The Hermistun Heraln
“Rushing the growler,” however,
may not include the one at the
door.—Clark Wood.
VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER 24
The man who spends too much
time in waiting for his ship te come
in. usually finds it's a receivership.
—Weston Leader.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1934
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR
To
FEDERATION FORMED
TO PROTECT INLAND
EMPIRE INTERESTS
PROPER LOCKS AND UMATILLA
DAM PROPOSED.
Seven Point Program Will be Basis
of Action for League; Heated
Meeting at Lewiston.
E. P. Dodd, secretary of the Tri-
state League, returned Wednesday
from attending a conference held at
the Marcus Whitman hotel in Walla
Walla Tuesday night, where it was
determined to have a big general
meeting in Walla Walla February
17, for the purpose of forming an
Inland Empire Waterways associa
tion. to be a permanent organiza
tion and to function as a general
federation for the purpose of pro
tecting the interests of the interior.
Mr. Dodd was elected temporary sec
retary and Bert Huntington of
Walla Walla temporary president.
A 1 I commercial organizations,
farm organizations and other groups
in eastern Oregon, eastern Washing
ton and Idaho, are to send delegates.
The meeting will be held at 10:00
a. m., in the rooms of the Walla
Walla chamber of commerce.
This step was taken following a
meeting at Lewiston, Idaho, Tues
day in the intrest of waterways de
velopment. The following account
was taken from the East Oregonian:
Incensed because of subtle oppo
sition to ship locks at Bonneville
and distrustful of Portland Cham
ber of commerce leadership where
affairs of the Inland Empire are
concerned a move is underway to-
wards the formation of an interior
federation that will represent all
organizations in eastern Oregon,
eastern Washington and Idaho, with
a view to promoting the interests of
the interior sections.
First steps towards the new plan
were taken at Walla Walla Monday
evening when a caucus was held of
representatives from Hood River,
The Dalles, Hermiston, Pendleton,
Walla Walla, Pasco, Yakima and
other points with a view to a pro
gram for the Lewiston meeting held
Tuesday. A seven point program was
adopted as follows.
Seven Point Program.
1. Immediate substitution of sea
going locks for barge locks at Bon
neville dam, and that no contract
be awarded for the locks until this
provision is made.
2. Immediate construction of a
navigation dam at Umatilla rapids.
3. Immediate construction of five
projected navigation dams upon the
Snake river between the mouth of
the Snake river and Lewiston, Ida-
ho.
4. Canalization of the Columbia
river from Celilo to Umatilla.
5. Immediate improvement of the
Columbia river for navigation above
the mouth of the Snake river as far
up the Columbia river as practical.
6. That when constructing any
navigation dam upon the Columbia
river and tributaries in furtherance
of this program, the dimension of
the locks should be determined with
reference to navigability and extent
of the pool above the dam. rather
than removable objects below the
dam.
7. To devise ways and means for
a unification and confederation of
all organizations and communities
in the Inland Empire for the accom
plishment of the aforesaid purposes.
At the Lewiston meeting yester
day fireworks broke forth. Private
reports are that the meeting was
staged with Portland cooperation
largely for the purpose of heading
off agitation for the sea locks but
the plan failed. It was ruled by
the presiding officer that no reso
lutions could be passed and a mo
tion by Dorsey M. Hill of Walla
Walla looking towards a federation
was tabled by the chairman. How
ever steps were taken by those
present towards arranging for a
future meeting.
♦ LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES ♦
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, secretary
of the State Tuberculosis association
will meet with Umatilla county Le
gion and Auxiliary members in Pen
dleton next Thursday. Child welfare
chairmen are especially asked to be
present as that phase of work will
be discussed. On Friday the County
Health association will meet with
Mrs. Dunbar.
The Heppner Auxiliary Unit will
entertain the Hermiston Unit next
Saturday afternoon at a bridge
luncheon in Heppner, starting at
1:00 o'clock. AU members are in-
vited to attend.
.POINTS
LIQUON
‘Y HERE
W.L. Hamm, proprietor of the
Hermiston Drug company, has been
named by the state liquor control
commission as agent in Hermiston
who will sell the commission's stock
here. The commission named 26
agents in cities which are not large
enough to warrant the location of
special state stores.
The district covered by the loca
tion of agencies are the northwest
ern counties of the state and all of
eastern Oregon. The agents were
recommended by the district super
visors—Laurence B. Hickam, Port
land, for counties along the Colum
bia and In the northwest corner of
the state, and Otto J. Runte, La
Grande, for eastern Oregon—and
then approved by George L. Sammis,
administrator, and liquor control
commission.
SCHOOL NOTES
Everett Rainwater of Rainier,
Oregon, enrolled In the senior class
here last Wednesday.
Bill Nelson who attended Hermis
ton high school at the beginning of
the school year moved to Athena,
but he again enrolled here last
Monday.
The high school orchestra has
been invited to play several num
bers as part of a program to be pre
sented February 22 at the Columbia
schoolhouse when the new stage will
be dedicated.
Members of the debating squad
are doing considerable work this
week. By Monday Mr. Harger, dé
bate coach, hopes to have all the
constructive speeches checked and
ready to be learned.
Last week English IV students
studied about some of the first Eng-
( h ballads. During that time -each
was required to write an
... ident
,
original ballad. The following is a
specimen of original ballad written
by Roy Dallman. Many others equal
ly good were written.
HIGH SCHOOL AND TOWN TEAM
LOSE TO ECHO TUESDAY.
Both the Hermiston high school
basketball team and the town team
lost to Echo at Echo Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs lost by a close score,
20 to 24, while the town team was
drubbed 12 to 39.
The high school game was a fast
and close checking game, with a
number of fouls/called on the Her
miston team. Reeves was put out
on fouls at the beginning of the
second half. Pierce of Hermiston,
and Liesegang of Echo found the
hoop at regular intervals, with long
and close-in shots.
With Bowman, Jendrzejewski and
Hunt of the first string regulars out
of the line-up, the Hermiston town
team was unable to stop the fast
Echo team. Although a one sided
game, It proved to be rough and
tumble game.
On Wednesday of next week, the
boys’ and girls' town team will go
to Touchet to play a return game.
DAIRYMEN RE-ELECT
FOUR DIRECTORS AT
THIRD ANNUAL MEET
at the laundry during his absence.
SECRETARY HAL E. HOSS.
DIRECTORS WILL SET PRICE OF
ACTIVITIES IN ASSOCIATION IS
BUTTER TO PRODUCER.
SHOWN DURING JANUARY.
Max Gehlhar Hit On Stand Taken in
Marketing Agreement, by
Manager I. A. C.
Slight Change Made in Cost of ' Teat
ing to Members Who Are
Under Cooperative Plan.
Four directors were re-elected to
the Umatilla Co-operative Creamery
board Saturday at the third annual
meeting of that organization held
In the Hermiston Union church
building. They were: R. V. Jones,
Irrigon; L. C. Wooster, Stanfield;
A. Heyden, Echo; and E. L. Jack-
son, Minnehaha.
The meeting was presided over by
E. L. Jackson, president of the
board, and one of the major issues
of importance to come before the
meeting was the price the creamery
should charge producers for manu
factured butter.
A motion was made and carried,
following lengthy discussion, that
"butter be sold to ’ members at
wholesale price at all times regard
less of the price of butterfat.” This
motion was later reconsidered and
changed to read: “That the price
charged to members for butter be
left to the descretion of the board
of directors.”
The membership voted favorably
upon the proposal that a notice of
the annual meeting appearing in
the Herald would be a sufficient
notice. It also voted to change the
ruling In the by-laws to read that
"the annual meeting be held on any
day in the week except Saturday
and Sunday. A motion was also
made and carried that the Board
man membership be allowed to
nominate a candidate for a member
of the board of directors, in their
district.
A resume of the butter manufac
tured In 1,932 and 1933 was given
by the manager M. G. Hedwall. In
1932, 442,241 pounds of butter was
manufactured, of which 19 per cent
was 92 score. "In 1933, 509,453
pounds of butter was manufactured,
of which 43 per cent was 92 score.
The butter manufactured in 1933
represented an Increase over 1932
of 67,212 pounds, or 15.2 per cent,
Mr. Hedwall said.
The percentage of increase in 92
score butter would amount to
$1262.72 In added income, at one
cent per pound, above the average
price of other grades, Mr. Hedwall
pointed out.
Plans for reorganization of the
Umatilla Herd Improvement asso-
elation are being completed, the
January report states, as prepared
by Al Kennings, tester. It is point
ed out in the report that the cost
of testing to members who are un
der the cooperative plan, will be ten
cents per cow per month, rather
than $1.00 per cow per year.
The report shows that the L. W.
Owens herd, 17 pure bred Jerseys,
was again high producing herd in
its class for the second successive
month. Its average production was
532.2 pounds milk containing 27.8
pounds butterfat.
High herd for the month of over
twenty cows was owned by the
Eastern Oregon State Hospital and
has 86 pure bred Jerseys and Hol-
steins, averaging 595.2 pounds milk
containing 25.7 pounds butterfat.
Among the activities in the asso
ciation during January was the sale
of a purebred Jersey bull by H. J.
Reid to Nels Kristenson and L. C.
Cooney of Boardman; F. L. Snyder
of Stanfield is no longer testing;
and the butchering of two culls.
The two high cows in the asso
ciation during January were owned
by the E.O.S.H. and were named
as Astor, 4-year-old pure bred Hol
stein, producing 1953 lbs. milk con
taining 66.4 lbs. fat; and No. 96,
4-year-old grade Holstein, produc
ing 1655 lbs. milk, containing 61.2
lbs. fat.
High herds to date, dry cows in
cluded, for the eleven months since
the beginning of the testing year
included: two high herds of over 20
cows, E.O.S.H., 86 pure bred Jersey
and Holsteins, averaging 7353.9
lbs. containing 307.4 lbs. fat, and
T. G. Gregoi? , 45 grade Jerseys,
averaging 5759.8 lbs. milk contain-
Ing 283.7 lbs. fat; two high herds of
from 12 to 20 cows owned by Wm.
Lutrell, 15 grade Jerseys, averaging
6924.5 lbs. milk containing 309.5
lbs. fat, and L. W. Owens, 19 pure
bred Jerseys, averaging 5647.8 1bs
milk containing 275.9 lbs. fat.
Sixty-one cows averaged 40 lbs.
of butterfat during January.
liai E. Hoss, secretary of state,
died at his home in Salem early
Tuesday morning after an illness of
several months. Funeral services
were held from the Clough & Bar-
rick mortuary in Salem Thursday at
2:00 P. M., with interment follow
ing in Belcrest Memorial Park. All
state departments were closed dur
ing the funeral hour.
Death came to the secretary of
said. At the bedside were Mrs. Hoss
said, t the bedside were Mrs. Hoss
and the four children, David, Jean,
John and Laura. Out of respect for
Mr. Hoss flags on all state and
county buildings in Salem were at
half-mast until after the funeral.
Although unable to visit his of
fice for several weeks, Mr. Hoss had
kept in close touch with affairs of
the state government until last Sat
urday, when his condition became
serious. His last official act, under
date of February 2, was the issuance
of a press statement in which he ac
counted for funds received from the
federal gasoline fuel tax.
The state department, over which
Mr. Hoss had presided for six : years,
was closed Tuesday and will remain
i
inactive until his successor Is ap-
pointed. C. M. Laughridge, deputy
secretary of state, said there was
•
no
law under which the business of the
department could be conducted. The
operations of other departments, in
terwoven with the secretary of
state's office, also were affected by
Mr. Hoss’ death. This especially was
true of the state treasury depart
ment. through which all warrants
and checks issued by the secretary
of state must pass.
License Examiner Coming.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs, will be in Her
miston, Saturday, February 10, at
the city library, between the hours
of 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m., respect
Quality Feeds Discussed.
ively, according to a recent an
H. K. Dean, superintendent of the nouncement released from the Sec
Umatilla Field Station, discussed
quality feeds for dairy cows and retary of State's office.
compared the protein content in al
falfa to that in other hay. He gave
HERMISTON UNION CHURCH
figures showing that in 1923, 27,-
Starting at 10:00 o’clock, the
344 tons of alfalfa was grown on the
east and west sides of the Umatilla usual Sunday school and church ser
project, and 75 tons of other hay. vice will be held Sunday. Chhistian
In 1933 there were 5214 tons of al-
Endeavor at 7:00 o'clock.
(Continued on Page 4)
Baptist Church Services Sunday.
Rev. W. R. Storms, old time evan
gelist, will conduct preaching ser
vices at the Baptist church Sunday
morning, February 11th, at eleven
o'clock. Anyone interested is cor
dially invited to attend.
Ridiculous to the Sublime
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones and
family left for their new home In
Willamina Monday afternoon. Mr.
and Mrs. Jones have made their
home in Hermiston for more than
three years and will be missed by
their many friends who send best
wishes with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hunt and small
son and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Tempany of Walla Walla motored to
Hermiston Sunday afternoon and
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. R. Moore. Mr. Hunt owns and
operates the largest blacksmith shop
in Walla Walla, while Mr. Tempany
Ie a former teller in the Third Na
tional Bank which he says may open
its doors again soon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Wilson have
moved onto the Griffith place north
of town, which Mr. Wilson bought
last fall. Mrs. Wilson is a cousin
of Mrs. Perry Arthur and the two
women bad not seen one another for
34 years, until Mrs. Wilson arrived
last Tuesday. James Hoskins of
Stanfield moved them to their new
home from Ranier. Oregon.
O. L. Barlow, manager of the Her-
miston Co-operative Laundry and
Cannery. Is attending the annual
canning school at Corvallis this
week, which is sponsored by the Ag
ricultural Extension Division. Hen
ry Stoop is looking after the work
REORGANIZATION OF
HERD IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION SOON
DEATH ENDS CAREER OF STATE
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SENTIMENTAL
INITIATION OF CUB SCOUTS
AT FATHER AND SON BANQUET.
The initiation of a Cub Scout
Pack will be seen at the annual
father and son banquet which will
be held at the Methodist church
Monday, February 12, at 6:30
o’clock. Boys between the ages of
nine and twelve years are eligible
and memberships are expected from
Irrigon and Umatilla as well as
Hermiston to total around 100.
This branch of scout work Is known
as "cubbing" and offers an oppor
tunity for juniors to train for regu
lar scout work.
Robert R. Hayes, Scout Executive
of the Blue Mountain Council, will
be present for the banquet. Musi
cal numbers will be furnished by
Melvin and Bruce Follett, and a vio-
lin number along with other enter-
tainment.
Tickets will be on sale soon and
the usual fine support is expected
by the local scouts.
*
t STANFIELD NEWS
By Sophronia Rhea
Mrs. J. M. Richards reviewed a
portion of a new book, "A Daugh-
ter of the Samurai" by Lugimato.
This is a delightful biography of a
Japanese lady whose home was In
both Japan and America. The sto
ry tends to promote racial good will
and gives us a better understanding
of the tradition of feudal Japan.
Mrs. Richards will conclude the
book review at the next meeting.
Thursday, February 15th.
Grover Despain of Pendleton has
been visiting at the C. J. Baker
home the past week.
R. A. Crawford returned here
from LaGrande Saturday. Mr. Craw-
ford is very busy cleaning up the
remains of the old store building
recently torn down.
Misses Mildred Peregrine and
Katherine Olday accompanied by a
party of four others took advantage
of the lovely spring days and went
picnicking Sunday.
Vernon Calhoun of South Dakota
and his brother Jene Calhoun nt
Portland spent a few days here the
latter part of the week visiting their
sister, Mrs. Vernon Wald.
Miss Stella McCollough of Port
land spent her ten day vacation vi-
siting her father, B. F. McCullough,
last week. Miss McCullough re
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Penny gave a family
dinner at her home Thursday even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Penny and
children, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoosier
<nd Mrs. Madline Rumple were the
ruests.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Gibson and
7om and Jane left early Sunday
norning. June stopped over tn Pen-
ileton and the rest of the family
went on to Pilot Rock and Ukiah
vhere Mr. Gibson gave his regular
unday sermons.
Mrs. Grace Rogers. Mrs. D. R
itarkweather, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harle Rogers were business visitors
n Walla Walla Thursday. Mrs. Ro-
zess‘ niece, Alice Dunn, returned
home with them for a short visit
Faye Green who has been taking
nurses training at Our Lady of
Lords hospital In Pasco is home for
an indefinite stay.
Frank McRoberts and family
have moved into the Geo. Attebury
house from the Rugg ranch east of
town. E. E. Rugg Is moving t
Pendleton. Mr. Rugg has leased his
ranch to Frank Nudo.
The opening of the Bridge Tour-
nament in the Refvem hall Monday
evening was quite a success. Five
rubbers of bridge, five hundred and
pinochle were played, nineteen tab
les being In play during the evening
Quite a number of people from
neighboring towns were present
There
about one hundred
guests present. Delightful refresh
menta of coffee and cookies wer<
served, Eight high school girls
waited tables and kept score.
The Crown Flour Mills are spon-
soring a cooking school to be held
here February the 19th and 20th.
The school will be held In the main
floor of the fraternal building.
Tuesday. February 13th, the alum
nl girls team and the Commercial
Club boys team are giving a benefit
basketball game In honor of the La-
lies Aid. The teams will play Pen
dleton.
Mrs. Alma Hitt attended a dinner
In Pendleton Sunday in celebration
of her father's eighty-first birthday.
Her father Is F. W. Kern and is
known by many Hermiston people.
Mr. Kern received many birthday
greetings including a huge birthday
cake.
FAMILY TRADITION
EVIL FEATURED IN
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
CAPACITY
HOUSE
WITNESSES
PRODUCTION.
Character Portrayals Unusually Well
Done; Action and Comedy
Add Thrills.
One of the liveliest action plays
ever produced by any class In the
Hermiston Union high school was
presented at tbe Oasis theatre last
Friday night to a capacity house.
It was entitled "One of the Family"
and was packed with comedy and
action bringing out splendid char
acter portrayals. The cast was se
lected from members of the senior
class and was directed by Miss
Margaret Elliott.
Anyone who has experienced the
efforts of a family to maintain
"family traditions" would more ful-
ly appreciate the theme running
through the play as they saw Miss
Priscilla Adams, portrayed by Edith
Clarke, direct the destinies of her
dead brother's family, George Ad
ams, Clark Paul, the wife-domina
ted husband of Irene Adams, Irene
Attebury; Lucy Adams, Ella Shil
ling; Penelope Adams, Anna Ray
Martin, member of the younger gen
eration; and Henry Adams, Fred
Reeves, the allowance man or head
of tbe family.
After being lead around all his
life by the threat of disrupting fam
ily traditions, Henry goes on a va
cation and does just as he pleases,
which results in his marrying Joyce
Smith, Marjorie Shafer, who is the
private secretary to Martin Burke,
Dayton Harris, an influential busi
ness man who is the uncle of Frank
Owens, Eugene Pierce, an acquain
tance of Mrs. George Adams.
Under strenuous objections made
by the family Henry and his wife
move into their own living quarters.
On the evening when Henry’s new
employer, Martin Burke, is to be
their guest, Lucy Adams plans to
meet Frank Owens, with whom she
Is having a flirtation, at Henry’s
home. Then Just before the guest
arrives the whole family descend
upon Joyce under the pretense that
they want George to meet Mr.
Burke.
The dinner guest arrived In all
this confusion to find Aunt Priscil
la who enlarges upon Henry's good
points and pulls down the house
with her account of the event of
each of Henry’s baby pictures which
are kept as part of the family tra-
ditions.
Action runs high when Henry
drinks too much “spirits” and aceus-
es Ownes of carrying on a flirtation
with his wife and denounces his
family for their Interference. Read-
Ing lamps fly through the air, and
loyce breaks horrid vases and pic-
tures that have been given them by
the family as wedding presents.
Henry chases Owens out of the
house and bangs him up consider-
ably.
Maggie, the house maid, played
by Dorcas Throop, drew many a
laugh from the audience with her
remarks, and singing “Oh, Blow Ye
Winds Over the Ocean” whenever
she was particularly perturbed
(Continued on last page)
New Scout Named.
Jesse D. Moore received
pin
from the local Boy Scout troop at
Its regular Tuesday night meeting.
full-fledged scout.
and is now
During the regular business H. J.
Stillings entertained the boys with
an account of the life of Marcus
Whitman which is in line with a
prospective visit to the Marcus
Whitman monument near Walla
Walla next Saturday.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
Mrs. Peter Castric accomplishing
the most tedious task of squeezing
her car out of a tight parking Just
as the big truck pulled away.
Since Monday our youngest
"hello" girl is broadcasting the fact
that she Is now eligible to vote.
The drug store and Herald
nish reading matter for their
tomera enjoyment while they
watting for the establishment
open up in the morning.
fur-
cus-
to