La Grande evening observer., November 25, 1927, Image 9

Vlm WANT ADS
VOLUME XXV,
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927.
NUMBER 88
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Over The Valley
Mtilml K. Morton, Vnlloy Ntmti Editor
O'oiinlf Cmim-il to
Tli County Council of tln-'Pur-fnt-Tuachcra
ausuclution fill nit;et
on next Tuewlny at the ui'liool ut
Island City, the Island city Kroup
to be this IiokU'ssch, A up tend id
jiroKraiti ia boinff arruned, which
will bruin nroinntlv at K o'clock.
V JliiSidus soino musical numbers,
there will be an address by Mra.
"Luff Awes, of La G rando, on the
Campflrt! Glrla oi-Kuni-ation, , and
r Mrs. O. FMacl'huraon, ulso of La
Grande, will give nn outline of her
work. This will be In addition to
jjtlio business meeting: Airs. Charles
Cleaver, of I rubier, county chair
man, will be in charge of the- pro
gram. Home From O. A. C
It usse 1 1 M ac Ken non is h om o
from ua. C. for a visit over Ihe
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
"Frank MaclCennon near Imbler.
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AM to Have lltiuui
The Ladles Aid .Society or tho
Methodist Church of Cove is an
nouncing their annual bazaar
which they will have at the Mao
cabee hall In Cove on Wednesday,
Jeceinjcr 7th. Lunch will be ser
ved also during the day.
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Kx-Govcmor 111
Ex-governor . Waller M. l'leree
'-lias been ill again and is at Hot
J.akn Sanatorium where ho is re
ceiving medical care and attention.
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Install Klcetric Heater
Hugh Hurdli is. having Ills big
sheep barn, on l.ils farnr on Brooks
Lane wired for electricity for light,
power and heat. Wood stoves have
always been used hortofore 'for
heat, during lambing time, but
high Insurance rates have also
made that source of heat prohibi
tive. Mr. Huron will Install an
electric heater, whii-h will be more
satisfactory, all the way around,
he believes.
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Itrturn S ionic IVf -sday
Halph and Hobbie Cheiiaitlt,
who had been in La Grande sev
eral days wjiflc having th"ir ton
sils removed were able to return
to thnir home on the' Cove high
way Tuesday. Mr. Clienault had
more or less of a serious time fol
lowing Ills operation due to hem
orrhages. 0
"New Yea-en Nwfmmhifr .' Party
Mrs. Hontner, owner of t he' Cove
Swimming l'ool'is extending an
invitation to all who care to at -tend
to have a. free swim at tho
pool on New Years Day, The
water is just right and there are
warm rooms to dress in. The pool
is in use nearly every day. Some
times it Is only an -occasional
' A1 A
dlir rn$
m p .
I swimmer sometimes a party, but
J tho water. Is always just ready.
' After the Cove-lmbler game a
week ago, the Imbler boys were
given a dip In the water after -tho
strenuous and very muddy game. ,
Women's Club to Mi-el
The Women's Club of Imbler
will meet oi next Wednesday,
November Soth at tho home of
j "Jrs. lrvln Westenskow. This will
be a social meeting, ,
Lllave Turkey Shoot
A very successful turkey shoot,
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Tod Conrad home near Imbler.
There was a large crowd In at
tendance. o
Start to Pack Apples
The force started to pack apples
Wednesday at the Mt. Kanny
Tacking Shed at Cove. About three
cars of apples, all- Jonathans and
Home Beauties will be put out by
this' group of fruit shippers.
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School Carnival
The teacher and pupils of Itiver
sldo school will hold their carni
val this evening at the school. The
ajfalf had been originally an
nounced for last Kriday evening,
but there was a conflict with the
j-Covo-H. S. minstrels. A fine pro
gram has been arranged for to
night. o
Tnmmia Grange to Meet
'J.'lans are being perfected for the
n'ext meeting of the j'omona
grange which Is to meet at Wolf
Creek grunge hall on Saturday,
j December loth. This Is the home
i grange of the master of the l'om
I omig organization, J? A. Nice.
I WeaTlier permitting a very large
I attendance is predicted.
Cat lie llulsvrs Kncon raged
Buyers of cattle from cattle
raisers over the valley are offer
ing very good prices for the stock,
which is very encouraging to those
having animals for sale. In one
locality a load recently sold
I fought the highest prico which
has been- paid .since the war.
Have Dinner Guests
I'rof. and Mrs. J. It. Price and
family gave a lovely dinner yester
day at their home in Cove, having
for their guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. K,
AMI Is and sous Alien, Lloyd and
Gail, and daughter, Mis Dorothy,
who Ik home from her high school
work at Walla Walla 'for tho
Thanksgiving recess.
Have Successful Bazaar
The Women's Improvement Club
of Cove held a very successful ba
zaar and, luncheon Tuesday at tho
Muccubcu hall, with a very good
OifeMl ynml, every
day, a spread for
bread must be,
served. 'Will it be
delicious enough
not to weary the
appetite? Will it,
incidentally, be good
value present a
daily saving in its
use?. Ihen it should
-be must be
Gem -Nut. Double -wrapped.
Always
fresh. Always good
Margarine
attendance, a flno' display and
' good, sales. Tho women are exert
ing u special effort at the present
tlmo to clear up tho last remain
ing $200 due on tho Cove Library.
At 1hev lust accounting they stood
well to clear around $100 ut tho
bazaar. 1
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Soiitvo tit Seed
The chunees are that when you
plant your garden next spring your
lettuce, radish and onion seeds will
either have been Imported or else
grown In a smull area in the
southern end of tho Santa Clura
valley In California. Only about a
thousands acres are devoted to the
growing of garden seed In the Gll
roy district, but they provide about
1)5 per cent of tho lettuce seed,
practically all of the radish seed,
and 75 per cent of tho onion seed
produced in tho United States. Tho
seeds;aro usually grown under con
tract with seed firms by Japanese
farmers who are paid by the pound
for the seed From an Exchange.
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North Powder I. T. A.
The Parent-Teacher association
of North Powder will, at Its next
meeting, on Friday. December
2nd. hold a box supper for the
benefit of the association. Boxes
will Jje sold, or rather suppers se
cured by the purchase of shadows
instead, of boxes:
Makes Visit nt Homo
Miss Beryl Conley who Is at
tending a private school at Walla
Walla is at homo for a short vis
it at the homo of her parents liv
ing near Cove.
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Erertlnfr Two Inrg Sheep Sheds
Walter M. Pierce and son, Lloyd
Pierce are erecting two largo sheep
barns on their ranches. On the
home place a burn large enough
for 1200 sheep is being erected
while on the Hot Lake runch one
sufficiently targe to house 1 500
sheep Is In the process of erection.
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Schools All Having Vacation
- All schools over the county are
enjoying the two-day vacation,
yesterday being a legal holiday
and Kriday being given according
to custom. Likewise all over the
county young people who arc at
tending school at different educa
tional centers are home In large
numbers "Tor the longer vacation.
The exception Is the group from
the University or Oregon where no
Vacation was granted on account
of tlie prevalence of Infantile par
alysis over the state. Many fam
ilies were disappointed when this
nottce was given out keeping one
and in some cases two members
of the family away from tho fam
ily board for the , Thanksgiving
feast. (, .r.
Apples Going Out Steadily
' Two and sometimes three cars
j of apples are being shipped daily
: from tho big orchard of H. H.
' Weathcrspoon of Elgin. All the
apples are under cover for which
the Wcutherspoons ur grateful,
since there was much to binder
during the last week of picking.
Splendid for all
Cooking and Baking
-made by the makers
of Swifts Premium
Oleomargarine.''
Swift &. Company
CROP ROTATION IN
VALLEY EXPLAINED"
BY PRANK McKENNON
At the meeting of ' t ho agricul
ture and health committee of the
Union county chamber of com
merce held last week at 11 St
Luke, Frank McKennon, of Im-,
bier, presented a paper on crop
rotation, which members of the
committee thought Wis'worthy of
publication and have asked that It
appear on this page today. The
puper as prepared by Mr. McKen
non follows:
CUOI KOTATIOX
What Does It Mean? How loe It
Apply t Our Valley? What .Crops
Arc Suitable for Hoi ut Ion?
Tho above subject was assigned
to me by lr. Phy as tho one upon
which I am to present a paper at
this meeting. It Is ono in which
I hnvo been Interested for years,
and It Is ono. upon which hangs the
future' agricultural prosperity of
our county. It Is one of the most
difficult and complex problems
confronting the farmer, mainly due
to the fact that a successful rota
tion system is a long time proposi
tion, reaching sometimes for years
Into the future, und that no Infalli
able system has been developed
that will upply to all conditions,
owing to differences Iri climate,
soil and access' to market.
Crop rotation, in its' proper
meaning. Is a system of cropping
tho snme land successively with a
variety of crops that will main
tain and restore the fertility of tho
soli, control pests, lessen the cost
per inlt of production und secure
the largest possible returns to tho
farmer. , ,
The soil la so complex in its re
lation to growing crops that It Is
one of nature's greatest puzzles,
and is a subject of the deepest In
terest to those who work with It.
Tho relation of each crop to tho
water content, bacterial action,
humus content, and its effect up
on the mineral and organic com
pounds in the soils, with regard
to-succeeding crops, is a matter
so complex that even scientists aro
not yet ready to state positively,
the laws on soil fertility.
However, it is common know
ledge that the continuous growing
of a single crop, or different crops
of similar habits of growth and
food requirements, depletes the
soil or tho elements nec.easary for
the growth of that crop and in
creiises the Insect and fungus pests
which prey upon it. It Is also
known thut luinius or decaying
vegetable- mutter is a benefit to
practically all soils. increasing
their water holding capacity, per
mitting the circulation of air. In
creasing bactorlal action (so neces
sary lo decomposition of vegetable
matter and the disintegration of
The mud became so heavy that
the (toxes of apples had to be
hauled on wagons from the trees
to the house and then transferred
to the trucks. The wet mud got
on, pickers and apples alike while
the lust picking was being done,
consefiuehlly- there were about
300(1 boxes of apples where the
fruit had to bo wiped off with
clothes to remove the mud whloh
hud fastened itself there. A force
of 45 puckers are busy getting Ihe
fruit in shipping condition, the
work nt present being on the Nt-w-town
Pippins which go to foreign
trade.
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Here For Thanksgiving
Keith Abbott, came yesterday
and Is spending, the Thanksgiving
vacation with his college frb-nd,
Russell McKennon, at Ihe Krank
McKi nnon home ii'-ur Imbler. Mr.
Abbott's home is at lterkeley. (Jul.
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Visits at Walla Walla
Mrs. W. U. Ledbetter w-nt to
Walla Walla this morning where
vho is spending a few days visit
ing with her daughter. Miss Kdna,
a teacher at Kendrlck. Idaho, who
Is ul tending a house party of Wil
la incite sttulenjs at Walla Walla.
iwme
OOUBLZ
ACTING
lutely
MAKES
BAKING
EASIER
mineral matter), and In itself pro
viding plant food for succohhIvo
crops.
notation of crops also Is a
means of keeping tho laud In bet
ter tilth, than would otherwise 14
the cuso, us It aids In the control
of weeds, and tho turning under of
alfalfa or clover sod or other
green crops adds food for soil bac
torta and fungi and Is of great
physical benefit to the soil.'
The fact that tho fortuity of tho
soil, in this valley, Is fast becom
ing depleted, with a system of ono
crop farming. Is too apparent to
tho members of this committee JLo
need any pr'oof of confirmation
from me and the Important ques
tion is what can we do to main
tain what we have left and rest or o
thut which wo have lost?
1 believe that a system of rota
tion, in which "legumes play a
most important part, together
with the keeping of mora llvo
siock. Is tho logical answer to tho
question. ,
No general system of rotation
can he used on all of the farms
of the valley, because the soil nnd
moisture conditions, vary so widely
In different localities, and tho In-
' clinations und abilities, likes and
dislikes of individual farmers vary
more widely still. Tho experiment
stations can discover and forn Vit
iate general principles and each
runner must adapt these prin
ciples to his own farm. In other
words it will bo necessary for ouch
farmer to be something of an ex-
f pcrimcnt station himself, and I
'find that In order to make tho
best usti of tho experiment station,:
tills is always true, for each ono
has factors on his own farm Hint
are peculiar to it alone. In this
work of Individual experiments Iho
county agent, with his technical
knowledge, can be of special aid,
1 for Investigations by experiment Is
something which requires tho
closest observation of conditions
and variations anrf an accurate
system of checks, und tho average
farmer bus not tho time nor scion--tll'lc
training to carry on the work
In a manner which would inako
results dependable.
The use" of ulfalfa und sweet
clover, one or both oT which will
thrive on practically, all soils In
the valley, will make it compara
tively easy to, Increase tho nitro
gen and huniiiH content of soils
whoro grown. If these crops are
fed to livestock on tho farm and
the manure returned to the soil,
further beiieHU still mny mV do
rived. I am not prepared to say
what would be a good system of
rotation for this valley, but tho
use of these legumes and tho rais
ing of hogs, sheep and cattle In
greater numbers, I believe will bo
the basis upon which a successful
system will Im built. Weld peas,
po'l aloes, corn (for silage and lo
hog down in the field) and tame
pasture mixtures will all ptay their
part in a reconstructed system of
arming which will be more
prolltuble und more permuneiit.
KFFICIKNCY JX NITS
RIO fJ3 JAXKRIO Nothing is
wasted when the hahuHsit nut Ik
prepared for trade. From the seeds
is extracted an oil which makes ex
cellent butter and high grade soup,
'and which can lie used as a lu
bricant, us food or uk a combustible.
The husks, of which there nro 15.
tons to every ton of seeds, are raw
material for numerous by-products,
chief of which ls,eharcoal. Hun
dreds of yiousands of tons of
hahuHsu nuts are . exported from
iRrazil annually, and It Is estimated
more than l.OOO.Onu tmi.s aro avail
able from Maranbao alone.
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Installment buying makes the
months shorter and the years longer.
of famous cooks
never say "use a
spoonful or two
Bpoonfuls of baking
powder." They
come right out and
say "Calumet Bak'
ing Powder." They
call the leavener by
17
which plainly
II:
shows they consider
Calumet abso'
necessary ' Kji'V!n
to the best of
.' baking success.
ItiS THAN
IP
PER BAKIN0
SEASONABLE
RECIPE
A (iooil Tinkle Ihnvn Oako
Make a battor of the following:
M, cup butter;
1 V6 cups sugar. Cream these
together well.
1 cup water.
H teaspoon suit;
2M c.tpd flour.
2 tablespoons baking powder.
'1 PBff.
Cook together:
2 tablespoons butter.
1 cup brown sugar.
I I urge can grated pineapple,
drained.
Put this lust In tho bottom of a
pan; pour tho butter over It, bake
like a cake.
Cut In pieces when cold, turn1
each pleco over and servo with
whipped cream.
ick ho.adk fou uxaiixtr
MOSCOW ICxporlments made
by lumbermen In th, Tver and
Vologdu Provinces of Russia lndl-i
cato 26.6 per cent of tho cost of
logging mny bo saved by construct-!
tug Ico roads for ''hauling nmber. '
It was found thut horseH could
draw 'six to eight times their own
weight und thut In three months
lnmbpriiiPii wonlil ftiivn 1 (llll) rn-i
hies. Including amortization of I
sleighs and tools, over tho post of
haulage on snow roads. Tho num-.
Iter of horses 4ieodcd for battling
also was reduced 80 per cent.
SAN KRAXCISCO Having suc
ceeded in catching 150 pounds of
gnats at Clear Ijike during the
past summer In an experimental
screen t'rap luiited with, electric
lights;' Robert W. Rurgett, of tho
University of California, plans to
return to the lako next summor and
Install enougly traps to do-gnat tho
lake section.
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need anything in the Grocery Line. Careful attention given phone
orders. Free Delivery on any size order. :
Saturday and Monday
Shredded Wheat BISCUITS, 4 pkgs.
A. & L. OYSTERS 2 No. 1 Tins
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2 large bottles, 45$
Ilaking Powder
3-lb. Crescent, 73
PRESERVES
3 jars Kerr's 89?
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Union, Baker and Wallowa Counties
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.Best For Hog Raising in Oregon
' Professor K. L. Totter, heud of t cause I hey contained both good
the animal husbandry department , quality of stock as well as ait
ut uregon Agricultural college, was
a visitor at the Eastern Oregon
pertinent station at Union, lust
Thursday, having returned from
the ugrlculttirul economic confer
enco held at Huker during tho
week. While ut I ho experiment
station. Professor Potter chanced
on the freshman animal husbandry
class of tho Cnion high school
agricultural department and was
prevailed upon to glvo them a
"pen side" taik on hog raising.
Tho students hud just com
pleted Judging a class of four
Ilerkshlro barrows, as part of their
swlnt husbandry study, under the
direction of Cecil L. Griggs. In
structor In agriculture, so Profes
sor Potter briefly discussed tho
merits of tho various anlmuls em
phasising U; value, of a well-bred
pig in contrast to a "scrub" to tho
pig feeder. Tho vlaltpr pointed out
that tho hog bilslness had been on
a very satisfactory piano during roducts. J he O. A, C. man also
tho last two years, perhups not so ' expected to see Floyd Kdwards,
much this year as last, but still ! formerly livestock specialist at tho
profitable to farmers who under- i Kasturn Oregon Experiment sta
stund how to properly hundll; I lloi- now located In Chicago study
hogs. Inif for advanced degree under tho
"Hogs require an abundance of P"-ovlnlon of a -meat packer's
feed of the right kind," nssei -fVd ;htarsMi. Kdwards was a grad-,
Prnf.'twnp Pnttm- .iu ' ,mt" of t,l animal husbandry do-
successfully, a farmer peeds leg-
UtllP miK'urn nrornriihlts ill fulfil
plenty of grain, and a protein sup
plement such as tankage or sklni
mllk. A tgood mineral mixture is
also recommended. If a person
lacks one or pi ore of these details,
his success I it the hog business Is
seriously handicapped."
Union, Wallowa- and Raker
counties were declared by tho O. ioro which have been assayed run
A. C. specialist to bo the best $80 to tho ton and a largo pro
"hog" counties of tho stute, be-' portion of zinc. -
SPECIALS
BLUING
2 hot. Stewarts 35
MJDWEISER
0 bottles ::....A9$
JELL-0
3 packages 25
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CANNED FOOD
SALE
, Special Prices on Canned Foods Buy Ihe
Dozen
Sec Next Week's Ad
No. 82
abundance of doslrnblo feed. Pro
feasor Potter advised tho boys of7
tho Hmlth-llughos agricultural des
purtmouts. who intended to feed
hogs us projects, to stick to tho"
minimum of three or four re com-
mended for projects of high school
grade. Projects using only
' single pig nro likely to yield mis-
leading results, ho pointed oiU.N
while tho cost cf tho labor involved
In caring for threo or four pigs
was little greater than in tho case
of ono, while tho feeder hart tho
added advantage of being able to'
study tho Individuality of tho
feeder pigs.
Artec hlff visit to Union, Pro
fessor rottor left on o. trip to Chi
cago where ho planned to visit the
International lilvestock show.
Whilo at the Chicngo exposition,
ho was scheduled to speak or tho
program of the annuul meeting of
' tlin American Society of Animal
' l'urtmht at O. A. C. hoaded by Mr.
i Otlei.
A mining excitement is currant
In northern Curry county, near
tho head of Plores crook, where
ore has been discovered and a
number of claims staked. The dis
trict has tho first blackjack ore
found In thut section.. Samples of
45c
r. .... .33c
67c
PLATO-OIL
1 pint tin ,...25t
SODA
3 packages 25
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SOAP, 6 bars, 45tl 1
to check up. T1 C9
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Phone MAIN 515
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