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VOLUME XXX
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NUMBER 45
COUNTY,
OREGON,
PROGRAM
FOR DAY OUTLINED
BY COMMITTEE
S. E. Notson of Heppner Will Be
Speaker of the Day : Horse
Racing Creates Interest.
Hermiston is ready to welcome
the Fourth of July celebration crowd
in a big way Saturday. The Com
munity park grounds are in readi
ness with three huge tarpaulins
placed as shades, the grounds being
flooded the day before with irriga
tion water to keep down the dust,
the auditorium building floor laid
and sanded, the race track complet
ed and the tops put on the dairy
barns. One tarpaulin will be placed
as a shade on the north shore of the
park lake and the other two on the
west side of the old exhibit build-
ing.
Other conveniences for visitors
are being made through the open
ing of private lawns to public use.
S. E. Notson, district attorney for
Morrow county, of Heppner, will
give the main address of the day
followed
immediately by water
sports and horse racing.
20 Floats Listed.
Al Kennings, director of the par
ade, estimates that there will be
approximately 20 float entries in
the parade which will form at 9:15
a. m. on the lot north of the Com
munity park grounds. The line of
march will be routed north to Her
miston avenue, then east to Gladys
avenue to Fourth street, south to
Main and down Main to Fourth
street and disband. All floats par
ticipating are asked to be at the
assembling grounds promptly at
9:15 in order that the parade may
be assembled and appear on time.
Branstetter’s Band will lead the
•parade and other music will be fur
nished by Mor-Tone Sound Service
recording system.
Colorful and amusing floats will
be displayed in the parade. The Boy
Scouts will add a touch of color and
life with their bicycle brigade.
VISITING PUBLIC.
FIRST HONORS IN BASEBALL
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IN RED CROSS SWIM CLASSES
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a
Seventeen persons, mostly child ♦
Some thirty private lawns ♦
Echo won the final game in
have been thrown open to the ♦ series for the Irrigation Baseball
visiting publiq on the Fourth
League on their home diamond Sun
of July, for picnic grounds,
day in a score of 1 to 11. when the
snade, rest points. Each lawn
Hermiston boys met them there. The
will be well posted and visitors
Hermiston team has won nine games
here for the day who wish to ♦ and lost one during the season,
of
the
shade
with the loss going to Echo, tleing
♦ avail themselves
the two for first place in the lea
♦ and conveniences may do so at
these
signs
any point where
gue.
Echo will meet Hermiston here
• {appear.
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The public is asked to re-
the Fourth on the new park athletic
♦ spect such privileges and keep ♦ field when the final score will tell
♦ the lawns free from all debri.
the story.
The list which was available
In the game Sunday Kopacz and
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F Rankin pitched for Hermiston,
♦ was not complete but those
and Berry for Echo, striking out
♦ listed are G. W. Bailey, C. W.
Thompson, Geo. Harkenrlder,
19 batters.
J. G. Pearson, Walter Pearson, ♦
Raymond Longhorn is manager of
♦ Mrs. Rena Waterman, Guy
the local team. In Sunday's game
Amsberry, H. A. Pankow, Sam
Chas. Reece of Echo and M. T. Ma-
♦ Moore, Reclamation building
tott of Hermiston acted as referee.
lawn, school house lawn, G.
♦ W. Ripley, Sherman Wells, Geo.
ANNUAL IRRIGATION PIONEER
♦ Briggs, James Todd, Dr. F. B.
Belt, Walter Smith, Gerald
PICNIC AUGUST 2ND
White and Gladys Smith.
The annual Irrigation Pioneer
association picnic will be held In
BONUS BONDS USED TO SAVE
Columbia park Sunday, August 2nd.
Mrs. A. E. McFarland of Umatilla is
LEGIONNAIRES’ HOMES
president and has appointed Mrs.
Frank Guiwits as chairman of the
More than 100 Legionnaires in program committee. This is the
this district have received bonus third year for the picnic and there
bonds within the past two weeks have been promises for a fine pro
amounting to approximately $40,- gram. Mrs. Wm. Bensel Is secretary
000, averaging *400 to each veteran, and A. E. Bensel is vice president.
Remarks such as "This money will
Anyone having lived in this ter
save my farm” have been heard fre- ritory for more than 20 years is en
quently by those filling out the titled to membership in this organi
applications. Much of it will be used zation.
to improve home and farm: some
veterans are using it to buy cars, to
Purchase Illsley Home.
pay off old debts and to invest in
The E. P. Illsley home on Gladys
turkeys and chickens.
avenue was purchased this week by
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hedwall. The
McMurray-Sparks.
Illsleys will leave soon for Califor
Crystal Sparks became the bride nia to spend some time with their
of Fred McMurray at Walla Walla son and later visit in Washington.
this week. They will make their Mr. Hedwall is manager of the Uma
home on the Pete Sheridan place on tilla Co-operative Creamery and
Butter Creek. Mr. McMurray came states that he hopes to take posses-
sion of the property in the very near
here from Ione.
future.
Heath-Hirl.
Edmond Hirl of Lena and Lorena
Heath of The Dalles were married
by Rev. Father Carroll of Our Lady
of the Angels church at Hermiston,
Saturday, June 27. A wedding break
fast was served at the Hermiston
Hotel following the ceremony.
Weather Report.
Date
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Echo vs. Hermiston
Evening’s Entertainment.
Fights will be staged in the arena
between the Safeway store and
Burnham's store Saturday night at
7:30 in a double feature main event.
Seating capacity around the arena
is 688 and reserve forces have been
gathered among the fighters in or
der to assure a complete fight card
Tickets are on sale at the “Cosy” in
Pendleton. Mudge's in Echo. Mc
Calls in Stanfield, Hales in Hermis
ton. and Rodenboughs in Umatilla.
Fireworks will follow at the Com
munity park grounds, south of the
entrance. This will preceed the
dance to start at 9:30 in the new
community hall. Branstetter's band
will furnish the music.
Ellis To Washington.
C. D. Ellis, who has operated the
Ellis Feed store here for the past
two years, plans to leave Sunday for
Walla Walla where he will be em
ployed as field man for the North
west Brewing company. I. P. Berg
of Walla Walla has taken over the
feed store here. He has been with J.
J. Chisolm * Company there and is
experienced in the feed business. Mr
Ellis' family will join him later.
Mr and Mra Kenneth Mayer ar
rived Tuesday morning and will
make their home in the Lyle Tilden
house. They were married Sunday.
June 28th, at Albany. Ore. Mr.
HOP YIELD ON DIXSON FARM
The hop yield on the ten acres of
the L. W. Dixson farm in Columbia
district shows promise of being the
greatest yet. This year Mr. Dixson
removed all pollenizer plants and ex
pects to produce seedless hops which
will bring a better market price.
This can be done only when the hop
yard is at least four miles from
another yard.
Picking will start about August
5th, at which time at least 90 peo-
pie will be employed in the harvest,
The vines are now heavy and the
burr is setting on at a rate which
may produce ten tons of hops from
the ten acre field.
The Dixson yard was trellised
this year in order to support the
older and heavier vines. The hop
yard is three years old. Last year it
produced five tons and seven hun
dred pounds of hops and it is pre
dieted that the production will be
five and one-half tons this year.
Mr. Dixson is being financed by
B. S. Kingsley of Hermiston, He
farms 22 acres, 15 of which is in
hay. and one acre in squash. He
milks six head of cows and has 30
head of hogs. Crops are looking ex
ceptionally fine. Mr. Dixson says.
Rev. C. R. Moore, official Town
send club speaker, will be on the
program at the Townsend club meet
ing Thursday night. August 2. Mr.
Moore is a member of the local club
and is making a tour of the eastern
Oregon district.
4th of July Program
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Hermiston, Oregon
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10:00 A. M — PARADE.
Through Main Streets of Hermiston,
Branstetter’s 10-Piece
Band, Floats, Decorated Cars, Horses and Other Attractions.
11:00 A. M.—SPORTS PROGRAM.
Greased Pig Race for Boys 14 or under — Winner
Keeps Pig.
$1.00
Boys, under 12 years, Foot Race, 50 yds. ..
$1.00
Girls, under 12 years, Foot Race, 50 yds. ..
$1.00
Boys, under 15 years, Foot Race, 75 yds. ..
$1.00
Girls, under 15 years, Foot Race, 75 yds. ..
Free For All—
$1.00
Kids from 10 yrs. to 100 yrs., 100 yards ..
$1.00
Relay for Girls, (4 to a team) ....................
$1.00
Three-Legged Race for Boys under 15 yrs.
$1.00
Potato Race for Boys ..................................
Greased Pole Climb, for Boys under 18 yrs. .. $1.00
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12:30 - 1:00—LUNCH.
ADDRESS: S. E. NOTSON District Attorney of Morrow
County, Heppner, Oregon.
1:00 - 2:00—WATER SPORTS AT NEW PARK LAKE.
Tug of War, (10 men to a team) .................... $2.50
Aquatic Pillow Fight for Boya under 15 yr«..... $1.00
$1.00
Swimming Race for Boys under 12 yrs
Tub Race for Girls under 12, bring your tub« .. $1.00
1:30 - 3:00—HORSE RACES and BUCKING HORSES.
Saddle Ponie«; “Spud” Race; “Stake” Race; Shetland Ponies
and »Cowboy Pony Races.
3:00 P. M.—BASEBALL GAME.
Echo vs. Hermiston, at the New Park Baseball Diamond.
7:30 P. M.—FIGHTS.
Arena between Safeway Store and J. S. Burnham store. Double
Main Event, Harold Hoshino vs. Bud Hiatt and Wild Bill Er
win vs. K. O. Warner. Two Special Events, Bill Harris vs.
Red”
Shorty” Davis
Chas. Weikart and Don Alstott vs
Weitzel vs. “One Punch” Wesbutsky. Logan Todd Referee,
9:00 P. M.—FIREWORKS.
South of Park Entrance.
9:30 P. M.—DANCE.
in New Park Pavilion with Branstetter's Orchestra.
Continuous Show at the Oasis Theatre, Starting at 1:00 P. M.
No Entrance Fee To Park Grounds
ALL CARSONS STICK TO
DAY SATURDAY.
Hermiston stores will be
closed all day Saturday in cele
bration of the Fourth of July.
Customers should not forget
the double holiday and stock
up with groceries and other
necessities to carry them over
the two days.
Check over the supply on
the pantry shelves and stock
them for a two day holiday by
shopping Friday.
Many of the local stores and
those from nearby towns are to
be represented in the parade
Saturday morning. Watch for
these different floats and
judge their worth and beauty.
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ORIGINAL RARRED
ROCK STRAIN
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HATCHING
EGG
BUSINESS
FOR 32 YEARS.
Selected Purebred Flock Inspected
Annually; Loss Seen
Through Culling.
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Mrs. Margaret Carter.
PROMISING THIS SEASON
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Horse Racing.
Echo will meet Hermiston in a
baseball game at 3:00 o'clock to
play off the tie created Sunday
when Hermiston lost to Echo in
what was to have been the final
game of the season. Manager ‘Chub’
Longhorn promises an exciting final
to the season's play in this game.
ren. have enrolled in the Red Cross
swimming classes to be conducted at
Umatilla within the next two weeks
by G. Spencer Reeves, swimming in ♦
structor. Enrollments are being tak- •
en here by Harold Thompson and by 1 •
M. Refvem at Stanfield. More adults I •
are being encouraged to enroll in . •
the classes for both beginners and ♦
advanced swimmers.
Transportation will be furnished ♦
free to all those who wish to avail ♦
themselves of this opportunity.
♦
The "Learn to Swim" campaign
Is being sponsored in all communi
ties in Umatilla county by the Coun ♦
ty Chapter of the American Red ♦
Cross.
Townsend Sneaker Thursday.
Max Min.
97 .... 57
94 .... 55
90 .... 61
82 .... 50
86 .... 47
95 . .. 50
Water Sports and Races.
A. E. Bensel has lined up a fine
sports program. Topping the list is
the greased pig race for boys and
the winner keeps the pig. Foot races
will be staged for both boys and
girls, old and young.
Water sports of a new variety
will be staged at the new park lake
in the form of aquatic pillow fight
for boys, one of which will get a
ducking. Girls who wish to take
part in the tub race are asked to
bring their own tub and prepare for
a big time. The tug of war and
swimming race are two other fea-
tures.
During the afternoon horse rac-
ing will include a “Spud” race ' and
"Stake” race and Shetland pony
and cowboy pony races.
All horses not classed as protes
sional racers will be allowed to en-
ter at a minimum entrance fee of
*2.00. depending upon the number
of entries. No advanced entries are
necessary. The entrance fee will be
made into a purse and apportioned
to the winners. The track is one-
quarter mile.
STORES WILL BE CLOSED
LARGER ENROLLMENT ASKED
HERMISTON LAWNS OPENED TO HERMISTON-ECHO TIE FOR
COMMUNITY PARK
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WILL ACCOMMODATE ♦ ♦
HOGE FOURTH CROWD ♦ ♦
JULY 2. 1936
Mrs. Margaret Carter, 82, passed
away at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Laura Morris in Columbia dist
rict, Friday, June 26, after a long
illness. The body was taken to New
berg, Ore., where interment was
made Monday following funeral ser
vices. She is survived by a daughter
In Baker, Ore., Mrs. Morris and Mrs.
Lois Blum of Hermiston, and one
son Arthur Carter, also of Hermis-
ton.
Tonsil Clinic July 8th.
A tonsil clinic will be held Wed
nesday, July 8th, by Dr. F. B. Belt,
at the Hermiston General hospital.
All those interested are asked to get
in touch with Dr. Belt as soon as
possible. Applications must be filed
not later than noon Tuesday.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
A. E. Farance of Pomeroy, Wn.. is
employed at the Oregon Hardware
& Implement company store.
Mrs. Eva Harn of Chelan, Wn.,
spent the week with Mr. and Mrs.
O. T. Lochridge, leaving Wednesday
morning for her home.
Mrs. George Genn returned Tues
day afternoon from spending a week
in Portland visiting friends.
J. Russell Esty, director for the
National Canners Association, with
the Western Branch Laboratory at
San Francisco, was a caller at the
Hermiston Co-operative Cannery &
Laundry Monday of this week.
Edward Kopacz left Wednesday
morning for Hood River where he
will visit over the Fourth. He will
be joined Saturday by his mother
Mrs Sophia Kopacz and Anna Kry-
ger.
Naomi Beletski, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Theo. Beletski. left Tues-
day morning for Vancouver, Wn„
the next
where she will visit for
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two weeks with her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beletski.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gentry of Lex
ington, accompanied by Mrs. Sarah
White of that city, were in Hermis
ton Sunday. The Gentrys visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Wilcox and Mrs. White with her
son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald White.
Mrs. D. W. Neill, who has been
staying at the home of Mrs. Levi
Reeder, spent Wednesday of this
week at her home on Butter Creek.
She accompanied C. Warner who
visited friends in that district.
Mrs. E. J. Sheets of VanWert,
Ohio, arrived last Tuesday to make
her home in Hermiston with her son
Jimmy Montgomery. This is her
first trip west and she is enjoying
it immensely after experiencing a
temperature of 110 degrees In the
day time and 98 degrees at night
in Ohio.
E. E. Rainwater and son Everett
left Saturday evening for Tacoma.
Wn., where Mr. Rainwater was
called by the death of his brother
Carl Rainwater, who was one of 14
children. eleven of whom are still
living, They returned the middle
of the week,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morehouse
and daughter Betty motored to
Bonneville Sunday to attend the
Steamboat Men's picnic. There they
joined Mr. and Mrs. D. W. More
house and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. More
house of Portland to enjoy the day.
The former is Mr. Morehouse's bro
ther and the latter his son. They re
port 4000 in attendance. Joyce Mc
Culley also accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knetkovsky
and daughter Emma and son John
of Manhatten. Illinois, are visiting
at the home of Mr. Knetkovsky's sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Pruter of Boardman. The
Prüfers shipped three tons of cab-
! Page to the Portland market Sun-
I day from their acre planted to cab-
bage. They also have five acres in
melons, two In potatoes and two In
cantalopes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rankin were
hosts at a lawn party Sunday eve
ning at their home south of Hermis-
ton. Invited guests were Dr. and
Mrs F B Belt, Mr and Mrs. James
Todd. Mr and Mrs. O. K. Mudge,
and Mrs. Mudge's mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Richards. Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Hale, Mr and Mrs. Curtis Sim-
one. Mr and Mrs Guy Amsberry,
Mr and Mrs. Geo. Harkenrider, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Al Cable
Gerald White, all of Hermiston. and
Mr. and Mrs. J. M Norton of Mt
Vernon Oregon.
The Carson poultry business is
the oldest within the Hermiston and
neighboring areas. Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Carson located at Irrigon in
1904, where they lived until 1911,
when Mr. Carson took the contract
of leveling and planting to orchard
the Tabor ranch in the northeast
corner of the Umatilla project
where they spent three years. They
then bought the place two miles
northwest of Hermiston on the river
where they spent nearly 20 years.
In 1933 they bought the 15 acres
just west of town which is one of
the most beautiful spots in this vi
cinity.
During all this period they have
had chickens. They started with 15
purebred Barred Rocks and at one
time had 1200 of this class.
Mrs. Carson states that they
bought their strain from Professor
James Dryden of O. S. C. and have
never changed from this fine line of
birds.
Professor Dryden was the pro-
ducer of the first 300 egg hen in
Oregon and the Oregon hen. crossed
from White Leghorns and Plym-
outh Rocks is the work ot his great
study at O. S. C. The Carsons still
send to the Dryden ranch in Cali-
fornia, now operated by the late
Professor Dryden’s son. for their
breeding cockerels paying as high
as *25 per bird, and buying at least
three cockerels each year. These
they cross from selected hens of
their flock for the cockerels for
their entire flock.
The Carsons raise only hatching
eggs which line of business they
have followed for years. Every hen
is purebred and mated with pure-
bred roosters.
They have a year round contract
with J. R. McGuire of Portland who
inspects the flock every year and
takes all eggs produced. This inspec-
tion includes’all diseases and cul
ling of all weak types.
The Carsons receive ten cents per
dozen and all shipping coats above
the regular market price. The eggs
are used by McGuire for hatching
day old chicks and for shipment to
other hatcheries. Prof, Cosby has
pronounced the Carson flock the
best in eastern Oregon. They now
have 1200 young birds from which
they expect to select 500 pullets
this fall.
Mrs. Carson says that during the
period of years they have sold eggs
for as low as eight cents per dozen
and as high as 75 cents per dozen.
They do not attempt to secure over
50 percent production because of
importance of health and vitality
to hatching eggs. She does not urge
this way as better than producing
eggs for the regular market, as
high grade production
requires
much additional expense. At two
years old, most of the hens are sold
to the market. Some hens had laid
well at eight years of age.
The Carsons also have, during
the period, hatched and sold great
numbers of baby chicks and one
season made the neat sum of *2000
by this method. They have sold
broilers and in practically every
form of operating have carried on
the business these 32 years in this
locality.
Marbles to Cleveland,
Or. and Mrs. A. E. Marble left
Tuesday morning for Cleveland,
Ohio, where Dr. Marble will attend
the national Townsend club conven
tion as a delegate from the local
club. Enroute they will visit rela
tives in St. Paul and North Dakota.
Mrs. Harry Luke of Pendleton,
a niece of Dr. Marble, accompanied
them on the trip.
Church Basement Opened.
The basement of the Baptist
church will be open to the public
on the Fourth of July. Tables for
those who care to eat their lunch
will be available in this cool loca
tion. There will also* be a place to
and visit and for the babies to
nap. Ice cream and cake, lemonade
and iced tea will be served to those
adv
w ho wish refreshments.
To Aviation School.
Harold Marble left Monday morn
ing tor Salem where he will receive
instruction at the Averly Aircraft
Corporation school. His plan was to
stay for one month at present and
then return this fall for a full
year’s course, He has been taking
correspondence
work
with the
school for the past year. Harold has
been employed at Pennock’s garage
for the past year.
Miss Lois Nelson, daughter of A
R. Nelson, feature writer for the
Walla Walla Union, was In Hermis
ton Monday with her father. Miss
Nelson Is interested In the progress
of the cooperative movement In the
various fields here. *