BLUE OKASS
SUNSHINE
D E A L TOK COWS
VOL. XXIV
The Hermiston Heí ízH
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OKKOON, THURSDAY,
— NUMBER 36—
ONE OF THE BIG OPP
ORTUNITIES IN 1930
FOR THIS DISTRICT
UNPACKING DEMONSTRATION
GIVEN SATURDAY 8:30 A. M
H- A. Scullen to Conduct Demonstra
tion Also to Speak at Evening
Meeting Saturday *t 8 P. M
IS SENIORS TO GRAD
UATE THORS. MAY 22
POULTRY CULLING DEMON
STRATIONS TO BE HELD HERE
H. E. C°sby, Extension Poul try man,
from 0. S. C. to Conduct
Demonstrations
DIVERSIFIED FARMS
PAY -
OPPORTUNITIES
ARE HERE.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
MAY 8, 1930
HERMISTON ATHENA TIE
IN WELL PLAYED GAME
ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES
AWARDED 2 4-H CLUBS MAY 5
4-H Club Pins Awarded to all Club
Members That Carried Their
Work to Completion
FARM BUREAU HOLDS
MEETIHG MAY 1 AT
METKOOIST CHURCH
C. A. HOWARD, STATE SUPERIN
In line with the tentative poultry 10 INNINGS OF BASEBALL PLAY
Arrangements have been complet
TENDENT TO BE SPEAKER
program for the project, negotiations
ED; RAIN SPOILS GAME
Certificates of Achievement for QE0RGE JOSEPH GIVES STIRRING
ENOS MARTIN PROJECT MANA ed through the Assistant County
are now underway to secure the ser
outstanding 4-H club work were
Agent’s office tor the unpacking dem Valedictory Address to be Given by vices of H. E. Cosby, extension poul-
ADDRESS
Hermiston, Helix and Athena Tie for awarded to the Pig Club and the
GER OUTLINES SITUATION
onstratlon to be given for the bene Sbirlie Brownson. Superintendent tryman. for a series of culling dem
Calf
Club
of
Stanfield
at
a
meeting
First Place in Umatilla C®unty
fit of local beekeepers on the George
Sbuw to Present Diplomas
onstrations on some of the flocks on
of the Stanfield Grange last Monday Joseph Upholds Idea of Development
Shortage of Irrigation W*ter Over Bancroft place Saturday morning.
. 1
JjAsebtfl A le a g u e
Hermiston project.
night. These certificates are award of Power in Regard to the Uma
Northwest. Strict Economy
May 10 at 8:30 A. M.
Fifteen seniors will be graduated
ed to the different boys and girls
It is unprofitable to keep birds In
The
Hermiston
baseball
team
bat
Last
fall
H.
A.
Scullen,
Extension
Called F°r
from the local high school Thursday
tilla Rapids Project
Entomologist from Oregon State Col- evening, May 22 at 8 o’clock in the the flocks that do not lay or that tled the Athena nine for ten innings clubs throughout the state that have
the
distinction
of
completing
their
produce
only
a
few
months
out
of
last Friday only to have the game
The 1930 irrigation season is on legt, packed these colonies In speci high school auditorium.
work 100 per cent for the year.
each year, so If the poultryman is to
At a meeting of the Umatilla Pro-
The first event scheduled for com secure the maximum efficiency from called on account of rain, with the
and incidentally presents a real op ally prepared hives, to see what In
It requires quite a bit of effort on jcfl’t Filrm Bureau held Thursday
score
standing
5
to
5.
A
drizzling
fluence
protection
against
the
wint
mencement
week
Is
the
baccalaureate
portunity to each and every settler
the part of club leaders as well as
his hens he must cull out the non
in the Hermiston Irrigation District er would have on the bees the follow service to be held at the local Bap producing birds, thus cutting down rain made the diamond very soggy that of the individual members of evening, May 1, George W. Joseph,
as it gives them a chance to demon ing spring. Straw was placed around tist church Sunday, May 18 with his feed cost and making room for and the ball was almost too slippery the clubs to win this honor and these candidate for the republican noml-
strate the (act that we possess a the sides of the hives to shut out as Bishop Remington of Pendleton giv Individuals that will return him a to handle.
A game that was scheduled for two clubs are to be commended for , nation for governor of Oregon
Water-right on this Project which much cold as possible. The hives were ing the sermon. Special musical num profit.
only five innings was turned Into carrying their work through to such. preached earnestly the gospel of pub-
is equalled by very (ew and surpass then weighed, first without the bees bers will also be given.
Mr.
Cosby
is
a
recognized
authori
a 10 inning game of slippery, slop a successful finish. The Calf Club' lie power development. *’A great val-
and
then
with
the
bees
in
them.
Wednesday evening, May 21 at 8
ed hy none.
was composed of Donald Perrin, ue in public development is that the
ty
in
poultry
and
will
be
able
to
give
py,
and hectic baseball, ail because Richard
Saturday Mr. Scullen with the as o’clock will be the annual class night
Mammlll, Irene Attebury, ¡cost of construction is paid off and
This opportunity can be made to
some very valuable pointers to local of errors.
Kate Attebury. Mary Elizabeth Ward,'rates reduced whereas the utilitiea
pay big dividends both to those who sistance of E. M. Hauser, Assistant program which is to be very unique poultrymen in what to look for in
Hermiston had the game on ice and Eldon Fix with Thomas O’Grady , never pay off their debts but Increase
wish to sell and those wno wish to County Agent and local beekeepers, and where the class will, prophecy, culling a flock.
in the last half inning of the reg leader of the club.
stay and improve their homes If. by intends to repeat this process of history, poem and Bong will be pre
them and require the public to pay
In order to make the demonstra ular game when she was leading by
close co-operation with their ditch- weighing, and at the same time ex sented.
W. L. I>ay of Stanfield was the high rates based upon the padded
Commencement has been schedul tions as practical as possible it is one run with two Athena men on leader of the Pig Club and Stanley rate base”, he said.
riders and their neighbors, they are amine the hives and their contents
able to develop a system of conserva to see how the colonies that were ed for 8 p. m. Thursday Eve., May22 planned that he will go into the bases and two out. Hermiston’s sec Green, William Wheatley, Wayne
Oregon has 25 per cent of the na
tion of water that will secure the packed with straw compare with col when diplomas will be presented to flocks and do fie actual work of cull ond baseman fielded a little binglc Power, Kenneth Lay and Russell Lay tion’s hqirnessed water jlower but
highest possible efficiency of every onies that were not given thia pro the 15 graduates by Supt. F. T. Shaw ing, at the same time pointing out nicely and It looked like a sure out comprised the membership.
ranks 33rd in the amount of power
acre foot delivered, it will make it tection against the low winter tem Shirlle Brownson, prominent In the charactc-’stics by which a lay and another game for the locals but
i
dui
possible for us to furnish irrigation perature. It is thought that the sub high school activities has been ing hen ma; be distinguished from the unexpected happened and the 4-H club pins were awarded
to ail ment and use of this power repre
award
water for all the lands through the zero weather the bees are subjected given the honor of being valdictorian a non-layer, and the essential points Athena runner went homo tying the club members that carried their work sents the ong way out for the Ore-
to during the winter may have some of the class. C. A. Howard, State to consider when culling birds out of score at 5 all. From then on the rnln
entire irrigation season.
to completion. These pins are award- gon country. There is no other great
effect on their efficiency the follow
increased until the game had to be
the flock.
Weather and watjpr supply rec ing spring, and it is with the idea Superintendent, will be the speaker
ed on individual effort, regardless of resources to be utilized with the pow-
Local poultrymen will be notified called.
ords indicate a probaoly shortage of in mind to try to find some means of the evening.
whether or not the club they belong er developed and used the east will
This little bit of tough luck places
The class roll is as follows: Robert as to the time and place that these
irrigation water pretty well over the of overcoming winter injury that
to wins an achievement certificate.'move to the west, when eastern coal
Hermiston
in
a
tie
for
first
place
demonstrations
will
be
held
as
soon
Northwest, for the coming season, this experiment has been conducted. Bennett, Roy Bills, Dorothy Buell,
The following boys and girls were becomes exhausted.
Bessie Dyer, Merlin Earnhart, Will» as definite arrangements have been with Helix and Athena when a clean awarded pins at this meeting: Her-
and I wish to impress on the water-
Claiming that payrolls and indus-
There will also be an evening lard Felthouse, Jr., Marian Hender concluded with Mr. Cosby.
victory would have placed her far
users the fact that strict economy in meeting of those Interested in bees
'iert Gillanders. Doris Gillanders, 'try | n Oregon are hurt by high power
in
the
lead
in
the
Umatilla
County
the application of water on their land at the Hermiston Library on Satur son, Lennard Nation, Harold Pace,
Sheldon Baker, Walter Colpitts, Dav- !ratcs the senator recited the location
Baseball League.
is not only very desirable, but will day evening, the meeting being call Morris Pierson, Elsie Reeder, Jane RECITAL TO BE GIVEN
id Hearing. Viola Hearing, Udlth of a chemical plant in Tacoma after
As
a
tio
game
is
not
allowed
to
Warnhr, Sh|rJHe Brownson, Albert
SATURDAY, MAY 10
result in giving this district a real
ed for 8 o’clock. Mr. Scullen will dis Kennings and Russell Blessing.
stand in baseball another game be Victor, Beverly Victor, Pansy WIl-‘the Portland field had been Investl-
boost to evjery plroBpicjtlve settler
cuss problems of local interest in bee
tween the locals and Athena will bt ,lams, Floyd Wood, Curtis Meade,1 gated. He says the plant would have
May
4
to
11
is
National
Music
Mrs.
Patterson
is
class
advisor.
and at the same time give every own culture and will probably have some
Robert Starkweather, Albert McDer- ilad to pay 225.000 more annually
Week. Saturday night. May 10 at 8 played on a neutral diamond.
er and renter, higher crop yields interesting observations to make on
mott, Paul Baker, Glenn Johnson, for power In Portland than at Ta
Hermiston
plays
the
Griswold
o'clock,
Golda
Mumma
will
present
HERMISTON LIGHT AND POWER
from his land.
coma. The plant is now being erect
the outcome of the experiment he has CO. OPEN FOR BUSINESS MAY 15 a number of her pupils in recital at Highschool at Helix May 15 which lack Williams and Melvin Jones.
There are many different factors been conducting here. W. G. Rodda
ed and will provide a large payroll.
the high school auditorium. There will be the last regular scheduled
affecting the amounts of water used, will have some information to pre
Touching on the Umatilla rapid*
The Hermiston Light and Power will be solos and duets and ono six gams in the Umatilla County League UMATILLA DAIRY IMPROVEMENT
some of these 'are:
project Senator Joseph took a rap at
sent at this meeting relative to ma Company are remodeling and deco band number.
but some games with teamc not in
ASS’N. REPORT FOR APRIL the proposed idea of development of
Methods of applying water.
terials and supplies and will discuss rating their building on Main street
The high dchtool orchestra and the league have been scheduled.
Type of soils being irrigated.
the entire river at one swoop. He dis
the Bee Pair laws.
boys
end
girls
glee
clubs
under
the
and are planning on having their
Kind and variety of crops grown.
Due to the Influence of early counts the navagation feature of the
office and display room open for bus direction of Miss Kern will furnish SHIPMENTS OF BABY CHICKS
Method of delivery of water to the
JAMES CORBETT, MEAD
RECEIVED BY POULTRYMEN tpring pastures, an increased butter- river movement but strongly uphold*
iness at this location about May 15. numbers also.
land.
There will be two numbers by pu
fat production is beginning to make the power development feature.
They are featuring their advent
Size of head used (the larger the
Several
large
shipments
of
baby
Senator Joseph favors repeal of
pils
of
the
Misses
Frederlcksons.
itself evident, as shown by the April
into
the
merchandising
field
by
put
Coming as a surprise to friends'
head the more economical).
was the death of James Corbett ting on a Hotpolnt Range campaign The public is cordially Invited to at chicks and numerous smaller onei aociatlon Just released by W. C. Kern- public service commission law, say
The skill and economy of the ir
have been received by poultrymen o' report of Umatilla Dairy herd As- ing it is impossible to provide Just-
'
Mead Wednesday morning after an from May 16 to June 15 and have tend.
rigator.
the project during the past few days lamp, association tester. The average ee under the law regardless of who
Illness of only a few hours. At the been fortunate in securing a limited
The condition of the ditches on
Mrs. George Genn received a ship production of the entire association may be the commissioners. He voted
NEW EQUIPM ENT ADDED
time of his death he was employed number of Ragg ranges which will
your farm.
ment
of 1500 day old chicks from for the month of March was 25.4 against adoption of the law and fa
be
offered
at
a
very
attractive
price.
by O. O. Felthouse in this city. He
Careful Preparation of Land «or ir became 111 Tuesday evening and was
A new modern Challenge Router Hollywood, Washington, Wednesday pounds of butterfat per cow, while vors contracts between cities and the
Their regular line of merchandise
rigation will save you labor water
taken to the Heppner hospital will include other Hotpolnt applianc has been added to the already well and the day previous H. J. Ott receiv Iprll showed an Increase of over a utilities.
and money.
Opening his talk the senator told
where he'was operated on and died es, General Electric Vacuum Clean equipped plant of the Hermiston ed an order of 2000 from Milton. C. round per cow.
O. Coryell’s herd led the associa of his early life In a sawmill town
at 2:16 a. m. Wednesday morning ers, General Electric Refrigerators Herald which is used for morticing M. Jackson of the Minnehaha dis
cut plates and etc. and will aid ma trlct also received 1200 a few dayt tion for the month of April with a in California, of the family moving
at the age of 27 years. He was born and Thor Washing Machines.
SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT TO
terially to the appearance of cuts ago. Shipments are coming in dally herd averngo of 44.8 pounds of but to Lakeview, Oregon, of having herd
in
Lexington,
October
27,
1903
and
BE HELD MAY 9 AND 10
used in the various advertisements. by mall and exprers and in addition terfat. S. R. Cooper was next with ed sheep in winter time in the Lake
passed away May 7, 1930. Funeral Leaves for Klamath Falls.
Mrs. F. J. Bllderback left Tues This added equipment gives the to commercial hatcheries numer >n average production of 35.2 pounds Albert Region. His grandfather was a
Exhibit to be Held in School House services will b«( bteld |n Heppner day morning for Klamath Falls Herald all necessary machinery for ous private Incubators are being op- tor his herd of 24 cows, while W.
Methodist minister.
Thursday afternoon and Interment
Rooms 4 and 8 Friday and Sat
will be made in the Lexington ceme where she was called by the serious serving the public with the best in perated both in hatching turkeys and G(. Webl^er’s herd ]j$t>duced 34.4
urday Afternoon and Evening
chickens.
Illness of her mother who lives in advertising and job work.
pounds per cow. Mr. Cooper's herd BASIS OF AWARD FOR HOL
tery.
was first in the class of over 20 cows
that city.
STEIN CALF ALLOTED
The Hermiston Grade and High
and Mr. Webber’s herd led in pro-
MADDEN-COOK
schools are holding their art exhib
luction for herds between 12 and 20 E. M . Hauser, Assistant County
it in rooms 4 and 6 of the high school
•ows.
Coming as. a surprise to people of
building on Friday anil Saturday
Ag®nt and W. A. Holt, County
A R. Coppock of Adams has th<
Hermiston was the marriage of Bes
afternoons and evenings.
Agent Figure B®sis of award
high
herd
for
the
five
months
slnc<
sie Madden, daughter of Mr. and
There will be on exhibition:
the beginning of the new testing
Mrs.
New
Madden
of
Hermiston,
to
Work by the sewing class.
Several weeks ago an article ran
year, with Joe Dyer of Hermlstor
A complete report of the Grade Rae Cook of Carthage, Missouri
running him a close second. G. A n this paper in regard to the giving
which
took
place
Sunday
noon
at
the
school penmanship for the year.
hynch and S. R. Cooper have the iway of a pure bred Holstein heifer
Au art exhibit from each of the bride's parents home, with the
wo high herds for this period in calf by Mr. H. J. Bean to the most
eight grade rooms including paper bride’s father performing the cere
he over 20 cow class and II. J. Ott leserving Calf Club member in the
mony
and
only
the
family
and
close
cuttings, crayola work freehand
and
C. W. Tilden have the high rec Hermiston-Stanfield area. It stated
drawing, water color, wooden toys, friends present. Mrs. Cook is well
ords for the 6 month period in tht that the basis of award had not as
known
in
highschool
circles
being
a
basket weaving, and posters.
ret been decided on. but would be is
12 to 20 cow class.
The commercial classes will give member of the Junior class and hav
sued in a later paper. The Assistant
Buttercup,
a
grade
Guernsey
own
ing
taken
part
in
highschool
activi
s i exhibition of their dally work. A
County Agent. E. M. Hauser and
ed
by
Mr.
Coppock,
has
produced
th<
ties.
The
young
couple
will
make
demonstration of daily classroom ac
highest amount of butterfat for tht County Agent Walter A. Holt, met
tivities will be carried on in the their future home In Hermiston.
five months of the current testing and decided on the following as a
front hall each afternoon and eve
year, as she now has 3 7
pounds to basis of award:
DAY-HESSER
ning.
her
credit.
The
second
high
cow of Herdsmatiship— 25 Percent
Everyone is cordially invited to
Condition in which animal Is kept
the Association Is Blossom, a regis
Word was received by friends here
visit the exhibit.
tered Holstein owned by H. J. Bean throughout the club year— 12 1-2
» The committee in charge consists of the marriage of Ensign Frederic
•>f Echo, and her record now stands percent.
William Hesser to Ann Day, daught
of:
Work in training and handling
at 286.5 pounds of butterfat for the
Margaret McDevitt chairman; er of Lieutenant-Commander and
calf throughout club year— 12 1-2
5
months
period.
Mrs.
James
S.
Day
at
Saint
Peter’s
Clara Voyen, commercial; Mrs. Hine-
The following men have cows perc< nt.
line, sewing; Millie Holms, advanced Chapel at Ma^J Island, Cillfornta
which
made the honor roll for the Record Poo’:s— 25 Percent.
which
took
pfllce
Friday.
April
11.
grades; Laura Wallace. Intermedi
This Includes neatness, accuracy
month of April. In class A, matur»
ate; and Catherine Cranna, primary. Fredric Hesser is well known around
and
completeness of record book.
cows
making
over
60
pounds
of
fat
Hermiston as he attended highschool
3. R. Cooper of Stanfield and J. E Showmanship—25 Percent.
here
and
his
parents
lived
in
the
PROGRAM FOR COMINO WEEK
This to be determined at time of
Hallyburton of Hermiston. In class
REVOLI THEATRE PENDLETON Minnehaha district many yearn.
B, 4 year old cows making 45 pounds club exhibit In the fall.
of butterfat are owned by J. E. Hally General Attitude Toward Club
WEATHER REPORT
An excellent program for the week
burton, L. C. Dyer, C. A. Lynch, of Activities— 25 Percent.
starting Monday the 11th and eon-
This will Include regularity in at
Hermiston, O Coryell of Irrigon ant
Maximum
Minimum
Date
Osatift for throe days will feature
tending
meetings. Interest and atten
George
W.
Winn
of
Weston.
In
class
31
84
Deanls King la "The Vagabond May 1
tion while at meetings, assistance
C,
3
year
old
cows
making
over
40
S3
82
May
2
Kin’ " a wonder screen epic In color.
novnris fat are owned by A. E. Ben given leaders and other members in
43
<4
Running Wednesday and Thursday May 3
sel and Sylvan Pierson of Hermiston. all club activities.
36
• 5
they present Winifred Westover in May 4
Mr. Bean has asked that a com
3. R. Cooper of Stanfield, Henry Dex
37
74
May 5
ter of Umatilla. A. It. Coppock of mittee of club boys be designated to
45
«3
on Friday and Saturday may be seen May C
Adams ond A. E. Porter of Boardman select from his herd the best heifer
36
(5
Nancy Carroll and Richard Arlen May 7
In class D, 2 year olds making 36 calf according to their Judgment.
In "Dangerous Paradise”.
pounds of fst, 'he five highest are This is a prize of so much value that
From L* G nade.
owned by W.
\ ebber and O. M no Holstein Club member can afford
Vernon Seitz of La Grande was In
Pierson of I ermiston, George W to neglect giving close attention to
Spokane arrived Hermiston the first part of the week
Nicolás Codd
Winn of Weston, A. JC. I’ortcr of all phases of the activities of hl* or
to look after I looking after business interests.
i Hermiston
Boardman and Bertha Cool of Ione. her club.
i■ lana» interests.
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