Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1959)
LA GRAND E OBSERVER WEATHER Fair through Saturday; ,' high Saturday 70-75; low to. night 26-34. 39th Itsut 64th Year mj2 WAD lO i L;. PREPARING FOR AUNT JEMIMA AFFAIR Chairman for the Kiwanis-sponsored Au-nt Jemima Pancake Feed get ready to sell tickets to the program that will feature a personal appearance by the well-known personality. From left to right: Harry Wells, Buck Hayden, Dr. J. Fredericks, publi city committee; Winn Howe, parade chairman; and Jack Brown, ticket chairman. Steel Shortages Hit Assembly Lines, Slow Auto Productions DETROIT L'PI Steel short ayes slowed the assembly lines of 1960 model car production for the first time today and boosted lay offs in General Motors to the 60,000 mark. ' The figure represented close to 20 per cent of GM's total produc tion force of 330,000. At the same time, the auto in dustry reported near record sales of its new models, putting a tight squeeze on the availability of new cars. Ward's Automotive Reports, sta tistical agency for the auto in dustry, reported dealers sold more Cars in the first 10 days of this month .than in any other new " model introduction period since record smashing 1955. But industry enthusiasm for the fast selling pace was tempered by the steady encroachment of steel shortages on ability of the manufacturers to keep turning them out. , GM made a nationwide survey of its parts, accessories and as- Elgin Logger Hurt Fatally WALLOWA (Special) Joseph Andrew Mahon, 47. Elgin, was killed instantly yesterday when the bulldozer he was operating went over a 40-foot embankment about three miles south of here on Bear Creek. State Police in La Grande were notified cf the accident at 1:52 p.m. L. A. Bollman, Wallowa County coroner, said that post mortem performed last night indicated death was accidental but that the exact cause of the mishap would not be known until the bulldozer K examined. Bollman said that Mahon was working for the H. M. Stanley Logging Contractors. He said that another worker was waiting for Mahon and investigated when the victim failed to arrive at the log landing. Mahon was pinned un der the bulldozer. Steelworkers Cut Wage Demand; Negotiations May Settle Strike WASHINGTON .(LTD Scaled down union wage demands raised hopes today for settlement of the M-day-old sleel strike in a new round of negotiations. The revised Steelworkers' pro posals were to be presented for mally to the "big 12" sleel com panies when contract talks re sume at the prodding of President Eisenhower's fact-finding board. first hint of a break in the stalemate came after secret meetings between Edgar Kaiser, head of Kaiser Industries, and representatives of the union. This moved both sides off dead center for the first time since the last series of negotiations col lapsed Oct. 6 in Pittsburgh. Para Wage Demands Reliable sources said the union pared down its wage demands by a considerable amount in its lat est peace offer. It' was said to be a two-year proposal calling for much less than the accent pack age the Steelworkers previously have Insisted on in a two-year pact.- The sources said the union is sembly plants throughout the na tion and announced total layoffs due to steel shortages numbered 60.000 as of close of business today. That figure already included one Chevrolet final assembly plant, and another was due to be hit next week. Two thirds of the workers at the Chevrolet assem bly plant in Janesville, Wis., were scheduled . to be laid off next Tuesday because of the steel strike. Othar Closedowns Exported The layoffs today included 500 workers at GM's Chevrolet divi sion plant at Framingham, Mass., the first final assembly line to b hit by steel shortages. Most of GM's other assembly lines were expected to close down within an other week because of steel short ages. 1 The announcement by Ward's confirmed individual reports from industry sources and dealers about the enthusiastic reception given to the 1960 models. Pontiac division of GM report ed its sales during the firest 10 days of this month were the heav iest in the division's history. Olds- mobile reported sales were up 80 per cent over last year while Stu-debaker-Packard reported it de livered more cars to its dealers than it had at any time. in the last five years. Report Sale Up American Motors reported sales up 18 per cent over last year which Chrysler Corp. reported Im perial sales were double those of a year ago. Chrysler's Dodge di- Rebels Report Advance TOKYO (UPIi Rebel reports reaching Tokyo today from Com munist - harassed Laos claimed "continuing" successes against royal Laotian government troops. The claims were made in spite of the admission by the rebel uaotian forces that they were rarcea 10 wunaraw from some areas of Samneua Province in northern Laos. now asking about a 20-cent wage and benefit package spread over a two-year period Tiiere was no immediate reac tion from industry sources. Chief Management Negotiator R. Con rad Cooper declared: "It's news to me." Both sides agreed to resume bargaining late Thursday after George W. Taylor, chairman of the fact-finding panel, appealed to them to act "pronto." Taylor planned to stay away from the talks and concentrate on writing a report to the President with the aid of his fellow board members. Paul Lehoczky and John A. Perkins. Injunction Now Unlikely Once he gets the report, the Chief Executive may seek a court order directing the 500.000 strik ers to return to work for 80 days. But use . of a court order seemed less likely today in light of the stepped-up pace of back stage developments typical of pre sentment maneuvering. Informed sources said the union trimmed Hs request in talks with Kaiser in last-ditch bid to end IP vision reported it was unable to meet the demands of its custom ers. Ward's said the bulging sales were largely due to the warm public reception of the new cars but said buyers also may be hedging against an anticipated short supply of cars in the near future because of the steel strike. Forced To Wait Those who have not already ordered new cars from dealers, and even some of them that have, may be forced to wait for them. The Framingham shutdown sig nalled the end of the last hope of the Industry of avoiding actual losses in output of 1960 model cars. '. ' - - - " The industry had hoped the steel walkout would end before reserve stocks of steel accumulat ed in anticipation of the walkout were depleted. Death Row Decision For Caryl Chessman SACRAMENTO. Calif. (UPII Convict-author Caryl Chessman, who has fought to escape the gas chamber for 11 years, began a weekend of waiting today while Gov. Edmund G. Brown consider ed clemency and did "a little praying." The governor heard arguments and asked questions during a four hour clemency hearing Thursday. He promised to announce by Mon day whether he would grant a commutation to the 38-year-old convicted kidnaper, rapist and robber. "I myself am convinced the man is guilty of all the crimes he was charged with and con victed of. . ." Brown said at the start of the hearing. Four hours later he concluded the session with the words: "That's it and I'll do a little praying." Oct. 23rd la Date The governor said his office would be '"Through with this case 'the walkout. Management as late 1 as Thursday stood firm on its of fer of a 15-cent boost in wage and benefit payments over two years. 'The Kaiser firm is one of the 12 steelmakers who have failed to reach agreement with the union in more than five months of ne gotiations. Taylor set the stage for prog ress Thursday by outlining what he termed the "roadblock" issues preventing a deal. The outspoken fact-finder, a vet eran umpire of major labor-management squabbling, urged man agement to reconsider its 2 per cent ceiling on wage offers this year. He said it also should take ac count of human factors and pos sible layoffs resulting from its suggested changes in work rules. This added up to a strong hint tj Cooper and his associates to be more flexible in bargaining. Taylor, who said he felt the un ion's wage demands were negoti able, warned that the government might have to impose settlement terms if the parties failed. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1959 Searchers Press For Lost Boys GOVERNMENT CAMP d'PP Searchers again today hunted the lower slopes on the eastern side of Mt. Hood for two teenage deer hunters missing since Sunday. Bloodhounds were pressed into the hunt Thursday, bnt no trace of the two youths was found. Missing are Doyle Keed, 18. Poilland and Jerry Layton, 17. Oregon City. The pair was to have returned home late Sunday after hunting on the mountain. Reed's car was found Wednes day parked off the Mt. Hood loop highway. Layton's car has not been found. Bay Car Had Money Officials Thursday said the search might be discontinued be cause it was thought perhaps the youths had left the area in Lay ton's car. However, it was de cided to continue the hunt today. Sheriff R. L. Gillmouthe of Hood River said if the boys had become panicky "they could be any place. And If they are out in the brush and they are not on the trail, they have panicked," the sheriff concluded. "You can't go in any direction for over a mile from this area without hitting a trail," he added. Jury May Decide Personal Injury Suit Late Today A jury of six men and six women may decide late today the $8,500 personal injury suit being argued before Circuit Judge W. F. Brown- ton at the county courthouse. Attorneys for the plaintiff, Rae N. Beery, had one more witness to call this morning before defense counsel was to be heard. Judge Brownton then will hear ffnal arguments and give his sum mation and instructions to the Jury. - Defendant in the action Is Oscar Rudd, father of a youthful driver whom the plaintiff . claims drove the Rudd auto in a negligent man ner on March 22. 1957, ramming her car at an intersection on Fourth Street and seriously in juring her. on Monday." He said that if he turned down the clemency bid, he would grant no reprieve nor stay Chessman's execution sched uled for Oct. 23 in the gas cham ber at San Quentin Prison. Chessman opposed the clemency hearing because he felt it would be an admission of guilt. However, one of his attorneys, George T. Davis, told Brown: "I am asking you to commute his sentence to life in prison even though I know Chessman feels life without parole is more oner ous than death." Convicted on 17 Counts He was convicted in 1948 of 17 counts of kidnap, rape, robbery and sex perversion. He was sen tenced to death under California's "Little Lindbergh" law, which provides for capital punishment in cases involving kidnaping with robbery or bodly harm. During bis time at San Quentin, he has written four books including the best -seller "Cell 2455, Death Row." INTERESTED READER Striking steelworker Al Zac hocki takes a break from picket duty to read the story telling of president Eisenhower invoking the Taft-Har-tly law to end the 12-week steel strike. With Zachockl are two unidentified guards outside the U. S. Steel s south Chicago, 111. plant. ANIMALS ARE VOTE CHOICES PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (UPI) -Cacaroco, tho rhino eri who was a writo-ln fa vorite In lair week's Sao Paulo City Council vote, has bean an tartd with a bull anl a goat for next month's local (lection hart. Tha animals, tokens of oppo sition to Brazil's runaway in flation, are favored to win a landslide vie'ery over 112 hu man candidates. Cacaroco polled nearly 100,. 000 votes in Sao Paulo approxi mately twice as many as the leading human. Mil! Creek Cleaning Work Is Scheduled The city commission has dir ected Dave Slanht, city manager pro tern, to proceed with an in spection and the cleaning of the Mill Creek ditch that runs through the southern part of the city. Mr. F. A. Greulick of the La Grande Drive-In theatre request ed the city clean the ditch in a letter addressed to the commis sion several weeks ago. Commis sioners felt they were under no obligation to clean the ditch and directed Carl G. Helm, city at torney, to investigate the matter. Helm, in a letter to the com mission, said that an agreement between Shell and Parker and the city, the city agreed to assume the obligation of excavating the ditch and maintaining it free from ice. snow and vegetation. The city is obligated to pay compensation caused or contributed to by dis charge of water from storm sew ers. Helm suggested the city take immediate steps to inspect and clean the diteh in the area. Math Teachers Of Oregon Meet At EOC Saturday Oregon council of mathematics teachers meet at 9:30 a.m. Sat urday at the Eastern Oregon Col Jegc- campus, the confab to ad journ at 3 p.m. " ..... John Miller will welcome visi ting teachers and Wendell Hall North Eugene High School, OCTM president, is to open the meeting Main speaker will be Miss Lcsta Hoel, retired math supervisor of the Portland public schools. Her talk will be "Viewpoints of Ele mentary Mathematics:" Secondary Teachers Howard Bailey of EOC will re port to secondary teachers on "Using Mathematics in the Tra ditional Curriculum." Discussion on the National De fense Education act will be led by Robert Thomas, state math consultant, and another on the new State Mathematics Course of Study, by Scott McFadden, Colin Kelly Junior High School, tu gene. Purpose of the meeting is to familiarize teachers of mathema tics with techniques and trends in the field. Those wishing to at tend the luncheon are asked to contact Mrs. Helen Quinn at La Grande High School. Brush Fire Eats Into Los Anqeles Foothills LOS ANGELES I UPI) - A gigantic brush fire raged un checked in the Los Angeles foot hills today and there was no im mediate hope of bringing it under control. About 30 to 40 homes were with in less than a mile of the blaze and in peril. Several hundred oth er homes were in potential dan ger. Nuclear n Wreckage Of B52 1 V2 y - It ---'f A ef oVmatoM Q)e-i. 3w v'" BOOSTER TEST The first in a series of little Joe booster tests in the project mercury program leaves its launching pad at Wallops Istend, Va. The rocket consis ting of eight solid-fuel motors, attained a thrust of about 250,000 pouunds. This is the rocket that will eventual ly help propel one of the astronauts into outer space. Jury Declares Medic Innocent Of Charges PRINEVILLE (UPIt Two policemen were stationed outside the home of Dr. Norman D. Cole man Thursday night after a Crook County Circuit Court jury refused to award damages to Mrs. Clara Mitchell in the woman's $203,814 malpractice suit against the doc tor. Malicious Injury Charge Lodged Against Suspect Police arrested Henry J. Buck 42, 602 Crook St., on a charge of malicious injury to personal prop erty Thursday. Buck reportedly broke into the garage of Roy Young, 1502 T St., through a window. He then took the locked gasoline cap from the vehicle parked in the garage and put sugar in the gas tank, police said. Buck was being held in jail for trial in Justice Court. Earl George Meuli, Rt. 1, told police that some one had broken into Hnke Hall on the Eastern Oregon College campus recently. A college spokesman said that no major item had been taken from the building. PADDLEWHEEL SILENT WASHINGTON (UPII The federul space agency reports that Explorer VI, the Paddlewheel satellite launched Aug. 7, went silent 10 days ago. 'TEACHING - PAST Former La For County 0EA Kickoff Meet By GRADY PANNELL Observer Sta Writer First meeting of the school year by the Oregon Educational Asso ciation county chapter last night featured discussion of teaching In Oregon past to the present and future by Cecil Posey, Salem, executive secretary of the state OEA. Posey, former area student and La Grande resident and teacher, took his audience back to almost the beginning of the teaching pro fession in this state to show progress made by instructors, and "what faces us." Posey recounted certain of steps "up the ladder" made by his pro fession over the year, stating that from 1946 ud to the present much progress has resulted. Boost In Pay He said that teachers in Oregon received a boost in pay in 1946 and a movement began then to "upgrade the profession." Prior to this, however, monetary re ward! far teachers had been fairly stationary, he pointed out. Posey, a dynsmic personality. moved away from the "economic 8 Pg Bomb Prineville Police Chief Mike Thompson said the men were as signed to guard the doctor's home as a "precautionary measure. The six men and six women in the jury deliberated about three hours before returning the verdict. Charges Aired Mrs. Mitchell, an attractive mother of tnree, had accused the doctor of having sex relations with her while she was being treated for a mental disorder. She charged that the doctor had acted "negligently, carelessly and unskillfully . . . causing severe and permanent damage" in his treat ment. It was claimed that the physician also administered deep psychotherapy treatments, which he was allegedly unqualified to give. However. Dr. Coleman denied that he used sodium pentathol . . . so-called truth serum ... on Mrs. Mitchell, and said he did not en gage in "deep psychotherapy." Crott-Examined A former mental patient, Mrs. Mitchell admitted Thursday she had intercourse with an undeter mined number of men since she was a senior in high school. Mrs. Mitchell, under cross - ex amination, said the first time she and the doctor engaged in inter course she, herself, removed her clothes and climbed onto the ex amining table in his office. Dr. Coleman, while on the stand Wednesday, testified that he tried to break off relations with Mrs. Mitchell. AND PRESENT' Grande Teacher Here welfare" of the profession to also discuss the qualiUes of teaching- certification and accreditation- how teachers are protected NEA Defense Commission. Prior to his main topic of talk- economic assistance he delved on legislation "finally enacted" with in and outside the profession. "We, are moving ahead rapidly as a profession," he told his teach er audience, as he outlined the basic teaching Certificate plan that began in 1956, o move ment within the ranks pertain ing to standard essentials or Quality for teachers. EOC Accredited Also stressed was a state-wide program, already in force in many states, whereby colleges and uni versities turning out teachers were given special accreditation. He said that Eastern Oregon CnTege was one such institution accredited. He also said that higher stand ards are hoped for throughout the teaching ranks in Oregon. Something for the teachers to shoot at includes a professional teaching certificate a higher step up in quality and a third cer Five) Cant Found Radiation Fears Are Discounted 11ARDINSBURG, Ky (UPI) Air Force disaster crews picking through the wreck age of a B-52 jet bomber which collided with its tank er plane found the nuclear bomb it was carrying today, and the Air Force said there was no danger of explosion or radiation from the bomb. An Air Force spokesman in Washington emphasized that tha bomb was found intact and pre sumably would be removed from the area at once. He said that had the weapon been broken apart by the impact, there might have been limited radiation danger, as occurred in a crash at Florence;; S C., last year. At least three airmen died in the bomber's flaming collision with a fuel-filled KC13S tanker. Seven more were missing. Four survivors had been found, injured. The giant eight-jet Stratofortress and its KC135 jet tanker, both from the Strategic Air Command Base a Columbus, Miss., collided while refueling over Kentucky with an explosion that was seen for more than 100 miles in all directions. No Nuclear Explosion The Air Force said that in spite of the tremendous flash which lit the sky, there was no nuclear ex plosion and that there was no danger of one. The planes fell about four miles apart in low-wooded hill country of the rough River Dam area about 20 miles south of hero and about 75 miles southwest of Louis ville. Four members of the bomber crew? went picked up 'alive and apparently not seriously injured shortly after the crash. They were taken to an Army hospital at Ft Knox, 30 miles east. No inter views with them were permitted. At least three charred bodies of crewmen were found, one of them identified at the Columbus Base as S. Sgt. Paul E. Thomas son, 27, Lancaster, S.C., tailboom operator on the tanker. Seven crewmen, apparently in cluding the two unidentified dead, were listed as "missing." Sparsely Populated Area The B52. capable of delivering an atomic weapon to any point on the globe, is known to carry nuclear weapons on patrols. But the bombs are not armed until they are to be used. The identified survivors were: Capt. William G. Guchall. 35. commander of the B52, Elizabeth town, Pa. Capt James W. Strother, 40, ra dar operator of the B52, Pine ville, La. 1st Lt. Gino Fugazzi, 24, elec tronic warfare officer of the B52 New York City. Maj. Milton E. Chatham, 38, in structor pilot of the B52, Ennis, Tex. tification goal, a superintendent' certificate. On economic assistance, be cited such benefits as credit unions, insurance, teacher retire ment, sick leave, sabbatical, fringe benefits, etc. . r The retirement olan anmothinir fairly new In the profession civet teacners an incentive today, be said, and he stated that Oregon teaching also was fortunate to have moved ahead in one field, "insurance." , Towns Represented L Serving as master of ceremonies, for the meeting held in the gym nasium of the Central Elementary School was Union Count v OP President Bill Wells. Teachers were represented from Elffin Cove, Union. Fruitdale. IrribJer and La Grande. wall OEA student unit. ; , Wells extended hie ttiiw t. Central Principal Ladd Laughboai for hostins the meetine- iut ! complimented the school dietician. Mrs. nun, i or preparing the turkey dinner and the group of home economics girls who assisted with the serving. .