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News Item: Khrushchev Angry Again : J . I DREW PEARSON SAYSi EDITORIAL PAGE IXGRANDE OBSERVER Monday, October 5, 1959 ' "Without or with friend or foe, we print your daily world as it goes" Byron. ! RIIJCY D. AIJ.KN Publisher U attjKum k?bi5bS7n3 compant CKADY I'ANNKl.L Managing Editor T4 0RAND" FUBLWUINO COMPANY ;W)RGE S. CIIAIJJS Adv. Director : TOM HUMES Circulation Mgr. Anderson Appointment Good One The news wires recently carried a story ;telling of the axintment of Clayton Anderson of Springfield as Oregon's .first recreation director. . The job was created by the 19."!) .legislature to provide some additional ; liaison between the state parks depart ment and the various pities and counties. . Clayton Anderson is particularly well J fitted for the job. ; He recently has been superintendent of the Willamalane park district, and 'before that was chief guide at Rainier 'National Park, director of the Taconm Community Center, recreation director of the Ft. I'wis child welfare council and director of the Springfield park district. The state is fortunate to get him. )Ve hope now the state uses him, in stead of someone less qualified, -to advise the governor on the amount of recrea tion "in big piles of sand." We recommend that every effort be made to get Mr. Anderson to come to I .a Grande at the earliest possible date to look over the local situation and make recommendations pertinent to our own parks and parks for the future. Adlai Wants Red China Admitted To UN I A two thirds affirmative vote of the General Assembly of the U.S. is needed to admit a new member. The last vote In 1958 on Red China was 4 1 against, 2S for and 9 abstaining. Iled China is cer tainly not a "peace loving nation" within the terms of the U.N. charter, as its re cent actions have proven again, so there was even less reason than usual for support of her bid for admission this time. Yet, there are some, such as Adlai Stevenson, who continue to advocate that Red China be admitted despite her bloody record. Stevenson's reasoning is that the world would be better off with this belligerent nation "in" rather than "out" of the U.N. because if it were in, the Reds "would have to answer almost daily for some of the things they have done." What Stevenson advocates, then, is that the U.N. take on the role of reform er. He would accept this bad egg among nations into the respected peace councils of the world on the assumption that it would then behave better. There would le more logic to this line of reasoning, if any precedents could be cited. Has Kussia, for example, treated its neigh bors any better after the formation of the I'.X. than before? Certainly, mem bership in that body didn't deter the Kremlin in its use of force in Hungary. Another consideration that must not be forgotten is that if Nationalist China is evicted from the U.N. to make way for the conquerors, the Communists' position on the Security Council will be immeasur ably strengthened. The Price Of Fun Comes High The current annual bill for fun? About as much as the nation's defense budget or in the neighborhood of 41 billion dol lars. By fun we mean a wide range of leisure-time activities such as Imating. photography, travel and even gardening. The expenditures in the major areas of this loosely organized body we call fun are staggering. Consider the figures compiled by the magazine Printers' Ink : over two billion dollars each for boating, photography and overseas travel; five billion for radios, TV sets, phonographs, tape recorders and repairs; three and a half billion on gardening equipment; 1G.H billion on recreation and domestic travel. Even the totals of power law n mow ers and swimming pools make you look twice: 300 million dollars for lawn mani cure sets and 600 million for your own dipping trough. A number of factors contribute to the growth of "leisure spending." The $-1,000-$7,500 middle-income group has expand ed rapidly during the 1950s. A 36 per cent increase in the number of people moving to the suburbs recently has help ed accelerate living "around the barle cue." Pefbaps as Important as anything in people spending more to have fun is the basic chanfiC inAnierican attitudes to- ward buying pleasure on credit. And a key to the current trend toward family togetherness is the recreation equipment marketeer's skill in selling his wares. It is easy to predict we will go down in history as the fun-lovingest people on t-aith. All the historians will have to do is turn up a cross section of cancelled check stubs and uncover a numlxr of backyard sw imming pools. fiood old vacation puU a fellow in the pink and, if too much sunburn, in the red. Short story about a person toothache: drill, fill and bill. with a We wonder how some of the bathing suits get by, but they do, just barely. The powder that goes on with a never goes off with a bang. puff lly the time some vacationers learn to ride the dude ranch horses, they can't. The heir as well aa the hair can often be trained properly through the use of a brush. Indiana police found a toy pistol in the pocket of an arrested drunk. Only the man was loaded. Senator Dirksen Stuck Foot In Mouth On World Series WASHINGTON The Chicago While Sox managed to beat every other team in the American Lea gue to win the pennant, but they were baffled recently by their home state Senator, Everett Dirk sen of Pekin, 111. Attending a luncheon for the White Sox, the Republican lead r of the Senate modestly con ceded he knew ' very little about baseball. And then proceeded to prove the fact. "I hear you boys are head ed for the American League pen nant," he told the visiting ball players. '"Now, where will the World Series be played, in Com- skey Park or Wrigley Field?" The ballplayers exchanged tartled glances. Finally one of them, convinced that Dirksen was really serious-, explained that they would, of course play part of the World Series in their own stadium, t'omiskey Park, if they won the A L. pennant. Wrigley Field, he explained, is the home of Chicago's National League club, the Cubs. The Illinois senator has prov ed an able minority leader and Ike swears by him. But in this tise he was not to be diverted liom his attempt to prove his in capacity on baseball matters. "Wouldn't it be wonderful," suggested Dirksen, "if the World Series wound up in a tie between the American and National Lea i;ue contenders, and they played it off at Soldiers' Field?" That nialit, the White Sox were still so shaken by their encount er with Dirksen, they lost to Washington. 8-2. Kitt-Off for a Friend About two weeks before Pre mier Khrushchev arrived in the United State, the Italian govern nient made friendly represents tions to the United States that it could be dangerous if Premier Signi, who was due to arrive two days after Krushchev, got a kiss-off reception. It was discreetly pointed out that if the U.S. government -went all-out for Krushchev and then was merely polite to Sengi, re percussions in Italy might be ser ous. For in Italy, the Communist party is the second largest in the world and has been trying for years to end all Italian ties with the United States. On the other hand, the Chris tian Democratic party, which Seg ni now heads, has stuck his neck way out for American friendship, and immediately agreed to U. S. missile bases on Italian soil. The Communists have been demand ing that these bases be removed and the Christian Democrats kicked out of office. The State Deparmcnt agreed with the Italian government. But it reckoned without President Eisenhower. At first he wanted to go to California to play bridge and golf with his old friend, George Allen, even before the Italian premier arrived. Segni's visit had been arranged one month before Khrushchev's, but Ike wanted to go anyway. Final ly he agreed to remain until after the offical white House luncn eon for Segni. However, there was little time for the two men to fcdk at the luncheon Wednesday, nor for Segni to get a real report on the Khrushchev talks. Shortly aft- QUOTES FROM THE NEWS United Press International HOLLYWOOD Screen star Elizabeth Taylor commenting on her contract battle about the role n( a nrnstitnle she is scheduled to play in the film version of "But- terfield 8 : "I just don't want to play the role.'' ATLANTA The wife of con victed atom spy Morton Sobell on her request to conceive a child by her husband in prison: "Unless this action is taken al this time we can very well lose our future as we have lost the present." COLUMBUS. Ohio Gov. Mi chael V. DiSalle who regurgitated while inspecting filthy conditions at Columbus State Mental Hospi tal: ."The odors and smells made me ill." BUFFALO, Tex. Government investigators probing the crash of a Lockheed Electra airliner which killed 34 persons: "There has been no indication that the fuselage exploded from a bomb." UNITED NATJONS U.S. Far Eastern expert Walter S. Robert son after his heated argument with Philippine Ambassador Leon Guerrero: "I consider this young man to be both arrogant and rude." SEGRI FLIES HOME NEW YORK (UPI Italian Premier Antonio Segni flew back to Rome today after expressing the conviction that his five-day U.S. visit has brought "even'clos er economic and political rela tions" between Italy and the Unit ed States. er the lunch, Ike pulled out for Talifornia. Note Italian Communist are already boasting that the top Communist now rates higher in Washington than the too mem ber of the Christian Democratic party. Oown-to-Earth Diplomacy The Coon Rapids farm visit of N'ikita Khrushchev was reported in detail, from the newspaper chaos to the temper of corn farm er Rosewell Garst. But what wasn't reported is that in be tween the corn Khrushchev got some friendly advice on disarm ament which he apparently fol lowed during his talks with Eisenhower. It happened in the car riding 70 miles from Des Moines to Coon Rapids. Garst, who had met Khrushchev in Moscow and has sold seed corn to the Soviet bloc countries, went to Des Moines to meet his famous visitor. "You people can't afford heavy armament," Garst told the Rus sian as they drove through the Iowa countryside. "We can afford it better than you. We just take 10 per cent out of our lux uries and our automobiles. We've already got so many automobiles we can't find roads to drive them on or places to park them. "But when you spend 18 per cent on armament, it comes out of utter necessities," Garst con tinued. "We want disarmament but you'll gain more than we. "But you'll have to go for in ternational inspection and con trols. And you'll make yourself a hero if you agree to go just as far as the United State on con trols. "If you give a little, you'll pro bably find that we'll give a lit tle and we'll meet each other halfway," concluded Garst in his talk on "common sense" dip lomacy. Interesting fact is that Khru shchev did exactly what Garst suggested. He later agreed to in ternational controls for disarma ment. Hitherto Russia has been adamant against them. Nixon Bandwagon Assistant Secretary of Com merce Henry Kearns has been bombarding his acquaintances with letters, urging them to get aboard the Nixon bandwagon. "During 1960, a decison will be made regarding the leadership of this country," his letters declare. Some of us have had the priv ilege of observing the increasing public appreciation of our great vice president. We would like to take part in a campaign to assure the election of Dick Nix on as our next president If you agree with me in the importance of such action, would you let me know at your convenience? I would also invite you to suggest the names of acquaintances of yours who might have a similar interest." Say 1960 Construction To Set New High Record In America By ELMER C. WALZER NEW YORK UPI -Construction in I960 is going to set a new high record, according to the annual forecast of Architectural Forum. If it does, it will be the 16th annual record in a row. And that in itself is something of a record The rise over 1959 is expected to be small 1.5 per cent in cur rent dollars, and 0 5 per cent in 1947-49 prices. It's a small gain because 1959 was so big. The 1959 construction figure is placed at $54.9 billion, a jump of 11 8 per cent over 1958. That's three and a half times the average increase of the past few years and more than twice the most optimistic prediction. The Forum expects I960 build ing to reach $55.7 billion, with private building at $39.3 billion, up almost 2 per cent and public at $16.4 billion, up only 0 5 per cent. No Riso In Housing The 1960 rise is slated to come without benefit of a rise in housing. Forum estimates that privately- financed one and two family starts probably will all 11 per cent from 1,112,000 units in 1959 to 990,000 in 1960. However, it points out, expendi tures for housing will fall less about 6 per cent because of a big carryover of work begun in 1959 and the trend toward larger, higher quality, and more expen sive homes. The giant size of the 1959 building figure was caused in large part by government use of construction as an anti-reces sion tool, it is pointed out. Hence, the Forum suggests the years 1959 and I960 be taken to gether for appraising the trend. Us As Pump Primor? Now that the industry is back to a more normal basis and no longer an anti-recession tool, the Forum wonders if it were worth while to use this industry as a pump primer. "In a major recession," says the Forum, "federal pump-priming with construction dollars may benefit the economy and the in dustry alike, but in a minor re cession like that of 1957-58 it may do both more economic harm than good.' Wall Street regards the con struction industry as one of the three major industrial forces that may influence a new bull drive. The other two are automobile and steel. These three, running at full tilt, could lead a smart industrial rise. They will need financing from banks and hence will exert more pressure on the money market. It is admitted that tight money could slow things down, but some how market men are convinced that some increases will be made in the credit base to keep the boom booming. And that in turn, they hold, could well send the stock market to new highs. Nikita Subdued Type Person Addressing Chinese Throngs By CHRISTOPHER DOBSON Copyright 1959 by London Daily Express and Unitod Pri ' , International PEIPING lUPD Soviet Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev came quietly and subdued to Peiping. When he stepped out of his huge silver TU-114 at Peiping airport and waved his hat over his head to the clapping crowd that sur rounded him, it seemed as if this was going to be the old rambunc tious, rough and tumble Mr. K. But he made a quiet speech at the airport, shook hands all round and comported himself as a per fect diplomat. He was matched in style by the grey-tunicked Mao Tse-tung, as cool and imperturb able as only a Chinese can be if anything, he is more unflappa ble than British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Khrushchev, I thought, looked a little weary. He has had a gruel ling time in these past two weeks. Certainly Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who arrived with him. looks as tired a foreign minister as ever I have seen. Chinos Pourod Past Wednesday night I was a guest at a fabulous banquet given by the Chinese leaders for Khrushchev in the huge New Congress Hall. It was a velvet blue evening follow ing an afternoon of violent thunderstorms. Cars bearing diplomats and the world's top Communists drew up in what must surely be the world s largest public square. Streams of Chinese poured past on their bicycles, and old Chinese women, their feet tiny and crip pled from the binding ritual per formed in the old days, held their grandchildren up to see the for eign visitors people who not so very long ago were foreign dev ils." Wednesday night, in Congress Hall which completely dwarfs the old Imperial Palace which used to dominate this area, it was completely different. Spok Moderately Here, in a huge dining room, 5,000 persons sat down to eat ex quisite Chinese food and drink toasts in rice wine. " Chou En-lai made the first speech. Cool and restrained he made a moderate speech in which he congratulated Khrushchev "on the success of his visit to the United States and of the talks he had with President Eisenhower of the United States." Western diplomats were pleas antly surprised by Chou's approv al of the communique. Hopes were raised that possibly this might mean the beginning of some sort of accommodation be tween the United States and China. NEWS CHUCKLES CAINS THROUGH THEFT DENVER (UPD-T. E. McClas key, of Vancouver, Wash., was naturally happy when police found his car, which had been stolen here Aug. 10. But when he saw the car he was overwhelmed. It had been outfitted with a new set of whitewall tires, spotless interior, a new clothes rack, a repaired generator, and a re tuned engine. SAD MEMORIES LONDON lUPD "I can't for get it quickly enough," wrote A. Goldberg in the Evening Standard of England's long, hot summer, the driest in 200 years. Goldberg is a raincoat man ufacturer. POLITICAL DOG-FIGHT LONDON (L'PIi Liberal Party candidate Oliver Smedly reported today that his wife while helping him campaign was bitten in the hand when the tried to stop a fight between her bull dog and a "dog of a different political persuasion." OUT, NOT IN LONDON UPI Former Pan amanian ambassador to Britain Dr. Grobert Arias, who recently fled Panama after an abortive re volt, confirmed reports Thursday that he is free to return home. "I've always been free to re turn to Panama,' he said before boarding a plane for Paris. "It's getting out again that worries me." REMEMBER WHEN ... 25 years ago, the enroll ment at Eastern Oregon 'Normal School' here was up slightly ov er the year before. A total of 242 students had registered, ac cording to H. E. Inlow, school president. Mrs. Joel Richardson hosted the Wakelita Bridge Club ses sion. Winning high score prize was Mrs. Jack Oliver, with Mrs. - Clyde Chartlon as second high-' est. .! Therron F. Hampton and May-1 etta Zollman, both of Enterprise, were issued a marriage license at the Union County clerk's office. The Swedenborgian Society met at the home of Mrs. William Kennedy for a social. . ,. . . . 15 years ago, Grant Mil-, ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Millering of La Grande, was home on leave from Texas service du ty. He had just been commis sioned asan ensign in the Navy. Mrs. Harry E. Smith was guest of honor at a stork shower given at the home of Mrs. V. D. Dex ter. Assisting Mrs. Dexter as hostess was Mrs. George Powell. The Impala 2-Door Sport Coup D, s SEE IT NOW AND SEE ALL THESE mbw Md doffersMtt Moms 1960 Chevy ! IN THE f ne wt mjMi'mg luggage compartmnt New convenience has been built Into Chevy's big, vacation-sized luggage compartment by lowering the loading height. NEW spaciousness inside Inside you'll find room and mora room. There's room to sprawl in, room to ait tall in and th roofline has a respect for hats. 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