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"! ; Wednesday, September fi, 1933 V'j News And Personals Of interest Over The Grande Rdride Iftibler School Starts A New Valley Guard Vaults After Bond Swindle Jailed in O'Connell Kidnap Case Work Nine Months' Study Starts At Enterprise Enterprise schools opened Monday , IMBLER (Bpcclal) The Imbler Khooi opened Monday. Thero were cveraJ new facet on the faculty. In - tlx high acheol. Walter rmerlck. agriculture and acience Instructor hut been on the Job thta aumer and ha made many friend. Mia Mar- Karet Calllhan la the Instructor In Engllah and hlntory and MIm Ger trude Ochler. commercial and home -economlca work. In the grade Mra. Muriel stenfcrt, and Lee Johnaon have the primary and upper grade. MWi Auneon, who taught In Baker Coun ty two years took Mlae Bond'a place. Theae with J. W. Klnif, auperlntend ent and Jnatructor of mathematlca anil health, comprlae the faculty for thl year. One more atep In advancing the atandards of the Illnh achool admitted to the Korthweat Association of Hec ondary and Higher achoola, haa been the arraB((ement for a library- Tne auperintendent'a office la the new library while the office haa Ixen moved to one of 'the cloak reran. Thin rnaket a crowded ofllco but ffrcutly Increaaca tHo efficiency of the Instruction which concerna library work. Wallowa Wheat Districts 'Elect ' Wallowa (Special) District no, 0 of the county wheat control plan wits organized Tuesday nlRht with 30 vheat growers of that community in 'attendance. N. C, Donaldson, county event, was In eharffe- rid F. Fish er, who was named Home tlrno ago nnd temporary directors for that dis trict. After a discussion of the plan by Mr, Donaldson, application for contractu were presented and It la understood that 100 rar cent of those prcnent algncd up, . The next matter waa the election of .director who will be part of the county board. . Glenn Tulloy waa elected. The regulations also call for election of two committeemen from each, dlatrlct who with, the district director wlU comprise the commu nity committee,. G. C. Meek was elected as committeeman No, I and J, -P. PlHhcr as committeeman No, 2. A similar meeting was held In district No, 6 Monday evening1 and the sign up In that district la also reported to have been near 100 per cent. Har ry Harmon wan elected county direc tor ana ISA Crowd or and Clyde Ilrnx som as the committeemen. A meet ing la scheduled for district No, 7, which comprises Middle Valley, Wal lowa and PromlM and Smith moun tain sections, for Wednesday evening at Wallowa, . , j t In general, the farmers of tho coun ty are said to be taking to the plan very well, and predictions are that when the organization work Is com pleted, there will be hut a small per centage of wheat growers who have not availed th. mute Ives of tho oppor tunity of securing tho bonus on ft part of tho wheat grown. Joseph Women Are Quilting Guests JOSEPH (Special) Mrs. E. V. Cal vert and sister, Mrs. Wagner, had In a group of ladled Tuesday afternoon at tho Calvert cottage at the Lake. Bridge was played during the aft ernoon, high score going to Mrs. P. H. Clautke and low to Mrs, W. A. Bpeur, of Enterprise, Those present were Mrs, Daisy Humble, Mrs. Chad, Patten, Mrs, Arthur Colllnnworth, Mrs. Htovo Haurk, Mrs. Geo. Dawnon, Mrs, K, L, Landers, Mia, Hazel Far roll, Mrs, I'red McUlnln, Mrs, Molllr Mays, Mrs, F. I). McCully, Mrs, V. Oaulko and Mm. Mulda BtevcitHon, Mrs. Tom Williamson, Mrs. Margaret McDonaldr nf the Lake, Mrd. Bpear, of EnterprlHo, and Mrs. Frank Clark, of Portland, SECOND ALFALFA CUTTING (1 001) WAUiWA (8Mchil CuUlliB tlio nccoiHt crui of ulfittrii la In full awlnK nt many of tho . IrtiK'itect fnrma. Whore the flrat cultlnu wuro tnkvn off tho field enrly In July, tho aco ontl cropa nni mnirly an henvy hh tho tholr aecohtl crop nomo tlmcliiolnn flrat. Home of tho hiiyiucn cut their flocohd crop Rome limn uko and ore cxpectliiK to he able to net a fair third euttlllK It truata do not come until toward tho hitler part of Sep tember. Locally thero la not much activity In liny aulea. A wldo ratiKc of prlcoa for hay In the alack In heard from different parta of the valley, rnnKliiK front i up t0 aio ier ton. Leo W. Bell reixirla the ahlpmcnt a ai-veral enra or liny re cently nmt anld to have brought aio per ton aboard the on. Ponliac Larfcst Selling Slrairht Eight In World Pontine has lurthcr roiiKolldnteil Hit pewit Ion as the liu'ccnt neillng straight-eight In (hi world with re ported retail salra during the Ilr:it '20 days of August which rx con led fllKIO units the deliveries recordod In tho same period of l:i2. arcmdlir to figures received tit'y hv M. .1. Gosd. local Pontiac dealer. "The ond 10 days of Auiutst. accord) m; to roports, broiiKht larger PonUiu' sales than did tho first 10 days," doys Mr. Cloas, 'Tho ao-tluy total, With sales more than 100 ne' t higher than during the same iio duys of August, 10Sa, shows a stronif cin tlnuance or tho retail demand which In July enabled INnilloc-to ex -red Its July, 1033, sales total by moo cars." An effort to legislate agnlnnl tranBportatlon of wild game by nh plano In Montana was uasucccsblul. 7 sT" Jf IV its I ' 'Xn i, At i 4t i r r NaLloiiitl guurdajnon In plain clot Iks took over tho office of T, II. (Tom) Boyd, Kansas stato treasurer, lower right, and guarded the vaults fa the HtuteliouHo at Topofea- as shown above after the - dlaiovcry of more than $000. 000 fn forged bonds In tho vaults. It on ;i hi Kinney bond . KslttHtiinn, upper right. In under arrest, charted with dealing in forgod aecurltlea. Three banka closed their doors afRT dlsrovfry of the forged FALL SEEDING IS NOW UNDER WAY WALLOWA (Spcela!) This Week considerable fall seeding of wheat was started In thin community. Farmers have been giving their fields the lost cultivation before seeding and a few have already commenced drilling. The soil is quite dry for two or three Inches on top, but much, of tho ground contains a good sup ply of molsturo below and most of tho seed being dry treated, fanners feel thero Is little danger of tho grain sprouting until a rain occurs and, by having It In the ground then tho grain haa a chance of getting an excellent start this full. , Some seeding of wheat was done several weeks ago, scon after several heavy showers. Port of the seed has germinated and some fields are large enough to cover tho ground at this time. Farm cm hero are convinced that early seeding gives a better chance for a normal yield, than whero the sacdlng is done lato,. mak ing It Impossible for grain to make much of a growth before winter. Thero will be Jess fall wheat sown hero this fall than usual due to the 16 per cent reduction called for In tlio national wheat plan. It arems, according to the best available In formation, that this land m bo used for growing hay crops or pos Blbly barley or oats providing the products are fed on the farm and that it does not case any expansion of stick, beyond tho normal average Increase Tula will not seriously in terfere with the most of tho grain raisers of tills socllon, because in the majority of cases they face more or lens of a hay shortage for tho stock held on their farms. OVER rhone: Mnrnliu;. Main 000 To Corvallls Mi'H. Otis Monroe, of tho Towa dis trict, went t Corvallls Saturday eve ning whero alio In spending about two weeks at Lite home of her par ents. o At Ontario Mrs. Frank M-Kcnnon, of nrnr Im lilcr, ncromiMinlcd Mr, nnd Mrs Harry O. Avery to Ontario hint week when they went to attend the Mal heur county fulr. Mra, MrKenno vlRlted at tho home of her son and druitfhtrr-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ilus m:i Mt'Kennon, Itua-tcll Is lu'slslntil county agent and In charge- of 4-ii club work in that county, III Mian Vera Oane. of near Atlcel, and Uiu'her of tho Frowty school has been 111 at her home since ri'Utrnlug from tlio Christian Uiuleavor conference at Turner. She Is n-jKirted to bo im proving, i;i,'i,-il Minn Mildred Hlojwr, of Independ ence, Ore,, was fleeted huit week by the school board at Union ta tea;h homo eronomltvi nnd other itubjerun in tho Union llltfh achool this year. Miss Hlopcr takrs tho place left va ra nt by tho riven t niln:itl;m of Mhis Daphne Howland. o 1i I nlerl Mil Mrs. Jack Fletcher nnd Mrs. L M t .ai id or live Vnva nre en',,teinlivlt iin Uidlcs flulld or Awenvlon Kjtii coj.nl rhureh tonvrrow, Thursday after noon at t!g) Immo (..f Mip friehri :n thu on hard dlstr.ct (t'r'JVO ("mW. a OliM-i w iitiierviii Mr. and Mr. J(;iIm1j Wllll.uns. ol the Mi- Cannel dlfilriol. up rVrth I'r-wd. r river. e( MnnXt d their '.17 wed tllni itimlvors.uy lujt .Siuvi.ty n'ter t'fNjn with i;weM nl'Mietr fnnn .iome 'vhen their elitliin-n eht-r' ifitod thf couple at. dinner. Mr. and Mrs. l-'rnuk Cior, ol jj " A i I " " - - 'Wit PKOMIHK PLKNONALS t, Born, Monday Aug. 21, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Trump, of East Grossman. Both mother and daughter aro doing nicely. Mrs, Nellie Flesh man and family and Mrs. Emily Phillips attended the creamery picnic near Wallowa Wed nesday, Fay Buracll, of West Grossman, came over Thursday and visited with Luella Carper, Bertha Wortman and Arlcta Carper until ttunday, a Pat Ballard, of La Grande came in Thursday to tho Harve Bursell home for a row Cays hunting. Arthur Bur. neil who had been in La Grande for Mcveral days returned homo with him. Mra. Jennie Wortman had tho mis fortune to cut her hand quite severe ly while canning strawberries Tues day. The glass Jar she was scaling broke In her hands Inflicting a severe cut. The PromlBC Threnhlng Machine Co., held Us annual meeting at the grango hall Saturday evening. Mr. Denton was taken Into the company and they are to begin threshing at Mrs. Ed Denton's Wednesday.' Mr. Din ton Is to run the engine. Mrs. Nellie Flesh man took Mrs. Lona Carper out to Enterprlfic where Dr. Kettle treated Mrs. Carjicr, who has a bad ulcer on her ankle. They returned horns Friday. Mrs. Carper Is Htlll quite poorly. The botany collection of the Uni versity of California contains approx imately 600,000 specimens. Almost 75 per cent or tax revenues In Kentucky are raised by state and local property taxes. v. i w' V4 THE VALLEY Mabel E- Morion, Valley Newi Editor Haines, friends of tho WIM'Hins faui I'y for nearly 20 years, and whoso tlitrty-clghth wedding annlvc..iry wa-i also on Sunday, were present for tho occasion. Miss Allco Williams and Rons and Volney WIlllamH, children of the couple. Mr. and Mrs. T. Gunner Holm end Domtluii Ca'.or, of Haines, and MIhh Betty Ballard, of North Powder, were also prcr.cn t. To Iteml Mr. and Mrs. pnul Knautz and daughter. Milan, of the Iowa dis trict, and Mr, nnd Mrs. Floyd Reyn olds, of la Grande, drove to Bend Saturday afternoon nnd visited un til Monday t tne homo or Mra. Reynolds' parents, Mr. and Mm. Nl- t waiitter. nnd Mr. Itiynolds' mother ; nnd brother, who also llvo there. The p:uty from this valley waa Joined at tho Nlnwaiuntr homo by Mr. and Mra, Roy L, Hkeen nnd two daiHhters, Joan and MaiT.yn, who spent the weekend at Hend. While there they cUhd ultemlwl nervlees nt tho Metho dist church of which Iter. Mr. Ef wards, one of the early local Metho dist ministers. Is imstor. o Move To t'.inu Mr, nmt Mrs. Ward Miller, of Cove, have movrd f. the c'.d Frank Ml'Ier place In the Red Popper district nc.u Iower Cove. Until this ye.iv Mrs. Miller linn been teacher of the Slnng- lUll SliUHJl, o . Pioneer VMN Mr, and Mrs. Ray Dunenn and muh, Billy nmt Bobble, of the Mill Creek canyon from (ve are enjoying A visit Irum Mr. Duncan's uncle, A. T. Wright, of IVrtland. One of the (ivrllcst pioiwrs, Mr. Wrlnht Is mak ing hid llrt visit to Covo In tunny yearn, lie came to this valley with his parents in 1H07, when he was a wmall hoy. They first '.tvwt In Unver (.ovc but. IuUt went on to the Cove nd the houe which Ihey built with their own hands. In Mill Htamllug. He is hnvlut, a fine lime look i tig up with a full staff of teachers and with nine full months of study ahead. Supt. J. R Logan, new to the field, heads the faculty and; other members of the high school staff are Cather ine Dobbin, Beulah Smith, Maxlne Moore, Paul Bcholler, Velma Matthes and J. R. Ax tell. Grade teachers are same as last year, Mrs. Daisy Scott, Mildred Day, Dorothy Strlckler, Clara Davis, Mrs. D. B. Reavls, Mrs. Harold Steel, Jeannette Vlllgerodt and O. H. Wa'Ver. The School Board has one new member, Mrs, L. E. Jordan, and a new clerk, Mrs. Grace Conley, other members being Dr. C. T. Hockett and Glen E. Odle. Coach Paul Schiller is already on hand and Is taking his football Tigers out for first practice. Last spring's practices showed promise of a strong eleven even though several regulars were graduated. ENTKHI'KIHE PERSONALS z, Ben P, Own bey was brought to En terprise Tuesday evening after a hard trip from the lower Imnaha where he was seriously Injured by the fall from a horse. He had been on a fishing trip and stopped at the home of Mrs. Hazel Borland. A dog barked and scared the horse which suddenly Jumped throwing Mr. Own bey on a rock frac turing his right hip. Help was called for and Vernon Warnock brought Lt. O. H. Waltrip, mtdlcal officer at the C.C.C. camp to the Beriand ranch. He soon Cis- covcrcd that Injury was too serious for local treatment and a stretcher was rigged. It was fastened with one end to a gentle pack horse and eight men took turns at the other end until the Injured man was car ried to the head of Corral creek where a light truck driven by Jack Tippett met them and brought the Injured man In to the Enterprise hospital. Lt. Waltrip accompanied them and kept Mr. Owenby under opiates so as to make the trip pos sible without unnecessary suffering. L. E. Jordan, city recorder of En terprise, received a telegram that his brother, Alvln E. Jordan, had acci dentally met his death near Cedar City. Utah. The latter lived here for a number of years with the Jor dan family, going to Utah 10 years ago:1 George W. Cherry, newly appointed attorney for tho Home Owner's Loan corporation states that he Is ready to take 'preliminary steps for pros pective borrowers, C. J. Shorb, of La Grande, district manager, will be hero soon to personally receive these applications. Believe Sleeping Sickness Spreads From Nose, Throat WASHINGTON, Sept. 0 (If The public health service has announced that latest evidence Indicates a pos sibility that tho "sleeping sickness," now epidemic in Et. Lculs may be spread like infantile paralysis through secretions of tho nose and throat. This theory wiil be one of tho guides in an intensified program of research on how the disease is trans mitted, plans for which wore laid in a conference here between. Sur-goon-aeneral Hugh S. Cummlng and Dr. J. P. Lcnko, who heads tho pub lic health service staff studying the disease in 8t, Louis. The trcusury department has allotted $25,000 for use in tho camiwilgn. Residence Phone 017 a friends of other years, It is reported. Move To Valley Mr. nnd Mra. John Nlcderer, who have lived on Washington avenue In h Grande for many yenrs, moved last week to tho valley nnd will make their homo with their son, Leo Nlc derer nnd family in tho Dry Creek neighborhood, east, of Sanderson Springs. Mr. Nlcderer reports that the children In tho Nlcderer family have quite recovered from their re cent Illnesses which kept the home iiv quarantine for several weeks. Writ Edwin Phillip nnd Lillian Juanfta Payne, two well known young people of Elgin were married last weak at Pendleton according to word received hero by friends. Itubler Aid The Imblcr Lad lea Aid society will bo entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs. A. E. Goldtng nt her home near A Heel. Enjoys Visit Mrs. Anna Loreim lias Just enjoyed the pleasure of a visit from her son, George C, Loronz nnd family, on their way from Colvtlle, Wash., to Mlra Lomn. Cnl.. where they will make their home. Mr. Lorrn was raised In Cove, and this was his first trip iwck to his old home in eleven years. (Hir1s Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lawnon, former ly of the Union-Cove market road, but spending the summer at their cabin on the Mluam had as their guests over the Labor day holiday, Mr. nnd Mrs, L. Z. Terml! and sons. Franklin and Robert, of Union. Mr. Tul lie Weds Friends nnd relatives in and about Flutn have recently rooelvcd word of the recent marriage of Lee B. Tuttie, prominent newspaper man of West- J cm oregoiii and Mary Attco tiher- ' torn - v Charged with participating 1n the kidnaping of John J. O'Connell, Jr., jtuuiik Aluuny, JN. ., urt-'wery manager. Aianny Strewi is pic tured Rurrounded by police and detectives after his arrest in Monti cello, N. Y. 8tr?w!( sn underworld figure, acted as lntermtuiHry in payment of the $40,000 ransom. man, of Klamath Palls. Mr. Tuttle. who Js the son of Mrs. Sarah Tuttie, of Elgin, formerly lived there and was. for a time, editor of the Kgln Recorder. Landscaping C. P. Edvalson, of Catherine creek, prominent Union county dairyman, who had considerable training along the line of landscaping gardening In the old country, has been doing some very fine work on the lawn about the 'hew L. D, 8. church at Xmion. He Is getting the property into very attractive condition. Child Pies '' Sibyl Payne, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mm Ed Payne, of the Iowa district, passed away the last of the week and was buried at Enterprise, the former heme of the Payne's. The little girl had been an Invalid tho most of her life. The Payne family lives on the ranch at the head of the Iowa hill, their home having been completely destroyed by firo last winter. In Valley Miss Ida Mae Speckhart, of Free water, la spending this week In the valley, a guest at the home of her, grand -parents, Mr. and Mrs. John! Bpcckhart, and her uncles and aunt?. Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Speckhart and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knautz, of the Iowa district. Mr. and Mrs. 'Herbert Speckhart drove to Free-water for hsr Monday. Miss Speckhart will o to walla Walla soon U take up her sec ond year's work at Whitman. Works In Valley Mo tier Dodge, of La Grande, Is now employed at the W. J. Case farm, having gone there to heip.wlth har vesting shortly after returning from the C. E. summer conference at Tur ner. f JOSi;iII PKItSONALS " : ; Mr. and Mrs. -1. E. Snyder and cUiughters Ro.se Marie nnd Elinor and Mrs. Malda Stevenson were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed wnrd Ebon nt their cottage at the lake. . ... Miss Anna Mary MrKlnley is home after a trip to the Century of Pro gress. Miss MrKlnley enjoyed the fair also visited relatives while there, re turning through California. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wngley, of Ta coma, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McKlnley and Mrs. Annie Phlnney. The two ladles are sisters and Mrs. Phlnney. their mothers, they left Tuesday taking Mrs. Phlnney with them for a visit. ' Thos. H. Green Sr., who has been so-seriously 111 ls: now some better though Btlll confined to his bed. Mrs. Clarence Gtaves a daughter living at Pullman. Wash.t was called home to be with her father. A pot luck dinner was enjoyed by a group of women Monday nt the Gaulke cabin at the lake. In the afternoon some went to the falls others played cards. A very enjoy able day was spent. Frank MeCulley hns been ill for a few days -with a trouble In one of Ills feet but Is now better. Mra. W. Al Jones and son Crelyh ton left Sunday for th-atr home at Oervals. They spent the past week hero attending to business and visit ing. Mrs. F. H. Gaulke Is quite sick to- j day with neuritis. Mrs. Margaret Sheets cut her hand quite bndly with n piece of glnss while ojcning a fruit Jar. The Misses Pauline nnd Gladys Haxick came home Sunday from Un ion where they had been visiting. They nlwj attented tho stock show. Oklahoma's fourth annual croquet , tournament, at Andnrko, attracted entrants from four states. Joe Vance, Dallas pitcher who , doubles in the outfield, 'is rated the I fastest base runner in the Texas league. Robert Zxippke. football coach at the University of Illinois, is a paint er by avocation. I.eo Taylor, Seattle semi-pro base ball player, hit his first home run since 1010 In a game this 'summer. 4 i it WALLOWA PERSONALS - Mrs. Russell Wade and small son, Brian, of Enterprise are visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Murphy. She plans to be here two weeks. Miss Genevieve Renfrow left Sun day for Baker where she will enter the Baker business college. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Renfrow accompanied their daughter to Baker, returning Sunday evening. . Mrs. Etta Rounsavlllc, of La Grande, is a visitor in Wallowa this week, a guest at' the home -of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Marvin. Mrs. Albert Currey arid children, of La Grande are spending a few days at the home of her parents, Mr. anC. Mrs. C. A. McClaran. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mumford have returned to their home in Pendle ton after spending the summer at the homo of their son, Clarence and family and at their summer cottage at Wallowa Lake. Miss Mildred McCrae, of Shell Mer cantile Co.'b store, returned Monday from attending Buyer's Week in Portland. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Gregory returned Saturday from. Portland where they spent several day transacting busi ness. George Elc'ers. of the Wllk's Cafe, left Monday for Heppner, to bring his mother and two sisters to Wal lowa where they will make their home. Mr. Elders recently moved here from Heppner. Threa new cars have made their appearance in Wallowa the lost week two of them belinging to Dr. J. B. Gregory nnd one to George Elders. Miss Rosalie De Jean left Monday for Berkeley, Cal.. to spend the win ter with her aunt. H. E. Coolldgc. of La Grande was a Wail Iowa visitor Tuesday. Ho was accompanied home by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bruce Cox, who will spend several days visiting at the Coolldgc home. Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Williams nnd family spent several days last week camping at Wallowa Lake. Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Hnrriman and small son, of San Louis Obispo, Cal., were here several days last week vis iting friends. Rev. Hnrriman was formerly pastor of the Christian church. Miss Mae Couch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Couch of the Leap district had the misfortune to fall from a wagon and break her ankle ono day last week. The fracture was cared for at the Enterprise hospital nnd she Is reported to be doing well. Boys 10 to 10 years of age were given free tickets to a game honor ing tho St. Louis Cardinals' new manager, Frankle Frisch. Theft Is .no MartinR , motor made that thU establishment rrin not rrpalr, overhaul ami keep In gd working order. We "don't know It all" bnt we do know our bnlnrs uto r.Iectrh lly. Wallowa County Fair Is Set For October 5, 6 & 7 ENTERPRISE (Special) At a meeting of the Wallowa county fair board held at the court hotue laat Saturday. It vaa defloately decided to hold tne Wallowa County Pair at Enterprise October 6-8-7. Premium lints will soon be published and the commltteea In charge are working on a good amusement program in cluding fast races and good bucking contests. u COVE PERSONALS The day of filling stlos Is at hand once more, with T. B. Johnson and A. L. Becker both beginning. These men are both In the Lower Cove dis trict. The work has not started In the Cove. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lund and their two daughters, Margaret May and Phyllis, who have been here for the last' two months left Monday for their heme In PhoeniK. Ariz. In the party was Barton Conner, now of Phoenix but late of Union. The H. G. Lunds have a habit of coming to Cove to spend their summers with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Lund. Ben DeBorde who Is staying with his brother Tom DeBorde In La Grande la very seriously 111. Mrs. A. G. Conklin was hostess at a dinner party Friday evening. Covers were laid for eight, Including Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mills. Dorothy, Allen, Lloyd and Gale Mills. George Vas, of Madison, Wis., ar rived Wednesday and is a guest at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bell. Miss Jane El lis is a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Mills. She Is a teacher in Maple Valley, Wash., and on her way back to school after spending her vacation at her home in Wyoming. Alvin Orton came home Wedneday after about 17 days in the hospital at Hot Lake. He says he is about recovered from his operation. The Campfire girls are practicing three one-act plays to be presented soor), they are entitled "The Ghost Hunters," "Our Aunt From Calif ornia." and "'Loving Lunatic." Miss Lola Marten has accepted a position to teach in a school near Weiser, Idaho. Ivan Murchison was a Portland visitor this week. 1MHLFK 1-EBSONALS ! Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McKlnnls, of Tracy, Cal., and Keith McKlnnls ar rived In Imbler Monday, Mr. and Mrs. McKlnnls plan to return home after a visit with friends and rela tives but Keith McKlnnls. Who spent the summer with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKlnnls. will remain to enter high school this fail. Twenty-nine Imbler people attend ed a Sunday school picnic at Pleas ant "Grove lost Sunday.. Blanche and Bertha fjlark returned to Pendleton Sunday after 'spending the summer with friends here. Lynn and Theron Anderson and Wesly Conrad had their tonsils re moved last Monday. Marjorl -Howell has been ill the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis and Ross Davis have returned to their home in Spanish Fork, Utah.- Mrs. Davis spent the summer with her mother, Mrs. Henry. A party was given at the Jess; Berry home last week by Blanche and Bertha Clark. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Berry and two children, Jesse and John, Dick and Marjorle Howell. Clifford, Wood row and Lester Westenskow. A birthday party was given Friday evening In honor of Gene Perry. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Grant Strutt and daughter, Elane, and Miss Naoma Twldwell, nil of La Grande, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis and Ross Da- ; B ALWAYS GOOD And always the same. Continued use of this high quality dairy product will soon convince you of the consistency of its goodness. . Only the finest ingredi ents obtainable are used in the preparation of tLUE MOUNTAIN BUTTER. Always' ask for it . . . it is your guarantee of quality. 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Ho thought he would get 00 bushels to tho acre from tlio field. Thoso from other .part of Baker county who plan on visiting the county fair at Halfway ought to make lt a point to tako a drive through Pino valley ond see for themselves how bountiful nature there rewards the efforts of man. vis. of Spanish Ford, Utah, Hr. and Mrs. Mclvln Wcstcnskow, Miss Por tia Westenskow. Clifford. Woodrow and Lester Wcstenskow and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry ond family. Re freahmenta were served. Mr. and Mrs. Ratio Hudson and family havo moved to the Squire's residence In the south part of town. Tho It D. S. primary gave a home coming Wednesday night. The pro gram was composed mostly of songs and dialogue. Articles that had been made during the summer and re freshments were sow. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson made a business and pleasure trip to Port land last week. 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