La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 21, 1932, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text, i Page Eight COLOR IMPORTANT IN FURNISHINGS Give Hints For Home Dec orators; Prevailing Light, fyfupt Cpnsidei-ed. When furnishing a home there are numerous details to which the dec orator must give attention, among . . them color harmonics, grouping of furniture and Uveableness. Subse quent to the "Brownstone" period there has been a natural reaction in favor of bright colors, and now fur niture and drapes are, striking the happy medium of more subdued col ors, bleuding with the rugs, pictures and furntlure. Before selecting the furnishings for n room the decorator should take into consideration the prevailing light In the rooms, since the room fac ing the north and west will need an entirely different color scheme from another facing south, und west. Groupings Effective- The ensemble plan, the clever grouping of furniture, lends Itself to comfortable effects. A large easy chair looks doubly inviting when it has a bridge lamp at its back ready to be snapped on for reading, a cof fee table on one side and a maga zine rack on the other. Coffee ta bles are coming into their own, and every divan should have a coffee table in Its immediate vicinity. As spring approaches a big bay window with an upholstered davenport filling it is appealing. Place a walnut cof fee table set with a pewter service toward the right end of the daven port, a clgaret table at the left arm of the davenport, and nearby, a lamp ; for evening hours. Chests of drawers are being sold by furniture dealers, and they are - no longer kept in the attic for stow away boxes, but are displayed prom inently In the living room and form the center for an attractive orna mental group. For a corner group it is suggested that a Queen Anne chair be placed near the corner with a lamp Just buck of It. At the left of the chair along the wall put a secretary desk. On the shelf of the desk have a small lamp, with the other desk things. On the other wall, at the right of the chair, a low set of open book shelves may be placed most conveniently. The stiff period when the "parlor" was kept for Sunday and opened to the world at large only on very spe cial occuslons, has definitely passed except in rare enscs, and now the AMERICAN ORIENTAL Novir before lnvnrv I ........ j . history home is entirely liveable, with com fortable furniture, convenient ar rangements and interesting patterns, conducive to the long evenings at home which everyone dreams of but few attain. Oregonians Pay $442,252 To U. S. In Income Taxes PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 21 (P) Incomes In Oregon in 1031 netted the government $442,252 In federal In come taxes, Clyde O. Huntley, col lector of Internal revenue, announced Saturday. Taxes collected last year for 1930 amounted to $815,836, or 9373.584 more than was collected this year. There were 32,185 returns filed this year as compared to 36,037 last year Including both taxable and non-tax-ablo incomes. , , VOl.UE HALT GOLD MINING ' IN AUHTKAMAN CITY STKEET BENDIGO, Australia W) Police here were startled when two young men with stiff brooms began sweep ing a street, but they didn't do any thing about it until they found the energetic pair cradling the dust and getting gold I ' . The road anoarentlv had been sur faced with crushed rock containing pay ore. The police stopped the urban pros pectors under a law which makes It an offense to remove the surface of carriage roads. OSLO TO GET MNKIt FLATS OSLA JP) A local syndicate Is dickering for the 20,000-ton liner Carman la, scheduled to be disman tled, with the idea of mooring her to a quay and renting cabins to small families and bachelors. There would be room for 2,000 people. MIHHOIt I'MEI) TO HKMOVB HITCH IN ItATTICIfS HWINO CINCINNATI, O. OP) Taking a leaf from the book of rowing coaches, tennis players and other athletes who used a mirror to re move faults in their technique, Man ager Dan Howley of the Cincinnati Reds thinks he has Improved one of his bettors. Estel Crab tree, one of Cincinnati's best men In the outfield, batted under .300 last year. Although his speed kept him In the lineup, a hitch In his batting swing pre vented him being of great offensive value. Try as ho could, Crabtree couldn't get rid of the hitch. Then Manager Howley bought a mirror and told his outfielder to practice before it all winter. Now Crabtree reports that the hitch has disappeared. Spring Showing have you seen rugs as beautiful as these! Such coloring:! Such magnificent oriental designs! - only $100 for the 9' x 12' size! "TUB MOST 1MITATK1) T1UM) Four Floors of HOW NATION'S By Itobert Talley (NEA Service Writer) (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) PORT MADISON, Iowa. Mar. 21 The average man Is still making money In these days of depression, but not as much as he used to. He thinks business Is Improving everything considered and believes that we are' merely going through a period of reconstruction which, in the end, will mean the return of AVERAGE X , M . MAN X4 Itby L. Gray, proprietor of n Fort shown at left a hove, was selected representative average 11111 it of (he miur ut his views on things during And now at the lowest pi UUU IN AM KMC A" FLOOR Fine Furniture LA GRANDE EVENING? OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. "AVERAGE MAN" IS MEETING THE DEPRESSION prosperity, but on a different level. He doesn't think Hoover can be re-elected this year, because he sees the people in the mood for a change at Washington. He thinks the Democratic nomi nee who will likely be our next president will be some "dark horse" who has not yet been mentioned, preferably a man of the Theodore Roosevelt type. Such are the present views of Roy STILL MAKING MONV DURING DPQSSIOU, BUT NOT AS MUCH Madison, Iown, clothing (luring boom days1 cs thu United HtuteH. Sketches store, reitlly ft how the les rosy period of today. r- Such silky ices in their SEES DEFEAT TS&SORwff 1 Fa? Hoovee p;P?5c L. Gray, proprietor of a Fort Madison clothing and furnishing store, -whd four years ago became nationally fa mous when he was chosen by a lead ing magazine as the United States' most typical "average man." Out of all the 120.000,000 persons who make up this nation from New York to San Francisco, he was selected as the nearest human approach to that mythical figure to whom politicians look for their votes, to whom bus iness looks for customers and for whom editors plan their newspapers, Seeking the answer to the question of what the average man in this country is thinking about today, I came to Fort Madison to Interview Mr, Gray. I found him behind the counter of his clothing store on the town's main business street, getting reaay ior me aay s trade. "How's business?" I asked the average man. "My business is good, considering mis so-cauea expression," Mr. Gray replied. "I have never figured this period exactly a depression as I see It, we are going through a period of reconstruction, getting back to unuing a level where we will stay. But I don't believe this bunk about prosperity being right around the corner; I think Improvement will be gradual. But it Is coming now, grad ually." ... "What do you think of Hoover's chances for re-election?" I asked. ' "Well," he replied, "I'm registered as a Republican, but I believe this election will see a change In party. I'm not criticizing Mr. Hoover, but when times are bad people Just nat urally will want a change. I think Mr. Hoover has done as much as. any man could do under similar condi tions, but conditions are against him.', . . . " . ,- . "Who's going to be the Democratic nominee?" .was the next question. "I think the Democratic cnomtneo will be some man who has not yet been mentioned;"- Mr. (Qray replied. "I don't thinto-it will be. Franklin D. Roosevel);, ''Alfalfa Bill? Murray or anybody, like .that, but some idark horse' who will- sweep the Chicago convention. He should be. a type of man like Theodore Roosevelt; that's what this country needs today, a real leader'. . , . uy.-::,- - "What do you think of the Jap anese aggression In Shanghai?" -"I -think the Japanese, are: going too far. They are -trying to sell thoir goods to China swith n ibayonet.; They are overdoing it. . . :They. will losa by it in the end.' ':,o. v.ji .v. "What about the proposal to can cel the war debts?" ,v,.. "In my personal view, these debts should be paid, but there aro other things thatnmay enter .into. it. - For instances -there 'ts" the. question as to whether they can :be oolleoted.t It Is beyond' my knowledge i:ot condi tions if or: me to.; attempt to answer Just how things would work out if an attempt was made to rforce col lection." r:v.-u: v.- t;-,.; "To what extent docs an average man read 'the newspapers?" . . "T first' read the headlines to find things am Interested In.. Then when I find a story I am interested ln, -I rend it nil the way. through.'1 here- plted.i' "Oil' the-. average,, though, I would say-' that of 20 stories I .read only three or four, . getting my in formation on- the rest from the head lines." :: : : : ;:V;.. '.. . i Mr. Gray, the "average man," seems averngo iin olL respects.. He1 lives in what Is about the average; town,-his clothing store is about-the . average clothing store to bo found in a town of this size, his mode of illvlng is about the average, his family Is of the average size. It consists of his wife and two children: Dick, 13,' and Sue, 8. : V ; ;; I, ... I I asked him what he planned to make of his son,' Dick, now in the eighth grade at an average school, u- "I'm not going to try to make anything of him, but let him . do that for himself. , He is greatly en thused over aviation and' wants to be a pilot." ' .. ; "Would you have any objection to your son becoming an airplane pilot?" : -V. :-,:v., ,;v "Not If he Is properly trained for thovjob. I think aviation offers a big future to boys. He's been up In a plane several times already and is wild about It, As for myself, I have never been- aloft." !. :i :i "What about your little girl?" "Oh, she's Just an average- eight-year-old girl. Takes a lot of inter est in-curls. That's about all I can say." , Reverting to business, Mr. Gary said he has reduced his prices, Just the same as other clothing mer chants. On the average, the reduc tion in his suits during the pnst two years has been from about $33 to about '$26. Other merchandise in his store has been reduced propor tionately. Mr. Gray is not buying a new car this year. He is now driving a two-year-old Bulck. He says he figures that will do him for another year. He owns his home, so he doesn't have to worry about asking the land lord to reduce his rent. POLISH IIAVKN FOIt ,11-; SI' ITS LWOW, Poland (jP) Sanctuary for two dozen of the. Jesuit priests ex pelled from Spain was found near here in a colony maintained by the Slleslan branch of the order. HAPPY, TEX., CITIZENS HAPPY HAPPY, Tex. (AV-Thts Texas town Is living up to Its name so far as the taxpayers are concerned . The auditor's recent report showed a profit of 8U.000 for 1931. THEY SANG WITH O. HENRY BELTON, Tex. JD Two members of the famous O. Henry quartet, or ganised by the short story writer, are still alive and active. They are B. H. Ed m oris ton of Morgantown, W. Va.. and C. E. Hillyer of Belton. Montana School of Mines gave a six-week prospectors course this winter, that attracted men from many walks of life. Including a blacksmith, an embalmer and a 1 clairvoyant. Menus Of The Day By Mrs. Alexander George CHESS TARTS FOB LIXCHKOX Breakfast Orange Juice Cooked Wheat Cereal and Cream Buttered Toast Coffee Milk Luncheon Celery Soup ' '' Crackers Chess Tarts Tea Dinner Salmon Loaf Escalloped Potatoes Buttered Turnips Bread Butter Celery" Apple Pudding Creamy Sauce ) Coffee ... Chess Tarts i 54 cup butter 1 cup sugar . 2 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup chopped dates cup nuts Cream the butter until soft. Add the sugar and beat until creamy. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the rest of the Ingredients. Pour Into shallow muffin pans which have been lined with pastry. Bake 30 min utes In a moderate oven. Serve cold and top with 'whipped cream. These are very rich. Apple Pudding 3 cups sliced apples , 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 'S teaspoon cloves 1 cup- water 4 tablespoons butter Mix the Ingredients and pour Into a shallow baking dish. Cover with a crust. i. Crust 2 cups flour .: 1 tablespoon baking powder lA teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons fat 'A cup milk. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in fat with knife. Add milk slowly. Pat out soft dough and fit over top ol apple mixture. Make four holes in top to allow stenm to 6scape. Bake 36 minutes In moderate-oven. Serve warm. Iowa is the nation's leader in nnn. corn production MIHMPIipilllMlipilliiJiiin , 1 - , vAtmrl I i 1 1 11 1 "i I i S HOSTOXIAX SIIOKS t; i l I . Twb Store For Evenv Man . I I uLt-rmiKS AMATEl'K 1.U RXSB TO SON ! A -11BK1E OSLO, Norway Sonja Henle, world and Olympic skating champion has "find her amateur license restored. She was recently denied permission to skate as an offlclnl representative of Norway until certain matters in connection with her amateur status was clarified. This has been done, with the re sult of complete acqulttol of viola tion of amateur rules for Miss Henie. FAME FLITS: OSI.Y S10 IX -CHU.EAX MEMORIAL FL'XI) c..iWin r!hii (m Students of the National University of Chile know how. fleeting is lame. When the students Initiated the civil uprising that saw, an end to the Ibanez regime last July, the prov inces went wild with Joy and in the . n..A.n n nubile nubscrintion WWII Ul uuvft i was started for a monument in their honor. The treasurer of the funds says the idsa has been forgotten, and he has handed 10, all. that was given, to a hospital. IIOLLEKS 1IEFOKP. UK'S HIT DALLAS, Tex. m The Dallas Steers can't understond "Hank" Bonura, hard-hitting first baseman. Bonura recently wrote the club nrionnK that he nrobably wouldn't come to terms. His con-1 tract hadn't been maueu wneu ms letter arrived. I'ETHOI.I.E A HOCKEY FAX DULUTH. Minn. (IP) Billy Pe tniin Rimn Rvnress." who is campaigning for the world's light weight and welterweight boxing titles, Is one 01 me most uiui-ui. hncknv fans in DulUth. Minn. He never misses a gnme when he Is at home. HOT" IXII'OltMS FOR HEAt'MOXT BEAUMONT. Tex. (IP) After n vote of fans was taken, home uniforms for the Beaumont club of the Texas league were selected with red pants, white shirts, red caps and white stockings with a two-inch red stripe. An 81-year-old negro hos started his 25th term as town clerk at Ca diz, Ohio. 1 When You Step Out on EASTER Morning That's the occasion when you want your clothes to reflect the cnirlt of the day. You con make that a certainty by purchasing your next Suit here. We've crowded a lot of style and quality Into those suits and squeezed the price down to the scantiest margin of profit. ooi.i) noxn si its s;o - s;2..-n HAliT, sril.M'FNKIt MAHX $15 TO S.I1UHI I.KK, MAI.I.OHY mill STKTSOX HATS HOSTOXIAX SIIOKS Monday, March 21. 1939; SOX OF BIQ LEAGUE IIMP SHINES O.N TROPIN LINE t LOS ANGELES IP) Al Hlld.w.. is stirring up considerable comm.n, L this vear as third basemn ' ?.nV University of Southern OalUorni! ' baseball' team. - . ; lai Of course whatever Al does in .1 baseball way. Is bound to stir com. ment because he Is the son of George HildebranU, American league umpire As a sophomore, young Hiid.'' brand hit .330 with the Trojan nine last spring and is starting out as well this season. He throws right handed and bats left. His father was an outfielder first with the San Francisco Seals and later with Brooklyn before he started calling balls and strikes In a large way. He has IB years of umpirine behind him. GIRL CAGERS WIN 27 STRAIGHT ' -; t GROVE, Okla. (IP) Twenty-seven straight victories were scored by the Drove high school girls' basketball team in winning the championship of the Lucky Seven conference. They averaged 49 points to the game. .: SPECIALS Fat Back For Seasoning np ' 4 Pounds uoC 1 Shortening 4 Pounds . 25c Cube Steaks Each . IOC Grande Ronde Meat Co.