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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1932)
I7A GRANDE "BVENTKG OBSERVER, L'A' GKANDF. ORE. Pare Five HALF OP COUNTY FOR SALE; CASH RETURNS MEAGER (Continued from Pagt One) dismissed the objections. Cook county has fought through four attacks on Its Imposed taxes. Meanwhile, the resultant chaos has been far-reaching. Phbllc employes have gone unpaid for mpnths. Cook county and Its municipalities are heavily Indebted for money loaned by Chicago and New York banks on anticipation warrants. RELIEF WORK, CUT IN AUTO FEES REASON Continued from Page One) lff's fees 1600. decrease of MOO; clerks fees 96800, a decrease of 9600; Interest on dally deposit 91000, de crease of 9500; - county fair fund 91000, the same as 1032; andi penalty and Interest on taxes 95000, decrease of 93000. , -. . County expense for the year, 9109,094, an Increase of 94883 over 1933, are: Sheriff 9(1800. dcuctlon of 9S00 which eliminates full time help In the tax department; tax dopMtmdnt 91270, reduction of 9980; 90398 reduction of 9520; treasurer 91540 reduction of 960; assessor 94678, re duction of 91507; school superltV tendent 42705; reduction of 9290; county court and commissioners 94450, reduction of 9245; district at torney 9540, reduction of 960; county nurse 92070, ifductlon of 9240; water master, 91500, same as 1932; court houne 93830, reduction of 9820; county farm 91650, increase of 9200; county aid 934.000, Increase of 915.420; mothers pensions 97000, same as 1032; county board of health 9400, same as 1932: Jail 92050, re duction of 9550; advertising 92000, reduction of 91700; county agent 92000, reduction of 9100; fruit In spector 9350. none In 1932; sealer of weights and measure 9346, same as 1932; election and registration 976, reduction of 94425 slnco there Is no election In 1933; tax rebates 9100, reduction of 8160; Insane ex amination, 926, same as 1932: county surveyor 916, same as 91932; expert Ing records 9400, - reduction of 978; boys and girls aid society 960, re. ductlon of 980; Pacido Protective Boclety 9120, reduction of 9120; children's farm home 9120. reduc tion of 9120:-Juvenile department 9200, same as 1932: circuit court 96000, same as 1932; court reporter 91200, same as 1932; Justice of the peace 92000. increase of 9600; emer gency 92000, reduction of 91000, care of Insane at state hospitals 910,000, Increase of 92000: Indemnity on dltfciiaed onttto 9100, sume as 1932; patrol of forests 9400, same as 1932; prerjntory animal control work 9500, sumo as 1932; county Judges and commissioners association, none reduction of 925; coroners in quests, 9500, reduction of 9100. Total receipts In the county divi sion next years are expected to be 914,600, a decrease of 95300, which, subtracted from the total expenses of 1933 leave 995,894 to be raised by taxes, an Increase of 910,183 over 1932. In schools and school building maintenance next year 985.965 will have to be raised by taxation, show ing a decrease of 82282 under this year. Comprising the total amount to bo raised by taxation are: the county school fund which Is the total of 910 for 6300 children or 963,000; the tuition fund for high schools which is 932,425 this year; and tho library fund of 10 cents for each of the 6300 children, or 9530. Estimated receipts from 76 per cent of the forest rentals Is 92250 for 1033, while the expenditures in the road fluid will be 923,260, leaving 921,000 to be raised by tax lovy, a decrease of 91000 under this year . . Expenditures on market roads In 1933 will be only 942,000 whereas this year It was 968,000. Receipt for 1933 are estimated at 921,000, a de crease of 97000 from 1932 leaving the total amount to 'bo "raised In 1933, 921,000, a decrease of 99O0O,' One of the largest Items of expendi ture is the Interest on road bonds and road bond exemptions which to tal 9162,000 for 1933. In 1032 the : total was 9116,000. Anticipated 're ceipts from automobile licenses next year however Is only 9500, leaving 9151,500 to be ralsedi by taxation. In 1932, 930,000 was received from motor vehicle licenses which left 980,000 to be raised by tax levy.- The 1933 tax exceeds that of this year 965,600. , Tho budget hearing will be hold Deo. 10. DAIL Q3RDIEO" Former Resident James McLaughlin, of La Grande, and formerly of Echo, was a visitor In his former home recently and spent a day renewing old acquaintances. Leave Hospital Mrs. orvllle Baum and baby daugh ter left the Orande Rondo hospital today and. returned to their home. To Accompany Team A. L. Oralapp, prlnolpal of the La Grande High school, expects to leave tomorrow to accompany the football team to The Dalles where the Tigers have scheduled a game. Ill Miss Hope Inlow, who teaches In the Baker High school, Is 111 and is unable to carry on her duties for a short while, according to word re David Robins At Home David Robins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Robins, of Y avenue, left the Grande Ronde hospital today where he has been recovering from an ap pendectomy, and returned to his home. He Is a student at La Grande High school. ceived from there this morning. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. Nov. 1A fW WhMt BLUE MOUNTAIN CANTON PLANS closed: Dec. 51; March 495$, Ex change ft3.3a. BIG MEETING 3C Wednesday, November 16, 1932 Has Operation Billy Gelbel, son of Mrs. Bessie Gel bel, underwent an operation for ap pendicitis last evening at the Grande Ronde hospital. He Is doing satisfactorily. Leave Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stephenson left this morning for their new home In Spokane, where Mr. Stephenson will have his business headquarters. Have New Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Francis Red field are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter last night at Hot Lake sanatorium. The baby weighs seven . and three-quarter pounds. Ill Mrs. Fred Cross Is confined to her home by a severe attack of Influenza. The Blue Mountain ' canton, the military order of the Odd Fellows, and Auxiliary No. 14, are looking for ward to a large meeting Thursday evening at the hall when Brigadier General W. E. Wadsworth, of Harris- burg, and Lieutenant Colonel Charoes P. Poole, of Eugene, mpke their of ficial visit. The meeting will open .at 7:30 and will Include a chicken I dinner and a regular Inspection of tno canton. ? '' Whllo here, the visitors will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. L. C. More- head and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bragg. Tonight they plan to go to Baker to witness an Insrjection there. ' The committee in charee of to morrow evening is composed of Mrs. W. O. McClure, Mrs. L. O. Morehead and Mrs. Max Turn. Major Bragg is in charge of the meeting. Mr. Poole Is also the grand warden of the I. O. O. F. To Imhler Earl R. Cooley, of Salem, and W. T. Spanton, of Washington, D. C, ar rived in' La Grande thl3 morning and left for Imblcr to transact business. from v Portland J. N. Edlefsen, Portland banker, spent yesterday transacting business In La Grande. He left this morning for his home. Rotarians Enjoy Musical Numbers At Noon Lunch Mls:i Doty HI . , . Miss Mabel Dotv. librarian at the La Grande library, is unable to at-J tend to her duties for a few days. Sho is confined to her home because of illness. At Kclio Mrs. N. C. Pearson was a recent visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. McCormack, at Echo. Sho has returned to her home here. Visit Parents Weekend visitors at Echo from La Grando "were the Misses Ruth Thom son and Mary Middle ton, who vis ited with their parents there. From Union Mrs, Vern Wright, of Union, spent yesterday ,ln JLa Grande shopping and transacting business. To Take Management A. W. Osborn, of Portland, arrived In La Grande last night to assume the management of the- Shell OH company here. He will replace H.' L. Hull who expects to leave Friday for Pendleton to manage the company's Interests there. Mr. Osburn is ac companied by Mrs. Osburn and their daughter. Postpone Meeting Because of the Illness of several members the meeting of the G. I. A. has been postponed from tomorrow afternoon until a later date. The Rotarians enjoyed several musical numbers at their regular weekly meeting at the La Grande hotel this noon. Mrs. T. R. Maxwell sang two selections, accompanied by Mrs. Arnold Gralapp, and then La Faun Boylen presented two vocal selections, accompanied by Mrs. Max Oscar Warnock gave a brief voca tional talk on the history of fire In surance from its earliest -use. Presi dent Frank Wylde also gave a short talk, bringing up the matter of club policy regarding public declarations of club opinion on controversial mat ters. The members of the La Grande Rotary club are planning to take part in an lnter-city Rotary meeting on Thursday evening, December 1, which will be attended also by Ro tarians from Pendleton, Milton-Free-1 water, and Walla Walla. A local committee is preparing for a portion of the program, - Guests of the local club today were four members of the ; High school football squad Carl Amos, Charles Young, Fired Hertzog, and Marvin Bray as well as Frank Vinson and J, W. Leavitt. Harold Sterne, a visiting Rdtarlan from Seattle,- was. also pres ent,!. ... . Al ) ELKS TO HAVE OFFICIAL AS LODGE GUEST Ill Mrs. W. H. Hertzog and daughter, Gwen, have both been quite 111 of the flu at the Methodist parsonage on Spring street this week. Nurses to Meet The Graduate Nurses association of the city will meet tonight at the home of Sadie Vinson at the Hill apartments, at 8:30 o'clock. A few cents for laundry saves dollars In doctor bills Don't gamble with your health Call Main 77. Modern Laundry MAIN 77 F. M.-Pranclscovlch, deputy district grand exalted ruler, of Astoria, will bo a visitor at the meeting of the La Grande lodge of the B. P. O. Elks tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the temple. Mr. Pranclscovlch will rep resent the grand exalted ruler, Floyd Thompson, of Chicago, and will con vey greetings from him to the local group. Initiation also will be held. Since Important lodge matters will be con sidered at the meeting, all the mem bers are urged to attend and to meet the visitor. Let us put your Radio in shape for the coming events of national interest. All work fully guaranteed. MCDONALD ELECTRIC CO. Phone Mnln 753 1428 Adams Books Opened or Closed Financial Statements and tax returns compiled. FRANK L. BLACK 1701 5th St. Breier Guarantees to Undersell If within tno days you ran equal lour liquidation sale prices elsewhere return tlie merchandise and receive refund DEPT. STORES Observe Book Week At Normal School National book week was observed at the Eastern Oregon Normal school yesterday when the class In children's literature presented a program at a general assembly. The Newberry prize books formed the basis of the program which included a discus sion of each accompanied by a char acter from the work, dressed in an appropriate costume, who Illustrated the book In pantomime. Special music was furnished by Dick Lindsay, violinist, who played Raff's "Cavatlna" and "By the Waters of the Minnetonka" by Lieuronce. Characters taken from the books were Leo Andrew who represented "The Spirit of Waterlook Mountain," assisted by Richard Ferris of the Ack erman Training school. Mr. Andrew sang "The Kashmiri Love Song" and was dressed in a Hindu costume. Miss Dortha Smith represented "Shen of the Sea"; Miss Louise Lelghton, "The Cat that Went to Heaven"; Bcryle Mnrlatt. "Dr. Doolittle!'; Billy Wiese. "The Trumpeter of , Krakow", and Harold Boner. "Tales of Sllverland." Those who told the stories of the books were Miss Agnes Davis, Miss Elizabeth Ashbaugh, Wiley Hewitt and Gerald Beaudoln. Miss Al'ta Lawrence was in charge. . . INTH8WIST Black Cats The exact origin of the supersti tion of falling heir to bad luck If a black cnt crosses one's path Is lost In the Middle nges, when the be lief was prevalent that Satan fre quently assumed the form of a black tom-cat when he wns mlschlef-bent Some also thought that nt the end of seven years all black eats were turned Into evil spirits. MODERN COEI) OOF.S Ii0 MILES DAILY TO SCHOOL MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (IP) Grand parents who boast of having walked six or seven miles to school In the!.4 youth, 'have occasion to pause at the dally feat of a modern coed who Is out-doing the old-timers. Pauline Strong a freshman, dally ; drives a distance or 75 miles to Mt. Pleasant to attend college. In the evening she makes the return trip, and thinks nothing of It at all. Breier Squarely Meets The Issue: EVERY PRICE Drastically CUT Nothing Reserved COME! We had hoped to avoid this drastic action because our losses will be terrific. But severe conditions . DEMAND SEVERE REMEDIES! We Need Money .. Banks Can't Lend Wc Are Going to TJTTT' "VYYTT Are Going to T A T TTT?C? UU1 1UU Get Undreamed of V 1 L. J lO Get It From You During this Liquidation program we have closed 6 stores and more may go. We won't leave La Grande m O i unless we must! DOORS OPEN 9 A. M. THURS. Be Here But we are selling out all, or as much as possible, of our present stock immediately, at the same genuine rock bottom close out prices. Unrestricted choice of any ladies fall or winter Jiat All leather, soft sole and just in time for Christmas (Here Are A Few Typical Examples Of Our Prices . . .To Show You "WE MEAN BUSINESS" O- : O O DAISY CLOTH Soft heavy 27-in. Daisy Pink, blue? . . and white. Regular 12 !4c (be CHILDREN'S COATS Age 2 to 12 Complete close out of every coat. ' Regular to $4.95 $1.87 & $2.47 e : WINTER HATS ted choice of t all or winter hi 87c MEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS her, soft sole a ime for Christi 4J8c CHILD'S WASH FROCKS Regular to $1.49 out they go and every one fast color 37c to 57c STAMPED PILLOW CASES Quality Pepperel Tubing Embroider now for gifts DRESS TROUSERS Every pair drastically cut and our best all wool serges arc just $2.87 DRESS PANTS lose out of brol 'ool regular to S 87c Complete'close outof broken lines all wool regular to 2.19 WOOL BATTS Wool 2 lbs id is due to go 63c Pure Oregon Wool 2 lbs 72"x90" Wool is due to go up. . WORK SOX What a Variety! Cotton, wool mix or all wool 6c to 37c SILK DRESSES Our dresses were priced to 9.90 now every dress is included at $1.87 to $4.87 TURK TOWELS lake excellent gifts Colored borders Assorted .sizes. 3c to 17c Special Representative Says: "I come into this territory as a per sonal representative of Mr. Breier, to make prices that no local man would dare make . . . even though authorized. know things are tough here. The prices I've made will call out hidden money. No sane man can resist them. But don't wait. Signed, B. T. LORANG We Guarantee All Prices to be substantially lower than any in town. Buy with confidence, then shop around and if you have not made real worth while savings, bring it "back and get your money back I This refund privilege extends two days after purchase. What could be fairer! What could be more convincing that we really have to sell. Oh, yes! Vou are to lie the sole judge of value! If you don't want it, that's enough! SoJJoIBir,eai,(S(S)o La Grande, Oregon FOR 4 DAYS For A days, while the store has been closed, Mr. Lorang and a big crew have been working, arranging stock for quick selling, and sharply cutting the price of every single item. Original price tickets left on so you can see tho wonderful savings you make. Regardless of all clue, bo here with the crowd. .
