Around
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."
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.