The Hermiston herald., February 14, 1929, Image 1

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— NUMBER 24
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1929
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
Legion-Aux. Conference Friday
FARM CONFERENCE
PLANS PROGRESSING
¡LOCAL PROJECT FARMER
SENDS PRODUCE AS GIFT
Herm iston Apples, Potatoes, Cause
BAKERY TO OPEN IN
HERMISTON MAR. 1
Favorable Comment in Middle
PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE MEET­
INGS HELD RECENTLY
W estern State.
W. B . HOWE, FORMERLY OF RED­
COLLECTORS TO ASSIST
TAXPAYERS OF COUNTY|
Portland, Oregon— Beginning Feb­
ruary 1, and continuing until Friday, I
March 16, the last day for filing fed­
eral Income tax returns, deputies |
from the office of Clyde G. Huntley,
collector of internal revenue, will I
visit the rlncipal cities and towns
of the state for the purpose of assist­
ing taxpayers prepare their returns
and compute their taxes. The ser­
vices of the deputy collector will be
available to taxpayers of Umatilla
county in Pendleton, February 1-14
inclusive and March 1-16 inclusive.
In Morrow county the dates have been
set for February 26-28 inclusive at |
Heppner.
PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND
OPEN MEETING AT 7:30
MOND, ANNOUNCES PLANS
Fred W. Lenz, a local project far-
I mer, hit upon a unique plan of scnd-
COLD WEATHER FAILS TO H A M .
A nother Series Scheduled for N ext ‘“A !amples ° f apples and potatoee
PER CONFERENCE PLANS
| which were raised on his farm here N ew Establishm ent to Have Modern,
W eekend; Bee Conference
to relatives in Missouri as a Christ­
E lectrically Equipped
mas present. According to replies re­
Sixth D istrict of Legion to Meet In
Added to List.
ceived from the Missourians the local
Machinery.
Irrigation City; Program
produce created something of a sen­
sation. The following excerpt from
Plan» Under Way.
With the completion of a series of the letter recelved by Mr Lenz
March 1 will see the opening of a
preliminary committee meetings, act- qulte enlightening:
modern, up-to-date electrically equip­
ive plans for the agricultural con-
Old Man Winter worked overtime
“I have seen potatoes that would
f-e n c e scheduled for February 27 to Weigh as much apiece perhaps, but ped bakery In Hermiston according
to upset plans for the American Leg­
to
W.
R.
Howe,
formerly
in
the
bak­
March 1 In Hermiston are moving never in my life did I see potatoes
ion conference scheduled for tomor­
L
_
? 'he8e preliminary H l Inches long. That's growing po- ery business in Redmond, Oregon.
row. February 16. but failed to score
tneetings, convening at the office of tatoes by the yard. They always say The building next to Blessing's
any noticeable victory. Hermiston,
hardware store has been secured for
lue _^ ,.can t county agent, were held around here that Western fruit has
the Irrigation City, will be host for
the first of the month and tentative no flavor. Now , know they don>t the shop and will soon undergo a pro
the sixth district conference tomor­
cess
of
remodeling
preparatory
to
the
plans for the conference were thor- know wbat they are talking about
row despite the snow, low tempera­
opening.
oughly discussed.
Committees for These apples look and taste much
ture and general unpleasantness that
Mr. Howe, who was in Hermiston OVER THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS IS |
each section of the conference were like the ones that we had on the
the weatherman has seen fit to dole
some
two
weeks
ago
investigating
elected and plans made for another farm ln Pennsylvania,
his was the decision of the
te
proposition
and
looking
over
the
CLEARED.
series of meetings to be held before
local post after long distance con­
situation,
returned
the
first
of
this
the actual conference .
Ben S. Fisher. State Commander
sultation with state headquarters at
week from Portland where he pur­
RAY GRANT SLOCUM
The first committee to meet on
American Legion, Coop Bay, Ore.
Portland the first of the week.
E
nthusiastic
Applause
Greets
A
c
ts:
j
chased approximately >4600 worth
January 31 was the livestock group , _
_
x
. . . . . .
Final plans for the entertainment
composed of Oscar Mikesell. Geo.
* ay
Slocum, 60. of Irrigon. of equipment for the new establish­
The Awkward Squad D elights
of delegates from various posts In thia
Strohm, H. J. Stillings, L. G. Smith, dled a‘ the Hermiston ho8P.“ al Feb- ment. Included in this equipment is
district are going ahead speedily un­
Audience.
New' Madden, E. L. Jackson, Oral ruary 11 of heart disease. Mr. Slo­ a huge electric oven, a high speed
der the direction of J. E. Halleybur-
cum,
who
was
unmarried,
had
been
dough
mixer,
and
an
electric
loaf
Henriksen, Ford Bros., Jess. G. Bad­
ton, general chairman of the conven­
a
farmer
of
the
Irrigon
district
for
molder besides a number of smaller
ger, James C. Hoskins and William
tion. The cold weather will prob­
Enthusiastic applause greeted each
some
years
past.
He
was
born
in
pieces
of
machinery.
This
eqipment
Kik. In the afternoon of the same
ably limit the attendance somewhat
day the poultry committee met and | ? " anton' Penn8ylvanla October 17, represents the very latest In bakery act of the vaudeville show presented I
more than would otherwise have been
at
the
local
theatre
last
Friday
eve­
machinery and will provide a ser
elected James D. Todd as general
ning under the auspices of the Leg- LOCALS JOURNEY TO NEIGHBOR- the case, but both the Legion and the
vice
to
the
public
that
cannot
be
sur­
chairman of the group. For this se c-, o
_
,
,
Auxiliary are planning for a fairly
lion of the conference, two commit-1Prann Fu"!ra ,par? ons Thursday af. passed by any bakery In this part of ion auxiliary. The show was sue 1
large crowd.
eessful not only from the standpoint
ING TOWN FOR GAME
tbe country
tees, one on chickens and another on £ rnoon a f ° C,0<* ’ W ,
The convention proper will begin
A part of the machinery is ex­ of entertainment but was likewise
turkeys, were chosen to facilitate the Payne, ° fflclatin« ’ » “rial was in the
at
three in the afternoon, opening
financially
successful
despite
the
pected to reach Hermiston this week,
work of compiling material and solv- Herm,aton cwnetery
Low Temperature Fail» to Slow Down with a business meeting which will
with the remainder arriving seme h ^ idlc|p of an unusually cold eve­
lhg gptcinv problems of the poultry I ,
..
continue until six. The Legionnaires
P layin g on Part of E ither
time later. Present plans of Mr. ning for the performance. Between
raisers. The chicken committee is STANFIELD GIRLS WIN
will convene at the Legion hall while
thirty-five
and
forty
dollars
was
composed of R. G. Pennock, Harry)
FROM HERMISTON TEAM Howe provide for the opening of the cleared. This amount will be put
Team.
the Auxiliary meeting has been sched*
shop
on
March
1
at
which
time
bak­
Spinning, R. C. Todd, James D. Todd,
uled for the Baptist church building.
into the conference fund to be used
Mr. and Mrs. G. Genn, Mr. and Mrs. I Tbe s t anfield girls easily defeated ing operations will be started. Mr. for the entertainment of auxiliary
From six to seven o'clock, a real army
Howe, the manager, is himself an ex­
W ill Rhodes. L. C. Cooney, Vernon the Hermiston glrl8 37 to 16 last Sat-
The Hermiston Yellowjackets Jour- J mess will be served to the Leglon-
guests who will be in Hermiston for
Jones, Chester Flannigan and Mrs. urday nlgbt at stanfleld. The locals perienced baker and will have charge the district meeting tomorrow, Feb-1 neyed to Stanfield last Saturday when nalres et the hall.
Auxilary dele-
of this end of tke business.
S. L. Carson. Those on the turkey were hand,Capped by the absence of
ruary 15.
the mercury was down to 20 below ! gates will be guests at a banquet
eon mittee are New Madden, Theo. Ruth Bensel who was ill with a touch
The Awkward Squad proved to be an<i defeated the fast Stanfield quin- served by the ladles’ aid ln the Bap-
Beletskl, J. M. Richards, Walter Bot- of tbe Ou and unable t0 make th# ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o: ♦ :o:
one of the best bits of the evening’s tet ln a hard fought basketball game list church baaement.
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° B' Chan3r’ Chaa’ trip- The Stanfield girls won from
A meeting, open to the public, has
show. Sailor costumes ln blue and 1® to 14. The cold weather did not
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CH URCH N O TES
Wlcklander, F. L. Jewett, Mrs. T. A. Hermiston earlier In the season but
been
arranged for the hours from
‘white
and
c.'.ever
dance
step«
to-
Bee®
to
handicap
either
team
as
the
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O’Grady, J. B. Saylor, John Jendrzew- by a
c,
gether with some eight nice looking same was fast and thrilling through- 7:30 to 9 o’clock ln the auditorium.
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ski and W. G. Webber.
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An Interesting program with an ad­
misses and mesdames of Hermiston out.
Friday morning, February 1 the I son. J. W. Messner, F. B. Swayze, C.
Well It is still cold and snowy proved an excellent combination. This
Hermiston started out like five llt- dress by Ben S. Fisher, state com-
farm crops committee met and two len, Sylvan Pierson, T. H. Haddox, arounud here and everyone la wish­ act was so successful that the par­ tle cyclones confined ln one and piled mander of the American Legion and
¡»ions formed for this section of I M. Jump, C. S. Calkins, J W. McMul- ing for warmer weather. You will
ticipants have been prevailed upon up a score of 11 to 3 In the first short talks by various other guests
the conference. The first group com -, g h . Barnard and R. C. Todd,
find a warm welcome at the friendly to present It as a part of the enter­ half. The Yellowjackets were not to has been arranged. The convention
posed the general farm crops com-! At a meeting of the Umatilla Co. church Sunday. Each service holds tainment for the conference to mor­ hold such a commanding lead, how­ will close with a public dance In the
n ittee and the following were elect- Beekeepers association held recently, for you a comfortable seat and we row.
ever, for Stanfield came back In ths auditorium. Legion delegates and
ff! to serve: F. C. Frederickson, Nels it was decided to Include a bee con- hope It will not be vacant. Begin­
In the way of musical acts, the last quarter and staged a last minute I guests will be admitted free of
kristianson, R. G. Ruber, F. S. Green,1 ference on this program and Jens ning Monday evening we will en­ high school orchestra under the rally which netted them 10 points, charge.
V. E. lo g a n , P. P. Sullivan, Joe skovbo was elected as chairman to deavor to bring to you an Interest­ direction of Miss Kern made an ex­ The line-up for thegam e was as fol­
Among the distinguished guests
Udey, Cecil Madden, Cleve Clark, E. j work with the assistant county agent ing program of an evangelistic nat­ ceptionally good apearance ln an lows:
who will probably be in Hermiston
L. Jackson and W. A. Leathers. The | n arranging details for the confer­ ure. Some times we call such a pro­ opening number. A violin solo and Hermiston
.
Stanfield for the conference are Ben 8.
other division was the truck crops ence.
gram a revival. We hope to make encore by Miss Kern received hearty Felthoi se
R. Forward
Reese Fisher, state commander; Carl Moser,
committee with the following mem­
Another series of committee meet­ this series of meetings really a re­ applause, as did the vocal numbers Mallon
Lft,rd 1 department state adjutant; Kenneth
L. Forward
bers: J. W. McMullen C. M. Jackson, ings were planned for this week but vival of religion in Hermiston. W ill by F. B. Barker.
Miss Sansted and Smith
Center
Gifford Cooper, regional superintendent of
Tom Fraser, L. M. Lampson, C. T. were postponed until next week on you come each and every one? Rev.
Dr. Prime whose voices blend par­ Hammond
R. Guard
Gibbons the veteran's bureau; and Gerald
Sajing, H. W. Grimm, Thomas Rine­ account of the cold weather. The Geo. R. Ellis, pastor of Echo M. E. ticularly well were enthusiastically
Martin
L. Guard
Kopaz (Jerry) Owen, editor of the Oregon
hart, J. . Dyer, Geo. Liebe and Bax­ following Is the schedule for this church will conduct the services. Let
Legionnaire Etnd Sunday editor of the
applauded. A stringed duet by Pelky
This
makes
two
wine
for
the
Yel­
ter Hutchison.
us pray and labor earnestly for the and Hamm was also included ln the
next series of meetings:
Oregonian.
The dairy group met Friday after­
February 21, 9:30 A. M.— General success of the meeting. O. W. musical numbers. Miss Cranna In lowjackets over the Stanfield five this
season and Is the first time a Her­
noon and elected L. C. Dyer chair­ livestock committee. 1:30 P. M.— Payne, pastor.
appropriate Scotch costume was most miston team has defeated Stanfield STARVING PHEASANTS FED
man and the following as members Poultry committee
attractive and her version of the on their own floor In several seasons
of the committee: S. R. Cooper, J. H.
BY USE OF AIRPLANE
February 22, 9:30 A. M.— Farm
Services at the Baptlst-Christlan Highland fling had a ll the earmarks
This Saturday the fast Adnms teama
Reid. T. H. Haddox, Sylvan Pierson, crops group.
1:30 P. M.— Dairy church Sunday, February 17: Bible of the real thing.
will come to Hermiston to play the
The airplane was employed last
A. E. Porter, W. H. Hannan, F. H. J group.
school 10 A. M. Morning worship 11
Halleyburton and Hiatt, the former locals in a double header. The Yel- week to give food to starving pheas­
Relks, A. E. McFarland, H. J. Ott,
February 23. 1:30 A. M.— Farm o'clock . Evening service 7 P. M. ln black face guise put on a little skit lowjackets
are out to win this game ants and other game birds of Wash­
C. A. Lynch and J. S. Rogers.
management group. 1:30 P. M.— A cordial welcome to all. A .J. Ware, with plenty of comedy and Inter­
so it promises to be a fight from the ington county. Dr. Elmer Smith of
The Farm Management committee Bee committee.
pastor.
spersed with songs. The finale, In­ beginning. Adams has one victory Hillsboro used his own plane and dis­
met Saturday morning and elected
All of these meetings will be held
cluding the awkward »quad and a on their own floor over the locals al­ tributed damaged wheat from a re­
Enoe D. Martin to sdkve as chairman in the office of the assistant couunty
Mrs. Gerald White who teaches double quartette, provided Just the ready this season but they will he at
cently burned warehouse ln Forest
of the conference.
Those named o n , agent and anyone not placed on a In Pine City has been In Her­ right ending for the performance.
a disadvantage on Hermiston's court. Grove. The wheat was scattered from
the general committee were F. A. committee but having problems which miston for some two weeks past. The
The vaudeville was preceded by a
from the air In places where birds
Baker, H. J. Ott, L. C. Dyer, J. H .1 he would like to present to the schools there were closed on account
movie, featuring Virginia Lee Cor­
J. A. Reeves Is driving around In were known to be In dire need of food
Retd. John Jendrsewskl, E. L. Jack- group may feel free to attend.
of the extremely cold weather.
bin.
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AUXILIARY VODVIL
PROVES SUCCESSFUL!
NERMISTON DEFEATS
STANFIELD QUINTET
THE FEATHERHEADS