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Friday, January 23, 1931 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA. GRANDE, ORE. Page Seven X OVER Children 111 Clurk Hartley, yoing son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hartley of near Cove Is reported as being 111. Gets Braces i - Claude Hale, mayor of Imbler. whose case has attracted county wide Interest since he was injured early last summer, has received his braces now and is attempting to use them at the Grande Ronde hospital. The first attempts were not overly encour aging, it is reported. ; Have Less Irrigation There are some Interesting figures given in a recent bulletin issued by the bureau of census, Washington, D. C-, In regard to irrigation in Ore gon. The figures given are results of the 1930 census and some com parative data from the 1920 census. The 1930 figures being preliminary are subject to correction. In th"en tire state of Oregon, the acreage ir rigated in 1930 was 937,068, which was a decrease of 5 per cent from the h fig lire of 1920. The acreage enter prises which were capable of irri gating In 1920 was 1,344,920 and In 1930, 1,188,020, a decrease of 11.5 per cent. The irrigable acreage In enter prises in 1920 was 1,925,987 and in fyh930. 1,531.232, or a decrease of 20.5 "per cent. For Union county the fol lowing figures were given In the pre - limlnary report: Acreage irrigated In 19 JO. 38,479; acreage irrigated In V 1920. 63,183, or a decrease of 27.6 ; per cent; acreage enterprises were : capable of Irrigating, in 1930, 40,874; . acreuge enterprises were capable of ; irrigating, in 1920, 61,444, a decrease ) of 33.5 per cent; irrigable acreage in a enterprises, In 1030, 41,794; Irrigable acreage in enterprises, in 1920, 69, 414. a decrease of 39.8 per cent. Have Doctor Dr. C. E. Calame. who is also Rev. C. E. Calame, pastor of the Metho dist church at Cove, has been kept quite busy during the recent epi demics in that community. Cove people aro appreciating the lmmedi- time. To Other Valley v ' Glenn Lincoln and his two daugh ters, Neva and Rita of near the Cove left Monday of this week for Eugene where they will spend the rest Of the winter. The two girls will be with their aunt, Mrs. John Marsh and will finish the school year In Eugene. Rita Mary has lived with her aunt since the death of her mother when she was a tiny baby, until the past summer when she came to Cove . to ho with her own family for a time. Mr. Lincoln will visit with other rela tives near Eugene and hopes to find work later on. .'-.. .Go Skiing A number of young people from Allcel and Cove enjoyed a skiing party Sunday on Fletcher's hill. This is a favorite spot for skiing. Miss Doro try Barker who was one of the party, says the beauty of the scene was one which will not soon be forgotten as the sun striking through the banks of fog below them, was Indeed a sight. - Club Entertains ' The members of the Pep arid Step club of the Summerville Rebekah lodge entertained the rest of the membership af tervho: tegltlaV" meet ing held at at the hall on Wednes day evening. The club gave a pro gram of music and readings and con cluded with serving pie a la mode. Dinner Guest Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Chadwick of lower Cove had as a guest Sunday for dinner Dr. C. W. Tenney, presi dent of Gooding college, who occupied tho pulpit at the Cove Methodist church on Sunday. President Happily surprised Mrs. Garrett Blokland who works so hard as president of the Island City Ladles' Aid society was most hap pily surprised yesterday when tho aid met for an all day meeting at the home of Mrs. Joe Perry. It had been announced as an all day work meet ing with a pot luck lunch at noon as Island City ladles are quite con scientious and always are on hand for the quilting or other handwork that needs attention. And they came In large numbers. The lunch was served shortly afteer noon and was most complete. When the meal was nearly over Mrs. J. M. Bowery appeared car rying a wonderful birthday cake and she stopped right in front of Mrs. Blokland. That let the secret out it was almost Mrs. Blokland's 57th birthday and the cake wos baked by Mrj. Boweery in honor of that event. Mrs. Blokland told her friends that although this was her 57th birthday this was the very first birthday cake which she had oil for her very own self. After the dinner there was a business meeting over which Mrs. Blokland presided. Rev. Hansen, for mer pastor led In the prayer and Mrs. N. E. Hershey gave an appropriate ,v reading. Plans for the tin-pail or 'ld"fashIoned school party which Is ' to be given a week from this eve ning were discussed. The business all attended to, Mrs. Bowery appeared with another surprise and this Was a handkerchief shower when Mrs. Blokland received numerous and dainty gifts from her friends and co workers In the aid. It was a very happy day for all concerned. Meeting Today The Countrywomen's club is meet ing this afternoon at the home of i Mrs. Rcece McAllister near Island i City, with Mrs. C. B. Spencer as the assistant hostess. I Dinner Guests j Mr. ond Mrs. John Dean of lower Cove had lor their dinner guests on i Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. E. t R. Rlngo of La Grande. Mrs. Dean i served one of the dinners for which I she is famed and the evening hours ' were spent Informally. Quilting nee Mrs. Frank Woodell of Summer ville gave one of the famous quilting bees Tuesday of this week and from ' nil accounts it measured up pretty I well to the others which have been : held. She had for her guests during the day Mrs. Ray Hug and Mrs. W. A. f West of Pumpkin Ridge. Mrs. Burt ; Oliver. Mrs. Charles Sanderson of Dry ; Creek. Mrs. J. J. Wagoner. Mrs Claire Hamilton, Mrs. E. Sanderson, Mrs. ; Wayne Park, Mrs. Ed Combes and Mrs. Bouy of Summerville. Mrs. Woodell served a chicken dinner at noon, and she Insists that this time , she did not serve 30 kinds of vege tables, though we will wager she had 35 (not counting egg plant). The portion of the day which was not i spent eating was put on Mrs. Wood- , ell's pretty quilt. , 1 Doe Not Gain The condition of Mrs. Mary Murch- ; ison who has been bedfast at the home of her son, John Murch Ison 1 of the Pleasant Grove for two weeks or more, is reported as being very grave. Her daughters. Mrs. Earl Pork of Dry Creek and Mrs. Wilson of La Grande are assisting in her care, j THE VALLEY Mabel E. Morton, Valley News Editor Phones: Residence, Main 96G; Office, Main 600 Moves Sheep Robert French moved his sheep from the winter feed yard- to the lambing sheds at North Powder, a distance of about seven miles, on Monday. They report that there was about a foot of loose snow at the time the sheep were moved and that it was slow work. Mr. French ex pects his sheep to begin lambing in about two weeks. Comes to Grandparents' Gerald Moss of Portland arrived in the valley last week and will be here for the remainder of the school year, making his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Moss of Moss Chapel. Party Tonight The Ladies' Guild of the Ascension Episcopal church of Cove Is giving a no-hostess party this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bertsch on the Mill Creek canyon road. To this all members of the guild and their husbands have been inviteed. Loses Valuable Cow F. W. Hawkins, who lives on the Union-Cove highway had the mis fortune Saturday to lose a very valu able cow, one of the high grade Jer seys from Ills herd of 14 head. The animal had been sick for ten days and Mr. Hawkins had doctored her for pneumonia as she had symptoms of that disease. During all the time, the animal suffered greatly and while everything was done In an attempt to alleviate the pain, she did not respond to the treatment given. A post mortem was held on Sunday and a big rusty nail was found piercing the animal's lung. This Is the fifth cow Mr. Hawkins has lost in the two years he has been living on thlB ranch. The first one died from eating wild parsnips, one from milk fever, one which appeared to have the same trouble as the cow which they lost Saturday and the - fifth one. which died about six months ago had a wire In her stomach that had also pierced her heart. Home From Hospital Lyle Ledbetter who has been at the Grande Ronde hospital for almost three weeks following an operation for ruptured appendix has made splendid recovery and was able to be taken to his home near Allcel yes terday. Wind lilts Roads The severe winds of the past few days have played havoc with the roads in many sections of the varley. Even between La Grande and Island City, the drifts were quite sizable and far ther out on the Island City-Cove highway the snow plow was at work Wednesday and presumably yesterday where snow an dirt had drifted the roads and made them impassable in many places. Several cars were stalled in the road between Summer ville and Island City yesterday and even the county plow was stuck for a time until the caterpillar was brought to drag It out. TENTATIVE PLAN JSJGIYEKOITLEQBL TRI-CO. CONFERENCE A tentative program for the com ing Economic Conference to be held at the Sacajawea Inn, February 10, 11 and 12 has been Issued by county agricultural agent, Harry G. Avery, who is working out the details of the important gathering in cooperation with the Union county chamber of commerce and the extension service of the Oregon state college. An in novation this year Is tho series of group meetings to be held at dif ferent county centers during the week preceding the conference. The object of these meetings, Mr. Avery states Is to give some of the same information to be given at the conference to in dividuals in the communities who will be unable to attend all the con ference sessions and it is expected. In turn, that these community meet ings will stimulate attendance from those same localities. The farm crop section meets on the opening day, February 10 with J. A. Gasklll as the chairman. In this pro gram an attempt will be made to point out ways of substituting other crop-reducing costs, etc. A report will be given of the Union County Grain Growers association and timely topics will be presented by specialists in this field. On the second day. the horticul ture group will meet and it is re ported that the most important thing at this group meeting will be the re port of the state wide cherry confer ence held last month at Corvallls. The program will also include a study of marketing and new methods. H. H. Weatherspoon of Elgin will act tse the chairman of this group. The poultry group also meets on the second day with Frank Webb of Hot Lake acting as chairman. Here poul try growers will try to determine whether lower feed costs are suf ficient to show a profit in poultry under present conditions. AGAIN AVAILABLE In La Grande! 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Portland attorney, who has held the position for some time, but who has re cently asked to be relieved of her duties because of other work. Miss Nye's selection for the chairmanship was due partly to the fact that she was chairman of the New York state committee before she came to Ore gon. The history of the organiza tion began when Herbert Hoover be came Interested in a similar Institu tion in Ohio ond in a speech recom mended It for a nationwide move ment. Mrs. W. B. Moloney, editor of Delineator magazine, noticed the review of the speech and developed plans for a Better Homes week, which was so well taken that a foundation financed the plan and provided for1 headquarters In Washington, D. C. with James Ford as the executive director. Start Home T. C. Hefty, orchardist, who lives above the Cove, took Mrs. Hefty and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Un derwood to Union Junction early Wednesday morning where they boarded the train for their home In Grand Valley, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Underwood came to Cove several weeks ago to visit their daughter, expecting to go on from here to Coll-1 for ilia where they intended to re main for about three months. Mr. Underwood was taken ill soon after his arrival and consequently the two decided to return to their home as soon as his condition would permit. The ambulance which was to have taken Mr. Underwood to La Grande became stalled in a drift near the Hamann ranch in the valley and was unable to make the trip, so Mr. Hefty took the party to Union Junc tion Mr. Hefty reports that Mr. Un derwood arrived at the Junction with no ill effects from the ride apparent. Mrs.- Hefty accompanied her parents as far as Ogden, Utah and will then return to the valley if her father's condition seems to warrant her leav ing them. Steps On Nail Donald Gale of near Union has been experiencing much pain from a recent accident in which a nail penetrated his foot for some distance. We are not certain if we were told that the member had become in fected, but Mr. Gale has been having much trouble with it. Is promoted ' Relatives in the valley have re ceived word that Clarence Bean, for merly of Elgin who left that com- The program of the dairy meetings, which come on February 12 and with Dr. Phy as chairman, will be built around the year's cost of pro duction study which is going on in this and other counties throughout the state and will attempt to point out ways of reducing costs. S. E. Miller of Union, an officer In the Oregon State Woolgrowers as sociation and one of tho most promi nent sheep men of Union county will preside over the livestock division on tho last dny of tho conference, The livestock program will be based on better marketing, cheaper production and a study of financing. The Community Meetings The community meetings are tenta tively arranged for Elgin. Imbler, Wolf Creek, Union and Cove. The topics to be considered from state specialists are: Dairying How Production Costs May Be Lowered; Contagious Abor tion; Pastures. Horticulture Fruit Outlook and New Methods. Livestock Marketing Plans; Fi nancing; Legislation. Home Kcnnomlt's Sessions Mr. Avery is in correspondence with Miss Clarlbel Nye, state leader of homo economics extension on a pro gram for the women of the county. Nothing definite along this line can be announced as yet, but it is ex pected that this division will be ad dressed by strong speakers anl along lines of practical interest to Eastern Oregon women. The annual economic conference held in January or February of each year has come to be one of the most outstanding events in the year in this county, and the success which It has attained in previous years has given Union county an enviable rec ord among the other counties of the state. muni ty some time ago to take an im portant position with Montgomery Ward & Co. has had another pro motion. He has been taken from the managership of the Los Angeles dis trict and has been transferred to the main office at Oakland, Cal. To Baker Mr. and Mrs. Pat Powers of Medi cal Springs Jeft yesterday for Baker where they were called by the death and the funeral of Mr. Powers' sister. Mrs. Powers had been visiting among her many friends in La Grande for several days and Mr. Powers came to the city for her on Wednesday. Has Operation Mrs. Amy Valentine of the Cove who was taken to the Grande Ronde hospital last week was operated Tues day morning of this week and re ports from her bedside are quite en- j couraging. Mrs. Valentine had been under the doctor's care for some time as she had been suffering from dla- betes and later she had an attack of I the flu. The operation was for the removal of gall stones. Organize New Group A new camp fire group was or ganized at Cove Friday evening, the old group the Nlssaki having been one of the old groups in the valley. This organization is made up of high school girls with Miss Mae Hileman as guardian. The officers elected are: president, Eleanor Davis; vice president. Katherlnc Davis; scribe, Ruth White. Other members of the new group are Aida Blank, Evelyn Hagey and Lavene Hallmark. Maxlno Towle and Jean Miller who were members of the Nlssaki group are transferring to the new group. Miss Hileman, Miss Thelma Anderson, guardian of Ahe Nlssaki group and Mfss Margaret Hubbard each gave an interesting talk on camp fire work and ideals. The new group will meet on Thursdays. Give Dance A Ifirrrn nnmnnnv nf nnnnU n-n ed a dance given Saturday evening at thn hnillo nf ILfi- nnrt ft..- T., n shears on lower Cove. 46 being the uuiuuer present. Aivin Lioid played the violin with various people helping Out On tho Dinnn nnrf Prwl nrictnm cauea the dances. A lunch was served to those present, all of whom ' report a very good time. t To Baker i H. G. Avery, county agricultural agent, went to Baker yesterday where he spent the day looking after mat ters of business connected with his office. Home From Visit Mrs. Haskell Bloom and baby daughter, Beulah Mae have returned from Haines where they visited- at the home of Mrs. Bloom's mother. Mrs. Tibbs. Many Storm-stnyod A Week fiiro todnv ivp hnri n hrlrf story concerning . the anniversary dinner given on Thursday evening This Fine ALLUftfOE f LOUR 11 1 1 . I improves an Not just your cakes, or your crullers, your pies or your popovers but everything you bake I And no wonder I The unvarying quality of Sperry Drifted Snow Flour gives richest flavor, most delicate texture, airy lightness, snowy whiteness every time. "It is the ideal type of all-purpose flour", say leading cooking authorities. Its unvarying quality has made Drifted Snow the largest selling flour in the West. -AT RMTI.IMU!flM 1 NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK JANUARY 22 (Budget WHY MAKE A BUDGET? 1. Moans systematic saving. 2. Helps to eliminate waste. I!. Makes it possible to give more. '1. Is using; good business judgment. 5. Helps you to plan spending, fi. Helps you to spend more wisely. 7. Helps you to know how much your taxes should be. S. Helps you to know how much should be in vested in life insurance. !). Helps you to so distribute large items of expense over the year that they can be more easily met. 10. Relieves you of the constant worry as to how you stand financially. La Grande National Bank by the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges of Summerville in which the members and their families shared. It was an exceptionally happy party with a very large crowd present. Dur ing the evening, however, a strong wind, for which the valley Is so very famous came up and clogged up the roods in nearly every direction from, Summerville. Those who had to go long or short distances had trouble. many naa to leave their cars, walk for teams to pull their cars out and several were delayed as late as Fri day afternoon and some even, until Saturday afternoon to get through the roads to their homes. j To Have Party i Tho Epworth League, of the Island City communjty church will have a party this evening at the home of , Albert Wardell in the Island. At urny's ! Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lovan of Un- I Ion have gone to the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Gray on lower Cove whero they plan to make an indefinite : stay. . Club Hears Kevlew At their monthly silver toa held I Wednesday afternoon at tho home of Mrs. Logan E. Anderson, the members ol the Women's Improvement club of Cove heard Miss Amanda Zabel of La Orande give her very fascinating review of "Tho Green Pastures." This was the eighth time Miss Zabel had been asked by groups in various lo calities to give this review and the Cove women on Wednesday, as have all the preceding groups who have heard it were delighted with tho pro- ' gram. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. J. R. Fletcher, president of the club. Tea was served following the program by Mrs. A. G. Conklln as sisted by Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. J. R. Price, Mrs. Chris Bertsch, Mrs. W. A. McNeill and Mrr Anderson. lias Neuritis Mrs. Ralph Corns toe k of tho Mill Creek canyon road has been suffer ing considerably the last few weeks from neuritis. A SEASONABLE RECIPE Fig Pudding 2-3 c. minute tapioca 1 V-i c. light brown sugar t c. water 2-3 c. figs or dates 2-3 c. nuts 1 T. vanilla Soak tapioca In water a short time, add sugar, figs or dates cut fine. Cook until the tapioca Is clear. Add xiuts and vanilla. Very nice poured over the well beaten white of one egg. Pour In mold and let cool. Serve with whipped cream. Try it I nome Dating i Tune in on "Sperry Smiles" pro gram over the N. B. C. every Tuesday, Thursday ond Saturday evening at 8:45 KFSD, KECA, KGO, KGW, KOMO, KHQ. Day) 14 COUNTY SCHOOLS GET CERTIFICATES OF STANDARDIZATION Fourteen schools in Union county have recently received from the state department or education through the office of E. A. Sayre, county superin tendent of schools of this county, certificates which show that they have met all the requirements to be come standard schools. This rat ing is for rural schools only, which term means those schools operating In communities with 2500 population or less. This eliminates the La Grande schools, but all others in the county are eligible. Standardization is gained by making a certain num ber out of 100 points, and the list as given by Mr. Sayre shows that 12 schools have made 80 points out of the possible 100 which makes them standard, while two more have reach ed 90 points and have therefor been certified as "superior standard." Tho schools which have reached standardization requirements aro : Union, superior standard; North Powder, superior standard; Elgin, standard; Imbler, standard: Cove, standard; Island City, standard: Pleasant Grove, standard; Allcel, standard: Summerville, standard; Fruitdale. standard; Knmela. stand ard: Iowa, standard; Ladd Canyon, standard; Perry, standard. To reach this standard, the indi vidual schools are rated os follows: Every day you find the West's Favorite Food Stores "keeping ill tep with the lowered cost of living." There are no delays. We do not try to save on goods we' purchased at higher prices. Our customers always i'iiid our prices declining along with the lowered food market of producers and manufacturers. They know they can depend on our prices being in step with tho lowered market; Watch our ads for proof of the lowered cost of living. : MACMARR BRAND Milled from Northwest hard wheat by tho biggest miller of flour in tho West. None bet ter regardless of price. :.,irv;.;.19-lb. SACK:' Matches G-Box Carton ' Diamond Matches 2 Cartons . 29c MJIJ Coffee Tho Most Popular Canned Coffee 2-1 b. can . 75c MACMARR Pancake Flour LARGE PACKAGE SELF RISING JELL WELL THE PERFECT JELL POWDER 3 Packages FRANKFURTERS Per Pound 18c BACON Well Streaked Per Pound Possible Point Grounds and outbuildings 12 School house 19 Equipment : 19 Library and supplementary readers 9 Teacher and school orgn nidation 29 Community and ochool activities 12 Total score 100 Under theso. several headings are lists of Items which win points for rating. For instance, under grounds and outbuildings come manner In which the school grounds are kept, their beautlflcation, whether there is a flag and flag pole, adequate In size, with sizable playground, water supply, etc. For this 12 points may bo earned. 7ne condition of tho Bchool house may gain 10 points. Its foundation must be good, as also the roof and siding wltti well painted exterior and good windows. Tho doors must be good and have lock and key. The in terior walls must be in good condi tion and tinted :ln a light shade. The number and location of windows is considered as are also the shades and curtains. Heating and ventila tion, cloak rooms, amount of floor space per pupil and also window space una DiacKDoaras. Tho equipment Includes what one P & G LARGE NO. 2"2 2 Cans BROWN SUGAR Golden C 5 POUNDS WALNUTS New Crop 2 POUNDS 19c PnimeatrnMe Pound )WDER aSc Lge. With MACMARR QUALITY MEATS Sold For Less Every Day In The Week 26c WIDCMSS would naturally expect in addition to the ordinary furniture first aid kits, shoe mats, etc., being required.' The division given over to library and supplementary readers may give 9 points and here ore listed good bookcase, suitable reference book, Hat of 150 books chosen from the state' list, two sets of supplementary read ers for all grades from one to four and one current events paper. ' The teacher and the school or ganization cover 29 points of tho whole, - Her training, her contract, her previous experience, hey proles- . slonal spirit, her attendance at sum mer school, 'her relation to the com munity, these and others, similar, whether or not the patrons and par ents are interested enough to visits school; the special programs put on, hot lunches may make up tho dK vision. In the sixth section, community and school activities are listed. The matter of the teacher's salary is im portant enough to have first place; tho attitude of school directors, rep-' . resentatlon at meets or fairs of varl-i ous - kihds. competitive . programs; spelling, dramatic, music, etc., the in tores t In such activities as 4-H, clubs, campflre girls, girl reserves; etc. . :- , .. - . From a careful study of tho re quirements it occurs to the layman that the list is quite complete and the approval of the state board Is no small recognition. -.,.. j The Imperial Valley's foil aad win tor vegetable crop will bo approxl-r matcly 60,000 acres. Including lettuce, . peas, carrots and miscellaneous vegetables. Store No. 294 Main 734 , Store No. 29G Main 761 Community Cash Main 26 Store No. 2,19 Elgin : LAUNDRY CANS BROKEN SLICED PURITAN MALT Large No. 2 Yi Cans At a Saving Each . . . 45c Wesson Oil Unsurpassed for r Salads Qt. can'..'. 45c COFFEE MACMARR BRAND Every pound ground to your liking and guaranteed to please. 35c 3 Pounds . $1.00 MOTHER'S CHINA OATS 3 - lb. Package China BEEF ROAST . Very Choice Per Pound 18c SAUER KRAUT FRESH Per Quart . . 15c D
