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Ha ftnutfo lEimttng tenr VALLEY NEWS GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1930 NUMBER 183 OVER THE VALLEY s HIGH NOT TOO LOW Mabel E. Morton, Valley New Editor Phones: Residence, 826-J; Office, Main IT COMING KVfcNTS Tunlt'ht, the Kebekuh lodge at KuMiiucrvlllo Htngpfl tho homo tulont production "Komoy." It promtHCH to be vrry good. I'nluii county J'omona graiiffo incotH tomorrow all day ut Kl ein with tho Cricket Klut and Hock Wall granges as host or ganizations. Anion if the speak ci'H arc to be H. C. Seymour, state club leader, Harry G. Avery. Airs. Cornelia Pierce und others. ' ; Tho regular meeting of tho Island City rnrenl-Toaclu-r aa sofliition comes on next Friday, March L'8. The initial meeting of tho poultry comae to be given at tho Alice) seliool under the di rection of I'rof. Don Stewart, county agricultural agent. Har ry G. Avery and assist ed by Mn Ii'wln Moss, will be held at the Alicel school Monday the 24th at S o'clock. . m. jSvw Pastor Coming According to an announucinent made the first of the week by Dls- . trtet .Suporintcndent Hurry S. Hum-. f ilton and approved by Bishop Wallace K. Uruwn, Ke. N. K. Hershey has been appointed to servo the Methodist church at Covo whose pulpit was made vac ant by tho transfer of Itev. Wln- : tern recently to Baker. Itev. Her shey will lake his new post this ' coming Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Hershey have been In California for some time having gone there for health reasons and also to be i near their children. Both aro, much better and aro glad to bo back In Eastern Oregon again. lHMtHi Mmmiwl Tho death of "Grandma" Cull- ver of Grange Hall Is very widely mourned, for during the past 20 years when she has been a resi dent of this valley she has made, friends of all who came to know hop. Grandma was a faithful at tendant at the meetings of the Bluo Mountain grange of which she was n member, being tho oldest mem ber bf the organization. Her sun, Clark ( 'Oliver and her grandson Jtalph Strlngham were called from Tho Dalles and I'ortland respec tively for tho funeral. C'ltibH on Trlii On April H, the different clubs in tho Imbler scJiool. which arc sponsored by lrof. Johnson are planning to take a trip down the Columbia basin. They will- cump in the Columbia Gap near Wal- : lulu Kilduy night. Saturday they will hunt Indian relies which will date back as far as lti'J.'i. Just be foro thn ('liter I'usco, they will see where the Snake river empties into the Coluni'bla. On Sunday they will leave I'asco. cross the toll bridge and will ferry over the Co lumbia at Patterson's ferry to 1 he Oregon side and on home. The clubs going on this trip are the Uadlo, Aeronautic, and American clubs. Improving Frank MeKlnnls. who moved on the old M,'elvinnis place some time hko between Imbler and Summer vltle. Is making somo "noticeable Improvements on tho place. Among oilier things, he Is trim ming out the big trees in his front yard which Is changing the ap pearance of the place. o KntcrlaJn at Pinochle Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKinnis en Inrlained sixvecn of their friends fill pinochle at their home on Wil low' creek. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Knight and son I, own an daughter, Uosalind, Mr. ami Mrs. Frank McKinnis ami son. Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huron. Mrs. Marc May, Mr. and Mrs. It led Hibbard. Lloyd Uhine 4iart and Iho host, and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. MicKinnis and son, Don ald. MV; and Mrs. UWil Hibbard will entertain the club next Sat urday evening. o ' Shopping Mrs. Janet Tutllc! or Willow creek and Miss Anna Brooks of Brooks Lane were visiting among friends in I,a Grande Tuesday und also doing some shopping. InlH'eLs Scale Keith McCooI. forest ranger of Cove, made a trip to the snow scab; at the head of Mill Creek recently and reported finding 65 inches of snow at about G500 feel, elevation, 40 Inches of which whs almost as hard us lee with 1 5 inches of light snow on top. This nmount Is about -0 Inches under 4;fvenige, although It is believed the water content will be about uver figc. o Will Prr-rm Play The Junior class of tho Imbler high are presenting their class play sometime next month, the date being tentatively set for April IS, The cat for the piny which is en titled "The Poor MVirried Man." is an follows: Pro fi) urn. Charlie J.ewls; Htct'ir, Arnold Masters: Hilly Blake. Kverett Holmes; Jup iter Jackson. iCnrotd Cole: Mrs. lona Ford. Dorothy Ucdman: SSoie. Madeline Oliver: June Graham. Vivlun McFall; Kosalund. Mary l;icheson. Mote to Wnllonu County Mr. and Mrs. lel Brooks an-1 family have recently moved from tiji vallvy to V.ullowa county where they liavo rented a farm and expect to live in thu future. The Brooks family lived for awhile on the Con key place near Island City but have recently lived in town. Mi. Brooks is practically recov ered fioin u recent operation. . o Get Many Skins Trappers In this vicinity will be Interested in knowing that Sam Williams, a trapper of near Wal lowa, succeeded in getting 2fi coon skins during the trapping season just past. This is an animal which is very seldom seen in that county and the number of skins secured la rather surprising. In the lot i of furs of which he disposed there ( were also muny mink und coyote ! skins. 1 On Tour ; Tho boys In Prof. Don Stewart's ! classes aL the Imbler high school j were on an Inspection tour Wed nesday getting first hand Informa tion about tho varlouli types of en pines, etc., used on tho farms near there. Visit Friends .Mr. and Mrs. Axle Und. of Kin mett. laaiio, spent Sunday at the lmm i Mr. and Mrs. ',!. F. Hulse In'tlw alley. They are at present visiting other friends la La Grande. lit BaKer- Mrs. G r.nver GrlmmcU drove to Uaker Wei.t day and spent the ilav visiting lier niece, Nadine Con l . y. o Has New Ford Harold Walsinger is driving a new coupe this week which he pur chased a few days ago. Opening Pool Mrs. Mlnnette Sentner, owner of the Cove swimming pool, has com pleted some extensive improve ments on the pool and is announc ing the opening of the. season Sun day, Morch f Many improve ments have been made on the pool during the last month, preparatory to tho beginning of the swimming season, Mrs. Sentner says. -o . .. Meeting Post polled Tho regudar meeting of the "What Shall I Head" circle has been postponed until a week from Sunday when the last session be fore the summer vacation period will bo held. All members who have books aro requested to bring them to this meeting on March 3U. o N Birthday Dinner The Itev. Leif H. Awes und two daughters, of La Grande, were guests Wednesday of M i s. J. A. IJ.olmnn and daughter Minnie, at u birthday dinner In honor of-the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Awes and Mrs. llolman. This is an event observed annually by the ladies. 0 Honor Koll The honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester of tho Imbler high school consists of the following pupils: Winonth Wcsten"liOv, Tho ran Anderson, Harold Cole, Hob Huron, Doshiu Graybeal, Clifford Conrad und M.'ary itichesou. Sclevt Play "Welcome to the Old Home Town" Is t he name of the play which lias been selected by the seniors of imbler high. o Another Itccorri The record of 12 lamjis from 4 ewes comes from Hie hand .of Mr. and Mrs. Hick Kinney who live on a ranch on Sheep creek out from YVlallowa. This is a total of Tour sets of triplets and they all lived. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney also had 'J7 pair of twin lambs, according to tho report and in the entire lot of lambs only two were lost. o Vlf.ll Frleml' Mi . and Mrs. K. A. ; Austin of west of Summervllle visited with friends (n l.a Gr.-mde Wednesday. F.i i Joy Visit Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gnsklll spent last, Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mis. Carl Fuller of Alieel and report tho usual delightful time visiting. SiHTOisfnl Social Last Friday evening the pupils of Wltlowdale school held u pie social at tho school house with the proceeds from the pies sold bringing $14. This money Is to be used for new playground equipment for the school. Tho program which was announced and given In the form of a radio broad casting station, included songs and readings by the school. Luello Metcalf. Kermlt Uagatn and Cle land Walsinger, of La Grande, also contributed to the program with songs, . i ' Taken t Ijihe Kd Dunn, who has been ill at the home of Mr. nnd Mr.s. It. A. Mas- I lei ton on Cove avenue, wns taken j to I lot laku for treatment last 'Monday. Iteturus Homo Hob Mnstcrtun 1ms returned home after spending a week in Western Oregon visiting. He spent several days at. tho home of Ills brother at Molalla and tho re mainder of tho time in I'ortland visiting friends. f o Visit In Valley Mr. and Mrs. Luclcn Whealy and two children of m. Grande spent Sunday at the homo of Mr, and Mrs. Paul Kimutx In the Iowa district. Seed Slmrtafio KcporM from, Idaho and from o.ther Oregon counties indicate that alfalfa treed stocks aro likely to he bought up closely this spring. The burning of the large ware house of Hlackfoot, Idaho, Seed growers association, s e v e r a 1 months ago, destroyed thousands of pounds of seed. According to Mr. Avery growers should secure their seed early and if not famil iar with markets to consult him before buying. o To Other Valley Waiter M. Pierce of tho valley left Tuesday night from La Grande for Portland and Salem whero he will spend a few dJ's looking af ter business matters. o Give IntewH lug Progrniiw An appreciative, though not large gathering of Klgln people heard Miss Mabel Doty and her cast review and dramatize portions of the pioneer book, "A Lantern in Her HVind." Tho music by Mrs. Walter Hutchinson, piano, and Miss Mio Stearns, violin, who at;-, comtmnled Mrs. S. B. Morgan and K, K. Hurley added much to the enjoyment of the occasion. The east consisting of Mrs. Bctitrico Young. Mrs. Walter Hutchinson, Mrs. Miles Fallow, Mrs. K. F. Hur ley and Jeanette Cooper was thor- I ' (Continued on Page Ten) 63 AND 61 YEARS , WEDDED LIFE ARE NOTED IN VALLEY Monday and Tuesday of this week, there were celebrated two wedding anniversaries, and anni versaries of unusual significance, one In recognition of 03 years of happy wedded lifo and the other of (il years. Among, the many pioneers still living in this valley, there are not u few who have cele brated golden weddlngs and more. MV. and Mrs. Frank Knrney A dinner was given on Monday it. the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Collitit; in Imbler In honor of the sixty-lbi rd w cd d i n g a n n I vent ' ry of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harney, be loved residents of tho valley. The gur.'sls at tho dinner included a. number of old pioneer neighbors or relatives of the guests of ho.n or. Among them wcro S. L. Brooks of La Grande, who is Hi years of age. Mrs Midlie McDow ell of Sunuuerville, who is 77 years of age. Mrs. Peter Weslen skow of Imbler, who. is 05, Grand ma Gnsklll of Imbler, S- years, Mr. and Mrs. Jake. Hug of Klgln, both of whom are 07, tho latter being Mrs. F.arncy's sister. Oth ers present were Mir., and Mrs. Verne Hug und children, Shirley nnd Lowell, Alis. Amy Ithliieharl, .Lloyd Uhlnehart, Margaret Ithine liarr, Mr. and Mrs. Hhrry Itubl and daughter, Monica, Homer and llay 'moud Collins and little Miss Betty May Weslenskow. The dinner la hie was beautiful, set with bl blue willowware ami orange cups and saucers which are known to be at least HMO years old and had belonged to Mr. For ney's parents In Knglnnd. Mrs. Karney came from l'inark, Scotland in 1 K'iii and was seven weeks on the ocean coming over. In coming west. In tills count ry, she walked part of the way from Wyoming, Nebraska to Salt Lake City. Mr. Forney came from South ampton, Fliglaud in IS 04 and drove an o team across the plains In Amei'li-a on his way to Salt fukt) City. The Journey westwaril occupied two months and 'I'l days. Mr. and Mrs. Kerney were mar riednnSt. Patilek's day in 1fJ7 and came on to Oregon. They had ; started west with the expectation of going to the Willamette valley, but settled on Pumpkin Kldge and have made their home here ever since. They had no children of their own, but have a foster J daughter who Is now Mrs. LcKoyi Blanchard or La Grande. Mr. and Airs. Karney both have, fair health und are enjoying Hie immensely, ' J MT, una Mrs. ,F. II. Standlcy Mr. and Mrs. J. J-f. Standley, pioneers of tho Iowa, district, cele brated their sixty-first wedding anniversary very quietly Tuesday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. C. C. Welch in Imbler. There were no other guests but the day was u very happy one with visit ing and recollections of other days. r. Standley, who is K7 years of ago and .Mrs. Standley. who is 7fi, are among the very old pio neers. In point, of years spent hi our valley. M r. Standley came from Jefferson, Missouri and spent his first night In the Grande Hondo valley at lower Cove, July 24, 1S(J4. Mrs. Standley was norn in Scot la ml. After coming to America, her parents crossed tho plains with ox teams, and her first night In the valley was spent In the Sttni merville neighborhood In IXCS. She and Mr. Standley were married at Summervllle at the home of her parents, March IS, 1 H f ; li . In 1S77 I hey purchased 1U0 acres of laud two and a half miles west of Ali ce!. To this they have since added Mi acres. 'and on this farm they have resided ever since their marriage. They have three children, Mrs. Li.zie McAllister or North pnw-I der, MVs. Ktlln Welch or Imbler I and Louie Standley or the Iowa j district. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stand ley are well and strong and able to do a good day's work, enjoy life to f the fullest, Mr. Standley needs j iim: luiii'm, .til". OUIIUJIfy ! no chauffeur and still drives his; Chevrolet on trip longer and shorter TASTY SWEET PURE PLUS HIGH FOOD VALUE Meadow Harvest Buttor is one of nature's foods in highly concentrated form high in food value and relished by every member of tho family. Your jrroccr can supply you with Meadow Harvest. 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