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283rd Issue 63rd Ytar
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 195?
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Governor
Oreg
ion's
Guard In
VITAL ROLE IN DEFENSE
OUTLINED IN TALK HERE
By NEIL ANDERSEN
Observer Staff Writer
Oregon Governor Mark O. Hatfield last night praised the
Oregon National Guard for superior personnel and distin
guished leadership.
The Governor, speaking before a large crowd at the La
Grande armory, said that the National Guard is playing a
vital role in our nation's defense.
The banquet was given in honor of Headquarters Com-
Hurricane
Debra Hits
Coastline
United Prats International
HOUSTON, Tex. UPI Tropi
cat hurricane Debra battered ex
posed cities along the Texas coast
with winds up to 105 miles an
hour today and whistled deep in
land to Houston, biggest city in
the south.
A woman and her daughter
earlier reported missing near
Freeport, on the coast south of
Houston, were found safe at day
break, but investigation continued
that a man had been drowned at
the height of the storm.
Meantime, reports began to cir
culate that Debra would penetrate
as much as 75 miles inland before
starting to break up. Wind veloci
ty dropped to 43 miles an hour at
Galveston by mid-morning as Deb
ra swirled at 80 miles an hour
through the Pasadena area, shav
ing the east outskirts of Houston
Besides Houston and Freeport.
the hurricane hit Galveston,
where, nearly 59 years, ago, a
storm killed 5,000 to 8.000 persons.
It also hit many smaller points.
Damage totaled hundres of thou
sands of dollars and was growing.
The Coast Guard reported that
the hurricane, springing into life
Friday night almost without warn
ing, caught 10 fishing boats off
the Texas coast.
The coast guard said that all
were either being towed in or
were aground, except the trawler
Rosina. reported missing. '
Goldfine Faces
New Inquiry
Into Activity
WASHINGTON UPl -Bernard
Goldfine, handed a suspended sen
tence on contempt of Congress
charges, today faced the prospect
of another appearance before
House investigators.
The gift-giving . Boston textile
tycoon indicated that this time he
would be "very pleased" to an
swer the 18 questions which led
to the contempt charge.
Federal Judge James W. Mor
ris late Friday gave Goldfine a
suspended sentence of or year
in jail and a $1,000 fine on the
charges stemming from the 1938
influence investigation. ,
Morris also directed Goldfine to
answer the questions posed by the
Houre legislative oversight sub
committee if given another
chance to do so.
Subcommittee Chairman Oren
Harris ID-Ark.) promptly an
nounced he expects to invite Gold
fine back for further questioning.
Harris said he would call a
meeting of his subcommittee in
the next few days to' determine
when they could schedule the re
turn appearance.
Socialite
Up Story
CHICAGO, 111. (UPD New
Jersey socialite Jacqueline Gay
Hart, her tale of a cross-country
kidnaping an admitted hoax, went
into hiding today.
The blonde. 21-year-old beauty
confessed Friday she made up the
dramatic details of her abduction
from a Newark, N.J., airport and
the forced auto ride to Chicago's
lakefront Grant Park.
She then went into seclusion,
leaving unanswered many key
questions, including:
How did she get unnoticed
from Newark to Chicago?
What happened to her 15,000
Praises
National
Address
pany. 1st Battle Group, 186th ln
1st Battle Group
- .s;
fantry which receives a suerior
on the last federal inspection, '
The governor in a light weight
tan summer suit aid brown boots
went back to the death of Gen
eral Thomas Rilea and praised the
Oregon National Guard for its dis
tinguished leadership and promi
nence any place in 'Guardism.' The
Oregon National Guard is recog
nized as an outstanding military
organization, he said.
After the death of Rilea the gov
ernor took counsel with persons
familiar with the Oregon Guard
and decided to name Brig Gen. Al
fred A. Hintz.
"This appointment was challeng
ed," the governor stated, "when
partisan politics were injected into
a military organization." "We are
trying to stabilize and build lead
ership." he continued. "It was ill
advised to attempt to rewrite the
military code at the time. Thank
goodness level heads prevailed and
we were able to avoid an unwise
maneuver," he "went on.
"The rewriting of the military
code needed preparation and now
we will be able to go to the next
legislature with a proper code,"
Hatfield said.
"One of the basic factors in the
Pentomic reorganization plan rec
ommeraJed by Washington was de
ployment," the governor saidr'To
avoid the loss of all or a major
portion of our military forces such
as happened at Pearl Harbor we
couldn't concentrate our military
in a heavily populated area such
as the Willamette valley or Port
land."
The decision to move Headquar
ters company to La Grande was
not unanimous, the governor said,
but General Palmer, commander
of the 6th Army, agreed.
The governor said he felt it
"wise and right to place the com
pany in La Grande." He congrat
ulated the leadership of the orga
nization and added that the re
cent "superior" rating received by
the Headquarters Company during
summer camp at Fort Lewis con
firmed the decision as right
"It is one thing to implement
forces," Hatfield continued, "but
without leadership it falls apart"
The governor alluded to Vice
President Nixon's verbal duel with
Nikita Khruschchev and said it
was a manifestation of the conflict
of East and West
"We must intelligently appraise
the situation and take steps to
make our position known and felt.
This quest for freedom can be
found in La Grande through the
National Guard. It is a great mil
itary organization to back up our
policy because what Nikita might
say and direct are two different
things," the Governor stated
"We can't combat the East with
manpower but with superior per
sonnel. We need men who are ed
ucated. The Guard represents In
telligent young men, trained and
educated men, win are not serv
ing for the thrill of wearing a uni
form," he said.
"We must look to the National
Guard, men who- think like civil
ians and act like soldiers," the gov
ernor continued. "We must build
into the hearts and minds the will
to fight.
Confesses To Making
Of Her Disappearance
diamond engagement ring and a
gold pin she was wearing when
she disappeared?
How did she gel bruises on
her arm and a swollen lip?
Why did she make up the
kidnap story?
Father Reveals Confession
The trim society girl's confes
sion was revealed by her father,
wealthy Short Hills. N J , busi
nessman Ralph A. Hart, in a sur
prise .news conference at FBI
headquarters here.
Hart flew here early Friday
with his daughter's fiance. Stan
ley Gaines. 25, and Gaines' broth
er, Ebersole, after police tele
joins o sL
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MOUNTAIN DEW FOR THE GOVERNOR
Governor Mark Hatfield holds his glass of genuine mountain dew before downing
the fiery liquid as Granpappy looks on. The Governor became an official-Blue Moun
tain Boy-in initiation ceremonies last night at the Armory where members of Head
quarters Company of the Oregon National Guard were honored. (Observer Photo)
Gov. Hatfield
Now Official
Blue Mt. Boy
BY BILL BEBOUT
Observer Staff Writer
Whar's thct thar Governor fel
ler?" Granpappy shonted as he
arrived with horn blaring and
shotguns booming.
Everyone in the crowded arm
pry knew what was happening as
soon as the first blast went off
all but Oregon's Governor Mark
Hatfield, that is.
But the govexnjy soon learned,
as he tossed off a glass of gen
uine mountain dew, accepted a
"Blue Mountain cured" bearskin
and became an official Blue
Mountain Boy.
At first the Governor thought
that it was a plot cooked up
by the Democrats but Camber
of Commerce President Powell
Graham assured him that a visit
from the Blue Mt. Boys was an
honor reserved only for special
occasions.
Then came the real shocker.
The boys hauled in their still,
set it down in front of the speak
er's platform and fired it up.
The Governor stood up, look
ed across the table and said:
"That looks like a real still." A
lig smile lit Granpappey's face.
"That's right. Governor. We jest
vKntcd you to know that y'er on
the right side."
The stiil fumed and spit and
the Governor looked accusingly j
at Democratic Senator Dwight
Hopkins. He still wasn't sure.
The Boys drew off a small glass
of fiery-looking dew and hand
ed it to the governor, who lean,
ed over to Granpappy and asked:
"Should I drink this?"
'Sure, Governor, go ahead, it's
jest a little dew."
Oregon's chief executive tip
ped the glass, frowned and then
smiled He was a genuine Blue
Mountain Boy.
Man Found Dead
Near Island City
An Island City resident was found '
dead in his car this morning just
off Cove Road.
Edward If. MacGrcgor, 50, took
his own life with carbon monoxide
poison, according to Norm Dan
iels. Union County coroner
phoned him his daughter was
safe.
The haggard father told news
men he believed his daughter ap
parently suffered a recurrence of
a two-year-old amnesia attack
moments after kissing her fiance!
goodbye at the Newark Airport. I
"It aoDears that this mieht well
be another recurrence from her
1937 automobile accident with the
same kind of imaginary dreams
that she had then," Hart said.
Miss Hart was the object of an
extensive two-day search before
she was found weeping and
screamping for help in Grant
Park early Friday.
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MOUNTAIN CURED BEARSKIN
'What Do I Do With This'
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SERVING FOR THE BANQUET
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GOVERNOR AND COL. BAUM
Airport Greeting
oviets
ress
Press Raps
Dick, Nikita
In Britain
LONDON H:Pl British news-'
paiK-rs today rapped both U.S.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon
and Soviet Premier Nikita S.
Khrushchev for their public ar
gument at Moscow.
"A disgraceful performance."
said Lord Beaverbrook's Daily
Express.
"Two public men engage in
bickering in public. They make
offensive rcma: ks to one another.
They disclosed a lack of restraint
which is completely deplorable ..
"Back to the days of secret
diplomacy is the best prospect
for world peace," the Daily Ex
press said.
The Daily Mail carried a car
toon showing two wrangling
schoolboys, labelled Khrushchev
and Nixon, saying:
"You're anuvvcr."
"So are you."
"Tell my muvver."
"Tisn't true."
The Daily Telegraph said world
opinion will decide that "both
men are equally to blame for
bickering when serious problems
are facing the world: and the so
ber attention with which the Gen
eva talks have been followed Is
likely to be distracted.''
The newspaper said the incident
"raises fresh doubts whether a
high level visit does not some
times do more harm than good.
Mr. Nixon himself, who has a
considerable personable interest
in being more successful than he
was in Latin America, is unlikely
to gain: President Eisenhower's
reluctance to go to the summit
is likely to be increased."
The Daily Herald said, "Serious
talks start tomorrow. Yesterday's
public .wrangling is. pot a ood
omen.
Herter Gives
Assurance To
West Germans
BERLIN (UPII-U.S. Secretary
of Slate Christian A. Herter prom
ised West Bcrlincrs today the
West will never accept a Soviet
deadline for withdrawing its
troops from the divided city.
Herter flew to the isolated city
from Geneva for a six hour visit
to demonstrate western determin
ation to hold Berlin in the face
of Soviet threats.
In a speech at city hall he clear
ly and emphatically dissipated
fears the West might allow its
position here to be undermined
in an effort to reach agreement
with Russia at the Geneva For
eign Ministers Conference.
He said the United States has
said repeatedly it will defend
West Berlin and "this is a bind
ing commitment and the U.S. will
abide by it."
He said he wanted to "assure
the Bcrlincrs that the United
States will not forget its respon
sibilities toward Berlin.'
Leading Ro
'Doctor In
By VIRGINIA ANDERSON
Obiervtr Staff Writer
"Dr. in Buckskin Clad" got off
to a slow start and suffered from
a severe case of first night jit
ters, but seemed to recover as the
play progressed.
Leg Edwards and Roberta Mill
er were outstanding as Marcus
and Narcissa Whitman, a religious
young couple with an idealistic
purpose.
Jim Bridgcr played by Boh
Ocstcrling and Joe Meek played
hy Jack Rye stole the show with
their heaver skin hats, mount
sin ways, and down-to-earth phil
osophy. Maurice Lane playing stern
fared Henry Spaulding ran a
close second to the performance
given by Octcrling and Rye.
The stage at the Coliseum was
set to give a complete view. of
Whitman's life. Five different
settings ranging from the back
room of a doctor's small office to
an open campfire in the wilder
ness divided the long stage.
Interlude music and choral ac
companiment under the direction
of L. Rhodes Lewis was a re-
Heckle
Diams
THEY BOTH HAD
ON THEIR SHOES
MARTINEZ, Calif. UPI
It was portly a question of
definition Friday whan a for
mar sheriff's aid danitd that
a stag thaw ha allegedly pro
moted was lewd. "I particu
larly resent the implication
that there was a nude show,"
said Raymond D. Van Tattel,
JS. "HaV absolutely right,"
replied Ditt. Atty. John A.
Jededly. "They both had their
shoes on."
Police Seek
Accused Slayer
Of 19-Year-Old
ONTARIO. Ore. iL'PIl State
police and a sheriff's posse pa
trolled the Ontario area today for
a 50 - year - old laborer believed
armed with a shotgun and charg
ed with murder in the shooting
death of a 19-year-old youth.
The fugitive suspect was Homer
Mitchell, wanted for questioning
in the shotgun slaying late Thurs
day night of Victor Anthony,
whose body was found in the
ruins of his burned home.
The search was concentrated in
thick brush along the Malheur
river, state police said.
E. Otis Smith, Malheur county
district attorney, said Anthony
was killed with a shotgun blast
through a screen door. The home
in the Clark addition area was
apparently set on fire to cover up
the slaying and firemen discover
ed the body early Friday after
putting out the flames.
Smith said a companion of An
thony, Evelyn Bufnrd, 24. told him
she witnessed the shooting. Smith
said the woman told him after the
shooting 'Mitchell forced her to
accompany him and Inter she
called police
The district attorney said An
thony's wallet was found on her
person and she was lodged in the
county jail in lieu of $"i0 on a
charge of "taking personal prop
erty from a person who had been
killed without the consent of the
coroner."
Arson Charge
Filed Against
Robert Penton
Robert Ray Penton of La
Grande was charged with first de
gree arson and was bound over
by Judge George Miller yester
day afternoon after he waived a
preliminary hearing.
The charge involved setting fire
to the house belonging to Olive
Kcffcr, his wife's grandmother.
The house is located at 801 Main
street.
The home burned on June 14
According to District Attorney
George Anderson he "apparently
set the fire in a fit of anger dnd
then tried to help put it out."
Since the time of the fire Pen
ton has been in the State hospital
under observation and was re
leased only a few days ago
He will appear before Judge
Brownton to enter his plea.
les 'Outstanding' As
Buckskin Clad' Opens
freshing added attraction,
The script itself, written by Al
kaiser who also look the part of
an Indian in the play, gave an
interesting insight into the life
of an outstanding missionary to
the West. ,
Richard Hiatt directed the pro
duction and Glcnda Carter act
ed as assistant director.
The musical score was written
hy Wallace A. Johnson and Jack
Evans was scene designer. Sha
ion Noycs was in charge of
the costumes.
Members of the cast includ
ed Dave Skecn as Doctor Bryant;
Nephl Combs as Judge Prentiss;
Ruby Skeen as Mrs. Prentiss;
Marilyn Daggett as Eliza Spauld
ing; Sid Hiatt as Samuel Allis;
Patty Hayward as Emiline Allis;
Doug Clarke as Wapotc; Grace
Rye as an Indian maid; Al Par
ent as Chief Stickus; Steve
Smith, Sr. as Tiloukaikt; Steve
Smith, Jr. as Tom Hill; Jack
Chapman as Peupeumoxmox;
Floyd Swanson as Five Crows;
Jack Rye as Joe Lewis; Frank
Cook as Tamahas: and Dick Hiatt
as Paul Kane.
Nixon;
policies
Planning
Visit In
Poland
MOSCOW U PI i Vice Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon ran into
heckling by Soviet worke's today
while Moscow radio and the Com
munist newspaper Pravda were
lambasting U.S. foreign policy.
Nixon, who appeared to be
emerging as something of a popu
lar hero Friday night after his
violent public exchange with Pre
mier Nikita Khrushchev, was
heckled three times today while
touring the Soviet agricultural and
industrial exposition.
Before touring the Soviet expo
sition Nixon met with First Dep
uty Premiers Anastas Mikoyan
and Frol Kozlov. The talks were:
private and there was no an
nouncement on what was said.
Mikoyan, rebuffed by the State
Department on his efforts to pro
mote U S -Soviet trade, gave Nix
on and an American businessman
a lukewarm reception.
Will Stay Longer
Nixon's stay behind the Iron
Curtain will be extended "for a
few days." the U.S. embassy in
Warsaw announced today. The
vice president will visit Poland
on his way back home from Mos
cow. It was not known exactly
how long he would stay, but
sources there indicated it would
be four days.
In the first case Nixon was in
specting the pavillion of Uzbekis
tan when an exposition worker
fired a question to him on what
the United States was doing to
bring peace.
"We will discuss this tomorrow
with Mr. Khrushchev," Nixon re
plied. "To have peace it takes
two."
"We sho"ld movo fr-jm nords
to real peace," the heckler said. ,
"1 hoie so,' Nixon replied.
Sharper Exchange
The second exchange was sharp
er. It came when Nixon was view
ing a model of an Irrigation de
velopment in Uzbekistan.
One man leaned over his shoul
der and said, "It is a great prov
ocation to say that we are sup
pressed peoples. We Uzbeks, we
citizens of Uzbekistan, do not con
sider ourselves oppressed."
Nixon, apparently somewhat an
noyed, said, "I think it is fine
to have freedom of speech. I am
glad that man is able to speak
up"
The third incident occurred be-,
fore the vice president and his
party entered a restaurant (or
lunch with officials.
Peace Meant Progress '
One man spoke up: "You said
yesterday that we should live to
gether in peace. But how can we
have peace in the light of your
recent proclamation of so-called
enslaved peoples which is a crude
interference in the internal affairs
of other countries? This seems to
contradict your statement yester
day."
Nixon replied: "We must al
ways remember that peace does
not mean a state of no change.
To have progress, we must have
exchange of ideas. We must have
free criticism.''
Those who look Dart in the ehnr.
us were Sue Daniels, Lanola
Murrow, Hazel Fisher, A trice
Milliard. Naomi May, Mildred
Williams, Janet Smith, Ellen
Palzer, Opal Ridgeway, Gladys .
Englehardt. Jean llnlznuole v..
vadnc Kclsoc.
Others were Helen .lean Knaol.
hart, Robert Lewis, Janet Ivic,
Hazel Christiansen. Maria noil.
vie, Sarah Workman, Merle- Jan
ice ruts, Alice Masters. Boyd
Marsing, Richard Powers. Ro
Skecn, Archie Dunsmoor. Don
Nelson, Calvin Plants, Richard
Hutchison, Ladd McGown, Greg
Raker. Ken l.iltarrt Vnllrnr r-
ho I, Bruce Shclton, Richard Nel
son, Jim Boatman, and Vernon
Pound. ,
Members of the nrrhetln hli,
rlaycd during the production
were sniriey malt, Barbara My
ers, Clark Hiatt, Janice Masten,
Afton Walker, Bea Hcddcn and
Simone Moore.
Marilyn Melton, Doo Otten,
Kvle MorEan. David b,k.jj
UVIMUU,
Eloise Reynolds, Virginia Well
ington, Mary Pound, Fred Bell,
and Gwen Calvert also played In
ir.e orcnesira.