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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 19. 1917
IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL
STREET NOW COMPLETED
Among the various organizations of
Hermiston one bears often of the cold dip, then pack tight in sterilized
Parent-Teacher association. There is, jars. Three pôunds will fill a quart
however, an inclination on the part of jar. Make a syrup of one cup sugar to
many to merely associate it with school 1 cup water. This will be sufficient
Fill crevices with
affairs and let it go at that. True, one for one quart.
bears that during the winter months syrup, put on cover, partially tighten
something was done toward providing and sterilize 20 minutes.
When rhubarb, late in the season,
hot lunches for those pupils who coula
not go home during the noon hour. becomes tough and fibrous, the juice
Other doings of the association are may be extracted for jelly purposes.--
known of in a generoi way. A work Sarah L. Lewis, assistant professor of
undertaken and carried out success domestic science at O. A. C
fully bas just been completed by the
Parent-Teacher association. It is a
work that is evident to all wbo have
occasion to go to the school and one
appreciated greatly—the improvement
R. E. Allen’s stock of drugs and
of the street.
sundries is due and he hopes to open
The block in front of the school has
always been a bad one. Just at the early next week.
J. B Beebe is putting up a tempor
tip of a little knoll grading was neces
sary and all top soil was removed, ary residence near the corner of First
leaving a soft black sand which would and Locust streets.
not pack and was almost impassible
H. T. Irvin’s residence is so far
for teams and a serious risk for auto along he will move his family down
mobiles. Many machines came to from Echo next week.
grief and the owners, invariably out of
Rev. J. K. Buchanan, of Pendleton,
town men, left with anything but a will conduct services in the chapel
good Impression of our city.
car Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
The Parent-Teacher association,
The foundation is in and frame up
along with everyone else, saw the need for R. H. Allen’s residence on Gladys
of improvement. For the city to do avenue, next to Banker Swayze’s lot.
the work meant the levying of a good
An ice bouse is being built at the
half of the expense against the school
dam. No essential means are neg
district, which was already carrying a
lected to insure comfort and health to
heavy burden in order to keep pace
the men working for the reclamation
with the rapidly growing demands.
The association thought taxpayers service.
The contest in the county court over
would much rather donate a day or two
than pay the equivalent in taxes, if C. L. Morgan’s application for a retail
the time could be found when other liquor license was taken up Monday
work was not pressing. Acting on this and occupied the court until Friday
theory a canvas was made of the dis evening. The court has taken the
trict last fall for volunteer work. matter under advisement.
A. S. Johnson and wife, formerly of
Success was assured and as soon as fall
farm work slacked Up a start was made Ottawa, Ohio, left for Portland Mon
day They were so well pleased that
on the street.
By a stroke of good fortune just as after a brief visit to the coast they
the street work started the reclama will return ard make Hermiston their
tion service was widening the Max permanent borne.
well ditch south of town and cement
gravel encountered was hauled onto
the street. This saved a heavy ex
pense in blasting and
digging.
Crews were secured for one or two
days, then would come an interval
with nothing being done. Through
A group of girls of New York City
out the winter this was continued, wbo were watching with keen interest
gaining a little at a time, occasionally the war raging in Europe snd its effect
hiring a man, team or both to fill in a upon the inhabitants of the involved
gap. By the time spring work opened countries, noticed the heavy burden
sufficient gravel had been hauled to allotted to the young women of those
finish the task. Most of it had been countries, their unpreparedness to
spread.
Volunteers came for the carry this burden and the valuable
spreading of the little remaining. Now time wasted in their efforts to assume
the street is finished and it is a credit responsibility tor which they had no
to the promoters. In front of the training. All this suggested the ques
school the street is graveled the full tion, “What could we do for eur coun
width. Connecting from the middle try if the need arose?” and the answer
of the block to Second and Gladys a was “Nothing.” But these girls were
road way.«bout 12 feet wide has been not content to leave the matter this
made andon the ground necessary to way. They felt they could and should
open on account of grading there is a learn to do something in case of need.
nice stand of rye.
Ao organization was decided upon and
This is the work accomplished by when the call went out for members,
the Parent-Teacher association the instead of just a few, hundreds pledged
past year. Io soliciting work a hearty tbeir willingness to prepare themselves
response was almost universal. The for this service. Oregon was one of
few wbo refused were in such a minor the first states to organize the Girls’
ity that they were not missed. Farmer Honor Guard and the work of organ
and business man alike contributed ization has progressed so swiftly that
tbeir labor, working shoulder to now almost every city of any size has
shoulder. Some did more than others, a local branch. Hermiston is one of
but all did their part with a whole those cities and the girls of our branch
beartedness that made the committee are doing all possible to be of service
appreciate the one as much as the to the country.
other. A few voluntarily contributed
money instead of work and this was
used in buying powder, hiring necea
nary labor, etc. In all 85 bad a part in
building the street. To have let it by
contract would have cost at least $600.
BIGGEST DREADNAUGHT IS LAUNCHED
TEN YEARS AGO
THE HONOR GUARD
AND WHAT IT MEANS
EGGS FOR STORAGE
OR PRESERVATION
Photo by American Press Association.
Day and night forces will work to complete the dreadnaught New Mexico
Which was just launched at the Brooklyn navy yard.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES FIRST SPRAYING FOR
THE CODLING MOTH
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
J. C. Barham, who is seriously UI,
remains about the same.
Agnes Soneson is spending the week
end with Mrs. Leathers.
W. B. Murcbie, who has been quite
ill, is completely recovered.
Mrs. Neimeyer was a caller at tbe
Ted Sapper home on Wednesday.
Tbe Hermiston orchestra practiced
at tbe Akers home Wednesday night.
Mrs. F. Beddow was at the Ted
Sapper home in Hermiston on Tuesday
Mr and Mrs. Bucholz, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard, of Stanfield, called at tbe
Brunson home Sunday.
Mrs. E E. Graham is on the sick
list this week and Rev. Graham’s
wife came out Wednesday to care for
her.
Among the Pendleton visitors last
Saturday were the Brassfield boys and
Alfred Groom, driving up in tbe Brass-
field car.
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Prof. Von Holderbeck of Spokane,
was here Monday looking after tbe
interests of tbe Brunson, Heinl and
Beddow orchards.
The Red Gro s met with Mrs. Phipps
this week. Six were present this
week, 11 last week. Where are tbe
rest of the members? Come in if you
can possibly be there.
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers and the Sone-
son girls motored to Pendleton Wed
nesday, also motored to Boardman
Sunday and took Jack Gorham home.
Mr. Gorham is working for Mr. Leath
ers this summer.
Mrs. Fritz had a • card from Mrs.
McDonald this week. She says they
arrived at their destination to find Mr.
McDonald in bed with a bad spell of
pneumonia but tbe doctor says be has
a chance of pulling through.
Mrs. Strohm, chairman of Red Cross
auxiliary has called a meeting of mem
here for 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
May 19. Important business to be
It is very essential that eggs for brought up and members are request
cold storage or preservation in water ed to be present. Meeting will be
glass should be clean, yet they must held at Civic Center rooms.
not be washed They must oot be al
Columbia school closed Friday of
lowed to become damp, either by allow
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laat week with a picnic dinner. Earlier
ing rain to fall upon them or by stor
Whenever practicable the house ing them in a place which is alter in the year Miss Hudson announced
wife should dry her winter supply of nately damp and cool and dry and that the two pupils making tbe most
fruits and vegetables and the follow warm. It is almost impossible to cold improvement in their work would be
ing suggestions may be of assistance storage an egg which is allowed to be taken to tbe mountains for a week this
in two very valuable articles of food ' come moist on the surface. Washing summer. She has announced Gertrude
Hall for tbe third grade and Carl Had-
that are usually canned.
removes the mucous coaling on the
dox for tbe second.
Siring beans should be prepared as shell, thus allowing bacteria to pene
A record attendance and keen inter
for cooking and then dried in the sun trate the shell more easily. Dirty
est is displayed in our Sunday school
or a warming oven. They will keen eggs should be discarded.
nieely all winter and are very delie- | The eggs should be stored in a clean sod church. Services at 2 p m. for
Sunday school and 3 p. m. for preach
tous but they must be soaked over condition in a dry, cool place.
Eggs collected io case Iota for a cen ing. Attendance at Sunday school
night before using.
By parboiling
the beans before drying they require tral cold storage plant roust never be May 13 was 82, collection $2 05. Come
stored, even for a short time, in the out and help make this the beet Sun
less cooking afterward.
Rhubarb should be cut into short vicinity of a moisture condensation day school in a radius of 10 miles
lenghts and dried io the sun or a which appears on the surface of the This Sunday was Mother’s day. Each
waring oven.
egea and causes bacterial growth — T. person were a flower in honor of his
For canning rhubarb, eut into pieces D. Beckwith, Professor of Bacteriol- or her mother and Rev. Graham gave
a very fine talk on motherhood.
14 inches long, scald 1 to 2 minutes and 1 ogy at O. A. C.
CANNING AND DRYING
DEANS AND RHUDARD
As the petals of most varieties of
apples have fallen it Is now time to
apply the calyx spray for codling moth.
Great care should be taken to cover
the young fruit completely with the
spray.
Use 4 pounds dry arsenate of lead or
its equivalent in paste per 100 gallons
of water for al) codling moth sprays.
The second application should be
made in three or four weeks depending
upon the nature of the weather. If it
warm spray in three weeks, and if it
remains cool the work should be de
layed for about four weeks as best the
conditions can be forcasted.
As the moth is not overly bad here a
third spray shou’d be all that is neces
sary to control it. This application
should be made about August 1. If
four sprays are thought necessary the
third should be applied about July 15
and the fourth about August 15.
Do not fail to do thorough work by
using high pressure and by making
the application of spray very care
fully. Many spray jobs are unsuccess
ful on account of being improperly
done.
Write to the Agricultural college
for extension bulletins 194, 195, 196 and
197 on spraying.
Umatilla Experiment Farm
NEW CIGARETTE LAW
EFFECTIVE MONDAY
Under the new cigarette law, which
goes into effect the 21st of this month,
it is unlawful to sell, barter or give
cigarettes to any minor, and a heavy
fine is provided. The law includes
paper and the “makings” as well as
"tailor made” cigarettes.
It is also unlawful for a minor to
smoke a cigarette or have same In his
possession If allowed to smoke in
any place of business, the proprietor is
subject to a fine. A minor who re-
fuses to tell sny officer where he ob
tained cigarettes will be fined for such
refusal.
. Any peace officer wbo fails to en
force strictly the provisions of the act,
is also subject to a fine, and a district
attorney wbo does not prosecute when
evidence Is reported to him, is to be
fined from 1100 to $500 and forfeit bls
office.
Anyone selling cigarettes to a minor
is subject tn a fine of from $25 to $500
and 30 days imprisonment. Every
possible provision is made to insure the
strict enforcement of the law and it is
probable that there will be few cigar-
eues smoked by minors after the law
goes into effect.
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In the Hermiston country Sunday
was an ideal day. At Pendleton sod
various sections near there were heavy
rain and hail storms with the result
‘ ‘ up.
that spring work was held
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CROP CENSUS BEING TAKEN
FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION FOR
FOOD PREPAREDNESS
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Gardeners, poultrymen, housewives,
and all who are doing their “bit” in
the nation wide food production cam
paign will find it possible to largely
increase their efficiency by securing
and studying some of tbe bulletins con
tained in the following list. They are
carefully compiled and tbe instruction
and information contained in them is
dependable. They will be supplied
free by tbe Oregon Agricultural co'-
118—Ammonification and nitrification
studies of certain tvpea of Oregon
soils.
119—A report of the experimental and
demonstration work on the substation
farms at Moro, Burns, Redmond and
Metolius.
140—Economical use of Irrigaton water.
142—The culture of small fruits on
irrigated sandv land.
5—Incubating and brooding chickens.
83—Principles of breadmakiag.
91—Insect pests of truck and garden
crops.
99—Fowl tubérculo-is..
106—Farm buttermaking.
107—Care of milk and cream.
111-10—Food for ibe family.
126—How to conduct a fly campaign.
127 —Breeds of chickens.
146—Strawberries.
147—Oregon station t rap nest.
157—Feeding for eggs.
158—Trapping moles for market.
159—Housing of chickens.
165—Loganberry.
167—Programs and suggestions for
study clubs in home economics.
183—Home cooperators’ demonstration
project.
184—Potato growing in Oregon.
185—Improvement of seed potato.
186—Potato diseases.
190—Preserving eggs.
192 —Brambles.
201-Oregon rural credits primer.
203—Clover insects.
207—Field bean.
218—Methods of cleaning.
222—The school luncheon.
Emergency
circulars — Cold
pack
method of canning; Foods-prepared-
ness; Home vegstable garden; The
ben in town.
THURSDAY EVENING
PROGRAM SPLENDID
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The Senior class of the Hermiston
high school gave its class program
Thursday evening in the high school
auditorium. The room waa well filled,
fully 200 being present. Every num
ber on the program was splendid and
greatly appreciated by the audience
The evening’s entertainment consisted
of
Piano salo..
... Mrs. Cbezik
.Pearl Sullivan
Reading....
Carroll Reeves
Solo.............
Stunt—“A Bird in the Hand is
Worth Two in the Bush”.....
Pearl Sullivan. Ruth Chamberlain,
Margret Shotwell
Vocal solo .
..Mrs. Jack Kennedy
Reading....
............. Alice Prann
Piano trio..
Margret Shotwell, Georgia Skinner,
Roth Chamberlain
.......... Cleo Fisher
Class prophecy.
Bolo.............. ..
... .Alfred Groom
... Harry Chapman
Class will .......
Tuesday evening at the call of the
executive committee, a meeting of tbe
Hermiston Council of Defense was
held at the Civic Center room. A
fair representation was out and a num
ber of matters came up for discussion.
Action was taken in some instances
and in others more time was given for
developments
Chief of those matters taken up was
the crop census. 1 be local organiza
tion is affiliated with tbe county, the
county with the stale and the latter
with the national government. Tbe
government, through this channel, has
called for a census of all crops, stock
and other farm information. Instead
of asking tbe farmer, at a time when
he is already behind with his work, to
come into town and fill out a report, as
was the suggestion made to the local
organization, it was thought better to
select a committee and divide the ter
ritory. Those assigned to this work
will go out and interview each farmer
at bls own home and have the prepared
blanks filled io. This is already under
way and will be completed tho coming
week. Farmers are asked to give as
complete data as possible, remembering
that, personally, it is no more to tho
committeeman than to tbe farmer him
self, but that it is our national govern
ment that is asking for the li formation
that it may know bow its big family
will fare for food during the next year.
A similar census is being taken in
every section of the United States at
this lime.
Another matter that came up was
money for various local expense. The
needs along this line are very small,
yet some are essential. For Instance,
at the recent patriotic meeting, there
was bail rent. When the county com
mittee meets a local representative at
tends and it is but fair that bis ex
penses be paid.
Little items of this
sort are likelyto come up at any time.
Tbe organization is here not only to
help the local community, but the
nation, as in the matter - of the crop
census.
As such it is entitled to gen
eral support.
A finance committee
was appointed and an appeal will be
sent out soon for free will offerings.
Each one will be asked for something,
whatever be feels free to give, from
10 cents up. Such a contribution will
hurt no one and be a „
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work now before tbe organization.
Such matters as closirg all stores
for one, two or three days each week
during I arvest are being considered
end action of this soil will be tsken If
necessary
ENTERTAINMENT DY
PRIMARY GRADES
Friday afternoon of last week the
pupils of the first, second snd third
grades, under direction of tbeir
teachers, Miss Carson and Miss Hum-
mel, put on a splerdid program at the
Hermiston auditorium.
The young
sters Lad be en drilling for several
weeks and the most creditable showing
they made speaks highly for the un
tiring efforts of the teachers The pro
gram consisted of the cantala “The
Fairy Godmother’s Lesson.’’ All were
in costume and there were the fairy
godmother, queen, a lot of little fairies,
brownies, farmer boys, housewives,
snow-fairies and everything else needed
to make up a real fairy scene,
After the fairies had helped the
Piano duet..........
housewives snd farmers with their
Ruth Chamberlain, Georgia Skinner work, and It was all carried out in
... Mrs. Hawthorne song, the winding of the Maypole
Solo..
came. This was even better than the
first part. Two poles were wound by
twenty-four pupils at each, in perfect
unison and without a mistake.
DR. CAMPDELL WILL
LEAVE HERMISTON
Dr. Frsnk B. Prime, of Portland,
has purchased the office equipment and
will take over the practive of Dr. J. A.
Campbell, wbo has been located in
Hermiston the past two years. Dr.
Prime expects to take charge June 15.
Dr. Prime is a young man wbo will
come to Hermiston well recommended.
For a lime they will live io the H. R.
Newport bouse, which has been rented
furnished.
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Dr. Campbell on leaving Hermis on
will go to California and take the stare
dental examination.
After that te
does not know just where he will
locale, but will likely join bis brother
where there may bo an opening. Dr
Campbell is already licensed to prac-
tice in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana.
DOARDMAN NEWS
E. P. Dodd spent a few days in town
last week.
Preaching services was well attend
ed Sunday, although it is our busy
time.
C. G. Blayden drove overland lo
Scotts Mills. He expects to make the
trip in three or four days.
Farmer Smith, O. W. R. A N. agri
culturist, was here Saturday superin
tending bis experimental garden.
J. R. Johnson snd family arrived
la-t Wednesday from Portar d. They
over at Wasco for a short visit.