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LA GRANDE OBSERVER WEATHER Partly tunny Sunday; high 48 54; low tonight 20-25. 34th Issue 64th Year WW-'-' IN SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION David G. Slabaugh is shown studying his s chool work tat his desk at the La Grande High School. David is one of 10,000 high sc hool students throughout the United States to qualify for final exams in Merit Scholarship competition. (Observer Photo By Joe Diehl) Imbler's FFA State Champions Leave For Kansas City Meeting IMBLER (Special) Members of I the Imbler Future Farmers of America livestock ji'dging team left yesterday with their instructor for Kansas City and the National Livestock K.F.A. convention. The four boys, Dallas Craig. Fd Johnson, Arricl I'uh and Fred Behrens, earned th" right to com pete hy winning the livestock judg ing section at the Oregon State Fair in Salem in September. The hoys topp-d more than 63 earns competing at' the state fair for the right to represent the state at the national event. All four boys have grown up on farms and have help"d handle slock on their parents' farms while working on projects of their own. Many Projects Dallas Craig, at the present time, has 30 head of Corridule sheep as his project. Ho lives with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Craig, on their farm north of Summerville. He is a junior at Imbler High School and is active in sports rnd is reporter for the F.F.A. class. Ed Johnson has as his project seven head of Yorkshire swine. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson, who live east of Imbler. Ed is a senior this year and is treasurer of the F.F.A. clas. He is also active in Imbler sports. His father is manager of a local ch"rry orchard and is assisted during the summer by Ed. Ardell Puph has 13 head of stock with Brookshire sw ine as his main project. He has three head of hogs, eight weiner pigs, a here ford cow and calf and also raised eight acres of barley this year. He is the son o.r Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pugh and lives on the family farm west of Summer- 'Soviet Moon Rocket Functions Smoothly MOSCOW (UPI) Russia's Lu nik III is expected to reach the farthest point of its cigar-shaped orbit around the moon today and then start back towards earth, according to the official Soviet news agency Tass. Tass said the rocket will be 292,- America Step Closer Rocket Moon Firing CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CPU An Atlas ICBM that may boost an American moonrockct next month scored its second success of the week Friday night with a test flight of more than 5.500 miles. The bulky 75-foot missile, car rying another of the advanced Mark III nose cones, left its pad on what appeared to be a perfect launch. It rose Into fluffy clouds and disappeared into a moonless sky as it headed southeast down the Atlantic missile range. The Air Force announced in Washintgon that the missile was fired "near the maximum range and "achieved Its test objectives. The new nose cone is designed to allow heavier payloads, higher re entry velocities and greater ac curacy. XX- -: " v -' ' , rf -. - .-Cl 1 . 1 1 1 . iti mi - fa ' 1 11 11 villc. Ardi'll is a junior at Imhler High School and is active in sports. He participated in 4H club projects prior to his F.F.A. days. Swine, Cows Fred Behrens has 10 fat swine and one l.an Race gilt as his Chilling Air Sweeps Out, Of Rockies United Press International A surge of cold air swept out of the Rockies today, chilling the northern plain slates and choking off a brief warming trend. The mercury climbed into the BOs late Friday, but dropped back into the 30s when the chill air blew through Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. Cold rain and snow accompanied the blast. Minot, N.D. reported five inches of new snow and Glas gow, Mont., measured two inches. A broader cold snap spread over the East, dropping tempera tures as much as 25 degrees in New York State through the Ohio Valley. Zancsville, Ohio, reported 44-de-eree readings Friday night, 24 de grees below the same time the night before. . Rain was confined to the At lantic seaboard from Virginia to Florida. The weather bureau predicted fine football weather for most of the ration today, broken only by cold and blustery conditions in the Central Plains and Upper Missis sippi Valley, with cold winds and rain mixed with snow in that area late this afternoon. 000 miles from earth at its apo gee. It will then begin a return flight that will send it past the earth on Oct. 18 at a distance of 24.853 miles to start a new orbit. Soviet scientist Ari Stcrnfcld said the rocket, which was launched early Sunday, is contin uing to "function smoothly." Tass quoted sternfeld as saying that the rocket, first to travel around the hidden side of the moon, could have an unlimited life "if one disregards accidental crashes with meteors.'1 A Radio Moscow broadcast not ed that the giant Giacobini-Zin-ner comet is expected to pass close to earth during the weekend and said Lunik III will pass through the resultant stream of meteors. Astronomy Prof. Boris Kukark in, - according to the broadcast, said Lunik Ill's instruments will be about "to register everything that takes place on the srxt " He added: "This may well pro- vine science wim unique informa non aooui intense meteoric streams in outter space. Scientists and designers will also be able to determine how a space ship fares on encountering a meteor si roam. . .1 .' I 1 ) current project. He ako has two head of Jersey dairy stock. He has been active in 4 If club work for sometime. Fred lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Behrens, on their farm north of Summerville and is a sophomore at Imbler High School. The boys are traveling by spe cial train with HS3 other boys from Oregon to the convention, according to Walt Daniels, F.F.A. instructor ut Imbler. " They will spend a week at the convention before returning to their homes, projects and school. Eight Male Overpower JERSEYVILLE, III. (UPI) A gunman sought in a huge man hunt for questioning in two mur ders was captured today by eight construction company employes whom he had held at gunpoint. James Palmer, 21, former bell hop, momentarily dropped his guard and Louis Gorman, owner of the construction company, jumped him. Yen For 'Gin' Lands Union Man In State Prison A yen for gin-moonshine va rietynetted Tom Russell Caldcr, ;9. three years in the Oregon state prison Friday. Circuit Judge W. F. Brownton didn't take too kindly to Calder's outside business activity, and noted that this was the third con viction for the Union man. Calder was arrested Wednes day when a gang of state and lo cal officials swooped down on his hillside still near the town of t'nion. State Police and a representa tive of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission told the court that Calder was caught with his still going full blast. He was charged with illegal pos session of mash, wash and wort, the three ingredients that go into white lightning and give the pure alcohol that corn touch. District Attorney George Ander son Jr. prosecuted the court action. Farm - Merchant Banquet Of C-C Set In November The annual Farm-Merchant ban quet has been tentatively shcduled for Nov. 20 by the agriculture committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Ted Sidor, chairman of the com mittee, appointed chairmen at a luncheon meeting of the group yesterday in the Sacajawea Hotel. The banquet will include enter tainment and a special speaker from Oregon's Congressional dele gation. The annual affair will be held in tin- armory. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1959 DOUBLE LIFE BY SALESMAN SANTA MONICA, Clif. (UPl-Arthur Howard Wyble had double traublo today bt cauto hit wW or on of fhem wtnt through hif pocktti oi (l night. Wyble, 3, was arroigntd on a charge of bigamy Friday and bound ovtr to superior court. Ha is charnad with maintain ing two homes, two bank ac count and two wives only 20 miles aosrt. The district attorney's of fice said he married Gloria Cardall Wyble last year while he already had another wife, Patricia Dunn Wyble, J7, Pilot Verdes, Calif. Wyble told the two women he was a traveling salesman,' spending two weeks at his Palos Verdes home and then driving 20 miles to spend two weeks with Gloria at his Santa Monica home, police said. Education Executives Meet Here Meeting on the Eastern Oregon College campus today is the exe cutive council of the Oregon Bus iness Education Association. Dr. Theodore Yerian, professor of business education at Oregon Slate college, is consultant tor me council. Mrs. Nina P. Nelson Girls roiyiecnnicai Hign scnooiyi Portland, who is president, will conduct the meeting. 12 Districts The executive council is com posed of the officers and the dis trict representatives of 12 districts in Oregon and special committee chairmen. Arrangements for the local con ference have been made hy Dr Sarah C. Stein. Eastern Oregon College; Joe Updegraff. Baker; and Mrs. Helena Edwards, Elgin Also attending the meeting arc commercial teachers of Union, Baker, Umatilla, Wallowa and Grant County high schools. Captives Desperado Gorman's employes joined in beating the fugitive into submis sion. Palmer had been sought for questioning in the slayings last month of a Wood River. 111., wait ress and the owner of a tackle shop in North St. Louis County. Mo., across the Mississippi River from here. He escaped from a police trap early Friday and fled into a corn field, leaving his bride of six weeks behind. Since he eluded police, a posse of more than 100 policemen had beat the southern Illinois bush for him. They were under orders to "shoot to kill" because Palmer was believed armed with a pistol and a rifle. Gorman said he and two em ployes were surprised by Palmer when they arrived at a construc tion shed early this morning. Palmer, who had been hiding in the shed, brandished a gun and ordered the men to lie on the floor. As five other workers arrived, Gorman said, Palmer forced them to lie down. Three of the men were bound by Gorman on orders from the gunman. After more than an hour in the shed. Palmer ordered plant man ager Ernie Pohlman to open a safe and hand over its contents within two minutes or "get yourself shot." U .S. Calculations Confirm Lunik Satellite Performance WASHINGTON (UPI) U. S. officials said today that American calculations based on skimpy Rus sian data roughly confirmed So viet Performance claims for the Lunik HI satellite. These officials emphasized that Russia was supplying only sparse information on Lunik III. But they said U. S. calculations Indicate there was no reason to doubt the accuracy of the daily reports from Moscow. The Soviets have said that Lunik III, launched Oct. 4, would start back toward the earth today after soaring out to distance of about 291,870 miles on a course which carried It within 4,375 miles of the moon Oct. 6. American scientists could not make accurate predictions of Lu nik Ill's course because the So Steel Union To Fight Mnke Breaking Ulfi President Under Fire From Labor WASHINGTON (UPI) Top union officials drafted strategy today for fighting i resident Eisenhower s ef fort to send 500.000 striking Steelworkers back to work for 80 days under court or ders. Other labor leaders accused Ei senhower of "strike b-eaking" for invnkino (ho T..ft.ll:irlltu In. K... I",""..'.-.""".'.- ui iaw m me aay sieei snui down. The President used na-1 tional emergency prov isions of law (or the second time in days when he took the first rriday to force a no-strike "cool- " pv, iuu ill mic aifui uia- i Eisenhower declared that the strike would have sev en the economy and danger the national He voiced "profound regret" that a voluntary settlement had not been reached. Arranged Discussions Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and Union General Counsel Arthur J. Goldberg ar ranged day-long discussions to day to shape battle plans for the opening of hearings Monday by a three man presidential board of inquiry. I'nion attorneys huddled until late Friday night. The fact-finding board faces an Oct. 16 deadline for reporting to Eisenhower on the strike issues. With this report in hand, the President was expected to direct the attornev ceneral to eo into court for the bO-day back-to-work oraer. io juogc ever nas ueiiicu such a request. Eisenhower obtained a similar injunction Thursday to force 85,- 000 striking East' and Gulf Coast longshoreman to report back to their piers Friday. The two days between Eisenhower's appoint ment of a dock fact-finding board and the court order matched a 1936 speed record. Predicted Longer Delay Government officials predicted. however, there would be a longer delay in getting Steelworkers back on the job because of the union's opposition to the president's ac tion. The Dockworkers did not fight against the injunction. McDonald said the President s 'drastic action., .will settle nothing on a permanent basis." He expressed fears that the move would harm industry-union rela tions. McDonald promised that the Steelworkers would obey the "law of the land" if the injunction was granted. Rank-and-file strikers appeared displeased at Eisenhower's inter vention at this time but some conceded they needed the 80 day's pay. A number of strikers charged that the President's move bol stered the companies' position and would hurt the chances of win ning any benefits. Man Found Dead On Street Here By Boy Robert Lee Bonham, Harris- burg, Ore., was found dead yes terday at 6:15 a.m. by Gary Hadden, 13, a La Grande newsboy, at 803 Jefferson Ave. Mr. Bon ham was here to visit his daugh ter, Mrs. Ida Burlington, 2102 Sec ond St. He apparently died of a heart attack shortly after debark ing from a bus. The body has been removed to Junction City where funeral ar rangements will bo made. viets failed to disclose its launch ing velocity and other necessary data. But calculations based on what information they did get from Moscow were in rough agreement with Russia's claims. For instance, the Russians an nounced that Lunik HI would make one wide - swinging orbit around th earth each 15 days. U.S. scientists figured 13.92 days. The Soviets said Lunik HI would come within 24,840 miles of the earth at its nearest point. This also jibed with' American calcula tions. There was one apparent dis crepancy. A chart published by the official Russian Tass news agency showed Lunik HI crossing the moon s orbit behind the moon U. S. Calculations indicated the satellite crossed in front. kr fc. t . l . r..-N. f V EN V i. "... J -tfirii ere effects I 3vVN iV s K seriously en-'S' S;7vV ' VSCs . " i . - ' health and C X V -C -V " - . -r. W , "V t t .MM ' " "' I'll I lit II I ' NINE POINTS John Krctschmer displays the horns and head of the nine point eJk he shot near TAgm last Sunday. I he elk dressed out to more than 600 pounds. The prize was Jonn's first success as a hunter. (Observer Photo) Local Youth Shoots 9 Point Elk Near Elgin TAGS FIRST GAME John Krctschmer relived t h e tale of David and Goliath last weekend while he was hunting. Only our modern-day David was better equipped than his Biblical counterpart and his Goliath was a nine-point elk. John went hunting with his fath er and brother near Elgin last Sunday during the special elk hunt. He took along his 30-30 rifle, a gift from his grandfather, Mr. William Spence of Portland, in place of a slingshot. As 13-year-old John tramped through the hills he came to a log and sat down to take a short rest. Minutes later he heard a noise in the brush on the hill ahovc his resting spot. "I thought my father had seared some deer and 1 turned to look,-' John said. "All of a sudden this elk came out of the brush and I just shot him. I didn't get excited until it was all over; I just con centrated on getting him down," John added. John's first shot hit the bull in the neck and toppled him down the hillside. The elk slid about 12 feet and the body flipped over the rack with his head under the body. John, who lives with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Krctschmer at Kill Washington Ave, is an County Concert Association In Monday Meeting All workers in the season's membership drive for the L'nion County Civic Concert Association wil meet for the annual kickoff dinner Monday evening at the Sacajawea Hotel. Time is 7 o'clock. Miss Rae Sinclair, representative from the national organization, the Civic Concert Service, will address the gathering. Neil Wilson, association presi dent, urges that all workers ho do not have reservations for the dinner call Mrs. Charles Snyder, secretary, Immediately. All workers will be given the materials for the campaign and instructions for the weeks work at th,o dinner session. 6 Pages' . ' " '-v . '" -VV . It ' 1 . v 1 . IT,., , J -'V i i . .. j ' i " t f eighth-grader at La Grande Junior High School. He has two brothers, Bob and Jim. Jim, 14-years-old, is quite a hun ter , too. Monday, he bagged a four-point buck and last year a bear. Bob likes to tease John about his elk. "John was taking target prac tice when this elk walked in front of him," Bob said. This was John's second year of hunting but the elk that diesscd out to more than BOO pounds was the first game he has tagged. John's blonde hair was combed neatly for school and his blue eyes twinkled as he talked about his elk He talked quietly and easily about his first success in the woods but the longing to be back on the trail of another prize catch was in his voice. John and his father had a little difficulty getting the rack out of me garage for a picture. "We'll have to take this down ana have the horns cut off, it's starting to get a little ripe," Mr Kretschmer said. Murder Trial Begins In Vermont Hamlet NEWBURY, Vt. M Tl) - A murder trial jury today visits this tiny Vermont community which the stale claims was the scene of the vigilante killing of a mean-natured dairy farmer. It is something of a rural "Pey ton Place," a village of 200 with perhaps 1,000 more Persons scat tered on surrounding farms with considerable wealth but an inbred atmosphere whore one man's af fairs are everyone's. Eldte Atty. Gen. Frederich Reed got court approval to show the jury of eight men end four women the farm and barn from which Orville Gibson, 47, disap peared on New Year s Eve of 1957. His body, bound hand and foot, was found in a mountain river 85 days later. On trial for Gibson's murder is Robert Welch, 46, a school jani tor. The case began Friday in the county seat of Chelsea, 25 miles from here and the Jurors were transported in a chartered bus. Welch, free on $40,000 bail, was expected to make the lour also Five Cents Ikes malum V k- at!? J i ifiiM Farm Bureau To Meet At Island City ISLAND CITY (Special) The annual resolution and policy mak ing meeting for the Union County Farm Bureau has been set for Tuesday evening in Island City. Sub-committees held discussion meetings the past week to expe dite the proceedings. Chairmen of each committee will be expected to report on their particular phase, explaining any changes re commended by their group. Addi tional discussion will also be held before voting is done by the Bu reau. Topics covered by Farm Bureau resolutions include taxes, farm program, education, community betterment, natural resources and international affairs. Roy Leonard, county resolution chairman, said the meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. with refreshments served at the close of the deliberations. BUILD RIVER LINER MOSCOW (UPI I The world's biggest river liner "Soviet Un ion'' has been completed at the Krasnoe Sormovo shipyards at Gorky, Tass news agency report ed today. It gave no tonnage fig ures. r although he was not required to do so by Superior Court Judge Natt L. Divoll Jr. Heed indicated Friday that the state believes Welch was one of the instruments of a community anger and desired to "rough up" Gibson which ended in Gibson's death and was, although'' the lo cale mokes the word seem strange, a lynching. In his opening statement Friday, Red said Welch and two other men neither identified were seen in a car near Gibson's farm that New Year's Eve shortly bo fore Gibson started his morning chores. A week before, on Christmas Day, Gibson had severely beaten a much smaller man, his hired hand, over spilling two cans of milk. "A definite animosity developed toward Orville Gibson," Reed said with some kind of vigilante ac tion against him." Direct evidence in the case will begin Monday morning In the courthouse at Chelsea. It is .small and binding place. i- - - - "