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m drattite lEimmtg (3b VALLEY NEWS GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XVJI LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER f, 1928. NUMBER 40. a ;i a ppt t? TrflPi?.rTTnr I a lvr thp VpbIIv ! show valley fruit MiiIk-1 1. Morion, Vullry Nws lUlllor 1'honc: Itvsldenrt. S.f-J; Offlro, Main 37 tlif-y will brins in their tempting has been t lie fuvoritn malady In thlnjr from the farm unl uso tho the sections above Klhi, especially recdptn to curry out thlr pro- t'rlekct l'iat. Many children lutvc Rrnm. had iho itlsoaso which kpoiiih tu ho o un tho Wiino ul present, (im-sts Over Wwkend o In I -a (irnndo un Itu.shio.v- Mr. and Mrs, Hiitfh Lvttlo wpro over from Kluin Wednesday trail acting certain business maltcr.. Mr. -ytlU hit charm of the cuiisirue t Inn uf thp ww hlyh pchuul sym at KUin and reports the work a pro- Mr. ami Mrs, Clyde Myers, of lUMiirn Front Valley ;:ressln; nicely wit h the prospect near Summervillo. have ua tlielr I M r. mid M of the. hufldiuK I'ciiiK under cover jmicstH over thp weekend their son- and daughter heinrc stormy weather sets in. Kl uiu Is expi-rieucla enmdderublo building at the present lime. In-law und daughter, Mr. and Mrs. 'district. i. Herbert Nperlihurt Helen Jean, of Iowa have returned from a mu- 'County to Send I Exhibits To The Portland Show IN FINE CONDITION Wayne (.'row, of Routine, who nro tor trip to the Wllliinietie in this county attending th teach ers' institute in session yesterday und today. alley dud-in- KxlilhJl County Agricultural Agent Harry Avery wont to Jlcrmiston yesterday ;(.linH ii(m(w- where he Is acting as Judge at their j M rs. Henrv I,oenniff returned tu big two-day fair. Tills Is reported . hor lunip ... iddv -rck t.ulnv where they went particularly to at tend the stae fair. They were ac companied on the triii by Mr. and Mrs. John Speckhart, of La (Irande. 4o be one of the large and growing Miiail fairs In Kastorn Oregon, and the early prospects for this year's .show was very good, it is said. Attend Anniversary Mrs. I.illle Maker and son. ltoy, of Pleasant ( irovo were in I.a Cirando Wednesdiiy attending tho gijlden wedding anniversary of .M rs. I laker's brot her-in-law und ybder. Mr. and Mrs. U. K. Hry aut. Improves From Flu Mrs. I. Shafer of Island t'lly is much improved from a recent at tack of the flu. Mrs. Sliafer has been confined to her hoinu for about a week. ;nrss From Fiiterprls Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Tm-ker and son, of Kntorprise nro visiting at the lunne of Mr. and Mrs. I .ore 11 Tucker of Iowa district. Mr. Tuck er, who is an uncle of Luren Tuck er, is attending the Joint Wallowa Union county teaehers institute. An Active Club The (.'outitrywotnen's club, com posed or I'll ladles living in the (j range Hall neighborhood, is one of the very neiivo women's organi Ka lions hi the valley. They have Mrs. It. A. Masterton as president and she has tho active support of the individual members. The club was originally a group working un der the Hlue Mt. grange, but some tune ago beeame a separate work ing unit, They have a program which includes besides self-improvement, 11 number of charitable and much worth-while projects. To riid In their program the Indies are. ul; 1 n n! nir fur :i la rue food sa le at .Stone's grocery next Saturday when sn Vis ( The members of the Wolf Crock following ti visit with relatives In ' vinii who had their pigs on ex tbe valley. Mr. Loennlg was down lilbhlon at. the recent state fair yesterday und spent the day In this ' succeeded in selling tlielr pigs over section. , 1 that part of t he stale and re- o 1 celved a good price for them. lUs-clvn Wood IoMroycr Somothlni; over 11 cents was paid. 11 win uc rememueren mat eaen member of this "particular club I The complelo shipment of L'7 I : drums of the sodium ehlorale pur- I sent his or her pig to Salem. On the wav, however, three nf the ani mals died, having become over heated In the car while going be tween Portland and Salem. chased by various farmers over the valley through the county agent lias arrived and the add Is being used as a test for the eradication of morning glories. Tho material Is being useil hern only na a test, 0 as it has only been used in that Alloi'1 Alii Six-liMy way at the state college so far. A I Mrs. Herbert Speckhart will be recent account on this page stated the hostess to the members of the that the order placed from Union Alicel Indies Aid society next county had been the largest order Thursday at her home In the Iowa from any county In the state of district. (lrs. Speckhart will have Oregon, Mr. Avery says lie was as asstlng hostesses a number of mistaken in this matter, ns larger ladies living in her neighborhood, shipments have been received in Including Mrs. Paul Kna utz, Mrs. Wasco county. There, however, in- Louie Stnndloy and Mrs. I.oren stead of many farmers buying in. Tucker, conservative quantities, two farm- o ers have purchased In very large ltliirn Prom Vacation quantities, one of them having Mr. und Mrs. Clyde Webb and placed an order for more of the their daughter, Helen Jean, of May material than the entire Union 1 park, have returned from their va coutuy order. The outcome of t he Citttun trip which took them to tests which have been made will I Portland to visit Mr. Webb's molh be watched with no little interest I. Pr ,,, other relatives. as morning glories have assumed Apples grown in Union county this year once more met the ap proval of tho federal government, ho far as the inspection for tho de termination of quantities of ar senic present on the fruit is con cerned. Haskell Andrews, federal fruit ami potato inspector, received word tin latter part of last week to the effect that all of the 93 sampes sent in for Inspection wore within tlm tolerance for domestic sale, that Is they bad Ich than .nj of one per cent of arsenic, the residue of the arsenato of lead used for spraying purposes, ,011 be ing tho nut Mm urn allowed by the federal government.. Of the i:i samples, four only Here barred for export at ion to Knglaud, thai is they contained on their surface more than ,il of one per cent but less than .02 of oiks per cent. J.ast year, lit 2 7, was tho first Next Monday will be the final tyt. This estimate would make Hie! i,,M,l,"",nu" tM" ulMirr ,u """'n,y apt-u-iuturlst Hurry (i. Avery lor ' this year. iw.i:(,.ir 1,, i, ..viiiioi.wi i.t thn in. One factor in tho 1 III! S df ffcicnco vu ic Internutiiuial Livestock show Is tho damage w hich 11. II. W'.'ath-1 in Portland in November. Oelo- j being a summary of nil rormer r crspoon sustamed during the bail- i 1"'r u,l flil1 ,hat l'nt ,ot",a ' llu'"w "'! storm last June. The damage was I'oniun-.i, ami Jersi-y.H far from being small, having be brought back: ltobeita Hell ulcer. brought back the Prank Lynn sil-i Herbert Hlokland won flrut on ver trophy for champion Jersey; i calf under one year. Kobbio Huron of Imbler. Herbert j Alfred Hlokland won flr.it oil Hlokland of Island City, Alfred yearling heifer. ltloklund of Jsland City, Clinton ' iiK iiowiuan 01 jorui I'owuei', itooer ta Hell, Cove, (Jertiude Hell, Cove, and Allen Mills of Cove brought back scholarships and (iert rude licit brought back a gold medal will) in the showmanship contest. M r, Avery has completed t ho list of prizes, and list is as follows. ' Monday the Sth has been set as the ( placed by Mr. Went hersponn as 'H-intni.. nu tnoso responsmm m iiiniiidi 311;. With iivr.il iiiU cm-. M'nion county. Present indications tailing of quantity, it is expected that in the neighborhood of 7", "no boxes or 1M) carloads will In shipped from his orchard. M r. Weatherspoon's damage was nil confined to his own orchard and there wns none at the Harris or chard which ho has leased for n period of years, Following his usual custom. Mr. Wont hersponn will export probably 2 5 i of his apples. The splendid keeping qual ities, the size, etc. as well us the that the exhibits sent up from this county will be unusually good loberta Hell won first in the cow in milk class, division 111. ltobeita Hell's eti If scored flrut over all breeds. liertrude Hell won first on jutl this year, and belter than last. The j for yearling and fourth on division xhibits of the Itecf club, some of the samo hogs and sheep sent to Salem and more fat hogs will ho included In tho shipment, accord ing to Mr. Avery. With tho smoke cleared away from (ho recent state fair, Mr. Avery Is very well pleased over the showing made by (he boys and girls who went and by the exhibits ar- yenr that Union county had been varieties produced are said to he ranged by them. That Union cmin- ! 'I very detrimental many localities. proportions' in Has Narrow Knp Lloyd WoodcM, of Pleasant jCrove, who has been connected I with thn lookout station at Mt. ; Tor VUH Mr. and Mrs. . A. West, of Kniily all summer, ha Pumpkin nidge have gone to Ore-J row escape one day gon city und other point in thojthe week. Mr. Woodell was In Willametio valley for u visit with. the woods right, rluse lo the lower relatives. when a stray bullet whizzed along, o 1 .iut grazed him and ruffled up the Chicken Po Prevalent skin a hit. A very small fraction Along with mumps and other Ills f an inch could have had a se wilch. have held, sway In dlf ferent f rlouH result, and Mr, Woodell con nections of the county, chicken pox"1!"" nJmsolf very forlunate that affected by the ruling regard in the amount of arsenic which might pass. Tho law, which bad gone into effect some years previous had meant nothing here Inasmuch as the upple crop in Hie county had been small or comparatively so. The largo crop of last year bruoghl I'niou couuiy into the af fair lor tho first time, and of tho f3 samples submitted al I hat lime, all but four passed both tests. This word means considerable to apple growers of I'nion county. It means that (hey will not have to r 1 'soil, to thi tedious and laborious process of washing the individual apples which are to be .ship tied In such large quantities again t his year. Jt means a saving of ten ceiiis per box, which, while it docs not appear lo be su much on the first casual glance, means consider able when added to the: list of other expenses connected with the packing ami shipping of a box of apples, and consequently reducing Dm margin of profit to the man who does the work, the apple grow er. j Most residents of the county 1 acquainted a l all wit h t ho apple 'situation In the north est remem ber (hat a tew years ago consider able trouble Has stirred up In Kng laml altir considerable, arsenic the chief reasons why the Weather-1 ty did not fare so ill in the prizes spoon-grown fruit is so much in de-j awarded is aUested-to by the fact maud for exportation. Mhat about $125 prize money was ill now in milk) HdUtcfns j ituth Comstock won .second on) senior yearling. I liirold Coiusl oe k won third in same class, j 1'rances Coins! ock won second In senior calf class. t John Comstock won third in! same class. j my Pecker won seventh In amo class. ; Hecr Mien Mliln won first on his fat .1 amen Met 'lure, won fourl h uu junior sow pig- Poland China. iuciitiu Howman von third on Poland china fat hogs. Olive Clorhaui won sixlh in sumft class, Wilbur Hlokland won seventh on Herkshire fat hogs. tiene Hlokland won third ou Berkshire junior sow pig. .Malcolm Nice won sixth on Ches ter While fat hog. Charles Nicy made ninth In sumo class. . Hampshire Slierp Hobble Huron won first ou lamb and fifth on ycarliurr ewe. Showmanship Kohcrta Hell won first In tho Jersey class. "Hlokland won fourth in beef cattle. The beef cntthi were put up against the Hrowu Swiss. This record Is belter than last year. Two more scholarships wero won (his year than last. The class es In which Pn ion county club members showed wero all big classes, with competition Keen. The secret of the exclusive flavor of HILLS BROS Coffee is in its exclusive process of roasting ennk prachfs jtr can ning a ti at a time, so Hills Urns, use a con tinuous process of roasting cof fee a few pour. Js at a time. M 11) fS4 Iff (03 tor Tirosi, halved peaches keep their shape ami hecoinc more plump am! tender when conked in the syrup a fc:vnt a lime. Likewise, every coffee herry is roasted evenly by 1 fills Bros.' continu ous process by which only a fciv pounds of coffee tire roastvd ot a lime. Vy using this controlled process of roasting, I lills Liros. create the utmost in aroma and flavor for you. And you get it all when you buy because I lills Urns. Coffee is packed in vacuum. Ask for I lills Urns. Coffee by name and look for the Arab on the can. Tresh (ton the atiit'ttil vitrumn f 7'i. f'.atitf tficneJ 'uirA the key, iw r a. rtt. cr. t p)J 1 ho cureless deer hun( or missed him as far as he did. Tho of fender wits of the hit-and-run va riety, It is reported, and not only did not try to aseeritiln the wood or 111 his bullet did. but beat It in ;l hurry and completely eluded I hose who tried to discover his identity. Plan To Move- Mr. and Mrs, Tom neur the Cove, are planning to move this fall from the buiiR-ilow 011 thejr fiirm in which they havo been livhic to the two-story Imuse which will be vacated when the lleeins moe. o - Spend Day In l,a (; ramie Mr. and -Mrs. (Jay Dutlon. of Indhni Creek, were In I.a Crande Wednesdiiy on a number of busi ness crr.'inds, one of which was at tt'iidlng to certain school matters, periiilnlng lo Indian Creek school, of which Mr. Dutlon Is clerlt. Mr. Ihittnii h.is :IU bend of fine Ihirhuni cuttle on tho Webster place neur he is disposing of. Alicel, which Acxx'pls ll(lon- Mfss Helen I,L(Ve of Portland, who hos been malting an extended visit at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. 1 1 ugh Huron nesir I mbler left I'hurMhty fur she nee r.iseo. Pled i push ion, lU'Omw from Walla Walla Mrs. I' A. Wilson, of near tnb I'T Iims returned home from Walla, Walla where she spent Severn! necks having been with her daugh ter, Mrs. C. It, Wrenshnw during an operation for the removal of a goitre. M i s. Wrenshu w stood the ordea I In sp lend id shn pc and re t timed home with her mother, to peud several weelts in this valley recuperating. Apple picking is go ing on as rapidly as the rainy wcaiher will permit at tho Wilson orchards, Monday the work siart cd In earnest and Tuesday or Wed nesday the first carload to be ship ped went from the Wilson place, the fruit having been packed In baskeis h very nar- poisoning was reported following t )io first of ill"- consumption of American grown apples, I hen the ruling was made, Culled Stales following suit allowing a larger per cent as the fruit is consumed here in a dud, ent fashion. This action brought ail sorts of additional work and worries to fruit growers in the areas whero almost eolf ttnuouH spraying u as nceessa i y. Jievices Were worked out, some Of which wero satisfactory and some which were not quite so satisl'ac 'toty, but till of wliich entail u con side rablo amount of cxli u, work and expense. This report 1 or the year, 1 a UK, . clinches inure than ever, the fact j that this section of Oregon is ox j ccptlonally Well adapted to tho .Johnson, nf"1?111? 01 ;,PI,k,S' '-M-crts say A uMnfi c.iu ou juouuia-u itL a smaller figure, ami while, iho fruli docs not grow to as great a si.u as in some of the nioro widely known fruit areas, yet that Is fur more than offset by the. quality and flavor of the fruit, where 111 He or no irrigation. III Ho or no spray ing and no washing are required. The apple crop lor this year promise's to foe a big one. The picking sen son is on, starting in I real earnest in pra lieu lly all or-j chards Monday of Ibis week, l'rev-j ions to that however, there wasi work In some orchards especially of the Winler llanana arioiyj which comes earlier. Grunt Tuck-' cr of Imbler shipped out a car of fruit of thai variety, Wilson liros.. alo of Imbler, had the first, car of J mint ban's out Wednesday. Thf car as parked on Tuesday an 'I shipped I (trough the 1 Hue Mt. Fruit exelia nge. Tlf imiiicnsliy of lln- crop ibis yea r can be seen by t he layman j by ta kin'.; a ride up t ho noi l h J highway. In spue uf, I binning and propping, from the road may b j s-eii many tree.s not only w ii li ihei limbs dragging the ground, but also lua i iv ha c broken complcb-ly I (Ai r, or havo be u spilt to thn ground. j One who is a recognized author ity on the trtilt crop of Ibis county i - C I wmmmm Week-End Features 'I'll rift's 'lhmsiu;ils r Satisfied Customci'H Aio Taking AdvuntaKC of Features in Food Values Kvery Day. Here You Find Features on 10 very Shelf in 10 very 1'rice Every Day! Special Features for Saturday Monday Van Camps I'OKK & lilOANS with tomato sauce 3 No. 2 tins 25c 1HAM Carnation W1II0AT or OATS (with ehina) l.al'!;c piK 35c l''or your fall lOxtra .spocinl JO II w ISlue Stone iowinj!'. Coffee THRIFT The very I lest Kulk Coffee 1 lb 95c 48c Canada Dry The Champagne of (linger Ales 2 bottles Carsten's Su;ar Cured T.CIIam Cai nafion or A real buy 10 cans Milk jtrcl(!ns Wash., ubern stenographic Kello?. nr s has placed total uiinibe I mm t he ci .His cstimat. carload: provloii.sly fdilps car f I'l-maining an his of car. nitty an ol 111" . It b. i .stimale fol io be Mhlpped .".'Mt carloa-ly. Illlbi r Cl'dp If, is ben ulnle-l hat 1 mbler usually j " r car w It h ih ot In r ct ions, of I'nion conn - lltg ; veil ; ralhe than boCf Iiifei lull idinsou, birdii'-vs wder. has been ; Hllaboth's ho man of patb-nt lilliil In lM llHi I'lMll I'lirls J ..r!h I'o in th" St llak r suffering frnin a rather b: ly InfecicI fo'd. His eondillon reportei) t.f be im trovl ng. -i , . . TIh Cm lUiitk Hinec the mere, ineuiboi of ih fact Inl week that, be rhml pay ment to cti'l iinnrs of the ( n '' bank would b made fdiorlly, been found that Ibe amount paid at llii." Mine ttinownts In di or ?:..tiMe ,r to u l. This anoiijiit ut money iilo eirenlatinn a I tbN llni" b'Mui tit Hint and f the county. l.lle ; i-in. Is el. ma ny nojiii hs r y hevi re burns hi wik a ! an cb-itri-tu h i 1 1 1 j 1 1 i. i it, but b: not e his lelt hand cry niuch Kico KriMpies ftir tho cliildn 2 pks. Thompson's Double malted chocolate flavor malted miilt 1 lb. can Bluing Mis. .Stewart's The best liquid bhiinj; I bottles 45c 25c 19c 'olllid 31c 29c Maple Leaf Flour Product of Kpcrry's ,:,iklldi $1.(59 1 $0.58 Picket Flour Made from the best Idaho hard wheal -I!) lb. sack I barrel . 5 $:57.75 $1.79 $7.00 Matches (Carton) Ihiffalo llrand Diamond Iband A lbe is I'lapjacli I'Tout- The tasty hotcake !! lb. pkf, Sugar l''ine nrannlati!(l cane in cloth sacks ' sack 99c 19c 30c 27c f -1 1 1 . In I .ii l.rniMli .Miss . un., r.if,.ii,', i,r I.UIM-, I 1 , , I I ' -. U M-lIitlK ( ',.11 1 tl I I 'I There is clean. I no scrubbing' nc , i,ai:ck I'K'CS SUPER SUDS Diilvos and Kinscs Instanlly -no b.-ick-brealun.', work on the washboard. Super Sod., jaxiks voiir cliil.hes 29c Si iilc II h. in I." inm.ii tun hili ulll In- :i t-l'i'. ol hi r vi-i 1 Imis A SEASONABLE RECIPE I UK. I Hi. .1 II.-. I 'll.. llllllllH. I'll! l!t!u!U;h X I-Illii; I rli-i Mr. iiiiil M ACiillu Wnlli iiiiuiy trie iicU'tiliurll Mil riuj.i Km. i. ,n, i.t f: uie-its i.f lliHr 1 In In Die SiiiniiK-rvlllii il. .Mr. KcnUall, w ho . ' li ( ( n.-;ii- ' llu- fl.i . ml I, i,Ii, II,.. ' l) e v . rcUH'VC 1 ' inn) sui.ur anil rr ,,1,1 ; :( (Ireeii or Ked I'epijci s Pounds Largx: Loaf 15 read (White or Whole Wheat) Our every-day price, loaf. Where you sure on foodstuff a that's thrift Orders amounting to $2.50 delivered Free Z;c 10c Add the raisins ook until thick. .Tti.' before tiiklm, fr No. Nl -ins Fir St Main m No. M07 Adams Main 70 1 i