EUGENE, OREGON
Arne G.
Jo u rn ^
VOLUME XXV.
JJbv îlrrutwhni Wralö
NUMBER 20
FORMER EDITOR OF
HERMISTON HERALD
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAT, JANUARY 15, 1031
LOCAL TOWN BASKETBALL
TEAM WINS IN CLOSE GAME
T he local to w n team defeated the
■ husky tow n team of U m atilla In a
fast basketba11 s am e S a tu rd a y n ig h t
U lL u 111 D U Iu t by a 8COre of 17 to 18’ W’ J' Coch_
J. M. EIGGS LEAVES TUESDAY
NEW OFFICIALS TAKE
OVER REINS OF
n IT U IO
n iin ilir n r t
ON STATE CONTERLNCE TOUR
h
I T A n ll\IN r\\
ra n , coach of th e H erm isto n h ig h
W i l l U DU 01 11 LÛW
J. S. HARVEY CALLED BY DEATH 8ch001’ k ep t th e boys to a clean gam e
RECLAMATION BUILDING N E W
t -
o i b ask etb all by c a llin g 14 personal
IOLLO\JIKG OPERATION
fouls on each team w ith num erous
HOME FOR CITY RECORDER
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tech n ical fouls
Served as F irst Sergeant Overseas;
A fter six m in u tes of play, N ation
J. M. B iggs, depuri m ent com m an
d er of th e A m erican Legion, S ta te of
Oregon, left T uesday n ig h t fo r his
,lrMt of “ 8erles " f « 'ate conferences
and ,ocal po8t m eetings of the A merl-
can I'*glon
the 8tate
SUBSCRIPTION, >2.00 PER YEAR
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P.T.A. SERVES HOT
LUNCHES TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN MONDAY
Mr- B1« s¡i
REBEKAHS AND ODDFELLOWS
HOLD JOINT INSTALIATÍON
T he O ddfellows and R ebekah lod
ges held jo in t In sta lla tio n of officers
W ednesday n ig h t, J a n u a ry 14, w ith
th e follow ing m em bers a c tin g as in
s ta llin g officers: W. R. L onghorn,
g ran d m a rtia l, G w ynn H ughes, dlat
ric t d ep u ty ; Mrs. B ert N ation, g ran d
m a rtia l an d Mrs. B ert M ullins, d is t
ric t deputy.
T he w ork of th e o rd er w as p u t on
in fin e shape by in s ta llin g officers
and in s tru c tio n s w ere given by re
tirin g officers M arvin W atson, grand
w arden, J. W. W est, g ran d se c retary
W. T. Reeves, g ra n d tre a s u re r and
Cecil W arn er, g ra n d ch ap la in , Odd
fellow s; Mrs. A, W. T u rn b lad , g ran d
w arden, Mrs. Dora M ikesell, g ran d
se cretary , Mrs. Em m a S trohm , grand
tre a su re r and Mrs. J. S. W est, grand
ch ap la in , R ebekahs. Mr. and Mrs.
G eorge Ila rk e n rld e r a re p ast g ran d s
Incom ing o fficers who w ere In
stru c te d in th e ir d u ties are, Oddfel
lows: R alph S h affer, noble g ran d ,
V irgil S m ith, vice g ran d , W alter
Meade, w arden, V ictor S tockard, con
du cto r, W. R. L onghorn, s tc re ta ry
O tto Pierce, fin a n c ia l se c retary , C u r
tis Sim ons, tre a su re r. R ebekahs are:
E d ith M ikesell, noble g ran d , Mrs.
R alph S haffer, vice g ran d , Mrs. B er
th a W arn er, secretary , Mrs. Dorn
M ikesell, tre a su sre r, Mrs. B erth a N a
tion, fin a n c ia l secretary , Mrs. F lo r
ence B lessing, w arden, Mrs. V era
L e n h art, conductress.
A social tim e and refresh m en ts
were enjoyed a t th e close of th e b u si
ness session by a largo num ber In
atten d an ce.
w ill t e one of th e principal speakers VARIETY CANNED FOOD STUFFS
a t these m eetings as well as w ill Mrs.
DONATED RECENTLY
O tto H eid er of S heridan, s ta te presi
Committees Appointed by Mayor, A den t of th e L egion A uxiliary. O ther Children Present P icaninny Songs;
Member of A merican Legion
«■ th e first field goal to
sp eak ers of s ta te and n atio n al im
W. P ra n n ; Pankow Appointed
s t a r t th e sco rin g for H erm isto n . In
Cooked Food Sale Planned
p o rtan ce in th e o rg an izatio n w ill
Since Its Beginning
th e second h a lf Bensel sta rte d the
also
be
present.
City W ater M aster
For Saturday
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scoring, follow ed by lo n g sh o ts by
T he sch ed u le for m eetings and con-
Joseph S. H arvey, aged 39, form er W oodard and Bills. A ra lly by th e
A t a m eetin g of th e city council ! ferences In late Ja n u a ry and the
T here w as a good a tte n d a n c e at
ed ito r and p u b lish er of th e H erm is- U m a tilla boys alm ost o v erth rew the
T uesday n ig h t in th e basem ent of early p a rt of F eb ru ary a t w hich Mr. th e m eetin g of th e P aren t-T each ers
ton lie ra ld . died F rid ay m orn in g Ja n - lead of th e local boys an d th e gam e
th e lib ra ry . M ayor A. W. P ra n n p re B iggs w ill be a speaker follow s: association held a t th e school au d i
u arv ft, Ja Boise, Idaho, a fte r su ffer- ended in a score of 17 to 18.
sen ted his ap p o in tm en ts to th e m em T h u rsd ay , Ja n . 15 S tay to n ; F rid ay , to riu m last T h u rsd ay a ftern o o n , J a n
ln g ill h e a lth for sev eral years. Mr.
Due to th e nu m b er of personal
bers. The follo w in g ap p o in tm en ts Ja n . 16, d is tric t conference a t D allas u a ry 1. B usiness m a tte rs of th e as
H arvey at th e tim e o f his d eath w as fouls called, all of th e su b s titu te s of
w ere m ade: Mrs. M arg aret F ra s e r on w here Ja c k E ak in , d istric t com m an sociation w ere discussed an d follow
a ss ista n t ed ito r of th e Idaho S tates- b ath team s had a ch apce to show
th e lib ra ry board B ert N ation n ig h t d er of th e second d is tric t w ill have in g th is a program of e n te rta in m e n t
m an‘
th e ir abilities. Only a sm all crow d w atch m an and H. A. P ankow
city ch arg e; S a tu rd ay , Ja n u a ry 17, con w as presented by pupils of th e sixth
Mr. H arvey w as sta k e n ill a t w ork w itnessed th e game.
W a te r S u p erin ten d en t.
ference a t F o rest Grove; Sunday, grade. T his w as in th e n a tu re of a
several days before h is d eath and w as
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C om m ittees w ere appointed by th e Ja n . 18. Mr. Biggs will give an ad- p ican in n y song, those ta k in g p a rt ap
rushed to a h ospital w here he suf- LOCAL BOYS AT PUGET SOUND
m ayor an d confirm ed by th e c o u n c il. dress a t 1 0 :0 0 a. m. on a radio pro- p e a rin g in black face. A re c ita tio n ,
fered a hem m orrhage. F ellow mem-
’ < rs of th e Idaho S tatesm an s ta ff COLLEGE RECEIVE RECOGNITION as follow s: A u d it an d fire— H. E. g ram sponsored by th e Rose City Post ’’H ouse W ith Nobody In I t ,” by Rose
H itt. H. A. P ankow , B ert H an elin e ; in P o rtla n d ; Monday, Ja n . 19, sp eak M ary S orrell, follow ed. Rev. O. V/.
offered blood for tra n sfu sio n bu t he
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failed to ra lly , and died sh o rtly af- ’ J ° b u N ew ell, son of Mr. an d Mrs P ark an d C em etery— B ert H an elin e, e r a t th e K iw anis club luncheon a t C u tler of th e B ap tist ch u rch was the
te r an operation.
Charios Newell of H erm isto n , re- Floyd K n err, Jam es P earso n ; City S ilv e rto n ; T uesday, Ja n . 20, w ill sp eak er a t th e m eeting.
Mr. H arvey, sh o rtly a fte r th e w ar, ce' ved reco g n itio n a t th e College of lig h ts an d s tre e ts — Jam es P earso n , speak a t a m e etin g of th e N ew port
P la n s for th e hot lunches to be
moved from T w in F alls, Idaho, to P u g et Sound recen tly w hen he was F. C. McKenzie. H. E. H itt; Ir r ig a C om m ercial club luncheori a t noon served to school ch ild ren w ere pre
Pendleton w here he w as for five a Y*rded bis second y ear le tte r for tio n —-H . A. Pankow , Floyd K n err, and a tte n d n m eeting of the N ew se a te d and found w c'l prepared. The
y ears city ed ito r of th e E ast Oregon- v ars*ty football w ork. Jo h n played B ert H an elin e ; C ity w ater — F. C. port post of the Legion; W ednesday, com m ittee to look a fte r th e lunches
lan. M oving from P en d leto n to H er- h a lf-ba<k on th e team w in n in g much M cKenzie, H. E, H itt. H. A. P an k o w ; J a n u a r y 21, A lbany post w ill have in clu d e Mosdames Best, P rim e, Up
m iston w here he ow ned and edited p ra *fie on bis co n sisten t p laying. He W ays an d m eans— Floyd K n err, F. one of th e larg est m eetings of all ham , Reid and M arble. E ach child
W illam ette V alley d is tric t conferen w ill be served, begi’in h ig M onday,
th e H erald in 1926-27. L eaving H er- i<J a i f |U*ted w ith A lpha Chi Nu fra C M cKenzie, Janies P earson.
m iston he moved to T w in F alls. Id a- te r n ity-
T he new recorder, C harles T aylor, ces a t w hich tim e Mr. Biggs w ill J a n u a ry 12, for 2 1-2 cents, and Mrs.
ho, w here he w as ed ito r of th e T w in
C hester R hodes of H erm isto n w ill w ill have hts office in th e reclam a ded icate the p o st’s new $30,000 K lages has arra n g e d to do th e cook
F alls E ven in g Tim es, and fo r th e b& a w a rded his fin al football le tte r tio n b u ild in g in connection w ith th e hom e; F riday, Ja n . 23, social con ing.
p ast year has been em ployed i n -th e j^ b *s P'ear a ^ th e College. Rhodes, who w ater su p e rin te n d e n t. A ll c ity b ills ference in th e M ultnom ah hotel
E xpression of ap p reciatio n was
ed ito rial room s of th e Idaho S tates-j played ta c k le - closed his co lleg iate n ext m o n th w ill be payable th e re In P o rtla n d ; S a tu rd a y , Jan . 24, Low er m ade for th e liberal d o n a lto e s of
C olum bia P lv e r V alley conference a t
m an a t Boise.
I g rid career th is p ast season. He Is stead of th e H erald office.
canned goods for use In p re p a rin g
A sto ria; T h u rsd ay , Jan . 29, Moro,
Mr. H arvey answ ered th e call of an actlve s tu d e n t, b eing a m em ber of
hot lunches. F u rth e r d o nations are HERMISTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
F
rid
ay
,
Ja
n
.
30,
d
is
tric
t
conference
h is c o u n try and en tered th e service C en tral Board, college g o v ern in g or-
welcome an d may be tu rn e d in to
Organize Men's Bible Class
in T he D alles; S atu rd ay , Ja n . 31,
« u l y In 1918, w here he served as a s a n ita tio n : th e L e tte rm e n ’s Club and
Mrs. Best, w ho suggests th e follow OUTLINES WORK FOR YEAR
firs t serg e a n t overseas in th e cy- A lpha Chi Nu fra te rn ity .
O rg an izatio n of a M en’s B ro th e r c e n tra l Oregon conference a t B end; in g nam ed item s: canned vegetables,
T he H erm iston F ire d ep artm en t
clone division, 152d in fa n try . Joe, a s 1
hood Bible Study class wa3 com pleted M onday, F e b ru a ry 2, A rlin g to n ; rice, m acaroni, raisin s, cocoa o r
m et Monday n ig h t In the firs t m eet
he was know n to his m any friends, 13th ANNUAL OREGON PRESS
S unday a t th e M ethodist ch u rch w ith T uesday, F o b ru ary 3, M ilton-F ree money.
ing of the year. A program w as w o rk
w as a m em ber of th e A m erican Le- CONFERENCE, JANUARY 22, 23, 24 re p resen tativ es from th e A rlin g to n w a te r; F e b ru a ry 7 and 8 a re re se rv
Mrs. F. V. P rim e w as appointed to
ed
for
th
e
N
orthw
est
conference
a
t
ed
out for th e com ing y ear In w hich
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gion since its b eg in n in g , and w as
M, E. ch u rch p resen t. R aym ond
have ch arg e of a rra n g e m e n ts for a
the o rg an izatio n plans to lessen th e
ever activ e in th is o rg an izatio n .
i U n iv ersity o f Oregon, E ugene, Ja n . C row der an d Mr. Oglehy o u tlin ed th e Spokane, W ashsington.
cooked food sale to be held S aturday. fire hazard for H erm iston.
Mr. B iggs w as ed ito r of th e H e r
F u n e ra l services w ere held Monday 70.— (S p e c ia l)— To tack le problem s w ork as carried on in th e A rlin g to n
J a n u a r y 17, in th e H erm iston M eat
m
iston
H
erald
u
n
til
recen
tly
and
re
O fficers for th e year w ere e le c te d
pfternoon of th is week a t T w in F alls, of prom otion an d a d v ertisin g , postal church.
M arket, b e g in n in g a t 1 :3 0 p. m.
G eorge H u rk en rld er,
Idaho, from th e hom e of Mrs. H ar- re g u latio n s
a ffe c tin g
new spaper,
Dr. O. A. H ills w as elected as ta in s h is office th ere. He has been Money from th is sals w ill be used to as follow s:
ey s p ire n fs Mr. a n d Mrs. H. W. rfewspaaper v alu atld h s, th e local ver- teac h er of th e bible class;
Dr. W. I activ e since his election as com nian- m ake paym ent on a Slide purchased p resid en t; W. W . F elth o u se, re -e le c t
ed se c re ta ry -tre a s u re r; G eorge W ag
F a rra r. In te rm e n t w as m ade In th e sus th e sy n d icate fe a tu re s, and o th ers I,. M organ, p re sid e n t; Joe N orton, d r ,*n boosting for the 1932 N atio n al e arly last fall.
ner. fire chief and J. M. N orton, a s
Tw in F alls cem etery w ith th e T w in of a sim ilar n a tu re , rep resen tiv es of v ice-p resid en t; A lfred Q u irin g , sec- L egion convention to be held in P o rt
T
he
com
m
ittee
for
th
e
F
e
b
ru
ary
land. S hould th is be accom plished it
sista n t fire chief. E ig h teen m em bers
F alls A m erican Legion post of w hich th e new spaper profession w ill came
re ta ry an d O. O. F elth o u se, treasu rer. w ill m ean a big th in g fo r Oregon. m eetin g are as follow s: Mrs. Shaw were p resen t fo r th e election. The
Mr. H arvey w as a m em ber In ch arg e, from all over O regon and p o in ts up
and Mrs. M artin, p ro g ram ; Mrs. Mc
m eeting place has been changed from
He is survived by h is widow and an d down th e coast to p a rtic ip a te In
T housands of people w ill bo b ro u g h t
P herson, Mrs. M arble, Mrs. S orrell,
FINAL
TURKEY
POOL
IS
th e H erm iston H erald office to the
th re e ch ild ren , M ary Lou. E lean o r th e 13th a n n u a l O regon P ress Con-
in to th e s ta te .
Miss E llio tt and Miss V oyen, re fre sh
Tum -A -Lum L um ber Co. office.
and Joe, as w ell as h is p aren ts, a ! ference. to be held a t th e U n iv ersity SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY
m ents.
b ro th e r an d sister. D u rin g his resi- of Oregon, J a n u a ry 22, 23> 24.
dence in H erm iston h e m ade m any! W hile business w ill g ain th e g re a t-
frien d s w ho received th e new s of his est a tte n tio n In th e th re e day session,
d eath w ith m uch re g re t.
th e e n te rta in m e n t side h as n o t been
neglected by th e p ro g ram com m ittee.
T he big conference b an q u et, th e pop
LEGION AUXILIARY INITIATES
u la r a n n u a l fe a tu re of th is g e t-to
THREE NEW MEMBERS
g e th e r for th e fo u rth e sta te , w ill
T hree new m em bers . w ere tak en be held F rid ay n ig h t, follow ed by the
in to th e A m erican L egion A u x iliary b ask etb all gam e b etw een th e Unl-
la st T h u rsd ay n ig h t, J a n . 8. These v e rs lty of O regon and th e U n iv ersity
included Mrs. A. W . C hristo p h erso n , of W ash in g to n . T he d eleg ates w ill
Mrs. F. R oum agoux an d M rs C. W. ’ be e n te rta in e d by luncheon S atu rd ay
C utler. It w«s voted th a t th e local i in th e m en's d o rm ito ry , and th a t
o rd er Join th e C heck-a-M onth clu b even in g th e re w ill be an o th e r game
w hereby th ey w ill sen d a d efin ite w ith th e H uskies.
A p relim in ary no-host d in n e r will
am o u n t to th e V e te ra n s’ h o sp ital In
P o rtlan d as a pledge to a ssist w ith be held T h u rsd ay ev en in g a t th e E u
gene hotel, a t w hich in fo rm al d is
th e upkeep.
Mrs. W m. R harr and Mrs. J. M. cussion of problem s w ill’ tak e place.
Bigg's w ere jo in t hostesses a t Mrs. A t th is tim e W . G. H ooker, secretary
B ig g s’ hom e la te r in th e even in g of th e P acific N o rth w est N ew spaper
w here refresh m en ts w ere served t o 1 association, S pokane, w ill speak on
ap proxim ately 20 guests
"W ag e C hanges in 1930.”
A nu m b er of o u ts ta n d in g leaders
have alread y been secured for th e
COMMERCIAL CLUE ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR [ pro g ram , an d by th e tim e th e con
ference begins th e p ro g ram w ill
T he H erm iston C om m ercial club shape up in to one of th e m ost p ra ti-
m et in re g u la r session T uesday noon cal and in stru c tiv e ever presented,
for its a n n u a l m eetin g . In th e din - believe those in ch arg e. W. B. N or
ing room of th e hotel, w ith 42 pres- to n , religious ed ito r of th e Chicago
ent. P resid en t F. C. M cKenzie pre- T rib u n e for 25 years, an d now in
sided and called to r re p o rts from F. P o rtlan d , w ill discuss relig io u s news
B. Swayze, c h airm an of th e roads i an d th e re la tio n s of th e ch u rch to
com m ittee, W . W. F elth o u se, ch air- th e press.
Mr. N o rto n 's book,
m an of th e e n te rta in m e n t com m ittee. "C h u rch and N ew spaper” has gained
H. E. H itt, ch airm an of th e fin an ce m uch favorable com m ent fo r him as
com m ittee . and C. 8. M cN aught, h e approaches th e problem from a
ch airm an of th e re lie f com m ittee, i p ratieal po in t of view.
E ach gave a sh o rt rep o rt. H. M.
T he re lativ e im p o rtan ce of th e lo-
H ouser, a ss ista n t cou n ty a g en t, gave cal versus th e sy n d icate fe a tu re will
an in te re stin g ta lk on th e m a r k e tin g 'b e tak d n u p by W illiam W arren ,
of tu rk ey s a t H erm isto n th ro u g h th e S unday ed ito r of th e M orning Ore-
tu rk e y pool.
! gonian. C harles L. Baum , prom otion
S h o rt ta lk s w ere given by A. W. m an ag er of th e O regon Jo u rn a l, w ill
P ra n n , m ayor-elect. Rev. W F. J o n e s .1 speak on th e su b ject of "N ew sp ap er
p asto r of
th e
B ap tiat-C h ristlan P ro m o tio n .”
ch u rch . T. L. S te w a rt of S tew art
"K eep in g A ccount of th e Incom e
Service and S upply Co., an d Rev. Os- an d Outgo in Stnall S hops” w ill be
c ar P ayne, p asto r of th e M ethodist th e su b ject of a ta lk by J . A. B uck-
church.
Daii of th e P. H. K neeland com pany
O fficers for th e com ing y ear, as
P o rtlan d . Mr. R ucknall h as as a
recom m ended by th e n o m in atin g background for his discussion th e
com m ittee, w ere un an im o u sly elect- experience g ain ed from a u d itin g clr-
ed as follow s: H. E. H itt, p resid en t, en latlo n s of O regon w eeklies d u rin g
F. E. Shaw , vice p re sid e n t and E. M. th e p ast year.
H ouser, se c re ta ry -tre a s u re r.
j A n o th er phase of th e bu sin ess of
The re tirin g p resid en t expressed pew s papers w ill be tak en up by M. C.
ap p reciatio n for th e su p p o rt and co- Moore, n ew spaper bro k er, w ho w ill
operatio n given d u rin g th e past year .
(C o n tin u ed on la st p ag e)
F rid ay w ill w itn ess th e last tu rk ey
pool of th e season fo r 'H e rm isto n
when a t least one c a r w til be shipped.
A nother pool h ad been p lan n ed for
F e b ru ary b u t th e re p o rt from a su r-
ey m ade by E. M. H ouser, a ss ista n t
co u n ty ag en t, show ed lack of enough
birds to Ju stify a n o th e r sh ip m en t.
M arket prices a re expected to be th e
best received for a n y previous sh ip
m ent.
Dr. Johnson to Open H ospital
Dr. T K. Johnson p lan s to open his
h o sp ital In th e S hotw ell house some
tim e a fte r th e first of F e b ru a ry , a c
cord in g to sta tf m ents m ade by him
today. He w ill o p erate th e hospital
indep en d en tly . E xtensive rem odeling
w ork is b ein g done on th e house in
g e ttin g It In shape for a m odern hos
p ita l w ith a reg istered nurse.
The Fatted Calf is Waiting fo r the Prodigal
WEATHER REPORT
D ate
Max. Min.
Ja n u u ry 9 ................................ 38..........29
J a n u a ry lo .............................. 37..........28
J a n u a ry 11 .............................. 38 ......... 33
J a n u a ry 12 ..............................39........34
J a n u a ry 13 ........................... 39..........34
J a n u a ry 14 ............................40 ......... 23
P re c ip ita tio n fo r th e week was .46
of an inch.
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MRS. GRANT SKINNER DIES
AT HER HOME IN BEND
W ord w as received here th is week
of th e death of Mrs. G ra n t S kinner,
3, a t h er hom e In Bend, follow ing
a b rief illness. F u n e ra l services w ere
held a t th e B ap tist church T uesday
and b u ria l w as m ade In the G reen
wood cem etery. P rio r to h er m arriag e
to Dr. S k in n e r in 1923, Mrs. S k in n er
w as Mrs. Jo h n B ozarth, a resid en t of
P o rtlan d . She w as a n ativ e of Silver-
ton, th e d a u g h te r of Mr, and Mrs.
R obert G ilm ore.
G ra n t S k in n e r is th e son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. S k in n e r w ho fo rm e r
ly resided in H erm iston. A fter grndu-
tln g from high school he atten d ed
th e N orth Pacific D ental college In
P o rtlan d and hag practiced In Bend
since.
Aside from h e r w idow er, Mrs,
S k in n er Is survived by tw o ch ild ren .
P a tritla . 6, and B arb ara, 14 m onths.
MARY ANNA YOUNG
Mrs. M ary A nna Y oung passed
aw ay a t her home in Echo F riday,
la n u a ry 9, a fte r an illness of short
d u ratio n . Mrs. Y oung w as 77 years
of age and for 49 years a resid en t of
Echo. She was born In New A lbany,
Ind., In 1852.
F u n eral services w ere h eld In th e
Echo M ethodist ch u rch Sunday af-
tern'oon w ith Rev. O. W P ayne o ffi
ciating. In te rm e n t was In th e Echo
cem etery u n d er th e auspices of the
R ebfkah lodge of w hich she w as a
mem ber.
UMATILLA HERD DAIRY
IMPROVEMENT ASS’N
ORGANIZE FUR YEAR
DAIRYMEN AWARDED ACHIEVE
MENT CERTIFICATE
Benefits
from
Systematic
Testing
Discussed; Set-up of Co-op.
Creamery Explained
A Joint m eeting of m em bers of th e
U nlatU la D airy H erd Im provem ent
association and local dairy m en in
terested In a -co-operative cream ery
w as held at th e H erm iston L ib rary
last F rid ay to com plete the o rg a n i
zation of th e cow -toeting aasociation,
and to discuss th e form ation of a
local co-operative cream ery.
W . A. H olt, co u n ty ag e n t, called
th e m eeting to o rd er and discussed
th e b en efits of sy stem atic te stin g and
th e progress th a t has been m ade in
im proving th e d airy herds th a t have
been te s tin g for th e past th ree years
sin ce th e association w as organized.
R oger Morse, extension d airy m an ,
discussed th e w ork th a t has been ac
com plished by th e various co w -test
in g associations over th e state.
A chievem ent certific a te s issued by
ttpA..Natlonal D airy asso ciatio n w as
aw arded to th e dairym en whose herds
averaged over 300 pounds of b u tte r-
fat per cow. S everal dairym en r e
ceived thia aw ard for th e second
tim e.
O fficers fo r the com ing y ear w ere
elected as follow s: 9. R. Cooper,
S tan field , p re sid e n t; J. Jen d rzeje-
w skl, H erm iston, vice p resid en t; L.
C-' D yer, H erm iston, se c re ta ry ; Mr.
Owen, P endleton, and A. R. Coppock.
A dam s, directors.
T he association p lan s to s t a r t its
te s tin g activ itie s ab o u t th e firs t of
F eb ru ary .
A n o th er fe atu re of th e m eeting was
th e discussion of fo rm in g a co-opera
tiv e cream ery by th e dairym en of th ia
section. J. FT. T ull, extension m a rk e t
in g sp ecialist, explained th e set-up
of th e co-operatlvo cream eries a l
ready o p e ra tin g in th e s ta te and th e ir
re la tio n to th e F ederal F arm Board.
A ccording to Mr. T ull, th e In te r
s ta te association, composed of th e
Low er C olum bia an d P in e-E ag le Co
ops, Is th e u n it th a t Is recognized as
th e O regon fed eratio n by th e F ederal
F arm Board, the local u n its m ust tie
up w ith th e in s titu te to be able to
receive federal aid,
R oger Morse said th a t th e c e n tra l
Oregon dairym en aro u n d R edm ond
have Just com pleted th e o rg an izatio n
of a cooperative cream ery, and th n t
he w as Inform ed th a t th is w as fi
nanced by th e producers su b scrib in g
stock a t the ra te of 910 per cow, one
d o llar of w hich w as paid a t tim e of
sig n in g up, one and o n e -h a lf d o llars
when th e cream ery s ta rte d o p e ratin g ,
e n d th e rem ain in g $7.50 w as d e d u c t
ed from th e cream checks a t th e ra te
of tw en ty -fiv e cen ts per cow, per
m onth.
H. J. O tt, c h airm an of th e m eet
ing. called for th e election of n com
m ittee to in v estig ate th e s itu a tio n ,
and w ork on th e fo rm atio n of a co
o p erativ e cream ery. T he men elected
to serve on th is co m m ittee w ere J .
H. R eid, L. C. Dyer, E. L. Jackson, J .
Jen d rzejew sk i and T. H. G regory.
SENIOR CIASS TO PRESENT
PLAY FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
T he senior class play, "T h e H a u n t
ed H ouse” w ill be presented a t th e
Oasis th e a tre F rid ay , J a n u a r y 23.
P ractice has been u n d e r way fo r
some tim e under th e d irectio n of Miss
E llio tt w ho has selected som e of th e
best tg le n t for th e lead in g roles In
th e cast. The cast is as follow s: D on
ald Jackson, C h ester Jo h n so n , Em o-
gene P au l, M arg aret F elth o u se, Ja s.
N eary, H arold M arble, Bob H e n d e r
son, B arb ara R oot, P a y to n H a rris,
Floyd McM ullen an d H ow ard K lages.
T he title Itself Im plies th a t an In
Irrigon Band to P resent Concert
te re s tin g plot Is e n t an "•led in th e
T he Irrig o n Band w ill p resen t a sto ry and w ith a splendid c h a ra c te r
concert In th e O asis th e a tre F riday cast should be one of th e best plays
n ig h t, F e b ru a ry 6, betw een show s. ever presented In H erm iston by th e
high school.
The fe a tu re p ictu re for th e evening
| w ill be M ilton S ills in "Sea W olf.”
I-Oo-U-Go Club Meets
The band is d irected by L. M erton
D awald, su p e rin te n d e n t of th e I r r i
M embers of th e I-Go-U-Go club m et
gon schools and featu red a concert th is week w ith Mrs. C hester F la n n i-
here In D ecember w hich speak s h ig h gan and Mrs Jo h n H am m on as Joint
hostesses. A delicious d in n e r was
ly for th e ir a b ility .
served to ap proxim ately 20 g u ests a t
Mrs. W a lle r H am m has been con 1:00 o'clock. T he day w as sp en t in
fined to h er hom e th is week w ith a sew ing q u ilts for th e W averly Baby
Home In P o rtlan d .
cold.