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& (Sranite Eimttttg QDtomr VALLEY NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1929 NUMBER 106 j OVER TH E VALLEY Mubel K. Morion, Valley Ntnva Editor Phones: Residence, 82U-J; Office, Main 87 lv Lovt'ly DlniH'r Ono of the loveliest dlnimrs or tho pro-holiday season was the one Klvon Tuesday evening by Mr. ana Jli'H, Gilbert Hunter at their homo, Hunter's lJino, when thoy hud for th i'ir guests, members of llio Din ner club. ThiH club Is u group of friendly folk living mostly In the Moan (impel and I own districts, who huvo been mooting regularly for several : yours. Tho dinner was Horvoil in several courses, tho six toon guests being seated at four small tal)leH, und tho decomtion.- being in perfect accord with tiio (ihristmus season. After dinner, lj'uvo on Ti-i Dinner (jurats Mr. und Mrs. I. K. Chenault ni' j Mr. and .Mrs. C. H. lildwell of tho Valeria district left thiB week Island city guvo a dinner ut their on a trip which will consume the I homo Wednesday evening when next few months. They went from they had for their Apodal guestsj nroachlng winter months. This imn tiling mm iu j All'"" i'H. UI1U ,W 13. A. IV. iLUIIier Ol I Al whero they will bo guests of Mrs. Itirando and their son and duugh ChenauU's daughter. Alter their I tcr-in-ln w, Mr. and Mrs. Allen stay in Calll'orniu they will go up j Hunter, and Wr Wray Luwreiiee, into .Washington und visit at the j o - homo of Mr. (Mienuult's brotlior in;ur(v 'j'i,js iycnliitf Seattle before returning- homo. Tn6 nR1'niu'lVH of tnt) AvH jublo . ""0 ' (class of tho Island City Commun- llas rinc Cow iiy church will have a politick Klvyn Hunter, of near Wallowa, prominent dairyman of Wallowa J county. Is very proud of a cow I U'Mfh lw 1i,ih In Mu ln.rr which u tew hours wore spent at penochle. - t,1(i ollly dllUfflu,.r of viola's liinda Mr. una Mrs. August i-.ricsson m.v H(,nH,nnn, WOVe:ir, supper this evening at tho church Union Farmers Start Off On Dairy School Karmora interested especially in dairying, und living in tho vicinity of Union mot Wednesday ovenlng for tho second in tho serica of ten classes to be held during tho up claws Is being held under tho uus pices of the Smith-Hughes depart ment of tho Union high school, with tho Instructor, Prof, Cecil It, Griggs directing tho work. This project Is In keeping with tho pol icy of tho Smith-Hughes work, which alms to be of practical ser vice to tho individual communi ties. Such departments all over tiot be able to be here fur Christ mas. This was something ' which had beer, looked forward' to by the entire family and by their friends an well. Mrs. H rooks started for home, hut was detained at Havana for some reason not yet known by her relatives here. Improving M km June Conrad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tod Conrad of neur Inibler is recovering very nicely jk a snecinl eomniimont to Mi. I te ""o o conducting inoso and Mrs. Kddle Blokland who are ! schools of instruction, covering a moving to their new home near I variety of subjects, but tho major Lostlne. Tho ovenlng will bo spent ' HV Im' studying dairying. At Jm Hoclallv. and in nreimrlmr tho . course which was just old .Jersey heller which on tho last j treats lor. tho children of the Sun. ul"i"-'u covurcu pouury i-uih.hk. day of "November ut independence. Jday school. The Kpworth League The work ut Union was hnndl Omgon, established a new wurldjof this church will give a pageant capped in the beginning by the record for senior two-year-olds ofjnt tho church Sunday evening ut weather, but Mr. Griggs is expect Uie Jersey breed, following a 36:- the regular League hour. I lug that when tho work is resumed day official test. Mr. Hunter's anl-I o littler the holidays tho altondanco mal. "Tristiun St. 'Mawes Lottus," In (cresting ami Interested twill bo quite large, and tho sup- will bo- out on official tost as soon ! Union county boasts of many port 1 per cent inusmuch as as she freshens this month. Tho residents who have reached unite ) dairying Is a lino which is recelv- mother, which made the record, advanced years, pioneers most of j tug very great prominence at this nine, i nero is no mo connccieu willt the school and all interested a re 11 rged to at to ml , M r. G rlggs stated. Ko far. the attention has been centered on the problem of feed ing and such good feeders us Mr. Vogei. . Mr. Kdvulsim. and others have contributed much to the pro gram. The classes are conducted after the fashion of round-table und may bo of groat benefit to those participating. winning first honors. The next meeting of (ho club will be in two weeks at the home of Mr. und Airs. J.oren Tucker. Have Disappointment Mr. and Airs. Sain Williamson and their family woro consider ably disappointed a few days ago when they reeolved word that their daughter. Mrs. Wade Hrooks, I produced Hi. 738 pounds 'of milk i them, who have watched this see wno lias ne.en living in uuoa wouiu and UiiG.DU pounds of Ijiillorfat. inon ol trie state change anu nn ut- prove through decade after decade, i i There is none more interested than Mrs. Aluiiru l'carson who lives at N'nHll lftwilf V..,.- Vn..i-u .Intf 111-. try t.'Iub district Is quite well I again " hS specla, si(rnlfi(.anei. for Mrs. I'eai-son, hut none mnro so than the one just approaching Improves William Schroede followinj Mr. tJchroedir Is quite advanced in years. t but came hack remarkably afterlthlH illness. Dinner Guests - .Mr. und Mrs. Charles Sanderson pf Dry Creek had for dinner guests from her recent operation for np- Sunday at their homo near San derson Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne l'ark. Mr; and Mrs. John Wagoner Knd sons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woodll, and Glbbs Wag oner. - on which Mrs. Icarson will bo Hit years old. (Continued on I'ago Ten) SEASONABLE RECIPES pondicitis although she will not re turn to her school work yet. 0 1'ractures Hilis Hob Mastorton of Cove avemid met with an accident last Satur-j - dy whihi loWlnK which rosultol :.,., ,; ,.,);,. in the fracture of a number ol ; ,., n,r iro not ! . r . . . ciuu was organized Kaiurday at niC' i homo of the leader, Lester IJlok- land. near island ('Uy, wllh sK. mt'mbr'rs enrolled and a prospect for additional members within the j noxf few weekH. 'liio i-liih worked ' ivory successfully last yc;ar with five members. Herbert Hlokland 3-ibs. While tho injuries are not! serious, liiey are painful and would have necessitated a few days lay-off in outside work. Camp Fire Girls Meet Members of the Tapawaki Cninp Kire group at lieasant grange held u very uiiertiiiiB h ... 0,(.nl(,rt n,Ut. Mi.n1.1 'm. day at tho home of Miss ftludel no j jrlcki yco AUon Wns Oliver .in Dt:y .Creelt. . lliQ K-rff?cr4)UiPy.. lister JtlbklahoT It-hdor. Rpent tho major part or the tlmoiTho otl)(.p niemlj(!ril an. AltIV( hn(l working on the blocks for the , Gpne niokllul(1 an(1 Ijloy(, Mil) quilt whlcii they are making. liTh,8 iH thc firHt nvi,slo(.k cInb lo Ava Woodell. assistant guard.au jeo . for lhc y, Ar-H wo,.k an., will have the girls at hor home maMnK Un earlier str-rt. 'the 1 ne naiumay iuu'i nwn - Chrlstnius for tho next meeting. , members believe they can show I better results next fall when tin ' , Icinb year is over. May tectum Mmmlay , Letters from Mrs. W. O. Slir- I 0 wood of the sldehill road who has j X Quite rinlshed been In I'orlland the lust few j It is reported that two or threes weeks consulting specialists, slato : days at the most would ave. boon that she may possibly be home tho enough to have seen tho Improve first of tho week. Cecil Sherwood. Intents on tho Dry Creek road son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood, and; ready for winter. ' ho bridge, over star athlete ut O. S. C. has boon homo for about a couplo of week.s recuperating from the injuries which he received during the foot ball season. 0 improvement is a part of tho pro- Communltv Tree I w hich when completed will A community Chrislmas treejSive an additional seven miles of will be the big card at Island City ! market road to the residents or next Tuesday evening, to which j that section in the north end ot all Island City residents are in- f tli county. Much of tho prelimin vited. The affair is being arranged jury work has been done and conn In the church and tho school, tho i officials believe lhat the re sehoot children under tho dlreet!6n ! maindor of tho work, will easily of tho teachers,, furnishing tho J l,e accomplished next year, program. The hour is announced j 0 at 7:!iO o'clock. 1 Inlliato lurgo Class : o At the regular met-ting of I ho the oreek in its now bod, is com pleted. The county's big crane was moved over vo Art Hebron place v here tho gravel will he se- ; cured to surface tho roar I. This Coming I'or Holidays Miss Kdlth Drown, Odd Fellows at Kummervillo Sat- studont at urday evening a class of six can- Oregon Stale college is expected to arrive In the valley this evening for a visit nt. the home of her niece. Miss Holly Juno lawrcnoe didales was given tho Initiatory work,' (,'laudo Woodell, Albert Klefer, J avid Sanderson, Krnost I'un-h, Zack J'ugh, anil Datus ut Island City. Hetty .lane and hop CoaUlln. After tho meeting, the mother were counting on being i Uebekuhs sprung a surprise on llio bio to leave thc Grande Hondo; hospital today and (hero will no doubt be a happy family reunion at (lie Lawrence house. Mrs. Lawr- men by going in with some ' di lleious baskets of food suppl men ting the oysters which the men themselves hart arranged for. once Is also expecting her parents j The Itebekahs met Wednesday evo to eoine from tho other valley forjnlng and Initiated Hurley Mc Chrlslmns. Donald of Pumpkin Hidgo, Special Fruit and Vegetable Features for Saturday - Monday - Tuesday Oranges New Crop Valencias, Size 252, 2 doz 75c Size 200, 2 doz 85c Cranberries 2 Quarts 39c Sweet Potatoes 3 Pounds ..: 25c Utah Celery Crisp Bleached Bunches, each 15c A complete assortment of other season able fruits and produce. MACMARR STORES Within tho week, wo have been 1 asked for some favorito fruit cake I recipes. In most instances such re-1 el pes ai'o just a little bit late for this year. The recipes are given j nowever, anu inity ou mm-u iui m"M. mminier ur mil, ur n;in;vri the family Christmas cukes are made. ' Wlilto I-Yult CuRu One-half cup butter. Ono -cup sugar. , Ono-hulf cup milk. Two cups flour. Three level . teaspoons baking powder, Ono-fourth level teaspoon salt. ; One-hulf qup raisins. .. , . , Ono-fourth cup fine sliced cit ron. One-half cup blanched chopped J almonds. . I 'Four egg whites. Cream butler and sugar, add ft our mixed with baking powder and milk alternately. Take; out two tablespoons of flour out of the two cups and mix with tho fruit. Now add tho fruit and mix thoroughly. Add well beaten egg whiles last and bake In a greased paper lined loaf pan for ono hour and twenty minutes at 30 degrees F. o Seok-li Fruit Cake Ono pound butter. Ono pound light brown sugar. Ten eggs. One-half cup molasses. Four and three-fourths cups flour (hard wheat). Ono teaspoon soda. Three teaspoons baking powder. One-half teaspoon cloves. One teaspoon cinnamon. Two teaspoons nutmeg. One-half cup sour milk. One-half cup heavy fruit juice. Four cups raisins. Two cups currants. Ono cup chopped citron. Ono cup candied pineapple. Ono and one-half cups candied cherries. , One cup blanched whole ul mondss. , 1 Ono cup chopped pecans. One-half cup candled orange peel. One-half cup candied lemon peel. One-half cup candied peaches. One-half cup candied apricots. Ono cup daleH chopped. ('ream butler and sugar, add well beaten egg yolks. Sift flour, soda, baking powder and spices Ihreo times and arid to creamed mix tu 10 alternately with sour milk, molusKos und fruit Juice. Chop fruit and flour It with part of the above flour. Add currents, raisins und almonds whole, pecans chopped. Fold in the stiffly heal en egg whiles. Hake in oven, 75 de grees F., for three and one-half hours or until 11 straw comes out clean. I toys I Fngllsh Fruit Cako One-half lb. butter. Onc-hair lb, sugar (white). Six eggs. One-half lb. flour. Throe-fourths teaspoon salt. One. .teaspoon allspice. Ono teaspoon nutmeg. One-half teaspoon mace. Ono and one-hulf teaspoon cin namon. Ono-hulf lb. oil ron. Ono lb. seeded ..raisins. ' - .r r One lb. currants. Two ouncos candled orange peel. Two ounces candied lemon pool. One-halt cup preserved cherries. One-fourth cup orange juice. Ono-fourth cup grape juice. Juice of ono lemon. . Almonds ami red and green maraschino cherries for garnish ing. Cream butter and sugar, add beaten egg yolks. Put tho raisins, candled orange and lemon peel through food chopper. Mix 'flour, salt and spices and add to tho fruit mixture and add it to the first mixture. Add preserved fruit and fruit juices. Mix thoroughly. Heat egg whiles and fold Into the prepared mixture. Grease two (Jix 4 Inch) paper lined pans or uso one largo on. Now. put a half Inch layer of tho do;igh In tho pun and spread evenly with a layer of thinly sliced citron, add another layer of dough and citron until the dough and the half pound citron has been used, having dough foe tho top layer. On top of tho cako arrange whole blanched almonds und rot and green cherries in a conven tional flower or other attract ivo design. I'lace cako in oven and bake at T 0 degrees for four hours, longe, If larger pan is used. This cuKm weighs five pounds when baked and will kep Indefinitely. (No baking powder or soda is re fill I red). Fiah With Wings and Fint Tho htillorlly fish from West Af rica luivo largo wings as well its llns, and jump Hiroo or four fool out nf the wilier, Ihen nlijrht and glide along tho surfaeo. It is a fa vorite sport nu Hie West coast lo shoot nt lliein with revolvers, but they nrn seldom hit. Summing It Up Strength of chnracler may ho said to consist of two things, power of will and power of self-restraint. GOLD STAR MOTHERS HAVE INVITATION TO VISIT GRAVES One Oold Star mother, who re- Istfh's In I'ninM county has signified 1 ln-r denire and Intention to accept 1 1 lie InvPaliim of tho government ' of 1 he l.'nited Stales and visit the 'grave of her son in France. Th;s ; is Mrs. Mary Kelley of Cove, whoHu 'son, Charles U. Kelley, was a pri vate iii Iiattery F, Fifth Fhld Ar 1 llllrry. und buried at Kuresueh, j Mrs. Kelley Is a long Mint: resident of the Cove und now makes Imr home tln-ro with her son, tho pro prietor of the drug Htore and hei duiighli r, Uliss Bohso Kelley. Oilier mot h'-rs of this section who an. 'eligible to a place on tho trip are ! Mi-k. Julia lleesou of Fnterpri.ne, ; mother or Harry C, Iteeson and j Mrs. Anna Nolan, of lostlm,, 'molher of Albert W. Kdwardn. , Mrs. lieeson Is as yet undecided ' about tho trip, while Mrs, Nolan has expressed a desire to go wltli the party next year. It in reported that iUO wearer .of gold stars In Oregon and Koulh jwewt Washlnglou have derided lo ; take (he I rip. In Oregon. t,:i have expn-swd their desire to go next year, 22 prefer to go !at-r, IS are iMtlll -indecidod anil 21 have founa jit lmpOMihk to cross the wnlein. The Aiii'-rieu n war cf-melerles which will bo vlnib'd on Ihe cxpe jdltions are located at ihe Meuse lArgonno, Aisrie-.Marne. Oise.-AiHii. ISt. Mlhii'l. S'omitie and Ktiresnes, (i! j France; Flanders field In Jielgfum; jand Itrookwood in Knglnnd. It Ik jsnld Hint there are more soldiei from this part of the t niled Klat.s j hurled In the Metis -Argonnc thun In any other cemetery. In arranging for the trips, con gress set the time limits of May I, IHKO to October 31. l!33. and gave the mothers or widows their choice nn to tho year. It Is said that the majority of those who feoi thoy i ) xft .vtTli f jams CAKt&,A H ,Jt?x&$T? Clu-iKlmas time is "goodie" timo us well ns gift time. A nd what a treat is in store for you at MACMARR'S! For months our trained buyers have searched the world's b est markets for the most desirable items for Yuletide. These seasonable items are now here in abundance awaiting your selection. So do your .Christmas food buvinir early at MACMARR'S. YULETIME OFFERINGS Saturday, Monday, Tuesday JELLO All Flavors, 3 packages ... . .. .. .... ......... .. 23c WALNUTS-Diamond Brand No. 1 Fey. California, 2 lbs 55c BRAZIL NUTS-"Niggertoes" Nice and Fresh, 2 lbs 33c M. J. B. COFFEE-1 pound tin . , . . ....... . . 49c POPCORN Fancy Jap Hulless, 6 pounds . ... . . . . . . . .,, v . .,49c SWEET POTATOES Libby's No. 21. Can 2 for 43c PUMPKIN Libby's extra fancy No. 2' tins 2 for ..33c STRAWBERRY PRESERVES 3 lb. glass jar . . . ; .... . . . ... 53c CALUMET BAKING POWDER A good heavily tinned baking pan FREE, with each purchase. lib. tin.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..29c MacMARR FLOUR, 49-lb. Sack $1.75 Barrel.. .... .... ..$6.89 SLICED PINEAPPLE-Libby's No.2 tall can-2 for .... . . .... 4QC PIMENTOES-For salad decoratiori, 2 4-oz. tins . . . . .. . . . . . . . 23c SHIIIMP-Gulfkist Brand No. 1 tins,2 for ............ . . ... . . 29c SPANISH SALTED PEANUTS, 2 lbs. qk WALNUT MEATS-California Standard Ambers, lb. .y 55c MacMarr Coffee lb. . 3 lbs. ... 45c $1.29 Swansdown Cake Flour Large package ...... 35c Powdered Sugar 5 lbs. 39c Ground Chocolate Ghiranlelli's- lb. tin 35c Plum Pudding Crosse & Klackwoll or.lleinn 16 oz 29c Brown Sugar 3 1-lb. pkgs 25c Carnation Milk Tall cans, 3 f or 27c HOLIDAY SWEETS Christmas Mix Candy 2 lbs 25c 5 lbs. ..1...59c Broken Mix Assorted Large Pieces 2 lbs 29c Fancy French Creams Assorted 2 lbs 49c Peanut Brittle 2 lbs 33c Chocolate Drops Assorted flavoi-s Sugar cream centers 2 lbs 33c I)e Luxe Chocola t es J lolly Decorated Boxes 2V-i lbs 79c 5 lbs. $1.49 MIXED NUTS A fine clean, high grade assortment 2 lbs. 45c Butter Fancy fresh churned Creamery 2 lbs ..83c Grape Juice Church's A Northwest product Pint Bottle 25c Market Day Raisins 4-lb. bag ..... ..............29c Carsten's T.CHams Christmas Wrapped makes a splendid gift. Half or Whole, lb 29c Best Foods' Products Mayonnaise Pint Jar :.38c New Salad Dressing 12-oz. Jar ...20c Corn Del Maiz Fancy Golden No. 22 cans 35c ; w can go, have decided eti next year,