La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1930, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextHa (jkanite 1wmng dtemr WANT ADS 3 '.. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1930 VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 159 OVER THE VALLEY NOTHING BUT THE Mabel E. Morton, Vllej News Editor Phones: Residence, 826-J; Office. Main IT VALLEY NEWS i I L Ik'K Vour 1'iirtluii In tin; IIhI or those who wrm rc Hponnlbli! for. the uceeH of Hro IIuth' Uiiy lut Saiurday at Hlue Ml. Kraim"1, Uhto wiih ono name k untitled and It was miroly but an owi-Hlghl on the part of Uiuhu nfuW Intf out thu UhIh. Tho numo was W. U. Shorwooii. MVhat was his job?" UHkcd the reporter. "Oh nothing. Hueciul. Iio juHt. made tho brown Kruvy." Not worth mi'iitlon- liiK, us it were, the making of gravy . enough for two mm three helpings each for 175 people!, - Atleml party -Mr. and MrH. J. A. Nlee und duugliler," Kinks of W'lf Creek neighborhood, near North l'owur drove to-La Grande hint evening and attended the fenllvllieH at thu home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nlzer. o 'Moving Today Mrn. Sara Auhoii and Hon, ClitirleH, are moving today from their farm heme in Grange Hall neighborhood to llulncH where Ihey expect lo reside now, Charley hav ing Hoeured employment there. Tho three JtorU brotherH will uperate the Anno a farm (IiIh aeanon. , - - More Hard JiUtk , Burr . Slack of iry Crenk JiitM suffered Home' more losses 'the hint fev weeks. TIic fine registered Jersey holfei which Air., Hlnek showed ut the 1'aclflc Interluillonal and whlijh proved to bo a winner there, was found dead week before last. The animal had gotten- way in under the straw staek and was, evidently, unable to extricate her self and was dead when found. Al so two of Mr. Slack's fino Short horns died recently. Double Celebration , Lust evening a very unlipie and a most delightful event was cele brated at the. new home of M r. and Mrs. I-Yed Nlsser in La Grande or rather a double event was celebrated. In the first place mein- ' bers of Blue Mountain grange ban a house-warning for Mr. and Mrs. Nizer, dedicating their new home with tile ritualistic ncrvlco of Ihei order. The second event and ot c(ual importance wus the celebra-, Hon of Mr. and Mrs. Nizer's thirty first .wedding anniversary. When the company, which completely filled every nook ana corner of tne home, had assembled, the exercises . proper" were' held. Members ot Blue Mt. Tilled the respective of fices in exemplifying the ritualistic service, tlie second time it has ever been put on in ' Kastern Oregon, and I'nton county members feel the first lime, in Oregon. JOd Kv-U-ley served us master and bad ex cellent support from his fellow of ficers. This service is very impres-, sive and is most fitting and proper. At, its completion, Mr. and Mrs. Nizcr donned their wedding clothes of 31. years ago and another cere mony was performed with Kd Kck- . ley acting- as the clergyman, und the other parts being well taken. A program of readings and music, presided over by Mrs. J. A. JIol nian, included two violin soloes by Miss Anita Hermann, talk by Wal ter M. I'ierce, and also greetings by J. A. Nice, master of tho l'omona grunge, rending, Airs, v reu Mini mal!, reading. Mrs. Tom Wallslnger. There was visiting and story tell ing, while the women of the grango prepared the lunch which was serv ed very late in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Nizcr received a great many gifts from their individual friends. -and also a gift of silver from the brothers and sisters of "Blue Mt. The new home which-wus dedicated last evening is a very commodious and modern structure, replacing the bouse which was burned about a year or more ago. The building 1ms been erected by Mr. Nizer himself, who was also its iirchitect. we are told. H was a very happy occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Nizor have the best wishes and congratulations of all their friends. Ijoso Cow Mr.'und Mrs. Walter Iticbards, living on the Cove highway had tho misfortune to lose one of their best inllch cows a week or so ago. Weekend In Country Mr. and Mrs. Burr Slack ami children were weekend guests at the home of Mrs. Slack's mother, Myn. I. Lltlreal at Summorvllle. 0 Meets Tomorrow Tomorrow Is the regular meeting day of tho Cricket Kbit grange near Klgln, the meeting to begin In the morning and continue through the da Albert It. Hunter, secre tary and A, W. Nelson, president of the Union county chamber of commerce, will make one of their friendship vlsils to Cricket Flat at this time. Visits hi Country Maximt Helvey, lit Ho daughter of Mr. and Mis. Bill Helvey f I ji Grande. Is fortunate enough to have a grandmother living in the country and right now. she Is having one of those .-wonderful visits at grandmother's she. Is spending tho week at the homo or Mr. and Mrs. Kriiuk Wright In Ibo Valen.n dlstileL LtX'atod TeinHraiil.v " A note lo this page from Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ureshears of the Cove who went to California a few weeks ago for an extended stay, states that they are- '.'now at Santa Men ily have taken possession uruIii of their farm on I'umpkln fudge af ter an absence of a short time, during which time they were resi dents of Klgln. The preceding siutement is not exactly corroct as Mrs. Hug and the children will still bo In Elgin for a time, how ever Mr. Hug has gono and la get ting ready for the opening up of tho heavy spring work. Have DeimnLstrallon County Agricultural Agent Harry Avery conducted another of a se ries of poultry culling demonstra tions at tho J. A. Holman farm in the Grange hall ' neighborhood Tuesday. There was a good ut temhino and t)io' demonstration was worth while. Mrs. lrvin Moss of the Mossacres hntchery was present and gavo u talk on raising baby chicks. . Two Sljiiis ' . Thorn are two signs of spring in evidence in the valley now. One slKn Is large flocks of blue birds seen the past few days and the oth er, even moro unmistakable, Is the seed catalogue with tho great big red tomatoes flanked with every kind of vegetable known, making tin tho striking front page. Jf wu dnred we would Ray there was ono morn sign, as the green Hodge committed murder yesterday eve ning by killing one of tho first squirrels siren this season. Lest Krank M'Kenmn employ tho use of his favorite expression (some thing like "cock-eyed") wo will stop with' the remarking that (ho squirrels are coming out. Wo in tend to ank Mr. Avery somo day If this kind of squirrels arc hard on nuts, too. ( Heller . . Clarence Berry of the Iowa dis trict jaIio has been til of the intes tinal flu. Is reported as being very much better. (Continued on l'nge Ten) THOSE QUESTIONS; 232 OF 'EM -ALL TO BE ANSWERED, TOO JT.ow many chlcUnn pksh wcro ust'd In uperallitK iniiko up group ni-odticoU In lflUO, whether Hold, lined, Inculmtrd, or othcrwlHo tWG pmp(l?" "Vuli'.o of fnrm pardon nvn ul tno iiui'SlloiiH. Any lnurtfjnup debt nn the land on April 1. man, tho aiiiiuinl or ','',, , tri ii i .....,! viikiiIiiIjIi'ii grown 111 JVJ9 for homu inortgngo didit on land and build " ' , ,, ,,, . , ., . , live only?" "Amount ospendud In to watch the waves roll. in. We I .,1 j , a))(1 line trip down hero and tli-, weather and climate aro Ideal. 1 ant, attending the American Auc tioneering. Kcliool at Lou AngelcH, tho best of -Uh kind In Auicrlc-i. They surely have soine very lino Inftruetorn. Uut, 1 think alter . 1 wllh California's delightful cllinalo and beautiful sunshine, that tho Grande Hondo valley has tlieui all beat." Have Fine. inrl,v The W V class of the Island City t'oiilnunlty ' church entertained a number of their trlends at a val entine parly at tho home ot .Miss Daphne Bowery last Friday eve niny. Tho decorations about tho Hu'wory homo were very appro priate and prutly. There was mualo during the evening and In thu guinea arranged, Hy.lvla, Johnson, Dean and Wilbur llluklund m first prizes' while the consola tions went to. Lillian l'arlor and Harold Zurbrick. Tho refresh ments served, also carried ouUtilo color urriingement of red and while. Those present at tho parly wen. I.iiwrenen Itosuuet. Glen Kox, Oene lllokland, Harold Zurlirlck. 1 farm) for use as food for domestic animals and poultry " . "How many days did you work for pay at jobs not connected with the farm yon operated?1.' "Do you rent this farm from your own o.r your wlfo's parent, grandparent,, brother Ql' sister?." "Total number of cows or hollers (both beer and dalrv) .milked during all or any part ot l!i2!l." "Number gallons lli.UU pro duced during the. year 19211." (Whether consumed, fed lo live stock, sold, or otherwise disposed of.) These are but a few of the ((uostions selected at random from, the list lo bo answered by every operator of n farm In the Unllod Klales as a part or tho ISth cen sus. The, general farm schedule ,,,.7u lii.'t.t fit c Irnmu iiti -nl Aurll' won I -"." j -. I, iy;('l wnne prooui:iiou cover the calendar year, However no tract of land is desig-' noted as a. farm which couslsls of less than three acres, unless its product In 19211 wero valued at J2&0 ur more. Not all of the riuesllons in what James Wilson. Floyd antl Uelbcrt ."oilnds like a very long list require Hugev, Kennelh and Ualph Shupji, i much lime to answer and. also, not Sylvia Johnson, Herbert and Al-.all of the questions concern any fred llloliland, Wilbur lllokland, I ono given locality. For Instance, Kvelyn and Heulah llagcy, Mildre l ! nuesllons relative to the proline Shumate, Georgia and Lillian 1'ar-itlon or cotton, tobacco, rice, pea kor, Anna. Mao Sliuter und Dnphno; nuts, pecans, cranberries, buck llowery. wheat, sugar cane, sorghum, elc, , 0 , can bo skipped over easily by vnlley ' fanners. And the proper answer- ., ... i i Mug of the other quesllonH will not Mrs. Harry Fisher and sou Jas ,', hours f ,,, Newton ot near the Ul e much ,t 1 I ,,,. furn)rl. who h,1!t bc,. Wednesday among old file ds n ,end. the quimng party or the !, Alkel Aid. o Cblhlren Have I'aity J,st Kriday at the close of school the little folks at the Iowa dis trict school hud a valentine bo j under the supervision ot ttielr J teacher, Miss Jean McShu.vi .'.ml what u happy time It was. And It was made all the more so. when two of Ihe mothers, .lrn. Harvey Berry ami Min. Baul Knaulz came in with some delicious refresh ' menls for the enliro com p any. I --" I .MA nitty Better Charles Ditty oT the Valeria dis trict Is reported lo be up and tiround . agnrti niter' bis long lus &lu with the flu. and answered ar divided into a groups, as follows: I. Kami opefalor. '2. Kami ticretige. " , . .1. notation pasture, terracing and dniinuBe. 4. Kami tenure. f. Karm ilues. ;t fi. Kurm debl. 7. Kami taxes. a. Kami expenditures. It. Oilier ecupatlons of furni operator. . 10. Karm machinery and-facilities. II. Cooperation in marketing and purehasing. Iuk and the amount charged, for interest, commissions, bonuses and premiums In l'J'2'J make up the three questions coming under the slNth division. Only two, questions come under the bend of taxes, one being the total amount paid in l!HJ!i on all property of this farm and the oili er portion pa yah le on tho land and buildings. . I'nder Ihe heading uf farm ex-' pendllures como such questions as iheae how much spent for hay, griiin, mill feed und other prod ucts for domestic animals and poultry: amount spent for the pur chusu of electric light and power to a power company: expenditure for the purchase of farm imple ments and machinery, including automobiles, trucks and t meters; amount spent In cash for farm la bor; number of days of farm w-ork. done In I ! I byhlred 'laborers of Items all ages (exclusive of house work): 1 untounl expended for . commercial fertilizer, manure, marl, lime and ground limestone and tho quantity of commercial fertilizer purchased of other kinds than those just men tioned. . Other occupations of the farm operator const itute I ho next sec tion. Farm machinery und racititji como in for several questions have you un automobile? motor truck? tractor? electric motor for farm w6rk? Htatlonury gas engine? combino telephone? water piped into dwelling? piped Into, bath room? electricity for lights? what kind of a road adjoins the farm? Tho value of products from the farm soil cooperatively und the value of supplies bought through a funnel'!:' cooperative organiza tion arc next. In lim. It requires 'ifi ((Uestions to give all the fiata desired concerning the livestock on the farm and include horses und mules, cnlts, asses and burrotf, bogs and pigs, sheep and lamb.1), cattle, goiits and kids, regis tercd und purebred animals, chick ens, other poultry and bees. . Irrigation Is tin Important ques tion and I'ncle Sam wants to know if any, and how many crops were raised under irrigation and who supplied the water. Of the remaining list of (iues tlons, there are lf-1 wnieh have I i do with the crops harvested and this covers corn, sorghum, sug.ii Let Us Do Your HARNESS OILING For You Now. We can wash arid oil your harness cheaper and bet ter than you can do it yourself. 1 Set $2.50 3 Sets for $6.00 GRACE Harness Shop 1 DnnioHl if nit hint s. ttoll II rv arid bees on this- farm. April l.riops. small grains, annum l -l'ClO und animal products in UH'y.j gumes, bay crops, grass seeds, veg- u I i3 irrigated crops On tills Hum rumien, nun iiiiu nuin. w hrlvlng kw far , In XWJ. K'nt will wl,al 'ou ,illHC ,;,lc,J Air. and .Mrs. J. If. Uerry of the) H. frops harvested on Ibis Sam wants to know bow much of lown district nr drlvlnir a new f,r.u In l !'. IM yau coiiHiimed or fed, and I' h e vro let c;i r the la s t few d a y !. They report thiit their Utile daugh ter, Arda. who was so severely burbed about the fuel and arms .1 few months ago. Is back In school again and feeling fine.- Thero are somo sears left on each of her arms and some small ones on her race but It Is believed they will dN appcur In time. Ucmaiii in Amerlcn Their many friends In tlif val ley will be interested to know thu J5. Value of products of thn( farm in I '.i'J. j lu. .Movement ul larm popula tion. 17. Total farm land owned. April 1. iaan. Division one has to. do with the operator himself, his name, ad dress, color or race, ng- and the date of the beginning of the opera tion of Ihe farm. Division two consists of nine ((uestions relative to the eharueter of the land, whether uctive th- M r. and Mrs. l-'red Knautz have past season, fallowed, wood la n I recently made up. their minds n t j Us'd for -pusturo and not used for to return In their missionary work In N-w (.;uinea for the present. I Mr. Knautz, bus been having some difficulty with bis eyew. a Irouhh: brought on by the continuous and I absolutely necessary use of qiilnln: , In that lovably where he has bee-i ' working, physicians have advise-1 him that to return would mean the los of the sight Of one eye In a short time and then the loss of lb- other. Their plans bad been to return to their work In New (iubi'-a and leave th lr small son here wllh. Mr. Knautz' brother and family, .Mr. and Mrs. Pun I Knauta. Mr. Knuiite Is manager or a liusim ss college and Mrs. Knuutic Is super intendent of the boarding home for 1 girls, ut Kurgo. N. l.. both und-v tho Lutherun mission. llrmni to Iann 2Ir. and Mr. Itay Hug and fatn- pusture. The number of'aeres uf pastiir de.L4gnuted as rotated pasture how much you sold. And what was the value, you will be asked, or these different ' products, grains, cotton, tobacc", ' hay, vegetables, fruits, plants, flow ers, livestock and poultry, mill;, cream, butter, bulterfat, meat, eggs, honey, wool, mohair, fore a products, also bark, turpentine, gum all these which found or will find a market, and also he is curious about the value of the products from your farm that yo i and the members of your family tised. And more, If you bad any lodgers, or boarders, or rn topers, you will have to tell what they paid you. The ntoveiii' iit uf lite farm poptt- amount temiced to prevent erosion. ! l;itlon seems to be of Interest an I bow much provided wllh uriiriei.il you will be asked bow many peo drainage. and how much land is pie from your farm moved into i. arfoidei drainage or protei-iioe 1 py or village during the ye.ir from overflow by a drainage dis- 'J:'J. and bow many from the ri'y trlet, constitute the third section. or village moved to your farm. There are seven questions in re-j As a w ind-up on this ouejtioii gard lo land tenure, such as tii : nyin they want to know If you number of acres in the farm tK-1 j n any oilier land in the fnltel by the operator, how many acres j Wales beyjes the farm whhh you an. renf.l from others, what do ; are operating and on which .you you pav as rent cash or erops and hac given the ubov repoit. !f bow mueh, are the work utiima's . you do then follows the query furnisher by the person from whom you rent and the one cite I ubove us lo w hether the owner Is u near relative. Kami valu'-s. the farm Itself in. tu the total number of acres you do own. and the total value of (lie farm land and farm build ing, the amount of the mortgage debt and the amount charged yo i eluding H building, the value 1 v on such Indebtcdnens for interest, the dwelling house, and the vnbio commissions, bonuueu und prcm cf farm implements utvj inaelilner" ; tutus in K ABOUT OUR QUALITY FOODS AND. ... SAVING PRICES Tho TRUTH and nothing less, about our quality foods and saving prices! You will find our strict policy of truthfulness carried out in all our advertising nnd in every representation of our salespeople. And back of it ALWAYS stands our money-back guarantee! , , TRUTHFUL VALUES FOR SAT. & MON. Lard Swift's or Carstcn's No. 10 Pail $1.19 MacMarr Flour Depend on it for' Satisfactory Results 19-lb.Sack $1.55 J u When extra milk is needed, have a supply of Darigold Get it now at 3 Tall Cans For. .23c PRUNES Big, Black, Shiny, Luscious Prunes from the Cove Orchards , 50-60 Size, 5 lbs. . . ...... .. .'.39c MACARONI Bulk Ready Cut SPoimds . ... .: ...33c ; : WALNUTS Diamond No. 1 2Pounds . ..49c PANCAKE FLOUR Sperry's Makes good hot cakes ; quickly prepared 3-lb. Package, 2 for ..39c TOMATOES Solid Pack No. 2y2 Can 2 Cans for .... . . .... .... . ;.25c HOMINY Van Camp's No. 21a Can ' 2Cansfor ..25c BEANS Small White , 5 Pounds 49c RED MEXICAN 5 Pounds ..39c GOLD MEDAL FLOUR Kitchen tested to insure uniform suc cess. Delightful recipe folder packed in every sack. 2412-lb.Bag.. .. ........ $1.15 SOAP-Oystal White, 10 bars for . . . . . ...35c BLUING Mrs- Stewart's Large Bottle, each 17c SODA CRACKERS-Plain or salted, half caddy 3 lbs. 39c SUGAR-C & H Pure Fine Granulated, 25-lb. Bag ......... . $1.49 DE L M A I Z Corn ... a Vital Vegetable . . . 2 How Often Do You Serve It? (a'n You Del Maiz is Corn at its Best! Always Plumper, Meatier Kernels! Need Cornt Sweeter, Fresher Flavor! A New Breed of Corn . . . Not Just Another Brand 2 for 33c Standard Grade Canned Goods Your Choice of Corn - Peas - Beans No. 2 Cans 3 For 33c LETTUCE- Fruits and Vegetables CAULIFLOWER- 3 Heads 14c Large White Heads, each .... 15c RADISHES & GREEN GRAPE FRUIT- ONIONS-3 bunches ..... 15c Fancy, 6 lor . . 29c I SMM IIJ'WJWIWWIH