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VOLUME XXIX
NUMBER SI_________________
FIELD DAY WILL
EXHIBIT STANDARD
. ALFALFA VARIETIES
PLOTS TO TEST BEST VARIETIES
FOR IRRIGATED DISTRICTS.
Alfalfa and Sweet Clover Said to be
Adapted to the Sandy Soil;
August 31st Field Day.
Fifteen half acre tests of alfalfa
will be exhibited on Field day Aug-
ust 31 at the Experiment Farm.
These will be standard varieties and
the tests are designed to show har
diness and tenderness under sandy
soils and climatic changes that exist
in the irrigated districts here and
along the Columbia and lower Yaki
ma and Walla Walla rivers. Some
of these tests are being made not on
ly to show the best varieties, but al
so to show how bad some of them
are.
In addition to the above will also
be shown 83 varieties of alfalfa in
rows which tests are being made
mainly to show length of lire of the
variety of alfalfa plants.
In 21 tracts commercial fertilizer
is being used. The results on the
better grades of sandy soils are very
marked, but not so noticeable on
coarser sands. The color of the al
falfa plants is shown greatly im
proved, and tests will be made of
the quality of the hay by the nutri
tion chemist at Corvallis. Barn
yard and green manure tests are al
so being made. Green manures are
proven the cheapest. One heavy
crop of peas and rye was turned un
der with a very noticeable change
in appearance and reaction in the
soil.
Winter killing tests are also be
ing carried out on 2Ü tracts. These
are standard varieties and the plots
are given different treatments as to
fertilization and irrigation. Streng
thening of the soil, application of
late moisture and allowing the plant
a heavier top growth before winter
season is recommended. Late pas
turing is considered damaging to al
falfa meadows.
H. K. Dean, station superinten
dent, states that no crop is so adap
ted to the sandy soils of this region
as alfalfa and sweet clover under
proper methods of tillage.
Tests will also be shown in fruit
varieties. Since this locality tried
out fruit 20 years ago, many new
varieties of all kinds of fruits have
been developed, as to quality and
hardiness. Varieties are being plan
ted from New York, New Jersey,
Minnesota and North Dakota, which
have been proven at the experiment
farms of those and other states. The
farm is especially trying out varie
ties suitable for home orchards but
is studying those that show quali
ties adapted to commercial growing
and handling. Likewise a study is
being made of local slopes or sec
tions that are better adapted for
fruits. Many varieties of apples,
peaches, plums. pears, apricots,
grapes, raspberries, blackberries and
strawberries are being grown.
Many other experiments are be
ing carried on that have been in
stalled during the the last three
years since the new farm was estab
lished, and which will he demonstra
ted at the field day celebration.
OSCAR DRUMHELLER DIES.
Oscar Drumheller, 68, who died
suddenly Tuesday of a heart attack
while at Wallowa lake, was a widely
known business man and banker of
Walla Walla. He was president of
the Whitehouse Drumhelles com
pany and vice president of the First
National bank of Walla Walla.
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"LES MISERABLES” AT OASIS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
Victor Hugo's immortal classic,
"Les Miserables,” will be at the Oa
sis theatre Friday and Saturday.
The role of Jean Vai jean, celebra
ted convict hero who spends five
brutalizing years in the galleys of a
French prison ship for the theft of
a loaf of bread and finds his whole
future life darkened by the petty
crime, is the greatest undertaking
of March's brilliant screen career.
Laughton, as the fanatical detective.
Javert, wbo has dedicated his life
to the literal interpretation of the
law, offers a characterization which
affords a psychological glimpse into
the strange workings of the mind
of a man-hunter.
Sir Cedric Hardwicke, distinguish
ed stage and screen star, is seen as
the beneficent Bishop Bienvenu,
whose faith raises the bunted Jean
Valjean from an unfeeling beast to
a noble and prosperous man.
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"IMITATION OF LIFE”
PROVES MOVING STORY.
"Imitation of Life,” which will be
on the screen at the Oasis theatre
Sunday and Monday, is an unusual
picture, decidedly off the beaten
track.
One of the unusual qualities of the
story Is its structural pattern, which
could be diagrammed as two paral
lel lines. One represents the life
of Bea Pullman, portrayed by Miss
Colbert, as a courageous young wi
dow possessed of much charm and
high intelligence.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY,
OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1935
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
*20202202090*%% RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
CLARENCE HENNING PROMOTED
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IRRIGON NEWS
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By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Privali are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Oli
ver for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver motored to
Goldendale, Wn., Saturday to visit
Mrs. Oliver’s mother, who has been
quite ill.
Mrs. Don Kenny accompanied her
father who has been visiting her, to
Portland Sunday.
Mr. Griffith and two sons from
The Dalles, and Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Miller from Boardman, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Miller Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bensel and Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Cassidy from Her
miston visited Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Isom Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. A. Graybeal accompanied
her grandson Ira Graybeal from Ste
venson, Wn., to Imbler Wednesday
for a week’s visit with her daugh
ters, Mrs. McFarland and Mrs. Mc
Coy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Browning and
family are visiting Mrs. Browning’s
parents at Centralia, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kendler of
Umatilla visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Isom Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Berry and family
of Umatilla were Sunday guests of
the McCoy family.
Mrs. B. P. Rand and Mrs. Geo.
Rand were business visitors in Wal
la Walla Tuesday.
Miss Julia Miller is visiting her
sister Grace at the F. C. Aldrich
home.
Chas. Steward returned from the
Veterans' hospital at Walla Walla
Saturday.
Mrs. Rebecca Knight was a house
guest of Mrs. Steward over the week
end.
Miss Margaret Gilles from The
Dalles was a business visitor in
town last week end.
Rev. Miller of Umatilla called on
friends in Irrigon Wednesday.
Mrs. Lisle Seaman and three
children of Madras, Ore., are visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Steward.
Clair Caldwell and Fred Markham
have been employed to drive the
school busses the coming year, with
Russell McCoy as substitute.
Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Cole are
here for a visit with their sister,
Mrs. Chas. Ellis.
Several families from Irrigon mo
tored to Ione Monday to attend the
fellowship meeting of the Penticos-
tal church.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Warner and
family and Mr. and Mrs. E. Fager
ström and family picnicked at Co
lumbia park at Hermiston Sunday.
MADE POSSIBLE.
Actual steps are being taken by
the rural electrification administra
tion to assist the farming communi
ties in securing light and power
service throughout the whole coun
try. The service is especially possi
ble in thickly settled communities
similar to projects around Hermis-
ton.
Frank McCulloch, public utilities
commissioner, who has been doing
some investigating into the problem
of rural electrification, is of the
opinion that extension of power
lines into farming areas should be
placed upon a social rather than a
strictly business basis. McCulloch
points out that if this development
is to be made only in those sections
which promise an immediate finan
cial return on the Investment there
will be few if any new extensions.
Private utilities, he points out, have
already pushed their lines into ev
ery nook and corner of the state that
give any prospect of profit. The fed
eral government, which is spending
millions in order to wipe out slums
in the cities, should, in McCulloch’s
opinion, be willing to spend a tew
millions in improving living condi
tions in remote rural areas as well.
HOTEL AND BUSINESS BUILDINGS
PLANNED FOR UMATILLA.
Glen Brown, of McMinnville, was
in Hermiston Wednesday of last
week and stated that he intended to
construct a hotel at Umatilla, and
begin work in a very short time. The
building will have 40 rooms, a full
basement of concrete, steam heat,
baths and showers, with parking
places for tourist cars.
He will also, he states, build a
series of store buildings for general
merchandise, drugs, groceries, etc.,
whenever he secures a tenant for a
building.
The location of these buildings
will be on the Columbia highway
between the east end of the bridge
and the old cemetery. Mr. Brown
states that he expects to invest $40,-
000 in these buildings. He bases
his judgment in this venture on the
construction of the channel from Ce
lilo to Umatilla, and the develop
ment of a port at Umatilla that will
supply eastern Oregon with river
facilities.
Examiner Coming.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her
miston Saturday, August 24th, 1935,
at the city library between the
hours of 9:00 to 5:00 P. M., respec
MANY PEOPLE ENJOY
tively, according to a recent an
nouncement released from the Secre
SUMMER VACATION TRIPS
tary of State’s office. All those
wishing permits or licenses to drive
Miss Marjorie Putman of Mult cars are asked to get in touch with
nomah is the house guest of Mr. and Mr. Bentley during these hours.
Mrs. W. L. Hamm this week. She
arrived last Friday to visit for a
Injures Hands in Wringer.
week with acquaintances, having at
Bobby Thomas, small son of Mr.
tended school here. She is the daugh
and Mrs. Roy Thomas, injured his
ter of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Putman.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norton of Mt. hands seriously early Friday morn
Vernon, Ore., visited here the first ing when he caught them in the
of the week with friends while en wringer. The skin was torn from
route to The Dalles to attend the both hands and the flesh from the
state Legion convention which op right hand. His mother had stepped
ened there Thursday evening, Aug out of the room when the child de
cided to investigate the wringer. He
ust 15.
Little Miss Patsy Lamberson cele is improving slowly.
brated her fourth birthday Wednes
Johnson Visits Here.
day afternoon by having a few of her
friends in for a party. The follow
Chester
Johnson, who is on fur
ing afternoon Little Miss Ruth Chal
from West Point, was in town
lis celebrated her birthday with a lough
Wednesday calling on old friends
party.
he leaves soon for New York
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy and before
resume his studies for another
daughter Bobbie Lou and Mrs. Ken to
years. Chester graduated from
nedy’s father and mother, Mr. and two Hermiston
high school In the
Mrs. S. A. Green, of Hastings, Ne the
of ’32 and entered West Point
braska, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter class
a
year
later.
His
Dr. and
Hamm Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. T. K. Johnson parents.
now living
Kennedy are old time acquaintances at North Powder. He are
was accompa
of Mr. Hamm.
Dr. A. W. Christopherson returned nied by Jim Neary, night clerk at
Wednesday from an extended vaca the Dorian hotel in Pendleton.
tion at eastern points and at Sea-
side. Mrs. Christopherson stopped in
The Dalles for the state American
Legion convention and expects to
return to Hermiston Saturday eve
ning. Their daughter Barbara who
has been with her grandmother in
Portland is expected home Sunday.
Miss Helen Fredreckson of Stan
field was In town on business Tues
day and says that she expects to
leave Thursday (today) for Portland
and then Seattle to await the sail
M. L. Watson has been working
ing of the boat to Nome, Alaska, steadily
all summer and is rapidly
where she will teach under Wm. getting the
In shape for the
Bloom, formerly superintendent of opening of building
school Monday, Septem
the Umatilla schools.
2. Mothers will be glad to know
Miss Clara Bryant and her sister ber
that the oil has been removed from
Mrs. E. G. Frazer who have been much
the floor space and a hard
vacationing at Seaside arrived In ening of
varnish put on instead. The
Hermiston Tuesday morning to visit appearance
is improved and is far
at the home of their sister Mrs. H.
T. Fraser. Miss Bryant recently re more sanitary.
All high school students, who ex
turned from a trip to Alaska and
they will remain here until the last pect to attend school this year will
report
at the superintendent's of
of the month. Mrs. Frazier’s home is
fice on the days named below to
in Rock Island, Illinois.
Local members of the American complete registration and have seats
Legion and Auxiliary who are at assigned in the study hall. Fresh
tending the state convention at The men will report on Tuesday, Aug
Dalles this week are Mr. and Mrs. ust 27; Sophomores. August. 28;
L. C. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. James Juniors, August 29; and Seniors on
Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Amsberry, August 30.
So far as possible books should be
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cable, Mrs.
Peter Castric. Mrs. Lyle Tilden and arranged for on the above registra
Mrs. J. G. Sage. Mrs. Caatric and tion days. The rent on English books
Mrs. L. C. Todd are delegatee for the will remain the same as last year.
local unit and Guy Amsberry and Some used books are on hand. Stu
James Todd are delegates for the dents having books to sell should
post.
get them in at once.
Inasmuch as the district is going
Mr. and Mm Curtis Simons and
daughter Shirley, who have spent to great expense to build a new high
several days visiting friends at school and gymnasium It seems best
Coeur d’Alene. Idaho, Grand Coulee not to undertake to play basketball
and In Walla Walla, returned to this year. Instead a regular schedule
Hermiston Tuesday.
Wednesday of high school parties and other
morning Mr. and Mrs. Simons left forms of amusement will be arrang
for Portland and Oreneo, Ore., to ed. The high school teaching staff
visit Mrs. Simon’s granéparents. is as follows:
Jessie B. Brierley. Latia, Occupa-
Shirley remained in Walla Walla
with her grandmother. The Simons tions and Mathematics: Margaret
Elliott, English; Esther Sibert, Com
expect to return August 19.
The news that Clarence Henning,
who has taught in departmental
work in the upper grades of our
school for the past three years, had
been elected to a responsible posi
tion in Ketchikan, Alaska, came as
a surprise to his many friends here.
Mr. Henning came to Hermiston
direct from Cheney Teacher’s college.
He has developed rapidly in his
teaching ability and will no doubt
give a good account of himself in
the new field.
Mr. Henning will act as coach
and physical education instructor in
the Ketchikan Junior high school.
He starts on a salary of $1400 and
will increase in three years to $1800.
He will sail from Seattle August 26.
The best wishes of the commun
ity go with him to his new Tield of
work.
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TOWNSEND CLUBS WILL
PICNIC FRIDAY, AUGUST 23.
Umatilla County Townsend clubs of
Echo, Stanfield, Umatilla and Her
miston, with all surrounding clubs
that will participate, will hold a
joint picnic in Columbia park north
of Hermiston on the Cold Springs
road, Friday, August 23.
A parade will start from the
Townsend club headquarters, next
to the creamery, at 9:30 a. m., and
proceed to the park. Join this par
ade with your banners and decora
tions.
Sports for all will be enjoyed in
the forenoon, after which a basket
lunch will be spread. Members are
urged to bring their baskets well
filled to provide for the visitors who
may not have a basket.
An address will be given by a
speaker sent here from Townsend
state headquarters In Portland, Ore,
VACANCIES IN U. S. ARMY
TO BE FILLED.
PINE CITY NEWS
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By Oleta Neill
E. B. Wattenburger motored to the
John Day country Monday to look
after his bees. Mrs. Wattenburger
and children accompanied him to
Long Creek where they will visit
Mr. Wattenburger's sister, Mrs. Reid
Buseick, for some time.
John Healy and son Jack, who
have been in St. Helens for the past
week, are expected to return home
the latter part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger,
who motored to Lake Port, Calif.,
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Reid
Buseik and family to visit Mr. Wat-
tenburger’s brother, returned home
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill and Guy
Moore are spending this week in the
mountains huckleberrying.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Omohundro and
family moved to their new home near
Nolin Sunday.
Miss Iris Omohundro is spending
the week in Hermiston visiting at
the C. E. Baker home.
Miss Marie Healy spent Friday
afternoon visiting with Miss Alma
Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Corrigal visit
ed at the T. J. O'Brien home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Young and
family left Saturday morning for the
mountains where they will spend a
few days huckleberrying.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wattenburger.
Miss Ina Wattenburger, Mrs. L. D.
Neill, Miss Alma Neill, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Wattenburger and family, and
Mrs. Ollie Neill and family spent
Sunday afternoon at the A. E. Wat
tenburger home celebrating Mrs.
Wattenburger’s birthday.
C. H. Bartholomew was a business
visitor in Heppner Saturday.
Mrs. Roy O’Mohundro and daugh
ter Iris visited at the Antone Cunha
home Saturday.
Miss Ida Ullman and J. C. Wat
tenburger from Talent, Ore., spent
Friday and Saturday visiting at the
Mrs. Ollie Neill and A. E. Watten
burger homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and fam
ily were business visitors in Her
miston Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and
son Jerry and Mr. and Mrs. Marlon
Finch and daughters spent Sunday
afternoon at the C. H. Bartholomew
home.
Ellis Coxen is staying at the Roy
Neill ranch and doing chores while
Neills are in the mountains.
Mrs. W. D. Neill, Miss Bernice
Neill and.Floyd Mathers are camping
in the mountains this week picking
huckleberries.
The Misses Ruth, Susan and Mary
Carrol Thomson are now visiting
at the C. H. Bartholomew home.
Emery Cox and Lowell Young
were business visitors in Hermiston
Sunday morning.
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The United States army recruit
ing officer stationed at Pendleton,
Oregon, announced the following
vacancies for foreign and home ser
vice.
Enlistments can now be made for
Infantry, Coast Artillery, Field Ar
tillery, Engineers and Chemical Wel
fare Service in the Hawiian Islands.
Five vacancies for Coast Artillery
in the Philippine Islands are booked.
Previous service men can enlist for
the 15th Infantry in China. Van
couver Barracks, Washington, has
vacancies in the Infantry and Medi
cal Department. Fort Stevens, Ore.,
has vacancies in the Coast Artillery,
Medical department and the Quarter
master Corps. Enlistments can also
be made for the 7th Infantry in
Alaska.
TWENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS
For additional information write
or call at the United States Army re CITED FOR SAFEWAY STORES.
cruiting station, Post Office Build
ing, Pendleton, Oregon.
The first of the group of stores
later to be known as Safeway Stores
was purchased by M. B. Skaggs from
Oregon State Banquet.
his father twenty years ago this
A banquet given by Oregon State month. August 15, 1915. As stores
college students and honoring stu are judged now this original store
dents who will attend the college would not rate very high. Barely
this fall will be held at the Pendle 18x32 feet In area, the entire stock,
ton Hotel Saturday night, August fixtures and good will were pur
24, at 7:00 o’clock, according to chased for $1088. But the idea be
Russell Tegnell who was in twon last hind the venture was sound and the
week contacting students. The price vision of the founder broad, as is ev
of tickets is 75 cents.
idenced by the phenomenal progress
Tegnell has been organizing Ore made during the years which fol
gon State clubs throughout the state lowed.
The second store was opened in
during the summer and is eager to
develop a group in this section of the fall of 1917 at Burley, Idaho,
the country. The primary purpose and following the World War stores
of the clubs is to contact high school were opened, as funds were avail
students who plan to enter college. able, successively at Pocatello, Boi
If the students interested in at se. Walla Walla, Portland, Yakima,
tending the banquet will get in Butte, Tacoma and numerous other
touch with Margaret Felthouse of points.
In 1925 the chain, then called
Hermiston, arrangements will be
Skaggs United Stores, consisting of
made for them to go.
more than 200 units, purchased
Skaggs Cash Stores, operating ap
proximately 125 stores in Califor
nia, Nevada. Utah, Wyoming, Idaho
and Colorado, and in 1926 the com
pany merged with Safeway Stores
of Southern California. More re
cent history is the acquisition of
Arizona Grocery Company, Sanitary
Stores, MacMarr Stores, numerous
Piggly Wiggly stores and various
other groups, the total on July 15
being 3,431 stores and 2,319 meat
mercial; Ladrew Moshberger, Social markets. There are also, as is well
Science, Spanish and Debate; Har known, numerous wholesale outlets,
old Hatton, Science and Athletics bakeries, creameries and other man
and Golda Mumma, orchestra and ufacturing plants—geared into this
complex organization, employing
Glee Club.
nearly 20,000 persons on full time
High School English Texts.
besides many others on part time. A
District nine will rent English large part of the population of near
texts to the students thia year. The ly half the states In the Union are
freshmen and sophomore texts rent served daily by our stores.
Thus the vision of M. B. Skaggs
for 30 cents and junior and senior
of 20 years ago finds expression In
texts for 45 cents.
an Institution of great scope and tre
Class Advisers.
mendous service to millions of peo
ft represents a symbol of this
Class advisers are: Freshmen, R. ple.
’s traditional equality of op
H. McAtee; Sophomore. Ladrew country
—the spirit which has
Moshberger; Juniors. Harold Hat- portunity
made America a land of freedom.
ton; Seniors. Margaret Elliott.
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Miss Elliott will have charge of
Former
Residents
Visit.
girl's athletics: Miss Sibert. Girl’s
League and Miss Brierley. Torch
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Phipps of
Honor Society.
Salem visited early this week with
friends here. Mr. Pbipps was one of
Girl’s League Institute.
the members of the original board of
The Girl’s League organization of directors fot the Farm Bureau Co
this district has chosen Hermiston operative here and Mrs. Phipps was
es the place for its annual gathering very active In community circles
this fall. The support of the entire when they lived In Columbia dist
community will be needed to put rict a number of years ago. They
this over.
were enroute to Yellowstone Nati
onal Park on a vacation trip.
Colonial Art Exhibit
SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPT. 2;
TEACHING STAFF SELECTED
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Many citizens of this community
will remember with pleasure the
large exhibit of fine pictures held
here two years ago. A similar exhi
bit haa been secured to be shown
here thia year on October 26.
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Legion Auxiliary Meets.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday, August 29. at
the home of Mrs. O. K. Mudge, in-
stead of August 22 as previously
planned.
TURKEY GROWERS
TO INSPECT BROODER
SYSTEMS & FLOCKS
NEW
FEATURES
ADDED
TO
PICNIC AND PROGRAM.
All Interested Parties Are Invited to
Attend Tour and Picnic Satur
day, August 17.
The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers association will hold its annual
tour and picnic Saturday, August
17. All who are interested in turkey
growing, or in the work of the asso
ciation are cordially invited to at
tend.
Those who attend the picnic are
asked to bring something to contri
bute toward the pot luck dinner. In
deciding what to bring in the way
of food, it should be kept in mind
that the association is furnishing
roast turkey, coffee, and ice cream;
also to bring plates, cups and silver
ware.
The tour will start at 9:30 A. M.,
at the Umatilla Experiment station
where H. K. Dean, superintendent
of the station, will discuss results of
last years experimental work with
turkeys. The next stop is to be at
the farm of I. C. Cox, where obser
vations will be made of the hot wa
ter brooding system in use there.
From there the group will go to
Chas. Keller’s farm where there
will be a brief discussion of factors
relative to selecting time to market
as shown by last year’s operations.
Growers will view Mr. Keller’s
brooder system and flock.
The next and last stop before din
ner will be at the farm of J. H. De-
Moss, where a combination brooder
house with wire floor and portable
range houses will be inspected.
Dinner and an interesting pro
gram will be held at 1:00 o’clock at
the Columbia park. Speakers on the
program are as follows: A. Willard-
son, Los Angeles sales agent for the
turkey growers; J. C. Leedy, field
man for the Oregon Turkey Grow
ers, and H, E. Cosby, Extension
Poultry Specialist from O. S. C. The
entertainment features of the pro
gram will be a tap dance by
Miss Bonnie Lamberson, and mu
sic and singing by the Cub Rangiere.
A turkey picking contest is to be
staged immediately after dinner.
Wm. Kryder, H. G. McCulley, Geo
Challis, and Wm. Rodda are to dem
onstrate their skill in this contest.
The winners will receive prizes giv
en by the Oregon Hardware and Im
plement Co., The Hermiston Drug
Co.. Burnham's, and Safeway Stores.
In order that the fat men, who
are inclined to eat too much turkey,
may work off some of the excess
weight, the turkey grower heavy
weights, including Mr. Leedy, are
challenging the fat men of the Her
miston Commercial club to a foot
race. The prize for the winner will
be useful in regaining a slender fig
ure, the committee announces.
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UMATILLA NEWS
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By Louise Byrnes
Mrs. Lloyd Ostrom was honored at
a miscellaneous shower last Thurs
day at the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. M. M. McCullough. Hrs. Os
trom received many lovely gifts. The
afternoon was enjoyed by playing a
few "Bride and Groom" games.
Lunch was served to a few of her
young friends. They were Lola and
Barbara Berry, Louise Grace Bensel,
Margaret Brown, Erma Byrnes. Ve
ta Moran, Cathleen Kennedy, Betty
McKenzie, Dorothy Tonies, Mrs.
Dave Lane, Mrs. Lloyd Ostrom, Mrs.
M. M. McCullough.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walsh and
children, Dale and Merlin Paul, and
Louise Byrnes spent Saturday in
Walla Walla and Touchet where they
visited Miss Byrnes and Mrs. Walch’s
grandmother, Mrs. A. W. Byrnes.
Gus Tonies and daughter Dorothy
motored to Walla Walla Sunday to
spend the day. Mrs. Tonies, who has
been visiting at the Art Trout home
in Wal> Walla, returned with them.
Miss Ethel Walsh of Medford, Ore.
is visiting her mother, Mrs. D. M.
Walsh.
Lloyd Harryman accompanied by
his father Frank Harryman, left
Saturday for Haines, Ore., to visit
Donald Harryman. Frank Haryman
will remain in Hains to work in the
grain fields, but Lloyd . returned
Tuesday.
Mrs. Duff Knight Is having her
Beauty Shop all remodelled.
Erma Byrnes, Josephine Connell,
Lyle Brown, John Bray and Glenn
Ostrom spent Sunday at Bingham
Springs.
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Joe Norton seen dodging cars on
our Main street .... We would ad
vise that Joe come back to a good
country before he becomes too accus-
tomed to the wilds of the John Day
region.
We can’t Imagine a good democrat
objecting to any form of taxation.
Tom Jensen displaying another
ship which Is In the making. Once
the sea air geta Into the blood It Is
there to stay.
Dave Mittlesdorf Is the champion
fisherman of a threesome which
went to Sheep Creek Sunday. Walt
Jendrzejewski and Fred Ober claimed
all but the 12 Inch mountain trout.