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EVENTS ARRANGED
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION HERE
COMMUNITY PARK
HERMISTON
SELECTED AS SITE.
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Parade Will Open Program for Day;
Sports. Fireworks and
Baseball.
A program for the Fourth of July
celebration to be staged at Hermis
ton for the first time in a number
of years, was outlined at a meeting
of committees Wednesday night at
the Legion hall. With the near-com-
pletion of the Hermiston Community
park and the new Union high school
building Hermiston feels justified in
staging such a celebration in its
city.
A parade will open the celebra
tion at 10:00 o'clock on the morn
ing of the Fourth and all local busi
ness houses will be represented, to
gether with floats from business
houses and cooperative organiza
tions in adjacent territory. Oranges,
lodges, churches and civic orders
are being invited to participate in
the parade, by Al Kennings, chair
man of the parade committee.
The different events following the
parade will be put on at the Her
miston Community park grounds. A
water hose fight is being planned
in which local firemen will partici
pate. This event will follow imme
diately after the line of parade has
been disbanded.
Grounds concessions will be con
ducted by granges and other civic
organizations. The Boy Scout troop
under the leadership of their scout-
master, Harold Thompson, will have
two concessions, and the money
made from these will be used to
build their log cabin on the shore
of the lake on the park grounds.
A speaker who is to be announced
later, will deliver a Fourth of July
address immediately following the
lunch hour. The point of interest
during the speaking will be center
ed around the lake at the southwest
corner of the park, and water
sports events will be staged later.
These will be directed by A. E. Ben-
sei.
Raymond Loghorn, manager of
the Hermiston baseball team, is
making arrangements for a base
ball game between an all-star local
team and a team from the east end
of the county.
Attractions in the evening will be
a fight card arranged by Harry Kel
ley. to be staged in the park audi
torium. Fireworks on the shore of
the lake will be put on immediately
after the fight card is completed.
Sam Moore was authorized to en
gage music for a dance in the new
park pavilion, and it was stated that
Bransterrer’s orchestra would prob
ably furnish the music.
The Hermiston Community park
grounds will be in fine shape for
the celebration. A crew of CCC boys
from the Stanfield camp are work
ing on leveling the northeast corner
of the grounds this week.
The Westland Grange manifest
interest in the park and celebration
by donating $25 toward the park
fund.
CECIL WARNER CALLED TO
UNION CHURCH FIELD
Cecil Warner of Eugene, Ore., has
been called to serve as pastor of the
Hermiston Union church here and
will take over his duties the first
Sunday in June. Mr. Warner has
been attending the Bible college at
Eugene for the past two years and
has served as pastor in the church
at Vaughn, near Eugene, for the
past year.
Mr. Warner and his family form
erly lived in Hermiston at which
time they were interested in the
Hermiston Creamery. From here
they went to Grangeville. Idaho,
where they lived until the time they
moved to Eugene. The family has
many friends here who will be glad
to have them back in the Hermis
ton community.
Rev. C. R. Moore has been acting
pastor here for the past two years
accomplishing a fine work. He has
made no announcement as to future
plans.
Reading Circle Certificates
HERMISTON,
W. G. KERSBERGEN ELECTED
AS SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
UMATILLA
COUNTY, OREGON.
iterali
MAY 28. 1936.
1936 Seniors Who Will Receive Diplomas Friday
W. G. Kersbergen was elected as
superintendent of the Hermiston
Union high school Wednesday eve
ning at a meeting of the board of
directors for school district No. 9.
Mr. Kersbergen has been organizing
government schools for the U. S.
Bureau of Education for the past
two years with headquarters at Mis
soula, Montana. He has had many
years of experience as a teacher and
superintendent, and is a graduate
of Stanford University.
Mr. Kersbergen expects to be on
the field during the last of June.
A. D. Smith returned Saturday of
last week from a four day trip to
Montana on business for the school
district boards, at which time he in
terviewed Mr. Kershbergen.
R. H. McAtee, retiring superin
tendent, has not announced his lo
cation for the coming year.
DODD TELLS CLUB OF CONFLICT
ING STANDS.
Enormous Cost of Other Dams not
Justified; Public Sentiment for
Umatilla Rapids Dam.
TEN DAY OLD CHICKS GROW
IN FAVOR WITH POULTRYMEN
Out of 500 sexed chicks purchas
ed from the Cooperative Hatchery at
Yakima. Wn„ Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Dunning have lost but one. These
chicks were delivered at the door by
the hatchery representative when
ten days old and the Dunnings be
lieve this is much more satisfactory
than purchasing day old chicks.
The Dunnings have been in the
poultry business on this project
since 1928 and have maintained 800
laying hens until February when
fire destroyed their houses and en
tire flock. They plan to build this
fall in time for the pullets to be
placed in the laying house. The
houses will be 24x60 feet, parti
tioned in the center making two
units, and will have a hot water
heating system. Each unit will have
a capacity of from 150 to 200 lay
ing hens.
For a time the Dunnings carried
on special breeding in their flock
but believe that it does not pay un
less the producer carries out a trap
nest schedule. All pullets are culled
before going into the laying house
and also through the entire year.
Mr. Dunning believes that some of
the older hens are fine layers and at
the time of the fire he had one six
year old hen, believed to lay as reg
ularly as the young pullets.
Two brooder houses, one 10x16
and the other 10x10. are heated by
coal brooder stoves. The floor of the
houses are covered with sand and
often when the chicks are first
placed in the house a heavy strip
of paper is used about the Brooder
stove to prevent crowding. Paper
seems to be no more advantageous
than wire netting except that it may
tend to aid in the heat regulation
and prevent drafts.
The Dunnings have kept about
100 White Giant hens as a market
bird and also 100 White Leghorn
cockerels.
From records kept in former
years it is estimated to cost between
53 cents and 65 cents to place a
pullet in the laying house. The feed
Item and hatching cost determine
this to a great extent.
Forty acres of the Dunning place
is in pasture and 20 acres is broken
up and used for orchard which pro
duces appricots, peaches, apples,
prunes, pears, and berries and
grapes thrive. They also have a herd
of 10 dairy cows but maintain that
poultry pays better than dairy cows
if carried on commercially.
The fire loss has not discouraged
the Dunnings in the poultry busi
ness but they are making greater
plans for the future along this line.
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Hugh Fraser Promoted.
Hugh Fraser, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Fraser of Hermiston, has
been promoted as director of audit
ing with headquarters in New York,
by the Anaconda Copper Mining
company. He has been with the com
pany for four years, and has been
stationed at Butte, Montana, for the
past two years. The Anaconda Cop
per Mining company has holdings in
Chile where Mr. Fraser will be lo
cated part of the year. Mr. and
Mrs. Fraser and daughter plan to
visit their parents here some time
in June.
4-H Club Leaders Meet.
W. A. Sawyer, assistant county
agent, accompanied by W. R Bar
ber. leader of the Columbia Win
ner's Calf club, and Milton Carter,
leader of the Beef club of Pendleton,
motored to Union, Ore., last Friday
where they met with other leaders
of the district Friday and Saturday.
The group visited the experiment
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Reading from left to right and beginning with the top row, the seniors are as follows: Ruth Dodd, Editor-
In-Chief of The Bulldog: Archie Frye; Barbara Reid; Bill Nelson; Jo Ellen Mopps; Jack Reeves, Presi
dent of Lettermen's Club; Maxine Paul. Social Manager and G. L. President; Harold Rainwater. Class Vice
President and S. B. Vice President; Oliver Knerr; Marnie Smith; Coy Dunham; Alton Sisson; Hugh Dris
coll; Margaret Earnheart; Chester Dyer; Lois Hutchison; Richard Cox; Eleanor Dawson; Harold Throop;
Norma Dell Amsberry; Paul Marble; Charlotte Ralph; Class Treasurer and T. H. President; Herbert
Skovbo; Omega Sater; Fred Rankin; Bill Jackson. S. B. President; Deverde Elwood; Ellis Coxen; Earl
Watson; Miss Margaret G. Elliott, adviser; Kenneth Knerr, Class President; Dale Carson; and June
Richards, Class Secretary.
LEGION WILL CONDUCT
MEMORIAL SERVICES SATURDAY.
Will Teach in Fairbanks.
Wm. Bloom, who for the past two
years has acted as superintendent in
the school at Nome, Alaska, has
been elected to the same position
at Fairbanks, Alaska, according to
word received here by Mrs. Bloom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dyer.
The Blooms plan to visit here with
in the next four weeks and will re
main for the. summer, returning to
Fairbanks in August. Mr. Bloom
was superintendent of the Umatilla
schools before going to Alaska.
The American Legion and Auxi
liary extend an invitation to the
citizens of Hermiston and surround
ing communities to participate with
them in commemorating the memo
ry of our departed comrades on
Memorial day, Saturday, May 36.
Legionnaires and all ex-service men
of the United States are requested
to be present, and assemble at the
Legion hall at 9:45 A. M. before the
services.
Services will be held at the Meth STORES WILL CLOSE FOR
odist church, beginning at 10:00 A.
MEMORIAL DAY SATURDAY
M. Rev. Hugh McCallum, depart
ment Chaplin, state of Oregon, will
In observance of Memorial Day
be the speaker. Concluding servi
business houses here will close all
ces will be held at the cemetery.
day Saturday. May 30th. Services
will be conducted at the Methodist
LAND SALES MADE IN
church at 10:00 o'clock in the morn
ing by the American Legion and
HERMISTON VICINITY
Hugh McCallum, state department
Two land sales were made this chaplain, will deliver the address.
week in the vicinity of Hermiston. Special services will be conducted at
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shipp of Port the cemetery. The Boy Scouts will
land bought the old Blessing place participate in the program of the
of 30 acres in the Columbia district. day.
On this place is a set of buildings
including a poultry house 100 feet PASCO AUTO COMPANY
long. The Shipps will engage in the
poultry business, including some BUYS CITY LOTS
turkeys and cows and hogs.
The Pasco Auto company purch
J. H. Mathews and Fred Wilson ased lots 13 and 14. in block five,
bought the J. H. Rawson 40 acres from Mrs. Grace Trumbull of Her
on lower Butter Creek, four miles miston, this week. The lots are ad
south of town. They have 25 head | jacent to Thompson’s Grocery and
of dairy cattle.
Burk's store on Main street. An
Tn the Shipp family are five, in nouncement of the purchase was
cluding two boys and one girl of made by C. Jack Shumate, manager
high school age. The other family of the Hermiston Motor company
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Mathews garage, which is a branch of the
and grown daughter, and the father Pasco Auto company. The lots will
and mother of Mrs. Mathews. Mr. Í be used to display used cars.
and Mrs. Rawson will probably live I
in Hermiston but have not selected ! JENDRZEJEWSKI MEMBER
a location yet. The sales were made
NATIONAL 4-H HONORARY.
by E p. Dodd, who has also made
several exchanges that may be an
Oregon State College. May 21—
nounced later.
Walter Jendrzejewski of Hermiston,
The movement in land has not sophomore In agriculture at Oregon
been very active the past three State college, was Initiated Into Mu
months since the spring opening. A Beta Beta, national 4-H club honor
few other small sales have been society, at a banquet held here re
made along with several leases. The cently. Mr. and Mrs L. J. Allen
aale and occupancy of the Blessing were among those present. Mr. Al
house leaves no vacant farm houses len is assistant state 4-H club lead-
Pupils of Miss Marie Salmi In the
fifth grade tn the local school re-
ceived reading circle certificates
from J. A. Yeager, county school
superintendent. Each pupil com
pleted hie reading and received the station and witnessed livestock Jude
award.
on the Hermiston project.
ing.
STANFIELD CCC ZONE
CONFERENCE SATURDAY
A zone conference of all com
manding officers and educational
advisers of the CCC camps will be
held at Stanfield camp Saturday,
May 30, starting at 9:30 a. m. Mr.
Griffing from the Presidio at San
Francisco, Calif., will be present,
and also Mr. Broadbent, district ed
ucational adviser from Vancouver
Barracks. J. A. Yeager, county
school superintendent will also be
one of the speakers.
Herbert Schreiter, educational ad
viser of the camp, has arranged the
program which will consist of some
time spent In recreation. Lunch
will be served at noon to the visit
ors. Anyone interested is asked to
attend the conference.
RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM WILL
BE OBSERVED SUNDAY
Rev. C. R. Moore of the Hermis
ton Union church is giving his Sun
day evening hour to the 4-H club
members of the Umatilla project in
observance of Rural Youth Sunday.
Members of the Home Economics
clubs led by Mrs. W. A. Hineline
are furnishing part of the program
in music and song.
Services will start promptly at
8:00 o'clock at the Hermiston Union
church. and all home economics and
livestock club members of the Uma
tilla project, wfth their parents, are
urged to attend.
0 S.C. Assistant Yell Leader.
Oregon State College, May 25—
Jack Martin of Hermiston, junior in
engineering at Oregon State college,
was chosen assistant yell leader for
the coming year by Dick Martin, yell
king. Jack has served as assistant
yell leader in the past year.
Library Hours Changed.
Summer library hours have been
announced by Mrs. R A. Brownson,
librarian, as from 3:00 to 5:00 p.
m . beginning. Monday, June let.
These hours will be observed every
day except Sunday.
That the fight for early construc
tion of the Umatilla dam has not
been dropped because of the recent
decision of the U. 8. Army board In
Washington, which made an un-
favorable report, was brought out
in a talk to the Hermiston Commer
cial club Tuesday evening by E. P.
Dodd.
The army board suggested dams
at The Dalles, just below Celilo and
at John Day rapids near the mouth
of the John Day river, instead of
the Umatilla dam, under what they
seemed pleased to call a progressive
program. This means that they pre
fer to build all the dams step by
step, which is set up as an engin
eering policy.
It was shown that according to
the previous army engineers’ report
the two dams Celilo and John Day
would be completed over two hun
dred million dollars, and would not
improve river navigation beyond
Umatilla. At the same time the same
board of engineers is building a
channel from Celilo to Umatilla at
a cost of $650,000, which funds
have been allocated and the work is
now well underway. All this chan
nel, seven feet deep and 150 feet
wide, would be drowned out by the
dams below.
As to navigation benefits the
tonnage along this strip of river Is
less than ten percent of the tonnage
of the Inland Empire. Ninety psr
cent of the wheat, wool, fruits, min
erals. timber and other products for
down stream shipments are above
Umatilla rapids, and likewise the
toonnage of oil and gas required for
use east of the Cascades is east of
the dam at Umatilla rapids.
All the new proposed dams would
do. would be to create greater sur
plus power, and according to all re
cent reports Bonneville is having
some trouble in marketing its own
power, and there seems no place for
Grand Coulee to transmit its elec
tricity yet.
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Why the government can endorse
a plan to create more power exclu
sively and not create better naviga
tion advantages for the million of
people in the Inland Empire, where
traffic rates are still three times the
national average is beyond the com
prehension of the average man of
this region, said the speaker.
Letters were read also showing
that the Coloumbia Valley associa
tion, which is a branch of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, were
opposed to further consideration of
the Umatilla dam, and that the said
association proposes to shoot out
some rock in the Umatilla rapids for
a new proposed line of boats with
steel sides and bottoms which are
designed they say, to stem the swift
currents and fight the hazards for
three months a year. This sort of
navigation is designed to make a
rate basis by reaching an unknown
port at Dent's Landing just above
the Oregon-Washington state line.
The whole scheme was pronounc
ed chimerical and ridiculous and
planned only by certain elements
throughout the northwest to defeat
the building of the Umatilla rapids
dam and prevent the establishment
of a water rate on the Columbia and
Snake rivers.
It is known that all present sena
tors and representatives on the
state are for the Umatilla rapids
dam and that all candidates for fed
eral offices at the coming November
election are likewise for the Uma
tilla dam. The mass of the people
are for the dam and their repre
sentatives must likewise continue
to uphold its rights. There is no
likelihood that army boards, engin
eers. paid secretaries of river orga
nizations and transportation forces
will defeat the will of the people,
was claimed by Mr. Dodd.
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Townsend Club Meeting.
The Townsend club will meet
Tuesday. June 2, at the Union
church. Nomination of new officers
will be presented to the club, and
will be voted upon at the third Tues
day meeting. A delegate to repre
sent the loeal elub at the national
convention at Cleveland will be con
sidered.