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The world la -J F , the man who 4? / ing to mak *4 ¿7 z> VOLUME z he ding UMBER 25 REA UNE EXTENSION SURVEY BEING MADE BY ENGINEERING (REW (Hbv ïïmmafom Brralb HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LANDING AT UMATILLA God will not look you over I tor medals, degrees or di plomas, but for scare.—El bert Hubbard. FEBRUARY 9, 1939. ANDERSON SELLS TURKEY EQUIPMENT S. A. Anderson Jr., this week sold all his turkey breeding stock and equipment to G. G. Smith of Stan field. The transaction included two large brooder houses equipped with hot water heating system of a ca pacity for 2500 poults. Smith plans to brood 2500 poults this spring which he will secure from eggs layed by his breeding stock and custom hatched. The birds will be taken care of by George Porter of Echo who is a veteran turkey man having had many years experience. Smith is also experienced in the field of brooding and raising turkeys. Anderson has purchased the A. E. Bensel farm on north hill where he vfrill make his home. The place on which Anderson has his buildings was purchased by Smith from Aug ust F, Betsse of Longview, Wn. COUNTY AGENTS W ILL BE WELCOMED IN TERRITORY AAA HEADS WILL BE HEARD BY MANY AT PENDLETON CONFAB George L. Norstrom, general man The Umatilla Project Farm Bur ager of the Asbury Transportation eau will entertain the two assistant of Los Angeles, and the county agents at an affair Saturday. CONSTRUCTION SET company company attorney, Mr. Wade, and February 11, in the basement of the C O U N T Y MAN Mr. Lawson, Portland manager of FOR NEAR FUTURE Methodist church, at 8:00 p. m. the company, were in Umatilla this PROGRAM Jay T. Pierson, who has acted as O N A crew ot engineers, headed by week reviewing the situation for assistant county agent here for the James Howell, representing Barr & construction of a tank farm on the PENDLETON—One of the largest past two years, has accepted the Cunningham of Portland, is now In properties heretofore leased from the mass meetings of wheat growers and position of county agent for Wash the field surveying the new exten town of Umatilla. general farmers in many years is ex ington county, stationed at Weiser, sion lines of the Umatilla Electric pected here next Saturday, February The officials report that the per Idaho. Mr. Pierson and the Incoming Cooperative association system. They mit asked for last November, to op 11, when R. M. “Spike” Evans, ad assistant county agent will be honor are now working on the line east of erate oil trucks from the boat land ministrator of the AAA. is scheduled guests at the affair. Echo, to Nolin. to make his first visit and first ad ing at Umatilla, into the interior of A. E. Bensel is arranging a pro It is expected that as soon as the Oregon, and into Washington and dress In this state since his recent gram which will consist of numbers survey is completed that Newport, Idaho, is expected to be granted in appointment as head of the farm fom the various Granges in the dist prorgam. Kern & Kibbe will begin construc a few days by the Interstate Com rict and contributions by local tal tion. The additions will be about 33 merce Commission. The company Evans will be accompanied on this ent. Refreshments will be served at miles, part in the Boardman area, will then begin construction of Its the close of the evening’s entertain brief western tour by N. E. Dodd, R. M. EVANS part beyond Pine City on Butter plant at Umatillaa for receiving gas Haines, former state committee ment. Creek, and part to Nolin, and in the and oil from boat lines in the near chairman for Oregon and now assis Westland district. Other small lines future. tant director of the western division A N NU A L CO-OP will be added here and there along of the AAA. Before reaching Pen the main line of the original system. dleton. Evans will have given only STORE MEETING W ILL TALK POWER The sum of $27,000 has been allot MRS. BEAN FUNERAL three other addresses on the tour, ted for construction, and other HELD WEDNESDAY DIST. POSSIBILITIES The annual meeting for the Her one each In North Dakota, Montana funds for general overhead costs. miston Mercantile Cooperative store and Spokane, Wash. The meeting About 90 users will be served. will be held Friday, February 17, at here will open at 2:00 o’clock. Burial services for Mrs. Martha These are required to pay a member A meeting will be held in Pendle The situation confronting wheat 8:00 p. m., In the basement of the ship fee of $5.00 immediately in or Emily Bean, wife of Justice Henry ton, February 23, at the county growers will be the chief topic of Union church. A program of singing der that service may be extended to J. Bean of the state supreme court, court house, at 8:00 p. m., to dis and readings will be given following discussion at the meeting, although who died at Salem Saturday night, them. Application may be made at cuss the question of forming a coun the business session which entails other matters concerning the agri the local office in the Reclamation were held in the Olney cemetery at ty power district in Umatilla coun cultural conservation program will the election of three directors. Pendleton, Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., building at Hermiston. ty. Representatives from the Various be touched upon. Evans has just re Present directors of the store are The preliminary survey of the the Rev. R. Murray Jones, pastor of communities have been asked to be turned from attending a wheat con A. W. Turnblad. Emmett Cooney, wheat land territory east of Stan the Presbyterian church, officiating. present at the meeting to discuss Victor Stockard, Mrs. A. E. McFar ference In Canada at which world Mrs. Bean has been a resident of questions and problems regarding field and Echo, and in the Stage wheat problems were considered. land and Wm. Klk. Gulch, Despain Gulch and south Salem since 1911, when her hus the organization of the power dist Besides presenting the results of Cold Springs districts, has nearly band, formerly a circuit judge in rict. Hi-Line Broken Friday. the Canadian conference Evans will Pendleton, was elected to the su been completed, where 45 users will The Pacific Power & Light com take up matters of export possibili be served If approved by the nation preme court. Judge and Mrs. Bean Strohms Return from Iowa. pany high line which crosses the W. ties, wheat market quotas, process al REA. This area will require were married in this county in 1886. Mr. and Mrs. George Strohm re G. Webber place southeast of Her taxes and other means of financing about 47 miles of new line to supply Mrs. Bean was formerly Martha turned Sunday from an eleven weeks miston was broken last Friday morn the agricultural program. Possible farms, varying in size from a section Emily McGaughey. visit with relatives and friends in ing when a tree was felled across nature of the 1940 program will al to 4000 acres, and are expected to Besides the judge, she is survived N. E. Dodd Iowa. Most of their time was spent it. No one was injured but service so be touched upon. use from $8 to $15 per month in by a son, Hawley Bean of Echo, and The meeting here will also afford ip the home town of Holstein, Iowa. was broken for several hours until KWH for lights, heat and power a daughter, Mrs. H. J. Larsen of R. M. “Spike’’ Evans, administra power could be switched to Pendle Oregon growers the first opportuni They returned to Oregon Saturday Application is also being made Portland. but spent the night in Pendleton tor of the AAA, and N. E. Dodd, for ton from other lines. Hermiston ser ty to hear a report from their re for service up Butter Creek to Lena Pall bearers for the services were before coming on home. Enroute mer state committee chairman for vice was carried on the local plant presentative to the recent wheat and to several wheat farms near Glen Storie, Nat Kimball, John Kil Oregon and now assistant director of but could not carry the full load conference in Washington, D. C. Sim home they visited Mrs. Geo. Farns that proposed line. kenny, Judge Carl Chambers and worth in Evanston, Wyoming, who the western division of the AAA, until other connections were made Culley, Weston, will make such a re Jack Folsom, of Pendleton, and W. is a cousin of the Thom Brothers who will speak at Pendleton during with the P. P. & L. The high line port just before Evans speaks, gays H. Crary of Echo. Folsom’s had They also visited Salt Lake City. the^AAA conference, February 11. carries 66,000 volts. UM ATILLA GIRL N. C. Donaldson, state executive of charge of the services. ficer for Grefcon, who will come The past season brought forth a fine HONORED A T KBU from Corvallis to help the Oregon TOWNSEND FLASHES. corn crop in Iowa, they said. I.O.O.F. WU1 Install. state committee handle the meet SPOKANE, Feb. 8 (KBU Special) UM ATILLA GARDEN AU members of the Hermiston ing. The local order of Odd Fellows Co-op. Business Institute. — Miss Veta Moran, daughter of Mr. CLUBSHORTS will hold installation Monday, Feb Townsend club are urged to be pres Members of the state committee and Mrs. Alven T. Moran of Uma The cooperative business Institute ruary 13, at the regular meeting. ent Friday night, February 10, at and many county committees are to tilla, was recently awarded the em which has been scheduled for some Every member is urged to be pres 7:30 o’clock, at the Legion hall to be here for the meeting and will Twenty-five women attended the blem of the Key Men and Women’s elect the advisory board and discuss time, but for which dates have been club at Kinman Business Univer Umatilla Garden club meeting Tues shifted a number of times, has defi ent. Appointive officers will be Important business. A Dutch auction hold a separate meeting with the named later. Eats will be served fol day, February 7, at the Community Washington visitors after the main sity, at a recent honor assembly. sale will be conducted; the quilt be nitely been set for February 23 and program is finished. The Key Men and Women’s club hail. Reports from the donation 24, according to information from lowing the business session. ing donated by the auxiliary club. is a service organization which rec party gave a profit of $42, More the assistant county agent’s office. The auxiliary club met at the Buyers Week Interesting. Jack Shumate Jr. ognizes the qualities essential to than 100 people attended the affair. The institute is being held to give home of Mrs. F. R. Moore Thursday, A paper on grass for the cemetery Mrs. J. E. Saylor of Saylor’s mer success in business — service and Funeral services were held Sun information on operation and set-up February 2, and will again meet which was written by Mrs. H. K. loyalty. of cooperatives to managers, direc cantile store returned Thursday February 16 from 1:00 to 4:00 p. day in Conday, Ore., for Jackie Shu Dean of Hermiston, was read. The morning from Seattle where she had m. at the home of Mrs. Anna Smith. mate Jr., 8-year-old son of Jack tors and office help. cemetery committee reported that spent several days during buyer’s Shumate, former Hermiston resi The public is invited to atteud had been ordered and that work week. She reports that spring styles dent, now of San Diego, Calif. H> Weather Report. HI SCHOOL NOTES pipe either of these meeting«. Delegatee on improving the cemetery would are more beautiful and flattering passed away last week at the home ♦ ♦ start soon. Picket fence and cinder Date Max. Min. than ever before showing many new from the local club attended a meet of hig grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. The final basketball game of the paths were considered. February 2 ................. ....... 42 . .. 26 shades, prints, and unusual color ing in Pendleton Thursday night Smith Chappell, at the Wheat City season will be played with Irrigon Work on the community hall was February 3 ................. ..... 40 . .. 31 combinations. It is evident, she and In Boardman Tuesday night. hotel, following a lingering illness. Friday on their home floor. February 4 . .. 31 ..... 48 . Mrs. Grace Rogers ot Stanfield at Another National High School As reported progressing. The committee February 5 ................. ..... 53 . .. 38 says, that the coming season will be Represents Insurance Company. was authorized to purchase and in the greatest year yet for sport togs. tended the funeral. semblies program will be presented February 6 . ..... 46 .. 33 During her visit Mrs. Saylor attend Announcement was made today by Wednesday, February 15, at the stall a sink. Members discussed possibilities February 7 ................. ..... 42 . .. 30 ed the banquet and entertainment the State Farm Insurance Co., of Lambing at Peak. high school when a troupe of Swiss February 8 ................. ..... 38 .. .. 18 of the Seattle Textile Apparel asso Bloomington, Illinois, of the selec for a park for*children’e play. Lambing in the Butter Creek dist yodelers will perform. The public is Precipitation was .35 for the ciation at the Washington Athletic tion of Virgil R. Wilkes, Hermiston, A letter from Mrs. Mansfield was invited to attend these programs for rict Is in full swing this week with read asking whether the club would week. The mercury dropped to six club and also one by the Pacific as a local representative of the 7000 ewes lambing at the Tony Vey the small fee of ten cents. above Wednesday night with fore- companies. The State Farm Mutual A program will be presented Fri be interested in a joint picnic at oasts for continued falling tempera Northwest Apparel association at the ranch. The season will be completed Automobile Insurance company en day. February 17, by representa Echo to include clubs from Milton- tures. Olympic Hotel. t the Vey ranch about March 5. tered 1938 with $13,463.83 in assets The Chas. Bartholomew ranch lamb tives of the Eastern Oregon Normal Freewater, Echo, Hermiston and completing the greatest year since ing started this week with 3000 head school at La Grande which is open Umatilla. The vote was favorable. the Inception of the company In A committee was appointed to to the public. More detailed report of ewes. The peak of lambing season 1922. The State Farm Life has ap is expected within the next ten days. of the program will be given next draw up resolutions and send copies proximately $50,000,000 of Insur to senators and representatives, pro Mortality Is low this season with ex week. ance In force and the State Farm ceptionally favorable weather co«(- Members ot the sophomore class testing the interference with radio Fire company entered 1938 with ditions for lambing. are sponsoring the famous Sadie station K.O.A.C. more than $100,000,000 of fire In Hawkins Day idea for the February Mrs. Thompson sang two solo Two defeats in successive nights tored to Pendleton for the final surance and allied risks in force. 17th party. The elusive Little Ab numbers, accompanied by Mrs. Earl DAIRY CLUB at the hands of the Pendleton Buck game with the Buckaroos. Again the ners will scamper from the blond Cherry; Mrs. Wm Swltzler gave the and possessive Daisy Mays. The idea early history of Umatilla; Mrs. Wm. aroos Friday and Saturday, elimi Bulldogs played on even terms with CLUBBERS PAY NEWLY NAMED is unique and interesting. Kik gave a report of the meeting nated Hermiston from the sub-dist the Buckaroos the first half. The TRAILER SHARE The Parent-Teachers association held at the home of Mrs. J. H. Reid, rict playoff. Pendleton and Mac-Hi quarter ended 4-4 while Pendleton Members of what was form will play one game on a neutral floor wag leading by only two points at will meet Thursday. February 16, at In Columbia district. The Columbia Winners Calf club erly known as the Butter Creek to decide which team will play the the half, 9-7. In the third period the which time the high school orches The first of the “everybody sing” Dairy club changed the name to the winner of the Hood River-The Dalles Buckaroos’ attack was not stoppable met at the home of Bob Eaton Tues tra will entertain. evenings will be open to the public day evening and each member paid Hermiston Dairy club at a meeting The high school band made a Saturday. February 11, at 8:00 p. m. series. The winning team then will and Pendleton won 28 to 12. twenty-five cents as his share on the held Tuesday, February 7, when or fine showing at Pendleton Saturday The plan is to have these public represent district No. 2 in the state Athena Also Winner. expense of constructing a stock ganization for the year was made. high school basketball tournament In the final home game for the night when they did some perfect gatherings twice a month. trailer to be used by the various Kenneth Bensel was again elected at Salem. « Bulldogs this year, Athena outscored floor work under the leadership of livestock clubs. A social time was leader, and Bob Jackson elected The garden club meets the first The Bulldogs put up a stiff battle the local squad 17 to 23 here Wed drum majorettes and band leaders. and third Tuesday of each month at Friday night belpre they bowed to nesday night. Athena piled up an enjoyed following the business ses president, Kelly Tiller, vice presi O. C. Humphreys is director and 2:00 p. m., in the Community hall. the Buckaroos. The two mad gallop early lead of 12-1 before the Bull sion under the direction of the local dent, Donna Saylor, secretary, and both band and director received a Dale Elwood, club reporter. leader, Miss Eva Wilcox. ing teams used the local gym for a dogs got started, and led 16 to 5 at big hand following the performance Kelly and Lowell Tiller and Dale Members present were Mary, Peg Back to Poultry Business. race track In opening quarter, and the half. which was given at the basketball Elwood were new members taken In gy and Henry Sommerer, Delcina The Bulldogs outplayed the Ath came. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Penney are not when the dust settled the Hermiston and Theodore Panages, Glen Wilcox, to the club. The Tiller boys have An outdoor basketball court and new in the poultry business, and lads were leading 6-4. At the half, ena boys the last half, scoring 12 completed seven and five years, re volley ball court is being construct they might even be called veterans however, the score was reversed points to Athena’s 7, but did not Tommy Todd. Betty Cox, Lewis Wil spectively, In club work, and Elwood son and Bobby Eaton. ed for the grade school. Work Is be — but they have been out for sever with Pendleton at the long end. 9-6. overcome the early lead. is a rookey, having Joined for the ing done by the manual training al years. This spring they are go Hermiston's spurt early In the third In a triple header the same night first time. The Tiller boys come Lubrication School. boys. Curtains for the stage In the ing into the business again with 500 quarter put the Bulldogs within one the Hermiston B squad was again from Grass Velley. Ed Hall, employe of the Coopera grade school auditorium are also be pullets and 2000 turkey poults. The point of the Buckaroo score and it trounced by the Pendleton B team, ing made by the girls in the do pullets will be on the Penney farm appeared as though it would be a 8 to 27. and the Hermiston grade tive Service Station, returned Thurs Golf Club Annual Meeting. mestic art class. where the original poultry house close contest. However, the Bulldogs team took a heating from the Ath day from Walla Walla where he at The Hermiston Golf club will hold tended a General Petroleum Pro Mervin Werth. high school teach will be renovated. The turkey poults could not maintain their drive, re ena grade, 8 to 14. er of history and language, was con will be brooded in the house on the sulting in a score of 21-13 for Pen With but one game left on the ducts lubrication eshool during the Its annual meeting Thursday, Feb fined to his home Monday and Tues Wm. Haggman place, adjacent to the dleton. schedule for the Bulldogs, that with early part of the week. The echool ruary 16, at 8:00 p. m.. In the Her day of this week due to Illness. Mrs. Penney farm. The poults have been Saturday night the Bulldog squad Irrigon there Saturday, the Bulldogs Is conducted annually and Is high miston Trading Co. store. Election W. A. Htnellne acted as substitute ordered from the DeMoss Turkey and a large group of local fans, in gained six victorias during the sea ly beneficial to service station and of officers will bs held and any In terested person Is Invited to attend. garage employes. Firm daring bis absence. cluding the high school baud, mo son, with 12 defeats. HERMISTON ELIMINATED FROM SUB-OISTRKT TOURNAMENT PLAY IN LOSS TO BUCKAROOS
