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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1945)
Thursday, August 16, 1915 THE LA GRANDE EVENING OWKVrgft, jjf, CBJtffPB, OflftflPX Page Flvt City News -In Brief ON? ARRESTED Ray Wisen- er, Michigan; "was arrested by city police last.night on charge of va grancy. He is being held lor ap-. pearance in city court today, po lice records show. FLIER FINED FO Charles G. Erickson, ; Walla Walla, was arrested b'jf city police Aug. 7 on charge of speeding' and having four adulfsWthe driver's sent. He was fin$5 in city court, police recfrds Show. PAPER "'DRIVE Approximate ly a ton and a, hqlf of paper was collected fatf the junior chamber of commerce paper drive, yester day afternoon; it was announced today, with 400 youngsters bring ing waste-jjli'per for admittance to the special matinee at the Lib erty theater. POSTPONE DANCE The MIA dance, originally scheduled for last night, has been indefi nitely postponed, it was announc ed today. TO HAVE" DINNER Pot Hack dinner willvbe held by the La dies' Society ' to the Brotherhood of Locom.Q!iiy.e. Firemen and En ginemen and their families at 4 p. m. Sunday in Riverside park. Members are. to bring their own table service, and ice cream, cof fee and cream will be furnished by the organization. SCARED DONKEY Grass fire at Box Eldijr! and Jefferson streets called out' city firemen this morn ing. There was no damage, fire men reported, with the exception of one badly, frightened donkey. .'TO POflTjCAND Rev. Mark A.' Talney .leaves Friday for Port' land where he will be the guest preacher in Central Presbyter ian church this coming Sunday. CLUB MEETS Regular meet ing Monday evening of the Town send club was well attended, with program consisting of read ings by several members of the group and harmonica solo accom panied by castanets, played by John Vallcry. The harmonica was a gift to Vallery from Sgt. "Shorty" Parrent of Union, who got it from a beautifully furn ished deserted German home found by American soldiers after the surrender, just prior to their return to tmV' states. Nex meet ing pf the' c'dib' will be held Aug. 2t"iH tfc Odd Fellow's'lianf 'BIKE 'FOUND Blue bicycle was found," abandoned today be fore a vacant' house in the 3100 block on hb'rth Fourth street. CYCLIST'-' HURT Jerry Ro rrtine, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Romine, 2808 North Green wood street, was injured Satur day night- when he fell from the handlebars' of a bicycle. He struck the surb and received a V-shaped gash in his head. Four stitches were required to close the wound. John A. Roosevelt Gets Bronze Star SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17 (UP) Lt. John A. Roosevelt, youngest son of the, late president, has been awarded the bronze star medal for outstanding services as logis tics officer for a carrier group operating under task force 58, the navy announced today. The medal was presBnted by Rear Adm. Van H. Ragsdale, commander, fleet air west coast. South America has some spe cies of grasshoppers with wing spreads of 12 inches. . . Here's Outlook For G. I, oc : ; - m DRAFT dosn't end with V-J day. Draftees are liable for service six months after announced "date of ierminaiion of hostilities." i3S REDEPLOYMENT and assignment of new troops to Pacific area for mop-up and occupation will continue, but at reduced rate. .. -, ,---r:rr-.-.--..r--. HETUH'N iiomaiof overseas Hoops with long service will be 'step ped tip, with sharp reductions i.i criticaT'iKsfchargfe point scored ... Portland Grocers.. Stampeded by Buyers PORTLAND, Aug.. 16 (UP) Portland grocers were stampeded by housewives today who were caught short over the two-day holiday and at the same time had their first chance in years to buy unrationed process foods. Bread, milk and fresh vege tables also brought a big demand. At one chain store, a six can lim-. it was placed on canned goods to give everyone a chance at point free goods. One market manager said that tons of canned goods are tied up because the national OPA office has not released ceilings on the 1946 pack and stores cannot put it out for sale although : their iclves may be sold clean. Holding up the release of the 1945 price list may delay the time when consumers can buy canned fruits and vegetables by the case, the manager said. "God Save ,'.he King," was first publicly sung in 1740, in honor of the capture of Porto Bello from the Spanish. "See the First National first if you need money' Oregon's leading Merchant of Credit anew Crop Prospects In : State Drop in July PORTLAND, Aug. 16 (UP) Oregon clop prospects declined during July although total pro duction of field and tree fruit crops are still expected to be above average, the department of agriculture said today. ...-. High temperatures and abnor mally light rainfall during July caused the decline, particularly on the late seeded spring crops, the reports said. Wheat and feed grain prospects are expected to be about average and about .15 percent under 1944 production. Hay production is still indicat ed to be above the average and that of 1944, according to the -report. Sugar beet and potato out look is good although potatoes stands in the Klamath basin are below last year and there was much late planting. The report said the fruit crop is developing favorably although filbert and apple crops may not be as large as usual. In poker, it is possible to make 40 different hands, each contain ing a straight flush. Many Attend Peace Services Held at Churches Here Approximately 325-residents of La Grande last night attended services in the Fir Street Metho dist and Presbyterian churohes to give thanks for the coming of peace. Rev. Floyde E. ' White, pastor of - the Fir Street Methodist church, estimated the attendance as 75. Rev. O. A. Crofford of the Nazarene church brought the message, concerning the part ev eryone has to play in the postwar world. Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Mitchell of the Church of Gqd sang a duet. Rev. Mark A. Talney, pastor of Presbyterian church, said attend ance .totaled approximately 250. Rev. Logan Pruitt, First Meth odist, lead the congregation in the call to worship, the responsive lesson, and the prayer of thanks giving and consecration. Mrs. Retta Ehlers sang the solo "Pray er for Peace." , - Rev. Mark Talney delivered the address in which he stated "We rejoice at the cessation of war but our joy is tinged with sadness as we remember those who will not Teturn, and as we think of the sorrow and tragedy that has stalked the earth leaving scars in the souls of men." He reminded the congregation although the war is won, ithe peace is not.. That peace is not the mere cessation of hostility but the creation of conditions which make for peace, and the fight to achieve peace i as great a cause as . the restraint of tyrannical ideologies. He mentioned the inability . of science, educqtionl materialistic progress, or political systems alone to achieve the high ends since they do not create the moral character essential in a moral so-r ciety. ." . Preventive Mending Helps Save Clothing "Preventive mending" will do much to improve below-quality workmanship of wartime cloth ing, Miss Doris McWhorter, Un ion . dounty ' home demonstration agent, announced today. r ; Garments should be carefully examined before purchasing, Miss McWhorter said, and weak seams should be restitched, using about 14 to 16 stitches to an inch on the sewing machine. Unfinished fray ing seams may be overcast or may be stitched a second time about an eighth of an inch from the outside edge, she says; Twill tape may be run across the tops of pockets and restitch ed, which will keep pocket cor ners from pulling out. Buttons and other fasteners frequently need resewing, with thread ends being clipped, and buttonholes being given needed . attention. UNITED NATION FLAGS COME DOWN1 Sailor removes united nations flags from third floor display on San Francisco, Calif.,- Marked street department store. Rioting crowd then par aded flags through streets during early morning hours. MH I r-' 1 Army Cutback of 31,000 Aircraft Announced Today WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UP) The war department today an nounced a $9,000,000,000 cutback in army air force procurement, including plans for more than 31, 000 aircraft. The planes, with spare parts , and related equipment, accounted for about $7,000,000,000 of the slash. . : "The cutbacks in airplanes for the remainder of the calendar year 1945 represent a reduction from present airplane programs of approximately U0 per cent, based on airframe weights, and 94 per cent for the calendar yeur 1046," the war department said. Some individual plane models, the number of planes effected by the reduction, and the percentage: B-29 Superfortresses, 5,345, or 67 percent; A-26 Invader, 1,858, or 04 percent; P-47 Thunderbolt; 4,265, or 91 percent; P-51 Mus tang,' 6,419 or 85 percent; P-BO Shooting Star, 2,107 or 58 per cent; C-54 Sky master, 1,549, or 89 percent; C-82 Packet, 781 or 82 percent; C-47 Skytrain, 837, or 82 percent;kand C-46 Com mando, 84 percont. Maaske Warns of Fake Courses of Correspondence Word has reached the college that high preilrtire salesmen are appearing in certain cities in Ore gon to sell I'Oeturning veterans correspondences,-courses, alleging they meet the., requirements of the G. I. bill, 'according to Dr. Hoben J. MaasTfP; president of the college. Tt Following world War 1, many fly-by-night correspondence schools and;; pesudo-vocationnl schools arose,many of them to bilk veterans and the same thing may happen' a'gaiii this time, if veterans are hot "fully warned. 4" According to Dr. Maaske, one such correspondence school is of fering a 12 month course in a va riety of vocational courses, with 11 months of correspondence ; work and one "riionth resident study in Chicago. The one mon'h of residence is inserted presumably toUry to meet the G. I; bill requirements, though it is .well-recognized that only a very small fraction of those beginning .thS ifo.Mrsc; .WjOuJd ,,cjrj)nlete the first eleven months".' Some sales men are oven purporting to rep resent the veteran's bureau. Dr. Maaske stated "any veter an approached regarding corres pondence study is invited to con fer with the registrar's office at the college to find out whether the company is reliable or wheth er the veteran may find himself bilked in the deal." Fire Destroys Caldwell Yards CALDWtLL, Ida., Aug. 16 (UP) The entire two-block square Caldwell stockyards, said to be the largest between Salt Lake and Portland, and includ ing at least 80 head of livestock, was destroyed by fire early today. Jap Money Frozen By Portuguese LISBON, Aug. 16 (UP) The Portuguese government issued a decree today freezing the money and property of the Japanee-3 gov ernment, or Japanese nationals, in Portugal a n d of Portuguese residents in Japan. Winnie Oliver Dies After Long Illness Winnie Cornelia Oliver, 77, died yesterday at her home, 1802 First street, following a long ill ness. Yf-'. She was born July 23, 1868 in Union, and lived all her life in Union county. She wus a mem ber of the Episcopal church and Pythian Sisters., Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Snod grass Funeral, home with Rev. Clarence Koprj' officiating. Surviving ate her husbpnd, Jack R. Oliver; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred -Crow ley, two grand children, Clifford Crowley, USN, and Winifred Crowley, La Grande, and.bther relatives. Interment :will be in Union cemetery. Taste for yourself the freh . crispness made possible by Sabinizing ... the exclusive, new method of making potato chips. Test rhem today and . draw your own conclusions. If your grocer is temporarily out of Blue Bell chips, pleoie make allowances for wartime conditions. 300 Rams To Be ' Sold at Pendleton Sale Tomorrow Nearly 300 outstanding rams will be offered for sale in Pen dleton tomorrow at the 10th an nual Oregon ram sale, sponsored by the Oregon Wool Growers as sociation,. Consignors include many veteran sheep growers who have consistently participated in the sale, for many years. Among those scheduled to bring outstanding bucks to the sale are: Lincolns. Paul E.i Knautz. and II. J. Speckhart', b p t h of La i Grande. . -..- i ' Suf folks Dave Waddell, Amity; Floyd M. Edwards, Albany; Alex Cruickshank, McMinnville; Floyd T. Fox, Silverton; Oath Brothers, Turner; Jim R. Hewitt, Richland; J. J. Thompson, Salcrm; Kilian' Schmidt, Beavcrcreek. Hampshire's, A. I. Eoff, Salem; H. Clayton Fox, Imbler. Suffolk-Hampshire crossbreds, J. J. Thompson, Salem; A. I. Eoff, Salem; Jim R. Hewitt, Richland. Rnmbouillcls, John V. Withers, Paisley, Cunningham Sheep com pany', Pendleton. Tvo mbre ram sales are'sched "Usa!with Albanysule;"ti. tnke place, on Aug. 27, and the Luke view south Oregon sule schedul ed for Sept. 14. May Rescind Order WASHINGTON, Aug. "l6 (UP) Labor department sources hint ted today Secretary of Labor L. B. Schwellenboch soon may ask President Truman to rescind en tirely the three-year old execu tive order governing overtime pay in war industries for Satur day, Sundays and holidays. v Army Cancels Firi W ester ti), Pine Calls PORTLAND, Aug. 16 (UP) Al larmy orders for Douglas fir and western pine lumber have been cancelled, the central pro curement office announced today. The armjr orders totalled 255 milion 'board feet. The cancel lation will mean additional lum ber supplies for civilian purchas ers in all, western states as far east as Montana and. New Mexico. . -V' RUI JARS, CAPS, i and 1BERS And follow loaLrucUoai In ttio Bull Blue Book, To set your oopy. lead 10c wilbyour nuno and ttddraM to Atl IKOtHIH COMPANY, Manila, 1st A group of snipe is known as a wisp. oil Camietl Fruits ami Vegetables! THEY ARK NOW OKI'1 THE RATION LIST Buy All You Need Here ' ' DELIVERY SERVICE fiingsley? Grocery "A Friendly Store" 1701 Admits ' v -, OF YESTERDAY, TODAY, AMD TOMORROW As WE REMIND ourselves again of some of the historic background of our great Pacific Northwest we sense a distinct similarity between those early days when. Washington was but a Territory and the stirring, troubled times in which we now live. Before this great area was safe and open for settlement and development many men laid down their lives in de fense of their homes and families from Indian uprisings. . With some of the tribes, particularly the Nez Perces, con tinued friendship was enjoyed but not until the policy of Washington's Terri torial Governor Isaac Stevens prevailed was there any real success in making this section of America a country of peace, happiness and prosperity. As against a policy of appeasement practiced by most leaders of the Depart ment of the Pacific, Governor Stevens maintained the simple policy of punish , ing scvorely every uprising and pre venting the various tribes from uniting against the settlers. In May, 1858. Colonel Steptoe set out from his new Fort Walla Walla, across the Snake River, into the Palouse coun try and was attacked unexpectedly by a large band of Indians. So disastrous was this attack that he was obliged to beat a retreat by night back to Walla Walla in order to save the remnant of bis force. Only then did Colonel Wright and the Department of the Pacific quicken into relentless activity. In August and September two great battles near the present city of Spokane The Battle of the Four Lakes and the Battle of the Spokane Plains were suc cessfully concluded and only then were the humbled Indians ready for councils. In October, 1858, the campaign was over the period of Indian fighting had come to an end. A lasting peace, based on fairness, firmness and justice backed up by the power to enforce it opened wide our great Pacific Northwest to be come the land of today and tomorrow. Us. m SINCE IS55 Pioneer Brewing Co. WAll.A '".'Al LA, WASH. I)i.sliibiitor: KPLINC DISTRIHUTINC to. ." mm
