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I Q "I Will, Over His Dead Body EDITORIAL PAGE LA GRANDE OBSERVER Wednesday, December 23, 1959 . "Without or with friend or foe, we print your daily world as it goes" Byron. RILEY ALLEN, publisher Grady Pannell, managing editor George Cballis, advertising director Tom Humes, circulation manager All Not Sweetness In TV It would seem that a!I is not happiness and liffht, anion? the TV viewers, if one is to judjre by some of the comments being made these days. Made us start to wonder what a news paper would look like if news were treat ed the satm as it is on TV. A fellow writing in one of tin papers that finds its way into the office every day seems to have had the idea first. He had this to say but first r. word from our sponsors. This is the thinking man's filter chewing tobacco. You take a chew and the filter makes it as pure . as the driven snow doesn't dirty up spittoons nor sidewalks truly a fine pro duct. , And in the Nation's Capital, the Presi- dent told his press conference that he had decided to resign, but first a word from Damp Reer. Some beers are wet. Some are dry, ladies and gentlemen, but Damp Deer is the only one that can be blotted. It is the beer that doesn't pour. Simply remove the top and dig the stuff out with a spoon. For those men of discerning taste who cannot seem to get n belt from beer, a now secret ingredient has be-n added to Damp Reer booze. Try the handy little carryall package of seven. Just ask your friendly grocer for the Rlastoff carton. The President announced that he could no longer, in goad conscience, remain a , member of the Cub Scouts of America 'and would resign at once. When pressed for n reason by the shocked members of the press, Mr. Kisenhower said that Mrs. Eisenhower suggest-d that he ought to grow up. The IYesident said that the State Department had consulted friendly powers about the impending move, and that there were no objections which ', could not be overcome at a Council of Foreign Ministers. It's A Strange World Indeed Walter Lippman, back from some of the same countries Kisenhower has visit ed, brings up something in print that he hojies everybody else will keep -hush hush. That is the likelihood that the main issue in global politics in years to come will be the containment of China. He says the Soviet Union which has the longest and much the most vulnerable and controversial frontier with China, has the principal interest in containing China. This is a subject that shoulnd't be mentioned in public. Lippman says, be cause to do so puts Mr. K on a sHt where he must reaffirm loudly his alliance with Peiping against western anti-Communists. Here, then, is something brand new in the cold war. We must be careful what we say lest we put our chief an tagonist on the spot. This, on the assump tion that this antagonist may. unwitting ly, he transforming gradually into an ally. Strange times, these. DREW PEARSON SAYS. Ike Visit To Spain First Ever Fob U.S. President PAfilS The meeting between Ike Eisenhower ul the U.S.A. and Francisco Franco of Spain was one of the most unique and para doxical of hii tour. , It was unique because this was ths first time in history that a president of the United States ever visited Spain. Though I residents Itoosevelt and Truman travelled nearby, they studious ly avoided any move which might put the stamp of approval on Franco's dictatorship. It was paradoxical because Kis enhower once led a great demo cratic armada to free Europe from Nazism while Franco, an al leged neutral, was permitting his country to be a German sub marine base and spy hotbed for Nazism; also because Franco, a staunch Catholic, permits almost no other form of religious wor ship in his country, while Eisen hower, a non-church member un til he became president, is the son of a muthcr who belonged to ene of the most militant non- formists sects in the world Je hovah's Witnesses. But despite these differences and paradoxes, the two men both v. anted sometehing from the oth ei and were willing to bargain for it. Eisenhower very much wants U.S. bases on Spanish soil. Franco wants them jest as much as Ike does, but. for bargaining purpos es he talks as if he d.dn t. With out American bases and the flow of American dollars, Franco's economy would be in grave dang er. And if the stamp of U. S. government approval was remov ed from Franco's regime, his 20 year dictatorship would be in grave political dancer. In going 'o Madrid therefore, President F senhower dashed the hopes of thousands of exiles and U-iropean believers in democracy. just as he will the hopes of satel lite exiles when he goes to Mos- cew next spring. Franco Is Insulted Actually, Franco needs Ike far more than Ike needs him. Yet Franco, bitterly anti-Communist, has gone so far as to flirt with the satellite countries in order to throw a few jitters into the U.S.A. It was largely because of these jitters that Eisenhower at the last minute changed his plans for a one-day sop in Madrid. The U. S. Ambassador in Ma drid. Jhn lodge, former cover- rtor of Connecticut and brother cl Ambassador Ilenrv Cabot I-odge, of the UN. bombarded the White House with a series of ca bles reporting that Franco was stunned over the President's plan to f'y right over Madrid without topping. Franco considered this an insult. Melee reported, and it might have drastic ropercus sions cn Spanish-American rela Pons. Unless the President ehanewt his mind. Lodge tabled, the fate of America's newly built bases in spain might be jeopardized. As soon as Lodge began talk ing about bases, Ike beean in isien. nils is the kind of langu- REMEMBER WHEN 1 hV.'L - 1 INSECT ARMIES "3rL ' TO THE RESCUE Scientists combat a oeachy ''.XXi A WEED WITH IIS NATURAL ENEMIES ..., VYN CAiiicifNiA uvucrtr' tug if af (AntM Merit Amp tv root km C. EURI.FE JnO KKLrixtt? me inw me WEEP iNPiTEr1 FIELPS. IK iAf EATINc SEETlE AUAOuNu THE LEAK OHVlC UlAsutu isffn and tuf a rjpec ttEriNC- on the acts A-''' &X WUCHT THIS VsEEP . fbSf UNPbK CONKOX ft to 250tOOO ACttso Caurwhia kamgelanp tre iNFEritP.iMTM rw tcvais KLAMATH WEEDwuch m.-toaY rmETED RV.-E runre ftir ali HAP ADVERSE EFFECTS 04 CATTLE VSMCW KZ THE PUNT CAUSW ThtM TU U5E WtKjHT NEWS CHUCKLES United Press International PRESENTS WITH A -BANG DALLAS, Tex. (UIM Esau Lewis believes his wife should get a bang out of her Christmas nrocnnii The Connie's three sons went shopping for their mother's presents and each bought her a derringer. WOMAN HATER KCINO, Calif. UPI A gunman who robbed William W. sit mien's iiwtlrv store of $268 cash passed up the jewelry re marking: I d take some oi ine jewelry, but all I could do with it is give it to some woman and they're no good." LUCKY RUN DOWN MADKIO. Spain 1 1" PI Va lencia plumber Francisco Ortega, rim over by a truck bearing the license number SftfiOO last Sep tember, bought a Christmas lot tery ticket with the same num ber. The big winner in results announced Tuesday night. Ortega look home ao.Otin. REJECTS HOLIDAY CHEER SCAItItOHOUC.ll. Ont. HTD A third grnde teacher Tuesday returned an 8-year-old pupil's gift lo the child's family with an apologetic note explaining the leather doesn't drink. . . 25 years aso. the Timers i' La Grande High School, in their final pre-Christmas basketball game. downed Wallowa 24 11. Coach Ira Woodie of the Tigers was not pleased, however, and planned to thin his squad. Vt. W. Sirnne. Union, was n.im- ed assistant supervisor of the Farm Census in Eastern Oreeon by census Director McCa'l. Weather conditions here contin ued to be cold and the 4-inch blan ket or snow hung on to assure local and area residents of a white Christmas. . . IS years ago, discovery of a second Japanese balloon near Tacoma, Wash., was veiled in even more secrecy than ever, as both the federal authorities and nur uvparinieni ouiciais were mum. First announcement several weeks before revealed that the Japanese were attempting to hit key areas in the Pacific North west with bomb-laden ba'loons Patton's U. S. Third Army was able to hit back for the first time against invading German "Bulge" troops, his armor bvgan to mount counter offensives on the southern shoulder of the Salient which was now dangerously deep into Belgium ana Luxembourg. The U. S. Air rorce also made a few- hits despite bad weather condi tions. It was also learned that sev eral La Grande area nun were believed numbers of U.S. forces caught in the Ardennes lighting. are that he as a military man un derstands. So he revamped his itinerary and decided to be the first American president in nis tory to visit Spain. The bases which Ike was wor ried about are three Air Force and three Navy installations, only cne of the latter important. The Air Force has built Morron Air Field near Seville, Torrejon near Madrid and Zarogoza near the city of that name. The Navy has one big base at Rota, a fuel de I iot at El Ferrol, and an ordnance magazine at Cartagena. Originally these bases weren't considered too important. They were built largely at the instigation of one of the most ad roit lobbies ever to operate in Wa.shingtcn. Its chief motive was supporting Franco. In fact Fran co paid around a quarter of a mil linn dollars a year to such reg ii-tered lobbyists and lawyers as Charles Patrick Clark, the son-in-law of the late Vice President Uarkley, Anatole Visson, William Carney, formerly with the New York Times, and Kelly-Nasser. Inc., the New York public rela lions firm. Unpaid but probably more pow crful were some of the leading prelates of the United States plus some very vocal congressmen. such as the late Sen. Pat McCar an of Nevada and Rep. Eugene Keough of Brooklyn, who pulled wires for Franco despite the -fact that his relations with the Vati can have been none too good and that such leading Catholics as the late Premier DeGaspari of lltly and Premier Georges Bid- iiult of France were bitterly un elentingly opposed to him. Opposed to aiding Franco were such potent officials as President Harry Truman and his secretary of State, Dean Acheson. Never theless the Franco lobby won ' ut. Franco was first voted aid. ter got military bases, and in the end. the hand of fate in the form of Moroccan nationalists who leinanded the removal of U. S. bases with . intermediate range ballistic missiles in an hour or so. and Franco knows this. But the United States has so many bases in Europe and the Near Last that Moscow could not knock out all of them. Some would be lift for retaliatory action. And i. only takes a handful of H- ionibs to wipe out the kev cities of Russia. Tlieifui'6 the Srjanish hnn plus other European bases con tinue to be important as an in surance policy against war. But these bases are also targets. Rus sian IRGM's are zeroed in on ll.cm. Thai's why Franco wants lo raise the price. That was to be the chief issues in the back ground of his talks with Ike. rmft1i ; j i I -r imwu .....Jim I '-3r- . :.: SumJ- I mm ,'V.jmrt' NEA RWw-Tl.llt. BIG FOUR LEADERS MEET The Western Big Four leaders have finally gotten together at the Elysee Palace In Paris, France, for their top-level meetings. Pictured at round table, they are (left tj right): British Prime Minister Harold Macmillun, French President Charles de Gaulle, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and U. S. President Eisenhower. Eyestrain, Headaches Resulting From Headlines On NATO Confab CHRISTMAS Continued From Page I Drcisbach, deacon and sub-deacon, respectively. Robert Turley, home on vacation from Notre Dame, wi!l serve as master of ceremonies. Midnight Mass altar boys are Robert Fallow. Kenneth Lilly. Andrew Rauwolf. Frank Miller, Brian McShane, Michael McShane, Kenneth Chru soskie, Louis Cavallo. David Bradd ond Iwliiii Punnc". Sunday Masses are 8 and 10 a.m. Special altar boys are Ron ald Gorham. Michsel Thomas, Rod Lilly and Michael Pannell. St. Peter's Service Christmas Eve services at S! Peter i begin at 11 o'clock-wi:h a musical prelude. Midnight Eucharist begins at 11:30 and serv ing at the altar will be Norman Brown. Ed Bocthman, Steve Wylde, Kent Boothman. Mark Deatherage. David Boothman and Robert Brown. On Christmas. Holy Communion is scheduled at 10 a.m.. with Paul Tomeraasen and Mike Howard serving at the altar. The Rev. Clarence Kopp, pastor, said that the usual coffee hour will he held at the rectory at 10 p.m. Thursday. The church school will be held at 11 p.m. Sunday in continuation of the Christmas spirit. COYOTE BITES FATAL WOODSFORD. Calif. UPI Three-and-a-half year-old Kerry Barr died Sunday from neck bites inflicted by his uncle's pet coyole. The coyote was chained in the backyard. IKLVILLES for Gilts and Toys QVAJJTY AND SELECTION 1431 Adams Ave. Gel HEW ADIIIBAL APPLIANCES A FURNITURE for Prices As LOW AS USED La Grande FuiuirruiiE Warehouse East Adanit Avt. By LYLE C. WILSON UPI Staff Writer WASHINGTON lPi Reading between the lines of the NATO news from Paris will in duce eyestrain, al least. At most, it will induce headache, heart ache and, perhaps, an uneasy sense of fear. NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO rep resents the combined first line of defense of the allied Free World. The free allies s' annoyed now. each with the other. And, French men, especially, are annoyed at hints that France deliberately is not doing her share of the NATO job. The.e arc more than mere hints about Fraice. American officials assert that some NATO nations. especially France, are weakening the mutual defense alliance by shirking their military obligations. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the French President, has refused to permit the French Air Force to na: ticip.ite in the integrated NATO tactical air command. De Gaulle Balks De Gaulle has said he would withhold the French Mediterran ean fleet from NATO in time of war. He balked at basing U.S. missiles or nuclear stockpiles on French territory. American offi cials have staled the U.S. case that France is the weak snot. Survivors of the World War II scene in Washington or Western Europe will not ba surprised that Fra ice noses her allies a delicate diplomatic problem. Delicate dip lomatic problems were forecast with confidence when General de uaune oeeame mad man t ranee, lliat was in June. 1958 The French have a wo d for him. I-ormiciublc! That is di.lge in at least a chuckle at French complaints that crilislcti of their military performance had leaked from supposedly secret meetings of NATO military com manders. France had almost a copyright on diplomat ic leakage in the years after World War I. French diplomats were so good at leaking pro-French secrets that the Unilel States was compelled to move against them. An official was established in the U.S. Em bassy in Paris to ledk for the United States. He was the first official U S press officer abroad. FROM TIIE TIGER'S LAIR High School Holds Annual Christmas Orchestra Event The annual orchestra and chorus Christmas concert was held re cently at the high school audi torium. This was the first high school music concert of the year and was the lirst time the mixed chorus and the girls chorus hav performed together. The 40 piece orchestra was un der the direction of Richard Mans field, who is new lo the La Grande school system this year. Mrs. Betty Faulkn-r directed the chorus which consis'ed of 135 members. They have been very active this year performing for various groups. The boy's quartet, the mixed ensemble, and the girls ensemble have been caroling downtown ev ery Saturday afternoon through Dec. 19 for the Retail Merchants Association. Gar! Noyei Chosen Geri No..es, a junior, was sel ected by the senior girls as the most cooperative junior g!.'I in the girl of the month p.il recently. Acting in the position of afsis in tant play director in the produc tion "Our Hearts Were Viang and Gav." fi'line ti'.e crnacitv of drill i leader in the Pep club drill team. i:-,,,nA ;;.. . i . I mTk ,, a T esoiisiicai.S-rving as co-chairman on the de stunbern and proud were other 1171T, w h8"le "i6, Formal, being chosen gcnm.l un circuit and in the hush-hush 1 . . , , oft record wartime conference P.rom' c.a.,nK. .f . S""a.v .hoo which the top civilian and mili- i " T ' L" 1 ' . uivii, auu it 1115 ail iiu:iui lull student is evidence enough of her willingness to cooperate in school activities, church work and in aca demic measures. Queen Of Dance Randi Johnson has been elected qu?en of the annual winter formal dance held at the Sacajauea ho tel's large ballroom. The court and escorts were: Randi Johnson and Dean Stone. Cresta Shaw and Dennis Spray. Linda Wheaton and Bob Klomp. and Helen Walk and Dave Carman. "Ice Palace" was the theme for ' the dance and the ballroom was decorated in blue with angel hair around the room. In cne corner ! of the dance floor was a castle I luijr mass were lorevor having with newsmen. Friendship For Ike We heard a lot about De Gaulle from such as Jen. George C. Marshall. Adm. Ernest J. King, and from FDR, himself. "Explosive, handle with care," was their tag for the Frenchman. Some just called De Gaulle "stuf f.V and let it go at that. There was respect for him. however. Now that the United States may have to deal with De Gaulle in matters of life and death for both France and the United States, there is comfort in the fact th.-it he and Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower got along well. I happen to be one of those who liked him." the Presiripnt said at a news conference uhn De Gaulle became premier. The iree people of the world can only hope that De Gaulle liked Ikp too. If French ruffled feelings are 10 oe sootned and France brought into NATO as a satisfactorv allv it probably will be up lo Eisen- nower 10 effect it. Washington old. timers will in- decorated with twinkle and two small angel haired Christmas trees. The ceiling was of blue crop? paper with a twirling crys tal bull hanging from the center of the hall. Bill Howell's orchestra provided music for the evening. Intermission entertainment con sisted of a tap dance by Elaine and Barbara Ricker and songs from the boys' quartet which was made up of Jay Lorenzen, Bruce Sheltcn. Bob Robeseon. and Jim Cornell. Chaperones for the evening were: Mr. and Mrs. Gooderham. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smur'.hwaite. Mr. and Mrs. Frank DcVaney. Mr. and Mrs. Den Johnson, Mr. end Mrs. Wesley Brownton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Westenskow, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Slqe'l Wcimer, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Landers, and Dr. and Mrs. David ytoddard. OBITS MOW YORK UPI Harry P Fierst, 76. a retired boys' clothing manufacturer and a' member of tr.e executive com mittee of the Zionist Organization of America, d.ei Tuesday after a brief illness. 'NEW YORK (UPP Albet T. Bullock. 60. secretary and treasurer of the National Biscuit Co . diH Monday night in Ja maica Hos)ital after a brief ill ness. MAMAP.ONECK, N.Y. UP1 George Blundell, 57, an expert on 18th Century furniture and, managing director of the Antique Furniture Restorers Corp., New' York City, died Tuesday at his home here alter a short illness. Good Selection of CORNING WARE t La Grande Hardware RouUr (jfjjji Model 100 An omoxlnfl tool with hundreds of ! Give that proTeesioju touch la all your workshop project. 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