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Ski drattite Swim n fainter VALLEY NEWS ct VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1930 NUMBER 279 fc1 GENERAL NEWS i I ! I M I. 1 : 'J C.J a OVER THE VALLEY M ubol E. Morton, Valley New IMltor 1'hoiies: IteMileiit t Mulu !H(; Office. .Mailt COO To lU'lum Ilome- al! of Mt. Glen recently had a cle- Wright and Miss Dcane Wright, and I tho home of Mrs. I, E. Chcnault Miss Ruby Felk. of Mt. Oldi, who j Ut;htful picnic at the Ked Apple farm ! also Miss Myrtle Wlcock. of La liar, been visiting and working tit Selah. Washington this summer. Is rxpectrtl home very soon. - near Lr. Grande. . Grande. with Mrs. U. O. Chenuult and Mrs. Ira Howell as assisting hostesses. Visit Cousin i Tin Gene McMillan of Union Is spend ing the summer at the home of his Mr. and Mrs. Rulph Wells visit at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Veach. 1 other choice blooms right now. but , 11. J. Maxfield, her sister, M ss Clara f more had been . generously shared I una ner nepiiew, jjeiiara o.snou ui - tvos Aiigeics uuuui uie niiaaze oi vie lliiiiin t-Vcnii Trill. mmiih Thau uHll .xolf n tit a trin in Mrs. Tom Wallsinger or tne Valeria : their car and Miss Maxfield will Join "lw f mu ....i . district Is home from her recent auto i them here for an uuto trip to various 0 places in Idaho. i Meet In l.a (.ramie lo I Miss Leon a Thornburg of near Jo- I'lm-huses Farm i srph came to La Grande yesterday i.ir.hn rtf TuMr rnlv ! td "let htT RUIlt, Mrs. C. K. TllCU'Il- ..., ininl. i, t w , Intra oi Ktimela. The latter returned To Halsc Chickens Wade Gray, who lives on the ranch oi his brother, Charles Gray and family on the lower Cove, has made p. start In the poultry business and contemplates enlarging It gradually. He has started his plant on the hills above the Gray place and this year raised 600 White Leghorns of a very good strain, some Hollywood, some O. 8. C. He expects to continue .Memo rial Sunday until he has around. 1500 luylng Members of all granges In the hens and will have equipment of J county are urged to remember and tho most modem Bort to cure for u make plans to attend the annual flock of that size. -j church Sunday to be held at Medi- o cal Springs on a week from Sunday, ; July 20. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Powers city. nave invuea tne grangers 10 dc ineir lEiillilhiK I l !:iirv ' Claude Noyfs, who operates a small , -n,',,,!,,. dairy, disposing of the bottled prod- Ul tlw Valeria district; ucts over a route in La Grande, is j Q ir-iking important Improvements and I additions to his plant, located on his 70 acre ranch near Mass Chapel. VMI- Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith coun- with others. The flower Harden has a nr. oyos j . MW"i ..w w,.w" trip to various Oregon and Wash ington places. Naturally she reports ; r. wonderful trip and a fine time. tlally. A new milk house has recent ly been completed which odds much to the efiiciecy of his plant. It is oi lmme construction stuntling oi r. cement floor, has three rooms, the holler room, sterilizing room and cooling rocm. lis is at present mllk- rarni iit.ur inwor r?nvn iw .1 w Hush i "urK ol immeia. i ne muer reiurncci mg nvo Jciseys and Guernseys. Lum- g the Fierce nei 'hborhood Is report- i to JosePh wllh her win make a her Is on the gnnyul for n fine new ed . The place consists of 800 acres : Khort vlslt ln tllut P:u t r Wallowa cow barn which will bo the next and Is all under cultivation. Mi and ! county. . sUp of progress. A Delco h;;hin Is building and buiUUng substan- children of Lu Grande were guests over Tuesday night at the home of their friends. Mr. and Mi-s. Leu Chit ders of lower Cove. Visits ln Country Mrs. Rue Laughlln who Is having r. two weeks vacation from her duties at the Falk store was visiting the first of the week at the Hugh Huron farm on Brooks Lane. o .Move To 1 mhler Mr. and Mrs.. Reed Hlbberd have moved from their former home in Willowdale to a house in Imbler. Mr. Hlbberd is farming on his own I place in Willowdale, j Has Flue Herd ' j Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hermann on i the Island City-Cove road have built I up gradually a fine herd of Jerseys and Guernseys. They are milking ten cows at the present time and j are selling their cream sweet. Mrd. Conley are moving from the place to the Wade home ln Island : guests on that occasion, with free ' use of the fine new pool at Medical. ! .P,B .L.i.(....u nr Toini rn This is also Memorial Sunday for Cove hlgnwuy ftnU adjucent district! the organization, and special trlb- i, , i,,..n ut...- utes will be paid to those who have Piiinne(1 picnic last Fridav Thev staiKls on cement foundation, with nimsflrt nwnv rlnrinu tlio Inch t u rt V . ' " i rnn'Allt. flrir ntwl tnv ul.ln.iifallo Ifullds (ianiRe N. M. Felk, who lives in Mt. Glen and close to the turn down to tho Iowa school. Is building a fine build ing on his place which will servo both as a garage and a workshop. It passed away during- the Inst two;nt Pl.ppk h''i n v cement floor and part side-walls vnnrn Mrs VfiXf ttntrnttir Prin-irin'i . ' - j i . . mwim lecturer Is making extensive plans llavo Fninlly CatherhiK For the first time in years, Mr. ami Mm. Frank Wright of the Valeria district hud tho majority of their children and their families with them on tho Fourth of July. All were system furnished tho power neces-, who llve(L in Klamath Falls. The wu. The Noyes p ace is quite Ideal ( family drove to Wallowa Lake where or a business of this kind Part of , they enJoyoU the celebration staged the acreage is in alfalfa, there is a by tno KraB0, ftU organization which splendid pasture and a .creel; running hno lhe hertrticst support or this through is a real asset. family. In the crowd were Mr ond Mm. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hel Itflativir. IMi-nU- vey and children of La Grande, Mr. The Ernest Znugg. Par.l ZaugR and Mrs. Bert Groiner. and children 1 Thero was a largti .Lvendance with UllteilS AL'illll j nm ViMtnnt fr.m I n nrn.l . uw uui.it.- aus. .,iy ruiiL-r ui ucnr nlso fTQm tne Cove u wu8 a pat Allcel and says that she has recently rlottc mt.eti,g In honor of the month, been given the two little Persian kit- inciUded in the prugram being the tens by Josephine Fisher of near , ,iajj SftiuU) lim, tt )reUy and appro. Cove. The two which were given to lritlte vocal number by Mrs. Lema her had been duly and previously ; Fullel.t The UuBlnetiS meeLlng waa christened Mae" and Mabel." Mrs. f prosiUel over by Mrs. Minn Standley Fuller says sho never could tell them j president. It had been announced apart, so the llttlo fat one she calls Uml a quIU dsplay WOUd be ueW, Mabel and the thin one. she calls , Xhl9 l8 the neighborhood where the Mae. since one or them was named , women have been having such won for Mae Steams, La Grande's jovial 1 derlul tlmc3 plecln(? an(l qunting photographer. Long life to 'em and (lurnK paat year, with some re muy Dickie be kind I j suits that are very beautiful Tho Ti IMrtliiml Mi. and M.-s. Paul KnautK and daughter, Lilian of the Iowa district, started in their car yesterduy for Portland where Paul appears as a member of the La Grande Municipal band. They drove first to Spokane for a short visit with Mr. Knuutz brother. Fred of Dakota who chances to be thero and go to Portland from there. . o A SpUmilld Miffing An aid society meeting with an unusual s.est was that one of the for the program oi the day. To Return Home Mrs. A. J. Feik. of Mt. Glen Is ex pected home within a few days from Clarkston, Washington, where she has been the past month receiving medical care. She is reported to bn much Improved. - ! large crowd and report an excep- i tiomilly good time. On their return Fred Zaugq inid Parley Felk families or Frultvnte. Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle I Alice! women yesterday afternoon at i guests during the afternoon were .asked to make their choice of the prettiest of tho old and tho new, some of the former being as much us 100 years old. The result was that Mrs. Everett Wallslnger's "Grandmother's Flower Gurden" wiifl given the most votes for the new "Koso of Shoran" for the old quilts. Tho tray luncheon was served at the close of tho afternoon. Let's see since Mrs. Howell was ono' of tho hostesses, by all rights, It should be mentioned that the color scheme consisted of tho national eolers, In (Continued on Page Ten) they went to the Reece McAllister home and had an evening of fire 'worku.. I o I Lovely Flowers Mis Lon Eyers. living near Cove has one of the finest beds or sweet peas to be seen anywhere in the val ley. Right now they are blooming most profusely great blossoms of many hues, and we judge of the Spencer variety. Wednesday althmgh : CoimInr From California Miss Ellen Maxfield. former teach I Ol- in fills loi)i1llv wlin Vinu lirton il.. -till i ..1.1... '''Lm'Lul'aTkeler who lives on his ' I'fi""8,."!"""?, ,'r'e,,' ""J,1 V.. '"nt'c' M. Kycrt homo Illlocl ranch between Allcel and Imbler Is reported as being 111 or typhoid fover. In udditlon to this being a heavy season for Mr. Gekeler on the farm, he is also clarinet soloist lu the La Grande band and it was necessary to sccuro a substitute for him on the band trip to Portland today. Visit Nepliew M. ond Mrs. M. H. Tucker of En terprise visited last week at the home of their nephew, Loren Tucker, in the Iowa district. o ;n Country Miss Nina Kome, a teacher In the La Grande public schools is spend- weeks Is expecting her mother, Mrs, with mammoth bouquets and still . COW TESTING IS VALUABLE TO COUNTY I DAIRY HERD OWNERS The mnln report of the Union coun ty Dairy Herd Improvement associa tion through its official tester, Huns Selsfors, has Just been made public following its return for correction from the state collece extension do ing her vacation at tho home of her j partment and is very Illuminating on sister. Mrs. Clarence Carter and fam ily on the Island City-Cove highway. Visits Miss Lavona Veach of Rloth Is the progress of the dairy Industry in this valley, Insofar as the hords' of the 3D members are concerned. These 30 owners of herds of 'larger or smaller proportions, all carried through tho entire year's work. In were on their way - up into Wash-, lngton on an auto trip. making a visit of two weeks at tho tnes0 iieris were 670 cows, of which home of her grand-parents, Mr. and 55u 6 went through tho complete Mrs.. H. A. March on the foothills yenr.s test. One of the most Impor north of La Grande. , tant benefits derived from tho work ' of the association was the locating mines To Valley ' of cows which were not profitable. Mr. and Mrs. Alverlo Beswlck of Hore the association rendered a good Nampa 'Idaho have been visiting service in that 147 cows were found with their friends and former neigh- t0 be boarders and were disposed of. bors in tne mi, uicu awimi. "" at a cortaln saving to the owner.. I "Average Profit l)li.l!l , ! Theso cows made for their pwner's IMiiThnses Machinery 1 average prone aDove the cost ol Enoch Johnson who owns and feed, of S96.19, and the average re operates what Is known as the old turn per dollar expended for feed Oeorge Pierce farm ln the valley amounted to 83.06. Tho average cost has recently purchased a new cater- of the feed required to produce 100 pillar ond combine. Mr. Johnson pounds of milk was 00 cents, while has 680 acres in wheat this year and It cost 19 cents for the feed sufficient believes that by using his own to produce a pound of buttcrfat. machinery he can harvest his lm- 1 The 659.5 cows made an average of monso crop most economically. 6710.59 pounds of milk during tho . o ' year and the average production of Finishes Another Hell. butterfat was 273.7 pounds. Tho avo- Lewln Lantz of the Covo hos Just rage value of the products of these completed and Installed another of cows was $142.90. while the total ave His fruit grading belts this ono ot rage feed cost was 40.71. This feed tho cooperative packing plant at cost was divided as follows roughage, Cove. This makes a total of eight $30.07 and grain, $10.04. of these belts which Mr. Lantz has t Ton nigh mid Low Cows made and lnstolled ond all are re- The re ort lnclutietI vcry ihterest portod to bo giving the most satis- , comparison of the ten high and factory service expected of them d r- the tm ,ow cows m tl)e 8soclnUon. lng the fruit grading and packing vernBe oer cow of the ten hlirh uonenn The eltzht belts are dlstn- " P . cows was, 11,350 pounds of milk. ouiea us joi.owsiwu . ...... 623 03 pounds of buttcrfat, a value of two at Union, one at the Blue Mt. product of $249.86, a cost of rough age of $35.95. a cost of grain of $26.89, Fruit exchange In La Grande and one . ' .,Qt '.. ' .,,,t 5l.rll.mn nt. The Dalles " above the cost of feed. The same figures were ascertained for the ten low cows. These showed Has Interesting Project . . , f , ... V.rn, nn overage production of 2.783 pounds rest of hi. : Bmll on the Clark farm Qf mnk 12QM dB Qf near iinuiti i nm. . . member' at the Imbler high school ore averages. TAio two herds pro duced an average per cow or 8160 pounds of milk, 403.50 pounds of. fat, ! wth a valuation of $104.31. Peed tor ' theso cost $72.51 leaving a profit per ' cow of $121.79. I The low herds averaged 4731 pounds ' of milk per cow and 199.94 pounds of fat. The total average value of the ' products amounted to $97.38. After paying $35.08 for feed a profit re-' ma Inert of $02.30. I Herds or :((( Pound Town Twenty-one herds out of tho 39, ! and these having five cows or more, averaged more than 300 pounds of fot. ! The names of the owners, the breed, the average production of milk and of fat are oh follows: Charles DeHassgrodo, Jerseys, 8880, 437.4. I S. T. Bailie, grodo and registered, Jerseys, 7031, 378.8. C, - P; Edvalson,- grade ""Holsteinb, 9716. 877.4 ' - - A. L. Becker, grade Jerseys and reg letered Holstelns, 8809, 375.7. Walter Vogel, grodo Jersoys, 7600, 1 347.0. , Ray Baum, grade Jerseys and Hol steins. 7830, 347.3. A. J. stange ranch, mixed, 8210, 340.8. : - 1 Ernest Kohler, grade Holstoln, 0007, ' 338.3. ! Henry Pries, grade Jerseys, 6757, 332 8. nv Gorman, grade Jersey, 0048, ' 330.7. E. H. DeLong, grade Jerseys, 0841, ' 320.28. Archie Conley, grade Jerseys, 0537, ' 320.7. j Julius Fisher, Durhams, 7637, 320.4. , B. H. VanDonge, grade Jerseys, 0503, j 316.9. 1 T. B. Johnson, grade Guernseys and ! Jerseys, 0932, 315.6. C. N. Ogilvle, registered Guernseys, 1 1 6205, 314.8. . 1! R, S. Comstock, registered and grade I Holstelns, 8011, 314.0. - Bort Grout, grade Jerseys, Holstelns i and Durhams, 7798, 312.5. Prank Wells, grade JerBeys and Hoi- . steins. 0378, 308.8. ! Victor Johnston, grade Jerseys, 0169, 307.0. ! Wayne Prlzzell, grade Jerseys, 6668, 300.2. ; 31 100-l'oiind Tows In the association last year, 31 In dividual cows produced over 400 pounds of fat. The highest In this group was the fine cow of Charles De- ; Haas which has 035.3 pounds or rat to her credit. In the group of those cows produc ing over 350 pounds of fat and under 400, the names of 63 cows are given. Out or the 39 members of the cow testing association, it is reported that 23 have pure bred sires at the head or their herds. A PRIZE WINNER Hills Bros Coffee ... wes pounds fat. The average value of the prod- Ua nrnfpnt In this denartmcnt. u " cw. w . "-ubBi- V . Z. i .ni,iHc, ",itffo.- cost $34.36 and grain, $1.79 leaving a Ja. "n8,C,l'Sf" .decided Ir"t w of $23.74. How much r,'1 'l'' t V He h found a profitable were the ten high his hand at bees Ho has found a i These figures afppe lTosiaonhls would show that the owners o? the sTrm 1" h.mnknow. "He8wnyi their grain cost .25.10 more per cow , ' The value of the total gross product do tne resi. came to $189.98 more, while the profit A'KiK Mother .with tho first class was $103.28 more Mrs. Fred Welso of Baker came to than that of the second class, the valley and spent yesterday with , "lK", ' '"'r"s her mother. Mrs! Ira Howell In the ' A"olh!r Interesting comparison Valeria district and visited among made In Mr Selfors- annual report . : y . was that of the two high and the two her lrienas "crtjo ow producing herds, the herds chosen lliilsc Iteiinion 'or the comparison consisting of five The big annual reunion held by cows or more. The two high herds the members of tho Hulse family Is se'tc! consisted of 12 2-3 cows, scheduled Sunday. Monday a n d while the low herds selected consisted Tuesday. July 20. 21 and 22. That of 32 1-6 cows, and the figures given Ik a week from next Sunday and pluns are already In operation for this year's gathering. M:ie Pluiii A recent picnic party consisted of M. und Mrs. Clyde Myers unci i daughter. Lawanna of near Kummer ville. Dr. Belie Myers. Mrs. Kue Laughlln and Mr. and Mrs. Bennic Hicks ot La Grande. They spent the day at the Pine Cone camp. , Ha Tonsllectomy Young Edward Stonebraker of the Mo.ss Chapel neighborhood under went an operation for the removal o his tonsils the first of the week. The operation was quite successful and the lad Is getting along splendid- : ly. Install Machine L. J. Diercks of near Hunter Lake has recpntlv installed a new two : bucket. DeLaval milklnz machine on I In the above picture Keith McKln- his place to reduce the amount of nls. who won several blue ribbons at i j No bulk-roastinE process Can work necessarv to care for Ills dairy this year s stock show, is holding the o- D I herd. At present 20 cows are being fine registered Hampshire belonging produce Such 3l rich, delicious miiki .i nvi,.M no in Riihhv Miimn Bnhhv wns nnt nt. whole milk. Mr. Diercks has Si the show this year because of the acres of bis place In alfalfa the first conflict with the 4-H summer school cutting which is being made now at the state college but his registered i being of a vcry good quality. Other sheep were there. This buck weighs crops on the place are such as can 250 pounds, shorn, this year at stock ' be used for feed for the herd, barley. Ehow time. This Is the animal which oats, wheat, etc., etc. I was shown as a fat lamb at the state o : fair last year. He took first and Make Vlll champion ln the open class at Union Mr. and Mra. H. A. March of the last year, first ln the club class last foothill road rave returned from 'year and first and champion this, Kleth. Oregon where they made a year. ; 0 1910 I its rare flavor to the prin ciple you folloiv in making mayonnaise You add the oil a little at a time to prevent the mayonnaise from separating. Hills Bros, roast iheir coffee a jew founds at a time to prevent variation in flavor. That's I why this patented, continuous process is called Controlled Roast- I flavor. Frtih from A criminal vacuum pack. Eatity eptatj with tht ity. Lfk far tht Arib tit tbt can. FOR WEEKS we hixVt looked .forward lo the privilege' of "presenting 'for .your approval our remodeled hew style MACMARR Food Store, complete with our own MACMARR owned and operated modern Meat Market. NOAV IT IS READY! We invite you to visit this store No. 296 at 1407 Adams in l.a Grande to join us in the opening presentation and to profit by the low prices in the "Red Hot" food event of the summer Our July Jubilee Sale. Prices apply in all MACMARR Stores in Lit Grande. JUBILEE SALE PRICES GOOD UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT X.. WIMWWga1BW!fflrMMieCTg I 'IjMMIiiPtyii' II IMIiill'aalltlal MWMMIWlllllllllltMMilllllMlH' 1MI1 HI Mill lllll WHIM I mil iimm SUGAR 'II- CERTO I Pure Cane Granulated 25 LBS. $1.38 Anyone can make perfect Jelly with Certo BOTTLE CRYSTAL WHITE America's Favorite (Limit 10 Ba.rs) MACMARR FLOUR $1.49 .Guaranteed to Please 49-lbs. 3c 8 TALL CANS 49c RICE FLAKES Comet Brand Made of Natural Brown Kice Keg. Pkg 5c 25c '.MAYONNAISE ' . Foods, Pint . . :. .. .. .. . . ...... 33c : . MOTHER'S OATS: With China Premium LARGE PKG. . .. 35c LARGE WHITE PEANS 5 Lbs 39c GINGER SNAPS Bulk, lb. 12c . MATCHES Buffalo Brand Carton, 6 boxes .... 14c FREE - ROOT BEER With rvory punlui'c uf mil or nvr iikuIi1 SATI'llliAV in our in-w Self Sen he Stnrc or In rmr :ii'.Miirr Meal )eiurlin(-iil f uHl ivc frt-c i llrkft cnl It U tit: Ihf Iml.lcr I-. ;i l.AICl.i; (il.ASS III A A It IKKII IU I K. MACMARR QUALITY MEATS SOLI) FOR LESS (UllliltK V(H HI'K THIS SKiN IT 1NIHCATKH A ,M M.Utlt (vm:ii MAIIHKI) Cut. rliis the l,;i (ir.-iiiilc Drld with n MACMAItlt oniicd ami oiiratr(l Men I Murk e t luit only hrrn (linn utter eurelul plniuihiK lo Ins lire t lint Hi- wiiuhl he ii hie to otter yotl t lit he a hi niiuHly ineiits ul Inner lii lee" ! very iluy In I he w eek! ALL STEAKS S, ('lit from oice Hcof, lb. Hulk. CursU'irs Pure, lb LAMB RIB & LOIN CHOPS, lb. 29c SPRING LAMB IS,,, , 22 C LEG 0' LAMP,, lb 27'C VEALitoastSound 17c COOPS, lb liuiLED HAM S.wu;.:. COTTAGE CHEESE SmCa; ,b 22K2C 55c 17c STANDARD CORN Good Quality Iowa No. 2 Can .. .. .. .. 1QC GINGERALE Cliquot Club Full Pint Bottle .... 15c We Reserve the Right To limit quantities on all items. No sales to dealers. rTTrivnT7ii- MacMarr. Fancy Fresh Churned Creamery SATURDAY ONLY 2-lb.Koll 65c BANANAS Pound 6c PRICES EXCEPT MEATS GOOD IN ALL .'! LA GRANDE STORES mm mm mm; ft--' pa1- mm r J
