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VOLUME XX.
l'n n > T v
ORVOON
Experience Shows T h at —
New
fields
are discovered
by men of vision.
JANUARY 5, 1939.
SUMMARY MADE OF
UMATILLA F IE L D
STATION EXPERIMENTS
CO-OP. BUSINESS
INSTITUTE SCHEDULED
HERMISTON, FEB. 2-3
ALL LIGHTSO IL
REGIONS BENEFIT
MARKET SPECIALIST
OUTLINES PLANS
Paul C arpenter, m arketing spec
ialist from Oregon S tate college a t
Corvallis, met w ith a group of m an
agers and directors of cooperative
in stitu tio n s W ednesday m orning, to
discuss and make plans for a coop
erative business in stitu te to be held
in H erm iston Thursday and Friday,
F ebruary 2 and 3.
Cooperative
business in stitu tes
were held last year, one in McMinn
ville and one in The Dalles, w ith
marked success in the purpose for
w hich they were planned. Numbers
of in stitu te s are being held over the
sta te th is year. T heir purpose is to
acquaint m anagers and directors
w ith th e legal phase of the various
cooperative set-ups, and discuss the
legal responsibilities of each and
th e possibilities of personal liability.
Mr. C arpenter explained th a t the
two day in stitu te would en tertain an
atto rn ey and auditor, who would
discuss th e legal responsibilities of
m anagers and directors, and th e in
dividual legal rig h ts of members,
and also th e three series sta tu te s
under w hich cooperatives are orga
nized in th e sta te of Oregon.
A fter h earin g the plan outlined
by Mr. C arpenter, the rep resen ta
tive group voted to hold th e in sti
tu te on th e dates suggested, F eb ru
ary 2 and 3, named J. H. Reid, R.
G. Saylor and H. J. Bean as a com
m ittee to select an attorney and
au d ito r to appear before th e in sti
tute. Reid was named general ch air
m an for th e in stitu te.
A special invitation will be issued
to m anagers, directors, bookkeepers
and young people interested in the
cooperative movement. Mr. Carpen
ter, stated. Represented at the m eet
ing were R. G. Saylor, J. H. Reid.
” . M. Sommerer. M. G. Hedw all, C.
Dennison. H. J. Bean, C. M. Jackson,
w L. Tackson, Mrs. Win. Mikeseli,
Mrs. H. M. Sommerer. Mrs. R. G.
Bonney, and Jay T. Pierson, assist
an t county agent, who acted as
chairm an.
Vote: The m eeting date
sug
gested' was changed because the a t
torney and au d ito r were not avail
able for th a t time,
A sum m ary of experim ents being
carried on at th e U m atilla Field S ta
tion, tw o miles south of Herm iston,
include work on curly top, or w ilt,
hardy s tra in of pasture grasses, w ilt
resistan t varieties of alfalfa, and a
five year turkey breeding program.
Many o th e r tests are being made
w hich prove valuable to local farm
ers and to those farm ing sim ilar
soils in other parts of the Columbia
Tiver basin. These experim ents de
velop problems and results over a
period of several years. The prac
tices are entirely scientific, conduc
ted and approved by th e United
S tates D epartm ent of A griculture
and Oregon S tate college.
The U m atilla Field S tation was
established in 1909 and consisted of
40 acres of land under irrigation. It
has th e distinction of being the first
sta tio n established on a cooperative
basis of federal and state operation,
and has been conducted under the
direction of the D epartm ent of the
In te rio r and the Oregon S tate college
since th a t time. All such work has
been established on th is cooperative
basis.
The Field Station was established
prim arily to carry on experim ental
work under irrig atio n
agricu ltu re
best suited to sandy soils, juj,d is the
only experim ental station i n the
United States dealing w ith sandy
soil types. In Oregon th e benefits
from th is station spread from The
Dalles to th e Idaho S tate line in the
Colum bia River Basin.
In 1932 the experim ent station
w as reestablished on 180 acres of
raw sandy land. D uring the years
of the s ta tio n ’s existence the state
d epartm ent has appropriated $3,000
annually, and the governm ent, in
tu rn , has met th is fund on the basis
of three to one. The governm ent
b a s an investm ent of $35.000 in
buildings, canal systems, and land
im provem ents, all of w hich would
d eterio rate very rapidly if the s ta
tio n ceased to function even one
year.
Among the outstanding experi
m ents now being conducted at the
station are the 16 established varie
P ictured here are some of the i nique displays seen d u rin g the H er
l--n lig h tin g contest sponsored by tile H erm iston Garden club, w in
tie s of alfalfa and 37 other experi ners in which were announced a week ago. Upper left, the home of M a,o '> F . C. McKenzie, first prize w inner in the city outdoor lighting di
m ental varieties. For the most p art vision. Upper rig h t, nativ ity scene which decked the M ethodist churc ' entrance. Lower left, a Bethlehem scene at the n. A. Doyle residence,
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second w inner in the window division. Below, a lifelike deer built of veneer wood which held the spotlight In the Chas. Taylor yard. Lower
right, standing, Mrs. F. B. Belt H erm iston, garden club president; and Vrs. W. H. Switzler. U m atilla, one of th e Judges. Foreground, Mrs.
Chas. Taylor, H erm iston, contest chairm an; Mrs. H arry Huckstep, Pendleton, a judge; Mrs. Ju liu s Gimble, Herm iston, com mittee member: Mrs.
MRS. W . T. KNAPP
A. C. M cIntyre, Pendleton, judge.— E ast Oregonian photos. (Cut courtesy E ast Oregonian P hoto-E ngraving.)
PASSES SUNDAY
Mrs. W. T. K napp passed away
Sunday evening, Ja n u ary 1, a t St.
A nthony’s hospital in Pendleton,
follow ing an illness of three months.
F uneral services were held T hurs
day, Ja n u a ry 5, a t 2:00 p. m., from
P ra n n ’8 F uneral P arlors, and in te r
m ent In th e local cemetery.
Maggie Irene Brldw ell was born
O ctober 19, 1868, in Norborne, Mis
souri. She crossed th e plains a t the
age of ten years w ith her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brldwell,
com ing to Union county in a wagon
train . In a few years they moved to
W allow a county w here she was
united in m arriage to W illiam
Thom as K napp, Ja n u ary 2, 1887. To
th is union was born five children,
Guy E lm er, H erm iston;
Edna A.
C hilders, deceased; Myrl B. W hit
more, E nterprise; Ja n e t R oberta
H offnagle, P endleton; Budd Homer,
H erm iston.
Mr. and Mrs. K napp were among
th e first se ttle rs of W allow a county
and homesteaded near Leap, 52
years ago th is spring. L ater they
moved to Lostine and from there
took up farm ing in th e Leap coun
try . They resided th e re u n til 26
years ago and then moved to Uma
tilla county, coming to Echo. In
1920 they moved to the Stanfield
project w here they lived 12 years,
and then to H erm iston six years ago.
H er parents, David A. and Mary
F rances (H am ilton) Brldwell, pass
ed aw ay several years ago. Two bro
th e rs C harles of Lostine, and George
of Long Beach, Calif.; and five
sisters. M ary Cray, W allow a: Bessie
Clayton. M yrtle P o in t; Yockie Chap
man, L ostine: Lulu Ackley, Long
Beach, Calif.: Eva F orrester, Apple-
g ate; 23 grand children: 8 great
grandchildren, and children su r
vive. A brother and sister passed
aw ay in infancy.
Mrs. K napp was an active mem
ber in th e H erm iston Townsend
club, of w hich she was a ch a rter
member. She was am bitious and
loved children, and was kind and
helpful to ail. She leaves many
friends to mourn her loss.
Pierson to P ilot Rock.
Ja y T. Pierson, assistan t county
agent, appeared before th e Pilot
Rock Commercial club Tuesday eve
n in g to talk on th e ag ric u ltu ral o u t
look for 1939. Grace and F ran k Ben-
sel accompanied him and presented a
poultry dem onstration, which was
well received, w ith m any questions
asked d u rin g the dem onstration.
17 CARS TURKEYS
SHIRRED BY ASSN.
PREDATOR CONTEST
N O W IN PROGRESS
SNAKE, COLUMBIA
PROGRAM PRESSED
The Herm iston Rod & Gun club
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4— Senators
The E astern Oregon T urkey Grow opened its annual predatory anim al Schwelicnbach, dem ocrat, W ashing
ers’ association has shipped 17 car
sdication contest at its m eeting ton; McNary, republican, Oregon,
loads of tu rk ey s from H erm iston Friday, December 31, at which rules and Clark, dem ocrat, Idaho, asked
during the past turkey season with were agreed upon. F rank Bilder- congress W ednesday to authorize
one shipm ent of 13,769 pounds ro- back was re-elected president and carrying out of im provem ent of the
ing by tru ck to the Coonerative Egg W. L. Hamm as secretary of the Columbia and Snake rivers as recom
& P oultry association. A final ship-| cluh.
mended by the board of arm y engi
m ent is scheduled for Saturday,
The same predators will count as ! neers to the last congress.
Ja n u a ry 14, as a clean-up pool.
last year w ith the exception of
They introduced a bill to au th o r
The shipm ent December 30 and haw ks and rattlesnakes, w hich have ize expenditure of up to $10,000,-
31 totalled th ree cars, w ith 693 ( been elim inated. Ravens will count 000 an n u ally for construction of
cases. 5132 birds and 92,635 pound’.' 20 points and eggs five points, an locks and dams from the mouth of
These birds w ent to the New York | increase over 'a s t vear. The contest the Snake to Lewiston, Idaho.— Ore
m arket.
is now on and will close A ugust 1. gonian.
Pool shipm ents are made by local
Prizes are given by local m er
grow ers going through the Oregon chants to p articip an ts and a marked
Business Shake-up.
T urkey G row ers' cooperative, which show ing has been made in decreas
A shake-up in business employes
is a member of th e N orthw est T ur ing predators in th is section due to
occurred th is week when J. G. P ear
key G row ers’ association w ith head the contest.
qu arters a t Salt Lake City. These
V. C. Smith, delegate to th e Ore son took over the Boynton & Kelley
birds are labeled w ith the “ N orbest” gon W ild Life Federation m eeting, grocery store Tuesday w ith Sherman
brand and are in dem and on the gave a report on the activities of Wells in the m eat departm ent and
Brice Robinson as clerk. Robinson
term inal m arkets.. The sh o rt grow the organization.
has been employed by th e H erm is
ing season makes for tender, Juicy
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meat, it is stated.
ton M ercantile Cooperative of H er
miston. His place will be taken by
HI SCHOOL NOTES Ben G erklng of Pendleton, former
INCREASED LIBRARY ♦
iston resident, who will be on
♦ H the erm Job
Friday, Ja n u ary 6. Mrs.
Mrs. David M ittlesdorf is serving G erklng will rem ain in Pendleton
BOOK CIRCULATION
as su b stitu te teacher in th e Junior for th e present.^
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school replacing Miss Dora
An increase of more th an 700 high
Moore
who
was
m
arried
d
u
rin
g
the
books was shown in th e Hermiston holiday season and is m aking her
Krause to Thompsons.
lib rary circu latio n over last year, home near Heppner.
Ralph
K rause th is week moved
as reported W ednesday a t a board
The freshm en will sponsor a party his radio rep air shop Into the space
meeting to have been 18,181 during Friday,
February 13, which will be at the rear of Thom pson’s Drug store
1938. The rep o rt was given by Mrs.
to high school stu d en ts and and will continue to operate there.
R. A. Brownson, lib rarian for the open
He moved from q u arte rs near the
past 18 years. T w o-thirds of these th eir parents.
The basketball schedule for the post office. He will continue his re
were adu lt books and one-third
ainder of the season appears be pair business and will work with
ch ild ren ’s books. The lib rarian re rem
low:
Thompson who has the agency for
ported 150 books issued Tuesday of Jan.
7 ........................ U m atilla, there Zenith radios.
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th e new year.
Jan 10 ......................... Mac-Hi, here
The lib rary board reported addi Jan. 14 .......... ........ Boardm an, here
Wool Growers State Meet.
tions d urin g 1938 of indirect lights Jan. 17 ............................. Helix, there
in the building, a new book case, Jan. 18 ............. W alla W alla B, here
Ten couples from west U m atilla
desk lamp for th e lib rarian , an en Jan. 20 ........................ H eppner, here county plan to atten d the banquet
cyclopedia, and th e reg u lar supply Jan. 24 .....
Mac-Hi, there Monday, Ja n u a ry 9, a t the high
of new books and magazines. Mem Jan. 31 ............................... Helix, here school gym in Pendleton, a t 6:30 p.
bers of the hoard are Mrs. H. T. Feb. 3 ...................... Pendleton, here m., d u rin g the sta te wool growers
Fraser, Mrs. Gerald W hite. Mrs. W. Feb. 4 ...................... Pendleton, th ere meeting, being held Ja n u ary 8, 9,
L. Hamm. Mrs. Chas. Taylor and N. Feb. 8 ......................... A thena, here 10. A program will be given a t 8:00
R. Mueller;
Feb. 10 ........................ Irrigon, there p. tn. in the V ert Memorial build
ing. The west U m atilla county asso
The H erm iston lib rary has been
in operation since 1917 and has
ciation will be host at a tea Monday
Weather Report.
been a C arnegie lib ra ry since March,
afternoon a t which the pioneer la
Date
Max. Min. dies of Pendleton will present a
1918, when it was moved into the
57 .... 38 style revue.
new building. Mrs. M. A. Benedict December 29 ....................
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was the first lib rarian in the new December 30 ........................ 57 .... 36
49 .... 37
building and board members con December 31
Gym Class On Again.
sisted of Mrs. J. T H inkle, presi Ja n u a ry 1 ............................. 53 .... 32
The Wednesday n ig h t weekly gym
dent, Mrs. C. E. Baker, secretary, Ja n u a ry 2 ............................ 62 ... 40
Mrs. Leila Phelps, H arry Straw , E. Ja n u ary 3 .............................. 60 . .. 36 class is m eeting again at 7:15 p. m.
Ja n u a ry 4 ............................. 46 .... 26 a t the high school gym. Any in te r
P. Dodd and M. D. Scroggs.
Precipitation for the week was .24. ested person is Invited to attend.
R PIERSON SPARKS
HERMISTON QUINT;
A LU M N I GAMES
D.H.I.A, ANNUAL
ELECTION FRIDAY
Bob Pierson aided his team In
nosing out the Boardm an live 21 to
20 in the final two minute of play
in a game a t Boardm an Tuesday
night. Pierson played his first game,
seeing th e opponents lead un til th e
final m inutes of play when Pierson
stole the ball for a counter, p u ttin g
Herm iston in a one point lead. A
double foul was called, both points
going through th e hoop, w hich
ended the game, H erm iston leading
by one point.
The half tim e score was 9 to 12
favoring Boardman.
Raymond Holloman, R alph Cramp-
ton and John Knox played a good
game. Pierson tied w ith Bleakney,
Boardman forw ard, for high scoring
honors.
Mac-Hi will play the Bulldogs on
the local floor Tuesday, Ja n u ary 10.
The next game will be Saturday,
Ja n u ary 14. Games are called for
7:30 p. m.
Lineups:
Herm iston
Boardman
Corpe (5)
F
(5 ) P artlow
Pierson (8 )
P
(8 ) Bleakney
E. O ettm an
C
(2- Russell
M. R ankin
G
(4- Skovbo
T iller
G
T an n eh ill
Subs: H erm iston — Cram pton 6.
Holloman 2. Knox; Boardm an— Mc
Donald 1 Referee: Jack Lloyd.
Alumni Wins.
The ’38 alum ni boya’ and glrla’
teams outplayed the high school
team s F riday n ig h t, th e alum ni boys
ru n n in g over the high school Bull
dogs 29 to 7, and the alum ni girls
w inning 17 to 4.
Asa Shaw, playing g uard on last
year’s cham pionship team, was the
only player who could consistently
h it the loop, g ettin g seven field
goals for a total of 14 points. Keller
was closely guarded and managed to
squeeze in three field goals during
the game. Raymond Knapp sunk
two baskets and S tu art R ankin and
W illis Cram pton each took one.
w ith R ankin g ettin g the only foul
conversion for his team.
The girls’ game was a mad scram
ble from beginning to end. Both
team s played hard, resulting in
many spills.
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Roger Morse,
dairy
specialist
from Oregon State college, will be
present a t the annual m eeting of
the Dairy Herd Im provem ent asso
ciation Friday, Ja n u ary 6, at 8:00
p. m., In th e office of Jay T. P ier
son, assistan t county agent. Election
of officers will be held and a report
of the y ear’s work given by H. R.
H artley, tester.
New Barber Shop,
Vern D augherty arrived W ednes
day and will open a barber shop in
the building form erly occupied by
K rause’s Radio R epair Shop, west of
the post office. He will be ready for
business S aturday. He conies from
N orth Bonneville. Wn., and his fam-
will live in the back rooms of the
building.
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GARDEN CLUB
♦
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CHATS
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o The meeting ------
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of the club Tuesday
made up in enthusiasm for the small
attendance. The president and vice
president both being absent, Mrs.
Ju liu s uim ble was asked to preside.
An inform al discussion developed
around the subject of the cemetery
improvement. This project seems to
be upperm ost in the m inds of many
of the members, and it was decided
to ask a representative from every
organization In the com m unity to'
be present a t the next m eeting of
the club, as well as th e members of
the cemetery association, and have
the m atter thoroughly threshed out,
as many difficulties have come up
In previous attem pts to work out a
feasible plan.
In response to requests, a sum m a
ry of results in the lig h tin g contest
were read. In order to contact o th
er garden clubs and organizations
who have put on sim ilar programs,
it was suggested th a t a com mittee
be appointed now to work through
the coming year to form ulate plans,
also ways and means. Mrs. Ju liu s
Gimble who worked on the last com
m ittee was appointed chairm an, and
will name her helpers later. W ith
the experience gained th is year, and
suggestions th a t will be gatherer’
from tim e to time, th ere will be
many changes in the program for
the next holiday contest. Most of
th e en tra n ts in th e past contest de
clare th a t th eir plans are all made
for “ bigger and b etter” displays
next time.
T hree new members
club Monday.
joined
the
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