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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1932)
Friday, February 12, 1932 D-CCA1L From Union . Irwin Hess, of Union, was a visitor in La Grande yesterday and spent , part of Vie day here transacting business. (msoliiie Stolen The Veltex service station on the island City entrance ' to La Grande was entered Wednesday night and 30 gallons of gasoline were stolen, the munugei reporteu to police this ' morning. Frblii i'6'rtlana ' Sergeant J. A. ttobertaoa, of the Etatc police, returned to La Grande last night after a week In Portland on business. . iierietit Snle- The women of ihe Home league of tile Salvation Army have made plans for a cotiked food sale to he hold tomorrow with home-made pies, cakes, salads, bread, beans, etc. to be offered! Proceeds will be turned over to the i leugue for support of the work rnu, ' beinu carried oa among the needy by tiie army. rlty Offices Closed In observance of Lincoln's blrthdny, the municipal offices were closed to day. Has Operation Hobert Williamson underwent an operation for appendiclts this morn ing at 8 o'clock at the Grande Ronde hospital. He Is reported to be recov ering satisfactorily. Wnslitiigloii Film The life of Gcbrge Washington was depicted In a film Bhown. yesterday to all the school children in La Grande at the La Grande High school. Pour reels were devoted to the events of his life, as -a part of the activities of - the bi-cchtonnial celebration, in hoa or of 'the 200th anniversary of his birth. The film was obtained by Supt. J. T. Longfellow from U. S. Burt, of the visual education de partment of the extension division ai, uregon state college. . ltor,v Hour Miss Gertrude Wagener ' will pre sent talks and fantasies written for children tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the children's room at the library. Miss Wagener urges espe cially that all the children be on ri""l of time Is wasted while the children who are late get their chairs. lU'giilnr Business The Eagles met In regular business session last night and initiated new members. They are planning to have a big meeting In Baker In the near "RUMINATE DRUDGERY" Wet Wash 4c pound, Damp Wash, flat Ironed . 5c 'pound, Economy Wash 7c, flat honed garments dried. . Try these services and preserve your health. MODERN LAUNDRY ' PHONE LIN 77 SATURDAY TO " v FLORIDA GOLD BROOKFIELD SVVISS GRAPEFRUIT CHEESE No. 22 Can J$-lb. jpkg. . 2 for 25c 15c P and G Kingsfoid Grape Nut CnSCO Soap Corn Flakes 3.1b 10 Bars Starch 3 Pkgs. Can 32c 3' for 25c 25c 63c T2MMS "ZEE" KRAFTS Standard Grade Mtt W By , , No. 2 Can , Pale Ivory SSdSSSS 2 IOr . . . . . . l9C . Fluffed for Softness, , , mBmm . ' Introductory Price 1 pt J SLV CHEESE 4 Rolls 15c Pound .... 17c 22c 2 for ..... 4 29c lam-MnmM Small, White Oxydol Baby Lima g -f. Beans Regulal. Beans ?a"n 5 lbs. 5 lbs. 25c 19c I 25c 11c LETTUCE , ORANGES Solid Heads . Good Size 2 for 10-Jack 2 Doz. f or 9c No Limit I 27C If it Comes from PIGGLY WIGGLY IBRD Tirol 'u'ure' " the snow melts and the --....., , tlerea, Ray Patten, presi dent, reports. , To SeattlS M. B. isheil. Inpi for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., will leave tomorrow night for Seattle : win spend a few days at riffl if 8 confercnce ' company I'fcp Meeting . jjiE"? L;, H- ? tudent body held a pep meeting at 2:30 o'clock this after-' noon In vipnr nr -u : games here this weekend witti Baker p. reuaieton basketball teams; In Hospital M,s. R L. Endsley Is in the Grande Ronde hosnital i,ffnM . Severe COS Of nnpiln,n..l.. o. i -ti.viim. one wns taken to the hospital on Wednesday. Players Leaver it Coach Larry Wolf and his basket ball team left this morning to return to their school activities at Mon mouth, after a two-game series with the Eastern Oregon Normal school team. ,i j MEDICAL SPRINGS' ROAD ' The Medicnl Rnrlnpp nni has been cleared for a considerable distance In the Missouri Plat section was partly filled by drifting snow Wednesday rileht. rvmnfi, .ij.. Charles E. Balm said yesterday; The juu5u was raincr dubious, but hoped iiv lutiu. woum oe cleared by eve ning. Several farmers living lh the Missouri Plat section volunteered their services and went tb work as sisting trie county orew in an effort to open the i-oad. They worked most ly with shovels. The county has placed several pieces of machinery In, operation on the road. bemo crat Herald. Move Mr. and Mrs. Rav L.vnptv nf T.n Grande, have moved to Mcaclidm where Mr. Lynch will be employed wy oily nawes. I'roin Out-or-Tmvli , Visitors In La Grande last night were w. rnunps, ai Bend: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baches, of Portland; 3. Busklik, of Sand Point, Idaho: Mrs. Jean Thomas, of Bend; arid Mr. and Mis. D. H. Miller, of' Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Milter ni-P Intprpat-prl In the hotel business in the Minne sota city. , From Pomlosa Warren' Metcalf. of Phnrtnwi n promtnent lumberman of,. that sec tion, returned to his homo Oils morn ing after tr'ansactintr business in T.n Grande for a few days. Eiilerprlse-- M.: S. Reritenford. of Eiitprnrlw. transacted business here yesterday, and returned to his home this morn ing. 4 Men's Club iy August 'J. tango entertained 35 members of the Presbyterian Men's TUESDAY EVE. FEB. 13 TO 16TH LA I club last night with pictures of a trip which he arid Mrs. Stahge made to the. Hawaiian Islands a few years ago. in addition to the pictured of the islands, he showed a series of films taken around La Grande dur ing the flood period and in lumber camps. Refreshments were served by mrs. siange. assisted by Mrs. N. w. Frees and Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp. Gustar Wlsslcr will entertain lh two weeks. The SundflV Aprvlroa nt. i.hp TsinnH City Community church will open witn Bunaay scnoot at :4&, after which Rev; Robert Brynor, evange list, wm preach both, at II in the morning and 7:30 o'clock in the eve nine. He will hold servlcnn nt 7 -an everv evening thrnnirhnlil. M1p ttrpplr but Saturday. Epworth League will meet at ' o'ciock. Kev. Maud cone, pastor, announces. Ill Here Miss Frances Hawes. small riniiph. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawes, of Meacham. is HI in Lri nranrip nt 't.hp home of Mrs. J. D. Larsen. She is suffering from pneumonia. Ilas Pnenniniiln VOOCli lllitllll. UIIUgllLCI Ui Mrs. Texas L;aaey; is a patient at tne Grande Ronde hospital here, suffer ing irnm nnpnmnnin Mm TTncpv .iiiutvua net nuuie ut ivieacniim, Vklfitr . been Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams and daughter who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. jhck ninKsrninKicp! Mr nnn njtra James McPhersoh. Mr. nnrl Mrs .i T. Smith and 'children, Barbara and Dickie; Mr. ana Mrs. Charles Erbe and daughter, Betty, who visited Mr. and Mrs. Heimer Olseh and family. tins flltprhflniil Miss Ethel Sayre, daughter of Mr. ahd Mrs. E..A. Savi-e. nf TA nwinHp underwent an operation yesterddy lorenoon at a hospital lh Pendleton. MISS Havre Is rp.nnrt-prl r.n Imnpnn lher satlsfnctnrllr Itlishlfs rullprs v.. uuaiiivaa vioiwia 111 Jjlt arande yesterday were Ralph kelly, sales manager; R. D. Baker, territorial representative of zone 5, and George l-ottoil. service renrpuenrnl-. up nt thn Ford Motor qompany, of Portland. A. J. Stephen, of Portlond, manager of a tire company there, was also a viaiLur. - APPROVAL is GIVEN RELIEF BILL TODAY (Continued from Page One) Senators Glass, Democrat, West Virginia, was authorized to take his bill immediately before, the amt. and he announced that would be done during the day. I Tho committee acted after a one hour Session durillir Whleh nrlrminnol auicguuius to protect tne federal re-. nerve irom a loose inflationary pro'- kkso wure put into tne bin. Kxm'Cts rrnlilnl Aptl,i TllO leKl8latlon faces nrnmnl p,i actment in the senate but likely will uuu oe taisen up until Monday. Speak- " ytwiwr promised quick house con- it is Good! GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, slderatlmi ' . .' ''. :':!' It Is eXbeOtetl bv fchp HiiitHMatt.L tlOn to rpllptp thw. 1 strain and take. BHilnW nt n,t, !,- ciiKiuie oaper from the banks and; . iv ihvu uegouaoie paper. The federal - r,.Kpi-vA ie niaMi j i.umjioMj commantt the new paper o ucgubiuuie m its system a vote of six of the eight members 6f the board being necessaW on n hum. sltlons, .. . Provision Of the leo-islnVlnn nlUr- only, for oris year of life. . In nrnvlrilncr fnr iunun.V ir- r illuWUk 1CV1B1UU of (the reserve laws to allow for redlsi counting or now Ineligible paper In cases of emergency upon application of a group of five banks tho hat ing committee today stipulated that i-iiD uuiiks must iirst exhaust all. of wieir eueible naner barnre mnUlnu an Plication for ti-iA- nriitinnWi hin . Senntnr nlncn 4nHn it, , itl'- . " uuuiimi uuiiunittee mat the member banks of the federal reserve. Rvntm nnw halri 8.50O.00O.OOO of usable assets which they have not rediscbunted. How ever, he smilingly said lie would Bo VU.UUB "h1- . program agreea UnOll at A cnnfprpnpn hofii.aAn 13mc,I dent Hoover and congressional lead- T6' iNVESTlGAffe Exiifcviifcs4 icwiubiuii iur creation OI a Joint commission of Congress lb investigate methods- nf rtltflnir onnan.i pendltures litid what federal agencies might -be abolished, reduced or con solidated was introduced today by senator Kooinson; or Arkansas. LONDON EXCHANGE STRONGKli LONDON. Feb. 19 rm Tiip imavi. can nlnn tn hprnirion tt huii,;. basis of the federal reserve bank, to gether with the flrrruiess of the New York stock exchange created a bet ter atmosphere on the exchange here. today. ' . ... Business was not greatly Increased, Htl V.n nl1 1 1 .1. ""u v,,o gib-ciscu loHura wero gen erallyup & to Japanese bonds, oil shares and transatlantic issues also Improved, in the exchange mar- kbc sterling advanced to 93:44. Library Ghats Hy, ilaliel Diitv (Librarian) " ' The llbrarv n. nurnhpi- nt mi-Jjf- Csttni bnnkletR whlnn linim hn sued by the United States George 'wusiungton Dicentenmai commission at Washington, and presented to the llbrarv for distribution. The list in cludes the following: ; The Home-Making of George and I I.' , . d l TWM?fp$$ftf a M'arthk Was'hlhiWri." "George Washington," the man of action in military and civil life. 1 "George Washington," the Chrlst '"h. . . .'.,.'.. 'Gebrce Washlhrtnn." flip nilllri'p of the nation. . "beorge Washington,", man of sen, tinient. , "The VnntU nn . vmv u.f u twntiuuuu . Ul Oe'orKe Washincton." . ine Home of George Woshlngtoii." ."Famllv Re1rit.lnn nf r.tmA rti iiigto'n.", wcviKc Yvnaiiiugiuii tue iresiaenc 1789-1707." In additlnh In tlip nKnVe fi.A ii'hHM has iflsn nriripH 4i,a fAiin,'i ;..t.iAi. are now ready for distribution: . Fay "George Washington, Repub lican Aristocrat," . , ,. . i Fishpr "Miiclp wcinni; Tr. :.. Johnson "George Washington An niversary plays." . MlCOlay "BOV'S Life of Wnnnlnv. to"-" ' ; i. Whipple "Heart of Washington." D&hpsey Knocks Oilt Christhfir In Third Round CLEVELAim Ph 'ia tan ti. Demjwe. fonnet- hMLwoiirht: hav ing hwnpicm, on jiis.come-baok trnfl, had little difficulty ,ln disposing of K. p. Chrlsfher, who, took tho count In thfi rlnslntr mtnnina nr (a thi.i round of a scheduled four round bout aichj mgnc wnen a pair of. left huuko lumDieq mm tp tne canvns for tho fourth .time. . A left to the chin knocked Chrlstuer down for a nine count in the first ntui a pair of right crosses to tho Jaw sent him' down for two more nine counts enrly In tho third round. ., . Chrlstner hnd an edge in .the. sec ond rbiuid, shafcjng to fdiinqr chnnx piori witn liefty. rights. Oeiiipsey looked tired at tHe end of the sec bndr but ennie back with plenty of life in the third to end tho bout in v lo nii4 Btiiin IppT,i. i.a'.i ana uiu, aijic. utlLiv a wuu CJU, UllV In a fight at ltilwaukee Monday nigl.t gavo him considerable trouble as i Chrlstner worked -on it. ' ' in Un Vnn rn.inrl namllflnal - A,IAU Iteuser, tho dermaii light hoavy- weigut, was awarded a technical knockout over George Manley, - of Denver, in the fifth round. '. ' A crowd of ibiObO'wltnessed the ex hlbitldn. End of Sagobruih 1 Sngcbrusii Is inuible to row tn the shade of tieys, so where forests get a permanent .footlinlri the Rajzc--Imish grndunlly llsiiiponrs. ORE LINCOLN TO RF HONORED TONIfifif Nation - -vvide , ObseiTance day Anhivereaiy; WASHINGTON, Feb. lii iflV-Ao'rir-' ham Lincoln's memory wii( be hon ored tonight in nation-wide observ ance of his 123rd birthday anniver sary by the Republican party, led by President Hoover. The uresent phlpf wu.,. snpfllr. nn fhp llrp nt tt... j . 4 wlw limn who pre. ceded him during the troublous days of the r-7J'"uT?2ly to carrv his wrirHi tn ihi sShIT" tho party faithful all over the coUn tiy. ' Key men bf thn nkrfir win a,iMn. mcnt this address at each dinner gathering, and an entire hour of radio time will be taken bh a na tional hookup by prominent sneak ers. Lincoln's rhembry was recalled to day in congress too, with appropriate speeches by members in each bhain ber. ;. , Hoover to Speak President Hoover will not attend the principal oartv dtnnnr hpi-i tn. night but will speak at 10:30 p. m. ir.. a. i.i irom the white House study In which Lincoln tranmnteri t.hp af fairs Of State Of his rtnv lnnp. hp- foro modern executive offices wore provided. ThO dinner in the cnnltnl tn ha pti tended by several, hundred .party stol- ,n,.fn ...Tn u . ' ."orunam iincoin association will waits, will be addressed by Senator be hold, with Dr. Louis A. Warren Watson of Indiana., o. o. p. head lh',iirppi J Ml i ...il.T' tenor and Mrs. 'Dolly Garni, slstbr of tho vice president. . tho two last named chose to sneak on subjects with a militant Mni.n application, Wlllbur's torjlo belnu 64 to be Ronpntpri." nnn Mn nn.. assorting: "Women Havo Faith lii Hoover." Other lmnnrtnnl: nnrl.tr rilnnin mill " iorK uity, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago. Portland, Malho; Evaiisville, Ind.; Louisville, Dulutli, Seattle Oklahoma city, Greensboro, N. C, and Miami. HODGENVILLE. Kv . Pnh 1 hbvL Tho pages of history were turned 1 back to antebelliun days today as 01 our Pren'storc aneet Hodgonvllle school children depleted I discovered that by making cer; the early life or Abraham Lincoln ,Rln grunts nnd wheezes he could In a realistic pageant: I Impnrt his bwri Idbfts to some 6i Tho pageant, enacted at tho birth- the tnd'ra Intelligent "anibng hs place of Lincoln hero, was tho main I neighbors. Homlrlk Vllleri Van event of this little town's celebra- f.onn meoims success the " Young, untried cooks Welcome it, be cause they can count on its results; Experienced codks like Charles G. Turner ha Ve c ven more to say. They know, by contrast, jiist how wdhder ful FUrliiiiy is in cooking. ,. , This new-type shortening was a sensation wlich it was rcCtritly iiitro dueed in California. Tills sensation is being repeated here in the Pacific Northwest. Good cooks love its purity ahd snowy whiteness, they like theirclcan snicliihg kitchens after they've fried Tune in on the llappy-lucky program-2fM to hursdavsi f nli, ,1,1,;,, H,.,:.. c...l. . nr i Here s U I ormav sitr tlon of the grpat emancipator's. 123rd onntTersary; - r..-o LoCAl nnt.rlnttn Ai-rmnlipln. iij wreaths df flbwers at, tlie, staioti of Miiuiu.iiere ana at tne. caoin door of the Lincoln memorial building.' .. IIOI flE HONOHH LINCOLS ..wtv,, y,-, wm rout.; ntvrill UUblUB if? PPy "tribute to Abraham ttncoln and hearjpf his struggles and achieve- rhpntji. . . . . Ipreserifatlve fc'rilperfleltl, tall aha. viKuraun iinnnin HAnnh an mm wi. house that "one lesson taught by Lincoln that may be helpful at ihe present, da was his unfaltering de trmlriatjbn td stand steadfast before the nations of the world for thfe rights of-Amerlcfi." Althou8h OPP-! the bravst . OI ,9?F . now, he did not fail vm. wm wwuiiuy wneii it was assauea from abroArt and In thp mnnnhnlminn crisis of those days, he spoke in the Kuuiu uui iiui.iun lor wio preser vation ln'd recognition Of ItR fnnrln- iiieutai cignts,- umpemeia said. , or-tiinur-'iisL.ij, in.. Feb. la .tJP) A wrpnth tiant V... i ' L L ' ,- jr coiulv nouver was placed nt the tomb of Abraham in thb Krbub which bniri iinWaL. ?Y- -"" witMiwipuvor, woa uovernor Glffbrd PInchot, of Pefuisyivahla, who nDl lUt H t-U ill. ,1: -.'. '..!'.. .,K.i, uDwuivu uAiiuuin woman t . . .-...aw ,.1, - aw(IUUlli;HU lpnripeo nf A. ., ...... ri. . . " w uj, iuae auinuei ,-uig tasnuranc, tne Mexican ambas At 7 p. m. the annual meeting bf ," Ber- ! ' -.1 ! '. T" -l tkmatic . " CHICAGO, Feb. is viuwmiv, -nu. 13 vr rars. neien Egan wns systematic, .-- ...w ..u, .uimnuui PGUU1V11U J: Egnn. hit her in tlie oyc, she said, she htirrlea to a photographer to havo her picture taken: .';.. Testorday She appeared before Judge Qralg Hood, exhibited her col lection of photographic black eyes, and won n divorce decree. v .-Ti , ,K. . . . ?i 'u'? Purred on .the (Jay ;Wn6M -: ' says ' - : Ghef Turned of BehsOh HoteL Portland with Fornmy; thBy marvel at its high smoke point. They tobe its fluffy iet ture thdt makes it cream instantly when you trc baking d'edke. Bu t husbands jLittle they care about texture' or' smoke point. What tiiey want isooo? And Formay biscuits . . . drid fritters . . . and cakes . . . and old fashioned flaky pics . dre triiimplis. See for yourself. Plan d batch of littlo biscuits and a juicy fruit pie for flintier. And rdbr ydtir Formay in the conveniently shaped pound carton, or 1, 2, 3 or 6 pound tins; Swift & Company! Purveyors of Fine nrisn far vrin Page Five Elks Ball To Be ' Held On Feb. 22 Th'ri feikii nnnif&'l 'VpII ' ihiiiil i- everv veft. nn thp nppp4inM birthday anniversary of George Wash ington, will be held Feb. 50. The date, b.dwever, Is tentative.. Robert Carev WM nnnnlntpri a pi.pIm. .-p the cdrhrnittee to have charge .of all iMeciii,iiu9 iur tne . evening oy Sherwood Willlariu', exalted ruler, last night when the Elkn mnt nf. t.hp tmt- ple. Other membenr of the 'committee are Carl Lester, Ernest Waiden, o. L. Thompson. RAVmnnri ' rtrav ' rA4 Smith, i. L: Shodgrass, D. Hudspeth, . v. tiuw, ur, w. n. koss, Olive Moore, . William Heughan, Stanley Mills. J. a. rrrnrfnri Vri Mauhnn., t jwissleri 'Harley Rlohardson. Wallgrefi Winner Of Billiard Title EVERETT, Feb. .12 (IP) Mon Wall greri, Everett cue artist, topped off a brilliant three-night match with Cecil Olaguer, of Portland, . last night, to Win the 300-nolnt-. hlnpV n., tt northwest 18.2 balklihe billiard oham- pionsnip. xno match score was 800 to 515. . , v. y '' Thb BCOrtl fot thli lilnhMn nlfl.' M 300 ., O.Jn 29 innings, with. Wall- crpn'p Hlph mi n L . i. 7 . ivt viio evening, 04- ' wallereii' frfnnri nvpWrrA v. hmtch was 10.35 and he also rfiade the high HUh, 104 points In the second block.'." Olaguer's Brand avenurp wb six. i With thb VlCtbrV WAnf. .h virrht tn represent the northwest. at, the. na tional tournament at French Lick, Irid:, opening of Feb. 2). ' - - 1 ' ,r viJiv w ueusn una bditftgcAW thdli- rtfpcrty. WEAliirilt FfHtKCASf TWcmlay, tt'edllesilay ithfl "J . TltbrKiiiiy. ' ' PALMY t)AVS ' . s DANCE BAOIiES IIALIi Both bid -time and modern dancing. : BATUUDAY NIGHT- Admission 50c rr Fon.1. 2:15 p.m. JfZ... 'tuesttav.t nnil .01 N and KFPY.
