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Thursday,' March 5, 1931 Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. H n r K1 - ' 6 I: f'3 Siake-Up In Personnel Not Likely . To Change Policy of Farm Board a vast program of cooperative or i imnlzatloii throuch which farmers By .Frank I. wpllcr ' (Associated Press Farm Editor) WASHINGTON WP) The impending ; couid control the marketing of their retirement of Chairman Alexander own products. Legge and three other members of the farm board subjects that organic zatlon to its first change in person nel and the first question of a change in policy. It means that exactly one-half of that group called tgether less than two years ago by President Hoover, given $500,000,000 and charged with rehabilitation of agricultural market ing, must .be .placed or reappointed. As for the chairman, his torm .ex pired last June and he wants to get baok -to -private business. Lcgge Is not "r,unning out on the board," for he had an agreement with the presi dent when lie accepted reappointment that Jie could quit when the board's affairs were in suitable shape. C O. Teague, -representing fruits and vegetables. Is another holdover. He. -top, ;imd an understanding that he could retire soon to hie pxtcnslve fruit and nut groves In California. The terms of Sum R. MrKelvie, representing wheat, 'and William P. Schilling, representing dairy intercuts, oxplro next June. McKelvio recently purchased a 4,000-acrc ranch in Ne braska. Since the vacancies are to be caused by retirement rather than resignation, friends of tho board see no indication that its policies are to bo changed. They point out that every action taken by the board lias Tho bulk of loans from the revolv lng fund lng the Imbler Students To Visit John Day Territory! down next autumn with the new Craig rifles recently received from Uncle Sain. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Jensen were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. find Mrs. Wm. Wcstenskow, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Westenskow were I Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Huns weatcnsKOW. ' Tho revival meetings which started .Mrs. Ky Wilson IMBLER Sneclnli Prof. Harrvlh?r lftSt Tuday evening under the has Bone toward utronsthen- JohiuKin plans on leaving the latter have been attend bvlarcc cooperate .movement, not part o : ,, week : wit uj.v.r.1 of his wJ'ouXT tl E " " . .... " .Mirienta fnr t,r. .Inhn nnv rlvM- Thev conBregaHons uirouKnout wie . ... . .. . . "-. c.lv i.n. nnrt rnrlr for. .and a 1 but rather to miniming the coct of I plan to study the fossils and rock for- .jj 'SJ Iho hal 1 tho onerntinn and addinc to tho pro- i ma Hons of that country which are cnJ very interesting to geologists. 1La "8U,U8 f r t wft ller lafit sermon here, due to a Wm. Westenskow and son, Melyin,!crowled Bchedule wWch extends to .worn, w mhi b, uru., riiu4v - ; Baker. Nampa, Salt Lake City and ho operation and adding to tho pro. duccr's profits the loss he previously has taken In getting his commodity to tho consumer. Tho program em braces Innumerable products other than wheat and cotton and for which cooperation marketing Jias progressed without stabilisation. The occummulatlon of wheat and cotton In government hands has been for the purpose of holding it off the market until production of those commodities has been brought Into lino with consumption. Then it would be fed back into the market without disturbing the economic posi tion of the crops. noon, wnero Miss mi a wcslchbkow , EWn(,y Ncbr Tne meetlng wm be is teaching school. She came home jcontiu d by Ci a Crl8t oI with them and visited over the week- Wah0( who has just concluded a c"m' (meeting for the Church of God at Andy Coo has moved his family to . La Grande. Mr. Crist is well known town from the ranch. They are llv-, locally as he has fklied the pulpit at lng In the residence formerly occupied the Church of God here twice re by the Bollens family. jcently. J. S. Lloyd, superintendent of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wels took their J tho church here, says Mr. Crist has sen to the doctor in La Grande Tucs- promised to be here only this week tluy for treatment for an infected ear. land he urges the public to attend. Alile Watson went to Enterprise on The school board held Its regular Saturday and brought back two; monthly meeting Monday evening Friends of the board can see no horses uurchased for Mike Koyce and ! Because of the absence of one menv indication that the procedure Is to. made another trip on Sunday to haul ber, Grant Tucker, who is in Seattle, bo ohnnged If farmers cooperate In two horses for Hugh Huron. Tho ; only routine business was transacted, the reduction of wheat and cotton . horses were purchased at the Enter-j The farmers are hoping for moro surnluucu. ' i nrise stock vards. ; mclsturo in tho form of rain or snow Tho board at nrcscnt docs not ex- I Mr. and Mrs. Kearney Hazen, of i as tho ground is unusually dry at . .' 1 I trl.rln 'foltn1 1mrn f lm hnma nf Hit a iiniiurin rf tlio Vnm Thov nnlnt. pect to contmuo stabilization into tno '-- .vt.t. v , . 1131 wheat cron 1 lllH brother, E. J. Hnzen. out if only a small amount of mols- 1 ' j Tho Imbler volley ball team made ture falls this spring and this sum- it trip to Wallowa last week. They ; mer proves to be a repetitipn of the defeated the Wallowa team 3-1. They j last tvo dry summers that crops report that .although tho Wallowa would suffer disastrously. Other farm boys are comparatively new at this ers say they have plenty of troubles HAY LAMII riLES fil IT CHICAGO, Mar. 5 W Ray Lamb, 1 former Knox college football star, and name, thev have splendid material and these days without borrowing It that been at unanimous consent of its now assistant gnu coacn at uregon ; with a little more experience wilt no i lor uncad. water is very low in most members. ! fatate university, has If led suit against doubt develop a very strong toam. wells and some are about dry. Critics have centered their attacks the Chicago Cardinals of the National j Mr, mid Mrs. Isaac Bingnman at-I Mrs. jas Andrews who has been on the, board's "interpretation" of the professional league, for 55,000. he . tended the horse sale at Enterprise staying with children in Portland and agricultural marketing act, particu- , claims is due him in back salary. j last Saturday. i elsewhere, expects to return to her larly concerning the emergency stub- , The suit was filed against tho Car- The American Legion held a meet- ; home here in the near future. It Is lllzatlon of wheat and cotton. dinals and Chris O'Brien, former lng Monday evening. There were 24 reported that a family hy the name Stabilization has been only the owner of the club. Lamb charges thv present and besides the usual business of Kassinger will occupy her house surface manifestation or the board's j money is due on his 1929 card-con- some time was spent in "day dream- with her and manage her apple or actlvlty. .Behind it has gone forward 'tract. 'lng" of the big bucks to be brought chard. , 4e J cji tin I ' ' 'Pl FJ9- J it l!ou . V - v .. I - Aft 'wVi'y.f'f - IMI WisZl If Everyone knows that sunshsne me lows -that's why the "TOASTING" process includes the use of the Ultra Violet Rays. LUCKY STRIKE -made of the finest tobac cos -the Cream of the Crop -THEN -"IT'S TOASTED" an extra, secret heating proc ess. Harsh irritants present in nil raw tobaccos are expelled by "TOASTING. These irritants are sold to others. They are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE. No wonder I.UCKIES are always kind to your throat. I'm, to clIS d. TUNE IN The Lucky Strike Vance Orches tra , erery Tucs rliiy, ThursJay ncnini; ot-er N. il. C. net Your Throat Protection against irritation csrijtratinst coygh 5 1931, The American Tobacco Co., Mfrt. Some Activity In Horse Market In Wallowa Co. By U. V. Aleck Observer Correspondent) WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Some activity in the liorse market haa been noted In this section during recent weefoy. A few cars of good -sized hcrses have been bought and shipped to ouUlde markets. While prices which have been paid have not been high, it haa given farmers and oth ers who have been greatly overstocked vlth horses for the past several years an opportunity to dispose of some oi them at a fair figure. The last of tho week a horse buyer was at En terprise looking for a car or two of medium -sized farm horses. Reports from some who had talked with him regarding prices Indicate that offere for this class of horses were some where around $60 or 870 per head. Gecrge Wt Cherry, attorney of En terprise, was at the Gaatin 6c Cusslns furm the early part of the week on business connected with appraising tho estate of the late James B. Gas tin. Giles Plass. C. A. Hunter and R. J. Conner were also there actlne as appraisers. A dance was given at the J. D. Slaughter home on Tarsnip creek Sat urday night. A fairly large crowd of peoplo from the surrounding com munity attended,, all . reporting . a pleasant evening. J. H. Peaglns, of -Leap, was a busi ness visitor In the upper part of the vaney me -latter part of the week, i While there he attended the H. B. i Davldhizer sale held Thursday Feb. I 26. He reported an exceptionally I large crowd attending and that a! large part of the livestock and ma- ! chinery sold at very good figures. ! Many of the milk cows are said to 1 havo brought from $70 to near $100 j each with horses, sheep and bogs j all going at very good prices. . j Elmer Bouthwlck, rural carrier on , route one out of here. Is now using n team and buggy In making his dally trips. 'He found It possible to use his car nearly every day during the winter, up until close to the first of March. However,, with muddy roads, ho expects to havo to use his team for the next mouth nt least. Sam Meek and Giles Plass, of Leap, were business visitors In town the last of the week. Mrs. Giles plass, of Leap, 1b visit ing at the home of her brother Sam Hudson of Diamond prairie for a few days. j. f? i ff HtSII in 1 ash r The achice of your bhssidan. is: Keep out of doors, in tha open air t Over Night News My The Anam-Iated l'ress) Ihmie.stlv Washington Hoover and Stimson praise Franco-Italian naval agree- j ment. Washington Court House. O. Mai Daugherty .convicted of abstracting 1 5 funds from the Ohio State bank of , which he was president. . j jj New York Marcia Estradus. former ! I night club hostess, wins verdict of , $10,000 from Harry K. Thaw on; charge ho beat her. New York Einstein praises Amerl- ' ca at farewell dinner before he soils ! for Germany. j Miami, Fla. Johnny Wetssmuller, I swimming champion, and Bobby Arn- j et, musical comedy stnr, are married. Detroit Frank H. Riddle, research ! director of porcelain company, is kid- j imped, robbed and thrown from car. 1 Cheyenne, Wyo. Blizzard disrupts 1 airplane schedules as It aweeps state, j Beating even the big leaguers, Unl- verolty of Missouri baseball candi I dates began practice this year In mid I February. The answers range from 37 to 125 according to the replies we have received. What Is Your Answer? The replies are coming jii every nmi), yet opinions vary as to the correct solution to this problem. Take your pencil and paper and figure it out for yourself. We arc offering for the best answers . nzes THE PROBLEM: A mail order house advertises to sell you $20 worth of merchan dise on their easy payment plan as follows $4.00 cash and1, $4.00 per month for four months. They add ;what they term "A Small Carrying Charge", of $2.50 for this privileg-e. What rate of interest do you pay? 1st Prize $25 2nd Prize $10 For the Three Next Best Answers $5 Each The above prizes will be awarded for the best answer submitted to this problem together with a letter giving the best criticism of this plan in , relation to the following: (1) Does the rate of interest charged reconcile With the statement ; made that only a "Small Additional Charge" is added for the . privilege of credit? (2) Do you effect any real economy when called upon to pay a -carrying charge of this -amount? (3) Is not this carrying charge excessive and out of proportion to any convenience extended for time, payment.- - (4) What amount would you save if you bought this merchandise at Carr's on the same payment plan? We charge one per cent each month on the unpaid balance at that time. Rules Governing This Contest: (1) Answer limited to 400 words. ' (2) Write on one side of paper only. :. (3) Contest open to everybody except employes and their families. (4) No entries considered that bear a postmark later than Mar. 14, 1931. (5) It is not necessary to buy any tiling at this store in order to compete. Three responsible persons, not employes of this firm will act as judges in this contest. ' . Address or bring your letters to Contest Manager, H 11 Can FunuturaiCot lit fa FOWLER PROPERTY RIGHT QUESTIONED (Continued from Page One) After some more or less heated dis cussion, during which Mr. Cherry stfitcd that ns fnr ns he knew tho present inspector wns filling his post- j ticn' In on excellent manner. Mr. , Cherry said that as long as any city employes cr appointed officials were j behaving themsolvos, taking care of 1 their duties and us long s no com plaints wcro proved,, they would maintain their positions. Mr. Cherry str.ted that he was to attend a meet- j inrc of the dairymen nest Monday and j t.ltf irtmnitfislon invitfd Mr. Ferdin- ' and to also attend. Dr. Richardson appointed tho city inspector but must have the approval of the city manager, it was said. Tho salary list for February in tho amount of $5,741.44 was ordered paid, also a special bill of $75 presented by conda J. Ham, auditor, for extra work last month. Tho new ' wrestling and boxing ordinance , was postponed another week so as to give the commission time to study some amendments made to the state laws. Several per sons interested in the ordinance at tended last night's cession. Audit Accepted The 1U31 city audit was accepted and -placed on file. Next Wednesday J night the city commission will con sider It and act on any recommenda tions. The city manager's report showed a cash balance, in the two banks and in the city building, of $13,750.77 at the close of business Mar, 4. Driscoll of St. Albans, the Democratic nominee, later this month, but he was as good as elected Tuesday when ho won the Republican primary race frcm Senator Prank C. Partridge by 43,381 votes to 35,434. Partridge was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sena tor Frank l. urcene. He had tha backing of Redfleld Proctor, leading contemporary representative of a family which hns given Vermont sena tors and governors for half a century. Prohibition did not figure in the primary. In the lection, Austin, a dry, will oppose a wet In Driscoll. 'Austin in a former president of tha Vermont Bar association and counsel for the Rock of Age3 Granite company. The News Used To Be: TWENTY-FIVE YE Alt H AGO (Prom Observer, Mon. Feb. 5, 1906) Married In this city Sunday, Mar. 4, 1906 at the Presbyterian church, Al fred Burton Mays and Bessie B. Prat- i er, of Pendleton, and married in Per ry on Sunday, also, Matthew Coalweil and Miss Leonora Lund. William and Samuel Ruckman have rented the 440-acre Geo. Chi Id ers farm for a term of five years, paying $1100 cash rent, equivalent to $2.50 per acre. GEORGE PINS MARSHALL IN TITLE MATCH SPECIAL Friday and Saturday DRESSES $10 Sizes 12-46 THE LITTLE SHOP LOS ANGELES, Cal., Mar. 5 (!) Ed Don George, former University of Mlchignn athlete, retained his claim to the world heavyweight title by defeating Everett Marshall of La Junta, Colo., before more than 10,000 fans here last night. George, who Is recognized as the world champion In western states, took the first and third falls, Mar shall winning the second. Ed "Strangler" Lewis, veteran grappler, teat Henri De Glane, the Frenchman, in two straight falls in a prelim inary match, and likely will be George's next opponent. TEX VEAItS AGO i (From Observer. Fri., March 4, 1921, j Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, and I Calvin Cooltdge, of Massochusetts, j were today inaugurated president and vice presiaent oi tne united states. S. A. Pat ton has sold his home o:i Cedar street to R, Roy Smith. ONE .YEAR AGO (From Observer, Tues. Mar. 4, 1930) R. J. Green was elected president of me union county cnamoer oi com- mcrce at a luncheon of the new board I of directors today at noon, j The Normal school has purchased ' equipment for a tennis court Satur j day from the Union Pacific system, j A marriage license wa3 Issued by the county clerk yesterday to Clyde i Ford and Dorothy Ackerman, both of 1 this city. Vermont Springs a MONTPELIER, Vt., Mar. 5 at Conservative Vermont awoke yester day from a minor revolution In poli tics. She was sun Kcpuoncan, cut she had turned agatnst her best ' known leaders by nominating Warren K. - Austin, 54. for the United States senate. Austin hns still to defeat Stephen f U. S. L. Batteries Sold on Insured Life We buy or trade for vour old Imtterv BURGESS CATTERY & ELECTRIC STATION Opposite Iji Grnnrte Grocery 1330 Chevrolet Truck $M5 1030 Chevrolet Truck ;,:o 1529 Chevrolet True): SJS 1029 Chevrolet Truck 40J LARISOM CHEVROLET CO. 1414 Actinia Phone Mala 2 For every size and every need Silks - Prints - Broadcloth New Styles New Colors New Low Popular Prices NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP Time to Think About GARDEN TOOLS Il'e Have Them Soon Useable W. H. B0HNENK AMP CO.
