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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1945)
riione GOO i'tu V :- . News and Activities Engagements . . . Weddings Social Events Fridjtjjp pi 20. ini.- Page 3 Anniversary of Rail Group Marked y Dinner Party The Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen and Enfiinemen and He auxiliary celebrated the 26lh anniversary of the founding of th3 organization with a dinner anil program last night in the 10OK hall. Mrs. Ernest Hoot, president of thp women's society, was toast mlslrcss and introduced B. M. Al vnirt of Clevidand, Ohio, vice- president of the grand lodge, D. B. IcGriti,. (Cleveland, general organizer of the grand lodge, and fcurl Wood, Portland, general chairman, Who. spoke briefly. Two hundred persons were pres ent. . .t. V. Miss Marlene Hoe presented weal selections accompanied by Mrs. Delia Schrock. A skit, Sadie . Hawkins Day," was enacted.- The Rancheros sang sev eral selections under the direc tion of Larry,. Brunette. Motion pictures of western scenery were shown, accompanied l,y appropriato-music, a solo by Mrs. Marion Stoddard, accom panied by Elja (lean Cade at the piano, and a trio vocal number bv Mr. and,, Mrs.. Stoddard and Ella Jean Ca'efo,' accompanied by Marv Ann Davies at the piano and Max Ingot-son on the violin. The ladles society put on ine J:ficlal drill, and as the team Jlormed a V Mrs. Schrock sang God Bless America. As they formed a cross, holding lighted candles, Mrs. Schrock sang "The Old Rugged 'Cross." The program was under the direction of Mrs., Stoddard. Mrs. Marvin Tate hacl charge of the dinner arrangements, and Mrs. Rex Graves "was chairman of the decorations, which were in lodge colors of punple red and white. Social Calendar FRIDAY fi p. m. OES social club, Ma sonic hall. SATURDAY 2 p. m. Oliver P. Morton Re lief corps, No. 37, will meet in the lOOF hall. All members arc re quested to be present. 8 p. m. Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary, K. of P. hall. MONDAY 7:30 p. m. Union County His torical society, Mrs. Charles Spencer. Eagles' Auxiliary Has Initiation The Eagles auxiliary initiated six new members last night at tly-ir weekly session in the lodge i.lll. They ale Mrs. Ruth Knight, Mis. Virginia Faulkrod, Mrs. Kuth Tummonds, Mi s. Edith Wil fon, Mrs. Marie Coahvell and Mrs. Alice Marshall. A party was planned for Mc Ciiw hospital. Refieshments were served by Mrs. Mary Mur (hisnn, Mrs. Ida Knighlhart. Mrs. .Mary Bailey, Mrs. Anna Evans I'rid Mrs. Mary' Serial-. Women's Club to Sponsor Showing of Black Market Film The Wives and Mothers Ser vice club met Wednesday in the USO center with 18 members present and Mrs. Frcida Yeskc as chairman, assisted by Mrs. Vi Rcchlin, Mrs. C. J. Shorb and Mrs. John Cavanaugh. Mrs. Harold Dow reported that Jfi afghans are ready to ship to l ho veterans hospitals. The eve ning was spent working on af ghans. Mrs. Walter Bean, member of Hie community service commit tee of the OPA, spoke on the work of the group, and the club agreed to sponsor s film "Know Your Meal," on black marketing, which was put out by the com munity service committee. A de finite announcement of the show ing.of the film will be made when arrangements are completed. Refreshments were served by the hostesses and it was an-1 nounc-cd that the next meeting will be May 10, at the USO; with Mrs. O. B. Maxam as chairman. Supreme Court Evidence Gathers Dust Exhibits Hold Memories of Tragedies ' By ERIC W. ALLEN. JR. SALEM, Ore., April 20 (UP) Dust is slowly gathering on a record of raany human tragedies and comedies in a basement near the eapitol building here. You can see a crushed bicycle on which a small boy lost his life, or a handful of preserved bedbugs. There's a model of an ice-crushing machine in which a man lost an arm, and a woman's slipper. There s a defunct shotgun used in a watermelon-patch fracas, and a set of obstetrical tools used in an illegal operation. These and many other objects and records are slowly moulder ing away in the basement of the Mosquitoes Bother Pyle on Okinawa (Continued from Page 1) silent. The hours went past. By j supreme court building her an occasional slap at the mos quitoes each of us knew the others weren't asleep. Suddenly Bird Dog sat up and pulled down his socks and started scratching. Fleas were after him. Even the grass has fleas in it over herel For some strange reason I am immune to fleas. Half the boys are red welted with hundreds of itchy little flea bites, but I have never had one. But I'm the world's choicest morsel for mosquitoes. And mos leftovers from trials and -appeals now mostly forgotten. Arthur Benson, clerk of 'the supremo court, took me through the basement. And it is a fasci nating, if slightly morbid,- place full of old memories of murder and injury and anger. An old whisky bottle contains the bedbugs a leftover from a rise in Portland where one dis gruntled person presumably found them in a bed. There are maps and photo graphs and documents, all of quito bites poison me. Every i them pertaining to cases at law morning I wake up with at least one eye swollen shut. That was the. way it was all night, with all of us me with a double dose of mosquitoes, all the rest with a mixture of mos quitoes and fleas. You could hear marines hughfully cussing all night long around the hill side. Suddenly there was a ter rible outburst just down-hill from us and a marine came jumping out into the moonlight, cussing and jerking at his clothes. 'I can t stand these things any longer," he cried. "I've got to ake my clothes off." We all laughed under our ponchos while he stood there in the moonlight and stripped off every stitch, even though it was very chilly. He shook and brushed his clothes, doused them with insect powder and then put them back on. This unforturtate soul was Corp. Leland Taylor of Jackson, Mich. His nickname is Pop, since he is 33 years old. Pop is a "character." He has a black beard and even in the front lines he wears a khaki overseas dress cap which makes jNew Aides Named By Rail Auxiliary The auxiliary to the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen met last night in the Neighborhood elub, with Mrs. Ed Coughenower and Mrs. Elzie Denny as hostess es. The; application of Mrs. Deloris Moon was accepted. The resig nation of Mrs. Boyd Pidcock as inner guard was accepted. Mrs. Herbert Dotson was appointed to fill the vacancy, and Mrs. Clai i nee Roe replaced Mrs. Dotson n : outer guard. Mrs. H. L. Voet hurg was appointed publicity chairman. It was announced that the offi cers elub will meet with Mrs. Stanley Arnoldus at 8 p. m., Tuesday. Refreshments were served by the hostesses at a table dee-orated with spring flowers awl lighted candles. Girl Scouts Have Hike, Weincr Roast (iiii scout Iroop No. 1, spun lortd by the Women's Council of (lie Christian church, took a hike jestrrdiiy after school. The Blue Bird patrol laid the trail, led by Mrs. W. J. Snodgrass. lie I 1 1 I'll 1, I'mw f i.vr-i- l.e:if .1 I. II c-1 i n,i Di,,: V....V : . ivi rs. n. n. caion is 'lie signs. At the end of the trail j VFW Ullit HostCSS weincr roast was held. . Alter the liilu; troop committee ! Mrs. R. II. Scaton was hostess 'omen hcld-a -meeting. - to the sewing group of the uuxil- ' iaiy to Veterans of Foreign Wars : .Hospital NolC' I''1 1,CI' m,n,c Veslerday. Nine V ,r ' . j members were present and S'l. lcphVhcsniial- , firsts were Mrs. Guy Price, Mrs. Artm; , .Y. ,., Mack Nirkschinskp and Mrs. Har- f -Herke, Mrs. Clyde Harrison, ; "Id Cantrell and her baby daugh- .- Meade ... Ballard. Herbert "i. "ungerford, I Li Grande, Reta i The group cheeked poppies for Weffcrkorn, 'Siimmcrville, Clau-ithe buddy poppy sale and work ''ia Fisher, Wallowa, Robert Gil- 'id on afghans. The hostess serv- La Grande, Glenela Henry, ' ec refreshments. Wallowa, aUim-dienl; Mrs. Bea j Sheiw-oorJ. Eginhibortitory01'1" I AIHeS Ad V11I1CG Discharged p- Mrs. William j A prncc Pit PI'llll Wallowa, William Warn- ! AC1 101 id" ', Robert Jordan. Mrs. Chaun- j Walker, Mrs. Richard Smutz dIH)ht,.r T f!,..rl Nh Coffin and riiiiiL'htor.' Slim- ! T'He. Mrs. Chester Collins- I th and daughter, Joseph. ?'ide Ronde hospital: ' I Admitted Minnie Cunnine- - ." Cove, Henry Hauber, Wai- i '? walla, and Ivan Simonson, El- 1 On, all medical. ! Cifrharged I.ola Ca.e. Alirrl, 1 KuUl Doillk I'nw.n I!, Muf. , enison, fuvc. I him stand out. I After Pop went back to bed I everything became quiet for several hours, but hardly any body was asleep. The next morning the boys on guard said that Pop must have smoked three packs of cigarels that night. It was the same way with Bird Dog, Gross and Me. One of the boys on guard came to wake my bedmates at a quar ter till one, but they weren't asleep. I thought maybe I could get "to (sleep while' they wcie away, but I didn't. The Mosqui toes were really crucifying me. The boys came back about 2 o'clock and took off their shoes and lay down. With my blanket over the three of us we were as warm as toast. At least we had I that advantage. I All night without evon rais where one person or another felt strongly enough to take the case- to the supreme court. ' The most interesting exhibits to me, a layman, were those con cerned with the cases of crimes ol violence but the bulk of the evidence pertains to those cases vhich are less interesting except to a lawyer. There arc briefs and documents of all kinds. There are diagrams of accidents, and maps of disput ed property. In a corner of the building rests a stone which fell on a man near a railroad track in central Oregon. It is still here as no one ever claimed it. Many of the exhibits have been claimed by the original owners, while some have been icqucstcd by the lawyers who plead the cases. Police depart ments often like to keep as sou venirs the exhibits in cases in which they have figured. But many stay in the supreme court basement and there they will remain, catching more dust. . West Will Receive MpYe Feed Wheat WASHINGTON, April 20 (UP) The war food administration has announced it will allocate no additional feed wheat except in the area west of the Rocky mountains. No allocations were made for April except in the Pacific area. Unshipped balances of February and March allocations in all areas vyill be completed as transporta tion becomes available. The area to which WFA lias continued feed wheat allocations Includes Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Arizona. WFA said that the action was intended to lessen the strain on transportation facilities needed for moving other farm commodities. HOPPE'S LEAD REDUCED DALLAS, Tex., April 20 (UP) Champion Welker Cochran had i educed Willie Hoppe's lead to a slim 100 points today after tak- -ing two more blocks in their cross-country three-cushion bil liard title match. Society Briefs Mrs. Ernest Bryant has gone to Boston to be with her son, Floyd, who is stationed there. Pendleton Woman Heads Presbyterial (Continued from Page 1) people; Mrs. John Bennett, La Grande, social education and ac tion. Members of the nominating committee were: Mrs. George Story, Mrs. L. B. Moe and Mrs. L. W. Stockman. Highlights of the meeting were addresses by Rev. Ellis Marsh- burn, migrant field representa tive of the Oregon council of churches. The worship service for the concluding session was conducted by Mrs. Gilbert Conner of Tu- I, .ill., n Mm llmmn "Tlln Mlictpl' ing our heads we could see , hl,ii(lt,,,.. Mrs. Ralph Mol l, p'res- RO.ME, April 20 (UP) The Eighth army captured Porlomag giore. I2'z miles from the im portant road center of Ferrar, and continued their advance across the Po plain, a communi que reported today. Fifth army troops captured Monte San Michele, nine miles west of Bologna, and made new gains in the neighborhood of Pi i i.nro. seven to eight miles south of the city, the communique said. vh ' I I ' I ' I n .n If .NOW. IfV III,. IT.'-lrtn. -I--,:- I it i'm lmlrv...'rl''-t f' A. ' BT r,,p rh ..vrrfieM. M::,-I(' I J2' r,w, -,IK r-.,....,.l MJilTI, .-.lr. TU. I. V ',fC i I 1 o,,,.- mrlv )v in . pr ,r, r-l..lr,. ,.,,.. ,, r,ii..,.. JJWWIGHT HOME TRIAL MUST DELIGHT u UK UWiEU YOUR MONET BACK L,".iiu,iki.i-:kri:xii, "'"lM. You mu.! .( nolu-ca ! """I't "T rnurr, I? '". ir norm i: nyjv I';J fiTHi-ito- store Man Accused of Gas Coupon Thefts PORTLAND. Ore., April 20 , UP) William Patrick Goeppner, .'il. of San Francisco, was arrest ed here last mulit by Portland j police and OI'A investigators at the request of the 1!. S. marshal's ! i ffiee in Seattle fur questioning , in three Oregon and California I'm Claries involving, I heft .-of I OPA coupons good (or ' I5(i,dni! gallons of gasoline. 1 u . : i . i ....... ,,-,c I IS .1'A.llSeo. .Ol wmiuifc, -" ' coupons f.Yf sale':H 1W; service stations in Seattle. Lee Meion. .Portland CWA, in-vc-stig:(toi), :() the coupons in- volvid Apparently had been stol 1 in fiom a I'oithiiid OI'A bo.nd 1 Mulch la. flashes of the big guns of our fleet across the island. They were shelling the southern part and also shooting flares to light up the front lines in the south. Thele were times wlii;n we could actually ere reelhot shells, traveling horizontally the whole length of their flight, 10 miles away from us, and then see them xplode. Every now and then through out the night our own company's mortars were called upon to shoot i flare over the beach behind us, just to make sure nothing was coming in. Once there was a distinct rustl ing of the bushes in front of us. Of course the first thing I thought if was a Jap. But then I figured a Jap wouldn't make that much noise and finally I decided it was one of the horses the mortar boys had omnia ndcered, crashing through the bushes. And that's what it turned out to be. Pop Taylor had the Jap idea, at first. The next morning Brady" Bradshaw, who was sleeping with Pop, said Pop hook him violently during the night to wake him up and borrow 1 .45, just in case. Brady laughed and laughed about it, for lying ,n the ground between them all ihe tirro was an arsenal of two carbines, two shotguns and Pop's rwn .45. Ah.ng about 4:30 I gue-ss we lid sleep a little from sheer ex haustion. That gave the mosqui toes a clear field. When we woke up at dawn and crawled i -tiff lj- out into the daylight my ' right eye was swollen shut, as ! usual. 0t ' All of which isn't a very war-1 idem of the Oregon Synodieal discussed responsibilities toward transients, emphasizing the con dition of the children of migrant workers. , Musical numbers on the pro grams yesterday and today had ;.s their highlights vocal solos by j Mrs. Harlow specKiiari ana Art jvioianic, piano numoers oy ivnss Mary Jasper, an organ and piano duet by Mrs. Harvey Carter and Mrs. Lynn Wright, and selections by the chancel choir. BABY'S MOTHER FOUND SEATTLE, April 20 (UP) A i!i-ycar-old unmarried girl loelay admitted to sheriffs Capt. Wes ley N. Miller that she was the mother af a newly-born baby boy whose body was found in the l ack yard of her parent's noine near Auburn Sunday. She said she became "panicky" and hid the baby under a paper box in the back yard. The infant was found by a 12-year-old neighbor girl. lik-3 night to describe, but I toll it just so you'll know there are lots of things besides bullets that makes war hell. Fresh, New Women's Slacks Sizes 12 to 20 ' Navy Blue Cotton Wash Slacks Strutter Cloth mul (Jubarrliiie Slacks S.'J.9.-. to $t..- Hannel Slacks . . . S.-lS-'i UflDTnil'C KIDDY wutvn a 1114 Adams $1.75 SHOP Phone 202 SI'K.M) SIM) AY RVKNINC AT FIRST BAPTIST 7::i0 p.m. "The Cities of Ketone" A Sermon from a Chart Duct: Mn. Ronald Boatman and Mrs. S. Hunt it. m. The Church School "The King and His KinjjtloOi" tttt. Harlow Speckhart, Guest Soloist - P.iW.Hrnu) nn K I ItM '3 First Itiiptisl t iiiircn n. r .-mniey in stivih mul Sni inir Pastor , ...... , co mi TO LHUICH o TO Ewjf Your "E" Bond Ptsrehases for April, May ami June -- Count in thv 7ih War Loan Invest All You Possibly Can! Union County's "E" Bond Quota Is $741,000 Nearly 50 More Than In Any Pre vious Bond Drive! This is a drive to "top" all drives ... a drive for funds to fi-' nance the vital war effort that is so critical right now ... a drive to keep prices down and prevent inflation and to protect the democratic way of life for which your sons and daughters arc fighting. From the schedule on the opposite page, in an advertise ment addressed to your employer, you can easily ascertain the amount of "E" Bonds that uncle Sam is asking you to buy. Don't place the responsibility upon your employer . . . advise him at once to make equal payroll deductions from your check for the purchtise of "E" Bonds, or if you desire a different plan for de ductions let him know your preference. This method of purchase during April, May and June by increased payroll allotment is arranged to assist you in easily meeting your bond purchasing obligations. To do your full share also invest all your surplus savings . . . you get $4 for every $3 that you invest and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing your share in helping to win the war. It will be a job that must interest every single employee in Union county if this county is to raise its quota. $741,000 is near ly BQ'c grater than that required in any previous drive. It means that you will have to at least buy according' to the at tached schedule which is based on county payrolls. Buy more if you can. Again, we say . . . it's your quota . . . it's up to you. Union County War Bond Committee W. C. Perkins, Chairman Thin mesHUKC iiresenled by the followinjr concerns in Hie interest of our All-Ont War Kffort mid in coopera tion with the Union County War llond Sales Committee 0 0 &" Kastern Oregon l,ijht & Power Co. KjiIIi'h I'erkins Motor Co. Wct t oast Telephone , ('eo. S. Iltrnie - 0 Norton' Kiddie Shop ( I .on ell ilhamson , Walker MotiW Co. McDwiuld Klwftic Co. 3. II. I'eme & Son e Coca-Cola llntlljnjr Co., I.a (,'rande ( rnrtlomUVndlelnn Motor Frl., Inc. Hint ftlonnlain Cream 19 W. KeWilkins. Real Ivstale MorU'riD 1,,-nmdrv & Cleaners Fred Spaeth I'htmliine; 1 1 en I inn Co, OdorV Dry Cleaners & Dyers CnlifoiQia-I'ni-if'ic I'tilities Co. (iallhel?)Fnel Co. Nate Ztvcifel Plumbing: & Heating i 9
