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Ôllje Wrmwínn Wralh VOLUME XXV. NUMBER 17 °f i HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTV, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930 SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER TEAR DAIRY HERDS SHOW HIGH PRODUCTION HIGH QUALITY OF PRODUCE ENCOURAGED A. R. COPPOCK HERD AVERAGES “HIGH QUALITY FOR PROFIT” IS 459.0 POUNDS BUTTERFAT MARKETING SLOGAN. Twenty-seven Herds A verage Over 300 Pounds B utterfat; 125 Oows Produce Over 3 5 0 Founds. The a n n u al re p o rt of th e U m atilla Cow T estin g associaion m ade by W il lard K ernkem p show s a high p e r centage In herd an d in d iv id u al p ro duction d u rin g th e past year. T he tw o herd s av erag in g 300 pounds of b u tte rfa t a t th e h ig h e st av erag e be longed to A. R. Coppock, A dam s, w itli 159.0 an<> C. W . Acock. Irrig o n , V’ith 402.8. In d iv id u al cows p ro d u c in g over 350 pounds of b u tte rfa t, listin g th e th ree h ig h e st only, b e longed to A. R. Coppock, B u tte r cup, 880.1 lbs., II. J. B ean, Blossom, 534.8 lbs., and A. R. Coppock, P rim rose, 526.8 lbs. A ta b u la tio n of th e fu ll y ear's rec ord is listed below: N um ber of herds tested d u rin g th e year. 53 ; num ber of h erd s co m p iei in g y e a r’s te st, 43; n u m b er of cows" tested d u rin g th e y ear, 624; n u m b er of cows com pleting y e a r’s te st (3 2 m o.) 380; average pounds of m ilk produced per cow, 6198 pou n d s; average pounds of b u tte rfa t produced per cow, 300.73 pounds; av erag e value of products p er cow, $122.25; average cost of ro u g h ag e per cow, $42.26; average cost of g ra in per cow, $3 4.19; to ta l av erag e feed cost per cow, $56.45; av erag e p ro fit above feed cost per cow, $65.80; av eraag e re tu rn s per d o lla r expended fo r feed, $2.16; averag e feed cost per 100 pounds m lllt, 91 cen ts; av erag ae feed cost per pound b u tte rfa t, $.187; nu m b er of cows culled o u t, 104; n u m b er of m em bers h a v in g pu reb red sires. 4 5. O fficials of th e o rg a n izatio n are; L. Cl. D yer, p resid en t, H erm isto n ; S. R. Cooper, s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r, S ta n fie ld ; B e rth a Coot, Io n e; À. R. Copock, A dam s; W. A. C haney, I r r i gon. The w ork of th e asso ciaatio n is c arried on th ro u g h th e O. S. C. E x tension service in clu d in g th e u n ite d effortg of th e officia ls and d airy m en in th e U m atilla p ro ject. A h ig h e r grad e of prpoduce can be realized by w eeding o u t in fe rio r breeds. USE OF OILS HITS LARD SO LIGHT HOGS FAVORED Standardization of Farm Product» To Be Considered at Portland M eeting, January 10. * MINNEHAHA NEWS NOTES ♦ ♦ ♦ - , ♦ UMATILLA NEWS ITEMS <• ♦ A p ro g ram w as g iven a t th e school house F rid a y ev en in g , Decem b er 19, by th e p u p ils of th e M inne h a h a school u n d e r th e su p erv isio n of Mrs. C lara D eeter. T he p reg am i consisted o f "A L iv in g C h ristm as T ree,” a g ro u p song; a re c ita tio n , "W h o F illed S a n ta ’s S to ck in g ,” by Donald M cK enzie; "T he Doll Dance, by Jan ice M ato tt assisted by R osella M ato tt; a re c ita tio n by M arvin Mc K enzie; a re c ita tio n by D orothy R us sell; “ G ran d m a’s Second C hildhood,” by Jan ice M ato tt, Bobby Jack so n and C harles .M cK enzie; “A u n t Jem im a’s P re s e n t,” a play by th e u p p er grad es; re c ita tio n s by D ella M cKenzie and D an R ussell, an d p an to m ln e, ‘‘A C h ristm as S to ry ” by th e u p p er and In term e d iate grad es. Mrs. A. M. F ra n k lin w as acco m p an ist for the p rogram . After, th e p ro g ram S a n ta C laus a p peared w ith sack s e f can d y , n u ts and popcorn fo r everyone. The c h ild ren enjoyed a C h ristm as tree. Mr. and Mrs. Guy C ronk a re ill w ith th e flu. C. Seitz has recovered from a severe case o f blood poisoning. C h ristm as v acatio n began a t th e M innehaha school Monday. School w ill begtn D ecem ber 29. T he B u tte r C reek h ig h w ay has been rep aired , g re a tly im p ro v in g th e road. M ayor M. T. M ato tt of H in k le has been su p erv isin g th e re g ra d in g of th è ' H in k le boulevard. H ow ard Y oung w as a P en d leto n v isito r Monday. IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS a m a s i, cobssspondbncs T he re g u la r m eetin g of th e Irrig o n G ran g e No. 641 m et W ednesday eve n in g an d th e follo w in g o fficers w ere elected: E. A. H o u g h ten , m aster; F red M arkham , o v erseer; Mrs. E. A. H o u g h ten , se c re ta ry ; Mrs. W. C. Isom, le c tu re r; W. C. Isom , ste w a rd ; F loyd O liver, a ss ista n t B tew ard; Mrs. J . O liver, lad y a ss ista n t ste w a rd ; F ra n k B race, tre a su re r. In s ta lla tio n of officers w ill be held a t th e P o m ona m eetin g a t B o ardm an J a n u a ry 3 Increased use of v eg etab le oils in cooking has decreased use of lard , and th e re fo re a t th e p resen t tim e packers w an t a 160 to 180 pound hog Instead of a 200 to 225 pound hog, says th e O regon E x p erim en t s t a tion. T he p resen t day dem and resem bles Mrs. Jo h n S m ith w as a P en d leto n th e old bacon ty p e h o g and it is th o u g h t th a t th is ty p e can be p u t v isito r S a tu rd ay . Mr. and Mrs. B atee R an d an d Mr. in good m ark et co ndition (180 pounds) m ore cheap ly th a n th e an d Mrs. G eorge R and w ere in P en d heavy hog, w hich w ould be to th e leton on business F rid ay , A C h ristm as program w as given fa rm e rs’ ad v an ta g e. by th e school F rid a y ev en in g w ith a larg e crow d a tte n d in g . T h ere w as a OREGON POTATO SEED IS b e a u tifu l C h ristm as tree w ith tr e a ts for a ll han d ed o u t by a v ery fat. MUCH IN DEMAND LATELY Jolly S an ta C laus. The sale of c e rtifie d O regon p o tato Mr. and Mrs. D aw ald. school su p seed prom ises to be b risk th is season, e rin te n d e n t, le ft e a rly S atu rd ay re p o rts R. E. Jack so n , ex ten sio n spec m o rn in g for L ew iston, Idaho, w here ia lis t in farm p roducts, in ch arg e of th e y w ill v is it w ith relativ es d u rin g potato c e rtific a tio n w ork In O regon. th e holidays. More in te re s t th a n ev er before is be B m il H elm ic of P resco tt ig v isitin g in g show n. in th e home of h is uncle, F red M ark R equests have la tely been receiv ham . ed from a ll p a rts of Oregon and from T he A rlin g to n b a sk etb all tow n n e ig h b o rin g s ta te s o f W ash in g to n team and th e Irrig o n tow n team and C alifo rn ia, a sk in g fo r lists of played a gam e in th e gym F rid ay certified seed grow ers. G row ers of ev en in g w hich closed w ith a score of th is seed re p o rt th a t a good m any 32 to 12 In fav o r of A rlin g to n . carloads have been sold a t prices Mrs. W ilb u r S tev en s left for P b rt- ra n g in g from $2 to $3 p er h u n d red . lan d W ednesday to v is it w ith her "D evelopm ent of good clean p o tato p a re n ts Mr. an d Mrs. B ronell. seed is h e lp in g to p u t th is s ta te back Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k B ruce and ag ain In to th e p o ta to g ro w in g b u si fam ily , Mr. an d Mrs. V ern Jo n es and ness,” says Jackson. "F o rm e rly O re family and W. C. Isom an d fam ily gon w as one of th e lead in g p o tato w ere sh o p p in g In P en d leto n S a tu r g ro w in g s ta te s In th e w est b u t h as day. been passed by o th e rs d u rin g th e Mrs. Jess O liver e n te rta in e d th e la s t ten years. O ur p o tato crop is H. E. C. lad ies a t h er hom e T h u rs now clim b in g up ag a in and w e a re day aftern o o n . O fficers w ere elected ra p id ly g a in in g upon o u r co m p etito rs for th e com ing y ear as follow s: Mrs. T his y e a r's crop is w o rth ab o u t five W. C. Isom, p re s id e n t; Mrs. F. M ark m illion d o lla rs.” h am , v ic e-p resid en t; Mrs. H o u g h ten , s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r. W illa rd K ernkem p left F rid ay fo r Mr. an d Mrs. W. C. Isom left M on Los A ngeles, C alif., to spend th e h o li d ay for M onum ent, O regon, to v isit days, and upon r e tu rn in g to Oregon Mr. an d Mrs. Dave M usgrave d u rin g w ill en ro ll a t O. 8. C. Miss Em m a th e holidays. T hoeny accom panied him to Ran Jose Mr. and Mrs. C aryell m otored to w here sh e w ill spend th e holid ay s H erm isto n to see th e show S a tu rd a y w ith relatives and friends. > ,i night. * * Mr. Jam es B yrnes and d au g h te rs Irm a and M yrtle, visited in Tuochet. W ash in g to n , over th e week end. Mrs. A lb ert F oord and son D ;n of The D alles, wore week end visitor: In U m atilla. H erb Thom pson, w ho is salesm an for M eCannon products aro u n d Day to n , W ash in g to n , visited his p a re n t here for several days. Mrs. Del Jack so n of The Dalles, sp en t S a tu rd a y here. L ean d er E rv in of C anada is v is it ing his b ro th e rs an d siste r here. Mrs. R obert B a rre tt sp en t S a tu r day and S unday v isitin g his m other in W aJla W alla. Mr. and Mrs. H arry E rw in , who recen tly resided here before m oving to W eiser, Idaho, have ag ain retu rn ed h ere to m ake th e ir home. T his y ear th e school is fu rn ish in g I th e C h ristm as program an d the church Is to give th e tre a t. T his program w ill be given a t th e high school gym T uesday n ig h t a t 7:30. E veryone is Invited. T he J u n io r dance w hich w as given S a tu rd a y n ig h t in th e h ig h school gym w as very well atten d ed . Those people from U m atilla a t te n d in g th e re c ita l In S tan field given by th e F red erick so n siste rs an d Jan e G ibbrnn. Were Mrs. Jo h n W u rs te r and d a' g h te rs A n n 'e, May and S arah Mrs. Jam es B yrnes and d a u g h te r M yrtle, Mr. an d Mrs. H a rry R oden- I’niigh, d a u g h te r D oris an d son K eith, Mrs. Ja y B erry and d a u g h ters Lola an d B a rb ara, P an sy W il liam s and M ildred Conlon. Mr. an d Mrs. A ndy B aldw in and Lola H y a tt, of H eppner, visited at th e home of U rsel H ia tt S atu rd ay and Sunday, U m atilla h ig h school played the second gam e on th e home floor last F rid a y n ig h t w ith A rlin g to n . Both w ere h a rd fo u g h t gam es w ith Uma tilla com ing o u t on top a t th e end T he g irls ’ score w as 23-21, the boys score being 21-17. A fter th e game U m atilla served th e players and drlv CHRISTMAS MAILS HEAVIEST EDWARD E. JOHNSON TOWN BASKETBALL TEAM WINS, era of each c ar of A rlin g to n In th( IN SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE basem ent ot th e school house. Our E dw ard E. Johnson passed aw ay at LOSES. IN TWO FAST GAMES next gam e Is J a n u a ry 9 a t H erm ts A ccording to Mrs. L eila P h elp s th e H erm iston M edical h o sp ital T ues B oth team s a re looking for T he H erm iston tow n bask etb all ton. M onday w as th e h eav iest m all ever day m o rn in g a t 1 :0 0 o’clock. He had squad played a fast gam e a t H epp w ard to these gam es. han d led by th is office d u rin g th e six been ill b u t a sh o rt tim e and follow T he teleg ram com pany Is ag alr n e r S atu rd ay n ig h t, losing by a y ears sh e h as been postm istress. ed his w ife’s d eath by a sh o rt tw o score of 14 to 5. Good sp o rtsm an sh ip w ork in g In U m atilla. F rid ay and S a tu rd a y w ere heavy weeks. Mrs. H a rry Jo n es of Condon am wag show n th ro u g h o u t th e play and m alls b u t m ost of th is w ent to e a s t E d w ard E. Joh n so n w as born at th e locals cam e o u t w ith th e long Mrs. B ullard of P o rtla n d , w ere her: ern sta te s. T he h eavy receip ts for L a fay ette, O regon, D ecem ber 29, end of th e score a t th e end of the for th e E a ste rn S ta r m eeting Tues M onday w ere n o t due to lo n g -d ist 1862, an d died a t H erm iston T ues h alf. T hey could not p re v e n t scoring day. ance m ailin g , how ever, as m ost p ack day, D ecem ber 23, 1930, a t th e age Mrs. F red K nudson has re tu rn e d a g a in s t them th e re m a in d e r of the ages w en t to s u rro u n d in g com m uni ol' 68 years, lie had resided a t Eeho from P o rtla n d w here she has beer gam e, how ever. ties. u n d er th e d o cto r’s care. for th e p rs t tw o years, w orking as a S a tu rd a y n ig h t th e P en d leto n O re Mr. and Mrs. E ugene S m ith and farm laborer. A ccording to 1’ra n n gon E ak ery team played on th e local RECKLESS DRIVERS TO STAND F u n eral P arlo rs, no a rra n g e m e n ts floor, losing to th e H erm iston boys Mr. McCellan of P o rtlan d visited at COST OF AVOIDABLE ACCIDENTS had hedn m ade for th e fu n eral a t th is by tw o points, 16 to 14. It w as a th e hom e of th e ir sister, S arah Rlx T uesday ev en in g the teac h ers art w ritin g . good gam e w ith th e in te re st evenly I navi ng fo r th e ir C hristm as vaca D u rin g 1931 a d eterm in ed cam divided th ro u g h o u t. tlon. Miss G ilb ert w ill spend par paign to o u tlaw th e reckless an d in Coach A. E. B ensel prom ises a of h er vacation In H erm iston w ltl co m p eten t m o to rist from th e public good gam e F rid a y , D ecem ber 26, her m other, going to P o rtla n d fo hig h w ay s w ill be m ade in m any w hen th e Irrig o n boys m eet his squad several days. Miss R oth w ill visit states. A u th o ritie s a re u rg in g le ;is- S P K C U L COKBESrOHDKNCB h ere in a contest. T hey have been h er g ra n d f a th e r In C h a rto n , Mitt la tu re s to ad o p t s trin g e n t licen sin g doing some rig id p ra c tic in g along B ullard w ill go to P o rtlan d , Mr. and laws for drivers. T he C olum bia school presen ted the w ith th e ir experience gained In p re Mrs. G lenn Y eager w ill v isit In T he S atu rd ay E v en in g P o st edi C h ristm as o p eretta. "T h e M iser's vious gam es. W alla W alla, Miss Rlcco In P o rtlan d to ria lly recom m ends th a t au tom obile D ream ” on W ednesday n ig h t, th e T he lineup follow s: and A berdeen, Miss C lara C orrigan lia b ility in su res rates, in stead of be tw e n ty -th ird . A la rg e and a p p re c ia Roy B ills an d L eonard N ation, In M eM lnnville, an d Mr. Bloom In ing th e sam e fo r all m o to rists, as a t tive audience was p resen t. fo rw ard s: E rn est Cox, c e n te r; E arl Spokane. presen t, be raised for d riv ers w ith Mins P a u lin e M orris sen t m istletoe, Rensei and Allen B ow m an, gunrds; W a lte r B ullard spent th e week at accid en t records and low ered for O regon grapes and ce d a r from Y am E lv ert Bow m an, Jo h n Pace, S lltl his home here. safe d riv ers. C asu alty in su ran ce hill co u n ty for o u r C h ristm as stag e R oberts and H arold W oodw ard, su b Mrs. M cKenzie visited In P o rtlan d com panies a re a lre a d y do in g th is to decorations. stitu te s. last week. some e x te n t. T h is has a ten d en cy to C olum bia folks a re n o t fo rg o tten L ucille W ilson, w ho has been con encourage carefu ln ess and m ore by S a n ta according to Mr. Todd, W. L. Iluinm is confined to his fined to h er home in Irrig o n ,, has eq u ita b ly d is trib u te s the prem ium ru ra l postm an, since he had to make borne w ith a bad cold th is week. re tu rn e d to school here. b u rd en . It is e stim ated th a t n in ety th re e trip s o u t M onday. W ho says D orothy Lash a tten d ed th e C h ris t per cent of m o to rists a re carefu l and " h a rd tim e s? ” Grade of M arketing Turkeys Good m as program last F rid ay n ig h t In responsible b u t th e y pay th e b illg for T he T w in C ity C ream ery purchase,, Plym outh. Miss G lea Sias w ent on a shopping dam age done by th e ten p er cent 17,228 pounds of tu rk ey s a t 26c Inst tr ip to P endleton S a tu rd ay . w ho a re reckless, irresp o n sib le o r In Mr. G. O. E d w ard s, son of Mrs. T h u rsd ay , F rald ay and S a tu rd a y Turkey» Donated for Xmas Cheer com petent. U. T «1 w ards, of C olum bia d is tric t, Is from farm ers in th is locality. Ac M em bers of th e E astern Oregon W e have a lo n g way to go before v isitin g a t th e hom e of h is m other. cord in g to It. I. W h itn ey , re p re s e n ta T u rk ey G row ers have show n the we se ttle a ll th e facto rs of th e acci He is a re sid e n t o f G re a t F alls, Mon tiv e field m an, ti e q u a lity w as never s p irit of th e Y ule-thle season by do d e n t problem . P rev en tio n , c u re .in b e tte r. tan a. n a tin g som e 18 choice tu rk ey s to be d em n ity fo r th e in ju re d — each - re T h e local S w ift & C om pany re p re d istrib u te d to d eserv in g fam ilies In Miss E lsie P axton an d Miss H elen q u lre g carefu l atu d y . T he g ro w in g se n ta tiv e , Fred B arker, b o u g h t 10,- public an d o fficial In terest in th e | U pham v isited th e C olum bia school 000 pounds of tu rk e y s last F rid ay , th is com m unity. T he d istrib u tio n I. being tak en care of by com m ittees i Monday. prdblem la an en co u rag in g sig n . w hich b ro u g h t th e grow ers 26 cents. from the A m erican Legion, Com m er Mr. and Mrs. S croggs nn,| nephew T h is lot was shipped to P o rtla n d Mr. an d Mrs. G orden B earley of a re visitors at th e hom e of Mr. and • ■ arkets'. Oil D ecem ber 9 S w ift ft cial club, lodges and churches. B erkley, C alif., w ere v is itin g w ith ¡M rs. W 11. T u ttle . T hey expect to Co. bo u g h t 22.000 pounds, one car- Mrs. M arlon Coe left T uesday nite his m o th er. Mrs. F. L. B earley, th ree stay u n til a fte r C hristm as. 1 'nd, shipp d to H a rtfo rd , Conn. for P o rtla n d w here she w ill spend day« th is week. T hey re tu rn e d S a t Mrs. J u lia Q uinn and fath e r B oth lots w ere of a very good q u a l th e holidays w ith h er m other and u rd ay m orning. v lslto rr a t th e hom e of W. II. Tt: a tte .) ity. fam ily, Mrs. W m. Leedy, COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES A statew id e m eeting of all people n tereste d in a g ric u ltu ra l sta n d a rd - ia tio n h as been called for 10:00 a. u. of J a n u a ry 10, a t the M ultnom ah h otel in P o rtlan d . S tan d a rd iz a tio n of farm products has become th e keynote of success- ul production w ith in th e p ast few /ears, and th e practices necessary to >ut a high d u a lity product on the n a rk e t arc yielding excellent re tu rn s u the producer«. In sections of th e sta te w hore little >r no a tte n tio n haa been paid to ra d in g and s ta n d a rd iz in g th e pro- lu tts , th e farm ers are ex p erien cin g ro at d iffic u lty in m oving th e ir oeds. and w h a t a re b ein g moved rin g very u n sa tisfa c to ry prices. In o m inunities th a t have estab lish ed a ep u ta tio n for high q u a lity , th e pro- iucers ace m oving th e ir p ro d u cts a t lore n early satisfa c to ry prices. Hood R iver apples are know n over le e n tire co u n try and b rin g a prem ie fo r HiMr q u a lity . D eschutes N etted Gem potatoes a re in big de- nanil and b rin g a fancy price be- ■ause of th e ir re p u ta tio n fo r high ■lass products. B u tte r from th e Co- ip eratlv e C ream ery a t A atorla moves eadlly because it is k e p t a t a 92 core o r hotter. T illam ook cheese is la tio n n lly know n for its q u a lity and 'h e grow ers th e re realize th e benefits if sta n d a rd iz a tio n R rin g in g th e exam ple closer home, isveral carlo ad s of e a rly potatoes w ere shipped from H erm iston In iu ly , and b ro u g h t very satisfa c to ry re tu rn s us th e y w ere fed eral graded, ’7. S. No. 1. T he tu rk e y crop raised his y ear is being sold on th e basis if U. S. govem nn’Ttt grad es and th e •op prices go to th e pro d u cer w ho is v illln g -to p u t out high q u a lity birds. T hus It goes down th e list of com- n o d ities; th e producers th a t p u t o u t i high q u a lity pro d u ct of uniform trad e a re m ore a p t to find a ready m arket, w hile p roducts of In ferio r q u a lity go begging. > ADDITIONAL LOCALS ♦ ♦ * Chas. G. B urke, Inc., h a s moved a .mall stock of his m erchandise over n th e build in g by th e M acM arr store >n Main stre e t. He w ill co n tin u e to ip erate both sto res u n til fu rth e r lotice. A m ong s tu d e n ts r e tu rn in g home 'or th e holiduys are Jew el S m ith, Al- lany college; S h irlle B row nson, Dick 'Jpham , Joe M cN nught, G erald Mc- (enzie, all a tte n d in g O. S. C .; Ja n e W arner, M arian H enderson. Florence W oughter, F ran ces Sale, a ll of U. of 0. Leo S m ith, w ho is p rin cip al in a ichool In M ontana, re tu rn e d to H er- niston th is week and w ill spend th e holidays w ith his p a re n ts Mr. and Mrs. M. M. S m ith. L enore Dyer w ho teaches n ear P ilo t Rock Is home for th e holidays. Donald K iages, w ho w orking in T ecton. W n., the holidays in H erm iston ing to S pokane w here he B lair B usiness college. has been w ill spend before go w ill e n te r P h ilip W in ters, w ho o p erates th e H erm iston B akery, w as stric k e n 111 w hile nt his d u tie s e arly T uesday m orning. H e had arose e a rly to p er form his usual ro u tin e of h readbak- lu g and wan found w eak and helpless when his wife cam e to work. He w as some Im proved T uesday eve n in g and hopes to be on th e Job sg a in soon Roy B ills is w ork in g a t the bakery. H ugh F ra s e r re tu rn e d hom e S a t u rd ay from Idaho w here he is em ployed w ith th e A naconda Copper M ining com pany as office a ssista n t. Conria Is located about seven m iles from Soda S prings, Idaho, and Is a prosperous m in in g tow n. Mr. F raser w ill spend th e holidays w ith his p are n ts Mr. and Mrs. T hom as F raser.