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Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA. GRANDE. ORE. Friday, July 6, 1931 FRISCO SEALS AT TOP-ANGELS CUT y OFF BY SEATTLE .i By The AtworUitwI Prww ' All alons and Just a trlflo cm. baraased, San Francisco's Seats reign ed today over the Coast league- that had been dominated by Los Angeles since the flrat week of the 1934 sea- son. . Tiikine over the Angeh" first place , post wasn't difficult. The Seals beat Portland for the fourth time this week. 4-2, with a former Angel star, . LeRoy Herrmann, limiting the last place Beavers to seven hits. The Seal , toftaer walloped two doubles and single to share batting honors with Joe Marty, San Francisco left fielder, who hit three singles. ' Meanwhile the heretofore almighty AngeU took their third trimming In two days from Seattle, 7-3, and drop ped to third place behind Hollywood ' Hollywood romped Into second place with a 6-4 victory over Sacra - mento. Sergeant Oabby Street's Mission sluggers, a little weak at the plate In recent weeks, came to life to trounce lOakland 14-6 with a 17-hlt assault. La Grande Team Will I Play Cove On Sunday ' (Continued From Page One) Oranders finish the .season In third place or farther down the ladder, will be played at the La Grande stadium Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock against the Cove Cherry Pickers, , Cove Is one notch below La Grande . In the standings and a victory would put the visitors In third place. 'La Orando's loss to Union last Sun day and Baker's vlctdry the same day :Over Pleasant Grove grange cln;hcd the season's pennant for tha Miners. - Scores of last Sunday's games In- eluded: At Pleasant Grove Grange R. H. E. 'Baker 13 8 1 P. O. O 0 a 8 ! Batteries: Fleshman and Saunders; Jackson and Conrad, I At Hnlfway It. H. E. Hnlfway 13 12 1 ,Pondosa 1 8 12 Batteries: Cnlderwood and Blacker; Tombs and McConnell. At Cora B. H. E. Cove 14 17 6 Elgin 1 7 5 Batteries: DeBordo, Alexander and Alurchtson: Knczevltch and Phlppcn. f Hclirilulc for Hundity July Hill Union at Pondosa, Cove at La Grande. Pleasant Orove Orange at Elgin, Halfway t Baker, ! -. This onds the season except for i ono gamo between Pleasant Grovo ;flrahgo and Union at Union postponed i from June 3rd to July 15th. TRD COX WINXKR , .PORTLAND, July 0. tyP) In a frce-foT-all . slugging match with a mini mum of legitimate wrestling. Ted Cox, Lodl, Cal., 220, defeated Abe ' ftaplun, 210, two out of three falls here last night. NOTHIXG TO KB IiURNED I.' P AHOUT Sunburn Is no Joke, but It Is soon forgotten after applying McKeason's BURNTONB. It soothes and heals stops the sthig and Inflammation. BURNTONB Is pleasant to use not greasy or sticky, Oct a tube of BURN TONB from your druggist today only 20c. . i j Adv. A Complete Printing Service Quality Counts NELSON SS- When you are tired of routine try n jrnme of BILLIARDS "It's a gentleman's gnmo" See us for Fishing Tackle open every day and and Sundays. CENTRAL LUNCH Meals served at all hours 6:00 a. m. to 12 midnight Central Billiards 1207 Adams BUS SERVICE for WALLOWA, KNTEKPMSB, OSEm and Way PoInU. LeaTe La Grande, Dally 4:10 P. M. For PENDLETON, Way Points Lcara La Orando, Dally 10:30 A. U. V. t. Stare Depot, 130.1 Adams Phont MAIN 49 AUTHORIZED 1)KAI,KR FOR FRIGIDAIRE Sec Us For Electric Refrigeration Baseball Standings Coast League Ktaiullngs W. U San Francisco 8 3 Hollywood 7 3 Los Angeles 7 4 Sacramento' 0 5- - Seattle 8 5 Missions 6 6 Oakland 3 7 Portland - 1 10 YestenJu-y'g llesulU Seattle 7, Los Angeles 3. San Francisco 4, Portland 2." Hollywood 6, Sacramento 4. Missions 14, Oakland 6. Pot. .727 .700 .636 ;M5 .645 .455 .300 .091 American :LAae Standings W. L. Pet New York 44 26 .826 Detroit i- 44 29 .903 Boston 38 35 .621 Cleveland 37 34 .621 Washington - - 38 36. .il4 St. Louis 31 36 , .463 Philadelphia 30 41 .423 Chicago - 24 48 .820 Yesterday' KehiilU At New York 8. Washington 3. At Boston 6, Philadelphia 6. At Cleveland 8. Chicago 0. Only games scheduled. National League Standings W, L. Pel. Now York 47 28 .644 Chicago 43 29 .607 St. Louis 41 29 Pittsburgh 37 80 .652 Boston 38 34 .628 Brooklyn 29 44 Philadelphia 27 46 .307 310 Cincinnati 22 46 .324 Ynilerflhy's TCeKiills At Brooklyn 7, New York 13, At Philadelphia 14, Boston II. Only games scheduled. 1,000.001 BU. OF WHEAT IN 1931 YIELD (Continued r6fn Page Ono) " per cent of the county crop, win be Kin In about a month -, "V Practically none of this years crop has boon o!d. although the 1933 yield has been practically cleaned up, with only a small carrydVer left. Perkins Motor Co. Now' In G randy Building " .-' (Continued Prom Page One) provides him more floor apace superior arrangements' for departments etna rn general Is much better equipped to take care of his trade. The 'plant has been retooled completely, ami the addition of several department pro vides the company with absolutely complete service for all makes of automobiles. In equipment and eJfi clency. tho new plant Is second to none In tho Pftclne northwest, v. Motorists may drive In on either fourth or Adams avenue, and gnao- ine service is furnished botho&ldA nnd out, wltn tm nwcatjtyj)u of pumpe on the cbnftt, which ooinpute tho cost of tho gas as It Is p limped Into the car tank. fn another department frames nud axles may bo straightened without removing them from thtt automobile. Still another department is provided for repairing Firestone tires necessary to cover the factory guarantee, and Perkins hns the contract for Uma tilla, Baker, Wallowa, Grant and Union counties for this service. Tho plant throughout Is doubly well lighted and ventilated, and grass and flowers have been planted In the parkings and space between sidewalk , and building on tho exterior. The corner lot on Jefferson and Fourth directly behind the garatfo has been transformed Into a gravelled, fence enclosed parking and used car lot. nnd this later will be extended to lnoludo more territory. The proprietor. In discussing his new plant, said ho had Incorporated In It an Ideal arrangement worked out after visiting many plants througlKuit the west the Inst several months. A formal opening Is to be held In tho near future. Although Florida has about 1.500,- 000 head of beef cattle on pasture. recent survey shows residents of that state import about two-thtrds of the beef they ent. i MY CHILDREN The children left their games upon the floor And one by one they nil have pnne to bed. The lire Is burning brightly on the hearth Entrancing me with colors blue and red. And in that fire I see the children playing. So llm my pipe and settle back to rest DronmiK that they never, never leave me And Kaieli.jr out the window to the West. There I see the last of dylnfr sunshine And suddenly remember with start. Hint as the children left their plnylhlngs scattered They won will leave their home for busy mart. That as the lire In the hearth shall vanish. That as the sun now died In the West Tlut as they have all left their playthings scattered So. too. they'll (to before I've gone to rest. And In years that come when work is finished. As now. each one shall trayel on his way; I'll miss their cheerful Hons and happy laughter As now I miss their happy, lithesome play. But then as now I'll have the fire for comfort And memories of their very happy smiles And in the eventide of life my blessings Shall travel to them o'er the weary mile. Franklin Lee Stevenson. stmnuttiy nnd imterf aml Init are a definite prt of nur well quipped amnn laiier ami funeral sentee. PERRY DEFEATS AUSTRALIAN STAR WIMBLEDON, Eng., July 6 W Frederick John Perry, 20-yen r-old English tennis star, today defeated Jack Crawford of Aurttralla, the de fending Champion, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5, in the men's singles final of the all Engllsh tennis championships to keep the title in England for tho first time In 2 years. RETAIL TRADE GAINS SHOW FOR 9 MONTHS (Continued From Pago One) with tho Increase shown for the April -December period of 1029 Indi cates the gain shown throughout the state wai? substantially more than seasonal," said William L. Austin, director of the bureau of census. The number of stores dropped 6 per cent during J933 compared with 1929, the total decreasing from 14,570 to 13,749. The dolar volume of re tail sales showedj a decline or 61 per cent from the pre -depression year. The amount of business In 1933 was 224,288,000 compared with $455,931,- 000 In 1929. The full-time payroll in 1933 was 50 per cent lower than In 1930, but the numbe? of full-time employes was only 37 per cent- leBs. The average full-time wage In 1929 was 91,306 while It was shown to have declined to $971 last year. Full-time employed persona In 1933 A Oregon totaled 22,261 compared with 35,579 in 1920. Part-time em ployes Increased to 6,415 persons compared with 4,935 in 1029. The total payroll for last year was given as 24,037,0O0 In all retail establish ments, against 948,153.700 In 1929. olio wing Is a summary of sales, em ployment and salaries for 1933 by Eastern Oregon counties. The aver age number of employes In the tabu lation represents both full-time and prat-tlme workers, while the total payrolls combine tho salaries and wages of the two groups but does not include compensations to prop rietors who took an active part In the business: No. Net Avorage No. Pay- County Stores Sales Employes rolls Baker 215 93.429,000 393 9341.000 Umatilla 393 6.173,000 620 605,000 Union 279 3.491.000 407 311.000 Wallowa 69 1.098.000 121 62,000 ELKS TO HAVE TWILIGHT TEAM The Elks met in semi-monthly ses sion at the temple last night and spent some time discussing the lodge's plans for participation in the Semi -Centennial U. P. celebration, and also decided to enter a kitten bull team In the twilight league. ThOBo who are to play are asked to meet at the La. Oramlo stadium to night to "practice. , J r JUNIOR TEAMS TO PLAY BALL A Junior baseball team managed by Don A, Smith is to play a practice game with the American Legion ju- t nlor league, nine at 1:30 o'clock at j the La Grande stndlum tomorrow at ternoon, It was announced today.' Revenue Freight Loadings Increase WASHINGTON, July 6 W The American Railway association an nounced today that loadings of rev enue rreight for the week ended June 30 were 644,572 cars, an Increase of 22.700 above the preceding week, and 2.842 abovo the corresponding week In 1933. and 156.291 above 193a. Sun-ProoS Paint "Tlie Pnlnt That lasts" HTTSM'KCI! TAINT STORK Phortc 152-J 111 Elm Bt. SN0DGRASS nnd ZIMMERMAN BURNS GRASS TO CUT DOWN FIRE DANGER (Continued' From Pag On) The audit of the city books, start ed last Saturday by Hanks and Bo den of the Concla J. Ham Audit Co. of Portland, was completed Tuesday and the firm will present Its report to the city soon. The oalary list for the month of June, amounting p 94.199.63, was or dered paid by warrant; tho city re fused to bid In (hi property offered for sale by the cotinty to protect lorn of city liens; and a, contract with the state highway cor cm lesion for pay- . meat of money owtsd to the state by the city for the bu;3ding of the pave ment from west Ad:L-.is avenue to the west city limits tas approved and! signed. I law ii fti WiW No Thi er I Ifcsaml'rtl 1 ml' I mtf.ti imp Gueran This guarantee is NOT LIMITED to 1218, r ANV number of months . . . not limited to 20,000, 30,CQ0 or ANY number of miles! It jives you complete protection for the ENTIRE life of the tire as long as Che tire is in use. 2- Unlimited Protection RIM COTS O BLOWOUTS CASING CUTS In fact EVERYTHING that can heppen to a lire on (he rood with the ex ception of punctures, fire,(nd theft. ?(.:. ..f!"IT'IIE ncMf Riversides are Ijnilt to give you more quality than I yon need for today's high "speeds, and tremendous strains . . . plenty even for (lie cars of tomorrow. Because we know this kind.of quality hacks us up, we ran hack these new River sides with the strongest tire guarantee ever written. And remember that Wards 62-ycar reputation for absolute Iioh estv and fair dealing stands behind this strom; piiarantec . . . and that we are and cheerfully at all trmcs! Iltn's an exact fncsimilo of IX'arih pmvcrfut written guaran tee Head It Mow! 1 sSmWS& ii n j Jill -'X 1 fti iN 1 ASK ABOUT WARDS CONVENIENT PAYMENT PLAN j hi X" -' ij&'$t! - Buying: Program Will Adjust .Beef Surplus (Continued from Fag oat) t Buying of cattle Is being "dove tailed" with other plana or the ad ministration, no added, and recent rains in tho drouth area have not changed the situation materially from conditions early in ,the week. when It was estimated by administra tion officials that 4.091,000' cattle In 23 states must be removed immed iately for slaughtering or pasture feeding In surplus feed areus. - Rains will make It pc3sit)e to de velop relief plans "In a Uttle more crdcrly fashion," he said. ( Buying of cattle with extension of the program to include stheep may have to be carried beyond next spring, the secretary said. , Tire line or WHEELS ,OUT OF ALIGNMENT Gives. You lete' Written ri jrl I here in town to make good on it quickly L ?f I LLIUiWJiLU! 1. i M V. Ki B f J I 100 Children Attend . ! Campf ire On Thursday (Continued From Page One) The next hour was devoted to songs, stunts and refreshments. Harvey Car ter lead the group In singing of "Hall, Hall, the Gang's All Here," with num erous variations, after the group gathered In the pavilion around the camp fire. Boy Scout troop No. 7 presented a musical stunt and Donald Higglns led In the singing of another song entitled "Michael Rnnlgan." Scout troop No. 4 presented two stunts, one entitled "School Marm" i and the other a shadow stunt showing an appendectomy of very serious pro- portions. Between these two stunts, another song was sung by the group. Miss Gertrude Wagoner, children's librarian at the public library, , told an appropriate story, after which re Mileage Agains Emm" imrf&XWrn ihmMm r - mmmWrn 4 n-.-r r,,, -"Tk rmmM iritini iiiiiaaaaaaaMMaaaB i iiM, ir Ti I , a i r n TibitfeiW-i, J I I NEW 4JLypiMJ 6-PLYPI..5 I i aa I . I RIVERSIDES coid bi.ktu cotd brtiVtn I I UNDER ENFLAT.ON I Xmimmmm ... a freshmen U were served. Marshmal lows for the occasion were donated by The Safe, way Stores, Inc., and cher ries were donated by Mrs. George Rochester. Miss Margerle Horton, who has charge of the playground activity this summer, announced the pet parade for children on Saturday. A number of parents were present to witness the entertainment and the evening was reported to. be a most ICE CREAM Retail - Wholesale Delivery Service Dally PURDY'S DUTCH SHOP Phone Main 430 Cor. Depot & 5th FIRST QUALITY Yef 18 to 20 LOWER IN PRICE Actually 18 to 20 lower than first quality Ward tires cost as recently as three months ago. t wxmmm r: i . axsr Other New Riversides I j I Proportionately Low! j I I tWv M 4.40-21 . . S5.S0 . . S7.S0 I R ! 1 (fttKiffiiHI 4.75-19.. 6.10.. 7.4S I It m v: a -wit s a hi tT a m at I enjoyable one both for the spectators and. for the -children. .- - - PRICES SMASHED During the NEW YORK STORE'S JULY CLEARANCE SALE Grocery & Fountain Open Sunday and Evenings Wallace Ct Mahoney Same Block as Heasty's Service MEaw 5.25-18 . . 7.20 . . 9.05 5.50-17 . . 7.90 . . 9.40 .! J 600-1B .... 10.90 y Fred Spaeth j 1101-03 Washington Main 919 La Grande 1105 wasntntston Phone Main IS waaiuiMM.VL.J.uai.- J
