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VOLUME
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INCREASED CREAMERY
BUSINESS REQUIRES
PLANT EXPANSION
SOON TO OCCUPY
NEW QUARTERS
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HERMISTON » v a t u
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COUNTY.
OREGON,
GIRLS'BASKETBALL SQUAD
God will not look you over
for medals, degrees or di
plomas, but for scars.—El
bert Hubbard.
JAIL AB Y 26, 1939
COMMERCIAL CULB
MEMBERSHIP GROWS
BULLDOGS WIN OVER
MUSTANGS IN TILT;
The membership committee of the
Hermiston Commercial club reported
fifty paid up members at the regu EARLY SCORING SEEN
lar meeting Tuesday night. Tuc goal
is for 100 members.
The club ruled that farmers be
longing
to farm
organizations,
young men employed about town
and non-resident property owners
should be given a membership at
half the regular fee, >1.00. The
committee consists of Dr. F. B. Belt,
chairman, J. A. Clarke, Roy Hale,
H. A. Pankow and Walter Pearson,
secretary.
The club unanimously endorsed
the following bills now before the
Oregon legislature. The Hermiston
Community Park district bill; the
Umatilla Port measure to reduce the
tax limit from ten mills to one mill;
the proposal to create an eastern
Oregon district fair at the Hermis
ton grounds, and in support of the
measure to increase the tax on
liquor.
A committee was appointed to
draft
a new set of by-laws.
Above is the Hermiston Union high school girls’ basketball squad. So far this season the girls have
played five games, losing only one. Reading from left to right, front row, they are Audrey Null, Bar KENNETH* BENSEL
bara Moore, Claudine Hale, Georgia Rae Neal, and Wada Moore. Second row, Thelma Shipp, Crystal Rob
erts, Eleanor Sires and Virginia Wells. Third row, Gladys Williams, Marie Hinkle, Eleanor Steiner and
Miss Lavina May Lynch, coach.
—Cut courtesy Bulldog W IN S U. P. AWARD
RANKIN AND TILLER
HIGH POINT MEN
The Umatilla Cooperative Cream
(From the Bulldog)
ery is expanding in an effective way
The Hermiston Bulldogs defeated
having outgrown its present quar
the Heppner Mustangs a second time
ters due to increased cream and
on the Heppner floor January 20.
butter production and the need for
Bill Corpe of the Bulldogs was the
labor saving since the creamery is
first to sink the ball with a beauti
operated under union hours and the
ful shot from the foul line. Fol
recently enacted wage and hour law.
lowing a time out for Hermiston,
Dairy herds in this area have in
Rankin cut loose with a long looping
creased in production and the vol
one that went through the hoop un
ume of cream coming into the cream
touched. Corpe then fouled Barrot
-ery from member producers has
of the Mustangs and O’Donnel foul
taxed the capacity of equipment and
ed Tiller, both missing their shots.
storage facilities for some time. An
Corpe again fouled but Morgan
other influence on production is the
failed to convert. Tiller added two
increased carrying capacity for dairy
more from under the basket. O’Don
cows found on newly seeded pastures
nel was first to score for Heppner,
as well as an increase in dairy cows
with a foul shot on Tiller. Following
found in this section.
a basket by Tiller and one by Mor
*
Directors hope to be operating in
gan, a whole new string went in for
the new quarters within the next
Heppner. Tiller then fouled Craw
30 days.
ford, who missed but took the ball
Cold storage facilities which
off the board for two. A long one by
are operated as a unit of the cream
Aikens for Heppner and a basket by
ery has outgrown its quarters and
Gettmann
ended the first quarter
overlapped somewhat into creamery
Kenneth Bensel, 17, Hermiston 10 to 7 for Hermiston.
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plant space', cutting down efficiency. BREAK GROUND FOR
CO-OP. INSTITUTE
4-H club member and son of Mr.
Midway in the second Morgan
With this came the demand for ad
HI SCHOOL NOTES and Mrs. A. E. Bensel, was awarded dropped
in one to give his team a
NEW
CLUB
HOUSE
DATES
ADVANCED
ditional locker space. The expansion
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the annual scholarship given by the 16 to 15 lead which they advanced
program will include, in time, an
The grade school board has elect Union Pacific railroad to a boy or to 19 to 15 at half time.
Ground was broken Wednesday
The cooperative business institute ed Miss Gertrude Bradley of Port
additional 140 lockers, which rent
girl In each Oregon county in which
In the third period Hermiston
at from $5 to >14, or at sixty cents for the new Columbia park club scheduled for February 2 and 3 has land to take over the duties of the organization operates, to be
per cubic foot of space per year. v house being financed by the Farm been advanced to February 16 and teacher in departmental work in the used at Oregon State college. The again turned on the fire to hold the
The program is being financed by Bureau auxiliary and built by men 17, due to the inability of Robert Junior high school to fill the vacan award of >100 was given to Bensel MustangB scoreless while they ran
off a 25 to 19 score.
the Spokane Bank for Cooperatives donating their labor, under the sup N. Kerr, attorney for the Interstate cy left by Miss Dora Moore who was because of his outstanding work.
Tiller started the scoring in the
on a long term contract. The build ervision of P. II. Corman. The ladies Associated Creameries, to be present married during the Christmas holi
The announcement was made this final period when he sank one by a
served
a
pot
luck
dinner
at
noon
for
on
the
original
date.
He
was
called
ing was purchaesd from the Hermis
days. Miss Bradley i§ a graduate of week by Lee Mead, Union Pacific fast break down the keyhole, fol
to Washington, D. C., and could not Monmouth Normal and has taught
ton Union church when that organi men working on the grounds.
agent in Pendleton, and released lowed by two more points which he
return
in
time
for
the
meeting.
The
club
house
will
face
south
zation moved into a new church on
for five years in the Redmoud through the county agent's office. dropped In from the side. In spite
and is near the entrance.of the park.
Others on the program will be R. schools. She will teach history, geo
Hermiston avenue.
Nina Rae McCulley was selected as of much shooting, Heppner was only
An increase of 32 435 pounds of Dimensions will be 24 by 40 feet L. Kron of Piepenbrink & Kron, graphy and physical education. Mrs. alternate provided young Bensel able to increase their score by four
butter for 1938 was shown as the built onto the 16 by 20 building auditing firm in Portland, to discuss David Mittlesdorf has been acting does not use the scholarship. Miss points which left them trailing 29
largest increase for any one year used for several years as a meeting that angle of cooperative business, as substitute teacher the past month McCulley is now attending O.S.C.
to 23 at the final whistle.
marketing
since the creamery has been in op place, to be utilized as a kitchen. A and Paul Carpenter,
Bensel was outstanding in club
A county-wide test will be given
The Hermiston boys really dis
specialist
from
Oregon
State
college,
concrete
foundation
will
be
placed
eration. This, and other Information,
work having been a member of the played some fine ball playing and
Tuesday,
January
31.
in
the
fifth.
will be given to members at the an under the entire building. Three to discuss the various phases of tax Sixth, seventh and eighth grades in state champion dairy demonstration have shown in their last two con
nual meeting to be held Wednes targe trees were taken out to clear ation and unemployment insurghce. arithmetic, language and spelling, team in ’37 that represented Oregon tests the basketball ability that
day, February 1. Total production the site.
Curtain drapes have been pur at Columbus, Ohio; received a schol they are capable of. Rankin and Til
for the past year was 600,000
JAY T. PIERSON W ILL chased
Club Meeting Held.
and hung on the stage in the arship to 4-H club summer school in ler of Hermiston tied for high point
pounds of butter. The Increase is
The regular club meeting was
auditorium
of the junior high school ’37; was leader of the West Uma honors with eight points each.
attributed to the fact that there are held Friday of last week and a com LEAVE TUESDAY
building.
Funds
used in purchasing tilla Pig club and Butter Creek
Heppner (23)
approximately
1200 more dairy mittee consisting of Mrs. F. B. Belt,
Hermiston (29)
the
material
were
proceeds from the Dairy club; displayed a Junior cham
F
Barrett ( 1 )
cows in the territory than a year Mrs. R. C. McReynolds, Mrs. Geo.
Jay T. Pierson, assistant county
Corpe (7)
pion
steer
at
Union;
was
a
member
O'Donnell
ago, and nearly 1000 acres have Harkenrlder, Mrs. T. H. O’Grady, agent at Hermiston for nearly two operetta given last year.
F
Rankin (8)
of
the
state
championship
crops
Alma Laird was selected to repre
Drake (9)
been seeded to new pasture. The Mrs. Julius Gimble representing the years, will leave Tuesday, January
C
Marble (4)
demonstration
team
at
state
fair;
Coxen (4)
open range was said to have been garden club, met with the auxiliary. 31, for Moscow, Idaho, where he sent the high school In a citizenship displayed junior champion Hereford Gettmann (2)
G
Morgan (2)
better during the spring and fall Mrs. Arietta White showeed mem will make the acquaintance of the contest sponsored by the Daughters at "local fair; and won third In the Tiller (8)
G
season than In previous years. The bers of the club how scrappy pieces central extension service staff at the of the American Revolution. One 4-H club division at O.S.C. corn
Subs: Heppner— Begojia, Craw
cooperative is filling its place in of material may be used in making University of Idaho, before taking student from each high school in the show.
ford, Applegate (2 ), Aiken (4), W.
the territory with an active mem hooked rugs. She has been asked to over his duties as county agent for state is selected and the name sub
Miss Esther McMullen, daughter Roy (1); Hermiston— Pankow, Pier
bership of over 400.
return for the next meeting, sched Washington county with headquart mitted to Salem where the governor of Mr. and Mrs. J, W. McMullen,
son, Crampton.
of the state will draw a lucky name,
uled for Friday, February 1. The ers at Weiser, Idaho.
was given the Union Pacific scholar
Improvements Fill Needs.
entitling
the
individual
to
a
free
Pierson will return to Hermiston
New creamery Improvements are program committee will consist of
trip to Washington, D. C„ with a ship award for 1937.
FLAN TO FORM
being made in a building 34 by 68 Mrs. Bertha Knox and Mrs. Laura about February 10 when his family representative from every state in
will
accompany
him
to
their
new
Morris,
and
the
refreshment
com
Mrs.
Lathrop
to
Hot
Lake.
feet and will be arranged to save
ELECTRIC PROJECT
the union.
time and labor. At the front of the mittee, Mrs. Anetta Barham and home.
Mrs. Duane Lathrop left Wednes
building will be the office, service Mrs. Lillie McCulley. All friends
for Hot Lake where she will
H. C. Seymoure, state 4-H club
Rohrman Adds Equipment.
CANNERY BUSINESS day
and supply room, and a service and neighbors are invited to meet
receive treatment. Her daughter, leader, will meet with Jay T. Pier
Equipment recently added to the
window in the office, at which sales with the club at any time.
Mrs. Albert Hasse, visited here son, assistant county agent, and oth
shop at Rohrman Motor company SHOWS INCREASE
may be made. A small hand door
over the week end and when she re er representatives in the interest of
which is of most interest to local
opens into the cooler room through M A N Y SIGNS OF
turned to her home near LaGrande forming a 4-H club electrification
The Hermiston Cooperative Can
motorists is a test to determine the
which butter and supplies are easily
Monday made arrangements to enter project for eastern Oregon. Everett
nery
&
Laundry
annual
meeting
SPRING
EVIDENT
life left in a car battery without re
accessible.
her mother at the Hot Lake Sani Davis
agricultural
engineering
moving the battery from the car. An was held Saturday and the report tarium. Mrs. Lathrop was accom
No change will be made in the
specla’llst
from
O.S.C.,
Harry F.
given
by
Manager
Alton
Sisson
Numerous signs of spring are evi addition to motor rebuilding equip
front of the building but the en
panied by her daughter, Jo Ellen Cline, assistant county agent at
trance will be concreted and graded dent over the Umatilla project in the ment is the Suunen Pin Hole Grind shows an increase of 6742 cans pro Mopps, Mrs. Alton Kingsbury, R.N., Milton-Freewater, W. W. Lawrence,
form of pussywillows budding cat er with which it is possible to fit cessed during 1938 over the pre from the Hermiston General hospi
to the sidewalk.
county agent, and Grant Perry, as
What is known as the "sharp” fish biting, buttercups blooming and the piston pins, as well as other vious year. Processing totaled 68,- tal, and L. W. Dixson, who drove his sistant, from Wasco county, will
836
during
the
year
with
the
high
the inevitable grasshopper coming working parts to an accuracy of one
car. Mrs. Lathrop broke her hip
(Continued on page 6)
more than nine months ago and Is also be present to form plans.
into prominence in his new cloak. ten thousandth part of an inch. Ac est Increase seen in fruit.
The club will make membership
A number of improvements have slowly Improving.
Specimens of the latter were exhi cording to R. C. McReynolds, shop
SCHOOLMEN UNITE
possible
for boys and girls who live
bited this week by D. D. Follett, foreman, this machine operates at been made in the plant the past
in town as well as rural districts,
F.T.A. Entertained.
year,
the
most
recent
the
pouring
of
nature
lover
and
sportsman.
Hardly
IN ORG ANIZATIO N
such close limits that it is absolute
Mr. Pierson stated.
a day has passed this month with ly necessary to allow for the thick a concrete floor In the cannery
The regular Parent-Teachers’ as
building
and
raising
the
ceiling.
Ad
out
the
sun
shining
through
at
In
sociation
meeting
held
Thursday
of
ness
of
the
oil
film
on
parts
when
Superintendents and principals of
Umatilla county formed a perma tervals. Other reports are that the fitting. The machine is the only one ditional storage space has been ad last week was entertalneed by mem LOCAL STUDENTS
nent organization at a dinner meet robin has been seen in many sec of its kind in this end of the county. ded and equipment included three bers of the junior high school boys' ACTIVE A T O. S. C.
new washing machines, an electric and girls’ glee clubs and orchestra.
ing at Pendleton high school cafe tions of the project.
Pilgrim Holiness Revival.
juicer, hand operated corn cutter, The glee clubs were directed by
teria Monday night, attended by 13
Revival services will open Mon and bean cutter,
License Examiner Coming.
Mrs. Alma Greaves and the orches
representatives.
Items In the Oregon State college
Henry Tetz of Adams was elected
O. L. Barlow was manager of the tra by O. C. Humphreys. W. O. Kers- Barometer reveal activities In which
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera day, February 6, at the Pilgrim
president, M. L. Dawald of Athena, tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her Holiness church with Rev. C. A. plant until last October when he re bergen directed a discussion on several students from Hermiston are
vice president, and Charles Simpson miston Thursday, February 2, at the Wilson as evangelist. The meetings signed to move his family to Cor school attendance. The next regular taking an active part. Helen Jen-
meeting program will be presented drzejewski was among the five final
of Pilot Rock, secretary. Members city library between the hours of will continue until February 19. nelius.
Bisson plans to attend the annual by the high school band and orch candidates for junior prom queen,
of the organization plan to meet in 11:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., according Evangelist Wilson was at one time a
Pendleton once each two months, to a recent announcement released deputy sheriff. The public is cordial canners’ and fieldmen’s school at estra and a few vocal selections will sponsored by Snell Hall. Nina Rae
when they will discuss common from the secretary of state’s office ly Invited to attend services as fol Oregon State college February 6 to also be included.
McCulley and Helen Dunning were
school problems, and developments in Salem. All those wishing permits lows: Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; 18. Burrell Thornburg will look af
listed on the general Barometer
11:00 a. ter the business during his absence.
Umatilla Gospel Mission.
along educational and legislative or licenses to drive cars are asked Sunday worship service
staff as reporters. Helen Dunning
m.;
Young
people’s
meeting,
6:30
lines.
to get in touch with Mr. Bentley
The board of directors consist of
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock has been pledged to Alpha Chi Ome
p. m.; Evening service, 7:30 p. m.: Mrs. W. A. Mlkesell, president, Mrs.
School administrators attending. during these hours.
will be the opening of the Umatilla ga. national social sorority. June
Evangelistic services at 7:30 each A. W. Turnblad, vice president,
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besides officers elected, were Glenn
Gospel
Mission In the theatre build Richards has been pledged to Chi
evening.
Linn of Umatilla
W. G. Kersber-
Weather Report.
Mrs. H. M. Sommerer, secretary, ing at Umatilla. Services will be Omega, national social sorority.
Max. Min.
gen of Hermiston’ F. C. Fitzpatrick Date
A former Hermiston student, O.
Mrs. A. E. Marble, treasurer, and held every Sunday afternoon at 2:30
Woolgrower» Dessert Bridge.
of Stanfield. M. A. Parker of Echo January 19 ......................... 54 . .. 33
Mrs. Miles Barager and Mrs. A. E. o’clock and Wednesday evening at E. Mikesell, county 4-H club agent
Cecil M. Sly of Weston, James Bur- January 20 ......................... 54 . .. 25
The Wool Growers Auxiliary will Bensel. The board will meet soon to 7:45 o'clock.
of Linn county, had charge of a ra
gess of Milton-Freewater, Donivan January 21 ......................... 45 . .. 20 enjoy a dessert bridge at 1:30 p. m., elect officers for the coming year.
dio broadcast over KOAC recently,
Decker of Umapine, and Austin January Í2 ......................... 38 . .. 17 Friday, February 3, at the home of
Over half a million farmers In when clubbers took part In tho pro
.
53 . .. 31 Mrs. Marian George of Echo, accord
Landreth, Clarence Hines and J. A. January 23
The total farm acreage in the this country buy gasoline, oil and gram. Mikesell graduated from OSC
January 24
..................... 47 . .. 22 ing to Mrs. Gaylord Madison, presi United Staten is more than half the other petroleum products through in ’34, and is the son of Mr. and
Yeager of Pendleton.
January 28 ......................... 47 . .. 18 dent.
farmers' cooperative associations.
Mrs.. W. A. Mikesell of Hermiston.
land in the country.
B A S K E T B A L L - B u l l d o g s vs. Helix, Boys & Girls, Jan. 31, 7:30
P.M.