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MANY ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS RECEIVED
BY 4-H CLUBBERS
STATE 4-H CLUB LEADER H. C.
SEYMOUR VISITS.
Nine Clubs Complete Projects 100
Per Cent; First National Bank of
Hermiston Adds Scholarship.
The annual achievement day for
4-H club boys and girls in the west
end of Umatilla county was held in
a program conducted at the Grange
hall in Stanfield, Saturday night,
January 25. Awards were made by
J. A. Yeager, county school superin
tendent, W. A. Sawyer, assistant
county agent, and C. C. Clarkson of
the Pendleton Branch of the First
National Bank of Portland Pins for
club work in this county are pur
chased by the Portland bank.
H. C. Seymour, state 4-H club
leader of Corvallis, presented certi
ficates to nine leaders of 4-H clubs
completing their work 100 per cent.
In making this presentation Mr.
Seymour spoke highly of the work of
leaders who, in their work, trained
boys and girls in citizenship. He
said that at present there were 2500
clubs in the state with 2000 leaders,
which shows a ten per cent enroll
ment increase over thât of other
years, and nearly ten per cent in
crease in project completions.
Club leaders presented with certi
ficates included: Mrs. W. A. Hine-
line, Hermiston, cooking and can
ning; Mrs. Gordon Hoffnagle, Echo,
sewing; Mrs. Helen Nasshahn, Stan
field, sewing; Mrs. H. J. Ott, Her
miston, cooking; Mrs. W. E. Ken
nedy, Umatilla, cooking and sewing;
Mrs. N. A. Bleakney, Stanfield, live
stock; Mrs. A. H. Cable, Hermiston,
clothing: Lois Hutchison, livestock;
and Al Kennings, Hermiston, live
stock.
Scholarships Presented.
Margaret Clarke of Hermiston was
presented with the county scholar
ship. She is a member of the We-Can
Canning club and was one member
of the demonstration team which
won the grand champion prize at
the state fair and also first at the
Pacific International Livestock Ex
position in Portland.
Marie Skovbo was presented with
the scholarship offered by the First
National Bank of Hermiston. She
completed six years of club work and
in that time completed 12 home ec
onomics projects, one poultry pro
ject. one canning, two cooking pro
jects. took three firsts in open class
at state fair and one first in nation
al competition.
The Umatilla Project Farm Bur
eau scholarship went to Jane Jack-
son and Darrel Seeliger.
The Stanfield Grange presented a
scholarship to Margaret Wood and
Neill Bleakney. and the Echo Grange
Home Economics club presented one
to Marie Olsen.
Gold Medal Home Economics cer
tificates were awarded Margaret
Clarke and Helen Jendrzejewski who
won first place at the state fair in
canning demonstration competition.
They also entered at the Pacific In
ternational at Portland. which
the judge said was one of the best
demonstrations of Its kind witnessed
by him.
These scholarships entitle the
holder to attend from one to two
weeks of 4-H club summer school at
Oregon State college.
Program Enioved.
An entertaining program was giv
en which consisted of musical numb
ers by the orchestra composed of
Margaret Clark, Marie Skovbo. Allan
Clarke. Albert Skovbo and Herbert
Skovbo; a reading by Claudia Ga
briel; a tap dance by Rae Nasshahn:
and a skit put on by the Grand
Champion Calf club of Hermiston.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. H. B. Dexter of Umatilla suf
fered a fracture to her hip last week
In a fall. Mrs. Dexter was taken to
Portland by Mrs. Alton Kingsbury.
R. N., where she Is being treated by
a bone specialist, due to previous in
juries which complicated the case.
Mrs. R. W. Meyers of Stanfield
was brought to the hospital in a
critical condition this week follow
ing the birth of her ten pound son,
who has been named Donald Lee.
Mrs. Myers is suffering from mastoid
and complications. The baby is get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Jack Horner underwent a
major operation this week and is
getting along nicely.
Mr. Pepper. _o Is a medical pa
tient. Is continuing to improve.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NUMBER 22
STANFIELD CCC OFFERS
TRAINING FOR YOUNG MEN
More than 200 young men are sta
tioned at the CCC barracks main
tained by the government at Stan
field, and these boys are being sup
ervised by the personnel of Capt.
Lawry, recently from Beacon Rock,
Ore., Lt. Donald R. Cook, command
ing officer. H. G. Schreiter, camp
educational adviser, Earl DuLaney,
visiting district chaplain. Dr. Wm.
E. Marbut, Echo, camp doctor, and
H. O. Thompson, reclamation super
intendent
Courses are offered in spelling,
current events, aviation, journalism,
clerical work, auto mechanics, lead
ership, diesel engines, arts and
crafts, and photography. These dif
ferent courses are directed by mem
bers of the camp personnel. Library
benefits are available to all boys
who wish to take advantage of any
correspondence courses, and a camp
library furnishes books and maga
zines.
Army and reclamation quarters
are separate, and other buildings
house the infirmary, recreation hall,
mess hall and barracks.
The Stanfield Echo, a mimeograph
sheet is published weekly under the
supervision of Mr. Schreiter, in
which some exceptionally fine sten
cil work is shown. The sheet carries
cartoons and interesting news of
camp activities, also notices of field
trips, contests, sports, tournaments,
programs and hobby clubs activities,
all carried out by the boys in the
camp under proper supervision.
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AUXILIARY TO WOOL GROWERS
WIN STATE MEMBERSHIP PRIZE
The West End Wool Growers’
Auxiliary won the state-wide con
test for the largest increase in mem
bership aand was awarded a gavel,
it was announced at the last meet
ing held in Echo, at which ribbons
were awarded in the wool exhibit
sponsored by the organization. Mrs.
Gaylord Madison is president.
Awards were made as follows,
placed according to position:
Rugs—Mrs. F. C. McKenzie, first
and third, Mrs. Joe Middleton, sec
ond.
Suits and dresses—Mrs. A. C. Ebert,
Mrs. Sloan Thomson, Miss Lucille
George.
Accessories, slippers — Mrs. Ar
ietta White, Mrs. Gaylord Madison.
Mrs. Neal Robertson.
Afghans — Mrs. Dunham, Mrs.
Sloan Thomson, second and third.
Embroidered crazy quilts, a Mexi
can serape, a hand-woven counter
pane and a Navajo blanket made in
teresting background for knitted ar
ticles entered in the display.
At the next meeting early in Feb
ruary, Miss Frances Clinton, Uma
tilla County Home Demonstration
Agent, will be given place of honor
on the program.
MANY PEOPLE ATTEND
WESTLAND GRANGE MEETING.
One of the most interesting meet
ings held at Westland Grange for
some time was attended by many
last Monday evening. Forty-four
members were present and one can
didate was given the membership ob
ligation.
Don Sherwood of the agricultural
committee gave an interesting dis
course on farm problems and dairy
ing, while Assistant County Agent
Sawyer talked on 4-H club work,
and the rural electrification admin
istration.
Albert Kennings read a co-opera
tive paper on the establishing of a
chain of cooperative deparment
stores which it is planned will even
tually stretch from coast to coast.
Ed Dunning discussed the Credit
Union and told of a play by the
Union and told of a plan by' the
trace the evolution of the co-opera
tive movement from its earliest his
tory (about 1830) down to the pres
ent day.
The program will cover the move
ment in all countries and will pro
bably extend through the better
part of the year.
A tentative date for a basket so
cial was set for Saturday evening.
February 8th.
An excellent literary program was
rendered, consisting of songs, read
ings. and instrumental music. The
next "literary hour’’ meeting will be
taken up mostly by a mock trial.
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Mrs. F. B. Swayze left Monday af
ternoon for Carney, Kansas, where
she will spend an indefinite time
with her sister who is in very poor
health. Mrs Swayze will be joined
later by another sister from Port
land.
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OREGON,
Coleman Seeding 1800 Acres.
More Beef Calves Purchased.
T. L. Coleman, who owns 2000
acres in the Stanfield Irrigation dis
trict, is seeding 1800 acres to feder
ation wheat this spring. The work
is being done by O. O. Thomas and
L. A. Thompson who use a 52 foot,
five disc Superior seeder to cover
120 acres per day. Approximately one
bushel to the acre is being used in
seeding. Present soil conditions are
ideal for seeding, Mr. Thomas be
lieves.
Assistant County Agent W. A.
Sawyer motored to Condon Tuesday
where two more Hereford beef calves
were purchased from Geo. Webb for
4-H club purebred beef calf club
members. He was accompanied by
Wm. Kik and son Charles and C. A.
Brown of Hermiston. The calves
were purchased for Marie Olsen of
Echo and Charles Kik of Hermiston
which makes at least 12 calves owned
by club members in this end of
Umatilla county
COMMERCIAL CLUB NAMES HERB
HEDWALL AS NEW PRESIDENT
The Hermiston Commercial club
held its annual meeting at the Her
miston Hotel Wednesday evening and
elected Herbert Hedwall president,
H. M. Sommerer, vice president, W.
M. Pearson, secretary-treasurer.
The secretary made a report of
the financial condition of the club
for the past year, and all bills due
to date were ordered paid. W. J.
Warner is retiring president.
F. C. McKenzie made an appeal
for support of the Hermiston Com
munity park which is now being put
in readiness for seeding and tree
planting.
Meetings will be held the second
and fourth Tuesdays in each month.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary 11, because of one postponed
meeting this month. Committees will
be nemed by President Hedwall at
that time.
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GROCERS INCREASE NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING BECOUSE IT PAYS
H. A. Sweeney, advertising man
ager of the National Retailer-Owned
Grocers association, announced re
cently the organization would in
crease its newspaper advertising by
20 per cent during the coming year.
Last year, he said, about 12,000,000
was spent.
"Circular advertising by indivi
dual grocers has proved ineffective,”
he said at the association’s annual
convention. "Newspaper advertise
ments more readily reach the con
sumers and are less expensive.”
The association adopted a resolu
tion pledging the 20,000 members
to urge their customers to read the
newspapers in order that coopera
tive advertising would be more
widely read.
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Elected to National Honorary.
Morris Pierson, who is a student
at Kinman Business college in Spo
kane, recently was elected to Pi Rho
Zeta, national honorary fraternity in
business and also as president of the
Oregon club. Morris has maintained
an average grade of 97 per cent in
his work at the college. He is em
ployed as night clerk at the Palmers
ton Hotel there. Morris is a grad
uate of the Hermiston Union high
school and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvan Pierson.
DIES AT PILOT ROCK
Anyone who visited the Hermis
ton Community Park site two weeks
ago would not recognize it as the
same piece of ground now, since
leveling operations are in progress.
Men and teams have done things by
terracing the northwest portion, bor
dering the ninth hole, to an equal
elevation with the lawn around the
club house. The terraced portion is
four feet above the fairway between
the tee-off and the eighth green.
The first green is being moved to
the north bank of the lake and will
become green number eight.
Crews of men and teams doing
the leveling work are under the
supervision of Glenn Moore who is
working under E. D. Martin. Level
ing is being done preparatory to
seeding English rye and blue grass.
RAINWATER TAKES OVER
WALLULA GATEWAY CLUB TO
HANBY DAIRY MONDAY
PROMOTE UMATILLA RAPIDS DAM
E. E. Rainwater has purchased
the H. E. Hanby dairy and took over
the milk route Monday, January 20.
Mr. Rainwater purchased all equip
ment and the dairy herd. He will
continue to operate in the present
location but as soon as possible will
move to the farm formerly occupied
by Mr. Hanby on the west side of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanby have com
pleted eight years of service to the
community in the capacity of opera
ting a milk distributing route, and
urge their patrons to continue to
patronize the new managers.
Mr. Rainwater and his family
will continue to live in the Minne
haha district, until the house and
barns are available. Mr. and Mrs.
Hanby have retained their residence.
The Wallula Gateway club has
been formed to carry on the work of
promoting the building of the Uma
tilla dam, and also' port and road
necessary to handle tonnage along
the Columbia river from Umatilla to
the mouth of the Snake and Pasco-
Kennewick territory. E. P. Dodd is
president, and he has just spent sev
eral days in Portland gathering data
for a report supplementary to the
report made by Col. T. M. Robins,
division engineer, last May. This re
port is now before the board of army
engineers in Washington and a hear
ing is set for some date in April.
After the surveys made along the
35-miles of river from Umatilla rap
ids to the mouth of the Snake last
winter, a report on the advisability
of constructing the Umatilla dam
was made to the board at Washing
ton.
The Robins report justifies the
building of the Umatilla dam at a
cost of $23,000,000 on a basis of 85
percent showing of power, tonnage
for navigation and requirements for
irrigation. Since that date, other de
velopments have been found prac
tical by the government, and It is
considered fully feasible on a 100
percent basis at the present time.
Arguments will be prepared and
sent to the officials at Washington.
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COMMUNITY PARK SITE
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Musical Program Planned.
Miss Golda Mumma will present
a number of her piano pupils in re
cital at the high school building,
Friday, January 31. There will be
selections by the girl's glee club and
a mixed chorus. Also numbers by
the high school orchestra will be
featured on the program.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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Mild Winter in Port Huron.
Mrs. M. A. Davis of Port Huron,
Michigan, who is a subscriber to the
Date
Max. Min. Herald, writes that they are having
January 16
48 .... a 36 dull, cloudy winter there with Ice
January 17
50 .... 36 and snow. The ice skating sport has
January 18
44 .... 29 been exceptionally popular she says,
January 19
,. 41 .... 32
January 20
.... 33 which is centered around the larg
January 21
45 . .. 26 est rink in the city located in Palmer
January 22 ........................ 36 .... 29 park near the Port Huron tourist
Precipitation was .24.
camps.
Weather Report.
HOME EXTENSION COMMITTEE
PLANS MEETING HERE JAN. 28
RECLAMATION WORK
CARRIED ON THROUGH
CCC AT STANFIELD
CONLEY FILL LARGEST PROJECT
UNDERTAKEN
Ditch Improvements and Fills
System in First Class
Condition.
Put
Improvements to ditches and
flumes on the Stanfield Irrigation
project are being carried on by
more than 200 young men stationed
in the CCC camp at Stanfield by the
government. The men are under the
supervision of officers of the dist
rict and H. A. Thompson, reclama
tion superintendent of the camp,
under whom Harry Kelley, Ursel
Hiatt and H. J. Stillings are working
as foremen.
The full force of men will be kept
on the job in order to complete the
work by March 15th, when the irri
gation season opens.
One of the largest projects is the
1500 foot Conley fill which includes
700 toot of of steel flume and a 12
foot siphon, which will be buried 15
feet. The flume and cement lined
ditch replace a wood flume put in as
an original project. Ditches are be
ing cleared and banks improved for
three miles east and south of the
siphon.
Foreman Kelley and Stillings are
directing a crew of more than 70
men on this project. Cement work on
the ditch started this week and the
framework for the siphon is being
constructed.
A 5500 foot fill, known as the
Gossage fill, will be ready for the
cement ditch lining this week un
der the direction of J. H. Lane dist
rict supervisor. This fill runs east
and west with a road on the north
bank replacing one which ran thru
a deep ravine.
Another important piece of work
has been completed by the widening
and bank Improvements on the main
canal running seven miles east of
Stanfield. Banks have been cut down
and brush cleared away. The wide
ning process will permit a greater
flow of water during the peak of
the season. Foreman Hiatt has had
between 70 and 100 men on this job.
These men work not more than
six hours a day, five days a week,
but with all work outlined by the
reclamation engineer and camp for
men It moves ahead with rapidity.
F. A. Baker, secretary of the dist
rict, says that with these improve
ments added to the $100,000 im
provements made a year ago, the
district will be well able to carry all
available water supply to farmers In
every corner of the district.
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Mother of W. L. Hamm Dies.
Mrs. Judith Hamm, 80, mother of
W. L. Hamm of Hermiston, passed
away at her home in Murray. Iowa,
Monday, January 13. following a
losing battle against pneumonia.
Mrs. Hamm visited in Hermiston
with her son and family more than
five years ago and is known to many
Hermiston people. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday and In
terment was made at Murray.
The Umatilla County Home Ex
tension Committee plans to hold a
meeting at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Sawyer, Tuesday, January 28, be
ginning at 2:00 o’clock.
Mrs. W. A. Hineline, who is act
ing as chairman of the first get-
together. states that the purpose of
the meeting is to explain the work.
Dr. F. B. Belt Moves Office.
Further information may be se
Dr. F. B. Belt has moved his office
cured from the Assistant County
from the First National Bank build
Agent’s office.
ing to the telephone building. When
completed the office rooms will be
Hugh Driscoll, Bonnie Jean Follett, FARM BUREAU MEETING SET
quite modern with room to care for
Earl Watson, Bernard Jendrzejewski,
more than one patient at a time.
FOR
SATURDAY
NIGHT
Irene Kennings, Edith Peterson, Vir
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ginia Wells. Gladys Pierson, Harold
The Umatilla Project Farm Bur
Laird. Lois Hutchison, Herbert Skov eau will hold a meeting Saturday
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ALONG THE CONCRETE
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bo and Helen Dunning.
night at 8:00 o’clock In the Union
Two additional girls and one boy church. A. E. Bensel of Hermiston
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enrolled in the senior class in the and Jess Richards of Stanfield will
Guy Amsberry playing Paul Re
local high school at the opening of hold a debate on the sales tax.
vere
Tuesday night when he chauf-
the first semester. Monday, January
A film will be shown on "Men of
20th. They were Marnie Smith of the Desert,” and a short skit will be feured Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Mudge to
Pilot Reck, Norma Dell Amsberry of given by members of the Blue Rib Umatilla to catch a 2:00 a. m. train.
City police officials were check
Bend, and Chester Dyer, former H. bon Calf club.
H. S. student.
The public is cordially Invited to ing up on a trail of feed which lead
directly from the Farm Bureau feed
June Richards drew an attractive attend.
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store platform to the O. O. Felthouse
poster which was mimeographed and
warehouse. The only thing that
will be used in advertising the sen
Junior Orchestra Organized.
saved O. O. Is that he Is in the sand
ior class play, February 6th. Another
drawn by Kenneth Knerr was used
Regular practices of the junior and gravel business and not the
to advertise the smoker held Wed orchestra are being held each Fri turkey business. The boys at the F.
nesday.
day evening at 5:00 o’clock In the B. added to that trail.
Legion
hall, under the direction of
The senior class will present a
No wonder the price of pork ex
three-act comedy farce "The Brat" Frederick Stolz, who is giving free plodes and soars. H. A. Pankow has
by Maud Fulton, at the Oasis thea Instruction. At present Mr. Stolz been feeding his pigs pop corn.
tre Thursday, February 6. at 8:00 says the orchestra lacks brass and
W A. Sawyer is driving the latest
p. m. Under the direction of Miss wood winds and gives a cordial In model V-8 this week- stuccoed with
Margaret Elliott, the production cast vitation to all interested parties to Gilliam county mud.
includes Eleanor Dawson, Bill Jack- participate. Members of the orches
E. E. Rainwater was assisting his
son, Harold Throop. Maxine Paul, tra are Marie Skovbo. Herbert Skov
car along his new milk route one
Deverde Elwood, June Richards,
Rnth Dodd. Carrie Lage, JoEllen bo, Albert Skovbc, Wayne Sage, Bev morning this week by leaning again
Mopps, Mary Burnham and Herbert erly Walker. Robert Trumbull, Alan st the steering wheel, but the old
bus moved by Jerks.
Skovbo
Clarke, Frank Harkenrider.
UNION HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE VARIED
Mid-term examinations were held
last Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, January 15, 16 and 17. An En
glish teet was taken by every mem
ber of the student body, whether an
English student or not. The purpose
of the exam was to take a general
standing of the high school as a
whole in comparison to other high
schools. Results announced Monday
showed several points higher than
the standard requirements.
Exemptions for other exams were
as follows: Three subject exempt
ions were Glenn Elwood, Ralph Mar
ble. Jessie Moore. Josephine Moyer,
Geraldine Mullins, Eleanora Steiner,
Mary Burnham, Laura Conrad, Nina
Rae McCulley, Rebecca Pierson. Vera
Sisson, Lois White, Dorothy Conrad,
JoEllen Mopps, Maxine Paul, Char
lotte Ralph, Margaret Clarke and
Edna Turnblad. Two subject exem
ptions were Barbara Reid. Jane
Jackson. Helen Ralph. Wayne Pow
er. Otha Whitsett, Arilda Foster,
Maxine Mackan. Frances Lewis. Bill
Jackson, Alton Sisson, Vivian Dyer,
Florence Lewis and Frances Daw-
son and Bill Harris; One subject ex-
emptions were Carl Clark, Virginia
Dyer. Gene Moore. Elbert Moore.
Sophie Keikkala, Delmar McCracken,
45-YEAR PIONEER RESIDENT
Truman Cable, 81-year-old pioneer
of Umatilla county, passed away at
his home in Pilot Rock, Friday, Jan
uary 24. Funeral services were held
from the Folsom Chapel in Pendle
ton Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Cable came to Oregon from
California in 1865 and assisted his
father in maintaining a pack train
until 1873. In 1880 he and his bro
ther discovered the Columbia mine
where they were employed until
1890. About this time he married
Lida May Fenton and they moved
to a ranch on West Birch Creek near
Pilot Rock where he has lived for
45 years.
Mr. Cable is the father of Albert
Cable who resides in the Columbia
district and of Frank and Clark Ca
ble of Pilot Rock. He is also sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Cable
four daughters, Mrs. Alva Stone,
Heppner, Mrs. Walter Jones, and
Mrs. Percy Haskell of Pilot Rock,
and Mrs. Wm. Edmond of Enter
prise, Ore., and one brother Warren
Cable of Palm City, Calif.
Honorary pall bearers were M. J.
Edwards, Carl Jensen, Albert Janes,
Wm. Warren, Robert Adams and
Frank Done of Pilot Rock. Acting
pall bearers were J. B. Stanton, Don
ald Cameron, Herbert Boylen, W. N.
Boyer, Paul Gilliland and Carl
Hemphill.
VISIBLE PROGRESS MADE ON
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
JANUARY 23, 1936.