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J.TIM .i'l -ru-mh I "' -i " Tuesday, February 1C, 1932 'Wli'l V; Pg Sevrn LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA QKANPE, ORE, r : : O.-W. STATION AT HILGARD CLOSED FRIDAY By Wllmurth Wclincr (Observer Correspondent) HILGARD (Special) The, Hilgard O.-W. R. & N. station agency was .officially closed Friday at 2 o'clock. M. A. Stearns, who has been agent for almost a year, is preparing to move to Umatilla, where he will re-j , sume amies on second trick. How ever, two operators will be left here for the present. Claude and Gene Bartmess left Wednesday for Alsea, Ore., "to l6ok over farming 'possibilities in that part of the state. . . Mr. and Mrs. ,7111,1 an Dixon, for mer pioneer resldentsof Hilgard, are moving back here to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. John Price and Mr. and Mrs. Al Reynolds, of La Grande, motored to Condon last Saturday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webber. Mr. Webber was for merly employed in La Grande. Mrs. Bidder, of Union, Is a guest ,&t the home of hep daughter, Mrs. M. A. Stearns. Mrs. Ira Cantrell was a Hilgard visitor Friday. Mrs. Cantrell is liv ing In La Grande. Little Miss Lou Ann Price, of La Grande, spent Friday and Saturday at the home of her grandparonts, Mr. hud Mrs. J. B. Weimer. Mr. and Mrs.' Pete Townsend re turned to their homo at the Mt. "Emily camp Tuesday after spending the last few months in Baker. Mr. Hudson arrived Saturday eve ning to take the place of Mrs. Belva Galloway as second trick operator at the depot. . Mrs. Rose Reevo left last Saturday for Rieth where she Is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mr. George Voris. . ... . . Two picturesque looking carloads pf gypsies en route east, stopped here Friday afternoon. These are the first to pass this way this season. WASHINGTON HIS LIFE STORY IN PICTURES, COMMEMORATING THE 200TII ANNIVERSARY OF. HIS BIRTH : 7. Victories . . ; ' .' ; faced AeBiIBoil Lauroao Harris, Time, Joyce Williams, Spirit of : Easter. ' They were' assisted by a cast of about 40. v .Tho cast for '"West of Broadway'1 has been chosen and rehearsals are being held regularly. The play will be put on at the City opera house Feb. 30 and 27. This 1b under the auspices of the legion and auxiliary. 0 0 IMBLER PERSONALS s .$ s4 By Mrs. Hay Wilson (Observer Correspondent) IMBLER (Spccinl) The Ladies Re lief society of the L. D. S. church will have a party at their church Tuesday afternoon. Members are, to cumo in costume of the Washington period as a Washington bl-centen- DON'T FORGET TO PHONE THAT WANT-AD YOU can quickly raise extra cash by selling some of those things you no longer need. A Want-Ad will find an answer to any of your wants. PHONE MAIN 60Q Wuitunglon crossing the Delate ""'He encouraged privateers to attack Bnt- . v ish tummerce. By NBA Service ' George Washington s genius in training raw recruits, his aDiuty to rany Congress ana obtain funds, munitions and provisions stood the colonial army In good stead In the early, trying days of the revolution. He was a stern disciplinarian. Dishonesty drew heavy penalties. Deserters and plun derers were flogged. He once-erected a 40-foot gallows os a warning. On the other hand, Washington won the devotion of his men by seeking better treat ment for them from Congress. He often, complained of their short rations. His shrewd generalship In seizing Dorchester Heights, overlooked Boston, on March 4. 1776, forced the British to evacuate tthe city and leave behind 200 cannon and ammunition. But when Washington hurried to the defense of New York he ws badly beaten, forced t Pcseiten and plunderers were flogged. to retreat in New Jersey and was nearly captured. The dark da,ys that followed, however; were climaxed by three brilliant victories. Forced to flee across the Delaware at Trenton on Dep. 8, 177A he seized every boat within 100 miles, so that the enemy could not, follow. Then, on Christmas night, he recrossed the e-filled river with 2400 men. completely surprised the enemy soldiers, took 1000 prisoners and a large amount of arms and .munitions. Tliis vlptqry, , coupled with that shprtly qfterward at Princeton, revived the colonistn' lagging spirits, brpughf a. rush pf new recruits and encouraged foreign sympathy to the Americans' fight. . -f. . ... TOMOKHOW: Valley Forge. nial program will be given. One fea ture of this program , will be the rpll call each member responding with a quotation from Washington. ' A party, in the nature of a sur prise on Gene Bloom, ' was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rol lins Friday night. Those present were Mr.- and Mrs. Gene Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parrens, Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, Mr, and Mrs. Milo Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer .Weis, Mr. and Mrs. Skeen, Luther Bell and the host and hostess. Refreshments were served. - 1 The Women's club met at the homo of Mrs. Chas. Cleaver Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. Etta Welch was tho leader and the subject was the Yellowstone park. Miss Andrew and students enter tained Miss Bond and her pupils Fri day afternoon with a valentine and Lincoln program. After the guests had . departed valentines were ex changed and refreshments served. Appropriate programs were given parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc Kinnls. Mrs. Anna Pratt announces that the sewing club will tie a quilt for county relief' vork a their next meeting Thursday, Feb. 18, which will be held at the home of Martha Buchanan, and adds that anyone will he welcome who cares to attend. The Imbler M. I. A. basketball team met defeat in the first game of the tournament Thursday night In Union 'at the hands of the Mt. Glen quintet. The game was a hair raiser throughout so close were the scores. Five minutes before closing time Imbler was leading by 6 points, but when it was time to lock up for the night; Mt. Glen was on the long end by one lonely marker, win ning 88-37. Tho local ward members of the L. D. S. church have their annual conference at their church here Sun day night. Two short plays were presented in addition to many other features of the program. Lucy McClune, of Elgin, is visit' ; LADD CANYON ; PERSONALS ly Mrs; (HuirlPS (3 randy (Observer Correspondent) LADD CANYON ( Special ) Lloyd Cross, son of H. S. Cross, Is still at Hot Lake, where he was taken about KING UTAH COAL'S distino tion comes from delivering extra quality and extra service. The reason is: KING UTAH COAL LASTS LONGER. Call your KING COAL Dealer today. UNITED STATES FUEL COMPANY Largest Producers pf Coal in Utah SALT LAKE CITY In hnth 1m VilrrVi onVinnl nnrl t-Vin grade rooms Friday to . commemorate ngt the home of Mr. and Mrs. J the 123rd birthday of Lincoln. In ' tho high school an attempt was made to hook up with the NBC over the radio to hear a program In honor of Lincoln. This was unsuccessful, T as the Spokane station was not broadcasting the network at that timo. However, a short, interesting $ $ program was held and followed by a pep rally In preparation of this week's games. Miss Vivian McFall accompanied R. M. McCoy and William Graybeal tn Ti-vi rn mhorn nil t Virno a ro visit.. ing relatives. Mr. McCoy expects hlo 10 s"ln8 ttom pneu- son. Mack, to return home with him. mn"' He was verV 111 but ls Mack has spent the winter there, lpr now and doing well. .He is working and attending school"' part th,e ao,n" pI . ;.w.h-'ls-recoy. of the time. Mr. Oraytaeal expects to "'"? from a broken "P" ls WBlk rcmaln thero for some time, but tho '"8 now with the old of n pair of others were expected home last Sat- I uw ' : urday night. Mrs- ""W w- bler returned Ross Perry Installed an electric homo Wednesday evening from Bend, water system in his house last week, "he she' had gone to attend the Mrs. Gale Beem has been 111 tho '"neral of Mrs. Rosanna Reynolds, past week of the yellow Jaundice. Who is the mother of Mrs. Pcebler's Q. E. Conklin left for Portland 't,r' Mra- MaBB'e Reynolds. Both Saturday evening. Ho plans to stay wmen lived at Bend and both wore at the veterans' hospital for an in- formerly of La Grande. Mrs, Peebler definite time for examinations and ' drov0 down wlth her son' Waltef- ' medical treatment. . ! Mr' and Mr"- Henr!' fwln and The association shipped a cor of .laughter. Lois Jean, have returned cattle from Imbler to Portland Sat- homo f"m tnclr trlP to Por"and, ur(jay whero they visited his parents. Dr. . Lccal residents say they have iised antl Mrs- w- Ewln' and their aunt, more fuel already this winter than MlB6 Margaret- Dobbin, and his is usually required until spring. : brother, Sherrell Ewln. They re Many fuel supplies wore replenished VovUA that Sherrell, who formerly this past week Uy shipments of cool , llvetl here' 18 working at Hood River in addition to the wood that , was a"l Miss Dobbin, who fell and honied from the nearby mountains. . orolI ner hlP ln La Grantle la8t "" Mr. ond Mrs. John McKinnis spent ' U bedfast but doing well. She Sunday visiting at the home of his was PIacccl ln body CBSt and onc- ago. Mr. Ewln frosted both of his j feet quite badly while returning j home and has been unable to get out of the house since. , The Get-Together club womexi had a very pleasant meeting at tho homo of Mrs. Ethel Sherwood Thursday af J tcrnoon. The meeting was to have "been a week ago but was postponed, due to the fact that every road In Ladd Canyon was drifted full of snpw l( and no apparent let-up of the bllz j aard. After the business meeting, : which was presided over by Mrs. Henry Counsoll, the women very much enjoyed a white elephant' sale, whtch they had arranged as a bene fit for their flower fund. Follow ing the sale, Mrs. Sherwood served a lovely two-course luncheon. Their next meeting will be with Mrs. Ver non Sherwood on Feb. 18. . IT'S THE THAT COUNT r. of o. iivi:s' high honor "KING COAL" QUICK STARTING, LONG-BURNING Handled in La Grande by " , . ' BR00MFIELD & RICHARDSON 308 Greenwood Phone Main 714 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Feb, 15 The University of Oregon was selected as one of the seven mo3t out standing American colleges ln the promotion of International good will and understanding during 1931 in tho national Fidac cempetltion. It was announced here by Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the univer sity, who Just received word from James F. Barton, national adjutant of the American Loglon. i Fidac Is the organization of vet erans' societies of the allied coun- ; trlen of the World war, and each year awards the Fidac educational medals, one of which goes to the college or university with more than 1000 en rollment, one to the Institution un der 1000 and the third to a woman's college. This year Princeton was Awarded the medal In the first group, Clarkin the second and Vassnr ln the third. Cotton's Superiority " A cottnu-picking suck made of cotton lusts 3.G times ns lone us a suck made of burlap, nid u picking sheet made of cotton Is 1.8 times as durable as one mode of burl ftp, ac cording to estimates by the bureau of agricultural economics United States Department of Agriculture, based uiwn cotton farmers' report. V S.S$$$.8$S$.i to pull It back onto the track. In Mrs. William Russen, continues to "FT PTN Pl?l?5fYN AT Q $ fWes aiter tne arrival or the improve slowly. Hor broken, arm has rjlAjllN XUjIVQVJIN AJjO ehglpe from La Grande, the freight been rather slow to knit but the last $ f4 tjroin was pn tn way., (:, . ; X-ray shows a small line of knitting. . : . By Mrs. Lynn Hill Little Tommy Barnes, who; broke A pageant, "Th(i Gifts of Time," (Observer Correspondent). his log some time ago, is again at Was presented at the Presbyterian ELGIN (Special) The deep snow school.- He is not able td walk. the church Sunday night. The pvesep- and Ice of last week caused the en- distance, but with the use of tatlon was under the direction of glne of the freight train to leavo crutches and with his leg In a cast, Mrs. L, B. Williams, M.- Jesse Orum the rails, on the spur, Thursday. An he is able to get along . while at ond Mrs. Paul Sadler. Helen Reed engine was called out from La Grande school. .' - represented the Spirit of Christmas, ! Chats With J t Parents 1 . 4 t t ! " I' EATING IN COMFORT 1 1 Bv Alice Jpilsou Peale . ' Suppose that for every meal you 1 had to be hoisted into a chair ap proximately the height of a Bmall step ladder. ' ' f Or suppose that you had; to' sit with dangling h?gfe atop an uncertain pile of telephone directories, while ovon then tle tabl? was so high for you that you just cleared its surface with your chin, Suppose that J h addition ypu had to us? enormous unwleldly forks and spoons and lift a, very heavy cup that taxed your strength.' ' Do you, think that under those circumstances your appetite would thrive, your manners would be smooth and you would go through, each meal with a pleasant disposition?' '' Yot'many a child Is expected to eat promptly, pojltely and Uncomplain ingly under JuBt ' such, conditions. If tho child is to acquire desirable eat ing habits ho must first pf ail eat in comfort. . . - - He should sit In. a chair that al lows ls feet to rest flatly upon, the floor when he sits well back in his seat. His table should be the proper height to gb''yith his chair. " ' When first he begins to feed him self ' he should have a small tea spoon with a short, straight handle, and a bowl about; five Inches across with steeply sloping but not straight cities. i Such a dish holds his food com pactly and enables him to get It ufon his spoon without having to puriue it.frojrf one Bicte q( the disV fo the other.; , ,- '. ' ... His; cup should be email enough for him to. grasp firmly with both hands. Jts handle should be so wide that his fingers curl aboucit securely. And the cup should be no larger than necessary to hold about five or six fluid ounces, so that it will not Beem heavy when he attempts to Hft It full of milk. . : l ' . 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