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Hermistun Aerali VOLUME XXX HERMISTON, UMATILLA NUMBER 31 HARDY ALFALFA ♦ STRAINS AND CROP ♦ ROTATION NEED ♦ ♦ 450,000 PEOPLE NEED Crop Rotation Need. W. A. Sawyer expressed the need of crop rotation which was general ly neglected where new lands were available. A crop rotation plan was the only way, he said, to prevent the over use of one planting of al falfa or pasture. In order to prevent deteriation of the soil, the plowing under of soil building crops is es sential before the crop begins to show a low yield. A chart showing a crop rotation plan over a period of seven years was explained by Mr. Sawyer. This chart showed a general plan and was sub ject to change for each individual farm. In order to carry out crop rota tion of a farm systematically Mr. Sawyer recommended that a map be made of the individual farm and a chart made of the crops to be rota ted. Crop rotation must come, Mr. Sawyer said, in order to prevent deteriation of the soil, especially in irrigated districts. Farmers who have carried on a crop rotation pro gram over a period of years have found that all crop yields on their farm are higher. H. J. Ott, president of the orga nization. presided at the meeting which opened following a group sing lead by A. E. Bensel. Music was fur nished by Edna Ott. Deverde Elwood, Archie Fry and Guy Jeppe. An en tertainment film was shown through the projector machine owned by the organization. ■ ■ ■ — • — Wool Style Show. A style show will be given by members of the Wool Growers' Aux iliary at Heppner. Saturday. March 28. The show will be put on in the Parrish house at 3:30 in the after noon. Tea will be served during the program. The next meeting of the group at Echo will be held April 3. OREGON, IN FLOOD AREA. HOME DEMONSTRATION MEETINGS HOLD INTEREST The home extension meetings being conducted by the unit in the Hermiston district have been hold- ing decided interest with Miss Francis Clinton, home demonstra- tion agent from Pendleton, conduct ing the program. At the monthly meeting held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. W. Sawyer, eighteen were present to hear the discussion and see Miss Clinton prepare mild flavored vegetables. The vegetables prepared in the cookery demonstration were served at noon together with other food brought by the ladies. In the after noon Miss Clinton explained a vita min chart and conducted a series of games. The next regular meeting will be held April 28th, and every interest ed woman is invited to attend these educational and enjoyable meetings. Soil Erosion Class Visits. A group of seventeen soil erosion students under the leadership of Dr. W. L. Powers, instructor at Oregon State college, visited the Umatilla Field Station of which H. K. Dean is superintendent, Friday of last week. The group came on a special buss from Corvallis and visited other projects in the state and in Wash- ington before returning to the col- lege. MARCH 26. 1936 ODD RODENT CONTROL PROGRAM. BANG’S DISEASE TEST HERE • • Stanfield Educational Dept., Co. 569, CCC—(Special)—CCC camp at Stanfield is a bee hive of activity. The warm spring days have not only accelerated work on the project but interest in new educational and rec reational activities are quite appa rent. The addition of Roy Wiekal of the Biological Survey as rodent control foreman has added a very necessary and worth while service to the com munity. Gopher poisoning work is well under way. A crew of seven men is at work every day systemati cally destroying the pests. The Gossage fill, four miles east of Stanfield, is now ready for the water and more than a hundred men are busy concreting and building at the Conley fill, seven miles north- east of Stanfield. Dr. G. R. Davidson, federal veter inarian who has been making the Bang's disease test in this district, will complete his work soon and will then go to Pendleton where he will make the second test in herds there. Farmers whose herds, have been missed in this district on the second test should get In touch with Assis tant County Agent Sawyer’s office immediately. During Dr. Davidson’s stay, 114 herds have been tested, and a total of 1284 cows tested. The percentage of reactors among these cows was S.7. Dr. Davidson has been in this ter- ritory since the first of February. MORROW COUNTY POMONA WILL MEET APRIL 4TH The Morrow County Pomona Grange will meet at Irrigon, Satur day, April 4th, with a business ses sion in the morning in which ritual work will be conducted. In the afternoon an open meeting will be held at which an interest ing program will be given. Discus sion will be held on such subjects as the new agricultural program and taxes. The public is invited to at- tend the afternoon session. Propst to Montana, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Propst, who formerly operated the variety store here, visited at the home of Mrs. Propst's sister, Mr. and Mrs. New Madden Friday and Saturday, and while here announced that they had purchased a store at Phillipsburg, Montana. They left Saturday after- noon for Kennewick where they vi sited relatives. Mrs. Ellen R. Propst, mother of Mr. Propst, plans to stay with her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Ben nett at Biggs. Ore., for the present. Later she will visit a son O. W. Propst in Iowa and then rejoin Mr. and Mrs. Propst at Phillipsburg. Improvements at Cannery. Improvements being made at the Hermiston Co-operative Cannery will insure more floor space and greater canning capacity. A second pressure cooker will be installed and also a capping machine which will enable the cannery to handle both number two and number two and one-half cans on the same day, thus insuring greater speed and handling capacity. The office has been transferred from the main canning room to space in the stor age room, giving a much greater floor space. O. L. Barlow, manager of the cannery and laundry, states that the cannery will now have a capacity for 100,000 cans. Brain Abscess Operation. Katherine Guerin, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Gurian of Umatilla, underwent an emergency operation Tuesday at St. Anthony's hospital for the removal of an abscess of the brain, behind the ear, the operation being per formed by Dr. Guy Boyden, for merly of Pendleton and now of Portland, and Dr. H. S. McKenzie of Pendleton. Reports from the hos pital state that the child stood the operation well, but that her condi tion is critical. Dr. Boyden arrived at midnight via United Air lines and the operation was performed immediately after his arrival.— STANFIELD ITEMS OF East Oregonian. LOCAL INTEREST APPEAR HIGH SCHOOL NOTES ♦♦ Gladys Pearson of the class of ’39 returned to school Monday after re- covering from a mastoid operation. The annual high school play and program will be given April 2. Ad vertising posters are being prepared under the supervision of Eleanor Dawson who heads the committee. The ticket selling committee con sists of Bonnie Jean Follett and Er nest Rainwater. The Bulldogs clash with Board man for the first baseball game of the season Friday, on the local field. The high school debate squad will meet the team from Grass Valley in a contest April 3. The local team won the district championship in Pendleton last week for the fourth consecutive time. Deverde Elwood suffered injuries to his eye while playing baseball Tuesday. 1 BOARDMAN NEWS 1 HOSPITAL NOTES W. R. Courtwright of Boardman is a medical patient in the Hermis ton General hospital. He suffered a slight stroke last Sunday but Is re ported as improving. Mrs. H. Graves of Boardman is a medical patient in the local hospital. Miss Queenie Peck, who has been assisting as nurse at the hospital recently, recovered from a slight at- tack of the flu. Hermiston Will Debate. After winning the district cham pionship for the fourth consecutive time the Hermiston high school de bate squad will next meet the team from Grass Valley. The date has not been set for the contest. Debat- ers on the team are Bill Jackson and Wayne Power, affirmative: and Bill Harris and Harold Throop, negative. Elected Basketball Captain. Pacific University, Forest Grove— By MARGARET S. THORPE Edith Clarke of Hermiston has been Harry Thorpe was in Hermiston elected captain of the Phi Lambda on i business Monday. Omicron sorority basketball team Leslie Packard was in Hermiston for the inter-sorority tournament. Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Thomas went to Spokane Tuesday where they were called because of the death of Mr. Thomas' mother. They returned Thursday. Marietta and Lee Thomas stayed at the W. A. Baker home while Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were in Spokane. Mrs. Ed Barlow. Mrs. Guy Barlow, and Mildred Allen took Junior Mes senger to Hermiston Wednesday for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Dlsbrow and son Glen left Wednesday for Idaho where they will make their home. Alvin Haise from South Dakota visited this week at the home of his sister. Mrs. G. E. Sturm. Junior Messenger was taken to The Dalles Friday for further medi- cal examination. Truman Messen ger of Condon took Junior to The Dalles. Mr. and Mrs. Art Allen were In Pendleton Thursday. The Home Economics club held its first birthday party Wednesday night. About 15 people were seated at the birthday table. The evening was spent playing 500 and dancing. Mrs. Nick Faler and Mrs. Paul Smith tied for high score for women, and Mrs. Howard Bates won low. Claud Coats won high score for men and George Mitchell was low. Mr. and Mrs. Ash were Hermiston visitors Saturday. The Townsend club met Tuesday night at the Grange hall. R. C. Mitchell, who was a delegate to the Townsend convention In The Dalles, gave an account of the meeting, Three numbers were sung by the male quartet. The Smith-Hughes class went to com The Dalles Friday where they com- peted with other boys in several di- Weather Report. Date March 19 ........................... March 20 March 21 March 23 March 23 March 2 1 March 25 Precipitation was .02. Max Min. 67 27 73 .... 26 37 70 27 52 51 .... 27 50 55 32 31 . 4-H Club Leader Visits. Miss Helen Cowgill, assistant state 4-H club leader visited here Friday, March 20, and met with a group of club girls and club lead ers In the high school. Miss Cowgill was making a tour of this section of the state and outlined a program with leaders here. She explained several contests which were being given for home economics girls and urged local club members to enter. At a business meeting held by mem bers of the clubs, Eleanor Dawson was elected to attend 4-H club sum mer school at Corvallis as a repre sentative of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Kennison attended the funeral of Miss Eva Pennick’s sister, Mrs. Wm. Reeves, in Athena Wed- nesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Refvem and sons Don and Bob were in Portland over the week end attending to business. Mrs. D. R. Starkweather enter tained the members of the Polly- anna club Wednesday afternoon at her home. The members of the Stanfield Woman’s Study club met at the home of Mrs. T. Claude Baker Thurs day afternoon, March 19th. Seven teen members and four guests were present. Mrs. A. D. Kepple reviewed the book “Anthony Adverse” by Allan. Mrs. Claude Baker gave a very in teresting paper on characteristics of modern industry. Mrs. Rose Hedrick read a paper o Allen’s poems and Miss Rose Hoosier sang a solo. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. F. B. Stuart, April 2. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sires returned the first of the week from a business trip to the Willamette valley. Mrs. J. F. Lane. Mrs. G. W. Wal lace and Mrs. G. E. Greathouse were Pendleton visitors Tuesday. Miss Elva Berry entertained the officer’s club of the Eastern Star at the M. Refvem home Tuesday after- noon. The Home Economics club is giv- Ing another dance at the grange hall Saturday night, for the benefit of the 4-H club delegation which will go to summer school. Legion Auxiliary Initiates. A regular meeting of Hermiston Unit No. 37 was held on March 12, at the club house, with Mrs. Harry Kelley and Mrs. E. E. McPherson serving as hostesses. A part of the evening’s program was initiation of new members. Mrs. Robert Yeager was the new member, and Mrs. Rena Waterman, who has been a member of long standing but had never been initiated, was also a candidate. Mayor F. C. McKenzie spoke brief ly asking that the members of the Unit give their help In securing memberships for the park associa- tton. The Unit voted to undertake a membership drive for the associa tion and as a result the entire pro ject will soon be canvassed. STUDENTS PLAN ALL-SCHOOL SHOW APRIL 20 (From the Bulldog) The annual all-student-body pre- sentation will be given at the Oasis theatre Thursday evening, April 2d, at 8:00 o'clock. Previous to this year the all-high-school programs have consisted of three act comedies. operettas, or dramas, but this year, j under the direction of Miss Esther visions, of home quite a number or. Sibert, Miss ... Golda Mumma, brought _ .... Harold Hatton and Lad rew Mosbberger. a prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe were different type of entertainment will in Pendleton Saturday. be introduced. The program will Pearleana Brown returned to school Monday after being ill with consist of three definite parts which have been combined into an inter pneumonia for some time. Floy Byram returned to school esting radio program. A elever one- Monday after being released from act comedy “Flittermouse"; a heavy quarantine. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe have dramatic play “The Valiant,” by Robert Middlemass, plus musical moved to the old Signs place. their work. The.D0%$ OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER DR. DAVIDSON COMPLETES RELIEF STANFIELD CCC COMPANY Relief for at least 450,000 people is needed in the flood area. These people are depend ent for food and clothing upon the Red Cross. Three million dollars are needed at once and the call goes out to the people ♦ in this community who are EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION HELD ♦ able to aid with the smallest AT FARM BUREAU MEETING. donation. Donations may be left at the Hermiston Drug Store or Grimm Alfalfa Withstands Severe with R. A. Brownson at the Tum-A-Lum-Lumber company Cold; Planned Crop Rotation office. Brings Success to Farmers. ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • Planting of hardy strains of al falfa and crop rotation by farmers in the irrigated districts such as there is in the Hermiston territory was discussed at the Umatilla Pro ject Farm Bureau meeting held last Friday by H. K. Dean, superinten dent of the Umatilla Field Station, and W. A. Sawyer, assistant county agent. Walter G. Holt, county agent of Pendleton, was a visitor at the meeting. Mr. Dean's information was giv en in the form of a radio interview with C. M. Jackson acting as the interviewer. The interview brought out the need of planting and main taining hardier types of alfalfa by proper application of fertilizer to build the vitality of the plants. Ex periments carried on at the field station showed that the hardy plants which were properly fertilized with stood the cold winter, while the tender types which had not been fertilized suffered considerably. Certain alfalfa strains have been developed in which the tender types have been killed off by con tinuous exposure to northern cli mates. The hardy strains, warned by the cool nights of early autumn, prepare for winter by a cessation of the plant functions and the storing of plant food to carry it through the winter. Of course proper ferti lization also builds up the vitality of the plant, enabling it to better stand the cold winters. Tender strains are unused to cold winters and make considerable growth after the last crop is cut, which weakens the plant and saps the vitality. The tender strains fre quently give a heavier yield in a year than the hardy strains, but there is more danger of a kill from a cold winter. During the four years between 1929 and 1932, a tender strain gave the highest yield of gravities while grimm ranked sixth of the nine strains. The winter of 1932-33 was a hard one for alfalfa registering ten degrees below zero in December, warming up considerably in Janu ary and then dropping to fourteen degrees below zero in February. As a result an even 100 percent of the tender strains was found dead the following spring, while 77 percent of the grimm was growing vigor ously. Another 11 percent of the plants had a chance of recovering and only 12 percent were dead. The grimm is still producing crops and the tender varieties are gone. The winter of 1924-25 was an other cold one and there is no assur ance that we will not have regular seasons cold enough to destroy ten der types of alfalfa in this section. During the average life of a stand of alfalfa, the hardy giving a somewhat lower yield, will give more hay in ten years than the ten der strains. Mr. Dean closed the interview by urging that farmers study the re sults of experiments carried on un der local conditions of over 100 var ieties of alfalfa at the experiment station, before they plant. COUNTY, and tap dance numbers, will all be included in the show. In "The Valiant” Stuart Rankin plays the part of the warden; Har old Buell plays Father Daly; Ed Hall plays the part of the prisoner; Rebecca Pearson Is the girl; and Lawrence Hunt, the jailor. Members of the orchestra, chorus, trios, and glee elub will assist. Committees which were appointed to be In charge of the production are: Advertising. Earl Watson, Ele anor Dawson and Ed Hall; Stage, Kenneth Knerr, Bill Hamm and Bill Jackson; Tickets. Bonnie Jean Fol lett and Ernest Rainwater; Ushers. June Richards. Maxine Paul and Claudine Hale; and box office man ager, Ruth Dodd. INITIATE SIX CANDIDATES MONDAY. ---------- • • FELLOWS Six candidates were initia- ted into the Hermiston Odd Fellow order Monday night of this week, and will receive the first degree at the meeting on Monday, March 30th. Candidates were A. W. Far- ris, E. R. Ash, J. E. Barlow, V. E. Partlow and E. Ingles of Boardman. and H. Thompson of Hermiston. Friday evening of this week members of the order will meet at the hall at 6:45 p. m., and will attend the pre-Easter ser- vices at the Methodist church in a body. Every member is asked to be present. PENDLETON GROUP ASSURES TOWNS OF COMMON INTEREST • • • • • • • ❖ DELEGATION VISITS COMMERCIAL • CLUB TUESDAY. • • • Importance of Cooperation Made • • Clear; Boy Scout Benefit • • Introduced. • • Of special interest was the meet 00022020%%% • • ing of the Hermiston Commercial club last Tuesday evening. An in vited delegation from Pendleton FARM BUREAU AUXILIARY was present and the common inter WILL HOLD MEETINGS. est of the two towns was discussed. men were present from the All meetings of the Farm Bureau Five county seat town as a business ex Auxiliary after April 17th will be tension committee. The chairman held in the Hermiston Union church, Sprague Carter and the other up to and including the last meet was members were Lee Drake, business ing held in October. The meeting manager of the East Oregonian, and held Friday was carried on by Mrs. J. Forrester, Jr., managing edi Harry Connor, Mrs. F. Gulwits and tor. W and D. McKee of the McKee Mrs. Ed. Dunning acting as hostes Furniture J. store, and Carl Chambers ses, with the St. Patrick's motif be candidate for county judge. The ing used. visitors were introduced by Presi An interesting and entertaining dent Herbert Hedwall, who, after program was given with the follow making a few remarks, called on E. ing numbers included: Mrs. Sue P. Dodd to make a brief address of Clark gave a reading, and also Mrs. welcome. Harry Connor read “A Good Cat The importance of cooperation be Fight”; Helen Dunning gave a pia tween Pendleton and the west end no solo; Mrs. W. Dyer and Vivian of Umatilla county In all matters of Dyer sang a duet; Wanda Dunning common interest and especially gave a piano solo; and prizes in a good road building was stressed and special game were won by Mrs. M. the Pendleton men were urged to L. Clark and Mrs. J. W. Hammon. renew their efforts in behalf of the It was announced at the meeting early construction of the Umatilla that the special Columbia park dam. clean-up day would be held Friday, Mr. Carter as spokesman of the April 3. committee, assured the fifty men present that Pendleton was asking for nothing for itself further than opportunity to aid In all work t UMATILLA NEWS t the that would be of benefit to the By ERMA BYRNES. county as a whole. Whatever prob School opened again Monday lems experienced here, Pendleton morning after a short spring vaca was willing to help work out, and tion. urged Hermiston to call on them Church hours have been changed whenever any such matters arose. They stated that Pendleton could to the mornings from 11 until 12. Miss Mildred Conlon, who is a stu not grow or maintain business un dent at Willamette university, is at less the rest of the county grew and the home of her parents, Mr. and was in a prosperous condition. Mrs. William Conlon during spring These mutual assurances were giv vacation. en and a larger meeting was sug Mrs. Frank James of Pendleton gested for the coming spring. Guy Amsberry placed before the visited in Umatilla a tew days last club a proposal to sponsor a theatri week at the H. Grammer home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grammar and cal. given by home talent, for the Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown and son benefit of the Boy Scouts. A com Vivian were in Pendleton Thursday. mittee was appointed to investigate at the next meeting. Miss Clara Corrigan returned from and report ------ — • Portland Sunday where she spent her spring vacation. She had pur TOMATO BLIGHT THWARTS chased a new '3 6 Pontiac coupe. She was accompanied by Mrs. George Me CONTROL; HINTS LISTED. Intosh of Portland who will visit at Some hope that western yellow the home of her sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull. blight, or curly top, of tomatoes M. M. McCullough of Pasco, Wn., might not be as severe this season was in Umatilla Saturday. is seen by B. F. Dana, federal path Miss Betty McKenzie returned ologist, stationed at Oregon State home Sunday from Messenger where college, although there is no posi she was the guest of Miss Virginia tive assurance that serious condi Compton during spring vacation. tions of the past two years will not Miss Marguerite Cox returned to Umatilla Sunday after spending the be repeated. The fact that a more spring vacation at the home of her severe winter has reduced vegetation parents in Ontario, Ore. She has In the semi-desert areas where the purchased a new '36 Chevrolet curly top leaf hopper over-winters, coupe. would indicate possibly less infesta Bill Roberts of Walla Walla was tion, says Dana. in Umatilla Wednesday of last week Federal and state agencies have and Monday in Umatilla. Catherine Guerin, small daugh been working continually ever since ter of Clarence Guerrln of Umatilla, it was discovered some 10 years ago is very ill in the St. Anthony hospi that western yellow tomato blight Is tal in Pendleton. spread by the beet leaf hopper, E. A. McMillian and James Byrnes which was long connected with cur spent Thursday In Yakima visiting ly top of beets. Sprays have been Mr. McMillian's parents. effective, as the hopper is a sucking Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kimberling insect which moves rapidly from returned Saturday from Prairie City place to place, and so far no resis where they visited Mr. Kimberling’s parents during spring vacation. They tant varieties have been developed. were accompanied by the Misses Sa Work with sugar beets, pumpkins ra Rix and Rosa Ricco who visited and squash, on the othr hand, has Miss Ricco’s parents. brought good results. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hatfield and The best that can be recommend sons have moved into the house ed for tomato growers where curly owned by H. O. Thompson. top is serious Is to follow one of Mrs. Elmer McKenzie and daugh several cultural practices which ter Jean spent three days of last have tended to reduce the disease week in Portland visiting Mr. Mc under certain circumstances. As a Kenzie. general rule, shading Is beneficial, Miss Dede Shaw returned to Uma as Is any practice which Induces an tilla Sunday after spending spring vacation in Portland with her environment unfavorable to the desert-loving leaf hopper. aunt, Mrs. J. A. McKoen. Some growers have had unusual Mrs. Joe Springer has been ill at her home. success In severe blight areas by Patsy Ann and Marlyn Joe Ma reason of the combination of very honey are visiting their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mahoney fertile soil, abundant moisture, pro tection from driving winds and a in Pendleton. Francis Stephens who has been situation where rather high humi working In Maryhill has returned to dity prevailed. One grower In east his home. ern Oregon has protected tomatoes Mr. and Mrs. Bill Switzler left In a home garden by keeping the Sunday for Portland where they will plants covered with cheese cloth un visit. til fairly late in the season, even Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arrowsmith and son George, who have been at until the first tomatoes were near the home of Mrs. Arrowsmith’s par ly mature. At times when early set ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tucker, have ting has brought complete loss, a returned to their home In Portland. delay of three weeks has resulted While here Mr. Arrowsmith installed In a 50 per cent crop. Some grow the pump In the new water system ers have drilled seed thickly In the In Umatilla. Paul Lee of Pendleton is In Uma- rows or In hills without later thin tilla visiting hts family. ning, and have succeeded In saving Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Miller and some plants, even though most sons of Kennewick, formerly of would he killed. Umatilla, visited old friends here Tn general very early varieties are Sunday. E. E. Shaw, accompanied by Mrs. the moat susceptible. Dwarf varie Helmer Fromdalk and daughter Lota ties. such as Dwarf Champion, have Ann and Mrs. Mable Fromdalk mo shown the least injury, but these tored to Pendleton Monday. are too late for most situations. Hy Thomas Tucker has purchased a brids have shown some promise, but V-8 from the Rohrman Motor com have not solved the problem. pany at Hermiston. ❖ • • • • ❖ ❖ • ❖ • • • • ❖ • ❖ • • — • — *********
