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1 WEATHER Fair through Wednesday; high both days 85-90; low tonight 50-55. Established LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 19S5 Daily except Sunday Saves IP call From (Death Din Grande E3otri.de Elliott To Address Industry Promotion Meeting Tomorrow i i tries, employing 200 people. "And I'm sure the plan can do the same fof La Grande," he said. Elliott will speak Wednesday rl 7 p.m. in the Sacajawea ballroom.

"This is not an exclusive Chamber of Commerce program," Baum I Price 5 Cent Holds Head From River 25 Minutes A fourteen year old boy held his friend's head above the swirling waters of the Grande Rnnde river for 25 minutes yesterday, while the boy's brother ran for help. Credited with saving the life of Lavcrne Carlton, 17, 1805 Avenue, was Jimmie Whiteman, 14. The three boys were playing below Riverside park, when they ncciuca 'to "try oui tne water. Laverno slipped from a log, and was immediately carried about font rinwnctrpnm hv Ihn awnli. ien waters.

Hearing Laveme shout for help, Jimmie told his twelve yenr-oiu Droiner, cuoie, id for help. He located Laveme caught against a downstream log, with the water splashing over his head. Jimmie crawled out on the log, and held Laveme arms above -his head as long as he could. He lacked the strength to pull the older boy out of the water. -7 on the rail strike.

First hope came today when the reilmen negotiating formula. MEETS WITH CABINET Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (left) waves as he arrives at Number Ten Downing Street, after meeting It was about 20 or 25 minutes before Eddie returned with Bob' McCormick and Walter Lovely, who pulled Laveme out of the rushing river. Assistant Fire Chief Ray Snider, who arrived on the scene in the first aid tar, praised quick acting by Laverne's two pals (or -everting a possible tragedy. Snider also credited residents of the area with "fine teamwork" which helped to get the first aid car and police to the scene as House OK's Postal Pay Increase By UNITED PRESS The House' passed legislation today which will give 500,000 postal workers on average 8 per cent pay boost. The Senate is expected to approve minor amendments added by the House and speed the measure to President Eisenhower.

The President vetoed an 8.8 per cent postal pay increase but has indicated he will sign the new bill. Olhec congressional news: Atom Ships: The House Mer chant Marine Committee approv ed a bill to authorize construc tion of two atom-powered ships, one more than President Eisen hower asked. One would be the atoms for peace demonstration ship which the President requested. The other would be a truly developmental ship designed from the keel up as a prototype of at omic merchant craft of the future. Air power: Sen.

Stuart Syming ton (D-Mo.) said Russian air power will pass this country's "in a relatively short time" unless the U.S. program is changed and speeded up. The former air secretary said, however, that as of now he does not believe Russia is ahead "in total air power." Gat: The House Interstate Com merce Committee neared a vote on a bill to exempt natural gas producers from direct federal con trol. As a preliminary it defeatea, 19 to 10, a substitute bill to keep big gas producers under govern ment price regulation. Tobecco: sen.

w. Kerr scon (D-NC) proposed that the government expand research to help find out whether smoking really does cause lung cancer. Vaccine: Asst. Atty. Gen.

Stanley M. Barnes told a Senate group the justice department is watch ing "with great interest to see if price fixing develops among makers of Salk polio vaccine. It already has found out that rumors of an agreement to raise prices are he said. Housing: Top Democrats con ceded the Senate will approve President Eiesnhower's public housing program in preference to a larger Democratic proposal. Appropriations: The Senate ap proved 8 billion dollars in appropriations Monday for the Labor and Welfare departments and some 17 independent federal agencies.

Sailor Stabbed By Mad Marine HONOLULU A young Pearl Harbor Marine, who police said plunged a bayonet into a sailor "up to the hilt" when he came home unannounced to find the sailor in the arms of his bride of three months, was charged today with assault and battery. The Marino, Pfc Clyde D. Denmark, 24, Selma, was turned over to military authorities tor court martial by Honolulu police. Honolulu detectives said that Denmark was on duty Sunday night when he received a "tip from his friend that his wife was unfaithful." He rushed home, found sailor James H. Lott, 22, of Columbus, in the couple's bedroom with his wife.

Police said he then picked up a bayonet and plunged the two-inch wide bayonet nine inches into Lott's abdomen. Lott was rushed to Tripler Army Hospital where he underwent surgery. His condition was listed as serious. Denmark's wife, a cowgirl singer in a downtown night spot, told police "that men just naturally fight over me." Her former husband shot and killed a Schofield Barracks soldier six years ago when he found her making love in their apartment. GM Strike Deadline Extended DETROIT (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers Union today ex tended its contract with General Motors until midnight Sunday and predicted a "peaceful settlement" without a strike.

John Livingston, director of the union's General Motors depart ment, said the extension was re quested by GM because it needed more time to study the Ford agreement of yesterday. General Motors' contracts cover ing 350,000 auto workers and electrical workers ran out at midnight. The two unions threatened strike action unless settlements were reached. Some GM workers, impatient for a settlement, walked off their jobs last night and this morning. About 3500 workers at the Chevrolet Power-Glide plant in Cleveland staged what they rilled a "pre-contract settlement" strike.

In St. Louis, sporadic stoppages on the second shift at the Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants hin dered operations last night. Pick et lines were set up this morning. The plants have a total work force of 6300. CIO President Walter Reuther was expected to enter the talks with GM in an effort to make the Ford settlement reached Monday, or something similar but better, a model for the auto industry.

The union switched its atten tion to GM immediately after reaching the Ford agreement, Ford approval of the new con tract was its most dramatic move in the labor relations field since the company startled the indus trial world with a $5-aday wage in the days of the tin lizzy. Settlement of the contract dispute with Ford automatically signaled the end of a strike which hit 37 of the company's 57 plants. Reuther sent telegrams to the strikers telling them to get back to work in plants across the coun try. Sporadic walkouts which contin ucd after the settlement in some parts of the nation were expected to end after details of the new company-union settlement had a chance to circulate. Eureka Forest Fire Thought Under Control EUREKA, Calif.

(U.R) Calif ornia's first major forest fire of the season was expected to be brought under "control today after burning through more than 400 acres of cut-over tint-berland and threatening a val uable stand of Douglas Fir. A 20-mile-an-hour dry wind that fanned the blaze yesterday died down last night and most of the 400 firefighters were re leased from the fireline. About 100 men were retained to seal off the blaze. Earl Madray, U.S. Forest Ser vice spokesman, said he believed the fire would be brought under control before noon today.

The flames broke out Sunday in rug'ged terrain 50 miles northeast of here along U.S. Highway 299. The highway was closed temporarily but was re opened yesterday. A wind, coupled with high temperatures, hacj made the area tinder dry and created critical fire conditions for the area, Forest Scrvce officials said. next month.

He said that while this country had reason for confidence, there remained a need for caution and wisdom in international affairs "the wisdom and the caution that wisdom enforces at the conference table itself, in the halls of government, in every place of business and in every home Then the President proceeded to define his use of the word" "caution" as applied to world affairs today: "By caution, I mean: A prudent guard against fatuous expectations that the world, sick with ig norance, mutual fears and hates, ran be miraculously cured by a single meeting." To the contrary, he said a Big Four meeting called for "a stern Clifford Elliott, McMinnville Chamber of Commerce manager, will be principal speaker at a citizens' meeting here tomorrow to explain how an Industrial Development Corporation has benefitted his city, Chamber of Commerce President David Uaum saiil today. Elliott visited La Crande last month, at the invitation of the La Grande-Union County Chamber of Commerce, to outline the plan for members of the Chamber's Industrial Development Committee and the Board of Directors. At that time Elliott said that in the two years that the T)Ian has been in effect in McMinnville, it has attracted four new indus- Wage Talks Open With U.S. Steel PITTSBURGH (U.R) The CIO United Steelworkcrs opened steel industry wage negotiations with the U.S. Steel Corp.

today, shooting for a record-breaking pay boost to tide the union over until 1956, when it expects the guaranteed annual wage "to drop in our laps." U.S. Steel, the nation's biggest producer, was the first of the booming industry's lop firms to hear the union's demand for a wage increase the union described only as "substantial." The union did not specify the exact amount it sought, but the union-estimated 20 cent an hour won Monday by the CIO United Autoworkers in the Ford negotiations gave USW President David J. McDonald a likely target in wage talks, limited under contract terms to wage rates only. McDonald indicated last month that the USW might be after a new high in wage boosts when he said, "In the past we've gotten increases of WA cents an hour in and 16 cents an hour, but I don't say tha( is a substantial figure as of today." The USW-Big Steel negotiations opening here will be followed by similar sessions each day this week with other members of the industry's "Big Six" producers-Bethlehem, Republic, Jones and Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel. These six firms employ more lhan two-thirds of the basic steel industry's (iOO.OOO production workers, who now earn an average hourly rate of $2.23.

The guaranteed wage settlement won by the auto workers, the only CIO union bisjger than the USW, buoyed the confidence of McDonald that the steel industry would match the settlement within a year and drop the guaranteed annual wage "in our laps." The USW began pressing for a guaranteed annual wage back in 1937. "We'll get the guaranteed annual wage next year that's for sure," one union negotiator said. "What we want now is the money we're earning for the steel companies." Pendleton Boy Drowns In Lake CORVALLIS (U.R) Warren Al-dridge, a 17-year-old freshman at Oregon State College, drowned yesterday afternoon at Colorado lake, five miles west of here. Aldridge. who was from Pendle ton, was swimming with two com panions when he drowned in about 30 feet of water.

Rescue efforts by Bruce Jones, Bellingham, and Dick Roberts, Portland, were futile. The body was recovered within five minutes but two hours of resuscitation efforts by Corvallis fire department men and life guard Ted Yt intcrstein or Alhany failed to revive him. All three youths were members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Aldridge was an engineering student. Park owners Mr.

and Mrs. Al Decker said Aldridge's death was the first drowning at the park in 25 years. The privately owned resort caters to high school and college students from nearby Corvallis. STOLEN WASHINGTON CROSSING. Pa William Smela.

a gun collector, reported to police Monday that someone stole a Civil War cannon from the front lawn of his country home. Decision On State Rcghts on water rights and the legal aspects of water and its use, said this morning, "Granting of the rights by the court for construction of Pelton dam brings to the front the controversy as to a state's right to control the use of water. "I understand the government owns the land on which the. dam is to be constructed. I do not know how far that ownership of land would be considered in deciding the question." Cochran said he had not read the decision, but had only seen the announcement that It had been mode.

In his 45 years as an attorney, weciolissin? In water cases, Cochran figures he has adjudicated the water rights to a million and a half acres of land. SEATTLE (U.R) Oregon Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton today said the Pelton Dam ruling announced by the U.S. Supreme Court would "affect very radically every state in the union." Thornton declined to comment in detail until he reviewed the Supreme Court decison. However, he said the ruling "apparently hears on the rights of the stale of Oregon and of other states to control the use of water In non-navigable streams Inside their borders.

SALEM (U.R) Oregon Stale Engineer Lewis A. Stanley said today he considered the decision of the Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to Portland General Electric to build Pelton dam on the Deschutes river a "serious blow' to control of water rights by Western states. Big Meeting Held Over Truck Strike LOS ANGELES (U.R) Federal Conciliator John Fenton opened another "major" session today in an effort to end a lOday-old trucking strike against long distance haulers in 11 Western states. Fenton, who indicated a settlement was "in sight," said he ex peeled a "long and major meeting" today with the truckers and AFL Teamster Union officials. He said most issues of the wage dispute were settled yesterday.

Neither union nor trucking officials would comment. Cureall strength at home, strength in allies, strength in moral position, arm us in impregnable fashion to meet every wile and strategem that may he used against us." The President, speaking in the huge academy field house and ap pearing before the nationwide public on his first color telecast, pledged himself to the explora tion of "every decent avenue to ward a lasting and just peace, no matter how many and bitter our disappointments." The President moved into the Big Four area after reminding the class of 11)55 that its mem hers would have to live in a world of tension and decision. Decision of individual mind and conscience, "naked of others' counsel." was the fate, he said, of the American military man. with his cabinet of a settlement accepted a reminded today. "Anyone inter ested in the development of La Grande should be at that meet ing Wednesday to help us put the plan in motion.

This program will effect everyone in La Grande, and we want the people to be at that meeting so we can learn how they feel about bringing new jobs to La Grande." The Chamber of Commerce has been planning the program for several months. The project will be based on the formation of a corporation, 'he purpose of which will be to lend "risk capital" to incoming industries. Elliott has pointed out that the only thing keeping new industries out of La Grande is the lack of available financing. An industrial corporation here could make funds available to attract new, small industries here, he said. Baum has pointed out that this is not a "give-away" program.

Money will be made available on sound lending principles, he said. "The Wednesday night meeting will be the deciding factor in La Grande's future," Baum added. "If the people of La Grande want to create new jobs here, they'll be at that meeting, and we'll get the program into effect." Hope Offered For Britain's Rail Walkout LONDON U.R) i Britain's striking railway firemen and engineers today accepted a labor-drafted negotiating formula giving the first faint hopes for ending their disastrous 10-day walkout. The five-point peace formula was drafted yesterday by the Trades Union Congress, the eight million-member parent labor organization roughlv comoarable to the American CIO-AFL. The striking Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen announced todav that it has entered talks based on the TUC plan.

The proposed comnromise would reopen wage negotiations with the British Transport Commission "while the strike is still on." Prime Minister Anthony Ed en's government and the Transport Commission which operates the nationalized railways, so far have refused to negotiate until the more lhan 70,000 striking engineers and firemen return to work. The strike snarling Britain's railways and docks today hit thousands of American tourists with ocean liner tie-ups. The mighty queens of the Cunard line were in danger of becoming involved. Police Charge 63 Year-Old Man With Kidnaping PORTLAND (U.R) Jesse William 'Moore, 63, early this after noon was booked on a charge of attempted kidnaping in connection with an abduction attempt of a six-year-old twin boy yesterday. Chief of Detectives William Browne said Moore had admitted the attempt while he was having lunch with him outside the police station.

Bail was set at $20,000. Moore had been questioned since yesterday after a gun iden tified as his was found in the bedroom of the home of Mrs. Lillian Weinstein, where the kidnap-at-tempt took place. The kidnap attempt was thwart ed by the mother and grandmother who fought with the masked intruder until he fled. Earlier, police said Moore admitted ownership of the gun but that he said it had been stolen from him Sunday night.

BULLETIN WASHINGTON (U.R) Th. Senate today unanimously confirmed the appointment of Judge William C. East of Eugene to be U.S. district judge for Oregon, Supreme Court Ri'r Blow To Yesterday, the Supreme Court held that the government has the right to grant a license for construction of 205 foot Pelton dam on the Deschutes river in Jefferson county. The action reversed the Oregon Supreme Court and a U.S.

Court of Appeals verdicts. Ore gon had opposed the construction of the dam by Portland General Electric on the grounds that It would damage the salmon and stcelhead runs by cutting off spawning beds. Today a number of Oregon people commented on the decision. GtVrge Cochran, of La Grande, one bl the recognized authorities Ken Lillard To Head Lions Ken Lillard was elected prcsi dent of the La Grande Liens Club yesterday. He will be installed with other new officers on June 20 and will take office again when Lions meet in September.

He suc ceeds D. W. Hall. Lillard will lead the local club's delegation to the sta'e conven tion at Pendleton next Other officers include Lorcn Hushes, first vice-president; Ed die Craig, second vice-president; Ixjonard Benson, secretary; Chuck Gordon, treasurer; Dick Neely, tailtwister; Frank Pocle, Lion Tamer; Tex Arteburn, one-year director and Wesley Browntop two-year director. Yesterday's program was high lighted by the appearance of Mrc Geraldine Giikison and her Guide Dog, "Sheila." Mrs.

Giikison recently arrived home from a four-week training period at San Raf ael, where "Gerry" met Sheila and learned to use the Black Labrador's talents. Mrs. Giikison gave a resume of her experiences in the school. told how Sheila assists her getting around town. She said the climax of the training period was a day in the heart of San Fran cisco.

The Lions Club, through it's blind aid and sight conservation committee, were responsible for flying Mrs. Giikison and her dog home by United Airline. Sheila is only 15 months old and still very nervous, Mrs. Giikison said that she is the only one allowed to play with the dog and small children especially bother Sheila. The training period will continue for some time.

4" Not determination that we shall not be reckless and witless, relaxing our position merely because a persistent toe may assume a smiling face and a soft voice." Behind this statement appeared to be several recent developments: 1. The friendly attitude of the Russian leadership in recent talks with the Yugoslavs. 2. The minor furore caused by a recent assertion by Vice President Richard M. Nixon that the future hopes for a peaceful world mieht well depend on the up coming Big Four meeting with little chance of another "summit" parley should the meeting flop.

Mr. Eisenhower, openly mindful of public examination of motives for a Big Four conference, called for "a calm awareness that G. I. Hess To Become Knight Of Rosarians UNION (Special) The title of Knight of the Rosarians will be conferred upon G. I.

Hess of Union on Friday noon, at the official luncheon marking the opening of the Rose Festival. This will be the first time the knighthood has been conferred upon an bastern Oregonian. A delegation of Rosarians were special guests at this year's Eastern Oregon Livestock Show, Prime minister of the Royal Rosarians is Leland Hess, G. brother. The Portland Hess led the delegation which was here.

The honor of Knight of Rosarla has been conferred, upon jpniy a few heads of cific organizations in the west. This year, the president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses; the King of thn Seattle Scafalr; Admiral Bledsoe, USN; Major General Thomas Rilea, Adjutant General, State of Oregon; Dennis Day, radio and movie star and one or two other notables will share the honor with Hess. Stock Show Queen Judy Hutch inson and her court will be guests at the Rose Festival in Portland and will ride a float in the parade. The visit by the Rosarians here was the first in 50 years between these two organizations and marks the first time that brothers have served as heads of the organizations represented. Safety Contest Starts Again As Autos Collide The safely contest started over yesterday at 2.4(1 p.m.

An accident at Depot and Ad Qira, involving a Greeley, driver and a La Grande man ended the six-day s'art on the city's campaign to go 30 days without a traffic accident. Chief Robert K. Lord of the police department said this morn ing, "We'll try again. When we get a 30-day accident free period we'll celebrate, I hope we make it this time. In the accident, according to witnesses, Raymond Gcttmon, Greeley, attempted a right hand turn from the center lane on Adams in front of Arthur Sing leton, 11112 Washington, La Grande.

Damage to the Geltman car was $75 and $35 to the Singleton car No citations have been issued Cutter Vaccine Data Sought SAN JOSE, Calif. (U.R) Basil O'Connor, president of the Nat 'onal Association For Infantile Paralysis, says that information in the Cutter Laboratories Salk polio vaccine should be released ')y the government immediately to remove "the five o'clock sha-low" over the vaccine program. "If it hadn't been for the Cut ler situation, the program would have gone ahead as scheduled, O'Connor said. "It was something we couldn't have foreseen and 'he Cutler question must be an- iwered to remove any existing doubt." O'Connor, in an address before 350 persons last night, snip ed at critics of the Salk program who said vaccinations had been lustily undertaken. "The vaccine program look many years of step by step development," he said.

"Nothing has been done with anything rcsemb- ling haste." soon as they were called. The mishap occurred si' proximately 8:30 p.m-t Stowaway's Body Found HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (U.R) A search for a young Korean stowaway who vanished from a ii eiKiucr ui sea was veiuercu along the coast near here today after the body of his companion washed ashore on El Granada Reach. An object resembling another body was sighted several hundred vards off shore, but a search by boat yesterday failed to locate It, The two youths disappeared from the Pacific Far East Line freighter Sea Serpent early Sunday as the ship completed a voyage from Long Beach, Calif, to San Francisco. They apparently escaped from i locked stateroom after breaking handcuffs with which they had been shackled to their bunks.

Painters working on a shore-side restaurant at El Granada sighted the body of one of the youths in the surf yesterday and pulled it in to shore. It was still clad in a red life-jacket stencilled with the words "Sea Ser- pent." San Mateo Coroner Paul Jensen Identified the body as that of either Fung Nat Gon, 17, or Kim Fang Chull, 16, the two stowaways. Both were from Pusan, Korea. They slowed aboard the Sea Serpent before it left Pusan April 19. They left the ship when It docked at Ocean Falls, British Columbia, believing It was the United States, but wore discovered in a church and put aboard the Sea Serpent again for return to Korea.

They were placed In irons for the voyage to Long Beach and San Francisco. Sugar Ships Diverted Due To Mill Strike CROCKETT, Calif. (U.R) Man-agement and union officials will meet separately today with Fed-oral Conciliator George Hillenbrand in an effort to settle the toiir-day-old strike at the Call-iornia Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corp. Meanwhile, the Matson Navigation Co. planned to divert the Hawaiian Farmer to Los Angeles -with a cargo of between 6,000 and 8,000 tons of raw sugar.

The Hawaiian Merchant, a sister ship of the Farmer, Is due at San Francisco on Thursday with a similar cargo. SHERIFF RESIONS BAKER (U.R) Fred Thorn, 80, sheriff of Baker county for the past seven years, announced his resignation today, effective June 130. Ike Warns "Big By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer WEST POINT, N. Y. (U.R) President Eisenhower today warned the world against "fatuous expectations" that the Big Four "summit" meeting will produce miraculous cures for warlike tensions between the West and the Russians.

Speaking at the graduation of 469 men of the U. S. Military Academy, the Chief Executive dealt briefly, but pointedly with his forthcoming meeting with the state heads of Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Mr. Eisenhower said the Big Four meeting might result "in long scries of conferences." He did not specify the level.

But he warned the public not to expect too much from the conference.