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-'Wednesday, SettkmliotfR, 1933 IX. GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE,' QMS.T :vr :.5T: Pare Thr SOCIETYNOTES Women Golfers To Play Return Match With Pendleton Women In La Grande on October 4 Women golfers at the La Grande country olub will play a return match with the Pendleton women In La Grande on Oct. 4. the tournament committee announces. The local club was defeated by Pendleton goiters earlier In the summer and a great deal of Interest Is being shown in the return match. The second round of the club championship also Is being played this week. Mrs. John Q. Ormand is playing Mrs. W. O. Perkins while Mrs. L. k. Klnzel is matched against Mrs. Charles Reynolds. Marian Nelson Complimented Mtss Marian Nelson, who is leaving Friday evening to enter nurses train ing at St. Joseph's hospital In Ta coma, was complimented at a party at which, her mother, Mrs. A. P. Nel son, entertained members and guests of the Goodwill club Tuesday after noon at her home. Miss Nelson grad uated last June from La Grande High school. Miss Nelson- also was honored by a handkerchief shower, the hanker chiefs being presented in a unique manner. The guest of honor was seated under a Japanese umbrella and the guests marched past and placed their handkerchiefs In the umbrella. Mrs. Susan Burnett and Mrs. Laura Braden were guesta. The afternoon was spent Informally in music and. sewing. The club will hold Its next regular meeting on Sept. 10, the place to be announced later. Pearl Coats Weds Ross S. Baker Ross S. Baker and Pearl Coots, of La Grande, were united In marriage at the Baptist parsonage at noon to day. The bridegroom Is an employe of the Mt. Emily Lumber Co. They are at presont making their, home at the La Grande hotel. The bridal couple were accompanied by Ray Al Btott of La Grande. Miss Helene Price Is Hostess Miss Helen Price entertained re cently at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Price, compli menting Miss Dorothy French, bride elect of Eugene Cntes. Sewing was enjoyed during the evening with the guests hemming andj embroidering tea towels. Miss French was presented with a gift from the guests. Those present were Gertrude Wagner, Doris French, Dorothy French, Mrs. D. C. French, Miss Annetta Johnson, Miss Dorothy Smutz, Mrs. O. W. Helvey. Mrs. Clem Wallace, Mrs. Lester Courtney, Mrs. Paul Mortimore. Mrs. Bill Snodgrnss, Mrs. George Anderson, Mrs. L. R. Purdy. The hostess served refreshments at the close of the evening. To Entertain Missionary Group Mrs. L. B. Moe will entertain the Missionary society of the First Pres byterian church at her home at 1704 Cedar street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Entertaining Club At Riverside Park Mrs. Nell Thacker and Mrs. J. L. Foster will entertain the Parkdale club at Riverside park this afternoon at 2 o'clock. No program has been arranged but the afternoon will be spent informally In conversation. SOCIAL CALENDAR Wednesday, Sept. 6 7:30 Rebekah lodge, at the I. O. O. P. hall. Thursday. Sept. 7 1:00 Baptist Women's Society, no-hostess luncheon. Riverside park. 2 :00 Presbyterian Home depart ment, with Mies Jennie Thomp son, 403 Spring. 2:00 O. I. A., Sacajnwca Inn. Finals In women's golf cham pionship, La Grande country club. Friday, Sept. 8 2 :30 Presbyterian Missionary society, with Mrs. L. B. Moe, 1704 Cedar. Saturday, Sept. 0 ' 2:00 Pall flower show, spon sored by the Neighborhood club. La Grande hotel. ... Monday. Sept. 11 8:00 Pythian Sisters, Odd Pel lows hall. Tuesday, Sept. I2 2:00 Second Ward Relief so ciety, at the Second Ward lJ. D. I 8. chapel. 7:30 Second Ward M. I. A., at the Second Ward L. D. S. chopel. 7:30 Women of the Moose, at the Odd Fellows hall. Hoover Household Sports Blue Eagle STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.. Sept. 6 W) The Herbert Hoover household. citizen consumers, Is signed up under the wide-spreading wings of President Roosevelt's Blue Eagle. The query whether the former president has signed an NRA con sumer's pledge was made to him today through his secretary. Paul Sexson. After consultation, Sexson reported the household was "signed up." COWBOYS WILL PLAY FOR THE DRILL DANCE The Blue Mt. Cowboys will furnish the music for the benefit dance spon sored by the drill team of the Eagles lodgo tonight at 0 o'clock at the hall. James Prof fit Is chairman of the event. The drill team will have charge of Saturday evening In the future. As ! an added feature, a prize dance con test, which will run for a period oW eight weekB, will be started. On Wednesdays there will be an old time prize waltz, two couple to be chosen, the first to compete at. the end of the eight-week contest, and the other to receive a cash prize. On Saturday a contest for the best modern dancer will be conducted, the rules to be the same as the Wednesday night com petition, with the exception that the dancers will dance both the waltz and the fox trot. Competent judges - will Judge the contest. . KEITH MADILL LEAVES FOR SAN DIEGO S.C. Keith Madlll, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Madlll, left Monday night for ban Diego, cal., where he will study during the coming winter at ban Dtcgo State college. WEIGHTY SALE WILL BE HELD The state highway department will open bids In Portland on Sept. 16 for a number of articles and metal at Coquille and La Grande. The list of items for sale here Is quite weighty 200 Ions of scrap steel, 80 tons of scrap cast Iron, quite a quantity of aluminum, bronze and copper gaskets, 130 old: radiator cores, 40 tons of old tires and 286 old car bntterles. HENRY C. DRAY PASSES AT HOME DURING MORNING Death come to a -pioneer of La Grande this morning, when Henry C. Dray passed away at his home at 608 Fourth street following a long ill ness. Ho had mode his home in La Grande for the last 50 years, and was hero previous to that time but -left to return again to take up residence. .Ho was born May 28, 1844 and was 89-yenrs, three months and nine days of ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The body Is at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mor tuary. Mr. Dray is survived by a daugh ter, Mrs. Mercedes Rosenbaum, of Portland; a son, Harley, of La Grande, besides other relatives and a host of friends. 32 DEAD IN TEXAS STORM; LOSSES HIGH (Continued from Page One) 1000 families left homeless or pen niless by a storm which raked Its east const and parts of the Interior Sunday and Monday, Inflicting more than 81,000.000 damage. Western Japan and Southern Korea counted at least 40 dead and 23 miss ing as the result of a typhoon. Enor mous loss of life and property wore reported In dispatches which said an earthquake in Szechwan province. Western China, caved in an area 170 miles square. Hog deaths from cholera dropped from 130 per 1000 hogs a few years ago to 28 per 1000 In 1932. A $1.00 Dinner for 4 YOU don't have to be an In terpreter to translate a dollar bill Into four delicious din ners. All you need is the dollar bill, and four people to eat the dinners and this latter need won't be hard to fill, for very delicious dinners can bo bought today with a dollar. Here is one which you will want to clip and try: Vegetable Soup 18tf Arctic Salmon Salad 27tf Cucumber Molded in Lime Gelatin 10? Hot Buttered Stringlcs$ floant 121 Bran Muffins 15? Fruit Ice 9t Lady Fingert 6G Demi-taut 3 MIm Mm Duke, Society Editor Telephone Main 600 rmn 9:s0 . ns, PUBLIC DEBT OF U. S. INCREASES DURING AUGUST WASHINGTON W The public debt of the United States increased $488, 626,202 during August. Treasury figures showed that on August 31 the total was $23,098,514, 010, compared with $22,609,66848 July 31. The peak figure for the national debt August 1019, when the war debt w" at ,ta hest-was .26.506,701.- 648. To offset the August Increase In I the gross debt the net balance In I' the general fund rose from. $833,032,- 959 to 1, 100.615,472,. a Jump of .365.582.513. Total ' receipts for August were 0187,788.487. This figure Included $14,483,595 In Income taxes and $9, 134,166 from the processing tax on farm products. Customs receipts were .32,690,281. The Income tax receipts compared with .15.416,230.31 In August 1932. Customs receipts for that month were .24.116.051. Total receipts for August, 1632, were .101,113,821. Total expenditures for last month were .309,716,804 compared with .352,001,108 for August last year. The August 1933 outgo Included .138,650,775 In emergency expendi tures In connection with the recov ery program. The deficit for August was .121,- 928,317 compared with .250,887,287 for August 1932. Investigating Train Wreck Fatal To 14 (lAfntlnuea um Page Ont the motionless New York bound pas- 'sengcr train last night. Two steel cars on the rear were hurled against the wooden coach. I These steel coach.es were derailed. ;None of the cars ahead of the death car left the tracks and the engine of the milk train remained on its drivers. Lawn Judging Begins Here On Thursday (Continued from Page One) down by the Judges. The divisions are: No. 1, from Old Town to M ave- nuc, everything west of the Normal school. No. 2, from M avenue to the rail road tracks and from Fourth street 'to the hill. No. 3, from the foot of the Normal ! school hill to O avenue and extend . lng to the city limits in Connordale. j No. 4, from O avenue to the rall ! road tracks and from Fourth street , to the city limits. ' No. 5. from th railroad track to the river and from Bowman-Hicks logging tracks to Third street. No. 6, from the railroad tracks to the river north and from Fir street to the- city limits east. To Use Flags Various colored flags will be used to designate the prize winning lawns. Sticks for the flags have been do nated by the Van Petten Lumber Co, Although the winners may keep the flags If they wish, Mrs. A. L. Gralapp, chairman of the committee. says the Neighborhood club would like to have them returned. Flowers to be exhibited In the flower show should be at the La Grande hotel by 12 o'clock since the Judging will start at 12:30, Mrs. Gra lapp adds. The doors will open at 2 o clock and a program will be pre sented both In the afternoon and evening. Mrs. Floyd Sherwood is ar ranging the program. Mrs. J. T. Richardson is In charge of the tea table. PAYS VISIT TO WALLA WALLA Jack Fnriss, manager of Montgom ery Ward store, visited in Walla Walla during the weekend and was the guent of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Seidel. Arctic Salmon Salad: Remove skin and bones from one-half of a 1-pound can of salmon, and flake. Add the contents of an 8 ounce can of peas which have been drained, and one cup of cold cooked spaghetti which has been cu in small pieces. Add one tablespoon lemon Juice and ono tablespoon capers to one-fourth cup of mayonnaise and fold light ly Into the -fish. Chill in refrig erator trays for an hour (not long enough to freeze) and serve on crisp lettuce leaves. Hot Buttered Stringiest Bean$: Put the contents of a No. 2 can o strlngless beans In a sauce pan. Add ono tablespoon butter. Allow to Blinmor for ten minutes. 1 1 AlfleflSlli , Cut em UaA lineA .JAf yQf M. WWk"' 'Ut Kl m ' urtlhout a. uAivkla s 41 ' and ii. Afiadffuj' woof fdsES? J due. 1o "Hie. enwt- rijija.iaJ MhT. I 9 I P UIU1 A PS you're athletic. In any. event, this now slip, In cropo, nainsook, batiste, or satin, is cut with a view to comfort as well us to style. Very easily made, it is designed hi 0 skua:'. 14, IC, 18, and 20 (with corresponding bust measurements of 33V4, 85, 36. and 38 and also in 40 and 42. Size 18 requires 3 VI yards of 35 incli material, with 4 yard of ribbon for tho shoulder straps. To finish with bias binding requires 1 yards 1H inches wido. Tho width of the slip at the lower edge Is 2V4 yards. To secure a pattern and simple sewing chart of this model, tear out this sketch and piail It to Julia Boyd together with 15 cents In coin. Do sure to enclose, on a separate sheet of paper,' your name, full address, your sl7.e, tho number of this pattern (No 101)7x1. and mention the name of Ibis nmvinnner. ' nJD'CAIL Leave For School The Misses Anne and Elsie Gltl- Ituber have gone to their schools In Wallowa county. Miss Anne and her sister, Theresa, attended the summer session at the University of Oiegon. On Fishing Trip Among the vacationists at Wallowa Lake during Labor day were Mr, and Mrs. Russell Clark and family. They enjoyed the fishing there. On Way Home Mrs. M. D. Dlllard and son, J. White DUlard of MJshawaka. Ind.. htiu Mt.iirapH tyi t.hftir 'homft after visiting In La Grande at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. a. Harvey ana Miss . Cleda , Harvey. The visitors flrat. rirnv. to Seattlrt and Miss Har vey and Miss Virginia Glass returned to La Grande with them. Cecil Posey Returns Cecil Posey, who teaches In the La Grande public schools, has returned from Eugene mhere he attended tne summer scssloff at the University of Oregon, Weekend Trip Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Plerson have returned from a weekend trip which took them to Huntington and Walla Walla. They spent Sunday evening at Huntington as the guests or Mr. Pierson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Plerson. A brother. Rev. W. W. Plerson, of Seattle, also was visiting at Huntington. They also drove over ten WaUula-Umatllla road to Walla Walla where they spent Sunday. Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. James Rosenbaum, former La Granders, drove over from Hood River and spent the weekend visiting relatives In La Grande. Visits In Scuttle Miss Mao Waldroff, stenographer In the office of the chamber of com merce, spent the Labor day holiday In Seattle visiting friends. Guests Here Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hart, of Baker, were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams, In La Grande. They returned to their home Monday evening. From C.C.O. Camp Willord Flchner, of Walla Walla, a former Whitman college student Waterspar QUICK DRYING ENAMELS Beautiful Shades Easy to Apply Pittsburgh Paint Store 111 Elm. St. J. A. Bugg, Mgr. NELSON "o mm Red Cross Drug Store Counts The fflce BED TOT who Is now with the C. C. C. camp Good Tobacco Real Good Tobacco 1 Note the smooth, silky texture. These are the center leaves,We don't use the harsh top leaves of Ae plant-or the coarse bot tom leaves. Only the few choice center leaves no stem- no stalk. And every Lucky is fully packed with these choice tobaccos. Round, firm free from loose ends. That's why Luckies always please. at Frog Heaven, spent Sunday in La Grande where he played baseball with the O.C.O. team and also visited Rus sell Nelson, They attended Whitman college at the same time. From Freewater George Ransom, or Freewater, was a recent business visitor In La Grande. Miss Rogers Velna Rogers, who teaches In the La Grande publlo schools, has return ed to La Grande to resume her duties after spending the summer In Port land. (let lllnlK Mr. and. Mrs. J. R. Clower and Jim Pullen, the latter of Wallowa, spent the weekend hunting and flBhlng on Smith Mountain, returning with the limit of birds. From Baker Mr. and Mrs. Homer Harlan drove over from Baker Sunday and spont the Labor day holiday In La Grftndo. They were registered at the Saca Jawca Inn. From Enterprise Among tile business visitors from the branch during the post weekend were Ed Thompson and O. L. Tart, both of Enterprise. Visit Mrs. S. II. Burleigh and children and her slstcr-in-law and brother. Mr. and Mrs.. Reed Smith, of Entcr prise were In La Grande and spent the weekend with Mr. Burleigh. Mrs. Burleigh plans to move to La Grande on Friday to Join Mr, Burleigh who established his law office here several months ago. In Portland Mrs. H. L. Hess Is spending two weeks visiting In Portland. Klnmnns Visit Friends Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Klnman, former resident of La Grande, visited friends here yesterday on their way to Wal lowa Lake for a short stay. They now reside at Hlnes, near Bend, Ore. To Los Angeles Mis. W. P. Sailer and daughter, Miss Vaughn, 1002 N Ave., left Sun day for Los Angeles, Cal., whore they will spend about three weeks visiting relatives. Cnlled Here Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Plsher, of Seattle, spent the weekend In La Grande where they were called by the Illness of Mrs. Fisher's brother. Howard Shepherd. He underwent a major operation at the Grande Ronde "it's touted" t'OK I1ETTEH TASTE-FOU TUUOAT I'ttOTECTION hospital Saturday morning. While here they visited her mother, Mrs. L. L. Shepherd, and) Mr. Planer's mother, Mrs. Martha Cole, Mrs, Shepherd and son, Malcolm, who were spending their vacation at the Fisher home In Seattle, were also called home. Returns Mrs. Delia s pence and daughter, Dorothy, returned this morning from Portland where they spent the Labor day weekend. At Wallowa Lake Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O. Williams and daughter. Miss Jane, have re turned from Wallowa Lake after a vtooatlonj trip. Mrs. Williams , and Jane spent the past week there' and Mr. Williams Joined! them for the weekend. He Is clerk of the school district here. Visits Const Myron Wheeler has returned from several weeks spent at points on the Oregon coast. Mr. Wheeler Is a Junior In La Grande High school. Miss Noah Returns- Miss Maxlne Noah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Noah, returned 'last night from Baker where she visited since Friday evening with Mrs. Clif ford Smelcer. Miss Noah will attend the La Orande High school this win ter where she will be a student In the freshman class. In Portland Mrs. Doyle Zimmerman Is a visitor in Portland for a few days. She Is tho guest of friends while there. Tonsils Removed v.: lMss Myrl Jean Howard, eight-year. old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Howard, had her tonsils removed at the offices of Dr. F, L. Ralston this morning. From Elgin Francis Wade, of Elgin, was a busi ness visitor In La Grande last night. Airmail Lighting Will Be Increased WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 IP) Secre tary Roper has ordered full time lighting of the three principal trans continental air routes, abandoning part time operation begun last March as an economy measure. In addition, the west coast route, from Seattlo to Los Angeles also will be put on a full 'time basis. Fifteen plow points were found In a pine stum(p on one Mississippi farm. NLY THE CENTER LEAVES ARE USED THHaMF' - immmm?m ' ALWAYS ihejinest tobaccos ALWAYS ihe finest workmanship Always luchics please I C.E. Meeting To Be On Friday At Riverside Park Christian Endeavorers of Union county are planning a meeting of . all the societies to be held at Riverside park in La Grande on Friday evening at 8 o'clock when reports will be heard from those who attended the conference at Turner recently. In addition to the regular report to be given, there will be a special number by each society represented at the meeting and this will be fol lowed by a social to be in oharge of Mrs. Margaret Elmer, of Allcel, social superintendent for Grande Bonds Union, assisted by Miss Mildred Stod dard, of La Grande. All Christian Endeavorers and their friends are cordially Invited to attend this meeting and any visitors will be most welcome. The program is In charge of Dr. J. L. Mcpherson who is arranging for transportation for those who have no way to get to the park. All who wish transportation will please call him, and those who have extra space in their car for one or more are also requested to call. Several Rotary Members Attend Baker Luncheon The attendance at Rotary club luncheon In the La Grande hotel was not up to usual today, but there was a good reason. Several of the mem bers accompanied the chamber of commerce caravan to Baker on a goodwill visit, and will earn their at tendance marks by partaking of the luncheon at the Baker hotel. . Woodrow Damerell and Harvey Car ter gave Interesting reports on the Boys' summer amp held at Wallowa " lake last month, during the meeting here, and Mrs. T. R. Maxwell sang, -accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Arnold L. Gralapp. FARM ACT DOUBLES STATE'S CROP VALUE NASHVILLE, Tenn, tm The fed eral farm act has more than doubled tho value of Tennessee's cotton, ,corn and wheat crops, says O. K. Van Cleave, commissioner of agriculture. Van Cleave estimates the value of the three crops for this year have been Increased from $33,330,000 to 73,040,000. Copyright, 191 S, Tht Amtricin Tddmoo ,npnj. ft 1
