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OBSERVER WEATHER Fair Friday; low tonight 55 60; high Friday 90-98. 287th Issue 63rd Yaar LA GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1959 Price 5 Cants LA GRAND E Ceremonies Mark Opening Of New Freeway Section WAGONMAN CUTS TAPE AT KAMELA INTERCHANGE By NEIL ANDERSEN Observer Staff Writer The sun sparkled briefly on the blade of the hunting knife, then hashed down, cutting the red ribbon strung across the highway. With this brief ceremony, Wagonmaster Tex Scrpa officially opened the new section of Freeway between Glover and Meacham on Highway 30, in the name of the Oregon Centennial Wagon Train. The wagon came rumbling over part of the new highway 'Housing Bill Veto Under Fire WASHINGTON UP1 - Presi dent Eisenhower's controversial veto of housing legislation came under fire at a Senate hearing to day from spokesmen for home builders, contractors and housing associations. However, the influential Nation al Association of Real Estate Boards supported the President's veto action and urged Congress to adopt a watered-down Republican substitute for the measure. The Senate housing subcommit tee will complete hearings on the legislation Friday and will decide next Tuesday whether to recom mend trying to override Eisen hower or send him a compromise bill in the form he wishes. The President declared the vetoed bill would be inflationary. Other congressional news: Highways: The White House de clined any specific comment on the House Ways and Means Com mittee proposal for meeting the highway construction fund short 1 age by a onc-blllion-dollar bond issue. '-" '- v - -. - 85 Injured In Passenger t..,; 1. ..- W.'Jvl MENOMONIE, Wis. UPII The North Western Railway's speeding Twin Cities "400" pas senger train went off the tracks at the edge of a cliff today and the sheriff's office reported at least 85 persons injured. There were no immediate re ports of any fatalities. Every available ambulance in this rugged northwest Wisconsin area was rushed to the derailment scene 12 miles west of Mcnomon onie, near Wilson, Wis. The injured, many of them re ported to be children, were brought back in loads of four to five to an ambulance to Menom onic Memorial Hospital and Bald win Community Hospital. The sheriff's office said seven cars of the train went off the tracks as it sped out of St. Paul, Minn., en route to Chicago. The cars tipped over pcriously close to a cliff overhanging Highway 12. About 250 passengers were aboard the train. Ed Brown, operator of a tour Wist museum near Menomonie who manned the sheriff's office tele phones during the emergency, said the "400" generally travel led at 75 to 80 miles per hour through the area. The first injuries reported ap peared to be minor, Brown said HOPES FOR AGREEMENT WITH REDS Ike Orders Review As Step Toward Goal Of Disarmament WASHINGTON ITI Presi dent Eisenhower has ordered a broad review of U. S. disarma ment policy in another move em phasizing his most cherished goal to reach an agreement with Russia on reduction of armaments. The President is known to be lieve that Soviet public opinion may be strong enough to per suade the Kremlin leaders even tually to join In some pact for relieving the world's heavy arms burden. The White House announced Tuesday that Eisenhower had ap proved the selection of Charles A. Coolidge. a Boston attorney, to to be greeted by W. C. Williams. Sat- Highway Engineer, Charles Reynolds, former member of the State Highway commission and Gordon Clarke of the La Grande city commission. The wagonmaster raised his hand and halted the seven wagon cara van just short of the ribbon as a crowd of approximat?Iy 100 pcr-i sons, mostly travelers, stood and watched. Sharon Noyti Helps Sharon Noyes held the ribbon as Serpa slashed through the red strip- but the ceremony was far .'rom over. From out of the brush the roar of a shotgun sounded and around a corner of an access road roared the Blue Muntain Boys' "uncovered wagon." Grandpappy jumped spry ly from the truck and wanted to know who was traspassin' on the clan property. Amidst the roar of the shotguns and "Let's get back to the still before it blows Grandpappy" the Blue Mountain boys presented the wagon train with a special camp ing permit. Thyrza Pclling held the permit, a piece of bark with "Blue Mountain Camping Permit" letter ed in white paint, as the wagon train proceeded off the highway to their, camp site for the night. Wagonnwt Cat Cameras Serpa was also decorated with a necklacoof pmi tones as part of the ceremony. The Blue Mountain boys didn't have all the fun though. The wagonn-rs dove into their wagons for cameras and asked the Boys to pose for pictures. George McUnc, driver of the Rouge River wagon, crept from his wagon and fired a few shots at 'the Boys and they responded with a shotgun blast. Fivo Hour Trip The wagons made the 18 mile (rip to the ceremony in just a little more than five hours, arriv ing at the ceremony shortly after 10. The caravan crawled s'owly out of La Grande and started the long, uphill trek at about five this morning. Breakfast was served at River side park by the Soroptimists at four. Back to Pioneer park and the bustle' of hitching-up began. Tonight's camp will be on Strick land flats near the Kamcla Inter change. The wagons are situated in a flat about a quarter-mile off the highway completely surrounded by trees. Preparations were under way for lunch just before 11 and the mules and horses unhitched ?nd watered. Repairman Too Late KAEFORD, N.C. UPI A dc 'ective television set that already "iad given shocks to several irembers of a family Wednesday electrocuted nine-year-old Linda Furmage. A repairman was to !iave picked up the set to fix It 'oday. carry out the review of disarma ment policy and bring it up to date. Such a review is designed to prepare the g'oumlwork for even ual re-o!nig of disarmemcnl negotiations wMh the Soviet Union. These were broken off almost two years ago. The President has told friends that the one thing he would like to accomplish most of all before leaving office is to win some agreement with Russia which would reduce tension and bring about a reduction of armaments. He believes such an agreement is possible but Is not prepard to say it is probable. It is possible, lined witn curious sightseers I TTIM A, ill , .vi':;;',A)r';-:x t A , ' ' - ,- 1 n n "Pop" Clark tells four-year-old Linda Elaine Fihn about his trip along the Oregon Trail. Clark is from Hillsboro and is the oldest member of the train. Linda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. OLDEST MEMBER Pop' Clark Claims It All Over Again By VIRGINIA ANDERSON Observer Staff Writer Kids were whoopin', yelling, popping uns and killing "Injuns" by. the score at the wagon train yesterday trying to tame the "wild west" single-handed before dinner time. A man with a graying beard leaned against one of the wagons taking it all in . . . just call him "Pop." "Let's sit down . . . this is the only wagon in the train with a veranda on the back." Weaver "Pop" Clark is 66 and the oldest member of the Wagon Russia Plants Seeds For Cold War Wrangle GENEVA (UPI) Russia to- day laid the seeds of another major cold war wrangle by de nying any part in the decision to break off the Geneva foreign min isters conference next Wednes day. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko was clearly under stood to have agreed to ending the Big Four meeting in his talks Wednesday with Secretary of State Christian A. Hcrter. But only a few hours after leaving Hcrtcr's villa, the Soviet diplomat began backing off from the agree ment. "There was no agreement to end the Geneva talks," declared Soviet delegation spokesman Mik hail Kharlamov. "Our position is that we should continue working here for positive results." U. S. delegation spokesman An drew H. Bcrding's reply to this was, I repeat what I said he feels, liecause of considerable pressures within the Soviet Union which might persuade the Krem lin to accent an agreement. The President believes that the Kremlin has to pay attention to public opinioi among its own peopK in addition, he feels there is a growing desire, among the Soviet people for a higher standard of living and for more consumer goods as well as a re duction in International tension. Such goals could be achieved in the Soviet Union, economists estimate, only with a reduction in the amount of Russia's total pro duction that is devoted to mili tary purposes. POP TELLS TALE Lowell Fihn. OF TRAIN AT 66 Train. He was born and raised in Ore gon. At 18, he was driving a 4- horse freight team for a mining company in Gates, and has worked all his life in Oregon's lumber camps and sawmills. "I'm hoarse because I hollered so much when we came across the line," pop said referring to the train s crossing into Oregon. Pop Clark started his beard in February and has had it trimmed once, that was when his wife came to visit the train. The only thing pop had with him besides his wagon was a few there was an arrangement be- tween Hertcr and Gromyko to end the conference next Wednesday." Western diplomats believed the Russians had only one thing in mind: To blame the West for the unsuccessful conclusion of the conference, thereby making It Western responsibility to try to settle the critical issues of Berlin and German reunification at the summit level. Walking Grandma Continues West After Rest Stop PENDLETON UPH Mrs. Emma Gatcwood, Ohio's walking grandmother, continued her way westward on foot today after spending the night at Pendleton. Grandma Gatcwood was met by 12 members of the Pendleton Mainstrect Cowgirls Wednesday, who escorted her the last few miles into this eastern Oregon city. Pendleton Mayor Normal Gorfklc officially greeted the 71-year-old hiker. There was a Rotary Club lunch con in her honor. But Mrs. Gate wood begged off any nighttime activities. She said she wanted to get a good night's sleep before heading west again today. She said she is as determined as ever to complete her hike to Portland, to attend Oregon's Centennial Ex position. Infant Is Drowning Victim At Pendleton PENDLETON UPI The body of John Paul Jacobson, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jacobsen of Pendleton, was found in McKay Creek about two miles south of here Wednesday afternoon. The boy had been missing since Wednesday morning and his body was recovered a tew hundred yards from where he apparently toppled Into the creek which is running bank-full with irriga tion water. (Observer Photo) He'd Do Tomorrow cents and some arrowheads, but he's sent home several boxes of "pictures, telegrams, letters, post cards." Besides all this ho says that he's "met a world of wonder ful people." "In the morning I'd go back and do it all over again," Clark said. Clark was bitten by ticks dur ing the journey and had to spend four days in the hospital. The modern pioneers left La Grande this morning ft-r a 4 o'clock breakfast served by the Soroptimists. Yesterday after they were es corted into La Grande by riders from the Elgin Stampeders and the La Grande Mavericks, a lunch was served by the Salvation Army. City Commissioner Gordon Clarke gave wagonmaster Tex Scrpa a key to the city and bath ing and swimming facilities were provided for the Fifty-nincrs. Dinner was on the Lions club and Junior Chamber of Com merce and later in the evening the wagoneers were driven to EOC for a presentation of the Centen nial production of "Dr. in Buck skin Clad." The play, the story of the Whit man family prior to their mas sacre, was written by Al Kaiser and directed by Dick Hiatt. id kj ix K -r4j - h- -: .-. . ; v?Vv irtr - - 1 w;m (vi- H WELCOMING COMMITTEE Independence, Ore. dignitaries flew to La Grande to spend a few hours with the Wagon Train and to greet the driver of the Independence wagon, Ben Griffith, cen ter. At the left is Roy Pearsall, president of the Independence Jaycees, and at the far right is Ray Dunckel, mayor of Independence. (Observer Photo) ixon etween Ike, IT ISN'T NECESSARILY FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR CHICAGO (UPI) Jsnt Ciroielli, 25, lrnd Wtdndy that all is not necessarily fair in love and war. Women's Court Judge George L. Ouilici ordered the brunette to quit harassing Bernard Spent, 21, a handsome, happily mar ried department store clerk. The store, the Fair, haled Miss Caroselli into court on charges she was impairing Spena's work by pestering him constantlly for dates. didn't mem it," Miss Caroselli protested. "I was just teas ing him. "I go out with a lot of fellows. I don't have to pick on a mar ried fellow. If you know what I mean." Teasing or no, cut it out ordered the judge, who fined Miss Caroselli $2 for disorderly conduct but suspended the fine on her promise to keep out of Spena's hair. Khrushchev Calls For Summit Talks MOSCOW (UPI) Premier Nikita Khrushchev said Wed nesday night that "the time has come" for the Big Four to hold a summit meeting, it was reported today. The official Tass agency, reporting a speech made by Khrushchev in Dnepropetrovsk, quoted him as saying that the foreign ministers in Geneva "are coming up against big difficulties because they have to deal with complex un settled international issues. He did not comment directly on the impending breakup of the deadlocked Geneva talks. "These lunscttled international' questions are more amenable tu discussion, and especially to solu tion, by the heads of government, because the heads of government have vast experience of settling international problems." Khrush chev said. ''They also have wider powers. "It seems In us that the lime has come for the heads of gov ernment to tackle this difficult job. Let the ministers exert fresh efforts to find mutually accepta ble solutions and reach agreement on what they can agree uon "The other, most difficult mat ters, matters of principle, will be considered by the heads of gov ernment." Khrushchev also revealed some details of his private talks six days ago with Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who spent to day in Sverdlovsk. 1.200 miles from the Ukrainian city where the premier spoke. He said Russia wauls a Berlin settlement to, avert the danger of a war which he said West Ger many might start. "I frankly and bluntly ex pressed our views on all these matters to Mr. Nixon," Khrush chev said. "I also told him that, if the West German militarists started a war, our retaliatory blows will in a few hours wipe out West Germany and the other countries where there are military bases spearheaded against the Soviet Union." Hints At Talks GOP Gains In Hawaii Election HONOLULU UPI Gov. Wil liam F. Quinn. Hawaii's first elec ted stale chief executive, said to day election results showed a re surgence of Republican party strength in the 50th state. Republicans won three of the five top posts in Tuesday's gen eral election, and Quinn said "this will assure that we will have a strong two-party state." A record 92 per cent of the voters went to the polls to elect a governor, lieutenant governor, two U. S. senators, a representa tive to Congress and members of the Legislature. Quinn defeated Democrat John A. Burns for governor while his running mate, Republican Jim my Kcaloa, was elected lieutenant governor, defeating Mitsuyuki Ki do, a Democrat. Chinese millionaire Hiram Fong. a Republican, easily beat out Connecticut-born Democrat Frank Fa si for the senior Senate seat. The jljjiior seat went to Democrat Or cn E. Long who defeated Wilfred Tsukiyaka, Republican. The lone scat in the House of Representatives went to Democrat Daniel K. Inouye, a one-arm vct eral of World War II. Dr. Charles Silva, Republican, was the loser. Official returns showed the Re publicans took the state Senate, 14-11 while the Democrats won control of the Assembly, 33-18. Nikita Without Resort To Force DEGYTARSK. U SS R. UPD Vice President Richard M. Nixon told a Russian miner in the depths of a dunk copper mine in the Urals today that "our leaders must have a chance to talk se riously in a climate where some thing can be done without resort to force'.' Nixon's remarks were construed as a broad hint of a possible meeting between President Eisen hower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Some people around Nixon feet strongly that a Khrush chev visit to the United States would be helpful. Nixon's copper mine appeal for a top leadership talk followed by one hour a similar suggestion made in front of a Russian au dience in a nearby area. Shortly before going 700 feet down into the mine. Nixon said in drinking a toast at a lunch given by officials: "This certainly is an occasion to point out that what we need for the future is to reduce the sus picion and reduce the area of con flict which exists. Wants Parson Contacts .;" "Certainly one of the most ef fective ways is not by letters and ' not by statements made halfway around the world, but by personal contacts such as this today. I do not mean that personal con tack will solve our difficulties, but it will serve to reassure each of us and reduce the area and It does create a climate in which difficulties can be solved without resort to force. , 1 "This occasion is for this reason a most happy one for all of us. I hope that it may be one of the first steps toward understanding and will be followed by other in creasing contacts among leaders and people." ' From the lunch. Nixon went to the mine head, donned a miner's outfit, and with a group of mine officials and members of his en tourage, went by elevator 700 feet down into the innards of the Rus sian Urals. Beavers File Suit Against Major Leagues PORTLAND! UPI I The Port land Baseball Dub of the Pacific Coast League today filed suit in Federal court here seeking tl. iwo.ooo damages from the major league and seeking to break tip their "monopolizing" control of baseball players throughout the country. The suit, considered an open ing gun in the attempt of minor leagues to halt what they call the inroads of the major leagues, seeks an order for major league clubs to dispose of all players over tne w-piayer limit, and re lease control over them. The suit contends that the de fendants should be required to respect the territorial rights of n the minors and should be en joined from engaging in any un fair competition through tele vision. Clyde Perkins, vice president of the Portland club, said 10 years, ago there were 61 minor league with 8200 players and now there are 23 with 3100 players. H charged that 90 per cent of the players are controlled by the majors. Arch Kingsley, president of the Portland Baseball club said: "The Portland Baseball Club has for' long time attempted to negotiate and settle serious problems with..; in the baseball family but to no avail." EOC Art Gallery Features Exhibit - The Art Gallery In Pierce L(. brary on the Eastern Oregori College campus is featuring a dual exniou Dy two Oregon artist this week. Dr. George Nightingale, Chair man of the Art Department, has, on view a collection of his sculp ture which utilizes only local clays and glazes. His work goes from. La Grande to the Art Museum on the University of Oregon ca npug where it will be featured from December IS to January IS. .,. Also on display here is a water, color group by Ruth Grover of Otis, Oregon. Her art. which stresses coastal scenery. Is belnf sponsored and circulated by the Oregon Art Alliance. ' N V