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VOL XV
HERMISTON,
MEET TONIGHT TO DISSCUSS
CONTRACT WITH GOVERNMENT
A meeting of vital importance toe
every water user on the project will
be held tonight, Friday, February
MEN WANTED
18th in the Baptist church, and a re
quest is made, that all those inter
The Reclamation Service Will
ested be on hand to hear the discus
start immediately on construc
sions about the contract the Hermis
tion and maintenance work on
ton Irrigation District and the Water
the Umatilla project.
Users Association will vote on this
They will employ about 100
month.
men to do this work, and they
The meeting has been called by a
desire to secure as much labor
representative number of water users
from project settlers as possible.
for the purpose of understanding the
They need several men at once,
meaning of the contract.
and those wishing to work can
The contracts sent out to the water
secure employment if they will
users last week, were not all legible,
apply at the Reclamation office
and some have been unable to under
at once.
stand all the features of it, and for
this reason, it was thought to be a
good plan to have a mass meeting
where all would congregate and hear
the different parts explained by those
who drew the contract up.
To all water users who do not un
Of The Week
derstand all there is to understand
about this contract, we urge your at
The fourth of a series of dances
tendance at this meeting. If you will for married folks at the Bungalow
protect your interests and those of Auditorium Saturday evening was a
your neighbors, you will not allow success in every way, though not so
this meeting to pass by without your largely attended as the previous ones.
attendance.
Sickness keeping many away. The
The meeting will be called to order Stanfield orchestra furnished splen
at 8:00 o’clock p. m. sharp.
did music and the crowd ‘tripped the
light fantastic’ until after eleven
New Books at The Library
o’clock, when delicious refreshments
Twenty-five new books of fiction were served. It was decided to hold
have been received at the Library the next one of these affairs on St.
and a box of 50 more is on the way Patrick's day, and make it a mas
from the State Librarian at Salem. querade party. A good time is looked
Within the past few months the cir for. The committee in charge of the
culation of the Hermiston Library next party is F. M. Guiwitts, C. S.
has passed that of every other libr McNaught, Tom Fraser and R. E.
ary in the county except Pendleton. Mitchell.
Weston having held second place
until now.
The regular monthly meeting of
Everybody should help keep the the Parent Teachers Association was
Hermiston library in the place it has held last Thursday afternoon in the
now in the county. If you haven’t high i school auditorium with Mrs.
a card, get one from the Librarian, B. S. Kingsley in the chair. The
by doing so, you will help the Libr pupils of Mrs. Miller’s room gave a
ary and yourself.
fine exhibition of singing a number
of songs by note and Henry Shellady
Cow Will Market Alfalfa
played a cornet solo which won hear
Alfalfa growers who find no mar ty applause.
ket for their surplus hay may again
The question box led to the discus
try the dairy cow as the most promis sion of several important questions
ing channel. A good cow will turn relating to the home and school.
one ton of alfalfa into 60 to 75 lbs.
The annual election of officers for
butterfat, with a by-product of 1000 the association resulted as follows:
pounds of skim milk, which is excel President, Mrs. F. C. McKenzie; vice-
lent feed for calves, pigs and poultry, president, Mrs. F. B. Swayze; secre
says E. B. Fitts, dairy extension spec tary-treasurer. Mrs. W. W. Illsley.
ialist at O. A. C. Many growers had
It was voted to hold the try-outs
turned to the dairy cow before the for the district declamatory contest
war as the best permanent market at the regular March meeting.
channel for hay, but sold off their
The report of the secretary-treas
herds when hay prices soared and la urer showed a membership of 74 and
bor was so scarce. Professor Fitts about $15 in the treasurer.
thinks they might well consider now
getting back into the dairy game,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gould were
thereby building a permanent market hosts on Thursday evening last, to
for hay, saving handling and ship an enjoyable card party at their
ping cost, removing only a concen home on the North Ridge. In the
trated product for the farm, and re evenings play, Earl Phelps won first
ceiving monthly liberal pay checks.
prize with the highest score, while
August F. Beisse carried off the hon
or of the booby prize. At midnight
Eastern Star Dance
The Eastern Star chapter of Uma a delightful luncheon was served by
tilla will give a big dance at Pound’s the host and hostess.
hall in Umatilla on Tuesday,. Feb
ruary 22nd. A large crowd of peo
Lenten season began with Ash
ple from Hermiston are planning to Wednesday, February 10. This seas
attend.
on is observed by the Roman Cath
olic. the • Eastern and Anglican
churches 40 days before Easter, end
ing with Easter Sunday. Easter falls
on March 27 this year, which is un
usually early, not until 1932 will it
come again so early in the spring.
Easter Is a movable date falling on
The Commercial Clubs of Board- the first Sunday after the first full
man and Hermiston each have a tree- moon after the spring equinox. Lent
planting committee. The two com stands for a season of fasting and
mittees have engaged in a tree-plant abstinence of various pleasures and
ing race, and the loser must give an privileges, but in modern times more
exquisite banquet to the winner.
latitude has been taken in the ob
The idea Is to stimulate planting of servance of the same.
trees and shrubbery and beautifying
the home grounds and highways.
Mrs. Emile R. Ash of Umatilla en
The committee planting the nst tertained several ladies at a Valen
trees per acre irrigated, wins. The tine party given in honor of Mrs W.
race will end next November.
A. Ramsey of Waterloo, Iowa. Out
The two communities are asked to of town guests were Mrs. F. E. Ram
get behind their committee and help sey and Mrs. E. E. Cotant of Stan-
win the race.
field.
Society Events
Who Will Pay
For This Feed?
New Cement Walk
A. Chesik is having a new ce-
ment walk put down in front of his
■tore on the west side. The walk
will extend 100 feet on Hermiston
Avenue, and will improve the prop
erty to • great extent. Work com
menced last Saturday and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible.
Miss Virginia Todd, whose marri
age to Dr. G. E. Holt will be an event
of the near future, is being honored
today by a miscellaneous shower for
which Mrs. R Raymond and daught
er. Mrs H. S McKenzie, are hostesses
at the Raymond home on Water
street.
No informal announcement of the
engagement of Mise Todd and Dr.
Heraln
UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1921.
EDITORIAL
To get a fair understanding‘of the proposed contract between
the Hermiston Irrigation District and the United States, it is
necessary to go back to the organization of the district.
In December, 1919, a large majority of water users of the pro
ject, voted to form the Hermiston Irrigation District with the
primary purpose of contracting with the United States for the
enlarging of the “A” canal. In this election three directors were
chosen, J. F. McNaught, Frank Waugamann and E. L. Jackson.
The water users now had two organizations, the newly born
Hermiston Irrigation District, end the pioneer Umatilla River
Water Users’ Association, who se directors are J. F. McNaught. W.
J. Warner, Geo. A. Cressy, W. J. Dobler and Thomas Campbell.
The desire for Federal Farm loans on the project at once sug
gested dissolution of the Water Users’ Association, and the as
sumption of its assets and liabilities by the Hermiston Irrigation
District. This involved the negotiating of a new contract'with
the United States which wot Id transfer the older organizations
obligations to the new district.
Numerous matters of vital importance to project settlers, such
as drainage, supplemental construction, large betterments in ad
dition to canal “A”, and postpone ment of the payment of deficits,
were pressed upon the direct rs. - The present contract which is
being submitted to the water users of the Umatilla project, is the •
result of more than a year's work and negotiation upon the part
of the combined directorate of the two organizations, with the
United States. This point er anot be too clearly understood—the
proposed contract is not hai ded the water users by the govern
ment, but rather is submitted by seven representative tax payers
and water users of the project you duly elected directors of the
two organizations.
These men feel that they have negotiated a most favorable
contract. Your attention is called to the following features of
the proposed agreement:
1—Present government lie s released—opens the way to secure
six per cent money for 37 yes ;s from government farm loan bank.
2—Government wipes off the books $395,000 construction
deficit.
3—Provides for putting water on every 40 acre unit on the
project.
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4—Completes enlargement and lining “A” canal and insures
other necessary betterments 1 a irrigation and drainage system.
5—Further operation and maintenance and building charge
will be paid semi-annually as taxes instead of in one yearly pay
ment as at present.
6—Limits operation and maintenance charges to actual cost,
as deficits now being collected will be postponed until after 1935.
7—Present building charge payments will not be increased and
cost of betterment work necessary to conserve water and secure
drainage and adequate water service, deferred until after 1935.
8—The district will have control of all future expenditures
and work because written approval of directors is required before
work can proceed.
9—If any water right contract is annulled by the government
in the future, the loss is theirs.
10—Limits cost of the project and makes definite water users
oblibation to the government.
11—Payments of all operation and maintenance deficits and
additional construction costs deferred until after 1935.
American Legion Big Rabbit drive
Beat Echo Giants Sunday Afternoon
The basket ball game last Friday
night between the Purple Giants of
Echo and the local American Legion
team was perhaps the most inter
esting game ever played in the Aud-
Itorium. The game was full of
thrills and excitement from start to
finish. The final score was 24 to
17 in favor of the Legion team.
Another game Is being planned
between these teams and the fans
are anxiously awaiting announce
ment of the date.
Spraying Demonstration
On Wednesday, February 23 rd,
Mr. Lewis of Hood River, and Prof.
C. L. Long, of the O. A. C., will give
a spraying demonstration lecture in
the Library lecture room at 8:00
o'clock p. m. sharp. All fruit grow
ers interested in spraying should
hear this lecture.
Absent Minded
He was a bit absent-minded, was
this young professor, immersed in
his technical studies; and so, when
his bride said to him "Dearest, do you
know you haven't kissed me for over
three weeks?" be looked blankly at
her and asked: "Then my dear, whom
have I kissed?”
Holt has been made, although friends
of the couple have known of the be-
trothal. Both are very popular in
social circles in Pendleton. Miss
Todd who is a girl of charming per-
sonality Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. C Todd of Hermiston. Dur
ing the war she was active in canteen
work and it was largely through her
efforts that a Red Cross service was
established here. She was accepted
for overseas work but because of the
close of the war she did not go abroad
taking Instead a position here as sec
retary of the Red Cross. Besides
other activities, Mias Todd is a prom
inent member of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and one of the
officers of the organization.—E. O.
One of Eastern Oregon’s famous
rabbit drives will be held next Sun
day, February 20th, and a large
crowd of sportsmen will be on hand
to help make the drive a success in
every particular.
The places to assemble are as
follows: Those coming from Her
miston and the south and east end.
will meet at the north side of Joe
Craik’s place, one mile north of the
Sommerer ranch.
Those coming
from Umatilla and the west of drive
area will meet at the Futter, or old
La Barre ranch. The pockets of the
drive will have fence wings approx -
Imately one mile on each side.
Those attending should arrive at
their different meeting places at
1:00 p. m. The drive w’ll start at
1:30 p. m. sharp. Amm' nition will
be furnished and deliver 1 ' at cost
at each place.
MINNEHAHA NEWS NOTES
By Virginia Rodda
Mrs. W. J. Jackson and Mrs. J. L.
Shlppey entertained at a dinner Wed
nesday, February 9th Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Jackson and son Billy and Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Jackson and daughter
Jane.
Mrs W. M. McElroy who has been
quite 111 is now well again.
Iris Quick and Ora and Elbert Mc
Elroy are now back in school after
a weeks absence.
The Minnehaha school had a Val
entine box Monday' at which little
Mary Rodda was present.
L. C. Quick was in Pendleton Feb-
ruary 14 on a business trip.
Mrs. J. E. Hammer who has recm it-
ly been 111 is much better.
H. M. Schilling and M. D. Ficroggs
returned from Portland and Salem
last week where they went on mat-
ters pertaining to the regulation of
water on the Umatilla river by the
state.
NO. 23
HERMISTON COMMUNITY CLUB
PERFECT THEIR ORGANIZATION
The Valentine Tea given at the
Public Library Monday afternoon
proved one of the most pleasant and
profitable occasions of the seas on.
The lecture room of the Library
was never more elaborately decorat-
ed and proved its fitness as a meet-
ing place for community service. Gay
with the perfusion of brilliant red
hearts and colorful valentines, softly
shaded lights, comfy chairs and cosy
corners and an elaborately appoint
ed tea table, the room presented a
charming meeting place for the 50
ladies assembled.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, who was
appointed temporary chairman of the
proposed organization, presided at
the business meeting
while Mrs.
Newport acted as temporary secre
tary.
Various means and measures help
ful to community Interests were dis
cussed and definite plans made for
a permanent organization to be
known as the Hermiston Community
Club. Mrs. C. H. Kellogg was elected
president; Mrs. H. E. Hitt, vice-pres
ident; Mrs. I. E. Putnam, secretary
and Mrs. W. W. Illsley, treasurer, for
the first three months of the organi-
zatlon. A committee was appointed
to draw up by-laws and constitution
which will be voted on nt the next
regular meeting to be held February
28th at the Library parlors.
Fifty ladles signed as charter mem
bers and 50 cents was placed as the
iintlal dues.
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RESERVOIR FULL
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The Cold Springs reservoir is
full of water, having reached
the mark which registers a full
reservoir. This is the earliest
filling in the history of the res
ervoir, February 15th being
the day it was declared full.
This insures an adequate sup-
ply of water for irrigation pur
poses fcr the coming season,
which gives promise of being a
record breaker for all of the pro
jects crops.
*
Standard Oil
Reported Leasing
Special to the Herald from our
Columbia correspondent.
Rumor has it that the Standard
Oil Company is getting busy leasing
a body of 8000 acres of land lying
somewhere between the Umatilla and
Columbia rivers and the reason for
securing the same is for oil drilling
purposes.
If this is true it cannot be a great
way from Columbia District and
along with the large water power
project on the Columbia river the
future may mean a great deal to our
community, by the accomplishment
After an interesting business ses
of such development.
sion, the ladies spent a social hour
over their tea cups. Mrs. Kellogg
was the guiding genius of the deco
rating committee and Mrs. Hitt had
charge of the refreshments. Both
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
committees were favored with the
Mrs. Barham and son Childs, re- vote of appreciation for making the
turned Saturday from California meeting a decided success.
where they have been visiting the
past two months.
WILL EXPLAIN CONTRACT TO
H. J. Stillings recently shipped
ANY COMMUNITY GATHERING
out some of his blooded Poland China
hogs to breeders at Naselle, Oregon
The board of directors of the Her
City and Vale. Mr. Stillings is con
tinuing to make bigger plans in the miston Irrigation District and the
hog business owing to good success Umatilla River Water Users Associa
tion authorize the Herald to state
in the past.
Mrs. Joe Udey and little daughter that they will send a representative
Florence retui ned last week from The to any locality, any time, that they
Dalles, having spent two months will have a sufficient number of
there where Florence was receiving water users gathered together, at any
medical attention for a broken aim. place, to explain the contract be
She is reported as doing nicely now tween the government and the pro
under the circumstances, the bre ak ject settlers.
The board of directors want this
unfortunately being a very bad one.
In order that they may understi nd contract understood thoroughly be
the terms of the contract being sent fore election day, and will place
to water users of the project in re themselves at the disposal of any lo
gard to the .new funds to be ral ed cality desiring their services.
for improvements, a great many
City Bakery Has New Baker
voters are going to attend the me et-
Peter Mengey, of Portland, ar
Ing to be held at Hermiston Friday
the 18th. Considerable discussion is rived the first of the week and is tho
going on among the land owners and new baker at the City Bakery. Mr,
all are anxious to gain all the infor Mcngcy came to Hermiston very
mation possible on the subject before highly recommended, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Sutherland are glad that
election.
they have secured the services of one
of the best bakers in Portland to take
Pruning School
Many farmers attended the prun- care of their work.
Ing demonstration held at the F. P.
Phipps orchard Friday of last week.
Several different methods of pruning ।
fruit trees were used, and trees that
were taken care of this year, will be
pruned by the same men for three
years, and a record kept. The result
The Public Library has designated
being known at the end of that time,
which method Is best to employ for March 4th, as planting day for tho
the future. Professor C. L. Long of Library grounds. The plan is to
O. A. C.. who conducted the school plant trees and shrubbery to beauti
spoke at length upon the subject at fy the grounds, and all those who
a meeting held in Hermiston in the have trees and hardy varieties of
evening.
Fred Bennion, county shrubbery, who wish to donate them,
agent, assisted with the work thru- will please have them ready to bring
to the Library as soon as possible.
out the day.
The trees and plants will be taken
care of there until planting day.
Road Meeting Held at Columbia
It had been planned to plant trees
A large number of people, about
some time ago, but the conditions of
70 In all, met at the school house
the community at that time made the
Wednesday evening, for the two pur
committee In charge change their
poses advertised, which was the tran-
plans. At that time several had of
faction of road business In the sign
fered trees, and the committee in
ing of a petition to be presented to
charge
now hope that they will again
the county court and the other tc
offer trees and shrubbery so that the
contract
listen to discussions of the
grounds around the Library muy be
between the water users and the
made one of the most beautiful spots
voted
on
government which will be
the 26th of this month. W. J. War ip the county.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Library Plans a
Big Planting Day
ner explained the terms of the con
tract and showed the benefits to be
derived should the contract be ac
cepted by the land owners. A great
many questions were asked and ex-
japlined very satisfactorily.
K A. Stewart, who has been quite
III with pneumonia, has recovered
sufficiently to go to Portland where
he will visit with relatives while
convalescing.