NOW la the time to etart planning
for that exhibit f t the Umatilla
County Fair October 2 and 3. »» «-
never too early to start preparatl
VOLUME XXV
HUMBER 38
MONTHLY REPORT
SHOWS INCREASE
IN BUTTERFAT
B rom ata Brodà
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931
ANNUAL POPPY SALE TO
START SATURDAY, MAY 23
Mrs. Eliza Barnard Soneson.
21 IN GRADUATING
CLASS PRESENTED
WITH DIPLOMAS
It Is not so much the number of
baths a cake of soap has in it— as
It Is the number you get out of it—
That's what counts most
SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER YEAB
Hermiston Vacation Bible School
CHECK FORGER OBTAINS
SEVEN DIRECTORS
ARE ELECTED FOR
CO-OP CREAMERY
Mrs. Eliza Barnard Soneson passed
Monday morning, May 25, at 9:00 $300 AND FLEES
away at her home in Hermiston last
o'clock the vacation Bible school will
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The annual poppy sale conducted Friday, at the age of 77, after an
open in the Baptist church. Those | Circulars have been sent out by
by the American Legion Auxiliary, illness of several weeks duration
on the faculty, are Principal, Mrs.' the sheriff’s office in Pendleton for
for the benefit of disabled veterans The body was taken to Portland
W. L. Wilson; Pastors. Rev's. Jones, the arrest of B. Foreman on the F.
of the world war, will start Satur Sunday evening where it was cre
Payne and Wilson will have charge A. Shelton place, at Stanfield, who
day, May 23, in Hermiston. Poppies mated Monday. It was Mrs. Soneson's
of the boys work. Kindergarten a g es' fled from the country Sunday after
• TWO HIGH COWS PROTHTCP 71 O WlH b® P’aCed *“ contalner" ° n co«n- last request that her ashes be taken
four and five years; Mrs. Jones, passing »3Oo worth of bad checks In
iWU HIGH COWS PRODUCE 71.0 ters in every business house in town back to Lebanworth. Kansas, where
G. BEATTIE REPLACES DR primary ages six, seven and eight local stores and In Stanfield. Fore
REPRESENTATIVES OF FEDERAL
AND 78.7 POUNDS OF FAT.
and peopIe '»anting to buy popples she resided before coming to Oregon
years; Mrs. Harvey Payne, Juniors, < man had no difficulty in cashing
will drop a coin in the small box In 1920. The family will motor back
HALL AT EXERCISES.
BOARD SPEAK AT MEETING.
ages nine, ten and eleven; Mrs. W ar-¡three »45 checks here late Saturday
Thirteen Cows Listed on Honor Roll' placed at the slde and take a p » p - with them in June.
ner. Intermediate, ages 12. 13, 14; ¡evening at Props t Variety Store,
Presentation
of
Awards
Made
by
An Increase of 47 Cows is Shown
P‘®' Men,bers of the Auxiliary will
Mrs. Eliza Barnard Soneson was
Mrs. C. A. Paul, high school ags 16 Black & White garage, and MacMarr Loyalty of Members , to Association
sell poppies on the streets Memorial
Superintendent Shaw and
born
in
London.
England,
in
1964.
In Enrollment.
and Quality Butter Stressed
and
16 years; Mrs. Oscar Payne. ' Store. Four more »45 checks were
Day.
Cecil Warner.
At the age of 19 she was married to
By Speakers.
chorister,
Elsie Reeder, pianist; cashed at Stanfield in Shake’s Drug
All
money
taken
in
from
this
sale
The monthly report of the U m a-,
. ,.
George J. Barnard. To this union
tilla Herd Improvement association K®*8,? 0 dJ aabled ’ ervlce men in hos four children were born, three who
Twenty-one seniors of the Her Mabie Sales, registrar. There is a store. Hoosier's garage, Tum-A-Lum
Three nationally known agricul
place for every child and young per-[ Lumber company, and Retven’s gro-
for April, made by John E. Mans pitals. The poppy says: Buy Me. are living, Mrs. Anna Osborn, Toron miston Union high school received
tural and federal farm board men
80
”•
|
eery
store.
No
trace
of
the
forger
I
stand
for
service.
I
enabled
one
field, tester, shows 3 8 herds enrolled
to. Canada; Chas. E. Barnard, of diplomas at commencement exercises
This is a splendid way to spend had been found up to the present spoke at the Farm Bureau Coopera
with 577 cows, of which 59 are dry. cent to be earned by a disabled ser Minnesota; and Sidney H. Barnard, held in the Baptist church last idle time for boys and girls, learn- time. Foreman had a wife and small tive meeting held Wednesday after
vice
man
in
the
hospital
and
all
you
The total production of milk for
of Hermiston. In 1902 Mrs. Barnard Thursday evening. They were: Vic ing things that will build strong' child.
noon in the Methodist church, pre
these cows was 34144.6 pounds with pay for me goes for service to those came, with her family to the United tor Addleman, Alice Beougher, Mar characters.
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ceding the casting of ballots for the
for
whom
the
war
is
not
yet
over,
garet
Bills,
Edmund
Briggs,
Mary
States.
14770.0 pounds of butterfat. Seventy-
election of permanent directors for
The school will be financed by
ACHERS ARE HONORED
eight cows produced an average of Buy Me. Wear Me. I represent the
Mrs. Barnard went back to Kansas Brownson, Marian Casady, Ernest free will offerings and there will be
the Umatilla County Cooperative
sacrificial
blood
of
the
men
who
Cox,
Donald
DeMoes.
Leona
Dyer,
40 pounds of fat. According to last
in 1920 where she remained until
Creamery association. T. G. Stitts,
no charge for any one child, All AT MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
month's report 53o cows produced dell in Flanders Fields. I am a me 1929 when she returned to Hermis Elbert Hutchison, Donald Jackson,
dairy
specialist with the federal dai
persons
working
In
tile
school
Honoring Miss Emma Thoeny. ry farm board, W. A. Schoeteld.
26433.5 pounds of milk and 12062.0 morial to all who died in service. In ton. On March 2, Mrs. Barnard was Katrena Kryger, Harold Marble,
donating their services.
reverance
and
understanding,
Wear
Enos
Martin,
Emogene
Paul,
Grace
¡whose engagement was recently an northwest regional representative of
pounds of butterfat.
married to Antone Soneson of Her
Me.
Rodda, Barbara Root, Harriet Stan
nounced, and Mrs. Ernest Hauser, the federal farm board, of Portland,
miston.
The high herd of over 20 cows is
PROGRAM
ARRANGED
FOR
field, Gladys Swarner, Alfred Swarn-
formerly Miss Clara Gehnert, local C. G. Randall, iu charge of the live
owned by C. A. Lynch with 33 cows, FORD AUTO SHOW AT ROHRMAN
Besides her husband and three
er, William W hitsett, Ernest Cox, STATE LEGION CONVENTION
teacher, Mrs. George Storey enter stock and wool section of the feder
averaging 987.1 pounds of milk and
children Mrs. Soneson leaves many
Mary Brownson, Marian Cassady,
tained at a miscellaneous shower, at al farm board, who are in direct
33.8 pounds of fat. The high herd of I GARAGE IS BIG SUCCESS
friends who mourn her passing.
Donald DeMoss, and Leona Dyer,
Corvallis, Ore., May 20— (Special) her home last Friday evening.
12 to 20 cows is owned by H. J. I
touch with the marketing problems
W. G. Beattie, extension lecturer
Realizing that more ex-service men
Bean, Holstein herd, with 12 cows
Approximately 500 persons visited
The rooms were attractively decor of the nation presented some first
GEHNERT-HAUSER
and associate professor of education ot Oregon than ever before will at- ated with yellow roses,
averaging 1024.8 pounds of milk and Ithe Rohrman Motor company place
hand information to Farm Bureau
The marriage of Miss Clara Geh- of the University of Oregon, deliver tenu the state convention of the
An interesting program. Including members. These men were on their
36.5 pounds of fat. The high herd of b"slne8s las‘ Tuesday to view the
under 12 cows is owned by H. G ll- |d*8p*ay ° 7 Rord cars and hear and see nert. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob ed the commencement address. He American Legion this year, the con- a piano solo by Mrs. Joe Norton, way to the meeting of Oregon Cattle
landers, Jersey herd, with 8 c o w s |tbe ^ourney through the Rogue Gehnert of Kulm, North Dakota, and was appointed to appear In the place vention commission of the Corvallis vocal solo by Miss Della Wilkin and and Horse Raisers association in
averaging 684.3 pounds of milk and I pla,!t At the close of the evening Mr. Ernest Hauser, son of Mr. and of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, univer post is preparing the biggest program g „c88ing gnme8 appropr,ate t„’ thp John Day, Thursday, (today) and
performance a drawing was made Mrs. W. A. Hauser of Meacham, Ore sity president, who was unavoidably of entertainment in the history of the occasion, wes enjoyed by the large were asked to speak at this meeting.
33.9 pounds of butterfat.
from cards signed by visitors during gon, took place at Bend, at 3:30 prevented from coming to Hermiston Legion in Oregon. That the crowd ' number of guests present. A mock
The seven permanent directors
The two high cows for the month
p. m.. April 25, at the Methodist by a meeting of the board of higher wiU be biggest this year is assured J wedding ceremony was cleverly per-
elected to represent the seven dis
are rfom the Eastern Oregon State I**
Prl*“ T ® J ™ ”y Rdth parsonage, Rev. Blinkinsop officiat
education
called
by
Governor
Meier
I,™
.!._i herd
u„.., with Glow third,
, pure |Shaw, who received a »25 deposit on
by early responses from posts all over formed by members of the town girls tricts of the cooperative creamery
hospital
ing. George Clark, Jr. a fraternity for Saturday. The complete com the state owing to the central loca-: basketball team and American La
were: G. R. Gregory, Columbia;
bred Jersey, averaging 1339 pounds a new Ford car; Mabie Sales drew brother of Mr. Hauser, acted as best mencement program follows:
an oil change; Roy Dallman of Stan
to n of Corvallis as the convention gion Auxiliary members, with Miss R. V. Jones, Irrigon; J. S. Rogers.
of milk and 71.o pounds of butter
man.
Convention dates are Thurs- Nell Reeves acting as groom; Miss Stanfield; E. 1». Jackson, Minneha
Processional, "Thoughts of Youth,” city
fat; Syblline, pure bred Jersey, four field and Lyle Tilden, both drew
Miss Gehnert wore a lovely gown high school orchestra; Invocation, day, Friday and Saturday, August 6, Grace Jackson, as bride; Miss Cath- ha; A. E. McFarland, Umatilla; L. C.
year old. averaging 1380 pounds of I
of rose beige crepe with hat to Rev. Wallace Jones; Salutatory, Ka 7’ and 8'
*
erlne McBain, Maid of Honor; Mrs. Cooney, Boardman; A. Hayden, Echo
milk and 78.7 pounds of butterfat.
®W ® Sal10™ °£ ^ s .
match. She has a host of friends In trena Kryger; Quartet, "Come Where
Legionaires of Oregon who are Curtis Simons, best man; Mrs. Joe and The Meadows. Nominations from
The following are cows on the POULTRY IMPORTS,
Hermiston where she has taught My Love Lies Dreaming,” Dick Hitt, planning to attend the state conven-1 Norton, flower girl; Mrs. Gerald each district were: Columbia, Chas.
honor roll producing more than 7 0 1
school for the past two years. Mr. Donald DeMoss, Howard Klages. tion this year may spend Saturday White, father of the bride; and Miss A. Lynch, T. G. Gregory; Irrigon,
pounds of butterfat during the | STOCKS REDUCED
Hauser was Assistant County Agent Fred Reeves; Valedictory, Mary night on their way home resting at Pauline Stoop read the vows. Messrs R. V. Jones, J. S. White; Stanfield,
month of April: Sybiline, p.b.Jer..
wonderful Oregon benches. ! Gail Felthouse and Tommy Fraser, J. S. Rogers. R. O. Penney, S, R. Ar
four years, producing 1380 pounds of I A 87 per cent decrease In the Im here until March 14th, when he was Brownson; Address. Professor W. G. the
milk and 78.7 pounds of fat; Glow I sorta of Poultry products during the transferred to Klamath Falls where Beattie; "The Old Refrain,” Esther through cooperation of beach towns : presented the honor guests with thé cher, J. B. Pace; Umatilla, A. E. Mc
the young couple will make their i Fredrickson, violin, Helen Fredrick with the convention commission at ¡basket filled with lovely gifts
Farland. Peter Castrick. Ford Bro
Third, p.b.Jer., 5 years, producing past year and much smaller stocks of home,
son, piano; Presentation of awards Corvallis. Reservations may be made
Coming as a surprise to the guests thers. F. L. Jewett. New Madden;
1339 pounds of milk and 71.0 I Poultry on hand in the United States
Miss Gehnert is a graduate of the and diplomas, Frank E. Shaw, super in the convention city for hotel, ca- was the announcement of the mar- Boardman, L. C. Cooney. Paul Smith;
pounds of fat; both from the E.O.S. | are favorable signs for the poultry
hospital herd.
industry reported by L. R. Breit- Ellendale, North Dakota, Normal intendent; Benediction« Rev. W. L. bin or camping ground as desired, ! Pfage. Satifrday. April 6 of Miss Minnehaha, 1?. T . Jackson, V. V. Le
Wilson; Recessional, Fern Linder.
to be held until arrival Saturday, Clara Gehnert to Ernest Hauser a t wis; Echo, A. Hayden, Roy Attebury,
Cows producing over 6o pounds of ba,lpt’ exten8i°n economist at Oregon School.
and B. H. Fix.
Each year at commencement time night. The Corvallis Chamber of Bend Oregon
Mr. Hauser is a graduate of the
fat In class A are: Liza, 5 years. Gr., 3tate colle8e’ in hia farm market
will conduct this service!
Mr. Stitts, dairy specialist, stated
Oregon State college and Is affiliated the sliver cup left by the class of Commerce
producing 1243 pounds of milk and news 8ervice issued today.
for convention visitors.
He Icious refreshments were served
62.1 pounds of butterfat, owned by I ImP°rt8 of poultry, mostly dressed with the Sigma Phi Sigma social fra 1928 is presented to the senior who
by the hostesa, assisted by Mrs. T. that over one-third of the butter
is highest in scholastic standing and
C. R. Smith; Blossom, p.b.Hol., 8 tUrkeys from Argentina, fell off ternity.
II. Fraser, Mrs. Willard Felthouse^ made in the United States is mar
Healthy Plymouth Rock Brood.
years, produced 1813 pounds of milk 3barply in 1930, says the report. The
Mrs. Hauser left last Friday night participation in school activities.
Mrs. Wm. Shaar. and Mrs. Dave keted through cooperative associa
tions and that the Cooperative
and 61.6 pounds of fat, owned by H total of pouItry and Poultry products for Hood River, where she visited a This was presented to Victor Addle-
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Davidson 1 Mittlesdorf of Pendleton
Creamery in Hermiston would suc
J. Bean; Yamhilla, 6 years, p.b. Jer.. imported wa» approximately 2,700,- short while before Joining her hus man. The Commercial Club awards received 1200 Plymouth Rock baby
The
guest
list
also
Included
the
a watch to the student making the chicks from "Chicken Charlie” Wed- ! following out of'tow n friends'* m \ m ceed if handled on an economical ba
produced 1153 pounds of milk and P ° ° pounds' or 37 Per cent less than band at Klamath Falls.
best Improvement In grades over a nesday. April 23, In the midst of that Elizabeth Brown, Evelyn Cresswell sis with a good manager, and a good
61.1 pounds of butterfat; Number
1929, Furthermore, the cold sto-
period of tw o years. This was pre terrible wind storm that swept the'and Nancy Kananon of Pendleton- financial foundation. He stressed the
Cannery in Full Swing.
3, 4 year old p.b.Hol., produced 1670 rage hoIdinS8 of turkeys in this coun
sented to Ella Daly by Cecil Warner. country, and up to the present time'M iss Mlrlan Campbell of Boardman’ necessity of turning out quality, 92
pounds of milk and 60.1 pounds of try are uow only about half as large
According to the manager of the
The commencement exercises end they have only lost 35 out of the .Miss Helen Bayborn of Pilot Rock: score butter. When asked about the
fat, both are of the E. O. S. hospital 38 last year and the t,ve-year average Cooperative Cannery. J. S. West,
ed the school year for the senior class brood. O. I. Paulson, assistant a gri-! Mrs. George Runyon of Stanfield' present economical depression, Mr.
herd.
In May.
45Oo cans of esparagus have been
members and school proper closed cultural agent for the Union Pacific ¡and Misses Blanche Thomsen and Stitts said: "Economical depression
In class C, three year olds mak-1 "Stocks ° f other poultry are also
put through the cannery since it
as I see It, is duo to the fact that the
Friday afternoon. The end of school system, is sure to win his box of Delia Bryant of Athena.
much
smaller
than
a
year
ago
and
ing over 40 pounds of fat were:
started operation the first of May.
consumer does not have the money
picnics Vere held by various grades cigars on- the bet that there would be
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well
below
average,”
Brelthaupt
Windrift Linna Calantha, p.b.Hol.,
The esparagus crop has been delayed Friday afternoon as no special time
to pay for the products that he has
1000 fine birds out of the shipment. I
Farm Bureau Auxiliary Meets
making 1318 pounds of milk and | says. “Holdings of case and frozen some due to cold winds.
had previously."
was alloted for this purpose.
The birds are a healthy looking lot. I _
43.5 pounds of fat, owned by H. J. eggs conibined are slightly less than
I The Ladles Auxiliary of the Farm
W. A. Sehoefeld, northwest rea-
Bean; Number 22, Gr. Jer., made a year ag0' but above average. Egg
Bureau met in regular seslon Friday, gonul representative of the federal
1153 pounds of milk and 55.3 pounds productlon in APrll was quite a bit
May 15. The short business session arm hoard, sketched the history of
of fat, owned by S. R. Cooper; Num- short ot Aprl1 193° but consumption
was followed by a very interesting ooperative marketing associations
ber 156, made 1760 pounds of milk also apparently ran behind. Farm
social hour under the direction of from the time the first creamery was
Looks Like A Good Garden This Year
and 56.3 pounds of fat. Volunteeres, flock8 ®f old hens are somewhat
Mrs. Henry Hooker, assisted by Mrs. organized In California in 1910. to
produced 763 pounds of milk and 3n,aIIer ,haa “t this time In 1930,
Baxter Hutchison and Mrs.John Pax the growth of a volume of »170,000,-
48.1 pounds of fat, both are pure Wb“ ® ‘b® reported output oi cblck8
ton. The subject for discussion was 000 worth of business done last year.
bred Jerseys of the Eastern Oregon ir° m commercla> hatcheries may be
centered around cooking and Mrs. The Interstate Creamery association
35 per cent less than last year. Just
State hospital herd.
Thomas and Mrs. Hooker gave nu grew out of marketing competition
how many chicks have been hatched
Two year old cows making 35
merous ways of serving eggs.
problems and now the butterfat mar
on farms is not known.
pounds of butterfat in class D are:
Following the program delicious kets in Portland, Seattle, Los Angel
Moose, Gr. Hoi., making 1856
I refreshments were served. The next is and San Francisco are practically
Petitions Prepared and Circulated
pounds ot milk and 55.6 pounds of
I regulnr meeting will be held Friday, uniform at all times with no slashing
Petitions were prepared the first
fat, is owned by C. A. Lynch; Oc
[June 5, with Mrs. Lyle Tilden, chair if prices. Mr. Sehoefeld also ex
tavia, p.b.Jer., making 741.0 pounds of the week by Assistant County
man, assisted by Mrs. Dunning, Mrs. pressed the necessity of good cows,
of milk and 40.0 pounds fat, is from Agent Best for circulation by the
! Victor Stockard and Mrs. Walters good cream, and quality butter.
abortion free area committees. The
the E. O. S. hospital herd.
C. G. Randall, In charge of live
¡The subject for discussion will be on
Farm Bureau committee, Ed Bensel,
art.
stock and wool sections of the fed-
Mrs. Harriett Townsend Stanfield Chas. Lynch and Clint Jackson, and
»ral farm board, told of his exper
the Stanfield Grange committee, Roy
ience with a cooperative creamery in
Hermiston Metropolis City.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Attebury, A. N. Boggs and 8. R.
bis home state of Kansas, which
Harriett Townsend Stanfield, prom
Since construction started on the
Cooper started work Tuesday.
operated on a capital stock basis,
inent pioneer of this county was held
i Wallula cut-off the streets of Her
with a subscrlmlon of 600o cows,
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Echo« with
miston have been lined with cars
Bee Men Visit.
and paid 15 per rent dividends to the
Bishop William P. Remington, offi
and the stores have been filled with
100 members. He also stated that 35
Frank E. Todd, of the Federal
ciating. Honorary pall bearers were
i shoppers, equal to any metropolis.
Per cent of all the wool and 90 per
Bureau
of
Entomology,
and
E.
L.
James Johns. E. P. Marshall, S. R.
[ The Hermiston Light A Power
cent of all the mohair marketed In
Thompson, Colonel J. H. Raley, Geo. Secrlst, of the Pacific Coast Bee Sta
company have a G. E. refrigerator
the United States was done through
Hartman, G. M. Rice, James Gwinn, tion in Davis, Calif., were In Her
and Hotpoint electric range dis
cooperative associations. Mr. Randall
John Vert, of Pendleton; Joseph Cun miston last week. They were looking
played under colored lights In their
urged loyalty of members to their
ha, Sr., of Echo; Frank Sloan and over this project and checked its
'windows equal to any city. The
creamery association in Hermiston.
adaptability
to
the
bee
industry.
James Hoaklrp, of Stanfield; D. C.
Hermiston Hotel lobby has been re
Brownell, of Umatilla; Dr. C. J.
Roger Morse, extension dairyman
decorated and a shipment of new
CARD
OF
THANKS
Smith, Will Ingram, John Winter,
from
the Oregon State college, stated
I furniture arrived today which will
We wish to thank our many
Tom B. Neuhousen and Judge Guy
¡made a modern and convenient ho that the success of the Umatilla Co
Corliss of Portland. Active pall bea friends for their acts of kindness in
operative Creamery depended entire
tel.
rers ew e Charles Bond of Pendleton, our recent loss of wife and mother.
ly upon Its members, their loyalty to
ANTONE SONESON.
Otis McCarty, Grant Buchanan, Al
To Receive Bachelor of Arts Degree their organization and board mem
THE BARNARD FAMILY.
len Thompson and W J. Wattenber-
bers and the loyalty of the board
Chester Rhodes, formerly of Her members to the association.
ger, of Echo, and W ill Switzier of
Mr. and Mrs. Remple, and Mr. and
miston, will receive his Bachelor of
Umatilla.
Mrs. See of The Dalles were in town
Arts in business administration de-
Ponltrymen to Meet.
Saturday looking over the brooder
[gree In August from the College of
Fishers of Men.
Dr.
Henderson
of the bureau of
bouses Just completed this spring by
Puget Sound, being a member of the
animal
husbandry
and Harry Lln-
Rev. O. W Payne and Rev. Wal A. W. Prann. Mr. and Mrs. Remple
i largest graduating eiaas in the his
lace Jonen spent Tuesday and Wed are in the chicken business In The
tory of the college. Ninety-nine sen gren, specialist in animal husbandry
of the state college will conduct a
nesday fishing on the Deschutes Dalles and were quite Interested In
io r s will receive diplomas. Rhodes Is meeting of ponltrymen Tuesday, May
river. They returned with their al- the new buildings. They also visited
a member of Alpha Chi Nu frater 26, and discuss problems with the
Jotroent
'the J, H, Reid pwltr yform.
w.
nity,
grower»,