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$ VOLUME XXX o* The Hrrmintun Hrraln NUMBER 8 HERMISTON, UMATILLA O’REILLY BURIED AT ECHO WEDNESDAY. Coroner’s Jury Placea No Blame; Fatal Wound Inflicted at Target Practice. OREGON, OCTOBER 1, 1936. ANNUAL DISTRICT REBEKAH Dawson Joins Army. Street Improvement Planned. CONVENTION AT STANFIELD Robert Lee Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dawson of Hermis- ton, was accepted for service in the Tenth Field Artillery, Monday af ternoon, and left immediately for Fort Lewis, Wn. He was enlisted by Sergeant D. I. Dixon, Corp. Edward Sturgiss, and Privat Harold Archer who were in Hermiston Monday and Tuesday. Street impovement on Ridgeway avenue, running east and west, on which the new high school building stands, and on Second street to Gladys avenue, is being planned and work will start immediately. The city council has rented road grading equipment from the county road department and is having the work done. The equipment arrived here Wednesday and work is ex pected to start immediately. STUBENT VICTIM The annual district Rebekah con ACCIBENTALSHOT vention met at Stanfield, Saturday, PATRICK COUNTY, September 26th, with Estelle N. Weed of Portland, president of the Oregon Rebekah Assmbly, as one of the honor guests. Mrs. Lydia Olinger of Milton was elected convention chairman for next year, and Mrs. R. E. Bean of Freewater was named secretary. The 1937 convention will be held in Milton. Sunbeam lodge No. 180 of Her- miston presented the Banner Bear- er’s Charge and seated the 1937 convention officers. Pauline lodge of Pendleton put on the initiatory work, taking in several members. A very entertaining musical pro gram was presented at the banquet in the evening. The ladies of the Presbyterian church served the ban quet in the church parlors. Members of the local lodge pres ent included Edith Spencer, Thelma Harkenrider, Beulah Simona, Ollie Watson, Mrs. Floyd Knerr, Grace Logan. Oda Rankin, Margaret Yea- ger, Inez Amsberry, Mabel Smith, Clara McReynolds. Ellen Smith and Eva Wilcox. 4-H CLUBBERS WILL SHOW THROOPS AND SHAFERS IN FOREST FIRE REGION A letter received today from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Throop who live at Yachats, Ore., tells of the fire that is razing the timber in that region. The fire started about three miles from their home and traveled at the rate of a mile a minute. Men who went to fight the fire were nearly trapped in the path of the flames, because they did not realize the speed with which it was spreading. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shafer, also of Hermiston. live there. In that district there were but three houses left after the fire had passed by, the one in wich the Throops lived and the Shafer resi dence. Livestock and household be- longings went In the path of the fire. The Shafers were assisting a neighbor by moving the furniture into the yard and were able to save the house, but the furniture burned. While doing this missionary work their own house cought fire and the shingles were burned off. All log ging operations are stopped tor the present. Mr. and Mrs. Shafer are the par- ents of Mrs. Ralph Fix, and Mrs. Throop is her sister. Funeral services for Patrick Jo- STOCK AT INTERNATIONAL WESTLAND GRANGE PRESENTS seph O’Reilly were held from Our Lady of the Angel's Catholic church A car load of stock will be shipped BOOSTER NIGHT PROGRAM Wednesday morning at 11:00 o’ to Portland Friday by 4-H club clock, and interment was in the Mrs. E. H. Dunning, lecturer for members from the west end of Uma- Echo Catholic cemetery. tilla county to be shown at the Paci- the Westland Grange, presided over O'Reilly, known as Jerry, died as fic International Livestock Show a program given at the hall Wed a result of a gunshot wound which opens Saturday. W. A. Saw- nesday night. Following the pro received during target practice yer. assistant county agent, will ac gram Mrs. Mildred Crow of White with four companions on the after company the group, leaving here at Eagle Grange, presented a splendid noon of Sunday, September 27th. He recreational program. four o'clock Friday morning. passed away at the Hermiston Gen- Approximately 100 people enjoy The pure bred club stock will be eral hospital at 8:00 o’clock Sun sold at public auction at the show. ed the program which was as fol day evening. Judging In beef classes is scheduled lows: Opening song, America; Num A coroner’s jury held Monday for 1:30 Monday afternoon, and bers by the male quartet, composed morning brought the following ver- judging of hogs for Tuesday at 9.00 of E. D. Martin, J. A. Clarke, W. L. diet: a. m. Livestock judging contests are Hamm and Al Quiring, accompanied "This Jury finds no evidence scheduled for 8:00 o’clock Monday. by Mrs. J. A. Clarke; Guitar solo by showing criminal negligence. The Livestock club members who will Harold Laird; Vocal duet by Mrs. J. gun Inflicting the wound that re show their stock Include Leo Ruever, S. Burnham and daughter Mary, ac suited in the death of O’Reilly was 2 beef, 5 hogs; Awilda and Neal companied by Miss Golda Mumma; probably held In the hands of Stu COMMENTS ON HERALD THIRTY Bleakney, each one beef and one Reading by Mrs. W. Dyer; Piano art Rankin, Harold Buell, Marvin hog; Marie Olsen, 1 beef, 1 hog; El- solo by Miss Mumma. A play which YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION Rankin or Guy Jeppe, don Saylor, 2 beef, 2 hogs; Gail provoked much laughter, was pre- HOSPITAL NOTES. "The boys were standing on a The Hermiston Herald Is to be Martin, 2 beef; Harry Lewis, 1 beef; sented by Mrs. Chas. Seeliger, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Duvall an- triangle concrete pier at the power complimented upon its 30th anni Charles Klk. 1 beef; Bernard Jen- P. A. Power, Mrs. Floyd Laird and nounce the birth of a nine pound dam of the Hermiston Light & versary historical edition, issued drzejewski, 5 hogs; Lauretta and Margaret Seeliger. Later in the evening music for baby daughter Wednesday. Septem Power company plant, shooting at last week. Well composed and well Lavester Mulkins, each 1 hog; Bob rocks probably the size of a walnut, printed, the 26-page paper contains and Bill Jackson are each sending dancing was furnished by the Isaac ber 30th, at the Hermiston General hospital. She has been named Paul at a distance of ten feet. As O’Reilly a wealth of historical information one hog; John McMullen is sending son boys. ine Marie. stooped to pick up a shell in front about Hermiston and the north end one beef. Odd Fellow Reception. of him and in the haste of the other of Umatilla and Morrow counties. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Schmitz who Every member of the local Odd recently came to the Stanfield pro Hi District Buys Cottage. boys to be the first to hit the rock. Liberal advertising patronage from Fellow lodge is asked to be present ject from Kansas, are the parents of the bullet. In line of the target. all towns in the district is also dis The Union high school district Monday night, October 5th, at a re- a son born September 21st, at the pierced O'Reilly’s head on the right played. bid was high on the cottage which side above the ear. Death was caus- E. P. Dodd, veteran Hermiston was for sale by the grade school ception. Prizes and entertainment of hospital. He has been named Bruce Wayne. ed by hemorrhage." realtor and Umatilla Rapids dam district recently. The building will all kinds will be given. J. A. Carney, deputy sheriff from booster, assisted in gathering and be moved to a location north of the Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lenhart an- Western Union Maintenance. Pendleton, investigated the scene writing the historical material. Al- new high school building. Another nounce the arrival of a baby girl The Western Union telegraph born Wednesday, September 30th, of the accident and found the guns fred Quiring, Mrs. Quiring and Paul- bid will be called on the remaining maintenance crew, which has been at the Hermiston General hospital, as the witnesses had testified. ine M. Stoop, publishers, completed cottage. stationed here for the past week, Both mother and baby are doing Those serving on the coroner’s the staff of workers. Free distribu- left Wednesday morning for Arling nicely. She has been tion throughout the district was named Janice Townsend Meeting. jury included W. W. Felthouse, ton. The crew was under H. A. Dier- Lee. foreman, C. A. Jackman, C. J. Shu given. It was a big job well done, The next regular meeting of the ler, who directed work of stubbing mate, Guy Amsberry, Alfred Quir- and is worthy the appreciation of Townsend club will be held Tues Mrs. Fred Noah of Corvallis. Ore.. all poles along the line. was s patient in the hospital for ing, Roy Thomas. The jury met at the people of Hermiston and sur day evening, October 6th, in the rounding territory.—Heppner Gazet- I Union church building. A good the Prann Funeral Parlors. four days last week being treated Wins On White Leghorns. O’Reilly was a sophomore in the Times. program Is in store. Also impor Mrs. Neva Pilon won first prize on for head Injuries received when her car overturned near Hermiston, She Hermiston high school this year, The bright and newsy Hermiston tant business is to come up. Every her pen of four pullets in the White left Sunday for her home with her having transferred from the Com- member of the club should be pres Leghorn division at the Umatilla husband. merce high school In San Francisco. Herald merits well-deserved con- ent. Project fair. She won several sec He was a member of the football gratulations on its thirtieth anni Mrs. Ursel Hiatt left the hospital onds on her display but the first was versary number issued last week. squad and had made numerous The ladies of the Methodist church overlooked in preparing the prize Wednesday for her home in Uma were 26 pages in the edition, There friends in the comparatively short and the Union church met jointly tilla following recovery from a ma time he had been a student 1 here, all filled with interesting local news Wednesday in an all day meeting at list which was published in last jor operation. week's Herald. and features illustrated with Members of the sophomor class i and the Union church. The ladies meet Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gifford of many other students attended the local pictures. It was a commend together every fifth Wednesday and Portland have joined the kitchen Weather Report. able effort on the part of the pub- funeral. enjoy dinner and a pleasant after- Date Max. Min. staff at the hospital. lis..e"s crowned with success. We noon. 38 September 24 90 Rev. H. B. Thomas of Boardman are happy to note that Miss Pauline G. W. BAILEY HONORED Tom Hendricks. Howard Bates, September 25 83 .... 40 recently gave 35 to the support of Stoop, one of the co-publishers of Claude Silvernail and Tom Miller September 26 77 .... 34 the Hermiston General hospital. IN OKLAHOMA HOME TOWN the Herald, was once a valued em- all of Boardman. stopped an hour in September 27 80 .... 32 ploye of The Sun under the present Hermiston today on their way to September 28 The following article appeared in management.—Wallowa Sun. 83 .... 34 Physical Ed Schedule the Wallowa country after four deer September 29 the Ellis County Capitol of Arnett, 86 .... 35 and an outing for a week. Oklahoma, in the issue of August September 30 81 ... 37 Announced. Celebrating 30 years of publica- 28th, when Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ba- tion. the Hermiston Herald issued iley of Hermiston were visiting an attractive 30-page special edition From The Bulldog. relatives and friends there. Girls' physical education, which last week in which the develop- is one of the new courses offered “G. W. (Grant) Bailey and fam ment of the Hermiston region was this year, has the large enrollment ily, and his son Bill and family, are interestingly recorded. The number of 49. The classes meet three times back at Fargo. Oklahoma, after six reflects the progressive manage- a week, Mondays and Wednesdays teen years of absence. Grant didn’t ment of the Herald and the business for activities, and Fridays for lec build all of Fargo but was a large people who supported them in their Members of 4-H clubs from the vale. tures. The complete schedule for the factor In days gone by in building enterprise. Miss Pauline Stoop, one Girls exhibiting in home eco girls' classes for this year is as fol it up. For twelve years he was post of the publishers, was employed by west end of Umatilla county placed master at Fargo and in its changing the Condon Globe-Times some years in nearly every division at the Coun nomics in the club fair won places lows: ty 4-H Club show staged at Pendle in their special divisions as follows: scenes was always on the job. He ago. —Condon Globe-Times. September— Inter-class horseshoe ton Saturday. September 26th. So Camp cookery, which is also par tournament; softball; lectures on factor in building its side- walks. In its very fine thirtieth anniver- generous was the response from ev ticipated in by boys, was placed, "Foundation of Health.” October — Inter-class soccer; lec “The cycles of time have many sary edition the Hermiston Herald ery community in Umatilla county first by Allan Clarke and second by tures. erasures. There have been many men has much historical information re that the committee in charge voted Eldon Saylor, both of Hermiston. Cooking I—Ruth Jordan, Echo, November—Inter-class volley ball who started thia country of which lating to that section and says that to make the show an annual event. Club members from Stanfield. 2d; Linis Foster. Stanfield, 3d; Mar tournament; tenlquoits (deck ten we have no history. All life is an the name of the town was selected electric needle scratiching on the by Mrs. J. F. McNaught who had Umatilla. Echo and Hermiston plac ie Tenny. Stanfield, 4th; Grace Ben- nis); lectures. December—Inter-class basketball; sands of time. Grant's needle was read Stevenson's book “Weir of Her ed in nearly every division. Forty- sei, Umatilla, 5th. Cooking II — Esther McMullen, lectures. able to make more of an Impression miston.” There was a Baptist min five head of livestock, owned by 30 January— Inter-class basketball ; than the reet of us, and in his blun ister by the name of Hermiston club members, were entered in the Hermiston. 1st; Frances Dawson. dering through life left an impres shortly afterward but the town was livestock division. There were eight Hermiston, 2d; Mary Sommerer, lectures. head of stock eligible to show which Hermiston. 3d; Lois Bensel. Uma February— Tumbling; Pyramids; sion of all who knew him. Grant not named in his honor. was not entered at Pendleton. stunts, lectures. tilla. 4th. did more for the republican party In his book covering Oregon geo Among local leaders attending the Cooking III — Margaret Clarke. while here than any man in Okla graphical names Lewis A. McArthur March — Self-testing activities, homa. But after he left it had to die, credits the naming of the town to show were Mrs. W. A. Hineline. Hermiston. 1st; Anne Sommerer calisthenics, lectures. the disease was too deep rooted Col. J. F. McNaught and says the Lois Hutchison. Mrs. Wm. Bensel, Hermiston. 2d. April—Ping-pong, drills, lectures. Canning I - Awilda Bleakney. Many men would have killed him In name came from Stevenson's novel. Mrs. W. A. Sawyer. A. E. Rugg and May—General resume. physical Stanfield. 2d; Frances Dawson. Her education exhibition (P. E. X.) the morning but before night shook He says the railroad station at Her Ralph Saylor. Rebecca Pierson and Joyce Sater miston. 3d. hands with him. miston was originally called Max- Canning II — Esther McMullen. "Grant came back to • see his well. probably after A. L. Maxwell, were awarded a sack of flour, win Seventeen New Students. friends of other day, but many of at one time a passenger traffic of ning first as the beet demonstra Hermiston, 1st; Vera Sisson. Her tion team. They are members of the miston, 2d; Anne Sommerer. Her them had gone to where life knows ficial for the Union Pacific. The Sew-We-Sew club lead by Mrs. W. miston. 3d; Joyce McCulley. Hermis Seventeen new students from oth no waking. Many men come and go postal authorities would not accept A. Sawyer. Second place was won ton. 4th. er schools have entered H. H. 8. through life with a dull needle that name, however, because of du by Lois Jean Kraiman and Eleanor Canning HI—Marie Skovbo, Her this year. They are as follows; with never a thought of their own. plication and for that reason a new Smiley of the Busy Bees at Fruit miston. 1st; Eleanor Dawson. Her Freshmen Arthur Dacey, Stan but Grant’s needle scratched deep. name was desired.—East Oregonian. field; Charlie McCracken, Yuma. vale. miston. 3d; Nina Rae McCulley. "He has known the smell of the Jane Jackson and Nina Rae Mc Hermiston. 4th. Colorado; Russell Piersol, Meacham; A comprehensive history of th > sage and the aroma of the desert air. Culley won first on their food dem- Clothing H—Vera Sisson. Hermis- Maxine Waters. Mission. Ore. He has known the Texas long horns Umatilla irrigation project since its Sophomores—Grace Rowell, Lex and tae Montana bucaroos. He is inception about 30 years ago. Is con onstration, representing the We- ton. 3d; Rebecca Pierson. Hermis Can-Canning club, lead by Mrs. W ton. 5th; Dorothy Pierson. 6th. ington; Min a See, LaGrande; not the man who commanded the tained In an anniversary edition of A. Hineline of Hermiston. Marie Miry Helene Piersol, Meacham: Ves Clothing III — Marie Skovbo. Her the Hermiston Herald issued during sun to stand still, but he is the man the project fair week. Liberally II- Skovbo and Esther McMullen won miston. 1st: Esther McMullen. Hei- ter Shaw. Lexington: Jerry O'Reilly. that made the moon shine. miston. 1st: Nine Rae McCulley. San Francisco. Calif.: Darwin Shaw. lustrated with Interesting pictures second place. Nina Rae McCulley of Hermiston Hermiston. 2d; Joyce McCulley. Her Umatilla: Boyd Waters. Mission; ed human perfection. but you did and erammed with descriptive arti won first place in the style review miston, 3d; Joyce Sater. Hermiston. Clara Beebe, Stanfield. elee on every conceivable phase of your part as you saw life. You are modeling wash dress or school suit. 4th; Nellie Hooker. Hermiston. 4th; Juniors—Winnie Hensley, Palou on the last lap of your Journey industrial and social life on the pro Marie Skovbo won second place Grace Bensel. 5th, Umatilla: Mar se. Wn.; Forest Putnam. Bend; Asa through life. This is the last round Grand Champion In the style re garet Wood. Stanfield. 4th Shaw, Lexington; Rex Boylen, Irri view was Erma Renchen of Fruit gon. (Continued on page 6) LOCAL 4-H CLUBBERS WIN MANY PRIZES AT COUNTY CLUB SHOW TURKEYS AND FOXES RAISED TILDENS COMBINE TURKEY AND FOX INDUSTRY. Mrs. Hiatt Manages Commercial Flock Alone; Mortality Low Here. Combining the turkey industry and the Silver Fox industry is an interesting study on the 60 acre farm operated by Mr. and Mrs. Em erald Tilden in the North Hill dis trict. They have raised a commer cial flock of turkeys averaging be tween 500 and 700 birds for sever al years, and also keep 12 pairs of Silver Foxes, taken over from Mrs. O. P. Smith in 1931. Both indus tries have been a source of income sufficient to maintain a home and family. When markets are good and feed costs lower, the Tildens have made a profit of *2.50 per bird on their turkeys, and years when there was a reverse in market prices and high feed costs the profit has dropped as low as seventy cents. Their records show, however, that a fair profit has always been made from birds raised commercially. They have discarded use of hovers because it has proven an unneces sary piece of equipment In their brooder house which has a low ceil ing and is heated by a hot air sys tem, with two concrete pipes run ning under the sand surface floor. The firebox is built outside. The low ceiling is believed one of the better features to receive the most from this brooder house system without the use of hovers. The capacity of the brooder house is 900, and the compartment parti tions are movable. The walls are of double construction lined with heavy paper. The brooder house has been used as a killing house in recent years and the birds are stored there until they are taken to the market. Here they are protected from freezing and th pickers have a comfortable place In which to work. Silver Foxes Profitable. The Silver Fox industry was started on the project here in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tilden, both deceased, who purchased one pair of foxes. In 1931 Mr. and Mrs. E. Til den took over the equipment and fox es and now have 12 pairs, enclosed by a high woven fence. Last year the Tildens marketed 40 pelts through a Seattle market, but have shipped to a New York market ’n previous years. They say this climate Is a little dry for the fox industry but that the animals finish out in fine shape and the pelts bring an average market price. The Rocky Mountain region which is high, with severe winters, is ideal for the fox industry. The pelts are usually prime in Novem ber or december. Healthy old horses and cattle are purchased cheaply and the meat and bones are ground separately and fed on a percentage basis to the foxes. The fact that there are few foxes In thia region makes It possible to purchase feed at a reasonable rate to allow a profit on the sale of pelts. Commercial Turkeys. Mrs. Lucille Hiatt believes that disease Is kept down within the commercial turkey flock by main taining sanitary conditions on the range and in the brooder houses. Mrs. Hiatt has a flock of 1050 birds thia year and has operated the bus iness herself commercially since the death of her husband several years ago. This year’s flock is ranging on the Jewett place north of town which Mrs. Hiatt rents. Before coming to Hermiston the Hiatts raised between 500 and 700 turkeys from the hens In the Hepp ner country where they operated a wheat ranch. One season they cleared *1200 on 700 birds above teed costs, but they attributed this to the fact that the birds ranged in the wheat fields, gleaning wheat and grasshoppers, and the market price of the birds. Mrs. Hiatt says the loss by disease and rodents Is much less on this project than in the Heppner country. Last year, and thia season, Mrs. Hiatt has purchased poults and raised them commercially in brood er houses She now uses five unit brooder houses which are 12x12 in size. These are heated by James- way brooder stoves tn which bri quettes are used as fuel. In 1935 Mrs. Hiatt cleared a suf ficient profit on her 840 birds to purchase all her poults for this (Continued on Page 10)
