La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 10, 1945, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPirn fwi' THE K GRANDE EVEEfP, f jBSEqVER, K GRANGE, QREGW .Tuesday, July 10, 1945 ' Tain lit a true lory of fhe mm who My the "hump" carry ing pHnrnvra nnd' riiricu ovrr Inr nln lllianlnrna iM-lwern Mia and tlnn, Hllola rail II tfc (ounkrat airline route la the world. THROUGH TO NEW YORK XXIII WE krlew that the customs in " speclion at Uurbin, Union of South Arica, was going to be tough, so before we docked uin giss and Tony und I worked out a program. We would bring the two remaining cats, Suzy o and bplt- fire, up to our stateroom, locking them ' there when we left the ship. AC :r we had gone through the customs, one of us would re member leaving a laundry bag on board and he would hustle back to get it. Meanwhile we would hove been very liberal with tips for the customs men, and when the one who hud gone back for the laun dry would reappear wo would be such good friends with the In spectors and in such a very great hurry to be on our way that they wouldn't even glance at the bag, In It, of course, would be the two cats, along with a couple of dirty shirts. -.- The plan worked perfectly. When we wore a Bale distance from the customs house, we hailed cab, and rehearsed our act far letting them Into the hotel. On the way we stopped at an apothe cary shop to get a supply of barley water to ward off the Indigestion that had killed Margot. Suzy Q was already showing signs of sickness. Before we reached Cape Town, three days after our arrival at Durbln, she was unable to hold food In her stomach. On the train we met an Amer ican soldier named Stanley who was stationed at Capt Town. When wo arrived there ho offered to let us keep the cats In the yard the offer and as soon as we got to nis place we called a vexerinary: but by then it was too late. Suzy Q died within an hour. We buried her there in Stanley's backyard. T WAS alarmed for Spitfire now ui cuurae. oime we were kuiiib to be in Cape Town for several days, I took him, out to the Cape Town zoo to see whut the oxperts there would bo able to recom mend. A Mr, and Mrs. Hooker were in charge and my story of how the other cats had died indi cated, they said, that dedth in both cases had been due to starvation. Without the barley water the cats hadn't been able to digest the food we had given them: they might just ds well have eaten nothing at all In the absence of the barley water to make It digestible. They marveled that Spitfire still seemed so well, but it was evident at a glance that lie was considerably underweight. The Hookers kept him for a week and he began to put on weight almost from the first day on a diet of limewater and milk. Smuggling our one remaining pet ubourd the Army transport on which we returned to the States was much easier than I had thought it would be. We simply stuck him in another basket I had bought, tossed a couple of shirts over him and clamped the cover down tight, leaving a couple of inches of shlrttail exposed at one point. When the customs inspector asked what I had in the basket I gave the shirt a tug and said, Dirty clothes, that's all." The . commanding olllcor on board the transport was Captain George Hllcrest of Akron, Ohio. He wua a young fellow, about 32 or 33, and we got along with him fine until the third day out, when I casually mentioned that I had a baby leopard down In the state- back of his house. We accepted Copyright, 194S, J. C. Wlniton Co.; Distributed NEA room. "You cap't do that!" he ex claimed. And then he laughed; "That's not tr. -,' . , it? Vou'Y done It. But thsre 1 one: very strict rsgulatlo: : If you dont have a health certificate we'll have to get rid of It. That's a fact, . I have nc alternative." , ' "Oh, but I have a health certifi cate," said. "The veterinary in ah, Karachi made one out for m A very nice one, too. I'll to down and get it. You wait here." Hllcrest was good enough to wait and it took me only a few minutes to go down to the room and write out a very high-sounding testament to Spitfire's excel lent health. T HAD an uneasy moment coming through the customs at New York when we landed there on the sixteenth of August. The inspector was going through my stuff with great thoroughness and I was keeping the baiket containing Spitfire and some dirty shirts until the very last.' It didn't really matter too much ot that point, anyway, because if he was dis covered it would probably only mean having him kept in quaran tine for a few weeks to make sure he wasn't diseased. But In the last suitcase the inspector opened' be fore coming to the basket he came across the baby bottle and nipple. What the devil Is this?'.' the inspector demanded. . ; I sighed heavily and hung my head, and in a suitably trembling voice I said, "I was married in China, Inspector. ' We had a a baby boy .they didn't pull through I lost them both my wife arid and my son." I braced my shoulders and straightened bravely under my tragic burden. "I have nothing else to remember them by except that little bottle and nipple." By the time the Inspector was feeling like a heel. He closed the suitcase quickly. He glanced t the basket on my arm and saw the shlrttail protruding. "That your laundry?" he asked tenderly. I nodded and moved sadly on my woy. (To Be Concluded) SERVICE, IlfC. Ripe Strawberries! link Vi W 1'a. w By MRS. ANNE CABOT Your guests will feel like pick ing these luscious-looking cm broideiv'd strawberries right off your best pillowcases! Each strawberry is ono inch in size nnd Is done in red silk or cotton floss. The pale green leaves are done in outline stitch an dthe delicate white strawberry blossoms can be done in cither sntin or outline stitch. Use the design on pillow cases or on the sides of u white or pule pink organdie luncheon or tea cloth. To obtain complete transfer for City News In Brief SHOP FIRE Fire which start ed in a duvenport In the front room of the Ruth Johnson resi dence and beauty parlor at 103 Hemlock street at 10:30 p. , m. Monday caused considerable damage to the furniture and cracked a lurge window. No one wus injured. Mis. Johnson turned In the ahu m. NO INJURY Automobiles drivon by Ralph F. Duarte, El gin, unci R. S. Rubers, La Grande, collided Sunday highway 30. No one was injured. BUDGET DEADLINE July 15 is the deadline for budgets from the various school districts to be handed in, Miss Ethel S. Hansen, county superintendent of schools, announced today. Official Records Water turned off. July 9i Cecil Sherwood, 2100 First Etrcet; Finlry Shuster, 281(1 Third street; Eva Mann, 1505 R avenue, Mils. A. R. Hiutt, 2005 Depot street. Water turnod om L. E. Murler, 12 Second ave nue; Frank Blizard, 1018 Y ave nue; Finlcy Shuster, 410 Crook street; Hugh B. Tnto, i)02 N ave nue; Eva Mann, 1425 W avenue. 3 strawberry designs (pattern No. 5842) color chart for working. amounts of materials specified, send 15 cents in coin, plus 1 cent postage, your name, address, und the outturn number to Anno Cn- bot, Lu Grande Evening Observ er, 70!) Mission St., Sun Francisco, Calif. Irish Author HORIZONTAL ' 1 Pictured Irish author, Lord 8 Ought to 14 Inactivity 15 Deter 18 Beverage "j 1? Group of ' nine , 19 Hail! Ni 20 Vein of ore 22 Pieced out 23 Biblical name 24 Escapade 26 Mixes 27 Profound 28 Throw 29 Victoria Regina (ab.) 30 Aluminum (symbol) 31 Woody plant 33 Lend 36 Hammer heads 3? Heron 39 Uts 40 He is a 44 Period of time 45 Lord Advo cate of Scot land (ab.) 46 Life holder ot estate 48 Mineral rock 49 Movement 51 Breathes In 53 Dislike 54 Sows again VERTICAL 1 Faces of clocks 2 Discharge cargo 3 Sewing tool 4 Senior (ab ) 5 Consumed 6 Number 7 Pull 8 Fish ! 9 Secreted ' 10 Upon 1 1 Religious mendicants 12 Lifting bars 13 Endures (Scot.) 18 Errors j Anftivrr tu I'rrvltma Puiiln sLr auby THbI ' igpp excepted (ab.) earth's poles 21 Football 38 Lock of hair teams 23 Study of ear 25 European river 20 Trite 40 Caged 41 Either 42 Prince 43 Sound 46 Weight unit 31 Term at curds 47 Royal Hu- 32 Bulks (Scot.) mane Suclcty 34 Interstice (ub.) 35 Approached 50 Id est (ab.) 36 Pertaining to 52 One (Scot.) I I p IH S lb p I Is H o bi i ITT " - - 1 IP 5 I1 5 s r iffiL r 55 . t a f s L-1 pw ir-rnq 3 x, Cfl 51 S" 0 Nl U HI fl fcjiui if "51 tt I I I , I .1 , L I I I I I Ui Button-Front X... v. i 8869 By SUE BURNETT This charmingly casual button front is cut to fit as smooth as silk. Ideal for your busy summer schedule. In floral prints or bright checked fabrics. Pattern No. 8860 is designed for sis 12, 14, 18, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Size 14, requires 3Vs yards of 39 inch muterlul. For this pattern, sena 20 cents, in coins, your name, address, size desired and the pattern num ber to Sue Burnett, La Grande Evening Observer, 709 Mission St.. San Francisco, Calif. Ready now the spring issue of Fashion. Just 15 cents. A com plete guide in planning wardrobe needs for all the family. FARMER ELECTROCUTED OREGON CITY, July 10 (UP) Funeral services wore being ar ranged today for Aryon M. 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