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Tuesday, June 13, 1933 Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER; LA GRANDE, ORE. una i Of Interest Over The Grande v -----............. News And Perso nals lionde Valley III IN WALLOWA Cft Fifty-One , oi& tta .'Varv ; mnlSKill'ed ii.the. I. Imnaha. Section i ENTEBUilliF. (Special).) cvotea are gaining on the Bnako river ranges and are moreidwtiuctlve toi, stock than ever,' la the opinion of Jay H. Dobbin, stockman. Two years agq cne coyote .were nearly cleaned out of the, Dobbin, ranges by. a O. Stonet man; government Hun to then lie had to go elsewhere and tle anUmU nuU ttplTioryrfasttjwheriloft alone. Dur. ins.tbe-past winter Mr. Stonmnan.hos been living at Imnaha and operating out of' that place. He killed M ooy otee , durlngi Mw.whloli ,ls; sold by tbo Poctlaaul odlce, ot tlw U. S, bio logical .survey, , to b a, record for one month In the county; . IS HOSTESS vWAUiQWV (Special) :-r-,Mral M; A; Forstod- chooses the month of' June to, entertolrfc the, Presbyterian Ladles AUl.soaletyyatuJ each year. -when the lUaca and.' peonies- are ltv bloom, a goodly -crowd. Kftthero, at her country home onl Diamond Prairie for tho-an- nuaij meetings tThls year the date- f,or. Junes 1i and 39. members and ftlends motored outWcdneBOay-aTOr-nootv. to, enjoy. Mrs. Poretad's hcepl- . tmr . ... ..... I--.. 1 ti .the rigulax-; business meeting was. conducted: and. Mr& u. , . wmiams led, the devottonAli exerclses., Wans were made for serving, a nanauet lor the- Christian!-Endeavor- convention Which meets: In . Wallow this week end, i: Following,-journmont, a so ctal; hou. was-spent' wi4 lovely re- freshmente.were served by tm,lKb ess.. (The. next- meeting! Willi bo held t theihome,of;Mra. Hugo,. Dougherty In two weeks. . : StUtiEWTS MARE GOOD RECORDS EOTERPRISB; (epeciai)-As, re sult of the second , eighth gnule ex amination, held June 8th, 3D more have, graduated from the grammar grales In Wallowa county and will pass Into the high school next fall. This brings the. total of eighth grade diplomas Issued' by. Minnie McElroy, county superintendent, up to 181 for 1033'. : , : ' The following deserve special men tion as honor students, having made unusually high average grades! Bvol yn Bowen, dlstrlot 77, everago 97 7-0; Francis J. Oox, district 6, average 07 !i-9 Lowls Barton, district 0, average 00 3-3; Jim McAllster,- district 77, averase 08 3-3: Maxlne Robertson, dlstrlot 77. average 07 3-0; Alta Thompson, district 12, avorago 00; Genevieve Hegsted, district 0, average 06; Louise Dawson, dlstrlot 0, average 08. . High average in district 31, En terprise, went to Buddy Hambelton with 08- 8-0- Bob Webb, district n. average OS 6-0; Harold White, district 6, average OS. TRAVELLING BACK FROM WASHINGTON ENTERPRISE (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyd are'on tholr way from Washington. . U. C, In their car lor Eugene where Mr. Boyd will take a summer course In law at the University of Oregon Law school. He Is private secretary to Senator Fred crick Stelwor of Orogon. Mrs. Boyd Is a daughter of Chan. Zurchor of Entorprisoi and the latter, will moot thorn at La Orando for a brief visit with his grandson who Is also one of the partyv . Later In tho summer they will come to Entorprlso for a brlof visit, i BILLIKIN CLUB IS ENTERTAINED WALLOWA-. (Special) Mrs, Charles Hauprlchs was hostcs to tho Bllllkln club Tuesday Inviting guests to form three tablos. Dessert was sor-vod-.at. 1:16 and the afternoon spont playing bridge. Lovoly bouquets of lilacs were used about tho rooms. Mjs.- , John Bratton held the high score for. members and Mrs. , 0. A. Hunter held high score among the guests. Mrs, Bruce Oox will bo the next.. hostess; entertaining In two weeks at her home. "GREAT MINDS" v IN THIS INSTANCE ENTBRPRI6H ; ( Special ) . Walter Strtckler andfamlly loft Enterprise Monday tor Milton. Colfax, Wnsh.. tndjfiit Mrlcs. Ida.,. Intending to atop with Olen Btrlcklcr and family In Milton for dinner. However they passed on the' road and Glen and wlfo arrived In Enterprise about noon with the same Intention. They brought with Uem ; Mrs- strlckler's parents, Mr.v and. Mnj Scholia Wild ing that brother Walt had gone to visit them, they borrowed) a key nud proceeded to mnko themselves at home in the- Strickjer .iiouso-- here. The 8trlcMer family will be away about a week. SCIKNTI8T- SAYS AUTO V .1 . is a cai sk of cimm CHICAQO Col Calvin Ooddord. head of Northwestern university's sci entific crime.dcteotlon laborntory, bo Uevos tho pistol receives much blame for mod cm '.crime for which tho motor car should at least sharo responsibil ity. "It is tbe rapid means of -oscapo afforded by the auto that makes pos sible much ot modern crime,'' he says, "A law forbidding any person convicted of a crime of violence from riding In any auto, under heavy pen altjv. would solve the problem over jUgnt." Ladies Night 1 Is OMerved, Dinner t At Wonderland 1 ENTERPRISE (Special) Tuesday evening was ladles night' wltlr tho Enterprise chamber of commerce and ab a-meettn; and dinner held, at the Wallowa Luke Wonderland- lodge, there were 110 present. Ben Weathers, cowboy songbird and'poostmaster'of Enterprise, sang -two numbers. Joe Jftench,- high school' songster" also, sang' and' Miss Alice Cheney -sang-a ueiightiui ulto solo, music- wo pro vided by the high school orchestra and dancing followed' the supper, principal business was the consideration- of the - Enterprise celebration July 3-4 and' committees were col ltd upon for roporta. iMrs. Bay, In charge of the" lodge, acted as hostess and a very delightful menu - was served-. This Is an-annual dinner held -by the chamber of commerce to cement tho friendliness of Enterprise' and' tho Wallowa Lake Wonderland, RODENTS STILL A BIG MENACE WAIiLOWA. ( Special ) Farmers from this community report they have been successful In getting, rid of. many ground. squirrels which were so numerous . earlier. In the season.. Several thousand pounds, of poisoned oats have been used here since early eprlng. During the past week farmers- In Leap'. and Parsnip, creek, dis tricts mixed more than a ton of bait and, several, hundred, pounds were, itUAcd.ttb LiiD.Gusuu lusux, u- few. liilios east. of. town during the, early, part of, thev, week. ; This., campaign of poisoning has- prevented any serious damago to crops so. far and many believe If steady poisoning la. kept up the next few weeks It will be posslblo; to prevent; the. nerlous. dam age which, occurred lust season. NAVAL, AVIATOR'. VISITS PARENTS o ENTERPRISE (Special) Lieut. Wm. Ault, son of Dr. and iMrs. O.'A.. Ault, of Enterprise ojid stationed ati'. SanDlego, as an officer In tho naval aviation, was hero from Wednesday; to Monday when ho left for Norfolk, Va. to Join, his wife) and child during an extended furlough from 1 active duty. Lieut. Ault 14 the only Wallowa oounty boy to-ever graduate-Irom- An uapo'Js and has, ohoson. the, na,val aviation as. his life work. Ho grnd uated fromi tKo. .Enterprlito. Hl(fh school with high honors and received the appointment to Annapoluv, com pleting his full term thoro and con-, tlnulng as an, officer In the luvvy later transferring to tho aviation de partment. RNTtiRl'IUSti PKRNONALS . Mr, and Mrs. W. D. Row lotto and family of Boise.., spont three days tho latter port of the week with hct bro thor( H. A. Gritton., Hi B. Pettey, and family returned from a vacation, trip to Portland, the latter port of last week. John Branson returned Sunday from, .Southern . Orogon, where he spent a week, at Roseburg, vlsltltig his son and his family. Mr. Branson says the weather at Rosoburg was execod Ingly cool and soveral times ho was forcec to use a top coat. . Crops aro much furthor advanced, thoro than In Wallowa county however. Tho Wallowa. County Marketing as sociation shipped n. double deck oar load of hogs,, a mixed double deck car ot hogs and si wop and a mixed oar of hogs and cattlo to Portland markets Saturday. . The price remain ed at $6.76 per 1) unci red for hogs. POET'S CORNER TIIH OU) TATTHKNl) COAT . Neath tho old tattered coat, bcato a heart warm and truo With hopes that wero once soaring high 'So bo kindly to him, as ho Journeys along . , . For tho end of tho road may be nigh. Then give him a amllo, It will light en tho load. It will smooth out the path ho will trod. Ho once was tho prldo of a fond mother s heart As sho pointed his pathway to Clod. Ho once was a lad with ambition and. hope As careless as birds on tho wing While ho tramped o'qr tho hills In thu Biin and the shade And gut bored tho flowers in the spring, . A happy, gay 1 audio, with never n caro. Uq. sorrow was lodged In his heart' lie romped and ho played from morn ing till night Till the Bun In tho west did de part. . i Wow lie's old and he's worn, with a' form frnll and bont And ho wanders all sad and for-lnml lorn , Ho home, nor no kin, he's sad and alono His cent Is all tattered and torn. Ltko the oak that Is battered by wind and by storm He's waiting the lost bugle call. He'll answer it proudly, bo it morn ing or noon Or when tin' shadows of evening will fall. J. H. B. Cleaninp; - Pressing . Dyoinpf i 'Alterations t Repairs Toilorcd Suits :" - - -. Hat Blocking Ideal Cleaners W. A. Lindsay, Prop. Foley Bldg. Phone: 208 W JACKETS FOR SUMMER WARDROBE Bit CLAUDETTE . .They're Jaunty-thcse hip-length Jackets thai play so Important a role In the summer wardrobe. They, are fashioned of Bilk and sheer material toe evening.- duty, while linen and light woolen bid for street service, and general wear. Fashion-decrees, thai one musf have Jackets galore., and cottons are the rage (or both day and evening wear. The ultra smart are. Intro iduolng short Jackets In linen; or gandie . and cotton materials to 'match their paenirjg frocks.., , 1 Tls .very convenient that this sea-son's- fashion, dictates co-operate so jwell with purses, so that one can possess an extensive wardrobe wlth joujt , too entonslvo. ppeketbook. .. , ' .Cottons ateo are a decided asaet to the home sewer(.as one lan't faced -with fraying edges, slippery ma terials, and other hazards Involved ln. use ol many-materials, . ,. ! . Either) Jacket; shown here,: requires 'one and-one-half yards, of woolen jmoteriai, or two yards of linen, silk (or-cotton... Patterns can be obtained ,lns standard sizes from 14 to 42, TO i obtain- a pattern- of either Jacket, with explicit Instructions for 'making, send 15' cents, coin-If pos sible, toClaudetto, 100 North Broad-t : way, Los Angeles, Cal., with your name and address carefully- written on a slip of paper or-at the end of your letter. .Don't fall to stato your LIBRARY AT COVE RECEIVES BOOKS hev. and Mrs. P.. F. Stur- ges Make Valuable Gift COVE (Special) The library was made the recipient of a gift Wednes day, the gift coming from the Rev. and Mrs. P. F. Sturgcs, who are leav ing the Diocese soon. The gift was three great boxes of books and when .opened, were found to contain about 80 books, nearly all late novels such as are found on the up to date li brary, shelves and one or two years of Harper's Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Readers Digest and Good Housekeep ings, It: means,; much, to our strug gling, little- library and the readers aro delighted. NORTH l'OWDKH l'KRHONALS Mrs. Earl Ollklsori.and son, El wood, of San Francisco, and Will Tally, of Rowvllle, attended tho funeral of their brother hero Saturday. Mrs. Qllklson will visit with friends here while her son wlU spend the summer with Mr. and. Mrs. A. Tt Tally and Mr. and. Mrs. J. E. Qllklson. MTi and Mrs. E. J. , Simonis and sons, ot Union, visited friends here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Tlmpy returnetl.to Union with them where they will visit. . t Tho Study club wlllr discontinue meetings during tho summer months to bo resumed In September. Tho book "Sheep" will bo studied then. John Simonis, who has been visit ing his daughter; Mrs, Mary Lunbcrg, In Redmond, returned hero Monday. Mrs. Will aid Cavendor, of Tekoa, Wash., Is tho guest of her daughter, Mrs. Wlndon Carncs. Mr. and Mrs. .Bruce O'Bryant, of Soutbcrn California, visited last week with his sister, Mrs. W. Lovorn, A son, Duouo Wailoigh, was born May 31' to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Wis dom. . , , , ;: i Mrs. L. B. Russol, of Portland, vis ited friends hero last week. Tho Rus sets aro former residents and mana- gojrs of tho drug store here, Miss Margaret Cuslck, a student miree at St. Ellsaboth's hospital Is visiung tlus week with Mrs. Harry Nice. SHANNON DAM - HY HOHDK OP MUSKKATS LIMERICK, Ireland (a) The safoty of tho great Shannon power station is threatened by musk ruts. Their existence, unknown until re cently, was revealed when three were shot near tho Shannon works. It Is stated that two of tho animals escaped from captivity In loao and that hundreds of thousands aro bc Uovcd to exist now In Ireland. Tho government has started a cam paign of cxtDimlnntlon and has pro hibited importation ot the rodents. SMALL -UKTIiCTIVKH FAVORKI) IN Al'STRAI.LV.S l'OLICK PLANS SYDNEY. Aistralla Big men aro not to have a monopoly of police and detective force oullstmouts In the future. Little men aiu to get their chance, been use it is considered six- footers are oricu too conspicuous In dctectlvo work. t A system of training police cadets nM won established. Youths of 10 iw vnin w "K rB whir nw:i;w.tt Klentlflcally trulncd until they .Bro 21, Then they become lieutenants. Fir the first time In several year, no golfers from Oklahoma or Loulsl auo were entered In the 1933 south western sectional qualifying round for the national open. bWifT PRlCtr Kxpt'it Hopaiiinn on All T.vppN nt riuinhliiR Hvliircs NATK ZWKIFEL IMiimblni! A HnillnK l3.l4JcItcroa Fbouo Mla ai , Has Ariniversary ENTERPRISE (Special) J: W Rodgors, head of Rodgers garage an nounced this week that his business had passed tho 25 year stngo and thus marked a milestone of progress. It. was not a garage when it started but that is what it grew- into as the county grew and it became the first garage In the county at that and has continued unrtor the same manager ment ever since. ; ; Mr. Rotlgers came to Oregon from Dakota In 1002 and stopped first In Portland. Then he went to Corvallls and later to tho Columbia river region above Portland. In the summer of 1005 a letter by J. A: French In the Portland Oregonlan attracted his at tention to Wallowa county and Mr. Rodgcrs concluded to visit that re gion. He came- by train to Elgin mounted his bicycle and rodo .over tho hills and up the river to Wallowa, The next day ho pedaled his way to Entorprlso arriving September 1 and on to .the end of. the road at Joseph The littlo'town looked good to him and he Invested his little capital, of $20 in a restaurant which he opor a ted until tho next spring whon he came - to Enterprise, In 1000 he opened a rostaurant in Enterprise which he sold f out in, 1908. Ho went Into the second, hand furniture busi ness for a time and then opened a bicycle and general repair shop in the old skating rink on the site of tho present garage. In the course of a few years automobiles made tholr appearance andi crowded out tho bi cycle repairing which developed - into the first garon " "ip county and is today tho slto of the two-story brick gamgo which Mr. Rogers still oper ates. WALLOWA PKItSONALS Mrs. Earl Rogers, of La Grande, waa a weekend visitor at the homo, of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Fields, of Wnllowa. , -. ' Miss Kathcryn. Oalbraith, teacher In tho Pendleton High school, Is ex leotod In Wallowa Saturdayto sjK?nd several days before returning to her home in Portland for the summer va cation. . , , : , . , Mrs. Edwin Marvin, worthy matron of Jasalco; clwiptor, O. E. S., left SuiV day for Portland to attend grand chaptor which convenes there. Domilo Jean Lovell arrived Tues-! day from Boise and will spend two; weens at the form home of Margaret ! and Ann We In hard in Lower- Valley. Tho Lovell family are former resi dents here. Mr. Lovell was for two years tho editor of the Wallowa Sun. Herbert Larm, of Wallowa, under went an operation for appendicitis last week at the Entorprlso hospital. Ho Is recovering satisfactorily, It Is reported. Held Cox mode a business trip to La Grondo Thursday. Ho was ac companied by his mother, Mrs. Bruce Oox, who spent the day with her1 sis ter, Mrs. Ed. Coolidgo. ' - ' r ---- , Kcd Cross Dmpr Store IN LOVKf ' WANT TO (IKT MAItlllKIl? r nelson ...:;: For Wedding Announcements (Opposite the Post Office) Don't Expect a Stenographer to do Neat Work on a Wom-Out, Broken-Down i iTYPEWRITER Trado In Yqur Old Mnchino on a New Noiseless Standard or Portable or Let Us Repair It at Reasonable Cost Tnckcy Typewriter Co. 109 Depot JPhouOOiiW, WALLOWA WOMEN STARTTO EAST Will Spend Summer . at Chicago: Fair an&Otheil Eastern Cities. ! WALLOWA (8peclal)MlsB Agatha Marvin, first grade 'teacher, arid her i sister, Miss Eula. Marvin, In company with' Mrs,- A. B. Amlnlno, of Bnter-1 prise, left Thursday for Chicago toj attend the World's Fair and visit relatives of Mrs., Amlnlno s In differ ent parts of Illinois. Miss Eula Mar vin will' return homo in about' three weeks while the others plan to re main in the cast most of the sum mer. - '- . ': ,' , JAPAN TO SEND SECOND COLONY INTO MANCHURIA By James A, Mills HARBIN, Manchuria UP) Encour aged by the success of 600 former soldiers who have settled at Chamasu, north of Harbin, the Japanese gov ernment will send another group of ' 600 ex-army men to colonize an area 100 miles northest of here on the San ' garl river. I Members of the second emigrant ' group are receiving special ! training lot tlitilr- naw vocations- as Xavmuro and - artisans before sailing from i Japan. in.-.i t . Radicals Are Barred Only Japanese men with few or no family ties, able to endure' hardships; free-from radical tendencies, and below 85 years of age, are eligible , as settlers in the new colonies. j -It is hoped these new communities will form -the nuclei of large future settlements-ot Japanese In Man churia. All the new. colonists will be armed so as to .cope with-Chinese brigands, with- which' Manchuria is infested. . Heretofore; the Japanese have been reluctant to leave the homeland, for. Manchuria. ' Besides the danger of bandits, there were the rigors of the climate, the lack ot comforts, the iso lation and the apparent Impossibil ity of competing with the cheap Chi nese coolie labor.. j , . . , Colonies Fight Bandits... ' But' with' the gradual suppression of banditry, and with direct material aid -from the home government,' Jap ancse settlers have shown greater readiness to try a new life. i Tho present Japanese colonists in the Chamasu region .have frequently boen attacked by;Ohtneso marauders and robbers, but In each case tho former Japanese - service men have driven off the raiders without them jselves suffering serious casualties. 'OLD HICKORY'S ACRES . USKD FOR RELIEF PLOTS i NASHVILLE, Tenn. typ) Fields that 'Andrew Jackson once trod about tho Hermitage here are being tilled this summer by unemployed, who- receive wages for their work raising garden produce that will be distributed to tho needy next-winter. ; , Ono hundred, and fifty acres not iii use by.j the confederate soldiers' homo located on part of the original Hermitage farm has boen obtained rent free by sponsors of the project. !that "Old Hickory'.' built for his wife to attend Is a ten-acre patch of on ions- in tne Dig iieiu cast oi ui. )' big house" potatoes aro planted. CHINA IUTY8 HOLLINO STOCK FROM 1IRITISII CONCKKNS LONDON (P)t-A substantial order for railroad supplies has been placed :here by tho Chinese government which is improving and extending the Hongchow-Kiangshan railway, j Tho equipment ordor Included six locomotives, 7000 tons of rails, 34 passenger cars and 60 freight cars, be sides a large amount of miscellaneous stores. , . AVOID THE DANGER OF CONSTIPATION Delicious Cereal Overcomes This Condition Safely and Pleasantly Tho first signs of constipntlon may bo hendnchos, tired feelings, sallow complexions, sleeplessness, loss of appctito. If neglected, con stipation may Bcriously impair health. Today, you can banish constipa tion by simply eating a delicious cereal. Laboratory tests show that Kellogg's All-Bran provides "bulk" to cxerciso tho intestines, and vita-1 mln B to further aid regular habits, ALL-BRAN IS HISO B gOOa SOUTCO 01 iron for tho blood. This "bulk" in All-Bran Is gentle in action similar to leafy vegetables. Within tho body, it forms a soft mass, and gently clears out the in testinal wastes. Two tablespoonfuls dally will overcome most typos of common constipation. If not relieved this way, see your doctor. Enjoy. All-Bran, as a cereal, or use in cooking. Appetizing recipes on the red-and-grecn package, Sold by all .proeors. Made by Kellogg in Battlo Creek. Foymer Residents Drive Back For Visit From Minn. WALLOWA (Special) Mr. and Mrs.j Theodore Shell and daughter, Helen, arrived in Wallowa-Monday, driving through from Minnesota: The Shell family made their home here for a period 6f 20 years during-which time Mr. Shell was associated with- the Shell Mercantile Co Four years ago he moved to Arlington and after a few months there, his property was destroyed by fire and he moved to St. Anthony, Ida., where he wag In busi- ( ness for two years, Since that time Mr.-Shell states he has visited many towns and states In the middle west. While in' Wallowa the Shell family CIRCUS TICKETS Giveii To Boys and Girls $J7& 'Wet s L-ik . UH - u La Grande, Sat. June Every boy and girl under 16 years of. age can go. Simply 'get one friend to sub scribe for the Observer. for three months,, have the order- below signed, mail or bring the blank to the office of this newspaper and you will be given a ticket ad mitting you to the Big Show, the Side Show and the. Wild West Show. If you don't live in La Grande mail the order and as soon as it has been verified your ticket will be mailed you. , j All Orders Must be Verified. Verification Takes Two Days Tickets will; be Good at Any Town Where the Circus Hays HURR Y - SEND YOUR ORDERS IN AT - ONCE TICKETS NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED Have The Blank Below Signed And Bring or Mail To The Circulation Department of The Evening Observer 22 All Mail Subscriptions Must lie Paid in Advance Name Street Address Order Taken By ft ft' u a .1 &5 TI 3 H S ' IT'S EASY - aro euest at tho homo ot Mrs. Lil lian Spence.-1. Swine raisers r TAKE COURAGE . WALLOWA (Special) The num erous Inquiries for woaner pigs, In dicate thero Is a rather brisk de mand for hogs again. The extreme ly low prices of the past two years has caused many hog raisers to prac tically quft the business and it is believed that a tar smaller number of pigs jvero raised here this spring than for a number of years. A new highway for tho exclusive use of heavy motor trucic trafflo be tween Milan and Genoa, Italy, is nearlng completion. I Want To fin To The Circus Vnnr Subscription Will Take Me Subscription Order,' . ' Tliree Months' Oinloit J J I have not been subscriber to La Orande Evening Observer for the past 00 30 days, but hereby subscribe for a period' of three months, for which I airrcc to pay your collector the regular rate of 75e each month. S lr' aorc5s phone No NOTE: A new subscriber Is ono to whom the Observer has not been fur nlshed for 30 days past. A change of name ot the same address Is not a now subscription. A renewal Is not a new subscription. - - - - - Woman, Hurt In , , Runaway Better Reports State NORTH POWDER (Speelal) Mrs. ' Ivan Plerco,' who was Injured quite badly last week when, the horses she was driving ran away. Is reported: to De recovering iijjiutj. ... ..w bo ablo to walk for two weeks duo to the cutting of the ligaments In her knoo. ' " ' At spring football practice, Coach Dill ' Ingram of tho University- of ' California Indicated the huddle sys tem will be abandoned to glvo tho quarterback full command. An Xonla. Ohio, woman, 108 years bid. wns burled in her wedding gowh. Gigantic 5-Ring Circus 8 o - z " 9 Date- S S3 9 St s as 13 Phone No. - GET BUSY 17
