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ohe Mermistun Heraln VOLUME XXX NUMBER 27 SECOND SHOWING OF “THE BRAT” WILL BE GIVEN MARCH 4TH BAD WEATHER KEEPS MANY AWAY FROM FIRST SHOWING. Production Said to be Best Presented Here by High School Students in Many Months. HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, SHOT GUN RABBIT DRIVE ONLY, CANDIDATES NOW FILING SET FOR SUNDAY. FOR PRIMARY ELECTION There will be no club drive on jack rabbits next Sunday but the shot gun drive will be conducted at the same location where the corali was placed ♦ for the last drive, near the N. G. Robertson place on Butter ♦ Creek. ♦ Roy Hale will have charge of ♦ the drive as before and anyone ♦ wishing to participate is asked ♦ to get in touch with Mr. Hale before Saturday night. The next club drive will be ♦ held a week from Sunday, ♦ March 8, near. Four Mile lake, ♦ ♦ southwest of Hermiston, about ♦ five or six miles from the Roy ♦ ♦ Attebury corner. ♦ Because of the muddy condi ♦ tions of the roads the club ♦ ♦ drive is being postponed. ♦ OREGON, FEBRUARY 27. 1936 WATER AGAIN RUNNING INTO REGISTERED COLD SPRINGS RESERVOIR • For the first time in several Filing of candidates for the com- Ing primary election in May have weeks water was again running in begun to come in. In the county so to the Cold Springs reservoir Tues- far Carl Chambers, chief tax deputy day evening of this week at 6:00 in the sheriff’s office in Pendleton, o’clock. E. D. Martin, manager of filed his candidacy Monday on the the Hermiston 1 rrigation district republican ticket for Umatilla coun expects to see the feed canal run- ty judge. Also on Tuesday came the ning full again by Sunday. A small announcement that T. C. Elliott of head of water has been directed Milton, state republican party chair through the canal since the cold man in 1932. and a member of the weather broke, in order to take out Townsend club, would run for co the ice without forming ice jams, unty judge. Fay Hodges has defini Mr. Martin said. tely announced that he will not be A capacity flow of water will be a reelection candidate for the office necessary in the canal for the next of judge. seventy or eighty days before the Another announcement came from reservoir is filled. Present prospects Will M. Peterson, prominent lawyer tor moisture in the watershed dist of Pendleton and democrat, that he rict are ideal under normal condi is a candidate for democratic na tions. tional committeeman from Oregon. The latest snow survey at Toll Congressman Walter M. Pierce is gate shows the best moisture pros present national committeeman but pects seen since 1925, with nine has declined to seek reelection. toot, eleven inches of hard packed One of the biggest upsets in the snow, besides recently fallen snow. way of political announcements was The Butter Creek district is ex the rumor that Jack Allen, former pecting to have the best prospects joint senator, former Pendleton for irrigation seen there in three mayor and recently resigned admin years. There is a fairly good flow of istrator of the Oregon Liquor Con water coming down Butter Creek at trol Commission, might run against present. Congressman Walter M. Pierce of La Grande for the democratic nomi HERMISTON LIBRARY SHOWS nation. Other filings are expected daily. GAIN IN CIRCULATION IN 1935 People who have not seen the three-act play, "The Brat,” a high school----- ’~ ′* production by members of the senior class, will have an oppor- tunity to do so Wednesday night, March 4, when the play will be pre- sented for the second time at the ♦ Oasis theatre. And fortunate they will be to have COMMERCIAL CLUB PRESIDENT this opportunity of seeing a high school play that is said to be the APPOINTS ANNUAL COMMITTEES best play presented here in many months by amateur high school stu The first meeting of the Hermis dents. The play was given Thurs ton Commercial club since election day, February 20, and because of of officers, was conducted Tuesday the cold weather there was only a night in the Hermiston hotel with small audience to enjoy the show. Herbert Hedwall in the chair. Much The play is being repeated because interest and enthusiasm was shown of numerous requests by those who by the eighteen members present were not present at the first per aud the club voted to sponsor the The Hermiston library, with a formance. Miss Margaret Elliott, di Boy Scout troop of Hermiston for DEETER RESIGNS POSITION gain of 11 per cent, led all branches rector of the play, has set the date the coming year. WITH HERMISTON BANK of the Umatilla county libraries in for re-showing on March 4th. The president appointed Harold gain in circulation for the year Natural ability, coupled with Thompson, Guy Amsberry and Dr. D. M. Deeter, who has been em- 1935, says the report of Miss J. Eli splendid training and exceptionally F. B. Belt as troop committeemen. ployed by the First National Bank zabeth Olsen, county librarian. Wes catchy lines, aided Maxine Paul in and plans are being made for a Hermiston for the past nine years, ton and Umatilla, each with nine putting over the part of “The Brat” scout benefit dance to be given of and as assistant cashier for the past per cent, were next and Athena in the fine way in which she did. soon. The Boy Scouts will assist in years, has announced his resig third, with one per cent. The total Bill Jackson, portraying the part this by selling tickets for the bene- five nation effective March 22. circulation for the branches was of a sophisticated young author who fit. Mr. Deeter recently purchased a 86,299. This includes Milton, Her brought “The Brat” to his home Pep talks were given by a number fruit farm near Bellingham, Wn„ miston, Athena, Freewater, Weston, from the police court where she had of the members which aided in cre Echo, Stanfield. Helix been picked up for begging, in order ating enthusiasm in the work for from his father, and will move his Umatilla, family to their new home soon. and Pilot Rock. to have a type-subject to study for the coming year. Since 1931 he has been interested Mrs. R. A. Brownson acts as li material in his book, carried off a The president appointed commit- in the fruit business with his fath brarian for the Hermiston library. difficult part against his personality. tees to carry on the work during and each summer since then has The two rather snobbish young 1935. They are: Road—F. C. Mc- er, spent a few days of his vacation FRANK HADLEY. debutantes. Jane Depew and Angela Kenzie, W. J. Warner and R. G. there aiding In the disposal of the Smythe, played by June Richards Saylor; Finance—Chas. Taylor, R. fruit. BOARDMAN, Feb. 26 (Special)— and Ruth Dodd, carried off their A. Brownson and A. F. Rohrman; Frank Hadley, resident of Boardman parts in a big way. Both girls were Membership—Guy Amsberry, Harvey for some time, passed away Thurs Attends Economic Conference. desperately afraid they would not DeMoss and Ellis Moyer; River De day evening, February 20th, at the capture the affections of the young velopment—E. P. Dodd, H. T. Fras H. K. Dean, superintendent of the Hermiston General hospital follow author and finally through clever er and N. R. Mueller; Entertain Umatilla Field Station, left Wednes ing a second stroke. Funeral ser maneuvering Angela wins a pro ment — Geo. Harkenrider, J. A. day morning for Redmond and vices were held from the Bomboy posal from him. She later discovers Clarke and Lloyd Moore; Park—E. Prineville where he will attend Funeral Home in Pendleton Sunday that he was really in love with her. D. Martin, Sam Moore and H. M. afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, with Rev. Eleanor Dawson, as Mrs. Forrest Sommerer; Boy Scout — Harold economic conferences conducted at A. L. VanSlyke conducting the ser- er, mother of the young author and Thompson, Guy Amsberry and Dr. Redmond Thursday and Friday of vice. a younger son Stephen, played by F. B. Belt. Mr. Hadley is survived by his this week, and at Prineville Monday Harold Throop, could not have ap The next regular meeting will be and Tuesday of next week. Mr. Dean wife, one son, Darrell, two daugh- peared more dignified as she played held on March 10th. ters, Mrs. Naomi Marlow and Mrs. is secretary to the turkey and dairy I Josephine the part of the falsley sophisticated Lawry, and one grandson, commodities committee and will give LaVern Marlow. society matron. Mrs. Forrester, to- gether with other members of her MANY ARE INSTRUCTED IN Acting pall bearers were Mark reports on findings reached through household, have driven Stephen to Wisley, Charley Williamson, Walter experiments carried on at the local drink becuase they tried to make a USE OF WOOLEN MATERIALS Wisley, Fred Wisley, and Dan Ran- painter of him when he was inter station. A large representation is sier. The Wool Growers’ Auxiliary met expected from all parts of the state. ested only in becoming an engineer. She still considers him as the baby Thursday, February 20, at the city Attend Co-op. Meeting. of the family, but Stephen, in a re hall in Echo. Miss Frances Clinton, Geo. Wagner Funeral Services. markable way comes into his own Umatilla county home demonstration H. M. Sommerer, manager of the Farm Bureau Co-operative of Her- and tells the whole family what he agent, gave an interesting talk on Members of the Hermiston I.O.O.F. miston. and C. A. Jackman, manag plans to do with his life. wool, kinds of woolen and worsted lodge acted as pall bearers Sunday Bishop Ware, brother of Mrs. For materials, how to test for different at the funeral for Geo. Wagner of er of the Co-operative Service Sta tion. attended a meeting of the Pa rester, played by Deverde Elwood, fabrics and how to clean and disin Hermiston, who passed away last cific Supply Cooperative held in his wife, played by Jo Ellen Mopps, fect different materials. week. They were Curtis Simons, Walla Walla Thursday and Friday and their small daughter Dorothy, Miss Runkle and twenty girls who Geo. Harkenrider, Floyd Knerr, played by Carrie Lage, added great are taking sewing at school, were Frank Bilderbaek, Gwyn Hughes of last week. There are 54 units in ly to the sophisticated atmosphere present to hear Miss Cinton. About and Gerald White. A ritual service the territory which comprises Ore 25 members of the Auxiliary were was conducted at the grave by the gon, Washington and Idaho, and which surrounded “The Brat.” there were more than forty repre Two other characters Timothy the also present. Odd Fellows. Rev. R. R. Finkbeiner sentatives present at the meeting. butler, played by Herbert Skovbo, Plans were laid by . members of conducted the services at the church Mr. Sommerer is one of the directors and Margot the housekeeper, played the auxiliary to sponsor a dance in which was filled to capacity. of the organization. Mr. Jackman by Barbara Reid, were loyal to the near future to raise funds with stayed only for the one day but Mr. Stephen and learned to love "The which to finance the work of the Sommerer remained through to the Government Inspector Here. Brat.” Skovbo might be considered organization. Mrs. Troy Ciernan, closing sessions. the ‘perfect butler.’ Mrs. Otis McCarty, Mrs. Clifford R. A. Smith arrived last week to In order that the story may not Esselstyn and Mrs. Sloan Thomson take charge as federal inspector on Story of Project Spread. the public works of the new high be too thoroughly spoiled for those served. school building. Mr. Smith has been In a recent issue of the “Syracuse who have not seen the play, it will An electric cooking school will be not be carried further, but it may held in Pendleton some time in stationed at Bonanza camp in Kla Republican,” published semi-week be assumed that everything works March, where lamb will be prepared math county while working under ly in Syracuse, Illinois, a story re out for the happiness of "The Brat” each- day to demonstrate the differ federal grazing department. Mrs. lating the movement of cooperatives and Stephen., ent dishes. The next meeting of the Smith expects to join him here in on the Hermiston project was rela ted. It came about through corres Character substitutions will be organization will be held Friday, a short while. pondence by C. L. Upham with one made in the part of Dorothy and March 6th. of the reporters on the paper who the Bishop’s wife. Dorothy will be Attends Townsend Conference secures such stories for a special col played by Helen Ralph, and Mrs. C. R. Moore, secretary to the Her umn of which she is editor. Mr. SHIRLEY TEMPLE HIT IN "THE Ware by Marnie Smith. miston Townsend club, returned Upham brought out the different co- A boy's musical sextet furnished Saturday morning from The Dalles operative movements being success music between acts. They were Guy LITTLEST REBEL” AT OASIS where he had attended district meet fully carried on in the field here. Jeppe. Paul Marble, Herbert Skovbo, Full of sentiment, comedy and ing of all Townsend clubs in con Archie Fry, Alton Sisson and De- drama, Shirley Temple’s latest star gressional district number two held Townsend Meeting Report. verd Elwood. ring vehicle, "The Littlest Rebel,” there Friday. February 21. Fifty- Following a twenty-five cent oys will be at the Oasis theatre Sunday. four districts out of more than Monday and Tuesday. eighty were represented despite the ter supper Tuesday, March 3, a re CALIFORNIAN DONATES TO Adapted from an old stage suc fact that the roads were Impassable port will be given on the Townsend cess. “The Littlest Rebel” is the in many sections. Mr. Moore will club district convention held at The WALLULA GATEWAY CLUB story of a young father, mother and give a report of the meeting at the Dalles Friday, February 21. The supper will be served at the Union A letter came Thursday morning their only child at the beginning of next regular meeting March 3. church. from Col. L. W. Jordan, of Los An the civil war. The locale is Virginia. John Boles and Karen Marley are geles. Calif., enclosing a check for ten dollars toward the work of the the parents. Among the servants on Wallula Gateway club, which is pre the place are Bill Robinson and paring a brief on the Umatilla Stepin Fechit, both adding to the rapids dam justification to be pre comedy sequences. sented to the army engineers hear Shirley sings three songs, "Dixie,” ing about March 15. "Those Endearing Young Charms," Mr. Jordan has visited In Hermis and “Polly Wolly Doodle.” She also ton nearly every summer for the dances solo, as well as with Robin past several years and is vitally in- son and with Willie West, her boy SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE, maintain and Improve the soil and terested In the river development, partner at the birthday party which U.S.D.A., Athena Ore., Feb. 24— conserve moisture will be continued Mr. Jordan read the article in the opens the story. Decentralization plans for Oregon in the district. Herald last week which told of the Soil Conservation Service activities Regional officials stated that the work being done by the organiza- will call for the establishment of a decentralization plan was a factor HOME DEMONSTRATION GIVEN tion. district office in eastern Oregon In the movement to strengthen the Funds may be mailed to Al Quir- IN COOKING VEGETABLES which will act as an Intermediary work of the projects by bringing the Ing, secretary-treasurer of the or between the regional office and six advisory staff closer to the work ganization. or handed to him at the project areas, officials here said to- areas. The district office will co- Miss Frances Clinton, county day. Herald office. A definite record Is ordinate the work of the projects, home demonstration agent, conduct being kept of all receipts and dis- C. E. Hill, formerly project mana afford a clearing house for corres ed the second of such meetings held bursements of the organization. Wildhorse Creek demon pondence and reports for the region fn this district at the home of Mrs. ger of the project. will be in charge of al office, and permit machinery to W. A. Sawyer, Tuesday. Miss Clinton | stration be shifted from one project fn the illustrated how to cook such vege- | the new district. Park Work Resumed. “The district office will continue district to another. tables as cabbage, cauliflower, ruta- Soil conservation projects which Work on the Hermiston Commun bagas, onions and turnips without to cooperate with the Extension be directed from the new dis ity Park was resumed Thursday of them throwing off such offensive Service and allied federal, state, and will local organizations.” Hill commen- trict office are: the Wildhorse Creek this week and continued through odors. near Athena; Squaw Creek project Friday. All forces will start on the The meeting opened in the morn- ted. "Likewise, the same program near Gibbon: the Willow and Hin includes of 'proper land use', which 1ob Monday of next week with 36 Ing and continued through to mid- the conservation of crop residues. ton Creek project near Heppner; the men on the crew and several teams. afternoon. with lunch served at correct tillage practices, crop rota Rock Creek project near Condon; the Grass Valley Canyon project Glenn Moore is acting as foreman noon by the ladies who attended. The next meeting will be held tions, gully control, reforestation near Moro, and the Warm Springs for the teamsters, and Geo. Rhea as March 24th, and all interested par and afforestation measures, rodent Indian Reservation project near Sim- general foreman. ties are invited to attend. control, and such other work as will nasho. OREGON SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE ANNOUNCES ACTIVITIES IN COUNTY t OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER BULL NOW AT UMATILLA FIELD STATION A registered, blue-blooded Jersey bull arrived recently from Oregon State college at Corvallis for service to the ♦ Umatilla Field Station here. ❖ The animal is Lindell Stand- ard Volunteer. a 5-year-old bull, past grand crampion of the British Columbia Provin- clal exhibition at Victoria. Lindell Standard Volunteer ♦ comes from a distinguished line of champions and record-win ners. Other Oregon herds were enriched by more of this blue- blooded stock from the famous ❖ Lindell farms at Sardis, B. C. The cattle, purchased by some of the leading Jersey breeders, are from the herd of 200 head of island-bred Jerseys there. ♦ Their sale was arranged by Neil McPherson, field man for the farms, who has done much to keep up enthusiasm among Jersey breeders in the north- west. • ♦ ♦ ♦ INFORMATION SECURED BY IN DIVIDUAL FARMERS. ❖ Volume Shown to Justify ♦ Construction in Some ♦ Line Districts. ♦ ♦ The Rural Electrification Admin ♦ istration statistics for the west end ❖ STATE GRANDMASTER VISITS HERMISTON I.O.O.F. LODGE. Frank M. Sexton, state grand mas- ter of the Odd Fellow lodge, made his official visit to the local order Monday night, February 24. Other officials present were Curtis Sim- ons, special district deputy; Earl Carson, district deputy, Hermiston; W. T. Reeves, district deputy, Stan field; and D. W. Davis, secretary of Umatilla-Morrow county convention. Visitors were present from Stan field. Boardman, Echo and Pendle- ton, to hear Mr. Saxton relate some of his experiences on the trips over the state. The Hermiston degree team will present the degree work at the Pen- dleton district convention next Sat- urday, February 29, when Dan Ran- sier, Geo. Wicklander, Jr., Gus Veci- no. Guy Barlow and Vernon Root of Boardman, and Don Sherwood of Hermiston will be given the first degree. These new members were initiated into the Hermiston lodge a week ago. Visitors from Boardman who at tended lodge here last week includ ed Ernest Peck. Zeral Gillespie, Jack Gorham and Geo. Wicklander, Sr. FOUR ENTERED IN CENTENNIAL FLOUR POPULARITY CONTEST Four candidates are now entered in the Centennial Flouring Mills company popularity contest being carried on through the Farm Bureau Co-operative of Hermiston. They are Eleanor Dawson and Fern Lindner, tied for first place with 3000 votes; and Gladys Elwood and Margaret Hammil, each with 1000 votes. The winner will receive a Bulova ladies’ wrist watch as first prize,, and a complete ladies’ dresser set as second prize. Votes and candidates are entered with the purchase of a sack of flour with the name of the favored candi date appearing on the sales slip. Each purchase credits 1000 votes to the candidate. The contest closes. April 18, at 5:00 p. m. Piano Recital March 6th. The piano recital which was to have been given by pupils of Golda Mumma, assisted by the high school orchestra, and glee clubs on Janu ary 28, has been set for Friday, March 6, at 8:00 p. m. at the high school building. The public Is cor- dially Invited to attend. Correction, REA SURVEY FACTS BEING COMPILED FOR FEDERAL REPORT of Umatilla county are being com pleted this month by Assistant Coun ty Agent W. A. Sawyer’s office, through information brought in by surveys made by farmers in differ ent districts. Plots which will be held as permanent files are being made up of Boardman, Irrigon, Co lumbia, North Hill, Hermiston, Westland, Stanfield and Butter Creek districts A total list of 342 prospective users of electrical power has been compiled, which does not include Boardman, and approximately 40 additional prospective users in other districts not listed. Survey reports now in show that 1715 rooms are listed for lighting. The number and variety of elec trical appliances listed are as fol lows: 91 electric ranges; 74 water heaters; 25 mangles or electric iron ers; 148 refrigerators; 202 electric water systems; 269 radios; 216 washing machines; 245 ironers; 65 vacuum cleaners; 165 toasters; 131 waffle irons; 55 grain grinders; 38 milking machines; 119 small utili ty motors; 139 electric motors on cream separators; 23 electric incu bators; and 52 electric brooders. In the east Stanfield district it Is estimated that there are an aver age of seven users per mile, but in the Butter Creek district not more than two per mile. The difference shown here in such a small number of users per mile and that of many users per mile in other districts, will be offset, it is believed, by the larger volume of kilowat hours which will be used by farmers on large-acreage farms. A permanent file of all this in- formation obtained through this survey is being compiled and will be available at the office of Mr. Saw yer. The Rural Electrification admin- istration has announced that it will finance the wiring of houses and other farm buildings in areas where rural line construction is making electricity available. This action is designed to re move one of the great barriers to a rapid Increase In rural electrifica tion. In the past, lack of adequate financing facilities has retarded the extension of electric service into rural areas. Now the federal gov- ernment’s rural electrification pro- gram provides financing of line con- struction and wiring through REA and financing of the purchase of major appliances and equipment through the Electric Home and Farm Authority. First REA Line Energized. In a report put out by the REA in December, 1935, it stated that "electricity is surging through the wires of the first REA project to reach completion, bringing elec tricity’s benefits to fifty families In the Granger Homestead project. In Dallas county, Iowa, just west of Des Moines. On December 15 current was ‘cut in' to the project built by the Central Iowa Power company with funds from an REA loan.” An ad carried in the Herald last week stated that a dance would be given at Irrigon February 29 by the CARD OF THANKS. Columbians orchestra. This date Dear Friends—We have tried to was erroneous and should have read February 22. The Columbians will put Into words our deep apprecia tion and heart-felt thanks that we play at Arlington Saturday night. feel toward you one and all, for the sympathy and wonderful help you Attend West's Funeral. have extended us during the bereave The funeral for "Dad” J. 8. West ment and loss of our beloved daugh was held in Pendleton last Friday, ter and sister. It Is beyond all ex- with the following from Hermiston pression in mere words, We send acting as poll bearers. They were our appreciation from the very May God H. T. Fraser, H. A. Pankow, Wm. depths of our hearts. Longhorn and Wm. Mikesell. "Dad" bless you one and all. West lived In Hermiston for 28 MR. AND MRS. FRED OBER years prior to moving to Pendleton AND FAMILY. and will be remembered by many whe live here. Hay for Sale. There are 150 tons of hay for Weather Report. sale at Westland. J. W. Messner, Max. Mln. Hermiston, Oregon. Date February 20 ....... . .............. 30 ..... 19 Adv. February 21 ....... ............... 31 ..... 23 February 22 ....... ............... 50 ..... 21 February 23 ....... ............... 46 . ... 35 February 24 ....... ............. 41 ..... 22 ALONG THE CONCRETE February 25 ....... ............... 43 ..... 19 ............... 47 . 35 February 26 Precipitation was .39. When the Curtis Simons family sat down to the dinner table Mon- We've Noticed. day evening and little Shirley Sim- ons saw that they were being served (From the Bulldog) The H. H. 8. girls are exceeding- roast beef for dinner she said, "Why I thought you were going to ly downcast because all the new Daddy, bring an old Mutton Head home for students are of the fair sex. (Good dinner.” Grand Master Frank M. Sexton, of the Odd Fellows, was a luck. Jack.) Don Alstott and Florence John- dinner guest, and recited the inci- dent at the meeting later in the son. evening. jokes over his own Pat giggling Mrs. Georgia Henderson was left since nobody else will. In charge of the Farm Bureau feed That they fly through the air store. It Is said, and a customer with the greatest of ease—What? came to the window and wanted to purchase shorts for the span of Snowballs! Darrel Seeliger "dating up” a cer mules he was driving. Mrs. Hender son looked at him, and laughingly tain eighth grader—evidently the asked If he did not want to purchase high school girls don't rate. brasiers for his cows, also.
