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.
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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
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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.
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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
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AUGUST F
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URN1TURE S
Sale of Rugs, Stoves, Washers, Curtains, Housewares, Blankets
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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
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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
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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; ,
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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
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