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7 , Vfoe$dqy, August 1, 1945 Classified Advertising Grande Observer ; A ecmiminlty and - PsmUy Newspaper . . MsUshed Every Afternoon . v ;i(wepfc- Sundays and . Holidays . , . : the Grande Ronde Valley 1 .. Publishing Company . 1719 8th street 1 La Grande, Oregon . .' . Phone La Orande 600 i This Is politically Independent af publication promoting the bent In terests of northeastern Oregon. Kntered as .ascond class matter at ' tea Post OKIA-nf -La Orande, Oregon under the aotTpf March 8, 1897. National Representatives Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, TM flnjitltt New York, Bt. Louis, San Francisco. Cincinnati lorenatn and Thompson, Ino. ' Memoer ABO aubscrlqtlon Sates 1 By C-rrler Far Tear L..---- 13.00 1.00 Per. Month . .By . MaU Par Taar-'i...-..-.-. Six. Vonths ...v Thrna Months .19.00 . 4.76 . a .so All .attbacrlRtlons In Advance ' United Pros (Pull Leased Wire) -J- :' , , . Classified Advertising si '' ' ( information An Classified Advertising Is accepted eabjeot to the' rules and regulations of the Orande Ronde Valley Publish ing Company.; which will not be re ssonsUA ?or errors after the first insertion andftraserves the right to properly classify! sill advertisements, dalata objectionable words or sent ences or to refuse any advertisement .V -- CASH KATES The -cash rate shown below repre sents a 25 discount for payment j7 ... within five days. . UINIMTJM INSERTION flla- FOXJU LINES MCXisartlons Per Line . One , ' Three ' to ' four : 8o , Pi re 8o an 7!o Count four and one-half words to rMUne. Contract Batea on Request PHONE 600 Mk for the AaTaker or a represen . ' tatlve will call at your office. VITAL STATISTICS ilrths A? McMAHAN-jiTo Mr. and Mrs. Sussell McMahan, La Grande, a sinfi, born July "31, at St. Joseph's hospital. ' TUTTLEpTo Cpl. and Mrs. Terry TuttW," La Grande, a son, born Aug. 1,, SI. Joseph's hospital. censes tti Wed 'SMITH-GAHISON Marvin Ri Smith, .nvgr'.21. La Grande, to Helen L.- Galj-json, over 18, La Grande. , ',- ABC . CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY DEPARTMENT STORES TALK'S La GronSe's Better Store FURNITURES STORES ZINfMERMAN'S The home jpf lovely furniture. GIFTS V ' THE GIFT SHOP Jfiifts, Diamonds and Watches ' ' ., (Formerly Richardson's Art arid. Gift Shop) HARDWARE, ZIMMERMAN'S Hardware for every use, from tacks to stoves. Card of Thanks We wish to-express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends' who were so kind to us during our recent bereave ment, and also for the beautiful Moral offerings. 4 Fred Graham and Family Lost and Found 10 STRAYED FROM my place Two-year-tild heifer, fresh four , months, dark red or brown i With few -white spots, no horns. Finder p T'e a s e notify R. D. Becm, Alicl, Oregon. Will pay reward. - ,LOST: New lull sized mattress .'oh Cove-La Grande highway, -tf Call 634-W or 600. Reward. LOST:. Ondf small oxygen cylin der Los 'off truck. Finder ' please carf.6TS. 4" 'Wanted to Rent or Lease on long tel-m basis Furnished house for member ..of Evening Observer Staff Call 600 La Grande Evening Observer .wi uiw'mibi, 1.1111 j jwwpynwrwwwiip n- .' Special Notice 12 REOPENED FOR BUSINESS ODORLESS DRY CLEANERS Personal Service 13 DR. J. E. WOODELL, Chiroprac tor and Naturopath. ' We s Jacobson Bldg., phone 104. Closed Saturday afternoon. Services Misc. 15 WILL DO practical nursing-10 hours u day, 8Ue an hour and lunch. Willing to help with general housework, can furnish good references. Write to Mis. T. J. Meredith, 1002 Oak street, La Grande. '''. THE FIX1T SHOP Make this your headquarters for all your repairing. Try us- first, phone 487-W, 218 Fir St. COMMERCIAL & . HOUSEHOLD WIRING . FAIRWAY ELECTRIC 107 Depot St. , Phone 763 PIANO TUNING, cleaning and repairing. Roy Glenn, General Delivety, La Grande, Oregon. CHARIS HOME CORSETRY Girdles, foundations and bras, Mrs. Celia Gates, 2104 Green wood street. Phone 612-W. , DELIVERY SERVICE Special Delivery Call us and we will deliver it. LA GRANDE CYCLE SHOP 219 Fir Street Phone 726 LA GRANDE ELECTRIC Wir ing, repairs and contracting, SIRRINE & ROUNDY 116 Depot St. Phone 93 ' PROMPT REPAIR of typewrit ers, adding machines, and other types of office machines. All work guaranteed. Official UNDERGOOD Agency for union. Bauer, wayowa, ,l?arr ney and Grant counties. . We call for and deliver. HALL'S TYPEWRITER SERVICE 109 Depot St. Phone 401 Building; Supplies 19 NU-ENAMEL The modern finish is easy to aDDly. econ omical, durable, washable, leaves no brush marks and one coat covers. NU - ENAMEL comes in 18 beautiful colors. Come in and make your selec tion at TEEL'S PAINT STORE . Hauling & Storage 20 TRANSFER & STORAGE-Local and Lonff 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 Fry cook and dish washer. Stein Coffee Shop.' "- WANTED Ladv to share down town apartment and cook for elderly lady, fhone 2M-W. WANTED Stenographer, full time, also field enumerator with car. Call at the Bureau of Census, Room 18, West Jacob sen Bldg., or phone 136. WANTED: Girl or woman for office work and selling. Some knowledge of business mach ines desirable. J. C. PENNEY CO., Inc. Merchandise 25A FULLER BRUSHES B. T. Kit terman. Try our all-purpose cleaner, tooth brushes, mops, hair brushes, and waxes. 403V4 Spring street, phone 346-J or 950-W. Miscellaneous for Sale 26 FDR SAT.E: Trailer house. 18 ft. covered wagon, $700. J. X" Bennett, Elgin, Oregon. RADIOS, one nice hardwood book case, dinine room suites, good eight-day clocks, table lamps, rocking chairs, bedroom suites and many other useful items for the home. F & T TRADING POST WALL TENTS, tarpaulins, sleep ing bags, camp chairs, gasoline stoves, gasoline lanterns, ther mos jugs, hunting knives, scao bard axes, gun holsters, fish line, leaders, fly boxes, salmon eggs, cartridge belts, and fish bags. ZIMMERMAN'S COREY COFFEE MAKERS, 4 to 8 cup sizes. SILEX COFFEE MAKERS, 6 to 8 cup sizes. Corey Coffee rods. ZIMMERMAN'S CANNING SEASON New fruit jars, Kerr self-sealing jars in pints, quarts and half-gallons. A special on economy jar lids and Mason jar lids. TURN'S FURNITURE STORE THE Miscellaneous for Sale Continued GIFT SUGGESTIONS NEW HANDKERCHIEFS, florals, lovely prints, white with em broidery and lovely lace edg ings. . WALL SHELVES, flat and coi ner type with mlrrpr backs. PICTURES, florals and scenes. METAL FLUORESCENT BED LAMPS in. muny colors. STATIONERY, air mail station ery and floral notes in a variety of sizes. . . BABY GIFTS, Piggy banks, baby books, blanket fasteners, baby trajners and baby plates at '. MELVILLE'S FOR SALE: Kelvinator Mangle perfect condition. OPA price. Thpno 1064-W 1803Vi Adams. WE HAVE a few new steel card files on hand. There are but a few of these available and the first come first served. SHORB'S STATIONERY . "Hdq. , Office Machines Phone 111 FLUORSCENT FIXTURES for the kitchen, bathroom and liv ing room. Flash lights, 2 and 3 cell, flash light butteries, two sizes. A few radio batteries. ROSENBAUM'S 1412 Ad urns Avenue FRUIT JARS, quarts, pints and half gallons. Jar lids, Kerr, Economy and Crown. Jar rub bersjar glass funnels, jar tongs for handling hot fruit jars. ZIMMERMAN'S . NOVELTY JEWELRY Combs; earings, pins and necklaces. -GLASSES. -' cocktail, wine glasses, water 'lasjee-and many other kinds and colors. PIE BIRDS To Help Make a More Delicious Pie. THE GIFT SHOP . (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) Home Furnishings 26A PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW for a Duo Therm Oil Heater. Ra tion certificate required. W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. FOR SALE: Refrigerator, large 2-door, brand new. Westen- skow Supply, Union, Oregon, Phone 2591. FLOOR LAMPS, TABLE LAMPS at reduced prices. TALBOTT ELECTRIC CO. ' 220 Fir St. Phone 666 DINETTE TABLES, bedroom sets,., and platform roqkers in many different colors, see them at TURN'S FURNITURE y .. . STORE FOR SALE: - Montmorency pie cherries. Now ready for can ning. See Mrs. Beeson, May Park. Farm Products & Equipment 27 FOR SALE: Bings, Royal Anne cherries ready now at C. E. Thornburg's. Pick your own or phone your order 8S9-K. Plants, Garden Supplies 28 SNAROL Kills snails, slugs, sowbues. cutworms, and ear wigs. MILLER'S RODUSTO for dusting or spraying, anthul, sowbug and cutworm control. WHIZOOKA ROACH GUN kills roaches, ants, silver fish and bed bugs. Spray guns for trees and gardens. ZIMMERMAN'S Livestock, Poultry, Pete 29 FOR SALE: Milk cow $90. Dale Baxter, 6th house beyond Log Cabin store. Phone 1073-W. Wanted to Trade or Buy 30 WE BUY CREAM & EGGS a highest market prices. STONE'S CREAM STATION 1505 Jefferson Phone 718 WANTED TO BUY: Girl's bicycle for paper carrier. Phone 986-J. WILL PAY CASH for good used pianos. RADIO & MUSIC SUPPLY CO. Wanted to Rent 44 Wanted To Rent 6-ROOM MODERN HOUSE by Permanent Tenant. Call 600 Real Estate 50 FOR SALE: 5-rm. modern house, garage, chicken house, garden, nice lawn. Close to school. Call at 1317 Y avenue. FOR SALE: 6-rm. modern home. 3 bedrooms. Located 1317 W Ave. Price $2250. $1000 cash, balance terms. For further in formation call or see CLAUDE BERRY Real Estate and Insurance 207. Depot St. Phone 106 FOR SALE: 6-rm. modern home 2 bedrooms, hardwood floors in living room and dining room half basement, furnace. Good location, near Greenwood school. For. further informa tion call, or sec CLAUDE BERRY 'Real Estate and Insurance 207 Depot St. Phone 106 LA GRANDE EVENING 9BSERYEK LA 'GRANDE, OREGQN Real Estate (Continued) 50 FOR SALE: Four-room house, 2 lots, chicken house and barn, garden. 701 Jackson. FOR SALE: 6-rm. modern home, 3 bedrooms, 3 choice lots, very highly improved. Immediate possession can bp given, Price $3800. For further information call or S3e CLAUDE BERRY Real Estate and Insurance -207 Depot St. Phone 106 Automobiles for Sale 55 FOR SALE -- ':!) Chevrolet Mas ter Tudor, $275. Good rubber. Phone C38-W. - FOR SALE: '37 V-8 60 Sedan, $375. Will take model A pick up in trade. Dale Baxter, 0th house beyond Log Cubin store. Phone 1073-W. WANTED TO. TRADE for late model passenger car 1937 Dodge pickup, mech. condition and tires good. Lee t oilet, Kt. 1, Elgin, Oregon. Phone 10F2. Automobile Services 56 JOHN'S BODY SHOP Expert body and fender work. Paint ing and general overhauling, Mr. Carman, S Ave. Phone 932-J. WASHING . . SIMONIZING and LUBRICATION SACAJAWEA HOTEL . GARAGE Phone 830 City News In Brief- PUT OUT FIRE Grass fire at 1304 M avenue called out city firemen last night. There was no damage. FOUR ARRESTED J. E. Lake, George Noble, both of La Grande, and Henry Poison, Baker, were arrested last night by city police on charges of being drunk. Wal ter Burnell, Calif., was arrested early this morning on charges of being drunk and disorderly. The four men are being held for city court today. TRASH FIRE Trash fire be hind the Lavcndar lunch called out city firemen at 9:35 p. m. Tuesday. There was no damage. GOES TO PENDELTON Ver non A. Welo, social security board manager of the field office at La Grande, was in Pendleton yes terday to answer inquiries abput old-age and survivors insurance benefits. : ACTOR VISITS Eugene Pal lette, Imnaha, movie actor, 'was in La Grande yesterday and to day. He has a ranch in the val ley. ON BUSINESS Joseph E. Ross of Portland is in La Grande to day on business. NO DATE SET Colon R. Ebeihard, district attorney, said today thero has not yet been a dale set for the preliminary hear ing for Claude Ogilvie, who has been charged with murder in the first degree in the death a week ago of Jack Stareo, Cove farmer, in an argument over use of fence end a lane on land leased by Starco. Ogilvie has not yet re tained counsel and is held in the county jail. He may waive pre liminary hearing and be bound over to the grand jury. Army Plans to Mark Military Planes WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP) As a result of the Empire Stale building disaster and other in cidents, the army air forces are considering a plan for marking military planes so that they can be identified from the ground when they break safety regula tions. The identification would consist of large numerals paint ed under the wing. Senator Bmhfield Partly Conscious HURON, S. D., Aug. 1 (UP Senator Harlan J. Bushfield, R., S. D., gravely ill from a cerebal hemorrhage suffered aboard a north western train here yester day morning, has regained con sciousness at intervals since late yesterday, his physicians report ed today. The junior South Dakota sen ator, enroute from Washington to his home in Miller, S. D., when stricken, rested "fairly comfort ably" last night, but otherwise little change was noted in his critical condition. DORSEY CASE WETTLED HOLLYWOOD; Aug. 1 (UP) Bandleader Tommy Dorsey, whose birthday party Inst Aug. 5 turned into a balcony brawl, has settled out of court for a slashed ear Panamanian actor Ant'-n-.o Icaza received in the rnelc-e, Iraza's attorney said today. Ac tor Jon Hall almost lost his nose in the same brawl. MarJkets British Worries Unsettle Stocks NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UP) A sharp break on the London stock market on fears of government nationalization of British industry unsettled the New York stock ex change today. : Trading fell off sharply In all sections, the automobile division, recent active tavorito, continued in top place in volume but prices turned down on realizing. When the motors broke, selling spread to other sections of the list, but toward closing time the whole market displayed a firmer undertone. Early Break in Rye Futures Ease Others .CHICAGO, Aug. I (UP) An early break in rye futures unset tled and eased prices in other grain pits on the board of trade today. Evening-up operations in rye to conform to new regula tions and technical correction of yesterday's season high in Sep tember, accounted for heavy sell ing. Rye finished the day off 2 cents to up '; wheat up Vk to off 'A; corn unchanged to off ; oats off to up Vi; and barley un changed to off 'A. I PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND,. A u B. 1 (UP) Cuttle 200, calves 15. Steady, no good cattle on salt. Top fat grass steers quotable $10.75. Common' medium $12.00- 14.50; common medium hi'ifers $10.00-13.50; cun ner-cutter cows mostly $7-9. A few vealers selling steady mostly $14.00-14.50. Hogs Salable 50, total 350. Steady at ceiling. Burrows and gilts, $15.75. Sows $15. Feoder pigs quoted $18.50-19.50. Pigs salable 800, total $11.50. Market opening about steady. . Good to choice spring lambs $13.25-14.25. Strictly choice quot able $14.50. One lot medium to good lambs $12.50. Small lot good yearlings $10.50. Ewes selling $6 6.50. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, August 1 (UP) -Hogs: 5,000. Active; fully steady Good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up at $14.75 ceiling; good and choico sows at $14; complete clearance. r.illli,- 7.0011. fBlws: 1.000 Fed steers and yearlings steady; trade, opened active and,. closed Slbwj : largely fed steer run; top $18, paid for nine loads scaling 1133 to 1300 lbs. Best long ycur lings $17.90; mixed yearlings $17.50; heifer yearlings $17.35 bulk medium to choice fed steers $14 to $17.50; most good and choice fed heifers $15.73 to $17.25 cows strong. Bulls weak; vealers slow; steady at $15.60 down; odd head $16; very dull, weak trade On' stockers and feeder cattle, Kully 25 cents under last week's period. Sheep, 1,000. Seady to strong; several packages good and choice native spring lambs $15.25; bucks discounted $1; some good lambs $15; common and medium kind S12 to $13.50 including bucks short load yearlings just arrived, mixed medium ,to choice shorn aged native ewe's $7.25 to $7.50, and few common down to $6.00, Burial at Scene Of Crash For 4 Killed in Wreck MEDFORD, Aug. 1 (UP) Four persons killed in a plane crash near the Oregon-California line were buried at the scene of the crash today, as. a party of friends and relatives prepared to leave here for the site, 40 miles south of here. V; Masonic funeral services were conducted for Mr. and Mrs. Syl van I. Gosliner, Mrs, Gosliner's 5ister, Mrs. Alma Finley Pratt, all of Portland, and the plan- pilot - owner, Identified only as Armstrong an3 reported to be from Los Angeles, Calif., to Eu gene, Ore. Members of a rescue party reaching the crash scene said it was impossible to identify the bodies. Comprising the funeral parly were h. K hollister, Portland at torney; Harold Ullius, San Fran sico, broth e r-in-luw of the women; William Hie her Gayle Wiggley of Portland. Ar- rangements were being made to include a minister in the party. I -co Port of the Star ranger sta tion in the Applegate district and other forest service employes were to lead the party to the tccne. U tint inodtrn vaoor m.ihnrf " lhl fivti you prompt ftlitf from tht pttmi of Bronchial Aithma. Eiy lo ui . . , tconomlcal. CAVTOH-tJ,f.onlyastfirfcti IiiVUaiiQii to Big More Holes Given To Householders Householders who feci In need of a little light exorcise (and even those who get plenty of exercise) are invited by the street marking coirimittee of the Lions club and by city officials to dig few more holes. Street markers have already been put in place in one section of the city and stakes have been placed in a new section, showing householders whore, to dig the holes for the new, onos. The city government hasn't the manpower to dig an me noies una neuuer has the club. ; Where there are already old street markers in place, house holders are invited to dig them Up and enlarge the holes for the new concrete posts. The stakes have been placed in' the section bounded by Washing ton east to Connordale, B avenue, Fourth street and Spring street. In other parts of the city, 65 to 70 percent of the holos were dug by volunteer help. Diggers are asked to dig the holes Cully two feet deep. , . . Horuce J. Nelson Is Lions chair man on the marker coyuhiltee. Orville Wright, street superin tendent, and City Manager Ed Ford, ask that boards be placed over the holes to save anyone from stepping into them. Leahy Quoted In Petain Defense PARIS, Aug. 1 (UP) Admiral William D, Leahy, former U. S. ambassador to Vichy, was quoted today as having said in a letter Ip Marshal Henri Philippe Petain last June 22 he is "convinced your principal aim was to pro tect the French people." The letter, presented at the treason trial of Petain quoted Leahy, now President Truman's chief of staff, as reminding the old Marshal "your refusal to do anything against the axis event ualy harmed France." Petain's defense chief, Fernand Payen, caused e sensation on the ninth day of the trial by an nouncing Petain had just re ceived the letter from Leahy. It was dated June 22, and answered one from Petain June 10. . Living Costs Reach Highest Since 1921 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP) Living costs In Juno wero the highest , since 1921,. the labor department mid today. The department's bureau of labor statistics gave no compar ative figures for 1945 aid 1921, but said a survey showed prices of living essentials want up 30.8 percent from August, 1939. June prices, the BLS added, were 3.9 percent higher than those of June, 1944. Bureau's cost oi living index for June 15, 1945, stood at 129 percent of the 1935-39 average. Food prices had rissn 41.) per cent above the 1935-39 average, clothing 45.4 percent, rent 8.3, fuel and electricity 10, and house furnishings 45,8, ' AUGUST 1-2-34 ARE COLLECTION IMS La Grande Evening I H SJ.,11 ,l II I SISS' ii ' 'Miigs Contracts ToX gave j o Jse settled WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP) If final victory over Japan in achieved within the n c xt few months, the government will be confronted with the job of set tling $44,000,000,000 in cancelled war contracts, congress was In formed today. , On the other hund, if VJ-day should not come for a year, ac cording to director of contract settlement Robert H. Hinckley, the contract terminations, with the backlog of unsettled contracts, will total roughly only $28,000, 000,000: , Hinckley's fourth quarterly re port to congress revealed utmost $16,000,000,000 in cancelled com mitments were settled in the year ended June 30. He emphasized the amount paid by the govern ment under the settlement made up only a small fraction of the amounts of the contracts involved. For instance, he said, settlement of almost $12,000,000,000 of fixed price contracts required the pay ment of only $560,000,000 or less lhan 5 percent of the total value, " Lei us check your Battery-EVERY OTHER WEEK Your nearby Helpful Associated Dealer will check your battery as often as you wish. Your acceptance of (his free service regularly is more important now than ever before, Both cars and equipment arc get ting dangerously old, and wartime driving rcstric (ions are especially hard on batteries. When buttery ' replacement Js necessary, get a faclory-fresb AERO, distributed and guaranteed by TIDI WATER ASSOCIATED Oil COMPANY ft VICTORY ft Want Paper, Pal and Tin art Sllll AT ASSOCIATED DEALERS fr"V-tSti'ftM7i-:- for Your LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER CARRIER This "Little Merchant," in business for himself or herself, will spend many busy hours on the above dates collecting their routes. The elimina tion of call-backs for collections saves them much time and they greatly appreciate your cooperation by paying- them on the first call. PLEASE HAVE $1.00 AVAILABLE WITH YOUR COLLEGI UM CARD WIimi Your Carrier (.'alls lo -Collect for August Page Fit New Parliament Cheers Churchill LONDON, Aug. 1 (UP) T)S; new parliament assembled today, and gave .Winston Churchill a hearty cheer as he strode into the house of commons and took hl3 seat in the center of the opposi tion bench. ' Conservative members rose and greeted their leader by singing "for he's a jolly good fellow." The victorious laborites then joined in u counter-demonstration, sing ing "the red flug" under the lead ership of Qporge Griffiths, vete ran luborlte. Former foreign secretary An thony Eden sat beside Churchill. On the government bench were Herbert Morrison, Sir Stafford Cripps, Hugh Dalton and Arthur Greenwood, all members of Prime Minister Attlee's new govern ment. Horace J. Nelson LIFE - FIRE - AUTO Quality Insurance Service Tel. 351 -W 703 K Avs. La Grande, Ore, ttill dspsnds on you Urgently Needed. Send Yaurl to Wart HELPFUL " Observer
