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Rig Money Becomes Burden To Lead Weighted Horses By JACK CUDDY UPI Staff WriHr NEW YORK UPI' Big money usually becomes more o: a Bur den to horses thai it does to some peoMle If Mrs. Dodtte Sloane should suggest to hoss-ef-the-yeur Sword Daiccr tha: he becoue a million are like Round Table. Nashua and Citation the reply doubt lessly would be a polite but firm, "neigh! neigh!'' Sword Dancer already is a Major League Clubs Ink 14 Minor Stars i ST. PETERSBl'KG, Kla. 'ITU games while losing 18 at Fresno The Washington Senators chose in 1959. pitcher Don Lee as the first draft i Kour cluhs. the Philadelphia pick today as nine major league , Ph Hies, Kansas City Athletics, clubs selected a to'.al cf U minor league players at a total cost of $340.(100. Lee, 25. son of Thornton Lee. former Chicago White Sox left hatur, won 14 games while losing nine for Charleston last season the right hander hail a previous rnajor league trial with the De troit Tigers. Another Lee, Mike Lee, also a pitcher, was the second man drafted. He was selected by. th; Cleveland Indians. He won seven New Football Leagut le vers Commissioner CHICAGO l'PI -Former Gov. Joseph Foss of South Dakota an nounced today he had accepted cemmissioncrship of the newly formed, American Football League. Harry Wismer, majority stock holder of the league's New York franchise, and Lamar Hunt, presi dent of the league, introduced Foss. "1 am absolutely new at this." Foss said. "However, I am start ing at once to assume the duties of commissioner. Actually, I start ed last week." Foss said he would work togeth er with all members of the new league in setting up its opera tions, scheduled to begin next season. Foss, 44, . a Marine flying ace during World War II, served two terns in the South Dakota Legis lature and was then elected twice to the governorship. BRITON IS CONFIDENT HOUSTON. Tex. i UPI i Dave iCharnley of England is confide it he will whip world lightweight champion Joe .Brown in their scheduled 15-round title fight Dec. 2. "I didn't fly 6.000 miles to lose," Charnley said Thursday when he eased up on his train ing to enjoy a turkey dinner. CHAMPIONSHIP REACHCalifornia's. defending nat ional champions reach for advice from Coach Pete Newell. They are, left to right, Jerry Mann, Dick Doughty, Darrall Imhoff, Bill McClintbck and Bob Wen dell. Imhoff and McClintock are returning starters. DON'T MISS THIS! You can save 40 percent with a new pre manufactured home - - ' FOR AS LITTLE AS $3395.00 RANCH HOMES STYLED FOR WESTERN LIVING DESIGNED BY THE WEST'S LEADING ' ARCHITECTS l v - Manv plans to choose from, also custom built to your plans. Inquire for cabins, bunk houses .and motels. Write today (or full information to CONSOLIDATED HONES CORP. . 8811 N. E. Sandy Blvd. - PortUnd. Ort. more than half J a millionaire. Campaiging oily ai a two-year--, id and a thre year-old he has won purses total ling K597.M5. That's more golden grain that is iiurvested in the same span by some of our more glorified hu mans, like movie stars a id prize fight champions regardless o( press-agent reports to the con tra y. Rtcord In Sight At the rate he is garnering the Detroit Tigers aid San Francisco Giants, drafted two players each. The St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago I ubs. I incinnati Reds and Pitts burgh Pirates selected one player each, in icidition to the Senators and Indians. Those drafted besides the two Lees: Phillies Pitcher Clayton Darlmypre from Sacramento, and second baseman Bob Malkmus from Denver. Athletics Third baseman Rob ert Jackson from Charleston, and catcher Louis Holdener for Toron to. Cardinals Catcher Darrel Johnson from Richmond. Cubs Infielder Harry Bright from the Pittsburgh Pirates farm organization. Kedlegs Pitcher Ed Talm quist from St. Paul. Tigers ' First baseman Steve Bilko from Spokane and outfield er Emerett Lindbeck from Louis ville. . Pirates' Catcher Bob Oldis from Denver. i , , Giants Pitcher George Mar anada .from Louisville, aad infield er Joe Amalfitano from Toronto. High School Ski Club A. Plans Movie The La Grande High School Ski Club is sponsoring a movie to be sltfrwn Wednesday night in the visual aids room at the school.' The movie "Ski Time USA" was made by Sverre Engen and shows the North American champion ships, tryouts at Squaw Val ley, and gives ,. Information about junior champions.' The film begins at 7:30 and runs for an hour and a hall Engen is ski instructor at A!ta, Utah, and one of the top skiers in the United States. Adults as well as teenagers in terested in skiing are invited to attend. - wealthy MIo f - ffZ- purses, it seems, by jimniiny. that the gallant little grandsoi of By J mminy has an exc:llenl chanca of exceeding the total carnirg mark of tl.7-ta.8ti9 com pleted this year by Round Table before his retirement last month. That's the all-time record. Nashua and Citation also built up comf:rtable estates during their competitive yea's: $1,288,565 and $1,085,760. respectively. But the Kerr Stables' Round Table, for example, discovered this year that too much of the long green could become an al most unbearable burden. And that was an ironic discovery because he (ias been proclaimed "Ameri ca's best grass horse of 1959" in the annual poll conducted by the Morning Telegraph and Racing Form. Of course, he was excellent on dirt tracks, too. Tax Horse's Strength When humans become million aires they are taxed heavily by Unrlc Sam. But the richer a horse becomes, the more his strength is taxed by the racing secretary or haidicappcr at each race track, who decides what weights he must carry in each big handicap event. The more he wins, the heavier become the combined weights of jockey and lead pads in the saddle pockets. There are a few "weight-forage" handicap events but at the big tracks they are almost negli gible. In America's most famous rac ing classic, the Kentucky Derby, there are no handicaps. Each three-year -old carries 126 pounds. Fighting Irish To Play Almost Same Schedule SOUTH BEND, Ind. )UPI Notre Dame will play almost the same football schedule next year as it did this year. ( The 10 game 1960 football schedule announced Thursday night showed only one- change from 1959 Miami University of Florida will replace Georgia Tech. - The Fighting Irish will open the . season against California Sept. 24 and end Nov. 26 against Southern, California. The schedule: , , " Sy)t. 24 California at home. Oct. 1 Purdue at home; North Carolina at Chapel Hill. N C ; 15 Michigan State at home; 22 Northwestern at Evanston, III.; 29 Navy at Philadelphia. Nov. '5 Pittsburgh at home; 12 Miami at Miami, Ha.: 19 Iowa at home; 26 Southern Cali fornia at Los Angeles. - LIGHTWEIGHT MEET NEW YORK (UPI) - Light weights fhico Velez and Eddie Armstrong meet in the feature 10 round bout tonight at New York's Academy of Music. Meanwhile, heavyweights Har old Carter and Johnny . Jenkins meet in a 10-round bout at Eliza beth, N.J., middleweights Rorv Calhoun and Tony Masciarclli f ght at Montreal, and middle weights Joey Giambja and Orlan do di Pietro meet at Long Beach, Calif. WhafstheBBrTrmeiora Battery to Quit? Actually there's no good time to have your bat tery go dead, but the nearer you are to a Phillips 66 Station the better. , Your Phillips 66 Dealer can quickly provide you with a new Phillips 66 Trop-Artic Battery, and he'll back its long-lasting qualities with a written guarantee. Go to your Phillips 66 Dealer for products and services that will keep your car running at its . best the year around. With your Phillips 66 Dealer "it's a pleasure A trademark PHILLIPS f (CP PHILLIPS i STOVE OIL! LUBRICANTS! PHILLIP'S GASOLINE W. C. LAIRD, Phillip's Consignee Et Adams Ave, La Grande Phone WO 3-4621 I1.-.' I f I 1 Vv t t Nil ' s. V' WASTED LIFE A youth, fk-i-ing puiko. rammed into the car carrying six mothers who were ivturning from a church meeting in Mount Kilsm. .Y. Two of the mothers were killed, the others cnticaliv injured and the driver of the speeding car. I)t nick Worcester, 20, was critically injured. His companion ;ts killed. Urge Government Research On Agricultural Farm News Roundup WASHINGTON U'PI' The Agriculture Department's Re search Policy Committee has urged immediate expansion of government research on pesti cides. The advisory group's recom mendation came on the heels of the nationwide scare involving n chemical residue on cranberries. The Health, Education, and Wel fare Department had warned the public against all cranberries be cause a small portion of the crop contained residues from a weed killer, aminotriazole. The research polity group. which rnet here this week, made no reference to the cranberry epi sode in its reixirt. But it said there were major problems in the use. of fertilizers, pesticides, hor mones, antibiotics, feed additives, plant growth regulators and drugs. The committee said modern farming needs these chemicals and without them, farmers could n't supply consumers with enmi;;!v food and fiber to maintain this country's higii slanda'd of living. Agriculture Department scien tists told the committee they're already at work on several new approaches to the problem of fighting animal and plant pests. One of these new approaches is the possibility that insects can be eradicated by a chemical sterili zation process. Others Involve new. chemicals which leave no residues or which offer no , danger t j warm-blooded animals. WASHINGTON ilTIi The Agriculture Department has a . nounced plans to buy 28,311. HATTON SIGNS CONTRACT ST. I'ETEHSBi:i(G, Fla. I I'l Former major league infioldci Grady Hatton has signed again as manager of San Antonio of the Texas League, which he piloted to a fourth nlacc finish in 1059. to please you. p. 'jtttiimmKsmixxxmMsaKii Chemicals poir.ds of non-fat dry milk. The milk will lie given away to selio-il luiH'hronms. needy people, nrd no.; -ppn t institutions in this country. The department is buying the milk powder, packed in four-and-a-half pound earjo'is. because it has practically no supplies of this food i:i its price support stock pile. The purchase does not indicate any move to resume donations of not-lat dry milk to the charitable agencies which distribute surplus foods to needy people abroad. There have been reports, how ever, that t lie International Co Operation Administration plans tu p.irihase milk powder for those agencies. WASIIINCTON ill-l' The AgriciilHire Depart meet said the hog com ;it i i dropie l a'4ain this we k and may he an important factor in the level of hog prices next fall. Many farmers are no.v making plans lor the spring pig crop. A i.'ciiir,T.',ine, hng-corn ratio now could mean Tower pi?s nex.1 sing. That, in turn, would mean lesS pork goirg to market next fall. The hog -corn ratio is lh num ber of bushels of corn which cj:i Ik- bought villi urn po.mds of live beg. Vthen the ratio is going up. hoj production s r ore prof itabie. When it's dropping, it's a sign that hog pro'its are in a squeeze. One year ago this week, the ra tion stood at 13.3. Last week it was down to 11.6 and this it slipped again to 11.3. wrek'i hunger every ' Ss many like him are hungry . . , A bowl of rice, a lunch of bread and milk, are a : . featl to millions of children. More than half the people in the world do not have enough to eat. We have such plenty to share ... From our farm abundance the U.S. Government gives CARE milk powder, flour, corn meal. Then, ' to help even more, CARE buys other foods to match the various needs of hungry people in other lands, , You tan be their friend ... . r Every $1 you give provides one food package , based on country conditions. Your packages s reach needy families, schools, welfare Institu- r tiont delivered with your name and address, to bring a message of friendship from you and t our country. Join CARE's Food Crusadol- " K I r; Your dollars do so much Send as many as you i,' : t.-; ... "'-- ilamour oning By HAL WOOD UPI StaH Writer SAN FHANl'ISi'o 4 PI' Bar bara Iiiiiiuick. v of the few real glamour dolls among the touring profe.-sion.il women, golf ers, is Ikiiu" fiii.n her fijst year on the circuit Ixni'ig ip on tech piques that she l.i pes' will carry her to greatness in W. "I made o .ly s:t,Tin) during the I first nine months o:i the tour. says Miss Komack. who today Had her ha r dyed sort of a lavender platinum. 'But that paid for most of my expenses. And I'm sure I'll do better in the future. " Taking Lesson The former national amateur clianitio:i from acramento has Hee l taki ig pultui4 lessons from the world's greatest putter na tional I'liA champion Bobby Kos buri ' ilidil-y has helped my putting tretnenduu !y." .iays Barbara, "if 1 ca'i't learn from h ni, then it's my fault." la). l,i:i g, considered by the other IMofessionals as the greatest man en the greens of the nio.lerii ern, is smh a preeisionest that he is disgusted whe i fie misses from Market Quotations By United Press International PORTLAND DAIRY I'OKTLAND ' I' 11 Dairy rr.ar ket: Eggs To retailers: Grade AA extra large, -it:. lie; A A large. 45 ITc: A large 4:144c: A A medium 3-40c: AA small 27-32c; cartons l-:!e additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints, 71c II).; carton, Ic higher; IS prints, title . Cheese 'medium cured i To retailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies. 41':-.rle; processed Amer ican cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 42:,4-43'5C. PORTLAND GRAIN Ccast Delivery Bis White wheat 2 0;. Soft white hard applicable 2 00. White club 2 00. Ha d red win.er, ordinary, 2 06 Hard white baait, ordinary 2.05. Oats no bid. Barley 45.30 nominal. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK 1'OHTI.AND (lU'D tL'SDAi -Livestock: Cattle 400; good - choice fed steers scarce; choice 93A-1UH II) Monday 27-27.75; load utility standard 1050-1100 lb. steers today 21 50-22 30: cut'er - utility Ilolstei.i steers 16-19 50; few utility cows 12.50-IS; cannt-rs - cutters 10-12; utility bulls 20.50-21.50. Calves 100; few good vealers 28-30: standard calves and veal - rs 20 27; cull-utility 10-20. Hogs 5CD; steady; 1 and 2 butch hurts! sends a Food Crusade packag CA y a k ... . can CAKE 6fJ First Ave., New York 16, N. Y. or your nearest CARE address Here is $.T7777to send Food Crusade packages. Name , Address PUBLISHED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY THE LA GRANDE OBSERVER Observer, La Grande, Ore., Toes., JJ'J 959 01 Up' n W fe. "Il long :i"'d Mimi'tiiiH's f' ("et ' ulii sink a few oi those . like Bobby does." says "it o;i I make a world i Bai l..ii .i. ' I of .l.tli ro: A t ny , golfer- ,; gr,. a pr'ilessio )al Mi.-, timiaek -tiM -f dw.Ticv off t';e tei Ir uli'ul there. gl 's ., l and i-i.'l "i'n! I hn.l picing oi the pro-f-.'fsio-al iiiiiiil a lot different tha i pu'.irn as a i amateur." she says "It's a little matter ol bread and leaner " Not Dliapooinlcd But si;.' isn't d,tap'.'oiuted that she tinrcd irofessiotial. "The lite is in derfiil anil you get to do a lot of travelling." she. IHiints mil. "Ami thy places we visit aluays Sltn, to b. interest ing and beaut (ul " Mi.,s l!onviu-k was 0'ie of t In most forunl j:",u'i'iir stars in Ilk nation In- pearly a decade. Nm only in lier uiidtAeniies she still has a lug future in the profes sional laiks. If .she wins the National Ope; or Nat.unal l'GA. she could lake, on stature as on;- of the moil popular wdi.oi prolessio'.als, i-i history. But if yuu go looking for Bar- ers l!-23. II) 141.50 14.73: few No. 500 lb. It 12 Sheep 300; good-choice 1 and 2 full shorn lamlis 16 25: goo-l-clnico wooled lambs not offered early; cull-utility ewes 34. NEW YORK STOCKS NEW VOIIK U I'D - Stocks staged a broad advance today with most of the major industrial categones moving up from tli'.'ir cper.ing levels. Electronics met strong support with gains of more than 3 m Motorola and Texas Instruments General Time and Zenith ad.led more than 2 each. American Motors feature I in a generally (irm niotur section. It opened at K up 5'i but l.,st around half of its gain in sub sequent trades. The issue gained on the recomme: daliun of a 3 for- 1 stock split and favo'able divi dend actinn. North American Aviaiion los: more than a oint on an Air Force move to revise its ctrilract with the coir.panv for a slow down in the development ( f the H70 super sonic bomber (or economy rc.i- j sons. Curtiss W right held to its previous clos-e while Douglas eased. In the motors. CM. ChryJer a id Studebake- la' ked on fra.'; Hons. In the steels, gains ran tj more than a point in Voung.,tovn and Jones & Laughliii. reihlehein firmed. IBM s'wkl out on it-; group with a ri.,e of mure than 3. w hile .olaro el sourtcd nvjre than 5 in the caToras. 5?V Food Crusade packages go to these countries: Colombia Ecuador Wtst Gtrmany Grotco Gualtmola Hong Kong Haiti India Iran t Holy Korta , Pa kii an Poland Turkty ' Yugoslavia Golfer Home Putting bora on the golf course, don't look for a lavender platinum blond. Miss Itoinack changes the color ! of her h ill" ollencr than most j woman char.ne their minds. In fact, her hair usually matches her v.ardrotie ol the inniuc.it. Frankie Carbo Charged With Extortion NEW VOIIK Ponvicted boxing racketeer Frankie Carbo w;s taken under guard by plane to Lus Angeles today for arraign ment on a federal extortion charge. Two depuly marshals removed l';u bo from Hik -rs Island Prison this morning and tok him (o Idle wdil Airpo t for the fligh). Carbo Is charge ! in Los Ange les with attempting to take an illegal cut of the earnings of wel terweight boxing champion Don Jordan. Aso named in the indict ment aro Truman Gibson, Jr., ptesi lent of Na'ional Boxing En terprises, and three other defen dants. General Sessions Judge John A. Mullen Monday sentenced Carbo to two ye.nrs in prison. The' judge said he did not sentence Carbo to the maximum three years because the boxim; piomoter was in fail ing health. Washington Will Train In Long Beach For Bowl SRVrTLK UTIi The Univer sity of Washington's Hose Bowl training luaikiunrlers will be 1.0'iK I'eut'h City Cullene stadium, cojk Ii Jim Owens announced Mon day. nwcns saiil the college is lo cated near the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Long lieach, Calif., Mhore the Washington football ti'arn will stay in California. The stadium is a 12,500 - seat. t:uc:ure. , Owens said he will begin hold-, I in.; rcituln:' turnouts late this j k in Seattle. The entire 47 rr.an U'.im will fly to Long Beach. I Di e lit a'ld turnouts there will bo. ii tliu following day. - - How io have HBT WHEN iT counts as We'll be pleased -fo give you automatic delivery service all through the cold-weather season. 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