the HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON...PACE, wn—
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1034-
FARM CO-OPERATIVE DIVISION
A
MESSAGE
HISTORY OF OUR CREAMERY
AND COLD STORAGE PLANT.
One of the most outstanding co-
operative achievements in our com
munity was the establishment of a
cooperative creamery some three
years ago. To say that it has been
a success from the start is putting
it mildly, as the membership has
steadily increased and the quality of
the butter put out is far above that
of the average creamery.
One of the wisest things done in
connection with the organization of
the institution was the creation of
seven districts from each of which
a director is chosen. By scattering
the representation over a wide ter
ritory, more interest is taken and
the chance for factional strife is re
duced to a minimum.
TO
EVERY MEMBER.
NO PATRONAGE REFUND PAID
DELINQUENT MEMBERS,
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According to the by-laws
governing the Co-operative Ser-
vice Station, no patronage re-
fund can be made to any mem-
ber who has allowed his mem-
bership to become delinquent.
Information as to the status
of any membership is available
at the main office of the Farm
Bureau Co-operative.
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Hours for Closing Advanced.
Starting with November 1st the
Farm Bureau Co-operative of Her
miston will close at 5:00 o'clock in
stead of 6:00 o'clock p. m. This is
being done in observance of winter
business hours, Manager H. M. Som-
merer, says.
The creamery has always paid a
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fair market price for butterfat and
NEW CORN-HOG PLAN OUT;
sometimes has paid a premium price.
Recently there has been added to CROP RESTRICTIONS OFF.
the creamery a cold storage locker
system and pre-cooling rooms. The
Smaller benefit payments for hogs
lockers are about all rented and but less reduction and more liberal
there will soon be little choice in contract requirements in other re
location. The butcher has handled spects, characterize the 1935 corn
about 110,000 pounds of meat since hog adjustment program, according
the opening last May, and several to advance announcements received
thousand pounds have been carried by extension officials at Oregon
in by those who do their own cut State college from the Agricultural
ting.
Adjustment administration.
It is estimated that almost twice
Copies of the new contracts have
as much meat has been consumed In not been received, but detailed re
the district tributary to Hermiston ports of their provisions show that
since the installation of the cold growers who voluntarily choose to
storage, than would have been used sign again will be permitted to raise
in the same length of time without up to 90 per cent of their established
the lockers.
hog base instead of 75 per cent as
The total gross income from cold was the case this year. Corn grow
storage to November 15 th was ers may also plant up to 90 per cent
$1,993.98; total operating expense. of their base acreage, though they
$438.72. The net income. $1,5 5 5.2 6 may elect to reduce down to 70 per
has been applied on indebtedness.
cent, as was allowed this year, and
The local cooperative creamery is take rental benefit payments on the
one of the member units of Inter 30 per cent.
state Associated Creameries of Port
The benefit payment plan on hogs
land, a cooperative marketing orga will be changed so that instead of
nization buying butter on a pool ba receiving $5.00 on each hog raised
sis from the eight cooperative cream under the allowed quota as was the
eries which own fourteen plants in case this year, the grower will be
Oregon and southwest Washington. paid $15.00 a head for the number
The board of directors is composed represented by the 10 per cent re
of two directors from each of the duction. The effect of this is that
member units. This board meets ev in the case of a man with a 100-hos
ery two months in Portland to con base he will receive $150 in bene
duct the affairs of Interstate Asso fit payments as compared with $375
under the original plan. He will be
ciated Creameries.
There are three of these regional able to raise and market 15 more
marketing agencies on the coast. In bogs, however, and will have no re
terstate Associated Creameries of strictions imposed as to number and
Portland, Challenge Butter and Ice kind of other livestock produced.
Benefits for the corn growers
Cream Association of San Francisco,
and United Dairymen’s Association have been raised from 30 to 35 cents
a bushel and yields will be figured
of Seattle.
on a farm basis rather than on the
The member units of Interstate
particular acreage left out of corn.
subscribe for stock in much the same
All restrictions as to the use of
manner as do the members of each
what formerly called "contracted
cooperative creamery, the method of
acreage" have been removed under
financing being through the revolv-
the new corn-hog plan, and the con
ing fund system. Inasmuch as the
tract signer can raise anything be
1 arent organization will soon be pleases except corn on this land and
udticiently financed, tho stock cer
for any purpose, except as he may
tificates will be called in just as the
be bound by other adjustment con
local creamery has been redeeming
tracts.
ownership certificates during the
This lowering of restrictions on
past year. There will always be
what are now termed "shifted acres”
enough stock outstanding to equal
is explained by the Washington of
the capital of the organization.
ficials as being necessary in view
Interstate Associated Creameries of the shortage of feed which is ex
was organized about four years ago pected to develop early next season
and has made remarkable progress in many of the areas affected by
during the lean years which fol drouth. The AAA leaders believe
lowed.
continuance of the corn-hog control
278,103 Pounds of butter were re is necessary in the modified form,
ceived from members in October, however, to prevent rapid expansion
1934; 232,108 pounds of butter of the corn production and repeti
were received from members in Oc tion of the surplus conditions first
tober, 1933, which is a gain in vol in corn and then in hogs.
ume of 45,995 pounds in October
Regional meetings in connection
1934 over October 1933.
with the new contracts will be held
In October 1933. 98,460 pounds of soon after Thanksgiving, the one for
score butter was received, while this territory to be in Salt Lake ci
.n 1934, 184,314 pounds of 92 score ty. Soon after this the extension
leaders and county and community
butter was received.
During the first week of August committees will prepare for the new
a number of picnics were held in campaign, with the new contracts
various parts of the state by units probably being offered some time in
of the Interstate association. From January.
far and near they came with heavy
i n c baskets. At noon the loaded
ables gave no hint that prices have
een low and money scarce. The ef-
fects of the depression were care
fully hidden behind smiles and
cheerful greetings. Speakers at the
knics dwelt on cooperative mar-
’ eting and none among the 5,000
nembers present doubted the wis-
dom of cooperative marketing.
To the thousands of dairymen
making up the membership of the
Interstate association, co-operative
marketing is more than a successful
business method—it is a mode of
life. It represents to them the hope
of the future of farming.
On a farm near Seneca. N.Y., a
mare gave birth to a freak animal
with the body and legs of a colt
and the head and nostrils of a pig.
OSC BEEF FEEDING TESTS
MAY BRING NEW INDUSTRY.
Possibility of developing a profit
able winter cattle feeding industry
in western Oregon is being investi
gated this season by the animal
husbandry department of the OSC
experiment station. The experi-
ments are the result of the chang
ing consumer demand for a higher
quality beef than is normally of-
ered in this region in the spring
months.
Twenty head of feeder cattle from
astern Oregon ranges were purchas-
d at the Portland stockyards this
all and, together with 10 head of
alves raised at the station, have
een placed in feed lots at Corval-
is for the winter.
One of the older lots is being fed
n a combined hay and barley ra-
ion, while the other is being given
bay and mill by-products, the pur
pose being to compare the relative |
economy of several methods of feed
ing. The project is being carried on
by B. W. Rodenwold, assistant pro
fessor in animal husbandry, who has
several years' results already on a
mailer scale.
"The Willamette valley usually
roduces a surplus of hay and feed
rains, especially some of the lower
uality hays not suitable for dairy
herds,” explained Professor Roden-
wold. "With the present premiums 1
that are being paid for well finished
beef in the spring, it is our belief |
that farmers in western Oregon can |
Profitably market this surplus feed
by fattening feeder cattle on their
own places.
"In some places this is being car
ried on already in a limited way,
but profits have been limited by the
apparent necessity of feeding too
much grain. If the larger tests this
year bear out preliminary results on
a small scale, feeding recommenda
tions can be made that will be more
economical.”
The change in consumer demand
In the last 10 years has been so
marked that many packing compan
ies have been forced to carry on ex
tensive winter feeding operations to
get high quality beef to supply their
trade in the spring. One Seattle
packer is reported to have fed out
5000 head last winter.
An important by-product of such
a new enterprise would be the in
creased fertility to follow feeding
operations on the farm, the OSC men
add.
FRUIT OUTLOOK DISCUSSED
RED CROSS RELIEF 7
GIVEN TO VICTIMS
IN 103 DISASTERS
Tornadoes, Fires, Hurricanes,
Floods, Epidemics, Make
Record of Year
A history of the disasters In the
United States in any year Is written
annually by the American Red Croas,
according to Chairman John Barton
Payne, commenting on the report for
the year ending June 30. 1934. which
has just been Issued In Washington.
“Because of the charter provision
which places upon the Red Cross the
responsibility for disaster relief, our
chapter and staff workers are notified
of all calamities of storm and fire and
flood.” be continued. "The emergency
period may prove to be brief. In cases
where the victims have their own re
sources to draw on. While It lasts,
however, whether It brings the Imme
diate need of food, clothing and shelter
for the homeless, or entails a program
of investigation and rehabilitation, the
Red Cross is the official director of all
relief.”
A great variation In type, and a
wide geographical distribution, char
acterize the 103 disasters reported last
year. Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail
storms and other storms made up al
most one half of the total. Especially
numerous were the tropical storms
which swept in from the sea to the
Atlantic and Gulf Coast region. There
were 21 storms of this type, establish
ing a new record for frequency.
Next In number to storms were dis
asters of fire, the report shows. Red
Cross aid was given following 25 fires
in the United States and insular pos
sessions. The most spectacular was the
Chicago stockyards fire, where Red
Cross workers arrived shortly after the
fire started, administering relief until
the emergency period passed, giving
first aid to about 1.000 persons.
Floods caused serious damage In
some sections. 17 calling for Red Cross
relief. Three explosions were reported,
and three epidemics of malaria and
typhoid fever. A school bus wreck was
one of the year's tragedies for which
Red Cross funds were needed for re
lief and rehabilitation.
"Technique acquired by the Red
Cross In these disasters and the hun
dreds of others we have handled Is at
the service of the public.” Chairman
Payne said. “To make this possible
the disaster relief service has Issued
a manual containing Instructions for
chapters interested in advance prepa
rations for emergencies. Disaster in
stitues were held last year In 28
strategic locations, to enable Red
Cross and civic workers to formulate
plans for possible disaster emergencies
in their communities."
Support of the disaster relief activi
ties of the Red Cross comes from the
annual roll call held each year from
Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day.
Trained to Save Lives
First aid certificates were issued by
the Red Cross last year to 130,972 per
sons who finished the course of Instruc
tion put on by the chapters. Included
Featuring long-time trends in the in this list were more than 70,000 fore
outlook for fruit and nut crops, the men. time clerks and other key em
first installment of the 1934-35 Ore ployes on Federal Civil Works projects.
gon agricultural outlook reports has Further evidence of the government's
just been released by the agricultu endorsement of the first aid program
ral extension service at Oregon is found In projects now under way
State college. The report supple where Red Cross chapters, at the re
quest of the War Department, are giv
ments and condenses outlook infor ing first aid instruction In CCC camps.
mation assembled at the recent na Where it has been requested by Army
tional outlook conference held in engineers the same instruction Is also
Washington, D. C., by the bureii made available to key men working
of agricultural economics of the on federal water conservancy and flood
United States department of ag i- control projects.
culture with forty agricultural col
War Veterans’ Problems
leges and the Agricultural Adjust
ment administration cooperating.
Increase
Referring to the general fruit sit
uation, the report points out that
Last year American Red Cross chap
the combined production of all fruits ters dealt with the problems of nearly
has increased 20 per cent in the last 400.000 veterans and their families.
15 years, with grapefruit, oranges, The workers find that as the years go
pears and cherries showing the grea on their responsibility Increases rather
test gains. Nut production also than decreases. Changes In legislation,
the Increasing age of veten.ns and the
shows a strong upward trend, with
consequent increase In physical Ills,
nut imports falling off.
briug new needs for sympathetic treat-
The circular contains 10 pages of met by trained Red Cross workers. In
condensed information, with outlook addition to this service to veterans the
statements on apples, cherries, pears, Red Cross served as the official medium
prunes, walnuts, filberts, strawber between the people and the men In mili
ries, other berries and grapes, and tary and naval service, giving aid
other horticultural products. Copies through this service last year to 6.979
are available from county agricul men in the army, navy and marine
corps.
tural agents.
With reference to current farm
price levels, the report shows that
Fires on Morro Castle and at
4-H Corn-Hog Contests Renewed
for the nation as a whole farm pri
Nome, Alaska, Received
Pig feeding and corn growing ces now average almost exactly the
Help of Red Cross
contests will again be among the same as during the 1910-1914 pre-
Workers
principal events for 4-H club mem V ar period, but in Oregon they are
bers at the Pacific International only about 80 per cent as much.
A number of tragic and nnusual
Livestock exposition in Portland Since mid-September the general
disasters have recently called for
next fall. This announcement was farm price level has declined slight-
Red Cross relief.
made early by O. A. Pierson, presi ly, although the outlook is for some
Included In them have been a
dent of the Portland Union Stock increase during the first half of
flood In Kentucky, following a series
Yards company, during the 4-H club 1935.
of cloudbursts in August: epi
Farmers generally are expected to
hour over KOAC at Corvallis, to ena
demics of disease which threatened
ble next year’s contestants to make Increase crop acreage In 1935, es
several sections. Including some
pecially of crops not under adjust
caused by drought conditions. Red
their plans.
Cross workers found much to do
Mr. Pierson's company has spon ment contracts, the circular shows.
for the survivors of the Morro
sored these two contests for the club The price outlook during the 1935-
Castle fire and for those engaged
boys and girls annually for the past 36 marketing season depends a good
in rescue work: and Red Cross re- I
10 years, providing $1075 for the deal on growing conditions next
lief went by airplane to Alaska
summer
as
well
as
upon
the
amount
pig growing contest and $450 for
when the famous old gold camp.
the corn growing contest. Follow of improvement which may occur In
Nome, burned In September.
domestic
demand
conditions
and
ing the contests each year the pigs
are sold with the other club animals general price levels for food and
other commodities,
in the 4-H fat stock auction sale.
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IN OSC ECONOMIC REPORT.
WANT ADS
CONTRACT BRIDGE CLASSES BY
Mrs. H. J. Warner of Pendleton.
Certified Culbertson Teacher. Hotel:
2:00 to 4:00 Afternoon; 7:30 to
9:00 Evenings. For information call
Mrs. E. P. Dodd. Hermiston. 14-ltc
I HAVE A QUANTITY OF GOOD
dry wood to sell; also want to ex
change wood for a ton or two of bay.
Ed Hutchens, Meacham, Ore. 14-ltp
BEES—IF YOU HAVE BEES FOR
Sale, write Box 92, Kittitas, Wn.
14-2tc
weather tended to hinder leaf
growth. The fact that the plants
headed a little too early is believed
to Indicate that sowing of the seed
tor plants should be delayed until
the middle of August.
EUGENE—J. W. Webb and A. E.
Webb of Fisher are cooperating on
an irrigation project to provide both
farms with supplemental water from
one ditch. The water will be taken
from Buck creek and will be used
on about 30 acres on the two places.
They were assisted In laying out the
project recently by Arthur King, ex
tension specialist in soils from O.S.C.
and County Agent O. S. Fletcher.
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FOR SALE—MOWER A SMALLER t BOARDMAN NEWS t
By Mrs. Dan Ransier
farm tools; cream separator, 3-horse
power gas engine; used lumber;
The Home Economics club met
1,000 new shingles; 12 ton hay; Tuesday at the home of Mrs. J. L.
Willys-Knight sedan; household fur Stout. A pot luck dinner was served
niture. Guy Chamness, Hermiston. at noon.
13-tfc
The P.T.A. and Boardman High
RANCH FOR RENT IN COLUMBIA School Student Body are sponsoring
District near school house. See a dance Saturday, December 1, in
Mrs. Belscamper.
13-tfc the gymnasium. Funds will be turn
ed over to the organizations.
HEATING STOVES. RANGES AND
Charles Skovbo was taken to Hep
Household furniture wanted. Her pner last week by his father Alfred
miston New & Second Hand Store. Skovbo and Mr. Sturm, where he re
13-tfc ceived attention for a fractured col
lar bone.
ONE WOOD AND COAL MAJESTIC
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Guy Barlow has purchased a new
range for sale. H. E. Hanby. Her
miston.
12-2tc car.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger
GOOD TRAILER FOR SALE—FORD
Model A wheels, strong box. In and family visited relatives on the
quire at Herald office.
13-4tp project over the week end.
The Ladies Aid will hold its next
IF YOU WANT A ROTTEN HORSE, meeting at the home of Mrs. Byrum
see the Riley horse. James Eddie, in the west end of the project.
Fourth Unit.
ll-4tp
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier and
Mrs. Olive Attebury motored to Pen
LIVESTOCK WANTED — CATTLE
dleton Thursday of last week.
Sheep and Hogs. L. J- Huston,
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Tyler were
The Dalles, Oregon. Write me or
honored on their twenty-fifth wed
leave name at Hale's Confectionery
ding anniversary Wednesday night
Dec. 6.
when friends and neighbors surpris
ed them by coming to spend the
$44944***0% • evening. The couple were presented
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ON OREGON FARMS
• with a gift and the evening spent
enjoying games.
A farewell party was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sund-
sten honoring Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe
who expect to leave soon. The eve
ning was spent playing cards.
A Commercial club is being orga
nized in Boardman and the first
meeting will be held Tuesday night.
The main event will be election of
officers.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Packard have
purchased a new Ford sedan.
Adult educational classes ars now
in progress and anyone wishing to
enroll may do so at any time. First
aid classes meet each Monday night
at 8:00 o’clock in the school cafe
teria; dining room service and eti
quette class meets each Tuesday eve-
r.ing at 8:00 o’clock, meeting place
announced later. Made-over garm
ents class held its last session Mon
day. A dresslng-to-type class will
open Thursday, December 6. at 2:00
p. m. All ladies interested are cor
dially invited to attend.
The Home Economics club card
party, given in the Root hall last
Thursday night, was a big success.
Fifteen tables of 500 were in play
with Ralph Wasmer winning high
honors for the men, and Mrs. Emma
Dillabaugh winning high for the
ladies. Consolation went to Mrs. Ray
Brown and Mr. Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Delano were
business visitors in Hermiston last
Thursday.
Tom Boyer, who died suddenly
last Thursday morning, November
22. at the home of Harland Jones,
was buried Sunday In the Board
man cemetery, with Rev. Thomas
officiating. Mr. Boyer was 60 years
old and had no known living rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Macken and
family spent the evening Sunday
with Mrs. Rice and daughter Nadine,
and with George Bush.
The first basketbal game of the
season will be played at Umatilla.
December 13.
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Cherry Tree Treatment Tried.
EUGENE—A demonstration trial
to determine the effect of nitrate of
soda treatment in overcoming dam
age caused by leaf-spot of cherries
has been started by Wilmer Walton
of Route 1, Eugene, in cooperation
with O. T. McWhorter, extension
horticulturist of Oregon State col
lege, and County Agent O. S. Flet
cher. Ten trees were treated with
the nitrate of soda at the rate of
one pound per tree, and two with
one-half pound per tree. Surround
ing untreated trees in the orchard
will serve as a check.
Business and Professional Cards
HERMISTON
W. J. WARNER
Attorney-at-Law
Hermiston - Oregon
T. K. JOHNSON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Office hours: 9:00-12:00 2:00-5:
Office hours: 9 to 12 — 2 to 5
Evening by appointment.
Phone: Office 1022 — Ree. 1012
W. L. Morgan, D. M. D.
Grows Large Field of Rye Grass.
ALBANY—Probably one of the
largest fields of English rye grass
in the Willamette valley is that
grown for seed on the farm of Frank
Kropf of Harrisburg. Mr. Kropf en
tered the rye grass seed business
several years ago with an 11 acre
field, and this year harvested seed
from more than 400 acres.
Grasshopper Numbers Decreased.
KLAMATH FALLS — Indications
are that the grasshoppers which
have infested parts of Klamath
county in such numbers In the past
tew years will be less of a problem
next year, as fewer eggs have been
deposited than for many years, ac
cording to County Agent C. A. Hen
derson. Mr. Henderson believes,
however, that unless control work Is
continued the Klamath district will
again face a serious infestation in
about three years.
, Co-operation Only Hope.
In these days of dire conditions
we can only repeat what we have
so often said, that the hope of hu
manity lies in the practice of co-
operation. The world can not be
made better by strife no matter
whether military or economic; It
can only be made better by organiz
ed, planned, cooperative efforts to
bring men into common usefulness
and the fruits of their labor to the
service of humanity.—Manitoba Co-
operator.
FOSSIL—The number of sheep in
Wheeler county has been reduced
approximately 15 per cent by the
government sheep buying program,
according to Russell McKennon,
county agent of Gilliam county, who
supervised the cattle and sheep buy
ing here. This has been of great
value to the sheepmen, giving them
an opportunity to feed their remain
ing stock properly and leaving their
bands in much better condition, Mr.
McKennon says.
TOLEDO—Possibilities of the ex-
pansion of cauliflower production to
a commercial cash crop In Lincoln
county Is Indicated by a check up of
several trial plantings put out In
August, reports County Agent M. J.
Conklin. While some trials failed
because the plants were not proper
ly handled, satisfactory growth was
obtained on the farms of G. Dahl,
W. F. Wakefield, Claus Christiansen
and A. Lisi. The unusually dry
General Dentistry
X-Ray and Diagnosis
Bank Bldg.
Phone >-J
Residence Phone 25-J
Bunday and Evenings by
Appointment
DR. A. E. MARBLE
CHIROPRACTOR
Office: Two doors west poet office
Office Houre: 8 to 12 - 1:30 to •
Phone 481------- Hermiston, Ore.
A. W. CHRISTOPHERSON
Physician and Surgeon.
Hermiston Post No. 37 '
Bank Building —
Meets first and third
Legion AUXiL
iary meete second and
fourth Thursday.
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Office Hours
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9-12 and 2-5
Thursday.
Legion Hall.
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PENDLETON
ERNEST GHORMLEY
MEN'S CLOTHING and
LADIES HOSE
301 E. Court St.
Phone 326
Pendleton. Oregon
Office Phone 523
Res. Phone 461
Manicuring. Marcelling Hot Oil
Shampoo, Fingerwaving, Facials
Realistic Beauty Shop
Finger Wave - 50c and Me
We Specialize In Permanent
Waving
606 Main St.
Pendleton, Ore.
DR. F. L. INGRAM
Dependable Dentistry
Bond Bldg.
Pendleton, Ore.
DR. H. A. NEWTON
W. G. FISHER
NEW AND USED FURNITURE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
Bowman Hotel Blk.
Phone 118
507 Main St.
Pendleton, Ore.
Dentist
X-Ray Work
Phone 12
Pendleton, Oregon
W. J. CLARKE
HARDWARE
TO SELL OR TRADE YOUR
PROPERTY SEE
J. W. CLARKE at
G. F. HODGES AGENCY
721 Main St.
Pendleton, Ore.
Majestic Ranges, Red Jacket
Pumps, Iron Pipe. Nalls, Fencing
Phone 21
211-213 E. Court St.
Pendleton, Oregon
WE
BRADLEY & SON
Shoe Rebuilders
We rebuild shoes with machinery
your shoes were made on. The
only factory machines In Umatilla
County. Mall your shoes to us.
We pay the return postage. Bet
ter shoe repairing for less mon-
Bradley & Son
643 Main St.
Pendleton, Ore.
Specialize in Good Furni-
ture at Lowest Possible
Prices
Free Delivery
to your door.