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VALLEY NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930
NUMBER 129
OVER THE VALLEY
Mabel E. Morton, Valley Notts Editor
Phones: Residence, 82H-J; Office, Main J7
Mvci Hark to ViiUry
Mr. mid Mm. litirl ItobinHon, who
have bt'cn living In Scuttle are
moving back to l!u xvnlU-y lu
their old lU'ik'hborliood, Cove. Mr.
KobhiHon wiih formorly MIhh Lula
ChikUirH of that community. Wo
jr.re not posltlvo but have boon in
formed that Mr. uml Mrs. Hoblniion
worts considering moving on to tlio
Coon?e CJUIderH place,
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Jlnrnllcfl at Normal
for the Afternoon with two nplendid
rontefflH. In the first Mra. CharleH
Tall was the winner and was mill,
ably awarded. In the second, Mrs.
H. L. Tutnain of La Grande won
firm prize nd Mrs. Klcshmnn of
Wlllowdalo won the consolation. A
uhowcr or prettytlilngH for Mrs. O.
W. Smith innde up it part of the
afternoon, which was concluded
witJi the serving of a hot lunch by
the hostesses. At the busineMM
meetinir, the new officers had
.Mrs. J)on Sutton who came to . chaixe. MIhh Minnie Holmnn. ureal.
the valley the first of the year for dent and Mrs. lAiciln Hamann, see
an extended stay has decided to rotary. The next meeting will be
enter the Kastern Oregon Normal held a week from todav at thh
homo of Mrs. Mabel McAMster,
Have l'liio riurk
Three weeks or so nno, a story
was given concerntnjf nn egg of un-
usual aixu which Mr. and Mrs. At
, Thompson of near Tallowa found
i in one of their hen's nests. Hather
1 than being an isolated cuse, that
seemed to bo the beginning of
I ftomo splendid egg production as
(shipments of cereals and grains Is the following from tho Wallowa
uitiu iiiuminuung ana does not tit- Hun proves:
elude that used for feed, or ground It may or may not bo because
into flour uud used locally. )Aho is of the Hollywood strain of
Tho ltift cars of stock included while Leghorn, but tho hen in Al
V.i cars of sheep, 87 cars of hog, Thompson's flock which laid tho
78 cars of CUllh'. 1(1 rnr if Iiiiiii.i l.i .i i.. .u.. c...
. - ... ,JlK IVIUI11TII 111 IIIU OUJI LIIIBTl
and one car of mules. The grain weeks ago Ss keeping up tho retjfi
.i..i.im;m uuiu uie ugures given rd for Idg eggs. Every day since
oy Uio. 4 two grain companies, . tne big egg was found in the hen-
.iiMouuieu ui 2u,uuu bjsaels oi house
wheat, Abu tons of barley, 416 tons!jmif
oi onis ami Ej.anu bushels oi rye.
school to complete, n,;r norma,
school training. She enrolled last
week. Mrs. Sutton had about a
year and a halfs work at Cheney
Normal.
EM i. Owsley 111
(,'harlfs Owsley of Pruildale who
Itcnu'inbcr Sunday M(ttJu.f I
All those who are interested la j
good rending, rather in the best j
reading, are urged to remember tne ;
meeting Sunday afternoon at thu
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Waller M.
ji'ieico near Island C
jiKwiinga are proving to be of un
usual benefit to those who have
with Mrs. Carrie Spencer assisting.
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Knroiito Home
Mrs. Frank Conley and children.
Grant. Merrill and Muxine. of the
Cove highway, who hnve In-en on I attended and it is hoped that the
. ,.) ixii. ,in.n (.... riWAMti.. i si Zu ol I lie L'l'onn fiui v mnit'
lias liei-n ill for months and a pa-1 ,... . ,i ( . . ,,,' ., .
leaving California last Sunday, j Movu Klit'rp
They planned lo slop at Corvallis1 George Gray moved his large
on a short visit on the way home. ; ,,a,'l ol sheep Hits week from the
0 ;Stamon laneli where they have
been grazing on his home place
an egg weighing two and a
ouncea or more lias been
found in the same nest at about
the saino time of day. Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson have been unable to tso.
late the lien and be sure which one
(if the several large hens In tholr
flock is the big producer but the
fact that every clay at about the
same timo and in the satue nest
tient at the Hot Lake sanatorium
is reported as being worse again.
Mr. Owsley is suffering from some
nervous trouble.
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School ne-opeJi.s
: The AHcel school which was
closed one week on account of the
epidemic of measles, several of the
children being ill and all being ex
posed, resumed its work again on
Monday of this week, the school
having been thoroughly funrigated.
Mrs. Jack Fletcher of near Cove is
substituting for Mrs. Carmen Mil
ler who has not yet fully recovered
from the 'measles.
0
rutting I'p Ire
Residents of the Valeria and Ali
cel districts have been busy tin;
past week putting up the year's
supply of ice, which they are get
ting from the river. The quality
is reported as being quite good, is
clear and about S inches thick.
Will Case, Kirk Wills, Hay Fuller
and Iittys finished filling their
houses early this week. Harold and
Tom Wallsinger J r. and Everett
and Virgil Wallsinger started yes
terday to cut enough to supply tho
two Wallsinger families the sum
mer through.
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Kntcrtains Clul)-.
One of the most enjoyable, meet
ings of the Countrywoman's club
was held last Friday at tho homo
of Mrs. Calista l.lndsey in Grange
Hall neighborhood, with Mrs. It. A.
Musterton as the assisting hostess.
A Tho uttendanco' was very good wit h
1M members and fuur visitors pres
ent. The hostesses had arranged a.
number of entertaining features
t
Cecil Sherwood, star footbaII i v" u" . ,
man at O. 8. C. is not in school io thc UlvHl blindfl in the VttlIt:-
this term but is at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Sher
wood on tho side-hill Yoad. He in!
rwunonititw frnm ttiinrlnu ripiiviil i
in the California (ra.nn ami may ro- i'"lmr aft. r having been at homo
turn to Corvallis for thu spring
I 0
; Ilctiirus to Sehool
j Lylo Ledbutter of Alieel was able
enter school again Monday
I nose the big egg appears convinces llieni
that it is the same hen each day.
Monday morning Mr. Thompson
brought to town a b asket contain
ing a full dozen of the big eggs.
None of them weighed less than
two and n half ounces; several of
them weighed well over threo
ounces. Most of them have double
yolks.
Mr. ami Mrs. Thompson have
culled their flock of 4oo While
Leghorn hens down to 3SA and
they gathered 277 eggs Sundaj. The
flock is increaHlng in production
each week.
tor several days with a badly in
teuled foot.
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Meets Tomorrow-
Hluo Mt. Grange meets in reg
ular session tomorrow at tiie
Grange hall. H will be an all day
meeting commencing at 11 o'clock.
term If his condition warrants.
Have Flue Time
In the list of guests at the din
ner given Monday evening by Mis.
II. G. Avery, while the men folks
attended the woolgrowers banquet
at Union, the name of Mrs. Walter
M. Pierce was inadvertantly omit
ted. The evening was very infor-y
mal, it is reported, and the
trips home were not marred
by any flat tires or insufficient
amount of gasoline as has been tie:
case in former years and with sim
ilar gatherings, and ''everybody
got home safe that night."
Sonic Interesting Facts ,
When the tale of the year is
told, North Powder is some very
Important shipping point in East
ern Oregon. An. interested reporter
on the N. P. News made it his or
her business last week to ascertain
the facts concerning shipments
during 1H29 and the report is no cinutiiig story:
small story. In all, 105 carloads or The wedding was that of Mr.
livestock were shipped from that and Mrs. David Hearing,
one point, and the writer Htates, ! The occasion was made a home
that, does not include shipments by j coming by their six children and
truck. The figures given for the i members of their families, includ-
Ku joyed tlio Program
Members of the Parkdale club
are still enthusiastic over their re
cent meeting when Miss Mubel Do
ty, La Grande city librarian re
viewed the book "The Lantern in
Her Humi." The next meeting of
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THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING DAY
Ttecently at their homo near
Walla Walla was celebrated a gol
den wedding anniversary which
has much local interest, especially
since the principals in the happy j neighbors also gathered lo join in
affair lived much of their life in the festivities. A sumptuous feast
and their par-
iug one great grandchild. Most of;
these drove UUD miles, all arriving;
at their parents' home Sunday ;
morning. A number of friends nnfl , I
tin valhy. They
ents, contributed much lo tho pio
neer history of this, country and
after leaving Summervllle, going to
Wallowa they had a great part to
play in that county's early his
lory also. The. account of their
golden wedding as given by the
Itecord-Chieftain reads like a fas-
was served and the day was spent
in visiting and dancing.
one of the best of the old-time fid- J
ille.rs in Wallowa county and he ;
pa rues. Jvioeniiy a is iiiinu nun
not lost Its cunning for he brought
forth a violin given to him by
Aaron Conner of Cove on his wed
ding day 50 years ago, and played
a tune for the guests to dance.
Then w hile their granddaughter, j (H
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Here's
Farm Re
Milkers $.05 per hour
Washers . ... .. .03 per hour
Water Supply . .03 per hour
Fuel for Kitchen Range .05 per hour
Separators .03 per hour
Sweepers '.. . . .. .01 per hour
This help is ready and willing to work twenty-four
hours a day. It is clean, convenient, and does not re
quire room and board. This help is available to all of
our customers. For particulars call our nearest of
fice and ask how you can get electricity to work for
you for one cent an hour and up.
EASTERN OREGON
LIGHT & POWER CO.
Always at your service.
Miss Orva McFelridge, played the
violin, Mr. and Mrs. Hearing danc
ed the first quadrille. In fact Mrs. I
Hearing joined in waltzes, schot-j
tiehes and polkas, ami the happy!
day passed all too quickly. 1
Pavld H. Heuring and Miss An-j
nie Keeler were married at Sum-j
mervllle. Oregon, on December 29. j
LS7t. They were the parents of;
seven children, tdx of whom were j
present on their golden wedding: :
Ktta M., wife of J. A. Hoberts. of j
Yakima. Wash.; Lennle M wife of i
Will Weathers of Freewater,; Ger- j
Irude M., wire of Alvin McFetridge j
of Knlerprise; Harry C. of Kvans; j
Fred i. of Leap: and Leo, wife of j
Harold Shinlaffer of Yakima,,
Wash. Mr. Koberts, Mr. Weathers,'
Alvin McFetridge and Mrs. Harry j
Hearing also were present, with the j
following grandchildren or the j
honored couple: Zella, ltoherls, j
Velnia and Virgil Weathers. Mrs. j
lid K. Hirkniaier, Orva McFetridge, j
Maurel mid Kenneth Shinlaffer. j
One great grandchild. Alvin, little j
son of Mrs. Hirkniaier, was pres- j
ent. Hesldis these there are foiir
grandchildren who were unable to j
attend.
One son, Orven, met death
drowning April 1 S. It07, in Ne
vada, where he was foreman of the
Giiletinda ("altle com pun.
David II. Hearing was born hi
Darker county, Texas, on March 'J,
IS.1K. bejng a son or George and;
Margaret (Cooper) Hearing. While,
a child he was taken by his par-
ents to Dutniim county, Missouri.!
In the spring of 1 SG they took up j
the long journey across the plains!
to the wild and unbroken regions'
of Hie west. Ox teams droned from
Missouri to Linn county, Oregon, a
Journey of six months duration :
fraught with dangers and hard-1
ships known to the pioneers. Mr. '
Hearing grew to manhood on Ills
father's farm in Linn county, and
in Di"7 he left the parental home
and went to Summerville, where 1' .
lived until IHM.'when he came to
Wallowa county, taking a. home-,
stead in the vicinity of Wallowa.
Later he sold this place and pur
chased a (piarler section of raw
land in the Leap district, which he.
ho proved and put under cultiva
tion. Mrs, Heuring Is a native of Miu
ne.uota, a daughter of Carlos A. and
Mary .1. Keep-p, ho were resident
of S-iminerviiie. Her father passed
away there January 4. I SM'. and
her mother on March L'H. Dhmi.
The Hearing family became one
of Uie influential and hading pio
neer fa mil left of W;il Iowa county,
B and it is to tle-m and those of like
eb;iraetr that tl owes Its present
devrlopment. Their honesty, in
tegrity and ability have been pj. us
ed down to the third generation to
the advancement ami betterment of
the county. Many friends here, join
in ( i.ngraiulations. with hopes tint
many more happy years are ahcid
of Mr. and Mrs. Hearing.
As a gift to the parents Hie chil
dren joimd in the purchase oi.' a
fine radio which uill bring many1
hours of entertainment into t ho
home. 1
WHEN IT COMES TO F0 YOU WANT THE
plJ"1 ' IQ .,
Indeed, in food, the best is nono too good for you! And that is exactly what you receive at MACMARR'S
always. This holds true with the character of our serv ice as well as tlio quality oi our foods. . So when you buy
here you just know it is not only better but the BEST! -
Food Features for Saturday and Monday
MILK
Darigold Brand
3 Tall Cans .....25c
Baking Powder
Calumet
Ilk tin ...27c
Pineapple
Solar Broken Sliced
No. 10 can 93c
Mothers Oats
With China Premium
Large Package . 39c
Corned Beef
Libby's 12 oz. Can
Each..-.. 25c
Beans
Red Mexicans
lbs.
:.. ..39c
COMBINATION
OFFER
10. Bars Crystal White
Soap"
1 Large Package Peet's
Granulated
1 Large Aluminum
Sauce Pan
All for $1.19
COFFEE
- MacMarr Blend '
Ilk . .. . .. . . 43c
Slbs. . . $1.25
Pork and Beans
Van Camp's
3 Med. cans ......29c.
Pineapple
Libby's Fancy Sliced
No. 2 tall, 2 for... 45c
Pumpkin
Libby's No. 2i2 Cans
2 for 7....35C
NUCOA, Finest Table Margarine, 2 lbs. . . .. ...... .... .. .... .. . . 45c
BLUING, Mrs. Stewart's, 2 bottles .'. . . . . . . 35c
KRAFT CHEESE, Four Varieties, 2 half-pound pkgs. .... . . . . . . 45c
GULFKIST SHRIMP, No. 1 Cans, 3 for ... . . . ...... . . ....... 49c
UPTON'S TEA
Orange Pekoe, 8 oz. pkg. 43c
Green Japan, 8 oz. pkg. 39c
M. J. B. HEAD RICE
Fancy Long Grains
2 lb. package .......19c
PEAS,, Majestic Sandard Grade, No. 2 cans 4 for ............ . . 45c
CLASSIC WHITE SOAP, 10 Bars M: 35c
CORN, Iowa Standard, No. 2 cans 4 for 45c
CRISCO, 3 pound net can . 79c
DEL M AIZ
mhmm
Distinctively Different
The New Golden Corn!
Willi the Deeper, Mc.iticr Kernels!
More Color! More Flavor! Mure Corn!
A New Diced of Corn . . .
Not Just Another Brand
2
for
35c
SOUP
Campbell's Tomato
3 No. 1 cans 25c
DIAMOND
MATCHES
Full size Full
Count Coxes
6 boxes for 25c
Wesson Oil, 1 Quart 49c
Camay Soap, 3 bars 23c
MacMarr Flour
49 lb. Sack $1.69 Per bbl $(.65
Bananas, 3 lbs 25c
Lettuce, 2 large solid heads 19c
' Cranberries, 2 quarts 29c
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