U nion Cherry Crop Brings $36,586
Uiy2 Tons of
Fruit Yielded
Growers Report
UNION, Aug. 22 (UP) Union
cherry growers are proud of the
report of this year's crop as found
on the record of the Eastern Ore
gon Fruit Grower's association.
E. L. Heriill, representative of
Paulus brothers of Salem pur
chased the crop and as usual it
has been shipped to the cannery
in Salem, where it will be canned
and government packed.
The cherries of eastern Oregon
are considered to be among the
finest in the state and always find
a ready market. Union has her
share in the- production of this
fruit crop, which according to the
record reached a yield of 14 H4
ton of cherries, and brought in
$36,586.22. ' W. W. Stevens and
L. Z. Terrall of Union are re
spectively president and secre
tary of the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hayes
are stationed at the highway
shops on Catherine creek near
the Carl Eddy home. Hayes is a
member of state oiling crew No.
5 and will commute to his work
in La Grande. Several other
members of the crew who live in
Union arc. making the daily trip
back and forth.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hall of
Portland and their two sons are
guests at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Frank Hall.
Mrs. Georgia Hall Geisler of
Portland arrived in Union Sat
urday to attend graveside serv
ices for her aunt, Mrs. J. R. Oli
ver. Mrs. Geisler lived in Union
as a young girl and will be re
membered as the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Whit Hall. She
is a niece of Mrs. Frank Hall of
this city.
Mrs. Clarence Alfrey with her
daughter Marcia f Portland are
guests at ibe home of her moth
er, Mrs. Maggie Van Houten.
Mrs. Edison Spears has as her
house guests her father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Leep of
Turner, and her sister, Mrs. Ken
Clark with her small son Michael
from Oak Grove. The guests ar
rived at the Spears home Mon
day and will remain several days.
Robert Terrall, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Terrall of this city, will
receive his ensign commission
Thursday at Columbia univer
sity . Robert has been taking
training there for several months.
Immediately on receiving his
commission, he will report to Ft.
Schuyler for an additional three
weeks training, after which he
is to receive a ten day furlough
and he hopes to make a trip home
before reporting at Gulfport,
Miss., where he is assigned to a
two months training in radar.
Mrs. Edison Spears and daugh
ter Sandra, accompanied by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Leep,
and her sister, Mrs. Ken Clark
and small son, went to Baker
Tuesday evening to spend several
days at the home of Mrs. Bob
Finch, sister of Mrs. Spears.
Robert Dewey left for his home
in Midland, Tex., Sunday morn
ing after a ten day visit with his
mother, Mrs. Edna Dewey, and
his uncle, E. M. Sabin. Dewey
is petroleum engineer of the West
Texas division of the Humble Oil
and Refining company, and has
been in their employ for the past
20 years. He expected to join his
wife and. small daughter, Caro
line Andrea, at Log Haven, Colo.,
on the south fork of the Rio
Grande, where Mrs. Dewey has
been with a fishing party. The
Dewey family will remain until
Saturday, when the entire party
will depart for their homes at
Midland.
Mrs. Dick Benson relumed Fri
day from a very pleasant visit
with her 'sister and other rela
tives at Wallowa.
Mrs. Carl Eddy and daughter
Carla left for Portland Wednes
day morning for a business trip
of one week.
SSgt. William R. Gale, known
to his many friends as "Bill," ar
rived home Aug. 17 after a 15
months absence, eight months of
which have been spent overseas,
as a combat man on front lines.
Bill is a member of the tenth
mountain troops, which spear
headed the attack in Italy where
they took Ml. Belvedere and the
Po valley. ' Bill wears the bronze
star and the combat infantry
man's badge. He does not say
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Weather in
August Aids
State Crops
PORTLAND, Aug. 22 (UP)
Favorable weather helped Ore
gon irrigated farm crops make
good gains during the first half
of August, the department of
agriculture said today.
Mid-Columbia cantaloupes are
at their height and picking is ex
pected to continue until Sept 1.
Some growers report a lighter
yield than last year and in a few
cases blame it on poor seed as
well as weather conditions. Wil
lamette valley and Douglas coun
ty melons will reach the market
in late August and last through
out September.
More Colory
Oregon celery shipments in
creased during August. Estimat
ed acreage of celery is up about
5 percent from last year with
most of the new fields in Mal
heur county. Only western Ore
gon celery has been shipped this
season.
Growing season for onions is
practically over in Oregon with
little damage from injects re
ported. Harvesting should be in
full swing around Sept. 1, the re
port said, and some have, already
been pulled.
More Mini
Harvesting and distilling of the
state's mint crop started in Aug
ust. High production is indicat
ed. Willamette valley and western
Oregon tomato harvesting is just
starting with several being ship
ped already from the Milton
Freewater area. Present indica
tions are that the yield will be
larger than last year.
much, but this star was an award
for heroic attainment in action.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hayes
and daughter Valdean, were visi
tors at Weiser, Idaho, over the
weekend, where they attended
the Weiser round-up and rodeo.
Mrs. Verl Jonas of Dayton,
Wash., arrived in Union Monday
and will remain until Friday vis
iting at the home of her parents:
Mr. and Mrs. George Ballard
and her sister, Mrs. Wayne Fer
guson. "
Mrs. Wayne Ferguson, with her
sister, Mrs. Verl Jonas of Day
ton, Wash., drove to Pendleton
Monday afternoon to meet their
friend, Mrs. Larry Pritchett. Mrs.
Pritchott will arrive from Seat
tle and will return to Union to
spend a few days visiting Mr.
and Mrs. George Ballard and Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Ferguson.
Mrs. Nellie St. M. Littler, who
has been confined in a La Grande
hospital for several weeks, re
turned home Thursday, where
her friends will be glad to know,
she is resting comfortably.
Miss Eloise Halsey and the
family of Herschcl Halsey re
turned to Union Saturday after a
two weeks visit in Portland, Sa
lem and Newport. They report
a delightful deep sea fishing trip
and fairly good results. They
arrived in Portland Wednesday,
leaving for Union Friday eve
ning, accompanied by their sis
ter, Elma, who returned home for
a couple of days visit at her par
ents, the W. W. Halseys.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Donovan,
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Williams
and family of the Cove left Un
ion Tuesday afternoon for Froc
water, where they expect In pick
prunes at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Brays. They will re
turn early next week.
78 Attend Monthly Suppeiof Country
Ciub; Mrs. Fitzgerald, Fisk Win Prizes
Approximately 78 persons at
tended the regular monthly sup
per of the La Grande country
club which was held Sunday.
Golf in the afternoon was part
of the program, with prizes
awarded to Mrs. Jack Fitzgerald
and Bud Fisk, who won first
and Mrs. Bert Worley and Mar
vin Blake, who won second place.
Mrs. Bud Fisk was awarded the
prize for best shot of No. 6, and
G. L. Larison and Steve Kinzcl
won the section one putting con
test with 15 putts each. Lt.
Hutchinson was winner of sec-
place in the two-ball foursome, tion two of the putting contest.
Enrollment At
Short Course to
Exceed Last Year
Attendance at the six-day spe
cial short course for teachers at
Eastern Oregon college of educa
tion, Aug. 26 through Sept. 1, is
expected to exceed enrollment of
last year according to John M.
Miller, director of summer ses
sions. The course is especially organ
ized to help teachers plan their
work for this coming school year.
It will deal with the practical
problems of the teacher, such as
methods of presentation, use of
textbooks, manuals, Oregon
courses of study, references, etc.,
and will include lectures, demon
strations, group discussions, and
library readings. The work will
be organized to care for the needs
of primary, upper-grade, and
rural teachers.
Registration will be held at 8
p. m. Aug. 26, in room 11 of the
administration building.
Hospital Notes
SI. Joseph's hospital:
Admitted Mrs. Gerald Pear
son, La Grande, surgery; Mary
Peck, La Grande, medical; Al
len Walker, Rose Hazen, La
Grande, laboratory work.
Grande Ronde hospital:
Admitted uJbeit J. Turner,
Baker, Lawrence Hammon, La
Grande, surgery; Alice Hatmak
er, Ruth Kilgore, James Tettis,
La Grande, Ira Cantrell, Hilgard,
Grover Lassitcr, Starkey, medi
cal. Dismissed Ruth Kilgore, Mrs.
Steena Arnoldus, La Grande.
RATION
CALENDAR
Meat, Butter Cheuse Red
stamps:
Book 4 Q2 through U2 valid
through Aug. 31. V2 through Z2
through Sept. 30. Al through El
through Oct. 31. Fl through Kl
through 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. Stoves:
Apply local board for oil stove
certificates.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust: Order now.
Dealers determine delivery pri
ority from consumer's annual
needs and quantity on hand.
Waste Paper and Cans:
Bundled waste paper and pre
pared tin cans may be left at the
salvage depot, 1106 Jefferson
street
Mabel Miller Weds
Anthony' Bragg,
John Day Stockman
Miss Mabel Miller and Anthony
P. Bragg were married at a quiet
ceremony at 8 p. m. Saturday in
Baker. The bride was attired in
a powder blue suit with white
accessories, and wore a corsage
of gardenias and pink roses.
They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Miles of Baker, sister
and brother-in-law of tho bride.
Mrs. Bragg is the daughter of
Mrs. Minnie Miller of La Grande,
and has been a teacher in eastern
Oregon for a number of years.
Mr. Bragg is a well-known stock
man of the John Day country.
After a short trip to various
parts of Washington, tho couple
will be at home near John Day.
Scientific Film to
Be Shown at First
Baptist Church
"They Live Forever," a full
color motion picture with sound,
dealing with the spiritual aspects
of World War II, will be shown
at 8 p. m. Thursday in tho First
Baptist church, Sixth and Spring,
according to the Rev. R. E. Stan
ley Hunt, pastor.
The film was produced by Ir
win A. Moon, of Moody Bible in
stitute extension staff, and is be
ing distributed under the insti
tute's auspices.
Moon photographed the film
while touring army and navy
camps with his "Sermons from
Science."
"They Live Forever" features
the life-raft experiences of Lt.
James C. Whittakor and Sgt. John
Bartek, and the testimony of Col.
George S. Clarke, one of the last
army officers to leave Bataan.
Nearly one-fourth of the total
rail freight of the United States
in 1042 was carried to or from
steel plants.
Daughter of Salem
Woman Dies in Crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug.
22 (UP) Margaret Moore Beery,
32, died yesterday of Burns and
injuries received when the small
plane in which she was riding
crashed in the foothills of the
C'hugach mountains cast of Anch
orage. The pilot of the plane, Mat
thew Michael, 20, was reported
in satisfactory condition after re
ceiving second degree burns. A
second passenger, Donald Hig
gins, 30, received minor burns.
Mrs. Beery is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Ethel Moore, Salem,
Ore., her father-in-law, Charles
Beery, Kelso, Wash., and a sister,
Helen Griffin, San Bruno, Calif.
Chicken Hatched
With Four Legs
SALEM, Aug. 22 (UP) There
shouldn't be any argument at
the dinner table over who is
going to get the drumsticks
the next time the T. Basey fam
ily has dinner. Basey, a chicken
rancher near brio, reported a
four-legged chick had hatched
in one of his incubators.
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Society Briefs
Twelve Aces Pinochle club will
have its annual picnic Friday
night at Pine Cone, first meeting
at the Sacajawea at 5:30 p. m.
The club will furnish the food.
Those who wish to swim will
bring suits.
,
Sid Burleigh returned this
morning from a business trip to
Portland
Jack Peare returned this morn
ing from Portland, where he went
to take a watchmaker's examina
tion. Dean Roundy is leaving tonight
for Portland and Sweet Home.
Earl Reynolds is leaving to
night for Pendleton and Klamath
Falls after a visit with his bro
thers Lee and Charles.
Mrs. J. E. Reynolds will make
an extended visit with relatives
in Minneapolis, where she went
Sunday night called there by the
death of her brother, Lewis Jeni
son. She will perhaps be gone
a month from La Grande.
Miss Phyllis Sherwood of La
Grande will leave Thursday
night for The Dalles where she
will visit a week with Mr. and
Mrs. S. T. Smythe and will also
visit with Jackie Hclzer.
Mrs. R. M. Walker, from the
Mt. Emily camp, was in town
shopping yesterday.
Mrs. Ethel Mann and Mrs.
Delia Leavitt visited last week in
Walla Walla.
Mickey and Ardell Taylor left
Monday morning for Payette
Lakes, Ida., to spend their vaca
tion. They expect to be gone 10
days.
Don Jordahl, Bill Carey, "Spec"
Richardson, Kenny Goss,- and
"Bud" Garrison left Monday night
to drive to Portland.
Mrs. Alen Christiansen is visit
ing in La Grande.
Mrs. Lewis Johnson and daugh
ter, Roberta, arrived yesterday
from Pendleton to join their hus
band and father, Sgt. Johnson of
the state police.
Mrs. Robert P. Rissman and
daughter arrived yesterday from
Tillamook to join Pvt. Rissman,
now working with the state po
lice here. .
Mrs. Jeff Bean and daughters
Patsy and Judy of Pendleton ar
rived Sunday to spend a week
with Mrs. Bean's parentts, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Hiatt, 1800 Wash
ington street.
REMOVE SPEED SIGNS
SALEM. Aug. 22 (UP) The
Oregon state highway commission
has ordered the removal of war
time speed signs, it was an
nounced today. Other speed signs
which do not bear the "wartime"
designation have the full author
ity of law, the commission said.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
' Phone 600 .
News and Activities
Engagements .' . .; Weddings
Social Events
Wednesday, August 22, 1945 Page. 3
Social Calendar ?haf er Family Has
14th Annual Reunion
THURSDAY
12:30 p. m. Francis Brown
auxiliary to the Union County
Pioneers, picnic, Riverside park.
2 p. m. Loyal Star lodge so
cial club, picnic, Riverside park.
FRIDAY
Noon, 600 club with Mrs, Ray
mond Swan, 1503 Monroe, pot
luck luncheon.
7:30 p. m Westway club of tho
WBA, will have a politick sup
per at the- Neighborhood club
rooms.
Canning Club Meets
To Plan. Exhibit at
County' 4-H Fair :
La Grande 4-H Canning club
met at the home of Patty Burns,
leader, Monday. Evelyn Jackman,
vice-president, presided. Each girl
brought one jar of fruit she had
helped to can, and a judging con
test was held. Miss Doris Mc
Whorter, Union county home
demonstration agent, was pres
ent to lead the discussion on what
to look for in judging fruit. Those
present were Peggy Burns, pres
ident; Evelyn Jackman, vice
president; Kathleen Steffen, sec
retary; Marjoric Hill; Alice Dock
wcilcr; Margaret Jo Laird; Ruth
Bean; Faye Page; Nancy Miller;
Lois Mary Warington; and Don
na Mortcnsen. The next meeting
is scheduled for Sept, 12, at
which final plans will ta made
for exhibiting at the county 4-H
club fair Sept. 19 and20. t,.
COOKING CLUB .
ENTERTAINS GUESTS
. Luncheon meeting of 'the sec
ond year 4-H Cooking club and
the 4-H Canning club of Elgin
was held at the- home of Mrs.
Bernal Hug, jr. Friday. The girls
in the, 4-H Cooking club prepar
ed the luncheon and. the girls
of the Canning club were guests.
The menu consisted of souffle,
stuffed torraito salad home made
rolls, applesauce, and nut bread.
Anna Louise Hug, president of
the Cooking club presided. Miss
Doris McWhorter, Union county
heme demonstration agent, was
present to answer the girls' ques
tions about 4-H club work. .
GOOD HEALTH
Tour Oraafasf Poss.ssfoa
Reaala It by being relieved
ol Hemorrhoids (piles). Fle
eure. Fistula. Hernia (Run-
ture). Our method oi treat
ment without hospital od-
erauon succesiluuv
lor 33 years. Liberal credit
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Physician and Surgeon
If. E. Cor. E. Burnalde and Orand Jtee,
Telephone EAjt 3918, Portland H, Oregon
Shafer family held its 14th
annual reunion at Riverside park
Sunday, with a potluck dinner
being served at 1 p. m., followed
by a short business meeting. Of
ficers for the coming year were
elected and are as follows: Pres
ident, Eldridge Tamcris, Sum
merville; vice president, Pluma
Courtney; secretary - treasurer,
Floyd Berry; historian, . Flora
Hug.
Present at the reunion were:
Mr. . and Mrs. Dick Shafer. of
Troy; Mrs. George Courtney and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shafer,
Mrs. . Ned Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Zach Chandler, Mrs. Daisy Lun-
dcen,. Mrs. Maxine Hizenga, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Morgan and
family; Mrs. Allie Pearson and
daughter, Mrs. Fred Shafer and
grandchildren of Troy; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Goodwin, Bud Tay
lor, Dortha Voruz and Gary, Mr.
and Mrs. Eldridge Tameris and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ber
ry. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Anson, long time friends of
the family. ,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UP)
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the public today against enter
taining any hopes for an imme
diate increase in the supply of
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