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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1945)
j jVortheastern Oregon Edition Section B Pages 1 to 8 twtt Union end Wallowa Countiu ESTABLISHED 1896 LA GKANDE.f OREGON. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1945 Industrial Section -1 I " jjrriwmLi v ""i' ;ff!ur rnfit .rat' sr. L?.r t" ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES in the entire Grande Rondc valley to the farmers of the valley is the flouring: mill industry. This aerial photograph shows a large portion of Island City, where the Pioneer Flouring Mill headquarters is located and the mill which lias been kept running 24 hours seven days a week to meet the demand. The picture shows not only the mill but also a wide area of the valley with the mountains in the dis tance. The flouring mill is one of the oldest in the valley with the same family in management since l.S!)(i. In the last year the mill processed 750 thousand bushels of wheat, 250 thousand bushels of barley, rye and oats. When the war is over and trained millers again are available the mill nt 1m Grande will be opened again. 1944-45 Panorama November . . Nov. 1 Largest number of voters registered in the county for the general election had reached 9,353. Fifty -six percent were registered democrats and 43 percent republicans, with the re mainder scattered among other parties and those who declined to state preference . . . Logan nana in extinguishing a fire at the Jorgensen building . . . East ern Oregon college received a $1,000 G bond from L. L. Mc Kennon. Nov. 2 L e a d e r s named by Chairman Fred Patton for the civic music association tempor ary setup were Mrs. Fred Kiddle, Mrs. George Tiss, Mrs. Fred Geh ring, Mrs. G. R. Williams, Dr. Henry J. Ehleis, LeRoy Darling, Mrs. Ralph Badgley, O. P. Weigel and Larry Brunette. Nov. 3 Scanty rainfall was the highlight of October weather with only .29 of an inch . . . The Tigers trounced the Nampa Bull dogs 13 to nothing in rainstorm. ! Nov. 8 At Imbler's municipal i election two women ousted men from the city council. The women were Mrs. Edna Jordan and Mrs. ! Garnet Ruckman. 1 Nov. 9 Quota lor the sixth war j loan was set at S775.000 . . . Charles Reynolds went to Sun, Francisco to confer with CAB of ficials about airline service for t La Grande . . . County voters re jected the s a 1 e s tax and the school aid plan on the ballot. Nov. 10 CAB approved a post war air pickup service between Boise and Pendleton which did not include a stop at La Grande. M. W. Kiddle re-elected mayor of Island city. George T. Fergu son was elected mayor . . . Archio Bacon of the Union Pacific shops attained a life long ambition and was elected constable by writein votes of his fellow workers. Nov. 13 Dorma Domino 160th was adjudged grand champion cow at the Northwest Hereford Breeders association show and sale here. The cow is owned by J. R. Morton. Nov. 14 Herbert Chandler's grand champion bull, Good Don ald 11th, sold for $2,000 to L. K. Smith of Grass valley at the Here ford breeders association sle. Nov. 14 Elgin chamber of commerce was organized with 27 members. tf'ov. 19 Legislation to put Or egon cities on cash basis was pro posed at meeting of the League of Oregon Cities here. (Continued on Page 4 The Guaranteed HAWKINSON METHOD Longer Mileage Choice of 3 Different Treads jmMw Assures k J HAWKINSON ALL-ROAD TREAD DESIGN HAWKINSON SILENTTREAD DESIGN HAWKINSON AR A TREAD DESIGN RUN COOLER . . GIVE HETTER TRACTION . . SAVE Fl'EE . . GIVE A SMOOTHER RIDE AND EASY STEERING A goofl sound tire, worn smooth and IliiwIiiiiMon Treaded, is a better performing tire and will give more service than the ori ginal tread mileage in the same service. Ilawkinxon "Rolling Radius" treads ride softer and give you the maximum possible tire mileage per dollar. They are designed for all types of load conditions. TOILETS Adams and Si'tNAftoty TEXACO SERVICE Pne 165 Distributor for lli TEXACO LUBRICATION SERVICE A Iiirge Stwk of Auto Accessoriei 3M& Batteries o 15ATTERY CHARGING RAOHTOTJ .sEflVKU tim $l(JC&!Sll.H o n -Q- 0 a Telephone Company to Rebuildj Extend Rural Lines in Valley 1 Many Changes in New Cars Seen Many developments in the motor industry have been worked out in the years which have elapsed since the prewar cars came off the assembly lines. Your new car, auto makers say, will have many improvements. For instance, in one make, the radiator brackets have been re designed to prevent corner leaks. Self locking nuts will make quicker service possible less fooling around with lock washers and cotter keys. Aluminum will be used in the cum shaft timing gears, making them quieter and longer lived. Aluminum ulloy wire crump in the uir cleaners will prevent sludge. New exhaust manifolds will reduce vapor lock a con dition which had to be overcome for airplane motors.' Improvement of rural telephone service by rebuilding and extending1 lines is anticipated for the coming year byj the West Coast Telephone company, John CavanaughJ district manage r, has an nounced. In a d d i tion, approximately three miles of open wire in Luf Grande proper will be replace by cable, he stated, and improve ments will be made in the mailt office switchboard facilities by, modernizing the rural and toll lines and making additions tdj the switchboard. .1 There is also the possibilityj Cavanaugh said, that dial equip-, merit will be installed at one or two exchanges, although nothing? definite has been done along that lino as yet. Tho company is hoping phones; will be available soon, althouglu officials made no estimate as tcj how long It will take. , Personnel will be changed also? Cnvunuugh unnounced, with the? 40-hour week indicating an inJ" crease of at least 15 percent. '(J Little W isconsin Girl Is 'Safest' CHICAGO Who is the safest person in the United States? Ac cording to the National Safety council, she is a little girl who lives in Wisconsin. The reasoning behind this statement is as follows: According to the 1945 accident statistics, Wisconsin had the lowest accident rate of any state in the Union in 1014. The re ports show that tho ago group of 5 to 1.4 years has the lowest ac cident rate of any. Little girls are far less likely to be injured in accidents than are little boys, figures show. So there's your little girl in Wisconsin, safe and sound! v . . , ,, jiff- 0-3 ... American Telephone Operators Handle 100,000,000 Calls Per Day This is a tremendous activity in their efforts to serve you. Your .cooperation will help them to help you. Avoid calling1 at con gested periods. PLANS NOW CALL FOR THESE TWO EXPANSION PROGRAMS Making Telephones Available To All With relaxation of military restric tions and renewing of production for civilian uses, wo hope soon to be able to provide every prospec tive telephone user with an instru ment and improved service where required. lixt ending Rural Telephone Lines One of our primary projects will be the installation of rural telephone lines to all who require them. This plan was announced by the com pany some time ago and will be put into effect as soon as possible. WE APPRECIATE the cooperation we have re reived din inn the war year, whm our facilities and our staff has been taxed to the utmost by wf necfKsary calls. West Coast Te2ep3a0me 0 (3 0 0
