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TURKEY GROWERS
FORM ASSOCIATE
NEW ORGANIZATION
NOT
HAS GAMES OVER WEEK END
Locals Journey to Adams for Game
Friday; Play Stanfield
Saturday.
FOR
The local high school basketball
team will Journey to Adams Friday,
January 4, for a game which w as’to
have been played before the Christ
New MadiSen of Hermiston Heads, mas holidays. Illness of some of the
players necessitated a postponement
Group of Umatilla, Morrow
of the game at that time. On the fol
lowing evening, January 5, the locals
Turkey Growers.
will meet the Stanfield team on their
floor, in the second game of the sea
With the acceptance of a constitu son.
The only opportunity of the locals
tion and by-laws drafted by a com
to
meet an opposing team so far this
mittee appointed for that purpose and
the election of officers and a board of year came before the holidays wheno
directors, an association composed of a practice game was held with the
turkey growers in the west end of town team. The high school quintet
Umatilla and the north end of Mor succeeded in defeating the older men
Intensive
row counties was formed at a meet by a satisfying margin.
ing held in Hermiston Saturday after practices are being held daily and the
noon, December 29. The newly or squad has been presented with a nice
ganized association has as its prime little set of training rules which
purpose, an intention to work for the promises to help develop a team of
improvement of conditions for the great strength and scoring ability.
turkey growers in this locality. The The locals are particularly fortunate
organization as it now stands is decld in having six lettermen back on the
floor this season with a promising ar
edly not a marketing association.
New Madden of Hermiston, who ray of reserve material.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1929
HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET
BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
IDEAL FOR COWS
PLAN FARM ACCOUNTS' LOCAL LEGION SHOW
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
SCHOOL IN JANUARY PROVES SUCCESSFUL
NEW TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
BOARDMAN AND HERMISTON TO APPROXIMATELY 3100
MARKETING PURPOSES
Violators Will be Prosecuted Without
Fear or Favor.
An ordinance requiring all drivers
of motor vehicles to stop before en
tering or crossing the Old Oregon
Trail in the city of Hermiston and
providing a penalty of a fine amount
ing to not less than two dollars and
not more than $100 or Imprisonment
In the city jail one day for each two
dollars of any fine that may be im
posed was passed by the city coun
cil and approved by the mayor Janu
ary 2.
The ordinance became opera
tive immediately.
Stop signs were placed at all Inter
sections along the highway last fall
by the state highway department.
The negligence of motoristg in obey
ing the signals brought about the
necessity for action by the city coun
cil. The ordinance will be strictly
and rigidly enforced.
HAVE MEETINGS
CLEARED
FOR CONVENTION FUND
Work of Last Year to be Continued Big Crowd Attends Gambling Hall,
Again in February Under
Country Store, To Celebrate
Competent Direction.
New Year.
Two farm account schools will be
Approximately one hundred dol
held early this month, the first on lars was cleared by the American
January 9 In the Root hall at Board- Legion country store and gambling
man and the other January 11 in the hall operated under the auspices of
Hermiston library, according to an the local post on New Year’s day at
announcement sent out to various the Hermiston auditorium.
Thia
farmers on the project by George H. money will be used by the local po-i
Jenkins, assistant county agent.
to defray the expenses of the dlstrh
About this time last year a series Legion convention which has bee.,
MORE JAIL FACILITIES
of similar schools were held In Her scheduled to be held in Her mis to
IS CRYING NEED OF CITY ♦
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FARM REMINDERS
♦ some forty farmers In the three dis
A particularly large crowd was in
The local bastlle Is in such a de-
tricts attending. R. B. Beese, of the attendance at the auditorium thruou
lapidated condition that it Is unsafe
state extension service, assisted with the afternoon and evening hours, par
to trust It with a prisoner, desperate
On January 1 both the weekly the program. At this time most of tlcipating in the gambling and pur
or otherwise. A short time ago an Farm Market Review and the Daily the farmers started keeping records chasing at the country store.
automobile thief was captured here, Market News and Economic Infor of their farm accounts and in accord
The roulette wheel proved the
served as chairman of the local grow
but due to the utter lack of suitable mation radio broadcasts were dis- ance with present plans, these rec best money maker in tha hall al
GEM
CITY
SCHEMER
TO
TRAIN
ers last year, was elected to the pres
jail facilities it was necessary to take continuued.
ords will be collected and checked by though the card and dtce games got
idency of the new organization. P.
Mr. Beese so that he can take them their share of patroons as well.
MONKEYS AS PRUNE PICKERS him to a neighboring town to hold
L. Jewett was chosen secretary-treas
him for the Portland police.
Poison oak not adjacent to valu to his office at the college and make
Poker chips, with the American
urer, Walter Botkin and W. J. Log
Hermiston has no ambition to claim able plants may be destroyed by the a summary of the record. After this Legion seal stamped on both sides,
Los Gatos, Dec, 10— Aha! Monkey
an directors of the Hermiston dis business!
prominence as a crime center, but | application of 1 1-2 to 2 pounds of summary is made the books will be were sold at the rate of twenty for
trict, J. S. Richards director for the
Monkeys for business and business since Its police force insists upon salt on each square foot of soil returned to the owners. On January one dollar and these formed the only
Stanfield-Echo district, and A. B. tor monkeys, believe It or not!
bringing law offenders to justice with about the plants to a distance of two 8, the account books In the Board- medium of exchange in use.
The
Chaney director of the Boardman
And some tough opposition for persltent regularity the least the city feet. A strong solution of arsenate man district will be checked and on chips were made redeemable at the
Irrigon section.
can do is provide facilities for taking may also be used, says the Oregon January 10 those In the Hermiston country store where all kinds of gro
"cheap foreign labor.’’
Thé newly elected board of direct
All this being contingent upon care of them. Since the passing of state college experiment station, but and Stanfield sections will be col ceries were purchasable.
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ors will meet Saturday afternoon plans being announced here today by the recent traffic ordinance by the either of these materials may kill lected at the reclamation building.
Dr. Boyd Jenkins was the holder
January 5, at 2 o’clock in the office Carl Lanzer Jr., Los Gatos schemer city council, the need for Increased other plants if drainage from the
Both account schools, at Boardman of the lucky number which won tor
of George Jenkins, assistant county extraordinary, for the Importation of jail facilities is doubly Important.
and Hermiston, will start promptly at him the big free prize offered by th£
treated area flows near them.
agent, where they will discuss the a flock of monkeys to handle next
at 10 o’clock on the mornings desig Legion. The prize proved W W
next turkey shipment from Hermis year’s prune picking problems.
PARENT-TEACHER MEET
I Caponizing of chickens is a very nated and will probably last until sack of flour.
ton and make plane for the handling
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Carl’s got an idea that all the mon
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON °I<1 practice and has been used for 3:30 in the afternoon with one hour
of problems which arise in connection key business in the prune industry
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centuries by the people of Europe. off for lunch. All those who are at
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with it.
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has been to figurative, that it should Interesting Program to be Presented 11 was Introduced from Europe Into all interested are urged to attend the
The meeting last Saturday which be actual monkey business.
meeting, being prepared to sit down
By High School Students
tl!® United States In recent times.
CHURCH NOTES
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was: called by Mr. Jenkins, was the
And with this in mind he announc
at tables and open a farm record.
At Meeting.
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culmination of efforts recently made ed Jo day that he will place an order
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DaMlae and cannas are store,] un- The records which are being advo
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to develop such an organization. The with the Los Angeles Monkey Farm
The Parent-Teacher association of der the same conditions that keep cated are simple and do not require
previous Saturday a similar meeting Inc., within the next few weeks for the local school will meet on Thurs- potatoes satisfactorily. They are a great deal of time, yet they are be
The M. E. church Sunday, January
was held, where a committee, headed 75 monkeys— 50 males and 25 fem day afternoon, January 10, In the thoroughly dried before storing. This lieved to be wholly adequate for the 6. We wish you all a happy and
by Walter Botkin, was appointed to ales, which should cause a lot of high school auditorium. The last Is done by spreading them out to average farm. Those farmers who prosperous New Year, and we ex
drpft a proposed constitution and to Jealousy in the ranks of the former. meeting scheduled for December 21, dry In an airy place after digging, begin the system will receive assist tend to you, with this good wish, an
serve es a nominating body.
The
This layout of monkeys, Lanzer an was postponed on account of the In- The danger of losing cannas Is les- ance with the records throughout the Invitation to help uus In the program
cmmlttee turned in at the following nounces, he will train as the first fluenza epidemic.
sened If they are stored In boxes of year from Mr. Beese, Mr. Jenkins of spiritual growth in your commun
meeting a report which was duly monkey prune pickers In the world,
The meeting Thursday will begin dry sand,
and. Chas. W. Smith, county agent In ity. Resolve to begin the new year
accepted by the association. At the
by attending one of the churches in
Each will be equipped with a at 2:50 sharp and those who contem-
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Morrow county.
suggestion of the committee the local "belly basket,” he says without blush plate attending are asked to be there
HermlBton next Sunday. We thank
Egg eating is a bad habit of hens
district was divided into 3 sections ing, and will be taught the finer arts at that time to hear the program and Is hard to cure. When they
each of you for your cooperation and
HERMISTON YOUNG PEOPLE
Umatilla-Hermiston, Stanfield-Echo, of prune picking.
support in the year that has Just clos
which is being presented by high have once obtained the taste they do
and Boardman-Irrigon with two dis-
ATTEND PARTY AT ECHO ed, and hope that your blessings will
Monkeys, Lanzer contends, can be school students.
The first number do not only destroy and eat their own
rectors to be chosen from the first dis fed for 10 cents a day, which really will be a cantata, The Song of the eggs, but often all other eggs they
he amply Increased during the new
trict and one from each of thc other would be quite a saving you know.
year,
over the old year.
We espec
A
large
representation
of
Hermis
Star, sung by the boys and girls’ glee find. The habit Is easily spread and
two divisions.
The Idea Is not altogether new with clubs. Three members of Miss Frost’s one hen might be the result of a loss ton young people from the Epworth ially invite you next Sunday to each
Lanzer. He decided upon it several public speaking class will present an of considerable eggs each week. Eggs League of the Methodist church en and every service of the day. We are
LOCAL SCHOOLS RESUME
years ago. But before the prunes interesting little playlet as a part of filled with mustard or other bad joyed a watch party at Echo New endeavoring to be a "friendly church"
WORK AFTER VACATION got ripe the flu set In— and the mon the program.
tasting material are somdbimes used Year’s eve. A short program was and ask our cooperation in this Im
keys all took to that, and died.
to check this vice with more or less given and the remainder of the eve portant enterprise. O. W. Payne, pas
The local school opened on Wed
good results. In many cases the ning was spent in playing games. At tor.
MODEL ARSON LAW
nesday, January 2, after having been
hatchet method (that Is to kill these midnight refreshments were served.
GEORGE ALLEN JONES
Several years ago the Fire Mar hens) is the only method that will Those who attended from Hermiston HOT LUNCHES SERVED TO
closed for the regular Christmas
The death of George Allen Jones, shals association of North America stop this expensive habit. Nests were Mary Brownson, Harvey De-
vacation since December 21, Most of
PUPILS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. prepared a model arson law which which are not secluded and dark Moss, Francis and Mabie Sales, Theta
the teachers left Hermiston for the
Burnside, Walther and Edna Ott, E.
holiday season, to spend it at their Dick Jones of Stanfield, occurred Sat has been adopted by fifteen states. might be a starting point.
L. Cherry, Ruth an<] Howard Cherry
respective homes or In various cities urday, December 29 about noon. Fun It has three essential features, says
Beginning Wednesday, January 2,
Apples fed to swine will not, Dr. B. and Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Payne,
eral services were held Sunday, Dec F. R. Morgaridge, of the arson de
in the northwest.
the
Parent-Teacher assciation of
T. Simms of the Oregon experiment
The basketball season which was ember 30 at 2:30 o’clock at the fam partment of the National Board of
Hermiston started serving hot lunches
station believes, cause a breaking out
Just beginning at the close of school ily reoldence with Rev. Gibson of Fire Underwriters. “First, under It
HERMISTON HAS FIRST SNOW
to the children in the Hermiston
on the skin, as a correspondent
met a serious handicap in the recent Stanfield in charge. Burial was In
man can commit arson who burns
public schools.
Mrs. F. L. Kelley
seems to think. The eruptions ask
influenza epidemic, which necessitat the Hermiston cemetery.
Hermiston's first snow fall of the is In charge of the work. This ac
building which he owns or which
ed about looks like hives, and appear
ed the postponing of two schheduled
season came the latter part of last tivity Is the culmination of efforts
he occupies; ownership or occupancy
ed on a sow that had been fed rather
BORROUGHS-GRGMTEV
games, the first with Richland,
Is not at all material.
week when enough fell Thursday made by members of the association
heavily on apples.
The trouble des
night to cover the ground and trees during the past fall months. Accord
Washington high school and the sec
Second, it Includes not only those
cribed
seeme
more
like
mange.
Dr.
Robert Borroughs of Alberta, Can who set fire to or burn, but in addi
ond, a conference game with Adams.
with a thick coating of white.
A ing to the present plans, the lunches
Simms thinks.
Basketball practice will now be re ada and Martha Mildred Cromley of tion, those who cause to be burned,
warm chinook wind on Friday and will be served during the cold weath
sumed In preparation for the season’s Umatilla county, were united In mar or who aid. counsel or procure the
NIGHT STAGES DISCONTINUED Saturday, however, made quick work er, probably for two months or mpre.
riage Wednesday, January 2, at the burning of certain buildings or pro
schedule.
The night stage running between of what snow had fallen, and the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Dowell perty.
Portland and Pendleton and operated weather has been dark, cloudy and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MEET
Miss Elba Hamrick has returned with Rev. Dowell performing the
Third, it covers the attempt to by Columbia Gorge Stage company, rainy since that time.
to Hermiston after spending the ceremony.
Mr. Borroughs Is a burn buildings or property.” —
was discontinued early in the week
The Umatilla Project Farm Bur
Christmas holidays with her parents brother of Mrs. Gordon, who resldess
If every state would pass and en on account of unfavorable weather
Enthusiastic football fans of Her eau executive coommlttee will bold a
la Salem, Oregon.
north of Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. force this model arson law. It would conditions. The other stages on the miston stayed around the fireside for meeting In the office of George Jen-
Borroughs will return to Canada In be a great progressive step in curb- run are operating as usual.
The the most part on New Year’s day und kins, assistant county agent, In tbs
Mrs. Wm. Shaar has been 111 with the near future where they will make J ing one of the least excusable and night service will probably be started listened to the radio accounts of the reclamation building in Hermiston °n
f’venza during the past week.
their home.
most vicious of crimes.
again in he spring.
California-Georgia Tech. game.
| Friday afternoon, January 4.
THE FEATHERHEADS
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