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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1934)
-Pagt Pour MAINTAINS 4214 MDIS OF ROADS ' .-' r -! if c, ' ' SALEM, Ore. W) Oregon In 1033 maintained 4214 miles of state high ways .tot less money, than was re quired f keep 3674 miles. In condi tion during 1825, the annual report of maintenance operations Issued by R. H, Baldock, chief engineer, showed. Among other features disclosed In the roporti woro:, , , ,..-(.; That tho pei mjle cost of mainte nance ;was reduced from 4704.43 in 1B2S to 4390.B5 In 1033, a reduction of nearly. 60 pen .cent, . while- at , the same time standards of maintenance were drastically Increased. . That a total saving of 6,300,000 was accomplished in maintenance expen ditures in the, five-year period from 1028 to, 1033, Inclusive, without tak ing Into consideration the economies affected by largely eliminating the excessive cost of renewing gravel sur facing on heavily travelled roods. , That the percentage of gravel roads In the state highway system hs been reduced from 00 per cent in 1026 to 25 per cent In 1033, while tho mileage of oiled macadam has In creased from 6 per cent to 47 por cent in the some period. - The savings listed represent only the retrenchment in expenditures for maintenance mode from llocnse fees, gasoline taxes and other revenues col lected by the state dlrootly from, the operators of' private and commercial motor vehicles! they take, into con sideration none of the economios- incident- to cheaper automobllo opera? tlon over smoother, dustless roads sayings In gasoline, oil, tires, and gen eral depreciation duo to wear and tear. t - . .. ,. . . While Important economies have been affected in the cost of umlnte nance .through reductions in, salaries and, pcrsoacci, shop retrenchment, standardization of equipment and the lengthening, of patrol districts, devel opment of more efficient typos of oiled macadam surfaces and the greatly ex tended .use of this type is chiefly responsible for the savings, tho re port showed. - . -,-- ... -Principal, credit for .the economies due to oiled road surfacing go. to Baldoak, who as maintenance engi neer fop the- department and later chief engineer was largely responsible To development in Oregon of this type of paving through extended ex nArimentntlon and research. The types developed in this state have bean widely copied and standardized throughout the country. Ho gives full credit, however, to the members ' olijthe highway commission and his engineering associates who have co- operated! : In development of, the ldeo,j '(Analysis of-maintenance, costs post and present reveal 'that development of oiled roads, and their extended use has been a .vital factor, in enabling i Oregon -o. . keep. Ita highway, .budget I balanced, and alone have permitted I reductions In automobllo. license fees, Hod maintenance oosts qpntinued;.ip. mount with extension of tho high- I way system as they did between 1017 1 and 1020 Oregon would long ago1 have been In default upon Its road bond obligations.) neWi construntlpn I out of state funds would have ceased entirely and necessary reconstruction! and Improvement seriously impaired. I In 1026,, when experimentation with.1 oiled surfaces,. really began,, W was costing tho state on average of t087 , n'.year tp maintain each -of, tho. 2574 miles of. road on tho state system, only one-third of which was surfaced with asphaltlo., or.. Portland oenient concrete;- Graveled roods- were- -die- integrating rapidly under increased travel and, the oxpenso of resurfac- ing was- oatlng more heavily each year into available rovenues. -By 102B this per milo-. cost hod mounted- to S700 and aggregated $2, 080,788 for-, the year, mora than 30 per cent of all rovonues for that year. , , . .In 1033 maintenance costs hod been cut to a. Imctlon. oyor. 20 per cent of totnl state rovenues for tho year, notwithstanding on lncrcoso of 25.2 per cent in tho mjloiigo of roads maintained. Tho effects of oiled surface- roads ID' reducing malntonanco first com menced to show doflulte results In 1020 when tho per mile cost showed n, .reduction of $57 over tho previous year, resulting from' accumulated benefits of o progressively. .enlarged mileage of oiled highways lumuod. to 32.7 per cent In 1020, 37.1., per , cent. in luatf. 423 per cent In 1030, and a high lutla of 48.0 per cent lu ioui. Purchasing Power Of Housewife Is , tiairiing, Report , NEW YORK, Jon, 20 t. Tho pur chasing power of tho Amorlctm howa Wifo has been restored to within 25 ' er cent of tho 1032 lovels, a survey In which 7,000.000 wunciv In New York. Philadelphia, PlUsbttriih. and Milwaukee were interviewed, Indicated 8unday. Women,, spending 82 per cent of all money, going Into rotnll channels In those four cities, aro aUio showing n "preference for lughor quality mer chandise, according to J. David Hou oer associates, who conducted the survey... , . . t ' Other trends disclosed In the In terviews were a demand Jor modornle priced merchandise end n decided preference for products which are ad vertised poralstontly in mngnwnea and newspapers. GEKMANV IU'll.KS STATUK , ; .... TO KIIOHT HAIlt IIKKOIM . BARTHNSTEIN, Oermany Mi F-r. dinanda von Soluneitau, who Ilvixl a 'hundred years ago, was tlie first Ger- iron girl with bobbed li.nr, u thin city has erec-tod a monument, to her. : , Not fasluon but war Induced her to cut her long braids. In lfllS the then 16 year-old Ferdliuindo sold her blonde plAlta and contriblltod the 4 Bho rocolved to help tho "war of lib eration" Against Napoleon I. VAt tho celebration of Uie 60th nn nlvcrsory In 1863 of tho niUibllsli inent of .the Iron Cross she whs tho guest of tho King find Queen of Prussia, . .. .. Bill O'Donnell. Kansas City amateur bowler, recently rolled his third 300 Came. lie also has a 209 to bis credit. United States Exports of Hog Products (Each Hog represents 1.000.000 Head.) 1933 ..! Estimate! .. . THE accompanying graph consti tutes a vivid explanation of one reason why, the prlcos for earn and bogs liavo been so- low the last tew years. The main roason Is the severe decline in tho export demand for United States hog products since the 1919 peak. In 1910-14, European nations took' the equivalent of nearly six million hogs. This was only a moderate ex: port, level, but the total United States i)og, production, at, thai time was In, good balance with, Uiu oom , blned domestic and foreign demand. Over The Valley Personal! Given Surprise . W. - O. Neville, one of the valley's oldest pioneers, who has.been.maklng an .extended stay in this. locality, -was given a most successful surprise Sat urday ovoning at itno homo of Mr. and Mrs. K, H. McGoldrlck, near Im bler, as on, that day ho passed his 00th birthday, The ovenlng was most happily spent and later the refresh ments which the guests brought woro supplemented by those of the host em. Ouests present were the guest of honor, Mr. NoviHe, Mr, and Mrs, W. O, Ruckman,. Mr. and . Mrs. Bay Hayes and daughter, Bllnor, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey. Ruckman and daughter, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oasklll, Bob Staloy, Mr, and Mrs. Mctioldrlck and family. - I . .' (JiilltliiC Party '. ' A group of women from tho Bum mervllle and Dry Creek communities enjoyed, an, all doy. quilting party Tu,osdoy u,t tho home of Mrs.. Albert Norman, Jp. JJry, Creek. vTno. wqmen,. who gatliorcd together in the morn ing. spent a,. day. over tl, quilting tfraniea, visiting all the while andliad at ,potluct 'dinner at noon. , Present were Mrs. Oluirlcs Bault, Mrs. Wollaco Wostenskaw, Mrs. One. Rhodes,, Miss A)lo Slnqk, ,llrs. Emma. , Burnautih, Mrs. Art Boliorns, Mrs, Diwo Sander eon, .Mrsi-,,acorg Omlg', Mm. B. San Jesou, Mrs, .Wayno Parke Mrs,. John OantrellV Mrs. W. P. Brook, Mrs. J, J. Wagoner, Mrs. Albert, Npnnan, Mrs. S, Ji Eisner, of La Orandc and Mrs. A. P. Ingram, of Pino Cono. Hits Nairlct tvver Word 1ms been rccolved hero that MJss LaVor.o Rlchoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Q. M. Richey, of near la Orando, lo 111 of scarlet lover.'. Miss Rlchoy ,is taking nunw training ip Ejiiianuol hospital lu Portland. (liven surprise Mi's. Tom Wollslngor, of tho Valeria district, wop .tho. victim of o moot en Joyablo surprlBO, .iierpotratod on hor Sunday ovoning by a numbor of hor rolatlvca who. desired to jroporly cc)e-- brate hen blrtiidny annlvei'sai7., Tho oyenlng woe dovoted to various gamti;, visiting and refreshments which the self-invited guests brought with' tlem. Present wore, Air. ,and. Mrs. Bvcrott Wnllslnner and Virgil, Miss Bortho Wnllslniror, Mrs. Martha Jane Moui, Mr. ami Mrs. Kay Puller and son, Dick, Mr. and Mrs, Irwin Moss and daughter, Joule,; Mr, and Mrs. Will Atllor and tlnughlor, MIrs Mar garet Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Wells and Violet. Charles. Pluylc. Miss Mary Taylor, Miss Hnicol ci'awroru, miss Lydla Hug. Mr. end Mrs. Tom Wall- Blngcr, Tom and Harold. To California. - Mr. and, Mm. 8"'! Wlilett, of La Il Oroiule, have gone to Tnccy. Ool.. to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mi's. Frank McKliuiis. and wlth-hls grand parcnts. who reside in Southern Cali fornia also. Island l.miehron . Thursday was the day for tho third of the series of luncheons which tiie-. women ot -tlln, sld oi the Island City Community church aro giving tliroitgli the winter months. The luncheon wmi held at the homo of Mrs, Emma Ulokliind, the commit toe, Mm. J. M. Bowery, Mrs. Bloklaml. Ms. , John. Oahlslrom, Mrs. Joe lVrry, Mrs. C. B. Morfcron, asalstetl by Mrs. I. Shafer and Mrs. Lee Smith, serving about 76 licople. During tlio. of ternoon 'the reg- ulai business meeting of tho old was lwld with 16 mombera presont. . Mrs, Deo D-.tvIs presided over tho business meeting... and... Mrs. . Betty . IVnland served as chaplain. The remainder of the afternoon, was siwnt sewing. The next meeting will 1 hold at tho home of Mrs. brlggs In Island City. (iuest! Mr. and Mm. A. L. Becker, of the VMy district,' have hod as .their liouse guents Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Troy, of IViKer. Mr., Troy ond Mrs. Becker ore brother and sister, fhlli Mceli The Imhler Women's club wei'o.en tertolned Wednesday atornoon by Mrs. Wllfold Westenskow, with a gootl attendance of the membera, of the or gonlsutlon. Mrs. Chorles Keenan hod cluirge of the program which hod to do with "Norway," and which was ex- 3 LA Under tho stimulus of the. World War, fnrelgn; purchases of, pur. bog products Jumuod to the, equivalent o( about seventeen. million hags, Out since, the war, our- exports have dropped back again tp ibe equivalent of about our million hogs, Tills do cllno has been due to a rapid restora tlon pf hog production In -European, countries slnoo-the war, particularly In Germany and Denmark, and more reconly, because of' tariffs and pf quotas which limit the quantity of Imports ;.. ,' . . .;.,.. .... ;.. Meanwhile, hog production In Ibe Student Slayer of Premier Diica Nlchplns ";i Constantinoscu, the lSuchurqst University student; who riBfliiHnliintcil Rumnnln'B Prpmler Ion Diica, is pictured In custody immediately after he bad fired the fatal shots at tho SInaia railway station. The youthful assassin waa a memben-ot tho Iron Guprd, a Fascist and anti-Semitic orgenl-. zatlon, which tho lata. Premier sought to suppress, ooedingly, interesting, The next meet ing lu two wcckstwlu bOiAt the homo of Mm. Mllo Pratt with Mrs. West onskow 'having .tho prograinj in charge.. . iu.ut H'lJIlE Eutcrtilllt , ..; Mrs. Ray Pldlor and Mrs. Martha Jono Moss onberUilnetl a company of about 18 or 20 friends Thursdoy af ternoon At tho Puller homo on Lower Cove, complimenting Mrs, Pranklyn Wello of tho snmo neighborhood, for whom a lovoly shower was given du Ing the afternoon. Tho. niojor port of tho ofternoon was devoted to Musician , -. 1 JlOMiONTAIj 1,4,8 Who is the . woman In the nlc Muro? . , 9 Slip. . is a -famous, -writer. 11 Yollow hiiBli'. 1-1 Meadow, Iff Dokius. 17 To cIiooho by linllot. 19 Uiicitmmoii. 20 l'ublic gni'tlon. . 2!i Soullicust. S3 Italian river. 25 Mother. 27 She is a nolcd (1)1.). , , . 33 mild ,iuiblldly 11 1 Jlcilacln. KG drain. 3T Weird. 31 To free. 40 run of medi cal science. Answer (a Previous, rilz-zle S PASMS eHoKEHv Alpy Ql e IJdjEPHmIIjt flDlAW , L L A MIArelHjE 1MB L ISV E V 6 EPIDiE JsHId E NTfr AgE. aDil EQHl dIKC ' spBl QC TA5jSBiN GWgIE S6iUD! I E iRri5TE IE IlTe P Ann. .. N'ouler pronoun. . Aiilhnrlliilive 1 Uil. Kiiii tinii. 2 The pine- I'llisca. Di'lty. lillnloi y. Hint. , 1 I'l'l'liilniliS til mi a run. To pnsMi'.ss. Sti?ls. Her lust t T' pr " "" ?7 r 7" : U . IllSr-rt-i-i: S-3Sr- GRANDE EVEN1KQ' OBSERVER,' LA GRANDE;' United States has continued to In crease at about the same rate as the populalloq. Consequently, the prod ucts no longer shipped abroad, havo hecomc oxcosa products on the homo market and have, driven down hog prices, . Some. adjustment, tfl. this changed demand must be made-.It hog prices ara to be raised to a. mom favorable level. The. corn-hog- production-control program, now: being offered by the Agricultural Adjust-. Uient Administration, will' help fawn ers bring about. this npccBsarv better balance. most interesting oonteot on whloh each one presenb worked diligently as well as happily. Mrs.- Harry. Wells contributed a numbor of guitar solos during the afternoon. The :nwf!' were assisted by- Mrs, Everett Woll slngor when they served a lovely tray lunch, ; r - --' , , FEW COLLEGES. SHOW INCREASE coLUMBoe, -o. n.." omy two of Ohio's 26 colleges and universities showed enrollment increases for ooth men ond' wornem this year, -but- four registered Increases. Ui oo-eda; and- two others,: recorded higher enrollments of men. Ohio State university here has the largest total enrollment, 9448 with the University of Cincinnati second with 8687. Tree Blight Blesses Lisbon Poor LI3BON (P) -- The poor hero tmvt stroyed most of the cityto ahAde.trees for tho municipal council has or dered orange trees as replacements, tho fruit to fce given to; tho needy wlille tho now trees will symbolize Portugal's agriculture. BETWEEN THREE KIKES BOSTON' N) It's A good thing Max Bishop knows how to play plen ty of. second base or he probably would be In for much criticism frojn the three bosses of tho Boston Red Sox tills yoar. The big ithree Own er Tom Yawkey, General. . Manager Eddlo. Collins and. Manager BucKy Harris oil were second: basemen. ORANOH' MOIRE BELT) WORN O.N BLACK FROCK PARIS an Mrs. Charles Holder wears an orange moire belt on1 a black afternoon frock this winter; - Tho frock is a simple, long-sleeved model of black crepe. MHS. MI i IMA CARKIKS SH.VKlt VOX MVt'V , i WASHINGTON (fil Mrs. Emlll E; Hurjn, wife of the assistant to the publlo works administrator, carries I a little silver-fox muff to match the double fox skins which; fashion a cape effect on he. long, black fitted coat. 13 Corded cloth. 16 To build. 18 Kiiiling in duty. 21 What is hrr iiiutloiiullty? 24 Visionary. 26 Kiili'ance. 28 Poro. 29 Durd. ' 30 UowIhr tool.. 31 To plorco with n knife. 32 A fox. 33 Irish trib.il rank. 35 Structural unit. 3S Second note. 41 Sloo. - 42 Cliuin. 45 Tab. 47 Portico. 411 Ocean. 50 Kcwrcnro. 52 HeddliiK for horses. 51 Preposition. 55 North Carolina. luiovn.v.'oii(. VKHTICAIj npple. 3 Hond. B Hone. ii Short. kIcovo, less Jiu-kot. 7 lloor- Intch. S .Morsel. UHMin. . 12 Devoured. 6rnithologist Tejfs gecrets , , 6f Sex Rhythm " WASH-IN'OTO'N, TV O. "Sex rhythm" Is destined' to plaj an im portant part in 'the' restoration of wild bird life, according to Di, A, A. Allen, Professor of Ornithology ' at Cornell university, whoi told of his experiments with ruffed grouse at the 20th American game conference. Hotel Pennsylvania, New Vork City, Jan. 23, 23 and 24, according to. a bulle tin of. the American Oome associa tion, sponsors of the conference. Dr. Allen solved the age-old problem of rearing ruffed grouse In captivity In large . numbers. Scientists had tried to do this for 200 years and-failed. ' "Birds are not sex conscious," Dr. Allen will tell the conference. "They do not discriminate between, male and female The strong dominate the weak Irrespective of sex. ' A strong male will kill a weak female. ' 1 "Contrary to belief, the brooding cyole of the male Is of short dura tion, and sychronlzatlon of the cycles of the male and female is the all Important factor for tho perpetua tion of- the species, . Nature provides for this by a certain pattern of be haviour for -each species which brings together 'males end females that are In oxactly the some-rhythm." ! By separating the 'males and fe males and using stuffed birds to test the rhythms of the males, Dr. Allen determined when' the male grouse passed"out-of the killing stage and Into tho mating stage and thus avoided-'injuries' to his females- and in sured a fertility of their eggs as high as 08 per"oent.i"Ordlnary-lertlllty in capacity Is about 60 per cent. Birds ore- creatures of- -Instinct, Dr, Allen claims, and not "only do'not discrim inate between male and female but fall to recognize the dead from the living in certain stages of their life cycle, and even their own' reflections in a mirror or a window; may arouse them to combat; - ST A 11 HAI.r-MII.EIt HURT '- - . .-.', NORMAN, Okla, (m Lorls Moody of Oklahoma Big Six Indoor- half htlle champion, was lost to the track team- until tha outdoor-season when he was pinned under a horse near nts home In Tulsa and suffered a broken log. . ; ,. v '-" ' STII.L WANT TO SEE BABE SYDNEY, Australia UP) Australia still wants to see Babe Ruth. Strong efforts-were -made- to Induce the play er to visit Australia with the baseball teams due to arrive at Brisbane after visiting Japan and Manila. TILDEX'S RECORD LY STAND " NEW YORK m The record of Bill Tilden In Dovls Cup tennis war fare may never be equalled.' Out of a total of 42 cup matches in which be participated Tilden was victori ous In 33; : - Del Pratt; former manager of Waco and Galveston m the Texas league, and Happ -Morse, -former Dallas pilot, now operate bowling alleys. OKE." . Harpo's Back You'ro wrong,- folks, if ypu think that Harpo Mnrx, sporting a Kub-slan- fur cap, was putting on one of-hls acts when he arrived In New York- from Moscow, Asked- bow he enjoyed bis trip. UiIb was mere ly how his face, brlghtonod up as ho reported, "The vodka was good, and ot times 1 was knee deep In caviar.V . . BRADLEY'S DERBY HORSES - IN TRAINING AT HIALBAU MIAMI, Fla. "Iff) E. R. Bradley, winner of four Kentucky Derbies, plaris to 'condition his 1934 candidates at Hlajeah Park. In the post they have becn tralned at. Idle Hour farm. in Kentucky. ' Bazaar, winner of the rich Hope- ful Stokes at Saratoga, heads tho Keritucklan's dcleeatlon7 end looms as the. most probable starter: Blue Again also Is coming in for consider able winter work. SOONER filtlD STAR; IiVNTS "" GOLD IN SOL'TU AMERICA OKLAHOMA OITY iff) l A football staiv who made good ib the.' Oil busi ness and served as chairman of the Oklahoma' corporation' commission is on a--'South. American trip in quest of gold. He -Is Pred Cepshaw, former Uni versity. ''of 'Oklahoma gridiron hero. He' '-announced- his plans, on leaving here, for a two-month: prospectlnr tour. His wife and several geologists accompanied him. A Baby For You? ' tt'yoix are denied the blessing of r baby all 'your own and yearn for a baby's arms and a baby's smile do not give i.p hope. 3ust write In con fidence to Mrs. Mildred Owens, 8070 Ooates House, Kansas City, Mo., and she wl'l tell, you about a simple home method 'that helped her after belhg denied 15 yrs., Many others say this lias helped' -bless their lives. Wrlto ;now and try for this wonderful hap piness. ,-. . - ,-t-Ady. . flit 4 ill Ay as expert ais THINK for a minute. vybat.'if ; you had the houe to run,'pieals to, plan, and children, to caeior,? t Do you thinjk you could do the job as well as your. wife does? On the same amount of money? Be honest. The housewives of tne nation study and know their . jobs. -They read the advertisements regularly. They keep'.tliemselyes. informed of the best offerings of the stores. They' are expert purchasing agents. : Tlie.se purhasin.g agents,' from necessity. 01; in dividual desir'e,'aim to make every dollar spent return a fujll'one liundred cents' worth in .value. . They know theijr.needs. . They, ,knpwi through the advertisements justjWhe're these needs can be best supplied.at the least cbst. ..Such intelligent buying saves, time, ,and effort and'jmoney t results in a management of the home that is truly efficient. v Here's some good advice for all of us. Read the ad vertisements. Read them every day. .Through them we can know exactly what we want before we go to buyr.'This,is the sur.est way of securing full value for every dollar you spend. , AWM"J ,,ivi'K Hil l, r ATTAIN KTII.I, ANOTIIHtl CIOLK CLUH, t uivw.' an JTho' Prince of Wales k-- nrntati the Invitation of the Prestwlck golf club, whose course will be the scene of tne orituui championship In May, to be its next captain. ' 111 . The prince, who is an ii-nnnuicy player, has been captoln of soverol leading golf clubs. Including the doi ,i Aneient. St. Andrews. Royal Mld-6urrey,' 'Royal St. Georges ana Royal Wimbledon. . ; :- 5 ' ' , 1 ' . n. t w niinit.' or usoorno, Kan., ha ft fiehtlne bull for which ho has Issued challenges. Tho animal Is a polled Hereford. THE 1934 GOES ON DISPLAY Knee-Action Wheels the rsypltitipnary. new fca turc that changes, the. rifle to fe- glide and gives you smooth. -riding comfort whereyqr, you. drive is onlv one of the imoortant improvements you will see-irir.the ifiewr Qheyrolet for 1934. Don't miss your first opportunity- surprising developments us to, say with confidence- You are- cordially invited to attend our-'first- showing of- the; 1934 Chev rolet. Remember the date and bring your family and friends, . LARISON-FREES CHEVROLET CO; , yoii slie 0Wv.i. xt T'M Monday. January 29, 1934 f IhilHrfih's ( Need Creomulsioii ort the best, fastest and surest treatment for your child's cough or cold. Prudent mothers more and more aro turning to Creor munion for any cougn or com ina starts, ' ' , L i J Crcomulslon emuslf leB creosote ' with six other Important modlolnal elements which sootho and heat' the innmnrt-' tnjmHninfiB. ; It is not 'a Bhtop remedy, blit' contains no nar- cotlcs ond is -'certain- -renci, uw. bottle from your druggist right' how and havo It ready for instant use.. . Adv. to see an, tne that allow J a-ws CHEVROLET
