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CONTAGIOUS ABORTION PRO
GRAM WILL BE HELO HERE
UMATILLA PROJECT FARM BUR FATHER’S AND SON’S
BANQUET HELD APR. 1
The Father’s and Son’s banquet
Veterinarians From the State College
sponsored by the local Boy Scout
and State Veterinarian's Office
troop was held In the basement of
To do the Testing.
the Methodist church Tuesday eve
Veterinarians from the state col
lege and probably one from the state
veterinarian's office will start testing
cattle in this section for contagious
abortion on Monday, April 7.
An
attempt will be made at this time to
cat all dairy cattle In this end of
Umatilla county.
Each dairyman will be notified
through the mall of the time the
Veterinarians will appear at his farm
to test his herd. It is desired that
all chttle be In stanchions or tied
and each person is requested to co
operate by having cattle ready at the
-time mentioned In the notice.
All
cattle of breeding age shoul be test
ed.
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Since many of the cattle In this
district were not tested last fall be
cause of lack of time on the part ol
'the veterinarian, It is hoped that a
complete program may be carried out
this spring. No charge is made for
the work and ai report on the tes*
will be sent to each dairyman about
* week after the test is made.
The work Is sponsored by the Uma
tilla Project Farm Bureau and any
one interested in having cattle test
ed who has not been on the list when
previous tests were made, should com
municate with P. P. Sullivan who la
ta charge of the work for the Farm
Bureau, or the
assistant, county
agent.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEET
ING HELD MARCH 27
The regular meeting of the Legion
Auxiliary was held Thursday, March
27, at the home of Mrs. B. S. Kings
ley. The first part of the evening
was spent at the Legion hall where
Auxiliary members sorted and packed
clothas which will be sent to Port
land to be distributed among needy
veterans* families. Those attending
then went to Mrs. Kingsley's horns
where a short business meeting was
held after which they made tray
cloths for the veteran’s hospital In
Portland. At the eloee of the meet-
lag refreshments were served by the
CLOSED SEASON— ALMOST
By order of the city council of
'Willacoochee, Georgia (population
1111) It Is unlawful for a male per
son to carry or go driving with any
woman or gtrl between midnight and
daylight unless good and sufficlnet
reason can be given the city mar
shal.
ning. April 1, at 7 P. M. with about
80 persona In attendance. Mr. Haw
ley, chief scout executive from Walla
Walla, attended the banquet and Mr.
E. L. Cherry acted as toastmaster.
In the course of the evening Father
Nesdale gave a very Inspiring talk to
the fathers and sons of Hermiston.
The remainder of the program con
sisted of the following:
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Selection by, Orchestra.
"Father’s View of Scouting,’’ Mr.
Cecil Warner.
"Son’s View of Scouting,” Walther
Ott.
Violin solo by Miss Kern.
'.Are You Ready Brother" fight, by
Wolf Patrol.
Treasurer’s talk by Mr. Bensel.
"A Mock Negro Wedding,” by the
Owl Patrol.
Comical first aid stunt by the
Beaver Patrol.
Talk by Mr. Hawley, Scout Exe
cutive.
Repeating the Scout Oath by the
Eeouts.
A contest was carried on by the
different patrols In seeing which one
could put on the best stunt.
The
Owl Patrol won with “A Mock Negro
Wedding.”
The Boy Scouts and their leader
wish to thank the ladles and girls
for their cooperation in helping make
this banquet a great success. About
♦50.00 was taken in and this will go
to the head office to help carry on
the great work of the Boy Scout or
ganization.
FOR ANNUAL STRING
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
Clare A. Lee, state Insurance com
missioner, is appealing to commercial
clubs and service clubs throughout
the state to cooperate with their loc
al fire chiefs In the annual spring
clean-up campaign. More than 800
grass, brush and rubbish fires in th
state outside of Portland during the
summer of 1929, according to figures
compiled by the state Insurance de
partment, resulted la losses aggregat
ing nearly 8600,000, not including
losses to timber resulting from brush
fires.
IRRIGATION WATER
TO BE TURNED ON FRIDAY
TAKES COUNTY AGENT’S
POSITION OF COOS COUNTY
George Jenkins Promoted to Coos Co.
While E. N. Hauser Takes Assist
ant Co. Agent’s Job Here.
The announcement of the promo
tion of George H. Jenkins from the
position of Assistant County Agent
of Umatilla county to county agent of
Coos county, with offices at Co
quille where he will make his home,
has just been received from F. L.
Ballard, county agent leader for Ore
gon. This announcement also advis
ed of the appointment of E. N. Haus
er to succeed Mr. Jenkins in Umatilla
county. Mr. Hauser has fer 2 years
past had charge of the cow testing
association in Umatilla and Morrow
counties and was a graduate of the
Oregon State college in 1927 in dairy
husbandry. As 'lr. Hauser is well
known In this county on account of
his work In the testing association,
It Is thought that he will be in a
better poeltlon to serve the commun
ity as assistant county agent.
George Jenkins was appointed as
sistant county agent in this county
August. 1927, coming here from
Yamhill county where he had been
serving as manager of a poultry and
dairy farm owned by F. E. Bowman
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(Grace Rodda, Correspondent)
E. L. Jackson was a Pendleton vis
itor Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Starr and John Ulrich
drove to Pendleton on Friday.
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The U G I O club met with Mrs. J.
W. Hammon on Thursday.
John and Bob Thom have a new
radio which they recently purchased
in Walla Walls.
Mrs. Nellie McNurlin who is : tak
ing an extended visit with her
brothers, the Thom boys, spent sev
eral days in Portland last week.
Mary Jane Sheridan and Grace
Rodda are confined to their respect
ive homes sufferln» fry a an attars
o’ measles.
John Ulrich Is seriously 111.
Walter Garner and family have
moved to the Jim Todd ranch where
they will engage In the poult, y busi
ness. They expect to purchase **.303
baby chicks.
Mr. Basley of Hermiston la a guert
at ths home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. Harris.
Thia Is rather a busy time ’for
ths poultrymsn of the nelghborhool
as they are setting Incubators and
getting brooder huoses ready. There
will be some ducks, as well as many
turkeys raised this year.
The ditch rider Is again making
his dally rounds. Mr. Bert Hane-
llne, who has ridden this district for
the past two years, is ssucceeded by
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BASEBALL SEASON TO
OPEN FRIDAY APR-4
GAM E
P. T. A. MEETING TO BE
HELD THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Officers for Coming Year to be Elect
ed; Miss Morris of State Tuber
culosis Assn to Speak.
WITH ATHENA CALLED
The last meeting of the P. T. A.
FOR 3 F. M. FRIDAY
for the school year will be held
Thursday, April 17,
in
the
RECEPTION TO BE
HELD FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Honoring the departure of Mr. and
Mrs. G. II. Jenkins who leave this
week for Coquille, Oregon where they
will make their future home, the
Farm Burea* 4a sponsoring a fare
well reception in their honor to be
held at the Methodist church Friday
evening at 8 o’clock. This reception
is not only for Farm Bureau members
but for all 'of Jenkins' friends on the
project or In Hermiston.
WEATHER REPORT
The weather report for the past
week is as follows:
Max. Min.
Date
March 27 ..................... ....... 78 33
March 28 ..................... ....... 78 36
March 29 ..................... ..... 74 .19
March 30 ..................... ...........64 47
March 31 ..................... ...... 66 24
April 1 ......................... ...... 77 27
April 2 ......................... ..... 76 36
April 2 ......................... ....... 76 36
There was .13 inch rainfall.
nominating committee appointed to
select officers for P. T. A. next year
are: Mrs. O. Payne, Mrs. H. J. Ott,
and Mrs. James Todd,
The program chairman, Miss Cath
erine Cranna, has arranged the fol
lowing program for the meeting of
April 17:
Miss Morris of the state Tuberculos
is association will give the address of
the afternoon.
Vocal solo, Mrs. J. S. Burnham.
The highland fling by Neva Rich
ards.
Plano solo by Sylvia Shutter.
At the close of the meeting refresh
ments will be served by the refresh
ment cmmlttee which consists of Mrs.
B. J. Nation, Mrs. R. Shaefer, Mrs.
L. Reeder, Miss Voyen and Miss
Stephens.
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HERMISTON MAN CANDIDATE
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
high LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
Over 20 Players °n Baseball Squad; school auditorium at 3 o’clock.
At
this time officers will be nominated
Confident of W inning Chum
and elected for the coming year. The
ship in Baseball League.
The Hermiston high school base
ball team will play its first game of
the season with the Athena high
school Friday, April 4 on the local
diamond.
Coach Gibbon’s sluggers are shap
ing into a mighty neat working com
bination and Friday’s game will be
their first chance to show their stuff
to local baseball fans.
With more than twenty real bail
players to pick from Coach Gibson
feels confident that he will develop a
championship orgalnzation this sea
son.
Friday’s lineup will probably be:
Walt Pierson, Jewell Smith and Ed
Throop, pitchers.
Dick Hitt and Oscar Whitsett.
catchers.
Enos Martin, first base.
Ed Tlirop, second base.
Vic Addleman, third base.
Don DeMoss, short stop.
Al Kennings, left field.
Leonard Nation, center field.
Howard Klages, right field.
Earnest Cox, Glenn Hammond and
Merlin Earnheart are good auxiliary
men who can step in to fill any posi
tion needed.
The game Is to be called at 3 P.
M. Friday afternoon.
DIVERSIFIED FARMS
FAY — OPPORTUNITIES
ARE HERE.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
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At a meeting of the high school
teachers held Monday evening two
candidates were chosen to represent
this school In the Thomas A. Gtlicon
contest. The two chosen were Mer
lin Earnheart and Albert Kennings.
All candidates names for the schools
of Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam and
Wheeler counties are to be sent to
the committee to choose one to repre
sent this district.
The committee
who choose the candidate Is composed
of Harold G. Brownson. principal ci
McLoughlin high school, Wm. R. Pol
son principal at Heppner and W. C.
Zeller, principal at Arlington. This
candidate Is chosen on the following
points:
f, character; 2, stability,
3, resourcefulness; 4, dependlblllty;
5, scholarship.
At the same meeting valadictorlum
and salutitorium was chosen for tbe
senior class. They were: valdlctor-
lum, Shfrlie Brownson, and salutltar-
lum, Morris Pierson. Commencement
exercises will be held Thursray evo-
ning. May 22, with Mr. C. A. Hower.
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction, giving the address of the
evening.
Legion Commander Here.
S. S. George, Department Comman-
der of the American Legion from Eu-
gene, and Carl R. Moser, Department
Adjutant from Portland
passed
through Hermiston Monday on their
way to Baker.
TO HAVE NEW LOCATION
In a deal completed last week J.
H. Williams of Elgarose, Oregon, sold
his building on Main street, now oc
cupied by Burk's Inc. to the Hermis
ton Light & Power Company, which
will be the future home of that com
pany. Possession of the building will
be taken by the power company May
1 and as soon as alterations to the in
terior and a repainting Job is comple
ted both inside and out the Light and
Power office will move to this loca
tion. According to Mr. Clark, local
manager, It will be about May 15.
It will require about two weeks to
remodel and decorate before building
will be ready for occupancy, and it
is the plan of the company to do elec
trical merchandising on a large scale.
Hot Point appliances. G. E. regrigera-
tors and Thor washing machines will
be carried as leaders.
The company has been fortunate
securing a limited number of Hot-
t olnt ranges and will be able to offer
these at a very attractive price as an
opening feature.
V) tch the paper for further an
nouncement of range campaign and
cooking school.
Mr. Burk is yet undecided as to
his future location but expects to
remain in Hermiston.
COVERED WAGON CEN
TENNIAL TO BE OBSERVED
Governor Norbiad has issued a pro-
( Ip nation urging the citizens of Ore
gon and especially the schools and
civic organizations of the state to
make plans for participation In the
Covered Wagon Cdntennlffl from
April 10 to December 29. The ob
servance which Is being sponsored
by the Oregon Trail Memorial asso
ciation, will open on the one hund-
rcth anniversary of the date on which
the first wagon train left frontier St
Louis for the country west of the
Rockies and will close on the one
hundredth anniversary of the birth
f the old trail blazer, Ezra Meeker.
CALDWELL-LOGAN
It was learned that Laura Cald
well and Jim Logan both of Hermis
ton w-pre married In Walla Walla,
Washington Tuesday afternoon. They
will make their home In Umatilla
where they will run a service station
and lunch counter.
Takes Position in Pendleton School»
Clty Irrigation water will be turn
ed on Friday and aturday, April 4
an^ 5 011 the east side of town, but
It will not be turned on the west
side until Monday, April 7.
LOCAL MAN FILES FOR OFFICE
MONDAY, MARCH 31
A. W. Prann Has Served City of Her
miston as Councilman for
Three Terms.
A. W. Prann, local business man of
Hermiston, filed for Republican nom
ination for county commissioner at
Pendleton Monday morning at about
11 o’clock, March 31. J. A. Hales, the
present incumbent, also is a candi
date for the same position for an
other term. Mr. Prann’s decision
to file for this office came only after
his friends and business men of the
west end of Umatilla county had
prevailed upon him to do so.
He has been a resident of Hermis
ton for the past 19 years and served
the city of Hermiston in the capac
ity of councilman for three terms,
and his ability to fill the office of
county commissioner Is above re
proach.
Mr. Prann. who seeks the nomi
nation, said, "If nominated and elect
ed I will serve the office and carry
out its purposes.”
CENSUS AKMY GOES
INTO ACTION TUESDAY
Doorbells started buzzing and brass
knockers clicking throughout the
United States Tuesday as Uncle Sam’s
15th decennial census enumerators
numbering 120,000 swung Into act
ion.
The oensus taking Job started
Tuesday, the biggest In history, will
have highly Important results. Upon
It depends the Teapportlonment of the
house of representatives, a task
which has not been faced since 1910.
Congress failed to make the re-ap-
portlonment following the 1920 cen
sus. Since then there has been a great
shiftlnSg of tfle population, notably
to California, automobile manfactur-
lng centers and other rapidly grow
ing Industrial sections.
Mrs. C. S. McNaught Is taking the
census In the city of Hermiston and
J. S. West Is working In the Colum
bia district.
MEMBER HIGHWAY COMMISSION
C. E. (Pop) Gate« of Medford
whose term as a member of the
state highway commission expired on
March 31. has been re-appolnted by
Governor Norbiad. Gatea was first
named to the highway board by Gov
ernor Patterson three years ago.
C. W. Hoisington has resigned lilr.
position as principal of the Irrlrtn
school and has accepted the position Registered gt Hotel.
Dr. F. V. Prime of Hermiston, Is
as band director and teacher of soc
ial science at the Pendleton Public registered at the New lleathman
hotel.— Morning Oregonian.
school for the coming year.
Development Problems
o f Northwest Discussed
Development
problems of the
Northwest were attacked at the Uni
versity of Oregon March 24, 25 and
28 when chamber of commerce secre
taries of Oregon and Washington
convened at tbe tenth annual short
course. The session was sponsored
by the two state commercial organ
isations and the university school of
business sdlmnlstration.
William North. Corvallis, was nam
ed head of the State Association of
chamber of commerce secretaries for
the coming year. Leonard Gilky, Al-
hfcay. was named viee-presldent,
while E. O. Harlan, Portland, wai
re-elected secretary-treasurer.
The
beard of directors were named as fol
lows: E. C. Reynolds. Klamath
Falls; Mrs. Charles N. Bilysu, Dallas:
Kent Shoemaker, Hood River add C.
T. Baker. Medford.
Co-operative farming, state wide
advertising and the rotation of the
chamber of commerce with such or
ganizations as service clubs, and with
the bank, received a large share of
the secretaries attention.
Oregon Is ripe for an enormous de
velopment In dairying, declared Mar
shall N. Dana, associate editor of the
Oregon Journal, who has Just re-
t w a r t firent a throe ssonths' (rip to
of o.
HXBJDROH, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGOH, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1930
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EAU SPONSORING PROGRAM
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Clinics to be Sponsored
By Oregon 1 uberculosis* Assn.
New Zealand, where he studied thor
oughly the methods used there so
successfully. .*
Wlht a market half a world away,
rjtad only one principal product—
grass— New Zealand leads the nat
ions in dairy industry. New Zea
land producers control the product
ion, manufacture, exporting, mer
chandizing, advertising and selling of
dairy products, and thereby have
made themselves the richest people
tn the world. Such a future awaits
Oregon, Mr. Dana believes, if she will
but Inaugurate a program embractnr
the organization of dairymen, stand
ardisation of production, manufac
ture and selling, the enactment of *
compulsory cream grading law, wee
Ing out of unprofitable cows, and
supplementary Irrigation In the Wll
lamette valley.
A combination between Oregon
and Washington In marketing pro
ducts and In advertising was urged
by A. 8. Dudley, secretary of the Sac
ramento chamber of ecommerce, and
president of the National association
»7»e two states are so similar tn pro
ducts, tourist attractions and many
other features, that the Californie
man believes such a program would
be effective.
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since mortality from tuberculosis hl
An unposed portrait of a real boy. greatest at age 25 it Is obvious that
quizzical, unconscious of self, and the “seeds” of the disease In many In
touseled-headed will peer forth from stances are sown very early in life.
the pages of thousands of pamphlets, > To bring the "seedling” stage cases
from the fronts of btllboards and of this disease under the medical at
posters, and in various other ways as tention at the earliest possible period
the symbol of a nation wide health will insure the recovery of more cases
program to be launched shortly by at an earlier period, it is said
the National Tuberculosis associa
Clinlrs will be held in various
tion and Its 1500 member groups.
parts of the state by local tuberculo
In Oregon the program, known as sis specialists, on Invitation of county
the Early Diagnosis Campaign, will and district medical societies. Ad
be sponsored by the Oregon Tubercu mission to these ellnlcs wll only be
losis association and Its 20 affiliated through local physcians and county
county health associations, under the nurses.
dlroctton of a special medical advis
The Oregon Tuberculosis associa
ory committed, of which Dr. Ralph tion will meet the expenses of these
C, Matson, Portland physician, Is clinics from Its Christmas seal funds
chairman. Local health workers, secured last December. Tbe cllnic-
public health nurses, as well as all Icns who have accepted tbe Invita
local physicians have been Invited to tion of the association’s ocmmltteee
to conduct clinics will volunteer their
participate.
The purpose of th" program Is to services. They are: Doctors O. C.
•ncotirsge and r-rov.-.le facilities for Bellinger, Marr Bisalllon, William
the rnrller diagnos1 of and discovery Knox, Ralph C. Matson. Ray W. Mat-
if tuber<«Jo»is. particularly In child son. P P. Newmeyer. DrWslt Payne,
ren and young people. It Is pointed E. A. Pearce and Charles B. Sesrs.
nut b7 the committee In charge tha’