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
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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.
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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.
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April 25 ---------------------- 70
April 26 ............................ 72
April 27 ............................... 68
April ____________________
April 29 —:____ _______ __
There was 1.06 rain early
morning.
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Friday
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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
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CROW AND MAGPIE CONTEST
TO SOUTHERN OREGON.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.