diversified farms FAY — OPPORTUNITIES ARK HERE. VOL. XXIH The Hermiston Herald —NUMBEB 33— S£NIOR CLASS TO PRESENT AMUSING COMEDY APRIL 19 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929 LOCAL CALF, FIG CLUBS HOLD MEETING SATURDAY J. W. McMullen and C. M. Jackson Named Leaders for Two Clubs. A Joint meeting of the Hermiston “R O I V” PROMISES TO BE ONE OF Holstein Calf club and the Hermiston Pig club was held in the assistant BEST PERFORMANCES county agent's office last Saturday New Stage Scenery and Capable Caat evening at 7:30 o'clock. J. W. McMullen was chosen leader to be Features of This for the calf club and will serve for the third consecutive year in this Year’s Show. position. C. M. Jackson will be lead Attractive stage scenery, a capable er of the pig club. Although a full attendance was not cast and a cleverly written comedy all give promise of making the senior present at the meeetlng, matters per­ class play ‘ Billy," one of the most taining to club work were discussed amusing and entertaining perform- and arrangements were made to fill in te s ever given In the local high ut the enrollment blanks at the var­ school auditorium. The play will be ious schools. These blanks w ill be presented Friday evening. April 19 sent to the club office at Corvallis as soon as they are completed. ungler the direction of Miss Rose Donovan, class advisor. The plot of this amusing farce cen­ ters around Billy, a football hero who has had the misfortune of losing sev­ eral teeth in a rough game. At the opening of the play he finds himself on board the U. S. S. Florida with Beatrice the girl he loves, and Sam Eustace, an old school mate and rival for the affection and favor of Beat­ rice. Billy's adventures on board the ship trying to propose to the one IVAN H. LOUGHRY GIVES AD­ and only girl and at the same time endeavoring to hide the fact that he DRESS AT MEETING has several teeth missing results in some screamingly funny situations. Outlines Important Factors in Good Donald Klages and Ruth Bensel as Dairying; Praises Local Jer­ Billy and Beatrice are especially well OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERALJNTEREST Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. NATIONAL COMMANDER TO BE IN OREGON TWO DAYS Paul V. McNutt of Indianapolis Will Visit Legionairres in This State. Paul V. McNutt, of Indianopolis, national commander of the American Legion, w ill make a two days visit In Oregon on April 24 and 26, ac­ cording to a notice received from Carl Moser, department adjutant. Two public addresses each day have been scheduled. Following is the itiner­ ary and schedule of addresses: April 24— Noon day luncheon and address at Ashland. Evening mass meeting in Armory at Roseburg. April 25— Noon luncheon and ad­ dress at Corvallis. Evening mass meeting Lincoln high, Portland. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR HERMISTON WINS FORENSIC CONTEST THREE LINK CLUB DANCE HERE SATURDAY NIGHT Fletcher’s Orchestra of Pendleton to Furnish Music; Good DEFEATS BLUE GRASS SUNSHINE IDEAL FOR COWS LOSTNE BY DECISION 3 TO 0 Eats Assured. HERMISTON WINS FROM PENDLETON EAGLES SUNDAY Good music, good eats,, good floor, and everything else that goes to make for a good dance will be much In evi­ dence at the Hermiston auditorium Saturday evening, April 20. The local Three Link club is sponsoring the affair and every effort is being made to make this an entertaining evening. Music for the dancing will be fur­ nished by Fletcher’s orchestra of Pendleton. Later In the evening a delicious lunch will be served by the Rebekahs. WET WEATHER KEEPS ADAMS- Locals to Compete With The Dalles Rapid progress is being made on the INDIANS FROM PLAYING For Championship of Eastern construction of the Vale-Harper link of the Central Oregon highway. Oregon. Locals to Meet Eagles Again Next Klamath county is scheduled to re­ Sunday ; Game to be Played ceive at least 50 milss of new high By winning a 3 to 0 decision over way oiling during the ensuing spring the negative duo from Lostine high On Local Diamond. and summer. school here last Friday evening, Her­ John M. Bentley, 18. one-time sher miston’s affirmative team composed Won Lost P. C. l*f of Umatilla county and well-known Adams ...... of Ruth Bensel and Walther Ott gave ... 2 0 1000 early settler, died at his home in the local school an opportunity to Hermiston 1 ... 2 667 Pendleton last week. Indians .. . compete for the championship of 1 500 Production of butterfat in Malheur eastern Oregon. The question for the E a g les..................... 0 3 000 county is about 75,000 pounds annually. debate was: Resolved that a gradu­ The average price per pound received HEAVY INVESTMENTS MADE ated income tax is a desirable feat­ A number of local baseball tans was 50 cents in 1928. BY NEW SETTLERS IN OREGON ure of a state system of taxation. braved the wind and rain last Sun­ The Lostine representatives, tak­ The 19th annual convention of the day and drove to Pendleton to help Episcopal missionary district of east- I Heavy Investments in Oregon farm ing the ne^gtive of-the question were the boys win the third contest of the ern Oregon was held at St. Stephen's lnd business properties by new set- Merlin Crow and Miss Stieven. season by a 5-3 score, this time from Episcopal church in Baker from April Hers have been made recently, ac- Judges for debate were the Messrs. the Pendleton Eagles. ^ 13 to 14. I cording to the state chamber of com- Williams, Sprague, and Summers of Berry itched a wonderful game and the Eagles were able to score in one All the fingers of the left hand of merce’ wh,ch reported a sale of 392 Pasco, Washington. On Friday, April 26, a negative inning only when they got most of David McGee, < years old, of Grand acres near Monroe to Walter R. Cate Ronde, wers torn away when a dyna irom Irrlcana, Alberta, for »28,000. duo composed of Ruth Bensel and their hits. They scored three runs EFFORT MADE TO INCLUDE mite cap with which he had been play Other members of this family have Jane Warner will meet an affirmative and had the bases full when a double ‘ Js" made arrangements to buy a hard­ team from The Dalles, champions in ing exploded. play (Berry to Hurly to Hiatt) re­ EVERY COW ON PROJECT that district, for the championship tired the side and their hopes from Contrary to general opinion, -Beni ware business and will return and of Eastern Oregon. The winner of Dr. Thistlewaite of U. S. Department I wl""lng the Kanie ’oeate permanently. Landreth, county water commission After communicating with the this debate will then meet the west The scheduled game between er of Jackson county, says a shortage ern Oregon champions to decide the of Agriculture to Have |Adams and the Indians was not play­ of water for irrigation may be expect Hate chamber for some time, D. E. Jarwood, Souris, N. D., came to state title. ed on account of rainy weather. ed this summer Charge. The local squad Is coached by Miss Tregon and purchased 180 acres near Next Sunday, April 21, the locals A pioneer store building across the ’hedd for »12.000 cash. C. E. Lash­ Rose Donovan. will meet the Eagles again, this time street from the postoffice at Baker is er, Calgary, Alberta, representing An effort will be made to Include Ion Hie home diamond. The game is being torn down to make room for a leveral families who have decided to MASONS HAVE JOINT MEET cast and promise to give a wholly scheduled to start at 2: 30. sey Club Work. modern building. The old structure :ome to Oregon, recently purchased satisfactory performance. These two The score: was erected in 1862. HERE TUESDAY, APRIL 16 tion on the schedule for tuberculosis 19 acres from C. F. Hyde of Eugene Thespians were two of the reasons testing which will be started i Hermiston— Mrs. Elizabeth Payne, more familiar ’or R. G. Sanford, Cascade, Idaho for the unprecedented success of Ivan H. Loughry, district fieldman week on April 22.” said George H B R H O A E Masons of Echo, Umatilla. Stan last year's Junior play. The Book for the American Jersey cattle club ly known as '‘Grandma” Payne, is laying »6500. Jenkins, assistant county agent w’ Woodwasd, rf ... . 4 1 2- 0 0 0 field, Hermiston and Pendleton met dead at her home In Ashland at ti e In southern Oregon river and lake Agent, and their selection for the addressed local owners of Jersey cat­ is cooperating in this work. Hurly, c ............ . 5 0 1 6 2 0 leading roles In this year's perform­ tle, members of the Jersey calf club age of 94 years. She came to Rogue rontage has been going into the Jointly In the Hermiston lodge rooms H iatt, lb ........... . 6 0 1 13 0 0 The tests will be made by Doct A d is­ lands of wealthy Californians who Tuesday evening, April 16. ance will likely prove an additional and other interested listeners at a River valley In 1852. Thistlewaite who works with ti [Shesely, 2b ....... - 5 0 1 0 1 1 tinguished visitor at the meeting was Mors than 1000 trees contributed by vre making heavy investments in drawing card. Others having im- meeting in the Hermiston library Sat States department of agrici Mltlesdorf, cf ... 5 0 0 1 1 0 Oregon State college school of forestry summer homes, others making per- George T. Cochran of La Grande, P. ture in eastern Oregon. important parts in the play are Ruth urday evening, April 13. Officers o Kendler, rf ....... . 4 1 s 0 0 G. M. of Oregon who gave an inter­ have been planted by the Corvallis Kaiser, Earl Griggs, Grace Jackson, nanent homes in the district. J Mr. Loughry, in the course of his e Umatilla Project Farm Bureau Smith, ns ........... . 4 1 3 3 1 1 esting address at the meeting. Other Edward Klagea, Walther OU, Clifford address, gave five important factors Lions club along the highway between Bowie, San Francisco, last mjnth pur- Mlkesell, 3b ...... . 4 2 1 0 2 0 « >w making arrangemtnts for tl Jenkins, Walter Andrews, Dick Up­ involved In good dairying. hased acreage near Trail on the Cra- talks were given by representatives These Corvallis and Philomath. stj. Thh same routine- will he i 1 Iterry, p .............. 4 0 1 2 7 0 from each of the lodges In this dis­ ham. Dorothy Hitt and Katherine were in brief form: use of good sires, Cherry blossoms will be about 30 er lake highway and will erect a as was planned for the abortion test Eagles— Rogers. high producing cows on which sys­ days later than normal in Lane county 110,000 summer home. One Grants trict. A social hour was held at the ing program carred on a few days ago B R H O A E A complete new set of stage scen­ tematic records are kept, feeding of this year, according to present indies ’ass realtor sold three such tracts conclusion of the business meeting and cards will be Bent to local dairy­ Tucker ................. 4 1 2 2 1 0 and refreshments were served. ery, designed especially for this play, balanced rations, and selection along tions, says Lee Turner, field manager long the Rogue river in one week men giving aR nearly as possible the [Holgrum Holgrum .. ........ 4 0 0 2 1 1 w ill be one of the interesting features lines of type as type and production of the Eugene Fruit Growers’ ssso ■ecently. South of Ashland on the time each herd will be tested.. P. P. [Nelson 4 1 1 1 2 1 LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND P. T. A. of the show. The setting of the are closely linked together. He also elation. acific highway a large number of Sullivan, who is directly in charge of Carter . ............. 3 0 1 2 0 0 play calls for a ship deck and the stated that the successful Jersey With a crew of 65 men working out California people have secured five MEETING IN PENDLETON this work, Is requesting that dairy- Walt . ..................... 4 0 1 0 0 0 appropriate scenery has been design­ breeder out of necessity must be from Bend and 20 men in the field ind ten acre tracts and the city will men cooperate to the extent of having Lyle . ...................... 4 0 0 1 16 0 0 ed and executed for Friday's perform­ a good dairyman as well. the animals in the barn a little ear-1 Hamilton near The Dalles and Grass Valley p xtend Ha water mains to their homes, Hamilton ............ 4 0 1 5 0 0 Nine local women attended the ance. luring the month of February real- In regards to the matter of work on tha five-circuit telephone ier than the time given on each card. Eller ..................... 2 0 0 0 1 0 semi-annual meeting of county coun­ An advance ticket sale has been go­ identification of cattle before they line through Central Oregon is pro ors In Grants Pass reported 34 sales Anyone who thinks that for some Pierce ................... 4 1 1 8 0 0 ing on since a wek ago Wednesday. can be registered with the American greasing favorably. ‘o new families and the chamber of cil of the P. T. A. which convened In reason his cows are being overlooked Evins, sub .......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Pendleton last Saturday, April 13. Tickets are available for fifty cents Jersey Cattle Club, he stated that in Crook county has the distinction ol •ommerce estimates at least 10 more Two meetings are held during the Is requested to communicate immedi­ and twenty-five cents. The curtain the future It will not be possible to tales were made by owners direct to .being the first county in Oregon to year, one In the fail and the other In ately with the assistant county agent THE FOUNTAIN is scheduled to rise at 8 o’clock to­ register Jersey animals unless their remit its flrat half taxes for the yeai tew folks. the spring. Those motoring up from and arrangements will be made to morrow evening, Friday, April 19, at identification number is tatooed in Sales are also reported In eastern taking care of the matter. 1929 to the state treasurer. The state's Hermiston for the meeting were Mrs. Last Sunday was a stormy day the high school auditorium. their ear. part of the first half taxes in Crook Tregon. Jacob Welnhardt, Dayton, F. V. Prime, Mrs. C. S. Brierly, Miss both from the point of weather con­ Vash., recently purchased 89 acres Mr. Loughry was generous in his county was »13,700.48. MAKE TRIP TO SUNNYSIDE dition bojh from the point of trouble rom W. H. Boyd in the Lower Valley Jessie Brierly, Mrs. C. S. McNaught. CLEAN UP WEEK PROVES praise of the work done by the local Resources of the two banks of Si Mrs. F. B. Swayze, Mrs. Rena Water- IN INTEREST OF SHEEP CLUB|lf >'ou wiHh t0 cal1 11 trouble. Sev­ listrict In Wallowa county, paying Jersey Calf club, especially compll Helens on March 27 touted »1.273, man, Mrs. E. L. Cherry, Mrs. E. A. SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE eral of the local baseball enthusiats meriting Walther and Edna Ott who 593, which is an Increase since the las' 5125 per acre cash. W. T. Dough­ Bensel and Mrs. J. M. Biggs. A party of five Hermlstonlnns made | m!l,le tlie tr,P to Pendleton to root had the first and second prize win statement several months ago. Sav erty in the same district added 40 Four Days Devoted to Work This a trip to the Roselawn farm at Sunny- for the home ball team, also, to help Ernest W. ners In one division at the Oregon Ings deposits in the two banks amount acres to his holdings. side, Washington last Thursday h, win the game, which was accom- PENNOCK-DOSS State fair in Salem last fall. These to »671,639, which also la an lncreas< Conrad, Los Angeles, purchased an 80 Tear; Boy Scouts Out all look ai registered Hmpshlrc sheep foi I’Hahed in the best manner. After icre dairy farm near Nyssa, paying two animals wers purchased from since the previous statement One Day. the Hermiston Hampshire sheep club, the game the local fans returned home 'ash, and stated alfalfa hay was »30 Noah Black of Reedsport, Oregon Norman L. Pennock of Hermiston Decision of the state highway com per ton in Soifthern Cllfornia. There was also a discussion of differ­ and Ethel O. Doss of La Grande, were Those In the parly were K. II. Barn and Inter in the evening around the With four days devoted to clean up ent herds as possible sources of calves mission on the request of the Lam married Tuesday, April 9 in La ard. Enos and Dick Martin. Ernest Hotel lobby It wag discovered that county court that grading contracts hi work In Hermiston this year, all sec- for this year. HEARING IS SCHEDULED Grande. The marriage was perform­ Cox and George H. Jenkins, assist- one of the local fans and ball play- let on the Black Canyon section of tb