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Uhe Hermiston Heraln VOLUME XXX NUMBER 26 CO-OPS TRANSACT HALF MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN 1935 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, A. W. PRANN AVOIDS DOCTOR’S GEORGE WAGNER WILL BE • ❖ SERVICES FOR 48 YEARS. ---------- • BURIED HERE SUNDAY • OREGON, OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER —====== FEBRUARY 20. 1936 RABBIT DRIVES CONTINUED FEATHERED FRIENDS IN NEED IN BUTTER CREEK AREA • • OF FOOD. ---------- • • ❖ After avoiding the services • George Wagner, resident of Her Another rabbit drive will be held • Our feathered friends, the • • of a doctor for 48 years, or the • miston since 1913, passed away on Butter Creek, Just below the N. • birds! When the ground is • ❖ need for a prescription, A. W. • Wednesday afternoon. February 19, G. Robertson place and above the J. ❖ covered with snow the many • • Prann found it necessary to call • at 2:20 following a short illnees of L. Daugherty ranch next Sunday, • songbirds, and wild game birds • • in a physician last week who • less than two weeks. He did not re- February 22, starting at 1:30 p. m. ❖ suffer from want of food and it • • immediately put him in bed and • cover from complications which de as on previous drives. The snow is • gives an opportunity for the ❖ ❖ wrote a prescription to be • veloped following an appendicitis said to have forced thousands of rab • human race to befriend them. • bits into the Butter Creek area and • In this way we will be able to • REPORTS AT ANNUAL MEETING • filled. Mr. Prann is a former • operation. • pharmacist and at present op- • Mr. Wagner was a member of the they are doing considerable damage • enjoy the trilling notes of the • SHOW PROSPEROUS YEAR. ❖ erates the Prann Funeral Par- • city council and also a brother in to hay stacks. Plans for the drive • songbird this spring and sum- • ❖ tors., and looks after several • the Odd Fellow lodge. He has oper are shaping up nicely and it is be ❖ mer. • When bread crumbs, wheat • All Directors Re-elected; Inclement • hundred White Leghorn chick- • ated a transfer business here for a lieved that this will be a very suc • ❖ ens. • number of years. ❖ or apples are placed in an open • cessful one. Weather Prevents Large Attend ❖ Mr. Prann contends that he • • space, the birds are sure to find • services will be held in The club drive will be handled in ❖ ❖ has not solicited the services • the Funeral them. Many have been taking • Methodist church at 2:30 Sun about the same manner as before ance; Dairy Feeding Report. • of a physician because of his • day afternoon, with Rev. Finkbeiner and those who wish will find that • care of this little act of mercy • • dislike for them but because • conducting the service. and there is still an oppor- • coffee will be served immediately ❖ ❖ tunity for others. • Cooperative organizations in the • he has enjoyed such fine health. • following the drive. George Wagner was born in To ❖ Befriend our feathered friends. • Hermiston community transacted peka, Kansas, April 15, 1895, and As at a previous time, Roy Hale more than halt a million dollars came to Hermiston in 1913 with of Hermiston will have charge of a • • • ❖ • ❖ • ❖ ❖ ❖ • ❖ • • • worth of business during 1935, it WILD GAME BIRDS SUFFERING Harry McMillan and the elder Mc shot gun drive, which will start POPULARITY CONTEST OPENED was pointed out at the annual meet FROM COLD AND LACK OF FEED. Millan. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Wagner, his father and about 1:30 p. m. Sunday, at a point HERE THROUGH FARM BUREAU ing of the Umatilla Co-operative sisiters and three bro farther down the creek than where Creamery meeting held Wednesday, The Rod and Gun club has been mother, three of Salem, Oregon. the club drive Is being conducted. February 19. Actual sales through busy for a week distributing grain thers, all ------------ " • —-------------- The Centennial Flouring Mills Anyone wishing to take part in the company will present to the most the creamery were $156,654.97. At for the wild ducks and geese. The J. S. WEST DIES AT the meeting of the Farm Bureau Co- club, through its president, Frank shot gun drive is asked to get in popular lady in the territory served operative of Hermiston held last Fri Bilderback, and secretary, W. L. PENDLETON HOME MONDAY. touch with Mr. Hale not later than by the Farm Bureau Co-operative of day it was shown that that organi Hamm, has received a shipment of Saturday evening. Mr. Hale an Hermiston and Boardman a genuine zation did a $148,000 busines in 1800 pounds of wheat and has J. S. West, 74, resident of Hermis 1935, and the Co-operative Service bought other grain, besides several ton for 28 years before moving to nounces that he will be able to fur Bulova ladies' wrist watch as first Station a *26,000 business. The sacks of grain from local persons, Pendleton three years ago. passed nish shot gun shells to those who prize and a complete ladies' dresser creamery made an increase in vol have been donated. away at his home Monday night. wish them, at a much lower figure set, to the winner of the runner-up _______ in a popularity contest started this ume of business of *33,481 over Distribution has been made along Funeral services will be held in than heretofore. week. the Stanfield drain, in Cold Springs Pendleton at 2:30 Friday afternoon. 1934. The creamery meeting was a post creek below the Hermiston reservoir, The contest was announced this Mr. West was active in civic af AUTOS COLLIDE AT CORNER poned meeting, and due to cold wea along the Umatilla river from Cot fairs in Hermiston during the time week and opens February 22, and ther and bad roads, attendance was tonwood Bend to Umatilla, east of he resided here. He was a member FIRST AND HURLBURT. closes April 18, at 5:00 p. m. Any town near the Logan Todd ranch, at of the Odd Fellow lodge and also of comparatively small. woman sixteen years of age or over Hat Rock spring and other places the Modern Woodmen. A car driven by H. A. Pankow, may be entered by any individual Directors Elected. where the water has not been froz city police officer, skidded into the He is survived by his widow, two who purchases a sack of Centennial The creamery meeting was called en. car driven by B. I. Whitney about daughters, Mrs. Gladys Graham of 'Silk-Sifted' flour from the Farm to order by the chairman E. L. Ducks and geese have suffered Tacoma, one daughter who lives in noon Tuesday at the corner of First Bureau. This entitles the candidate Jackson and the following directors more than any other of the wild Iowa, and one son, Newell West of and Hurlburt avenue, near Pen named on the sales slip to 1000 votes. elected: E. L. Jackson, Minnehaha fowl from the severities of the Union, Oregon. nock's garage. Both cars were At the close of the contest the lady Dist.; A. C. Heyden, Meadows Dist.; weather. The feeding places along slightly damaged but the occupants having the most votes to her credit R. V. Jones, Irrigon Dist.; L. F. streams were frozen over and fields escaped uninjured. The icy condi wins the wrist watch. Observe Golden Wedding. Wooster, deceased, director from the were covered with snow. Pheasants tion of the road was said to be the There has been no limit placed Stanfield district was nominaated, and other land birds could feed on Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wattenburger, cause of the accident. upon the number of entries. Standing ------------- » V but no election was held, since he weeds above the snow and are far pioneer residents of Butter Creek of contestants will be published passed away after the meeting had ing better than might be expected district but now living in Echo, ob Attend Father’s Funeral. weekly. been postponed. The board of direc under the conditions. served their golden wedding anni W. L. Kirby of Stanfield returned tors will appoint a member to rep The grain was shipped from Port versary Friday, February 14. They Helen Elizabeth Ober. Monday from Richland, Ore., where resent Stanfield. land by the regional director of the have lived almost all of their fifty he attended the funeral of his fath The Farm Bureau Co-operative of years of married life on Westland. Little Helen Elizabeth Ober, a Hermiston re-elected H. J. Bean, State Biological Survey for the State The fact that Mrs. Wattenburger er, W. W. Kirby, who passed away little more than two years of age, Game commission by the Consolida has been ill and is still confined to February 13, at the age of 96 years. and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dist. No. 1; J. H. Reid, Dist. No. 3; and R. G. Saylor, Dist. No. 5; other ted Freight lines and freight charg her room, prevented an elaborate He was a Civil War veteran and the Ober of Hermiston, passed away members of the board are H. J. Ott, ed to the state game commission. celebration as previously planned. last member of the Pine Valley G.A. Tuesday evening about 8:00 o’clock, P. J. Quinn. R. V. Jones and E. M. Sixteen sacks were sent to Hermis Miss Lizzie Davison and William J. R. Post. He had made his home in due to bronchial pneumonia. Fun Wattenburger were married Febru Richland for 50 years. He was bur eral services were held Thursday at Souders. Another vote was taken on the ton and a like amount to Freewater ary 14, fifty years ago at Carlton, ied in the Richland cemetery. Sur- 2:00 p. m. from the Folsom Chapel for' similar distribution. The wild Oregon. amendment to Article V of the Ar vivera are Mrs. Maggie Chandler, R. in Pendleton, with Rev. E. M. But- ----------- e e------------- enshon, pastor of the Lutheran ticles of Association of the cream game readily discovers these feeding B. Kirby, James Kirby and Mrs. Co church, conducting the service. In places and the work will continue HOSPITAL NOTES ery due to a legal technicality with very light losses in the dis ra Simones, all of Richland, Mrs. terment was made in the Pendleton which made the amendment valid Miss Alice Dunn of Wallula, who She is survived by her after passing at the meeting in 1934. tricts cared for. underwent an operation for appen Maude Frasier of Pendleton, and W. cemetery. parents, one brother Richard, and a The amendment passed by a large dicitis Thursday night of last week, L. Kirby of Stanfield. sister, Margaret. _______ FORMER HERMISTON RESIDENT is getting along nicely. majority. H. M. Sommerer, manager of the Wilson Dexter Dies. Mrs. J. 8. VanSkike of Hermiston PASSES AWAY AT EUGENE. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Farm Bureau, gave a report Friday is a medical patient. The following notice of the death ♦ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES • showing that the feed store did $48,- Clifford Thorpe of Boardman ex- of Wilson Dexter, son of C, M. Dex 000 more business this year than The death of Alfred Swift John ! pects Attendance in both the high to leave for his home in the ter, who until recently lived at Uma school and grade school has been last. Total sales were given as $148,- son. former Hermiston resident, oc tilla, was received here this week. steadily improving since school curred at Eugene. Ore., February I near future. 000. Mrs. Alton Kingsbury, R. N., ex 6th. Many people will remember "Funeral services for Wilson Dex opened more than a week ago. Grade Service Station Report. Johnsons as having owned pro pressed her thanks and appreciation ter, 16. who died this morning at school attendance Monday was 74 C. A. Jackman, manager of the the to members of the Odd Fellow lodge Bend following an appendicitis op perty on the west side of town. The Co-operative Service Station, made a following news item came from the who assisted in caring for a pa eration. will be held here tomorrow per cent. High school attendance Is now practically normal. report which showed that a gross Eugene Register-Guard: tient at the hospital this week. at 1:30 p. m., from the Callaway receipt of *21,814.14 was made dur chapel. Interment will be in the The high school party scheduled "The death of Alfred Swift John ing 1935, with 74,495 gallons of Weather Report. local I.O.O.F. cemetery. Surviving for this Friday night has been post gasoline and 2592 gallons of oil son of this city occurred Feb. 6, at deceased are his father, C. M. poned until Friday, Feb. 28, because Max. Min. the sold. Dividends paid to members up 11 a. m. Mr. Johnson had been a Date Dexter, of Redmond; three brothers, to January 21, 1935. was *2577.84, resident of Eugene for the past ten February 13 ...................... 22 .... 8 Earl and Edwin of Redmond and of the continued cold. with *564 unpaid dividends, and a years. When coming to this city he February 14 . ................... 18 .... -2 Fred of The Dalles, and six sisters, Members of the senior class have purchased the cigar stand in the February 15 ...................... 15 .... -8 surplus shown at *1,298.08. Miss Esther Dexter of LaGrande, referred the matter of apparel to be Miner building. Mr. Johnson pre An amendment to the Farm Bur viously had followed the railroad February 16 ...................... 16 .... -5 Miss Auronette Dexter of Redmond worn at the graduation exercises to eau by-laws in relation to the two business, starting as operator and February 17 ...................... 15 .... -15 and Mrs. Effie Baird, Mrs. Sarah Er a committee which will report at percent revolving fund was discus filling positions as chief dispatcher February 18 ...................... 23 .... 9 win, Mrs. George Wedekind and the next regular class business meet sed by members, and later referred and trainmaster on eastern rail February 19 ...................... 25 . .. 9 Mrs. Mabel Renken, all of The ing. Precipitation was .14. with two back to a committee to be presented roads. His health failing, he came Dalles.” inches of snowfall. at a special call meeting. west, locating at Hermiston, Ore., A meeting of the Teacher-Parent where he rested for one year, when Dairy Feed Experiment Results. association was held in the high school auditorium Wednesday even H. K. Dean, superintendent of the he took a position with the Union ing, February 19, with a small at Umatilla Field Station, gave figures Pacific. His health failing again, tendance. A health talk was given compiled as the result of an experi he came to Eugene. by Dr. F. B. Belt, city health officer. "Three years ago his health failed ment in feedinf hay and hay and Others participating in the program grain concentrate to dairy cows over and has been confined to his home were Allan Clarke, violin solo; pia a period of two years. Mr. Dean ex since Aug. 5 and confined to his bed no solo, Wanda Moore; and a skit, plained that with the margin so the past two months. Mr. Johnson “Memories of Washington,” by mem close in figures for the two years for was born in Pennsylvania. His boy phase cannot be approached by By E. P. DODD bers of the upper grades. the hay alone group and the hay hood days were spent in Jonesville. engineering officials. Refreshments were enjoyed after The opportunity to gain approval and grain concentrate group, it was Mich. As a young man he came to We must make the economic and a short business meeting. Fort Wayne. Ind. It was there he and construction of the Umatilla political drive. generally believed that the feeding was married to Emma Frances Tibb All this cannot be done without of alfalfa hay high in protein was les. They later made their home in rapids dam is again at our door. All spring activities have been ex A hearing is scheduled for late in some money. tended to a later date due to the just as affective in production re Ohio, and from there came to Ore March before the U. S. Army board I am willing to do all the work I loss of school time through the ne gon. When a resident of Ft. Wayne. in Washington, D. C. sults as the feeding of grain. can without charge. I have assemb cessity of closing the schools to pre Ind., he united with the Congrega led, during the past several months The Robins report based on sur Average for the two years were tional church. Mr. Johnson was a veys made about a year ago which a vast amount of data. This must be vent the spread of the scarlet fever member of McKenzie River lodge. justified construction by 86 per revised in concise and emphatic and measles among the school child given as follows, 1934 and 1935: ren. School will now close June 2. Hay Hay He Is survived by his wife Emma: cent must be argued and supplement form. instead of May 22, Supt. R. H. Mc cone, alone two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Geo. ed with additional and new facts. This requires much typing, tele Atee reports. Total milk production 5986 4614 Conkling of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Senator McNary and Steiwer and phoning. letter writing, map mak Total fat production 317.5 259.4 Gus Currier, and Oscar B. Johnson A practice debate was held here Congressman Pierce want this in ing, stamps, a few short trips, brief Av. hay per day-lbs. 29.6 31.8 of Philadelphia. formation, and a brief must be pre making and binding, stationery and last Friday with Pendleton and Her Av. cone, per day-lbs. 5.25 miston teams participating, in pre many small incidentals. pared in good form at once. Lbs. hay per lbs. fat 30.6 40.5 I delivered the Tri-State League paration for the district debate There is no question that the Lbs. cone, per lbs. fat 5.12 ROGERS' FILM AT OASIS Umatilla rapids looms high in fur to, and helped organize another or which will be held in Pendleton March 14th. The question is, "Re This experiment was carried over SUNDAY. MONDAY & TUESDAY. ther ’development of the Columbia ganization, on the definite and ab solved: That the Several States river. Bonneville must have It to solute promise that it would orga a period of 300 days and results write off *20,000.000 for naviga nize the whole watershed and would Should Enact Legislation Providing were determined largely by the eco Rogers, in a black-face act. tion and reduce cost of power at the wage the war for the Umatilla rap- for Complete Medical Service Avail nomic factors of the price of hay, as Will dancer, as a horse trainer switchboard. ids dam, now two years ago, but able to all Citizens at State Ex- grain and butterfat and also the po and a as tap himself, brings “In Old Ken nothing important has been done, | pense.” Members of the team are tential production of the cows and tucky” out of the The Dalles must have the tonnage class of ordinary above the Umatilla rapids, by barges and the hearing was postponed three I Bill Jackson and Wayne Power, af the quality of hay fed. racing pictures and into the top times. The Wallula Gateway club firmative, Bill Harris and Pat Mr. Dean explained that hay sam flight of screen entertainment. In down the river to load ships. Throop, negative. Nina Rae McCul- has demanded the hearing. The new supreme court decision ples sent to O. S. C. on test, showed his last and best picture, which will I ley was a regular member of the We have organized the Wallula makes navigation the basis of all that hay produced in this section be at the Oasis theatre Sunday. Mon team but at present Is quarantined carried the highest protein content day and Tuesday. Will Rogers proves river development with power an | Gateway club to renew the work, at home, which puts Throop, who and work in accord with all other incidental surplus. of any produced in the state. He said to those who did not know it, that was alternate, on the regular team The Umatilla dam is the Key to efforts directed toward the building The next practice debate will be that it "looked as though we might he was one of the greatest comed of OUR dam. the whole program and this fact have a good thing in high protein ians of all time. held at Umatilla Friday of this Its annual dues are only 50 cents, | week. content in alfalfa hay here.” The story is light and has been must be brought out by those of us done several times before, but there who live in this Immediate vicinity. just four bits. Butterfat Production Cost. Other cities and localities have Miss Esther Sibert Is conducting In order to accomplish the above a number of unexpected angles M. G. Hedwall, manager of the are other public enterprises, like Pen we must have these four bit pieces, tryouts for two one act plays. "The creamery, gave the following fig and each member of the cast appears dleton and Walla Walla with their | and I appeal to you In your own in Valliant,” and "The Flittermouse," ures per pound of butterfat produc born to his or her role. A Kentuc flood control: The Dalles with its terest to bring this Widow’s mite in which will be given Instead of a ky feud between neighboring fami tion: lies owning the two best horses in ship port, and channel below Bon to the secretary-treasurer. Alfred three-act play as the all-high school 1933 ..... 0413 performance. The high school mu the country forms the background neville: Pasco-Kennewick with Its | Quiring, in the Herald office. 1935 1................... 0457 before which Rogers lives the part Five Mile‘dam. and Lewiston with Every cent of It will be account sic department will fill in with or 1935 .................... 0455 its Snake river; and Portland with of an Ignorant horse trainer with a its lower river. ed for and a report made when the chestra and glee club numbers. The He also pointed out that a total date for this performance has not job is finished. flair for matchmaking. of 526,624 pounds of butter were All are in sympathy with the been set. There are many men Interested manufactured in 1935. and that the Umatilla rapids dam. but their in and while a slap on the back and an Thos. Campbell brought ten boxes terest is more or less secondary. bntterfat returns to members were word helps. It does not of winesap apples to school Tuesday Hay for Sale. They will follow our leadership encouraging increased In 1935 as well as In 1934. pay the bill of necessary expenses. which were readily eaten by both There are 150 tons of hay for and give us support, but we must Before the close of the meeting Don’t wait for the other fellow to grade and high school students Mr. sale at Westland. J. W. Messner. lead and put up the argument. A. E. Bensel gave a short talk point- Hermiston, Oregon. The political opportunity is here, bring his. It Is for your benefit and Campbell has previously donated (Continued on Page 3) apples to the school. Adv. pending forthcoming elections. This is your responsibility. APPEAL FOR SUPPORT IN PREPARING BRIEF ON UMATILLA RAPIDS DAM JUSTIFICATION NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO UMATILLA HERD IMPROVEMENT ASS'N. SIXTY COWS PURCHASED THRU ASSOCIATION. Gregory Herd Now Known As Coe Ranch Herd; Five Mastitis Reactors Slaughtered. Activity in the Umatilla Herd Im provement association during the month of January was as extensive as in previous months with the Coe Ranch herd of 140 cows, hitherto known as the T. G. Gregory herd, showing the largest enrollment of any herd in eastern Oregon. Janu ary marks the first month in the new testing year and the eleventh month in the past year. A. E. Bensel of Hermiston and the Hermiston Dairy are listed aa new members of the association. Six unprofitable cows were sold for beef out of the association enrollment. Five Mastitis reactors were slaugh tered and ten cows sold for dairy purposes. A total of sixty cows were purchased for dairy purposes. Thirty herds were on test during January with 514 cows enrolled, of which 73 are dry. The total milk production was 268,294 lbs. and butterfat was 13267.1 lbs., with 83 cows averaging a production of 40 lbs. butterfat. The average milk production was 522.0, and 25.8 but terfat. High herds of over 20 cows was owned by C. A. Lynch, 44 pure bred and grade Holsteins, averaging 872.1 lbs. milk, and 31.3 lbs. fat; between 12 and 20 cows, owned by F. A. Baker, 19 grade and pure bred Jerseys, averaging 492.9 lbs. milk and 30.1 lbs. fat; herd under 12 cows, owned by W. P. Luttrell, 11 grade Jerseys averaging 839.4 lbs. milk and 45.0 lbs. fat. The name of the cow registering the highest production In the as sociation during January is "Frank ie T”, a 5-year-oId grade Jersey from the Coe Ranoh herd, producing 1429 lbs. milk and 77.1 lbs. fat. The second highest producing cow is named "Snowball.” and is a 5-year- old grade Jersey also from the Coe Ranch herd, registering 1249 lbs. milk and 69.9 lbs. fat. High herds to date, dry cows in- eluded, for the one month since, the beginning of the testing year in clude: Over 20 cows—4 4 grade and pure bred Holsteins, C. A. Lynch, owner, 872.1 lbs. milk. 31.3 lbs. fat; Coe Ranch, 136 grade Guernseys and grade Jerseys, 542.5 lbs. milk, 28.1 lbs. fat; Twelve to 20 cows—F. A. Baker, 19 grade and pure bred Jer seys, 492.9 lbs. milk. 30.1 lbs. fat; L. W. Owens. 17 pure bred Jerseys. 559.2 lbs. milk, 25.6 lbs. fat: Un der 12 cows—W. P. Luttrell. 11 grade Jerseys. 839.4 lbs. milk. 45.0 lbs. fat; B. B. Eastridge, 12 grade Guernseys and grade Holsteins, 667.2 lbs. milk, 28.9 lbs. fat. Twenty-six cows were listed on the honor roll. Change in Train Time. F. C. Woughter, local agent for the Union Pacific, announces that the eastbound Pacific Limited, train No. 14, will leave Pendleton one hour earlier, effective February 21. The new departure east from Pen dleton is at 2:30 p. m. instead of 3:30 p. m. as formerly, with corres ponding time changes east. SPENCER-ALSTOTT. Miss Doris Wanda Alstott of Her miston, and Sloan Rhea Spencer of Stanfield, were united In marriage Sunday afternoon at the Christian church parsonage in Pendleton The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. F. Van Slyke. The bride is well known here, being a student in the local high school. She recently moved to Hermiston with her par ents from Heppner. s e = ♦ ALONG THE CONCRETE ♦ +499699944****** Bill Logan had a six weeks old bull calf on his ranch which he tried to sell to D. D. Follett, in all good faith, and was overwhelmed with surprise when Informed by Mr. Follett that the animal was of the female sex. And It will be remem bered that the calf was six weeks old. John Jendrzejewskl trying to talk Mrs. Ed Dunning into raising tur keys since their chickens were de stroyed by fire recently. Mrs. Dun ning says she likes the red and white color scheme better than the bronze. Seen at the creamery meeting Wednesday: Mr. Pieppenbrlnk and I A. E. McFarland spinning yarns: Director R. V. Jones of Irrigon vot ing for himself; Ed Dunning adding harmonica harmony to the Isaacson boy’s music. Immediately after J. W. McMul len handed in his nominating bal lot at the creamery meeting Wed- neaday, his name was read as a nominee He emphatically denied accusations of self-nomination.
