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Ule Hermiston Heraln VOLUME XXX HERMISTON, UMATILLA NUMBER 35 CITY HALF-HOLIDAY DECLARED TO PERMIT COUNTY PARK VISIT HAVE YOU Paid Your Hermiston Community Park Dues? Check Them Today! AFTERNOON OF MAY 14TH SET f AS TIME FOR EVENT. Committee Assures Visitors Enter tainment for Both Afternoon and Evening. The City of Hermiston has de clared a half-day holiday tor Thurs day, May 14th, at which time every business house in town will close between the hours of 1:00 o’clock and 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon. The announcement was made at the Commercial Club meeting Tuesday night and the occasion was given as a means of promoting the Her miston Community Park project, permitting everyone to view the park grounds and know just what has been accomplished. The committee pointed out that the park will be more than a com munity park, it will be a county asset. The grounds and buildings will permit the holding of a county agricultural fair, if desired. The president, Herb Hedwall, ap pointed J. A. Clarke, H. A. Pankow, Sam Moore, Enos Martin, Jack Shu mate and Waltter Smith as a com mittee to arrange a program for the special holiday. None of the de tails have been worked out but the committee assures the community that the holiday will be well spent. Entertainment of some kind is be ing planned for the evening at the city auditorium, but the time will be spent at the park in the after noon. Lumber from he Chezik building which is being torn down this week by the city will be used in construc ting buildings on the fair grounds, some of which will be completed by the time the special holiday is call ed. Other business coming before the club was the appointment of a com mittee to plan an enterainment as a benefit for the Boy Scout troop of Hermison. This entertainment will be given some time in June. SECOND SIX WEEKS’ HONOR ROLL ANNOUNCED. The honor roll for the second six weeks appears below for both high school and grade school: Freshmen-—Ralph Marble, Virgin ia Dyer, Glenn Elwood, Jesse Moore, Geraldine Mullins and Eleanor Stei ner. Sophomores — Frances Dawson, Jane Jackson, Nine Rae McCulley, Lois White, Vera Sisson and Jim Jackson. Juniors—Margaret Clarke, Doro thy Conrad, Wayne Powers and Opal Stockard. Seniors—Chester Dyer, Barbara Reid and Bill Jackson. Post Graduates—Edna Turnblad, and Florence Lewis. Jim Jackson was left off the hon or roll last six weeks through error. Grade School. First grade—John Belt, Frank Challis, Kenneth Dean, Emily Fink- beiner, Mary Gundelfinger, Leo Kel ler, Verla Knapp. George Neary, Louise Pelletier, Barbara Todd, Nan cy Jo Wines. " Second grade—Ada Carol Corliss, Velma Valentine, David Pierson, Ruth McCulley and Audrey Phelps. Third grade—Richard Belt, Bob Martin, Marvin McKenzie, Frank Harkenrider, Leona Laird, Velma Knapp and Donna Jean Myers. Fourth grade—Byrnice Barlow, Magdalene Jackman. Johnny Lewis, John McMullen, Opal Null, Alan Pankow, Viola Pelletier and Fran ces Rainwater. Fifth grade — Barbara Connor, Wanda Dunning, Kenneth Elwood, Doris Follett, Ola Hiatt, Marjorie Knapp. Lois Laughlin, Hazel Miller, Linda Mary Neary and Sonny Walk er. Sixth grade—Janice Madden. Bet ty Rood. Donna Saylor and Barbara Follett. Seventh grade—Billy Belt. Gilbert Dyer and Bobby Smith. Eighth grade — Eldon Saylor, Joyce McCulley and Bob Jackson. Weather Report. Date Max. Min. April 23 .......r________________ 74 .... 47 April 24 ----------------------- <9 April 25 ---------------------- 70 April 26 ............................ 72 April 27 ............................... 68 April ____________________ April 29 —:____ _______ __ There was 1.06 rain early morning. 49 . 45 — 41 „ 44 „ 40 ... 50 Friday ********* UMATILLA NEWS t By ERMA BYRNES. Jay Berry has returned to The Dalles after renting his ranch to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Harryman. Mrs. Berry and children will go to The Dalles to make their home at the close of the school year. Merle Jenkins and Ben Juday graded the streets last week. The heavy rain Thursday and Fri- was welcomed by the farmers. Many of the grade students com peted in the track meet held in Her miston Saturday. Viven Martin of Toledo is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grammer. Harold Cramer of Vancouver vis ited at the homa of his aunt Mrs. J. H. Byrnes Thursday. Mrs. W. L. Parr and children and Ross Murray of Camas are visiting Walter Aggy, uncle of Mrs. Parr and Mr. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barnes of Touchet visited at the James Byrnes home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Butterwood and Mrs. H. C. Grammar motored to Pendleton Thursday. May Wurster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wurster, is making sat isfactory progress at the Hermiston General hospital after an appendec tomy performed Tuesday night of last week. The high school girls baseball team defeated the Hermiston team here Thursday afternoon by a score of 21 to 18. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull drove to Pomeroy, Wn., Sunday where they visited at the W. F. Hull home, returning home Tuesday. W. F. Bray, John Bray and Em mett and Jack Cooney are in Juni per where they will shear sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Max Graybeal are home from Portland. Mrs. Graybeal has been receiving medical treat ment. Mrs. Burchett and daughter Myr tle of Kelso, Wn., were in Umatilla Saturday visiting at the Bert Dexter home. Mrs. Mary Dexter returned to her home Sunday after a short visit with her son and daughterinlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dexter. Miss Marguerite Cox spent the week end at the home of her par ents in Ontario, Ore. She was ac companied to Baker by Miss Sara Rix, who visited with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. Springer and Mrs. Ralph Davis spent Saturday in Walla Walla. Jack Cherry spent the week end with his family here. Evelyn Ford accompanied Carl Kaurse and his sister Iola of Stan field, to Walla Walla Thursday eve ning. At a recent meeting of the Pres byterian church membership, a new board of trustees was elected. Mrs. B. D. Bramer is now treasurer, Roy Bray was elected clerk of trustees, Mrs. Dell Jacksono chairman, and Mrs. James Byrnes was re-elected clerk of the session. Mr. Haley and Mrs. Annie Edwards were also elect ed as members. The Umatilla Redmen are spon soring a dance Friday, May 11th, in the Masonic hall. The Ladies Aid will be responsible for a shower and recital Friday, May 8, honoring Miss Maxine Mc Nabb who will become the bride of Fred Wormstrom, June 7th. T. E. Sink Passes. COUNTY, OREGON, OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER APRIL 30, 1936 PRIZE LIST LARGE IN HERMISTON COACH WILL GO ************ CROW AND MAGPIE CONTEST TO SOUTHERN OREGON. t With the prize list as yet incom plete. about fifty prizes, having a total money value of approximately $130, have already been pledged for the crow and magpie contest. The list of predators has been lengthened to include the following with points as listed: Coyotes (adult) 50 points; Coy otes (young) 10 pointts; Skunks 10 points; Weasels 10 points; Crows 5 points; Crow eggs and young, 1 point; Ravens, 5 points; Raven eggs and young, 1 point; Magpies, 5 points; Magpie eggs and young, 1 point; Hawks, (predatory) 5 points; Hawk eggs and young, 1 point; rat tle snake, 10 points. The entire bird or animal must be brought in for scoring. Birds and eggs have begun to come in. A complete list of the prizes, which includes a Ford coupe, guns, fishing tackle, cash and merchan dise will be published in a later is sue of the Herald. Hal Hatton, coach at Hermiston high school for the past two years, announced Friday, April 24, that he has signed a contract to coach next year at Coquille high school in Southern Oregon. Hatton, former Pendleton high and University of Oregon star, had been offered coaching positions at two schools but chose the Coquille position as being the most favorable for advancement. At Coquille, in the Coos County league with Marshfield, North Bend, Bandon, Myrtle Point and Roseburg, Hatton will coach football, basket ball and track. He succeeds Harry Hartley at Co quille. At Hermiston, Hatton’s football teams in two years have won seven games, lost five and tied two.—East Oregonian. PENDLETON WINS FINAL COUNTY GOLF TOURNAMENT The fourth and final county golf tournament was played at Pendle ton Sunday with Pendleton win ning the tournament. The tourna ment was played under different rules than heretofore as far as points were concerned. Pendleton won 24 points, Pilot Rock 9% points, Ath ena 9 points and Hermiston 5 % points. The rolling hills and the light ning fast greens were as much dif ferent from those the Hermiston players were used to that they were handicapped in making good scores. Individual scores were: M. T. Matott 94, Walter Pearson 98, F. C. McKenzie 98, Curtis Simons 99, Burl Gurdane 98. R. A. Brownson 99, Sam Moore 100, Ed Bensel 107, Earl Bensel 114, Dr. A. C. Willcutt 117. FINAL UNIT HOME EXTENSION MEETING TUESDAY The final meeting until Septem ber for the local unit of the home extension in the county, was held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. W. A. Sawyer. Miss Frances Clinton, home demonstration agent of Pendleton, demonstrated the cooking and serv ing of greens. An all day meeting was in progress with lunch served at noon. A picnic will be planned for the unit early this summer and the date will be announced at a later time. ECHO HIGH SCHOOL HERMISTON TRADING COMPANY UNDER RED & WHITE BANNER The Hermiston Trading company grocery store announced this week that it is now under the Red & White banner and will purchase its stock from that organization. The Trading company is operated and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith who came here from Pilot Rock several months ago and pur chased the store from J. S. Burn ham. Red & White products have not been sold exclusively here since Joe Norton sold to B. S. Kingsley. MRS. NETTIE M. SEITZ BURIED AT WINLOCK Funeral for Mrs. Leek. Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Leek, whose death occurred here Saturday, were held at Pendleton, Monday afternoon under the aus pices of the Christian Science church. Mrs. Leek is the widow of John Leek, who for several years made their home on a ranch a mile north of Hermiston. Mr. Leek died several years ago and the family moved to Pendleton. Mrs. Leek and her daughter, Miss Rachel, returned to the ranch a year ago where they have since made their home. Moore Purchases City Property --------- ws == Fined for Reckless Driving. H. C. Wood was found guilty and fined $30 and court costs on a reck less driving charge, in Judge P. P. Sullivan's court Thursday of last week. Mr. Wood was arrested after tire tracks were traced and found to correspond with those on his car. Two mail boxes were knocked down with deliberate intent. A six months suspended jail sentence was also imposed. By Lennä Neill t The Misses Norma Gibbons, Ce celia Brennan and Marie Healy spent the week end in Boardman. A large crowd from Pine City at tended the funeral of Mrs. Ben Crisman in Heppner Monday. Mr. an Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and family motored to Walla Walla Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and family motored to Walla Walla Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison and son Johnny Edward spent Monday evening at the George Currin home near Lena. Miss Evelyn Lee and Russell Woods were married in Walla Walla Saturday. Mrs. C. Broderson, who has been visiting at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Moore, returned to her home in Seattle Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hixson of Pleasant Valley are now visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. H. E. Young. Miss Lennä Neill spent the week end in La Grande visiting her sister. Miss Oleta Neill, who is attending normal there. Mrs. Roy Neill and Guy Moors visited at the John Healy home Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Antone Vey and the Misses Mamie and Annie Vey visited at the home of A. J. Vey Saturday. The Misses Isabella O’Brien and Patricia Campbell, who are attend ing the St. Mary’s Academy at The Dalles and James O’Brien, who is attending school in Salem, arrived Sunday for a week’s visit at the T. J. O’Brien home. Mike Mollahan and Tom Healy were business visitors in Pendleton Monday evening. Mrs. Gladys Pearson of Heppner is now employed at the Roy Neill home. ----------------------- Mrs. Nettle M. Seitz passed away Monday morning at her home here at the age of 52 years. Funeral services were held at Winlock, Ore., near Fossil, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with Prann Funeral Parlors of Hermiston in charge. Mrs. Seitz is survived by her hus band Chas. Seitz, and two sons. She ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL had been in poor health for some BE HELD IN PENDLETON MAY 8 time. STUDENTS GET PRIZE ECHO, April 28 (Special) — The Misses Leone Hiatt, Rita Cunha and Joyce Coe, singers, Dorothy Luciani, accompanist, won second in the singing contest which was held in Forest Grove the last of the week. Joye Coe and Dorothy Luciani played a piano duet over station KOW Friday at 5:15. Miss Luciani also was accompanist for Miss Eloise Jack of Pendleton who sang over KGW. Miss A’Lene Runkel, one of the Echo teachers, coached the girls. PINE CITY NEWS L. A. Moore purchased what is known as the old Second Hand Store building from the City of Hermiston this week. Mr. Moore is manager of the Oasis theatre which is adjacent to the building, and states that he will make some im provements in the building but has not decided definitely what he will use it for. Legion Auxiliary Notes. At the mteting of the Hermiston Auxiliary Unit No. 37, April 23, it was decided to hold the annual Mother’s Day party on Thursday, May 7th, at 2:00 p. m. All mothers of veterans and mothers of Auxil iary members are invited. A pro gram and refreshments will be the order of the afternoon. The annual election of officers was also announced for the month of June, at which time no absentee ballots will be accepted. Voting must be done in the hall. The annual Umatilla County Mu sic Festival will be held in the Round-Up park in Pendleton. Fri day, May 8th, starting at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon. The pro gram will be conducted in the little theatre in the Round-Up park grounds which will be arranged so that each school will be seated In a definite section according to grades and ages. The county music commit- tee, consists of J. A. Yeager, super intendent of Umatilla county, Aus tin Landreth, Morten Dawald, James Burgess. Fred Etling, Marjorie Gel- lathly, Cornelia Tomes, Frances Dobyns and Yvonne Bousquet. The order of the program will be as follows: Numbers by Athena high school band; the rhythm band by members of the firstt, second and third grades; Intermediate chorus by fourth, fifth and sixth grade pup ils; Primary chorus by first, second and third grade pupils; Harmonica band by elementary grades; Upper grade chorus by seventh and eighth grade pupils. The Pendleton high school A Capella choir will sing and the final number will be community singing by all grades, with "Oregon State Song,’’ and "America the Beautiful.” If transportation is available and the parents want any children to at tend the ’estival Superintendent R. H. McAtee says that they will not be marked absent from school on that day. Any parents who can fur nish transportation should get in touch with Mr. McAtee Immedia tely. “IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK’’ HOMEMAKERS DAY PROGRAM WILL BE GIVEN IN PENDLETON TUESDAY, MAY 5 T. E. Sink, father of Mrs. Joe Udey of Hermiston, passed away at his home in Wasco, Ore., Thursday morning of last week. Funeral ser- vices, were held Saturday, April 25. Mr. and Mrs. Sink have visited on A Homemakers Day program has the project and were well known by been planned for May 5th in the many people here. Methodist church in Pendleton, starting at 10:00 o’clock in the Dress Shop Purchased. morning and continuing until 3:30 Miss Jessie Brierley and Mrs. M. in the afternoon. Luncheon will be L. Watson have taken over the served at 12:15 with a special pro dress shop which has been operated gram and a day nursery will be pro by Mrs. Alma Hitt for the past vided to care for the children. three years. Mrs. Watson will man Discussion groups, in which the age the store. Under the new man ladies will plan the program for the agement the same line of goods will year in home extension, will be be carried as formerly, and the held. The following discussion stock will be enlarged. groups will be held in organisation and administration; child develop County Townsend Barbeque. ment and parent education; clothing All the Townsend clubs of Uma- food and neutrition; house furnish tilla county and friends will meet ings and recreation. Specialists from Oregon State col in Columbia park, five miles north of Hermiston, May 10th. Watch for lege will be present tn the persons of Mn. Azalee Sager, state clothing further details next week. specialists in charge of state work, acting as state leader in home ec onomic extension; Miss Lucy Case, foods and nutritions specialist; Joan Patterson, home furnishings specialists; and Mrs. Maude Morse, child development and parent edu cation' specialist. The home extension county com mittee consists of Mrs. L. W. Owen, Mrs. L. A. McClintock, Mrs. Milton Carter, of Pendleton, Mrs. C. E Fisk, Milton. Mrs. W. A. Hineline, Hermiston. Mrs. J. A. Richards. Stanfield, and Mrs. E. J. Chastain, Freewater. The county commissioners and their wives and county agents will be special guests of the group at the noon luncheon. AT OASIS THEATRE WEEK END Jean Arthur makes her debut as a full-fledged star with Herbert Marshall in Columbia’s romantic comedy, “If You Could Only Cook,” showing Friday and Saturday at the Oasis theatre. "If You Could Only Cook.” Is comedy romance involving a million aire auto-maker and a young woman out of work, who meet on a park bench. The young woman mentions that If they were married they could get jobs as butler and cook, advertised in a newspaper. She is under the mistaken impression that he also is out of work, but the only things bothering him are an engage ment to a socialite he doesn't love and trouble with his board of di rectors. Leo Carrillo la the man ad vertising for the cook and butler. Others In the name cast are Lionel Stander, Alan Edwards, Freda Ines- cort, Ralf Harolde and Matt Me- Hugh. GULLING PROCESS BELIEVED PROFITABLE FOR POULTRYMEN POULTRY INDUSTRY BELIEVED SAFE BUSINESS VENTURE. H. J. Ott Maintains Flock of 1700 White Leghorns; Gradually Develops Plant. Culling at regular intervals has been one of the main reasons for the success of the flock of laying hens owned by H. J. Ott, who fol lows closely the rules set down by H. E. Cosby, head of the poultry ex tension department at O. S. C., in his culling demonstrations given here in recent years. The entire flock of White Leg horns is culled at least twice a year and the older hens, which are kept in a separate unit of the laying house, are often found to be as good layers as the pullets. The appear ance of the eye, whitening of the shanks and ear lobe, a white beak and reddening of the comb are all indications of good stock. A hen which averages 200 eggs is consid ered fair for the average commer cial laying flock of White Leghorns. The Ott laying houses are built in eight units, 24x26, with a capa city for 208 hens to the unit or a total of 1700 laying hens in the entire house. This year, as other years, Mr. Ott has added 1200 sexed chicks for laying stock this coming season. Mr. Ott has been in the poultry business since 1927 and believes the poultry industry to be the most profitable venture any farmer can undertake on the project. He has been very active in the farm coop erative movement, acting as presi dent of the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau since its organization, and as a member of the board of direc tors of the Farm Bureau Co-opera tive. Besides the chickens Mr. and Mrs. Ott are milking 14 cows and are assisted only by one hired man. The cows add to the margin of profit with less overhead cost. The straw and chaff which is used on the floor of the laying houses is put with the droppings which are cleaned from the drop ping boards twice a week, and is used as fertilizer. It is estimated that this source of fertilizer covers ten acres per year and is the best available for that purpose. To promote cleanliness and insure less loss of eggs the dropping boards are screened off below the roosts and this makes a more convenient means of cleaning the boards regularly. Running water is found in the houses at all times. The walls of the houses are of double construction and dry leaves from about the farm are packed tightly between these walls acting as a non-conductor of heat and cold. Where the leaves were not used on the first unit constructed, a great difference was seen in the tempera ture of these rooms, and In those where the leaves were used. The water in these units will not freeze even when the temperature drops to 26 below zero. An estimated cost per unit, with all equipment, concrete floor and running water, was $300. Mr. Ott has gradually added to his laying houses each year. Walther Ott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ott, is specializing in poultry costs and is working out a set of books for the Ott poultry farm and fig ures may be available later which will be of assistance to other poul trymen. Mr. Ott contends that if a hen quits laying In June or July she should be culled regardless of the indications that might lead to be lieve she Is a good hen. The culling process has become quite an art with Mr. Ott and he belieevs it helps take the guess work out of the poultry business. The Otts have sold their eggs through the Pacific Co-operative Poultry Producers association since first starting in the poultry busi ness. Boy Scouts Clean Cemetery. A small group of Boy Scouts from the local troop went to the city cemetery last Friday and worked for some time cleaning ditches, trim ming trees and leveling gravea. They worked under the direction of their scoutmaster. Harold Thomp son. Mors work will be done by the boys later.
