The Hermiston herald., August 05, 1937, Image 1

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VOLUME XXX
NUY
F. B. IMPROVEM l
STARTED TUESDAY
NEW M IL L THREE
STORIES HIGH
W ork was sta rte d Tuesday m orn­
ing on th e new F arm B ureau m ill
a n d w arehouse Im provem ents. F in al
p la n s have been decided on and con­
s tru c tio n w ill follow as rapidly as
possible.
T he w arehouse w ill be 60x60 feet
on th e ground floor w ith a w all
h e ig h th of 16 feet. I t w ill be loca­
ted n o rth of the p resen t p la n t in
the ra ilro a d rig h t of way, previous­
ly occupied by coal sheds. T he new
m ill ad d itio n w ill ad jo in th e p rese n t
m ill. I t w ill have a basem ent an d
fo u n d atio n 26x46 feet, and the d ir t
a n d g rav e l from th e basem ent w ill
be used to raise th e floor of th e
w arehouse to the usual level of
ab o u t four feet for purposes of load­
in g an d u nloading g rain . T he floor
of the w arehouse w ill be concrete.
T h e m ill w ill be th ree stories
h ig h an d w ill co n tain modern m ach­
inery, p a rtic u la rly a pellet m achine
an d barley roller. T he cost of th e
m ill and m achinery is not yet d efi­
n ite ly determ in ed .
A new office w ill be b u ilt in th e
p re se n t m ill w hich w ill co n tain a
fire proof v a u lt for p rotection of
records.
N o rth of th e w arehouse site, fu ­
tu r e p la n s call for a bulk sto rag e
w arehouse b u ilt of steel and con­
cre te w ith a capacity of 20,000
bushels.
A fter a ll is com pleted, some
changes in th e old m ill are contem ­
p lated to fa c ilita te th e h a n d lin g of
feed m ix tu res and to b e tte r u tilize
th e p rese n t capacity in connection
w ith th e additions to th e p la n t
w hich is required to m eet th e grow ­
in g needs of th e In stitu tio n .
A lbert Thom ason of M ilton, an
experienced m ill co nstruction sup­
e rin te n d e n t, has been employed to
su p e rin te n d th e constru ctio n of the
new b uildings and employ c a rp en ­
ters, m echanics and laborers for th e
w ork.
The p la n s have been u nder consi­
d eratio n by th e board of d irec to rs
for m any m onths, and all featu res
necessary for the m ost econom ical
h a n d lin g of business of the coopera­
tive have been thoroughly in v e sti­
gated in every d etail. W hen com­
pleted th e p la n t w ill be one of th e
m ost m odern In th e west.
T he F arm B ureau C ooperative of
H erm iston began life fifteen years
ago w ith a box car d istrib u tio n of
feeds a t cost to th e farm ers, and
h as grow n steadily ever since. L ast
v ear its volum e of business m o u n t­
ed to a to ta l of »230,000, and th e
service of th e in stitu tio n , besides be­
ing beneficial to local farm es, has
extended in m any instances to d is­
ta n ce s of 50 miles.
T he p resent board is as follows:
H aw ley J. Bean of Echo, p resid en t:
R. V. Jones of Irrig o n , vice p re si­
d en t; H. M. Som m erer of H erm is­
ton, se c re ta ry -tre a su re r and m a n a­
g er; P. J. Q uinn of S tanfield, S. J.
Devine of L exington, R. G. Saylor of
B u tte r Creek, and J. H. Reid and
H. J. O tt of H erm iston.
DIXSO N HOP K ILN
CONSTRUCTED
OREGON TRAFFIC
DEATHS
PARK BENEFIT SHOW NORTH MORROW
FAIR SEPT. 10-11
SATURDAY N IG H T
(A series of w eekly a rtic le s on th e
".The B ro ad caster," w hich Is th e
show to be given for th e b en efit of
problem of h ig h w ay sa fety by
th e H erm isto n Com m unity p ark ,
E arl Snell, S ecretary of S tate )
w ill be a t th e H erm iston h ig h school
au d ito riu m S atu rd ay evening, A ug­
I recen tly com m ented upon th e u st 7, a t 8:3 0 . It is a real road
hazards of n ig h t d riv in g , an d the show a ttra c tio n fu ll of lau g h s an d
d ifference In the a b ility of various comedy, presented by th e D onnells
people to face b lin d in g h eadlights, D ram atic com pany.
u rg in g th e necessity of care and
Five vaudeville acts w ill be p re­
co nsideratio n on th e p a rt of d riv ­ sented, along w ith singers, d an cers
ers, in o rd er th a t d u e consid eratio n and com edians, an d w ill be fun
be given th e safety of oth ers. Some an d wholesome e n te rta in m e n t for
recen t te sts show n by th e A m erican th e w hole fam ily. It Is reported
M edical A ssociation in th is connec­ th a t th e re w ill be a n u m b er of local
tion a re of in te re st, an d trac e th is h its on p ro m in en t citizens.
“ n ig h t b lin d n ess” to a d efin ite phy­
F o rty per cen t of th e to ta l of all
sical condition.
U n til these te sts
were perfected a few w eeks ago, receip ts w ill be given to th e p ark
T h e e n te rta in m e n t w s b in ­
th is “ n ig h t blin d n ess” w as supposed fund.
to be confined to people on very v estig ated and is sponsored by th e
poor diets, who ate little If an y v ita ­ H erm iston Com m ercial club. The
m ins A. It was common In R ussia show has been w idely adv ertised and
d u rin g th e w ar. M edical men did a la rg e crow d Is expected.
T ick ets are on sale a t all local
not dream th a t th e sam e blindness
could a ffe c t la rg e num bers of A m er­ business houses, for a d u lts fo rty
icans, who a te p erfectly ad e q u ate cen ts an d f if teen cents for ch ild ren .
food.
Safety dem ands th a t you tak e no R. E. A. WORK
chances in n ig h t d riv in g . A la rg e
percentage of accid en ts occur d u r­ PROGRESSING
ing th e d a rk hours, an d m uch of it
is caused by b lin d in g h ead lig h ts.
W ork on r u ra l elec trificatio n 1»
Rem em ber th a t th e person in th e
appro ach in g car m ay n o t be physi­ p rogressing steadily. All th e m eet­
cally able to a d ju st his vision to ings scheduled have been held and
the changes involved in m eeting and th e in te re st in every lo cality has
passing a ca r w ith b rig h t lig h ts, been show n by good a tte n d a n c e and
even th o u g h you a re able to do so. a desire for in fo rm atio n . Over 100
m em bership
P hy sician s also ag ree th a t some farm ers have signed
illnesses leave people “ n ig h t b lin d ” . cards in th e cooperative association.
A cam paign is now on In th e d if­
We are inform ed th a t an acu te sinus
or grippe a tta c k may do th is tem ­ fe re n t d istric ts to com plete th e
m em bership rolls. C. A. T an n eh ill
porarily.
C. H.
H ave your lig h ts p roperly a d ju s t­ is w o rk in g a t B oardm an;
ed, and show every co n sid eratio n to W a rn er a t Irrig o n ; L yle T ilden on
th e driv ers of th e cars you meet, If th e H erm iston p ro ject; Joe M eyers
you w ould help elim in ate O regon’s a t S tan field and J. E. Saylor for
W estland and B u tte r Creek d istricts.
tra ffic d eath s.
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R ep resen tativ es of th e en g in ee r­
ing firm of B a rr & C u n n in g h am
A N N U A L TURKEY
have been here and m ade prelim i­
n ary surveys for th e lines, and final
GROWERS PICNIC
surveys and stak es for poles w ill be
m ade ah ead of co n stru ctio n w hich
T en tativ e plans are underw ay for is expected to begin by October 1.
th e a n n u a l T urkey G row ers P icnic C o n tracts w ill be let by th e R.E.A.
to be held a t H erm iston A ugust 21. in W ash in g to n , D.C., on th e basis of
The to u r w ill s ta r t a t the ex p eri­ all th e d a ta now bein g obtained.
In ad d itio n to th e survey of th e
m ent sta tio n w here ex p erim en ts ca r­
ried in connection w ith tu rk ey feed­ lines, an o th e r survey w ill soon be
m ade of th e needs fo r ap p lian ces
ing w ill be discussed.
The farm s of Ed Bensel an d H. B. and w irin g acco rd in g to th e desires
D arling w ill be visited en ro u te to of th e farm ers to be supplied. O ther
th e C olum bia p ark w here a basket d etails are also bein g w orked out a c ­
d in n e r w ill be served. E ach tu rk ey cording to th e g en eral program and
grow er w ill b rin g th e ir own basket, req u irem en ts of th e r u ra l adminiS'
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plates, cups, spoons, etc. The E a st­ tra tio n officials.
ern Oregon T u rk ey G row ers w ill
fu rn ish tu rk ey , ice cream and cof­
Sale Transferee! to Stanfield. ■«
fee.
George
Sale, who has been s ta ­
On th e aftern o o n
program
th e
follow ing noted tu rk e y men w ill ap ­ tioned w ith th e railro a d com pany a t
pear on th e program : H erb ert Bey­ M essner for a n um ber of years, has
ers, S alt L ake City, m an ag er of been tra n sfe rre d to S tan field w here
N orth w est T urkey G row ers associa­ they w ill m ake th e ir home. Mr. and
tion; J .; C. Leedy, field m an of Ore­ Mrs. Sale, d a u g h te r Zelma and son
gon T u rk ey G row ers; and Clyde E d ­ George left today for a v acatio n trip
monds. m an ag er of U tah E gg and to N ew port, Oregon. T hey w ere a l­
so accom panied by Mr. S ale’s b ro th ­
P o u ltry association.- ______
er, H erm an Sale. Geo. Sale, Jr.,
who is em ployed in a w holesale elec­
Hale Family Motoring.
tric a l com pany in Spokane, is home
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H ale and on a v a c a tion. M T _______
d a u g h te r C laudine and son C harles
are m o to rin g along th e Oregon
Like New Location.
coast. They will go as fa r south as
Mr.
and
Mrs. J. A. Eggleson of
Florence w here th ey w ill v isit
C harles Reese and fam ily, form erly S tan field w ere in tow n Monday.
of Echo. H ale says he has been They own the form er R. N. Stanfield
w aitin g 17 years for th is trip and ran ch of 61 acres along th e U m atil­
they a re going to see all they can la riv er a t th e edge of S tan field and
d u rin g th e tw o w eeks th ey will be are ra isin g alfa lfa. They have been
g o n e .» H ale plans to do some deep living th e re for th e la st tw o years.
sea fishing. He was born in S eat­ P revious to th a t tim e th ey lived 3 5
tle b u t had never seen th e ocean, years n ea r Joseph w here th ey still
and his son C harles had never seen own a la rg e ran ch , and are highly
a stre e t car. T he H ales w ere in pleased w ith th e ir new location and
Echo 19 years w here he served as its heavy p roduction of alfa lfa. Mrs.
postm aster 14 years.
T hey
have Eggleson is a sister of Jo h n Pace
who lives n ear th e old experim ent
lived here four y ears.
sta tio n n ear H erm iston.
L. W. Dixson, one of the m ost ex ­
tensive an d p ersisten t hop grow ers
in th is section, is now em ploying
four m en in th e constru ctio n of a
hop k iln and two men in the hop
y ard . T he 26 foot k iln has a 12
Alfalfa Seed Scarce.
foot sq u a re d ry er a t th e base, slop­
A lfalfa seed is rep o rted by th e
ing to 26 feet a t th e top w here 1x2 Farm B ureau C ooperative as d iffi­
boards w ill supp o rt a b u rlap on cult to g et and it may be necessary
w hich th e hops w ill be placed. T he to w ait for a new crop to supply all
d ry e r w alls w ill be covered firs t dem ands for fall seeding. R ecently
w ith asbestos and th en tin , m aking H. M. Som m erer, m an ag er, had a
It p rac tica lly a ir tig h t. A lmost p e r­ call for 400 pounds of a ce r­
fect d r a f t control w ill be affected ta in
v arie ty
and
has
been
by th re e sm all doors a t the base of se arch in g th e m a rk e ts for th is
th e d ry e r w orking in conjunction am ount w ith o u t
success.
Several
w ith o th e r v e n tila to rs a t the base local farm ers have good seed gro w ­
of th e outside of th e building.
ing w hich is expected to be ready
A fter d ry in g , hops w ill be dum ped for use by Septem ber firs t or earlier.
in to a sto rag e w arehouse loft and L ocalities in Idaho, U tah an d C alif­
then into the baler. A fter baling o rn ia a lso h a v e ^ o o d seed prospects.
they w ill be stored on the first floor
of th e w arehouse. The en tire b u ild ­
On Vacation Trip.
ing has a concrete base, a 16 foot
Miss
P
au
lin e Stoop of th e H erald
base u n d er th e d ry er and 12 foot
left F rid ay by autom obile for a v a­
base u n d e r th e w arehouse.
Mr. Dixson has eig h t acres in b a­ cation tr ip of ten days alo n g the
and B ritish C olum bia coast.
by hops an d te n acres in a th re e Oregon
vear old sta n d w hich he expects to She is accom panied by her fath e r,
"harvest s ta rtin g A ugust 25th w ith H enry Stoop, and by Miss M argaret
" betw
a ™ een n 75 and Xft
th e . local
80 nickers
pickers. He
Me w
w ill
in E II,o tt- form er teach er of . u ____
pay tw o cen ts per pound and fu r­ high school who joined them a t As­
nish cam p wood and potatoes to toria. Mrs. Levi Reeder w ent w ith
those w ho wish to cam p on the field Miss Stoop as fa r as P o rtlan d and
d u rin g th e season. L ast year Mr. from th e re to M cM innville for a
Dixson sta te s th e yard produced a visit. Miss Stoop and h er f a th ­
ton to th e acre on his older stand. er and Miss E llio tt w ill go as far
n o rth as V icto ria by th e coast h ig h ­
An opening dance w ill be given way and re tu rn by th e coast inland
in th e hop k iln S atu rd ay . A ugust 7,
for all those who wish to enjoy a S Dodd assisted w ith th e
good tim e. Mr. Dixson says. T here of th e H erald th is week. p u b lish in g
w ill be both old tim e and modern
„
d an cin g and th e m usic will be a n ­
Hens Paying Profits.
nounced later.
Mrs.
J u n e S anders of th e N orth
Mr. D ixson has perfected a seed­ H ill who
keeps an a c c u ra te record
less hop by rem oving th e m ale vine of her p o u ltry business, rep o rts th a t
from th e field. T he male is d e te c ­ from J a n u a ry to Ju ly 31, her 385
ted by th e hop clu ste r and th e pol­ p ullets produced th e gross sum of
len w hich clings to th e cluster. »906.
H er expenses were ab o u t
Seedless hops m ake a sw eeter beer »600 fo r feed and o th e r Items d i­
and b rin g more on th e m arket.
rectly connected w ith th e hens. The
Lee Elwood. C het Elwood, O. S. average price th ro u g h th e period
Elwood and H om er L u ttre ll a re d o ­ was abo u t 18 cents a dozen, and th e
ing the ca rp e n te r w ork on th e k iln , highest was 23 cents. A lthough th e
and Wm. Rhodes and Bob A lsto tt price of feed was h igh and th e p ri­
are a ssistin g w ith th e w ork in th e ces for eggs low, h er re tu rn s under
field.
present conditions proved very sa tis­
Mr. Dixson has been pleased with factory. H er flock is extrem ely
the cooperation he has received from h ea lth y w bteh she a ttrib u te s to her
his workers.
location on sandy soil.
R ules 23 and 25 of O rdinance No.
107 of th e City of H erm iston reg u ­
la tin g th e city w ater system reads
as follow s: “All w ater re n ts sh all
be due and payable a t th e office of
th e City Recorder on the firs t day
of each m onth, and if not paid
w ith in th e first 10 days th e re afte r,
w ater wii! be sh u t off u n til paym ent
is made of the am ount due, w ith one
d o llar (»1.00) in ad d itio n for ex­
pense of tu rn in g w ater off and o n.”
T he City M arshall has been in ­
stru cted by th e city council to in-
force th is ru lin g w ith o u t an y ex­
ception. He has no choice in the
m atter. T herefore if your w ater re n t
is not paid w ith in th e tim e specified
by th e city ordinance your w ater
w ill be sh u t off w ith o u t fu rth e r
notice.
If for an y reason you can n o t pay
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your w ate r re n t w ith in th e tim e
by th e city ordinance, you
STATES PICNIC HELD specified
may, in person, present your case to
th e City W ater Board (assem bled)
SUNDAY AT PARK
or to th e City Council (assem bled)
b u t not to th e City M arshall, nor
T he an n u a l S tates P icnic a t Co­ an y o th e r individual city official.
i t Is absolutely necessary th a t
lum bia p ark Sunday was atten d ed
by over 100 people from th e various th is ru lin g be enforced w ith all
states of th e union who now live in
By order of th e City Council of
th is area. A b ask et picnic
was
T h e C i t y of H ermiston.
served and a program was rendered.
H. M. Som m erer was ch a irm an and
Mrs. J. M. P rin d le secretary.
QUEEN N O M IN A T IO N
Miss M arth a W a lth e rs talked on
the sta te of M issouri, w hile J. H. AT HOPYARD DANCE
DeMoss spoke on Iowa and read an
o rig in al poem w ritte n by Mrs. De
C andidates for queen of th e Silver
Moss. Mrs. F o rrest Moore an d H o­ Ju b ilee fair w ill be nom inated at
race Addis gave recitatio n s. G lenn th e Dixson hop yard dance S atu rd ay
Seeley played a harm o n ica and g u i­ evening, A ugust 7. H arry Kelley,
ta r and Jess P rin d le alccompanied m em ber of th e fair board, will be
him on th e piano.
In ch arg e of th e voting.
The form of th e e n te rta in m e n t
The dance w ill be given In th e
was like M ajor Bowes’ a m a te u r act, big new hop d ryer. Two floors will
and H enry O tt took th e p a rt of the be used, both being 22x53 feet, and
M ajor.
am ple space w ill be provided for th e
Offiders elected for th e ensuing large crowd th a t is expected.
year were W illiam M ikesell, presi­
Steele’s O rchestra of Pendleton
d en t; Mrs. Jess P rin d le, se cretary ; will fu rn ish th e music and th e H er­
and Jess P rin dle, vice president.
m iston Tow nsend club w ill serve re ­
fresh m en ts d u rin g th e evening.
Magpie Contest Closes Saturday.
T ickets for the votes for queen
will be sold a t th e gate, and the
Any o u tstan d in g points in th e dance w ill be free. The price of
crow and m agpie contest m ust be tic k ets w ill be 40 cents for men and
tu rn ed in for scoring on or before 10 cents for women. F in al election
S aturday, A ugust 7th.
of queen of th e fair will take place
J. F. BILDERBACK, P resid en t, two weeks la te r a t a dance in th e
H erm iston Rod & G un Club. com m unity p ark hall.
The new hop dryer is located four
Hedwall-Pierson Wedding Sunday. m iles n o rth ea st of H erm iston.
The n o rth M orrow co unty fa ir is
to be held a t Irrig o n Septem ber 10
and 11, and th e prem ium lists w ill
soon ap p ear for d istrib u tio n to ex h i­
bitors, according to A. C. H oughton,
board secretary . O ther officers are
R obert Sm ith, p resid en t;
F. C.
F rederickson, tre a su re r; an d th e d i­
rectors: Mrs. A. C. H oughton, P aul
Sm ith, F ra n k Brace and E. M. Sou-
ders.
Classes w ill be divided into vege­
tables, fru its an d melons, farm
crops, bees an d honey, livestock, do­
m estic art, flow ers and p lan ts, and
canned goods.
A dance w ill be given th e evening
of Septem ber 11. 4-H Club dem on­
stratio n s w ill ta k e place F rid ay a f­
ternoon and sp o rts S atu rd ay a f te r ­
noon.
M arg aret Mae H edw all, d a u g h te r
of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. H edw all, w ill
be m arried S unday to M orris S.
P ierson a t th e hom e of h er sister,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. M cReynolds. Mr.
P ierson arriv ed here M onday from
Spokane w here th ey will m ake th e ir
home. Miss H edw all has been office
assista n t for th e la te Dr. A. W.
C hristopherson, an d for Dr. F. B.
Belt for a num ber of years.
Huckleberries Ripening.
In some lo calities ripe huck leb er­
ries a re now being found, m ainly in
th e low er altitu d es. In the h igher
co u n try th e b erry crop is reported
as retard ed by th e severe ra in s th a t
accom panied
th e
recen t electric
storm s. W ith re tu rn of w arm er
w eath er th e crop w ill soon be ready
to pick in most localities. In some
places the crop is_ reported heavy.
Weather Report.
Max. Min.
D ate
J u ly 29 ................................ 92 .... 62
60
88
Ju ly 30 ................. ............
Ju ly 31 ................................ 78 .... 51
81 ... 53
A ugust 1 .............. ............
44
A ugust 2 .............. ................. 85
95 ... 42
A ugust 3 ..............
A ugust 4 .............. .............. 102 .... 47
IRRIGATION METHODS SCIENTIFICALLY
TESTED AT EXPERIMENT STATION
M ethods to d eterm in e how much
w ater to use to produce th e best re­
su lts in crops are p racticed every
season a t th e H erm iston E xperim ent
sta tio n . To discover w h at am ount
of w ater p roperly ap plied will yield
best re tu rn s in p roduction of crops
is to find o u t w h at is th e d u ty of
w ater. T his is m uch d iffe re n t from
tu rn in g on th e w ate r on any kind
of land. In an y so rt of shape, or in
any size of head.
The stu d y of th e ap p licatio n of
w ater a t th e ex p erim en t statio n is
carried on very m uch like o th er
scien tific te sts in a lab o rato ry . Be­
fore th e irrig a tio n seagon opens test
tubes are driven at one foot in te r­
vals to a d epth of fo u r feet over a
tra c t of ground. T he soil is then
weighed, dried o ut and
weighed
ag ain , to d eterm in e th e am ount of
m oisture.
W hen
irrig ate d
the
am ount of w ater Is carefu lly m ea­
sured a t th e head gate. Then the
sam e sort of te sts are tak en to de
t e rm jne th e am o u n t of th e ap p lica­
tion, and a g a in before w ate r is ap-
plied again. T his p ractice is con-
tin n e d
I
th r o u g h o u t
th e seaso n
NOTICE TO WATER
USERS
w ith
exact m easurem ents an d tests of the
am ount of w ate r used in producing
the crop on th e land.
If th e in itia l m oisture and th e to ­
tal of tests show g re a te r th a n th e
req u ired am o u n t of w ater, th e
am o u n t of leach in g an d of w aste
w ater used below th e crop root zone
is determ ined.
A fter very long series of tests it
has been determ ined th a t th e a v e r­
age soil here w ill hold a one Inch
ap p licatio n of w ate r to one foot of
soil, or fo u r Inches of w ater to four
feet of crop root zone. T he average
root zone Is from 18 inches to th ree
feet for vegetables and four to six
feet for corn and alfalfa. H eavier
soils will hold tw o and a h alf in ch ­
es of w ater to one foot of soil w hich
req u ires less frequency in ap p lica­
tion.
To apply w ater properly It has
been proven th a t th e land m ust
have an even slope so th a t th e w a­
te r will run w ith th e sam e speed the
len g th of th e border or slope, and
th a t th e d itch es be made large w ith
wide tu rn o u ts so th a t a large head
of w ate r ran be used. G ates used
are th e C ippoletti or common weir,
or th e P arsh al flum e, both of w hich
give accu rate m easurem ents.
In ap p ly in g the tests for ir rig a ­
tion consideration Is also given to
th e stand of alfa lfa, corn or oth er
crops, and m eaurem ents are taken
to d eterm in e th e num ber In each
field. All are for d eterm in in g the
g re a te r yield per acre foot of w ater,
w hich varies from .96 of a ton of
a lfa lfa per acre of w ater freq u en tly
applied to 1.5 tons w ith heavier
soils and less freq u en t application.
T ests have proven th a t one sec­
ond foot of w ater will cover one
acre one inch deep In one hour u n ­
d er a fo u r to five second foot head
if th e land Is In proper shape.
U nder such a system much w ater
is saved and also tim e in irrig a tin g
th e land.
L eaching will he saved
and w ater will not d rain out and
w aste Into low er lands and cause
seepage.
T ests and
experim ents
have been made by th e sta tio n on
various soils in a s tric tly scien tific
w ay and th e system recommended is
on a proven basis.
T he te sts are
for th e land o w n er's Inform ation In
tM developm ent and im provem ent
of his land, th e ap p licatio n of w ater
and th e production of crops.
BIG SILVER JUBILEE
PARADE PLANNED t
A S ilver Ju b ilee parad e w ill be
one of the m ain featu res of the ap ­
p roaching fa ir according
to
the
plans proposed by th e board of d i­
rectors. An effo rt wil be m ade to
p resen t a p ag ean t of all a g rlc u ltu r-
al products, in clu d in g livestock and
poultry, and of business en terp rises
and any o th e r featu re of life in the
w est end of U m atilla county.
T he P endleton roundup d irecto rs
have promised th a t Queen C ath ry u
and atte n d a n ts, and several tru ck
loads of horses along w ith rid ers
w ill be here, an d o th er rid ers from
the home d istric ts w ill parade.
E ach irrig a tio n d istric t and o th er
com m unities w ill be represented by
ap p ro p riate floats. P rize w in n ers
am ong c a ttle and horses a t th e fair
and o th er livestock will be led in
th e parade. Individual farm ers are
invited to jo in in w ith floats. A uto­
mobiles will tak e an activ e p a rt
and schools are expected to m arch
in th e ranks.
E. |P. Dodd has been appointed
parade m anager, and all persons d e­
sirin g to tak e p a rt should see him
a t an early d a te .
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HORSE RACING NEW
FEATURE OF FAIR
QUARTER M ILE RACE
TRACK PLANNED
H orse rac in g w ill be a fe a tu re a t ­
tra c tio n a t th e Silver Ju b ilee F a ir
Septem ber 2, 3 an d 4, it w as decid­
ed by th e fa ir board a t its m eeting
T uesday evening, and »75 w as se t
aside as a co n trib u tio n to purse
money. A com m ittee of th ree, con­
sistin g of Jo h n Jendrzejew ski, E. D.
M artin and G lenn Moore, was ap ­
pointed to ca rry o ut th e rac in g p ro ­
gram .
.
Owners of race horses, fast saddle
horses and perh ap s Shetland ponies
for 100 m iles around, w ill be in v i­
ted to b rin g th e ir stock and en te r
them in th e various events, w hich
w ill be announced as soon as a r ­
ran g em en ts can be made.
T he new h a lt m ile tr a c t a t th e
com m unity park can n o t be com plet­
ed for h alf mile races, b u t a quarter
m ile trac k can be arran g e d an d w ill
be p u t in good shape for all ru n ­
n in g events. I t is th e plan of the
com m ittee to have races both F ri­
day afternoon, Septem ber 3, and
S atu rd ay aftern o o n , Septem ber 4.
T he m em bers of th e committee^
especially desire to co n tact an y
ow ner of horses a t an early date in
order to com plete th e rac in g p ro ­
gram and provide su itab le purse
money. It is a new fe a tu re of th a
fa ir and th e board hopes to m ake it
a very in te re stin g a ttra c tio n .
A nother fe a tu re of e n te rta in m e n t
is to be a baseball game betw een an
all s ta r w est end U m atilla county
team and th e well know n CCC team
of H eppner.
At th e m eeting th e board also laid
plans for an elab o rate parade and
all org an izatio n s, civic, business an d
cooperative, farm ers and stockm en,
and irrig atio n d istric ts, a re invited
to p rep are floats and m ake displays
rep rese n tativ e
of
all
in te rests
th ro u g h o u t th e w est end of U m atil­
la and n o rth e rn Morrow counties.
Prem ium booklets have been c ir­
culated th ro u g h th e m alls b u t an y ­
one n ot receiving a booklet m ay get
one a t th e a ssista n t co unty a g e n t’s
office, the H erad office. F arm B u ­
reau o r G range C ooperative In H e r­
m iston; M cCall's and R efvem 's in
S tan field : th e Echo N ew s In E cho;
H ull * McNabb in U m atilla, an d th e
Tum -A-Lum com pany in Irrig o n .
T he board is very activ e and is
m ak in g every effo rt to m ake th e S il­
ver Ju b ilee F a ir th e la rg e st in its
h isto ry of 25
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Union-Wallowa County Picnic.
T he U nion-W allow a co unty folks
of th is region w ill hold a picnic a t
Colum bia p ark n ex t Sunday, A ugust
8. A basket lunch w ill be served
a t noon. All form er resid en ts of
U nion and W allow a co u n ties a re in ­
vited to bo present and b rin g th e ir
friends to th is first U nion-W allow a
picnic.
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JOHN ELMER REEVES
Jo h n E lm er Reeves was born in
L in n county, Oregon, on December
4, 1865. He was th e son of Thom as
B. and D iana Reeves, early pioneers
who had crossed th e plains, a rriv in g
in Oregon In th e fall of 1865.
In 1871 th e Reeves fam ily moved
to P endleton w here E lm er atten d ed
public school u n til th e fam ily moved
to th e Meadows in 1878. He a tte n d ­
ed th e Meadows school for a tim e,
and th e n th e schools a t F o ster and
Echo.
H is early life began as a
d u tifu l son of his widowed m other,
his fa th e r h av in g passed aw ay in
P endleton in 1872. W hile in his
teens he carried
th e m all from
Lamb and Sheep Prices Given.
U m atilla lan d in g to P ine City. L ater
Lambs are being shipped to m ar­ he was engaged in stock raisin g and
k et from th e ranges. Prices re p o rt­ farm in g w hich occupation he fol­
ed vary from 8 to 9 cents per pound lowed all his life.
and lam bs a re reported In excellent
He was m arried to Mrs. Anne
condition. The present prices of K ennlson P rice in 1893, and they
breeding ewes are reported at »7 to took up th e ir residence on th e ir
»8 for one, tw o and th ree-y ear-o ld s, farm west of F o ster, now S tan field,
»5 for four-year-olds and »3 down Oregon, liv in g th e re for fo rty -fo ur
for older sheep. At p resen t wool is years.
n o t m oving very fast b u t a b etter
He Is survived by his widow, two
condition is expected by Septem ber b rothers, W illiam T. Reeves and D.
R anges are good in th e m ountains Eddy Coffman, both of S tan field,
yet. and th e prospect for w a t e r one sister, Mrs. L au ra P e rrin of
P endleton, and m any nephew s and
ran g e Is much b etter th an usual.
nieces. Two sisters, Mrs. A nna Bea­
gle and Mrs. Wm. Coffm an, preceded
Townsend Clubs Picnic.
Tow nsend clubs of four eastern him in death.
He was a fa ith fu l ch u rch a tte n d ­
Oregon counties will have a Joint,
picnic in Riverside park, LaG rande. a n t and enjoyed th e fellow ship of
Sunday, A ugust 8. It will be an all C h ristian people, ever hon o rin g th e
day g ath erin g , and all should take memory of his sain ted m other.
E lm er Reeves was in itia te d in to
filled lunch baskets for th e d in n er
at noon. T here will be some good O verland Lodge of Echo, M arch 16,
1902, possessor of a v e te ra n ’s Jewel
addresses in tim »afternoon.
of I.O.O.F.
He passed aw ay a t his home on
Sweet Clover Pasture Survev.
th e m orning of Ju ly 24, 1937, a t th e
W illiam L. G orton, from th e farm age of 71 years, 7 m onths and 20
m anagem ent d ep artm en t of Oregon days. F u n eral services w ere held a t
S tate college is here m aking a p re­ th e P resb y terian ch u rch a t 1 0:00
lim in ary survey of sw eet clover p as­ o’clock on Monday, Ju ly 26. in te r ­
tu res. The purpose Is to prove the m ent being in th e Echo cem etery.
b etter values of sweet clover in pro­
The Rev. H u n ter of th e F ull Gos­
duction of milk. F arm ers who have pel church of P endleton, assisted by
such pastures, two years old and A lexander Low of th e Full Gospel
new seeding, and who contem pate ch u rch of S tan field
officiated. A
seeding sweet clover next Fall are q u a rte t composed of Mr. and Mrs.
asked to get in touch w ith J a y ^ i
E dgar H oosier, Mary Gossage and
Pierson, assista n t county ag en t for H. L. H edrick san g “ Home of the
such Inform ation.
Soul” and "In T he Sweet Bye And
Bye", w ith Mrs. H. B. Reese at the
Alfalfa W ith Yellow Bloom.
piano.
H onorary
pall
bearers
w ere
Ralph T h o rn b u rg of th e W estland
d istric t,
w hile mowing his alfalfa Messrs. M artin Refvem. W illard P.
u ll, Jess Gossage, W eir Casa-
field last week, discovered an airal- T ru m b David
Shum w ay,
Theodore
fa p lan t w ith yellow
bloom, r e ­ dy,
K rause.
A ctive pail bearers were
sem bling In all o th er respects th e m
em bers of he I.O.O.F. lodge. P u rl
usual alfalfa and th o u g h t to be a earson. H ow ard Pearson, Lee P e a r­
new variety. On Inquiry at th e ex­ P
Ben G askill, Jo h n Young, all of
p erim en t sta tio n it app ears to be a son.
Echo, and M. F McDermott of S ta n ­
v ariety know n as the Ladak w hich field. The service at th e cem etery
is uncommon here. The bloom of w as u n d er th e auspices of th e I.O.
th is p lan t varies from yellow
to
O f . lodge.
lig h t purple.