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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1945)
If I Page Six &THErAMEnici5.ri -House I T)Y the middle of July Ave or , six automobiles drew up be I fore the American House every I Sunday. My father was jubilant. ! He was even beginning to swag I ger a little. "Why don't you take the girls and go to Boston for a ! while?" ho suggested to my mother. Her feet were still-) on the ground. "We aren't out of the woods yet," sho reminded him. "Besides, if there Is a trip to be taken, it will be yours." It was his custom to get away for a week each year so that he could keep himself posted on new developments in medicine. He usually jpont a day watching op erations in the clinic at Bangor and another at Bowdoin College, talking to the dean of the medical college, who had been one of his teachers. Then he went on to Augusta, staying the remainder of the time at the State Hospital for the Insane, where he was a trus tee. Coming back, he stopped reluctantly to: see Cousin VIC' lnrin nt her home. Balmoral. Tt was out of his way, but Cousin Victoria naturally expect H deference. Moreover, she ac knowledged no reserves. Sho got you down in a chair, grasped you firmly by the forearm, and start ed in asking questions as though she had some God-given right to know everything, "wnere nave you been?" . . . "Whom did you see?" . . . "What did they say?" . . . "What happened?" . . . "Who else was there?" . . . "Did any one ask for me?" ... My father always dreaded these visits, for he hated to give an account of himself. But his stopping hud one advontage. It kept her from coming to see us. At first ho protested that he could not be spared. The weather was hot and summer complaint imminent. But vhen Benjamin reported that the stable needed some new equipment, he decided to go. after nil. Summer Sandals 5380 By MRS. ANNE CABOT Crocheted of bright cotton yarn they are perfect for hot weather wear with your house slacks and cool cotton shorts. A gay cotton handkerchief or scraps of medium-weight cotton mikcs the "ties." The wedge heel makes these sandals unusu ally comfortable. To obtain complete crocheting instructions, fininshing directions No. 538U) send 15 cents in coin, for the tie-on sandals (pattern plus 1 cent postage, your name, address iind the pattern number to Anne Cabot, La Grande Eve- U. S. Congressman HORIZONTAL 1.7 Pictured U S legislator 1 1 He is chair man of the Congressional committee on reduction of nonessential expen ditures 12 Connected succession 1 4 Native metal 15 Make 17 Recompense 18 Departed 20 Moist 21 Bacteria 22 Nova Si-othi (lib ) 24 Virginia (ab 1 25 Remnant 28 Cull forth 32 Make a speech 33 Bird 34 Misanthrope 35 Smart 36 All correct (ab.) 37 And (Latin) 38 Profit 41 Flat circular plate 45 Ret odev ) 40 Also 50 Cnnqucr 52 Meadow M Pilfered 55 Lengthen 57 Blackthorn 58 He Is a i member of the U R VERTICAL 1 Demigod 2 Arabian gulf 3 Anent 4 Royal Red Cross (ab.) 5 Knclosure 0 Run away 7 Insect 8 Year (ab ) 0 Mature 10 Helovcd 11 Mist 1 '.! Pi,:pen 13 Symbol (ab 1 Ui Interjection ill Relationship throuiili the mother 2! French dance ilip . left on Monday morning with instructions that my mother was to call him in case of any crisis. On Tuesday noon a crowd was at the Post Office wait ing for the mail when an auto mobile appeared, going at a con servative speed. (During the week automobiles were still rare.) This was a Carter Car with a buggy top. In hack It had a sin gle seat that looked like an arm chair, and in this seat sat a large woman wearing a Panama hat tied on with a veil. Just as they were right In the middle of the village, a hen started indecisively across the road. "Look out!" someone called. Those who didn't own automo biles were always great on giving advice to those who did. The woman in the back seat leaned forward. "Look out," she echoed. The driver honked his horn. The- hen retreated, then started suddenly ahead again, cackling noisily. People on the steps began to shout, all at the some time. "Watch It!" . . . "Stop! Stop!" "Turn out, turn out," the wom an shrilled, half-rising. The driver lost his head and made straight for the steps of the Post Office. People scattered left and right, all screaming. The woman stood up and raised her arms. Her mouth was moving, but no sound come. The automobile struck the steps with a crash, throwing her over the wheels and upon a pile of mull bags. People closed in, silent, to see if she was still living. She was alive all right and graining lustily. Her weight had stood her in good stead, and if she hud bruises, they were not in spots politely visible. The driver left his name and promised to pay for all the damage. Some one cranked the automobile for him, and he drove away with the woman in the front seat, leaning heavilv against him. No one Washington M erry-Go-Round (Continued from Page 2) other textiles for military use, but these quantities are small. The allied armies are actually ratine rore military cloth from the much smaller Belgian and Liutcn textile plants, han from Frunce. In Washington, it is re ported by British sources that the French mill ownefrs were also re luctant to make cloth for the mili tary during the period between the beginning af the war and the fall of France. American manufacturers suy that in this country we were no more ready for weaving cotton duck than the French plants are now. but we did it. Meanwhile, the British have not answered the demand of French mill owners for an explanation as to why the huge Glanzstoff-Courtaulds mills were found scarcely damaged when we went into Cologne lust month. These mills are British-owned. Note Civilian Requirements Chief N. Y. F.lllott opposes any shut-off of cotton to France be cause he feels that if the French mills are idle we will have to ship already manufactured cloth, of which there is already a major shortage for our own civilian use. MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDING Tyron's palace, built in 1770 by William Tyron, His Majesty's governor of North Carolina, was once considered the most beauti ful building in colonial America. Built at an original cost of $80, 000, It was destroyed by fire in 1701!, but now plans are being made to rebuild it at a cost of between $500,01)0 and $1,000,000. ning Observer, 70!) Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Aitoxtrr In l'rrlnu I'iik,!? 23 Del 24 ( PI 41 Lair 42 Provided I t pio-c 2! Society 2ti Weep 27 Haied 20 African 43 Serpent -liard 44 Solicitude (ab 1 40 Slain harm 47 Wild hoc 30 Itclalives NYw CUiinea 31 KukIisIi (ah ) 48 Droop 3tlAerifotm fuel r0 Kruhsh river 30 Kmmels 51 2000 pounds 40 Object of 51 Behold' woi ship 50 Music i ote in IKialAp V AIRCRAFT 5 PFAjW folREfTySj unuirw SEJaRIA IPS T'.K ; ASIAIH CiOlplCIS f c i i -i o 1 1 ia it "o H -.. 1- mmmt ' 1 '1 iU-LIJl JLJ ii y ib I i 5, tC if' I T"i , , BpZTl , 1 ; A r'. r t ir rrr rn 1 ! 1 ,r THE breathed eaiily until they were ,,t of sight. Then, forgetting all about the mull, people scuttered to tell the news THERE was a good deal of feel ing against automobiles in those days, especially in rural areas. Recognizing this, the leg islature had, In 1905, passed the Automobile Exclusion Act, allow ing any municipality the right to prohibit them within certain lim its. Nothing had been done In our village because of differences in opinion. About a quarter ot the people (including my father) were enthusiastic about them, feeling that they would eventu ally benefit us in many ways. About the same number saw them as instruments of the devil. Soma wanted them off certain roads, some off all roads on certain hours and days. Most people hod been willing enough to let things drift. But now. ... Those who hadn't seen the ac cident soon heard about It. It was a wonder, people said, that someone hadn't been killed. The streets weren't safe any more. You were ' king your life in your hands when you crossed ont. You couldn't even be secure about your property. Feeling grew. By sundown a petition wits tfolng the rounds for a special Town Meet ing to press a decision on the new menace. My mother was distressed, for she hated to see people fly off the handle. Although she didn't care much for automobiles herself, she knew what they meant to our business. Yet she could do noth- Ing. Actually my father himself could have done nothing in the face of such hysteria. The meeting was held. Mr. Tapley made a speech. More damage was done two or three times a year by runaway horses, he reasoned. But he had little support. Still fired by visions of death and destruction, the voters passed a law banning automobiles from within one mile of the vil lage, at which point, by a con venient crossroad, they might pass on to more hospitable territory. That day marked the end of our prosperity. (To Be Continued) 8820 11-20 By SUE BURNETT As slim as a reed that's how you'll look in this charming prin cess frock for teen-agers. A smooth little number juniors will adore. Pattern No. 8820 is designed for sizes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 16. 18 and 20. Size 12, dress and bon net, requires 3 yards of 30-inch material. For this pattern, send 20 cents, in coins, your name, address, size dt sired, and the pattern number to Sue Burnett, La Grande Eve ning Observer, 709 Mission St., i'tm Francisco, Calif. Send for your copy of the new spring issue of Fashion just off the press. Book full of smart, up-to-the-minute styles. 15 cents. Official Records Water turned off. May 4: Mrs. John Ilodgin. 1502 M avo nue; Mrs. Fred Cantiell, 1502 Monroe avenue. Water turned on: Mrs Hay Greenlee, 15(12 Mon roe av nue. Hold Everything "Tell Mr. Wallace lo make that ! 9.999.999 instead of 60.0CO.OOO , Jobil" Princess I C" 1 j , imi m iih'' v. yu, t m oi LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Our Boarding House Ml JOT Tl4T I'M I Okc' kyfWMt.BUT WHERE'S 1 WITHOUT KlNA CLICKING Uz 1 10 CASTANETS IS LIKE S L BB.CET1 . COUNTER VlimoUT, A WRRJf SIGN .' 1 A MCC MT.KHaU.1, MT. OTP. 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