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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1959)
-i ; 'I". ' It' 'r"W Sk. . 'srV'i: 7 X ffv' MISS ARLENE WAYT Announces Wedding Plans Wayt, Cook Plan Summer Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Orvillc Wayt arc announcing the engagement of their daughter, Arlcnc to Larry Cook, son of Kris Cook of Sacra mento,. Calif, and the late Mrs. Cook. Miss Wayt graduated from the University of Oregon in June 1939. and is teaching in the Mt. Eden School system in California. She is a member of Delia Delta Delta sorority. Cook is a senior in architecture at the University of Oregon. He is a member of Delta Sigma fra ternity. An early summer wedding is planned with the date indefinite. Union. County , Nile Daughters 'A, Hold Luncheon Union County Daughters of the Nile Club, held a luncheon meet ing Monday in the Masonic hall. Committee for the day was Mrs. Henry Hcyden, chairman, and Mrs. Bruce Morehead. Mrs. Ralph Gerards and' Mrs. Ray Winters, assisting. i A bouquet of fall flowers anp bells of Ireland was centered on the lunchecn table. Mrs. Ncle Morrison, president,! was in charge of the meeting. A luncheon was planned, honor ing queen, Ruth Powell, and princess royal, Helen Rilea. It will be held Sept 24 at 1 p.m. in the Sacajawea. Members should call Mrs. Ray Winters for reserva tions before Sept. 22. Umatilla County Daughters of the Nile, will be guests of the local club on Oct. 5. Mrs. Lena Tillotsen, a former resident' of La Grande and a member of Nydia temple, Port land, was the guest of Mrs. George Hutchison. Following the business meet ing, the afternoon was spent sewing for the Shriner's Hospi tal. - Mrs. Shafer Feted By Bridal Shower NORTH POWDER (Special) Mrs. . Charles Isaac. Mrs. Jake Flowers and Mrs. Wilbur Ostcr loh were hostesses Friday cve ining at a bridal shrwer, honor ing Mrs. Melvin Shafer. The at fair was held at the grange hall. Mrs. Shafer opened her many gifts and passed them around so that guests could sec them. Games and contests were play ed with Mrs. Marvin Vancil andi Jur'y Monaghan winning the con-l tests. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening. The room was decorated with bou quests of gladioli. MORE CANNED VEGETABLES Homemakers can 'no chorse from 133 types ( and styles of canned vegetables. This com pares with oniy 61 on the market 10 years ago, reports American Can Company. lywn - ;..,;-.)' t .u,'sV -'Vial ''I 7 (The Ft-hly Studio) Alpha Upsilon Program Books Given At Meet Alpha Upsilon chrptcr of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home cf its president, Mrs. Charles Gavin. Sept. 14 for the first meeting of the year. ' Business for the evening in cluded reading and approving the budget. Program books were dis tributed, the theme for th year i$ ; "Conduct, Purpose, Expres sion. . A' rummage sa'e wzs ten ftrtlvely planned for the first part of October. Members approved City Council rules and regulations regarding the cotton candy ma chine, and husband-wife plans for thti Founders Day Banquet. iuini!iiiiee iiuiiime'u wue an nounced as ollows: Program, Mrs. Morris Bruce; 'Social. Mrs. Paul Jenkins; Ways and Means, Mrs. Charles Knouse: Contact, Mrs. Del jonrsd; Courtesy, Mrs. Emerson Smrck; Publicity, Mrs. Fred Car penter; Service, Mrs. William McMasters; and Membership, Mrs. Robert Sayre. Rush plans for the coming month were announced. These events will start with a Rush party Sept. 30 and a model meeting OM. 5. The meeting was adjourned and the program "Introductions and Invitations" was presented by Mrs. Emerson Smock. Jtefreshments were served by Mrs. Charles Knouse and Mrs. Dtp. Ainsworth. George D. Holland Dies In Hospital Gecrge Dalias Hrlland 75, a re tired carpenter of Elsin, died ir a local hospital. Tuesday, fol lowing an extended illness. .Funeral arrangements are un der the Daniels Funeral Home, with graveside servc?s to be hfild at the City cemetery, Friday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Neal van S,son will officiate. ;Mr. Holland was born at San k ne, W. Va. Dec. Dec. 23, 1B83. had been a resident of Elgin ;pd La Grande for 31 years. I Survivors include a brother, ,Uhn Hejlland, Sandstone, W. Va., a, sister, Mrs. Julia Campbell, lfiintington, W. Va.; and several ntphews and nieces. jLAST LAUGHS" "fhotv- Shoesl I hope they're from La Grande Shoe Store so I can go on! ' ' ' ' "' LA GRANDE SHOE STORE 2k 1214 Adams Woman's World MAXINE NI R.MI, Woman's Editor Lucy Mosher, District Head Speaks To Legion Auxiliary Past President Magdalene Buck ley, conducted opening exercises at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting, recently held in their hall. Lucy Mosher, district president, from Baker, was introduced and spoke, encouraging the- members present to try to get more mem bers interested in the worthwhile program of the Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Mosher presented certifi cates of appreciation from the Department of Oregon, to Vada Fallow, Marie Wilkins, Jo Beau champ and Nora Shorb. for having obtained the most number of re newals and new members, for the past year. Historian Jennie Howell com piled and typed the history (or 1958-59. A certificate of award was received by the Auxiliary for this recording of events. A certificate was presented to the local radio station in recogni tion of its important contribution to this community and in apprecia tion of courtesies and co-operation extended to th? American Le gion Auxiliary. Mrs. W. E. Wilkins gave an in teresting account of the Depart ment Convention held in Salem. She also reported on some of the highlights of th: National Conven tion she recently attended in Min neapolis, with her husband. A district meeting will be held in Enterprise on Sept. 21, starting with a 6:30 dinner in the Fireside Cafe, fol'owed by the meetings at 8 p.m. The dinner will be $1 SO. reservations should be made at once, by contacting Mrs. Cera Richards, Enterprise. A record album has been placed Sheila Haggerty Returns To School COVE (Special! Mr. and Mrs Charles Haggerty of Cove took their daughter Sheila to Corvallis Saturday. She will enroll as a sophomore at Oregon State. She was appointed dormitory sponsor for Sacked B, and was to be cn hand early to help with register ing the freshman girls who will arrive this week. Shei'a recently was awarded a state scholarship on the basis of her record for her first year. LET I- - Your 0 Upholstered Living-Room ? Major Appliances Bedroom SETS ASK ABOUT THESE VALUES! NOW! I jOWERii&AN'S' I in the La Grande Public Library by the Auxiliary. The album is called "Ten Holy Days in Song and Story." They explain trie background and purpose of each a' th-.se days in the' local Prutest ant, Catholic and Jewish religions. They may bo used in local or ganizations, .church groups, schools, hospitals or any other groups in the community and qre available through the Library. Get well greetings were extended to Louise Murphy who was con fined to her home with injuries due to a full. Past Presidents will meet Mon day with the time and pLce to be announced later. The meeting adjourned and Mrs. Phil Beauchump served re.resh ments to the Legion and Auxiliary. ANN LANDERS Answers Your Problems Dear Ann: What is your eipin ion of a 15-year-old boy wha kiss es his father goodbye when he leave-s the house? I almost fell over dead when I witnessed this thing at the home of a friend. I commented later to my husband that this is 4 sure way to m:ike the boy swishy. He said I was all wet. Am I! Irme. Dear Irma: Sons killing fath ers is a matter of early train ing and It means no mare than "helo" and "goodbye." Europ eans have done this for centur ies as a gesture of respect. It's a 'Warm custom and nothing more. Dear Ann: Our only son mar rie-u a nice girl two years ago. They recently decided to move to Florida. Last week they brought 20 cartons of personal belong ings and set them on our base ment floor. They never asked if She is studying mathematics and foreign languages, and is a rrrm btr of Alpha Lambda Delta, the freshman honorary. The Haggertys returned home Sunday evening. Mrs. Brooks Hancock cared fcr the younger children while thdr parents were away. US BID ';3,:-3i--'!KJ'w -t-. , TV ! CERTIFICATE l i m 4 TV Certificate Has Added VALUE! Sorority Begins Members of Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi had a combined social and program meeting re cently to begin the year's activi ties. The evening began with a buffet supper at 7 p.m. at the li me. of Mrs. Max D. McGlasson with the social committee serving as lionesses. On the committee Tor the evening were Mrs. Hal Hermann, Mrs. Bill Henderson, Miss Una Mae Stoyka and Mrs. Lurry Berglund. Mrs. Roland Gorham, president, was in charge of the business meeting following supper. The group adopted a crested sterling silver spoon as the chapter gift to present to new babie'S. Mrs. Hermann reported on the steak fry held at Riverside Park in Ju'y for members and husbands. Mrs. Louise Statle-r and Mrs. Hermann w-re in charge of arrangements with Hal Hermann providing the Hi-Fi music for dinner and danc ing. I had room just left the stuff. Yesterday they came with anoth er carload. I said nicely, "Ralph we don t have roe.m for any thing else." He. replied, "I us eed to live here, dieln't I? You t.;:t along without my bedroom when I wasn't home. Put it in there." Then he said, "I brought two crits. Now don't tell me you won't take them." . I have a horriblee fear of cats (which I know. is childish) but 1 can't even touch a cat. I told him we coulelnt take them because we both work and are gone nil day. He said, "Just put pap ers deiwn." With that they drove off -mad. , i I cried for days and still don't know if we dfd the right thing to raise a fuss. Should we have tak en everything with a smile? May be this is what parents are for. Lilian. Dear Lillian: This is not what parents are ,for nd the rea son your son doesn't know bet ter is because you never taught him. Parents have an obligation to rear their children to be in dependent, self-respecting and to have respect for others in cluding fieir own parents. You dont have to serve as a ON YOUR '... ... .. r .,, i : . i .Chapter. Activities 'The' suggest ion made by City Council that the Founder's Day banquet be held on Saturday. April 30. with husbands as guests and the banquet to be followed by dancing was approved by proper action. Kuiv formulated by a special .committee for use and operation of the cotton candy ma chine were read. The president announced that the chapter had received notification of being a 3-Stur chaptur for the past year. Mrs. Durotha Voruz gave an informative and interesting report on the District Convention held in Portland and at the Multnomah Hotel in June. Mrs. Voruz was Gamma's official representative Mrs. Jeie Frederick, program chairman.-took care of the ne-ces-sary details in arranging the year's program and introduced the theme for the year. "Happiness." The sp?akers gave short talks on vari ous wfcys to achieve happiness. Speaking were Mrs. King Leach. Mrs. Veruz, Mrs. McGlasson and Mrs. Glen McKenzie. . Local Hospita Receives New Administrator Sister M. Melchoir. RN. has re placed Sister M. Euphrasia as administrator cf St. Joseph Hos pital. Sister M. Euphrasia has been called East to undertake the du ties of Administrator in St. Agne-s Hospital, Philadelphia. Siste-r Melchoir has wide ex perience and is very well known in the field of nursing and hos pital administration in the North west. She is not unknown in La Grande, as she spent six years, 1941 to 1947, as Administrator in St. Joseph. She has had charge of the School of Nursing, St. Jo seph Hospital, Tacoma, and was administrator for nine years in St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. Her many friends in La Grande are extending her a warm welcom?. storage company, an animal shelter, or a catch-all. Your son had no ' business bringing the cartons to your place with out first asking. And you hcu'dn't have let him get a way with it. You should have told him to take tSe cartons to a rloraqe company, and the cats to the humane society. , J. SETS OliMjivcr, Ln Ci .nulu, Ore., Tlim -. Sept. 17, 1V1V Pago 7 LOCAL Ladies Auxiliary to the Ijim be'r and Sawmill workers, leical union, will meet Thursday at 7:30 P m. in the lOOF hall. Election of ctficers and refreshment! serv ,e'd. Imbler PTA will hold their first nv.eling and te'achers reception, Thursday at 8 p.m. in Wude hall. Planned program. Odd Fellcwt Lodje lfl. La Grande. will rneet Friday at 8 p. m. in their hull. OES Social Club will meet Fri day at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic 'e-mple. Chapter I of PEO will meet Friday at 1 p.m., in the home of irs. m. loctiran. 2IM4 Oak Street. Mrs. L. Mee will be as sistant hostess. Pythian Sisters will meet in the Kl' hall, Friday at 8 p.m. All ircmlicn are being urged to at- tend. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Westen- ;kow returned last weekend from a trip of business and ple-asure, at Portland. They and relatives pent une day at the Centennial. Hie evening's entertainment was the "Oregon Story." They also spent one day at the Stale Fair at Saluui. They report the 4 11 displays as wonderful. TIle y also enjojed the individual displays irimi several counties of the st;ite Rivtria PTA will meet Frielay it 7:30 pm. in the school Bvm. l.lc Kiiois will be guest speak er anrf a reception for teachers will trUmv. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Wagner unei son and driunhter-in-law, Mr. and Mn. Robert Wagner and ba by Lnrt Kay, drove from Canyon uty to attend the funeral serv Corner Cedar Pick O' the Mfj ! II SNOBOY iU- 1 CELLO Potatoes CABBOTS lOubsS6 2 PKGS. US'2 Green Peppers 2 lbs. 25c DRY ONIONS 3 lbs. 10c EGGPLANT -.lb. 15c Harfalehead Squash lb. 9c - Grocery Buys of the Week t AA Hills Bros. Small Eggs COFFEE ad DOZ. 00 TIN8'. 2-LB, BOX Krispy Crackers 2-LB. PK3. Red Mexican Beans. NALLEY'S TANG Salad Dressing -FROZEN Flav R-Pac Frozen Slrawberries Chicken Pol Pies.. Flav R-Pae Frozen - Quality MEATS Fresh - JOVL BACON lb. 19c COLORED HENS lb. 39c RUMP "II PURE ROASTS PORK SAUSAGE lb. 69c 11 Lb..,Ec RIB ROASTS- lb. 7Sc Fresh PORK LIVER ..lb. 23c r t t not- ,.:(; ' , '" " ' ''TT',: EVENTS ices in Elgin for Wagner's neph ew, Terry McDowell. They visit ed relatives in La Grande. Also attending services were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones and ions, Dick and Brian from' Spo kane, Wash., former La Grande residents; Mrs. Agnes Moser and daughter, Judy; Mrs. Marlene Brown and sons, Neal and Keith, Medfcrd; and T.m McDowell, who is a teacher and coach at Gardiner. Stare Fair visitors from this urea, during the eight days of the event, included many parents from Uniem county, who trans ported club members to the Fair. Xhose attending include Mrs. Gordon Griffith, North Powder; Mr. and Mrs. Harve-y K.lmer, Ali cel; Mr. and Mrs. liernal Hug Jr., Elfin; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sudbrock, Union; Mr. and Mrs. K. Pierson, Mrs. Jim Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Speckhart, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Huxie, Mr. and Mrs. Ub Gulzeiw, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sch.iad, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis McCoy, Mrs. Walter Waldrop, Mr. and Mrs. John Wick and Mr. und Mrs. Joe licrryman all of La Grande. Celebrating birthdays today are Judy Wasoner, Alicel; and Elaine Ricker of La Grande. The Whirlaway Square Dance club met at the Union Sports mans club for their regular dance. Committee for the eve ning were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eddy. Guests were present from l- Grande and Enterprise. The next regular dance will be held Saturday at the same place. OES Social Club will hold a dessert me-eting Friday at 7:30 p ro. in the Masonic hall. New officers will preside. PHONE WO 3 3181 and Washington Crop Produce pm ql. FOODS- jisj QQ J pkgs. A 4 pkgs. 25 tfVv; -a-