La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 23, 1932, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPar Pago Tour LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Tuesday, February 23, 1932 f -J ' fr.T Mix it n 1 1 LOCAL T MDiT Ret ur ii8 From Lverett J- Mrs. Karl- Kiem returned tins morning from Everett. Wbhii., where . she has boon the past few weeks, ti . having been culled by tne iliness and . .,; death of a sisier. , Concludes Visit ' M. and Mrs. Cecil Ripley left Inst evening for tneir heme m Ynkimu. -'' following a visit over the weekend " r- at the home of Mis. Ripley s parent. Dr. and Mrs. II. S. Brownton. ,111 Miss Besso Moran. openirr at tne . West Coani j)nono omco vina uiku-n 111 iuHb niulit at hor home on &econu street and is aim coniJiiccl it hex . homo touay. Prices Low ' ,i- Eirge mav be purcnoseu at nine cents a dozen and mnk at five cem.8i a quart in Nnmpa. Icta.. accoming to " George Lockwood. foremuu of wie t composing room of the Observer, wno r spent tno weekend in, tne Oem 8utu city. . Recovering W- P- Ballard undnrwont a nasal " operation lata Saturtuiv. He cume through tho operation very wen ami ' Is now recovering rapidiy. Visits Sister W. H. Moor Jr.. of Corvnilis, has returned to La Grande anu wnl be tho guest of hia iter, taiss Htneii Moor, for a few tiavs. Mms Moor ib dean of women av tno Eastern. Ore gon Normal scnooi. linker haulier P. G. Montuomerv. who Is lnter i ested in ono of tno Baker banking houses, wan a visitor In La Gruniio - Sunday. Ho has returned to his : home. From PorlliuMl Dr. J. A. Wonderlick. who moved to Portland from La Grande recently, "KVBKV DAY 1H WASH I(AY" Darp wash with flat work ironed 5o pound. Try tins ana avoid the heavv wont. Modern Laundry PIIONR MAIN 77 t iF5v 1F 7Wi4i tBEPDEEPiTll was hero Monday transacting bush ncss. . .ViWhiKfl Continue Rev. C. W. Cutler, tne cnnnol car evanizeimt, inst evening broumit a strong and anpeiuing message to Christians on snnciificanon. , He p.trefiscd tne fact tnut sanclification meaiiB senuration. purity and wortni ncBH. God baited tne cnilnren of Israel at the Jordan to sanctify tnem srivps iicfnrc thev could enter the promised land and tr.cn after u giori omf. victcrv t Jericho. tn Bin of ono man' bro-.iffht imiommiouB ciefeat at tho lif-tie city oi Al. l ne tnnmc to-rilL-ht will be "Religion in a Ruinoar roi" wmcn mo evangtuibL asuru ins (nifiirnco is Bihiiciii. Tne auonumce wiy. food for a Moncmy evening ser vice. There win ne sneciui music each VMts litre Mrs. Vcrna Hogg, a teacher In me Baker scnoois. was a guest feunuay at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Thoi'Mhurg. and also visited with her con John, a student nt tho Eastern Oregon Normal scnooi. VMIIiik s Mrs. William Tliuion anu oangn ter. Miss Iona Rutn. of . Spokane, Wnh- nrrived in La Oronoe Sunnav mid nre guests at the liome of Mra. Thtilon's friend. Mrs. Ira j. Irwin. Mho plans to remain for an exieuciect visit. I'riKii Portland 1 '. ' ; Dr. civde amitn. of tno veterans liomiitol in Portland, was a visitor vesterdav at the home of Mr. ana Mis- J- T. Longfellow, his cousins. WhUo In the city he was also one of the distinguished guests at the an nual officers school heiu by the Am erican Legion last night at tne Saua jawca. i j . Iteiiiriis .Alter attending tne observances on tho occasion of Che 40tn wood im: an niversary of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. vfiikps in Hiusboro. Mrs. Cecil B. Ager hus returned to fa Graiuie. She was out of the city for two days. Miss Williams Hack Miss Helen Wiinnins returned tins morning from Portland wucre she spent tne weekend visiting friends, bne was a guest at the homo of Miss Rutn Feiter. ana niso visited Mrs. Park. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are weil known In La Grande, the form icr having made his home here with his parents for many years, anu the latter having taugnt In tne Engnsn department at the High school for several years. : Hi. s Operation Mrs. Kouert'O. Clark of f ruitaaio, underwent an appendix operation iat evening and Is reported to be recover ing ' satisfactorily at - the Grande Rondo hospital. . ; N. o. A special-meeting of tne Iseignbois of Woodcraft, called for tne pur potto ol haunting on a candidate, win bo nciei Wednesday evening, cb, 24 at 7:30. at tho home of Mrs. Eiva Wn helm. 2107 Cedar street. Mrs. Wil ncini is tne guurcum netgnbur. In Pendleton Among ntudenis nt tno Eastern Oregon Normal scnooi wno ispi-ni tne wceKcntrin Penaieton were Miss Mar garet Do Wilde. Miss. Mildred Hlnch niie. Mis:; Jane Hail. Miss Eitu Daie and Miss Limine Spares. Leaves Alter spending tne wcekenu in La Granue witn her sisier. Mrs. Wesiey McDonald. Miss Marguret Rlggs left last miiht for Portland, wnere sne now makes her home. Miss Riggs. tne uaugnter of Cnailcs kigcs. is leaving soon to live in San Francisco. Itl'lUIII M. and Mrs. W. A. Robci trlu to Westc vesteraay oj La Grande is jr.. n anu d will isiung . Mrs. returned from a i Southern Oretton :penti a week in Mr. and Mrs.' G Ronerts" par.cniH, tliov visited Mra T. Cocnrai While In Portiant Norman Woaas formerly Miss Doi v Ann Warnlck ana with relatives. To Dunce The Moose lodge will entertain to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock at a bos- I keb social and dance at tne Moose' nail. Memners of tne lotiue anu i tneir frienus arc inviteu. Lt'UVttM i Dctph aiegnst returned last night to Portland after snendini; tne week end wiin nis parents. Mr. ana Mrs. Aaolpn Sicgnst. He is attending the Norm Pacific Dental college mere. CllllHl lV IlllH'NH Miss lienrierta Hering. teacher in tno La Granco scnoois. nas been called to Spokane by tne serious ill ness of hor niece, bno will bo gone for an tnuefmite lengm of time. Improving I ShLriey Ann Snerwood. daughter of Mr. and Mra. Fiovu Sherwood, who t has been suffering following an oper ation, is improving 'at tne nome oi her parents, it was reported today. tor Imiicc Enoch Morgan, of Huntington. Is a vimior In Iji Grande" touay. He arrived mot mgnt to visit friends and to attend tne Elks, annual ball wnlch is being held toingnt at 9 ociock at the Elks hail. Mr. Morgan formerly' lived here. .loin Navv i Daniel Michael Sullivan. 703 Ad t a me. wno enlisted in the United ! fc tales navy on Feb. la and Harold 1 B. Waiters, of Waua Waila. who en-, i listed on Feb. I), both ww-i their ;ihysical and mental examinations la Portland, and nave -amw i ii Dicko. Thev filled the auota for the local station and no more will be sent until next month when anotner nUnta will bo sent. Recruiting Officer R. L. fcnusiev announces, lirenks Ilin feomo unproyemont is seen in the condition of jonn Ainswortn. 14-year-om son of Mrs. Muuue Alns- wortn. who fell lost week and broke his hip. He was piaying at Green wood school wneu ho sustained tho injury, a serious one. He is con valescing at tno nome of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bcrgiund. To Pavette Mrs. Huzcl Granam. president of tno La Granue auxiliary of the Amer ican Legion, today accompanied state officers to Payette. Ria.. wnere tney nrcV attending a meeting of tno le gion, ane expects to return soon. Tno Geone WasmnKton partv planned for tne .Imbier M. I. A. to-: mgnt at 7:30 has been postponed until next Monuav evening. Feb. U9, according to Mrs. Bene Bluings, presi dent of the voiuig women's division of the M. I. A. I'Tom Pendleton Miss lne Harthrong. of Pendle ton, is a visitor in La Grande. Miss Har throng lias several friends here snq is visAtingtand she aiso .ls trans acting business. . - f'onlractor C. Ono, of Portland, contractor ami buncier. is a business visitor In La Grauuo for a few davs. To Meet M. E. Rigney. general representa tive for the railroad conductors, is n visitor in La Grande and a spo eial meeting is being heia this after- s noon at 2:30 ht the Sacajawea, with representatives of the local conductors meeting with the official. Among the Visitors Among (bo .yjaitorj from. QUt-oJ-town toay are A, L. French and J. R. Calvert, Grants pass; J. D. Casey, of Meacharn,; Mrs. A. If. Labbe, of Hood River," and Mr. and Mrs: W. H. Jaeger, of Dea Molnesj y. Returns Home After receiving medical treatment In La Grande for tlie past two wholes, Mrs. Asa I. ' Craig ' lef t yesterday Jo, her home In Enterprise. i Marriage License A marriage license was issued Sat urday afternoon to - Robert h, Clark; and Mlas '. Dorothy Remington by County Clerk O. K. McComUck. Both I' are La Grange residents. . . ' Stops Here r I- W. Smith, of Burllngame, Cal, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Al exander, of Salt Lake City, stopped In La Grande last night ert route to California. Mr. SmitJh is a former Pendleton resident and: has many friends here. He has been visiting his mother in the Utah city and ahe is returning to- Burllngame for a visit at the home of her son. Fawn Captured " . A fawn' deer,' chased by dogs un til it lay exhausted in the snow, was picked up by Bill Green, of Union, late-yesterday afternoon near-etar-keyv Hungry and exhausted the fleer had fallen deep in the snow and the dogs were menacing the animal when Mr. Green found it. He brought It to La Grande in the back of his car and conferred with gome officials who advised him to take the deer to his home, feed it, and turn It loose in the spring. While Mr. Green parked his oar on Adams avenue, a large group of spectators gathered to watch the frightened animal. Visits Mother Mrs. James Conroy and son. Jock, of Adrian, Ore., are guests at the home of Mrs. Conroy 's mother, Mrs. C. E. 8hewmaker. "This Is Mrs. Coh roy's first visit In two years, and she plans, to, stay, until Thursday President -' Mrs. Bertha Bergman, of Salem, department' president of the Doughs tera of Union Veterans, was ft week end visitor In La Grande, where she was a guest at ybe. home of Mrs. J: R. Rhodes, A meeting of the local group was held during her stay. Game Postponed- The third and decisive game be Hwieen the Rlverla- and Ackterma n takes me the "Guqs9 I'm like most Americans who travel a lot, I take many of my hobbies with. me. Chest erfields, for instance. I've; smoked 'em for years. "They're npt only made good, but they're made to l$eep good, and that's why they bold , old pustomers like me. "Take the tobaccos. That fragrant Turkish to baccq your taste gets that, all right. And the whole blpnd- say; there's nothing like it for milder, better taste.. "But my point is, Chesterfields are just the same ivherever I buy them Argentina, India, New Zealand. The package is 0. K moisture tight, clean-lppking keeps the aroma in. "IJven the paper comes into it. As far off a3 Shanghai I've noticed how pure and white and fresh it is. "I've never yet found a town, where Chester fields couldn't be had!. And no matter where I've bought 'em, they've always been just exactly MILDER PURE grade school basketball teams, which' was scneauiea tor uonauy munuuuui bos been' postponed. The date for the game has not been decided on as yet. . -' ' LEqiON POSTS OF TlfiiEE CQU?JtES. EET,(J(QNp4Y ' (Continued From Pagp One) the' unemployed through the work of loaal committees appoiritedr to con tact local- employers, ''urging them to increase , xneir payrou eimer, uy ue plan or-another. -In the first three days of the cam paign, 40.000 men were , put bacto to work.' of which 925 were by four posts In Oregon. 2 i Hospitalization and rehabilitation are one of the objects of the legion, which, Is working to secure aid-for disabled veterans ana i or widows ana orphans of war and. sponsoring legis lation which will insure the veterans, widows and orphin$ against poverty. The American Legion is a tempor ary ontanizaiton. which will not out live the span of the life of the mem bers, and if the ideals are to be per petuated it must be done through the school, the . department commander said in his talk. Therefore the legion naires: are strong in sponsoring the Boy Scout movement and furnishing speakers for the schools who can pre sent the ideals and principles, for which the soldiers fought: j Oregon Is Praised Oregon has done'more for the ex service man than any other state In the union, Mr. Owen, editor oft the Legionnaire, pointedout, In that cash oonuses nave Deen paia to an re turned veterans and home loans have been made to many who have applied. During 1931, 632 were' granted. amounting to $1,320,000. The money: is Bun avanaoie ior inejiuans. . Jack Eakin, state membership chairman, pointed out that many, pon-leglonnalres live by the legisla tion of the legion, such as liberaliza tions of adjustment certificates, 'bon uses and other legislation for which the legion has been responsible. Fifty per cent of the bonuses rhave been granted by congress to . all ex-service men, while the -legion was responsible I or pubwiig me mw uuuugu ungnjoa, Dr. Smith, of the veterans' hospital in Portland, described, the inadequacy of the present hospital, wnicn nas 33 beds, all full, and 450 surgical cases on the waiting list. He believes that the problem will be partially solved) however, with the erection, of the new administration building at the .hoe- Id Wrapped In Du PONT Number 300 Moisture Prool Cellophane the best and most expensive made. TASTE BETTER WOT "Fishnet Mesh' the widest and most striking made popular for-stnit-t, nf tenipon, or evening wear three pretty weaves. v " COLORS' OASIS. ' TANGIER, BLACK. SENEGAL JUBILEE BEDOUIN. pltal, and the soldier's home at Rose burg. . National Committeeman George,, of .Eugene, described the meeting at the national ' convention when,, after studying, for three days, the commit? Ice decided, to . shelf the bonus bill temporarily so aa not to Jeopardize me widows and orpnans om, m ine national congress. . . .. v Disability .claims are disallowed when. the. '.veteran .fails to prosecute the claim, is, unable to prove that his disability. is. due to. war,, or hat. less, than lip per cent disability. Mr. DU--lard, service, officer, said. In , 1931, there were. 4000. disallowed in Oregon. MrDillard urgec that service officers send' telegrams, to the senators, con-, cernlng the veterans' bill, since be be-. 1 loves that It is through the help of tho American Legion that all leglsla-. tion satisfactory tp veterans.has been brought about, on the; statute books of tho state and nation. 1 . IHcks. Siniiks ,' Mr. Biggs, former 'department com mander, stated. -that the legionnaires east of. the Cascades are behind, the convention,' and Mr. Moser summar ized .the. work .of tl;o lemon's 1 differ ent department. . Ho also announced that an advance registration fee will be collected from legionnaires who plan to-.attend the national conven tion, and the fee w.ill provide an, ad ministration" fund, since they plan not to ask a quota from each town. On behalf of the. national com mander, he presented Mr. Biggs and Mr, Brady, department- and district commanders of last year, with, testi-; moniais congratulating them on their membership record. To Otis Palmer,, local service officer, he presented the "little stenographer" award for en-i rolling tho greatest number of mem--bers. Auxiliary Afects -' The auxiliary met to discuss prob lems of membership. Mrs. Mabel Mc Inturf f, secretary, announced that 4000 women were enrolled In the dis trict last Saturday, but that during the coming year they expect the largest - membership ever due to the national convention. ' Mrs. LaDocIa Cobb, president of the department, of Prlnevllle, announced that final arrangments and commit tee appointments for the event can not be completed until after the leT glon committees are all appointed. State officers of the auxiliary who attendedi the meeting were 'Mrs. La Docia Cobb, Prlnevllle, president; Mrs. Alice George, Eugene, vice president; Mrs. Mabel Mclnturff, Marshfleld, secretary; Mrs. Bert Harvey, Baker, district president; Mrs. Georgie Webb, Portland i state hospitalization chairman;- Mrs, Elsie Graham, Portland, state child welfare chairman; Mrs. Dorothy Eakin, Dallas, The auxiliary entertained following the conferences with a George Wash ington cherry pie : social, to which members of the legion were invited. RUMANIA DIGS UP OLD AKT SILISTRA. Rumania (VP) A well- . preserved marble . . group, apparently the work of a Greek sculptor of tho pro-Christian era and representing I Helen of Troy with Paris, her. hand- ! sdmo abductor, was unearthed near here. .. . PORTUGAL DUYS BOMBERS LISBON JP) The minister, of war told aviation officers recently that, new bombing planes- would be pur chased to help -Portugal's aim of building up. a: small but efficient air. corps. ': Illinois' farmers in 1931 bought co operatively enough anti-cholera hog serum and virus to vaccinate 1,500, 000 hogs. Several million Westerners start the day on filings of the Morning! WHEREVER YOU GO YOU'LL SEE NOTHING SMARTER THAN THESE KAYSER " CLAIRETTE ' ; ; Silk Mesh Hose J, AND $1 .35 PAIR MEMBERS ' SELECT 'DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCE CLUB (Continued Prom Pago One) ? marketing conference which ' has been- scheduled' for' March 3 "and 4 for Union county farmers and busi ness men, a "new wheat plan wnlch, was presented to the federal farm, board; through 4-H club work, and encouragement of dairying and irri gation. As a result of the activities of the "Ship -by-Rail" , committee, of the chamber of commerce,' local railroad freight, has increased approximately 25 per cent, It is-announced. Non-resident permits during 1931 were issued to.95Q cars, on Increase of 75 per cent over non-resident reg istrations for La Grande during 1930", and a largo part of the increase, the chamber feels, is. due to the activities I of .the, toiu-lst committee. ' 1 " Membership in tho chamber de creased Due tnree members during the past yeart. with tho new. members al most equalling the resignations. ; Ld Grande during 1931 entertained several state-wide conventions, among them the state conventions of the Lions International, the United Span ish War Veterans and the Order ' of ' Rainbow for girls -The chamber of ' commerce believes that the conven i tlons spent about $30,000 with local . hotels and business houses. 1 Thq better business bureau Is also J an important part of the chamber -of j commerce, the report shows, since ! through the system of permits to peddlers, thousands of dollars can be i, saved La Grande merchants, . FASCISTS STIR FINLAND HELSINGPORS (ffi) Pinnisln fas cists nailed boards over the doors and windows of seven working men's clubs In various parts of Finland and the- labor press and liberal newspa pers denounced; these acts as "ter rbrism.'V ... ,-; Two sculptures In stucco, fash ioned In central Asia about 1600 years ago, have been bought by the St. Louis aft museum. i H you mm to pay tla pound yoncouldo'tbuy a Oner coffee than " WWffl COFFEE 3-Ib. Package 91c Grande Ronde Meat Co. HI f Hi v.i ,1 V 1 H I1M III II II I I tmv.niviii t?,iii'ii 0 WH, Ikcitt Htm Toucco Co.