La Grande evening observer., May 19, 1945, Image 6

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BENJAMIN and Joy dnshcd
rtnum ninp thn rnf'kfi of thfi
gully, nidlit down over tho front
of tho hill. Wo followed them,
slipping, sliding, crawling through
brambles. By Iho tlmo wo got to
tho foot they hud turned tho sur
rey and were ready to drive off.
, "Wall! Walt!"
They pulled us aboard.
We sat thcra on the back scat,
Julia and I, clinging to tho asms,
while Ncllio raced toward the
village. The sky had a glow in
It now. Wo were beginning to
smell smoko. Tho ladder the
only ono wo had was wuy up in
tho haymow, I romcmbored.
"Maybe we oughtcr havo told
tho rest," Jay sulci, breaking the
silence.
"They'll hove seen It by this
time," Benjamin answered. "I
want to got the horses out."
Wo could see little flames now,
not so red, high up, where the
roof would be. Then tho outline
of tho house itself, dimly, through
tho smoke and growing darkness.
"It's that chimney where wo
i set tho stovo to," Jay said.
As we dnshcd Into tho yard,
wo heard a horse kicking.
."That's Lady," B on J a ml n
shouted. Ho got out and headed
for the stublo.
"You girls go tell Miss Tro
worgy to spread tho word," Jay
told us us ho started to unhitch
Nellie,
TITISS TniCWOftGY was tho vll
lage tolephono operator.
Wo rushed across tho street
and rattled at her door. She
pecked out from behind a curtain
and saw tho blaze. Wa heard her
nt tho switchboard,
"Flrol Flrcl Tho village's burn
ing!" Wo looked back. Major nnd
Sheer Preltiness
5715
By MRS. ANNE CABOT
There's nothing more flutter
ing; than n full "broomstick"
skirt in vivid print cottons and a
cool, sheer blouse with a young
nnd rom tntic drawstring neck
line! Anil so cusy to make that
any girl ran turn out a perfectly
swell outfit!
To ohl.iin complete pattern for
the drawstring lilfmse (pattern
No. 5715) sin-s 13, IS, 17 includ
ed and for the broomstick skirt
(pattern No. 57081 sizes 12, 14, 10,
18 Included, send 15 cents In coin
for each pattern, plus I cent post
age for each, your name, address
and pattern numbers to Anne Ca
bot, Lu (.; ramie Kwniug Oliserv-
Meads Czechs
HORIZONTAL
1.7 Pii lured first
President ol
Republic
1 4 Town in
Punjab
15 Kxaiuttcn
16 Iamprrv
17 For!ul
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If! Acoomplifh
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30 Indiim mone
l.uy units
34 Kflily Amer
ican political
writer
35 Cook in n
oven
36 Supplied with
weapons
37 Snares
38 Steamship
nb 1
3!) Southeast
tub I
4(1 Float
43 In addition
47 Mend
51 Note of
Ouldn's srnlf
52 llrmvn bread
54 Prevarli ate
55 He was a
famous
57 Eighth month
SP Svnip
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VERTICAL
1 Woody plant
5 Part of fool
3 Nocturnal
birds
4 Parent
5 Constellation
6 Separate
7 Repast
8 Landed
9 Sorrowful
10 Near
1 1 Be czrried
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you
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Qenernl were coming out of tlid
stablo, slowly, stolidly, with
whlto flush that must be Nool at
their heels. Benjamin followed,
leading Lady, who reared ana
whinnied. Then Nlobo, shambling,
listless, unperturbod.
We hurried on again, stopping
wherever mere was a light.
"Flrel Fire!"
When we got bock, men were
running about with buckets and
lanterns. Soma children had gain.
ercd In' the back yard near tho
stable. "They can't get at the
tank," ono of them told us. "The
smoko's too thick up there."
Tho ton of the roof was all
Lablaze, Smoko was pouring from
Alio fourth floor windows. From
tho lower ones people were
throwing out mattresses, bureau
drawers, chairs, chamber crock
ery . , ,
A buckboardT rolled In, bearing
my fattier and lioshy. "Form a
bucket brlgudo to tho Mill Brook,"
my father shouted, stripping off
his coat.
Others took up the cry.
"A bucket brigade!"
"Bring them buckets from thd
stable!"
All of us fell in, stretching In a
long, gaping line to tho brook.
"Pass it on!"
"Pass it onl"
"Pass it on!"
By tho tlmo buckets reached
my father, standing at the foot
of the ladder, they wcro utmost
ompty.
"Faster! Steadier!" ho shouted,
ho passed them up to Benja
min.
PEOPLE had already begun td
arrive on foot from tho hill.
Some rushed inside and brought
out whatever they could lay their
hands on. Furniture. Silver. Linen.
Dishes. Clothing. Blankets. Art
armful of funn" 'icrs. Others
City News
In Brief
Hurry A. McGill of Springfield,
III., was arrested yestcrduy after
noon on a churgo of begging and
was ordered by the city police
to leave town.
Fred J. Putton, superintendent'
of city schbols, left today on a
business -trip into Idaho. He
plans to return Tuesday.
The first fire in Ln Grundb
since May 1, occurred todny when
the city fire department was
called at 12:13 p. m. to ex.tinguUh
the hlnze mi a power line lending
from the polo to the house at 004
N avenue. No damage resulted
to the house.
' William M. Pcaro, member of
tin? stale board of ueroniuitie.i,
will leave tonight for Salem to
Join the other members of the
board and the civil aeronautics
authority in a four-day tour of
nlrports at Siilem, Medford, Belid
und Baker. He plans to return
to Ln Grande Thursday night.
Lift in f of 48-Hour
Week Extended
WASHINGTON, May 1!) (UP)
Wiir Manpower Chief Paul V.
MiNult has delegated to regional
directors authority to retain or
revoke the 48-hour work week
in 28 nrens whore it originally
was mandatory.
The order provides that re
gional directors may rescind the
411-hour work week in the 28
areas upon finding that its con
tinuance is no longer necessary
to case labor shortages thai are
impeding the war effort.
' The areas include: Portland
nnd Seattle.
er 70!) Mission St. Sun Francis
co Calif
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35 Sows
2S Rushes
27 Health resort
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29 Point a
weapon
31 National
Aeronautic
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32 Viper
41 Wing-shaped
42 Destiny
43 Pond
44 Tardv
45 We
46 Male deer
48 Astringent
mineral salt
49 Get up
50 Seines
52 TwitehniR
53 Solai body
56 Sun Rod
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filled in the gaps of the bucket
line.
"Faster! Steadier!"
Tho flnmcs were hot and noisy.
You had to raise your voice to be
heard abovo them. Sparks were
(lying. ,
"Children around front," my fa
ther , shouted. "The chimney's
swaying."
Wo went reluctantly. The vil
lage was brightly lighted. People
were taking furniture out of their
own housos. On almost every
root was a man with a bucket and
a broom. Storekeepers were pack
ing their wares. Mr. Sawyer had
covered his steps with barrels and
boxes. Mr. Orcutt was loading
carcasses on a jigger. Through
the window of Mr. Taplcy's store
you could see his clerks frantically
filling hampers with clothing,
shoes, bolts of material. Mr. Tap-
ley himself was sitting on tho
stops of the Town Hall, leisurely
smoking a cigarct. i .
'Quito a' Bight, eh.' young la
dles?" ho soldi seeing us.
Tho front wall was still un
touched, yet through the upper
windows we could see the flumes
creeping closer. .,
"Mama! Oh, Mama!"
My mother, Sue, and Mrs. Gun-
till were hurrying by, dusty and
out of breath.
"Where's your father?"
"We'll show you." We wcro
glod of a chance to get Into the
yard again.
The bucket line Had broken.
Even my father had given up'
hope. "It's too late." he was
shouting. "It's going fast." Be
fore wo could reach him Jay
passed us, coming up from tho
kitchen: He was black with soot,
and hlB eyes were rurinlng.
"How did it Btart?" my mother
asked him.
"In that old chlmlcv." he called
over his shoulder. " 'Twos soaked
with kerosene."
"Oh." my mother said. Sho .
understood now. That chimney
had ah opening In Mr. Cutter's
room: Sho remembered tho shin
ing copper plate.
(To Hi- mnllniicill
Figure-Slimming
B; SUE BURNETT
Smart two-piecer that is espe
cially attractive a style that's
good the year 'round Inserts nt
the waistline make you look
inches smaller
Pattern No. 8711 is designed for
sizes 12. 14, 10 18 nnd 20. Slc
14, short sleeves, requires 3ss
yards of ;;,"i or 3!) inch material;
1 ''j yards ribbon for bows.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
in coins, your name, address, size
desired, and the pattern number
to Sue Buinelt La Grande Eve
ning Observer, 709 Mission St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Send for your copy of the new
spring issue of Fashion just off
the press. Bonk full of smart,
up-to-the-minute styles. 15 cents.
Official Records
Water tinned off, May 18:
Mis. R. Summer field, 410
Crook street.
Water turned on:
Mrs. Kd Powers, 1514 S ave
nue; Mrs. Olgn Petersen, 2009
lYun avenue.
At the time of her death,
Queen Elizabeth had 3000 dresses
in her wardrobe.
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