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OBSERVER
GRANDE
70th Issue 64th Year
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SET FOR THE JAMBOREE
Gene Hibbert, La Grande, discusses plans for the 5th National Boy Scout Jambo
ree with two local boys who will be attending the event. Hibbert will be one of the
scout masters taking a troop to the Jamboree in Colorado Springs. From left: Hib
bert, Rusty Lew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lew, and Michael Jordan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert E. Jordan. Rusty and Michael are the first La Grande boys to register
for the Jamboree. (Observer Photo)
Stevenson Backers Eye Oregon
Primary; Demo Confab Clouded
WASHINGTON UPI Die
hard partisans of Adlai E. Steven
son are being bombarded with ar
guments that "he can't win-' or
that an attempt to nominate him
for a third try at the Presidency
may boomerang against liberal
Democrats.
Despite his two defeats and re
fusal to-campaign, (or. 1960, Stev
" misoiI's potentlaKoower to win a
third presidential nomination is
befogging the pre-convention out
look lor all other Democratic can
didates. Entry ll Orogon Primary?
Movements have been launched
in several states to draft the for-
roer Illinois governor in another
bid for the White House. There
Gresham Man
Shot Fatally
Hunting Elk
Hubert White, 42, Gresham.
was killed Saturday when a hunt
ing companion, Henry Moffet.
Boring, mistook him for an elk.
Oregon State Police, said today.
The pair and four other men
were eik hunting when the acci
dent occurred abcut 11 miles
south of Kamcla on the Mclntyre
Road.
Moffet told police and Union
County Coroner Norm Daniels
that he thought he saw a grazing
elk. The bullet from the 30:06
rifle entered White's left side
and passed through the victim's
body.
Grande Ronde Symphony Presents
Inspiring Concert Performance
t By MERLE JANICE PITTS
The first, concert of the 1959
60 season was presented on Sunday
afternoon by the Grande Ronde
Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Dr. L. Rhodes Lewis.
If thunderous applause and en
thousiastic comments are criteria,
the audience truly was impressed.
The College Theatre fairly rang
with both.
It is a pleasure to report that
this 12th season of its existence
f.nds the orchestra with over sixty
members. A'l sections are well
represented which esults in a
fullnes of tone and a complete
ness of orchestration, unusual in
a volunteer group. The word ama
teur is net suitable to these
musicians who applied themselv-s
with professional aplomb to an
ambitious program. It was suc
cessful on every score. This re
viewer offers the sincere opinion
that the present Grande Ronde
Symphony is the best orchestra
since its inception. Certainly it
played its best program.
Sensitive Rendition
The music began with a sensi
tive rendition of the Prelude to
Act I of Lohengrin by Wagner.
has been talk of entering him
in Oregon's presidential primary
unfler a procedure not permitting
him to withdraw.
Backers of the other candidates
are trying to chip away at Stev
enson's strength. A major argu
ment is that Stevenson could not
win, even though he would not be
facing President Eisenhower,, who
defeated him in 1952 and 1956 by
Landslide margins.
National convention delegates
normally want to choose a nom
inee who they think can win. Yet
it is easy to find Democrats who
predict that Stevenson will win a
(hirH iMiminnliAn -iftnt- i nm.,n-
tion dfadiock and who a,so do.lU
or deny that he could win the
election.
Supporters of both Sins. John
F. Kennedy (D-Mass. I and Hu
bert H. Humphrey iD-Minn.i re
gard their candidates as heirs fo
much or most of the Stevenson
strength if Stevenson somehow
were blacked out of the picture.
They believe their favorites have
greater appeal to the'liberal wing
of the party than Sens. Stuart
Symington 'D-Mo.i or Lyndon B.
Johnson 'D-Tex.l.
Washington Selected
For Rose Bowl Game
BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI)
Washington today was officially
chosen as the Wast Coast representative-
to play In tha Rosa
Bowl football gam New Year's
Day against Wisconsin.
Here the increased number of
strings was very evident. The in-
tonation of this section was con-1
cnirnnnslv imn-nved. A'cn n fine
brass se",ion made jlspf ft,lt asLreat h.lltv
it was to do throughout the con-
cert.
The Symphony No. 5 in ' E
minor by Dvorak, familiarly called ,
',ew world symphony made
most satisiying listening. Alter a
rather tentative beginning the
group progressed to Hie business
at hand: that ot making heauti
ful music. It wou'd be dificult to
single out a particular movrmont
for comment. The Allegro was vi
brant: the Sch-rzo was bright,
with the flutes especially gay: the
Finale was thrilling. One must,
ocrhaps, mention the beautiful
I.arco where an especially fine 1
English Horn solo was outstanding
The mood of poifinant happiness
wrs held consistently.
Following the intermission, the
guest soloist. Nadia Koutzen. vio
linist, made her appearance in the
Concerto No. I in G Minor by
Biuch. This young artist has a
vibrant tone and plays with much
verv. Her apparent joy in the
music and her thorough prepara
tion made for a masterful pre-
jUJCjfl
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An argument used to court Stev
enson's liberal supporters visual
izes a boomerang action. This
theory suggests that Symington
or Johnson rather than Stevenson
might emerge from a convention
deadlock with the nomination.
Hence the liberals are being
urged to make an early choice or
risk getting a nominee th.-y wnj'ld
consider less acceptable.
Former President Harry S. Tru
man threw the "can't win" argu
ment against Stevenson in 1956.
When Stevenson wop the nomina
tion anyway. Truman said he had
been wrong but the election re
turns showed he was right.
Before and during the 1960 con
vention, Truman, now believed in
Symington's corner, is expected
to be using the same argument
against Stevenson.
Nine Persons Meet Auto Deaths
On Oregon's Slippery
By United Press International
A; least nine persons met death
in Oregon weekend highway ac-
accidents, thre in one crash near
Albany.
A car driven by Larry Clayton
McDow, 18, skidded on rain-slick-
ened pavement into a diesel truck
and trailer Saturday night on
Highway il near Albany. McDow
and Bi Hie Jean Callison. 16, and
Theodore Volz. 18. all of Albany,
died as a result of the accident.
The truck driver was not hurt.
William Penn Allen Jr., 38, a
Juntura area rancher, was killed
,scnta!ion. There was an evid-nt
rapport between Miss Kouzen, Dr.
Lewis, and the orchestra, result-
ino in m F(uliir4:nn rj
This violinist has a gracious
pres-nce and warm personality
which made themselves felt as she
accepted a bouquet of roses, tribute
to her ability. La Grande is for-
tun.-te to have been host to Miss
Koutzen who app'ored under the
sponsorship of the Edgar I.even
tritt Foundation.
West Side Story
To conclude the concert. Dr.
Lewis directed th orchestia in
Selections from West Sid- Story
by Leonard Bernstein. In con
trast (0 the romantic sweep of the
violin coneprtn. thee modern
rhy;hms were pleasantly startlin?
irom a rumba to a "bop. trom a
toe-tapping bet to a gentle love
sng. the orchestra proved its
versatility. They were "hep."
From the warm reception given
' his first concert hy the Grande
Rondo Symphony, it is evident that
when next they perform, on De
cember 21 in a Christmas Concert,
all music lovers in the Grande
Ronde valley will want to be pres
sent for another real musical treat.
LA GRANDE,
Drop Space
!Hunt For
Capsule
VANDENRFRf". AIR FORTE
BASE, Calif. cl'PIi The United
stales (tillered another setback in
the space race with Russia Sun
day night when the Air Force
abandoned in search (or a tiny
space capsule ejected from a Dis
coverer satellite in polar orbit.
All efforts to recover the 27-by-33-inch
instrument package were
halted with the setting sun.
The United States had hoped to
j recover the capsule as it para-
i chuted earthward or pick it up in
the vast Pacific. Naval vessels
I also had assisted in the (utile
I search.
j An area larger than 50-by-2O0-
mues southeast of Hawaii was
combed by up to nine Air Force
planes and two Navy ships (or
more than 24 hours before the Air
Force's Ballistic Missile Division
at Inglewood, Calif., made this
terse announcement:
"The air -sea search for the Dis
coverer VIII capsule has been
terminated."
There were no plans to renew
the search, an Air Force spokes
man said.
Preliminary data indicated the
capsule s parachute may have
tabled to open when the capsule
was ejected from the satellite and
it (ell back to earth.
The Air Force had hoped its
seventh straight attempt at plac
ing a satellite in orbit and recov
ering its capsule would give the
nation an important space ace
"(irst. Neither the U.S. nor Rus
sia so far as is known has
managed to recover a man-made
object hurled back from an orbit
Such capsules later will carry
monkeys into orbit for trips back
to earth and eventually man
will utilize the techniques for re
turn space trips.
Union Teacher
Receives Award
Ted Brown, Pondosa, was honor
ed at the annual Farmer-Merchant
banquet, as Union County's Farm
Forester of the Year.
Brown, who teaches biology,
English, Spanish and physics at
Union High School, was cited for
his progress In the utilization of
farm forests in the county.
His work with his 440 acres of
timbered lands at Pondosa was
praised by conservation and for
estry o.'ficials. His efforts include
pruning, thinning, the establish
ment of a Christmas tree harvest
ing program and the planting of
trees on logged off area.
The award was presented on
behalf of the La Grande Rotary
Club.
Sunday afternoon when the truck
in which he was riding left High
way 20 east of Juntura. Officers
said the vehicle apparently hit a
I slick spot on the downgrade 6 1-2
miles west of Juntura and went
out of control. Officers said it was
believed that Allen was driving.
Seriously injured was Ray For
rest Hopper, 45, Ontario. He was
taken to a Burns hospital. A num
ber of cattle being transported in
the truck were killed or had to be
destroyed because of injuries.
Horace Lee Whaley. 38. Dexter,
was killed Saturday night in a
two-car accident near Dexter. He
was a passenger in a car driven
bv Wallace Knox, 22. Knox and
Whaley's wife were injured along
with two persons in the second
car, Raymond Wilson, 42, and his
son Gary, 16.
Daniel Phaup, 22, Portland, was
killed near Clatskanie on Highway
30 Saturday when his car failed
to make a curve and overturned.
His wife and baby and John and
Susan Palmer and Karen Schu
muck, 18, all of Portland, were
injured.
John N. Garner
Has 91st Birthday
UVALDE, Tex. UPI Com
pared to last year, John Nance
Gamer celebrated a quiet 91st
birthday Sunday, but he told old
friends who dropped by his house
that he would "go all out again
when I'm 100."
The former vice president of the
United States and his friends
watched home movies taken on
his 90th birthday last year when
former President Harry S. Tru
man and some 3,000 others helped
him celebrate.
Gamer was vice president un
der Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
but he and Truman were old
Washington cronies.
OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1959
Searchers
Oregon
BULLETIN
SEATTLE (UPI) Scores of
families fled flooded homes
today In Snohomish and
King counties where raging
rivers rose toward crests
which promised to be the
highest in 20 years.
Police Probe
Hubcap Theft,
Break-In Try
La Grande police officials are
investigating the theft of a pair
of hubcaps and an attempted
breaking and entering that oc
curred over the weekend.
Oscar Aas. manager of River
Products, 605 Lake St., told police
that someone tried to break into
the plant Saturday morning. The
thieves were not able to gain entry
into the building, police said.
Eastern Oregon College student
Henry Marshall reported the theft
of two hubcaps from his car Sun
day morning. Marshall told po
lice the car was parked in front
of the Forestry Building just off
Adams Avenue when the theft
occurred. They were valued at
$20.
Traffic Violation
Police also arrested two drivers
for operating motor vehicles with
out driver's licenses over the week
end. Jimmy D. Elder, 98 Oak St., was
cited for the violation at 7:27 this
morning on Fourth Street between
G and F Avenues. His hearing
was scheduled for tomorrow at 3
p.m.
Dean N. Keefer, 1319 W Ave.
was also cited for no driver's li
cense a', the Inter sec (ton of Fourth
Street and I Avenue. The arrest
was made at 10:57 Sunday morn
ing. A hearing was set for 3
p.m. today.
James A. Whiteman, 1807 X
Ave., was issued a citation for
driving a vehicle wilh expir-d
license plates. Whiteman was cited
at Spruce Street and X Avenue at
7:37 p.m. Sunday. His hearing
was scheduled for 3 p.m. today and
bail was set at $5.
Highways
Elmer Lee Pankcy. 59. Wald-
port, was killed Saturday morning
when his car and a train locomo
tive collided at Derry station,
mile east of Kickreall.
Ira Earl Barnes, 16, Portland.!
was killed Saturday night on the!
Banfield expressway in Portland
when a car failed to make curve.
Three other persons were injur
ed. William Ilendrickson, 67, Port
land, was killed Sunday night
when struck by a car on High
way 99 in Milwaukie south of
Portland. Police described it as
a hit-run accident and were in
vestigating. Cove Junior
Class Gives
Play Tuesday
COVE (Special) Tuesday is the
date for the junior class play at
Cove, "Take Your Medicine," by
Felicia Mctcal'e. and the setting
is a busy hospital room.
The cast is as follows: Angela
Warren by Mary Ann Seaman:
Dr. William Jackson by Edwin
Hoofnag'e; Henry K. Dodson by
John Haggerty: Jonathan Puckett
by James Mansfield; Miss Holt
by Betty Alexander; Patricia
Pryar by Mary Bamtt; Dottic
by Delia Murchison; Lottie hy
Pattye James; Jack Benson by
Douglas Carper; Dovie Finkle
dink by Robin Martin; Dodie
Bcake by Dotlie Hallmark; and
Mill Cardelia Puckett by Sharon
Loree who has been borrowed from
th sophomore class.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. in the
school gymnasium. Linda Elmer
will provide curtain time music,
and the high school chorus will
sing between acts. There will be
a door prize presented at the
end of the performance.
The production is under the di
rection of Norma G. Haggerty.
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Mi
lister
SWEET HOME TRIO LOST
IN CASCADE MOUNTAINS
SWEKT HOME il'PI) Search parties were formed to
day to hum in nearby Cascade mountain foothills for a
young minister ami his wife and son, missing since last
Friday.
They were believed to have gone for a ride iii their small
foreign car.
Missing were The Rev. Laurence A. Iftus, 28; his wife.
Ruth, 27, and their mpii. James. 2
The disapiit-araiice was not re
ported until Sunday morning when
Ivan Hoy. a nu'iulxr of the con
gregation of the Community
Church. Methodist, arrived and
found the small church had not
been heated
Police said Lodus was last re
loited seen hy a neighbor, Mrs.
Faye McF.lhinny, on Friday morn
ing. She said he did not say where
he was going He also was report
ed to have purchased II gallons
of gasoline from a service station
in this area sometime Friday.
Martin Case Recalled
The Minister's mother. Mrs. Lu
lu Loftus, said her son liked the
mountains and often hiked or
drove through the hills around
Sweet Home. The community is
located near the foothills of the
Cascades.
The minister's wife. Ruth, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bollman. Chatham. N.J. The Hev.
Loftus lived in Tualatin, Ore., be
fore coming here.
Bill Howell, Imbler,
Young Farmer of Year
Bill Howell, Imbler seed grow
ers, was selected as Young
Farmer of the Year by the
La Grande Jaycces and received a
special award at the Farmer
Merchant banquet.
The honor is based on progress
in farming, his utilization of natur
al resources, conservation prac
tices and his contributions to the
community.
He is president of the Union
County Seed Growers Association.
The award was presented by
Jaycee President Mel E'der.
CHARGE OF REFRESHMENTS j
This group of ladies dished out a large variety of refreshments at Friday's big after-
noon Central Grade School ITA meeting during which a special pre -Thanksgiving -program
was presented by grade children and a talk was given by La Grande Police
Chief Oliver Reeve. Left to right, Mrs. Bill Lovan, Mrs. Harold Carmen, Mrs. Virgi-
nia Fenn Mrs Duane Schwcbke, Mrs. Ivan Harsin, Mrs. Dan Book and Mrs. Pearl
Picrce (Observer Photo) '
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YOUNfi.TFB hold SPOTLIGHT PuDils from the rooms of Mrs. Bartron and Mrs.
Carter at Central Grade School give a special recital during special PTA meating
which theme was "Know Your Community." Held in the school gymnasium, meeting r.
was the last of the calendar year. The rooms of Mrs. Thibcau and Mrs. Bernhardt '
were in charge of refreshments. (Observer Photo)
14 Pages
For Missing
And Family
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LIFE SAVED
BY WARNING
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (UPI)
Kalamaioo collage fullback
Alfred Altanbert hitchhiked
a ride yesterday with David
Latosh, 29, of Detroit, but
lumped from the car when
he noticed Latosh seemed to
have been drinking.
Minutes later, Altenbert
caught another ride and came
upon the wreckage of La
tosh's car, which had side
swiped a truck. Latosh was
killed in the accident.
Search Units
Find Missing
Elk Hunters
Two Dayville teenage brothers
were found yesterday afternoon
by Oregon State Police and U
S. Forest Service employes about
40 miles southwest of here in the
Tower Mountain area.
The boys, Mike and Pat Sny
der, 16 and 14 respectively, were
reported missing Saturday when
they failed to show up at a
meeting place.
Tex t'onklin,. Prospect, the
other member of the elk hunting
party, notified officials and a
search was started Sunday morn
ing.
They were found on Fly Ridge
after wandering about seven or
eicjit miles during the night.
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Five Cents
REV. ELDEN CURTISS J
Father Curtiss
New Assistant j
At Local Church '
t
Having been recently asisgned to
assistant pastorate duties at Our
Lady of the Valley Catholic church
here is the Rev. Elden F. Curtiss.
Father Curtiss, a native i)f
Baker, formerly served for three
months in his home parish of St.
Francis Cathedral, Baker, and a
year at St. Patrick's parish, Lakf
view, as assistant. J
Ordained in May of 1958, he h
director of the Newman Club at
Eastern Oregon College, director
of the High School Class of Cate
chisls, and is in charge of the
mission churches at North Powder
and Union.
He also is enrolled in a journal
ism class at HOC preparatory to
doing diocesan news writing.
Father Curtiss takes the place
of Rev. Austin Crlbbln, who was
recently transferred to new duties
at Lakeview. Father Cribbin had
been stationed here for a year.
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