Thursday, August 2,. 1945
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
Page Two
Paul Roe Develops Cartoon Style
! ' Pfc. Paul K. Roe, 19, La Grande, son of Mrs. Catherine Roe, 1003
!X avenue, has been developing his natural talents while In the army.
I His individual cartoon style is shown in the specimens of graphic art
'Shown below. He has been overseas 15 of the 22 months he has
IsDent in the armv and is a sianal corps wireman. He has received
.the purple heart. (Cuts by courtesy of Oregonian.)
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j j "Remember, Sir My turn to be on the bottom.'
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"An hour's workout etch day will make men ol you guy..'
f "Oh, yes, I forgot each cut will have to be stenciled.'
Main Loss Causes
Covered in Wheat
Insurance Policy
ing offi'tccl to O r r R o n winter
wheat glowers for t lit- first time
since I IMS, covers pnictieally the
samj risks as those for whirli Or
egon fill lin-is collected MIMi'JH
bushels in losses during five yours
of the original program, according
to Willis C. Hoegli, state director
for the fedciitl drop insurance
corporation.
All except two of the causes of
los fur wjhich insured growers
collected in the period 11139-43 arc
covered in the contracts now of
fered on winter whiwt, Hoegli
'said. Th?:c twu, stray stock and
poor farming practices, accounted
for only thrcc-tcntiw of one per
cent of the bssi s.
In reviewing the losses Mtul to
Oregon farmers under the origi
nal program, Boegli pointed out
thai drouth, which acounted f 1
H7 percent of the total indemn
ities, was the chief cause of crop
damage on insured (anus. Ot In i
included excessive moisture, H.-t
pei cent; (mst, II percent: plant
disease, HI percent; insects. 6.8
l.-'icent; weeds, 3.5 percent; hi 1
5 percent, and heat, 3.4 percent.
Causes whir li accounted for
less than one percent of the to
tal during the five years include
shortage of water, hot winds, ro
dents, migratory birds, volunti '
.Vegetation, fire, dust storms and
blow lands.
ONE FROM TWO WRECKS
When two railway cars on Lon
don's underground railway suf
fered bomb damage resulting A
one-half of each being rendered
beyond repair, transport engi
neers Joined the undamaged por
tions to make one serviceable
far, ' V
OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN SERVICE
Cpl. Grant L. Struck
of the famous 2nd armored divis
ion known as "Hell On Wheels"
wrote his wife, lone Struck, Fruit-dale,-
in a letter dated July 2,
"We leave for Berlin in the morn
ing at 4. Company D, my com
pany, leads the 2nd armored, the
first division to enter Berlin. Our
line up is as follows two big
General Jackson tanks, 90 mm
guns, will lead, followed by our
two generals in armored cars,
next the Sherman tanks, 70 mm
with mine called "Do-Little." We
will occupy Berlin from three to
five weeks, no one knows for
sure."
Another letter dated July 3,
says, ' we. arrived in neriin 10
day, news men and camera men
everywhere, and I understand we
arc to put on several parades.
It will be remembered the 2nd
armored made the dash from St.
Lo in France to Belgium, tho
first division to enter Belgium
for which the division received a
citation from the Belgium gov
ernment. When the invasion of
Germany began they crossed the
Rhine and were the first outfit
to reach the Elbe river.
Corporal Struck nas been in the
ETO 18 months, has six battle
stars and was awarded the Pur
ple Hsart. Before entering service
he. was employed at the Union
Pacific shops in La Grande.
Maj. E. C. Wallace,
who is with the airborne engi
neers, writes he has received two
bronze, slurs, and a letter of
thanks from the French govern
ment for restoring the water sys
tem at Auxerro, after it was de
stroyed by bombs.
Major Wallace nas rjeen in
Worms, Metz, Mannheim and
Stuttgart and has flown over
Germany several times. He writes,
No doubt you have seen the pic-
turds of the atrocities in the pa
pers and magazines; let me tell
every bit of it is true."
Prior to going overseas, Major
Wallace was at Camp Mackall,
N. C, arid was an instructor at
Camp Hood, Tex. He has been
in the service 15 years.
He is the husband of Alice Wal
lace, and is the sorwivlaw of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nibler of La
Grande.
Li. George Fleshman.
son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Flesh
man! returned to his base at
Boise yesterday after a 21 day
leave, which he had spent here
and visiting on the coast. Lieut
enant Fleshman is a navigator
and this is probably his last leave
before he goes overseas.
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Pfc. Samuel A. Glover,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Glover, 1802 Z ave., La Grande,
has been awarded the Good Con
duct Medal, "for outstanding
achievement, attention to duty,
efficiency, annd good conduct," at
Pope Field, N. C, first troop car
rier command.
Lt. Elwyn Hou!, '
flight engineer of a B-29, visited
two days recently with his par
ents, Mr. Bnd Mrs. Amos Houle,
1306 M avenue. He was accom
panied by his wife and two child
ven, who went from here to
Uakersfield.
Lieutenant Houle, who had
been stationed at Roswell, N. M.,
went from Bakersfield where he
took his family, to 'Lincoln, Neb.,
where he expects to be assigned
lo a field for operational training
prior to overseas service.
Lt. Worth Epling
recently here on leave after al
most six years in the army, has
reported for duty at Charleston,
S. C. While here he was a guest
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Epling, and vis
ited with his brother, Golan Ep
ling. Lieutenant Epling was at Pear
Harbor at the time of the Jap
anese attack, and besides his ser
vice in the Pacific, also saw ex
tensive action in the European
theater. He has accumulated 140
points and has eight decorations,
William Heughen, ,,
chief pharmacists mate, is here
for a few days visiting his
mother, Mrs. Harold Dow, . after
receiving an honorable discharge
from the naw His daughter,
Nan Heughen, is t.i.re also, to be
with her lather.
Heughen will go from here to
Boise whole he enlisted and will
then probably go to tile coast to
resume his business as a phar
macist. He is well known in La
Grande, having been born here
and attended the local schools as
well as Oregon State college.
Flight Officer G. K. Saunders
is spending his leave at Cove.
J. W. Leslie,
on leave from Brooke General
hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.,
is visiting in La Grande.
BROWNELL ARRIVES
PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP)
Herbert Brownell, jr., national
chairman of the Republican party,
today invaded the Pacific North
west for a series of conferences
with party heads.
The call of outdoor life is an
urge that must be postponed for
a while. When you can go to your
favorite stream or mountain again
we hope to be able to make your
trek more comfortable with
Rcrgmann Outdoor Shoes.
will MV to u:iit and get
the fitmoia Hergnhtnn Shoe.
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Leading
of Credit
21 School Clerks
File Bonds With
Superintendent
Twenty-one Union county
school clerks have filed school
bonds for the 1945-46 year in the
office of Miss Ethel S. Hansen,
county superintendent of schools,
it was announced today.
The clerks and their districts
are: R. O. Williams, 1; Grace
Kirkland, joint district 2; Ida B.
Kline, 5; David T. Cook, joint
district 5; Alma Schroeder, 10;
Leonard Billings, 11; Marjorie
Wagner, 13; Vernon Rundall, con
solidated district 15; Charles
Smutz, 18; Deanne Counsel, 19;
Ruth Carnes, 20; Mrs. G. A. Cul
lers, 22; Josephine Harris, 23; S.
B. Stonedahl, 24; Ruth B. Wilson,
27; Christina McMillan, 30; Ge
nejva Walsinger, 43; Elizabeth
Thomas, 52; Lawrence Bates, 61;
Dorothy Fowler, 65; C. H. Ger
ber, 71.
- Thirteen clerks have not as yet
filed their bonds, and are urged
to do so at once, since moneys
due the districts can not be sent
until bonds have been filed in the
county school superirj endent's
office, Miss Hansen stated.
HEADS YOUNG GOP
PORTLAND, Aug. 2 (UP)
Ernest C. Burgard today , heads
the Multnomah chapter of the
young Republican club. He is a
recently discharged navy man.
Large Size
Bags
Woven iCt
Type 53-
Glass Funnel Type
Fruit Jar
Fillers
19c
Save.' OC
1.20 size . . .M9
MURINE
for Your EYES
RLGL'LAR SIZE di)c
I.ARCK F7.V. S!'C
Facial Soap
mm it 4 Kars
25c
No Limit!
(lOt SHE
McKESSON'S
1BATH
ceoi'iQ olron
Und lo Hi tyl
Sm. !lsi:e 25
Large the S0i
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Two Die When Train
Smacks Oil Truck
PAINESVILLE, O., Aug. 2 (UP)
The fireman and engineer of
the New York Central crack pas
senger train, the Knickerbocker
express, were burned to death
today when the train struck a
stalled tank truck.
The dead were identified as Her
man J. Keck, 63, Collinwood, O.,
engineer, and William T. Hill,
45, Cleveland, fireman. Keck was
trapped in the cab when the
spading express smashed into a
Standard Oil of Ohio truck con
taining 3765 gallent U fuel oil.
Hill jumped to his death when
his clothes became ignited, turn
ing him into a flaming torch.
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OLIV-ILO
Toilet Soap
Plenty of it!
6 Bars 39c
Decorated Plywood
Suit Casss
Choice of 3 Sixes
6- ffltf! PI'JS
Plus
Tax
7V T
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B ViOnmint:
BE SURE
ABOUT YOUR VITAMINS
All contusion about how many and
-hal kinds ol viiamins you ato gel
ling U cloaicd up when you ask
lor BAX, lho Compieto" Vitamin
Capaulo.
Each liny capaulo supplies al
least ths lull adult minimum daily
requirement ol the important vita
mins needed in human nutrition
no need lo take several tablels daily,
McKESSON'S
THE
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15 DAYS' SUPPLY 60C
30 DAYS' SUPPLY. ..$1.23
60 DAYS' SUPPLY... St. 98
tBO DYS' SUPPLY. SI."
McKESSON'S
SORETONE
The mottey back
guaranteed local
application for
Athlete's Voot ami
other foot discomforts.
SmjllSne Urge Si
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Serve Yourself
if vou prefer . . . or a clerk
you at Joels, uenvery hkxvicc jo iw; we
L'nmv vnii w ill like to shop
quality of the best and prices are low.
Mitrchino
CHERRIES, Jar
33
'Hill's Blue Pkg.
COFFEE, lb..
00 e
Canned Milk
Durkee's Salad Dressing
Nalley's Treasure
Limberger Cheese
Nescafe Instant Coffee fkrsea8 Jat35c
s & w
PRUNE JUICE..
33
Cranberry
SAUCE, can.
PUFFED
WHEAT, pkf?..
Sunshine Crispy Tc
CRACKERS
Red Mexican ,
BEANS, 3-lb, pkg.
Tomatoes 2 lbs 25c
JJEIL9S
1812 Cedar St.
Jurtfte family.
Busmess Style Envelopes, pkg. ... 4c
15c Putnam's Fadeless Dyes, pkg. 10c
$1,25 Petrogalar, large bottle .... 89c
Lacquered Metal Ash Trays 5c
$1.25 Afesorbine Jr., bottle 93s
50c Woodbury's Shampoo 39c
50c Phillip's Milk of Magnesia ... 39c
100 .vGrain
Aspirin
Tablets
?c
Fluted
Water
Tumblers
6 for 19c
Metal Dust Pans, Special 29c
5 Ifes. Epsom Salt, USP rade .... 39c
Wooden Blouse Traps 2 for 5c
Metal Pot Cleaners .... 2 for 15c
25c Glycerin Suppositories 13c
75c Doan's Pills, for the Kidneys . 49c
Baby Training Pants, pair 39c
Knit Bish Clothes, Special 10c
ALL
PURPOSE
i-ss-rv rctiir?
TINTS & DYES
jjtr u sow
, 25
will be pleased to wait on
here because foods are fresh,
Crisco or Snowdrift
Shortening
Sh'iaL ...69c
3 cans for 29c
52c
Pickles Jar 19c
,
lb. 50c
Pound Brick
Half or Whole O fic
HAMS, lb
Liver 9c
SAUSAGE, lb.
PORK T'C
CHOPS, lb ':. 93
RHODE ISLAND
RED HENS
Cider Gal. 50c
i2 -Gal, 30c
Plus Deposit
Phone 759
TEK
Tooth
Brushes
2 (or 51c
Matches
No Limit! 1Jf
Carton
.
USt (ffOH WASHING OtSHCS
SOAPY WATER
39c Plus Tax
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