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Hermiston Hmtlb
VOL. XVI
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 4. 1922
HERMISTON AND
ECHO WIN SUNDAY
LOCAL
TEAM
n.»
MB. VOELKER TO LFAVE AT
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAB
Superintendent Will Become Head of
Union School System of Helix
at Salary Increase
DEFEATS
STUDENTS VISIT
P. 0. THIS WEEK
EASTEKN STAB ENTERTAINS
FOB MEMBEBS AND HUSBANDS
More Than 50 Present at Party in
Lodge Booms; Community
Sing is Feature
BASKET SOCIAL TO
BE NEXT MONDAY
STANFIELD TO PLAY HIGH
SCHOOL TEAM HEBE MAY 12
Last Game of the Season Will be on
Local Field a Week From Fri­
day; to Break Tie
WEST END TRACK
MEET HELD HERE
STAN­ Mr. A. C. Voelker, for four years the DEPARTMENT IS HOLDNIG NAT­
COMMUNITY CLUB TO SPONSOR
MANY SCHOOLS SEND ATHLETES
bead of the Hermiston public school
More than 50 were present at the
ION WIDE CAMPAIGN
system, will not be here next year.
ENTERTAINMENT
Eastern Star entertainment for thp
TO PRELIMINARY MEET
What should be a fast, close game
He was re-elected some time ago by
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members and their husbands at the
will be played here a week from Fri-
the school board but announces that
d»y or May 12 when the high school
Echo and Umatilla Have Fast. Even -ho has accepted the superintendency Pupils Here Inspect Office and H*tve lodge rooms Tuesday evening of last
week.
AU Women to Bring Baskets and teams 'of Hermiston and Stanfield Hermiston Wins First Place in Both
Battle, Echo Winning by
of the Helix union high school dis­
The arrangements were In charge
the Details of its Work Ex­
[•clash for supremecy in the west end
Men Buy Them; None to Sell
High and Grade Events; Win­
trict No. 1.
of Mrs. Erva Kingsley, Mrs; C. W.
a 2 to 1 Count
of the county.
plained
to
Them
Mr. Voelker’s decision became
For More Than a Dollar
Kellogg and Mr. O. G. Sapper. A
ners Go to Pendleton
The thing that makes this game In­
'
j known early this week to tjie regret 1
community sing was held at the be­
teresting Is the fact that both teams
ginning of the evening. After that
Sunday’s games in the irrigation bo,h of the students and the towns
have won a game from the other.
The Hermiston schools have been
Next Monday evening, May 8 Is Stanfield boat Hermiston 8 to 2 at
bridge was played throughout the
league leave Hermiston. Echo and Pe°P*e- Dui mg the four years he observing
p
,
the
postal
Service
wack
The Hermiston athletic field was
postal o Service
Umatilla tied for first place with two ba8 «-on here ,he schools have for-
vi ts the
to the^oca
S the wack
for^ evening followed by refreshments
the time and the city auditorium Is Stanfield early in the season and crowded with athletes of all sizes
wins and a loss each, while Stanfield
»b* *">"» ^ivc teach- Wi,h
to the local office the for*
After the lunch those who cared the place. The Community club shortly after Hermiston came out most of Saturday afternoon, the oc­
part of this week. *
to dance did so. All present voted the basket social is the event. To have a at the big end of a 3 to 2 score in a casion being the west end track and
is in the cellar, having lost three and ers bave be‘‘n added »“ the «nstruc-
On Monday the sixth, seventh and
good time Is the purpose. To help game here.
won none to date.
it,on iorce’ ,he union high sch(x>1 eighth grade students, accompanied occasion an enjoyable one.
field meet to select entrants to rep­
the Community club treasury Is the
Next Sunday Umatilla comes here bas been fHnued- and the high school
resent this part of the county at
Both
teams
have
won
and
lost
to
enrollment has increased from 48 , bX their teachers, were in the office,
noble motive in addition to having Umatilla, which is therefore in an Pendleton next Saturday.
for what many fans believe will be tj, 117
ion Tuesday the high school girls
a good time.
The meet was divided into two sec­
the most interesting game of the sea­
even break at present, having won
Mr. Voelker was principal of the made the vlslt’ and on Wednesday it
The basket social will commence two and lost two. The winners of tions, one for the high schools and
son. Echo is expected to down Stan­
Baker high school before coming to Was the hlsh 8Ch° o1 boy8’
at 8:30. All women are asked to next week’s game will have three the other for the grades. In the
field without difficulty but the game
Hermiston.
His position next year j
Work is Explained
bring baskets and the men are asked and lost two, while the loser will high school division, Stanfield, Uma­
here will be a "hoss race” from start
w 'flnfsh and" the" winners will have wlU be ,ba‘
Principal of the union
Tha work of the office has been
to be on hand and buy them. The have won two and lost three.
tilla and Hermiston were represented,
the best chance at the pennant. Bills bih sch°o1 and supervisor of the ®xp‘a,ned to th®
each
event will be In harmony with pres­
In ihe matter of percentages the while in the grades the contenders
are already out for the contest
here R1:lde «"»»ruction at Helix. He will bF * * t Master C H. Skinner This PLANS ARE MADE TO STAMP OUT ent pocket book conditions and no winner will hnve the best standing, were Umatilla, Columbia, Westland.
included a talk on the system of
CONTAGIOUS ABORTION
basket will be sold for more than one the loser will have the lowest and Stanfield, Echo, Nolln and Hermis­
and a good crowd is expected to see receive a substantial increase in sal- bas
handling money orders, war savings
dollar. Thus there will be no temp- Umatilla will be in between. Echo ton. Hermiston took both meets by
the league leaders fight to stay there.
slderably smaller than those here, stamps, and other branches of the
tation to bid heavily to get a desir- has not played against all the other comfortable margins, largely because
Five Bnn Bally Wins
draw from a )argp territory thp d l[ ii department’s business.
If Dairymen Will Cooperate, Ser­ ed basket.
first teams this year. She defeated of having larger teams represented
At Stanfield Sunday the local team trfct
the rlch
, n h county j The post offices of the country do
vices of Experts Can be Sec­
than any of the others.
&
n r i+ h
a
V IV O
V I IV» I
*
The
ladies
of
the
club
will
put
on
a
second team from here however.
put things on ice with a five run
|an enormous amount of business.
ured from Corvallis
in point of assessed valuation
Umatilla Girls Win
program before auctioning off the
The details of the game here will
- They handle six times as many par­
rally in the fifth and after that was
The
meet
was preceded by folk
baskets.
Everyone
is
invited,
Re-
I
be
published
next
week.
never seriously threatened. Up to
cels as the largest express company
If dairymen of the Hermiston sec­ member its next Monday.
dancing by teams representing Her­
that time Hermiston had been behind
in the world and sell many billions tion will lend their cooperation the
miston and Umatilla. This event was
as Stanfield scored in the second
of stamps each year. The local of­ area will become disease free; a ver­
held in front of the high school
STATE
CHAMBER
PLANS
TO
after Parsell had doubled. Hermiston
fice, which is in th" t h i c class,does itable cow’s paradisi.
building and the Umatilla girls came
got no runs until the fatal fifth when
MAKE SURVEY OF RESOURCES
a business slightly in excess of $7500
Within the past few week tuber­
out victorious. In the grade track
the avalanche started.
a year.
culosis has been eliminated from the
events there were four divisions, ac­
Harry Todd got to first on an er- I
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Samples of all the different postage local dairy herds through the efforts Oregon to be Brought Down to Date
cording to weight. These were as
ror, Dave Mittelsdorf got a hit, Voyen •
(stamps sold were shown to the stud­ of the Farm Bureau committeemen
follows: Class A 70 pounds and un­
in a Statistical Way Say
was safe on an error, Shesley got a SHORTAGE SHOULD FORCE 1922 e n ts and Mr. Skinner gave them
der, Class B 100 pounds and under
and the county agent and plans are
Board of Directors
walk and Hutchinson and Logan
PRICES HIGHER
(facts and figures on the sale of now under way to stamp out con­
HOW TO HANDLE BEES IN THE Class C 115 pounds and under and
Todd were safe on errors. Five errors
¡6 amps, stamped envelopes and other tagious abortion, a disease which
Class D unlimited.
A state-wide survey of Oregon’s
SPRING TOLD BY SCULLEN
contributed to five runs and broke up
articles More than 18,000,000 let- only recently has made its appear­ agricultural, industrial, m i n e r a l ,
Both meets were held at the same
the game In the sixth the local Worst Difficulty He’d to be Fact levs were shown to go to the dead
time, two events being usually in
ance here. According to Mr. Ben- scenic and other natural resources
boys added two more and one in the
letter office each year, to the expense nion this disease is very prevalent was ordered by the board of directors
A. C. Expert Gives Advice Which progress at once. In the high school
That Many Growers Will Have
seventh and two more in the eighth.
of the government and the inconveni­ throughout the United States and of the Oregon state chamber of com­
division Hermiston was an easy win­
Stanfield captured one in the seventh
is Applicable at This Time
to Sell Early
ence of the Individuals.
ner, taking 83 points to 25 for Stan­
the department of agriculture estim­ merce in an all-day meeting held in
and one In the eighth, but was harm­
The postal week is being observed ates that it costs the dairymen of Portland on April 29. The data
field and 13 for Umatilla. The high
of the Year
less as far as winning was concerned
all over the United States for the im. the United States $20,000,000 an­ gathered in this survey will be used
point man of the meet and the best
Hay
prospects
for
the
coming
year
after the blowup in the fifth.
all round athlete who competed was
are told in a letter just gotten out provement of the service and to ob­ nually. It is also stated that this in the compilation of a booklet de- I
Both Pitchers Good
tain better co-operation between the disease causes larger financial loss scriptive of Oregon’s resources.
By H. A. Scullen, Specialist in Bee Bill” Rees of Stanfield who captur­
. .
,
" ¡ t i-.i. by the Oregon Co-operative Hay,
. . .
, ,
....
Both pitchers did nicely.. Gillette
.
department and its hundred million to the dairymen than does tubercul­
Decision to undertake the survey ^u«»ure> Oregon Agricultural College. ed four firsts and a second with a
Growers, the trend being toward
who was in the box for Hermiston let
customers.
osis but unlike the latter does not .. .is reached after reports by directors
higher prices. The letter follows:
'
Pcr«od from the time when
when total of 23 points. He took first in
Stanfield down with six hits and
Rural patrons can greatly aid the have any ill effect on milk for food. jn charge of the various departments brood rea,lng 8tart8 ,n early 8Prl"S tho 100 yard da8h’ pole "J,1 / ,Or*
All authentic reports from the
Thorton who pitched for Stanfield
service by placing their names on
of the state chamber showed that !untl1 the beginning of the main hon. felted to him) and high and broad
Dr. Simms Available
Willamette valley seem to indicate
held'Hermiston to seven. With good
their mail boxes also by having all
Provided that the dairymen of the Oregon as a state has not sufficient
flow repre8ent8 the mo8t lmPort- i JUmI’8’
u
that there has been a large acreage
support Hermiston would have been
letters stamped instead of leaving the section are willing to cooperate in
ant time in the management of bees I Next to hlpi in honors was Harold
of clover killed out during the last
held to a low score and probably de­
money loose In the box for the car­ controlling this disease Mr. Bennlon act terms what the various districts
for honey Production.
Waterman of Hermiston who took
feated.
Durlng th,s Period «» »« necessary
three tlrsts In field events. These
and other fall sown hay crops lias rier to ptek out, Mr. Skinner says in can obtain the services of Dr. B. T. have to offer to prospective settlers
The "game at Umatilla was a real
discussing possible improvements Simms of the Oregon Agricultural and Investors
for <be beekeeper to bring all colon- were shot put, discuss and Javelin.
also heen heavy. The lateness of
thriller, those, from here who saw it
les from a strength of 15,000 or less Robert Parks, who loek ail the points
college, who is considered an auth­
spring, combined with these events, j here.
Secretary George Quayle was in­ workers to 75,000 or 100,000 work- for Umatilla was next in line with
say. Both teams played fast ball and
ority on the subject and who is und­
forces the conclusion that at this
the game was In doubt up to the last
from officers of the Potato Associa­ erstood to be having considerable structed to get in touch immediately ers. The success in getting a honey four seconds and a third. Parka
time, the prospects for a hay crop
out In the ninth. Echo was bolstered
tion of America, northwest division. success in controlling this infection with all state commissions and de­ 'crop depends largely on his ability to jwfts perhaps the most versatile man
In the Willamette valley are far be- I
partments, the Oregon Agricultural secure strong colonies at the proper there, taking part tn nearly all the
up with the presence of King of Pi­
They have no brand of potato for in herds elsewhere in the state.
low normal, while last season they
college and experimental station, the time and tokeep them from dissipât- events and placing In most of them,
lot Rock In the pitcher’s box apd It
sale, nor are they engaged in the sell­
The Hermiston district Is the only
had the best hay crop in many years.
was this man who really enabled
ing of potatoes. I do not know who one where a demonstration of this Oregon bureau of mines and all other lng this strength by swarming.
Boynton First in 100
Shortage
Trobable
them to win, both by good pitching
is attempting to put this over in the kind is planned to be carried out on sources of authentic Information
In order to accomplish this desir- [ Neil Boynton of Hermiston took
The late spring and unfavorable
and good fielding.
vicinity of Hermiston but may say so large a scale. This Is partly due These organizations and departments able end it is important to have the first In the 100 and 220 yard dashes
weather conditions during the long (
Echo scored in two different in- winter have made it extremely dif that one man in western Oregon got to the advantage of its position in will be asked to state to what extent following conditions present.
(Arthur Rubner finished first In tbs
nings. Umatilla was held to a shut- ,f|cult for foot. h,„ ranchej,
eaBt. some seed from this so-called Potato jjeing segregated from other dairy they can assist an undertaking of this
Many Workers Needed
quarter mile and Mathew Gordon
out until the last of the ninth when ern Oregon to get in the usual acre­ Association of America, northwest .sections and also because It is hoped kind.
There must be a large force of came out ahead in the half mils,
"We propose to bring Oregon up young vigorous workers as a result
they rallied and put over a lone tally age of spring hay. For this reason, division, last year and expressed con­ that the disease may be stamped out
«u «be Brades Umatilla was repre-
sented by the largest visiting team
leaving the score two to one In favor many cattle and sheep men operating siderable dissatisfaction over it.
before it gets the foot hold it has in to date in a statistical way,” said of successful wintering.
If this party is the same one who other sections. Letters are being “Bill” Hanley of Burns, President of
All colonies should be headed by :and made the most points. Coluni-
of * e visitors. A feature of the game
foot; u n gectl^m of Wallowa“
was a close decision In the sixth Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam coun­ is said to have sold the potatoes near sent to all farmers having three or the state chamber. ’’Before we can prollfic queens, reared from disease b«a and ®cbo were also well repre-
when the home rooters thought they ties will be unable to harvest the j Tigard last year, namely Mr. H. W. more cows to learn their desires in continue the development plans we reslstant stock. These should prefer- 8en»cd, the remaining schools having
Whitacre, It will be a good thing to the matter, and there is little ques­ have under way. It Is necessary that ably be Introduced not later than °"ly a very few contestants In tbe
had received a raw deal and started usual tonnage.
pneet. The final count tn the grad«
advise the folks there to avoid con­ tion as to what their answer will be. we know exactly what the state has AlIKU8t J5 ot the p,eceedlng fall.
out on the diamond to impress their
A very careful survey of the Yaki­
Thpre „hould be an abundance nt meet was Hermiston 98. Umatilla 54.
viewpoint upon the umpire. This was ma valley in Washington and Oregon tact. I think this is a good thing on
It is significant that If the cooper­ to offer to the Investors and settlers
eoon’quieted down without any viol­ hay producing districts show that general principals any way on pota­ ation of the dairymen is secured this The preliminary work In this survey atoreB ,bp h|VPS at a„ tlnlp„ s ,ncp Columbia 19, Echo 1«, Westland (,
re(ard hpr pRR Nolln 3, Slanfteld 1.
ence hdwever and the game proceed, there will be the most complete clean­ toes from Toppenish, and this man will perhaps be the largest area in will be done through correspondence , hp qllePn tend„
Tbe hurdles, the mile and the 440
Whitacre has put out potatoes at a the United States where such a dem- Later, our field man will secure final ]ny)ng wbpn the amount of stores
ed.
up of alfalfa hay realized in several
complete data on every district drop tf) c,OKp to 15 pollnd„ ,t
we„ yard relay were forfeited to the Her-
Tlie lineup of the Hermiston-Stan- years. No. 1 alfalfa hay is now sell- number of places in this state In the ionstration is being conducted, and on and
-
....
. but
. . . the audience - had -
past and folks have usually not been completion will no doubt be one of through personal investigation.”
to have a surplus of twenty or more —.
ni,8,on
entries,
field game follows:
ing for $20 f. o. b. shipping points.
satisfied
with
the
results.
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pounds
of
honey
in
the
colony
at
all
a
rclay
thrl11
when
two p,ck#d Her‘
the
largest
areas
free
from
contag­
Stanfield
HermWton
The late spring season in the al­
ANNOUNCEMENT
times.
miston teams put on an exhibition
I think It may be well to call up ious diseases of dairy cattle to be
rf. Rees falfa sertlons in many districts willj
H. Todd 3b
I have Installed a complete and up-
There should be good combs of ln whlch the team composed of Hall
lb. Beavert reduce the usual tonnage by several some of the people on Weston mount­ found in the United States.
Mittelsdorf cf.
County Agent Bennlon and N. C. to-thc-minute Dental X.ray unit and worker cells in quantities sufficient 'S,lo,wel1’ Wlnesctt and Payns nosed
cf. Loughary per cent. It Is hot anticipated that ain and see if any attempts are being
Voyen lb.
Jamison of the O. A. C. extension ser­ am prepared to give you first class m allow for an increasing brood nest. out ,hclr '’PP0"0"»8-
88. Parsell the hay crop for the next season will made to place this stuff up there.
Shesley c.
The
sumarles of
Very
truly,
The "umar,e8
of ‘he meet are as
vice
are on the project today making films as well as a thorough and con- i„ order to provide this necessary
If.
Bagan
Hutchinson ss.
be nearly as large as last season.
I
follows:
G,
R.
Hyslop,
cicntlous
diagnosis
of
same.
brood
rearing
room
and
at
the
same
arrangements for the proposed dem- j
3b Vickers which was not a bumper by several
L .Todd 2 b.
Professor of Farm Crops.” onstration.
High School
Dr. F. V. Prime time allow for sufficient stores and
2b McCay per cent.
Longhorn if.
storage
room
for
new
honey
It
is
Im-
50
yard
da8b’
Rce"
c.
Lloyd
Hiatt rf.
Many Forced to Sell
portant to have all colonics of normal I Add,eman Hermiston second. Swayze
p. Thornton
Gillette p.
These conditions, combined with
strength in at least 210 frame hive Hermiston third; 100 yard dash,
Summary
the fact that a considerable acreage
bodies
up until the time the comb Boynton Hermiston first, Rees Stan­
Hermiston
has been plowed up, due to disap­
supers are put on, at which time they dfield second, Martin Stanfield third:
0 5 2 1 2 0— 10 pointment at low prices, looks well
Runs 0 0 0
(shot put. Waterman Hermiston first
should
be reduced to one storage.
0
1
3
0
1
0—
7
Hits 0 1 1
for favorable price conditions for the
I
All colonies should be watched for 36 feet 8 Inches, Parks UmattH*
Stanfield
next season s crop. Feeders are al- :
the first sign of disease When di­ second 34 feet 11 Inches, Carson Her­
0 0 1 1 0 0— 3 ready trying to contract hay at $8 (
Runs
0 1 0
sease does appear It should be given miston third 32 feet 4 Inches; discuss
Hits
0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0— 6 in the stack, with no takers. Certain-
(Waterman Hermiston first 86 feet 1
all necessary attention and treated
ly conditions are much better, from
' Inch, Parks Umatilla second 73 feet
when
conditions
are
suitable.
TEACHERS TO LEAVE
the standpoint of the hay grower
i 10 inches, Carson Hermiston third
Discourage Swarming
Boardman, Ore., April 29—Sever­ than a year ago. The only “fly in the
61 feet 7 Inches; Javelin Waterman
Swarming should be discouraged ¡Hermiston first 112 feet 1 Inch,
al teachers of the Boardman schools, ointment’’ is the selling pressure
In
every
possible
way
which
will
not
although re-elected, have decided to which is bond to appear on the mar- j
i Boynton Hermiston second 94 feet,
otherwise Interfere with the full de-
accept poeitions elsewhere. Miss kets this fall by those who have
( Parks Umatilla third 84 feet, pole
vtlopment of a colony. Colonics
Crescentia Giatt of the third and been unable to realize on the last
vault forfeited to Rees of Stanfield;
swarm because they are crow<tc<l
fourth grades will have the fifth two years crops, and will feel forced
high Jump, Rees Stanfield flret 4
rather than because they are strong.
grade at Baker City: Miss Myrtle Mc­ to sell early. This pressure, unless
feet 11 Inches. Parks Umatilla second
Home additional factors whlrft en­
Neill, teacher of the fifth and sixth relieved, will very probably off-set
I feet 11 inches, Hall Hermiston 4
tourage swarming are the following;
grades goes to Gilbert school near the otherwise favorable market pros
'feet 10 inches last two marks made
old queens, an over abundance of
Lent to a position she occupied be- peels.
In breaking a tie for second place:
drones, p<s>r ventilation, lack of suf­
fore coming to Boardman three y e a r s -------------------------- -
broad Jump, Rees Stanfield first 16
ficient circulation of atr about the
•gn: Miss Gladys Price of the Do- GROWERS ARE WARNED OF
¡feet 9 Inches, Parks Umatilla second
hives, crooked and Inferior combs.
mastic Science department has ac­
15 feet 11 inches, Longhorn Hermis­
MAVERICK POTATO SEEDS
For
further
Information
you
cepted a like position in the high
ton third 15 feet 8 *4 inches; 220
should secure copies of the following
yard dash Boynton Hermiston first,
school at Dallas. Oregon and H. II. Growers Advised to Stay Clear of Man
bulletins from your county agent of
Crawford ¿>f the manual training
Shntwell Hermiston second, Martin
Claiming to Represent P°tato
the
Extension
Service
of
the
Oregon
department has perfected plans to at- '
Stanfield third, 440 yard dash Rube-
Atsociation of America
Agricultural College, Corvallis, Ore­
tend college during the coming year.
ner Hermiston first. Retd Hermiston
gon.
second; half mile Oordnn Hermiston
A letter received here from Profes­
Oregon Extension Bulletin No. 282 first, Winslow Hermiston second.
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING
sor G. R. Hyslop of the farm crop's
Beekeeping for Ihe Oregon Farmer;
Special meeting ot Hermiston Fruit department, O. A. C., warns potato
Grade Event»
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1012, Prepara­
Growers in Library building Satur­ growers here against buying seed
Girls’ 25 yard dash, clans A, Agnes
tion of Bees for Outdoor Wintering: Thompson Umatilla first. Tiny Ben-
day evening at eight o'clock, May 5, from a man who has been said to be
Farmers' Bulletin No. 976, Control se| Hermiston second, Marda Ham-
1522.
operating here. He is said to repre-
of
European Foulbrood; Farmers’ man Columbia third; boys' 26 yard
Some matters in which you are in- sent the Potato Association of Ameri
Bulletin No. 1084, Control of Ameri­ dash class A, Lem Wlneeett Hermis­
tevested to be settled at this meeting, ra and is selling seed. The letter
can Foulbrood; Farmers’ Bulletin No ton first. Francis Stephens Umatilla
before final disbursement of all mon- from Mr Hyslop came In response
1198, Swarm Control.
second. Harold Hoisington Stanfield
eys for 1921 crop, »isb to close up to inquiries from Earl Kingsley and
third; girls' 60 yard dash ctase B,
entire business next week.
is as follows;
Fred Benton and N. C. Jamison of
A- W. Prann, manager j “I bav^ ?xtensive correspondence
O A. C. "’«re tn town on business.
(Continued on page four)
FIELD 10 TO 3
CATTLE DISEASES
TO BE ERADICATED
HAY PROSPECTS
TOLD BY ASS’N.
BEE SPECIALIST
TELLS WHAT TO DO
Plowing it Under