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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN SESSION'
IN HERMISTON DORING THIS WEEK END
EACH DAY TO BE GIVEN OVER TO
ngl for a considerable time gather
ing data which la being used in the
conference.
Present Meeting Represents Second LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS OF FARM
BUREAU RE-ELECTED
ELECTS OFFICERS TUESDAY
Affair of Its Kind To Be
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929
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BITS 0’ BLARNEY
PRESENTED FRIDAY
PROSPECfS LOOK GOOD
HERMISTON ODD FELLOWS
ATTEND CONVENTION SAT.
have
been THAWING MACHINE GIVES
EXCELLENT SERVICE HERE
Although the electric pipe thawing
machine has been in almost con
tinual operation since its arrival last
week, there still remain a few frozen
pipes within the city limits.
It is
expected, however, that with the
speed made available by tbte new
machine tbs work will ail be com
pleted within a short time.
The
machine, which was purchased by the
city from a Walia Walla firm, has
been giving excellent service, ac
cording to H. W. Kelley of the city
water department who is supervising
C om B ittsst have been work- the w p rt.
LOCAL GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
Warm sunshine and blue skies in
duced local golf enthusiasts to
bring their golf paraphernalia out
of winter storage and go out on the
local course for a few rouunds last
Sunday. Quite a number of players
were Indulging In their favorite
sport last week end and continued
warm weather will probably bring
an increased number each Sunday.
Mrs. P. T. Stbooley of Tampa. Flor
ida arrived In Hermiston Tuesday.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Kingsley and was called here
by the illness of her father.
’HERMISTON WINS
DISTRICT DEBATE
Morrow Counties; Distin
co rding to Reports of the
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS GIVE
guished Guests There.
Local Fans.
PENDLETON IS DEFEATED FOB
PERFORMANCE
The twenty-two members of lodge
No. 206, I. O. O. F. who were in at
tendance at the annual convention
of Umatilla and Morrow counties in
Freewater last Saturday report an in
teresting meeting. Most of the local
delegates went up in one of the school
busses, arriving there in time for the
banquet and evening session.
Among the distinguished guests at
the convention were the following
grand lodge officials: Fred Mendl of
Portland, Grand Master; P. E. Sharon
of Portland, Grand Secretary and W
R. Longhorn, HermiBton, Grand Her-
Longhorn of Hermiston, Grand Her
aid. Other prominent in lodge work
were two Past Grand Masters of
Washington, A. E. McCrosky and Mr.
Kellogg, both of Walla Walla; and
three Past Grand Masters of Oregon,
R. Alexander, Henry Taylor and S. F.
Bowman all of Pendleton.
The principal addresses of the day
were given by Grand Master Mendl
and Past Grand Master McCrosky.
About 380 guests were served at the
banquet in the evening which was
followed by the initiation work put
on by th^various degree teams. Her
miston and Echo competed for high
est honors in the second degree, the
Echo team winning out by a sxnail
margin. The initiatory degree work
was put on by teams from Pendle
ton and Freewater, with th.e Pen
dleton team winning first.
Although nothing has been done
in an official way, local baseball
enthusiasts hade been scouting
around the past few days, with the
results that respects are looking
pretty brlghtafor a team this year.
Some of the veterans, who have
played for the locals In the last few
seasons, are still here and rarin’ to
go. Leo Hurly and Herb Shesely,
both at home with a catcher’s mit,
are getting actively interested in the
game again. Ursel Hiatt, veteran
first baseman, will probably be glnd
to don a player’s suit this season and
Dave Mittlesdorf will no doubt be
out for a place in the field..
Among the newcomers professing a
hankering for the diamond are Blel-
man. who claims talent on the
pitcher's mound, and Halleyburton,
who has never admitted what position
he plays but is expected to shine on
the bench if nowhere else. Barker
and the Woodward brothers are
also mentiohed as likely prospects.
Hermiston in the past has pro
duced some winning teams, the loc
als in 1926 winning the Tri-County
League Championship. The follow
ing year they were affiliated with
the Blue Mountain league and won
several games despite competition
with much larger towns. Last year
Hermiston was without a team, but
if present indications mean anything
a few weeks more will find a pros
pective team out for practice.
TITLE FEBRUARY 26
Rath Bensel, Jewell Smith Cast in
Leading Roles; Audience
Appreciative.
]D
Improvements
FOR LOCAL BASEBALL TEAM
Freewater Host to Lodges of Umatilla Plenty of Material Showing Up Ac
LOCALS TAKE PART
IN DISTRICT MEET
marked
w eal FOR COWS
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
The two-act operetta, “Bits O’
H. J. OTT TO HEAD ORGANIZATION Blarney," presented by the boys’ and
In Hermiston.
McKenzie to Head Organization;
girl's glee clubs of the high school
THIS YEAR
Uriel Hiatt to Serve as
last Friday evening proved an en
Hermiston Is host this week end
tertaining performance for the large
Fire Chief.
for the second Agricultural Econom
audience in attendance.
Reports of A ll Departments Given
ic conference which opened Wednes
The leading roles were all well
reorganization and the election
day. February 27 and will close Sat of officers to serve for the Hermiston
cast and showed the results of care
At Meeting in Methodist
urday.
In attendance at the ses fire department comprised the princi
ful and experienced direction. Ruth
Church Saturday.
sions this week are farmers from pal business at a meeting of that or
Bensel as Peggy presented a charm
Umatilla and Morrow counties in ganization held Tuesday evening of
ing heroine, and Jewell Smith, tak
eluding the territory from Echo to this week in the Herald office.
ing the role of Patrick, played the
At
a
meeting
of
the
Umatilla
Pro
Boardman, and a number of agricul
F. C. McKenzie was elected presi ject Farm Bureau in the Methodist hero in quite the approved fashion.
tural specialists from the Oregon dent; Dave Mittlesdorf, secretary-
Comedy relief was furnished by Dick
state college at Corvallis who are treasurer; Ur8el Hiatt, fire chief; church Saturday evenng election of Hitt as the old Irishman Mike
officers
was
held
for
the
ensuing
taking an active part in the sched and Joe Norton, assitant fire chief.
O’Noole. Others having important
uled program. All meetings are be Trustees named were Henry Hitt, O. year. Those named were H. J Ott roles were Earl Griggs as Robert,
president;
New
Madden,
vice-presl
ing held in the Methodist church.
Pierce and J. M. Biggs.
Twenty dent, and M. W. McMullen, secretary- Shirley Brownson as Mary, Mere
Wednesday, the opening day of the firemen were enrolled.
StogBdill as Agnes, leader of the
conference. Included a short opening It was decided that meetings should treasurer, all of whom were re-elect chorus and Dorothy Hitt as Rosie
ed
for
their
respective
positions.
address by H. J.. Ott, chairman, and ba held regularly every second Mon
Coralene
Reports of all departments of the also leader of he chorus.
a number of general addresses be day of each month. The question of
Duane and Mary Brownson were
Bureau
were
made
at
this
time
fore the session was turned over to pay for the firemen was discussed
attractive and graceful dancers, add
the livestock committee.
A. C. and a decision reached that each one Among those who spoke during the ing a pleasing bit to the performance
Cooley spoke on the Purpose and should be paid one dollar for attend evening were Walter Holt, county
Members of the boys chorus were
Possibilities of the Conference. Mr. ing meetings and a similar amount agent; R. G. Penney of the Stanfield Russell Blessing, Wesley Blessing,
Cooley is agriculturist in charge of for service at a fire. A sum amount Grange; A. E. Bensel, who discussed Ernest Cox, Mlorris Pierson, Law
demonstrations on reclamation pro- ing to $125 was voted by the organ boy scout work; and Curtis Dyer, rence Swarner, Monroe Swarner,
Jectss. W. J. Warner, president of ization for the improvement of the who reported on the Project fair. Dick Upham, Norman Dahlroan, Don
the local chamber of commerce, ad library lawn. Plans were made be Some time was given over to the dis ald Klages, Joe Dyer, Gerald Haddox,
dressed the meeting on the Commer fore adjournment for the inspection cussion of the cream pool, and ail re Eugene Hanby, Don Harrah, Bob
cial Club Viewpoint. R* G. Penney of the equipment owned by the de ports indicated that it has been work Henderson, Elbert Hutchison, Wal MRS. HALL CELEBRATES
ing satisfactorily for all concerned.
talked on the Orange Viewpoint and partment.
ter Pearson and Oscar Whitsett.
90TH BIRTHDAY RECENTLY
Approximately 200 people were in
George H. Jenkins, assistant county
The girl’s chorus was composed as
attendance at the meeting.
agent, discussed the extension ser
Mary Brownson, Margaret Bills, Mig
A number of friends and neighbors
vice program.
The session was
non Davis, Coralene Duane, Helen Invaded the home of Miss Clara G.
then given ever to the livestock com
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Griggs, Dorothy Hitt, Marian Hen Hall and her mother, Mrs. Lola 8.
mittee, where two reports, one on
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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
* derson, Grace Jackson, Constance Hall, last Friday, February 22, In
Farm Sheep Management and the
Johnson, Ruth Kaiser, Ina Lenhart, honor of Mrs. Hall's ninetieth birth
other on the Place of Swine in Pro
Fern Lindner, Marjorie Mullins, day.
ject Agriculture, were given by H.
Edna Ott, Mabel Parsons, Elsie Reed
Guests to the number of 16 gat
A. I Jndgren, livestock field man, O
Mr. Lenz and son Fred took a load er,- Grace Rodda, Mera StoJti£iMll and ddVn to a bUttntifu! turle&y dinn-sr
A. C. extension service. H. K. Dean, HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET JOURNEY of hogB to Pendleton Monday.
Jane Warner.
served by the Invaders. The dining
superintendent of
the
Umatilla
The operetta was presented under room was appropriately decorated
TO HEFFNER
branch experiment station, gave a
George Liebe has recently painted the direction of Miss Kern, music with patriotic colors.
talk on Lamb Feeding. The rest of Close of Season Finds Yellowjackets his house. The color scheme was tan supervisor of the local school.
The day also being the anniver
the afternoon was taken up by a re
The program was opened with se sary of Rev. J. T. and Mrs. Dowell’s
and red.
W ith Good Record to Their
port of the livestock committee.
lections by the high school orches wedding they were surprised by the
Poultry Meeting Thursday
Friday a short program was held tra and a little playlet, The Sup gift of a beautiful tea set which was
Credit.
Thursday was given over to the
at Columbia in honor of Washington reme Sacrifice, presented by the presented to them by their friends.
poultry seotlon, the session being
Hermiston high school ended its and Lincoln’s birthdays. After the seventh grade.
Capt. G. L. Hall, son of Mrs. Hall,
opened by the chairman of this dlv basketball season last week by de progijam school was dismissed for
came from McMinnvlllt to spend the
lslon, J. D. Todd. H. D. Scudder, feating the snappy Adams team. the remainder of the day.
birthday with his motht
Others
SCHOOL TO HEAR HOOVER
professor of farm management, O. A. This week the Yellowjackets will go
present were N. B. Whitfo. 4, neph
C., gave an address on Poultry Cost- to Heppner to participate in the dis
Local high school and grade stu ew of Mrs. Hall and M tb . W i 'tford,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Norquist and
of-Production, and A. G. Lunn, pro trict tournament which takes place family have moved to Cold Springs dents from the sixth grade up will Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dowell, Mr. Mid
fessor of poultry husbandry, discuss February 28, March 1-2. The Yel where Leon will work for the rail be privileged to listen in on the In Mrs. Longhorn. Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
ed the Problems of the Turkey Grow lowjackets will have some stiff op- road.
auguration ceremony of Herbert Illsley, Mrs. W. E. Potter, Mrs. Irvle
er and New Information on Egg osjtion in their /first game when
Hoover next Monday, March 4, ac Potter, Mrs. S. M. Miller and Mrs. J.
Quality us Affected by Feed.
A re they meet the Helix Grizzlies. This
Mr. and Mrs. S. Barnard and fam cording to an announcemetn of plans S. West.
port of the poultry committee was game will be played Thursday af ily were Sunday dinner guests at to install a radio in the local high
One of he birthday cards which
read and a general discussion led by ternoon, the first game of the tour the Henry Ott home.
school auditorium for that day. This accompanied a gift to Mrs. llall,
Waiter A. Holt, county agent.
is the first time that anything of cleverly exressed the sentiment of
nament.
Friday has been set aside for a
Mr. Calhoun moved to the Tabor this nature has been tried out loc those present.
The Yellowjackets established an
meeting of beekeepers, the principal honorable record by losing only two ranch this week. Mr. Calhoun ex ally and the plan represents some
Getting older? Snub those fears!
discussion to be carried on by H. A. contests in the entire season. Her pects to turn his energies to the rais thing of an innovation.
Forget the verdict of the years;
Scullen, bee specialist of O. A. C. J. miston won every game on its home ing of turkeys this year and plans
They may be right, but bless yom
Skovbo, local apiarist, is chairman floor and turned in one defeat over to put 1000 turkeys on the market DANCE SCHEDULED SATURDAY
heart.
The farm crops section will also every team met. Following is an this fall.
You certainly don’t look the part.
meet on Friday.
The dance to be given Saturday
account of the games played thia
Sherlock Stockard, who has been evening, March 2 Will be in the nat
season:
Closing Session
WINS ATHLETIC AWARD
The closing session of the confer Hermiston.. .... 38 Town Team.. 19 substituting for Mr. Hauser in the ure of a benefit affair for the local
Donald Shotwell of Hermiston, s
ence on Saturday will be given over Hermiston... .... 15 Adams ............ 28 milk testing, returned Monday. Mr. high school girls basketball team.
to the dairy and farm manage Hermiston... .... 20 Umatilla ..... 18 Hauser, the official tester, was called The services of an excellent orches sophomore at the College of Puget
ment section.
J. D. Mickle, Ore Hermiston... .... 24 Echo .............. 21 to Bend by the death of his sister, tra from Hood River have been se Sound In Tacoma has received hh
gon state dairy and food commis Hermiston.. .... 32 Stanfield ........ 21 and Sherlock carried on the work cured and a feature dance will be sweater award for completing his
.... 18 Umatilla ....... 21 during Hauser's absence.
presented during the evening.
The first season of varsity football.
sioner, will speak on the Cream Grad
girls will serve lunch for 25 cents a
ing and Regulatory Problems during Hermiston.. .... 20 Boardman .... 16
Mr. and Mrs. Sherry are now mov plate. Tickets are now available at
An oil mop- may be cleaned by
the morning session. L. CA Dyer, Hermiston.. .... 18 Umatilla........ 17
dipping in soap suds tef which has
president of the Umatilla Dairy Im Hermiston... ___ 19 Stanfield ...... 14 ing to the old Lopp place across the $1.00.
been added a little household am
provement association, will give the Hermiston... .... 23 Adams ............ 22 road from Udey’s.
At times the locals played ragged
J, E. Halleyburton, project far monia. Rinsing in warm water com
opening address. In the afternoon,
Jap Templeon motored to Milton mer, was'in Pendleton Saturday.
pletes the process.
R. S. Besse, farm management spec basketball but as the season advanc
ialist, O. A. C., will discuss What ed a fine system of team work was on business last Saturday.
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Farming Combinations on the Pro developed so that now the Yellow-
Moving Time in Washington
Mr. end Mrs. Sidney Barnard were
ject are Showing Profit. A general jackets are at their best. According
discuassion on farm management to dope on the other teams going Pendleton visitors Tuesday.
problems will be led by Chas. W. to the tournament Hermiston need
Conrad’s car was slightly damaged
fear no aggregation other than Mac
Smith, Morrow county agent.
HI and should Mac Hi be eliminat Saturday night when a wheel came
History of Conference
In February, 1926, the first econom ed, the locals can see their way to ff while they were driving to town.
ic conference was held in Hermiston the district championship.
and since that time a number of
WARM DAYS BRING OUT
mads along various lines. In the In
tervening period between the first
conference and the present meeting
a dairy improvement association has
been organised sad for more than a
year It baa been giving project
dairymen definite figures on their
cattle. Orely indication is that pro
gress has resulted in the past three
yean, much of it originating ao
doubt from the earlier economic ses
sion.
This 1*29 conference was request
ed by tbs Umatilla Project Farm
Bureau and has been scheduled by
the Extension service of the Stats
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BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
Squad Composed of Bensel, Pierson,
Warner and Ott; Coached
By Miss Donovan.
By defeating both the affirmative
and negative teams of Pendleton
high school Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 26, Hermiston became the win
ner of the district debate champion
ship, and is now well on the way to
claiming state forensic honors.
The local negative duo composed of
Walther Ott and Jane Warner won
a 3 to 0 decision here over Pendle-
ton’ston’s representatives, Ellsworth
Akcy and Ardelyn McIntyre in a dis
cussion of the question Resolved;
that Oregon should adopt an inte
grated system of stat# government
along the lines of the MacPherson
plan. Judges here were Supt. How
ard James and the Rev. Mr. Van
Winkle of Pilot Rock, and Rev. John
Gibson of Stanfield.
At Pendleton the local affirma
tive team, Ruth Bensel and Morris
Pierson, won from their opponents
Grace Mason and Alden Scarbaum,
by a 2 to 1 decision. Three members
of the faculty of Walla Walla high
school acted in the capacity of
judges for this debate.
The local squad has been coached
this season by M.Iss Rose Donovan.
With this district victory, Hermis
ton’s prospects seem bright for win
ning the sectional championship cup
to be awarded by Burt Brown Barker,
vioe-preeident of the University of
Oregon, to the winning team In east
ern Oregon. Should Hermiston reach
CHANGE TO STANDARD SIZE IS this point in the contest, the local
representatives will have an oppor
MADE THIS WEEK
tunity to compete for the state cham
pionship trophy to be given by E. B.
De Cou, head of the mathematics de
Additional Spaoe to Be Used For partment at the University of Ore
gon.
HERALD NOW SEVEN
COLUMN NEWSPAPER
Advertising Purposes and
News.
The Herald is appearing for the
first time this week as a seven col
umn paper, representing a change
from the fotimer six-column typ».
The space afforded by the addltlon-
il column at III be utilized to advant
age for advertising purposes as well
as for news. The seven columns,
which is a standard size for news
papers, presents an easier problem
from the standpoint of make-up. The
Herald, several years ago, was
changed from a seven to a six col
imn paper.
A change In type of heading has
iIso been made In this Issue, the
’leading used for some years past be
ing In Old English lettering.
OREGON 4-H CLUB WORK
SHOWS LARGE NET PROFIT
Boys’ and glls’ club work enroli-
ment In Oregon for 1928 shows an
Increase of about 1600 over 1927
with 4266 boys and 7482 girls tak
ing club projects. The gross value
of products was 8206,098.03 with a
net profit above carefully calculated
cost of production of 69,405.03.
The annual report of the state of
fice In the extension service at the
state college here showed this to be
an Increase of nearly $20,000 in
gross value over last year.
The total number of clubs for the
year was 1488 with every county in
the state having from 1 to 172 club«
except Harney and Lake. Multno
mah, Including the city of Port
MOTHER'S FAITH IS
land, has the largest number, but
THEME OF PICTURE Lane county with 160 led all the
rest, Clackamas being third with
'Four Sons,’’ Fox production, is 114.
The total number of clubs
.he feature at the Columbia theatre. has mouunted steadily since 1920
Briefly, it is the simple, intensely when only 610 were organized In the
human story of a mother and her entire state. The number of clubs
four sons. The theme is faith—the for this year was 275 greater than
faith of the mother In humanity. for 1927.
Sewing and cooking clubs proved
In spite of ail the troubles that be
set the old lady, her confidence re the most popular among the girls,
and dairy and poultry led in inter
mains unbroken.
There are contrasting backgrounds est among, the boys. New projects
of America and Bavaria during the with only one club each were farm
war. It Is not a war picture, how- mechanics, farm accounuts, bulbs,
ver, there being only a flash of mint and wheat.
The record for completed projects
the battlefield depicting the meet
ing of the two brothers In opposing was 82.fi per cent— the highest mark
armies. This scene Is one of the In history. Earliest records which
emotional highlghts of the picture. go back to 1014. show that In that
The role of the mother is beauti year rny 2 per cent completed the
fully portrayed by Margaret Mann, work undertaken.
“The number of 100 per cent clubs
the sixty year old extra who ach
ieved everlasting film fame through this year was particularly gratify
her remarkable performance in this ing.” said L. J. Allen, set lug stats
production. The four song are no club leader in commenting on the
ess admirably played by James Hall, report, "as this is teachlrfg the club
Charles Morton, Francis X. Bush members io complete projects when
once started. To each such club wo
man Jr., and George Meeker.
Others In the large company are are issuing certificates of achlsva-
Earle Foxe, whose character role Is ment signed by dlatlngulshed nation
a dlstinm departure from the usual al and state officials.”’ This last
comedy parts with which this player year 77 3 clubs won the distinction
Is Identified, June Collyer, Ruth of having every member complete all
Mix, daughter of the noted screen the work assigned as compared with
star, Tom Mix, Ferdinand Schu- 655 In 1927.
Approximately half the total club
mann-Helnk, son of Mme. Schumann-
Ilelnk, the opera star, and Archduke membership of the state was In the
Leopold of Austria. John Ford, the seven couiintlen having halt or full
man who made "Mother Machree” I time club agents, the report shows.
and "The Iron Horse" directed the These counties also had an average
percent«« of completions of 9$.T.
production,