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Ha (granite lEtmtittQ tornr Section Two, Pages 1 to 8 Section Two Pages 1 to 8 Volume XXIX LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931 NUMBER 193 ' OVER Returns Home Miss Frances McKennon who has been visiting among friends in the Willamette valley since Bhe concluded her work at the Oregon State col lege returned to her home In the valley Tuesday evening. Elected At Ontario Miss Ava Woodell of the Dry CreeK neighborhood, who recently finished her work at the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school has been elected to a po sition In the school at Ontario. Miss Ava will teach the first and second grades there. Season Concluded Lambing is over in the valley and sheepmen would be more than op timistic, over their unusually fine lamb crops were the market anything resembling normal. Ideal weuther conditions prevailed during lambing operations, thus minimizing losses of ewes and lambs. The expense of handling the crop was lower than other years when bad weather neces sitated larger crews to do the work. There has been a steady movement of sheep to summer pastures the last week. While the heavy rains Insured grass In the hills soon, they made conditions at the lambing sheds bad and sheep owners have been busy moving their bands. S. E, Miller, one of the largest wool growers In the valley, has moved several bands to the hills. Will Vogel moved a part of his sheep to the summer range in High Valley last Friday. Will Dobbin moved his sheep from the lambing sheds to the Playle place which he purchased In the winter. Among other bands that have been moving arc those of John Peterson, Forrest Scroggin, Roy Ba ker and C. E. Lawson. Robert French passed through the valley last week with his bands that have been at the lambing sheds near North Powder. He took them to pastures near Cove. , On Visits Mr. and Mrs. Roy Redman, of the valley, left Wednesday by car for Spokane and Coeur d'Alene where they will spend a week visiting rela tives and friends. Receive New Members Homer Gowey, of Pleasant Grove district, and "Cy" McDowell, of Imb ler, were taken Into the Harry K. Larson post of American Legion at their regular meeting Monday eve ning. Mr. Gowey is a former meny ber of the legion, being reinstated, and Mr. McDowell a new member. In Valley Mrs. Walter Mathews and little daughter were in the valley recently to visit her sister, Mrs. Carl Fuller and family of near Allcel. They al so attended the funeral of their life long friend, the late Mrs, W. R. Led-belter. as ike bite, of an apple CRISPNESS IN GRAHAMS is all-important each crunchy bite of a Honey Maid emphasizes this quality. Joney ...A Snow Flake Bakers1 Product -SUPER-X- For Your Sunday's Shooting A New .22 Shell With a TWO FISTED PUNCH Longer Range Greater Power and Higher Velocity Straighter Big League Shooting Made Possible by WESTERN'S NEW DOUBLE ACTION POWDER 22 SHORTS 25c box $2.25 Carton W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. Many Bargains Listed iTHE VALLEY Mabel E. Morton, Valley News Editor Phones: Residence, Main 9GG; Office, Main COO Seriously 111 Mrs. A. B. Daniel, of Cove, Is quite seriously 111 at Hot Lake sanatorium. She had previously narrowly escaped having pneumonia and Is now suf fering from heart trouble. Mrs. Dan iel was taken to Hot Luke Monday by her son, R. H. Daniel, and her I aiiUKULi-rti, mi a. .minim rrotiur una ; Mrs. Arthur Feldman, of Portland, are with her. o Birthday Party In honor of her 73d birthday an niversary, Mrs. E. Sanderson, of Sum mer vlllc, was given a surprise party Wednesday afternoon when about 25 relatives and neighbors gathered at her home. The afternoon was spent socially and a lunch served at the close, including, of course, a birth day cake. Those present to wish the honored guest many happy re turns of the day were: Mrs. Leo Nelderer, Madeline Oliver, Mrs. Pugh, Dora Choate, Mrs. Ole Crcger and children, "Grandma" Wagoner, Mol lie McDowell, Mrs. Ed Coombs and sister, Minnie Shoberge, of Oakland, Cal., Mrs. John Cantrell. Mrs. Ish Lttireal, Mis. Irene Conrad and 'son, Delmer, Mrs. Monroe. Mrs. Bill San derson. Mrs. Dave Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Sanderson, Annie Clark and Mrs. Mary Woodell. Visits Sister Mrs. John Dahlstrom of the Moss Chapel district had as her guest re cently, her sister, Lola Scott, from Portland. Cast Uc moved Time could not pass too quickly for the last couple of days for little Miss Harriet Avery, of Island City, for today Is the day the cast is to be removed from her arm which she had the misfortune of breaking several weeks ago. She is the daughter of County Agent and Mrs. Harry G. Avery. o New Equipment Pupils of the Willowdale school are enjoying their new "Carrymore," or miniature merry-go-round which was recently purchased for them by the combined effort of the P. T. A. and the school board. Going To California Mrs. Minnie Hardy of Imbler and her two children, Grover and Verna are planning to leave soon for Cali fornia where they will make an ex tended visit, with relatives at dif ferent points. Visiting Mother Mrs. Leslie Bellas is spending a few days at the home of her mother, Mrs. Frank Ott, at Summcrville. while Mr. Bellas is in Enterprise on business. Condition Serious The condition of Mrs. Daniel Wes tenskow. oi Imbler; who has bonn liavln g:a si e K eia tth eG r sndeonde ; i ! ! - i i PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT COMPANY Seattle, Tacoma San Francisco, Spokane Portland, Loj Angela Maid 22 L.R.'s 35c box $3.13 Carton on Want Ad Page hospital, is reported to bo serious. Early this week it was necessary for her to undergo an operation for the amputation of one of her arms just auove uie eiuow, i Club Meets i Members of the Imbler sheep club I met last evening, at which time the ; enrollment of members was com- j pletcd. This club was organized at a meeting two weeks ago, but the j membership list left open for other i applications. County Agent Harry I Avery gave a talk on the selection ! of lambs for club purposes and Clif ford Conrad, secretary of the club, also talked about lambs for club 1 work. Hepeut Play I The play which has been given so ruccessfully several times in the val ley by the Pleasant Grove grange ' young people, was again presented last Saturday when the group Jour- neyed to Pilot Rock. The play "Hap- i py Valley," was given in the White j Eagle grange hall and the group re-; ported an appreciative audience, as welt as a most delightful trip. Returns Home Miss Eva Thombrue has returned . to her home at Hllgard after spend- j tug severu i wcckb in .ror nana visit ing relatives. Work Finished Ed Lindsay has Just finished a fine croquet ground In the rear of his place at Island City, and the young folk of the community arc making the most of their opportunity to ploy on this ground. In Portland Mrs. Irwin Moss and daughter, Janie of Alicel have been visiting among their relatives in Portland for a few days. i o Brier Vacation Miss Lois Lawson who teaches in the schools at Hoquiam, Wash., camo to the valley and spent her rather short Easter vacation with her par- eiub, ivu-. una mrs. u. is. L,awson who live on the Union-Cove highway. She was accompanied here by her friend, I Miss Ruth Ernst, also of Hoquiam. State Crop Looms j Prospects for a big crop of po-' tatoes this year are indicated in a j report on the potato situation is-, sued this week by the Oregon State college extension service at Corval 11s. Farmers apparently plan to plant more acres than in and 1930. With yields In line with the general trend during recent years, production may be one-fourth great- , er than In either of the past two i years. "The available information on I the prospective supply and demand ' conditions suggests that the potato market sltuation"tl urine the 1931-32 marketing season may resemble that of 1028-29 when surplus production , caused extremely low prices," says " the .--college report. : The average" , yield of potatoes in the United f States was low in 1029 and 1930 : because of drouth, in the Pacific I Northwest, however, good crops were j narvestea especially in iau. Car Arrives Claude Hale, of Imbler, received a carload of salt Wednesday and it Is being distributed to farmers in ; tno Dry creek ond Lone Star dls ' trlcts. This salt Is put up in 100 pound bags for distribution. o ; Son Visits I, Bart Robbs, of Pendleton, spent : last weekend in the Pleasant Grove district visiting his mother who has ; been 111. Entertain Club Members of the "Lucky 13" sewing club of Island City were entertained Tuesday evening at the Avery home. After tho business meeting, the time was spent socially ond refreshments j Cultivation ! In Orchards Necessary With a serious deficiency in raln ; fall prevailing over the state, there ; are dry times ahead for Oregon ! orchardists who fall, to prepare ; their soil now to conserve what ; moisture there is, says O. T. Mc ! Whorter, Oregon State College ex- tension horticulturist, j The weather station at Corvollis records a rainfall deficiency from September 1 to March 1 of 13.7 inches, and conditions are similar ( throughout the state. Even If the precipitation for the remainder of tho year is normal, lack of mois ture Is likely to be a serious prob lem. McWhorter believes. j Some of the moisture conserva . tlon practices recommended for or- chardists Include the plowing or ' discing under of cover crops as soon as the ground is dry enough to work without damage from pud dling. Every day these crops are left standing constitutes an addi tional drain on the moisture sup ply. If plowing and discing 1b fol lowed immediately by working the soil to the proper condition, more moisture will be conserved, says McWhorter. More turkeys may be -raised In Oregon this year but current in formation indicates a reduction In early hatched pullets, further states a report by the extension service. Prices for turkeys were not quite as high for the 1930 crop as in other recent years but returns were good compared to other products. Tho turkey outlook appears favor able from ttae demand standpoint, tho report says, but not much Is known about the probable supply irom otner states. The market outlook for egs dur ing the 1931-32 marketing year ap- pears fairly favorable, according to the college economists, but poul-i try men apparently plan to raise J fewer pullets than usual. Com mercial hatcheries in the United ! States turned out 50 per cent few- j cr January chicks and around 40 j per cent fewer February chicks . than last year. The cut was even heavier on the Pacific coast. Poul-: trymen have also marketed so f many hens that the numher now ! on farms Is somewhat less than a ' year ago. Egg production has been un- usually heavy during the winter j months Ijecause of the mild, open weather, but the recent trend has bren toward normal production. ; 1 The use of egg& by consumer, t ' however, has increased aubstan-l (tlnlly hwmw nf the low prirpv ) To Dr. W. T. Phy The following lines are from the pen of Wilbur A. Shaw who was born and grew up in the Grande Ronde valley, and not only he, but his family are still well remembered here. Tut hard to realize, he has stepped thru The veil between earth and Elysian land - To find no suffering that needs his skill ... This will be hard for him to under stand. Just yesterday this was the end he sought To turn away the aches and pains and woes That mankind knew To this he al ways gave The best he had then weariness And now Repose. Repose to him could never mean Just sleep And Restfulness and Changelessness of hours Amid tfie gorgeous ness of sun drenched days And peaceful valleys overrun with flowers. Ah, such a one as he still carries on What e'er the cosmic plan alotted him In latitudes, where it is always dawn And cons after eons fall to dim Existence That knows ' every star and sphere. External life moves on from' plane to plane So Just regret and not despair shall be The thing to feel as close beside a treo A mound grows green beneath the April's rain. served. The next meeting will be held at the school house and it will be a work session. lift urns To Duties Miss Edna Ledbetter, called to the volley by the passing of her mother has returned to her teaching duties at Weston. Eva plans to return to .Lewlston, Idaho. She has been havr ing a longer vacation from her teach ing on account of the annual In land Empire - Teachers convention which has been In session at Spo kane ltemilrincr Lines- Formers In the districts near Imb ler and Summervllle ore busy mak ing extensive repairs on the telephone lines, a task which has 'been some what delayed on account of weather conditions. . o Have New Location Mr. and Mrs, George Wilson and family, recently moved to Elgin whero they will take charge of the R. J. Green ranch. They have for the past five years rented the Wade ranch above Hllgard on the Grande j Rondo river. Injures Leg Tho 12-year-old . sou of Alvah O'Neil of Perry, --mrrowly escaped very serious ; injury recently, when ho cut a deep gash in his leg while Jumping a picket fence. The gash was so deep that the main. 'arteries were exposed, . but luckily were not severed. . Several . stitches Were nec essary " to close the wound and the boy is reported to be well on the j road to recovery at present. In Valley Mrs. Orlln Anson enjoyed a- visit tho first of the week from her HIGH ASSOCIATION COW MAKES RECORD OF NEARLY 79 LBS. The outstanding cow in the Un ion County Dairy Herd Improvement association report for tho month of March was the grade Kolsteln. belong ing to N. K. West, which produced 78.7 pounds of butterfat and 2013 pounds of milk, according to Ralph Robinson, official teHter. Second highest was from the herd of Churles Do Haas which was a grade Jersey producing 62.7 pounds of butterfat and 1280 pounds of milk. There were 408 cows enrolled In the association last month, 64 of which produced an average of more than 40 pounds of butterfat. Total production for the month was 205. 020. pounds of milk and 11.806.2 pounds of butterfat. Average pro duction, which Includes cows In milk and dry is 532 pounds of milk and 23.82 pounds of butterfat. High Herds Two lists of high herds were In cluded in the report, the first In cluding the dry cows and three herds are mentioned, the first having more than 20 cows, the second from 12 to 20 cows and the third thane hav ing less than 12 cows. This list In cludes in the order of size of herd: N, K. West, mixed breed. 67 cow averaging 627 pounds.of milk and 2 9 pounds of butterfat. Ed Pratt, mixed herd. 10 cows, av eraging 772 pounds of milk and 31.4 pounds of butterfat. A. J. Stange, mixed herd, 11 cows, averaging 1043 pounds of milk and 38.1 pounds of butterfat. The second list, with high herds according to size of herd, is u count made with the dry cows excluded and Is as follows: N. K. West, mixed herd. 40 cows averaging 777 pounds of milk and 34 6 pounds of butterfat. Ed Pratt, mixed herd of 18 cows averaging 783 pounds of milk and 33.1 pounds of butterfat. A. J. Stange, mixed herd of 10 cows averaging 1137 pounds of milk and 41.5 pounds of butterfat. Nine Month Herord The official tester has also com piled a list of herds which have the A SEASONABLE RECEIPE KISSKS Whites of four eggs, beaten stiff One cup sugar Three-fourths teaspoon baking powder Three-fourths tablespoon vinegar Three-fourths teaspoon vanilla Dash of salt Chopped almonds Before beating the eggs put In, salt, then beat them until they are dry and stiff. Add sugar to which the baking powder has been added. Then add vanilla and vinegar. Mjx well and drop on a greased cookie sheet with a spoon ond tnen sprinkle with chopped almonds. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 45 minutes. Re move from oven and put in a tight ran n a.r to kep them mnl.t. Announce Policies To clear up any misunderstanding on the part of members of the Pa cific Cooperative Wool Growers as to how their association will handle any over-advances that may possibly have been made on their last year's wools, the executive committee of tho association, meeting In Portland on March 30, 1931, passed the fol lowing resolution: "Tho Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers does not propose to deduct funds from the proceeds of the sales of any member's 1931 wools to pay over-advances on 1930 wools. "A method of payment has been devised within the National Wool Marketing corporation whereby these over-advances will be taken care of under an amortization plan from Email payments which the local co operative may have coming to it over a period of years in earnings within tho national or other sources of rev enue. "This applies to members who re-' tain their membership and continue to deliver their wools." Advances made last year by the National Wool Marketing corpora tion, through its member units, were Intended to be for approximately 90 per cent of the value of tho wool at that time. This generous advance was made possible by the federal farm board, and it is the consensus of opinion that If the national mar keting program had not been offered growers, wools would havo dropped to ruinously low levels. As it was, tho wool market In line with all other commodities was on q. declin ing trend during the marketing sea son hut where wool declined only ubout 20 per cent, other textiles and raw commodities went down from 40 "to 50 per cent. It Is possible that pool settlements will show that some growers received advances slightly higher than the final settlement on their wool will be, but under the amortization plan mentioned in the above resolution, growers who con tinue with the cooperative will not havo their 1931 wool returns reduced to take care of any 1930 over-advance. On the other hand, the National Wool Marketing corporation has an nounced that on advances made on this year's (1931) wools, there will bo grower responsibility for any over advance that the Individual grower may receive. With wool prices as nicy 1 HUM lud iiumvuu n,iuv.,.,s every sign of improvement there Is small likelihood of over-advances arising on 1931 wools. On the con trary, final settlements to growers whose 193 1 wools arc marketed through the cooperatives will reflect the benelfts of any Increase In wool prices during the marketing season. cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Todd who stopped in the valley on their way to Port Angeles, Wash., where thev exnect to make their home. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Flonberg and the party has driven to Oregon from Lincoln, Neb. Have Meeting I The members of the Island City sheep and calf club met lost night at the school, in .their regular ses sion. Discussion of the core of stock was led by Harry Avery, county agent, and an Interesting meeting was reported. j o Visit Relatives i J. D. Broughton and his son, George have been In the valley for (Continued on P:igo Six I highest standing covering the entire fiscal year, or nine months ending , March 31. Two herds havo been so j lected for each of the three divisions I according to size and In this record ( dry cows arc included. Herds over 20 head: N. K. Went j .mixed, 57 head averaging 6075 l pounds of milk and 260.9 pounds of miucnnt; waiter vogers at ncau oi grade Jerseys averaged 4523 pounds of milk and 212.7 pounds of butter fat. Herd of 12 to 20 cow'h: S. T. Baltic, 12 head of grade and purebred Jor ieys producing un average of 52H(I pounds of milk and 262.9 pounds of butterfat; J. W. Hoatson's herd of 13 grade Jerseys producing an aver ago of 5368 pounds of milk and 252.7 pounds of butterfiit. PATENTED PROCESS IMA All PIIIPH BKINltf UUI rlNtrf FLAVOR IN COFFEE Controlled Roasting Gives Hills Bros. Coffee Flavor i No Other Coffee Has 1 As everybody knows, the flavoi of cofleo varies according to tin way it is brewed. EBpecinlly dis appointing is tho result whet coffee stays on the fire too lonf or is taken off too soon. Similar unsatisfactory result! can occur in the roasting of coffee If the blood is roasted too long oj not enough there is a noticenhh difference in flavor between the tw lots. Even with watchful care sue! variation is exceedingly difficult t prevent when coffee is roasted h largo ouantities. Realizing this, Hills Bros, origi nated and patented a continuous process which roasts coffee a few pounds at a time, instead of in bulk The quantity of coffee passing intc tho roaster does not vary. Tin speed of operation and the tempera ; ture remain the Fame with th result that Hills Hro.i. Coffee i: absolutely uniform and has t flavor no other coffee has. Hills Bros. Coffee never "ffoc! stale" because it is packed it vacuum. By this process air, whicl , destroys the flavor of coffee, is taker from the can and kept out. Or , dinary cans, even if air-tight, d l not keep coffee fresh. Ask for Hill: ( Bros. Coffee by name and look foi, the Arabthe trade-mark oi the can. Sold by grocers every where. Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., Portland Oregon. v io.ii Herds of less than 12 cows: E. H. Bell's purebred Jersey herd of eight cows producing 508G pounds of milk and 289.3 pounds of butterfat; A. J. Stange's mixed herd of 11 cows pro ducing 6771 pounds of milk and 2u'1.7 pounds of butterfat. Knit or Honor Cows Tho first mentioned cow belong ing to N. K. West was tho only one producing more than 70 pounds of butterfat In tho association last month, and that of Charles DeHatis headed tho list of those producing more than 60 pounds of fat. Others in the class producing more than 60 pounds were: A. J. Stange, "Bell," grade Short horn, 1891 pounds of milk and 62.4 pounds of butterfat. N. K. West, "Mollic." grade Jer Prices effective Sat-Hon., FEED Mill Run Very Special Per Sack . . MOTHER'S With China Premium RICE Fancy Blue Rose 5 PURITAN MALT No. 212 Can TOILET TISSUE Best Tissue 3 rolls P &G SOAP ! White Naptha 10 bars Royal Baking 12-oz. can . M.J.B.Coffee Vacuumi Pack 1-lb. can 39C MACMARR TT rfT7 7TTD Mayonnaise Nallcys Brand Full pint Z5C Shrimp Creola Brand 2 cans . ...... .255 GRAHAM CRACKERS Crisp as a Stalk of Celery 2 pound package .... MILK iUacMniT Brand 3 1 sQUPro,RL.ess I POT ROAST OF BEEF-WJ T nTAT CTI? A SHORT RIBS OF BEER?3U2Kc PURE LARI)-t.!r'" 10c sey, 1070 pounds of milk and 62.1 pounds of butterfat. Class B: Four year olds making over 45 pounds of fat, five highest are: Walter Vogel, "Fern," grade Jersey, 1066 pounds of milk and 53.3 pounds of fat. E. H. DeLong, "Doll," purebred Jer sey, 1017 pounds milk and 50 pounds of fut. N. K. West, "Ricket," grade Guern sey. 1001 pounds of milk, 56.7 pounds of fat. N. K. West, "Mabel," grade Hol stein, 2018 pounds of milk. 78.7 pounds of fat. N, K. West, "Mutual," grade Jersey, 1048 pounds of milk, 48.2 pounds of fat. Class C: Three year olds making over 40 pounds fat. OATS Package pounds : Powder Local Crcamerie: Pound . . Extra Large Size 2 dozen . .' cans XT CJ Delicious, tender and juicy, lb Julius Fisher, "Daisy." purebred Shorthorn, 1025 milk, 50.2 fat. B. M. Van Donge, "Bird," grade Jersey, 942 milk, 47.1 fat. C. A. Gllkison, "Lady," grade Jer sey, 822 milk, 45.2 fat. N, K. West, "Browny," grade Jer sey, 983 milk, 40.2 fat., Ed Pratt, "Blossom," grade Shorthorn,-973 milk, 43.8 fat. . . , Class D: Two year olds making 35 pounds 'fat. B. M. Van Donge, "Esther," .grade Jersey. 1042 milk, 35.4 fat. Walter Vogel, "Tiny," grade Jer sey. 812 milk. 35.7 fat. Charles DeHaas, "Tiny," grade Jer sey, 1014 milk, 48.7 fat. A. J. 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