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i (ilranto lEuattng teM VALLEY NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929 NUMBER 331 OVER THE VALLEY Mabel E. Morion, Valley News Editor Phones: Residence, 820-J; Office, Main 17 A SEASONABLE . . RECIPE Given .Shoui'r Sir. unci AIrs..Kloyil Borry of the Iowu diHtrict were given n splen did party and n miscellaneous shuwir Wednesday evening at the Jiome of Mr. and Mi'H. Merton Ber ry of Mt. (Men, Thero wuh a com pany aHenibtcd amounting to about 05 people, friends of tho newly weds, who spent the evening hap pily, laying sanies, indulging In contests and enjoying the refresh ments . served, Mr. and Mrs, lie fry received many sifts. w Visits Sistor A. 13.' Archibald, wjo has been connocted with the stato highway department and stationed in L.u Orar.do tho past season has fin ished hin work and will be sent elsewhere. Ho has been spending a short time visiting ut the home of his sister, Mrs. It. G. Chcnault In tho Valeria district before leav ing Eastern Oregon. Start Kplcmlld I'rojwt- Poultry raisers in the vicinity of Imhler and Aticel stale thut it is their belief that Prof. Stewart Iliivo C.ood Sale Thero was a splendid crowd at tended thu Nip Conley sale Wed nesday at tho Cpnley farm this side of Cove, Mi. Conloy had a good .line of Htuff tip for salo and the prices which the livestock brought were considered quite satisfactory, it is reported. llavo Work Meeliiig Members of tho Island City aid met yesterday for an nil day meet ing at the home of Mrs. Andrew Blokland near Island City, with about 25 ladles responding to the Arrives fnv Visit Mrs. Leoim Mehl arrived .Wed- 01 U1L 1 miner nign scnui nas 1 CI)jt At one 0'ciOCk a wonderful nesduv pvoninL- fmm nipnn-M Ver- started something that will prove Imt i,,,.- .linnor wnu u.-vh i ry, Idaho and will make a visit to b of Piactical good, In Ihe addition to making ono quilt and at tho homo of her parents, Ttev. and Mrs. Hansen at Island City. round tahlo discussions Owned ' Waii'housr - A com puny, made up of farm ers living in the Island City neigh borhood, was the owner of the I poultry business held each Tues ' day and Thursday evening for the next few weeks. The Initial meet ing was held on Tuesday evening I with something like lft people present. Preliminaries were dis- wai-Qhouso which had been leased I Cl,ssed and gotten out of the way by tho Fletcher Oil Co., and which was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday. T. 10. Chenault of the Valeria district is president of the company. The building was form erly used by the company for the purpose of storing grain, etc. Ac curding to the agreement made at the time tho oil company leased tho property. It is reported they were to keep the building properly Insured. llack at School Mrs. Carmen Miller of Lover Cove resumed her duties the first of tho week as teacher of the Alicel school. Mrs. Miller has been away from her desk for a couple of weeks on uccount of In fection In her hands. at Island City has returned from his few days visit with friends in tho Willamette- valley, principally at IOugene.' AIovo (o Ka (Jrandc Homo fur Weekend Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Uietrick Walter Hlokland who is now and family who have been living! living at Hermiston , was home at the site of the Menefee mill i over the - weekend .visiting with liavo . recently moved Into La i Mrs. Itlokland and at the parental in time for a period of real lively discussion in which all had a part. The second meeting was held last evening with tho subject of feed ing continued, some of those pres ent showing what a balanced ra tion would do. Thero Is ho fee connected with the school and Mr. Stewart has Issued a general In vitation to all who are Interested to come, not only to listen but also to contribute, out of experience in thia field. Homo From Visit Cleland . Wallslngcr, 'of Alicel, mending several of the comforters for tho county home, an Import ant business meeting was held. The principal item of business was the discussion of tho big dinner and the. parcel post bazaar which tho aid Ih planning for Thursday, Dec ember ii. Mrs. Isis Hlokland, gen eral chairman, announced her various committees. Work Kigltty Acres . Employes at tho big Weather spoon orchard near Elgin havo finished working an SO -aero or chard tract of Mr. Weatherspooirs with tho big Killefer machine, mention of which was made some weeks ago. The teeth of tho ma chine were set just as low us pos sible and the soil wus stirred to a depth of lfl inches, Mr. Weather spoon stales. Thero was no mois ture even at' that depth it Is re connected with the Ileynolds store ported, but the machine worked splendidly and its benefit will be felt undoubtedly later on, Mr. Wealherspoon Is confident. Apple packing Is going right on at the packing house though tho job will be finished curlier than has been the ease in ' provious years. Mr. Cirande where, they will reside in the future. At II10 Lake Mrs. Alex .'KoberLson of Cove avenue is reported a;s being ill and lias been taken to Hot l.ako for medical treatment. Garrett Blokland homo near Is land City. Drive to Wallowa ' Mr. and : Mrs. Willis ..Mr(ss of Moss Chapel tlroy to Wallowa yesterday whore tfiey . spent tho day with friends. V '. I I ' BAKING 1 IN S U K A IN (J' li. "If you find any fault whatever in this baking powder, or think you do, your grocer will return your money and also pay you for the eggs, butter, flour, etc. you have used." That statement is printed on the . label-and means just what it says. 3 '?. K tracts: 47 Spices r.fUferill'i"IW,lcr:Tc,1 Wealherspoon will have about Uli car loads of apples to ship yet, making tho total for tho season to run around 75 cars. Improving Collage .Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williamson of Island City who spent the ma jor part of their time at Wallowa Hake havo been working since this resort closed on their newly ac quired cabin which Is very close to tho lake , front at the head of tho lake. The repairs and re modeling are nearly completed and tho Williamsons uro expecting to move in soon, if they are not al ready living in tho cnbln, '. Alphabet Cookies Tho contrihuto of this recipo states that sho always makes theso us one of her favorite cookies for Christmas. They may be made some time before tho holidays and keep very nicely. One and one-eighth cup soft but ter. 1 Ono and one-eighth cup sugar. Two eggs (well beaten). One-fourth teaspoon ground cardumon. Lemon rind or ono teaspoon vanilla. Mix in order given, roll one fourth Inch thick and cut In strips four Inches long und one-half inch wido and form Into tho letters of tho alphabet,. S, E, O, etc. Bake in moderate oven ten to twelvo minutes to a light brown. He quires no raising Ingrodients. I ill ways make these cookies for Christmas, us they keep fine sev eral weeks. Mrs. Kek,erle,v Improved ; . i''rihs- in trre -valley "nave , re ceived word ' that Mrs.- Otho lOckersley is much Improved at her home in Porllund-. Mrs. Erk ersley va(s far from- well, her friends thought at jllie lime oif the death of her husband, und lm- ,nrwU.,f i.lv r..llm.i,i- 11k. fimni-iil she returned to Portland with her ! n, ,l, ' nt , ' daughters. The news of her 1m- - HrneNl Ho inan and Charles and , nrovement is irood news in the val- mvm ucsccr o. near ihiuimi V I To filve lrogrnm j The teacher and pupils of Moss Chapel are planning a program : which they expect to give at their 1 school next Wednesday, the eve of Thanksgiving vacation. The pro- j gram is to be given in connection,! with a pio sociul. j . . . o j Visits l'n routs ! Mrs. K. E. Hughes who lives t near La tirando is spending a few days at the homo of her parents, i Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williamson, on ! Cove avenue. Mrs. Hughes and her rousiVi, Mrs. Uietrick were j guests yesterday when tho Island j City aid met. at tho home of Mrs. 1 Andrew Blokland near Islund City. Unique, Party There are parlies and parties, but tho one yesterday at tho homo of Mrs. Everett Wallslngcr in the Valeria district was certainly "dif ferent." The quilt fever Is prev alent in. all sections of the county but In the Alicel neighborhood the ladles are making ono after the same pattern no one seems to know the name but all agreo that It about, heads the lists of all tho quills being made. To her parly, which was given partly as a; compliment to Mrs. Harry Fish er, who is moving from the neigh borhood, were Invited all those who were making this particular brand of bed covering. There were 15 ladles present and there were 13 of tho quilts being made. How tho needles did fly and there was lots of fun along with the sewing. A lunch served by Mrs. Wallslngcr and Mrs. Howell con cluded the afternoon. Mrs. Wall singr's guests were, M rs. T. E. Chenault, Mrs; It. i. Chenault, Mrs, Carrie Ifowoll, Mrs, Ed Jas per, Mrs. Ralph Wells, Mrs. Ar thur Holy, Mrs. Harry Fisher, Mrs. Hay Fuller, Mrs. Curl Fuller, Mrs. W. H. Lodbollcr, Mrs, Frank Mc K'ennon, Mrs. Will Case, Mary and Margaret Taylor. I ley. Given Farewell . ' A company of about 115 friends, principally members of tho aid society an d their h usba mis gave Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher a sur prise farewell party Tuesday even in i 11 1 1 hnh hnmn in 1 ho V;i1or!a I district. The evening wus more or less Informal-hut all the more onjoyable, so tho reports go. The party did not breuk up until bile and then not until after some love ly refreshments were served. MiO and Mrs. Fisher and family will be moving soon to their new home on lower Clove. Some of the live stock was taken over yesterday. They have purchased the Nip Con ley farm. Spent the Day Mrs. Hon Mitchdl of Union drovo over into the valley Wednes day and spent the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conley on lower Covo. ' - - o Driving ev Cars Mr. and Mrs. Sam Irwin of east were up in the hills the first, of the week and brought in their eat tie which had been on tho rauut during the summer months. i o - ' '' I Move to Idaho ' Mr. and Mrs. Jim Osborne who have lived on a farm near Imbler are leaving the valley and going up to the vicinity of Lewlston, Idaho whero they havo secured a ranch and plan lo make, their future homo. Sell Many Turkeys Baker county for years has been one of tho large turkey raising areas in Eastern Oregon and each year tho sale, of, these birds has brought Into thut county a nice sum of money. The following wa u, recent report of this yeai-'s tur key business in our neighboring county - "Approximately 40,000 pounds of dressed turkeys, comprising Baker county's Thanksgiving pool, were shipped east recently by the Idaho Turkey Growers' association. The birds, which were billed to Xew of Island City are driving a new f 1 ork, will be diverted in transit. Chevrolet this week. Mr. and Mrs. j Tho turkeys, delivered to the Delbert Anson of the same neigh- Pacific Fruit and Produce, com- borhood are driving a new Ford ) sedan. ' (Continued on Page Eight) I Every Package 1 ' I Bears This Number Creamery No. 51 The Slate of Oregon is strict in its regulation of cream eries. To protect the public and the honest manufac turer the State gives each cieanier a number to he used on every package of butter. You may be sure that the number vl means that the product comes from p tho union Creamery. UNION CREAMERY 1 1112 Jefferson Ave. Main 122 1 r. 1 K-a I'l CiUinJl V liu. yi ivi si ; ' . ' 1 SEVERE WINTER WOULD CREATE A FEED PROBLEM The ouisiion of Hie feed supply Tor the winter, which seems lo have settled suddi-nly on eastern Oregon. Is one which Is occupying (be though! or livestock owners In the Wallowa country, and our cor respondent from that renter writes concerning the situation as he sees it. ' With flu- winter feeding whsou near at hate! and-fall and winter rorage conditions below t bat of normal ye;tru, sloekmen and farm ers tire taking stork of their feed supplies. In lb' opinion of man who are familiar wHIi Ih' fi-eiKng M;ie.4liofi. Ihe feed supplfeH or til i community are not plentiful enough 1q be m ueli of a chance of "' targe supply h-rt over, even If the winter should prove a moderate one. on the o'Iht hand. K it should happ' !' ' ,"' ,,H severe as last year it Is doubtful whether the supplies would prove ample for all need;:. Hay prleeH have started off cev eral dolltira higher this fall than a ynr ago and much of It has been moving in small uuaiitilh during the post two weeUs. Home of tin- liny nun who ace Bellinir. t tula lime Lre goiliurf lv per ton Ihe season has not been secured In most fnst(im.eK because of Ihe fiiet that, much of the second crop was very light ami In many fields a pari of II was not cut at all llm second time. Farmers in 1 he dry farming pads of the eounly as a rule do not pul up birge ipuiniiiieH of griilu hay, rather preferring lo buy a few tons of alfalfa for dairy herd nerds ami sheep feeding, thus en, uting a considerable demmid for small loin of hay. Improved meiii. for bold first and second eutilngs Of alfalfa and some are reporled lo be holding for higher figures lhan this. While the majority or (he first cuttings or alfalfa in I lie lr rigaled areas of this county were fairly heavy, the 'jsual tonnage foi ods of harvesting of Him large grain crops by the use of combine have proved a Serious blow to win ter feed supplies for many farm, era who In years past had a num ber of large straw stacks to whleh they could winter n large port of their horses ami stock citlle, itn some of the farms a part of the straw from the machines il-ntm-cd 111 large hum-lira from whh h (Continued ou Vu0 t'ht) A 1 Sw V. A steaming, golden-brown turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie-and all the "fix in's" to go with them. These goodies surely sound like Thanksgiving! Now's the time to start planning. Glance down our list of appetizing foods and then hurry to MACMARR'S fox an early selection Let us help you to have a REAL Thanks giving feast! Wednesday, to Mov. 27 Thanksgiving Prices Snov! 2T CURRANTS - Erhman Best Brand Fancy- Imported Recleaned, Package 21c DROMEDARY DATES -- Either Fitted or Unpitted, , , 2 Packages ..45c MINCEMEAT - Kerr's Fancy Bulk, 2 Pounds 33c ORCHARD FRUIT CAKES -Pound, Each -.49c OBEOM ARGARIN Gem N ut, 3 Pounds , SUGAR-31-lb.".Cartons 22c MACMARR CO-FFEE - Lb.47c -3 Lbs $1.35 BUTTER ! Fancy Creamery, 2 Pound Roll 95c Salad Dressing TJoyt Foods New Salad Dressing -New size, new jar, lor many new uses! . ... 12 Ounce Jar .. . . . . ..... 20c Fancy French Cream Mix. Pound CANDYKvilP 25c Peanut Brittle Crisp and Delicious 2 Pounds 35c 1 n LIPTON'S TEA - Ceylon and India V2 lb. 49c, 1 lb 9gc CLAMS - Pioneer Minced-No. 1 Tall !Cans, 2 for .. . . . . . . . . . .49c PEAS - Twin Peaks or Tender Melting-No. 3 Sieve, No. 2 Cans, 2 for 35c MATCHES - Diamond Brand-The full count full size Variety, ' Carton of 6 Boxes ....... .... .... .. .. .. . . 25c Corn Del Maiz Fancy Golden, No. 2 cans 2 for 35c Pumpkin Fancy dry pack No. 2y (JQ cans, 2 tor ,. Preserves Keir's Fancy Pure Sti a wherry Pre serves ' pound PA glass jar DtC '" ,' --1 ! Nuts . ' ! ; Almonds IXL fancy Hdn ' ; soft shell, 2 lbs i UL j Walnuts ! Medium Budded, AtZLn ! 2 Pounds ..: IDC I Filberts' 1 2 Pounds 59c - -.Oysters" American Beauty 5 ounce QCf cans, 2 for .; 0JC Shrimp (iulf Kist Fancy No. 1 cans, '& cans Snowdrift " Pound Can , .... HAMS - Carsten's T. C. Brand-Half or Whole, Lb. . . ..... . . . OLIVES --Slogan's med. sizelllpe Olives, 9 oz. cans, Each . FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 49c 79c -32c UTAH CELERY, Large, Brittle and Tender, Hunch SWEET POTATOES, S pounds CRANBERRIES, 2 Quarts 'LETTUCE, Crisp, Solid Heads, 2 Heads ... ; CA U LI FLOWER, Snowy While Heads, Per Lb 15c .... 29c .... 39c ... 19c 12c t
