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LA GRANDE OBSERVER
20th Issue
64th Ytar
Dadimg AAooim Shot
irlboti Ds Planned
Fod Next ' AAonfch.'
Satellite's
Course Radio
Controlled
WASHINGTON (UPI)
U.S. scientists wilt try aarly
next month to pilot a 375
pound space package into or
bit around the moon with ra
dio commands from the
arth.
Apparently it will be the first
use of so-called midcourse and
terminal guidance in space his
tory. All other space vehicles, in
cluding Russia's Lunik II. have
relied solely on "initial guidance"
to reach their destination.
According to Radio Moscow, Lu
nik II was put on course by guid
ance mechanisms which operated
only as lone as its rockets were
firing. Then, like an intercontinen
tal ballistic missile ICBM, it
coasted on a long trajectory to
its target.
It was fine marksmanship but
could not be depended upon for
deeper penetrations into space. A
space craft using initial guidance
only would miss Mars or Venus
by many thousands of miles.
One purpose of the U.S. moon
shot is to test radio guidance
equipment designed to correct the
vehicle's course from time to time
and then, at the right moment, to
direct it into a lunar orbit.
The 375-pound instrument pack
age, it is understood, will contain
small rockets which will be aimed
and fired by remote radio control.
The package will be launched by
an Atlas-Ahle rocket at Cape Ca
naveral, Fla , in the early days
of October when the moon is in
a favorable position. The Atlas
Able consists of an Atlas ICBM
as the first stage plus second and
third stages evolved from the
Yanguard rocket.
Total thrust will be only about
two-thirds as great as that attri
buted to Russia's space-probe
rockets, and the package will
weigh less than half as much as
the 860-pound Lunik II.
. But the guidance system for the
American package apparently will
be far more advanced than Lu
nik's and more important for the
future of space exploration.
Boise Residents
Stave Off Flood
Threat By Torrent
BOISE IL'PII Besidents of
east Boise staved off a flood
threat Tuesday night when a
cloudburst sent a torrent of water
rushing down Cottonwood creek
for the second time in about a
month.
Dikes hastily were thrown up
and the rising water was backed
up into a triangular area between
Cottonwood creek and the north
eastern Boise foothills forming
a lake.
Clearing skies brought hope
that nothing serious would result
from the heavy rains. But au
thorities said had the rain con
tinued and had it occurred during
early morning hours there could
have been trouble.
On Aug. 20. a flash flood roared
out of the foothills causing a half-million-dollars'
damage in east
Boise. Mud and silt from that in
undation still 'are being' dug out
of lawns and basements.
Dad Survives Boating
Wife, 10 Kiddies Are
MARQUETTE,
Leonard Larson,
Mich. UPI
41, of nearby
Skandja, said tod:y he did not
know where he would get money
to pay funeral expenses for his
wife and 10 of their children who
drowned in a boating accident
Tuesday.
. Larson, the sole survivor of the
accident which also took the life
of hii brother, Harry, 64, was re
ported "resting and recovering"
from the shock of the tragedy.
His family would not disclose
where he was.
Meanwhile, the bodies of his
brother, his wife. Dora. 41, and
their 10 children were at the
Swanson Funeral Home here
pending funeral arrangements.
They drowned Tuesday in Lake
McKeever, IS miles south of Mu
nising, when their 12-foot alumi
num outboard motor boat cap
sized when the motor started.
Larson told newsmen Tuesday
none of the 13 persons who were
in the honl could swim, lie "!
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FIRST CITATIONi The first McCulloch Topper Club
sales award was presented recently to Ilo V. Fields of
La Grande, chain saw representative in this area, at the
service school held in Bend. Fields was one of only
three top salesmen recognized by the national firm.
(Observer Photo)
'Red Hat Days'
To Promote Hunter Courtesy
nea itai picagc earns, outtons,
ana Dumper strips , are again
available at stores throughout
the county. Red Hat Days, the
program to promote good outdoor
manners by hunters, begins offi
cially on Friday.
Norman Masterson, Union
County chairman for the annual
Rep Hat Days, is urging all hunt
ers to sign the cards and observe
the pledge.
-The Red Hat pledge of 'Be
Lrfiw turning; neaptrvi me nigius
and Property of Others; and Be
a i : i : n a a i w- i
Careful With Fire and Firearms.'
is a pledge that should be follow
ed by every hunter to help pre
serve the American heritage of
free hunting," Masterson said.
He said that progress has been
made in the past several years
with the Red Hat efforts in re
ducing trespass, hunter-caused
fires, acts of vandalism, and
ether unsportsmanlike conduct in
the field. But the county chair
man has pointed out that thought
less, unsportsmanlike individuals
still go afield and their activitces
must be completely curbed.
"The only alternative is to con
tinue to pay the price of a rash
of 'No Hunting This Means You
signs." he said.
Bulletin
CLEVELAND (UPI) joe
Cordon Ws signed today to
a two-year contract as man
ever of the Cleveland Ind
ians, the boat went "nose down" inlo
the water just as his brother
started the motor.
All 13 were thrown into the wa
ter as the craft tipped over. He
said when he came to the surface
Students At
Imbler Get
TP Tests
IMBLER (Special) The Union
County Health Department has
given tuberculin tests to 81 junior
and senior high school students
here as part of the county-wide
testing program.
The results of the tests will be
given on Friday.
The tests were given Tuesday
with Mrs. Glen McKenzie and
Mrs. John McKinnis assisting in
the project sponsored by the Un
ion County Tuberculosis and
Health AsHociation.
Set Friday;
me Keel Hal Days program was
started in 1955 by a group of
men concerned with the problems
of hunter landowner relations.
Discussions were held on how to
improve conditions and the Red
Hat Days program resulted.
John Martin
At European
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CnntprPnCP
John A. Martin, an outstand
ing graduate of La Grande High
School and Eastern Oregon Col
lege, attended the recent inter
national conference on High En
ergy Accelerators and Instrumen
tation at Geneva, Switzerland.
He participated in the program
which was under joint sponsor
ship of the International Union of
Pure and Applied Physics and
the European Conference for Nu
clear Research.
, More than 200 physicists, rep
resenting 30 countries, were in
attendance.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Martin, 1104 Pennsylvania
avenue, this city. He also is a
graduate of the Unvcrsity of Ten
nessee at Knoxville, and is em
ployed as a group leader in
charge of electron cyclatrcn de
velopment in the Electro-Nuclear
Research Division of Union Car
bide at Oak Ridge, Tcnn.
He was accompanied on the
trip by his attractive wife, Mrs
John Martin,
Mishap;
Drowned
he could not see anyone else in
the water. Lason held onto the
boat and was able to climb onto
it when it completed its turn.
He told police he climbed on top
of the craft and paddled with ar
arm and leg to shore. Larson said
he "kept looking back" to find
the other members of his family
hut couldn't see anyone and knew
he needed to got help.
When he reached shore, Larson
had to drive three miles to the
nearest telephone, at a resort
owned by Mr.' and Mrs. William
Ryan, of Forest Glen. The lake is
located in an isolated area of
Schoolcraft County in the upper
peninsula.
The bodies of all 12 victims
were recovered by state police
skindivers and conservation offi
cers within two hours of the acci
dent.
The children were: Arthur, 15:
Shirley, 13; Harry, 10; Marlene,
9: Freddie, ; Carol. 7; Robert,
6: Mary Ann, 5; Melody, 3; and
Terry Io, five months.
LA GRANDE, ORE., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1959
FFA
Here
Boys
Sot
For Confab
La Grande High School Chap
ter of the Future Farmers of Am
erica will attend the Eastern
Oregon district leadership meet
ing in Joseph on Thursday. East
ern Oregon district is made up
of the FFA chapters in Union
and Wallowa counties.
The leadership conference will
be for the chapter officers and
will be conducted by the state.
I FA officers. The officers from
the La Grande chapter who will
attend are: President Dale Case,
vice president, Irwin Smutz; sec
retary, Lawrence Smutz; treas
urer, Richard Kasmussvn; report
er, Larry Campbell, sentinel. Bob
Becker; assistant treasurer, Steve
Waile and assistant reporter.
Mike Campbell.
In conjunction
ship conference
with the leader-
there will be a
mtest. The soils
from La Grande
soils judging contest
judging team
will be Jack Chandler, Ken Sie
grist and Dale Case.
Garage Is
Looted By
Thief Here
A thief broke into a private
garage repair shop and got away
with $150 worth of tools. La
Grande police said today.
John O. McLaughlin. 1210 Fil-
low St., told, police the thief
broke into his shop between noon
Friday and 4:45 p.m. Monday.
Among the tools missng are:
one set of sockets, five open end
wrenches, six tappet wrenches.
six pound box end wrenches and
a set of six open end-box end
heavy duty wrenches.
Arrest 2 Drivers
Police also arrested two La
Grande drivers for stop sign
violations.
Joyce Lee Fuzi, 25, 1805 First
St., was stopped at Second and
K Avenues at 8:44 this morning
Glenn Arthur Mctcalf, 58, 1917,
Foley St., was- arrested at Third
and trfandy aiter a stop sign vio
lation at Second and Grandy
Streets at 7:43 this mnring. He
was released on $5 bail.
Hearings were scheduled for
3 p.m. today.
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TROUBLE SPOT The La
otian government announced
that tt haa recaptured a post
in Samnaua province but
that two rebel battalions
were reported in the region
of Samteu ot the same prov
ince. Enemy troops were
also sighted la Phongsaly
province, however Laotian
guerrillas are said to be
Operating to Xlengbl. south
of Samneua. and Muong Pao,
22 miles northeast of Samteu
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HAPPY MOTHER Actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right) visits the three
children of her marriage to film director Roberto Rosscllini on the terrace of Rosscl
lini's villa in Santa Marinelia, Itally. During a recent court session it was agreed
that the children will remain with Rossellini for another month and then join their
mother in Paris, France. The children are (left to right) Robortino, 9; Isotta, 7; and
Isabella.
CHANCE MEET
OF 2 BROTHERS
LILLINGTON, N.C. (UPI)
A Lillinglon man was stopp
ed in th street Tuesdey and
aiked by stranger where he
could find Percy Barnard.
"I'm the man you're look
ing for," replied Percy Barn
ard. "I m your brother, Clar
ence," the stranjer replied.
The brotheri had not seen
etch ether in 41 years. Clar
ence lives in New Port
Rtchey, Fla.
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ADDED TO EOC FACULTY
Not new to the La Grande area is Mary E. Coffey, former local resident, who has
moved from Pendleton to become instructor in art education at Eastern Oregon
College. From left, Mrs. Coffey, Helen, and Tracy. The dog, Nicky he doesn't like
flash bulbs claims associate family membership. Mrs. Coffey has her B.S. from
Eastern Oregon College and also has done graduate work at EOC. She has taught
in the Baker public schools and most recently in Pendleton Junior High.
(EOC Photo)
Sen. Hopkins Would Cancel
Seed Production Summer Data
Slate Sen. Dwight Hopkins (D
linbler), said today that he is ask
ing the Oregon delegation to
Congress to cooperate in reques
ting the crop reporting board of
the Department of Agriculture to
discontinue the summer rennrt
Ion seed production.
Hopkins said that he seeks the
change because the report "hurts
the DmU'Prs mnr-htrc ttnti rlnnl.
Valley and Willamette Valley of
Hiregon, me r-omeroy ana &po
Ikane areas in Washington, and
the seed production areas in
Idaho.
He said that the "reports vi
tally affect both dealer and grow-
i er alike, besides having a very
1 detrimental affect on prices
3 and markets.
morKeis mange
"Under the present system, at
about harvest time, or perhaps
before there is a binder or com
bine in the field, the USDA Ag
ricultural Service, crop report
ing board, makes an estimate or
'quest imate' of the crop to be
harvested. As a result markets
can change in a matter of hours
In the past, when final figures
were revised, practically a year
later from the harvest estimate,
errors as high as 48 per cent
have been uncovered," Hopkins
said.
"To give two examples out of
dozens of markets affected, the
August forecast on Chewings
Fescue came out this year and
indicated a .guess that the crop
Kb
rushchev In
M
ood On Inspection
Of
owa
would be 9,800,000 pounds. This
would be the larglsl production
record if correct. '
"Prior to this dealers were
willing to pay 30 cents per pound.
and even before 32 cents a
pound to growers. The day the
report came out, resale material
went on the market at 27 coats
per pound to the trade, and to
day. Oregon and Washington
handlers probably would not be
willing to pay more than some
where around 23 to 25 cents a
pound," he said.
The other example is that of
Merion Bluegrass, a specialty
grass, hard to raise by growers
This market was holding nicely
at $1.25 to $1.30 to the grower.
The report came out with a
forecast of two million pounds
ol Merion to be harvested in the
Gunman Killed After
Bank Manager Kidnap
CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPP-A
daring gunman was killed today
as police smashed an attempted
bank robbery in which the robbers
abducted the manager and threat
ened to blow up his family if the
hold-up failed.
The hoodlum, who held more
than a dozen persons inside the
hank, was found dead after he re
leased the hostages. Police were
uncertain whether he was killed
by police bullets or by his own
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Farmlands
summer of 1D59. This could or
could not be right, but the gov
ernment indicated a carryover of
r.ne half million pounds of seed.
It was generally thought by
handlers that the crop had al
most entirely cleaned up. As
a result, a softness has develop-
ed, and now dealers would prob
ably think in terms of $1 to $1.10
then would buy very cautiously.
"To a farming community, like
either of the large valleys in
Oregon, or the production areas
in Washington and Idaho, with a
production of one-half million
pounds in any of the single areas,
it would be a loss in dollars of
approximately $150,000, or for the
entire group a loss of one-half
million dollars, because of the
summer report of the crop re
porting board."
hand.
The bizarre stickup began
when one robber and a female ac
complice broke into the home of
manager Herbert Fox. They tied
up his wife and two daughters and
forced Fox at gunpoint to drive
them to the bank.
Before leaving, the robbers
warned that a bomb left in the
home would explode if the hold
up was unsuccessful. When they
reached the bank the woman drove
off while the robber forced Fox to
open the bank.
The robber then captured other
employes as they arrived and
herded them into the manager's
office. A bookkeeper told police
that tho robber explained that he
was after money and that Fox's
family would be blown up if he
naa any trouble.
However, Fox's family worked
free from their bonds and called
police. More than 20 cars rushed
to the bank while other police sped
to Fox's home to disarm the
bomb.
Shortly before police arrived at
the bank, the robber scooped up
money in a bag as two Brinks
men arrived at the front door. The
robber fired at them and they
quickly retreated.
Police surrounded the building
and began pouring shots and tear
gas into the bank while a
loudspeaker called for the robber
to surrender. He suddenly shouted
that he was going to release the
hostages, who crawled out through
broken windows and police re
sumed their attack. A short time
later there was no response from
inside the bank. Police entered
and found the robber dead in the
b.lsement.
Fiva Cents
Happy
Production
Of Corn
Observed
COON RAPID, Iowa (UPI)
Soviet Prtmier Nikita
Khrushchev patted a well-fed
Iowa farmer s stomach today,
pinched the robust man's
cheek and said, "Ah, this is
America!"
Khrushchev, traveling over
gravel roads on a farm to farm
tour of rich midwestern corn and
cattle lands, felt America's waist
line. Khrushchev, a man of girth him
self, saw the rotund farmer during
one of many stops along the way,
shortly after he inspected a mile-
square, field of maturing corn in
his auest for the answer to the
question of how so few American
farmers feed so many so weU.
After admiring his farms.
Khrushchev and Roswell Garst, his
host, carried on a brief exchange
about God.
I must admit you are in
telligent people," Khrushchev said.
"but God helped you.
"You are right." Garst replied.
"God is on our side."
"God is on our side, too," said
Khrushchev. "But we are growing
faster than you are."
"God helps those who help
themselves," said Garst. "This is
an American saying."
"God helps intelligent people,",
Khrushchev said as he closed the
exchange. ' ,
Krushchev, 61, obviously revi
talized by a long night of rest In
the midst of a demanding schedule
in his exchange visit with Presi
dent Eisenhower, was peppy and
cheerful as he left Des Moines in
a limousine and drove the 60 miles
to the Roswell Garst farm for a
look at bumper crops and sleek
livestock.
The air was crisp and cool and
tempered with an autumn haze as
Khrushchev and his party arrived
for a full day in the rich Iowa
countryside.
First he saw the huge cornfield,
then moved on to demonstrations
of modern farm machinery and
other facets of the big agricultural
operation Garst runs. .
Watches Harvettina
Garst's big outlay of machinery
on view included a corn picker,
a stalk chopper for making si-
lage, a planter that applies fer
tilizer and insecticide in the rows
with the corn seed, a cultivator,
a dump wagon, a sheller and a
portable feed grinder. '
About four miles from the big
cornfield, Khrushchev saw some
men harvesting grain Sorghum.
He asked that the car be stopped
so he could watch.
Garst met Khrushchev at the
hotel and guided his party to the
farm about an hour behind Adlai
E. Stevenson, the 1952 and 1056
Democratic presidential nominee,
with whom Khrushchev will talk
during the Coon Rapids tour.
Stevenson expressed optimism
Tuesday night over the results of
the Premier's visit to America.
"It looks like peace is breaking
out,"' he said.
At the Garst place, there was
a curious mingling of security
measures and country festival at
mosphere. Soldiers Protect Crops
Four hundred soldiers were sta
tioned at the farm, assigned to
keep spectators from trampling
Garst's crops. Army helicopters
landed and took off, while Garst's
cows and pigs gazed inquisitively
at the interruption in their morn
ing feeding.
Khrushchev's farm tour, which
the Premier specifically requested
as a major part of his V. S. visit,
was made to try to learn how 12
per cent of this nation's popula
tion produces enough hearty food
for all.
VFW Auxiliary Host
At Enterprise) Event
ENTERPRISE (Special) The
VFW and Auxiliary No. 4307 will
be hosts to the VFW district
meeting to be held at Enterprise
in the Veterans' hall Sunday.
Dinner st noon will be served
at the IOOF hall by the Epslloa
Sigma Alpha Sorority.
Vice President Cecils Lay re
ports that several department
officers will be in attendance as
well as the district presides!
from Walla Walla, Wash.