La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 25, 1945, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER . - Phone 600 . . ...... News and Activities Engagements . . . Weddings -' " Social Events Wednesday, July 25, 1915 Page 3 TownsenctjClub Hears Organizer - Members ol'La Grande Town send club heard Howard Will cock, state organizer, Portland, last niuht at their meeting at the I.O.O.F. building. There was music by tho "Log Scalers," and refreshments f o 1 lowed. M. F. Wilkinson presided. There was a large attendance for the program and social hour. Social Calendar Jaycees Picnic At Pine -Cone More than 25. persons attended the junior chamber of commerce picnic at the Pine Cone pool last night. There was no formal pro gram and after swimming an hour or two, the JayCees and their families enjoyed a picnic supper. Each family brought its own food with the exception of bever age and ice. cream, which was furnished by the organization, ijon Poarch was chriirman of the committee in charge of arrangements. f Hospital Notes Gratde Ronde Hospital 1 Admitted: Jack Recs, Dennis Ralph Thomas, Union, Mrs. Terlie Springer, Stnrkey, Mrs. L e o n a Benson, La Grande, medical; i Wayne Kcutur, Union, Mrs. Wal J lace Chandler,. La Grande, sur- I fiery. .,, ; Dismissed: Robert Wayne Dean, At Mrs. George W. Masten, Homer P M. Stiles, La.Grande. Dendrochronology is the sci ence of reading and charting tree rings. :; r GOOD HEALTH Your Greatest Possession lteqain 11 b7 bslng relUved of Hemorrhoids Filos). Fis sure, Fistula, Hernia (Rup ture). Our method of treat ment without hospital op eration successiuilv usorl lor 33 years. Liberal credit terms. Call for ftxamination or send lor FREE booklet. Open Evening!, Mon., Wid.yFri., 7 lo 0.-30 Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC Physician and Surgeon K- E. Cor. E. Burnside and Grand Ave. Telephone EAst 391 ?, Portland 14, Oregon THURSDAY 1 p. m. ' Presbyterian Mission ary society luncheon at Riverside park. For transportation call Mrs. Mae Moran. 1 12 m. Jolly 600 potluck lun cheon with Mrs. Tred- Beeman, Island City. 6:30 p. m. Mavericks hambur ger fry in the yard of McCoy's home, on G avenue. Members bring hamburger and buns. FRIDAY 2 p. m. Pollyanna club, River side park. Society Briefs Seen at Wallowa lake Sunday were Miss Charlotte Thomas, Van Vranken, Gene Stiller, Carl Nel son, and Sig Simonsen. ' Mr. and Mrs. Gene Detrick and daughter, Julie, were guests of William Blanchard at Wallowa lake Sunday. SSgt. and Mrs. James Saling returned last night from a 10 day vacation at Wallowa lake. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll and son,. Lonnie, left Sunday for a vacation at Anthony lake. They will return tomorrow. ' Miss Betty Bohnenkamp, Nancy Bohnenkamp, SK 3C, Mrs. Pat Young, and Mrs. W. H. Bonhen kamp spent Sunday at Wallowa lake. Mrs. Elmo Hendrickson of 1313 V avenue left today for Milton, where she will visit. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrus left Tuesday for a visit at Boise, Ida. They expect to return here Thursday. Horace J. Nelson LIFE - FIRE - AUTO Quality Insurance Service Tel. 351-W 703 K Ave. La Grande, Ore. . Mrs. Conklin Is Hostess to Guild COVE, July 25 (Special) Mrs. A. G. Conklin entertained the Ladies guild at her home. The women decided to hold no more meetings until September. Eleven women were present. Bridge was played with Mrs. R. J. Allen win ning high score and Mrs. Roy Forman low. Guests were Mrs. Allen, Mrs. A. A. Antles, Mrs. T. R. Conklin, Miss Maxine Con ley, Mrs. Margaret Davis, Mrs. Forman, Mrs. J. R. Fletcher, Mrs. W. J. Hallmark, Miss Besse Kel ley and Mrs. L. R. Lay. A deer was seen in the hay field at the Boswell ranch last Friday. It was quietly feeding and not much startled when the hay wagon nearcd. The Methodist conference at Wallowa lake drew visitors from Cove, Sunday, who were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Towle, Verna Towle, Mr. and Mrs.' Harlan Koger, Mrs. T. C, Hefty, Donald Hefty and Clarice Gayle Conklin. Mrs. Thomas Harris of La Grande visited in Cove last week. Rhoda L 1 o i d and La Verne Loree, who were working in Pen dleton came home a few days ago. Lorna Dee Hallmark who went to visit her brother Eldred and family at Bonneville is at home again. Miss Ella Sutherland of Spo kane is here caring for her father who is seriously ill. Leonard Ronne, who has been working on his refrigerator plant, has now returned to Portland. He came back Monday with a man to operate the plant. A car collision on the main slreet a few days ago involved the cars of Albert Ronne and Mrs. Allen Berry, no one was injured. 'A SONG TO REMEMBER' HAS LOCAL PREMIERE Columbia Pictures' "A Song to Remember," the story of the fa mous composer, Frederic Chopin, and his love affair with the novel ist, feminist, George Sand, star ring Paul Muni and Merle Obe ron and featuring Cornel Wilde as Chopin, opens at the Liberty Theater on Sunday. Other featured players in the cast are Nina Fosch and George Coulouris with Howard Freeman, Stephen Bekassy and Sig Arno playing prominent roles. "A Song to Remember' was di rected by Charles Vidor from the screen play of Sidney Buchman. It's a Sidney Buchman production. MOUNTBATTEN PRESENT LONDON, July 25 (UP) Lord Louis Mountbatten, southeast Asia commander has been parti cipating in the-Potsdam confer ences, it was disclosed tonight. The disclosure was made with the arrival of Mountbatten in London. ... hrn, m Why worry about the fact that yotT probably can't build now whejj. it is such a simple matter to fiave your home remodeled or rhodernized? If'fn'oney is required for the purpose, we can provide it at low rates and on terms to meet your exact requirements. Consult us. WAR BONDS, of course T. B. IUMSDEN, Manager W. . WINTERS, Acting Asst. Manager La Grande Branch Oil ki oil Ike. United States Notional Bank 27 BRANCH OFFICBS IN OREGON i . OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE Richard Cash. MOMM 1c, son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Cash of La Grande, has arrived home for 32 days leave, after two years and a half in the navy. Richard is a member of the crew of an aviation rescue or "crash" boat. He has seen service in the south Pacific. A resident of La Grande 10 years, he attended high school here and was in col lege when he joined the navy. He formerly worked at the Observer, also. He will return to San Francisco for reassignment. John M. Packard, recipient of the silver star for gallantry in action, arrived from Europe today at the New York port of embarkation aboard the "Monticello." Within 48 hours the veteran doughboy will be cn roule to spend a 30-day furlough with his wife, Mrs. Violet M. Packard, and two sons, who live here. Inducted into the army at Fort Lewis, Wash., March 27, 1044, Private Packard was sent to the infantry replacement training center, Camp Hood, Tex. After 17 weeks of infantry training, lie went overseas where he was as signed to the Second infantry (Indian Head) division. Joining that unit in Belgium, the Brown ing automatic rifleman fought through three campaigns: Ruhr land, Ardennes and central Eur ope. In addition to the silver star, he wears the combat infan try badge for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy, the good conduct ribbon and the European theater of operations ribbon with three campaign stars. Following his furlough, the 27-year-old infantryman will rejoin the Indian Head division at Camp Swift, Tex., where the in fantry outfit will train for rede ployment to the Pacific theater. SSgl. Donald Severns, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sev erns of La Grande, was gradu ated last week from the army air forces central instructors school of Laredo army airfield, Laredo, Tex., a member of the AAF training command. He is now qualified to become instructor at an aerial gunnery school. GM 2C and Mrs. Wallace Rudd. of Oceanside, Calif., are visiting at the homes of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rudd, 808 C ave nue, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kel ler, 3104 N Alder slreet. Rudd entered the service Oct. 11, 1943, and has spent 13 months over seas. He and Mrs. Rudd, the for mer Marieta Keller, were married May 31, 1945. They will be in La Grande until Aug. 8. RATION CALENDAR Processed Foods: Book 4 Blue stamps T2 through X2 valid through July 31. Blue stamps Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, CI valid through August 31. Blue stamps Dl through HI valid through September 30. Jl through Nl valid through October 31. Meat, Butler, Fats, Cheese: Book 4 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 30. Al through El valid through Octo ber 31. Sugar: Book 4 Sugar stamp 30 valid through August 31. Shoes: Loose stamps invalid. Book 3 Airplane stamps 1-2-3 now valid. New stamp valid August 1, Gasoline: Coupons not valid un less endorsed: "A"-16 coupons 16 gallons each) expire September 21. Stoves: Apply local board for oil, gas stove certificates. Wood. Coal, Sawdust: Delivery by priorities based on "ecds. Fuel Oil: ' Period 1-2-3-4-5 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 For prompt ralitf from jj I the spasms of Bronchial B I Asthma, use this mod- H I ern por rrutkod. Easy B 1 to uta . . .cowraical. fj 1 CAUTIOH Vuonlmiincltd. 1 First Lt. Charlei D. Phippen of Elgin has been awarded the distinguished flying cross by Gen. George C. Kenney, com manding far east air forces, for his part as co-pilot in the success ful bombing of important enemy oil installations at Takao, For mosa. Phippen's plane was picked up five miles from the target by enemy searchlight and intense anti-aircraft fire was tossed at him, but the bomber continued the run. Direct hits wiped out installations. Flak damaged the bomber and seven fighters at tacked the Liberator. Two were destroyed. The Liberator had two gunners wounded. The crippled plane was unable to reach its base and arrived at another field during an air raid alarm. The plane came in for an emegency landing successfully. Lieutenant Phippen is a mem ber of the 63rd bomb squadron of the fifth air force. He also has the air medal with three oakleaf clusters. He was commissioned in November, 1943, 'and has been overseas 14 months. His wife lives in Elgin. Civilian Help For Camp Adair Needed PORTLAND, July 25 (UP) Civilian h e fp for reactivated Camp Adair is seriously needed, the U. S. civil service commission in Portland announced today. Men and women prefcrabely single, because of t h e housing shortage are needed for such jobs as automobile mechanics, testers and painters, armament repairmen, small arms repairmen, armament machinists, watch and clock repairmen, meat cutters, furnace helpers and repairmen, laborers, patrolmen, typewriter repairmen, telephone operators, typists, stenographers, dental as sistants and laundry workers. Located 10 miles from Corvallis, dormitories and barracks are pro vided at Camp Adair. Hiring is done at Camp Adair and in Port land at the civil service commis sion. . . . Fifty-two weeks do not make a year; they total only 364 days. Sgi. Edwin Isaac, turret gunner on a B-17, has ar rived home from the European theater of war and is visiting his sister here, Mrs; Carl Herrmann. Later he will visit another sister, Mrs. LeRoy Justice of North Platte, Neb., after which he will report at Ft. MacArthur, Calif. Ho arrived here Saturday morning. CPO Charles W. Frost is spending a 30-day leave at the home of his wife, Nina, 1805 Fourth street, after spending 20 months overseas. He entered the service in September, 1942. Marine Lt. Norman E. West is leaving tonight after spending a six-day leave at the home of his wife, the former Beth Frost, 1805 Fourth street. Lieut. West attended high school and college here before entering the service in October, 1942. Jack Hendrickson left last night after a two-day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Hendrickson, 1318 V ave nue. Lt. Hendrickson was grad uated from high school in 1D37 before leaving with the national guard in 1940. He spent four years overseas until a wound re ceived July 25, 1944, sent him back to the states. He has been awarded the purple heart. Soldier Advertises For '85 Points' DUNN, N. C, July 25 (UP) The Dunn Dispatch received the following advertisement from an unnamed Erwin, N. C, subscrib er: "A young soldier with four and a half years of duty would like to meet a young widow with three children. Object: 85 points!" The U. S. army can gel a small wall tent, a waterproof bedding roll, and a khaki cotton shirt for $75 invested in a war bond. JR. HOYS' CORDUROY LONGIES Solid color pinwale corduroy, .98 cuffed. Maid wearing-. JL Sizes 4 to 8. GIRLS COTTON SLIPS . Well made, ruffled bottom fiOc white. Sizes 2-11 999 ROYS' LEISURE JACKETS Two-tone, all-wool front. Sizes 6-10 : ROYS' DRESS SHIRTS Figures or stripes. Sizes 4-10.' ROYS' DRESS TROUSERS Checks, plaids. 65 Wool. Sizes 6-10 HOYS' COAT SWEATERS All-wool front, knit back, sleeves $J.98 $".)5 $3-49 $J.98 GIRLS' NOVELTY SLACKS Tailored. Assorted colors. : Sizes 7-14 GIRLS' TWILL SHORTS Sanforized. For outdoors or gym. Sizes 8-12 GIRLS' DRESSES Prints or stripes. Sizes 7-14.... GIRLS' COTTON PANTIES Combed yarn. White. 8-12 .98 '3 $J.39 SJ.50 47 ROYS' DENIM LONGIES Sanforized. Light blue. Adjustable suspenders. .11 Sizes 2-8 JL COTTON TRAINING PANTS Elastic al! around. Buy O them by the dozen each QWQW Flat knit, combed cotton. Sizes 1 to 4. ROYS' WOOL SUITS Herringbone and diagonal $ weave. Sizes 6-10 HOYS' SPORT COATS Camel tan. Saddle stitched. Sizes 4-10. ROYS' SLACK SUITS Rlues and tans. Sizes 4-10 HOYS' LEATHER JACKETS Slide fastener front. Lined. Sizes 2-10 ,98 10 $J.96 .98 11 79 GIRLS' ALL-WOOL SWEATERS Baby Shaker knit. $0 "Sloppy Joes" GIRLS' SKIRTS Plain or plaid. Most colors. Sizes 3-14 GIRLS' JERKINS Plaids and plains. Sizes 8-14 GIRLS' SATEEN OVERALLS Beige with' colored 4fc'9r' trim. Sizes 2-6 9 New Curtain Materials! White dotted Swiss; chenille dots in red. rose and blue. Dots guaranteed permanent color. Shop early Thursday ' morning . . . this shipment just arrived. Yd (40-inch) (40-inch) Yd. 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