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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1930)
Mine members were present a Commercial club luncheon Tuesday ▼OI. XXV. ubr Wrmwtmt Wralb NUMBER 18 TURKEY!GROWERS ASS'N. HOLDS 2ND TURKEY POOL The entertainment was well sup ported by local patrons as well ag good representation from Irrigon. Favorable comment was heard on the selection and technique of the music and also the fine morale of the band. Dr. Polling of Corvallis says of the Irrigon Band: "Often have heard larger bands backed by great er resources, but nowhere have heard a high school band play higher class music, or give that music finer interpretation.” L, Merton Dawald, superintendent of schools at Irrigon, is band director and is a graduate of the University of Idaho and post graduate in the music department of the University of Washington. The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow ere completed their second shipment of turkeys for this marketing season last Tuesday. Two days were de voted to receiving the birds as the volume whs too great to be handled In one day with the facilities avail able. Better time was made on load ing the two cars this year because of different systems and better man agement accomplished by the work of Assistant County Agent E. M. Hauser. The quality of birds received at this time was much better than those sent out on the Thanksgiving shipment. The first car, composed of birds brought in by growers in the Heremiston area, contained 58 per cent prime birds, 37 per cent choice grade and 5 per cent medium birds. THEATRE NOTES There was no common in this car. The two cars had 387 cases con Alice White whose hands have taining 3918 birds totaling 50,114 been the object of comment from ar pounds. This was a little under the tists because of their beauty believes volume expected, but turkeys have that every girl can have attractive been slow to develop this season, due bands if they are properly cared for. to weather conditions, and the grow She gives out a little secret of how ers have come to realize that it is a she cares for her nails. losing proposition to kill birds that "First of all, keep the blood cir are not in first class condition. culating well around the nails,” says The price paid at time of delivery Miss White. "This can be done by was the same as that paid for the massage and using a nail brush when Thanksgiving shipment. Final set cleansing the nails. Large half tlement will be made as soon as all moons at the base of the nails are returns are in and the rate can be the most Important feature of beau apportioned. tiful nails. The cuticle around them The next shipment will probably must be kept soft and pliable and lie some time early in January. loose enough to gently press back from the moon. This is not difficult WALTER KNAPTON if the circulation is kept good. "The skin of the hands can be kept Walter Knapton aged 60 years, soft and velvety by applying a good passed away at the Hermiston hospi hand lotion or cream after washing tal Thursday, December 4, after an and before retiring each night.” Illness of long duration. Alice W hite’s latest First National Mr. Knapton was born in Marshal, picture, "Sweet Mama,” is now play Wisconsin, and at the age of 16 mov ing at the Oasis Theatre. David ed to Tennessee where he remained Manners is the boy in this story for approximately 30 years. In 1915 which was directed by Eddie Cline. he moved to Hermiston on a farm in the .Columbia district, where he re "We are all brothers under the mained until the time of his death. He has six brothers, one of whom at skin,” briefly expresses the theme tended the funeral, Frank Knapton, of Will Rogers’ Becond starring pic ture for Fox Movietone, "So This of Weiser, Idaho. is London,” which opens at the Funeral services were held at the Prann chapel Sunday afternoon and Oasis Theatre tomorrow. Based on the George M. Cohan interment was in the Hermiston cem etery. Mr. Knapton leaves many stage success of a decade ago it shows the Oklahoma wit and philosopher in friends who mourn his death. the role of a Texas cotton mill owner, a man prejudiced against the Eng RELIEF WORK ORGANIZED lish, mostly because they were not FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS Americans. Eventually business calls him to Work has been going forward on England, his son falls In love with an the resolution passed by the city English girl and in trying to council at its last meeting, whereby straghten out the trouble, Rogers ar they were to aid the needy family in rives at a mutual understanding with obtaining work by giving a few days his English friends and finds they employment on the streets or work are fine people after all. ,about the city. Committees have Irene Rich plays the feminine lead been appointed in the following or with Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Al ganizations: Red Cross, R. A. bertson, Lumsden Hare and Mary Brownson; Odd Fellows, B. J. Nation Forbes chief In support. and H. W Kelley; Commercial club, “So This is London” was directed C. S. McNaught, W. J. Warner; by JohirG. Blystone and the adaption American Legion, Joe Norton and H. and dialogue was by Owen Dawis, W. Kelley. The Ladies Aids of the Sr. Sonya Levien wrote the scen different churches will work in con ario. junction with the Legion. METHODIST LADIES AID MEET Date Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Jan. 9 Jan. 24’ Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 27 School Lexington Adams Griswold Umatilla Griswold Umatilla Adams Echo Irrigon Echo Lexington ♦ HERMISTON HIGH DEFEATS IRRIGON IN BASKETBALL GAMES Place Hermiston Adams Helix Hermiston Hermiston ❖ ,LOCALS DEFEAT OPPONENTS IN Umatilla 4 i Hermiston DOUBLE HEADER FRIDAY Echo Hermiston Girls Win 48 to 11 ; Boys Take Game Hermiston With 12 to 6 Score ; First Lexington Game of Season Mr. and Mrs. Armstead Carter and family left Wednesday for Port land where Mr. Carter will go Into the bird business commercially. •Mr: Carter has operated u farm in the Columbia district for the past three years, but has made a hobby of bis bird work. Mrs. Carter is a talented artist and does page and article, illustrated drawings for the American Canary and Cage Bird Life magazine, which is published In Chi cago by P. A. Nicodemus. Mr. Car ter makes a specialty of birds and writes a number of articles which ap pear in the magazine every month. They will-make their home at 1109 Francis avenue, in Portland. The Herald joins with the com munity in wishing them success in their new enterprise. REVIVAL REACHES OUTSIDE COMMUNITIES Th? Hermiston Union High School opened the basketball season with double wins from the boys' and girls’ teams of Irrigon high school last Fri day evening. The Hermiston girls were the surprise of the evening in turning in a score of 49 to 11. Although the total team had but a few days of practice it showed flashcg of mid-season forni.’ The basket shooting of Marguerite Hemp hill, Hermiston forward, was oar- tlcularly outstanding, making 23 points. The Hermiston girls line-up follows: Gladys Swatner, jumping center; Grace Rodda, running center; Marguerite Hemphill, Gladys Nor quist, forwards; Leona Dyer and Betty Ralph, guards; Marjorie Shaf er, Mary Brownson and Mabel Sale, substitutes. Miss Gehnert, coach, made frequent changes and substitu tions to perfect a winning combina tion. The gaiue between the boys' teams was closely contested from start to finish. Both teams checked closely and Herihlston was able to win only because of smoother work ing offense. The score at half time was 6 to 4 in favor of Hermiston. The final score was Hermiston 12, Irrigon 6. The Hermiston line-up follows: Glen Hamman and Dick Martin, forwards; Howard Klagcs, center; Oscar Whitsett and Edmund Briggs, guards; Robert Cqx, Jimmy Neary, Charles Hunt, WiWer Pearson. Ches ter Johnson, Fred Reeves and Robert Henderson, substitutes. A return game will be played on tho Hermiston floor February 13. The Meade Brothers evangelists who have been conducting evange listic meetings at the Methodist church seem to have a drawing pow er that ha» been interesting the peo ple of neighboring towns as well as the folks of Hermiston. Dele^jtUons have been attending the revival here from Umatilla, Echo, Stanfield and Irrigon, while the country people have been well represented. The re vival has had a steady growth both In Interest and crowdB. The meet ings will continue every night next TRADE FARM FOR week, including Monday, at which time Rev. Meade will preach his PENDLETON APARTMENT message on "'Where are the Dead?” J. C. Cochran traded his farm in Another theme of great Interest will be preached next week, namely, "The the Minnehaha district for the All- Slgns °f the Lord’s Return.” Fri bright Apartments in Pendleton. The day night will be Farmers’ Night. deal with P. C. Allbrlght was com His subject w ill be “The Biggest pleted this week and Mr. and Mrs. Fool in Umatilla County.” Saturday Cochran left for their new location night the Booster choir will present Monday. Mr. Allbright is moving their children’s program. Sunday onto the place Immediately Mr. and Mrs. Cochran have lived afternoon at 3 o’clock the party will hold a service at Echo M. E. church. in the Minnehaha district for the The meetings will continue n ext'past year and leave many friends week. here. REPRESENT TURKEY GROWERS Assistant County Agent E. M. Houser, together with directors of the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers association, J. Jendrzejewski, Merrill Potter and Lyle Tilden, left Wednes day for Redmond to view handling of shipments there and to confer with turkey growers and directors of the Central Oregon Turkey Growers association. The ladies of the Love and Ser vice class of the Baptist-Christian church are holding a bazaar and cooked food sale next Saturdays - December 13, in the Hermfefbn Meat market. An all-day meeting of the Metho J. M. Biggs, state commander of dist Ladies Aid society will be held the American Legion, O. P. Mudge, at the church next Wednesday. Dec. membership chairman of the local 17. All ladles are asked to be pres post, J. D. Todd, commander, and A! eat and bring a hot dish. D inner; Clayton „tended a meeting of the will ba served In the basement of the TjeK,on w , „ Pendleton Monday church, night, BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SEASON 1930-1931 LOCAL BIRD SPECIALIST MOVES TO PORTLAND ASSOCIATION AT REDMOND The I-Go-U-Go club was entertaln- ei last Thursday at an all-day meeting by Mrs, Harding and Mrs. A. W. Turnblad at the Harding home. A full dinner was served at noon to 17 members. The club has made a total of 17 quilts this year for the Waverly baby home In Portland and have six ready to finish at the next meeting. Members present were: Mcsdames Clark, Marble, Matott, Jackson. Flannigan, Prlndle, Linder, Hammon, McKinney, Dr a p per, Rodda. Tobin, Christensen, Harding, Turnblad, El- lenwood and McPherson. has 35,000 hens — An increase of 50 per cent over 1928. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAI, DECEMBER 11, 1930. <’ ❖ ♦ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ FARMERS SOLD 3,918 TURKEYS ❖ IRRIGON BAND PRESENTS TO POOL ❖ CONCERT HERE MONDAY ❖ Shipment Shows 58 Per Cent. Of ❖ The Irrigon Band presented a ❖ splendid concert between shows at Birds Prime; Next Killing ❖ the Oasis theatre Monday night, De ❖ To Be In January cember 8. ENTERTAIN CLUB The Umatilla Poultry project new ♦ ♦ ♦ * ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER TEAR ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ <• TRAP 45 GOPHERS IN ONE * <• WEEK. ---------- « Alton Hooker, son of H. A. « Hooker, who operate a farm 3 ❖ miles east of town, caught 45 ❖ gophers in one week with only 6 <• traps set. If anyone can or has ❖ broken this record we would ❖ like to hear about it. <• The war on gophers is carried on by using traps, poisoning, and some have tried gasses, but that system has not been re- cognized by the Oregon Experi- ment station at Corvallis. The poisoning Is carried on mostly ❖ In the fall of the year. ❖ ♦ LEGION TO GIVE DANCE The American Legion is sponsoring a dance Saturday night to be held in the auditorium immediately fol lowing a double header basketball game, witu Hermiston high playing Lexington high and the Hermiston town team playing the Irrigon town team. Splendid «apport and cooperation wag shown for tho last dunce given by the American Legion. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AT FARM BUREAU MEETING CAR DEMOLISHED IN ACCIDENT NEAR STANFIELD An accident which might have proved fatal occurred last Sunday afternoon near Stanfield when u Dodge coupe struck the broadside oi a Ford touring car which was driver by John Conrad of the Columbia dis trict. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad were on thoir way to La Grande where they had been called on account of sickness, and were driving along the highway when the car struck them. Mrs. Con rad received cuts and scratches nbou the face and suffered leg Injuric. whUc Mr. Conrad was cut about th' face and Jiands. They both escaped broken necks due to the strain, but are both getting along ns well as can be expected. Mrs. Conrad has been confined to her bed. Mr. Conrad's car was co'iinletoly demolished while the other tar was only slightly damaged. HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE FARM AUXILIARY PASSES ORDER The Farm Bureau Auxiliary met in regular session Friday, December 5, in the club house In the Colum bia district. Mrs. Henry Hooker gave a partial report as chairman of the club house improvement com mittee and a permanent report will be given at the next meeting, Dec ember 19. The follbwlng resolution was made and adopted: "That the President be Instructed to appoint two members wto» sh a ll act with hcrBelf .on a com mittee of thfee to be known as the finance committee, whose duty It shall be to supervise all finances pertaining to the Co-op Laundry or Co-op. Cannery, audit all bills, sup erintend all expenditures and cause a financial statement to be rendered to the executive committee quarter ly. - - Mrs. S. K. Thomas was In charge of the social hour, assisted by Mrs. H. T. Clark. Mrs. Wm. Kik, Mrs. Geo Bloom, Mrs. Gladys Hooker. A very interesting literature program was presented by the committee. Mrs. L. Hammer is chairman for the next meeting and will be assisted by Mrs. Baxter Hutchison, Mrs. Al pha Chrlstley, Mrs. Claude Upham an,] Mrs. Leslie Tilden. The sub ject will be on recreation. SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, Dec. 10- With approximately 600 delegates from high schools from all over Oregon, plans are already be ing made for the annual high school conference to be held on the campus of the University of Oregon January 9 and 10. A program that will bring together tho high school student body officers, officers of girls’ leagues, high school editors and man agers of newspapers and year books 1 b being prepared under the direction of William Pittman, Eugene, general chairman for the event. A special section this year will offer a pro gram and a general conference for faculty advisors and principals. SOCIAL EVENT FFATURED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT Mr. and Mrs. William Shoar and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norton were hosts and hosteBaos for a charming Christ mas bridge party held Tuesday night December 10. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shaar. The rooms were beautifully dec orated in tinsel, and red and green in keeping with the holiday spirit that pervaded the pnrty. Thirty-six guestg were present with eight tableF of bridge. Mr. and Mrs. George Story carried away first honors, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald White second honors shaken. Young Hunt received cute consolation prize. At the close of the evening delic ious refreshments were served to the guests. Mrs. Frank Stone left for Portland Saturday where she spent the week °nd looking after business interest:' In that city. HEALTH CLINIC SPONSORED 3Y HERMISTON SCHOOLS Miss Helen J. Sampson, county health nurse, will conduct a health clinic In both Hermiston high and the Elementary schools In the near future. Throat, ear and nose of each pupil will be examined by Drs "'hrlstopherson and Johnson, assisted by Miss Sampson. Last year such a clinic was conducted by Dr. Chris topherson but this year the health work Is being extended to the high school. The state law says that If the parents do not wish their children examined they may be exempt by making written requests to the ■chool nurse or principal. CARS DAMAOED IN COLLISION EARLY THURSDAY MORNINO Two model T Ford cars collided on the highway west of town at the curve in the highway near the Union Pacific depot Thursday mornlnr about 8 o'clock. Harold Hunt war ddving a touring car, on his way to work at WtsMand, and started to turn off the highway going west, when be collided with a coupe driven by Dave Konkel of Medford who was headed for La Grande. The left wheel and fender was torn off both cars and the occupants badly shaken. Young Hunt received cuts about the mouth but no serious In juries were received. Holt carried no insurance. PROJECT LEADERS GIVE YEAR’S REPORT IN DETAIL Meeting Shows Extensive Work And Cooperation Accomplished; Progress Noted The annual meeting of the Uma tilla Project Farm Bureau was held last Friday evening in the Methodist hurch with President II. J. Ott pre siding . A ter the usual business was dis- pemed with, a lively and interest ing m teting followed, with reports from the different project leaders. They showed' that progress had been made over the past year, diseases of dairy cattle were diminishing, jack rabbits wore scarco, poultry produc tion is Increasing showing 35,000 hens on tho project at the present time which is an increase of 50 per cent over 1929. Cow testing for tuberculosis showed only one case in local herds during the past two years. Marketing had made excessive in crease in the purchase of grain in the past thrve years, with 200,084 racks of wheat purchased the paBt year. W. G. Rodda spoke in behalf of an exhibit from this district at the State fair in Salem this coning fall as well as suggesting that exhibits he sent to the Ixts Angeles State Chamber of Commerce building. W. A. Holt, county agent, stated that work on the project was going forward in gopher control. Most of the work is being done by poison ing and another report will be turn ed over in the Immediate future. In speaking In behalf of the Auxiliary co-op cannery and laun dry Mrs. F. M. Gulwlts stated that 19,400 quurts of fruit were canned In the past year and much benefit had been derived from the laundry. There are four washing machines and all are kept going a full ten hours, each woman having a two- hour period to do her family wash. Questions for a co-op creamery wag discussed but members were of the opinion that a hook-up with a larger Jistrlct to market produce would be necessary before it would be effect ive. S. H. Barnard, J. H. Reid and Mr. Gregory were appointed an in zestigating committee. The question of reducing yearly lues from *2 to |1 was raised but did not pass. All officers were re-elected, as follows: II. J. Ott, president; New Madden, vice-president; C. M. Jack- son, secretary-treasurer. Project leaders: L C. Dyer, dairying; Wm. Rodda, poultry; John Jendrzejewski, rodent control; E. L. Jackson, 4-H -lub work; W. O'. Rodda, bees; F. L. jewett, legislation; J. H. Reid, mar keting and finance; Mrs. Cecil Mad den, co-op laundry; P. P. Sullivan, animal diseases; H. K. Dean, farm management; A. D. Smith, experi ment and research work and W. G. Rodda, fair exhibits. The meeting showed extensive work and co-operation being accom plished in this area. DYER-FLETT A wedding of interest to Hermis ton folks was that of Miss Ruby Flett to Louis Dyer, which took place it Heppner, Feturday, November 29. Mrs. Dyer Is the oldtst daughter of Mrs. Murtha Flett and has a host of friends In the city. Mr. Dyer Is the son of Mrs. Maud Dyer of Hermiston ind has worked in the Condon and Mayville communities for a few years. Present at the wedding were Mrs. Flett and daughter Myrtle The voting couple arc making their home n Condon. A charavari party was tendered •he couple at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank illbner Wednesday eve ning. A dinner was served early In the evening and later the friends of the couple arrived. Dancing waa the main event. Supper was served at 12 o’clock. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dyer. Mrs. Flett and Myrtle. Mrs. Chaney, Mr and Mrs. tawrence Brockman. Robert Simonds, Izetta Chaney, Roland Chaney and Earnest Lear.— Condon Globe-Tlmee.
