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HERMISTON,
EXPERIMENT RESULTS
WILL BE EXPLAINED
FIELD DAY, AUG. 31
EDUCATIONAL
AND
SPORTS
PROGRAM PLANNED.
Prominent
Men
he Hermintun Aerali
in
Agricultural
Work at the State College
Will Be Present.
UMATILLA
COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935
HEPPNER-SPRAY ROAD
HUG FINED ON CHARGE
G. F. HODGES OF PENDLETON
W, M. SCOTT DIES IN PORTLAND
DEDICATED LABOR DAY
OF RECKLESS DRIVING
NAMED COUNTY JUDGE
AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS
The Heppner-Spray road will be
dedicated Labor day, by a basket
dinner picnic at the State Park near
the summit of the mountains be
tween Hardman and Spray. Hermis-
ton people are invited to join in this
event which will take place about 75
miles south of here.
This new road is a connecting
link in another eroaa state highway
system which connects Hermiston
and the Wallula cut-off over the
Diagonal road, on up Butter Creek
to Lexington, Heppner, Hardman to
Spray on the John Day and from
there to Canyon City and Burns
southeasterly, and to Mitchell, Prine
ville and Bend southwesterly. Be
cause of these connections the road
will be traveled by tourists, busi
ness men, farmers and stockmen
from such places as Walla Walla,
Pasco, Yakima and Spokane on the
north and Lakeview, Bums, Klam-
ath Falls and San Francisco on the
Commencing at 9:30 o’clock in
the forenoon on Saturday, August
31, and continuing into mid-after
noon, will be field day at the experi-
ment farm. It will be the day to see
and hear explained the many
and experiments that have been
started during the past three years
and will be continued for the bene-
fit of the farmers of this region.
At noon there will be a picnic. No
large table will be spread, but visi- south.
tors are expected to bring their
The new road is a scenic part of
lunches and gather in family or so the distance and is one of the best
cial groups on lawns, and under constructed highways in the state.
spread canvasses. The Mor-Tone
Sound Service loud speaker will car JUDGING AND DEMONSTRATION
ry speeches, announcements, pro
TEAMS TO OREGON STATE FAIR.
gram and music to the crowds and
all is being arranged as completely
Four judging and demonstration
as possible for the comfort, enjoy teams from 4-H clubs In this district
ment and benefit of all who come. will attend the Oregon State Fair at
Results of tests and experiments Salem which opens August 31, and
will be shown in dairying, turkey continues until September 6. Clubs
raising, alfalfa, fruits, curly top represented will be the We-Can Can
blight, smut on sandburs, pyrethrum, ning club, the Cookie Cooking club,
vegetables, and many other features and the Blue Ribbon Calf club.
Members of the livestock judging
of agricultural needs in what is
team are Mary Wilson, Lois Hutchi
known as the sandy soil of the Co
lumbia and Snake river valleys. son and Mary Jane Hammer.. This
Through an investment by the gov team won by 20 points over two oth-
ernment in improvements on 200 er teams in a contest held Tuesday
at the experiment station. Other
acres of land donated and by annual
appropriation for maintenance, a teams consisted of Darrel Seeliger.
demonstration of the feasibility will “Bill Jackson and Richard Rainwater
from thè Grand Champion club, and
readily be seen next Saturday.
Bernard Jendrzejewski, Otho Whit-
The results from 22 dairy cows, in ‘ sett and Henry Sommerer, Jr., from
two herds, under different feeding ' the Four Leaf Clover club.
tests will be shown. Relative value 1
Demonstrations will be given by
of feeds and pasture will be' discus ' teams from the clubs lead by Mrs.
sed. Alfalfa growing will be shown W. A. Hlneline as follows: Helen
on more than a score of tracts, where ' Jendrzejewski and Margaret Clarke
varieties, fertilization and irriga will demonstrate the process of
ting will be illustrated. Over 80 var ' dressing chicken; Marie Skovbo and
ieties are grown on the farm.
Esther McMullen will demonstrate
Young fruit trees and berries are i the making of four varieties of light
being grown to test out what varie bread; Mary Rodda and Nina Rae
ties of apples, pears, peaches, apri McCulley will judge home economic
cots. plums, blackberries and rasp projects; and Marie Skovbo will
berries, will be best suited here, demonstrate the preparation of a
both for family and commercial pur dollar dinner.
These groups expect to leave Sat
poses. These tests are being applied
from studied results of the trees and urday for Salem. Mrs. Hineline will
plants in other states, where new act as county chaperone.
varieties have been developed to
meet changed conditions during the 300 TOWNSENDITES GATHER
last number of years.
AT DISTRICT PICNIC FRIDAY
Methods of feeding and raising
of turkeys, which are of much new
W. A. Sellwood of Portland, dist
interest throughout this district. rict organizer for the Townsend
will be shown and discussed.
clubs, was the main speaker at a
An interesting test and a valu- joint district picnic held in Colum
able one. will be shown in the work bia park last Friday when approxi
against curly top blight. The tests mately 300 representatives from
are for tomatoes, beans and squash. clubs at Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston
In the squash work, one variety that and Umatilla enjoyed the day. Bar-
has been produced is known as the ney Anderson, county organizer for
Umatilla Marble head which has the Townsend clubs, was also pres
great blight resistant qualities. The ent.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guiwits were
Hubbard and others cannot yet be
grown successfully. Another test Is in charge of the sports program and
to separate thè green and pink the many prizes were donated by
strains. The effort for squashes is in Hermiston, Stanfield and Echo peo
behalf of production of a succulent ple.
Following the basket dinner at
cow feed during winter seasons.
Storage tests will be conducted this noon many sports events were staged
winter to extend the keeping period and prizes were awarded to Mrs.
as far as possible past January 1. Georgianna Illsley and Mrs. Lrose
as the oldest ladies present.
Tests are also being made for the Lawson
Both were 78, and each received a
some purposes on mangels, carrots 31 prize. Grandma Ellis, who came
and artichokes.
later to the picnic and who is 85
A new test will be demonstrated years old, was not entered in the
in smut for sandburs. For three contest.
James A. Cresswell, 83, and Jack-
years this smut has been under re son Harr, ,82, were awarded prizes
search. Cases were found and prov as the oldest men present. Pictures
en different from grain smut, and were taken of the four later.
In the morning, highly decorated
applications have been made with
paraded down Main street en-
good results. An effort will be made cars
route to the park.
to produce quanties for use by farm
ers who need the new hoped-for
Given Free Insurance.
remedy.
Dedicated to the social and econ
Pyrethrum, which is being found omic welfare of its employees and
a substitute for arsenate of lead is their dependents, Safeway Stores,
being grown, and can be used as a Inc., today announced that during
spray on fruits and in fly and other the past two and one half years it
iasect sprays. Pyrethrum is not so has presented free to 17,319 work
dangerous to human beings as its ers a total of 317,731,319 in insur
strength disappears after applica- ance as part of its policy of person
tlon earlier before maturity of the nel development.
fruits.
O. L Stone. personnel manager for
Safeway, in his snnual report today.
Will Hear Speakers. •
said that the company pays all an-
After the picnic speakers will ad- nual premiums.
dress the visitors, Prof. F. L Bal-
lard, vice director of extension ser-
Weather Report.
vice, will talk on recent adjust- Date
Max. Min.
menta of Oregon agriculture, as to August 22
97
53
marketing and production. Prof. O. August 23
61
43
R. Hyslop, head of the division of August 24
39
90 ..
plant Industry at O. 8. C., will dis- August 25
August 26
95 .... 54
August 27
28
54
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Ed Hug was fined $35 and costs
and his license revoked for one year
in Justice P. P. Sullivan’s court
Monday, August 26, on a charge of
reckless driving. He was given 30
days to pay the fine.
The charge grew out of a collis-
ion which occurred Saturday night
on the Diagonal road when the car
belonging the J. H. Ryland and driv
en by Hug, crashed into the H. J.
Ott car which was being driven by
Walther Ott. Both cars were dam
aged considerably.
G. F. Hodges of Pendleton was ap
pointed by Governor Martin Wednes
day, August 28, as county judge of
Umatilla county to succeed the late
Judge Clive S. Cheshire, who died
more than a week ago.
Mr. Hodges came to Oregon in
1907 and served in France during
the world war. He later was com
mander of the Pendleton Post, Am
erican Legion, and is a member of
the Happy Canyon board.
During the past few years Mr.
Hodges has been engaged in the real
estate, insurance loen business. He
is a democrat and has served as
chairman of the Umatilla county
democratic central committee.
w. M. Scott, aged 81, owner of
Hida way Springs since 1886, died in
Portland Sunday’ morning at the
Portland Sanitarium. Funeral servi-
ces were held Wednesday morning
from the Folsom Chapel In Pendle-
ton with Rev. J. M. Cornelison offi-
dating.
Mr. Scott came to Oregon in the
seventies and first settled at Yaqul-
na Bay later coming to this county
and had a wheat and stock ranch
Northwest of Pendleton.
Mr. Scott, who was unmarried, is
survived by one sister Mrs. H. J.
Bean of Salem and the following
nieces and nephews: Mrs. Harold
Larsen of Portland, Hawley Bean of
Echo, Mrs. H. A. Sammis of The
Dalles, G. W. Ingram of Portland,
Jack McGaughey of The Dalles and
J. D. Ingram of Pendleton.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
R.E.A. WOULD BRING
ELECTRICITY TO
THE FARM HOME
$100,000,000
ALLOCATED
FOR
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.
What REA Means and How to Get
It Are Touched Upon In
This Article.
The Herald promised last week
that It would give further and more
detailed information about Rural
APPROVES HERMISTON SCHOOL
Electrification. It has received a
The Umatilla county planning
brief of facts from the Rural Elec-
board approved the application of DAVE JOHNSON STARS IN
triflcatlon Administration at Wash
the Hermiston Union high school DIAMOND BELT TITLE BOUTS
ington, D. C., setting forth what
district No. 9 for PWA funds to build
light and power means for the farm
a high school. The application will
and how to get it.
Dave Johnson, 175-pound Board
be sent to Washington immediately. man pugilist who has appeared on a SCHOOL BUS ROUTES SAME,
Congress has decided that the
H. T. Fraser of Hermiston represent number of amateur boxing card
farmers of the country should have
ed the board in the absence of F. C. events in Hermiston, made a two- WITH ONE EXCEPTION
electricity and the benefits that go
McKenzie, regular member. He was round knockout of Art McQuillan of
All school busses will be run on with it, and allocated $100,000,000
accompanied by Supt. R. H. McAtee. Oakland, Calif., in the Diamond the same routes and time schedules for the work of electrifying farms,
Other members of the board present Belt amateur boxing championship as they were last year, says O. O.
The statistics are given that 30,-
included Jack Milson, Wm. Till, J. staged in San Francisco, Monday, Felthouse, manager, with the excep 000,000 persons are dependent upon
O. Hales, W. L. Meiners, Omar Bab August 26. Johnson and five other tion of the south hill bus. This route agriculture and that under present
cock. J. K. Thompson of Pendleton, Portland Golden Glove champions
has been extended and will accom restrictions and regulations and ec-
who is superintendent of nine coun and substitutes were said to be
modate those pupils living directly onomlc conditions 76 percent are
ties in this section for PWA, was also some of the best youngsters present.
south of town. The new route pas still dependent on kerosene lamps
present together with his engineer.
Johnson was one of the five ama- ses over the road north of the ex and 10 percent dependent on can-
teur glove-tossers to win the honor periment farm_to Kelley’s place, dies. Water conveniences are crude
COUNTY COURT ORDERS ROAD
of the Golden Glove title in Port- north to the road running east by and very few have modern water
WORK IN WEST END OF COUNTY land recently, which entitled them the Cox farm, thence north past the and plumbing; 73 percent still car-
to compete In the Diamond Belt F. P. Sullivan farm and enters the ry water from wells; 93 percent
Meiners, championships in San Francisco.
J. O. Hales and W.
highway at the Stewart Service have neither bathtub nor shower;
77 percent still get along with out
members of the county court, were
Station.
in the Hermiston district Tuesday,
Irrigon School Has New Bus.
John Pace will drive the Butter door toilets; 33 percent heat their
August 27, looking over road condi
Irrigon school district No. 10 will Creek bus, Emi! Safer the Westland homes with fire places; 54 percent
tions. They authorized the construc have a new V-8 school bus this year bus, Kenneth Knerr the south hill heat their homes with stoves; and
tion of two bridges on the Furnish driven by Clair Caldwell. It will bus and O. O. Felthouse the Colum 48 percent do their laundry out of
project, over which the south hill have a superior body, mounted on a bia bus. The Butter Creek bus, Mr, doors. These are some of the reas
school bus passes, two culverts In 1935 Ford truck chassis, all steel Felthouse says, has a new Interna ons given why electricity should be
Columbia district, a drain ditch at body, genuine leather upholstery and tional chassis and new cushioned carried to the farm and drudgery
with safety glass throughout. It will be seats. The other busses have been lifted from the shoulders of the
the William’s corner, along
:
brush and weed cutting.
equipped with two hot water heat put in excellent condition for the housewife, and burden taken from
the farmer, through the introduc
As a whole the school bus route ers and vaccuum powered frost re- year’s run.
tion of modern conveniences.
was found to be in fine shape for Hectors. Delivery was made by the
The REA proposes to take up the
the opening of the run Tuesday, Rohrman Motor Co.
WPA ENGINEER WILL HOLD
field between that supplied by pres
September 3.
MEETING IN PENDLETON
ent power utilities which is mostly
Attend Cheshire Funeral.
I.O.O.F. Enjoy Watermelon Feed
Business men who paid final trib-
In order to be of assistance to urban, and the outlying territory
The Hermiston Odd Fellow lodge ute to Judge Clive S. Cheshire at his public bodies who have needs and which is thinly settled, and where
entertained m embers of the Pendle- funeral In Pendleton Friday were who may wish help from the Public farms are large and distances too
ton lodge Tuesday night of this W. J. Warner, F. B. Swayze, Thos. Works Administration, C. C. Hock great to permit the building of lines
week at a watermelon feed and Campbell, O. O. Felthouse, H. M. ley, Acting State Director for WPA and equipment. The work applies to
joint social meeting, which has now Sommerer and J. A. Clarke. Judge in Oregon, will hold an informal more condensed populations like
become an annual affair. The Her- Cheshire died at his home Wednes meeting at the city hall in Pendle within our territory, where neigh
m Iston lodge was said to have taken day, August 21, from heart disease. ton, Thursday, August 29, at 10 a.m. bors and communities may cooperate
in the extension of present facili
1000 pounds of melons to the Round- He had served as judge of Umatilla
This meeting will be for the pur
ties. REA cannot be expected to
Up city. Among those going were county since 1932.
pose of any questions regarding
Curtis Simons, Arthur Beasley. Frank
needs, financing and procedure for help the individual farms but will
aid groups which can make the costs
Bilderback, O. C. Pierce, Frank Gui-
Advertising Pays Dividends.
securing 45 per cent grant and the
economically
possible.
wits, C. A. Jackman, M. L. Watson,
Since the Co-operative Service Sta making of loans from the PWA.
The plans and extent to which the
R. F. Dawson, Geo. Harkenrider, tion started its advertising campaign
Word has been received from
Walter Mead. Frank Bilderback, in the Herald on U. S. Tires in May Washington that September 3d, government can help depends on
Paul Miller, Gwin Hughes and Frank of this year, its volume has increas 1935, has been set as the dead line how much electricity can be used by
Leicht of Irrigon.
ed revenue from 3122.01 to $506.77 for receiving in the state offices of a group; what its cost will be whole
shown by the records for July sales. PWA. applications on projects under sale. how much the line will cost
CARD OF THANKS
A continuous advertising campaign the Emergency Relief appropriation and whether the rates paid will
We wish to thank our many has been carried on a 50-50 basis act of 1935, which made federal maintenance and return the costs,
friends for their kindness and sym- with the U. S. Tire & Rubber Co., funds available on the basis of 55 which will be over a long period.
Electricity through REA may be
pathy. and for the beautiful floral and has been paying the local sta per cent loan and 45 per cent grant.
obtained through the nearest power
offerings, in the illness and death tion in dividends. A merchant must
company, through state, county or
of our beloved wife and mother, I do one of two things, "advertise, or
Rankins Inspect Turkey Flocks.
•local power districts; through farm
Mrs. John Ulrich. We especially.want sacrifice.”
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rankin,
ers cooperative, mutual or other
to mention the beautiful offering
prominent turkey raisers on the pro
groups which may be created. REA
Townsend Club Meeting.
from her brother S. M. Bishop, and
ject, returned the first of the week
will build the lines and bring elec
The Townsend club meets every
employees of McMurtry, Mfg. Co., of
from a six day trip into Idaho where
| first and third Tuesday of each they visited turkey flocks of seven tricity to the farm if such satisfac
Denver, Colorado.
month. The next meeting is Septem- thousand birds and inspected brood- tory arrangements can be made.
JOHN ULRICH,
Advantages through farm coopera-
i ber 3, at the Union church.
LEITHA N. WADE.
ing systems and hatcheries. They tlves is suggested by the circular
found that birds in that section did which In turn can deal, If possible,
not look quite as mature as those with present local utilities. The REA
raised on the Hermiston project. is ready to extend advice as to orga
The hot water brooding system was nization and methods, and a staff
the most widely used, they said. At
Vale, Or., they visited a flock of member has been appointed for that
three thousand birds. Mr. and Mrs. purpose.
Most utilities companies, the brief
Rankin accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Heimerdinger of Walla states, have felt that they should
The monthly report of the Uma and 27.9 lbs. fat.
Walla on the trip which took them build the same kind of lines in coun
try areas as they maintain in urban
tilla Herd Improvement association
High herd of over 20 cows was into Yellowstone National Park.
centers. Such lines cost around $2000
for July compiled By Al Kennings, owned by Chas. Lynch, which in
or more, but REA claims that suf
tester, again shows "Boots,” a 4- cluded 46 pure bred and grade Hol
Smith in New Location.
y ear-old grade jersey. making the steins. producing 938.5 lbs. milk
Virgil Smith, who formerly op ficient service can be installed for
highest production in the associa and 33.1 lbs. fat. High herd between erated the Automotive Machine * $1000 per mile and that the average
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tion, by producing 1106 lbs. milk 12 and 20 cows was owned by Wm. Automotive Works on Main street,
and 63.0 lbs. fat. She is owned by Luttrell, including 18 grade Jerseys, will soon be open for business in
J. H. Reid. The second highest cow producing 502.5 lbs. milk, and 25.8 the building opposite the Osborn
"Cllnta” is owned by T. G. Gregory. lbs. fat. High herd, under 12 cows, apartments on Hermiston 'avenue.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
She Is a 3-year-old grade Jersey and was owned by L. C. Dyer, including Mr. Smith expects to make his loca
produced 1156 lbs. milk and 62.4 7 pure bred Jerseys, producing 516.1 tion temporary headquarters until
lbs. milk, and 28.6 lbs. fat.
lbs. fat.
he can construct his own building
Paging Niger Burnham Weesell
High herds to date for the first to house his equipment.
The report states that Mr. Ken-
Cat! Another member of the family
nlngs will complete the total and five months since the beginning of
has disappeared.
average production tabulation of all the testing year were listed as fol
Columbia School Will Open.
"The ideal marriage is when a
herds on test with his August re- lows:
The Columbia school will open man finds a beautiful girl and a
46
pure
bred
and
Chas.
Lynch,
will
be
published
in
port, and this
Tuesday, September 3, with Mrs. good housewife,” says a writer. It
a later issue.
grade Holsteins, 4836.9 lbs. milk Laura Morris as principal. Wm. M. sounds more like bigamy.
Activities in the association show and 168.2 lbs. fat; T. G. Gregory. Harvey of Gibbon, Ore., will act as
Dwight Mahoney does not believe
that one cow was culled, two cows 99 grade Guernseys and grade Jer Intermediate teacher, and Miss Grace there would be much profit In being
were sold for dairy purposes and five seys, 3172.8 lbs. milk and 152.5 lbs. Rodda as primary teacher. Mr. Har a prophet.............. Even though the
cows were purchased by members. fat: Wm. Luttrell, 18 grade Jerseys. vey and his family will live In Her- war question isn't settled.
Velma Amsberry taking Bruce
During July there were 36 herds 3314.6 lbs. milk and 166.9 lbs. fat;
miston.
Norton for a ride on her bicycle
on test in ths association with 577 L. W. Owens, 19 pure bred Jerseys.
handle bars early Tuesday morning.
cows enrolled, of which 79 were 3070.7 lbs. milk and 139.3 lbs. fat;
Scouts and Clubbers Will Picnic.
A good slogan for all time, but
dry. The total production of milk B B. Eastridge. 11 grade Holsteins
The 4-H club girls and the Boy particularly now as the Umatilla
was 355,478 lbs., and the fat pro and grade Guernseys, 4334.1 lbs
Project
fair approaches. Is this "Who
duction was 16,119.7 lbs., and out milk and 164.8 lbs. fat; L. C. Dyer, Scouts of Umatilla will hold a joint takes the pains will take the prize.”
of these, 115 cows averaged a pro pure bred Jerseys, 2393.8 lbs. milk picnic Saturday, August 31, at 7:00
We did not recognize Mr. H. J.
p. m. on Columbia beach. Everyone
duction of 40 lbs. fat. The average and 131.2 lbs. fat.
Ott this morning because of the
is
asked
to
bring
weiners
and
buns
Twenty-nine cows were listed on
production, incinding cows In milk
strange car.
and rows dry, was 616.1 lbs. milk. the honor roll.
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
HERD IMPROVEMENT AVERAGE
PRODUCTION REPORT SOON
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