•Ohe Hermistun Meraln
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 20
PROJECT FARM
BUREAU HOLDS MEET
H. J. OTT VETERAN
OFFICER RE-ELECTED
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
COUNTY,
OREGON,
JANUARY 7, 1937
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL ELECT
STANFIELD SPONSORS 4400 BIRDS RECEIVED
CCC BENEFIT DANCE THROUGH POOL
•
The Hermiston Commercial •
• club will elect officers at its •
• first meeting of the year, Tuee- •
❖ day, January 12th. Dinner will •
• be served at 7:00 o'clock In the •
• Hermiston Hotel and all mem- •
• bers are urged to be present to •
• assist in outlining the program •
• for the coming year.
•
•
A special program is being •
• planned for this first meeting •
❖ of the year.
•
$9929992*$**%**
Stanfield, Ore., Jan. 6 (Special)—
Due to the limitation in dancing
hours by the state law, the public
dance staged for Friday, January 8,
1937, here in Stanfield, will be
from 9 to 1 rather than from 10 to
2, according to William Haggman,
dance chairman. This dance is be
ing given in behalf of the CCC en
rollees of Co. 569, Camp Stanfield.
Full indorsement of the proposed
dance has been given by Represen
tative Walter M. Pierce, who in a
letter to Mayor Frank Sloan of
Stanfield, said: “I want to congra
tulate the citizens of Stanfield for
staging a benefit dance for the boys
of Company 569. This company has
given us the outstanding work in
the state of Oregon. I have visited
many camps but in no other did I
find anything approaching the ben
eficial work that has been done at
Stanfield by this camp. Congratu
lations to you and others who were
responsible for this move in public
interest.”
Chairman Haggman has an
nounced that all advance subscrip
tions should be sent to him at Stan
field. Tickets are $1.00 per couple
or 50 cents for a single admission.
CCC enrollees from other camps in
Umatilla county have been invited
to attend the dance, which promises
to be one of the outstanding affairs
held in the county.
THOUGHTS
FOR WOMEN
BY ANRAH
The annual meeting of the Uma
tilla Project Farm Bureau was held
Wednesday, December 30th, at the
Union church with a small atten
dance. H. J. Ott, veteran president
of the organization, presided over
the meeting at which project lead
ers gave their reports and election
of officers was held. All officers
COUNTY EQUIPMENT
and project leaders were re-elected
for the ensuing year.
CLEARS ROADS
Members of the Blue Ribbon Calf
club presented a play entitled "Pep-
Two large snow plows belonging
per-Up Club” in which Marijane to the county were sent to Hermis
Hammer, Marian Ott, Arilda Foster, ton Thursday by County Judge Carl
Vera Sisson, Leonard Mopps and Chambers and the county commis
Lois Hutchison took part.
sioners to clear the country roads of
Rebecca Pierson gave a reading drifted snow to make them passable
and Bob Jackson played a piano so for school busses and other travel.
lo. Edna Ott pleased with a violin
An expression of appreciation was
solo.
given today by members of the
A favorable report on 4-H club school boards for Districts 9 and 14,
work was given by W. A. Sawyer in Westland, Minnehaha and Colum
the absence of E. L. Jackson, project bia, for the prompt action taken by
leader. Mr. Sawyer stated that every the county court in this emergency.
club member finished his or her pro
School busses found It difficult to
ject last year except two. and the pass on country roads Tuesday and
boys and girls received a total of were compelled to miss some of the
31800 In prize money last tall. Club route, cutting down the school en
members have a total of 50 head of rollment. Thursday night nearly the
hogs and 15 head of fat beef cattle entire school buss route was cleared.
for their projects. The number of
livestock clubs is the same as last
KNAPPS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS SEAL
year.
Mr. Sawyer also reported on the GOLDEN WEDDING
SALE FAVORABLE
cooperative movement and especial
ly emphasized the recently organiz
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Knapp cele
The Tuberculosis Association is
ed Livestock Shipper's association. brated their golden wedding anni pleased with the fine sale of tuber
He stated that the commission firms versary at their home in Hermiston culosis Christmas seals, and wishes
were making more of an effort to by an all day party New Year’s day. to thank each and every person for
sell stock for the organized groups
Mr. Knapp was born in Wiscon their help in this great fight for
because there was a man directing sin in 1866. He moved to Nebraska health. The amount received thus
and checking the sale. The associa in 1878 and came to Oregon in 1882. far by the local chairman in this
tion hopes to attain a volume which He married Maggie Irene Bridwell district is $62.70.
permits shipments in car load lots. in Wallowa county, January 2,
There are thirty dollars worth of
The association provides an orderly 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp have
tuberculosis Christmas seals still
method of getting stock to market, four living children; Mrs. Arlie
outstanding. Won’t those of you
Mr. Sawyer said.
Whitmore of Enterprise, Ore., G. E. who have not as yet sent In your
Dr. Theo. Beletski gave a fine re Knapp of Hermiston, Ore., Mrs. Jett
dollar, please do so soon?
port on diseases among poultry and. Hoffnagle of Echo, Ore., and Bud
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livestock on the project. He stated Knapp of Hermiston. Ore. They
Transferred to Walla Walla.
there had been a slight intestment have 23 grandchildren and five
Craig Percy, who has been em
of spinal meningitis among horses, great grandchildren. Places were
but not serious. A large loss was set for 35 relatives at the mid day ployed In the Safeway Store here for
experienced in turkey poults in the dinner, and in the evening friends the past three years, was trans
spring which he attributed to weak dropped in to swell the total at the ferred to Store No. 71 in Walla Wal
start or faulty breeding stock. His late supper to 45. Games and old la, starting work this week. The
report was complete and touched time music were enjoyed by the transfer is considered a promotion.
His position here is being filled by
with humor.
guests.
Other project leaders giving re
Many beautiful and useful pres Fred Hensel, who has been attend
ports were: L. C. Dyer, dairy; J. W. ents were received as tokens of the ing Oregon State college, taking ag
McMullen, marketing and poultry; esteem in which the Knapps are ricultural economics. Brice Robin
son is also assisting in the store at
John Jendrzejewskl, rodent control; held by relatives and friends.
present.
W. G. Rodda, bees; H. M. Sommerer,
finance; A. E. Bensel, recreation;
Hewitt Sells implements.
Fire Damages Building.
H. K. Dean,I farm management.
M. L. Hewitt, who has harmed a
E. H. Dunning, who is legislative ranch near Stanfield for the past
The one room building on the east
chairman, presented the following two years, plans to discontinue his side of the Jens Skovbo honey house
resolution:
farming operations and will hold an north of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber
"Whereas the resolution asking auction sale at his farm Tuesday, company yard, was damaged by fire
for state aid for poultry disease con January 12th at 1:00 p. m. Mr. which broke out about 11:30 Tues
trol experimental work, passed by Hewitt is retiring from the farm and day morning. The house was occu
the County Farm Bureau at a recent will make his home in Pendleton.
pied by E. M. Barnett whose person
- --------------------------- al effects were damaged by water
meeting in Pendleton, was poorly
worded. Be it resolved therefore by
Miss Johns In Sanitarium.
and smoke. An engineer who was
the Umatilla Project Farm Bureau
Miss Mary Johns, daughter of with a train on the Union Pacific
in session at Hermiston on this 30th Mrs. James Johns of Pendleton, who track first noticed the flames and
day of December, 1936, that the with Miss Kate Stanfield, operates gave warning by sounding the whis
wording of the resolution be chang the Stanfield ranch on Butter Creek, tle. The flames were soon exting
ed to read as follows:
was injured in an accident Monday uished.
"Resolve that adequate appropria in Portland, when a car skidded on
tion be made by the State and Fed the icy Sandy Boulevard and struck
eral government to carry on further Miss Johns. She is in the Portland
experimental and research work on Sanitarium with five fractures in
the control of poultry diseases and her right leg and other cuts and
on poultry management problems.” bruises.
C. M. Jackson has acted as secre
tary for the organization for years,
Weather Report.
and A. E. Bensel was re-elected vice Date
Max. Mln. Drifting snow, wind, and cold did
December 30 .....................
34 .... 27 not stop the school busses Tuesday
president.
December 31 ........................ 32 .... 24 when the blizzard appeared early in
CHRISTOPHER-BEAMER
January 1 ......................... 28 .... 12 the morning, but the south hill bus
Miss Helen Beamer, daughter of January 2 ....................
27 5 was unable to complete its route
Mr. and Mrs. P. W Beamer, became January 3 ......................... 32 ....
5 and the other busses were compelled
26 to miss approximately seven families
the bride of Grady Christopher at January 4 ......................... 49
the home of her parents Saturday. January 5 —....................... 37 .... 17 on the routes. School was not dis
-4 missed. however, and will continue
January 2nd. The ceremony was January 6 ......................... 19
read by Elder Emery of College
Four Inches of snow fell Monday unless conditions are found to be
____ _________ much worse. A large number of stu
Place, Wn. Besides the immediate night.
families present were Mr. and Mrs.
dents are absent this week but that
Townsendites Postpone Meeting.
Waldo Carr and a friend of the
is attributed partly to the fact that
family from College Place. The
The Townsend meeting which was turkey picking and shipping Is in
young couple will make their home scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, progress.
on a farm in the Stanfield district. was postponed until January 12th.
The Irrigon high school team and
because of bad weather. The quilt
STILLINGS-SHAVER.
will be given away at that meeting grade school team will meet the
Ellen Shaver and Tilford Stillings and the club will sponsor a fish Hermiston High teams in basketball
were married Thursday, December pond.
here Friday, January 8th, in the
31st. in Walla Walla. Wn. They
high school gym. The local boys
License Examiner Coming.
were accompanied by the bride’s
have not lost a game this season and
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper it Is hoped the grade school boys
mother and Mr. and Mrs. John Con
rad. They will make their home on ators and chauffeurs, will be in Her will come out at the long end of the
miston Saturday, January 9th. 1937, score this time.
the Stanfield project.
at the city library between the
Helix meets the high school bas
Town Team Practice.
hours of 10:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M.. ketball team here January 18th. and
The Hermiston town basketball respectively, according to a recent on January 20th the local Bulldogs
team will hold practice in the high announcement released from the will meet the Boardman high and
school gymnasium January T, 12, 14 Secretary of State’s office. All those grade school teams at Boardman
and 21. Games have not been sche wishing permits or licenses to drive
duled but the team expects to play cars are asked to get in touch with
New students In the high school
Pendleton noon.
Mr. Bentley during these hours
this weak are Lucile Shaw, who is a
The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow
ers’ association expects to receive
4400 birds this week at the first
pool in January, while they are re
ceiving Wednesday and Thursday.
The two cars shipped this week
bring the total up to 24 cars. These
will be sent to the New York mar
ket.
Growers were handicapped in kill
ing this week by bad weather which
brought a blizzard and zero wea
ther, but many have quarters for
killing and picking that are heated
and are able to protect pickers from
the cold.
JOHN WOODWARD
PASSES WEDNESDAY
John Woodward, 91, passed away
at his home in Columbia district
early Wednesday,
January 6th,
where he has lived since 1919 when
he moved here from Heppner. Fun
eral services will be held Saturday,
January 9, at the Episcopal church
in Heppner, and interment will be
there. Prann’s Funeral Parlors will
have charge of the services.
Mr. Woodward was a prominent
sheep man in Heppner before com
ing to Hermiston. He lived there
when the Heppner flood came and
at that time lost his wife and their
home. Mr. Woodward also experi
enced the Chicago fire.
He was born October 16, 1845, in
England, and came to the United
States at the close of the Civil War.
He has made two trips to his native
land and has a brother who still re
sides there. He first married Clara
Hale of Heppner, In later years he
married Ada Julia Waddell, who
preceeded him in death two years
ago. He is survived by three sons.
Bob and Harold of Hermiston, Roy
of Enterprise, three daughters, Mrs.
Frances W. Jones, Spokane; Mrs.
W. H. Instrone, Heppner: Mrs. Clyde
Franklin, Winnemucca, Nevada; and
one step-daughter, Mrs. Sherman
Wells of Hermiston.
Hospital Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Hornsby of Stan
field are the parents of a baby girl
born Saturday, January 2. She has
been named Marion Jenene. Mrs.
Hornsby will be remembered as Ma
rie Lou Stephenson.
Little Dorotha Leila Hunt, year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Hunt of Columbia district, was se
verely burned Monday when she
fell into a tub of hot water. She
is reported as getting along nicely.
The six weeks' old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Adams of Irrigon
was expected to go home Thursday
after recovering from pneumonia.
Mrs. Geo. Harris is a medical pa
tient in the hospital this week.
Wilbur Gifford of Stanfield who
underwent an appendectomy two
weeks ago is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Sloan Spencer and small son
left Tuesday for their home in Stan
field.
SCHOOL BUSSES CONTINUE IN SPITE
OF SNOW; IRRIGON PLAYS HERE FRIDAY
senior, and her brother John Shaw,
who is a freshman. They came from
Pierce, Colorado, recently and are
making their home in one of the W.
W. Felthouse residences on the west
side.
The Parent-Teachers association
will hold its regular meeting Jan
uary 20th.
The high school smoker will be
staged in the gym Friday, January
15th. in the annual card presented
by high school students.
The
matched bouts will not be announced
until the night of the smoker which
will make it more interesting for
the student, Coach Frank O'Neil an
nounced today. Athletes who will
take part in the boxing are Marvin
Rankin. Kenneth Bensel. Bill Corpe,
John Knox. Allan Clarke, Ted Rip
ley. Harry Connor Jr., Don Belt, Al
vin Gettman, Bill Harris, Ralph
Marble. Presley Stillings, Frank
Rodda and Bob Follett.
Those who will appear In the
wrestling bouts are Darwin Shaw,
Lester Flannigan, Alfred Shipp,
Floyd Whitsett, Russell Piersol, Jim
Stewart. Bob Trumbull and Otho
Whitsett.
Another year has rolled around
and the time for New Year's resolu
tions is at hand; while New Year's
resolutions may be the subject for
many a joke, the spirit can not but
be commendable since it is evidence
of a universal desire for self im
provement. Regret over past mis
takes never makes for advancement,
only as it serves as an urge for self
betterment; and past mistakes may
be used as stepping stones to climb
higher.
The many petty annoyances that
are so much a part of woman’s life
call for constant vigilance and effort
to prevent the irritation and inhar
mony that almost inevitably result.
The making of a New Year’s reso
lution therefore is only the first
step, but much may be accomplished
by starting each day with the
thought of making this day better
than the day before.
Life yields happiness to us only
in the measure to which we render
service, and if we would realize the
most from this bright new year of
1937, we must strive to the utmost
to make the most of ourselves as we
are, and to make this year a bright
er one for those around us.
RIVER NAVIGATION
HELD FEASIBLE
OPEN RIVER WORK
MAKE USE POSSIBLE
One of the most valuable series of
meetings for stockmen ever held in
Umatilla county has been arranged
for January 21 and 22. The meet
ing is to be in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms on the second floor of
the Elk's Building in Pendleton.
Stockmen are realizing that the
grazing problem is becoming more
acute and that so far as public
ranges are concerned, the situation
will probably continue in the direc
tion of smaller numbers of live
stock. That means that private
lands now used for grazing will have
to be brought to a higher carrying
capacity if economical livestock
units are to continue to prevail.
There is also a growing interest in
the fattening of livestock to make
use of the surplus grains which are
always a problem in the northwest.
The program packs more informa
tion into two days than any similar
event which has been held. The
meetings are being held at a time
of the year when most stockmen can
attend, and it is hoped that live
stock operators in Umatilla county
will respond in large numbers.
Completion of the 7-foot channel
depth in the Columbia river from
Celilo to Umatilla will enable ves
sels of considerable tonnage and at
least one attendant barge to safely
and economically navigate the open
river stretch, Capt. Stewart B. Win
slow of Portland has written H. G.
Best of the Inland Empire Water
ways association at Walla Walla.
Winslow’s observation followed
his navigation of this stretch last
month aboard the Mary Gail tug
boat with a barge partially loaded
with gasoline. This cruise was end
ed at Umatilla where the barge was
unloaded across the river at Ply
mouth into trucks. He added the
opinion that experienced navigators
and pilots would be a great help to
successful operation.
Winslow was a pilot for the army
engineers on the Columbia and
Snake 17 years and has been naviga
ting the Columbia since 1907.
The Columbia’s channel is being
dredged to a depth of seven feet at
low water, 150 feet wide.
"When the army engineers have
completed the seven-foot project
from Celilo to Umatilla, I believe
that vessels of considerable tonnage
and with at least one barge will saf
ely and economically navigate open
river stretch to Umatilla.” Winslow
declared in the letter to West.
"This observation is valuable from
the association’s standpoint because
there has been some question and
doubt of the practicability and feas
ibility of operation by boat and
barge over this stretch of the river,”
the latter said. “A practical opera
tion from such an experienced Co
lumbia river navigator and pilot is
worth while and we believe the
corps of engineers for rivers and
harbors will take note. It Is bound
to have considerable weight in the
engineers' decision as to whether the
Umatilla dam should be the first
constructed in the development of a
comprehensive program.
The association accepts the obser
vation of Captain Winslow as con
clusive that the Umatilla dam should
be the first constructed and that
the Snake river improvement should
be continued simultaneously and
then to return to the open stretch
from Celilo to Umatilla for further
improvement.”
HUGH STANFIELD
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
PUBLISHING FIELD
CLAIMS REPORTER
Hugh L. Stanfield, aged 54, for
merly a prominent sheepman of
Umatilla county, died yesterday in
San Jose, California, after a long ill
ness caused by diabetes.
Mr. Stanfield, the son of the
late Robert N. and Harriett Stan
field, was bor- in Umatilla. He is
survived by his widow; two daugh
ters. Mrs. Arthur Walker of Oak
land, Cal., and Harriett Stanfield of
San Jose, and a son, Hugh Stanfield,
Jr., of San Jose.
Also surviving are the following
brothers and sisters: Robert N.
Stanfield, Jr., of Huntington, who
was formerly associated with his
brother in the sheep business; Ger
ald Stanfield, of Payette; Mrs. Asa
Thomson of Republic, Wn.; Mrs.
Daisie Frazier of Riverside, Cal.;
Mrs. Arthur Means of Seattle; Miss
Kate Stanfield of Echo; Mrs. R. W.
Allen of Spokane, and Mrs. Carl
Helm of La Grande. He leaves also
a half-sister, Mrs. J. B. Perry of
Pendleton and one half-brother,
Ralph Stanfield, of Echo.
Adelaide V. Lake, for 15 years a
member of the editorial staff of The
Oregonian, together with
Paul
Launer of Dallas, Ore., purchased
the Sheridan Sun, a weekly newspa
per of about 1000 circulation at
Sheridan and environs, and took ac
tive control January 1st.
Miss Lake attended public school
and high schools of Eugene, gradua
ted from the school of journalism at
the University of Oregon, worked as
a reporter for the Salem Capital
Journal and then joined the editor
ial staff of The Oregonian.
Launer was formerly employed by
the Dallas newspaper and recently
had been employed as a city mall
carrier at Dallas. He will be In
charge of the Sheridan Sun's mecha
nical department.
Last summer Miss Lake took a
short leave of absence to work with
Earl Richardson, ex-Oregonian re
porter, now editor and publisher of
the Dallas Itemlzer-Observer. Rich
ardson. In the country newspaper
field for the past 14 years, is one
of the state’s most successful count
ry newspaper editors.
STOCKMEN WILL
MEET JANUARY 21-22
CUSTOM CANNING
INCREASES IN 1936
The Hermiston Co-operative Can
nery increased its custom canning
17,717 cans during 1936. The can
nery is operated on a community
service basis and patrons bring their
produce in, prepare it for canning,
place it in the cans and the cannery
management processes It for them.
The processing of cans has increased
each year.
During 1935 a total of 50,773
cans were processed, and during
1936 a total of 68.490 cans were put
through the cannery. Any decrease
in one year has been due to the lack
of produce.
. O. L. Barlow has been manager of
the cannery and laundry for sever
al years.
Feed Canal Closed.
The feed canal to the Cold Springs
reservoir was closed early Tuesday
morning when slush Ice began to
come down the river. E. D. Martin,
manager of the Hermiston Irrigation
district, states that since the storm
and cold weather is general over the
northwest. It will bring snow to the
watershed district which supplies
water for this district.
Sentenced to One Year.
Austin Everson was sentenced to
one year In the county Jail Monday.
January 4th, when he appeared be
fore Justice P. P. Sullivan on a
charge of larceny from the residence
of Vern Franklin. This was not
Everson's first offense.