she Hermistun Heraln
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 44
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
♦
BUILDING READY
BY AUGUST FIRST
COUNTY,
OREGON,
EARTH TREMORS FELT HERE BY CLUB LIVESTOCK TOUB TAKES
HERMISTON RESIDENTS.
BOYS INTO UNION COUNTY
JULY 16, 1936
COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR
COMING
EVENTS OF INTEREST
♦
TO LOCAL CITIZENS.
♦
Mrs. A. E. McFarland of Uma- ♦
Important dates and events ♦
tilla, who is president of the Irri- ♦ affecting citizens in this dist ♦
gation Pioneer association, has an ❖ rict during July. August and ♦
nounced Mrs. Frank Guiwits. Mrs.
September are listed in the fol
Helen Conlon and A. E. Bensel as
lowing line-up.
members of the program committee ♦
Irrigation Pioneer Picnic
♦
tor the annual picnic planned for ♦
July 26
♦
Sunday, July 26. in Columbia park. ❖
States Picnic
The date was originally set for Aug •
August 2
♦
ust 2nd but because of conflicting •
Directors' Meeting
♦
with the States picnic was advanced,
Oregon Turkey Grower’s Assn.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor of Hermiston
August 14
♦
and Mrs. Harry Hull of Umatilla
Tour and Picnic
♦
have charge of arrangements for the
Eastern Ore. Turkey Growers ♦
picnic.
August 15
♦
Grange Picnic
Anyone who has lived on the or
♦
August 16
iginal Umatilla irrigation project
♦
Pendleton Round-Up
for more than 20 years is eligible ♦
September 10-11-12
to be a member of this organization ♦
❖
Oregon State Fair
and is asked to sign up at the Her ♦
♦
September 7th to 13th
ald office at the earliest possible ♦
Umatilla Project Fair
date. The president is especially
♦
September 17-18-19
anxious for everyone who Is eligible
to sign up immediately.
PIONEER PICNIC JULY 26
JULY 30TH ISSUE
WILL CARRY FOUR
PAGES NEW FEATURES
Hermiston felt its first earth
Seven members of the 4-H dairy
quake shock here which
pig and beef clubs returned Wednes
came at 11:08 last night and ♦ day from a trip which took them in
lasted for 15 seconds. No dam
to Union and Wallowa counties on
age was reported in this dist ♦ the Eastern Oregon Livestock Club
❖ rict but dishes rattled in the ♦ tour, visiting livestock breeders and
WPA PROJECT CREW WORKING
SERIAL STORY GUNLOCK RANCH’
cubbards, houses creaked, coun
meeting 75 other club members at
ters shook, dogs barked and ♦ Union, Ore., where livestock judging
FULL TIME.
WILL BE RUN.
pheasants whirred.
was participated in. The Hermiston
The shock apparently cen- ♦ boys were Harry Lewis. Lavester
Grade School Building Adjusted to
Review of World Events In Pictures
tered in Walla Walla valley,
Mulkins, John McMullen, Richard
Accommodate All Students;
and Page of Comics Has Also
hitting hardest at
Milton- ♦ Rugg. Frank Bensel, Robert Bensel
Home Rooms Changed.
Been Added.
♦ Freewater and Walla Walla ♦ and Floyd Whitsett, who joined Karl
and did considerable damage
Dehlingar at Pendleton with other
The Hermiston Union high school
The Hermiston Herald is adding
boys from the county. Dehlingar is
building will be completed by Aug ♦ at Athena.
four pages of big features starting
♦
Press
reports
in
the East ♦ an assistant in County Agent Holt’s
ust 1st, with the crew working full
with the issue of July 30th. A paga
Oregonian state that the home ♦ office.
time under the WPA starting Thurs
in review of world events in pic
day of this week with no further ♦ of C. M. Eager, Northern Pa ♦
The livestock tour has been made
tures. news flashes from Washing
♦
cific depot agent at Athena, ♦ an annual affair and is in its second
lay-offs before the contract work on
ton. Oregon state news from every
the building is completed. Contrac ♦ was past repairing. A stucco
year. The boys report a very inter
corner of the state telling of impor
brick
building,
the
Eager
home
tor James L. Quinn and government
esting and enjoyable time, The
tant happenings, articles and com
was unsafe today for habita
inspector R. C. Smith states that
group took camping outfits and
ments by Irvin S. Cobb, a page of
tion because of large cracks in
without further interruptions the
made an outing of the trip as well
comics, the Featherheads, Finney of
the walls.
work will be completed by that
as receiving instruction.
the Force. S’Matter Pop, Out Pet
♦ Chimneys were toppled, plas
time.
Peeve and others you will enjoy.
ANOTHER BOXING EVENT WILL
ter cracked and minor damage
During the last payroll month, 23
HOSPITAL NOTES
DeMosses Move 3470 Turkeys.
A serial story "Gunlock Ranch”
reported from the quake. Large
men each worked 160 hours. Floor
by Frank H. Spearman will be car-
Another tonsil clinic was
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DeMoss and
con- BE STAGED IN NEAR FUTURE
boulders were rolled onto the
ing is laid and will be finished
ried as the first story telling of a
son moved 3470 turkeys from the ducted at the Hermiston General
roads at various places.
with a hardwood floor filler. The
Due to the popularity with which girl who followed the dictates of
hospital
Wednesday
morning
by
Dr.
place
which
they
are
now
occupying
Reports here were of queer
bleachers in the auditorium are be
to what is known as the Carter F. B. Belt. Patients taken care of at the last boxing card was received on her heart, and of the exciting life
sensations experienced by the
ing finished this week and lockers
July 4 th, another card* is being ar lead on the western plains.
place,
three miles distant, onto the clinic were Nancy Lee Clark,
tremor.
Installed in the upper halls.
division of special interest to
which they are moving. The De- Patricia Lee Colpitts, Loal Sater, ranged by Harry Kelley for the last
On the basement floor are the
Mosses have the largest flock seen Gilman Pierson, Jimmy Taylor of of the month. An event on the main women and many other features
science and commercial rooms and
on the project in any one season. A Hermiston and Jean Duyck of Stan bout will be a return between K. O. will be given in detail in other
the kitchen, which later will be BOYNTON AND KELLEY
Warner and Bill Erwin. All funds parts of the paper this week.
herd of 1270 birds was driven the field.
utilized for domestic science courses.
will be used as a Community park
Watch for the first issue July
three
miles
a
week
ago
and
Tuesday
Mrs. Agnes Peterson of the Min benefit.
The superintendent's and teacher’s PURCHASE THOMPSON STORE
30th, and we will be waiting tor
2100 birds were moved by truck. A nehaha district is a medical patient
rooms are on the east and west side
your comments and criticisms on the
V. F. Boynton and H. W. Kelley small flock of 100 still at the old at the hospital this week.
NEW LOVE-TEAM IN
of the entrance, and the assembly
new features. If there is something
place.
Furniture
and
household
ef-
Mrs.
Alton
Kingsbury,
have
purchased
the
interests
of
C.
R.
N„
entrance is in direct line with the
you especially like, tell us about it
fects will be moved soon.
PRIVATE
NUMBER.
”
W.
Thompson
in
the
Thompson-
made
a
business
trip
to
Portland
front hall. Other class rooms extend
and we will try and include it in
Boynton grocery store here. Mr. Kel
this week, returning Tuesday night.
east and west on the upper wing.
Starring an exciting new love our service.
Odd Fellows Installed.
ley plans to continue his work at
Nelson automatic stocker fur
team, handsome Robert Taylor and
Each week the Herald will carry
OSC Post-Session Opens Aug. 3
the Stanfield CCC camp as techni
Gerald White, district deputy
nace ls being installed.
lovely Loretta Young.
“Private a carefully chosen selection of news
cal
foreman.
Mr.
Thompson
will
grand
master
tor
the
Odd
Fellow
In the grade school building
CORVALLIS—The first post-sum Number,” the new Fox triumph pictures so that you may see the
which was formerly occupied by construct a house on his 90-acre lodge, acted as installing officer at mer session to be scheduled at Ore which will be at the Oasis theatre place, the person, the incident that
both grade school and high school farm purchased recently. The farm the meeting Monday night of the gon State college will open August Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, is be- has figured in an event of national
is known as the E. I. Davis place, local lodge. The following officers 3 and continue four weeks.
Most ing acclaimed one of the year’s out- or worrld-wide Interest. Out of
students, the first, second and third
four
miles north of Hermiston or. were installed: C. A. Jackman, N. of the courses offered will be in
grade rooms have been moved to the
standing romantic hits.
thousands of pictures that are snap
G.; Wm. Graybeal, V.G. ; Roy Min education and
first floor from the basement floor, the Umatilla flats.
science, ----------
and ------
are —
ar
------- ----------
Taylor’s debonair manner and ped every day all over the world
Mr. Boynton will conduct the nick. Warden; Don Sherwood, Con ranged to permit graduate students youthful banter complements Miss we bring you those that are deemed
The seventh grade room will be in
ductor; M. L. Watson, R.S.N.G.; H. particularly to earn at least 15 cre Young’s beauty and wide-eyed ap of greatest importance and Interest,
the old English room, the sixth store business as in the past.
O. Thompson, L. S. N. G.;
Gwyn dits of advanced work in a summer, peal perfectly. And. added to the those that will provide a clearer in
grade in the science room on the
Hughes, R.S.V.G.; Walter Meade, L. which is a requirement many school thrilling love story, is suspense, dra sight into significant happenings.
second floor, and the sixth, seventh
Legion Auxiliary Notes.
S.V.G. ; Fred Reeves. I.G.; F. M. Gui systems make of teachers to be ad ma and comedy by the Irrepressible
and eighth grade pupils will keep
A review of the important hap
Joint
installation of American Le- wits, O.G.; Harold Thompson, chap
their books in the assembly and go
vanced in rank. It is also intended Patsy Kelly. Bauli Rathbone and penings from our national capital in
gion
and
Auxiliary
will
be
held
at
lain;
A.
W.
Turnblad,
R.S.S.
;
Har
to the separate rooms for classes
to serve graduate studente taking Marjorie Gateson are also featured each issue. New features that will
the Legion hall Thursday evening, vey DeMoss. L.S.S.
under the departmental system.
major work on another campus who prominently in the supporting cast. be of interest to young and old.
July 23, at 8:0U o’clock. All mem- |
Watch for them In the July 30th
The fourth grade room will be in
bers are requested to be present. The I
want
to meet minor requirements in FRAUDULENT SHOE SALESMAN
Farm Bureau Auxiliary.
issue of the Herald!
room four on the first floor and the
Auxiliary members will meet Wed-
science here.
Beginning with this new feature
fifth grade will occupy the old
WORKING THIS TERRITORY.
,
..
. „ —
. i The next meeting of the Farm Bu-
nesday afternoon at 2:00 p. m., to
.
.2
the Herald subscription will be $2
music room also on the first floor.
.......
reau
Auxiliary
will
be
held
Friday,
prepare for initiation.
. ,
—I’
Local police officers have been a year.
R. G. Penney of the Grange Co-
T i m _______
July 17, in the Hermiston Union
Floors in the building are being
asked to be on the lookout for a man
operative
was
a
business
visitor
in
1
church
with
Mrs.
Orvil
Dawson,
•cleaned and finished with a hard-
travelling under the name of J. A.
wood filler. Bert Haneline will be UMATILLA HERD IMPROVEMENT Mrs. Waldo Dyer and Mrs. E. E. Long Creek district the first of the Fields, alias C. E. Bennett, making ANNUAL GRANGE PICNIC SET
fraudulent representations to custo FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH
Rainwater acting as hostesses.
week.
janitor for the grade school build
ASSOCIATION REPORT GIVEN
mers as a representative of the Tan
ing and is now assisting M. L. Wat-
ners Shoe Company of Boston, Mass.
The annual Grange picnic will be
«on. janitor for the new high school,
The report : of the Umatilla Herd
He obtained a sample ease contain
put the building in readiness for the Improvement association for June
ing six sample shoes at Edmonds, held at Columbia park Sunday, Aug
Wn., about April 1st, since then he ust 16th. The granges in this terri
coming school term.
compiled by Al Kennings, associa-
has been working in Washington tory will participate. Several out
The two cottages owned by district tion tester, showed
!
that 27 herds
and Oregon.
side speakers will be on the program
No. 14 and formerly used as grade had been on test with 367 cows en-
Police are asking cooperation of
school rooms, will probably be sold rolled, of which 54 were dry. The
every citizen and that they notify as well as musical numbers and
headquarters at once if the man ap readings which will be furnished by
outright to private individuals. They total milk production was 226,133
Conclusions drawn from inter a half pounds in summer. His hens pears in this territory
the grange members.
was
Have been moved back from the pounds and fat production
views of a number of the smaller are allowed to range in all pleasant '
Horseshoe pitching. tug of war.
street to make way for the sidewalk 9941.9 pounds.
poultry producers is that this terri- weather. He keeps running water SCS DEMONSTRATION AT
and soft ball games will be the
and driveway.
St. Mawes Rebecca of the F. A tory is ideal for poultry in the com in the runs and pails in the houses.
sports program for the day.
Baker herd at Stanfield was high mereiai field. Three of these pro
His records show an average cost ATHENA MOST IMPRESSIVE.
A pot luck dinner will be served
Commercial Pea Canning.
producing cow for the association I ducere this week tell about their for feed at $3.80 a day, per 1000
Striking results in controlling | with the Granges furnishing . ico
Running through his books
which has hens.
total of 7200 pounds of shelled during June, averaging 1125 lbs. I Hocks and production
and correcting soil erosion are be- cream and coffee.
peas have been canned at the Her- milk and 73.1 lbs. fat. She is a reg kept on top financially over the he showed the lowest income from ing shown in the Athena project of I
miston Co-operative Cannery within istered Jersey and 10 years of age. years. These three are A. W. Prann the 1000 flock to be about $150 per the Soli Conservation service, re- i TATOOING AND VACCINATING
Buhmann and J. W. McMullen, month for one month of September,
the past ten days. The final ship- | Sadie of the Alpha Christley herd of
ports Wm.
Schoenfeld, dean of ACTIVITIES IN TURKEY FLOCKS
ment from the Athena pea fields Hermiston was second high produ- who live in the same general direc-and the highest $335. His figures agriculture at Oregon State college,
Ibs.
milk
and
64.4
lbs.
ring
1239
ran
mainly
from
$270
to
$395
dur
tion
and
district
near
the
city
of
and shelling plant was received
who recently visited the work there
Vaccinations for chicken pox and
ing most of the months of the year. |
Thursday of this week, according to fat. She is a grade Jersey and is Hermiston.
in connection with a tour of east tatooing as a precaution against
He is well satisfied with the profits
O. L. Barlow, manager of the local four years of age.
ern Oregon branch experiment sta poultry thieves have been the acti
Ône non-breeder was sold for beef
cannery. Orders are received by the
A. W. Prann came here over 20 of the business, and the amount of | tions.
vities among turkey growers in this
cannery and the product prepared | in the association. Two low produc- years ago, and planted an orchard labor and care involved. He had no
Under the general direction of C. section the past two weeks. More
previous
experience
in
the
poultry
I
test.
and placed In the can by the cus ing cows were dropped from
of apples, and then bought ten acres
E. Hill, state coordinator with the | latoo registrations have been ap-
two cows were used as nurse cows. more of apples. For a time he was business and does not set himself up I Soil Conservation service, a plan of | plied for through Assistant County
tomer.
simply
as
a
or
expert.
guide
and two cows died.
in the drug business. Five years
handling the deep gullies with : Agent W. A. Sawyer this year than
High herd of over 20 cows was ago he built a fine chicken house takes good care of his chickens and | tractors and road scrapers has been I at any previous time.
I owned by J. H. Reid, 31 grade Jer on his place in Hermiston, The di- feeds them well.
used with great success. Instead of i
Marketing season draws near and
seys. averaging 632.5 lbs. milk and mensions are 24x120. The walls
Buhmann was one of the first building more or less expensive growers are urged by officers of the
A.
29.7 lbs. fat. High herd of between are doubled in lumber and paper farmers on the project to do custom catch dams, the policy has been fol | Eastern Turkey Growers' associa-
12 and 20 cows was owned by W. both. No extreme weather is of con- hatching of baby chicks. He moved lowed of filling in the gullies I tion to take the proper precaution
P. Luttrell, 14 grade Jerseys aver- cern to him.
here with his family from Sherman enough so that they can be farmed I by vaccinating. Tatooing will be ar
aging 606.0 lbs. milk and 30.6 lbs
He has now left but 400 hens of county fifteen years ago and became | over, and then seeding them down aid in tracing the source of poultry
fat. High herd under 12 cows was a flock of 1200 which he has been
interested in special breeding of to grass. This tends to halt further thefts in case they occur.
I owned by L. r. Dyer, averaging reducing und will dispose of soon to
At erosion and makes possible farming
poultry and custom hatching.
I 794.4 lbs. milk and 40.1 lbs. fat.
make room for 1100 pullets early in
by methods
Weather Report.
present he has 400 hens in the lay- the land on both
Max. Mln
High herds to date for the six September. He bought his sexed pul ing house and 500 pullets on the which still further control the diffi Date
July 9...................
84 ... 56
months since the beginning of the lets from the Skookum Hatchery at | range to be culled and placed In the culty, says Schoenfeld.
....................
July 10
| testing year are as follows: F. A Kent, W n., at ten days old. Mr. and | laying house this fall, making a to
81 .
There is one thing sure •..
July 1 1 .............................
rge Genn are caring for
I Baker herd. 20 registered and grade Mrs
C.
C.
CARLSON
TO
ATTEND
... 58
tai of 600 laying hens in the house.
that isn't true so far, at
July 12
91
78.4 them until removed to the laying The flock averages a 50 per cent
3321 9 lbs milk and
48
DEMOCRATIC RALLY JULY 19
least, as Officer Finney is
........
........... 90 . ... 60
July 13
lbs. fst; C. A. Lynch herd, 46 regis- pens. Mr. Prann figured the cost production throughout the year.
concerned.
tered and grade Holsteins,
4993.0 of his flock now being disposed of |
61
C. C Carlson, president of the July 14
Mr. Buhmann gets his cockerels
...................
July 15
You know Finney—Finney
lbs milk and 176.8 lbs. fat; W P. at 63 cents in the laying house, but I
86
. 49
Young
Democratic
Clubs
of
Oregon.
for breeding purposes from Mrs will be one of tl
speak
of the Force—whose comi
Luttrell herd. 14 grade jerseys. says that the new flock will cost
Eberhall at McMinnville. Ore., and era. sharing this honor wi i Con PROTECT FAIR ENTRY
cal adventures are portrayed
something
more
than
that
per
head
BLANKS
4196.3 lbs. milk and 210.9 lbs. fat;
these are replaced at regular inter gressman Walter M Pierce
for readers of this paper by
B. B. Eastridge herd. 15 grade Hol-
The Prann flock has n. ‘e a rec- vals to keep the blood strain of the rally and picnic to be held by i he
MUST BE FILED
Ted O'Loughlin, brilliant
stein and grade Guernseys, 4048.5 ord of 60 per cent average and has
flock built up. Breeding pens are Young Democratic clubs of the E
ern
Oregon
counties
of Umatilla
young artist.
lbs. milk and 160.8 lbs. fat; L. C. paid a good revenue.
These are maintained and the eggs are hatched
Umatilla Project fair entry
Morrow. Wallowa and
Baker, al
Dyer. 8 registered Jerseys 3335.1 white Leghorns.
Mr. Prann prev by the local "Vigorbilt"
blanks registering intent of ex-
Hatchery 10:00 a. m . Sunday. July 19th. at
This genial copper gets a
I lbs. milk and 177.2 lbs. fat; Edna iously had Rhode Island Reds and operated by J. S. VanSkike.
hlbitor to display at fair, Sep
Emigrant Springs.
lot of fun out of the things
Mulkins, 9 grade Guernseys, 3110.9 sold hatching eggs at a profit.
tember 17-18-19, must be filed
Congressman Pierce is the demo
The laying houses are 20x40.
that happen day by day as
'lbs. milk and 145.6 lbs. fat.
He feeds his hens four times a single wall construction with out cratic nominee for congress and»has'
with the secretary E. D. Martin
he travels his beat, and the
been endorsed by the Townsend I
•
In the report, association mem- day. Early in the morning he gives side paper covering
not later than September 16th.
Mr Buhmann clubs. This being the congressman's
fun is passed on to you as
Displays need not be brought
| ben were cautioned not to be hasty them a hot mash, winter and sum- believes it Is best to place not more first public appearance since his re- ¡
you read of his activities.
in before the morning of Sep
About ten o'clock he feeds than 100 birds in each unit to get turn from the national capital. It |
about selling their stock since high- mer
will be of special Interest to every- |
them wheat and also at about three. the best production results.
tember 17th. but entry blanks
ire anticipated
1er market prices
one In eastern Oregon.
and at all times has egg mash In
should be filled out previously
Mr. Buhmann and his son, C. J.
| California buyers. It was pointed
Everyone attending will bring a
the hoppers.
He feeds about seven Buhmann, farm fifty acres one mile
to allow arrangements for dis
been quite active in this and a half pounds of wheat to 1000 west of town, the greatest porttoa basket/ lunch and coffee and cranm
play space.
will
be
served
by
the committee on |
| territory.
the grounds
(Continued on paga 5)
• •
AFTER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE POULTRYMEN
BELIEVE BUSINESS BEST FOR PROJECT
Who Says
That Nobody
Loves a
Policeman