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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1945)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 News and Engagements Social Monday, August 13, 1945 v HunterFamily Holds (: Reunion Sunday At Riverside Park Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zurbrick j and Mr. and..Mrs. H. L. Wagner yesterday conducted a reunion of the Hunter family at Riverside park, starting with a 1 o'clock potluck luncheon and including an afternoon of visiting and a lunch at 6 o'clock in the evening. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones and son, How ard, and granddaughter, Barbara of Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Edvalson and 'children-, Avery Lee, Clayton and Patrick of Un ion, Miss Peggy Hunter of Wal lowa, Mrs. Ross Williams and son, Woody and daughter, Margaret of Dufur, Mr. nnd Mrs. Enoch Mor gan,. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Harri son, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Zur- brick, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reyn olds, Miss Nelle Grimmctt, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Grimmctt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zurbrick and sons, Phillip and Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wagner of La Grande, and a guest, Carl Sue Blockland of Island City. Rebekahs, I. 0. 0. F. Have Annual Picnic i j Ninety members of Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges and 10 W children attended the annual joint , picnic at Riverside park at 1 p. m. yesterday. After the dinner games were played in the pavil ion, because of the rain, under the direction of Mrs. Maxinc Ka zan, Mis. Lucy Buell and Miss Tillie Hug. The Rebekahs will have a so cial at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the Odd Fellows hall. Social Calendar MONDAY 8 p.m. Royal Neighbors lodge, IOOF hall. No formals. TUESDAY 8 o. m., W. B. lodge at I. O. O. F. hall'. WEDNESDAY' A. 2 p.m., North Side Improve "nient club at clubhouse on Y ave nue. 6:30 p. m., Riverside aid, pot luck supper at the home of Mrs. Owen Maxam. THURSDAY 12 m. L. A. to B. of R. T. pot luck luncheon at Neighborhood club house. Business meeting at 1:30 p. m. 2 p. m. Ladies auxiliary to V. F. W., sowing group, park, no hostess meeting. m SATURDAY 8 p. m. Ladies auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars, initia tion, K. P. Hall. e RATION CALENDAR Processed Foods Blue stamps: Book 4, Y2 through CI valid -through Aug. 31. Dl through HI "ihiough Sept. 30. Jl through Nl through Oct. 31. PI through Tl through Nov. 30. Meat, Butter, Cheeso Red stamps: Bonk 4 Q2 through U2 valid through Aug. 31. V2 through Z2 through Sept. 30. Al through El through Oct. 31. Fl through Kl ttirough Nov. 30. Sugar: Book 4 Sugar stamp 36 valid through Aug. 31. Endorse can ning sugar coupons with ration book 4 number and your name. Shoes: Loose stamps invalid. Book 3 airplane stamps 1-2-3-4 now val id. Gasoline: Coupons not valid unless en dorsed. "A" 16 coupons, 6 gal. each, valid through Sept. 21. "B" 7-8 and "C" 7-8 valid, 5 gal. each. Stoves: Apply local board for oil stove tertificates. Wood, Coal, Sawdust: Order now. Dealers determine delivery pri ority from consumer's annual needs and quantity on hand. Fuel Oil: Fill tanks now. 1944-1945 period 1-2-3-4 and 5 coupons expire August 31, 1945. ir,45-1946 period 1 coupons ex pire August 31, 1946. Waste Paper and Cans: Bundled waste paper and pre pared tin cans may be left at the salvage depot, 1100 Jefferson l street Activities . . . Weddings Events Page 3 Society Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Halsey and daughter, Gerry Lou, and his sister, Eloise Halsey, of Union have gone to Los Angeles. The length of their stay is indefinite. Mrs. Lee Reynolds returned Saturday from a month visit in Portland. Mrs. T. E. Ratcliff and daugh ter Jane, Enterprise, arrived last night for a week's visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sher rill, East Adams avenue. Claude Berry has returned from Eugene, where he was vis iting friends. . . ..... ;, Mrs. Don Walker and baby son, Boise, are visiting at the honie of Mrs. Walker's sister, Mrs. Estelle Garrison, 1002 N-avenue. . Mr. and Mrs. John Gertsen; and sons, Gary and Peter, Eugene, are visiting relatives n La Grande. Beehive girls and Boy Scouts will have a dance Wednesday night at Riverside park under the sponsorship of the MIA of the Latter Day Saints church, it was announced today. Hospital Notes Grande Ronde hospital: Admitted: Mrs. C. L. Anson, Mrs. Otis Veal, La Grande, Mrs. Lena R. Byrnes, Umatilla,- Mrs. Milton Erickson, Elgin, medical; Jimmy Elkins, Baker, Mrs. Helen Carlson, La Grande, surgery; Mrs, Leona Finley, La-Grande, acci dent. Dismissed: Mrs. Mary D. Nor ris, Mrs. Verna Hogg, Mrs. John son and son, Mrs. Charles Fross, La Grande; Arnold Glenn Ander son, Mrs. Milton Erickson, Ru dolph Sherwood, Mrs. Harry Hicks and daughter, Elgin. ' How You Can Shine at Night JANE WILSON: Glamorous. By ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer Crush a handful of gold, silver or colored sequins into finely ground particles and sprinkle these over your evening coiffure. Make shine stay put by giving your hair-do a once-ovcr-lightly with lacquer. Tricks like this one can give you a magic lease on glamor after dark, says radio's Jane Wilson, piquant singer on Fred Waring's show, who pulls others out of her sleeve. To achieve a more daz zling effect with her eye-shadow, Jane puts on color with an orange stick in a pencil line only along the edge of her lids. After penciling her brows, she dips an orange slick into olive oil and draws it through the cen ter of her brows. This highlights brows and lodges a nice touch of luster above the eyes. Pig io Receive Disney Picture LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (UP) Aurora the pig already knows what she will receive on her first birthday anniversary Thursday. Aurora is a Braille institute porcelain statue of a pig into which shoppers at a local mark et pour gifts for aid to the blind. Every so often she becomes full and the coins and bills go to the institute to buy braille books. And on her first birthday, Au rora will get a new pedestal dec orated by Walt Disney. SCHE1BERLING VISIT PORTLAND,. Aug. 13 (UP) Ed Schciberling, national com mander of the American Legion, will visit Portland Sept. 6 on a tour of legion posts, he wired Dan M. McDade, of Portland, na tional vice-commander, today. The household of Henry VHI consumed $250,000 worth of drink annually. i-rf ( '.'-OS' V cx-ij i. s 0 if A ;; .fj 1 s -xfW ti Im i V :f 1 "i?-' v"! OH " 4 1 J 'X' V. 1 W I I V B " ' r , "tK mm m iIiiwbwi Tr ir-i-T "urn In rt niffK CABINET MEETS TO CONSIDER JAP SURRENDER MOVE Members of president's cabinet hur ry io special session io contemplate developments in Japan's offer of surrender, to confer with other allied powers on subsequent moves. Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) tells reporters the Japs offer had not been made official at that timet a Secreary of Navy James V, Forrestal (center) and Secretary of War Henry L. Slimson enter White House. Today We Pay Tribute to tLflVtrfii,ri''irr- r--" S g t. Adrian Rasumussen has arrived home after h i s recent discharge from the army- at Camp Haan, Calif. He has been in the army near ly five years, having joined in September, 1940, He was 31 months overseas in the south Pacific and married an Australian g i r 1, the former JHarjbTie Tidlntry ot Kock hampton, Queensland. They have, a 10 months ol d son. Mrs. Rasmussen and the son have been with his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. George George Rasmussen, 1914 First avenue. He wears three bat tle stars for action in New Guinea and IStak and has five gold service stripes and rib bons for the racihc-Asiattc theater, the American de fense, good conduct medal and combat infantryman's badge. 24 Die, 50 Hurt In Factory Blast DETROIT, Aug. 13 (UP) At least 24 persons were killed and another 50 injured today in an explosion at the Export Box com pany. The Wayne county morgue said it counted 24 dead within a half hour after the blast rocked the two-story building. Receiving hospital said another 50 persons had been admilted for treatment, many seriously injured. Cause of the explosion was not determined immediately. The blast shattered all windows in the plant. Two bodies were blown through second floor windows and dan gled from the sills as rescue crews reached the scene. Another victim lay dead on (he sidewalk outside the first floor, blown through a doorway. Truman Presents DSM to Byrnes WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UP) President Truman lod;iy pre sented the distinguished service medal to Secretary of Slal"S James F. Byrnes for his three years of service as director of war mobilization. The ceremony, witnessed by a small group of military and ci vilian officials, was held under overcast skies in the rose garden of the White House. A drizzle began falling toward the end of the presentation. BEES HELD UP FLIGHT A colony of bees settled in : British bomber and the ship could not be dispatched on its mission until a queen bee w.is removed. Polo was played in Persia only a few hundred years after the birth of Christ, and is one of the world's most ancient games. Horace J. Nelson LIFE - FIRE AUTO Quality Insurance Service Tel. 051-W 3 K Ave. La Grande. Ore. LmJ tvici Kenneth J. Morgan was recently commissioned sec ond lieutenant at Luke field, Arizona, where he was graduated from the western flying training command of the U. S. army air force. He is the husband of the former Leora Fulp of La Grande. They are expected to arrive here this week to visit her family. Pfc Delbert P. LeGoro arrived here for a 30-day fur lough after 19 months with the combat engineers in Europe. While there he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and cita tion for heroism in crossing the Ruhr river. He is visiting with his mother, Mrs. Enid LeGore, 1415 Z avenue. Jimmie Coats and Walter Butters, both of Elgin, and both of-whom served in the south Pacific with the 41st division, have been giv en honorable discharge from th? army. Both men left Union coun ty with the national guard. Lt. Col. Edwin J. Briggs is leaving tday after a three-day visit with his wife at 1 1U2 Twelfth street. Col. Briggs has been in the army five years, 29 months of which he spent over seas in the south Pacific and the China-Burma-India, theater. He wears the ribbons of the purple heart, bronze star, silver star and presidential unit citation. He re turned to the states last Septem ber, and will report to Cump Eoale, Sacramento, for reassignment. BSE HEV KIDS! School Kids Msttisaee Wednesday, Aug. 15th Ivraaxuda Theatre 2:00 o'Clock feature special Walt Disney show Free to all school children who will bring- one large bundle of scrap paperwell tied. Gather it up and come rutin in'. Sjmit'.iin'li l.v the JAYCEZS In Cn(iiemtiiit )Wit.li J. DON ALU End of War Only Solution to His Point Problems SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (UP) The end of the war when it comes is going to have particular sig nificance for one Washington resident. This week-end Albert L. Har man, 47, Port Angeles, Wash., pleaded guilty to violations of OPA regulations including slaughtering without quota, sell ing ungraded meal, and charging above ceiling prices. He was fined $1,000 and a one year sentence was suspended. But and perhaps only the end of the war and war time regula tions will solve it a big problem for Harman remains. Ho has been adjudged 250,000 points in ar rears. 'Once Upon Time' Humorsome Film "One Upon a Time," Colum bia's new comedy currently star ring Cary Grant and featuring Janet Blair at the Liberty thea ter today and Tuesday, is the fabulous tale of a fabulous guy. Besides Cary Grant and Janet Jilair, the cast -includes Ted Don aldson, fresh from his Broadway triumph in that smash hit, "Life With Father"; Mickey McGuiro, the veteran comedian, James Glcason, William Domarcst and Howard Freeman. The screenplay was written by Lewis Meltzer and Oscar Saul from the original story by the fa mous radio writer Norman Cor win and his collaborator, Lucille Fletcher Herrmann. It was di rected by Alexander Hall. LKAUN TO FLY! Student fiisjiit instruction by experienced, competent flyers, l'houe for details. Kastern Oregon Airways Phone 6R13" o"? o o MEYERS o o Elizabeth Gipson Now in Service in Manila Hospital Lt. Elizabeth L. Gibson, for merly of La Grande, niece of Mrs. Bea Bayliss, 206 Box Elder street, is now at 312th general hospital in Manila. Prior to leav ing for Manila she served in the Nurses Training center at Camp Carson, Colo, and at army re gional hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Excerpts from a letter recently received by Mrs. Bayliss follow: "There are about five hospitals out here now, and it's to be the largest set-up in the south Pa cific, with about 18,000 beds al together. The . food is getting pretty tircsome no fresh fruits, milk, eggs, potatoes, but we get along. We can get Filipino ice cream , (no good) for $1.50 a dish. The prices here are terrific, so we're not saving too much money." Institute Meets PORTLAND, Aug. 13 (UP) State and national leaders will be on hand today when the third an nual Oregon tuberculosis Insti tute opens on the Pacific univer sity campus at Forest Grave. The institute is conducted by the Ore gon Tuberculosis association for volunteer public health workers and executive secretaries of coun ty health associations. Dairy Plant at Dalles Burned THE DALLES, Aug. 13 (UP) Arden Farms dairy products plant al The Dalles was destroy ed by fire today with loss esti mated in excess of $50,000. ASK "FULL RELIEF" LONDON, Aug. 13 (UP) The United States today asked the united nations relief and. rehab ilitation administration to put both Italy and Austria on "full relief." o o IP o a iy if? New Ration Book Printing Halted WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UP) The office of price administra tion said today It had stopped printing on 150,000,000 new ra tion books and 37,000,000 new "A" gasoline ration books. The agency said the "hold up order" was issued Friday and would be in effect "until we see where we are" about tho end of the war. The new "A" gasoline book was scheduled to go into use Dec 22. The war ration book number five was to be used after the first of the year for food and shoe rationing. DOCTORS CANCEL MEETING PORTLAND, Aug. 13 (UP The annual meeting of the Ore gon state medical society has been canceled because of trans portation difficulties. However, a business meeting of the group's house of delegates will be held in Portland Sept. 1 and 2. Looking to the Future by Ralph Lee An army of 23,000 een-aga boys, girls in the Oregon Graaa Guard, plodgo to KEEP OREGON GREEN. Are you observing th rules o! common senaal Appoint yoursslf a lire wardsa. Keep Oregon Green Association Salem, Oregon Arm Johnson "Correct Apparel for Women" Ready for Early ac to school' shoppers Sweaters 3.95 to $12.95 Blouses $2.95 fo 7.95 Siirts $3.95fo I0.95 Colonel Roosevelt Accepts Release , . SAN DIEGO, Aug. 13 (UP After nearly five years of serv ice. Col. James Roosevelt has ac cepted a release to inactive sta tus because of a recurring stom ach disorder, the marine corps announced today. Roosevelt, eldest son of the late President Roosevelt, was admit ted to the U. S. naval hospital here several weeks ago on orders of his amphibious group to the Philippines. A medical surviy. board recommended- his dis charge. . . ; VFW May Change Japanese By-taws SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 13 (UP) A spokesman for Spokane post 51 of the Veterans of For eign Wars said today he believed the national VFW organization will revise Its by-laws to regard to accepting Japanese-American membership applications. (
