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The Hermiston HersM BLUE GRABS IDEAL POE COWS VOL X H V " ------------------ * ................. ■ r ■ _________ HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,1930 —NUMBER 20— OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR COMING YEAR BY BUSINESS CLUB NEW CATAWBA COACH OF GROUP A . Brownton H u Office of Vice- President; Marble Secretary; 1930 Plans Discussed. F. C. McKenzie was elected presi dent of the Commercial Club for the coming year at its regular meeting Tuesday noon at the Hermiston hotel. Other officers elected were R. A. Brownson, vice-president, and Dr. A. E. Marble, secretary. Outgoing officers are W. J. War ner. president; F. C. McKenzie, vice- president and J. M. Biggs, secretary. The meeting was well attended. Mr. McKenzie gave a talk emphasiz lng the Important questions that the club would be called upon to meet during the coming year and asking the co-operation of all the Hermis ton business men. The Commercial club meets each Tuesday noon in the hotel George O. Gatlin, extension mar keting specialist, from the Oregon State colege was in Hermiston for « meeting with th e directors of the local turkey growers association on Wednesday e vening in t he assistant county gaent’s office. Mr. Gatlin had attended the wheat league meeting in Pendleton during the fore part of t he week and was en route to The Dalles where the Oregon wool growers meeting will be attended o n Thursday and Friday On Thursday morning Mr. Gatlin met with the directors of the Hermiston Jersey Breeders’ association and also with the laundry committee of the Karra Bureau auxiliary. AS FOR THE WEATHER “Unk” Charlie Moran, big league baseball umpire when not busy as foot ball coach, is going to Catawba col lege as head football mentor. A live- year contract was approved at a meet ing of the college trustees. Moran coached the Centre college (Ky.) team, which defeated Harvard, 0-O, in 1921. He will bring with him George Chinn, tackle on the famous team at Centre, who will be chief assistant in the foot ball program at Catawba. FORD GARAGE HERE ch a n ges PRESENT AT MEETING HERE ¡Campaign Against Rabbits Starts Satuday; Snow Blanket Helps in Killing of Rodents LOCAL DAIRY ^ .....~ J.S. OYER RANKS FIRST IN BUTTERFAT PRODUCTION SU R V EY IN G LIFE Hermiston Wins OWNERS; BŒLMANS LEAVE A. F. Rohrman Takes Possession Jan uary 10; Contemplates New Addition. A. F. Rohrman, formerly of Pen dleton, Is t be new owner o f the Tord ga rage recently ow ned by C. J. Bielman. Mr. Rohrman took pos session of the garage on January 10. “Some improvements will be made in the garage within the next few months,’’ Mr. Rohrman says. Accord ing to present plans he is going to enlarge the show room, have a larg er parts department, Install a hy draulic lifter for servicing and greas ing cars. The shop will also be ar ranged so t hat more business can be accommodated. Mr. Rohrman Is a graduate of the Polytechnic College of Engineer ing in Oakland, California. He grad uated from the re in 1921. He has spent most of bis tlm e since then in Pendleton, where he has - been a draftsman. “This garage w ill bare as its main purpose the giving of s ervlce and satisfaction to Ford owners,’* Mr. Rohrman says. Mr. and Mrs. Bielman will make their home in the Willamette valley. At the request of Mr. John Jend- CIRCULATED FROM LIBRARY rzejewskl, rodent control leader for | Books Received Quarterly From Pen the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau, a rabbit poisoning campaiga has been dleton Library; Magazines arranged. On Saturday, January 18, a rabbit mix w ill be held at Mr. May be T®ken Out. Jendrzejewski’s farm at’ 10 o'clock For the year ending the last of in the morning. At l:S 0 in the af Deceirf'er, 1929, records show that ternoon a group will meet at Frank 9,489 volumes were circulated from Gulwits’s farm for the same purpose. the local library, according to the re Each farmer interested Is requested port of Mrs. R. A. Brownson, librar to attend either one of these mixes ian. Of this number 5,521 were and bring with him enough alfalfa Wesley C. Mitchell, professor of adult books and 3,995 were children’s leaves or chopped alfalfa to be pois economics at Columbia university, books: Of the 5.521 adult books, oned for distribution la his particu whom President Hoover has appointed 1,614 were non-fiction and 4,007 lar district. head of the research council on social were fiction. Roy Fugate and the assistant trends. Despite Its high-sounding title, New readers and users of the lib county agent w ill attend these mixes the council will conduct a survey of rary numbered 148 for the past year, and will have the necsesary strych simple, everyday life as led by the ev "Child Welfare,’’ a Parent Teach nine to b e used in poisoning the al eryday American. The Investigation ers association periodical, was the falfa and will also assist in mixing will be conducted In the light of great changes that have tnken place In re only new magazine bought by the up the bait. cent years. It will be strictly sclen library. Other magazines on file at With the blanket of snow that has title and will be carried out by trained the library are "Forum,’’ "World covered the gound in t his community technicians working over a period of Work,” "National Geographic,” during the past few days conditions from two to three years. "American,” "Woman’s Home Com are Ideal for poisoning Jack rabbits panion,” "Good Housekeeping," and which have been a serious pest to ‘Popular Mechanics.” There are two local farmers for many years. Last VOLUNTEER FIREMEN E L E C T children’s magazines, "Boys’ Life” year alfalfa leaves were poisoned and OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR and "Child’s Life.” were put o ut in the rabbit Infested These magazines may be tak en out area. As a result of this work a of the library. The latest numbers great many of the pests were killed are loaned for three d ays and the off last year and this year there are 0. C. Pierce Chosen New President: other nun£>ers for a week.. Felthouse to be Secretary not so many rabbits to contend with. New books are received every However, it would be advisable to Wagner, Fire Chief. three months from the county lib put out poison and kill off quite a rary in Pendleton. Patrons who wish number of those remaining in order books from the Pendleton library can to prevent the increase which would O. C. Pierce was elected president arrange with Mrs. Brownson to have be sure to come If steps were not of the Hermiston Volunteer Fire De them sent here. The postage both taken to hold them in check. partment at the regular monthly coming and going is paid. While rabbit pelts are not bring meeting Monday night. Other offlc The months of December, January ing as much on the market as they era elected were W. W. Felthouse and February are always the busiest did last year quite a number of firms secretary and George Wagner, fire at the 1 Ibrary, Mrs. Brownson says. are quoting reasonable prices for chief. Mr. Wagner was rc-elccted More books are taken out at this them and it is believed that anyone to this position. time than during any other months Trustees for three years are to be Interested could make good wages by in the year. poisoning and marketing the p elts. Curtis Simons, J. M. Biggs and II. E Strychnine has been found to be the Hitt. SCIENCE SCORES A G A IN Outgoing officers are F. C. Mr most effective poison for this purpose and can be secured at the assistant Kenzle, president, and O. C. Pierce Use of eggs In India may be great county agent’s office fof this work. secretary. ly increased in the future since the Hidua have learned that sterile eggs LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS n a y be produced by keeping the Stones Have Party. With seven degrees below zero as the record br eaking low tempera male birds away from the laying ture, the pas t week has been the flock, says W. A. Hayes, Oregon «Oldest of the winter here in Her State college graduate who has spent miston. The temperatures, accord- seven years in India as an agricul lug to the weather bureau, have tural specialist. Heretofore, the been : Hindu religion has forbidden the eat Max. Min. ing of eggs as this was considered January 9 ................ ............ 17 15 taking life. January 10 .............. ........... 10 6 January 11 .............. ........... 19 1 January 12 .............. ........... 19 2 January 13 ............. ........... 20 -7 January 14 ............. -5 LOCAL GROWERS SHIP 1800 TV om / January 15 .............. .......... 21 3 TURKEYS IN JANUARY POOL I The snow was 3 inches; the pre- cl pi tat ion, meaning the melting of Practically 1800 turkeys were the anow, was .19' o f an inch. shipped out of Hermiston Monday, January 13, in the last Idaho-Oregon Height at Optimism. . turkey poo! of this season. These) When George Wagner and Frank turkeys made one carload. TEU-THE OLO «TIFF To The turkeys were bought by a I Bllderback went hunting Saturday, MAKE IT THREE OUAETS AMD WE’LL THROW N THE they took a ton and a half truck to Los Angeles company, the same com-) pany that paid 34 cents for ten car) BBOOKUTN EROSE, AMD AST bring home the game in. They go nxrts IT FRE^MAB. STUFF loads of turkeys in the p ool of Dec one duck. ember 10. Twelve persons were entertained at a five hundred party Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stone. The high scoring couple were Mr. and Mrs. G erald White. The second prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Tilden. Members of the Auxiliary to thr American Legion met Thursday eve ning at the home of Mrs. Oral Hen rlksen. Mrs. Henrlltsen and Mrs. H. O. McCully were hostesses. Plans foi the coming year were discussed but no definite decisions were reached. 1 We Know Why They Called Them Red Skins — — - g — ---------------------- ----------- By Albert T. Reid, Xbv v t a re told there is a serious, question, whether the Indians who Sold Manhattan Island to Peter M inuit really ovned it. Aged, Sick helped in Decem ber through County Nurse, The work of the county health Helen J. Samson, during the paet month la described In the fol lowing monthly report submitted by her. Mies Samson’s headquarters are 1® Pendleton and her phone number Is 989. An unusually large portion of the month of December was spent in looking after the sick, aged and needy in Pendleton. More than the ordinary number of requests for in vestigations were made by agencies outside the eouaty. Eight entire days and part of several other days were gives to thia work in Pendle ton alone. One child was sent to the Doera- beeher hospital for an operation. Arrangements have bees made to send one middle aged woman to Port land so that the cataracts on both eyes which have made her almost totally blind can be removed and she ean then become eelf-euporting. Dental buttons have heea mailed 1 to all schools tor the I teeth at the of the dental surveys and for who have returned the card SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YRAR I TOTAL OF 9,486 VOLUMES M'KENZIE ELECTED PRESIDENT SPECIALIST FROM COLLEGE DIVERSIFIED FARMS FAY — OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE. signed by the family dentist show-1 lng that the necessary corrections have been made. The rural schools In districts numbered 79. 90 and 93 are 100 per cent perfect. These are all small schools p>ut several other) schools are trying to make the same) record. Sixteen schools have been visited | this month and the routine examin ation given 983 pupils. This branch | of work was necessarily slowed up) because of the preparations for the) Christmas festivities in the schaois. The Umatilla county health —— elation sent a Chrisstmasglft done up| in gay wrappings, to each Umatilla county patient at the Eastern Ore-| gon Tuberculosis hospital. Mrs. Blakely, state advisory nurse j from the bureau of public health, nursing and child hygiene in Port-, land, visited Umatilla county In the ®arly part of December, and gsve a ) talk before the Pilot Rock Mother’s! club, on the work of her department. Bhe was also present at the regular, board m ettlng of the Umatilla eoantyl health — arlstion on December 7. S a y ’ - LlSSCM -Y o U Ö U Y S- WHO tío You TlMK I a m - JOHN D lOCKEFILtER -WHAT -- COWS PRODUCE AVERAGE OF 49.1 POUNDS Portland Team Defeated in Snappy Past Records of Hermiston Herds Game Here Saturday; Local High; Association Makes Defense Shifted. Progress. A summary of monthly association By a score of 21 to 20, the Her miston high school boys’ basketball reports for Dairy Improvement Asso team upset the “dope bucket” Sat ciations in the state of Oregon dur urday by defeating the fast Portland ing last November shows that the Mohawks. herd of grade and purebred Jerseys The Mohawks are members of one owned by J. S. Dyer of He rmlston of Portland’s best commercial teams produced an average of 49.1 pounds and have defeated Borne of the best of butterfat. Mr. Dyer’s her pro high school teams In the northwest. duced 4.1 pounds more than any The game was fast throughout, other herd included in dairy improve wltn botli teams displaying a speedy ment work in Oregon. Mr. R. Jack- offense as well as a close checking son, a member of the central Ore gon association, owned the second defense. highest producing herd. Coach Gibson attributes the vic This makes the second herd In the tory over the Mohawks to his new Umatilla Dairy Improvement associa tyne of defense. Before the holi tion to lead the tate in production days, Felthouse and Nation were since the organization was started playing the guard positions in the December 1, 1927. T. H. Haddox’a defense, but they have recently been herd of grade Holsteins led all herds switched back to the forward posi in testing in Oregon for three suc tion. cessive months during the past sea Hermiston capitalized every break son. and converted practically all of its Past Records High four shots, while the Mohawks It is Interesting to note from a missed the majority of the free summary of the testing work In the throws. local association covering the past Hermiston mixes with the snappy 12 months that several of the local Umatilla high school squad at Uma dairies have a production record tilla this Friday and the next home some what above what Is considered game will be Saturday, January 18, good In some places. For the past when the Helix high school teams year a herd of 23 Jerseys owned by come to Hermiston. This will be the the Page Ra nch company and cared last game on the local court until for by . R. Cooper of Stanfield pro February. duced an average of 393.7 pounds of Helix has one of the best teams in butterfat peg cow and 7902 pounds Eastern Oregon and has defeated all Tf milk. A herd of 42 grade Guern- opposition to date. This will un cys owned by W. P. Graham pro doubtedly be one of the fastest games duced 308.8 pounds of butterfat and of the season. 6442 pounds of nHlk. Of the herds The line-up for last Saturday’s ranging from between 12 and 20 game was; cows T. H. Hoddox of 14 Holsteins Hermiston Mohawks produced an average of 434.1 pounds Felthouse 5 F Galls 12 of butterfat and 12,007 pounds of Nation 10 F Knowles 4 milk per cow. Herd of 13 grade Smith 6 . C Rlemer 2 Jerseys owned by J. S. Rogers and Briggs G Phelps 2 lion produced 414.4 pounds of butter Klages G Gibson fat. In herds having less than 12 cows W. G. Webber of Hermiston had a good average of 406.2 pounds HOUSEWIFE HELD DAIRYMEN’S of butterfat and 8071 pounds of HOPE IN INCREASING PRICES milk. W. II. Bennett of Hermiston was second in this list with an aver With butter prices at the lowest age of 378.3 pounds butterfat. point In a decade In the face of Cows on Honor Roll mounting consumption of butter sub T. H. Iiaddox had the high pro stitutes, the immediate outlook in ducing cow o f the Umatilla asso dairying is anything but promising ciation, Boots, a grade Holstein pro according to the current market situ duced 1917 pounds of milk and 78.6 ation report issued by the extension pounds of .butterfat. J. S. Dyer had service at Oregon State college. the second high producing cow of The present situation of burden Hie association. Opal, a purebred some storage holdings of butter fol Jersey, produced 329 pounds of milk lowed an increase of 1.76 per cent containing 70.4 pounds of fat. Nine In butter production during 1929 ■boarders” were detected by the test accompanied by a falling off of con ing work and were slaughtered. sumption totalling 29 million pound; Three cows In this association pro II while butter substitutes wpr> duced more than 70 pounds of but- gaining a comparable amount, th; lerfat. Six cows produced more than report shows. 60 pounds and were placed on the This is a place where the house honor roll. wife can help the family and the The Umatilla Dairy Improvement Oregon (I airy industry at the same association has just started Its third time by taking advantage of the year of t eating work In this com extremely low prices to increase the munity. The figures given above use of high grade dairy products,” would Indicate the progress and that says P. M. Brandt, chief In dairying there are many herds In this part of at the state college. "The very best the state producing far above what butter can nw be bought far below might be considered a profitable • he price of poor stuff a year ago." yield. Variations in Fat Content of Cream has Explanation (Note; A bulletin published re- -ently by the Michigan State college i nd written by O. Malcolm Trout, contains Information that should be of Interest to local farmers. The bul letin will be printed In two Install ments. The first installment fo l lows.) WHY CREAM TESTS VARY (By O. Malcolm Trout) Variations In the fat content of cream, as revealed by the Babcock test, even when all conditions appear to be normal, are the rule rather than the exception. Since the causes of such variation Io the fat content are not fully appreciated, dissatisfaction often exists between the patron and organization purchasing the cream. Frequently, thia dissatisfaction re sults In a rhm gc of patronage, which proves costly both to the pro ducer and to the err imeryman. This are responsible for some of the varts Hon» In the cream test. Variations Catsed by Factors Involv ing the Separator, 1. Position of the Cream or Skim milk Screw. The cream or sk im milk screw is a device located on the bowl of alt modern centrifugal separators for the purpose of regulating the proportion of cream to skim milk This screw is part of a delicate device, requiring careful adjustirtent. When the cream screw is t urned inward, the cream becomes richer, and when It is turn ed outward, the cream becomes thin ner. Even though the cream screw Is act to yield a high testing cream, the cream secured from different sep arations will not always test cor respondingly for t he regulation of the cream screw Is but one of scv: eral factors, which cause the percent age of fat In the cream to fluctuate. A 35 to 40 per cent cream is most (Continued on Page Five) F fi
