La Grande evening observer., April 30, 1945, Image 3

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Thrills, Spills,
Mark Cub Scouts'
Soap Box Derby
Thrills and spills marked the
soap box derby of La Grande
, cub scouts which attracted an
audience of several hundred per
sons to the Washington street hill
1 Saturday in 'connection with the
annual play-day al the future
.' boy scouts.
' Speed attained by some of the
: midget racers proved too much
lor. their young pilots and they
came to grief..
J ' Lonny Carroll was first in the
1 tpeed event, und Dick Huffman
' tnni the distance award. Huff
man was second in speed-' and
korris Buckwalter third in speed
nnd second id distance. Carroll
f was third in ithe distance event.
I . In the play-day program at the
, Vnion county fairgrounds, results
!'( in various events were as fol
y lows, places-being in the order
f named: . -:' .
$o-yard dash (9 year olds)
' Dwain' Eplhig. Robert Zimmer
1 man, and Larry Chatterton.
( ' 60-yard dash (10 year olds)
1 Victor Walch, Lawrence DeKalb
I and Bobby Hill.
k , 75-yard dash (11 year olds)
Jimmy Bramer, Leonard Brook-
sliirc and Morris Buckwalter.
Three-legged race (!) year olds)
f D. Gill and Donald Tummons,
I Kon McLean and Bob Olson, Pal
i Barnes and--Norman Fair; (10
3 year olds) Robert Stratton and
1 Bob Hill, Harmon Evans and
' R i 'eh a rd i Hutchinson, Victor
i Walch and Joe Farley; (11 year
f olds) Leroy Pyle and Donald
s. Powell; Mollis Buckwalter and
John Bennett, and Tommy
i Brackett and Dick Jordahl.
Leap Frog racd Buckwalter,
DeKalb and Walch.
' Pack-saddle race Jim Bram
: j mer, Kelly and Pyle.
t David Powell took first place
'. in the' kite flying contest when
I he .sent his creation higher into
the air than that of any other
contestant. Donald Rowe was
second and Pat Farley third.
Farley, received first award
Mr having the best appearing
kite, with Booher second and
Dale Patton, third.
H-jrschel 'Quelbin of Imblcr
had the most unique kite and
Dwain Epling was second, their
being the only entries in this
phase of the contest.
Pat Farley won the decorated
second
event, Zimmerman was
and Chatterton, third.
Lee Powell was in charge of
the event and was assisted by Leo
Reynolds, Lyle Johnson, A. B.
Olson, Rev. I. S. Molz, Lloyd
Walch and Harry Powell.
Exclusion of Japs
From Coast Sought
SALEM, Ore., April 30 (UP)
"he "Japanese Exclusion Lea
gue" filed articles of incorpora
tion with Maurice Hudson, Ore
gon corporations commissioner,
hero today. The group proposes
the exclusion of all members of
the Japanese race from the Paci
lic coast.
.The articles, which were pro
nounced legal in intent by At
torney General George Neuner in
a written opinion last week, were
filed by C. G. Schneider, Gre
sham attorney, who previously
had been connected with the
"Oregon anti-Japanese Inc.". ofj
Grcsham, which never filed com
pleted articles, and later with the
now existing "Oregon property
owners protective league."
O RATION
CALENDAR
Processed Foods:
Book 4 Blue stamps H2
through M2 valid through June
S. Blue stamps N2 through S2
, valid through June 30. Blue
f stamps T2 through X2 valid
' through July 31.. Blue stamps
j Y2, Z, Al, Bl, CI valid through
August 31.
1 Meat, Butler, Fats, Cheese:
, Book 4 Red stamps Y5
- through D2 valid through June 2.
Red stamps E2 through J2 valid
, through June 30. Red stamps
' K?. through P2 valid through
I July 31. Red stamps Q2 through
1 L'2 valid through August 31.
I Sugar:
Book 4 Sugar stamp 35 valid
I through June 2. Sugar stamp 36
; valid through August 31.
Shoes: Loose stamps invalid.
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
now valid.
Gelura: Odmpami ml valid un-
leec eeuterasd:
"A" 15 coupons evpire June 21.
Staves
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 88 per cent of reason's ra- ;
tion's should have been used to
dfcte.
Wajle Paper:
Bundles of newspapers and
magazines may ,lv? left at the
rtoiage depot, 1106 Jefferson avc.
Chiggers don't suck your blood,
hut a prrdigfsted fluid in the
tissues.
Cquntu AllWts Hod
Area Conference
An eastern Oregon extension
agents' conference is being held
today and tomorrow in Union,
and representing La Grande will
be R, W. Sohaad, county agent,
and Price Schroe-Jer, assistant
county agent.
All agents east of the Cascades
will attend. Informa.ion on what
is being done at the experiment
stations and other extension work
will be discussed.
H. C. Seymour, stle 4-H club
leader, who is In Itylon county
to attend the conference, spoke
to the spring graduating class at
Eastern Oregon oolite this morn
ing, and, is scheduled to speak
agaip tomorrow mr.rr.ing.
He discussed how to start and
conduct 4-H clubs.
District Officers
Are Elected at
VFW Conference
Election of officers for the
coming year at the district meet
ing of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the auxiliary yesterday
in the K of P hall, resulted In
the re-election of J. H. York of
Baker as district -commander,
end Mrs. Earl Courtney of , La
Grande as district president.
L. M. Sulllns, La Grande, was
elected senior vice commander,
George Vogt, Pendleton, post No.
i?.2, as junior vice commander,
cnd'W. E. Ross, La Grande, was
elected district chaplain,''
Quartermaster Fred Corn of
Portland presided 'at the session
of the posts, with La Grande,
Baker, Pendleton and Huntington
represented. -
Col. Sandy of the state selec
tive service board, and a member
of thq Portland post, and First
Lt. Keith Patten, home on leave
from the Pacific area and veteran
of numerous campaigns, were
speakers.
Quartermaster Corn reported
that Oregon now leads the nation
in the number of new posts start
ed during the year, with a total
of 17. Second was Texas with 10.
A service officers school was
conducted by E. O. Pike, and
each was given a book covering
ali phases of benefits available
to veterans and their families.'
Mrs. Cora Bontty, auxiliary
state treasurer of Portland, and
Pike were speakers at the dinner,
! al wnicn Elza Pavne was toast-
niaaiei.
uinner music was lurnisnea oy
Jack and Bob Akers, Mert Le
Gore and Jack Evans, called the
Log Scalers Four. ;. ,
:Mrs. L. R. Edwards was chair
man of the dinner committer, as
sisted by Mrs.. Charles . Dunbar,
Mrs.; Dick Burnett, -Mrs. -William
Klum, 'Mrs. Walter Greene, Mrs.
Otis Huff, and Mrs. R.'H. Seaton.
Mrs. Jesse Nelson and Mrs. Lee
Sullins were in charge of table
decorations and Mrs. Ray Swan
and Mrs. John Larson made ar
rangements for the entertain
ment. Arthur R. Galle
Dies Suddenly
Arthur Rickie Gallc, 49, real
-state and insurance agent of
Union, died suddenly at his home
early yesterday.
He was born January 16, 1896
in Morton, Minnesota, and had
lesided
in Union the past ,12
years. He was a member of A. r .
and A. Mi No. 56 of Union, also
the chapter No. 20 of Union, the
American Legion and the Epis
copal church.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Pauline Galle, Union, three
daughters, Shirley M. Galle, sea
man first class in the SPARS,
stationed at Long Beach, Calif.,
Barbara C. Galle, Culver City,
Calif., and Joan P. Galle, Union;
a son, David A. of Union; two
brothers, Heniy Galle of Minnea
polis and Fred Galle of North St.
Paul, Minn., and a sister, Mrs.
Anna McCarthy of Los Carlos,
Calif.
Funeral arrangements are held
in obeyance pending arrival of
other members of the family.
B-29s Blast Bases
Of Suicide Planes
GUAM, April 30 (UP) Aveng
ing superfortresses today blasted
the Kyushu bases of Japan's sui
cide planes, one of which crash
ed into and badly damaged the
navy hospital ship Comfort Sat
urday night.
Twenty-nine persons were kill
ed, 33 wounded seriously and
one was missing after the enemy
plane hit the helpless end brilliantly-lighted
hopiUlshfp south
of Okinawa, a communique an
nounced. A dispatch from Vice Admiral
Richmond Kelley Turner's flag
ship off Okinawa said there was
no doubt the attack was delib
erate. Some 200 B-2!)s participated in
today's raids on Japan. Though
the majority concentrated on the
"uicide-plane bases on Kyushu
f'W, the fifth straight dav, some
bombed the Tachikawa army ar
senal, 24 miles west of Tokyo. (
Despite1 the consistent Ameri
n raids on Kyushu, the Japan
ese managed to hu:M00 planes
against the U. S. forces around
Okinawa Saturday night and
Sunday, causing some damage to
light fleet units. A total of 104
of the Japanese planes were
shot down. .
Tribute to Friend
Is Paid bv Pyle
In Last Column
(Continued from Pago 1)
He had grown pretty weary '
war. He wu anxious to get
home to have some time with
ilr. family.
But I'm sure he had no inkling
of dupth, for he told me in Guam
of his postwar plans to take his
family and start on an ideal and
easy life of, six months In Europe,
six in America. He had reached
the point where life was nice.
Fred Painton , was one of the
modest people; I mean real
down-deep modest, He had no
side whatever, no ax to grind,
no coy ambition.
He loved to talk and his words
bore the authority of sound com
mon sense. He had no intellect
uullsms. His philosophy was iM
practical kind, He was too old
and experienced and too wise in
the ways of human nature to be
little his fellow man for the fail
ure's, that go with trying hard.
Fred didn't pretend to literary
genius, but he did pride himself
cu a facility for production. He
qnuld. get $1,000 apiece' for his
articles. and he wrote a score of
them a year. And his pieces, like
himself, were always honest.
I've known hipi to decline to do
an assignment when he felt the
subject- prohibited , his doing -it
with complete honesty.
Fred's balding head and crook
ed nose, his loud and friendly
nasal voice, his British army
trousers and short leggins were
familiar in every campaign in
Europe.
He took rough life as it came
and complained about nothing,
except for an occasional bout
with the censors. And even
there he made no enemies for
he was always sincere.
There were a lot of people
Fred didn't like, and being no
introvert everybody within ear
shot knew whom he didn't like
and why. And I have never
known him to dislike anyone
who wasn't a phony.
Fred and I have traveled
through lots of war together. We
did those bitter cold days, early
in Tunisia, and we were the last
stragglers out of Sicily. . - .
We both came home for short
furloughs after Sicily. The army
provided me with a powerful No.
2 priority, while Fred had only
the routine No. 3. .'
We left the airport at Algiers
within four hours of each other
on the same morning. I prom
ised Fred I would call his wife
and tell her he would be home
within a week.'.
. When I' got: to New York I
colled the Painton home at-Westr
port, Corin. Fred answered the
phone himself. He beat me home
by three days on his measly lit
tle priority! He never got over
kidding mo about that. .
As the war years rolled by
we have become so indoctrin
ated into sudden and artificial
ly imposed death that natural
death in a combat sone seems
incongruous, and almost as
though the one who died had
been cheated.
Fred had been through the
mill. His ship was torpedoed out
f"om under him in the Mediter
ranean. Antiaircraft fire killed
a man beside him in a plane over
Morocco.
He had gone on many inva
sions. He was in Cassino. He
was ashore !t Iwo Jima. He
was certainly living on borrowed
time. To many it seems unfair
foi him to die prosaically. And
yet
ine wear and the weariness
of war is cumulative. To many
a man in the line today fear is
not so much of death itself, but
fear of the terror and anguish
and utter horrors that precedes
aeatn in battle.
I have no idea how Fred Pain
ton would have liked to die. But
somehow I'm glad he didn't have
to go through the unnatural ter-
lor of dying on the battlefield.
For he was one of my dear
f'icnds and I know that he, like
myself, had come to feel that ter
ror.
The following statement to
trnie Pyles readers is published
el the request of Mrs. Pyle:
"To all of you who have tried
to find words to express the
grief in your hearts for the deep
ly personal loss you feel because
time has gone from us, I want
l say I am one of you. Our loss
is a common loss. Your letters
end messages made me feel you
get you ft
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2 Rci Points foeach
pound of uedfatstUHied
in to your butcher. Keep
Saving Used Fats For
the Fighting Fronts and
Home Front. ()
INDIA'S SPOKESWOMAN
Sole representative of India's
National Congress at the San
Francisco conference is Mrs.
Vijayi Lakshmi Pandi, pic
tured above dining at her hotel.
Hospital Note
Grande Ronde Hospital:
Admitted Eldon Rush, Elgin,
Lewis Bunnell, La Grande, acci
dent; Charles Pote Davis, Union,
Stella Ellen Hallgarth, Elgin,
surgery;' Baby Thomas Strand.
La Grande, Marie- Duncan, .. La
Grande, Mrs. Annie Miller, Cove,
Bertie Lou Conrad, Union, medi
cal.' . ' ' ; . ;
nisfhrirfied HnrriKnn Tilanken-
ship, Union, Mrs. Louis Pfel and
infant son, Union, Cecil Pereria,
Wallowa,: Fred Schnell and Jack
LcGore, La Grande.
St. Joseph's Hospital:
Admitted Mrs. C' A. Childers,
Enterprise, Baby Lois Lathrop,
Wallowa, Leroy Keagle, La
Grande, medical. Master Avery
Glenn, Union, surgery.
Discharged Mrs. B u f o r d
Moore, La Grande, Mrs. Harry
Billerbeek, S u m merville, Mrs.
Morgan Palmer, North Powder,
Andrew Byer, Imbler, Benjamin
Fox, La Grande, John Carper,
Wallowa, Leroy Ken gib, La
Grande, Elsie Palmer, North
Powder,' Mrs. William Hodge and
son, Lena Klein, La Grande, Ora
Berry, ' Wallowa, Archie Doe,
Bates. .,-..'
.... You inhale 438 cubic feet of ail
in 24 hours if you are an adult
weighing about 175 pounds.
had come to .me for comfort the
comfort that Ernie had given you
each day.
"That he will live in your
hearts forever will be his reward
--his monument."
' MRS. JERRY PYLE.:
dresses for gay Americanos!
Vivas for Ann Sutton'i high-spirited new 'ttm-if
he-clock collection . , , teUore" to accent yf
yovnfl and lorel figure. The erape-rlpe! eVew,
Illustrated, Is one of e new aaion-long twecess "
roup. Slai 12-20 .... Jg $5
Ftalured in famous '
MIAMI CLOTH by MAUINSON
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Kenneth Adams,, U. S. navy,
is in La Grande on a three-day
visit with his wife and son,
George. "They spent Sunday in
Elgin visiting his parents.
Lt. S. James Bruce, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Bruce , of Lo
Grande, ' has been transferred
from Roswell, N. Mex., to Lin
coln, Neb.; .for further trainlrig
as pilot of a B-29. ,
Marion Spencer, merchant ma
rine, is spending a two-week
leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Spencer of Sum
mei'ville.. At the. termination of
his leave h$ will report to Seat
tle for further duty. ' " ,1
He was at sea six months be
fore this leave and on his arrival
in San ' Francisco he spent two
c'ays with Lewis Omofiundro of
Imbler who is at the coast guard
station in Alameda, Calif. " ; ,,;
Society Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Thompson
have returned, from Walla Walla
where they , spent the last two
weeks. . ; .., .'
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bruce will
leave tonight for a two weeks
flay in Los Angeles. They will
visit their son, Morris V. Bruce,
seaman second class, who is at
tending a naval radio training
school, and other relatives. ,
Local Men Take
Airplane Agency,
Acquisition of a sales agency .
for Taylorcraft airplanes was an- .
nounced today by Keith Province
and Merlin Johnson, operators of ;.
Eastern Oregon airways at tlie
La Grande municipal airport. . I
The agenpy will covpr eastern
Oregon and westernjdaho from
The palles to Twin falls, they
announced, adding that sales are
being' made'.now for delivery as'
soon as planes'for civiiloh use are
released. - .- .. ;'
Three primary typos of planes '
feature the line, -including' a iwor
place, 75-horsepower-ship,: u two: '
place; all 'metal,' 05-horsepoWcr ,i
craft arid-a four-place model, of
larger size. ;' f i ;. ; '
t, "We' are '' glffd to be able . to
moke this lirte of planes 'avail-.,'
able .to civilian . fliers, in. this ,
area," Province'' said. ' ' ," -"
for Women"
La Grande Girl
Gets College Honor
Hie selection of A'Vie Lumsden
of La Grande, u junior in home
economics at Oregon State col
lege, by the educational activities
board as the manager of the Bar
ometer,, the college newspaper,
for the coming yeoV, was an
nounced today by the college. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Treve Lumsden.
During , the past year Miss
Lumsden served as assistant Bar
ometer manager and has been ac
tive in other campus groups. She
is the treasurer of Hie home eco
nomies' club, one 'ofthc, largest
groups on the campus" .
The Barometer is jin-'all-student
publication which is published
twice each week during the
school year. Its', circulation in
cludes all members of the colk'ge
student body, faculty end alumni.
Rainbow Girls Have
Formal Dance Party
Girls of the Order of Rainbow
and . their guests and advisors
were entertained at a formal
dfcnce Saturday night in the Ma
sonic hall. '
Decorations were white lattice
fences, tulips and other spring
flowers and white paper rabbits
in the spring theme. Punch was
served. ,
Girl Scout Group
To Meet Wednesday
Members of the La Grande
Girl Scout council, all troop
loaders and their advisors, assist
ant leaders, parents of the Girl
Scouts, and all who are interest
ed In the organization will meet
t, 2:30 p. m. Wednesday in the
basement of the First Methodist
church.
Miss Marion Christensen, offi
cial of the state board, will be
present to assist in organizing
the group.
CCD3B
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SPARK PLUGS cleaned, ad-
(usted and tested.
AIR CLEANER cleaned and
re-oiled.
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CRANKCASE drained,
(leaned and refilled with
Richfield Motor Oil.
DIFFERENTIAL drained,
cleaned, refilled with Rich
field Gear Oil.
BATTERY checked and filled,0
case and terminals cleaned
and carrier bolts tightened.
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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News and
Engagements
Social
Monday, April .'10, 1915
Social Calendar
TUESDAY ' .
12:30 p. m. Neighborhood club
annual May luncheon, club
house. . ''.'
7:30 p. m. Neighbors of Wood
craft, IOOF hall.
8 p. m. St. Ann's guild, Mrs,
Don Browning, 504 Washington
1, venue.
8 p. m. VFW and auxiliary, K
ct P hall.
WEDNESDAY
2:30 p. m. Girl Scout council
and ' workers, First Methodist;
church.
2:30 p. m. Women's council
Christian church, Lelu Vtolz,
Fruitdnlo. Transportation at
church 2 p. m.
3 p. m. Amerieun Legion post
and auxiliary district conference,
Saeajawea hotel.
THURSDAY
12 m.
versaiy
club.
2 p. m
Mothers
BRT uuxr:,ny, unni
dinner, Neighborhood
Island City Ladles Aid
day party, Mrs. John
Dahlstrom.
REBEKAHS PROVIDE FOOD
Crystal Rebekah lodge will
furnish food for the Do-nut hut
tomorrow. Food may be taken
there any time after 1 p. m.,
opening time for the hut.
RICHFIELD SUMMERSHIELD SERVICE
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY RICHFIELD TO
GET YOUR CAR READY FOR SUMMER. ASK
YOUR RICHFIELD DEALER ABOUT HIS
STOP SERVICE . . . NOW;
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Activities
... Weddings
Events
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Railroad. Groups
Will Have Dinner
The Unipn Palfie:01d Timers
club No. 17 and the auxiliary will
held a potluck dinner in the
depot club, rooms at 0:30 p. m.
Wednesday. , , ', ... ,-,:V'.
Guests will be' retired and hon
orary members. Harry A. With
row, Omaha, secretary-treasurer
of the general committee, and
Mrs. Withrow will attend the
meeting. I ,
Mrs. Robert Norris is hostess
chairman for the evening. Each
person attending is asked to
hring a vegetable or salad., ; '
Officers Named by
Catholic Daughters
SALEM, Ore., April 30 (UP)
Mrs. E. J. Bell, Stayton, was
elected state regent of the Cath
olic Daughters of America at the
group's biennial two-day meet
ing which ended here Sunday
night. ... , ' . .. :: .
Mrs. Fred Van. Hoomisscit,
Portland, was named state Vice
regent; Mrs. N. Rocque, Salem,
state secretary; Miss Anne Er
worth, Mt. Angel, treasurer, and
Mrs. Agnes Molquist, Pendleton,
state monitor. .
More than 300 persons attend
ed the weekend meeting. Miss
Veronica O'Connor, Omahii, Neb.,
national director, was the main
speaker.
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TIRES checked, inflated,
cross-switched. ,
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS
cleaned, inspected, lubri
cated. RADIATOR drained, cleaned
and refilled.
"CHASSIS completely' lubri
cated with highest quality
lubricants. ' . , K
TRANSMISSION "drained,
cleaned, refilled with Rich
field Gear Oil.
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