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Newspaper Page TextPage Four '7-rmirn LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Wednesday, June 21, 1933 i y 5 S' I ; 51 ft! "'-Y i ! S 1 f S n t a I. i IN 'wt W 1 -t . . I- i li ?,- I Around , Following tblt column with each appearance Mltody or Gentle u of La OianUe will find much of Interest In what 1 new for , 4im and noma u chronicled by Bess Duke In her rounds of the' local stores. ' J Polonlus, of Shakespearian drama, once said, to lus son, "Brevity la Uie . aoul of wit." He didn't know the ' half of ltt Brevity la also (he sou: . of the new bathing suit and the J. O. ' Penney company la In the swim with slightly risque models of various ' atylee, all vary backless and quite ahort. One of the most dashing of the new suits features long shoulder straps which pass through a loop at the waistilns In the bock and tie around the waist. Many types of materials are utilized, one of the newest of which la the corduroy wool, and the decorations Include appltqued Insets, pipings and aelt trim. . High topped shoes lacedi or button ad to the calf once peeped out, quite unobtrusively, from beneath a pro fusion of skirts and the hoso were something one mentioned only In the privacy of one's own boudoir. Those days are . gone forever what with skirts 10 or 11 Inches from the floor and low cut pumps encasing the foot, there Is left several Inches of' ankle to be dad with stocking. Hosiery haa become an important) part of the wardrobe. Burnetts are showing hose In several tones for summer, a cool grey: natural beige; and anklets of silk or cotton for sportswear, : The will dressed women, ages from two to six years, will this summer be westing the sheerest of dotted awlss, the gayest of prints, trimmed with organdy or bound with narrow little strips of bios tape, according to the latest fashion notes from the Red Cross Works Efficiently In 1 Earthquake Area Paul De F. Mortlmore, of the Union county Red Cross, is In receipt of a report from A. L. Bchafer, Red Cross manager In the Pacific) area, who has directed the earthquake disaster re lief work In Southern California, to the effect that all but 413 of the . 4,670 cases registered for assistance have been considered and closed. The report shows 2,876 families given rehabilitation! or emergency as- slstance. Of this number 1,370 fam - lues received rehabilitation awards Involving building and repairs, hos pital, nursing and medical bills. In the 00-day period since the earthquake of March 10, 01.5 per cent of all cases have been closed. During that time 1,239 homes have been In spected and estimates mado cover ing rebuilding and repair to the ex tent of taas.ooi.o7. S Contributions to the disaster relief funds total 4458,774.27. Of tills amount, Red Cross chapters, Individ ual, and organizations gave 4358,774 37 and the. National Red Cross 9100,- , : 000; -'- "i r- vr' ! At the request of the ' joard of dl V reatore of Long Beaoh chapter, the Hd cross gave Immediate assistance to families, without resources, who sustained losses in the explosion that wrecked a refinery plant of the! Itloh- neia on- company in wortin ijong Beach on June 3, Some of tho fam- Hies who had suffered loss in the earthquake of March 10 had made - pairs to their homes only to sustain i additional damage as a, result of tho oil explosion. ; i Manager Schofer reports that Red t Orces relief workers iiave given theso i particular families prompt asslst- ' ance. He draws attention td the fact : that Red Cross beneficiaries havo dls- I bursed their awards very rapidly In I making repairs. Reconstruction of family residences, thorefora, Is far ahead of reconstruction of business ' buildings, churches and publlo bulld ' trigs. , ".; PORTLAND LIVESTOCK . ; PORTLAND, June 21 VP) Cattle: ' 160, calves 10; steady. Steers, com mon and medium, 43.25 3 40.00; heif ers, common and medium, 43.00 48.26; cows, common and medium, - 43.60044.80. Hogs: 335; 10c lower;, good, 140-300 lbs. 44.86 e45.15; 200-350 lbs. 44.76 C? . 46.18; over 350 lbs. 44.2Sgta4.85: sows, good, 43.75 o44.28; medium, 43.28 a 43.50; pigs, good, 43.60 3 $4.36. Sheep: 300: weak. Lambs, good and choice, 45.00 9 45.60; common and medium, 43.50 46.00. 1HJTTERFAT SAN FRANCISCO, June 31 VP) Butterfat 33-prem. grade 34J4c Baxter Jordan, who has solved tho Boston Braves first base problem, previously was turned loose both by the New York Giants and Washing ton Senators, baseman. For COLDS, COUGHS Sore, throat, muscular rhtu maticachc8&pnin.s,nply Mufr terole, the "counter-irritant" AT ALL DRUCCISTS Curtains and Drapes Retain their Lustre When J! at the ODORLESS CLEANKR3 1107 Washington . n Main 701 the Shops Now York store. No hue Is too gay and you should see those clever ar rangements of polka dots of all sizes, conventional little posies and trim little stripes that bos peck le the frocks fashioned with high waist lines and tie sashs. Bach of the out fits is a omplote ensemble with matching panties and a number of the dotted Swiss have matching fonts trimmed with crisp organdy, . The season Is upon us w'ten can bear up under the temperature by thinking of luscious Ices and sparkling drinks. At last we have a substitute for a hot hour of turning Ice cream freeze! the new 10- star General Electric refrigerator solves the problem. Bohnenkamp's Is really proud of what they have to offer In the new refrigerator wluca turns Ice cream freezing into automatlo process. The . beauty of the shining white exterior equals the accommodation of the oll-stoei cabr Inet, the new Interior lighting and the foot pedal which opens the door. The Ice box also has a stainless steel freezer and various containers of bright metal. . Big clusters of salmon pink, brick red or dark rod geraniums with their leaves of deep velvety green odd a touch of brilliance to porch boxes and yard beds. Cherry's florist shop Is specializing In geraniums at pres ent, with the time for setting out the full grown plants at hand. The plants have been grown In the Cherry greenhouses during the early spring. LA GRANDE YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOYING SUMMER SESSION (Continued from Page One) the total enrollment Is slightly lower than usual this year fort obvious rea sons, the program of work and play Is better than usual following tho club motto of always "making the best better." For nearly two weeks now the dele gates from Union county have been following a regular morning schedule of class work, going In sections from building -to building on the campus, getting the latest Instruction from tho regular college faculty members on a score of subjoots ranging from the fundamentals - of livestock and crop management for the boys and homemaklng for the girls, to such In teresting specialties as photography, radio, fire prevention, Journalism and music for all of them. - Onco a day special speakers appear before the general assemblage, . then there is an afternoon of sports and various kinds of rocroatlon, following by educational and entertaining mov ies or other programs In the evening, The group has a regularly organized system of selfgovommcnt with Stonowall Jackson of Canby hooding the boy's council and Alice . Welbes, of Gresham, the girls, - Stato officials of the club work, whloh is part of the Oregon exten sion service, aro being assisted In con ducting tho school by many county extension and volumor lenders. The session will end Saturday, Juno 24. MANY TOURISTS VISIT LA GRANDE (Continued rrom Page One) ! Salem 331, Klamath Falls 270, Eu gene 210, Huntington 203, Roseburg 160, La Qrando 180, Baker 128 and Pendleton 109. Figures for tho flvo-month period showed Grants Pass 3,405, Ashland 3, 970, Portland 2,340, Salem 1,838, Mcd-: ford 1,382, Eugono 700, Klamath Falls 088, Roseburg 510, La Grando 390, Huntington 348, Pendleton 310 and Baker 264. MOLEY SAILING TO CONFERENCE (Continued From Page One) Bayard Swopo, former newspaper executive I can bo usoful to the delegation In giving them background," ho said. 'Thero havo been many develop ments here slnco they sailed." "I am, as tho president stilted yes terdny, serving as a menus of contact between tho administration hero and the delegation." Fnrm wages In Alnbnma nvornncd 45 cents a dny, or 48 a month, with board on Jnnunry 1, 1033, snys F. W. Olst, federal and stato agricultural statistician. JESTER'S SHOE SHOP lllRh (Iradn Hhoe Itepalrlng At Kock Hottom Prices . . , Shoes Dyed 26c, 36o We pick out tho old stitches 1st Class or No Pay I 1212 Adams Next (o nirnle'a otmT price fcxport Hcpiuring On All Types of Plumbing Fixtures and Heating 8) stems NATE ZWEIFEL Plumbing A Heating 1314 Jefferson Phone Main 84 KODAK Red Cross Dniir Store THREE MORE ( oiaiiM jviii -.i REPEAL RANK (Continued from Page One) as big as that In Connecticut and New Hampshire. But with 611,000 votes In, and only 130 precincts miss ing, . her count was 368,691 for re peal and 342,013 against. That meant she had Instructed all of her 00 dele gates to tho state convention July 10 to vote for repeal. . , 1 New England Wet . From the start there 'had been no question about what New Hampshire and Connecticut would do. The far mer, with a light ballot and only one small town missing, voted 76,000 to 30,337 for repeal. In .like fashion, Connecticut gave a 0 to 1 majority to the twenty first amendment, .which repeals the 18th. Her final, unofficial total was 330,- 916 for repeal and 36,348 against. With these three out of the way, Alabama and Arkansas provided the next major battleground. The proa and the antls are concentrating on them, even though California and West Virginia do vote earlier, on June 27. Drvs fleuro that If thev can hold two states this year, the question will be put over until 1034, when their chances will be better. Wets would like to win both Alabama and Ar kansas, but agree that It will be Close. After ' these will come Tennessee, July 20; Oregon, July 21; Texas, Aug ust 28; Washington, August 20; Ver mont, September 6; Maine, Septem ber 11; Maryland , and Minnesota, September 12; Idaho and New Mexico, September 19; Arizona, October 3; North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, November 7. Ne braska and South Dakota will vote November 8, 1934. RAILS MAY NOT ASK FURTHER CUT (Continued um Page Ons( ' the part of the railroad managers was ' not expected the feeling was express ed that they will at least yield to the extent of waiving the 1314 per cent additional reduction which they notified tho union chiefs lost week would become effective November 1. - One of the questions discussed at today's conference between Eastman and the management committee of the carriers was whether the status quo 'shall be maintained for six months from November 1, when the present agreement under which the railroad employee aro working ex pires. . f A cut of ten per cent become effec tive 18 months ago. ' Unless some thing Is done wogts automatically re vert to tho old and higher scale. EAGLES LODGE MEET TOMORROW The Eagles lodge will meet In regu lar business session tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the EoRles hall. it was announced) . today. , A largo group of tho members will uttend the stato convention In Burns which opens this week, Including the mem bers of the mixed drill team. NDW IPlLAyDN ACCIDENTS TO ORDER! 11 w OUR GANG SPORTLIGHT LIBERTY NEWS Combs Whistles At 'Rotary Club Meeting Today Nephl Combs entertained the mem, bers of the Rotary club at their reir ular meeting In tho La Grande hotel tnis noon with a demonstration of whistling and Imitations of bird songs and calls. He was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Merlin Batley In several of his selections. . He also explained y means of drawings on a black board how sounds are formed and controlled by the throat. Miss Vivian Jordan, daughter of the new manager of the La Grande hotel, gave three readings which werjs great ly enjoyed by) the Rotarlans. Nephl Combs also made a brief an nouncement about the plans for the Rod Cross Swim Week at Cove. Mr. Combs Is the heed of the Red Cross life saving work In this district, Visitors today were LeRoy A. Gret- tum, operating manager of the East ern Oregon Light & Power company, and Claire Perkins, son of w. C. Perk- Ins, and S. T. Jordan, manager of the La Grande hotel, . HEAT WAVE GRIPS CONTINENT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH (Continued from Page On) lnga tumbling In the' north west yesterday were due to spread to the central states today. Wisconsin Suffers Wisconsin, with 10 deaths attri butable to the heat, led the fatality list. Indiana and Michigan had nine each and both Ohio and Nebraska reported three dead. Two drowned In, Kentucky! antt a like number in Minnesota. St. Louis, with a read In of 96, reported one drowning. Hot spots In the nation yesterday were: Lone Rock, Wis., 108; Berlin, Wis., 105, and Durham, N. C, where It was 103 degrees for a new record. PORTLAND SUGAR AND FLOUR . PORTLAND, June 21 VP) Sugar cane, granulated, 44.76; fruit berry, 44.60; beet sugar, 44.85 100 lbs. Domestic flour Selling price, mill delivery, 25 bbl lots: patent, 408,45.40; do 90s, 45.20; bakers' bluestem, 44.30 44.40; blended flour, 44.65 a 45.20; soft white pastry patent, 43.76 43.96; Montana hard wheat patent, 45.30 46.60; rye, 44.60s 44.70; wholo wheat, 43.25; graham, 43.70 bbl. MAKING EFFORTS TO BUILD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (Continued From Page One) counties In the Interests of public health-. While In La Grande she -Is" con ferring today with H. E, Dixon, presi dent of the Union county association; Mrs. L. Denhoim, chairman of nurs ing; A. W. Nelson, chairman of pub licity; Mrs. R. F. Murphy, secretary; Miss Nolle urlmmett, treasurer; Mrs. C. R. Eberhard, vice president; and Miss Marquardt, county public health nurse. ' Fake victims, hired wit nesses, phony doctors and Leo Tracy, ambulance-chaser and free booter of the law, Is off on another adventure. . Everything Is lovely un til he has to marry a girl detective to keep her mouth shut with Madge Evans Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth If it's Laughs and a Good Time You Want This is Your Meat! COMEDY 9 : ;MRKET NEWS OFTHE JDAY 1 CHICAGO WHEAT ' Open ( High Low' .Close 'u'y - 7KiJ4 ' . ,WJ4 .75 . . .7KK Kept - 78X JJ4 M JI0J4OH Dee. - - .80J4 - m ' .80)4 CHICAGO CORN ' July - 40 4 .48 M .47 .48 Kept. .no'li M ,6054 MM ' I'eo. - .63?4.64 M M M, ' PORTLAND WHEAT ' Open . High Low Close . July .88 , .59 M '. '.69 Kept. MY .83!4 .82)4 .83)4 ' Dec. 65)4 .88 , .85)4 .80 SLIGHT GAINS IN LEADING STOCKS NEW YORK, June. 21 VP) A buoy- ant rally In grains, due largely to ad verse crop reports, gave the . stock market a last hour lift today that enabled many of the previously list less leaders to move up 1 to 3 or more points. Dullness prevailed most of the session. . The close was steady to firm. Turnover approximated 3,- 500,000 shares. Today's closing prices on a group of 20 representative stocks were: Air Reduo. 86 Al. Chem. and Dye 116 Am. T. and T. . . 127)4' J. I. Case 86 Col. G. and E : 24 Continental Can 63 General Motors 37 Johns Manvllle 61 Llggey-0.Ford 28)4 Llgget and Myers B ......... 93 Montgomery Ward - 23)4 Nat. Distill. ' 76 J. C. Penney St. Oil Call St. oil N. J. Union Paclflo ... United Aircraft . CJnlted Corp. :. i. U. 8. Indus.. Alcohol ..... U. S. Steel IN LOWS GOING TO STANFORD President H. E. Inlow and Mrs. Inlow will- spend a few weeks of the summer at Stanford university. They will be accompanied by their children, Burke and Jean. President Inlow will take advanced courses In comparative education and attend the 10-day conference on counselling and guidance which will be held on the Stanford campus. He has been re-' quested to submit data regarding the counselling program at the Eastern Oregon Normal school. Mrs. Inlow, who Is an. accomplished vocalist and graduate of the conserv atory of Pacific university, plans to do advanced studfy in San Francisco; John M. Miller, Instructor In edu cation, will serve as acting director for the summer session while .Presi dent Inlow is on leave of absence. ' Berry Hallocks at Home Lumber. & Coal Co. Phone: Main 17 WANTED TO RENT 5 Good Logging Teams. Phone Bruce Morehead t Farmers 77 Mt. Emily Lumber Co. You Won't Worry About the Beat If you keep your food In a Majestic Electric REFRIGERATOR i. H & S ELECTRIC CO. "Everything Electrical" 107 Depot ... MAIN 137 Listen Hospital Bills are an ex pensive luxury, don't take a chance with im pure ice. Our Ice Is made from pure water, under sanitary condi tions. Our prices are reason able, our services are the best, wo have a man at the plant for the cash and carry trade. Gaither Ice & Fuel Co. Main 528 40 . ' 36 '. 38)4 114)4 82)4 . 19 : 62 ... 6 (.to HUMPHREYS RETURN FROM JOURNEY EAST (Continued rrom Page One) hlbitlon In Columbus for a short time before ' being taken to the WorldB fair at Chicago. They also saw the unusual .train, The Flying 8cot, on its way to Chicago.- Mr. Humphreys says that 20,000 people went' through the train In the 12 hours It was on exhibition In Colum bus. . . On the way home-they- came through Kentucky, visited a sister of Mr. Humphreys in 'Boonville, ' Ind., and two other sisters., in Missouri. They brought Mrs. Humphreys' sis ter, Mrs. L. O. Fleming, of Fulton, Mo., back to La Grande with them for a visit with , her mother, Mrs. W. 8. Snook, and other sisters who live here. ' . PORTLAND PRODUCE - PORTLAND, June 21 VP) Butter Prints, extras 24o; standards, 23 'tc. Butterfat Portland -delivery: 3 grade, 2122o lb.; farmers' dopr de livery, 2123c lb.; sweet cream, 6o higher. . f . Eggs Paclflo poultry, 'producers' selling price: overebse, 20c; extras 18c; mixed colors 17c; mediums 17c doeen. Buying price of wholesalers: fresh current receipts, 68 lbs. and up, 12c dozen. '. i , . ;- ,, Mohair Buying price: 1933 clip) 15o lb. Onions Selling price to retailers: Oregon 1.151.3& cental. ' New Onions California Bermudas, $1 60-lb. crate; new red. tl.3S cental. New potatoes . Local white and red, l2o lb.; California, white OTP. MULTNOMAH PORTLAND OQEGOh a PORTLAND'S LARGEST AND NATIONALLY FAMOUS HOSTELRY ... ... often Its guests cour . teslei, facilities and con venlencesthatbrlng then back again and again- We i.' guarantee that your stop at the Multnomah will be remembered as one of the very pleasant ex periences of your trip. - : rates : 11.50 S.OO ' S.50 3.00 - and up . toLMULTfOAAH POrVTLAMD- ORE-GOfl SPECIAL! Sunproof House Paint fi0 QA per gallon . yAivU Plasco House Paint CO OQ per gallon ' tpMmMV Best Grade Floor Paint ACa per quart . ... tfvl Close-Out IFloor Paint Ctln per quart Oil Pittsburgh Paint Store 111 Elm. St. J. A. Bugg, Mgr. Authorized SERVICE . on Studebaker Bulck and Pontlao Automobiles All Types . of Repairing By Expert Mechanics M. J. Go8s Automobiles Main 83 Don't Expect a Stenographer to do Neat Work on a Worn-Out, ' Broken-Down TYPEWRITER Trade In Tour Old Machine on a New Noiseless Standard or Portable or Let Us Repslr It at Reasonable Cost Tuckey Typewriter Co. 108 Depot Phone S93-W 2.00a .18 cental. Strawberries Oregon Dollars, 91.00; new Oregons l.a5i!!1.6U. Wool 1083 clip, nominal: Willam ette valley, 2326o lb.; Eastern Ore PID YOUBIBUEK frornii this low-priced line For the big majority of today's truck ownere, there's no longer any question of what truck to buy. They are making their selection from Chevrolet's line the lowest priced six-cylinder trucks on the market. And it isn't just low price that makes them choose Chevrolet. These trucks, available in three wheelbase lengths, and a big variety of body types to fit practically every haul ing need, cost less for gas, oil, upkeep and repairs than any other trucks you can buy. You can save with Chevrolet trucks, the most popular in the world. CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. SPEEDY JHALF-TON PICK-UP-Thia model is helping' many businesses improve service and cut hauling costs. The box is built of heavy steel. The cab is outfitted like a passenger car. Syncro-Mcsh gear-ehlXt.vCan't be duplicated anywhere at HANDSOME HALF-TON PANEL No other panel truck handles so easily or costs so little to A run. Has adjustable driver's seat, weather-stripped doors, insulated interior with dome light. Choice of many color combinations. The best value available at SMART SEDAN DELIVERY This large-capacity AB gt Mm truck Is cutting delivery and selling costs for some of A 28 1 the hippmt firma In nuemMs STn. completely lined interior, Syncro-Mcsh gear-shift, coach lamps. A remarkable buy at ECONOMICAL STAKE TRUCK A rugged model A that has broken records for low operating and upkeep A costs. Special features include solidly -built platform, steel sign panels, hinged center stake section. 131'. wheelbase. A buy of buys at. , All prices rVo. b. Flint. Michigan. Special equipment extra. Low de livered price and easy O. M. A. C. farms. A General Motors Value. SAVE WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS Larison-Frees 1414 Adams Ave. gon. 18 a 210 lb.; Southern Idaho, 18 B-200 lb. . ' . Cheese, milk, country meats, caa cara bark, hops, live poultry, potatoes and hay, unchanged. ' m in Y1U 530 T7:-U f.1. 655 Chevrolet Co.