whe Hermistun Heraln
VOLUME XXX
NUM
16
$64,900 CONTRACT
LET FOR NEW HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY,
J. S. BURNHAM SELLS GROCERY
AND MEAT DEPARTMENT
J. S. Burnham, who has op-
erated a general mercantile
store here for the past six
years, has completed a deal
• with Walter M. Smith of Pilot
• Rock for the sale of the groe-
• ery and meat department. Mr.
Burnham will retain the dry
goods department and will
move the stock into what is
known as the old Kingsley
building on Main street, after
the first of the year, when Mr.
Smith will take over the other
department.
OREGON,
DECEMBER 12 1935
OAKLAND TURKEY H. S. ANTICIPATES
SHOW IMPROVES ATHLETICCONTEST
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
HERALD
♦
HAS HOLIDAY
DRESS THIS WEEK.
COLOR
•
RECONSTRUCTION OF
IRRIGATING SYSTEMS
OBTAINED THRU CCC
The holiday color dress which
John Jendrzejewski, president of
The boys of the class of '36 of the • appears on the Herald this
the Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow high school removed the number ’35 • week is home print and simil-
•
ers'
association, and member of the from the southern point of the Butte ♦ ar print will appear each week
•
board of directors for the Oregon Tuesday evening, and replaced it
during the remainder of Decem
•
JAMES L. QUINN OF PORTLAND
Turkey
Growers"
Co-operative
asso
ber. The work was done with
with
their
own
number.
The
annual
•
EXTENSIVE RE-VAMPING OF
ciation, returned Thursday after at battle between the juniors and sen-
the press which was installed
LOWEST BIDDER.
tending the annual turkey show held | iors will be held as usual In the ❖ last May to replace a press ♦
CANALS SEEN.
long out-dated and one which
at Oakland, Oregon, December 9 to | spring to see whether or not the
School Building Estimated to Cost
14, greatly pleased with the im number remains. If the Juniors win
would not carry such press
Improvements Will Enable Districts
$75,000 When Completed; Con
work.
provement of the show in general. their number will be painted instead.
Color used during the Yule- • to Give Better Individual Service
He believes "that local growers will
struction Will Start Soon.
tide
season adds much to the •
find their time well spent in attend
One of the most successful parties
to Water Users.
The school board of the Union
ing the show.”
Christmas holiday spirit and
of the year was held at the auditor
High School District No. 9 has ac
Reconstruction of the irrigating
There were 500 live birds dis ium last Friday evening, December
festivities, and it is believed
systems of the Stanfield, Hermiston
cepted the bid of James L. Quinn of
played and 540 dressed birds, all of 6th, with Mel’s Merry Markers fur
increases reader interest to the
and Westland districts is going for
Portland, for the construction of the
high quality, from Canada, Wash nishing the music for dancing.
Christmas shopper's edition
new high school building in Hermis NEW STAIRWAY AND OTHER
ward through the uses of the CCC
ington. California. Idaho, Minneso Games were played from the hours
which appears in this week's
ton at a cost of 364,900. Only one HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
camp at Stanfield where 200 young
issue.
ta, and Rhode Island. With this of 8:00 p. m. until 9:00 p. m. and
other bid was received and the
men are stationed by the govern-
With this and next week's
keen competition an Old Tom en students enjoyed cards all evening.
ment, and where barracks have been
amount was only 390 higher. After
The new outside stairway to the tered by L. C. Todd placed tenth in The next all-student-body party will
edition the Herald wishes all its
erected for living quarters.
considering the bids all day and in hospital is now completed except for a class of 34 birds.
patrons and subscribers a Merry
be held Friday, December 27.
to the late evening yesterday the a few finishing touches, and is in
The 26 mile feed canal of the
Christmas and a Happy New
John Cornutt of Roseburg, who
contract was awarded to Mr. Quinn. use. This permits the admittance of acts as official grader for the E. O,
The T. P. A. will hold its regular
Hermiston project and the main can-
Year.
al of the Stanfield project will be re-
The total amount available was patients in a much more convenient T, G. A. here during pool shipments, meeting Wednesday evening, Decem
vamped from end to end. The Stan
372,727 made up by a bond issue way, to the receiving room and sur won the sweepstake prize for the ber 18, at the high school. Refresh
field canal will be enlarged from
voted by the district of 340,000, and gery, and hospital rooms. Other im beat display in all breeds which in ments will be served as usual.
WEST END WOOL GROWERS’
120 second feet carrying capacity
a free grant by the PWA of 332,727. provements are going on and the cluded competition in Bronze, Bur-
English II members of the sopho AUX. WILL VISIT PENDLETON
to 175 second feet, so as to provide
The balance of the funds above the hospital facilities are in excellent bom Reds, Narigansetts, White Hol
abundant water for all lands within
contractor’s price for the building condition for the services required land, Slates and Blacks. He was more class wrote stories for this
The West End Wool Growers’ Aux the Stanfield district. Laterals will
month's issue of the high school
will be utilized in other features con in this locality.
given eleven placements between
The Redmen and the Pocohontas first and fourteenth place. This was paper, “The Bulldog,” which will iliary will be entertained in Pen also be enlarged and extended to
nected with the completion of school
fixtures and grounds. It is estimated lodges of Umatil'a are contributing his first time to exhibit at the show. be issued Monday. The freshman dleton, Saturday, December 14, by tracts of land not heretofore sup
English students will write the stor- the Umatilla County Auxiliary at a plied with suitable water connec
that when fully completed the new a new stretcher to the Hermiston
Winners in the Bronze division, in ies for the January issue.
1:00 o'clock luncheon at Kent's tions which will bring in new lands
high school will cost nearly 375,000. General Hospital at a cost of $8.00.
which
local
growers
are
most
inter-
Cafe.
Later cards will be enjoyed at for cultivation and settlement. In
and
“
Klondike,
”
an
interesting
Work will be commenced just as Umatilla is showing a most com
sated, are as follows:
educational motion picture, will be the home of Mrs. Fred Brown, at 215 addition to renovating the feed can
soon as all contracts, which will be mendable cooperative spirit in help
Old Hens—First. Joe Kupetx: Sec presented in the high school assem North Madison.
al of the Hermiston project, which
sent to Washington, are signed by ing build up and patronize the new
At last week’s meeting In Echo means being thoroughly cleaned of
the government. Dirt is expected hospital which will be of service to ond, Hamilton. Sunnyside. Wn.; bly Friday morning at 9:00 o’clock,
sponsored by H.U.H.S. and the Vic the Auxiliary elected Mrs. D. N. debris, trees and all other obstruc
for many miles around. Third, M. Huntington. Roseburg.
to be flying by the first of the new communities
1
Old Toms—First, M. Huntington; tor Animotograph Corporation. Tick Bard and Miss Clara Cunha dele tions until the canal has Its original
The sewing group of the Hermis-
year.
The building will be as originally ton under the leadership of Mrs. J. Second, B. B. Ranch. Vancouver, ets were on sale this week for both gate and alternate to the state con capacity of three hundred second
grade and high school students and vention at Baker, January 10-11. feet, the laterals of the entire Her
Clarke, has made four hospital Wn.; Third, Huntington.
planned by the architect except for A.
.
Young Toms—First,
Mitchell, the committees in charge of ticket Mrs. E. P. Dodd, Mrs. Hawley Bean miston project will be repaired. Pipe
and several curtains. Increas-
a few slight changes. The walls will shirts
i
be of reinforced concrete, and the < ed interest and enthusiasm in the Sunnyside. Wn.; Second, Joe Kupetx. selling were as follows: Grade and Miss Clara Cunha were appoint lines will be improved and turnouts
Young Hens—First, Geo. Cocram, school—Mary Burnham, chairman, ed on a committee to prepare an ex repaired, and all good lands will
finish will be a smooth surface in new hospital and its capable man
Oakland, Ore.; Second. J. Cornutt, Lois White and Claudine Hale; High hibit of five articles made of wool have suitable deliveries. Some drain-
atone gray, much the same color as agement is very marked.
school—Kenneth Knerr, chairman, which is to be entered In a state age on both projects will be taken
Roseburg; Third, Hamilton.
First National Bank of Hermiston.
Mitchell of Sunnyside won first Charlotte Ralph and Virginia Wells. wide competition at the state con care of where most needed, Also
There will be seven large class rooms NINE OUT OF 96 DOZEN
vention.
on the best dressed bird In the
some new by-passes will be built
and an assembly room with 200 seats
A "Letterman’s Club” for boys is
EGGS BROKEN IN UPSET
Bronze division and was awarded
The next regular meeting of the from the “A" line to the Maxwell
with large capacity available for
being organized under the direction Auxiliary will be held at a wool dis canal.
occasions. The gymnasium will have
Mrs. F. Reiks of Irrigon, yet lives the Grand Champion prize.
of Coach Hal Hatton, for boys who play the third Friday in January.
a space for seating capacity of 1000, unhurt to tell the story. She started
All of this work will better en-
have earned letters in the past or
and will have a stage and shower to Pendleton last Friday with 96 CHARGED WITH RECKLESS
able the districts to give better ser-
will be able to do so this year. Of- FAIR PRIZE MONEY USED
baths for both boys and girls. Side- dozen eggs and near Nolin the car DRIVING IN SCHOOL ZONE
vice to the individual user and will
ficers acting pro-tem are as follows:
walks across the, main front of the struck icy pavement and skidded off
aid in the conservation of water. All
Jack Reeves, president; Deverde El- TO BUY SHOW CASES
building will be eight fect wide with the grade and the car upset. With
lands fit .for Irrigation will be serv
Cecil Brooks of Portland, now of wood, treasurer; and Alton Sisson,
sidewalks leading to the building of her was Rev. W. O. Miller of Irrigon, Stanfield, was arrested and plead, treasurer.
The $30 in prize money won by ed.
five foot width. A library cove, on and all these eggs. She was driving guilty before Justice P. P. Sullivan's
the Minnehaha district in 1932
This work and benefits will be
ly for books for daily uses will be the car and was pinned down by the court Tuesday, to a charge of reck-
the Umatilla Project fair has been free service to the district as provid
Dr. T. C. Belt Arrives.
set off the assembly room since the steering wheel and Mr. Miller was less driving through the school
Dr. T. C. Belt arrived from Port listed as follows by the committee in ed under the laws providing for the
public library is within half a block unable to release himself and open zone, He was fined $ 25 and court
land today (Thursday) to take over charge, which is composed of A. W. establishment of the CCC camps.
of the new building. An up-to-date the door on his side of the car. Re costs.
the practice of the late Dr. A. W. Turnblad, F. B. Pennock, and Mrs.
The Hermiston district entered in
heating system, plumbing and septic lief came in a,few minutes and some
The minimum sentence for such a Christopherson, who passed away in Sam Carson.
to the preliminary arrangements for
tank, and wiring for lights, signal CCC boys lifted the car back to its charge is one year and $400 fine.
Two show cases, repairs and var- this work last April. Machinery and
Portland recently following a mas-
bells and radio uses will be installed. position on the highway. Mrs. Reiks
told operation. Dr. Belt has had ten nish in 1933, $ 5.25 ; one show ■ case equipment owned by this district
The architect stated that the lo was unhurt and only nine dozen
Huff Place Leased.
in 1934, 39.05
payment on show
i
and taken over from the government
years experience.
cation of the building is one with eggs were broken, and Mr. Miller
case in 1935. 4.75, and refund on when the district board took charge
her
Mrs.
Maude
A.
Huff
leased
out a comparison in the state of Ore iwas unharmed. Slight damages oc
show case to th l fair board of $1.00. is being loaned to the other districts
Attend Condon Conference.
20-acre ranch west of the Hermiston
gon.
curred to the car. Mrs. Reiks is 73
James Todd; Commander of Dist
Wilson
of
Butte
this
week
to
H.
A.
On the purchase of the last show and a general cooperative spirit pre
With some street vacations the years old and makes a trip to Pen-
sold her rict No. (, attended an American Le case purchat
Colorado.
Mrs.
Huff
has
from B. S. Kingsley, vails among the district toward the
will
open
into
the
main entrance
dleton every week.
gion conference In Condon Baturday, the Umatil
personal
property
cows
and
other
Project
Farm Bureau improvement of the welfare of the
head of Second street facing town.
The A. C. Swarner ear of Hermis-
December 7, similar to the one held paid $0.75, ith $5.75 paid from the entire area.
The gymnasium opens from the low ton came along about the time of •nd will go to California where
some of her children live. Mr. Wil- here last week, at which Command- prise
The district has arranged with
er story out on the level with the the ups
occupants also as- son has a wife and two children and er Geo. Koehn, Department of Ore
Mr. Ashline, engineer in charge of
athletic fields where are located the sisted i
the car.
is from the drouth stricken area of gon was present. Mrs. Todd acom- i
Vork Progressing.
the field work of the CCC in this
tennis courts and practice grounds
panied Mrs. L A McClintock, dist
eastern
Colorado
where
he
was
form
ire now working on the territory, under the direction of R.
for baseball and football and field
Umatilla Accepts Bid.
erly a large operator of stock and rict president from Pendleton, to new He
on Community Park and J. Newell, regional director of the
sports, adjoining all the school
town of Umatilla will have a wheat land. Mr. Wilson and his Condon Saturday morning, where a as soon as
e seed picking crews are Pacific Northwest to carry on this
grounds. The big games will be play
late domestic water system family will move onto the Huff meeting of the Auxiliary was held
that duty they will work throughout the coming year.
ed on the athletic field provided
released
in the afternoon.
the bid for water works con- Place immediately.
be
transfer
to the park. At such Truck loads of the boys are trans
with grandstands in the new com
which has just been ac
a time, appro:
munity park now under construc str
ately 40 men will ported from the barracks camp daily
and work under the direction of a
be set to worl
tion three blocks south of the school cepted. Eugene Ruby of Portland
competent foreman. These crews are
building. The building is on high will be the contractor. His Md was
Bids
have
eived
for
ma-
now working on laterals and other
ground and under modern archi $18,270. The funds available under
terials and activ
ions are ex-
the
55
per cent bond issue and 45
parti of the irrigating system. When
tectural plans and designs of park
pected to be contimi
m now on
was $19,000. A new
the Cold Springs reservoir is filled
ing, streets and sidewalks, Its beau
until
completion
durin
cceed-
150,000 gallon capa-
In May, the crews will be transfer
ty will be unexcelled in the state.
ht
hs, as
by
Ut
on the hill south
red to the teed canal. Enough men
When completed the people of
This is a review of the year's gen of farmers, and farming, has re Ma
zie.
will be provided under the aarrange-
Union high school district will be of town with a pressure of 75 feet eral activities in the territory cov placed the experlmentors and exper and the
nt to do all the work as outlined.
proud of the effort and ability of the in town. Water from the well now ered by the subscription lists of the iments. In a nut shell now It is managers in charge and
The district boards and managers
school board and architect. The owned by the city will be pumped Hermiston Herald, including Echo, cows, hens, turkeys, hogs, corn and turns for the money Invested Is as
consider the opportunity to use the
school board is A. D. Smith, E. L. direct into the reservoir with a new Stanfield, Hermiston, Umatilla, Irri alfalfa, with a home-like sprinkling sured.
CCC boys especially fortunate. This
Jackson, Jess Goff. Thomas Camp pump, and mains laid to the city. gon, Boardman, Butter Creek, Al of gardens, berries and other useful
work will lead to many bettermenu
bell and Henry Sommerer. Mr. Tour- Work will be commenced soon.
pine, Pine City, Lexington, Ione, products that contribute to easier
that could not otherwise be provided
telotte is the architect and Mr.
means of a livelihood. Speculation HUNTERS TRAP 292 COYOTES
Holdman
and
on
the
nearby
North
Columbia School Operetta.
Quinn is a highly recommended
side of the Columbia. Most of the in lands has been eliminated and AND 24 BOBCATS IN NOVEMBER with heavy increases in mainten
“
Santa
Claus Court” will be the figures given are accurate, some few practical methods of how to make a
ance or added funds from bonds or
builder from Portland, and a man of
operetta given by the entire school are estimated, and some genersl con living and provide a safe roof over
(Continued on page 2)
During November 35 hunters, by direct taxation. During the lean
of the Columbia district. It will be clusions made. Progress for 1935 hss every head by the adoption of only working all or part' time, took 292 years or depression the systems were
held the evening of December 19, at been marked in all localities. There such crops and such methode of cul- coyotes and 24 bobcats.
handled with such rigid economy
Columbia school house. Much atten have been increases in production tn tivation which have been proven
that some of the canals and laterals
GENERALITIES.
Harold W. Dobyns, who is on
tion has been given to the training all Unes of industries here and a best for the soils, marketing and
had fallen behind on repairs and de
leave-without-pay while attending
This Is our own red Ink print of the students and a fine program
liveries of water, and conservation
growth leading to permanent and climatic conditions as exist here.
Oregon State Agricultural college,
and we did it ourselves. We are is assured.
of the supply was becoming more dif
substantial
set-up
of
farmers
Is
es
spent
November
14
and
15
in
Port
Hens and Turkeys.
glad to show what we can do at
ficult as years went by. In the saving
pecially marked. Better farming,
land at a joint meeting of the pre
home. Just the same as sll our
Regular F. B. Euxiliary Meeting. along with what pays here is sn in-
Following are some figures tsken
of water, and through better deliv-
datory-animal
and
rodent
and
game
neighbors show in this issue what
The next regular Farm Bureau creased order of things and this, this fall in the annual survey made management forces of the states of erles to farmers, more economy in
has been done among us in 1935.
by the district:
maintenance is made possible, and
Oregon and Washington.
This special Christmas edition Auxiliary meeting will be held in with better buying and selling has
Hens have increased from 27,774
the
Union
church
in
Hermiston,
Fri
purchasing
Increased
profits
and
an extension to good Idle lands is
of the Herald shows how wc are
getting ahead. New high school day, December 20, with a Christmas power, which is shown in content- in 1934, to 30,194 In 1935.
more practical. The movement is
The number of turkeys have OREGON WOMEN HEAVY
building, new park, new wster program and tree at which small ment, comfort and solidity.
expected to result in the greater de
grown
from
17,202
in
1934,
to
20,-
gifts
will
be
exchanged.
Mrs.
W.
INSURANCE INVESTORS
system st Umatilla, CCC barracks
Better Farming Shown.
velopment of all the projects.
582 in 1935. In addition is also the
of 200 boys st Stanfield and plen Dyer, Mrs. E. E. Rainwater, Mm
The most msrked feature of af- Improvement in quality and Increase
Women are rapidly gaining con-
ty of work in sight. Farm condi Orville Dawson and Mrs. Lena Lage
fairs here is the adoption of a sys- of weights through greater skill of trol of the nation's wealth, and the
tions have improved during 1935, will act as hostesses.
tern of agriculture best adapted to growers.
trend la more pronounced on the Pa
and all is well.
the localities, and also better meth- Increase In value of all such fowls cific Coaat than anywhere else.
Weather Report.
ALONG THE CONCRETE
All we need now to make our Date
Max. Min. ods of farming. The days of develop- is $8636.
This was revealed by a recent
cup full is the Umatilla dam. A December 5____ -___ __ 32 „ 30 ment dates back to the wasted ef- |
study conducted by the Oregon Mu-
Yellow Corn Fields.
few dimes from every person who December 6 .............
37
30 forts at fruit growing; of strenuous
tusl Life Insurance Co., reporta G. C.
would be benefit ted would keep December 7 ................. .... 40
27 efforts to make alfalfa plants last a | Corn has been Increased from 292
In this auto-age, can you imagine
Beddow, Jr., Hermiston representa
the home fires burning in that December 8 ................
54
24 generation; of almost futile efforts aeree in 1934, to 584 acres in 19 3 5,
a horse drawn vehicle pulling up to
December 9 ________ ___ 43 ... 27 st commercializing soil crops, and and quality and yield has been im tive.
a garage air pump and filling the
"Sixty-five per cent of all estates rubber tires on the vehicle? It was
December 10 —...........
50
28 stealing everything from the soil proved. To this may be added 2(1
December 11_______ ----- 41 .... 29 without putting anything back. aeres of corn used in various ways go entirely to women,” he points a remarkable eight and Mr. and Mrs
Precipitation was .24.
R. E. Osborn were in the vehicle.
(Continued on page five.)
out.
HERMISTON TERRITORY FOVOREO BY
IMPROVED BUSINESSJIND F