DIVERSIFIED FARMS
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(The Wrmtefcm Heräte
-NUMBER 21
HADDOX HERD TESTS
HIGHEST FOR YEAR
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929
DOG LICENSE TAX TO BE
RIGIDY ENFORCED NOW
Sad News for Dog Owners is Issued
L. C. TODD HAS THIRD HIGH PRO
DUCING HERD
RACE FOR CARNIVAL BOY SCOUT WEEK TU
QUEEN RUNS CLOSE BE UBSERVED HERE
From Office of County
Clerk.
BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
IDEAL FOR COWS
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
0. O. F .’S AND REBEKAHS
HAVE JOINT INSTALLATION
Large
Crowd of Member« Attend
STANFIELU LOSES
TU YELLOWJACKEIS
Joint Meeting on Monday Eve
FIVE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ON THE LOCAL TROOP
TO
HAVE FAKE
ning, January 21.
LOCALS DEFEAT OPPONENTS IN
BALLOT
REST GAME OF SEASON
EMERGENCY CALL
According to a notice received from
the office of the county clerk, the
Joint installation of officers for the
Umatilla Dairy Association Ends county court has determined on
rigid enforcement of the state dog Entertainment Features Planned for Father and Son Banquet Planned for I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges was Hermiston Girls Lose Game After
held in Hermiston Monday evening
Successful Year According
tax law and 2000 dog license tags,
Carnival Friday Evening,
Leading by Wide Margin
February 6 in Basement of
January 21. The installing officers
ordered
recently,
have
been
received
To Annual Report.
in
charge
were
Curtis
Simons
D.
G
January
25.
Thru Three Quarters.
by County Clerk Brown.
Methodist Church.
M. and Mrs. Jasper Templeton, D. P.
The law provides for payment by
The following were Installed as
According to the annual report of the owner of an annual tax of >1.00
BY"TUFFY” KENNINGS
officers In the Odd Fellows: Gwynn
With
interest
in
the
race
for
queen
on
every
male
or
sterilized
female
In
observance
of
national
Boy
the Umatilla Dairy Improvement as
The Hermiston Yellowjackets de
Hughes,
N.
G.;
Leslie
Thompson,
V
of the high school carnival still runn Scout week, February 4-9, the local
sociation for 1928, three of the herds dog and $2.00 or females. March
G.; W. R. Longhorn, Sec.; Otto feated the fast Stanfield quintet on
ring high, final balloting will not be group will be called together on
the local floor last Friday, 31 to 21,
on test made a yearly herd-average has been designated by the law as
completed until tomorrow evening, fake emergency call for tthe purpose Pierce, F. Sec.; J. A. Reeves, Treas.;
of over 400 pounds of butterfat per the last day on which the license may
in one of the best games of the sea
Baxter
Hutchison,
warden;
David
when the results will be totaled and of illustrating to the community the
cow. T. II. Haddox of Hermiston be paid without penalty, and after
son. The Yellowjackets gained an
Rowe,
conductor:
Harry
McMillan,
I
the
winner
crowned
queen
at
the
value of Boy Scout troops and their
made the highest record for the year that date a penalty equal in amount
early lead but were hard pressed to
opening of the carnival. Those who work in the event of any catastrophe G.; .M L. Watson, O. G.; Curtis Sim keep ahead of the visitors.
Stan
with an average of 438.1 pounds of to the license will be added. After
are now In the race are Margaret The fake catastrophe will be planned ons, R. S. N.. G.; Earl M. Baker, L. S.
field played a fast game and were
bvtterfat per cow, and A. R. Cop March 1 a force of special collectors
N.
G.;
Geo.
Harkenrider,
L.
S.
V.
G.;
Bills,
Mary
Brownson,
Edith
Sales,
carefully and the boys put into ser
pock of Adams was a close second it is stated, will be put in the field
trailing by only one point many times
Marian Henderson and Meda Slogs- vice just the same as if the situation Uria Lenhart, R. S. S.; Ralph Shae-
with an average of 438.1 pounds of and a thorough canvass of the county
during the game. The locals have
dell. Votes sell for a cent apiece and were real. The nature of the call fer, L. S. S.; and R. C. Barham, chap
made.
All
those
“rounded
up”
by
butterfat per cow. I.. C. Todd of Her
improved considerably since the Echo
may be purchased either at Hitt’s or and the time, whether night or day, lain.
miston was the third member having these collectors will have to pay
game
and played real basketball
The following officers were In
the drug store any time before Frl will be kept secret until such time
The game was marked by loose
an average of over 400 pounds of double tax, and will be liable to day evening.
stalled
In
the
Rebekah
lodge:
Beu
as the scoutmaster and chairman of
guarding on both sides and there
butterfat. His herd totaled an aver prosecution under the misdemeanor
In addition to the queen contest, the troop committee shall Issue the lah Simons, N. G.; Mrs. George Sale were few fouls on this account.
section of the law.
age of 41S.1 pounds.
The fund created by this law goes plans for the carnival are shaping up order. A detailed account of this V. G.; Mrs. Cecil Warner, warden;
In the testing year Just ended,
Reese and Kopez were Stanfield’s
well for a highly successful and en mobilization will appear later in this Mrs. F. L. Kelley, conductor; Mrs.
to
pay for sheep killed by dogs.
big threats and the local guards were
there have beer an average of 608
Hugh
Taylor,
chaplain;
Mrs.
B.
J.
tertaining evening at the auditor paper.
kept busy checking their scoring.
cows on tests, according to B. M.
ium, January 25. A program of In
Another feature of Boy Scout Week Nation, corresponding secretary; Mrs
The Hermiston girls lost their game
Hauser, association tester.
The
Lillian
Rowe,
treasurer;
Mrs.
Bert
teresting numbers will be ready for will be a father and son banquet giv
in
the last few minutes after leading
average production of theee cows, *
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
* final presentation. The boys and en on the evening of February 6, In Mullins, secretary; Mrs. Jasper Tem
by a safe margin for the first three
based on the monthly herd-average,
pleton,
R.
S.
N.
G.;
Mrs.
W.
A.
Mlke-
girls
glee
clubs
will
offer
some
ex
the Methodist church basement. This
4
quarters. The girls played their us
was 312.6 pounds of butterfat per ♦
cellent musical numbers and the pub will be a community affair and all sell, L. S. N. G.; Mrs. Geo. Strohm, ual fine game and seemingly had the
cow. During the testing year there 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
R. S. V. G.; Mrs. G. L. Hughes, L
lic
speaking
class
has
undertaken
to
the
men
of
the
town
are
requested
to
Mrs. Minnie Lopp has traded her
was a total of 94 cows that were
S. V. G.; Mrs. George Harkenrider, game won when a substitute went In
present The Shooting of Dan Me
culled out of the herds as unprofit ranch for two houses and two lots Grew, a highly dramatic version o bring their sons or some other boys inside guardian; Mrs. Floyd Kneer, for Shlrlle Brownson at forward. The
to the banquet. Tickets will be sold
in Enterprise. E. Billington, Mrs,
Stanfield forwards managed to sink
able.
that old favorite affording all the soon at one dollar a plate.
The outside guardian; Mrs. M. L. Wat a few baskets while the Hermiston
Lopp’s
brother,
his
son
and
grand
The highest producing cow of the
son,
musician.
thrills necessary. Numbers by the Methodist ladies’ aid will serve the
association was Snowball, a purebred son, will leave Monday for their new
Harry Kelley, being absent, will forwards missed all their chaneee.
seventh and eighth grade glee club, banquet. A program, provided by the
Holstein owned by C. R. Smith of home at Enterprise. Mrs. Lopp will
be
Installed as R. S. V G. In the I. Stanfield soon forged ahead and won
a
ballet
dance,
a
boxing
match
and
scouts, will be presented at the din
Pendleton. This cow produced a leave about a week later. The man
O.
F. at some later date. About the gamel 17 to 14.
clown act have also been planned.
ner and arrangements will be made
total of 694 pounds of butterfat. The who traded for the place is B. Sherry.
This week the Adams team come to
65
members
were present at the Joint
Those
who
enjoy
dancing
will
have
for some outside speaker, perhaps the
Hermiston to mix with the locals in
second highest producing cow was The Sherrys perhaps won’t move on
meeting.
X
social
hour
was
enjoyed
the best of music to help make this exécutive of the Blue Mouuntain
owned by T. H. Haddox.
This was the Lopp place till summer or fall.
double header Saturday, January
after the Installation and refresh
feature one of the biggest of the council, F. Douglas Hawley.
26.
•
Dolly, a grade Holstein, producing
ments
served.
evening.
The Boy Scout organization cele
Mrs. C. A. Keller and baby daugh
628 pounds of butterfat.
The proceeds from the carnival will brates its nineteenth birthday on
According to Mr. Hauser's report, ter, Rose Mary, returned from St.
go Into the high school athletic fund February 8. During these few short YAKIMA MAN INJURED IN
FIRE DESTROYS FARM HOME
the testing work for the past year Anthony’s hospital last Thursday.
to meet deficits and aid the ath years since its lncetion. It has grown
has brought to light some interesting
CAR WRECK NEAR IRRIGON
OF E L DAVIS JANUARY 20
until It now embraces over a half
Mr. Harr is critically ill at his letic program.
facts regarding the herd sires owned
million boys and officials and has
by the Hermiston bull association. home due to a relapse of the flu.
been accepted as the boy program In
Thirty of the cows completing rec
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORICAL
Cigarette Ashes hDivert Driver's At Family in Town at Time of B la » ;
fifty-seven different countries.
Lowell Stockard left Friday for
ords for the year were daughters
CONTEST AROUSES INTEREST
tention ; Cash Register
of sires owned by this association Portland.
Loss Partially Covered by
and their average production was
Causes
Damage.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
HOOVER
Insurance.
P. E. Hall has erected a new pump
347.2 pounds of butterfat, or 34.7
Portland,
Ore.,
Jan.
19
(Special)—
house
at
his
home.
pounds of fat above the average of
ARRIVES IN MIAMI, FLA.
The farm home of E. I, Davis, situ
More than eighty Oregon high schools
the association.
Hermiston St
Misortune assumed the shhape of ated north of town on the Umatilla
Mr. Conley, Mrs. Conrad’s brother, are now entered In the state oratori
Mavzes had the largest number of
lighted cigarette ashes and a cash diagonal road, burned to the ground
daughters on test, a to tar of 10 cows is here on an extended visit at the cal contest which the Morning Ore (Received by the Herald from Bryant
register last Monday when the auto Sunday evening while the family waa
gonian Is sponsoring, and boys and
giving an average of 378.2 pounds of Conrad home.
mobile
in which Christian Neilsen of in town attending a show. The ex
girls
In
these
schools
are
hard
at
special Miami Penney service
butterfat per year. Major Hard
Yakima
had accepted a proferred ride act origin of the blaze was not dis
work
on
their
orations.
Marda Hannan has been 111 the
noodle was second in number of
swerved to the side of the road near covered. According to Mrs. Davis,
thru Miami Herald.)
The orator winning the state fin
daughters tested, having eight with last week due to a nervous break-
Irrigon, struck a culvert and caused they had taken particular care to see
als, which will be held In Portland
an average butterfat production of lown.
the cash register In the back of the that everything was all right before
about
April
26
will
receive
a
cash
403.4 pounds. Rhu’s Lad of Her
car to slide forward and break one they started to town that evening.
prize
of
3125
and
the
Oregonian
wlli
John
H/addox
returned
to
Port
President-elect
Hoover
arrived
here
miston had seven daughters on tests
land Wednesday where he is engag pay his or her expenses to Los An this afternoon on special train from of his ribs. Lighted cigarette ashes News of the fire did not reach them
with an average of 284.8
until they stopped at the A. P. Gar
daughters of Blossom’s Lad of Her ’d with the Pacific Mutual life In gtles to participate in the Pacific Washington accompanied by a staff on the lap robe diverted the driver’s ner home on their way home from
attention, according to Neilson.
coast
Inals.
If
the
Oregon
orator
surance
company.
of
secretaries,
newspaper
men
and
miston gave an average production of
The Injured man, who was on his the show. Neighbors had called the
should win the coast event, he or she secret service operatives. After a
322.2 pounds of butterfat.
The Farm Bureau Ladles’ Auxil will accompany the other six nation short parade through the streets of way home from California, had ac Garners and Informed them of the
The organization of the associa
cepted the offer of a ride to Umatilla fire.
tion for the ensuing year is practic iary met Friday afternoon at the club al finalists on a three months’ tour the city he was conducted to White
from Arlington, when he found the Nothing was saved from the flames,
ally completed and everything points house. The topic under discussion was of South America with all expenses Haven, winter home of J. C. Penny,
ferry was not operating across the the entire building and all the fur
paid,
in
addition
to
making
the
trip
civic
Improvements.
Although
the
noted
agriculturist,
stock
broker
and
to an even larger membership than
nishings being destroyed. The loss
river
there.
to
Washington,
D.
C.,
for
the
nation
crowd was rather small the meeting
chain store operator, where ho will
last year.
Neilsen, who is an ex-marine, was on both house and furnishings was
was very educational and Interest al event.
remain until a few days before bis
Second prize in Oregon will be 376 inauguration resting, fishing and brought to Hermiston by members of partially covered by Insurance.
ing.
the local Legion post for medical at
PROJECT FAIR BOARD TO BE
and the third 350.
working on inauguration speeches.
:o: 4 :o: 4 :o: 4 :o: ♦ :o:
tention. It was found upon examina
The
high
schools
of
the
state
which
George
Liebe
hag
erected
a
new
White
Haven
was
offered
to
him
ELECTED SATURDAY, JAN. 26
tion
that
one
rib
was
broken,
and
are
entered
must
hold
their
high
hicken house on his ranch.
The
directly after his election by Mr.
CHURCH NOTES
capacity is for about 300 chickens. school contests and have the manu Penny, whose nationwide activities In possibly his hip fractured. He was
Project farmers and Hermiston
scripts of the winning orators In the purebred cattle raising, crop farming sent on to his home In Yakima where
business men are urged to be in at
o: 4 :o: 4 ;o ♦ :o: ♦ :o:
hands of AlfredClark, University of and organized merchandising have further x-ray examinations will be
tendance at a public meeting in the FLOYD KNEER ELECTED
Services at the Baptist-Chrlstlan
Oregon extension department, Eug formed the basis for a personal made to determine the full extent
TO CITY COUNCIL ene, by March 15.
Hermiston library Saturday, January
church Sunday, January 27. Bible
friendship between the two. It is if his injuries.
26 at 2 o'clock, where a board of dir
school 10 A. M. Morning worship
University Judges will pick the located on a palm decked island com
Floyd Kneer was elected to serve as
ectors will be elected to serve for the
1 o’clock. Topic, The Preaching of
best eight manuscripts from among manding an excellent view of Bis- BEEKEEPERS TO MEET
Umatilla Project fair of 1929. This a city councilman at a regular meet- the school winners In each of the up
the Gospel Not In Vain. The second
cacyne
bay
and
It
was
acclaimed
by
SATURDAY AFTERNOON In the series of sermons from Thessa
meeting will be held in conjunction ing of the council Thursday evening, state districts and the eight speak
with a meeting of the Hermiston Jer January 17. Mr. Kneer will fill the ers in each district will meet in dis secret service operatives who have
lonians. Evening service 7 o’clock.
been with the Hoover party since
position left vacant by the resigna trict finals.
sey Breeders' association.
Subject, How Can we Serve the World
November,
and
who
made
the
South
A meeting for the special purpose Through Our Church.
Everyone who is interested In the tion of J. M. Biggs, who was recent
The first
The Oregonian will pay the ex American trip, to be more beautiful
problems and prospects of success ly appointed city recorder.
penses of district winners in com than any thing they had seen on the of selecting a candidate for the posi steps toward happiness are the
fully carrying on the Umatilla Pro
ing to Portland for the state finals. the entire trip. Palm shaded walks, tion of county bee Inspector will be church steps. Be present next Lord's
held in the Reclamation building in day and share in the joy of worship.
ject fair as an enterprise of Hermis MERCURY DOWN BELOW ZEB0
elaborate gardens of tropical flow Hermiston Saturday afternoon, Janu A cordial welcome to all. A. J, Ware,
ton will make it a point to be at the
ers, an outdoors swimming pool, a ary 26, at 2 o’clock. All beekeepers
According to the official report McNAUGHT SIGNS UP FOR
meeting. The election of a board of
pastor.
boat house with fishing boats, house are invited to be In attendance at
of
the
government
thermometer,
the
directors at this early date will as
boat
and
speed
boat,
a
mlnature
golf
SWIMMING TEAM AT 0. S. A. C.
sure sufficient time for the organiza temperature climbed down to 16 de
this session.
At the M. E. church Sunday, Jan
course, offer full opportunity for the
tion of plans for a fair of greater crees below zero Tuesday ntghht.
uary 27. Sunday school at 10 A. M.
Hoover party. They were welcomed
This furnished the usual excitement
proportion than in years past.
Morning worship at 11. The churches
Oregon State Agricultural College, to Miami by Mayor E. O. Swell and 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 in your community are striving to
with the water pipes, and showed up
the amateur weather prophets who January 24-Joe McNaught of Her to the Penny home by Miss Olga
FARM REMINDERS
♦ raise the standard of living In your
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS KEEP
had been talking of a mild winter miston. sophomore In engineering, Autenrieth, sister of Mr«. Penny and
town and are back of every move
POUCE DEPARTMENT BUSY with spring just around the corner. was one of the 20 men who signed Dr. Burdette J. Lewis, manager of 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ment that lends its aid to the better
Several Inches of snow fell the first up for the varsity swimming team. the Penny properties In Florida.
Well kept and analyzed farm ac- ment of the community. Let us Join
He is specializing In the breast
Saturday afternoon was a busy time part of the week.
THEATRF
HAS
SPRCIAT
HATTWVF
enabIe
to loc,te the hands Sunday morning In some one
stroke. John Kenney of Stanford, THEATRE HAS SPECIAL MATINEE WCak «pots
for the local police department when
and readjust enterprises of the churches and give these organ
the
new
swimming
coach,
plans
to
seven tickets were issued for traffic
and practices where necessary to in izations our moral support in tbs
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Sunday school children of Hermis crease the Income. The Oregon farm great undertaking. You will find a
violations, two for speeding, two for
OBITUARY NOTE
♦ whip hla squad Into condition at
once
as
the
first
meet
Is
but
two
A Missouri editor refused to ♦
ton were the guests of the manage ers are becoming more Interested In real friendly welcome at the "Friend
wroag parking on main street and
publish obituary notices of peo- ♦ weeks away when they meet the ment of the local theatre at a spec— farm accounting is shown by the fact ly” church O. W. Payne, pastor.
three for failure to stop when enter
Multnomah club of Portland.
pie who. while living, failed to
lal matinee Sunday afternoon when I that «.„„pined records for the year
ing a thru street. Only one fine for
subscribe for his paper and gave
they saw the feature picture, “The j fr„ „ Umatilla, Crook. Deschutes.
speeding was imposed, the others be
Email let luce cups filled with aslad
this pointed reason: "People
A teat of whether bread has been King of Kings,” depicting the life o f .MorroWt Po|k and Clackamas counties dressing make pleasing garnishes for
ing let off with a warning.
who do not take their home
kneaded enough ia to leave It on the Christ.
According to H. W. Kelley, chief
'have been turned In to the farm man- salads.
paper are dead anyway, and
board or molding cloth for a few min
of police, all violators of the ordi
agement department of the state
their passing away baa co news
utes. When taken up again. If it
nance pertaining to stopping before
If the pan la which milk Ip to be college. On some farms the entire
T. W. Botkin spent the week end
value.”
does not stick, it Is ready to put la heated ia oiled the milk wtll not business has been found 4« need re visiting his daughter, Mrs. Zwelfsl,
entering a thru street will be fined
scorch so easily,
on second offense.
organization.
In 1* Grande,
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ the bread pan.