Uhe Hermistun Heraln
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 35
POULTRY INDUST MI
MOST PROMISING IN '
HERMISTON DISTRICT
FUTURE EGG MARKET OUTLOOK
SAID TO BE GOOD.
J. H. Reid Develops Plant Over Ten
Year Period to Prove Poultry
Industry Pays.
Ten cents per dozen is the average
cost of producing eggs on a com
mercial basis, and the average sales
price throughout the years is from
15 to 17 cents per dozen, according
to records kept by J. H. Reid, the
largest poultry producer in the Her
miston territory.
Mr. Reid has been ten years in
the business and has developed his
egg producing plant from 100 hens
and a small old fashioned chicken
house to 3000 hens and ten new
modern poultry houses. He was pre
viously a banker and has followed
strictly business methods and has
kept complete records of expenses
and income.
During this period he states un
qualifiedly that there has never
been a time when the hens did not
produce a reasonable profit, or that
red Ink was ever used in keeping
his records. A visit to his modern
city poultry houses, home and dairy
equipment, four miles northeast of
Hermiston and a talk with Mr. and
Mrs. Reid is very enlightening to
anyone Interested in the importance
of the egg industry to this region
and the security of a livelihood to
anyone who will follow the methods
demonstrated at the Reid plant.
The Reid hens are fed entirely by
the feeds produced by the Farm
Bureau Co-operative of Hermiston,
and he recommends any grower,
new or old, to use home products in
the growth and development of
flocks and the production of eggs.
Mr. Reid now has 2100 laying
hens, and 1925 growing pullets
about six weeks old. In September
he will sell off enough old hens to
reduce the number to 3000 or the
capacity of his houses.
The first large poultry house
built was 180 feet long and 20 feet
wide. This was divided into four
compartments with a feed room in
the center. His newer houses are
built in pairs. Each house is 24x48
feet and Is connected to another
house of the same size by a feed and
storage room 10x24 feet. All build
ings face south.
These houses are built double
construction with inside and outside
walls, with building paper on stud
ding under each board layer. Floors
are of cement and the roof has a
double layer of lumber with six in
ches of straw between, as a non-
conductor of heat and cold. Shade
trees have been planted near the
buildings and are recommended as
protection in summer, and. after the
leaves fall they do not shut out sun
light In winter.
One of the poultry houses is sup
plied with heating apparatus opera
ted from a furnace and pipes under
the cement floor, and pipes over
head for heat as a brooder house. In
the rear of the houses are two five
acre tracts, each with an acre of
alfalfa. These are enclosed with
high fencing and are used alterna
tely each year for corn or other
crops. This is designed to give a
healthy field for the growing chicks
until they are of laying age.
While his present houses are
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CANNING SEASON OPENED
TUESDAY AT CO-OP CANNERY.
The canning season for the Her
miston Co-operative Cannery apened
Tuesday of this week with aspara
gus and meat being canned. The
building has been remodeled by
straightening the west entrance
front and moving the office into a
corner of the storage room.
A new capping machine has been
added to the equipment making it
possible to handle both number two
and two-and-one-half size cans the
same day. The capacity of the can
nery now is 2100 cans in a ten hour
shift, and it is hoped that another
pressure cooker will be added to the
equipment before the season closes.
The table working space has been
increased and a ventilator placed
over the bleaching vats which will
assist greatly in clarifying the air.
The walls have been calsomined and
plaster repaired. The work was
done by Childs Barham and O. T.
Lockridge.
O. L. Barlow, manager, is great*
ly pleased with the new arrange-
ment.
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HERMISTON, UMATILLACOUNTY,
ANNUAL
MAGPIE
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OREGON,
APRIL 23, 1936.
CROW SIX BOYS RECEIVE AWARDS AT J EUGENE BURR EXPLAINS
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The annual magpie and crow
eradication contest sponsored
each year by the Hermiston
Rod & Gun club, the Umatilla
Project Farm Bureau and the
Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow-
ers’ association, opened this
week. Prizes will be given
the same as previously and a
complete list will be published
next week.
Heads and eggs will be ac-
cepted at any time now by Roy
Hale at Hale’s Confectionery
and by Walter Hamm at the
Hermiston Drug company. The
earlier contestants enter, the
more chance they have of get-
ting one of the larger prizes
offered.
Any boy or girl wishing to
participate may secure com-
píete details from either Mr.
Hale of Mr. Hamm.
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UMATILLA DAM APPROVAL IN
SOME FORM SEEMS ASSURED.
A report on the Umatilla rapids
dam by the board of army engineers
from Washington is expected in the
near future. Rumor has It that the
report will be both encouraging and
disappointing.
One newspaper statement is that
the Umatilla dam may be approved
but work delayed until after the
Bonneville dam is completed, and
another is that the time for com
mencing construction will not be
very definite. Approval in some
form seems assured.
Recently the channel development
from Vancouver to Bonneville has
been authorized. This opens the
way for ships through the ship locks
at Bonneville and on The Dalles and
Big Eddy at Celilo. From Celilo
channel work is progressing, and
will be completed to Umatilla, which
will provide for barge navigation to
that point. These features complete
the entire program for navigation
as proposed by all supporters of riv
er development up to the dam at
Umatilla rapids.
Last week President Roosevelt
stated that he was In favor of all
the dams on the river for power and
other uses, but did not state the or
der in which they should be built.
But it is assumed that this would
follow the army engineers’ recom
mendations which is for Umatilla
next. Senator Steiwer recently con
sulted General Markham, the chief
of the board and he has promised to
consult other members of the board
and make a definite report soon. In
this conference it appears that the
impression was given that the Uma
tilla would be authorized but not
started until Bonneville is practical
ly complete, and it is further under
stood that equipment at Bonneville
could then be used.
The cheap channel through the Uma
tilla rapids has been frowned upon
and now appears to be sidetracked.
Since such strenuous objections were
made its promoters, at least openly,
ceased their activities.
It is now believed that when the
report of the army board is made,
and if as favorable as reported. It
may be that this Fall political acti
vities may be strong enough to se
cure approval of an earlier start
than the engineers may recommend.
The city of Vancouver is jubilant
over the authorization of the Van
couver-Bonneville ship canal, and
state officials of Washington state
are becoming more interested in the
development of the Columbia for
navigation. Also interest in the
navigation feature is becoming an
important factor in rate making of
electric power at Bonneville. The
Dalles is very much interested In
heavy river tonnage from the Inland
Empire for loading its ships and
making use of Its new costly docks.
Thus all things are tending to
force the building of the Umatilla
dam.
Win Amateur Contest.
Mrs. P. A. Power and Mrs. Chas.
Seeliger won first art the amateur
performnce at the Oasis theatre last
Saturday night by giving a cake
walk. They were in black-face char
acter. Virgil Logan. 9-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Logan, won
second place with a violin solo. He
has taken lessons only six months.
Last of Seed Loans Being Made. •
Seed loans being made to farm
ers In this district show that al
falfa. potatoes and corn are the
three major seed demands. The final
applications are being made and
forms filled out by the Assistant
County Agent's office here. A total
of $880 In seed loans has been ap-
plied for through the local office,
according to Mr. Sawyer.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
DON
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SPEAKER
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Robert R. Hayes, Scout Executive
for the Blue Mountain Council at
Walla Walla, was present Tuesday
night at a Court of Honor conduct
ed for the Hermiston Boy Scout
Troop No. 56. Three boys received
merit badges, two became tender
foot scouts, and two star scouts.
Al Quiring acted as chairman of
the court with Harold Thompson,
scoutmaster, J. A. Clark and Mr.
Hayes sitting on the board of exam
iners. Twenty-one boys witnessed
the ceremony, together with two
visitors, Cecil Smith and George
Knapp of Walla Walla.
Eldon Saylor and Allan Clarke be
came first class scouts and merit
badges were awarded to Allan on a
safety project, and to Paul Marble
on a pioneering project. Paul and
Earl Watson were awarded Star
Scout pins.
Eugene Miller and Tommy Fraser
listened attentively while Mr. Hayes
pointed out the seriousness of their
step in taking the tenderfoot Boy
Scout oath, and the fact that they
as Boy Scouts were examples of the
troops over the whole nation In
their deeds and actions. He advised
them to always be Boy Scouts wher
ever they were.
The tenderfoot badges were pin
ned upon the boys shirts upside
down and they were not to turn
them upright until after they had
done their first good turn.
At the close of this ceremony Mr.
Hayes called upon Cecil Smith to
tell something of his work as a Sen
ior Scout and to tell of the Rover
and Explorer Scouts with which he
is associated. These divisions, he
said, are for boys who are past 15
years of age. Cecil is Assistant
Scout Leader of Troop No. 4 in
Walla Walla and Is one of the best
trained first aid boys in the north
west, Mr. Hayes said.
Following this talk the boys re
turned the colors, repeated the scout
oath and sang taps.
Other court of honor sessions will
be held at least every sixty days
Mr. Thompson says, and if possible
at more frequent intervals, as the
boys complete their work and pre
pare for advancement. The public is
invited to these demonstrations.
Eugene Burr, speaker on the
transaction tax for the Townsend
revolving pension, was given the un
divided attention of members of the
clubs in this section and interested
parties Monday night in the Baptist
church. Mr. Burr was introduced
by A. E. Bensel, president of the
Hermiston club, who stated that
the local club now has a member
ship of nearly 400.
Mr. Burr launched into the busi
ness side of the plan by showing
where the purchasing power in the
nation would be increased which
in turn would move more producers
to increase production, labor and
wages. He stated that the revolving
pension would do away with the
outlay of taxes now being spent by
the government to support indigent
homes, prosecute crime, maintain
penitentiaries, insane asylums and
hospitals.
The transaction tax, he said,
would relieve the property tax and
would be paid every day by the in
dividual purchaser. The wealthy
would pay 80 percent of the tax, he
said, and the common people 20
percent. The person with an in
come of between $1000 and $1200
a year would pay an average of
$60 tax per year.
Mr. Burr gave numerous exam
ples of the workings of the tax on
various purchases and sales.
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Don Serell, who is a mem- •
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Eleanor Dawson, local high school
girl, won the wrist watch offered
by the Centennial Flouring Mills
company in a recent popularity con
test staged in this territory, with
38,000 votes. Fern Lindner was
second with 36,000 votes, winning
a lovely dresser set. Gladys Elwood
ran a close third with 29,000 votes.
The contest closed Saturday, April
18, after a six week's run in which
many people learned to know and
use the Centennial flour. Interest
ran high during the final days of
the contest and the three girls ran
neck to neck in the final race.
The winners may get their prizes
at the office of the Farm Bureau Co
operative.
V. C. SMITH MOVES EQUIPMENT
TO HERMISTON MOTOR
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THIRD COUNTY GOLF TOURNA
MENT WON BY PENDLETON.
The third County Golf tourna
ment was played at Pilot Rock Sun
day with Pendleton winning the
tournament.
Team standings were:
Pendleton ................ 330 points
Pilot Rock .......... 2611 points
Hermiston .......... 2521 points
Athena ................ 236% points
The Hermiston team showed a big
Improvement In their play over the
previous Sunday. The players’ in
dividual scores were:
Sam Moore
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M. T. Matott ............ 73
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Jim Todd .................. 78
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Walt Pearson ______ 78
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Bill Hansen _______ 78
26%
Burl Gurdane _____ 80
18 %
Earl Bensel .............. 82
24 %
Walter Smith ............ 82
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ELEANOR DAWSON WINS WATCH
Curtis Simons .......... 83
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Eddy Bensel ............ 84
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IN POPULARITY CONTEST.
The Hermiston Motor company
will soon be ready for operation
with complete mechanical and sales
service. V. C. Smith of Hermiston
is moving his entire equipment into
the shop quarters in the building
this week and will take charge of
that service for the Hermiston Mo
tor company.
The Interior of the building has
been cleaned, the roof repaired and
the front painted. The company
will sell Shell motor oil.
C. Jack Smith is operating the
company here and has the agency
for Chevrolet and Oldsmobile.
INSTRUCTION IN HOME FURNISHINGS
PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED HERE TUESDAY
Miss Joan Patterson. Extension
Specialist in Home Furnishings from
Oregon State college, conducted a
Home Furnishing Day program in
the Union church here Tuesday,
April 21st. Miss Frances Clinton,
county home demonstration agent,
who had planned the program, was
unable to be present because of the
death of her father.
The discussion carried on in the
morning was on “Window Curtain
ing in the Home,” and in the after
noon on "Color in the Home.” Both
discussions were accompanied by
beautiful illustrative material giv
ing suggestions for inexpensive and
attractive home furnishings. Miss
Patterson explained how color com
binations may be selected.
Miss Patterson stated that the
Home Furnishings projects would be
available next year, together with
the Foods and Nutritions and Cloth
ing and Textiles projects, and urged
all who possibly could to attend the
county-wide Homemaker’s Day pro
gram planned for May 5th in Pen-
dieton.
Mrs. W A. Hineline of Hermiston,
who is a member of the Umatilla
county Home Extension committee,
presided over the morning session,
and Mrs. J. M. Richards of Stan-
field, aleo a member of the county
committee, presided over the after
noon session.
Entertainment was furnished by
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke of Her
miston who gave vocal selections,
and by Miss Esther Fredreckson of
Stanfield who pleased with a violin
solo. Mrs. Al Quiring of Hermiston
and Mrs. E. C. Caudle of Echo lead
group singing at each session.
Unusual Interest was manifested
in the illustrations given by Miss
Patterson and much practical know
ledge was gained about furnishing
the home. Approximately sixty wo
men attended the meeting which
continued through the day from
10:00 o'clock in the morning until
4:00 o’clock in the afternoon.
Luncheon was served by the Home
Extension units with Hermiston and
Echo-Stanfield units cooperating.
Mrs. O. O. Felthouse acted as chair
man for the luncheon, assisted by
Mrs. J. H. Reid. Mrs. Paul Van Pat
ton. and Mrs. Ed Dunning who is
vice president of the local unit.
A day nursery was conducted at
the church with Marlbelle Clarke
and Marie Skovbo In charge. Ex
hibits used at the meeting for home
furnishings were from the Oregon
State college: booka and magazines
from the Umatilla county library;
colored pottery from the Taylor
Hardware company In Pendleton;
and extension bulletins from the
home demonstration agent’s office
In Pendleton
FOR PEACE ON CAMPUS.
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W P.A. OFFICIALS INSPECT
THE NEW HERMISTON PARK.
The Hermiston Park was visited
Wednesday by WPA officials who in
spected and highly approved the
new park.
In the group were J. K. Thomp
son, WPA administrator for eleven
eastern Oregon counties; Frank B.
Hays, engineer of the same district;
Mr. Landsfair, technical engineer
for the Pacific Northwest; Mr.
Scott, labor works manager; and Mr.
Day, assistant engineer. The group
inspected the park in the afternoon
and attended a meeting of 50 citi
zens at the Legion hall in the even
ing.
All were strongly In favor of the
completion of the park plans. They
stated that this park was of more
than local interest, and its uses
would be valuable as an oasis along
the highway, and for citizens of
Heppner, Pendleton and other loca
lities within fifty miles or an hour's
drive of Hermiston. They stated
that this was the most important
and meritorious work of this kind
being carried on in Eastern Oregon,
and that the people of Hermiston
and immediate towns do not realize
what an attraction the completed
park will be.
The park board was assured that
the new auditorium would be com
pleted by July Fourth for the cele
bration. The foundation of the 40x
80 building is now being poured, and
lumber will be shipped immediately.
It will have a hardwood floor, and
will be finished In modern style.
Upon the advice of the officials,
1000 membership cards at $2.00 each
will be printed and will be offered
for sale throughout all the territory
including Pendleton and Heppner.
This money is to he used for expen
ses for foreman, horse feed and such
local requirements under the WPA
grant. Federal funds which are
used only for relief labor are suffi
cient to complete the work but un
der the law certain expenses must
be borne by local citizens and this
money must be raised at once.
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CITY LOTS PURCHASED BY
HERMISTON PEOPLE.
At a land sale Saturday of last
week. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lenhart
purchased two lot. between Third
and Fourth streets on Gladys avenue,
and plan to move their house from
Its present site near the new school
buildipg to these lots. The three
lots between Fourth and Fifth
streets on Main street were pur
chased by Mr. and Mrs. Al Quiring
who plan to Improve the house on
this property in the near future.
Another transaction this week
saw the sale of the J. T. Dowell pro
perty to Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Barlow,
who have been living on the Hall
place west of town. The Barlows
will take poossession some time af
ter the first of May. Mr. Barlow Is
manager of the Hermiston Co-oper
ative Cannery and Laundry.
SOIL CONSERVATION
FARM AGT MEETING
HERE APRIL 25TH
COMPLETE
EXPLANATION
OF
ACT WILL BE GIVEN.
County Committee Has
Divided
County Into Districts According
To Voting Precincts.
A series of 10 community meet
ings in Umatilla county to explain
the provisions of the new soil con
servation farm act and to set up
local and county organization com
mittees to put it into effect have
been arranged beginning April 23d.
The only meeting for this end of
the county will be held in Hermis
ton, Saturday, April 25th, in the
Hermiston Union church, starting
at 1:30 p. m., with E. L. Jackson,
temporary committeeman, acting as
chairman of the meeting.
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E. R. Jackman, Extension Special
ist in Farm Crops from Oregon State
college, will be the main speaker,
explaining the program in its com
pleteness. Walter Holt, county ag
ent from Pendleton will also be
present as well as the local Assist-
ant county agent W. A. Sawyer.
Mr. Sawyer is urging all farmers
who can to be present because there
no doubt will be some phases of the
program as it is explained that will
benefit them.
The county has been districted
into communities by the temporary
county committee headed by Wm. H.
Steen of Milton, Ore. In practically
all cases community boundaries will
be based upon voting precincts.
At each community meeting a
local committee of three will be el
ected by vote of all farmers attend
ing, the first elected to be the chair
man and automatically a member of
the permanent county committee.
Some members of the temporary
committee and the county agent
will attend each community meeting
and explain the details of the new
act to the extent that Information
is now available.
Meetings are at:
Pendleton — Library, Thursday,
April 23, 1:30 p. m„ including
north Pendleton district In voting
precincts 27,28,29; also that por
tion of 14 lying north of Wild
Horse Creek; and that portion of
precinct 30 lying east of the line
between range 30 E. and range 31
E. ; and South Pendleton district,
voting precinct 35.
Weston — Thursday, April 23,
8:00 p. m., precincts 7, 8 and 9.
Milton—City Hall, Friday, April
24, 1:30 p. m., precincts 1, 5 and 6.
Freewater — Federated church
basement, Friday, April 24, 8:00 p.
m., precincts 2, 3 and 4.
Helix-—Odd Fellows hall, Satur
day, April 25, 8:00 p. m., precinct
13.
Pilot Rock — Odd Fellows hall,
Monday, April 27, 1:30 p. m., pre
cincts 16, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
Adams — Grange hall, Monday,
April 27, 8:00 p. m., precinct 11.
Mission — Tillicum Grange hall,
Tuesday, April 28, 8:00 p. m.. In
cluding south reservation, precincts
.12, 14, 15 and 41.
Athena — K.P.-I.O.O.F. Hall
Wednesday, April 29, 8:00 p. m.,
precinct 10.
Musical Recital Postponed.
The musical recital planned for
Sunday, April 26th, at Echo, by the
National Institute of Music and
Arts, directed by Frederick Stolz,
has been postponed because of ill
ness in Echo. If possible the recital
will be given at a later date.
FARM BUREAU AUXILIARY
MEETS AT UNION CHURCH
The ladies of the Umatilla Pro
ject Farm Bureau met at the Union
church Friday of last week with
Mesdames Tom Wilson, O. H. Buell
and Barham acting as hostesses.
Progressive Calf Club Meets.
Plans for a cooked food sale for May
The Progressive Calf Club met at 29th were made, and in connection
the home of H. L. Hadley, Friday with this sale flowers will be sold
evening. Assistant County Agent appropriate for Memorial day. Thia
Sawyer was present and Instructed sale will be sponsored for the pur
members In judging. A. E. Rugg Is pose of raising money to send mem
bers of the 4-H sewing club to the
the leader of the club.
Oregon State summer school.
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Weather Report.
Max. Min. appointed to look into the matter
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April 17 ............ ...... ...... 87 ...... .. 47 local cemetery, and a report will be
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