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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1938)
It matters not how long live, but how well VOLUME XXXII ¿be Bmttwfcm Hrralii z NUK COUNTY 4-H CLUB SHOW SHIFTED TO HERMISTON FAIR P R E M IU M S N M L E D FOR BETTER SHOW Oregon State College — Students planning to enter Oregon State col lege for the first time this fall will report September 19 for the opening of Freshman week, regardless of their plans in connection with fra ternity membership, E. B. Lemon, registrar, announces. As In the past, formal fraternity rushing does not commence until the following Friday, after the entire class has been "introduced" to college life on exactly the same footing. Early indications are for a fresh man 'Class as large or larger than last year, with total registration de pending on the percentage of for mer students returning. Living costs are expected to be slightly lower this year, while NYA financial as sistance will be somewhat Increased compared with last year. Registra tion for old students is Saturday, September 24. September 22-23-24 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 25. 1938. DRUM CORPS TEST Q U IR IN G GREETS SAYLOR'S W IL L LEGION CONVENTION FIRST "E D IT IO N " OPEN WEDNESDAY H IG H LIG H T SEPT. 2 Word from the Deaconess hospital Pendleton, Ore. — The annual state wide drum corps contest, which will be held at the Round-Up grounds Friday night, September 2, should prove most interesting to the spectators and will be one of the big attractions of the Department of Oregon, American Legion state con vention. Of double interest will be the bat tle between the drum corps from Klamath Falls and Portland for the state championship. There has been much rivalry between the two corps for with Klamath Falls walking away with the championship title the past two years the boys from Portland have had to be contented with playing second fiddle. Not on ly is the coveted title at stake this year, but the winner will represent the Departmnt of Oregon in the Na tional drum corps competition con test at Los Angeles two weeks later. The Portlanders are coming with only one thing in mind, the champ ionship, and the Klamath Falls boys to defend and retain the title, so a spirited hard fought contest is in the offing. The Umatilla county 4-H club show which has been held in Pen dleton for two years will be shifted this year and held In connection with the Umatilla Project fair at Hermiston, September 22-23-24. The entire county club member ship which has exhibited at Pendle ton will be held as part of the fair here, merged into one club show at the fair grounds. Funds for pre miums will also be combined, de moted entirely to the club show awards. The buildings will take care'of the increased exhibits. Over 100 head of club livestock is expect ed to be brought here for exhibi tion. This action received the unani mous endorsement Wednesday of the Pendleton Rotary club, which has sponsored the club show. Since racing is one of t ie new features of the local show, a racing commission has been appointed in the personnel of F. B. Swayze, chair Pioneer Picnic Sunday. man, Bill Switzler, Antone Vey, E. The Umatilla Project Pioneer a D. Martin, Dr. F. B. Belt and Ben sociation will hold its annual meet O'Conner. This commission will * have ing Sunday, August 28, on the lawn complete charge of the race event at the Reclamation building with a program. basket dinner at noon. The associa H. A. Pankow will have charge of tion will serve ice cream and coffee all concessions. The amusement com and those attending should bring a pany contract calls for all concession basket dinner and table service. A rights on the fair grounds. All oth short program will be given. Offi er concessions will be given space cers are Mrs. A. E. McFarland, Uma outside the grounds, by arrange tilla. president, A. E. Bensel, vice ment with Mr. Pankow. president, Mrs. Wm. Bensel, secre The dance committee for the fair tary-treasurer. consists of George Harkenrider, Cur tis Simons, R. H. Piersol and H. G. F. A. Bakers Visit Colorado. Rankin. The parade committee appointed Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Baker of Stan is E. P. Dodd and John A. Clarke. field have returned from a two Plans are being laid for a larger weeks visit with their sons Dr. A. parade than last year. B. Baker and Paul Baker at Ster Premium lists for the fair will be ling, Colorado. They returned by released the latter part of next Union Pacific through Denver to week. Salt Lake where they visited the new modern capitol building and the Tabernacle. The governor’s re BOARDMAN FAIR ception room in the capitol, Mr. LIST CORRECTION Baker says, is one of the most elab orately furnished and expensively A correction has been made in decorated in the United States. the North Morrow County Fair pre The large irrigation project at Ster mium list under the division of ling suffered a shortage of water horses. Number 105 should read during the drouth seasons, but ■"Draft horse, over 3 years.” This crops look good this year, Mr. Baker correction was made by R. K. Mil says. ler, secretary. Other listings in this division are: Draft horse, un Wool Growers Auxiliary. der 3 years, over 18 months; Saddle The Wool Growers’ Auxiliary will horse, colt, under 18 months. The fair will be held at Board- hold its first fall meeting at the man this year on September 9 and home of Mrs. C. M. Jackson, west of 10. Officers for the fair this year town, Friday, September 2, at 2:00 are Elmer Sullivan, president, Flor o’clock in the afternoon. A water ence Root, treasurer, R. K. Miller, melon feed will be a feature of the secretary, Mrs. A. C. Houghton, Paul meeting and all members are re Smith, Frank Brace and E. S. Sou- quested to be present. ders, directors. OSC FRESHMEN TO REGISTER SEPT. 19 Umatilla Project Fair Appointed CCC Superintendent. Harry Kelley left Sunday for On tario, Ore., following bis appoint ment as superintendent of the CCC camp there by the Secretary of the Interior. Kelley was technical fore man at the Stanfield CCC camp for two years and was stationed at On tario for a short time this spring, but had been in Hermiston for sev eral weeks prior to the appoint ment. Deputy Grand Master Coming. O. F. Steele of Pendleton. Deputy GTand Master of Oregon, will be the guest of the local Odd Fellow order Monday, August 29, in his first of ficial visit since his appointment. Noble Grand Fred Reeves requested that all members be present for this meeting. Delegates to Turner. The Hermiston Christian Endea vor society is being represented this week at Turner, Ore., by Eldon Say lor and Ralph Neill, at the annual Turner conference. The boys were Columbia School Opening. sent as delegates on a scholarship Mrs. Laura Morris, principal of won by members of the society who Columbia school, has announced the placed first in a drama contest at opening of school for Tuesday. Sep state convention. tember 6. A teachers’ meeting will be held Monday at 2:30 p. m. in the Hop Drier Equipment. school house. L. W. Dixson has added an East man fan to his hop drier which con Golf Club Meeting sists of two 48-inch wheels with The Hermiston Golf club will eight fans each run by a three horse hold a meeting Tuesday, August 31, power electric motor. This fan will at 8:00 p. m.. in the Hermiston dry a ton of hops in 14 hours and Trading company store. Fall tour will permit Mr. Dixson to employ 40 naments will be outlined snd other additional pickers during the har routine business conducted. vest season. in Salem, Wednesday evening, brought . the announcement of the birth of a daughter, Shirley Joanne, to Mr. and Mrs. A1 Quiring. Mr. Quiring left Hermiston bur- riedly Wednesday morning on his trip to Salem arriving at the hospit al simultaneously with Sir Stork, to greet the first home "edition.’ Quiring is co-publisher of the Her miston Herald. POMONA GRANGE SEPTEMBER 1 STANFIELD (Special)— The Stan field and Echo Granges will be host to the Pomona Grange . Thursday, September 1, at Stanfield. The pro gram will be given in the Stanfield high school, starting at 1:30 p. m. and will be open to the public. Congressman Walter M. Pierce will talk on "What I Should Like to do for the Small Farmer.” His op ponent, U. S. Ballentine, will also speak. In addition there will be many entertainment features in cluding tap dancing, costume drills, music and skits. Sage Plain Fire. Without undue show the 3ayior’s department store will open its doors Wednesday, August 31, in the new building. Postponement of the open ing, formerly set for Friday, was necessary when equipment was not completed on schedule. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Saylor will oper ate the store and issue a personal invitation to the public to visit their new place of business. FARM PEOPLE W IL L MEET IN PORTLAND Portland is rapidly making ready for its great November event, the entertainment of the National Grange, when the latter organiza tion goes to the Pacific coast for its 2nd annual session. The Portland event of November 16-24 follows last year’s convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and twice before the National Grange has met at Port land, in 1904 and 1921. Hogs to Terminal Market. H. J. Stillings and son W. I. Stillings shipped 101 head of hogs to the Portland market this week. The average weight of the hogs was 180 1-3 pounds and the price re ceived was 9.25 cents per pound. The shipment was uniform and all sold in the same class and went on the scales at the same time. They brought the total sum of $1584. Mr. Stillings says that he bought $500 worth of feed to mature these hogs. The remainder of the feed used was grown on the ranch, consisting of artichokes, corn, squash and alfal fa. The overhead in producing these hogs must be deducted from the sum received from the sale, Mr. Stillings states. Photographs have been taken of the recently burned areas in north ern Morrow and eastward into west ern Umatilla counties, which show that wind erosion has already com menced and that the dangers from this source may be extensive. The fire destroyed the sagebrush and grass over an area of approximately 25,000 acres, commencing south west of Boardman. It leaped canals and highways, and at the Slaughter farm west of Irrigon, destroyed 80 tons of hay and a barn. Observa tions are being made and extensive Moved to Hermiston. prevention work may be necessary Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Oliver of En to protect the West Extension canal from filling with shifting sand. A terprise, Ore., plan to locate in Her large area of winter range was de miston. They have made their home in Enterprise for 54 years but on stroyed. advice of his physician, Mr. Oliver jjame to a lower altitude. Mr. and Misfortune Overtakes Family. When Leonard Mopps broke his Mrs. Garnet Best, formerly of Her leg while working on the J. H. Reid miston, will occupy their home. Dr. Oliver plans to open an optical farm last Saturday he added another business here as soon as a suitable link to the fate which has overtaken location can be secured. his family recently. His mother Mrs. Duane Lathrop has been in the New Home Completed. hospital for several weeks recover The new residence on Hermiston ing from a broken hip. His sister Jo avenue has been completed by W. Ellen Mopps had her tonsils remov ed at the hospital Tuesday, and Mrs. W. Felthouse. It will be occupied Opal Hassey, daughter of Mrs. La after the first of September by Mr. throp has been in the hospital for and Mrs. Walter Pearson. The home medical treatment for the past is one of the most modern in Her miston and is the second built by month. Mr. Felthouse within the past year. TEACHING STAFF SIGNED FOR OPENING OF SCHOOL SEPTEMBER i ; FOOTBALL PRACTICE School will officially open here Tuesday, September 6, with only two members of the high school teaching staff returning this year, and with but one new grade school teacher added to the staff. M. L. Watson and B. Haneline, Janitors of the two schools, hare the building in fine shape for the open ing of school. Floor hardener has been put on the floors and necessary painting done. A guard rail has been put along the top row of bleacher seats in the gym and hand rails above the steps. Superintendent W. G. Kershergen announces the teaching staff as fol lows: Lavina May Lynch, English and physical education; Dorothy Gritftn, Home Ec and mathematics; Violet Ann Estell of Salem, gradu ate U. of O. with practical office and teaching experience, commerce; Marvin Worth, of Willamina, grad uate Linfield college, social science and Spanish; Gwendolyn Ross, of Troutdale, U. of O. graduate, who has had teaching experience, music and English: Jack Hodgen, Adams, graduate U. of O., coach,' manual training and physical education. The grade school staff includes Miss Dora E. Moore as the new staff member, teacher at Pine City for two years, graduate of U. of O., whose home is Rainier; Miss Moore with Mrs. Alma Greaves and L. W. Burrell will teach departmental sub jects In the three upper grades; Myrtle Burnett, first; Mary Petri, second: Blanche Harmon, third; Margaret Kirk, fourth; Marie Salmi, fifth. G. C. Humphreys of Pendleton will again teach band and orchestra with classes each day. This activity will be included as a regular aca demic subject with high school cred it given. Students will furnish their U M A TILLA CO U N TY REPUBLICAN PICNIC own instruments and receive in struction free. Grade School Curricula. Other than the regular subjects in the grade school will be physical ed ucation. manual training, vocal, art, sewing, and each student will be expected to take at least one of these subjects. Orchestra and band will be taught only in the four up per grades. Students Register Soon. High school students are asked to call at the office of Supt. Kersber- gen in the high school building dur ing the morning on days between August 29 and September 3, in or der to register and fill out their schedules. Football Practice Early. Coach Jack Hodgen was In town this week arranging for football practice held Thursday. Friday and Saturday of next week, starting at 10 a. m. on the school grounds. Stu dents who are Interested in turning out for football are asked to be pres ent on these days. Coach Hodgen will have fair pros pects for a team with three experi enced backfield and five linemen from last year's lineup. Lettermen are Tom Lotspeich, Elbert Moore, Ralph Marble, Lecter Flanigan, Al fred Shipp, Marvin Rankin. Bob Christian and Hiram Stillings. The season will open Sept. 16 in a game with Pasco at Pasco. The first two are night games. The sea son schedule: Pasco ............ Sept. 16 .......... There Walla Walla B Sept. 21.............There Waitsburg . Oct. 7............ There Pendleton Oct. 15.............There Condon .... Oct. 21.............There W. W. B. Oct. 28............... Here Nov. 1...............Here Mac HI .... Here Nov. 11. Heppner .. The republicans and their friends will gather at Milton, Ore., Sunday, August 28, for the Umatilla County Republican picnic. A caravan will leave Pendleton at 10:00 a.m. from the Elks Temple and delegates are expected from every corner of the county. Platform speakers will be C. A. Sprague, republican candidate for governor; Rufus C. Holman, repub lican candidate for senator; Earl Snell, republican candidate for sec retary of state; U. S. Ballentine, re publican candidate for U. S. repre sentative. COLUM BIA PARK DRAINAGE PLANNED Plans were made for inspection of Columbia park with the view to drainage of seepage water at the last meeting of the Farm Bureau Auxiliary. E. D. Martin, district superintendent, will look over the project soon. The nsxt meeting of the club will be held Friday, September 2, and will honor Mrs. Laura Morris, who will not be able to attend meetings during the winter months. She is principal of the Columbia school. Mrs. Margaret Blahm will act as hostess to the club with the meeting called for 1:30 p. m. at her home. Each lady will bring a covered dish. Mrs. Ethel Hughes and Mrs. Edna Barager will serve on the program committee and Mrs. Emma Hutch ison, Mrs. Margaret Blahm and Mrs. Minnie Ott, on the refreshment committee. EDMONDS-GILBERT. Miss Ruby Gilbert and Edward Edmonds of Pendleton were united in marriage Sunday, August 21, at services in the Pentecostal Taber nacle. Rev. A. B. Turner officiated. The couple are evangelists and left immediately for Willamette valley points. Townsend Club Notice. The Hermiston Townsend club will meet in the Legion hall Friday, with a short program given. The new manual will be studied, import ant business discussed, and a Dutch auction held. The advisory board will meet at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend all meetings. IRRIGON By MRS. W. C. ISOM ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Boardman of Long view, Wn. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Suddarth, Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs Chris Eggers and son Merle and two daughters Belva and Uene of Hermolsa, South Da kota. visited Mrs. Eggers’ aunt, Mrs. W. C. Isom and family Saturday, en route from Hood River, Ore., where they had been visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phelps were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har ding. Norman Pedan of Malo, Wn., who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Elia Caldwell and family left for his home Sunday. Mrs. Ollie Coryell was a business visitor in Pendleton Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. Harness were call ers at the W. C. Isom and Harry Smith homes Wednesday. Alvin Rand of Portland Is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rand and uncle B. Rand. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Becker have returned to their home In Califor nia. Mrs. Molly Smith, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. Isom and family, returned to her home in Hood River, Tuesday. L. C. Aldrich of California is vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Aldrich, and brother, Glenn Al drich. Rev. and Mrs. Harness, Mrs. Tom Caldwell and Mrs. Chas. Steward visited Mrs. Bell Caldwell Sunday. Mrs. Hoagland had her sister from Freeweter as a guest last week. Joyce Puckett of Condon Is. visit ing her uncles, the Beneflel broth ers. Mrs. James Warner visited her son Harvey Warner and family Sun day. Fred Dahl and Mrs. Stella Poul- son were married Sunday. A, group of friends charlvaried them at their home west of town Monday evening. Ward McCoy of Imbler, Ore., ar rived Monday to visit relatives and friends for a few days. PLANNED TURKEY BREEDING PROGRAM NEED SIGHTED FIELD STATION HOST TO GROWERS A five year breeding program waa Inaugurated last year at the U. S. Field Station to replace the feed ra tion experiments, stated H. K. Dean, superintendent, at the annual tur key picnic sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ association last Saturday at the station. Birds at the station are being trapnested to determine the time of coming into production and the num ber of eggs produced. The progress in conformation of birds is being noted as to genetic purity in these experiments. A standard feed ration is being used. During the morning Mr. Dean ex plained that there was only two- thirds of a cent difference in cost per pound of gain for birds hatched in April and those hatched in June, and that mortality was the same. Brooding cost is lower for late birds but there is no difference in grades. June hatched birds are four pounds lighter for toms and one pound lighter for hens compared with April hatched birds, which takes care of the housewife demand for smaller holiday birds. Mr. Dean introduced the speakers during the program in the morning which included F. L. Knolton, re search assistant at O.S.C., who talk ed on the principles of turkey breed ing. He explained the principles by which breeders determine the gen etic purity of birds and stated that the desired characteristic tendencies in a bird selected from a flock for breeding purposes will not resemble the parent in the offspring. Segre gations must be made over a period of years because a grower cannot get the desired results by selecting from appearances. N. L. Bennton, extension poultry- man from O.S.C:, outlined a system of selecting breeding stock. The program for the turkey industry so far has been breeding, management and disease control, he stated, but the grower is now interested In a bird that will produce a larger num ber of eggs, which entails a breed ing program. Two growers in each of four counties in Willamette valley are in the first year of a systematic breed ing program directed by the exten sion service, Mr. Bennlon stated, similar to that being conducted at the local station. Any breeding pro gram must be a long time program in order to identify desirable char acteristics in birds. The best system used is for the grower to select stock showing the most desirable characteristics at (Continued on page 2) UNEM PLOYM ENT CHECKS PAID Seventy-two per cent of benefit checks under the state unemploy ment compensation law distributed In the area served by the Pendleton employment office were confined to five major Industrial groups, it was pointed out here today by Harry L. Kuck, former Pendleton newspaper man and now informational repre sentative of the commission. Contract construction workers got the biggest share, 22.7 per cent. Interstate railroaders were next in line with 21.6 per cent. Lumber and timber products workers got 11.8 per cent; wholesale and retail trade, 8.3 per cent; and textile mill work ers, 7.6 per cent. Figures were based on a survey by the commission’s statistical de partment and covers the period end ing June 30, which showed distribu tion of $40,980 in Umatilla and Morrow counties. Since then the total figure has been Increased to more than $45,000, according to Kuck. Total original and continued claims for the first seven months administration of the law averaged 283 in the two counties. Original claims In July dwindled to about 5 or 6 per week, with continued claims averaging 85 per week. Umatilla county payrolls taxable for Jobless insurance Increased 29 per cent in 1937 over 1936, accord ing to Kuck. High month was July with $287,312 of the $2,045,781 for the year. Low month was January 1937, with $91,843 out of a total for the year of $1,595,243.
