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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1959)
Gladiolus Group Plans To Host State Glad Show The Eastern Oregon Gladiolus Society held their monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the Garden Clubhouse with good attendance, and two guests, Mrs. Dowd and Mrs. Zickafoose. Ra'ph Campbell, vice-president, conducted the business meeting. It was decided that in the spring a rummage sale should be tried in order to help raise money for It4 lite society the IflfiO Oregon Slate Glnd Show wlurh i.s tw he hrlil here. A bulb i'udion may be held in conjunction with this. It was learned that Florence Reeves resigned as the Oregon State Glad Society, president fo. the forthcoming year, and to re place her Ralph Campbell of Baker was tentatively appointed. Dessert and cotlee was served bJTJAdele V'oetburg and Neal Van Loon, and the door prize was awarded Mrs. Evere'.t Walker. A Bosrchcra.'t cookie tray was auc tioned off with the returns coins Esther's rApparel FEATURES moderately priced dresswin junior, regular and half sizes, and Lorraine lingerie, robes, gloves and millinery. eW STREET FLOOft . T SAC ANNEX RIGHI DOWN YOUR ALLEY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTING! At Ernie's On Candy Cane Lane Shopping In GUM Department Ch"l"g-Thu" 1959 p'g' 5 Store, Nerve Shattering Woman's World l Letit Y Snow-Blow-Freezel 1 it's warm and dry I ( sh6-boots I AKD IUST LOOK AT THESE EXPENSIVE FEUTURES: Rich, mellow leathers Flexible, long-wearing. Warm kitten-soft fleece ribbed Nuron Oepe soles lining Deep-piled luxurious cuffs, Fashionable colors OPEN UNTIL 9 TOMORROW NIGHT AND EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT TO CHRISTMAS Ernie's Shoe Store 1304 Adam (Ann Landers, writes the most widely read humn rel lion column in Amerlce. Miu Lenders hit just returned from e trip to the Soviet Union. This is another in series of erticles on her experiences.) MOSCOW A visit to the GUM department store is a nerve-shat tering, toe-crushing, rib-jabbing experience that no American tour ist should miss. This is where you really get the feel of the peo ple. You feel them on your feet on your back and on your head. I interviewed the director of GUM, Vladimire Georgevitch is a keen eyed, personable man who has one of the top jobs in Mos cow. He speaks of the store with great affection and seemed de lighted to answer my questions. GUM, according to Georgevitch, is the largest retail store in the world. It does a volume of one million dollars a day. No other itore in the Soviet Union remote- : compares in size. The initials GUM stand for Government Unt versal Store. GUM, of course, is state owned and the profits go t'i Moscow's municipal govern ment. The store employs 6,000 i people and it's open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m GUM is more than a department tore. It is a thermometer of Moscow's economic temperature rrom what I saw, Russia has a high fever. I visited GUM three times. I didn't believe it. Never have I seen so many pay so much for so little The prices are outrageous by our standards, with the exception of books, school supplies and some fabrics. The quality of most of the merchandise was shocking in relation to the price tags. A plastic purse that would sell for about 98 cents in, Kresge's was marked 89 rubles ($8.90). Women are clawing and shaving for a place in line to buy these purses. There were lines at every count er. There is always a mob at the front door before the store opens and at closing time customers must be pushed out the doors. "The sales girls can't possibly take this punishment 12 hours a day," I told Elenora, my inter preter. "They'd be ready for a rest home in a month "There are two shifts," she said. "Most girls work only six hours, although some work a double shift for double pay three days a week. The girls rather en joy the excitement and they get a percentage of everything they sell. In America you call it com mission." - ' "Is a job in GUM considered desirable?" "Very desirable. Most of these employes have only secondary education (no college). It is eas ier than shoveling rock." (In this reporter's opinion, it's close.) The sales girls who served us were pleasant and friendly, al though they dripped with pers piration and they were harassed and tired. Each counter could have used double the personnel The hat counter employed four girls and a cashier. Forty people were waiting to be served. Most of the sales girls were aged 25 to 50. They wore print ed dresses (like our house aprons), no make-up and had very little ityle. Two girls wore bedroom slippers behind the counter. One wore no shoes, just bohhy sox. Almost every sales person who smiled needed dental work. It was difficult to become accustomed to the Russians' stainless steel teeth. Even the most loyal supporters of the svstem" admitted Russian dentistry is "behind." The women who come here from European countries have Russian-type dentist dentistry,' my interpreeter com m e nt e d Americans seem to have the best- care-for teeth in the world." I noticed (not without emhar rassment) that the salespeople were especially courteous to Am ericans. Amennanskv tounsia, faialoosta." they would call out. P. case make way fur the Amer ican tourists.") The Russians did not object to surrendering their place in line. I indicated 1 was in no hurry and would wait my turn, but they cheerfully said. "Nyet, nyet," and insisted I accept the courtesy. The toy depaitmen was fas cinating. I saw the same type of toys we have in America, but the quality was generally poor. Air planes, tank, guns, dulls, stuffed animals and games were the ma jor items. Most of the dolls were made of flammable celluloid. (A law prohibiting the manufacture of such dolls was passed in the United States several years ago.) The TV department was mob bed. A 10-inch set sells for $80 The government sees that TV is within the financial reach of families. It is a superb propa ganda weapon. Almost every Rus sian home has a set. The lingerie department (nylon nightgowns $25) had fewer cus tomers tb"n most other counters although they were lined up here, too. In this department 1 had the best chance to examine the fix tures and showcases. Although GUM ws opened in 1950 the store looks about 40 years old. The plaster and tile is cracked. The showcases are clumsy and old-fashioned. The cash registers brought back memories. A glass dome that runs the length of the store gave me the feeling I was in Demmler's green house in Eau Claire, Wis. The sun beating down through the glass roof created a bathhouse hu midity. There is no air-conditioning. "I asked if GUM had elevators. "What for," I was told. "The store has only four floors." There were no escalators although Russia's subways have streamlined escala tors that, move tuicc, as. fast 'as oursj. T- r " A public address system fre sarong jr parity girdle has the most winning ways with junior figures . $595 Why? Because it's the lightest, ... loveliest, most freedom-loving-'' parity you've ever wornl Its .. patented criss-cross feature : means more comfort for your-v active life. The Sarong Jr. panfy " trims and slims your figure, J tucks you up-and-in without a' pull or a tug. Let us show you how flattering and comfortable a panty girdle can be. - i 69 Sarong Jr. ponty In whitei Embroidered nylon marquisette front; nylon power net sides and satin elastic back. S, M, L, XU 400 Matching Sarong criss-cross low-back bra. Also D cups M-W BERTHA'S AHrtion A Corst Shop ' v 1 1 1 7Vi Adams 1W MAXINE N'L'RMI, Woman's Editor Local Couple Wed n Chapel Ceremony The R-verend Clarence A. Kopp and Alice Simmons of Cove were married in a quiet ceremony al the Episcopal Chapel in Cove, Nov. i. bv Bishop Barton, Bishop of Eastern Oregon. The bride chose for her gown, a lovely blue wool with a pictur collar and matching accessories. She carried a nosegay of pink carnations and rid roses. Rowena Simmons, daughter of the hridi . was her attendant in a gold suit dress with matching cor sage. I)r John Kopp, sn of the g.oom. attended his father. A reception was held at the rectory with friends and relatives attending. Mrs. M;;ry Barton and Mrs. Clara Wi'Lamson served luncheon to the guests. Relatives and friends attending the wedding included. Dr. anc" Mrs. John Kopp and children. Jimmy, Jancy. Julie. Janet, from Vale: Mr. and Mrs. Grant Saund ers and chidlren, Jack, Tim, and Shelley Jo, Mrs. Rowena Simmons and sons, Lee and I.arry. Mrs Nora Williams, I'earl K. Allen Isabel Con'ey. all frcm Cove. Out of town guests included Rishop and Mrs. Barton. Mrs Clara Williamson. Mr. and Mrs Frank W. Patterson. Mr. and Mrs Charles C. Bull. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Martin, Mrs. N-llie Nihler, Mrs Eleanor Antles, Mrs. Bessie Gard ner and Alex McKenzie. The bride chose a going away suit of oxford gray with winter white accessories and a yellow rosebud corsage. The coup'e mo tored to Yakima. Wash., for a few days. The Reverend and Mrs. Kopp wi'l be at home in Cove afler their trip. Homo Ec Plans For Holidays Blue M: Grange Home Ec Club iti 'l recently in the home of Mrs. GUn Muilenburg. There were 16 members and one guest, Mrs. Willurd Green, attending. A pot lin k dinner was held at noon, followed by the busin-ss meetlrg P ans were made for the Christmas party and the Thanks giwng d:nr.er W's announced for Nov. :y in the grange hall. Dinner will he served at 1 p.m. Grange m -tubers are invited to attend and l.rmg their f. iends as guests. Those wishing, may stay for sup. h.t also. An afternoon of games mid entertainment will he held. The next meeting will be DeQ, 18 at th Grange hall, to prepare (or the Christmas program. f HOBBY SHOP Will Be Open SATURDAYS for your shopping convenience Double Ring Ceremony Unites Lively, Dawes At Richland Miss 1' Pauline Lively, daugh ter of k. and Mrs. J. Paul Lively. Sinnm rvi'K became the bride o' Law ri nee Melvin Dawes, son of Mr and Mrs. Erank L. Dawes. Richland, in a double ring ceremony. The Sep'ember rites were performed in the ltdoomer Lutheran ( l urch at Richland. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace sheath, fashioned with a rounded neckline, and a should-r length veil held hv a small lace half hat, trimmed with seed pearls and sequins. She ca.ried a bouquet of pink roses. Miss P.tricia Lively, sister of the bride, was the only attendant. Sh"' wore a blue silk ta'feta frock, white gloves, white picture hat and white brocade slippers. She car ried a bouquet of yellow pom poms. Duane Helgeson was the best man to the groom. Frank L. Dawes, groom's brother, and Carlos D. Lively, brother of the bride were ushers. Ira Lee Lively, another brother of the bride, was the candh lighter. The mother of the bride wore a lilu- linen a.'ternoon dress, with pink and white trim, pink picture 'hat, white accessories and a cor aftrnoon dress accented with white and white rosebuds in her corsage. A reception was he'd in the church. Mrs. Frank L. Dawes and Mrs. Duane Helgeson served the wedding cake. Mrs. Julia Woody poured coffee and Mrs. Carlos Lively presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. Kenneth Danel had charge of the guest book, and Miss Jackie James was handling the gifts. For traveling the bride wore a matching dress and coat, and a pink rose corsage from her . wed ding bouquet. They are now at home at Richland. The bride att"ndcd sehoel at Imbler and is a graduate of Kin man Business University at Spo kane. She is presently employed by General Electric. The groom is employed by a Rich'and drug firm. saee of white rosebuds. The qucntly blasts out announcements j groom's mo'.hcr wore a blue satin that can be heard throughout the store. "If you have lost your child I A I CPKITQ or shopping companion, please i V-"L L V CIN I O go to the main fountain and get together." Several wall phones are locat ed at key points for the conven ience of the customers. These phones are connected with a cen tral operator in the store. A cus tomer who cannot find an item picks up the phone, reports her position and is directed. I tested it. "I am near the leather goods department on the first floor and I can't find bed spreads,' I told the operator Odd Fellows Lodqt 16, La Grande will meet Friday at 8 p m. in their hall. Past President club of the LS of B of LF and E will- meet in the home of M s. Lyle Film, 906 Penn Avenue, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Past Matrons of Eastern Star will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. Soroptimitt Club will hold a Happy Circle Holds Dinner .. The Happy Circle Club met for their Thanksgiving dinner at the Mave.icks hall. There wre 16 members and one guest, Blanche Herzinger, attending. During the meeting, Katie McCoy passed out Red Cross work. A committee was appointed to find a n-edy family to receive the Christmas box. Stella Grimmett will be hostess to the Christmas party, Dec. 10. i There will be a gift exchange. ' '! iilIHIll'W "" '" """row- ' " UV-N ,:. Yes, even t this tow price you let the patented '"3 Ring Pump Agitator" that bithes deep dirt out without beating! Automatic Bleaching (Powderor liquid) Special setting foi Wdsh & Wear fabrics New lid opens to the side supports a full load of clothes 1 year Warranty plus 4 year Protec tion Plan . Automatic rinse conditioner dispenser ' " 'Vrt " Model WS-60 l liWESfPiliiil m I960 FRIGIDAIRE "PUMP" AGITATOR Automatic Washer ONLY 95 Below Terms Subject To Approved Credit '$ most iced J .LOOX! It pumps up and down.. today advanced washing action IS.., Buy Now... ' first payment MARCH Christmas lift living stralnlnf your budsatr Hera's a special easy payment plan that lata you buy now, and not maka a single oayment until March . . . when most holiday bills are paid. 108 Depot DOLVEN'S "HOME OK FRIGIDAIRE" WO 3-3327 "Proceed to the center aisle and')oar(J meeting Friday at 12 noon turn oirflit " tiro r. tHA I n ff.n : nr. i 59 Motching Sarong Jr. Criss crosj'girdle that walks and never rides up. S, M, L, XL. $S turn right," was the instruction GUM has no charge accounts and no installment plan. Every transaction is cash. There are no refunds or exchanges. Gift-wrap-' ping is unheard of; in fact, only recently do they wrap at all. Many shoppers carry bags and put the merchandise into the bag with no wrapping. .1 asked that my merchandise be put in a. box, if possible. The box was neither glued or stapled. Jt fell apart before I got to the ho tel. Only the heavy twine kept the merchandise from falling out. At that moment we passed the men's clothing department. There were three lines, six deep. "How much is a man's suit?" I asked. "About $150," Eleonora, my in terpreter, replied. "And how much is the average salary for a worker?" I asked. "About $100 a month." "This means a man must work in the Sacajawea. This replaces Thursdays meeting. . Celebrating a birthday today is Steven Vess, La Grande. Rockwall Grange will hold a Christmas Tree benefit dance at their hall, Saturday evening bo ginning at 9 o'clock. La Grande High School, Band Alumni are planning a "Get together." Any interested band alumni from the year 1955 through '59, please contact Wendell See or Margaret Skaggs. Merry Mixers will hold a square dance in the Imbler Legion hull, Saturday at 8 p.m. All square dancers welcome. 45 days to pay for a suit of cloth es. In America a suit of clothes can be boufiht for less than half ol the average man's weekly check." Ill III rn llllllll III III III 20 Boys' penmg... 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