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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1920)
THE HERMISTON THE HERALD, HERMISTON, HERMISTON OREGON. HERALD Published every Friday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon, in the heart of Eastern COAL SITUATION IS ALARMING! The coal situation in the-United States to day is rapidly becoming alarming, it is im- possible to secure mine labor. The car situa- tion is becoming acute and of nation wide scope with no immediate relief in sight. Due to the long, hard winter, coal stocks of both commer cial consumers and industrial users are depleted. The situation is most unusual. Freight rates advance soon. Mine rates are advancing Only 190 coaling days before Christmas Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co Phone 111 R. A. BROWNSCN, MANAGER This is Panama Hat Weather We have some new styles $3.50 to $6. The better grades are genuine panama. THE NEWEST THING Medium Priced Parasols $2.25 to $3.50 SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE We have about 100 sacks of Shell Corn at 4c per pound M. C. Athey, Editor’ Entered ass second class matter, December 9, 1906, at the postomce at Hermiston, Oregon WHAT DO YOU KNOW YOUR TOWN! ABOUT WORTHY OF CAREFUL SIDERATION CON Few cities of the west are given What do you know about your the oppoi tunity to secure such splen town and the project of which it is did structures as that which Rev. a part? When you are away from home Gallagher proposes to erect In Her can you answer intelligently and miston, providing the people take with assurance the questions that kindly to the proposition. It might may be put to you by the would-be be well to mention, briefly, some- of or possible buyer of real estate or the benefits to be derived from the home products, the reporter, or the proposed building. In the first place the Methodist church of this town is merely curious? Can you back up your statements ready to construct a small chapel of the staple products with figures, with no assistance from outside not in a statistical, dry way, but sources, if our understanding is cor putting punch and conviction into rect. There is a church extension them, and meeting comparison with society which promises to assist In building a much larger structure other towns? Can you come down good and hard providing the people here raise (with facts, nbt malice) on mislead enough to make it worth while. All ing statements that have been made citizens would benefit by the larger elsewhere about your town, your pro building, as it could be used by any organization, lodge or church, for ject, your rank in producing? In locating your town to the in events which cannot now be held, quisitive do you allow it to lean ownig to lack of facilities. The con weakly against some other town templated larger building would con from five to forty miles away or do tain a basement in which two large you make it stand out by itself? rooms would be fitted up, one 38x48, Do you know what industries are one 31x39; shower baths would also sorely needed, and what support they be located here, one for the boys and would get if they came here? one for the girls. The basement The booster and the boaster pro could be used for a banquet hall, and duce widely differing effects on the would seat between two and three critical listener. The boaster often hundred people; also kitchen facil emphasizes his talk by volume of ities would be located here; the sound, punctuates it with superla- auditorium proper would seat 350, tives and weakens its force by vague and with wings thrown open 250 ad statements in a large way as to the ditional could be accommodated. The advantages of ‘his town over every congregation now owns the lot, and other place in the world, without is ready to build the smaller church; conveying the impression of convic but what a fine addition the larger tion, and leaves a wonder as to what structure would be to our rapidly he has to sell. growing city. It is, at least, some- The booster /knows that gain to thing deserving careful considera- the community is gain to the indiv tion. idual, and his statements carry with them a feeling that what he says is GOOD ADVERTISING absolutely true, that he can back it all up, and that if you investigate The Oregon Dairymens’ League is you will find that the words of his fellow-citizens and the records of his coming into considerable advertising community bear him out. The im lately in the Portland paper. The pression he leaves is surety, salted big dailies are crying about the raise with facts and peppered with optim- in the cost of milk to the consumer, caused, they say, by the advance ism. The Herald proposes to gather price the farmer is asking for his pro- facts carefully as to the industries luet. If the big papers would spend the that contribute to the growth and same amount of thought and energy gain of Hermiston, Umatilla, Irri- gon, Boardman, and the Umatilla in writing about the immense profit project, and present them concisely the big creameries of Portland and to its readers. Read them, remember big condenseries are making, they them, and then do not quarantine might give some interesting data to your knowledge within your own the people. brain, but take them out and give CHURCH NOTICES them an airing on every possible oc casion. Baptist Church You owe it to your town, your EVERY SUNDAY project, your commercial club and 10 a. m. Bible School classes for your own interests to get up and all grades and ages. A. E. Bensel, boost, get out and boost, boost in Superintendent. 11 a. m. Sermon. Pastor. your talk, boost in your letters, re- 7:15 p m. Young Peoples’ meeting membering always that what you 8 p. m. Preaching and song service sow you inevitably reap. Mid-week. Prayer, conference and Bible study on Thursday even ing. BIG IRRIGATION BENEFIT Cordial welcome extended to all. SEEN IN OIL LEASING BILL IRA DAVID HALL, Pastor. Phone 207 One Great Piece of Constructive Law Which Democrats in 8 Years Failed to Relieve Christian Science Services, 11 a. m. Tens of millions of dollars àn- M. E. CHURCH nually will be provided for irriga M. R. Gallaher, Pastor tion purposes through the instru MACK’S HALL mentality of the oil leasing bill en Sunday School, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m. acted by the present Republican Con Epworth League, 7 p. m. gress, according to a statement by Preaching, 8 p. m. Representative Frank W. Mondell, of COLUMBIA SCHOOL Wyoming, majority leader of the Sunday School, 2 p. m. Preaching, 3 p. m. House. He says: UMATILLA “The oil and coal land leasing act Sunday School, 10 a. m. not only safeguards the general pub Preaching Thursday, S p. m. lic interest in these fuel and power Catholic Church resources. It not only promises a large increase, with a consequent re Hermiston 10:30 a. m. duction of prices, in the supply of gasoline, but is of particular inter niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii est to the great west, whose nation MICKIE SAYS IF PEOPLE'O JEST STOP . Full Line of Ladies’ Shoes = al reclamation fund will be greatly T‘ THINK THAT ADERTSIN' enriched and enlarged by the income IS THE NEWSPAPER MAN's from the rents and royalties. More STOCK IN TRADE , THEO than|5,000,000 of royalties collected NEVER TRN TO GIr It FER 's Full Line of Girla’* and Boys’ in anticipation of this legislation is NOTHIN' LKE THE to now on hand and will be available and Small Children’s Sh es. SOMETes , NO MORE within the next few months for ex THAN THEO ASK The penditure under the national recla- GROCER FER A FREE The Oak Tan Shoe Store repairing la sufficiently mation act for the irrigation and de SACK OF FLOUR ! / velopment of arid and semiarid lands. Send your orders by mail or express and we will prepay them back to you on short notice. While it is impossible at this time to accurately estimate the annual in come from these sources for irriga tion development through and under the national reclamation law, it may Sam Rodgers, Proprietor Hermiston. Oregon be safely and conservatively stated that It will amount to several mil lion of dollars annually, and even tually to tons of millions.** Hermiston Produce & Supply Co. The Oak Tan Shoe Store "SHADY BROOK” 75 PER CENT ALFALFA MEAL— 25 PER CENT MOLASSES C. S. MCNAUGHT CO.. HERMISTON. ORE. COAL Subscription Rates: One Year, $2.00; Six Months, 81.00 The cheapest feed on the market now PURE HAWAIIAN CANE MOLASSES Are You Going to Order Oregon’s great irrigated alfalfa fields, by the Herald Publishing Company. , Can You Build a Bird House? The most talented singer in the I world. not even excepting the night- Ingale, says the American Forestry Magazine of Washington, I* the her mit thrush. A bird house building contest Is arousing great interest among school children and the maga- zine Is giving bine ribbons tn the prize winners In schools throughout the country. Or wish you had next Winter Proposed freight advance means $1.25 additional cost. This ad vance liable to come before September. Telephone or Call Letting us know your favorite coal. We will get it for you for July and August delivery. How many tons? Let us know Inland Empire Lumber Company y Phone 331 - “ The Yard of Best Quality ” H. M. STRAW. MGR. HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE John Barrymore —in— “THE TEST OF HONOR” A Paramount Picture Also Good Comedy SATURDAY, JULY 17 JACK PICKFORD In Wrong” WEDNÉSDAY EVENING. JULY 21 SEE HITT CONFECTIONERY STATIONERY -FOR- GUNS Suna Jnuntain AMMUNITION A FULL LINE Re gasc pre: And All Popular Soft Tirinlts WMMIn T-pu brus h to ICE CREAM 31* mad pro I whi tanl for I ‘ asp ver 1 Cigm and Tobacco
