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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1945)
Uid Scouts i'lan Merit Badge Work Girl Scout troop number 1 met last evening" at the Christian church and discussed working for merit''' badges. Two large groups decided tc strive for cyc lists' and kfo6t travelers' badges. Other smaller groups and indi viduals will work for the badges of artists, bird finders, hostesses and musicians. A cycling party was planned for Saturday., The girls will meet at the Christian church at 11 a. m. and are. to take a sack lunch. Those Interested in the artists badge are , planning a sketching party at Triangle park Wednes day afternoon. The itroop committee held a meeting last evening to discuss several coming events. Miss Shirley Barton, Harry Sitler Wed Miss Shirley Bunion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burton of Umapine but formerly of Wal lowa, and Harry Sitler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sitler of La Grande, were married at a sim ple ceremony on Junell, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Ja cobs in Walla Walla. Mrs. Carol Wagner Entertains Club Mrs. Carol Wagner was hostess last evening to members of the Sew and So club. The evening was spent sewing and playing games. Prizes for games were won by Mrs. Vernon Waite, Mrs. Eldon Waitc. Mrs. Conrad Huntsmun and Mrs. Grant Struck. ; Food, money and ration points were contributed to the Do-nut hut. A late lunch was served by the hostess. It was announced that the next meeting will be held July 12 at the home of Mrs. Ver non Waite, "2815 Second street. Motorisis Must Get New Auto Stamp J. W. Maloney, collector of in ternal revenue in Portland, has issued a warning to motorists of Oregon that they must obtain the new federal use stamp for their automobiles by- July 1 or risk the prospect o paying a 100 percent penalty. The stamps' are available at any postoffice, and cost $5. They cannot be obtained by mail ex cept from the internal revenue bureau in Portland, Maloney said. Any vehicle that is in storage or otherwise out of use on July 1 will be subject to the tax when if is again, put into service, he said. Diamonds can be made to phos phoresce by means of radium as well as high tension electricity. O RATION CALENDAR Processed Foods: Book 4 Blue stamps N2 through S2 valid through Junt 30. Blue stamps T2 through X2 valid through July 31. Blue stamps Y2, Z, At, Bl, CI valid through August 31. Blue stamps ; Dl through HI valid through i September 30. Meat. Butter, Fats, Cheese: : Book 4 Red stamps E2 through J2 valid through June ! 30. Red stamps K2 through P2 j valid through July 31. Fed stamps Q2 through U2 valid :; through August 31. Red stamps -V2 through Z2 valid through September. ' Sugar: a Book 4 Sugar stamp 36 alid ithrough August 31. Shoes: Loose stamps Invalid. I Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3 now valid. New stamp valid Aug. 1. Gasoline: Coupons not valid un less endorsed: ! "A"-16 coupons (6 gals, each) "expire June 21. "A"-16 coupons . Valid now. SIotss 'j Apply local board for oil, gas j stove certificates. (Wood, Coal, Sawdust: Delivery by priorities based on ; needs, f Fuel Oil: j Period 1-2-S-4-S coupons valid through August 31. Waste Paper and Cans: ' Bundled waste paper and pre pared tin cans may be left at the salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson street. I 11 VISITORS FROM "DOWN UNDER" The Seymore twins, Sharon and Sylvia, en route from Australia to Buffalo, N. Y enjoy the at tention of Mrs, Arthur H. Vandenberg, wife of the Michigan sena tor, on San Francisco dock as they wait for their mother to clear through the customs. Their ship brought 39 war brides of Amer ican servicemen and 148 babies from "down under." Red Cross photo. fjSEf CE J Major Robert Proebstel has ar rived from McCaw hospital to spend a few days as a guest at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Nolton. He and Mrs. Proebstel and their daughters, Barbara arid Olaire, also plan to go to Haines where they will visit his relatives. Major Proebstel has been hos pitalized for wounds received in Germany. He had 15 months overseas service before returning to the United States. Sgt. Harry L. Stewart, army radio operator and gunner, ar rived here from a base at Madi son, Wis., to spend his 15 day fur lough with his wife, ithe former Virginia Courtney. A gunner on a B-29, Sergeant Stewart has had 33 months, in the armed service, and at the conclusion .of his furlough will go to Lincoln, Neb., for assign ment to a combat crew. He was born and reared in Nashville, Tenn. and before en listing in the army was a YMCA instructor in that city. While in La, Grande Stewart is a guest at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Courtney, in May Park. CLUB POSTPONES MEETING The Pollyanna club meeting scheduled for today his been post poned until June 29, at 7:30 p. m., in the Neighborhood club house. Members will entertain .their hus bands at this meeting. Skunk cabbage is richer than many of our domestic vegetables in vitamin C. THE OLD JUDGE SAYS FRED: "Is it true, Judge, that a war can't be won without the use of war-aicohol . . . the kind the beverage distillers have been producing for the government for over two years?" OLD JUDGE: "That's right, Fred. It to a basic ingredient in the smokeless powder use1 in virtually every firearm from a pistol to a 16-inch gun. And, in sedition, it plays Play Up Your Piquant Charm By ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer If nature has played a trick on you and given you a set of eye lashes which are not color twins one eye which is darkly draped and the other a blonde surprise the clever thing to do Is to leave fringes unmatched and make capital of the piquant charm this contradiction gives to your face. It's easy enough to tint one blonde set of eyelashes dark to match its mate, but you're warm ed against the obvious by a girl RENE KUHN Unusual. who has tried that and doesn't think it works. Says Rene Kuhn, young New Yorker whose first novel "34 Charlton" has just been publish ed, "It's a mistake to make a piquant face look like every other face." To keep her blonde-fringed eye from faring out of the picture, she says she just barely tips that set of lashes with dark mascara. But the root-edge of the pale lashes are kpet blonde to pre serve the provocative effect. 4 km? a more human role. The medical supplies which our military doctors we to alleviate pain, combat infectrm, satvt Sv are pre pared with war alcohol." FRED: "No wonderthen, morarand gm people are recognizing the great contribu tion our beverage oisiillaa bava made to the winning of the war witii Om Mtl duiy product." TUl Iptmmt h CwflllMM if AlaMU Batff Itlimuto. . un iters Are heated At Annual Dinner Of Soroptimist Club At a formal dinner and annual business meeting which closes the Soroptimist club year, offi cers for the coming year .were installed Wednesday evening. Mrs. Winnie Fountain is the new president, and other officers are: Miss Annetta Johnson, vice president; Miss Mabel Doty, .re cording secretary; Miss Helen Manning, corresponding secre tary; Miss Marguerite Zweifel, treasurer, and Miss Edith B. Dar by, director. Miss Mabel Morton was in stalling officer. Miss Johnson conducted the initiation of the following new members: Ethel Chandler, farm machinery; Helen White, news paper; Ruth Herzinger, nteut packing, and Miss Manning, pub lic welfare. Etta Cunning of Baker, direc tor of the northwestern region of the American federation of So roptimist clubs was the princi pal speaker. Among the 40 wom en present were 15 member of the Baker club, headed by Zella Smurthwaite, president; .Maude Ellis, president-elect, and Loy Wisdom, regional rosier chair man. ' Tables were decorated vJith g)a!rden. flowers in. ybllow and blue, the club colors. Informal music was in charge of Mima Mc Guire and Miss Julianne Wise, with Miss Amanda Zabel at the piano. Miss Zabel, member of the post war planning committee of the national federation, was program chairman, and Mrs. 'Mildred Tiss was in charge of decorations. Church Group Has Missionary Program Tuenty-two members of the afternoon group of the women's council of ithe First Christian church met recently at the church for a business meeting conducted by Mrs. Laura Rhodes, the new leader. Mrs. Lynn Pipes was re-elected secretary. Other officers will I be appointed later. After an interesting missionary program refreshments were serv ed by Mrs. Sam Hill and Mrs. Chester Gragg. Mrs. James Frost Is VFW Hostess The sewing group of the aux iliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the home of Mrs. James Frost last evening. Still color pictures of Idaho and Utah scenery and of personal home life of the average family were shown by Mrs. Robert Taysom. Some of the members worked on fancy work. Samples of Christmas cards were displayed. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by her sii ters, Mrs. Harold Borrine and Mrs. Taysom. Fifteen women were present. Hospital Notes Grande Ronde hospital: Admitted Audrey Meyers, Verna Mason, La Grande, medi cal; Robert Victor, La Grande, Jerry Hand, North Powder, surg ery. Discharged Worthy H. Blane ney, Fred Kaup, La Grande, Mrs. E. Lovely and infant son, La Grande. A female starfish produces about 200,000,000 eggs annually. "LA IMVNU EVEfilNU oiEKv'Uk ' ;. Photw eotj ' mi i T 1 1 saCMi iS5Saa i mi -r -m News and Engagements Social Friday, June 22, 1945 SOCIETY Bernard Jeremluh .Murray, transient, was arrested last night on charges of vagrancy and drunkenness. Ell Lakelley, Seat tle, was arrested on a drunken ness charge, .-, Miss Edith Anderson, instruct or at. the high school, is spending her vacation in Detroit. Later in the summer she will visit her parents in. Nebraska, . Miss Lucy Comstock, high school commercial .instructor, is spending the summer months at. her home in Nampa, Idaho, Miss Marie Ledbetter Is visit ing her sister in San ' Antonio, Texas. She will return this fall to resume her position as head of the home eonomlcs depart ment at La Grande high school. Miss Helen Schaper, dean of girls at La Grande high school, is vacationing during the sum mer at her home in Prosser, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Walk and their children are visiting her parents in Pendleton. Walk will be In charge of trades and Indus-, tries classes this fall at the local high school. O. P. Welgle, high school mu sic department, is spending the summer at Milton where he is employed as an Interpreter for Mexican nationb'Ji working on farms there. Larry Brunette, music instruct or at Central school, is in Glen dale, Calif., for the summer. Miss Edna Mae Burress and Miss Berta Lloyd, instructors at Central school, are employed in San Francisco for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Harlln Lovely and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Lovely and children are , here from -Sweet 'Home visiting rela tives and friends.; .They are for REPORT Special Over the Top Push...7th War Loan $1000. Bonds ($750.00 Issue Price) Needed $1000. Bonds ($750.00 Issue Price) Sold We are on our way to either make our quota or fail in the Mighty 7th. DrWe Workers Work! Bond Buyers Buy! This home f ront job is ours. Let's take it in stride. Call and Order Your ttWWt Domd Now! Telephone Your Tta.uk. Post Office or Mrs, Carrie Trollinf er, Secretary (PkoM 8, I Oanric) or nny iienlwr of the Union County Howl Committee. Union County War Finance Committer Activities . . . Weddings Events Page 3 BRIEFS mer La Grande residents. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Lester and family, formerly of this city and now of Portland, are here visiting friends and relatives. . Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Darling spent Wednesday In Irrlgon at-' tending a school board meeting. Darling, who was the band di rector at the local high school, will be school . superintendent there during the coming year. They plan to move July 18. Ruth and Mabel Williams have gone to Portland and are cm ployed there. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moyer und children, Elaine, Doris and Floyd, of Emmett visited yesterday and today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Rogers in La Grande. Rev. and Mrs. R.'W. Tomeraa son are In Wisconsin visiting his father, who has been seriously ill. They plan to be away a month, Lorene Hill of Heppner, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Mor ris Beck, Alicel, while she at tends summer school at the col lege. Mrs. Herman Roesch is In Se attle, Wash., visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. William B. Hawkins has as guests, her mother, Mrs. A. E. Palmer of Lcthbridge, (lberta, and her sister, Mrs. E. V. Smith, who came here from Louisiana where she has been with her hus band, Lt. Smith of the army air force. Mrs. Palmer came to attend the graduation exercises at Corvallis where Mrs. Hawkins received her master of science degree from Oregon State college. Mrs. Smith will accompany Mrs. Hawkins to Weiser, Idaho, where they will Balance to Sell to Make Quota Before June 30 Girls Will Have Breakfast Sunday At Country Club ( La Grande Country club's Rn nual working girls' breakfast will be held at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at the club house. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. John Larlson not later than noon Saturday. Out of town guests at the Wed nesday Ladies' luncheon were Miss Lois McConkey, Portland, Mrs. John B. Kidd, Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Anita Lassiter, El Paso, Texas. It was announced that the first round of the spring handicap tournament must be played by June 26. Loyal Star Group Work for Bazaar Mrs. Mahlon Rogers was host ess to members of the Loyal Stat' social club for a one o'clock luncheon, yesterday in her home. Twelve women were present. The guest prize was presented to Mrs. Edna Gray, and Mrs. Thelma Shelton was awarded a prize. The afternoon was spent working on articles for a bazaar. MEETING IS POSTPONED The Past Matrons of the Order of Eastern Star will not meet to night, as previously announced, but will meet June 29, with Mrs. Herman Roesch. spend 'the summer. Alan Mills, who is on ROTC student at the University of Cali fornia, is in La Grande for a brief visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mills. He will leave Monday to roturn to Berkeley. ' Miss Helen Jean Moon has re turned to La Grande to spend the summer with, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moon, after at tending Oregon State college at Corvallis during the recently ended school year. SPEND SUNDAY EVENING AT FIRST BAPTIST 8:00 Rev. Ray Ames, of Western Baptist Theological Seminary,' will speak. Special Music by a mixed quartet. 9:45 a.m., The Church School 11:00 a.m., "THE IMPERATIVE OF THE PRE-EMINENCE OF CHRIST" Soloist: Mr. Paul Knautz BroudciiHt on KLBM First Baptist Church Sixth and Spring 034 Tl9 Social Calendar FRIDAY 8 p. m. Westway club, Neigh, borhood club house. . ' ! ', ' ; I Guild Members Meet For Annual Picnic Twenty-eicht members of St, Pt'teis guild enjoyed the annual picnic held recently at the ret tory. Mrs. Ella Russell and Mrs. Harriet McDonald, who have' be longed to the guild for many years, were able to attend, for the first time in a long period. After a picnic luncheon, the afternoon was spent playing games and visiting. Prizes for the games were won by Mrs. VI Rechlin and Mrs. Grover Grim mett, Eagles' Auxiliary ' Gives Hospital Aid At their meeting laM night the Eagles' auxiliary' voted to pui chase another $100 war bond dur ing the current drive. The mem bers also voted to contribute,$10 to the camp and hospital funij for the refurnishing of Ward 21 at McCaw hospital at Walla WqJ; la. ' w Refreshments were served ltf Mrs. Mahlon Rogers, Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. Harry HansoJ), Mrs. William Glass and Mrs. Faye Howell. There are eleven separate and distinct motions of the earth. Women's Summer Dresses . Crisp and cool materials! Sheers, prints and ging- ' hams In one and two- i piece styles. Sizes 12 to j 42. Priced from $6.95 to $19.75 NORTON'S . 1114 Adams Phone 202 R. E. Stanley Hunt Pastor ($100,500.00) ($11,250.00) ($89,250.00) AT ALL DEAUSSS to) m-. i
