La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 09, 1929, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XVII LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929 NUMBER 211 OVER THE VALLEY Mabel E. Morton, Vallej News Editor . Phones: Residence, 826-J; Office, Main 37 iVisiliiifC llclatlves 1 ('lftiro McKcnnon, sun. of Floyd i McKennon, '-who- gained recogni tion of ull Northwest truck circles this spring when ho won tho 440- ilush in the Northwest college con ference meet this spring, hus been visiiing his relatives in the valloy the past week. He has been in liu- Keno since the termination' of the , '"school year. Following his record -breaking run this spring ho com jieted ' at' the. national collegiate track meet in Illinois. He spent - last summer at the homo of his un Vclo. Houth McKehnon, of Allcel. AluKennon will bo a senior at the f university this year. , ; - liirtluluy Pnrty Providing a .very pleasant Bur- liwipKtivd - ricnic at One : A light coupe belonging J.0 tho Mr. anil Mrs. Ueorgo hansum-jr, Smtafumily, of the Grange Hall Mr,, and' Mrs. Arthur Golden, Mr. vicinity. Is In a La Grande garago and Mrs. V, ). Burt h, Mr. and Mrs. for repairs as tho result of being Kay McCoy und Mr. .and Min.L.out8 stolen last Sunday night. Sunday Larson sptml a very delightful day flight Miss Dorothy Smutz, accom-, Sundajv picnicking at Oove, . : pamea by Mrs. unaries smuiz, o ;. i .. drove the car to near tho Christian . ltetfiiw Combining ". church whero they parked it whilo Ralph Witty began cumbinlng attending services. When they J at the Joo Bucutel farm on Tues went to go homo tho car had dis-, day.. -. ' " . ' : appeared. The next-morning it was . ' o I ", . " , located on Adams avenue n?ar the Visiting Itclatlvcs , ' " Orchard camp ground with the , Mrs. 'John Glusson, of La Grande brako linings burned out and one Is staying with her mother-in-law, wheel so badly, damaged It had to und father-in-law; Mi and Mrs. R. be replaced 'tfy a now one. i H. 431asson at Klgin during the present busy season. The new Giasr son residence is nearmg compie (i'ise and a happy afternoon for Goes to V'nlon .." Mrs. Sarah Thompson is spend ing two weeks with her grandson. Hon and when' done will be-a very modern and up-to-date home. Virs Hubert Alexander, her diiugh- 'Leonard Huffman, and family at. o V tfi Miss Krancls Alexander, Mrs. Union.. Mrs. Thompson is ,of tho JInor Hrhlo - .. - : Huae Hhafcr and Mrs. Will Moss Lower Oove district. : Mrs. Kenneth Brown, a recent "u entertained several of her friends - o . . . . . J bride, was honored Tuesday aftor- !-f at a party in honor of her on her v Homo from Normal ' ' noon when Mrs. .Uoy Spencer and if blrthduy anniversary Thursday at Mite Kthel Iaron is home from ' Mi's. I. D. Smutz wero hostesses. at the Moss home. Mrs. Alexander ; Ashland whero sho 'attended tho a Hhower at the Smutz homo. Four--Ji was given a-shower of handker- summer session of the Ashland teen friends and relatives of tho chiefs. A happy .afternoon visiting Normal school.. Miss Duron ro- honor guest, who was . formerly was spent and at an appropriate turned to her homo in Lower Cove' Miss 'Velma MeCall attended ana V lwiiiK ttnrHhntnntM wftf HnrvAd lv last Saturday.,' !la delightful afternoon oi visiting " tho hostesses. o -;ns spent. Mrs. Brown received V -o " . Visiting Conklln Ifoiiic I many lovely gifts. Those present i;"cw Xelghbors ' ' Mr. and Mrs. V, O. ConUIin and - were; Mrs. William. Hugnes, Mrs. Mr. and Mrsl Shupp, formerly or smau uaugiuer, Joan I' wincis, unu : uoorgc nugnes, mis. LimnrH "Colorado, are being welcomed to niece, ' Betty Stevenson, of Santa Smutz, Mrs. Honjamm henroeuer, this velley by neighbors In tho Barbara, CaU arrived Wednesday . Mrs. ('Maries Gekeler, Miss itomn Moss Chapel Vicinity where they evening for a visit with their moth- son, Mrs. Clarence itedhead. Mrs. have recently established thoU; . er. Mrs. A; G. Conklln and with Art McCull, Alma Maud DeLong, lionto. They are on tho Mrs. Van-, other relatlus in Cove and Baker, Frances DeLong, ml Id red Spencer, dermulen placo-'and are .already ' Mr.' Conklln Ih connected, with tho Dorothy Smutz und the hostesses, well established -In their now home." flriri of Murphy. Soulo and, Co., 1 , o '. o . 1 : architects in tho California clly.. Aid MeetH V . -'." J'verj-ono Bilsv I MrV, , (1nnU4(nVn( formc'r ..home? is ; ' The Ladies Aid society of Imbler - ''We're so busy with hawest Baker .but is well know In Cove, held the regular meeting " last t-rews we havMi't had lime to go having taught there before her .Thursday at the home of Mrs. fless i,u i mhv, j.u.-,. "v.. ... , o , the gathering, the featuro of which Kndk VLsIl was . a short story contest which After "a pleasant, 10-duy stay at' Mrs. J. A. Gaskill won. .Her prize tho home of hj-r daughter,, Mrs. J was an eversharp pencil. The next any place or stre anyone." i ms, variously phrased Ms what most of the farmers wives are'saylng this week., in between the big job of keeping hungry crews -'fed up. There Is the hum of industry real , Torval Hansen. Mrs. Phoebe WM-j meeting will bo an all-day ono at the en- son returned to her home In La 'the Methodist church whero. the women will work pn a quilt lor ino grinding hard work over the en- n reiurneu 10 -mrr noi lire va I 1p v ns lit tho various farms.' Grando Wednesday. Wrvrai cVcwn in nlihebeirinnliiir o . fll bu7.aur. A pot luck dinner will or winding mi their taskB. There Ariivo at Ciove- ' ' be served at noon. The date of this hiut been less than the usual MrH- Arthur Feldman and small meeting will be. announced latcr. amount oc summer visiting ana- ""' n. gatherings due to the strain of "harvest season; which seems to be progressing very satisfactorily everywhere. . v To Begin lUirvcMt - - v . With the "crack o dawn"aMon ' day. Orover Grlmmett will ''com ( nienco harvesting grain on his Tnrnr, luv'lan .u&xv .r- - r- ' - 'O Jhiiieral Held ' " Funcml services ' were lield at tlie Summervltle ohapel Thursday arternoou for Carl- Goxyaq, of Kl gin. who passed away Tuesday, af ter a lingering Illness.. Hls.wldowi Mi'H. Katie Cowan and two sons , and other relatives and friends sur vive htm. ' v '' '' 'o .-'' Hits Tonsil Opcmllon , y Mrs. Walter Hutchinson' (Lola Gasklll) recovering very satls faetorlly from a tonsil operation which she underwent Monday. Her mother. Mrs. J. A. Gusklll, visited at La Grande with her Wednesday. Hides Combine l.ntil vf'strrdtiV one thinsr AlrS. W. W. NiiHbaum hadn't done was) to ride a comfiinc. However, she 1 can t say that -now, us she. had a I ride on one at the l'aul Knauu farm, und found It a thrilling ex perienco. Mr. Nusbaum was with, Si her. visiting at the Knautz home1 during tho afternoon, and he. too, enjoyed the ride and found it In teresting to watch harvesting in progress over the valley. Mr. Kflv bun in Is director of music in the , J.u Grande public schools and both he and Mr. KnauU play in tho : Lu Grande municipaLband. o ' iiies(M from Arkansas Though they stopped for but n sliort time Mr. und Mrs. Davis, ,o! , Little Hock, Arkansas, hud a very - r cnjoyublc visit with their cousin, -Mrs. J. D. Dobbin over Thursday night. They were on their way to the coast and spent the evening and part of Friday visiting at tho farm home, They took an Interest in looking over tho valley at the' present busy time. o 3lr. McCull Sick Tho many friends of Mrs. Mary .1. MeCall, throughout the valley, will be distressed to learn that for the pusr week or so Mrs. McCull has been confined to her bed uno has been uttlto ill. Mrs. Met 'a 11 has made her home In the valley for imfny years and Is welt along in years, being in the eighties. She I the mother of Mrs. w. S. Thorp. Mrs. MeCall Is at her home In the f Moss Ji m pel district. Her friends hope for a speedy recovery. u lirho to Port In ml Hurry Ituhl, farmer of Alleel. find his daughter. Miss Monica, left by car Friday morning for tht roust. Mr. Huh! plan's io spend a week In Portland while his daugh ter will go on to long Beueh, Wash., to remain until the first of September. She will be with her limit, Mrs. Gertie Joy and her daughter. Gla. at Long Beach and anticipates a pleusattt stay on JJic roust. . . ' . o , Unlla Walla llk llre Mr. and Mrs. .Arehlo Kelly, of Walla Walla, spent Sunday visit - log friends In Pondosa. Mr. Kelly wm for inuny years gun engine me chanic of the Grando Honde lum ber compuny. Ho enjoyed visiting his many friends In the mill com tnunlty. Morris Hubert son. son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgft Robertson returned to Walla Walla with tho Kelley' for u brief atution. iel, of l'ortland, arrived Wednes- Heliirns tx Cove- day evening to; visit Mrs. Feld man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Daniel, at Cove. They, will also visit her brothers, H. H, Daniel nnd L. It. Lay. - . . :, . 4 : Visit Aiulersoii Home ,. x Mrs, Adolph. Shaefer.- of PeiT- dteton Jiiis ended a eouphS t -w eeks visiting at the Ijoiiig of Mrs. L. K Mis. J. K- Dougherty and her lit-tle granddaughter, ' .lie r net a Musgravo, have returned to Cove after a vlsri,. In Walla Waita and other Washing tori points. They are spending this summer at the home of Mrs. , Mlnnotto Sentileiv ': Mrs. Dougherty expects to go Kuat this fall. -. " . .J - -v-- ? or-' Anderson, following the close of j visit In Ln Grande - v the first term of normal school' Mrs. Joo Hcchtel and daughter, whero sho was a studeilt, - Dorothiu were in Ju Grande, yvls- King, Saturday. Mrs. doluison III . Mrs T. B. Johnson Is quite III at i jitrrUiln Couple . ' , her home In Lower Cove. . j Mr. and Mrs. .Donald Davis, who o ' . I were married July JM, at tho tem- Attondlng O)nveiulon ;-.- j,0 ut Manli, Utah, have been en 1 Among tho many Union county tertalncd very extensively during men who are attending the Amorl- lno lmBt w0ek at Lnhler. Mrs. Da- can Legion convention at present Vis is the youngest daughter ' of In Salem are L. G, Murray and ' Mrs. William Henrie and a grad-I ueorgc uouerison, oi I'onaosa, They drove down, leaving Wednesday. Vbdllng Sister Mrs. Florence Beem', uate of the Imbler . high school, Suturday evening the bride's moth cr gave -a reception at her home ut Imbler In their honor. It was a very pleasant occasion aiid quite a number called ut tho Henrie Is visiting at the homo of her sister, home. Lust Monday the -- Imblor conuru -j-iie, ot i-owor uovo. Wlir(i 0f tho L.D.S. church enter Mrs, ut present, HI of .Mumps- Mrs. Neil Klght and her daugh- talhed Mr. und Mrs. Davis nt miscellaneous shower,' during a jolly evening party. Refreshments wero served. Mr. and Mrs. Davis her as hostesses. Tn -the abseneo of the president, Mrs. Louis Stahdloy, Mrs. Kay Fuller presided ot the slvortd business meeting which was followed by a musical program. Mrs., George Richardson ! played two piano numbers and gave ' a group of songs, playing her own accompaniment. Mrs, Fuller also sang playing the 'accompaniment for her group. Tho usual attend ance was somewhat diminished be cause of harvest season but, the meeting was an enjoyable one. He reshments wero served at its close.. J. . o Cooking Sdhool Frank Appleby, publisher of tho Kvening Observer, accompanied by his father-in-law, C. A. Heaver of Los Angeles, was talking to friends lu Union ' on Tuesday. He came over in tho interest of tho Cook ing School that is to bo held in the Woman's Club building ,on August 20,,fhe Womnn'B Club Is sponsoring tho idea and hope to "put it over big." ,.' ' Wallowa County Fair Three-Day Event This Year The Wallowa c6unly Fair took on a far greater significance to residents of this, its neighbor coun ty, this week with tho twofold an nouncement that dairy cattle de velopment is to bo heavily stressed and that Union county may enter exhibits and race horses. Emphasis Is placed on tho exhib it of fine dairy cattle will bo id Him with the nrotrram of the chambers of commerce of tho two eounties to expand tho' dairy In dustry aiuK to advertise possibili ties of tho to communities in that field. Tho board df directors ot the fair tyis signified its intention of making-every effort to have a large exhibit of high quality cut tle and It is understood that there w ill be willing co-operation from Union county in this effort. Permission to exhibit with tho Wallowa displays follows the abol ishing by tho boardif tho rule for bidding outside competition. . ' . . Another, result of the Tuesday evening, Aug.; C, meeting of. tho directing body wms announcement that one day had been clipped from the fair calendar, making it a thrce-duy affair. Belief that the county exhiblt'can be mado equally successful was expressed, provid ing the public Was made to realize that just as much entertainment andi worthwhile displays are to be put Into" those-three days previous ly was spreud over the four., Moro over it is, thought that the com paratiVely light flrtdr-duy attend unco will be eliminated. " " Several changes were made Tuesday In tho premium list. Ont of the Important ones was the In troductidn of draft horses for which very liberal cash prizes will bo offered. Many special prizes are being of fered by business firms' and indi viduals all over tho,county which will add to the Inlorest und cpm- petitlon, It la felt. Daisy cattle are to he one of the principle attractions at the fair j this fall and' the board of directors ! is making every effort to have a j large exhibit of high quality cattle, according to recent reports from Wallowa. This is also ;ln keeping with the program Instigated by tho chambers' of commerce of the dif ferent towns to -promote greater expansion of the dairy industry in the oouWty, It is explained. Tho. fair Is held ut Knterprlso; ter, Betty, are suffering from the ure Spending several days isiting mumps. - - friends in the alley. They will g -o , jtoPortland from here and then will liny 1 h - , ft0 to Tremountain, Utah, where Most nf the lwiv In nn In 11m ki h..iu t.. i i-.-i. Lower Cove section, whilo the grain harvest Is progressing rapld- . .' ; . , llavo New Coiifbimv i Herbert Kpoekhart has a nnv Holt combine for his harvest sea son this year. o Studying J-jiglnccrlng Friends of ,the B. W. Durland family, former Ml. Glen farmers, now of Krlckson He Inula nil's will be interested to learn that Ben Durland has gqne to Suit Lake City to. work with a railway company and this fall will go to Hoehiater to study engineering work. Ho hus been a student at the Oregon State college for tho past severul years. o Flgln Folk In GmiMta 'Among tho many Suturday shop pers last week were Mrs. Hayumm! Waclty and daughter, Zettn, Mrs. Mary Waeliy uml Lois WUher spoon, of Klgin. school. Hearyt congratulations of their many friends in and about I rubier are extended to tle young couple, , . ' '?,. Club Alwls- .The Country woman's club in meeting this ufteruoon at tho HIv crsido park for a no-hostess party, o - Itfilsli, Pondosa District Mr. und Mrs. A. J, Vaudevanter, who for many years lived on a Minn In the Medical Springs dis trict, Just but moved to Par in a, Ida,, this . sprlngV were -visiting A SEASONABLE ftECIPB lliinaihiii I'rult IMc rojiiWine one-half cup niripd cako flour, one cup siiKar, ont? fotirth tcHHpoon wilt. AtUl two cups srnldiHl milk Rriuliiiilly. pliw-o Inlo a doulilo bollor, cook until thick ened, Htlr conmiintly. four hiiiiiII iLlnounl ovor thren Htlflly beU:n epe yolk, return lo douhlo holler, cook three to four nilnutcH, Add two tnhleHpoons butt,:r, two tahle Hpoons lemon. Juice, onn und one. half cllpH Krated plueflpple.. Olio cup coconut. Cool. I'our Into nine inch .eriiNt. Top 'with merlnKUn i nmdo hy folding six lnllcnpoorin HiiKor into tnruc ninny mcuioii fiiendB (lurlna the paHt week from I hltcH. Ilako In nioderato oven niuinv"y until Tiiumduy. Mr. Van devantor Ih now In tho roal IjuhI ncsH In Idaho. Their visit was a very itleasant one. Aid MwtlfiK Mrs. K. K. Caspel--clllerlalued tho . Allcel l.ailii Aid ThUrioliiy iifternoon, with .Mrs. Harry I'islier and Airs, Kalph Wulls assisting THEY -ARE SORT OF PROUD TOO Kxen the adults are proud to 1 siKtjiped with (he calves which b".vs und girls of the Uvestork clubs were Judging prppurutory i i hp hvesto:K show, a meeting of on club, held one afternoon ut (he C..N, Ogllvie home Uhe old tleer phn.e) u nuniber of ;yjult:i were presnt and ussMed with the work. ' Meswro. Bell. Miilr- and OgiKie'were snapped with thi-fe of the rKistered Outrif ey tdlv. tvhlch tre Jus i . ui til 6:L le held. 0150 degrees F.) twolvo to fifteen minutes, siii;i;p mux nrsv KTcmiNO WIXTKU HAY K, K. Miller, one of the large sheep raisers of this part of the country. Is busy' getting In his hay crop. It requires a large amount of this commodity to feed the bands of sheep that ho keeps. Mr. Miller reports" that he has been "haying" for about six weeks, uvomglng from 00 to 75 tons per day, with still much to put up. Last week Mr. Miller shipped A'MKio pounds of wool, and will shortly ship out his lambs tftat arc ready for mar ket. Ho' will have II orT 12 cur luuds. Mr. Miller states that, the lamb market Is not as good ut the J pruauiii. Lime tin n vwm - i time buck, but owing to the fact that ho eontracled, this depression will not affect him. Mr. W, 11, Vogel, who runs a large number of sheep also shipped Pi.oihj pound of wool ut tho same time that Mr. Miller sold und will ship l,H')'f lambs this coming wck. Today's definlllon: A Holeh man Ik a fellow who walls for th siiimII'T 'looney Io Py buck t Imt $5 so he wo'.i't huvy lu give you ho much puper. Three American college girls swum across tho Hellespont the other day. Not the first film, however, the ludtett huve mude a Kucker out of a Hero. " All tlie advimtaKCH of a coust-widc or;ani'.a(ion of more than 1100 food stores arc brought to you at your con venient local MacMai-r tftore. Fresher stockn, Kicatei- variety, lowered prices, satisfaction or money-refunded guarantee and courteous service from professional food meichanfs. These advantages arc yours here and NOW I Use them to the fullest! . ; : ':. . r- ; ' : " ' s ' ; ' ' ' , ' Prices Effective Saturday and Monday, Aug 10 and 12 Milk : Darigold Brand 8 cans ..... .!..'... 25c Pork And Beans, .Van Camps the popular brand 3 Medium Cans 29c Best Foods Products Mayonnaise Sandwich Spread or Thousand Island Pints 39c SOAP We Recommend Hop-Flavored Puritan 3 . No Cooking Kcrufi erf Ask for Recipe . Baking Book No. 3 Can 53c ' Kaf f ee Hag Caffcin extracted,' lull lb, Ileal Coffee with the . ' ntn I Ot Cocoa , llershey'a ' Pjmndi5c i Pound 29c Tru-BIu Crackers Tni Uuko Sodas . Honey sweetened Grahams. No. 1 packages .r 2 for 25c 3 P&G 10 Bars 39c Quick Quaker Oats Pelage 25c MACMARR FLOUR Wo a Hi Ktlll HClllnic IIiIh l-'ancy Haient IHntr for, it t leani, a dollar a Imrrcl under tlm mnr Itel Von'i-o Kiifo lit anllclpat Iuk your inedM, for 00 dnyM' Mllll r 49-lb. Sack $1.85 Barrel $7.29 nT TTHT17"T I5l,kiK lewder (At a real Saving), 10-Ibs. .... $1.89 TOILET TISSUE 3 ROLLS 19c Standard Grades, Coin or Peas Canned Vegetables , 2 CANS 25c CSS OJDIC&C002IM& OATS Cook 2 to 3 minutes only Bottle Caps Gross ... . . : . . 19c , ! ri ' " : ; . Wesson, Oil Pints . . . .29c Quarts ; . . .55c SNOWDRIFT 3-11). Can . 79c CATSUP;S:,u,c:;. 29c H-00ATSrfe 44c MACMARR COFFEE As good as the best and hclk'r than most Direct from our roaster to you It's always fresh Pound ...'.. 49c 3 lbs. ...... $1.45 Potatoes New Clean Locals 8 lbs. .. .. .. .. .. 23c 1 JU1 .1 I'uiK'y Yakima No. J, worth more than Iho ordinary vancues 18 II). box . .89c BANANAS ('aiicy Golden - ' nr.. Fruit, a lbs. 6DL CANTALOUPKS Ijurgc size, i for 25c (CuiUliiUtU bu I'j.-u S:!j)