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JU. ! .T .lu sdf t '.l . rni :j . J"0 J ' am 13 .8-- b ril t Help! HfA Sirvkt. Inc. EDITORIAL PAGE IXGRANDE OBSERVER Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1959 "A Modern Newspaper With The Pioneer Spirit" publibhed hy mi ,llIJ!Y D ALLEN Publisher LA OBPOBUBurNQWMPANT URADY PANNKLL Man. Editor ""'u,"u t;hX)KGE S. CHALIJS Adv. Director ' TOM HUMES Circulation Mgr. Floating His Own Stick This is the time of year when casual ties to over-adventuresome vacationers are common. Mountain climbers fall. Berry pickers, hikers and campers get lost in the woods. Probably many more persons got lost than we hear Hibout because rncv;t of them find their own way out without search parties having1 to be organized. In "Conservation News" Earnest Swift tells of being Idsb in the woods when he was 18 years old and relates the wise words his hunting: partner told him when he had been found : "When you are In the woods or on the river, there is only one bucko that is going- to look after you. That's you. If you get foolish and cut your foot with an axe when you are out in the brush, who's going to carry you out? If you cross a lake in a bad head wind and swamp, there'll - be nobody to drag for you.' You will just float ashore someday. If yon get lost, you'll be there until you figure the right way to float your own stick." . . This led Swift to do a little philosophiz ing that extends to woodcraft and be yond. "I have realized progressively that making decisions is a Troees .-'that de velops from within and is not something strictly confined to being lost in the woods or associated with problems at a desk," he writes. "In the woods, alone, there is no one with whom to share the risk of error; behind the desk there is a tendency for collective responsibility in decisions. It takes strength of character to avoid shift ing responsibility and to assume the bur don of impact resulting from decision making." ""Iliat is why real leadership is so rare. That is why a man who makes decisions walks alone and has to 'figure the right way to float his own stick.' " They Don't Like War Anyone brought up to believe that Germans are just naturally militaristic will be surprised to read that some of the German soldiers who fought under Hitler are up in arms over efforts to re arm them. Draft notices were sent to ' men throughout Germany who were born in 1922. They are needed, it was explained, because the West German army needs some men with fighting experience. But the 37 year olds are rebelling. Some staged protest marches. Others refuse to report. Their reaction was just what could be expected of such an arbitrary arrange ment in the U.S. or any other country. Get down to the ranks of the fighting men and it will be found that nobody likes war. Fighting The Windmills Again DREW PEARSON SAYS: Liberalism Of A Great Liberal Is Now Fading WASHINGTON. Sen. Lister Hill of Alabama has served in congress more than one-third of a century 15 years in the House of Representatives and 21 yeas in the Senate. He is charming, ur bane, able. And having once served as Senate majority lead er during the Fair Deal he is re garded as a liberal. The other day, however, Sen ator Hill as chairman of the Sen ate labor and education commit tee faced a polite but vigorous rebellion from Senate liberals. In in closed door session they protested that Lister was block ing some of the most essential legislation for the nation edu cation, fair labor standards, and prevention of juvenile delinquen cy. "The Senate is about to ad journ," Sen. Joe Clark of Phila delphia quietly began the revolt. 'And yet we have done nothing about passing an education bill. There should be no more dire need, even affecting the security of our country, than to improve education. I was greatly impress ed by the statement of Admiral Kickover when he eame back from Moscow, that the United States may be lagging behind Rus sia in education. Yet we are about to recess with no action on education. I'm sure, Mr. Chairman, that you know we have a high regard for your influence both in- the committee and as a leader of the Senate," continued Clark. "But I beseech the chairman to move on the education bill." Senator Hill urbanely observed that there was nothing before the committee. The education bul was in sub-committee. I am sure the chairman can use his influence to get action in the subcommittee," said the Sen ator from Pennsylvania. "In fact I've spoken to Senator Murray, chairman of the subcommittee, and I know he will cooperate." Clark was being ultra-diploma- tice. He knew that Senator Hill a member ol tne subcom mittee and had actually refused to vote for the education bill. He also knew taht Hill' had posed as a great champion of better education, listing himself as having studied at Starke Univers ity School in Alabama, the Uni versity of Alabama, Columbia University, with honorary de crees from Alabama Polytechnic Natiomtl Umatysity, Wejnans medical college' of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann Medical college; Yet the senator from Alabama was discreetly and vigorously block ing the education bill in sun-. committee. I want to associate myseti completely with the senator from QUOTES FROM THE NEWS United Press International LONDON hower. stating President Eisen his belief that At times there is almost a Don Quixoteish quality about Oregon's junior Senator, Richard L. Neuberger. At these times Neuberger seems to tilt away at the windmills liecause he thinks they're bad, even though he knows full well in advance that the windmills are bigger than he. In this category is a bill re-introduced by Neuberger the other day. It covers the same subject as a similar bill Neu berger tossed into the hopper the last session of Congress. The bill would prohibit Senator!) from editing their remarks in the Congression al Record. It would make the Record a real record of the debates and proceed ings of Congress. As it is, one seldom sees a "fluff" in the record. Congressmen and their aides edit out the "butch" before the Record is printed. Neuberger pointed out the record of President Eisenhower's press confer ences is made from a transcript, without editing. The result is that the Presi dent can be made to look bad with in volved replies, where a Senator, instead, looks like a master of the language. Hie bill is a good one. But like other subjects which remain popular, legislation to cure the evil is decidedly unpopular with Senators. So, it probably won't get far, at this or future sessions. The Papa And Mama' Stores Scattered througn me resiuenuai areas of most towns and along the roads In rural areas are little grocery stores. In the trade they are known as "papa and mama" stores. That is because so many of them are operated by the man and wife who are the owners. They hire little or no help. In a time when the big stores are getting bigger and the popularity of super-markets is growing, many have wondered how-the mamma and pappa stores can even survive. What's their secret ? A Chicago insurance executive under took to provide an answer in a speech in Honolulu. "These successful 'papa and mania' storekeepers," he said, "have sur vived the large chain store competition bj-providing service and quality in a sincere and friendly manner." He sug gested that all salesmen should take a lesson from such storekeepers. peace is imperative in our time" i . i . . i : , : in an unpreceaemeu irirviaiuu fireside chat with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan: 'If we are to have a summit (conference). Khrushchev must understand that as you and 1 do." LONDON Macmillan, warn ing of the danger of war in the off-the-cuff television conversation: The first war happened large ly by mistake. The second was different. It could not be prevent ed. Now we are in a situation where we might drift into some thing by mistake." LONDON An American dele gate to an international space congress, revealing that Soviet delegates seemed "amused" by reports that America's seven as tronauts had sold the story of "the first space flight ': "I got the impression they were convinced the first story would be given out free (by a Russian over radio Moscow." riTTSBTRGH Mrs. Jean Nac carelli, 4S. who inherited a two- million dollar Scottish estate. from her uncle, noting that a doctor told her she will die from cancer within a year: - "I think I'm going to have a big funeral." OBITS United Press International WASHINGTON (ITU - Harold S. Vance, 69, a U.S: atomic ener gy commissioner and former chairman of the executive com mittee of the Studebaker-Paekard Corp., died Monday. CALDWELL. N.J. ITD-Sister Marv Raymond. SI, former dean of Caldwell College for Women. died Monday. Born Marie Sandi- tord, she entered her religious life in 1904. NEW YORK (UPD-Elias Fife. 77, board chairman of Standard Motor Products, Inc., died Mon day at his summer home in Peek- skill, N Y. Fife had founded the company, which manufactures au tomotive parts, in 1919. Pennsylvania," spoke up Wayne Morse of Oregon. All we we asking is that this committee have a right to vote on education.1 The Senator from Alabama hemmed, hawed, and spoke la his most charming manner about nothing. It was obvious h was not going to do anything about promoting education. "Not only do we want the chairman's cooperation on the education bill, continued Morse, "but also on the fair labor stand ards bill. May I remind you that this bill is now out of the sub committee, yet not on our agea da." "It hasn't been out long," de- tended Hill. It's been out 10 days," count ered Morse. "We ought to end this policy of denying millions of people the right of minimum wage protection because we have sat on this bill. Senator Hill rambled on about the length of time he had been in the Senate, but gave no indi cation that he would budge on either the education or the fair labor standards bill. Later, how ever, thanks to the Clark-Morse prodding, the subcommittee of which Hill is a member did re port out a compromise education bill. The juvenile delinquency bill then came up for discussion. This had been acted upon favorably though only after Senator Hill had eliminated the section pro viding for the training of experts on juvenile delinqency. "You have gutted the most ira portant part of this bill," Morse told the senator from Alabama. "Judge after judge, witness aft er witness testified before our committee that the most effec tive way to combat juvenile delin quency was to train adequate personnel. Yet you have elimi m-ted this section." "It's better than nothing," ar gued Senator Clark of Pennsyl vania. "It's not much better than nothing," countered Morse. "I am tired of voting for labels. If we pass this juvenile delinquency bill we'll have to wait 10 years before we pass another one. It's better to have no bill at all than an inadequate one.". Note Some time ago Senator Hill and bis brother inherited $2,000,000. Since that time Lis ter's passion for liberalism has cooled. Dle-Hard Meat Wyoming's defeated, dejected ex-Sen. Frank Barrett, pining in his inglorious agriculture depart ment job for the good old days when he was in the Senate, is quietly plotting how he can stage a comeback. Barrett was so bitter over his defeat last year that he locked himself in his office on his last official day and brooded alone long after all other defeated sen ators had packed off. New Mexico's Sen. Dennis Cha vez finally had to borrow the custodian's key to get into Bar rett's office and eject the man who was no longer a senator. Earlier Barrett had spotted on the streets of Casper. Wyo., voung Jim Fagan, who had cam paigned against him. Without a word, Barrett walked up to mm and smacked him in the nose. When victorious Sen. Gale Mc- Gee. who had defeated Barrett, later called at Barretts office to pay his respects, the receptionist announced coldly: "The senator is in, but you're not welcome.' The worst loser in the 1958 election is now determined to win in 1960. Junior Stock Contest Won By Keith Pumphrey Br JAMBS HUBER County Extension Aaent Keith Pumphrey, Union walked off with top honors in the all around junior livestock showman ship contest at the Union County Fair oo Friday. Tom Sherwood Route I, La Grande, was second in the junior division. Terry Crog han, Elgin was grand champion in the senior showmanship contest with Dennis Courtright, Route 2 La Grande, placing second. Gale Culver, Summervllle was named champion in junior beef showmanship and Dennis Court right. La Grande was senior cham pion Tom Sherwood, La Grande was champion in junior dairy showmanship and Terry Croghan Elgin was named senior champion Pamela Goshorn, Summerville placed first in junior swine show manship and David Schaad, Route 1, La Grande won the senior divi sion. Junior sheep showmanship honors went to Keith Pumphrey. Union and John LaVerdure, Telo- caset won the senior division. The champion Jersey cow was exhibited by Alan Hill, Cove. Bar bars Sherwood, Route 2, La Grande showed the champion Guernsey cow. The champion Milking Short horn heifer was exhibited by John LaVerdure, Telocaset. Tom Weir, Route 1, La Grande, exihibited the champion Brown Swiss cow, Donald Starr, Summerville, show ed the champion Hereford female, Nancy Rayburn, La Grande ex bibited the Hereford dam and produce champion. Dennis Court- right, Route 2, La Grande showed the champion Angus cow. The champion market steer was ex hibited by Danetta Carter, La Grande and Gale Culver, Summer ville was reserve champion. Champion Hampshire ewe lamb was exhibited by Keith Pumphrey, Union and Joe LaVerdure, Telo caset was reserve champion. Ron aid Lang, Summerville showed the champion Suffolk ewe and Georgia Hempe, Route 2, La Grande was reserve champion. Steven Craig, Summervllle ex hibited the champion Corriedale ewe. John LaVerdure, Telocaset exhibited the champion Crossbred ewe and Johnny Williams, Route 1. REMEMBER WHEN ... 25 years ago Football Coach Bob Quinn said here that the changes in football rules gives smaller high schools, as well as colleges, a better chance. He was especially pleased on rules at feeling the forward pass. ' Nationally, two surgeons in Chicago were arrested for face lifting operations on jonn un linaer. America's No. 1 hoodlum of the era. At Cove, Mrs. Abby Goyette, 91, one of the areas oldest citis one nasseii awav. ,sf. . 15 years ago the World War II Allies were making gains against the Germans on . all fronts, but long-range German artillery was shelling Dover, nnrt c tv of England. utate sovernment ban was lifted against use of the state's beache It was permis sible. Salem authorities saia, sur persons using the peacnes ai night to have llasWignts. tani imm nut. bonfires. . ' r.ni Edwin Gilbert Kirby.'Son dl Mrs. Ann Kirby of this elty. a graduate of La Grande High trhnnl was InUentified as being with a medical unit on Norman dy. France, where some oi me fiercest fighting of World War II took place, - . . e Sixteen memoers oi m and Ho Club were present at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Grant Chandler. Among those who won prixea were Mesdames Floyd Berry. Lewis Buckley. Leonard Strong, Cleo Booth and Norman Felk, tn Dorts. pennant fever was gripping the New York Yankee baseball club. f , Extradition For Suspect In Murder '"ATLANTA (UPli the "Atlanta FBI office said two California authorities are expected to arrive here today to begin extradition proceedings for accused murderer Larry Lord Motherwell. Motherwell, 43, is being held in 150,000 bail here on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder. Sierra County Calif., Sheriff Dewey Johnson and Kenneth Horton, a special agent of the California attorney-general's of fice, stopped off in Washington, D. C. and Baltimore. Md., Sun day and Monday to confer with authorities there on the case. Motherwell is accused of the murder of Mrs. Pearl Ida Put ney, a 72-year-old Washington, D. C, widow whose bones were dug up in Sierra County, Calif., Aug. IS. Mrs. Putney and Motherwell made a cross-country trip to gether. She was last seen alive Aug. 15, 1958, with Motherwell. Money Is Due Klamath Indians With Bill Okay Washington turn f inal congressional action was' taken Monday when the House passed a bill permitting distribution of funds to Klamath Indians for their share in the sale of the Klamath Marsh in Oregon. The bill goes to the White House. It permits distribution of $510,- 905, or about $300 per member of the tribe, for the sale of the Klamath forest and marshland. .Ultimately, each Klamath In dian is expected to receive ap proximately $45,000 when all as sets of the entire reservation are disposed of, but the present legis lation -permits distribution of the marshland sale proceeds in ad vance of the 1961 date set earlier under the Klamath termination act. La Grande was reserve champion David Schaad, Route 1. La Grande was named champion with his Crossbred gilt and David Thew, Cove was reserve champion with his sow. In the -H rabbit division!' Den nis Mahood, Union, exhibited the champion senior doe and ! Jim Parks, Union showed the cham pion junior doe. Martha Bergeron, Route 1, La Grande showed the champion senior buck and junior buck. ; 1 . David Thew, Cove walked, off with top honors in the 4-H livestock judging contest. Frances Peter son. Route 2, La Grande placed second and Roger Schaad, third. Mike Gulzow, Route 2, i was named winner of the junior tractor driving contest and Roger Schaad won the senior division. ! Mary Lynn Berryman, Route 1, La Grande gave the champion agri cultural demonstration, and Daniel Seaman and Dwight Bloom, Cove gave the champion junior team demonstration. . ' , Beatniks Seek City License For Gas House VENICE, Calif. (UPI) Beat niks return to a police commis sion board hearing today to seek approval of an entertainment li cense for their local hangout. Granting of the license for the beatnik center. The Gas House, was strongly opposed by a group of local property owners who have formed the Venice Civic Union. Hearings on the license were re cessed last Friday following two days of testimony in which prop. erty owners accusea me sardal clad beatniks of holding loud part ies and acting "wierd," such ai sitting in an empty bathtub with their clothes on in the middle of the gas house. Lawrence Upton, poet and spokesman for the local beatniks, said he planned to read several poems in defense of the beatniks. He said opposition to the Gas House entertainment license was based largely on dislike of art and artists and such statements as his which characterized Venice a slum by the sea." U.S. Officials Want Ike On Soviet Video LONDON (UPI) Backstairs at the European White House: When President Eisenhower fi nally sets a date for his trip to the Soviet Union, the American government wants to be sure that the chief executive gets the full est possible radio and television exposure before the Russian peo ple. Quietly the State Department has asked the big American net- Folks Coming For Runaways LOS ANGELES UP1 A, 14-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother, missing since Wednesday from their Washington, Pa., home were held today in juvenile hall. Margie Bennett told police she ounaiea up ner Dromer, nuiami and came out here on a bus be cause she was "fed up" with, liv ing at home. .. , She was located Sunday when she and her brother stepped off a bus and walked into Hollywood division police station. She told police at first Roland was her own son. ; , Police said. they talked .Monday night by telephone with' the chil dren's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wil liam Bennett. The parents, said they would come to Los Angeles. Police said Margie claimed to be 21 at first. She said she was without money and wanted police to help her find a job so she could support herself and "her son." Nikita To Bring Family On Junket WASHINGTON (UPI), The State Department announced today that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will be accompanied on his visit to the United States by his wife, two daughters, one son, and a son-in-law. The department announcement said Mrs. Nina Petrovna Khrush chev, the Premier's wife, had ac cepted the invitation of President Eisenhower to accompany her husband when he comes here Sept. J5. works to keep a painstakingly ac curate account of every minute given on radio or TV to Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev when he goes to the U.S. in a couple .of weeks. "Go Thou and De Likewise In some way, this tabulation will be communicated to the So viet government with the idea that the Russians "Go thou and do likewise" when the President visits Moscow. Prior to Eisenhower's arrival in Great Britain last week, the readers of some British newspa pers had read at length that the President was a tottering shell of his former self. Consequently, there was gen uine surprise voiced by numer ous English citizens, and some of their officials, too, when they saw the strenouos arm-waving performance put on by the tanned, smiling President during his long motor tour of London. The President, himself, couldn't help shaking with mirth when his car passed slowly by a strong voiced British woman who ob served teuclly, "He doesn't look weak at all." Ike's Son is "Project Officer" The President's son.. Maj. . John W. Eisenhower, is along on this trip in his official capacity as as sistant White House Staff Secre tary. Actually, his role is much more powerful than his title would indicate. The 37-year-old Eisenhower is in truth the "Proj ect Officer" ' for the 'President's entire European trip. This means that John is and has been in charge of virtually every detail of the long and com plicated journey. In the perform ance of his duties he is highly protective of his father's well-being. Chiang Orders Boost In Formosa's Taxes TAIPEI (UPI) President Chiang Kai-Shek today ordered a temporary Increase of as much as 40 per cent in taxes and the price of state-supplied goods and services to nelp Nationalist China repair the damage caused Aug. 7 by the worst storm in Formo sa s history. Chiangs order said the in creases were necessary to meet a serious financial and economic crisis." The flood affected 200.000 Der sons and ruined about 10 per cent oi rormosa s cultivated farmland. tXPRCSS RATES 4JP WASHINGTON (UPI) The Railway Express Agency boosted its rates today from 25 to 25 cents per 100 pounds. The increases ap ply oajyjto less than a carload. Driving out of the American embassy residence the other morning, the President was greeted by an improvised sign placed discreetly in the shrub bery some distance away. 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