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Ohe Hermistun Aerali
VOLUME XXX
AUMBER 23
PROCLAMATION BY
MAYOR CLOSES
SCHOOL WEDNESDAY
ACTION
TAKEN
TO
PREVENT
SPREAD OF EPIDEMIC.
All Cases of Scarlet Fever Reported
Under Control; School Will
Re-open February 10th.
The Hermiston schools were closed
Wednesday evening until February
10th, because of scarlet fever cases,
along with an epidemic of measles
and influenza. On that day 185 pup
ils were absent.
On the same day the mayor closed
all public places, including the pic
ture show and churches; and public
meetings generally throughout the
districts have acquiesced to the or
der and will of the city and school
officials, and advice of the physi-
cians.
On the same day Stanfield schools
were closed for the same reason, and
Echo, Irrigon, Boardman and Pine
City had been previously closed.
Umatilla is the only district remain
ing open and it is carefully on guard
lest the epidemic reach its schools
also.
In the Hermiston district there
are so far three cases of scarlet
fever and these are under quarantine
and full control. But measles are re
ported In many families and severe
colds and influenza is quite common.
Because of the general health condi
tions the authorities considered it
best in the interest of protecting the
health and more effective work of
the schools to close the schools for
ten days.
Following the orders the annual
meeting of the Umatilla Co-operative
Creamery for February 5th, was
postponed. Also the Masonic meet
ing of February 4th; the high school
play of February 6th; the basket
social at Westland next Saturday;
the Grange dance at Stanfield Sat
urday evening, and Miss Mumma’s
musical and like meetings will not
be held, as dated.
Following is the order of Mayor
F. C. McKenzie:
“On account of the number of
cases of scarlet fever, measles and
other contagious diseases in the City
of Hermistton and the danger to the
inhabitants of said city from the
spread of said diseases, we, the un
dersigned F. C. McKenzie, Mayor, F.
B. Belt, city physician and health
officer, and H. A. Pankow, city mar
shall and chief of police, by virtue
of the authority of the city charter
and ordinances of said city, and in
order to preserve and protect the
health and safety of the inhabitants
of said city, do hereby proclaim and
order that no public gatherings or
meetings be held in said city from
the date hereof until Monday, Feb
ruary 10, 1936.
Dated this 30th day of January,
1936.
F. C. McKenzie, Mayor,
Dr. F. B. Belt, Health Officer,
H. A. Pankow, City Marshall.
Public Library Notice.
While the city library is closed,
books may be returned by dropping
them in the box, Mrs. R. A. Brown
son, librarian, announced. If there is
a contagious disease in the family
the books should be wrapped in
newspapers, and the name of the
disease written on the outside.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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The Hermiston public schools,
closed Wednesday afternoon, be
cause of the pending epidemic of
measles and scarlet fever in the com
munity and outlying districts. School
will not open again until Monday,
February 10th, it was announced by
Supt. R. H. McAtee.
All public gatherings in the com
munity will be cancelled or post
poned indefinitely for the same rea
son.
The grade school sponsored a
candy sale in both upper and lower
halls Monday noon. A fine profit was
reported. Proceeds will be used for
the purchase of athletic equipment.
The senior class play, "The Brat”
which has been advertised for Feb-
ruary 6th, has been postponed in
definitely because of the local epi
demic..
Coach Hal Hatton will not take
his boys to Pendleton next Saturday,
to compete in the district athletic
contest between P. H. 8.. Mac HI.
La Grande Hl and H. H. 8.
HERMISTON,,UMATILLA COUNTY,
POSTPONEMENTS.
OREGON,
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
JANUARY 30, 1936
VETERAN RECLAMATION COM
HERMISTON POWER COMPANY
MISSIONER CALLED BY DEATH
APPLIES FOR TWO NOTES
Meetings postponed until a fu
ture date because of the procla
mation by the Mayor, which
closed the schools, churches and
theatre, for the next ten days, are
listed below. The proclamation
was issued in an effort to check
the spread of scarlet fever, meas
les and other illnesses in the com
munity.
Umatilla Co-op. Creamery annual
meeting, Feb. 5.
Queen Esther Chapter, O. E. 8.,
Feb. 3.
Stanfield Grange dance, Feb. 1.
Westland Grange dance, Feb. 3.
Masonic meeting, Feb. 4.
Westland Basket Social, Feb. 8.
SALEM, Jan. 28—The Hermiston
Elwood Mead, veteran irrigation
specialist, and reclamation commis Light & Power company applied
sioner for more than a decade, pas with the public utilities commission
sed away on his 78th birthday, Mon today for permission to issue two
day, January 27, at his home after eight per cent, 10-year notes, one
a week’s illness. Associates said for *55,000 and one for *20,000.
death was caused by trombosis and
The largest note would be issued
the complications of old age.
to the American States Public Ser-
Mead had spent a half century in | vice company and the smaller to
irrigation enterprises and in the the American States Electric com
last few years had been a directing pany of Baltimore.
force in the government’s vast re
With the application of the Her
clamation projects in the west.
miston company filed, under oath a
Back in 1888 he started an 11 statement showing it paid dividends
year period as territorial engineer of 450 per cent in 1933, 250 per
for Wyoming. During the early part cent in 1934, on the old common
of the century he was head of the stock on *10,000. The report also
agriculture
department’s
irriga states that the company paid 25 per
tion and draining investigation.
cent dividend in 1935 hich is assum
local LIBRARY CIRCULATION
Mead visited the Hermiston pro ed to be on the actual valuation of
ject during its early settlement per the plant of about *200,000 for
EXCEEDS FORMER YEARS
iod when the government was direct hich it as sold a few years ago.
The Hermiston City Library cir ly interested and had men stationed
culated 17,416 volumes last year, an here.
NEWLY ELECTED ODD FELLOWS
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increase over any previous year of
OCCUPY CHAIRS MONDAY NITE
1,973, reports Mrs. R. A. Brownson, GUN CLUB PLANS 1936 CROW
librarian. Of these, 11,348 were a- AND MAGPIE CAMPAIGN
dult books and 6,068 children's
The newly installed officers of
books. The number of registered bor
The Hermiston Rod and Gun club the local I. O. O. F. lodge occupied
rowers is reported as 73 8.
held its first meeting of the year in their chairs for the first time Mon
The Hermiston library is one of W. J. Warner’s office Tuesday eve day evening with Herbert Hedwall,
the smallest Carnegie libraries in the ning. Sixteen persons were present, N. G., and Carl Jackman, V. G., in
United States and recently was pre including Harold Dobyns, of the bio their respective stations.
sented with a large portrait of An logical survey, and Assistant County
Twenty-four members were pres
drew Carnegie which now hangs in Agent W. A. Sawyer, who offered ent. The evening was occupied in re
the library reading room.
several interesting suggestions in ports on the progress made during
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connection with crow and magpie the past year in both finance and
MANY LISTED ON TWO HONOR control activity.
membership, and plans made for the
ROLLS RECENTLY POSTED
It was decided to again undertake coming year's program.
the egg bounty and prize contest
The degree team is putting on the
The high school honor roll for the along the lines of the 1935 cam
six weeks period and also for the paign, with the possible addition of finishing touches in preparation for
first semester period were posted this immediate placing of polsoped bait the competition at the district con
week at the start of the new six at this season when natural food vention at Pendleton, February 29.
The newly elected officers will
weeks, as well as the new semester. is scarce. This work, if undertaken,
Students who have received an av will be under the supervision of Mr. serve doughnuts and coffee at the
erage of "2” in all subjects during Dobyns, who is thoroughly exper next meeting.
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the past six weeks period are:
ienced.
Senior class—Barbara Reid, Char
Attend
Osteopathic Meeting.
Poisoned bait will be placed at
lotte Ralph, Maxine Paul, Bill Jack- strategic points after permission is
Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Willcutt at
son and Eleanor Dawson.
granted by the property owners, aid tended an American Osteopathic as
Junior class—Opal Stockard, Jose only by a method which will insure
sociation meeting and banquet in
phine Moyer, Vivian Dyer, Dorothy safety for live stock.
Walla Walla Tuesday night. Dr.
Conrad and Margaret Clarke.
President J. F. Bilderback has Thomas R. Thornburn of New York
Sophomore class—Nina Rae Mc called another meeting at the same
City, president of the association
Culley, Esther McMullen, Vera Sis place for Friday night of this week
gave the address. Osteopaths from
son and Lois White.
for consideration of the detaails of Washington, Oregon and Idaho at
Freshman class — Vivian Dyer, the program.
tended. Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Tibbles
Glenn Elwood, Ruby Leo, Ralph
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of Heppner accompanied Dr. and
Marble, Jesse Moore and Eleanor
Auto License Examiner Coming.
Mrs. Wilcutt.
Steiner. Post graduates------ Florence
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
Lewis and Edna Turnblad.
tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her
Pomona Grange in Pendleton.
Those names appearing on the
miston, Saturday, February 8th, at
honor roll for the semester averages
The
Pomona Grange meeting will
the city library, between the hours
were as follows: Barbara Reid, Max-
be
held
at Pendleton, February 6th,
of 10.00 to 5:00, repectively, accord
ide Paul, Charlotte Ralph, Bill Jack-
ing to a recent announcement re at the Eagle-Woodman hall. The af
son, Eleanor Dawson, Opal Stock
leased from the Secretary of State's ternoon program commences at 1:30.
ard, Vivian Dyer, Josephine Moyer,
office. All those wishing permits or An agricultural speaker will deliver
Dorothy Conrad, Margaret Clarke,
licenses to drive are asked to get in
Bill Harris, Wayne Power, Jane
touch with Mr. Bentley during those an address and Miss Frances Clinton
Jackson, Nina Rae McCulley, Vera
of Pendleton, will speak on some
hours.
Sisson, Lois White, Glenn Elwood,
subject pertaining to home eco
Ruby Leo, Ralph Marble. Jesse
Donate Quilt to Hospital.
nomics. A one act play “A Marriage
Moore, Eleanor Steiner. Florence
Proposal,” will be given by Pendle
The
members
of
the
I-Go
U-Go
Lewis and Edna Turnblad.
club of the Minnehaha district re ton high school students. Mrs. Zail
cently made a comforter, done In Rodie will sing and Miss Esther
Christian Endeavor Elects.
At a combined business and social yellow, which they donated to the
Frederickson will play. Some tap
meeting last Friday night members Hermiston General Hospital last
of the Hermiston Christian Endeavor week. The comforter is wool filled dancing and other features of en
tertainment will be on the program.
society elected Chas. Duvall, presi and very attractive.
dent, Clarence Buhmann, vice presi
dent, Esther McMullen, secretary
treasurer, Opal Stockard, prayer
meeting chairman, Alvin George,
lookout committee chairman, Wanda
Moore, missionary chairman, and
Margaret Clarke and Pauline Stoop,
social committee chairman.
A cash patronage dividend of $17,-
The first amount marked T. will
892.60 was voted to the member co represent amount of tonnage and the
operative creameries of Interstate As second figure marked P. D., will rep
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
resent amount of patronage divi
Elmer Tyler of Boardman, and sociated Creameries by the directors dend.
Mrs. Jack Horner, both of whom in closing out the 1935 annual pool
Dairy Cooperative Association in
have been patients in the Hermis of the sales agency, according to a Portland, T. »676,487, P. D. *3,-
ton General Hospital, were dischar statement made by G. A. Brown, 020.86; Pine Eagle Dairymen's Co-
ged Tuesday and returned to their manager.
operative Assn., Halfway T. $644,-
Piepenbrink & Kron, certified pub 979, P.D. »2,880.16; Union County
respective homes.
R. L. Kron and his assistant Mr. lie accountants, have verified the Co-operative Creamery, Union, T.
Flynn, of Piepenbrink & Kron, cer balance sheet of the association »634.970, P.D., »2,835.46; Lower
tified public accountants of Port showing net paid-in capital of $44,- Columbia Co-operative Dairy Assn.,
land, were in Hermiston early this 949.31 and a reserve for market sta Astoria, T„ »533,506, P.D. »2,382 -
week auditing the books of the Uma bilization of *7000 after providing 38; Wallowa County Creamery
tilla Co-operative Creamery and the for the cash patronage dividend of Assn . Wallowa. T. »529,709, P.D.,
»2,365.42;
Umatilla Co-operative
Farm Bureau Co-operative of Her 44 % cents per hundred pounds of Creamery. Hermiston, T., $421,520,
butter In the annual pool.
miston.
P.D., »1,882.30; Central Oregon Co
Before paying the patronage divi operative Creamery, Redmond, T.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Clark and Mr.
and Mrs. B. Haneline entertained at dend or setting up additions to the »305,845, P.D., $1,365.76; Eugene
a 7:00 o’clock dinner party at the market equalization reserve, the Farmers' Creamery, Eugene, T. $240-
788, P.D., »1,075.24: Non-member
Haneline home Thursday evening of 1935 pool showed a net gain of $21,- creameries. T. »19,040. P.D., »85.02.
844.21.
Of
this
sum.
*16,884.63
ac
last week, when six tables of con
Totals, tonnage. »4.006.844; patron
tract were in play. High honors crued monthly after settling with age dividend. »17,892.60.
were won by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph member creameries at 50 cents per
Interstate Associated Creameries
Richards and low by Mr. and Mrs. hundred under market, the usual marketed 29.15 per cent of the 1935
brokerage arrangement.
C. M. Jackson.
Portland butter reported by the
Most of this accumulation Is the United States department of agri
Mrs. A. Morgan of Umatilla was
honoree at a miscellaneous shower result of improved conditions in but culture. as shown by the following
last Saturday given at the home of ter distributing during the period of table;
Mrs. Levi Reeder in Hermiston. operation of the butter marketing Portland receipts ............ 8.204,765
Among those present were Mesdames agreement. The sum of *4.959.58 re Shipped direct to outside
markets by Interstate.... 4 4 8,103
C. R. Moore. C. J. Jackson, A. W. sulted from storage operation—car
Turnblad. J. R. Harding. M. L. rying butter from the spring flush Portland centralizer
manufacture ................. 5.092,875
Clark. Mathew Gordon. L. Gordon, of production and sale during the Total reported ..................13,745.748
W. C. Morehouse, E. Duvall. Chas. fall and winter months.
Marketed by Interstate .... 4,006.844
The principal brands distributed
Duvall. A. T. Kauffman. Dick Jones.
Member cooperative creameries In Portland by the sales agency are
C. A. Jackman. Wm. Mikesell. W. A.
Hineline, Miles Arthur, Perry Arth share in the annual pool according Maid o' Clover and Sweetklst butter,
ur. A. Carter, A. M. Smith and Betty to the tonnage of butter sold through as well as Golden Harvest Natural
Morehouse and Pauline Stoop.
the sales agency as follows:
Cheese in cans.
DIVIDENDS VOTED BY INTERSTATE ASSOCIATED
CREAMERIES; LOCAL CREAMERY SIXTH
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IRRIGON NEWS
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By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Rev. Van Nuys of Portland will
preach at the Presbyterian church
Sunday, February 2, at 3:00 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hallett were
week end guests of their daughter
Mrs. Jess Oliver and family.
Rev. Wybel of Pendleton was a
business visitor in this vicinity Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kendler were
Walla Walla, Wn., visitors Sunday.
Mrs. W. C. Isom spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Geo. Kendler, Sr.,
Sunday.
A. C. Houghten, Frank Brace and
Fred Markham motored to Heppner
to attend the tax sale. The Chas.
Benefiel place was purchased by Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Hallett of Goldendale,
Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Adram Allen are
staying at the Don Kenney home
during Mrs. Kenney’s absence.
Lyle Eddy of Spokane, eighth
grade teacher of the Irrigon school,
and Miss Harriett Evans of Sand
point, Idaho, primary teacher, were
married at Walla Walla Monday by
Dr. E. T. Allen. They were accompa
nied by Mrs. McCullum, a sister of
the bride, and Stan Atkin. The party
returned to Irrigon the same evening
and were honor guests at a lunch
eon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Williams. Other guests were
Henry Edwards, Lyle Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. I. Hiatt, Glenn Ostrom, Irma
Byrnes and Melvin Jenkens. all of
Umatilla, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Markham and Emil Helmac of Irri
gon. The young couple will make
their home at the Frank Leicht ca
bins.
ELECTION MEASURES DISCUSSED
AT FORM BUREAU MEETING
A debate on the merits of the tax
measure to be voted on at the spec
ial election Friday, January 31, was
a feature of a Umatilla Project Farm
Bureau meeting Saturday night,
January 25, held in the Union
church. The affirmative was upheld
by A. E. Bensel of Hermiston and
the negative by J. M. Richards of
Stanfield.
A clever skit entitled, "Winning
Pa” was presented by members of
the Blue Ribbon Calf club which is
lead by Lois Hutchison. Those tak
ing part were Jo Ellen Mopps, Leon
ard Mopps, Marijane Hammer, Mary
Wilson, Floyd Wilson. Arllda Foster,
and Marian Ott.
John Jendrzejewski and L. C.
Dyer were re-elected as members of
the Umatilla Project fair board to
represent the organization. Mr. Jen
drzejewski has done some fine work
as president of the board for the
past two years.
The progress of the REA pro
gram now being carried on by farm
ers in this end of the county was
given in a talk by W. A. Sawyer, as
sistant county agent.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the
close of the meeting.
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Molasses Plant to Open.
The new molasses plant which is
being constructed in the Farm Bur
eau Co-operative of Hermiston has
been completed and molasses is now
being used from the tank, according
to H. M. Sommerer, manager. The
plant, which will be a great asset to
local farmers and stockmen, has a
tank which will hold 75 tons of
molasses.
The installation of the tank will
make it possible for farmers to ob
tain their molasses at a much lower
cost in bulk, instead of having to
buy it by the barrel, as done form
erly. It will be possible for the farm
bureau to mix Its own molasses and
sell it at a great benefit to the
farmer.
HUGE RABBIT DRIVE
WILL BE STAGED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WIRE LANE SET UP ON SITE AT
SARVIS SPRINGS.
First of Big Drives Will Start at
1:30 in Afternoon ; All Highways
Will Be Marked.
A big rabbit drive will take place
Sunday, February 2d, at Sarvis
Springs 15 miles south of Hermiston.
It is being conducted by Harold W.
Dobyns of the U. S. Biological Sur
vey, and W. A. Sawyer, Assistant
Umatilla County Agent. Boys of the
Stanfield CCC camp will assist in
setting up equipment.
The drive is staged to begin at
1:30 P. M. and coffee will be served
after the wild jacks are in the cor-
rails.
High woven wire fencing and iron
posts have been bought for the in
closures and 4000 feet of woven wire
for wings, from funds supplied by
farmers and the sportsmens’ clubs.
This equipment will be the perma
nent property of the community and
can be moved with a minimum of
labor and time. All who come should
bring stout clubs or shot guns. No
rifles will be allowed larger than a
.22 calaber. Tin or paper cups should
be brought for coffee.
Sarvis Springs may be reached
from the Butter Creek highway.
Persons may take the Echo-Butter
Creek road and find arrows leading
off southward about four miles from
Echo. Those going the Hermiston
road up Butter Creek will find ar
rows at the junction with the Echo
road near Gaylord Madison’s place
pointing to another road to the
springs about a mile beyond Madi
son's. and people from Upper Butter
Creek and southward toward Hep
pner can reach the driving grounds
from the same course. The road will
be plainly marked.
This drive Is the first of a series
that will be conducted during Feb
ruary, of probably six or eight, in
different localities. Two may be held
on Butter Creek, one at three mile
lake on the Westland project, one
near the Hawley Bean ranch south
west of Echo, one in the Columbia
district and one east of the Stanfield
project. Some of the smaller drives
will be held during week days. Be
cause of a series of mild winters
rabbits are more numerous than us
ual, and these drives may save heav
ier costs in poisoning later in the
season.
A general invitation is extended
to people In all directions to come
and help and enjoy the sport. They
will be organized into groups with
captains of the squads, and utmost
care will be taken to carry out the
plans systematically and orderly.
HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT
CONDUCTS UNIT ORGANIZATION.
Miss Frances Clinton, Umatilla
county home demonstration agent,
conducted an organization meeting
tere last Tuesday afternoon, in which
a unit was formed In Hermiston. The
meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. W. A. Sawyer with twenty la
dies present.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Ray Null, chairman; Mrs. Ed.
Dunning, vice chairman; Mrs. Wm.
Bensel, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Wm. Klk, librarian. The ladles also
voted to adopt the plan of meetings
offered by Miss Clinton.
Another meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Sawyer February
25th, starting at 10:00 a. m. Vege
State C. E. Officer Visit».
table cookery instruction will be
Rev. Walter Myers, state Christian demonstrated. Each person plan
Endeavor field secretary, and Clar ning to attend should bring fruit for
ence Planting, president of Colum dessert, sandwiches and dishes.
bia Union, conducted a meeting here
Monday night for young people. A
pot luck supper was enjoyed which
was followed by special chorus sing
ing lead by Mr. Planting, and an ad
dress by Rev. Myers, in which he
told some of the observances made
We wonder what the world's com
by Daniel Poling, president of the
international C.E. on his world tour ing to when our young professional
in the interest of Christian youth. women take up the corn-cob pipe ha
Rev. Myers is conducting a series of bit. "Mammy Yokum" Phelps and
Davis know their tobaccos—Yo‘ can
meetings over the county.
bet Yo’ lives.
Weather Report.
Date
*
Max. Mln.
January 23
37 .... 31
January 24 ......................... 36 .... 31
January 25 .......................... 35 .... 31
January 26 ......................— 40 .... 27
January 27 .......................... 37 .... 2»
January 28 ......................... 35 .... 26
January 29 ....... -............... 31 .... 7
Precipitation was .21 with three
Inches of snow.
Childs Barham covered the most
mileage of any member attending
the Odd Fellow meeting Monday
night.
Nowadays when you grow too old
to dream, a lot of politicians, econ
omists and college professors get in
front of radio microphones and do
It for you.