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r i EDITORIAL PAGE LA GRANDE OBSERVER Thursday, December 10, 1959 "Without or with friend or foe, we print your daily world as it goes" Byron. ; RILEY ALLEN, publisher Grady Pannell, mannging editor George Challis, advertising director i Tom Humes, circulation manager Name Long Loses Magic Touch Ix)in's,nia'.s liaruni srjinim froveriior, VmvI Imir, w.'is in (lie deadlines every day for n vvln'ie with his vaiimis nntirs. Then suddenly lie dropped out of the spotlight. What happened to lihn? He wound up iiinninsr for lieutenant governor, because he was not eligible to run for governor airain, and lie was de feated. The 1a)i name lias had po Tourists Have The American tourist is not the ad venturesome spirit he opto was. In stead of rushing to Cuba, as to the scne of shooting or a fire, he is staying cau tiously away. This isn't the way Castro wants it. He pleads for more tourist business. l!ut virtually no one heeds him. The The Ugly American Not So Ugly After All In Pakistan this w -ek a million persons shouted an enthusiastic greet inir to the President of the I'liittd States. This raises our spirits here at home where all too often we hear of unfriendly atti tudes toward America in foreign lands. Here is plain evidence that American in tentions in at least. one country are understood and the aid we have offered is appreciated. Ike is getting a tumultuous welcome in all the countries he has visited, which is encourafcing, but the Pakistan denion tration Was something special. The President has gone on to India where he will stay longer than in any of tho other countries on the tour. There is a good reason for giving India special attention. Until recently India worked hard at being neutral in the cold war. The way Prime Minister Nehru played u) to the Communists was n constant source of concern. Then something happened. The Chi nese Keds forcibly took over TiU't and Publicity For Porter And Time Time magazine, in the current issue, takes Congressman Charles O. Porter of Oregon's Fourth Pistrict apart. The - magazine does this in typical Time-style. It dissects' Porter, bit by bit, and' having finished the jb. throws the remains to the wolves. And thereby Itoth Time ami I orter wot a lot of. additional publicity. Porter's friends and detractors. Mh nro legion in hi district, have chosen sides. Tli-v li.'iw ,"','"", I""" '""- Foreign Aid No Trust In Fide! litical inajfie ever .since lluey's day in IOtiisiiuia but a governor who was in and out of mental hospitals as much as Cov. Karl was, and who frequented the places he did, needed more than a magic name to make the grade. Louisiana poli tics can be crazy, and some of the state's politicians can be too, but the electorate at least is sane. Cubans are too trijnrer happy to suit modern day Americans who prefer th-ir jrun fire on TV rather than in the ball park. Castro with his beard and still wear ing military clothes does nothing himself to reassure potential tourists that Cuba is a safe place yet to visit. then invaded and seized some territory belonging to India. This disillusioned even Nehru who reluctantly had to admit that communism was bad. Now is the time, then, to Win ovar India to tho side of the free nations and if this can be done, an important step will have been taken for Moscow has had designs on India and its vast manpower for years. U.S. friendship with Pakistan was re sented in India until recently because Pakistan and India faced each other as enemies. Now India understands that American defense expenditures in Pakis tan were strictly a Communist deterrent. It must be very impressive to have the President of the United States in south east Asia. No other President had made such a visit but the heads of the Kussinn government, of course, have been there. Ike's visit could be the turning point that will see a new bulwark against com munism created in a far part of the world. Time, depending upon their view of the Congressman. m Porter is inordinately fond of personal publicity. And Time spends n lot of money in self-publicizing. The result of the take-off on Porter is to gain considerable publicity in Oregon for lioth the Congressman and the magazine. Which undoub'edly serves the purpose of each verv well DREW PEARSON SAYS: Russia Makes Much Progress In Picturesaue Afahanistan Afghanistan This is the wildest and most beau tiful area President Eisenhower will visit on Ms trin To Eet here, he will land on a Russian built airport and will see the greatest Inroads the Soviets have made In any Independent coun try to spread their Influence. However, reachins the ' too of the world" ' as Afghanistan is called is not easy. had been trying to get here for two davs Sudden snow, rain and foa swent down the mountain passes through wnicn pianej must fly, making u me mom perilous for naviga tion of any air route. In addition, a Russian-Afghan agreement nar row flying to a' 10-mile corridor in order to keep planes from ob serving the Russian military in stanaiions on either side. As a result, my plane was delayed two days and we are now forced to make an emergency- stopover at this quaint, rugged midway point 10 ivaoui. Mosques, Mud Walls Kandahar is a city of turbaned men, vleled women, and barefoot children though its raw and win try in December. It is a city of mosques and mud-walled dwell ings, donkeys carrying stacks of firewood so big you can hardly see the aninrals underneath, wo men carrying hundred -oound sacks of grain while their hus bands march on ahead, and camel caravans that sneak across the mountain passes to avoid the cus toms inspectors on the highways. It Is also a p'acc through which have poured tons upon tons of Russian military equipment, all moving up to the Pakiston bor derand the United States has a pact to come to Pakistan's de fense If necessary! As the equip ment moves along, Americans arc ordered off the road so they won't see the nature of the weapons Russia is sending to the border. The U. S. in turn is building enc of the most modern airports in the world just outside Kanda har. It has a 10,000-foot runway. high-speed turn-offs, and modern lighting. It is being constructed by the New York firm of Morri son and Knudsen, and was design ed by C. Morgan Holmes of Arl ington who built most of the mil itary airports in Alaska, redesign ed National Airport in Washing ton, and revamped the airports on Wake Island, Palmira and Sa moa in the Pacific. Holmes, who has had more ex perience building airports per haps than any other man in the world, says Kandahar Airport has the best approaches of any in the world except possibly Johnson Island. Russia has built an equal ly long runway just outside Ka bul at which Eisenhower was to land. The I'mted States is build ing three smaller air strips at Kundiz. Herat, and Jalalabad, all close to the Russian border, w hile Russia already has built several smaller air strips. In addition. 15 Americans and 35 Filipinos arc training 250 Af ghans as navigation operators and they are dring a good job. while the Russians are training Afghans in meteorology. In other words, the U.S.A. and USSR, are in frenzied competition in this rug g d and picturesque "top of the world " But where fs this com petition heading? Big "If" If war should come, Russia could seize the wonderful new I'S.huilt airport with its most modern runway in 20 minutes. From across its 1,500-mile border just a few minutes flying time away, it could have tho advun- toge of the new American air strips without the expense of building them. Already, with Kandahar Air port almost finished. Russia last summer quietly built storage tanks for 750.000 gallons of gas oline under a hill near Kanda- GROWING PRODUCTIVITY OF U.S. FARMS YIELDS-PER-ACRE -INCREASE FROM 1947-49 TO 1957-59 I i A I i . vs i ' y 1947-49 AVERAGE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Chart shows how farm ers keep ahead of our surplus-plagued government, rrnchielinn nf lending rrnps- hn; boon rrtied ?0 to 7r pel t fill in 10 Veils: har. The Afghans were negoti ating with Cultev Burma Shell but, while the mediations continued, the tin- built the tanks and moved in the ra.-oline. i m incm innay. The chief problem President rjwnnoww will mm- io ""'.tha, nlakes it uni(,ue in the lc higher; B prints. 70c is whether we hall lor.onue t ms. Cheese: 'medium cured- - Ta competition with the f s It fur 'retailers: A grade chodihr single control of the top ol the w rid J It s the one country that once , fJajsies 5, AJri. Or will he make the. a test of undtr Communis", domination was cal cheese, S-lb. loaf. 42-43'c the sincerity of I..; i;:U with aUc to Ihro it off arl return, Sad'ti WiiTfu Khru-:h.hev. with Mh -des call. , u ,Vmo,ralic reiims. Cot DJ Ba". mg a truce in the battle lo in-, Commuisls. , lMr Wi,c luence Aighanisi.n w travellers have not given'Soft white hard applicable 200 Russians Emnenr ; umiiA -It.h t nn One significant fact is that Russia has done a more efficient job than the United States, This was officially admitted by Sheldon Mills, long time I'. S. am - bassador here, win conlided to the Senate Foivitn Relations committee: "The Russians prom - ... ... . ise sometning and in tiuee weeKs ' ""k" they have given the order to admitting in advance that he their people to get on the job. j feared a leftist gain. It mavbe takes us a vear and Thls was another Latin Ameri that is verv disccuraj-'hig. The:" el(,c,i,,n ' ,he l!n" suggestion I would make is I s,,;i.u;s ',,! 8 campai issue, and somehow to cut our red tape so;"l " "aa, 10 oe viewea oy .ne tht ui, .... : , United Stales with frank mte'est. something e can do it in time ly fashion without undue delays." In other words. Communism and capitalism are meeting head - on in peacetime competition in u iiu, ruggeii. piciuicsque country at the tup of the world and. according to the American! ambassador, Khrushchev's boast, states began the process of firm that Communism would bury cap mg up. the Castillo Armas regime italism is being borne out in this) with loans and various forms of area. What Eisenhower will do laid which now run around the 100 about it will be vital lo watch. I million dollar mark. REMEMBER WHEN . . . 25 years ago, five Union County men represented the coun ty wheat growers at the annual Eastern Oregon Wheat League meeting. They were Gilbert Courtright. Union; Bill Ruekman, Imbler; E. II. DeLong, I.a Grande, and assistant counly agent E. L. Woods. In Portland, 21 persons were victims of a fatal drink, denatur ed alcohol, and a big investiga tion was underway by police as to the bootleggers of the potent beverage. K. D. Club members and their husbands enjoyed a potluck din ner at the home ef Mr. and Mrs. Walter Winbuin. Present were Mrs. Ella Baker, Lawrence Gray. wyait Manner, Mrs. Erma Brown. Mrs. Etta Poole, Mrs. Hazel Slar- mer and Mrs. Lola Young. 15 years ago. Union Coun ty iieai i-(i us as a i iionu quota oil E bonds needed to be sold. ac - cording to C. W. Perkins, county bond chairman. Earl Miller, Cricket Flat grange, was installed as new mas ter of the Pomona grange after being elected Others were Ehr- man Bates, Blue Mountain grange. overseer; Mrs. Ed Bo-vvcll. Ml. Eannie. lecturer; Miss Moser. ! Rockwall grange, secretary; J. J.. Murvhison. Pleasant Grove. Ireas- ' in r.uinpc. me i.eimans were t,.r-;, affair withdrawing all along the Roerj 'Tnis, ov'ea though the adminis River before advances of theitration of the aid p-ograms has famed U. S. 1'irst Army troops, hwn recognized as one of the fUITC j United States' better efforts. Uo! I r The :iki not only bolstered Gua- Joseph NEW YORK "UPI i V SUw.rin 'J: - f,,..,l.,r -.... ! idenl of Topps Chewing Gum Inc., died Wed :csday Topps Is one ot l lie largest liumile gum manufacturers in the world. HOME i UPI ' - Kaffaele Pel tazoni, a leading expert on the history of religions, died Tuesday after a long illness. . BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. UTI' GencaCirr. 7 originator of America's lirst four-panel black and white comic strip. "Lady Bountiful," died Wednesday. 75 SORGHUM GRAIN COTTON 50 CORN L- WHEAT - POTATOES h28 LEADING CROPS TOBACCO 25 -SUGAR BETS SOYBEANS 1957-59 AVERAGE Guatemala p i !Cy8 KeQ snace Ey PHIL NEWSOM UPI Staff Writer uuaifinaiu is a ventral Aineri - can republic with a distinction up, and Sun-lay s flection results j demonstrate that once again they .are in a position to threaten. This was an off-year election, 1 in that President Miguel Ydigo- rns Hientes office was not atl Holrl In -'take. It was to elect 33 mem-;",UM "cla ,n Ja 1 hers tf the 66-mtmber single- On Morals Charqe I,nl,. ..itk TA.wl.... V'.lionroc . . . ...... Overthrow Rid President Guatemala emerged from Com munist domination on June 27, Ui-l ,vli,,n fori.,., r.-lilln Armic l 'h '.rl , r',:i fnr... sllct.CKl(,j in ousting I.resUtenl i..,..lhn Ari.n7 r:Jmnn Arbenz fled to the shelter of the i,n ri;,in anH iho I'niii-d With this aid, Guatemala was able to survive a severe drop in the price of coffee, its main cx- j ,,or- and to maintain a respec- uime ioreign exenange reserve. . In July ef 1957 however, one of Castillo Armas' own guards as sassinated him in the presidential palace. The Guatemalan govern ment said the assassin carried papers proving he had Commu nist affiliations. Ydigoras Takes Over After a considerable political scramble, Vdigoras, an army general, took over. Ydigoras. in contrast to the popular and strong-willed Castillo Annas, is no strongman. Rightist groups in Congress are divided, and Vdigoras' fights with Mexico over fishing rights and claims to sovereinty over Brit ish Honduras have not succeeded In uniting behiiid him the public support Vdigoras had hopod for. t.'ven a i election-eve govern ment charge that forces were being trained in Cuba to invade Guatemala failed to stir the vot- ,c,s - I .Meanwhile, Communists and 1 pro-i ommunists have filtered "itK "Uo lhe country anil.are be coming, increasingly vocal politi cally, with the United States their chief target. Charges of Waste There have been charges of waste against U.S. -administered air rro.yms a-d of high salaries to "gringos." The aid programs themselves have been attacked as lnturtererce in Gua.emala's in- ! leniala's foreign exchange, it also .,j,n(H ..I ettcrmcnt for the Indi- vidual Guatemalan. Included h.'ivp been re.'iH nrnemms nivn. j ., m,w farmlands and new markets It also has a small in dustry division, a teacher-training program and experimental stations to determine the best farming methods. QUOTES IN THE NEWS United Press Infernational KARACHI. Pakistan Paki stani President Mohammad Ayub Khan, hailirg President Eisenhow er for undertaking his strenuous II ration tour: "You are indeed a great man lo have" taken the trouble to come all this way and help us solve our problems." LOS ANGKLKS Convicted New York boxing racketeer Frankie Carho. appearing in fed eral court without a lawyer to plead innocent to charges of at tempted extortion: "I'm over-rated here. The attor reys want a big fee T don'l know where I can get the money." TWICKKNHAM. Kngland All America halfback Pete Dawkins, new a F.hodes scholar and a start er on Oxford's rugby team, dis cussing Oxford's s-3 victory over Cambridge: "I am very happy at the way the gai-ie went, but I felt I could have seen rather more of the jhall." I HOLLYWOOD Mexican ac jtievs Katy Jarado. stating that I siv flew io Hollywood to ask I actor Krnest Borgnine when they ! are going to get married: "! a woman who docs nol like to be lent vvni'in" for her Market Quotations By Unittd Pw" PORTLANO DAIRY PORTLAND i L'PI i Dairy mar- r.ggs ro retailers: Orate i exla large. 48-51c; A A la'ge. 4Rc A birOA ll.Jlr- A A med lim 4(M2c: AA small 30-33c: cartons ,ca's. me'.ils OKI scattered spe I Sc additional. I ri.iis can id He rr,arl:et higher 1 jjutt(.r -j-0 retailers j grade A prints, 72c lb A A a id carl;n. - "vv Hard red winter, ordinary, 2.06 Hard white baart, ordina'y J.'JS Cats no bid Barley 45.50. John Lewis Eldridge. 36, being held in the Union County jail in lieu of S2000 bail on a charge of contributing to the de-, linquency of a minor. Eldridge appeared before Jus tice of the Peace George Miller Wednesday afternocn to answer the morals charge involving a 9 year-old girl. He waived preliminary hear ing and was bound over for the grand jury. The charge arose out of an incident which occurred late in September. FORM KENNEDY CLUB ; INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. iL'PI' An Indiana Kcnnedy-for-Presidenl Club was formed Tuesday by Democratic leaders who said they hope to persuade Sen. John K. Kennedy D-Mass.) lo enter the state's primary election next May. Cornter Cedar - Grocery Buys AA Small Eggs 2 oo, 65 c COFFEE.... 2 SUNSHINE GRAHAM CRACKERS. .. SEGO MILK HALF GALLON QUICK, Elastic Slarch No. 2Vj Tins Pioneer TOMATOES.:. OE - Quality MEATS Fresh Oriole Sliced BACON 39c LB LOCAL PiCHICS -lb. 39c Slidd's Fresh Tamales 3Fer 38c Young Bee! Liver lb. 43c MINUTE MAID 12 OZ. TIN FROZEN j JS 0 Orange Juice.:. ,4a( W Mil 1 ' 1 -Pick O' the Crop Produce- Oranges :. 51b. bag 55c Cherry Tomatoes cup 29c LOCAL SQUASH IbT Large Avocados. ...2 fcr 15c Folaioes U.S. NCiC 1 1 . 10 lbs. 53c lntrn.li.l NEW YORK STOCKS NKW VOI1K lUPI'-lndusfials csun-cd the untrend today after Wehief iay' interrupt o , Sleds, some eliclronics. chcml- with many issues above their oH'iiing levels. Drug? rcccvered somewhat with gairs : mining to more than 3 in C:iitcr Pr.'due'.s aid a poir.t or more in Vivk and Merck. The gioun wcrkc I U 'der pressure f th: congressional investigation to" prices during the lasl two sessions. Electronics, which have faltered in recent weeks, found suppart with Ampex uji more than 2 and IBM up around 2. Steels firmed. Bethlehem, U.S. Steel and Republic tacked on frac tions. Dul'oit in the chemicals was up 11 half after rising more than a point at the opening. Autos held steady. Chrysler eased, GM held at its previous close, while American Motors jumped more than 1. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND i L'PI H'SDA' Livestock: Cattle 100: no fed steers or heifers offered: few standard steers '22-23: cutter-utility ste?rs and heifers 15-21: canner - cutter cows 10.50-12.50; bulls 17-20. Calves 10; good-low choice veal ers 28-31. Hogs 150: 1 and 2 butchers 190 220 lb. 14 25-14.50; sows salable 9-11.50. Sheep 2110: 65 head lot fiood chcice 109 lb. wooled Iambs 17 with 223 lb. 15.50: truck lot good choice shorn lambs 16, sorted at 14. PHONE WO 3-3181 and Washington of the Week AA Medium Eggs 2doz. 70 lbs. SL30 jf 4 lbs. 6 tins for Swill's Canned PICNICS 3 LBS. 59c 30c 45c