The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984, July 04, 1929, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text- * • * «*»• J> - - - • « <■»-' - - - The Hermiston Herald VOL ZZm — NUMBER 44— OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST RRIEFLY STATED Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readirs. Two-hour parking restriction« will he enforced on the streets of Bend beginning July 1. Rogue River valley fruit shipments to the east this season will be routed over the Alturas cutoff by the South ern Pacific. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929 1EGI0N AUXILIARY ELECTS OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Mri. George Newell to Head Group; Mr». Jesse S*ge Elected Vice- TATOO MACHINES TO RE SHOWN WED. SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER YEAR LEGION NOMINATES OFFICERS MONDAY CLUB MEMBERS ENJOY PICNIC AT COLUMBIA PARK SUNDAY Make Tour of Inspection During the Afternoon to View Projects Pres.; Mrs. E. M. Baker, Sec. DEMONSTRATION IS SCHEDULED ONLY ONE NOMINEE NAMED FOR of Groups. Mrs. George Newell was elected president of the local unit of the American Legion Auuxlllary at regular meeting of that organisation last Thursday evening. Mrs. Newell succeeds Mrs. Jim Todd who has beaded the unit for the past year. Other officers chosen at the meet lng were Mrs. Jesse Sage, vice president succeeding Mrs. H. W. Kel ley and Mrs. E. M. Baker, secretary succeeding Mrs. W. L. Hamm. The negr officers will not take over their official duties until October 1. Hostesses at Thursday's meeting were Mrs. J. M. Biggs and Mrs. Wm Shaar. Mrs. J. M. Biggs and Mrs. H. E Shesely were elected to the executive committee which is composed of the three elective officers, past president and two elective members. FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY EACH OFFICE Some fifteen 4-H club members re presenting the sheep and calf clubs enjoyed a picnic at the Columbia park last Sunday. At noon a picnic dinner wag served and during the afternoon club meetings and discus sion meetings were held on the grass In the shade. Later the group made a short tour to inspect the different projects of the clubs In this district. E. L. Jackson, club leader, was in charge of the arrangements for the affair. Others besides the club mem bers who attended were Walther Ott C, M. Jackson, E. L. Jackson, S. H Barnard and George Jenkins. Arrangements Made by Assistant H. W. Kelley Re-Nonunated to Head County Agent; To Visit P o st; Delegates for State Poultry Farms. Meet Chosen. Wednesday, July 10 has been set as the day for demonstrating poul try tatoolng machines, according to Geo. H. Jenkins, assistant county agent who, at the request of poultry producers in this district, has secured a number of machines for practical demonstration. At 9 o'clock on Wednesday, Mr. Jenkins will meet with producers at the Walter Botkin farm. At 10;30 o'clock he will be at the Harry Spinning farm, at 1:30 In the afternoon at the John Jendr- jewskl farm and at 3 o'clock at the Tom O’Grady farm In the Stanfield district. Each machine will have the price attached and arrangemens will be made Immediately after the demon stration to make up a pool order for the preferred machine. According to Mr. Jenkins, the cost will amount to approximately 32.60 in a pool order. Anyone who will not be able to at tend these demonstrations may see the machines in Mr. Jenkins' office at the Reclamation building. Those who desire may also telephone their order In case they cannot be present at the meetings. At a recent meeting of Albany Elks ISO was voted as a gift to the Lebanon swimming pool maintenance fund for this season. Seventy-five business men and farm ers of Glendale and the Cow Creek valley have organised a district cham ber of commerce. The county road between Corvallis DAMAGE FROM FOREST FIRES and Albany on the east side of the IN STATE REPORTED SMALLER Willamette has been much Improved with a coating of oil. Forest fires on the national forests Only 22 votes were cast at the of Oregon and Washington during school election at Ashland. There was the past five years have burned over no contest for directors and there was an average o f only 70,000 acres per little Interest In the election. year, according to a statement just “Overland to Oregon" Is the title of issued by the forest service. Port- an historical pageant to be presented land, Oregon. This Is one-fourth of for two nights at the Clackamas coun one per cent of the gross national for ty fair at Canby In September. est area in these two states. The first release of guinea fowl rais "A growing spirit of cooperation ed at the Eugene state game farm has on the part of the public, better or been made in western Lane county. ganization, and quicker action are re sponsible for the excetV nt show AGRICULTURAL SITUATION IN One hundred birds were released. At Electricians are on strike at KlMfc ing, local forest officers state. NORTHWEST IS ENCOURAGING same time they point out nth Falls for a five-day week, 33 a even 70,000 burned over acref day and a closed shop. They have Spokane, Wash— According to E. been receiving |1 per hour for an 8- year Is too high. From 60 to 70 per M. Ehrhardt, president of the cenjt of forest fires are man-caused hour day. ’ ' Federal Land bank of this city, up The Illy pond on the Fred Bauer apd camp smokers head the list of on bis return from a series of meet man-causers. If these man caused farm near Dayton, is now In the height ings with representatives of local of the blooming season, and many flree could be entirely eliminated, the national farm loan associations total burned would be even smaller, visitors from a distance were present where he and other officers of the it is said. over the week end. The North Pacific District, com bank studied conditions with the Redmond Is going to have another prising Oregon and Washington, view of getting first-hand Informa Stage line to Portland. It will be con stands fourth In the list of acreage tion of the agricultural situation, ducted over the Waplnitia cut-off, burned on the national forests of the crop conditions In the four north making the trip from Redmond to United States. western states are encouraging. Portland in 5ft hoars. "Prospects for good crops rarely The California district, afflicted the Medford retail merchants are con by three bad fire years during the have been better throughout sidering a request of the Business and period suffered the heaviest loss, with territory,” said Mr. Ehrhardt. "The Professional Women's club that stores an average of 263,239 acres or wheat crop of Montana, according to he closed at ( o’clock Saturday nights 1.083 per cent of Its national forest estimates will be approxiamtely 100,- HALL TRIO TO APPEAR AT LOCAL CHURCH TONIGHT except during the fruit season. area burned over each year. The 000,000 bushels. Both spring and winter wheat is well déveloped for Thirty carloads of sheep were un eastern district comes next with An Interesting evening of enter leaded at Redmond recently. They 0.837 per cent and the Northern dis this time of year. tainment is promised to those who a- "Potato acres In this territory Is were from the Henton sheep ranch in trict third with 0.421 per cent. tend the program to be presented by Wasco county and were taken from The worst year during this period reduced this year and prospects for the Hall Entertainment Trio at tlie in Oregon and Washington was 1923 improved prices this year are better. Baptist-Christian there to range In the mountains. church tonight, Caterpillars, a new pest at Cove, when 157,515 acres were burned The number of farm flocks In south July 3. The trio composed of Cap have Invaded a small section near over. The heaviest contributors to ern Idaho Is increasing notably. tain C. L. Hall and his two daugh there. Several small apple orchards this total were: Chelan national for There seems to be a decided trend in ters, Frances and Phyllis, hails from Dairy and other trees have been stripped of est 41,843 acres; Colville national that part of the country. and poultry men reported sstisfac-j McMinnville, Oregon and their pro forest 28,073 acres; and Mt. Baker all foliage. Experimental spraying la gram Is made up of musical numbers national forest 47,791 acres. These torry conditions and fair prices.” being done. and readings. The local appearance Is being Indians from many Pacific coast are all in Washington. The most TO SPOKANE sponsored by the Baptist-Cbrlstlan tribes arrived in Klamath Falls the heavily burned national forest In Cecil Warner of the Hermiston I church. ______ A free w ill offering will iMt of the week to prepare for the Oregon that year was the Siskiyou second annual Indian congress, which national forest with 3,794 acres. Creamery Company is making a visit j be taken during the evening, but no Forest officers state that while In Spokane this week. admission charge will be made. opened in that city July 3 and lasted they are constantly improving their tor three days. protective system, they must largely Control of wild morning glories and depend upon public care and coopera Canada thistles with sodium chlorate tion to hold the fire- damage down ppray has proved effective la Benton to a reasonable level. With the In county, according to County Agent creased public use of the national Briggs. who has examined spots ho forests every year, it Is necessary sprayed last year. that more people shall become “fire Settlors on the Stanfield and West- conscious,” they say. land districts have received a conces sion in the use of water thia season. They will be allowed water nt 35 cents ♦ per acre-foot, instead of 70 cents as ♦ CH UXCH IO T Z S previously charged. ♦ The Coopers Spar lateral of the ML Hood Loop highway will bo open for At the Baptlst-Christian church traffic by July 7, according to County Sunday. June 7: Bible school 10 A. Clerk H. J. Blackman, who baa re M. Morning worship 11 A. M. theme. turned from watching a road crew Evening Glories (old people’s service) Mast deep drafts In cuts below Cloud Christian Endeavor 7 P. M. Young Cap Inn. people's leader, Elsie Reeder. Jun Nearly 500 students, almost 100 ior leader, Paul Marble. Topic, What more than the figure for the first day Made Our Nation What it Is. Union last year, enrolled nt Eugene tor the services at 8 P. M., Rev. Oscar Payne 1030 summer session at the Univer preaching the sermon. Special mule. sity of Oregon campns, according to Piano solo by Mies Ruth Woughter, Dr. Dan E. Clark, director of the En- duet by Mrs. C. Warner and Mrs. W. O. Dyer. Let each of ue be pres ent to make the junior services worth while. Sin without sorrow Is the out n r soul's most serious sickness. A cor RUBBISH FILE FRIDAY dial welcome to all. A. J. Ware, pas tor. a________________ ■* Vhw broke out In the rubbish pile TO PORTLAND near the barn at the W. B. Beasley place on Maia street Friday after Mr. an d Mrs. W. J. Warner and noon about 3 o'clock. An alarm was daughter Jane, accompanied by turned In Immediately and the blase Charlotte Ralph left early Tuesday extinguished before any damage re morning for Portland. Mr. Warner sulted Thia in the first time th e i^ tn return within a few days while siren has sounded a fire alarm since Mrt Warner and the girls will spend early la FiVniary. «eafo time there. Rail Birds BLUE GRASS SUNSHINE IDEAL FOR COWS Nominations for officers of the local Post of the American Legion were made at the meeting of that or ganization Monday evening. Elect ion will not be held until next month. Only one nominee was se lected for each of the four offices, three f these having served In the same capacity for the past year. Those nominated were H. W. Kel ley ^>r post commander; Junius E. Halleyburton, vice-commander; W. L. Hamm, adjutant; F. W. Baty, ser geant at arms; and Oscar Payne, chaplain. Mr. Kelley, Mr. Hamm and Mr. Payne are the three who were re-nominated. The vice-com mander for the past year was James Todd and the sergeant at arms, Log an Todd. Three delegates to represent this post at the state Legion convention in Salem In August were also elect ed at this time. The delegates are J. E. Halleyburton, Logan Todd and I<(. W. Kelley w ifli Htyrr/ Pelky, James Todd and F. W. Baty as alter nates. LIGHT AND POWER HEARL'G POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 9 Illness of the Commission's Engineer Necessitates Change in Date of Investigation. The hearing for the investigation of the rates, charges and services of the Hermiston Light & Power com pany which was scheduled for July 2 has been postponed to Tuesday, July 9 at 10 o'clock in the morning at the city hall in Hermiston, ac cording to notice received from the Public Service Commission of Or - gon. Postponement of the hearing was necessitated by the illness of the com mission’s engineer. GRADUATE FROM U . OF W. Two former Hermiston young peo ple were members of this year's grad- ¿ating class nt the Vnlverslty of Washington, according to word re- ccived here. Miss Gertrude Belssc of Longview received a bachelor of science degree. The other member was Marshall Newport. TO STUDY IN PORTLAND Miss Golda Mumma, local music teacher, has left for Portland where she will spend several weeks con tinuing her musical studies and tak ing advanced work. STAGE IS SET FOR PICNIC TOMORROW AT STANFIELD PARK T. A RINEHART SELECTED AS SPEAKER OF DAY. Program Full of Interesting Events Scheduled for Intercommunity Celebration. The stage is ail set for the third annual Farm Bureau and Grange pic nic to be held at the Stanfield Auto park tomorrow, July 4. T. A. Rine hart of Hermiston, who was one of the principal speakers at the picnle last year at Columbia park, has again ARMY OF CATERPILLARS been secured to deliver an address WILL RETREAT SOON at this year's celebration, according to the committee in charge of ar rangements. Mr. Rinehart's address This year’s infestation of cater will be one of a patriotic nature ap pillars, probably the most serious propriate to the day. since 1923, Is about to decline, be The first thing scheduled on the lieves Df. Don Mote, chief entomol ogist at Oregon State college. In program for tomorrow's celebration answer to numerous inquiries from is the Junior parade. Boys and girts various parts of the state Dr. Mote participating In this event may feat outlines the following methods of ure anything from club work of var control for these pests, althugh he ious sorts to clown stunts. The par says that their natural life cycle ade will form at 10 o’clock and will will put an end to their depredation be ready to start at 10:30. Just before lunch the crowd will early in July, at which time they will be pupating preparatory to emer parlcipate In singing the Star Spang led Banner, the invocation w ill be gence as adult moths. For the forest tent caterpillar, of given and Jesse Richards, Master of ficially called the Malacosoma dis Stanfield Grange will deliver the trlu, which Is doing the most damage address of welcome. The picnic dinner at noon will be at present, Dr. Mote recommends the one of the big events of the day. application of tree tangle foot In ring around each tree, as the most Free Ice cream, coffee and lemonade effective method of protecting orch will be served to the crowd by the ards by preventing the caterpillars organizations sponsoring the affair. from climbing the trees. At 1:30 In the afternoon a program Depredations of caterpillars • kl- consisting of the main address of the ready in the trees may be stopped by day and musical numbers has been scheduled. Following this, races and spraying with arsenate of lead at strength, of two or- three pounds to sports of, various kinds will be held 50 gallons of water, a solution some under the direction of M. T. Matott what stronger than that usually who will also award the prizes in used for codling moth applications. each event. Unless some means are taken to A big dance in the evening will prevent reinfestation, however,, the conclude the festivities of , the day. effect of the spray is not lasting, ad Excellent music has been obtained vises Dr. Mote. for this feature which will be held There will be no recurrence of in the Stanfield hall. The Joint committees from the two these pests later this season, prom ises Dr. Mote, and there Is unfortu sponsoring organizations who have nately only one generation a year. been working on he plans are 8. H. Nor is another wholesale outbreak Barnard, Mrs. F. M. Guiwits and C. next year likely, as the caterpillars M. Jackson of the Farm Bureau and have several natuural enemies which A. S. Power, Mrs. Mabel Richards and thrive as soon as the caterpillars in H. . Penney of the Stanfield'Grange. Last year a crowd estimated at crease abnormally, thus preserving between 1500 and 1800 was present the inevitable balance of nature. at the picnic at Columbia park and the comittecs this year are planning TOM MIX IN REMARKABLE on entertaining a capacity crowd GRAND CANYON FILM SAT. - SUN from the communities of this section of the county. Tom Mix, the whirlwind Fox Star beats the speed of his own bullets In his latest picture, "Sky High,” if ad vance notices mean anything. What with Tony, his wonderful horse, a government airplane and the Grand Canyon of Arizona as a background, Mix is said to out-Mlx himself in stunts. There are a lot of reasons why motion picture fans adore Tom Mix, and "Sky High" which plays at the Columbia theatre next Saturday and Sunday Is declared to be the best rea son bis followers ever had fot doing so. It Is usually found that Tom doesn’t even bother about living up to bis advance notices. He keeps far ahead of them. "Sky High” show him In the role his devotees like best. He is seen as a government Immigration agent, down In Arizona, trying to squelch a band of smugglers who are sneaking Chinamen through. And Tom nmsse'i up the landscape considerable before he's through with them. The big outstanding stunt Is his dash thru the Grand Canyon In an airplane— braving alrpocketa, skimming off the sides of the giant precipice and drop- Ing from a rope Into the Colorado river. Before that he rides Tony hcll- for-leather right around the dizzy rim of the Canyon, HERMISTONIANS WIL ATTEND UKIAH CELEBRATION TODAY A number of Herniistod Legion naires have expressed their intention of spending the Fourth at Ukiah.. Oregoi^. where the annual Cowboys’ convefttlon wilt be h eli. The local post will operate two concession booths at the celebration with Harry Kelley and Harry Pelky in charge. Among those who are planning to be there for the show are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kelley. Harry Pelky and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baker. DR. SEARS DISPOSES OF PRACTICE HERE RECENTLY Dr. J. L. Sears, who has been locat ed In Hermiston for the past three and a half yesra. recently disposed of his practice hare. Dr. A. W. Christopherson of Portland will ar rive here about the first of August to take over the office. Future plans of Dr. Soars are. as w t, undecidc^ I O * ' 7WE GOLFER MAS MAO« A 1 MOL6-MJ-OWE AMO is MAKIW» VWOOPE6 A E C U T (TwW fiXr M E U A S M V H » tDiron io pur rr nJ TNK PAPCR. , AMO X M » E D ITO « V « X «C P LX " A W E , GO AMD puoush rr on a »uaoA M , imene you oo you * ADVEKneHJGH"