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VALLEY NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1930
NUMBER 231
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OVERTHE VALLEY
Mabel l .Morton, YiUlry Xcuh Ivdttor
I'lioncti: lloaldviwe, .Main 00(1; Off ice, Mnln a7
Dakota. With bolter feed, cattlo
i In ihese ureas should make rapid
j KH in-'. Cattlo In the, other states
j have wintered in gotvl condition
; and oalf crop prospects aro gen
erally Rood except in states where
Oregon sheep condition is about
average. Kuugo lambing is still
In progress and lamb .prospeeU
aro good. Conditions havo been
favorable for lambing and losses
havo been light. A few contracts
short feed and severe winter con-J on lambs were mndo early in the
ditlonn were hard on cows. There season but tho demand is very
has been little trading and but weak now. Wool buy era aro of-
To Klamath rails
Ai:rH. ituy Blokland - fo Island
City has gone to Klamath Kails.
-.vherefshe Is attending tho state
convention of the . H. O. sister
hood. She is also visiting with her
slate., Afrs. Hulac who.su home is
in Klamath KalU.
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To Ho To WHIiington
Miss Kllen Hellis, who has been
llvlnw with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Welln in the Valeria district and
attending the county schools, is
planning to return to her home In
Washington stale at tho close ot"
tho present school year. Milss
llelllr. is coirjploling her eighth
grade work this year anil, has been
one'of the outstanding pupils a.
Valeria. : . " ; "
Ilrooke Campbell. The dinner
which frs. Hjalloy served at noon
was very thoroughly enjoyed.
'Hatching I' I icwsn Ms
Over at the state fish hatchery
near L'nion eight hna have re
cently been set on 150 China
heasant rgs. It is reported that
Two Year Dairy
Program Is On
Kivo hundred Oregon dairy men
are cooperating with the Oregon
experiment si at ion in making, a
two year cost and study of tho
about 1,000 pheasants would be j dairy industry. The Ktudy will do
naicueu mui u nun jjw uuu iu
six-weeks old pheasant chicks
were to bo brought In from the
game farm near JHendlcton. These
latter are to bo released In this
county after the next season
closes.
Concludes Visit .
Mru. Henry Fries and liuhy
' daughter havo ' returned to their
' : - V .,'0?, ; , . , .r iiomo In .La, -'Grande following u
Upturns' Homo - I visit at tho homo- of .Mrs. Fries'
Mir.. Lilian WetUlicrfu.il ' until parents, ACr..nnd ,lrs. Miles Wood
5on. Jtonnld have returned to their j eltot liy Creek,
home at Santa Uosa,. California;!'- '
Mrs. Weutherford was called hcre-i spend luty
recently by the, death of her umi
cr, J. A. Hoi i nun of tho Orange I guests Wednesday
termiine the cost of dairy produc
tlon in the" different regions and
on various types of dairy farms.
The records for the firt year
wero started last fall and are be
ing completed this spring. The
S i hi dairies were selected for tho
Station Steers
Top Market
At 12 Cents
few cattlo havo changed hands In
the southwest. The condition of
cattle Is 87 per cent of normal
compared with S& per cent last
month, S7 per cent a year ago,
and the five year average of 88.7
Iter cent.
fering 15 to 20 cents per pound
on range wool with Willamette
valley wool about 3 or 4 cents
higher. Washington sheep are In
fair condition with lambs making
slow growth In some eastern sec
tions. Idaho ewes aro in good con
dition with. a good lumV crop.
Some wool sold at IS to 21 cents.
Sheep camo through tho winter
in much better condition than a
year ago except in Texas and
North Dakota. Breeding ewes
havo wintered well in Idaho,
Washington. Oregon, Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyo
ming, Colorado, and western
Kouth Dakota. Karly lambing has
been good and late lnmjbing con
ditions wore favorable up to the
ond of April, with good prospects
for May lambing If weather con
ditions aro favorable. Tho winter
and spring was hard on sheep and
goats In Texus and there wui
somo loss of lanVbs and a shorter"
lamb crop than last year. Mon
tana, sheep came through well ur.
dor rather adverse conditions aivL
thero arc a few more dry ewes
than last spring1. California sheep
have improved with better feed.
There has been no contracting of
feeder lambs. Wool aloa have
been limited at prices generally
ranging from 17 to 23 cents, a
largo amount of wool being con
signed to dealers and the National
Wool Marketing Coporatlon.
A shipment of livestock from the
Kustern Oregon Kxperlmont sla
tioii ion the 1'orltaiid markets lust
week brought tho top, 3 2 cents
for tho steers and 11 cents for tho
helfeir. "They came very near he
lm; too fat," iaid superintendent
Robert W.ihy combe in an inter- '
view yesterday, "but they were ;
cciliiiiilv lino cinimiil" Tho Khiu i
study from a list of dairies of tle m(,nt cousist0( of s hojul. a lu, ,
carload. Another shipment of I
Hall neighborhood.
Visits
t-LA. James .Monughan, of Tou
cher. Washington, formerly of
thirt valley lino -been hero visiting.
She was tho guest of her daugh
ter. Mrs. Ona Rhodes but -spent
several days in different parts of
tho valley .among .friends.
Have fv On ' - ?
il.-f and Airs. Hilly Choate of
nea i' Hunvmerville aro driving a
hew Chrysler sedan tho last few
dy. They will notice a great
din?ienccv uiter naving -tinwii an
owen car lor .years. There arc ;
crowd of young people had nut.
bargained on tho severe storm !
which came up. during the day, i
and In that particular locality it
ir.it . .f nntiv i it i in bnds over the i assumed the. .proportions of a
vnitrv hut. ffw. If nnv. have as'l vount:- water spout. Some of the
many, and as rich cuioreti tunps
state. Kach dairyman will be vis
I ted at least three times In the
two yiyi rs. Approximately ' . Iluu
tifiliymen will be visited lit the var
ious counties of the Willamette val
ley; l oo In the coast region and
100 in eastern Oregon.
Results of this study will give
information as to costs of dairy
Mrs. kJivl 1'ark had fur her m ihuuim-u ... u..u. . ... uu-
at hcl hom.-J 1 "liuui;:. 11 will puiiu- m mi'.uis in
reducing co:is so mat increasing
cnmlpetition can ho met successful
ly, it; will show which regions of
tho state are best adapted to dniry
i n g w h e n j u d Red on the basis of
comparative costs, prices and mar
kets. The Situdy will deivi'mino
what factors in the internal or
ganization of it dairy farm are
most Important.
The work for this spring lias al
ready rtn coin-plot ed In I .am.
Unn, Ihniton, Polk, , ami Marion
rs soon as the Willam
ette' valley counties are completed.
near IMehsanl orovc, aits, imi
iMttreiil of Hummerville, M r s.
Ruth Rolljns and Airs, lllailie
Wise of imbtciV '
JIjivo Ktoriny Session
Tho senior class of the Imbler
high school Is to be graduated on
next Thursday, evening, May 22.
Wednesday the class.with some of
tho teachers started on their an
nual picnic, having chosen one. of
the. pretty, places on Indian creek (.oun'Ucs.
lor. tho day a icsuvmes. i mu j
the purvey crew will uwve to east
ern Oregon and from there to the
coast region.
leatures not. previously arranged.
but which all tho young people
entered Into voluntarily or per
force was a good sound drenching.
Arthur McAllsler of High Valley" a mud tight and numerous slips
as does Mrs. Choate.
Visits llrolhei
wan In mis vaney over uie witiv
end islting with his brother.
Recce .McAllsler of near island
City.
Having INriilc 'Jwlay
The children at the Kummer
vllle school and their teacher, Mrs.
Leslie are having their annual pic
nic today at thy Creek and with
this event tho work of the school
year closes. From all reports It
har. been a very successful year
and Mrs: Leslie has. bocn elected,
for another year's work.
and slides of cars off the road
grade. There were no. casualties.
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c; i ii ngc
When Rlue AD. grango meets
tomorrow at their hall near l.a
CViande , they will have the stu
dent.! at tho Kustern Oregon Nor
mal school who are members of
tho order, as their special guests.
School Diiyn, School May
Mrc. Oraco ICirtluy McNish. who
has been visiting aiaong her rela
tives and old iriends in this val
ley for the last few weeks was the.. H,,r, 0jv
inspiration lor a unmue kulhvi -int
last .Saturday afternoon In tho
women enjoying tho afternoon
were. Mrs.. Miles Woodell, . Ms.
r. Mrs. W. F. Brock.
Mif. W. R. Ledltetler. -Mrs. Wayne
l-Vizzell and Mr.-, Frank Mc Ken-
gold room at the l.n t.rano i'"" non.
tel. wiien Mrtf. Charles It. Siencor : o
and Mru. Reeso McAllister of the ' 0,'y Raisers
. l ouglas and Clatsop county
poultry program' aro -given as
exHmvlw of poultry exlensiou
work to 'be discussed by William
J.. Toutsch (ver station KOAC
Monday night, MfJ I!" "t 7 : :S 0
o'clock. This is the eighth of a
f erics on the work of Oregon's
county agents in the various agri-
Itohur M(4dy
Mrs. Charles Gekeler of Grange
Mall who is a patient.' at Ihe
Oraiide Itomle hospital following
a. serious illno.cn is reported to. be
improving nicely. ,
A Recognition
j Comes another lllusl ration of
I L'nion county boy who has gone
out Into tile world and mudt good.
This is the st(n-y, In only a glimpse
-or two. of An hur W. IJndsey,
son of Mrs. Alice Idndscy of Is
land City and brother of Mrs.
Carrie, II. Stelncuuvp, who wn.i born
I on the old homo farm of pioneer
Dolii" Qulllin? 1 I'i,lcntM. In the Iowa nelghhor-
A "number of the nt-others of hood. Wo are told that the
the senior capip-tlro fc'rouiv ul. fiiMier dlc,)l .when , this boy was a
Hen winl Grove met at the grange ",f,r" 'fn 't fell to the nether
hall Wednesday and worked dur- tu '- her Utile family of small
ir ihe i.rmrnnon on tho uui It ! mi all alone. A the age of
which tlw. irirls are making. The' 17 t,lls 0'' J messen-
baby beeves will be sent out from
tho station today or tomorrow,
Mr. Withy co mho reports.
These animalo were on feed for
120 days, were white faced cattle
and fioiu stock from the herds of
ex-governor WaUcr M. 1'ltMce, of
this valley. Charley Hunter and
Miw McDonald of Wallowa coun
ty. Their reed consisted of chop
ped alfalfa plus a grain ration.
"Chopped alfairu," said Mr.
Wlthycombe, ' If It can be pro
duced without too great expense,
especially if it. should be hay of
no: the best quality, would make
tho best feed, 1 am convinced. And
if we can work out soilio scheme
whereby thero could bo incor
poialed In with chopped till alia
enough molasses to kcp down the
dusti and with little expense, we
will havo tho ideal feed." That is!
one problem which they hope to
solve at the station, according to
Mr. Withycomlbe.
M. Withy cu mho returned from
Portland tho last .of .last week,
having accompanied the livestock
to that market.
cjich five years of service, M r.
hindscy was given a din mend pin
awarded only after a connect ion
of L'5 years and over. Mr. I.indsey
wan also given by his fellow as
sociates a beautiful painting "The
Rioneerf;" by the American artist,
Young- Mil liter, and this he pre
sented in lurn to the bank, to. bo
hung in one of the offices. In
reviewing the history of the hank,
, tho First. National Trust and Sav
ings Itank of Spokane, Mr. I.ind
sey told of an incident in connec
tion with a fire which the bank
(Continued on Page Ten)
ul'ev uero hostesses. - In the com
pany were a group of former
room-inialcs, of the years from tho
lirst grade up through high school,
and Mm Kiln Russell, of l-i
Grande, a teacher of the third
grade In the local school system.
Practically heedless to niy that
the afternoon was just a happy
one visiting, renewing oiu ac- j cUitUral enterprises of the slate,
duaiiilances, living over again Hut ; o
"golden rulo" days and looking at improving IKnr.c
pictures the Kind that every-j jj,-. nnu Mrs. Clyde Myers who
body has and looks at and laughs Jive llniir suiiutLcrville are making
and sigh.'i and weeps, pel haps, j somo eAtemlvc Improvements and
Thero were three present, Kd Jas- ' alterations about their country
ger boy in a bank. lie must have
done hi:i work well for Tuesday
of last week, all the employes and
attaches and their wives of one of
the largest banking hist it ul ions
in Spokane met at the Davenport
hclel and bamiuctted together with
this boy, now a man of years and
chairman of the board, as the
guest of honor, honored on ac
count ui ii is i j years oi i an n i in
service with that organization. It '
A SEASONABLE
RECIPE
Strawberry dam Cake
I cup of sugar.
;:-i cup of butter.
',1 eggs beaten separately.
I!-4 cup' of Jam.
l-:i cup of buttermilk.
1 (enspoon of soda dissolved in
the milk.
2 cups rake flour.
was also the -l-Sth anniversary of 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
ihe organizing of the bank. In 1 1-2 teaspoon nutmeg.
tho list of those who were given A.dd Mhfc beaten yolks, cream
jrrviei, pimi. following a long cut- butter and sugar, then add jam
torn. Atr. I.ludscy's name headed ,
the list and. instead of the ordixry
service pin which has a star for
flour and milk. Reat well and
add the spice. Last add the whites
of tly eggs. Rnke in shallow pans.
RANGE & LIVESTOCK, MAY FIRST
..cr bf Valeria district. Mrs. Mc
Nish and Mrs. Spencer, who were
graduated in the class of l'.iOl,
who, we believe were In the first
class to havo four fU years In
the high school in l.u Grande
That is. they, or part of them were
freshmen when the high school
started here, and .there was a
home, the work being done by
John Lewis and his iik-ii. Mr. and
'Mrd. Myers' homo is beautiful for
situation and when these invprove
ments aro mado It will be a very
attractive place.
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HOVO (JlKVStH
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cameron
Oregon Range conditions im- ! aro good wil h the exception of
t picture of that small beginning, returned Monday evening to their
proved materially during April ac
cording to the May 1st report of
the Federal State Crop Reporting
Her vice. Losses of livestock have
been light. Late lamb and- cuir
crop prospects aro generally good
throughout the flatc. .
Itniigi)-;
; iho entire school with tho two
teachers having plenty of room on j
nhe steps and somo to spare. Near
'the close of several happy hours.1
'-tho company was seated at one
"table and somo delectable refresh-.
nieniM were served. White they
.vero at the table the guest of !
honor made a very huppy speech.
. In the course of this she read a ,
resolution adopted by some who
.were present, who held member
ship In a Rachelor club organized
In 1 (;;. (All married now.)
Present at the party were Mr. and
Mrs. Kdward Jasper, Mr. and Mrs.
Avery (Peart Hunter) Harrison.
Mrs. Klla Russell. Matidc Shaw
Brookes. Maude DcLong Wull
. 'singer. Mntlio Synhorst . Techier,
Cora Harding Scott. Grace Child-'
cm St rel f f . MS na M u ri a y Rin k -man.
Mr:. McNish. Muble Hol-
brook McAllister and Carrie Huff
: Spencer.
Mrs. McNish was a daughter in
one of ihe prominent pioneer fam
ilies, her ratherMr. ICirtluy. hav
inir been a prominent merchunt
here AM years ago. Whe was nittr
rlcd 2 1 years ago and went to live
In Louisville. Arkansas. Two years
ago she moved to Detroit, Michl
' pan which it her present home.
She and her iidhe.r, M:rs. Dmnpn
left Iji Grande Tmvduy for Port
hind for h visit, then to Chehalls.
Washington to vi.iit Kills Klrthy
and wife, then to Ft. Smith, Ar
kansas, when M rs. Damon will
iimke her home with her dutisrh
te Mrs. C. S. ILirris. A Tut -visit
there Mr.". McNish will pro
ceed' to Detroit.
YMt
Mrt. Roy Hiilley had for her
guest Tuesday at her homo in
Ijtdd Canyon. Mr. apd Min. Ren
CVtner cf l-a Crandc and lira.
home at Raker after hnving been
here for a. wey dnys visit at the
homo of Mrs. Carrie 13. Htelnkamp
at Island City.
Hc'iiKi Again
M.r. and MiK Klwood Rowcn
have returned to their home in the
I try f 'reek neighborhood from
Hcrmlston where they had been
with Mi. Rowen's father who has
been very 111 but is how m'uch
i lit proved. Kmory Oliver looked
after their llveslock during their
absence from home.
Jtcnts Acreage
Karl Park has rented the Shaw
placn neap Summrrvitle which he
ir. farming this season in addition
to his own place at Pleasant
Grove. He is puRlng this place
in barley and was completing the
drilling this week.
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To Sturkcy
John Well. Jr. went to SlarUcy
today on business, M r. Wells in i supply of f--ed and am'ph
ih-t southeastern section of the
stale wheri;ver there are some dry
cows tm a result of dry range
conditions last full. The demand
for cattle In rather slow. Washing
ton cattlo are in ralr to good con
dition with h-ssrs light. Idaho
cattlo are in fine shape as ranges
The condition of Oregon Ranges are two to three weeks early.
In other rango states, call Ic
havo gained In flesh with early
and better feed and an gen.. "Jilly
in good condition except. tli.-.L rat
tle in Texas and Oklahoma arc a.
littfo thin with a few thin cattle
in pa rt of Montana and North
living in this vall.y hut has hi:
f-he'p on the Starkey place and
occasional visits to that
are necessary.
for Miy 1st, I i30 is above the
average of Iho past five years.
April rains helped moisture condi
tion materially. Prospects for
summer range are only lair, how
ever, as central Oregon needs
more inol.'-ture to insure grans for
the summer. Snowfall in the
mountains was generally short and
belmv . nvcragf moisture content
execpL lu Wallowa mountains and
( 'rater 1 jiko region where kihuv
I:; plentiful. Washington ranges
need more moisture to make km tu
mor and fall feed. Idaho ranges
urc In gooil condUion and there is
a big carry-over of bay.
Over the w estcrn rang- area
generally, feed whs greatly im
proved by ra lit" late in April.
Prospects for late spring and sum
mer feed is good except in areas
where recent rains have not over
come long periods of drought.
Ranges lu Montana. Wyoming.
Colorado. Idaho. Ctah and Nebras
ka are early with a generally good
i:iois-o'i!h-
tore except for dry xpo's in
ern Wyonmu', southern ' oimacio
section j and soiith'titrat and s-mthwest.
I ern Idaho. Range feed in Arizona
o I and New Mexico is good with fev,
Hnie Wa-houl I dry tpnts in -ast central and
-Mm. K. R. L'tn? "f north or ! yotiiheastern New Mejeo. The
Summcrville ha.-, received word long drought and short, feed vitua
from mrmbcrs of her faudly whfjtIon in Texas and Oklahoma was
liv; near Jeffrj-on. Kansas, to the i broken by la'e April rains ami
effect I hut lat week during the ( wil' improve rapidly, nim c nuds-t-t-vvm
storms which prevailed litjlur" is nede,J in v.cxt'-ni Texas to
the middle wpxt. a water spout overcome the long drought. :i H -vh.itcd
tht ir locality and com- I lornla lenperatur'-s were faver-
j.l'..ply washed out the crops
which they had In corn, oats and
everything. Fortunately, the
searon is not far advanced but
that farmers there are busy re
planting and there is still time
for a crop to mature providing
Cotfciny tt.;e happen.
Appropriate and Useful
Gifts for the IJoy or
(iirl Graduate. q
Luggage
Purses
Billfold
Diary Hooks
Trip Books
Gift Sets
Writing Sets
Card Sets
Come in and sec them.
able but r.ilnfall limited, range'
reed hi plentiful, hot w;d'-r and ;
summer feed prospects are poor j
w hero the rainfall has been light.
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Oregon cattle improved in on-t
iii.iii.ui uui wir, HI III IWIIIB II I III II M 111 1 1 I I'll If
ran? fte-I. C.:lf crop pro roc'.i 1 fSJMWWK$&WWWWY& fArrwtwrniff
GRACE
Harness Shop
These ai'c food days you'll never forget! Stores filled to overflowing with the finest flavored foods all
guaranteed! A wide variety of items from which to choose. Savings that will surprise and please you! Just
look at the splendid values below! Make out your list of food needs and visit your nearest MacMarr Store bright
and early to make your PERSONAL SELECI0NS from our many attractive displays.
RED TAG PRICES - SATURDAY - M0N. - TUES.
PINK SALMON
BOSTON CREAM PIES
SYRUP
COMET RICE FLAKES
RIPE OLIVES
Full Pound
Cans
Regular 25c
Value
Amaizo
Butterscotch
Lindsay's Medium
Sized Olives
Tall 9-oz. Can ... 15c
SEEDS
Big- Assortment
5c - 10c - 15c - 20c
MACMARR
COFFEE
A Special Quantity
Reduction with a Free
Measuring- Spoon
' (While they last)
3 Pounds.: ..$1.09
MOTHERS
OATS
With Chinaware
Premium
LGE. PKG 39c
LARD
Cars.ten's Brand
8-lb. Pail .... $1.25
APRICOTS
"Our Brand" Choice Tree
Ripened Golden Fruit in
Heavy Syrup, No. 21.
2 Large Cans . . . 45c
3 for .. ;. ; 45c
2 for . . . . . . 35c
NO. 10 PAIL for 79c
3 Pkgs. . . . . 23c
TREE TEA
Made From
Natural Brown Rice
In the Well Known '
Green Package '
During this Sale Your
Choice of Orange Pekoe
Black or Green Jap.
8-oz. Pkg.
39c
C0C0ANUT
BON B0NS
Assorted Flavors
Pound ........ 29c
F Colgate - Palmolive - Peet Co. Four Specials
A 11 r.1 t
iwv ui vmce
CRYSTAL WHITE
10 Bars for ZZc
PALM0LIVE-3 bars for 22c
Peels GR AN ULATED Lge. pkg. 39c
SUPER SUDS-3 Small pkgs. . . . 25c
j8p I
ilSudsj g
m corn
U m0
'ik'A
Keiiocoe
Ol.JF0kH.L4
FRUITS and
VEGETABLES
3 pkt;s. Corn Hakes 4 Q
1 Can Fancy Peaches TCtL
a.
In cur three hIoits you will find Ihis departmcnl "rif;hl out in front".
Fruits of all varieties the season affords vegetables with garden fresh
ness all prices that mean savings to you!
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