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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<i
. tions of the town, residential and
era. known in this city as the Al Jol-
Mr. Loughry has scheduled hia time upper Willamette highway probabl.
FOR TUESDAY, MAY 28 ed by the Rev. Mr. Walz of the Pres ant county agent.
business districts alike, underwent a so that he can attend the Umatilla
Two hours were spent on the ex »on beau brumnel and ladtes first aid
byterian
church.
thorough spring cleaning. The dates Project fair which will be held some will ba given at the next meeting o.
According to a recent notice re
Mr. and Mrs. Pennock are making perlment farm at Prosser and the for quicker heart action, was miss-
the commlesion in Portland April 19
from April 10 to 13 Inclusive were time near the first of October.
Henacre poultry farm In the same Ins. It was reported that this gen-
vived
from
the
Public
Service
Com-
their
home in this community.
it was announced.
set aside by the local Commercial as
vicinity was also'visited.
| Heman had laken a stroll about the
nission of Oregon, a hearing will be
State prohibition agents partlcipatec 'leld at the city hall In Hermiston
sociation and with the plans for
town of Pendleton and passing a
B.
8.
Kingsley
who
has
been
a
pat
LOCAL
MUSIC
TEACHER
in 123 arrests for violation of thi
carrying on the work carefully or
| drinking fountain heard the water
Tuesday, May 28, 1929 for the pur- ient at St. Anthony’s hospital in Pen FARM BUREAU AUXILIARY
liquor laws during the month oi
ganised and put into operation by the
running and thereupon proceeded to
GIVES PARTY-RECITAL
oose of investigating the rates, dleton for over a month returned to
March, according to a report prepared
TO MEET FRIDAY, APRIL 1 9 1 find shelter from the rain, which was
citizens, clean up week proved even
barges and services of the Hermiston his hme In Hermiston Wednesday of
by George Alexanoer. state prohibition
more successful than It has in past
in the local gentlemen'« reception
Light * Power Company.
this week. His condition is greatly
On Friday afternoon. April 12, Miss director. Fines were Imposed in the
years.
A meeting of the Farm Bureau Aux-[rooms of the metropolis. The story
The
investigation
is
being
made
on
Improved
although
he
will
probably
Three patrols of boy scouts were Mumma gave a party recital for her amount of »16,590, with Jail sentences ‘he commission's own motion.
lllnry has teen scheduled for Friday i | ro revealed that It would be s e n -
j be convalescent for some time yet.
out practically all day Thursday pupils and their parents at the home aggregating 910 days.
afternoon, April 19 at the club house ,ary to tip the keeper of the ins!’
Federal predatory animal hunters
working on the streets and in vac of Mrs. O. C. Pierce.
near the Columbia school. The meet- tutlon something looking like abo’ t
A program of piano and vocal tnok 259 coyotes and 31 bobcats in
ant lots. At noon they enjoyed a hot
Ing will begin at 2 o'clock with the or— twenty-fivo iron men. T h is-
j Economics committee In charge of thcL-j great excitement and close frien '
dog feed in the Legion halt prepared selections was well rendered after Oregon during March, according to the
program and the serving of refresh-1 of the unfortunate proceeded to make
by H. W._Kelley, city marshall. Sev which dainty refreshments were monthly report of Stanley O. Jewett,
compiled recently. Eleven unborn
monts. All members are urged to [a collection In tbo nature of grocer
eral men were hired by the city to served.
Tbqpe taking part were George bobcats, 175 unborn coyotes, one
attend.
aid in the work of cleaning up and
ies, butterfat. theatre posses and any
practically every citizen was out at Newell, Dorothy Knerr, Floyd Pierce, badger, 154 porcupines and eight
thing that could be turned into real
some time during the week to do his Eugene Pierce, Earl Watson, Hugh skunks were also killed.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES cash. Not until the fairer sex learn
shore.
Nell, Bernice Neil, Beulah Neil, Gert
Expenditure of (1.250.000 annually
ed of the s,•nation, did the bat he«*”
44 Are Sin, Disease and Death
rude Tlehenor. Billy Hurly, Edna la labor and supplies In the Beker dis
to fill with the necessary rah-ha’'
Real?” was the subject of
Turnblad, Betty Ralph, Florence trlct was announced by officers of the
H. 8. TEAM W INS FROM HELIX
and the contributions of dollars an '
tiio Leaaon Sermon in all Churches
Pierson, Gladys 8Warner, Marjorie Stoddard Lumber company, which re
vanity cases «oon revealed t’p-
of
Christ,
Scientist,
on
Sunday,
The local high school baseball team
foralene Duane and Cecil cently completed the organization of
amount. After a supposed speed',
April 14.
eaas* home from Helix last Friday i w *rn«r-
the largest lumber producing program
The Golden Text wai, ‘‘The pray auto trip the missing was returned
eveatog with a 6 to 1 victory tucked I______ — ---------------- -----
In eastern Oregon. The company ex
to the home town and safely tucket!
er of faith shall save the sick, and
a w a / for safe keeping This was tbs SW IFT CREAM STATION
pect« to employ 600 men.
in bed to dream of the brlgh’ and
The Lord shall raise him up; and
first game of the season and the loc-
--
__-
if he have cdhimlttcd sins, they
shiny days of the future. It Is learn
Tentative plana for a district meet
ala showed up well.
Ed. Klagea
T° MOVE TO NEW LOCATION
sbgll be forgiven him” (James t:
ed from reliable sources that the
¡ng of federal farm Ioan associations in
pitched aa exceptionally good game.
15).
past three days have been spent in
western Oregon district, to be
Among the citations which coru- deep thought by our beloved "friend
The locale will meet Umatilla here
The building formerly occupied by held in Eugene June 14, are being
prised the Lesson-Sermon was tits
this Friday afternoon.
as to Just how he w ill be able to repay
the real estate office of Wm Leathers 'n,de by W A- Aim s, secretory of
following from the Bible: “Bless
his friend« for their efforts and in
la undergoing rakovatloa this week
L<Be Eo«nty First National Farm
the
Ixird,
O
my
soul,
and
forget
not
R« t sad I n . (too. Watooss. former prepartory to oecapaacy by the S w ift Lobb aasoclatloa. It la expected that
terest taken In hl« welfare, and thnt
ail
bis
benefits;
Who
forglvcth
all
reoMents. combi n ee business w ith * Company cream station which has
the promoters of this affair In real
rePres«at«tlTes of various federal
tlnne iniquities; who healnth all tliy
pleasure la th eir visit to our dis heretofore bees situated In a building! ,ann ,o*n »»«»elation« will be there,
ity used the collected monies for the
di-eases" (Psalm a 103.2,3).
trict last week. T h e ir home is In Me- acroee the traeta. F. B Barker la ’
The Lesson Sermon also includ establishment of a sparkling 10 hour
M la a v iiis ,
...........- —
ed thu following passages from
drinking fountain for their owjj
tha ipeal Bfppt for the «omany.
‘
ths ftiriitian Svlsnos textbook.
pleasure»,
JERSEY SPECIALIST
MEETS WITH LOCAL
BREEDERS SATURDAY
DAIRY HEROS TO BE
TESTED NEXT WEEK
FOR_ _ _ _ _ _
a