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LIBRARY U Of 0 EUGENE. ORE. WEATHIR teste Oregsn: Parity cloudy through Friday; hlfht 754$; lew tonight 4S4. , TEMPIRATUn Wednesday maximum 73; night low 42. Sunset today 7:14 p.m. Sunrta? Friday 4:04 a-m. Winds gentle. 232nd Issue 64th Ytir LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1940 10 Pag Tan Cant OBSERVER " I ' ,k . f '. ,r-f HiiHal m i, m uit..J,.j',ur-k'-JJi.-'-3i The State Board of Aeronautics convened for a regular monthly meeting in Sacajawea Hotel yesterday. Board members are (from left) William F. Maddron, Eugene; Dr. William M. Peare, La Grande, senior board member Cove Property Petitions Approved For Boundary Board Action By Committee By GRADY PAN NELL Obtarvar Staff Writer Union County's School Reor ganization Committee, still smart ing from boundary board action taken several weeks ago on the same issue, last night approved by a 4-2 vote to accept Cove district property owner petitions "in order that the boundary board can act on them." Original boundary board action over property petitions saw the board reject similar reorganiza tion committee approval "due to . legal technicalities." The school committee had de nied Itself Jurisdiction in the peti tion matter then but went on record as passing the petitions, addressed to the boundary board, to that group for action. "Juris diction" or "hands off policy was said to be part of the legal technicalities cited by the boun dary boaid several weeks ago. Thomas E. Lampkin. North Powder, reorganization committee chairman, to'd the seven members present that the petition matter had been postponed from a week ago because "not enough of us were present then and we should hear all opinions." Two Coursos Lampkin and other members de fined their course of 8ction as: 1. Are the Cove petitions de sirable? 2. Do the petitions conflict with any contemplated reorganization plans in the district 15? These were points raised by the boundary board which, Lampkin said, "has put the issue back in our laps'' and was also said to be part of the technical Interpreta tion attached to the committee's responsibility in such matters. The group debated the petitions, the present Cove school district and what course of action, if ap proved by the boundary board, faced the district, but still decided " it was "up to the boundary board" to approve or reject the list of some 60 land owners who repre sent more than 60 per cent of dis trict 15 property valuation. The committee was unanimous in that there were no contemplated reorganization p'ans for Cove dis trict, but split on its other course of action, "desirability." The motion to put the issue to a vote was made by lRoy Childers. Cove, and seconded by Henry Weathcrspoon. Elgin. Voting to accept the petitions in order that the boundary board may "legally act" on them were Carl Webster, La Grande, Claude Wright. Rt. 1. La Grande; Childers and Weather spoon. Two Against Votinl against accepting the petitions were Harvey Ruckman, Aliccl, and John McKinnis, Imblcr. Randall Black, Tclocaset. ab stained. Leonard Huffman, Union, was absent. (Lampkin as chair man votes only In case of a tie and Wilbur Osterloh, county school superintendent and secretary of the committee, has no vote.) Ruckman said that from the be ginning, and as of now, he was against the committee voting to accept the petitions. "I don't think I have any right to mix in their i Covet business. Since Cove has twice voted against annexation I take that to be their feelings." McKinnis said he felt exactly the same way. "And t want to go on record at also approving what Ruckman has said," he declared. block said he would hesitate to vote either way on the petitions and added he felt that Cove would n I li n In STATE AIR BOARD suffer from losing property valua tion, "But at the same time Muddy Creek district is in a similar situation and committee action on Cove will affect action at Muddy Creek," he pointed out. Webster said he thought that the matter for decision was up to the boundary board, "Bui they claim they cannot act properly if we don't." This opinion also was voiced by Wright, .Childers and Weather-spoon. . T. - - 'a, : .. - r fl 4& -V frJl Col. David C. Baum, CO, 1st Battle Group, 186th Infantry, pins gold infantry bars on Raymond W. Scott, center, Elgin, and Dale H. Decker, La Grande. New officers recently completed OCS training at Ft. Benning, Ga., where they ranked 5th and 3rd, respectively. Decker is OTI graduate, Klamath Falls, while Scott attended EOC and served three years with Army in Europe. Both are National Guard vets and will be assigned to Co. C, 1st BG, 186th Inf., Milton-Free water. NARROW ESCAPE U.S. ROCKETSHIP EXPLODES, BURNS EDWARDS AFB. Calif. UPI Steely nerved test pilot Scott CrassfieM took in stride Wednes day's ni'Tht'i narrow escape when an X-IS experimental rock etship blew apart while he sat in the cockpit ground testing its new 60,0no-pound thrust rocket engine. "You have to expect to take risks in my profession," he said. The explusion ripped through the back part of the sleek 50-foot craft, tore the 20-foot front sec tion out of its steel frame moor ing! and hurled It ibout 20 feet with Crossfield stting helplessly inside. The craft's volatile rocket fuel burst In flame and the 3S-year-old pilot quickly scampered out of the way. Firemen, who had been standing by with technicians in three concrete block bouses, soon put out the fire. Trainers Get Wet "I'm all right." shrugged Cross field. "But the darn firemen ruined a pair of my trousers by squirting me with water." It was the second close call for veteran test pilot Crossfield in an XtS. Last Nov. t he had to bring ono of the three Xtfs in for an retiring in July; Anthony Dwyer, Portland, chairman; and Gene Waddle, Portland, vice chairman. Man at far right is Earl Snyder, State Director of Aeronautics, chief of the administrative staff. (Observer Photo! In other action, the committee voted to accept a property change petition presented by Webster who said the boundary board had re jected a similar one on "tech nicalities." He wishes to annex a section of land in the Alicel dis trict to La Grande. The board also was sympathetic to a plea by three representatives of a Muddy Creek land petitioning 3roup who wish to annex back into the North Powder district from Baker. NEW GOLD BARS emergency landing. The stuliby winged craft came down hard and bent like a banana, but Crossfield walked away uninjured. North American Aviation, em plover of Crossfield and builder of the XISs, had just installed the big XLRM9 rocket engine in the craft last week and was conduct ing ground tests in an isolated area when the explosion occurred. Cause of the blast was unde termined, but it seemed clear that one result would be a delay of possilly months is the 170-mil lion dollar program. Salvae Considered The extensively damaged craft was the only one of the three X-ISs equipped with the powerful and unique 60.000-pound thrust engine. Unlike most rocket pow er plants, which bum fullblast until their fuel is gone, it has a throttle which will allow a pilot to govern its speed. The big engine and back 20 feet of plane where it was hr sted were destroyed. North American Aviation said, however, it would take a detai'ed inspection to de t ermine whether the front section which included the wings could he salvaged. More than 30 Muddy Creek land owners, representing about three fourths of the old district's valua tion, have a petition before the Baker County Reorganization Com mittee for annexation. They asked the local committee last night to contact the Baker group in order that the two can concur on some type of an administrative plan affecting the petitioning area. They were Frank Lornnig and Bill Fisher, Muddy Creek, and Jim Wilson, North Powder. I'- ; 'vi ...: 4'i' MHMMMsHpW f ri l III f pmij APPOINTMENT Dr. Wilfred N. Sanders, Ontario physician, right, is congratulated by Col. Baum upon, appointment of Sanders as major and surgeon In Medi cal Corps of Battle Group. Major Sanders has 17 years of experience as physician and surgeon and served two years with Marine Corps during WWII. He also served three years with Nebraska National Guard and 13 yeart with Naval Reserve. (Observer Photos) Dr. Peare Honored By Board Dr. William M. Peare finished more than 16 years of work on the Oregon Slate Board of Aero nautics Wednesday still actively trying to obtain good airline scr ;ce lor Kastern Oregon. The board met in La Grande Wednesday. It was the last meet ing Pr. Peare will attend, as his term expires before the next meeting. A considerable portion of the tiscussion was oi recent Civil Aero nautics Board hearings regarding West Coast Airlines service to Ontario, Baker and La Grande. Hearings by a CAB examiner v ere held in Baker last week xuthcring evidence as to whether West Coast should be given re newed authorization to stop at the three Eastern Oregon towns. Supports Cities The state air board testified in support of the cities at the hear ing. It did so partly at the re quest of Dr. Peare, senior mem- ter of the board and only mem ber living east of the Cascade Mountains, and partly at the re quest of Gov. Mark ihtfield. At its La Grande meeting yes terday the state board agreed to a motion by Dr. Peare that fur ther efforts be made to obtain suitable air service for Ontario, Baker and La Grande. As a result of the motion, the board will prepare a written brief arguing for satisfactory air service in the area. The brief v ill be sent to the CAB exa miner. If necessary, the stale board will also arrange to be represen ted by someone to give oral argu ment before the examiner before a decision on West Coast service is made. Available Service The board agreed with the contention of all three cities that present West Coast service is unsatisfactory. It also concur- ed that service ought to be made available which would allow res- , items of Eastern Oregon tq travel to Portland and return the sme day, while conducting a full day s business In Portland, i " The board made clear its po sition that it had no preference as to which airline provided the service. Dr. Peare, a resident of 1904 Second St., has been a member of the state board of aeronautics tor more than 16 years. National Guard Friday For Summer Training U l , ' . . ... w Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 1st Battle Group, 186th In fantry, National Guard personnel 155 officers and men will leave at 9 a.m. Friday for Ft. Lewis, Wash. The local unit, commanded by Capt. Willard K. Carey, will begin two weeks of field training,. The company will travel to Ft. Lewis by truck convoy for the first time since WWII. This group was preceded by en advance detail under the com mand of 1st Lt. William P. Wells which left Wednesday morning. Firing Range The entire Battle Group, com manded by Col. David C. Baum, WINS SCHOLARSHIP Ramon A. Westenskow, La Grande senior high graduate, is winner of a University of Oregon Mothers Scholarship 03urt Brown Baker aw ard), in amount of $500. He also won State Fee Scholarship of $16& EOC Commencement Scheduled Tomorrow Eighty-eight students are sched uled to receive degrees at Eastern Oregon College's 31st annual com mencement Friday. In addition. 65 received degrees at the end of the 1959 summer ses sion, bringing the academic year's total to 153. Friday's exercises are schedul ed for 10 a.m. in the EOC Coli seum, with Dr. Branford P. Mill ar, Portland State president, deliv ering the address. Degree candidates include: Master of Science in Education Clarence Hockett. Wasco. Bachelor of Arts In Education Seymour Baybrook, Kamuela. Ha waii: John Trommald, Jr., Port land; Mayben DeGraw. Union; Anthony Endicott, La Grande; Car olyn Muller Ferguson, St. Helens: George Hyland. III. La Paz, Boli via: and Darrell Woolhiser, Red mond. Bachelor of Science in Education Mary Swigcr Bare, Baker; Janis Christianson Hettick, Pendleton; Ann Lynch. La Grande: Gladys Miller, Hermiston; Ellen Grclner PaUer. John Day; Marie Spencer, Portland. Hazel Nelson Bondurant, Herml ston; Florence Jones, Hiltsboro: Hanford Reed, Elgin: James Twi tched. La Grande; Barbara Horn Arnoldus, Nyssa; Jane Bell, Mil- waukie; Dwight Burtis, La Grande; Darell Calhoun, Adams: John Campbell. Bager: Richard Can trell. Union: Maurice Chester. Unit Leaves with units also In Ontario, Baker, Pendleton, Milton-Frecwatcr, Hills boro and Portland, totaling 775 officers and men, will participate in the maneuvers and training. First week of the training will include setting up a bivouac site and squad and sections tests to be given. The final week will see the troops training at the Yakima firing center. They will fire live ammunition with tanks, recoillcss rifles and assault guns. Local and area NG members will leave Yakima by truck for their respective homes at 6 p.m. on June 24. ORDINANCE HELD TRAILER PETITIONERS CITE DIFFERENT REPEAL REASONS Three persons who helped cir culate Initiative petitions to re peal the city house trailer ordin ance appeared before the city commission last night. By the end of their discussion it was apparent that some of those who lead the movement to repeal the ordinance had different reeuons for doing so. Although the commission was scheduled to give a revised ordin ance final reading last night, the city attorney reported the ordin ance was not ready yet. The final reading was postponed until next W. C. Bruce. 2114 Walnut St., said he represented Elmer Doutre, 1801 Y Ave., the person who origin ated the repeal movement. Bruce said Doutre was mainly interested In keeping permits for parkin? unoccupied trailers out of the revised ordinance. No Permits The commission explained that the revised ordinance would re quire no permits for unoccupied trailers. Bruce went on to state his own views. He objected to the legal procedure a trailer owner would have to follow under the revised Reds Release Glider Pilot AMERICAN FORCED DOWN IN COMMUNIST GERMANY DUEBECK, Germany (LTD An American glider pilot who landed in East Germany by mistake was returned by the Communists in record time today in a triumph of sport ing spirit over the cold war. Richard A. Schreder, 44, Toledo, Ohio, returned to West Germany 1n a black Mercedes other American glider pilots. The Communists had permitted his two colleagues, Andrew Smith, Tecumseh, Mich., and John D. Ryan, Scottsdale, . Ariz., to drive across the Iron Curtain border this morning to fetch him. Their trip, which went off with- Vale; U-Roy Childers, Cove: Reba Clark. La Grande: Floyd Cline. Her mist on; Cliford Corn, La Gran de; Jane Denison, Pendleton: Eli nor Denny. La Grande; Beverly Donovan. Pendleton; Donna Dooly, Baker; Denny Evans. Portland; Mich.iel Ferguson, The Dalles. Roy Flanagan. La Grande; Mil dred Fuktihura, Maui Hawaii; Gary Gaertner, La Grande; Doris Woods Gaylord and Walter Gay lord, Hcrmiston; Gerald Goble. Un ion; Sue Goodin, Portland; Evan Halsey. La Grande; Charles Hugh banks. Prineville: Jean Hunter. Pendleton; Donna Johnson, Wallo wa; Ruth Kanda. Maui, Hawaii; Linda Kane, Mosier; Henry Kline. La Grande; Judith Lutz, Baker; Robert Marquia, Uukridge; Neuta Martin. La Grande. Dale Moultnn. Bukir; Marilyn Nichols. Pendleton; Carol Norby. La Grande; James Parson. Long- view. Wash.; Nora Johnston Per- ccy, Hermiston; Darol Ricco Kudi- shauser, John Day; Paul bcnaltem, Vale; Bcttv Simrell, Salem; David Skeen, La Urande; Donald i nomn- son. Baker: Sylvia Thompson, On tario I Michael Tolar, Echo; Jack Ved der. La Grande; Mildred Smith Wagner. Hedsmmd; David Walcb. La Grande) Patsy Ward. Sweet Home; Jack Wood, Elgin; Lynette Pershall Wood, Vale; Sarah Work man and Laura Young, La Grande. Bachelor of Arts, in General Studies Edsel White. Joseph. Bachelor of" Science in General Studies Robert Van Hubbard. lone; Donald Prank, Hermiston; Dean Newtsen. Helix; John Wag ner. Baker; John Brogoitti, Pend leton; Robert-' Byrd. Corvallis; Richard Ekstrom, lone; Richard Garbe, Touehet,' Wash.; Donald I He, Hermiston: Evadne Kelsoe, La Grande; Robert Miller, Milton Frecwatcr; Eugene Nelson. Stan field; George Srhoedinger, HI. Ba ker: Lawrence Stowell. Payette, I- daho; and Sheldon Strand, La Grande. AUTHORIZE FUME STUDY WASHINGTON UPI Presi dent Eisenhower signed legislation Wednesday authorizing the sur geon general to initiate a two-year study on the medical effects of automobile cxhaustfiimcs. UP ordinance to establish his trailer as a residence outside o trailer park. 'The revised ordinance will pro vide that individual occupied trail ers may be established outside trailer parks if the trailer owner applies for a city permit to do so. Before a permit is issued, the city planning commission will hold a public bearing on tho applic-a-I'on at which time any projicrty owner within boo feet of tho pro posed trailer location may state objections. This is the same procedure out lined for establishing a trailer park. The application fee for an individual trailer, however, will be IS while the fee for trailer park Is I0 Bruce called this procedure "far fetched." He could not see why a person should have to go to the planning commission and obtain the approval of neighbors before establishing a trailer residence. D. R. Kohler, 2400 Greenwood St., agreed. He claimed "a man should be eble to live on his own property." He said neighbors should have no say in telling a man what kind of house to put on his own property. automobile driven by two out incident, capped a remarkable 24 hours in which the Communists demonstrated for the second time in three weeks an apparent de sire to help rather than hindiT Americans who crashed in East Germany. American officials in West Ger many stayed out of the incident and let the sportsmen work it out for themselves. Their tactics worked. Schreder, a contestant in the world gliding championships now in progress in Cologne, sailed over the Iron Curtain by mistake Wednesday while, taking part in a long distance event. He landed near Grevesmuehlen in East Germany almost exactly on the spot where a U.S. Air Force C47 transport plane with nine persons aboard was forced down by Soviet fighters May 20. Smith and Ryan rushed to the border crossing point of Schlutup near here in an effort to obtain Schreder'i release. They found Communist border guards ex tremely helpful. This morning they entered East Germany with a sedan for Schreder and a trail er for the homemade sail plane. The Communists had returned the crew of the C47 and its pas sengers in record time five days. In the past they have held stray ing Americans for many weeks trying to force the United Stales to recognize the Communist East German regime. Schreder's wife, Angclike and two maintenance crewmen went to Lucbeck. near the East Ger man border, Wednesduy to see If they could help saved bis release. Schreder, who is in bis early 40's. Is a former Navy pilot. He has- been flying gliders lor five years. Last summer ho set three world records over 100. 200 and 300 kilometer courses sanctioned by the Federation Aeronautique International FAI. Health Council Meets Tonight An organizational meeting of the Union County Health Council takes place tonight at 7:30 in the city hall chambers. Mrs. Wayne Jones is serving as chairman of the council which is Attempting to attract member ship from schools, medical pro fession, civic groups, public of ficials, welfare department, minis try, press media, etc. NfORO CITS DIPLOMA NORFOLK, Va. UPI (-Patricia Godbolt. one of 19 Negroes admit ted to formerly white schools here last year, receives her diploma to day to become the first member of her race to be graduated from an integrated public school in Vir ginia. Kohler coinpulained that the vote was to rep?al the whole trailer ordinance, not Just part of it, and he didn't see why a new una was being put in right after the election. The commisxinn explained that before the election those who cir culated the petition said their only objection was to the fee for park ing unoccupied trailers. Kohler denied ,this. He said he helped circulate ietilions with the idea that trailers should be free to park anywhere. At this time Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Vtach. 2608 Birch St., said they were only against the requirement of a permit for parking unoccupied trailers. Veach aaid he obtained more than 200 signatures for the peti tions, and the unoccupied trailer permit was the reason he gave. Mr. and Mrs. Veach said they were perfectly satisfied with the new ordinance since It had r.o permits for unoccupied trailers. Several commissioners said they doubted that a ballot measure to repeal the trailer ordinance would pass if it ware understood that the object was to remove all controls from house trailers. I