Wednesday, June 22, 1932
Patcc Two
Growth Oif
Natural Gas
Corporation
New Corporation Very Active
in Developing1 Natural (ins
Beautiful New La Grande Station of The Union Pacific Lines
How La Grande
Is Stimulating
. Tourist Travel
Statistics Show Increase
In Tourist Travel
LA GBANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE.'ORE.
On Jon. 31, 1031, the Natural Oas
Corporation of Oregon was officially
inuilo a member of La Grnnclo'B pub
lic utility family. Aftcif a prellmln
nry aurvoy of this district for a suit-
ublo location, construction worK
which .emulated, of orectlon, of ft
plant ior Uio preparation of the bu
tane Baa from a liquified stato to
vaporised form and laying of mains
and a complete distribution system
was started,. Many, months of labor
which brought to La Orande a con
siderably Increased payroll and a tro
mendouu Investment In plant and
equipment was necessary to make
possible thin new Industry.
Butane gas, as Is sorverf by the
company hero, Is first taken from the
stills where gasoline Is being made
and then shipped In specially con
structed steel tank cars In a liqui
fied stnto to the community In which
it U to bo consumed. These tank
cars' are of the high pressure type, of
Heavy steel construction and of ap
proximately 10,000 gallons capacity.
Upon arrival at their destination
they a'ro placed on a elding at the
plant jjos tank and then unloaded In
to ri butane storagb tank. Prom these
tinlis the gas le vaporized as redulred
ior consumption uy me nome users.
Blnco. completion ,of the plant in
January' 1031. there has boon a grad-
littl aiui .steady Increase of users of
gas for , pealing, ugnung ana vuuic
Ihg In tlie community.
In addition to the original Invest
ment In plant equipment and distri
bution systems, which brought thou
sands of dollars Into La Orande dur
ing the period when the majority of
buulness enterprises were retrenching,
additional extension and Improve
ment work has boon carried on from
time to' time. At tho prosont con
struction work la under way along
the eastern end of Adams avenuo to
servo the Plalnvlow Auto comp as well
aa a number of additional domestic
consurrlera Along this street iihd Bust
Jetrerkon street
Uiut Amillancw
Tricre have been, many, many Im
provementa mndo in gas appliances
dUHiif the post rew years, Ou cdulp
rhoht mhy now bo coiisldered hot only
tii it household necessity, but as an
aid td beautifying the home as well
' Tlib hiodern gaa range may.be so-
e'vired iri color combinations to suit
rillnait any decorative ocheirio, and In
addition to presenting a very attrac
tive appoarunce will bo. found most
efficient and economical to use,
. It will be found easy to keep clean,
practical In IU labor saving space
and fully exproHslvo of today's trend,
beauty In thd kitchen. '
Arid thori tho oven heat control al
io you to set the regulator at tho
correct tomporaturo doslred tor cook
lint anv dish, to leave It with a&sur
anco that tho appointed tlmo your
gas range win navo its worx uono ex
actly na If you had stayed to watch
It. And so It -loaves more time for
othr things you want to do.
;,THen the Insulated oven saves
vvmale of heat and lowers tho run
ning cost, and there are many other
advantages as well. .
-The hew gas fired water heater has
- also been, materially Improved, and It
j may be placed In either the kltchon
or basement. The connectlona are
- few and simple, and once Installed
you will find It reliable over many
years of service. Anywhere In the
house you may then have an abun
dant supply of hot water, Instantly I
' Oas Is also the most satisfactory
fuel ror heating either In the home
' or In store and office. It Is abso
lutely clean, there Is no supply to
be purchased In advance, and much
time and labor Is saved In this way.
: Then, too, gas Is excellent for aux-
- Illary heating and. radiant flrea or
- circulating heaters will prove of great
use In the home.
. Oas also provides excellent refrig
eration and a completely gaa equip
ped homo will prove most delightful
for all members of the family.
A full line of these gas appliances
hre 16 be found at the local furnl
' turo and hardware dealers as well as
nt the offices of the Natural Oas Cor
poration of Oregon.
Pioneer iMant
' Tills was the flrat of a group of
butane plants to be completed
throughout the Pacific coast states
by 'th Natural Oas Corporation and
Its associated companies, and ranks
among the largest of thoee now In
'service. Since the completion of the
Jocsl plant, they have expanded to
service the territories of The Dallee.
Klamath Falls. Dend. Coqmlle and
Collage Orove. with central adminis
trative offices located In Portland.
The main office and display room
tinder the personal direction of Mr.
' W. D. Hopkins are located at tlie cor
ner of Fir and Washington avenue,
live plant and dlotnbutum station Is
located at North Willow and East M
Are.
Procrastination Acquitted
Somebody with a leaning toward
Justice lias acquitted procrnstlna.
Mod. of the charge of being the tlilet
of lime and fuslened the crime on
lirlflge. Toledo nimle.
t
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This magnificent structure was completed in 1930 nt a cost of approximately $150,000 and now provides La Grande with the most modern and complete' station and office
facilities between Portland and Boise. Vines, shrubbery, and lawns along with other landscaping effects recently added now make the station one of the beauty spots of La Grande,
and the Chamber of Commerce has undertaken a project to improve the appearance of the business property along Jefferson avenue, and thus make a more favorable impression
upon people who ride through La Grande on the trains. ' q
BUY 259,000 CARS
INFIRSTQUARTER
Medium Priced Cars Ai"e
in Demand; Dealer Aid
tieing Stressedr ,
The Amerlcnn public, de.tpttb de
pressed bUHlnftRs conditions, spent 320
million dollars for new automobiles
fh the first qunrtpr of 1932.
&nsed on rt-glstnitlons now being
compiled, the country absorbed 259.
000 passenger enrs In the first three
months. This figure represented: In
tho low-prlre field, 136,000 (.vernge
delivered cost $825), 113,000 In the
middle (tlO.10 nventKc): find 10,000
from the high-priced range ($2250
avcrngc).
Vin Models l.lked
Snles were off generally from 1931.
Only n few scattered states- namely,
Arkannfts; Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
Innd, Wyoming have n chance, of
finishing the first three months
above last year's total. But the huge
Investment answers in no uncertain
terms the buyers' estimation of the
19U2 models. "
The $220,000,000 U more Impressive
when It Is considered that It was at
tained without the usual strong sup
port from tho so-called low priced
classification. Normally, half of the
dollar volume Is accounted for by tlie
cheapest cars. The middle-price cors
predominated in the market and
early returns Indicate that for March
they will surpnss the low-cost in
number Units also. This is one of
the few months in the history of the
industry that this situation has oc
curred. Of the three price groups, the mast
expensive made the best showing to
April 1 , compared with last year.
Some Bpeclal significance might be
attached to this fact, but It is not
clear Just how much liquidation of
1D31 models that phase of manufac
turing experienced. .
healers to he Strenulhcned !
The strengthlng of the dealers will
be the first move of the newly formed j
Bnlck-OldsfPdntlac Sales company.
It has been generally admitted that
with the present volume all automo
bile dealers In the market cannot
exist and that, therefore, the com
pany would Immediately endeavor to
better the financial position of Its
retnil outlets. Details of plans have
not yet been worked out, but it was
intimated that new factory financ
ing terms and new delivered prices
would help the dealers. j
Color Chart Show IVittle On
The automobile color charts Indl- ,
rate n continued battle the nest of
the year between blue and black for
leadership according to the director
of the duco color-advipory service.
It was felt the blue would hold the
edge on the field which It too "in
November, but March returns show
black In tlm lead.
The momifacturerer. by the new
color combinations Introduced at the
shows, made a tremendous effort to
shake the popularity o! black, in
Oeeembev, January and February it
looked as If he had succeeded. But
vow black has increased its position
at expense of the blues and ureens.
The only other feature on the ltst
is the ell m b of Wor t h B rown , re -
fleeting the vogue of this hade n
women's dress a few months ago.e
Oretionlan. Greek Geographer First
The great geography written lijr
Stralm, the Greek historian and
geographer. Is considered the mot
important work on pHtsrnphy which
has come dwn from early days. I
For
Wholesome
Well-Cooked
Food!
Hivnkfast
l.unch
Dinner
BURGESS BATTERY CO.
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irrnr
This modern shop, located on leffcrou avenue between blm nud
Kir si reels Is equipped for nil kinds "of battery nud electrical ser
vice u nit repn Ir work.
WALKER'S FUNERAL HOME
Tills photo Hliows Utilker's I'linenil llnnie on Hie corner of l'irtll
slreci nlHl Spring avenue.
Local Sandwich
Shop Is Unique
And Outstanding
One of the outstanding and unique
sandwich. fountain and dinner
shoppes to be found m ia Grande Is
The Nook, owned and operated by J.
C. Smith and Hay Meyersick.
The Nook, sometimes and of times,
known as the Bar-B-Q began opera
tions on a small scale on Aug. 20.
1030. The keynote of their business
was barbecued sandwiches and cof
fee. A month later an addition was,,,. nt,ri1r,lxti anll, 'nit wniin
built to acconunodnte more customers
and with business awarding more In-
.n,lH!'?rfAl:' "tl'!,T!
"V " " :
of food was added. The anting ,
capacity is now 22 in booths and 15 j
at the coxmter. with plate dinners '
and lunches ot popular prices, the
main features. (
The Nook Is attractive in Its own :
style arrangement and pattern of its!
J17f would you say if. you were
told that you could
Make Moving Day
A Pleasure?
That's exactly what you can do. Mere
ly call us and toll us when ami where
you want to move.
We Specialize in I-oiir Distance Moving
FRANK CIJBAVINGEIl
nr.AYAOi: wood tuanskkk
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If him t,
ii&ikm.
Jim
i Hill III I III II I m I II
. W ' I'M
V shaped counter. The V shaped ;6ince the original green houss 'con
, , . , . etructsd by the Nlederer . brothers,
counter used Is the only one In this L nrtrtlfl . " B ,,,. . . . .
I live additional ones have been added,
section cf the country. It affords full making a chain of six modern green-
view of the cooking and serving and
is of unusual comfort to the nser.ver half a block of gardens, one full'
One of the features of this modern ! Tnblf:. Te ?,u"?lng8 l?l
and up-to-date business is the use
of the Silex coffee, made In small
gloss containers which affords only -
Hvsh and delightful coffee at all
tl.!ies
The business partners of The Nook
nre J. C. Smith, son of Mrs. Dorothy
L. Smith of this cltv. ami Rav Mey-
endefc. alsti of this cltv. Mr.' Smith
and his wife lived In NSarshfleld be-
fere their move to Ia Grande. Mr.
Meyersicfc was bom and raised in La
Grande, during his youth, however,
1 iv iitu utHM ntm.n..i in it mill nuuu.
Wbs The personnel of The Nook Is
fn,.,. ... n s,h ncr. n -
lSml,!, "" Meyerslck. Mrs. Mildred
MeversicK, Mrs. seil Norris and Jay
nipy
Ancient Shackles
nilhoes wu$ Uo name j;iven to a
bur of Iron ivitli sliding shncklos.
o,ice usetf t" feller prisoners.
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LA GRANDE FLOWER
SHOPS RANK HIGH
Both Are Members of the
florists' Telegraph
Delivery Ass'n.
La Grande may well be proud of
her flower shops two In number
which easily rank among the finest
and most modern of any city its size.
Beth are members of the Florists'
Telegraph Delivery association, an In
ternational organization through
which local florists are able to make
dellverlaa in any part of the civilized
world. Total membership of the or
ganization, which has. during the lost
few years grown rapidly in prestige
and ulee, numbers G000, That La
Grande has firms belonging to the
service is a credit and source of pride
to the whole community,
Th. niH.r onmr,,, i th. -in,
tlie ciarks Florists, wmch since July. iB " 3 " e, -
1925. hao been owned by the late. """""' Senlce. Art In Flowers."
Robert Clark and operated by Mr.
Clark's sons, Ralph. Cloyd and Ran-1 One of the two successful .flower
wick and daughter, Miss Blanche -ihop3 In La Orande Is Rohan's, owned
Clark. Mr. Clark purchased the bu3l- j and operated by Mrs. P. E. Rohan and
neta from Mr. and Mis. A. B. Cherry. I son. Donald. They have been estab-
endlng for Mr. and Mrs. Cherry
I business career stretching over n per-
lod or 11 years. .
'.iO''YpllrS''Mir'"
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Tho buslneM was orlttnally Wm.
however, by Emil and Conrad Nieder-
er, both of this city today, who sold
their Interests to , Mr. Cherry two
years after opening the company.
I houses and occupying, together with
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)'' proQiicuve enci 01
i t"14C'"' U1 DVlcl,lc
.cegree In greenhouse work which he
! "elvetl at the completion of four
IVear'a work at the Oregon Agrlcxilture
IcolicRe. Mr. Clark is equipped both
ib' experience and extensive study to
cnre or his business. He is tvs
j8" oy nis orotners. uioya ana
'Henwick.
i The retail ohop, located at 111514
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: rtUUIIlS BVl'llUB IS VUCrUiea- UV Allot!
Blanche Clark, who la particularly
i - ni - . .n.. . k -
j ing attended Chicago art schools
Pure,
Convenient and
Economical . . .
That's the story of the
ice we deliver to your
door daily.
WK DO NOT
DKL1VER
RIVER ICE
Phone MAIN 528
For prompt delivery
JpfA IsJt A (,jx Jll-
K
where she studied Interior decorating J of tab)e decorations, wedding bou
and designing, both of which fit her lipids wlll yin the admiration of the
for tho artistic branch of that work public." 0 -
In which she is now engaged. Be-j The Rohan's have developed in
sides her educational training Miss
Clark has had experience a-j art in-tsive line In plants and flowers, as
ntructor In the La Grande schools well as flower baskets and they spe
ahd as a member of the Oregon nor-Jclalizc In products direct from tholr
mal school faculty. Miss Clark makes j greenhouse to the individual gardens,
a specialty of floral designing and They also cater to some wholesale
cntet-3 to table decorations, weddings. business.
corsages and funeral designs. The f Both Mrs. Rohan and her flon,
managers take a special pride in the
winuow aispiay wmcii wins muc iu-
vcrable comment from passers-by
The Bhop itself Is attractive, hav
ing waxed grey oak finishings. Mir
rors, bordering the walls on both
sldc-3 add much to the appearance
while a large refrigerator has a beau
tiful mirror at the top. Grey wicker
furnitur-3 is provided for the comfort
of the customers. Flowers are stored
In the refrigerator which keeps the
blooms at the same temperature at
which they are raised in the green
house. A line of attractive flower
nnd plant baskets and florist ribbons
is aiso a part. 01 me snop s equip-
ment. Only high quality plants and
ijflowcrs covering a complete line are
al'l'Jhed In business for 0 years and
Just now their down town shop Is
jloawtl In the New roiey nunuing. as
Ift verv recent date, they will move
jjnto tneir now location' in tne uo-.ivy
bulllln on D,Dot sl,.eet.
Mrs. Rohan, manager of the shop,
announces that many flue new fea
tures ore to be added in the new lo
cation. The Interior to be decorated
In modernistic colors and designs,
the refrigerator to be In black and
new reed furniture !s to be added for
the comfort cf tha customers. An
tn(j
lighting features are being installed.
flntv nn limieiml anri nllrortll'o
I feet to the iiuldc as well as the out-
igjjg nppenrance. The center en-
appearance,
closed display window at the entrance
will be developed into an Island ef-
f-:t,.in which specia! floral designs.
corsages, flower baskets and boxes as
well as many other effects in tha way
TpA
Faster And
Costs Less
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(?as Cooks Li I I 11
mtMmym A mm
their & year in business, an exten-
j Donald are enthusiastic about the
xuvure 01 IjU uruuue huu huh wn-
cern. They declare that their busi
ness from the beginning has been
more successful than they had hoped.
Aviation Ports
A glider port te distinguished
from an airport. In that an airport
is a level piece of land which has
the least possible number of ap
proach obstructions, and the glider
port should be entirely surrounded
by high hills, so Hint these motor-
less Dying machines mny be tnken
0ff f10m t10 tD 0f t,e tiills In any
wlml rllrp,.l,in n,l flmvn In Ihe
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Phonographic Guides
At the Miirkisches museum In
Berlin, phonographs linve replaced
guides In vn Hons galleries and
tnlklrig records nre run at Intervals
describing the contents of the ex
hibit. Collier's Miigiizine.
. ,-.-jt:P.roii table, Trade,,, ,,, ,,1, ,,
When Stnten IshinU wns bought
from the Indians the Dutch West
Indies company gave In exchange
"some kettles, axes, hoes, wampum,
drilling nwls, jew's-Imrps and divers
small wares.'
Educational Week
The oflive of education says that
Decemher' 1020, was tho first
educational week to he nationally
observed. 1 Doctor Claxton was the
founder of this movement.
. Briefly Told
A prudent person profits from
personal experience, n wise one
from the experiences of nlliers.
Modern
Range
you
r
A n,akcs uilkinK nud canning a pleasure to Im cn
vJxiO joyed in a coal, comloiiahle kitchen.
P AO B'ves speed and flexibility, coupled with clean
l'ness. ease of operation, and automatic control.
No community Is built up by ad
vertlsing alone a city must have
ecmething to sell - with thia view
point and believing that La Grande
and the contlglous territory has a
great deal to sell, tho La Grande
Chamber of Commerce has entered
Into an extensive tourist travel pro
gram. The organization has pub
liBhed two entirely new booklets ex
clusively for tourist appeal. The first
brochure is entitled "You'll Enjoy
La Grande," ..the contents of which
are "Where to Go and What to See."
A description of the Mt. Emily Scenic
route, Wallowa Lake, the State ex
perimental farm, the Eastern Oregon
Normal school, the Municipal parka,
the fishing, hunting golfing and
trapshootlng facilities are listed. The
"Hunting and Fishing" folder em
braces all hunting and fishing in
Northeastern Oregon. The pamphlet
tells the kind of fish and game
available and the most likely Bpots
to procure the sume.
A relief map of Union and Wal
lowa counties Is a permanent window
display at the Chamber of Commerce
office. This map was designed and
made by Hoxley H. Richardson, chair
man of the tourist travel committee.
The map is molded from gypsum
plnstyr and weighs; a pprcAi mutely
350 pounds. The principal lakes,
streams, mountains, roads and scenic
points of interest are shown In de
tail. Frcm statistics compiled by tho
lending tourist burenus. the tourist
dollur Is spent as follows: for food
22': clothing 13; amusement and
recrentlon ll'X; local transportation
23 ; housing 15; personal, pro
fessional and domestic service 4;
laundry and cleaning 2c, ; fuel and
light 2: Incidentals 8.
That the tourist program Is having
a decided effect In La Grande is
shown by the Increase In foreign car
registrations for 1931. During that
year, car registrations over the entire
state increased but one car over 1930,
while La Grande car registrations In
creased 75 over the same time. La
Grande registrations are approxi
mately 30 greater now than nt the
same time a year ago.
I.A filLWOH FILLING
COMPANY I'lOMXft STATION
The La Grande Filling company,
located at Jefferson and Hemlcck Is
the pioneer filling statlVm, ;of La
Grande. From a small, unattractive,
though Ideally located station on the
Cove highway has developed their
mcst modern up-to-date station with
equipment of thp latest type for
servicing all makes of cars. In ad
dition to distributing Shell Prod
uct!! and Quaker State oils; a com
plete, and well stocked, -line of Gates
'Video tires-ore carried, being exclu
sive agents in this district, Acces
sories for your car and a Une of
candles, cigars and cigarettes may al
so be obtained In this station indi
vidually owned and operated by that
pair of veteran service station op
erators. B. E. Kuhn and J. J. Zweifsl.
AI TOMOTIVK EL1XTHIC CO.
The Automotive Electric company,
located at 1425 Adams avenue Is own
ed and operated by Curtis Sine. In
addition to being the district agent
as well as exclusive local representa
tive for Wlllard Battery company, he
is equipped to do complete battery
repairing and recharging as well as
general automotive electric servicing.
He also handles a complete line of
battery and electrical equipment.
ilrfls Served at All Hours
Sperln! 11 A. M. lo 8 P. M. 2rc lo 35c
(Cnlfw unrt rxwrt Included)
Portland Cafe
213 Depot St.
GAITHER
& WALLER
Elm and Jefferson
NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
PHONE MAIN 9S7 OF ORFnnv 71. .YAl
211 Depot St.
rhon Otdtt- Mm isi
Resldrnre 3COW
101 nn STREET
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