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"J VALLEY NEWS Ha (inmite lEimttw ftewr VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, im GENERAL NEV7C NLiMBL,t 174 Over the Valley MabH K. Morton, Valley News Editor - Phones: Residsnce, 826-J; Office, Main (7 $8,000PremiumS NEW PROGRAM TO BE Jln luff Good I.mk Airs. i. L. Hlbbert, living close to the Iowa school Is quite pleused over her first hatchiiiff of Uttlo turkeys. From 34 eggs act under two hens, she hud 30 sturdy little turkeys hutch out this week. Hhu hus eight hens still scttln? uml in hoping for an equally good hatch, o Do You Like to Ithlc? Or do you have a home? Or do you know wheru you cun bur row u horse? Or do you havo un extra suddle horse or two which you would like to loan to someono who loves to ride? Iteud tho an nouncement in another column of this page in regard to riding sports which are to he on tho program at the livestock show In a few weeks. Get Into the gamo curly it's good sport, und that is why tho com mittee says It has been urrunged. o Kc turns Home Jolin Duhlstrom has been taken from tho Grande Hondo hospitu) to lits home near Island City and Is glud to bo home. While Mr. lahl strom Is improving very nicely, the attending physician believes it will be necessary for him to keep his bed for at least two weeks yet. Elect Sew Officers ' New officers were chosen Wed nesday evening by the Hummervlllu llcbekuhs us follows: Noble grand, Mrs. Texle Smith; vice grand. Mrs. Ida Sanderson; secretary,- Mrs. J-erlu Wagoner; treasurer, Mrs, VAtu. Chontc; pianist, Miss Avu "WoodeH. These, with tho remain der, who are all to bo appointed will be installed In July. Follow ing the meeting Wednesday even- i jtMriiji Howe ing inu memueiH eiijoyeu a Mrs. Hector McDonald, who has hour in honor of Miss Lottie Hluck hv(,n visUll)ff in lho V(lIk.y on ncr who is leaving tho valley Saturday wuy home fro1 hl.p wnter m l oa and does not expect to reluni hero: AnBe,08 CH,irol.nla HnU nteriuo- tO touch, 1. (tp iinlntM wi-nl un In her home I ut the heud of I.itko - Wutlowa yos- thelr buby chicks this year, soeur lug SHOO duy old chicks (while Leghorns) for this year's business. Good success attended them und now they are selling friers -umong the earliest of which we huvo uny knowledge here. o - ' lHmn From Wallowa Mr. and Mrs. 1'aul Conrad, who have been living at Wallowa havo come to this valley und uro at tho home of Mrs. Conrad's mother. Mrs. J. II. I.lndsey in tho Grunge Hull neighborhood. Mr. Conrad is working in La Grande. o To Med ford Mrs. Miles Woodell of Dry creek leaves this evening fur l'ortlaud where she will spend the weekend with her son. Lloyd Woodell, .who Is In school there and will then go to Med ford to represent the Hum mervillc lodge of ICcbekuhs at the grand lodge to bo in session there next week. Day hi Country Mrs. Jtusscll Scott und daughter, Mury Louise, und Miss Ella Zim merman of 1m Grundo drove up north of l'lcusant Grove Wednes duy and spent tho day ut the home of their old time friends, Mr, and Mrs. IS. A. Austin. Planning IMciiii Tickets for the dinner to bo given by Mt. Kunnle grange tomor row evening ut Cove are selling uutlo well, It is reported. This chicken dinner is to bo served at the Odd Kcllow hull, und the cause is u must worthy one. -o In ICutcrprlsc Visit Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wugncr and daughter, Kuthorine, of tho Iowa district drove to Kntcrprisc Sunday und spent the duy with his pur-1 cuts, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wugucr. 1 o I Clear Xeut Sum I The Women's Improvement club of Klgin cleared uroutid $100 ut their recent carnival. The club has a number of worthy projects on hund but we understand this is to terday, where she will open cottugo for tho summer.. her Gets I'Ym'heatt Injury Dickie Fuller, young son of Mr. und Mrs. Jtay Fuller on the lower Cove, road has been rather proud of a plastered forehead. In ex plaining It, Dickie says his dog bit him und upon further question ing said that the reason tho dog bit him was becuusu he was trying to bite the dog's ear, , And he was In the demand again this week uml some few growers are fearing Ihut they may not be able to dispose of the small percentage of their 00 p which they still have. Want a Hotter Itosd Tho question of s better road up tho direction of High Valley has been up for consideration by resi dents of thut section und on in to Union, quite a Jit tie of lute, and thero Is much agitation over It. J .ant week a delegation of High Valley folks attended a meeting of business men In Union and tho matter was thoroughly gone ov Will Be Awarded At Stock Show Union und Huker county stock men should not overlook the gold en opportunity presented by tho Kastern Oregon Stock Show, to bo held at Union. Juno 6-6-7 , to ob INCLUDED THIS YEAR IN E. 0. STOCK SHOW The committee in charge of tho sports w h tch a re to bo f en t u red each day in tho arena at tho Kust- n Oregon Livestock Show uro or lain their share of tho $X,ooo is - k aouimiumr auao.uiu.y . .r cash premiums to ho awarded, de- nnd d f,f,WBt , fop ' ' It U Clares Tony D. Smith. secHlury 1 ometh.njr which wo feel will up of tho show. Union and Huker 0Bl to iw hoH iul Bh ls and tho have forged ahead rapidly In tho ,Ml wonicn' ,who rido 8H a dairy and shop Industries during , 0u0rf . Benon chairman of tho recent years, and still have many .committee "will give residents of tin.. i..w.r ....111,1 I....-U i,,.,! 1 Kwtpra Oregon a chuneo at the u(iriUl1l fnMu i,v of i.ii,l v. t arena sporta for tho sake of the hiblled The promiums ore particularly liberal In tho dairy division, this year, Mr. Smith points out, with sport itself, as well us tho chuneo to win prtio money, and will satiK fy that company of people, appar ently increasing each year, which never have felt or do not now feel $15 offered us top money for tho thlll llw.Li,,1, ....,, iw.i.i h,.,, ,er, aged and two-year old bulls. Year-J priorUy chlimH ,n tho. mutter of and plans for later action Ulscus-l!1" Ju"'u' arena entertainment." . ; ouii caivcs wi sed .... 15 is likewise first money (for t-uests i-Tom on land 1 cows in tho aRt,jt 3-yeur old und 2 Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Gllslrap, oi:year old Ca8HVIJ wlll0 lhu younger Portland who aru In U Omnd.- to . fL.,alo stock will revel vo Jio for attend the convention of tho Ore- firatB ln euch of four vUlxwH ,M gon Medical society have been c.Uuing junior and senior yearlings guests at the home of their son, amI junior and senior calves. Hulls Dr. and Mrs. Clarence GlUtrap in und cow8 winnillg junior and senior I41 Grande and also at tho homo of . (.hHiimionKhhw in ji.h ..-. r i duirv stuck will reenlv.i 1IU mlfll. vlll reeoivu S1U nurh for first prires. In the cow classes Tho 8now ,ut bv tlip ucklm: 1 norses nas ueen one 01 me most expensive feu t u res of tho st oe k show. It has been pointed out. In addition to that, tint riders who hale from Kastern Oregon are very ruro, if thero are ever uny ut ull. Mr. und Mrs. J. K. Ilulso In Iowa neighborhood. Have Championship Teu in Sustaining the reputation built up through the lust several years, this year's baseball team at tho 1 m bier high school claims, and justly so the chainpionahip of Uastern regon. last week when they defeated Covo 0-2 they com pleted a big season, 10 games, und tional to first prUes won, while the same animals can be included in the gruded herd" und compete for un additional prise in that divi sion of $20, v 'Hreeders should scan tho clas slfication book carefully." advises Itobert Withyeombe of tho prem ium committee. "Hy judicious selection, a man with only a small herd cun show an animal In' all of victories oy u wiuc margin m uu tno cUmH0H IIbU,u, This uplies not but two. und by one point in an- unly lo tno (m.y uWiKiou 1)Ut lo other, with Just one defeat. Im- uU vhltSHVn of livestock. It doesn't u.ur iihh aiways lurneu out a goou tHl(c mUl.,, Jnori) t,.oubIo to li'uiii un inn fiiiLinunii 11 mi iiiih vein was no exception. US lOUOWs: . , , ,.hnnm r..r in more trounio to care fnr a half tlfixnn homl nf utifU limn Auui ivbuiu j It doog for u Mlnirlu animal and tho North I'owder 0, Imblor 12. Knterprise 3, Imbler 4. Wallowa 0, Imbter5, Cove 11, Imblor 27. Joseph 0, Jmbler JO.' Knterprise tl, Imbler 2. Wallowa 2, Imbler 0. North I'owder 1, Imbler 14, Joseph 11. Imbler 27. Cove 2, Imbler II. . llolcoinb Coming Homer Holcomb, who lum kopt the grand stand crowd in tho bent of humor for several years at the! are greater.' A "truo typo" statuette of u Ilol-stetn-Kriesan cow, will bo uwarded lo tho premier breeder of Hol sleins, showing at Union this year, by tho Holstoln Krelsau associa tion of A me r leu. In ndditiou, medals will be awarded by tho us- jsoclution fur tho best exhibits of gei 01 sire unu produce or uiun, Tho American Hereford associa tion is matching each four dollars' paid out by the slock show for premiums on Here fords with uu uddltlonal dollar in cush. livestock show has contracted tb bo at tho Kastern Oregon Live-' "Business firms of Kaurn Ore slock show, during the whole sea-1 gon uro responsible for many gen son this year, and If ho keeps up f erous premium offers this year," - go to the inipiovuiacJiL ot lliuU'.runythlig but a. "wow-wart" alM)iit JlM--.record.' vof -fonmr years -wllV.-Polntaau.ut C. Jsi'tHtilwflh'iimNident new little purk'. A Good Dintici' A fow Sundays ugo Itev. Vernon Hull, pastor of the Methodist cnuich in La Grundo, told his con- greKUtion tho story of tho good old trustee who wus always ut his post save for one season of the yea.', uud one Sunday this good brother, -was seen going down un opposite direction from the church with a long polo over one shoulder und 1 queer shaped busket strapped to . one side, in the course of tho ' story, it developed thut tho pur- sun was to overlooK uio urumers weakness und neglect providing, the mess left ut tho parsonage next duy was sul'tieienlly lurjit'. Noth ing more has been said of It, but Iat Mimday, itev. and Mrs. Hall, quile unsuspectingly accepted un j of Mr. und Mrs. Tom Wullslnger on the lower Cove highway. Alter the company wus seated, the love liest platter of fish wus set before the parson with the compliments of Tom Jr. If the forgiveness of Tom wus to depend on tho wuy tho preacher enjoyed the fish, uU is lovely now so we uro told. o Has Xvw Kquipniciil Mrs, Wilbur Zur brick, of Moss Chapel district, says he is confi dent she knows how the slaves in the southland felt when tho shackles of slavery were stricken from their wrists. She hus a new electric dish-washer! Mrs. Zur briek also feels, together with tho reporter, that tills is us much news us if It hud beep u new tractor or u new plow or a new combine. All those in favor say "uye" the wom en huve It. The new machine does the work, she says, and while once In uwhilu a dish hus to be put buck that is true of most human dish-washers. The takes uway the big, drudgery around the Zurbiick household, und certainly save steps, energy und time. II, ut. that, lhu wound was nut i serious one and Dlcklu iiusn't been laid up at ull. . 0 Go to Ijjtko Mrs. George McDonald und son. Harley of rumpkln Itldge und the ; Misses Lottie und Isubel Bluck of Summerville drove to Wallowa Lake Wednesday und ' spent tho duy. o- J'aitiling Name j Whether It was In response to u request from this column or nut, the last week or so has seen num erous names go on ruial mulL boxes over the valley, a mutter which is und will be thoroughly appreci ated. I o Seeding Nearly I'IiiLsIrhI lie ports from over tho valley show that seeding is practically fin ished. Many sections are badly In need of rain, and most localities suy a good rain ut the present 1 "would not hurt." Gurdens arc looking fine, with garden "sass" on tint wuy, st ru wherries ln bloom, , und fruit trees blossoming out. o Mrs. Sa miction Better Keports from the bedside of Mrs. 10. Sanderson of Summerville are to . the effect thut her condition the I lust few days has been more en couraging, though she Is still very, , very weuk. have some new clown stunts to pull off each day, Prizes Offered ( For Winners In Club Division Cemetery Association Members uro once more urged to remember the meeting of the Sum merville cemetery association to be held tomorrow to consider tho Im provements suggested ut a recent meeting which arc to bo reported on by the bourd of trustees. HI of Lumbago Mr Will A.lli.r IIvImif 1h-I u-i.i.n dlsh-WUSlier , V1( mtttl uml I'nvn iiva. est piece of nu 1 aM L,n confined to her home this week with a cuse of lumbago not the most ciijuyublc experi ence in the world. liCavcs lloMpiial Herbert Speck hart of the Iowa district who was a patient at the Grande Hondo hospilsl after tils recent accident has been taken tt the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sperkhart in lu Grande where he is being cared for. Grange to Meet The regular meeting of Blue Mt. grunge is to be Saturday, beginning ut 11 o'clock. Dinner Is to bo served at noon by section one. - o 1 lu-es A mil her Horse Harry Huh), of neur Alice!, hu-4 recently lost another horse. It will ue rcmeini.crvd that the last ui , Memorial lay lhiw-r January the north bound train on A numucP of communities In the the Jovph brunch hit a bunch of J COUnty put on un annual dinner on 14 horses belonging to Mr. Until ; Memorial Day always for some ut the Ledbetter crossing and kill- j WOrthy project. Tho throe which cd 10 outright. Another unlnml ( haVe already announced their din died last week of injuries received . nt.ni, ure the Summerville folks, lit that liifie. and Mr. Buhl fears j no tnt.r annual budget for that one more of the horses will the upkeep or tlidr b'-autlful ceme-""'c- j tery tnia way. tho Klgin und the 1 Cove communities. These dinners IU-lnrii Home ful come two weeks from yesterday. Mistt Kdna Halley h;i returned - u to her norm near Islimd City from t'omtoc Slow Again the Grande Uonde hospital. She j Week befuro lust potutm s took i.t improving Kitisfactorlly. . t j quite a Jump und many or the spud o j growers in the valley w ho huve ! HHtinx I-VIci-j jbeen holding their produce of nee- Mr. and Mrs. A. Voclx, living In j easily, disponed of auantltb s of Fniitiliili- are among the succeas-, them, several car toads having Men ful poultry raisers in this valley. 1 shipped out during a few days They aro quite progressive and ul wjiyK iniereMed in the bent meth ods, new methods etc. They er among Hit firt in tht vallw to tt time. Many of the cert I Tied spuds were sold tor seed, but several cars were also sold for commcrrlal purpics. TU'.it lu b' tu u niuinp of the stock show. "These prom linns uro given In addition to tho rtgular prize offers made by the stock show association," A purebred Uolstclu-l'Ylesuii calf, sired by I'hyinere Hello Jo sephine. Korndyke," herd sire of the Hot Luke San I tori 11 m herd, will be uwarded again this year by Dr. W. T. Phy for tho best grudo dairy cow exhibited. To this awunl the Blue Mountain creamery of La Grande has added two other prizes for grude dairy cows totall ing $15 in cash. In the beef division, in addition to generous regular priz.es, the I'Mrst National Bunk of t'nion, has udded $:iU In cash to be divided between this champion females In Additional prizes for garden club members in state uud county fulni In Oregon this full urn being of fered by S. L. Allen nnd company of Philadelphia, strung buekers of 4-H garden club projects. A single wheel hoe valued at $7.75 will be uwurded the champ ion garden club member of euch county having a membership of 25 I the Hertford and Shorthorn class- or moro garden club members en- f cs. Another liberal uward Is thut rolled 'under tho supervision of 11 of the Kastern Oregon Dairymen': county extension agent, who is to ' association which divides $:iu into determine the winner, subject to f three special prises of $5.00 oaeh the approval of the statu club leud- , and six prizes or $2.50 each for er. j cows, senior yearlings, und senior Tho slate prlxn will be a combin- I calves of the Holstotn, Jersey, atlon seeder uud wheel hoe valued Guernsey breeds, respectively. The ut $18. The slato champion will grand champion female of the Consequently the money offered for winners in this Hold, has gono Invariably to professionals, tho ma jority of whom havo come from long distances and carried back with them when they lett consider able sums of prixo money. ln substituting for the buckimr contests, equestrian games and sports, the committee feels that It is doing the livestock show a real service, because it removes what has been to a certain extent an oh , jectiunnble feature, and because It has put in Its place something which, they hellove, should appeal to every boy and girl, man and woman, who loves to ride and give ! them un opportunity to try their skill, to participate In something really worth while and will keep In Kastern regon, a rather neat sum of prise money. Tho com mittee feels thut from the very start tho program to be offered will be warmly recelvod. and that ' with the coming years, it will grow A SEASONALLY RECIPE In Its appeal and In IU Import-1 anca to the ahow. , A number of cqueatnan sumea have been provided for a dnflnlto j program for each day. This will Include tho following rldlnR events, tho barrel race, bareback tug-o- war, potato race, esg-ln-tho-ftpooii race (for tho ladles only) horse back archery, musical chair race, ballon polo for ladles, musical mule race, and push ball. It Is Impossible to give the details con- cernlng those difforent events. However, members of tho commit tee urge all who aro Interested, to write to them for the details of all the events or for any specified one In which they may bo particularly Interested. The comniltteo Is anx- lous to give out the Information. ! Through Kobert Withyeombe ot the experiment stntton a push ball will bo sent from the state colleeo H will be hero a week boforo the ahow opens so that the teams ex. pectlng to compote hero will hav at least a week to practice at tho ahow grounds. A liberal response Horseback archery. ih (iiia nonce win ue appreciated. Musical chair 11 nas ueen empnaaisea uy the committee that this lino ot sports has not been arranged tor exports but rather for amateurs. Address, Hporta Commlttoe, Livestock Bhow, Union, Oregon. The prises which have been ar- TwvntlMb Oratory Hash ' Hake medium slsed potatoes. Cut ' a slice from the top of each, ud scoop out the potato with a spoan leaving the skin whole. Break the potato up rather tin with a fork, but do not mash it Season woll, add a little butter and cream; Mix this with cooked beef, well seasoned and moisten with llltl. gravy or stock. ' Put the mixture back In the shell, heaping It a little. Placa a half teaspoon of butter on the tap of oach and reheat In the oven. ranged and whlnce, thoee who know feel should attract many, are as follows: . . 1st Jmt. Ird.. Hanoi race ......IIS $l $& Harebuck tug-o-war IS 7.&0 Potuto race H Z0 1 JO , . Kgg-in-apoon 10 e I 10 IM I It T.10 Balloon polo 11 10 ( Musical Mulo 10 - T.lt 6 . Push Ball .......... t II . Heating chocolate with an egg beater before serving will often. prevent a scum from forming. Your Kitchen Experience warns .. against making yfa t. rrr Sti ( oiiini-n" f ijMf XVav ,v JYONNAISE at Once ulso be eligible to compote for the nutional champion acholarHhlps of $ou and $200, to be a wu riled the nutional und renervo champions respectively by this company. Ie- tuils may be obtuined from county (three animals in agents or club leudcrs. ! diviwion. 1 W. C. J'erkins, of the GueriiHey division will receive In cah, the orrer of the II. H. Na tional Hank of i.a Grundo, while tho Iai Grande National bank of fers $5 for the bent display of the dralt horse iViklim ritAGl7li (A!) The flint con- I Motor coiiipnny of l.a Grande, of sorship of the-' Ministry of tho ln- fers two prizes' totalling $U.i for terior of Czechoslovakia In JHH8(the best grude dulry heifers under viewed 2.000 notion pictures nnd j I months of age. The J.a Grand-j cut out 6,000.000 feet of film, l'o- Kycnlng OIsirvur Ih offering $i':i lit leal us well as moral grounds t h a apeciul prize for .the otitMlund actuuted the Judgements and 2U lug cow of the dftlry dlvlnion whll." German films were buniied ulto- tho outKluudlng bull of tho dairy gether. j ) group will receive a similar sum j given hy the i'.aHtern Oregon Light and Tower company. j If SYDNKY (AI) The Australian federal .Science and Industrial Ito seurch Council Is studying means of increasing Jobaceo croph in the Island continent. More than 1,000 n-rt' ulilviitl lt acres i'Hr. MiiKKolini certainly seeuiH to b pur-KUing a coiiKtruetlve policy in Italy the way ho keeps muking cabinets. Fine Sheep Vie for Honors at Union in June " J CJ he experience of Wills Mr os in roasting coffee proves that bulk roasting methods can timer approach their patented, conlin : uous process of rpasting a few pounds at a lime M avonnaisr may separate when you make too much at a time. It gets out of your control. Coffee roasts un-. evenly if the quantity is too large. Some is overdone some underdone. . . ( Hills Uros. roast every coffee berry evenly because only a few pounds at ' a time pass through their roasters. This is Hills Uros.' exclusive, con tinuous process that controls the flavor of every pound. No bulk-roasted coffee can ever taste like Hills Bros. All the appetizing aroma and full bodied flavor produced by Controlled Roasting, comes to you intact be-. cause Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in ' vacuum tins. A; k for I F il Is. Coffee by name and be sure to look for the Arab the trade-mark on every can. HILLS BROS COFFEE L'nion county has fine ! p and is prouu uj i?. imikp nunip nhlre beHiith are rightfully the properly of tb- sinle, being purl of the flock kept ul the Kantern Oregon lOvporiuiciit sijitloii. They with olhrr fine stmk of the stiiie farm will be pm't of the educational exhibit at the KuMern Oregon Stock show to be held in L'nion, June S.4-7. They wera sired tiy a three-tlmcM eharnplon ut the biggest showH of ttie nation, Dexert lu4, excfpifonat I Im hi p shire ram owned by Cert WhMnmre at Joneph, winner a'. 1'oit L. nJ. Chiwai;o uud ILan C'i'.y. Fresh from the original Vacuum pack. Lastly opened with the key. IM 1 " I