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VOLUME XXX
NUMBER t
FAIR VISITORS ARE
PLEASED WITH NEW
SHOW ARRANGEMENT
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
SCHOOL
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EXHIBITS
LARGE
COUNTY.
OREGON,
UNUSUALLY KINGSLEY SELLS STORE
♦ TO C. W. THOMPSON OF FOSSIL.
B. S. Kingsley, who has conducted
a general merchandise and grocery
store in Hermiston for the last 20
years, has sold his store to C. W.
Thompson of Fossil, Ore., and will
retire from business. Mr. and Mrs.
GATE RECEIPTS LACK SMALL
Kingsley will continue to live in
MARGIN UNDER LAST YEAR
Hermiston where they own a nice
home on Gladys Avenue.
Variety of Exhibits Were Seen in
Mr. Kingsley has been a very ac
Practically Every Division;
tive business man here, and has al
ways supported all public move
Farm Crops Interesting.
ments that affected the welfare of
Visitors at the Umatilla Project
the community. He has served a
fair this year were well pleased with
number of years on the city council
the variety and arrangement of ex
and was always a working and pro
hibits and left the new grounds with
gressive member of the commercial
a feeling of pleasure at a day well
club.
spent. Directors believe that the
Mr. Thompson has been engaged
gate receipts were a little under
In grocery and confectionery busi
those of last year without the added $44492*********% ness in Fossil, and has rented the
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rodeo attraction, but the expense of
Swayze house on Gladys Avenue. He
putting on the annual farm show DISPLAYS IN FAIR POULTRY
has a wife and one daughter seven
was much less.
years old. The business will be con
DIVISION
CREATES
INTEREST
Most of the day Friday was devot
tinued at the present location on
ed to arrangement of exhibits and
Main and Second streets.
One
of
the
most
interesting
fea
judging in the different divisions,
tures
of
the
Umatilla
Project
fair
and more interest than usual was
HOMEMAKERS' DEMONSTRATION
manifested in the judging of farm held the past week end, was the dis
crops, poultry, dairy cattle, flowers play In the poultry department.. This GIVEN HERE WEDNESDAY
and home economics. In the after- part of the show was judged by
Miss Frances Clinton, home dem
many people witnessed the 4-H club W. H. Worden, of the Crown Mills
onstration agent for Multnomah
judging teams at work and the girls’ Poultry Service Department, of Port
county, and of the State College Ex
home economics demonstration teams land.
A great deal of personal interest tension Service, gave a home eco
performing In the various divisions.
nomics demonstration here Wednes
Saturday morning the day opened was manifested during the judging. day afternoon in the Union church,
The
birds
were
judged
in
classes.
■with a parade down Main street. An
before a small group of interested
attractive float was entered by the All birds in a class were judged at
homemakers. Miss Clinton demon
the
same
time,
which
is
called
the
Hermiston Townsend club carrying
strated ways of preparing inexpen
comfortable overstuffed davenports bench method, in order to give the
sive foods and distributed low cost
and chairs occupied by Mr. and Mrs. exhibitors, or interested onlookers
menu booklets containing many reci
an
opportunity
to
see
how
the
birds
Perry Arthur and Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Knapp. This was followed by an were placed. At the end of the plac pes.
Plans for a more detailed program
other demonstration of a couple, Mr. ing of each class, questions were
to
meet the needs of the various
and Mrs. A. T. Kauffman, riding in invited.
communities for the coming winter
a model T Ford, portraying the be
Mr. Worden said that there were were made, and all women present
fore-pension living conditions.
some very fine utility birds in the pledged their support to the county
Attractive 4-H club floats were exhibits. Among the best birds was
committee in securing a county
judged on how well the float por a pen of Rhode Island pullets win
ty demonstration agent.
trayed the idea and the artistic de ning first, and the first red cockerel,
There was community singing in
sign. Winners were: First, by Four and first red pullet. These had util addition to the demonstrations and
Leaf Clover Calf club, lead by Al ity and show points in good meas discussions led by Miss Clinton.
Kennings, Hermiston; second, the ure.
Mrs. W. A. Hineline of Hermiston
Blue Ribbon Calf club, lead by Lois
The Barred Rocks in general, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richards of Stanfield
Hutchison. Hermiston; and third by Worden stated, lacked size, which are members of the county commit
the Streamline Stitchers Sewing club according to him can be increased
tee.
of Umatilla, lead by Mrs. Wm. Ken quite readily by introducing males
nedy. Judges were Mrs. Wm. Mike of good weight in the next year AGRONOMISTS CHECK BROOM
sell, Mrs. Clint Jackson. J. W. Mc- breeding pens. Care also should be
Mullen and H. T. Fraser.
taken that the males come from CORN INDUSTRY ON PROJECT
Afternoon Attractions.
families that have good egg records.
John H. Martin. Senior Agrono
The poultry show was judged pri
The attractions for Saturday af
mist, division of sorghum and broom
ternoon opened with a sports pro marily from a utility angle but the corn, and his brother James F. Mar
gram directed by A. E. Bensel. In standards of perfection was not al tin, junior agronomist with the Pen
the tug of war the side lead by B. together forgotten. Whenever there dleton experiment station, were on
Haneline won first place and second was a case of a tie in the birds of the project last week inspecting
place went to W. G. Webber. In the the same class the birds having the broom corn grown here. The special
sack race A. Moore won first, B. best feathers, naturally won the ist stated that the broom was of
Brown second, and E. Hyatt, third. prize.
good quality but that the difficulty
Dorothy Conrad won first place in
“The largest exhibits were in the to be encountered was the market
the bottle throwing contest, fol bronze turkeys and the S. C. White
problem.
lowed by Ardis Caldwell, second, and Leghorns. Some very good birds
Mr. Martin said that the long-
Della Madden, third. In the pet par were displayed in both these classes,” distance transportation to reach
ade, Ray Ayers won first with his Mr. Worden said.
competitive markets in the east was
goat team, Marie Olsen second and
“Several growers of turkeys and a difficult problem for growers.
Mary Perry, third.
leghorns had entries, however, which Northwest markets must also com
Mrs. .Annie Edwards, 72 year old were good in al! utility points with pete with broom grown in both Cali
resident of Umatilla, won first place the exception of head characters. In fornia and Idaho, he said.
as champion hog caller. This per selecting birds in these classes both
formance was staged immediately for the coming breeding season and
Walter Pierce Speaks Saturday.
after the football game was over.
the fair next year, it seems that it
Congressman Walter M. Pierce
Many Outstanding Exhibits.
would be well to pick birds good in gave a short address at the Umatilla
Individual farm crops exhibits head points as well as type, feath Project fair Saturday evening in
-were exceptionally fine this year ers and weight,” Mr. Worden be which he encouraged local people in
with Mrs. W. A. Hineline winning lieves.
working for the Umatilla rapids dam
first place, Mrs. F. H. Reiks of Irri-
by saying he believed money for
gon, second, and Mrs. Geo. Kendler,
800 Attend Ford Show.
actual construction would be ear-
Sr., Umatilla, third. Mrs. Turnblad
Approximately 800 people attend mared before President Roosevelt
had an unusually large variety of ed the free Ford V-8 show at the went out of office.
farm crops in her display, totaling Rohrman Motor Co. Friday and Sat
Congressman Pierce expressed his
108 items. She also won first on urday night of last week. A series pleasure at being at the fair and
Globe Type onions. The other two of four talking pictures produced by said he would again visit Hermis
displays were high in quality but the Ford Motor Co. were shown to ton the latter part of October.
lacked variety. Mrs. Reiks is a vet guests of the local Ford dealer, Mr.
eran exhibitor at the fair.
and Mrs. A. F. Rohrman. The pic
The tallest corn stalk was dis tures were entertaining as well as
played by W. H. Quick and reached educational and were entitled
more than sixteen feet into the air. "Rhapsody In Steel”, "Honeymoon
Broom corn was displayed by F. B. V-8," “Fair in the West,” and “Ford
Carter, Huff and McCracken, but no Helps Harness the Missouri." Two
premiums were offered.
shows were seen each night.
By E. P. DODD.
Mrs. S. L. Carson won two prem
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I am asked nearly every day,
iums on some of the finest vine-
Livestock to Portland.
“What has happened to the dam?"
ripened tomatoes grown on the pro
Ten head of beef cattle and 25 Or. “When will we get the dam?"
ject this year, and also on unusual
hogs from Pilot Rock, Hermiston Or, in a somewhat hopeless voice,
ly large green peppers.
we ever get the dam?” And
and Stanfield will be shipped Thurs "Will
frequently comes along the always
Flower Display Improved.
day from Pendleton to the Pacific pessimistic wise chap who says, with
The flower display was greatly International Livestock show in
more voice than brains, "Oh, we'll
improved this year by adding special
Portland which opens October 5. never get the dam?"
varieties to the premium list instead Bill Jackson of Hermiston is send
The only way to reply to these
of under the class of best general ing one fat hog. W. A. Sawyer, as various questions is with a general
display and most artistic vase. Clas sistant county agent, will take a car statement of facts from which a
reasonable conclusion may be made
ses included best Cactus Dahlia,
load of boys to the show. Other club from so called logic of events, com
decorative Dahlia, best Aster and
members attending will be Lois Hut bined with a hopefullness that must
best Zinnia, and most artistic vase.
characterize all such developments
chison. Marijane Hammer. Nellie and a sensible cooperative effort
Mr. Forshaw of Pendleton judged
Hooker, who will accompany Lyle that Is always required to achieve
the display, and because It was so
Tilden with Mrs. Harvey Payne as worth while public movements.
difficult to decide between two
The moat important fact is that
chaperone.
artistic vase entries he gave Mrs. H.
the Umatilla rapids holds the key to
the completeness of Columbia river
J. Ott first place and Mrs. Orval
Christian Science Lecture.
development.
Dawson a personal prize of fifty
This fact stands out In bold relief
First
Church
of
Christ
Scientist,
cents. Other prizes were awarded to
and is admitted by all forces, friend
Mrs H. J. Ott. best Cactus Dahlia: Pendleton. Oregon, will be host to and foe alike. The Umatilla rapids
Mrs. 8. L Carson, decorative Dah members and friends, with a free site is the almost exact geographical
lia; Mrs. Wm. Davis, best Asters; lecture on Christian Scienee, entitled center of the Pacific Northwest.
“God’s Rieh Blessing to Humanity," Above it are one million people, af-
and Mrs. C. M. Best, beet Zinnias.
fected by it. Below it is another mil
A complete list of first place win by Peter B. Biggins, C.8.B., of Seat lion people who will be benefited by
tle,
Wn.,
Thursday
evening.
October
ners appears on another page of thto
the dam. Above it are twelve mil
10, at 8:15 P. M.
lion tone of freight for which ship
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The school exhibits at the •
project fair this year were soli- •
cited and displayed under the •
direction of Supt. R. H. McAtee •
of Hermiston. All schools in •
this section were well repre- •
sented and another year will •
see booth space for each Indivi- •
dual school exhibit.
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Exhibits were judged upon •
representation and variety in •
every department of both grade •
and high school. H. E. Sey- •
mour, estate 4-H club leader, •
acted as judge. Hermiston won •
first place, Stanfield, second, •
Echo, third. Pine City, fourth,- •
Umatilla, fifth, and a small •
display was shown from the •
Cold Springs school.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
OCTOBER 3, 1935.
DEMONSTRATION TEAM WILL
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL HOLD
VISIT PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL.
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The canning demonstration team
from the We-Can Canning 4-H club
lead by Mrs. W. A. Hineline, com
posed of Helen Jendrzejewski and
Margaret Clarke, which won the
grand champion prize at the state
fair, will perforin the demonstration
tor honors at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Exposition in Port
land, Tuesday, October 8.
Both girls are outstanding in club
work. Margaret having won second
on her white loaf bread at the state
fair, and Helen first on her Ball
special canning, which entitles both
of them to scholarships to 4-H club
summer school at O.S.C.
The team. In company with Mrs.
Hineline, Mr. and Mrs. John Jen
drzejewski, plan to leave next Fri
day for Portland. Mr. Jendrzejew-
ski, who is president of the Eastern
Oregon Turkey Growers’ association,
will attend a turkey growers’ meet
ing In Portland Saturday.
MAC HI WINS 12-0
IN SATURDAY’S GAME HERE
The Hermiston Bulldogs lost to
Mac Hi Saturday afternoon 12-0 In
a game that tested their fighting
spirit. Outweighed in nearly every
position the locals held their oppon
ents to a center field play during a
greater part of the game.
Mac Hi made the first touchdown
in the second quarter but failed to
convert. Hermiston did some fine
passing but lost yardage in many in
stances through lack of speed in the
backfield.
Few penalties were made during
the game but freak plays and fum
bles made yardage for both teams.
With the two toughest games on
the schedule over, the Bulldogs
should make more headway with
schools more nearly equal in size
and experience. The next game will
be played with Ione, Saturday, Oc
tober 5, at Ione. The next home
game will be with Athena, October
18.
Sales Move to Messner.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sale and family
moved to Messner Sunday after mak
ing their home here for a number of
years. Two years ago Mr. Sale was
transferred as section foreman to
the Messner district, but the family
has continued to make their home
here until the present time.
Why New Fanners ?
A new man came to town, looked
around and bought a piece of land.
He then bought some lumber, some
hardware and a few tools and began
to fix up. He bought two cows, a
team, some furniture, some chick
ens, some gas and oil, a pig, some
feed, some clothing to start the
children to school, hired a new well
drilled, bought a new pump, bought
groceries everyday and will continue
to buy and pay, and earn some more
and buy and pay. Maybe he might
need the dentist or the doctor or a
lawyer, and with all these things,
some over and over again, he adds
to the common welfare and business
life of the community.
Weather Report.
Date
September
September
September
September
September
October 1
October 2
Max.
26
74
27 ...................... 78
28 ..................... 83
29 ...................... 86
30 ...................... 87
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Min.
.... 32
.... 31
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.... 35
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QUESTIONS ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO UMATILLA RAPIDS DAM REFUTED
pers must pay the highest freight
rates In the United States for outlet
to local markets and shipside. In ad
dition are eight million tons or more,
of latent, or undeveloped resources
that must be dormant until cheaper
transportation can be provided to
northwest, coastwise and foreign
markets. And in these large facts He
the needs and future growth not only
of the Inland Empire, but likewise
much of the future of Portland and
the lower river porta and cities,
whose fortunes are linked together
by the great resources of the Colum
bia river.
Portland must and will, sooner or
later, rise to the occasion. It will be
forced, if from no other impulse, to
fight Seattle for the benefits of a
water grade traffic. The down hill
haul of traffic to Portland Is possible
from a water shed of 350,000 square
mile, while Seattle has but 40,000
square miles of such areas over the
divide of the Cascades. An example
of such a situation is the fact that
Philadelphia and Boston, many years
ago, were rapidly outgrowing New
York, until New York saw the pos
sibilities of connecting the Great
lakes with the Atlantic through
building the Erie Canal and thus
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REGULAR MEETING
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$72,727 ALLOCATED
FOR HERMISTON HI
SCHOOL BUILDING
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The regular meeting night •
• for the Hermiston Commercial •
❖ club is next Tuesday, October •
• 8, according to R. H. McAtee. •
• vice president. An evening din- •
• ner meeting will be held at the •
❖ Hermiston Hotel at 7:00 p. m. • $32,727 FEDERAL PWA GRANT;
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All business men are asked •
$40.000 BOND ISSUE.
• to remember to place cards In •
❖ window telling of meeting. • Specifications for Building Ready by
❖ Matters of importance will be •
November 1; Construction Will
• discussed and a large attend- •
Start December 15.
❖ ance is desired.
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Hermiston was assured a high
school building early this week by
TESTER URGES DISPOSAL OF
the approval by President Roosevelt
of the project for school district No.
UNPROFITABLE DAIRY COWS.
9, for 372,727. Of this amout $32,-
It was pointed out In the August 727 was a grant, and the remaining
Umatilla Herd Improvement associa $40,000 was voted as a bond Issue
tion report that the pasture season August 6.
was nearly over and with the win
Telegrams carrying confirmation
ter feeding season approaching, all of press reports on the approval of
unprofitable cows should be culled the projects were received here Sun
out of herds In order to lower feed- day by R. A. Brownson, clerk, and
ing costs. Al Kennings, tester for other board members, from C. C.
the association also pointed out ac Hockley, acting state director for
tivities such as three unprofitable Oregon.
cows sold for beef; three were sold
A. D. Smith, president of the board
for dairy purposes; two Bangs di stated this week that plans and
sease reactors were sold; and one specifications for the building would
cow was dropped because of injuries. be ready by November 1, and con
During the month Frank Seeliger struction would begin not later than
purchased a purebred Guernsey bull December 15. J. E. Tourtellotte, Port
to head his herd, and the R. G. Atte- land architect, is preparing plans
bury herd was dropped from the list. and specifications.
The building will face south and
Thirty-five herds were on test
during the month of August, with will occupy part of the street run
566 cows enrolled, of which 81 were ning east and west in front of the
dry. The total production of milk school house. This will require the
was 319.927 lbs. and 14451.1 lbs. moving of the two cottages now lo
fat, with 87 cows producing 40 lbs. cated north of the city library.
The total PWA allotment in Ore
of fat. The average milk production
was 565.2 lbs. milk and 25.5 lbs. fat. gon. in addition to the state capitol
One of the two high cows is owned allotment, is $4,570,000 as the gov
by J. H. Reid, and is a 4-year-old ernment’s contribution toward the
grade Jersey, "Boots”, producing ten million dollar construction pro
988 lbs. milk, and 63.2 lbs. fat. The gram, which must be in action not
other one “Nigger”, a 5-year-old later than December 15.
Included In this list are greatly
Jersey-Holstein, owned by Alpha
Christley, producing 951 lbs. milk needed school buildings, water sup
plies and sewers, the construction of
and 61.8 lbs. fat.
The 47 purebred and grade Hol which will not only relieve our un
steins owned by C. A. Lynch produ employment situation to a consider
cing 875.6 lbs. milk and averaging able extent, but will be permanent
30.9 lbs. fat was the highest herd of monuments in the way of greatly
over 20 cows, followed closely by the needed facilities.
With a continuation of enrollment
4 2 grade Guernseys and grade Jer
seys owned by Alpha Christley, pro of students in the grade school the
ducing 610.0 lbs. milk, averaging allotment came none too soon and
30.9 lbs. fat. The 18 grade Jerseys construction and completion of the
owned by Wm. Luttrell produced building will greatly relieve the
477.4 lbs. milk and 23.7 lbs. fat. overcrowded conditions. At present
High herd under 12 cows was shown there are 18 high school students
as the seven purebred Jerseys owned who have no permanent des assign
by L. C. Dyer, producing 5 46.9 lbs. ed to them In the assembly but keep
their books in the superintendent's
milk and 29.4 lbs. fat.
High herds to date, dry cows in office and answer to rollcall in one
cluded. for the six months since the of the class rooms.
The city of Umatilla was allotted
beginning of the testing year. In
clude the Lynch herd averaging a $21,818, of which $9.818 was a fed
production of 5712.5 lbs. milk und eral grant, to improve the city water
199.1 lbs. fat: the T. G. Gregory system.
herd, 99 grade Jerseys and grade
Linder Baby Die«.
Guernseys, averaging 3785.2 lbs.
The five day old baby boy of Mr.
milk, and 181.5 lbs. fat; W. P. Lut
trell herd, producing 3792.0 lbs. and Mrs. C. A. Linder died Monday,
milk and 190.6 lbs. fat; the L. W. September 30, at the family home.
Owens herd. 19 purebred Jerseys Burial was made Tuesday in the
averaging 3510.7 lbs. milk and 160.7 Hermiston cemetery.
1bs fat; the B. B. Eastridge herd, 12
grade Guernseys and grade Holsteins
producing 4908.9 lbs. milk and 189.2
ALONG THE CONCRETE
lbs. fat; and the L. C. Dyer herd av *
eraging 2939.7 lbs. milk and 160.6
lbs. fat.
Walter Pearson losing on his first
world series bets.
Purchase Stephenson Place.
Nearly every customer who came
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Foster of Day- into the Hermiston Drug Co. store
ton, Wn., completed a transaction Saturday night remarked about Wal
Monday for the P. N. Stephenson ter Hamm being dolled up for the
place on Hermiston Avenue, former big fair dance. Walter was making
ly known as the Sloan five acre his annual debut at the fair dance.
tract. They expect to take posses
Enos Martin hibernating Wednes
sion within the next week. The day evening at home with his type
Stephensons expect to move to their writer in order to get some work
ranch near Stanfield.
done. He Is secretary of the fair
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board and seems very much in de
Gas Pump Installed.
mand.
A new Wayne Computing gas
Imagine C. A. Lynch or F. A. Bak
pump was installed Sunday at the er playing Mendelssohn's "Spring
Co-operative Service Station. The Song" on the saxaphone as they ad
face of the pump shows the number just the tentacles of the milking ma
of gallons purchased and the total chine.
cost after the hose has been put back
The rule of some people seem to
in place. The gauge is set for any be "The more I drink the more care
change in price.
fully I drive."
C. A. Paul said they sent him to
Harlan Jones Dies.
Install the telephone on the fair
BOARDMAN, Ore, — (Special) — grounds and then moved the fair
Funeral services were held at the grounds.
A real deer story was told this
Community church Monday after-
noon for Harlan Jones. 40, who pas week by W. L. Heimerdinger (and
sed away Saturday morning at the that is the name), salesman for Al
Heppner hospital where he had been bers Brothers Co., i of Walla Walla.
111 for the past two weeks with typ He was driving over the Blue Moun
hoid fever. Mr. Jones Is survived tains highway the other side of
by his widow and six children. ». Meacham when three doe flashed
brother. Phillip of Hermiston, and into the line of his headlights. At
two sisters and a brother In Virgin almost the same Instant two huge
ia. Mr. Jones has been a resident of buck deer jumped onto the highway
Boardman for over three years as a from the opposite side, one of them
breaking his nect from the impact
farmer.
Rev. Thomas was in charge of the of the car. Mr. Heimerdinger had
funeral, and Mrs. Claud Coats and planned to go deer hunting the
Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie sang. Beautiful next week so had his deer tag with
flowers filled the church. Interment him, and loaded the animal into his
ear and drove into La Grande.
was made in the loeal cemetery.
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