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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1929)
J Monday, June 21, 1929 Pago Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. HOME REPAIRING WORK CONTINUES Many Local Dwelling Tlaces are Being Altered and Remodeled. AlthouRli flvo biillillnB permit wnre lHsiit rt liiHt week, only one huh morn llinn Hi(). On Die firm (ly of the wopta Ttli'l Homiett rnrHvoil a permit to liulld a moilcrn. liomo on Thirteenth street between Washington nnil I nvenuen, the oost to be about J3,ono. The temieney towunl nlterinn nnd repairing of liomi'H eonllnues Ih l.a Grande, with severnl periiiltH belllff iHmiei! eueh week for Hint type Of work miming from nilill tlnns to hoiTieH In the way of porcheg, exti-a room, ete., to ft Kenerftl remoilellnK. Termlm Issued Inst week, not In eluilln the Bennett permit for it new home, follow: June 1(1 John Mnrs, lo niter find repair n home on B avenue be tween i''ir ami Greenwood MreelK, work to cost 175. 'Juno m John Mam, to niter anil repair a home on Greenwood be tween and .Monroe, work to coat Hid, June 51 CI. T. Flemlnir, to niter a bulldlnK on Kir between thti rail road traeka and Madlrton. work to com ioo. June 32 11. J!. I.ovelemi, to al ler and repair a home on Fourth between l.une and Crook, work to coat ?ro. PICTURESQUE TOWER DESIGN Lip Reveal Character I.lps curving ilownwnrdH Indicate Pfravliy and seriousness anil n Hense of remi!Hlhlllly when the ciirvo Is only sllirht, hut w hen they really turn tlmvii at the corners, the gravity becomes clnoiti.. .Men or women with really turned down months are nearly nlways kill joys ami wet blankets. Po.iibilily Ii Thar At nn miction In London only iri was paid for the desk on which Charles lilekeus wrote many of his stories. Thu young writers hnve no iiliilillliui. With that desk, and a ImiIIIo of Ink, and plenty of pa per, a man coultl write number "I'lekwlck Tapers" if he was an oth'jr Cltarles liekens. .Tens of Thousands Honor. Gen. Booth LONDON. June 24 (AP) One 0 the Kreatest popular outpourings In ICnsiistr annals for the funeral of a, great man was witnessed to day when final honors were paid to 'the late General William Hram well Hooth, former rommandcr-ln-ehlef of the Salvation Army. The same motor car which car ried him thousunds of miles during his lifetime in many campaigns for "soul snvlng" bore his body .today on its last Journey from Salvation Army headquarters to Ahney I'nrlt cemetery in northern London. Tens of thousands of Londoners, heads bared, lined the streets along which the cortege passed from London's financial center to the burying 'ground. Xenrlug Completion Several new buildings and sev eral repair Jobs in La Grande are I now lieurlriK completion. Among them are the attractive new Dutch ...... ... ui. me modern fr6, of The Tiffin anil tl Mr ' on". enkan.p CO. store, and th iom Lowell Willi,.,,.... : .j ' ""'6 0! . luiuu-u on ; avenue. 1 ACME QUALITY. colors are correct A sparkling beautiful shade with the stamp of authority r.'. . the color of the year . . , .That is an ACME color whether it is intended .for inside or outside Vthe home. (That is why ACME Quality Faint products are in demand today. Youcan never go wrong in selecting ACME colors Jtjie manufacturing is in charge of expert chemists. ACME QUALITY Paint -Varnish -Lacquer You can never he right in your selection if colors are inferior. Only the to qual ity that is ACME can create harmonious shades that last . . . that save you; money. j Do you know what are the new popular colors this Spring? Then see us. We can help you select an authentic ACME QUALITY color scheme, My dicslcr 11. n.Nquo Many of our American Holdters serving In the Northern part of Kriinco during the World War on joyed the privilege of- viewlm? at rloHfi rnnKe any number of Hniall French homes similar to thnt jih above Illustrated.-, 4 This little home Hhould look well when viewed from any unKle. Tlio tower hoiiifT used oh a mean of hnlance. The heavy innsonry blocks occurring nt the Jam Its of the doors and windows nt the corner of :the building nnd repeated In'; the chim ney, -create n feeling 1 of honest strength and beauty. - ' The specifications describe the rooflnw mat crln 1 h helnjr nlmnst any tyjle nf acceptable material, iriclurtlh? colorings ,of deep red and browns; Metnl casement wln dowH are lined throiiKhout, nil ex posed woodwork !eh)ff ntnlned n dark brown with Unlit rolored wallK, hucIi n crenbi. eolor )rlek or 1 -9 1 r Cln Irr. Ii-hTi m m e, f . i. Art m TJ " Z Improvement ' Cargo Sailors Dislike Many common rarfioefl have some enriuus and unpleaNtiiit clinracter IstieH. Siiiiar, for InHlnnoe, (jives ii IT it powerful uimI often poisonous pus. . It has nlKn n .sickening odor, itiul ynu cannot pet the sweet (awto out of your mouth. The men sim ply crave vlnejfnr or lemon Juice anything sour. "Deliver us from Kiijrnr" Its the sailor's earnest prayer. I - . . iNfew Tunnel Opens Zion Park Grandeurs To Nation's Motorists COLOR' W. K. Gilbert Co, ' ? ? ;:" - j . . ,aMiiiliiiiMiliiililliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiM"" fiiiiHiiniimm. t DON'T TINKER When you need electrical work of any kind, call lis. We will send an exper ienced electrician at once, no matter how small the job, and you may lie sure that the work will he done according to the underwriters code. ELECTRIC SERVICE STORE 1412 Adams Ave. -- Phone Main 121. H.E.Williams Ily Allen Onion (A. P. Automobile Hdilor) MT. CAIi.MKIv, Utah ,Af) Htuceo, ho iih to nrinff the roof Into .ClraudeurH now fnneeeHNlble to the promlnehce, depending on maHwed tourlHt, will he openeil with the planting clowo. to the bulldlnff for completion at the end of the year the final color -note. nf the Hue. Creek canyon hlnh- All Interior plastering In rouph, wny tunnel. Zlon nutlonal park. In plnntcrrd Jamba, mieh n8 nrche, Houthern irtah. ete., hcluK used wherever poftdhle. Cut through the face of a fn-)ld- The main feature of the house, tllnjf cllrr, th etunnnl .more than n bowovor, Ik the omUntly designed mllo In lenKth, will open tip the HtalreaHc. which Ih to he found j beautiful upper rearberf or the WJthln lite lower. Pnrk over a Heenlc winding road, 'Oak flooring Ik used In the prfn Ueadlnf? to Itryee canyon and .Mt. clpal part of the. hotine with, rift .Carmel. wiwn yellow pine elHewhere. ex- Fronv tll0 enininee of Zlon nn cept, of course,, In the hath, which 'tinillli nnrk lhft ,.nilli wlnd bnek h tile. The porch mid cellar floors nnd (ovlh nUinK tho HiopeH of pinP nro cement. Kpnee for a Rnrnne ,f?reek ennyon. climbing upward nnd Uftual laundry nnd hentlnK fi00 f(1pt in fnm. mllos to th(. ,,or. e(nlpm.fnt nre locnted In the base-jtal of tnP tunnel through the mpnt' Ihljih Kandstono ellff. It Ih estimated that the cost of i r. nn ..Ai no fAA thine houso would he between ?7,-,.vl(ln .,nd 10 feet hlirh. foil own JuhI jinsldo the fare of the cliff on a I five per cent grade until, nt the opposite end, it biiH climbed nbove the walls of the lower Tine Creek canyon. From there the road 'leads throiiRh sandstone ridden nnd acrosH 'rocky plateaus lo"f be"cartl ern boundary nf the park, and then to the Orand eifny'on hlMtnvny Hoiith of Mt. Carmel. At half a do'.cn points the tun nel approaches close enough to the 000 and $9,000, exclusive of heat- 1 UK nnd plumhlnff. THE GARDEN "'UfoNlAlt AT.f OAHOKVS Home Knrdeners are Inclined to fljcht ly of biennials, which nre pi until that must he started fresh from the need ( each year, to keen them In Htock nt they bloom their fHre nf the cliff second year and then die., l-'ox- cut (n tH side. for galleries to be nermlttlnir views Kiovcsami cnniernury neiis are me j n.om on talili of the winding enn KM BUILDING MATERIAL For the Small Job When you have a little job to do around home we. can furnish the material and de liver it to your premises. NORTHWEST HOUSE PAINT UlIE - PLASTER CEMENT PIONEER ROOFING. commonest : biennials and two of the. most beautiful mibJeclH. While frequently grown together,' they like hoIIh of entirely different chnr ' acter lo be at their best. J The Canterbury hell favors n , lime soil while the foxglove luxurl ! ates In ucld quarters, being natur ! ally a woodland plant. It Is best ' to start these two bfennialH now to havn big plants to store in cold frame for the winter, the only I really safe way of being certain of i having them ns they winterkill t badly In many sections, being un j able to aland winter wet although perfect! yhardy so Tar as cold Is ; concerned, Another biennial which Is Blowly growing Into favor because of its ' ; stately grace, long a favorite In j i i.ngnsn gartiens, is, the mullein or verlinscum. The Mutely spikes of j light yellow and pure white bloom are beautiful as usAoclatcK for the (stately delphiniums. The mulleins ; bloom for the greater part of the summer. Onre you have them yon ; always have them as they are free seeders and their chief drawback is the necessity of hoeing up inyr ( lads of young inullHns each spring. However, they are nn easily dis posed of plant as one swipe of the i hoc finishes them. A mullein for the rock garden Is a perennial, Thin Is the l'liocni clan mullein which has dark green corrugated leaves lying flat on the ground and airy nlkes of bloom no 1 more than IS Inches blah at most. , In pinks. fleh and nmy nurplo tones. It In n plant for a shaded j portion of the rork garden where j Its rosettes and graceful Hplkcs are i very ornamental. The .sweet William tn another biennial although It Is not so truly biennial In character aa the fore going plants as often It will live for seveual nensons. it In best, how ever, to treat It us a hlennlat nnd raise fresh plants e.ich year. Sawy ta er Holme: Mercantile Company Phone MAIN 17 Lumber Orders Show Increase BKATTLK, Wash., June tA Or ders received by l'07 Identical mills jrepnrtlng to the West Toast I,unr bermen'ji association for the wck jendliur June 10 were greater than those comlna- to the Industry In any jweek sine the week endingr April jl'rt. Svw business accepted hy 208 mills fur the seven day period end ing June 15 exceeded production by $.22 pr cent, wrtitle nhlpnuents for the week were 4. si per cent Juhova th output, I Trodtictlon at 373 mills for the week ending June 15 totaled 2l$, j 7Hn,?75 fret, or T9 per cent of their rated capacity. Tho average week ly production of this group of mills 'for the first f4 weeks of lfljs has been 1 !r.3!2,l I Ti feet, us compared to a weekly cut nf l!tMgft,tiOO feet during t9?! and an average weekly yon ron d, t be t nrret ed era gs or Mast Temple, nnd of the west can yon wall. Nnnije of the' galleries are large enough for several mo torists to park " their ears. i instruction of the tunnel and route to Mt. Tarmel nnd Hryee canyon was started In 1 !27 after laborious surveys In an effort to find a shorter rout ft between- the Zion ami ltryee canyon national parks. Tly airline It was only 5-1 miles, but by road It was 1&S miles over a route hnrrty passable at best and at times Impassable or danger ous. The new route shortens the distance to S8 miles. Many probleniH were encoun tered. The road to the cliff had to be built to transport the tunnelling machinery- The machinery had to be taken up the fact- of the cliff and work was started at several points. First, Ibe galleries were cut to the tunnel line, and then the j tunnel was cut through between i thene points. The building was undertaken by 1 the National parks service to Mini- J ulato travel In the parks. The Work Is being done under the mi- 1 pervlslon uf the I"n1r,ei1 States bureau of public roads. The 8 'a miles of road and tunnel in tho ; park nre being built at a '."out of $l,rior,ftno. The Utah state highway depart ment la building 15i,i mllea of road from the eastern park boun dary to the Grand canyon high way as a federal nld project at a cost of $750,000. - . I . 'yiif I, I HI i o 9 The Convenience of Modern Plumbing Available To All Suburban Homes with a Faivbanks-Mol'se Home Water System Ask for Full Details . Hi Palni Church ' The auditorium of the FlrM M. K. ' church has been decorated as well as the exterior, the work be ing done hy the Coolldge Paint company. The church presents an excellent appeumnce both In and out, as a result of the renovation. NATE ZWEIFEL Kentucky's DUtinction Kenlueky !b known nit the "Moth er of govenuirs." having given 10."i governors to 2l difTonrnt states. l)iindat(oii Work The foundation work Cor the new W. M. Itohnenkamp company ware house Is nearlng completion. The warehouse in to he erected on Jef-: fei-Hon between Greenwood and Hemlock. Before You Hang That Screen Door See our cedar screen doors. They are light will not warp. are made strong and the prices are right. Give us your m e a s u r e for window screens. We can take care of your needs in a hurry. Home Lumber & Coal Co. Successors to Claude C. Pratt Building Materials of all Kinds 1802 Cove Ave. . Phone Main 248. Ironing Board Pad and Cover with each ' $6.00 Hotpoint Electric Iron Sold During Month of June. See Our Window . We're Showing :THE LARGEST IRON IN THE WORLD! , H. & g, ELECTRIC CO., Inc. i Sommer Hotel Bldg. Phone Main 127. SPLINTERS Nn. Official Publication of THE VAN FETTEN LUMBER CO. Vol. 2 Tin- 1 Hitch Sloi'O Is npnrlliK completion. Thnt little plncc of ImstncKK Ik 1iltlK more to liCatttiry It Cir:tnilo th;in other single prnvemcnt thlM yenr. so ii ny Im- fnr neiu Roof you ivant.. with colors you want, at the price you want! HERE'S an opportunity to have that old or worn roof replaced by the most harmonious, modern type you've ever een a Certain-teed Shingle Roof. Our Waff of .killed roofing men is always ready to act on your re-roof, tng problem. You will be aurpnted at how reasonable a sum your home can be rcroofed for. Certairi'tced Shingles Mlnctakiirk-J) 'Phone for detail A VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Phone Main 732 iVrtain - tftml T.in- m over tell us which ynu Illift Jtf'Ht. Hints Tor llutthnmlH: Hiiro Thhiff When n mint ts asked to uivo till it hurts i ml then gives n limp It'ii n nun ljn thnt he l.n.ifct pasily. Hen Nnyfs home on Washington strpet lH oovprod with our new lain fr- A. Ilncnu's home at 1 707 :tk is now covr'.l with Or-taln-topil tireen-f :if. un1 11 ii r i y Zur hilck'n lmni at 604 Mnln Htfrft I now hflnj; CAVPretl with ClmuUft mun told his wife liiMt week that he wasn't RoiriR to mow the lawii tu;y more nil 1,1 it was unlucky to rut off so many four leaf clov ern, Can you heat that ? They are nklns for our ORKTAtN- t k r: n "xvMnvn 900" varnUh now the varnish that hot water can't hurt. Today's rrohlem VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Time allowed (10 sec- om.s-Iook at your watch. Start! A man drive n car for two hours nt 20 miles nn hour, nnd returns to his start- Inc point nt 40 miles an hour. What was Ills avernne speed ? Forced Underfeeding s By the The Iron Fireman Automatic COAL Burner Gives maximum heat fittm the cheapest grades of coal. ' 1 . Ask for details No obligations. .T?. Fred Spaeth T. fk 't. "Plumbing and Heatintr" Montgomery Ward & Co. are next door to us.v$ ( V t o n r ' A just unloaded bout th nlceBt car f lihlng-tefl that tt ms ver heen out icony to nny freight in. Crtine in and seo hese nice, hriht hinKl's, cut fmm t;recn timber. This ;im last week, these dtlncle vrvre in the h-i; nnd the. los had i. I lieen iWU from hm nt over tlm her either. Now before fall comes, let tis look over your furnace and make any repairs while summer is here then you will be ready for the first cold snap. We can do equally satis factory work on steam, hot water or hot air installations. LYNCH Plumbing Co. Heating Specialists Pi pa output Of 303.&&9.V0 ft during, jn past three years, r