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! Colonel Halsey Honored in Pacific Area UNION, Aug. 3 (Special) Mr. and Mrs. W. ,H. Halsey received word of a distinguished honor, which was recently conferred on their son, Col, .Howard L. Halsey, who has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The commanding general awarded these medals to five of his staff, of which Colonel Halsey was one. In -the order, Colonel Halsey was commended for meritorious service in con' $ nection with military operations 'i .... ...nil nn f Ul l.nan Intncnct in the welfare and morale of the jTJentire command. It added "his foresight, zeal and sound judg- nient made him of inestimable Value to the garrison force com mander." 4 ; Colonel Halsey entered the ; service 14 years ago and his first assignment was to the Hawaiian v islands, returned' to Vancouver, ,; Wash., later to Eugene, where for lour years he was instructor in R. O. T. C. Sent to Riverside, Calif, in 1940, he went with the fourth air corps to San Francisco in 1941, a little more than a year ago he was promoted to Colonel. After 11 months 'with the fourth air corps at San Francisco he was assigned to the Pacific theater r.! is now at Iwo Jima. Colonel Halsey lived in Union as a boy and young man. CIHL ESCAPES FROM APARTMENT FIRE Word has b e e n .. received in Union by relatives of Mrs. Edna liusick and her daughter, Marian, of their narrow escape in the burning of the Bartle apartments . at Eugene. Mrs. Busick, who has to leave early in the morning had gone to work when the alarm sounded. Marian, awakened from a sound sleep, threw a wet towel around her head, scantily clad, made her way down three flights of stairs to safety. All personal ef fects of the Busicks were lost, except the clothing they wore, ; which in Marian's case was light. k ' ' Messages received by Merton Da- 'IHvis, brother of Mrs. Busick and by Mrs. Belle Busick, grand mother of Marian, state they have overcome the shock sufficiently 'to return to work, and that while they suffered no physical harm have lost absolutely everything they possessed in the way of , clothing and personal property. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Baxter left Union early Thursday morning for a trip to Eagle ranger sta tion, where their son Byron is , spending the summer as Look-out, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, .will drive their car within five miles of the station and will hike on In, carry : ing necessary luggage. They ex. pect to return Friday. 1 S-lc Leroy Francis Titus and his bride, the former Marjorie Mae Knaggs of Los Angeles are ; guests at the home of his par kUiits, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Titus. . Other guests at the Roy Titus home are a son, Carl Patterson and his wife from Pocatello, Ida., who arrived, in time for a visit ' with his brother as well as his . parents. Mr. and Mrs. Orvel Jensen re ceived word recently of the ap pointment of their 16-year - old grandson, Peter Goodbrod, as di rector of a play grounds at Los Angeles. This work continues throughout the year, full time during the summer vacation and part time when school begins in Many Never Suspect Cause Of Backaches Hit Old Treatment Often Braiss Hippj RetieJ When disorder of kidney function permit poisonous matter to remain in your blood. It maycausenamzing backache, rheumatlcpalns, leg pains, loss of pep and enemy. getUng up nighu, swelling, puffiness under the eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty gjEfuumges with smarUng and burning some- KSrmes shows there is something wrong with our kidneys or bladder. . Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan'st Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully , by millions for over 40 years. Doan's give happy relief and will help the 15 miles of kidneytubes flush out poisonouawastafrom , your blood, uet uoan a trim. -two otuamrntm MAKE ONI SViUL 8WAKMST khrHimit Crisp golden cereal flakes made of the finest soft white winter wheat. Rich in whole-frain aourixhmsstt. nadl Dciitfoia California Madias raisins I Nuggets f gooctae. Rich in iron: Naturally sweet. ' Try KELLOOO'8 RAISIN BRAFf TLASTES I Oive yattf family a flavor treat they'll go for with vitnl LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Photw 100 v Newt and Engagements .! Social Friday, August 8, 1945 Society Briefs Mrs. Glen Kennel and son Dav id, of Cornelius, Ore.,' are visiting in La Grande this week',' house guests at the home of her mother, Mrs. Walter Enderson. V ' . . ..''' .. Miss Lorna Leffel left Wednes day night for.; Portland. ! where she will be a guest for two'. weeks at the home of her aunt, iMrs. Wylie McKee.- . : - Mrs. W. J. Herberger and chil dren, Gary and Barbara Lee, As toria, are visiting at the home of Mrs, S. V. Hilton, 1906 Fourth street. Mrs. Asa Smith, Vancouver, visited in . La Grande recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hanks and with her sister, Mrs. Norma Noyes. Mrs. Ilo Hanks has returned to San Francisco, after a two weeks visit at the home of her hus band's parents, Mr. and Mrs.' W. O. Hanks. Her husband, Lieut- ant Hanks is serving in the south Pacific with the navy. . ; Mrs. Leo Hurley of Baker is in La Grande visiting her sister, Mrs. Art Beherns who; is -a pa tient in a local hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Pidtfock of Portland are in La Grande .visit ing friends.. ' ' the f a 1 1. -; The 5 appointment ', is awarded for-scholastic merit. Pet er is the son. of Mr. and Mrs. Ad rian Goodbrod, former residents of this city, he is also the grand son of the late Col. Al Goodbrod and wife, who were members of one of the most prominent,' and respected families of early days. ;,( : . Clyde, Bloom,' district forest ranger, 1-eturned from the hos pital Wednesday arid' with Mrs. Bloom left for Pendleton Thurs day for 10 days rest. Norman Gipson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gipson, arrived in Union Friday for a .brief visit with his family. He leaves again Sunday for Miami, Fla., where he will continue training as an air crewman. Norman will be accom panied as far as Boise, Ida.,, by his sister, Beverly, and his cousin, Bobby Hicks.- W. ' E. Hall,' professor' from Washington State col legs at Cheney, who has been visiting at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Chadwick, is now teaching at the -.summer school at the university.Laramie, Wyo. Mrs. Hall and children will remain with her parents until Mr. Hall's return, when they will go back to their home at Cheney. Mr. Glee Bacon, accompanied by her father-in-law, Mr. Bacon of Kelso, Wash., visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Odin Miller. When the Bacons returned to. Ritter, Ore., they were accom panied by Mrs. Miller and her two children, where a family re union will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Helmick, parents of Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller and children are expected home Sunday., - mm GOLDMKAKcS bvLLOte$ l4i. ..Is,.. Activitie ; Weddings Events Page 3 40 Attend Circle Meetings of WSCS With Mrs. Skeen 4 Forty women -were present when circles one and two of the Women's society for , Christian Service of the First Methodist church met Wednesday ' at the home of Mrs. Roy Skeen. .'. A potluck luncheon was served on the lawn at 12:30 o'clock, fol lowed by a business meeting and social hour. Mrs. Charles Griffin, president of Circle One, was in charge of the meeting. Mrs. Lucien Whealy led the devotional hour. Mrs. Frank Jasper gave a descriptive lesson on the Cultural Life of the American Indian, ; Plans were made to fill Christ mas boxes for the war stricken countries. Cushion coveii for McCaw hospital are being made by each circle and are to be on display at the September meet ings of the circles. Lorna Westenskow Honored at Shower Mrs. Williard Loveridge, the former Lorna Westenskow, was complimented with a miscellan eous shower recently when Mrs. Clara Moss entertained 40 guests at her home. ' - , . . Many lovely gifts were pre sented to the new bride.'who was assisted in the opening of them by her husband, Technical Ser geant Loveridge. 'The young couple is' now at Burley, Ida.,-before he . reports August 10 at Fort Douglas, Utah. Mrs. Waite Hostess .-. To Sew and So Club B Mrs; Gerald Waite was hostess to . members of the . Sew and So club, at her. home last evening. Tne evening was devoted to games' and ' sewing and ended with the serving of a large lunch. Prize winners in the games were Mrs. Vern Nebeker, Mrs. Eldon Waite, Mrs. Dan Westen skow and Mrs. Vernon Waite. The next meeting will be Aug. 1G at the home of Mrs. Sheldon Price, the members are reminded that that is the day to provide food for the Do-Nut Hut. Beehive Girls, Boy Scouts of LDS Have Picnic The Beehive Girls and Boy Scouts of the Latter Day Saints church and their guests enjoyed. a wemer roast and swimming party at Cove Wednesday eve ning. Approximately 100 per sons were present. . In charge of the affair were the officers of the Mutual Improve ment association. Games were conducted and Mrs. Saxon Bruce and Mrs. Clara Moss presented a skit, clothed in gay ninties cos tumes. Picnic Planned For Ladies Society, Members of Families Mrs. M, T. Walters, past presi dent, conducted the meeting of the ladies society to the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen when they met last night at the Neighborhood club. They decided on a picnic for members and their families for Aug. 12 at Riverside park. Plans were made for the visit of the grand lodge officer, Mrs. Lillian Kemp at the first meeting in October, providing there is a class of 10 candidates to initiate. Social Calendar rRIDAY ' 8 p. m. Three Links club will meet with Mrs. S. A. Robertson. MONDAY 1 p. m. St. Joseph's Welfare society will meet at the hospital. Clearance f Wn'a SUITS Wtre 14.75 to 124.75 Now 0ly $10 end $15 Sizes 12 to 18 KcriTcrrs k'd0dpy SHOP 1114 Adams Phone 202 BRT Auxiliary Has Membership Drive The Ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Train men had a business and social meeting last night in the Neigh borhood clubhouse. Mrs. Boyd Pidcock of Portland was a visi-' tor. Captains of the' teams for membership drive, Esther Craw ford and Adele Voetburg, are to meet with Mrs. Howard Richard son to determine which team won the membership drive. The losing side will entertain the winners.' Hostesses for the evening were Mra, G r a c i a Hse, Mrs. George Hungerford and Mrs. E. E. Swiger They served light re freshments of ice cream and cake to the group. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Victor Bean and Mrs. Clyde Har rison. The next meeting will be Aug. 16 at noon with a potluck lunch con served at the Neighborhood club house. The business meet ing will follow at 1:30 o'clock. Members wer reminded that on that day they are to furnish food for the Do-Nut Hut. There will be no White Rose club meeting this month. Neighbors Put Up Stareo Hay Crop COVE, Aug. 3 (Special) Mrs. Jessie Stareo received help when the neighbors rallied around and put in her hay. Stareo had been helping the neighbors with their hay and his was not all hauled. There were 20 or 30 men and women who came to help; the women served dinner to the workers. Those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kelty from La Grande, Ed Robertson from White Salmon. Wash.. Mr. and Mrs. ! Jack Norris from Starkey, Eva Vest from Vancouver, Wash., Mrs. Ray Noyes from Baker. The dinner was served on the Dun can lawn. Cove Cherry Picking Begins in Earnest COVE, Aug. 3 (Special) The cherry harvest began in earnest Monday, there had been some few picked last week but no one was really started until Monday. The grain is ready for harvest ing too. Role of Russia In War Not Revealed (Continued from Page 1 conference had resulted in not secret agreements, came in re sponse to questions by press as sociation reporters. SPANIARDS FEAR LOSS OF FOOD, FUEL MADRID; Aug. 3 (UP) Span iards fear the big three's denun ciation of the Franco government may be followed by economic sanctions and ultimately a break in diplomatic relations. "The big three has been tough er with Spain than with Ger many," one Spanish newspaper man summed it up. The Spaniards fear immediate economic reaction to the Pots dam statement may be the ship ment of less coal from England, less gasoline and cotton from the United States, and less wheat from Argentina. When Winston Churchill their last hope left the big three meetings, virtually every Span ish official conceded an inevit able flHisH rfnni,nni.4i .iunt,ouuii WilD forthcoming. MISSION SOCIETY MtfcTS AT PARK Women of tho eifin rnissinnii-v cnr.a.n - - J .Jwi,jr ui IIIU Church of God met at Riverside park yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T. E. Mitchell spoke on mission aries of Africa. The remainder of the afternoon was spent sew ing and refreshments were served by Mrs. A. Rundell and Mrs. R miner. INSULATE AND REMODEL WITH Fir-Tex Wallboard Both V4 and -inch thickness in 4x8-foot sizes. Also ceiling board in several colors und sizes. Buy your needs now (rom our large stock. Teel's Paint Store 1N8 Afeau Tired Aching Tender Feet Your feet but tx M Under and ln t. jfrtl that you think jrou can't to aicthrr IU. Yuur Iii majr f i if tbry art tuttinc Hfht into the fleih. You (eel t k all otr with the pain and torture, you d fin nj'thin to get relief. "tw .or, X application of Voen'i fejftid Oil aftir i good Hat foot )itb m d in (Sheen minutes the pain and 'Jf net! diMfpear. No matter how discouraged you 111 bf-n, il you have not tried Y.mttM 'il tto you have omethinf to learn. Ot fettif today it any good rlrug tux. Moon Drug Store Girls 1-H Club Camp Aug. 7-8 Annual 4-H club eirls camo has been scheduled for Aug. 7 and 8, Miss Doris McWhorter, Union county home demonstration agent, announced today. About 75 girls are expected to attend the camp, which will be held at the eastern Oregon ex periment station at Union. Four-H ciud leaders will do the cooking for the camp, KP duty will be rotated among the girls, and there is a possibility some of the girls may be assistant cooks, it was announced. Transportation, . Girls attending the camp should bring a bed roll, sufficient for sleeping on the ground one night; plate service, consisting of plule, cereal bowl, silver, and cup; dish towels, as each girl is required to do her own dishes; bath towel, swimming suit and cap, and per sonal toilet articles. Transportation will be furnish ed Tuesday morning, it was an nounced, with J. E. Weatherspoon picking up delegates from Elgin at 7 a. m Imbler at 7:45 a. m., and La Grande at 8:15 a. m. Groups will meet in front of their respective postoffices. Transportation for Cove and North Powder clubs will be pro vided by either parents or local leaders, to be decided by each club group. Camp Closes Harvey Carter, swimming in structor at the Pine Cone swim ming pool will be In charge of the swimming party for parents and 4-H club members to be held Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30, bringing the camp to its of ficial close. Thunderbird Troops Arrive on Sea Tiger NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (UP) The Sea Tiger, carrying 2,065 troops, including detachments of the 45th division, docked early today off Piermont, N. Y. The Sea Tiger was the first of 10 ships, carrying a total of 4,569 American troops, to dock here to day. Those aboard the Tiger were sent to Camp Shanks, N. Y. Men of the 45th (Thunderbird) division fight under a Latin mot to meaning "always forwards." They saw action in four D-days and spent 511 days of actual com bat in front lines. The division Inst more than 100 nor cent of its I total strength in casualties, in and 19,403 wounded, a total of 27,553. The Thunderbirds led the first major amphibious invasion when they hit Sicily July 10, 1943. Thereafter, they invaded Anzio, where they fought bitterly for four months against troops who had been ordered to annihilate the 45th division. They went ashore at Salerno and landed in southern France Aug. 15, 1944 to spearhead the drive for Belforl Gap. One week before V-E day, the 45th captured Munich under the leadership of one of the youngest division commanders of the war, 38-year-old Maj. Gen. Robert T. Fredericks. RFC Announces Sales of Surplus PORTLAND, Aug. 4 (UP) Re construction finance corporation's surplus property division has an nounced sales of various types of eelctrical supplies and petrole um products, declared surplus by various branches of the govern ment. Principal supply listings in clude wood and sjleel ccjnduit, cross arms and braces, wire in several sizes, carbon and insula tors and insulating tubes. The petroleum list has lubricating oils and greases, quenching oils, rust preventives, brake and shock ab sorber fluids, tar remover and various other products. In Cyprus, brides can be pur chased at prices ranging from $100 to $500. Have you tried the finest beer ever produced by Roesch Brewery? Ask for ELK HORN BEER THE DEER OK Markets Stocks Improve In Small Sales NEW YORK, Aug 3 (UP) Stocks steadily improved through a dull session today and more than made up their losses of the previous session. Traders, reliev ed over the content of the Pots dam communique which failed to mention the Jap wav, stopped selling and gradually returned to the buying side. Railroad shares were promi nent on the upside late In the day. They were responding to the American association of railroads report that class one roads for the first half had net income of $325,000,000 uguinst $322,533,400 a year ugo. June net income amount amounted to $66,100,000 of these roads, compared with $61,337,052 a year ago. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Aug. 3 fUP Hogs: 3,500. Active, fully steady; good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up at $14.75 ceiling; good and choice sows at $14; complete clearance. Cattle: 1,000. Calves: 500. Mea ger supply, good and choice steers and yearlings fully steady; com mon and medium grade weak; general undertone slow and weak except on strictly grainfud cuttle; cows und bulls burcly steudy to 25 cents lower; vealers slow, steady nl $15.50 down; heifers very scarce, sentiment weak on grussy kind; average-choice fed steers topped at $17.40; best year lings $16.75; common and medium grussy steers $11.50 to 13.50; prac tical outside heavy beef buffs $14.50; sausage offerings $13; stock cattle very dull at week's 25 cent decline. Sheep 500. Fully steady; odd lots, good and choice native spring lambs $15.25 to 15.50, with ducks discounted $1, both common to medium light-sorts $12 to 13.50, ducks included; package or two strictly good and choice shorn yearlings with No. 1 and fall shorn pelt $14; shorn aged na tive ewes $0 to 7.65 according to grade, good and choice kind to $7.65. PARTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Aug. 3 (UP) Cattle 10, caKves none. Steady but mostly nominal. Odd cutter steers $9; common-medium heif ers $10-13; medium beef cows $10.50-12; medium-good sausage Dulls $10-11; good-choice vealers $14-14.50. Hogs 10. Steady, supply mostly sows at $15; barrows and gilts salable $15.75; feeder pigs lack ing. Sheep none. Nominal, steady with demand fairly broad. Week's bulk medium-good lambs $12-13; good -choice $13.25-14; closely sorted to $14.50; common grades $9-10.50; good ewes salable $6 6.50. Mitchell Predicts More Butter Soon WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UP) Sen. Hugh Mitchell, D., Wash., predicted today the 10 percent reduction in August set - aside quotas for butter would ease the supply situation in the Pacific northwest slightly. He will continue, however, he said, to udvocute that butter deal ers in northwestern stales be ex empted altogether from contri buting to the national set-aside pool. Mitchell claimed this would be necessury to insure ade quate supplies for his urea, chief purchasing point for Alaska but ter buyers. FLY TO PORTLAND! Daily except Sunday charter pluno service at low rates. Make Reservations. Ka.sk'in Oregon Airways Phone 6R13 GOOD TASTE Girl Found Asleep In Car With Dead Escort Beside Her Released After Story Found To Be True KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3 (UP) Wilma Pitts, attractive 20-year-old blonde found asleep in the embrace of her dead escort, was released from custody after po lice decided he had killed himself because "life ends at 30." Lt. Charles Welch of the homi cide squad said lie detector tests bore up the girl's story of full ing asleep on the way home after she and her boy friend, Phillip Fishman, 20, had made a tour of bars. Blood Drlpi Police discovered the couple early yesterday morning in a car. Miss Pitts was curled up on the front seat fast asleep. Fishman's head rested on her shoulder and his right arm was about her waist. Blood from a bullet wound near his heart dripped onto the flood boards. When roused, Miss Pitts ex plained she had been driving with her parents all night the night before. She was very tired, she said, and had gone out with Fishman only at his insistence. Find Prints Fishman's fingerprints were identified on a .38 caliber revol ver on the seat beside him. Lab oratory t Q 8 1 s disclosed powder burns on his lert hund and none on the girl's. The girl told police she hud k n o w n Fishman, a discharged serviceman, for. five months but thought he was only kidding when he expounded his philos ophy "life ends at 30." They had talked of marriage, she said, but he told her he was not yet able to support a wife. City News In Brief GO TO ENTERPRISE Sam Hill, La Grande livestock' dealer, and George Bemis and Gene Rogers, livestock dealers from Yakima, were business callers in Enter prise yesterday afternoon. They returned to La Grande last night. COMES HOME Miss Joan Rabdau has relumed home from Milton-Freewater. COLLISION Automobiles driven by Walter F. Mnkin, En terprise, and L. V. Johnson, La Grande, collided ut 0:30 p. m. yesterduy at highway 82 and Cove road. Damage wus slight, stuto police reported. BUSINESS VISITOR H. H. Huller of Pendleton was a busi ness visitor in La Grande Wed nesday. Hospital Notes St. Joseph's hospital: Admitted John Folsom, Ray mond Montgomery, La Grande, medical. Dismissed Earl Hughes, Ben Eales, Mrs. Churles Lilly and son, La Grande. Grande Ronde hospital! Admitted James W. Grandell, Nina Kame, La Grande, Mrs. Harold Mohr John Duy, Grace Cresop, La Grande, surgery. Dismissed Jim Thomas, La Grande, Lou Ward, Union. Give Your Automobile the Vital Protective Services of Slidlubricatioii Drive in and let us keep your car running smooth, sweet and trouble free. We are com pletely equipped to give real service. Quick, Courteous Service Car Washing and Waxing Battery Service Tube Vulcanizing Goodyear Tires and Tubes Ray's Shell Service? 2nd and Adams Your Neighhorhond'Sht)ll 60 NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S'' SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned guardian of the per sons and estates of Ruth E. Lange . and Louis E. Lange, minors, un der and by virtue of an order of the County Court of the State of Oregon for Union County,, bearing date the 1st day of Aug ust, 1945, will, from and after the 4th day of September, 1945, proceed to sell wholly in one parcel at private sale on terms of cash, credit or both, all the right, title and interest of the above named , minors (being an un divided one-sixth interest) in and to the following described real property situated in the County of Union, State of Oregon, towit: All that portion of the SE'A of the NEVi of Section 2, Township 4 South of Range 38 E.W.M., which lies on the west side of the center line of the main county roud thut runs north and south through said NE'iSW', of suid Section 2, and containing 35.4 acres, more or less, together with all water rights, ditches,' canals and laterals appurtenant to or used in connection with said premises, subject to the life estate of Charles E. Lange there- in and thereto. Dated this 3rd day of August, 1945. CHARLES E. LANGE, Guardian of the Persons and Estates of Ruth E. Lange and Louis E. Lange, Minors. - Aug. 3-10-17-24. The city of Hammerfest, Nor way,, is the northernmost city in the world. . WE CARRY ALL THE VERY LATEST RECORDS and . SHEET MUSIC HERE ARE A FEW OF THE MANY RECORDS: "Ptease Don't Talk About Ma When I'm Gone" Eddla Heywood and his orchestra. "The Cattle Call" Eddy Arnold and his Teniwtse Cowboyi. "Each Minute Seems Mil lion Yean" Eddy Arnold, "I Don't Want to be Loved" and "Slara in Your Eyes" Larry Stevens with orcheitra. CIIILDEtt'S RECORDS The Three Little Pigs Dumbo Songs of the Zoo Rock-a-Bye Parade RECORDING RECORDS and CUTTING NEEDLES Phono Needles of All Kinds from 10c per pkg. up. RADIO 8 MUSIC SUPPLY CO. Geo, Tias Prop. 1st National Bank Bldg. La Grande Enterprise Phone 805 Oenlcr Phone 664W Rny Pri$ipce Legal Notices
