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VOLUME XXVIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
NUMBER 4
SEPTEMBER 21, 1933
£ UBSCRIPTION, 11.00 PER YEAR
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1500 SPECTATORS
WITNESS WESTERN
SHOW SATURDAY
NEW
ATTRACTION
SURPASSES
ALL EXPECTATIONS.
Parade Opens Day’s Program; Vet
eran Riders Appear In Arena;
Continuous Action Seen.
The rodeo held Saturday after-
noon at the Umatilla Project fair
last week was witnessed by between
1300 and 1500 spectators, who
thronged the grounds. Never in the
history of the fair has there been
so many people attending the fair
on the final day.
Crowds of people waited expect
antly Saturday morning at 11:00
o’clock tor the parade that opened
the day’s program. Boy Scouts head
ed the parade, followed by Queen
Irene I escorted by Mayor McKenzie,
and her attendants, Dorothy Mudge,
Echo, Nellie Leicht, Irrigon, Wil
helmina (Billy) Hedrick, Stanfield,
and Imogene Wilson of Boardman.
The Irrigon band furnished the
music and the cowboys and rodeo
performers the thrills, by roping
spectators. A mule that was furnish
ing ho kick on the NRA represented
J. S. Burnham’s store. The Rohrman
Motor Co. had a fine display of new
Ford V-8 cars headed by the Mor-
Tone sound car, representing local
car owners.
The rodeo opened in the afternoon
as an added attraction to the fair
program this year, and the show was
as good a western as has been wit
nessed in this section of the coun
try so far this fall. Coming prior to
the Round-Up as it did there were
some of the best rodeo performers
in the Pacific Northwest obtained
to assist in putting on the show.
George Attebury of Butter Creek
had charge of the performance and
is to be congratulated upon the fine
display of riding and roping.
Finals in the bucking, calf rop-
ing, and goat roping were as fol-
lows:
Bucking: Herbert Owens, 1st,
Horse Heaven; Ray Reynen and
John Slater, tied for second money.
Calf roping: Floyd Peters, 1st;
Kenneth Depew and Joe Allen, tied
for second money. Allen is from Cal-
gary. Canada, and Depew is a well
known rider at the Round-Up.
Goat roping: Floyd Peters, 1st;
A. E. Gardner, 2d; and Wilkins Wil
liams, 3d.
Fast Action.
The arena was kept active through
out the afternoon with the sports
program prior to the rodeo, the
stock parade, "Buck Strychnine's"
clowning, and the parade of Queen
Irene I and her attendants. Buck
Ing, calf roping, and goat roping
furnished continuous action during
the show.
Harry Owens, one of the Owens
Brothers, and veteran rodeo and
Round-Up rider, was thrown for the
first time on the circuit this year In
his appearance in the arena at Her
miston. This was his sixth show this
year.
In the sports program of which
A. E. Bensel had charge, Floyd Oli
ver of Irrigon, and Clark Paul of
Hermiston, succeeded in climbing
the greased pole; Oron Henning and
his dog of Hermiston won the dog
race; Mrs. Jake Reuber of Stan
field won second; Oscar Burke, who
was with the carnival, caught the
greased pig.
J. E. Hallyburton kept the crowd
informed of riders and horses as
they came into the arena, through
the courtesy of the More-Tone
Sound Service of the Oasis theatre
management. Mr. Hallyburton suc
ceeded in keeping interest up dur
ing slack moments in the program.
Show Surpasses Expectations.
Many people who attended the
show Saturday remarked that they
did not expect to see such a spec
tacle of real bucking, and roping as
was witnessed that afternoon. The
show surpassed expectations but it
represented many hours of hard
work for those in charge who had
such a short time to assemble stock,
horses and riders.
It has been predicted that another
year will see still a better show.
THREE TIE IN PRODUCTION
JUDGING CONTEST AT FAIR
Enoe Martin and L. C. Dyer of
Hermiston, and L. F. Wooster of
Stanfield tied for first honors in the
production judging contest which
took place during the Umatilla Pro
ject fair Friday.
Chas. Lynch and Elza Sprowks, of
Adams, tied for second place. Gar
net D. Best, assistant county agent,
placed third. Scoring was based on
the scale as is used in 4-H Judging
contests. Two-hundred points, was
the highest possible score.
Two classes of four cows each
were judged, and the following is
the scoring of each contestant as
computed by Al Kennings, who was
in charge of the contest.
Jer. Hol. Total
55
125
Chas. Lynch ...... 70
55
95
Wm. Coppock .... 40
70
155
Enos Martin ...... 85
70
155
L.F. Wooster __ 85
40
95
Kelly Coppock .... 55
40
95
L. C. Todd _____ 55
25
95
>ess Richards .... 70
85
155
U C. Dyer _____ 70
55
125
Elza Sprowls __ 70
40
110
Garnet D. Best _... 70
40
95
E. L. Jackson .... 55
WESTWARD HO” PARADE
PENDLETON SATURDAY A. M.
PENDLETON, Ore.. Sept. 20
(Special) — The 1933 "Westward
Ho’’ parade at the Pendleton Round
Up Saturday morning will be more
complete and accurate than ever be
fore in its historical presentations.
The parade, featuring the original
strong boxes of the Wells Fargo
company, 70-year old stagecoaches
and aparejos (ancient pack saddles
i sed In the mining districts) is com
prised of four divisions containing
45 floats, marching groups and
banda and will be nearly three miles
Ions,
In the introductory division will
appear Governor Meier, President
Wilson D. McNary of the 1933
Round-Up, past presidents Roy Ral
ey and Henry W. Collins, Round-Up
judges Tim Bernard of Ellensberg,
Herman Oliver of Long Creek and
Allen Drumheller of Walla Walla;
Also Queen Jean Frazier and her at
tendants, Round-Up and Happy Can
yon directors, past directors and dis-
i inguished guests. Indians, explor-
rs, missionaries, trappers, miners,
overed wagon trains, stage coaches
ld dance halls, pony express riders,
buck wagons, sheep men, cattle
nen and pack trafns.
The Round-Up section will fol
low with interesting floats, famous
bucking horses, ropers and bull-
doggers, The most colorful of all di-
islons led by Indian Agent O. L.
labcock and Melvin Fell accompa-
lied by Chiefs Wish-La-Tola-Tin
Umatilla), Jim Kantne (Walla
Valias) and Poker Jim, aged Round
Ip chief. Indian travois (drags)
ind an Indian huckleberry train and
ther displays will move in impres-
Ive pageantry while tribal chants
vili accompany the beating of tom
oms.
Pendleton’s famous Cowboy moun
ed band, the Salem American Le-
;ion Drum Corps, the LaGrande
and, the Milton band and the Ken-
lewick school band, will play in the
parade.
DAIRYMEN FACE
PROBLEM OF HIGH
COST PRODUCTION
POSSIBILITY OF FEED SHORTAGE
INCREASES COST OF HAY.
Production Cost Equals Retail Price
of Butterfat Per Pound; Weeding
of “Boarders” Urged.
For the month of August 601
cows on test in the Umatilla Dairy
Herd Improvement association pro
duced 13,761.2 pounds butterfat for
an average production of 22.9
pounds. The feed cost for producing
that amount of butterfat amounted
io a trifle over nine cents per
pound. Since the labor, interest on
investment, and miscellaneous ex
pense is figured as equal to the feed
cost, the total cost of producing one
pound of butterfat during August,
amounted to approximately 18c per
pound. The price received for but
terfat for the month averaged 18c
per pound.
These figures show that the dairy
nen produced butterfat for just
what they received for It. The pas-
i ure season is about over, and feed-
ing of hay will soon be necessary.
The cost of hay far exceeds the cost
of pasture, and for this reason the
« alrymen are confronted with the
problem of reducing the cost of pro-
< uction in order .not to suffer a loss.
The only way to lower the cost of
production is to cull out the un-
profitable or "boarder” cows. The
only way to Intelligently cull out
' boarders” is to test regularly.
The Umatilla Dairy Herd Im
provement association has the most
member of any association in the
i tate, and It ranks fourth in the
number of cows being tested. This
i Association operates with the lowest
cost per member of any association
: a the state, the cost of testing being
only one dollar per cow per year.
‘The association next lowest in cost
¡¡er member charges $1.85 per cow
per year. The cost of testing in oth-
< r associations ranges from $1.85 to
: 3.50 cow per year.
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Trench Mouth Warning Issued.
Dr. W. L. Morgan has issued a
varning to all citizens asking that
they take special precaution in
avoiding all public drinking foun-
1 ains, to prevent the spread of
1 rench mouth. One case is known to
be in Hermiston and because it is
i uch a very contagious disease, this
warning is given. At any sign of
wollen gums or infected spots in
he mouth the person should receive
mmediate medical attention. Dr.
Morgan says.
APPROPRIATION AVAILABLE
FOR RODENT CONTROL WORK.
UMATILLA PROJECT
FAIR EXHIBITS OF
HIGH QUALITY
Congressman Walter M. Pierce |
has been advised by the Department
of Agriculture that the appropria
tion for rodent control had been cut
to only thirty-eight per cent in
stead of twenty-seven as was at first |
reported. Congressman Pierce in- ENTRIES LARGE IN DAIRY
forms us that a concerted effort is
DIVISION.
being made by those interested in |
the control of predatory animals
and rodents to get a still larger | 4-H Clubs Showing; Five 100 Per
Cent Clubs Named. Schools
sum. And it is hoped that money |
may be provided to carry on the
Enter Exhibits.
work in a satisfactory manner.
The twenty-first annual Umatilla
Project Fair was held Friday and
P. T. A. ELECTS OFFICERS
Saturday, September 15-16, a full
FOR COMING YEAR
four weeks earlier than In previous
years. Displays were of exceptional
The first P. T. A. meeting was quality in all divisions, particularly
held at the school Wednesday eve in the farm produce.
ning, September 20. Mrs. W. L.
Every stall in the dairy shed was
Hamm was elected president follow filled by entries, all of exceptional
ing the resignation of Mrs. O. L. ly fine stock, and of large propor
Barlow. Mrs. H. A. Pankow was tion in comparison with other years.
elected treasurer filling the vacancy Champion and grand champion rib
left by Miss Eva Bartsch.
bons went to the following exhibit
During the meeting those present ors:
voted their support to Mrs. Hine-
Champion Jersey Bull, Roy Atte
gardner, county health nurse, and bury, Her.; Champion Jersey Fe
Dr. A. W. Christopherson, local | male, L. C. ■ Dyer,, Her. ; Champion
health officer, in their plan to inoc Grade Jersey Female, L. C. Dyer,
ulate for diphtheria all children Her.; Champion Holstein Bull, Chas.
whose parents desire it done.
Lynch, Her.; Champion Guernsey
Following the business a short Bull, Wm. Lindner, Her.; Champion
program was presented including an Guernsey Female, Wm. Coppock &
address of welcome by Rev. W. E. Son, Stanfield; Grand Champion
Jones; response by Supt. R. H. Mc Bull, Open class, Roy Attebury,
Atee; vocal solo by Mrs. Henry Har Her.; Grand Champion Cow, Open
ger, accompanied by Mrs. Joe Nor class, L. C. Dyer, Her.
ton; and piano solo by Miss Golda
Among the winners in the poul
Mumma. Dainty refreshments and try division were Thos. O’Grady, S.
a social time concluded the meeting. L. Carson, Paul Marble, Mrs. Jesse
Hooker, Herbert Skovbo, Mrs. R.
BULLDOGS WILL OPEN SEASON
French, Harry Spinning, C. M. Jack-
son, and N. J. Vanskike. First in
AT KENNEWICK FRIDAY
the turkey division were H. G. Ran-
The first grid encounter for the kin, L. Todd, E. G. Tilden, R. V.
Hermiston Bulldogs will be played Jones (Irrigon) and G. D. Best. A
at Kennewick Friday. For the past complete itemized list of winners
two weeks Coach Cochran has put will be published next week.
the boys through intensive training
In the individual farm display
and they should be in good condi booths Mrs. Earl Carson of Hermis
tion.
ton placed first; Mrs. Sophie Kopacz
The following is ■ schedule of f Stanfield, second; and Mrs. F.
Reiks of Irrigon, third. Individual
games booked thus far:
Sept. 22 ....... Kennewick
There farm produce entries were all of the
finest quality, making it difficult
Sept 29 ....... Open
Oct. 7 ........Pendleton
Here for judges to place the winners.
Due to the early season a splendid
Oct. 13 ........Waitsburg
There
Oct. 27 ........Heppner
There show of flowers was exhibited in the
Nov. 3 ........Athena
There main exhibit building. Mrs. Harvey
Nov. 11 ....... Heppner
Arlington Payne placed first on the general
Nov. 17 ........Athena
Here display, Mrs. Baxter Hutchison, sec
Nov. 23 ........Alumni
Here ond, and Mrs. E. Tilden, third. In
dividual bouquets entered by Mrs.
R. H. McAtee placed first, Mrs. S.
Weather Report.
Date
Max. Min. Carson, second, and Mrs. H. Payne
September 14 ................. 76......... 58 third.
4-H Club Work Prominent.
September 15 ................. 74......... 51
Members of the 4-H clubs never
September 16 ................. 83......... 52
September 17 ................. 82.........42 fail to make a showing at the pro
September 18 .................. 74......... 51 ject fair, partly because the fair
September 19 .... ............. 80........ 35 was primarily started for the agri
September 20 ................. 75.........43 cultural divisions, but mainly be-
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Precipitation was .04 for week.
Let ‘er Buck! Pendleton Round-Up /
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APPRECIATION EXPRESSED
BY LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
The Boy Scouts of troop 56, Her
miston, desire to express their hear
ty thanks to all mothers who con
tributed candy and other things,
toward the unusual success of their
booth at the fair. Especial mention
should be made of our thanks to
Mrs. O. O. Felthouse and Mrs. A. H.
Norton for candy.
We have not obtained the final
report but Mr. Watson turned in
$40 gross receipts.
In all our effort to get thanks ac
ross to the folks who worked in the
booth and helped, and we intend to
include the boys, we desire to let
the people of Hermiston know what
a real friend we have in the person
of M. L. Watson. Did you notice our
booth? Well that is the product of
Mr. Watson’s skill. The lettering
was put on by H. E. Shesely to
whom we are also indebted. Our
thanks go to the Tum-A-Lum Lum
ber Co., for paint.
We express our thanks to the pub
He for their support.
On Tuesday of next week, the Big
Chief will be here for a Joint Court
of Honor, with Umatilla, and the in
stallation of the new troop at Irri
gon. On your toes boys, show your
stuff.
O. W. PAYNE, Scout Master.
The next meeting of the Unit will
be Thursday, September 28.
Correction.
2
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Last week the Herald carried a
notice that the U-Go I-Go club in
Minnehaha district was a 4-H girl’s
sewing club, and were asking for
donations of unbleached muslin feed
sacks or other materials that might
be used In making quilts. This was
in error, as the club membership
Is made up of women in the com
munity.
Visit* from Missouri.
ANNUAL WESTERN CLASSIC WHICH OPENED MONDAY, PENDLE
TON. ORE.—Left: A bit of thrilling action.
Center: Queen Jean
Frazier of the 1933 Round-Up. Right: Chief Padroads.
The big annual show opened I n Pendleton today with a larger at
tendance than was expected for th e first day. Dr. McNary, president
of the Round-Up, says that there Is plenty of high class talent appear
ing in the show this year, and that It is one of the best performances
ever staged. Admission charges have been reduced for all three days,
September 21-22-23.
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HEARING GIVEN
ON SERIES DAMS
IN TWO RIVERS
STRONG
PLEA
FOR
UMATILLA
RAPIDS DAM HEARD.
Benefits Enormous to Three State*
if Umatilla Rapids and Snake are
Developed, Federal Men Told.
H. P. Dodd, executive secretary of
the Trl-State Development league,
vith headquarters at Walla Walla
was in Hermiston Tuesday following
a hearing on the Umatilla rapids
and need of a series of dams on the
Columbia and Snake rivers for the
development of navigation and flood
control In Oregon, Washington, and
daho, held in Pendleton Monday
before Marshall N. Dana, of Port-
and, northwest regional advisor for
the public works administration; R.
F. Bessey, regional Inspector, and
he advisory boards of the three
states.
This meeting was a highlight for
Ir. Dodd who has been working for
weeks, without reservation, to ob-
ain this hearing. The delegates
irged that use of the Columbia and
nake rivers for transportation
EXAMINATION FOR FOURTH
ould save millions of dollars in
CLASS POSTMASTER AT IRRIGON reight rates to and from Costal
oints and would result In a vast
Receipt of application to close levelopment of the Inland Empire.
September 29, 1933.
Dodd Outlines Plan.
The date for assembling of com
E.
P.
Dodd outlined what he de-
petitors will be stated In the admis
•lared to be the need of a series of
sion cards which will be mailed to dams
in the two streams, stated that
applicants after the close of receipt ; uch dams, constructed from Uma-
of applications.
Illa rapids In the Columbia to a
The United States Civil Service oint on the Snake in Idaho, would
Commission has announced an ex mprove navigation sufficiently to
ring about a steady flow of ton-
amination, as a result of which it is iage up and down the rivers.
expected ta make certification to
He suggested that coincident with
fill a contemplated vacancy in the onstruction of the dams, the chan-
position of fourth class postmaster tels of the two streams should be
• eepened. Twenty-four counties in
at Irrigon, Oregon, and other vacan he three’states would benefit from
cies as they may occur at that of uch a program, he said.
fice, unless it shall be decided in the
Will Pav For Itself.
The Initial cost, Dodd told the P.
interest of the service to fill any
vacancy by reinstatement. The ex V. A. representatives, would be
up in a few years through re-
amination will be held at Pendleton. made
luced freight rates. He declared if
Oregon. The compensation of the rower development should be includ
postmaster at this office was $603 d in the program, the project would
pay for itself in a brief time.
for the last fiscal year.
Discussing desirability of the pro-
Applicants must have reached
osal in regard to unemployment re-
their twenty-first birthday but not ief, Dodd said from 5000 to 10,0 0 0
their sixty-fifth birthday on the nen would find work on the project
date of the close of receipt of appli n the event of its approval by the
ublic works administration.
cations.
Former Representative
Burton
Applicants must reside within the French
of Idaho, also speaking for
territory supplied by the post office levelopment, said that a series of
for which the examination is an ix dams on the Snake river with a
l-foot channel would be handled by
nounced.
The examination is open to all .n outlay of >31,500,000. The six
lams with a 7-toot channel, he said
citizens of the United States who ■ould be constructed for $15,000,-
can comply with the requirements. 100.
Application blanks, Form 9, and
Rate* Out of Line.
full information concerning the re
Captain Arthur Ward of Lewis-
quirements of the examination can on, Idaho, pointing out what he
be secured from the postmaster at described as the marked difference
freight rates to the coast as com-
the place of vacancy or from the in pared
with rates In all parts of the
United States Civil Service Commis country, declared those rates were
sion, Washington, D. C.
>ut of line and against the interest
Applications must be properly f the people of the Inland Empire.
Construction of the Grand Coulee
executed and on file with the Com Jam
on the Columbia river in Wash
mission at Washington, D. C., prior
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to the hour of closing business on
the date specified at the head of 66682296%*
this announcement.
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SEEN AT THE FAIR
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Members of the local Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary have
been canvassing city housewives for
NRA, requesting that they support I
the movement. Authorization was
given by the Pendleton NRA head
quarters and is considered the pa
triotic duty of the organization.
FOOTBALL SEASON SATURDAY.
T. J. Carico of Ontario. Oregon,
stopped In Hermiston Sunday for a
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pearson mo short while to visit his cousin. J.
tored to Kelso, Wn.. Sunday where Ward, while enroute to Seattle. Mr.
they visited Mr. and Mrs Geo. Me Carico is an enthusiastic supporter
of the Umatilla Rapids project.
Kenzie,
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LEGION AUXILIARY AUTHOR-
IZED TO CANVAS FOR NRA
OREGON STATE OPENS
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Sept. 20—Oregon State college foot
ball players will open their season
here Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23,
in a double-header with Willamette
university and Southern Oregon
Normal non-conference opponents.
The first game will start at 1:30
o'clock.
Lon Stlner, new Orange coach,
probably will use most of the half
hundred football candidates who
have been practicing here twice
daily for nearly a week in the
games Saturday. Of this group 17
are lettermen.
Finding capable ends and develop
ing reserves for nearly every posi
tion are the big worries of Stlner at
present. Vic Curtin, regular center
last year, has been shifted back to
right end. the poet he held as a soph
omore. Milt Campbell, reserve;
Woody Joslin, Maynard Schultz and
Bill Jessup, sophomores, are other
candidates for the terminals.
A little work directed to • good
en« in better than a great deal of
wc k directed to a bad end.—Bert-
rat d Russel.
Mr*. Mary Sowers of Clearmont,
Missouri, I* visiting her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Barlow,
this week after an absence of more
than four years. Sunday her two
daughters from Ione, Mri. Lee How
ell and Mrs. Grant Olsen, were
guests at the Barlow home for a
family reunion. Mr*. Sowers will
spend six week* visitlug In Hermis
ton, Ione and Portland.
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Someone Inquiring for Dad Tod
ilong the main thoroughfare.
Pankow heeling a couple of mag
zine slickers. They flashed the.
ards but Pankow collected th
money.
H. E. Hanby helping one of th
cowboys bring a young yearling he’
er to the fair grounds, under th
uppositic i that it belch. d to a’
exhibitor. Apt irency it had stray*
to Hanby'* barn but later Hani
discovered that It wa. his own hei
•r. What a roper he turned out t
be.
Queen Irene I and h r attendant
attracting much attention and ere
atlng comment as they promenade
the thoroughfare.
Someone else calling for Dad Todd
J. C. Leedy judged the poultr
department at the fair this year bu
he managed to keep from losing hi»
hat. Better luck than when he at
tended the turkey tour in August.
Geo. Attebury had told one of the
rider* that the bucking horses to be
used in the rodeo were "not so hot."
After the veteraa rider had taken
one of them for a ride he remarked
to Attebury, "If that one isn’t hot.
I’d hate to ride one that was."
The following message was found
on our desk today: Don't forget to
put my name In the paper too. I'm
a pretty big eharaeter If you only
knew It.
Signed, N.R.A.