La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 10, 1945, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Texti J Tuesday, April 10, 10-15 Classified Advertising La Grande Observer A Community and Family Newspaper puMlsned Every Afternoon Except Sundays and Holidays m the Grande Bonde Valley Publishing Company 1710 6th Street La -Grande, Oregon Phone La Grande 600 . in . tvm.!rnllv lndcDundent MiMlcatlon -promoting the best ln JJnsU or northeastern Oregon. National Representatives 'Atlanta. Chicago. Kansas City, M Angeles. New Torn. St. Louis, Ban Francisco. Cincinnati iorenzen and Thompson. Inc. Member ABO Subscription Rates ay carrier pr Tear ..10.20 .85 per Month Bv Mall par Year ...9.00 4.76 m Months . 3.50 lUlcu ...v.... All Subscriptions in Advance jntered as second class matter at Drtot. nfft nf Iji Grande. Orefron rider the act of March 8, 1891. (Full Leased Wire) United Press Classified Advertising Information ill Classified Advertising Is accepted mblect to the rules and regulations of the Grande Rondo Valley Publish ing Company, which will not be re iponslble for any errors after the first Imertlon and reserves the right to properly classify all advertisements, delete objectionable words or sent tncee or to refuse any advertisement. L,Th cash rate shown De.ow repre flienU a 26 discount for payment W1VI11I1 UVO uojd. MINIMUM INSERTION FOUR LINES insertions ' P Llns one i . Three 8C, Pour 8 Five - Jo Six - 'Vo Count lour and one-half words to the line. Contract Rates on Request PHONE 600 ilk lor the Ad-Taacr or a represen tative will call at your office. Florists 1-A GARDEN SEEDS Vaughns certified ' Florist flower and vegetable seeds. First time of fered in' La Grande. Get them from FL1TZGERALD FLOWER SHOP, phone 136. LARGE VARIETY of flower and vegetable garden seed. Also Diamond Sweet Pea collection. CHERRY'S, Phone 11 Lost and Found 10 DARK BROWN Jersey cow with leather halter. Reward. Earl Wilcox, 308 Harrison or call 970-M. LOST: Two discs from Superior drill. Between Maverick barn and Island City last Monday evening. Call 139-W. LOST OR STRAYED: One bay horse. J. B. brand on right hip. Saddle marks. If found call 29RX5 or 810-M. Special Notice 12 DR. EUGENE T. MOON accounts will be payable at Moon Drug Co. or 1702 4th street. Personal Service 13 OR. J. E. WOODELL, Chiroprac tor & Naturopath. West-Jncob-son Bldgn phone 104 Closed Saturday afternoons. Q Services Misc. 15 CHARIS Home Corsetry. Girdles, foundations and bras. Mrs. Cclia Gales, 2104 Greenwood street, phono 012-W. FURS expertly restyled and re paired. Kirs. Henry Lyon, 1908 . Third St,.. ,. THE FIXIT.SHOP, 218 Fir street. If it's broken, we can fix it. , Welding,.t u r n i n g, drilling, grinding. Anything mechanical. Furniture, clocks. Building Services 18 WALLPAPER,- KEMTONE, Cal somino. . Asbestos siding and insulated '.trick siding. Plastic molding. :.AI1 for home decora tion. HOME LUMBER & COAL CO. BRICK WORK, plastering, stuc co and pointing. Harry Scarlcs, Union, Oregon, Gen. Del. WIRING & REPAIRS Prompt and efficient service. 116 Depot street. Phone 93. LA GRANDE ELECTRIC & HARDWARE FAIRWAY ELECTRIC now un der new ownership. Roy Ram sey, formerly nf II & S Elec tric, wiring foreman. L. F. Johnston, owner. Wood, Coal, Fuel B GREEN WOOD.t3V.0iXa double , load. For 5 loads Sj2.50. West 1 Erothers, Unintv, phone 2981. Silimtioi Wanted w 23 'IrtoTr.WurrSv- i...(f K!, wood sawing, tractor work grain grinoing. 2112 Wal nut. Orvillr; Pellett, La Grande. it You Miss Your Paper Call frf Before WWW C..C p 1 U WANTED: Diahvashr apply Noodle Parlor. MALE HELP WANTED: S.'.j.t. and extra gang tntumta wsjstwj ; on Oregon and Wash icgVje ! lines. Good pay and first ciise i accommodations. Slte exsn- ence age, draft statu and rjes available. Spokane, PnnrA I and Seattle Railway cr,rr:iiir.y , 1101 N. W. Hoyt trrt, Port land, uregon. Mercliandi.se 23A FRATERNITY RINGS and en- . blems. Also party napkim and coasters. Monogrammed if dt sired. , THE GIFT SHOP Phone 435-W WE HAVE a very attractive selection of Swedish type Crystal vases. Ranging in neignt trom " to 13 , as well as the ball vase type in several sizes. Sec them at MELVILLE'S FULLER BRUSHES B. T. Kit terman. Try our all purpose cleaner, wet mops, dust mops, brooms, furniture polish, waxes. 403 Spring St. Phone 346-J. Miscellaneous for Sale 26 FOR SALE: '36 V-8 pickup Good rubber. Grain drill, grass attachment. Good condition. Call 817-JX. FOR SALE: 1 two-wheel stock trailer. Inquire Willow Gro cery. JOHNSON GLO-COAT wax, paste wax, dance floor waxe, Simoniz self - polishing wax, Soil-Off cleaner, Sunshine car pet and upholstery cleaner. Old Cedar and Cactus furniture po lish. Double X floor cleaner, ' Clearex glass cleaner and Old English scratch remover. Soil ax, the cleaner for every pur pose. All at ZIMMERMAN'S FOR SALE: 26" girl's bicycle and 26" boy's bicycle. 1306 10th street. GENERAL PAINTS and EN AMELS for inside and outside use. TEEL PAINT STORE RIFLEMEN Ideal hand reload ing outfit for Springfield 30-.06, also cases, primers, tin lead complete $90.00. Call at 1201 10th street after 6 p.m. ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRONS - $3.50 and up. Also a new shipment of Decca records. ROSENBAUM'S WALL PAPER See our 1945 patterns of wall paper. A paper for every purpose. Living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, halls and closets. By far the largest showing of wall paper in east ern Oregon. ZIMMERMAN'S FOR SALE: Factory built trail er house. All builts-ins, ac commodates 4 people. May be seen at Auto Court across from stale highway shops. Gaylord Coonse LADIES ALL-WOOL spring suit, size 14. Worn once. Light color, good buy. Phone 134-J. LOG CHAINS, cow stake chains, pecvies, sledge hammers, scoop shovels, pitch forks, cross-cut saws, buck saws, splitting wedges, lanterns. Many hun dred of other things useful on the farm. F & T TRADING POST HIGH CHAIRS, play pens, clothes hampers, floor lamp shades and a few occasional tables and davenport tables at ' special prices. TURN'S FURNITURE STORE RED WING Bakc-ware for cook ing and table ware. Also Rod Wing provincial wsre. Com plete stock. Pyrcx - Fire King for cooking and baking. Cory coffee maker and Silex. ZIMMERMAN'S DINING ROOM SET for Sale. With buffet. Inquire 1202 L Ave. PAINTS Now's the time to ar range for spring painting. are local representatives for the famous Fuller line. We can furnish a paint for every "ur pose, inside or out. Automo bile, implement, roof, concrete, stucco, stains and varnishes. ZIMMERMAN'S RICHARDS Electric and Battery Fences. Aso Parmak Fences at RADIO & MUSIC SUPPLY CO. Farm Products & FciuTpnient FOR SALE 10,000 lbs. of Alas ka pea seed, $4.90 per Hk). Obe Scott, Elgin, Ore. HIGHEST CASH PRICE paid l"" cream and eecs. Hnbv chicks and turkey poults Air salr. Karl R. Stone, 1505 Jefferson. Q BEARDLESS BARLEY SEED High germination. Extra clean, no weed seed. Ideal for nurse crop arid to thirkrhav slai: $0 per t L. h. William.-. North PowdiQ phone 6F5. Plants. Garden Supplies CVS PREPARE for liie victory R.ii'i' n Help Wanted now, while our line is complete. Hand shovels, rakes and hoes. Scythes, trowels, pruning shears, garden hose and law" ,oal:crs. Sprinklers, r.orzles and hose menders. ZIMMERMAN'S TUX livtastttdt. Jmitjj, fnf 2. yu? ttM ua,:'. I Jt. '.-A U&rC MSl. Zfo k4' yrj$ tsa yssui.g 'wJUxt:. H tj&r. 2 yt. V&iXiS. f- - - '.' t ;if.c -"XX- Sit -" jy jtuusy. out Art; Ar.fM. Yuti, f OH SA-.Z. 2 oet t-xra good 2Tr S. i.a'S- EASY CKiCKS S'Jt Aus'-ra-Knitt, tir wtti'ji uic. lv-,id- ill x.'t.-dt every week. Ness;)- & Kvtsiy, YCa V Ave., Phoc 2i-E. Wanted to Trade or Buy SO WASTED TO TRADE OF. BUY OR LEASE: 3 or 4 bedroom modern home. South side. In quire 6L'2 Penn. WANTED TO EUY A gentle, dependable, easily caught work horse. Phone 3J6-J or inquire 1100 3 Ave. WANTED TO BUY: Two-bedrm. house in La Grande with acre age. Write Box 304, La Grande Evening Observer. Rooms for Kent 35 FOR RENT: Comfortable furn ished room. Close in. 1B02 3rd street. Call after 5 p.m. Apartment for Kent 36 FOR RENT: Furnished apart- j mem. steam neat, electric stove, and refrigerator. No j children or pets. Washington ; Apts., 1606 Washington ! Wanted to Rent 44 WANTED Light housekeeping apartment or room for one per son. Iola CantreL 1216 Y. WANTED TO RENT: 2 or 3 bed room modern house in La Grande. Phone Ralph Nelson, 736. Real Estate 50 FOR SALE: 3 acres adjoining city limits. Orchard, berries, 2 small buildings and lumber to build. Inquire 2709 First street. FOR SALE: 1.000 acre stock ranch. Phone 5FX, Clair Cros sen, La Grande. FOR SALE: 5-rm. modern house. Garden spot, garage, nice yard and shade trees. Call 817-JX. FOR SALE: A good buy in in come property in a 2-story home with furnished apartment on second floor rented. Fuil . basement, steam heat, furnace and stoker. House completely furnished throughout. Located near college on 8th street. Im- j mediate nossession can be given as owner is leaving town. Price $6500. Some terms can be given. For further information see or call CLAUDE BERRY 207 Depot St. Phone 106 FOR SALE: 3-bcdroom modern house. Garage' and woodshed, 2 lots. Partly furnished if de sired. Inouir'e at 2401 Ash or phone 166-M. Automobiles for Sale FOR SALE: 1935 Ford coupe, $350. Write Box 171, Elgin Ore , gon or phone 584. Charles Barnhart. FOR SALE: '36 V-8 coupe in A-l condition. New paint job. Lots of extras. OPA ceiling price. Inquire 1213 V Ave. Automobile Services 5(5 NOTICE: John's Body Shop open ed under new management. Painting, body and fender work. Would appreciate your business. Mr. Carmen, S Avenue Legal Notices 6(1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Court of the State of Oregon for Union County has appointed the undersigned as administrator of the Estate of Mary E. Goodiiough, Deceased; and 'all persons having any claim against the said Estate should present the same within six (6) months from the date of this No tice -to the undersigned, at the office of Dixon & Burleigh, in the West-.I.'icnb.son Building, at La Grande, Union County. Ore gon, as attorneys for the Admin istrator. . DATED this 10th d.iy of April, tn-15. Charles Raymond Gooilinnign, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Iv ( iondi.orir,lr, I)i ceased. Dixon' nurli'inlr Atloirri v:; I'm Administrator " Apri' M-l7-24 - May I Calendar of ('oiiiinrj Ihcida Q - Q - , , .l I'.r-t.Mrr 6iOc" rr C,,m. nH. ,v Kmi:M.. T'OI'Uj. Ma. "ii'i- i, n,.l". 7l I- '" Piles! Own But He SM.LES, Now 11- v r, I v r . J' . j':ir r, II n.l .1-1 ;"'"'; ''' , i. 7 r. 'I l: v iy. . y ' ' " 11 u L At 111 B fh""- ' LA PRAAMS EVfcNdSG OUSEttVKtt, LA GRANDE. ORfiSON :- NORWAY f I ; North S 1 ' (2 S ,',3 ' I L I: a .- , ... ., I -v " SWI-DHM I s seizure 01 rHomi 5eo pom ieoli of! "l f j Norvoy; Nerher- DEN,lAfK V (If I GREAT ,onls liberated, J 3-$r ' III I ! Britain I v- &Ch , (Y) Rips from . German hands the Soar Germon industT'i viral "coal bin" and the Ruhr area, HirWs lost cricnol SWITZ f RANCE ITALY . '. . w ... ' I 1 TRIPLE PLAY FOR FINALE IN THE WEST Map above shows the three-way smash of Allied strategy thai is calculated to be the finishing blow to German hopes. Americans Make New Landings On Japanese Island (Continued from Page One) the bombardment. Seven of 10 Japanese planes which attacked the Okinawa area last evening were destroyed. American troops in the Philip pines steadily compressed throe I: r-e JapancE-3 pockets on Luzon while airmen bagged 12 more Jap-njse ships in their blockade cf the China sea. 10 Enemy Ships' Sunk Liberators intercepted a 15 ship convoy leaving the Chinese port of Swatow, sank one de stroyer and an 8,000-ton trans port and damaged another de stroyer and a cargo vessel. Fifth army bombers accounted for eight merchant craft in raids from the Dutch East Indies to Hong Kong and Formosa. Two U. S. divisions were re ported closing in on Baguio in northern Luzon. In. .central. Luz on the sixth division was ad vancing slowly against stiff re sistance. First cavalry division troops j were reported ncaring a junction I with airborne troops to complete encirclement of Japanese by passed south of Laguna Bay. The 158th regimental combat team was reported still encoun tering heavy resistance at a point five miles north of Legaspi. Escaped Convict Shot In Gun Duel PHILADELPHIA, April 10 (UP) William Russc-l, 20, one of 12 long term convicts who escaped from the eastern peni tentiary one week ago, was wounded critically last night in a short range gun duel with city detectives. The shooting took place at the home of a city policeman who identified the convict wheti he stepped into the house where a trap had been laid for him. Russell, wearing a navy uni form, was shot seven times after he lirod one shot at two officers. Russell was sentenced in April, HI43, to serve 15 to 30 years for participation in some 60 rob beries. City News In Brief A traveling examiner of the secretary of stat-.-'s office will be at the La Grande city hall from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Friday to con duct examinations of applicants for driver's and chauffeur's per mits and licenses. Roy J. Takla, a transient, win arrested last night in a local hotel, charged with being drunk, ye was sent to the city jail for the night and was released tins ni'ii niny. Mexico derives its name from Mi xill, a tr ibal war god of tin; Azl"Di. EVElTo SKlflD EfSEY M$ o o In fee ev& WB no U VAflllCllAHiHn Rutuean C'fM la grande Evening Sksmvm CIRCULATION I) KPT. - ' - r JL AUIKIA AA I f2) Junction with Red Army bars retreat of " Nazi troops and supplies to "last stand" area in southern mountains HUNG. VIENNA DEFENDER Former commander of Hitler's personal bodyguard, Gen. Sepp Dietrich, above, is reported to have tak en charge of picked Elite SS troops in Vienna aid declared h? would defend the Austrian capital "until the last," Woundefr Soldier Yearns For Home (Continued from Page 1) firing. I told my men to cover me and 1 would try and locale the position of the nest. I was crawling close to a high brick wall and all of a sudden a shell hit the wall and before I knew what had happened, which was several hours later, I was covered by a half ton of bricks. After they dug me ou I was informed that the shell was from an eight inch enemy rail road gun 20 miles away. Gucsr) I was pretty lucky because n-o bones were broken. However, I was partial ly paralyzed for a while and re ceived contusion of of head." Three days , later Lt. Becker went to a hospital in Paris and later was flown to Mitchel Field, New York. He was sent to Mc Caw by plane, 'arriving March 29. Visited By Family Mrs. Becker, who is a dietitian at the Ohio University in Colum bus, plans to visit her husband at McCaw. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Becker of La Grande went to MeCaw shortly after his arrival. "One thing I am looking for ward to is going home, visiting my family and then spending the rest of my leave at Wallowa Lake," he commented. Presides the Purple Hear t, I.'. Becker w.vai'S the presidential unit citation, the American thea ter ribbon, European theater rib bon with three stars which repre sents the major battles of Nor mandy, Brittany and Germany, the American defense ribbon and the combat infantryman's badge. Lt. Becker attended La Grande high school in 1033. , AT FIRST .HON OF A do oot receive o u MWrftlVlHll O ft TOfYi. i)rO fl m.l was graduated TU T7T' ' f CoM Frr,-r,a!:ons as Reeled fmiflJMyrZr 'm Auto Slttcre Lxl ; Market .A&emiwi NEW YORK, Ajwil 10 (UP) Automobile shares led a broad recovery on the stck market in the late trading today. Gains in ths group ranged to more than a point and volume topped other sections. Low priced motors were in particular demand. Hudson led in turnover and made a new high on a two point rise. Graham-Paige, Pack ard, Nash-K-2lvinutor, and Studo baker were active on gains run ning to nearly a point. General Motors rose nearly a point. Chrysler and Willys-Overland were up more than a point each. Whan the Motors turned up the other sections of the Industrial list swung into line. Steels scored gains ranging to more than a point in the leading is sues. Oils firmed. Previously the rails had been sustained by gains of more than a point in Santa Fe and Union Pacific. The latter extended its gain to more than three points and Santa Fe to more than two points, making a new high. , New York Central was heavily traded on a rise of more than a point. All the car rier shares strengthened. , PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, April 10 (UP) Livestock: Cattle 150, calves 25. Early ales steady. Few good fed steers msold. Top Monday $10.75. Medium-good hoifers $13.50-15. Gutters down to $9.00. Canner :utter cows $7.00-9.50. Medium lulls 111; good bulls quotable to 513.50 and above. Good-choice ealcrs steady at $15-16. Hogs 100. Active, steady. Top 115.75 for weights above 160 lbs. 7ood sows $15.00. Feeder pigs ralable $16.50-17.50. Sheep 100. Few spring lambs arrived late. Quotable steady. Good-choice wooled lambs sal able $15.50-16.00. Ewes quotable $7.25 down. J8.25 - 9.00. Shorn , ewes salable PORTLAND 3RAIN PORTLAND, Ore., April 10 UP) Wheat range all blank. Cash wheal: S white hd wh app 154 Mi ; s white hd wh no rex 155 Ms; white club 155!; western red 155Vj; hard rod winter ordinary 154Vi; hard white Baart ordinary 154. Cash grain: Oats No. 2 38 lbs. white blank. Barley No. 2 45 lbs. west 47.00. Senate Will Probe Grain Car Shortage WASHINGTON, Apiil 10 (UP) The senate will look into the freight car shortage following charges by Sen. Clyde M. Reed, R., Kans., that lack of cars to ship grain in the midwest was causing serious spoiiagc. He introduced a resolution call ing for an inquiry. Chairman Burton K. Wheeler, D Mont., of tho senate interstate commerce committee to which the resolu tion was referred . said he will name a special sub-committee to look into the matter. Prineville Railway Gets New Manager PRINEVILLE, Ore., April 10 (UP) Appointment of C. C. Mo Glenn, old time railroad engineer and executive, as manager of the city of Prineville railway was announced today. He succeeds Charles W. Wood ruff, manager since 1024, who has retired. The l!)-mile railway connects the city of Prineville with the Seattle, Portland and Spokane railway and the Union Pacific railroad at Prineville Junction. ' ' K"' I ' i PATTON MAN WITH A PURPOSE Typical photos of Lt.-Gen. Georgo S. Patlon, iakc.i at different , limes. Is different circum stances and undor varying fortunes oi war have one common characteristic, Thoy show him as a man of grim purpose, de termined, tight-lipped, pugnacious perso lal qualities with which he seems io have imbued his slashing armored divisions in their great drive across Germany. German Defenses Crumble As Allies Race For Berlin (Continued from Page 1) the streets of Hannover after a sudden breakthrough ' from the north. Simultaneously, the ninth army's fifth armored division slabbed 23 miles northeastward to cut the superhighway at a point mid-way between Hann over and Biunswick. British Besiege Bremen British armored forces to the north laid siege to Bremen and wheeled northeastward within 60 miles or less of Hamburg, Ger man's second city ' and greatest poll. A )hhd British column cut the Hamburg-Hannover Auto bahn and raced eastward for Brunswick and Berlin on tho ninth army's northern flank. The strike across northern Germany shot the ninth anny out in front of the race for Ber lin, only a few hours after Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' Amer ican first army had taken the lead with a new advance into the fringe of tho Harz mountains in central Germany. Hodges' men bloke loose on an 18-mile sweep beyond their Wes er river bridgeh'Vids yesterday and followed through early to day with an armored and infan try drive on Nordhaiisen, 115 miles southwest of Berlin. The Americans knocked a 30-mile-wide hole in the German defenses and late field dispat ches said they were closing fast on Nordhaiisen against weak oppsilion. r Simple pilfi need m! wrnckanflforttircyou ; , wild ninilflmiinH licit, burn unrf irril!iortv 1 I k Stiiurt' I'vramld (iunpnilorta bring m j qitick, wrlcomo relirf. Micir grand metli Fj j W mtlonnirani real comforl. rrtfucBilriiln, W t helpi tighten relaxed memlirfmcn, Ronlly 1 ! k liil.rlcalei and aoftent, I'roloctiva and M ', J antl-chalTinB, to easy to inc. Ott uamiine F W Stum's 'yramld Stitipoitorie at ynttr m . k on maker's mony-bick guarantee. A' THE CAREFUL CHAP-v.ho babies his car, .vorries about every scratch, hates to leave it in the rain. He insists on RPM Motor Oil be cause it KKI-PS ENGINES CLEANKR, fights the carbon and sludge that run up repair bills. RPM Motor OH Take STANDARD Page Mv Mystery Surrounds Meat From Ocean SEASIDE, Ore., April 10 (UP) Tho appearance of several car tons of fresh beef which float ed ashore on the Oregon beaches near here oyer the weekend and on Monday gave rise to specula lion .today . that the met was from an unreported ship sinking off the coast, One of the 85-pound cartons contained . tenderloin steaks, cut for serving, and still in good con dition. Residents of the coastal com munities Whft Hound "the -meat when it first "came' ashore placed it in cold storage. However, meat which came ashore later was found to be spoiled. No vessel has been reported last or in trouble along the Ore gon coast during the past week, officials said. There is .no such thing as a Cheshire cat, except in legend and story. . ' ., ' : HOW TO COME HOME WITH Extra Reef Points! Just remember to take that can of used fats to your butcher. jGet 2 red points bonus for each pound. Keep Saving ljcd Fats for the Fighting Fronts and tho Home Front. Batter Care of four Car, toe OF CALIFORNIA