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EOC Homecoming Today; Police Quell Dorm 'Crashers' Eastern Orccon College students of a queen. corona;iiin rites, pep rally, bonfire eent. parade, va riety show, homecoming dance and alumni meeting The two day a'tair mms as the one big event this semster at EOC, and old grads ,re expected to pour into tcmn fr t,e entire homecoming phase. Queen Candidates Queen candidates, all b-auties. are Judy Warded. La Grande: Gail Fisher. Ilai.ies, and Murcia Macl'herscn. I n.on. - Co-chairmen -if the homecoming arc A.dyie Garrett and Mike Ferguson. In conjunction with homecom ing. Frances liartron of l.a Grande, pr-'sidenl of the Ktx; Alumni Association, ennounced that all area grads are invited to attend a business meeting at 11 a m. Saturday at Hoke Hall. A special project will be discussed then, she said. Here is the complete home coming schedule: I p.m. today competition for the torch; 8 o'clock, coronation: 8:30, pop rally: 8:45, bonfire and burning of the "0." Saturday, 10 a.m. -12 noon, alum- Hoke Hall; 11 a.m.. alumni busin, meeting: 1 p.m., parade; 3 'dock, football game; 8 o'clock, v" ihow at theatre: 9 o'clock, homecoming dance. Coliseum. Sttk Fourth Win When the E0C Mountaineers take tht field Saturday they will be seekinj their fourth victory over the Portland State Vikings and to -'v'n their series record at four all. Portland Slate dumped EOC is a doubtful. Gene McKinney is have altered their pass defense to stop the effective throwing of Ward Sayles, Vik signal-caller. Sayles, third in passing for the conference, has completed 25 passes in 57 at tempts for 2KB yards. Sayles ha had 12 passes intercepted to b-ad in that department and make Dunsmoor's problems a little easier. Continued on Page Two and alumni were preparing today for the start of annual homecoming festivities which begin this after noon and continue through Satur day. Highlights of the homecoming included a football game, greased pole competition between fresh men and upperclassm?n, selection la: i yc;.r M-ti to leaa in me rivalry that extends back to 1952. another question mark and Dave Harmon an uncertainty. Coach Arch Dunsmoor will go with the same lineup that started last week's contest. Bob Smith will fill In for McCadden and Sam "Clickity" Clack will start at the halfback spot in place of Williams. Dunsmoor and Don Campbell four games to three. Injuries and a revamped pass defense will be the big factors for the Mountaineers. Five players, three of them starters, will be side lined for the contest or at least part of it. Jerry Williams and Den nis Bagnell are out. Dill McCadden LA GRANDE OBSERVER 44th Issue 64th Year I 1 ys . . III f f Mt 1 ' MICROFILM COUNTY RECORDS Victor Hurst, left, mapping supervisor of the State Tax Commission, is in charge of processing of county documents at the courthouse here. R. H. Hartsock, county as sessor, looks on as Hurst and Darrell Franklin (right) of Satem, photograph the documents. Steel workers Confer; Hint Of Negotiations PITTSBURGH VP The top leaders of the United Sleelwork crs Union, headed by President David J. McDonald, met in a se ries of meetings here this after noon amid reports that negotia tions may be resumed shortly in a new effort to end the 101 day nationwide steel strike. McDonald first met with the powerful Wage Policy Committee for nearly 30 minutes and then went into sessions with the 33 man Executive Board. The L'SW head refused to an- U.S. In Urgent Investigation Of Havana Incident WASHINGTON UPI The State Department said today it is investigating "on an urgent ba sis" whether U. S. territory was used as a base by planes which dropped' anti-Castro leaflets on Havana Thursday. State Department Press Officer Lincoln White said "The U.S. gov ernment would deeply regret any use of its territory for activities against neighboring governments and peoples." Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro charged Thursday that air craft based in the U. S. had bombed Cuban territory with pro paganda leaflets on three occa sions during the past 10 days. MORE EFFORTS TOWARDS SPACE U.S. Rocket Men Plan - Crash' Program; Seek More Money WASHINGTON LTH The Nation's space agency promised a "considerable" speed up in out er space exploration today, and indicated it will ask Cong-ess for more money early next year. Richard E, Horner, associate di rector of the National Aeronautics and 6pace Administration made the statements at a news confer ence called to discuss the trans fer of the Army's space team, headed by Dr. Warner von Braun, to NASA. Horner and Dr. Herbert F. York. Defense Department direc tor of research and engineering, discussed President Eisenhower's order to put the Huntsville, Ala team under the civilian agency's control. York said flatly that in his opinion this ''should have been done a year ago." LA GRANDE, it Xmm swer any questions from newsmen about the imminence of reported negotiations. He gave only a flat 'no comment" to all questions. Both union and company sour ces said no full-scale talks were scheduled "as of the moment." They refused to rule out the pos sibility, however. The hints of renewed negotia tions circulated as steel shortages dug more deeply into the nation's economy. The coauthor of the Taft-Ha-t-ley Act. the back to work provi sion of which are under judicial study in Philadelphia, warned that the union attack on its con stitutionality might result in stern er legislation to end strikes. The warning came from former Re publican Rep. Fred A. Hartley in Milford. N.J. Reports Tire Theft , George Clair Grove. 1522 T Ave., repcrted the theft of a tire and rim to La Grande police yes terday. Grove told police some one took the items from the spare tire rack of his pickup truck while it was parked in front of his home during the night. WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; highs 65-70; low tonight 35-40. The Army resisted NASA's cf- said Congress authorized 30 mil forts a year ago to take over linn dollars more for NASA than the famed team, which put Amer- it actually appropriated in the last ica's first satellites in orbit session and NASA might ask lor around the earth and around the sun. At that time Eisenhower sup ported the Army. While Horner and York predict - ed a speed-up in the snare fort, they made it clear that de- pounds. Horner said it was intend velopment of the nation's largest rd lor "advanced manned space super-booster rocket will continue, flight" more extensive than the for another four or five months : present Mercury Project, which under divided authority of NASA I aims to put one man in a low or and the Defense Department. i bit around the earth. Depends on Congress Von Braun has said the Saturn That is because the plan must! could put 30 tons into a 300-mile gu iu uiikicm m January and goes into effect only if Coneress. does not veto it jlhin M davs Horner said it a, aimost on vious that we are consider.ng s supplemental appropriation. He OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER "" ,: . J . Mapping Official Doing Microfilm Document Work Victor Hurst, mapping super visor of the State Tax Commis sion, Salem, and several assis tants are currently engaged in microfilm work at the Union County courthouse here. R. M. (Dick) Hartsock, county assessor, said that Hurst and his crew are processing about 1,000 documents a day. They w ill be on the job for several more days. The work is in preparation for mapping of reappraisals, accord ing to the local assesor. Two Oregon National Guard Jets Collide; All Survive PORTLAND d'PIi- Two Ore gon Air National Guard jet fighter planes collided near towering Ml. Hood last night but all four of the men aboard were found alive today. The last survivor, Maj. Roy A. Seftoi, Oswego, Ore , was located shortly after 11 a.m. He suffered a fractured ankle but otherwise was reported in good condition. 1st Lt. Jack D. Rayborn, Port land, one of the pilots, was found alive at 8:20 am. p.st. Shortly afterward the radar observer on his plane, 1st Lt. Carson E. Mc Dowell, was found. Sea-chers then located 2nd Lt. Winfred C. Vinton. Portland, the other pilot, about 9 05 a m. Rayborn and McDowelll were lo cated in the Hood River area. that much The super-booster that will come under NASA control under the presidential plan is called the Sa ef-iturn. It has a thrust of 1.500.000 orDii or sena an expedition around the moon Eisenhower said Wednesday that his move would concentrate all big rocket-booster projects in NASA. 23, 1959 8 Page Chinese Reds gain ndia Problems Of Youth Will Be Discussed First meeting of the parent education and discussion group of the La Grande Junior High School is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the school auditorium. Buck Hermann, PTA president, said that the meeting promises to be very educational and entertain ing and will feature a type of round-table discussion. Members of the panel who will discuss "the Adolescent and the Automobile" are Circut Judge Wesley Brownton, Mrs. Lee Moser. Charles Reynolds and Walter Fulton. Students Participate Several La Grande High School students also will serve on the panel. They are members of the driver education program. One of the other features planned for the night includes the showing of a film, "The Last Date." ' "Students 'to pnrttcipntc in te program are Dan Graham. Andy Tuttlc, Glenda Henry and Joy Haun. Hermann urges a large turnout of people for the program and said those attending do not neces sarily have to be junior high school PTA members. . WARNS STEEL, UNION DETROIT UPIi Sen. Thrus ton Morton R-Ky.. chairman of the Republican National Com mittee, has indirectly warned the steel industry and union to set tle the long strike before the next congressional session. about 11 miles west of Dufur, Ore. Hood River is north and Dufur is east of 11.245-foot Mt. Hood. An Air Force spokesman said both Rayborn and McDowell were in "good shape." Vinton's cor.di t.on was not immediately knovn. All were taken to a Hood Rner hospital. A spokesman at the Portland Air Force base, where the F-8A-H Scorpion fighters are based, said "we won't know until after we talk to them just what happened." Wreckage Found It was believed the airmen parachuted after the collision on a routine training mission. Chunks of wreckage were found scattered over a wide area in Brooks meadow about 20 miles south of Hood River. Rayborn was found near the meadow. Dainty English Bull Is Sold To Americans SOLIHULL, England 'UPI Brook Mandorc, the dainty bull with an uncertain future, lived happily on today on borrowed time but his owners feared he might escape an English slaugh terhouse only to end up as Amer ican hamburger. Farmer William Titcumb and his wife said they would accept an American offer to buy the sissy-looking animal only if given as surance he would be allowed to live happily ever after in the United States. "One thing we want to be sure about is that he won t come back to Britian in tins," Mrs. Titcumb said. The minister of agriculture or dered the M-month-old Ayrshire bull slaughtered because they feared his cow-like appearance might spoil the Ayrshire breed. The Titcumbs are paying an IS 40 a day fine each day to de lay execution while they dicker to save Brook Mandore. Five Cents Invade Border 17 Indian Guardsmen Are Killed NEW DELHI, India (UPD Communist Chinese troops (truck 40 miles into the In- "Ian-held territory of Ladahk nd engaged Indian forces in one of the biggest border clashes fo date, it was an nounced officially today. A government statement issued here said the Chinese Reds killed 17 Indians, wounded three, and captured two others in the clash Wednesday. It said India has lodged a strong protest with Peininc. but this has been ignored. The official announcement said an Indian police party was camp ing at a place called Hot Springs, about 45 miles west of a border pass in southern Ladakh, a part of the state of Kashmir and Jaiu mu which is in dispute between India and Pakistan. It said two members of this par ty had gone on patrol in the area of the Kong Ka pass Tuesday morning and did not return by afternoon. A section of the main party was sent to look for them. This group didn't find the miss ing men. The next morning, an other detachment of Indians took up the search. It was this group that ran into trouble with the Reds. "It appears that this party was surprised by sudden and heavy fire from Chinese troops en trenched on a hilltop," the state ment said. "The Indian party fired back in self-defense, but the Chinese overwhelmed them by their su perior strength and the use of grenades and mortars, inflicting 17 fatal casualties and serious in juries on three others." The statement ' added that the Indian government lodged a strong protest today to Peiping "against the intrusion by Chinese troops into an area which is part of Indian territory." Elgin Woman Injured When Train Hits Car ELGIN (SneciiI) Mrs. Lulu Thippin, Elgin, suffered two cracked ribs when the car in 'hich she was riding was struck y Union Pacific freight train yesterday afternoon, according to Elgin city police. "irs. Thippen was a passenger ln a car driven bv Mrs. Albert Will, also of Elcin. The Will car was crossing the railroad tracks on the Tollgatc Highway in Klein when the freiB nt train backed into the vehicle. Police said. It was raining heavily at the time. Damage to the car was minor. Drunk Pair Advised To Leave Oreaon io Washinton men were Picked un bv Statue Police and ct"rged with being drunk on a Public highway Wednesday. Earl Fredericks Hastings. Ore V1. and Richard Phillip Walters, Hanson, appeared before Judge Miller Thursday. Both were fined 1 total of $14.50 and advised to '"ve the state. State police also reported a hit and run accident in La Grande Wednesday night. A 1959 auto mobile belonging to Otto Karrels. I, was parked near St. Jo 'Ph' Hospital when the left front door was dented by an un known driver, police said. I r rrrr ! ;:i m . -,?.'. - ''in ONE WILL BE THE QUEEN Eastern Oregon College Homecoming Queen candidates pose with crown one will wear following results of election tonight. Left to right, Gail Fisher, Haines; Marcia MacPherson, Union, and Judy WardelLLa Grande. Coronation of the Queen will take place at 6 o'clock, officially marking the beginning of weekend festivities. (EOC Photo) K JOHN ALEX SHAW North Powder Man Chosen 'Cattleman' John Alex Shaw, North Powder rancher, has been chosen Cattle man of the Year and will bo honored at a banquet of the Union County Livestock Association to morrow at 7 p.m. The banquet will be held in con junction with the association's annual meeting in the Sacajawea Hotel beginning at 2 p.m. Satur day. Shaw has lived in Union Counly all his life and was selected last year as the county's Conservation Man of the Year. This year"s honor was based on Shaw s ' sound practices in livestock production, management and leadership." 600 Wimr Calves He winters some 600 head of wcaner calves which he runs through the summer and sells in August. His summer range is on leased land on Rock Creek. Shaw is assisted in ranching operations by his son-in-law, Bill Lewis. At the afternoon session of the annual meeting, there will be an election of officers. Plans will also be discussed for the annual feeder sale. Dr. J. A. B. McArthur, superin tendent of the Union Experiment Station, will report to the assem bled cattlemen on progress at the station. Featured speaker at the banquet will be Cecil Edwards, executive secretary of the Oregon Cattle men's Association. There will be a dance in the ballroom following the banquet. New York DA Admits Van Doren In Error On TV Probe Answers NEW YORK 'UPD - District Attorney Frank Hogan said today that Charles Van Doren has ad mitted he gave an incorrect an swer to the district attorney's of fice when questioned as to wheth er he had received questions or answers while winning $129,000 on the now defunct television quiz show "Twenty-One." But Hogan refused to say wheth er Van Doren. 33. had admitted receiving any questions or an swers in advance of his appear ance on the TV show. Asked if Van Doren. in appear ing at the district attorney s of fice, has given Incorrect answers ... &M'lt Hooded Boys Routed At Girls' Dormitory By GRADY PANNELL Observer Staff Writer The peace and quiet of the Eastern Oregon College neighbor hood was shattered at 12:45 a.m. this morning when a large group of hooded boyi attempted to in vade Dorion Hill. About 150 (iris quartered in the Dorion dormitory were sud denly awakened by a crescendo of chanting. "We Want ln," follow ed by booming firecrackers. Mrs. Fern Burnctte, house mother, also awakened by the shouting and door pounding, id monished the boys and told them to return to their dormitory. But the chanting continued. She threatened to call the police and did so when a small unit of determined "night riders" said they would form a human chain to scale the sacred walls of Don on. Police Praised Two motor units of police, si rens screaming and warning lights flashing, rushed to EOC to quell the disturbance. "They did an excellent job, Mrs. Burnett said, as she had high praise for the lawmen. One prowl car remained on the scene for several hours., according to Girl Scout Group Meets At Baker The October council meeting of the Oregon Trail Girl Scout Coun cil will be held Saturday at the Baker Hotel. Registration will be gin at 9 a.m. The training committee is hold in an arts and crafts training workshop from 10 to 12 noon. Mrs. Howard Jones of Baker will conduct this workshop. A lunch- con will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the hotel. " Reservations for the luncheon may be made by contacting the council office at Baker. Mrs. Dclbert Jones, La Grande, president of the council, will pre side at the business session which will begin at 1 p.m. There will be election of officers and members of the board of directors. All adult Girl Scouts are urged to attend this council meeting. There will also be an exhibit of arts and crafts. Leaders arc asked to bring samples of arts and crarta for display. Members of the board of dir ectors art reminded that the board meeting will be at the council office. Rand Building, at 10 a.m. to the same questions asked by a Grand Jury, Hogan said: "You will have to conclude that they were in the same area." Van Doren previously had told the Grand Jury that he did not receive either questions or an swers In advance of any of his appearances on "Twenty-one." "I think he gave truthful an swers today," Hogan said, refer ring to a 75-minute conference with the Columbia University English instructor. Hogan said he was uncertain as to whether he would recommend that Van Doren appear again be fore the New York County Grand Chief of Police Oliver Reeves. Police were told by onlookers at the scene that the "raid" was staged as part of "homecoming." One veteran officer told The Observer, however, that home coming did not begin until this afternoon. He considered the en tire thing a nuisance. Police said that upon their ar rival the hooded boys, estimated at about 100 in number, scattered "for the most." BrofiK Cheer ... "We talked to. some of tjie stu dents standing around Watching and were told that the hooded inei were freshmen egged on by upperclassmen," police said. When tho boys ran to their dormitory they proceeded to drop firecrackers out of windows. "We also got the Bronx cheer," po lice said. Although several of the girls at Dorion Hall expressed alarm and fright at first, most of them weathered the siege. Howard Anderson, assistant dean of men. said that his inves tigation of the incident had not been completed. He also declined to say if any type of disciplinary action would be taken. Tired police at the scene? They brushed it off as a college prank." Police did add one last remark. The girls at Dorian Hall said none of their belongings were missing. Castro Accuses U. S. In Trouble HAVANA ' LTD Premier Fidel Castro said today Cuba had been bombed three times within the past 10 days by planes from the United States and compared the leaflet dropping attack on Havana with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Castro called a huge rally for 4 p m. Monday in Havana to pro test what he called the economic and military threats of the United States against his revolutionary government. He said details of the rally would be carried out by the Cuban Confederation of Work ers. TV Meeting Monday The annual Grande Ronde TV Association business meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Farm Bureau hall. Island City. The budget will he aired at this time. AH translator pa trons are urged to attend. Jury, before which Van Doren has testified on two occasions. Van Doren. who said he met with Hogan of his own violition. told reporters on leaving the dis trict attorney's office: "I'm sorry: I can't comment. ' I'm in a hurry. I have a class." Van Doren's attorney, Carl J. Rubino, who also attended the conference, told reporters that the meeting was set up about three days ago at Van Doren's request. Rubino declined comment 4 on what was discussed. He said,' "it would be unfair to the (congres sional! committee In Washington, where we go Nov. 2.