La Grande evening observer., March 15, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 9

VALLEY NEWS
10a (irattite Simrow fcmr I peneral news
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 19).
NUMBER 151.
Over the Valley
,' M.bel K. Morton. V.IIrf New. Edllor " , ' I
Phones: Residence, 128-J; orflce. Main 17 j
1929 OUTLOOK FOR
AGRICULTURE FAIR,
GOVERNMENT FINDS
. Tim nnrlfMiltiipnl mitlnnk lOllOrta tip, ttllhor ft rnnt Iniint Inn nf th
published annually by the lodenit ' recent fairly active demand for
llllVlllK I'lll SULtTS . .
J. I). iJohhin of nuar La Grunde
reporUi huvintr hud Splendid uc-ci-88
with lainblns operations thus
luc tbis wason. The first lot or
. his ewcH. 129 in number huvc had
1U5 lumbH, and not one lamb has
lnen lout. This fliema to be quite
universal experience Ihta sea
son. ',.'
I'm I-'ur Conventl
Mm. H. C. Gowey, MIks Inu
Gowey, Mra. ThomuH Glbbs und
Ellwuud Mtikcnson or Halfway at
tended the ChrlHtlun Kndeavor eon
volition In La Gmndo htat week
After It was over they viBited at
the home of Mr. and Mra. Homer
Guwey of Pleuuant Grovu and -Mr.
. and Mrs. Ralph McKlnnlu of Dry
, Creek. . " '
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J'lactures air Arm
Harold Zu rb rick, mm of Mr. and
Mr. Wilbur Zurbrlck of the Moss
Chapel dlfttrlct had tho mlrorlune
to breuk his arm last Sunday, lie
ports ar thut he Is improving
rapidly.
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Shipping Spuil !
Itouth McKennon, of near AHcel,
In Hhlppini? out some of his potatoes
this week having found a market
for tho creator part of his better
V k rutin stuffi in Portland. .He lit
'.' whipping two car loads a week part
liuliei-H and part No. 1, all Netted
Gems, . ,
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Mrx; IVri'jr Improves
Mrs, Itoss Perry, .of near liublor,
who underwent uu appeiulleiliH:
tieraiJun at the Grande It on tie
liospitul hist week Is reported to
be Improving nicely.
Con n try women Mot
Tho. members of the Country;
Woiiieu'K club will be BUeatH a week
from today. March of Mrs.
Clarence Uedhcad at her . homo
near Im. Grande. . ,
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Visits hi KIkIii
Mrs. Claude Holbrook, of Lu
Grunde, went to Klgln the first of
the week whore, she is viMtliiff ut
the home of her parents, Mr. und
Mrs. Kridley Hug. .
Huvc All Day MoelhiK
An ull day meeting of the Island
City ladles aid society wan held
yf yestnrduy " at the hoiiiFirfMrv
Perry In Inland City. There were
'JO . members and three visitors
present -for the day which started
-with a work meeting In the morn
ing, a nplendid potluck lunch at
noon and the busincxs meeting and
program in .the afternoon. ..The
work conateted of making quilt
blocks, the ladies having made sev
eral (iiillts und comforters at their
work meetings this winter. Dur
ing the social hour two very enter
taining games were played with '
Mrs. Urlin Anson winning tho prise !
for the rirst und Miss Minnie Hot-I
man and Mrs. Joe ferry making a
tie for the first prlzu In the itecond
event, li was a very successful
meeting, according to reports. j
Mnltb f"arm Move
Mr.' and Mrs. Willie Sanderson
und family who have been living
on tho Charles Sanderson farm
north of HummeVvlUe have moved
to their own farm further up In
the Dry creek neighborhood. Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles Sanderson have
moved out on their own furui und
.will live there, this season.
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ApprtH'iutuM I Vi'iul's Appoint incut
Miss Minnie Holman, who lives'
near Island City was quite eluted
over the press dispatch carried In
the papers recently which told of j
the recent uppoiiitment of Miss
Mary A. ltokahr as the first Ted- I
crul extension specialist In homo -management
to work in the United
States Department of Agriculture. I
The two ladies were friends In tho '
university. I
lji'.'liii'ii.H From J laker
I Mi-s. W. It. Led better of near
AHcel und her father, I. L. Mc-
Kennon of La Grande returned to
f dny from llaker where they have
tieen - making a brief visit at tlie
home of their sister and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Wright. Tho Ledbet
ters are expecting a partial fumily
reunion at their home this .week
end with Glenn home from Willa
mette. Mva from Weston and Mrs.
It u by Loeiinlg up from her home
at Muddy Creek.
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Mnrsv lteslgns
Word comes of the resignation
of Miss Iferyle Kalgjer. who has
been county health nurse of Wal
lowa county for something loss
than a year. Miss Kalgler came to
this part of the country from Texas
and guve as her reason for con
cluding her work that she was not
able to stand tho severe weather
experienced here. - -
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To Pendleton
' JCd Jasper, of the Valeria district,
went to Pendleton yesterday on
business, Mr. Jasper reports that
fHw-Hles of- his locally made pro
duct "Health Nuggets' Is quite
satisfactory with a noticeable In
crease In the volume of sales this
winter.
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ItcttiiiLs Home
Mra. K. Wagoner who has spent
the winter at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. I,eo NeAderer in
I the Dry creek locality north of
Summervllle has returned to her
home tn Summervllle. Mrs. Wag
oner met w ith an .accident to her
foot lust September and Is able to
walk now for the first time without
the assistance of crutches since
thut happened.
Kutertaliis tflub -
Mrs. Burbach was the hostess
yesterday to the members of the
Clover Leaf 'club. This club is
composed of a group of ladles who
live In tho Clover Creek neighbor
hood near North Powder, meeting
twlco each mouth In very interest
ing sessions. . (
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Untoitaln I'rk'iid.s
Mr. and Mra. O. O. Khafer enter
tained a number of their friends
recently at their home In Moss
Chupel district. Threa tables wero
surrounded for pinochle, high
scores having been made by Mrs.
Charles Morgan and Mrs. lrl
Trainer and low scores by J. M.
Shafcr and Mrs. Krank German.
Refreshments wero served at a late
hour.
Itavu Dinner Guents
Mr. und Mrs., Homer Gowey of
Pleasant Grove hud as their din
ner guests Saturday Mrs. H. C.
Gowey. Miss Ivy Gowey. Mrs.
Thomas Glbbs, and Kllwood
Makensun all of Halfway. Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Me K Inn la and three
children, - Myron, - Harold and
Wayne from Drv Creek and M. W.
Whltlock. The guests left for their
home at Halfway Sunday after an
eiijoyublo visit over the weekend.
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lUtturus to Hospital
Mrs. Pat Rollins of Imbler was
brought buck to the Grande Ronde
hospital yesterday and another
operation was performed, this hav
ing been the third to which she
had submitted within a compara
tively short time. She was home
from the hospital but three days
w hen this return was (oynd neces
sary. .. ' '
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Diitertalns AhI
Mrs. Ralph . Morgan entertained
the members of-the Ambler ladles
'aid yesterday . afternoon with a
good attendance ot the ladles. The
meeting opened with devollonals
followed by a short business meet
ing over which Mrs. J. A. Gasklll.
Hmk president". , prcsidiuL-AU-this.
time plans wero discussed for the
buKuar which will be held this fall
around Hallowe'en time and tho
members wilt bogln working at
once on articles for that event.
During the social hour, two con
tests wero Indulged In with Mra.J
C. C. We lc h w Inning first p lace
government Invariably contain
much, not only of Interest but also
of real practical Information to the
farming populace of tho country
and all those related in any way to
that Industry. It Is claimed. The
farm products during most of 1929,
but weaker during the first half
of 193"; or else that during the
lust half of1 1929 and the first half
of 1930, demand for farm products
which are sensitive to business
as during the 1928-39 season. On
the whole, the latter appears some
what' the more probable of the two
possibilities."
"The fact that Industrial condi
tions are now at a high level, with
some increase In prices of build
ing materials, wages, and Interest for the products of 1928."
products.
Commodities which are Bhlpped
to eastern Cnlted States markets
by rail or water Include apples.
pears, fresh and dried prunes, broc
coli, cauliflower, celery, onions.
potatoes, flour and wheat, hups.
eggs, hides, lambs, mohair, wool,
canned goods, and seeds.
"In general economic conditions
In Knrope are tiow better than they
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How much power
is in your garden?
I
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Nature can do only so much with
any seed. The seed itself must con
tain the promise and the power.
You would feel convinced of the
power of Ferry's purebred Seeds
if you could see the great Ferry
stock seed farm and trial gardens.'
Here arc acres and acres of
specimen plants. Every plant that
is mature is big,vigorous, beautiful,
jwg bred
and bountiful. Only the best
plants are allowed to mature all
else are weeded out. Any plant
that doesn't produce true to type
gets weeded out. And only seeds
from the plants that measure up to
the Ferry standards in size, color;
flavor, productivity are the
Ferry's Seeds you can buy.
In these seeds is the power to
product flowers of superb beauty,
and vegetables of superior flavor
and size.
Surely all the work you put into
your garden deserves just these
seeds. Ferry's Seeds have to be all
you expect when you buy them. In
addition, they are fresh. No packet
, of Ferry's Seeds is ever carried over
by the dealer for sale the second
season. Ferry's Seeds may be had
at "the store around the corner."
Write at once for Ferry's Seed An
nual with its good garden'advice.
Address D. M. Ferry & Co., Dept.
H, 500 Paul Ave., San Francisco,
Calif.
Your garden will have its '
best possible start with
Ferry's purebred Seeds
state college using tho ft'ditrtil out- 'cancllt Ions may not be quite so good
look report aa something or a oasts
and adding to it supplementary in
formation compiled by members
of tho collego staff also Issues a
report which lias to do with tills
state alone. From .' this report
much of Importance may be train
ed. In speaking; or the geneial
outlook for tho year 192'J, the
statu report lias thu following to
say:
C'onsldaiing conditions for pro
duction, probable demund and
price trends, so far as theso fac
tors' may ' be determined at tills
time. It appears that tho averttKO
cash Income of Oregon runnera
in 1U29 will be about eiiual to that
of 11128 and tho average of the past
five years. It seems probable that
the total cash incomo from agricul
ture will be slightly large than
In 1928 when it was estiinutcd at
f U'O.UUO.OUU. but tho number ot
tanners in the stato is also increas
ing about in proportion to total
Income.
On the expense sldu, Oregon
farmers on the average apparent
ly face production coBts about the
same as in 1928. Costs of market
ing are expected to bo no lower.
On the whole, the portion of thu
farm Income avajlable for tho farm
family budget Is not expected to be
greatly ditferont from other recent
years, except as stale and nuttoiial
policies may change tho outlook
for tho industry, or other unfor
seen factors may utrect It.
"For agriculture as a w hole, to
tal gross income (cash plus estim
ated value or food grown and con
sumed on the farm) will probably
be maintained near Its present level
of mound tl2,0Uo,0uu.ouu to 12.
600.uoo.oiio. Tho agricultural out
look ror 1929 Is for some improve,
ment in the midwest and cast, off
set by conditions In other regions
possibly not iulto so good as in
1928."
"I'rlccs In recent years liuvo
fluctuated largely In response to
production chunges, and except for
the changes that may result from
nutlonal policies designed to in
crease tho price level of farm pro
ducts, tho prices of the iirlnclpul
jif aductaJuay.liB-jixjiecXe.il .to .show,
their iisuul response to chmmos ht
production und In domestic und
foreign demand. If the gradual
reduction In tho number of lai nis
continues, thu avuiugo individual
Income will continue to gain some
what by reason of tho fulrly alubli
totul being divided among u stead
ily decreasing number."
"In the western states dry land
and grazing sections can look for
ward to a somewhat Improved
wheat price situation In 1929, con
tinued high beef prices, and lamb
prices at a profltublc level, even
if not up to tho ucuks of recent
years. Irrlgutcd sections that de
pend on alfalfa hay and dairy pro
ducts can anticipate continued good
demand for theHO products. Sec
tions depending on specialized fruit
und vegetable products face con
tinued keen competition, with over
expunslon und low. prices in many
cases. Developments 111 these sec
tions and In other competing
ureas, and the probabilities as lu
over-production, should be must
eurerully considered before new
uommUmciits are mudu lu spe
cialized products.
"In making long-time plans,
western producers should consider
the possible future down-turns in
tho beef and slicep price cycles,
and continued heavy foreign com
petition In wheal, general stability
In and growing demands tor dairy
products, and the tendency tor de
mand for fruits and vegetables lo
Increase suiuew liut faster than pop
ulation." Ileinnnil
Tile local und statu demand sit
uation appears favorable for Ore
gon rarm products, and the fie
maud outlook Is generally favor
able fur those commodities which
are consumed on the i'aclrle coast.
I'roriticts which must be shipped to
eastern stutes und for which prices
ure cosily affected by chunges in
business and iudustrlul conditions,
muy meet a less satisfactory fnsr
Uet sltuullon toward the last of
1929 or the first purl or 1931).
Kconomlc conditions III Greut llrlt
uln, Germany. Japan. China and
other countries which buy Oregon
furm products Indicate that rorelgn
demand may lie about the same In
1929 as in 1928. on the whole, al
though prospective denmiid Is bet
ter for some commodities und not
so good for others. '
The I'acirie coast anal Is uto
increasing In population about
twice as rsplflly as the whole coun
try. Oregon agricultural pro
ducts which arc consumed mostly
within tlie slate or In near-by
slates Include dairy products, beef
and pork, feed grains end hay.
"Judging from recent trends In
general business uctlvit'. coinmo
dily prices, and the rlnaneial sit
uation, observers feel that busi
ness activity Is likely to be main
tained neur the present levl
through IliosL or 1929 but there
may be some reeeHslon In the kil
ler part or the 1929 or early par!
of 1930 similar lo the recessions
of 1924 and 1927. If tho antlel
pated slackening does appear, the
'domestic demand for tlie farm pro
ducts of 1929-30 will be reduced
somewhat Ik'Iow thai of tho cur
rent season.
"Farmers should interpret the
present busimiss situation as hold-ill.-
iu slore oue of t -o potlblll-
A SEASONABLE
RECIPE
buutlMcro I'oru bticka
1 cup comment,
1 cup flour. .,
1 cup sour milk.
Hmall H teaspoon soda.
1 tablespoon drippings. "
1 tablespoon BUgar,
1 egg.
Nnch of Halt.
Beat very well And bake iu
hot oven.
rates, suggests that farmers who
are planning new construction may
profit by postponing It until peak
prices are passed and costs aro
lower. Similarly, producers of
dairy products, cotton and flax,
ana me nigner quality meats and berries, penra. plums. pruncB. rasp
vegemoies, snoum miiKe meir berries, strawberries, etc. . nlekles.
plana with duo regard to tho pos- I n.,,r,,,li,i nil hn..v m,i,. ,.,i
sible errcct of decreased domestic , norso ,Kat Tho United Kingdom,
demand on the markets for their , Qermanv. Jauamand China are the
Fruit Worth More Than $300,000
Shipped From Valley During Year
There were shipped from differ- market bringing the very highest
cut points In I'nlon county over price reported anywhere, or 12.75
laoo.OUO worth of fruit during the per box. '; i
season just closing, according to One hundred car loads of prunes
figures given out from state au- went from Union county, with Un,
thorltlea and verified by local 0n as tho big shipping center, hav
authorltles, tills figure not Includ- ing had all the prunes shipped from
lug roclepts to producers of chor- the valley but two which went from
rles for the year. On these ship- i Oranrie. Union shinned out loo
merits which have gone out. Has- cr loads. Each car carrvlna d-'
... . ... i. ,r ,Jhc" '" federal Inspector ot proximately I3U0 boxes or crated
wore a. year ago but Foreign horticultural products, has made 0f .prunes. 122.400 boxes make
fo'Z!'.?" '".wtL CTl)Z' Is" '"''""' PP the shipment.. . The average prlc
to ncre.se.' rroni present hull- wu Imbler tlle atrorB. ahlu. ,wi ,. 4 .
cation, the purchasing power of I ins polnt nuout thn.e ca hnv. bringing the total '..
foreign consumers generally should , ln, une ou. fr01n ,hftt nlaco to .iV..--
one from all tho othor points com- $511,0110 mark. This seems very
bined, a total of 973 cars of apples high when tho situation of last year
have been shipped from Union taken Into account. It 1. aald.
county, distributed a. follows Th. ,- . hBrr,. . ,
t...t.i., w?a 1 i. n ,1 in ..-
cava; Klsin. 46 cura and Union 4
be tut good H8 ln the pronont vi
Bon and 'Fort'iRn tlr Miami for
our avrlculturul products of 11119
probably will bo about tho numo hh
Oregon farm product which aro
marketed abroad , Inuludo wheat
and flour, burloy, flux fiber, rye,
hops, seeds, fre&h and dried upptrit,
pears, dried prunes, canned milk,
canned goods, (cherries, loptin
most liuportunt foreign markets.
"In Great Hrltuln thero is no
evidence of a material Improve
ment In purchasing powor of tho
consumers of our agricultural pro
given outNldo the fact that tho
average price was 91.60. Uf thn
cars. Approximately IB cars are I fc ; reported that
still to be shipped Co m ing 766 ony two cup ,0ftd8 httd' bTOn anl.
boxes to the car, this calls for 293,
328 boxes of apples, on which, we
are told an avorago price of 86
cents per box was realized. This
brings the value of tho apple crop,
distributed practically to the four
corners ot the globe, up to S249,-328.80.
ped from the county uu to March
first. '
A New York bookshop adver
tised that a film star would bo
on hand to autograph copies of
Joseph Conrad's "The Kescue."
There's an idea. Why not whoop
up sales of tho Bible a little by
having Clara Bow sign copies?
Of pears, thero were Bhlpped 11
car loads. Union leading with 7 1
cars, l.u Grande with three car.
and Imbler with ono. I'ears run
about 520 boxes to tho car. this
duct, during 1929. Itoglstered ; amounting to 6.720 boxes produced
unemployment on December 31 to- here. Tho average price received stales that no wolves wore shot In
tilled 1,621,000 ugulnst about 1,-1 was tl.BO. for Hart Ir It pears and the big wolf drlvo this year. That
200,000 u yeur curlier. Acllvliy $2.50 for An Jou pears. It will bo doesn't seem liko news, but thn
remembered horo that' ono car story also said one hunter was
(Continued on Pnge Twelve) I load or Anjuil pears lopped tile shot.
A report from Ottawa, Kan.,
am n fr n it r - mi -
MaclVlarr Mores -ihnit
m
mi
Division
Kiojht leading NorlhwcKt food di.sliibuloi'H, (oUtlinj? over 400 storatt, have
united nx MacMarr Stores, for a greater public service. The total pur
chasing power of MacMarr SIoich ih more than $20,000,000 annually. This
means reduced cotjts to us, which in turn will be panned on to you.
Peaches
Solid pack firm
ripe peaches
No. 10 tin 1.
Cookies
Kancy asMorlctl P. C. D.
. cookies
I'oiKul
53c
35c
Berries
.Solid pack loganljcrrics
for pics
No. 10 tin
63c
Churches
(JltAPU JUICE
Quart bottle fJQ
(olden Age
Macaroni products
in tho largo
(loul)lo package
2 packages 23(;
Catsup
Preferred Stock
very fino flavor .
1 large bottle
Kellogg's
iiran Flakes .
3 paclyigcs
Honey
New Crop fancy
comb honey
I frames
Chocolates
Ghirardelli's ground
1-lb, can
22c
29c
35c
33c
Snowdrift
Pure white shortening
4-lb. pail , - .".
Nut Meats
California Amber Pieces
Pound -
Corn
Eastern Standard brand
0 No. 2 cans
Sugar
Fine cane granulated
100-lb. sack
98c
59c
67c
$5.85
11
MM
Market Day
Raisins'
Jitney Kimtll California
srx'dleHK raisins
packed in a
sanitary package
l ib. pkg
Matches
I'ull count large
size boxes
Carton ...
()
mi
am
Oats
Kprrry's best grade
miick or regular
J-lb. sr.ck
Bacon
27c
Medium weitflit Sheaf
well Ptrnikfd with lean
round
Coffee
Our own Thrift blend
1 pound
pounds ...
19c
57c
29c
-48c
$1.40
SPECIAL PRODUCE FEATURES
55c
Fancy Navel Oranges (medium size) 2 dozen
Imperial Head Lettuce 3 larje firm heads 25c
New California Turnij)s2 "bunches 2Xc
Younir Hunch Beets 2 hunches :. 23c
t
("m
li
Clippernut Margarine
No. 81-408 Fir St
Main 734
-2 iounds -. 35c
' No. 831407 Adams
Main 761
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