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THE BOARDMA
VOLUME 1.
BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 1921
NUMBER 44.
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FARM BUREAU MEET
HERE SUCCESSFUL
BOARD.MANS ENTERTAIN
Following the program announced
last week by C. C. Calkins, county
agent for Morrow county, a general
community meeting in the interests
of the Farm Bureau was called at the
school auditorium in Boardman last
Monday night, inaugurated a coun
trywide campaign to continue thru
the week.
The meeting was in charge of the
local farm bureau and Pres. C. H.
Dillabaugh presided. The state pre
sident, Geo. A. Mansfield, was unable
to be present, and sent in his stead
Will Schulmerich, a prominent Wash
ington county farmer of Hillsboro.
Other visitors in attendance were
County Agent Calkins, H. K. Dean,
superintendent of the Umatilla Ex
periment Station and his assistant,
C. H. Weber, and L. A. Hunt, man
ager of the Columbia Basin Hay
Growers.
Mr. Schulmerich was the first
speaker, outlining the plans of the
farm bureau federation with a re
view of the legislation accomplished
and desired that had been and would
be an influence by the federation as
well as definite plans for wielding
such influence. He also touched up
influences at work against the or
ganization, and stated that there
must be no faltering, but whole
hearted energetic co-operation. He
emphasized the importance and the
growth of the boys and girls pig and
calf clubs showing the growth of
their work by the increased exhibits
at the state fair. At the first exhibit
there were six pigs exhibited. Last
year a whole barn had to be given
over to the boys and girls who stag
ed a real show. He wants the farm
bureau to foster this activity and to
continue its good work for better
farming conditions that these same
growing boys and girls may be able
to operate under more satisfactory t
circumstances when they come to the
management of farms.
Mr. Schulmerich was followed by
Mr. Calkins, who emphasized the or
ganized efforts to discredit the farm
bureau with its own membership on
the part of grain buyers, certain
banking Interests, and others who
are unfavorable to farmer co-operation.
Mr. Calkins also outlined the plans
of the O. A. C. extension division
for the coming year and a standing
vote showed unanimous sentiment in
favor of Morrow comity being in
cluded in that program.
H. K. Dean discussed diversified
farming, and owing to the faet that
this section conies forward so early
in the spring, he favors the develop
ment of early potatoes, melons, and
corn for silage and feed.
L. A. Hunt gave definite credit to
the farm bureau for the passage of
the co-operative marketing bill and
the formation of the wheatgrowers
and woolgrowers organizations, pay
ing high tribute to the state presi
dent, Mr. Mansfield, for his part in
securing definite results.
Mr. Hunt also discussed the hay
market situation describing it as
"hand to mouth." Dealers who lost
money in buying for speculation last
year are only buying as needs de
velop this year. The demand for
number one hay has been stiffening
some since the storm. The eastern
market still offers possibilities. In
addition to the 1,000 tons already
shipped to Atlantic coast points, an
order for some 5,000 tons additional
has been received, but it wil not be
the policy of the association to tie
up any great amount by contract at
present prices. It is also planned to
try to work out a pool of western
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boardman en
tertained on Tuesday evening at a
delightful six o'clock dinner, having
as their guests Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Finnell. The evening was spent in
talking of past experiences, of the
future, the prospects and the oppor
tunities which lie in this part of the
state, and this particular project.
OREGON NEWS NOTES OF PRINCIPAL
EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK
ORE. CERTIFIED HAY
EMANDJi ATTENTION
The Oregon Co-operative Hay
Growers have adopted a policy of
selling only a certified product. This
service is being appreciated by all
dealers. Every dealer has been well
pleased with the quality of hay re
ceived and we are assured by our
salesman, Mr. Shrock, that the sale
of hay will be very much simplified
if we can continue to supply the
certified product which we have been,
so far, sending. According to state
law, every ton of hay which goes to
Portland for delivery must be in
spected by an agent of the Public
Service Commission and a special ar
rangement with the commission the
association is securing the inspection
of this hay at loading points, and
every purchaser, no matter where
located, receives the benefit of this
service.
During the last three weeks the
demand for hay has materially in
creased in Willamette Valley terri
tory and it is estimated that it will
not reach Its maximum for another
sixty days.
That our hay is giving satisfaction
in the East is attested to by the fact
that we have had an offer from one
firm to take as much as five thous
and (5,000) tons of Northwestern
hay. It is not likely that we will
Uke on the whole amount but will
have this privilege, should we wish
to do so.
JtfOARDMAN TO .HAVE CEMETERY
-The contracts have been received,
signed and returned for completion
covering the cemetery tract for
which subscriptions were taken last
summer. It is now desired that a
permanent organization with incor
lioration be effected and plans made
for immediate plotting of the grounds
for use in case of necessity. This
matter will come up in connection
with the community health meeting
which wil be held in the school
house Thursday evening, Dec. 15t.
Everyone come out.
hay in Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia, "IS order not... 19 glut the
eastern market. Prices of hay sold
through the association have averag
ed 93 per ton higher than could
otherwise have been realized, and a
goodly bunch of checks just distri
buted to the growers is helping to
ease the local situation slightly.
This meeting is to be followed by
a membership campaign soliciting
members on a three-year basis, dues
payable ?5 per year. Those unable
to pay cash for enrollment may fix
the date of the first payment at any
suitable time during the coming year.
The committee consists of S. H.
Boardman, A. W. Cobb, C. W. Mow
and M B. Signs. Enrollments must
be completed by the 15th in order
to report at the annual meeting to
be held in Heppner on the 17th.
The evening closed with refresh
ments, Mrs. V. H. Stewart leading
a committee of the ladies in serving
a delightful lunch. A musical num
ber was presented by Mrs. Guy L.
Lee at the opening of the program.
More than 11,000 Portland residents
paid in excess of $26,000 in police
court fines for traffic violations on
Portland streets during the fiscal year
ending November 30.
Unemployment has reached the
point in Portland where immediate ac
tion is necessary in the judgment of
the members of Mayor Baker's un
employment committee.
Portland and the commission of pub
lic docks expended $17,244,130.60 dur
ing the fiscal year of 1921, according
to a financial statement given out by
City Treasurer Adams.
The prune market is strong and in
dications are that the price will hold
steady or advance, according to W. T.
Jenks, manager of the Willamette
Valley Prune association.
The Southern Pacific company has
notified the Oregon public service
commission that it has canceled Its ap
plication for an increase of fares on
the West Linn street car lines.
George Stickney, cashier of the Carl
ton State bank and owner of a con
trolling interest in its capital stock,
wns placed under arrest on a charge
of embezzlement of funds of the bank.
Released from its position beneath
a hank of snow and Ice near Frieda,
the Oregon Trunk train imprisoned in
the Deschutes canyon since Saturday,
November 19, arrived in Bend Fri
day. A petition is being circulated among
the land owners of the Coburg district
in Lane county asking that the Co
burg drainage district bo organised.
This will reclaim 12,000 acres of val
uable land.
A special 2-mi!l road tax was vot
ed by Oregon City. The t.ix, which
will raise $7600 on the assessed valu
ation of nearly $750,000. will be used
for permanent road improvements
within the city limits.
Seven University of Oregon stu
dents who won distinction as marks
men, sharpshooters and expert rifle
men at the encampment last summer
have just been presented with United
States government medals.
Fees from motor vehicle licenses
during tje month of November aggre
gated $i,756.75, according to a re
port prepared by Sam A. Kozer, secre
tary of sjtate. Total receipts thus far
thisyearj ore $2,331,326.75.
The wirk of remodeling and enlarg
ing the Salem postoffice will start
within 60 days, according to a tele
Aram received from Senator McNary.
The coat of the proposed improve
ments has not yet been determined
definitely.
A terrific wind and rain visited the
western section of the state Thursday
and did much damage. The storm
broke down innumerable telephone
and light poles ami hundreds of trees,
broke plate glass windows and played
havoc with signs.
Cargo lumber shipments from the
Columbia river during the month or
November were quite heavy. Accord
ing to statistics compiled, C4 vessels
loaded at the mills on the river and
their combined cargo amounted to 53,
527,508 feet of lumber.
Roy Klein, secretary of the Oregon
state highway commission, and C. B.
McCullough, bridge engineer of the
same department, left Salem for
Omaha to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Association of
State Highway officials.
Among the- miscellaneous shipments
from the port of Astoria terminals
during November were 10.176 cases of
canned salmon to foreign ports, in
cluding points in Europe and Austra
lia, end 63,805 cases to domestic
points, principally on the Atlantic
coast. In addition to this a consid
erable quantity of mild cured and
frozen Usb was sent to Europe.
I
Six hundred turkeys will be given
as prizes In a big trap shoot to he stag
ed on the grounds of the Eugene Gun
club by the Eugene lodge of Elks Sun
day, December 11. The shoot will be
given as a means of Increasing the
lodge's Christmas charity fund.
The Nevada-California-Oregiin Rail
road company has filed with the in
terstate commerce commission an ap
plication for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity to enable
the company to abandon its line be
tween Hackstaff, Cal., and Lakevlew,
Or.
When the steamship Nebraska clear
ed from Portland last week, It took
Che last shipment of apples exported
by the Oregon Growers' Co-operative
association for the 1921 season. This
lot will make a total of 131 cars of
apples shipped by the association this
year.
The white pine blister infestation
which has been discovered in British
Columbia, will be the subject of a con
ference to be held in Portland Decem
ber 19. Because of the seriousness
of the pine blister, many leading path
ologists of the United States will at
tend the conference.
There were two fatalities In Ore
gon due to Industrial accidents during
the week eliding December 1. accord
ing to a report prepared by the state
Industrial accident commission. The
victims were H. C. Neal, policeman,
McMlnnville, and Thomas H. Howard,
powder man, Vernonla.
Governor Olcott granted to John L.
Rathle and Elvle D. Kirby, alias
James Owens, who were to have been
hanged in the state penitentiary at
S'mem Fjlday for th" part they played
In the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor
of Umatilla county in July, 1920, a re
prieve until Friday, February 3.
Further increases in the shipments
of lumber from the northwest by water
is shown by the weekly lumber review
for the week ending November 26, Is
sued by the West Coast Lumbermen's
association. The report shows that
of shipments for the week a total of
45 per cent wub shipped by water.
George Hiles, a Medford high school
hoy, has Just received word that bs
won first prize In the recent national
composition contest conducted by the
Hampshire Sheep Breeders' associa
tion, with headquarters in Chicago.
The subject was "Why the Hampshire
Is the Best Sheep lor the Farmer."
Approval will not be given by the
hoard of engineers this year to the re
quest of Portland for a 32-foot pro
ject In the Columbia and Willamette
rivers to the sea, Major-G nerul Lan
ding H. Beach informed Senator Mc
Nary and O'tiP'al .Manager Dodson of
the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Progress with the rota-y plow up
the Deschutes canyon from Bend is
becoming Increasingly difficult. A
thick coating of Ice over the rails,
which the rotarles will not affect, Is
said to be the cause. Hops has been
given up for direct railroad communi
cation with The Dalles or Fallbrldge
b fore next week.
L. E. Bean, speaker of the house, In
a letter received recently by Frank
Davey, member of the lower branch
of the legislature from Marion coun
ty, suggested that the expense of the
special session called for December
It be reduced to the minimum through
the elimination of an army of need
less clerks and stenographers.
Fcstcrn railroads have concurred In
reduction in transcontinental rates on
lumber proposed lust September by
the wtstcrn roads. Rates from the
I'aciflc coast on carlo; .1 shipment! of
lumber to Cincinnati-Detroit territory
will be 85 cents a hundredweight, to
I'lttrburg-Bu'ffulo territory 88,i Cents
Had to the (w!i -i s -' n-t t. r to.
NEW RESIDENT HERE
C. H. Furnman of Lintonu, having
found himself out of work, has ar
rived in Boardman with a car of
farm stock and equipment and will
locate on 40 acres of the Campbell
estate two miles south-east of Board
man. He will build a house and
barn and dig a well before bringing
his family.
CO. HEALTH NURSE
ON INSPECTION TOUR
Miss Clara Bunge, county health
nurse who recently began work in
Morrow county, arrived in Boardman
on Thursday following an inspection
of the health conditions at Pine City
and Irrlgon. MisH Bunge met with a
committee of the P.-T. A. and ar
ranged a public health meeting for
December 15th. She addressed tin
general assembly, and each loom on
health matters and gave individual
examinations to about one-third of
the pupils. The remainder Will be
examined later.
MEN TO BE PROMINENT
AT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The men of the community arc
going to serve the oyster supper on
Tuesday night at the Bazaar.
Jack Qorhjun was to be chief
cook for the affair, but since he
cannot be there in time to prepare
the oysters by 6 o'clock, we under
stand that he has appointed a very
competent chef to take his place un
til he arrlveB.
We understand that there will bi
your choice of oyster stow and era.:!,
ers, or fried oysters and hot coif
and doughnuts will be served sJ&l
for ten cents.
We have riot ye I heard what the
cost of the oysters win bs but 1
pect It will be the same as charged
at a restaurant- rest assured it will
not be any more.
There is to be s dsn pond, too, all
trimmed up with numerous Hsb Ol
various colors and designs, made b
the small people in Mrs. Watkins'
room. It will cost only 6 cents per
fish, and you may be sure you will
get full value for your money.
All this supper, booths, fish pond,
etc., will be in (he basement, so don't
forget the date, I hue, supper, etc.
DESIRE IDENTIFICATION
OF UMATILLA DEM)
The Woman's Home Bureau of
Umatilla, Oregon, is at work trying
to beautify the old, original eemetr
which was laid out In a spot that in
IbGO was obscure, but today, is
directly on the highway. It is badly
neglected and (),( women had s
community clean up day on Satur
day, at which time the Commercial
Clttb and City Council turned out to
assist. A great deal of work was
done and an improvement made
Many old graves are not marked and
the club would like to ask any one
who has a friend or relative In this
Umatilla ccmelry who cares to have
the identification of the grave made,
to Communicate with the president
of the Home Bureau of Umatilla at
once. Any one who can give any In
formation concerning graves here
will confer favor on the women by
writing them. Alice It. Nugent is
president. I
Mrs. w. L. Finneii returned Bat-
urday from Stanlleld, where she
spent a few days with Mr. Finnell.
who was completing the book work
for Mr. Kyle on which he has been
working the past week. Mr Fin
nell returned home Sunday.
XMAS SUGGESTION
1 UK iOUK READERS
Just a thought for you all when
the holidays are approaching. Do
you know that strangers like a town
or community only as well as they
like the people who live there.
First impression countt for po
much. We want our town and our
project to grow. We want it adver
tised, and one of the best ways to
advertise it is by being friendly and
cordial to all new people who come
here to live, even temporarily.
If you show a kindly and neigh
borly spirit, persons leaving here
are going to talk about the fine class
of people that live in Boardman,
how friendly they were towards all
new comers, how progressive they
were and others hearing this will re
member. Now stop and think: are there
any new people living near you?
Have you called on them'.' Have you
greeted them in a friendly way, In
stead of staring at them as though
OU wondered what they were doing
here?
If yotl haven't, make It a point to
do so before Christmas. It will make
them feel pleasanter, and you your
self will feel better for having
done so.
You men ask the new men to join
your Commercial Club, the Farm
Bureau, and other activities; you
women invite the new people to come
CO the P.-T. A., to the Ladles' Aid,
to church; help them get acquainted.
The writer speaks from experi
ence, having lived in a not far dis
tant town where no one made the
slighest effort to make friends with
new people, where if one went to
church he was gazed at our ov ily,
and no one, with the exception of the
minister, shook hands with him or
spoke to him, and let us say most
impnatloally, that we do not have
very pleasant memories of that town
or its people, and we do not want
anyone who has ever lived on this
project or in this town to have the
Opportunity or reason to say things
of' that sort about It.
There is a poem which was print
ed in the Mirror but cannot quote,
but one line we remember quite well:
"It isn't the town, it's you."
PRE-NI'I'TIAL SHOWER
One of the most pleasant social
affairs of last week was the pre
ti 11 pi la) shower given Saturday night
In honor of Mrs. Ada Morrison, who
Is soon to become the bride of Chas.
Goodwin. The shower was In the na
ture of a surprise and a delightful
surprise it was, with veritable heaps
of miscellaneous gifts of china, cut
glass, kitchen utensils, holders, all
of which were useful and pretty.
The dining room was prettily trim
med with numerous red hearts and
crepe paper streamers. The evening
Passed quickly with games and musi
cal selections, and at a late hour a
dainty lunch was served. Over forty
guests were present. The surprise
was planned by Mrs. Alice Dlnguian.
I'INNEI.LS TO LEAVE BOARDMAN
Wm Finnell, who has been em
ployed by the Al Murchle Lumber
Company (or the past two years, has
banded In his resignation, and A. T.
KeMim lias been appointed to fill his
place. Mr. and Mrs. Finnell will be
greatly missed hre as they both
have been very active in community
work. Mr. Finnell ha not decided
where he will locate, but probable
either Spokane or Portlaud.
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