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VALLEY NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1930
NUMBER 141
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OVER THE VALLEY
'REACH FOR THE CHANGE INSTEAD OF A BILL AND
Ma hoi E. Morton, Vnllrj Now Editor
Phones: Residence, 826-J; Office. Main IT
1930 CONFERENCE
SUMS UP IDEALS IN
RECOMMENDATIONS
Kollmving a question ii.sk ed y?H
teiday hy u resident of Union
county uh to just what thlH eco
nomic ccnifi'rence was anyway
vimt it was all about it should be
ylnlcd rlrflit today thut in all prob
ability there will be another con
ertneo next January or Kerbu
ary. Melons that time there should
bo no individual within Hit) con
fines -of the county who does not
know what tho conference is, what
its purpose is. who should bo In
terested, who the speakers arc, etc.
No doubt originally it was under
stood that the conference was for
farm folk only. That idea has
lout," since been outgrown and now
tho program appeals to the farmer,
tho merchant and the women. 1-1 iff h
school classes attending in groups
this year were distinctly benefited.
Now is tho time to begin to think
of the 1 liyi conference, and par
ticularly those who missed the
peppy sessions this yeap.
Tho Importance of the J!130 con
ferences over 'Other conferences has
been pointed out as being- its rela
tion to the recent home markets
i.urvey. The survey is completed.
Die reports published and different
groups concerned met with the re
port in hand and studied conditions
in liprht of the reports made by
Ml. Haley of the col lege t seeking
to find the best way for conserv
ing the results. Somehow it gave
a different slant to the discussions
and the business of the conference,
summed up in the recommenda
tions made, and the resolutions
adopted, largely is based on the
findings of that survey.
The real work of the conference
Is carried on in this fashion: Each
group farm crops, dairying, hor
ticulture, small fruits and berries,
household economics, livestock,
poultry meets, considers a pro
gram consisting of an address by
a specialist, shorter addresses by
local men and informal discussion.
A committee chosen In each of
these several divisions draws up a
recomm,endation which voices the
sentiment of tho group. .and . the
goal toward which it means to
work during the coming year. These
show the real results of the con
ference. The recommendations as
adopted after much discussion
Wednesday afternoon, were as
follows:
Poultry Group
nihilities of federal meat inspection
is recommended to sec whether It
in applicable to this county. It
was felt that the average butcher
knew very lltllo about disease in
tho animals and consequently a
large per cent of tho diseased ani
nuila sold to butchers are probably
sold over the counter.
3. In tho spring of the year
there is apparently a shortage of
beef cattlu and hygs for local con
sumption. This matter should be
investigated further and a report
mado at next year's conference.
JUvommciulaMoiw drought Out
in J roup Meeting
As drawn up by committee ap
pointed. It. J. Green, Wm. Vogel,
W. M. Pierce.
In as much as nomo of our
grazing land is now assessed at as
much -or more, than tho uctual sale
value, wo hereby request that the
chuirman, S. K. Miller, appoint a
committee to meet with the county
assessor at an early date and to re
quest that such,, assessments be
lowered to a figure commensurate
with taxation of other property,
and that such assessment be not
higher than tho actual sale value
of the land.
We also request this committee
to appeal to the assessor to so fix
the assessment rate, that sheep in
Union county shall not be taxed
higher than In udjoining counties.
and call attention to the fact that
tho valuation for sheep as set for
last year was more than tho sheep
are worth at the present time.
The following scale of wages is
hereby adopted as tho maximum
which should bo paid for labor
with sheep in Union county dur
ing tho coming season: Head
lambing man (night or day), $75
per month and board; all other
lambing and feeding work, $50
per month and board; if by day
$.50 and board straight (night or
day work); herders, $75 per
month; tagging 2 per head and
board; shearing 12o. per head
und board; shearing 5c per head
and board when sheave furnishes,
gas and machine'.
The above committee is instruct
ed to arrange for , a permanent
volunteer committee to cooperate
Willi the county agent in starting
tho cooperative shipping of lambs
to eastern markets.
WINNERS
m&mt.kt Miff
bj
The above cut tells just half the
story. And It is a story of a very
fascinating demonstration put on
Wednesday In the lobby of tho ha
Cirando hotel as a part of the eco
nomic conference. This half is
Hobby Huron and his prize ito.se
lawn lamb; tho other half is Clay
ton Kox and his prize ltosolawn
lamb. These two boys with Clay
ton's la nib, demonstrated sheep
club work. Clayton Uox told about
how he won the northwest cham
pionship, how he fits a lamb for
.'how purposes, how many lanvbs
ho started with and how ho fed
them. Last year was Clayton's
first year in club . work. Hoi
Huron told of his experience cover
ing four years in sheep club work.
His topic was "Mow I get my sIu-Vp.
how 1 feed them, how I care for
them, what my profits are, what I
think of club work." Listen to tho
way I lobby answered the fourth
point:
Ho has JlU.fiO cash on hand, lie
has 15 head of sheep which he lias
conservatively valued at ?25 each;
he has spent ?Ii0.2'J. his purchases
including a pair of sklis. a type
writer, a rifle, and a ewe at $5;
lie has received two scholarships,
valued at $ 1 5 each; he has ten
ewes to lamb this season.
CONFERENCE SIDE-LIGHTS
Having in mind the report of the
Home Market Survey:
We recommend expansion of the
poultry industry in Union county
so l hut tho demands of our home
markets will be taken care of. We
believe it advisable to carefully
watch yearly outlook reports to
help to avoid losses which may oc
cur through over production.
1. -The committee recommends
advertising high quality of Union
county eggs. JOdueational work on
egg grading and candling methods
is reruininended.
2. It was thought that more
work coflld be done relative to im
proving products sold in the coun
ty at the present time, including
dressed poultry. Meeting given to
show how to candle, store eg..s.
clean, pack, otc. dress poultry.
a. More educational work should
be given local producers, especial
ly those farmers having small fai.
flocks.
We. commend Professor Don
Slewart of the Smith-Hughes de
partment of the Imbler High school
lor his work in carrying on the
farmer's night school on poultry
problems held at Jmbler during the
tall mouths.
Mrs. , Irwin Moss,
Frank Webb,
1.. G. l.nnU,
Hen Schroedei.
Home Economics
Group
Livestock Group
S. K. Mllh-r. Walter M. lMcrce, U.
J. Green. Win. Vugel.
The livestock committee fond
that the per capita consumption of
meat in t'tiimi county is noviaal in
compared to the national per Cap
ita consumption. However. the
amount of beef and pork consumed
was very high while val ami mut
ton consumption was very low. It
is.relt that very little can lie done
to affect the anumnt of different
meats consumed or if done it will
be a slow educational process.
Approximately 2ftH he-id id beef
wci'M consumed annually !n the
county, 1 SUii veal. appmIihat"'.y
sr.o head of m ut ton and approxi
mately !:!;:; lund of iog.
Counting d;iiry cattle of all kinds
there are around S'mii head niM of
be. f (,,ite around la, ana bead In
the county. This Is considerabl;
nnro th;tn enough to supply local
lli;irkets of beef.
There are approximately 13if't
bend of hogs iti the county. This
iii.i Us about 4'tfnt num. hugs pro
duced than conMUinid.
sj"irii IIcttmiinendatitMH
1. It (s suggested that meat
I-' sold according to grade and
Ih.-J ediHMt kinal campaign le
put "ii to educate the public as to
grade.
An iiiVLt'.is'-tiL'ii of the pus-
The Homo . Makers department
concluding the seventh session of
fers these recommendations for
the approval" of tho general con
ference assembly.
J. That since tho able support
and cooperation of Mrs. Walter M.
IMerco is available wo hereby rec
ommend constructive reading cir
cles be organized In each com
munity throughout the county.
L That a need is felt for prac
tical instruction in interior decora
tion and necessary conveniences In
the farm home.
a. That the home makers de
partment go on record as in favor
of securing, appropriation in sup
port of the employment of a home
demonstration agent whose work
shall include home problems, sew
ing, cooking and garden clubs.,
Mrs. H. S, Comstock,
Mrs. J. A. tlaskill.
Mrs. Wayne Kri swell,
Mrs. H. G. Avery,
Mrs. Iternal Hug.
Mrs. Henry Maxfield.
Farm Crops Group
We find that recommendations
of previous co n To re n ces on tho
subject of farm crops are sound
and still hold good. In addition
we commend tho following to
your attention:
1. !' arrow drills have taken
much of the uncertainty out of
winter wheat growing In sumo of
the mountain and middle western
Hates. The advantages claimed
for this drill are: (a) It puts tho
Feed into moist ground even In
dry falls and thereby secures a
stand under conditions when the
ordinary drills give poor and spot
ted stands. (b) Hy drilling at
right angles to the prevailing
winds the soil is kept from, blow
ing. e) The small furrows col
lect the snow and hold to snow on
the grain thereby preventing .win
ter killing. One man in Cnion
count y, .Mr. Gilbert Court right,
seeded all his grviln by this meth
od last fall (!":':) and we urge
farmers to watch this experiment
and try to get our further trials
of the furrow drill In other sec
tions of the county.
2. We heartily commend the
county court of l'niun county for
ttn cooperation and j-ympathy with
ed coiti-ol work as shown by the
setting aside of a fund for the pur
chase or building of a county owned
spmy outfit. We suggest that one
we'd control district be organized
and an attempt mado to Mean up
the weeds in this district In order
to ace how' practical the weed con-
f Mr. and Mrs. John Khaw of
North I'owder came to the county
seat Monday and stayed in l.u
j Grande for the economic confer
ence. They were very interested
auditors in several of tho divisions.
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j "I have reali.ed a dream which
. I have hud for 15 years," said Miss
j Johnson to her group Wednesday
'afternoon, "that of seeing liasiern
Oregon in snow-time." Miss John
son who en mo to the far north
west, from Indiana Is used to snow
in (mantitles,. vastly different from
what she has experienced most of
the time during her residence at
Corvnllis. Airs. Hrandon had never
seen snow such as she saw here on
.Wednesday morning. Tin; re seemed
to bo no time for the bob-ride
j which M Iss Johnson craved, but
!she had auto rides three or four
directions from Iai Grande while
the snow was still fresh on the
hills and on the fields. "I am sure
J should like, to live in this valley
and umong these delightful people
(whom we hnve met here: U has
jHeeiuod Just like a vacation," said
jeacli of the ladies before leaving
. I.a Grande. Mrs. Hrandon returned
Wednesday evening to the college
ito resume her leaching duties while
Miss Johnson went from hero to
Ontario where she made lhree ad
dresses yesterday before a confer
ence similar to tho one held hero.
And by the way, here is one more
score for Kastern Oregon weather.
said one of these visitors, "J have
not been so comfortably warm for
several weeks as I have been here."
Nine rahH for our side.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright of
the Valeria district whil,. attending
tin conference reported sad news
which they received Monday that
of the death of Mr. Wright's niece,
Anna. tli0 oldest daughtor of Mr.
and .Mrs. George Wright now liv
ing in Troy. Idaho. The death oc
curred on Friday, but Mr. and Mrs.
Wright have as yet received no
particulars. The Wright family
formerly lived in this valley and
this daughter was born when they
were residents of Lower Cove. Khe
lived in this valley until Hhe was
12 or Hi years of age, when her
parenls moved to Wallowa county.
There are still many residing here
who remember the deceased very
well.
liurr .Slack of north of Hummer
ville attended numerous sessions
. this year. After the fire complete
ly destroyed the Slack home last
I week. Mr. Slack has come in to I. a
(Grande to stay with Mrs. Slack
jiind tin- children for a time. Tho
rumor which floated about (bat
j.Mr. Slack carried no insurance on
,hls dwelling was erroneous which
Ms very good news. While the
amount carried In no way ermaln
, the loss, and treasured articles can
, never be replaced, yet Jnsura nee
'goes a long way. Mr. Slack says
,tlley are not ceriain yet what tiny
rwll do about rebuilding, but will in
.all probability build on the farm
J where they have been living rather
than over on their other place.
t Following the conference, comes
the announcement j1;,t at i),e net
meeting of the Hlue Ml. Grange
(which comes next Wednesday. Feb
ruary S, meinb-rs of the chamber
Of commerce will be guests. All
'grange members are urged to bear
, this notice in mind.
I -o-
i The address on Tuesday morning
'f H. I-;. In low, president of t he
Kastern Oregon Normal school. wu
greatly appreciated by confer m
j attendants. All of Kastern Oregon
I Is proud of the new Normal school,
(but residents of this valley ur,f par
ticularly so. Vr. Inlu'v ve Mi
audience a very good idea of the
school and Its workings.
Said one of the most prominent
residents of the valley. "There i
ja splendid spirit of cooperation be
tween tlie I ja Cirando merchants
and the farmers and fruit men of
the valley. If we ever had any d!f.
feiH'iices, they are small and thero;
seems to be a great desire on the
part of both to work for 'the in
terests of the other," Isn't that
fine? "Tho number of merchants
attending this year." he went on,
"was as large proportionately as
the number of farmers. If you
can have more merchants next year
and more farmers loo, we will go
another long way on the. journey
which will bring mutual benefits."
We hope Karl lteynolds is reading
I this down at Klamath Falls. Kail
lis never m.-sscd any more in this
county than when economic con
i forenco time rolls around.
o
Mrs. llcrnal Hug of Klgln spent
Hie first three days of the week
visiting uf tlie homo of relatives
in lai Grande und attending ses
sions In which she was interested.
Tho wind and the snow fulled to
keep farmer folk away Wednes
day. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Speck
hart and Paul Knaut, of the iowa
district had to drive across fields,
but they made it. Mrs. Speckhurt
reported that their little daughter,
Helen Jean, who was ill for a time
is back at her studies at the Iowa
school again.
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We understand ever so many
folks talked to C. I,. Kong the
horticulture specialist from tlie
( state college w hile he was here,
never dreaming that they were not
talking to K. :. Hurley, J.a
Grande's genial insurance agent.
Mr. and Mrs. C. l Kdvalson or
j Catherine Creek spent one day at
the conference. Their Interests
:are along the dairy line pailicul
fnrly. M r. Kdvalson is milking
around 2H grade JlolslclitH now, but
may dispose, of a few later in Mm
; season, h,. said. They told of a
recent, experience which their
j daughter. Miss Stella, fncher of
the Mt. Carmel school had a week
ago last Sanday, that Sunday when
it really STOUMKH. .Miss Kdval
ison bad to walk two mihM to re
;tiirn to her school duties; after a
short, time at home. She look ex
lira precaution before leaving home
! and put on ever so many et ra
(clothes. However she liar) to wade
through deep snow most of the way
and by the time .she had reached
her destination found that sin. had
frozen both legs. from the
I top of her galoshes a Imo.sl to
(her knees. That w;ls a 1 rrlble day
to have to be out of doors-very
J much.
Miss Uoheda IE II. daugbj r ol
.Mr. and Mrs, Karnest Hell, who
live up above Cove has been out
!of school on account of Illness. She
; in much belter now, w,; an; glad
to report.
IE
I Mlnforlune biuch'Vd H n Gekci r
j Of Grange hall neighborhood ho.:
k, w(
terence.
learned during the eon- j
One of his very best work
horses after having
very short time died,
loss.
been sfck
It Is tplile
Mrs. Ctandon had newral things
to say to and abo-il parents wli'ii
she was discussing her topic "The
Child In The Home." Sin- had a
Ho. ep way of stying I hlngs too.
wo ohserv d. For Inxlarier, "hp
parents Hhould hang ourselves out
C'o::ti;iU.d oil lVje. K ;!.'.)
!mA ASM
VKkT sJ i if t J 111 i j
Buy foods the modern way! Pay cash at tho "West's favorite food stores." Get iaway from
those iirst-of-thc-month food bills. (Don't have any!) Each time you buy here you make a saving.
That's modern food buying-it's good business and, best of all, it means substantial annual savings
for you! ... .
ECONOMICAL PRICES-SATURDAY & MONDAY
Ma jestic Peas
Ungraded for Size.
No. 2 Cans, 3 for.. 35c
Shrimp
Culfkist No. 1 Cans. .
3 for 49c
Quaker Macaroni
And Spaghetti.
3Pkgs ...25c
SMOKED SALT
Old Hickory
For curing meats in the
new easy way.
10-lb. can 98c
Washing Machine
. SOAP
Peel's Granulated
Lge.Pkg. ..... . . . 39c
With small trial pkg. Free.
Cocoanut
Bulk
Per Pound .... .. ?9c
Pink Salmon
1 pound can.
3for .. ...49c
Cake Flour
Swansdown
Lge. Pkg. . , -. . ;. 33c
Carnation Milk
Keep an extra supply on hand.
3 Tall Cans 25c
NUCOA MARGARINE, 2 lbs. .. .. :; . .. ..45c
SNOWDRIFT SHORTENING, 3-lb. can . . . 79c
SPERRY PANCMe FEOUR, t&ttgtSc
SOAP, Crystal White, 10 bars .... . . . . .... 39c
Matches
Diamond Brand
Tlie full nmnl, I'ull i.u Ijum'N.
6 for.. ..- 25c
MACMARR FLOUR
49-lb. Sack. . . . $1.65
Per Barrel . .$6.49
Beans
Great Northern Large white
5 lbs. 45c
Raisins
4-lb.Bag
Market Day
Seedless.
Catsup
Van Camps Large Bottle
.33c 2for .. . ... .. .. 35c
MACMARR COFFEE
Per Pound . . .". . 40c
3 Pounds .. ..$1.15
dvicc on Care of Skin
These famous beauty specialists say,
"Wish twice daily with Palmolivc Soap"
OP PARIS
' I- MIL
Or LONDON
A dozen cakes
for
GRAPEFRUIT
Broken Sections
No. 2 Cans, 2 for .. .. .. .... 35c
VAN CAMP'S SPAGHETTI
. Just Heat and Serve
2 Medium Cans .. 25c
CARNATION OATS
With China Premium.
Large Pkg 39c
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
BANANAS Golden Ripe Fruit, 4 pounds
1 () 0KANGKS--(.!ruiit bijf ones,
.size 152, dozen
o;itAIM-;i "UL'IT Size 80's Texas
Seedless, 2 for
CALIFORNIA CELERY
1 1 iff, well hleached Ininclies from the famous
Cliula Vista District, bunch .'
29c
56c
19c
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