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,',ViJ.?.r.(ri.Y. unit, ujj&jskvjsk. ,LA uliANUE.. DUE. , , . , . Wednesday. January 21, 193V Page sSix LA GRANDE EVENTNG OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. C!ove Baptists : Elect Officers ; fpx jCowngYear ( (i Mr. A. i. CoiikHn . f.Ohanrvpr CorresDonduuil i - COVE, Ore. (Special) The annual i ' bu&lncss meeting of the ronbe! of j too Baptist cnurcn was neiu at w church Saturday afternoon. Jan. If. ha following officers were olectcd: Lee Cuuuerg was reelected irustug. George Goluy, troasuter; Van Kobln son. was elected usher to take the place of Oruydoa Loree. who Is now attending the Western Baptist Sem inary at Portland. Mrs. Mao McClnlu was. elected church clerk, and Mrs. Edna lUutloy, pianist. Sunday school officers elocted are as follows: O. B. Hoblnson, superintendent: Mrs. A. B. McClain, assistant; Mrs. Etliol Van Vlock. treasurer; Miss Dorothy Golay, ttocreturyj, Miss Iuiso Anderson, mnnlftt. Bov. Walter Piatt nrenclwl Runrtn" morning on the subject of "Prayer. ' Tho sermon Sunda cvonluis was "Whore Does tho Suul Qo at the Tlmo of Death?'' ' Hlsu liOiilso Bunderup. elemontary director and convention and flld worker, will conduct a leadership and training school course for the younij peoplp beginning this afternoon. Dr. T. H. H&gen, dlroctor of the Christian Education lor Orcaon, will conduct at tho samo tlrae a course for the church and Sunday school. Evoryone , Is Invited to attend. j Mrs. Karl Stocklnnd will entertain , tho Dorcas society of the Baptist ; church Thursday afternoon. Jan. 23. prof, and Mrs. C. Q. Springer wero dinner guests of Mr. ond Mrs. Har- 1 lan Kogor lost Wednesday ovonlng. The young pooplo of tho Baptist , church were unaulo to attend tho j rally in Baker Friday night. About 20 bod planned to go but gave It. up on account of tho storm and the slip- j pory condition of the roads. Cove High was disappointed In tho ; result or tno gome in ii uronue ouv urday nlgljt, but they oro good losers. Their next game here will bo with North Powdor, Jan. 30, but they will play Elgin there, Jan. 26. Mrs. G. B. Barker and Mrs. U Presto entertained the Ladles Guild at the home of Mrs. Barker Thursday aftori noon. After the business mooting four tables of bridge were In play. Mrs. T.-R.'Oonklln won hlRh scoro. A delicious lunch was served. Little Ljttle jFrench Girl Leaps To Stardom : ; But Opera Came To Her -As An Afterthought Rails Replace Cattle Trails In & -in; a ml art Vtlllt v iff a new outlet to Denver: 102 miles from Pelt, Okld., to Col mar. If. M.; 30 miles from -Spearman to Morne, In j Texas; and eight miles from Pampa to Lefors, in the Panhandle oil field. New Link to Fort Worth. Tho Rock Island Is building 108 miles from Shamrock, on its cross - continental line, to a point south of AMARILLO, Tex. IjV) One of the ,Quanah, from which point tho Fris Iast big Jobs of emptre-bulldimj" in!co will build into both Seymour and the United States is reaching a cli-.,vernon, giving a new connection to ronx this year in and around the : port Worth and Dallas. Western Texas! Panhandle country-of Texas. Three major railway, systems are working-to completo (150 miles of new lines In thta area beforo the end of l'yal. A fourth system Is sacking per mission to build S33 mlleo more, btlll more work 1b contemplated. This activity is developing a ter ritory larger than the atat9 of Penn,- The Rock Island also Is building from Vegas' Texas, to Foreot. N. M., 70 miles, and from Quanah to Acme, a five-mile spur track. TU.3 Fort Worth and Denver City, or Burlington, is building from Pam pa to Childress, 112 miles. The Texas and Pacific has applied for permission - to build from Big sylvunlft, most, of which could be spring to Amartllo, with spur tracks traversed only oy cauie trqus up to;into Lubbock and, Vega. haulH Whole Nation. Tho $21,000,000 worth of railroad development already under way for 1931 sots another record in a territory which has led the whole United States in railway construction since the world war. - Oil, wheat and cattle are the thrse major reasons behind these bustling projects. " : io aeveiop incse resources luriner, I'ICTtRES FROM AIR MAV. AID STATE MAP HARTFORD, Conn. VP) Aerial photographs nay . play a large part In compiling a proposed topographic may of Connecticut. The general assembly will be asked to approve the task, which will re place a map produced 45 years ago. ' It Is planned that tho man will be the Santa Fc system Is. building 35Q on a large scale, requiring five years miles or, new imo tnis year; ine uock vu wuiww. ucwiucu guuuu uui SQUIRES JOIN TQ ELIMINATE COMPETITION JEFPEBSONV1LLE, Ind.. W The "marrying squires" of Jeffcrsonvllle believe live can live almost as cheap as one, so they've Joined forces. These flvo justices of the peace have been striving valiantly to keep up the reputotlon of this village as tho Gretna. Green of Southern In diana and Kentucky, but the turn of the year found them up. against It. . i - Folks Just weren't getting mar ried not in sufficient numbers, at least, to maintain the "marrying squires" in tho style to, which they wero accustomed In their five separate, "marriage parlors. Inutod all that . And helped the net 1 Income ft lot." Jeflersonvllie s murnaye iHuuuvry, -. which used to support 20 families. Is based on the fact that Louisville Is Just across the river, and. In Ken tucky a girl under 21 must be mar ried In the presence of her parents,. Indiana law docs not require this. In 1030 the county cleric here Is sued 2952 marriage licenses. , Would Paif Salaries To Football Plauer WICHITA FALLS, Tex. JP J. A. Hood, superintendent-elect of school In Wichita county, Is. a football fan first and a teacher afterward, and declares he can sco no fault In. pay ing a college star a modest salary fcr his. services. over'St agreed overhead there Is to a boy waiting tabte or and wasteful competition must be They took a leaf from tho boot ' "ope f8 "t hif nfrVL. . . 7 3 . ...... . i .l . tn iiTiflfrtRnd is what all far fine a running- a typewriter to pay his school expenses or bis playing a great season ot football. ' "Which has more discipline for the mind and body? Playing football or waiting table? Who has been harmed when a boy pays his expenses reduced. So one . "marriage parlor" now flourishes where five languished before, at a strategic point, near tho approach to the Louisville bridge. Lily Pons, the 28-yonr-olrt French phi whose opern debut In New York brought her more than a dozen ctfrtuln callij, "found" her careen after i'Xji'rlmentlii(f with the piano nnd dramatics. She Is shown at the , pliino (left), ami drawing her owu fashion slietehes (rlKht). NEW YORK Wv-"OK" may not b pericct angusn, oqi us tne unit phrase Lily Pons, hus learned to cx- Mr.' and Mrs, Royal Conley were ; P her olntlon at being the seo- hoste at on inrormni bridge party Saturday evening. Four tables wore at play, Q, E. Barker and Mrs. T. R. Conklln making high scores and Mrs. p.. E. Barker and R. 8. Comstoclc scoring low. . Delicious refreshments wero served. Mm. Conlev's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Olon, of near H!l gard, are visiting at the Conley homo. Mrs. L. E. Anderson will op on her home to tho Woman's club noxt Wed nesday afternoon, Jan. 21, when Miss This ati-ycar-oM little French girl first brought the Metropolitan opera house to its feet at her debut in "Lucia Dl Ln miner moor." Bho sapg. the title role a whole note higher than any coloratura, soprano flinch MllC. JfaU. 1 A few nights inter she lent her voice to tho ill-fated GiUU in "Rigo letto" and music lovers again liter ally went wild. ' And not the least Btrango thing Amanda L. Zabelr of, the Eastern Oro- L, " . """ gon Normal sch6Pl, will review. "The Jer unsua ly early kwew Is Qreen Pastures! - A silver tea will tn Itict that grapd; opera as a career nerved wns fln afterthought to her. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Daniel, and Jane ' w"8 - concert violinist and Ardetta, of Muddy Creek, spent ' Cwnm. France. Her mother wan Sunday at tho ilomo of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Daniel. Italian and at first Lily studied art. Tlicu shq decided to follow her fa ther's footsteps and bo a concert pianist. She didn't do so well, so she turned to drama, playing small parts. It was not until 132G that friends discov ered she had a natural singing voice. . But her varied experience now fits into her opera career.' She employs her talent for art to design her own costumes and clothing.- She can ac company herself on the piano and her developed histrionic Instincts enable her to. make opera roles real. Tho UHperelono cast at opera when the heroines arc too large (or ro mantic illusion cannot be employed when the little French singer per forms. , She weighs only 105 pounds, Is straight and lltho, has dark hair, large dark eyes, pearly teeth, a quick contagious smile and shapely legs. Madame Maria Gay, who with Gio vanni Zonatello discovered the singer for the Metropolitan, said she Is a perfect natural singing Instrument and that abdominal brenthlng, pain fully acquired by' most singers, is second nature to her. Even tho plac ing of her voice Is natural. Lily Pons' interests now are art and music and the study of English and Italian. She sinus both languages wtlh ease. She dresses simply, has little Inter est In housekeeping and has to bo urged to eat. She never is nervous and has no fear her voice will fall her under any test. Of her acclaim, she says, in French: "II est tres intercssantl" Island 18a miles; and the Forth Worth and Denver City, or Burling- ton, 113 miles. Tho Texas and Pa cific is awaiting permission of the interstate commerce commission for 333 miles of new lines. More than S2l.0OO.0c0 Is available for construction this ysar, and the Texas and Pacific permit would mean the spending oC $13,000,000 more. The old lines aro spending 98,000,000 for Improvements this year, following an even greater expenditure in 1030. The Sante Fes program this year includes, completion of. a 220-mllo line from Amarlllo to Las Animas, Colo., already half-finished, affording veyo noting- every ridge and depres sion In 10-foot intervals will be sup plemented by aerial photographs token from 10,000. feet. RULES TIGHTENED TO CUT SURPLUS AMONG TEACHERS I WASHINGTON An overaupply of teachers has led to more exacting requirements for entrance to teacher-preparing institutions, the Na tional Education association reports. A number of cities and states now require a minimum of three years above high school for certification of teachers. Now there is rent to pay for only throueh college by playing football? I do noc Know ai any uurm. most cases where they ore paid anything is where a boy could not go to sch&ul otherwise. "I have been ln the. schools of Tex as 20 years, and I do. not know of a single Instance where- harm has re- one house. There is only one con stable to pay,- instead; of flvo. With competition eliminated, there is no need for the "runners" who used to rustle up prospects for their five bosses on incoming ferries or automobiles. The saulres- take turns In belne suited to anybody when a boy' used on duty at the consolidated mar- bis football ability to help attend riage parlor. The younger ones aro school. given tho "night tricks," and the ' "I am for red -blooded sports in this, elderly ones havo the day hours. country, not volloy ball or some of-. "It's the only system," declares feminate game where they wear lace Benson H. Veasey, dean of the on their collars." marrying squires by virtue of bis 20-year record. "Competition led The Albany, Oregon, boy in whose to the 'runners' and the advertising ear a barley grain was found to havo signs which the people of the town sprouted, was willing enough to out didn't like. Cooperation 1ms elimi- down his acreage. IV ILL CLOSE EXCHANGE PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. ai n Wil lis; K. Clark, prcnklent "( the Port land stock and bond exchange, an nounced today tho board of gover nors of the oxchango bnn decided to fiURpcnd operations on February 1, The exchange will remain cloacd, his statement said, "until such tlmo ns. the general conditions of security markets in tho country, and tho par ticular situation ln Portland, justifies TENNEY GIVES TALK AT COVE SUN f) AY MORN Uy Mm. !. U. Price (Observer Correspondent) raid (Jitoc i;uv sroiti: COVE. Ore. (Special) A lame au- dlunco attended the loeturo-aormon . given at tho Methodist Episcopal a rc-establl6hincnt of an exchange In-, church Sunday morning by Rov. c. this city." I W. Tcnncy, president of Gooding col- i ,, . . , , , , - , jlt'Ko. Mr. Tcnnov lined as his sub ject. "Wo Got Out of Llko What We Put Iuto It.'A Jnmes Underwood, who Is ill at tho nemo or his, daughter, Mrs. T. C. Hfty, had a. very bad day Saturday but was reported, improved Sunduy. Mr. and Mrs, Underwood Unci planned to go from here to California but since his illness they have given up this plan and expect to return to their home la Grand Valley, Colo., as soon os Mr. Underwood is able to travel- Mis- Hefty expects to accom pany them ntt fur as Salt Lake, City whore her sister, MlM Ida Uudprwuod, wi.u meet thorn. The Fun and. Joy Bridge club mot OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 21 (fl) Nearly a thousand unemployed men raided a grocory storo within three block of the city hall hero yesterday and seized foot!. PILES s I IbkU CHINESE HERB If you auffor from ltehlntr, blind, torotrudlnsr or bloedlnff Piles you are likoly to bo amazed at tho soothing1. Dealing power of tho rare. Imported Chlneso Herb, which fortifies Dr. Wxon'n CliiimroUl, It'a tho newest; and fastest noting1 treatment out. U ("intra eaao and comfort In n few minutes bo that you can work and enjoy llfo whllo it continues 1U fioothlng, heallnfr action. Don't de lay. . Act In tlmo to avoid a dnnnor ous and costly operation. Try Dr. Nlxon'a Chlnnrold under our irtiar antoe to satisfy completely nnd ho worth 100 times tho emull cost or your mouoy back Rd Crosa Drug Store Adv. IMBLER PERSONALS iy Lclllm Cleaver (Observer Correspondent) IMDIR, Ore. (Special! Mr. 'and Mis. John McGinn in and daughter, Jean, left for Tracy. Cat., Saturday wheru Mr. McKinnts has employ ment. Ho htm a brother in Tracy. Cecil McK In nls, who has made his home there for several years. The McKlnnis, left in their per. Mr. nnd Mrs. Dave Osborn. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Osborn and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bingmnan and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Blngaman and Mr. nnd Mrs. C. C. Welch were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Blngaman Sunday. The afternoon was a pout visiting. Tho lmblcr volley ball teams de feated the Union teams last Thurs day evening at Union. The first team won three games straight and the second Ihreo out of four. They play at La Grande next Wednesday eve ning. Tho high school basketball teams went to North Powder Inst Fridnv evening whero tlioy lost to the North Powder teams. Beth girls and hoys BANK FAILURES SPUR CONGRESS TO HUNT CURES -BYE ITCHING SKIN Soothing, healing and tremendously " efficient, Inviaiblo Zonio brings cool Klief to Itching Skin. Even wlicro Bkln Is raw and peeling, thousands l)ave found thnt Zemo quickly re atores comfort It helps Binooth nwny blemishes and clear up Pimples, Hash and other annoying itching skin nnd scalp Irritations. Keep clean, nnti Beptic Zemo always on hand. Uso it freely. It is Bafe, pleasant. 35c, GOo and $1.00. Sold ovuryiierc at, tho- homo u Mrs. 0. C. MUter Sat urday. Throe tublt'M woro ati play, I plnyecl Mrs, Alvtn Oi ton mnhlnu 1i1k1 score Mis. ltor,e Gunw lmcl as her (tinner nuct Mrs. Want Miller, consolation, quests Sumiuy Mr. oiul Mrs. Wulson i;oiro3huient. were, nerved at Vlie unci iiiumluer. Donna, ana Mr. unci clo8o. Mrs. Ross Porry and children, Nu- Incon Necdhaiu, 17-months-old buby I monla uud Wvudel. The afternoon son ot Mrs. lorralu Needham, Is crltl- ! was spcut vislUutt. cnlly 111 of pneumonia. The baby ham Tho lmblcr grade basketball team , been 111 for about a week; and no re- I played Central school teem Saturday port for tho. beetcr Is given. I ultnruoon at l.a Orande. Imbler's I O. M. Qardnor, who has boon 111 tor first team wan defeated bv threo scmo tlmo of flu, has boeu soruowbut points but tho second team defeated Improved fqc several di. i tho La Oraudo boys by ono point. Tho (uuiantlne was removed from j Tho Imbler nmdo Bills also bavo a tho homo of K. K. Miller Monday, i bor.kotuatl team with Mlsa Bond us Ktchard. who was broiiKht borne from lecaeh. Lu Uniudo with a llKbt form of small- j Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Huron were host pox. watt the only ono to hove It as and ho.stess at a dinner tpven at their other members of tho family were : heme Sunday. Tho Kuests wore Mr. vaccinated. GeorKO and ViralL Chad- land Mrs. Fnink McKeuuon, Mr. and wick, were vaccinated also an It was Mrs. James Kliw and son. Larry. W. thought that thoy bad beou exposed. TA1T WOMAN KILLED TAFT. Ore., Jan. 21 () Mrs. Esther tiilvor was killed on the beach near Devils Lake yestorday when she was thrown from a log on which sho had been standing. The ls rolled on her and crushed her. AGAIN AVAILABLE In La Grande! The famous Standard Coal of Utah mined in , the Spring' Canyon district from the deepest coal seam of the state and prepared by the finest coal tipple in tho United States. Order a Trial Ton Today Satisfaction Guaranteed! Standard Coal Company 918 Kenrns Bldy. Salt Lake City Phone Wasatch 25G0 We Sell and Recommend Standard Coid HOME LUMBER & COAL COMPANY Exclusive Vociil Denier Phone M, 2 18 L. SworlnKen, Mrs. Mike Royce nnd lit Mo .Iiiclt le, Mm. Mnroim May nnd Uch tiucl little Siilly wero also present. Squirrels Seen At Lower Cove r.y Mis. Nell Klfiht J (Obvci'ver Correapondcnt) J LOWER COVE. Ore. (Special) The Inst fnw clays hnvo been warm and runshlny mul enme squlrrrls have, been seen. Farmers have plenty ot reed and ltveotock lotiks fins. Baby WASHINGTON (!) Spurred by bank failures In. recent mouths, members of congress expect to lay tho groundwork at this session for the most, importnut banking . legist Won slnco' the. FotlcxuJ Rescrvo ac.. Tho clash betvvoen tho unit biimt proponents and the yroup or ch'aki bank advocates pronxlaos to precipi tate a battle in tho new congress. The house banking- nnd currency committee, which has been making an exhaustive study, of group, chain and branch banking, hopes to com plete tho gathering of information at this session nnd niav make rec- I ommendntlons for the new congress, llcpresentntlvo Louis T. McFadclcn of Pennsylvania heuda this conunlttce. A sub-committee of the senate committee on banking and cur rency is conducting an inquiry under a resolution which provides for a completo survey of the national and federal reserve banking systems, ami rocommendntloiiR for legislation as soon a3 practicable. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is chairman of this committee. Four more or less conflicting bills already are pending In the house. A bill Introduced by Representative Ueedy, Republican of Maine, would authorize national banks to estab lish or acquire branches within tho limits of the respective federal re serve districts. A measure sponsored, by Repre sentative Strong, Republican, of Kansas, is designed to prohibit group or chain bnnklng. A bill Introduced by Representa tive Ooldsborough, Democrat, of Maryland, would restrict chain and branch banking. Representative Mc Fndden's measure would authorise the comptroller of the currency to cxamluo each federal reserve bank, and every member bank and affiliated corporation of such bank. GRANGE HALL PERSONALS Hy Mrs. diaries Spencer (Observer Correspondent) GRANGE HALL (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Recce McAlister had for Sunday dinner guests. Mrs. Davo Steward, of La Grande, and daughter, Mrs. Ethel James. 01 Portland, who has been vis lambs nre arriving at the R. J. Bakei ltl"B tn Grande for some time, fnrm. ftrrs- McAlister's mother. Mrs, Ireno Last week tho eighth birthday an- ; McCarthy, of La Grande, was present nt versa ry of JiiPpsr Land wns ' cele- j united ot Frosty school. His sister, Liberty Sunday school was held Wdvina Land, visited school thnt day. 'Sunday ot the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mis. Harlan Kocer were .;nnriea uenoier instead 01 uio scnool house. Howard Smith, district sup erintendont of rural sxmday schools, was present and gave tin interesting tulk. Blue Mountain grange held its reg ular meeting Saturdny with a laro crowd in attendance. The meeting was was the first at which the new officers for the year were ln their chairs for regular ritualistic work. Mrs, Bessio Ragaln lecturer pre sented all excellent program and sec tlon one served dinner. The Countrywoman's club will meet next Friday. Jan. 23. at the home of ' Mrs. Keece McAlister with Mrs. George J Gckeler and Mrs. Charles Spencer us SWISS Vl.XS A IK HtO.IKCTs iassitut hostesses. GENEVA (.11 A new Swiss com- Robert spoucer. son of Mr. and Mrs. pany. "Sngutta." working with the'Ko-y frponcer. ns oen oui 01 scnool Ln Oroncle visitors lust Thurtdav. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Roberts cnter tmiud Mr. and Mrs. NVil Klght and children and Ms Lillian Klht ut dinner on (Sunday. Dr. and Mrs J. A. Wonderllck nnd children, of La Grande, visited nt the Howard Gassct home on Sunday. Clark Martin, of N'mnpa, ldnho, spent the weekend with his grand father. J. M. Oassott, and his aunt. Airs. Mary Chambers. Mr. ami Mis. T. II. Johnson and son. Waller, nnd Miss Anna Hacker were business visitors In La Grande Saturday afternoon. French company. ' Star.' plans provide direct air connections. Gen eva and Parrs, Lyons. Bordeaux, and Turin. Iff several days cn account of Illness. MV. and" Mrs. Lyle Putnam, who have been living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Umicker for about a yeer, left ft few days ago for Grants Pass where they will spend some time will! Mr. Putnam's parent. as 1WHIS NOW K.VVOKS I sui:i:n buown uosi: ! PARIS IPi Putt, never a 'bhle ' stocking" town, la now wearing brown stockings everywhere and with almost everythiug. Very light brown sheer hos-are 1 j seen wttli over? ccuium uxcojtt ui. I iuitely black aud dead-whiw. 'lllcK INHERE will be an adept Ad-Takev at our end f lllp A ' ' eager and competent to render helpful service WjS W and transinifr your desires, to the daily readers 1 pk': of our. Classified Columns . . . people who. find Zsgm'f.r xy'X . Want Ad Page a. Market Place for the things . Wl i smi they want . . . and a Cleaving House for the, things WWrM they have which you may want. M .. . LA GRANDE M EVENING OBSERVER
