La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 22, 1945, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextAround The City , A woman shrieked in the thca jtr; It wasn't a horror thriller, It wus Mrs.' Mary Shirley when she saw her husband Lester Shirley, an army M. P. in the Pa ffic area, pictured on the screen 01 a newsreel at the Liberty the ,ter Saturday. The film showed the displace ment of Japs who had "dug in" on an island. . Shirley is also to be seen at both the Liberty and Granada theaters in the govern- .ant film nromntinp Ihn nin. IIICII- J o -- i-... chase of war bonds. ( Mis. Shirley said ho is now serving on Okinawa, although she did not know where he was at the time the pictures were tak en. " J. Donald Meyers', owner of the theater, upon hearing the picture was of a locul man, immediately set out to have an enlargement made, Schools of County To Get Tax Funds t ' (Continued from Page 1) come tax revenues. This amount will wipe out any levy on prop erty for the"county school tax of approximately $10 per school census child,,.. Summarizing the situation the organization says: . "Almost one-half of the cost of public schools in Oregon is now being paid by revenue from the personal and corporate income taxes. Although much of the $13,000,000 of income tax reve nue now being diverted to pub lic schools is said to reduce prop erty taxes for school purposes, actually much of the property tax "oflset" state-source revenue is being absorbed by special levies over the 6 per cent limitation be- ing VWWU UJ WIM.tJ. OVIIUU, MIA" tricts." ...! U.. fin Former Resident Of La Grande Dies Friends' in Union county were notified today of the death yes terday in Vanport City of Sam uel Mason, a former resident of La Grande and Elgin. He had lived in ihe county for many years and went to the coast area several months ago. SLATER RITES SET Funeral services for Willium Slater, pione.er resident of La Grande who. died yesterday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Snodgiass chapel. Burial will bo in the Island City cemetery. Appetizing C Don't Fail to Hear Evangelist W.f. Morton, Boise, Idaho His inspiring, soul stirring, heart V searching, dynamic preaching of the ? o Gospel will be a blessing to you. ServicesTnefie, Wed., Thurs Fri. - 7:45 p.m. KLBM Mon. 7:45 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Gospell Tabernacle Large Audience -Hears Recital By Singer, Pianist A large, appreciative audience filled the college auditorium last evening to hear one of th nut. standing recitals when Miss Shir- ley jvuies, coloratura soprano, and Miss Beverly Decker, pian ist, were presented by Eastern Oregon college. Miss Miles displayed her abil ity and versatilitv on her hunt!. ling of difficult numbers "Care ;eive- noin opera Atalanta;" by Handel, . the "Waltz Song of Musetta" from the nnnrn "I n ni. heme," by Puceni, and "Vila- nene, ty Dull Acu.ua. Her mus sic ranged from difficult com positions to simple fulk songs. Miss Decker, well known in T.n Gritnde for her musical ability, has aDDUUrerl Dllhlirlv in mnnv musical presentation during the six years s.ie has lived here. Her numDers included Chopin, Schu mann. Scarlatti and TVhnRsv tho two compositions by Debussy be ing ncr outstanding work of the evening. Both girls received floral sifts during the evening. Piano accompaniment was pro vided for Miss Miles hv Mrs Ph. tricia Hunt. Deferment of Men Over 30 Studied (Continued front Page 1) prospect of induction. The new program abolishes Ihe 30 through 33 age classifica tion. Registrants in this group were formerly eligible for occu pational deferment only if they were necessary men in an essen tial industry. Local boards now have full authority to determine which men over 29 will be drafted, and are no longer restricted by the list of essential activities. In the ease of doubt, Hershcy .'aid, draft boards should defere fathers over 2!). H;rshey said that men over 2!) who have received their induc tion notices but arc not yet in Ihe army will come under the new policy. Action Urged To Balk Sugar Famine WASHINGTON, M,ny 22 (UP) The house food committee to day warned that the nation's sugar bowl is rapidly emptying and urged prompt establishment of a sugar czar. In a 5.000-word unanimous re port filed last night by Chairman Clinton P. Anderson, D., N. M., the committee criticized the piesent government program which scatters (Sugar controls among 20 agencies. Repeatedly calling for protec tion of American consumers, the report recommended immediate review of all promises of sugar shipments for foreign countries and adjustment of these com mitments to "safeguard" domes tic users. "There must be a minimum figure below which civilian sup plies in this country should not be permitted to go," it asserted. Schilling VACUUM PACKED O F F E LESTER CARi-SON. PASTOR Lee G. Miller Admiral Has The Rank But Captain Gives the Orders . By LEE G. MILLER ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (By Wire less) Rear Admiral Berkey is "SOPA" senior officer present afloat on this ship and in this tusk force. But the man whose word is law us far our ship is concerned is Curtain "Moscow Jack" Duncan. ' Berkey directs the over -all movements of this and the other ships of his force. But Captain Duncan's word is supreme over his cruiser and personnel. In an emeigency he, and not the ad miral, would make the decision, for instance, whether to abandon a crippled ship or continue to fight her, . The admiial and the captain work together smoothly, though they're "different types." Berkey, while friendly and sociable, is more crisp and impersonal than Duncan. Duncan moves leisurely and speaks softly, with a drawl befitting a native of the town of Ozark, Mo. And he is a mar velous yarn spinner. Some of his anecdotes come from Russia, where prior to this command he was our naval at tache. He knows Stalin and Mo lotov and the rest. At one Krem lin dinner, responding to some remarks by Stalin, he made a good-humored but wry reference to his difficulties in getting in formation about Soviet naval matters. Stalin, the story goes, rose with a grin and walked to Duncan's place at the table, gave him an uffectionate slap on the shoulder, and told him if he had trouble getting what he wanted he should come direct to him. - Duncan was a irear admiral then, but he reverted to a cap tain un .leaving Moscow for a sea command. Moscow Jack has seen enough action out her to satisfy the most bloodthirsty, but he hates war. He likes to philoiophiie about the terrible stupidity and waste of war, though it has been his profession during 31 oi his 50 yean. Since taking command of this cruiser in the spring of 1944 Dun can has been decorated with the legion of merit, for western New Guinea operations, and the navy cross for the battle of Surigao Strait. And he has been recom mended for another- decoration for the Corregldor operation. The captain likes to recall his boyhood days on a Missouri farm, and trips to town riding back ward on a box at the rear of a buggy. "A cousin of mine," he remarked, "suys he was 18 before l.e knew there was any way to go to town except backward." The captain plays a good deal cf solitaire the master of a big warship is fairly lonesome figure in a way, which may help to ex plain why he seems to like hav ing correspondents aboard. He reads detective stories, and would play golf if a course were avail able. He hopes before too long to join his wife in Tacoma, Wash., and his daughter Jane, 17, who is soon to be graduated from Annie Wright seminary, Tacoma. On a horseplay document he showed me. his officers had re ferred to him as "Captain Hornblower." As I remember the famous Horatio Hornblow er, seasickness was his private curse. I don't know whether Duncan gets seasick, but he confesses that the noise of his big guns bothers him, (Me too.) When I think of Duncan I like to picture him leaning over the ruil as a smaller craft came alongside to deliver some wound ed men. One man lay dead on her deck, partly covered by a tarpaulin, which however could not conceal the bloodstains that Lodge Has Dinner And Card Party Loyal Star lodge held a potluck dinner last evening in the Neigh borhood clubhouse for members and their families. The rooms were decorated with flowers and candles: After dinner pinochle "wus played and high scores were made by Mrs. Gene Franklin and Virgil Betts. Low score awards went to Mrs. Henry Klein and Gene Franklin. The floating prize was awarded to Mrs. Claude Puckett. ' Social Calendar TUESDAY . . ' 8:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. club, First Methodist church. 8 p. m. St. Ann's guild, Mrs. Lee Carroll 701 M avenue. WEDNESDAY 2 p. m. Parkdale club Mrs. Forrest Dyal, Fruitdale. 2 p. m. General meeting WSCS First Methodist church Mrs. H. E. Dixon, 1812 Walnut street. . 2:30 p. m. St. Mary's Altar, so ciety picnic meeting, Catholic church lawn. 7:30 p. m. Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Mrs. Nephi Combs, 1207 N avenue. THURSDAY 2 p. m. Francis Brown auxil iary, Mothers day parity, Neigh borhood club house. 8 p. m. Sew and So club, Mrs. Conrad Huntsman, 503 Main. Take food for Do-nut hut. FRIDAY 12 noon Jolly 000 club, potluck luncheon, Mrs. Heber Allen, cor ner Cove and Albany streets., 2:30 p.m. Lutheran Women's Missionary socloty, church an nex. 8 p. m. Westway club, Neigh borhood club house. PARTY IS POSTPONED The Eagles auxiliary birthday party scheduled for tomorrow afternoon has been postponed until June 0. because of the deat!' of one of the members. Niwsoroua jjap MENwWOMCN lit- IN UNIFORM eBMaaiMBBBBBBBBaaBaaM Staff Sgl. Joseph L. DeLash mutt is here on furlough from El gin' Field, Florida, where he is stationed with the air force: He is visitng hs parentis, Mr. and Mrs. George DeLashmutt. He will return to his base June 2. ' Mr. arid Mrs, S. T. Koffer of 1012 Cedar avenue have received a letter from their son, Pvt. Ver lin S. Keffer advising thorn he has been assigned to an infantry unit in the Philippines. He en tered the .vrmy in December and received bdsic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. His wife and two young sons reside at 502 Fourth street. Staff Sgt. Charles Byrne, who is stationed at Camp Maxic, Tex as, has written his aunt, Mrs. C. E. Stalcup of La Grande, that lit is being released from the urmy under the point system. He has 119 points, the most of uny man in his company. Sgt. Byrne served 31 months in Africa and Italy. He will make his home m La Grande with Mr. and Mrs. Stalcup. Clyde Krogh, chief petty offi cer, U. S. navy, will leave tomor row to return to Boston after a visit in La Grande with his aunt, Mrs. C. E. Stalcup, and in Spo kane visiting friends and rela tives. He was on active duty in the south Pacific for 15 months and will be assigned to overseas duty. Recently he has been on instruc or in a naval school in Boston. splotched the deck. Captain Dun can, in his warm, soft, friendly voice, was saying to the wornout young skipper of the smaller ship: "Your men will get the best care we can possibly give them, captain. Don't worry about them. If there's anything else I can do, just pass the word." . Duncan's informal friendly manner pervades the whole ship': company. His executive officer, Conulr. James Prichard of Whittkr, Calif., is similarly human and helpful. That is, with the dread ful exception of the morning I wus invited to attend a gathering of the ship's officers in the ward room and discovered to my hor ror thnt Prichard expected visit ing correspondents to earn their salt by saying a few words into the microphone for the diversion of the oil iters. Like Ernie Pylc I had never made a speech in my life and never intended to, but I manatjid tc get up and nervously tell a story or two be-fore retiring ir. disorder. Women with PILES Get DOCTORS' Tip You know, without iRkfnr. tint tl.ii ; lormui iur awrfsi ai put Mi ni the bit. It's trie iitne on tied by UOCTOHS, dJunctlTifly tor nii women pttlentii at notd Thornton Wlnur Clinic. Surpriil&f QUICK pttiiif live r . f of pi in. Itch. totnrt JMp often ind tend to ihrink wihn lube Tliurr.too Minor's K' tl Omt-n.-M-Mr Thoi uton Htn.r R ul Sup VtMUotU It nut thrllltrd at uui- k ( uili. i,w tuft rfti!idrd in fyufit. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ; V fhone 600 i .' News and Engagements : Social Tuesday, May 22. 1915 Society Briefs Kenneth Wilkeit.on, formerly of La Grande, is here from Port mouth, Wash., visiting friends. Mrs. James H. Busch of Port land, accompanied . by her two sons, Jamie and Jackie, have ar river in La Grande for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colon R. Eberhard. Mrs. Eleanor Beddes of 1704 Willow street will leave this week-end for Coos Bay, Ore.', to visit her daughters, Mrs. Leo Clower and Mrs.'Mildred Miller. She will be accompanied by her son, Pvt. Joel Beddes, who is ex pected to arrive in La Grande soon on furlough from Drew air field, Flu. Mrs. Lee Bostwiel formerly Bessy Stoddard of La Grande, and now of Portland, and her youngest daughter, Catherine, re turned to their home lust night ufter visiting with Mrs. J. K. Wright in La Grande. They have been to Boise to vis it Mrs. Bostwick's oldest daugh ter and )v3r husbands, Cpl. and Mrs. R. V. Cook, who is a Link trainer instructor at Mountain Home. Lee Bostwielt, who was with the Evening Observer in 1920, and for many ''years before the war with the Portland Oregon ian. is now in Italy serving as a correspondent for "Foreign Serv ice," a magazine' published by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. SimpWplUeoeednotwracliaridtornireyou ' with maddenlne; Itch, burn end irritation. 8rtuut'e Pyramid Suppoailorice brln. i quick, welcome relict, tneir arena meai- f .tion B.ml r.kl enmfort. retluCea atrain. .In. tl.t.i. l..,l mmhron.i. aentlv iubrkaiee end eoftene, Protcctrv. and t eiiU-rnarnng, eo eaey to aet. tiel cenaltie I Stuart'e Pyramid Siippoaitoriee at yotu 1 drug etore without delay 6(v and 1 i Iri on maker a money-Data guarantee. Buy Bonds r1? ' "" " " '"....rr 1 h wij kate , xv ; I 4 4 & L m NOW ALL TOGETHER '?.!! fA ll.M I V mm Activities .. . Weddings Events Tage 3 Story Book People Come to Life in Recital Program Two colorful recitals were pre sented by the dancing and piano students of Mrs. Mary E.' Own ing Saturday night and last night in the high school auditorium. Each student was in costume depicting a story book character and as each verse , was Teud .the student stepped out of a huge story book at the buck of the stage. . ' ' Participating in last night's event were Joanne Klnnel, Caro lyn Bruckett, Kay Ruckman.'Bev erly Van Bloklund, Sydney Bur Leigh, Janice Ward, Richard Browning, Patsy Walker, Dennis Gray, Velma Harris', Ruin Anno Elam, Louise Robinson, Dolpres Buckwalter, Sharon. Thornburg, Janet Cantrell and Beverly God; frey. ; ' ,' . ' i On Saturday's program were Kutliryn Tsiutsus, Janet Coats, Beverly Campbell, DeLevu Car per, Doris O'Dell, Florence Cart nes, Elaine Robinson, Elaine Turner, Joy Foland, Janet Coats', Kathryn Tsiatos, Agnes Tsiatsos, Norman Wells, Fanctj Sherwood, Gaylee Briggs und Rosemary Bean. ' Concluding each recital Mrs. Durning played a Rachmaninoff composition. ' : ! House and Afternoon .. Wash Frocks $3.95 to $6.95 Dainty stylus in wash prints, wash rayons and ' seersuckers for cool summer wear. .Sizes innge from. '2 to 42. V.. . ' NORTON'S P : 1 14 Adams. , . Phone 202 i iM-i.i O o. Comedy Film h Utterett at Liberty i Dennis Morgan and Eleanor Parker head the cast of "The Very Thought of You," a comedy film which will open tomorrow at the Liberty theater. It Is the tale of n soldier, home from the Aleutians on furlough before being reassigned to duty. . He meets Miss Parker and is taken home for dinner, only to find strenuous opposition from her over emotional family. I LUNCHEON 18 PLANNED Daughters of the Utah Pioneers will meet at 7:30 p. m. Wednes day at tlii! home of Mrs. Nephi Combs. 'Husbands arc invited and luncheon will be potluck. The Latest .VICTOR and DECCA RECORDS Now in Stock! "Hell Bottom Trminra" Tony Pastor . "In Acapulco" Georgia (ilbbri Singing and Orchestra .... "You've (Jot Me Where You Want Me" Binjt Ci-otiby & Judy , Garland "Somebody Done Changed the I-ock on My Door' IOtiiH Jordon and His Tympany Five Sheet Music ' Presto 6-8-10-ln. HOMK RECORDINGS . . RECORDS CUTTING NEEDLES for Home ' Recordings Radio & Music Supply Co. Geo, Tiss, Prop. 1st National Bank Bldg. ' Phone 805 Grande , .- Enterprise HERE ... IN PERSON! TOMORROW FOR THREE DAYS! WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY MISS LOLA HODGSON Falk's beauty expert . . . trained in New York . . to answer all your questions and problems on beauty and skin care. Would you like to know eaxctly whnt make-up would be love liest on you? Are you undecided about the type of cold cream you should use , . . arc you discouraged with th-3 looks of your skin? Come in und talk with Miss Hodgson, Cosmetic buyer and beauty expert for the Fnlk organization. All the beauty tricks of four famous New York schools arc up Miss Hodgson's slcevo. Sho has attended classes ut the New York salons of Elizabeth : Arden, M.il ie Earle, Alexandra do Markoff und Ogilvie Sisters. She knows their methods from A to Z . . . und has brought home this valued training to BENE FIT YOU! YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to come in and talk with Miss Hodgon about YOUR complexion, YOUlt make-up and YOUR SKIN. She will be more than happy to give you the benefit of her professional training in beauty. There is no charge or obligation to buy . . . this is just another Falk frvice, of which we are justly proud. O Cosmetics . . . Stijwj't Fluor o University Women , Hear State Leader v1; The La Grande branch of the American Association of Univrr-. sity Women met last night in Dorion hall to hear Mrs, C; B.i Winston, Oregon state presidents elect, A dessert course was ser ved. , . : ; .; The meeting was conducted by: Mrs. Helen Shoemaker, nev' president of the local unit. Mrs. Winston discussed the re gional meeting she attended re-' ccntly in Spokane, and particu larly the current legislation and; AAUW fellowship projects. JUST RECEIVED! 6-Cup Percolators 14-qt. Dish Pans Tea Kettles 4-qt, 6-qt. & 8-qt. Stock Kettles , . l'j-qt. Sauce Pans ' Govt. Issue Belt Canteens Used 5-gnl. GI Gas Cans Miller House and Warehouse Brooms Gun Blu 14-ft Bamboo Fish Poies Metal Bike Baskets ' Snake Guides, for Fishing Rods - 3 Sixes of Cone Wringer Mops Fhishlite Batteries Kent-Tone in All Colors ptcp Ladders, Glass Roasters Absorene Wallpaper '. Cleaner Baby Strollers Carborundum Stones 4-ox. Upholstery Tucks Goldenrod Oilers Bohnenkaiap's . an b uiu ami (iiiwiirii.