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VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER 43
AIBIq!I ’0 Jo II
GARNET 0. BEST
MADE COUNTY Ä6ENT
OF WALLOWA COUNTY
HERMISTON SPORTSMEN ATTEND
TRANSFER EFFECTIVE MONDAY
JUNE 25TH.
William A. Sawyer Named Successor
Pending Approval by State Board
of Higher Education.
State Warrants Cashed.
GAME COMMISSION MEET
Warrants issued during the per­
iod that the state was off a cash
basis were called Aprpil 1, but there
are still outstanding some 35,000 of
such warrants which holders have
tailed to present for payment dur­
ing the two months since the inter­
est ceased on them, according to
P. J. Stadelman, secretary of state.
The largest item in the unpaid
total is one for nearly 82,000, made
payable to a business firm. Most of
the other checks are for small
amounts. All warrants registered
by the state treasurer during the
time that the state was on a war­
rant basis have been called for pay­
ment and since interest stopped on
such items in April 1, holders are
urged by the state departments to
cash them.
Since the state returned to a cash
basis, the amount of outstanding
warrants at the end of each month
dropped from between one and two
million dollars to approximately
3300,000.
Frank Bilderback, president of
the Hermiston Rod & Gun Club, Vir-
gil Smith, O. C. Pierce and Floyd
Knerr motored to Baker, Ore., Tues­
day where they attended a meeting
of the State Game Commission. They
were assured of allocation of wild
game birds and fish in the fields and
streams in the Hermiston territory
this fall, Mr. Bilderback said, al­
though the commission was unable
to specify the quantity at such an
early date.
Driving home that night the men
saw a buck deer standing on the
highway near Kamela and when the
car lights blinded it, saw it bound
to the side of the road into an em­
bankment, throwing itself. A little
later they saw a cow elk near Emi­
grant Springs that ran across the
road, wallowed through a fence and
bounded off into the timber.
The commission served a fine ban­
quet of rainbow trout and salmon
which the Hermiston delegation
praised highly.
PENDLETON, Ore.. (Special)—
Carnet D. Best, for more than three
years assistant county agent with
headquarters in Hermiston, has re-
signed to become county agent of
Wallowa county. Arrangements for
Mr. Best's transfer to Wallowa coun­
ty were completed here yesterday at
a conference between the Umatilla
county court and W. L. Teutsch, as­
sistant county Agent leader, commis-
stonerà Hales and Meiners being
present.
The court indicated that they re-
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gretted very much losing Mr. Best DEATH SUMMONS SISTER OF
as his work in the county bad been
very satisfactory. However, they MRS. ROBERTA M. GUNN.
were glad of his opportunity for ad­
Mrs. Ida Arnspiger, 64, sister of
vancement, which they in no way
desire to prevent. The same senti­ Mrs. Roberta M. Gunn, former resi­
ment was expressed by county agent dent of Hermiston, died at her home
in Lexington at 7 o’clock Thursday
Holt and Mr. Teutsch.
Aid to farmers in organization of night, June 14, after a long illness.
producer-owned and controlled mar­ She was the widow of Richard Arns­
keting associations, material pro­ piger, and fermer teacher in the
gress in the elimination of disease Lexington shools.
Mrs. Arnspiger for many years
in dairy cattle, and 4-H club work
have been major features of Best’s took a leading part in activities of
the Central Christian church, where
work at Hermiston.
With his assistance, the Umatilla her late husband was an officer. She
Co-operative Creamery, with more was president of the woman’s coun­
than three hundred members has cil and assistant superintendent of
been organized, the Eastern Oregon the Sunday school, and was widely
Turkey Growers’ association has known for her charitable work.
Mrs. Arnspiger taught for 20
been strengthened, a cooperative
cold storage plant Is now in opera­ years in the Lexington schools and
tion, and a cooperative oil depart­ had an unusually wide acquaintance
ment is now being installed as a n the city and county. She was a
part of the Farm Bureau Co-opera­ graduate of old Hocker College, now
tive.
These organizations have Hamilton College. She was born in
brought to Hermiston farmers a Lexington, adaughter of the late
higher percentage of the consum­ John and Jeretta F. Craven Marrs.
Her survivors include one sister,
er’s price for the sale of their pro­
Mrs. Roberta M.Gunn, Lexington;
ducts.
In cleaning up Bang’s disease, a one brother, Theodore Marrs, Wash­
serious menace to dairy profits, out­ ington, D. C., and several nieces and
standing progress has been made. nephews. Mrs. Helen Marrs Thomp­
Some four thousand cows have been son and Mrs. Jane Gunn Ratchford
tested regularly, and through elimi­ are nieces residing in Lexington.
Funeral services for Mrs. Arns­
nation and control methods, the dis­
ease has been reduced to a minimum. piger were held at the grave in the
In recent months, emergency work family lot in the Lexington cemete­
including the organization of the ry at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Corn-Hog program in the county
and making out of emergency pro- WHEATLAND LEAGUE TEAM
ductipn loans has occupied much of WILL MEET HOUSE OF DAVID.
Best’s time.
Mr. Best’s resignation is effective
News that the House of David,
June 25, at which time he will take world famous long-haired baseball
over his work in Wallowa county. team, will play against an all-star
Subject to approval by the State team from the Wheatland baseball
Board of Higher Education, William league, has been received here. The
A. Sawyer will succeed Mr. Beet. Mr. game will be played at Condon Fri­
Sawyer was reared on an irrigated day, July 6. At least one player
farm in Josephine county under con­ will be selected from each of the
ditions quite similar to those which Wheatland clubs, consisting of
prevail at Hermiston. He was gradu­ Heppner. Ione, Umatilla, Arlington,
ated from Oregon State college in Condon and Fossil.
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3 931, and since that time has been
a Smith-Hughes instructor in agri­ NEW PICTURE AT OASIS HAS
culture at Myrtle Point. As a farm COMEDY AND ROMANCE
boy he was an outstanding 4-H club
member, and his work with farmers
“I’m Putty in Your Hands’’ sings
in the Coquille valley has been em- Jimmy Durante', the radio star of
inently satisfactory, Mr. Teutsch "Strictly Dynamite,” to his peppery
ointed out. He is married and has partner, Lupe Velez, and then she
one child.
sings “Oh Me! Oh My! Oh You!” to
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Norman Foster and the static be­
4*********9*%%% gins to howl, or something. Anyway,
• LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES ♦ comedy, romance and melody are
oeoocco******* said to be well mixed in this fea­
At the last regular meeting of the ture picture produced by RKO and
er niston Unit nomination of of­ showing at the Oasis Friday and
ficers was held. Mrs. Dorothy Todd Saturday.
and Mrs. Anne Castric were nomin­
Marian Nixon portrays the wife
ated for the office of president; Mrs. of Foster, who is ambitious to write
Grace Mudge, vice president; Mrs. the greatest American poem of all
can Sage. 2d vice president; and time. Instead, due to the insistence
Mrs. Inez Amsberry, secretary-treas­ of William Gargan, a professional
urer.
agent, Foster makes a pot of money
Election will be held Thursday, digging into old joke books and
June 28, at the home of Mrs. Vera writing gags for Durante’s broad-
Norton, with a pot luck dinner ser­ casts.
ved at 7:00 o’clock.
The fonr Mills brothers of radio
Mrs. B. Christopherson has again fame do a number or two, and oth­
requested that all officers, commit­ ers in the cast are Eugene Pallette,
tee chairman and mothers furnish Minna Gombell, Jackie Searl, Frank­
her with a snapshot, which will be lin Panghorn and Sterling Hollow­
used in the publicity book entered ay.
The supporting program includes
in competition at the state conven­
tion this fall. Please select a snap­ a cartoon "Fatal Note" and a com­
shot and turn it over to Mrs. Chris- edy, "Kicking the Crown Around.”
topherson immediately.
Plans were made this week by
committee members for the sale of
home made Ice cream and cake Sat­
urday night, June 23. at a booth on
Main street next to Amsberry’s. The
ladies will start serving in the late
afternoon and continue throughout
the evening.
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY,
4-H CLUB COUNTY PICNIC
WILL BE HELD JUNE 26.
All members of 4-H clubs In Uma­
tilla county will attend a picnic
Tuesday, June 26, at the Round-Up
grounds in Pendleton, as the first
annual picnic, it was announced
from Assistant Best’s office this
week. All members are urged to at­
tend and a school bus will be char­
tered for transportation.
On the program are included
sports, such as footraces, swimming
contests, pony races and swimming
in the city natatorium, a picnic
lunch, a parade through the busi­
ness section of Pendleton, club talks
and club demonstrations.
Concerning the picnic, Walter
Holt, county agent says:
“There never has been a time
when all the Umatilla county folks
interested in 4-H Club work have
been together to become acquainted
and to learn more about what is
being accomplished by boys and
girls in Umatilla county.
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Observe Flag Day.
The Farm Bureau Auxiliary ob­
served Flag Day at its last meeting
Friday, June 15, at the Columbia
park club house. Patriotic songs
and readings were arranged for by
the committee, Mrs. Laura Morris
and Mrs. C. L. Upham.
A complete program for the next
quarter will be published in next
week’s issue of the Herald.
Tonsil Clinic Success.
Patients from Arlington and Pen­
dleton, besides many local patients,
enrolled in the $10 tonsil clinic
Wednesday morning, in the office
of Dr. A. W. Christopherson, city
health officer. He was assisted by
Miss Dunn, R.N., of Umatilla, and
by Mrs. Beatrice McKenty, R.N., of
Hermiston. This was the second of
a series of clinics, another to be
held August 22, as a final prepara­
tion before the fall school term.
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Weather Report.
Dato
June
June
Juno
June
June
Max. Min.
14_____________
92 .... 57
IS________________ 88 .... 57
16--- -------------------
85 .... 48
17 ---------------------- »5 .... 43
_____ -______ ______ 88 .... 57
June 19 2------------------------ 82 .... 4«
June 20 ......------------------
88 .... 55
ANNUAL TURKEY
INSPECTION TOUR
SET FOR AUGUST 22
JUNE 21, 1934
Visit from Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Dunning and
family of Shelton, Wn., were week
end guests at the home of Mr. Dun­
ning's brother, Ed Dunning. They
were accompanied by J. W. Dun­
ning, father of T. V., E. H.. and J.
M. Dunning of Pendleton, and C. C.
Dunning of Walla Walla, all of
J. C. LEEDY POINTS TO PAST whom were Hermiston visitors Sun­
day. Helen Dunning accompanied
MARKETING SUCCESS.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Dunning to Port­
Report Included Record of 89% land and Seaside and on to their
home in Shelton where she will visit
Prime Birds Marketed by Locals
for a month.
Last Season.
At the annual meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ as­
sociation Saturday, June 16, held in
the city library, two directors were
re-elected by the membership, in the
persons of John Jendrzejewski and
Merrill Potter. Other directors for
the organization are Chester Flan-
nlgan, Logan Todd and L. C. Cooney.
J. C. Leedy, president and field
manager for the Oregon Turkey
Growers’ association, was present at
the annual meeting and gave a re­
port on activities of state and re­
gional turkey marketing associa­
tions. The association will continue
its affiliations with the Oregon
Turkey Cooperative, which'has units
at Redmond, Hermiston, Roseburg
and Medford.
Included in the report of activi­
ties in the association during the
past marketing season, was the ex­
cellent record of 89 per cent prime
grade birds shipped by the local
growers’ association. The report
showed little increase in tonnage
shipped through the local pools.
Business which was not a minor
part of the afternoon session, was
the appointment of a committee to
arrange for the annual turkey tour
Saturday, August 18 th. A. Willard-
son, will discuss turkey marketing
on the Pacific coast during this
tour which takes in a number of the
outstanding turkey growers on the
project.
The committee named consisted of
C. H. Flannigan, Donald DeMoss,
Merrill Potter, E. G. Tilden and
Harry Kelley. It is probable that the
picnic which will follow will be in
the Columbia park.’ Further details
will be announced later.
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OILING WORK UNDERWAY;
CREW STATIONED HERE
.
A state highway department crew
Is now engaged in improving and
oiling the lower portion of the Pen­
dleton-Cold Springs highway, the
crew having started work June 16.
A crew of 65 men, under foreman
Tom Sim, is stationed at Hermiston
and expects to complete the work in
three weeks. The work comprises i
oiling of the six mile section froom |
the Columbia river to Cold Springs
canyon. A new roadmix is being
used on similar roadbeds.
The 12 mile section from Pendle­
ton to the Meiner ranch is being im­
proved by Joplin & Eldon, contract­
ors.
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Make Turkey Survey.
Prof L. Knowlton and Prof. F. E.
Fox of the poultry department at
Oregon State college, were on the
Hermiston project Tuesday starting
a survey on the cost of production
of turkey eggs, including feed and
miscellaneous costs for the fiscal
year. They planned to visit 15 grow­
ers on the Hermiston project.
ALL-STAR AMATEUR BOXING
SCHEDULED THURSDAY. JUNE 28
SUBSCRIPTION, 11.00 PER YEAR
HERMISTON BATS PITCHER OUT
OF BOX BUT LOSES GAME.
Herm leton
Athena ....
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17
After scoring six runs and batt-
ing Athena's star pitcher, Webber,
out of the box in the first inning,
Hermiston lost to Athena Sunday
10 to 16. Webber Is the pitcher who
pitched 14 innings against Echo two
weeks ago. the game being called in
the 14th Inning because of rain. The
score was tied 3 to 3.
Echo and Athena will play off
this tie game next Sunday and if
Echo wins. Hermiston, Echo and
Athena will be tied for first place
In the race for the county pennant.
If Athena wins they will be in first
place with Hermiston in second
place, one game behind them. The
by-laws of the league are that the
teams in first and second place must
play one game after the league sea­
son is over and the winner of this
game wins the county pennant.
Hermiston has played four games
at home and won all tour. Away
from home they lost to Echo, Athe­
na and Mission.
The lineup follows:
Hermiston
Athena
B. Woodward .... P Webber A Webb
Lynch
SS ..... B. Hodgen
Kopacz
RF ........... Hansel
Moore
2D .............. Clark
R. Woodward .... C . ......
Harden
Jendrzejewski .. IB ..... T. Hodgen
Schafer ............ LF . ........ Crowley
Walk ............
3B .------ Jenkins
R. Longhorn .... CF .......... Beetles
An all star amateur boxing card
has been announced for Thursday,
June 28, in the Hermiston auditor­
ium at 8:30 P. M. The main event
will go five rounds between clever
Dave Johnson of Boardman, who
tips the scales 190 pounds and
"Irish" McDougall, a tall 190-pound
Pendletonian. A fast bout is pre­
dicted.
In the semi-finals, bouts are sched­
uled as follows: Buster Rands of
Boardman vs. Kid Torpedo (Joseph
Cavalli) Walla Walla; Clift Mytln-
ger, Pendleton, vs. Buster Caldwell, “KILL ANY BLACK SPIDER
Umatilla; Gilbert Whitsett vs. Harry
Hammon, both of Hermiston; Red EAST OF CASCADES”—MOTE.
Thompson vs. Oscar Whitsett, both
The sudden infestation of Black
of Hermiston.
Widow spiders that have been re-
Logan Todd will act as referee.
ported from many parts of eastern
Oregon has brought many inquiries
School Election Monday.
concerning their identification and
The election for school district No. the effect of their bite to Dr. Don
14 held Monday resulted in the re- C. Mote, entomologie! of the Oregon
election of Enos Martin as director, Experiment station. In a recent in­
and O. C. Pierce as clerk. Other terview over the state owned sta­
members of the board are F. C. tion at Corvallis, KOAC, Dr. Mote
Woughter and F. B. Swayze.
says that so far as he knows these
Election for school district No. 9 spiders are not found west of the
will be held Monday, June 25, at the mountains.
The three distinctive features for
school house, at 2:00 o’clock. The
term of E. L. Jackson expires. Oth­ identification given by Dr. Mote are
er members of the board are W. J. the glossy black body with a round
Warner, chairman, H. M. Sommerer, abdomen about the size of a pea;
long, strong black legs that stick
A D. Smith and Jess Goff.
up above the back somewhat like
those of a grand-daddy longlegs;
H0RNER-FIEXER.
and finally a distinctive red mark-
Adeline Flexer of La Grande,
Ing on the lower part of the abdo-
Ore., and Jack Horner of Irrigon,
men of the adult female.
were married in Walla Walla, Wn.,
Though roughly described as in
Wednesday, June 13, it was learned
the shape of an hourglass, these red
here this week. Margaret Horn ac­
markings may be in a number of
companied them to Walla Walla.
different forms or may even be
They are making their home in Ir­
rather indistinct, warns Dr. Mote,
rigon.
At times two triangular red marks
James Todd motored to Bend, may touch to form an hourglass
Ore., last Saturday where he joined shape, while again there may be
his wife and two daughters, Virgin­ four spots Instead of two or the
ia and Peggy, who have been visit­ two may not touch.
Though the ordinary spider does
ing at the Harry Todd home for the
past two weeks. They returned home more good In eating insects than
harm, it Is a safe practice In re­
Tuesday afternoon.
gions where the black widow is
known to exist to kill any black spi-
der. says Mote, but in doing so to
be careful not to be bitten,
The bites of the black widow do
not prove fatal on humans so far
authentic records go. though there
are some reports of desth in the
southwest that may be trne. The
distress caused by the poison is so
great, however, as to warrant every
YOURE SURE
care to avoid being bitten. Several
days In the hospital Is a not uncom­
You MAILED
mon result of the bite of the black
THE letter .
widow. There is no specific treat­
ment, according to medical men, the
only thing to do being to put the
patient to bed and give supportive
treatment.
The spiders are not known to wil­
lingly attack man unless one comes
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in contact with a web where the fe­
male has a sack of eggs. The spi­
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ders are found moat frequently in
IN SWIMMING
outdoor toileta, old sheds, barns,
and wood or rock piles.
Summer Boarders Arrive
WROTE THEM
WERE (OMIN
GEE, WHAT IF
HE PIPNT
GET THE LETTER
ADDITIONAL LOCALA
Mr. and Mrs. Oron O. Hills and
family of Grand Junction, Colorado,
are guests at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. W. L. Morgan. Mr. Hills, entom­
ologist was stationed at Hermiston In
connection with the Umatilla Field
Station for four years, until a year
ago when he was transferred to Col­
orado. Mr. Hills is here on busi-
nena and the family will spend two
weeks visiting friends.
W A. Sloan has been critically
til for the past week.
ECHO PLANS BIG
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
CONGRESSMAN
PIERCE
NAMED
MAIN SPEAKER OF DAY.
Hermiston and Stanfield Join Neigh­
bor in Old Time Celebration;
Ball Game Scheduled.
ECHO, Ore., (Special)—Echo is
planning tor a celebration on the
Fourth, the first in that city for 15
years, and the Commercial Club,
sponsor of the event, is going back
to old fashioned entertainment for
that day. Sports, games and races
of the type so popular in former
years, a community picnic, baseball
game, boxing smoker, show and jit-
ney dance, will provide entertain­
ment. Of course there will be fire­
works display In the evening and
the usual patriotic speeches and
bands; in fact all of the accessories
of an old time celebration.
The program of sports is billed
for the forenoon. At noon there
will be a Umatilla county picnic un­
der the trees on the school grounds.
The picnic is being managed by the
Grange and farm organizations of
the west end, but it is open to all.
One of the features of the picnic
program will be an address by Con­
gressman Walter Pierce, and other
speakers will be present. Farm or­
ganizations of Hermiston have ex­
pressed their intention to cooperate
and a meeting of the Grange com­
mittee from Echo and the Umatilla
Project Farm Bureau is being held
at Hermiston this evening (Thurs­
day) to discuss plans tor the cele­
bration.
Two of three teams tied for first
place in the Umatilla county base­
ball league will play for the county
pennant at the local ball grounds
in the afternoon. At present, Athe­
na, Echo and Hermiston have tied
for first place and a play-off will be
held Sunday.
One of the big events of the day
will be the boxing card starting at
7 o’clock in the evening. Indian
Jack Crim of Klamath Falls and
K. O. Warner of Pendleton will put
on eight rounds for the main event
of the card. For the semi-final,
Johnny Higgins of Portland will
box six rounds with Buster Rand of
Boardman. Jimmie Lenhart of Her-
miston and Don Isom of Umatilla
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ALONG THE CONCRETE
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The canine of the species will suf­
fer from shocked nerves and hurt
feelings until the Fourth of July Is
over. Some have already taken to
the sagebrush and duck home only
long enough to snatch a bone and
head out again.
The ether waves were floating
down Main street Wednesday, but
they carried only the sighs and
cries of tosilectomy patients in the
City Health Officer's office.
F. R. Moore says he Is not afraid
of the black widow after combatting
the white widows all these years.
Someone asked us this week if we
were attending the state fair and
we pleasantly replied "When is It,
In September." (Will Rogers in
"State Fair.")
We have learned a new way to
obtain subscriptions to the Herald.
All we do is guess within three days
of your birthday, the number of
birthdays you have had, and you
take a 81 subscription to the Herald.
It's ss simple as eating an ice cream
soda on a hot day. All right, shoot!
You were born on one day In the
week—It may have been Monday, or
It may have been Saturday. Well,
we'll guess Wednesday, at least
within three days of your birthday.
Next: You had but one birthday, all
the rest of the years were anni-
versarles Here is your receipt for a
year's subscription to the Herald.
The above information coot us
nothing, hut Herbert Hedwall had
to pay 50c, with no guarantee that
he would get his magazine.
Fred Painter came to town In an
old strap spring-type stage coach,
of the model used In the gold rush
days. The old coach had not been
used for years until Mr. Painter
found It on an abandoned farm and
made It substantial with balling
wire. He plans to display it at the
Umatilla Project Fair thia fall. Very
few are etili In existence.