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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1926)
(Brmtto lEwmttg County News General News VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1926. NUMBER 101 tot GARY CHURCH IS FOR EFFICIENCY Proposed to Do Master's Bidding on Basis of Modern Plan By ROY J. GIBBONS XKA Service Writer v OAKY. Ind., Nov. & "That f Christ may dwell a living presence at tho city's heart a new kind of church, different In purpose, hasi reared ita ini posing Gothic head ultovo the very center of this ateel t town. It proposes to do tho Master's bidding on a basis of full twentieth century efficiency. Tho City church, for that is Its name, will be an oasis for the 1 troubled, a feathering1 placo fop tho young, a spiritual temple, and a modern house of tho I,ord from wh Ml seven days .of tho week in stead of one will come mlnlsterlngs to Gary's religious and creature comfort needs. , ; The chore tho City church lias nHSigned itself Is to emulate .what Christ would do if He dwelt on the corner whero tho church now; stands. ,, Jay of Idleness "Christ worked ovory day," says ' iiev. William Grant Beaman, pas tor of the church, and inspiration of tho dream wfoich brought about, V J(h construction after 11 years of " work and planning. '"Our- doors will remain open every duy of the seven." Kevm distinct ministers to co ordinate Its work will be put into operation. There will bo a ministry of mus ic, one of social service, educa tlon, fellowship, recreation, mis sionary work und pastoral duties. Tho church Is built in fhree separate units. The worah'p unit Is a great vaulted room 60 feet high. - :. Social ami Ktlim.IUn.nl ' The second unit is the sociul cducatlon wing, containing a gymnasium, cozy rooms with flre l.l.ici'H. tho puator's study, and spe cial rooms for young people, men, women, and mothers. The latter may take their children to service with them and be assured that tho little ones will be properly cared for In play rooms. , The second unit ulso houses a dining rooni', fully equipped kit--rlun. showers, lockers, and rest rooms : where tired working folk niuy drop., In for a few moments to ruud or to pruy. : ' Tho third unit Is commercial, with five stores on tho ground floor, and two floors of offices. Re from these' will be applied to main tenance of the church and help, defray. its activities. 100 Seats in Community IfeUJ In a community hull dono in cream and- black marble, 100 peo ple may listen to weekly musicals,' watch motion pictures, or attend amateur theatricals. The roof of the church has been made to yield a fine openalr tennis court, which can be converted at will into an openulr theater or cov ered play yard for children. The entire cost of tho various units has been $792,326. Kvcntually tho church hopes to extend its social help into the city's courts uud Jul Is. "Krom the heart of a city 'radi ates Ha life and influence." Ir. K-uiimn comments. "That Is why our church was put whero It is. j "Then came tho plan of service.1 a plan for a church open seven 1 days a week, n church presenting the beautiful in music and archi tecture, a church providing Christ Inn educational features, health-1 ful recreation, uppeallng and clean entertainment for youth and age, und, above all. o church spreading! by deed and word the spirit of Christian friendliness." Grandsons of the British King These iwo young men. when they grow u will l iwu vl the .ui'Uil lead era of Europe They re grandsons of the tinnhsu king sons of Prlncons Mary and Viscount Lascellea The-one liluyins with the tram lit earn la her .second on. The Honorable Oemld Lnsi elles It hut a the propel way to addresa html, und the other is his olHet hrother. The Uonorable O H. ' ,. ' ' ' . Hubert buivllMi . . ' . TifT Stillman Says That Bud )y And Lena Are Sure to be Happy Med ford Becomes New County Seat MKDrOHl), Ore., Nov. 5 (AD On tho face of complete returns In Jackson county the measure providing for the removal of the county Beat from the pioneer city of Jacksonville to thlsclty carried Tuesday by a vote of: For 4.764; airiiinst 2.909: a majority of t.795. The measure wus tho center of a spirited contest. Qfalesmmv Light attracts trade ai surely as a magnet draw) steel More than that it is a star salesman -never idlc-ncvcr fatigued always selling goods. - cfi agenltfor EDISON ; MAZDA - ; LAMPS j t are qualified to plan I lighting installation tofin ovl " store ...fc 7Wj ' ' H. & S. Electric Co. .Summer Hotel Illtlg. v By ALLEN. SUMNER XKA .Service Writer ' 1 ItAT- ItlVBK, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 4 Flfi Potter Stillman is very,; very sure that when her oldest son Bud or James A. Still man, junior marries Lena Wil son, his Cinderella of the wilder ness, they will live happily ever af ter. - The. fact Lcna never used a fin ger bawl or culling cards has noth ing whatever to do with it. "And I think I know something about this marriage business," fin aled Mrs. Stillman. We talked over rough white tea cups in a lumber camp boarding house at Hat river, Bud's mother and X. ' Like a Girl of 10 Mrs. Stillman had swept down from tho dark hills with a sons and a dash and a clatter of her huge turquoise matrix . bracelets and bolts. She wus coming out of her bush camp where she had gono to rest for a. few days. Sho. swung from the' gig like a girl of' 16, In her brief plaid hunting skirt, red btouso, gypy scurf knotted about her head. .Sho rushed me into tho llttlo French-Canadian kitchen for teu . . tMadamo Beuudrou, tho Boarding house keeper,' welcomed FKl with a tight hug to her umplo bosom, and shooed lumberjacks from the dining room. Will It 'Work? Yes Mrs. Stillman played with her bungles and bolt. Sho looked like a gypsy queen. Sho cun't. bear to go into tho .w.oods, she says, in drub colors. The bush is bluck enough, so sho wears her gypsy scarlet and her Indian beads. Point blank I asked her: "Mrs. Stillman, will this mar riage of Bud Stlllmun und Lena Wilson work? "Here you have a son who will graduate from college this year, and a girl who you say never went to school ut all.. "Here Is u boy used to social convention, tho euse that wealth cun buy, and u girl utterly ignor ant of his world. Will it lust? How long will It lust?" Mrs. Stillman shot back "For ever! And 1 know! "There is ono set of values in this world, and they are values born in people, regardless of their money herltuge. "My son knows those values und I am proud of him proud that he could see the worth of rouruge and loyalty and pluck and dignity with in her. . "Fundamentally, you see, JJua und Lena ure ulike. though one A. Berry Trades 55-Acre Farm To C. Crossen . I Arthur Berry has traded his 55- j acre farm the. Pleasant View farm south of Ia tlrundo to V. j E. Crossen for his 1,000-acre stork j ranch at 1-ndd ranyon, F. N. Ford. of the Pyramid Land company. , completed tho deal, an- ! yesterday. i Crossen ranch is worth about $18,000, Ono hundn-d und thiry-flve arres of it is Irrigated : and is planted to alfalfa. j The two men will-take posses- sion of their new places about the ( first of tho year. . ' j Klamath Fails to j Recall Justice I KLAMATH VALU. Ore, Nov. 5 AP) I'lnul unofficial vote count has revealed that A. U Leavltt, Oregon's - first circuit Judgt! to fare the. firo of a recall election came through the-ordeal victorious though with a margin or only '18 votes. Out of 6.074 vote cast, 2.444 were in favor of the recall, 2.630 against it. . was born in the bush to a father who didn't have a cunt,' and tho other was born in a modern homo hot-house' to a father 'who. had plenty. ' , . "Lena has the, same sense of values that Bud, has. - She just wus born with a sense of, distinction. She knows what Is rich and noble, and she knows what Is cheap and common. How Will Lena Like It? "When she came to me u little girl of 13 sho broke a eup. Other girls fin my kitchen had broken cups. They hid tho pieces. Lena brought it to me, her chin held firm so t hut she wouldn't cry, und suid, 'Missus. I broke your cup." Then I asked: . "But Mrs. Stlllmun, ' will Lenu herself be happy? Sho must go to Bud's world. Ho won't stay here. Wilt she be able to make the grade without .getting her heart broken, without stifling In a llfo of eusy luxury virion sho is used to one of work, and hard ship?" They All Like Luxury Fid Stillman laughed until tho vory woods, rung, ; "J)id unyjWomun In 'this world ever refuse luxury? Was a womun over madp misurubln by it?" she asked. "Iid you iivor know; a wo mun who was satisfied with her musk rat coat if she could have, a mink? "Wait and see, na will lap up luxury us a kitten laps up cream." Fifi Stillman is looking forward to grandchildren born of this un ion. "They will be wonderful babies," she suys. 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