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Saturday, March 10, 1934
Page Two
tiA GRANDE JSVENINQ OBSEKVER. LA GRANDE. ORE,
(Incorporated)
An Independent Newspaper
Phone Main 600
H. W. FREDERICKS .
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Qrande, Oregon.
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Malt Matter under act ol March a, 1878. ' 1
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M. O. MOOENBEN CO., Ino.
Ban Francisco. Los Angelea, Seattle, Portland, Ohlcago
- t. , Detroit, New York
games In three days. Sometimes, keen observers somewhat think that the
team, tnat Is eliminated In two,, quick games Is the lucky one after all I
Even college boys wilt at times under tournament strain. In high school
.It takes something out or them that they'll never recover. In other words,
It often "burns them out," to use sport parlance. . .
We should change tho system work out some plan to get
the championship team before state tournament time without
all this gruelling play. Why not pick the tournament. team's
on percentage, and restrict them to four or six teams, then
hold 'a championship play-off' with no team to play more
than three games in two days ? Jvlaybe that isn't tho correct
solution, but the right idea is therel we believe.
.' It's something for the people, to think about,, the fathers
and mothers and the school men,!as well. Most of the school
men know the situation and few of them approve of it--but
they're ''on the spot", as long as the public demands that
much basketball to satisfy jts craving for a reel-hot, jndoor
sport. . ' ' ' '
Kilds Vlult
Dr. H. F. Eames returped to his
home in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., after
two months spent In La Grande at
the home of bis brother. Fred Eames.
Dr. Eames will atop for a visit In
Chicago with lls daughters en route
to his home.
From Troy '
Mrs. Arlo Rlchman, of Troy, Ore.,
Is a patient at the Bouvy hospital,
following an eye operation.
XaKul Operation
. Mrs. E. A. Kemp, of Nyssa, had a
nasal operation at the Bouvy hospital
and Is to be confined there for several
days. ;. ....
Wherefor, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as
in' my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work
out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Philip-
pians i: Id.
TOO MUCH HASKETBALL?
Dr Willinm Vphvp. Kneakinf? briefly at a commercial lunch
con held yesterday at Union between games in the district
tournament, sounded a note ol warning tnat snouiu ue given
a great deal of prominence not only in this district but
elsewhere where similar conditions exist.
Tin nsked the noiirnant auestion as to whether we are
giving our growing boys too much basketball. Significant
is the fact that later in tho day, practically every coacn hi
the tournament told Dr. Peare that he voiced their sentiments
exactly. '
The warning was prompted by Dr. Pcare's strong belief
that heavy' competition in the sport, engaged in by boys of
15, 16 and 17 years of ago, is deterrent to their later physical
development in fact, often such a heavy schedule leaves
younger boys with hearts not quite so sound as they would
be normally.
Dr. -Peare, a close student and long supporter of clean
athletics, has given something to think about. Lawrence
.kobe'rtson',' Nationally ,known track trainer and with many
years of experience in Olympic games, and other athletic
meets, has said that no boys should play competitive sports
until M is ,17 or years of age. Mr. Robertson, with his
wealth of experience, should know whereof he speaks!
This thought Is n no way directed at any community holding a tourna
ment It Is aimed at tho entlra athletic system In tho Eastern Oregon
schools as It concerns basketball. It goes further thnn that, It Is directed
also at the system generally used throughout this state and others.
' 'Basketball Is a fine sport, and could be of great benefit to youngsters
If not ovor-emphaslKed, and by over-emphasis wo refor to number of games
played. From a moral standpoint, present athletics In Eastern Oregon are
probably beyond1 crltlclsm-dlrected by earnest, well qualified men who
scorn1 subterfuge and teach Honesty and good sportsmanship to their prot
eges. But' the boys 'In' those tournaments are playing too much basketball,
for their own' good I 1 i -.t.
Take a team composed of youngsters 16, 1(1 and 17 years of age. Put
them through on ordinary' playing season of la to 10 games, and-they
are little tho worse for the porlotl properly coached, trained and handled
physically. A game a week, Sometimes two, isn't too much for tho youths.
But thop wo send them Into n sub:dlstrlct tourney, with half of the teams
playing three or four games In two days and what do you think of the
condition of those .latter teams when they have finished? Aro they fresh
and cxubcraVit, or are tiicy wohvnc,tlrod? 1 ;
Then comos a district tournament, with the flnailsta having to ploy five
THE "HIGH SPOT", OF ISM
During tho period from June to August, the United States as a whole
had tho best business spurt in the past two years. Whatcoused It? Prices
of wheat and other farm products wero advunclng sharply. When did the
Improvement begin to taper off? . Almost Immediately following tho re
sumption of the downturn in form prices.
What does the. United States heed for business recovery? i
Prices for farm products that mean profits for the farmers. Journal,
Dccorah, Iowa,
Business Report, American Federation of Labor: "If de
flation had run its course, half our population might be starv
ing today." '
People who count nothing but money as a thing worth
while will some day wake up and realize that there are other
things.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Cago Fans Here
Among the basketball enthusiasts
who are visiting in La Grande while
attending the district tournament at
Union aro Gayle Stockdale, Cheryl
Adams and Mi's. Victor H. Ahem, of
Enterprise: Helen Brown, B. W. Corn-
stock, Mildred Landreth and Mae An
derson, of Baker; and Grant nine-
hart of near Joseph. Mr. Rinehart Is
graduate of tha Eastern Oregon
Normal school and teaches this year
in Wallowa county. ,
Hnpt, llollenberg Visits
lo D. Hollenberg, superintendent
of schools at Nyssa, is spending the
weekend In 'La Grande while attend
ing tho district tournament at Union.
Owen Price Here
Owen Price, a former La Grande
resident who now teaches at' Nyssa,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary
Price this weekend and attending the
district tournament at Union.
From Wallowa
Thorsten Shell, of Wallowa, was a
recent business visitor In La Grande.
Mr. Shell has many friends in La
Grande with whom he visited."
Ml nam Man Here
Myron 'Pllser, of Ml nam, transacted
business in La Grande earlier this
week. ;
Heturii Home-
Mrs. Fred Jones and daunhtor. Miss
Jaiieth Ann; retiirned last night from.
Caldwell, Ida., where they have been
visiting for two weeks with relatives
and friends.
Visiting Here
' Mrs. Ed Remelmeyer and daughters,
Misses Carol and Barbara, spent .yes
terday In La Grande visiting her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. B. V. Lentz. They have spent
the last week in Baker with Mrs. Bem
elmeyer's mother, Mrs. B. E. Lentz,
and sister, Miss Dorothy Lentz, and
were en route to Portland, where they
make their home.
Upturn Home , "
Clyde, Pratt and sister, Mrs. Grace
Strom, returned to their home in En
terprise -yesterday after1 transacting
business 'in La Grande for the past
three days.
The Weather
WEATilKIt FOHKCAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and Sunday;
local frost or freezing temperature In
east portion tonight; cooler Sunday
afternoon or night along the coast;
moderate east and southeast wind on
shore. For the week: Fair weather and
normal temperatures.
TODAY IN BRIEF, IN AND '
AROUND OREGON
AS UUKONICLBD BY THE DAILY LEASED W1B8
OF THE ASSOCIATED PltESS
LOCAL WEATHER
Frliluy: Maximum OS, minimum 31
above. Clear.
Tndny: Minimum SI, 7 a. m. 85
above. Clear.
.Shopping Here-1- '
Mra. Louis Garrecht of Union, was
shopping" in La Grande yesterday.
ROOSEVELT'S
ACTION DUE
TO 10 DEATHS
(Continued From Page One)
In congress, meanwhile, house
Democrats for a- second consecutive
day blocked Republican attempts to
start a discussion of- the fatalities.
Details of the president's order were
not immediately given out, but it
was understood to include a com
mand for a complete check up of
tho planes and personnel of the air
service and a consolidation of the air
mall service into the most necessary
routes.
Mrs. Warner Recovers
Mrs. Harold Warner, of Pendleton,
who has been ill has recoVered, and
will meet her bridge classes as usual
on Monday and Tuesday at the Saca
Jawea Inn.
In Portland
Mrs. Clara Johnson and son, George,
of La Grande, accompanied by an
other son, David Johnson, of Pondosa.
are visiting In Portland for a few
days. They left early this week,
VUlt Here
Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Coughanour and
the Misses Suebeth and Melva Mc
Carthy were visitors in La Grande
recently. Miss Suebeth . McCarthy
makes her home in Ontario but is a
guest at the Coughanour home in
North Powder.
Sells HiisIiicsn
Friends of Lee Slusher, former La
Grander, will be interested to learn
that he has sold his billiard parlors
In North Powder to , J. W. McAley,
of Pendleton Mr.. Slusher .wlH re
main In North Powder for the present.
Aladdin Madic
.TtJE OLD ADAGE, "Man toils from sun to sun, but
worpan's work is never done, - is prly partially true to
day. Science has taken ayi jnterqst j the home of late
ypars, and has done much to lighten the burdens of
household tasks.
Science has harnessed filectyicity to piake it perform
a sort of "Aladdin magic" It works for us, twenty
four hours a day and its pay is low considering the
labors it accpvnplishcsvlt furnishes light and heat.
It sweeps the carpets aiid polishes the floors. It runs
the sewing machine andwashes the dishes. It toasts
the bread and percolates the morning cup of coffee.
It beats the eggs; it stir$ the clough and bakes the
bread; and last, but not least, it furnishes the power
for the radio to entertain day and night.
You learn of these, and many other time and labor
saving devices through the advertisements. They keep
you informed of new thpgs and give you dependable
facts on which to base a purchase. These are good
reasons for believing a product is "better because it's
advertised."
Scientists Unearth
Bones of Aricient
'Kangaroo Mouse9
WASHINGTON W) Nature was
experimenting with animals which
carry their young in pouches, .like
kangaroos and 'possums, 20 to 40
million years ago.
This la one conclusion drawn from
the fossilized bones of an ancient
forerunner of w kiangnroo pnd
'possum, families found in fossil beds
In central Colorado. It was hardly
bigger than a mouse and lived In
trees, says Dr. C. L. Gazln of the
Smithsonian Institution who de
scribed it to tho Geological Boclety
of Washington.
This tiny mammal was a member
of the marsupial order, which in
cludes all animals that carry their
young in pouches, and its closest liv
ing relative is an opossum In Cen
tral and South America.
The Colorado marsupial lived at a
time when camels roamed North
America, along with small rhinoceros
es, tiny three-toed horses, and orcs-
donts.
The old marsupials may have died
out In North America as did these
other animals which now are extinct,
but the, line continued in South Am
erica, possibly the place of origin of
the 'possum, the only . marsupial, dij.
North America today. :,. ....
: Clark Wood
: ..: Says .;,
This Is the meetingest country ever.
After the various and sundry other
meetings are over, the mceters meet
to meet objections.
A G. O, P. poFslmisb writes in to
say: '.'Regardless of tho anti-trust
law6, wo prophesy the ultimate mer
ger of all the various alphabetical
government corporations in one gi
gantic SOS."
With but twelve letters in the
Hawaiian alphabet, they'd have
hard task in the islands to stage a
recovery act.
Unless the number of pootof flees
(a measly 47,150) Is increased. It
wouldn't even do any good to plow
under every third Democrat.
Mark Barron writes of New York
traffic policemen "grinning at chilly
weather with their ear muffs," And
hearing through their mouths, no
doubt, if they have sound teeth.
Tho words one notes in a stage
depot sign, "See Agent Inside,"
should not he erroneously interpret
ed. The depot, not the agent, is
opened.
Every day in the 1033 school year
63,438 motor buses travelled 041.018
I miles of route In transporting 2,131,r
uau children to 21,286 schools.
A complete poultry course was part
of the instruction planned for the
federal-aid adult education program
at Springfield, Mo.
One Infers that osculation in the
California state printing office calls
for occasional use . of the "om"
brace.
Bootleggers and their patrons do
not seem to realize that repeal was
brought about in order to discourage
law-breaking.
"Washington, D. C. covers an area
of 70 square miles." But how many
square politicians?
FIND IT
HERE
Copy (or thin Column mnt
tie In by 9 a. m.
TO'BAVB ON NKW BAM
PORTLAND, Mar. 10 (p) Although
neither the powerhouse site nor the
navigation locks will be affected by
tho change, a saving of between two
and three million dollars m con
struction of tho Bonneville power
navigation dam will be made byj two
building changes decided upon yes
terday by United States army engi
neers. Tho moving of the spillway dam
downstream from the proposed site
at Boat Rock about 3000 feet was
tho major change agreed upon. This
will place- the spillway dam about
midway on Bradford Island.
DAM.AS MAS SUICIDES
DALLAS, Mar. 10 (IP) Elijah Wil
liam Jolly; 62. ended his life yester
day by placing tho muzzle of a .23
single shot rifle against his left tem
ple and ' pulling the .trigger, death
occurring Almost Instantly.
The only reason given; oy nis lom
Uy for tho action was that Jolly was
despondent and in 111 health.
mscVssKS C. W. A. WOltK
SALEM, Mar. 10 m The work of
tho CWA and the PWA and the fu
ture of the Bonneville dam were dis
cussed at the banquet concluding the
second annual state meeting of the
isii-Bvti ummwifi vvugrcoB nero last
night, by authorities In tile respec.
tlvo fields.
0, O. Hockley stated that he felt
tho CWA had served Its purpose as
a stop-gap for unemployment, put.
ting 27,00a people to work in Oregon
last winter with a total expenditure
of (4,700,000.
: - i -ji
PROTESTS IlItipOB IttJlUllNO "
PORTLAND," Mar. ,10 w Insisting
that the proposed 96,000,000 inter
state bridge over the Columbia river
at Astoria Is unnecessary, that It
would not ' be self -liquidating, and
that it would necessitate closing and
abandoning the Longvlew bridge, the
Columbia River -Longvlew Bridge
company has protested advance of
PWA funds lor construction of the
Clatsop county span. . ,
INDIANS CIlllvl'S BETl'KN HOME
SALEM, Ore., Mar. 10 (IP) Indian
chieftains and delegates returned to
their Paclfio northwest tribes today
to explain to their people the pro
posed bill of "Indian rights' to which
they gave their guarded approval at
the two-day conference that closed
yesterday at the Chemawa Indian
school near here.
Ing described real estate, situated in
Union County, Oregon, and belonging
to said' estate, to-wlt:
The . Southwest quarter of Sec.
1. and 'the Northwest quarter of
Sec. 12., In Twp. 3 8, R. 39,
E. W. M.
An undivided one-half Interest
In the South half of the South
west quarter of Sec. 12, Twp. 3
South.' Range 39, E. W. M.
' ALMA- CONLEY,
Administratrix of said Estate.
March 10, 17, 24. 31.
SCU.OOL, CHILDREN
You can get scratch paper for
school at the Observer. Now 2 pads 6c.
8-14-t f.
Cabbage plants now ready. Cherry's
Florists, Inc. 3-8-3 t.
KISDKHGAKTEN
Mro Tllir(r ounnli rrta Mf Hflfrt li
ning of spring term Mon., Mar. 12.
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tint and frame your picture just the
way that you would like it. Enlarge
ments made from prints if you do hot
result that the enlargement will bo
better than the original print. We
specialize in all kinds of picture
work, developing and printing, copys,
miniatures, enlarging, tinting and
framing. Richardson's Art and Gift
Shop. 3-1-t t.
When you need fuel
Call Main 526
GA1THEB ICE ifc FUEL CO.
1-2-1 m.
Accounts oi Campbell & Howell
have been turned over to W. It. Win
ters, c-o Elks club, for pollection.
3-6-5 t.
Pansy plants 35c doz. .Cherry's Flor
ists, Inc. . 2-28-t f(
McKesson's Vitamin .Concentrate
tablets of Cod Liver Oil $1,00 at Moon
Drug Co, 1 1-25-1 m,
Lady Esther Toiletries at Moon Drug
CCL lr25-l m
ki;membi:k .
CLEA-NAIiL makes , your Spring
House Cleaning a pleasure, saves you
hours of work, and rough hands. Ask
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have the original negative with the Shop.
3-1-t f.
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HALE OP REAL ESTATE
IN THE COUNTY COU.RT FOR.
" UNION COUNTY, OREOGW. , .
In the' Matter of the Estate of J. J.
Ppnley, Deceased. . ,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That ,
under and by virtue of an order of
the above entitled court, made and
entered March 8, 1034, I will sell at
privato snip, for cash, at the law of
fice of E. R. Rlngo, West-Jacobson
Building, La Grande, Oregon, from
and after April 10, 1034, the follow-
Men of Sound
Judgement
Agree-
that a man's ability to save
part of what he earns, is the
measure of his ability to accu
mulate a fortune.
It is true that the first thou
sand dollars is usually the
hardest to achieve, but it can
be accumulated with surpris
ing ease through a savings ac
. count faithfully added to.
i
Start today on that first thousand!
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