired once at her, but missed. - She locked the door and yelled for her mother, Mrs. Margie Lee Young, and four children, to flee. Mrs. Whorley managed to run out a back door with three of her children and reach the safety of a neighbor's house. Smith kicked In the front doer and found Mrs. Young cowering in a bedroom behind door crad ling Whorley's fourth child, Delia Whorley, 8 months, in her arm. He fired one shot, killing the child and wounding Mrs. Yeurlg in the chest. She was listed in "satisfactory" condition at a Mar tinsville hospital. There was no positive motive established immediately for the shootings, but police theorized II was tied In with Smith's convec tions for bootlegging liquor. He had been released Sunday from the Lewisburg, Pa., Federal Reformatory where he waa ate fenced to 30 months for whudm conspiracy, ;