La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 15, 1932, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Texti-ynt r r .,,...-T -.(,;. Friday, January 15, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. OJDCAIL JBRD-lEirjr. .Clam feed . , Fires win take, a back seat tonight ac the chief Interest in a fireman's llfo when. the local paid firemen and volunteers meet at the fire station .for the annual clam feed which will begin at 7 o'clock. W. F. Gallagher is. chairman of arrangements, and assisting him are-Say Gooanough, H. Lock wood, Marcus Hoesch and Ray Snider.. .. . pictures Displayed 1 A group of unusually fine winter pictures,' taken by Elliot Flnlay, son pf the publisher of the La Grande Observer, were brought to Baker by tra. Jessie Hoskins and left at Louis Levlnger's Rexall store. The pictures, Which are exceptionally beautiful, are the prettiest snow pictures Mr. Levlnger has seen! he said. They were taken In tjie vicinity of La .'Grande on the coldest morning of the year. Democrat-Herald. Georgia and Tennessee. .Mr. Combs will -present" a whistling solo. Federal Officer Joe Vogelsang, -of Portland, deputy United States marshal,-Is a La Grande business visitor today.- . Grandy,' to La Grande for a visit, la recovering from a severe Illness. Mrs. G randy planned to leave for her home in Seattle about two weeks ago, but remained because of her daughter's Illness. During her visit in La Grande, her former home, she is the guest of Mrs. Lydia Grandy and of her sister, Mrs. Harry Ken-neda. Story Hour i . V Miss Gertrudo Wagoner will -Conduct a story hour tomorrow, morning at 10 o'clock at the La Grando pub lic library In the children's room. Miss Wagener has announced that she will tell a group of Interesting stories. The attendance at tho story hour this winter has averaged be tween 75 and 100 each Saturday morning, Miss Wegener states. - than they have, in many Instances, nince . Price levels with the J. G. Penney company aro on certain Items, : lower than they have ever been in the 30 years in which wo have been in business." On Business - , K. J. McWilliams left this morning by motor for Spokane where he has business Interests. He expects to be gone for a few days. To Union Mr. and Mrs. NephI Combs, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hanson and Miss Beatrice Vardell plan to motor to Union to night to attend a party given by the M. I. A. of the Union Ward of the ,L. D. S. church in honor of Rex Bax ter, recently returned from the mis sionary field in the south, Including '' "DID YOU KNOW" we do wet wash 4c pound damp wash 6c lb. with flat work Ironed. Savo the drudgery of home washing.- also- chances of bad colds for only a few cents. Modern Laundry PHONE MAIN 11 Fire '-. The fire department was called to tho home of C. Ji. ; Palmer at 703 Adams to extinguish va small . blazo which broke out In a pile of sweep ings near the furnace. The blaze was extinguished rapidly and no dam age was Cone. . ' . Expected Home Mrs. Nellie Nelll, who has been 111 in Portland for several I months, is expected to be able to return to her home' here about the - firs( of next month, according, to word received by relatives. Her son and. daughter-in-law, Mrs. and Mrs. Martin NeilL of Ida., have been here since before Christmas and plan to remain until Mrs. NelU's return. They are accom panied by their daughter, Betty Mae, who Is attending High school here. Second Merlins ' 7 The second of the series of 10 les sons in Red Cross first aid will be conducted Monday evening at the La Grande hotel by Drs. W. K. Ross and James J. D. Haun. ' Improving Ethel Mac Grandylwho accom panied her mother, Mtb, William Describe Storm -..,. It was east of Hood River that C. L. Cadwell end L. Z. Terrall, of Un ion, struck the snow storm. From there on in to Portland the swirl of whit flakes became more Intense. An east wind whipped the fine snow up and blew it about through the gorge. The worst of it "was at about Corbctt, according to Mr. Cadwell, Traffic on tin? highways was slowed down, and even so, there were places where the going was difficult. There is lots of snow in the mountains near Union, Mr. Cadwell reported, with depths ranging from five to eight feet,-, assuring plenty of water , for irrigation purposes this summer. Al though tho stockmen had to start feeding about 15 days early because of the coming of severe weather there is no shortage of hay, and they ore optimistic over tho heavy fall of snow, he said. The town of Union went into the wood business to supply labor and succeeded in establishing a business which Is actually carrying Itself, Mr. Cadwell stated. He Is mayor of Union, and Mr. Terrall is city, attorney. Tho Oregonian. From Walla Walla .Francis Bird, of Walla Walla, is in La Grande on a combined business and pleasure trip. Recovering : fitter an operation Friday in Port land, Mrs. Donald Pague .is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Mrs. Paguo lived in La Grande for many ycftrs until recently when ,she moved to", the Western Oregon city. Lutheran Church Rev. Edwin Bracher announces the program for Sunday at the Zion' English Lutheran church! which in-' eludes: Sunday school. at 0:45: morn ing services at 11 o'clock; and Lu ther Inague at 7 o'clock in the eve ning. Mr,-Bracher will address tho congregation on the topic, "Fervent in Spirit" at the morning service and the choir will sing an anthem.- Miss Katie Keller Is tho leader of the league and . the topic will - bo "My Shoro in .My Home." .. Store To Close,. , . ; A 13th' store - has jolnsd ,tho ' list of local' business houses closing at 0 o'clock Saturday nights during January and February. The latest to decide on' early closing for the two months . Is -the H.&. S. Electric Co. - : To Attend Convention Homer y. Leffel, manager -of the local J. C. Penney company store will leave here this evening for Port land to attend-, the annual spring cenvontion of the organization ho represents. Managers from approxi mately 200 stores covering this sec tion of the country will be present; "Stores are confronted with the nec essity ;for 'selling many more items than they had to two years- ago. . if they aro to dp the same amount of business : In dollars and cents,"; Mr. Leffel said. "This lias put a tax on' iiiu distributive powers of the -retail organizations of the country. - But it has its benefits so far as the con' euimr is concerned for' people are now getting far more for their money Gets Appointment , -Claude N. Nash, of Independence but formerly of La Grande, has ac cepted an appointment as state dairy Inspector, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs. Harry San doz. , On Business ' Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hlndm&n. of Elgin, were recent visitors in La Grande, transacting - business and visiting friends. Shopping . Mrs. Lynn Hill and two sons woro among the recent - out-of-town visi tors In the city. They Bpont y eater -dayvshopplng. , Meetjf ' " The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church mot yesterday with Mrs. T. E. Pierson. The devotional and study program were presented by Mrs. G. O. Head ley and Mrs. R. W, Leigh ton, with Mrs. E. B. Kendrlclc presiding at the busi ness meeting. From The Valley ' . Among those from nearby towns who . attended a meeting of Odd Fel lows in La Grande lost night were Mr., and Mrs, Giles Van Housen, of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Rex M. Gamble, of Union; and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Rogers, of Enterprise. They are mem bers of the Canton and auxiliary, and returned to their hpmcs directly af ter the meeting. , Eagles Meet ; A chili feed was enjoyed at a -stag party held .'by members of the Eagles lodge last night following a busluoss meeting at 7:30. Charles Andrews was Suie, Sailor.. I used to 4,-.ilK L. sl, Mmm "TCARjRIEp the makin's for yegrs. Got X 60 I could roll 'em single-handed. But there's no real economy in it 'The ivay I figure is this: A fel low don't spend so much on himself but what he can afford to enjoy tlie best in smokes. "Myself. . . I 6moke Chesterfields. They cured me of rollin' my own. First off, you get better tobacco. "I'm not knockin' the makin's . . . but it stands to reason Chesterfields wouldn't .be where they are today if they didn't give you the finest tobacco. 1932, Liggett ft Mrin Tobacco Co. I like their aroma. Plenty of Turkish in Chesterfields . . . and you don't get that in the makin's. And there must 6e something about the blend, too . . . you can't get a milder, better taste... not anywhere! "Got a right good opinion of my self, but I. don't figure I'm as clever as those cigarette-making machines. Every single Chesterfield is round and filled right ... beats anything you can roll yourself. Besides, it smokes cooler and lasts longer. I've tried both, so I know." WRAPPED IN DU PONT NUMBER 300 MOISTURE-PROOF CELLOPHANE . . . THE BEST AND MOST EXPENSIVt THAT'S MADE! Nothing amateurish about ChcMcrflfld'fl Radio Program, cilbert Nat SliilLrct'a Orchestra and Alex Cray, popular soloitil, entertain you every night, eieept Sun day, at 10:30 Eastern Staadard Time, on the Columbia Coast-Lo-Coast Network. THEY TASTE BETTER . . .THEY'RE PURE THEY'RE MILDER THIS CURIOUS WORLD vHiTe morses AREOSeO BV CIRCUS 6AXEMCK lOSeff. NOT &ECAUSE OF THaR 6Adiy BuT BECAUSE TftlS COLOR POES NOT SHOW lH (SSIN WHICH IS SfWNWiSP ftEfMrULY IT 1hv was geoHiefep in ScoKahei 11088 Not liureOf , Cell Plock Safety SALEM, Jan. 15 VP) Several in mAtce of the state penitentiary will bo called up to attempt an escape through the cell fronts installed in tho new cell block at the prison. If tho request today of Hal . E. Hoeai secretary of state, Is complied with. Tho matter . of accepting the con struction work on the cell doors Is now up to the, board of control for final 'decision. , Stating that ho , personally' wit nessed an' Inmate manipulate -the locking device on the doors from the Inside and effect his escape from the cell, as a demonstration, floss re quests such a demonstration be staged before the board -.next Mon day or Tuesday. " :, 1 In his letter , to Superintendent Jameo W, Lowls of tho prison, jret questing further test on the steel used in the coll fronts, Hoss charges that tho steel Is not "tool-proof" as Is provided In the contract awarded King brothors of Portland. . He said ho witnessed one of the bars sawed In two in less than .eight minutes. Hp requested further tests by the engineer at the penitentiary as to tho "tool-proof"- qualities, of: the: steel, with his report ready for the board by Monday. .. i$a$ou The sue of a P&am and HAS A P$OdoSC$ WAT CAN STRCTCH ool TvVC RE el IN SeARCH of FOQO THe male, HoWVeR, is Micro scopic IN CUB AMD SCottCeALED iNSipelHE &opy o? THe , remit . . . 5 IM2 8V lit SMV1M. INC. r . In charge of the feed and of the pro-- gram of music furnished by the Har monious Hayseeds. About 60 attend ed tho evont. In Washington , By Herbert IMmnmer ; WASHINGTON It may havo been Just a coincidence, but It neverthe- less Is Interesting that one 'of Presi dent Hcovtr's eldest personal friends, was at the helm when his great ;do mestlc relief pro;irrm fcesan tW Jouri ncy through congross. ih; Ho Is Frederic "Fred" Walcott, Jun ior senator from Connecticut, a com parative new-cLtner to tho United, States senate, but a man who, from tho beginning of bis service' somo' three years ago, has been watched on the hill. V Walcott's Job was - to push' through tho senate as quickly as posslblo tho reconstruction flnanco corporation ono of . tho main cogs' in tho president's machinery seeffjr lng relief of tho economic Ills of tho country. . ; He was chairman of the subcom., inltteo on' banking and currency Which considered tho bill. By vb tuo of this position it fell to him to guide Its progress on the floor. ills First nig Task ' . " .. . It wa..tho tall. Coiuiectlcut .Yan kee's first big assignment ns a sen ator. Ho has kept rather still since ho took his oeat in 1029-r-Just sat in and listened most of the time. Walcott's friendship with tho president began In tho war- days when the two were engaged in re lief administration ;ln Europe. Wal cott was one of Hoover's aids and tho two lived together much of tho tlmo. -: . , At tho Republican convention In Ohlcago In 1020 this friendship took moro definite 'form. .Waicott: was among those who exerted every ef fort to have that convention; nomi nate-' Hoover for tho presidency. When Harding won tho nomina tion, Wjfllcott was ono of the four nuen all associated with Hoover in European war relief who hired a taxlcab, rodo all night long, -and beforo getting out swore they never would let upa In their efforts -until Herbert Hoover was in the White House'. ., . ' . V .. Both I.Ike Tlio Outdoors Associates say that mutual- love for tho outdoors lias strengthened tho friendship of Hoover and Wai cott through tho years. , i The Connecticut senator's . great est lovo perhaps Is this. Ho Is' ac credited, with 'having done ' more .than any other man lor tho cause of conservation In his homo state. . A skating rink, under construction in WarsBW, Poland, for opening, in tho fall of 1033, Is claimed to be tlia third largOBt in Europo. Home Brewed Beer Just Like Dynamite PRINCE ALBERT, Sask., Jan. 15 W) Fred Agglang, of Slnlstlno, wasi wont to boast of tha excellence of ; his home browed bser. But he Is not so loud in his praises ;r today, following his experience at 9.y fow days ago when a concoction .of . his own making blew a, metal c&p : , down his throat as ho was opening : the bottle with his teeth.-. - :.- Ho was brought to a hospital hcrot and tho cap removed. Now. Agglang uses a regular bottle opener, ... Quilt Shows State's illstory OKLAHOMA CITY (P) A quilt ro-. cently completed by Mrs. J.. R. Phq-:-. Ian. of Oklahoma .City, portrays ther history of tho state from the coming -of -Coronado ,to the construction . of 1 d new 83-Btory building hore. - V - The Thuadentarin During nn electric storm recent-', ly, late fit night, our jltlle four-yenc-, old clniiRlilor nwoke 'ond ciime Into . my room, nnd when snurglliifi dnun-.-Bald. "1 don't like to heut : .tlie rlnuila . tnlklag, to . eneb othpr Uke that ., lliey gel nngry." Chlcngo Tribune. ParedUe end HH ' A fool's paradise Is only, tlie ante- room for j fpol's hell,. Stanley ; Bnedwln. . ,, . - . - STAINLESS ' Same formula . . same price. It I original form, too, if you prefe OVErW MILLION JARS USED yEARD 'TT' Prices Good Saturday and Monday January 16th-18th Golden Darigold Canned Corn . Canned Milk ' Corn No. 2 Cans . ' Tall Cuns :-. No. 2 Cans 4for . . . ..39c 6for ; .. ..35c 4for: .. ..35c jrtrf a. --lu-aj- A ' - " Hersheys mBkTz:r:---- Mb. Can . ... 23c Green Black . , Japan Orange Pekoe BUTTER : Si;,, 53c ' cSon 65c Mb. Roll . .. . 53c Premium Thompson's Chocolate Malted Milk BACON ' Makes a delicious hot drink. 22c lb. 1-lb.Can .'.'.. '. ...... : 39c Albers Peacock Buckwheat A mixture that makes delicious cakes. 212-lb. Pkg. . . .". 25c Fine SUGAR 10 lbs. 49c Preferred Stock HoodyS CO 1? F1 F1 Peanut Butler J A Aj Aj as cheap as in bulk. 1-lb. 2-lb. , 5-Ib. 1-lb. 2-lb. ' ' , 2-lb. Can Can - Can Jar 1 Jar Can , 31c 59c $1.45 15c 28c 25c SN0WFLAKE 2-ib. p.(K. Toilet Tissue Full 1000 Count . SODAS -27c 3 Rolls . 16c Clean Sanitary Stores slocked with well-known brands of food items. You can always save money by trading at PiKgly WiRfrly.