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==Uhe Hermistun Aerali ====== VOLUME XXVIII HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NUMBER 51 HERMISTON MELONS MOVE TO MARKET IN CARLOAD LOTS USUAL INTEREST SHOWN IN BARGE SHIPPING TO UMATILLA ANNUAL TURKEY TOUR RENEWED ON COLUMBIA. STANFIELD 4-H CLUBBERS WILL STAGE SHOW AUG.30 Final plans were laid Friday The boat ‘‘Umatilla” steamed in night for the annual turkey tour at to the Shaver Forwarding port at a meeting of members from the East Umatilla last Thursday, August 9. ern Oregon Turkey Growers’ asso to mark the first barge shipping on ciation, who are In charge of ar the Columbia as far inland as Uma rangements. The group will visit the tilla since 1917. Wheat from the QUALITY ATTRACTS ATTENTION Umatilla Experiment Station at 9:30 Umatilla county wheat fields was PURPOSE TO SELECT STATE Saturday morning, August 18, and loaded along with other freight and IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FAIR EXHIBITS. after hearing results of experiments the boat steamed out again Friday. for the past year given by H. K. About the year 1865, Umatilla was 18 Carloads Shipped to Market This Dean, superintendent, will move on the head of navigation for all the Show Will Provide Practice for Week; Yield Estimated at 12 Showmanship, Demonstration to the Kelley-Boynton ranch. From mountain region and the Boise ba Tons Per Acre. there the tour will take visitors to sin region. Later a narrow gauge and Judging. the Merrill Potter ranch and the E. railroad was built from Walla Wal The bulk of the Hermiston water G. Tilden ranch in North hill dist la to Wallula and extended to Uma Assistant County Agent William melon crop Is being shipped to mar rict. tilla, marking a check in navigation A. Sawyer has announced final ket this week with 15 or 18 cars be plans for a 4-H club show at Stan The committee in charge expects operations at that point. ing loaded from the 60 acre field to terminate the tour in Columbia The Shaver Forwarding Co. has field, Thursday, August 30, at which by Al Bolstad. Ten cars were park about noon where the associa remodeled a storage warehouse near time club work and stock will be shipped last week but the biggest tion will serve roast turkey, ice the dock in which wheat is being selected to be shown at the State part of the movement is being made cream and coffee. It was pointed out stored daily for shipment later. Re fair at Salem, September 3rd to 8th. at the present time. by the committee that all those whq gular trips will be made up the Co Another purpose of the show will be Due to the fact of the sheer qua expect to have dinner in the park, lumbia to Umatilla. to provide practice for club mem ----- —e = lity of the melons and the unusually are asked to bring salad, cake or bers in showmanship, demonstration large quantity in the harvest, the sandwiches to be placed upon a long 20-YEAR RESIDENT PICNIS WILL work and judging. marketing activities In the Hermis table and served in pot luck style The show will be staged on the ton territory has attracted the at along with the turkey, coffee and BE STAGED AUGUST 26TH lot next to Refvem’s store and mer tention of the entire Pacific North ice cream. Individual dinners are Seventy-five people who have liv chandise prizes are being offered by west. Hermiston melons have been not advised, but families may bring ed on the original Hermiston Irri Stanfield business men. No cash commented upon in the Portland their silverware and dishes. Paper gation project, and all government prizes will be awarded. Members in papers and advertised over the ra plates will be furnished by the as territory adjacent, for the past 20 clubs represented will be cooking, dio from Portland stations, lauding sociation, however. years or more have signed up at the sewing, poultry, pig, sheep, calf and the fine quality and unusually high Musical numbers will include a Herald office as being eligible for potato clubs. yield per acre. piano solo by Miss Shirley Brown the picnic which will be staged at Club members will not qualify to Weather conditions have been son of Hermiston, group singing and Columbia park August 26th. complete their projects at this show ideal for the harvest, Mr. Bolstad music by the Cub Wranglers. Among the list of eligibles sign Assistant County Agent Sawyer says, and if they prevail at least 15 Members of the committee are: ing up so far, Henry M. Sommerer pointed out. but they will enter pro or 18 cars will reach markets before .1. Jendrzejewski, president; Chester tops the list as having settled at ducts and stock selected at this show the week is u. Up to press time Flannigan, Harry Kelley. Merrill Echo in 1900 and in Hermiston in at the state fair in Salem and also today 13 carloads have been re Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Tilden 1906. S. L. Carson has registered as at the Umatilla Project fair at Her leased from the local terminal. A and Donald DeMoss. having arrived in Hermiston in miston, September 21-22. yield of 12 tons per acre has been Many club boys and girls have 1904, which may put him in first estimated by Mr. Bolstad, with each ************ place. The latest arrival registering notified the assistant county agent melon averaging 20 pounds. • ADDITIONAL LOCALS ♦ arrived in 1914, Mrs. Chas Taylor. of their desire to ship stock to the Malcolm McSwain and O. Wells $$44*9********* Registration will remain open for state fair at Salem, and these will from California, experts in this Miss Eleanor Casserly of St. Louis, the next week in order that all eli be included in a carload of stock work, select the melons to be picked Missouri, arrived in Hermiston this gibles may register. A small fee of gathered from all of Umatilla coun for market each day, and these are week and is the house guest of her one cent per year will be collected ty, which will make the transpor loaded and trucked to the car ter sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and to pay for ice cream and other inci tation cost to each member very minal by a crew of fifteen men. The Mrs. James Todd. Miss Casserly is dental expenses. small. The state fair association ■ we = ------------ harvest will continue into next a formerre aident of Hermiston and will pay two-thirds of the cost of week which is expected to wind up has many acquaintances here. ZIMMERMAN AND PIERCE WILL shipping one carload. Mr. Sawyer the bulk of the shipment. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harkenrider says. Any club member who has not Mr. Bolstad expects to plant the returned to Hermiston Monday ac SPEAK AT STANFIELD SATURDAY already notified Mr. Sawyer of their same acreage to melons again next companied by Mr. Harkenrider's State Senator Peter Zimmerman intention to ship stock, should do so year. He has expressed pleasure at parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Harken- of Yamhill, candidate for governor at once. the result of his attempt at commer rider of Estacada, Ore. The Harken- on the progressive ticket, and Con A benefit dance will be sponsored cial melon growing this year. He riders will spend some time with gressman Walter M. Pierce, will be by 4-H club boys and girls at Stan had grown melons In the Boardman their daughter Mrs. Ralph Richards. speakers at the high school audi field to raise funds to further the Wilford Stitt of LaGrande visited torium in Stanfield, Saturday night club work. Club leaders directing territory three years previous to in Hermiston over the week end. August 18, starting at 8:00 o’clock. the activities of the 4-H club work coming to Hermiston. The bulk of the crop is being Mr. Stitt was enroute to Portland The program is sponsored by the at Stanfield are: Mrs. Jess Rich- on business before he leaves Satur Stanfield Grange. ards, Mrs. J. F. Rueber, Leo Rueber, shipped to Portland markets. day, August 18, for the Hawaiian Miss Helen Fredreckson will pre Stanley Green and Miss Clara John Islands on a mission with the Mor sent her orchestra in several num son. Teachers Sign Contracts. mon church. bers. Word was received this week that Mrs. W. J. Cochran spent the Visit from Idaho. Miss Catherine McBain, former week end at the home of Mr. and Diver Injures Head. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Harger, par teacher in the Hermiston grade Mrs. R. L. Elliott in Pendleton as school, has signed a contract to the guest of Miss Emogene Paul. Miss Edna Turnblad received a ents of Henry N. Harger, and his teach in the Silverlake, Wn„ school. Miss Paul returned with her Mon severe laceration to her scalp Sun aunt, Mrs. Martha A. Higgs, and Filverlake is only a few miles from day and spent the day with her par day afternoon when she dove off sister, Mrs. Harold Wilson and son Castle Rock, which is the home of ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Paul. the steel bridge west of town into Jimmy arrived in Hermiston Wed 1 r. and Mrs. J. G. Pear on and Mr. Mrs. Levi Reeder returned from the Umatilla river and struck rocks nesday for a visit at the Harger and Mrs. Geo. McKenzie, former Portland Tuesday morning after vi cn the bed of the river. She had home. Mr. Harger lives in Home Hermiston residents. siting her husband who underwent been diving all afternoon but on dale, Idaho, where he is employed Coach W. J. Cochran has signed an operation in St. Vincent’s hos this dive lost her footing and also as treasurer of the Gem Irrigation a contract to coach football in the pital last Friday. He is convalescing went into shallower water than on District. Mrs. Higgs is a trained Silverton, Ore., school. He will nicely and expects to return to Her previous dives. Several stitches were nurse and makes her home in Boise. necessary to close the wound. Miss Idaho. Mrs. Wilson lives at Cam teach two subjects besides coach, miston Saturday or Sunday. and will be one of fifteen teachers The Misses Ruth and Florence Turnblad has recovered sufficient bridge, Idaho, where her husband has a stock farm. on the high school staff. Mr. and Woughter returned home last week ly to be about again. Mrs. Cochran plan to be in Silver- after spending the summer in Port ton by September 1st. land attending Behnke-Walker bus iness college. Miss Ruth will teach MAXWELL HOUSE QUARTET school in Montana this winter and Miss Florence will teach at Stan HERE IN PERSON. field. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Starr of Min Many will be glad to learn that GROWERS the famous Mississippi Show Boat nehaha district had as their guests Four, well known to radio listeners this week, Mrs. Martha Fallon and from coast to coast, will be in Her daughter. Miss Violet Fallon of Los miston for one day, prior to their Angeles, Cal. They were enroute to Montana where they will visit a sis appearance in Spokane. n They will be at the Oasis theatre ter at Kalispel. Mrs. Fallon is a sister of Mrs. Starr and Miss Fallon for two shows on Tuesday, August 21, for which date there is also a niece. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Todd and son booked a good comedy, ‘‘Hold That Girl” with James Dunn and Claire Tommy and daughter Barbara. Joe Reeves and Walter Hamm returned Trevor. ------ •= Sunday night from a fishing trip Child Drowns in Irrigation Ditch. to Paulina Lake near Bend. Ore. While there they made their head The two-year-old daughter of Mr. quarters at the home of Mr. and and Mrs. Don Kenney of Irrigon Mrs. Harry Todd. was drowned in the irrigation ditch Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Liebe in Co near their home Saturday, August lumbia district entertained at a 11. The child’s body was first seen birthday dinner Sunday honoring by Harry Smith as it floated on top Mr. Liebe’s mother, Mrs. F. W. Lenz. of the water about noon Saturday. Those present were Mrs. W. H. Bie The irrigation ditch runs through gel and family of Kennewick, Wn.; the yard at the Kenney home and Mr. and Mrs. John Rueber and fam the child was missed only a few ily of Stanfield; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. minutes from the house. Thompson and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. F. Vacation on Coast W. Lenz and family. Ice cream and Mr and Mrs. B. S. Kingsley re- cake were enjoyed by the guests on turned the first of the week from a the lawn at the Liebe home in th short vacation on which they com- afternoon. bined business and pleasure. They M. G. Hedwall returned Wednes visited Vernonia and then looped day from attending Interstate Cream along the coast beaches tn Newport cries association meeting in Port driving inland to Corvallis and land. Ho was accompanied by Miss Portland, where they visited rela Marian Henderson on the return tives and friends. trip. ----- ’ * - ( SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER WEAR AUGUST 16, 1934 MISS MARKHAM OF IRRIGON DR. F. A. ROHRMAN OF LEADS IN FAIR QUEEN RACE. MICHIGAN VISITS BROTHER. Miss Billie Markham of Irrigon now leads in the queen race for the Umatilla Project Fair, September 21-22. Voting at the dances each Saturday night is being watched closely and Miss Markham headed the candidate list last week with 70 votes. The dance Friday night at the Westland school house and Saturday night at Stanfield will decide again which candidate will head the list. Sylvia Shutter of Hermiston was second with 66 votes, and Helen Jendrzejewski of Columbia, third with 43 votes. Other contestants’ standing are: Dorothy Mudge. Echo, 29; Mary Lee Rhea, Stanfield, 27; Bessie Dexter, Irrigon, 27; and Floy Attebury, Westland, 13. HERMISTON PIONEER CALLED TO FINAL REST IN CALIFORNIA Dr. F. A. Rohrman of Houghton, Michigan, Miss Alma Rohrman and Miss Evelyn Hoyt of Pendleton, vi sited at the A. F. Rohrman home Tuesday evening. Dr. Rohrman is a brother of A. F. Rohrman and a professor of Chemistry in the Michi gan College of Mining and Techno logy at Houghton. Michigan. He made the trip from Houghton to Pendleton in three days in his V8. On his return to Houghton. Dr. Rohrman will be accompanied by his brother Charles, who will enter the Michigan college to study met allurgy, working for his master's de gree. Prior to the opening of col lege work, the brothers will go to New York City where Dr. Rohrman will deliver a paper before a meet ing of the American Electro-Chemi cal Society. The title of this paper Is "The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion of Aluminum”. While in New York, he will also in terview all of the rinclpal manu- faTturers of steel and non-ferrous alloys concerning corrosion pheno mena. Dr. Rohrman writes for the fol lowing magazines: Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, The Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and The Journal of Chemical Education. He recently returned from Camp McCoy at Sparta, Wisconsin, where he holds rank of captain of the Field Artillery and Commanding Of ficer of the 13th Observation Batta lion. RODEO SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY AT PROJECT FAIR LOCAL TALENT ASKED FOR BY BOARD. Grade School Children. Admitted To Grounds Free On Friday; Premium Lists Issued Soon. A rodeo will be staged Saturday afternoon, September 22, at the Umatilla Project fair, members of the fair board voted at a meeting held last Thursday night. Roy At tebury was appointed head of a committee to arrange for securing local talent for a rodeo. A motion carrying the provision that no pro fessional riders will be allowed to register, was accepted by the board. All grade school children will be admitted to the fair grounds free Friday afternoon as in previous years, and the general admission fee on the same day will be thirty- five cents. On Saturday the gate will be fifty cents and twenty-five cents. J. Jendrzejewski, president of the board, appointed Lyle Tilden as an assistant to H. A. Pankow, city police officer, to accept or reject all concessions wishing to enter the fair grounds. Roy Attebury was ap pointed to direct construction and arrangements for the rodeo on the fair grounds. William A. Sawyer, assistant county agent, reported on judges but was unable to give a completa list at that time. President Jendrzejewski informed members of the board that the copy for the premium list had been turn ed over,to the printer and that the book would be ready tor distribu- tion by the last week In August. Copies may be secured at that time from the secretary, Enos D. Martin, or at the Herald office. Members of the fair board pres- ent at the meeting were: J. Jen drzejewski, president, W. G. Rodda. C. A. Lynch, Roy Attebury, L. C. Dyer, Chester Flannigan. Lyle Til den, N. J. Vanskike and Enos D. Martin, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. J. F. McNaught, pioneer resident of Hermiston, assed away in Oakland, California, August 15, according to word received here on that date. Since the death of her husband here in 1927, she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Geary, in Portland and Cali fornia. Coming to this section before Hermiston was started, Mrs. Mc Naught was always active in every phase of life in the community, and maintained a keen Interest in local affairs until the day of her death. Highly educated, a great student, possessing a keen sense of humor, she was an exceptional woman, and ■ ■ — • = was loved by all who knew her. SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPT. 3; Besides Mrs. Geary, she leaves a son, Carl S. McNaught of Portland. OTHER NOTES. Funeral arrangements are not known at this time. School will open for classes on - i i ' ------------ Monday, September 3rd, in both Cub Scouts Enjoy Outing. grades and high school. Children The Cub Scouts of the Hermiston will bring lunches and remain all Boy Scout troop enjoyed an outing day. Children, who are within a at Bingham Springs Monday, ac reasonable walking distance, should companied by H. T. Fraser, who go home to lunch. Children In the chauffeured the boys in his truck. first three grades will be dismissed Rev. W. A. Briggs accompanied for the noon recess at 11:10 A. M., them also. Included in the day’s and will be called for classes at 1:25 P. M. activities was swimming, fishing Beginnen. and a visit to the state wild game farm near Pendleton. Superinten Children who are past six years of dent Wells directed the boys through age or who will reach that age on the game pens explaining how the or before October 1st, 1934, may en birds were raised and then later re roll In the first grade on September VARIED PROGRAM ARRANGED leased. The cub scouts making the 3rd. It is very Important that be trip were Bud Sommerer, Jr., Tom ginners be present at the opening FOR ANNUAL C. E. SOCIAL my Fraser, Gale Felthouse, Albert of school and attend regularly. Par An interesting and varied pro and Frank Stone, Bob Payne. Jack ents are requested to report the gram has been arranged for enter Briggs, Lowell Sater, David Hamm, name, age and birthday of beginners tainment of guests at the annual Julius Gimble, Jr., Gale Pierson, to the superintendent either by tele Christian Endeavor Ice cream social Frank McKenzie, Eugene and Bob phone or post card before school which will be given on the W. W. Miller. »pens. All beginners with their Felthouse lawn Friday, August 17, mothers are asked to come to the starting promptly at 8:00 o’clock, Weather Report. school house on Saturday morning, it was announced by the committee Date Max. Min. September 1st, between the hours of in charge yesterday. 9:00 and 12:00, and meet their Among the numbers on the pro August 9 96 .... 45 Miss Boese. This will make gram will be a vocal solo by Mrs. August 10 95 .... teacher, 55 August 11 ........................... 93 .... 52 it much easier for both children and Henry Hsrger; music by the Cub August 12 ...................... 92 . 50 teacher on the opening day of Wranglers of Columbia district; two humorous skits; a harmonica solo August 13 ........................... 92 .... 50 school. by Rev. C. R. Moore; the silent quar August 14 ................. 97 .... 50 District Owned Books. tet; readings by Mrs. Chas. Duvall August 15 .......... 101 .. 52 The grade school now has a full and Virginia Dyer; and a solo by set of text books. These books will J. A. Clarke. be furnished free to students. On Funds will be used for furthering the opening day of school each pupil I the work of the organization. will be asked to make a small depo sit to cover possible damages to Aid Holds All Day Meeting. books In his possession. If books are The Methodist Ladies Aid society well cared for this deposit will be returned to him in the spring. If held an all day meeting Wednesday books are damaged .fines will be de with a pot luck dinner at noon. Miss Jessie Brierley treated the la ducted and the balance returned to the student. The deposit will be as dies to watermelon. During the af- | ternoon a quilt was finished and follows: First and second grades, 50c; third and fourth grades, 75c; plans were laid for a Seth Parker fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth program at the church October 2. The next regular meeting will be grades, $1.25. | held August 29th. Blue Ribbon Winner at the State Fairs High School Books. ............ : • 46949498499**** ♦ « Students having used books to dispose of, should get them into the ♦ superintendent’s hands at once. F Registration and Assembly Seats. All students who will attend high school are expected to appear on the days designated below to regis ter, adjust their courses and have a seat assigned in the assembly for the year: Freshmen ....... Monday, August 27 Sophomores ... Tuesday, August .28 Junior ........ Wednesday. August 29 Senior .......... Thursday, Auguat 30 Associated Student Dues. ALONG THE CONCRETE Scientists say the earth is cooling off. We wish It would make It seas onal—in the good old summer time only. If it hadn't been for Tommy Todd tbe fishing exposition to Paulina Lake near Bend might have been fruitless. Tommy sot the pace for Walter Hamm and Joe Reeves by catching five fish the first day out, while the men fed the fish bait. We have a rattlesnake displayed in a jar at the office, but you can bet we took proper precaution when we shifted it from one jar to an other. There Is no Albert Tesster in our makeup. Student body dues will be $1.50 for the year payable when eeats are assigned. The student treasurer will be present during registration week to sell tickets and issue receipts. Every student end teacher should Gerald White and Julius Gimble make a special effort to pay yearly were helping the NRA out a bit to- dues at this time, as there is no day by adding a now awning to the surplus In the treasury. light office building.
