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.9 Ohe Hermttu Hrraln VOLUME XXX NUMBER 18 HERMISTON, UMATILLA HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION TESTING YEAR CHANGED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY. Many Inquiries Made for Dairy Cat tle Through Association Tester; Demand for Guernseys. I STANFIELD NEWS t By Sophronia Rhea College students home for the holi days are Clara and Margaret John- son, Bytha Hoskins, Marie Thorsen, Twila House, Stanley Green, Ed and Earl Attebury and Edith Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Miller of Port land are visiting Mrs. Miller • par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Greathouse, during the holidays. . 1 Alumni teams will play the high school teams in basketball in the gymnasium Friday evening. Both boys and girls will play. Boyd Jackson left Friday for his home in La Grande where he will spend the holidays with his mother. He teaches in the high school here. Mr. and Mrs. Nye Berry of West on stopped a short while at the M. Refvem home Wednesday while en route to Hermiston to spend the holidays with Mrs. Berry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. John Becker of Vma- pine are visiting at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Temple. Mrs. Florence Connor left Friday for Portland to spend the Christmas holidays with her son. REASONS GIVEN FOR DECREASE INCREASED NEXT YEAR IN LOCAL BEE COLONIES George T. McNealy of Patterson, was in town today. He raised 1500 turkeys this year and is now laying plans for increasing the number in 1936 to 6000. He will increase his facilities for handling such a large flock at once and will add some new modern equipment. In the same locality, Ernie Crof ton, who raised 2000 birds this year will increase his facilities for a large number, and Guy Nelson, who was a beginner this year, will make ad ditions this winter and early spring for an increased flock. From Plymouth to Patterson on the north bank of the Columbia river has been proven a first class dist rict for turkey production. The citi zens in that locality are hoping for further highway and river develop ment and also for irrigation of a strip of land along the north bank froth the Umatilla dam to Carley, amounting to several thousand acres of fine land along the Columbia. W. G. Rodda, one of the best known bee men in the state, was in town yesterday. He deplores the loss in the bee population of this local ity due chiefly to the reduction in alfalfa acreage, but he also states that the loss in honey pasture is due greatly to the uses of ditch banks and other waste land areas, which usually produces sweet clover and other such plants, for pasture. Sweet clover has grown here on lands part ly sub-irrigated, but cannot be pas tured heavily, and re-seed itself and produce much bloom. Other pastures such as white clov er mixed with blue grass is not pro ving a substitute for alfalfa. The introduction of ondino and straw berry clovers in pastures will in crease bee forage and the return of alfalfa which is shown to be increas ing throughout the territory, will add again to the possibility of in creased bee culture. Mr.Rodda states that at one time there were 6000 colonies of bees in Umatilla county where now not over 3000 colonies are cared for. This locality and county is known as one of the beet bee regions In the Northwest, anad in spite of the loss In production, still maintains its reputation. COLUMBIA NEWS t By MAR1JANE HAMMER. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer enter tained Thursday evening in honor of their wedding anniversary. Faith Wilson of Enterprise is spending the Christmas vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson. Helen Couture of Portland is spending the Christmas holidays at the Wells home. She is a former resi dent of Columbia district. Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Christley were Pendleton business visitors Monday. C. R. Royse and family of Condon spent the week end at the W. M. Harvey home. Mr. Royse is superin tendent of schools at Condon. The Blue Ribbon Calf club held a meeting at the home of Lois Hut chison Monday. Ruth Wilson of Longview, Wn„ spent Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson. Edna and Walther Ott, students of O.S.C., are spending the Christ mas holidays at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ott. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hughes and family of Stanfield were Sunday din ner guests at the Wm. Barber home. Mr. and Mrs. L. Hart and son Dick of Gaston, Ore., are spending the holidays at the home of Mrs. Hart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Upham. Walter Jendrzejewski of O.S.C. is spending the holidays with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jendrzeje wski. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Arnberg were Christmas day dinner guests at the Baxter Hutchison home. Mr. and Mrs. Trumbull and son Bob of Hermiston were Christmas dey dinner guests at the W. S. Cas ady home. Mrs. J. H. Ryland and daughters Adila and Beulah were business vis itors in Pendleton Monday. Mr. Ry land returned with them to spend the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer and family were dinner guests at the L. Hammer home on Christmas. •=---------- Appreciation Expressed. We take this opportunity to ex- press our appreciation to all those who have so generously contributed financially and in other ways to aid in the establishment of the Hermis ton General Hospital. Many contri butions in the way of equipment, produce, meat and labor have been made and words cannot express our gratitude. We invite you to inspect the Her miston General Hospital at any time and will be glad to make your ac quaintance. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kingsbury. —o == — STUDENT BODY PLANS TO SPONSOR SMOKER. meeting will be held 8 VFM. OKMNX PLEASE. e = — ICY PAVEMENT CAUSE OP MANY ACCIDENTS The glare of ice the last few days extended from Vancouver, B. C., on the north, to Medford, Ore., on the south, and eastward to the Rocky mountains. Many accidents have been reported but not many fatalities. Stages and trains ran late, and on the North Bank highway traffic waas forbidden entirely Christmas day. On the Columbia, only most necessary traffic was allowed to pass. The temperatures ranged from 27 to 32, and fog and gray skies generally prevailed. East of the Rocky Mountains, snows and zero weather were reported. Locally, the only persons injured are George M. Wurster of Butter Creek, who slipped and fell and seri ously injured his right arm, and the Oregon Journal reported that J. M. Pace had been injured in Portland but no details were given. DR. E. K. McCOWN BURIED IN SCAPPOOSE CEMETERY Dr. E. K. McCown of Stanfield, who passed away Wednesday night of last week at his home after a week’s illness from pneumonia, was buried in Scappoose, Wn., Saturday. His brother Dr. Arthur McCown of St. Helens and Robert McCown, and his mother, who were here during his illness, accompanied the body, and Mrs. McCown to Scappoose. He is also survived by two married sis ters. Dr. McCown graduated in medi cine at Louisville, Ky., shortly be fore the World War and served with the medical corps in France. He also worked with the government Indian service in Arizona and at the Hot Lake Sanitarium near La Grande, under the late Dr. Mark Phy. He died at the age of 43 years. ~ DECEMBER 26, 1935. ovv****** TURKEY INDUSTRY WILL BE The Hermiston high school will sponsor a smoker about the middle of January. This feature event will be held in the Hermiston auditorium under the direction of Coach Hat ton. The proceeds of the smoker will be used to help balance this year’s budget. The card will include about 20 wrestling, boxing and mixed bouts. 444444499******9 In past years the smoker has been • LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES ♦ a big success. --------- 99---------- ...2.46668090*** Weather Report. Hermiston Unit No. 37 held its annual Christmas party and toy Date Max. Min. shower on December 19. at the Le ........ 30 . 27 gion hall. Jointly with the Legion ......... 29 25 Post. A pot-luck supper was held at December 21 ---------_____ 28 .... 26 6:30 p. m.. followed by a Joint December 22 --------- ......... 28 .... 25 meeting of the post and unit. December 23 -------- ____ 29 .... 25 Toys received were boxed and dis- December 24 -------- ____ 31 .... 24 triuted as Christmas cheer among December 25 ....... — ____ 33 .... 29 local families: some also being sent Precipitation was .15. to Child Welfare headquarters in Portland. A committee consisting of So Dumb! FUNEX ? Mrs. 8. F. Moore. Mrs. O. K. Mudge 8 VFX. and Mrs. A. H. Cable was in charge FUNEM ? of the affair. The next January 9. OREGON, t At a meeting held recently at Hermiston the Umatilla Herd Im provement association elected offi cers for the ensuing year and chang ed the testing year to begin in Jan uary. Officers elected were: C. A. Lynch, president; L. W. Owens, vice president; L. C. Dyer, secretary treasurer; W. P. Luttrell and A. W. Turnblad, directors. Effective December 1st, an addi tional one cent per cow will be char ged members, to be paid the State Industrial Accident Commission. Al Kennings, tester for the asso ciation, reports that during Novem ber buyers for more than fifty head of dairy cows have sought his aid in locating dairymen who want to sell cows. Oue grade Jersey bull was sold for beef and several inquiries made for purebred Guernsey bulls. Three cows were culled and beef ed and one cow was bought for dairy purposes during November. With 31 herds on test and 490 en rolled in the association during No vember, a total production of milk was 232,942 and butterfat was 12,- 094.3 lbs, of which 73 cows produc ed an average of 40 pounds of fat. The average production of milk was 475.4 lbs. with 24.7 lbs. fat. High producing cows in the asso ciation were “Spot" a 5-year-old grade Holstein owned by T. G. Greg ory, producing 1713 lbs. milk, con taining 77.0 lbs. fat, and “Hart" a 7-year-old Jersey-Holstein owned by W. P. Luttrell, producing 1533 lbs. milk, containing 68.9 lbs. fat. High herds, including dry cows, are: 44 purebred and grade Hol steins owned by C. A. Lynch pro ducing 838.5 lbs. milk and 29.6 lbs. rat; 16 grade Jerseys owned by W. P Luttrell producing 633.0 lbs. milk and 35.9 lbs. fat; 8 purebred HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Jerseys owned by L. C. Dyer produc PLANS ARE ADVANCING ing 517.5 lbs. milk and 30.9 1bs. fat. The contract between J. M. Quinn High herds to date, dry cows in cluded. for the nine months since and the Union High School district the beginning of the testing year in- No. 9. has been signed by Mr. Hock elude: C. A. Lynch, 44 purebred and ley, engineer for the PWA at Port grade Holsteins, 8105.7 lbs. milk land and are now In the hands of and 283.0 lbs. fat; T. G. Gregory, R. H. Corey, engineer for Oregon 78 grade Jerseys and grade. Guern- and Washington, for final approval. seys, 5232.2 lbs. milk and 263.3 lbs. fat' W. P. Luttrell, 16 grade Jer- These necessary matters will soon be seys, 5561.8 lbs. milk and 287.7 lbs. completed, it Is expected by the fat L W. Owens, 19 purebred Jer- board, and it is hoped that work on ask 47710 Ibs. milk and 224.8.1b8 the new building will be commenced fat; B. B. Eastridge. 12 grade Hol soon after New Years. steins and grade Guernseys, 6843.7 T. N. Hartsook of Hermiston, has lbs. milk and 262.8 lbs. fat; L. • Dyer, 8 purebred Jerseys, 4556.8 lbs. been appointed clerk of the works, and he will represent the school milk and 257.2 lbs. fat. board and the architect during the construction of the building. + COUNTY, NEW O.S.C. PWA INFIRMARY TO BE THREE-STORY BRICK. CORVALLIS—Work is to be star ted immediately on the new three- story brick infirmary on the Oregon State college campus, the contract for which was let at the last meet ing of the State Board of Higher Ed ucation. William and L. L. Quigley, Portland contractors, received the contract on their low bid of $91,215. The new structure, to be erected across the street northwest from the commerce building, will provide a long-needed student health center to replace the antiquated structures now housing the health service and infirmary. It is to be of brick and concrete construction, with a ground floor, a second “main” floor, and a third floor fitted with beds. This is a PWA project, with all money being provided from federal funds, partly as a grant and partly as a loan. Bonds for the loan are to be retired from building fees re ceipts. ---------- • Boys Will Form Federation. All the boys of Hermiston Union High met in the English room Thursday afternoon, December 12, to discuss plans of organizing a boys’ federation. Various boys from different schools described other similar organizations. It was decided to let the matter rest for the pres ent in order to give the boys time to talk the matter over. At the same meeting Coach Hat ton described the proposed Letter men’s Club and gave the boys an idea of its functions and purposes. * **4%**+* t PINE CITY NEWS Î By Oleta Neill A large crowd attended the Christ mas program at Pine City Friday I evening. The program consisted of an operetta "The Toys That Had to Wait,” presented by the primary. Also a number of recitations by pup ils from the Alpine school. Mrs. Gladys Fortier and Mrs. Jo sephine Ranad of Boardman and Miss Marian Henderson of Hermis ton attended the program Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill were business visitors in Heppner Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and Low ell young were business visitors in Hermiston Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Young left Tuesday morning for La Grande where they are spending their vaca tion visiting relatives. James O’Brien returned home Sat urday from Salem to spend his vaca tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O’Brien. Miss Oleta Nelli, who is attending normal school in La Grande, and Miss Neva Neill, who Is teaching in Stanfield, came home Saturday to spend their vacation with their mo ther Mrs. Ollie Neill. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and family were Pendleton business visitors Saturday. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES 444900900*0*%%% The sophomores and juniors of the Hermiston Union high sponsored the annual assembly program in the high school auditorium Friday after- noon last week, under the direction of Coach Hal Hatton, junior class ad viser. The program was done in the form of an amateur radio program, with Mr. Hatton acting as master of cere monies. Several clever numbers were enjoyed by members of the student body, faculty and parents, as well as alumni members who were home for the holiday vacation. The pro gram was as follows: Several Christ mas carols by a vocal quartet con sisting of Helen Dunning, Bonnie Jean Follett, Opal Stockard and Jane Jackson; an instrumental trio of cowboy music Darrell Seeliger. Har old Laird and Raymond Knapp; a clever Christmas recitation by Jane Jackson; a medley of Christmas car ols by Virginia and Vivian Dyer; violin selections by Bonnie Jean Fol lett and Nina Rae McCulley a tap dance number by Bonnie Lamberson and Coach Hatton; New Year’s reso lutions of members of the student body and faculty read by Mr. Hat- ton; and several others. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR BOARD MAKES PLANS FOR 1936 INCREASE IN BOARD MEMBER SHIP ADVISED. Larger and Better Fair Grounds Facilities Incentive to Increaaesd Competition at Show. The district fair board held a meet ing last Thursday evening and plans for the coming year were discussed. It was thought advisable to in crease the membership to eight or ten members instead of the present number of five. The board is consid ering the extension of the territory and interest of the coming fair. Since the facilities for holding a fair will be greatly increased by the plans of the new park board, a much larger fair is possible. The production of hens, dairy cows, turkeys and other various farming industries is increasing and will support larger and more con tested exhibits. In addition, a race track will be added and a good race meet here at fair time can be ar ranged. Greater interest is taken in all breeds of horses and more tn racing stock than in others. There are a great many fast horses within 50 miles of Hermiston, and a good track will be a drawing card. Because of the new fair grounds anad race track the fair board be lieves the occasion will be one next fall for celebrating and every effort that seems advisable and possible will be made to hold a larger fair than ever before. The present board is J Jendrzejewski. president, H. T. Fraser, vice president, E. D. Martin, secretary, and Bert Haneline, R. G. Attebury, Lyle Tilden and L. C. Dyer, directors. ------ • = CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE DRIVE SURPASSES THAT OF LAST YEAR The Hermiston district surpassed its quota for last year in the annual Christmas Seal Sale, according to announcement made by Miss Emo- gene Paul, who directed the drive in Hermiston. The annual seal sale is making it possible for the Umatilla Health association to remember ten people who are being treated in the State Tuberculosis hospital at The Dalles. "The annual death toll from tu berculosis is approximately 70,000 men, women and children — more than twice as many persons as are killed in auto accidents. In 1934 Oregon lost 357 people from tuber culosis. One and one-half times as many young women as young men between the ages of 15 and 24 are the victims. Jt causes an annual economic loss to the nation of near ly one billion dollars. “The work financed by Christmas Seal funds is varied, but it is all directed toward three chief aims: first, the discovery of unknown cases of tuberculosis; second, securing treatment for them; and third, edu cating the public in basic facts about the disease so they will know how to protect themselves from it. By buying these seals you are helping to carry on this large pro- gram.” __ ____ ____________ Miss Margaret Elliott, who will coach the senior play. “The Brat,' announced the cast Friday after- noon, and practice will begin imme diately after Christmas vacation. The cast is as follows: Eleanor Daw son. as Mrs. Forrester; Bill Jackson as her son MacMillan; Harold Throop, a younger brother Stephen; Deverde Ellwood. Bishop Ware, bro ther of Mrs. Forrester, and his wife Jo Ellen Mopps; Carrie Lage as Dor othy. small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ware June Richards as Jane Depew a debutante; Ruth Dodd as Angela, a debutant; Herbert Skovbo as the butler, Timson; Mary Burnham, as Marriage License Issued. Margot the housekeeper', and Max A marriagae license was issued Mrs. August Linder Of Columbia ine Paul as "The Brat. The play was written by Maude yesterday in Pendleton to Martin district is spending the holidays in Fulton. Joseph Lenz of Hermiston and Eve Portland with her daughter, Mrs. W. lyn Erma Rueber of Stanfield. The Hermiston Hi student ody L. Blessing. ADDITIONAL LOCALS will be host to members of the al- umni at a dance in the Hermiston Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hedwall en auditorium Friday night. tertained on Christmas day. Cov ers were laid for G. F. Hedwaall. Among Hermiston high school Margaret and Herbert Hedwall and alumni who will probably spend the Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McReynolds. Christmas holidays with families and Visitors from Pendleton and friends here are: Enos. Dick and Anna Ray Martin, Bob Henderson, farming vicinity this week were The Christmas story was told in Christmas program was also pre Walter Jendrzejewski, Walther and John Holmgren, R. J. Campbell and programa at the different churches sented Sunday night under the di Edna Ott, Lawrence, Gladys and son Thomas, Roy Rew, Wm. Enbusk in Hermiston and surrounding towns rection of Mrs. C. R. Moore, Miss Miriam Swarner, Edith Clarke. Fred W. Hockenschmidt, J. E. Harvey Sunday evening in pageants and Margaret Clarke and Miss Opal Reeves, Burke Doyle. Art Chamness, anad Lisle Boynton. children's programs. Beautiful and Stockard. colorful decorations prevailed not, Ernest Cox is visiting his parent A medley of Christmas carols was Bill and Margaret Felthouse, Betty only In the churches but in the busi played by the orchestra composed of Ralph. Ruth. Eva. Florence and Hel Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Cox, during th ■ ness houses along the street, and a Edith, Margaret and Allen Clarke, en Woughter. George Sale, Neva holidays from Corvallis. genial and happy spirit seemed to Marie, Albert and Herbert Skovbo, Richards. Marjorie Burnham. Lois be prevalent. which was followed by the reading “The Christmas Pageant" which of the Christmas story from Luke by Grace and Don Jackson. Morris and :*******........................... : Glenn Pierson. Eleanor and Ed was presented at the Methodist Chas. Duvall. church Sunday evening included the ALONG THE CONCRETE • Briggs. Don Serell, Mary Brownson. ♦ Little Carolyn Barlow gave the children in the primary and junior Shirley Brownson, Catherine Mc • welcome number just before the department and members of the Ep $99944449****** worth League. Mrs. R. H. McAtee “Mother Goose Christmas Play" was Mullen and Gerald McKenzie. So far no one has accused prosper- had charge of the pageant and Mrs. presented by the primary depart The annual Christmas assembly ity of speeding while rounding that Alfred Quiring arranged the music. ment. Parts were taken by Ethel Clarke as Mother Goose. Magdolene was held in the auditorium Friday corner, but L. A. Moore may be Solo parts and special music was Jackman as Mary. Billie Barlow as given by Miss Golda Mumma, Mrs. Jack Horner. Louise Saylor as Baby Mrternoon in honor of the home com: pinched for speeding around a corn alumni. The program was Alfred Quiring, a trio composed by Bunting. Deloras Jackman as Miss Ing sponsored by the junior and sopho er on his bicycle. Mrs. R. R. Finkbeiner. Mrs. J. S. Muffett, Francis Clarke as Little It Is not surprising to discoveer under the direction.ot Burnham aand Mary Burnham, and Boy Blue. Bennie Bensel and Bernice more classes Hal Hatton, junior class an that the coming-up generation Is so a lullaby sung by Emily Finkbeiner. Smith as Jack and Jill. Ruth McCul Coach visor A committee appointed last The main characters were port ley as Old Mother Hubbard and El Week had prepared two large Chris 1 explosive, when this generation of rayed by Emily Finkbeiner who was don Saylor as Santa Claus. mas trees, one in the assembly hal babies have been nursed on gaso- Mary. Julias Gimble, Jr., as Joseph and one in the upper hall, as well line. Other numbers were given by and Rebecca Pierson as the angel. Gertie Giggle says hanging mistle | Alta, Carolyn and Billie Barlow who as other Christmas decoration. The The pageant opened to the strains sang a Christmas carol; Betty More- committee consisted of Ruth Pede: of carol singing as the ten candle i house a reading; Opal Stockard a chairman, Helen Dunning, and Earl toe on a chandelier Is just a form of Dutch courage. bearers entered carrying gifts to the j Christmas story; “Star of the East” Watson. _____ Christ Child. Then the Kings came, by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke, with Father Time kills all of us finally, The drivers of the local, school but those who know how to kill each bearing gifts, and the angel orchestral accompaniment: and the their busses were presented with had heralded the arrival of the portrayal of the "Fullfilled Propb- time occasionally get even wit i prophesied Messiah, and brought the ecy” by the junior girls Donna Say drivers' badges last week- him. message that Joseph and Mary and lor. Marybelle Clarke. Ethel Clarke, Members of the Hermiston high Kind-hearted Lady—Aren't yo the babe were to flee before King Alta Barlow. Magdolene Jackman, Herod. , Wanda Moore and Joyce McCulley. faculty are carrying out their plans the same man I gave a mince pie to for the holiday vacation, » e mc Portrayals were beautiful through- | Allen Clarke played the violin ac Atee will be here, and perhaps will Thanksgiving Day? companiment for the fins) song. out the pageant. Tramp—No lady. He's dead. (Continued on Page 3) At the Hermiston Union church a Add Hi School Notes CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS PORTRAY STORY OF CHRIST CHILD’S BIRTH INEBETHLEHEM
