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Buster Brown Shoe Store Will be Opened Tomorrow
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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
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H. T. Edwards
TAINTKK A.J) DIX'UTOK Sl.( ' lwl'.r
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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.
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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
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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.
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mi ;iniuMitu'emt'nt
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"irnHtim'iils. J'il
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SERVICE
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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
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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-.
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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
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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!
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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
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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. - . ;
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