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normiston Heraln VOLUME XXX - JUBER 52 HERMISTON, UMATILLA BRING THEM IN! COUNTY, OREGON, PICTURES, FIFTY PERCENT INCREASE IN MANY VISITORS • HISTORY, STORIES. ♦ VOLUME TURKEYS PREDICTED ♦ ♦ A fifty per cent increase in the • Work on the Herald’s thirty • ATTEND ANNUAL • ❖ year anniversary edition is pro- • volume of turkey business was pre greasing rapidly. • dicted for 1936 over last year by • We greatly appreciate the ex- • state directors of the Oregon Turkey spirit shown • Co-operatives, Inc., who met here TURKEY PICNIC • • by tremely all friendly persons approached. • Friday. August 14, in their annual AUGUST 20. 193«. PRELIMINARY SURVEY ON TURKEY PICKING CHAMPIONSHIP STREET IMPROVEMENT COMING • • • • • • • • • • • ❖ ❖ • ❖ • • ❖ ❖ • ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ DETERMINED. • • Mrs. O. Dawson was dubbed • champion turkey picker at a • contest held Saturday after- • noon at the annual turkey tour • and picnic in Columbia park. • Mrs. Dawson made the best • time and had the cleanest and • highest grade bird. • Other contestants were Ed • Bensel. judged second best. • Mrs. Lucille Hyatt, Mrs. J. H. • Ryland and W. A. Kryger. All • made fairly good time and had • their birds in tine shape. • The contest was judged by R- • D. Mitchell, J. C. Leedy and H. • Griffin, all experts in the field • of judging. • Another contest will be • staged at the Umatilla Project • fair in September. • A preliminary survey on the cost of improving and grading the cros sing at Second street and a portion of Ridgeway avenue was ordered by the city council at its regular meet ing Wednesday night. Proposed im conclave. All officers of the asso • Their interest is warm and sin- • provements include cutting the ciation were re-elected and are O. C. STATE & NORTHWEST OFFICIALS • cere and we are endeavoring to • Brown, Dixonville, president, John grade beginning on Second street • produce a publication to meet • east a short distance from Knerr’s • all expectations. • Jendrzejewski. Hermiston, vice pres Repair Shop, running north to the ARE GUESTS. ident, J. C. Leedy, Brooks, secre • While we have many facts of • high school building, then east on • local history, there are others • tary-treasurer; McKinley Hunting Ridgeway avenue. Unused dirt by | Umatilla Field Station Experiment» • we need. And there are miss- • ton. Brockway; Geo. Hall, Oakland; grading will be used in making a • Ing links yet in some of our ar- • G. E. Ousterhout, Medford; and C. proposed fill on Ridgeway south of Explained by Superintendent • tides. We want names also of • W. Foster, Prineville, who was not the west part of the high school ❖ all persons who have lived in • present. building. H. K. Dean. The business sessions were held ❖ Northern Morrow and Western • Reports on this engineers’ survey • Umatilla counties around 20 • in the Legion hall with H. P. Grif will determine whether the work is The annual turkey tour and pic • years or more. • fin. field manager for the North possible at this time. nic sponsored by the Eastern Oregon ❖ We want old protographs and • western Turkey Growers’ association A budget committee was appoint Turkey Growers’ association held ❖ more interesting facts and in- • of Salt Lake, telling the directors here last Saturday was said to be ❖ cidents. • that they had members in eight ed to make a report at the meeting one of the most successful ever stag- • Please write us or drop in • states, consisting of 11,000 mem Wednesday. September 16th. On this • ed. Many local growers and visitors • and tell us. • bers who shipped 7,000,000 pounds committee are A. W. Prann, H. T. 200 GRANGERS PICNIC AT Fraser. Curtis Simons, Roy Hale, from Washington and other sections • Our work and investigations • of birds last year. He estimated that J. D. Todd. W. L. Hamm and J. G. COLUMBIA PARK SUNDAY. In Oregon visited the Umatilla Field • show us more and more that • 12,000,000 pounds would be shipped Pearson. Station and the John Jendrzejewski • the time has arrived to make • in 1936. J. C. Leedy estimated that the Members of the city council pres Local grangers to the number of farm in the morning, and heard ❖ a record of these historic • speakers at the Columbia park fol ❖ events. It will be your edition • four units in the state turkey asso ent were F. C. McKenzie, mayor, 200 gathered at Columbia park Sun ciation shipped 2,000,000 pounds of Chas. Taylor, recorder. B. S. Kings day, August 16. in what will be an lowing the lunch hour. • as well as ours, and we want • H. K. Dean, superintendent of the • everybody to lend a hand and • turkeys in 1935-36, with the Eastern ley, B. Haneline. Floyd Knerr, W. annual picnic and program, to hear • Oregon Turkey Growers’ association W Felthouse and M. L. Watson. A. G. W. Potts, president of the Farm field station, explained experiments • make it the best possible. conducted this season in four differ ••vvv********* rated as having the second largest D. Smith and Henry Sommerer rep ers’ Union, and Senator Peter Zim in volume in the state, with Hermis resented the school board. merman. Mr. Potts told of the ad ent lots, in which feed and weight ton as its shipping point. This vol vantages to farmers who sold thru records of hens and toms are kept to STATE TURKEY DIRECTORS ume entitles the local assoociation BERNICE NEILL BECOMES the Farmers’ Union Commission ascertain if there is a difference in company in Portland, and Senator feed requirements tor hens and toms, HONORED AT BANQUET FRIDAY to two member directors on the state board. These are Merrill Pot BRIDE OF FLOYD MATHERS Zimmerman talked on the State and also the cost per pound of gain. ter and Mr. Jendrzejewski. Bank Bill and power. At 16 weeks of age, lot one, fed Directors of the Oregon Turkey Mr. Leedy stated that estimates R. G. Penney, master of the Stan Miss Bernice Neill, daughter of a high protein mash and scratch, Co-operatives, Inc., were honored at showed there were 1,000.000 pounds Grange, acted as master of averaged 9.91 pounds per bird. Lot a banquet Friday night of last week less of turkeys in storage this year Mr. and Mrs. D. W Neill of Pine field ceremonies, and introduced the two, fed a standard protein mash complimenting them during their than in previous years at this time. City, became the bride of Floyd G. speakers as well as the'various mas Mathers, son of Mrs. L. A. Mathers, and scratch, averaged 9.56 pounds annual business meeting held here in Vancouver, Wn., Monday, Aug ters of local granges. Among the per bird. Lot three, fed scratch and that day. Among the directors were ust 17th. The young couple will masters present were Fred Depper- skimmed milk, averaged 9.05 pounds O. C. Brown, Dixonville, John Jen GENERAL DAIRY MEETING Floyd their home at Hebo, Ore., man. White Owl Grange: per bird. Lot four, fed low protein drzejewski, Hermiston, McKinley CALLED FOR MONDAY, AUG. 24. make Laird, Westland Grange; F. L. Hunt where Mr. Mathers is employed. and scratch, averaged 8.84 pounds Huntington, Brockway, Geo. Hall, Claude Hanscom, Miss Neill left Sunday night for ing, Irrigon; per bird. The above are the average Oakland, G. E. Ousterhout, Med A general dairy meeting has been Portland. She is a graduate of the Grange Deputy for Umatilla county; weights of both sexes, an improve ford, J. C. Leedy. Brooks. Other hon ment over previous years’ records, or guests were H. Griffin, field man called for Monday night. August 24, Pine City high school with the class Mrs. A. E. McFarland, Pomona Mas ter for Morrow county. at 8:00 o'clock in the Union church showing no separate feed records. ager for the Northwest Turkey at which Mr. Robinsoon, Guernsey of '36 and is well known in Hermis Ed Dunning gave a talk on the The feed cost per pound of bird in Growers’ association, F. L. Knowl field man for the Guernsey' Cattle ton. Mr. Mathers lived at Pine City advantages of the Federal Credit for a number of years and is also / the 1935 experiment, Mr. Dean said, ton, poultry husbandman for Ore club, will be the main speaker. He known Union. here. ( for both hens and toms, were, high gon. and John C. Burtner of Cor is prepared to give information on ------ — • = Music was furnished by the protein, 10.2 cents; standard pro vallis. blood lines, and breeding, and will Villermoures Celebrate Anniversary “Norbest” quartet composed of the tein. 10.1 cents; scratch and skim L. C. Todd, local turkey grower, show pictures of some of the impor Misses Helen and Esther Fredreck med milk. 9.25 cents; low protein, introduced John Jendrzejewski as tant herds in the United States. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Villermoure son. Edna Ott and Billy Penney. 10.1 cents. the toastmaster, who introduced the These pictures will also include celebrated their twenty-fifth wed Another attraction was a nail driv speakers of the evenng. Among these scenes taken by Byrd on his expo- ding anniversary Friday evening of ing contest which was won by a Turkey Flock Seen. were Mr. Knowlton who spoke on sition. last week when their two daughters, woman making 16 strokes. After leaving the field station the the "Contemplated Turkey Brooding Local granges furnished ice cream The meeting is being sponsored by Mrs. D. Z. Penney and Mrs. Edgar group of visitors motored to the Improvement Plan.” He stated that the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau Hoosier of Stanfield, and friends, for the picnic lunches brought by John Jendrzejewski farm where they informal meetings would be held and the Granges, and every dairy came over to surprise them. The eve individual families. inspected brooder houses and view- this fall and winter asking for sug man is invited and urged to be pres ning was spent in a very pleasant ed the turkey flock. Here the Jend gested changes to come from the ent. way. Those present were Mr. Pen FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATE WILL rzejewski also have 2000 chickens producers themselves. ney and Mrs. Hoosier, Mr. and Mrs. in mixed breeds in the brooder hous J. C. Leedy told something of the HIGH SCHOOL BOARD TAKES F. A. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. John Ba BE NOMINATED SATURDAY. es being fed for the fryer market. history of the forming of the coop gan. G. W. Greathouse. Mrs. A. OVER NEW BUILDING. eratives in Oregon. The first turkey Hills. Mrs. G. J. Elliott, Mr. and Speakers Heard at Picnic. Hermiston will nominate two can cooperative was started in Douglas Perry Morris. Mrs. O. A. Hoos- didates for queen of the Umatilla R. A. Smith, government inspec Mrs Speakers were introduced follow county in 1927, after growers had ier. Miss Rose Hoosier, Mrs. Wm. ing thé picnic lunch by W. A. Saw failed to find a sure market outlet tor for the Union high school build- Fredreckson, Mrs. L. Penney, Mrs. Project fair September 17, 18 and yer. assistant county agent. T. R. by contracting their turkeys to Cali ing. will turn over permanent occu John Hall, all of Stanfield, and Miss 19, the fair board decided at a Kiley, manager of the cooperative fornia buyers. Then in 1930 the pancy to the board members Satur Jessie Brierley and Mrs. Mary Brier meeting Tuesday night in the office organizations at Sunnyside, Wn„ northwest association was formed to day. August 22, before he leaves for ley of Hermiston. The Villermoures of W. A. Sawyer, county agent. The who was making his third visit on provide a larger outlet for turkey Portland after cleaning up all busi have lived in Hermiston since last possibility of two candidates was suggested in order to give candi the tour here, told growers that marketing and to supply some of the ness pertaining to construction. dates from surrounding towns an Work on the floor finishing will March. their organizations had a 60 per best sales agents to represent the equal chance in the voting. Candi start immediately in order that the cent increase in volume of business growers at the terminal markets. Critically Injured in Fall. dates will be chosen from Boardman, over 1935, which justified construc Mr. Leedy stated further that the building will be ready by the time Stanfield and Echo, and tion of a new building to be com Oregon and northwest turkey coop school starts in September. Carl Leonard Clark. 17-year-old Irrigon, from these contestants a queen will pleted by the middle of September. eratives had the best credit rating son of O. M. Clark, suffered two be elected. The other girls will He stated that Sunnyside was the of any like organization in the Sisters Enjoy Reunion. crushed vertebra in a fall Friday serve as attendants. Election will outstanding shipping point in the United States. That the association Three sisters of Curtis Simons’ afternoon at the swimming hole in be held September 5. state. Disease troubles he attributed had “never defaulted a day on a mother of Walla Walla are enjoying the Umatilla river. He was standing The fair board also decided that to the increase in volume and new dollar." a reunion at her home this week on a stack of four heavy cans when every man getting his mall through producers going into the business. he lost his balance and fell Into the Mr. Griffin stated that he was They are Mrs. Logan Garrison of the Hermiston post office must wear D. R. Mitchell, field man for the one of the origina lincorporators of Iowa. Mrs. Bernie Williams of Los water, hitting the bed of the river overalls, blue shirts and cooperatives at Sunnyside, told of the northwest association, serving Angeles, Mrs. Orie Cunningham of with his head. He was paralyzed striped straw hats one week prior to the the work they were doing and in as its president in 1932-33. He stat Wilson Creek. Wn., and Mrs. L. E. from the neck down when Edna project fair. The ladies must wear vited growers here to attend their ed that the association guaranteed Simons of Walla Walla. Mrs. Garris first turkey tour in Washington to the grower top market price and on visited at the Curtis Simons home Turnblad pulled him from the water. print dresses. Harvey DeMoss was named chair be staged August 26. that every pound more turkey ship Sunday night and Monday and then Edna witnessed the accident and at man of a committee to direct this J. C. Leedy, manager of the Ore ped by them made a surer, more accompanied the family to Pendle first thought the boy was fooling movement and collect fines from gon Turkey Co-operatives, Inc., said stable market. ton where they were joined by Mr. but soon noted his distress. He was Mr. Huntington expressed his ap Simons' sister Nola and Mrs. Wil taken to Portland Saturday morn those who do not comply. Other that a recent survey assured an in of the committee were Roy crease in the volume of turkey busi preciation of the cooperation of liams to go on to Walla Walla. The ing and is now in the Spalding Gen members Hale, H. A. Pankow, and F. C. Mc ness in the state this year, despite members at Hermiston and the work two latter remained in Walla Walla Kenzie.. the heaviest losses ever experienced being done in this field. but the Simons returned to Hermis eral hospital there. A letter from Plans are well laid for the three Mr. Jendrzejewski voiced the ap ton that night. The sisters have not his father Tuesday stated that his in the state. Increases are not only day fair. The grounds will be in seen in Oregon, but in Utah. Idaho preciation of the local organization been together for 30 years. condition is critical. readiness at the Hermiston Commu and Washington. Two years prior to to all those who assisted in the pro nity park and the Evergreen Mid 1935, he said, production had de gram. and to the ladies of the Meth way Attraction company will fur odist church who served the ban- creased. nish a merry-go-round and two oth Mr. Leedy stated that the larger quet. He also praised the efficient er rides for entertainment. volume of turkeys shipped through work of the warehouse during ship Thursday will be entry day and the Northwest Turkey Growers' as ping season. no entries will be accepted after Musical numbers were given by sociation, of which the Oregon as Thursday that have not been en sociation is a member, will influence the "Norbest" trio composed of the tered by entry blank through the the stabilizing of prices A rise in Misses Esther and Helen Fredreck- secretary. On Friday a football teed cost for the later feeding per- son. and Edna Ott, and by Donald By W. G. Kersbergen, Supt. - iod is anticipated but this condition DeMoss. vanced course and finally in the game will be scheduled for the af will also cause a rise in the turkey high schools which have a limited ternoon and judging will take place With school opening less than a teaching staff a certain order of in the forenoon. A small rodeo will market, he said. RESULTS OF FIELD STATION month away, high school students proceedure is necessary to avoid an be staged Saturday afternoon on the In telling of the set-up of the and prospective high school students undue number of conflicts in class grounds. Northwest Turkey Growers' associa EXPERIMENTS EXPLAINED. and their parents may be interested schedule. If students and parents The new auditorium on the tion, H. Griffin, who is its field This year the field station will not in the course offerings of the Union will plan the course for several grounds will be used for the wo manager, stated that “it is one of High school for the coming year. rears ahead it is possible to secure men’s exhibit and will be cleared for hold a general field day, but will the few things I have been connec The courses offered by modern sec ted with which is worthy of the hold a series of informal meetings ondary schools are usually grouped a wide selection, but if no plan is the dance Saturday night. A portion dealing with specific results of ex followed it usually results in the of the cow barns will be used as the (Continued on page 4) perimental work of interest to par under five general heads—language, student’s arrival at the final year poultry buildings. natural science, social science, voca with several classes appearing at the ticular groups of farmers. Al Kennings reports that he has Next Saturday afternoon, August tional education and physical edu same time on the schedule and the invited breeders from Adams, Athe RALPH SAYLOR BUYS THREE 22, at 2:00 o’clock, one of these cation. Institutions of higher learn result is that an unsatisfactory na, Touchet and other districts to CAR LOADS MONTANA HERFORDS group meetings will be held. This ing and state departments have in choice must be made and certain show their stock at the fair this year a method of growing tomatoes, terested themselves in seeing to it courses eliminated. fall, and that he anticipated a big which. If thoroughly practical and that students applying for admission The Oregon standards for gradua ger and better display ot real show Three car loads of Hereford cattle economical, and which will assure have some secondary training in all The board voted Tuesday to were received Tuesday afternoon by the family supply every year, has five branches. The result has been tion call for two majors and three stock. electric clippers for use on Ralph Saylor, at Stanfield from the been developed. These tomatoes are a series of admission requirements minors for graduation. The re purchase the fair only in fitting eastern Montana drought section. making an enormous growth and a and standards of accrediting plus quirement means that the student stock for grounds show. must present three units in each of There were 81 head in the shipment good crop along side of a total crop occasional rules for graduation. and two units in each of The premium books will be mailed which was in fairly good condition. failure among the exposed plants, For those who are not interested two fields other fields. In some cases out this week and those who do not Mr. Saylor and his brother Edgar because of curly top. in attending higher institutions the three Saylor motored to Montana, visiting The method will be explained in need for a balanced program Is even five units may count as a major and receive one may call at the office the Yellowstone National park, re detail, with cost figures and yields more important. The student who a minor or four units as two minors. of the county agent or at the Her There are eleven or twelve fields ald office. turning by way of Spokane Monday so far. attends college after graduation from which the majors and minors Raymond Longhorn has charge of night. from high school will be able to may be chosen and no particular the grounds and A. E. Bensel will make up for shortages in his high Cattle in the drought area are be ALFALFA GROWERS OF WALLA school course by taking courses in combination is required but there conduct the sports program. ing sold at Great Falls. Billings and certain legal requirements that higher institutions, but the person are Miles City, through auction sales to WALLA AGREE ON PRICE practically fix one or two of them who completes his formal education Three Select Fair Queen Candidate. years of English are required buyers from Oregon and California, WALLA WALLA. Aug. 19—A min with a high school diploma should and other, sections. Saylors pur imum price of $10 a ton in the field, by all means have a balanced course which automatically provides for The’ Umatilla Project fair queen major and a year of U. S. his candidate for Hermiston will be se chased these cattle at Miles City for number one alfalfa hay last that gives him or her a few courses one tory and one of civics are required lected Saturday night. August 22. in each field. where 4.000 head were sold with night was agreed upon by growers last two requirements when at the queen dance held at the new Courses are usually set for a spe These of Kittitas. Yakima, Benton and in two days time. met automatically provide the stu Walla Walla counties, called by Po cific year but some alteration can dent with a minor in social sciences auditorium in the community park. Frank Correa of Stanfield recent mona granges of those counties at be permitted. There are sound rea Candidates from Boardman. Irrigon. addition a foreign language mi Umatilla. Stanfield and Echo will ly received five car loads of Hereford Yakima George Gray of Touchet. sons for placing a given course in In nor must present two units in the Walla Walla Pomona master, an a specific school year. In the first same language. One unit may be also be chosen, and election will be cattle from that section. held at a dance In Hermiston. Sep place courses are by this means de Mr. Saylor reports that the terri nounced today. A committee of the four counties signed for students of approximate granted as an elective unit hut the tember 5th. The girl who runs as a tory east of Billings is as bad as will also endeavoor to bring Uma ly the same stage of maturity, in addition of a second unit in another queen candidate and Is not elected reports picture it, and that hay is tilla and Klamath counties. Oregon, other instances, a knowledge of an language does not constitute a mi will act as attendant to the queen and will be entertained during the selling at $32 per ton. On their growers into the agreement. Gray elementary course Is pre-requisite to nor. three day fair. the Intelligent study of a more ad (Concluded next week) trip the Saylors covered 2000 miles. said.—Walla Walla Union. HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUOY EXPLAINED BY W. G. KERSBERGEN TURKEYS BRING PROSPERITY TO MERRILL POTTER 90 PER CENT PRIME BIRDS MARKETED LAST YEAR. Methods Given In Producing Prime Birds; Sanitation Said to Be Major Feature. “In the turkey business for four teen years and always came out af ter marketing In the tall with a lit tle margin of profit," that is the story Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Potter have to tell as they continue in the business on their 32 acre farm in the North hill district. They have worked up a neat system in brood ing. feeding pens, range, and water system which permits them to be away a day or two at a time with someone on the place to see that the turkeys are not stolen. Feed hoppers are built to supply teed enough tor the birds for two or three days with out refilling. This year the Potters have 1800 birds. The first hatch came off the middle of April from eggs from their own breeding stock, hatched In their own incubators of a 2500 turkey egg capacity. Custom hatching was done for New Maddens, turning out 1500 poults, and 600 for Mr. and Mrs. Antone Soneson. The Potters started in the tur key business with 150 poults pur chased from Walter Botkin hatched by turkey hens. These were late June birds hatched after the Bot kins had their poults in the brooder house. Each year they have increas ed their number of poults until now they have the largest flock ever raised on their farm. Last year their birds marketed through the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ pool went 90 per cent prime. Some of the rules by which the Potters believe they raise prime birds are: first, to select the very best hens for breeding stock and se cure toms from some of the best known turkey breeders In the coun try. Then select and sort all eggs that go into the incubators. Proper incubation, of course, plays a big nart in getting the best poults. Then from the time the birds are first fed until the time they are marketed, the hoppers are kept well filled with feed at all times. Sanitation In the brooder houses, in the feed hoppers and drinking fountains, and on the range plays one of the major parts in raising prime birds. All feeds are purchased from the Farm Bureau Co-operative and the Potters have their own formula for mash feed which is mixed at the local mill. After the poults are old enough they are allowed to range over the 3 2 acres and pick green teed from the alfalfa and corn patch. This range is not changed each year but the surface of the ground is hard and Is scraped and cleaned under the nermanent roosts which are placed 12 feet apart. The other portions ot the land are plowed under and planted to corn and alfalfa. An average of $ 2 per head is es timated as an average profit on birds marketed each year by the Potters. Most of these birds have gone prime as a guarantee for the top market price. Six brooder houses. 10x12 feet, house the poults in the spring and these are heated by the new perfec tion coal oil stoves. A lantern is hung under the hover to attract the poults and this almost entirely eliminated piling. Mr. Potter has worked out numerous time savers in the way of equipment, and arrange ment In the range yard. The farm is fenced by a seven foot woven wire to confine the birds to a given area Growers who contemplate going into the turkey business will profit by making a visit to the Potter farm and getting information on breeding, hatching, brooding and feeding. The Potters take time to go deer hunting every fall and Mrs. Potter is a crack shot and always gets her deer. They also own a motor boat and occasionally take a trip. They have a beautiful home and grounds and are known as prosperous and successful people. Ship to Molly Ripley. Molly Ripley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G W. Ripley, was presented with the hand made sailing hark ship by Soren Jensen this week as the lucky winner. Mr. Jensen made the ship last year and has had It on display at the Herald office for three months. He was ship carpen ter during the 15 years he sailed the seas. COMING EVENTS OF INTEREST • • • • • • • ♦ ♦ • • ♦ • ♦ ♦ TO LOCAL CITIZENS. Important dates and events affecting citizens in this diet- riet during July, August and September are listed in the fol- lowing line-up. PENDLETON ROUND-UP — September 10-11-12. OREGON STATE FAIR -Sept. 7th to 13th. UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR— September 17-18-19. NORTH MORROW COUNTY FAIR—Sept. 25-26. • • • • • • ♦ • ♦ • • • ♦ ♦ • 444642988888680
