La Grande evening observer., August 03, 1932, City Edition, Page 3, Image 3

Wednesday, August 3, 1932
LA URANUB EVEN1NU OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Pay
e Three
OVER THE VALLEY
Mabel E. Martou, Valley Kem Editor
phone: Mornlnfa. Main COO ' s W A
Mabel I.imtz Weds
Mtsa Mabel A. Intz, daughter of
Mrs. Lydia M. Lanta of near the Cove
was married to Mr. ucorge e. b-ius-pnU
at Alexandria, Egypt, June 30.
1932, The announcement of the mar
riage comes as. a surprise to tha
bride's many friends at Cove, where
she spent her girlhood. Four years
ago she went to Alexandria to teach
In a boys' school, after having taught
for a number of years at the Iowa
State college at Ames. She has, dur
ing these past four years, been a tea
pher of English and commerce In the
Alexandria school. It was there that
she met and married the man of her
choice. The wedding was at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. W. J. 8kellle
Mr. Skellle being the superintendent
of American missions in Alexandria.
White roses and daisies were U3ed for
the decorations following a color ar-
rannement of green and white. The
bride was at urea in a simpie irocn.
of white silk and carried an arm boiii
duet of whlto Ulle and roses. The
groom wore the conventional black,
' -Vhelr only attendant was little Rothlo
Holan, who served as flower girl. The
Mendelssohn Wedding March was
played by one of the teachers from
the girls' school. After the ceremony
a dainty wedding feast was served to
the twenty guests. The bride
celved some lovely gifts, among them
was a beautiful set of Havlland china,
tho gift of the mission people, and
a complete silver set, tho gift of
brother of the groom, also much fine
linen and pottery. The happy couple
spent their honeymoon in Cairo Mr.
Hazards' parents reside in Alexandria,
and he also has a home there, being
engaged In business in that city. Mrs.
Kazants loves the East with its dif
ferent customs and has enjoyed every
minute of her stay there. She has
travelled much on both sides of the
Mediterranean, having spent some
vacations in Athens, Greece.
On Picnic i
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cock and Mr.
and Mrs. O. A. Sclblrd, of Unlou, and
Mr. and Mrs. Cash Humphreys, of I
Grande, spent Sunday picnicking at
Emigrant Springs.
Entertains Club
Mrs. Charles Grandy was the host
ess to the Get-together club -last
Thursday at her home In Ladd can
yon with fourteen members present
and also three guests, Mrs. Clam Al
len, of La Grande, Miss Margaret Al
derman, of Island City, and Mrs
Emma Poole. For entertainment, Mrs.
A. E. Peebler put on an interesting
contest and Mrs. C. Y. Beale read a
poem. The "gift box" a splendid
assortment of hand-made gifts wo
awarded this time to Mrs. Mary Coun
sel!. A picnic for the members and
their families was arranged for next
Sunday at Riverside park in La
Grande. At the end of this very de
lightful afternoon, Mrs. Grandy served
a lunch In two courses. The club
will meet next time at the home- of
Mrs. Roy Munselt.
The Khnfer Reunion
The Shafcr relatives met at River
side park Sunday for .their first re
union. Gathering around a long table
almost 60 partook of a potluck lunch
eon. The descendents of four bro
thers were present, these brothers be
ing Isaac Shafer, who came to Ore
gon in 1861, John, Henry and Oliver.
Shafer coming some years later. The
assembly was called to order by Isaac
Shafer, who acted as president. The
following program was presented t
Address of welcome. Flora Shafer
Hug.
Reading, "The Family Tree," Lester
Mason.
Mandolin soloes, "Shannon Waltz,"
"Home Sweet Home," Ray West.
Reading, "The Royal Bumper De
gree, Phcbe Shafer.
Skit, "Aunt Betsy and The Oil
Salesman," Charley and Ida Sander
son. It was voted during a short busi
ness meeting to make this reunion
an annual event. The following of
ficers were elected: president, Isaac
Shafcr, Island City; vice president,
Frank Shafer, Baker; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Emma Shafer West, Pump
kin Ridge; historian. Ode Shafer, Is
land City. These officers were in
stalled by Flora Shafer Hug. The
date for the annual reunion was set
for the third Sunday in June.
Those present Sunday were: Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sanderson and Lor
raine Hug, Dry Creek; Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Lanman and children, Aria and
Blllle, Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Stanley
Arnoldus, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mason
and son, Lester, Mr. and Mrs. I. M.
Shafer, son and daughters, Newton,
Anna Mae and Pluma, Mrs. Eunice
Cottrcll and daughter, El ma, Mr. and
Mrs. G. N. Savage and son, Genie.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Chandler and son,
Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Ray West and
children, Mr, and Mrs. O. O. Shafer,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan and
children, Wilbur, Florence and Ernest,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hug and Louise.
Phyllis and Verlal Sanderson, all of
La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Aip, or
Eldorado, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
West, and daughter, Henrietta, of
Pumpkin Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hug, of Elgin: Mrs. Donald Bradshaw.
and son, Jerry, and Mr. and Mrs.
Youngblood, of Summervllle; Miss
Buryl Shafer, Pendleton; F. C. Snafer.
Troy; Mrs. Allle Pearson, Mrs. Lillian
A. Shafer, Island City; Gaston Si on,
PumpkAn Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Shafer and sons. Vernon, Far
ron and Kenneth, Baker.
Tn Ml. Emily
The new road up Mt. Emily is giv
ing many families, and other groups.
In this , vicinity the opportunity to
visit that beauty spot and see the
country from that wonderful view
point. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Hulse and their children, of the Lone ,
Star district, drove up the mountain,
and had a splendid time sightseeing ,
and picnicking. j
Nrw Machine
Henry Wickens, who lives up In
Cricket Flat was planning to com-1
mence harvesting his 400 acres of 1
wheat today. So far that Item has I
no outstanding news value, for scores
of wheat farmers In the volley are
also in their wheat harvesting. But
Mr. Wickens Is starting his work with
a pleco of machinery of which he Is
very proud and which, so it Is stated,
is the very latest thing In such a line
of farm machinery, Mr. Wickens last
week purchased an Allls-Chalmers
85 -track type tractor. This new piece
of equipment Is electrically started
and lighted and has a number of
other very into features, and needless
to say Is being carefully inspected by
farmers in that vicinity as well as
those within a wide radius.
To ItaiiRM Station
Bill Fries, of Pleasant Grove, left
yesterday on horseback for Corpora
tion ranger station where he was to
spend tho night with his brother,
Henry Fries, who Is assistant ranger
there.
In Wallowa '
Miss Bethel Flesh man, of Orange
Hall, went to Wallowa and spent the
weekend among her friends und rela
tives there,
To Eugene
After spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Pat Parish, at Union,
Mrs. Lulu Nelson left Tuesday eve
ning for Eugene where she will make
her home with her son.
Have Fin Trip
Last Friday morning, the boys and
girls of the Pleasant Grove school 4-H
Cooking club hiked up to Mt. bmily.
They were accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Swerlngen. There were 17
In the group and bedding and food
supplies were carried on. .three pack
horses. The group returned Sunday
noon, tired but very happy. One ex
perience the children shall never for
get was the rain shower that visited
their camp Saturday evening. All
had retired early, but before long the
beds were wet, so a big bon-fire serv
ed to keep a semi-warmth for all. No
one suffered any bad after-effects of
the storm. The children climbed to
the top of the tower and spent sev
eral hours on tho rocks of Mt. Emily,
crawling in various caves and crevices.
In spite of the difficulties undergone
not once during the three days was
tliere a word of complaint heard. It
was an ideal outing as many of the
children had never been to the top
of the mountain. Already they are
thinking of where they can go next
year.
Three I
Ono of the number of splendid
state- picnics which are held hore dur
ing the summer months is to be held
next Sunday when former residents of
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, wilt gath
er at Riverside park for their annual
"3-1" picnic. It is hoped that the
attendance may be very large.
At Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hood, of Wal
lowa, were guests Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Hood's parents, Mr, and Mrs.
B. F. Owsley, of near La Grimde,
Tries Invention
Rltner Schnore, of Elgin, has re
cently perfected an article for which
he has mode application for patent
rights, and which is now attracting a
great deal of attention in the north
end of the valley. Mr. Schnore has
invented a tractor hitch which. It is
stated, permits the tractor to turn
within the hitch. At present this is
being tried out on the Ray Hayes
farm across the river at Rhlnehart.
Those who are familiar with the lay
of the land there will know that dur
ing harvest there are some very steep
slopes which have to be negotiated.
and It has always been very hard to
harvest there. It Is reported that
with this new piece of equipment it
Is not hard to turn on these steep
slopes and that It is proving extreme
ly oatisfactory In harvesting opera
tions now going on. ;
Hntcrtulning Club-
Mrs. Hugh Hulso Is entertaining
the rncmbers of the Happy Hour clr-
cle this afternoon at her home
the Lone Star neighborhood.
Nyssa Girl Rtrfrken
Ono of the Epworth Leaguers from
Nyssa. who had been attending the
Epworth League institute at Wallowa
Lake, Miss Beatrice Spencer,- was
stricken with a serious attack of ap
pendicitis, while on the way home.
Sho wa3 taken to the Grande Ronde
hospital where an operation was per
formed and from which is reported to
be making a satisfactory recovery.
Rev. Josle Blokland Bach stayed with
her In La Grande during tho opera
tion. Purchase Arreape -
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mangrcsa, who
have recently arrived in Cove from
Florida whero they have been since
Inst winter, have purchased tho place
of George Anderson near Cove. The
place consists of a four-acro prune
orchard and a family orchard of other
fruits. The consideration is given as
$1500. Possession will be given at
once. Mrs. Mangress, as Miss Mary
Madden visited ln the valley a couple
of years ago. being a guest of her old
friends, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fletcher
of above the Cove. She made many
friends here at that time and It Is re
ported that she was so attracted by
the Cove country and the people
there, whom sho met, that she de
sired to come there to live permanent
ly. Tho Anderson family has not yet
decided what they will do, but they
will move into Covo for the present.
Have Iki lie-
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Nice, ol near
North Powder, are the parents of a
new baby born to them last week.
Given Shower
Mrs. Floyd Berry was the inspira
tion for a shower when about 25 of
her friends met at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Zack Chandler, in Fruit-
dale lost Tuesday afternoon. The
gifts were presented to her by three
fairies, Thelma Jean Berry, Florence
Morgan and Lester Jay Chandler. The
afternoon was spent playing games
and singing. Miss Elda Berry played
two piano selections, "That Little Boy
tO'Mine" and "Yours and Mine." At
t the clone of the afternoon, delicious
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Harvey Berry and Mrs. Chandler,
ll(,(uriw Home
Mrs. Kate Marshall has returned to
her home In Wallowa, having suHlo- Pums. nave listed
icutly recovered from a recent opera-31?0 ln Prem,um thJ je
tton at the Grande Ronde hospital, ' ptm.ent Blon T" 278 claa"
to mate the trip slficatlons with classes for nearly
o (everything in field and garden. Includ-
T lng dairy and poultry products.
?T J AX, , iEvery commercial poultry man should
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hefty and .their repre8ented in the egg show, which
two young sons, of above the Cove,; W(U embod tftre8 iBepftrat0 de0Km.
left yesterday by car for .Grand Val- stations
ley. Colo., to visit with her people. Mr. ) Ju ca8 where the exuitor.in the
and Mrs. James Underwood. Mrs.
Hefty mother, who has been quite
seriously ill but improved enough to
warrant their waiting until after the
cherry crop had been disposed of to
make the trip. They plan to be gone
for about two weeks.
While we are talking about the
Hefty s: There has not been much of
a report on Individual cherry crops
but Mr. Hefty reports that he had 47
tons. Of these 15 tons were Royal
Amies. A few years ago before the
trees went tlirough the cold whiter
when many were killed, he had 70
tons of the cherries, so he feels that
the crop this year was fairly .good
considering the damage done to tne
trees at that time.
Former Teacher Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Severan Syness (Ora
Brown) and daughter, Carmen Ora, of
Portland, spent the weekend In Cove.
Ora Brown taught the primary grades
on the ground floor of the Odd Fel-i
lows hall, the overflow from Covo's
public school. In 1013-14-15, residing
with her parents, who then owned
what is now the A. B. Daniel property
near the Methodist church. Covo
correspondent to Union Republican.
In O ramie
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hulso of the
Iowa district spent Sunday visiting
with their children who livo ln La
Grande.
Lslnml Ten
Tho silver tea which the Ladles Aid
society of the Island City church are
giving tomorrow afternoon wlU be
given at Riverside park frora 2:30 un
til 5:00 o clock. A splendid program
has been arranged which Includes two
short plays, which have been coached
by Mis3 Beulah Smith. The public is
invited.
Have Family Gathering
Mcmbers of the Hill family had
anotlior enjoyable family reunion Land bank of Spokane, will bo of
Sunday, July 24 at the home of Mre. ' fered the public ln a sales campaign
O. D. Huffman on Cove avenue. The ' at 'rock bottom' prices beginning
affair was given as a special honor next Monday, according to W. B.
to the sister of the Hill family, Mrs, Hlnkle, field supervisor. Three sec
Julia Neville, who has been visiting tlonal land sales will be held ln cen
hcro from Turlock, Cal.. and who trally located points where a torn
leaves tomorrow for her home In the porary office with trained field men
south. It was also her birthday an-! will be maintained,
nlversary. There were members of "A variety of wheat, stock grazing
the family present from the Blgln, ' and irrigated diversified farms, some
SummervUle and, Telocaset. sections,; among the best , in Oregon,,, will bo,
,tho attendance being something over iiip for snip, with, evory. farm, fellcct
twenty. It was a very happy day for lng real value under present de
all who were present. flated valuations," Mr. Hlnkle said.
o "Around Condon," thero are seven
Union -Leaguers Win ' I or eight combination hay and stock
Epworth League Institute is over ranches partly Irrigated ranging from
for another year, but the memory and 100 10 3000 cres. Tho balance are
glory of It will last. To help make It straight whent tracts, practically all
last in th nwmnni nf .vnnrnn. hn adapted to troctor nower having firm
the Union leaguers brought back the
banner for the efficiency contest sandy loam soil of volcanlo ash orl
whlch was conducted during the past 8ln-" ... ,.
nine months amonir the leauues of I Victor O. Peterson, fleldman, men
tals district. The Union league won
this banner by a few points over the
Caldwell league, which won from the ranches in Morrow county. "They
Union league by a few points last'were woU watered and generally well
year.
The local Iobkuo had chareo of the
opening service of the Institute, which
the time when everyone nets ao-
qualnted, and a fine program was
presented. Republican.
from Portland
Miss Josephlno Bliss returned Sun
day from Portland where sho had been
0mm- i,ni,re,it ,.
wm spent romnlndc'r of tno
summer with her mother,
Vaden at Union.
To Idaho
Earnte Miller and Harry Mitchell,
of Lower Cove, have gone to North
ern Idaho for a stay of about 60 days.'
Mr. Miller took his caterpillar tractor,
and the two men will uso It on the
road3 for about the two-month per
iod. Get The llcrrics
Groups of huckleberry hunters have
had varied luck, the last few days,
according to reports. Women of Lower
Cove have had unusual luck, how
ever, coming back after a day's pick
ing with two and a half and three,
and even more gallons, each. Mrs.
Albert Becker, Mrs, Earnle Miller and
Mrs. Harry Fisher, of Lower Covo,
went a couple of days into the moun
tains, picnicked and picked more
than a score of gallons.
Visit
Albert N. Krouse, of Med ford, who,
with his family, resided in Ladd can
yon for many years was an over night
guest last Wednesday night at the
home of .Charlie Grandy. He accom
panied his son-in-law and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. "Shrimp" Howard, of
Eugene, who also visited with his
brother, in La Grande. They return
ed to their homes the next day.
In La Grande
Mrs, Albert Becker and niece. Miss
Mary Hempe, and Mrs. Harry Fisher
and son. J. Newton, all of Lower
Cove, visited friends ln La Grande
yesterday.
OAK HITTBK'S TWO-KACCKIt
ItBSUl.TS IN DOI III.E Pl.AY
OAKLAND, Cal. UP) It takes Irv
ing "Fuzzy" Hulft. Oakland left
fielder, to "gild" a two-base hit. He
turned one into ft double play.
With a man on first In a Pacific
Coast league game here between the
Oaka and San Francisco. Hufft drove
a safety to center field. With head
down. Hufft tore around the bases
until he reached third. There he
was 'tagged out. A quick relay fol
lowed, and Hufft's teammate .was
caught at the plate.
Premiums v
Are Many;
At State Fair
Residents of the state who are In
terested particularly In . the LAND
PRODUCTS SHOW at the .Oregon
Stfite fair will be glad to know that
w P thrt . in arranging for
LAND PRODUOTS SHOW does not
wi3h hl8 oxnlblta returned to him no
eatry )fee m iD( out th0
nt wD mA
tno falr hel aetny tne ata Qf
tne exb,lbit.
A separate premium list on the
laxd PRODUOTS SHOW is for freo
distribution. The ehow embodies the
following list with the number of
classes stated after each Item;
.Grain show, 30.
Seed grains, 10.
Forage and grass aoeds, 31,
Corn show, 6.
Hay show, 6.
Apples, 11.
Pears, 6. ,
Grapes, 9.
Berries, 2.
Prunes and prune products, 6.
Commercially canned fruits and
vegetables, 12.
Frozen fruits and vegetables, tJ.
Candled fruits and vegetables, 1.
Nuts, 7.
Bulbs, 7.
Table vegetables, 49.
Commercially packed vegetables, 7,
Field root crops, 10.
Beans, 4.
Fruit and vegetable freaks end
largest specimens. 20.
Commercial potatoes, 2.
Certified potatoes, 4.
Commercial onions, 2.
Wholesale containers, 11. "
Retail containers, 19.
Individual table 'service containers,
8.
A premium list Is free for the ask
ing. EAST OREGON
FARM LAND TO
BE OFFERED
annum, Orant, Wheeler, Morrow
and Umatilla county farma in EaBt-
em Orazon. held bv the Federal
quality soil. The district has a fine I
"oncd four tracts around Heppner,
which were among the best wheat
improvca wun good ounaings, ne
sala- Tno slzoa wore 32. "8. 800
and I24P ncres respectively with in-
.vestments ranging from 6600 to
12,000.
"At Stan field, whero the sale will
be held last, there are about 14 Irri
gated places, with a like number at
Hermiston and Board man nearby,
both being handled from the Stan
field temporary office as well," ac
cording to F. A. Baker, national farm
loan association secretary. There
are also some wheat, alfalfa and
grazing grounds ln this area.
The schedule for tho campaign as
announced by A. Glenn Smith,
ad-
vert! si ntr and publicity manager is:
Condon area, August 8 to 11, at the
office of Spokane Bank Director D. N.
Mackay, phone B42, court house, Con-
don, Ore.; Heppner area, August 13
to 13, at the office of Secretary P.
W. Mahoney, phone 833. First Na
tional Bank building, Heppner, Ore.;
Stanfleld area, August 15 to 20, at
the office of Secretary F. A. Baker,
bank building, Stanfleld, Ore.
Odd Pottage Stamps
In the main hall of tho South
Kensington museum, London, Ib to
be seen one of the moat remarkable
collections of postnee Btamps In the
world. Every one of the hundreds
of specimens dlsplnyed portrays
some member of the anlmnl king
dom In Its nntlve haunts. For the
most part they ore typlcnl of the
countries from whence they come.
Commandments en Stone
Standing as a gatepost at a Mex
ico (Maine) farmyard Is a atone tnb
let bearing the Ten Commandments,
carved more than 125 years ago by
Ben Edmunds, a preacher, who wns
known as "a Mnlne Moses."
-.- ON THE AIR -:
Station KOAC Extension Service of the Oregon State College SSOko
Thursday, Aug. 4
6:15, Farm market reports.
6:30 p. m., Fox Whiteside theatre
organ.
7:00, Music of the Masters.
7:30-8.-00, Farm Hour: 7:31, In the
day's news: 1At, Market reports, crops
and weather forecast.
8:15, Address by Dr. Victor. P. Mor
ris, University of Oregon.
8:30-8:45, Down the Rhine, a tra
velogue by Dr. Robert D. Horn, Uni
versity of Oregon.
Friday, Aug. 6
6:16, Farm market reports. .
6:30, Fos Whiteside theatre organ,
Harvest
At Wallowa
Is Under Way
WALLOWA, Ore. .(Special) The
winter wheat harvest Is .coming
slightly earlier hero this season than
is usually the caso. Consldernule
binding of wheat has been done In
Various parts of the community the
past ten days. Cutting conditions
have been better at most places tills
year, due to the fact that in, only a
few spots has the grain shown much
signs of burning. The absence of
burning ln the fall wheat 'fields Is
believed by many to be due to the
fact that the majority of the fleids
have thin stands whloh nave not
drawn heavily on tho molsturo in tho
soil.
. Many of the farmers roport that
their wheat is headed exceptionally
well and appears to be filled out bet
ter than for a number of years. With
the rather spotted condition of the
'mn.t n. tka .lalHn If. I. rilfflcillt. tA
estimate the probable yields. How
ever, some of tlie farmers state that
they expect an average yield of be
tween IS and 20 bushels per aero
from the fall sown wheat, '
Weather conditions during the post
two weeks have boon very severe on
spring sown grain on dry land and
much of It has shown considerable
damage from drying woathor. Some
have given up hopes of getting
enough grain from the spring seed-
lngs to be worth while threshing It
and have been busy recently cutting
much of It for hay. In a few In
stances where farmers have been
short of pasture for their dairy cows
they have turned the stock into some
of the poorer fields.
The commg week will likely see the
finish of binding of the fall wheat
and with the groin ripening rapidly
some of the early fields will be ready
for combining la a week or ten days.
L. V. Lathrop of Leap who has sev
eral crops outside of his own to com
bine, reports that he expects to start
his machine ln about a week. A
number of farmers having combines
have been busy recently seeing some
of the smaller farmer ln regard to
doing their harvesting. Tho prices be
ing asked for combining are reported
to range from 1.50 to 2.00 per acre.
With wheat being worth leas than 36c
per bushel some of the farmers state
they cannot meet harvest expenses
and reports have been heard here re
cently of some farmers ln the north
end of the county who do not expect
to harvest their grain, but will hog
the fleids Instead.
The spring grain in the Irrigated
soctions of tho county Is looking ex
ceptionally good at this time with
the most of It fully headed and much
of it so heavy that It Is falling badly
in many fleids. -
Make
Experiment
With EggWhites
j In ffhectbtt' with s, study of wn-'
tery 'whites in "eggs which has bedn
under way at the Washington experi
ment station by tho divisions of
chemistry and poultry husbandry for
a number of years, a paper entitled
"A Study of Whipping and Coagula
tion of Eggs pf Varying Quality" has
been published ln Poultry Science.
The paper was written by J. h. St.
John and Iva Hansen Flor. A recent
review of the paper appearing ln the
Scientific American emphasizes the
fact that the experimenters have ex-
nlnHarf omraral rinnulno fnllftoliiB fFftt
xamplei chlll(, BggB d0 not bent p
as well as warm eggs; storage eggs
beat up Just as well as fresh; and
watery whites give a larger volume,
when beaten than thick whites.
Reviews of the experiments havo
also appeared ln the U. S. Egg and
Poultry magazine and ln Food In
dustries. U. S. UNWILLING
TO TALK DEBTS
(Continued from Pago One)
By accepting this invitation, tho
state department passed up a sug-
gestion by Senator Borah, Idaho In
dependent Republican, that war
'debts and reparations should bo con
.sldered at the meeting along with
disarmament. But debts and rcpara-
tlons can bo gotten at ln another
way.
President Hoover said Just after tho
Lausanno agreement leading to tho
new conference that the United
States could not be bludgeoned into
a consideration of debts by any com
bination of European nations.
But neither officially nor unoffic
ially has a responsible administration
leader said so far that the United
States would not hold separate talks
with European nations on this prob
1cm. . I I Kt,
Aik th. Grocor
We licnr tlint people do not chnnse
much, only customs, cys the l.os
Angeles Times. A letter from George
Washington to his secretory, To
bias Lear, complained of the "hlsh
cost of living," ond remarked that
he did not see how families living
on $3,000 pv year could cntcrluln
more than ho did on a salary of
r-'u.OOO. We can't answer the rid
dle, but we know that they still
do It.
7:00, Music of the Masters.
7:18, Philosopher of the Crossroads.
7:30, Farm hour: 731, In tho day's
news; 7:46, Market reports, crops and
weather forecast.
8:15. Know Your State: Wallowa
County.
8:30-8:49, Book Review.
Saturday, Aug. fl
6:30, Rands-Strltmater orchestra.
0:46, Records.
7:16, Philosopher of the Crossroads.
7:30, Farm hour: 7:31. In the day's
news-, 7:45. Market reports, crops and
weather foreccaat.
8:00-9.-00, Music of the Masters.
MULCHING IS BENEFICIAL;
WILL SUPPLY PLANTS WITH
WATER DURING DRY PERIODS
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A SEASONABLE
RECIPE
MANGOKS
One large cabbage '
Twelve green poppers (seeded)
Two cups sugar
One-half eup salt
One-fourth cup white mustard seed
Three tablespoons celery seed
Vinegar
Grind, or chop all the vegetables,
mix with salt and let stand over
night.
Drain well, Add Bugar and seeds and
cover with cold, good vinegar. Put ln
6terllined, cooled glass Jars and seal.
This is excellent. No cooking is
needed. 1
Offered
New Shipping
Arrangements
WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Lee W.1
Bell reports that he has completed
arrangements whereby It will be pos
sible for fanners of this section to
toko advantage or bulk shipment of
their grain this year. Tho grain han
dled ln this manner yfttl not pass
through the local warehouses, but
will bo loaded onto the cars as it is
hauled ln from the farms.
A cleaning and loading machine Is
being secured, which ln the opinion,
of many will mean n considerable sav-j
lng to growers as with the cleaning of;
tho grain as It is brought from ho
farms will do away with the heavy
trash dock which has been stood by
growers in former years. Then no til
ing was received for cracked grain
which could otherwise .be used for
feed on the farms as well as a saving
in freight costs on being shipped to
terminals. A saving of several cents
per bushel ln Sacks will also be made,
lu this way of shipment, . . i
According to present plans a charge
of 1 14 cents per bushel will be made
for tlie use of the machine and labor
cost for loading. Considerably lower
storage charges have been secured for
wheat handled In this way also allow
ing farmers a chance to hold their
grain as long as they desire. In caso;'
farmers desire to hold groin for a
tlmo and need money to meet bills
Mr. Bell states that It will be possible
to secure 85 per cent of the value
of the grain at 7 per cent interest.
This plan is said to be looked upon
with favor by bankers and others in
asmuch as It affords the best mcaiiB
of financing Immediate harvest ex
penses when it is practically impas
sible for local banking Institutions to
make anything like extensive loanB
to farmers with which to meet their
bills. According to late reports new
Backs will bo worth 8 cents each.
Home Lamb Buying
Some activity in lamb buying has
been reported in the county recently
ly, . M. J. Seviejr of Diamond prairie
lias recently visited some of the bands
ln this community and mado offers
on lambs which ore ready for market.
Some of the best offers made recent
ly for farm flocks of lambs Is re
ported to have been around $3.35 per
hundred. This figure Is somewhat
higher than prices received several
weeks ago for the first pool shipment
of lambs to go to market from this
county. Tho lambs tn tho large
bands now being ranged in the high
mountains are said to be making an
excellent growth and give promise of
making excellent weights by the usual
marketing time which Is during Sep
tember with most of tho largo bands.
Weeds
Expensive
On Farm Lands
"Weeds aro expensive. It Is esti
mated that they cost, on tho average,
92 per tillable acre of soil. That
means that an a 100-acrc farm, the
loss would amount to $200, a sum
that would go far toward paying the
taxes on that land," says Miss May
S. Hun turner, Washington Stato col
lege seed analyst.
In addition, the loss caused by
weeds Involves nob only lower
yields, but also extra labor, dock
uge In marketing, poisoning of live
stock, and increases ln plant dis
eases and insect pests harbored by
weeds.
"Wo aro not as familiar with
weed activities as we should be,"
declares Miss Huntamcr. "Weeds
behave like the beans, acorns and
wheat during their life cycles. They
have a sleeping time, a growing time,
a food storing time, and a fruiting
time. Then, having laid away their
tores or food for the coming season,
they aro ready for travel. They move
from place to ploco by waterways, air
routes and often underground. It
has been proved experimentally that
weed seeds, aftr being burled for 30
years have given from very low to as
high as 00 per cent germination.
"For self-protection, stand by the
seed laws of the state. There are un
scrupulous or possibly Ignorant
dealers."
No Escaping Tax
On Power, Lights
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (D Tho
three per cent tux on electrical en
ergy levied In tho new revenue act
mut be paid by tho consumer of
electricity.
Regulations Issued by the Internal
revenue bureau provide that muni
cipally owned plants must add three
per cent of a customers bill when it
is rendered each month to provide
for tho levy.
The regulations say that the tax
"applies to the amount paid for all
electrical energy furnished for dom
estic or commercial consumption by
any person or agency whether pri
vate, public, or quasi-public."
Summing It Up
You are the only person you can
depend upod; therefore make your
self doubly dependable. , .
, By W. B. Iknttle
Senior Horticulturist, -Bureau ol
Plant Industry, (J. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture
Gardeners sometimes have great
difficulty keeping their crops grow
ing in midsummer on account of the
way the surface soil dries out. Then,
too, tlie surface soil gets so hot that
certain plants do not thrive.
A mulch of straw or coarse ma
nuro will not only conserve the mois
ture supply, but will shado the soli
and protect the roots of the plants
from too high tomperature. A heavy
mulch will also keep down weeds and
make cultivation practically unneces
sary. Farmers throughout the wheat boltr
whore straw Is plentiful, often plant
potatoes, covering the seed pieces only.
two or three Inches deep, then
soon as the sprouts peep through they
cover tlie whole patch with 10 or 12
Inches of straw. When .the atraw set
tles to about four or five Inches, the
potatoes grow up through It, and
tthere they are -with no weeds, or cul
tivation to bother them until tlmo to
dig tho potatoes.
Makes It. Easier
After the vines have died or have
pbcen killed by frost farmers rake off
hthe straw mulch and the potatoes are
.practically on the surface of the
ground. This method of growing po
tatoea is especially adapted for the
middle sections where the average
summer temporature Is rather high.
Midsummer tomatoes are one of the
garden crops that benefit from mul
ching. Celery Is often mulched to hold
moisture. Raspberries, blackberries,
dewberries And strawberries Ace all
Improved by mulohlng with straw or
coarse manure. In the case or rasp
berries the mulch may sometimes en
courage the development to anthrac
nose, a disease which can be conr
trolled by spraying..
Gardeners often complain that tliey
have difficulty getting plants to grow
when they set thorn in the garden
during hot, dry weather, If the plants
are carefully handled, the roots are
not allowed to dry, and a pint or two
of water is poured around the roots
of each plant as it Is being set, tlie
chances will be good for the plants
living.
Shade Prevents Wilting
If an inch or two of fine straw or
similar material Is spread over tho
surface around the plants and they
are shaded for a day or two after set
ting there will bo little danger of
tho plants over wilting. Just plain
straw, marsh hay, pine needles, or
prairie hay will serve as a mulch.
Dust or loose, dry soil forms a fair
mulch oyer tho surface and this kind
of, a mulch con be worked after each
rain or irrigation. This Involves labor
and cultivation and In most cases is
not as effective as a covering of straw
or somo other material.
Pieces of board, flat stones, burlap
and paper laid upon the surface
around the plants will help to con
serve moisture. Under no ciicum-
stonces should tar-filled roofing paper
or anything that contains chemicals
that are. Injurious to plants be used
as a mulch.
Heflin to Stump
West for Nominee
MONTGOMERY, Ale.i Aug. 6 (P)
Former Senator J. Thomas Heflin
will take the stump this fall In be
half . of tho Democratic presidential
ticket, speaking tn Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado, California and other west
ern states.
Ho predicted tho election of
Franklin D. Roosevelt and John N.
Oarnor by one of the largest major
ities the party ever recolved.
" "Alabama and the outlre south will
bo Democratic by a landslldo In
November," he said.
Heflin bolted tho Democratic party
In 10118 rather than support Alfred
E. Smith for tho presidency.
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Express Carefully Handled
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TODAY
WE HAVE
Robert Andrew Miuterton l
Near the ohores of Lake Brie, lit)
the little town of Coartland, In tho
province of Ontario, Canada, Robcit'
A. Masterton was bora May 18, I860. 1
He was the fourth of a family of
nine children S girls and 7 boys
all living and enjoying good health;
It Is of interest to note that the
youngest la 64 years of age and tho
oldest 82 the combined ages of tho
brothers and sisters totaling 608 years,
Tno parents, William and Eliza
Masterton, were natives, of North Ire
land. The father, who was a shovel and
spado maker ln his native land, mi
grated to the United States In 1840,
the time of the California gold rush
and settled ln Illinois where he
opened up a blacksmith shop. He ahod '
horses, fixed up the wagons for many
of those who had been attacked by
the gold fever and helped them get
started on their perilous Journoy
across tho continent to the gold
fields. He next went to Wisconsin
whore ho worked at the trade of enr
rlnge maker for a time and from thero
he went to Canada. Thero he mar
ried Miss Eliza Madden, who had just
migrated to Canada from Ireland fol
lowing the doath of her father who
was lost at sea while discharging his
duty as captain of a merchant ship.
In 1873, when Robert was four years
of age, the family moved to North.
.Carolina whore they lived five years
and then they moved back to Can-;
ada. :
Robert completed his education In
the schools of Slmcoc, Ont., and then
under the Instructions of his father
he learned the blacksmith trade and
he learned It well.
10 tho year 16B1, forty-one years
ago, he left his parental home, came .
to La Grando and went Into partner-
ship with his brother, William Mas
terton, who had settled ln the coun
ty's metropolis ln 1888, and had set
up a blacksmith business.. This part
nership was continued for several
years, then the Junior (partner took
ovor the business and worked at It'
continuously 'Until three., years ago
when he dosed his shop ln La Qrando,
moved his equipment to his home and
fixed up a shop there where he oc
casionally does blacksmlthlng. . .
Twelve years ago he purchased the
place where he now lives. The place,
which Is composed of several acros
planted to orchard and -where some
gardening, alfalfa growing and dairy
ing Is done, is located about a mile
east of La Qrande.
Tho marriage of Mr. Masterton and
Miss Jessie Elledge was solemnized
June 28, 1809 and they have one son.
Lester, who Is married and living in
Bend.
Mrs. Masterton's parents, Thomas
and Eliza Jane Elledge,. were oarly
pioneers of Grando ' Ronde. They
crossed tho plains ln 1863 -in the
Yount wagon train. . 'Her grandfather, ,
Daniel Elledge, was a noted figure in
Union county during the early days.
Having been a minister of the Christ
ian denomination,' his' ministry of
service was given ln pulplU at .differ
ent communities throughout the ul
lcy. Mrs. Masterton holds tho honor
of being related on her father's' side
to Danlol Boone, tho famous scout
and frontiersman.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Masterton h&vo
been active for many years In frater
nal organizations. Ha was commander
of tlie Maocabces for a long period,
is a momber of the Masons and the
Royal Arch Masons and Is master of
Blue Mt. Orange. ' Mr. Masterton Is a
momber of the Eastern Star and Is
also very active ln grange work.
Billions of Bills Burned '
, Agents of the United States treas
ury destroy two billion bills wltb a
money value of ten billion dollars.
The old bills, torn and defaced by
constant use, are replaced by bow
treasury notes. Sometimes this pa
per money Is reduced to pulp from
which manufacturers make Una
"leather" bags for Indies.
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