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Friday, August 29, 1930 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Five LOCAL Niiznrnu CliuriH Unexpectedly the , all-day Zone Missionary rally which was to have been held nt the church today hud to be postponed. ; Sunday services follow: Sunday school at 0:45, morning preaching at 11. Because the pastor Is attending the district Sunday school convention to be held at Boise Monday and the dis trict V. P. M. S. rally at Kuna. Ida Sept. 2, no evening service will be held. HimiliiiT Injury ... . Mi. Chapel, employe of Lloyd P.inehart, accidentally received r.nouiiier ihjuiils aim bmuu cuuj Wednesday while at work. Fnitn North Powder"' ' Mrs. .Jennie O'Bryant. of North powder, was in La Grandey ester day on business. On Vacation wimivu i-iuiiiu'l1. uiitu nurse at Hot Lake, plans to start on her va cation this weekend. She will visit Spokane and nearby lakes and also her mother, Mrs. Maude Rieth, at Spraguc. To IVndlrton H. L. Hess was In Pendleton Wed nesday on business. Return Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sleijrlst are expected to return home Saturday from .Seaside where they arc spend- ing & vacation. On lluslms Frank Alhcrtson. of near Tucson, Ar&.. was in La Grande Tuesday on business. ReluriiiMl From Trip- Mr. and Mrs. H. M. J. Turner and daughter returned' ..'heme Tuesday frcm a trip to Victoria, B. C. Tli'.;'v ' were gone about a' week and also ! stopped, at Seattle, ..Portland and Spokane. , y ' j From .Joseph - j Edgar Marvin. of Joseph, was "transacting bushier In La Grande 1 ,tbis week. Mr. Moivin Js a former I ccuntv ivxhxc of Wallowa counlv. Frcmi Pendleton.! E. I.. Johnson, ofncar Pendleton. was in La Grand Tuesday and Wednesday cn business. To-l'mntni:i ( Dtiitty HJLimnifc Hcvcnii flnyo on business In Umatilla, countyiv' 'GRANADA TODAY-. SATURDAY Hot y 1 i j CARL LaEMMLE presents ,Eft3 ' plj -"iviVSvi ' w yifUmX wi-fh , . mm fyjfr J -(!i"s::' 15reak-ncck Horsemanship! ft? -9 Sensational Sword Play! SN&'I - ?'?-Vt?feLV It Has Speed iJfe! It Has Action i 1 VMj You'll love this tuneful thriller V i VO of Old California mm b? a h M C I - , ' EKiEIFjr From ItoKr Mi'. White, of Boise, was in Grande Wednesday o:i business. From Wiim'o Mrs. V. A. Norcross an,d Mrs. George- Potter, ol Wasco, mother and sister of Mrs. B. M. Peetz, were in La Grande Tuesday and enjoyed an airplane ride. Accident Adam Lelghton's car and another machine, driver unknown, figured in. .a minor accident three miles from Meacham at 12:30 o'clock this morning. No one was hurt, accord ing to reports. Visits Mere Commander H. G. Hemingway, of the United States Coast Guard, and Mrs. Hemingway and two sons, were recent visitors in La Grande on their way to Astoria, to which place Commander Hemingway has been transferred to be in command of the Red Wing. They are motoring through from New London, Conn., where they were formerly located. Visited Hen Mrs. Ella B. Chrisman, of Enter prise, and Miss Lenore McKinnis. or Wallowa, were house guests of Mrs. Jack Ferris last night. On Trl-- Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Wonderlick left ta Grande today for a few days va cation trip to coast points. Passed Through Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barrett, of Dil lon, Mont., visited with relatives and lriends here yesterday an their way to attend the Round-Up at Pendle ton. They left for Pendleton this morning. Mrs. Dave Fitzgerald, who has been ill et her home since last Sunday, is improving. To Portland Bill Belckel left for Portland on Wednesday for an indefinite stay. Leaving Tomorrow Mr. and '.Mrs. Add Ferguson and family are leaving tomorrow for ,a small town in Idaho, aoout 25 miles north of Weiser, where they will re main over the weekend. They will make the trip by car and expect U. return about Monday. Lrft for Home uoya s motn?r. Mrs. warner, an oi Los Angeles, Cn!., have left for their Matinees Daily ' 25c Evenings Plus Screen Sonjj Time in the Old Town" and j I 35c raiamolint Act "At Home" .111 MONTAGU Fannie "11 i l. 4 : ,....V.-t: & home alter a pleuant visit in La , Grande at the home of their nephew, ; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bush. Returned Edgar Matt has returned from Dil lon. Mont, where he has been visit- ing with relatives for the past month. " i I III I Mrs. J. Van Elsbcrg Is quite ill at I her home. ! Keturns Mrs. Lylc B. Kiddle and son, Rob ert, returned last nleht irnm n three month's visit spent with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Farthing, at Mt. Vernoiii 111. Mrs. Kiddle reports a very pleasant trip, though tne heat at times was severe. Left Today Robert Mohr and Donald Sperling .left today for Sumner, Wash., after u short visit in La Grande. They will stop at Pendleton to attend the J Round-Up on their way to Sumner. ; Robert Mohr Is a former resident of j this city and a nephew of Harry Mohr. 'Expected Home i Mrs. Ruth Jackson Is expected home over the weekend after spending the past six weeks at the coast. She will resume her work at the post office Monday. Visiting Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Faus, of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived :n La Grande Wednesday night for a few days visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and I Mrs. L. Faus. Dr. and Mrs. Faus and j Mr. and Mrs. L. Faus and their fam : ily are going to Pendeton tomorrow !to attend the Round-Up. Dr. Faus is ja recent graduate of the Still college of Osteopathy of Des Moines and is on his way to uiamavn Falls, where !he expects to locate. Visiting Here I Ruth and Glenn Bnylls, of Olympla. Wash., children of Tom Baylis. of this j city, are visiting in La Grande at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and lMrs. Tom Baylis Sr., nd also with their father. They will attend the Kound-Up at Pendleton tomorrow. accompanied by tneir jauicr. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Webb and granddaughter, Betty Jean Berry, oi Milford, Utah, who are on their vaca tion, paid, their annual visit o La 'Grande visiting at the home of Mr. ,and Mrs. C. C. F. Lloyd after visiting in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Port- jland, Vancouver, B. C, and other points. Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Lloyd are sisters. Mr. Webb works for the U. IP. The two families drove to Weiser .and Payette visiting relatives. At the latter place, the Webbs and Betty Jean boarded the train for their i.inwia rot.timpri home ac companied by Mrs. Malllssa D. Shafer, Mrs. Lloyd's mother and brother, Waiter. D. dialer and his adopted daughter, little Virginia Shafer, who will visit relatives huq uiwwa iu.i. returning home, near Weiser. Idaho. They report highways excellent and crops and fruit plentiful. Returned Mr. and Mrs. Harold Herron havo returned from a trip to Yellowstone national park and they also spent some lime in Montana and Washing ton. They were away about two weeks. To speak or the Indians Miss Hopo Elizabeth Haupt. Wash ington, D. C. lecturer and missionary to the Indians, will speak at the chil dren's story hour at the La Grande public library Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Haupt will sing sev eral Indian songs and tell an Indian legend. She plans to accompany a Nez Perce tribe on a fishing trip above Wallowa Lake.' Mrs. Allred Victor, of this city, will tell of her experiences with the Indians of Wallowa county. Sunday evening. Miss Haupt will sneak at the Methodist church on the subject. "The Crisis in Bed Mans Land Its Significance and the Out look Under the Hoover Regime. Arrive Tonlclil Miss Lenora Mlckel. ot Salem, will arrive tonight to visit Miss Ivy Clmrl ton Tomorrow the two girls will meet Miss Verna Bolton, of Antelope, In Pendleton and attend the Round Up Miss Mlckel and Miss, Bolton were both students of Oregon State college last year where Miss Charl ton and Miss Bolton are seniors this fall. They Will return home with Miss Charlton for a weeks stay. While here the three and Miss Vclma Charl ton are going to Wallowa Lake to spend several days. Alli'iicllMS Htmtnl-l'p Miss Lois Nelson Is attending the Round-Up at Pendleton this week end. She Is a guest of Mrs. Brook Dickson. , On II us In ess Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Maxwell and family went to Boise and Nampu for a few days on a business, trip. i'rom I'ulnii Mrs. George Good broad, of Union, was In La Grande Thursday on busi ness. Attending Round-Up Mrs. Andrew Loney Jr., Is spending WITH w GRANT WITHERS LOVE MALUM COOLEV Hurst's Sensational Iovc Romance Plus Talking Comedy News Mickey Mouse ARCADE TODAY AND SATURDAY the weekend ' in Pendleton, accom panying Mr. Loney who is director of the La Grande municipal band that is playing at the Bound-Up. From Elgin Mrs. L. E. Hill and children from Elgin were business visitors in the city Wednesday. To Pendleton Miss Mtldd Cade left Thursday morning on ner way to Pendleton to uttend the Eastern Oregon Kound-Up. From linker Attorney Blaine Hallock, of' Baker, Is In La Grande today to attend the motion day of the circuit court, held by Judge J. V. Knowles. At Seaside Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lelsman and niece. Miss Virginia Hampton, are spending a delightful vacation at Seaside. They will return .home about the first of the month. llnby Boy Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stewart are the parents of a baby boy born Wednes day at the Grande Ronde hospital. At Neaslde Mrs. Lee Lcavitt and daughter arc at Seaside. INLAND THEATERS LEASE TWO MOVIE HOUSES SEPT. 1 (Continued form Page One) years ago. and previous to that. Mr. Meyers had been In the theater busi ness here since 1916. Both men ex pressed apprecr.ition today of the support given them while in business in La Grande. Three Killed In Airplane Crash BUFFALO. N. Y., Aug. 29 P) A pilot and two girl passengers are dead as the result of an airplane crash late yesterday in the town of Cheek town ga, a short distance cast ot this city. Rose Zajac. 20, and Pearl Jabczyn ska, 18, both of Buffalo, and Arthur j. Devlin. 83, of Kenmore, pilot, died today of Injuries. It was the first ride the two girls ever had taken in an airplane and they had been looking forward to it slnrtt Wednesday, when they met Devlin, a member of the 108th In fantry flying club, at a privately owned, flying field here. Devlin drove the girls to the flying field Into yesterday and took off with them strapped in the cockpit. ll.K'llO.NAl.l) KOIU'KI) DOWN LONDON. Aug. 2!) Wi-Prlme Min ister MacDonald, returning from Lon don to his Scottish home at Lossie mouth bj plane was reported today to havo been forced to turn back by a storm hi Yorkshire, Northern Eng land. His plane was said to have landed at York airdrome. McADOO I.N I'UNULKTON PENDLETON, Aug. 20 (IP) WilllBm Olbbs McAdoo, former United States secretary of the treasury, arrived here today by airplane to view the Round Up. He will leave tomorrow fpr Van couver, B. C. INVENTORS TO III! PAID WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 tm More than half a billion dollars will be paid next month to investors in Am erican corporations In the form of Interest and dividends Royal And Ancient Benefit From llv Itust'll .1. New laud 1 SAN FRANCISCO Short stories on sundry topics: Embryo golfers ii'hn hnvn mi Irlnn t.hrso miniature courses are a sort of kindergarten ior tne rem gumc uiv v j ofi on their reasoning, but the Dnnnl nnrl Anrlnllt. nUcltTTII 1111- doubtcdly will benefit in the end. uifnanu. ine writer nnuw ui u elevator operator, a couple of fight managers, several fighters and a bootblack who now, having become proficient on the peanut affairs are beginning to wond-r what the big game Is all about. They have been having so much fun tap-tapping around the tiny layouts, with side bets ranging from five cents to a dollar, that the natural conclusion Is, it must be at least twice as en joyable playing over a regular links. If one out Of every thousand who tries a round of the miniature game buys himself or herself a set of clubs and start carving divots out of the countryside, golf Is due for a new and amazing boom. After they become real "bugs" they will discover there Is considerable differ ence in putting on a composition of cottonseed pulp and on grass greens. The best story on miniature golf the writer has heard so fur con cerns the fellow who graduated frcm an uptown links. He came down to try out a course, which by an arrangeriicut of nets, enables a player to use any ciud in uie uhk. from driver to putter. The pecwee oxpert stepped up to the first tee. selected a driver and took a swat at the ball. The first ball sailed off at a right angle from the way he aimed and his second shot sent the pill whining between his legs. He was driving right handed with a left handed club. . The comeback of wrestling in San Francisco is amazing to say the least. A few months atjo it would havo been easy to get big odds from i skeptics willing to bet the enter tainment provided by the human ! pachyderms would not draw here. ! It never had before. Ed Lynch, i connected with boxing promotion. started putting on wrcsWlng as a side hisue. Lately, several of the wiTfitllnr shows have outdrawn the boxing programs. The reason Is the I wrestlers work with the promoter on e per cen tage and a re wi 111 n g to take small purses In order to build ! up the business whereas the fight-, era almost always demand substan-" tlal guarantee. Ever on the lookout for something new and interesting, this depart- ' ment passes on to it readers a brief ' outline of the freakiest endurance i contest it ever has chronicled. It ! was a race up the sacred Mount I Fuji of J pa n with two goats, a donkey. fo cows and two pts as contestants. The big language news : paper. Nlchi Nlchi, Day by Day, : I sponsored the race. From the Ja . pn Tunes of July 22 we learn that ; i the two goats ' Pujlko and Mlyake-f j sap" breezed in for first place like! I Cuifftnt F-ix would run ;ttiy f ro.rt 1 Ilia nlhie itru Uot. The tutjj NEW EVENTS ARRANGED FOR CELEBRATION (Continued from Page Ono) referee of this event and entries aro being made with him. An all-day swimming meet for young people of La Grande , will be held at Crystal plunge during Mon day. A tug ot war, between the city employes and labor union members will be held ftt G o'clock at the new city park on Fourth and Spring. Osburnc to speak At 12:?0 o'clock a basket picnic will opeu at Riverside park and at 2 o'clock, at the park, Ben Osborne, secretary of the state federation of labor, will deliver the main address ol the day. An open horscshoo tournament for Eastern Oregon counties will be gin at 8:30 o'clock back of the mu nicipal building. The two closing events nf the day are the boxing card at the hlph schoo) athletic field at 7:30 p. in, and the Labor day dance at 0 p. in. Thed once is being sponsored by the national guard and part of the pro ceeds will go to the labor council. A loud spoaker will bo furnished for the day's events by the Texaco people. TONti WAK VICTIM NEW YORK. Aug. 29 A Sing Foo, cook in a restaurant in Yonkors, died today of wounds police believed were inflicted by tong hp.tchetmen. Foo was found lying In a street early today and died without regain ing consciousness. t NKW DIAMOND I'lKI-D I CAPETOWN, Union of South Af rlca, Aug. 20 ilPt An extensive new find of diamonds has been reported at Komageas. a native reserve In jNamaqualand where large quantities of fine stones are sold to have been discovered. 1 LAWN JUDGING TO BEGIN TUESDAY f Continued form Paste One) ! different, exhibited In same manner. Group 4. Single specimens, ony varlety. Club Rose: Lady HtlUngdon ex hibits. - . ' Group 1. Single specimens. Group 2. Best three roses ar ranged In one container. Group 3. Best two Lady Hilling don roses arranged in one contain er. ' Dahlia: AH slnglo specimens must bo rrcctly classified and tagged. Firat, second and third awards for each of thb following: Cactus, Hybrid Cnctus. Show, Decorative, Peony Flowered, Pompom, Collar ette. . 1 First, second and third award for bet-t basket collection; bowl. Aster: First, second and third for slnglo , specimen exhibits of the following: Chinese Aster, Comet, Ostrich Feather. Queen , of Market. Astor num, Sunshine. First, second and third award for . bouquets of varloxis kinds of asters, May be entered In basket group or other container. ' - First, second and third for mixed kinds and colors In any container other than a basket. Gladioli: First, second and third award for , r-lnglo specimens of ruffled or plain ; va ne ty ; also for oouq ueis i n dos- ketr and for Individual collections. First, second and third award for Frimuleus In single specimen and collection. JSinnio: Pastime Will Miniature Courses nannies reached the summit in 7 hours, 5 minutes. Good old Mr. Donkey chugged In to the finish line second, in 8 hours, 10 minutes. The two cows pound ed up In 0 hours, 6 minutes mid 0 hours, 10 minutes respectively. Vos, tho two porkers finished the race and how. It started 0:30 o'clock Monday morning .and the pigs grunted In Tuesday noon. A veter inary surgeon accompanied tho con testants and took their pulse, tem perature and respiration. (Tho story is true whether you believe It or nott. Announcement Hilda Anthony' and Ida McMcekln announce Monday, Sept. 1st. on tho opening date for their piano studios at 1606 Sixth st. Advanced students, and beginners, both child and adult, accepted. High school credits. Call Main 741. AdV, ' 8-26-tf. QUAUTYJRINTINQ NELSON -MliU School Shoes for Boys and Girls Hapjiy, he:ililtfitl feet are rssen tlal to gfMKl work at m-Ikhi). We emphavlze (;irpful fitting and tot reel Uss for erry eliane In Brnivtn frM. fjtirillty jtisoM t iiHMli-ruto prlres nre further incrii Ihr for f-lioHtlii choldrenS Imips ill our store. First, second 'and third award for' single specimens and for bouquets in baskets. Last year an award was Riven for mixed colors and for the largest collection. I . Marigold : j First, second and third award for each of the following groups: Afri can Marigold: single specimens or orange ball, lemon ball; bouquets' of j orange ball and lemon ball; French Marigolds: single specimens and j bouquets; Ctcndulas (Scotch mari golds): .single opecimena and col-. l lection. . ' Snapdragons: bouquets; first, sec ond and third award. Delphinium : single specimen; three awards. Lilies: . slnglo specimens; three awards. . Petunia: bouquots; first, second j and third awards. Verbena: bouquets. Drive to MEACHAM SUNDAY for that FRIED CHICKEN DINNER ORE. TRAIL TRADING CO. Meacham, Ore. 1 1 I LJ1JWMWMWIWMMMWMMMMMMMWMMMMWW"'I'' I ! I a if if is v . .. . . , z AT PIGGLY WIGGfcY you will find no one to urge yoii to buy, but you will find h convenient way to secure your family provision requirements on, a most econ omical basis and you'll enjoy it too. (. : PRICES GOOD SATURDAY AND TUESDAY , SWIFT'S PREMIUM BACON y2-b. sliced - .27. PAN CAKE FLOUR Virginia Sweet, 3-lb. pkg. .38 Virgina Sweet, 1-lb. pkgv .14 OLD MANSE SYRUP l-lb. can .25 2V2-lb. can 57 KRUNCHY LUNCH Potato Flakes 1 P 2 Packages - XO Kraft (for sandwiches) Pimento Cream Off Snrciul ..- iAU 3-ounce Jnr JLtF Tnste-T-SprcnU A n lialf pint kS Tn8te-T-3prcQtI Q pint U a TaBtc-T-Sprcad '7A quart I v Phentx Spread.. Off pint tiO GINGER ALE Pale Dry, 151a-oz. bottle.. .19 SUGAR 25 pounds $1.49 100 pounds $5.89 (JUANTITY OK QUALITY WHICH? W'c have 'in we'll do (he rest. Leg O' Mutton lb .15 Genuine two year old weath ers. BeefSteak lb. .27 Baby beef all cuts. CLOSED ALL 1 122 Adams Ave. Sulplglossls : bouquets. Cosmos: bouquets. . Pansies: collection. Sweet Pes: collection of one col or; collection of mixed colors. . ; ScAblosa: collection. Miscellaneous Bouquets. To mako this group more clear to prospective entrants, last yoar awards were made In this group for bouquets of the following: Phloz, annual Phlox, Goditia. On Hard I, Old-fashioned Pink, Stock, and Sun-flower. Unusual Flowers. Last year Cocks SPECIAL Saturday Only Fall's Newest HATS $3.95 DoraVi's SMART SHOP Depot & Adams Dozen Fancy, Large Bunches 3 bars '.. ONE BAR. FREE Boil Beef I Short rib DAY, MON DAY, SEPT. 1 LABOR DAY Cor. Depot & Wash. comb was a winner, r A Grandmothers , Old-fashioned Bouquet, Mixed Bouquet in uasKCl or In other container. , 1 Individual Collections. To explain this group two entries from lant year will be given: ono was awarded! for quality of flowers and arrango-: mcnt of eight varieties of flowers in twcuty-3eveu entries; the other was awarded for the greatest variety, the display consisting of forty-two dlf-j i e rent, kiuus oi i lowers. A Thorough ' CLEANING . Adds months of useful wear. MAIN 56 STANDARD LAUNDRY CO. FRESH RANCH EGGS Candled and in Cartons . . . .29 CELERY HEARTS .17 . KRAFT CHEESE & -pound Q9 Brick - 6iO Y2 -pound AO American H-pountf ' ,. A Pimento Au -pound OQ Llmburgcr , ,du '-pouncT " 09 Velvectn tflU -pound Off Swlsa .Atf ROBERTS BIG R Grape FVuit( broken) 2 cans .35 CAMAY SOAP .24 both. You do jour selccting- s. Leg O' Lamb lb .25 Genuine spring lamb. lb .10 cuts. .