Ôllje Wrmwínn Wralh
VOLUME XXV.
NUMBER 17
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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.
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UMATILLA NEWS ITEMS
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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.
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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.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS
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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.