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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1928)
Wednesday. August 1, 192 Pnpre Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER AIRMAIL RATES ARE DECREASED Full Ounce Letter Will Re Only Five Cents Vol ume Gain Expected The in-w it ir mail jiunlnye rate of j ct iits lor n lull ounce air until Mi-r will Mo Into err eel today. Kncli" nddi' lonul ounce after t he flrnt ounce v HI -eUire " cent postage, i 'nstul n lit hor ltl'N anti cipate th radical reduction In tin OKi!iK' in' will ni'1 -t ty liici'-jiw-tin- volume or aiitncit. Tin1 airmail volume of tin- I'ud fir north w est In expected to lit' particularly aided Ly t ho tow pnat n(f rati'. To w l this inn Ielpatcd 1ncreane throe fleets of mail pl;i fi'H having carry In if raparltleM that will permit n wide margin of overload ing have heen purchased. V-w I'lnne I'titi tilcil Tin- Vanity Air linett, npernllnt: the Mori It v vhi'h ii ans-coiil incut nl airmail con I rwt rout.- hi l ween I'ntu'O. Wash,, nod Halt l.ahc. have Juki phicul In service t-ix n v Stear ninn mall plains. Thl Ik tho flr.si ionic of tho northwest ami one f tht fiiOKt piofltuhh- In 111'- country, according to pnnlol I Ice fiKUteN. Tin llOi'lntf Afr TrniiNporl, llyinjf the, l'tieii Ic Air Transport mute between Stall It- nut I I .oh A lis ten If y way of Portland and Han Kinn ii'o, hiiH replaced iin former C(liill)iiH'i)i. with new I'.oeimr cuhin J, ...II pltuioH ami paHHt'dK'-r plane. Tho Hcuitle Fly H'-rvi''., carry ing foreign nlr miiil hi iu't-cn Seattle ami Victoria, H. ( '.. ha jiiHt placed In Korviee a new eouihina t ion mail iind pasHPiiKt-r enhin 1 1 luff hunt huilt hy IWx-inir. Tripling or nirninll foliiino throughout tl) I'nilctl SijiIcm with Irt tho tuxl three month In nnti clpnted hy PoHiniantcr - (ieiiernl "Now, who entabliHhed I In new pos tal rate under provision of nu net paused hy tin hint HefMlon of con- IfronH. I Much Mali Tin' Saved Krom one to three day In wived hy airmail iiw from the 1 'acil Ic ; port hwt'Nt tn mid die w extern and ruMern mates, and a lull day Ih H.'ivcd hy itN uhi- hetweeil 1 'nil In ml ! and Cntlfonila. j No chaiiKe In the preparnlloii of airmail hy postal patronrt iirf'i'iKi tamplated hy (he postoffire depart-' iiient n a reult of (he chariKe tn nlr mail rat on, I he ptuttorrlce ! pttrlntcni lian announced. All ht tertt utitl package Kent hy air mall .should he plainly marked "via air run II." The m w paeKiiKo rate is $l.f& a pound n compared with th old rale of $:i.L') a pound. Air mail pnckaucH are limited to nn ! extreme weight of &'i pnniioa. ' , In order to acquaint the north- went with details of the new rale nn ol t-u.tive airmail i ducal I una cnmp:ilun Imih heen Htartetl, In the I'neifie nurthweHl Htiitcn ol OreifOit, Va.smnton ami Idaho the rewpoa- tihilly for thif- work has heen as Mimod hy the Varimy Air linen, ic.vrs mi; ini) ihimi; ASTtHtlA, Die., Ailr. 1 A l Itatn. deprived of their fares nn n result ol iiliaudonme ui of a city Kitrh.'iKc dump. ' have moved Into the hoim- of WilHampoi't. it vuh u t U. An expert ot the ( lilted Staler IduloKlcal nurvey has h'.-en oalletl In the hope he will prove to he ji pied piper. MOIST TIM K TO I tit I : IHtiHi:!INirtT. Conn. Whon flrenit'ii h.ol difficulty fichtiiiK a )da-e nn thn I h i i d I'luor of a uaraue here, a fin eni-.lne wum placed ttn an elevator and laken ti the lire, which w .is l hen 1 1 u it-U ly oxi lu-f-'tllfhed. John l. lEoek. fell, r said the other day t hat his I list hilsiness transaction. I he sale of a 1 urkey, htarted him on the road (o fii'atl ehtl inicresH. hi that way. II ems., ho dt.-irteil piling up iho chicken fe d We Wflcowyou to Ponln J. lOOcontfof ',.lf nomi, ih with li.ih. Kr.. iiahlr r-lr.. Convrnirnt .ioW,,iw Union. JSvwundrr f-tmi.d .moii(,,mmI u SAM D.viPklM)N e HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND, OK FT; ON Certain-teed Plaster Wall Hoard With v;ills and c-eil-inps of CKKTA1N1 TEED Plaster Wall j Board, you can keep cool in summer and warm in winter. Van Petten Lumber Co. I'lKinii Mnili 7U I Crabtree School Vole Ends 53-53 A I. MAN V, On-., A UK- 1 AI')--'An election tn the Cralitrce union ,hlt;h Midiool illwtrict yesterday on a seeal $.Mui lax lor rehuMdlriK "T a scht.olhouKe, resulted in a f.a-fili lllc. Three vote were thrown out -is lil'Ht'iik.r. Aliolhei' olecthoi will j he held. Sheriff Itlchard was ca!l- - 1 to fftiaril the polls to prevent 'leourrence of n disturlninre vshu h I it si We k hroke Up H school uie't- j New Yollt'H new hotels hale cotkHcn wH on Do h ilhrooin doi s. 'A luoveriieni Ik i. 'ported on foot ' ' ha e free lunch e.Hlah!ilujjeiit. un the ilressini.' (alil-s. . '.S i LTl -X I- Supreme Court Only 4 Months Behind Schedule SALi;.l, (tie., aii:. I I AT When (hi ftipreute cuit resume work Kept . I, a fit-r a loout Ii'h v;i -cation it will hp onlv fiMir moulliH ht-hiiitl fchftlille. Arthur N. 1 ten-oil. cler'h of the cwilll. Htid Hsteitiay. This is a If tier lunliliMM nf (In wu I. than lias prevail d In the ctiiirt for years. Since Jan. I. this vear, 'ti caia-h h.-ive'heen af;;ued 'r silLniJtted on hrief, a n a ver.iKe til a 7 a ntoii. h. New a ppt a J t a lieu to t he l uill'l )ll( t- l he first uf the year tut a I I 'Ml. there are I eae ready to -,,. -yi ' vV' 74. 'he iil;ilii Olid hy Sept. I tiLoltt I '.i more w !!l le ready, j Since Jan. 1 a total nf 1 !t opin htns have hcfit wiltlei). Thirteen ; apea Is have h' HI dismissed hy ' opinion a,nd 3f hy oral tuder anil I L':M apppiim hiivo heen cfoareil from the docket on l heir merits. f Opinions handed down yesterday ; huduilt-d out- from Wallowa county , ill I he ;oehel-Yailfcht rase, jn ; which Judge J. W. KniwlfH wa a I fil llietl. ; (,it;i: rtt i:t:v I I'I'.OMIHK tMWinO-The Wal- ,lowa county Pomona KraiiKe ivlii he held at the i'roimue utAngr hall on Saturday, AiiRu.Ht 4. A "ordial in vilatioii is cxlciulctl to all to come and enjoy 1 he day. ypyt - O BW?" 7fr WWtC& fl ' 11 PROMISE PERSONALS I'lKlMISj;, Ore., (Special) Mr. I. uhi I'jtrper went lo Wallowa l'riday lo tutve her face drewa-'l. j Tilt woumiM are healim: nUt-ly. (Mini Carper is wrklii tor ll.re .Jarreli. I i'h st' r fiorlieu is httildinir u new hurii. Meiv in i arper a nil Kldcu Poul non drove hciiu fat cattle 10 Wal lowa (he first of t hi .Mi. l-Mitli I.imlt I.ei.na It aunioni tl woe I;. y and Mrs. 1 1 1 v o In I'roiii iday hriuintf home f rum a In-r chiltlreii. l.a Cr.iiHte Wedne. Kirs. Pertha t"ane. 'few das visit with w ho have heen in I,a flrnndt. and YOUR AIR MAIL PILOT SAYS: "With the eo-opcration of Congress, Postmaster General Harry S. New has given you a wonderful air mail rate, fake advantage of it. Send ALL business mail, ALL social correspondence, and ALL import Ant packages wherever possible via AIR MAIL." Ji Mi M alo Mrs (Eunice Carper who wont on (o Kdi n Thu!day evenlnK' t visit (or patntK, .Mr. nnd .Mih. (ieorge foiiriney. Mm 1-lmlwy and Mrs. Iiea'umoiit returned lo l.a frande Wedinslny eveiiilitf laliln j wilh lliem several Ktilloil of Very , nlco cherries, n tew peaches falid Hinlcots. i Tho hertler and cymp tend"" for Johnson ami Sons sheep moved the hand from tho Miller place to 'the J.ihu Sannar place Wednesday The camp t"U'h-r lots killed Heveral coyott.-H since heiiiK heie. I.tltian t'arpcr utnl Hen Wheeler ' were Sunday vlsitoin Hi VeH'r : Id ndersnn' placo. ' Hen Wheeler, nuane Oorhett. Uay Header-son. Ihtrls Henderson iainl IJIMiin farper drove tn Max- ville in the evenlnir where thru hoy I'tvst lO each additional en.ioyed H HM'Im. , .Mury Carper is working Tor Lonu t 'arpr. Mrs, I a omi cr per and Kred Trump wore nt Kit lei prise h'rltiay on huslnesH t oiiiiectctl w itli the JuiihIi Trump estate Aunt Julia Sitniuir was tit Wal lowa Friday to consult a physi cian. Ooorgo Hrooki wuh a Promise visitor last week haying1 liiiy. Mr. Allie .Smith is visiting her .latiKhter, .Mrs. Stella Poulson. after Mpeiitlinff two weeks at the homo of Mr. and .Mm Khin Corheit. Alter several days of extremely hot weather, when the thermcinet or wan near the 100 mark, Sunday was slightly cooler and Sunday night tpijle eomloi lahle. M. lvm 'artier, wiin is workinir Thi aJvcrtisenienr contributed to advan ncnt of Aviation and Air Mail by Varney Air Lines for LortMi Poworw, uf f,ower Vol- . . y. hpeiit Salur.lay night and Sun- -ttay with hia purtMili returnlnfr tt his work SumlHy cveninK. Andrew Kleshman look a load of cheei'UH tU'Wulluwu D lat of the. ' I Kred Trump ' and Hill faroor took u load of chorrleM and rosp- herries to Wallowa Wednesday. HAMPTON HAYS. N. Y.. (AD Anions those votlnr for Smith In Novemhei will ho hIx Smlth!--lhP governor. Mm Smith, two daugh tfis ami two sons, one of whom will oast his find vote for his futh- K eryhotly seems to think H nice to he (empcriimenlul Vxropt tliose that have to live with them. ounce r 5 T7