V m u a fS D
FARMS
FAY — OPPORTUNITIES
ARE HERE.
VOL. ZZm
The Hermiston Herald
— NUMBER 42—
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
BRIEFLY STATED
Celebration ot completion of Port
land'* 12,600,000 seawall project wad
featured recently.
Baker win sooa have the tallest
building between Portland and 8alt
Lake, ten stories.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929
TWO DIRECTORS TO BE CHOSEN
AT SCHOOL ELECTION JUNE 24
E. X* Jackson and Ralph Richards
are Only One» Whose Name*
Appear on Ballot.
The election of one director for a
five year term and one for a one
year term for Union High School
District No. 9 will be held at the
School house Monday, June 24, from
2 to "7 P. M. The only names ap-
pearng on the ballot are those of
E. L. . Jackson for the five year term
and Ralph Richards for the one
year ferm.
Thé election will constitute the
prlnolpal business at the annual
meeting for the legal votera of the
school district.
WATER REGATTA AT
M’KAY SUCCESSFUL
DESPITE DOWNPOUR
FAIRLY
GOOD WEATHER
(liam pions
UMATILLA COUNTY
HAS TEN ENROLLED
AT CLUB SESSION
PRE
NEARLY 700 EXPECTED TO TAKE
VAILS SUNDAY
PART IN WORK
Local Legion Cornea Ont all Right
Jean Barnard, Edna Ott, Grace Rodda
in Concession Booth», i»
BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
IDEAL FOR COWS
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
LEATHERS SET.TR INTEREST
IN BUSINESS TO A. A. LITTLE
Have Been Associated Together For
Fast Two and a Half
Year*.
Wm. Leathers recently sold his In
terest in the firm of Leathers & Lit
tie, hay dealers, to A. A. Little
with whom he has been associated
for the past two and a half years.
Mr. Leathers Intends to continue in
the real estate and insurance busi
ness but will probably be away from
Hermiston a greter part of the Bum
mer visiting and vacationing in Spo
kane, Seattle and other points.
Mr. Leathers expressed appeclation
for the cooperation shown him by
the people of the community during
the years he was engaged in bus!
cess.
Mr. Little, who is an experienced
plan In the business, took over sole
control the first of June.
IRRIGON, UMATILLA
TO BE INCLUDED IN
LOCAL MAIL ROUTES
NEW SYSTEM FOR RURAL DELIV
ERY TO START JULY 18
Plans Call for Extension of Present
Delivery Routes; No New
and Walther Ott Now on
The preliminary survey of the pro
Report.
posed railroad from Butte Falls to
Carriers to be Hired.
0. S. C. Campus.
Klamath Fall* has been started.
Jupiter Pluvlus unable to resist
According to word received by
There will he a very small crop of
the
lure of the first water regatta to
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Mrs. Leila A. Phelps, postmistress of
loganberries this year, according to
be staged In eastern Oregon, gather
June 20. (Speclal)-Ten Umatilla
Hermiston from the postoffice de
Senator Sam Brown of Marion county.
ed his forces and made whoopee at
county boys and girls are attending
partment at Washington, D. C., July
More than 1200 delegates and vis
the Amercan egion ceebration last
the fifteenth annual boys’ and
16 will see the extension of the
itors to the 66th annual session of
Saturday and Sunday at McKay lake.
girls’ 4-H club Junior summer sess
present
rural free delivery routes
the Oregon state grange met at Med
Saturday a steady downpour from
ion, the largest one ever held on the
from the local postoffice to Include
ford.
early morning until about the middle
campus, and with the arrival of the
the rural districts of Umatilla and
The loop road from Klamath Fall*
of the afternoon served to dampen
Portland delegation delayed because
Irrigon. No new routes are being
to Medford by wsy of Crater Lake
somewhat the enthusiasm of the two
of the late closing of schools, the
established nor will additional car
park has been opened to automobile
hundred or more who braved the
number will be swelled to nearly
riers be hired.
The changes to be
traffic.
weather to watch the motor boats
700. The session will close Saturday
effected next month merely 1* an ex
June 22.
spin around--tbe course. Cool and
The National League of District
tension of the two rural routes n o*
pleasant weather on Sunday with an
Postmaster* of Oregon held their an
Washington and Multnomah coun
In existence and will be handled by
oecaslonal light shower brought out
nual convention In Portland June IT
ties. exclusive of Portland, are tied
James Todd and J. A. Reeves. Mr.
nod 18.
crowd estimated at between 3500
for the highest representation, with
Todd will continue his present routs
MUCH INTEREST EVIDENCED IN
and 3700 people.
70 each, while the W illamette val
and in addition will take over the
Charged with passing counterfeit
WORK
ley has the highest sectional repre
district west of town, while Mr.
silver dollars, four men were arrested
The weather conditions were not
Ruth Bensel and Walther Ott, the sentation, with eastern and central
la Rsdmond and are In the Deschutes Assistant County Agent to Demon exactly the best for the success of
Reeves will make deliveries on the
county Jail.
the concessions booths operated by Hermiston high school debating team Oregon tied for second place. The
north hill and In the Umatilla and
strate Different Kinds of
the local American Legion post, al which won the »’ualje high Bchool coast district Is also well represent POULTRY PATHOLOGIST EXPERT Irrigon districts.
The gasoline schooner Azalea, a
Tatooing Machines
MENTS WITH METHOD
though H.W. Kelley, post commander championship by defeating the Scap- ed. Girls outnumber the boys 369
Both the Umatilla and Irrigon
two-masted craft used In halibut fish-
to 231.
pose
high
school
t,
the
University
of
reported
a
gross
return
of
approxl-
postoffce8 applied for the establish
lng. went ashore about 16 mile* north
Up to the present time some 33
Each day’s program for the club Dr. Johnson Vaccinated Flock» On ment of the routes, but the depart
mately 3250.00. Saturday afternoon ¡Oregon- The otbef- two members on
of Newport.
poultrymen of this district have ap the business amounted to practically | ^ e regular squad were Jane War member is carefully divided into vol
Local Farms for Chicken
ment officials awarded them to the
Because of the high per capita cost plied for poultry identification
ner and Morris Person. Miss Rose play and special entertainm
r
Pox Last Year.
local postoffice with the explanation
nt maintenance, the trustees ot Phil braids, according to George H. Jen nothing although the dance at Happy Donovan coached.
instruction. For the boys n varied
Canyon
in
the
evening
helped
to
boost
that
it wus always the policy of the
omath college voted to suspend col kins, assistant county agent. Work
Assistant county agent Jenkins, department to combine and lengthen
program of instructons In agricul
the receipts from the concessions.
lege for a year.
along this line was started some time
ture and manual arts Is being carr who recently returned from the state already established routes In prefer
Sunday was a fairly good day and six
Olive drab will replace blue when ago when a meeting was held tor or seven women with about the same
led out, while the girls are being college at Corvallis, reports having ence to the established of entirely
mltrymen on the project who were
members of the uniform division of
trained in home economics, art work interviewed Dr. W. T. Johnson poul new ones.
»
number of men were hept busy with
.te'yested in identification problems
the Portland police bureau appear tn
and health education. L. J. Allen, try pathologist at the Oregon Experi
the booths out at the dam. H. W.
This new delivery service will
this meeting the purpose and
their new outfits.
acting state club leader. Is In charge ment Station who last year vaccin mean quicker communication from
Kelley and Harry Pelky were in
4f tatooing poultry of all kinds
Edgar Rogers, 56, and William Van
of the session. He has had 15 years ated a number of pullets on local Hermiston to those on the rural
charge of the concessions, working
project farms for the control If chick routes of either Umatilla or Irrigon.
Dusen, 72, both of Multnomah county, were discussed and explained thor with the cooperation of the rest of FAIR BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY years of experience in. this work.
en pox. According to Dr. Johnson Tho Herald will now be received by
escaped from the Oregon state hos Ughly to the» tre m b led growers the local Legion post.
A
special
program
on
Flag
Day
In
EVENING.
he use ot a system of tatooing wrks
the results of the experiment thru- subscribers luthese two districts the
pital farm at 8alem.
Q ueen M argaret I o f La G rande | Premium List» and Division Chair cluded a talk by Major General U. G.
in well with the recently passed
McAlexander, "The Rock of the out the state show promise of provid morning after Its publication Instead
George Temple
rfT > ~ I
proved
to
be
a
very
lovely
and
grac
men to be Annonnced
' v o t f l t r y theft law.
Marne." on "The American Flag apd ing an effective means of controlling of two or three days later.
blacksmith at Ths Dalles, Is dead at
Soon.
Much interest was evidenced in ths ious ruler. Her princesses were the
What It Stands For.” The officers the.disease.
the age of 76 years, after a residence
Misses
Thelma
Akey,
Amy
Aldrich
work and Mr. Jenkins was asked to
October 5 and 6 will be the dates of the Oregon Bankers’ associating
The work of vaccination Is hand
fa The Dalles ot 60 years.
CAMP CIAT0P WILL HAVE
secure as many different kinds of and Betty Bond, all of Pendleton. ¡for the nmatni<'
led by the State Livestock Sanitary
took
charge
of
one
of
the
regular
af
A large herd of elk have made their tatooing machines as possible so Dr Richard Lawrence of Pendleton according to a decision reached Wed-
Board which appointed deputies to
MILITARY REVIEW JUNE 22
ternoon
programs,
each
of
which
In
appearance on Hunters Head, six that the local growers might see them “C-rea m i
"T"
ft8C° rt-
nesda” evenln* when
board cludes some special feature or prom work In different parts of the state,
miles below Gold Beach. There are In action and better decide which
Thrill ng and exciting motor boat met tor the tirgt time An unugua,
if there Is any demand at all for
The spectacle of modern warfare
inent speaker.
more than 30 in the herd.
would be most suited to their needs. races held the crowds attention both amount of enthusiasm was evidenced
this work in this district, those In in Oregon seems a strange thing to
Boys
and
girls
attending
the
ses
Sunday at the meeting and plans for the fair
The city council of Medford has At the present time, he has two afternoon of (lie ra-f.uti
sion from Umatilla county are Jean terested should get Into communica contemplate. There are those who
passed an ordinance prohibiting ths machines in his office with the prom morning Hermiston and the Pendle started off with a bang. Work has Barnard, Edna Ott, Grace Rodda and tion with Mr. Jenkins and arrange remember Indian battles on Oregon
ton
Eagles
ended
the
season
for
the
locating of any more used car lota ise of another. Near the first of
been started on the premium lists Walther Ott, Hermiston;
Patrick ments will be made to take care of eoil but the vivid re-enactment of
within the Inner fire limits.
July he plans to visit different farms Umatilla county league with the Eag and tentative chairmen for different Cassidy and Keith Hutchison, Pilot it.
world war combat that w ill take
Joseph Gifford, 7», a Talent farmer, throughout this end of the county les winning from the local cham divisions have bfeen selected although Rock; Alfred Bixby, Roger Kral-
The flocks which were vaccinated place at Camp ClatRop June 22 will
it in a hospital in a critical condition and give practical demonstrations pions. Saturday evening a capacity the lists are not as yet entirely com- man and Elmer Smiley, Freewater; last year In this community were be a famllar sight only to those who
from injuries received when he was with the machines. Notices of these crowd attended the dance at Happy ¡p]ete
those belonging to Harry Spinning. saw tjie real thing In France a de
and Donald Perrin, Stanfield.
scheduled meetings will be sent out Canyon and various other forms of ' The local post of the American
attacked by a maddened bull. f
Joo Udey and Mrs. Hunt. Dr. John cade ago. Smoke screems will be
amusement not on the scheduled pro Legion will have charge of the con
son says that the best results are thrown up along the line of battle,
Petitions are In circulation at Salem to all poultrymen. According to Mr.
gram helped to entertain the visitors
cessions and a merry-go-rounud and Plant is Installed..
obtainable In the vaccination pro star and bomb shells will shatter the
to compel the city council to refer to Jenkins, indlctlons are that pool or who flocked into Pendleton.
various other forms of similar enter
the people the granting of a bus fran der prices on the machines will be
The refrigerator machine which cess when the flocks are in good sir, machine guns will be brought
The celebration was scarcely over tainment will be provided. In addl- has been In process of installation In shape. The experimental phase of Into play, the field artillery will go
made quite attractive with the indi
chise to the Southern Pacific.
vidual order prices coming somewhat beforp tentative plans f,,r next tion, a portable dance pavilion will the window of Norton's grocery for tho work Is about completed and Into action and thousands of Ore
Old-time scenes’ of miners stepping
higher.
year s regatta were being made, be erected at the fair grounds thtre- the past two weeks Is now in use the results have been so satisfying gon National Guardsmen will go
up to the "bar” were re-enacted at
Any
poultrymen
In
the
district
who
Tliose In charge are contemplating by keeping everything within a Plate glass has replaced the ordinary that Dr. JohpRon Is recommending "over the top” to engage in trench
Canyon City when tbs three-day
have not as yet signed up for brands shortening the race course 30 that small area and easily accessible to gloss which was used previously and ths practice of vaccination tn pul fighting.
Whiskey Gulch celebration opened.
hut wish to do so are advsed to get the races may be brought closer to I the crowds.
Astoria, being near to the Clatsop
the improvements add much to the let florks where chicken pox has
Because his companion shot when into communication with the assist the view of the cpoclatora. Other
The fair board is composed of H. general appearance of the store. been known to have been present In encampment of the guardsmen, is
ordered to do so, James Boyd, 30, is ant county agent aa soon as possi features w ill probably be added to
alert to the situation and calls at
J. Ott, E. L. Jackson, Curtis Dyer, Fresh vegetables and fruits can now former years.
In a Bond hospital with a bullet ble.
help make It an event worth travel li, C. Todd, W. H. Logan and H. K, be kept in the window In excellent
tention to this fine free spectacle, re
wound la his nock. He may recover.
ing far to see.
Dean.
*
minding the public that the neigh
condition.
FARMERS GAIN FROM LOANS
Rotary, Klwanis, Elks and the Ash FBENCH BATTLESHIP FURNISHES
MADE BY FEDERAL LAND BANK boring beaches are at their best and
land chamber of commerce will co
that the city, with Its historic As
THRILLING SETTING FOR FILM
operate with Ashland Llthians la put
The Dalles, Oregon, June 20— toria Column and Interesting fishing
ting over a big Fourth of July celebra-
"The balance sheets of literally hun fleets, is ready to welcome visitors.
Under the shadow of gigantic guns
dreds of thousands of farmers who
Dick Reed, ex-Unlversity-of Oregon on the turret deck of a French bat
have secured loans from the Federal
football star, was charged with hog tleship, some of the most exciting
loan bank In the laet 12 years show Leave For Normal.
in a secret Indictment re and dramatic scenes occur In "The
Edith Mikesell, Virginia Rodda and
a real an<| tangible gain from such
fer the Klamath county grand Night Watch,” a First National Pic
loans," declared E. M. Ehrhardt, Helen Upham left Friday last e for
ture starring Billy Dove which will
Jury.
president of the Federal Land Bank Monmouth where they will attend
Z y M KN0W WHAT
'¿ör of town
%
I'P
of Spokane which has loans outstand summer school.
Commencement exercises of the be the main attraction at the Colum
ANP 6 0 AS FAR
ing of 393.300.000 In Idaho, Mon
Dayton school have been indefinitely bia theatre next Wednesday and
ANP TAKE MY MOTHER
AIRPLANE ANP FLY
tana, Washington and Oregon, while
postponed because Professor D. Lynn Thursday. An unusually tense and
AS
V?
60ES
AMP
H PAP OH A LONG
dismissing 'Itere today farm credit
Cnbeer came down with the smallpox dramatic story. "The Night Watch,"
A R 00N P
THEN HOP THE
u z /t-n r m AMD A rt
takes place almost entirely aboard
last Friday.-
problems with representatives of loc
WORLD
the battlehlp. which was reproduced
H ê XT TÆAlN
WC
al national farm loans associations
PIACE S ANP SEETHIN ö S
Although hie throat was pierced by
almost In Its entirety within the
through which the bank does busl-
a bullet. James Boyd. 30, of Bend,
First National atudloe through the
niss.
"The average reduction In
an ' (¡>0 AS FAR.
confined to a local hospital as the
Ingenuity ot art directors and de
AS IT6OES AH J 0 5 Î O *
interest rates throughout the coun
result of an accidental shooting, will
signers.
try Is not less than 2 per cent per
Alexander Korda directed the
annum, meaning a saving of approx
The annual auction of wool at picture, while Donald Reed and Paul
imately 325,000,000 each year to the
Bhanlko marked the disposal of 709,- Lukas, in the masculine leads, Nich
400,000 borrowers from the Federal
999 pound*. Many year* ago as much olas Sousanln, Gustave Partoe, Nich
I^tnd Banks In the United States,
an 4,999,999 pound* of wool was sold olas Bela and others are in the
fully 32,000.000 of which represents
annually at Shaniko.
strong supporting cst.
the saving to farmers in these four
The county commissioners sad the
northwestern state«. The bank has
eounty engineers of Washington will
SCHOOL ELECTION
made for stability, permanence and
hold tbetr annual Joint meeting at
Increased profit In the farming In
Walla Walla daring the week of the
At the nnual school meeting of
dustry."
Pendleton Round-Up.
district No. 14 held at the school
Mr. Ehrhardt stressed the fact that
house on Monday afternoon, Jfl»eJ7,
I the funds loans are jecured mainly
R. A. Brownson was re-elednd -to
* from the sale of bonds barked by
„„ State Game Warden To Visit
MAW w o rr BAIT MS hook
serve aa clerk of the district and. F.
the mortgages given by the farmers,
B e a t in e m t ark n o r e m u * •
Harold Clifford, state game war
C. Woughter was elected to the board
j 1’pon these bonds the farmers of the
Aun thf FisHA/tew emus seem
den left Portland Saturday for a of Idreetors
; Northwest pay approximately 31,000,-
TH’MAU WUT BAtTWS HOOK* r &
swing through Central and Eastern I
__________________
¡000 four times annually, thus neces-l
-rue SAMe ot AteBcy-Bo-HWUFf
Oregon
He will visit Caayoa City, i^ t Heapital.
,weeo*awrr uowr A pvesttsk
.sltatlng prompt payment of Install
Baker. Union. La Grande and Pen-j An Infant daughter born to Mr.
aXOUl. f o l k s A tts u r
ments upon their long-term loans. I
AUO — s i / r tw F iu ts u rr
dleton and aaMe from inspecting the and Mra. George Gross of Boardman
The hank has been reorganized wlthj
PR6AMS
hatcheries. will meet with sport»- at the Hermiston hospital June 11.
i In the last year and a half and studvj
< o »7 t I xh . w k . u )
and qpunty game warden*.
gjeg , lx hours after birth.
made of the records of loans in this
— • ■
territory.
THIRTY THREE SIGN
FOR POULTRY TATOO
BRANDS ON PROJECT
VACCINATION FOUND
SATISFACTORY FOR
CONTROL OF DISEASE
OCTOBER 5-6 DATES
SET FOR 1929 FAIR
I f I H a d a M illio n
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