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VOLUME XXXH
NUM.
OUTSTANDING CLUB
BOY AND G IR L
FROM HERMISTON
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HERMISTOW. UMATILLA COUHTY.
OREGON.
They that know God will
be hnmble; they that know
themselves cannot be proud.
—Ravel.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.
Random Shots Taken at Umatilla Project Fair
OTHER CLUB
W IN N IN G S A T FAIR
Anne Sommerer and Kenneth Ben
sel of Hermiston will be the guests
of the First National Bank of Port
land for three days during the Paci
fic International Livestock exposi
tion in Portland next week as the
result of selection as outstanding
4-H club girl and boy in Umatilla
county by a judging committee.
They were selected as winners in
the third annual 4-H club achieve
ment and leadership contest spon
sored by the state-wide banking in
stitution among the 25,000 club
members in Oregon.
Anne Sommerer was selected for
her activity in eight years of club
work. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Sommerer of Her
miston.
Anne has been for two years lead
er of cooking and clothing clubs
which finished 100 percent; repre
sented Umatilla county for two
years at state fair in the best dress
division of style revue; placed third
in the dollar dinner contest at state
fair in 1938; coached clothing dem
onstration team receiving honorable
mention; won the following in the
1938 local fair: Dollar dinner, 1st;
Canning III, 1st; Cooking, bread,
3rd; style revue, best dress, 1st;
Clothing exhibit, 3rd.
Each of the eight years Anne has
had winnings in her club exhibit.
Kenneth was a member of the
state champion dairy demonstration
team in ’37 that represented Oregon
at Columbus, Ohio; scholarship to
4-H club summer school last year;
leader of West Umatilla Pig club
and Butter Creek Dairy club; dis
played a junior champion steer at
Union last year; member state
championship crops demonstration
team at state fair; displayed Junior
champion Hereford at local fair this
year.
< t - v Last O regonian P h o to -E n g rav in g
Two club members from every Out of the hundreds of excellent pic uia po ■ ¡bilkies at the Umatilla ?ro;ect fair these few outstanding
county in the state are being announ glimpses were recorded. Upper vie v, Emery Co , Colom ia < tange ma er, proudly views the "horn of
ced as winners this week through H. plenty" exhibit which won first pri e frr his range. Center left, it’s r allv di.-hear enin’ as heck when a
C. Seymour, state club director. To feller slicks up his v hite pig for exaihltlon and then It starts rootin' i> tb» black soil, low er left, fun on
gether with two winners from the the merry-go-’round. Center right, Leo Rueber of Stanfield looks at the blue ribbons won by his black
city of Portland, the 72 county Angus steer. Lower right, you just know they’re talking turkey, judging from the Interest of the eaves-
members will convene In Portland dropplng birds, in the foreground is Minnie McFarland, Morrow county Pomona grange master.
October 5, 6 and 7. Heightened in
terest and personal achievement
RALLY DAY TO
i OIL CONSERVATION PARADE ADEOUATE
among 4-H club members have made
this year’s selection a difficult task, OPEN N EW C H U R C H
CAMP A T STANFIELD A N D COLORFUL
according to the local judging com
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mittee. composed of W. A. Holt,
The Hermiston Union
church
The parade for the Umatilla Pro
The CCC barracks at Stanfield are
county agricultural agent.
Miss building will be opened Sunday, Oc to be reopened about October 1st. ject fair appeared on schedule Sat
Frances Clinton, home demonstra tober 2, in the first meeting for the with the installation of a soil con urday morning and was half a mile
tion agent, J. A. Yeager, county Sunday school with a rally day pro servation corps. The camp as re in length. Those winning prizes
school superintendent and
Will gram. The slogan is “Every member ported will consist of 200 CCC boys were:
Class, manager of the Pendleton present for Sunday school.” and the working under the soil conservation Juvenile, Gabriel covered wagon and
Branch of the First National Bank membership is working toward that i corps, and Is expected to remain four Shetland ponies, 1st: Auxil
o f Portland.
goal, under the direction of Chas. there for several years. The work is iary Legion girls. 2nd: Ayers’ goat
Duvall, superintendent.
Other Club Winnings.
reported to be in part to clear the team and cart, 3rd.
The building will not be official channel of the
Grange and Co-ops: Cannery &
Umatilla
river
Other 4-H club winnings in both
livestock and home economics divi ly dedicated until October 16 when through this area in order to reduce Laundry, 1st; Farm Bureau Co-op
a special service and program for flood damages. Some drainage work erative, 2nd; Grange Cooperative,
sions are listed below:
may be done along with protection 3rd.
Dollar dinner contest: Anne Som the day will be arranged.
Moving Into the new building of irrigation canals, and develop
Individual Farm Floats: Kelley &
merer, 1st: Grace Bensel, 2nd.
Judging contest: Foods—Cather will take place Saturday followed by ment of wind erosion projects. The Boynton, turkey float, 1st; Bray’s
ine and Mary Kennedy, 1st; Ruth the meeting Sunday, which will ter program has not been definitely an farm, 2nd; Dixson hop yard, 3rd;
minate with a basket dinner and nounced but is expected to be de Wilson’s farm, 4th.
Jordan and Laura Stephens, 2nd.
business meeting.
Business floats, divided equally
veloped according to the needs of
ClotlNng: Catherine Kennedy and
Finishing will be completed by the surrounding territory.
between Burnham & Burnham and
Mary Kennedy, 1st; Mary Westgate
dedication at which time an open
Brlerley’s, Joint float, and Guy
and Joan Westgate. 2nd.
house
will be held during the after
Cronk’s donkey farm float.
Turkey Growers Visit.
Demonstrations: Foods — Grace
J. C. Leedy, field man for the Ore
Bensel and Maxine Thompson, 1st; noon for those Interested in visiting
Slausen Injures Back.
gon Turkey Growers’ association,
Clothing — Catherine Kennedy and the new church building.
O. R. Slausen, salesman for the
and
a
director
of
the
Northwestern
Mary Kennedy, 1st; Lois Wagner
Hermiston Motor Company, suffered
Pheasant Season Here.
Turkey Growers association, stopped
anad Barbara Records, 2nd.
The pheasant season opens Satur in Hermiston Wednesday to confer a severe back injury Monday while
Style Revue: Wash Dress — Kay
day morning, October 1, and contin with John Jendrzejewski. president trying to dig his car out of the
Keener, 1st, Eleanor Smiley, 2nd;
ues to and including October 15th. of the Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow sand. He was stopped at the rear
Best Dress — Anne Sommerer, 1st,
The limit is four male pheasants a ers’ association, while enroute to of the car when It rolled over him
Catherine Kennedy, 2nd; Wool Suit
day and not over eight In seven the annual meeting of the N. W. T. bending his body against a sand
or Dress— Opal Wheeler, 1st, Mary
consecutive days. No hens are per G. A. at Salt Lake City, Utah. He bank. Misplaced vertebra, strained
Kennedy, 2nd.
muscles and injured nerves resulted
The Kennedyä, Ben seis and Thomp mitted killed under the law. The was accompanied by C. H. Coyle. St. from the Impact. Mr. Slausen Is re
duck and geese season opens the Paul. Chas. Füllager, Halsey, direc
son are all from the Ndrth Hill dist
last day of the pheasant season, or tors of O.T.G.A., and K. D. Coomler, covering In the Hermiston General
rict and have improved in club work
hospital.
October 15, and closes November 28. turkey grower at Brooks. Ore.
during the past year. Miss Thomp
son is in her first year of club work.
M. E. Rally Day.
Leave for Missouri.
Skeleton Uncovered.
Other Divisions.
The Methodist church Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ford and three
The
county
coroner
and
district
In the crops judging Henry Som children left Wednesday morning
school will observe rally and promo
merer Jr., won 1st, Chas. Klk, 2nd. for Archie, Missouri, on a six weeks attorney were called Tuesday to In tion day Sunday, October 2. The pro
Kenneth Bensel, 3rd. Eugene Rugg, trip. They plan to visit relatives' and vestigate the uncovering of a skele gram consists of a number from
ton on the Frank Carelle farm locat each class.
4th. and Bill Corpe. 5th.
friends In Missouri, Kansas and Ok
Livestock judging; Butter Creek lahoma, and return by way of Texas ed above Umatilla on the Columbia
At a joint meeting of the Arling
Dairy club team composed of Ralph and California. This is Mr. Ford’s river. Mr. Carelle first saw the arm ton. Echo and Hermiston Leagues,
Neill, Harold Neill and Bruce Lind first trip east since 1916 and Mrs. bone which his pigs had rooted out Sunday night. Carol Jean Tooley of
say, 1st: West Umatilla Beef club Ford’s first trip since coming west. of the ground and then the skull. It The Dalles will give a report on the
is believed the skeleton Is of a man National Youth Council which was
team composed of Chas. Klk. Leo They farm in the Fourth Unit.
who has been buried for many years. held at Boulder, Colorado.
Rneber and John McMullen, 2nd:
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Dairy club team composed of Bob
Brrchett-Hooker.
National Letter Writing Week.
Woolgrowers Will Meet.
Records. Bob Burggraff and Gordon
Miss Nellie Hooker, daughter of
National Letter Writing Week la
The Wool Growers Auxiliary will
Haun. 3rd.
Henry Hooker of Columbia district, being sponsored by the Post Office meet Friday, October 7, at the home
Demonstrations were given by gnd Willis H. Burchett, son of Mr.
four teams: Dairy— Joe Cooney and and Mrs. W. Burchett, were married Department for the week of October "f Mrs. F. C. McKenzie. The meet
Bob Jackson. 1st; Crops— Kenneth Friday, September 16, at Kelso. Wn., 2 to 8, according to W. J. Logan, ing will start promptly at 1:30 p.
Bensel and Eugene Rugg. 2nd; by the Baptist minister. At present local post master. During that week m. It was announced Saturday that
Poultry—Grace and Frank Bensel. they are making their home at the It Is being suggested that every per Mrs. J. A. Clarke of Hermiston was
son’s slogan be. "Write a letter.” to presented with the Afghan given by
(Contlnnjd on page I)
Burchett home north of Hermiston. friends or folks back home.
the auxiliary during the fair.
BULLDOGS STAGE
CLOSE CONTEST
RECORD CROWD
WITNESSES PROJECT
FAIR SATURDAY
The Hermiston Union high school
Bulldog squad and the Walla Walla
B squad staged a close contest in
football last Friday afternoon when
the visiting team took the locals In
DAIRY EXHIBITS
a 7 to 2 score. Neither score was
earned but was the result of a fum LARGEST IN HISTORY
ble on the part of the players.
Hermiston scored in the first of
The Umatilla Project fair and
the first quarter when they punted county-wide 4JH club and Future
and the Walla Walla B safety man Farmers exhibits closed a successful
fumbled the ball which rolled over three day show Saturday with a to
the goal line and was picked up and tal attendance tor the two days at
carried back over the line for a nearly 2000. Fair skies held through
down by a Bulldog man, scoring a out the show with the exception of
touch back.
a slight shower Friday afternoon.
The Walla Walla B touchdown
The fair board feels that the
came as a result of a fumble late in county-wide 4-H club and Future
the fourth quarter when Walla Wal Farmers exhibit was a very desirable
la B punted, placing the ball on asset to the show this year and will
Hermiston’s eleven yard line. Her increase in favor and possibilities
miston fumbled in the first play and for future shows. More than 200
the ball was recovered by a Walla club boys and girls exhibited at the
Walla B man who ran for a touch show and took part in the various
down.
activities from all parts of Umatil
The highlight of the game was la county, taking home prizes and
when Elbert Moore retrieved the special awards.
ball and carried it to midfield with
Judging in all departments was
excellent interference and then ad
completed Friday resulting in the
vanced It 20 yards farther by shak following awards.
ing off one tackier and dragging
Mrs. Joe Udey won first on gen
another for five yards, making a 55
eral flower display, Mrs. James Todd
yard run.
second and Mrs. A. E. McFarland,
Hermiston was bested on power
third. The flower display was ex
nlays and forward passes, but out-
ceptionally fine this year, there hav
nlayed their opponents on laterals,
ing been no frost to deteriorate the
reverses and spread plays. The lo blooms.
cal team was outweighed 15 pounds
Mrs. E. Duvall won first on her
per man all around.
crocheted doilies. Mrs. R. C. Scott,
first on edging and Insertion, and
MRS. ROBINSON
Marjorie Alspach, first on crocheted
blouse. These entries will be en
PASSES THURSDAY
tered in the national crocheting
Mrs. G. R. Robnson passed away contest being sponsored this winter.
J. Skovbo of Hermie(fon entered
Thursday, September 22, at her
the only honey display.
home here following an illness of
One of the largest displays of cat
more than two years. She became
tle was seen this year In the history
critically ill two weeks before her
of the show. J. M. Nelson dairy
death. Funeral services were held
of Walla Walla walked away with
Saturday from Prann’s Funeral Par
the majority of prizes In the Jersey
lors with Stearns Cushing Jr., pa3tor
division, winning all champion and
of the Methodist church officiating.
grand champion premiums. In the
Interment was in the Hermiston
Holstein Senior champion female
cemetery.
an<j Grand champion female were
Mildred Ager Robinson was born
won by Jack Reeves’ entry and the
in Minnesota, November 7, 1875, to
Junior champion by Chas. Seeliger.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ager. She be
Guernsey senior champion bull and
came a member of the Presbyterian
grand champion bull were won by
church at an early age.
John Spencer’s entry, and junior
She married G. R. Robinson Jan
champion bull and reserve champ
uary 1, 1902. Besides her husband
ion bull by Joe Long's entry.
she leaves three children, Arlouine
Frank Seeliger’s entry took all
Walker of Los Angeles; Sumner and
four places In the female division.
Bryce Robinson of Hermiston; and
Individual farm produce displays
a grandson Hugh Walker Jr. Of her
were placed as follows; H. M. Som
immediate family she leaves three
merer Farm, first; A. Skoubo, Board
sisters, Mrs. R. L. Dougherty of
man, second. The Sommerer display
Portland, Mrs. Guy Shaver of State
was awarded the trophy presented
Center, Iowa, Mrs. Emil Broms of
each year to the winner by the Pen
Tillamook, Ore.: five brothers, C. H.
dleton Chamber of Commerce, to be
Ager, R. W. Ager and H. W. Ager, of
retained after winning three conse
Portland: T. C. Ager of Worthing cutive years.
ton, Minn., and G. W. Ager of Bend,
Columbia Grange placed first, and
Ore.
Westland Grange, second. In the
Grange farm produce booths.
PLANING M IL L M A Y
(Note: A complete list of win
nings In first and second place will
OPEN NEAR HERE
be published next week
F. M. Cox of Lyle, Wn., may con
struct a planing mill near the But
ter Creek highway to start work
within ten days, according to a
statement by K. D. Pierson who is
acting as local repreaentative for
the present. Mr. Cox is Interested In
his own mill and others at Lyle and
promises prices on a mill to user
basis.
LOCAL LEGION HOST
ARMISTICE DAY
LOCAL BOYS ACTIVE
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Pacific University, Forest Grove -
— Bill Jackson and Gerald Keller
began to take prominent positions
on the Pacific University campus at
Forest Grove, Oregon, as BUI began
his sophomore studies, and Gerald
entered as a freshman.
Jackson was elected vice presi
dent of the sophomore class and be
gan his duties as manager of the
Pacific University Index.
Keller Is turning out for fresh
man football and is entered In the
Pacific University tennis tourna
ment.
The Hermiston Post of the Ameri
can Legion and Auxiliary will be
host to members of the Heppner
Legion and Auxiliary Armistice day,
November 11. Details of the pro
Duck Stamps for Hunters.
gram for the day will be announced
later, but the day will culminate
W. J. Logan, local postmaster, Is
with a dance In the Community hall. urging duck hunters to buy their
duck stamps now at the local post
£? lien tine on Tour.
office to avoid the rush of the last
U. S. Bailentine of Klamath Falls day. If local hunters comply, a sup
was in Hermiston today. He Is the ply can always be kept on hand for
republican candidate for congress of out-of-town hunters.
this district. He stated that he had
received a report In Portland yester
Appreciation Expressed.
day that Secretay Ickes had Inform
Members
of the Umatilla Project
ed friends that the order for con
struction of the Umatilla rapids dam fair board express their apprecia
would be issued about October 10. tion to all persons taking a direct
Secretary Ickes is head of national or indirect part In making the fair
irrigation and It has been known a success this year. Many persons
that he desired the Umatilla dam gave time and money toward the
project to further irrigation in the fair and every member of the hoard
west. Mr. Bailentine was accompa deeply appreciates all that was done
from the smallest errand to the big
nied by Mrs. Bailentine.
gest responsibility.
The board also welcomes any sug
Revival Meetings.
Evangelist J. H. Williams of gestions and constructive criticism
Houston, Texas, will begin services for the improvement of the fair, to
at the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Tues be presented at any board meeting.
UMATILLA PROJECT FAIR
day. October 4, meeting every night
BOARD.
except Monday.