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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1959)
- it i'r .fft. 1 -V.V, 'T 'A i . t in v v.- MISSION ACCOMPLISHED President and Mrs. Eisenhower leave the Washington National Airport In Washington, D. C, after the chief executive's return from a his toric visit to Kurope. Eisenhower stated that the Western leaders had "talked out" all their little differences over the Soviet Union. He said that while the West is "united in basic principle and purpose and in pursuft of peace," geographic distance leads to these small, differences of procedure and method which the conferences ironed out. Market Quotations By United Pre International PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND (LTIi-'L'SDAi Livestock : Calllc 1.T0; gutter - utility steers and heifers 18-23; dinner cutter dairy type 15-18; png.l-choice fel steers this week 2fi.50-2a.5U; ean-ner-ctitter cows 13-14 M, IMstcin ai'd beef typ? cutters to IK. Calves 35; slow; good - choice vculers 26-31. . . Hogs 150; active, rteucly; 1 and J butchers 180-210 lb. Hi 50; mixed 1, 2 and 3 lots 15.50-16; few 281 lb at 14;' 350-550 lb. sows 11-13. Sheep 400; slaughter lambs weak to 50c lower; high good choice 96-110 lb. wouled lamb lS.Sb 19; good-choice No 1 pelt 17.50-18; cull-good ewes 2-4 50. PORTLAND GRAIN Coast Delivery Basil White wheat 1.92. Soft white, hard applicable 1.92. White club 1.92. Hard red winter, ordinary 1.98. Hard white baart, ordinary 2 02. Oats 49 00. Barley 44.50. DOW JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final slock nverages 30 imlustnnls U33..W, oil 4 29; 20 railroads 1.H.52, off out); 15 ulili ties 88.37. ofl 0.35. and 63 stocks 210 61, off 1.113. Sales today were almt 2.520,000 shares compared with 3.030,000 shares Wednesdav. ACTOR TAKES U.N. JOB NICE. France ' L" 11 Ameri can movie aiior Yul Hryuner has accepted- ai -officihl assignment for the I'nited .Nations to under take a world-wide study into the problem of displace J person s. Biynner, currently making a film here, said Wednesday the unpaid, three year assignment would be carried out alirg w'lh his regu lar fdm work. PORTLAND DAIRY Kres To retailers: Grade AA extra large, 50-53C doz.: A A large. 47-50c; A large, 44-47c; A A me dium, 37-4()c; AA small, 26 - 28c, cartons l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints, 70c lb.; carton, It- higher; B prints, 68c. Cheese (medium cured To re tailers: A grade cheddar single daisies, 41-51c; processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43c. Engineer's Reports Given Nod By City The city commission approved three ordinances adopting the city engineer report for water and street improvement districts at their regular meeting last night. ' The water mam Improvement districts are on Alder St. between K and II avenues and on Folley St., between Spring St. and a point ap proximate'y 132 south of Adams Ave. The street improvement district is bvtween L and M avenues on Alder St. , Tim commission nlso heard the' first reading of the two oilier ordinances In full. They were read a second time in title only. O.dinance No. 1908 deeded prop irty to the State ef Oregon Mili tary Department for expansion of armory facilities. The property lies northwest of the present site and extends along the railroad tracks. The city maintained title to the strip of k'nd 80 f-ct wide 'between the tracks and the derded property. The secrnd new ordinance for 'tdoptint the engineer's report for !a s'reot improvement district will ,11c given a third and final reading I next week. The district is on K Ave. between 11th and Hi'l Streets. Union School Enrollment Up; Officers Picked UNION (Special) Union Schools , registration is down a little compared to last year, states joh.-i Comisky, school superinten dent. The grade school has 283 pu pils and 123 are registered in the high school, 27 freshmen, 36 sophomores, 30 juniors - and 30 seniors. There will be a Pep tally and Bonfire to celebrate the begin ning of the football season. Thurs day at 7 o'clock. The first game will be with La Grande, at La Grande, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. That first PTA meeting and teachers reception will be at the S E. Miller school -Sept. 15 at 7:30. The high school has also nam ed class officers. Thev are: Freshmen president, Denny- Long; vice president, Sara Jaue White; secretary, Judy Jacob; and treasurer. Howard Wilde Sophomore: President. Douttlas McConkie; vice president, Dan Baxter; secretary, Larry Morgan; treasurer, Bob Drt.ke; and ser geant at arms, David Hampton Juniors. president, Don Car mon; vice 'president, Pat huvat i; secretary, , Sharron Bauer; treasurer, Cabell 1 1 JS way 9 ; Swl ?j5L$ BUDGET I ' k 1 PORTABLE; mb" I SAlt-A-THON $QQ50y i : REDUCED TO 1 n,ci J jryi ' ixiC& & 22 . r QHSOltS " on,, CJ?' I 101 OTHER BIG VALUES! FIRST COME. FIRST SOLD! TO I, 1102 Adarti La Grands Phone 3-531 1 George Hess Funeral To Be Held Friday George Irvin Hess, a prominent Eastern Orexun busin-tsnum. di(d in the F.manucl Hospital at Portland. Tuesday, folio.', in? a pro longed illness. Funeral se: vices will br held in the Mi thodist Church at t'nion, Friday a'. 2 p.m. Arra'i;cmc nls arc under tlr: direction of Daniels Funeral Hume. Mr. Hess camo to Lnion Willi his parents, A. C. and K'iza Hess in 1)7. In conjunction with his father in law, Tom Brasher, who became his partmre he built in 1919 the Oregon Trail Garage in I'pirn. The garage has b -en in constant operation since that time. In 1929, Mr. Hess became a member ef The Oregon Trail I.um bir Company, a Hess family in stitution, and worked in all capaci ties, in the lumber business. In 1947 h? purchased his father's in- teres! in the company, associated his brothers, Henry and Leland, as partners, and assumed the ac tive management of the business. Mr. Hess has been, fur n.3ny years, active in the business, frcternal and civic life of Eastern Oregon. He was prominent in sportsmen's groups and a fish and game conservationist. He was a militant fighter 'ur good hi;;h ways. For many years he tits been president of the Eastern Oregon' Livestock Show Association. He J was a Past Master of Grande j Ronde Valley Ledge, 56. OF and AM, a member of the Royal Arch, Scottish Rite and A! Xadarhrine He was a membir of the BPOIC. La Grand" Lodge 433a the Union Chamber of Commerce and the Multonomah Atheltic Club and the Royal Kosarians of Portland. Surviving are the widow. Clarice Hess, Union, and the follewinc brothers and sist-rs: Alma C .'less Jr.. LaMesa, Calif.: C. Elli. Hess, Boonviile, CaliT. ; Henry L. Hess. Lsland F. Hess, Mrs. Lawrence Clark. Mrs. Arthur F. Koning. Portland; and Mrs. Iva Tyler. Ontario. Bsrnstoin Wows Reds Jazz By AUNS MOSBY L'PI Staff Yriier MOSCOW i I l'I ' Co iduetor Ij-'onard Heiiis'.eii ja.'.ieJ up a party for classical music lover:- I Wednesday ni' ht by hammering out a lxo;; : ;;e eo icerl. It was r;,-;ct!y fioin ;-.j!.a:i,...'i.lc r-u' the Hussiui.s ije'J i'. lie: ns'e n. v. Iiu is i ins; V.i i clitui! :i as the Mo -ea mu:::c ra'.eJ lii- Hti'-.s jns his jaz .talc, its a! by ttie Sov.et culture iiiii'iste" fo: Die New Vork Philharmonic Or chestra, which is ncaiins ti'.e end of its engageT.cnt h ie. The i;us.,u"s tils'. ei:'ertai::c.1 the Americans with violin music, Red Anny dancers, :nl a pujicl . how. Thci it v. as the Atr.cricuns' turn to lake the st.vio. Ntr.e memh?'s of the Philhai nianic started a jazz session thai had the Russian guests sm'ling and sitting on (he edges of their seats. fa .t s:i.-na liie e l'I,:',, 0 worl t. ta-c-I; .' cvhibiuc' a party .e.: The Philha'monic jazz was on the square side, but it got ai ovation fiom the Russians and good-natured booing from Ameri cans in the audience. Then Bern stein chose the classic jazz set up of piano, bass ar.d rums. "I don't know what will came of this," he confessed as he sat down at Hie piano. Wiiat resulted was a display of bocie wooKie virtuosity that drew loud applause from the Russians. It was outdated, but good. sergeant at aims, Kathy Edval- si n. Senior president, Jefry Baum;.vicc president, Mava 11 loll; secretary, Janie Hihbcln; treasurer, Lituia Arikin: and ser geant at arms; Tom Ci. India Turns Down Red's Land Claim NEW DELHI UPD India has rejected Red China's claim to thousands ol square miles of In dian territory but lias indicated willingness to accept a Red bid for "friendly negotiation" on the issue, it was announced today. Premier Jawa'iarlal Nehru reaj Pailiainenl ttie texts of a series of notes, "aide memoires" and oth er eoinmunicatio '.s excha vued be tween tlie two nations ditting the past week. The notes u re plra t-d in lan miai:e cops-idcre.My slioiiger thai is usual in diplomatic exchanges. Ore Chinese note demanded tha; the JMians g-t out of "all areas that have hc-.'.i invaded,' and warned Ihnf "any armed provoca tion will ccrtni i!y rr ct a firm rebuff from Chinese frontier guards." Unemployed In Big Dip Last Month WASHINGTON UPI Inem .lovmeit dipped by SltJ.omt in Au liust while the tlumler of persons wilding jobs set an August recurd uf 07.24 1.000, the government re ported today. Layotia caused by the long steel tiike and by early model change-' sfj in the automobile industry e, e. ted an e)eeted seasonal J o of about 53.00'J in unemploy--.: "r.t ranks, ll.e Labor Department estimat ed so.-n-' 145.009 workers in rail oads, coal mining, construction a::d primary metals' were laid off because of the steel strike, now 58 days old. An additional m.'Ml aulo workers were idled when plants shut down unusually early to re'tool for production of 1900 models. The August unemployment total was 3,42b.OOO compared to 3,744, ono in July. In proportion of the total labor force, the number of jobless rose f:om 5.1 per cent in July to 5.5 oer cent in August. Seymour Wolfbc'n, the Labor De pal tment's job expert, said that except lor the steed strike and auto changeover the basic job picture last month was "very good." He noted that the number of non farm jobs rose by 115,000 to 60. 8S4,uoo a record high for any month. But farm employment was down by 4(18,000, dropping the ov-e--all job total to 7,241,000. This Mas the highest level for the mo'.th ever well above the pre vious high of 6,421,0110 posted in August, 1956. Another favorable development cite-d by Wolfbein was a further decline in the number of workers unemployed for 15 weeks or more. Obsarvcr, La Crarxde, Or.., Thur!., Sept. 10. 1059 Pag 6 ! ; .... it v-ll v-.-..a-..z Jrii , NIA T.l.pliot. BLAST DAMAGE This is what remains of the fire chief's city-owned station wagon after dynamite explo sions destroyed it and two office buildings in Little Hock, Ark. The bombs destroyed the Little Mock School Board office and the mayor's office. There, were no injur ies reported. Long-term unemployment dipped by 34.000 to 783,000. 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