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Umatilla Project F O ' > September VOLUME XXXH HUx 5 ifrnmsfcm Wralft HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNT?. OREGON. They that know God will be humble; they that know | themzelveu cannot be proud. —Flavel. SEPTEMBER 22, 1938. V is ito r s W ei co m e GATES SWING WIDE AS ANNUAL PROJECT FAIR OPENS TODAY JUDGING PROGRAM SCHEDULED FRIDAY COMPLETE IN DETAIL ENTERTAINM ENT FEATURES M A N Y EXPECT UNUSUAL DEMONSTRATIONS Today the gates of the 26th an nual Umatilla Project fair swung wide to admit exhibitors in the open class divisions and county-wide ex hibition of 4-H clubs and Future Farmers. Clubbers in the west end of Umatilla county are acting as hosts to the visitors from the east end of the county and as far as pos sible dormitory facilities are being furnished. Other features of the fair will be horse races, relays, football game, demonstrations, a carnival amuse ment company, a nationally known clown, and a parade scheduled for Saturday morning. The annual fair dance will be given Saturday night. Through the courtesy of L. A. Moore of Mor-Tone Sound Service an announcing system is available on the fair grounds. Sunday Races. A full racing program has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2:30, proceeds from which will be divided equally between race horse owners and the fair board. Funds going to the fair board will be used in building permanent box stalls on the grounds. Judging Friday A. M. A full and complete schedule of judging events appears elsewhere on this page. All judging will be com pleted as early as possible Friday to permit <a clear program for the af ternoon. Football Game— Races The Hermiston Union high school Bulldog squad will play the second game of the season Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock when It meets the Walla Walla B squad on the arena field. One horse race will be run be tween halves of the game in order to furnish entertainment and to per mit the program to go off on sched ule. The regular racing program will start promptly at 3: 00 p. m. A sports program will be given Friday evening at 7:30 directed by A. E. Bensel. Parade Saturday. The annual parade will be seen promptly at 10 a. m. Saturday go ing west on Main street. At least 50 floats have been promised as en tries in the parade besides horsemen and juveniles. E. P. Dodd and J. A. Clarke will direct the parade. The afternoon program will open at 2:30 with races at the fair grounds, a program of which is be ing arranged by a committee ap pointed by the fair board and acting under their supervision. A story of horses and riders ap pears elsewhere on this page. At least 30 head of thorobred horses are now stationed on the grounds. The fair has closed in former years with the gala dance Saturday night but such is not the case this year. A program of races has been arranged for Sunday afternoon by arrangement between race horse owners and the fair board. * * * * * * * * * * * * ♦ HOUSING ASKED ♦ ♦ FOR A H CLUBBERS * ♦ ♦ If you have not already left ♦ your name with the secretary at Assistant County Agent Jay ♦ T Pierson’s office stating how ♦ many visiting 4-H club boys or ❖ girls you can entertain by lodg- ❖ ing In your home, do so at once. ❖ It is not too late to call, and ❖ more lodging facilities are ■> needed to care for visiting 4-H > club boys and girls from the ❖ east end of the county. Call > 1 1 1 and leave your name. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiililiiliniiiiiimniHlumiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiuuiiuiiniiiiiiiinPdimiiiiHiuiHiiiiiiniiiHiimiiiiHiunmiiiiimisniiHiiniiiiiiiiimiiimntiiiiHHmiiKnii, POWER CO. GRANTED ADM ISSION TO RATE REDUCTION PROJECT FAIR ESTABLISH NEW HAULING AGENCY SUNDAY RACES SCHEDULED. Judging of livestock and exhibits at the Umatilla Project fair and Umatilla county-wide exhibition of 4-H clubs and Future Farmers to be held in Hermiston Friday and Sat urday, will start promptly at 9:00 A. M. on the fair grounds. The judging program for Friday has been arranged by the fair board, Walter Holt, county agent, Mias Frances Clinton, home demonstra tion agent, Pendleton, H. F. Hines, Milton, and Jay T. Pierson, Hermis ton, assistant county agents, and la announced in the following order. Open class dairy— Judge, S. B. Hall, Multnomah county agent, Port land. 9 a. m. Holstein; 10 a. m. Guernsey: 1 p. m. Jersey. 4-H Club and F.F.A. — Dairy, Judge, H. C. Burgess, Walla Walla county agent. 9 a. m. Holstein; 10 a. m. Guernsey: 1 p. m. Jersey. Open Class— Horses, Judge, D. E. Richards, Supt. Livestock Branch Experiment Station, Union, Ore. 9 a. m. Stock Horses; 9:15 a. m. Sad dle Ponies: 9:30 a. m. Shetland ponies. 4-H elwb and F.F.A.— Beef, Judge U. E. Richards. 10 a. m. Short horn: iff: 15 a', tft. Angus; 10:30’ a. m. Hereford. Champions for spec ials. 4-H Club and F.F.A.— Hogs, Judge, D. E. Richards. 10:45 a. m. Poland China; 11 a. m. Duroc Jer sey: 11:15 a. m. Chester Whites. Champions for specials. Open Class—'Hogs, Judge, D. E. Richards. 11:30 a. m. Poland China; 11:45 a. m. Duroc Jersey; 12 noon Chester Whites. Champions for spec ials. 4-H Club and F.F.A.— Sheep, (All breeds competing) Judge, D. B. Richards. 1 p. m. Yearling Ewes; 1:16 p. m. Ewe Lambs; 1:30 p. m. Market Lambs; 1:45 p. m. Champ ions for specials. 4-H Club and F.F.A. — Poultry, Judge, Elmer Sullivan, Smith-Hugh es Instructor, Boardman. 9 to 10 a. m„ judging of light and heavy breeds. Compete separately. Open Class— Chickens, Judge, El mer Sullivan. 10:30 a. m. White Leghorns; 11 a. m. Barred Plym outh Rocks; 11:30 a. m. Rhode Is land Reds; 11:46 a. m. Eggs. Open Class— Turkeys, Judge, El mer Sullivan. 1 p.m. Bronze; 1:30 p. m. Turkeys other than Bronze; 1:45 p.m. Specials. Open Class— Farm Produce, Judge Elmer Sullivan. 2 p. m„ Individual and Grange Farm Exhibits. 4-H Club and F.F.A. — Crops, Judge, Elmer Sullivan. 2:30 p. m. Corn, Potatoes, Forage Crops. Open Class-Crops, Judge, Elmer Sullivan. 4 p. m., Crops and Freak Exhibits. Open Class— Honey. Judge to be announced. 9 a. m. (Continued on Page 8) Owners of horse races and Roy Olmstead of Hermiston has the fair board have agreed to John A. Clarke, local manager for The Umatilla Project fair board purchased the trucking business for cooperate in conducting races the Hermiston Light & Power com has announced that admission to merly operated by I. W. Geer of Sunday afternoon at 2:30 on pany, received word Monday that the grounds for the 26th annual Hermiston, and has established the fair grounds. Money taken the company’s application for rate show will be fifty cents for adults, headquarters in the brick building in will be divided equally and reduction effecting residence light thirty-five for high school students, west of the creamery. ing service and commercial lighting and ten cents for grade school child the fair board w ill use their Mr. Olmstead is operating two service had been granted by the ren, both Friday and Saturday, nart to construct permanent trucks and is well equipped to hand Public Utility Commissioner of Ore box stalls on the fair grounds. A charge of 25 cents will be made le any hauling in the “for hire” gon, to become effective as of Sep to all adults wishing to enter the field, as well as local drayage. Stor tember billing. grounds Friday evening, but all age facilities are also provided. O UTSTANDING This rate reduction will mean a grade school children will be enter Mr. Olmstead has also taken over total saving to consumers, over a 12 ed free. the agency for the Portland-Pendle HORSES COMPETE months period, of approximately There will be no charge to enter ton Motor Freight, Inc., heretofore $1800,, Mr. Clarke states. A prev Forty race houes are now quart handled by the Umatilla Coopera the grounds Saturday night. ious rate reduction was put into ef ered at the fair grounds ready to tive Creamery, well known to all Cars may be parked on the fect by the local company as of May shippers for fast dependable service take part in the races Friday, Sat grounds for a charge of 25 cents. 1, 1937. urday and Sunday. These horses are from and to Portland. Anyone wishing to leave the The Hermiston Light & Power owned by ten different men and Co. serves Hermiston, Umatilla, grounds and return during the day have been on the northwest circuit Stores W ill Close. Stanfield and Echo. must secure a pass from the gate including Ellensburg, Cheyenne and Local business houses will close Pendleton, this fall. They will be keeper. between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 entered in quarter to half mile races, o’clock Friday and Saturday after five each day, and in one relay race AU Voters Register. „ n , . . noon during the afternoon show put A N N U A L PARADE __ ____ F. C. McKenzie, local registrar,, . ~ , each day. , ., » , , by the Umatilla Project- fair A Saddle 'horse lav’e' ant? a Shet for the general election in Novem- J The annual Umatilla Project fair board. Business will be resumed land pony race will be run each day ber, has issued a call to all voters promptly at five and the stores will in addition to these track events. parade will be held Saturday morn who did not vote at the last general ing promptly at 10 o’clock. The line remain open during the evening on Money has been raised from busi election to check their registration Saturday. of march has been outlned and is ness men and from other sources to to determine if they are still on the given here by the committee in provide good purses for the races. roll. Also to all persons who have charge. The race committee consists of moved from one precinct to another TOWNSENDITES PLAN All floats and displays are ex Ben O'Conner, chairman and man since the last election, are required MASS MEETING pected to be ready for formation at to register again. Voting precinct ager, Wm. Switzler, Dr. F. B. Belt the appointed places by 9:30 a. m. and E. D. Martin. These men are No. 32 includes all territory west of Exhibitors should see, or call, E. P. Townsend clubs of Hermiston and appointed by the fair board and op the railroad track, and precinct No. Dodd or J. A. Clarke for informa nearby towns have made elaborate erate under their supervision. 33, that east of the track. tion. plans for a mass meeting scheduled An unusual feature of the races The procession will be organized for September 29th at the Union will be the relay riding of Della Teachers Will Be Guests. on the streets south of Main, be church. It will be an ell day meet Shriver. She is the only woman who Local teachers will be guests of tween the railroad track and the ing with basket lunch at noon. has won for three consecutive days state highway. Grange floats will the Parent-Teachers association at Three splendid Townsend speakers, in relay races, both at Pendleton take position in the street at the a reception Friday. September 29, with a national speaker, have been and Cheyenne, and who rides the Reclamation office. All district in the high school auditorium at engaged to present the Townsend only string that has won these same floats will follow them, and next in 8:00 p. m., according to announce philcsophy to the throng. Plans are races. This she has just accomplish line on the same street, will be in also being made to have evening ed. ment made this week. AU patrons dividual farm floats. speakers. Five Races Each Day. Business floats will be placed on and friends of the school are invited The meeting of the club for the Five races wll be run Friday, Sat Newport avenue, south of the recla to attend. A program is being ar 24th has been postponed due to the urday and Sunday; two days are mation building, and will follow the ranged by the committee. fair. regular fair days, and Sunday will general farm displays. Horses, cars see special feature races run upon and any other part of the procession agreement of owners to hold their will follow the business floats and stock over for another day. Program for the Umatilla Project Fair will be formed on side streets near In addition each day, will be one by. relay race, one saddle horse race The parade will be led by the C O U N T Y -W ID E E X H IB IT IO N O F and one Shetland pony race. The American Legion Auxiliary Juniors, gate receipts for Sunday will be di a group of girls walking and carry 4-H CLUBS A N D F U T U R E FARM ERS vided between the owners of the ing the American flag. They will be horses and the fair board; the share Hermiston, Oregon followed by juvenile floats and turn to the fair board will be used to outs, and be in line on Main at the build box stalls on the grounds. Sun September 22-23-24, 1938 Legion hall. day races will begin at 2:30 p.m. Horsemen will be on hand to di Owners and Riders. rect the procession. Vernon Spalinger Amusement Company Furnishing The names of the owners, number Line of March. of horses and riders follow: Entertainment on the Grounds at all Hours. The parade will proceed west on C. P. Stephenson of Red Bluff, Main, turn south at the bank build Calif, is here with two horses, Blan ing, cross the railroad track, west T H U R S D A Y — Entry Day. don and Trailhision. Blandon won A ll entries must be registered with the secretary by the derby at Walla Walla last week to the main gate to the fair grounds. Passing through the gate the pro r5:00 P. M. and Trailhision a 91200 prize at cession will travel around the race F R ID A Y — Judging starts at 9:30 A. M. in all classes and Hollywood this summer. Both are track to the left, and at the south PASCO ELEVEN TOO consistent winners. and w ill continue until completed. east corner will proceed onto the Elmer Noble of Garfield, Wn„ has The fa ir board has engaged the services of a nation arrived with Smoky Fountain and M U C H FOR BULLDOGS park grounds, turning to the left ally known clown for the amusement of both child Evelyn R, winners of two firsts at and halt on display south of the race track. The Hermiston football eleven ren and grown-ups. Spoane last week. After the floats have passed thru 2:00 P. M .— Football game between Hermiston Union H i Joe Bvrnes, Touchet, Wn., five got off to a bad start in their sea the gates the cattle and horses on horses, race and relay; rider. Cliff son opener with the much heavier Bulldog squad and the W alla W alla B squad. display at the fair grounds will fol and shiftier Pasco boys on the vic Weaver. low around the race track. All 4-H 2:30 P. M .— Horse Race (Between halves of football Bob Baze, Sunnyside, Wn., six tors’ field Friday, September 18. club stock, dairy cattle, and other game) on the track. horses, races and relay; rider, The game was a night game in livestock will appear in the arena. 3:00 P. M .— Regular Racing Program. which the new Pasco stadium was Wayne Baze. The entire parade will halt for a dedicated. Arthur Shriver, Riverside, Calif., 7:30 P. M.— Sports Program on the grounds directed by Pasco ran the kick-off play by a few minutes to give photographers four horses, race and relay; rider, A. E. Bensel. Also Amusement Company. series of reverses well past midfield time to take pictures of «the floats, Della Shriver. livestock, grounds and buildings. SATURDAY- Leslie Parker, Toppenish, Wn., before they were downed. A steady Prizes Offered. two horses, race; rider, Leo Yallops. march through the line and around 10: 00 A. M.— Parade (M ain Street.) Prizes are offered as follows: Dave Wallaher, Yakima, four end soon placed the ball over the Grange floats: First, $5; second. 2:00 P. M .— Racing Program. horses, race and relay; rider. Harry Bulldogs' goal for the first touch Special trapeze and aerial acts w ill be given between Limentwo. 93; third 92. down of the game. The try for the District floats; First 95; second races in the arena. Alex Saluskin, Yakima, three point failed. Pasco again scored 93; third 92. horses, race; rider, "Chuck” Miller. when an end snagged a long paas to 9:00 P. M .— Annual fair dance in auditorium building. Individual farm floats: First. 95; Andy Charley, Yakima, one horse; make the score 12 to 0 at the end SUNDAY— second 93; third 92. of the half. rider. William George. In the third quarter with half- Juvenile displays: First 93; sec 2:30 P. M .— Full racing program by special arrangement Joe Hawkins of Adams will arrive (Contlnued on Page I) ond 92. of the fair board. tomorrow with four fast horses. committee routes
