The Hermiston herald., January 19, 1939, Image 1

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KPVMTeTA» UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGOH, JANUARY 19, 1939.
VOLUME x x x n BUMBER 22
T U B K F Y KILLING
PLANT ORDERED BY
CO-OP. M E M B E R S
U n lu c k y S k u n k s
present T juakters
W IL L BE EXPANDED
T h e board of d ire c to rs fo r th e
E a s te r n O regon
T u rk ey
G row ers
asso ciatio n
w as a u th o riz e d
by a
u n a n im o u s vote of m em bers a t a
m e e tin g T h u rsd a y a fte rn o o n to con­
s t r u c t a k illin g , p ick in g , d re ssin g
a n d cold sto ra g e p la n t in H erm is­
to n
T w e n ty -n in e
m em bers w ere
p re s e n t a t th e m e e tin g to h e a r p ro­
posed p la n s for th e p la n t a n d give
a u th o riz a tio n .
,
Jo h n Je n d rz e je w sk i, p re sid e n t of
th e b o ard told m em bers th a t th e
p la n t
w ould
cost
a p p ro x im ately
$7000, an d w ith th is a m o u n t m od­
e rn e q u ip m e n t could be used an d a
cold sto ra g e u n it included.
T h e p la n t w ill be in sta lle d in th e
p re s e n t w arehouse w est of th e r a i l­
road tra c k s an d w ill also
»
p o rtio n of th e p ro p e rty n o rth of th e
w areh o u se, w hich w ill be p u rch ased
from th e T um -A -L um L u m b er com-
pany.
Demand Increasing.
In v e s tig a tio n of th e p o ssib ilities
of a d re s sin g p la n t h ere cam e ab o u t
w h en
p ro d u ctio n
in creased
and
g ro w ers dem anded b e tte r fa c ilitie s
fo r p re p a rin g th e ir b ird s for m a rk et.
T h e m ethods used on th e fa rm in
k illin g b ird s is cum bersom e an d be­
cam e in c re a sin g ly u n p o p u la r, w hen
th e b ird s could be h an d led th ro u g h
a k illin g p la n t fo r little , if an y , in ­
crease in cost.
B ird s have been sh ip p ed th ro u g h
th e m a rk e tin g pool c arried on by
th e lo cal asso ciatio n for sev eral
y e a rs, becom ing m ore effic ie n t each
y e a r, w ith th e
in creased volum e.
D u rin g th e m a rk e tin g season ju s t
closed th e asso ciatio n h an d led
ap­
p ro x im a te ly 612,000 pounds of t u r ­
keys, based upon a n overage o f 34,-
000 p o unds in each of th e 18 cars
b illed .
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Mrs. W. L. H am m of th e p ro g ram
im m ittee read o v er a te n ta tiv e
• h ed u le of a c tiv itie s fo r com ing
e etin g s. C atalog s, w h ich w ere n o t
ra ila b le previously , w ill be a fea-
ire of th e n e x t m eetin g , an d it is
oped to h av e a m an from O regon
ta te college h ere for a ta lk on
ru n in g an d a d e m o n stra tio n of pro-
sr m eth o d s on som e local g a rd e n s
>r sh ru b b e ry a n d sm all fru its . If
ossible, a n ev en in g d a te w ill be a r-
m ged.
A pot lu ck su p p e r is
lan n ed before th e ta lk .
A t a n e a rly d a te th e clu b w ill
ear a n e x p la n a tio n of th e W ild L ife
o n se rv a tio n asso ciatio n of th e U.S.,
y V irg il S m ith , w ho w as a d ele g a te
• a re c e n t co n v en tio n . T he aim s of
tit. g ro u p coincide in a n u m b er of
nya w ith n a tio n a l G ard en clu b ac-
v ities, and th e tw o o rg a n iz a tio n s
o /k to g e th e r all over th e co u n try .
A sp rin g flow er show an d silv er
»a is p lan n ed fo r th e la tte r p a r t of
lay, in som e p riv a te hom e, a n d a
ard en to u r of th e p ro ject fo r th e
illo w in g m o n th . E d u catio n al ta lk s
ill be given a t d iffe re n t m eetin g s,
nd ex ch an g e of p lan ts. C atalo g s
re b e in g p rin te d a n d w ill be on sale
it en o u g h to pay th e p r in tin g bill
> th o se w ho w ish to h av e th e y e a r’s
c tlv ltie s before th em in d e ta il for
sference.
A n u m b e r of g u ests w ere p re s e n t
th e m e etin g M onday, w hen th e
a tt e r of im p ro v em en ts in th e ceme-
ry g ro u n d s w as b ro u g h t up. H. T.
raser re p re se n te d th e cem etery as-
e ia tio n , as did J . A. R eeves and
a lte r H am m ;
Geo.
H a rk e n rid e r
loke as a m em ber of th e cem etery
im m ittee of th e c ity co u n cil; C has
aylor re p re se n te d th e cou n cil pro-
■r. a n d Jo h n C lark e w as p resen t as
m em ber of th e M asonic lodge. Mrs.
H. C orm an, M rs. G ertru d e S an d ­
’s a n d M rs. J. A. C lark e w ere pres-
it from th e F a rm B u reau A u x ilia-
r, th e M. E. L ad ies Aid. an d th e
a s te rn S ta r resp ectiv ely . T h e m at-
r w as placed in th e h an d s of th e
im m ittee for civic im p ro v em en t,
»aded by Mrs. G eorge H a rk e n rid e r.
M rs. F re d E. G u th e ry of E lg in ,
re., w ho w as in tow n T uesday, is
■cretary of th e E lg in G ard en club,
h ich w as org an ized a b o u t th e sam e
m e as th e local gro u p . T h a t club
Iso c e le b rated its firs t C h ristm a s
y s ta g in g a lig h tin g co n test, w hich
as yery successful. E n tr a n ts in th e
-n te s t th is veear w ere re s tric te d to
em b ers of th e clu b , h o t th is w ill
« ch an g ed n e x t y e a r to in clu d e all
ite re s te d
citizen s.
Mrs. G u th e ry
ta te s th a t th e clu b h a s a n e n th u a -
i»tic m em bership . an d th e p re sid e n t
f th e o r^ a n la a tio n la a m an, G asto n
PEARL JARVIS
BURIED SUNDAY
Supt. W. G. K ersb erg en sp en t
T h u rsd ay
afte rn o o n in
P en d leto n
w ith Jam es E. B urgess. M ilto n -F ree­
w a te r and C larence H ines of P en d le­
ton, to a rra n g e scheduled d a te s for
th e b a sk etb all play-off fo r th e rig h t
to m eet th e w in n er of th e Hood R iv-
er-T h e D alles series.
T he th re e schools w ill d eterm in e
th e cham p io n sh ip of th e east end
d is tric t No. 2 in th e playoff, and
th e n th e w in n er of th e playoff w ith
th e w est end titlis t w ill re p re se n t
th e d is tric t in th e s ta te b ask etb all
to u rn a m e n t in Salem in M arch.
The playoff w ill be sim ila r to th a t
of la s t y ear. All th re e team s w ill
p lay tw o gam es each w ith th e o th e r
tw o team s as follow s:
P en d leto n vs. M ac-Hi a t P en d leto n ,
F e b ru a ry 20; P en d leto n vs. Mac-Hi
a t M ac-Hi, F e b ru a ry 21; H erm isto n
v s . Mac-Hi a t M ac-Hi. F e b ru a ry 24;
M ac-Hi vs. H erm iston a t H erm isto n ,
u n se ttle d ; H erm isto n vs. P en d leto n
a t H erm isto n . F e b ru a ry 3; and H e r­
m iston vs. P en d leto n a t P en d leto n ,
F e b ru a ry 4.
A fter th is series is over, th e tw o
team s w ith th e h ig h e s t p ercen tag e
w ill play one gam e to decide th e
w in n er a f te r F e b ru a ry 17, b u t th e
d a te is s till u n settled .
T he gam es a lre a d y played so fa r
th is season do n o t c o u n t in th is se r­
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ies p lay off.
P earl Ja rv is, 62, a re sid e n t of
U m a tilla since 1923. was bu ried
S u n d ay , J a n u a ry 15, in th e H erm is­
ton
cem etery, follow ing services
held
in
th e
M ethodist ch u rch .
S te a rn s C ushing J r . conducted th e
services and
a rra n g e m e n ts
w ere
m ade by P ra n n 's F u n e ra l P arlo rs.
J a r v is ’ body w as found flo a tin g in
th e U m atilla riv e r F rid a y ev ening,
J a n u a r y 13, by a p a rty of search ers.
H e had last been seen a b o u t eleven
o’clock th a t m orning.
J a rv is w as born in May, 1 8 7 f,
n e a r Salem , Ore. T h irty -tw o y ears
ago he served as G illiam co u n ty
c lerk , and la te r w as d ep u ty s h e riff
and co u n ty clerk of W asco county.
F o r th e past six y ears h e h a s ow ned
and o perated th e C olum bia cafe and
cam p g ro u n d s a t U m atilla, w ith th e
a ssistan ce of his wife.
his
He is survived by h is w ife,
of
m o th er, Mrs. M ary Ja rv is, 82,
S alem ;
one siste r, Mrs. W allace
T ow nsend of Salem ; an d tw o b ro th ­
ers, C lair an d Ja c k Ja rv is.
P a llb e a re rs a t th e f u n c a l w ere
U rsel H ia tt, W illiam S w itzler, B eryl
G u rd an e, Roscoe W illiam s. Tom S la t­
te ry an d H u gh V an S choiack.
JA Y T. PIERSON
TO IDAHO
T h e high school honor ro ll for
th ird six weeks in th e H erm isto n
U nion h ig h school consists of tile
follow ing:
S eniors— R alph M arble, P ressley
S tillin g s, M axine B linaton, V irg in ia
D yer, A lm a L aird , L a u re tta
Mul-
k in s, G ladys P ierso n , E le a n o r S te in ­
e r an d V irg in ia W ells.
Ju n io rs— Joyce M cCulley, F ra n c e s
F o lle tt, Z elda C u rtis, Bob Jack so n
an d H en ry S om m erer Jr.
Sophom ore— M arion O tt an d S us­
a n K nox.
F re sh m e n — P h y llis Sires,
D onna
S aylor an d B etty Rood.
T he g rade school honor roll is
listed as follow s: F ir s t g ra d e — S h ir­
ley R oberts, F lo ren ce A ndrew s, Lois
Dean and Lloyd D ale B lackstone.
Second grade— S hirley Sim ons. Je a n
D yer. Rea S m ith and G eorgia Snead.
T h ird ^i-ade— Leon Elw ood. M ary
D oherty, R ich ard H am m er, D onald
H a rp e r and P au l P ierson. F o u rth
g rad e — Louise H am m er L eladell
R eeder, R osem ary Doyle. B e tty Cox,
D elores C arr, B a rb a ra Todd, K en­
n e th Dean and Ja c k Osborn. F ifth
g rad e— M arian A ndrew s. Ja c k B elt,
L ucy H ollom an, D avid P ierson and
Opal R and. Slxtzi g rad e— D onna Je a n
M eyers, Boh M artin and L eona
L aird . S eventh g rad e— E th e l C lark e
and Jo h n M cM ullen. E ig h th g rad e—
B a rb a ra C onnor, D oris F o lle tt and
K en n eth Elwood.
T he post g ra d u a te s listed on th e
ho n q r roll are J a n e and Jim Ja c k -
son. F ra n c e s L ew is and A nn Som ­
m erer.
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Gym Class Interesting.
May, Completion Date.
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DISTRICT PLAY-OFF
TILTS SCHEDULED
Ja y T. P ierso n , a s s is ta n t county
ag e n t sta tio n e d a t H erm isto n since
F e b ru a ry 1937, w ill leave soon for
W eiser, Idaho, w here h e w ill ta k e
over th e position of co u n ty a g e n t in
W ash in g to n county. P ierso n cam e
to H erm isto n from N eb rask a. T he
d a te of te rm in a tio n of h is w ork h ere
an d his successor have n o t been a n ­
nounced.
T h e board of d ire c to rs p lan to
h a v e th e p la n t re ad y for k illin g of
b re e d in g stock w h ich w ill be ab o u t
th e m id d le of M ay. 1939. P la n s w ill
b e c a rrie d o u t as q u ick ly as possible.
M em bers of th e board of d ire c to rs
a re Jo h n Jen d rz e je w sk i.
p resid en t,
J u l ia
P en n ey , s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r
H G. R a n k in , L o g an T odd, C. A.
B ill S h ip ley is show n a 'o v e w ith - r tr,e of th e 13 sk u n k p elts b ein g
K eller, M errill P o tte r, C. A. F la n i­ d isplayed as th e tro p h y front one d - -• h u n t.
S hipley an d H arold
g an .
____________ ________
T hom pson used m odern m eth o d s cud '"’P ed th e s k ’ itks found in a c u l­
v e rt by use of carb o n m onoxide ga3 nlped from an au to m o b ile e x h a u st
* * * * * * * * * * * *
in to th e cu lv ert.
t- co u rtesy E a st O reg o n ian P h o to -E n g ra v in g )
GARDEN CLUB
CHATS
E xp erien ce Shows T h a t —
New fields a re won by busi-
IN V IT A T IO N GIVEN
TO CO-OP. INSTITUT?
T he e n tire p ro g ram fo r th e coop­
e ra tiv e b u sin ess in s titu te to be held
T h u rsd a y an d F rid a y . F e b ru a ry 2
an d 3 w ill be an n o u n ced by th e
co m m ittee in th e n e x t issue of th e
H erald . An in v ita tio n is b eing issued
to a ll m a n a g e rs and d ire c to rs of co­
o p e ra tiv e o rg a n iz a tio n s over th e
co u n ty to a tte n d th is in s titu te .
R o b ert N. K err, a tto rn e y for th e
In te rs ta te
A sscclitted
C ream eries,
w ill discuss th e legal p h ase of co­
o p erativ e o rg a n iz a tio n s, ?nd R. L.
K ron of P ie p en b rin k & K ron, a u d it­
in g firm o t P o rtla n d , w ill a p p e a r
th e second d ay of th e in s titu te to
discu ss a c c o u n tin g problem s.
P au l
C a rp e n te r, m a rk e tin g sp ecialist from
O regon S ta te college, w ill discuss
ta x a tio n an d
u n em p lo y m en t In s u r­
ance.
Place of m eetin g w ill be a n n o u n ­
ced l a t e r ______„_____ ________
COUNCIL NAMES
REPRESENTATIVES
N. R. M ueller w as reap p o in ted to
re p re se n t th e city council on th e
H e rm isto n lib ra ry b o ard , an d M. G.
H ed w all to re p re se n t th e council
ag a in th is y ear on th e U m atilla
P ro je c t fa ir board, a t th e re g u la r
m eetin g of th e city cou n cil W ed n es­
d ay n ig h t. O th er m em b ers of th e li­
b ra ry board a re Mrs. H. T. F raser.
Mrs. W. L. H am m , Mrs. G erald
W h ite an d Mrs. C has. T ay lo r.
R eco rd er C h arles T a y lo r w as in ­
stru c te d by th e cou n cil to w rite th e
U m atilla co u n ty se n a to rs an d re p re ­
se n ta tiv e s. p ro te stin g
law s g iv in g
th e larg e tru c k ow n ers th e priv ileg e
to le n g th e n an d h e ig h te n th e alread y
la rg e tru c k s on th e h ig h w ay .
Frann Undergoes Operation.
A. W. P ra n n of P r a n n ’s F u n e ra l
P a rlo rs, u n d e rw e n t an em ergency
o p e ra tio n F rid a y , J a n u a r y 13,
at
St. A n th o n y 's h o sp ital In P en d leto n .
He is re p o rte d as d o in g nicely. A r­
ra n g e m e n ts have been m ade fo r all
w ork to be tak en care of d u rin g h is
absence.
President's Ball Scheduled.
T he a n n u a l P re s id e n t’s ball w ill
be held In th e co m m u n ity h all In
H erm isto n
S a tu rd a y . J a n u a r y 28.
u n d e r th e au sp ices o f th e A m erican
Legion A u x iliary .
T h e dan ce w ill
be g iven a s a b en efit fo r In fa n tile
p araly sis vietlm s. fo rty p er c e n t of
th e proceeds g o in g to n a tio n a l h e a d ­
q u a rte rs . an d six ty p er c e n t to co u n ­
ty fu n d s.
Mrs. R. R . P ierso l
is
c h a irm a n o f th e co m m ittee on a r ­
ra n g e m e n ts. W rig h t’s o rc h e s tra w ill
fu rn ish th e m usic
Lydia Cable Dies.
Mrs. L y d ia M. C able, 72, for 40
■< r? a reside t of P ilo t Rock, died
"n tv i'd ay m o rn in g . J a n u a r y 14. a t
h e r hom e in S an Jose. C alif., w here
she h a s resided for th re e years. F u n ­
eral seriv ees w ere held in P en d le­
to n W ednesday. J a n u a r y 18, from
F olsom 's F u n e ra l Hom e, an d in te r­
m en t in th e
P en d leto n
cem etery.
She is su rvived by th e follow ing
c h ild ren -
Mrs.
Addle
E dm ond,
B u rn s: F ra n k an d C lark Cable. Mrs.
P ercy H ascall and
Mrs. W a lte r
Jo n es. P ilo t R ock;
A lfred
Cable.
H e rm isto n ; and Mrs. A lva S to n e of
r
______
H ep p n er. _____
M. E. Fellowship Dinner.
A fam ily n ig h t fello w sh ip d in n e r
w ill be held a t th e M ethodist ch u rch
W ednesday, J a n u a r y 25, a t 6 :4 5 p.
in. A social tim e w ill follow th e d in ­
n er. A nyone in te re ste d is In v ited to
a tte n d .
*
T he re g u la r W ednesday n ig h t gym
class w ill be especially in te re s tin g
n ext week due to th e fact th a t v a r­
ious d e m o n s tra tio n s of exercises
w ill be given by p a rtic ip a n ts. No
class w as held th is week because of
vkrious ’o th e r ac tiv itie s, b u t w ill be
in sessipn n ex t W ednesday. Mem­
bers a re asked to b rin g th e ir dim es
an d q u a rte rs .
Immunization Work.
T h e U m a tilla C ounty H e a lth Uni*,
w ill do d ip h th e ria and sm allpox im ­
m u n izatio n s a t th e H erm isto n g rad e
school betw een 1 0 :0 0 an d 1 2 :0 0
o’clock M onday m o rn in g ,
Jan u ary
23.
Dr. A. H. M acL aren. county
h e a lth officer, and Mrs. E lm a W h ip ­
ple, co u n ty h e a lth n urse, w ill d ire c t
th e w ork._____ _____ ________
Tractor Demonstration.
A p lo w in g d e m o n stra tio n w ill be
given In w est U m a tilla co u n ty a t
a n u m b er of farm s th is w eek end by
the B raden-B ell T ra c to r & E q u ip ­
m ent com pany of P en d leto n . T he
firs t one w ill be S a tu rd a y , J a n u a r y
21. a t th e Joseph C unha an d F red
A ndrew s ra n c h ;
M onday, J a n u a r y
23, a t th e J. L. (B u d ) D a u g h tery
ra n ch on B u tte r C reek; and T u es­
day J a n u a r y 24, a t th e D uff K n ig h t
ra n c h n o rth e a st_ of_ H erm isto n.
GROOMING" TOPIC
FOR DISCUSSION
T he H erm isto n H ome E x ten sio n
U n it w ill discuss "Good G room ing”
a t its m eetin g T uesday, J a n u a r y 24,
a t th e hom e of Mrs. J . H. R eid in
C olum bia d is tric t. T he m e etin g w ill
s t a r t a t 10:30 in th e m o rn in g and
c o n tin u e u n til la te afternoon.
E ach lady Is asked to b rin g ta b le
service an d sandw iches, and also a
Weather Report.
n a il file, a tow el, a n a il b ru su , a
D ate
Max. Min. sm all bowl and a little cash to pay
J a n u a r y 12 ........................... 50 .... 25 fo r h a n d lotion. Also b rin g tw o
sm all, clean, d ry b o ttles w ith sto p ­
J a n u a r y 13 ............................ 54 —•
J a n u a r y 14 ............................ ** —- ^6 pers, In w hich to c a rry th e lo tio n
_____
hom e.
J a n u a r y 15
50 —
J a n u a r y 16 ............................
•••• ^0
J a n u a r y 17 ............................ 55 .... 36
J a n u a r y 18 ............................ 59 ....
P re c ip ita tio n w as .14.
U D H I A ELECTS
officers ^ oryear
HYBRID CORN INTRODUCED IN EFFORT TO
PRODUCE HIGHER CORN YIELDS
Ja y T. P ierso n , a ss ista n t co unty
a g e n t, h as advised th a t th e corn
acreag e be increased in w est U m a­
tilla co u n ty to tak e care of th e local
dem ands th a t is. a t le a st on some or
th e b e tte r soil types. T h is does not
m ean, how ev er, th a t corn can be
grow n on every farm . T h e re are
c e rta in sdill ty p es th a t a re b e tt? r
su ited to co rn p ro d u ctio n th a n otn-
ers. an d some th o u g h t should
be
given to th e in tro d u c tio n of corn on
farm s w h ere soil is n o t su ite d . W ith
th is in m in d several h ig h e r y ield in g
h y b rid v a rie tie s w ere In tro d u ced in
th is a rea for th e firs t tim e in
1938.
F ield corn has been gro w n su c­
cessfully fo r a n u m b er of y ears on
th e w est U m a tilla
p ro ject.
Reeds
Yellow D ent an d M innesota 13 are
th e" tw o open
p o llin ated
v a rieties
w hich have been g ro w n over a long
period of years. A p p ro x im ately 100
pounds of Io w ealth h y b rid seed corn
w as o b tain ed from th e M ich iel-
L eonard seed com pany a t O n tario,
O regon, d u rin g th e 1938 y ear. T h is
corn
w as d is trib u te d
am ong 19
fa rm e rs in th e irrig a te d sectio n of
U m atilla co u n ty W h ile yields w ere
n o t ta k e n from a ll co rn p lo ts p la n t­
ed. a re p re s e n ta tiv e g ro u p w as sel­
ected w hich show s th e yields in
com parison to th e o p en -p o llin ated
v a rieties. F o llo w in g is a ta b le sh o w ­
in g th e field corn v a rie ty tr ia ls in
w est U m a tilla co u n ty ;
N ote: Hy sta n d s fo r H y b rid and
Io. for lo w e a lth : Y. D. fo r Yellow
D ent, in th e fo llo w in g scale.
SCHOOL HONOR
ROLL LISTED
F IE L D CORN V A R IETY TRIA LS
V a rie ty Y ield
N am e
Add.
A. E. B ensel, H er. H y.-Io. AQ 91.1
M inn. 13 79.2
K. B ensel
H er.
T. L a u g h a ry S tan . R eeds Y.D. 73.5
Hy.-Io. 81.5
L eonard T a te S tan.
Hy.-Io. 93.5
H. J. S tillin g s S tan.
Hy.-Io. 96.2
H. J. S tillin g s S tan.
H. J. S tillin g s S tan. R eeds Y.D. 86.0
R eeds Y.D. 63.3
L. C. D yer
H er.
R eeds Y.D. 68.3
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L. C. D yer H er.
Leo. R euber S tan . R eeds Y.D. 74.7
Leo R u eb er S tan. Hy ’.-13X R 26W 67.9
R eeds Y. D.
Y ields per acre on bu sh el b asis of
shelled co rn , reduced to 12% per
cen t m oisture.
F ield corn
v a rie ty
tr ia ls ,
th e
h ig h e s t y ield in g o p en -p o llin ated v a r­
iety, w as grow n by H. J. S tillin g s
of S ta n fie ld . T h is v a rie ty w as o rig ­
in a lly secured from Iow a and for
a n u m b er of y e a rs has been grow n
by W. J. Ixigan n e a r H erm isto n T he
h ig h e s t y ie ld in g h y brid v a rie ty w as
also grow n by Mr. S tillin g s on land
w here th e sam e tilla g e and Ir rig a ­
tio n m eth o d s prevailed. T h e h y brid
corn excelled
th e o p en -p o llin ated
v a rie ty by 10.6 p ercent.
Y ields on th e A. E B ensel farm
w ere fig u re d on M innesota 13. local
v a rie ty , and H y b rid Io w ealth A. se­
cured
from
th e M ichael-L eonard
c'o*d com pany of O n tario . Ore.
the
h v h rld exceeded th e o p en -p o llin ated
v a rie ty by 13 per cen t T h ese v a rie ­
ties w ere grow n on th e sam e field ,
w h ere s im ila r tilla g e m ethods w ere
(C ontinued on P age 9 )
Dell C h ristley w as u n an im o u sly
elected
p resid en t of th e U m atilla
D airy H erd Im provem ent asso ciatio n
a t a m eeting F rid a y n ig h t In th e
o ff lte of A ssista n t C ounty A gent Ja y
T. P ierson. A. W. T u rn b la d w as
nam ed vice p resid en t, L. C. D yer,
s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r, an d H. R. H a r t­
ley, ap p o in ted
te s te r for a n o th e r
year.
A com m ittee w as ap p o in ted
to
w ork w ith
th e a s s is ta n t
co u n ty
a g e n t in form ing a program for th e
com ing year c o n sistin g of Floyd
I^aird L. C. D yer, M. G. H edw all,
Dell C hristley and j a y T P ierson.
J. H. REID OPERATES
LARGEST POULTRY
FARM IN COUNTY
ENTIRE FARM IS
MODERNLY EQUIPPED
J . H . R eid has one of th e la rg e st
an d m ost m odernly equipped an d e f­
fic ie n t p o u ltry farm s in U m atilla
co u n ty , classed am ong th e best in
th e P acific n o rth w e st. T he h o u sin g
c a p a c ity is a d e q u ate for 4800 la y in g
hens, and by a d d in g 2500 chicks
each y ear 4500 b ird s w ill be housed
w fth o u t crow ding.
E gg p ro d u ctio n
th ro u g h o u t th e y e a r av erag es over
200 eggs per hen.
Besides p o u ltry th e R eid farm
ca rrie s a u n it of 39 Jersey d a iry
cows, a silo, w ell equipped w ork
shop, feed sto ra g e room, p a stu re ,
v in ey ard , egg c lea n in g and sto ra g e
basem en t an d acreag e for corn. T he
farm is p lo tted on a sloping h illsid e
in C olum bia d is tric t an d consists of
250 acres. F o u r m en assist an d c a rry
on th e fa rm in g a c tiv itie s.
T he new eet a d d itio n to th e farm
Is a tw o sto ry , e ig h t u n it la y in g
house w ith tw o sm aller unitsi in
w hich tim id hens a re housed. T he
cap acity is figured on a th re e :
foot a ir space per hen. T h e house is
equipped w ith ele c tric lig h ts from
th e U m a tilla E le c tric C ooperative
association and lig h ts a re tu rn e d on
e arly in th e m o rn in g to in crease th e
la y in g h o u rs for th e hens. R u n n in g
w a te r is a n o th e r fe a tu re . Six load-
ing p la tfo rm s a re c o n stru c te d on th e
u p p er sto ry to p e rm it sto ra g e of
feed on th e second sto ry
from a
tru c k , and easy access to th e tru c k
in c le a n in g houses of d ro p p in g s and
8* A m ong th e new est and m ost con­
v e n ie n t eq u ip m en t a re nests w hich
w ork a u to m a tic a lly . T he n ests are
co n stru c te d six or e ig h t to a u n it
and set in th re e tie rs. W ire mesh
is used as th e floor, h in g e d in th e
c en te r and connected w ith a m etal
sh e e tin g door. T h e hen steps from
a perch a lo n g th e fro n t of the u n it,
onto a wood block in th e nest and
th e n onto th e w ire m esh w hich a u ­
to m a tic a lly low ers, and closes th e
m etal door for th e tim e she ’» on
th e nest. W hen she steps fo’
<1 to
leave the n e st th e w ire mesh tips
fo rw ard and th e egg ro lls into a
tro u g h a lo n g th e fro n t of the nest,
a t th e sam e tim e th e door opens and
she step s o u t, in h er own
ay te ll­
ing h e r sto ry of accom pishH ient
T h is system alm o st e n tire lv c l l m i
n ates p o ssib ility of break:
and
g re a tly reduces th e n u m b er .f soiled
eggs. Mr. R eid h as used m w types
of n ests b u t believes th ese to be th e
m ost e fficien t.
Favors Sexed Chicks.
Ten day old sexed birds a te fa v o r­
ites over day old ch ick s dim to th e
fact th a t th ey cost b u t 2 5* cen ts
m ore and show a very low m o rta l­
ity. Cost of b rooding over th e ten
day period is g re a te r th a n th e a d d i­
tio n a l cost for ten d ay old sexed
chicks. T h e R eids plan to buy 100
unsexed P ly m o u th R ock ch ick s to
raise for hom e use th is y ear, since
th e sexed chicks a re n e a rly 100 p er­
cen t p u llets. C hicks a re p u rch ased
from th e W ash in g to n C ooperative
H atch ery .
T w o brooder sectio n s a re m a in ­
tain ed in th e tw o sto ry b u ild in g
w ith cem ent floor, heated by a n u n ­
d e rg ro u n d fu rn ace. I>arge pipes ru n
from th e fu rn ace, u n d e r th e cem en t
(C ontinued on P age J)
B. J. NATION STOPS
CHECK FORGER A N D
J U V E N IL E PAIR
B. J. N atio n , city n ig h t man for
H erm isto n and s ta te police d ep u ty ,
ap p reh en d ed an d b ro u g h t back A. E.
S tan ley , a lia s J. A. L ew is, on a bad
check c h a rg e F rid a y ev en in g a fte r
he had passed th e check a t B u rn h am
A B u rn h am store.
H e also a p p re­
hended tw o Ju v en iles w ho had stolen
a c a r in W alla W alla and goods from
th e W m. B ehm e g ro cery s to re in
S tan field .
S tan ley
purchased
c lo th in g a t
B u rn h am s and received ch an g e from
the check and w e n t on his way. Mrs.
B u rn h am becam e suspicious of th e
s ig n a tu re soon a f te r and In v estig a­
ted to find th e check had n o t been
Sponsor "March of Dime»."
issued legally. N atio n w as n o tified
T he G irls’ L eague of th e H erm is­ and soon ap p reh en d ed th e m an n e a r
e D iversion dam betw een H erm is­
ton h ig h school u n d e r th e d irectio n th
ton and U m atilla. He w as ta k e n In­
of Miss V iola N estell w ill sponsor to custody hy officers from P e n d le ­
th e “ M arch of D im es” b u tto n sale ton.
as a b en efit for in fa n tile p a ra ly sis
S tan ley had done tim e in th e
victim s. Mrs. Tom K eatin g of P e n ­
d leto n , county c h a irm a n , was in W ash in g to n s ta te p e n ite n tia ry and
tow n M onday m ak in g arra n g e m e n ts. th re e and a h a lf y ears in th e O regon
T he program Is being carried on as s ta te p e n ite n tia ry .
T he tw o Juveniles w ere a p p re h e n d ­
a co u n ty u n it in c o n ju n ctio n w ith
th e county h e a lth asso ciatio n
and ed w hen N atio n becam e suspicious
fu n d s w ill be used for w ork w ith in of tw o sm all boys in possession of a
car. T h ey w ere in a re s ta u ra n t
U m atilla county. T he g irls of th e
e a tin g w hen N atio n looked over th e
league will sell b u tto n s for a dim e
c ar to fin d w hat had in d ic a tio n s of
to In te rested per sons . ______
b eing sto len goods in th e back seat
of th e car. A fter q u e stio n in g th e
Joyce Means Recovering.
boys he phoned th e s ta te police, and
Joyce Means, 12-year-old d a u g h ­ found th e stolen c a r had been re g is­
te r of Mr. and Mrs. Jam es M eans, tered.
T h e boys w ere Buddy T odorvlch.
fo rm er resid en ts of U m a tilla and
now of P o rtla n d , Is rep o rted to be 12, an d M erle B ranson, 15, of C ol­
T hey had sto len
hack In school ag ain a fte r u n d e rg o ­ lege P lace, W n.
in g a fin a l o p eratio n In an a tte m p t th e c a r belonging to W. R. O’R o u rk e
T he sto len goods
to overcom e sarcom a, a con d itio n F rid a y evening.
w hich is g en e ra lly considered fa ta l. w ere ta k e n from th e W m. Retime
T h e child Is considered o u t of d a n ­ ■tore a t S ta n field co n sistin g of a
g er and h as n early reoovered com ­ sack filled w ith pennies, $3.50, c a n ­
p le te use of h er arm . She Is a niece d y b a rs, gum . gloves and v a rio u s in ­
of Mre. D uff K n ig h t of C olum bia cid en tals. T hey g ain ed e n tra n c e by
forcing «pen n window.
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