28,000 Volumes Available to
Patrons of La Grande Library
Lu Grande public library now
has approximately 28,000 volumes
on the shelves for distribution to
the borrowing public, the 7,000
registered at the local library.
During theyear 1944 the cir
culation for La Grande was 132,
66D books borrowed with 132,638
listed as loaned , to the entire
county. . ' ,
A survey of the work of the
local public library for the last
year shows that for the second
year the library has shared its
resources with-the people of Un
ion county. While the money
from the county, $1,000, has not
been adequate for complete
county-wide service, at least the
adults of the county have not
been turned ayvay when they ask
for books and the rural boys and
gills received the same book
privileges as those living in com
munities where there is adequate
book service. Shipments of books
have been sent out at regular in
tervals to nearly every rural
school in Union county.
. Three school branches are still
maintained in the Rivcria, Wil
low and Greenwood schools. Cen
tral branch was discontinued be
cause this schol is within a few
blocks of the library. The teach
ers of Central school had regular
visiting hours for their classes,
some coining just to browse, and
others for regular library instruc
tion. The circulation from the
three branches, amounted to
13,000 during the school year.
A new addition' to the public
library was made this year in the
Home Laboratory room, a room
ir which all the books relating to
the home, the family, marriage,
books on child psychology, child
care and training, could be
grouped together. '
The five collections of books
in this room include the begin
nings of a model library for boys
and girls, which, will provide sug
gestions for ideal books to give a
child.- , i '.- ' .
The high school Parent-Teacher
study group held its ' meetings tri
the home laboratory roonv and
is open to small groups during
the holiday season.
One or two classes were held
each day in the children's room,
a complete library for children,
during the school year, and teach
ers took classes there to hear
talks on books, and-also to hear
the phonograph records for child
ren. . ! .. ,, .
Miss Mabel Doty, librarian, has
been with the La Grande public
library for the past , 20 years.
Three women are employed full
time, with another part time. .
Beauty Turns Jail ,
Into Beauty Parlor;
Awaiting Husband
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 3
(UP) Mrs. Imogone Stevens, 24,
Texas beauty charged with man
slaughter, turned the Fairfield
county jail into a one-woman
beauty parlor today as she ner
vously awaited the homecoming
of her paratrooper husband.
"Georgie" is Maj. George R.
Stevens III, the man she married
m Alliance, Neb., seven days be
fore he left for the Normandy invasion.
"Georgie will get me out of this
mess and this' horrible jail," she
said. i-i
Stevens is expected on special
leave from Europe. Jailers said
he will be brought to his wife no
matter what time of the day or
night he arrives.
Friends said they are not cer
tain how much Stevens knows of
the shooting of Seaman 2C Al
bert Kovacs, 19, June 23 at the
home of Charles Milton in New
Canaan. .'.".
They' said Stevens had been in
formed that his pretty wife was
being held in $50,000 hail on a
charge of manslaughter. But
they didn't know if he had been
told of Coroner T. E. Streiber's
report that the killing resulted
from "a beer drinking party and
sex incriminations" involving
Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Milton and
Milton.
DOUGLAS VACATIONS
PORTLAND, July 3 (UP) Su
preme Court Justice William O.
Douglas arrived in Lostine in
eastern Oregon today for a long
anticipated summer vacation.
Mrs. Franklin New
Star Vice President
Mrs. Gene Franklin was in
stalled vice-president of the Loy
al Star lodge lust evening when
the members met at the Neigh
borhood club house. Mrs. Frank
lin will fill the unexpired term
of Mrs. Mel Poff, who recently
moved to Baker.,
Mrs. Howard Ball, past presi
dent, was installing officer. Mrs.
C. C. Lillie, president, . conducted
the lodge session.
Mrs; J. V. Betts was awarded
both the attendance prize and
the "pot-o-gold." .
An evening lunch was served
by Mrs. Lillie and Mrs. Franklin.
The next social meeting will
be, July 19, with Mrs. James
Smith at her home in May Park.
Three Boys Receive
Scout Merit Badges
Lawton Bennett, Bruce Patton,
and Charles Nordmart, members
of boy scout troop 111, were
awarded merit badges . by the
board of review last night at the
Presbyterian church. Young Ben
nett earned his badge for wood
carving, Patton for path finding,
and Nordmart for personal health.
The board was composed of
Leslie F. Smith, Alvin H. Madsen
and H. I. Hetrick. :
Social Calendar
WINNIE Meet 7 Wiiuton
Churchill, above, of Denver,
Colo. He's in the coast guard,
with 21 months' combat duty
behind him and wears five bai
lie stars for action in Pacific
invasions. ' . .;V! ;
RATION
CALENDAR
35 Acre Forest v.y
Fire Controlled -
COBURG, July ''3 (UP) Fire
fighters ' have . lender control' to
day a 35-acre forest fire east of
here. "- ', ,
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A 20-man crew irom Mosby
creek camp of the, Eastern Lane
Fire Patrol .association, plus
crews from sawmill and logging
operations battled through Sun
day night and Monday for con
trol of the blaze. It was be
lieved ignited from ' a pile of
burning sawdust left by a log
ging operation on land . three
miles east of Coburg. .. ".
The land was owned by .the
Mountain Tie company of Eugene.
The Eastern Lane fire warden,
James. A. Walker, "said the saw
dust had been burning since early
spring.
Flames were visible in Eugene
and Springfield jectors.
TUESDAY
Neighbor i! Wood.jaft, '8 p.
in. in the lout nan. .
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WEDNESDAY ;
8 p. m. .VrW auxiliary, mmu
tion, K. 'of P. hall.
12 p. m. BRT auxiliary and
families, . all day picnic, Mrs.
Adele Voetburg.
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THURSDAY
'. 8 p.m. BRT auxiliary initiation
8 p. m. .Ladies society to Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, lOOF hall.
Processed Foods:
Book 4 Blue stamDS N2 1
through S2 valid throuMh June I n . ' .
30. Blue stamps T2 through x2 Pressure Gauges,
valid through July 31. Blue i yalvpo If nil Ftp Rent
stamDs Y2. z. ai. bi. ci valid ' utvs may UK oem
i through August 31. Blue stamps
, Dl through HI valid through
' September 30.
Meat, Butter, Fall, Cheese:
Book 4 Red stamps F.2
through J2 valid through Jun
30. Red stamps K2 through P2
valid through July 31. Red
stamps Q2 through U2 valid
' through August 31. Red stamps
V2 through Z2 valid through
September. '
Sugar:
Book 4 Sugar stamp 3G alid
through August 31.
Shoes: Loose stamps invalid.
Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3
now valid. New stamp valid
Aug. 1.
Gasoline: Coupons not valid un
less endorsed:
"A"-18 coupons (0 gals, each)
expire June 21; "A"-10 coupon?
valid now.
Stoves
Apply local board for oil, gas
(.love certificates.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust:
Delivery bjgriorities based on
needs.
, Fuel Oil: ' ,
k Period 1-2-3-4-5' coupons valid
through August 31.
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Waste Paper and Cons:
Bundled waste paper and pre
pared tin cans may dc left at the
salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson
street.
A I Your
For Testing Now
Pressure cooker gauges and
valves may now be sent in for
testing, Miss Doris McWhorter,
county horn 'demonstration
agent, announced today. Feder
al and state nutritional authori
ties recommend that they . be
tested every year, since gauges
may easily register the pressure
wrongly.
The gauges and valves should
be removed with a wrench, and
brought to the home demonstra
tion office. The office will send
them to the foods inspection de
partment at Oregon State college
at Corvallis, where they will be
tested at a charge of 50 cents for
gauges, and 25 cents for valves.
Frugal Widow Left
Estate For Orphans
VANCOUVER, July 3 (UP)
Mrs. Winnie E. Hamilton, who
lived fiugally for years a dish
washer in -Vancouver cafes, was
disclosed today to have left an
estate at her death of $10,000, of
which the bulk of the amount
was divided equally between the
Shriners' hospital for crippled
children. Portland, and the Wash,
inton childiens home, Seattle.
Approimately six years ap.o
Mrs. Hamilton asked an attorney
for advice in selecting legatees
for her estate. She said she was
a widow and had never had any
children but the wanted to du
something for orphans and needy
children. "
'Here Come Waves'
typical Crosby Film
The consensus of preview audi
ences who've si en Paramount's
"Here Come the Waves," arriving
Wednesday at the Liberty thea
ter, is . that Mark Sandrich has
scored again!
Starring players of "Here Come
the Waves" - are Bine Crosbv.
Betty- Hutton and Sonny Tufts--
and one. particular production
number, - "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the
Positive," featuring the hit song
by Johnny Mercer, seems des
tined to fascinate audiences with
its solid rhythm. The screenplay
by Alan Scott. Ken Enelund and
Zion Myers tells about the Miller
twins, Susie and Rosemary, play
ed by Betty Hutton in a dual
role. The twins are dancers but
decide to join the Waves for the
duration. While jn training, they
meet the singing idol of the na
tion, played by Crosby, who falls
in love with Rosemary, Susie,
however, really has a crush on
Bing and that's where .the fun
begins.
With the aid of Windy, por.
trayed by Sonny Tuts, Susie con
nives to win the groaner's atten
tions..' Tufts, also in love with
Rosemary, dees everything pos
sible to block Bing's romance.
Things are complicated even
more- by the fact that both Bing
and Sonny ore navy gobs. When
the final showdown comes, plenty
of surprises are in store.
Topping off the broadside of
comedy and fun is a gala musical
show under Bing's direction.
Staged as an attraction to re
cruit Waves, the show is a howl
ing success. Bing and Sonny do
a blackface act, Betty goes into
several of her now famous rou
tines and there's a plentiful sup
ply of songs and comedy. Among
some of the. tunes destined for
the big time are "Ac-cent-tchu-
ate the Positive," "Let's Take the
Long Way Home," "I Promise
You," the title song, "Here Come
the Waves," and an old favorite.
'Black Magic."
Hospital Notes
Dealers
BUILD BATTEHY PLANT
WEST SALEM. July 3 (UP)
Construction of a $250,000 plant,
to be built here by the National
Battery company, appeared cer
tain today, after the city coun
cil last night secured the prop
erty on which the plant will rise.
St. Joseph's hospital:
Admitted: Russell Walls. Wal
lowa, Justin McCarthy, Kamela,
medical.
Dismissed: - Sam Martin. Ron
ald Turner, Bonnie Kilborn,
Claude Williams, Janice Wal
lace, Mrs. Robert Evans and son,
La Grande, Michael Talbott, El
gin, Delo Gauthier, Cove, Mrs.
Harlcy Tucker and son, Joseph.
Qraade Re ide hespital:
Admitted: Charles Wilson,
Burl Courtwright, La Grand..-,
Mcrlyn Langford, Union, medi
cal; Mrs. Mel Rundall, Cove.
Ralph Cross, Ordnance, Mary K.
Gray, Huntington, surgery; Dean
Weatenskow, Imbler, accident.
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
; - : Phone 100 .
News and Activities
Engagements . . . Weddings
, Social Events
Tuesday, July 3, 1945
Page 3
Society Briefs
Mrs. Mary Lamb of Union
spent today in La Grande, shop
ping and visiting friends.
.....
Fireman First Class and Mrs.
Bill P. Terry and their two chil
dren are here from North Bend,
spending his leave visiting his
mother, Mrs. Lila B. Terry, his
sister, Mrs. Jim Conoway, and
her mother, Mrs. Seth Sirrine.
...
Mrs. James S. Clark, local
dance instructor, has returned
from Portland where she took a
special teacher's course in modern
ball-room dancing.
''
Mr. and Mrs. Loraine Harrison
and two children hove returned
to their home from Camas, Wash.
Carolyn Walker, Perry, is
spending a few days at Sumpter
with her father, James Walker,
who is employed there.
...
Mrs. Bob Ragsdale and her
small daughter arrived here last
night from San Francisco, for a
Sharon Ferguson
Has Birthday Party
Honoring her daughter, Sharon
Ferguson, on her ninth birthday
anniversary, Mrs. W. H. Ferguson
entertained a group of children' at
a party in Riverside park yester
day afternoon,
After a picnic lunch, including
a decorated birthday cake, the
children played games and frol
icked in the wading pool.
Mrs. Ferguson .was assisted by
her sisters, Mrs. Lynn Lester and
Mrs. William Mohr.
month's visit at the home of her
husband's parents, Mr, and Mrs.
R. R. Ragsdale. Lieutenant Rags
dale, USN, Is serving somewhere
in the south Pacific.
Charles H. DesHaas of Corval
lis, formerly of La Grande, is vis
iting his mother, Mrs. Amy
Bloom, in Cove. ,
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Mr. and Mrs. 'John Price and
daughter, Lou Ann, of Baker and
formerly of La Grande are here
! visiting.
Evelyn Johnson Wed
To Charies Murray
'Miss Evelyn Johnson of Min
neapolis, Minn., and Churlcs Mur
ray, son of Mr. und Mrs. Thomas
Murray, formerly of La Grande,'
were married at St. Benedict!
Catholic church in Seattle, June
21. .'...
Murray attended La Grande
high school and Eastern Oregon
college, and is now employed at
Boeing aircraft.
A reception was held at the
home of the groom's parents.
Out of town jruosts included Pvt.
and Mrs. Page Fassett of East
Grande Forks, Minn.,. Mr. and
Mrs. I. D. Gulmond of Bremer
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith ond
Kathleen and Elaine Houlc of La
Grande.
. Mr. und Mrs, Murray will make
their home in Seattle. .
AUXILIARY PICNIC SET
Members of the ludics auxiliary
to the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and their families have
been invited to a lodge picnic to
be held at the H. R. Voetburg
home at Cove and Watson streets,
at noon Wednesday. Each mem
ber is to take a fried chicken, a
covered dish and table service to
the picnic.
Cool, Criwp, Women's
Summer
Dresses
$7.95 to $19.75
One and two-piece styles in
sheers, rayons, lightweight
gabardine and other summer
materiuls, Slfcos 10 to 42. .
NORTON'S KS'HD0DPY
1114 Adams' " Phono 202
La Grande Students
Listed on Honor Roll
EUOENE, July 3 (Special)
Two students from La Grande
are among those listed on the
spring term honor roll ut the
university. They are Lilla Rich
ardson, daughter of ,Mr, and Mrs.
Joel Richardson of 1601 Oak St.,
and Morion Huff, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Lyman Huff, 1407 X avenue.
Miss Richardson' is majoring - in
English at the university, Huff in.
physical education. Both were
graduated from the La CGrande
high school. "','. ' : -'t
MRS. KINNE ILL.. .
Mrs. Robert Kinne has been ill
at her home, 1712 Alder, for the
past two weeks. ' i .
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are pleased to ,.
announce the ;
purchase of the'
Home Lumber & Coal Co.
at Lu Grande nnd Union, Ore.
by the . , . .
13k
JLumber Company
HOME LUMBER & COAL CO.
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This true short-story was adapted from
"Priority Special," by Harry Bedweli,
S. P. operator and noted writer of rail
road stories for national magazines. It
was dramatized recently on "The Main
Line," our weekly radio show.
SGT. ERNIE WALL hospital train
patient and ex-S.P. railroader eyed
the three silent patients in the bunks
opposite, and the Medical Corps Major.
The three wounded men had been carried aboard
in Los Angeles in heavy body casts. Every
slight jar and jolt caused them waves of pain.
Buddies from the same Arizona range land, they'd
been seriously wounded by the same Jap mortar
shell. They hadn't rallied in the hospital, and now
they were being returned to a hospital near
their home a final, desperate attempt to save
their lives.
;' : But, as tlie train left the station, there'd been
a sudden application of the air brakes for
an auto trying to beat the train to the crossing.
The jolt had brought them unbearable agony.
More such jolts might come and even the
small vibrations of starting and stopping were
"1 told you that was a good boghoadl Sir, the
station's there on the loft. Go in, and you'll see
a guy harnessed to a headphone. He's the brans
pounder: the op. Give him the picture! Just ask
him to tell the DS to give us a good run, and to
slip it to the hogger to take it extra easy on how
he puts the air under this train."
Somehow, Ernie hypnotised the Major with
his sincerity and strange language. Mujor
obeyed Sergeant and Ernie settled back. He
knew S. P. people like Horva White, the en
gineer ahead; Si Youngblood, the station's
veteran operator; Ed Farwell, Los Angeles dis
patcher, the "DS." Sure, they'd give 'em a
good run ...
In a few moments the Major returned, an un
decided )ook on his face. Quickly, before he could
speak, Ernie began, "Did the brass pounder get
word to the DS the dispatcher, air?".
wearing. As Ernie watched, the Major made a
decision. He told his orderly, "Tell the conduc
tor we'll have to remove three stretcher patient
at the neat station."
Ernie could feel the hope draining from the
ttuwa boys. He could sense how vital it was they
gt home and he moved in. "That jolt, sir,"
he said, "don't have to happen again, now that
we're away from city traffic, and if the DS can
lse his hancb off us from here on. We're com
ttlg into Asheaibra now, aifd we're going to stop.
Lat's se hew the eagle-eye does it when he's
not faroed."
Tbfty bod lent soonentata, but ttw Major
eottMbVt tU by bow math. The trniu drifted
quietly; then, nil motion wiw gone, Quickly,
Krnie pushed Ids advantage.
"Yes, he told tlie dispatcher," tlie Major
answered vaguely.
"And did the dispatcher get word to the eagle
eye the engineer?"
: "Yes," the Major nodded absently, "lie culled
tlie engineer to the phone. Suid sometliing to
him about a Priority Special."
"He did? Well, sir, you've got not a thing to
worry about from liere out. Why, a Priority
Special's the kind of train the President of the
United States gets!"
Ernie leaned over the edge of the bunk and
grinned. The three hurt men relaxed, grinned
back and the Major was aware then that there
are elements of the spirit that medical science
couldn't reach.
Ernie listened to far, familiar sounds, gave a
complacent nod, and made a remark which jolted
the Major. "Had you noticed we're on the way
again?"
Tlie Major glanced quickly out of the window.
The town lights were streaming by, thinning
rapidly as the Priority Special swung into tha
open country at a growing speed. Yet Ernie
alone had felt it when Hnrva White put his
train into gliding motion . t .
On went the train : : ; on tlirough Oie night. In
tlte cab, Harva and his fireman . . . in the DS
office, Ed . . . along the way, other dispatchers and
operators, the yardmasters, and all the others . . ;
all making split-second decisions to give the Prior
ity Special a "good run" ... letting it go through
unelwcked while otlier trains paused momentarily
at meeting points . . ;
The miles clicked by . . . telephone and telegraph
wires hummed . . . schedules were re-worked, timed
to Die second. On went the train ... Alhdmbra,
Colton ...up San Gorgonio Pass . . . Indio. Not a
single slop, despite the many other war trains
crowding the division . . :
Then Ernie became aware of a stir in the op
posite bunks. The current of life suddenly quick
ened. The eyes of the three burned with an
expectant glow.
"Tlie desert!" one of them whispered. "Mister,
don't that smell good!"
. Tlirough the odors of drugs and
medicines and germ-proof cleanliness,
they had caught the first faint fra
grance of their homeland. And at
last, they were at peace. '
Again, the Major was conscious of
elements far beyond our horizons.
And then, as he turned away, he.
saw Ernie. "How did you know we
. could have a 'run' like this? With all .
the people involved ... all those other trains on
tlie track..."
"Why," said Ernie, "that's just how it had
to be done. It's men nnd women with the know
how, hitting it off together. They'd just nuturully
handle a job like this without a stumble." He
said it with candid conviction.
The Major considered Huh a moment, "I think .
you're right, Sergeant," he mi id, and went grate
fully to bed.
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The complete story, "Priority
Special," by Harry Bedweli, is now .
in booklet form (32 pages, illus
trated), and you may have a copy .
free by writing
ClatMie I. P.ttrton, Vic Prsidnt
Sowthtrn Pacific, q
Rarft 73, tS Mafta) Street,
San Francisco 5, CalffWIta
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