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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1932)
PagreEfehf Ol GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Wednesday, June 22, 1932 P. 0. Receipts In 1931 Show Only cured mail bu also ben Installed. Tbe locreaae In volume of parcel pott during tbe rear 1930 nude it Dfcetsary that a special parcel post Slight UpPrPflP The tnitaUauon of theae nev type kJlIglit ttti?tfo( eouipmeni has nude It posilble i to handle the mad in a more effi- 'rtent and thorough duiumt. KCW Equipment Installed and ) Another department of tbe post Service Improved ConSld- jcttlec & shorn a steady and era y thiririff Latter Part f I. - :u'",fi established 20 years ago. H bat abown 01 riCal I ear Ju uiett increases during the pxaf two fears. , ; Mail collection boxes are placed in i convenient location throughout the Le, Grande has not been affected In ,m p!lf( m tbea h(nm as Urge a measure as other comma- j to coated regularly. Special pro bities of UUs country is Indicated , u mu& for collection of by sutlstlcs complied from tbe rec- j mAlJ Saturday Sunday and boU oids of tbe Cnited Slates post of-;d4yB ,t . boxe lice department located here. j Al tbe present tune La Grande is Tbe Ut calendar year ending De-; not farored with a direct air-null ceznber 31, 1S31. shoved total La &p. Air mail to tbe east Is car Grande postal receipts amounting to ' ned to Roue. Idaho, by fast mall M2.se. For the same period end- train, where It is transferred to gor ing December 31. 130. total re- ' ernment air mall planes, usus al celpu were 145.147, or a oompara- j fecung a considerable a Ting in tune tire loss for the year IMl of 44 ' to points east and south of Chicago, per cent. Total postal receipt for Liiewue. air mall to points in C li the entire country shoved a loss of I era la and other southern stales is 33 per cent orer the same penod. transferred at Portland to mall There should be considerable satis- plane. faction in tbe comparison of the j The Federal building not only loses of the entire country with tbe ', bouses the post or fx, but other postal receipts losses of La Grande. gcremment departments. On the Grande. ) second floor offices are provided for : Tbe present Federal building the navy recrutttg station, govern -which bouses the L Grande post it ment foret ranger, county agrtrul office was built In the year 1911. tural agent, as well as offices for In that year tbe postal receipts 'internal revenue and postal lnspec amounted to 118.632. tors. This comparison of figures indl- j cites the steady growth of the post I Pioneer Trucking Concern Continues Expansion Program office since lis removal to the new j building- , The postmaster. B- R- Huron, has been in his present capacity for the i put 10 years. With the growth of the post office. 17 employes are now reoulred to distribute tbe null, in addition to Claude Maciey. assist ant postmaster, there are seven clerks, six full-time carriers, and one half-time carrier within the city limits. Two rural earners distrib ute B- P. D. mail through Mount Glen and Lsdd Canyon road districts. During the past few years new territory has been added from ume to time. Increasing the limits about 35 per cent and taxing in many people of tbe city who previously bad no carrier serrice. . The post office department ' has continued it policy of replacing old and obsolete equipment with that of a more modern type. Just recent ly several new carrier cases were In stalled which are used In sorting the mall for each route and placing It In order so that It can be han dled without difficulty or waste of time by the earner while be Is on his route. There are places for both letters and papers, arranged accord ing to the street addresses, and i when the earner n through sorting be places the null In his bag in perfect order so that it Is easily handled on the route. Additional equipment for the handling of in- COBKECTIOS ,We wish to maxe a correc- Uon in a news article appear- 4- Ing on Page Six. of Section One of our Coot tdence Edition relative to amount of taxes paid to the state of Oregon 4- for tbe year 131 by the Con- soiidated Freight Lines on mill 4 per ton per mile basis as be- tng M.&asi35. This amount should be HJt?3.S0. La Grande Has New Transfer Company On October 1. 1&31. the La Grande Transfer Ac Storage company started In business prepared to give com plete and satisfactory service. They have specialized In the transfer and hauling of lire stock to the sur rounding markets and have been very successful. They operate two one and one-half ton trucks. In addition to transfer and hauling, tbsy also conduct a storage ware bouse, having ample space for stor ing large quantities of merchandise or household goods as well as crat ing and par king goods for shipment. Their warehouse is also the freight terminal for an auto freight line. Our Careful, Complete SERVICE Inspires Absolute Confidence In Line With Our Desire to Continually Improve that Service WE NOW ANNOUNCE Free Ambulance Service Anywhere Within A Radius of 300 Miles! SN0DGRASS & ZIMMERMAN MORTUARY AND AMBULANC E SERVICE Just 31 years ago. Frank Cleartn- ger saw the need for a transfer and ! baggage business In La Grande. So he started in with two teams and two dray and during that length of Ume. the business has progressed ; until at the" present time he has eight trucks, tbe largest or a 3- ton. His large trucks are specially equipped for long distance hauling. - white his smsiler trucks are used for light ftellrerte about the city. During the early part of Mr. 1 Oearmgers ? trucking career, his . headquarters were in the old Lilly ; Hardware store. About fire years ' age bowerer, be moved to 211 De- pot street, but since, business has warranted another move and be Is j now located as 20t D?pot street, where his headquarters are larger I and with storage space in the rear. I The CleaviEger Transfer 4c Bag-! gage company operated the first transfer truck In La Grande In 191-1. That was before the present large trucks were manufactured and the truck; used first was a Ford touring j car from which the body had been j lifted and a truck body built on. Two years later Mr. CVavltzer pur- chased his first truck, a three-quar- j ter ton truck. The following year a two-ton truck was purchased and since then the line has been added j to at various times. j llr. Cleavinger owns a large gar- j age on Third street, near his resi- ; drxe. where the trucks are stored when not In use. ( The CleariEger Baggage & Trans- - fer company also handles crating and packing of all kinds and they : make shipments to other cities, Tbe large moving truck, is seven feet six inches wide, six feet and two inches high and 15 feet and eight inches long, gin eg plenty of room for packing furniture In securely. In addition to transfer and bag- : gage, storage, crating and packing. ' the business hauls box and chain wood from the Mt- Emliy Lumber company mill. i The offices and warehouse are lo cated at 1506 Jefferson avenue and are owned and operated by G. E. Ocbeltree. s sssss j Beveled Top I Multi-Powered ; I Porcelain Interior I Heavy Insulation ! "Elasto" Finish i 8V2 Square Feet of Shelf Area Factory Guarantee A 332 Specializing in Permanent Having vies .1 Lines of Ihauty Work LICENSED FLKCTKOLYSkST (Rrmoral of Suptrnuoun Bu. Wasu. Central Mannello Shop MRS. J. C. NIEDEREIl, Prop. 1209 Fourth ' Main 610 Across from High School yet only COME IX AXD INSPECT REFRIGERATOR 5 Terms as Low as $5 Monthly H. & S. Electric Co. I'nnk U Rublwon, Prop. 1: ill 1 - mV,ffW Mir CONFIDENCE -turns Athletes into Champions! -turns Defeats into Victory! turns Depression into Prosperity! CONFIDENCE is the basis of all credit and credit is the life-blood of our economic struc ture. The confident patient is the one who soon est recovers his health and the confident community is the one which blazes the trail to piosperity and happiness. We believe that Union and Wallowa counties constitute the most favor ably situated region of all Eastern Oregon, and that their natural wealth and human resources amply justify the utmost confidence in their future progress. LA GRANDE BAKERY is a strictly home owned institution with an enviable reputa tion for progress in serving the needs of the people of Union and Wallowa counties. Here is a sample of our weekly food values at the Dutch Shop: SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Fresh Strawberry Pie ....20c Date Nut Cup Cakes, doz. 15,. Daffodil Cake 34,. Boston Cream Pie : ; 3qc Braidtd Tea Rings, 2 for.. 25c La Grande Bakery .4 STRICTLY HOME-OWNED INSTITUTION K. J. McWilliams, Prop.
