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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1932)
Page Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES, LA GRANDE, ORE. Wednesday, June 22, 1932 Great Increase . In Demand For Books "All paths lend to tho Public Li brary" 1b tho caption of an attrac tive poster which Is displayed at tho library on certain, occasions. But never has this slogan been so force fully Impressed on a busy staff as during tho year 1031 and the six months of 1033. With January, 1032, the library closed the busiest year In lta existence with a circulation of 321,102. It Is a unique experi ence foi public libraries to find that the popular demand for book service Increases In Inverse ratio to general business conditions. While the cir culation of 121,102 volumes Is grat ifying to the members of the staff It Is a greater source of satisfaction to know that the books which they help circulate have been helpful to so many people, For with many hours of enforced leisure thrust upon them more peoplo than ever before are turning to tho library Two facts confront the librarians of today: they have more work to do than over be fore; they have smaller resourscs with which to do the work. As one li brarian so aply puts It, "These times are as harsh' to u librarians as were Pharaoh's taskmasters to the old Israelites when they required them to make bricks without straw. To paraphrase rather freely an old maxim if Scottish origin, 'Man's eco nomic extremity Is the- library's op portunity'." ' ' ' i It Is Interesting to' note the kind of books which are mpst In demand. Gcod books of fiction are always In circulation and continually called for. Pearl Buck's "Good Earth" and "Mag nificent Obsession" by Lloyd Doug las, are probably two of the library's most popular fiction titles. Western and mystory stories seem to fill a need at the present time, Tho per centage of non-fiction has steadily grown and the Increases have come In the adult department rather than In children's books, lanq are using their Increased leisure to read on subjects cultural In nature on tra vel, biography, history, philosophy, religion, literature and art. Thought ful meh and women are thinking Of Industrial' and sociological issues. Thero Is theroforo a demand for books that Inform! as to Industrial, eco nemto and sociological questions and changing conditions at home and abroad. Olcnn Frank's "Thunder and Dawn"; "Now Roads to Prosperity" by Masuur and Norman Thomas' "America's Way Out" and others aro in constant use. Olfts of worth while books, particularly thoso in good condition are gratefully accepted. Two rodent gifts of books have beon a set ot Rltlpath's History of tho World and several volumes by Hamlin Gar land. The library has issuer an ap peal fcr girts of books In tho form bf book mirks given out at the desk entitled, "Books, Depression and tho Library" which reads as follows; "During the last two yehrB the don mand upon tne public library has greatly Increased. Mpro leisure and tho doslro to employ that leisure profitably have sent hundreds to tho library. At tho same time tho li brary's book budget, along with Its Incomo has been reduced. It Is Im possible to buy enough now books and new copies of desirable old ones to meet the demands, yot ovory ef fort must bo mhdo to give 'La Grande good book service now -when inex pensive recreation Is so needed. Wo are theroforo appoallng to peoplo whoso In tercst In tho culturti lllfo of our community is known. Can you. help tho library and tho com munity by donating books from your personal library.' Good fiction Is al ways In demand. Biography, history ahd travel are also greatly needed. Help tho library placo In circulation where they aro nccdod books which stand Idle on your shelved." IIo.vn' and (Kris' Library May.vlO'20, was an Important month OREGON'S OWN COMPANY Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance Co. uf MrMtmivlHc. Oregon ORGANIZED 1SSM A MESSAGE TO OUR POLICY HOLDERS Wo desire lo direct your attention to the following statistics, show , Inn the NET PIUK PREMIUMS RECEIVED IN OREGON during 1H:H i by THIS COMPANY and by tho TEN LEADING STOCK COMPANIES doing business In this state: Oregon Muliml Fire Instiinnoc Ctinipmiy $322,082.00 Hartford Fire Insurance Company 100,407.00 Aetna Plrc Insurance Company 1110,200.00 Travelers Plro lnnurnnre Company 132.000.00 1 Firemen's of New JnrHey 131.alO.00 Homo Insuranco Company of New York , 1 10.725.00 Olobo - Rutgers 110,008.00 'Firemen's Fund 111,8:10.00 Royal of Liverpool 02.820.00 ; California Fire Bl),4 10.00 ; Insuranco Company of N. A H2.240.00 ! Those figures apply to Oregon business only. The OREGON MU TUAL also operates In Calllornln. Washington. Idaho and Utah. I Tho above showing Is the result of years of economical managc j men(, conservative underwriting. Inlr adjustment of losses and tho . building of a structure MtiaurlMly strong so that It appeals to- the Intelligent Insurer. It has maintained thin leadership for several years and expects by conservative management to continue to merit j an Increasing srmre ot public esteem. Williamson & Berry, Agents L11 Grande, Oregon I he a J ramie Piilillr. Library oceiiplcH this fine brick hitlldlng on the lot which extends the full ti iikiii uf inr niin-H in i I'L'iiiiniviiiiiu uvitnuu im-hhumi l uiinn mill iifni Hint;iH, j nc opper rioor pr OVUM'S aiule space fur book shrive, rending rooms, and offices, and the lower floor Is dor cited to the children's library mid to Hlunifte space. A row of Imititlftii elm trees stands In tin; parkway In front of tho building. In tho library. After the Neighbor hood club moved Into its new quar ters In the La Grande hotel, the I children's books were moved down stairs into tho old club rooms which had been made Into one of the most attractive children's rooms 'in Ore gon. This was accomplished through tho assistance of various organiza tions and club women In La Grande who with their help, and donations wero a bio to help tho library stuff mako a long cherlBhed dream) come true. Tho boys' and girls' library under tho direction of Miss Gtrtrude Wagoner has dcricted tho reading ac tlvltlcs of i .arly every boy and girl In' La Orando. For the ubb of the children who are too for distant from: the main library, two branch libraries have been established In, Rlvorla and Greenwood schools. These aro open one afternoon each week. Tho cir culation fromj th two branches amounted to 14,3117 during 1031. ' Miss Wjigcner keeps closely in touch with tho boys and girls. At least once o year each school room Is vis ited and book talks are given and stories told. Story hour is hold every other Saturday morning during the winter months with a largo group of boys and girls In attendance. Quito ofton a teacher will bring hor cntlro class to the lobrary where they will spend a happy class period ' Just browsing and looming how to use tho library. Tho circulation from the children's room; 'and branches amounted to 44,77. At least the boys and girls of La Grande are exposed to good literature which Is a cer tain Indication ' that many -of thorn aro forming reading habits which will femjdn with them all through' life. Miss Wagoner received several lot tor recently from boys and girls m appreciation of their library. One fifth grader wrote: "Dear Children's Library: I do enjoy tho children's library very much. It Is a good com fort to me and others. I havo read many books from tho library and am now reading 'Tho Floating Island.' It Is surely IntcroHtlng to mo." A sec ond ndmlrer wHIcb, "I enjoy your library so much I'd llko to come every day. Tho book I llko best Is 'Jack tho Olant Klllor'." A third claims Kazan and Dingo as his favorite titles and adds. "The kind of books 1 llko to road aro tho ones that aro exciting and about wolves, dogs, birds or something about animals. I llko books about LA GRANDE PUBLIC LIBRARY ' ' ' ' ,' 'I i , . ' ' t - 1 ' .--':;:' ' ' " ' -in mv r fit i i,J i M-?M 1 ' , ( 4 ,i T fairies and explorers." MIhiJ Mabel Doty Is the librarian, and her assistants are Blanche Har binger, Gertrude Wegener and Ella Ncldercr. Tho library Is now open from 9 a. m. to 0 p. m. every day ex cept Sunday. During the winter months the library Is open from 2:30 to 6:30 p. mi, on Sundays. ' COTTON 8TATKH NUT MKIST TO UK lli:i,l AT ATLANTA ATLANTA (IF) The cotton states tennis tournament, for many years a iixiuro at Aiiiiiuuin, Aia., wilt do played ot Atlanta this summer. The date was originally set for Juno 37, but has been changed to a date in July. Jack Mooney, Atlnnta star, has won the singles championship of the tournament several times, as has Wllmer Mines, Columbia, S. C, ace. CftOONIXU FOOTBALL ST Art lUHNM JAZZ HAM) LEADER DURHAM, N. O. W) Nick Loney. Duke's crooning halfback, has organ ized an orchestra and named It the Duke Blue Devi Id . Lauey will lead the Jazz band and do tho crooning. Ho became known as it crooner of no mean ability last fall by dinging In the college dining room. As a mere matter of football rec ord, Loney's punts lost season aver aged over 40 yards and his runs came olaie to six yards a clip. OUT OUR WAY 1 -r .- . " MES-.lP MOO WAkJWPk VWOVM Jl'M UEAVlM1 1 MES-.lP OO wftMNft VOU MAV BE GCmM' ' l ; " WmOM -!lV4 UEAViKi' 1 U AWAY , BoT VOU , ' " GtrtTM YvR&D BEM' MMf LEAVINi' TVV BOSStO AM' CALLED ROME . 1 VvISH ' -time - so, xva a f 4T. fer us. Jmm ABSENCE. Lro.u..r-AT.orr. 'l-S S i3nrr wca stRvicr. inq , COACH HITCHES HIS WAGON TO , , - 3,w ,x It ncms tliera Olympic games Ttor Mara have been roped In and by their own coach. Taking his rue from Father Neptune. Fred Cady. conch of tho Olympic swimmers at Los Angeles, Cl., is seen being "taken for a ride" in the new Olympic pool by five ot ,hla famoua proteges (left to right). Mar Jorlo Lowe, Jennie Cramer, Jonephlue McKtm, fluster Crnbbe and Herb. Barthcls. Cady uses this method happily. It appearsto wntoh and OlrVct the leg and nm action of his charges. Bet they get a kick out of It! Oregon Forest Highway System Is, Agreed Upon A forest highway' system has been! agreed upon and 'approved for thej1 Hist time for the state of Oregon, ? according to notice recently received; from the secretory of agriculture by j T Regional Forester C. J. Buck, Port-.T inn., Oregon. The state highway commission of'j, Oregon, tho U. S. bureau of public I $ rcaud, and tho U. S. forest service', havo all approved the system, ac- g (Vding to Mr. But.::. ' Forest highways are defined as "roads of primary Importance to tho Htate, counties or communities with in or adjacent to the national for ests." They are financed Jointly, the federal government contributing ap proximately 60 per cent and tho other 50 per cent being provided by the state or counties. According to forest service data there are 40 highways Included in j pitching aces. They ore Charloy Orif the system. The total length is 1372 fin at Michigan Stats, who has won miles of which 880 milea are within ! 17 ' and lost three games in three Oregon's fourteen national forests, years: mm sell Mlchaclis, of Michigan Cost of the sytem to date has been Normal, who has worked In 30 games $16,600,000. and it Is estimated that j and lost but three starts In three an additional 610.406.000 will be re- years, and Victor Ncigenflnd. of Wcst qulred to complete it. These forest ! erh State Teachers, who has defeated highways lie for the moat part in 1 many big ten nines. ' ' I..1.- ; j ' ' r r r - the back country, affording better protection os well as opening up Ore gon's forest wonderland for use and enjoyment. They are located through out the state both in eastern and western Oregon. There ore fourteen national forests In this state and each has its quota of forest highways, It is said. The secretary's notice provides that the system may bo added to or re vised, following the procedure speci fied In depurtment regulations'. OLf 8pAM.HH TK.UL 'JM VINCI TO UK mfSHIU) Tliifi VE.VU BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss (n Pave ment 'of the Old Spanish Trait cast of the Mieaisslppi river will be com pleted this summer.. The unpoved part of the old road on this side of. tho river Is only 10 miles and J. S. Thames, head of tho Mississippi highway commission, said machinery for the work will be placed lii operation in June. " 4jf.? wiwifli lyviusiy BATpN ROUC1E, la. m pagt. Lawrence "BIH" Jones, head foot ball coach at Louisiana state uni versity, 'think It's a; long time be tween spring practice and tall play and consequently Is giving his boys plenty ot football facts to miill over during the vacation months. " Spring practice ' was completed weeks agobut' Jones has had h(s candidates out for rohcarsal 'of the principles lie hanimered' into' them enrllcr in - the year relative to the; single and double wing back forma tions he Intends to we in the fall. These rehearsals wil ' c'ohtlnuo until the end of the school session. MVBU.KN Hl l'I'l-IKS tools ' vsep iU oLVsti-ic (t STOCKHOLM! (PfcSwedlsh, prospects" at the Los Angeles Olympics are ' uncertain but many of the tools of sport used in the field events will come from Sweden. A Stockholm flrmj has re ceived ortlers from the Ameri can Olympic comfmlttce for a large shipment of Javelins, al so weights, hammers and dis ci. Similar equipment for the 1923 games at Amsterdam were sent from Stockholm. 1 v TIIHEB COLLEGE HTHLEHK ST A It ANN ARBOR, Mich., IP) The Michigan college baseball world is monopolized by three left - handed By J. R. Williams THE STARS INDIAN WARS OFNORTHWEST ARE RECALLED Army's Fights With Rogue River, Modoc, Piute and Bannock Tribes Are . Again Told. Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant) William Clark mapped tho overland route to the Pacific ccast In 1803-1806, thus opening up travel routes to this area for early settlers, for colonization, trade and settlement. Following tho Mexican war, In 1848-40, Unlterf States troops were sent to the west coast. In this year the mounted rifles of the Third Dragoons made a long overland march of 2500 miles frOm Fort Leavenworth to Oregon via Ogden, Utah. But for Forh Laramarie and Port Keajrny, there was not a house between Fort Leavenworth and the Columbia river. The soldiers plodded through track Icsn wastes, oftentimes without wood, water or grass, J mi la it Wars ltt'couiitcd A detachment of the Third dra goons In taking horses overland from the middle west to California met the Rogue River Indians in Oregon, June 18, 1851. whom they repulsed at a cost of the loss of an officer and several men. Some of the regi ments had traversed the entire coun try during the year. The dragoons, after having gone overland from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, had to reorganize for the third time In five years, on account of casualties ex perienced during the Mexican war and losses that took place In brushes with the Indians In escorting emi grants across the country, and In making tho new country safe for the Incoming settlers. Captain, later General U. 3. Grant, was stationed at Columbia barracks with the 4th Infantry. He was post and regimental quartermaster, and was later assigned to the command of company "E" with the 4th Infantry at Fort Humboldt. After committing various depreda tions the Rogue River Indians were subdued in 1853 by army detach ments, thus making this territory safe for the new settlers. The sec ond Infantry was spread from Goose lake, Oregon, to Yuma, Arizona, all engaged in keeping roads and mail routes open ond escorting immigrants hundreds of miles of barren co i a try. The for west continued to call por tions of the army Into play in quel ling Indian uprisings. The Fourth infantry In eastern Washington and Oregon hatt trouble In subduing mony tribes under the leadership of the Chieftain Kamlarkln 1855. Tho Third artillery had many en gagements that year with the Kla math. Puget Sound and Rogue River Indians, In their efforts to make the newly settled country safe for the early colonists. The Third artillery finally routed the Rogue River Indians. In Oregon, burned their village and decisively de feated them, so that they sued for peoce. This was In 1856. Other Posts Created The Pacific Slope Indians were signally defeated In three battles In 1858 near Spokane river by the Third artillery. The Sixth infantry made ' oii overland march from Forth Leav enworth, Kansas to the Pacific coast. The wide dispersion of the regiments during this decode Is evidenced by the posts which the Fourth Infantry had garrisoned and in the main built Fort Vancouver, Reading, HUmboldt, Dallas, Stcilacoom, Jones, Boise, Lane, Yamhill. Orford. Townsond, Hosklns, Wnlla Walla. Crook, Terwaw. Cascade, Simcco, Qaston and Chehalis, extend ing from British Columbia to Mexico. Army elements of 1st cavalry and 21st infantry under command of Colonel Frank Wheaton, fought Mo doc Indians In the vicinity of Lower Klamath lake In 1872-73. Captain Evnn 'Miles, with 75 pick ed men and as many Crow scouts, ond later reinforced by seven com panies of the 21st Infantry, two foot battrlcs of the 4th Infantry, and one troop of the First cavalry made a But Very Careful AUTO FREIGHT TERMINAL 1317 JEFFERSON AVE. Main White Line Freight Serving Elgin MlDnm Wnllown Lostlnc 1 Enterprise Joaeph Union N. Powder Hmnes Baker record march of 3D miles In ne day anc overtook the Bannocks and Pluto Indians near Umatilla Agency, Ore gon, In 1898. 'Surprising them July 13 in the; early morning, ne iw several hundred prisoners, Kiuea umiinripH mnnV and CftDtured horses, with a loss of several soldiers, among whom was Captain AT a. ixn nett fith infantry.4 TKIO OF COUGAR BOXEKS i;.TKU OLYMPIC FINALS PULLMAN. Wash, m Washing ton State college's three Pacific eoast ring champions will compete in the United States Olympic team tryoute at San Francisco, June 21-23. Clarence Taylor, lightweight; Ed Prlsk, welterweight, and Bob El- dred, middleweight, won the right to enter the Olympic final tryouts by their performances in the national intercollegiate boxing tournament at Pennsylvania State college recently. EDDIE FLYNN 8 AYR "NO" TO 'PRO FIGHT MANAGERS TAMPAN Fla. m Eddie Flynn's prowess In the ring aB an amateur boxer has brought him mpny offers to. turn pro. But the youthful Tam(pa fighter tells them all "there s nothing do ing." He prefers to continue his study at Loyola university at New Orleans and save his chance for an Olympic berth. OVERSEAS LOANS COSTLY, SAYS BRITISH LEGISLATOR WORINO, England (P) Overseas lending by Great Brttatn should be "sifted and its destination examined Sir A. M. Samuel, member of parlia ment, said, in a speech here. "In the,, pa.t 60 years British savings have been lost in overseas Investments to the extent of be tween $8,000,000,000 and $20,000, 000.000," he snld, ''which would pay nearly half tho national debt. OLYMPICS SPRINT KING TOf.O,t;iT AFTER GAMES SEATTLE W) Percy Wll Unms, Olympics sprints cham pion, Is going to quit the cin der path following the games this surrfcner" in Los Angeles. Williams, working out here under the tuteloge of the Uni versity of Washington coach, revealed that after the big International meet he will confine his athletic activities to swimming. I PARIS OFFERS NOVELTY OF SNAKESKIN TUNICS PARIS (jP Snakeskln tunics ore a ParlslOn novelty. The tunics are made of a heavy silk crepe printed with the pattern of a snakeskin. They are generally hipbone length, made along the tailored lines suitable for wear with a Wool suit. FEATHERS ADORN NEW EVENING COATS PARIS (jp) Feathers on the tolls of evening coats are the next nov elty. One smart evening frock of Ice blue cire jersey is worn with a little wrap of sapphire blue velvet which has coque feathers of the same tone appltqued at the waist and allowed to fall softly over the hips. ' SUMMER STYLES REVIVE PLEATS PARIS WPJ Pleats . are back In style. One widely known fashion house recently displayed a number of silk crepe warm weather ensem bles with skirts having clusters of knife pleatings In the skirts. Box pleats are also a feature of sports skirts. i ; Students Raise Game SONOMA, Cal. (II Pens of pheas ants arc belhg raised for liberation as game by' agricultural classes In some of the high schools of Sonoma county. Clocks Long in Uie Centuries before Shakespeare's time clocks wero In use. A clock Is snid to have been constructed by Pope Sylvester VII In A. D. ffiW. AS early ns 12S3 a clock was Installed in Westminster nhhey. 673 . Consolidated Freight Line,1. ..to Serving Salt Lake Burns Spokane Seattle Medford Yakima San Francisco Portland A Klamath- Tails Way Points Terminal Selves 2 Auto Freight L i pes In City The AutQ Freight Terminal, serv ing as a freight terminal and etorago warehouse for two of La Gr'ando'a popular freight lines, the Consolidat ed Freight Lines and the Whtto Freight Line, Is located at 1517 Jef ferson avenue. The Consolidated Freight Lines at tho present time operates its own equipment over 2,543 miles of tha highways In tho three northwestern states of Idaho, Oregon and Washing- , ton, the mileage having been Increased 09 miles, effective April 15, 1032, when the service waj extended from W?lscr, Idaho to McCall, Idaho. The company operates 233 pieces of automotive equipment which Includes road equipment, pickup equipment. etc. The number of drivers employed at the present time 13 90, the total number of employes for the entire system la 2G0. Last year the 4 wheel and 0 wheel trucks traveled a total of 4,224,541 miles of the highways in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Taxes paid for the year 1D31 were $4,989.35 which is based on a mill per ton per mile, using the gross weight tonnage: that la, the weight of the shipment together with the declared weight of the equipment. In addition to taxes mentioned abovo on gasoline, licenses. etc., amounting to $80,831.25 was alao paid, making a total of $125,888.88 taxes paid for tho year 1931. The White Freight Line, which has been operating here since 1924 Is un der the management of and owned by Mrs. L. L. Sheppard. In addition to maintaining tho Auto Freight Ter- mlnal depot here and terminal facili ties for other freight linej. the White Freight Line ma::es regular trips to Wallowa county and Baker, trucks leaving hero at 9:00 a. m. each morn ing, returning at 6:00 p. m. Four trucks are being operated at the pres ent time. Besides the regular trips up the branch and to Baker, the com pany also docs long distance hauling. Facilities are maintained for the repair, maintenance and servicing of their equipment. Cool Cement Sought BERKELEY, Col. (P) Concrete poured in the quantities necessary at Hoover dam at the summer tem perature of 130 degrees would boil. the university test office here has ascertained. Research for a concrete of low heat generation Is being con ducted. Candies Tobacco Canned Goods Light Lunches Fountain Service Dew Drop Inn 1126 Adams Ave. TO FIT YOUR PURSE Union Pacific offers four kinds of travel bargains plus the usual excellence of service; fine fast trains, historic andscen!c route. Ask for fares to any point east ROUND-TRIP Summer Excursion Fares. Daily to Oct. 1 5. (Eait ol Chicago StpL 30.) 1 Kctum UcL 31. ROUND-TRIP 30-day Fare, lo 2 points eait of Chicago. Daily to Oct. 15. Return 30 days, not exceeding Oct. 31. 3 ONE-WAY Intermediate Fares. Daily to Dec. 31. 4 ONE-WAY Coach Fares. Good in Coaches or Chair Cars only. - Daily to Dec. 31. Fot sleeping car privileges, stopovers, . tide trips and National Patlt booklets, call on or address J. H. KEENEY, Agent, Ia Grnnde, Ore. ON PACIFIC ITHF. OVERLAND BOtlTB U ! il
