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VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 9
DELEGATION PLANS
ATTEND BIG RIVER
MEELWALLAWALLA
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
OCTOBER 24, 1935
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
REBEKAHS HOLD DISTRICT
VANSKIKE WINS ON BIRDS AT
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CONVENTION IN PENDLETON.
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Members of the Sunbeam Rebekah
ledge of Hermiston took part in the
district convention held Saturday,
October 19, in Pendleton by present
ing the memorial and charter drap
ing ceremony. Members making up
the team were Audra White, Clara
McReynolds, Edith Cable, Dora
Mikesell, Oda Rankin, Edith Spen
cer, Gladys Hale, Correi Hughes,
Thelma Harkenrider and Beulah Si
mons.
Clara McReynolds gave a five
minute talk on "Value of Work of
Press Correspondence.” Candidates
installed from Hermiston were Mar
garet Yeager, Mable Jackman. Cora
Minnick, and from other teams were
Gladys Kirk, Weston, and Margaret
Kirk, Helix.
The 1936 district convention will
be held in Stanfield under the di
rection of the following officers
elected at the Pendleton meeting:
Chairman. Elva Berry, Stanfield;
R. S. chairman, presiding president;
L. S. chairman, Audrey White, Her
miston; vice chairman, Mrs. J. E. Ol
inger. Milton; secretary, Mrs. Lennä
Waid, Stanfield; R. S. V. chairman.
Ida Crimins, Freewater; L. S. chair
man, Anna King. Weston; marshal,
Myrtle Farley, Pendleton; conductor,
Rita Leisigang, Echo; outside guard
ian, Della Hoosier, Stanfield; Inside
guardian, Maude Lodgden, Athena;
chaplain. Grace Nuckols, Helix, mu
sician, Nellie Bean, Freewater; trea
surer, Ruth Gilliland. Echo.
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Deciding to find out what •
• merits local poultry had in a •
• really big show, H. J. Van- •
• skike, proprietor of the "Vig-,
• orbllt” Poultry Farm and •
❖ Hatchery, had four entries of •
• White Leghorns at the Pacific •
• International at Portland this •
• year. In a large display of birds •
• and strong competition the lo- •
• cal poultryman won third prize •
• on hen.
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Lee Vanskike, proprietor of •
• the New Zealand White Rabbit- •
• ry, also had two entries of rab-v
• bits. He also won on doe and •
• young, showing against some of •
• the best breeders of the North- •
• west.
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Both Mr. Vanskike and his •
• brother were in attendance at ♦
• the show, and expect to have •
• more and better displays at the •
• Pacific International next year. •
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liams of the Army Engineers Will
A number of Hermiston business
men expressed their intention of at
tending the third annual meeting of
the Inland Empire Waterways asso
ciation in Walla Walla, October 26,
at the megular meeting of the Her
miston Commercial club Tuesday
night of this week.
Supt. R. H. McAtee, presided at
the meeting as vice president, in the
absence of the president, W. J. War
ner, and the club voted to furnish
transportation for the delegation on
the Walla Walla trip.
An all day session is planned for
the meeting Saturday, with state,
regional and national authorities and
leaders present.
Speakers will include Marshall N.
Dana, Portland, chairman of dist
rict 11, the national resources board;
W. D. B. Dodson, Portland, executive
vice president of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce and Colonels T. M.
Robins and C. F. Williams, both of
Portland and of the army engineer
ing corps
Senator James P. Pope, Idaho,
■who has recently returned from an
extensive trip throughout Europe as
a special representative of the Presi
dent, will make his first public ad
dress since studying the European
situation. Senator Pope is also a real
enthusiast and his talk at the asso
ciation's banquet Saturday evening
Is of vital importance to the interior
Pacific Northwest,
"We have accomplished more to
ward development of the upper Co
lumbia and Snake rivers since the
association was organized, than in
20 previous years.” Herbert G. West,
executive secretary, states. “Of our
program adopted in February, 1934,
four points have been carried out,
two are under process of prosecution
and the other point will be taken up
Immediately.”
Ever since the white man has
been in the Northwest there has
been a movement for its use from a
navigation standpoint. In a Walla
Walla newspaper of October 7, 1979.
a dispatch from Lewiston stated:
"From P. G. Eastwick, an accom
plished civil engineer, it is learned
that upon making a thorough exam
ination of the Clearwater river, he
found that by removing a few ob
structions it could be made navi
gable for 75 miles above its mouth,
except during extremely low water
when only about 60 miles would be
navigable."
Before the Inland Empire Water
ways association was organized,
there was no river transportation
service offered. Since then the Sha
ver Forwarding company has been
in active operation and in 1934 car
ried some 40,000 tons of freight both
coastbound and westbound, which is
the largest tonnage handled on the
river since The Dalles-Celilo canal
was opened May 5, 1915.
Just recently the Inland Naviga
tion company, a Washington state
corporation, has filed an application
for a license of public convenience
and necessity as a common carrier
on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
By virtue of this it is applying for
joint, rail and water rates and
through routes.
The Dalles has passed a bond Is
sue for $200,000 by a 9 to 1 major
ity and received an additional $112,-
000 from the PWA for the construc
tion of modern land facilities to ac
commodate both river boat and deep
sea transportation.
The Farmers National Grain cor
poration is planning extensive de
velopments of land facilities to take
advantage of river transportation.
West states. and the port commis
sions of Hood River, Arlington, Uma
tilla and Kennewick are all writing
for Information as to their develop
ments in keeping pace with the
program that is getting rapidly un
der way.
Commercial organizations, farm
organizations of producers and ship-
pera, wholesale and retail stores,
representatives of all lines of busi
ness and the major petroleum com
panies by letter have signified their
intention of taking advantage of
river transportation when a safe,
economical service Is provided. West
said.
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OREGON,
FAIR PRIZE MONEY GIVEN OUT ONE TIME HERMISTON PIONEER
• All persons knowing them- •
• selves as prize winners at the •
• Umatilla Project fair are asked •
• to call at the reclamation build •
• ing in the office of Enos D. •
• Martin, secretary-treasurer of •
NAVIGATION WILL BE THEME • the fair board, and receive their •
• check. It is thought that in •
OF CONFERENCE.
• this way delays will be avoided •
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Colonels T. M. Robins and C. F. Wil • through correspondence.
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Speak; Shipping Discussed.
COUNTY,
FATHER D0M0NIC O’CONNOR
LAID TO REST AT BEND
Father Demonic O’Connor, who
for the past eleven years has been
in charge of the Holy Angels Cath
olic church of this city, was laid to
rest in the cemetery at Bend, Or.,
following Holy rites read at services
held in Bend. Father O’Connor pas
sed away suddenly Wednesday of
last week while visiting his brother
at Bend. His death was attributed to
injuries received two years ago in
an automobile accident in Portland.
Father O’Connor was an inter
national figure and fifteen years ago
as chaplain to Lord Mayor Mc-
Swinney went through a hunger
fast. In 1922 he was exiled from
England, coming to Bend, Or. He was
later temporary rector at Baker and
came to Hermiston in 1924, where
he has since served.
Father O’Connor was a man of
high attainments and popular with
his parishoners as well as those of
other church denominations.
Leaves for Townsend convention.
A. E. Bensel, president of the
Hermiston Townsend club, left Mon
day for Chicago as a delegate to the
national convention of that organi
zation. Mr. Bensel left from Stan
field and a group of local members
saw him off on a special coach
chartered for delegates from all
parts of the state.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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At a student body meeting held
last Thursday during activity per
iod, the following ammendment to
the Hermiston Union High School
Constitution was adopted: Article
VI, Section II, Part D—
No. 1. One point shall be awarded
for each game played in any inter-
scholastic tennis meet.
No. 2. Ten points shall be award
ed for a county championship in any
cne division.
The motion that only the person
recognized by the chairman should
have the floor, was passed. This was
to prevent unnecessary moving about
in the room.
Mrs. W. H. Skinner, formerly of
Hermiston died recently in San
Francisco. Mr. Skinner passed away
last May in San Diego, and both
will be given final burial at their
old home in Brookings, S. D.
Mrs. Skinner was with her daugh
ter Ruth at the time of her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Skinner came here
in 1906 and lived in Hermiston un
til 1918, where Mr. Skinner was one
of the founders of Hermiston and
at one time held heavy property in
terests which were held under con
tract of sale by eastern brokers, dur
ing the settlement days . here at a
price of 6100,000.
In 1918 the
Skinners moved to Portland, and a
few years later to San Diego. Mr.
Skinner was Mayor of Lewiston,
Idaho, in 1900 to 1902, and at Book
ings was register of the U. S. Land
office for 18 years.
They leave ten sons and daughters
and 30 grand children. Mrs. Skinner
was a sister of Mrs. W. R. Longhorn
and the Skinners and Longhorns
were married in a double wedding
at Naussa, la., February 29, 1888.
They were also relatives of Mr. and
Mrs. E. P. Illsley of Hermiston.
Their sons and daughters are An
sell Skinner of Rathdrum, Ida.:
Agnes Wight of Tacoma; Chas. H.
Skinner of Spokane, former postmas
ter for eight years in Hermiston: Mae
Griffin of San Diego; Catherine Ill
sley of Camas. Wn.; Ruth O’Flarety
of San Francisco; Ray Skinner of
Cheyenne; Grant Skinner of Bend;
Helen Skinner of Sabath. Cal.;
Georgia Sage of San Diego. All have
been residents of Hermiston.
WESTLAND GRANGE ENJOYS
VISIT FROM WALTER PIERCE
The Westland Grange held its
regular meeting in the Westland
school house Monday evening, Oc
tober 21.
A crowd of 250 people
was present to hear the main speak
er »of the evening. Congressman
Walter M. Pierce of La Grande.
A fine program was furnished by
the Echo Grange after which re
freshments were served and dare-
ing enjoyed.
Townsend Meeting Sunday.
The Hermiston Townsend club
will meet Sunday, October 27, at
1:00 p. m. at which time Dr. Town
send’s address will be broadcast
from the convention floor in Chi
cago in the closing hours of the
convention. Every Townsend club
throughout the United States will
meet at the same time for the same
purpose and one minute of silent
meditation will be observed at 1:30.
On Tuesday, November 5, a report
Bill Jackson, student body presi will be given on the convention by
dent, appointed the following ticket A. E. Bensel, president of the club,
selling committee for the Art Exhi who was a delegate to Chicago.
bit: Margaret Clarke, chairman;
WELLS-DAVIS.
Lois White. Ruth Dodd and Virginia
Wells.
Miss Audine Davis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis of Hermis
The senior class chose blue and ton, and Charles Wells, son of Mr.
white as its class colors and white anad Mrs. O. Wells, were married In
Carnation as class flower at a meet
ing held last Thursday during acti Kennewick, Wn., Monday, October
vity period. The motto “Dare to do 21. Both attended the Hermiston
right,” was voted on but was not schools and Mr. Wells graduated two
passed.
. # years ago from high school. The
young couple will make their home
The Girls' League met last Thurs
day to practice songs for the coming hero.
conference. Miss Mumma acted as
instructor.
The honor roll for grade school
for the last six weeks was as fol
lows: First grade—Frank Challis,
Kenneth Dean, Emily Finkbeiner,
Mary Margaret Gundeffinger, Viola
Knapp, Leo Keller. George Neary.
Louise Pelliteer. Barbara Todd. De
lores Van Carr, Nancy Jo Wines and
Lowell Vanskike.
Second Grade—Billy Barlow, Bar
bara Christopherson. Frances Gardi
ner, Lois Lamberson, Ruth McCulley,
Audrey Phelps. David Pierson and
Gilman Pierson. Third grade—Bob
by Connor, Frank Harkenrtder, Vel
ma Knapp. Leona Laird. Bob Mar
tin. Donna Jean Meyers. Irene Rhea.
Edwin Troyer and Glen Wilcox.
Fourth grade—Rodney Nelson,
Johnny Lewis, Magdalene Jackman,
John McMullen. Eddie Jackman. Op
al Null. Frances Rainwater, Ethel
Clarke and Byrnece Barlow. Fifth
grade — Barbara Connor. Wanda
Dunning, Doria Follett, Marjorie
Knapp. Lois Loughlin and Hazel
Miller. Sixth grade—Kenneth Bier-
ly, Elvin Laudermilk, Betty Rood.
Donna Saylor and Barbara Follett.
Seventh grade—Barbara Moore,
Maxine Mead, Mary Harris. Tom
Fraser and Gilbert Dyer. Eighth
grade— Bob Jackson, Billy Corpe, El
don Saylor, Margaret Stephenson.
Marguerite Rainwater and Joyce
McCulley.
JUNIOR CLASS SELECTS ANNUAL
PRESENTATION.
(From the Bulldog-
"Lady Spitfire” by Katherine Ca
vanaugh was the play chosen by the
Junior committee for presentation
on Thursday evening. November 21.
The committee consisted of Earnest
Rainwater, Irene Kennings and
Helen Dunning.
Try-outs were held the first of
last week and the cast chosen by Mr.
Moshberger, director, is as follows;
Miss Prudence ......... Opal Stockard
Owner for Rutherford school for girls
"Cindy” Dale .......... Floy Attebury
A Co-ed In the School
"Ginger” Reid ....... Dorothy Conrad
Another Co-ed
Flobelle Berthan . Bonnie Lamberson
Another Co-ed
Kay Sutton ............ Helen Dunning
"Lady Spitfire”
Tom Brown ................ Hugo Pankow
Young Man Looking for Work
Bud Jones
Floyd Coxen
Tom’s Pal
Jed Bull ......................... Don Parker
The Constable
Henri Dufrayne . Earnest Rainwater
Kay'a Friend
Stephen Sutton ....... — Bill Harris
Kay's Father
Weather Report.
Date
Max. Min.
October 17
72 .... 47
October 18
80 .... 41
October 19
65 .... 40
October 20
59 .... 31
October 21 ......................... 60 .... 41
October 22 -.................
55 .... 25
October 23 ......................... 58 .... 20
Precipitation was .14.
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J. M. Biggs of La Grande was a
business visitor here Thursday of
this week.
HERMISTON EXPERIMENT STATION AIDS IN
COMPILING TURKEY FEEDING METHODS
More and better turkeys are ap
pearing on the market year after
year, giving little cause for consum
ers to pine for "the good old days,”
around Thanksgiving time.
Modern mass production of tur
keys as a common farm practice has
made turkey farming a highly com
petitive business, however, which
makes It necessary for successful
growers to pay more attention to
market quality than to mere qual
ity. Such is the warning given in a
new mimeographed circular of in
formation issued at O.S.C., entitled
"Finishing Turkeys for the Market."
It is written by H. K. Dean, super
intendent of the Umatilla field sta
tion at Hermiston, and H. E. Cosby,
extension poultryman.
The circular explains the results
of feeding trials conducted at the
Hermiston station in 1933 and 1934,
when thorough tests were made
with a number of rations with spec-
tai emphesis on high protein mix
tures.
The term "fattening turkeys” Is
out of date, according to the auth
ors. who say the time Ie past when
birds ran be turned out to rustle for
their living during the summer and
then put in for a few weeks of forc
ing. Such birds reach the market
with patches of unevenly distributed
fat and do not appeal to the dis
criminating taste of the modern con
sumer.
The term used now is “finishing
turkeys.” Implying that well-bred
turkeys, fed scientifically from the
time they are hatched, will be in
good condition throughout their
lives and need no forced fattening
just before killing.
The circular states frankly that
certain feeds and feeding methods
are not a cure-all which can over-
come inheritance and similar fac
tors. but that the proper ration in
telligently applied with other good
management practices will serve to
cut production costs and increase
market returns.
The circular includes many con
clusions drawn from the feeding
teste, one of which Is that economies
In feeding and flock management
can easily be effected by a separa
tion of sexes during the finishing
sta
PerIOUs
BIG PORTLAND SHOW.
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EXHIBIT OF FINE PICTURES
REPRODUCTIONS OF MASTERS
A splendid opportunity for art
education is offered in the exhibit
of fine prints which will be on dis
play Thursday, Friday anad Satur-
day of this week in the old Kings
ley building on Main street, spon
sored by the Teacher-Parent associa
tion. There will be a small admis
sion charge which will be used for
the purchase of pictures for our
schools.
The exhibit consists of 150 repro-
ductions in color of famous master
pieces. Many modern artists are
represented. These pictures will be
open to the public between the hours
of 1:00 o’clock until 5:00 o’clock
p. m., and also from 7:30 until 8:30
each evening.
THRILLING
LAST
MINUTE
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TACK FAILS TO SCORE.
(From the Bulldog-
The Hermiston Bulldogs failed to
show their teeth with sufficient force
against Athena, when the two teams
met Friday afternoon, October 18th,
on the local field. Although Athena
was always on the defensive, Her
miston lacked the push that would
have scored a touchdown, the result
being a score of 0-0.
Hermiston kicked to Athena, who
ran the ball back only a few yards.
Hermiston soon got the ball and
was deep in Athena’s territory when
Athena got the ball on downs. They
immediately kicked out of danger.
This procedute went on until the
half.
At the middle of the third quar
ter Hermiston put on a drive that
wound up on Athena's six yard line.
There Athena received the ball on
downs and kicked into Hermiston’s
territory. The game was uneventful
until the last four minutes of play.
With the ball on Athena's twenty
yard stripe. Athena intercepted a
pass, but Hermiston retaliated by re-
covering a fumble. Hermiston then
went to the ten yard line where it
was first down and goal to go, with
two minutes to play. Two line bucks
put the ball on Athena's five yard
line, and as the teams lined up for
the next play the whistle blew and
the game was over.
Good clean sportsmanship pre
vailed throughout the game with
only a few penalties being incurred
by either team.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
WILL DE OPENED
IN NEAR FUTURE
MR. AND MRS. KINGSBURY AS
GENERAL MANAGERS.
Shotwell Building Being Remodeled
and Put in Readiness for
Reception of Patient*.
Hermiston will have a new gen
eral hospital within the next two or
three weeks which is now being ar
ranged for opening by Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Kingsbury, who come highly
recommended. The hospital will be
known as the Hermiston General
Hospital and will be equipped tor
major surgery.
Mrs. Kingsbury is a graduate
nurse from the Portland Sanitarium
with the class of 1930, and served
as surgical nurse for two years at
the hospital in Mt. Vernon, Wn. Un
til recently she has operated a 30
bed maturnity home at Garibaldie,
Ore., which was discontinued when
the mill closed in the lumber town,
and the doctor moved away.
The Kingsburys are remodeling,
papering and painting what is
known as the Shotwell building for
merly used as a hospital, located at
the junction of Main street and the
Diagonal road. The hospital space
will accommodate ten beds. The op
eration room is being extended and
a utility room added which will con
tain the steralizer and other equip
ment.
A grand opening will be held
when everything is in readiness, to
which the public will be cordially
invited. Announcement of the date
will be made later.
Mrs. E. L. Neff, mother of Mrs.
Kingsbury, is here at present and
will remain with her daughter for
the next month. Mr. Neff is presi
dent of the Portland Sanitarium &
Hospital and is at present on a busi
ness trip in the east.
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REGULAR MEETING OF LADIES
FARM BUREAU AUXILIARY
The Ladies of the Farm Bureau
Auxiliary met at the club house in
Columbia park, October 18. Be
cause of the football game in Her
miston the Columbia Winners sew
ing club program was postponed and
the ladies spent the time quilting.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. O.
H. Buell, Mrs. Barham and Mrs. Tom
Wilson.
The next meeting will be Novem
ber 1st at the Union church in Her
miston. A special invitation has been
given the ladies of the Westland
Grange. The program committee
consisted of Mesdames Tom Wilson,
O. H. Buell, B. Hutchison and E. E.
Rainwater. The refreshment com
mittee was composed of Mesdames
Barber, Tucker and Cable.
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ALONG THE CONCRETE
Coach Hatton pacing like a tiger
in a cage while talking to his Bull
dogs between halves at the game
Friday.
Raymond Longhorn got so inter
ested In watching the ball Friday
during the Athena-Hermiston game
that he gave the "down” box an ex
tra whirl and then called It first
MEMBERS OF '34 CLASS
down for Athena when it was fourth
ACTIVE IN VARIOUS LINES
for Hermiston. The razzing which
followed was O. K. but it did not
(From the Bulldog-
take away the advantage offered
H. H. 8. students are interested in
Athena in securing the ball.
where their friends of the class of
'35 are and what they are doing.
Super-Ford Salesman Mahoney
Helen Addleman Is employed In
stalled on Main street for lack of
Puyallup; Mary Rodda is a fresh
gas in the V-8 tank.
man at Monnouth; Genevieve Burn
side Is living In Monument with her
Cíate Risley of Palouse. Wn., read
sister and brother-in-law; Faith
ing
"Shadowed" In Colliers between
Wilson Is working in Enterprise;
Neva Richards Is attending business halves at the football game Friday.
college in Centralia, Wn.; Miriam We can't much blame him when he
Swarner Is attending Oregon State had a perfectly comfortable running
College at Corvallis; Margaret Mc board to sit upon.
Mullen is receiving medical treat
A flock of 35 geese on a crisp
ment in Seattle; Edna Turnblad and
Florence Lewis are taking post gra October morning, flying majestically
duate courses; Don Moore has enter Into the north.
ed the Coast Artillery camp near
Open season has been declared on
Seaside. Ore.; Jack Dawson Is now
with relatives In Klamath Falls re all business men after 7:10 each
ceiving medical care; Woodrow second and fourth Tuesday tn the
Whitsett and Ed Peterson are em month, with the order to shoot on
ployed in Yakima for a few weeks; eight, unless the individuals are
and those who plan to be here this found in attendance at Commercial
winter are Martha Lenz, Mildred club meetings
Phelps. Bruce Follett, Floyd Pierce,
Some people think the unpardon
George Knapp, Bill Linder. Sylvia
Shutter. Morris Mullins. Julia Col- able sin Is the one committed by
pitta. Tom Stewart and Fred Hensel. the other fellow.