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GENERAL NEWS
VOLUME XXVIIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930
NUMBER 5
OVER
THE VALLEY
Mabel E. Morton, Valley News Editor
hones: Kesi deuce. Mala 9(iti; Office, Main COO
llitiul In WrhiBpr - --V
Mrs. Sam Williamson of Cove ave
nue suffered a very painful and quite
severe Injury yesterday ' when she
taught her left hand In the electric
wringer while assisting' with the
washing, me two amauer lingers
were' caught first and In her confus
ion refill 1 tine from that. Mra. William-
non tried to pull the hand from the
wringer. By the time the power was
fchut off the flesh had 'been badly'
torn from these two fingers and the i
back of her hand was budly lacerat- j
ed. It is nil very painful.
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Returns Home i . I
Rev. Josle Bloklund returned la.it
night to her home at Nyssa after hav-
lng had a brief visit with "her mother,
Mra. Mary Elokland and family near
Island City. Miss Blokland reports '
that Miss Mabel Aubln who lives with '
her nt Nysnu was quite 111 the firut
of the week having had a recurrence
of her old sinus troublo. j
Home From Idaho '
mis. Kaiph Wells and' children and
Miss Rhoda Jean Jasper, 'all of the
Valeria district, have returned from
their auto trip up into Idaho.
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Have New Car ' '
Frank McKlnuis and family of near
Gummervllle are driving a new Chev
rolet sedan.
Avium Home "
Mr. and Mrs. Irl Treanor and their
children have returned to their home
ut Walla Walla lollowing'a visit with
their former neighbors In the Moss
Chapel district.
C.lvei Farewell
Yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett - Blokland
near Island City, lrtends In the Is
land City community gave the Rev.
and Mrs. H. I. Hansen a farewell
party, the members of the Ladies Aid
society having been sponsors of the
lovely affair. When the entire com-:
pany had gathered. and:sthere must .
have been around 50 people present,
n short program was tjlven over
which Mrs. Blokland, president of the
aid, presided. Mrs. O.O. Snafer. chap- I
lain had charge of the devotlonals
and Miss Josie Blokland offering the
prayer. Mrs. Mabel Ansori gave an ex
cellent reading, followed by two j
pretty songs by Miss Edna Halley with '
Miss Mildred Spencer, at ' the piano.
Miss Josle Blokland gave a short talk ,
in which Rhe stressed the importance i
of the work which the -women of the
church are doing today, the worth-1
vhileness of it, the volume of it. J
Anita Hermann gave two very pleas- j
ing violin numbers, pleasing as she
always does, with Miss Spencer play
im the accompaniment. Miss Mae I
Ding, of- Foochow. China, was Intro
duced and she gave an; interesting
y talk, first along education lines, and
then speaking of present civil -conditions
in China and events which
land up to those present existing con
ditions. Mrs. Allen Shupe furnished
the next number on the program and
after reading one of GUesfs poems
on friends, she presented Rev. and
Mrs. Hansen with a beautiful mirror
for their home, 1508 M avenue In La
Grande as a gift from1 their Island
citv triends. 'Rev. Hansen responded
briefly. The afternoon concluded with
an hour or so of informal soeiabll'ty
and with the serving of a tray lunch
by the committee. ' .
To Funerul- - ! " '' " 'f
Mr. and Mrs. John DuhTstrom and
daughter, Delia Jean of Moss Chapel,
are In North Powder today attending
the funeral of Al Olson, a prominent
resident of that locality who died
Tuesday evening.
Brother visits - VM
Mrs. Ed Jasper of the Valeria dis
trict was quite delighted :";Snturday
when her brother, Gordon McDonald,
came tn for a brief vlBit over the
weekend, a few days from' a vacation
auto- trip. Mr. McDonald Is In his
junior year in the medical school in
Portland.
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At Romluwn -in ' "v
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Math'eson and
Marvin Matheson and r Arthur Man
were guests over the weekend at the
-Eugene Sixby home at Rbndowa. On
their return they .were accompanied
by Mrs. Sixby who is spending a few
days in La Grande looking aftsr busi
ness matters.
Visit Cousins . - ''''' '"
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shflfer of Bnke:
were Sunday guests at the" home of
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Shafer of near Is
land City.
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Last Call
This Is our last opportunity to urge
people all over the valley to pack
their lunch baskets next Wednesday
and get to the Eastern Oregon ex
periment station In time for the pro
gram in connection with the annual
county 4-H picnic, the annual all
county grange picnic and1 the open
house- or the- station. Bhould the
weather be favorable several hundred
people will, no doubt, be present and
in addition to the social features the
educational trend of the flay will be
very much worth while.
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Miss Dora Hutchison of near Unk -has
been having as her house-guest
her aunt. Mrs. K. H. Pratt of Pocu
hontas, Oregon.
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Mrs. Amanda Wagoner of near Sum-.-merville
who has been having some
trouble with gall stones is reported
as being much better.
Have New Son
A fine new baby son Is' reported at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Wright of fruitdale, since the 25th.
The babe weighed ten and a half
pounds and so far as we could learn
a line enough name has not yet been
found. He and his mother arc still
at the Grande Rondc hospital.
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Kecent guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Fisher and family
in the Willowdale neighborhood have
been A. W. Downer an old friend of
the fHmlly from Stanfield and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry R. Kell and five chil
dren of Pendleton. Hat-resting has
not yet started at the Planer place,
the 100 acres of wheat not having
been considered ready yet.
It et urn From Trip
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McNeill and
their daughter, Ruth, have returned
lroiu their auto trip to the home of
Mrs. McNeill's people at Newberg.
They report a pleasant vacation visit.
To Washington
Miss Minnie Holman of near Island
City started Wednesday morning on
an trip to Belllngham, Washington
and way stations, accompanying Mr.
and Mrs. M. Michelson of May Park,
who were going for their daughter,
Miss Amelia. The latter who is a
teacher at the Island City school has
been taking summer work at the Bel
llngham normal school.
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Foundation
The foundation of the new home j
of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wagoner Is in
and the super-structure will probably
be started soon. This new modern
bungalow which Mr. and Mrs. Wag-
oner are erecting on their aoreage in !
Fruitdale is but one more of the j
splendid new homes Just erected or j
being erected In that part of the val- j
ley. i
Something Wry New
We felt so sorry for some chickens
we saw out on the A. J. Stange ranch i
Wednesday, the place so ably operat
ed by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McClurc and l
their family and we wondered what I
the state humane officers would do j
to Miss Ruth McClure for dressing i
her chickens up in the old-fashioned j
"kitty hoods" on such a hot day a;i
that day was. But Miss Ruth marched
us bodily out to the chicKen pen and
onvfk us n Mnan nn v)ivj nf hpr ".!.
anese silkies," a novelty in the chick
en family and certainly something
vprv intprpatinif to look at. The birds
are about the size of - the bantles,!
have real black skin and are covered
with white down, so It looks, rather
than the coarse feathers. Mr. Stange
got the start of the small flock this
spring, e. rooster and two hens and
Ruth dow has a flock of seven of the
strong?., but very beautiful silkies.
aheV naturally very proud of them.
ThisV""Ch is a very busy place, but
an interesting one. There are about
100. turkeys which seem to be doing
very well, 150 geese, ducks in propor
tion and lots of chickens.
Ylsils iiundiiv ' .
MissHelen Britts of La Grande;
spent-Sunday at the nome pi mr. anu ,
Mrs. Julius Fisher on the Lower Cove !
road.
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Have New Truck .
E. H. Becker of the Valeria district
has a new Fork truck with dual
wheels to help with the work at this
busy season of the year.
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flti'K Farewell '". ' '
A farewell warty was given recently
ot the home of Mrs. Garret- Blokland
near Island City by Mrs. Blokland and
the members of her Sunday school
class of the Island City Community
church in honor of Lillian, Julia
Jane and Marclu Parker .who are
leaving soon for Kansas where they
will make their home. The afternoon
wa3 snent with games and music and
delicious refreshments. Daphne Bow
ery, representing the class presented
the girls with Borne gifts as remem
brances from their friends. Besides
the members of the class there were
present the following mothers, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. Fred Kiddle, Mrs. Blok
land, Mrs. Hagey and Mrs. Shafer and
also the Misses Margaret Alderman.
Ruth Cooper and Pmma Shafer. On
one other occasion, Miss Pluma Shaf
er and Miss Margaret Zurbrick also
entertained for the Parker girls.
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Hack to Idaho
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Mehl returned
Tuesday evening to their :home at
Glenn's Ferry, Idaho, following a. visit
with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. H.
I. Hansen. '
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NearhiR Completion
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Ward in Fruitdale Is rapidly hearing
completion. The structure is of the
bungalow type, modern throughout
and will make one more splendid new
house in that locality. Mr. Ward's
property is east of the school house.
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Uallv
Residents of the Island City com
munity are urged to remember the
Sundoy school rally and picnic din
ner next Sunday.
Visitors t At
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bates of the
Willowdale district have had as their
recent guests. Mr. and Mrs. fcucuc
McMasters and two children of Union
and Mr. and Mrs, Joe Bates and baby
son. The latter family has been nv-
I ing at Pondosa but has now moved
into La Grande.
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Receives Fine Bird
Mrs. George Chapman of May Park
who has one of the most scientifical
ly bred poultry ' flocks in Eastern
Oregon has recently added to her
pens a cock bird from the University
of British Columbia whose pedigree
runs back for three generations from
very high record hens. This univer
sity has the world's highest record
hen, which laid 351 eggs in 365 days.
By getting one of the cocks Irom the
above and by pedigreeing and trap
nesting for mauy years. Mrs. Chap
man Is justified in thinking that not
many, individual flocks can surpass
hers.
Visit '
Mrs. Prank McKennon and daugh
ter, Frances, of Imbler, drove to Cove
Tuesday and visited at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Harry iFsher and family-.
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VlitlU ill Valley-
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Miners and
their son, Gene and daughter, Doro
thy, came in the valley Wednesday
evening and visited through yestsr
day at the home of Mrs. Dougherty
at the Cove. The Miners family had
been on a camping trip In Idaho and
made the visit here on their way
home. Mrs. Miners was particularly
Interested in the. swimming prowess
of her niece. Miss Bernetta Musgrove,
who lives with Mrs. Dougherty. Ber
netta. eight years old is a regular
little water rat and Is one of the best
swimmers and high divers of all the
patrons at the Covo swimming pool.
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Have Large Party
In honor of their retiring president,
Samuel F. Andrews, one hundred and
twenty-five members of the Union
Stake, M. ,1. A. participated In" a pic
nic and swimming party given by the
stake and ward Wednesday evening
at the Cove swimming pool. The plc-
nln rounds accommodated the .largo
I crowd and the long procession of cars
, very comfortably. There were the
i splendid supper, a programme of
speaking and singing and the plunge
which occupied the evening up until
eleven o'clock. One pleasing feature
of the event was the presentation of
a gift to the retiring president, by
Pearl Lyman, president of the Y. L.
M. I. A.
, Annual Hazaar
October 17 Is the date set by the
officers of the Imbler Ward Relief
society for their annual bazaar. This
is one of the large affairs of the kind
held over the valley und the ladies
! have always had very good success.
1 To Coast
I J. J. Echroeder, president of thj
t board of directors of the Island City
school announces that their school
will not open until September 8. The
school has been practically "made
over" during the summor months and
will be in splendid shape for the
year's 'work. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder
and their two children, Alma and
Harry, left yestorday in their car for
the coast where they will have a
week's vacation.
Off For Teaching
Mrs. Lillian Allen and her daughter,
Iva June of near tho Cove left on
Tuesday for King's Hill, Idaho, where
Mrs. Allen will be on the high school
faculty this coming year.
Visit in Walla Walln
Mrs. George Carnes and daughter,
Lorene of the Riverside district, and
mrs. John Dahlstrom and daughter,
Delia Jean have returned from WalU
Walla where they spent three days
visiting with Mra. Harold Wooster.
Mrs. Wooster will be remembered as
t Miss Helen Smith formerly of La
i Grande.
(Continued on Vuko Kifrhl)
CATTLE MARKETINGS; FALL, 1930
Cattle and calf marketings for the Marketings will probably exceed last
last five months of this year are ex- yeiir ,from the northern plains states
llbSt'a.''Sd'SS " .- -a f-
to (he -full marketing' report or the! "os nncl from Knnsns and Oklahoma
Federal State Crop Reporting Service. 1 due to the delayed movement of cat
Oregon sheep and lamp marketings" tle trom the Flint hills and Osage
during the last lour montlis of 1930. ; . . . ,
It Is estimated, will "be neurlyl20 per pastures and to poor piospects foi
cent or 130,000 head greater than the ,"" forage production ui d fall
same period or last year. Limited hay pastures. Marketings will p obah ly
and range supplies are stimulating be smaller than lt year Iron the
the livestock movement. . wel fr the Contlne ntnl Divide
, , . . . , . where winter range and feed pros-
Beer outtle numbers are being in- ecto ,.0 generally bettor than last
Kmonnrl in armiA soot Inn K nf thn stntf r ....i t i,.l
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but for the state as u whole numbers
are about the same as nst j'e,ar. TherfrJ-:
is a general tenuency co decrease
sheop numbers, especially where feed
supplies are short. Marketings 01
sheep other than lambs will probably
be about the same as lust year, prac
tically all of the increase in market
inns beine In lambs. The fall move
ment is expected to be earlier than !
last year to avoid shrinkage of lambs
on dry ranges and pastures. The con
dition and weight of lambs up to the
present time, has been about normal.
The marketings of cattle from the
17 western states those west of the
line of the Missouri river during the
five months August to uecemoer.
will probably not be greatly different
Irom last year, rnis estimate i ucm
upon conditions prevailing about the
middle of August. There Is little pos
sibility of much improvement in win-.
ter range ano ieeu crop piuijci.o
most of these states from now on.
but a further decline is possible, es
pecially in Oklahoma and Texas, It
normal fall moisture is lacking. Any
material further decline 1b apt to re
sult In marketings considerably larger
than last year.
If range and feed conditions were
average over these states a material
reduction In cattle marketings would
be the reaction of cattle producers to
the sharp drop In cattle prices. The
general disposition is to hold market
ings to a minimum whenever this
does not involve the necessity of pur
chasing additional feed supplies.
Range conditions In many or the im
portant cattle states, however, are
poor and prospective supplies of feeds
and forage are short. Where tuch con
ditions prevail, heavy marketings of
cattle are to be expected since there
seems to bo little disposition to con
tract further obligations for the pur
chase of feeds to carry increased
numbers of cattle and financial con
ditions would hardly make such ac
tion possible if deslrea. -
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Marked down lug
gagepurses and
billfolds. 20 per
cent for 15 days.
And 15 per cent of
our complete har
ness at same.
Grace
Harness Shop
The all-important principle
1 i
tn. ma&ing jelly
is the same in
roasting HLLSj
BROS COFFEE.
Add the warm sugar to the hot
fruit syrup a lit'!' "t a tinu to be
sure of perfect jelly. Hills Bros.,
by their patented, continuous proc-1
ess Controlled Roasting insure
evenly roasted, full-flavored coffee
because they roast only a feu',
founds at a time. No other coffee
tastes like Hills Bros, because
I r, U routed the same way.
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tptmd with tkt
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C O A C H
TO PORTLAND OVEP
LABOR DAY
GOING
Saturday August 30th
Lv. La Grande G:45 a. m.
or Ci'lS p. m.
Ar. Portland 5:30 p. m.
or J:l.r) a. m.
RETURNING
Sun. Mon. or Tucs.
On any regular train from Portland
Tickets honored ONLY in coaches of trains scheduled
above. Baggage will not be checked.
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY
N PACIF1
.1. II..KEENEY,
Agent,
La Grande, Ore.
light, and from Colorado and Ne
braska where range conditions are
good and feed production ample. In
Texas the low pasture and range con
ditions of August 1 have not yet been
relieved. Unless ample rains come
within the next month range and
feed prospects will be very poor.
While present indications are for a
considerable reduction in marketings,
continued drought may force heavy
lato shipments.
To date few cattle or calves have
been contracted and corn belt feeders
have Indicated that tney will buy a
larger proportion of their supplies on
public markets than for several years
past. While total corn production in
the corn belt states wlii be very short,
production in the principal cattle
feeding areaa will be relatively much
hotter than in other sections, and
supplies of other feed grains and hay
uio iny targe. Recent rains havo im- 1
proved corn belt pastures and normal ;
rainfall during September will Insure
an abundant supply of fall feed. I
The- probable shipments of slwep
and Iambs from the 13 western sheep
states during the last four months of
1930 will bo about 1,300,000 head or
16 per cent larger, than during the
last four months of 1930 and 27 per
cent larger than during the last four
months' of 1928. This covers ship
ments to market and direct to feed
lots. Most of this Increase will be in
lambs, the Increased movement of
sheep mostly ewos being estimated
at only 77,000 head or five per cent
larger than last year,
The movement of early lambs from
these states to the end of August this
year is estimated as1 about 300,000
head or 9 per cent larger than In
1929. This Increase In early lambs add
ed to the probable Increase In ship
ments during the last, four months Is
auout equivalent to the estimated in
crease in the lamb crop in these
states. The western lamb crop of
1930 was estimated at about 1.600,003
head larger than that of 1920.
The estimate' of 'shipments this
year is based upon reports received
from a large number of sheepmen re
porting their , own marketings last
year and probable marketings this
year, upon estimates from sheepmen,
bankers, dealers, railroad officials and
others as to the probable shipments
from different states, and upon con
sideration of range conditions, feed
supplies and other factors that will
Influence the shipments. While sub
sequent developments in the market
situation and the feed outlook may
change considerably, the actual mar
ketings from the above estimate, it is
thought that such developments are
more apt to Incrt-aic than to decrease
thu movement.
Because of the small number of
lambs contracted cither by feeders or
dealers and the continued Inactivity
of dealers in states where a large part
.of the lambs are sold to dealers, there
is great1 uncertainty In these states as
to whut the marketings may be this
year. Unless such buying develops on
a largo scale during the next two
months, it is probable that a much
larger proportion of the shipments
this year will go to stock yards mar
kets than has been tho case In re
cent years, u
Peed production and prospective
winter range conditions for these
western states as a whole are below
last year and much below the average
of the post five shipments. This year,
however, the. low level of prices for.
old ewes and feeding lambs may have
the effect of Inducing many sheep-
men, who aro In a position to do so,
to retain such stock In the expecta
tion of an Improvement in the price
i situation. Tho number of ewe lambs
i to be held for breeding is question
able at this time. There is an evident
tendoncy to hold ewe lambs where
feed and financial conditions permit.
With a light local demand lor old
ewes und low prices, many old ewes
will be held on the range.
I Lamb feeding operations will be re
iduccd in Colorado and Western Ne
ibraska. In several western sections
that havo feed on effort will bo made
! to feed lambs before marketing rather ,
! than to sell feeder lambs at low
prices. ' -' ' . :fr- :
We join with thousands of other industries in paying tribute to the workers whose efforts have gi veil 11$' ouv '
modern convenience of business and home. The present-day efficiency of food merchandising also! owes it's!
favored position with you as food buyers to the men and women whose constant: thought and work' made-it'
what.it is. That is why we, as modern food distributors, say "Hats off to. Labor Day and to the ; workers
who' turn the wheels of industry and progress!" ' : ' '; ' ' . v '. . j r;
PRICES EFFECTIVE SATURDAY TO WEDNESDAY INCLUSIVE
Tru Bake
CRACKERS
Their flavor will win
you! Full 2-pound
Net Weight.
PACKAGE .... 29c
omul Sack
$1.35
.: $5.89
Van Camp's
. . SOUPS
5 Delicious Varieties
Available
3 CANS
25c
White Star
TUNA FISH
Selected Light Meat
No. Vi Can
1 FOR ...
39c
MACMARK FLOUR r
CANE SUGAR 100-Pound Hag
: DARIGOLD MILK ?SrL 49c 8J $3.89
LARD 8-Pound Can : : $1.19
CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP .. 33c
ROLLED OATS SSJrfel?- 39c
DRY BEANS Sffi; v! .' 33c
BUD WEISER tl'!1" .'. 25c
COFFEE ;'-,!;;::::::m!:"' : 1.. 39c
MATCHES Sr.IT.t.. ,. 15c
PORK AND BEANS KSSS'SJJX 25c
CAMAY SOAP
3 Bars For
25c
With One
Cake FREE
FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
s
Sweet Corn, doz. 12c
Cantaloupes, lge. 5c
Sweet Potatoes,
New Stock, 3 lbs 27c
Snake River Peaches
at the
Lowest Market Price
MACMARR QUALITY MEATS
Sold for Less
Our market located at the M07 Adams Avenue Store offers you
Quality Meats every day in the week at prices you can afford to
pay. Meat is now the best food buy. All meats are reasonable nt
this time.
Veal Roasts lb. 15c
Veal Chops lb. 20c
Beef Roasts lb.l7!2c
Rest Cuts.
Pure Lard lb. 12
In Rulk.
Mutton Sh'ld'r lb. 10c
Mutton Stew lb. 5c
Cottage Cheese lb. 17c
Sliced Bacon lb. 35c
Sugar Cured. -