Wednesday, June 28, 1933 '
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE.
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IMBLER HI HAS
A STRONG DEPT.
Smith-Hughes Work Does
- Practical Work, Builds
Smith-Hughes Dept. Does
IMBLER (Spcclnl) During the
paet year at the Imbler High school
vocational agricultural dept. 40 days
were devoted to farm shop. Instruc
tion was on a Job basis. Bcvcral
boys would work In a unit on one
type of shop work while a numbor
In another unit would be working
on ft different Job. , ' ', :
8hop Instruction consisted of rope
work, harness repair, soldering vari
ous kinds of metal, babbitting split
and solid bearings, window repair,
tool sharpening and saw filing, paint
ing and wood finishing, forge work,
cold metal work and wood work.
Some of the major shop Jobs con
sisted of making grain sack holders,
livestock feeders, library tables, util
ity benches. Ironing boards and book
cases. Minor project were making
switches, forge tools, window repair,
soldering holes in buckets, making
small articles such bs paint boxes,
small tables, repairing parts of har
ness ana making and repairing tools.
A great deal of the work consisted of
tho repair andl construction of wood
work articles for the school.
The total cost of tho agricultural
department this year exclusive of
tho Instructor's salary but including
the shop work, was (107. This In
cluded new tools added to the de
partment, coat of lumber for the
furniture ' made for the school, lib
rary books secured for the ag dept.,
cost of material used In testing milk,
painting and rellnlshlng equipment,
and the food and hotel bill of the
boys who made tho stock Judging
trip to the Pacific International. The
dnstructcjr bore the transportation
cost. 1
A oompldto Inventory of ' the
Smith-Hughes agricultural equip
ment Bhows a valuation of 61030.00.
This is considerably higher than tho
inventory last yoar. Several hundred
new bulletins wore Bccured from var
ious experiment Motions' and equip
ment for fairs and exhibits was ob
tained from fair premiums.
Miss E. Nielson
WillGoonL.D.S.
Mission to East
"UNION (Special) Miss Erma Niel
son will leave about the first of July
for Salt Lake whoro she will take a
ten-day training course for mission
work for the L. D. S. church. She will
then go east and conduct her mission
work from Now .York Olty. 8he will
vlBlb the fair In Chicago en route. 1
Mr. and- Mrs.: J.- W. Baxter ind
daughter, Mrs. Grant Wilde, gave a
farewell party and miscellaneous
shower for her at tho same of tho
former Friday 1 evening About 30
guests were present and after an eve
ning of games, luuoll was served.
Wallowa Voters ,i.
Throng Polls
WALLOWA (Sixslal) The largest
number of voters that over attended
a sobool election In Wallowa turned
out Monday. K. W. McKonzlo, chair
man of tho board, presided at the
meeting. Three names were sub
mitted, Mr. McKonzlo, to succeed
himself, L. Couch and J. P. Qllllsplc.
Mr. Gllllsplo declined tho nomina
tion, leaving Mr. Couch and Ml. Mc
Kenzle as the contestants In the field.
F. P. McCully was tho only nom
inee for clerk and -will succeed him
self In that capacity. There were 261
votes' cast for director, Mr. Couch re
ceiving 165 and Mr. McKonzlo 98.
LIBERTY DISTRICT
HAS RE-ELECTION
ORANGE HALL (Special) Mrs.
Bert Grout wns re-elected director
to Bcrvo for thrco years, ami C. R.
dckeler was reelected clerk of District
18 at the annual school election. The
following wore elected) by District
18 to act as representatives In the
different zones of tho non-high
school districts: zone one, J. A. Nlco;
zoilo two. a tlo between W. A. Bull
and Thomas Wallsinger; zone three,
a tie between John Lewis and John
Schroedcr: zone four. W. o. Sher
wood; zone five, Dlllard Choalc.
ARTHUR GORHAM
is Re-elected
NORTH POWDEU (Spcclnl) At
the roRulnr school mcr tins nt the
Wolf Creek school Arthur Gorhnm
wni! re-elected director for three yenra
nnd Mrs. CMford CHlktson as clerk.
It was decided to put out a bill Tor
sinners to get donatlom. for wood for
the coming year.
FRED HEARING .
KILLS RATTLER
ENTER PRISE (Special) Fred
Hearing killed a vrry inrfie riittlrsnnke
on his ranch on the breaks or the
Grande Rondc river lnt week. It was
five feet long and had 20 rattles. The
spcclmiin wan brought here nnd
placed on exhibition.
SON, DAUGHTER ...
ON BIRTH RECORD
ENTERPRISE. (Special) Births
of the week showed n new son nt
tho home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Ronnld V.
Downs, born June 11, and Humeri
Blllle Verle. A dnutthtfr was born
Saturday, to Mr. nnd Mrs. John W.
Burton, of Wnllriwn. The bnby has
been named Patricia Gall.
Unemployed St. Louis shoemaker
Is writing on opera which, probably,
will contain some very sole-Iul music.
Mrs. Bert Grout ,
Entertains MIA ,
Sewing Company
ORANGE HALL (Spoclal) Mrs.
Bert Orout was hostess Wednesday
evening to members of the senior
girls' sowing class of the First Ward
of too M. L A. of tho L. O. B. ohurch
In La Grande. The rooms were dec
orated for the occasion with bouquets
of garden flowers. Twenty-seven, In
cluding four visitors, Mrs. Arthur Gol
den. Mrs. Georgo Sailsburg. Mrs. Llo.
nel Lindsay and Mrs. O. B. Spencer,
woro present for tho profitable eve
ning which was spent a sowing and
visiting. The hostess sorvod a lovely
lunch. i ,:!'
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Mrs. A. Whistler
Gives Recital
COVE (Special) Mrs. Amanda
Whistler gave a recital at her homo
Wednesday afternoon, presenting six
of her pupils. Only mothers and
grandmothers of the little folks- were
present. Thceo taking part wore Rita.
Harris, Robert Hancock, Charles: Hef
ty, Evelyn Hootson, Leonard Colny
and Marjorle Rundall. Each of the
children played two or more seleo-
tlons on the piano ana an or tnem
took port In tho rhythm bond, Evelyn
Hoatson sang a solo accompanying
herself on tho piano oral Robert Han
cock sang a solo, playing tho guitar j
lor accompaniment, tin uiso gave u
harmonica solo. Each pupil is also
given anf opportunity for baton work
in directing the .band. Some of Mrs.
Whistler's smaller pupils have only
taken mUBlc two or three weeks while
others liuve taken over a year's work.
After the recital, Mrs. Whistler, her ,
daughter, Earllne, and her sister. Miss j
Rosotta Zellar, served refreshments to
the children and their mothers.
Mrs. Whistler Is planning a rcltol
for her older pupils later in tho fall
as well as another recital for the lit
tle folks. ;
Union Man, Has
A Slight Stroke
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UNION (Special) O. P. Hall, who
underwent a major operation at Hot
Lake several months ago, had a stroke
of epoploxy Thursday about noon. He
was riding horseback, at his ranch
when the attack came on and men
who were working neon noticed he
had slumped down In the saddle.
They sent to Union for a car and he
was taken to Hot Lake. Dr. Phyi pro
nounced his chances for recovery as
favorable. .
A. Peterman To .
Western Oregon
COVE (Special) Alvln Peterman.
left for Portland Thursday. Ho Is
traveling by car and will go from
Portland to Salem where he will be
employed In the cherry harvest for
several weeks. From Salem ho wiE go
to Meclford to visit his sister, Mrs.
Nina Oay, and he will also work in
the pear harvest there. Tills, work
lasts from mid-July until some time
In September. S
PRESBYTERIAN AID
HAS VALLEY MEET
WALLOWA (Special) Tho; Prcs
byt?rlan LntMes Aid mot Wednes
day afternoon at tho homo of Mrs.
Hugh Daugherty In Lower Valley. The
business meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Earl Peffer and Mrs. C. E.
Fisher wns devotional leader. Thirty
members and friends were present.
Following the meeting a social time
wns enjoyed and lovely refreshments
served, 1
Mrs. C. E. Fisher nnd Miss Ruth
Hayes will be Joint hostesses to the
nld in two weeks nt the Fisher home.
. KNTKItl'IUSE I'DltSONALS
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Ralph Goodman nnd family, of
Yreku. Cnl.. arrived last Friday for a
week of visiting with old friends and
relatives. Mr. Goodman Is employed
In Yreka and tliq family on Joys their
now homo but also delight In Re
turning to Wallowa county whore
they lived for so many years. In addi
tion to his duties with the garage
In Yrekn, Mr. Goodman is conduct
ing a 32-ptece Odd Fellows band.
This hi also a familinr calling lor
him lis he formerly conducted bauds
in Western Oregon and In Enter
prise. Roland Baker, m-cntly graduated
from the Pacific Dental college at
Portland after taking a full U-ycar
course nnd who is now a fully li
censed doctor or dent nl surgery, was
In his old homo at Enterprise brief
ly, the first or tho week. Dr. Bjiker
grew to young manhood here, pass
ing through tho Enterprise Hltsh
school beroro taking up his studio?
In dentistry.
Some prowlers have been entering
cabins at the Methodist camp
ground nt tlw head or Wnllowa lako
where there are many summer cot
tunes. Mostly food has been taken
though thero Is one radio missing
Pnil locks and hasp.i luivc been broken
off and considerable damage done.
Hutu water m Wnllowa county
reached about lu highest point Sat
urday when the bridge leading into
tho Wnllowa Lake Wonderland park
was in dniiKer for ft time. Hemic
work saved it and It was soon re
paired and li us again Sunday, Tho
bridal leading into the Methodist
camp grounds was badly unshed out
as regards approaches though tho
bridge itself remained tnuiet. The
bridge In not In use as yet, tmvellors
going by way of the WoiUcrlnnd
bridge lower down. Water in the val
ley continues hlgii but at no place Is
serious."
AIrt.lC'ITltt OI'KIt MO
I Unloi:-Cecil Orlgv-s. Smlth-Huches
( Instructor In the high school under -'
went an operation for appendicitis nt
Hot Lake FrUny morning.
OVER
Phone: Mornings, Main 600
Former Resident Vllt
. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buchanan and
their daughter, Mrs. Lester Hamil
ton, left Friday morning for their
homos In Harney county after visit
ing relatives In the valley for a few
days. Mrs. Hamilton resides In Burns
while her parents live on a farm sev
eral miles out from tho Harney coun
ty sent. They left homo May 27,
making visits with relatlvos In dif
ferent porta of the stato. Plrst, they
drovo to Marshfleld and visited with'
Mrs. Hamilton's daughter, Mrs, G. E.
Stewart and family. They then went
to Forest Grove to see Mrs. Buch
anan's Bister, Mrs. Alma Buchanan.
Tho next stop was at Hood River
with Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan's son,
Leo Buchanan and family. At Moro,
a day or two was spent with, his sis
ters, Mrs. Amanda Martin and Mrs.
Eliza Martin and their families. Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Tethrow, friends, were
visited at The Dalles. From The
Dalles they camo on to La Grande
where they were the guests of their
son and brother, Roe Buchanan and
family while they enjoyed visits with
relatives and friends about the val
ley. Mr. Buchanan la a brother of
Mrs. Harriot Harrison and Mrs. Jose-!
phlne spencer, of La Grande. Both
Mr. and Mrs, Buchanan are former
residents of Grande Ronde valley,
having come here by wagon train In
tho sixties. ' Before their marriage I
they both lived In the Grange Hall I
district, the former with his parents'
on the Buchanan homestead which Is j
now owned by August Stange and !
the latter, as Hattle Gates, on the
Oates place which Is located east of j
the J. A. Holman farm and is now !
owned by Recce McAllster. They left i
the valley many years ago and located ,
in Harney county where Mr. Buchan- j
an became quite active In poltlcal j
affairs. Ho held the office of county j
assessor for several years, afterwards i
being elected as county commission-1
er, which office he held for several I
terms.
Grnrttinte 1 ' I
Mi sd Ethel Hamilton, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Harry S. Hamilton, of
Nampa. Ida., formerly of this valley,
was a member of thlB year's gradual- :
lng class from the high school there
according to announcements received
here. Miss Hamilton is the youngest
daughter In the Hamilton family, j
At Uncle's ' ' '
Buster Wolis, of Starkey. young son
of Roy Wells, visited at the home of
his uncle nnd aunt, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Franklyn Wells, in the Valeria dis
trict tho past week.
School Closes '
The Dally Vacation Bible school
which has been in progress for two
weeks at the Lower Cove school, un
der the direction of Miss June Hug,
of Summervlllo assisted by- Mrs. Lee
Ohlldcrs of, Lower Cove, closed with
Interesting exercises Friday evening.
Tho pupils, who mimbercd around 20
this year, gave an exhibition or tho
work they have been doing before
parents and residents of the commun
ity. At C C G Camp
Bart Robbs, government trapper,
who lives nt Island City, has been
for tho lost few weeks at the C C O
camp at Austin. Mr. Robbs writes
thnt thoro are 200 Oregon men at tho
camp together with a numbor of com
missioned officers from the Vancouver
bnrrncks.
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Raising Chickens
' Mrs. Irwlu Moss, who for a num
ber of years operated the Mossncres
Hatchery near Altcel, plans to be In
the commercial hatching business
again next year, and Is getting her
extensive equipment In readiness. She
has recently received a shipment of
300 Mn hood Reds, from one of the
best laying strains and secured the
cockerels from a large hatchery In
the mlddlcwcst.
To Receive Gavel
On Monday evening, July 10 mem
bers of tho Pleasant Grove grange
will Journey to Mt.t Fanny grange
near Cove and formally present tho
travelling gavel to the latter subor
dinate. Tho visitors will also present
tho program of tho evening. This is
not tho regular meeting night at Mt.
Fnnny, the meeting having been
postponed for one week from July
3, on account of the holiday.
Complimented nt Pinner
Miss Dorothy Mills, recently grocV
uated from Whitman college with
honors, was complimented at a din
ner party given by Mrs. T. C. Hefty
of above tho Cove' last Sunday. Other
guests were Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. Mlils.
Lloyd nnd Onlc Mills, Mrs. A. G.
Conklln nnd Albert Conklln.
To Meet nt Park
The two circles of the Ladies Aid
societr of the Island Cttv community
church will meet Jointly next Trims- 1
day afternoon nt 2,00 o'clock at
Riverside park. Members of the aid
nnd their friends are Invited.
VMts l mi t
Mis Lois LawTion. a teacher at
lloqulnm, Wash., together with a
friend. Charles Rltter hns been
visiting wlUi her parents. Mr. nnd
Mrs. C. E. liwson who are encamped
In the hills above tho power plant.
Members of the Hefty family were
guc.its of tho Lawson's Friday eve
ning. Ilel urnlng to Valley
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. N. Cross, who for
ninny years lived In Elgin are leaving
their home at Trncy, Cnl., this week
for the north end of this valley. They
plnn to stop en route at Klnmuth
Falls to spend a few days with Mr.
Cross bro..'r-ln-lw and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Meyers. They plon to
make their headquarters while here
at the home of Mrs. I.. L. Cross In
the Indian Creek district. For the
pftst live years, Mrs. Cross hns been
THE VALLEY
Mabel B. Morton Valley Mewi Editor
teaching In the Tracy Union High
school, while Mr. Cross has been con
nected with the Marks Gravel Co.
From Portland
Mlstf Loha Nelda Price lias re
turned to her home at Camp Yew
Bow up the Mill Creek canyon, from
Portland where she has spent the laBt
few weeks visiting her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs, Price.
At Cove
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Rinchart, of
Salem, who have been visiting vari
ous localities In the valley where they
have goodj friends, made .during their
long period of residence here, were
guests last week, at the borne of Mr.
and Mrs. John Collins near the Cove.
They plan to spend the' summer In
the Grande Ronde valley.
Represent Blue Mt.
. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Masterton, of
Cove avenue, were tho offlclnl repre
sentatives at Pendleton of this sub
ordinate, of which Mr. Masterton is
the master. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wright, members of this snme grange
and who attended the state meeting
went as seated deleates by virtue of
Mr. Wright 'b oUlce as Pomona master.
At Ascension
Miss Hazel Williamson, teacher In
the grade schools at Pendleton, was
in the valley for a few days last week,
visiting friends In La Grande and also
attending the summer school at As
censlonpark at the Cove. Miss Wil
liamson enjoyed a dip at the Cove
swimming pool, a favorite recreation
of hers when she was a Btudent at
the Eastern Oregon Normal.
To Freewnter
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knautz nnd
daughter, Lilian, of the Iowa district
drove to Freewnter Thursday to spend
the' dny. Mrs'. Knautz and Lilian re
mained with Mrs. Abble Hansen and
daughter, Ida May Spcckhart, while
Paul went In t,o Walla Walla on
business.
A Mensley Time . "
Bert Oliver nnd sons,! Harold! and
Emory, Roy Niederer, Lyle Sanderson
and some of the children In the
Willie Sanderson home, all of Dry
Creek, are better how from their
recent attacks of the measles. Roy
and Lyle had setbacks, but they, too,
are better how.
Hlhhen! Elected ;
At the election'' in tho Willow
Creek district, Reld Hlbbord, of Rine
hnrtj was re-elected ' director for an
other term and Mrs, Hlbberd was
elected clerk.
From Corv.illLs
Robert Alexander arrived Thursday
evening from his home between Cor
vnllls nnd Philomath and will visit
for three or four weeks with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mra. Willis
Moss, of Moss chapel. Robert Is tho
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Alexander
who formerly lived on Island avenue.
He came to the valley with Wesley
Oliver of Corvallls, who will visit rela
tives hereabouts.
lhil.se Annual Keiinlon
To whom It may concern: CJomo
yo, come ye, If you got a chance,'
Come to tho reunion at Shadow
point ranch:
Better bring your bed, for if you
stny,
i It's nlmost sure, you'll have to sleep
on hay.
The . dates of this gathering are
Saturday, Sunday and Monc'iay, July
15, 18 and 17. Friends arc welcome
at nny time.
Ptiul Wilson Graduates
Cards for the commencement exer
cises nt Medford this yenr were re
ceived by vnlley friends of Mr, and
Mrs. Ed Wilson who for many years
lived on the Stnndley ranch which
was between tho two places known
now as the Paul Knautz and Herbert
Speckhart places. Paul Edword Wil
son, n son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
was a member of the Mcc'Xord clnss,
tho. Wilson home now being at Center
Point, near Medford.
Visiting
Harold Osborne and son, Junior,
of Rainier. Ore, have been guests at
the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry Wells
In the Valeria district. Mr. Osborne
and Mrs. Welts are brother and sister.
At Pinmum
The enrly summer meeting of the
Union County Pomona grange Is be
ing held today nt. Medical Springs,
with the subordinate of that place
nctlng ns host. There was a general
exodus from the various granges In
tho valley proper to the springs.
From Sent tip - '
Mrs. Emma Baker, of Seattle, has
been visiting among her relatives In
the vnlley.- Mrs. Baker, who was
formerly Miss Emma Mncllatton. Is
a sister ol Mrs. Will Mitchell. Mrs.
Harvey Frizzell nnd Mrs. Nixon.
To Wal I own like
Charles Cleaver, of Imbler, has gone
to Wallowa Lake Wonderland where
he will again hnve charge of the
ramping ground during the summer ;
season. Mrs. Cleaver plans to Join
him about July 4. ,
Hot urn Home
Mr. nncj Mrs. E. A. Austin have re- ,
tinned to their home west of Sum- i
merville liom an auto trip which took
them to Eugene to visit Mr, Austin's
parents and other relatives lu that
vicinity. They wore gone about ten
days and report a splendid time.
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The ChrM Clinic
Miss Alice Mnrqunrrit county health
nurse Is making nn announcement
today tregwrdting the chest cllnle
which Is to be held by Dr. Bellinger
Bcaldenco phone 617 a
at the time of hla visit about the
middle of August. It Is necessary
that ony resident of the valley who
wishes to tuko advantage of this,
to get in touch with Miss Mnrquardt,
Dr. Gilstrap or Dr. Ross before Dr.
Bellinger's visits in order that ar
rangements may be made for a tuber
lln test before the clinic.
Pomona Grunge "
.Although Medical Springs la harder
of access than any of the other sub
ordinate , granges In Union county,
there was an attendance of close to
100 at the summer meeting of the
Union County Pomona held Saturday
at the Springs. The Pomona meet
ings usually follow a deflnito pro
gram through, the day with the busi
ness meeting in the morning presided
over by the master, L. P. Wright, of
the Valeria district. Then comes the
community dinner, whlclvaiways apt
proacbes the proportions of a feast.
The Medical women had arranged
then tables very prettily, using
garden roses and daintily arranged
napkins for the decorations. The eve
ning is occupied with the exemplifi
cation of the fifth, or pomona de
gree. The afternoon meeting; Is open
to the public and Is given over to
the program arranged by the lec
turer, the numbers Saturday having
been as follows: i
Song, duet, Medical Springs.
Welcome, Mrs. Whitten.
Response, M. L. Carter. '
Two harp solos, Mrs. Annie Miller.
Music, harp and guitar, Mr. Ken
nedy. 1
Play by the Medical Springs grange,
"The Tale Of a Mule's Tail."
' Music, M. L. and Clarence Carter
and Mrs. Annie Miller.
Presentation of Jewel to past Po
mona master (for ten "years service)
by Mrs. R. G. cusick. -
Acceptance by J. A. Nice, past mas
ter, ' '
This program was followed by true
annual memorial service:
"Abide With Me," Mrs. R. G. Cus
ick.
Twenty-third Psalm.
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Prayer, chaplain, Mrs. Frank
Wright.
Solo. "Somewhere-," Miss Ruth
Smalley.
Reading of names oC members who
have passed on during the year:
John Hamonn, Blue Mt.; Ed Turner
and James Puller, Medical Springs;
Mrs. Jack Gorham, Wolf Creek. The
names of the deceased members o.
the several subordinates were read,
by Mrs. Bertsch for Mt. Fannie; Mra.
Hurry- Nice 'for Wolf Creckt Mrs. Sadie
Steers for Rock Wall; Mrs. R. Waelty
for Cricket Plat; Mrs. J. J. Murchl
son for Pleasant Grove: Mrs. Frank
Whitten for Medical; Mrs. Clarence
Carter for Blue Mt.
Song, "One Sweetly '' Solemn
Thought," duet, Mrs. Cusick, Ruth
Sinn 1 ley.
Talk, L. F. Wright, Pomona master.
Closing song, "Blest ( Be The Tie
That Binds."
Island Aid
The two circles of the Island City
Aid society will meet Thursday at 2
o'clock at the Riverside park. This
will be a Joint meeting and all wo
men of the Island are invited to at
tend. Returns Home
Mrs. Bell Wright has returned to
her homo In Union following several
weeks enforced stay at Hot Lake.
"Grandma Wright" wns receiving
treatment there following an acci
dent in which she suffered tho frac
ture; of a number of ribs. .
At Pendleton
Mrs. Anna Holman, of near Island
City, who Is one of the very oldest
members of Blue Mt. grange In point
of continuous membership, was
among those who spent the week In
Pendleton at the time of the meot
mg of the state grange.
In La Grande
Miss Ruth Comstock, who recently
graduated from St. Vincent's hospital
In Portland and who Is taking on ex
tended vacation hero recuperating
from a severe illness, has been spend
ing a few days at the homo of her
aunt, Mrs. Homer Lcffcl In La
Grande. .
Some Mushroom
Connoisseurs of mushrooms In this
valley and they ore many because
so many of several different varieties
may bo gathered here will bo quite
interested to rend of a gigantic morel
which was found in the' Willamette
valley. This Is the story of tho find:
A large mushroom, measuring 13
Inches in height and 19 Inches in
circumference, was shown hero Sat
urdny by Mrs. Everett Peck of Beaver
creek, route 1. It wns of the morel
variety and was found growing on
the Peck place among other very
large und fine specimens. It required
a three-pound cracker box to con
tain It. Mrs. Peck took the mush
room to Portland to hnve It photo
graphed and she had opportunities to
sell it for exhibition purposes, out
she preferred to share it with ncr
daughter and son and their families.
It proved enough for two breakfasts.
Club Meet.- v
Mra. William Roulet, who lives on
n ranch near Rhlnehart, entertained
the members of the PrlscIUa Sewing
club recently, when she had tho wo
men and a fewf friends In for a day's
quilting party. The dinner was serv
ed near noon by Mrs. Roulet assisted
by Mrs. Gordon. Mrs, Sam Knight,
Mrs. A. E. Goldlng. Mrs. HatUe Wise.
Mra. Harvey Ruckman. Mrs. Alvin
Wostenskow. Mrs. Dick Lee, Mrs. Ivan
Blugaxnan. Mrs. Florence McKlnnts,
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. J. A. Gaskill. Mrs.
Sam Ruckman. Mrs. Claude Woode'.l.
Mrs. Ray Hayes. Mrs." Frank Stewart
were the club members present while
WAUOWA COUNTY
GIRL HAS RECORD
Makes Perfect Attendance
' Mark For Ten Suc
cessive Years.
ENTERPRISE .(Special) Audra
Wise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Wise, of Smith Mountain,
comes forward with a school attend
ance ' record. She was 16 years old
Feb. 18, 1933 and gradwated from
tho Wallowa High school May 18.
She took the first eight grades in
the school at Smith Mountain and
was neither absent nor tardy during
that time. During her first two years
at the Wallowa High schol she kept
up the record of being neither absent
or tardy, this giving -her J.0 years
of school life without an absent; nor
tardy mark ag&Jfrist; her. In her
Junior year she was 111 for two weeks
and necessarily had to miss school
and, during her senior year- was ab
sent two days on the same account.
the guests wore Mrs. Wiley Gordon
and baby, Ray Hayes, William ftou
let, George Gordon. Letha Buckner,
Mary Ruckman, Eleanor Hayes, Alice
Anita and Donna Lou Gordon and
Loren Knight.
Entertains
Mrs. J. B. Love entertained' tho
Frauen Vcreln at her home above
the Cove yesterday afternoon.
Observe Birthday
Friends of Mrs. Mary Carnes
"Grandnia Oornes" met at her home
at North Powder Friday to spend the
afternoon wlthi her Inasmuch as that
day was her 03d birthday anniver
sary. Guests at the time were Mr.
and Mrs. W. A, Hudelson, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Adell and Laura, Mrs.
Raymond Decker and Donnie, Mrs.
Volney Lee, Mrs. Alex Shaw and Mar
garet, Patricia and Betty Jane, Mrs,
Glenn Smith, . and Robert, Mrs. Wln
dom Carnes, Willard and Beverly,
Oris Carnes and Mrs. Harry Nice,
Building Completed
The new building at the county
farm near Island City, which replaces
the one destroyed by fire during the
winter, has been completed recently
according to Pete Bosquet who had
charge of the carpenter work. The
building, which stands oh the site
of the one destroyed, by flames, Is
quite commodious anct Includes the
dining room and the tenants' room.
To Echo
Mr. and Mrs. August Hoffman and
daughters, Lili and Marilyn, who live
up Mill Creek canyon went to Echo
Sunday where they spent iiis day
with friends and relatives.
Is Better
Frederick Hill, elder son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lynn Hill of Elgin, has been
spending several days at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. C. D. Huff
man on Cove avenue, while receiving
treatment for a bad case of Infection
in his mouth. He Is much better
now and hns returned) home.
From Pendleton
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Janes and tlieir
son, of Pendleton, were guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Stein and
daughters, Imogen and Elolse, at
their home near Island City.
Blue Mt. Orange
When Blue Mt. Grnnge held its
regular meeting last Saturday, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Muster ton. delegates,
made reports of the proceedings of
the four-day stato grange meeting
which was held In Pendleton. Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Carter who olso
. Oregon Butter Wins In Mid-West
Oregon butter, shown in competi
tion with 400 samples from more
than a dozen states, won third place
in the National Creamery Butter
maker's association contest at St.
Paul this week, according to word)
received by Paul C. Adams, executive
secretary of the Oregon Dairy Council
recently. The prize -winning Oregon
butter was mndo by Holger P. C. Niel
son at the college creamery at Cor
vallls and received a score of 95. The
two samples which placed higher
were both from Minnesota and ex
ceeded the Oregon buttermnker's
score by only a half point and a
quarter point. Nine Oregon butter
makers sent samples to this national
contest and all scored far above the
competitive nveragc according to re
ports. "The splendid showing made by
Oregon buttermakers In this contest
Is Just another instance of proof
thnt Oregon butter Is as fine as that
made In any section of the country
and these recent winnings should, be
a source of satisfaction to Oregon
dairymen and all Oregon citizens,"
snld H. C. Raven, director of the
Oregon State Buttermnker's associa
tion, yesterdoy.
The nine samples of Oregon butter
competed with those from Minne
sota. Iowa. Wisconsin. Tennessee.
Utah, Washington, Nebraska. South
Dakota. Illinois, North Dakota and
California and other states. ' Other
Oregon buttermakers who scored hih
In the senior and Junior divisions
were C. W. Jones and K C. Madsen.
McMlnnvillc; Edward D. Conley and
Roy 'J, Thomsen, Corvallls; Adolph
Erickson, H. C. Raven. Richard Trout
and Lyle W. Hammock. Portland,
GETS HIGH POST
Union Mr, and Mrs. Paul Ager,
who have been living in Chicago
while he was studying at Northwest
ern university for his doctor's de
gree, left the last of the week for
Washington, D. C. Mr. Agcr has
been offered a responsible govern
ment position, that of treasurer and
assistant comptroller of t'.ie Tennes
see valley (Muscle Shoals project
Mrs. Ager Is the daughter of Mrs.
Edith Phy.
School Officers
Are Re-elected; ' r
:; 2 Teachers Hired
IMBLEB (Special) School election
was held last Monday afternoon In
the school house. Grant Tucker was
re-elected director and Leonard Bil
lings re-elected cleric. Twenty-two
votes were cast.
' At tho last school board meeting
Miss Stewart, ot Portland, was ap
pointed as English teacher of the high
school. Mr. Emrlck, who baa been
elected as Smith-Hughes Instructor,
Is expected to arrive in Imbler next
Monday. Tho commercial and home
economics department Is still vacant,
3.
4-H
Club
Notes
Members of the 4-H Pig club held
their regular meeting at the stock
yards in Elgin Saturday wlthj all
members present. Tho meeting was
devoted mostly to the Judging of
Duroc-Jersey pigs. County agricul
tural agent, Harry G. Avery, of La
Grande, was present and had charge
of the Judging.
This club sponsored a candy and
Ice cream sale Saturday at the Ward
grocery in Elgin as a benefit for their
little group.
Earl Hermann, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Hermann of the Island City
Cove road, has returned from Cor
vallls where he spent the last two
weeks attending the annual summer
4-H club conference on the state
college campus. Earl, who H a mem
ber of the Island City Pig club, re
ports a profitable time at the session.
Signed. Buford Wltherspoon -
attended the meet, added to the re
ports. During the program hour, the
children had charge of affairs.. They
held the offices and put on the pro
gram, the main feature of which was
a contest. Beginning with the next
meet lng," which will be the first Wed
nesday In July, the sessions will be
In the afternoon only and will con
tinue so until autumn.
Finishes' Work
Harry Mitchell, of Lower Cove, is
back from Winchester, Ida., where
he has been working on the highway
and is helping Nathan Gray.
Nephew Dies !'
On her, return from La Grande,
June 19, after ten days absence, Mrs.
Nellie R.' Grace learned in ' letters
and newspapers from California of
the death of her nephew, Homer L.
Roberts, 34. manager of the United
Press news bureau for that state the
past seven years, until this year,
when he founded the California.
Press (CP) service. Governor Rolfc
Jr., and his political family, heads
of the various state departments,
attended the funeral services. The
largest of the floral pieces, was from
the newspapermen of the deceased's
home city, Sacramento, and was a
broken wheel, the legend "A 30" in
the centre. The young Journalist
was a native Oregonian, graduate of
Oregon State college, held his first
important position uncter George
Huntington Curry, of La Grande, at
Vnle, Ore. Had he borne the given
name of his predecessors In the print
er branch of the Roberts family, he
would have been "Thos, Henry V."
Widow and infant daughter, mother,
two brothers in California, and aunt
In Cove, survive htm.
WALLOWA PERSONALS
$ . g
Mrs, H. E. Masscy of Warmsprings,
Ore., who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrss-t. George Dale, left Friday.
She was' uccompanied by Miss Lil
lian Dale, who will spend, several
weeks Visiting with her aunt, and
with friends at The Dalles.
Mr." arid Mrs. Clarence Mumford
and daughter, Gwendoline motored
to Halfway Tuesday to visit Mrs.
Mumford & parents, Mr, and Mils.
Hubbler for a week. -
Mrs. O. Frlck motored to Pendle
ton Tuesday with Miss Marie Kocpp,
who has entered St. Anthony's hos
pital for nurses training. Miss Koepp
wns salutatorinn lu this year's grad
uation class and her many friends
here are wishing her success in her
chosen profession.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Coleman, of Powwntkn, n. daughter.
The infant has been named Cora
Belle Anne.
Reld Cox drove to Portland Tues
iy on a short business trip. He
relumed Friday accompanied by Miss
Fay Rogers, of Portland, who will
be a guest for the next ten days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cox.
Mrs. Ina Goodnough, son, Edgar
and daughter. Isnlwi hnv roinm
to Eugene after visiting Dr. and Mrs.
jr. r. jones ior ten a ays. They for
merly lived here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M.- Sevier and
family of Berkelev. Cnl.. haw rnf.im.
ed to Wallowa and will spend tho
summer on ineir stock, ranch on
Diamond Prairie. .
Miss Virginia Hunter who has been
visiting in Portland for severni vt-,.
hns accepted a position with the
J. C. Penney Co.. there and expects
to remain In Portland for the sum
mer. WILLETS HOME j
Wallowa Tom Wlllett, who icprc-
sented the Future Farmers ot tho
state of Oregon in the recent ora
torical contest held In Salt Lake re-
turned to Wallowa the first of tho
week. He was accompanied on the
mp oy juonaia fticuaniel.
TENTH SUMMER
SCHOOL CLOSES
!v.i
f 1 . ,
Successful "-i School' .v This
Year at Ascension Park,
Cove, Reported.
COVE ;.Speclal) -r- The tenth an
nual Ascension summer school nine,.
Friday after a very suceesslul sea-
slon. The weather was Weal through,
out the 10 days and with the ex
ception of the. first day, there, was
no very warm, weather. Five .mem.
bers of the school were confirmed
i. .. n i ur ii ii,. , i , .
morning service Friday and .five ,ro.
celved the sacrament of Baptism. The
ones baptised were Mary Ellen,. Mar
jorle and Oraco Bond daughters ot
Mr. and. Mrs. Ralph Bond, of Cove,
Powell Loggan. of Burns and Stanley
Robert Moore, son of Mr.,. and Mra.
Stanley Moore, of Ontario. .
Many Cove people attended . the
play given Thursday evening by the
students under the direction of liUs
Martha D'Auhney :,. Jones. . A. larger
number of Cove people attended! the
evening programs this year than has
been the case In previous years.
' . 1 1.1' M
N. P. Visitor i ; ;
, , Given a Party
NORTH POWDER. (Special) V- A
party was held at trie Oscar Pierce
home Tuesday evening for Mrs. Vir
gil Pierce, who has been visiting here
for the past twof weeks. The evening
was spent playing games and danslng,
Refreshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. .Oscar Pierce
and sons, Benrue end David, Mrs. Vir
gil Pierce, Lawrence and Deloree, Mrs,
Lawrence Gray, Mrs. Andy Timpy, Mrs.
Elmer Pearson, Mrs. Will Lund, Mar
tha and Barbara Harrison, Bessie and
.Daisy Ntiute. Alta Lund. Elthel, Dor
othy and Emraett Pearson, Malcolm,
Paul and Glenn Nice, Vinton. Forbes,
,Ira Tlmpy,. Jesse Smith. Dallas Bel
don and Duane Glllctson. Mrs. Virgil
Pierce returned to Baker Wednesday,
Wallowa Forest
Office Changed
To Enterprise
WALLOWA '(Special) The Wal
Iowa forest office has been notified
by Regional Forester O, J. Buck that
the -local office will be moved to En
terprise. Instructions have been Is
sued to Supervisor P. W. Furst to
cember 31, and in the meantime to
canvas the' office situation and make
the necessary arrangements for suit
able quarters at Enterprise.
STILL REPORTING
SQUIRREL DAMAGE
WALLOWA (Special) peavy
squirrel damage still continues In
many parts of this county. Farmers
have been distributing poison in
many forms but do not meet with
much success. . Many of the larger
farms In the hill sections report a
loss of from 10 to 50 acres of winter
wheat from squirrel cutting the past
two weeks. A government! rodent
man has been here the past week in
vestigating reports that some malady
had broken, but among,, the squirrels
In the Chico district, which has prac
tically exterminated them In places.
An effort Is being made to secure
some of the affected rodents . and
send them to a laboratory to deter
mine what the out-break Is with a
view to further innoculatlon,' if the
malady Is something which confines
Itself to the rodent class alone. N.'
C.. Donaldson reports the 'mixing of
many tons of poisoned grain during
tho post three months.
SCHOOL ELECTION I
REPORTED QUIET
ENTERPRISE (Special) At. tho
annunl school election held Monday.
Dr. O. T. Hockett wns re-eiectcd
school director. Mrs. L.'. E. Jordan
was elected! to fill out the unexpired
term of H. M. Maughan. resigned,
and Mrs. Grace Conley was elected
clerk. Mr. Gaily hns served for 23
years, .only having opposition , four
times and felt that he had been In
the office long enough. Mrs. Conley
was a clerk in the county superin
tendents office ' for many years and
Is familiar with school books and
school laws. j
TENNIS TOURNEY '
FOR CELEBRATION
ENTERPRISE (Special) In con
nection with the Fourth of July
celebration at Enterprise a tennis
tournament will be -held - on the
mornings of July 3 and 4 at the En-I
terprlse courts. It Is expected that'
between 15 and 20 outside players
will come for the matches.
FLORA PICNIC IS
DECLARED SUCCESS
WALLOWA (Special)' The an
nual north-end picnic was held Wed-
twicrinv .Tun- Ol V. n-. Hl.tnnce
south of Flora. Weather conditions
were ideal for tho out-door garner
ing which attracted a large crowd
of people from various sections of
the county. Coffee was furnished by
hllDln-H n A i at.rl tll0
eats were spread on long tables In
the shade at noon. hour. It has been
me custom to put on a sports pro
gram during the afternoon, however.
tc scarcity or money ur t
not much interest.. was manifested
and no program was arranged for
The Enterprise bandi was on hand
and furnished numbers during tha
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. luntuiiuii. urn;
tnr lha ..... -n.iali.l.ns
... aim Bwu
furnished music durine the afternoon
and evening.