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VALLEY NEWS
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WANT ADS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1928.
NUMBER 145.
Over
the Valley
Mnliel E. Morton, Valle News Editor
1'huncii: Residence, 826-J; Office, Main 57
Kiitcrlitlil AJil
Two New Clubs
Are Organized
I In This County
Interest In boys and Kir la club
, work in tlie valley thla week has
.. .k mantinn whinK i on a larser or smaller scale, and
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.mU . Ao.w vu, iiyiw iiiui jiy. iiictr uu, iiuuvr m BiyinH held ttt various poinm tno nrt 1..v..u...n
STATE OUTLOOK ON
POTATO SITUATION
FOR SEASON GIVEN
Willi a goodly number of farm- with marketing problems In train-
era in this valley raising potatoes portatlon costs and standardisation.
"Potato growers In
thotiRh their acreasa la reduced season, and yield follow the trend
around 26 per osnt. a now seems 0 reoent years, a yield of about
There wero 45 members of the services at Hot l.ako Saniuorlum i the Louis Stumlloy home until the; n, rtv nf tim weok were, most
Ailed Ladies Aid society present , lust Sunday evening. About ill close of school. I Interesting and were well attended
i the meeting held yesterday j members of tho l.eugue uiudu tho , o , j uy enthusiastic groups of parents
rieinoon ut tno Home ot airs, mm trip una neiu un interesting meet- I I let urns Home 1 , wrl BS ciub niembers and pros-1
tho outlook on this product as pre
pared for the slato of Oregon,
parts of the United States suffered
such terrlfln losses from overpro
duction In 1928 that there is little
probable,"
"Reports this year seem to Indi
cate that growers are now planning
to plant an acreage 11 per cent
smaller than they planted last year,
Indicating the probability of a har
vested acreage slightly below that
of 1927,
, average prospects, there la no rea-
nearly all ; son to expect farmers to make ma
terial cnanges in tneir pianea be
tween now und planting time.
WallsiiiKor. on tho lower Covo i Ins for tho patients und visitors at
highway. Mrs. I.oule Stumltey had tho Lake.
yrcliurso!. of tho devotional after,) o
'which un interustlng program was j Vlsillng I'l lenils
presented. Miss Myrtle Wlllcock Visitors ut the Henry Hermann
played Mendelssohn's "Spring ' homo on the Cove highway this
Song," a humorous reading wan , weuek wero Mr. und Un, W. U.
given by Mrs. W. J. Case. .Mrs. Will , Freiberg, of La Grunil.
Adler and Mrs. liny Fuller sung o
"1 Know a Hunk," Mrs. Fuller sung j Meeting t Covo
two solos, "April" und "Clover a report from a correspondent
Blossoms." A general discussion ut c.uve Btalc8 that a very buccckh
was participated In by all present . fu meeting was held last Monduy
on "What I Shall riant In my Oar- , evening In tho Interest of boys and
den." Mrs. Will Adler opened the girls club work. It. C. Kuehner,
discussion with a paper, stressing assistant state club leader, and
especially chrysanthemum culture,
after which each member told tho
flower sho had found most udapt
able und satlsfuctorv in her gurden.
Mrs. Walter M. I'lerce closed the
discussion, giving un Interesting
talk on the flower gardens in West
ern Oregon und also telling of a
number of books sho had found
innKt iirofiluljle In flower garden-1
Ing. The closing numbers were
by tho llebekuh qunrtet, "Sleep,
lluby. Sleep" und "The Freckled
Frog." Arter tho program Mrs.
Wullsingcr, assisted by Mrs. ltay
Fuller und Mrs. Hoy Wells, served
delicious refreshments. -
Acting County Agriculturist Wruy
Miss Mildred Slandley returned
to her home this morning after'
pective club members.
It. C. Kuehner, assistuui state
117 bushels per mere must be ex
pected. If this yield Is Hcured on
an acreage 11 per cent below that
available for harvest In 1938, pro
duction will be around 400.000.000
bushels, and supplies after July I
A, thl. Indicate, about be l,0?.t jq.u!!' t0.!?' 11"
uurn tiiv wot vcu j call vuu- -
alderlng prospects for next year, tt ,
should, however, be borne in mind,
thut yields have often been rela
tively low when seed bin been.
spending the wet k in Corvutlls und club i.ader. was In charm of the about j t 0K(I acreage of
Kuffene, She uccoinuunled tho mut,tings, which were held ut Cove, ln ltt2 thun In 1U28, or t
J-itBh School bund to Corvullis, and. i,bler. Union and Wolf Orerk, ( aB shown by intentions t
"While Indications ot intended hiin nnrl nntatn Brnr dlAeour.
acreage are, of course, only up. n(fed This year, farmers sre plan
proximations, they are sufficiently Mlnir to mtlm mere aeed ner
I Preliminary reports on tho ucreugo j uniform to lndlcato that the prin- aor0( bUt th crop may not receive
( - -"--v. ... -w. 0v- ... w ino ubuui auention. : ,
oe epeciea in ino eany siuies, in
Seed Potatoes
after the contest went on to Ku
gune where she visited dean Wll
Hums and 1 .on ore Kly, of La
GrunUe, for a few days.
o '
I'nalile lo Work
Kd lurk, carpenter for the Btod
durd Lumber company ut Pondowt,
is tuklnn un enforced vacation.
He it suffering what Is known us
"weeping or carpenter s ecscmu
caused from the poisonous dust
. ,.i, uucuoii in iv.o i
... 1 probability that an excessive acre-
quiio 1....V.,. (fB wlu b0 p,Bllte( thl aeason.
According to the sample census, i
Oregon farmers intend to plant which growers Intend to plant lndl- .
uotatoos cato thut if the cron Is given aver-
tho same ago euro, production In 1929 may e commercial sections of the aeo
ns shown hv intentions to nlant he esnected to vary from 400.000.- ond early states, that IS Virginia, Thi.ru iiiuv ho .nmn nnnnrtunllv
and was accompanied by Wruy llaltt f0l. tll0 whole country. One 000 bushels about In the proportion I Maryland, Oklahoma and Kansas, t0 increase the acreage of Wlsoon- '
ljiwrence, acting countv agrlcultur- or two ,,,eclallied potato counties that growing conditions are moro nd In tho Important potato urea ,tn itia (White Rose) aeed pota-
Ist. and E. A. Sayre, county school , the ,, mRV not change t)10 favorable or less favorable than I extending from Michigan to North l0M western Oregon and in .
superintendent. Visits woro also j acl.oago greatly. With the intend- usual. Considering the low coat of j lukotu. Substantial reductions are Klamath county for California
made to various schools in tho ' ell Bcr0BRe there would Is. no short- seed potatoes this season, this pros-l.hu to be expected In Idaho and trade, provided good seed can bo
of these was the last of tho series ngo ot ,nur,ei potatoes In 1929-80 pect need not dlscourugo erflolcnt .Colorado. obtained. Tho potato aeed outlook ,
at WoWlf Creek Wcducsilay oven- . ,f BVt(raR0 yields are secured. There producers of lalo potatoes, but It ' "In estimating the acreage of In Oregon will probably hinge to a I
Ing when. In the presence ot t-; a B siibstuntlnl carry-over of 1928 does not encourage speculative i potatoes needed next season, allow- considerable extent around soma
entire audience, a new pig club p0tatoeH 8Blt aml ,he federal plantings. Heavy stocks now on ance must be made for the upward organised system of marketing and
was organised, giving tho parents outlook report Is especially bearish hand will tond to hold down the trend In yields that la resulting In the establishment of transporta-
an Idea of what tho work of tno rgm-jin,, the outlook for potatoes price of new potatoes until the end from moro Intensive methods of tlon rates to consuming districts
Lawrence hud charge and showed i.from nulls and lumber. Mr. Ijirk
tho moving pictures which have has been unablo to work for tho
been shown at various places In tho . last three weeks, and does not cx
valley this week. C. I- Cndwell. pect to be able to resume his work
of Union, was present and stressed . for ubout two weoks more,
the exhibits at the Stock Show, o
giving some information us to how Hold lliiierlt Italic
to prepare the stock for exhibit-1 Tho gills of the 4-H cookery
lug. I'rof. Hoy Conklin, Cecil club of Fondosa, in charge uf Miss
Griggs und George Duird, of Union, Mario Conloguc, gave a dance
were also present.
o
Have Itlrtlulay I'arty-
ut tho school houso last Saturduy
to raise funds for the club. I'unch
and candy made by the girls .wero
Slslor Visits prise birthday puny and handker-
'. Mrs. Itoy Wells, or Alieel. was chief shower. A delightful ufler
enjoying u short visit today with ' n00n wus spent visiting, after
A number of friends from tho OIU ouriiig wie bv.m.... aim
valley gathered ut the home of Mrs. I ox't",,i" m . "uu
Klla Moon In South La Grando . u
Wednesday afternoon for u sur-
Vlslting lu l"omloa
Mrs. J. P. Hogensen and children
of Iji Grundo, are spending tho
her sister, Mrs. . Itoy Kincuid, of t whlcji refreshments were served ' spring vacation ' visiting In Ion
j'orltuml, who Is visiting relatives which included a small birthday dosa. Mr. Hogensen Is civil ongl-
whllo Mr. Klnculu trunsucts busi
ness in Im Grunde.
l4kniic Cutnlval-'
the Stoddard, J,umber
cake which wus brought by tho ncer for
guests. Those present for the company.
happy occasion were Mrs. I. V. i 0
Smiitz, Mrs. Itoy Spencer, Mrs. Attend Meeting
The lipworth League of Island ltecco McAllsterr Mrs. Willard Mr. and Mrs. Kulph Morgan, oi
Cllv are holdnig a curnlvul this I Moss, Mrs. it. a. musierLou, .r. jmmer, aiienuou vit .
evening ut S o'clock to which I Charles Taal, Mrs. Krnest Uo Long,
ivii m. nai I y niuou iimu ;uiiBiiniini
Janice unl Helen Jean, Miss Ilo
bcrta Nielson und Mrs. Moon.
everyone is invited.
Island City Alii
Airs. Uee Davis und Mm. Wil
liamson entertained tlie members
or tho Island City Aid yesterday
ullurnonn ut the home of Mrs. Da
vis. Sixteen niembers and two
Inland Kmplro Teachers association
ul Spokuno this week.
To Hold Scrvlix1
Visit In Iji ;ranilo
Mrs. liny Hayes and daughter,
Eleanor, of lmbler. wero visiting
Thellcv. It. C.' Lee and the young ut tho W. A. Hutchinson home In
people of the lipworth League of
the Methodist church ut Union will
visitors wero prosent und pluns hold services Sunday evening nt
were made for the .entertaining of the Hot iiko Sanatorluin.' An In
the members of the Chamber of ' vltution Is extended o the Jiublic
. Commerce at their luncheon Tues
day, April 23. The hostesses served
refreshments at tho close of the
.meeting. ; . i . . ;.-,; .
Hold St'rvkvs '
Thu members (if
the Kpworth
La Grundo Wednesday evening.
o .
lnteroHiliiK l'l-ogium-
Tho patients and visitors at Hot
Luke Sanatorium enjoyed a de
llghtrul program Wedneeday cveli
ing when the ltev. T. i: tlraluim.
of the Methodist Episcopal church
... !, iriive n verv Interesting
have be'fn lWIng-hn tho Hhowood "tuiu on iiis-persuim.
Wllliun plucc near the foot ofl i
Mt. Kmlly. moved to Union recent-' (Continued on 1 age ill)
club members is and some or tho
fundamental principles of tho or
ganisations.
Orricers of the new clubs organ
ised this week are: Woir Creek
1MB club local leader. J. A. Nice;
president, Charles Nico; vice pres
ident. Owen Gorham: Becretary.
Olive Gorham. lmbler sheeep club
local leader, Frank McKunnon;
president, Cluyton Fox: vice presi
dent. Bobby Huron; secretary, Nor-
vin Woodell.
For several yours tho stute de
partment of oducutlon has given
bronse achievement medals to club
members and it is now announced
that n. new system of uwurds hus
been worked out whereby different I
pins will be presented lo members
for from one to seven yenrs work,
instead ot the sume award for any
number of years work. As Boon us
tho list or members who huvo com
pletecd more thnn ono years work,
pins according to rank will be
mulled to those deserving them, It
Is unnounced.
As Interest In tho Eastern Ore
gon Livestock Show lncreuscs, a
new sot ot rules for premiums hus
been drawn un to conform more
closely with those of the stute fair
ut Sulem und tho I'acific Interna
tional, so as to mako It easier for
club members from Eastern Ore
gon to meet tho requirements of
these two shows,
to bo marketed before J,uly 1. Ore- : of Juno, so prospects fur southern I production. If average weather as favorable aa those enjoyed by
gon potuto Blowers are confronted j growers are none too bright, oven condition! are oxnerlenceo; this other potato seed districts.
'"A . -. - - .. . 1
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to attend.
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Movo lo l.'nlon '
Mr..uJul Mrs. Delbuet, Irvlll, who
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S0(i Adams.
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A KliASONAIll.K nwirii ,..
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1 cup'sugur -
1 cup cooking syrup
cup lurd, scant
2 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon '
1 teaspoon suit
14 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon sodu
1 cup boiling wuler
a cups flour '
Mix the sugar und lurd, cinna
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the eggs and the syrup.
Put the soda In tho hot water and
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Uako for ubout 15 minutes.:
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Corn Flakes
Owner Of Still
At Minam Sent
To State Prison
r
WAU.OWA. Ore.. Aprl. 13 lien
Stllson pleaded guilty before Judgo
Knowles at Kntrrprlso to the own-
ershln of tho big Ht 111 that was
seized In a raid by the sherlrr und
his Torce ut Milium three weeks 1
ago und was sentenced to pay u
rine of 126(1 und servo a year In the
stato prison ut Salem. I
The sentence so reads that If tho',
rluo la not paid, at the completion
of his prison sentence lie snan no'
returned to Wnllowu county to
serve out his rinc. I
Tho cuses ugulnst Kd George,
ono or three men arrested In con- i
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missed, while l.es J lull pleaded
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