La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 30, 1926, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text3Ga (Srattlte lEwntttg bswr General News Want Ads VOLUME XXV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1926. NUMBER J41 YIELD FOR YEAR IS $22,500,000 Wenatchee Chamber Es timates Value of North Central Products , WKNA'IVIIKK. Wash. Doc. 30. l'rotluctH of tllu orchard, Hold, dairy, runKo and woods of 'North Cent nil WuHhiiiKton for 1U20 hud a lolul va I mi of nbout f 22.600. lino, , according to figures made public j) recently by tlio chamber of com. IIMTCC. ! While this Is somewhat less, than for Home years of heavy produc. tlon und hlsli prices. It Is ubovo the uvoriiKo for tlio lust 10. years und Indlcutes a fair condition of uetlvlly und prosperity. Krult produced In Chelan, pout-ilia, Okanogan und Grant counties to taled IS. 654 enrs. Tlio valuu of the fruit crop Is estimated ut $1 1. 500.000. Included In upplo shipments ure ubout 900 curs of culls which have smull furm'valuu. Thu apple crop's value Is esti mated at $10,11011,000; soft fruit ul JI.GuO.ooo. J.Tvo stock shipments in 1H2U have been the largest yet, totaling SS0 cars valued at 1,S5, 000. 150.000,000 lift of Lumber The value of lumber and boxes produced by 23 saw and box mills In the district was between js.riiio.ooo nnd J4.oo0.0oo. Nearly 150,000,000 feet of lumber wero turned out out, of which 70,000,000 it feet wont Into tho making of 12, V 500,000 fruit lioes worth $2,000, ooo. The remainder wero shipped. More than 2.000,000 bushels of wheal were grown in DourIus Biid Grant counties, having a value of $:(,ooo.ooo. This Is below average production and value. In addi tion, there wero poultry and dulry products valued at $2,000,000, mostly consumed locully. Tho equivalent of 100 carloads of po tatoes ond tomatoes were grown In the district, used locully. They were valued at $250,000. Million In Sew IliilltliiiKK One million dollars north of new building construction has been done in Wenuteheo and vicinity during 1920. this being one of tho best building years in history, l-'or tho first 11 months permits totaled $745,525. It Is expected that the year's total will reach $800,000.1 In addition, fully $200,000 has been expended for residences ond warehouses. Postal receipts for the first 11 months of 1921) wero $85,179 compared with $78,595 In 1926, a gain of nearly S per cent. Totul 1925 receipts wore $90,491 Hank " deposits at tlio last official cull ' showed $5.1 92.049 In foflr local banks, and $7,000,000 In all Uho hin county banks. Ono year ago deposits here wero $4,900,490. The lost telephone directory had 4792 names, compared with 4629 a year ago. Tho. school census xhows the number of children of school ligo lilts .increased from 3006 In 1925 to 3230 In 1920. OUT OUR WAY 7 UP VMrtW THEM - U ..,. . ftA & XmIU .. ' -ncwvrs . mere's ; w j fej i i n) WARE VME. CkvX I- Jhy-ZJ 2 OFF ! " he's ' J-'--r--Zr7 U- r.-r-;:' U MERGES ARE. MADE.-KJoT BORM. or.fr..LUM ' ,i . .. j ClJW BY M SCBVTCC IXC. J -I , , m,.mm.m - ... - , , By Williams RECT POSTURE AID TO HEALTH ii...wi .. i:f r tr -i ' i U Ul III I VI JH Beware, Trildie! Near Bums. Ore. Is Simule and Effective! Method of Bettering One's Condition My Hit. KKKOKKH'K KTJMCK1SII Unit of tho HlmplcHt aiuf imohI ofiYctlvi' mcthotlN of m'tluring one's lii'ulth lu by nmlntulnlng an orucl post tiro, 1 'out uro 1h un ex pression of tho mental und physi cal atntc; also post urn muy modi fy und control mental stale it. Tho cultivation of a happy, cheerful, optimistic nature more reudtly achieves results whrn offortw uro also made, to walk with un clastic, springy step, to hold tho head eiect, und tho uhdomon flat. In un erect posture body mus- ford a proper Biipport or pres- iTr--WirTt""f uuro to tho body Including the clr- Hnve n cure. "Trudlc" Kdorlo. for cululion of lurg blood veawila. In Ml Ivcrv Uiinean In on your trull it, habitual slouching posturo tho mh chmnplun long distunre Kwlmiucr. blood of tho abdomen tends to This Ju year nld whool girl recently statfnato In the liver und tho wnm from ltobbcn Island to Kongo splaiuhlu circulation eiuiHlng a llay, t'upe Town, lu 0 hours mid 3:.' feelluk- of despondency und montul mlnutPH. SXt Ut a fai cunHldncd confusion, headuehe, coldness of re difficult than the swiutmlnK of IuiikIh nil fei.l. and chronic fatlcuo Hi Kngllnh fhaniirl, und hnvl.v 'nil1 ..JIM ' HllllNS, Oro. Deo. 80. K R. Hi-own, lwulol O'Brien, Tlioiuus Myers und John Decker urrlved In Hums recently und announced thut a Standard Oil well drilling mach ine Is now en routo from Wyo ming with which to begin tho sink ing of an oil well within 10 miles or Hums und thut work will start within Iho next 30 duys These men have hud advice of geologists and oro familiar with the t formation In this vicinity. They claim there uru four cuuncos for oil in tho rlrsl 2000 foot In this section, their best Indications boimt koii ami 1200 feet, but according , lu geologists there uro four oil minds before rcuchlng & depth oC' 2ou, therefore tho lutorested poo... lile uru confident of finding oil in' pluying iiuuntltles within thut . depth. Ifs riiinarkubln theso days how ; courleous u truffle cop can be. Maybe It's tiio Christmas spirit. ' Snow Beats 41 Years' Average Yakima Census Figures 25,954 a-.i.-ima li.. f;o Two cen suses recently taken show healthy growth here. One. taken for tho chamber of commerce by -on eas tern agency, shows thero are In the city 26.964 persons, compared to 24,719 a year ago nnd 1S.539 111 1920, when tlie'fedeial census wns taken. A census of church mem bership gives a total In the 21 churches of 12.000. with an aver age girt of $14 annually, or $.108, 000 yearly. Among tho churches concussed wero two Catholic ones with average memberships of .1000 each. llesides this, each church bus mado Improvements during the Inst year of which no uccount has been taken. During diamond jubi lee, something llko $150,000 was raised by Catholics, nearly all spent lure. I'rebytorluns have under construction ui now church plunt, to cost about $250,000 and the c hristian church Is making an addition costing $160,000. Butter Too Yellow To Suit Consumers C'.LEHNSKV, KtiKllsh Channel Islands, !ee. Vi. ( Al') Guernsey's famous butter bus bccohie too rich in color, und scientists nre trying to conceivu methods of taking the yellow out of It. Consumers sus pect that the golden hue Is due to urliflflcal coloring-; und have be- ...ilil.. nfi-ai.l f it Charles Kills, li. A., president of the Guernsey chamber of com merce, says that the butter will not be served hereafter to visitors unless they ask for It. "Yet we pay 3 shillings and 4 pence a pound for Guernsey but ter," ho explained, "while tho best Kngllsh butter is sold hero at 2 "hillings a pound. Guernsey but-i-r us yellow simply because our Guernsey cow Is yellow. Hhc Is lined with yellow fat, und this even exudes from her.' KI'OKAKK, Wash. Dec. 30. Al though the precipitation for De cember Is below normal for tho month thus Tur,' , there Is u .larger percentage of snow fall thun us ual, according to Ki- M.; Keyser, snow thus far ,wa measured as i:2 Inches, .as comuittod with a 41-yuur normal' of It. 3 Inches fur December. ' -; . ' Tho heaviest ! snowfall of 1 tho month was on the -1 7th mid JSth, when six Inches fell, und the greut est amount on the ground ul ono time vnn on" the ISth "when' tho depth wus 7 Inches. Sheepmen Will Discuss Future Policy at Weiserj SALT l,AKIi. Dec. 30. (AI-) Two questions stund out for con siderutlou on the winter calendar of woolgrowers' conventions in the Intermountnln states, which open i neleorologlsl. the. depth i of tho with the Idaho woolgrowers asso ciation gathering at Weiscr, Jan. 17 and IS. . The first question Is, "What pol icy should sheepmen adopt In the future. In murketlng their wool?" The second Is precipitated by an nouncement of Hecrelury of Agri- eulture Jurillne thut u fee chnrgeii stockmen for use of nutlonal for est range would be incrcuscd slightly. - - Though not In the intermounluni J group. Ihe Oregon Voolgrwei-s association meets ul IVndlejon, Jan. 14 ami 15. Immediately fol lowing the Idaho meeting, comes tho .Montana Woolgrowers' ussoclu tlon convention, at. llutte, .Inn, 19, which is the duy before the Na tional Woolgrowers' association meets there for three days. The I'tall State Woolgrowers' association will meet in Salt Luke, Jan. 24. completing the program. Tor several conventions buck woolgrowers have- been discussing Ihe possibility of Inaugurating a wool selling program under' tho auspices of the Nutlonul Wool growers' ossociatlon. Many lead ing personalities 111 the industry feel thut the present time Is Ideal Tor Instituting such a grower-controlled scheme. II is not likely that the grazing fee Increase uliestloli will occupy its usual foreground position at any of the conventions. Potato Growers Of Idaho Falls Favor Rulings Executes 364 Then Turns' Ax on Wife Nik rii it Ma null I; hit). Armenian cobbler, ..formerly executioner lo the UuSmIuh urniy on the Cuucasltiu front!; brought his career t'oa close by chopping off his wife's head In a fit of. Insimlly. Xlm police found this certificate umong his paper: . General Anlremick is proud to testify hereby to. .t,he brilliunt con duct of the executioner Nlkran Munghikhni, who, up lo dut (Dec. 24, lins to my knowledge rendered justice 34 times. ManghiUlan has been removed to un iisylum. . IDAHO KAIXiS; Ida, Dec. 30. Iirundcd bags' und grading und shipping rules us promulgated by the statu commissioner of agricul ture lust inly were topics of dis cussion ut u meeting held In the city hull Monday. This meeting was atl ended by ubout 150 Interest ed growers and Mhlppern. 'A gen eral discussion and explanation .of the rulings occupied a greater por tion of thn meeting.1, nnd unan imous agreement wus reached thut Uiis district would stand solidly behind the slate department In Its effort to estublish a higher quality of product und more uniform pack. Hliile CommlHsloner A. W. H. Kjofness und Chief Deputy Habin urged the growers to change their methods Homewlutt In potato eul- '. tore, breed and plant heller seed, and to dsn better methods of cultl vutlon. Shippers wero told it was largely up lu them: to mulntalu : high standard of shipment. Ship pers and growers cooperating can estublish a high Qtinlllty of product for this territory thut will pay high 1 returns. A large number of grow- ( ers . In utlendtinee wero from Ash- i ton und Kgin. nnd tho bench dis trict m round Kt. Anthony. Shelley und Klrlh wero ulso represented. or neurusthcnlu, und ottcn con stlputlon. I lmiHirlHiil Habit One of the most Important of all health habits Is the habit of keeping good posture. When tho lieud droops a strain la placed on the neck und shoulders. When tho shoulders stoop the ehpst becomes flattened and the lungs arc cromp ed for room. When tho body slumps forwurd ut tho hips the or gunu In tho abdominal cuvlty uro not hold In natural position. At the sumo tlmo the muscles nro working a little harder thun If tho body wero erect, for they nro mak ing a little hurder thun If tho body . wero erect, for they "nro making an effort to hold tho body from railing forward.- A good posturo can not be main tained unless the in uncles nro kept I strong by exercising. If the should ! er muscles uro loo weak to hold I the shoulders In their normal posl ! tluii thu chest tends to drop In. If I the muscles of the buck and nbdo 1 men ure not trong tho body slouches forwurd. Well IHreHoil IVet It Ik not enough to havo un erect cui rlugo und a woll-polscd : hcud. We must also huvo well di rected feet. The foot in action I Hhould be placed on --tho ground , wllh the line of direction parallel tq the. line. of mo'omont. Tho toss 'should point forwurd mid neither once before been accomplished, then by u man, 17 yeuro back; be turned outward or Inward. Games, outdoor sports, such us walking, swimming, I wake I bull, hand-itiill, tennis, und gulf are excellent remedies for poor pus- ! turc. Tho setting up exorcises of! the U. H. Army, if piucticed dally, j will help the muscles do tho work oi iioiumg iuu oouy in a neniiniui position. Good posture pnys bo can ho it improves thejieulth, Increases your economic virtue, gives you social standing, nnd Inspires you with the spirit thut wins. ' Therefore, resolved that In 1927 you will establish tho hublt of inalntuing a good poHlurc. 1 lif t ' I'Vw Sl i In gin In Portugal UKHON, (A1) Hhlngled hair Is not generally popular In I'ortu gnl. This style of hulrdrcsslug has caught on only in tho ' highest, classes und the new rich, with a small digression Into thu upper middle classes. Tho worker und the pea sunt will- liuvu nono of It. This la cxplulnud us It la a land whore a woman's hulr la really a cro,wn of glory. In tho northern provinces espoolally Is this true, tho cure of her magnificent trotHj ub, being one of the olileC poroo cuputlohs 'ot' tho trfuTrten.' f1" r' " Qhe new EASY WASHER on view Washes and dries at the same time. Not j a drop of water to lift or carry THE now Easy Washer tho,-most, amazing development ever made in washing clothes, is here. The small tub dries a whole batch of clothes ten single sheets in three minutes. Meanwhile, ths large tub washes a second batch.- Twenty -sheets handled at once your washing dons v in half tho time with half the work. No water to lift or carry not a drop of water wasted. The Easy even empties itself , when you are through" washing. Lot us do a week's washing free in your own home, y No cost or obligation. Phone today, ' . EAXY TERMS EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER Ca Fading The New Year The human heart make." lo les.i striikea per minute when I hi' lioilvl Is in u lying position than when! upright. ; There arc elhty-seven women Belentlsta. 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SERVICE We now offer an original type of service that makes our values all the more re markable. We have rearranged our store service department. You can be served either way. Phone orders will be promptly filled and delivered free. A trial order will demonstrate the merits of our new service and saving plan. If not convenient or desirable to call in, use the phone Main 40 that's why we have both departments to serve you Same low prices both depart ments. - ' ' ' ' Yours For A Better New Year Free Delivery Any Size Order "WHERE THE THRIFTY THRONG" Hooverized Grocery A 100 Per Cent Community Food Store 2 Main Line Phones Call Main 40