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Page Two Monday, March 14, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA 6RANDE. ORE. 1 (Incorporated) An Independent Newipaper Phone Main 600 HAROLD M. PINLAV Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth stret, La Grande, Oregon. u Entered at the Foatofflce of La Orande, Oregon, aa Becond Class Mall Matter under act at March 2, 18TB. ... ' " OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THE " . ; . . . . CITY OP LA ORANDE . ; " ' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS . 7" The Associated Pross Is exclusively entitled to use for publication of alt news dispatches credited to It ornot otherwise cerdlted If -published herein. All rights of republication of special dlspatchos In'-' i this paper and also; the local news herein also are reserved. . i-1 i i ..I National Advertising Representative . M. C. MOQENSHN CO., Inc. :., San Francisco, Los Angeles, 'Seattle, Portland, Chicago, ..-.. Detroit, New York -,r, .. . . SUBSCRIPTION RATES' By Carrier Dally, one month In advance Dally, six months In advanco r. Pally, single copy Uy Dally, per month In advance ., Dally, per six months In advance . Dally, per year In advance ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch .-. .42o Display, local, per column Inch . 46o Time contract prices on application .. ' ' Deliever me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteous ness. Psalm 61 : 14. " : ' ' '. ' ' ' . THE GARDEN OF THE GRANDE RONDE Urban and rural interests alike are watching developments of truck and small fruit marketing problems in Union county. It is a vital struggle. Prime movers are enthusiastic, and even skeptical bystanders are warming up to the prospects of lifting these soil products out of the ruck, that they may bring a modicum of profit to those who raise them more than a little perhaps, and possibly large returns if the leaders don't falter. i. - .. . To date this has not been true. Discouraged and . dis organized, producers are bogged" down; they grumble dis gruntled objection while the consumer is compelled to send his money to organized white producers in Milton-Freewater, or to Chinese growers in Walla Walla,' contrary to every rule of reason. This annual waste, of which local retailers retain but a painfully small margin, is foolish because it can be corrected' by means of rational leadership. Snarly prob lems lie in the way, to be sure, but they are not insurmountable.-. ' ' Probably the greatest danger ahead will be an easily discouraged group of producers, some of whom now. think they have hit upon a panacea for kill their ; marketing-ills 'in the form of" a public' market. But they will learn, sooner or' later, that only a beginning has been made. A public market alone will not suffice; it meets but one phase of a complicated problem. ' ' ' There will be ups and downs for the growers until" they catch the knack of dressing their wares and displaying therii in appealing fashion; until the consumers fully appreciate the double satisfaction of keeping all and not merely a small fraction of the dollar at home by purchasing succulent vege tables and luscious berries front our own Valley; until there are wholesale facilities available to local retailers for how else can the store keeper replenish his stock without buying from the highly organized and skillful producers over the hill?- ; : i. . . . : ... :. There will be ups and downs for the growers until market management is perfected ; until the strategic location is found; until these producers plant in as orderly fashion as they now plan to market in Order to prevent overreduc tion and underproduction; until facilities for the barrelling and freezing of surplus products are made available; until car-lot shipments are made possible through orderly planting with that goal in view,- and through co-ordination with in stitutions like the Pacific Fruit company; until and this is most important until the producers havo organized ; themselves to prevent a glutted market one day and meager I supplies the next. ' ; ' . " ' ' But a beginning has been made. Let's unite to hasten ; progress, overcome discouragements, and avoid petty differ-! ehces.' Let's think of a public market and fur beyond that. It is not mere emotional enthusiasm to say that this thing can be done in a big way. And the development of tho garden of the Grande Roiide may mean the economic sal vation of this valley. Big stakes are at issue. Will wo continue to hoc forlornly or will we hop to the job with ' fortitude as producers and consumers acting in unison .with vision? 1 ' " I Other Papers Say: Ml UTAH V TIIAINIMI I'ltOIU.KM It Is proposed by the committee on military training of the state board of higher education (Mrs. Plcrco, chairman) to abolish upper division military training at the University of Oregon. Junior aud senior courses leading to reserve officer commis sions would be given only on the CorvsUls campus. In both schools, mass training far freshmen and so phomores would be retained, but on tha voluntary rather than the com pulsory basis ns at present. Tills report (not yet adopted by the board) seems to be in line with the general effort to eliminate dupli cations. Reading it over, we get the Impression that in the rush ot more Important matters It was not given the careful preparation it deserved and wehope it will not be adopted, because it rests on certain misunderstandings. !C ....,...,..,......,... Business Manager 75o -M.00 s. So Mall BOO ..3.60 -6.00 It would NOT save any appreciable sum on money to abolish the upper division training at the University and it might coat the it to con siderable money. At tho University tho state contributes only 13.267 to ward maintaining the R. O. T, C; the student contribute $3,350 In fees (about half the amount at O. 8. O.). The rcat of the expense is paid entirely by Uncle Sam. Only S5 stu donts each year are allowod to tnfco the advanced courses which lead to commissions. These men help to officer the corps and Uncle Sam pays each one of them $100 a year, a sum which in many cases is very badly needed. If the upper division training were abolished, the lower division-work would probably havo to go with It becnuso Uncle Sam probably would balk at the expenses of sending in enough regulars to officer the entire corps. With the Idea of making the mili tary work voluntary Instead of com pulsory at both schools, we have no quarrel. ' although wa know of no work more badly needed by the aver age stripling entering college. There Is no bettor discipline In physical j and mental co-ordination, srlf-con- 1 trol, courtesy and It does NOT turn youth Into a blood-thirsty, war minded barbarian. When It comes to huge standing armies, navies and Matting patriotism we are as pacifist as some of the peace organizations which have been hammering at MrB. Pierce's committee, but we can still see sound virtue In military training. The main point, however. Is that the present proposal would not be good business. It would be destroy ing a course which attracts some 600 students and helps many to be self supporting. Uncle Sam carries most of the expense; The - state would have to pay the entire bill of aub stltue training. Eugene Register Guard. ITS GASH IN THE KA11TII La -Orande, Oregon', shlretown of Union county, plans an airport ' a particular feature of which would be Its use by Blrplanes to carry people to see - 8nake River canyon, one of the deepest gashes in. the earth In the known world. v . The canyon Is little known but Is. one of- the wonders of the North west. Because of Its extraordinary depth It is called Hell's canyon. Box canyon and other- unusual names. Its accessibility from La Grande makes It a feature that was the sub ject of recommendation last Tues day In the annual address of 'the president of the La Grande Cham ber of Commerce'. - In some places the Snake river gash In the earth 16 deeper and nar rower than the widely known Grand Canyon -of the Colorado. An incom plete geological survey of the Snake River canyon shows that between Bear mountain, on the Oregon Bide, and He ' Devil butte,-on the Idaho side, a distance of 7.8 miles, the surface of the river 1b 6748 feot, or over a mile, below a line-connecting the tops of these peaks. - At one of the most spectacular spots In tho Grand Canyon the depth Is only 4600 feet, or 2248 feet less than the depth of the Snake River gaoh. One of the striking differences be tween the Snake river gorge and the Colorado slash Is that the Colorado Is cut through' a fairly level eplateau. while the region all around Snake rltfjr canyon 1b cr.-lis-crodecd into peaks,' ravines : and ridges, giving a picturesque effect that ' In Its wild beauty la one of the unmatched wqndera of the world. ' With its historic background and Its' story of pioneers and Indians, La Grande is lh a 'Valley ox picturesque beauty. World travelers and globe trotting sightseers frequently pro claim that the view of -the Grande Rondo rvalley from the summit of Mount Emily Is among the great I agricultural -plotures of any coun Y. t. La Sincere Merchants and Buisness Firms WHO CO-OPERATED IN THE Kitchen Chautauqua And to The Women of The NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB . And The Many Other Organizations Which Cancelled Their Meetings and Thus Made Possible THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COOKING SCHOOL Ever Held in La Grande try. Mount Emily Is 6000 feet high, and a convenient road to the sum mit Is under construction. Toward the ''construction of the road the La Grande Chamber of Commerce last year raised (2500. The forest ser vice, Union county and the chamber of commerce were financially respon sible for the building of tills scenic highway, olght miles long and all on an easy grade; Prom this vantage point the traveler or tourist may see the entire valley In a beautiful pan orama of fields resembling a huge checkerboard X stretching over the floor of the big valley. It Is said that no drive in the Pacific North west Is superior In drama and beauty. In tho midst of such pictures, why j do- not Oregon people try to sell their own scenery. If not to the world, at least to their own people? Ore gon Journal: Liberty School Directors Elect 1932-33 Teacher By Mrs, Charles Spencer (Observer Correspondent) GRANGE HALL (Special) The ! school board of district 18 met Wed nesday, at the home of Mrs. C. B. Scencer. chnlrmnn. and electrd Mrs. Mary B. Kail to teach tha school ( again next year. The patrons of the ' district are greatly pleased with Mrs. Kail's work. Also, they feel quite elated over tho fact that Liberty school is one of the schools In the county recently chosen by Mr. Mil ler, of tho E. O. N. faculty, who spe cializes in class room control, as a typical rural school to be used by pupils of his advanced classes, as a means to note first hand methods In conducting a rural school in an ef ficient manner. The E. O. N. stu dents are to spend a stipulated number of hours each week with Mrs. Knll, observations to begin as soon the conditions of the roads are improved. A St. Patrick s came, a sDclllne match and a news writing contest were the program features when the Countrywomen's club met Friday with Mrs. Albert llama mi. Mrs. Dol- llo Teal's side won In the game, Mrs. Wesley Bond and Mrs. Lena Gekeler received first and consolation prizes, respectively. In the spelling match and Mrs. R. A. Masterton and Mrs. Ernest Ragaln won first In the writ lug contest. A short business ses sion presided over by the president, Mrs. Reece McAllister, was field pre ceding the program of which Miss Minnie Holmon and Mrs. Willtom Taylor had charge. A St. Patrick's motif was carried out In the refresh- inenia am. aamann nna ncr assise- Gsraecte WISHES TO TO App ant hostess. Mrs. Taylor, server at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. Loren Turner and son; of Baker, and Mrs. Stewart were visitors. The club win meet again March 25. with Mrs. R. A. Masterton. Mrs. Bert Grout and Mrs. O. B. Spencer will have charge of the program. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gekeler enter tained the members of the Liberty Sunday school Sunday ft dinner. Preceding dinner, the Sunday school classes were held at the Gekeler home. - . , i t Ernest Ragaln, who left the middle of last week to hunt a new busi ness location In Washington, Bpent a few days with his slBter, Mrs. George Hughes and family, before his de- parture. Mrs. Ragaln Is visiting rela tives nero ana in La Orande for a short time and then she plans to Join her husband. . The school children are busy now preparing for their exhibition of club work, manual training articles and school work which they expect to have ready by the second or third week, in April. They finished their English club contest a week ago and celebrated the occasion with a welner roast Friday afternoon. Lyman Huff, who has been In the Grande Ronde hoeoital for a pminiP ot weeks with a badly fractured arm. was released. Friday and visited at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Spencer. Mr. Huff Is a former resident of this neighborhood but now- resides in town. Mrs. Arthur Golden was one of tho regular attendants at the ."Kitch en Chautauqua" held In La Grande last week. Mrs. Knll was recently called to the Grande Ronde hospital to be with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Dlehl, who underwent a major operation. Mrs. Dlehi who formerly taught the Lib erty school, is said tp be convalesc ing nicely, . Next Saturday is to be a real red letter day for Blue Mountain grang ers. The day is to be observed as the subordinate's birthday anniversary and Mrs. Victor Ragaln, lecturer, has arranged for an appropriate program for the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sherwood, wno havemeen with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Sherwood for several months, have moved Into the. Lyman Huff houso on K avenue In La Grande. Mr. Sherwood is employed in the railroad shops. BRAZIL FEARS BOLL WEEVIL FORTALEZA. Brazil VP) Impor tation from the United States of cotton to be used in manufacturing here, .has been protested by the commercial association oh the ground that it may brine the boll weevil to this cotton growing sec- lion. - i. m swli ii JEyeBniimg EXPRESS ITS reciation THE Imbler Juniors Present Comedy Friday Evening By Mrs. Bay Wilson (Observer Correspondent) IMBLER (Special) The Junior class presented "Lighthouse Nan," a three act comedy-drama. In Wade hall Friday night to an audience that filled the hall almost to capacity. Tho players and the coach, Miss Can nan, are receiving highest praise for its fine production. "Mary Rlcheson took the part of Nan, the little "barum-skarum" fare free waif of tho seacoast. She made the most of her opportunities, hu morous and dramatic, with splendid acting. Raymond Munson as Ned Blake, Nan's sweetheart played In a manner worthy of a talented vet eran. Lynu Anderson enacting the role of Icbabod Buzzer, proved him self to be a real comedian by play ing nis pan so naturally and ef fectively that his audience responded with hearty roars of laughter. Bobby Huron as the banker. John Enlow, gave a fine performance with a dig nified bearing of a man of affairs. Marjorle Perry as Hortense Inlow in terpreted her part In a way deserv ing of the highest praise. Lyle San derson took the part of Sir Arthur Choke, British nobleman, with a makeup and accent depicting the better class Englishman as we real- For Squirrels ' " 'WGStGm brought a newinterpreta- 1 a ' ' tion'of the word "great" 'Ammunition t0 those wh0 saw hin, ';..' ; - Every great motion picture Get Your Supply of the Past was gotten - I a(. as fame bestowed her high- est laurels on W!3BB!8SIC;S?;S . fi . BohSamp ''rKJS5 Co. - . PLAYED GOD ft ,J ' A modern drama Wflt 4?"i't5i 'WK V It will give you JfevsaSsaa ' , f; , t s o m etliing to jfl "x ' i ; ,. .. .. ,, ,,, ,,; t ,locK"'tn your ' - - - 'j !"'' '" : '."' ' book. ot fond-' fj 1 O !... est memories. 'fcJsl 7-' ' ' - !' f ....... 'ltJ I ' ....... - I Look. 0oe F-'if .j ! WhComing!IBB?W11 i III 1 , ' . ' ,i ly know him and not the overdrawn characterization of the old time melodrama. Blanche Billings, in the role of Sarah Chumley-Choke, Sir Arthur's sister gave a stellar per formance by fine acting and the haughtiness and dignity required by the part. The girls' glee club entertained with several numbers between the acts and Clifford Westenskow played two Baxophone solos. Drover Hardy was stage manager and Dwlght Conklln was business manager. Warren Dennlson also en tertained with fine exhibitions of tap dancing. A wire received here from Chi cago Saturday said the fruit crop of that section Is thought to be severe ly damaged and the damage may ex tend over the middle west and the east and possibly south as far as the great Georgia peach belt. They have had unusually warm weather there this winter and the sap is said to bo flowing In practically all the eastern and middle western sections. Last week these sections experienced extremely cold weather. It will be probably 30 days or more before the I with Violet Heming Botte Divls gf U 'f p , I Starting Tomorrow j Philo Vance Stops out of Character s . ' ... And Does He , I iy.j..".,' . ; , step!: I 1 r If', This Man! Ba 1 Compared to him, Get-Rich- 'j 61 4 j Quick Wnllingrord was ft piker , to, .... -V and Raffles, n Stnirinv school t t, A Ijl jl teacher! ' !8'W- xePl p'yw need an asbestos lining 1 fiix-- X ' tor our heart when you meet i rir' S HIGH 1 4 PRESSURE 1 fsLiSk lf "I EVELYN BRENT ? GEORGE SIDNEY Hf EVALYN KNAPP i f , aa f i I Oh-Oh! w .. .sss I ft damage can be definitely ascertained Tho auxiliary will meet this Moni day night In the Legion hall. Mrs. Stella , Witty, of Elgin, has been visiting her. daughter, Mrs Harold Blngaman, since Friday. William Westenskow has rented the tract of the Miller orchard which he had last year. ... Teachers of the. M. E. Sunday school report their membership is increasing and that they now have 62 children enrolled. ... A number of young people of Imb. ler attended the M. I. A. confer ence held In La Grande Sunday night. C. A. Alllngton, formerly agent of the Union Pacific at Mosler, Ore., ar. rived todoy to take up his new duties as Union Pacific agent nere, Enkay IS QUALITY i
