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Friday, September 21, 1945 THE LA GRAJMDE EVENING OCSEBVKR, LA GRANDE, OREGON Pajfe Fiv 1 i tj Classified Advertising' La Grande 1 Observer A community and Family Newspaper rxbHshed Every Afternoon Lxcept Sundays and Holidays By the Grande Ronde Vallej , Publishing Company' 1710 6th Street La Grande. Oregon Phone La Grande 600 .This Is a politically Independent publication promoting the best in te rests of northeastern Oregon. Entered aa second class matter at the Post Office of La Grande, Oregon under the act of March 8, 1BBT. National Representatives ' Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis. San Francisco, Cincinnati Lorenzen and Thompson, In Member ABO Subscription Rates By Carrier Per Year Per Month By Mall Per Year .-9.00 BIX Months .'. 4. Three Months 3. All Subscriptions In Advance United Press (Full Leased Wire) Classified Advertising Tnfm-mntton AU Ulhssiiiea Aurein8 i t h rules and regulations . . , . -I i -t .. B aiwtntJWl iV ,UUJ, - - ' $ of the Orande Konae vauey ruui- in rv,mnonv. which Will not DB T6- sponslblo for any errors after the first Insertion ana reserves wie ri8v - i.. ni.uifv nil Advertisements delete objeotlonable words or scnt- ; ences or to reiuse any navoiiiwwcu, hARH RATES The owsh rate shown below repre emts a 35 discount for payment within live aays. UINIMUM INSERTION TrODR LINES tnrtinn Per Line One 140 Three 80 Four ; 8o Five 80 hi. 7540 Count four and one-half words to the line. Contract Rates on Request PHONE 600 Ask for the Ad-Taker or a represen tatlve wlU call at your office. VITAL STATISTICS Mil tli rhwmAN To Mr. and Mrs Forrest Bowman, La Grande, a son, Sept. 19, Grande Ronde hos nilal AT.FYANDER To Mr. and iu..c irnu Alexander. La nranHn a Hanphtel. SeDt. 20 'Grande Ronde hospital. ABtP CLASSIFIED DV DIRECTORY FURNITURE STORES ZIMMERMAN'S The home of lovely furniture. GIFTS THE GIFT SHOP Gifts, Diamonds & Watches. (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) HARDWARE ZIMMERMAN'S Hardware for every use, from tacks to stoves. Lost and Found 10 WILL PERSON who picked up black leather hand bag at Foley Hotel picase return same to desk. No questions asked. Re ward. LOST: Golden Cocker, female, 4 ' months old. Last seen neui . Central school. Call 525-W af ter 6 p.m. or bring to 1106 G avenue. Reward. LOST: Brown leather jacket, size 36. Lost on 4th between H and city. Call 237-J. Special Notice LAST CHANCE! Swim at Cove SWIMMING POOL Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. Bring your own suits and towels please. ' Special Notice 12 IHARRY PATRIS of Harry's Shoe spine Parlor wishes to thank his many friends and customers for their patronage for the past n years. Business sold to La fayette Trice. rices Misc. 15 y"AG. All parts for ail ' may tag washers. We are position to give vour lane a complete overhaul Lnake a 20-year-old mach- iin line new. ZIMMERMAN'S "S GARBAGE SERVICE ior prompt and efficient kAYNE SHUSTER I Phone 528-W. WORK, grain grinding, n on your place, nw - fie. Orville Pellett. HOME CORSETRY foundations and bras, la Gates. 2104 Oeen- Services Misc. (Con't.) FAIRWAY ELECTRIC 107 Depot St. Phone 763 L. F. JOHNSTON EXPERT AND PROMPT Repair ing -typewriters and all office Machines. Official UNDER WOOD agency. HALL'S TYPEWRITER SERVICE 109 Depot St. Phone 401 ROY L. MOCK Livestock and general auctioneer, Foley hotel La Grande, Oregon. GENERAL REPAIRING Mech anical and electrical appliance, machine work, welding and furniture repairing. THE F1XIT SHOP 218 Fir St. Phone 487-W LA GRANDE ELECTRIC Wir ing, repairs and contracting. SIRR1NE AND ROUNDY 1117 Adams Ave. Phone 93 FURNITURE REPAIRING. Cab inet work, general repair and construction work. PELLETTS CABINET SHOP 1007 Lake Street Phone 770 TRANSFER AND STORAGE Local and long distance mov- ing. Piano moving and delivery service. SMITH BROTHERS MOVING SERVICE Phone 88 215 & Fir St. liuilding Supplies 19 BARN & ROOF PAINT Wc have a NEW shipment of barn and roof paint made by the GENERAL PAINT COMPANY moderate cost, one gallon covers from 400 to 500 square feet. Make your selection at TEEL'S PAINT STORE Help Wan led 24 WANTED Experienced lady for silk finishing. Phone 160-W IT TAKES PLENTY OF WHAT ANY' AMERICAN BOY OR GIRL OUGHT TO HAVE To Successfully Carry and Collect a Newspaper Route. The LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Requires BOYS & GIRLS For Replacements OCTOBER FIRST Applicants should interview our Circulation Manager now. Parents are invited to inves tigate this opportunity and itolk over the program. The LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THE NORTHERN LIFE INSUR ANCE COMPANY wants to contact man interested in be ing appointed manager. La Grande district and vicinity. Write to J. C. Long, Oregon btate Supervisor, Jul Wood lark Building Portland 5, Ore gon. Phone Beacon 5104. WANTED A cook and two kitchen hcliiers for college dor mitories. Phone 881 and ask for Miss Byrd. HOTEL Maids wante d, good wages. Apply Manager baca - jawea Hotel. WANTED BOYS AND GIRLS to EARN MONEY taking advance orders for the FOURTH ANNUAL NORTH EASTERN OREGON EDITION of the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Published October 1, 1915 OVER ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS WAS EARNED BY BOYS AND GIRLS SELLING THIS EDITION LAST YEAR. See our Circulation Manager today THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Merchandise ;5A GLUES, LePages all purpose glue, LePages lull s t r e n g tn glue, airplane glue, Duponl cement, transparent celluloid cement. Franklin's glue, magic porcelain glaze, permatex num bers 1 and 2 "Form-a gasket", Duranitc Surface putty, Triple X mending wood and soldering paste. ZIMMERMAN'S LIGHTNING CALCULATORS - Priced low enough that even school children can afford them. Office machine repair ing correctly done. SHORB'S STATIONERY Phone 111 B. T. KITTERMAN FULLER BRUSHES. Try our hand lo tion, hair brushes, all purpose cleaner and insect spray. 403 M Spring street, phone 346-J or 950-W. Miscellaneous tot Sale 2 FOR SALE: Fur coat, good con dition. Phone 268-J alter b p.m. FOR SALE: Oak rolled top d.ik and chair. Also steamer trunlt. 10f)5 Y avenue, phone !i4.'l-W. FOR SALE: Blue white diamond ring at saennce. for lunne, infurm.itlun c ill 610- NEW SHIPMENT of prcw'jr CARNIVAL corn, tw it hea sntvict.iwc. - "Now- this is what Miscellaneous for Sale (Continued) OVERSEAS MAILING Don't forget the dates September 15 to October 15 We have a lovely selection of Christmas Cards and over seas mailing boxes. GIFT SUGGESTIONS IN LEATHER Picture Frames, Cigarette Cases and Bill Folds. THE GIFT SHOP (Formerly Richardson's Art and Gift Shop) WATER HEATERS We have a new shipment of gas water heaters, 30 and 40 gallon. Get yours now at ROSENBAUM'S 1412 Adams .Avenue W.ATKINS Pepper, other spices, extracts, quick desserts and etc. Mrs. McGce, 2801 Sec ond street, phone 838-J. BARCELONA PATTERN in Heisey . Glassware in goblets, sherberts, flower howls and sugar and creams, just arrived ,at MELVILLE'S FOR SALE: One practically new deer rifle and shells, also one single barrel shotgun and box of shells. May be seen at 1413 Cherry St. after 5:30 p.m. HUNTING EQUIPMENT Fea ther Foam quilted hunting coats, zipper pockets, water rs pellent, we have these coats in several sizes. Gun oils, Hoppe s No. 9, Hoppe's lubricating oil, Hoppe's cleaning patches, gun slick, anti-rust oil, Remington and Winchester oil, cleaning rods, gun scabbards, ammuni tion bells and gun holsters. ZIIMMERMAN'S NEW HANDBAGS, baby high chairs, ice coffee tables, metal smoking stands, one real nice hand made ceda.r chest, nice end tables, nice phonographs, inner spring mattresses, twin beds, and many other useful items. F & T TRADING POST FOR SALE: 18-ft. trailer house, excellent built-ins, good 700xlb prewar tires. See at 1409 W Ave. LIGHTING FIXTURES for the home. A new assortment just arrived. TALBOTT ELECTRIC CO. 220 Fir St. Phone 668 Res. phones 581WX & 1074W MOTORBIKE FOR SALE Gel your parts and accessories for your bicycle at the LA GRANDE CYCLE SHOP 219 Fir St. Phone 726 FOR SALE: 1 Pan-American trumpet and case, like new. State Forestry Hdqs., end East Adams. Home Furnishings 26A WE HAVE A NEW SHIPMENT OF AXMINSTER RUGS in the following .sizes: 6x9, 7.6x9 9x12, 9x15, 12x15, 12x18. We also have Biglow and Smith all wool face Axminster rugs, Numda throw tugs, hand mode hooked all wool rugs, Axmin ster throw rugs, balh mats, shag rugs and sheep skin fur rugs. ZIMMERMAN'S See the New 1945 CORONADO WASHER at GAMBLES. Come in and register for yours. WANTED TO RENT By Permanent Tenant House In Town or in Outskirts of City With Small Acreage Call 600 La Grande Evening Observer o By Dick Turner T. w. acq u s. pat, orr. 9- we call a book!" Miscellaneous for Sale (Continued) NEW ARRIVALS A car of un finished chairs and stools, all hardwood. BOHNENKAMP'S FOR SALE: Twin beds, dressing table, double bed, lawn mower, fruit jars and c h a i r. Phone 871-M. SILVER WARE Table silver ware in 24 and 32 piece sets. Selling at special prices at MELVILLE'S TRILMONT ELECTRIC HEAT ERS for making a room com fortable during chilly fall or spring days, when the heating system is not in use. This heat er may be obtained at MELVILLE'S CIRCULATING HEATERS We have a large shipment of NEW wood and coal circulating heaters, prepare for winter and get yours now. We also have a few used Circulators, both wood and coal. TURN'S FURNITURE STORBj Farm Products & Equipment 27 ATTENTION FARMERS Ex peeting car load of Soil Sul phur Sept. 26 or 27. Leave your order at utllUN CUUN i Y GRANGE SUPPLY, Island City. FOR SALE: Small stack second cutting good alfalfa hay. Call 20R5. FOR SALE: In May Park Bart lett pears. Phone 1065-R. FOR SALE: Minneapolis Moline la It. comoinc, new. ti. U. Hohstadt, Cove, Oregon. Phone 41411. FOR SALE: Chopped alfalfa hay Thurman Teeter, Jr. Phone 21R2. Livestock, Poultry, Pets 29 FOR SALE: Seven registered Suf folk Rams. Clifford Van Blok land, Phone 8-F-13. FOR SALE: Guernsey heifer. J. D. Fitzgerald, S u in m e r ville, phone 2IR22. LA GRANDE LIVESTOCK COM MISSION CO. Consign all your livestock to the La Grande Livestock Commission Co. Pat ronize your own home market and sell your slock under com petitivo b i d ding. Establish ypur market for the future. Located 2 miles cast of La Grande on Hiway 30. Call 1F3 or write to Box 712. WM. SCHAAN, Manager Wanted to Trade or Buy .'SO WANTED Cream and epes. We pay the highest cash price. Karl R. Stone, 1505 Jefferson. Rooms for Kent 35 FOR RENT: 'Sleeping room, gentleman only, 161) 'joventh. Hill Apts. Apartment for Rent FOR RENT: Three rooms and kitchenette, modern and well furnished,, includes heat, elec tric range and refrigerator. Adults only. 2102 Second sir n t. Misc. Rentals 10 FOR RENT: Floor Sanders, har.'l Sanders. Sump pumps, pnint spray guns and Kalsomine brushed at ZIMMERMAN'S SO FOR SALE: My 7-room modern home with garage, woodshed, chicken house and V block ground. Three blocks from city ccntsr, Elgin Oregon. Write to Iver Masterson, Ontario, Ore gon. FOR SALE: One-half acre with five-room modern house, hard wood floor in living room, kit chen, bath and two bedrooms, full basement, s t e a. m hent, Price $4000. Immeditue posses sion. : WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SERVICE Phone 900 FOR SALE: Choice acre tract with modern 5-room house, double garage. Located 2701 North Spruce. $1650 cash to handle. Balance $1850 pay able at $25 per month plus in terest at 6 percent. CLAUDE BERRY Real Estate & Insurance 207 Depot St. Phone 106 NORTH SIDE $1800 About lVi acre, 3-room house, good con dition. Just remodled, bath fixtures not installed. Sell AS IS: Barn and fruit cellar. Lo cated 3002 Walnut St. Reason able down payment, balance on monthly terms. W. E. WILKINS Real Estate & Insurance U. S. Bank Bldg. Phone 33 FOR SALE: 1704 Spruce street Living room, kitchen, 2 bed rooms and bath. Large lot for garden. Price $1250. WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SERVICE Phone 900 NORTH SIDE $2500 Imme diate Possession 4-rm. white bungalow, 2 bedrooms, bath, kitchen wired for electric range. Large garage, lawn and large trees. $1000 down balance on terms. Located 1606 Z Ave. W. E. WILKINS Real Estate & Insurance U. S. Bank Bldg. Phone 33 FOR SALE: 1206 B Avenue, 2 acres Macadam street, 6-rm. home priced to sell at $2250. WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SERVICE Phone 900 FOR SALE: Four-room house. 2606 Fir or call 4R5. WANTED TO BUY: Modern 2 or 3-bedroom hpme. Write Box 368 in care of the La Grande Evening Observer. FOR SALE: Five-rm. modern house, three lots. Good buy, call 1702 Spruce St. Automobiles for Sale FOR SALE: 1932 Model A Ford truck with dual axle. T. R. Conklin, Cove, Oregon. FOR SALE: Two-wheel trailer. Phone 312-R or see at 1712 Alder. Automobile Services 5 CAR PAINTING, body and fen der work Simonizing by on experienced man. Signal Sta tion, east Adams, phone 932-J. OPEN 'TILL MIDN1TE Prompt and efficient Service. SAC A JAWEA GARAGE Ray Tummonds, Prop. Phone 830 City News In Brief SECRETARY TO CONFER Herman Kchrli, executive secre tary to the league of Oregon cit ies, will be in La Grande Sept. 28 to confer with the city com m i s s i o n on suggested charter changes. INSPECTS INTAKE Ed Ford, city manager, inspected the Bea ver creek walei intake and the side for the new dam Thursday. Both are in fine condition, he reported. TO CONVENTION Fred Lanzer and Bruce Morehcad of the Mt. Emily Lumber company went to Omak, Wash., where they will attend, from Friday through Sunday, the Dine loggers conven tion. TO JUDGE FAIR Miss Doris McWhorter, Union county home demonstration agent, is leaving today to judge home economics exhibits in the Grant county fair. She plans to return Monday. CARS COLLIDE Automobiles driven by Clctis E. Austin and victor Vieira, both of La Grande, Real Estate COAL STOKERS Available! Place your Order Now SHELL SEBYICE STATICS Corner Adams and 2)d A. II. M:iiiiiaidl Ray Province GADGET TO END ALL GADGETS John HoH, chief engineer at a Mansfield, Ohio, stove plsnf apparently got a little fed up with all the "blue iky" stories of the luper-duptr wonder-gadgets promised for the bright new postwar world and cookt'd up one to top iham all. Result: his "Jiffy Doodler.' 'pictured 'above. Just toss in a live chicken, aa at left, says Hoif, and the bird will be plucked, cleaned and emerge cooked to a turn, with successive operations announced by a cow bell, auto horn, siren and whistle. Stick around, ma'am Hoff says they MAY atari production in about SO years. Markets Blue Chips Make Substantial Gains NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UP) Substantial gains in a long list of blue chips enlivened an irregular stock market today. Trading was somewhat below yesterday's 1, 500,000 shares. Allied Chemical rose 3 paints to a new high. Monsanto Chem ical also made a top. Eastman rose a point to a new high and then cased to the previous close. Several of the high-priced utility prefend stocks gained 1 to 3 points. High-priced rails were up a point more. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Sept. 21 (UP) Cattle none, calves none. Nomi nal, late demand good for all classes except bulls; week's mar- rot Generally steady with good grass steers strong to 25 cents higher, bulls around 25 cents lower, week's top $17.00 on two loads grass steers. Bulk grass fat steers $14.50-16.00; common down to $11.00; light dairy type steers down to $8.00; canner-cuttcr cows largely $6.00-8.00; good beef cows to $12.50; odd head to $13.U0 beef bujls mostly $12.00 down; good-choice calves $13.50-14.50, Hogs none. Nominal. Barrows and gilts salable $15.75; sows $15.00; choice light, feeder pigs quotable to $21.00. Sheep none. Nominal; late in quiries improved under reduced receipts; week's bulk good-choice lambs $12.00-12.50, top $13.00; good ewes mostly $5.00 down; extreme top Monday $5.25. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (UP) Hogs 3,000; active, fully steady. Good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up at 1475, ceil ing; good and choice sows at $14; complete clearance. Cattle 2,000: calves 400: fed ' steers and yearlings steady. Top $18; best yearlings $17.65; good and choice grades saw broader action than mfcdium kind; hei fers steady; cows and bulls steady; cows and bulls steody to weak;, vealers unchanged at $15 down; bulk receipts comprise cows; most beef offerings $9-12; conners and cutters $6.75-8.26; practical'top heavy shipper type sausage bulls $12.25; and fat bulls $13.25; week's supply slock cat tle well cleaned up at $11.75 13.50; best western yearlings $14.25. Sheep 2,00; spring lambs steady to 15 cenls higher; slaughter ewes steady lo weak; oilier class es practically absent; eood and choice native spring lambs $14- 14.25, bucks discounted $1.00: three decks good and choice 91- 1b. Montana spring lambs carry ing a small medium head $14.10 straight; most common to low medium light sort-out natives $11-11.50 including bucks. collided last night at Spruce and Fifth streets, as Austin was going north on Spruce and Vieira turn ed left from Fifth onto Spruce. Damage was estimated at $100 for Austin's automobile arid $25 for Viclra's. ' t ! 1 Portland Business Properties Sold at Price of $625fi00 PORTLAND, Sept. 21 (UP)' Two major deals In Porlland busi ness property, Involving about $626,000, were announced today. In one Joe Fisher Oregon Ltd., distributor of Dodge and Ply mouth cars and Dodge trucks, purchased a four-story automo bile building occupying an entire block on Portland's west side from the Provident Mutual Life Insurance company of Philadel phia for a price said to be around $350,000. The Artisans b u 1 1 d ing was bought by the Commerce Invest ment comprny from the Mac Cabccs, Detroit, for $275,000, Single Price f or Silvey Decreed WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP) The United States was on a single price standard today for both domestic and foreign silver. : The office of price administra tion boosted the price of foreign silver 25 cents to the level paid by the U. S. treasury for domestic-mined metal. The action will encourage export of silver to this country by producing countries. Rites Held for Mrs. ' Othello Lay UNION, Sept. 21 (Special) Funeral services were held at the L. D. S. church Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Othello Lay of Telocasct, who died in Baker, Saturday. Mrs. Lay was born at Nephi, Utah, and came with her family to locate in the lower Cove in 1913, later they moved to their farm at Medical Springs. She was married Oct. 9, 1930 in the Salt Lake temple at Salt Lake. Mr, and Mrs. Lay returned to Telo casct, whore they have since made their homo, She Is survived by her hus bapd, her lather, J. W. Ol d, San dy, Utah; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Goff, Sandy; a brother, Jack Old of Baker; a niece, Miss limn Goff, who has made her home with the Lays for several years. Ready For Immediate Delivery A OLIVER "70" Standard 4-WheeI TRACTORS 6 Speeds Forward 12 Inch Tires Quick Turn Brakes, Truck Type Steering System Starter, Lights Melcher Ray Machinery Co. Colville and Alder Walla Walla, Wn. 3,000 Thrilled at Annual Horse Show? . ' (Continued from1 Page' 1) J EWen of Bilker, Music f oV'tlte show was furnished by ' the ' La Grande high school band, undfer ; the direction of O.'P. W-sigel. , Winners of events were: Girls' riding contest, under 16 years of age Dorothy Traverso, first Wilms Campbell second and Phyllis Shsrwood, third) rain ing contest Arch Murchison, first and Dick Smuii, sscond; boys riding contest, under 16 years of age Charles Ander son first, Norman Helvay sec ond, and G. Tjiialsos, third! Walk-trot rua race Theron Hampton first and Shirley Fris ian second; 4-H club race Eu gene Miller tint, D. Shafer sac. ond. Joe Vowell third. Musical rope race for men only Heber Conrad winner; cow riding Phillip Evans, Willie Bas sett, Dick Daley. Bill Coleman, Cliff Tarven, C h U ck Johnson, Harold Horn, Pat Johnston and Swede Carlson. Five-gaited saddle horse con test Mildred Hanks first, Mrs. Ralph McEwen second, and Mrs. George Smutz third; fat men's saddle race, each jockey to weigh 200 or more Ronner; bending race Leland Huffman; calf rop ing contest Archie Murchison, first, Bud Ingram second; ladies' saddle horse race Macey Mur chison first, Clarice Rohner sec ond; pony express nice, team of three Mr, and Mrs. Jay Rceder, jr., and Simonis; boys' bareback race, under 16 years old Donald Smith first, Charles Anderson second and LnDell Puckctt third, . Bucking contest Chuck Johnson first and Dick Dooley, second) musical rope race for woman Lilian Hvimeim;. stake race, Vernon DaLong first, Arman Miller second) three gaited pain Mrs. Hanks and Mrs. McEwen first, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Corsien, second; mug and milk contest Arch Murchison roping and milking, Lloyd Jones throwing the cow; free for all saddle race, Macey MurchisOn) Union county' horse show derby McEwen's horse. ' Other events included the showing of eight-horse teams by Smutz brothers, showing of six and four and two horse teams by Smutz and the Elmer ranch, with Smutz adjudged first; exhibition calf roping by Murchison; Mav erick men's drill and trick roping by Ray Crpssen. Carl Baum presented a pair of cowboy boots to Chuck Johnson for making the best bucking horse ride of the afternoon. Other participants in the bucking were Steve Carlson, Harld Horn, and Howard Fisk. Try Hot Water Plus After Meals For Acid Indigestion If the thousands of unfortunate people who suffer from so-called dyspepsia, acid indigestion, food fermentation, sour stomach, flal ulerice, gas or other stomach dis tress brought on by excess acid would just try drinking slowly after each upsetting meal half u fllass of real hot water contain ng one spoonful of Ncutracid they can usually get amazingly quick relief in a very few min utes. Neiilracid is not a laxative it is soothing and comforting to the mucous membranes and very agreeable to lake. Ncutracid a physician's formula can now be obtained at Red Cross Drug or any first class drug store. Few Itone 112 qualitv Moor lamps and sliaut-s. i BOHNENKAMP'S J
