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Newspaper Page TextMonday, July 23, 1915 THE LA GRANDE EVENING OAKtfYKR, LA GRANDE, OREGON Page Ftv Classified Advertising La Grande Observer A community and Family Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sundays and Holidays By the Grande Bonds Valley Publishing Company 1710 8th Street La Grande, Oregon Phone La Grande 800 This Is a politically Independent publication promoting the best In terests of northeastern Oregon. National Representatives Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Lee Angeles, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati Lorenzen and Thompson, Ino. Member ABO Subscription Rates By Cirrler Per Tear ... Per Month , sia.oo 1.00 By Mall Per Tear ...... Six Months Three Months 9.00 , 4.78 , 9.80 All Subscriptions In Advance ntered as second class matter at the Post Office of La Grande, Oregon Under the act of March 8, 1897, ... United Press (Full Leased Wire) . , j Classified Advertising Information All Classified Advertising is accepted subject to the rules and regulations of the Grande Rondo Valley Publish ing Company,, which will not be re sponsible for any errors after the first Insertion and reserves the right to properly classify all advertisements, vv delete objectionable words or sent ! encea or to refuse any advertisement ' CASH RATES The' oun rate shown below repre JT sent a 28 discount for payment within five days. MINIMUM INSERTION FOUR LINES Insertions Per Line One 14o Three o Pour : 8io Five 8o Six : 7)4o ' Count four and one-half words to the line. Contract Rates on Request PHONE 600 I ; ask for the Ad-Taker or a repreeen ' ' tatlve. will call at your office. VITAL STATISTICS Births LOOKER-To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Looker, Kamela, daugh ter, July 20, St. Joseph's hospital. HART To Mr. and Mrs. Frank 7,0 Hart, Wallowa, son, July 22, St. Joseph's hospital. Licenses to' Wed . DAVIS-CADWELL Robert L. Davis, over 21, Starkey, to Margaret J. Cadwell,- over 18, Starkey. AUr CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY DEPARTMENT STORES FALK'S La Grande's Better Store FURNITURES STORES ZIMMERMAN'S The home of lovely furniture. GIFTS MELVILE'S Dinner Ware, Glass Ware and House Ware. THE GIFT SHOP Gifts, Diamonds and Watches (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) ' HARDWARE ZIMMERMAN'S Hardware for every use, from tacks to stoves. Lost and Found 10 LOST Ladies Bulova wrist watch down town, approxim ately three weeks ago. Re ward. Return to Observer of fice. LOST- No. 3 ration book issued to Leona B. Bceks, Rt. No 1, La Grande. 'Return to ration board. ., ' Special Notice 12 I WILL NOT be responsible for any bills contracted by any one but myself. ' Marion Sahng MOVED . to L. C. Smith Building No 11 Depot Street ALLEN AND OLIVER Personal Service 13 DR J E. WOODELL, Chiroprac tor 'and Naturopath. West Jacnhson Bids- phone 104. Closed Sctmday afternoon. PaTrWAV ELECTRIC Bring vour electrical troubles to us Nnthinc ton large or too small fo? ' .s to ropa.r. New fixtures for home and ni L F. JOHNSTON 107 Depot St. Phone 763 Senices Misc. PUBLICDDnESS SYSTEM ran b rented at the FAIRWAY ELECTRIC 107 Depot St. Phone iM Services Misc. (Con't.) DON'T WORRY Take it to the FIXIT SHOP. .First class re pairing on all mechanical ap pliances and furniture. Wash ing machines rebuilt like new. All work guaranteed. THE FIXIT SHOP 218 Fir Street Phone 487-W WILL BOARD and room small children in my home. Inquire 3002 N Walnut. CHARIS HOME CORSETRY Girdles, foundations and bras. Mrs. Cclia Gates, 2104 Green wood street. Phone 612-W. LA GRANDE ELECTRIC Wir ing, repairs and contracting.! SIRRINE & ROUNDY 116 Depot St. Phone 93 DELIVERY SERVICE Special Delivery Call us and we will deliver it. LA GRANDE CYCLE SHOP 219 Fir Street Phone 726 PROMPT REPAIR of typewrit ers, adding machines, and other types of olfice machines. All work guaranteed. Official l UNDERGOOD Agency for Union, Baker, Wallowa, Har ney and Grant counties. We call for and deliver. HALL'S TYPEWRITER SERVICE 109 Depot St. Phone 401 Insurance 16 CROP FIRE INSURANCE For grain in field and warehouse with fire protection cost 65c per $100 to November 30. WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE SERVICE Schools - Instruction 17 INSTRUCTION, MALE Would like to hear from reliable men who would like to train in spare time to overhaul and in stall Refrigeration and Air Con-cTit'bning equipment. Should be mechanically in clined. Will not interfere with your present work. For in formation about this training, write at once giving name, address, age and your working hours. Utilities Inst. 349 care La Grande Evening Observer. DANCING INSTRUCTION: Lat est steps and styles in Jitter bug. Couples preferred. Phone . Mrs. Edith Clark 466-J for ap pointment. Building Supplies 19 PAINTS FULLER line of paints 'in' pints or barrels for inside or outside, for metal, wood, for floors or ceilings. ZIMMERMAN'S Hauling & Storage 20 TRANSFER & STORAGE Local and Lone Distance Moving. Piano moving. Packing and crating. All types of delivery service. Heavy hauling. SMITH BROS. MOVING SERVICE 215A Fir Phone 88 Situations Wanted 23 STENOGRAPHER wants part time work. Inquire 6'A Depot St. Help Wanted 24 WANTED Dish washer and janitor. STEIN COFFEE SHOP WANTED:. A TIP! The J. R. Watkins company has a highly desirable locality open in this section. The one selected to service it will be assured more than livable earnings. For par ticulars see H. F. Dunlap, Hotel Sacajawea, La Grande, eve nings between 6:30 and 8 p.m. PERMANENT clerical and stenn graphic opportunities with State with merit system pro tection. Advancements. Also slock control clerk and tele phone operators. Apply Merit System Council. 616 Mead Bids. Portland 4, Oregon. Final fil ing date August 9. EXCELLENT O P P ORTUNTIES with State for beginning Case workers and casework super visors in social work. Perman ent career service with merit system protection. Apply Mer it System Council. 616 Mead Bide., Portland 4, Oregon. Fin al filing date August 9. POSITION FOR CLERK Steno grapher. Must know shorthand. Apply by writing to Box 845, La Grande, Oregon. WEST COAST LIFE Iinsurancc Co., one ot tne leading hie in surance companies writing a comnlete line of insurance in cluding standard and sub standard, life, accident and health, group, wholesale and salary savings. A complete service. Have an opening as district manager at La Grande. We prefer a local resident be tween 35 and 45 years of ace with high school or college education.' One with life in surance experience not now under ' contract will be con sidered. For full particulars' as to salary, commissions and nihT benefits write in confi dence to J. W Stewart, till Failing Bldg, Portland 4. Ore. WANTED Ladv to slinrr- down town apartment and cook for elderly lady. Phone 243-W. WANTED MAN to work extra. four hours darty. Railway fcx press Agency. BEAUTIFUL NEW decorated lap travs. in of 2 or 4. MELVILLE'S J55A WANTED: Girl or woman for office work and selling. Some knowledge of business mach ines desirable. J. C. PENNEY CO., Inc. WANTED: Woman for care of elderly lady in bed part time. Some help with housework. Call 648-J. FULLER BRUSHES B. T. Kit tcrman; Try our all-purpose cleaner, tooth brushes, mops, hair brushes, and waxes. 403 V Spring street, phone 346-J or 950-W. IRONING BOARDS and covers, Shag rugs in two sizes and a variety bt colors and metal covered asbestos mats for your stove. MELVILLE'S Miscellaneous for Sale 26 FOR SALE: 5 empty 85 gallon oil drums. $3.00 each. MONTGOMERY WARD NEW "STAY-OPEN" Seats for ball games, picnics, camping, beach and general use. These seats are automatic, formfitting, compact and very comfortable. Get yours at MELVILLE'S JOHNSON and OLD ENGLISH Waxes, liquid or, paste. Wax off, O'Cedar furniture polish, Old English scratch remover, simonizer for floors or cars. Oilax wall wash and paint cleaner. Powderene to brighten the rugs. Biff fly spray, Clearex window cUViner. Absorbene wall paper cleaner. O'Cedar demother. Dick-a-Doo cleaner, power or paste. ZIMMERMAN'S . PICTURES AND ETCHINGS Large selection. Also picture frames in Lucite, wood and leather. Stationery, Air Mail and Novelty note paper. THE GIFT SHOP (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) NEW LIGHTING FIXTURES for every room in the home. See our new fluorescent fixtures for the home and office. Table lamps with wooden and pot tery bases, I.E.S. lamp reflec tors all at ROSENBAUM'S 1412 Adams Avenue PICTURES A new shipment of pictures, florals and lovely scenes. Picture frames in Lucite and leatherette. A large selec tion of Figurine and wall plaques in attractive colors und designs. Get yours now nt TEEL'S PAINT STORE. FOR SALE: 25 bbl. flour mill or will sell machinery. Lots of good belting. Some machinery which could be used otherwise. For price see or write Mrs. J. Baker, Flora, Ore. . FOR SALE: Wardrobe 2002 Greenwood. trunk. BEAUTIFUL RENO BILLFOLDS hand tooled, some in novel finishes such as "unborn calf." Lovely gift sets billfold, keytainer,' cigaret case. SHORB'S Headquarters for Office Machines . . . Phone 111 CANNING SEASON New fruit jars, Kerr self-sealing jars in pints, quarts and half-gallons. Economy jar lids and Mason jar lids of all kinds at TURN'S FURNITURE STORE Home Furnishings 26A LAMPS Floor lamps with silk or parchment shades. Table lamps, bridge lamps, vanity bed lamos or pin-up lamps. ZIMMERMAN'S MIRRORS We have a large selection of plate glass mirrors in an assortment of shapes and sizes. MELVILLE'S CLOTHES HAMPERS Large and small, black, ivory, green and blue. ZIMMERMAN'S BABY BUGGIES, radios, tables and chairs, phonographs, dining tables and chairs, leather rock ers, bedroom suites and many other useful items in the home. F & T TRADING POST NUMDA RUGS and Indian rug, attractively designed, assorted colors and sizes. Sheep skin wool rues in variety of colors. ZIMMERMAN'S FOR SALE: Overstuffed daven port and chair. Good condi tion. Phone 4R13. FOR SALE: Bed mattress, spring and dresser, Axmin ster rug, goose fcathor pillows, and some all leather luggage. 407 Main Ave. or phone Hi7-.I HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for Sale: Twin bedroom set, daven port, antique sette-3 and chair, overstuffed master chair and ottoman, lamps, mirrors, small vacuum ck-ancr, and etc. Ap' 301, Grande Ronde An'-. Available beginning Saturday morning. FLOOR I .A MI'S. TABLE I.AM!':; at re'luerrl prims TAUiOTT ELEC'TUIC 220 Fir St. I'lione ! . I FOR SALE: IWrigerator. large 2-door, brand new. W-;Un- akow Supply, Union, Oregon. Phone 2591. i Farm Products & Equipment 27 FOR SALE: Ryal Anne ar 1 rV-'n:.-, at Wright ildcc,.b mu ddle. Phone 903-R. Merchandise 27 RED RASPBERRIES now ready, $5.00 a crate, or pick them your self $1.25 a gallon. Pick Mon day, Wednesday and Friday. Earl Holbert, Cove, Oregon, on Frank Conklin place. CHERRIES FOR SALE: On John Rodgers place See Rex Al len. Pick them yourself or will pick them for you. FARMERS! Get your harness NOW at MONTGOMERY WARD'S. Our harness sets are made of selected bark tanned hides, oil and grease treated. Get top quality harness sets tor as little as $129.95. MONTGOGMERY WARD FOR SALE: Two-horse electric motor, single phase, price $65. Phone 129-R. Livestock, Poultry, Pets 29 FOR SALE: Two milk cows and calves. Also Rabbits. 2702 North Fourth street. Wanted to Trade or Buy 30 WILL PAY CASH for good used pianos. RADIO & MUSIC SUPPLY CO. FOR SALE OR TRADE: for hay. Phone 970-M. Piano Rooms tor Kent 35 FOR RENT: Bedroom, close in homo. 1507 Sixth street. Wanted to Rent 44 Wanted To Rent 6-ROOM MODERN HOUSE by Permanent Tenant. Call 600 WANTED TO RENT: Modern furnished home by Karl R. Stone, phone 962-J or 718. Heui Estate 3(1 FOR SALE: 640-acre cattle and hog ranch, near Flora, Oregon. 200 A. cultivated. Good build ings. Several springs. Good crop which renter will sell. For price see or write Mrs. Amy J. Baker, Flora, Oregon. FOR SALE: One full block with two modern houses, good barn, chicken house, well water, fruit, nice lawn and shrubbery. 1609 Y or call 895. FOR SALE: 7 - room house, 9 lots and other buildings. Priced $1000. Located on Lake and Harrison streets. Write Leslie Walls, Rt. No. 1, La Grande. FOR SALE: Store building, with 3 rooms and bath, 50 by 100 ft. with garage buildings in good condition located near two schools. For sale by pri vate party. For further in formation call 205-R. FOR SALE: 2-bedroom home. Thermostatic stoker and elec tric hot water heater. Excel lent location. Inquire 810 Mail street. Automobile Services 56 JOHN'S BODY SHOP Expert body and fender work. Paint ing and general overhauling. Mr. Carman, S Ave. Phone 832-J. Legal Notices 60 COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS at July Term: In the Matter of the allowance of bills: General Fund Talbott Electric Co., Elec. work $ 18.32 Red Cross Drug Store, supplies 19.80 Happersett Quick Print, printing 8.00 Al Harlow Co. Treas., postage 43.95 Western Union, telegrams 5.26 Hall Typewriter Service, repairs 10.50 City of La Grande, water.. 7.74 Ray Goodnough, glass and labor Bioomfield & Richardson, 3.85 543.72 flicl E. O. Light & Power Co., lights & power 41.08 Blake. Moffitt & Townc, supplies 10.50 .Jesse Rosenbaum, light globes 97 W. H. Bohnenkamp Co., supplies 5.23 John II. Newman, Work for D.A 47.45 V'i st Coast Printing & Binding Co., supplies 9.25 Modern Laundry, laundry work 3.60 Cutter Laboratories, supplies 6 56 Catholic Charities, Inc., care of children 10.0!) Colon R. Eherhnrd, stenog., rent, etc 70.25 West Coast Printing & I Binding Co., suplies 10.00 Remington Rand Inc., ' i pairs 1.30 Elgin Recorder, printing .... 17.75 : f;, o. II. Currey, rent 20.00 I'.ihr.er Printing Co., I pr int'ni: , 0 Till , Portland Pendleton Motor 1 Tr,,n ... freight i A - : "leialed Oil Co.. nil !M7 ! Van Waters ft Rog?r.s, Inc. weed ehrrnicals 2I87.W K Lights & Power Co., Iiclil- and portt-cr 1.71 Shell Oil Co., ration hoard expense... 9 77 ?.'i lie Grimmctt, janitor for ration board 9.85 Montgomery Ward, :uiidii-s i OJB R, ,1 ( ior,s Drug store, tupl'lie: S.74 Farm Products & Equipment (Continued) 60 Robert Boatman, labor .... 59.05 Ronald D. Boatman, labor 197.28 Chipman Chemical Co., Inc., supplies 11.00 La Grande Public Library, book service 81.70 Morris Garage, repairs 5.50 M, J. Goss Motor Co., rent of car 33.20 Shorb Stationery, supplies 8.50 State Inc. Accid. Comm., insurance .....j.. 16.66 Road Fund H. E. Banton, labor $195.50 John Bowery, do 196.34 Charles Brown, do 111.09 Harold Browning, do 228.67 S. D. Burch, do 207.60 B. M. Cantrell, do 189.26 Tuck Conlev, do 82.25 Jack Eckstein, do 70.10 Inez Gibson, do 40.00 Inez Gibson, do 6.00 C. F. Hargett, do 194.15 Virgil Hogg, do .1 168.35 Jack B. Hunter, jr. do 35.00 Jack B. Hunter, jr. do 127.76 Levi M. Kivett, do 135.83 Adam McPherson, do 15B.18 S. B. Morgan, do 84.00 Eddie Pfel, do 39.78 S. F. Rumney, do 170.30 Isaac Shafcr, do 133.61 Stanley Shaw, do 155.61 Maurice Sherwood, labor.. 110.11 Cecil Shervdbod. do 60.71 Harvey Smith, do 25.00 Harvey Smith, do 145.27 C. E. Stalcup, do 2 13.40 Thomas Starns, do 212.56 Doug Talnev. do 55.08 Albert Wardell, do 157.46 Jack Williams, do 98.71 Lawrence White, do 108.48 W. E. Winburn, do 113.22 State Ind. Accid. Comm., insurance 165.49 National Hospital Assn., hbspital fees 27.50 U. S. Nat'l. Bank of Port land, withholding tax 563.50 Western Union, telegrams .42 E. O. Light & Power Co., - lights & power 22.95 City of La Grande, water 3.40 Al Harlow, Co., Treas., express 5.56 Portland-Pendleton Mbtor Trans., freight 2.93 Paul Bunyon Co., supplies 7.77 W. H. Bohnenkomp Co., supplies 31.80 Van Petten Lbr. Co., do.... 1.05 Gettings-Lynch Motor Co., supplies 23.93 Leighton Auto Parts, do.... 22.41 Perkins Motor Co., do 144.75 M. J. Goss Motor Co., do.. 47.65 Bunting Tractor Co., do.... 347.39 Nelson Equip. Co., do 24.52 Columbia Equip. Co., do.... 27.30 Oregon Tractor Co., do 13.18 Industrial Supply Co., do 153.98 J. E. Haseltine & Co., do.. 76.40 Howard Cooper Corp., do.. 14.29 McDonald Electric Co., do 1.00 Rov Farnam Supply, do.... 23.71 Richfield Oil Co., do 25.97 Shell Oil Co., do 53.28 The Texas Co:,- do .; 426.75 Turley's Texaco Service, repairs 12.20 Market Road Funds Charles Brown, labor $ 35.65 S. D. Burcy, do 9.99 B. M. Cantrell, do 19.98 Jack Eckstein, do 46.21 Inez Gibson, do 62.50 Levi M. Kivett, do 34.81 S. B. Morgan, do 149.85 S. F. Rumney, do 29.97 Isaac Shafcr, do 15.28 Stanley Shaw, do 64.93 Maurice Sherwood, do 37.46 W. E. Winburn, do 34.81 In re approval of Treasurer's Report: Report approved. In re establishment of voting precincts; boundaries of Hilgard Precinct changed to include Kam ela Precinct In re application of U. S. Geo logical Survey to maintain obser vation wells; Application allowed. In re distribution of 1944-45 Gen. Road Tax to Cities; County Clerk authorized to draw war rants in favor of Cities as follows: La Grande $1,995.92; Elgin $139.65; Cove $50.30; I m b 1 e r $38.03; Island City $49 43; Sum merville $9.56; and credit be given to Union for $202.01 and North Powder for $81.35. In re adoption of the budget for 1945-46; no person appearing to object to any item, the budget for 1945-46 was adopted as pre pared and published. In re fixing the tax levy for 1945-46; tax levy for 1945-46 ad ooted in following amounts: gen eral fund $108,456.00; gen. road fund $17,500.00; market road funu $43,340.00; school fund $40,080.00; school library fund $460.00. In re fire natrol tax: Asscsor directed to extend levy of 3V6 cents per acre on all land included in list filed by slate loresier. In re application of S. E. Mil ler et al to install cattle guard on Thompson road; S. E. Miller et al granted permission to in stall a gate and cattle guard at or near the center of Sec. 21, Tp 5 S.R. 41 E.W.M. on J. B. Thomp son road. In re adoDtion of a resolution supporting House Bill H.R. 2536; Resolution adopted favoring pass age of House Bill H. It. 2536. Clerk directed to foiward copies to Oregon member of congress. In re designation of a news paper lo publish 1945 tax fore closure summons; La Grande Evening Observer designated ns newspaper to publish 1940 lax foreclosure summons. Reed College Has New President PORTLAND, July 23 (UP) Presidency of Reed college, va taut since the resignation of 1)1 Dexter M. Kcezcr in 1942. wa. filled toddy by Dr. PeUtr II. Ode- gam, 44, piominent educator and leecnl U- S. treasury executive. Dr. Arthur Scott, profoMor of chemistry, has been acting pres ident since Dr. Ket.-zer's resigna tion. Simeon P. Winch," chairman of the college board of trustees, announced the appointment of Odegard to the college presidency Sunday, Leal Notices (Continued) if f ' '1 A c i ... iii t PHOTOS FROM GUAM IN SEVEN MINUTES American news paper reader! see pictures of action tn the Pacific theater often while the fires of bombings still bunt in Jap cities Photo nega tives are flown back to Guam, where they are put on the Acme transceiver radiophoto machine, which flashes them through the ether to the United States in just seven minutes. ..Above, Ensign Ray Lagodney of Chicago 111. operates one of the navy's new machines. Experiments are in progress for transmission of pic tures direct from warships. . Markets Stocks Continue To Show Declines NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) Stocks extended declines on light trading today. Demand lightened sharply and modest offerings of ten were sufficient to bring de clines ranging to 2 points. Traders proceeded Cautiously pending clarification of reconversion plans and the Pacific war situation. Pan American Airways, most active' issue traded, accounted for about 15 percent of all business done on the market. There were a few other actives far under Pan American. These includd Pacific Tin. Elctrlc Power & Light and Columbia Gas. Otherwise the in dividual stocks had a very small turnover. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, July 23 (UP) -Llve- stock: Hogs: 4,000. Active, fully steady. Good and choice barrows and gills 140 lbs. up 14.75 ceiling. Good and choice sows at 14.00. Complete clearance. , Cattlei 14,000. Calves: 800. Good and choice best steers and year lings strong to 15 cents higher than late last week. Still lbwer than last week's high tide, how ever, common and medium grade slow, steady: watcrfillcd liberal, top fed Istcers 17.85i Mendings 17.60, heifer yearlings 17.10. Bulk fed steers 15.50 to 17.50 grassy and warmed-up kind 12.75 to 15.00. Cows slow, steady. Bulls steady to weak, vcalers fully steady at 16.50 down. Weighty sausage to 13.25 and heavy fat bulls to 15.25. Stock cattle steady. Sheep: 1,000. Mostly steady, top 18.40 on several lots good and choice native spring lambs, bucks discounted 1.00. Mixed medium to choice, mostly medium and good kind, 16.00 an 16.15. Nothing done early on three loads light weight Texas spring lambs. Pack ago good and choice shorn old cropped lambs No. 1 pelt 15.00 with yearlings out at 14.00. Odd lots shorn native ewes, 8.25, lit tle below 7.00. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND; July 23 (UP) Cattle 2150, calves 265. More ac tive, steady to strong. Medium grades held higher. Medium-good grass steers largely $14.50-16.00; three loads at $16.50; common low medium steers $11-14; common-medium heifers $10-13; one load $14 and load good-light hei fers $15; canner-cutler cows $6.50 8.50; good beef cows $12-12.75; medium-good sausage bulls $9. Sti ll; god beef bulls $12-12.65; good vcalers $14-14.50; Hew choice $15. Hogs: 100. Active, steady at ceilings. Barrows and gilts $15.75. Sows $15; heavy feeder pigs $19; choice lightweights quoted to $20.50. Sheep 2250. Active, strong on lighter receipts. Medium - good spring lambs $12-12.50; few good choice $1.1.25-14; choice closely sorted kinds $14.25-14.50 sparing ly; common grades $9.00-10; few yeanings fiu-ju.au; good wes $6-6.50. t Pullman Limits Man Soon He 750 Miles WASHINGTON, July 23 (UP) The government's limitation on use of Pullman sleepers may be extended fti rail schedules, up lo 750 mil' s if Ihe present .45(1 mile ban doesn't .suffice to meet army ipeds, it was learned tiiday. An office of defenre 'transpor tation official said it was not yel known whether Ihr 450 -mile lim it apd olher emergency steps would fill army requirements for sleepers. But if they don't, he said, there will be no hesitation to take more drastic action. "We may raise the mile limit en s!rer.-?rs fidm 450 to tay, 700 or 7i0 mile," he said. ' ' Window Washer Held Prisoner by Thumb SALEM, July 23 (UP) Alvln Tredemeyer of Salem was still nursing a smashed right thumb today, a remembrance of a week-end window-washing Job in the American Lutheran church here. Treadmeyer told police he was held prisoner for more than an hour ii the church and by his right thumb whan a win dow, minus laih-wolghli, drop ped suddenly and pinned his right thumb between two win dows. A soldier walking by the church was attracted by Trede meyer's calls and summoned a first aid crew. Charred Bodies Of Two Fliers Found McOALL, Ida., July' 23 (UP) The charred bodies of two On tario, Ore., men, Frank Van Pet ten and Charles P. Flegel, were brought into McCull late last night by pack train after a day long trek from the dense and rugged country northwest of here, where the wreckage of their air plane was found Friday night. The plane, which carried tha two, was spoltcd by an elderly man known only as John Black of California, a volunteer search er who, with his two Gorman shepherd dogs, came here about two weeks ago and has spent con siderable time in the wilderness country since. Black notified Bill Yaggy and Lloyd Johnson of McCall who later flew over the area, which they had covered dozens of time previously, and later Johnson and Eldon Whitesitl parachuted into the country and assisted the pack train, headed by Lafe Cox,, in bringing the remains'-of the two fliers to McCall. Strike Halts Plate Steel Production PROVO, Utah, July 23 (UP) Plate production was halted at the $200,000,000 Geneva Steel company plant here today by a 400-man A. F. L. union strike that also threatened to stop all remaining operations. The strike began in the main tenance shop at midnight Sunday and by today had spread to all operating maintenance units, au tomotive cranes, foundary and plate mill shops. Walther Mathesius, company president, said the work stoppage, which he termed a 'wildcat strike," was caused by the com pany hiring of a temporary shift foreman to supervise work in the machine shops to relieve the reg ular foreman, who is on vacation. He Suid union "officials reported the temporary shift foreman was not an A. F. of L. member. Chinese; Continue Pursuit tof Japs CHUNGKING, July 23 (UP) Chinese troops, advancing in pur suit of Japanese withdrawing from the coastal city of Chaoan, have reached the border of Kwangtung and Fukicn prov inces, a Chinese communique re ported today. Chaoan lies at the delta of the Han river in Kwangtung prov ince 12 miles north of the impor tant Japanese-held port of Swato. The Fukien province frontier is 1!) miles north of Chaoan. Wanted lo Rent or Lease on long term basis Furnished house for member of Evening Observer Staff Call 600 Lu Grande Evening Observer Senators Charge U. S. Bounds By Secret Agreements Cites Reparations Deal Made At Yalta Talks WASHINGTON, July 23 (UP) Some senators charged- today the American people "apparently are bound by agreements mada without their knowledge" follow ing reports of a secret pact at tha Yalta conference to exact $20,000,- 000,000 in reparations from Ger many, with Russia receiving half the total. Sen. Harln J. Bushfield, R., S. D. said he wondered "when we're going to get through with secret agreements" The purported secret agree ment was reported yesterday by Bert Andrews, chief of the New York Herald Tribune's Washing ton bureau. He said it was de termined at the Yalta conference "in great detail" exactly how much reparations would be paid by Germany and what part ot it would go to each of the big three nations. The late President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Church ill and Premier Josef Stalin "agreed to exact 20 billion dol lars in reparations from Germany In five years," Andrews said. "The agreement was Russia Would get 50 percent, the United States 20 percent, Great Britain 20 percont and the minor victims of Nazi aggression in Europe, 10 percent. ' . City News In Brief COLLISION Automob lies driven by Wilma Campbell and Ruth Elam collided Saturday af ternoon at Sixth street and O avenue, There were no injuries. HAMBURGER FRY The Mavericks olub has planned" a hamburger fry for 6:30 o'clock Thursday evening in the back yard of the Mickey McCoy home. All members are invited and each is to bring hamburger and buns. TO HAVE PICNIC Daugh ters of Union Veterans will have an annual picnic at Riverside park Wednesday. Members will meet at 12 at the Sacajawea hotel for transportation to thu-.park. MfeET AT PARK Presby terian Missionary society mem bers have planned a luncheon for 1 p.m. Thursday at ' Riverside park. Those desiring transpor tation may call Mrs. Mae Moron. ONE ARRESTED: Edward M. Lyman, Meacham, .was ..arrested today by city police on charge ot being drunk. He is being held for appearance in city court late to day. THREE ACCIDENTS Automobiles driven by Dr. A. L. Richardson and Charles A. Zigler collided early today on Second street and Washington, avenue. Automobile driven by Paul S. Grogg was hit early today on highway 30 by a car driven by an unidentified driver. Parked au tomobile owned by Elsie Fowler was hit early , today at Riverside Park by an unidentified driver. Hospital Notes Grande Ronde Hospital Admitted: Shirley Kingsbury, Cove, accidcrlt; Jessie Gillam, Summervllle, Kitty Davis, North Powder, William S. Davis, surg ery; Mrs. Roy Hutson, La Grande, medical. Dismissed: Mrs. King Spain and son, Union, Clarence Evcnson, Mrs. L. E. Kilborn, Mrs. Melvin Salisbury, La Grande, Mrs. Guy Bay, Mrs. D. Marshall, Hilgard. Mrs Fowler, Perry, Maurice Gek eler, Mrs. Jack Hiatt and son, Fi. 'L. Hammand, Mrsl Shirley Knight, Mrs. L. L. Martin, La Grande, Mrs H. T. Slater, North Powder Si. Joseph's Hospital Admitted: Mickey Ricker, Union, Marie Williams, Mrs. Irvin Parish, Mrs. Alvin Wcsten skow, Robert Crader, La Grande, Cherie Ingram, Iiriblor, Ivan Sim son, Elgin, Arvel Mcintosh,, Is land Citys medical. Dismissed: Patricia Rivers, Mrs. Floyd Taylor, Mrs. Al Wood and daughter, La Grande. Bread Heavier Than Gold A pound of bread weighs more than a pound of gold. Bread is weighed by avoirdupois weight, or 16 ounces to the pound, while gold is' weighed by troy weight, or 12 ounces to the pound.