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Page Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Wednesday, April 1, 1931 Wallowa County - Gets Its Share Of Bad Weather r ... Ilj' li. c. Meek (Obsm-ver Correspondent) WALLOWA. Ore. (Bpeclnli - The; utnthei In thlt section lias rnther Hither biickwnrd ciiulni: the Rrenter purl of llio prise week.. A number of light sklfts ol snow fell duilug the .wiok and while It sonn melted oil in most places, some of the hlfth ground ;i mti him seeiioiiM were oiauKeieu Wiiite for two or three days. Tne " "v" ""H. ana mat cunauiciis lire koou lor lencj art exhibit composed of- specimens of Vnr,c.sofu?nl,,i!, eIr'-'f,t ao m,iny : bulld)nB- - i prilntlmj, ilrowlnr, cutting and cre- uje dirt roads than the melting ot j gnm Meek was at H. D. Dtchnro tlis atlva work selected- from klndergaiv .winters snow earner in. the season; tint OI tne W(;ek pUrci,Qfli a ,0,,, , tens, grade schools, high schools and .eome of the roads are said to be near- i H a M(lstcrBOU nml j. L. Maxwell ! normal echco!- of Washington, ore Ily lmpnssuo.c. Jonn bttln. wno re- wore nallmg nay from tll3 a. a.'hoii, Idaho and Montana. Tills ex .ccntly moved to h s arm In the Loiip m ight larm last week lor Icedinss ' hunt is held tinder the supervision of S "J ., ., I their band of cutuo at the Moaursaa. ; tine arts department of the oMOCla- "t,? cnnJ Lfl." mi ,r ,i1w,,v;f,irra- Tae cxl)00t 10 b0 ui,,B f-Kt!cn. La Grande schools Have contrl"- IZ. 1.1 ...... v.... u. '." came mired in a deep mud hole on! the Whiskey creek road and was com-; - pelled to get a team to pull the ma-! flhlne to solid ground. Most of the roads In the valley section appear to j be well settled ana smoothing of the 1 Burfaco of many of them with thoi'"Juml "" b!lcR recently and J-.iui j county grading outfit has been in progress recently and plans had been mado to do some mucn nccoeu worK , .611 some of the dirt roads leading In-: 'to the hill sectionu a stxin an they were in a suitable condition for vork , lng. " The stormy wcainm Iuik Jieia up this work to some extent a:id It is probable that the work on nifiny of the dirt rends cannot he done un til next month. Spring feed conditions tiro taecom 'ing excellent at many placew, Tne past week has seen many of the stock inioveci irom me ieea yarcis 10 pus ture on early bunch-grass in tho foot- ijnis. The grass has made a steady , , "' H,1UU i(V rgrowth slnco the snow melted away 1h helping with lambing, several weeks ago and In many places Eggs are at tho lowest figure to be is better than In former years at the experienced here in tho loot 26 years, -first of May. According to word of During tho past week local stores have some of the forest rangers, the grass Deen Paying 13 cents per dozen trade IS well started on much of the forest nnd 10 cents cash. Many of the pro ' ranges and preparations are being rtucera arc wondering when the bot 'rtiado to put some of the larger bandH torn will be reached in farm products. ;cif stock on these ranges Boon. Mro- Dorothy Livingstone, who haw -, ,,.f rt been visiting her slater, Mrs. L. W. ht. hnfwH E2.?.? M,nor- Blnce November left the early t tlvriV Pflrt of t,le wcek seftttle. going Xy the ok f have' heS; r!i! 4tly bad hut spring, resulting i'n the! l(Jes of some cattle In this community. f n gooa deal oi lamoing is sun oe- Ine done at some of the farms in this aommunitv. Lnmha which am a ieonth and more old are being ranged; .0x1 grass at this time and are making W. """W. Miss. ilia coucn left tno cany port, driver lost control of him and waoir.-. .- j " , eaat qt the week, for La Qrando for a compelled to jump out and let horso-j f ". c'n c'er reac Urn i the human svs 'Khort vuit wltli relative. In that sec- and rig go. The runaway was caught fcht- ."Slar to oW age Dr Mayo ' n U' im,"r,k0t -11 W yesterday Vhcau?o dZi " Henry- Lathrop, of Joseph, who has eouple of miles cast of town. Ono .ograt,on of i0lls. VoT that, rcnson een helping hie uncle, L. V. Lathrop, wheel won broken from the buggy oild M(oro peopi0 nro dying 0, cancer to- vqt Leap, with his spring work, re- turned, to his, home the last of the Week. , A number, of the women of this , Zvl Tit, i" J I ' .V with his cur but found the. dirt roatU 3rilcB faS? S's;u aml ,iiwily wnohca ouL m hundred clucks, not nearly so many: Tlio roiiiitv road madlm- outfit Inn Tir vom, "i1,",8"1" con-' ta " i ccrna ajo beiuit placed this season. , ' . ,, ,. . , ."!-ti,.-il',T".y ,'"W. JoZh t Zn mit JXn Bales, o; Zir, uiTi LL,V,. than buying day-old chicks. 1 i "ujii'B uuy-u.u , r Arthur Knight has rented tho resi-. jdenre of Mrs.- John Couch here and expects to move his family into tho, 'House about April first. i Clarice and Lois Couch, who nt- tend high school here, spent the, weokond at their home in Leap. j J. F. Gregory, of Smith mountain, s p o R T S D 1 ' '"$ I ,K. I LAUFEPL. hjU rO. was delivering wood In town the lat ter part ot the week. Sheriff A. B. Miller, of Enterprise, was In town on official business liuit week. h Zhe rJ"t?Ll ! Fearins home in Leap Saturday eve ning lor tha purpose, or selecting a teacher for the ensuing school year. I Guv Downinif. who has been con- i fined to hia bed much of the timet UurliiK the rraat two we:k from nil Uttuus of rheumatism, la rcnorted loin : be sll;htly Improved. ; i Roy Gitalin Has been busy rccc.iLly ! ! stringing po3ta and other material for : building new fence at his farm In tlio i mils east or town. Ho reports that practically all frost has leit tne uo.l 1 'itnein cnio pasture in 1110 njus soon, B-,A- Downing, who has b-cll v''ns " lo home of her son P. A. "ownlne. "' '? "P- ',r, Ul Pt few returned here the llrst of the wc n"" Is staying at Guy Downing ". Dr- Gregory farm. Mr. Uownlnf m. u.u , 1, ,Ci j'1"?0' Ho le-reuorted to bo j ' 1 Mrs. Belle Feaglns returned to her 'home In Lrfmp (ho early part of the week alter a throe v.l-rkf: visit with her (latiKht'jr, Airs. Ike Viinc-rj, at Ki- tLTpllSti. I,. W, Minor reports that ho Is net ting well alonr; with I m Tj 1 1 . tr opera tions HlHl the.t CXcell:;j(i lucji lutf, been had n saving the grc-aLsr p.'.rL of the kirn be. 7'he hh(:up ara being ranged on green maun. dames crowiey has been npencnng lhe Renter part of his trne recently j T "Jor homT'' Wh " at the Minor home. A part of tho rural routo No. 1 wan treated to somo. exceptionally fas", un.,in T,,.u,in ...,..,... .t... . o.... . Cned at a noint near the n,ti ami cussins places and in trying to run broke some of tho harness' so that the i a part-of the contents ot tho rig scattered along tho rood. Roy Oastln UiUUgUb 1VU. DUUVllWltK. Oil (Jlt'J tUWJl win iiv iiiuii, H. Lcnp. were busy the early pnrt of tin. k'TuS1 J??VT i Mr. Rnliw tin Hum rnnti.rl Ih.. TttiiP Fisher tract in Unp and expects f farm It this spring. , Tod Land is, who has been workln-r for John Couch, of Leap, for tho past several, months, returned recently from a . few days trip to Pondleto.i and other ovor-the-mountatn polntx He reports spring work getting well If it is a sport drawing by Werner Loufer it is unusual, both as to idea and technique. His daily "Brushing Up Sports" feature is the delight of millions of fans; sugges tions for drawings are mailed to him from nearly eveTy part of the English speaking world. It is Laufer's hobby to seek for unusual feats in the world of sport. To illustrate them as he does requires a talent that is possessed by few in his field. Follow "Brushing Up Sports" daily in advanced In those sections, and that grain crops in the. Pendleton section are looking well. LOCAL TEACHERS WILL TAKE PART (Continued front PaKO One) will be present at. the convention, Mrs. Oladys Douirlniw, supervisor, of art and penmaiiHhlij In La Grande schools will also attend Mrs Dcuelas will be in charffo of the La ctrnn'rio section of a mammoth nutca to this annual exhibit each year for the past five years. IJlj finifert The Northwest Music Supervisors Conference will bo held on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,' and will como to Its cllmnx In the crncort of the 200 pieco Northwest ign acncoi orcnestra ihursuay eve- High school will play in this orches- ""b- itim-ni. ui .uu uniuue 'm, and W. W. Nusbaum, supervisor of mm;lc in the I,a Grande schools, liar, been selected to anslHt In the or ganiiiilOij cf the orchcMlra and In the Hilling cf the hiw.i fxctifn. The f.-f.-iK-erl. :;i to he broadcast over the NCO voiv.l chain. Another confeiviKx- to bo hold In cciinrcilcn vlth the Inlnnd Empire mctiUng Is thii Tinited ytutes depurt- mtiio oi lunor conierence oi Dome making education, Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. Longfellow has been asked to Berve on tho progress com mlttee which will study the needed steps in homcmaking education and make a report at this conference. William John cooper, united ataies commissioner of education, will pre side. Cancer Problem May Reveal The v.." Secret Of Age - SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 WV A possibility that scientists seeking cuncer cures will unfold the socret of old ago and perfect, a medical mc"n8 to prolong the span of life by many years was mentioned by Dr. S IS SnSinfT Si day becauso they arc living longer, Tho longer we live, tho moro we are subject to cancer." p Ho said but five per cent of can- said to be irom 50 to 70 years of ago. What this country needs, Dr. Mayo said, 1ft more physicians and surgeons to rcfich the public- There is much truth in the old adage "An ounce oi prevention Is worth a pound of cure." Ho said there was too much t:ilk of cure.i and not sufficient oub- Ho w"11""11" of dtaeuas nd Tho average American takes bet ter care of his automobile than him self, tho surgeon said. When ono hears a knock In the motor" he takes It to a mechanic at once, but when one feels a knock in his machinery ono Just lets It keep on knocking uniu tno mac nine is nroKen down. Union High Will Stage Play OnV Friday Evening KciiDiocK who win visit with ner par-Ill'- W. V. Connor l ents for a few days before returning (Observer Correspondent) I to Walla Walla. UNION (Special) What promises The Woman's club literary program to be an Innovation In high school which that organization had planned plays will be staged at the school to give at the Methodist-church Sun gym Friday-night, April 3, by a cast day evening for the benefit- of the from the Junior class of the Union league,, had to be postponed owing high school. It is a three act- com- to the illness of Ms. Edith Phy and cdy of the newer typo with snappy others who. had parts- In the- enter act Ion and fast clean fun. There talnment. will be cabaret scenes with their at-; tend ant- specialties, songs and dances, and decorations suitable to the oc casion. Intermission numbers of the same type are being prepared by the school. The program will begin at 8 o'clock with Amos and Andy com-. mg in on tne air. ine cast includes; i Mrs. Leigh ton, a wealthy young j widow Kathryn Green I Lenore Leigh ton, her stepdaugh- ' tor Thelma Irwin Tony, her brother Melvln Hess John Cheselden, attorney,. Dale Baxter Miriam Denlson Velma Peterson nugii nutuuay itoy uonKiin jr.. Nora, the maid Thelma Van Houten ' Barney Gilfoyle, Nora's friend Forrest- Barnhart , Dr. Sanborn, a comfort to the widow His worth Halsey Gimpy, & fool that is wise Fred- Peterson Angus, the - gardener Hnrlan Hall Perkins, the houe man. ...Hoy Baxter Aivlllp. and Elvira, Lelghton twins. Iola Adklns, Wythel Ackley Mis. Chandler, who came here from Valla Walla recently to vltitt with two sisters In Union, Mrs. J. I. Stur gill and Mrs. John Clark, and with another sister. Mrs. Elliott, who is ill at Hot Lake, left this week for a visit with relatives In Nam pa, Ida he. before returning to her home. The local high school boys are turning out on alternate afternoons for track and baseball practice and tho coach expects to have a ball THOR SILVER JUBILEE SALE More Time For You when a THOR AGITATOR WASHER does the work Save by baying a THOR daring. The first time we have ever offered a genuine THOR for less than $100.00. See the home. 60c DOWN Ea team and several participants In the track and field meets this spring. Mrs. Flora Kell block who has been visiting with her two son, Darrell and Clifford Irwin. In Walla Walla, for tho past few weeks, arrived-home Saturday nlghti She was accom panied by her daughter, Kathryn Born Friday at Baker, to Mr, and Mrs. Irvin Wulf, a son, This is tho word received here. by. the little fel low's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wulf. Mrs. Irvin Wulf was formerly mIsb Marjorie Ohisham. of Union Mrsi Lee, wife of Rev. R. O. Lee of the local. Methodist church, sustained-a fall atr her home Saturday, receiving a severe injury on her hand and is confined-to her. home as a result PLANE. LANDS IN. ROAD pp.xrnT nmM Mr qi in. PBNPLBTON Ore., Mar. 31 Oeorgo Kallett. Mamer transport pilot , AT" " " V. 1 . of here. Sunday when, fog forced him' to, land. The. small plane was-slight-ly- damaged and was; repaired-at the government- airport. Hallett said- the , read was- the only visible, spot for, him to land on." A Pasco mall plane also was, fog bound here Sunday. IN- PARROT,- FAMILIES. .MALES ARE TALKERS WASHINGTON, (P) Male, parrots are. more readily taught to talk, than females, says the. department of ag riculture. Words, phrases or- bars, ofi music should be repeated one at a time un- April Down Thor Agitator Washer. Ask for a free demonstration in your own We have an attractive payment plan to meet your convenience. PHONE US TODAY! OVER THE COUNTER SPECIAL HOTPOINT PERCOLATOR Aluminum Butler Satin Finish. Just the Perc for Everyday, Use 1 stern Oregon Light & Power til learned, doing It when the bird's attention Is not diverted to. other, imngs, expiam tne nureau s Dioiogists. It-may -be a, good plan to place the parrot in a room by itself and stand Gut of sight, or do the teaching In a darkened room. ALICEL PERSONALS ii Mr. Mar) li. Kali (Observer Correspondent) ALICEL. Ore., (Special) Mrs. Carl Puller and son, Claire spent last Thursday and Friday visiting friends at Baker. Mrs, Graham and two small daugh ters, of Elgin, were, visitors, at the. home of Mrs. Otis Buchanan last Monday. The. Allcel school held its annual school exhibit and also exhibited the 4 -H. club sewing last Friday. Several patrons were present to view the children's work. The girls of; the sewing, club served refreshments fol lowing their final business meeting of the club. . James Houck Is a houce "guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wills. . Mrs. Burt Kail was agreeably sur prised last- Saturday by the arrival of her father, J. D. Broughton and his son, George,, of Roseburg. The visitors will be In the county for several days visiting with relatives. Mr. Broughton has been ill for sev eral months, but has so far im proved as to be able to drive his car up here. He formerly made his home at Cove. Frank Gibson Is a patient at the Grande Ronde. hospital where he Is receiving treatment, following- an operation on his nose. E. A. Sayre, county school super intendent, visited the.. Allcel . school last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cartwrlght and the triplets were recent guests of Mr. "and Mrs. Ed Clark. GASH $1 PER MO. - Kathleen and LeRoy Rochester were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer. Miller. .. - Mlnnlo Stewart ; la , absent from school on accoujpt; of whooping; cough. John Tresler, of- Prosscr, Wash., was calling on friends in this com munity last Friday. Scott Bun ton, of Fruitdale, was a dinner guest at the Ed Clark home last Friday and incidentally visited the Allcel school with a view of be Offers A tub made of cold drawn Armco iron, with a thick, durable covering of baked---on vitreous enamel. Rustproof and non-corrosive. As easy to clean as a china dish. An Agitator producing a remarkable fast-washing action. 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Mel Stew art homo here. Per Mo. Co. I i I THE EVENING OBSERVER 'Wash the THOR Way' li by Lauf
