The Hermiston herald., February 23, 1928, Image 1

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VOL. XXII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928
NO. 28
COSTER EDITION
VETERANS HEAR OF
FEDERAL BENEFITS
I BOYS’ AND GIRLS
CLUBS IN MAKING
CAPT. A. W. MARSHALL
IN BLACK AND WHITE
¡WIDE VARIETY OF
In this issue of The Herald we of­
MISS AGNES WILSON
fer to our regular subscribers and
to several thousand of their neigh­
bors and friends the annual booster
edition.
STATE LEGION OFFICERS TELL
I ORGANIZATION WORK WILL BE
In it is told something of the poss
ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR GEO. H.
ibilities
of the irrigated district of
OF VET PRIVILEGES
DONE FRIDAY NIGHT
which Hermiston is a trading center.
JENKINS OUTLINED
The story of this young country is
Athena Post Host to Legion Men
State Leader Allen Here Last Mon­ too big. still too much in the making,
Assistant County Agent to Aid in
From all Over District
to be even approximately complete.
day to Talk to Stanfield
We have tried merely to suggest the
Varied Activities on the
On Monday.
Hermiston Groups.
high points of interest so th at those
Project This Year.
interested in such a district may have
P riv ileg es an d rig h ts th a t arc
Days off fo r George H. Jen k in s,
More p re lim in a ry w ork to w ard o r­ data on which to form some intelli­
th e i r ’s by v irtu e of service in the
g a n izin g boys' and g irls ' clubs for gent concept of what the Hermiston
a ss ista n t county ag en t, w ill be few
I
arm ed forces of th e U nited S tates
th is y e a r w as done M onday in th e country offers. If personal investiga­
are fa r betw een if he succeeds in
d u rin g w ar w ere told to v eteran s
H erm isto n an d S tan field d is tric ts tions can be made by strangers after
g e ttin g a good b a ttin g average on
of th e late w ar a t a d is tric t conven­
w hen L. J. A llen, s ta te livestock club they have read the edition, they may
h is program for th e year, as outlined
tion of the A m erican Legion w hich
leader, w as h ere to ta lk to pro sp ect­ add materially to their stock of
recen tly a t a conference of C ounty
w as held in A then a M onday a f te r ­
ive m em bers.
knowledge about possibilities here.
A gent H olt, Mr. Je n k in s and a rep­
noon and n ig h t. The ch ief addresses
M eetings w ere held in th e high
Agriculture is just beginning to
resen tativ e from the s ta te co u n ty ag­
of th e convention w ere by George
school h ere nd in S tan field to ac­ emerge from one of the most trying
ent lead er's office. The p rogram of
E Love, d e p artm en t a d ju ta n t ano
q u a in t new w o rk ers w ith w h a t club periods of readjustment ever forced
w ork, is alw ays m ade o u t for county
C arl Moser, sta te a d ju ta n t.
w ork is and th e rew ard s it has to on it in the past half century, and
ag en ts so th a t all of th e ir a c tiv ities
A delegation of five H erm isto n
o ffe r..
Miss Agnes Wilson, daughter of w ill be d irected tow ard g e ttin g defi­
the excellent record made by the Her­
m en rep resen ted the local post a t th e
D efin ite w ork h as alread y been miston country in adapting itself to W illiam B. Wilson, secretary of labor n ite results.
convention. Those
p resen t from
done to w ard s ta r tin g th e follow ing the new conditions is the finest trib ­ In the Wilson administration, who
W ork h av in g to do w ith soil stu d ­
h ere included J. M. Biggs, d is tric t
Capt. A. W. Marshall, who is com­ clubs, acco rd in g to G. II. Jen k in s, ute that can be paid its energetic seeks the Democratic nomination for ies. farm crops, h o rtic u ltu re . Insect
com m ittee m an for th e d e p a rtm e n t mander of the new airplane carrier A ssistant co u n ty a g e n t: Sheep club, citizenry. The bverwhelming majori­ congress from the Sixteenth Pennsyl- pests and diseases, ro d en t and pred­
o rg an izatio n and com m ander of th e Lexington, the biggest vessel in the Jersey c a lf club, H olstein calf club, ty of farmers here are wide awake, vania district.
a to ry anim al control, a n im a l h u s­
H erm isto n post; H. E. Shesely, past American navy.
corn club, pig club, p o u ltry club, ambitious, optimistic. They are not
bandry, d airy in g , p o u ltry ralslw *. Ag­
post com m ander and ch airm an of th e
ric u ltu ra l economics, com m unity/***
p o tato club, an d ra b b it club.
only giving thought to the problems
d is tric t m em bership co m m ittee; Joe
T h ere a re m ore boys an d g irls in ­ th at the new day has forced on them
tiv ltles and ju n io r p ro jects which
N orton, past post com m ander, and
tereste d in club w ork th is y e a r th a n but are putting their thoughts into
have to do w ith club a c tiv itie s fo«Z/
U rsel H ia tt and E a rl Baker.
ized, co-op
ever before an d m ore clubs iu p -as­ organized,
co-operative action.
i boyg and g irls is on th e proigkftnb
V eteran s of th e late w ar m ay r e ­
pect fo r th e y e a r th a n ever have
Surely, to have such men and wo
ju s t to m ention th e chief divU ions//
ceive free h o sp italizatio n in g o v ern ­
been form ed before, Mr.
Jen k in s men for neighbors and friends is a
j of th e listed projects.
said.
m ent h o sp itals for any illness th ey
privilege not often found.
The w ork of th e a ss ista n t county
Vancouver, D. C.—Abolition of pri­
have, w h eth er th e illness o r d isab il­
T he fo rm al o rg a n izatio n w ork >s
The special edition is not offered vate liquor w arehouses In V ancouver ag e n t w ill be done in five com m uni­
Chehalis, .W ash.—One bank robber,
ity had its inception in period of se r­ George Allen, was killed and his com­ to be done tom orrow , F rid ay , n ig h t as a work of newspaper art. It is and with them , perhaps, the export ties— H erm iston, S tan field , U m atilla.
vice. N ot only may th ey have free panion, Robert Stevens, was wounded ‘W hile th e F arm B u reau is m eeting prosaic enough in appearance and liquor trad e is forecast by an unex­ ' Irrig o n and B oardm an. U nder the
h o sp ita l service, b u t th e g o vernm ent on the- calf of his rig h t leg when they In C olum bia school house th e club makeup, but effort has been made to pected order from the m inister of cus­ heacj of soils w ork is d em o n stratio n s
w ill pay th e ir tra n sp o rta tio n to and held up the Pe Ell S tate hank a t Pe m em bers w ill m eet in th e ad jo in in g hew to the strict line of sober truth tom s a t O ttaw a.
on the use of com m ercial fe rtilizers
from th e n e arest go vernm ent h ospi­ Ell, 25 miles w est of here. T hree b u ild in g In a m eetin g w hich w ill be in every sentence of information
The o rd er rules th a t private w are­ for potatoes to get them to m ark et
ta l, give them ex am in atio n a t th e thousand dollars in currency, gold, in ch arg e of E. L Jack so n , pro ject given. The spirit behind it is that houses m ust not receive liquor a fter early and for can talo u p es and w ater­
h an d s of n ine specialists, give d iag ­ silver and nickels which was taken leader in c h a rg e of clu b w ork. The which guides one when writing to a F ebruary 29, and th at supplies now in melons. A d em o n stratio n on a lk ali
nosis nd suggest tre a tm e n t, an d If was recovered when Allen and Stevens local club lead ers w ill also be p res­ brother, a father, or a friend. It may storage m ust be moved by June 30.
control w ork w ill also be done In
v e te ra n elects to tak e th e tre a tm e n t, w ere brought to bay 20 m inutes after en t.
safely be interpreted in such fashion
It has been reported th a t the dom in­ th e S tan field d istrict.
w h e th e r I t is m edical o r su rg ical, the robbery while attem p tin g to make
“Some o f th e boys an d g irls have by the stranger hearing about the ion governm ent Is planning to develop
W ork w ill be done u n d e r th e head
th a t also w ill be free.
show
n th e ir In te re st in th e w ork country for the first time as he reads legislation to the point w here only of farm crops to determ in e th e best
th eir getaw ay into the brush a t Pe Ell
N u rsin g services, m edicines an d autom obile park, a q u arter of a mile an d have said th e y w ill becom e m em ­ these columns.
th e provincial governm ent liquor con­ , v arieties of corn for silage use, to
bers if th e ir p a re n ts w ill ag ree to
In such a spirit the merchants, trol boards will be able to Im port li­ get d a ta show ing the im portance of
e v e ry th in g in cid en tal to tre a tm e n t is east of town.
free, C om m ander Love told his b u d ­
Allen, 35, was killed by H arry Vis­ i t ,” Mr. Jack so n said .” “In ord er business and professional men of Her­ quor, so restrictio n s of some sort are I reseeding old, th in stan d s of a lfalfa,
dies. T he w ay to secure th e ser- ser, Pe Ell butcher, with a 25-20 rifle. th a t p a re n ts m ay know m ore about miston and the farmers in the town’s expected. The drastic action of the to e stab lish sw eet clover dem onstra-
vvices is to m ake ap p licatio n th ro u g h He was hit three tim es. One bullet club w ork an d w h a t it m eans, we territory, using this newspaper as m in ister of customs, however, cam e as j tlons for p astu re and to conduct a
th e officers of th e n e arest A m erican passed through Allen's neck from the co rd ially in v ite them to b rin g th e ir their medium of expression, cordially a com plete surprise to exporters here. Larilno clover dem o n stratio n
L egion post.
U nder th e head of p o tato c u ltu re
If the order is enforced it will mean
left side to right, one lodged in his up­ ch ild ren an d a tte n d F rid a y n ig h t’s invite inspection and investigation of
m eeting.
P a re n ts w ill be w elcom e.” this distret, either as an ideal land th a t private liquor w arehouses will be w ork w ill be done to see If It is a d ­
T he s ta te com m ander also told of per left arm n ear the shoulder and
for homes or as a good town in which unable to operate In the city. As a visable to have special plots for seed
com pensation rate» fo r v ario u s de­ imbedded itself in his body; a third
to trade.
result, the im porting and exporting so th a t farm ers may produce th e ir
grees of d isab ility th a t w as service ' tore a gaping wound on the front of
MRS. HUGHES HONORED
You’re welcome in Hermiston!
trad e may suffer considerably.
own seed, r a th e r th a n depend on buy­
caused, fu n e ra l b enefits to v eteran s his right leg near th e groin. Stevens,
CANADA TO ABOLISH
LIQUOR WAREHOUSES
ONE BANK ROBBER
KILLED AT PE ELL
w ho die w ith o u t su fficien t fu n d s l e f t 1 who had been wounded in a stre e t
to provide a decent b u rial, th e b o r­ b attle by C ashier E Lee Dunlap of
ro w in g pow er on ad ju sted com pensa­ the bank, im m ediately surrendered.
tion in su ran ce policies, th e provis­
ion by th e govern m en t for fu rn ish ­
BIG DANCE PLANNED
in g u n ifo rm grave m ark ers for v ete­
T he eig h th a n n u a l W a sh in g to n 's
ra n s an d o th e r b enefits th a t accru e
b irth d a y dance w ill be g iv en by th e
by reason of legislation th a t has been
H erm iston ost of th e A m erican L eg­
secured th ro u g h th e e ffo rts of th e
ion S atu rd ay n ig h t, F e b ru a ry 25, in
A m erican L egion d u rin g th e past few
th e H erm isto n a u d ito riu m . F le tc h ­
years.
e r ’s o rc h e stra w ill fu rn ish th e m usic
A d ju ta n t
M oser described
th e
for th e a ffa ir. T he dances
have
b en efits th a t Oregon h as provided I
alw ays proved very p o p u lar and draw
fo r men who enlisted from th is sta te , j
big crow ds.
in clu d in g th e p ro p erty loan an d ed u ­
cation aid fees and o th e r m atters.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
A t 6 o'clock th e A m erican Legion
a u x ilia ry of A th en a post served a big
Mrs. S. L. C arson of H erm iston
b an q u e t th a t included ab o u t ev ery ­ su b m itted to a m ajo r o p eratio n a t
th in g good to e a t possible to p u t on St. A n th o n y ’s h o sp ital y esterd ay
a table, th e local men reported. T hey m orning. H er condition Is said to
w ere loud in th e ir p ra ise o t the hos­ •>e as good as could be expected.
p ita lity of A th n a post.
Dr. S ears did th e o p eratio n .
WORK IS PLANNED
A w eek ago W ednesday aftern o o n
Mrs. Gwyn H u g h es w as honored a t
a p re tty p a rty given by th e Ladies
Aid society of th e M. E. ch u rch at
th e ' home- of Mrs. R ena W ate rm an .
A p ro g ram of re a d in g s and m usic
w as ren d ered d u rin g th e e arly p a rt
of th e a ftern o o n and w as followed
by refresh m en ts. T hen Mrs. H ughes
w as p resen ted w ith a set of dishes.
T he d eco ratio n s an d re fre sh m e n ts
w ere in k eep in g w ith S t. V alen tin e's
day.
IN HONOR OF SCHILLINGS
A no hostess d in n e r in ho n o r o f Mr.
an d Mrs, H. M. S ch illin g an d fam ily
who plan to leave H erm isto n In th e
n e a r fu tu re w ill be given next W ed­
nesday ev en in g , F e b ru a ry 29, at
7 :3 0 . AH m m bers and frien d s of
th e ch u rch an d o f Mr. and Mrs, S ch il­
lin g a re Invited to be presen t.
ing certified stock each year. A stu d y
of the com parative yielding ab ility
AT SAN FRANCISCO SHOW of Bliss T riu m p h s and Irish Cobblers
w ill be m ade, and th e value of g reen ­
IN MUCH WORK ON FARMS
ing seed studied. Testg a re also to
In fo rm atio n Just received from
P ro je c t farm ers a re h ard a t w ork th e m an ag em en t an nounces th a t be made of the com parative value of
on th e ir sp rin g fa rm in g activ ities, a lfa lfa honey en tered by Skovbo seed stock stored u n d er d iffe re n t con­
according to o b serv atio n s m ade by a p iaries of H erm iston, won first hon­ ditions.
A sparagus c u ltu re w ill be given
G eorge H. Je n k in s, a s s is ta n t county ors a t th e In te rn a tio n a l H oney ex­
ag en t, on h is ro u n d s over th e pro­ position recen tly held In San F ra n ­ special co n sid eratio n , p a rtic u la rly to
ject.
cisco in connection w ith th e an n u al see if the uae of paper caps w ill
A t p re se n t th e ch ief w ork u n d er convention of th e A m erican Honey prove valuable In h a ste n in g grow th.
U nder th e head of insect pests and
way is plow ing and land leveling, P roducers league. T h is honey ex ­
Mr. Je n k in s said. Q uite a few old position is declared to have been the disease, w ork Is to be done In giv-
a lfalfa fields a re b ein g plowed up and best ever held in A m erica. Honey tog available Inform ation on com bat­
p repared for cu ltiv a te d crops th is was en tered from p ra c tic a lly a ll the tin g these sources of loss. S tudies
year. D itch cle a n in g w ork Is a h o th e r honey producing d is tric ts In th e to ascertain w h eth er stra w b e rry root
job th a t is being done on m any U nited S tates, ag w ell as some from weevil is p re se n t w ill be m ade and
ranches.
d em o n stratio n s to get rid of it car- e
Mexico and C anada.
ried on if it la found. P oisoning cam ­
On m any places p re p a ra tio n s are
paigns w ill be carried on to get rid
b eing m ade for th e 1928 crop of bah y
Mrs. J . D. H a rra h le ft T uesday on
chicks th a t w ill soon be on hand. a trip In to W ash in g to n . She w ill of rodenta and rab b its.
F arm flock m anagem ent of sheep
F arm flocks of Bheep are lam b in g on
v isit In C hehalis and from th e re w ill
rt>m0 p ro ject farm s.
go to S e a ttle to v isit relativ es.
SPRING LEATHER RESULTS
SKOVBO HONEY GETS FIRST
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