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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1928
TURKEY GROWERS TO HAVE
MEETING AGAIN SATURDAY
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
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HERMISTON LOCALS
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PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SUBSCRIPTION, $ 2 .0 0 P E E Y E A S
BUTLER TO APPOINT FOR
NAVAL, MILITARY SCHOOLS
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According to plans of the local
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ cemetery association, the work which Washington, D. C., December 27-Con-
turkey
gressman Robert R. Butler announces
With only twenty-five
growers present at the meeting call
ed for Saturday, December 22, in the
basement of the Methodist church, it
was decided that another meeting
should be held on the following Sat
urday, December 29, at which time
It Is hoped a larger representation
will be present to discuss the prob
lems of the turkey growers and es
pecially to take up the matter of or
ganization of local growers.
A committee was appointed to draw
up tentative by laws for an associa
tion and also to serve as a nominat
ing committee.
This committee,
which will probably have a report
ready at the meeting Saturday, is
composed of Walter Botkin, J. S.
Richards and Claude McCall.
W’ithin the last few years the Her
miston project has become very act
ive as a turkey rasing community and
the decided Increase in production
has brought about the necessity for
some form of organization among the
growers. The meeting Saturday, Dec
ember 29, in the Methddlst church
basement, will be for this express
purpose.
was started under the direction of tl|e
committee some months ago will be
continued in the near future.
The
committee which was appointed to
take charge consists of Mrs. Rena
Waterman, A. W. Prann and Thomas
Fraser.
Under the direction of this com
mittee. the cemetery was fenced and
trees were planted and taken care of.
Some of these trees were later des
troyed by rabbits, but the remainder
are still In good condition. The orig-
nal plans of the committee called
fr the siphoning of water from the Ir
rigation canal to the cemetery. Last
Year the trees which were planted
grew very well with only three irri
gations. Further plans call for a re-
plating of the cemetery.
BLUE GRASS
SUN8HÌNK
IDEAL FOE COWS
HERMISTON PASSES
QUIET CHRISTMAS
that he will arrange for a competi
tive examination open to all qualified
j, PLANS MADE FOE GAMBLING
young men in this district on Janu WARM SUNSHINE GREETS A N
ary 12, 1929, tto fill vacancies which
NUAL HOLIDAY
HALL DE LUXE
will occur In 1929 in the military
academy at West Point and the naval
academy at Annapolis. The mental
A ll Proceeds to be Used to Defray
tests covering both academies will be Town Organizations do Charitable
conducted
by the U. S. civil service
Work for Needy Fam ilies of
Expense of D istrict Legion
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald White were In
commission on Saturday, January 12,
Hermiston
for
the
holidays.
Community.
M eeting.
at 9 A. M. at the postoffices in Bak
er, Bend, Klamath Falls, Pendleton
Guests at the M. M. Smith home
and The Dalles.
during the holidays were Mr. and
Christmas wag celebrated quietly
Roulette, black Jack, crap, poker,
Candidates for designation to
Mrs. Vern Smith of Pilot Rock. Mr.
West Point will be examined in al in Hermiston this year. The recent
faro, or anthing else, that bear8 the
Smith Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
gebra, plane geometry, English com epidemic of Influenza which has not
Imprint of the gambling hall de luxe
Smith.
position and literature. United States as yet been entirely stopped, served
will be much In evidence at the
history, general history and English to keep the holiday festivities on a
The I. C. Cox family is ill this
Legion hall in Hermiston January 1,
grammar. They must be actual re simple scale. The weatherman gave
week with Influenza.
1929, when the local post of the
sidents of the second Oregon con promise of a white Christmas early In
American Legion opens up for busi
gressional district, not less than five the afternoon of Christmas eve when
Miss Jessie Brlerley and Mrs. Brier- DAIRYMEN OF OREGON
ness shortly after 1 o’clock In the
feet four inebes in height; they must a slight flurry of snow, the first of
ley were dinner guests at the J. D.
afternoon. A supply of poker chips,
the season, fell and covered the
TO MEET IN MEDFORD have reached their 17th birthday,
Waghorn home on Christmas day.
enough to accommodate the antici
but must not have reached their 22nd ground and sidewalks, but a decided
pated crowd, has been ordered an(i
Mqdfodd, Oregon, Ebe. 27.—The birthday, on the date of entrance, raise in temperature before the night
Henry Hitt Is confined to his home
will be ready for distribution at the
thirty-sixth
annual convention of the which Is approximately July 1, 1929. was over, pavad the way for a warm,
this week with an attack of flu.
rate of one dollar per stack.
No
Oregon Dairymen’s association, to be Congressman Butler will appoint the sunshiny Christmas day.
other form of money will be in use
Family dinners were the most usual
held here January 9 and 10, plans candidate receiving the highest rat
at the various card games or the
Miss Charlotte Kern, Instructor In an extensive program as announced ing in this test as determined by the form of entertainment Christmas day.
4 country store which will be conduct
music In the local school, is spending by P. M. Branddt, secretary of the civil service commission principal Many local homes entertained out
ed in connection with the gambling
the holidays with her mother In
DON’T FORGET TO SEE JOE
association and head of the dairy hus cadet and two ranking first and sec side guests over the holidays, and the
hall.
Seattle,
close of colleges and unlverittes
bandry department of Oregon State ond alternate cadets.
A big prize will be given during
AND EARL, COUNTRY STORE
Candidates for designation to brought many local students home for
college.
Topics
of
wide
Interest
in
the evening. Tickets will be dis
the vacation.
Miss Peterson, local "teacher, Is In cluding production practices, disease Annapolis will be examined in alge
MERCHANTS WITH TOOTHACHE
tributed with the sale of the chips
No services were held In the local
bra,
plane
geometry,
English
compo
control, herd building and cream
Spokane for the Christmas season.
during the afternoon and evening,
sition and literature. United States churches on Christmas day, the rgu-
grading,
will
be
discussed
by
men
Joe, as we all know him, when out
the holder of the lucky number win
who are successful in the dairy field. history, ancient history and physics. lar Christmas exercises being held on
ning the prize.
Groceries galore, looking the ladies over, is quite a
A packed
Mrs. Rena Waterman and her
Dairying as It is done in Europe They must be citizens of the United the preceding Sunday.
enough to keep the family until the beau brummel, but now Joe is taking mother were dinner guests at the E.
States and bonafide residents of the house greeted the Sunday evening
and
as
done
in
America
will
be
the
pa y check comes, will be found at on that appearance of being proud to L. Cherry home on Christmas day.
subject of a talk by J. D. Mickle, second congressional district of Ore services at the Methodist Episcopal
the country store and can be secured grow the whiskers, chew climax, wear
state dairy and food commisioner, gon, and must have reached their church where a beautiful Christmas
overalls, and linen dusters; his voice
in exchange for the chips.
recently
returned from a European 16th birthday on April 1, 1929, but pageant, The Nativity, was present
J. D. Waghorn Is confined to his
The show will open shortly after is familiar to the Ozark sounds with
must not have reached their 20th ed. A tree loaded with presents and
trip.
one and will remain open until the the accent that makes the ’possum de home with an attack of the flu.
birthday on March 31, 1929.
Con a visit from old St. Nick concluded
Methods
of
eradicating
abortion
visitors get tired or run out of light to roll in the sweet potatoes,
gressman Butler will appoint the the program. Appropriate aervlces
from
dairy
herds
will
be
considered
money. Tentative plans calls for lots and starting January 1 Joe will be
candidate receiving the highest rat were conducted at the Baptist church
Mr. ana Mrs. R. L. Elliott of Pen by the dairymen.
of excitement until 11 o’clock or mid known as Zeek Jones, and a few hours
ing in this test as determined by the with an Interesting Christinas pro
dleton
spent
Christmas
at
the
O.
C.
whittling and dickering over the
night.
commission
principal
midshipman gram being presented by the Sunday
Pierce home in Hermiston,
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The proceeds from the entertain price of a pound of bacon will not
and the three ranking next first sec school during the evening hour."
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♦
ment will be used by the local post make any difference In the monthly
Various organizations of the city,
ond and third alternates.
FARM REMINDERS
♦
to defray the expenses of the district Income of the store. Now there is
George Newell and Ed Nell motor *
Those wishing to enter this com including the local post of the Amer
Legion meeting for which Hermiston Earl, not such a dizzy Missourian as ed to Condon last week t attend the
ican Legion and the Commercial club,
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ - ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ petition should immediately write or undertook
will act as the hostess city. The date one would think, but quicker to make funeral services of Jack Mayhew, ♦
charitable work In fW
wire
Congressman
Butler
at
Wash
For a summer pasture grass in Ore
of the convention Is as yet undecided a deal for the sale of merchandise, for prominont stock buyer who was kille,)
ington, D. C. Candidates should in community, providing baskets, pro
gon
for
only
a
single
season.
the
ex-
but will probably be some time be he hag studied "Efficiency Expert” in in an automobile accident.
visions and toys for the unfortunate
derlment station recommends common form the congressman In which city families in this district.
tween January 15 and February 15. his boyhood days and will actually
they
desire
to
take
the
examination.
or western rye grass.
swallow his cud of "Southern twist”
Those requesting it, will be sent a
Clifford Jenkins Is at the home of
when a lady approaches the coun
FAEM UEEAU AUXILIARY
circular of information regarding the WHEAT LEAGUE TO MEET
Any condition which subjects a scope of the examination in the dif
ter for goods. Earl’s "son-of-a-gun hts brother, George Jenkins, recover
HAS INSTRUCTIVE MEETING on his chin Is usually trimmed with ing from an attack of flu.
IN ARLINGTON IN FEBRUARY
fowl to suddden and marked change ferent branches.
the best ability of his wife’s long
in temperature is likely to bring on
years of experience, and his hair
Mr. and Mn. M. W. Sims and cols and roup. Some of hese conten LOVE KNOT STAYS TIED
The last meeting for this year of burned even all around with the aid
The Eastern Oregon Wheat league
daughter are spending the holidays tions are overcrowding on the roosts,
thhe Farm Bureau Auxiliary was of a crock. Earl In bis home town In Camas, Washington.
roosting In drafty or poorly ventilated
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS will hold a general conference at Ar
lington February 11, 12 and 13 next
quarters, or undue general exposure.
held December 21 under the very able is called "Rube" and his name is well
Corvallis, Dec. 27-Does the knot In year, and committees have been ap
leadership of Mrs. C. M. Best, who befitting such a merchant. If any
The Ralph Shafer family have been
thing happens that you are unable to
pointed to secure and present as much
When turkeys show considerable
some interesting points on pre call at their Country Store and make ill with the flu the past week or two. swelling of the face due to roup or collegiate marriages stay tied better data as possible on the subjects as
vention and care of Influenza. Her purchases, deliveries ordered by radio
signed them, as follows: Transpor
colds, they can sometimes be profit than others?
address included valuable Informa grams will be made, and a photo of
Evidently it does as far as the mar tation, barge line, trucks, etc., W. H.
ably treated by cutting pen the face
Floyd Decker and family of Bend,
tion on the use of home remedies.
the merchants will be sent to you for
and draining out the contents, finds riages among the alumni of Oregon Harrah, Pendleton, F. L. Ballard, Cor
The next regular meeting will be the exclusive use of the "Third Oregon, are holiday guests at the the poultry department of the college. State college are concerned. Records vallis, secretary; Production, tillage,
held on January 4, 1929. The Aux Rooter pen.” Joe and Earl Jan . 1. home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tum The cavity is then packed with a just studied In the alumni association seed supply, H. B. Pinkerton, Moro,
bled. Mrs. Decker Is a daughter of
iliary has recently enrolled a number
piece of cotton or gauze saturated office here reveal that among some chairman. D. E. Stephens, Moro, sec
Mr. Turnblad.
of new members, and the organiza SEVERAL SHORT COURSES
with suitable antiseptic, such as tinct 4000 marriages only 7o divorces have retary; Warehousing and intermed-
tion Is seeking a still larger member
ate credit. Sam Thompson, Pendle
ure of iodine, using enough packing occurred.
OFFERED BY COLLEGE
ship. A full attendance of old mem
In other words, only one divorce ton, chairman, Dr. M. N. Nelson, Cor
to keep the skin incision open, thus
Miss Mary Petri and Miss Shesaley, preventing healing before the Infec has occurred in each 57 marriages as vallis. secretary; Crop insurance, J.
bers as well as new is requested for
Three special agricultural short local teachers, are spending Christ tion has been destroyed in the cav compared with a national average of B. Adams, Moro, chairman, W. A.
the next meeting In January.
courses are offered by the Oregon mas vacation visiting in Portland.
ity. It Is best to replace the pack one to eight, hence a college rom Holt, Pendleton, secretary; Legislat
♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ State college beginning In January.
ance here has a theoretical probabil ion. Chas. A. Harth, The Dalles,
with a new one every day or two.
♦
♦ Training will be given In power
ity of 98.3 per cent of escaping the chairman, Chas. W. Smith, Heppner,
Before buying elsewhere, investi
♦
C H U RC H N O TES
♦ farmng, and hay, grain and seed gate the prices at the Country Store
secretary; GTaln inspection and mar
The finest quality of rhubarb on divorce court.
♦
♦ grading. The canner’s school Is the January 1.
College training gives a back ket news service, Roy W. Ritner, Pen
the market is that which is forced
♦ :d: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ third course. Pamphlets describing
during the winter months, according ground and a mutual understanding dleton, chairman, Roger Morse, Bak
these courses may be obtained from
to the vegetable gardening depart which makes it easier to withstand er, secretary; Weed control. Perry
At the Methodist church Sunday. the school of agriculture of the col HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIN
ment of the experiment station. the many peculiar and Irritating Johnson, Condon, chairman, D. C.
December 31. This is the last time lege at Corvallis.
CIPALS, WILL MEET AT U. OF 0 . Plants from two to five years old, things that husbandds and wives do, Smith, Corvallis, secretary; Program
The power farming conference from
you wllf be able to worship with us
taken from outdoor plantings, can say graduates In explanation of this of future work, Charles Cox and Chas.
In 1928 and we are therefore extend January 11 to 23, will be under W.
They believe that this W. Smith, Heppner, H. B. Pinkerton,
readily be forced in a cellar, shed or situation.
ing to you the special Invitation to J. Gilmore, head of the department
University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec. some place where artificial heat can training and companionship at col Moro, and Perry Johnson, Condon.
come and worship with us in the Sun of agricultural engineering. Several 27-High school students, their advis be provided, and which is practically lege was a real preparation for mar
day school at 10 o’clock, where you visiting instructors and government ors and principals throughout Oregon light proof.
FIRST TALKING PICTURE
After the rhubarb ried life and its problems.
will feel welcome, and also in the officials will assist the resident staff will tnrn their attention January 11 clumps are dug It Is best to leave
But who fares the best in this pre
COMES TO HERMISTON SAT.
church services at 11 o'clock. We are with the hay, grain and seed grading, and 12 to the University of Oregon them lying outside until frosted, to paration, men or women?
trying to make this a fitting closing January 14 to 26. G. R. Hyslop, pro campus, where their delegates will be stimulate plant growth. When plac
Records again reveal that of the
Hermiston mvle fns will have their
service of the year and that will be fessor of farm crops, will be In In session In what promises to be the ed in the forcing cellar they are cov 70 divorced alumni 60 are women
first opportunity to sec and hear a
Impossible without you. In the eve charge.
most interesting and best attended ered with a few Inches of soli and are who became so unsatisfied with con talking film In this town on Satur
ning at 8:30 the young people will
The third coura®, January 28 to high school conference ever held at kept at a temperature of 55 to 65 de ditions that they sought separation.
day at the local theatre, according to
welcome all of Epworth League age February 13, will be the eighth an the university.
This larger perecenage In favor— an announucement of the manager.
grees.
to a rousing good devotional service. nual canners’ school, which is ex
or against— the women is explained
It will be the ninth annual meet
The feature picture, "Beautiful but
Then as a climax the evening wor pected to draw students from all the ing at the Eugene campus of the high
Beets hung up in the poultry house by these campus "authorities” on the Dumb,” Is now playing to audience«
ship hour at 7:30. You are welcome western states and Canada, as usual. school press association, the student give the hens necessary exercise dur ground that ttye added experience
in Portland, and will be on the »cr**n
to each and all of these services. O. It is conducted In connection with officers, and the girls’ league repre ing the winter days when they are gained by the men after graduation
of the local theatre three times Sat
the horticultural products depart sentatives.
W. Payne, pastor.
The state principals confined to I*1* house and are of gives them an additional advantage. urday. A special matinee will be
ment, under charge of E. H. Wiegand, will meet here for the second time, value as a substitute for green feed. Then too, they point to the fact that
ehld as well as two evening shows.
professor of horticultural products.
40 per cen of he women who married
as will the girls’ advisors.
Hence
CO-OP. LAUNDRY TO MOVE
forth all these conferences will be PRESENTS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM did so before or at the time of gradu
CORRECTION
ation, while only 10 per cent of the
held annually at the university.
HOSPITAL NOTES
An interesting Christmas program men married that early.
Delegates have been name,) by
The Farm Bureau Co-operative
In the announcement last week of
Whatever the explanation, it would
Mrs. Thomas Fraser Is In the Her high schools throughout the state to was presented by the first grade pup
laundry will be moved Into anoter
the
M. E. church services, the sen
ils
under
the
direction
of
Miss
Ban-
seem
that
considering
the
success
of
room of the same building as soon as miston hospital for medical treat attend the student conferences and
nearly 600 are expected by the en stad before school closed last week. the old fashioned knot among O. S. tence reading "We would like to wel
possible and it is requested that dona ment
An eight pound girl was born to tertainment committee at Eugene. A Christmas play, with Bobby Prime C. alumni, an acute demand for a come everbody In Hermiston who has
tions of work from the husbands of
women who wash there may be se Mr. and Mrs. Roy Laney on Decem Every effrt to give these young peo as Santa Claus and Carmen Newell new model, companionate or other not already united to the Baptist
church,” should have had the word
ple a glimpse Into university life as the Spirit of Christmas, was the wise, Is not likely to develop soon.
cured fr the process of moving. The ber 22 at the local hospital.
"Invited” Instead of "united."
main
feature
of
entertainment.
The
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Martin of Stan which many of them will pursue af
women are asked to notify the com
mittee In charge If theri husbands field are the parents of an eight ter their graduation Is to be made by first grade room was appropriately WANTED— Ambitious young man at
the Country fltore Tuesday. Janu-
You ern't lose snythlng st the
campus committees, while commit decorated with an attractive Christ
can help with the work, or they may pound girl born on December 25.
ar 1. Must he honest and have country st.ire. Some on« will win
Mrs. B. E. Juday of Umatilla has tees of the students themselves with mas tree and other holiday decora
Instead write their names on the
capital enough to invest In a your chips, but they esn cash them
bulletin board so that the committee been received at the local hospital advisors are arranging Instructive tions. A number of parents and
"Three-Cornered-Can-Opener. In In at the store for merchandise.
may know whom to call on for the where she la receiving medical treat and Interesting programs for the tars friends of the pupils were present at
Easy—the pqker chips are not lost.
the affair.
ment.
quire at 223
c ,,7 ••(niits.
day sessions.
necessary work.
The foreign missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church held
a regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
Rena Waterman Wednesday. Decem
ber 26. The study of Africa was tak
en up and an Interesting report giv
en by Mrs. Frank Little.