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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1945)
o Fridny, April 6, 19.15 Haifa Four TI1K I.A d'KANDK KVKNINtJ OliSKKVKK, I.A CltANDH. OKKtJON "O" o If' Buster Brown Shoe Store Will be Opened Tomorrow o 2 " " ' v Veteran Merchandisers of Footwear Bring New Retail Enterprise To La Grande A new retail merchandising; enterprise will he added to the business life of the community tomorrow when the new Bus ter Brown shoe store is opened for the first time. Owned and operated by men with many years experience in the footwear business, and housed in very attractive quar ters on the south side of Adams avenue just cast of Klin street, the new business is stocked and equipped to fulfill the footwear needs of men, women and children. Designed along mociuin lines, the preparation of the building , for occupancy of the business rep ' resents a large expenditure of money and a long period of labor I by expert cratfsmrn in a number ' of lints, whose eflnrts are reiiec ' ted in a store that is at once an asset to the community nnd one I that instantly attracts attention of I passersby. The invesincnl in remodelling nnd the lease lrom Herman Sic Briil, owner of the building, rep resent a large cash outlay, at 1 terting the merchants' faith in the business stability now and ' in the future of l.a Grande and 1 the surroundinK retail buying I field. I Ownorn Long in Buiuiesi I Owners of the business me K. G. Oanbury and F. K. Powell, Ixitli , of Spokane, veterans of the shoe ! buiinoss end owners of other toret in Spokane ind Conor d'Alene, Ida. The addition of this rtore gives the concern u three store buying power. Ogbury is the operator of the Spokane store and Vowell is the district representative of the ' Brown Shoe company of St. ' Louii, Mo., one of the nation's I widely known shoe manufac turers. They are atsociated in the oper. ation of the Idaho store and are I partners in lh local enterprise. ' Manager of the La Grande store is Ernest Bi-tglund, who, although comparatively young in yean is a veteran of the toot- j wear business. j Coming here frum Portland where he has been in the same 1 activity, lie has spent t&e major 1 pr of his 1 if 0 in this line of business, in whlctfWsl 'en gagt as a boy of lli, when he ob- 1 tained a job wiping the dust from ha bones. He is ttie nephew of Ogsbury. On the store staff will lie Vir-f giiiiu Finley and Mrs. Harry Ed wards. Brrglumt's family has come to La Grande to make their home here. They ale Mrs. Berglund, their son, Joe Carl, and Mrs. Berglund's mother, Mrs. Anna Holmgren. Merchandiw Well Known lie shoe lines stocked hy the slope are of nationally advertised lmjn that ai'' well known throughout the. country They include the Kobler shoe for! men, Air Step and Forest Pack lines for woiiu-n. Buster Ilrijwiu shoes for children, and Letiinsoit's wooden sole, shoes for liir. In addition the stock includes official boy :nut ami girltseout shiwrs. Women's hosiery and handbags als are to 1m1 carried. , striking effect has Imvii achieved in Ihe new front, which is faced with Carrara glass in bicjie and blue tones, and the foyrr has a Moor .of contrasting til.j 'wo large display windows af ford ample room for arresting dis plays of merchandise. Tile finish of Ihe stock sholvs nndl display counters is in ivory Willi Chinese red trim affording a pleasing contrast to the chrome furniture and fluorescent lighting fixtures. feature of the interior nr lailgcmrnt is a section set apart Deeoraitisis oi the Buster Brown Shoe Store Was Handled by i H. T. Edwards TAINTKK A.J) DIX'UTOK Sl.( ' lwl'.r 1 - Japanese Nurse Gets Commission In Army Corps NKW YOHK, April 0 (UP) Masake Mary Vamada, 31, Aincr-ican-born Japanese who has been commissioned a lieutenant in the army nurse corps, said she will fulfill a long cherished wish, when she reports at Kurt Dix, N. J., May 1, to serve the United Slates. "I will serve anywhere in the south Pacific if they will let me," she told a press conference nt army public relations office. Born in Los Angeles, of Japa nese parents, she visited Japan once when she was six. She had no Japanese? friends, and her mother who is in Heart Mountain camp relocation center near Cody, Wyo., was "as happy as I am" about h-.'r commission, she said. She said her mother had been discharged from the camp but had not left yrl. "I have never felt anything about being of Japanese descent. My father, who died several years ago, always told me, 'you are an American citizen,'" she said. Lt. Yamada, who lives in New York, studied at the University of Southern California. She was graduated from the Bellevue school of .nursing in WHO and holds a masters degree in health education from Columbia univer sity.. Suudish Volunteers Will Aid Norway STOCKHOLM, April 0 (UP) The newspaper Expresses said today that Sweden has approved the formation of a Swedish "vol unteer corps" to aid the Norwe gian military effort. An official announcement was expected shortly. The Swedes previously allowed the Norwegians to organize and train a force of Norwegian police which was sent to northern Nor way to take over the areas recov ired hy tlie Bed army. for children, with special furni ture to accommodate their small er stature. Several well known La Grande concerns and individuals had a part in the remodelling of the building, and the various phasi s of pr-i'paiation ot the building for its new tenants. The Carrara glass front was provided . hy Zimmerman's as local ri'pirsenf atives of W. P. Fuller A- company, paint manu facturers and glass dealers, whose products were used thiouithout the work. Tile work in the foyer and the Anosliong asphalt tile on the in terior tloor weir .laid bv. Stanley Iti'iglund. John Gcitlhiihrr handled the contract for all construction wolk en Ihe building us well as pro viding llv,' cahinels and shelvmi: The' painting contractor wa Harry Kdw.ods. and l.iighN'P Johnston ef Kair Way Kloclitr in stalled lh'' electrical win k and lighting fixtures. O rf ' A i ,'!-' ,fk ,4 1 .e; ri-r It ? W'VA m-'A ' "Vgfe? H fry ,.thvt Jitl MANAGES NEW STORE Ernest Bcrglu.-id, who has come to La Gnnde from Portland lo become manager of the new Buster Brown Shoe store which will open for business tomorrow. Per Capita Use Of Liquor In State Is U9 Gallons PORTLAND, Ore, April (iy'UP) If you were an average citizen of Oregon, your consumption of liquor last year was 1.3(i gallons. The Washington average was 1.3!) gallons. Figures for the 17 slates hav ing -state -monopoly . uysLeniH showed Washington and Oregon at Ihe top of the per capita sales of liquor. Washington in 1!43 consumed 2,81,!)7!f gallons with a popula tion of l,733,l!ll, or u per capita total of 1.K2 gallons. The esti mated total in 1IM-1 was 1.3(5. The same figures for Oregon showed a III43 consumption of Ui4a,27r gallons and l,U8!l,84 population, for I. Til gallons, and a l!ll( total of I 'M. Comparisons with oilier slates show these western totals: Wyo ming, 1.48; Montana and Utah, each 1.22, and Idaho, .77. Two Electrocuted At Cami) Kufus THK HAI.I.KS. Oi April 8 (I'PI Two C.mip Ruins soldiers. Pvt. Roy Pent and Sgl. Ralph C h .1 n e e, home addresses not available, u rlv ell ctl ocllfcrd last night when a crane winch was being used tn take up oquipir.-'ill at the camp came in contact with a hltdi tension wire. llulh nirii had Im i n w orkiiii: on a cable slim; and the loll force of the valient went tlMoiigh Ibeli Ihh1;:-s. Attempts .it iisuscita tion, exti'ndmg until 2 o'clock this mtunilig, wVro nr. availing. The camp at Hutu . is 1 eim; ,tis lliaulk, and tin- et.iec was heuie. used to take up tlf'Hinc 'ihe clalle I'pciatoi. wIhi.m- ll. one wai, I1'! hso ti.-d. w as knui'A, d (Mini l.is st .it-but. eseaiied si i n 'i injury. We Installed the Wirin? and the Moctfi F?!isceat4 Fixtures I.N 11 IK M',V SIIOK llliQ'teiHit M! Q v o i ' Vi' Rodeo Performer In Arrested A I Hums HURNS, Ore., April (i (U) A long-time rodeo performer, Thomas James Dunn, 43, known as Sliaoeko Red, was held in Burns today for California authorities. The 43-year-old cowboy was arrested by federal bureau of in vestigation agents and Harney county officers at Wagontirc. A federal warrant charges him with imlitwful flight fmpi.. Stuclitgn. Calif., Oct. li, 11144, lo Hums to avoid prosecution on an attempt ed rape charge. He has been winking on a ranch near Little Junipei moun tain. Industry Leaders Scout Kumor Of Early Auto Output PFI'IK 1IT. Mich., April li (l'1'i J. A. Km.;, war production board chairman, conferred with autom.ibile imlus'iy leaders yes tenia;,' on post -war tvconver.sion mil id widespre'id discrediting of reports that the government weold apro.e the ma no tact lire o1 'JaO.IUHl ant imuloles this year. Charles K. Wilson. Gen.'ral Motors presid nt. said 2,m)tl.lltlti cars is the inir.niiiini llllir.hei' that could be produced lo sell "at less tha.i .black market prices." . Wilson said be knew nothing of a reported meeting in Wash' ingt tn hetwe -n manufael ui ers and Kltil; who w:k said to haw told the piodeeeis the govern ment would .lopiovo partial to coinelsion te i-i ill. in pi ndllel I Ml late Ml l-'la. Wilson hinU ant reeeir. ei s: migllt be ina-l sal, I it V I d:. Gcnei.d Met . ears this . ,u. iiur nilht.e v ! Pi.it impui' mi ;iniuMitu'emt'nt ri t wri'k. Mr iMini th.s nit'iith rniYM p'.iKliti- "tl- pt-ndim; upon "irnHtim'iils. J'il i! -ii) th;i! n i know nn ' ThuiN.l.iy. Ul'STKIt nutnw STDKK o o o o l'li.V ill;:! o Oo; CO 1 IN SERVICE urn m William A. Johnston, chief pet ly oflicer in the Sea tees, and his wife, the lormer Rosalie Fox, arrived last night to spend his 30-day leave in La Grande. They are guests of her mother, Mrs. H. L. Norris, ami will visit with '.is father, D. J. Johnston of La Cranri--', and other relatives and Iriends. Johnston returned recently from the south Pacific where he lias been on active duty for 30 months. He entered the navy in May, 1!M2. trained at Norfolk, Va., and participated in the inva sion of a number of southern Pacific islands. Mis. Johnston has been em ployed in a shipyard in Portland while he was away. At the con clusion of his leave he will report to Camp Shoemaker, Calif., for reassignment. His twin brother, Willard John ston, who received a medical dis charge some lime ago is in Calif ornia, and another brother. Earl, in in Florida training with the army amphibious forces. Pen I). Ward, seaman first class. Iron of Mr. and Mrs. Pen Ward of 21110 Cedar street, participated in the battle of Iwo Jima. He operat.d infantry landing craft, one of which was sunk while he was aboard. During this cam paign. Ward suffered an ear in jury. Ward is a graduate of Ihe local high school where he was a bas ketball star. Assignment of Capt. Lawrence C. Roberts of La Grande to the sixth ferrying division of the air transport command at Long fieach, Calif.; is announced in a communication from the ATC base. I Capt. Roberts, the son of Air. and Mrs. C. F. Roberts of 7114 O avenue, returned recently from the China-Burma-lndia theater, theater, where be made many (lights over the "11111111)" in trans port service between the ATC base "and Chinese and American headouarti rs in China. Sgt-. Ilar-v I.. Stewart has re turned to Sioux Falls, S. D., af ter spending a furlough in La Grande, a guest at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Courtney. Mrs. Stewart, the former Virginia Courtney, who accompanied him here, will remain in La Grande while Sgl. Stewart takes a six-week course at gunnery school. I j The towlv creatures known as trilobites were once tlie most highly-organized inhabitants of the globe. Again have la liianilo quality o I I Today We Pay Tribute to tilt. l.eroy Vincent liushman, li), seaman second class, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ititshman, Kutite 1, La Grande. Me attended e 1 c m e n tary school :if I'ei'i v and was irrad- uated from l,a Grande high ! chonl with the class of 11)1-1. -lie entered the navy May 2!),' Hill, and look his hoot train-' ine; at San Diego, later taking an S weeks course there in on-giiii'eiin-. 1 Connecticut Is Winner of U. S. Safety Contest CHICAGO, April (i (UP) Con necticut and Lansing, Mich., to day were accorded top honors in a national traffic safety contest in which all 48 slates and 1,307 cities participated. The two na'ional grand prizes were awarded to the city and state which, in the opinion of tlie judges, made ihe most outstand ing progress toward achieving traffic safety, despite wartime hazards. Connecticut, a two-time grand award winner, cut its traffic deaths from 235 in 1043 to 221 last year. Lansing was cited for its efforts in recording only four ilealhs as co'ii;jared lo seven in IM3 and a I :t;.l of 2li for the three preceding years. In addition to its grand award, Lansing won first place among cities of 30,')Utl-I00,000 popula tion. Other cities taking first prize in their population group were Detroit, Portland, Ore., Ft. Wayne. Ind., Greenwich, Conn., and Stillwater, Okla. A special award of merit was voted unanimously to Milwaukee for the second consecutive year as a tribute lo the sustained ex cellence of its traffic program. Portland, in the second largest population i 'assification. was honored this year for the first time. The dew Buster Brown Shoe Store used Fuller s CARRARA GLASS FRONT FULLER'S PAINTS AND ARMSTRONG TILE Kuller and Aniistioni; n d tu-ts en selected for a modern t.a stnro. They are Cantons for their and the service tiii'V irive l'11' THESE WEIX KNOWN PRODUCTS WERE SUPPLIED BY KM I I KK IIOI SI'.IIOLU Army Gets Best Of Turkey Meat PORTLAND, Ore, AprilB (UP) Only lower-grade turkeys will be available to civilian consum ers iintil Thanksgiving under an order giving the army choice of all birds in Oregon and 20 other states, the war fo'id tdministpi iion announced. The only Ir.'Vr.- pioducers nil subject ' to r.-.e i.rder, effc i:.-e April 8, are those with ' er than 25 birds located failber than 100 miles from one of Ore gon's 21 processing plants ap proved by the WFA. May is expected to b3 ttfe big month for marketing of turkeys, as the OPA price schedule allows a 2.8 cent premium per pound for sales to the :trmy. The ceiling will drop to one cent above- the OPA top in June. WELCOME TO LA GRANDE Buster Itrown Shoe Store! : ' ' ' ' " 1 ' It was our privilege lo Remodel The Entrance and Interior Build Cabinets and Shelving in This iXeiv Shoe Store JiiSin Gietllmber Building Contractor Carpenter Phone 715 1508 Oak St La Grande for Permanence slnres, offices ami domes. Tltey are jruar antced prodtiets known fron't cuak tu coast. We handle tliem in La Grande. ou can find a great variety at our store. FURSHlXt rjlAl&W vy kj - German Cruimr Sunk By Bomber ,; ' LONDOM,, April t (UP) Air' rcconiiaisMncw piivMv ranuy CUy S. I closec. inai inn uttnwan Hglit ; cruiser, Koeln, vas sunk during": the American air attack on the;' Wilhclmshavon naval base March1 30. . , The Kceln Is n 6,000-ton light cruiser, built by the Geimans in 1928.' The photos showed the Kocln apparently resting on the bottom. CIVIL AIDE ARRESTED SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 6 (UP) Herbert Larson, civil service W, spector and a former county ad. . ministrntor' of the Washington state department of public weH fare, was held today on 'a charge , of stealing and selling seven type-: writers from the old Mint build ing here. - . ; -Vtt
