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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. u Page Five Wednesday, December 13, 1933 ii Eight Successive Days Here With 'Spring' Weather Eight successive days In December with the mercury dropping no lower than 32 above! That Is La Grande's record to date, and the string may be extended, with the weather man promising unsottled weather with moderate temperatures for tonight anil tomorrow. Minimum temperatures during the lost eight days have ranged from 32 to 42 above, with lost night's mark 39. Maximums have ranged up to 60, with yesterday's high at 66 above. Fruit and shrub buds are swelling, grass Is taking a new lease on life, and the countryside looks more like early spring than the middle of De cember. Pall-sown wheat is doing very well and farmers are expecting bumper crops next summer, unless adverse weather occurs. So far, this winter has only one rival In the last decade, the winter of 1925-26, which was one of the mildest on local weather records. Network Of Air Lines in the Far East Next Step MANILA, P. I. W) A network of commercial air lines connecting the chief far eastern cities with each other and Europe took form as a dis tinct possibility of the near future with the flight here of a Pan Am erican Airways survey ' party from Shanghai. x Almost simultaneously It was learned that a representative of the Royal Dutch air lines was checking the feasibility of linking China and the Philippines with Europe toy means of the existing Dutch service between Java and Amsterdam. . New Line Next Year The American fliers came to Manila to determine the practicability of op erating a regular service of about 650 miles acroeu the China sea to Hong Kcng, there connecting with air lines in Ohlna. H. M. Blxby, leader of the party, said the opening of the Manila-Hong Kong line was "entirely possible" next year. With Blxby on the flight here was W.S. Grooch, former pilot on the South American route from Miami, Fla., any W. S. Enmer, radio operator. CIVIL WORKS DECISION IS MADE BY F. R. (Continued From Page One) spring, hut In Ills study of the lilid Kct lie hns not reached a decision on the extent of public works to be pro posed for next year. The president was Informed today by Harry L. Hopkins, civil works ad ministrator, that 4,000,000 men would, be- on the CWA payroll by Saturday. Funds are available to carry on this program only until February 15 and Mr. Roosevelt has decided to ask for an additional $350,000,000 to per mit a tapering off of this work be tween March 1 and May 1, when It will be endedJ. In continuing today his preparation of the budget for the next year Mr. Roosevelt did not reach the public works Item. It was said In all prob ability no decision would be reached on this point for a couple of weeks and possibly not until well along In the next session of congress when it can be determined more definitely how much money Is needed. The president has been going into these matters In the course of his conversations with Lewis Douglas, director of the budget, and Acting Secretary Morgenthau. It was stated emphatically today at the White House that there is no dis. pute or row between the president, the director of the budget and the treasury on the budget. Bank Deposit Insurance Plan Explained Here (Continued From Page One) the nation participating. It Is the temporary plan of de positors insurance which goes into effect January 3. This insures the deposits of all individuals carrying 2500 or under. Tho permanent plan of deposit lnsuranco, planned under the act passed at last congressional session to go into effect July 1, will probably undergo somo changes through legislation of the forthcom- lng session of congress before that time, It was stated. The plan operates like any other insurance, said Mr. Cramer. Insur ance on deposits up to 2500 will be given the same as life, fire or ac cident insurance of tho same amount. Only In this case the "premium" will be paid by the bank. It Improves on the guarantee system, in effect In some states, in that the insurance will bo granted only to banks proven a safo risk. Life Insurance would not be granted to an individual with a weak heart or fire insurance to a fire trap building It was explained as comparison. All national banks, and state member banks of the federal reserve system are forced under the act to participate In the plan. Other banks may make application and be granted privilege under the plan if proven solvent. There are some pri vate banks that have not made ap plication on grounds that their capi tal Is sufficient to cover all deposits and they do not care . to pay the I premium, it was explained. j xiuj Bjjeiuter wucnea Dneiiy on tne banking code, particularly as It ap plied to rules of fair practice among and between all bonks. Under the code It Is expected to do four prin cipal things, said the speaker: (1) regulate hours of service to the pub lie, (3) set uniform rate of Interest that may be paid on savings and time deposits, (3) set up a code of fair trade and service practices of equal Justice to alt patrons of the banks, and (4) establish uniform schedules of trust charges, Dave Steward, well known local pianist, entertained the Rotary mem bers during luncheon with several popular selections. "Stamping" Out Tuberculosis A ceremony 'opening Cho annum snle of Christians seals Is pictured here at Washington as Miss Alnnlia B. Kits, of Klrhmond, Va.. pre sents the n rut seals ot the l!i:(3 fugue lo Otto Waddled. Unnlsh Min ister to the United Stales. MUa liiia is daughter of tho late Jacob tills, Danish Immigrant, who. as a suciul reformer In New York In troduced lh Chrlstmas senif in America as a means ot raisin? fundi - lo cmiiii:it iiitii'iniiosts. COVE PERSONALS Mesdamee R, 8. and.' Stuart French and Miss Mary Davis were hostesses to the Ladles' Gail Id at the French home. In town, Friday afternoon. Af ter the business meeting, bridge was played at six tables with Mrs. J. R, Price winning the first prize and Mrs. A. H. Orton second. Guests were Mrs. Harold Chaffee, Mrs. A mo Corpe, Mrs. A. H. Orton, Miss Kelley, Mrs. Grant Conley. , ,v Mrs. Mclntyre, who has been here with her son. Jack for the last six months left Saturday to join her husband in their home In Pueblo, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. James MoGulr& (Lil lian Allen), of King Hill, Ida., spent Thanksgiving with the Paige family. Iva June spent the weekend before Thanksgiving with, her mother and came home with them, while Robert Paige returned to KJnfj: Hill with the McGuires. Mrs. Pomona Johnson returned to Cove Thursday after ton days spent In Troutdale. ' :;' Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kail, and daughter, Rachel, of Yakima, arrived Friday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antles. " '' Mrs. J. R. Price will have charge of the next program for the Woman's club, on Thursday afternoon. "The First Noel" Is ' Staged at Assembly . i (Continued rrum Page One) WISDOM PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIME H WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 13 (AV-Jack Wladom, 26 year old cowboy, pleaded guilty here Tuesday to a charge of ftr.it degree murder In connection with the slaying of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prltchard and was sentenced to lire Imprisonment at hard labor, Wisdom was brought here secretly from Hutchinson. Kan., where he had been held for safekeeping since his arrest Sunday In Oklahoma. , tffeft' lcw Ciwt Varna thuone, 4r : lurbcuntAced Sonteikutq TWO TRAPPERS ARE FINED IN JUSTICE COURT Two more trapping violations were taken into the Justice of peace court late yesterday by the state police, and convictions were obtained, Harold and Robert Crampton each received fines of 925 and costs on a charge of hunting fur bearing animals without a license. Unab!e to pay, they were remanded to the oustody of the sher iff to serve out their fines In the county Jail. Stato police, sold they were trapping beaver, '. , ,v; i f . si i L WEST COAST CO. I MANAGER HERE General Manager Hannibal, of the West Coast Telephone Co., with head quarters In Everett, Wash., Is in La Grando on company business today. ' Library Ghats PERRY PERSONALS , Mrs. Francis Blaisdell was hostess at a 4-H0:lub party Friday afternoon. An exhibition of cakes made by the members was held after which lunch eon was served. Kenneth Plerson Is satisfactorily recovering from a recent operation. Covll Hatch from Hood River la a visitor at the P. V. Carman home. Buster Vermillion of Pondosa was a weekend visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. Rob My rick. Mrs. Len Ferguson and children have been confined to their home til of the flu. While bringing home a load of hay from the valley, P. V. Carmen had the HI luck to overturn twice. No one was hurt and hardly any dam age done. Mr, and Mrs. Morris Winch and daughter, Joan, from Boise spent the weekend with their son, George Winch, of Perry. School district No. 65 has erected a new garage at the school house for the teacher's car, during the wet sea son. The Perry school had six weeks perfect attendance and will be given a quarter day holiday as a reward. Fred and Louie Mateon have re turned home after a two weeks' visit In Dixie flat. Legion Members Plan To Attend Raker Meet (Continued from Page One) Wallowa, Elgin, Imbler, La Grande, Union and Baker. The general program of the con ference calls for noon luncheon at Hotel Baker, business session at Knight of Pythias Temple commenc ing at 2:30 p. m. and the general mass meeting which will be open to the public at 8:30 p. m. Among the outstanding members of the state department of the Am erican Legion and auxiliary who will attend ore: Harold J. Warner, dept. commander; Root. Dlliard, service of ficer; Jerry Owen, editor of the Ore gon Legionnaire; Carl Mosher, dept. adjutant; Mrs. Dorothy Aiken, dept. president of the auxiliary and Mrs. Mabel Mclnturff, dept. secretary. In addition the following legion naires and business men of Portland will be in attendance: Robt. Mount, Better Business Bureau; Palmer Hoyt, representing the Orogonlan; Phil Jackson, of the Oregon Journal; Aaron Frank, of Meier and Frank; Dr. Paul I. Carter; Nelson Hibbs, It. commander, retired of the U. B. navy; Mayor Joe Carson, Gen. Greed Ham mond, Gen. Hugh McAlexander, Ralph Wurster, U. P. railroad, and Gen. Geo. A. White, of the Oregon nation al guard. - ; BEACON LIGHTS IRRITATE COWS, FISH, IN DENMARK COPENHAGEN tJPi Danish cows have gone on a strike, failing to yield milk In those districts where airway beacons have been established. Not only are farmers complaining but fishermen allege the sharp light of the beacons is driving the fish away from their usual grounds. The only fishermen who do not complain are those who, devoted to eel fishing, find their quarry at tracted instead of frightened by the lights. , First Noel.". a play, yesterday at the Normal school. The first scene opened . (Ry Mabel E. Doty, Librarian) In the Inn which was too crowded to . Four interesting new books which house Mary and Joseph, while the , have recently been added to the 11 second scene pictured the stable at ; brary shelves: Bethlehem with the children of the j "Rio Grande" by' Harvey Fergussou city, the shepherds and the three Tills book t is the romance of a re kings bearing gifts to the "new born gion, tout it is more than- that. Tak king." The stage sets and costuming tng the Rio Grande valley in New were colorful and appropriate to the Mexico as its central theatre, It por evenC" j trays In a series of dramatic episodes Miss Jennie Peterson, director of all the types of men and society that music, led the audience In Christmas have lived there, and In so doing it carols, assisted by pupils of the enriches geography with a thousand Training school and Miss Ruth Geibel years of history. The primitive world and Leo Andrew, of the Normal of pre-Columbian America, the re school. . . j ligtoua Imperialism of Spain, the Characters In the first scene were westward thrust of Yankee lndlvldu Elan, an Innkeeper, Arthur Watklns; ' allsm and the final triumph of tn ZUlah, hlB wife, Janice Moon; Joel, ' idustrial civilization are enrolled In his young son, Paul Hyde; Amoz, his swift review 'before our eyes. We meet father, Billy Wclse. Six children of Bethlehem who appeared in the sec ond scene were Reva Dale Fulp, Nancy Fitzgerald, Jerry Cook, Billy Batley. Beth Fross and Lawrence Ewans. Frederick Lewis, Thomas Kennedy and Jimmy Mills were the . three shepherds, while Charles Doherty was King Melchlor; Donald Shultz, King Balthazar, ana Teddy Custck, King Caspar. . . Marian Christensen and Jean Inlow read the Christmas story.' ' Othen children of .Bethlehem were: First grade: Neal Brady, Hazel Hur ley, Jeanne Isbcl, Mary Jasper, Darcla Lee Skiff, Claire Stoddard, Marion Trill. Second grade: Bobby Blake, Richard Hlattt, Christina Hurley, Mary Eliza beth Mack, Allan Mills, Arlene Patt, Hatt Swetlch. Third and fourth grades: Maxlne Helvey, Mary Catherine Landers, Phyl lis Rudd, Neva Samuelson. Fourth and fifth grades: Fay An drews, Verna Baker, Mary Fan Cross, Floyd Klngsley, Marcla Miller, Merl deo Moore, Charles Patten, Lois Wheoly. Sixth and seventh grades: Edna Jasper, Lorcn Long, Wlnton Puckctt, Floy Wetzel, Jennie Williams. - Seventh and eighth grades: Elinor Ashman, Wlilena Baker, Patricia Hall, Jean Stoddard, Betty Wagner. Others In the play were: Kink Mclchlor's attendants: Ray Pierson, Billy; Welse, Vern Baxter, David Geddes, Billy Warner. King Balthazar's attendants: Ivan French, George Cfcunn, William South all. - ' King Caspar's attendants: William Bailie, James Bo line nk amp, Lloyd : Cady, Donald Hertzog. , I pueblo-builders, explorers, mission aries, Indians, Mexicans, mountain men, prairie men end revolutionists. In colorful and brilliant language Mr. Fergusson has told the story of a colorful and brilliant world. "Beaver, Kings um! Cabins" by Con stance Lindsay Skliuior Here is a vivid account of the ro mantic adventurers of the American fur trade, from -the early French cod fishers on the 'banks, who erected fur trading posts In Quebec t to the English Colonial .traders in the In dian towns along the Mississippi mild the Arctic posts of today. From the early fur traders and their relations with the Indians came glamorous stories, of courage and perseverance, which are high lights In the romance of early American history. "Crowded Hours" by Alice Roosevelt Lonjrworth I It Is difficult to imagine any book that could contain so much materia! of Interest to so many Americans, young and old, as these "Reminis cences" of Mrs, Longworth. Herpo-. sltion in America, tooth as a person and as an observer of the brilliant diplomatic and political life of Wash ington, may 'be called unique. . Her pictures of Theodora Roosevelt arc Intimate and delightful. It Is packed with interesting and amusing stories. "Arches of the Years" by Hal 11 day Sutherland j This autobiography of the distin guished specialist Is a real contribu tion to literature. The author tells of his childhood In the Scottish high lands, the daya of a medical student, whaling experiences off tho Shetland Islands, llfo in Spain and his own attempts at bullfighting. An absorb ing narrative. . , , In eight of the lastf 11 years Mich igan's hopes for a Big Ten football title rested on the outcome of Its gnme with Minnesota. Bear Valley, Oal., was found to be without bears, so the state game de partment stocked It with six of tho adult black California variety. THIS CHRISTMAS CO - Smith-Corona - THE PORTABLE TYPEWRITER this year of when your Especially all years. Furniture money will go so far at present low prices, and your furniture purchases last so long and really GIVE so much. AmtlA'CoroM h (to final portobh rar butlL Meforn in... 711 f.f, alt imptow menu. 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