The Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project.
(The Wrmtefam Jlmtlft
vol
xxn
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928
HELIX HOOPSTERS
TRIM LOCALS HERE
GAME ENDS
WITH
SCORE
AT
23 TO 14
Visitors Cut Loose in Last Few Min­
utes After Score Held Close
By Hermiston.
T he local b ask etb all team lost a
close gam e to th e G risw old G rizzlies
from H elix last F rid ay on th e local
floor 23 to 14.
T he locals pu t up th e best e x h ib i­
tio n of th e season and held th e fast
G rizzlies w ith in check u n til th e last
few m inutes.
T h is w as und o u b ted ly th e clean est
and fa ste st gam e seen on th e local
floor in years.
T he G rizzlies, coached by Bill
K ing, a re one of th e stro n g e st team s
in th e d is tric t an d placed second in
th e to u rn a m e n t a t P en d leto n
last
y ear.
Thig F rid ay A th e n a ’s boys and
g irls ta n g le w ith th e locals on th e
hom e floor and a fast gam e is a ssu r­
ed. In th e firs t gam e w ith A th en a
th e local boys won by one point
w hile th e g irls lost by fo u r p o in ts
If th e locals keep up w ith th e ir
p resen t ra te of im provem ent th ey w ill
be able to han d le some p re tty s tiff
opposition.
U rsel H ia tt refereed la s t F rid a y ’s
gam e. T he g irls did no t play.
NEW CABINS BEING BUILT
AT DUNN’S CAMP GROUNDS
Five new cabins a re b ein g b u ilt
th is w in te r a t th e cam p gro u n d .vest
of U m atilla by Miss L a u ra S. Dunn
to ta k e care of business for 1928.
In ad d itio n to thig new co n stru ctio n
w ork some im provem ents a re being
m ade on th e cab in s b u ilt In previous
years. F o r th is
y ear Miss Dunn
w ill have ' l l c a d n s fo r th e use of
p atro n s.
HEALTH NURSE’S REPORT
T h ere w ere 40 cases on activ e file
In J a n u a r y w ith th e co u n ty h ealth
n u rse an d 235 v isits w ere m ade in
th e in te re st of th ese cases. 36 were
child w elfare, 36soclal service, 9
g e n eral, 3 tu bercu lo sis, 7 p re -n a ta l
and 144 business an d p rofessional
oa-'ls. Office w ork includes 170
phone calls, 60 le tte rs, 65 office
h o u rs and 20 office calls.
School w ork includes 25 v isits to
16 d iffe re n t schools, 673 children
w ere w eighed, m easured an d ex am in ­
ed. T w enty-seven n o tes w ere w rit­
ten to p a re n ts, 9 hom e v isits were
piade. T he p are n ts a re co-operating
w ith th e schools in a v e ry splendid
w ay. Six of th e schools a re g iv in g
Iodine ta b le ts ag a ro u tin e m easure
fo r p rev en tio n of g o itre. Mr. Good­
w in, su p e rin te n d e n t of th e schools
|n M ilton and F reew ater, has w ritte n
a personal le tte r to each hom e re p re ­
sen ted in th e schools of th e tw o c it­
ies ad v isin g the use of iodine ta b le ts
• s a p re v e n ta tiv e m easure. He says
th a t he Is m eetin g w ith ex cellen t co­
o p eratio n from th e p a re n ts.
The
p a re n ts a rc also co -o p eratin g w ith
th e schools in th e co rrectio n s of de­
fects. In th is m o n th 's ex am in atio n s
of th e schools, th e re w ere 159 co r­
rectio n s found since la s t y e a r's ex­
a m in atio n . Of these, th e re w ere 57
to n sil and adenois o p eratio n s an d 61
te e th and tw o vision corrections.
Mrs. E m m a R ussell of th e P acific
P ro tectio n society, sp en t tw o days in
th e county. She viqlted U m atilla,
H erm iston and M ilton.
W. S. WASHINGTON
HONEY BEE AT UMATILLA DOES BOOSTER EDITION TO BE
A
STINGING
GIVES SPRING,
♦ ' ♦ -
AND
1928,
A
START
W ashington, D. C.—W hile an ap­
paren tly studied silence had settled
over th e house farm bloc concerning
th e disputed equalization fee provision
of th e M cNary-Haugen bill, th e export
d ebenture farm relief plan of the Na­
tional G range was introduced Monday
by R ep resen tativ e K etcham , republi­
can, Michigan, a m em ber of the ag ri­
culture com m ittee.
The K etcham bill would set up a
N ational export debenture board com­
prising th e secretaries of agriculture,
comm erce anc^Jihe treasu ry .
The
treasu ry ’ » ; n ( W would be directed
to issue export d ebenture certificates
to ex p o rters of w heat, corn, rice,
fruit, tobacco, cotton, swine, cattle
and poultry.
T hese certificates in tu rn could be
U3ed in lieu of tariff levies on im­
ports, which m ethod would allow ex­
porting farm ers to cash in on them
by sale to im porters. Surplus control
would be effected under the bill by a
provision for flexible debentures, the
sliding scale ranging from a mini­
mum of alm ost nothing to maximum
of th e ta riff on the comm odity in­
volved.
“T he bill aim s,” said K etcham , "to
set deben tu re ra te s at approxim ately
one-half the p resen t ta riff ra te s on
the various products and a flat rate
of tw o cents a pound on cotton.”
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
G ranting of increased bonuses to
enlisted men serving on subm arines
has been recom m ended to the house
by S ecretary W ilbur.
Automobile accidents in 1927 resu lt­
ed in 20,891 deaths, an increase of
1240 deaths, or more th an 5 per cent
over th e previous year.
Close to 2000 persons w ere w ithout
th eir reg u lar jobs as a resu lt of the
fire which sw ept through five blocks
of th e business section of Fall River,
Mass.
G eneral P ersh in g and G eneral Las­
site r have been honored by the P eru ­
vian governm ent, which approved a
req u est to nam e tw o new stre e ts after
th e tw o A m erican generals.
Mr. an d Mrs. H. M. S tra w
P en d leto n v isito rs S atu rd ay .
THE FEATHERHEADS
w ere
One Act Plays and Specialties Make
Up Offerings for Satur­
day Night Bill.
T he special booster edition of T he
H srald, o rig in ally planned
to be
issued a week from today, F e b ru a ry
16, w ill not be out u n til a week la t­
er, F e b ru a ry 23. T he special w ill
include a t least 16 pages and w ill
tell th e story of th e H erm iston coun­
try. M any m erch an ts a re p la n n in g
special o fferings as a fe atu re of th e
num ber. Q uite a num ber of o rd ers
for e x tra copies have been received
from subscribers who w ill send them
to friends and relativ es in o th e r local­
ities.
33 BOYS AND GIRLS ARE READY
TO JOIN
Program to Talk About Work Held
at High School Friday Night
Draws Big Crowd
CAPON GROWERS MAY SELL
CO-OPERATIVELY IN 1928
New Madden Seeks to Find How
O
f
Growers Feel About Sending
Car of Birds East.
"Is th ere enough in te re st in capon
g ro w in g and sellin g of capons to
m ake it possible and pro fitab le for
a group of us to fig u re On h an d lin g
a carload co-operatively and shipping
to th e e astern m ark ets n ext y e a r? ”
T his is th e question th a t was asked
th is w eek by New M adden.
H is
in te re st in th e question came as a
re su lt of his decision to experim ent
w ith a few capons.
“T he price for capons h a 8 not been
so good th is year, I u n d e rsta n d .” he
said, “ and I im agine one reason for
it is th a t the P o rtla n d m a rk e t is
being flooded. P o rtla n d w ould have
been a very poor tu rk e y m ark et, too
If a big bulk of th e b ird s had not
been sold on th e e a stern m a rk e t.”
If th e re is in te re st in h an d lin g
capons co-operatively, Mr, M adden
would like to be inform ed by those
who grow th e birds or p lan to grow
them th is year.
1928 CLUR WORK
STARTS WITH BAND
COL C. B. ROBBINS
ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 23
OFFICALLY
P roof th a t sp rin g h as invaded the
H erm isto n co u n try w hile w in ter
seemed to be firm ly seated in th e sad ­
dle w as fu rn ish ed M onday by Mrs.
W. R. N u g en t of U m atilla.
The proof consisted of a sw ollen
fin g er, an d th e sw ellin g w as caused
by n o th in g else th a n a bee stin g .
" I w as c a rry in g a pan of ashes
down th e p a th p a st th e hives, very
brave in th e assum ption th a t no bee
w ould be o u t to m olest me a t such
an early d a te ,” Mrs. N ugent said
in sp eak in g of th e ev en t th a t m arked
th e b eg in n in g of sp rin g , 1928.
" I h eard some so rt of odd buzzing
p ast my ear, w ondered if th e noise
could have been m ade by a bee, and
th en decided th a t such could n o t be
th e case. B ut w hen I felt som ething
on my neck and foolishly b rushed
my h an d across it, th e bee spoke for
him self, an d I w as so su rp rised th a t
W. S. W ashington, collateral de- I dropped th e ashes. I th in k sp rin g
cendent of George W ashington, who is h ere.”
ha3 been elected w orshipful m aster
of A lexandria-W ashington Lodge No.
PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS
22, A. F. 4 A. M., th e lodge presided
over by George W ashington 138 years
TO GIVE COMEDY PROGRAJ
ago.
DEBENTURE LATEST
FARM RELIEF PLAN
NO. 23
Col. C. B. Robbins of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, appointed to succeed Col. H an­
ford M acNider as assistan t secretary
of w ar.
LAND SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE CALLED
The
public Bpeaking program
W ashington, D. C.—Problem s of
w hich is to be given in th e high
land settlem en t and farm develop­
school au d ito riu m S atu rd ay . F e b ru ary
m ent on the federal reclam ation pro­
11, w ill begin p ro m p tly a t 8 o’clock
jects of the Pacific northw est will be
an d conclude a t 9 :3 0 . T he program
given p articu lar atten tio n a t the
w ill consist of th re e on e-act plays
reclam ation settlem ent conference to
an d specialties.
be held here on F ebruary 14-15, under
‘A G irl to O rder” is a college com­
th
e direction of Elwood B. Mead, com­
edy w hich is a com bination boys’
m issioner of reclam ation.
an d g irls' bu rlesq u e In w hich girls
A broadcast invitation has been
w ill tak e th e p a rts of boys and boys
sent to th a t section by Dr. Mead,
w ill tak e th e p a rts of g irls. It is a
who believes th a t the securing and
ro llic k in g comedy and th e cast are
financing
of some 2000 se ttlers need­
POULTRY
CLINIC
TO
BE
doing th e play justice. “ B ills,” is a
ed for the K ittitas, Vale and Owyhee
one a c t farce fu ll of lau g h s and su r­
HELD HERE FEBRUARY 15 projects will be facilitated by confer­
prises. Jo -Jo JJo n es, th e hum an
ence discussions of th e policies for
seltzer b o ttle, is only a th ir d of the
£ p o u ltry clinic w ill be held here
comedy, w hile Ja c k , th e fin an cial on th e aftern o o n of F e b ru a ry 15 at the solvency of those projects upon
stra te g is t, and Em m y, his w ife and 1:30, according to an announcem ent completion. He figures th at K ittitas
u n d erstu d y , com plete th e fu n . "O m ade by, G. H. Je n k in s, assista n t m ust have 460 settlers, Owyhee 940
Jo y S an ” is a c h a rm in g Jap an ese county gen t. Dr. Johnson, p o u ltry and Vale 375.
"The governm ent is Investing $56,-
comedy d ram a. T he scene is laid in v e te rin a ria n of th e extension service,
600,000 In irrigation wort-«
-n i­
a little Jap an ese hom e In th e land w ill conduct th e clinic, and a re ­
ls
not
reclam
ation
any
m
ore
than
an
of th e ch erry blossom. I n th is play q u est has been made of p o u ltry ra is ­
.......
th ere are u n u su al touches of comedy ers th a t th e y b rin g any sick birds im ply bunuiug is u
declares. "T here will be no income
made m ore dielightful an d ap p eal­ they m ay have for exam ination.
nor benefit from the Invejtm ent until
in g by th e ap p ro ach o f trag ed y . The
A clinic conducted by Dr. Johnson there are settlers, houses leveled,
play is to be produced w ith all of a t th e H erm iston D airy and
Hog
th e se ttin g s an d costum es of little old show la st O ctober proved very in ­ fields and crops growing. These are
the things which create earning pow­
Ja p a n .
te re s tin g to m any grow ers, some of er and are included in the estim ates
All of th e sp ecialties a re to be w hom drove from as fa r aw ay as
and plans of m ost forelgD countries.”
produced in costum e. T h ere w ill be the P ilo t Rock co u n try to atte n d .
dancin g , sin g in g
an d v audeville
sketches. T he special nu m b ers are:
AT THE HOSPITAL
Alice Blue Gown, Sis H opkins, a
N.
W. Bloom has re tu rn e d to his W. C. T. U. to List W et and Dry
baby ta lk sk etch , planologues an d a
C andidates for Office.
screen m aiden sk etch ,, w hich is a hom e a fte r h av in g sp en t some tim e
ch arm in g
Jap an ese
reverie. The in th e h ospital for m edical t r e a t­
Chicago.—A blue book of w et and
scene is laid in Ja p a n . A little J a p ­ m ent.
dry candidates for public office was
H enry G orger of Ione is convales­ opened to entries here by the Wo­
from h er
anese m aiden
steps
screen, dances, serves, an d dances cent a fte r a serious illness w ith m an’s C hristian T em perance Union.
home Closing th eir two-day m idw estern
back to h er screen, before th e s t a r t­ pneum onia. He w ill re tu rn
led eyes of th e sleep in g b ach lo r who S atu rd ay .
cam paign conference, national officers
Mrs. W ra. S ta r r Is receiving m edi­ of the W. C. T. U. sent out word that
w akes to find It all a dream an d h is
little ch erry blossom m aiden before cal tre a tm e n t In th e hospital.
its organization lieutenants in every
him on th e screen.
state, county and precinct were to
The p ublic sp eak in g class, u n d er
HUGHES CLOSING OUT
place every asp iran t to office defin­
th e d irectio n of Miss A lice McCollum,
L aw rence B. H ughes, P ilo t Rock itely on record as friend or foe of
have been w o rk in g h a rd and they be­ d a iry fa rm e r w ho Is well know n here prohibition.
lieve th a t th ey have so m eth in g w o rth by reason of th e fact th a t he has
U nder the plan of a ttack outlined
w hile to offer.
show n stock a t th e H erm iston D airy today by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national
and H og show , is closing o u t his president, a resolution will be pre­
herd of H o lstein s and Jerseys, ac­ sented to every party leader from
FIRST BABY CHICKS FOR
SEASON RECEIVED HERE co rd in g to a le tte r received by Thi national chairm an down to ward com­
H erald from
him . Mrs.
H ughes m itteem an. dem anding th e insertion
The d istin ctio n of receiv in g the h e a lth is such th a t th e move became of a plank in the party platform in­
firs t sh ip m en t of baby chicks th ro u g h necessary, Mr. H ughes said.
dorsing prohibition and pledging its
th e H erm isto n postoffice In 1928
enforcem ent through the appointm ent
goes to G uy Cronk. A sm all sh ip­
of its “undoubted friends” to power.
STR0HM SELLS PIGS
m en t cam e for him today and was
G eorge S trohm recently sold 160
sen t from K ansas C ity. The a rriv a ls head of feeder pigs to Jo h n Jo h n -
Mr. and Mrs. R alph S aylor and
ch irped m errily In a n n o u n cin g th e ir son, a feeder liv in g on W ild H orse ch ild ren w ere h ere from th e ir B ut­
'--.i
1 ref r P endleton.
te r creek ran ch W ednesday.
WOMEN OPEN BLUE BOOK
Boys an d g irls to th e nu m b er of
33 handed in th e ir nam es as pros­
pective club m em bers for th e season
of 1928 a t th e special m e e tirg th a t
w as held a t th e h ig h school last
F rid a y n ig h t. T he nam es w ere ta k ­
en up by a num ber of boys w ho have
been in the club work d u rin g past
years.
T he program w as in ch arg e of E.
L. Jackson, p ro ject club leader, w ho
intro d u ced a n u m b er of speakers who
talk ed a b o u t club w ork from a num ­
ber of angles. T h ree Of the speak­
ers were club boys, D onald Jackson.
D onald DeMoss and G erald Haddox.
T hey told of th e ir experiences as
m em bers of th e livestock ju d g in g
team a t the s ta te fair.
G eorge H. Je n k in s,
a ss ista n t
county a g en t, explained the plan of
club w ork and en u m erated th e ag en ­
cies, d e p a rtm e n t of a g ric u ltu re , s ta te
college extension service, county
Bchool s u p rin te n d e n t, co u n ty ag en ts,
etc., th a t co-operate to m ake
(he
re su lts possible. G reat c red it
be­
longs to th e local lead ers for the
show ing made by th e il ihs, Mr. J e n ­
k in s said.
T he sto ry of A lex 3r u k sh .in k ’s
achievem ent in w in n in g prizes a g ­
g re g a tin g 12400 since 1917 w hen as
a n ine year old lad he sta rte d in h is
club w ork w as related by th e spank­
er. In ad d itio n th e M cM innville lad
has a flock of 50 Cotsw old sheep and
six S h o rth o rn c a ttle th a t he
has
accum ulated, an d h is w ay th ro u g h
college is being paid o u t of h is e a rn ­
ings w ith his stock.
Several reels of m otion p ictu res
w ere show n I d u rin g th e ev ening by
Mr. Je n k in s, some p e rta in in g
e s­
pecially to club w ork and o th e rs h av ­
ing a g en eral In terest. Some of th e
scenes w ere film ed here on th e
project.
H erm iston boys and g irls have
m ade p ractically all th e records In
club w ork th a t have been m ade in
U m atilla county, Mr. Je n k in s said,
b u t he w arned th e audience
th a t
com petition from o th e r d is tric ts In
th e county w ill m ake it necessary for
more and h a rd e r w ork to be done now
th a n ever before If H erm iston clubs
are to m a in ta in th e ir re p u ta tio n for
results.
D orothy H itt pleased th e audience
w ith a hum orous read in g w hich w as
given as th e firs t num ber of th e
program .
KAISER NAMED DIRECTOR
C harles K aiser, local bee keeper,
p resid en t of th e Oregon S ta te Bee­
k eepers’ association, has received
notice th a t he w as nam ed on th e
executive com m ittee of th e M ountain
S tates H oney P ro d u cers' association
a t a recen t m eetin g in Boise.
STANFIELD MAN MAY RUN
A possibility th a t th e w est end of
th e county m ay fu rn ish a t least one
can d id ate for a nom ination for a
county office has developed recently.
F rien d s of H. B. Rees of S tan field
have been ta lk in g of him as a likely
can d id ate for th e rep u b lican n o m in a­
tion for county recorder.
W hile
th ere has been n o th in g d efin ite from
Mr. Rees to date, it is considered
likely th a t he w ill be form ally In
th e ra c e before long.
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