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RUTH WOUGHTER RECEIVES
DEGREE AT U. OF OREGON
One of Ten Umatilla County Students
In Graduating Class; Was
Major in History.
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.
The Breitenbuah end Minto forest
roads above Detroit will remain closed
until the latter part of June, probably.
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University of Oregon, Eugene, June
13— Miss Ruth Woughter of Hermis­
ton was one of the 10 Umatilla
county students who reclved degrees
at the annual University of Oregon
commencement exercises held at Mc­
Arthur court on June 10. Miss
Woughter received the bachelor of
arts degree in history. She has spent
an active your years on the campus
and la a member of the Qlrls’ Oregon
club.
Frank O. Lowden, former governor
of Illinois, was the commencement
speaker, his topic being "The Role
of Social Science in an Advancing
Civilization.”
Other Umatilla stuudents who re­
ceived degrees are: Joseph A. Hola-
day, Morris S. Temple, Edltha Bar-
thel, Kenneth Rew and Ben Smith,
Pendleton; Glenn Potts, Milton; Ber­
nice Lund and Albert B. Baker, Stan­
field; and Louis R. Kretzer, Athena.
Deer In western Lane county are
becoming quite tame and ars appear­
ing on the highway at several places.
Construction of a modern banking
bouse at a cost of $30,000 will be un­
dertaken by the Bank of Lakeview,
la k e county.
Several clips of Baker county wool
¡have been sold to the Oregon City
woolen mills at prices ranging from
>2 to 25 cents a pound.
The Gleason Lumber company re­
ports the sale of Its sawmill near
Sweet Home to parties who will con­
tinue to operate the mill.
Motorists on the Roosevelt highway
recently witnessed a rare sight A
band of 20 elk were feeding a tew
yards from the road at Hunters Head.
Financially embarrassed by failure
of timbermen to pay their taxes, the
Klamath county court has suspended
road work and the cruising of timber.
Guard Sawyers, veteran hunter anl
trapper of Elkton, has brought Into
Roseburg the pelt of his 100th cougar.
It measured nine feet from tip to tip. MEMBERS AND VISITORS GATHER
Sale by the forest service of 13,853,-
AT CLUB HOUSE
000 board feet of timber, mostly yellow
pine. In the Deschutes forest to the Amusing Program of Races Form
Sheivia-Hixon company has been ap-
Means of Entertainment
prwved.
In sharp contrast with conditions In
At Meeting.
the Harney basin, residents in the
country depending tor water on Steens
Meld day for the Ladies Auxiliary
mountain will have all they can take of the Farm Bureau proved to be
care of.
wholly successful, according to all
Plans for the establishment of a reports. The meeting wass held Fri­
Tule Lake hay growers' association, day, June 7 in the Columbia park
a cooperative marketing organization, with an unusually lagre attendance
are being discussed by Tule Lake of members and visitors present.
An interesting and highly enter­
homesteaders.
taining
program, which was preceded
The business section of Corvallis
has taken on a new appearance by the regular business session, was
through the removal of telephone and presented under the direction of Mrs.
electric light poles, which have been Lynch and Mrs. Snell. A series of
amusing races, participated in by
placed in the alleys.
both members and visitors, proved to
Unless preventive steps are taken at
be an excellent means of getting bet­
once the weed problem will seriously
ter acquainted and at the same time
menace Malheur farms. A car of cal­
furnished much amusement. The re­
cium cholrate has been ordered for
sults of the races were as follows:
apray by the county agent.
Three legged race, Mignon Davis and
A fire that burned the farm house Agnes Roberts; potato race, Mra. Kel­
on the Ward turkey farm near the Sol­ ler; walking, Mrs. Clark; hog call­
diers' Home in Douglas county also ing contest, Mrs. Upham and Mrs.
destroyed three large Incubators, 700 Hooker. Rachel Buell and Dorcas
eggs and 150 baby turks.
Throop entertained with acrobatic
Two of the hotels of Tillamook hav^ stunts, some interesting readings
already been exhausted by reserva­ were given and the program ended
tions made by delegates to the annual with a tug of war. Mrs. Madden and
convention of Neighbors of Wood­ Mrs. Roberts chose sides for this last
craft to be held on June 18.
contest, with Mrs. Robert's side w in­
Officials of the Pendleton Woolen ning. The losing side then was com­
Mills announce that on July 1 they pelled to sing America for the win­
will take up $30,000 in first mortgage ners.
bonds sold to local people at the time
Refreshments were served to the
of construction of the mills.
assembled crowd by Mrs. Lynch and
Sheep shearing around Harrisburg Mrs. Snell following the completion
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is well along and a part of the new of the program.
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crop la sold. - The prevailing price has
been around 35 cents. Very little con­ RODEO EVENTS FURNISH
tracting was done this year.
THRILL FOR “CHEYENNE”
Plans for the construction of a five-
story hotel in conjunction with the
Realism is every sense of the word
now Oregon Bank building at Klamath is the basis of the First National
Falls were made public by N. E. Berry, to be shown at the Columbia theatre
prominent Washington business man. thrilling western feature "Cheyenne,"
The Salem city council, by a vote be shown at the Columbia theatre
of ( to 3, approved an ordinance grant­ Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and
ing to the Southern Pad fie Transport 18. This feature, starring Ken May­
company an exclusive franchise of the nard, the dare-devil rider of the sad­
streets for bus service for ten years. dle, la a story of the round-up and
With only 238 votes cast out of a rodeos, and was taken at the regu­
registration of 4118 the voters of As­ lar Cheyenne, Wyoming, open air
toria have decided to issue bonds to show. The entire rodeo is shown
the amount of $*7,600 to pay outstand­ upon ’ the screen with Ken entered
ing warrants. The vote was 151 yes, in all the principal events and dis­
playing more stunts and riding skill
8* no.
George Temple Thompson, 78, a resi­ than ever before.
For thrills, laughs, action and
dent of The Dalles -for the last 48
years and at one time a colonel of the atory, "Cheyenne” has all previous
eastern Oregon regiment of the na­ pictures of Its type shaded. A fine
tional guard, died at The Dalles re­ cast has been selected to support
Ken In Gladys McConnell, Lea Bates,
cently.
Donald Melser. two years old, was James Bradbury Jr„ Charles Whltt-
crushed to death under the wheels of aeker and of course, Tarzan, tha
an automobile backing out of a garage wonder horse.
In Marshfield. The child tried to Jump
M'LOUTH-HOOKER
an the fender of a car driven by Laster
Mias Agnes McLouth and Alvin
Rhodes.
Commercial fishing on the Colum­ Hooker were united In marriage In
Mrs.
bia river for the first month of the Pendleton Monday, June I t .
Hooker
formerly
made
her
home
In
season has shown a considerable in­
crease la returns as compared with Echo and Mr. Hooker la a prominent
May of 1*28, according to packing young ‘man of the Columbia district.
They expect to reside In this com­
companies.
munity and are now living In the
Dan Parker house.
AUXILIARY OF FARM
BUREAU HAS FIELD
DAY MEET LAST FRI.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929
— NUMBER 41—
0RE60N STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INEREST
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SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
ACRE OF GLADIOLUS BULBS PLANTED
ON LOCAL PROJECT FARM THIS YEAR
A new industry is making its de-1 bloom after 60 days while others re­
but on the local project this y ea r' quire as long as 8o days from the
with the planting of approximately date of planting. He expects to
one acre of giadlola bulbs by J. E. have 40,000 bulbs blooming before
Mason on his farm Just south of the season is over, furnishing an
town.
The plantings have been abundance of cut flowers.
made in two fields on either side of
If this year’s experiment with the
the highway and have attracted much bulbs turns out as well as present
conditions seem to indicate that it
attention within the past month.
Mr. Mason secured the bulbs from will, Mr. Mason plans to increase
Henry Pelmulder a former Hermiston his acreage next year to possibly
resident, who has been in the glad­ twice the amount. Plantings next
ioli business near Woodburn, Ore­ year, however, will be on different
gon.
The acre of plants repre­ soil since experts in the business de­
sents some 80 different varieties of clare that the soil is apt to wear out.
flowers, some of them being the lat­ Mr. Mason intends to practice a ro­
est developed varieties and others re­ tation of crops, planting onions
presenting the older kinds. During where he now has the bulbs.
the process of planting, much care
"The gladioli are not any more
was taken to keep each variety sep­ trouble to raise than onions and
arate, although some were found' to they’re much more profitable," de­
be mixed when the bulbs arrived. clared Mr. Mason.
"They require
Plantings were made from April 22 an abundance of water up to bloom­
to May 14 aiyl Mr. Mason estimates ing time’ and thrive best in a loose
that by July 20 several of the plants soil where the leaves may easily
will be blooming.
Some varieties push through to the surface. The
soil in this comunity is ideal for the
crop in this respect.”
The cultivation and care of the
bulbs after planting requires a great
deal of time, according to Mr. Mason,
after every irrigation, the rows have
to be carefully weeded and an acre
of bulba is enough to keep one man
on the Job a good share of the time.
Gladioli, hoewver. are not subject
to many diseases, there being only
about three that attack the plants.
Jackson county in southern Ore­
gon is famed as a gladioli center, Mr.
Mason says, and last year some 50
caroads of bulbs were shipped from
that part of the state. An even larg­
er number is expected to be aold this
year.
The cost of individual bulbs of the
ordinary varieties ranges all the way
from five" to fifty cents apiece while
the rarer varieties are sometimes
sold for as much as $25 or even $50.
ANNOUNCE REGISTRATION
VIEWS PROJECT AS POSSIBLE
LEGION DRUM AND BUGLE
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PLANS FOR LEGION CONCLAVE
CORP TO BE HERE TONIGHT
COLONIZATION SITE FOR ORDER
Armory to Serve as Headquarters
The Drum and Bugle corps from
Pendleton post No. 23 of the Ameri­
can Legion will be in Hermiston this
evening, Thursday, and will appear
in concert on the street. The corps
is traveling in the interests of ad­
vance publicity for the big American
“Legion water regatta at McKay dam
Saturday and Sunday. In addition
to the drum corps, a motion picture
film taken recently showing the
motor boats on the McKay course
getting ready for the races, will be
shown on the street.. A projection
machine is carried along for this pur­
pose and some interesting and thrill­
ing scenes will be presented.
North Dakota Religious Sect Sends
in Salem, August 8, 9,
and 10.
Registration headquarters for the
American Legion convention in Salem
August 8, 9 and 10 will be main­
tained in the armory which is locat­
ed in the heart of the business dis­
trict of the city and within two or
three blocks of all of the leading
hotels. The registration of delegates
and visitor« will begin the day pro­
ceeding the opening of the conven­
tion proper and w ill’ continue thru-
out the seaslon. All visitors are urg­
ed to register whether they are at­
tending on official business or merely
as guests.
The housing committee will be
located at registration headquarters
and all room assignments will be
made from there. Cars will be
available to transport the visitors
to their quarters and aid them in
getting oriented to the Capitol City.
Badges and souvenir programs
w ill be dispensed to the guests at
the time they register. A general
information booth will be open at
all hours. Three days of Intensve
activity are in store for the thous­
ands that are expected to "Trail ’em
to Salem” In August.
At The Baptist Church.
The Hermiston Baptist church
will hold Its regular Sunday services
at the home of Miss Clara G. Hall'
next Sunday at 2:20 P. M. We meet
to worship God, not for show, but
worship. The righteous shall hold on
his way to the end. You are w el­
come. J. T. Dowell, pastor.
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FIRST CARLOAD OF NEW HAY
SHIPPED TO PORTLAND
The first crop of new hay repre­
senting the fltst cutting for this
year’s crop was shipped from a local
warehouse Tuesday, Juno 11, by the
firm of Leathers & Little, according
to Wm. Leathers. The hay was rais­
ed on a Butter Creek ranch and was
consigned to Albers Milling company
in Portland.
At Baptist-Christinn Church.
Sunday, June 16— Bible school 10
A. M. Morning worship 11 A. M.
Theme, Disregarding Signals. Eve­
ning services, Christian Endeavor 7
P. M. Topic, The Price of Voluntary
Christian Service. Preaching 8 P.
M. Theme, The Value of Wisdom.
He is best educated who is most use­
ful. Sin may come unto thee as a
surprise, but do not let It dwell with
thee as a guest. A cordial welcome
to all. A. J. Ware, pastor.
School’s Opt
FORMER HERMISTON BOY
TO ENTER WEST POINT
Clyde
Hibler
of
Defiance,
Ohio,
Receives Appointment to
Military Academy.
Word has Just been received here
of the appointment of Clyde J. Hib­
ler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hib­
ler of Defiance, Ohio, to the military
academy at West Point. Young Hib­
ler is a former Hermiston boy, hav­
ing lived in this community with
his parents on their farm located on
what is now known as the Hibler
road, six miles east of town and half
way between the Sapper and Wauga-
man ranches. He was the first baby
baptised at the Columbia school
house when church services were be­
ing held at that place in 1911.
The appointee was graduated from
Defiance high school In the class of
1928 and this year has been taking
post graduate work at the high
school. He will enter the academy
July 1, 1929.
M.E. CHURCH MAKES
PLANS FOR PROGRAM
ON CHILDREN’S DAY
Man to Lok Over Local Pro­
ject Recently.
TO TAKE PLACE AT 11 O'CLOCK
F. G. Kanfsinger of North Dakota,
a member of the colonization com­
mittee of a certain religious sect in
that state, was in Hermiston this
week looking over the local project
as a possible site for a western colon­
ization of the order. Mr. Knafsin-
ger has spent the past two months
visiting in various western states
and on projects similar to this one
with a view to selecting a suitable
site for the colony. He made an ex­
tensive tour of the entire Umatilla
project by automobile and appeared
to be favorably impressed with the
unimproved lands in this region. He
is returning immediately to Nortli
Dakota where he will make a report
to the heads of the order.
Approximately two hundred famil­
ies will make up the proposed col­
ony, according to Mr. Knafsinger,
and every effort will be made to be­
gin colonization in some western
state by early spring. No exact men­
tion of tbe amount of capital the
coIonlstB expect to invest was given,
but it might be inferred from Mr.
Knafsinger’s brief outline of the pro­
posed colony that a goodly sum of
money will be permanenly Invested
in the site finally decided upon.
AT CHURCH, JUNE 23
Mr. and Mrs- J- M- Norton have
moved into their new home on
Fourth street which was formerly
tho Harry Straw residence.
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H. J. tilling« has returned from a
trip to Portland where he took a
carload of cattle.
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Appropriaate
Music and
Readings
To be Presented by Sunday
School.
An interesting program for Child­
ren’s day will be presented at the
local Methodist Episcopal church a
week from Sunday, June 23. O. W.
Payne, pastor, will deliver an appro­
priate sermon and the following pro­
gram will be carried out;
Welcome ........... ....... — .. Wayne Sage
Children’s Day, a song ......................
........................ Primary Department
Summertime, a song .........................
........................ Primary Department
Solo .......................... Anna Ray Martin
Spirit of Love, dialogue.................
............ ....... 4th and 5th Grades
Happy ...................................................
.... Six girls from 3rd grade, Prim.
Solo ...................... Bettle Ellen Payne
Beyond ................A dramatized song
Sermon .................................The Pastor
In the Garden ........Ladles' Quartette
Benediction.
The above program Is to be given
by the members of the M. E. Sunady
school at the eleven o’clock services
June 23. Everyone is cordially In­
vited to come and bring friends. The
morning offering will go to the
"Children’s Day Fund,” which in
turn goes to aid students in need of
financial aid while lik in g higher
educational eourses.
Immediately after the morning
services, there will he a church din­
ner Irf the church basement. Every­
one is cordially Invited to attend and
bring their lunch.
LOCAL PEOPLE WILL
LIKELY ATTEND BIG
REGATTA AT M’KAY
TWO DAYS OF THRILLING SPORT
OFFERED
Hermiston to P lay Pendleton Eagles
Sunday Morning as Part of
Regatta Porgram.
A goodly number of local people
will probably spend at least one day
at the American Legion water re­
gatta at McKay lake, Saturday and
Sunday, June 15 and 16. With the
local American Legion post taking
charge of nil concessions at the re­
gatta, interest is rfven greater than It
would be otherwise.
Reports of those who have been at
•the dam when the motor boats were
getting in trim for the coming races
would seem to indicate that the
sport offers first class thrills to the
spectators ns well as the participants.
It la Eastern Oregon's neweot sport
and promises to develop rapidly into
a major one. Substantial purses will
be offered the winners of the races
Saturday and Sunday and will un­
doubtedly furnish incentive enough
to insure plenty of keen competition.
The spectators wll have an excellent
view of the race_ course, since the
lake la situated in a natural amphi­
theatre.
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock
Hermiston's championship ball team
will play the Pendleton Eagles at
the Round-Up park. The program of
races will be spread over both days
of the celebration, and on Saturday
night the big regatta dance will be
staged in the Happy Canyon dance
hall. There will be plenty of enter­
tainment for everybordy and all in­
dications are that a record crowd will
be on hand to participate.
FAULTY MEMORY PLEA WHEN
LOST FORD TURNS UP FOUND
C. L. Uphm, composing forman of
the Herald, has a memory that us­
ually functions quite satisfactorily.
Last Monday, however, It played him
a mean trick. It seems that the gen­
ial printer took the day off and drove
Io Pendleton in ills trusty Ford.
After parking it on one of the side
streets, he started out to take in the
sights of the town and attend to a
few business matters. Came time to
journey home, as the subtitle writers
would say, and the trusty Ford was
not to be found. The printer searched
long and diligently up one street and
down another, but to no avail. Fin­
ally in desperation he reported the
loss to the police department and
soon four or five of Pendleton's Sher­
lock Holms were hot on the trail. But
their search was short lived for the
lost Ford was discovered by none
other than its owner in the exact
spot where it had been parked an
hour or so before. He attributes his
failure to find the parking place to
a faulty memory. Although we don’t
want to appear skeptical, we would
like to know where he spent the in­
Home From Portland.
tervening time before, we place all
C. 8. McNsuglit returned from the blame on a memory that has here­
Portland Wednesday evening.
Mrs. tofore always done right by its owner.
McNaught and Allen, who was taken
down there for treatment, will re­ PENALTY INCREASED FOR
main about one month while Allen
NIGHT HUNTING OF GAME
Is In the hospital. The broken bones
ill his arms have been reset success­
A law which Harold Clifford,
fully and he is now getting along
state game warden, believes will
nicely.
protect human life and save much
livestock went Into effect Inst Thurs­
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES day, It provides that the penalty
for night hunting of game shall be
M/"’ od the Only Caose and Creator"
'•-r was the subject of the Les­ a minimum fins of 1200 and a max­
son-Sermon in all Churches of imum of $J0Oo or from 30 days to
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June 9. six months in Jail. Another regu­
lation effective at the same time ia
The Golden Text was, "By the
word of the Lord were the heavens that cutting the bag limit on mule
made; and all the host of them by doer from two to one and the limit
the breath of his mouth” (Psalms on ducks from 25 to 15 a day and 30
33:6).
to 20 a week. These regulations were
Among the citations which com­ made at the last session of the legis­
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the lature.
following from the Bible: “And
God saw every thing that he had
REGENTS TO MAKE TOUR
made, and behold, it was very good"-
The college board of regents.
(Osa. 1:31).
The Lesson Sermon also Includ'd
headed by 'President W. J. Kerr and
the following passage from the James T. Jardine, director of the
Christian Science teztbook, "Sci­ expcrlmnet station, will leave June
ence and Health with Key to ths
17 on its annual touur of inspection
Scriptures", by Mary Baker Eddy:
of brunch experimeat stations and
"Spiritually to understand that
there is but one creator, God, un­ county agent work. The trip will
take about 10 days, and will take in
folds all creation, confirms ths
Scriptures, brings the sweet assur­ Medford, Klamath Falls, Rend. Burns
ance of no parting, no pain, and of Ontario, Baker, Union. Pendleton,
Hermiston, Moro, Hood River, and
man deathless and perfect and
eternal” (p. 69).
end at the Astoria station.