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Church of the Nazareie Birch and Y ave. Rev. O. A. Crofford, pastor Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning wqrship 1.1 a. m. Text, "Lifting Up Holy Hands." Evening worship 8 p. m. Young people's meeting 7:15 p. m. Juniors meet simultaneous- Mid-week prayer service 8 p. m. Wednesday. Fir Street Methodist Rev. Floyd E. White, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Morning worship 11 o'clock. Sermon subject: 'The Cumbered Life." Evening' worship 7:30 o'clock. Sermon subject: "Living Zestfully." Youth Fellowship and Junior League 6:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer services 7:30 p. m. Thursday. WSOS spiritual life prayer ser vice at 2,p. m. in the prayer room. First Presbyterian Church . Sixth and Washington Rev. Mark A. Talney, pastor Morning worship 11 o'clock. Dr .James Millar will speak on "The Twentieth' Century Psalm." Lyfrine Russell, guest soloist. Young people's meeting: 7 p. m. Special meeting to hear Dr. Mil lar. ' The First Methodist Church Rev. Irvin S. Motz, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Morning worship 11a. m. Miss Jetm William, on leave from overseas duty with the American Red Cross, will be the guest speaker: , Evening worship. The Methodist Youth Fellow ship will join with other youth groups in the joint youth meet ing to be addresses by Dr. Millar. First Christian B. Ross Evans, Evangelist Sunday school 9:45 a. m. ' Morning worship 10:45 o'clock. Subject: "The True 'I est Of Dis cipleship." . Evening worship 8 o'clock. Subject: "The End of the Trail." Sergeant and Mrs. Ivan French on furlough from Camp Pendle ton,, Calif.,' conduct and bring special music at both services. " Young people's meeting 7:00 p. m. Pre-prayer service 7:30 p. m. Topic "Conditions of Answered Prayer." ' First Baptist Church ' ' Sixth and Spring Rev. Hj. E. Stanley Hunt, Pastor Sunday school 9:45 a. m. ..Morning worship 11 o'clock. Subject: "Scriptural Reasons For Christ's Return." Evening worship 7:30 o'clock "How To Contend For The Faith." Youth Fellowship for college and high school students, 6:30 p. m. Annual business meeting. Thursday, 7:45 p. m. Friday, 4:30 p. m., "The Light of the World" children's meet ing. ... . . SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Abraham, a True Pioneer, Inspired Those of Our Country's Early Days Scripture: Genesis: Chapters 12 to 50; Acts 7:2-8; Hebrews 11:8-27 By William E. Gilroy, D. D. ' Here in our western world the Dioriecr is near to our life today, Great railroads cross the contin ent where the oxen-drawn cover ed. wagon once toiled slowly, and broad splendid highways have now been added to the railways. The automobile traveler can speed from coast to coast or could when he could get gnso- line.. across the great plains and . prairies, and through the j passes, and even over the sum- mitsot the high mountains. il was my privilege to make the coast-to-coast auto trip three times, there and back, in four vearc- anrl T knnir hnuf HiffiniH ' it is,- even with the best inten tion's, to visualize in the easy, and even luxurious conditions of today, the toils, and perils, and sacrifices, and hardships of the pioneers ' who went westward end conquered the west so re cently as to be within the mem ory of many still living. Now the point I wish to make is that we are apt-also In take the heritage of our religious faith and freedom for granted! without adequately realizing that here, too, pioneers have blazed the way, enduring, suffering and sac rificing in obedience to that in- ' ncr urge that drove them for-I ward, and in conscious purpose i to fulfill their destiny in prcpar- ing the way for the generations that would follow them. j "The eleventh chnptpr r f Hp. j nrews reminds us of v. hat (the pioneers of faith have endured, and,-rf how much we own to th.Wtf TV- that rl.aiiter miwM tc addM 'ftqftofth W.pirtxr. tnrougfiout the afs, f r ,??n- V cution after generation1 'ha i fiddnH fn tK il t vho have suffered to prc-lTt.c the faith, or to exfojid thtppir i'uat lnUi,H,iriCi. Jn i .-,( nn.-'ut v.t hdve rtd-cn to thmk ol tliwt Church of God First and Crock Rev. Lena Troutt, Pastor Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning worship 11 o'clock. Evening worships 7:30 o'clock. Mid-week prayer services 7:30 p. m. Thursday. Gospel Tabernacle Third and Jefferson Rev. Lester Carlson, Pastor Morning worship 11 o'clock. Mabel Schafer, speaker. Evening worship 7:30 o'clock. Mabel Crampton, speaker. Young people's meeting and Children's church 6:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer services 7:30 p. m. Tuesday and 7:30 p. m. Fri day. Community Church Rev. W. M. Torrence, pastor Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning worship 11 o'clock. Evening worship 8 o'clock. Mid-week Praver Services and j Bible band 8 p. m. Wednesday. Zion Lutheran Church M and 4th st. Rev. R. W. Tomeraasen, pastor Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Morning worship .11 o'clock. Evening worship. Young people's meeting. Women's Missionary Society will meet Thursday at 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. Arnold Arends, 1002 12th street. Mrs. George Rother will present the topic, 'My Neighbor and I." Hospital Note Grande Rondo hospital: Admitted: Keith Hall, Aliccl, surgery; Charlue Dalton, North i Powder, medical. Discharged: R. E. Pointer, Summerville, Keith Hall, Alicel, Mrs. Helen Dahl, Pondosa, Cair Beardsley, Mary Smith and Mike Stalcup, La Grande. i Si, Joseph's hospital: Admitted: William Slater, La C-'rande, Mrs. Fred Spence, North ! Powder, Michael Ragsdale, La Grande, medical; Andrew Bycr, i Imblcr, George Jordan, La I Grande, surgery. I Discharged: Steiflien, Kavish, : George Trickel, La Grande; Mrs. Nettie Street, Summerville; Mrs. Crawford Hunter, Lostine. Extra Day Given To Pay State Tax SALEM, Ore., April 14 (UP) A "day of grace" for the pay ment of state income taxes was announced by the state tax com mission here Friday. The Salem and Portland offices of the com mission will remain open on Monday. All returns mailed and post marked before midnight Monday will be accepted without penalty, the commission said. The extra day was granted be cause the deadline for payment, April 15, falls on Sunday. pioneer missionaries who went a century and half a century ago to the islands of the Pacific, facins dangers from cimnilbnlis- tic tribes, and otherwise endur ing great privations and hard ships. It might have looked at limes as if the labors of these pioneer, missionaries were in vain. But what a heritage there has been jn ,ps(. var ycars! American ,,nvs osc.apillR fmm J;lp savagery (o (hc jungt. f. cas( p n Hand ,cacher, have found friendly na speaking the language of Christianity, and noting like Christians in the ministry of helpfulness and kindness. Abraham, father of the .1 h people, is the true type of the pioneer. He was a pioneer in the physical sense, going out not knowing whither he was going, tn find a new home and to estab lish a new lineage. Bui he w as a spiritual pioneer as well, and un ( iil.tcillv the r.'.-ry oi Abraham h;.s inspired pioneers of later davs. Thev have felt their kih- ' ship with him,, and the finest I type of pioneer in our immediate 1 h;story has carried the Bible with j him along with the plo w. As lie has cast new furrows f o r his I country, he has cast new furrows I for God. God graral that we might all be , such pioneers! For though the physical frontiers .are closed tliero iire giea.'. spn i'iia! rentiers t-. fhiJIrngc the fat' h and cour age of "th.We , ho would fallow lift1 pioneer way. v Y ) .AT FIR .JilJttF . ' .era W 0 i Cs!d Piess:s!;or.i as directed Today We Pay Tribute to Orville George Kirkwood, 19, .seaman first class, U. S. navy, and son of Mrs. Eva Mann, 1503 R avenue, who served in fhe south Pacific. He attended Willow ele mentary school and La Grande high school. Prior to entering the navy on Feurary 9, 194 he was em ployed in a lumber mill in La Grande. Dr. James Millar Will Fill Pulpit In Local Church Dr. James Millar, world trav eler and lecturer will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church, at the morning service tomorrow, taking for his subject "The Twentieth Century Psalm." Millar, who is the field repre sentative of the Oregon council of churches is in La Grande for speaking engagements before a number of educational, religious and civic groups, which will be climaxed Monday with an ad dress at a civic luncheon spon sored by the Lions club. The Presbyterian services also will include the anthem "Turn Ye To Me," by Harker, sung by the women's Triad choir, under the direction of Henry Ehlers, and a vocal solo by Lynne Rus sell, "Green Pastures." Dr. Millar also will speak at a special meeting of young people of the church tomorrow evening, when members of other youth groups also will be present. MAN BURNED FATALLY KELSO, Wash., April 14 (UP)' I T. C. Woodward, 61, died of bums after his clothing caught fire last night when he tried to J start a fire in a heating stove i with kerosene. Mrs. Woodward and a hoarder, I Cliff Rose, told, police they : wrapped Woodward in a quilt I and placed him in a bathtub. They turned on the water, but j were forced by flames to leave i the house. KATION CALENDAR Processed Foods: Book 4 Blue stamps C2 through G2 valid through April 28. Blue stamps H2 through M2 valid through June. 2. Blue stamps N2 through S2 valid through June 30. Blue stamps T2 through X2 valid through July 31. Meat, Butter, Fats, Cheese: Book 4 Red stamps' T5 through X5 through April 28. Red stamps Y5 through D2 valid through June 2. Red stamps E2 through J2 valid through June 30. Red stamps K2 through P2 valid .hrough July 31. Sugar: RnnU 4 Rntf.nr cfnmn 15 vnlirl through June 2. New sugar stamp valid May 1. Shoes: Loose stamps invalid. Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3 now valid. Gasoline: Coupons not valid un less endorsed. 'A" 15 coupons expire June 21. Stoves: ' Apply local board for oil, gas stove certificates. Wood, Coal, Sawdust: Delivery by priorities based on needs. Fuel Oil: Period 1-2-3-4-5 coupons valid through August 31. Not more than 84 per cent of season's ra tions should have been used to .fate. Waslo Paper: Bundles of newspapers and magazines may be left at the storage depot, 1106 Jefferson ave. VA f& Q'-'z n v "r. II rl0i!ra First Presbyterian Church 5-1 V.. ' ;'. faJl Sixth ithrl WnsJiim'tnn ua OKANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone COO News and Engagements Social Saturday, April 11, 1915 Mrs. Frank Seward Is Elected To Head Pollyanna Club Mrs. Frank Seward was elected president of the Pollyanna club for the coming year when elec tion of officers was held yester day at the home of Mrs. Ed Schultz. Other officers elected are: Mrs. Elmer Case, vice-president; Mrs. Charles Hoak, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Alfred Hiatt, publicity, and Mrs. Charles Hildebrand, chairman of the flower commit tee. Mrs. Arch Hiatt, out-going president, was presented with a pin. After the business meeting five tables of pinochle were played vith prizes going to Mrs. Case, Mrs. Steve Hiatt and Mrs. Sew ard. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Schultz, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Josie Goddard. The next meeting will be April 27 with Mrs. Frank Dunn. Elgin Airman Is Back From Patrol Duty In Pacific Walter T. Durham, 21, navy seaman first class, Elgin, Oregon, has returned from a tour of com bat duty in the Pacific, where he served as tail gunner of a navy Liberator search plane in Patrol Bombing Squadron 102. Durham completed 43 combat missions. Sweeping the seas of the west ern Pacific ahead of and around our Fast Carier Task Forces, his plane flew many 2,000-mile un escorted patrols to spot enemy shipping and aircraft, thus facili tating the navy s steady drive to ward the Jap mainland. On one occasion, while pound ing enemy shipping and shore in stallations in the Bonins, the plane was .attacked by five Japj llgllieib. nUWUVLT, II1L' IIIUL-11IML- gun fire from the Liberator was so accurate the Japs eventually broke off the engagement and fled. On another search, the Libera tor sighted a Jap Betty (twin engine bomber) flying low over the water west of the Marianas. The navy plane closed the range, and after a brief skirmish, the Betty flamed, hit the waves and exploded. Durham is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Durham of Elgin. Before entering the navy, he at tended Elgin high school, where he was on the golf and basket ball teams. His wife is the for mer Eva McMillion of Elgin. Wounded Soldier Gets Air Medal Simultaneous announcements that Sgt. Donald J. Ainsworth of l.a Grande had been wounded in ."rtion over Germany, and that he bar! heen awarded tiie air medal for meritorious achievement us the tail gunner of a B-17 flying fortress, were received today froi.i the war department. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ainsworth, 1910 Adams avenue, were advised previously lhat he. was - "asualty. S?.t. Ainsworth was home on furlough the ' latter part of IX eember, a short time prior to go ing overseas. He was awarded the air medal 1 for his part in bombing attacks on various targets in Germany ns ' a member of a veteran aerial ( combat unit, the 384th Bomb group of the 8th air force. He is a graduate of La Grande high school and was employed in the Union Pacific shops prior to entering the armed service in August, 1943. GRANGE GROUP TO MEET The home economics club of Blue Mountain grange will have an all day meeting Tuesday with Mrs. Carrie Hamman, 110.1 N ave. A hen's egg contains 06 per cent water, Jo per cent fat, 13 per cent pratcin, and 11 per cent min6rals. Dr. James Millar 0 (World traveler, educationalist, ltctiirer) Sunday, 11a. m. Speaking on: "The Twentieth (;6)ittirv Psalm" o ... ,.v Activities . . . Weddings Events' Page 3 Social Calendar SATURDAY 7:30 p. m. Delta Kappa Gam ma, with Mrs. Heassler, Melville apartments.- SUNDAY 2 p. m. Drill team of LS to BLF and E, IOOF hall. MONDAY 7:30 p. rri. Loyal Star lodge, Neighborhood club house. 8 p. m. IAM auxiliary, Mrs. Wilma Robbins, 1319 Z avenue. TUESDAY 7:30 p. ni. St. Ann's guild, USO rooms. WEDNESDAY" 2 p. m. Northside Improve ment club, club house. Reunion Of Members Of Kimmell Family Held In Portland Members o( the family of Mrs. D. J. Kimmell of La Grande gathered recently in Portland for j a reunion. i I Following dinner in the Roosc- veil hotel dining room, the fam I ily gathered at the residence of j Mr. and Mrs. Jerrv G. Kimmell,, I to spend the evening, j Attending the reunion wore j Mrs. D. J. Kimmell, La Grande, ! Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Kimmell, formerly of La Grande, now of Portland, Mrs. J. E. Stiles and her daughter, Mrs. William Moss and her grandson, Russell Moss, all of La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Mink, sr., of South Pas adena, Calif., and their daughter, Mary Mink, SPAR storekeerjer i second class at Port Angeles, son Don, of Kent, Wash., and Mrs. C. C. Kimmell of Portland. Wash., Mrs. Mabel Halwler and Grandchildren who were un able to attend were Walter Mink, jr., South Pasadena, Miss Jerre Gcanno. Kimmell, Portland nnd William Kimhiofi and C. George Kimmell, both of whom are in the navy. Neighborhood Club To Have Election At Next Meeting Members of the Neighborhood club will hold their last April meeting at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the club house for the annual elec tion of officers. Mrs. James Robertson, president will conduct the business meeting. Mrs. Forcnce Lynch Miller will arrange special music for the event. The guest speaker will be Miss Amanda Zabel, assistant professor of English at Eastern Oregon college. The social hour will be in charge of Mrs. T. B. Salmon and her committee.- Enpine Crew Hurt In Train Wreck , MUSKOGEE, Okla., April' 14 (UP) The fireman and engineer of a northbound Missouri-Kansas-Texas passenger train were injured today when their locomo tive plunged into a flood-swollen stream 17 miles southwest of here. All passengers escaped injury. Man-of-war hawks, or frigate hirds, have wings with a spread of seven feet or more. How in Stock! AMJKR'S Scratch and Starter Mash A Few Sacks of Certified E9 POTATOES Slill Available ERICISON 0 mi LOTTES 1S2S Jefferson Phone 792 Society Briefs Miss Lucille Thompson has pone to Texas for an indefinite visit. Mrs. & J. Kimmell has return ed to La Grande to visit her Usstaf FaSl DupleT's fnr stylist wilt be here to advise and assfrnt you. Save SSj, . . m i SIwm o the Prices in Bwpler's Smashing After Inventory DEPOSIT HOLD'S UwH Wfp' 'TOUR CHOICE . i$wf$4 vW k ; . Take as Loisg Mi!w l( As 10 Months . . fltc. i ' vtf ' to Pay imfWh ;! S ! '- r 'Wilifl j No Interest pw j No Carrying Charge W 1 Coco fyed Krniine, Natural Red Fy, Silver Dyed Sable JJIemled Muskrat,' Soul It American Weasel, Persian l.timb, Hudson Seal Dyed Muskrat, Snide Fox, Alaskan Seal. ON G3 O o 1113 Adams daughter, Mrs. J, E. Stiles. Mrs. Kimmell spent the past few months with another of her daughters, Mrs. D. H. Haller in Kent, Wash., and with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. C. Kimmell in Portland. Every 40 minutes a murder is committed in the United States. 4, Yes, SEveia TSicss Fiae Scalers' IFkfs SAXE TUESDAY ONLY NER'S La Grande SON IS BOR.. Announcements have been re ceived in La Grande of the birth of a son April 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ardolino (Frances Wood) at Ardmore, Okla., where Ardolino is stationed with the army. The infant, grandson of Mrs. Eva Wood of La Grande, has been named Anthony Charles. HI Fox, PoloDyd Wolf, Natural (Jrey Squh'rel, lycd Squirrel, Hilvw -9 i
