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Saturday, August 13, 1932 CT GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, CA GRANDE, ORE. Page Three OVER Phone: Mornings, Main 600 Tomorrow Tbe annual Threo-I picnic will be held Sunday at Riverside park in La Grande. All former residents of In dlana, Illinois, or Iowa are Invited to como, bring their basket dinners and enjoy the friendship, sociability and program of the day. Entertains Aid . Mrs.- Marlon Stoddard, assisted by her mother. Mrs. Sam Irwin, enter tained the members of the Island City Aid society Thursday afternoon at her home on the Island Clty-Co highway. There was a splendid at tendance of the members, together with a' number of visitors, and the afternoon was - a most enjoyable one. For. the first time In several months, the president, Mrs. Emma Blokland was able to attend. It will be re membered that she has been detained by a Bevere illness (typhoid fever) and recuperation. Mrs. Eva Bowery presided during the afternoon, an nouncing tbe dovotlonols and con ducting the business meeting. A num ber of Important Hems were discussed including preliminary plans for the approacmng county am convention, plans for a cooked food sale to be held In La Grande on Aug. 27, coun ty relief work ana matters pertaining to the Island City Community church. Mrs. Mary Blokland presented the an nual report of the flower committee. A short program waa given after the business session, Mrs. Mildred Blok land playing a group of piano num bers ana Mrs. aiaoei Anson giving a reading. . An Interesting contest fol lowed. Mrs. Stoddard and Mrs. Irwin assisted by Mrs. Dorothy Case and Mrs. Garnet Buckman served some de licious refreshments. It wa3 voted to dispense with trie second meeting during the present month, and COnSe- lJUCllbly WIC MU ntti utuLV wnv v.iuv on the second Thursday In September with Mabel Morton In La Qrando.. : f Recuperating Mrs. Charles E. Gump spent the past weekend In Portland and on her return to ner nomo in rTuiwmie nwn day evening waa accompanied by her v sister. Miss Jane Gavin who will spend an Indefinite time at the Gump home recuperating from her recent illness. Miss Gavin who is one of the most prominent members of the Oregon State Nurses' association, having held various offices in the organization up to the very highest, waa very severely ill of pneumonia. She is much bet ter now, but must have many weeks of rest and recuperation before she can take up her work again. Pleasant Orovo Orange v Pleasant Grove grange held Its reg ular meeting last Saturday evening at their hall with a good crowa, espec lally a large company of the young folks present, After the meeting all gatnerea arouna a uuii-me wuhc games were' played until the fire burned down -low enough to roast welners. The H. B. O. members brought out the welners and buns and for awhile all were busy partak ing of the "dainties." This evening. Saturday, is the night for one of the regular dancing parties which this grange sponsors. The hall Is com modious, the floor Is good, and their parties have been exceedingly popular, giving the young people and older ones too in that part bf the valley many fine social evenings, -o- . - - o , In Idaho i" Mrs. Fred E. Kiddle, of Island City, has gone to Idaho where she Is visit ing with her relatives at Boise and Oakley. She was accompanied by her niece and nephew of Wilmington. Cal.. who are also the guests of Idaho relatives. Has Operation Mrs. Marcla Phy Spencer, of Denver, Colo., who came to make an extended vlBlt with her mother, Mrs. Edith Phy, at Union, underwent an operation for chronic appendicitis at Hot Lake yesterday morning. Returns Home , J. Hug. who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Amy Bhlnohart In La Grande and receiving some medical attention, has returned to his nomo at Elgin. . Has Birthday . j. Newton Fisher and Herbert Hoo ver celebrate the same day for their birthday. But we- wager the presi dent of the United Statc3 didn't en Joy his birthday a tenth as much this year as J. did. He did all sorts of things during the day Wednesday and then in the evening his mother and father invited in some of his grown up friends for the evening and to help sample the birthday cake. This made a part of the Bplendld refreshments which his mother and his sister, Jo sephine served. In addition to the Informal fun, etc., Eamlo Miller gave a number of clever dances accom panied by Mrs. . Miller, and Miss Amanda Zabol told nomo dialect stories. ' To Wallowa Lake Mrs. P. A. McDonald, Mrs. George McDonald, of the Iowa district and their house guest. Miss Margery btcln er. of Pandora. Ohio, are spending sev eral days this week at their cabin at wallowa Lake. Visits Cousin tflsa Bethel Bkkcr. of La Grande, has been spending this week with her cousin, Miss Marjorle Woodell, of Dry Creek. Itnrn llpiinlnn The annual reunion of the Wright Bnd Duncan famines of Meaicai Bnrlnno wna imiri Himdav afternoon In the picnic grounds. A picnic din ner was served and talks were made by several members of the big iain I'y. . Relatives attending included Dunham Wrltrht. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Powers. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gllkin- son and daughters. Helen and Edna, of Halnts. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gllkln Bon and daughter. Merle of Baker, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duncan, daugh ters. Mildred and Wllma. and son. Roscoe. of Kcattn?. Mr. and Mrs. 8tanlcy Wright, daughter. Barbara and son, Gerald, of Iowa, Lyman Wrleht und Loren Tucker, of Baker. The friends of tho two families who were present were Mrs. Jennie Mer lin and Elizabeth Page, of Baker, Or val and Mnrle Fisher, of Muddy Creek, Dale Landers, Archie LaFrcnlere, of Everett. Wash. Visits Brother Mrs. Oeorge Gray, of Lower Cove, well known pioneer of this valley, is spending a few days at the home of her brother. William Jasper, of the sldehlll road near La Grande, who la in such poor health. I'ntisual Pets Elolse and Emogene Stein, two friends of ours In tho vicinity of Is land City have had a great many pets ever since we have known them. But now they have some that are differ ent. In the spring or early summer, rather, the girls found a nest that THE VALLEY Mabel B. Morton, Valley New, Editor had been deserted, and a mother her husband, arrived from San Mateo, pheasant had not only left six, weJCal,, Sunday for an extended visit think, newly hatched little birds, but with her -sister and brothers. Will, also one egg that had not hatched John and Charles Green, of Union, yet. The girls found a motherly soul Mr. Miles has been 111 the past week of a hen In their poultry yard and she not only assumed the duties of look ing for the six little birds but also hatched out the seventh one. The girls have taken good care of them and find they are very Interesting pets to have. iii T" We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Grant Wilde, of near Hot Lake, who has not been very well this summer is confined to her bed at present. To La Grande Rev. Walter Bach, of Sweet, Ida., and Mis. Bach, of Kyssa, . better known as Rev. Josle Blokland Bach, drove Into the valley last week for Miss Beatrice Spencer, of Kyssa, and took her to her home. It will be remembered that MIbb Spencer was In the group of girls whom Mrs. Baeh took to the Epworth Loague Institute at Wallowa lake, who became very 111 of appendicitis on the way home and submitted to an operation In ' La Grande. She is Improving nicely, It is reported. Visits Mother Mrs. Homa Sandlln, of near Joseph, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. A. Brlggs, of near Island City this week. Returns Home Tom Jones of near Cove who has been 111 of the flu, and a patient at Hot Lake, was expected to return to hls home yesterday. To Union The Misses Mae Stearns, Mabel Doty, Amanda Zabel and Mabel Mor ton were guests Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Ter rall at Union. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cock were other guests. An outdoor picnic was the original plan, but the place of having It was, of necessity, changed on account of the hard rains that evening. Home For Few Days Earnle Miller, of Lower Cove, who took his caterpillar up into Idaho for several weeks work on some highway construction came home this week for several days stay as the work was not ready yet. Visit -v Mrs. Ed Rand and daughter, Ethel, and grandson, Dewey Rand have been visiting friends in Eastern Oregon where Mrs. Rand is well known. They visited at Baker, Cove, Union and other places. At Union, they were guests of Mrs. Ida Cline on Monday. Dewey's mother Is Mrs. Cllne's sister, Muriel. Ill Wallowa Co. ' The Misses Jean Louise and Patricia Wetzel, of La Grande are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buster Bell, of Wallowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bell of Whiskey creek. In other Valley Miss Lola Martin, ol uove, nas oeen making a visit in the Willamette val ley, being a guest of ansa Mae hub man, at Mabel, Ore., and Miss Mar garet Hubbard at Eugene. The K. O. M. Picnic One hundred and fifty people of Union county attended the nineteenth annual K. o. M. picnic at rtiversiae park, in La Grande last Sunday. This means that a great many people who came to the west from one of the three states, Kansas, Oklahoma or Missouri, together with their families contributed to the success of this event. The rain In the afternoon de layed thlnga somewhat but failed to dampen the spirits of the folks from the mlddlewest. Also the fact that there was no piano In the pavilion, which meant tho elimination of about one half of the program, was regretted, but did not stop the enjoy ment of the day. The bountiful din ner was served around about noon, and to this all had contributed. After the dinner, the annual busi ness mooting was held and the fol lowing were elected as officers for next year: President, Mrs. Laura Davis. Vice president, Mrs. Jennie Byer. Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Parks, of Trustees, Kansas Frank Moore; Oklahoma F. M. Martin; Missouri Al Warren. . Retiring officers were: President, Mrs. Jennie Byer. Vice president, Mrs. Parks, of Elgin. Secretary-treasurer, Paul Yeck. Tho trustees were all reelected. The program was given Immediately following tho business meeting and each number was enjoyed very much. It Is reported. They were given In tho following order: Address of welcome, Judge Knowles, Reading. Mary Lou Englund. Music, Mtlton Shulty and Ray Young. Duet, Avery and Darlene Mlllerlng. Reading, Mrs. Bradon. Comlo skit. Mrs. Fred Huffman and Mrs. Fred Roberts. Reading. Barbara Roberts. Reading, Mrs. Jennie Byer. Japanese reading, Mary IflU Eng lund. o ninnjtr f.UPfits Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fletcher, who live above the Cove had for their dinner guests Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mangrcen, newcomera in the valley. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Price and daughter, Lona Nclda, of the Camp Yew Bow. Water Carnival pnnnin from all over the valley will drive to Medical Springs tomorrow to witness and share In the water sports contests to be staged In tho afternoon at Pat Powers' fine, Dig piunge. -m Is an annual event and Invariably at tracts a large crowd, other things be ing equal. u,liv Virus Mrs. Ed Miles, of Catherine Creek, has been enjoying a visit with her ulster. Mrs. T. C. Kcnney. who, with ON THE AIR - Station KOAC Extension Service Monday Evening, Aug. IS 6:15 p. m., Farm market reports. 6:30, Fox Whiteside theatre organ. 7:00. MUBlo of the Masters. 7:16, Oregon Poets: "Mary Carolyn Davles," by Mrs. Ada Hastings Hedges. 7:30, Farm hour: 7:31, In the day's news; 7:45. Market reports, crops and weather forecast. 8:00-8:45. 4-H Club Meeting: Pre paring Poultry for the Fairs, Prof. A. O. Lunn: Fitting and Tralnl'-.g Hog for the Show Ring. A. W. O'lver; 4-H News from Over the State. Tuesday Evening. Aug. 18 6:15 p. m.. Farm m:ket reports. 6:30. Fox Whiteside theatre organ. 7 00. Music of the Masters. 7:16, Philosopher of the Cross Roads. 617 A but Is now improving. On Vacation Miss Madeline Oliver, who Is well along In her first year's work at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla la having her vacation at present and Is spending It at the home of her par ents, Mr.' and Mrs. Burt Oliver In the Dry Creek neighborhood. Reports from headquarters are that. Madeline is doing very, well -In her training course and those in charge have many complimentary ' things to say about her work. Have Daughter ' ' ' ' Friends In this valley and they are many of Mr. and - Mrs. Earl Cooley, of Salem, will be Interested to know of -the arrival of a baby daughter Into their home. The babe was born Sunday and haa been given the name, Elizabeth Adell. Mr. Cooley Is the director of Smith-Hughes work In the high schools of the state - of Oregon. At Enterprise : Miss Helma VanHouten, of Union, is visiting this week with her rela tives at the Dudley Richards home at Enterprise. Orange Memorial . - Tomorrow, Sunday at the city park In Elgin; members of the Union County Pomona grange will partlcl- pate In their annual Memorial ser vice. This event is. one or tne prom inent features of the Pomona organ ization's calendar, and Is always very largely attended. Members of - the grange, their families and their friends will, assemble at the park lor; a basket dinner' around the noon . hour. The formal memorial program ; will be held in the afternoon. A very attractive program has been arranged. o - ' I To Portland ' I Mrs. Clay Penland, of Island City, ' Is visiting friends and relatives m ' roruana. erne accompaniea ner bis-. ter, Mrs. Foster, to the Rose City. Haying ' Having In the valley Is nearlng an end and It Is reported that the crop is unusually neavy in most places, - -on June iu, iovo, ait. wngnv mar The rain of Thursday night delayed rled Miss Cora, daughter of John and the finish a day or two in the Union Mry Jones and to them have been section, but the moisture was very born the following children: Eva, wife welcome If only to lay tne dust. c. B. Lawson who lives on the Union- Cove highway has had a month of hnvlnv artH raiwl, a hnaVtf MVMV Mr. Lawson Is still suffering from an ac- Ruth, wife of William Helvey of La cldent to his limb during the har- Grande; Dean, wife of Frank Counsell, vest of the first cutting of hay. but of Ladd Canyon. has been able to work most of the ' The parents of Mrs. Wright were timB . pioneers, having settled in the Grande .o ' ' I Ronde valley In 1879. Four yeara later i- ,;:.L"' ' "they moved to Wallowa county. The in auej ... . mother, native of New York, crossed ine MissesKiia Bunoro. ana mar- jone ieanaer, 01 mgii vmie,, iuvvo been visiting -In the valley, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. cnaries Johnson.of Lower Cove . .. Fracture Leg I jj,. and Mrs. Wright are prominent . The Elgin Recorder describes tho. ln gnnge work. He has hold the of accldent which George Holland fig- jlce as member of state executive ured ln on a ranch near Elgin as f ol-. committee. He was master of Blue lows: A -fracture, of the lower third of grange three years.- She has been the tibia,. and a comminuted fracture chairman of the county home eco of the ! flb'uja Just, above the Joint In n0mlo corafmtttee for the last five tile rigiib leg wtu, vutj iiijuijr ivvciveu by George Holland In a runaway on, i5f:J2ta. Jil"- t?.hr..ir.f t.h. rrf. .nff.rl'l by Mr. Holland when he fell from a house he was shingling last winter. Mr. Holland waa nrougnt to Jugin, lhT t?IM?;ra.l.PK?I5PwW! -i-.rj . . 4. u tC. n a t.h. nati.nt nru romnOed 'ta thl McCullough home, where he will be recuperating for possibly two months before being able to return to work. While tho team was standing at a hay stack with Mr. Holland on the ZZ-'X was seen to be coming off. Both discovered the accident but the team became frightened Immediately and began running before any move to get to the horses' heads could.be made. In the melee Mr. Holland was thrown from the wagon and into a fence, with the fractures resulting. Have Baby Daughter- Friends here have received word or the birth of a baby daughter, Mon day, Aug. 8 at the Wallowa hospital. Mrs. Brandt will be remembered here as Mls-3 Ruby Leonard, formerly of Lostlne. Has Operation Xiucllle Keenan, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keenan of near Imbler Is resting well today following an operation performed on her leg yesterday at the Grande Bonde hos pital.. Three months ago while play ing, Lucille was struck on the shin by a tennis ball. It was sore of course, but no one dreamed that such a light blow could result so seriously. Her leg began to swell within a short time and she was taken to the hoe- A SEASONABLE . RECIPE Blackberry Dumplings Three pints blackberries. One cup sugar. , Three-fourths cup water. . One heaping tablespoon butter. Let come to a brisk boll. Add dump lings made a follows: , Two cups flour. Three; large teaspoons baking pow der. "-. Three tablespoons sugar. v One teaspoon salt. One egg;- Milk to make stiff batter. Drop Into boiling berries. (Sour, ml Ik and soda may be used.) Serve with cream. of the Oregon State College SSOko 7:30. Farm Hour: 7:31, In the day's news; 7:45, Market reports, crops and weather forecast, 8:15, The Child-Centered School, Dr. C. L, Huffaker, University of Ore gon. 8:30-8:45. The Great Dilemma! Waves or Particle? by Dr. A. E. Cas well, University of Oregon. Wednesday Evening, Aug. 17 6:15 p. m.. Farm market reports. . 6:30. Fox Whiteside theatre organ. 7:00. Music of the Masters. 7:15, Fundamentals of a Philosophy or Education, Dr. h. E. Forbes, ore' gon Normal School. 7:30. Farm Hour: 7:31, In the day's news; i :io, Marnet reports, crops ana weather forecast. 8:30-8:45, Science News of the Week. pltal where lancing and other treat ments were resorted to. 8he was bet ter only temporarily. X-rays taken this week revealed the faot that the bone was splintered. When the in cision was made, one piece of bone waa found completely detached, and there were other pieces which had to be removed. Her mother Is with her at the hospital. TODAY WE HAVE . Lazarus Franklin Wright, Valeria In Oregon have been born many of her enterprising citizens, and one among them Is Laearua Frankln Wright, better known as Prank Wright, he having been born tn Jack son county, Feb. 9, 1873 to Jack son and Miranda (Richardson) Wright. Tho mother was pioneer to the Wll- amctta vauey in ltttb and la etui nv Bdbe?ng-n7.d'. est of Oregon's pioneers. She was ""f " b'l"S 82 veers of a the Sth of June. Thel'" "'s valley tens of thousands of father crossed the plains in 1853, at the age of 10 years, in company with his parents and on the Journey across, the mother died and was burled on the emigrant trail. The family set tled at Myrtle Creek. In this sec tion Jackson grew up. Following his marriage, he and his wife moved to Jacksonville where their son, Frank was bom. In the summer of 1874 Jackson . took his family and moved to the Grande Bonde valley with a team and drove a band of sheep. He located in Lower Cove and raised sheep and cattle. In 1880 he bought a farm of 330 acres, later adding a section to that, - It was on this farm Frank passed his youth and remained until Bfter he attained his majority. In 1883, he herded sheep In the middle of the valley, when the space was open from the- John Smith farm to the Old Stage station at the Lower Ditch brld"Ke. one way. and from the Will uinet place to the Ed Jasper farm, th. other. At Hardscrabble school k. received his education. -" .about 1895 he went to Wallowa county and engaged In stockralslng. For 13 yeara he remained there, then h came to the Grande Ronde aaaln. He lived at Island City three yeara and In 1010 he purchased the old Jim Hawley Place near Valeria scnooi where he now resides. In addition to the 340 acres in his home place, he owns 330 acres near Lone Pine, making all told, 660 acres. Mostly cereals are grown on the two farms. oi ' E. u. ureiner, ana living m farm In Frultdale; Orvllle, married, and living In La Grande; Hazel, wife Of Georse BrlCkell. Of OraiVCS PaSS! ;th8 plains three times; once was dur- , , the goli rush o 184B when She euttl te contlIumt, going from New yorlc California. Bhe was a cousin Lt Himit Beecher Stowe and Henry years. ' . , ,. . " PHOTOGRAPH PROVES STORY ' ABOUT TWO-MOUTHED FISH DULUTH, Minn. W Earl De niaier'a fob fttnrv waa so hard to swallow that he has brought forth Dhotographlc proof of It. He hooked a blueglll sunflsh and : discovered It had two mouths. But .nobody would believe him, so ho took a picture of It. Tne two openings are normal and ,. ,f tt, ut. xh anennd was below the regular open. , inB- ... . ' LONELY BUDDHIST NUNS, RECEIVE ANNUAL CALLER BOMBAY VP) The world's lonllesl convent has Just had Its annual visit from the only man allowed to call. He Is a merchant whose family was traditionally presented the con' vent with cloth once a year. The convent Is perched In the Him alayas beyond the 17,000-foot Rotang Pass. Fifty Buddhist nuns live there, supervised by one lama. NORWAY RAISES TAXES OSLO (IP) Following Increased tariffs, the Norwegian government has sought additional revenue by hiking the Income tax by a tenth of one cent and by slightly lifting the tax on beer. EGYPT MAKES RAIL LOAN ' CAIRO (IP) The Egyptian gov ernment has loaned $500,000 to the Sudan for construction of a railway between Khartum and Ocbel Awlla where a (20,000,000 dam Is built. being Rhode liland Coal . William Penh received a small sample of the flrnt coal that won mined In Rhode Island In 1700, x years after tho discovery of the first anthracite ln thnt state. The coal waa sent to I'enn, In London, by James Tilghmnn of the Quaker city. Equal Kights Heaven Women In liurma have equal rights with men where property la concerned. Indeed, hushnnd and wife live on termj nf greater equal ity there than In any other country of the world. Whales in the Delaware In tho time of William Penn whales were caught fnr up the Dela ware river.. The Inst one nppearcd at Chester about 1809. ' It was large enough to hold a chair In Ita gaping Jaws. Uncle Eben "Dere Is heap of thlnga I don't understand, snld Uncle Khen, "on' when some o' dose high folk tries to 'splaln 'em I feela I wn In good company," Washington Star. Pumpkin Ridge Grows Fruit High Sections Are Found to Be Well Located For Fruit Pumpkin Ridge, at the north end of the valley, long known foi the varied crops produced there, is now coming to be one of the big fruit sections of the valley. Pot years and years other sections of the valley and county have been recognized as fruit centers. Now our thinking must be enlarged and this locality in the north ena of the valtoy must surely be included in fact it should have, been Included several yean ago. If we were writing an edltoria: we dollars In NEW money. From New York, from all the eastern states, and the middle west. This money dors not all go finally to tho producer, for some of It stays with the picker, the mill from whence the box material comes, those who pack and those who dray the several dlffsrent avenues ln the process of getting mo iruit irom the tree to the carrle.'. There have been many residents, enthusiasts ln the vauey, wno nave long aavocaTea the advisability of enlarging our acre ages In fruit of varleu kinds. The wisdom of that la seen in the ex perience of these thrifty men and wo men up on Pumpkin Rldgt who have within the last five years Bet out these newer orchards. On the Ridge there aro probably 100 acres of new orchards, by that we mean orchards which have been set out within the last five yeara. Fruits of all kinds have been grown, but we are thinking now especially oi tne oherry and apricot orohards. Among tnose wno nave seen, tne greai possi bilities In-developing orchards there are A. E. Hug, Vera Hug, William West, Frank Slon, E. L. Andrews, and others. These men from their young cherry orchards this year picked tons and tons and tons of cherries, (we remember we were told 75-100 tons) mostly Blngs and Lamberts, and we are trld they,, were unexcelled as to size, flavor, color and texture. As we write this, there are here on the desk apricots, the- largest ones we have ever seen. They are of the Moomark variety, a variety which Pumpkin Ridge apricot growers be lieve to do one oi tne oest lor wieir growlng conditions. It Is a. luscious apricot size, unusual, color good, taste, excollent. ThlB particular fruit is from the orchard of A. E. Hug. Mr. Hug has 200 trees ln his orchard Thoy are but two years old, but and we nave it on very gooa autnority " ' "" -he-had from these treeB an average growth. 8ome of the fields which of about 36 pounds of fruit per tree, have been cut during the past week Those who know, report this yield to appear fully aa heavy as the first cut. be quite phenomenal. . itlngs were and with the second crops Now comes a sad part of the story, being taken off at this time many And thla Is written editorially. These feel that with proper Irrigation, It luscious apricote are Just now going may be possible to eecuro a fair third to market rather the packing of the I crop or at any rate an abundance of crop has Juot been completed. It Is fall pasture. said that the local market was flooded ! Present indications point to a with apricots (doubtless other fruit bountiful supply of feed for tho com ae well) 'Drougnt in irom otner ec-;utK wiuw. io D ovv.,. -tlons, some from rather remote sec-ltwccn hero and Lostlne Is quite llber tlons. They came early and the ma- ally dotted with large stacks of hay. Jorlty of tne householders did their A largo amount of grain hay has been canning early. Then when th, Jars put up at many of the dry farm., were all full, from Pumpkin Ridge and Wlth tho experiences of short feed Otnor sections OI our .IJUUlivy, uamu niw niflii H,vu w, , this wondorful fruit, troo ripened, and past winter, many of the grain farm the local market was nil. Folks In; era felt that it was a much more u, vnrv in MniuuichuHetts. in 1111-1 ijrofltnUlo nlaii to cut a plenty of nols, aro getting the cream of the de- llcious fruit grown ngnt nero. Congratulations to the Pumpkin Ridge folks, who are no longer carry-1 Ing all their eggs In one basket, but are entering new fields, tried fields and are even now benefitting. Farm Suffers Loss By Fire Flro, origin for which hns not yes , riMtmvnri n. inn , , .Ani'nniB m n. form own ed by the Wayman Miller estate and leased by Lester Bond, botween North Powder and Haines aionaay nigut. Tho barn. 64 by 75 foot, was tno largest In that section of the county. It contained oetween two ana tmvu tons of hay. Lester Bond, who Is leas ing the farm, lost a milking machine, a cream separator, several seta of har ness, a saddle, all of his tools, two calves Bnd 16 head of hogs. Ho had turned his horses Into pasture. Bov- cral hundred feet of fenco also burn ed. The entire loss was estimated at between S28D0 and 3000. Tho barn was partly covered by Insurance but Mr. Bond carried no Inauranco on his property. Tho fire,-starting about 11 o'clock, was first soon on tho north sldo of the barn, A strong wind, blowing from tho north; oarrled tho flames through tho barn In a very short time. Bond and others had considerable difficulty saving two wagons and a saddle horso outsldo the barn and several calves In tho barn lot. The flames woro so hot It waa uncomfortable to approach within 160 foot of the burning struc ture. BATTLESHIP ORII1 TEAM FIRST OUT FOR I'ltACTICF, ' SAN DIEGO, Cal. (IP) Football plnyors of the battleship division got tho Jump on othor gridiron teams In tho west when 400 snllors from tho floot turned out for 'Initial tryouts for places on tho All-Battlo Force eloven. Lieut. Tom Hamilton and Lieut. Howard Clsrk will organic the squad which has several major Pacific coast , colleges on Its fall schedule with its big gamo Armistice day when the an nual Army-Navy gamo is played In Berkeley. The Navy opens against tho University of California In a pre-sea-son tilt Sept. 17. MOST VALUABLE OARSMAN TEAM'S ONLY NON-NATIVE BERKELEY, Cal. (IP) Voted the Dcnn Witter trophy, after the Pough kcopsle regatta, for being tho most valuablo man to California's crew, Norrls Oraham Is the only oarsman not a native of the Golden State. He halls from Oregon and Is the oldest man In the shell 28 years. He's cox swain of tho 1033 California shell and ft is his second year to handle the tiller ropes of the Bear varsity, He Is a Junior and attended school at Taft, Cel.. when his family moved from Pendleton. Ore. The live stock and meat Industry is one of the three largest In the country, ' . INDIANS HAVE PICNIC ' Two hundred six members of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes, with 10 visiting friends from the Lapwal reservation in Idaho, aathered on the breaks of Johnson creek August) 6th, for tholr fourth annual plcnio and celebration. Utloort Mintnorn was tne lenuur ui the plcnio and was assisted by a com mittee consisting of Parsons Motanlo, Phillip Jones, Allan Patawa and Billy Jones. Dinner was served at 10p.m, at long tables which seated nearly all present, oreat quanuues oi savory well cooked foods were served. Among other Items Included ln the dinner were five buck deer, twenty gallons of huckleberries, twenty watermelons and sixty canteioupes. The opening speech was delivered by Parsons Motanlo, followed by James Kasn Kasn, urace at taoie uy E. J. Conner. Speeches followed by Gilbert Mlnthorn, Phillip Jones and Sam Morris. E. J. Conner thon gave an address ln English, reviewing the subject matter covered ln the pre ceding speeches, for tne nenont oi those not understanding the Indian tongue. The speakers exprcased grati tude for all tlie good things at hand and benefits enjoyed. He spoke of their debt of gratitude to their fore bears, for their foresight ana wisqom Crops, Weather In Wallowa WALLOWA, Ore. (Spoclal) Ideal harvest conditions continue to pre vail ovor this section of the country. With fall wheat binding completed, a number of the farmers of the com munity havo been busy recently binding some of their spring grain. Spring grain - in much of the dry farming area has been greatly dam- agod by hot dry weather during tho past two weeks. In many places It was so badly burned that farmers did not feel It worth leaving to thresh and much of It was cut for hay. Spring sown grain on the Irrigated lands Is an exceptionally fine crop at many places. Reports from the Diam ond prairie district state that the crops are the best there this season for a number of years. cutting of the second crop oi an- " ' " V' 'e "".", farms here. Some of the first crops wero cut during tho latter part of Juno and with the good growing con- dltlons of the past six weeks the sec- their graln"crops for hay, rather than n uciuk onu,v u, v. a supply. Pasture conditions over much of this section are not so good as a few 'weeks ago. Summer ranges aro said to be showing considerable signs of drying up at this time, even in eomp of the high mountain ranges it Is Bald to bo getting quite dry. Reports from nomo who havo been in tne mountains ouring tne imv iw days say that it has been extremely hot thcro during tho day. Saturday n. tho hottest dav to be experienced hero- this season, with tho govornmo.it thermometer registering 100 degrees and on Sunday 00 dogroos was again reached. This high mark is only 2 Idcizrocs cooler than the rocord roach- ,ed noro laBt juiy wmcn was Some olouds have boon In ovldenco and many aro in hopes a good rain is not many days away. Danes Confident Of Hague Court's Greenland Verdict COPENHAGEN VP) Denmark is confident that tho permanent court of International Juatico at the Hague will award her undisputed sovorolgn ov ovor all Greenland. Denmark's rulo ovor soctlons of eastern Greenland Is disputed by Nor way and tho caso Is oxpoctcd to be decided in late Deccnvcr Both countries havo promlsod to abide by the finding. Nil Enrthly Paradise For Denmark, tho question Is, apart from prestige, principally that of re serving Greenland for tho Eskimo, over which tho Danes claim an at trulstlc guardianship. Materially, tho question Is hardly worth debating. In tho whole of eastern Greenland It would bo Impos sible for moro than 100 while men to live tho year around, and then only with supplies from other lands Qrconland produces no food ex cept flnh and meat from occasional boars and musk ox. Noitncr uanmn nor Norwegian expeditions havo been pnylng concerns and could not operate without financial backing. Tho "historical rights" in tho case go back to the time ol crix tho Red. reputed dlscovorcr of America about 1000 A. D. Nor wcglans or Icelanders of Norwegian extraction were undoubtedly the first settlers. But the line was broken, Denmark argues, In the 13th century when Norwegian ships failed to call with food, as agreed, and the colony starved. Norway Itevlvea Claim When Norway came under tho sway of tho Danish kings, Green land automatically became a Dan ish colony. After tho Napoleonic wars, Denmark, as penalty for siding with the Corslcan, was forced to glvo up Norway, but was allowed to retain Greenland. Norway began pressing her claims In 1006 and after the world war the movement took on a national char' acter. Denmark In 1024 granted -trading privileges to Norwegians In certain parts of Greenland, I Mushroom growers ln southeastern . Pennsylvania are cooperating In the crop mamoung, .."r"?...".""""."' "'."A-hum ln executing the treaty of 1855 with the United States federal government. Told of the passage In 1871 of a law by congress prohibiting the United States from signing any more treaties with the Indians, but reaffirming tne validity and constitutionality of all treaties signed before that date. The speakers voiced their apprecia tion and gratitude to those leaders of the tribe, whose long labors for the return of the Johnson and McKay creek areas to the reservation had at last been partially rewarded by the readdltlon of the Johnson creek area a few years ago. Forest Ranger Gerald Tucker, of La Grande, Oregon, ln charge of the Mcacham district of the Umatilla na tional forest, attended the celebra. tlon and gave a brief talk outlining new camping regulations and asked for continued co-operation of the In diana while on the national forests. H asked them to continue their ef forts to get the Indian service to em ploy a forest guard on the Johnson creek area of the Umatilla reserva tion. He pointed out the neoesslty for better nrotectlon on the area both for the protection of the reservation and of tne umauua national lorest. E. J. Conner Interpreted for Ranger Tucker. ' ' Names Requisites , For Fertility Maintaining the soli' fertility of strawberries calls for three import ant requisites; gooa sou textures, an abundance of moHBture, and an avail able supply of mineral nutrients, ac cording to 0. L. Vincent,' assistant professor of horticulture, at the Wash ington state couege. in mineral, soli texture Is more lm portant than the nutrient content of the soil, the state college man de clares. Soils of good ' texture are morn easily DreDared for planting, are more retentive of moisture, and have greater bacterial activity.' pientv of humus or decaying or. ganlo matter should be present ln the soil, as thla ImproveB ths texture, pro vides the media for, Increased bacter ini nr.tivitv. and increases the water- holdlna- canacity. Soils:' which lack .should 'be -built up befor. -.,.: .r-.h.i.. h hrn.rteat- inn mnnitm over the' ' field - before plowing and Incorporating It In the" sou. uroen manure muwo olover, vetch and rye mixed, and peas are valuablo for improving sous fore planting to strawberries. HURLER LOSES HIS JOB AS WALK LOSES GAME SEATTLE, Wash. VP) Jack Ktleen lost his Job as pitcher for the Seattle baseball toam . when he walked Al Strango with the bases full ln the tenth Inning to give Hollywood a 6 to 4 win. Johnny BasBler was walked three times, Including the tenth, so Seattle moundsmen could pitch to Strange, It workod tho first twoiHmes but KU eon couldn't get the ball over to Strange the third time after letting Bassler walk to fill tbe bases. As ho left tho field Klloen was told he was no longer a member of the olub. man school officials FIND WHISTLING PAY CUT SACRAMENTO, Cal. VP) Football officials at Superior, Cal'., high school games this fall will receive less pay for tholr whistle blowing. Also, thoy will havo to buy their own meals. Tho now scale Is considerably lower than paid In former yeara and pre viously each official ; was allowed traveling oxponsca corresponding to tne cneapest uquuno w ,uwi, ...o nortatton to tho game, ., This year thoy wl'l be paid throe and a half cents por rhllo both wayB as traveling expenses without meais, unless thoy buy tholi-own. PLAN AUTUMN FOURSOMES LONDON VP) The Central Eng land Open Autumn mixed foursomes golf competition will be hold on tho Woodhall Bpa course,' starting l-ues- day, Sept. 20. The holders are k, Strakor and Miss P. LobDott. YOUNG BASEBALL STAR GETS CHANCE SAN FRANCISCO (IP) Slxteon voar-old Eddlo Joost will get i chance to play In organised baseball next season. He has creatoa a sen' satlon as second baseman of tho Goldon Gate American Legion team hero and was promised a Job with tho San Francisco Missions for 1033 HOI.E-IN-ONE FOR' IIIKTIIDAY ST. LOUIB VP) Jack Hutchinson, 13. son of an army officer, celebrated his brlthday by sinking his too shot on tho ninth holo at Jofforson Bar racks. Jack has played golf for two years. SANDWICH 'HONORS' TRACK STAR PALO ALTO. Cal. (IP) A big, three-deck turkey sandwich Is tho latest luncheon menu offorcd track fans hereabouts by a "shoppo" and It's named tho "Eastman Special In honor of Ben Bangs Eastman, quarter mllcr of Stanford university 'BLACK TOM' LOSING OLD NICKNAME UNDER LIGHTS HOUSTON, Tex. Ml Tom Jon kins. Texas league outfielder who wont up to the St. Louis Browns ln 1U28 but Is now with Houston, com plains ho may lose hlB nickname of "Black Tom" by playing so much night baseball. ' "A guy oan't get sunburnod a good dark color playing under tno lights. Jenkins protests. Jenkins' batting eyo seems not to be affected by tho artificial light ing. TAX COVKItS EMI'IHE NAIROBI M East Africa, the only part of the British empire with out an Income tax, will have one after January 1, 1033. The rate has not been announced, Tailr fViv ITnlnn i aw mvu vva) v mvciy To Join Boston Football Squad By Mrs. L. SB. Terrall " ..s. (Observer Correspondent) ' . 1 UNION. Ore.. (Special) Jack Cox came m from Ctyvallls Thiuuday . evening and will visit for two weeks - with his mother and staters hero after which he will go east to Boston where he will play professional foot ball with the Boston Braves. Jack waa a star player with the U.-Hl team during his years ln high school and later played with the Oregon,; State college football team. The Epworth League contest for attendance at league and church services and for league -activities In1 general which began last spring ter minated last night when the losers of the contest entertained the win-' ners with a party at the home of Mrs. Louisa Burwell. The members were divided alphabetically Into two sections and each worked hard to win the contest. There were 84 leaguers present besides Mrs. Burwell Mrs. N. L. Ward and Mrs. Roy Conk lln. Refreshments consisted of a, gelatine salad, punch and crackers. At a meeting of the school board this week, Miss Oreta Baum was elected to do the office work ln the 1 High school this coming school year. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rohrlg and daughter, Wythel, who came here Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alma Rohrlg, returned to their home In Tacoma on Friday. A meeting was called at the Cath-j erlne creek school Friday to settle the budget question. No school wilt be held In that district this year and the question of transporting the children to the Union school was the principal item of discussion to be considered. .- .. Mrs. Paul Spencer, of Denver, who haa been suffering from chronic ap pendicitis for some time underwent an operation at Rot Lake Friday. Her sister, Miss Margaret Phy, of Eugene, Is staying a few days at the Lake with her. The Crosland brothers and John Peterson shipped lambs from Union Junction to Omaha thla week. Lloyd Crosland accompanied the shipment. Mrs. Walter Reuter, of La Grande, spent Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. Fannie Bldwell. ' The Adventlsts are Improving the appearance of their church by put ting a few new shingles on the roof. Mrs. W. W. Kuhn, of Lostlne, came over. Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Irwin Parent and "brother-in-law, C. E. Kuhn, and expects to be here about a week. Dinner guests of Mrs. D. E. Rich ards Thursday evening were Mrs. Sterile Wlgglesworth, Mrs. Myra Oat chell and daughter. Maradee. who are visiting here from .Portland. Mrs. Oatchell and Mrs. Richards were col lege friends. v Miss Arthell Johnson, who has spent several months visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.- L. A. Bingham, left Wednesday for Marys vllle,. Cal., to join her father, S. . Johnson, and ' two brothers who moved there recently , from Rupert Idaho, Sylvia Jones, Is visiting her uncle, Bert Titus, in Ramo Flat this week. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dobbin left Tuesday morning for Berkeley, Cal., after a month's vacation, half of which was spent with her parents at Helena, Mont., and the other half with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dobbin here. They made the trip both ways over the Yellowstone cut off. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Holmes and three daughters, Mrs. Harold Daley, Doris and Donna, who have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Holmos, and other relatives hero and ln La Grande, since Sunday Idaho Friday. Lewis Davis left for Portland Wed nesday to look over the prospects of taking a business course there. Mrs. Ida Cline and daughter, Muriel, went to La Grande Thursday to spend tho remainder of the week with her sister, Mrs. Guy McMillan. Mrs. Fred Marmon and her small son and daughter, who moved to Union from La Grande ln June, left Thursday for Cleveland to Join her husband who has spent the summer thcro. They will make their homo there. Mrs. Dell Irvln was hostess to the members of the J. J. club at the homo of her mother, Mrs. Henry Griggs last Wednesday afternoon. The prim contest or the afternoon con sisted of an out-door peanut hunt and was won by Mrs. Lola Hotrlck, who was a guest. Mrs. Whit Lang ford was awarded second and Mrs. J. E. Allen consolation. Next week they plan to havo a picnic at Pioneer park. Doris McMillan, of La Grande, was a guest of Lois Cline this week. - A stork shower was glvon by Mrs. Wesley Adklns and daughter Iola, for her daughter, Mrs. Isaao Glbbs (Jessie Stncey) Wednesday after noon. About a dozen guests were present and Mrs. Glbbs rocolvcd Homo dainty gifts. Tho hostesses ser ved refreshments after a social af ternoon. A. B. Dnvls and daughter; Mrs, Edna Buslck, Mrs. Ida Couper and her daughter Jenri. returned Wed nesday from a month's auto trip through California. They were called to Rcedley by tho Illness of a sister, Mrs. Mary Mallory, but whose con dition changed for the better. They mn do the trip from Union to Fresno over the Yellowstone cut-off ln two days. After leaving Rcedley thla vis ited the Yoaomltt park and spent sometime visiting friends and rela tives In Onkland, Palo Alto and other nearby points. They drove back to Portland ovor the Redwood highway and brought Helen Davis, who had been visiting there a couplo of weeks, home. After a couple of days visit ing friends In Union Mrs. Couper and Jean returned to their home In Weiser. Charlie Rowland, catcher released by Atlanta recently, haa been signed by the Galveston club of the Texas league. German vacationists who purchaso round-trip railroad tickets may in sure the return stubs against loss or theft. , . , . i ;j
