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VOLUME XXX
TOWNSENDER. JAM
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
COUNTY,
HERMISTON GENERAL HOSPITAL RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
OPEN HOUSE NOV. 13.
SURVEY ASKED IN DISTRICT.
OREGON,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935.
EXPERT DIETITIAN WILL GIVE
HONEY DEMONSTRATION NOV. 12
HOTEL STEVENS AT
CHICAGO CONVENTION
OREGON
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
SELECTS ESSAY SUBJECT.
GROWERS WITNESS
TURKEY KILLING
DEMONSTRATION
A preliminary survey will be
•
Open house will be held at •
The American Honey Institute, a
The Oregon Historical Society •
• the Hermiston General Hospital ♦ asked for in this district in deter non-profit organization sponsored by
selected
“The Discovery of the •
• all day Wednesday, November ♦ mining whether the establishment of the bee keepers of the United States,
Columbia River” as the subject •
• 13, according to an announce- ♦ a rural electrification organization has arranged with the office of the
for the 1936 C. C. Beekman es- •
• ment released today by Mr. and • is justified, it was decided at a County Agricultural Agent for some
say contest. The prizes offered •
♦ Mrs. Alton Kingsbury who are • meeting of interested farmers Wed discussions and demonstrations in
are four in number, first, sixty •
.. E. BENSEL TELLS OF INSPIR • the new managers of the local • nesday afternoon held in the city li
Umatilla county.
•
dollars; second, fifty dollars; • CONDUCTED BY L. C. TODD, AN
brary. F. E. Price, agricultural en
• hospital.
ING MEETING.
Miss Malitta F. Jensen. Secretary
•
Remodeling will be complete • gineer from Oregon State college, of the American Honey Institute and • third, forty dollars; and fourth •
EXPERIENCED GROWERS.
• thirty dollars; and will be a- •
Report Given at Townsend Club Ban • and the public is invited to in- ♦ working as representative for the expert dietitian, is scheduled to ap • warded for the best four orlg- •
• spect the new arrangement and • extension service on rural electrifi pear before the honey producers of
Conservative Estimate on Production
quet at Which 300 Hear
• meet Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury. ♦ cation, agreed to try and secure the Umatilla county in a meeting ar • inai essays on the above named •
•
subject
written
and
submitted
•
of Birds in Nearby Territory
Encouraging Program.
• Open house will be held from ♦ preliminary survey.
ranged for November 12 at 10:00 a.
Mr. Price stated that the first m. in the Chamber of Commerce • by girls or boys over fifteen •
• 10:00 o'clock in the morning ♦
Made at 47,000.
A. E. Bensel, president ot the Her- • until a late hour at night.
• step in working out a program was room at Pendleton. For this morn- • years of age and under eighteen •
A large and interested crowd at
miston Townsend club and delegate
to determine whether sufficient pow ing session, this authority on the • years of age, attending any •
public or private school, acad- ♦ tended the turkey killing demon
er consumption could be secured in use of honey in the diet will discuss
to the national convention held in
emy, seminary, college, unlver- ♦ stration conducted Thursday after
any one district to justify the ex with producers national plans for
Chicago recently, gave his impres- MRS. FOLLETTS FATHER
■ity, or other educational Insti- • noon on the new fair grounds by L.
pense of constructing lines, and the the promotion of honey and its vari
alone of the conclave as "thrilled.
BURNED IN EUGENE FIRE.
tution within the State of Ore- ♦ C. Todd, experienced grower, assist
second step was to decide whether ous products.
Inspired and convinced of the neces
gon. Each of the four prize • ed by John Jendrzejewski. The dem
to organize into a people’s utility
sity, practicability and ultimate
In the afternoon, beginning at 2
winners will also receive a ♦ onstration was held at the request
success of the movement,” at a
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Follett and district or secure power through a o’clock. Miss Jensen will give a food
handsome bronze medal.
• of new growers to instruct them in
Townsend club banquet held in the son Melvin left early Tuesday morn local power unit.
demonstration at the Pendleton high
The conditions governing the • proper killing methods. Along with
The REA will approve the con- school. This meeting will be attend
basement ot the Methodist church ing for Eugene, Ore., where they
competition may be secured by ♦ the demonstration, time was given
Tuesday evening. It was estimated were called by the death of Mrs. Fol struction of lines that will be the ed by the home economics classes of
writing the Oregon Historical • to discussion on selection of birds
that 300 people heard Mr. Bensel’s lett’s father, Ralph M. Goodrich, 70, most sound and require the least the high school, and in addition
Society, 235 S.W. Market Street • for market. Growers were instructed
report.
and her niece, Mrs. Clover Chapman, maintenance, Mr. Price believes, will be open to any interested wom
In Portland. Ore., or from your • to select birds on maturity as well
In Chicago, Mr. Bensel said, re who were fatally burned early Mon since the money will be loaned by en who care to attend. The demon
school superintendent.
• as feather development.
ports came to their headquarters day morning when the home of Har the government. Right-of-ways se stration will include new ideas for
A conservative estimate of birds
that business men declared the ry Laudon was destroyed by fire. cured other than along highways the uses of honey in the diet. The
listed in Umatilla, Gilliam and Mor-
Townsend convention to be the Mrs. Chapman died in a Eugene hos and roads will help cut down main county agent is authority for the
row county has been made at 47,000.
greatest, the most orderly and the pital from burns received in trying tenance costs, he says, and these are statement that there has probably CREWS GATHER SEED TO
Many
of these growers are market
only self-financed convention ever to rescue her grandfather from the being saught by REA set-ups in oth never before occurred in Umatilla
ing independently and others are
er parts of Oregon. Mr. Price con county an event of this kind, having PRODUCE 1,990,000 LOCUST.
held in their city. During the past flames.
shipping through the Eastern Ore
Two small girls, daughters of tinued by saying that it costs more for its purpose such thorough going
eighteen months since the organiza
gon Turkey Growers’ association
tion was started in California, it has Landon, were carried to safety by to give service to rural districts than treatment of honey and its use as
That the “sack and ladder crews" which will hold its first pool Novem
grown to its present enrollment of Marvel Chapman, husband of the it does to city customers, because of food.
recruited
from the local employment ber 18, and if birds justify, again on
20,000,000 members, for two rea- burned woman. All were sleeping line maintenance costs.
High school girls and particular- office by the Soil Conservation Nur the 19th.
sons, Mr. Bensel believes; one. a in the house.
Mr. Price believes that there is ly 4-H club girls are being urged to series have already collected up to
Cold weather has been a fine
purely selfish reason, the second, its
Firemen said the blaze was caused more cooperation being shown in attend this demonstration.
November 1st, sufficient seed in the thing for turkey growers in properly
good to others.
Oregon
by
power
companies
in
work
Arrangements for transportation Hermiston area to produce 1,880,-
by an overheated stove in the living
Townsendites, he said, are be room. They believed Goodrich dis ing with the consuming public than for those going from this end of the 000 black locust seedlings was dis- finishing the birds for market.
Growers who have flocks of more
lievers in a plan to ‘restore recovery' covered the fire, as his body was in any other state in the union.
county will be made at the annual closed in an interview with C. H. than 1000 birds, listed with assist
through payment of $200 a month found crumpled up at the door con
A rural electrification project is meeting of the Umatilla County Hatton, district supervisor, this
ant county agent's office here, are
pension 1 to each of 8,000,000 persons necting his bedroom with the living essentially one or more electric dis- I Ree Keepers association which will week.
as follows: S. A. Anderson 1200; I.
over- 60 years of age in the United room. Harry Landon, owner of the tributing lines, in a more or less i be held in the office of Assistant
"Thousands of trees and shrubs C. Cox 1400; H. B. Darling 1400;
States. ' The Chicago convention was house and son-in-law of Goodrich compact area, carrying power and County Agent Sawyer in Hermiston, not available commercially, will be
the first t step toward mobilizing and father of Mrs. Chapman, was In light from a source of supply to each Saturday, November 9, at 2:00 p. m. grown in the regional nursery at Donald DeMoss 2450; Flanders &
Cripe, Olex, 1100; Chester Flanni-
20,000,000 voters to urge congress Portland at the time of the fire.
of a number of farm homes and oth- I Election of officers will also be held, Pullman to be used here in the gan 1000; Alfred Gregory, Stanfield,
to pass the Townsend bill.
er
farm
buildings.
Mr.
Price
said.
In
I
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Arrangements for the funeral
Northwest for plantings on margi grower for Coe of Portland, 1700;
Mr. Bensel represented 850 Town were not made at the time the Fol- general, a rural power and light MRS M. A. CAMERON DIES
nal or submarginal lands being re John Jendrzejewski 1700; C. A.
send club members in this district letts left Hermiston.
project which stands alone, distant FROM GUNSHOT WOUND MONDAY tired from cultivation,” he contin- Keller
1000; Wm. Lindner 1200;
at the convention, and was one of
from any existing electric service
ued.
Mrs. John McDevitt, Pendleton,
167 delegates from Oregon, who STOCK ON HIGHWAY CAUSE
lines, should embrace not less than
"Particularly significant is the 1500; Mrs. New Madden 1900; L.
Mrs. M. A. Cameron, aged 35,
journeyed to Chicago on a 13-coach
25 miles of lines, Where it can be patient at the Eastern Oregon State fact that local unemployed are not H. McCllock, Gwendolen, 1350; Mer
train. The average age of delegates OF TWO AUTO WRECKS
made an extension of existing lines, Hospital at Pendleton for the past only afforded work but are assisting rill Potter, 1600; H. G. Rankin,
was 52 years. California sent 1200
however, a much smaller project year and a half, shot herself through in carrying forward a program that 1800; Ralph Saylor, Butter Creek,
delegates.
Stray stock on the highway caused may be feasible.
the abdomen Monday, November 4, will directly benefit the entire 2000; and Harry Kelley, H. C. Mc
Before definite steps can be taken and died instantly.
Citing some of the noted speakers serious damage to two automobiles
northwest as well as other parts of Culley grower, 1000.
at the convention Mr. Bensel named, over the week end. M. G. Hedwall in the direction of rural electrifica
Mrs. Cameron was doing maid the United States,” Mr. Hatton
Similar turkey killing demonstra
Dr. Clinton Wunder of New York came upon horses on the highway tion the REA set-up requires that duty at the hospital and found the pointed out.
tions have been staged in other sec
City who delivered the key-note ad near Echo as he was rounding a an engineer or other experts be em gun In a clothes closet where it had
"These woodlots, windbreaks, or tions of the state by the agricultu
dress; Gomer Smith, one of the most bend Saturday night while enroute ployed to make a preliminary sur been placed by an employe after his shelterbelts of black locust or other
ral extension service of O. S. C., In
brilliant attorneys in Oklahoma; A. to Pendleton. Approximately $150 vey, and that is what will be done return from a hunting trip.
valuable trees will not only be of order to educate new growers in the
F. Whitney, president of the Bro damage was done to the car when in this district.
Mrs. Cameron formerly resided at value as such but will also check process of selecting the bird for mar
therhood Railroad Trainmen; and of one of the horses literally plowed
Hermiston where in April, 1934, run-off and erosion and increase our ket, and killing.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hall of Hood
course Dr. Townsend himself. He through the car, but none of the oc-
she shot and fatally wounded her fast failing ground water supply.
River visited over the week end seven months old daughter. She was The collection work being done here
named a number of other well known cupants were injured.
WOOL GROWERS’ AUXILIARY
men in national and state affairs
Serious damage was done to the with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Goundrey at immediately admitted to the state Is but a part of the gigantic nation-
from every corner of the United car driven by Lee Connor of Stan- their home in the Fourth Unit.
wide program of seed collection by WILL MEET AT ECHO.
hospital.
States who are active in the Town- field Saturday night on the market
the Conservation Nurseries to aug
road near the J. A. Reeves place.
send movement.
ment the supply from commercial
The Umatilla West End Wool
sources," according to word from the
Mr. Bensel said that all "chislers” when Mr. Connor was unable to
regional office. Work of collecting Growers' Auxiliary will meet in the
are being weeded out and that speak avoid hitting stock.
the northwest quota of 106,000 city hall at Echo, Friday afternoon,
ers representing the movement must
pounds of tree seed will continue un November 8. Mrs. Herman Oliver
have new credentials every thirty 30 CCC Boys On Maintenance Work.
of John Day, state president, will
til stopped by winter snow.
days from headquarters. In this way
Thirty CCC boys from the Stan
attend this meeting. All members
the organization believes there is no field winter camp commenced work
“We covered 8416 miles and saw Mt. Vernon, and the White House
are invited to attend.
way to misrepresent or work for per Wednesday, November 6. on main
Armistice Pot Luck Dinner.
many interesting places on our two were among the many places viewed
sonai gain.
tenance work for the Hermiston months’ trip which took us on a cir- än d studied while they were in
Legionnaires and their ladies and
Auto License Examiner Coming.
“More than 10,000 people jammed Irrigation district. The boys are un cle of the United States,' say Mr. Washington, D. C.
Auxiliary members and their es
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
the grand ballroom of the Stevens der the supervision of B. Haneline, and Mrs. W. J. Warner who returned
Leaving Washington, D. C., a corts will enjoy a pot luck dinner
tors
and chauffeurs, will be in Her
hotel,” Mr. Bensel said, “and it was maintenance foreman for the dist home Sunday, November 3.
Monday
night,
November
11,
at
southwesterly route was taken
said to be the largest non-political rict, and will work on roads and
7:30 in the Legion hall, according miston, Saturday, November 16, at
through
Nashville,
Memphis,
Dal
As a citizen, Mr. Warner serves
convention ever held in Chicago.” ditches. This type of work is expect
las. Fort Worth and west to El Paso. to announcement made today. Aux the city library between the hours
Questions were asked and a dis ed to continue through the winter as city attorney and is known for In order to visit the famous and be iliary members are asked to bring of 10:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m., re
his amiable disposition and interest
cussion period allowed at the close months.
at least one covered dish, sandwiches spectively, according to a recent an
in football, since his brother is the autiful Carsbad Caverns National and
of Mr. Bensel’s report and many con
table service as their contribu nouncement released from the Sec
famous “Pop” Warner, former foot Park, the Warners swerved slightly tion
retary of State’s office. All those
Strohm Move* Potatoes.
fusing thoughts about the plan were
to the dinner.
from
the
main
route,
north
into
New
ball coach at Stanford University
wishing permits or licenses to drive
cleared up for members and listen-
Mexico.
Here
they
went
under
George Strohm is moving his late and now with the Temple University
cars are asked to get In touch with
Westland Grange Electa.
potato crop fast this week following in Philadelphia. Incidentally Mr. ground to a depth of 750 feet into
Mr. Bentley during these hours.
The committee serving the dinner the huge loss to growers in this sec Warner witnessed contests between huge rooms of large dimensions
The Westland Grange met Monday
reported that 234 tickets were sold tion and throughout the northwest Temple and Center, Temple and Van with 4500 foot ceilings, and could and elected Floyd Laird, master; E.
to the banquet, and many people during the zero weather. Mr. Strohm derbilt, LaSalle and David Elkins, have walked four or five miles with H. Dunning, overseer; Mrs. E. H.
came in later to hear Mr. Bensel’s expects to sell his 1225 sacks in the Yale and University of Pennsylva out tiring of seeing the beautiful Dunning, lecturer; William Harris,
ALONG THE CONCRETE
report.
near future and is getting $1 per nia, and a professional game between rock formations. This Cavern park steward; Sophie Kiekkala, chaplain ;
sack. A fine yield was realized from Philadelphia and Chicago. All these is maintained by the National Forest Mrs. Chas. Seeliger, secretary; Paul
WALTER PIERCE WILL SPEAK
the four acres, with 153 sacks being games were staged in Philadelphia. Ranger Service and there are many Seeliger, treasurer; Lauretta Mulk-
spots in that underground cavern ins. Ceres; Alma Laird, Pomona; Es Oh horse, you are an awful thing,
dug from a quarter of an acre In
HERE NOVEMBER 14.
From Spokane the Warners took that have not been explored.
No horn did you honk, no bell did
one section of the field. The average
ther Kiekkada, Flora; Sam Keik-
the northern route through Billings.
you ring—
Motoring
on
into
California
they
production
was
300
sacks
per
acre.
Arrangements have been made by
Montana, to Sault Sainte Marie. visited Caliente in Mexico and the kala, gatekeeper; and Rosalie Lam- No tall light w
hanging from
the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau
bert,
lady
assistant
steward.
The
Michigan, where they entered Cana San Diego Exposition, and also the
your
rear
Walter
M.
Sunbeam
Rebekah
Lodge
Note*.
to have Congressman
da. Here they visited the famous San Juan Capistrano, the oldest mis general committee was also elected To warn we late motorists that you
Pierce as guest speaker at a meet
Dionne quintuplets at their nursery sion in the United States, which Is with Frank Seeliger, past-master.
were near.
ing of the organization Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jackman home and were fortunate in seeing still being used. It Is furnished chairman, and Philip Powers and We hope your inner tubes are ■till
November 14. at 8:00 o'clock in the and Mr. and Mrs. James Todd were all five of the lovely babies at one
Gilbert Smith. Albert Kennings was
by far
evening at the Union church. Mr. awarded prizes for the most origi time, as a photographer was taking with the richest gold and silver carv- elected as Grange representative at
Tn
better
condition than ours now
Ings.
gorgeous
wall
hangings
which
Pierce will discuss “Money” and nal costumes at the "Kid Party" their pictures. The famous babies.
the fair meeting.
are.
will answer questions on the sub sponsored by the P. N. G. club at the they said, are displayed twice daily are musty from the thick stone
They say your frame is yet good for
walls, beautifully carved Images
Called Meeting for Tuesday.
Odd Fellows hall in Hermiston Thurs on the porch of their hospital home.
many a mile
Other numbers are being arranged day evening. Mrs. Guy Amsberry. The only restrictions to visitors are and tinted window glass. In order
Due to the fact that a sufficient But—your sudden impact rather
to see some of what they considered
for the program and an interesting chairman of the committee tn charge that no pictures may be taken.
cramped our style.
the most interesting places In Cal number of ladles who were original
time is anticipated.
of the arrangements, awarded the
After visiting relatives In Buffa- ifornia they spent four days there, members of the Women's Community Friends, to hear the finish of this
prizes. The Hallowe'en motif was lo the Warners spent considerable motoring along the Pacific coast
tale of woe
BUSINESS HOUSES WILL CLOSE used in the bright decorations and
club here were not present to con
time in Philadelphia and New York. shore line. After entering Oregon
Ask Monte and Lenore—they really
stitute
a
quorum,
the
meeting
called
refreshments were served during the Among the interesting places visited they stopped at Corvallis to cal! on
ARMISTICE DAY
know.
—Contributed.
evening. Old time and modern danc- in New York was Radio City at a their niece. Miss Betty Ralph, who for last Tuesday afternoon was post
Ing was the diversion of the even- time when a national broadcast was Is a student at O. S. C., and also saw poned for one week. The purpose of
•
All business houses will
• closed Monday. November 11. ♦ Ing.
being conducted. They viewed the other students enrolled there from the meeting was to vote on funds
If you have frequent fainting
• on Armistice day. Patrons of ♦
The drill team of the Sunbeam Re entire arrangement and set-up of the Hermiston. They spent some time which might be used for purchasing ■pells, accompanied by chills. cramp*,
• the local stores are asked to
bekah lodge is making preparations broadcasting station through the with their daughter and family, Mr.
corns, buntons, chilblains, epilepsy,
• member that it will be necee- ♦ for the Initiation of several new eyes of a guide, who explained the and Mrs. Edward Schofield in Van permanent equipment for th* Her and jaundice, it is a sign that you
miston General Hospital. The group
• sary to stock up on supplies to ♦
system in minute detail.
couver. Wn.
are not well, but liable to die any
• last over the two holidays.
♦ members There has been a remark
The senate and house of represen
Weather conditions were ideal on will again meet Tuesday. November minute. Pay your subscription in
able increase in attendance In the
tative chambers, the Smithsonian th* entire trip they said, and th* 12. at the library at 2:20.
advance. and thus make yourself
lodge since the advent
cooler Institute, the new Supreme Court only cold experienced was after they
Re-organisation of the communi solid for a good obituary notice.
building, Washington Monument. returned to the Pacific eoast.
ty club will also be discussed.
WARNERS RETURN FROM 8416 MILE
TRIP AFTER CIRCLING UNITED STATES