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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1959)
OfeuiWL, Grand, rw Iru. M, im pgj, Market Quotations - United Prt lnH"MHonl PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND (UPI)-(USDA' -Livestock: Cat lit qnn i ww, iiviuuvrr i.ju ; " : tlow; oo red iteerj or huff" old. cutter-utility slaughter steers and heifers 15-20; canner culler cows 11-12.25; Holslein culler to Mi cutter bulls 17-21. Calves 75; good-choice scarce; Utility-standurd about steady al 1 24; culls down to 13. Jtogs 400; steady; 1 and 2 bulch ers 180-235 lb. 15.25; few No 2 and S at 14.75; sows strong lo Sic mgher; couple lots 1 and 2 sew 300-350 lb. 13; 400-525 lb sos 1150-12. Sheep 750; holdover 325; slov. steady; high-choice 88-100 lb wool ed slaughter lambs 18-18 00; sinull uk goou-cnoiee no. 1 pell w m shorn lambs 17.50; cull good ees 35. PORTLAND DAIRY Eggs To retailers: Grade AA extra large, 47-4!; AA law, 45-47c;A lurge. 42 44c; AA nie dium 36-37C; AA small, v!Se. Butter To retailers; AA and i an grade A prims, 70c- lb; carton 1c higher; B prints, tide. Cheese (medium cuied' To retailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies. 41'i-Slc; processed Amen lean cheese. 5 lb. loaf. 41-4Jc NEW YORK STOCKS M'W YORK 'I'PI' -Traders in vtixks returned l their old favor lies the space i -i s in an oth erwise narrow mming, irregular ,(k market tod. a The ulainor i-ms registered Dams, ranniiii; lo more than a point in several in lances. One ol lb. in-Ampex li ll 1 '4 to 103 on on 2.IKW shares I i-x.is Instruments declined I '4 lo r.lt'4 on 1.IKNI shares. llneinc Airplane 0)ened 4.0011 shares at 32 on I : Varian a. sm tales 1.00(1 al 41 Up 1; Zenilh in. op I'i, and lii 'A l.fioo shares jl 1.4 '4 up V I- ireslone L'.nnid a point to 1 Tv while Kurd lo I J h to 78 on 3,000 shares amoni; the wider changes in Ihe general list 1 -- lleynolds M.l.ils lost n noinl ubJii' Kaiser Aluminum gained In Ihe rails, Southern I'acjlic lost neaily a xnnt while Pennsylvania held steady anil Kansas (itv Southern lire almost a tioint I'.ethlehem Steel Kained while 1 S steel lot that amount on 2 r.00 shares lieneral Motors tinned on 4.non -hares and Amen .Motors rose to 83"4 01 Farm Bureau Confab Ted Sidor, I'nion County Fx tension anenl. and Homer ( ase, l.a (.ramie, attended the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Ontario yesterday to . . h..ir trin VC'.jvI nil'- report " "'' ' ' " ton p C.eall"T in the year. I lie pjT ui.scussi-u lin n i pe.iuine at a hearing helore the L s Tan" ( ommission concern nig imports 'f fine fescue seed and Hie aliens ui iMip.uis uu m nation' seed market. AUCTION PAINTINGS I.0M1ON 'I'PIt An auction sale of Knghsh paintings by Con si able. Turner, Gainsborough and otbeis brought a total ol s.n:niu Friday. The sale included Ihe collection . . ,1... I .o II I. Fisun I'mler in nit- ."'s ... . . .. lei ins of his will part of the pro- ils Irom ms collection, which 1 dialled 24".2ii in sales, went 10 the Urilisii ancer txieieiy PORTLAND GRAIN While wheat no bid. :i 000 shares International P.ih.t Ml 1', t,, Mo on disappointment over the 2 Mr cent Mock dividend. Small gains wi re set by Hurling Ion Industries. Standard Oil ot Soil white hard applicable no bid While club no bid. Haul red winter, ordinary 2 05 ll,nd white baart, ordinary 2 00 'oats "2H0 I Hai ley 47 00. Jersey. Merck. Johns -M.inville. Iuie1nat1011.il Telephone, Martin Co. Texaio. American Telephone, International Nickel, Him k Island. Santa Fe. Krie, and Cuca Cola. ar Youth Arrested For Possession Of Intoxicants A Te'-K-.-isi t teen ager was icsted in I.a (irande Friday night for violation of the basic rule and illegal po-session of an in dicating bevel age. The youth was arrested a Spruce Street and W Avenue for (raveling 4" miles per hour in a J5 mile zone at !t 13 p.m. lie was released on $75 ball. George 0 Smut. Foothill Rd.. was cited fur disobeying a red light at Spruce Street and Adams Avenue at 9 12 Sunday night. He vcas released on $10 bail. Vera Kstelle Cunningham. Pendleton, was charged with vio lation ol the basic rule on Fourth Street at 5 41) p 111 Friday, she posted $1D bail and was releas ed. Gloria G Nelson. 1702 Fourth St., was charged with traveling 45 miles per hour in a 25 mile zone al Fourth St; et and II Ave nue at H 20 p 111. Friday. Bail was set at $20. Walter L. Heck, 1306 Cedar St., was cited lor violation of the basic rule and released on $12 bail, beck was charged with traveling 32 miles per hour in a 20 mile zone on Fourth Street at S 05 p.m. Friday. Hearings on all cases were scheduled for 3 pm. Monday. CcntjratuatichJ AND-BEST WISHES To The Tropidara on its Grand Opening On Wednesday, Nov. 1 1 an PeiJen Lumber Co. National Grange Head firm Against Farm Price Support LONG BEACH. Calif. IPI- National Grange Grand Master lli rschel D. N'ewsom was on rec ord today opposing the current ",-tem of farm price supports while neither favoring "a return to full free competition for agri ci.lture." N'ewsom delivered the keynote address Monday to 2,000 dele gates of the farm organization's Mid annual convention here. The National Grange claims a mem bership of 830.0O0. I be Columbus, Ind.. farmer cnlicized the "present price-fixing programs wherein the govern ment itself guarantees to take off the market all commodities not absorbed by Ihe market at some pre determined fixed price level." However, he noted that indus try's wages and prices have been supported by a broad sys tem of government measures. "Thus," he said, "glib talk about getting the government out of agriculture or any other seg ment of our economy is worse than sheer folly it is tanta mount to economic disaster." .N'ewsom then urged that all fai.n organizations close "the di- REMEMBER WHEN Auto Accident Damaqe Trial In Circuit Court A jury trial resulting from an auto accident damage claim is scheduled to get underway in Cir cuit Judge W. F. Brownton's court here Thursday. Kdwaid Crow dor is plaintiff in the action against George Fuller and Hoy Harvey, defendants, as a result of a truck auto crash last Dec. 13 on Highway 203 between I'nion and I.a Grande. Crowder claims that Fuller's pickup truck was negligently parked and left unattended when his auto, being driven at the time by Hoy Harvey, crashed into the rear of the Fuller vehicle. Fuller, in his cross complaint, charges that Crowder, as owner ol the 135a automobile, is respon sible for the accident. The Crow der vehicle was damaged to the e xtent of SI 000. the action states. Fuller claims that at 11 p. m. on Dec. 13 he had stopped to ren der assistance at the scene of an accident, lie said the night was loggy and the road slippery, and that' he parked with the two right wheels of Ihe truck off the ...lif Vir.rwl twin !' Hi., rnil :in,l left the tail lights of the truck burning. He also says that the I warning lights from a Crowder car approached at a high he waved, crashing rate of speed and failed to heed truck. . . 25 years ago, many elk kills were reported in La Grande jiid Wallowa County areas by hunters, with more than 25 check id in here: King Hoc, city fire man, boasted the biggest kill of an elk which had a 44 inch spread. J M. Smith, Avery Harrison and Knoch Morgan also had nice kills. The La Grande City Council of ITV was notified of again win ning the Babriel Cup in statewide membership competition. Mrs. Faye Miller was president of the local council, with Mrs. Hugh Leonard as membership chair man. ... 15 years ago, the sixth war loan drive was being plan ned for Union County, with a qu ota set at $775,000 W. C. Per kins was named county commit tee chairman, and Mrs. Carrie Troiiinger as secretary. Others serving were A. J. Stange, A. K. Talker, R. J. Green, Lowell Wil liamson. Raymond Gray and rreve Lumsden, executive com mitteemen. Air service for La Grande was being songht before a CAA hear ing. Charles Reynolds, Chamber of CommenTe director, announc vision of ranks because despite minor philosophical differences between them the split was "nei ther as extensive nor serious as some have made it appear " He pointed out the success that was achieved in the field of farm credit legislation as a result " cooieration between the arious agriculture organizations. "The success of cooperative ef forts in this and other areas i makes it clear that all farm lead ers must rise aoove their person al or organizational prejudices,'' he said. "We must be willing to modify our views and policies when, by doing so, we better serve rural America and our nation," .N'ew som added. OBITS Unittd Prtis International KANSAS CITY. Mo. (IPP Frank S. Land, 69, founder of the Order of De Molay, died Sunday NEW YORK IUPI) - Josef Bonime, 69, composer and con ductor, died Sunday of a heart attack. BALTIMORE (CPU - The Rev Patrick O'Leary. 79. member of the Roman Catholic missionary order of the Salesians of St. John Bosco. died Sunday. Best Wishes io ELMER & LOU CARPENTER on Ihe GRAND OPENING ol Ihe TROPIDARA Tomorrow Evening Nov. 11th ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL CLUB & DINING ROOM BY Electric Service flashlight into the jl 111 DEPOT j lo ELMER and LOU CABPftiTER on the completion of their beautiful dining room and club THE TROPIDARA ATTEND THE GRAND OPENING TOMORROW! FORMICA BAR TOP WORK . . TABLE TOPS . . . PANELING . . . ARMSTRONG'S SILVER CUSHIONTONE CEILING TILE FURNISHED BY MILLER'S CABINET SHOP Jefferson and Greenwood Globe Furniture Salutes THE J p j IF j!il j On Its " A wonderful surprise is in store for you when you en ter the new, plush Tropidara! Here, in this newest ad dition to the growing list of new establishments in La Grande, is one of the most beautiful decors you will find anywhere for a club and dining room. Beautiful stone work, paneling, floor coverings, lighting, ceiling tile, fountain and wall paintngs lend an atmosphere to this establishment that is truly outstanding. Treat yourself to a night out . . . attend the Tropidara's grand opening tomorrow! Globe Furniture is proud to have shared in outfitting the Tropidara with the finest that money could buy. We furnished and laid the rich Gulistan carpet ing in the entrance and dining room, the pure vinyl tile and linoleum on the dance floor, kitchen, the bar border and the ladies' powder room and gentle men's room. GLOBE FURNITURE THE QUALITY HOME FURNISHING STORE OF COMPLETE SELECTION