La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 12, 1945, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, July 12, 1945 THE LA GRAJftHE EVE?fgfG OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Fssjce Seven t' .3 ,0 Classified Advertisin LaGrande Observer A community and Family Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sundays and Holidays By the Orande Ronile Valley Publishing Company 1710 ath Street La Qrande, Oregon Phone La Grande 600 This Is a - politically Independent ' publication promoting the best In terest or northeastern Oregon. National Representatives s Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, ; Loa" Angeles. New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati J Lorenzen and Thompson, Ino, Member ABO Subscription Rate By Carrier Per Year . . tia.oo 1.00 By Mall 1 ' Per Year . -M.O0 ... 4.7a ... a.o BIX Months Three Months .- All Subscriptions In Advance Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of La Grande, Oregon under the act of March 8, 1897. United Press (Full Leased Wire) :- Classified Advertising ' Information All Classified Advertising Is accepted subject to the rules and regulations ot the Orande Honde Valley Publish ing Company, which will not be re sponsible for any errors after the first , j Insertion and reserves the right to C properly classify all advertisement, ,i ? delete objectionable words or sent ' encea or to refuse any advertisement. ! - CASH RATES s 'A , The csish rate shown below repre vjf' sents a 2t discount for payment within five days. MINIMUM INSERTION . FOUR LINES Insertions ' Per Line f One 10 , Three Four . I t Five So j Six 7!40 Count four and one-half words to I . the line. I Contract Bates on Bequest PHONE 600 Ask for the Ad-Taker or a represeo- tatlve will call at your office. VITAL STATISTICS Licenses to Wed JENKINS-RHYMER Bud E. Jenkins, over 21, La Grande, and Barbara L. Rhymer, over 18, La Grande. , Divorces ORCUTT Kenneth C. from Jeanctte F., charging cruel and inhuman treatment, complaint filed. ABC CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY DEPARTMENT STORES FALK'S La Grande's Better Store FURNITURE STORE ZIMMERMAN'S The home of lovely furniture. GIFTS THE GIFT SHOP Gifts, Diamonds and Watches (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) MELVILLE'S Dinner ware, glass ware and house ware. HARDWARE ZIMMERMAN'S Hardware for every use, from tacks to stoves. Lost and Found 10 LOST: Janzen bathing suit, green trimmed in white, Sunday at Perry. Reward. Barbara Car roll, 701 M avenue. Special Notice 12 LILE DAILEY, NATIONAL SER VICE OFFICER for the Dis abled American Veterans, will be in La Grande Saturday, July 14, to organize a new chapter of the D. A. V. in La Grande. Meeting will be held in the city commission rooms at 7 p.m. The D.A.V. is the third largest patriotic organi zation in the U.S.A. All men with C.O.D.. medical discharge or men wun service disability are eligible. Please Attend. DON'T WORRY Take it to the FIXIT SHOP. First class re pairing on all mechanical ap pliances, furniture and radios. THE FIXIT SHOP 218 Fir St. Phone 487-W FAIRWAY ELECTRIC Bring your electrical troubles to us Nothing too large or too small for us to repair. New fixtures for htme and office. L. F. JOHNSTON 107 Depot St. Phone 763 PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM can be rented at the FAIRWAY ELECTRIC 107 Depot St Phone 763 13 DR. J. E. WOODELL, Chiroprac. - tor ana Naturopath. West. Jacobson Bldg., phone 104 Closed Saturday afternoon. Services Misc. 15 REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL AP PLIANCES: Irons, toasters, waffle irons, coffee makers, . washing machines and electric razors. ROSENBAUM'S ' 1412 Adams Avenue CHARIS HOME CORSETRY Girdles, foundations and bras. Mrs. Celia Gates, 2104 Green wood street, phone 612-W. WANTED: Lawnwork and spad ing, will care for your yard while you vac a t i o n. Call Choates Cigar Store, 928-J. LA GRANDE ELECTRIC Wiring, Repairs Sc Contracting. SIRRINE & ROUNDY 118 Depot St. Phone 93 Schools - Instruction 17 CORNET & BARITONE Lessons, 2104 Greenwood, Walter Wahl. Building Services 18 C'OLOItTHRU ,for concrete, cement, stucco, brick, masonry, etc. No priming necessary, can be applied to surfaces that are painted or unpainted, new or old, inside or outside. Easy to apply. Comes in many differ ent attractive colors. TEEL'S PAINT STORE Hauling & Storage 20 TRANSFER & STORAGE Local and Long Distance Moving, Piano moving. Packing and crating. All types of delivery service. Heavy hauling. SMITH BROS. MOVING SERVICE 215 Fir Phone 88 Help Wanted 24 WANTED: Clerk in Grocery store. Call 543, Grlmwood Grocery. WANTED: Strong boy over 14 for part time janitor. Apply J. C. Penney Co. Inc. WANTED: 10 laborers 95c an hour, 10 carpenters, $1.37 an hour, 9 hour day, 6 days week. 13th and H streets. Merchandise 25A BABY STROLLERS, complete line of tires, model airplanes. See them at the LA GRANDE CYCLE SHOP. MARCH ANT CALCULATOR sales and service. 30-day de livery on new electric, fully automatic, calculators. HALL'S TYPEWRITER SERVICE 109 Depot St. Phone 401 FULLER BRUSHES B. T. Kit terman. Try our all-purpose cleaner, tooth brushes, mops, hair brushes, and waxes. 40314 Spring street, phone 346-J or 950-W. SOMETHING NEW in novelty scrim curtains, extra heavy weave, $3.65 a pair at ZIMMERMAN'S SOME MERCHANDISE RE LEASED Staplers, staples, clip boards, clamps, paper clips, scotch tape 15c size and gifts galore. SHORB'S STATIONERY Typewriters Office Machines Phone 111 Miscellaneous for Sale 26 EXTENSION CORDS, soldering irons, flashlights and iron cords. TALBOTT ELECTRIC CO. 220 Fir St. Phone 068 31 Years Experience WARD'S FURNACE Made of locomotive fire-box steel. It s smoke tight, gas tight, heavily riveted and welded. Made with scientific grate construction that save fuel. Priced at $115. MONTGOMERY WARD FOR SALE: One good baby bed. See at 1208 W Avenue. FOR SALE: Kelvinator refriger ator compressor and vt h.p. motor at 1017 X avenue. DUTCH OVEN and CHICKEN FRYER These are made of cast iron and may be used sep arately or put together and used as a cooker. Get yours at MELVILLE'S SUITCASES, floor lamps, desk lamps, chairs, stoves, beds, magazine racks and many other useful things for the home. F & T TRADING POST GAL. WIRE FLY SCREEN No restrictions while it lasts. W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. FIGURINES by Hedi Schoop we nave many new ones come in and make your selection from the following: Chinese Couple, Dancing Peas ant, Angel Heads, Dutch Cou ple, Margtierita and Margie at MELVILLE'S Personal Service Wanted to Rent or Lease 0 on long term basis Furnished house for member of Evening Observer Staff Call 600 La Grande Evening Observer Miscellaneous for Sale (Continued) WATER GLASSES from 5 to 30c each, water sets pitcher and six glasses, $1.95 and up. Re frigerator sets. SVozen food packaging kit consisting of moisture proof containers, vapor proof cellophane liners, cellophane bags, tying string and everything necessary for packing frozen foods. See them at ZIMMERMAN'S. : FOR SALE: 1940 Shultz house trailer, 25-ft. tandrum wheels, , mahogany f i n i sh, equipped with Butane. See Mr. Card well at the Carnival grounds after 7 p.m. DINETTE SETS in maple, walnut and bleached finish, drop leaf or extension tables. Exception ally well finished. ZIMMERMAN'S . IDEAS FOR SUMMERTIME Large assortment of straw and cork luncheon mats, colorful, attractive and practical, wood en salad bowls. Refrigerator sacks with lippers. Refrigera tor dishes with covers. Plastic bowl covers. See all of these at MELVILLE'S GIFTS AND FINE JEWELRY Charm bracelets and charms, pearls, watches, pins and earrings. THE GIFT SHOP (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) ; Home Furnishings 26A BUILT-WELL Davenports and chairs to match, covered in Mohair with walnut trim. All spring constructed. ZIMMERMAN'S DINETTE TABLES, Davenos with matching platform rock ers in many beautiful colors, congoleum rugs, while they last and unfinished chests of draw ers in different sizes. TURN'S FURNITURE STORE FOR SALE: Refrigerator; large 2-door, brand new. Westen skow Supply, Union, Oregon. Phone 2591. Farm Products & Equipment 27 FOR SALE: Chopped hay loaded from chopper during this week. $25 per ton. Phone 19R7. FOR SALE: 69 Model M and M combine, pick-up reel. Good condition, $600. Grant Wilde, Union, Oregon. Plants, Garden Supplies 28 FOR SALE: Red currants. O .O. Johnson, Island and Portland streets. LAWN SPRINKLERS, all metal revolving spray, cover 40-ft. area. Weed burners, chicken diners, garden tools of all de scription. ZIMMERMAN'S Livestock, Poultry. Pets 29 FOR SALE 17 choice feeder pigs. Take all. Phone 21R12. Wanted to Trade or Buy 30 WANTED Clean rags. Hamil ton Motor company. Houses for Rent 37 FOR RENT: We have one four room unfurnished apartment and one three room unfurnish ed apartment. Immediate pos session. Call or see CLAUDE BERRY Real Estate and Insurance 207 Depot St. Phone 10S Wanted to Rent 44 RETURNING OVERSEAS veter an with wife and baby wants furnished house or apartment. Phone 15F2. Wanted To Rent 8-ROOM MODERN HOUSE by Permanent Tenant. Call 600 WANTED TO RENT: Modern furnished home by Karl R. Stone, phone 962-J or 718. Real Estate 50 FOR SALE: Orte full block with t"-n modern houses, good barn, chicken house, well water, mm, nice lawn and shrubbery. 1609 Y or call B95. FOR SALE: Good buy in a 3 bedroom, story and a half house. Three choice garden lots. Close to R.R. shops. Price $4500. For further information call or see CLAUDE BERRY Real Estate and Insurance 207 Depot St. Phone 106 FOR SALE: For cash furnish ed with refrigerator and wash ing machine or unfurnished 5 room modern house, hardwood floors, hot water furnace, full basement, fruit room, double garage, chicken house, (4 acre ground. 2006 Cove avenue. Automobiles for Sale 55 WILL PAY CASH for Jnte model car, '41 or '42, from private party. Paul Hoffman, Saeaja wea Hotel. FOR SALE: Model A 1929 truck, $280. Also drag saw in good condition. John Bostwick, Hil gard. Automobile Services 56 JOHN'S BODY SHOP Expert body and fender work. Paint ing and general overhauling. Mr, Carman, S Ave. Phone 932-1. Legal Notices 60 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that the County Court of the State of Oregon for Union County has ap pointed the undersigned as Ad ministratrix of the Estate of WALTER H. MARSH. Deceased; and all persons having any claim against the said Estate should present the same within six (6) months from the date' of this Notice to the undersigned, ot the office of Uixon & Burleigh, in the West-Jacobson Building, at La Grande, Oregon, as attorneys for the Administratrix. Dated this 21st day of June, 1945. . . EDNA M. MQORE, Administratrix of the Estate of Walter H. Marsh, Deceased Dixon & Burleigh, Attorneys for Administratrix June 21-23 - July 5-12 City News - In Brief PREPARES CAMP Rev. Mark A. Talney went to Wallowa lake yesterday to make arrange ments for the Presbyterian sum mer camp to be held there soon. BALL PROMOTED Arch K. Parker has received a letter from Bob Ball, former secretary of Lb Grande chamber of commerce. stating he has been promoted to sergeant, and announcing the birth of a son to the Balls on June 8. This is their second son. Ball sent his regards to his many friends and acquaintances hers. He is now at Fort Benning, Ga., and is doing orientation work, news analyisis and dissemination. ATTEND MEETING Arch K. Parker of the La Grande branch of the First National bank of Portland, and Lester Bramwel) of the Union branch, attended a meeting of heads of the eastern Oregon bank branches held Tues day at Pendleton." Department heads from Portland were pres ent, and postwar plans and prob lems were discussed. DAMAGE SUIT Elmer Mc Manus has filed suit against Ber nice Green for $345.85 damages caused to his delivery truck, and $100 special damages for loss of business during time truck was being repaired. The suit was filed as result of a collision Sept. 18, 1944. Leads Symphony HORIZONTAL 58 He conducts t Pictured in conductor Boston of VERTICAL J Short ridge 2 African entelope 3 Thus 4 Weep 5 Ardor S Endorsement on passport 7 Belongs to it 8 Tellurium (symbol) SLeg Joint 10 Hindu god 11 Obese 14 Caress 18 Path 18 Fall in drops 20 Descendant Symphony Orchestra, Serge It Distant 12 Limestone form 13 Short, steep 15 Hydrocarbon radical 17 Fish 28 Greek commune 18 State 21 Symbol for neon 22 He Is consid ered a musician 23 Negative 24 Three-toed rioth 25 Luster 28 Spiral bandage 32 Eternity 33 Convent worker 34 Squeeze 37 Civet 39 We 40 Either 41 Hiding place 44 While 48 Mournful song 50 Scent 51 Mountains 53 Brad 54 Number 55 Clever 57 Annoy HORSE SALE Friday, July 13th 19 GOOD WORK HORSES 40 GOOD QUALITY YOUNG HEREFORD COWS AiW CALYriS Usual Run of Cattle and Hogs La Grande Livestock Comm. Co, Markets Railroad Shares Lead Recovery NEW YORK, July 12 (UP) Railroad shares led a broad J'e covery on the stock market today after a period of irregularity. Trading increased. Rails registered gains ranging to more than a point in Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast Line, and South ern Pacific. Norfolk & Western rose 2 points from its low. Strength in steels with U. S. steels up a point and Bethlehem at a new high for the year, fea tured the industrials. Chrysler rose move than points and Willys-Overland, gained nearly 2 points. The improvement In the gen eral list came when the earlier irregularity failed to generate any selling of significance. .Some week-end; short-covering helped swell volume. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, July 12 UP) Hogs 4500. Active, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up at $14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows $14.00; com plete clearance. Cattle: 4,000. Calves 500. Strictly good and choice fed steers and yearlings scarce, strong to 15 cents higher; noth ing strictly choice here; top $17.80; several loads $17.00-17.50; alt other grades steers and year lings slow, weak to 25 cents low er: heifers steady; best $16.85; other killing classes uneven, mostly steady; cutter cows $8.75 down; weighty sausage bulls to $13.50, and heavy fat bulls to $15.50; strictly good beef cows dull at $13.50 upward; vealers scarce at $18.00 down; slock cattle weak at $12.50-15.00. Sheep 500. Generally steady; top at popular price on good and choice native spring lambs $16.35, bucks discounted $1.00; few com mon light throw-outs at $13.00; odd lots, common to good shorn j native ewes $6.50 8.00; load mixed grade 123 pounds Idaho $7.65 straight: PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, July 12 (UP) Catile: 100, caives 50. Slow, steady. Few medium steers $13.50-15.00; package of medium S71-lb. heifers $13.50; bulk med-ium-godd cows, $10.75-12.50; cutter-common $7.75-10.50; canners down tu $0.50; few fairly good vealers $15.00. Hogs- 50. Active,- generally steady at ceiling pricos. Barrows and gilts $15.75; bulk 'sows and stags $14.50-1500; choice feeder pigs $22.60. Sheep: 1200. Day's supply mostly Willamette valicy lambs lacking in quality, mostly common-medium. Offerings slow. Few early sales confined to slaughter ewes. Steady. Choice slaughter ewes No. 3 peits $6.25; common kinds $3.00-4.00; lute Wednesday libera! drivein re ceipts made complete clearance at steady prices. Annwrr (a I revfoii PuKtf EE 22 Aeriform fuel 41 Folding bed 25 Stitch 42 Soft drinks 28 Garden tool 27 Finish 29 Lodging , ' house 30 Billiard stick 31 Insect 35 Earthy deposit 43 Rabbit fur 44 Singing voic 45 Whirled 47 Train track 48 Female 49 Large deer 52 Residue of coal 38 Compass point 52 Pigpen. 37 Deity 55 Apud (ab.) 38 Ireland 58 Interjection l j 3 i 5 jt, )7 8 ft K !! it 2 ms m? isjiST f ' ia awn 3T WW:t' I M 3H iS JVr 31 W 42: W WW fii j IT H8 Wl a--- gif -rpp 1 ML ?IElt p n niii i Li f 1 J I ROCXETS AWAYt Rockets race toward Balikpapan, Borneo, shore 408 yards away at this rocket .launching thlp, one of eight, coven he teach with ii salvo of rsckela. . More than $030 rock et were jfired So prepare landing aa for, the infantry at Ballk papsn. (Pboio by Andy Lcpsj, ACME photographer for wi pic lure pool). House Approves of $250,000 For FEPC WASHINGTON, July 12 (UP) The house today approved B $250,000 appropriation for the fair employment practice com mittee. The money could be ured either to terminate its func tions or to continue operations pending approval of additional funds. Approve! of the appropriation was by voice vote. A motion to specify that the money be used for liquidation oniy was dofeat cd by a roll clt vote of 188 to 118 after an hour of heated de bate. The house action indicated fairly prompt passage of th! $752,000,000 war agencies bill that has been tied up for several weeks as the senate and house wrangled over FEPC. The senate voted $250,000 io continue FEPC functions, which the house ignored until today. And the senate had refused to take any further action on the war agencies bill until the house voted by FEPC. The house vnte on FEPC fol lowed a plea by Chairman Clar ence Cannon, D., Mo., of the ap- Your Electric Hired Hand I don't want to "Wow" best farm hand yoti'vc job far you farmers 24 hotirs a day.. Fm the eneigy that powers your Braiding machines, hoists and ptrmps. I can he!j? with the milking and aid incubation. The Missus is pretty fond of me, too , . . She saves time and worry when Fm there to help her cook and clean, wash and iron. I power ur ra(!i, light the lumps by which you work or read. In the bright years to come, I'll be working harder than ever, eiuting the burdbns of Eastern Oregon farmers day afler day. This is Only One of My Jobs . . . Hut I'm a whizz at It. There is no sub siilnte for an electric water system. No farmer can affor-d to be without one. Check wi(h your electric dealer or your Eastern Oregon representative t J'tmr first opportunity. They!! ielt you how and when yoa can get tin fndispensible electric water system, o Eastern Oregon Light & "S;'':i i Vnion Pacific War Bond Goal Exceeded OMAHA, July 12 Employes of the union Pacific railroad ex ceeded their $4,000,980 seventh war loan quota by $254,855, Wat tor Wilson, chairman of the rait vuad's war bond committee, has announced. Payroll deductions accounted for $2,517,524 of the total, Wil son said, with $1,737,331 in cash purchases making up the remain der. These purchases represent an average investment of $76.69 per employe during the drive, according to Mr. Wilson, The Colorado division led all others with purchases totaling 128.6 percent ot its quota, with the Washington, Utah, Kansas, Idaho, Los Angeles, Wyoming, Oregon and Nebraska divisions following in that order. . Other divisions exceeding 100 percent of quota were Washing ton, 107.6 percent; Utah,, 107.S percent; and Kansas, taa.2 per cent. propria! ions committee, to pass !! bill 'giving funds to "essen tia!" war agencies. MX1L8MT W Elclrie farm-ttan . . . Imt I can be- the ever had. Fm on the o June Record For thulium impiuveu PORTLAND,' July 12 (UP; Record of the west coast lumber industry tor June was slightly better than May's both In log in ventory and sawmill production. Nonetheless, (he lumber cut is 12 percent behind the same months of 19, the West Coast Lumbermen's association an nounced in its monthly report for Production in June was at the average rate of 135,585,009 board hit n week-, catnoaced w-ilh 130-.- 632,&&& board fet-t in May. Far the first 28 weeks of 1&45, production amaun:ed to 3,821, 89l00a board feet, as against 4-,-121,489,000- board feet in the like period of The industry's unfilled-order file stood at &5&,54&,S0O board feet ai the end of June, with gross, stocks at 302,835,000. During the 26-week pevSod the industry re ceived orders tor 3,8451,638,000 Board feet and shipped 3,636,82, aaa hoard feet. Both figures ex- July production, will be down due to paid vacations many oper ators are giving employes under terms of working agreements. In addition, s large number &i repair Jobs which ean not be de layed will result in lowered pro-, dnction. AUXILIARY VESSELS The navy hid 83 auxiliary ves sels Jaii, t, KML Today there are 800 in. service and 80& more la the process of being built and ready for service in the next few months. Drink More Fruit Juices tYuriog Hot Weather Serve them ice cold before meats or as a refreshing drink anytime during the day. Now In Stock; Orange Juice, Grape Juice, Blended Juices & Grapefruit Juice Sego Milk, tail ea 10c Sinden's Grocery 1323 Y Ave, Phone 881 ft jo" Power Co.