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VALLEY NEWS , fljft (&XW(fi QD jmtWV WANT ADS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929
NUMBER 343
OVER THE VALLEY
Mabol E. Morton, Valloj Nonrs Editor
Phones: Residence, 826-J; office, Mala tl
A SEASONABLE
RECIPE
(iors (o PopllW.tl
.Ml'ri. V, O. Hllt-rwuiiil,
ehle-hlll ruiul m-ar hit (inutile han
Kont) to Portland where tho Ih
uiieiiiliiiK several days on business
e rrii ml s.
Ilavo cw Ihihc
.Mr. unci Mrs. IT. V. Weiss, of
Klk'iii received word the first of
the. week of tho birth of u baby
daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Krnest
Weiss, of Taeomu, Washington,
fl'ho little Kill, who Is u grimd
dn lighter t the filgin people,
weighed a little over seven pounds
and has been given the nauie, live
ly u Lorraine.
on tho cantata whleh they plan to They weru going right along near
of the glvo soino tlnvc between Christinas the home of Mrs. IJdlth Clekuter
and New Year's. Tho croup has when Mr. Wright spied a bundle
selected the sacred cantata "Queen of wire netting In hit path. He
list her" for presentation at this turned out to miss tho wire but did
time. It is a very beautiful ur- not guess the distance, correctly
rungement. ' . jand tho rear wheel passed over tho
o wiro, some looso ends fastening
IMnlgt'K Alpha 'a'Ui themselves on tho axle. Tho wire
Jtussell McKennou of the valley ""wound and wrapped Itself in and
was recently announced as a pledgo uround and over and under anil
of the honorary ng fraternity. Al- IHido and uulsldo und every other
phu Zetu, at tho Oregon State j around that reur wheel and
college, Corvullls. This same frat stopped tho car in Just about Its
pledged county agent, Harry G. w length. To got It all out was
Avery, last year, liussell Is a jun- difficult task and required
lor at tho college this year. He is more than half un hour's -Unu? on
tho clmp who a long time ago the part of ull the occupants of tho
o 'labelled Over Tho Valley "Emily"
Italic! , I for some reason or other. Whether j
A correction sjug in a print shop ho compared her to our mountain
can spoil the best, stories some- or not, wo do not know we both'
times and that is what happened to belong to the valley anyway. j
the uccount of the Simmons-Case
wedding last Tuesday. A typo- visiting
graphical error was originally J Miss Mary Tnylor of near Allcel
made in the second line of tho ac- jS snending a few days with her
count, then tho wrong slug Was friend, Mrs. Harry Fisher near tho
slipped in. in making the change, cove.
A Utile imagination can usualy j
right the matter. Tho first sent- Concludes Visit
ence of the wedding story, in the ytva. lidith tlekeler of Grango
copy, read: 'Hall neighborhood returned early
'"A goodly company of young this week from her trip to tho Wil
leopl were invited to tho Sim- iumette valley. She has been gone
moim home at Island City last u,reo weeks weeks full of good
4 Wednesday evening to share in a times, and good visits with her
Thanksgiving party as guess of daughter and other relatives in
Dorothy." that section of the stute.
Married at, Klgln t
Iiort Sanders, manager of one
of the filling stations at Klgln,
and Miss Arvilla No wall also of
that place were united In marriage
ono day tills wo.k, ffhey will
mnko their home in that placo.
Improves
Mrs. Gilbert Miller of lower
Cove, who has been ill of the flu
Is reported as being much better.
Tho infection on her hands Is also
I very much Improved. Mrs. Miller
hat not been teaching for several
j weeks.
j Have Tino !Jji74iar
The Iwtdles Aid society of Cove
Goes to California 'Appoint Committee staged their big bazaar Wednesday
Mrs. J. F. Steinbeck of Cove j Floyd Kdwards of the Eastorn i ad It was one of tho largest and
avenue has gone on a vacation Oregon Experiment station, who is j ''est affairs of. tho kind in tho
visit which will consume the win- producers' chairman of the live- county this fall. The chicken din
ter months. She went first to stock committee, appointed .to go nor served at noon at the church
Kewberg, Oregon, for a visit with nto tne recent report of the Home was patronized by about as nyiny
relatives and from there will pro- Market survey, looking toward the ' people as could be served, and the
ceed to various points in Califor- Economic conference next January j food was reported to b delicious,
niii for the remainder of the win- ol. February, held an Initial meet-I Tho bazaar was held across the
ter. jing of his committee Saturday and street in the new community hall
o tho work has been started. Mr. tho old Mormon church). The aid
tllvo Nhf Dinner Edwards has appointed to assist had followed a new plan this year
The Ladies Aid society of Island njnii y, jjcalo of iUuld Canyon. 1 In the arrangement of their booths,
Ciiy gave their annual cafeteria jester I'.lokland of Island City and und the different groups, which
supper and bazaar last evening at Clyde McKenzio of Summerville. have been working ull year, had
tho church with a splendid pat- other groups are planning fur a living uom, .nursery,' dining
ronago. The chicken dinner was meetings in the near future. room, bedroom und kitchen ar-
serveu caieieria siyie, me tauie 0 ranged wun appropriate arucics,
decorations having been pretty and vistl
Christmassy with baskets of deli- t,. nmi Willis Moss of booth and tea and cakes were, hot
clous apples surrounded by jioss' Chapel drove to Cove Wcd-jved throughout tho afternoon. The
bunches of pine needles and cones m.H,ay and spent the day among'' Plco was like a boo hive during
for centerpieces. A parcel post their Cove friends. Mr. und Mrs. 1 the busiest season of the your,
bazaar was held under the direc- 4ioss served a lovely turkey din-1 o
tiou of Mrs. Sam Williamson, a ner at their country home Thanks-I Island Aid
new idea in the way of bazaars, giving Day having for their special t The next meeting of the Island
The society netted a substantial SUOsts Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Alcxan-J City aid will be held next Thurs-
Hiim.. Airs. Isis Hloklund was geiv- der and family of Islund avenue ' day at tho home of Mrs. Fred
cnO-Hrtwiruian of the evening.- - hd Mr. and Mrs. Uees McAllister Kiddle. Tills vlll be an ull day
-. o f near Island City.
Visiting in Washington - o i '
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Shaffer ayd perfect Attendance
family of Moss Chapel drove to County superintendent of schools
Toppeuish, Washington where they A Sayro states that seven
visited over the Thanksgiving vucu- Ht.hooln in Union county eamo
lion at the homjo of their relatives, through tho month of November
Mr. and Mrs. h G. Fleming and wMl perfect attendance records,
daughter, Mae. These schools were Moss Chapel,
o ! Margaret Michaelson, teacher;
Sunday Guests . ltivervlcw, I,uelllo l'eck; Cunning
Mrs. C. D. Huffman had for her WWt j.orena McCauley; Jimmy
dinner guests Sunday at her home creek. M. Elma Cusick; Lone Star,
on Cove avenue Mr. and Mrs. Eynn Av(l Woodcll; Uysdam. Susan
31111 and sons. Frederick and Eloyd HLlnehfleld; and South High Val
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chandler of ivy Geneva Murchison.
Elgin and Fred Huff man of La 0
Grande.
Cranberry Doaghnuls
The day heforo you wish to
make ..the doughnuts uuiko this
Jolly.
One quart cranberries.
Two cups granulated sugar.
Two yant cups water.
Cook c ra n be r r 1 es and w a i e r
until soft, run through u sieve. To
the pulp add tho sugar and boll
quickly for 7 minutes, stir from
the hollom with a pancake turner
to prevent sticking.
Place In a shallow pan to seep,
Tho next day cut into one-Inch
cubes.
Doughnuts ,
One cup sugar.
Ono egg.
One cup milk.
Two tablespoons melted fat.
Thre and one-hutf cups flour.
One-half teaspoon nutmeg.
One-half teaspoon cinnamon,
Ono teaspoon salt.
Ono tenspoou toda.
Two teaspoons cream tartar.
Sift together all dry Ingredi
ents. Add unbeaten egg, milk and
melted fat. Heat vigorously.
Roll out to about one-fourth
inch thick (more flour may be
added If needed). Cut into
squares or rounds, l'lneo a cube
of cranberry jelly on each square,
placing another square on top.
Moisten edges witli water und
pinch together. Fry in deep fat.
Drain on unglazed paper.
School Boards
Of County To
Convene Sat.
A conference for all members
of ull school boards of Union coun
ty Is to be held tomorrow In the
court room, ut the Court House, tho
meeting to bo called at promptly
10:30 o'clock. Tho topics to be
discussed have (mite a little gen
eral interest and tho public is In
vited to listen In, us the officers
discuss the topics. The meeting
will bring together a large group
of men and women, it is said.
County Superintendent E. A.
Kfivre. who !s eullimr tho confer-
I Jn addition, thero was n candy onco announces some of tho sub-;
Jcets to bo: ;, , I
Preparing the budgel.
liow much equipment should be
provided for a successful school?
How shall competent teachers
bo selected ?.' 1
What is tho cheapest and best
method of operating a small
school? - . . , . 1 -.
- Other ijupstions' Svil'l doubtless,
come up as the conference pro
gresses and It Is expected that the
meeting will result in much prac
tical benefit to those, who have In
their hands tho oneratlnir of the
county cducatlonul , system. . , i
work meeting.
To Knlorliiln C'lul
Miss Minnie Holman will be the
(Continued on l'ugo 10)
Coming From Cuba
M r. and Mrs. Sam 'Williamson
of near La Grande are looking tor
their -daughter, Mrs. Wade iirorflts
home from Holgnln, Cuba, .and are
hoping that she may arrive In tho
slates in time to huvo her Christ
mas at their home. Mrs. lirooks,
togetheV with M r. Drook have
been in Cuba for the last two and
u half years.
Homo From The lakc
t T. Li. Mulholland of near Island
City who has been a patient for
sonic time at Hot Iako has been
taken to his home again. Mr. Mul
holland is quite advanced In years
and is suffering from a complica
tion of Ills usually attendant upon
.ago such as his.
Preparing Cantala
Tiie Wonu-n's club of Hlyln, with
the assistance of the Elgin band
has started the preliminary work
In buying
coffee the trade
mark to look for
is Hills Bros'
Arub
Hills Bros,' Arab stands
for coITcc quality developed
by Controlled Roasting
tlic patented, continuous-process
that roasts coffee a' few
jxiiinds at a time. No other
coffee tastes like Hills Bros.
Coffee because none is roasted
the same way.
W RROS
U, -COFFEE
i
7T
Lift
t
. Those Triplets
I "The triplets of Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert Courtright of near the Cove
aro about 15 months old now and
aro certainly as cute as tho prover
bial "Christmas." They are Burr,
Hetty and Mernlcce, and whilo all
are sturdy, healthy looking young
sters, the boy has iho lead on his
two sisters. The three attended
tho bazaar at Cove Wednesday and
apparently enjoyed the day. at Iho
least the attention which was in
variably shown them.
Guests Also
The names of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hamanu of Ea Grande were in
advertently omitted from the list
of visitors at the J. A. llolmnn
homo near Island City Thanksgiv
ing Day when the Jlolman's ser
ved ono of their delicious turkey
dinners.
Home From Trl
The Woodells and Parks of near
Summerville, six of them, returned
Iho first of the week from their
two weeks vacation expedition
down Into California, via Western
Oregon. Fog luterfcrred some
with their enjoyment of the trip,
in that many of the Important
places of interest to sightseers were
more or less obscured. .Mrs. Eliza
Wilson of J-a tirando who stayed
iit the Earl Park home during
their absence had the misfortune
to step in a hole while working
about and suffered a badly sprain
ed ankle. Mrs. Wilson who is now
very much better has returned to
her home in li Grande.
o
Dolnjc Nicely
Mrs. Alex Itobertson of near
Island City who was operated last
I week at Hot likc continues to do
I well according to word front her
. bedside.
I !
, Entertains Class
I The members of the W. W. Sun-
i day School class of the Istand City
I church and their teacher, Mrs.
fiarrett Wokland were entertained
j Tuesday evening at the homo of
Miss Anna Mao Miuffei. A short
I business meeting was held after
which the girls had a social hour
topped off with some lovely re
I frcr-hmcntK served by l-M mi Mi's
niol her, M rs. Isaac Sha f fcr.
ACTING COUNTY AGENT
WRAY LAWRENCE FILES
ANNUAL AG REPORT
Frrtk NK the rrir-
11 LaUr ot-ntrd'mih
All MtVMtl i
i Mr. and Mrs. I,. 1 Wright' of
the Valeria district had quite an
experience Friday evening when
they were going from their home
to Wolf Creek to attend the Nice
'JcdH .i'S"!!. t:- v. a;, vl Cf m. '
Wray Lawrence, acting county
j UKeiu, .mm Miviv, iiu'u nun im;
county court at its reguior-muiun-ly
meeting, tho annuul report for
tho year December I, ',i2H to De
cember I. lUSii, inclusive. The re
port covers work of both H'irry (I.
Avery, county agent who bus beon
on sabbatical leave this year and
Wray i -a w rence, a cling cou n t y
agent during Mr. Avery's absence
from the county. Mr. Avery carried
on the work or the office during the
month of December, whilo- Mr.
Lawrence has been in charge and
reported for the remaining 11
months.
i nn report as prcscmeii oy .Mr.
Lawrence Is vry illumtualtug and
would convince the average layman,
if he needed convincing, what a
tremendous volume of business is
done each twelve-month through
the county agent's office. Projects
of a wide variety, demonstrations.
I trips, fairs, contesis, club work. In
i spectlon, In addition lo all requests
j for informal ion. advice, etc., a id
miiltltudnous. There are several
j different fields, which, alone, could
occupy the time of one person, so
it looks to the man from the shle
I line', Mr. Lawrence Iihh had the
j assistance of an efficient office sec
retary, Miss Esth-r Miller.
Goncrul Activities,
Under the heading "General Ac
tivities' there are given some sta
tistics which give sonic general
knowledge of the work.
No. Junior Judging teams train
ed, Total number of farm visits
made in conducting extension work,
770.
No. different farms visited. 5lio.
No. office calls relating lo ex-
tension work, LS5I.
! No. telephone calls relating to ex
tension work. IJ-lfi.
! No. days agent spent in office.
! ll'X 1-1'.
J No. days agent spent In field,
IS2 l-'J.
I No. new articles prepared for the
j press. 4S.
No, Individual letters written.
MNtf.
j No. bulletins distributed. 175.
No. fairs at which extension ex-
j hibMH wen- litiide, L
j No. training mecilngs held for
j local leaders of junior work, 1.
! No. leaders in attendance, 2.
; No. method and result d inon-
( strut Ion meeting held, G.
No. In attendmice. 14.
Extension schools and short
courses held. 1.
No. tn attendance. 3 7&.
'A y'.hu e:.'vu:.iua i-.L-.tiu, ;
held, not previously reported, S7.
No. in attendance,
Projects.
Soils
Communities participating', 5.
Days specialists helped,
Days agents participated, -1.
Fur m Crops
Combiunlticx, j,
Kpocintims, 5.
Agents, f-7 l-L.
Uorllriihiire
Communities, -1.
Specialists, S.
Agents, I a 1-2,
Rodents, Predatory Animals
Communities, !i.
Specialist. 1 -2.
Agents. 17.
Animal llashruidry
Communities, 1',
Spccin lists, l.
Agents, 12 :t-4.
Dairy Husbandry
( 'ommunities, 7. . t
SM'cla lists, 4.
Local leaders, i.
Agents, mi i-'j.
Poultry Hilshiimiry
Communities, 2.
Spccia lists, J 1-".'..
Agents, i 1-2.
Agricultural I iuomfis
Communities, !i.
Sieclalists, 1.
Agent. 22
Nutrition
Communities, 1.
Specialists, J.
Agent, I.
Community Activities
f nmmunhicH, 2.
Specialists, 2.
Agent,. 2.
JlcmoiistrutiMi.
There are I :t tlemonsu-atlons In
lh(- county, started or umb-r way.
Eight demonstrations wen; com
pleted or carried through the yeur.
In these completed demonstrations,
ii2 acres were involved.
ItAIMO Si:itMO LEADS
TO GIFT FOU t III KCH
LUNG HEATH. Cal. (Al)
Uadio Hermon listeners , may not
drop dimes In the collection plat",
yet, church broadcasting do" h bring
results, the I lev, L. A. Heed Ji;j
lea rued.
H'r receiving set gave Mrs. Vir
ginia J. Kent, widow, her fhl con
tact Willi the Church of the Na?i
ifiie while sho was ntopping al a
hii el here. After hearing Mr.
IleeO'M broadcast sermon she dls
eitsscnj spiritual mnttei-s with the
. pastor.
1 When xhe Ml-d rcchHy 'n M
eago tVii made a leUfst or$-'.uMi
I j t!i: i Ii !it'l' .
THE CONSCIOUSNESS
A GOOD
BEING
HOSTESS
It is every woman's ambition to be a good hostess and what a big part fresh qual
ity foods play in this ambition! After q,ll else is forgotten your, guests "will re
member a fine meal. So make the most of our food service. Competent assistance
on selection of foods by our professional food merchants and your own cooking
assure you a successful meal EVERY TIME!
FOOD PRICES FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY
DIAMOND WALNUTS, No. 1 Calif. 2 lbs 5gc
COMET RICE FLAKES, 3 pkgs. . . f . .. . 23c
EAGLE BRAND MILK, 2 cans . . . ? ... 39c
CORN MEAL, Fresh Milled, 9-Ib. sack 39c
- SWIFT'S PREMIUM
HAM WEEK
DEMONSTRATIONS IN STORKS
Half or Whole Ham, lb... .. .
30c
PANCAKE FLOUR - "
Sl'KRKY'S KKADY TO USK
S-lb.Sack . . 63c
SYRUP
I'URU CANK AND MAPLK
5-lb. Can .... 65c
SWANSD0WN CAKE FLOUR, large pkg; . . ; . .
FELS-NAPTHA SOAP, 10 Bars ..... . . . . . .
NONE-SUCH MINCE MEAT, 2 pkgs. . . .
BORDEN'S EVAPORATED MILK, 3 tall cans . :
CLOROX
Pilcachcs and Purifies
2 Bottles .35c
HONEY
Fancy Eastern Oregon
5-Ib. Pail 59c
-35c
63c
29c
29c
STARCH
Corn or Gloss
3 pkgs. . . ... ... 19c
PUMPKIN
I.ibby's Fancy Dry Pack
No.2l2,2cans .. . 35c
HOLLYWOOD POMO-The New Grapefruit Beverage, 2 bottles . . . . 49c
ROYAL BAKING POWDER, 12 oz. can . . .. .-43c
LUX SOAP FLAKES, large pkg. 2 for ... 49c
MACMARR FLOUR-49-lb. $1.75, bbl. . . . . . $6.89
MACMARR COFFEE-lb. 45c, 3 lbs. . . .. .. . . . . . . .$L29
Produce Features for Saturday -
DEL MAIZ CORN
Fancy Golden
No. 2, 2 cans.. .. 35c
Del Monte Peaches
Fancy Sliced
No. 2, 2 cans . . . 45c
CRAMSKKIUICS
Large red hurries, 2 ts
C'EI.KRY
lillc l.'lali, per hunch l.'ic
SWIiliT POTATOES l.lC'n ilC'K
Srniiolli Stock. 1 lhs 2"c Cafifoinia, 'I hend.i 2.1c