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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!.
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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.
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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.
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