The Hermiston herald., June 10, 1937, Image 1

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[.A . PROJECT IS
OÍATED $129,000
rural homes
rved by system
telegram was received by local
Helals Saturday from Jo h n M.
.mody, ad m inistrator of th e R u ra l
,[rification A d m in istra tio n
at
Whlngton, D. C.. th a t p la n s for
ictrlfying ru ral d is tric ts of w est-
' Umatilla and n o rth e rn M orrow
inties had been approved In th e
.ount of $129,000 allocated for th e
„•It This official m essage was al-
supported by te leg ram s from
jator Frederick S teiw er an d Con-
fssman W alter M. Pierce.
¡The allotment was in accordance
|th the plans th a t w ere s ta rte d
ter a year ago and c a rrie d for-
ri by W. A. Saw yer, th e n assist-
county agent, and follow ed up
is year by Jay T. P ierso n , now
ilstant county agent. A board of
ectors elected rec en tly
consists
r , G. Penney, c h a irm a n ;
J. H.
E.
D.
'id secretary-treasurer;
irtln, Ralph S aylor and H aw ley
¡an. The allotm ent provides fo r th e
hiding of 120.5 m iles of lin e s w ith
average of 4.1 users to th e m ile
io agreed to accept th e use of elec-
|c power.
Eighty farm ers a t th a t tim e
,d not been contacted an d since
en a number of new farm ers have
ome residents of th e d is tric t. The
les will cover th e ru ra l te rr ito r y
im Irrigon to Echo and includes
tter Creek, U m atilla Meadows,
nfield, Columbia d is tric t, W est-
id and U m atilla areas. T he sum
oted provides for th e lines, tr a n s ­
fe rs and connections w ith th e
ich meter.
This is the la rg e st REA p ro jec t in
Bgon for w hich funds have been
otted. The second size is in L ane
inty and will secure its pow er
m the power com pany u n d e r the
e switch board c o n tra c t a t E u-
le. The other p ro jec t is in B enton
inty and will in sta ll a deisel
nt for power, u n til o th e r facili-
s are arranged. I t it estim ated
it over 500 users w ill become
mbers of th is REA pro ject when
! lines are com pleted.
The importance of th is p ro jec t is
only estim ated in b en efits and
iveniences so m uch d esired by
farmers but also in th e g eneral
ancement of th e e n tire irrig a te d
trict. The av erag e farm home
zen has grow n tire d of coil oil
ips, improvised re frig e ra tio n , gas
ie engines, charged rad io b a tte r-
and the num erous s u b s titu te s for
ttric light and pow er. T he de-
nd for modern
conveniences is
strong in ru ra l d is tric ts as in
rn.
Vith the in sta lla tio n of pow er
¡s, will come an activ e dem and
wiring for lig h ts, cooking and
rlgeration.
ousewives are looking fo rw ard to
ter washing eq uipm ent, vacuum
iners, electric irons, plates, to a st-
■ coffee m akers, fans, an d w ate r
ssure systems.
ill these th in g s w ill be lim ited
y by the p ro sp erity of th e farm er
' his ability to buy.
• D.S, CHURCH PICNIC
‘ND SERVICE
The re-organized
L a tte r
Day
■aints church w ill hold an all day
ervice at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
•*ew Madden on so u th F ifth s tre e t
’n Hermiston, S unday. A pproxim a­
te^ 100 mem bers of th e ch u rc h w ill
attend from Pasco, F re e w a te r, Con-
d°n, Baker and H erm iston.
Prayer m eeting w ill begin a t 8 :30
a the m orning. F rom ten to eleven
0 clock, ch ildrens’ exercises w ill be
conducted. At eleven M ontie E. Las-
•ater of Seattle w ill preach, an d th e
’ernion will be follow ed by a picnic
tnner. At 2 :3 0 p. m., baptism al
»«vices will be held, and a t 7:30,
Hanley E. F out of Coeur ’d A lene
xi'l deliver a se rm o r. T he public is
lnv|‘ed to a tte n d .
These m eetings a re held once a
®onth in one of th e above tow ns
’ ■■'1 attended by th e m em bers from
'he other d istricts.
^he re-organized L a tte r Day Sa-
church is n o t a b ra n c h of the
• ormon church b u t a d istin c t orga-
" Mt I on. In each d is tric t m entioned
8 an E lder or D irecto r and th e
^*“etingg are held fo r religious bene-
io enable m em bers of th e dif-
er*nt com m unities to become bet-
acquainted. New M adden is th e
i l ««r here.
U M A TILLA TRAGEDY SCHOOL ELECTIONS
TAKES FOUR LIVES
JUNE 21 AND 28
T he lives of four out of a family
of five w ere snuffed out quickly and
tra g ic a lly S aturday afternoon about
3 :0 0 o’clock when the car in which
Mr. and Mrs. H enry Dexter and
d a u g h te r K athleen and son Jimmy
w ere riding, sw erved from the high­
w ay over a 40-foot em bankm ent
n ear U m atilla, burn in g them fa ta l­
ly.
T he fam ily had been In Pendleton
and H erm iston and was retu rn in g
to th e ir home when the accident oc­
cu rred approxim ately one mile east
of U m atilla.
Cause of the accident was the
p u n ctu re of a fro n t tire. According
to eye w itnesses the car skidded
some 25 feet before it w ent over the
em bankm ent and tu rn ed over, lodg­
ing betw een two willow trees. W it­
nesses said th e car was on fire be­
fore it left the highw ay.
Two cans of gasoline and kero­
sene in th e car added to the in ten si­
ty of th e fire and it was impossible
for persons to get w ithin 25 yards
of th e b u rn in g car.
W illiam C. C utting, proprietor of
a service sta tio n n ear the scene of
the accident, and Gene Dexter, bro­
th e r of H enry Dexter, were among
th e first people at the scene of the
accident. Both were helpless to aid
th e four victim s who were burned
beyond recognition.
Evelyn, th e only other member of
th e fam ily, was w orking a t the A.
E. M cFarland ranch near U m atilla
a t th e tim e of the accident.
F u n eral services were held Mon­
day afternoon from the Methodist
church w ith the P ra n n funeral par­
lors in charge. Rev. R. R. Finkbei-
ner read the final rites and friends
and relatives stood w ith bowed
heads as the caskets were lowered
into th e graves a t the H erm iston
cemetery.
Among survivors are Mr. D exter’s
m other of U m atilla. Gene Dexter and
B ert Dexter of U m atilla, Charles
D exter, Monroe Dexter and A rth u r
D exter, all in California, all b ro th ­
ers; Naomi D exter of C alifornia and
Mrs. Leola C arroll of U m atilla, both
sisters. Mrs. D exter is survived by
tw o sisters who live in Freew ater.
The an n u al school m eetings f<
school districts No. 9 and No. 1
will be held the la tte r p art of Ju n e
with the election of one d irecto r for
each board.
School D istrict No. 14 w ill hold
its annual m eeting in th e school
house Ju n e 21st a t 3:00 o’clock in
the afternoon for th e purpose of
electing one director for a th ree
year term and one clerk for one
year term , and th e tran sa ctio n of
business usual a t such a m eeting.
Union High school D istrict No. 9
will hold its an n u al m eeting Mon­
day, June 28th, a t the high school
ijuilding beginning at 1 :00 p. m.
and continue u n til 7:00 p. m. for
the purpose of electing one d irec­
tor for a five year term .
Members of the high school board
are A, D. Smith, ch airm an , E. L.
Jackson, Jess Goff, H. M. Sommerer,
and J. A. Clarke. The term of Jess
Goff will expire.
Members of th e g rad e school
board are E. D. M artin, ch airm an ,
N. R. Mueller and F. C. W oughter»
The term of E. D. M artin expires.
TOWNSENDITES W IL L Q U IC K A C TIO N
SAVES CANALS
GATHER SUNDAY
T ow nsendites from th e H erm iston
club and from o th e r clubs in U m a­
tilla county will g a th e r in C olum bia
park Sunday, Ju n e 13, to h ear G lenn
C. Wade, d istric t m an ag er for con­
gressional d istric t No. 2, an d to en ­
joy a picnic d in n er. E ach fam ily
will b rin g th e ir own picnic d in n e r
and various concessions w ill be
found on the grounds. Coffee w ill be
served free of charge.
Carl Jack m an of th e loal club has
charge of a rra n g in g for th e program
and has secured m usical num bers
from the P endleton an d M ilto n -F ree­
w ater clubs. A sp o rts p ro g ram w ill
be enjoyed d u rin g th e aftern o o n .
Mr. W ade w ill speak im m ediately
follow ing th e basket d in n e r h o u r
w hich will te rm in a te ab o u t 1 :3 0
o’clock.
T he sto rm th a t s tru c k th is local­
ity M onday ev en in g req u ired
fa st
w ork on th e p a r t of irrig a tio n d is t­
ric t m an ag ers to p rev e n t possible
b reak s in th e can al. As th e sto rm
ap p ro ach ed , h ea d g ates w ere o rdered
closed, by-passes from m ain c a n ­
als w ere opened, to reliev e pressure,
an d lessen th e d a n g e r of b reaks. E x ­
cept in th e case of th e m ain ca n al
of th e W est E x te n sio n d istric ts, no
serio u s d am ag e w as done.
HEAVY GALE DROPS
LANDMARK TREES
GIMBLE INJURED
DU RING STORM
W est U m atilla co u n ty su ffered
dam age M onday in th e loss of h u n ­
d red s of tree s th a t fell in th e w ake
of w h at old tim ers said w as th e
w o rst w ind storm ever to s tr ik e th is
te rrito ry . T he full fu ry of th e sto rm
s tru c k H erm isto n a b o u t 5 :0 0 p. m.
follow ing a h o t s u ltry day w ith no
w ind, ro llin g across th e p ra irie g a th ­
e rin g d ry R u ssian th is tle s as it
came.
T ree row s as h ig h ¡as fo rty in
n u m b er fell as th e w ind w hipped
an d to re a t them . R u ssian th is tle s
piled h ig h on M ain s tre e t blocking
th e sid ew alk . People w ho w ere
c a u g h t in th e w in d found it neces­
sa ry to brace them selves a g a in s t its
velocity.
N ear th e cu to ff ra ilro a d
tra c k s
betw een Irrig o n an d B o ard m an , 50
feet of co n crete an d b a n k w ere
w ashed aw ay, an d th e B oardm an
a re a w as
d eprived of
w a te r for
ab o u t fo u r days. T h is w as due la rg ­
ely to th e le n g th of th e ca n al, an d
th e force of th e sto rm th ro u g h th e
Irrig o n are a, w hich d rifte d g re a t
Mrs. Dick Jones has m ade a rra n g e q u a n titie s of R u ssian T h istle in to
m ents for th e sale of ice cream and th e canals.
pop on th e g ro u n d s an d m ade all
T he A line in th e H erm isto n sys­
General in Northwest.
other necessary plans.
tem w as saved by th e v o lu n ta ry r a l­
ly of morg th a n 100 citizen s, who
T he sto rm s ta rte d in th e v ic in ity
p atro lled th e c a n a l b an k s, p u llin g of S eattle , sw ept across th e m oun­
George Beisse Married.
weeds from th e m ost d an g ero u s ta in s an d spread over th e Y akim a
The m arriag e of Miss K a th e rin e places. T he telep h o n e lin e s w ere
valley, h ittin g th is co u n ty sq u arely .
L asher of Kelso, W n., an d G eorge blow n dow n, sto p p in g co m m unica­
L. W. D ixson, hop g ro w er here, le ft
RURAL CARRIER
Beisse of Longview, W n., w as solem ­ tio n w ith th e Cold S p rin g s reserv o ir
S e a ttle e a rlie r in th e day an d m et
nized
la st w eek a t th e hom e of th e su p erv iso r. M an ag er E. D. M artin
EXAM INATIO N
w ith th e h ig h w ind alo n g th e way.
bride’s g ran d m o th er, Mrs. M ary E. drove a t h ig h speed to
th e dam In th e Y akim a v alley m any tree s
The United States Civil Service Bloyd. Miss L ash er h as m ade h er w here h e an d W. A. M ikesell suc­ an d th e c h e rry crop w ere on th e
Commission has announced an ex­ home w ith her g ra n d m o th e r for m a­ ceeded in s h u ttin g off th e w ate r ground. P eaches, ap ric o ts an d apples
ny years. She g rad u a ted from th e ea rly in th e storm . T h e M axw ell
am ination to fill th e position of r u r ­
w ere also serio u sly dam aged.
al carrier at H erm iston. The exam i­ Kelso h ig h school in 1932 an d for d itc h and th e A lin e w ere th en
T he w ind cam e from th e n o rth
th e past fo u r y ears has been em ­ lined w ith v o lu n te ers an d th e canal
nation will be held a t P en d leto n ,
s tr ik in g th e new h ig h school an d
ployed in th e offices of th e lum ber
g ra d e school b u ild in g s firs t. N in e
b an k s w ere saved.
and all receipts of ap p licatio n s w ill
division of th e W ey erh aeu ser T im ­
w indow panes w en t o u t in th e g ra d e
close Ju n e 25th.
J.
W.
M
essner
was
a
b
o
u
t
a
m
ile
ber com pany. Mr. Beisse is th e son
school b u ild in g , m ost of th em in th e
The date of exam ination w ill be
from
B
u
tte
r
Creek
w
hen
he
saw
th
e
of Mr. and Mrs. A ugust F. Beisse of
second sto ry
assem bly
room . B.
stated on adm ission cards m ailed to
Longview, form er resid e n ts of H e r­ d u st sto rm ap p ro a c h in g from th e
H
an
elin
e,
th
e
ja
n
ito
r
,
had
ju s t f in ­
applicants afte r the close of receip t
miston. He atte n d e d L ongview h ig h H orse H eaven h ills an d drove im ­
ished v a rn ish in g
th e room
th a t
of applications, and w ill be ab o u t
m
ed
iately
to
th
e
tu
r
n
o
u
t
on
B
u
tte
r
school and g rad u a ted from th e U n i­
m
orning.
15 days after th a t date. A pplica­
versity of W ash in g to n in th e class Creek of th e W e stlan d m ain canal,
tions m ust be on file w ith th e Com­
Tree Loss Extensive.
w ate r dow n
B u tter
of 1935. He is em ployed in th e la b ­ to tu rn th e
mission a t W ashington, D. C., p rio r
T he loss of tree s w as extensive.
o rato ry of th e W ey erh aeu ser pulp Creek. T he h ea d g ates of th e S ta n ­
to the close of business on th e d ate
field and W estlan d system s w ere In H erm isto n betw een F o u rth an d
mill.
specified above. At th e ex am in atio n ,
s h u t dow n a t th e in ta k e s on th e riv ­ F ifth s tre e ts on M ain, six poplar
applicants m ust fu rn ish unm ounted
er as w ell as th e M axwell d itc h and trees an d tw o lo cu sts w en t dow n ac-
Creamoline Show Horses.
photographs of them selves tak en
Irrig o n canal.
cross th e stre e t. F o u rte e n tree s w en t
w ithin two years.
J. S. B u rn h am an d th e Misses
D am age to sm a lle r ca n als th ro u g h dow n on th e road betw een th e A.
Mary B u rn h am an d E va W ilcox v i­ o ut th e v ario u s system s occu rred , F. R o h rm an resid en ce an d S tro h m
Townsend Club Meeting.
sited a t th e E a ste rn Oregon Stock b u t th ese w ere n o t heavy. C onsider­ farm . M any tre e s on th e S tro h m
The reg u lar Townsend club m eet­ R anch, n in e m iles so u th of L ex in g ­
residence g ro u n d s, occupied by J. A.
ing will be held Tuesday, Ju n e 15, ton, la st S unday w here th e y looked able expense an d tim e w ill be en ­
C lark e fam ily, w ere rep o rted to rn up
ta
iled
in
c
le
a
rin
g
th
e
d
itc
h
es
of
d
e­
in the Union church. E lection of of­ over th e C ream oline show horses. B.
Wm. S h a a r rep o rted fifte e n trees
ficers w ill be held and re g u la r busi­ F. S w ag g art w as th e o rig in a l b reed­ b ris an d d irt. W a te r w ill be resto red
MOTORCYCLE FIELD ness transacted including a D utch
to its fu ll head as speedily as pos­ down on his place so u th of tow n.
er of th is fin e lin e of saddle horses
One fin e shade tre e fell on th e A. W.
auction sale of a rug. A program is whose colts a re of a deep cream col­ sible.
MEET UNDERWAY
P ra n n law n and also a t th e N. R.
being arranged for th e m eeting.
or. T he o rig in a l stock cam e from
M ueller home.
Many high quality riders have en ­
an A rab ian stallio n . Mr. S w a g g art NEWS W R IT IN G
Thos. C am pbell lo st th re e la rg e
tered th e motorcycle field meet to be
Appreciation Expressed.
has been dead for several y ears b u t CLUB FORMED
shade
trees, an d one in u p ro o tin g ,
staged d u rin g the F o u rth of Ju ly
The H erm iston Irrig a tio n D istrict Mrs. S w a g g art co n tin u es w ith th e
tip p ed his tool and f r u it
p ack in g
celebration at Stanfield, July 4tli wishes to express its ap p reciatio n of b reed in g of th ese horses w h ich are
house.
T
h
e
w
ind
c
a
rrie
d
th
e roof
and 5th. N early all of the riders the tim ely assistance given by set­ in dem and by m any p ro m in e n t mov­
A gro u p of fiftee n g irls m et a t 100 feet over th e trees. One of th e ,
have special factory com petition tlers and citizens d u rin g th e storm ie sta rs an d for show horses. Mrs.
th e office of th e a s s is ta n t co u n ty trees fell across his Model T F o rd
m otors, assuring the highest type Monday evening. It was only th ro u g h S w ag g art is eig h ty years of ag e b u t
a g e n t la st S a tu rd a y m o rn in g w here o ad ster, com pletely d em o lish in g it.
of en tertain m en t. W. L. Cederdale, th e ir prom pt response th a t we were s till rides ab o u t th e ra n c h su p e rv is­
th ey received in stru c tio n s from rep ­
Two ta ll p o p lars w ere u p ro o ted
w ha has charge of th e motorcycle able to save the d istrib u tio n system.
ing th e work.
re se n ta tiv e s of th e H erald an d J. T. in th e p a rk in g of th e house ow ned
field meet, states th a t Marion Died-
E. D. MARTIN,
P ierso n on th e ru les an d re g u la tio n s by F. C. W o u g h ter, now ocupied by
ricks, Pacific coast h ill clim bing
S ecretary an d M anager.
Poppy Sale Large.
of th e H erm isto n H erald n e w s-w rit­ Dr. A. C. W illc u tt an d fam ily , one
cham pion, will be am ong the en­
d am ag in g th e roof. T he o th e r tre e
T he H erm isto n U n it of th e A m er­ in g contest.
tries. O thers are Verle (Slick) Tin-
WEATHER REPORT.
T h is is a co n test sponsored by th e eased over on th e B .-J. N atio n re si­
ican
Legion
A
u
x
iliary
rep
o
rted
one
Min.
Max.
dell, Pacific coast T.T. and en d u r­ Date
. 98 . .. 57 of th e la rg e st poppy sales in its H erm isto n H erald for a 1938 schol­ dence b u t did n o t se rio u sly d am ag e
ance run cham pion:
Monty M ont­
.. 84 ... 41 h isto ry , w ith a to ta l of $65 received a rsh ip to 4-H sum m er school a t Cor­ th e roof.
gomery and Red D ahlberg, n o rth ­
F o u r lo cu sts w ere u p ro o ted on th e
.. 85 ... 43 from th e sale. C arl L o n g h o rn re ­ vallis. T he a w a rd is based on th e
w est cham pion riders; Buck Burns, June 5
g
ro
u n d s of th e W. S. B oynton home,
q
u
a
lity
,
am
o
u
n
t,
n
eatn
ess,
and
ceived
firs
t
prize
for
se
llin
g
th
e
...
41
Jo h n n ie Solum, Roy Burke, Em il Ju n e 6 .................................. .. 90
tim elin ess of th e new s. T he co n test one fa llin g a g a in s t th e house.
most
poppies
and
R
ussell
P
lersol
...
44
..
95
Kreofsky, Bob (Suicide) Dillon, Don Ju n e 7 ..................................
Ten trees fell across th e g ard e n
Ju n e 8 .................................. .. 88 ... 51 second prize. O th ers se llin g poppies is from Ju n e 1st to N ovem ber 1st.
(M aniac) W estergard.
D u rin g th is tim e th e re p re se n ta tiv e s on th e E. H. D u n n in g place. F o u r­
were
Molly
A
nn
R
ipley
an
d
B
ever­
...
59
..
77
K reofsky and Nelson, who visited Ju n e 9 ..................................
w ill w rite new s a rtic le s of th e ir teen sm all lo cu sts w ere u p ro o ted
ley W alker.
P recip itatio n was .03.
S tanfield two weeks ago, rep o rt the
n ea r th e J. A. S co tt farm so u th of
club
ac tiv itie s.
tra c k and field is ideal and the T.T.
tow n. T he east an d w est road n e a r
T
he
gro
u
p
expects
to
o
rg
an
ize
a
or obstacle course the toughest they
th e B oynton & K elley ra n c h so u th
press
club
w
ith
Miss
P
a
u
lin
e
Stoop
have ever seen. They suggest th a t
of tow n Is s till b lockaded by fallen
of
th
e
H
erald
as
th
e
ir
lead
er.
L
ater
all riders planning to en ter th is
th ey w ill e n te r th e s ta te co n test trees.
race, b rin g a change of clothing,
S ilos on th e Dr. A. E. M arble
w hich is from A u g u st 1 5 th to May
since th e course follows th e bottom
place,
k now n as th e S tillin g s farm ,
1 5th w hich w ill be based on th e
of th e d itch p a rt of th e way. T here
in C olum bia d is tric t, an d on th e
sam
e
ru
les
an
d
reg
u
la
tio
n
s.
T
h
e
sta
te
Is also one spot w here th e drain
W h at resem bles a field of w h ite v en tin g and b u ild in g a p ick in g m a­
Geo. G e ttm a n n farm so u th of tow n,
d itch w ill be jum ped. The rid er who daisies along th e drivew ay to the chine. It is on th e o rd er of a sm all prize w ill be tw o 4-H sum m er school w ere com pletely d estroyed.
sch
o
larsh
ip
s,
one
to
be
given
to
a
w ins th is event will have to ride experim ent statio n buildings, is now corn b in d er and drops th e heads in
Round House Loses Roof.
T his
m ach in e w ill be g irl an d one to a boy.
w ith w ide open th ro ttle as the alm ost two acres of p y reth ru m , in a hopper.
A fter th e m e etin g Miss Stoop in ­
An estim a ted d am ag e of $2000
cream of th e Pacific coast will be full bloom. It is one of th e 15 or 20 used on th e e a rlie r crop in C alifo r­
such d em onstrations th ro u g h o u t th e nia in 1938, th e n moved h ere to vited th e g irls to m ake a to u r of th e to th e U nion P acific ro u n d house a t
entered.
H erm iston H erald p r in tin g p la n t U m atilla w as rep o rtep d
w hen th e
The program will also featu re an U nited States, and com paratively h arv est n ex t seoson’s crop.
W hen th e v ario u s ex p erim en ts A m a jo rity accepted th e in v ita tio n . roof w as lifte d by th e w ind. P o p ­
in ter-clu b relay race. T here are a l­ one of the m ost successful.
ready team s from P o rtlan d , W alla
P y re th ru m is one of th e oldest are ca rrie d to fu rth e r re su lts an d Miss Stoop show ed th e o p era tio n of la rs w hich have stood as la n d m ark s
W alla, LaG rande, Y akim a and Sa­ know n insecticides in th e w orld. Be­ th e m achine is perfected to reduce v ario u s m ech an ical devices used in for years on th e P e te M cNabb place
lem entered In th is event along w ith fore the W orld W ar It was grown h arv e stin g costs, th e In d u stry is ex­ p rin tin g a new sap er an d also p r in t­ n o rth of U m atilla , w en t dow n in
th e Rose City Motorcycle club of m ainly in th e B alkans and thia pected to develop rap id ly in th e ed several sh eets of th e p aper show ­ th e storm .
ing how it is cu t as It leaves the
T h e w ind lifte d th e roof from a
country im ported w h at it used from U nited S tates.
P ortland.
press.
All of th is w as in te re stin g , brooder house on th e Jo h n V oile
T
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w
ork
is
being
ca
rrie
d
on
by
The Sunday m otorcycle program Europe. D uring th e w ar and since,
an d
gave th e g irls a farm a t Irrig o n and cru m b led a por­
consists of races for all sizes of mo­ Jap an has tak en over th e In dustry the division of d ru g oils and related in stru c tiv e
c
lea
re
r
Idea
of
new
sp ap er o p eratio n . tion of a fo u r foot co n c rete w all.
p
la
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of
th
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D
ep
a
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t
of
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g
ri­
tors. Five 5-lap races and one 2&- and is now supplying th e larg est
D elegates from th e v ario u s clubs Only th re e of th e 500 tu rk e y p oults
lap race w ill com plete th e program . p a rt of the dem and th ro u g h o u t the cu ltu re, an d S u p e rin te n d e n t H. K.
w ere:
housed In th e b u ild in g w ere lost.
From all indications th ere will be a world. T his co u n try im ports 12,- Dean is c a rry in g on th e te st here.
Insecticide is used in p rac tica lly
W e-Sew -Sew ing club, V era Sisson
Julius Gimble Injured.
la rg e e n try list for these races 000,000 pounds, w hich would, if
w hich w ill have a ttra c tiv e purses proven practical in th e U nited States all sprays for v eg etab le in sects and an d Joyce S a te r; D ain ty S titc h ers,
One ac cid en t occurred d u rin g th e
M agdolene
offered to riders. R iders from the require the use of from tw elve to for fly sprays. A very sm all q u a n ti­ B everly W a lk e r an d
sto rm w hen J u liu s G im ble, w o rk in g
ty
is
needed
in
oils
to
do
th
e
k
illin
g
Ja c k m a n ; W e-C an-C anning club, R e­
e n tire n o rth w est w ill be p resen t to fifteen thousand acres of lan d and
work. It is n ot poisonous to hum an becca P ierson and M ary H elene P ier- w ith th e H erm isto n L ig h t & Pow er
the em ploym ent of m uch labor.
prove th e ir abilities.
com pany crew to p p in g
trees npar
All arran g em en ts for th e fie
The insecticide Is in th e cen ter of beings o r an y an im al life. I t is th e sol; H appy H our C ooking club, th e A. F. Bensel place, fell from a
m eet and races are com plete w ith the bloom and to collect th a t little best sp ray o b ta in ab le and has only G race Bensel and M ary M a rg a re t h e ig h t of seven feet an d stru c k a
M erry
M ixers C ooking
th e boys tu n in g up th e ir motors in bit of death dealing su b stan ce to one riv al, th e R eotenon. T h is is d e­ K ennedy;
lim b ly in g on th e g ro u n d . T he force
insects is th e main problem now be­ rived from th e root of th e D errls, a club, D orothy P ierso n an d B etty of th e Im pact ru p tu re d a kidney.
a n tic ip a tion of hot co m petition.
fore th e d ep a rtm en t of ag ricu ltu re. tro p ical p la n t an d now b eing trie d Rood; S tre am lin e Seam S titc h e rs G im ble w as ta k en to th e h o sp ital
Fleet Week in Julv.
To h arv est th e en tire p la n t and put o ut in some of th e so u th e rn sta te s. Sew ing club, C a th e rin e an d A gnes an d a f te r c o n su lta tio n w ith Dr. F.
T he R eotenon has been found su c­ K ennedy;
Cooky C ooking
club
T he m ost spectacular naval re- it th ro u g h th e oil d istillery , dilute« cessful for g ard en sprays b u t n ot fly
B. B elt of H erm isto n and Dr. G. L.
F
ran
ces
Dawson
and
J
a
n
e
Ja
ck
so n ;
th
e
substance
and
w
eakens
Its
ef­
view ever attem p ted in th e r a c iiic
McBee of P en d leto n , an o p eratio n
and a livestock club, M arlon O tt.
fectiveness. Ja p an , w ith its cheap sprays.
w as perform ed an d th e r u p tu re d k id ­
P
y
re
th
ru
m
is
m
uch
b
e
tte
r
for
tu res of the m obilization in P ort labor, hand picks the blossoms, but
L eaders p rese n t w ere Mrs. W. H ney rem oved. Dr. McBee assisted in
land Ju ly 16 to 29, of th e United
vegetable an d house sprays th a n a r ­
S tate s Fleet. F ifteen thousand men th is is im p ractical in th is country se n ate of lead. It has n ot been found Bensel. Mrs. W. E. K ennedy an d th e o p era tio n . G im ble is rep o rted as
w
here
labor
is
more
h
ighly
paid.
For
from th e 36 w arships will ta k e p a rt
d o in g nicely.
Mrs. H. J. O tt.
The review on th e aftern o o n of th a t reason th e d ep a rtm en t is in ­ effectiv e for f ru it sprays.
Ju ly 21.
PYRETHRUM WORLDS OLDEST INSECTICIDE
BEING INTRODUCED IN UNITED STATES