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VOLUME XXX
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NUMBER 34
HALF-DAY HOLIDAY
ASKED, PERMIT VISIT
TO COMMUNITY PARK
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS CITY
ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Hall With Auditorium Will Be Con
structed on Grounds ; Egg
Packing Plant Advised.
KEEN AS
CONTEST NEARS CLOSE.
The Centennial Flouring Mills
popularity contest will close Satur
day. April 18th, and as the time
draws near for the closing of votes,
competition is keen. At present Fern
Lindner is high with 25.000 votes,
Gladys Elwood second high with
23,000 votes, and Eleanor Dawson
third with 22,000 votes.
A thousand votes may be credi
ted to any candidate by the pur
chase of a sack of “Silk-Sifted”
Centennial flour at either the Farm
Bureau
Co-operative,
Hermiston
Trading company or the Hermiston
Mercantile Co-operative.
The winner of the first prize will
receive a beautiful Elgin wrist
watch and the winner of the second
prize will receive a lovely dresser
toilet set.
There are only two more days
left to cast your votes for your fav
orite candidate and the winner will
be announced in the next issue of
the Herald.
OREGON,
W.P.A. STATE FIELD REPRESEN- INCREASE ANTICIPATED IN
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TATIVE VISITS NEW PARK.
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• TURKEY CROP THIS YEAR
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APRIL 16. 1936
WEDDING GOWNS AND CENTURY
NOW RISING VERY RAPIDLY
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The new Union high school build
Increase in the number of turkeys
this year over last is variously esti ing is now past the one-third stage
mated at from 50 to 100 percent, for toward completion. The lower story
the district of the Eastern Oregon concrete has been poured and the
forms of the upper story are ready
Turkey Growers’ association.
Many of the former producers are and will be poured this week. Heavy
doubling up on their previous out trusses for the root are now being
puts and others are engaging in the set in place.
The work was delayed through
business for the first time with
the winter and late cold spring at
flocks of from 100 to 500.
The DeMoss family now has early least six weeks on account of bad
California birds and will ship in weather, but is now progressing
rapidly and the contractors expect
and raise 4500 more.
to
have the entire building finished
New Madden will handle around
2500; Rankin will have over 2500; some time in July.
James L. Quinn, the contractor,
Lindners, 2000; John Jendrzeje-
wski will increase to about 3000; has made every effort to employ
Kelley and Boynton are setting local men, and now of the 38 work
5000 eggs; Merle Potter will have ers, 35 are local. Alex Manning of
2000; .Mrs. Marvel Allen, 2000; E. the federal relief, has not been able
L. Tilden, 800; A. Soneson, 500; to supply additional local men or
Mrs. Lucile Hiatt is setting 1200 all would be of that class. Just re
eggs; A. W. Rugg, 1000 or more; G. cently five men from other parts of
F. Hedwall, 1000; Louise Fales has the state were supplanted by men
25 turkey hens; Logan Todd, 2000; near home.
I. N. Hartsook has resigned as
C. E. Baker has 50 turkey hens; I.
clerk of the works for the school
C.
Cox
will
exceed
his
output
last
WILLIAM JOHN HANEY DIES
year, and Emory Cox will have ar district board and E. E. Angell of
Portland has been placed on the
AT STANFIELD HOME TUESDAY ound 500.
job.
Many others not yet listed will
Willian John Haney passed away
As soon as the concrete Is in
add to the new list of growers or in
at his home in Stanfield, Tuesday,
place for the upper story, the roof
crease their flocks over last year.
April 14, following a brief illness.
will go forward rapidly and the ar
Funeral services will be held Fri LOCAL INTEREST IN SOFT
chitectural design of the building
day, April 17th, from the Hope
will soon begin to take form. The
Presbyterian church in Stanfield at BALL AGAIN APPARENT
contractor is well pleased with the
10:00 A. M., with interment in the
cooperation of the community and
Echo cemetery.
Enthusiasm in a proposed soft those who have inspected the struc
Mr. Haney was born March 3, ball team is being seen here and in- ture so far, are gratified at the
1863, at Ryegate, Vermont, and terest is increasing as proposals for progress and the assurance of such
came west in 1889, where he mar scheduled games come from the a beautiful school building for the
ried Ella M. Strayer, June 2, 1892. Wholesaler’s team in Pendleton. Union high school district.
The family moved to Stanfield, Feb Last year local business men enjoy
ruary 22, 1909, where they have re ed the game and now that the eve CHILDHOOD ROMANCE
sided since.
ning twilight comes at a later hour,
CULMINATES IN MARRIAGE
Mr. Haney was a member of the it is believed that a team can be
Masonic lodge at Walla Walla, also worked up.
Will M. Peterson, prominent at
the A. F. & A. M., and Modern
If enough interest is shown with torney of Pendleton, was married
Woodman of America, Camp No. in the next week practices will be April 10th, to Mrs. Lillian Chase at
5096 also at Walla Walla.
held on the athletic field at the new Burnsville, N. C.
It is a culmina
He Is survived by his widow Ella Hermiston Community Park grounds tion of a youthful romance. When
M. Haney, Stanfield; Ernest J. Han and games will be scheduled which Mr. Peterson came west in 1901 they
ey, Athena; Clarence Haney, Cot will be announced later.
were betrothed. Later the then Lil
tage Grove; William E. Haney. Wal
lian Ray married Dr. W. D. Chase
la Walla; Charles E. Haney, Port
of Johnson City, Tenn., and Mr.
Fire Destroys Barn.
land; Mrs. Edna J. Parsons, Van
A blaze which started on top of Peterson married Miss Eva McDon-
couver, Wn.; Lawrence R. Haney,
ala of Walla Walla. To each family
Portland; Ralph R. Haney, Stan an underground cellar on the W. G. were born four children, all now
field. Also brothers and sisters as Dyer farm west of town, later grown.
follows: Mrs. Mary F. Dow. Hamil spread to the barn and hay stack
Dr. Chase died and later Mrs. Pet
ton J. Haney, Mrs. Elizabeth Payne and completely consumed them. The erson passed away. The old love af
first
alarm
was
sent
in
late
in
the
and George E. Haney, all of Berk
fair was revived and the marriage
morning Wednesday, and after the
eley, Calif.
culminated. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson
firemen had gone, believing any fur
will arrive soon in Pendleton to
ther danger from fire eliminated,
LOCAL BOYS CHOSEN
make their new home.
the blaze was discovered in the barn.
OFFICERS CAUTHORN CLUB.
The fire was believed to have start
City Purchases Chezek Building.
ed by the small son Lawrence who
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
The City of Hermiston was award-
said he was burning spiders.
April 15—Three Hermiston students
deeds to the Chezek building on
and one from Stanfield have re
Hermiston Avenue opposite the Os
Eighty Percent Hatch.
cently been chosen as officers of
born apartment house this week.
Cauthorn club. The three selected
The "Vigorbilt” Hatchery opera Plans are to tear down the frame
from Hermiston were Walter Jen- ted by J. S. Vanskike reports that section of the building starting ear
drzejewski, sophomore in agricul the hatchery is turning out an aver ly next week, and later wreck the
ture, treasurer, Lawrence Swarner, age of eighty percent hatches in brick building and use the mater
freshman in agriculture, athletic baby chicks on custom hatches. The ials for the community hall which
manager, and Robert Henderson, third Jamesway incubator has been will be erected on the Community
junior in agriculture, one of the ordered this spring which brings the Park grounds.
four council members. Stanley Green number up to four, and still the
of Stanfield, junior in agriculture at hatchery can not take care of the
Mrs. Una Dinwiddie, who has been-
Oregon State college, was also selec demand for baby chicks and turkey visiting her mother, Mrs. LRose
ted as one of the four council mem poults. The plant expects to custom Lawson, and sister, Mrs. Harvey
bers of Cauthorn club, which is one hatch at least 15,000 turkey eggs Payne, for the past month, left this
of the five men’s dormitories at Ore this spring, some of which are now week for her home in Brownsville,
gon State.
Ore.
in the incubator.
SCHOLARSHIP LOCAL STUDENTS
Announcement óf a Pacific Uni
versity scholarship for a local high
school student was contained in an
illustrated bulletin poster received
by R. H. McAtee, superintendent of
the high school, this week. The
scholarship will be awarded by the
faculty of the high school on the
basis of academic attainment and
other qualifications. Presentation
will be made during commence
ment.
Fire Loss at Echo.
Echo. April 13 (Special)—A fire
Sunday morning at the Frank Cor
rea farm, some two and one-half
miles below here, destroyed a smoke
house, six head of hogs, a milk sepa
rator, burned a small amount of
seed wheat and one side of a wood
shed. Mrs. Correa and her daughter
were alone when the fire started.
They called Echo for help and some
75 men and boys rushed to the blaze
which they quickly extinguished
with water from a near-by Irriga
tion ditch.—East Oregonian.
Recommended for Scholarship.
Weather Report.
Bessie Dexter, high school stu
dent of Umatilla, has been recom
mended by the state high school
contaet committee for a scholar-
ship in the Eastern Oregon Normal
School at La Grande, Ore. Other stu-
dents were named from various high
schools over the stata.
Date
Max. Min.
April • .....
71
40
April 10 _________ .... 7«
49
April 11 ____________ 84
48
April 12 ____________ 88
38
April 13____________ 86______ 54
April 14
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April 16------------------ 86
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THREE MORE DAIRY HERDS ENROLLED IN
ASSOCIATION’S STANDARD TEST PLAN
The monthly report of the Uma-
tilla Herd Improvement association
made out by Al Kennings, tester,
shows that the Chas. Seeliger herd
of Hermiston has been signed up
with the association, and that the H.
G. Moore. Frank Seeliger and Edna
Mulkins herds are now on the stan
dard test plan. It also states that
the 1935 annual report of the asso
ciation will be completed this
month.
The report shows that three cows
were culled out of the association
membership and seven cows were
sold for dairy purposes.
During March, 28 herds were on
test with 497 cows enrolled, of
which 93 were dry. These cows pro
duced 265,453 pounds of milk,
14314.7 pounds of fat, and 83 cows
averaged a production of 40 pounds
of fat. The average production, in-
eluding cowa in milk and cows dry,
was 534.1 lbs. milk and 28.8 lbs.
fat.
The Coe Ranch herd at Stanfield
held honors this month for having
the two highest producing cows In
the association. ’Stewart” a 6-year-
old grade Jersey averaged 1584 lbs.
milk and 74.4 lbs. fat, and "Fran-
kie T” a 5-year-old grade Jersey av-
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
UNION HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
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Floyd Bilyeu, state field rep- •
❖ resentatlve for the W.P.A., vl- •
• sited the Hermiston Community •
• Fark project Thursday, 'and •
❖ called on persons in the city •
• who are interested in the pro- •
❖ ject. Mr. Bilyeu stated that •
• C. J. Griffith, state W.P.A. ad- •
• ministrator in Portland, asked •
• him especially to stop at Her- •
• miston and visit the park pro- •
• ject because the state office •
• considered it one of the most •
❖ worthy projects in the state. •
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Mr. Bilyeu took pictures of •
• the project and expressed the •
• desire that the administration •
• would be able to maintain suf- •
❖ ficient labor throughout the •
❖ summer to continue the work •
❖ to completion.
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Mr. Bilyeu believes that the •
❖ park project will benefit more •
• people in the county than any •
❖ other project now under way. •
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The Hermiston Commercial club
met at the regular hour at the Her
miston Hotel Tuesday evening, with
President Hedwall in the chair and
15 members present. After the din
ner, the session continued until ten
o’clock and several subjects were
widely discussed.
Whether to sponsor a home talent
theatrical in the interest of the Boy
Scouts, was first on the program.
It was proposed that the entertain
ment be placed under the manage
ment of a traveling director who
would receive half of the net pro
ceeds. This was objected to on the
grounds that there was talent
enough In town to direct and give
the show with the full returns to
the Boy Scouts.
It was finally settled temporarily
by the appointment of a committee
to look into both phases of the situ
ation and report at the next meet
ing.
The new park then took the floor.
Mayor F: C. McKenzie made a re
port and address in behalf of finan
cial support of the park. He urged
that people be encouraged to take
a look at what has been done and
what will be done, and what is
going on at the west end of the
park. He stated that materials had
been ordered for the completion of
the fair buildings and plans had
been changed to provide for a pub
lic auditorium, 40x80 with hard
wood floor, and that the grounds
east of the fair grounds would next
be completed; that federal funds
would be sufficient to do the work
except payment of foremen, and for
horses and feed. The local com
munity is expected to provide funds
amounting to between $1000 and
$1200, which must be somehow
raised in order to avail ourselves of
the benefits of all the federal ap
propriation.
The work already done shows a
perfect plan for the entire 76 acres
and the mayor hopes that all the
people who will be benefitted will
take the time to go and see what nas
been accomplished.
The Commercial club passed a
resolution asking the city council
to call a legal half-holiday within
the next two weeks and authorize a
celebration and program to which
the people of these two counties
will be invited to inspect the works
and learn more of the plans pro
posed by the park board.
The commercial club then gave
some time to a discussion of fur
thering the poultry interests and
the building of an egg packing
house. It was argued that the dist
rict was best suited to tthe poultry
business along with dairying and
that greater advertising and promo
tion of egg production should be
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OFFERS
encouraged.
COMPETITION
COUNTY,
eraged 1311 lbs. milk and 72.1 lbs.
fat.
High herd of over 20 cows is
owned by the Coe Ranch, with 141
grade Guernseys and grade Jerseys
averaging 558.3 lbs. milk and 28.9
lbs. fat. High herd of between 12
and 20 cows is owned by F. A.
Baker of Stanfield, with 19 pure-
bred and grade Jerseys averaging
586.6 lbs. milk and 31.9 lbs. fat.
High herd under 12 cows is owned
by W. P. Luttrell of Hermiston av
eraging 679.2 lbs. milk and 34.8
lbs. fat.
High herds to date in the associa-
tlon for the three months since the
beginnin gof the testing year are:
C. A. Lynch, 46 grade and purebred
Holsteins. 2451.0 lbs. milk. 88.4 lbs.
fat; Coe Ranch, 141 grade Guern
seys and grade Jerseys, 1615.8 lbs.
milk and 84.8 lbs. fat; F. A. Baker,
19 grade and purebred Jerseys,
1638.9 lbs. milk and 94.4 lbs. fat;
B. B. Eastridge, 14 grade Guernseys
and grade Holsteins, 2011.8 lbs.
milk and 78.9 lbs. fat; W P. Lutt
rell. 12 grade jerseys. 2080.4 lbs.
milk, 109.0 lbs. fat; L. C. Dyer, 8
registered Jerseys, 1161.9 lbs. milk
and 67.6 lbs. fat.
Twenty-eight cows were listed on
the honor roll daring March.
OLD FROCK MODELED.
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A wedding gown and shawl
❖ pageant was presented Wednes-
• day evening at the auditorium
• in the Pendleton library, spon-
• sored by the Parish Aid of the
• Church of the Redeemer of
• Pendleton. Many old gowns ef
• many years ago were modeled,
❖ going from the oldest, 1836, up
❖ to the modern 1936 gowns.
• Ruth Dodd modeled the gown
❖ worn by her great-grandmother
• in 1858; and also the gown
❖ worn by her mother, Mrs. E. P.
• Dodd of this city, which was
❖ worn in 1905.
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The gown worn by Mrs. G.
❖ E. Holt of Pendleton in 1920,
❖ daughter of R. C. Todd of this
❖ city, was modeled by Miss Ger-
❖ trude Harris. Many other beau-
❖ tiful gowns were modeled and
❖ clever dancing was presented
❖ and enjoyed by a large audi-
❖ enee. An informal reception
• in the club room followed.
❖ when the models again display-
❖ ed the gowns.
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LENZ FAMILY RETURNS FROM
6500 MILE MOTOR TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Lenz and
daughter Martha and son Frederick
returned Monday morning from a
three weeks’ trip which took them
over 6500 miles of highway. This is
the first extended trip the Lenz fam
ily has made in 28 years and they
visited many of their relatives
whom they had not seen during that
time.
They motored down the Pacific
coast into California and then across
the southern part of the state into
Arizona and New Mexico, through
Kansas and the cyclone region in
Missouri, where they visited the
scene of the wrecked school house
from which the school teacher saved
her pupils from death. From here
they went into Iowa, Minnesota,
and northern Idaho.
Mr. Lenz believes that the Her
miston territory looks the most pro
gressive and prosperous of any terri
tory of its comparative size which
they visited on the trip.
Mr. Lenz has farmed in the Co
lumbia district near the Cold
Springs reservoir for the past 14
years and is considered one of the
most progressive crop rotating farm
ers on the project, together with his
son-in-law, George Liebe.
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ATHENA WINS SECOND
COUNTY GOLF TOURNAMENT
WATER SUPPLY IS
ADEQUATE FOR FULL
IRRIGATION SEASON
WATERSHED DISTRICT
SURVEY
SHOWS FAVORABLE.
27,000
Acre
Feet
Now
In
Cold
Springs Reservoir ; Moisture
Conditions of Soil Fine.
A group of engineers and irriga
tion engineers met at the courthouse
in Pendleton, Wednesday, April 8,
to discuss the prospective water
supply, of the Umatilla and Walla
Walla river watershed for the pres
ent season. J. M. Spencer, Umatilla
county water master, furnished in
formation based on a survey of the
snow-covered area upon which fore
casts were made for 1936.
A report was made by E. D. Mar
tin on the supply of water now in
the Cold Springs reservoir, in which
he stated that owing to a late win
ter, and three breaks in the feed
canal, there was now only 27,000
acre feet of water in the reservoir.
He was assured that according to
the surveys on the upper Umatilla,
at Meacham and Emigrant Springs,
and on the Walla Walla at Toll Gate,
there was considerable more depth
and water content in the snow than
last year, and that in his opinion
there is sufficient water reserve to
hold the Umatilla at a flow suffi
cient to fill the Cold Springs reser
voir with careful management. It is
expected that the McKay reservoir
will also be tilled this season, with
perhaps water to spare.
Moisture conditions of soil this
spring is also much greater as re
ported by H. K. Dean of the Experi
ment Station. The average depth of
wet soil is 48 inches this season in
contrast with thte usual depth of
18 Inches.
The average depth of snow is 60
percent greater than last season,
with 110 inches yet remaining on
the ground at Toll Gate.
This meeting was sponsored by
the Bureau of Agricultural Engin
eering of the Department of Agri
culture In cooperation with the state
engineer’s office. Its work will be
extended and made permanent and
meetings will be held with water
masters, engineers, local irrigation
officials and other interested par
ties.
Irrigation is progressing in the
usual orderly manner on the project,
here and water is being distributed
as needed for gardens and earlier
plantings. Farmers are busy every
where. More crops are being planted
and more preparations are being
made for larger flocks of chickens
and turkeys. Summer appears to have
sprung out of the lap of a cold
spring and vegetation is taking on
vigorous life on all sides. The pros
pects are excellent for another sea
son as good or better than last years
successful production.
The second county golf tourna
ment was held at Athena Sunday
with Athena, Pendleton, Pilot Rock
and Hermiston participating. Ath
ena won the tournament with 301
points.
The team standings were: Ath
ena, 301 points; Pilot Rock, 270
points; Pendleton, 266 points; Her
miston, 248 points.
The Hermiston players’ scores
were: Sam Moore, 77 medal, 31%
points; Jim Todd, 77, 31 %; M. T.
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Matott, 82, 281; W. W. Felthouse,
93, 16 % ; Earl Bensel, 95, 22; Ed MISS MILDRED PHELPS BECOMES
Bensel, 94, 20; Walter Pearson, 87,
23; Burl Gurdane, 91, 21 * ; Bill BRIDE OF CARL RHEA EASTER
Hansen, 95 , 261; Curtis Simons.
91. 27.
Miss Mildred Phelps, daughter of
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Mr. and Mrs. Merle Phelps of this
BOY SCOUTS WILL HOLD
city, became the bride of Mr. Carl
W. Rhea, son of Mr. C. C. Rhea of
BOARD OF REVIEW FRIDAY
Stanfield, at an impressive Easter
In preparation for their Court of ceremony at the Methodist parson
Honor Tuesday, April 21st, the Her age in Pendleton, Sunday evening at
miston Boy Scout troop will hold a 6:30 o'clock.
Board of Review Friday night of
The bride was charming in a steel
this week at the Legion hall. This blue sport suit wih gray accessories.
review is for the scouts, scout mast She was given away in marriage by
er and their examiners and is in her father, and the Rev. Walter
preparation for the Court of Honor. Gleiser performed the ceremony be
Boys who are expteted to receive fore a fireplace, with only candle
awards are Earl Watson, Allen light In the room. A wedding party
Clarke, Bill Belt and Tommy Fraser, of twelve close friends and relative*
and Eugene Miller who Is a tender attended, and Immediately follow
foot scout.
ing the ceremony the party enjoyed
R. G. Penney instructed the boys a wedding supper In the balcony
in their meeting Tuesday night as room of the Oregon Cafe in that
one of the many who will meet city. A theatre party followed and
with the boys at every regular meet the entire group returned to the
ing to conduct a school of instruc cafe later when the bride cut the
tion along some line. This feature wedding cake.
of the meetings is being furnished
The party included: Mr. and Mrs.
through the Hermiston American
Merle Phelps and Mrs. Ruby Mc
Legion Post.
Last Tuesday night the Boy Scouts Millan, parents and aunt of th*
attended the pre-Easter services at bride; the Misses Sophronia and
the Methodist church in a body ac Mary Lee Rhea, sisters of the
companied by their Scout Master, groom; Julia Colpitta, Norma Daria.
Ruth Dodd, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Harold Thompson.
O'Dell, Mr. and Mr*. Sloan Spencer,
Mr. snd Mrs. Hsrold Sullivan Wallace Chamness, John Shumate.
and children visited over the week Harold Pace and Lee Connor. The
end In Hermiston with relatives. couple will make their home in
Miss Msrgaret Neary, who teaches Stanfield where Mr. Rhea is employ
at Klatskanie accompanied them and ed with th* Tum-A-Lum Lumber
company.
spent Banter Sunday here.