Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1934)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Monday, August f, 19"1 Page Four SHEEP INDUSTRY IS FACING BIG PROBLEM, REPORT iy II. C. Hunter (Pacific Northwest Associated j. Press Correspondent) ': WASHINGTON (ffi) J The bureau of agricultural . economics reported the situation confronting the sheep In dustry today "the most serious ever known.".. Farm administration relief officials continued plans to purchase 6,000,000 sheep In the drouth-scarred west. The purchase plan, which probably would bring to western sheepmen be tween 7,0Op,O0O and 10.0go,000 In .benefits, was being delayed by a rul ing by Comptroller General McCarl that AAA funds could nob bo used for that purpose, but It was said of ficially that there was no present intention of permitting McCarl's de cision to halt tho program. purchaso of the sheep either through the federal surplus relief corporation or under the agricultur al administration's broad power to remove surpluses .was in prospect. The; comptroller general's opinion closed the door only to the uso of farm administration cattle, funds pro vided .under -the Jones-Connolly act passed at the lust session of congress, but would not prevent uso of other funds under thp interpretation of Dr. E. W. Sheets, drouth relief di rector . The bureau's report as to the in- ; dustry'a- outlook painted a melan choly picture. "'All other factors Influencing both the short and long-time outlook for sheep production," It said, "are over shadowed by the drouth, the effects of which are 'of varying degrees of severity In many of the Important native oheep states and in most of the western sheep states." "With pastures and ranges the poorest on record, with hay produc tion much the smallest in 40 years at least, with foragel crops and other roughage equally short, and feed grain production greatly below any year since 1901, the situation facing the sheep industry, as well as Unit of other livestock, Is the most se rious ever known. ."'In view of these conditions, it seems hardly possible that a sharp liquidation of sheep numbers cuu be avoided. "If the agricultural adjustment ad ministration should buy owes in the more critical drouth areas, those suit' able for food would bo slaughtered for relief distribution, and thow un fit for food would be condemned Even with western flocks thus, re duced by the elimination of perhaps g.oou.qoo head of tho older and weak er owes, as a result of government purchases, It seems probable that the number of 1034 lambs marketed from theBo states by the end of 1933 and that ' the number of- sheep in theso states on Jan. 1, 10 J A will be con siderably sinailcr tiian a year earlier." Tho bureau also naM the drouth would result in a 1936 wool clip In this country , considerably smaller than that of 1034. - i John West Passes On Alder Slope LOSTINE (Special) John West, pioneer of Alder Slope, died at his home early this week. Ho was bom in New Jersey and was past B3 years old at tho time of his death. , He come to the Grande Ronde valley in 1876 and had lived In Wallowa coun- ty for 32 years. Besides hb widow he leaves six children, Mrs. George La throp, Mrs. Hazel Lathrop, Khoda Waddinghom, Hobert. Clifford West and Mrs. Mary NoUee. Interment was In the Loatlue cemetery. ELGIN l'EKSONALS W ALLOW VIMHONALS Mrs. Stanley Shell loft Tuesday for Portland to spend the wcclc v Siting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D, E. Gal bralth. Mr. Shell plans to go down for the weekend and they will re turn together Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reed are the parents of a baby boy born Sunday. Hie baby lias been given the name Hobert. Mrs. Reed was formerly Miss Margaret Royster, of Wullown. i Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson re turned Thursday from Pullman, wnere mey were caneu oy the death of Mr. Thompson's sister, Mrs. Clam Johnson. They wero accompanied homo by his stUer, Mrs. Mae Carlson, nnd two small daughters, who plan to moko their home in Wallowa this winter with the Thompson family. ," Mrs. I Toll la Bull was a Friday host- eso when she entertained with a dw. ,.wrt bridge party at her home. Twelve guests wero invited and enjoyed con- tract bridge following the dainty j lunch. Mrs. Barton Wade was award ed a prize for having high score. Mi's. O. P. Campbell, of Enterprise, and ' Mrs. Mae Carlson, of Pullman, Wash., were out-of-town guests. t Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Campbell, who have tipent the summer vacation In Idaho, returned to Wallowa Thurs day and were guests for ft few days at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George Dale, leaving1 Monday for Portland on a short business trip. When they re turn they will locate In Enterprise where Mr. Campbell in to bo super lntteiulcnt of achools this year. Mm. Ross Hood, of Wnllown, Is spending tho week In La Grande at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mi. Prank Owsley. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. MiKoiuMe re ceived qulto a scare Sunday evening when their Jorsey milch cow took after their 3 year old son. Teddy, in ! the pasture near their house. Mr. McKcnzle feels sure the child would have received wrlous injuries but for hla timely Interference, lie plans now : to have his cow dehorned. 4- I Levi Parka Is constructing a new residence on the lot on Main street that he bought of Suodgrass and Zimmerman, Lee Goldlng and daughter, Mrs, Joe Dec h tel. drove to Walla Walla to at. tend tho Indiana picnic. The Rcbekah lodge had a social hour after their regular meeting Thursday night, honoring Mrs. Kar ma Meyers with a kitchen shower. Mrs. Robt. Lane ( and Mildred Graves returned to San Francisco, Cal., -after visiting a month with their mother, Mrs. Herbert Graves, - Kathryn Heeley, who visited at the C. I. Hazon home, has returned to her home at Heppner. ' r Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Smith and chll dren, Stanley and Betty Jean, of Fresno, Col., and Mrs. Ella, Troyer, of San Pedro, Cel., are here visiting rela tlves and friends. They will be re membered as Fanny and Ella Gor don, Charles Tcrpnny, son of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Torpany, is hero visiting from Waterloo, Iowa. Mr, and Mrs. O. E. Merrltt and daughter. Ruth, Mrs. Barnes nnd Wtl ma Harman drove to Wallowa Lake Sunday. Ruth Merrltt, Wllma Har man and Geneve Moahlcr will stay at the lako during the Christian churoh conference during the week. They will return with. Rev, Schmtd, who 1a one of tho instructors. Lois Bend shadier, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bendshadler, fell Monday and broke her arm. Mrs. Anna Kllnghammer, who has been quite sick for some time, had a surprise visit from tho Tliree Link club lust Friday, Mrs. Geo. Dodgo and Calvin Plants spent Sunday with friends at Lost I no, Mrs. Maggie Strieker had the mis fortune to dislocute her Jaw while having a tooth filled. - She Is qulto well (.gain now. I.OHTINK PLUHONAL9 I 4- t'NION PKHSONALS Mr, and hint. D. E. Richards nnd daughters, Jean Ann and Eleanor, drove to Burns Suudny. Mr. Richards attended the field tluv program at the Burns experiment station and Mrs. lllchardji and daughters visited in John Day. Mt.ss Kilda Miller returned home from Sea tt le Tlmr.su t y at tor a few wcok'-t of costuming there. Mrs. Kate Cameron and Will Reeves went to Mtllon-Freowater ThuiMtay j to visit a few days with their cou&t:.. Frank Foster, Mr. end Mrs. George Winship on.l Anna Mne of La Grande, were mill hp on friends in Union WtvUvwlny. P I- Mrs. J. J. Koerlg. of Pri:igle. 8. D with her family arrived. Friday, look lug for a location. Mr. Kocrlg will como In October. In speaking; of that country she says that the drought haj not )Ut that country as hard as it did farther east but that it was plenty dry, na work and no money. Tho first car load of wheat left the local yards this week. It came from tho fann of Jos. Morton and wna grown on what is called School Flat. Mr. and Mrs. Way no Crow and chil dren loll Saturday for SununervlUc where they will spend a few days with relatives before leaving for their Iicme nt Li von n ore. Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Goldesberry, of Tur lock, Cal., arrived this week for i visit with their daughter. Mrs. Dean Crow. Mrs. W. W- Kuhn, Mrs. Ella McKln- zle and Mra. Jaclq Read drove out to La Grando Wednesday to attend the Dora B. So hi Ike Association meeting. A fire in the north woods came al most being fata) to , Delbert Wlllett. of Lost inc. a few days ago. Mr. Wll lett Is witl tho forest service and was on duty when ho, with a truck, got, ahead of ; the flro which swept up to him very fasti until he was surround ed. Hi-3 fellow workers were behind him and had a hard time getting him out of the burning territory. The men had to carry him to safety after he had become unconscious from the smoke and heat. The fire burned over 1000 acres of timber laud before It was under control. Mr. WUlctt is at his mother's, Mrs, Chas. Scott, at Las tine. Miss Esther Crow, who nurstu in the Franklin hospital In San Fran cisco nnd who has spent her vaca tion wtth her pn rents. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Crow, left Saturday for that city. One of tlie outstanding gatherings of tio Lostlno young matrons was held Thurunay nt the home of Mrs. Cecil Chi liters, when she a:id Mm. Loyd Hoviser entertained at bridge in honor of Mrs. Wayne Crow, of Liver more. Cal. Five tables of bridge wero at play. Mrs. Joe Ctiudle made high score and Mrs. CIars, Knouse. low. Mra. Crow received tho guest prize. Those from out of town were Mm. Ben Swart, of Los Angeles. Cai.. Miss Esther Crow, of San Francisco, Mra. Clair Guilders and Mra. Harold Pearce." of Wallowa. Lovely refreshments closed a happy afternoon. Mrs, Guy Crow, who ha been at tho hospital at Wallowa wtth typhoid fever, was brought home Sunduy and is getting along flue. Mrs, J, W. Barker arrived home last week from Portland where her daugh ter underwent an operation. Ml Margaret Poley lias been clvt ed to teach ut Rcodsport, Ore. thU winter. Mrs. C. R. Nolan has as her guout. her brother. BUI OaUuan. of MiiUonl Many cIUmmis of Lostine drove down to Wallowa Wednesday inora lug to see the remains of the 01 fliv. JOSEPH FKKMOXAI.S ' Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Oaulke and their guests. Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Reis land. of Butte, Mont., have moved to the Gaulke cottage "Rio Vista" at the lake. . . Mka Lois White, a cousin of Mrs. Edward Eben, who has spent the past month here, left for her home In Portland Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McNabb, of Berkeley, Cal., have been visiting Mrs. P. McDonald at her cottage at the lake. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cole, of Port land, Mrs. Percy Carmen, of Hermis ton, and Mrs. Effle Ournes, of Cali fornia, have been here on u visit with relative and friends. Mr. und Mrs. Chris Marti and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marti, of Cambridge, Ida., Jhave left for their homes after a visit with their relatives, the Rud ger and Kutch families. Mre. Malda L. Stevenson was fi weekend visitor in La Grande with Mrs. Anna Leslie and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Claycomb.J Mm. A. M. McKinley has been quite sick of the flu, but Is now better. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Blevlns, of Aso tin, Wash., were weekend guests of Mr. and lrs. "Happy" Beckman. Mr. Blevlns has a dairy at Asotin so could not stay away long. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Luttrel, of Her m la ton, and Mrs. Luttrel' son, Ken neth Lojie and wife, of Pendleton, were visitors here one dajv lost week. They formerly lived here. Mrs. Wolthy Yeager was pleasantly surprised Tuesday when! three of her daughters came to visit her Mrs. Johnny Harry, of Oregon City, Mrs. Ruth Tompkins. ( of Corvallis, and Mm. Huttie Wolfer, of Enterprise, und a granddaughter, Mrs. Lula 6 hoi ten brand, of Portland. They went to the lake Tuesday to see another daugh ter, Mrs. Jennie Acton, and her daughter, Florence Acton. An enjoy able day was spent. Mrs. Muynord R. Col well, who has been at the lake for several Vfeeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. C. Smith, of La Grande, wa hostess Tuesday at tlio Luke hotel at a bridge luncheon. Those present were Mra. E. M Calvert, Mrs. Edward Eben, Mrs. Russell Vaughaji, of Los An geles, Miss Mildred Marshall, of Los Angeles, Mis. E. W. Rumble, JMrs. Tom Williamson, Mrs. J. Fred Mc clain. Mrs. F. D. McCully. Mrs. Malda L. Stevenson, 'Mrs, Margaret McDon- . Mrs. P. H. Gaulke. Mis. S. C. Smith, of La Grande, and the host- s. J Mr. and Mrs. Muynord R. Colwell and daughter are leaving Saturday for their homo in Phoenix, Ariz.i F. D. McCully returned Sunday from a trip to Salem where he had gone ' to attend a meeting of truck drivers. Mrs. Al T. Kinney and daughter, Dorothy, and Mm. Ralph Stickney went to lmnnhavMonday and visited Mrs. Ralph Barton and family. Ben Ryason, who is at a camp at Tollgato came in Sunday to visit with I homo folks. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Estes are re modeling the house on Cuk street they recently bought and will move In soon after the first of tho month. ! To make 1 gal. Ice Cream vnix 1 lOo pkg. Lena Hell I Ira ml Ire Cream Powder with Sc. sugar, beat In 3 qts. milk and cream. Freeze. For sale at Pigglv Wiggly, Safewat mores 350 and 1394 and Bergei a Grocery. Urclrlc Itug Uulilng Service Hamilton Beach Process. Rugs washed in your home. Original beauty restored. For prompt, pleasing service, call 131-W. W. II. Purklnton UOfl First St. Sun-Proof Paint "The Paint Hint UiU" PITTSIU KGH TAINT STORK Phona 152-J, in Km St. I'FiuiY ri:nsoNAi.s Miss Lean UlilMlell nnd Mlw Ag nus Aluxuildcr. ol Boise, uro visiting nt tlio homo ol Mm. dornlcl Plerson. Mr. ami Mrs. Alvuli O'Nell and children nnd Mra. Richard Shcnficld nnd dauKhter spent a lew day at Union with Mr. and Mrs. P. L. O NeU and Mr, nnd Mrs. D. O. Jacobson. - Mr. and Mrs. Roher, of Islnnd City. visited with their di-'icMrr, Mrs. Har old Carson, recently. Alden Blalsdell, of Mnlnd, Ida., is spending a Xew days at tho home of li Li slulcr, Mrs. Cleruld Plerson. Mr. ami Mra. Lewis Oreenongli nnd son spent the weekend nt the home of Mr. Fred White at Cow. Pat Booher, who lias been nt the Grande Honde hosplUil for medical Iroatment, was able to return to his home here. Miss Joan Winch, who has been Islttng with her brother. George Winch, has returned to lu-r home In Bolae. Ole Mnthson has left for Clurks- ton. Wash., where he will receive medical treatment. Mr. nnd Mrs. olnde ONell. of La Grande, spent tho weekend visiting friends ami relatives at Perry. Mr. and Ire. Herbert Hhor, of En terprise, wero recent visitors at the home of Mr. nnd Mra. Harold Carson. Vernon John, 18. n student at the University of Southern California, is the youngest player ever to win tho Denver city tennis championship. BUS SERVICE For WALLOWA. EKTKRPRISB, JORKPII and Way Point.' Leave La Oraode. Daily 4:10 P. M. For PBNDLKTON, Way PoInU Lean La Grande, Dally 10:30 A. It. U. r. Stage Depot, 1301 Adams Phone MAIN AUTHORIZED ' DEALER FOR FRIGID AIRE ' Soe Us For ' Electric Refrigeration Fred Spaeth tits sm l His Washlng-tun A Complete Printing Service Quality Counts NELSON ?T AUGUST F i . - URN1TURE S Sale of Rugs, Stoves, Washers, Curtains, Housewares, Blankets f i n " ft . 1 1 7 "Vrr l1" a & it it 2-Piece Suiterat a Special Saving! Because Wards tremendous purchase made it possible for the maker to lower his costs we can price this suite extra low in the Sale! A suite with sleek, trim lines. Backs that are head-high for comfort. Cushions that are deep and spring-filled. And quality that is assured. Extra large davenport Covered in 100 mohair Big deep, roomy chair Walnut finish frame Moquette cushions Heavy cord welt seams i 11 Tabie Lamp Compter with Shadtl Sore Now Pottery base, parchmentued qa shade to match. yl7Cf Hurryl Only.. .' ' ' Window Shade Cleonaole MoJe by Hand I , A damp cloU keeps then EC I clean. 36 in. b; JJK 5 ft. A value' 111 i Fringed Panel At Sptcial August Sal Prc Sheer marqui- in. fringe. 39 Z5C ?-iT8yi?rt Soriria- i ed cushions wm&mn, sw conduced If Big4-Pound 72x84 XSm-jOmA te7fliV'OTrl SIO St&t" A 0$ riTKlLr'lN Dropleaf table and four . I ff 'toy-Away Plan ' c h a i r s in maple, green, or M U?JL7 I Holds Blanltets Until I fU'Sl 'Vry fm'Sh' A b,8 value! A , tp. o. j. 1 November 1stl I PSwL4''':1a?'"'' Pair 4-lntk Sottm Bimhna 1 t5 Down on Blankeb or $4.00 I tKZ J U " j - i2 U AoiA Pastel Block Plnd, I 50c Down on Blqnkeb under SS.0O I First grade clean, white, fluffy China cotton, blend- fefcw r I I " - C" ""( 3" s1' '"""''Sj ed with SJ'0 fleecy wool! Every inch packed with JtJ'WLIja- I .jtV--j3YMwT'v" , ;, v. I warmth! BUY AT WARDS AND SAVE! T VTSf KETS in 1J4 pound weight. Pretty (Sk 5 i fi- "! ii ' rr.x.......ii.si8a8 - j pastel colorings! August Sale price, , jiiox " "llCif''F"!''''"''"''' "1 66x80 ALL WOOL BLANKETS. 4 'lW1 jtT Vwi v Pw' - 'Ji pounds in pastel plaids with sateen At WPllfiTA I'"' ' TT 1 66x80 INDIAN ROBE ' X III -fT T I'se fore Bed. Camp . f o II; , " ' f yMm t Tob Washer 1 &ear Work-Saving Features! f S Afore features Less j K. . i ft v money all because o 5 4.95 fe'!i lichen Chair Matfress Coil Spring wd. tow co.t b- 3l K Unusually Low-Prlcd lor SaUl &. ot Tni. Spal Prfc. Sov ol This Low Salt Prlel 4 methods. Don't 4 DoTO M Month resdtu niint - 50 Pounds of A 99 big single M miss it if you want the Small Carrying charge S8c SST&S $C-S8 XAfJZ $.88 Q -st for the ieas, " - own of 4- driU ticking. p i Salt-priced at (Qp lssmMMWsmMsMaMBeWMsas . 1 ",;-7,;- 3
