The Hermiston herald., March 26, 1931, Image 1

(The Bnmtafcm Ita d h
VOLUME XXV
NUMBER 30
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931
HERMISTON HAS
REPRESENTATIVE
ON HEALTH BOARD
SUBSCRffTION, 12.00 P E I Y E A !
CITY COUNCIL TO CHECK RADIO
LOCAL EXPERIMENT
PLANT TO BE OF
H06E BENEFIT
POISON EFFECTIVELY CONTROLS
SPECIAL NOTICE TO HERMISTON
interference
ACTIVE GOPHERS ON PROJECT
❖
Due to misunderstanding, it <•
HERALD SUBSCRIBERS
❖ is necessary to correct state- 4-
❖
Starting May 1, 1931, the ♦
Twenty-three S t a n f i e l d water
<• ment in last week’s issue of this <0
•> Hermiston Herald Subscription 4>
users are realizing results from a go­
❖ paper In regard to a check to be 4.
❖ list will be placed on a cash <»
pher poisoning campaign launched
❖ made in Hermiston by the Her- 4>
♦> basis and all subscribers be- 4>
February 2 6, 011 the Stanfieid Irrl
❖ miston Light & Power company 4>
<0* coming delinquent will be noti- 4>
gation project, cooperating with the
••• for radio interference.
❖ fled, first by dip pasted on 4>
assistant eounty agent. A check-up
GREAT DEVELOPMENT SEEN IN ❖
The H e r m i s t o n Light & ❖
•> weekly issue, and second, by ❖
❖ Power company is willing to do ❖ CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE NEAR was made on three of the farms on HERMISTON WINS FOUR OUT OF ❖ notice sent through the mail. ♦ BE FORMED BY SELLING STOCKS
HEALTH EDUCATION.
March 20 to see what results has
❖ anything possible to assist the ❖
•> Two complimentary copies will ♦
COMPLETION.
been obtained.
TO PRODUCING DAIRYMEN.
POSSIBLE EIGHT.
<• city c o u n c i l in eliminating ❖
❖
follow first notice.
♦
Association’s Final Aim is for Full-
Bert Martin used three gallons of
<• radio interference, but it would 4- Research Work with Curley Top
❖
The management is taking ♦
Time Health U nit; First Step
poisoned carrots, at a total cost of Minnehaha School Takes two First ❖ these steps in order to elimin-’ ♦ Organization to Link with Interstate
❖ be too large a task to under- «
Diseases of Vegetables to be
fifty-four cents, to poison about 50
Creamery Association; Estimate
Made by Election Mrs. Prime.
Decisions; Other Small Districts
❖ take checking wiring In every 4>
❖ ate extra book work and cut ♦
acres of alfalfa, and In going over
Carried Out.
❖ house. Also any wiring Inspec- 4>
4- down cost of back collections. 4»
2500 Cows Available.
Make Splendid Showing.
this piece of ground the fresh work
•> We will be glad to continue ❖
Several prominent members of the ❖ tion and special checking done 4-
A group of county dairymen met
Construction on the new experi­ of only one gopher was found. Mr,
by the local power company is <•
Umatilla Public Health association
The large attendance of 350 per­ ❖ sending the paper to anyone it <•
ment
station here is expected some Martin says that the fact of having sons heard speakers at the declama­ ❖ they will notify us to that ef- •> last Tuesday night in the office of
were present at a meeting held in ❖ given free of charge and for «
the Library Monday afternoon for ❖ the purpose of assisting the city <• time in the near future, or whenever no holes In the irrigation ditches, tory sectional contest held last ❖ feet. We do not want any one ♦ Asste-'ant County Agent In the rec­
alone, saves more than enough in Thursday and Friday iu Stanfield at ❖ of our family of subscribers to ❖ lamation building and discussed the
the purpose of selecting a represen ❖ council in eliminating radio ♦ preliminary details can be cleared
up. The appropriation of $35,000 is water and labor at irrigation time, the high school auditorium. Winners ❖ become offended because they ♦ type of organization for forming a
tatlve who will work with the offi­ <• interference.
now available according to recent to pay for the trouble in putting out here will represent this section at 4» are discontinued. We know It 4> Umatilla creamery association. J. H.
4. 4. 4. 4. 4.
cials at Pendleton and keep in touch ❖
reports received by Mr. Dean, man­ the poison.
Pendleton. April 11. Hermioton won ❖ Is due to neglect that this mat- ♦ Reid presided and after much dis­
W'ith the health needs o( Hermiston.
Ralph Richards who p o i s o n e d four out of a possible eight decis­ <• ter of renewing is put off.
ager.
4> cussion, accord was finally reached
Mrs. J. P. Stewart, president, ex­
when proponents of the membership
Removal of the Hermiston branch about 50 acres of alfalfa, states that ions and the small school at Minne
plained that the final aim was to SECOND LETTER RECEIVED
there are so few left now that the liahn received two firsts. The fact
plan
of organization agreed to ac­
experiment
station
to
a
new
and
lar-
establish a health unit with a full FROM DROUTH STRICKEN AREA
cept the stock corporation plan if
geer location near this city will make damage they do will be very slight. that the smaller schools were amonog
time health officer, trained personel,
FARMERS URGED TO KILL
Roy Attebury put out a half gal­
dividends on stocks were eliminated.
Another letter was received last possible, among other improvements, lon of poiBoucd carrots on 21 acres the winners and that they do not
a clerk, and two full time nurses,
Corporation papers for the co-op­
which will, first, rid environment of week by Prank Nudo of Stanfield, carrying out of extension research which he says, “Was simply alive have a public speaking department NON-GAME BIRDS
erative will be signed immediately
condition which may cause disease, in answer to notes he had put in with curly top diseases of vegetables with gophers,” and the check-up re­ means credit given those conducting
It is nearing the time of year for under the supervision of a commit­
(water and milk supply) second, to each of 4o sacks of potatoes sent to recognized as the limiting factor fac­ vealed only three gophers still work- individual training.
First and second winners In each the pheasants, quail and other game tee appointed Tuesday night to per­
guard against epidemics, third, to Red Cross headquarters in the drouth tor in truck gardening in much of ng on this piece of ground.
division are as follows: Thursday birds of this section to start nesting fect preliminary details of organi­
encourage the public in healthful stricken area. This letter is as fol­ ho. The new station is madees
zation.
eastern Oregon, Washington and
night, high school oratorical selec- and unless ail forces are centered on
living, fifth, to accurately tally death lows from Atoka, Oklahoma:
STANFIEID BOYS AND GIRLS
At the start of the meeting senti­
Idaho.
ridding
farms
of
non-game
birds
tions,
Donald
DeMoss^
Hermiston;
and births in our county.
Mr. Frank Nudo,
ment
among the prospective mem­
Charles Fitch, Echo. Extemporane­ such as crows, magpies, and hawks,
B. F. Dona, pathologist with the ORGANIZE 4-H CLUBS
A number of reports for the past Hermiston, Oregon.
bers o the cooperative seemed almost
it
is
going
to
be
an
up-hill
pull
for
ous
section,
Floyd
McMullen,
Hermis­
federal
office
of
horticultural
crops
year's work were read by committee Dear Sir:
evenly divided between the usual
and diseases, has just been transfer­
chairmen, and after these Mrs. Sadie
In reply to a note I found on
Garnet D. Best, assistant county ton. Dramatic section. Ruth Thomp­ the game birds. Not only is the mag- stock corporation plan and the nwaa-
‘ple
credited
with
being
the
most
son,
Echo,
with
“Laddie;"
Agnes
red
permanently
to
Oregon
State
Orr-Dunbar, executive secretary for potato I received today from the Red
agent, was in Stanfield Monday and
bershlp plan, and for a time the
the Oregon State Tuberculosis asso­ Cross, I will sa.v they were given college at Corvallis, where he will be Tuesday of this week assisting the Thompson, Umatilla, with "The destructive bird but is also unforgiv group was apparently hopelessly
ably
impudent.
in
charge
of
research
on
curly
top
boys
and
girls
In
organizing
4-dI
White
1,antl
of
Tilham.’’
Humorous
ciation, spoke to the group. Mrs. free. I sure thank you for your kind
All the cooperation possible is deadlocked.
Dunbar pointed out that our health ness. This country sure is in a bad disease. He will use the local station clubs. Monday the Calf club was section, Jim Neary. Hermiston; Ber­
Most of the argument came from
responsibility does not lie entirely condition. Tell your neighbors we for field work, while using facilities formed under leadership of Roy Al­ nice Byrnes, Umatilla, "Si and I." asked in this matter of residents in proponents of the membership plan
this
community.
Friday
night,
in
the
grade
schools,
at
the
college
for
laboratory
In the national, state, county or thank them, too.
and tebury with Clara Johnson, presi­
who maintained that the stock plan
community government, but each in­
dent; Raymond Attebury, vice-presi­ lower division, non-humorous, Helen
I am 24 years old, have a wife and greenhouse tests.
would open the stockholder to liabi­
Ralph,
Hermiston,
wih
“When
did
Curly top vegetables Is a virus dis­ dent; and Irene Attebury, sescretary-
dividual was personally responsible, three children and we haven't raised
Gen Accidently Discharges
lity
for payment of state intangible
you last see Father,” Opal Stockard,
if a high standard of health is main­ a good crop since 1925. We are sure ease carried by a tiny leaf hopper treasurer.
taxes. They planned instead to fi­
Wednesday
afternoon
while
Jack
Columbia,
“Poor
Little
Joe.”
Humor­
Tuesday the Stanfield Pig club
tained. Much can be accomplished, in hard shape and I hope I can re­ common to semi-arld regions. Fed­
nance the cooperative by the creation
she said’ in lowering the death rate turn the kindness some time.
eral entomologists stationed In south­ was organized under the leadership ous selections, Janice Matott, Min­ Smith was repairing a shotgun in of a revolving fund from sale of
his
father’s
store,
the
gun
accidept-
nehaha,
"I
Don’t
Care;”
Glen
War­
ern Idaho beet regions report their of Stanley Green with Robert Stock-
which is the highest among students
Truly yours,
ly discharged, blowing a h o l e membership and appropriation from
and housewives, from the ages bf IB
H. C. PRONENCE. observations show the liklihood of weather, president; Dewey Landis, ner, Hermiston, “On the Street Car.”
through the window of the Second produce.
to 24 years, If health education is P. S.—I would like to have a letter heavy Infestations of the disease­ vice president; and Tete Able, secre­ Upper division, non-humorous, Susan
Those favoring the stock
Hand
Store and cracked the plate
Thompson,
Thompson
school.
“Mick­
started in the home. Possibilities are from you about the country out carrying hoppers for the coming tary-treasurer. Stanley Green was
tion
plan stood equally fir
glass
window
of
the
telephone
office
season.
also chosen as leader of the Stanfield ey Marker;” Edna Turnblad, Her­
more available in the education of there.
ever, and pointed out that thair plaa
in
about
a
dozen
places.
Jack
stated
miston,
"The
Soul
of
the
Violin.”
Slicep club with Robert Starkwea­
mothers and young people than ever
was used by practically all
ther, president; Jim McDermott, vice Humorous section, upper, Billy Jack- that he had oil on his hand and it sful cooperative creameries and
before, and it is a personal responsi­
Date Set for Wedding
president; and Leo Reuber, secre­ son, Minnehaha, “Public Speaking slipped, tripping the trigger.
bility for every person to take ad
the plan most generally favored by
Sell Six Fords in Nine Days
Announcements were received here
tary-treasurer. Members work toward Day at Liberty School;“ Robert Mc-
vantage of that' fact. Mrs. Dunbar
the federal farm board when loans
A record was made in Ford car purebreds but are not eliminated Klnzie, Umatilla, "A Stump Speech.”
Baseball Practice Begins
states that health development has this week of the approaching wed­
of the low interest government
sales
by
the
Rohrman
Motor
Com­
ding
of
Ortan
Kies
Mudge
to
Miss
because of non-possession.
been great in the past 15 years since
Coach Cochran Is busily engaged money was asked. A great deal of
pany last week with the deli - ery of
Leader for the Poultry club has
Convicted of Petty Larceny
the establishment of the first coun­ Grace Hamblet of Spokane, to take
In building a going machine out of book-keeping would also be elimina­
six cars within nine days. R. 6. not yet been selected but officers
place
at
the
home
of
the
bride’s
Cylan Young, Robert Orell and
ty health-association in the city of
ted, It was declared.
Penney, manager of the Grange Co­ are Clara Johnson, pres'dent; Bythe Charles Mullens plead guilty to a some 2o enthusiastic school candl
Medford in 1918, with a county mother, Mrs. Samuel G. Hamblet in
Under the plan now agreed upon
dates.
This
week
the
grind
of
prac­
operative of Stanfield, purchased a Hoskins, vice president; and Mar- charge of petty larceny before Judge
nurse. The second was in Jackson Spokane, Saturday, April 4.
the cooperative will be formed by
tice
was
broken
by
a
short
game
with
After the wedding ceremony the Tudor sedan; Ben Gerklng, manager1 garet Johnson, secretary-treasurer.
West Monday and were given sen­ a pick-up town team In which both selling stock to producing member«
county, third Cooaee county and the
of the local MacMarr store, is owner
Stanley Green is an outstanding tence of 10 days In the county Jail sides got plenty of practice In bat­ according to the number of produc­
first tuberculosis hospital was es­ couple plan to take a honeymoon
of a special coupe; Mrs. Martha club worker, winning many awards and fined $20. Charges were made
tablished in 1909. Every health ap­ trip to California and will be at
ting, throwing and running. It is ing cows each member owns, prob­
Haneiine, a Victoria coupe; and the both in county and state.
home
to
friends
April
16
at
Henkle,
by night marshall B. J. Nation, who expected the first game will be ably at the rate of $lo per cow. No
propriation asked for at the last
Hermiston
Light
&
Power
company
where Mr. Mudge is telegraph op­
caught the defendants in the act of played the first week in April.
llvldends will be allowed on the
state legislation was granted.
Ford pick-up. Mrs. Mark Robert­
erator for the Union Pacific system.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Best, Mr. and stealing gaRollne from a tank at the
common stock, however, and sur­
As an illustration of the branch
son of Umatilla came into the Ford Mrs. John Mulholland. Mr. and Mrs. Union Oil company station Sunday
Mr.
Mudge
has
many
friends
here
pluses
over and above those needed
of the association here Mrs. Dunbar
Date
Set
for
Sectional
Track
Meet
who wish him success in the matri­ garaage last week in a Model T Ford Vern Vincent spent Sunday at the night. The accused were transclents.
)y the cooperative for operation and
gave the following quotation, “A
to have some repair work done and home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dotson,
The
sectional
track
meet
for
school
monial
venture.
expansion would be held down by
Journey of a thousand miles begins
left In a new Tudor sedan. Effective and Miss Sylvia Dotson. Mrs. Vincent
Mrs. W. W. Felthouse left Sunday districts number 6, 6. 8, 14, 26, 28, paying a higher price for the pro­
with one single step."
salesmanship will accomplish won­ and Mrs. Mulholland are daughters for Portland where she will visit 50, 61, 112, 115. 119, and U-9 will
Purchase Gilbert Place •
ducer's butterfat.
Mrs. C. S. McNaught then took the
ders.
of Mr. and Mrs. Dotson.
be held in Hermiston April 17, ac­
friends for at least a week.
(C on tin u ed on la st p a g e )
chair and ,Mrs. F.. V. Price was nom­
J. H. Childers this week completed
cording to announcement by Sec-
inated and unanimously elected to a deal for what is known as the Old
'tional Director Frank E. Shaw. A JALAD SUGGESTIONS OFFERITO
net aa representative on the health Gilbert place about a mile and a
Circular will shortly be mailed by
board from Hermiston.
half east of town. The place was
the director to each of the above BY NUTRITION SPECIALIST
By Albert T. Reid
Among those present from out of owned by Ada Gilbert who now lives
Two Kinds o f Bonus Beneficiaries
schools.
town were: Mrs. Geo. Baer, Mrs. C. in North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Chil­
The coming of spring means var­
8. Cole, Mrs. Geo. Stanger, Mrs. ders spent most of the winter in
ious
things to various persons, but
Chemestry Students Enter Contest
James Hill, Mrs. Herbert Decker. Portland while their son looked af­
to the homemaker it means one thing
*
THANKS
FOR
THE
Mrs. Helen Sampson, county nurse. ter their 28Oo acre ranch in Baker
' ' IT S A PL E A SU R E
A contest is held, each year in in particular—a new supply of fresh
B o n u s . I’ v e G ot
Miss Shirley Rew, membership chair­ county, 700 acres of which produced
all standard schools in the state for vegetables to aid in keeping the dally
To Do F ob -
man, all of Pendleton; Mrs. Glakely, griXn and hay and the other 2100
students registered In chemestry in menues healthful and attractive.
ALL M Y BILLS
secretary of Morrow county health acres in pasture. This spring the
which a test is given to determine
P e o p l e L IK E
P a id a n o s o m e ­
One of the most acceptable ways of
association, Miss Edith Dallard, Mor­ place was sold to H. E. Stetson of
which has the highest average. A serving vegetables raw, the state la
You.
n
thing
AHEAD
row county health nurse and Mrs. Berkley, Calif., and they have pur­
preparatory test was given by the which they retain the greatest num­
FOR THE FAMILY.'
White from Morrow county.
chased the farm near Hermiston
Instructor W. J. Cochran Wednes ber of vitamins, is in salads, says
After the meeting tea and cake where they will make their future
day. The main general test will be Miss Lucy Case, nutrition specialist
was served to 40 guests in the base­ home. Their son Marvin is with them
Friday, May 8. The Hood River high of the home economics division ef the
ment of the library.
Mr. Childers has become one of
school had high average last year.
Oregon Btate college extension ser­
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ > ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ « the family of subscribers to the Her­
vice. There are thousands of salad
*
REGULAR
♦ ald, and he will find this a splendid
Eastern Star Members Entertain
combinations and more are being dis­
I.O.O.F. NEWS NOTES
♦ community in which to live.
After the regular meeting of the covered every day by homemakers
Eastern Star lodge last Tuesday eve­ with imagination and Ingenuity.
Poppy Poster Contest
At the regular meeting of the I.
To be attractive, however, eel
ning members and guests were en­
Mrs. Jim Todd and Mrs. Harold G.
•O. o. P. lodge Tuesday Dr. A. W
tertained with a social hour, especial­ should always be cold, crisp 1
.Christopherson and Eugene Vale McCulley visited the high school and
ly honoring the teachers of the local fresh, says Miss Case. Ingrad la
Were given fhelr third degree which a number of the grade school rooms
schools. Ten tables of bridge were for bowl salads arc best mixed by
mabes them full fledged members. this week explaining to pupils the
'n play during the evening with Miss folding and tossing with two fork«.
During the business discussion the details of the annual Legion Poppy
Clara Voyen receiving high eeore and Stirring Is likely to result in a rather
•nbject of purchasing a new cook Poster contest. Bulletins giving
Mrs. Sloan Thompson consolation. mushy texture.
HI - O lO T o p / -
Another essential factor In pre­
r»nge for the kitchen was brought hints for the competing pupils have
Mrs. Prime and Mrs. McNaught acted
up and order given for purchase. been placed on the school bulletin.
You OUGHT T o SEE
I as hostesses for the evening. Re- paring appetizing salads is to have
Also the fact that the Rebekahs will Miss Voyen is chairman for the high
i freahmenta were served at a late the edge of the bowl or plate clean
THE SHINEY N t V
and free from dripping«, and to look
Purchase a linoleum rug for the school and Miss O’Keefe, for the
I hour.
BUS I ÖOT WITH ,
Ingredient« over carefully for speck»
floor. A hot water system will also grades.
of dirt or other foreign material and
be installed.
Y our H a n d - out
Calf Club 1« Reorganized
had places In the greens. It Is «loo
Freshmen Flan Entertainment
Permission was given the Christ-
D o it a g a in ,
The Freshman class held a meet­
The Hermiston Holstein Calf club best to ’dry the lettuce leave« or
tan Endeavor society of the Baptist-
was reorganized for the oming year green« before using, and to use tbo
SOME T ime *
^brlstian church for use of the hall ing Tuesday to consider the matter
nt a meeting held Friday evening at right amount of dressing—not too
Friday night for an entertainment Of the annual entertainment for
¡the office of Assistant County Agent much nor too little. Miss Case points
and country fair which they are eighth grade graduates of the ele­
Garnet Beet. The following officers out.
mentary school comprising the ter-
sponsoring.
were elected; President. Floyd Mc­
Numerous other hints for prepar­
Deputy ______
Assessor _____
Steel ___
of _______
Eureka rttory embraced In the district. Ten-
Mullen; vice-president, Glen Pler- ing salads, as well as a list af lk l
of Pendleton gave a very in-!tatlvely It has been decided to have
,son; secretary-treasurer and news ro- suggested salad eombiaatloas of ve­
‘»resting talk on taxation and meth- a theatre party Instead of the con-
! porter, Morris Pierson. Four members getable«, fruits, meats, aad other
oda.used. Eureka lodge has the larg-' ventlonal school picnic. Eighth grad-
were present out of five enrolled. Ail foods, are contained In a mis
membership In the state at the ers and their teachers from the Her-
¡members have their Holstein calves, phed pamphlet, HE 118,
hfssent time.
| mis ton. W|estland. Minnehaha. Co-
four of the five being reglateted prepared by Miee Case aad aow 1
An o y ster eu p p er w a s served to lumbla and Cold Sp rin gs schools
furebreda.
able upon request at tba
approximately 10 members. '
make up tfce group usually Invit'd
FOUR SPEAKERS
TO REPRESENT
LOCAL SCHOOLS
UMATILLA COUNTY
DAIRY GROUP MEET;
ASSURE CREAMERY